Barron County, Wisconsin - Chapter 13: Biographical and Geneological Review, 1922 (part 26 of 46)

Edward William Koepp, iron worker, wood worker and farmer, has a well equipped establishment in Cameron, where he does general blacksmithing, general repairing and gas welding, and in dull seasons manufactures sleighs which are in wide demand. He also has the local agency for the De Lavall Cream Separator. He was born in Baraboo, Sauk County, this state, Dec. 21, 1894, son of Albert and Fredericka (Nearlich) Koepp. The father was born near Berlin, Prussia, Germany, and as a young man was coachman for a noble family there. Upon coming to the United States he settled first near Baraboo, Sauk County, Wis. In 1902 he came to Barron County, and for many years was engaged in the machinery business at Barron City. He is now on a good farm of 80 acres in Barron Township. Of the twelve children in the family there are now living nine: Edward, Ernest, George, Albert, Leonard, Theodore, Arthur, Dorothy and Clara. Edward came to Barron County as a boy, attended school in Barron Township, and helped his parents at home. As a young man he was employed as a farmer and learned the carpenter's and blacksmith's trades. He came to Cameron and opened his present establishment March 17, 1919. He is a well known citizen and has served the village as marshal. Fra¬ ternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Koepp was married April 11, 1916, at Barron, to Leta Hover, one of six children, all living, of Homer M. and Christie (Cox) Hover, pioneer farmers in Barron Township, Barron County.

Knut O. Lofgren, a substantial and sturdy blacksmith of Cameron, was born in Sweden, Jan. 26, 1873, son of Gustave and Charlotte Lofgren. The father, who was also a blacksmith by trade, spent his whole life in Sweden. In the family there were six children. Alfred, Charles, Ludwig, Alma and Knut live in the United States, and Sven is dead. Knut 0. was reared in his native land, attended school and learned blacksmithing from his father. He came to the United States in 1891 and settled at Stanton, Iowa, where he followed his trade. In 1901 he came to Barron County, and after conducting an establish¬ ment at Chetek for two years opened his present shop in 1903. He is an expert at his business, he has a good trade and his nearly twenty years' residence in the county has given him an excellent reputation for probity and worth. Mr. Lofgren was married at Cameron to Jennie Forseth, daughter of Evan and Stina Forseth, natives of Norway, who came to this country as young people and here spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Lofgren have five children: Loleta, Cornelius, Glen, Charlotte and Constance, all at home.

Daniel W. Connors, popular restaurant man of Cameron, was born in Maine in 1863, the son of Thomas and Isabelle (Downs) Connors. The father was born in Canada, and there married the mother, a native of Scotland. After their marriage they went to Maine for a few years. Then for some years they lived at Campbelton, Canada. They came to the United States again in 1880 and located in Eau Claire in this state, where the father was identified with the lumber industry, In 1900 they moved to Seattle, Wash., where he died in 1913 and she in 1918. In the family there were ten children : Daniel W., David, Marian, Annabelle, Ruth and Naomi, living, and Thomas, Michael, Isabelle and James, deceased. Daniel W. came to Eau Claire with his parents, as a youth, and for twenty winters was employed by Knapp, Stout & Co. in the woods and on river drives, spending the intervening summers in farm work. During this time, much of his work was in Barron County. His first trip here was in 1882, when he helped to break land on the site of Old Cameron. In 1900 he went to Marquette, Mich. For thirteen years he was employed by E. I. Dupont and for six years he operated a hotel for the "South Shore" Railroad. In the fall of 1919 he came to Cameron and purchased his present restaurant from the Bank of Cameron. He does a good business, serves meals at all hours and sells ice cream, soft drinks, confectionery and tobacco. He has built up a good trade by good service and stands well throughout the community. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order. Mr. Connors was married at Cameron, Sept. 9,

1896, to Bertha Pieper, daughter of William and Wilhelmina Pieper, early set¬ tlers of Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Connors have two children : Esther and Willis. Esther is a teacher in the Cameron High School. Willis is a railroad man. He enlisted in the World War at Marquette and served in the radio service for six months.

James W. Hickok, retired farmer of Cameron, was born in Winnebago County, Wis., Nov. 28, 1859, son of Thomas W. and Lamira (Hart) Hickok. He came to Barron County with his parents when he was twelve years of age, and for some years attended school winters while helping on the farm summers. When his father died in 1883, he took charge of the home farm of 80 acres and in time added another 80, making a good place of 160 acres. He made many improvements, and there carried on general farming for many years. He was a hard working man, highly esteemed in the neighborhood, and won a high place among his fellow men. His judgment was always respected and his advice often sought. For some years he did good work as a member of the school board and proved himself as a friend of education. In the spring of 1920 he retired and moved to the village of Cameron, where he now makes his home. He still operates a part of his farm. He has sold eighty acres and rents the remainder of the other eighty.

Thomas W. Hickok was born in Ohio, was there reared, and there learned the blacksmith trade. He came to Wisconsin in the early fifties and opened a blacksmith shop in Winneconne, Winnebago County, this state. In the early seventies he came to Barron County and located on a tract of land in section 16, Stanley Township. To the development of this farm he devoted some of his attention, but gave the greater part of his time to operating a blacksmith shop which he established on the farm, and to logging. People came to his farm to have work done from miles away. There were then few settlers in this part of the county. About the only activity was the logging operations of Knapp, Stout & Co. Provisions were freighted to the camps by team from Eau Claire, and at the camps the settlers could sometimes buy supplies. Mr. Hickok remained on his farm until his death in 1883. He married Lamira Hart, descended from one of the oldest New England families. They had ten children. Safrona is the widow of Winfield Fay, of Minneapolis. Flora is the wife of Ole Frederickson, of Rochester, Minn. James W. is a retired farmer of Cameron. Susan, George, Jesse, Cecelia and three unnamed infants are dead. Mrs. Hickok died in 1889. Mr. Hickok was married at Rice Lake, Nov. 24, 1889, to Addie Davis, the daughter of Jefferson Davis of Virginia. By this union there were three children, Thomas J., Henry W. and Alvin. Mrs. Addie Hickok died in 1895 at the age of 30 years. Mr. Hickok was married April 26,

1897, to Martha Olson, daughter of George and Tena Olson, natives of Nor¬ way. This union has been blessed with seven children: Ernest, Raymond, Morris, Gladys, William, Alma (deceased) and Clarence (deceased). Thomas J. Hickok was born Nov. 14, 1890, in Barron County, Wis. When the World War was in progress he was inducted into the United States service, becoming a member of Company L, 54th Pioneer Infantry, and saw service overseas. He was in the Army of Occupation. Henry W. Hickok, born in Barron County, July 14, 1892, was in war service several months, training at Camp Grant. Alvin J. Hickok, born in Barron County, April 13, 1896, was in the navy for about a year, doing transport duty on the "Mt. Vernon" and the "Kentucky." Ernest G. Hickok, born in Barron County, Jan. 30, 1898, is now a marine in the 65th Company, Eighth Regiment, and is at present in the Hawaiian Islands.

Joseph F. Drost, a miller of Cameron and former chief of the Cameron fire department, was born in Austria, Jan. 15, 1874, son of Francis and Mary Drost, both of whom spent the span of their years in Austria, where thd father was a blacksmith. Three of the six children in the family live in Austria, and two are dead. Joseph F. was reared to boyhood in Austria, and attended the public schools. In 1888 he came to America with his grandfather, Franz Drost, settled in Rice Lake, and for one winter attended school to learn English. Then for some years he worked in the lumbering industry. With this preparation he became the manufacturer of handles for tools, opening his establishment at Haugen, and a year later moving it to Cameron, where he conducted it for thirteen years. Then he sold out and took his present position with Edward Ludwig. The mill does a general grist business, grinding wheat, buckwheat, corn and rye. For some years, Mr. Drost served as trustee of the village and he was a most efficient chief of the fire department. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Drost Was married in 1901 at Rice Lake, to Mary Schlessinger, daughter of Martin and Barbara Schlessinger, natives of Austria. This union has been blessed with seven children: Joseph, Mary, Francis M., Eleanor, John H., Barbara and Albert M. All are at home. Joseph assists his father in the mill.

Anton Holman, contractor and builder, Cameron, was born in Norway, June 4, 1881, the son of John and Mary Holman, and was brought to America when he was a year and a half old. He was reared in Cameron, and early became interested in woodworking. For fifteen years he operated a handle factory at Cameron. Then he became a contractor and builder. He is a good workman and a conscientious estimator, and the buildings which he has erected are all testimonials to his skill and fidelity. He has erected many of the best houses and barns in this vicinity and his services are greatly in demand. Mr. Holman was married at Cameron on April 9, 1902, to Hannah Gusta Lempke, who was born at Cameron on Aug. 8, 1884, the daughter of Albertine Ott and Herman Lempke. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Holman has been blessed with seven children: Raymond, Walter, Vernon, Harland, Harris, Adaline and Eugene. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran Church.

Joseph Leisz, cheese maker for the Cameron Cheese Co., was born on the Atlantic Ocean, May 5, 1892, the son of John and Agnes Leisz, who were then on their way from Germany. They came to Barron County, and settled in Turtle Lake, where the father is still living, and where the mother died. Joseph , was reared on the farm, attended the district school and learned dairying and agriculture from his father. For a while he worked in the factory of the Pioneer Cheese Co. at Turtle Lake and in the factory of the Clayton Cheese Co. at Clayton, in Polk County. In this employment he became much interested in cheese and butter making, and decided to perfect himself in its science. Accordingly, in the winter of 1913-14 he took the dairy course in the University of Wisconsin at Madison. That summer he entered the employ of the Clover Leaf Equity Cheese Factory in Bear Lake Township, this county, and did good work for that concern for several years. Dec. 22, 1919, he came to Cameron, and on Jan. 1, 1920, assumed the duties of his present position. He is an expert in his line, and knows the business from the time the cows are fed in the field until the time the butter and cheese are placed on the table. He is popular in the community and has the respect and liking of all who know him. Mr. Leisz was married Oct. 5, 1915, to Elizabeth Thome, who was born in Bear Lake Township, this county, May 30, 1887, the daughter of Peter and Margaret (Lejune) Thome, natives of Germany, who settled in Bear Lake Township in the early eighties. Mr. and Mrs. Leisz have two children : Frederick, born Nov. 1, 1917, and Catherine, born April 21, 1919.

of Cameron, was born at Tipton, Ind., Aug. 26, 1873, the son of John and Esther (Henry) Townsend, both descended from old American families of Scotch and English ancestry. In 1879, the family, then consisting of the father and mother and two children, William Parker and Luella, came to Barron County and settled on 80 acres of wild land in section 24, Maple Grove Township. The father erected a log cabin and started to clear the land. He had few tools and no machinery and no draft animals, and most of the hard work must be done by hand. The second winter he managed to get a cow. Later he secured a yoke of oxen, but it was ten years before he could get a span of horses. He worked early and late, assisted by his family, and in time achieved success. He and his wife were especially interested in the Methodist Episcopal Church. They helped to erect the first church of that denomination in Maple Grove Township, and were faithful supporters of it the remainder of their lives. Both parents are now dead. Two children, Edgar and Bertha, were born in this county. William P. grew to manhood on the farm. He earlydisplayed his mechanical bent, and became an expert machinist. He has worked in sawmills and on threshing machines in Wisconsin and Minnesota and has been in charge of the Townsend mill at Cameron since 1920. Mr. Townsend was married, Dec. 31, 1912, to Birdiena McNeal, who was born in Dunn County, this state, July 18, 1886, the daughter of David and Anna Bar¬ bara McNeal, natives of Ohio, who settled in Dunn County in the early days, took up wild land there, erected a log cabin, and with this beginning developed a good farm. Mr. McNeal lives on the home farm and Mrs. McNeal is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend have two children : Ruby, born in Cass County, Minn., April 23, 1914, and John, born in Barron County, Wis., April 14, 1916. David McNeal, father of Mrs. Townsend, was born in Gallia County, Ohio, April 6, 1861, and was married in Ohio, Jan. 16, 1874, to Anna Barbara Sims, who was born in Gallia County, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1847. In the fall of 1878 he and his wife set out for Wisconsin in a covered wagon drawn by a team of horses, and after arriving in this state settled in Wilson Township, Dunn County. There they lived for many years and there Mr. McNeal finally passed away, on Feb. 10, 1920. His widow is now living in Dallas Township, Barron County. Their children were: Harley Edward, born March 28, 1880; Nathan, born Sept. 29, 1881, and Birdiena, born July 18, 1886.

August Frederick Herman Bayer, retired farmer of Cameron, was born in Germany, May 13, 1868, the son of Carl and Caroline Bayer, who brought their family, consisting of August F. H. and Henrietta, to America in 1882, and took up their home with the family of Fritz Henpel of Stanley Township, Barron County. August F. H. started work for the Knapp Stout & Co., being employed in the woods in the winter time and on their farm in tha summer time. In 1886 he bought a tract of eighty acres in Stanley Township. Two acres of this had been broken, and a small frame house and log barn had been erected. He moved into this place with his bride and they started together to carve their fortunes. That fall they bought a cow. They also had a few chickens, so now they were supplied with milk, butter and eggs. In time they secured a yoke of oxen. But one of these was drowned in the creek, and for a time they had to get along with but one. Later they bought a pair of horses. At first he had few tools. The clearing of the land was hard work. But he toiled early and late, and in time developed a good place. He put up good buildings, fenced the land and purchased machinery to replace the cradle with which he had originally harvested his wheat. In all his undertakings his wife was a faithful helpmeet. She looked after the household duties and made much of the clothing for the family. She did spinning and weaving and made mittens, socks and jackets to keep her loved ones warm and comfort¬ able. In 1904, after nineteen years on the farm, they sold out and bought half a section in Maple Grove Township. This they operated until the wife's health began to fail, when, in 1913 they sold out and moved to Cameron. Here Mrs. Bayer died Aug. 16, 1918. She was a good wife and loving mother and kindly and generous neighbor, and her loss is sincerely mourned. Before her mar¬ riage, June 19, 1885, she was Bertha Albrecht, the daughter of Fred and Fredericka Albrecht, of Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Bayer adopted two children: Otto, who lives in Beverly, Mo., is a veteran of the World War, having served with the United States forces for eighteen months; Hattie is the wife of Otto Pierce of Portland, Ore. Mr. Bayer is a member of the German Lutheran congregation and helped to erect the church at Cameron, of which he has been secretary for 18 years past.

George A. McCluskey, accountant for the Park Falls Lumber Co., was born Oct. 27, 1866, at Fond du Lac, Wis., son of James J. and Elizabeth J. (Cunningham) McCluskey, who were born in Canada and in 1864 came to Fond du Lac, where the father engaged in the lumber business until his death, in April, 1868, the mother living until 1912. George A. lost his father when he was two years of age and was reared by his mother at Hammond, Wis. He left school at the age of sixteen, but was not content to let his education stop there and has since studied by himself and by close observation and discrimi¬ nating reading has acquired a wide fund of information. So well, in fact, did he perfect himself that in 1886 he was enabled to become a school teacher, an occupation he followed for three years. In 1889 he started keeping books for the Micklejohn & Hatten Stave Co. and continued in their company until 1901; from 1901 to 1903 by the P. M. Parks Mercantile Co.; from 1903 to 1910 by the Couderay Lumber Co.; all these concerns being in Rice Lake. It was in 1910 that he became accountant for the Rice Lake Lumber Co., and when that company was sold to the Park Falls Lumber Co. he continued with the new concern. His merits have been appreciated outside of his daily employ¬ ment, and he has four times been elected city clerk. He proved a most excel¬ lent official each time. Mr. McCluskey was married May 15, 1897, to Mary E. Thibedeau, daughter of Moses and Helen M. (Dooley) Thibedeau, and they have three children: Charles E., born Jan. 29, 1902; Dorothy H., born April 25, 1904, and George Milton, born Dec. 13, 1905. All the children are at home and the two younger are attending the Rice Lake High School.

August Couture, janitor of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Rice Lake, was born in the parish of St. John, Chrysostom, Province of Quebec, Canada, Sept. 29, 1848, son of Augustine and Caroline (Gagne) Couture. He was reared in his native parish, and there received his education. He came to Rice Lake in 1879. For a time he was employed by Knapp, Stout & Co. Then for twenty-two years he worked for the Rice Lake Lumber Co. as lumber grader, foreman of the dry shed, car loader and the like. In 1908 he moved to Minne¬ apolis and was employed for a few years there with the C. A. Smith Lumber Co. and with the Northline Lumber Co. In 1917 he returned to Rice Lake and assumed the duties of his present position. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. Mr. Couture was married Aug. 5, 1867, to Aralie Gagne, a native of the Province of Quebec, Canada. They are the parents of five children. Corine was born March 22, 1871, and is the wife of John McLeod of Rice Lake. Louisa was born July 10, 1877, and died Aug. 26, 1910. Rose was born Feb. 1, 1879. Laura was born Sept. 10, 1881, and is now the wife of Alphonse Bilodeau of Rice Lake. Clara was born April 27, 1889, and died July 26, 1917. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic Church.

John McLeod, government log scaler, was born at Perth, Province of Ontario, Canada, Aug. 29, 1863, and there received his early education. He came to the states in 1882 and located at once in Rice Lake, this county. For ten years he farmed in Oak Grove Township, and then became foreman for the Mercier sawmill, at Rice Lake, for twelve years. After that he assumed the duties of his present position. He has a pleasant home and two and a half acres of land on North Wisconsin Avenue. Fraternally, he is a member of the M. W. A. Mr. McLeod was married Jan. 6, 1892, to Corine Couture, daughter of August and Aralie (Gagne) Couture, and they have three chil- dren, Emile, Rose and Laura. Emile was born April 7, 1896, married Olga Johnson and works in the Ford factory at Detroit, Mich. Rose was born May 1, 1898, and is at home. Laura was born April 24, 1900, and teaches in the district school.

N. A. Nelson, of the firm of Oftedahl & Nelson, real estate dealers, Rice Lake, was born in Vernon County, this state, Sept. 14, 1872, and received his education in the rural schools of his native county and in the city schools of La Crosse, Wis. As a young man he learned plumbing and well drilling, which he followed for several years with headquarters at La Crosse. In 1896 he came to Rice Lake and here followed his trade for several years, after which he associated himself with C. 0. Ronning in the automobile business. In Rice Lake he formed his present partnership with T. E. Oftedahl. The firm has been successful, enjoys the confidence of the community, is doing its share in the progress of the county by inducting outsiders to locate here and has a constantly increasing business. Its territory is unlimited, and while it han¬ dles some city property, it makes a specialty of farm lands, both partners being thoroughly familiar with agricultural conditions and needs in this and surrounding counties. Mr. Nelson was married March 22, 1884, to Lillie Skappel, who was born March 22, 1872, at Chaseburg and died Feb. 13, 1919, leaving two children: Oswald, born Feb. 22, 1895, and Mabel, born June 19, 1897. The family- home is at 9 Hatten Avenue. Mr. Nelson and his children are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Frank Alderman, contractor, of Rice Lake, was born April 16, 1871, in Vfernon County, Wis., son of Daniel S. and Charlotte (Wakeman) Alderman, natives of Ohio who came to Vernon County, Wis., in 1860. Some years later they removed to Barron County and took a homestead of 40 acres in Rice Lake Township. They cleared up the place, erected buildings and carried on gen¬ eral farming until the father's death, Sept. 13, 1906, after which the mother moved to Rice Lake, where she died April 3, 1907. Frank Alderman left school at the age of fourteen years, and for several years thereafter was employed at farm work, then taking up general labor. In 1895 he started his present business as a general contractor in cement work, doing everything in the line. In addition, Mr. Alderman operates a loom for weaving carpets and all kinds of rugs. Mr. Alderman has been three times married, first on Dec. 27, 1890, to Jennie Hay. On June 3, 1900, he married secondly Minnie Bartlett, of which union eight children were born, as follows: Fred, June 19, 1901; Susie, Feb. 21, 1903; Dareld, April 2, 1904 (died in infancy) ; Charlotte, Feb. 16, 1906; Harry, March 4, 1908 (died in infancy); Adeline, Jan. 7, 1910; George, Dec. 1, 1912; Earl H., March 7, 1914, and Helen Mildred, Jan. 5, 1915. On June 8, 1920, Mr. Alderman married Margaret Yates, by whom he has one child, Helen Mildred.

Hylkema Brothers, Peter, Bernard and Dirk T., who developed a success¬ ful farming and dairying business in Turtle Lake Township, were born in Friesland, Holland, Peter on Oct. 31, 1864, Bernard, Feb. 6, 1868, and Dirk T. Feb. 9, 1871. They were all born on a farm, sons of Raymond and Gertrude (Vanderhoff) Hylkema. The parents, who were married in Friesland in 1861, are now deceased. They had one other child, a daughter, Nellie, who was born Feb. 27, 1863. In 1889 Dirk T. Hylkema came to America, locating in March of that year at Buffalo, N. Y., where he found work as a laborer. In 1891 he was followed by the rest of the family, who also made their home there till 1895, when all came to Barron County, Wis. Here they bought 166 acres of wild land in section 33, Turtle Lake Township, on which they erected a shanty, 10 by 15 feet in size, as a temporary habitation. It was replaced, however, in a few months by a log house 16 by 24 feet, and all worked hard at developing a farm. At that time there were no roads so that transportation was difficult and supplies only obtained by considerable exertion. In 1902 they bought an additional tract of land of 40 acres, thus increasing their farm area to 206 acres in all. In the meanwhile they busied themselves in raising crops and stock, and were making reasonable progress when in 1898 they lost all their buildings by fire except their log house. This calamity had a discouraging effect, but grit prevailed and the brothers persevered. In 1903 they erected a good frame house with eight rooms, and in 1910 built a frame barn, 36 by 130 by 20 feet, with a hip roof, which is one of the largest and best in the township. By 1919 they had a fine farm, with 45 head of registered Holstein stock, including 25 cows, and their teams, tools and general equip¬ ment were of the best. In that summer they retired, with the exception of Bernard, selling the farm to Hurlbert & Trush, and moved to Polk County, four miles west of their old home. At the same time Bernard bought 63 acres in Beaver Township, Polk County, the location being one and a half miles west of Turtle Lake, which farm he is now operating. He has good buildings and his place is well improved. He was married Oct. 24, 1905, to Nellie Asma of Waukegan, Ill., who was born in Fresian, Holland, Feb. 26, 1880, and came to America with her parents at the age of sixteen. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hylkema have been the parents of seven children: Gertrude, born Sept. 29, 1907 ; Richard, born March 17, 1909, who died in infancy ; Mary, born April 3, 1911; Richard (second), born March 6, 1914; Bernard and Nellie (twins), born April 29, 1916, and Susan, born Feb. 19, 1918. The Hylkema brothers, through their own exertions, are now among the most prosperous citizens of their locality. They are stockholders in the Security State Bank of Turtle Lake. All are hard workers, men and women of the kind who build up com¬ munities, and the results of their labor have been of benefit to the township in which they have made their home for so many years. Their parents are now deceased, the mother having passed away March 5, 1903, and the father April 19, 1912.

Frank E. Ardern, Rice Lake, manager of the Badger Pickle and Packing Co., is one of the progressive business men of the community and is doing much to give publicity to the excellence of Barron County products. As a traveling salesman for many years he has had an opportunity to thoroughly familiarize himself with the needs and tastes of the general public, he is a thorough master of the pickling and preserving business, and he is of that disposition and character which wins the confidence and willing cooperation of those upon whom he must depend for* his raw materials. He has brought the local plant to a high degree of efficiency and sanitation, and he also keeps a close watch over the ten salting stations from whence the salted products are shipped to the central factory for final treatment and packing. The com¬ pany makes a specialty of an excellent quality of dill pickles and salt prod¬ ucts. Personally, Mr. Ardern is well liked and is a popular member of the Masons and Elks, as well as of the U. C. T. and the I. C. M. A. He was born in Ossion, Iowa, Aug. 9, 1878, son of James Frederick and Mary (Proctor) Ardern. He attended the Humboldt Graded School at Milwaukee and finished with a course in the Butte Business College at Butte, Mont. Then he became a candy salesman, working eleven years for the Casey Candy Co. of Butte, Mont., and three years for the Sweet Candy Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah. He assumed the duties of his present position at Rice Lake Dec. 1, 1918. Mr. Ardern was married May 18, 1898, to Alexandria Henderson of St. Paul. They have a pleasant home at 35 North Main Street. The family faith is that of the Presbyterian Church.

Henry Schneider, merchant and man-of-affairs, one of the leading busi¬ ness men of Rice Lake, part owner of the "Golden Rule/' the leading dry goods and ladies' ready-to-wear apparel establishment in Rice Lake, and one of the real active makers of progress in this part of the county, is a local product, born in that part of Rice Lake, called from his parents, Schneidertown, Oct. 24, 1880, son of John and Josephine Schneider, the worthy pioneers who are numbered high among the founders of the county. He received a thorough education in St. Joseph's Parochial School and early determined that his bent lay along mercantile lines. With this thought in mind, he became a clerk, and as a youth" and young man was employed in various Rice Lake stores. From 1901 to 1903 he was manager of the C. S. Nelson Co. dry goods store at Spooner, Wis. In 1903, to get a broader knowledge of the country, he traveled west, and spent varying periods of time in different towns in Oregon, Wash¬ ington and California. He returned to Rice Lake in 1904 and formed a part¬ nership with A. C. Robarge in the general store business under the firm name of Robarge & Schneider. He sold his interests in this place in March, 1912, and with Miss Mary Fournier, bought out Fred Field and established the "Golden Rule." The store handles an excellent line of dry goods and ready-to-wear garments for ladies. Miss Fournier, at the time the partnership was formed, had twenty years' experience as a clerk in Rice Lake stores. The experience and ability of the two proprietors makes the store one in which modish goods are purchased in the most advantageous manner, enabling the public to select the best. The growth of the community in population and wealth, and the increasing high standards of clothing and living, are finding their reflection in the growth of the store. Aside from his store, Mr. Schneider has somewhat extensive interests in Rice Lake and elsewhere. He has a pleasant residence at 836 Lake street, facing beautiful Rice Lake, and is also the holder of other real estate, urban and rural. He is a partner in the Wallace Land Co., which has its headquarters at Rice Lake and branches at Cumberland and Sarona. He is also interested in the Cement Stone Silo Co. of Rice Lake. Mr. Schneider has found much of his recreation in fraternal affairs. He was one of the char¬ ter members of Goldsmith Council, Knights of Columbus, of Chippewa Falls, and has been grand knight of Christopher Schmit Council, No. 2137, of Rice Lake. He has also been chief ranger of St. John's Court, No. 1618, C. 0. F., and since 1920 has been secretary. The Rice Lake Commercial Club has found him an active member and he is one of the members and first president of the credit division of that organization. Mr. Schneider was married Oct. 30, 1906, to Blanche Taylor of Minneapolis, who was born May 12, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider have nine children: Ethel M., born June 7, 1908; Lee J., born Oct. 26, 1909; Paul H., born April 20, 1911; Lucille A., born Dec. 16, 1912; Henry M., born July 19, 1914; Blanche E., born March 16, 1916; Daniel A., born Oct. 30, 1917; Lilah M., born June 1, 1919; and Emily A., born Jan. 15, 1921.

Arnold Schieffer, son of Peter and Odilia Schieffer, pioneer of Monroe County, and now a respected resident of Barron County, was born in Germany and was brought to this country by his parents when but five years of age, locating with them in Wisconsin. He was reared in this state, and as a young man married Katherine Kreuser, a native of Wisconsin. In 1856 they settled on a piece of wild land on St. Mary's Ridge, Monroe County. This land was then covered with timber, brush and stumps, and the population consisted of only a few scattered settlers, none of whom had been there longer than since the previous fall. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schieffer set at work with a will, they endured the hardships and privation^ of pioneer life with cheerful courage, and as time passed, prosperity rewarded their efforts. They added to their possessions until they owned 360 acres, all tillable, with a good set of build¬ ings, fences and equipment, all of which they had attained by hard work, frugality and good judgment. Throughout the community they were well regarded and held in the highest respect. But in 1913, in order to be nearer their children in their declining years, they sold their farm to their son-in-law, Frank Hauck, and came to Barron County. Here they purchased a farm of 160 acres in Rice Lake Township, on which they still live. They are the parents of twelve children. Odilia is the wife of Frank Hauck of Rice Lake Township. Margaret is the wife of John Leibert of Rice Lake Township. J. P. is a Rice Lake business man. Mary is the wife of Anton Haines of Oak Grove Township. Elizabeth is the wife of A. G. Kelnhofer, of Rice Lake Township. Aloise lives in Haven, S. D. Christina entered the religious state, became Sister Mary Arnold of St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, and is now dead.

Mr. And Mrs. G. P. Moe

Anna entered the religious state and is now Sister Mary Arnoldine of St. Rose Convent, La Crosse. Catherine is the wife of Joseph Svacina of Cedar Lake Township. Theodore resides with his parents and manages the home farm. Paulina is the wife of Henry Richter of Bear Lake Township. Joseph lives with his parents and is associated with his brother in managing the home farm.

J. Peter Schieffer, farmer, business man and manager of the Equity Exchange of Campia, with headquarters at Rice Lake, was born on St. Mary's Ridge, Monroe County, this state, son of Arnold and Katherine (Kreuser) Schieffer, the pioneers. He received his early education in the parochial school located near his home and as a boy took up farming with his father. At the age of 27, feeling the need of a higher education, he entered St. John's University at Collegeville, Stearns County, Minn., where he studied four years, receiving a diploma in high school work, and also taking a part of the regular college classical course. He came to Rice Lake in the spring of 1913 and purchased a 200-acre farm from W. A. Demers, east of the lake in Rice Lake Township, where he farmed for three years. Then he sold out and after a brief visit in Rice Lake bought a farm of 160 acres in Jackson County, this state. But he was not contented there, so after seven months he sold out and moved to Sparta, also in this state, where he already owned property and where he built a line residence. After five months there he traded with M. E. Crate of Rice Lake for a good farm of 160 acres in Oak Grove Township, to which he moved. Of this property he later sold 80 acres, still retaining 80 acres, which he rents and which is considered one of the best pieces of land in the county. In 1918 he retired on account of ill health, but not being satisfied to be idle, he took a position with the Consumers Store at Rice Lake for three months. Then he went to Marathon County, this state, and bought 80 acres adjoining the property of the Capuchin Fathers at Marathon City. Six months later he returned to Rice Lake once more and bought a farm of 80 acres in Oak Grove Township. But after nine months there he again decided that his health would not permit of farming, so he rented the farm and moved to Rice Lake, where he purchased his present home at 108 West Marshall Street. He accepted his present position in July, 1920. The Equity Exchange, under his management, buys, sells and exchanges all kinds of farm produce to the advantage of the farmer. Mr. Schieffer has long been interested in the Equity movement, has been secretary of the local body since its establishment and served one term as county president. Aside from his two farms and his residence, his financial holdings include stock in the Bank of Campia, in which he is a director; in the Campia Equity Exchange, in which he is also a director; in the Consumers Store of Rice Lake and in the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Marathon City. He also owns a lot on Main Street, Rice Lake, where he intends erecting a business block. Fraternally, he is a member of the Catholic Foresters and the Knights of Columbus, and holds office in the latter order. Formerly he and his family worshiped with Our Lady and Lord's congregation at Dobie, this county, of which he was secretary, and they now belong to St. Joseph's Church of Rice Lake, where he is a member of the choir. Mr. Schieffer was married Oct. 31, 1913, to Rose A. Robarge of Dobie, Wis., who was born Oct. 21, 1890. This union has been blessed with five children: Bernard O., born Aug. 20, 1915; Leona O., born Oct. 2, 1916; Clara M., born Dec. 31, 1917; Francis J., born April 1, 1919; Christina M., born Dec. 10, 1920.

Gudbrand P. Moe, a pioneer of section 24, Dovre Township, was bom near the city of Lillehammer, Norway, in 1828, and was there reared, receiv¬ ing his education through the common and high schools, later entering the military academy, graduating from same. He served as an officer in the Norwegian army for a number of years, taught common school, taught ath¬ letics at the Lillehammer High School, was employed to a large extent as accountant for various corporations, he being an expert in this line of work.

In 1850 he was married to Ingeborg Holme. To this union were born five children, namely: Bernard (deceased), Peter Anton, George (deceased), Jens Martin and Bertha Marie (deceased). He' came to America in the year 1876, and in 1877 took up a homestead in the then town of Chetek, later the town of Dovre, this county, on which he remained for the rest of his life. He started with a log cabin and a little clearing and underwent all the hardships of pioneer life, getting along as best he could while building up a home for himself and his family. He was a man of devout faith and was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church at Dovre. He died on the tenth day of Jan¬ uary in the year 1905; his wife died on the 13th day of March in the year 1903.

Jens Martin Moe, cashier of the Bank of Sand Creek, Sand Creek Village, Dunn County, Wis., and for many years one of the foremost farmers of Dovre Township, this county, is an excellent type of the men who constitute the foundation of the financial and business integrity of this part of the state. He has had broad experience in business, in agriculture and in finance, he has never shirked any duty that has come to him, he has taken his part in every¬ thing that has meant progress and betterment, and he has won and held the confidence, friendship and esteem of his fellow men. He is a man of forceful personality, rugged strength and genial temperament, whose abilities have ever been directed in right channels and whose judgment and opinion is widely sought. As a clerk he was courteous, able, obliging and dependable, as a farmer he kept abreast of the modern methods and studied how best the agricultural interests of the community might be advanced, and as a banker he is thoroughly familiar with the needs of his patrons and his policy is sound, solid and conservative. He was born in Norway, Nov. 6, 1865, the son of Gudbrand and Ingeborg (Holme) Moe, the pioneers, who brought him to this country and to Dovre Township in 1876. He grew to manhood here and early became interested in mercantile pursuits. For ten years, from 1887 and on, he was a clerk in Chetek, in this county, and for five years, from 1881 to 1886, had similar employment in Chicago. He took over his father's farm, built a modern home around the old log cabin, erected barns and outbuildings and developed a good place, which he conducted along scientific lines, success¬ fully carrying on general farming and dairying. During this period he was regarded as one of the most influential and important men in the township, and little of a public nature was undertaken without first consulting him. For twenty-eight years, from 1890 to 1918, he served most efficiently as town treasurer, and the town finances prospered in his care. He helped to organize the Spring Hill Creamery and for a time was its secretary. In other ways as well he was one of the real leaders in the affairs of his neighborhood. In 1916 he was the candidate of his party for a seat in the assembly, and although running as a Democrat in a strongly Republican district, he came within thirty votes of his successful opponent. In 1918 he turned the farm over to his son, Gerhard A., who now conducts it. In that year he moved to Sand Creek and helped to establish the institution of which he is now the cashier and in whose success he is the vital and dominant factor. Although living outside of Barron County, he is still interested in its affairs and draws many of his patrons from among his old neighbors and friends. Mr. Moe is a director of the Farmers Store Co., which has its headquarters at Bloomer and maintains a chain of stores, many of which are in Barron County. Frater¬ nally, he is a member of Lakeside Camp, No. 2347, Modern Woodmen of America, at Chetek, and of Chetek Lodge, No. 277, A. F. & A. M., at Chetek, Wis. Mr. Moe was married in Dovre Township, July 16, 1892, to Petra Jorstad, the daughter of Arne and Annie Jorstad, pioneers of Dovre Township. This union has been blessed with six children. Ida Alma is the wife of Oscar Thompson of Sand Creek. Olga Lydia is the wife of John Olson of Dovre Township. Gerhard Alvin married Minnie Christopherson and farms the old homestead. Thorvald Eilert married Mildred Hanson and is employed in Chetek State Bank, Chetek, Wis. Arnold James is assistant cashier in the

Sigwali Severson, a substantial farmer of section 13, Dovre Township, was born in Norway, Feb. 10, 1873, the son of Jens and Mary Severson. He at¬ tended school for a time in his native land. In 1887, then but fourteen years of age, he came to America with his brother, Sophus, then seventeen years old, a serious venture indeed for a boy of such tender years. For a while the two boys made their headquarters at Chetek and worked on farms in the summer and in the woods in the winter. In 1890 the parents and younger children came to this country, and the family was thus reunited. In 1891 the two brothers, Sigwali and Sophus, bought a farm of 120 acres in section 12, which they placed in charge of their parents. The father died May 3, 1920, and the mother still lives on the place, which is now operated by a grandson, Henry, who bought it in 1920. In 1894 the two brothers, Sigwali and Sophus, still in partnership, bought 160 acres of land in section 13. It had previously been occupied, some crude shacks had been erected and twenty acres had been cleared. In 1900 the partnership was dissolved. The subject of this sketch has continued to occupy the west half of the 160 acres, his brother occupying the other half. The subject of this sketch has a good home and has built a basement barn and other structures. He successfully carries on general farming and dairying, raises a grade of Guernsey cattle and has a well tilled, well developed and productive farm. Mr. Severson is a man of broad inter¬ ests, is director in the Dovre Telephone Co., has been a director in the Spring Hill Creamery Co. and is a stockholder in the Farmers Store. As the father of children, he is interested in education and has done efficient service on the school board. Mr. Severson was married at Chetek to Clara Larson, who was born in Dunn County, this state, on Sept. 19, 1879, daughter of Louis and Nettie Larson. This union has been blessed with seven children: Henry, Anna, Inga, Lillian, Carl, Alice and Ada. Henry, an energetic farmer, was born June 18, 1900, and as already mentioned is on the original home place in section 12, this township. The family is highly respected throughout the community.

Sigurd Alfred Carlson, a prosperous and influential farmer of section 16, Dovre township, was born on the section where he still lives, Nov. 11, 1886, the son of Martin and Ingrid (Stene) Carlson. He was reared on the home farm, learned argiculture from his father and received his preliminary educa¬ tion in the district schools. His higher education was received at St. Olaf's College, Northfield, Minn., where he spent three years. In 1905 he formed a partnership with his brothers, Carl Joseph and Christian G., in the operation of over a section of their father's land. During this partnership three new sets of buildings were erected on the place. When the partnership was dis¬ solved in 1912, Sigurd A. took one of the sets of buildings and 200 acres of land. He successfully carries on general farming and dairying, making a specialty of Shorthorn cattle, Percheron horses and Hampshire swine. He has a good house and barn, with a sightly yard, and everything about the place testifies to his industry and good judgment. His financial holdings include interests in the store, creamery and telephone company at Chetek. As a native of this town, Mr. Carlson has its general welfare deeply at heart. He has advocated better roads and better schools, he believes in everything that has as its object the betterment and progress of the community, and is taking his share in public affairs as a good citizen. He has served on the town board, and in 1910 and 1920 won commendation for his excellent work in taking the United States census for this township. He was married at Chetek on May 17, 1913, to Lillian Olson, born in Dovre Township, on Feb. 16, 1893, the daughter of Ole S. and Karen Olson. This union has been blessed with five children: Sigrid, Iduna, Mathilda, Agnes and Esther.

Andrew Larson, a veteran of the Civil War and an early settler in the southern part of Dover Township, was born in Norway, Feb. 14, 1825, and there grew to manhood. On June 24, 1847, he married Ihgra Knudson, who was born in Norway, Dec. 21, 1824, and who was fifty-five days his senior. In 1868 they came to America, the voyage aboard the sailing vessel taking ten weeks and four days. The family landed in Quebec and then came to Eau Claire, in this state, where they lived for four years, Mr. Larson working in the mills and in the logging woods. While there he enlisted in Company H, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served as a good soldier for about nineteen months. In 1867 Mr. and Mrs. Larson came to Barron County and took a homestead near Sand Creek, on section 36, west, Dover Township. This was all wild land and there were only about four families in the whole settle¬ ment, there were no roads, and the principal route of travel was an Indian trail which crossed a corner of the farm, extending from the river to the present site of Bloomer. Here he built a log house and moved his family into it. The family came from Eau Claire with a hired team of horses. He himself drove up a pair of oxen which he had bought. That summer he got a cow. With almost nothing in the way of tools and equipment, he started clearing up the farm. For some years times and conditions were hard. But he and his wife worked hard, assisted by their family, and in due time won success. Both are now dead. Mr. Larson was the first to pass away, departing this life Nov. 15, 1894. Mrs. Larson's death came nearly nine years later, on Sunday, Oct. 4, 1903. They were devout members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church and early services of that denomination were held in their cabin. They had six children, Louis, Andrew, Martin, John, Carrie and Trena (Mrs. George Olson and Mrs. Theo. S. Peterson).

Louis Larson, a well known farmer of section 36, west, Dovre Township, was born in Norway, Sept. 2, 1847, the son of Andrew and Ingra Larson, who brought the family to Eau Claire in 1863 and to Dovre Township in 1867. He helped his parents develop the farm and for a time was employed in the mills at Eau Claire. He well remembers the early days when there were few settlers in the township, when provisions had to be brought from Eau Claire on the settlers' backs, and when a walk to Eau Claire was regarded as not much more of an undertaking than an auto ride there now is. He gradually took over the responsibility of the home place and is now its owner. He has a fine place of 140 acres, which he has developed. Each acre represents hard toil, for in the days when he was clearing land there was no dynamite, and the pulling of a single stump was a hard and laborious task. On this place he carries on general farming and stock raising. He is active in public affairs and has served on the town board and on the school board, both with credit. Mr. Larson was married on the farm, about 1873, to Natie Peterson, who was born in Norway, Oct. 14, 1851. This union has been blessed with five children: Albert L., clerk in the Farmers Store at Bloomer, who married Mary Eng; Clara, the wife of Sigval Severson of Dovre Township; Ingvald of Wheeler, Wis., who married Tillie Anderson; Alma, wife of Oscar Hanson of Dovre; and Lena, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are active in the affairs of the community, in which they are highly regarded.

Charles Larsgard, retired farmer, living at 417 West Allen street, Oak Park, Rice Lake, was born Feb. 22, 1854, in Aalesund, Norway, son of Jetmund and Petrine (Johanekn) Larsgard, also natives of that country. He received a common school education in Norway, and after leaving school followed the sea. He came to America in 1883, and located in Stanfold, Barron County, Wis., where he took a homestead of heavy timber land, which he partly cleared, and erected a log house, barn and sheds. In 1890 he erected a frame residence. He sold out in 1902, and bought 80 acres in the same township, this county, four miles from Rice Lake. This was partly improved. He con¬ tinued its development, and farmed thereon until 1916, when he sold out, and moved to Rice Lake, where he bought a lot in Oak Park, and erected a modern home in Rice Lake. He has many interesting stories to tell of the incidents pertaining to the development of this part of Wisconsin, especially of the fire of 1899 when he lost everything he possessed. Mr. Larsgard was married July 3, 1889, at Rice Lake, to Anna Johnson, daughter of John and Ellen (Jenson) Johnson, who came to this country in 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Larsgard have eight children: Tena, Emma, Josephine, Joseph, Carl, Ella, Tilda E., and Lillis. Tena was born April 3, 1890, was married to Sigwat Olsen who died July 19, 1920, and has a son, Byron Sidney Olsen, born Feb. 2, 1913, now living with his grandparents. Emma was born Jan. 23, 1892, and works in Minneapolis. Josephine was born Aug. 24, 1894, married Alex Peterson, who lives on the home farm, and has one son, Lester Clifford Peterson, born May

28, 1915. Joseph was born June 19, 1896, and lives in Racine, Wis. He en¬ listed at Rice Lake, Wis., in 1917, with the 20th Engineers and served 14 months in France in the World War. He married Dorris O'Neil, and they have one child, June Dorris, bom Aug. 24, 1920. Carl was born Jan. 11, 1899, and lives at home. Ella bora July 6, 1902 and Tilda E. born July 5, 1904, live in Minneapolis. Lillis was born June 2, 1907, and attends High School at Rice Lake.

Nels Larson, retired contractor and one of the aldermen of Rice Lake, was bora in Denmark, Aug. 23, 1862, the son of Nels and Mary Larson, who spent the span of their years in that country. He was educated in his native land, and came to America in 1882, locating first in Legana, Mich. He was then engaged in railroad construction for several years, working in various parts of the country. In 1893 he came to Rice Lake and became a general contractor on his own responsibility. He was successful in this line and built up an excellent business, his work commending itself by its honesty and excellence. His fair dealing, his straightforward methods, and his knowledge of his business won for him a high place in the community. He continued in this line for some quarter of a century, and then retired. He stands well in the community and enjoys the regard of his fellow men. His work in public life has demonstrated his desire for the best good of the community at large, and he has always stood for those things which he has believed to be just and right. He was married Dec. 11, 1890, at Prairie du Chien, Wis., to Mary Anderson, daughter of Andrew and Britta (Person) Anderson, who came from Sweden in 1869, and took up farming, the father dying in 1910, and the mother still making her home in Mason City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are the proud parents of a fine family of eleven children: Charlotte Katrene was born Jan. 22, 1892, was married in 1911 to Sam Kellerman, and lives in Rice Lake. Marion D. was born Aug. 22, 1893, is married and lives in Duluth. Albin was born in 1894 and died in infancy. Edwin L. was born Nov. 29, 1894, is married and lives in Oakland, Calif. He served in the World War as a private in the 32nd Division for two years, being in France for fifteen months, and seeing active service at the front. Esther Ruth was born May

Burre Larson, pioneer, was bora in Norway, and was there reared, educated and married. He brought his family to America in 1866, and located in Coon Prairie Township, Vernon County, this state. Two years later he came to Barron County, then practically a wilderness, and took a homestead of 160 acres in Stanley Township, which he cleared and developed, and where he farmed for the remainder of his days. His wife, Jennie, died in 1913. They were the parents of five children: Louis Boreson, of Rice Lake; Christ B., of Rice Lake; Minnie, wife of John Larson, of Cameron; Ole (deceased), and Sophia, wife of Christ Satter, of Canton.

Christ B. Larson, Rice Lake, retired, was bora in Norway, Jan. 17, 1849, son of Burre and Jennie Larson, who brought him to Coon Prairie Township, Vernon County, Wis., in 1866. In 1870 he with his father came to Barron County, each taking a homestead. Christ remained here and worked for

Knapp, Stout & Co. In 1871 his father came back, bringing the rest of the family with him. Christ's homestead was a tract of wild brush prairie. He cleared it, erected buildings and fences, purchased stock and equipment, and successfully carried on general farming for some twenty years. Then he bought 120 acres in Barron Township. This was likewise wild, and as before he proceded to develop a good place, remodelling the small log house he found on the place, and erecting barns and out buildings. There he farmed until 1907, when he moved to Rice Lake City, and purchased his present place at 223 Noble avenue. While in Barron Township, he served as assessor a year. Mr. Larson was married Jan. 4, 1876, to Anna Bren, who was born in Nor¬ way, June 8, 1858, daughter of Simon and Paulina Bren. Mrs. Larson was the oldest of five children. Christina is now Mrs. Carl Olson, of Sumner Township ; Jennie is now Mrs. Martin Flifelt, of Oregon ; Peter lives in Wash¬ ington state; and Clara, who married William Locke, lives in Canton. The family faith is that of the Free Mission Church

Mathies Lunde, who is living a retired life in Rice Lake, after a success¬ ful career for many years as a farmer, was born in Lillehammer, Norway, April 7, 1863, son of Ole and Ingeborg (Lunde) Knudtrude, taking his sur¬ name from the family name of his mother. The father died at the age of 77 in Norway, and the mother at the age of 79 years. In the family there were eight children, Hans, Lars, Iver (deceased), Peter, Mathies, Karen (deceased), Ludwig and Julius. Mathies Lunde received his early education in the public schools of his native land, and as a young man learned the moulder's trade in his father's factory. With this preparation he came to America in 1879, and located at Rice Lake, where he became employed in the blacksmith shop of the Knapp, Stout & Co. In 1885 he determined to take up farming, and with this object in view, he purchased 80 acres in Section 35. Chetek Township. This land was all wild. He built a log house and log barn, he cleared and grubbed most of the land, and here he successfully farmed for fifteen years. He was well regarded by his neighbors, and a leader among them, and was honored with several public offices. He did good work as pathmaster, and was also a valued member of the school board. After selling his farm in 1900, he took his family on a three months' trip to his native land. Upon his return he bought 40 acres in Section 31, Rice Lake Township, where he continued farming for fourteen years. In 1914 he re¬ tired and moved to Rice Lake, where he has a pleasant modern home at 20 Reuter avenue. Mr. Lunde was married Feb. 28, 1879, in Norway, to Randine Bakstad, born at Aamot, Osterdalen, Norway, May 12, 1857, daughter of Ole and Elizabeth (Larson) Bakstad, both of whom died in Norway, the father at the age of sixty-one years, and the mother at the age of forty. In the family there were five children: Ole, Christian, Ludwig, Randine and Soren. Mr. and Mrs. Lunde have had four children. Odie was bom Dec. 20, 1879, lives at home with her parents, and is a skilled modiste. Eline died at fourteen years, and two Ingeborgs died in infancy. The family attends the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Henry Soberg, a well known and prosperous farmer of Section 25, west, Dovre Township, is one of the careful, hard working men of the community, and has by industry and hard work built up a good place, which is as good as any to be found in the neighborhood, and of which he may well be proud. He was bom in Norway, Dec. 23, 1867, the son of Peter and Carrie Soberg. He attended school in his native country, and was but fifteen, when in 1882, he came to America. For a time he worked for Knapp, Stout & Co. in their mill at Menomonie. He also worked in the logging woods in the winter, spending in all, fifteen seasons in that line of work. In 1902 he purchased his present place of 160 acres. A log cabin had been built and a few acres cleared, but most of the land was covered with brush and stumps. After he was located, he bought a team of horses and a cow, and thus started farming. The results that he has since achieved have been due to his hard work, his enerjjy, his frugality, and his unswerving integrity. Mr. Soberg was married at Eau Claire on March 23, 1902, to Inga Anderson, born in Sand Creek, in Dunn County, Jan. 6, 1872, the daughter of Gregers and Helen Anderson, early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Soberg have four children : Helma, Pearl, Gilman and Hilda.

Martin J. Engebretson, a representative farmer of Section 36, east, Dovre Township, was born in a log cabin on a pioneer farm in Auburn Township, Chippewa County, this state, May 8, 1876, the son of Lars and Mary (Oleson) Engebretson. These good people were born in Norway, came to America as young folks, were married in Wisconsin, and settled in Auburn Township, Chippewa county. At first they lived in a log cabin, and early church serv¬ ices were held in their home. The father was a prominent man and for some time served on the school board. Martin J. was the third of eight children. He was reared on the home farm and attended school in a log schoolhouse in the neighborhood. At the age of fourteen he started to work on neighboring farms. As a young man he engaged in the produce business at New Auburn, and was in that line there for fifteen years. He was successful, he built up a good trade, became well known throughout the vicinity, and had the absolute confidence of all with whom he had dealings. His thoughts during this period continually turned to farming, and in 1910 he purchased his present tract of 100 acres. A house had been built, and an old log barn. Mr. Engebretson has renovated the house, and has built a barn, 34 by 60 feet, with full cement basement, and good equipment. He has also put up sheds and other buildings. He has a well developed place, and carries on general farming and dairying, making a specialty of Red Poll cattle and Percheron horses. He is a director in the Co-operative Creamery and in the Co-oper¬ ative Store at New Auburn. He is a man of considerable influence, his opinions are regarded with respect, and he is well along the road to success. Mr. Engebretson was married at New Auburn, June 16, 1910, to Grace Buck, who was born in Hartford, S. D., on April 8, 1890, the daughter of Edwin and Millie Buck. This union has been blessed with two children: Eldred and Duard. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Andrew Wold, for nearly thirty years a prominent and successful citizen of Trempealeau County, in this state, and now an estimable resident on Sec¬ tion 36, Dovre Township, this county, was born in Christiania, Norway, Jan. 1, 1869, the son of Andrew Larson and Karn Wold, and was there reared and educated. In 1881, at the age of twenty-two, he came to the United States, and started work on a farm in Rock County, this state, near Beloit, where he arrived with practically nothing. There he worked for two years and there he was married. In 1883 he went to La Crosse County, and there stayed a year, going from there in 1884 to Trempealeau County, where he located in Etrick Township, near Blair. That vicinity had been settled for some thirty years, and was well populated, and Blair was a good-sized village, but the particular forty acres upon which Mr. Wood settled was practically all wild. In time he developed it into a good place, and added more land. He put up a good set of buildings, and there carried on general farming about twentyeight years. During his early period in this state Mr. Wold worked in the woods nine winters, and was west threshing 19 falls. For seven springs he worked on the Mississippi river and for two years as a fireman in the lumber mills at La Crosse. In 1912 he sold his farm near Blair and came to Barron County, where he bought 120 acres in Barron Township, three miles north of the village. This was wild, the only building standing on it being a schoolhouse, and less than three acres being broken. He put up a good house at a cost of $4,000, suitable barns, and broke some of the land. In 1919 he came to his present place of 160 acres. He has a good house, two sub¬ stantial barns, 42 by 26, and 60 by 36 feet; a silo, 36 by 16 feet, and other suitable buildings. Here he successfully carries on general farming and stock breeding. His cattle are of the Holstein breed. Since coming here.

Mr. Wold has taken his share in the general affairs of the community, and he is regarded as an upright and useful man. For some years he has been one of the officers of the Norwegian Lutheran Church at Barron, Wis. He is a stockholder in the Barron Creamery Co. Mr. Wold was married, May 17, 1882, at Oxfordville, Rock County, 'this state, to Mary Ingeborg, who was born in Norway, July 2, 1860, and came to this country alone in 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Wold have five children: Clara, John, Albert, Isaac and Edwin. Clara is the wife of Bert Dalhol of Barron County. John is a farmer in Barron Township. Albert is working in Barron. Isaac and Edwin are on the home farm, and own an interest in it. Both are good farmers and hard workers, and both are popular among the young people of the community.

James Quinn, a progressive farmer of Section 8, Doyle Township, was born at Schleswig, Manitowoc County, Wis., Jan. 6, 1870, the son of Joseph and Johanna (Dowd) Quinn, natives of Ireland, who came to America in 1845, and located at Manitowoc, Wis., both being now dead. He received a common school education, and farmed for a while with his father. As a young man he worked six years for the well-known lumber company of Knapp, Stout & Co. at Rice Lake. In 1894 he purchased 80 acres of wild timber land in Section 8, Doyle Township. There he built a log house and barn, and started to clear up the land. Then he brought his bride to the place, and started home making. By hard work and industrious application, he has built up a good farm. In 1910, his prosperity was sufficiently advanced to warrant his erecting a suitable set of buildings, consisting of a pleasant house, com¬ modious barn, and other suitable structures. He has adequate equipment, and successfully carries on general farming and dairying. He sells his cream to the Central Butter & Cheese Association of Doyle Township, in which he is a stockholder. Mr. Quinn takes much pride in keeping up his place and he has already got a good start in life. He believes in doing his share in every effort which is for the good of the community, and he is a good and useful citizen in every respect. Fraternally he is a popular member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Quinn was married in Doyle Township, April 20, 1896, to Maryann Nalley, born in Cedar Lake Township, now Doyle, on Dec. 8, 1880, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Nalley. The father is now farming at Medon, S. D., and the mother, whose family name was Harris, is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Quinn have nine children: Mary L., born Dec. 7, 1898, now the wife of Philip Matton, of Barron County; Alice R., born Jan. 4, 1900, who is a proficient teacher; Anna E., born April 15, 1902; Edward J., born March 4, 1905; Hazel N., bom Dec. 2, 1907; Grace L., bom March 30, 1912; Helen C., born Aug. 17, 1914, and Vema C., bom Dec. 30, 1916. The family faith is that of the Catholic Church.

George H. McFarlane, an early settler in Cedar Lake Township, Barron County, now long since deceased, was bom in New Brunswick, Canada, April 20, 1840, the son of John and Martha (Sharp) McFarlane, who were farming people, and who were both bom in that Province. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and worked with his father until after attaining his majority. In 1863, he came to the United States, and located in Wisconsin, making his headquarters at Eau Claire, and working in the lumber camps in the winter time and in the sawmills in the summer time. In 1873 he filed on a homestead of 160 acres near Eau Claire, but did not prove up on it. It was in 1874 that he came to Barron County, and secured 160 acres of timber land in Cedar Lake Township. Here he cleared about a half an acre in the woods, and put up a log house and a log barn. For a few years they endured many privations. The country was at that time but sparsely settled. Rice Lake was but just emerging from a lumber camp into a small hamlet. The routes of travel were mostly the "tote" roads of the lumber companies. Money was scarce. It was still uncertain whether farming would ever be successful here. But he had courage and he had faith in the future. So he plowed his little garden plot with a grub hoe, while he dreamed of the fertile fields that were yet to be. He worked hard, took cheerfully what life brought him, did his duty in every way, and was getting a good start when death overtook him, Nov. 6, 1884. He was a faithful husband, an affectionate father, a good neighbor and a loyal friend, and his memory is still fresh in the hearts and minds of those who loved and respected him. In 1886, his wife sold the farm, and purchased 40 acres of partly improved land in Section 4, Doyle Township, where she still lives. Mr. McFarlane was married Dec. 9, 1863, in New Brunswick, Canada, to Jane Brackett, born there Feb. 13, 1840, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Connell) Brackett, the former a native of Portland, Me., and the latter of Ireland. Daniel Brackett was £ veteran of the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. McFarlane had eight children: James B., Daniel D., William John, George T., Earl A., Arthur E., Soloman B., and Helen B. James B. was born Feb. 14, 1866, and lives at Rice Lake. He married Helen N. Hathaway, and they have five children, namely: Keith V., born Feb. 7, 1888; Ellen B., born Nov. 7, 1889, died Dec. 11, 1889; Jennie G., born Sept. 11, 1896; Howard J., born Dec. 28, 1898, and Faith H., born June 25, 1902. Daniel D. and William John, twins, were born July 14, 1868. Daniel D. lives in the state of Washington. He was married March 21, 1894, to Cara L. Brunson, and they have four children : Gordon L., born Oct. 5, 1898 ; Helen I., born Oct. 10, 1900; Burmah E., born Jan. 6, 1903, and Veda M., born in 1906. William John lives in the State of Washington. He was married Aug. 19, 1896, to Susie M. Reitz, and they have four children: Irene C., born July 9, 1897; Douglas W., born July 19, 1901; Celista A., born May 17, 1903, and Margaret P., born Nov. 1, 1904. George T. was born Jan. 9, 1870. He was married Dec. 23, 1901, to Angie Smith, and they have two children: Ellen, Born Sept. 30,

1902, and Reginald, born in 1900. Earl A. was born May 4, 1877, and lives at Rice Lake. He was married Dec. 24, 1902, to Lottie Hurd, and they have two children: Blanche D., born Oct. 4, 1903, and John A., born in 1906. Arthur E. was born March 24, 1879, and lives at Minneapolis. He was married Aug. 7,

1903, to Lottie Skinner, and they have a son, Van E., born July 9, 1904. Soloman B. died in 1884, at the age of one year and nine months. Helen B. died in 1887 at the age of eleven months and nine days.

Gilbert J. Mireau, a leading farmer of Doyle Township, was born in Oak Grove Township, March 1, 1871, the son of Aristide and Sarah (La Brie) Mireau. The father, who was known as Aristide Mero, was one of the best liked citizens of the county, and after an active life as a pioneer, public official and farmer, died at Rice Lake July 21, 1921. The mother is a member of the first family to settle in Oak Grove Township. In the home of these good people, the subject of this sketch was reared to sturdy boyhood. He attended the dis¬ trict school in the neighborhood and learned farming from his father. In 1895 he started farming for himself in Doyle Township. In 1900 he purchased 120 acres in Section 19, the same township. The place had been partly improved. These improvements he has continued, and in 1910 did some extensive building, including the erection of a good frame house, a granary, chicken house, and machine sheds. He has a well tilled farm, well fenced and well stocked, and successfully carries on general farming and dairying. In his herd are nine full-blooded Durham cattle and a full-blooded Durham sire. He is a stock¬ holder in the Equity Exchange at Gampia. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of the World, and of the Domestic Workers of the World. He has naturally taken the deepest interest in the growth and development of the county which the members of his family assisted in settling, and he has done his share as a good citizen in everything that has been for the good of the neighborhood. He is well liked by his associates, and is already well along the road to success. For the past twelve years he has served as school treasurer and he is also vice-president of the Equity Exchange at Campia. Mr. Mireau was married at Dobie, in this county, July 15, 1895, to Angeline Ammans, who was born in Stanfold Township on Oct. 11, 1879, the daughter of Charles and Emily (Peltier) Ammans, the former of whom died Dec. 25, 1920, and the lat- ter, May 21, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Mireau have seven children: Philomene was born March 21, 1896; Aristide C. was born Feb. 6, 1898; Grace M. was born Dec. 18, 1899; Raymond A. was born June 17, 1901; Louise L. was born April 13, 1903; Elsie A. was born Jan. 25, 1910; and Orvel Harry was born June 25, 1917, and died the same day. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic Church.

Charles H. Roark, an energetic farmer of Section 3, Doyle Township, was born in Hamilton Township, Lee County, Illinois, Oct. 12, 1890, the son of Henry and Ella (McKeel) Roark, who are now living in Illinois, where they are estimable and reputable citizens. He received a good common school edu¬ cation and learned farming from his father. For a while he worked on the railroad, but most of his youth was devoted to farming. In 1920 he purchased his present place of 160 acres. It is a well improved farm, with good buildings and equipment. Here Mr. Roark is successfully farming and laying the foun¬ dations for a successful future. He has a good grade of cattle, headed by a full-blooded Holstein sire. His cream is sold at the Central Cheese and But¬ ter Association factory in Doyle Township, in which he is a stockholder. Mr. Roark is prominent in the social affairs of the neighborhood, and he and his wife delight in keeping open house to their friends. He was married Dec. 12, 1910, in Illinois, to Anna Coughran, who was born in Whiteside County, Illi¬ nois, Oct. 25, 1898, the daughter of James and Margaret (Durr) Coughran, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Roark have two children: Margaret E., born Oct. 12, 1911, and Charlotte A., born Oct. 20, 1917.

Ralph J. Skoda, an energetic young farmer of Section 15, Doyle Township, was born in Box Butte County, Nebr., the son of Julius and Francis (Kratschail) Skoda, natives of Bohemia, the former of whom is dead, and the latter of whom still lives in Nebraska. Ralph J. was educated in the common schools and as a youth learned the brick mason's trade. In 1913 he went to Vienna, S. D., and worked at his trade there. He came to Doyle Township and bought his present place of forty acres in 1919. It was then wild cut-over land. He has built a frame house and barn, and is getting well started. Mr. Skoda was married in 1911 at Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebr., to Julia Holada, daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Wobat) Holada, natives of Bohemia, both of whom now live in Vienna, S. D., where they are farming. Mr. and Mrs. Skoda have one daughter, Bernice Helen, born at Creston, Nebraska, March 15, 1912. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic Church.

Ole Anderson, now deceased, was for many years one of the substantial men of the community. His ambition was to build up a good home and a good farm, and in this he succeeded so well that his stone house will remain a landmark in Dovre Township for many years to come. He was born in Norway, April 22, 1840, his parents being Andreas and Martha, and he was there reared and educated. In 1869 he came to America; on Jan. 20, 1874, at Eau Claire, Wis., was married to Bertha Anderson, daughter of Anders and Inga Anderson. She was born Oct. 7, 1835. Soon after his marriage, or in February, 1874, Mr. Anderson secured 160 acres of wild land in Section 35. west, Dovre Township. There he built a log house, 16 by 24 feet, and by hard work started to develop a farm. For some years he used an ox team. He brought provisions from the trading points afoot. Gradually prosperity crowned his efforts. In 1902 .he built a good barn, and in 1909 added a silo. It was in 1907 that he put up the substantial stone house which now ornaments the place. He waa active in the affairs of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and was one of the trustees of the congregation at Sand Creek, Dunn County. He died Dec. 8, 1920, and his wife on Jan. 30, 1917. There were two children: Albert Martin, a farmer of Dovre Township, and Andrea, the wife of Carl Albert Olson, who lives on the home farm.

Carl Albert Olson, a careful and prudent farmer of Section 85, west, Dovre Township, was born in Sweden, March 28, 1879, and was there educated, re¬ ceiving his home training on a farm. He came to America in 1898, and for three years worked in Canada. In 1896 he located at Duluth, and subsequently worked in various places in Minnesota until 1917. Then he came to Barron County. He operates the Ole Anderson farm, owned by his wife, and has been successful in his endeavors. He is enterprising and progressive, and stands well with all who know him. Mr. Olson was married Dec. 9, 1916, to Andrea Anderson, born on this place, Feb. 10, 1881, the daughter of Ole and Bertha Anderson, native of Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson had one child, Mandell Orrin, born Nov. 28, 1919, who died Jan. 28, 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Olson take their part in the social affairs of the community and delight in extending the hospitality of their home to their numerous friends.

Porter P. Goodenough, pioneer woodsman, now living retired in Village of Exeland, has been identified with the lumbering interests of this region for some forty years, and has seen the growth and decline of that industry here, in all its aspects. He has also seen much of the inception, growth and devel¬ opment of the farming industry in this vicinity. He was born on a farm near Neota, in Dodge County, this state, June 28, 1853, son of Benjamin and Cath¬ erine (Rich) Goodenough, both natives of the Mohawk River region in Penn¬ sylvania, and both descended from good old American families. He was reared to farm work, and in 1871, brought his bride to Chippewa County, and located in Bloomer Township. Chippewa County was then undeveloped, times were hard, provisions were scarce. Often he had to cart supplies on his back from far away trading points, through the woods. At once, upon his arrival here, he became identified with the lumbering industry, working in the woods in the winter and on the river drives in the spring. His adventures, if recorded, would constitute a volume of the deepest interest to the present generation. He saw the picturesque days of the logging camps, where life was lived in the rough, where not only a man's standing among his fellow men, and his liveli¬ hood, but often his very bodily safety and life, depended on his strength of body, his quick judgment, and cool conduct. He has seen the crews go into the pathless woods, build their camps, live through the winter amid the crudest conditions, isolated from civilization, cut down the trees, and move on, leav¬ ing instead of the virgin forest, a waste of stumps and brush. He has seen the logs floated down the streams to the mills, he has seen the log jams, he has seen lives snuffed out in the treacherous waters, under the logs, and has him¬ self had many narrow escapes when the slightest misstep meant injury and even death. When the industry in this region began to wane, he gave up log¬ ging and settled down to farm work on a place in Section 28, Township 33, Rusk County, in the Bear Lake region. This was 1899. He built up a good farm, and was successful in his operations. After his wife died in 1920, he re¬ tired, and now lives with his daughter in the Village of Exeland. He is a man of unusual vigor and health, he keeps abreast of modern thought and progress, and he is respected by all who know him. A genial companion, he has many interesting stories to tell of the early days, and he is admired by those of his own generation and beloved by all the children. Mr. Goodenough was mar¬ ried at Black River Falls on June 28, 1871, to Carrie Calkins, who was born at Morton on Feb. 7, 1856, the daughter of Weldon and Olive Calkins. She died March 30, 1920. In the family there are three children : Edmond Ray, of Bar¬ ron County; John Wesley, of Rush County; and Olive Jessie, the wife of Wil¬ liam Baldridge, of Exeland, Wis.

Christian George Carlson, an energetic and substantial farmer of Section 16, Dovre Township, who passed away Aug. 10, 1921, was born on the place where he subsequently made his home, Feb. 14, 1881, the son of Martin and Ingrid (Stene) Carlson. He was reared here, learned farming from his father, and attended the district school in the neighborhood. From 1905 to 1912 he was in partnership with his brothers, Sigurd Alfred and Carl Joseph, in farm¬ ing over a section of their father's land. After the partnership was dissolved, he operated the 200 acres surrounding the old home. The place is known as the "Heide Farm", that being the name of the estate upon which the ancestors lived in Norway, and also the real family designation. Mr. Carlson carried on general farming and dairying. He was successful in his operations, his judg¬ ment was most excellent, and he occupied a position as one of the real leaders of the community. Mr. Carlson was married at his home in Dovre on Feb. 14, 1911, to Hansine Thue, who was born in Norway, May 19, 1886, and came to America alone at the age of twenty-five. This union was blessed with five chil¬ dren: Ingrid, Fritjof, Borghild, Signe and Gudrun.

Christ M. Pinnerud, a representative farmer of Section 21, Dovre Town¬ ship, was born in Norway, Dec. 4, 1860, the son of Michael and Carrie Pin¬ nerud. He was the third of seven children, the others in the family being Nickoline, Johannes, Olea, Hans, Martha and Johanna. The father and one of the sons, Johannes, came to America in 1869, and for a while lived in Fill¬ more County, Minnesota. Then they went in the fall to Decorah, Iowa, where they were joined in 1870 by the mother and the rest of the children, except Nickoline, who came the next year. In 1872, the family came to Barron County, and located on 160 acres of wild land in Section 28, Dovre Township, T. 32,

R. 10. They put up a log building and moved into it. Their domestic animals consisted of a yoke of oxen and a cow, and their farm equipment was most meager. But they persevered, and in time won success. The mother died Jan. 19, 1891, and the father, March 7, 1904, she at the age of seventy-two and he at the age of eighty-four. The homestead was owned and occupied by the son, Hans, a prominent farmer, and Johannes made a home for his father in his de¬ clining years. Christ M. remained with his parents for a while, and in 1872 homesteaded 80 acres of wild land in Section 21, Dovre Township, T. 32, R. 10. He built a log cabin and there he and his bride started home-making. The log house and the log barn were each 16 by 20. The tables, chairs and benches were home-made. Their domestic animals consisted of the usual yoke of oxen and one cow. With this beginning they have built a good place, and are num¬ bered among the prosperous and substantial people of the community. They have delighted in extending hospitality to their friends and their children's friends, and their home is always open to all the neighbors. Mr. Pinnerud was married Oct. 17, 1880, to Pernille Nordsveen, who was born in Norway, Feb. 3, 1862, the daughter of Mikkel and Gunaar Nordsveen, and came to America in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Pinnerud have six children: Mina, Martin, George, Chris¬ tine, Peter and Carl. Mina was born Aug. 3, 1881, and is the wife of Herman

S. Brown, of Glenwood City, Wis. Martin was born June 21, 1883, and died in 1912. George was born Aug. 10, 1886, and is on the home place. Christine was born Dec. 24, 1887, and is at home. Peter Magnus was born Nov. 21, 1890, and died in 1918. Carl was born April 13, 1896, and is at home. George and Carl are energetic and enterprising young men, good farmers and good citi¬ zens, and stand well with all who know them. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church at Dovre, in which Mr. Pinnerud has been a trus¬ tee. As the father of children, he is interested in education and has served on the school board 18 years.

Christian Michaelson (Leen), one of the early settlers, who located in Section 30, Dovre Township, a half century ago, was born in Norway, and there grew to manhood. He married and had three children: one son (de¬ ceased), Anette and Betsey. After his first wife's death he married Annette Peterson. To this union were born: Martin, deceased; Charles M., Minnie, Julius, August (deceased), Albert, Matilda (deceased), Clara and Rena. Mr. Leen brought the family to America in the middle sixties, and located on a farm in Coon Prairie, near La Crosse, Wisconsin. From there, in 1871, he came to Barron County, and located in Section 80, Dovre Township. No buildings had been erected, the land was covered with timber, and no roads had been built to it. He put up a log cabin to live in and started brushing, as all he had with him was a cow. The market was at Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, and to get flour and groceries, he walked to these places, bringing home his purchases on his back. In time he got a pair of oxen. Gradually, by hard work, he built up the place, and developed a good farm. He died in December, 1894, at the age of seventy-eight, having lived to see a part of the wonderful develop¬ ment of the county which he had found a wilderness. His wife now lives in Rice Lake, at the good old age of eighty years.

Charles Michaelson Leen, a representative farmer of Section 7, Dovre Township, was born on a farm in Coon Prairie, near La Crosse, this state, Nov. 18, 1868, the son of Christian Michaelson Leen and Annette Peterson, who brought him to Dovre Township in 1871. He grew to boyhood amid pioneer conditions, and attended a little pioneer school, making his way there with the other children of the family, through the woods, along a trail which for their safety their father had blazed in the wilderness. As a young man he operated the home place. In 1909 he bought his present place of 103 acres, and to its development has since devoted his attention. He successfully carries on gen¬ eral farming, and occupies a position of respect and honor in the community. Mr. Leen was married in Dovre on April 4, 1898, to Julia Branville, who was born in Chippewa County, this state, April 22, 1874, the daughter of Martin and Gunda Branville. This union has been blessed with three daughters and one son: Gertrude, a successful teacher, and Maurine, living, and one daugh¬ ter and one son deceased.

Otto Carlson, a representative farmer of Section 11, Dovre Township, who for over forty years has maintained an excellent reputation here as a hard working, industrious citizen, was born in Sweden, Jan. 16, 1854, and was reared and educated there. Even as a young boy he made up his mind that he would some time come to America. At the age of twenty, in 1874, his ambition was realized. Upon his arrival, he located on Mud Creek, near Menomonie, in Dunn County, this state, and while he was getting a start and learning the language, worked on farms by the month for six years. In 1880 he came to Barron County, and located in Dovre Township, where he rented farms for several years. In 1915 he bought his present farm. Here he successfully car¬ ries on general farming and dairying. He is a man who stands well in the community, he believes in good roads and has done what he could to upbuild the community, while establishing his own success. For twenty-five years he was road overseer of his district, and since 1919 has been supervisor of roads for the whole township. He is a most proficient road builder, he understands high¬ way conditions thoroughly, and under his management the roads are being fittingly shaped. He and his son, a good farmer, a good citizen, and a progres¬ sive man, conduct the farm together, so the place is well looked after while he is road building. Mr. Carlson was married Nov. 9, 1880, to Lena Chris¬ tianson, who died May 2, 1901, leaving a son, Carl, who was born Oct. 16, 1889. Carl is one of the popular young men of the community, and a good farmer, and he helps his father with his work. The family faith is that of the Swedish Lutheran Church.