Barron County, Wisconsin - Chapter 13: Biographical and Geneological Review, 1922 (part 3 of 46)

John Seibolt, business man of Barron, was born in Racine County, Wis., Jan. 18, 1864, son of George and Katherine (Hoffnail) Seibolt, natives of Ger¬ many. George Seibolt came to America in 1848, and located at Racine, Wis., where, in 1862, he enlisted in the Civil War. Upon his discharge in 1863, he went to New York State, where he was employed as a gardener and as an em¬ ploye in a malt house. In 1866 he came back to Wisconsin, and bought 80 acres in Monroe County, on which he farmed until 1879, when he again went back to New York State, where he was employed in gardening. He took up his home with his son, John, in Wisconsin, in 1893, but afterward, again went to New York State, and died in Buffalo, in September, 1907. John, the subject of this sketch, received his early education in Buffalo, N. Y., and farmed for some time with his father in Monroe County, Wis. In 1879, when his parents went East, he went to Jackson County, in this state, and purchased a sawmill, which he operated for four years. This he sold, but, after a brief interval in Mon¬ roe county, he returned to Jackson County, purchased 160 acres of land and another sawmill, and operated the farm and sawmill until 1900. Then he came to Barron and worked in a sawmill here. Afterward he operated a bicycle shop for two years and a meat market for six years. In 1913 he acquired a sawmill in Poskin, Wis., to which he devoted his winter months until he sold out in 1918. In the meantime for many years he has operated threshing ma¬ chines during the fall seasons, and is regarded as one of the best in his line in this locality. Mr. Seibolt was married Jan. 13, 1892, to Agnes James, who was born May 16, 1863, daughter of Evan and Mary (Lea) James, natives respec¬ tively of Wales and England. The mother came to America in 1846 and the father in 1867 and after their marriage they settled in Jefferson County, Wis., going to Monroe County in 1867, and there farming until 1893. They then moved to Tomah, Wis., where Mr. James died June 9, 1896 and Mrs. James, Oct. 13, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Seibolt have five children: Hattie E., Lura K., George E., John L. and Walter E. Hattie E. was born Feb. 4, 1893, married Leslie J. Miller, now a manual training teacher in Tyrone, New Mexico, and has one son, William Lea D. Miller, born Oct. 25, 1920. Lura K., born Jan. 19, 1896, is now teaching in North Dakota. George E., born May 22, 1897, and John L., born Aug. 4, 1899, are working on the "Soo" line, George E., having his headquarters in Minneapolis, and John L. in Barron. Walter E., born April 6, 1902, is at home and follows the carpenter's trade.

Clayton B. Richards is one of the names enrolled on the scrolls of the Nation's heroes. Leaving a prosperous career, which promised much for the future, he entered the service of his country, proved a good soldier, and laid down his life on the field of battle. His memory will ever be cherished. Clay- ton B. Richards was born in Stewart, Minn., Oct. 20, 1887, son of John and Gertrude Richards, who now reside in Barron. He came to Barron with his parents, and here completed his education. For a while he clerked in various stores, and in 1913, in partnership with William Lee, established a grocery store. In 1916 he became the sole owner. The store prospered under his management, and was constantly increasing in business and capacity. May 1, 1918, Mr. Richards was inducted into the United States service, and trained with Company H, 53rd Infantry, 6th Division, at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. He sailed for France July 4, 1918, landed there July 21, 1918, and was killed in action in the Mittlach Sector, Oct. 4, 1918, after three months' of active service at the front. He was a member of McKinley Lodge, K. of P., of Barron. Mr. Richards was married Nov. 21, 1917, to Beatrice Anderson, born in West Salem, Wis., April 22, 1888, daughter of John and Clara B. (Berg) Anderson.

John A. Anderson, now deceased, was born in Norway Feb. 4, 1868, and came to America in the early seventies, settling in West Salem, Wis., where he clerked in a general store for some thirty years. In 1909 he came to Bar¬ ron, and entered the employ of Berg Brothers & Co. Department Store. He remained with this concern until 1916. He died May 29, 1917. He was well liked for his uprightness of character, his kindly disposition, and obliging temperament. Fraternally, he was associated with the Masonic order, being a charter member at West Salem, and with the Beavers. He was a communi¬ cant of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Anderson was married Feb. 12, 1881, to Clara B. Berg, born in Norway, June 11, 1861, daughter of Benjamin and Isabelle Berg, who came to America in 1872 and settled in Lewis Valley, La Crosse County, where they farmed the remainder of their lives. In the family there were three children, Clara, Peter and Andrew. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have two daughters, Ida, now Mrs. John McKain, and Beatrice, who married Clayton B. Richards.

John Bolstad, a retired farmer living in Barron City, was born in Ostedahl, Norway, Dec. 21, 1863, son of John and Ceverine (Oleson) Bolstad. A brother, Ole Bolstad, came to America in 1881 and in 1882 John came. Two years later the parents followed, locating near Madison, Wis. For five years John worked as a farm hand in the summer months and in the pineries in the winter. Although he came here with practically nothing, he saved enough during these five years so that he was enabled to marry and settle on a farm of his own, in Dane County, not far from Madison. In 1892 he sold out there and came to Maple Grove Township, Barron County, where he purchased 40 acres some four miles south of Barron City. To this he later added 80 acres more. After developing this place and acquiring a competence, he retired in the fall of 1916 and moved to Barron City. Three years later he sold his farm to his sons, Elmer and Andrew. He owns a pleasant residence in Barron City, and is enjoying the fruits of a well-spent life. The farm, now owned by the sons, is well improved, with good buildings and excellent equipment. While the young men carry on general farming in all its lines, they make a specialty of raising tobacco, and in this line have been very successful. In connection with his other interests, Mr. Bolstad is a stockholder in the Barron Co-operatiVe Creamery. Mr. Bolstad was married Aug. 12, 1887, to Elsie Swenson, who was born in Norway May 6, 1864, daughter of Sven and Anna (Kittleson) Swen¬ son. The father died in Norway, and Mrs. Bolstad came to America and took up her home with her cousin, Charles Kittelbak, in Dane County, this state, sending for her mother four years later. In the Swenson family there were thirteen children: Elsie (Mrs. John Bolstad), Ole, Andrew, Kittel, Thomas, Betsy, Hannah, Emma, Anna, Hattie and Sophie, all living; and two who died in Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Bolstad are the parents of four children: John, of Beloit, Wis.; Elmer and Andrew, already mentioned as owning the home farm; and Oscar, of Barron City. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Congregation at Barron City.

Gustaf T. Falk, senior member of the Falk Hardware Co. of Barron, was born in Nodum, Norway, July 27, 1878, son of Andreas and Caroline (Anderson) Falk. The parents, who were poor, emigrated to the United States in 1892, being preceded to this country, however, by two sisters, Anna and Emma, who forwarded the money to pay for the transportation for the rest of the family. On their arrival they settled on land at Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minn. Andreas Falk is now deceased, having passed away in 1916, and his widow is now living at Monticello, this state, with her son, Adolph. Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Falk had eight children - Anna, who is now Mrs. Andrew Broberg of Grasston, Minn.; Emma, who is the wife of Luther Anderson of Duluth; Charles of Bronson, Kittson County, Minn.; Gustaf T. of Barron, Wis.; Oscar, who died in February, 1920; Adolph of Monticello, Minn.; Conrad, who was a resident of Buffalo, Wright County, Minn., and died in April, 1920; and Sophia, who is also deceased. Gustaf T. Falk attended common school in Norway and also for a little while in Minnesota. He remained on his parents' farm until 1895, and in the fall of that year entered the employ of A. J. Johnson, of Big Lake, to learn the hardware and furniture business. While thus occupied he bought 80 acres of land near Big Lake, which he sold in the fall of 1899. About the same time he became Mr. Johnson's partner and subsequently continued with him for four years. Then selling his interest to his partner, he bought the hardware business of T. D. Mohan at Foley, Minn., of which he was sole proprietor for three years. At the end of that time the business was in¬ corporated as the Falk Hardware Co., Mr. Falk's associates in the company being T. H. Caley, E. K. Evens and S. S. Patterson, all of Princeton, Minn. The company ran a chain of eight stores. In 1915 Gustaf T. Falk bought the store at Sauk Rapids, Minn., and in partnership with Ebert Johnson of St. Cloud and Joseph C. Neron established the Sauk Rapids Hardware Co., in which the subject of this sketch still holds an interest. In the spring of 1918 he and his brother, Conrad E., bought the interests of E. Nelson in the E. Nelson Hardware Co. of Barron, the store being located on the corner of La Salle and Sixth Streets. The business of the concern included heavy and shelf hard¬ ware, agricultural implements, the Smalley silo fillers, furniture and household furnishings, paints and varnishes, as well as undertaking. The business was conducted by Conrad E. Falk until the fall of 1918, at which time his interests were purchased by Gustaf T., who moved his family to Barron and took charge of the concern, Conrad then engaging in the hardware business for himself at Buffalo, Wright County, Minn. In the Barron business Gustaf associated with himself as partners, John Schiltz and Clarence Edson, formerly con¬ nected with the store at Foley, and who are still members of the Falk Hard¬ ware Co. of Barron. The company owns and occupies a large store building, together with two adjoining buildings as stock rooms, and are leaders in their line of business in Barron County. They also handle the Brunswick phono¬ graphs, of which they have a large and increasing sale yearly. On May 6, 1904, Gustaf T. Falk married Caroline Edson, daughter of Charles and Carrie (Chris¬ tiansen) Edson, of Big Lake, Minn. Her parents were natives of Norway, who emigrated to America at an early day, settling in Boone County, Ill., where she was born Dec. 24, 1878. The Edson family came to Minnesota when she was six months old. Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf T. Falk have been the parents of five children - Clara Alvina, born July 21, 1905, who is a student in the Barron High School; Hazel Victoria and Helen Louisa (twins), born May 13, 1907, of whom the latter died Aug. 4, 1911; Agnes Elenore, born July 6, 1909, and Geneva Viola, born July 30, 1916. The family are affiliated religiously with the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Alfred M. Paulson, president of the Barron Lumber Co., and one of the leading business men of the county, having important interests not only here but also on the Pacific Coast, was born at Neenah, Wis., Oct. 10, 1875, son of Mads and Marien Paulson. The parents were natives of Denmark, the father born in 1828, and the mother on Aug. 17, 1837. They came to America in 1863, settling on a farm near Neenah, Wis., in which locality they remained for 16 years, when they removed to another farm in Luck, Polk County, this state. There Mads Paulson, the father, died in 1903. He had been twice married, all the children of the first wife having been born in Denmark, namely: Ole, now living in Green Bay, Wis.; Paul, of Spokane, Wash.; Harvey, deceased; Carrie, wife of W. L. Hathaway of San Francisco, Calif., and Anthony, deceased. The children by his second wife, Marien, who is now living with her son Alfred in Barron, were: Mary, who married James Paulson and resided in Tacoma, Wash., but is now deceased; Peter and Charles, of Tacoma, Wash.; Matilda, now de¬ ceased, who was the wife of Ainsly Smith of Luck, Wis.; Alfred M., of Barron, and Martin A., of Rice Lake, Wis. Alfred M. Paulson in his boyhood attended school at Luck, Wis., and subsequently took a commercial course in the St. Paul Business College. At the age of 17 he began his independent career, from that time being self-supporting. He was only 19 when he entered into the mill business at Luck, sawing hardwood timber, and from that time until the fall of 1905 he followed the same occupation at various places. He then went to Hawkins, Wis., where, besides sawing lumber, he operated in the woods, remaining there until February, 1912. During that period he was associated with his brother Anthony, under the firm name of Paulson Bros. After sell¬ ing out his interests there, Mr. Paulson went to Northhome, Minn., where in partnership with C. P. Ellingson, under the firm name of the Island Lake Lumber Co., he built a mill and operated lumber camps. He remained there, however, only a year, selling his interest to Mr. Ellingson in March, 1913, and, accompanied by his wife, went to the Pacific Coast, where he had land and lumber interests. .In June, the same year, he returned to Barron and became a member of the Barron Lumber Company. This company was incor¬ porated in 1913 with A. M. Paulson, president; Mrs. A. M. Paulson, vice presi¬ dent; and John P. Salscheider, secretary and treasurer, the office and sheds being located on Seventh street. The company deals in building material of all kinds, and coal, also the James steel barn equipments. They have a branch yard at Poskin, this county. Previous to the reorganization in 1913 the con¬ cern was known as the Ellingson Lumber Co. It is one of the leading busi¬ ness enterprises in Barron County. Mr. Paulson has land at Tacoma, Wash., which is platted into lots. He is also interested with his brothers, Peter and Charles, in a large mercantile business there, which is carried on under the style of Paulson Bros. He owns a good modern residence on La Salle street, Barron. Mr. Paulson was married Oct. 2, 1911, to Esther B. Salscheider, who was born at Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 18, 1883, daughter of Adam J. and Esther (Monetti) Salscheider. Her parents are now residents of Merrill, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Paulson are the parents of a son, Alfred A., who was born in Barron Oct. 6, 1914. Mrs. Paulson is a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. Paulson was reared a Lutheran. In politics he is independent. He is a member of Lodge No. 220, A. F. & A. M., and Tripoli Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Milwaukee; also of McKinley Lodge, No. 128, K. P.

Lewis Voll, a retired farmer, living in Barron City, has resided in this county since 1903. On his arrival here he bought 160 acres in Section 23, Barron Township, and set to work to improve it. He cleared 75 acres, repaired the house, remodeled the barn and operated the farm for five years. Then he sold it and in 1908 bought 40 acres in Section 26, to which tract he added by subsequent purchase until he had brought the area of his farm up to 120 acres. Of the total area 45 acres were cleared when it came into his possession and he continued the work until 75 acres were cleared. He also erected a fine set of buildings and for several years continued general farming and dairying. His place was a well improved one, house and barn being furnished with electric lights, and the barn with James equipment, the air pressure water works being provided for both. The cattle were of the Holstein variety. Mr. Voll did good service for five years as supervisor of his township and one year as assessor. In the spring of 1920 he rented the farm to his son, Herbert, and acquired a home in Barron where he now lives. He is a stockholder in the Barron Co-operative Creamery, the Barron Consumers' Store, and the New Richmond Packing Co. Mr. Voll was born Nov. 27, 1867, in Germany, son of Ludwig and Charlotte (Borck) Voll, natives of that country, who came to America in 1878 and located in Sauk County, this state, where they farmed the remainder of their lives, the father- dying Feb. 27, 1906, and the mother 'May 16, 1896. In the family there were three children, Lewis and Herman, now of Baraboo, and Frank, who is deceased. Lewis received his education in Germany, came to this country with his parents and remained with them until 1878. In 1881 he went to South Dakota. and took a homestead of 160 acres in Hamlin County. He broke a large part of this tract and erected a set of buildings. There he devoted himself to wheat raising for ten years. Then he came back to Sauk County, this state, and after two and a half years of farming there, bought 80 acres in North Freedom Village, Wis. From there he came to Barron County. Mr. Voll was married Jan. 1, 1879, to Emma Mogler,.bom March 26, 1861, in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wis., daughter of John and Johanna (Klein) Mogler, who came to America from Germany in the late fifties and located in Sauk County, this state, where they lived the rest of their lives, the father dying June 10, 1893, and the mother in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Voll have three children : Anna, Frank and Herbert B. Anna was born Aug. 30, 1879, and is now Mrs. W. R. Cuthbert, of Barron Township. Frank was born April 19, 1887, and lives in Barron City. He married Edith Otis and has one child, Iona May, born Dec. 23, 1914. Herbert B. was born Nov. 26, 1897, and now operates his father's farm. He was married in 1919 to Mabel Hutchi¬ son, bom Sept. 19, 1901, daughter of Ira and Della (Carr) Hutchison, of Barron County. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Voll have one child, Betty Bell, bom May 14, *1920. Lewis Voll belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and is affiliated religiously with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

George W. Brown was an early settler of Dallas Township, was active in its affairs, and had his share in its upbuilding. He was a good man, an upright citizen, and a good husband and father, and his death will long be mourned by family and friends, both in Dallas Township and in Barron City. He was born in Baraboo, Wis., Dec. 26, 1862, received his education in his native place, and farmed in that vicinity until 1874 when he came to Barron County and took a homestead of 160 acres in Dallas Township. The township was then practically a wilderness, the hardwood was still standing, no roads had been built except the "tote" roads, and neighbors were few and far between. He cleared 100 acres of the land, and erected some crude log build¬ ings which were later replaced with modern frame structures. He made improvements from year to year and was a prosperous farmer until 1907 when after more than two decades of residence on the place he rented the farm and moved to Barron. Three years later he sold it. While in the township he served on the town and school boards and his judgment was highly regarded. In Barron City he did not enter into public affairs. He died March 29, 1911. Mr. Brown was married Feb. 24, 1874, to Sarah Peebles. This union has been blessed with four children: Fannie W. was born July 22, 1876, and died Sept. 1, 1877 ; Mabel was born March 8, 1878, and is now Mrs. H. H. Denison, of Barron City; Warren' was born Sept. 14, 1879, and is now in Canada; Brier was bom Dec. 21, 1891, and is now in Barron City. Sarah Peebles Brown was bom in eastern Canada, Aug. 13, 1849, coming to Wisconsin at eight years of age. She came to Barron County with her husband in 1874, sharing with him the joys and hardships of pioneer life. She died Sept. 18, 1921.

Brier Brown, expert mechanic for the Thompson Auto Co., Barron, was born in Dallas Township, this county, Dec. 21, 1891, and received his educa¬ tion in the district schools. He learned his trade as a mechanic in Barron. From there in 1914 he went to Manistique, Mich., and four years later to Gladstone, Wis., where he operated a lathe machine. In 1919 he came to Barron once more, first as a salesman for the Thompson Auto Co. and now as

Mr. And Mrs. George W. Brown

Gilbert L. Engstrom, proprietor of Cloverdale Stock Farm and an influen¬ tial farmer of Section 1, Barron Township, formerly president of the Cloverdale cheese factory of Barron Township and formerly, also, a leading citizen of Shell Lake, in Washburn County, this state, was born in Boone County, Iowa, Sept. 6, 1875, son of J. P. and Johanna Marie (Swanson) Engstrom. He was reared on a farm and had but little opportunity for schooling; but he is pos¬ sessed of a naturally keen mind ; he has been a great reader, and is now one of the best educated men in the community. At the age of twenty-one he took charge of the home farm. In 1905 he moved to Shell Lake, in Washburn County, Wis., and secured a place of 120 acres, the site of an old logging camp. A crude building, 18 by 24 feet, built of four-ply boards, stood on the place, and into this he moved. He brought with him six good cows from Iowa, but two of these died the first summer. He made good improvements on the place and erected a fine set of farm buildings, including a cement silo. His neighbors at once recognized his abilities and elected him to the town board, a position he filled with credit and ability for seven years. In the Swedish church at Shell Lake he was especially active. He organized the Luther League there, of which he was the first president, and he also helped organize the Rice Lake branch of the Lutheran Brotherhood of America and at present is its president. On Oct. 25, 1911, while shredding corn, he had the misfortune to catch his left arm between the rollers and crushed it so badly that it had to be amputated four inches below the elbow. On Aug. 27, 1912, his barn was destroyed by a cyclone, two of his best cows were killed and many of his other animals were hurt, besides heavy damage being inflicted on hay stacks and other buildings. Mr. Engstrom came to Barron County March 31, 1917, and bought his present place of 120 acres. Here he has continued the improvements and has erected a new barn. He successfully carries on general farming and is regarded as one of the substantial men of the community. He has been active in the Lutheran Church at Rice Lake and in the Luther League of that church. He believes in co-operative effort among farmers, and was president of the Cloverdale cheese factory of Barron Township for three years. Mr. Engstrom was married Feb. 28, 1900, to Emma Christina Webloom, who was born in Pennsylvania June 18, 1876, daughter of John and Marie (Tobison) Webloom. This union has been blessed with three children: Irene, born Dec. 27, 1900; Garold, Feb. 20, 1906, and Kermit, June 11, 1909.

James E. De Wolf, now deceased was a substantial citizen for some years of Clinton Township, this county. He served as a chairman of his school board, and did other things to assist in the advancement of his neighborhood. He was a good neighbor and a kind and loving father and greatly revered by all with whom he came in contact. Mr. De Wolf was born Feb. 8, 1844, in Canada, son of Elisha and Margaret (Lovelass) De Wolf. He was educated in Canada and worked there for some years, first in straw shops and then in a hat factory. He came to the United States in 1876 and located in Rice County, Minnesota, where he farmed for some years. In 1898 he came to Wisconsin and settled in Clinton Township, this county, where he purchased 240 acres, cleared a part of it, and carried on general farming until his death Sept. 8, 1908. After his death his widow carried on the farm for eight years with the assistance of her sons, and then sold it and purchased a home on La Salle street, Barron, where she now resides. Mr. De Wolf was married Feb. 15, 1875, to Mrs. Susan Lamb, who was born in Canada Aug. 24, 1848, daughter of George and Phoebe (Lamb) McBurnie. Her first husband, Mr. Lamb, was no relation to her mother, though bearing the same family name. Mr. and Mrs. De Wolf are the parents of four children: Bessie, born July 2, 1877, who is now Mrs. Albin Anderson of Northfield, Minn.; Arthur, born March 25, 1878, who resides in Barron; Harry, born March 25, 1880, who is on the farm

Bernard J. Becker, repair foreman for the Thompson Auto Co., is an expert both in the automobile line and in general machinery. He was born in Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 7, 1894, son of Frank and Kate (Spurzem) Becker, natives respectively of Germany and Minnesota. Frank Becker came to America in the late seventies, and remained for a short time in Kansas City where he started railroading. In this line he traveled in nearly every state in the Union. Finally, determined to take up farming, he located near Minneapolis where he still lives. In the family there are eleven children, Frank, Hubert, Fred, Wilbur, Bernard J., Anna, Cecelia, Frances, Caroline, Margaret and Vernie. Bernard J. was educated in Minneapolis. He started work for T. M. Anderson in the automobile business in that city in 1908. Then for a while he worked with his uncle, Frank Spurzem, in a machine shop there. With this experience he started out, and was employed for a time in different cities in Minnesota as an automobile expert. He came to Barron City in 1914 and operated a garage here for two years. Then he went to Clear Lake and operated a garage there for a year. Returning to Barron he entered the employ of Ernest Nelson. He was inducted into the United States service Oct. 1, 1918, and served with 15th Recruit Company at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Dec. 5, 1918, he was discharged on account of illness and returned home. As soon as he was able he took up his present employment. Mr. Becker married Grace Hover, daughter of Albert J. and Barabara (Miller) Hover, of Maple Grove Township. This union has been blessed with one son, Albert F., bom Sept. 20, 1918.

Ernest Kolb was born on a farm in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Feb. 25, 1861, son of Carl and Henrietta (Emig) Kolb, natives of Germany, who came to America as children, were reared in Manitowoc County, spent their lives there, and there died. They were the parents of a large family of fifteen chil¬ dren : Oscar, a lumber estimator, now retired and living in Manitowoc County ; Ernest, the subject of this sketch; Louis, a farmer in Clark County, this state; Reinholt, a farmer in Manitowoc County; Emma, wife of Jacob Hetzel, who works the home farm; Matilda, wife of Powell Jost, a carpenter of Manitowoc County; Henry, deceased; William, of Manitowoc County; Fred, a black¬ smith, of Manitowoc County; Charles, a policeman, in Sheboygan, this state; Amelia, wife of Leo Klessig, a cheese man, of Manitowoc County, now retired ; Herman, a butcher, of Sheboygan Falls, this state; Bertha, wife of Herman Vogel, a carpenter and lumberman, of Manitowoc County; Louisa, wife of Gustav Kellmer, a farmer of Manitowoc County, and Clements, a blacksmith, of Sheboygan, this state. Ernest Kolb received a good common school educa¬ tion, and began working as a farm helper near his home when he was fifteen years of age. He came to Barron County in 1882 and purchased a farm of 120 acres in Section 6, Barron Township. This land had been but little improved.

. Three years later he brought his wife here. Together they started to establish for themselves a home and a farm, and their efforts have been crowned with success. To the original tract 40 acres have been added, so that they now have a good farm of 160 acres, of which 115 are under the plow. They now have a good frame house, a commodious substantial barn, a granary, tool sheds and the like, all in the best of condition. The soil is of the best, and is well cultivated, and the stock includes a good herd of high grade Guernsey cattle and a drove of Duroc-Jersey swine. The equipment and machinery is adequate, and everything about the place bespeaks the thrift and good taste of the owners. Mr. Kolb has served his township as supervisor and has been a valuable member of the school board of his district. He and his family worship at the Evangelical Church. Mr. Kolb was married April 29, 1885, to Lena A. Kretschmar, daughter of Ernest and Wilhelmina (Hinkelman) Kretschmar, who was born Nov. 24, 1861, and brought to a farm in Sheboygan County, this state, in 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Kolb are the parents of eleven children; Carl F., Erna A., Oscar E., Henrietta A., Ernest W., Reinholt C., Ella, Evelyn H.,

Mr. And Mrs, Ernest Kolb

Gustav J., William F. and Maria H. Carl F. was born Nov. 6, 1885, and is a farmer in Barron Township. Erna A. was born July 3, 1887, and lives at home. Oscar E. was born Aug. 24, 1888, was married June 28, 1916, to Ethel Kelley, of Maple Grove Township, and has one child, Barbara, born Aug. 30, 1918. He was inducted into the United States service Oct. 4, 1917, trained at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., was made a sergeant in the 341st Infantry, 86th Division; reached France Aug. 18, 1918, and was discharged at Camp Grant in June, 1919. Henrietta A. was born Sept. 22, 1889, and is the wife of Fred Wagenbach, a farmer, of Barron Township. Ernest W. was born Feb. 26, 1891, and is a farmer in Stanfold Township, this county. Reinholt C. was born Jan. 12, 1893, and is with his father on the home farm. He was inducted into the service Sept. 19, 1917, trained with the 362d Infantry at Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. ; was transferred to the Spruce Division ; was discharged at Vancouver Barracks Dec. 31, 1918, and returned home in June, 1919. Ella was born July 30, 1894, and is the wife of George Tabor, a machinist, of Superior, Wis. Evelyn H. was born Dec. 30, 1896, and is the wife of Clyde McKee, a farmer of Arland Township, Barron County. Gustav J. was born March 28, 1899, and is now in South Dakota. William F. was born Dec. 3, 1900, and is on the home farm. Maria H. was born Sept. 28, 1902, and is at home. The family faith is that of the Evangelical Association.

Ernest Nelson, prominent automobile man with & good garage at Barron and branches at Rice Lake and Ladysmith, was born in Orebro, Sweden, March 3, 1876, and as a boy learned carpenter work and cabinet making. After the death of his parents he came to America when about sixteen years of age and located in Clay County Kansas, where he followed his trade. In 1894 he came to Barron County, and with Gust Soderburg, established the Barron Wood¬ working Co., at Barron City. To their manufacturing business they soon added a retail department for the sale of furniture. The partnership continued until the spring of 1897 when Mr. Nelson took over the furniture business and Mr. Soderburg retained the woodworking shop. Mr. Nelson opened his store at the corner of La Salle and Fifth streets, and built up a good business. Two years later he added a line of general hardware and farm implements, and moved to the Opera House Block. After a while he became interested in automobiles, and in 1918 he sold out his furniture and hardware business to the Falk Hardware Co. in order to devote his entire time to the automobile line. He opened his garage in his old stand at the corner of Fifth and La Salle street, and there he deals in the Chevrolet car and handles accessories of all kinds and does general repairing. Later he added the branches at Rice Lake and Ladysmith. Mr. Nelson is a popular and prominent man; he is known for his honest and fair dealing, and is well liked by all with whom he associates. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Nelson was married Sept. 22, 1897, to Ruth E. Rolstad, daughter of Ole and Anna Rolstad, of Barron. Ole Rolstad was born in Norway, was there married, and came to America about the close of the Civil War, settling on a farm near Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wis., and alternating his time between farm work and working at his trade as a tailor in Baldwin. When Barron city was established, the family came here, but after a few years went back to Baldwin where Mr. Rolstad died May 4, 1890, after which, in 1896, the -family came back to Barron where Mrs. Rolstad still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have reared three chil¬ dren, the son and daughters of Mr. Nelson's sister. Helga M. and Dagmar C. are still at home. Carl M., who as a boy gave great promise of a successful career, enlisted in the World War in 1917 and trained for the mechanical and truck service at Waco, Texas. He sailed for France and was on the Tuscania when it was sunk. After being rescued he was transferred to the 26th Division, with which he saw active service. In January, 1919, he was sent to a hospital suffering from tubercular trouble contracted through exposure. There he died April 15, 1919. He was buried in a French cemetery, but in 1920 his body was brought to this country, and he was laid to his final rest in Barron October 10. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

James Nevin was born in Ireland July 25, 1857, the son of Robert and Martha (Stewart) Nevin, who came to America in the spring of 1881, spent the summer in Ontario, Canada, and in the fall came to Barron County and took up their home in Cumberland Township on an 80-acre farm owned by their son, Joseph. Of their children Jane is the wife of August Hart, of Boise, Idaho; Joseph is deceased; Rebecca is the wife of Samuel McCoy, of London, Canada; James is the subject of this sketch, and Matilda is now Mrs. Carl Germanson, of Clinton Township, this county. James Nevin came to America about 1875. For a time he spent his summers farming in eastern Canada and his winters lumbering in Roscommon County, Michigan. He began for wages of but $26 a month, and during his first winter was cheated even out of that, so that for the winter's work he received but $10 above his board. In 1880 he came to Barron County and purchased 80 acres of land in Clinton Township. He had no money, times were hard, the nearest town was Cumberland, eight miles away, and there were no roads to that place. The farm was all wild. Mr. Nevin cleared a place in the woods, erected a log cabin and started a garden. For a time he cut white ash bolts for barrel staves, hauling them to Rice Lake by way of Barron. The trip, which occupied twenty-two miles, was partly over the Knapp, Stout & Co.'s "tote roads'' and the journey sometimes took considerably over twenty hours. For a few years Mr. Nevin was compelled to leave his farm in the winter time and secure employment as a lumberman. But his circumstances improved during the passage of time, his hard work resulted in success, the little log cabin was replaced by a good set of buildings, and the wild forest land became a well cultivated, well kept and well ordered farm. Mr. Nevin became a substantial man in the community and for one year served as a member of the town board and for one year as town assessor. In the fall of 1919 he rented the farm and moved to Barron City, where he has a pleasant home on Division street. Although living in Barron he still serves as superintendent of highways in Clinton Township, a position he has occupied for some years past. Mr. Nevin was married Sept. 30, 1885, to Rebecca Stewart, daughter of William and Mary (Wilson) Stewart, who lived in a neighboring county in Ireland, and whom Mr. Nevin had courted before coming to this country. Mrs. Nevin was one of nine daughters. She came to America alone and joined her sisters in Philadelphia. Her parents came to America for a while, then returned to Ireland where the father died, after which the mother again came to America and died in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Nevin have been the parents of nine children. William Robert was born July 6, 1886, and is liv¬ ing on a homestead of 320 acres in Montana. Joseph was born Aug. 17, 1888, and is a farmer in Saskatchewan, Canada. Martha Jane was born Jan. 22, 1891, and is the wife of Ernest Salsbury, of Comstock, this county. James, Jr., was born March 21, 1893, and lives on the home farm in Clinton Township. Mary Elizabeth was born Oct. 30, 1895, is the widow of Harlow Stuntz, and lives with her brother on the home farm in Clinton Township. Anthony was born Feb. 17, 1898, and is now farming in Cumberland Township, this county. He married Dora Hanson, of Cumberland Township. Violet S. was born April 4, 1900, and is now the wife of Albert F. Carlson, of Comstock, Wis. Samuel was born Aug. 1, 1902, and- with his brother, James Jr., rents the home farm in Clinton Township. An unnamed infant is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Nevin are members of the Church of God, but attend the First Baptist Church of Barron. The family is highly regarded throughout the community.

Harry Meyer, groceryman of Barron, came here in 1918 after a long experience along mercantile lines in various states, and purchased the grocery store of Clayton B. Richards, which he still conducts. He has identified himself with the life of the town and is already regarded as a substantial citizen. He carries a good stock of groceries valued at about $4,000 and has a good trade. His wife at the time they came here purchased the millinery store of Mrs. Elmer Rochman, and this she now conducts, carrying a full line of ladies' hats. Harry Meyer was born in Russia Aug. 10, 1877, son of Isaac and Eva (Kniff) Meyer, natives of that country. The father came to America in 1889, and with headquarters at Rock Island, Ill., became a peddler. In 1898 he sent for his wife. He has acquired a competency, owns several dwellings, and now lives in retirement. The children in the family were Sarah, Rebecca, Esther, Bessie, Edith, Harry, William, Samuel J., Israel and Dorris (deceased). Harry Meyer received his early training in Russia and came to America in 1890. He landed in New York Sept. 25 and remained there for ten weeks working in a cigar factory. Then he went to St. Louis where he was a peddler for a while. Later he followed the same line in Burlington, Iowa. In 1891 he joined his father at Rock Island, Ill., going from there to Davenport, Ill., where he worked first as a clerk in a retail grocery store, then as ledger clerk in a wholesale grocery store, and later as clerk in a dry goods store. In 1898 he came to Wisconsin and worked in a dry goods store at Waupon for seven months. A few months later he went to Stevens Point and took charge of a large department store. His next venture was at Pittsville, also in this state, where he was interested with S. N. Baum in a general store and creamery. But the strenuous duties of this position undermined his health, and after six years he sold out and went to Oklahoma. In 1907 he came back, was in business with B. A. Pieser at Menocqua, Wis., two years; owner of a store in Poynette, Wis., two years; clerk in Milwaukee stores two and a half years, and clerk in a Wausau store a few months. Then he came to Barron. Mr. Meyer is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner. Mr. Meyer was married Aug. 18, 1901, to Tillie C. Baum, daughter of Samuel and Henrietta (Hornstein) Baum, natives of Russia, the former of whom lives in Pittsville, Wis., and the later of whom died Jan. 8, 1916. In the Baum family there are five children: Lena, Anna, Tillie, John and Isaac. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer have two daughters: Leah J., born Aug. 11, 1902, now attending the University of Wisconsin, at Madison, and Gertrude L., born Jan. 14, 1904, now attending the high school at Barron.

Christ Larson, retired farmer, now residing in Barron City, was born May 2, 1852, in Norway, son of Lars and Anna (Hanson) Larson, both now deceased. He received his education in Norway and came to America in 1866, settling first in Iowa County, Wisconsin. In 1880 he came to Barron County and bought a quarter section of railroad land in Maple Grove Township. He cleared 60 acres, erected a good set of buildings and carried on general farm¬ ing and dairying until 1902 when he sold out and took up his home in a house which he had erected himself in Barron City. He is well known both in the city and township and while living in the country did good service as a mem¬ ber of the school board for five years. Mr. Larson was married May 25, 1880, to Anna Jacobson who was born in Norway April 30, 1853, daughter of Jacob and Carrie (Everson) Jacobson, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are the parents of four children: Laurina O. was born May 6, 1881, and is now Mrs. Arnold Heyer of Wyoming. Clara E. was born May 6, 1883, and also lives in Wyoming. Julius was born March 16, 1889, and operates a market in Barron, Jennie was born March 29, 1892, and is now Mrs. Thomas Lindland of North Dakota. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Joseph E. Libering, machinist, Barron, was born at Hamberg, Iowa, April 19, 1873, son of George and Laura (Dendurent) Libering. The father, a veteran of the Civil War, died in Arkansas in 1914, after which the mother came to Barron and made her home with her son, Joseph E., until her death Feb. 29, 1919. Joseph E. left school at the age of twelve years and has since made his own way in the world. For six years he worked as a farm helper, and at the age of eighteen started to learn the carpenter's trade. Later he also learned the cabinet-making trade. The year 1900 found him in Arkansas. The follow¬ ing year he went to Kansas, but in 1904 returned to Arkansas and became bridge carpenter for the San Francisco Railroad Co. In this employ he was seriously injured. After his recovery he decided to come to Barron City, where he arrived Aug. 26, 1906, and where he has since been employed as a machinist. On Jan. 27, 1914, he had the misfortune to lose all his pos¬ sessions in a fire, but undaunted by this disaster he has forged ahead once more. He has a comfortable home and his work is much in demand. For one year, 1914 to 1916, he served as chairman of the school board of Bear Lake Township. His fraternal relations are with the Mutual Aid Union. Mr. Libering was married May 6, 1901, to Mary Ripley, and they have four chil¬ dren: Frank Earl, born in Williamsburg, Kan., May 14, 1903; Walter Ray, born at Montana, Ark., March 14, 1905; Henry T., born at Silver Lake, this county, Dec. 27, 1906, and Leslie M., born at Cumberland, in this county, Sept. 19, 1909.

Lars Johnson, who is remembered as a good citizen and hard working farmer, was born in Norway, went to Sweden as a young man, and there married Bertha Jacobson, a native of that country. They came to America in 1892, bought 80 acres of wild land in Arland Township, this county, and erected a home and developed a good farm. Mr. Johnson died in 1902 and his wife is still on the home place. They came of sturdy, staunch people, and devout members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. They were the parents of six children, the three oldest of whom were born in Sweden and the three younger in this county. John is dead. Gertrude is the wife of Hugh Le Grand, of Min¬ neapolis, and has two sons, Jerold and Louis. Erick is on the home place. Gust A., known as Gust A. Larson, is a garage man in Barron City. Emma is the wife of Harold Moore, of Minneapolis. Alma is with her mother and brother at home.

Gust A. Larson, garage owner and auto dealer of Barron, was born in Arland Township, this county, Aug. 11, 1892, son of Lars and Bertha (Jacob¬ son) Johnson, settlers of this county. He remained on the home farm until 1918, when he was inducted into the World War service in the third draft. He was assigned to the 127th Machine Gun Company, 32d Division, trained at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., and Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, and was dis¬ charged Feb. 2, 1919. Upon his return to Barron County he rested a time and then entered the employ of a garage at Hallock, Minn. That fall he went to Minneapolis, Minn., and was similarly employed. In April, 1920, he came to Barron City and engaged in the automobile business for himself. He has built a substantial tile garage on Sixth street, 30 by 80 feet, carries a full line of supplies, does general repairing, and has the agency for the "Dort" and the "Elgin Six" for this territory. He is popular, is doing a good business, and is well on the road to success.

Christopher Kurschner, farm superintendent for the Inderrieden Canning Co., of Barron, and formerly sheriff of Barron County, was born in Saxony, Germany, Dec. 13, 1862, son of Martin and Anna (Kallanbach) Kurschner. The parents were poor people, the father being a laborer and being unable to make any progress in their native land, about the close of the American Civil War period they emigrated to this country, arriving at Mazomanie, Dane County, practically destitute. The father, however, found work as a laborer and they remained there a year. They then removed to Black Earth, in the same county, Martin Kurschner being hired as a section hand on the Chicago & Milwaukee Railway, at which work he continued for three years. He then came to Barron County to engage in farming, he and his family traveling by rail to Prairie du Chien, then up the Mississippi and Chippewa Rivers by boat to Durand, Wis., then to Dunnville on the Red Cedar River, and from there by team to Barron County. On arriving here he located on 160 acres of wild land in Prairie Farm, the tract being without buildings, and there being at that time not more than five or six families in that community. His first task was to build a small log house with a shake roof, after which he com¬ menced the laborious work of developing a farm. In time his circumstances improved, but his wife Anna was not long permitted to enjoy their hard earned prosperity, as she died about 1878, when her son Christopher was a lad of sixteen. Martin Kurschner subsequently married for his second wife Anna M. Specht. He resided on his farm in Prairie Farm Township until his death, which occurred Jan. 2, 1919. By his first wife, Anna, his children were: Oswald, who is deceased; Christopher, of Barron; Valentine, now a resident of Prairie Farm, Barron County; Nicholas, who lives at Washburn, Wis.; Mary, now Mrs. Lorenzo Wirth, of Appleton, Wis.; Anna, wife of Frank Wirth, of Prairie Farm, and August, also residing at Prairie Farm. By his second wife Martin Kurschner had two children: Louis, now Mrs. Herman Neck, of Prairie Farm, and John, who resides in the same locality. Christopher Kurschner was but two years old when he accompanied his parents to America, and about seven when he came to Barron County. He attended a log schoolhouse in Prairie Farm Township until the age of 15, and remained on the home farm for a year longer. He was then hired as chore boy for a lumber camp in the pineries, and for 17 consecutive winters thereafter he worked in the pineries as boy or "lumberjack," also taking part in fifteen spring "drives" for Knapp, Stout & Co. and John Quaderer, the drives for several seasons being on the Chippewa river. His sumihers he spent in agricultural work. He had become the owner of a farm of 80 acres in Barron Township, on which he resided two years, but his buildings were destroyed by fire and he lost everything he had except the land. He then left the farm, which he soon afterwards sold, and started a dray line in Barron. In 1902 he built the Park Hotel, which he operated until 1907, when, on the first Monday in that year he assumed the duties of county sheriff, having been elected- to that office in the previous fall. After serving one term in it, in 1909 he entered the employ of the Waukesha Canning Co., of Barron, as farm superintendent, and so continued yntil 1911, in which year he became connected with the Wisconsin Pea Canning Co., of Turtle Lake. Then, in the spring of 1912, he took his present position as farm superintendent for the Inderrieden Canning Co. (successors to the Waukesha Co.). Mr. Kurschner has become prominently identified with the industrial interests of the city. He is a Republican in politics, and in addition to his service as sheriff he was for one term an alderman of Barron. His fraternal affiliations are with the Odd Fellows' lodge in Barron, Birch Camp, No. 1268, M. W. A., and the lodge of Mystic Workers at Rice Lake. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On May 12, 1891, Mr. Kurschner assumed the responsibilities of domestic life, being united in marriage with Ada M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith of Prairie Farm, this county, and a native of Indiana.

Hans Jenson, merchant, senior member of the firm of Jenson & Son, mer¬ chants of Barron, was born in Norway, May 16, 1865, son of Jens and Mary (Amundson) Jenson, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1870, and settled at Rushford, Minn., where Mr. Jenson worked in the flour mill and cooper shops for several years, afterward moving to Winona, Minn., and in 1902 coming to Barron where he still lives. In the family there were six chil¬ dren - John, Hans, Christina, Minnie, Jennie and Ada. Hans received his early education in Rushford, and as a youth became clerk in the dry goods store of Lukkoson & Nelson for four years. Then for a similar period he clerked at Cashton, Wis., and subsequently for two years at Dexter, Minn. In 1896 he came to Barron and clerked first for C. P. Taylor and then for the Berg Bros. It was in 1909 that he started in for himself by opening a store for the sale of dry goods and notions in the Normanna Bank building. In 1919 he purchased his present store building on La Salle Street from C. P. Taylor. The following year he took his son Herbert C. as partner. The firm carries a stock valued at about $20,000.00, which includes dry goods and ladies' and men's clothing. Father and son are well known in the community and by their excellent goods and fair methods of dealing have built up a good trade in both city and country. Mr. Jenson is a member of the Modern Woodmen and Odd Fellows. He was married May 8, 1889, to Carrie Anderson, who was born in Sweden, May 30, 1865, daughter of Lars Anderson, who brought his family to America in 1870 and located in Houston County, Minn., where he farmed the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Jenson have four children - Bessie, Norma, Herbert C. and Viola. Bessie was born Feb. 6, 1892, and is the wife of Rev. H. H. Savage of Baraboo, Wis. Norma was born April 16, 1894, and teaches at Rice Lake, this county. Herbert C. was born Nov. 15, 1896. He enlisted June 15, 1917, in the sixth regiment, W. N. G. He trained at Camp Douglas, Wis., was sent to Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, Oct. 1, 1917 ; was transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J., Jan. 16, 1918; sailed on the Tuscania, Jan. 23, 1918; landed in France March 15, 1918; served at the front from April 9 to Nov. 14, 1918; and was discharged at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., April 28, 1919. Viola was born in February, 1899, and is now stenographer for the Coe Brothers, attorneys at Barron. The family faith is that of the Baptist church.

John Aune, now deceased, was a resident of Barron for a quarter of a century. He enjoyed an excellent reputation, he was a good citizen and a kindly family man, and left many friends to mourn his decease. He was born in Norway May 2, 1851, and came to America in 1885, finding his way directly to Barron, where for ten years he was engaged in the lumbering industry. He then started business in Barron City, and so continued until his death, Dec. 20, 1900. Mr. Aune was married Nov. 15, 1892, to Anna Larson, born in Nor¬ way, Oct. 12, 1864, daughter of Christ and Julia (Berger) Larson, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1885. Mr. Larson taught in Norwegian Lutheran schools for ten years and then returned to Norway where he now lives. Mrs. Larson makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. John Aune.

Thomas Johnson, living retired on his farm .in Arland, this county, was born in Denmark, and there married Hannah Jacobson. He brought his family to America in 1881, and located in Stillwater, where he worked for a while in the Minnesota state prison and for a while in various sawmills. Then he came to Barron County, and located on a farm in Prairie Farm Township, later locating on his present place of 40 acres in Arland Township. He found the place a wilderness, and by hard work broke the land, erected the buildings, and became a successful farmer. In 1915 he retired, but still makes his home on the place. In religious faith he is a Baptist. He and his wife are the parents of four children - Jasper, Hannah (deceased), Anna and Mary.

Peter O. Johnson, a most estimable citizen, now deceased, was a substantial honest-minded farmer and by developing his own place had his share in the general prosperity of the community. He was born in Sweden, Nov. 24, 1868, and was there educated and learned the cabinet-making trade. He came to America in 1887, lived a short time in Canada, and then found his way to Wisconsin. He came to Barron County, then a wild country, in 1888, and pur¬ chased 40 acres in Prairie Farm Township. He cleared some 15 or 20 acres of this, erected a good set of buildings himself, and devoted a part of his time to its cultivation while he also worked in the neighborhood as a carpenter, assist¬ ing to build many of the early homes in the vicinity. In 1898 he sold his farm and retired to Barron City, where he did cabinet work until his death, Feb. 28, 1912. He was a member of the Maccabees, and he and his family were communicants of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Johnson was married June 26, 1893, to Mary Johnson, born in Denmark, Dec. 15, 1874, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Jacobson) Johnson, and this union has been blessed with five children - Anna, born Oct. 16, 1894, is now wife of Harold Perry, of Barron City; Ella, born Aug. 28, 1895, is stenographer and secretary for the superintendent of schools of Barron County; Henry, born Feb. 15, 1898, is an electrician at Barron City; Chester, born March 7, 1900, is a garage man in Barron City; and Palmer, born Jan. 30, 1903, is attending the Barron High School.

Gregory A. Koemer, for fifteen years station agent for the "Soo" line at Barron, had a prominent part in the affairs of the place during the years of residence here. So prominent was he in public affairs that at one time he was elected mayor of the city but was unable to serve owing to his employment.

John Aune

He was one of the founders and sustainers of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church and served as its treasurer for many years. He also passed through the chairs of the local lodges of the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows. For five years he was president and secretary of the Barron Brick Yard Company and was a prominent factor in its success. Mr. Koerner was born in Shakopee, Minn., Dec. 12, 1869, one of four children, the others in the family being Henry of Minneapolis, Joseph of North Dakota, and Katherine, wife of H. H. Heller of Elbow Lake, Minn. He learned telegraphy at home and as a young man was station agent at several different points in Minnesota and the Dakotas. His first station in Wisconsin was at Almena, from there he went to Kennan and thence to Ladysmith, coming from there to Barron in 1903. He died Oct. 28, 1918, and his death was sincerely mourned. Mr. Koerner was married Nov. 27, 1894, to Helen Gilick, who was born in Glencoe, Minn., March 18, 1872, daughter of Lawrence and Anna (Burke) Gilick, natives respectively of Canada and Ireland, who settled in Glencoe in the early days and there resided for more than forty years, then coming to Barron where they resided the remainder of their lives, the father dying Dec. 24, 1913, and the mother Nov. 8, 1903. In the Gilick family there were seven children - Lawrence (deceased), James, Helen, Edward, John (deceased), William (deceased), and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Koerner were the parents of six children - Helen, born Feb. 15, 1896, is with the "Soo" line in Minneapolis; Gertrude, born Feb. 9, 1898, is a clerk in the "Daylight" store in Barron; Henry, born Aug. 4, 1903, is with the "Soo" line in Barron; Gregory, born Feb. 17, 1905, is with the "Soo" line in Minne¬ apolis; Francis and Eleanor (twins) were born March 11, 1915, and are at home. Mrs. Koerner in February, 1921, opened a millinery establishment in her residence known as the "Parlor Millinery," and is meeting with good suc¬ cess, carrying a full and complete line of "up-to-the-minute" goods such as are found in the larger city shops.

Horace Hall was born in Yorkshire, England, March 3, 1875, son of James and Jane (Davey) Hall, the former a native of Norwich, Norfolk, England, and the latter of Yarmouth, England. They came to America in 1876, lived ten years in Clay County, Nebraska, and in 1885 settled in Chippewa Falls, Wi8. Two years later the parents became Salvation Army workers, and so continued the remainder of their lives. As "Happy Jim" and "Mother Hall" they went from place to place in the northern part of the state, and their efforts were crowned with the fruits of much good to their fellowmen. Horace Hall was but ten weeks of age when his parents came to America and but ten years when they came to Wisconsin. In 1897 he came to Barron County, and for several years was variously employed. At one time he owned a small farm in Stanfold Township. His diversion was hunting and fishing, and as he is a great lover of the out-of-doors, he still indulges in these pastimes when time permits. In 1915 he became janitor in the Barron public schools, two years in the Ward building, and now in the high school building. He has a pleasant home on East La Salle street. His social relations are with the Modern Brotherhood, in the local lodge of which he is a charter member. Mr. Hall was married May 24, 1898, to Mary E. Dibbles, daughter of Willard 0. and Emily (Grout) Dibbles, who settled in Barron Township when she was about four years of age. Her father is still living and her mother is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have three children. Frederick Willard was born Dec. 5, 1900, graduated from the Barron High School in the class of 1919, and is now a student at the Moody Institute, Chicago. Irvine James was born Aug. 4, 1900; and Margaret Mary, Jan. 18, 1914. The family worships at the Baptist Church.

Carl John Eng, overseer of the stations of the potato buyers for J. R. Beggs, of St. Paul, was born in Norway, Aug. 5, 1877, son of Christ and Mary (Christenson) Eng, who came to America in 1881 and located at Cameron, in this county, where they lived for a year before moving onto a farm. Then they successfully carried on agricultural operations. The father died in 1913 and the mother is still living on the home place. In the Eng family there were nine children, of whom seven are now living: Anton, foreman in a lumber camp at Montesano, Wash.; Carl J., subject of this sketch; Marie, who is em¬ ployed in the Journal office at Minneapolis; Hannah, wife of Horace Ander¬ son, residing on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada; Alga, wife of Sheldon Sweeny, living on a farm in Stanley Township; Mabel, now Mrs. Oliver Wollum, residing at Cameron; Arthur, potato buyer at Barron for Beggs & Co.; and Casper and Matthew, who are deceased. Carl John Eng received his early education in the district schools, remaining in school until he was sixteen and completing the usual grammar school studies, since which time he has acquired broad information by close observation and much reading. He farmed for some years and then became interested in the potato business, in which line, with the exception of two years, when he was in the restaurant business at Cameron, he has since remained. Mr. Eng was married at Barron, Nov. 3d, 1916, to Vera Johnson, daughter of J. H. and Justine Johnson, who came to this country from Norway in 1860. In the Johnson family there were six children: Arthur, who is state highway commissioner at Barron; Cecil, engaged in rail¬ road work at Eau Claire; Esther, employed in the Almena State Bank at Almena, Wis.; Goldie, who is assisting her mother at home, and Natalie, who is attending school at Barron.

Otto W. Holman, part owner of the Barron Feed Mill, was born in Stan¬ ley Township, this county, Feb. 21, 1888, son of John C. and Mary (Christen¬ sen) Holman. He passed through the graded schools of his district, and spent two years in the Barron High School. In the fall of 1904 he secured employ¬ ment with the Oak Grove Handle Co. at Cameron, in this county. A year later he went to Two Harbors, Minn., worked for a while with the Duluth & Iron Range Railway, and then became a clerk in a general store. In the mean¬ time he served a term as deputy sheriff. Upon his return to Barron County, in 1910, he entered into the clothing business at Cameron with his brother, George, as partner. In the spring of 1912 he went to Duluth, Minn., and was employed for six years with the Great Northern Railway Co. From 1918 to 1920 he was with the Grelck Hovey Co. of Duluth. Then he returned and bought a half interest in the Barron Feed Mill. Mr. Holman is a member of the Odd Fellows and of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. In politics he is a Republican. He was married, June 18, 1913, to Sadie 0. Hanson, daugh¬ ter of Ole and Sigri Hanson. Mrs. Holman was born in Hayward, Wis., Sept. 7, 1888, graduated from the Hayward High School and the Superior Normal School, and taught public school for four years before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Holman have had three children: Jay Hayward, born March 4, 1914, at Duluth; Clyde Orrin, who was born July 7, 1915, and died in infancy, and Paul Wendell, born April 10, 1921.

John J. Holman, senior member of the firm of Holman Brothers, owners of the Barron Feed Mill, was born near Christiania, Norway, May 25, 1874, son of John C. and Mary (Christensen) Holman. The parents came to America in the fall of 1884, bought 80 acres of wild land in Stanley Township, this county, built a house and barn, cleared the land, and farmed until the father's death in 1903. The mother, who was born in 1853, now makes her home at Cameron, this county. In the family there were nine children: Anna, wife of W. A. Leonard, Minneapolis; Ole, deceased; Christ, a farmer of Stanley Township; John J., the miller; Martin, deceased; George, of Cameron; Anton, of Cameron; Otto W., the miller; and Albert, deceased. John J. Holman left home at the age of thirteen, but after that still attended school as his circum¬ stances permitted. In 1895 he entered the flour business by securing employ¬ ment with J. W. Taylor, at Barron. In 1918, he established the Barron Feed Mill, and two years later he sold a half interest to his brother, Otto W. The mill has a capacity of three tons an hour, is equipped with modern machinery, and operated by electricity. The mill produces and handles grist, middlings, oil meal, stock foods and the like, and has the local agency for Pillsbury flour products. Mr. Holman has a pleasant home on La Salle street, Barron. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen and the Beavers, and was one of the founders of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias. Mr. Holman was married Feb. 2, 1901, to Amanda Gunderson, born in Maple Grove Township, this county, July, 1884, daughter of Edward and Hannah Gunderson, now of Barron. This union has been blessed with five children: Wallace Hedfeld, born Feb. 14, 1902, a graduate of the Barron High School; Ethel Marie, Feb. 18, 1904; Anna Lucile, Feb. 8, 1909; Dorothy Jeanette, Sept. 1, 1910; and Robert Eugene, who was born Nov. 2, 1912, and died Aug. 24, 1918. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Andrew Anderson was born in Vermland, Sweden, Sept. 13, 1865, the son of Andrew and Marie Anderson, the former of whom is dead and the latter of whom is still living in that county. In the family there were six children: Andrew; Karl, of St. Paul; Hilma, deceased; John M., of St. Paul; Marie, of Sweden; and Anna, of Sweden. Andrew came to America in the spring of 1888, and first located at Stanton, Minn. With this beginning he devoted his attention to farm work in Wisconsin and Minnesota, working also a few win¬ ters as a helper in the lumber woods. In the winters of 1892 and 1893 he was employed as a lumberman in Barron county, little dreaming at that time that in the future he would be a prosperous farmer here. May 12, 1900, he bought 80 acres in sections 6 and 7, Barron Township, all wild. There were no build¬ ings on the land, and the only roads connecting jt with the outside world were the old lumber "tote'' roads. But Mr. Anderson set to work with courage, and as the result of hard work has developed a most excellent farm, 65 acres of which are under the plow, and the remainder in timber land and pasture. The place is only five miles northwest of Barron City. The buildings are good and the equipment adequate, and Mr. Anderson's farming and dairying opera¬ tions have been most successful. An automobile places the family in easy access to all the surrounding towns and villages. Mr. Anderson's fraternal relations are with the Modern Woodmen. He is a stockholder in the Barron Co-operative Creamery. Mr. Anderson was married Dec. 3, 1889, to Ida C. Carlstron, born in Smaaland, Sweden, Dec. 1, 1867, daughter of Swan and Christine (Carlson) Carlstron. Mrs. Anderson came to America in 1886, and took up her home with an uncle, Swan Widholm, at Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minn., where she was joined four years later by her father and mother, the former of whom died Dec. 23, 1906, and the latter. Sept. 21, 1900. In the family there were four children: Augusta, now Mrs. August Sundberg, of Ogilvie, Minn.; Ida C., now Mrs. Andrew Anderson; Amanda, now Mrs. A. Franzen, of Cannon Falls, Minn.; and Oscar, of New Hampton, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of four children : Elphie M., born Dec. 10, 1890, widow of John Stone, of Minneapolis; Alvin H., born April 16, 1894, now of Minneapolis; Delmar C., born June 7, 1903; and Viola F., born June 24, 1906. The family adheres to the Swedish Lutheran Church, in which faith the par¬ ents were reared.

John Anderson, farmer, Barron Township, was born in Norway, Feb. 12, 1849, and there received his education. In 1903 he came to America and set¬ tled in Barron Township, Barron County, where he secured forty acres of land in section 2, from his brother-in-law, Matt Arneson. This brother-in-law was killed while unloading hay in 1903. In addition to the land already cleared, Mr. Anderson cleared and brushed ten more acres. On this place he carried on gen¬ eral farming and dairying until 1914 when he turned the property over to his son, Amund, who will operate the place and give his parents a home for the re¬ mainder of their lives. Mr. Anderson was married April 15, 1877, in Norway, to Anna Arndt, and this union was blessed with five children : Fredericks, Lizzie, Alma, Anna and Amund. In the family there are also two adopted children, Mary and Einer. Mr. Anderson is well liked throughout the community. The family faith is the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Ole Slagstad, of the firm of Slagstad Brothers, owners and proprietors of the Barron Bakery, and of a flourishing restaurant at Barron, was born in Maple Grove Township, this county, Sept. 23, 1896, son of Jacob and Carrie (Braud) Slagstad. He received his education in the district schools and in 1911 went to Spooner, Wis., where he worked in the City Bakery for five years. He was inducted into the United States service June 27, 1917, and was assigned as baker to Co. 320, 132nd Division. With this unit he served in France seven¬ teen months. He was discharged June 27, 1919, and upon his return formed the present firm with his brother, Gabriel, July 23, 1919. He did the baking for the firm until Oct. 1, 1920, when on account of the fact that his health was suffering from the confinement, he went on the road for the Schmitz Supply Co. of St. Paul, selling bakery and confectionery supplies. On Christmas, 1920, he gave up this work, and since then has been in the restaurant and bakery business with his brother. He was married at Cumberland, this county, April 8, 1921, to Freda Chaulkin, of Ensign, Mich.

Gabriel Slagstad, of the firm of Slagstad Brothers, sanitary bakers and restaurant men of Barron, was born in Maple Grove Township, this county. May 26, 1899, son of Jacob and Carrie (Braud) Slagstad. He attended the district schools, and took a two years' high school course in Barron, and a one year's business course in Minneapolis. In that city he worked his way through school by clerking in a market evenings and Saturdays. In 1919 he entered the Minneapolis branch of the Moline Plow Co. as mailing clerk. A few months later he returned to Barron, and on July 23, 1919, with his brother. Ole, bought a bakery and restaurant from Mrs. D. D. Page. The company does a constantly increasing bakery business and ships goods to Dallas, Hills¬ dale, Ridgeland, Prairie Farm, Poskin, Almena, Turtle Lake, Canton, Weyerhauser and other places. The restaurant is also well patronized. In connec¬ tion there is also a small sale of fruits, candies, cigars, small groceries and novelties. The firm has recently installed the famous "Electrik" oven, a new invention by which all the bread and pastry is baked. This oven can be regu¬ lated as to the degree of heat desired, and is proving very satisfactory, as to the quality of the work done, as well as in regard to economy. The installa¬ tion of this oven constitutes the bakery as a regular "Electrik Maid Bake Shop."

John H. Sircher was born in Chilton, Wis., June 4, 1858, son of Frederick and Dorothy (Bucher) Sircher, natives of Switzerland, the former of whom died in 1872 and the latter in 1912. John H. was the oldest of the family, the others being: Anna, wife of David Graff; Eliza, wife of Rev. William Erpke; Mary, wife of Frank Moss; and Minnie, wife of Adolph Jensen; all of Chilton, Wis. The subject of this sketch was reared on his parent's farm, farmed for a while in his native country, and in 1890 purchased 80 acres of timber land in Sumner Township, Barron County. He moved his family to Barron City in 1895. For several years he was in the sawmill business and for a while trav¬ eled as a lumber grader. In the meantime, for some eleven years, the family operated the Railroad House at Barron. In 1913, Mr. Sircher gave up the lumber business and took up his home in Barron permanently He has a pleas¬ ant home at the corner of Fifth and Division streets, and is employed with the Inderrieden Canning Co. plant. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Sircher was married Jan. 13, 1877, to Bertha R. Pingel, Stockbridge, Calumet County, this state. This union has resulted in four children: Tena, Loa, William and Raymond. Tena was born Jan. 31, 1879, and has been head nurse at the Werner Hospital in Barron since 1915. Loa was born Oct. 6, 1883, and is the wife of Edward G. Kane, of Barron. William was born March 9, 1885, and is employed with his father. Raymond was born Oct. 28, 1887, and is employed as a stationary engineer at Cumberland, this county. He married Pearl Peck of that place, April, 1917. Mr. Sircher and his wife are of the Dutch Reformed Church faith, but attend the Methodist Episcopal services.

Ole 0. Tvedt And Family

Oconomowoc, Wis., Sept. 4, 1879, the son of Thomas and Jane (Riley) Kane. The father was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1850, and the mother, in Bos¬ ton, Mass., May 10, 1852. They were married in Watertown, Wis., and began life on a farm in Merton Township, Jefferson County, Wis. Thomas Kane died at Boyd, Wis., and his wife is still living in that place. In the family, aside from Edward G., who is the oldest, there are two more children: Loretta E., who was born in August, 1881, and is now Mrs. Arthur Smith, of Mauston, Wis.; and Gertrude E., who was born July 7, 1885, and is now assistant post¬ master at Boyd, where she makes her home with her mother. Edward G., the subject of this sketch, was but two years of age when the family moved to Eau Claire County, in this state. From there he moved with them to Boyd, in Chip¬ pewa County, this state, where he received his education. At the age of seven¬ teen he started out for himself and was employed for several years in making staves and barrel heads. In the fall of 1908 he came to Barron in the same business. The year following he went to Athens and from there to Marshfield, but eventually returned to Barron, and became interested in the canning busi¬ ness. In 1917 he established a local livery garage, and a little later became local agent for several fire and tornado insurance companies. In connection with his business he operates a 'bus line to Cameron, which he established March 1, 1919. Fraternally, Mr. Kane is a member of the Modern Woodmen, the Beavers and the Knights of Pythias. Politically, he is a Republican. Mr. Kane was married July 4, 1908, to Loa I. Sircher, who was born at Calumet, County, Wisconson, Oct. 6, 1884. The family home is a pleasant residence at the corner of 6th and Division streets.

Ole O. Tvedt, for many years one of the substantial farmers of Barron Township, was born in Stavanger, Norway, Sept. 4, 1845, the son of Ole 0. and Kari (Natland) Tvedt. He was thrown upon his own resources when he was eight years of age, but by hard work managed to get ahead. As a young man he married and established a home. But he was not satisfied, and when the years passed along and his family began to grow, he longed for the wider opportunities of America, and although he was poor and had no money to make the trip, he determined to realize his ambition. His brother, Nels O., who, with another brother, Gunder, was already in this country, had saved a little money, and it was he who made it possible for Ole 0. to secure trans¬ portation, although it kept Ole 0. poor for some time paying it back. The landing at New York was made July 25, 1885, and the family went directly to Stoughton, Wis. About a year and a half later they moved to a farm in Dane County, near Madison, where Mr. Tvedt was employed in the tobacco business. It was in 1895 when they came to Barron County and secured 120 acres of wild land in section 17, Barron Township. Although they had been in this country ten years, wages were at that time small, there had been a growing family to support, the purchase of the land took all their ready money, and they started in the county with little more than their furnishings and clothes. But the father and mother and oldest son, Ole J., assisted also by the younger children, set to work with a will, and soon a home and a log barn were built, and the land gradually yielded to cultivation. Then came the great fire of 1898, and all of their belongings went up in smoke. But with that same pluck which had previously characterized their efforts, they again started, and their hard work before long met with its reward. The farm is now most excellently improved. Seventy-five acres are under cultivation, the house and outbuildings are ade¬ quate, the operating equipment is good, and the place is well stocked with grade Shorthorn-Durham cattle, and the usual domestic live stock and fowls. Gen¬ eral farming and dairying are carried on successfully. After a long and use¬ ful life, filled with hard work and worthy endeavor, Mr. Tvedt was stricken ill in the midst of his activities, and died thirty-six hours later, June 29, 1920. His property was willed to his son, Ole J., who has always remained with his parents, and who now carries along the farm work. He is one of the worthy men of the community, and is highly regarded as one whose success in life is already assured. Ole 0. Tvedt was married Nov. 14, 1870, to Johanna Rasmfjld, who was born in Norway, Aug. 4, 1846, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Natland) Peterson. To this union were born three children in Norway, and one in Dane County, Wisconsin. Ole J., already mentioned, was born Dec. 2, 1873. Anna K. was born Oct. 22, 1878, and is the wife of Cornelius G. Tvedt, a farmer of Stanfold Township. Kari H. was born March 10, 1883, and died three years later. Kari H. (second) was born Sept. 7, 1890, and is still at home.

Albert Bergeson, who has a good place of 100 acres, sixty of which is in Barron Township, and forty in Stanley Township, was born in Sweden, Aug. 24, 1888, the son of Berndt J. and Anna Bergeson, who brought him to America when he was a small child. They lived a year in Minneapolis, and then moved to a farm near Sauk Center, Stearns County, Minn. From there they moved to a farm near Neving in Clearwater County, also in that state. Albert was reared and educated in Minnesota, and learned farming from his father. In 1903 he came to Barron County, and purchased 40 acres in Stanley Township. Later he sold that, and in partnership with his brother, Claus, farmed for some years in Barron Township. He bought his present place Feb. 1, 1920. It is well improved in every way, and its appearance is a tribute to the thrift and hard work of its owner. Mr. Bergeson is a director of the Barron Shipping Association and in the Barron Live Stock Association. He is a sup¬ porter of the Swedish Lutheran Church at Rice Lake.

William H. Baker, Jr., was born on a farm in Dane County, this state, March 8, 1869, son of William and Anna (Harris) Baker, natives of England, who came to America in the early fifties, and were married in Mazomania, Dane County, Wis. The other children in the family were Charles, of Spring Green, Sauk County, this state; Fannie, wife of Peter Plus, of Medford, Taylor County, this state; and Frederick, deceased. The father died in 1864, and the mother remarried. Consequently, the subject of this sketch started out for himself when he was a youth of fifteen years. With the exception of the summer of

1883, when he worked in North Dakota, he devoted his life to farming in his native county until the spring of 1889, when he came to Barron City, this county, and engaged in mill work. In the spring of 1891 he bought 40 acres of wild land one mile south of Barron City. He built a house and barn and cleared 22 acres and there engaged in farming. His present place of 40 acres in section 20, Barron Township, was purchased Oct. 10, 1913, and there he still carries on general farming and dairying. Fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Baker was married Nov. 20, 1883, to Margaret Alford, who was born Jan. 8, 1863, daughter of George W. and Hannah (Hiney) Alford, of Dane County, Wisconsin. This union has been blessed with two children, Hattie and Orpha. Hattie was born in Mazomania, Wis., Oct. 18,

1884, and is now Mrs. F. W. Williams, of Barron City. Orpha was born in Bar¬ ron City, April 20, 1891, graduated from the Barron High School, and taught school in the Victory School, Maple Grove, this county. She married Edward Merchant, by whom she had one son, William, born Feb. 7, 1914. Mrs. Baker was one of ten children: Melissa, wife of Jacob Reusch, of Sauk City, Wis.; Mary, deceased wife of Samuel Richards ; Emma, wife of Frank Hiney, of Holly, Colo.; Hattie, deceased wife of Daniel Norris; Margaret, wife of William H. Baker, Jr.; Nellie, wife of Daniel Norris, of Hartman, Colo.; Jennie, wife of Alfred Bartlett, of Baraboo, Wis.; and Georgia, George and an unnamed in¬ fant, all three deceased. The Baker family worships at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Barron City.

Olaus H. Bjugstad, prosperous farmer of section 10, Barron Township, was born in Norway, Sept. 6, 1868, son of Hans and Geline (Hanson) Bjugstad, na¬ tives of Norway, who came to America in 1902 and lived with their sons in Barron County until their deaths, the father dying in 1908 and the mother, in 1904. Olaus H. received his education in Norway, and as a young man did farm labor and worked in a celluloid factory. He came to America in 1890 and settled in Barron Township, Barron County. In 1892 he purchased 40 acres in section 2, of this township, but the following year traded for 40 acres in section 10. He cleared a part of this and lived on it for three years. Then he bought 40 acres in the same section to which he later added 120, so that his farm now consists of a quarter section. He not only cleared and broke 120 acres of this farm, but also pulled stumps on 320 acres for his neighbors. On his excellent farm he built a 10-room, all-modern house, and a fine barn, 34 by 90 feet, as well as a number of other buildings. The barn is furnished with the Libby Barn equipment. Mr. Bjugstad successfully carries on general farming, and makes a specialty of a good herd of Holstein cattle, headed by full-blooded sires. He is a well-known man in the community, and has done good work as town supervisor and school director. He is a stockholder in the Barron Co-operative Creamery. His fraternal relations are with the Beavers. Mr. Bjugstad was married Oct. 18, 1890, to Mary Christianson, born in Norway, in December, 1870, daughter of Christian and Mattie (Stensrud), Christianson, natives of Norway, who both died in that country. Mr. and Mrs. Bjugstad have ten children. Carl H. was born Nov. 24, 1891, and is now farm¬ ing in Barron Township. Gida M. was born Jan. 11, 1893, and is the wife of Alfred Fogrud, of North Dakota. Oscar was born Aug. 21, 1895. He was inducted into the United States service July 23, 1918, served with Co. L, 343rd Inf., 86th Division, was eleven months in France, returned to the United States July 27, 1919, and was discharged Aug. 1, 1919. Einar was born June 25, 1897 ; Edward, July 31, 1899; August, Aug. 14, 1901; Harold, Nov. 30, 1902; Nora C., March 4, 1905; Olaf, Feb. 26, 1903 (died April 4, 1903) ; and Olaf M., May 26, 1909 (died Sept. 20, 1909). The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Gudmund Foss, now deceased, who built up a good farm in Barron Town¬ ship, was born near Christiania, Norway, and there married Caroline Larson. In 1867 he came to America, and secured employment near Rio, Columbia County, Wis. He landed here with nothing, work was hard and wages were low, but in two years, by the strictest self-denial, he had saved enough to send for his wife and two children, Ole G. and Lena. The family lived in Columbia County, until 1881, when they came to Barron County, and bought forty acres of wild land in Barron Township. First, living in a log cabin, they began bringing the land under cultivation, and in time had a good farm. Mr. Foss died April 13, 1919, and his wife, May 8, 1913. Their children were: Ole G., a farmer of Barron Township; Lena, of Castleton, N. D., widow of Lars Wold; Charles, deceased; Ida, wife of H. O. Ruud, Castleton, N. D.; Edward, of Bat¬ tle Lake, Minn.; and Martin, who is on the home farm. Two died in infancy.

Martin FoSh was born in Columbia County, Wis., Jan. 12, 1879, son of Gudmund and Caroline (Larson) Foss. He was brought to Barron County in 1881 and was here reared and educated. He has always remained at home. He now owns the home farm, one mile north and two miles west of Barron City, and to the original 40 acres, he has added another 80, so that he now has 120 acres, of which about 60 are under the plow. He successfully carries on gen¬ eral farming and dairying, and is regarded as one of the prosperous men of the community. The confidence in which he is held by his fellow citizens is shown by the fact that he has served seven terms as township treasurer. He is a stockholder in the Barron Co-operative Creamery. The pleasant home is always open, the family is an interesting one, and the farm is well equipped and stocked. Mr. Foss was married June 14, 1904, to Pauline Hong, who was born in Vernon County, Wis., Oct. 24, 1878, daughter of Peter and Martha (Brobakken) Hong. There were seven other children in the Hong family: Gustave, Mathias, a Barron township farmer; Ludwig (Louis), who is blind and lives with his sister, Clara; Sesele, now Mrs. N. S. Gyland, of Barron Township; Anna, deceased wife of R. Larson; Ida, deceased wife of Andrew Boe; and Clara, wife of George Gilbertson, of Barron Township. Mr. and Mrs. Foss are the parents of four bright daughters: Mildred R., born March 26, 1905; Hazel

G., born Oct. 27, 1906; Beatrice L., born Aug. 17, 1908; and Helga A., born Oct. 24, 1911. The family faith is that of the Barron Congregation of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Ole G. Foss was born near Christiania, Norway, Oct. 23, 1867, the son of Gudmund and Caroline (Larson) Foss. He was brought to Columbia County, Wisconsin, in 1869, and came to Barron Township, this county, in 1881. For many years he spent the winters in the woods engaged in the lumber industry, continuing his farming in the summer. In the fall of 1892 he purchased 120 acres of wild land in section 17, Barron Township, built a small frame house, and with his wife, started housekeeping. Other buildings were erected as necessity required and means permitted, and the farm was gradually broken, developed and cultivated. Like so many others, they lost their all in the fire of 1898, a disaster which affected them so seriously that for five years they had to live on a rented farm to get a new start. But in the spring of 1903 they moved back onto the old place and continued its improvement. In 1903 the present home was erected. It is a sightly structure, as good as any in the neighbrohood, and with the good barn, and well-tilled acres, breathes an air of prosperity and success. A stave silo has recently been erected, 14 by 24 by 10 feet. Mr. Foss has served his school district as treasurer and clerk. His interest in the general industrial life of the community is shown by the fact that he is a stockholder in the Rice Lake & Barron Consumers' Store. He worships with his family at the Barron Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Foss was married May 26, 1892, to Tillie Jorgenson, of Barron City. They have three children: Cora, born March 19, 1893, now wife of Joseph Richards, of Clinton Township, this county; Olga, born Oct. 1, 1896, wife of Theodore Tvedt, of Barron Township; and Mabel, born Nov. 20, 1897, who is living in Minneapolis. All the buildings on Mr. Foss's farm are lighted by his own elec¬ tric plant. He has a good hot air furnace, a bath room, and running water in both house and barn.

Carl Fliflet was born in Norway, Nov. 28, 1868, son of Lars and Ingberg (Olson) Fliflet, natives of Norway, both now deceased. He came to America in 1884 and located in Barron County, working in lumber camps and saw mills for many years. In 1889 he was injured by a falling log, being laid up for over a year, during which time he took advantage of the opportunity to further per¬ fect his education. Upon his recovery he became a saw mill engineer. In 1894 he bought 60 acres in sections 2 and 11, Barron Township, and to this he after¬ ward added 40 more. All this throughout was then covered with heavy timber. He cleared, broke and brushed 80 acres and erected all the buildings himself. He assisted in the affairs of the community in various ways and helped to build many of the roads. For twelve years he served as clerk of the' school board of district four, Barron Township. From the time of his first arrival here he was interested in church work and was one of the few who assisted in starting the "Free Mission" church in his neighborhood. In this church he has been either assistant superintendent or superintendent of the Sunday School for fifteen years. Late in 1920, Mr. Fliflet rented his farm to his son-in-law, William Pitzrick, and is now planning to make his future home in California, where he has purchased twenty acres in Turlock. Mr. Fliflet was married Jan. 4, 1897, to Josephine Holm, born in Norway, Dec. 23, 1862. Mrs. Fliflet lost her life in the wreck of the steamer "Empress of Ireland", May 29, 1914, while on a trip to visit her old home. Mr. Fliflet has three children: Joseph, born Jan. 4, 1898, a farmer in Barron Township; Constance, born Aug. 23, 1900, now wife of William Pitzrick; and Ruth, born July 1, 1902, who was cashier of the "Day Light" store in Barron, but is now in California with her father.

Joshua F. Gould was born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, Oct. 7, 1868, son of Augustin and Jane (Broadbent) Gould. The father was born in New York state, Nov. 11, 1830, came west to Fillmore County, Minnesota, farmed there for a while, and followed his profession of wheelright. He then moved to Oldham, S. D., where he farmed for many years, and subsequently went to