Brown County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1913 (part 10 of 14)

Mr. Nejedlo was married to Miss Mary Dvorak, who was born March 4, 1871, at Francis Creek, Wisconsin, and is a daughter of Frank Dvorak, a farmer who settled at Cooperstown, Wisconsin, and later took up his abode on a small farm. He afterward removed to Francis Creek and it was there that Mrs. Nejedlo was born, the youngest of a family of seven children. It was in 1857 that Mr. Dvorak came to America. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Musil, is still living at the age of seventy-three years, but Mr. Dvorak passed away in 1882. at the age of sixty-one. To Mr. and Mrs. Nejedlo have been born three children : Emily Irene, born June 8, 1894; Harry, born July 16, 1897; and Earl, born Octo- ber 2, 1907. The parents are members of the German Lutheran church and are most highly esteemed and well-known residents of Green Bay and Brown county. As proprietor of the Bay Beach Hotel he has made many friends outside of this district among the guests, who have been his patrons, and wherever known his geniality and his sterling qualities have gained him esteem and respect.

John Anton Kuypers

John Anton Kuypers, a member of the firm of Heyrman & Kuvpers, publishers of the Brown County Democrat and of the De Yolksstem, has risen to his present position in the industrial world from that of a printers devil for the Standard Printing Company. He showed such remarkable talent for the business and such rare qualities of hard work and intelligence that his rise was rapid and sure. He is a native of Holland, having been born in Oeffelt, March 2. 1869. His parents were Michael and Joanna 1 Emons ) Kuvpers, both natives of Holland. The father came to the United States in the fall of 1886, and the other members of the family arrived in New York city on January 25, 1886, coming at once to De Pere, Wisconsin.

John Anton Kuypers was educated in the public schools of his native country and pursued a course at the normal school in Boxmeer, Holland, where he also took up the study of French and German and for a few months added to this a course in English. He came to America with his parents in 1886 and immediately turned his attention to the printing business. On February 1st of that year he obtained employment with the Standard Printing Company in the capacity of devil, where his good work and unfailing good humor soon earned him promotion to the position of "typo." He remained with the Standard Printing Company in various capacities with increasing responsibility until December, 1889. During the last two years of his connection with that company he occupied the position of editor of the De Pere Standard, a newspaper published in the Dutch language. In January, 1890, Mr. Kuypers started in business for himself. He formed a partnership with John B. Heyrman and purchased the Brown County Democrat, which had been established in 1877, and shortly afterward they commenced the publication of a new Holland Catholic weekly, De Yolksstem. which has the distinction of being the only Holland newspaper printed in the United States. Under the name of Heyrman & Kuvpers the partners also conducted a general printing establishment and were remarkably successful along this line. John B. Heyrman died in 1899 DUt his widow still keeps her interest in the business and it is today one of the largest and most prominent enterprises of its kind in the county. The circulation of the two papers has increased remarkably in the last few years. The Democrat now has a daily circulation of twenty-one hundred and the books of the De Yolksstem show a weekly business of sixteen hundred paid subscriptions. Mr. Kuypers' position as edi- tor and manager of two of the largest newspapers in the district gives him a great influence. He is a director of the State Bank of De Pere.

In 1895 Mr. Kuypers was united in marriage to Miss Anna C. Heyrman a daughter of his partner, John B. Heyrman of De Pere. They have one son, Harold, who was born in 1897. Politically Mr. Kuypers gives his allegiance to the Democratic party and has attained a remarkable degree of prominence in public affairs. He was one of the Democratic presidential electors in 1912. For several years he was a member of the city council of De Pere and mayor of the city from 1902 to 1906. He has been a member of the park commission of De Pere since his appointment in 191 1 and has been secretary of the local board of education since 1909.

One of the vital influences in the life of John A. Kuypers is his religion. He is a prominent member of the Catholic church and takes an intense interest in the fraternal organizations affiliated with it. He has served several terms as president of De Pere Branch, No. 46, Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. He is a charter member of Columbus Court, No. 315, Catholic Order of Foresters, and has served two terms as chief ranger in this organization; was trustee of the State Court for two terms; and has been state chief ranger of Wisconsin since 1903. He is prominent in the affairs of the Knights of Columbus and is past grand knight of Green Bay Council, No. 617. He also holds membership in St. Joseph's Society of De Pere. Mr. Kuypers brings into his business life the sturdy Dutch qualities of steadiness of purpose and concentration of ambition and these have raised him from a humble position to an active figure in industrial and religious circles. He is president of the Master Printers' Association of Brown county and vice president of the Wisconsin Editorial Association.

Christian Schwarz

Christian Schwarz, known in Green Bay as the father of the planing mill business in this section of the country, has been a resident of this city since 1853, coming to America from Thueringen, Germany, his birth having occurred in the town of Schwarzburg, Rudelstadt, February 7, 1834. He is a son of Michael and Elizabeth Schwarz, both of whom died in their native town of Saalfelden, near Rudelstadt.

Christian Schwarz was educated in the schools of his native country but laid aside his books at the age of fourteen and during the following four vears assisted his father in the labors of the farm. He came to America on a sailing vessel, landing in New York after a voyage of fortynine davs. He had two dollars in his pocket when he reached America and was obliged to obtain work in New York city and later in Buffalo in order to provide means for the journey further west. In the winter of 1852-3 he cut cord wood for forty-three cents a cord on what is now the site of Buffalo, but in the following spring secured a position on one of the steamers plying between that city and Chicago. On one of the various trips which this steamer made to different points he left the vessel at Mackinaw Island and obtained passage on a propellor which came to Green Bay, landing in this city in June, 1853. Air. Schwarz' first position here was in the employ of a little brewery, where he earned six dollars a month and his board. After a short time he was offered a position in a sawmill at Oconto, at a salary of fourteen dollars a month and board. He followed this business until the winter, when he went to the northern woods of Wisconsin and obtained work in a logging camp at the same salary, but in the spring this was increased to sixteen dollars. He followed the occupation of logging until 1854, when he returned to Green Bay and started in business as a house carpenter. In 1861 he commenced contracting, carrying on the business until 1865, when he formed a partnership to operate a little planing mill which had the distinction of being the first plant of the kind in the county. Mr. Schwarz did not give up carpentering and contracting however but carried on that business in conjunction with his planing mill for a number of years. The little planing mill had been run by a Mr. Tucker, who had only a surfacing machine and a matcher, and was purchased by Mr. Schwarz and his partner, Theodore Kemnitz, in 1865. The following year they admitted John Yoigt, who came from Buffalo, to a partnership in the business, the last named being an inside man, while Mr. Schwarz did much of the outside business, buying the lumber, etc., and Air. Kemnitz the building. In 1866 they received the contract for the erection of the old courthouse at Green Bay, which was completed the following year. They were in business together until 1878, when Mr. Kemnitz withdrew, but Mr. Schwarz and Mr. Voigt remained in partnership until 1887, when the firm was dissolved and each man took his share of the business, the lumber yard and all running accounts falling to the share of Mr. Schwarz. In 1866 they had erected a larger mill, which is now the property of the Diekman Manufacturing Company, making sash and doors and operating in connection a large lumber yard. In 1888 Mr. Schwarz returned to Germany, where he spent eight months, but on again coming to Green Bay at the end of that time resumed control of the lumber yard and also did a little logging. In 1890 he formed a corporation, of which he became president and general manager, and erected a planing mill in Green Bay, which is still operated under the name of the Green Bay Planing Mill Company, although the personnel of the company has changed. Mr. Schwarz has met considerable loss by fire, his plant at Fort Howard being entirely destroyed at one time and again, on the 17th of August, 1896, the mill was burned at a loss of thirty-four thousand dollars. It had been his intention to retire from business about that time, but as the stockholders decided to rebuild he volunteered to remain with the company until after the erection of the plant and did not retire until February, 1897. During that year he again visited his old home in Germany, having four times returned to that country - once in 1869 and again in 1888, 1897 and 1906. On the last two trips he was accompanied by his wife.

Christiana Freytag, who came to America from Germany on the same vessel with our subject. On the 8th of November, 191 1, Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz celebrated the fifty-fifth anniversary of their marriage. To them were born three children : Emma, who lives at home ; Carrie, the wife of E. Becker, a master mechanic in the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad ; and Louise, the wife of Philip Lucas, who is secretary to the superintendent of schools of Milwaukee. They also have an adopted son, Herman, who is now engaged in the drug business in Milwaukee. The family residence is at No. 232 South Broadway.

Since coming to Green Bay Mr. Schwarz has always taken an active interest in the upbuilding and development of the city and for many years during early manhood served as alderman from his ward. He also filled the office of mayor for one term in 1880 and was elected city treasurer in 1865. He is a director of the Citizens' National Bank of Green Bay and is a member of the Lutheran church. In all the relations of his life he has been found true to every trust reposed in him and he has the confidence and respect of those with whom he has been brought in contact.

Although little more than a year has passed since Dr. Arthur A. Charbonneau arrived in Green Bay he has won a notable and enviable position among the medical practitioners of the city. He has well appointed offices in the Minahan building and is specializing in surgery and diseases of women, having particularly qualified for those branches of practice. He was born in Ishpeming, Michigan, December 8, 1884, and is a son of John and Sarah Charbonneau. The father, who came from Montreal, Canada, to this state in 1882, has long been connected with railroad interests. The family is of French origin, as the name indicates, and the parents of our subject are still residents of Ishpeming.

In his native town Dr. Charbonneau acquired his early education, pursuing his studies there to the age of seventeen years. He then entered the postoffice in 1901. in a clerical capacity, and so continued until 1904. However, during that period he studied through certain high school semesters and at length won his diploma. He afterward resigned his position in the postoffice as registry clerk and entered the medical department of the University of Illinois - the College of Physicians and Surgeons - at Chicago. There he pursued his studies until he had completed the full course and was graduated in 1910. winning his degree of M. D. For a time he practiced his profession in connection with the County Hospital of Los Angeles, California. While in that city he was a member of the faculty and a teacher of surgery in connection with women's diseases in the hospital and was graduated from that institution. He possessed special liking for surgical work and availed himself of every opportunity to attain perfection therein. He worked hard, attended many different clinics and soon became a master of the component parts of the human body. He also early developed special proficiency in diagnosis. He did not regard his education as completed when he graduated in Chicago in 1910 but has remained a close 'and discriminating student of many subjects bearing upon his profession and has continuously advanced in efficiency through his wide study and experience.

On the 1st of August, 191 1, Dr. Charbonneau arrived in Green Bay where he has since remained, specializing in surgery and diseases of women. He is also instructor in St. Mary's Hospital at Green Bay along those two lines, for which he is thoroughly qualified, being conversant with the most improved scientific methods of practice. He has become well known not only in Brown count}- but in Michigan and other states from which his patients come. His practice not only covers Green Bay but is drawn from a large surrounding territory and to him are brought many cases of a most difficult nature which have failed to find relief from the attention of other physicians. He is a frequent contributor to medical journals and his writings are always received with interest by the profession, showing much original thought. He has an excellently equipped office, supplied with all modern appliances, instruments and devices for advancing professional work, and his practice, especially along surgical lines and the diseases of women, is particularly large and gratifying. He belongs to the Brown County Medical Association and his close conformity to a high standard of professional ethics has won for him the regard of his fellow practitioners.

Dr. Reginald M. Burdon has been practicing his profession in Green Bay, since July, 1906. and during the short period of his residence in this city has built up a flourishing and lucrative practice. He was born near Green Bay, June 7. 1874, and is a son of Stephen and Adelaide (Howard) Burdon. His father came from England in the days of the Wisconsin pioneer settlement and made a home for himself and family. He cultivated the soil for many years and was one of the most progressive farmers of the district. He was very prominent in agricultural affairs and was one of the founders and organizers of the Brown County Agricultural Society. He died in 1880 and is buried in Fort Howard cemetery. His wife survives him and is living on the old homestead.

Reginald M. Burdon received his primary education in the public schools of Green Bay and was graduated from the high school in that city in 1892. He early determined to make the study of medicine his life work and in pursuit of this ambition he entered the offices of Dr. J. R. Minahan, one of the prominent physicians of Green Bay, and studied medicine under his able instruction for three years. He then entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1899. He went immediately to Houghton, Michigan, where he practiced for some time. In 1906 he removed to Green Bay and has since resided and practiced in this city. Dr. Burdon has well deserved the degree of success which has been his. He is a true doctor regarding his calling as an opportunity to serve his fellowmen. He studies constantly and keeps his mind alive to every new phase of medical science and his success is the fitting reward of his constant endeavor. He holds membership in the Brown County Medical Society, the Fox River Valley Medical Society, the Wisconsin State Society and the American Medical Association, where efficient work in his profession has gained him recognition among his fellow practitioners.

In August, 1906, Dr. Burdon was united in marriage in Houghton, Michigan, to Miss Louise Lang, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Lang, prominent residents of that city. Dr. and Mrs. Burdon reside at Xo. 501 West Walnut street, Green Bay, and are widely popular in the social circles of the city.

In his political views Dr. Burdon is never influenced by party lines or policies, preferring to judge for himself on national and local issues. He is a Blue Lodge Mason and prominent in the affairs of that organization. His professional life has always been marked by careful and conscientious thoroughness. He is never actuated by the small or material motives and gives aid and support wherever needed, worthv men.

Eugene Pinchard

Eugene Pinchard is a partner in the firm of Pinchard Brothers, contractors and builders, of Green Bay. In this connection he has been prominently associated with business interests here and there are many evidences of his skill and handiwork to be seen in the leading buildings of city and county. A native of Wisconsin, he was born in Kewaunee county, January 29, 1874, his parents being Constant and Augustina ( Schmidt ) Pinchard. The father, a native of Brussels, Belgium, came to America when a young man, taking up his abode at Walhain, Wisconsin, where he spent his remaining days, devoting his attention and activities to farming and butchering. He died in 1875, at the age of fifty-nine years, and is survived by his widow, who occupies the old homestead. In their family were nine children, of whom eight are living, namely : Charles, Eugene, Lewis, Oliver and August, who are all associated in building operations in Green Bay ; Odelia, the wife of Gustave Jacques ; Hortense, the wife of Joseph De Kester, and Celina, the wife of Joseph Weary.

In his youthful days Eugene Pinchard became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the farm lad. He worked on the old homestead until twenty-one years of age and then, thinking that he would find other labor more congenial than agricultural pursuits, he began learning the carpenter's trade in Green Bay, being associated with his brothers in that line of activity. Twelve years later the five brothers formed a partnership and have since engaged in the general contracting and construction business, which they have carried on in and near Green Bay since 11)04.

Their patronage has steadily increased from the beginning and they have done much important work. One of the largest buildings erected by them is the West Side high school. They also built the First National Bankbuilding at Menominee, Michigan, and the new high school building at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. They likewise erected the Bayview Beach Hotel, including the dancing pavilion connected with the hotel. They were the builders of the new residence of Dr. Fairfield, the well known Fisk residence, the Douglas block on Pine street in Green Bay, the sulphite mill of this city which was erected at a cost of one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, the new church at Walhain, Wisconsin, the Grace Presbyterian church at Green Bay, the First Baptist church, and at present are engaged in the building of an addition to the depot of the Green Bay & Western Railroad Company, while other contracts which they are now executing are the St. Mary's Hospital and the Morley & .Murphy warehouse. Something of the extent and importance of their business is indicated by the fact that they have fifty employes. They are among the most prominent contractors of this part of the state, their high standing in their chosen calling being indicated in the splendid character of the buildings which they have erected.

Eugene Pinchard was married in 1898 to Miss Catherine Van Raster, a native of Brown county and a daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Boulet) Van Raster. The father is deceased but the mother survives. Mr. and Mrs. Pinchard have six children : Leland, Loretta, Elizabeth, Elvira, Roland and Catharine. The family attend the Catholic church and Mr. Pinchard is a liberal contributor to its support. He holds membership with the Brown County Contractors Association and with the Brewers Benevolent Society. He has never had any regret over the fact that he left the farm and turned his attention to carpentering. In connection with his chosen trade he has steadily worked his way upward and today occupies a commanding position as a leading contractor and builder, possessing technical and practical knowledge and skill which have placed him in the front rank among the representative builders of this section of the state.

Charles De Clerc

Charles De Clerc has been interested in the care and cultivation of flowers all his life. He learned his business when he was a young boy in his native country, Belgium, and has followed it continuously ever since. Pie is now operating a floral nursery at the military reservation and has a retail store at 107 North Adams street in Green Bay, where he has carried on business since 1907. Charles De Clerc was born in Belgium, December 16, 1869, and is a son of William and Elizabeth De Clerc, who never left their native country where they died and are buried.

Charles De Clerc received his education in his native country, where he learned the various details connected with the cultivation of flowers and trees. He left school at the age of fifteen and worked for some time as a florist in Belgium before he came to America going directly to Green Bay via New York. He obtained employment in the greenhouse belonging to William Larson and remained there for seven years, obtaining practical experience along the lines of his profession which was very valuable to him afterward. He subsequently was appointed superintendent of the Fort Howard cemetery and held that position for eight years. During this time Mr. De Clerc bought ten acres of land just outside the city and had started a business in fruit trees, flowers and vegetables. His scientific knowledge of these things, his care and patience and his intense love of outdoor life and nature made his success certain and his progress rapid. He now operates both his nursery at the military reservation and his retail store in ( freen Bay. His business is the largest of its kind in the city and is growing in volume every year.

On February 2, 1903, Mr. De Clerc was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Burdane. whose parents are prominent residents of Green Bay. Our subject and his wife have two children, William and Loyal, and are living in a beautiful home which Mr. De Clerc erected some time ago.

Politically Mr. De Clerc gives his allegiance to the republican party but takes no very active participation in public affairs. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and belongs to the Royal Arcanum. He is also prominent in the Modern Woodmen of America and holds membership in the Green Bay Turn Verein and in the Loyal Order of Moose, being also active in the affairs of the Travelers Protective Association. He is a devout member of the Roman Catholic church, in which faith he was reared and in which he has also educated his children, and is prominent in the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization affiliated with his religion, and is well known in church circles in Green Bay. His business has been successful because it was founded on the broad lines of honesty and ambition. He built it up from small beginnings to its present volume. He erected all his own greenhouses and all the conservatories in the Fort Howard cemetery, and his love of flowers and plants has made him successful in their care and cultivation.

William Mogenson

< )ne of the most substantial, enterprising and successful farmers in Denmark is cultivating one hundred and seventy-three acres of land which constituted his father's original purchase upon arriving in America and which is about the only farm in this section that has not changed ownership in fifty years. Upon this property William Mogenson was born in 1864, a son of Henry and Sena ( Larsen) Mogenson, natives of Denmark, Europe, who came to America in 1856 and settled in Brown county upon a farm which has been the family home since that time. The land was covered with timber and the father of our subject was obliged to clear the trees before beginning the work of cultivation. There were few people in the neighborhood and the conditions of living were extremely primitive. With singleness of purpose and well directed energy, however, he applied himself to the development of his farm, erecting the necessary buildings and eventually brought his property into excellent condition.

William Mogenson was educated in the public schools of his native section and has lived upon the homestead since his birth. He has one hundred and seventy-three acres of land upon which he does general farming and has met with a success which is the reward of earnest, sincere and intelligent work.

Mr. Mogenson married Miss Minnie Maas, a daughter of Ernst Maas, and they have five children : Henry. Ernst, Bertram. Clarice and Vernon, all living at home.

Mr. Mogenson is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church. He gives his allegiance to the republican party but has never been active as an office seeker, preferring to concentrate his attention upon the affairs of his farm which are ably conducted, making him one of the influential agriculturists of the section i^ which he resides.

William H. Tielexs

No farmer in Brown county has achieved greater success in agricultural pursuits than William H. Tielens, whose attractive property comprises two hundred acres of fertile and productive land. Since the beginning of his career he has been engaged in tilling the soil and through his own industry and enterprise lias risen to prominence as a farmer. He was born upon the homestead June 15, 1867, and is a son of William and Johanna ( Soquet ) Tielens, natives of Belgium. Their marriage occurred in that country and they afterward came to America, settling in Bay Settlement, near Green Bay, where they resided for six months. At the end of that time the father purchased sixty acres of uncultivated land in Humboldt township. When he had paid for this property his remaining resources consisted of five dollars, and this he invested in a sack of flour and an ox and began his agricultural career in America. Upon his property he cleared a small space and from the lumber cut built a log cabin, in which he resided until he erected the fine house which is now upon the property. From time to time he added to his holdings and became one of the extensive landowners in this part of Wisconsin, developing and cultivating a fine farm of two hundred acres. He gradually became identified with the public life of the district in which he resided and for twelve years served as township chairman, while for three decades, until his death, he filled the office of clerk of the school board. Although he had but little schooling in his childhood, he supplemented this deficiency by broad reading and deep study in his later years and became known as one of the most liberally educated men in Brown county. For practically the last twenty years of his life William Tielens, Sr., was afflicted with paralysis. He died in njoi, when he was seventy-two years of age, and his death was the occasion of widespread regret throughout the section in which he had lived for so

William H. Tielens attended the district schools of Humboldt township until he was thirteen years of age and spent the next ten years working upon his father's farm. When he was twenty-three years of age he began his independent career, buying forty acres of land, which constitute a portion of his present farm. To his original holdings he added from time to time as his financial resources grew until his property now comprises two hundred acres. He has brought the fields to a high state of cultivation and through the use of modern machinery and the employment of progressive methods in tilling the soil and caring for the crops he has won a degree of prosperity which places him in the front ranks of progressive farmers. He is extensively interested in business enterprises connected with general agricultural pursuits and for the past eleven years has been a director in the New Century Cooperative Creamery at New Franken.

Mr. Tielens married, in 1888, Miss Pauline Horkman. a daughter of William Horkman, of Scott township, and they have five children, Peter. Josephine, Frank, Edward and Joseph. Mrs. Tielens is a charming and cultured woman and by her quiet industry and steady helpfulness has been of material assistance to her husband in the accomplishment of his success. The family are devout adherents of the Humboldt Union Presbyterian church.

Mr. Tielens is prominent in political circles of Brown county and for twelve years was township treasurer, in which office he acquitted himself with distinction and ability. He is well known throughout Humboldt township for his many fine qualities of mind and character.

Peter Jorgensen

Peter Jorgensen is cultivating a fine tract of land of forty acres in New Denmark, constituting the farm upon which he was born and with the development of which he has been associated from his childhood. He is a practical and successful agriculturist, having founded well deserved prosperity upon experience and efficiency. He was born in 1880, a son of Ole and Mary ( Jacobson) Jorgensen, natives of Denmark, Europe, in which country their marriage occurred. They crossed the Atlantic to America in 1 87 1 and settled down in Ishpeming, Michigan, where the father worked in the mines. In 1878 they moved to New Denmark, and settled on a farm which the father cleared and cultivated for a number of years. Both are still living in this town.

Peter Jorgensen was educated in the district schools of his native township and from his eary childhood has been identified with agricultural pursuits, first as assistant to his father in the work of the farm and then as proprietor of the homestead. He is now cultivating the forty acres originally owned by his father. Upon this he does general farming and

In 1905, Mr. Jorgensen was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Pahnke, and they have two children, Alice and Wallace. The family belong to the Lutheran church. Mr. Jorgensen is independent in his political views and while not active as an office seeker is interested in the progress of his native section. He is well known in New Denmark where he has spent his entire life as a progressive, enterprising and deservedly successful farmer.

Hans J. Hansen

With the exception of three years spent as a railroad employe Hans J. Hansen has been identified with progressive farming during the entire period of his active career and is today one of the most enterprising and substantial agriculturists of Denmark. He has a fine property of eighty acres, fifty-three of which are under cultivation, and has developed it from an unimproved tract into a productive and fertile farm. Mr. Hansen was born in Denmark in 187 1, a son of Christ and Carrie Marie Hansen, natives of that country. The father came to America in 1893.

Hans J. Hansen was educated in the public schools of his native country and his life in America has been spent in general agricultural pursuits with the exception of three years as an employe of a local railroad. He now owns eighty acres which was all timber land when it came into his possession but which is today an excellent and intelligently managed farm, its attractive condition evidencing the owner's care and skill.

Mr. Hansen was united in marriage in 1902 to Miss Nickoline Madsen and they became the parents of seven children, Sigrid, Thorkild, Albert, Helga, Ella, Carl, and Eva, all of whom live at home. The family belong to the Lutheran church. Mr. Hansen is one of the well-known farmers in the section in which he resides and his methods have always been practical and productive of good results. He understands the elements of farming and upon his experience and efficiency has built up his success.

Oliver Le Mere

In 1909 Oliver Le Mere retired from active life after a period of identification with agricultural and business interests in Marinette county. He now makes his home in Green Bay, where he has a wide acquaintance and many friends. He was born in Canada, July 25, 1852, and is a son of Louis and Olive (Mitchell) Le Mere, natives of Canada. They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living, including our subject : Napoleon, of Garden Bay, Michigan ; Marie and Ora, both of whom reside in Canada; Margaret; and Joseph and Peter, both residents of Canada.

Oliver Le Mere attended school in the Dominion and after he laid aside his books farmed until he reached the age of sixteen, when he came to Stephenson, Michigan. Here he carried on general agricultural pursuits for fourteen years, later coming to Marinette county, where he was engaged in the saloon business for ten years. At the end of that lime he again took up farming, following this line of occupation until his retirement in 1909. In his agricultural labors he was always influenced by new and progressive ideas and pursued a constant policy of improvement. He never allowed any modern development making for progress and efficiency to escape his notice and as a result his farm was well cultivated and in excellent condition.

Mr. Le Mere was united in marriage to Miss Eva Detienne, who was born in Brown county, May 25, 1859. She is a daughter of John B. and Barbara (Baker) Detienne, the former a native of France and the latter of Wisconsin. John Detienne came in his early youth to Green Bay and his family is one of the oldest in this section. He took up a government land claim and followed farming until his death, which occurred in May, 1912, when he was eighty-five years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Le Mere were born the following children : Charles, who had two children ; Eva, now two years of age; one who died in infancy; and David, who lives at home.

Mr. Le Mere does not affiliate with any political party. He was reared in the Roman Catholic faith but now holds himself independent of any particular sectarian view. He is well known in the section in which he has resided for many years as an honest, straightforward and upright man.

Stephen Atkinson

The name of Atkinson is closely associated with the material progress and with the general development of Brown county. At different times Stephen Atkinson owned various farms in this county and was extensively engaged in buying, selling and shipping stock. The importance of his business affairs brought him to a prominent position in public regard. A native of Ireland, he possessed many of the sterling characteristics of the Celtic race. He was born near Sligo and remained a resident of the Emerald isle until 1862, when he came with his family to America. Making his way into the interior of the country, he settled in Brown county, Wisconsin, and took up the business of buying, selling and shipping stock, extending his efforts in that connection until he was thus extensively engaged. From time to time, as opportunity offered, he made judicious investments in property and became the owner of many farms in the county, to the supervision of which he gave his attention during his later years. He was enterprising, energetic and determined, carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertook, and that his opinions were sound and his judgment reliable is indicated in the success which attended his labors.

In matters of citizenship Mr. Atkinson manifested public-spirited interest and his cooperation could always be counted upon to further any move- merit for the general good. He ever stood for progress and improvement and his aid was a valuable factor in the attainment of measures of greatest worth to the community at large. He possessed a spirit of independence that was manifest in his political connections, for he would not bind himself to party ties, voting independently as his judgment dictated. He fully recognized and met his obligations to his fellowmen and was very charitable, giving freely where aid was needed. His religious belief was indicated by his membership in St. Patrick's Catholic church.

Ere leaving his native country Mr. Atkinson was married to Miss Eleanor Finnegan and seven of their nine children were born in Ireland, of which number six are living, namely: Mrs. Gleeson, of Green Bay; Thomas, a resident of California; Edward, living in Escanaba, Michigan; Margaret, the wife of John Cochran, of Escanaba, Michigan ; Jennie, the wife of Dr. B. W. Jones, of Vulcan, Michigan ; and Eleanor, the wife of C. J. Laughren, of Deming, New Mexico. John Atkinson, one of the deceased sons, is mentioned at length in the following sketch. Henry, the oldest son, who has passed away, was born in Ireland, March 17, 1854, and was about seven years of age when the family came to the United States. When but sixteen years of age he was sent by his father to Negaunee, Michigan, to handle cattle and merchandise which was sent to him by the latter. Although a youth only in his teens, he showed remarkable ability for his age and made a wonderful success from the start. Alert of mind, versatile, industrious and energetic, he soon became interested in various other important propositions, including railroad work. He then conceived the plans for the organization of the Metropolitan Lumber Company of Michigan, with mills at Metropolitan and Atkinson, Michigan, in which business other members of the family later became also interested. Fie became president and general manager of the lumber company and thereafter devoted his time exclusively to that trade, securing an extensive patronage for the undertaking and making it a very profitable venture. After his death the lumber business was taken in charge by his brother T. G. Atkinson until the end of its charter. Henry Atkinson married Margaret F. Brown, of Negaunee, Michigan, and remained an honored and valued factor in business and social circles of Green Bay up to the time of his death, which occurred while he was on a business trip to Chicago. Mr. Atkinson was generous to a fault, and was known for his great charity. At the time of his death the American Lumberman paid him the following tribute: "Few men at so early an age have attained to such wonderful success. Everything he ever undertook prospered, and if he had lived a few years longer he would have been one of the wealthiest lumbermen of the country." The widow later married W. S. King, of Memphis, Tennessee. The eldest daughter of the Atkinson family is Bessie, who has been married twice, her second husband being T. P. Gleeson. Her first marriage took place in Marinette, Wisconsin, when she became the wife of Richard Edward Quinn, of Chicago, and to them was born a daughter, Eleanor Atkinson Quinn. Mrs. Quinn, at Marinette, in July, 1899, became the wife of Timothy Gleeson, who was born in New York and was engaged in the music trade in Green Bay, conducting a store for fifteen years. He is now living retired from active business, he and Mrs. Gleeson occupying an attractive and comfortable home in Green Bay, where they have a large circle of warm friends, Mrs. Gleeson having spent practically her entire life in this city.

The family has ever been one of prominence since Stephen Atkinson arrived here a half century ago. He and his wife immediately won the warm regard of those with whom they came in contact and as the circle of their acquaintances broadened the number of their friends increased. Mrs. Atkinson passed away on the 9th of April. 1889, and Mr. Atkinson survived her for little more than a year, his death occurring April 30, 1890.

John Atkinson

It is meet that mention should be made of John Atkinson in connection with the business development of Green Bay, for through a long period he was an active factor in the Metropolitan Lumber Company and while thus engaged in commercial pursuits made for himself a most creditable name and position among the progressive and representative business men of Brown county. He was born in the vicinity of Sligo, Ireland, in 1857, and was, therefore, about five years of age when he came with his parents to the United States in 1862. He was a son of Stephen and Eleanor (Finnegan) Atkinson, also natives of the Emerald isle, whence they came to America, establishing their home in Brown county. The work of development and improvement was being carried steadily forward here and the Atkinson family became factors in further progress. John Atkinson pursued his education in the Fort Howard school and when the period of his youth was passed joined his brother Henry and other members of the family in the conduct of a lumber business under the name of the Metropolitan Lumber Company, at Atkinson, Michigan. They operated quite extensively in that line, their ramifying trade interests covering a wide area, while the extent of their sales brought them a gratifying annual income.

John Atkinson also became a very extensive landowner of this section, having fourteen hundred acres in this part of the state. He recognized the fact that real estate is the safest of all investments and as opportunity offered he added to his holdings until his aggregate possessions made him one of the largest landowners of the district. A few years prior to his death he retired from active connection with the lumber business, spending his time upon the old homestead farm now included within the city limits of Green Bay.

Mr. Atkinson was married in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to Miss Hannah Brown, and they became the parents of three children, Mary Lucile, Margaret and Henry Stephen, who are with their mother in Green Bay and attend the Catholic schools. In 1904 Mrs. Atkinson with her children moved to their modern and handsome home at 927 south Monroe avenue, where she now resides in what was formerly the Simon J. Murphy home.

He was a member of the Catholic church and contributed generously to its support. In every relation of life his record measured up to the high standards of manhood and citizenship, for he was progressive, enterprising and reliable in business, public-spirited in his support of measures relative to the general welfare and loyal and true to the ties of home and friendship.

John Christian Rockstroh

John C. Rockstroh is conducting a bakery and ice cream parlor in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and in his management of a large and rapidly expanding enterprise is evidenced his qualities of integrity and business discrimination, which have brought him a large and increasing patronage. He was born in Jefferson, Jefferson county, Wisconsin, August 9, i860, and is a son of Fred and Margaret (Reiss) Rockstroh. The father was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1824 and came to America when he was twenty-four years of age. He was a baker by trade and established a shop in Pittsburg, where he was successful for some time. Later he removed to Jefferson, Wisconsin, opened a bakery and after operating it for a number of years went to Appleton, where he engaged in the same line of occupation until his death in 1892. His wife was a native of Bavaria, Germany, where her birth occurred in 1838. Her parents were George and Margaret Reiss, who came to Jefferson, Wisconsin, in the early days of its settlement and here her father followed farming. To Mr. and Mrs. Rockstroh were born seven children, of whom four are living beside the subject of this review, namely : Charles, who is a salesman residing in Appleton, Wisconsin ; Lina, the wife of George Stockmar, of Sheboygan; Emma, the wife of William Storch, of Appleton; and Elizabeth, the wife of A. J. Beach, a merchant of Welcome, Wisconsin.

John C. Rockstroh was educated in the public schools of Appleton, Wisconsin, and after laying aside his books engaged for a short time in cigar making. After two years spent in this occupation he learned the bakery business and in 1880 removed to South Bend, Indiana, where he followed this line of activity for some time. He later spent one year at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and one year in Winona, returning to Appleton, where he married. In 1887 he opened a bakery business in Green Bay and is still engaged in the operation of this enterprise. He is the oldest baker in the city and has gained prominence and prosperity by a long career which has never been marred by any suspicion of business dishonesty. He conducts a bakery and ice cream parlor and his enterprise is constantly expanding along progressive and modern lines. He is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Master Bakers.

Mr. Rockstroh was married in 1882 to Miss Bertha Maria Bentz, who was born in Pomerania, Germany, in 1862 and is a daughter of August and Fredericka (Bergin) Bentz, both natives of that province. The father followed farming for a number of years in his native country and came to America in 1870, locating in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he died. To their union were born five children and of this number three, beside the wife of our subject, are living, namely: August, whose home is in Grand Rapids, Wisconsin; Fred, who resides at No. 1280 Twelfth street, Milwaukee ; and Emelia, who married John Kline, of Colorado. To Mr. and Mrs. Rockstroh has been born a daughter, Amanda, and a son, Karl.

Mr. Rockstroh affiliates with the Lutheran church. He is active in fraternal circles, holding membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Equitable Fraternal Union and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is also prominent in the affairs of the Royal Arcanum and is serving as a member of the legislative committee of the Master Bakers Association of Wisconsin. He is the oldest baker in Green Bay and each year of his activity has made him increasingly prosperous. He brings to his business life sound principles of integrity and intelligent industry which have dominated his career from its beginning to its present successful issue.

Henry Herrick

Henry Herrick, proprietor of the Herrick Clothing Store is an active force in the commercial development of Green Bay. He maintains this enterprise at No. 200 North Washington street and is carrying on a constantly enlarging and expanding business. He was born at West Bend, Wisconsin, in 1870 and is a son of Joseph and Mary Herrick. The father was a wagonmaker by trade and followed that occupation successfully in Kewaunee county, whither he had removed in 1882. He subsequently abandoned the line of activity to which he had been accustomed and farmed for many years prior to his death.

Henry Herrick was reared in Kewaunee county and educated in the country schools of his district. He remained at home until he was twenty-five years of age and engaged in general agriculture in the employ of others. His residence in Green Bay was established in 1895, when he entered the clothing business as a clerk in the employ of Cole & Son. He has never severed his connection with this line of activity since his arrival in this district but always regarded his clerkship merely as a preliminary step to engaging in business for himself. He supplemented this period of clerkship in the employ of Cole & Son with a few years in the De La Porte Clothing Store. In 1904 he established a business of his own at the corner of Washington and Cherry streets and conducted it under the name of the Herrick Clothing Store. He started in a small way but early inaugurated a policy of fair dealing, honor and courtesy in all business relations and this policy he has maintained throughout his increasingly successful career. He was soon obliged to enlarge his premises and is now the proprietor of one of the larg est and most commodious stores in Green Bay. His energies have always been directed along progressive and modern lines, his stock is always kept up-to-date and well arranged and his success has been the logical result of his judicious management and well directed labor. He does not allow his clothing business to absorb his entire attention for he is a well known figure in other lines of business enterprise in Green Bay. He is a director in the Bank of Green Bay and his opinion is often sought and followed on questions concerning modern finance.

In 1890 Mr. Herrick was united in marriage to Miss Rosie Neze, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Neze, of Lincoln, Kewaunee county, Wisconsin. They are the parents of two children, Louisa and Emma, who reside with their parents at No. 1000 Walnut street, Green Bay.

Mr. Herrick keeps himself well informed upon local political issues although he never seeks public office. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and is identified with Green Bay Council, No. 617, K. C. His success has been attained by reason of his unfaltering determination, the faithful performance of his duties while serving in a minor capacity and his broad and intelligent direction of his activities in his more advanced prosperity.

Arthur H. Du Chateau

Arthur H. Du Chateau is secretary and treasurer of the A. Du Chateau Company, and has been identified with the business in Green Bay since 1898. The company has offices at 329 North Washington street, and is one of the most flourishing concerns of its kind in the city. Mr. Du Chateau was born in Union township, Door county, Wisconsin, January 5, 1864, and is a son of Abelard and Felicite Du Chateau. The family is of French origin but has been in this country for some time.

Arthur H. Du Chateau received his early education in the public schools of Wisconsin and left high school at the age of fifteen. He then entered Ripon College at Ripon, Wisconsin, where he remained for a short time, leaving this institution to go into business. In 1898 he became connected with the A. Du Chateau Company, wholesale iiquor dealers, and was elected its secretary and treasurer.

Mr. Du Chateau is also a prominent factor in educational circles in Green Bay, where he has done much to promote the efficiency of the public schools. He is president of the board of education and has been a member of that body for eighteen years. He believes in specialized education and vocational training and it is largely through his influence that courses in manual training and domestic science have been added to the curriculum of the Green Bay schools. In connection with the public schools there is a department for the deaf and dumb, which was established some years ago, while Mr. Du Chateau was a member of the board, and has gradually grown, there being at first only one teacher, while now there are four. This department is at the Whitney school and the pupils come from the surrounding country. Mr. Du Chateau has been particularly active in seeing that this work has been carried on during the eighteen years that he has been a member of the board.

On January 3, 1887, Mr. Du Chateau was united in marriage to Miss Florence Mann, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mann, the former a practicing physician of Chicago. To our subject and his wife were born eight children : Arthur H., Jr., now cashier with the Continental Clothing House of Green Bay ; Leon Raymond, house salesman for the Morley-Murphy Hardware Company ; Abelard Leslie, who also holds a position as salesman with the Morley-Murphy Company; Clarence F., a student in the Green Bay high school; Florence Felicite and Heloise Irene, who attend the same school ; Robert Duncan, deceased ; and Robert W., now in the grammar school of Green Bay. The family reside at 332 South Webster street and have many friends in this city.

In politics Mr. Du Chateau is a republican. He is quite active and prominent in social affairs, having served as an officer of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias, to which he belongs, and having filled all of the chairs in the local lodge. He is also a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Yacht Club of Green Bay, filling the office of vice commodore in the latter organization. Mr. Du Chateau is a man of broad and liberal views, quick to grasp the details of a situation, and he is alive to the constantly growing need of more special training in the public schools of this country and has done his utmost to secure this advantage for the children of Green Bay.

Henry Cleereman

Henry Cleereman, president and treasurer of the Cleereman Land & Lumber Company, has been a resident of Green Bay since 1901 and throughout the intervening period has given proof of the possession of those qualities of energy, ambition and diligence which are. the chief factors in the life of the successful business man. He is a son of Henry and Catherine (Clabots) Cleereman and was born in Belgium, June 17, 1854. His father died in 1884 at the age of seventy-one years, and his mother passed away in 1908 at the age of eighty-six years, both being laid to rest in Finger church cemetery at Preble, Wisconsin.

Henry Cleereman was but two years old when brought by his parents to the new world. He never had any educational advantages, his knowledge being acquired in the school of experience. He was but a young lad of five years when he began splitting shingles and later he assisted in the farm work during the summer. From 1881 he has been in the logging and lumber business, first with his brother, William, and later they took into partnership Jule Connard, but in late years he has purchased both of their interests, and now the business is conducted under the name of The Cleereman Land & Lumber Company, directed entirely by Henry Cleereman and his sons. They are having gratifying success and Henry Cleereman serves as president and treasurer. The corporations' principal office is at Cornell, Michigan, where they own sixty forty-acre tracts of the finest timber land in Michigan. They also have a hundred acre farm on the

Henry Cleereman is also a stockholder in the Green Bay Barker Company and is a director and stockholder in the Farmers Exchange Bank. He displays sound judgment in the control of his interests and in placing his investments and as the years go by he is gaining the reward of well directed labor.

In St. John's church at Green Bay, October 31, 1881, Mr. Cleereman was married to Miss Louise Draye, a daughter of Anton and Theresa ( Bourgignon ) Draye. Her father came from Belgium in 1872 and, accepting a position as gardener, continued therein until his death, which occurred in September, 1909, when he was ninety-two years of age. His widow survives at the age of eighty-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Cleereman are the parents of six children : Henry, who is a graduate of a business college; Annie, at home; Anton and Hubert, both of whom, are college graduates ; William, a student in the high school ; and Irene, who is also attending school. Mr. Cleereman erected a home at No. 11 10 Willow street and in addition he owns other property in the city. The family are adherents of the Catholic church and in politics Mr. Cleereman is a republican, but, while he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, he does not seek nor desire office, preferring to give his entire attention to his business affairs. The occupations which claimed his attention in youth have constituted his life work and his long connection with lumber manufacturing has enabled him to secure maximum results with minimum efforts, which is the secret of all success in business.

C. Alyin Schneider

C. Alvin Schneider, who is successfully engaged in the photographer's business at 310 North Washington street, is a native of Green Bay, his birth having occurred March 2~, 1880. His father, F. W. Schneider, was born and reared in Niederschelden, Germany, whence he emigrated to the United States in 1868, locating in Green Bay in 1874. A photographer by profession, he subsequently engaged in that business, establishing the gallery now owned by his son, which he conducted until 191 1, when he withdrew from active work. In this city June 1, 1876, he was married to Miss Elmina Xuss, a native of Pennsylvania, who located in Brown county a few months before her marriage. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Schneider, of whom our subject is the eldest. The only daughter, Mabel, who is the second in order of birth, is a bookkeeper and accountant, while the younger son, Fred, is a traveling salesman. F. W. Schneider is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America and is clerk of the local camp of the latter organization.

In the acquirement of his education C. Alvin Schneider attended the public schools of this city and was prominent in athletics, being a member of the first foot ball team of the East Side high school. Having resolved to adopt photography for his life vocation, upon terminating his student days he entered his father's gallery, remaining until he had become proficient in the various processes of his art. He subsequently left home and was engaged in business in various places until 191 1, when he returned to Green Bay and purchased his father's gallery. He is prospering in his undertaking, as he has not only succeeded to the business established by his father, but is building up a following of his own and is continuously adding the names of new patrons to his books. His work is very uniform and manifests a careful study of the profession, which has resulted in a thorough knowledge of its scientific principles united with an appreciation of general artistic values and effects. His gallery, which is favorably located, is furnished appropriately and well equipped. Mr. Schneider is the possessor of more than average mechanical skill as evidenced by his studio, which is provided with various accessories and appliances contrived by him in his effort to achieve distinctive artistic effects. He is very accommodating in his treatment of patrons, and takes infinite pains to please and satisfy all.

Fraternally, Mr. Schneider is affiliated with the F. & A. M. lodge, the Elks, Modern Woodmen of America and Equitable Fraternal Union. He is also a member of Powhatan Club, a purely social organization. He enjoys a wide and favorable acquaintance among the citizens of Green Bay, where he is held in high esteem both in social and business circles.

Leopold Joseph Lefebvre

For many years Leopold Joseph Lefebvre was connected with commercial interests in Green Bay as proprietor of a grocery and feed store and the success which he achieved was the merited reward of earnest, persistent labor. He made good use of his time and opportunities and at length, with a comfortable competence, retired from business to spend his remaining days in the enjoyment of a well earned rest.

He was born on the 6th of April, 1839, in St. Jerry, in the province of Brabant, Belgium, and there' pursued his education which was all in French, the language spoken by the people of that district. The reports which reached him concerning the opportunities in America proved most alluring and he determined to try his fortunes on this side of the Atlantic. On the 20th of February, 1856, he took passage on the sailing vessel David Wattley, with sixty-five days in making the passage to New York. Mr. Lefebvre at once continued his westward journey, his first location being at Chicago, where he remained until April. He then removed to Brussels, Door county, Wisconsin, settling in the wild woods, there being not even a wagon road through the district to his home. Everything was wild and undeveloped and gave little promise of rapid progress in the future. In i860 he went south to Louisiana, where he was living at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war. He was pressed into the Confederate service and participated in the battle of Vicksburg. Sustaining a flesh wound in the right leg, he was at once taken to a hospital where the ball was removed. He afterward remained in the hospital as nurse and aided the surgeons in their practice.

When the war was over Mr. Lefebvre returned to Wisconsin, settling at Green Bay, where he secured a clerkship in a hardware store, owned by a Mr. St. Louis, and later he was employed in the feed store of George Hoskinson for several years. Subsequently he was with the firm of Klaus, Case & Company, in a general store until their place of business was destroyed by fire. Mr. Lefebvre learned bookkeeping and later secured a situation with the American Express Company. When he severed his connection with that corporation he embarked in the feed business in the Beaumont House with a partner but subsequently purchased his interest and became sole proprietor. He erected a business block on Adams street, where the Nejedlo Brothers are now located, and there for maruy years he conducted a grocery and feed store, carrying a large stock and meeting with a growing trade which made his business a most desirable one.

On the 20th of February, 1889, just thirty-three years after he had embarked for America, he started on a trip to Europe for the benefit of his health and when he again came to Wisconsin he resumed the management of his store, which he conducted until 1891. He then retired, after which he spent most of his time in travel. In 1894, accompanied by his wife, he again went to Europe, where he remained for seven months, visiting the principal cities of that continent but spending most of the time in Paris. In 1895 he erected a palatial home on Cherry street, into which he' moved on the 14th of August, 1895 which was not completed, however, until the 23d of September of that year. In the meantime he visited Fargo, North Dakota, and purchased a farm, after which he returned and completed his new home, now occupied by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Lefebvre. There he was comfortably and pleasantly situated at the time of his death, which occurred on the 19th of February, 1896, his remains being interred in Woodlawn cemetery. His had been a well spent life, characterized by usefulness, activity and honor, and wherever known he was held in the highest esteem for his many good traits of heart and mind. For seventeen years, from 1874 to 1891, he was a member of Kimball's silver cornet band of Green Bay, playing the bass horn. He was a great lover of flowers, birds, music and children, keeping as high as fifty-five canaries at one time, while his yard was full of flowers.

On the 21 st of September, 1886, in Green Bay, Mr. Lefebvre was married to Miss Margaret Parent, a native of this city and a daughter of Dennis T. and Margaret (Jourdain) Parent, both now deceased. Her father, who was a wagon maker by trade, came to Green Bay from Detroit in 1837 and assisted in various public enterprises in this city. He died on the 30th of January, 1885. He was married in Green Bay, February 3, 1836, to Miss Margaret Jourdain, whose ancestors removed from France to Canada at an early day. His father, Joseph Jourdain, was born in Canada but when a young man came to Green Bay and later removed to Neenah, Wisconsin. He married Margaret Gravelle and both died in Green Bay, at the home of their daughter Mrs. Susan De Ouindre. In their family were two sons and seven daughters, all of whom are now deceased, including Mrs. Parent, the mother of Mrs. Lefebvre, who was born November i, 1812, and died March 26, 1899. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Parent removed to a farm in the Green Bay settlement in 1841. They had nine daughters and one son and also an adopted son, but of this family only three now survive, namely : Susan, the widow of Abraham Houle, of the Bay Settlement ; Ellen I., the wife of Frank Durocher, of Kaukauna, Wisconsin; and Margaret, now Mrs. Lefebvre. Our subject and wife had no children but their home was always open to their many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Lefebvre is a member of the Green Bay Historical Society and has many friends in this city.

Frank H. Hoberg

One of the oldest manufacturing concerns in Brown county and one of the largest of its kind in the city of Green Bay is the immense John Hoberg Company, manufacturers of paper from silica fiber. The firm has been in existence since 1892, when it was founded by the father of the subject of this sketch. At its head, directing its policies and managing its varied and intricate affairs is Frank H. Hoberg, president and general manager of the company, who is carrying out the honorable traditions of upright and worthy business methods handed down to him by his father. Under the efficient management of Frank H. Hoberg the business, already large when it came into his hands, has extended its capacity and increased its output to a remarkable degree. It is now the largest concern of its kind under one roof in the state of Wisconsin and its rapid success has a solid foundation in the firm's financial methods and the commercial integrity of its officials and directors.

Mr. Hoberg of this review is a native of Wisconsin, his birth having occurred at Sheboygan. October 26, 1869. His parents were John and Lastine Hoberg, the former of whom was the founder of the magnificent business of which the son is the head today. It has had a continuous existence in Wisconsin since 1892 and in Green Bay since 1895. The first factory was put in operation by John Hoberg in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, and later, in 1895, a more extensive plant was erected in Green Bay. The business was established for the purpose of manufacturing tissue papers but later extended its activities to the making of toilet papers, napkins, and specialties of various kinds out of silica fiber and this paper is its present product. John Hoberg during his life was very active in local democratic circles although he never sought public office for himself. He died from an accident in July, 1904, at the age of sixty-three years, and is buried in the Catholic cemetery at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The family is of German origin and was founded in this country a generation igo by the father of the subject of this sketch.

Frank H. Hoberg received his primary education in the public schools of Sheboygan, laying aside hi: books at the early age of sixteen years to assist his father in a general store which the latter owned at that time.

His next position was as clerk in the Frank Geele Hardware Company and in this connection he remained for eight years. At the expiration of that period he removed to Kaukauna, where in conjunction with his duties as clerk in the postoffice he also acted as assistant under his father, who was appointed postmaster under President Cleveland's administration. On account of the failure of his health Mr. Hoberg was obliged to spend a year in southern California, where he engaged in the hardware business during that period. When he returned to Green Bay he entered his father's employ as a traveler. The business was then in its infancy. It employed about twenty people and was housed in very small quarters and had very primitive equipment. It was, however, successful from the beginning and was incorporated in 1893, John Hoberg, the father of our subject, being the second president. Frank H. Hoberg retained his position as traveling man with this company for five years. His success was remarkable and his advancement rapid. Four years before his father's death he was elected to the position of president. To this was added in 1904 the office of manager and in these two capacities he is now acting. Since the foundation of the company it has increased to nine times its original capacity. Additions have been made to the buildings and as the volume of business increased many employes have been added to the staff. Mr. Hoberg now lias working in his plant one hundred and eighty people. The factory covers two acres of ground and is the largest concern of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. Much of its prosperity and success is due to the remarkable business instinct of Frank H. Hoberg, who has made many improvements and over twenty patents, affecting the business. The responsibility for the entire conduct of the immense plant rests upon his shoulders and he has proved himself amply able to cope with the many difficulties incident to the carrying on of a large and growing concern. The present officers of the John Hoberg Company are : Frank H. Hoberg, president and general manager; Mrs. Lastine Hoberg, vice president; and Henry Gothe, secretary and treasurer.

On October 26, 1892, Mr. Hoberg was united in marriage in Sheboygan to Miss Marie Brauer, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich C. Brauer, the former an old resident of Sheboygan, who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hoberg art the parents of two children : Helen, a student at St. Joseph's Academy in Green Bay ; and Leroy, attending the military academy at Delafield, Wisconsin. The family residence is at No. 1008 Cherry street and is a center of hospitality and good cheer for the hundreds of friends of Frank H. Hoberg and his family.

Mr. Hoberg is prominent in many different lines of activity in Green Bay and his keen business judgment and sound discrimination make his opinion upon commercial matters in constant demand. He keeps himself entirely independent of party lines and partisanship and votes for the man and not the party. He is a prominent Catholic, and an active member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Forresters. His power of organization and his command over men have been valuable assets to him in his present important position as president and manager of the largest tissue paper mill in Wisconsin. He is responsible for practi- rally all the improvements which have been made in the structure and equipment during the last few years and during his administration has changed the whole aspect of the building and made it a most complete and modern structure. His many friends in this city delight in his rapid rise and his undoubted success.

Joseph Schneider

Joseph Schneider is prominently identified with business, agricultural and political interests of Scott township, for he is successful in the conduct of a fine modern hotel in New Franken and in the operation of an excellent farm of forty acres nearby. He is also ably discharging his duties as township clerk and has won prominence in all these different fields of activity because he has steadily adhered to high standards of efficiency and has promoted his interests along modern and practical lines.

He was born in Brown county, January 7, 1877, and is a son of Mathias and Margaretta (YVein further) Schneider, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Austria. His father came to America in the early '50s and settled immediately in Scott township. Brown county, where he took up a tract of timber land, which he improved and developed for a number of years. Upon it he built a crude log cabin and made this his home until his death in 1879, when he was fifty-eight years of age. After the death of her first husband, the mother married Joseph Kelnhofer. She died March 20, 1906, when she was fifty-four years of age.

Joseph Schneider was reared in his stepfather's home and attended the parochial schools of his native district during the winter months. In the summer time he aided in the work of the farm but at the age of seventeen learned the mason's trade, which he followed for six years. In 1900 he rented the hotel in New Franken and was so successful in its conduct that after two years he purchased the property and has since given much of his time to its management. He has made it an excellent modern hotel, fully equipped with all the conveniences and accessories necessary to the comfort of his guests and ably controlled along business lines. In 1907 Mr. Schneider purchased the Hemmen farm of forty acres near t'.e hotel and has been active in its operation since that time. For four years he owned a butcher shop in New Franken, which he has since sold. During the course of years his ability and force of character have carried him forward into important business relations in New Franken, among which may be mentioned his identification with the New Franken Creamery Company and the New Franken Telephone Company.

In 1900 Mr. Schneider was united in marriage to Miss Frances Kollross, a daughter of Antone Kollross. of Humboldt township. They have four children, Joseph, Dorothy, Clements and Bernadetta. The family are devout adherents of St. Killian's Catholic church.

In official circles, too, Mr. Schneider is well known and prominent. He takes an active interest in the affairs of his locality and gives ready cooperation to all the movements which have for their object general growth and advancement. In 1905 he was elected town clerk and has held that office since that time, discharging his duties ably and efficiently. For seven years he has been justice of the peace and has other important political connections. During the course of his active life he has become well known in business and in politics. He is admirably fitted for attainment along both lines, for he possesses an executive force and a power of control, combined with keen and acute business discrimination, founded upon a comprehensive knowledge of modern conditions and actuated by broad standards of honesty and industry.

Peter Hansen

Peter Hansen is a fine example of the self-made man. He came to America from his native country, Denmark, and settled as a pioneer in Brown county. He remembers the time in the history of this district when wild game was plentiful in the surrounding woods and tribes of Indians were constantly passing through the country. He is today the owner of a fine farm in New Denmark, cultivated, improved, and highly productive, its excellent condition testifying to its owner's care and skill. Air. Hansen was born in Denmark in 1849, and is a son of Hans and Anna Peterson. His childhood was spent in his native country and when he reached manhood he borrowed enough money to pay his passage to America and after landing in this country came immediately to Brown county. He was not only practically penniless but was also encumbered by a debt and was obliged to work for three summers in the employ of others in order to repay his obligation. He, however, saved a little of the small salary which he received and bought his present farm. It was covered with a heavy growth of timber and Air. Hansen was obliged to clear the property before beginning the work of development. Upon his land he built the first house in this section of the county. He erected barns and necessary outbuildings and gradually by persistent and intelligent work made his farm the excellent property which it is today.

Air. Hansen was united in marriage to Miss Stina Gerhardsen, a daughter of Peter Gerhardsen. They have five children : Robert, Catherine, Sena, Minnie and Nellie. The family are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Hansen has achieved a tangible success and has gained a high place in the respect and esteem of the citizens of the community, to which he came in pioneer times.

Stephen Burdox

In a history of the agricultural development of Brown county it is meet that mention be made of Stephen Burdon, who for many years figured as one of the leading and influential citizens, contributing much to the development and progress of the county along agricultural lines.

His life, manly in its purposes and imbued with high principles, commended him to the confidence and good-will of all with whom he came in contact. He was born at Byers Green in Durham county, England, in 1816, and came to America in 1845. After traveling through several of the states and also through upper and lower Canada he returned to his native country.

Since her husband's death Mrs. Burton has continued to reside upon the home farm. Her early life was spent among people of culture and refinement and she preferred the country to city life, devoting much of her time to her family and home duties. In the early days of her residence here there was little communication between Green Bay and the outside world. Even books and other reading matter were hard to obtain. She has lived to witness a remarkable change during the sixty-two years of her residence here as the country has become thickly settled and the work of civilization and improvement has been carried steadily forward. She rejoices in what has been accomplished and takes pride in the work that has transformed Brown county from a pioneer district into one of the populous, prosperous and highly enlightened portions of the state, where he remained until 1850. Tn that year he married Miss Adelaide Howard, a daughter of Captain Charles S. Howard, who died in India while stationed there with his regiment in 1833, leaving a widow and one daughter. His widow, who bore the maiden name of Christina Cameron, was a daughter of Daniel Cameron, of Inverness, and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her father at the time of his death w:as captain in the Inverness militia. Mrs. Howard came to America in 1850 with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Burdon, and remained with them until her death, which occurred in 1870. The daughter, who was born in England in 1833, had been educated in a private school of her native country and was seventeen years of age at the time of her marriage. Immediately after that event the young couple, accompanied by her mother, started for the United States and, making their way into the interior of the country, settled at Bay Grove in Howard township. Brown county, Wisconsin. They met many of the hardships and difficulties incident to pioneer life but faced these bravely and became factors in the early development and progress of this portion of the state. Mr. Burdon's purchase of land comprised one hundred and sixty acres near Green Bay, which he cleared, developed and improved, making his home thereon until 1865, when with his wife and her mother he visited England and Scotland, returning the same year. He then sold the farm and bought a tract of one hundred and sixty acres five miles from Green Bay. known as the Burdon Hill farm. Upon that place he resided until the time of his death, which occurred in 1880. He became a prosperous agriculturist, his success being due to indefatigable labor, unfaltering perseverance and progressive methods. He was a leader in much of the improvement along agricultural lines and became a charter member of the Wisconsin Agricultural Society, taking a prominent and helpful part in the work of that organization.

It was on March 8, 1850, that Mr. and Mrs. Burdon were married and as the years went by eight children were added to the household. The eldest. Rose lane, married Tohn Correa, bv whom she had one son, George A. After the death of Mr. Correa she became the wife of John Jennings and she is again a widow, now living in Spokane, Washington. Ada died in infancy. Adelaide became the wife of Eugene Low, who is a resident of Milwaukee. Marion is the wife of John Russell, who is engaged in general merchandising in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and they have two children, Adelaide and Eugenia. Stephen H. married Miss Caroline J. Davidson and died February 18, 1895, leaving a son, Stephen M. Rowland S., engaged in the real-estate and insurance business at Green Bay, married Miss Elva Vosburgh and has four children, Lorraine, Thomas. Alice and Margaret. John C. is engaged in the real-estate business in California. Reginald M. is engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery in Green Bay. He married Miss Louisa Lang, of Houghton, Michigan. The family hold membership in the Episcopal church.

Mrs. Anna Catherine Vanderberg

Mrs. Anna Catherine Yanderberg is one of the highly esteemed residents of Green Bay and a representative of one of the honored pioneer families here. She was born on the 15th of August, 1837, in Blankenhain, Prussia, a daughter of Nicholas Juley and his wife, Catherine Raths. The father was born in Germany, July 12, 1806, and the mother on the 1st of April, 1812. She was a daughter of Peter and Maria Clara (Simmons) Raths. Nicholas Juley followed the occupation of shoe-maker as a life work. He came with his family to America in 1842 and, making his way into the interior of the country, settled at Green Bay, where he continued to reside to the time of his death, which occurred in 1864, when he had reached the age of forty-eight years. His wife long survived him, passing away in Freedom, Wisconsin, February 5, 1894, at the venerable age of nearly eighty-two years.

The daughter, Anna Catherine Juley, was but four years of age when brought to the new world by her father and for more than sixty years she has been a resident of Brown county. Here she grew to womanhood and was married to Albert Yanderberg, who was born in the northern part of Holland, October 27, 1833, a son of Laurence and Johanna (DeWitt) Yanderberg. The father was born April 14, 1796, and died April 14, 1867, on the seventy-first anniversary of his birth. His wife, who was born in 1801, passed away March 23, 1885. They had come to America in 1853. settling at Little Chute, Wisconsin, while subsequently the}'- removed to Freedom, this state, where they are buried.

After his school days were over Albert Yanderberg worked in the mills of Freedom at different intervals and subsequently went to Oconto, Wisconsin, where he engaged in loading vessels during the summer seasons, while the winter months were spent in the lumber camps. Ten years afterward he came to Green Bay and here opened a grocery store which he conducted successfully to the time of his death, which occurred July 27, 1 901. 'He carried a large and carefully selected line of staple and fancy groceries and his business management and enterprise were such as brought to him substantial success. Following his demise Mrs. Yanderberg continued to manage the store until 1907, when it was taken over by her sonin-law, who is still in charge.

Mr. and .Mrs. Yanderberg were the parents of four children. William Ernest, living at Whitewater, Wisconsin, wedded Catherine O'Neil and they have two children, both of whom are now married, and in that line of the family there are three great-grandchildren. Lawrence R., the second son of Mrs. Yanderberg, is living at home in Green Bay. Clara Anna, born March 5, 1869, in Oconto, is the wife of Henry L. De Tennis, who was born in Menasha, February 6, 1876, and was one of a family of five children, who, however, were left orphans at a very early age, so that he was reared in an orphan asylum. Mr. and Mrs. De Tennis have two children: Harry Paul, born June 30, 1908; and Maria Clara, April 1, 1910. Catherine Mary, born July 31, 1872. is the wife of George M. Kelly, a conductor on the St. Paul railroad. He was born in Oconto, Wisconsin, in 1879, a son of John and Margaret (Reynolds) Kelly, both of whom are deceased. The father came to America when a child of five years, his parents having died in Ireland, after which he was brought by friends to the new world. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kelly have three children: Laurence John, born August 12, 1905; Catherine May, December 11, 1907; and Georgia Mary, September 15, 191 1.

Mr. Yanderberg was a communicant of the Catholic church with which Mrs. Yanderberg is still identified in Green Bay. Few of the residents of this city have so long resided here. Mrs. Yanderberg has been a witness of the growth of Green Bay from villagehood and has ever been deeply interested in what has been accomplished. Hers has been a wide acquaintance here and throughout the long years of her connection with this city she has made many friends. A kindly spirit and admirable characteristics have won her the high regard of all and she is today one of the most esteemed ladies of Green Bav.

Fred Altmayer

Fred Altmayer is owner and manager of the Union Hotel of De Pere, headquarters for the best transient trade of the city, a well kept hostelry with all the features found in the fine modern hotels. This fact alone would entitle Mr. Altmayer to a place among the representative business men of De Pere but he has other claims to prominence lying in his stalwart integrity, his energy and business acumen, and his effective public spirit. He was born in Washington county, Wisconsin, January 1, i86ir and is a son of Nicholas and Susan (Gross) Altmayer, natives of Germany, who came in their early years to America, settling first in Milwaukee and later in De Pere. In their family were seven children besides the subject of this review: M. P., of Shawano; Mary, the wife of G. Sweetman, of Appleton; John S., of Chicago; Christine, the wife of A. Schunk, of Green

Fred Altmayer attended the public schools of his native section and after laying aside his books farmed until he was twenty-three years of age. Later he came to De Pere and entered the hotel business, engaging in this association with his father until he went to Shawano, where for seven years he conducted a shoe store. At the end of that time, however, he sold out and returned to De Pere in 1899 and opened the Union Hotel, which he has managed for thirteen years with constantly increasing success. Visitors in De Pere and especially trancient guests in the city go immediately to the Union Hotel, where they are sure of efficient service, comfortable quarters and the utmost courtesy. By his expert management . of the enterprise, his keen business instinct and the excellent results he has attained Mr. Altmayer has made the hotel one of the finest in the city and has definitely established himself among the leading business men.

Mr. Altmayer married Miss Louise Hochgreve, a daughter of Mrs. C. Hochgreve, widow of the founder of the Hochgreve Brewing Company of Green Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Altmayer have one daughter. Susanna C, who lives at home.

Mr. Altmayer gives his allegiance to the democratic party and is an active worker in its interests. While a resident of Shawano he served for three years as city clerk and demonstrated fully his ability along public lines. He is well known in the affairs of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His position as proprietor of one of the important hotels of the city enables him to be practically in the midst of public affairs and gives him an opportunity to follow public opinion and sentiment. Thus he has gradually become prominent in the affairs of the district and has served as supervisor for the past ten years. He was also one of the organizers of the Brown County Fair Association and is at present a director and treasurer. His kindly and genial qualities have gained him widespread popularity both in the city and among the people who. have been his guests, so that his influence has gradually expanded bevond local limits.

A. McComb is engaged in the general practice of law in the city of Green. Bay, having his offices with the Fox River Land & Loan Company at suite 313, Minahan building. He is also member of the assembly for the first district of Brown county, having been elected on the republican ticket in the fall of 1912. He was born January 22, 1885, at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and is a son of Thomas and Deborah McComb. His father died August 10, 1910.

A. McComb received his early education in the public schools of Fort Atkinson, graduating from high school there in 1903. Immediately following graduation he taught school for sometime and also ran his father's farm in Rock county, where his mother still resides. Later Mr. McComb entered the University of Wisconsin and during his student life became prominent as a debater, taking part in the joint debate of the university for the year 1909. In February, 1910, he was graduated from the law department of the university with the degree of LL. B. He then entered the law office of Buell & Lucas, in Madison, Wisconsin, and later returned to Fort Atkinson, where he was associated with the firm of Webb & Tratt in the practice of his profession. He was also manager of a real-estate paper which he published at Fort Atkinson and later at .Green Bay. This paper was called the American Real Estate Seller. It has since been merged with a Chicago real-estate paper. In August, 191 1, Mr. McComb came to Green Bay and opened up an office for the practice of his profession.

Mr. McComb is a member of several fraternal orders and business organizations. Since locating in Green Bay he has identified himself with many movements for the welfare of the city. As a lawyer he has practiced with marked success in all the courts and has shown himself to be a man of undisputed legal ability.

Fred Gothe

Fred Gothe has devoted many years to the hotel business in different parts of Wisconsin and operated enterprises of this kind in various sections of the state for almost twenty years. He met with a substantial success in this line of business and upon his retirement in 1902 was accounted a distinctly successful man. He was born in Germany, September 20, 1859, a son of Martin and Carolina (Meyer) Gothe, also natives of that country. The father's birth occurred in 1834 and he followed the trade of weaving until he came to America. Settling in Pittsfield township, Brown count}', Wisconsin, in 1866, he purchased forty acres of land, which he cleared and cultivated and upon which he built a log cabin. In this dwelling he lived for fifteen years and then sold his Wisconsin property and went to Michigan, locating in Iron Moulitain, where he opened a restaurant and cafe, in the conduct of which he met with gratifying success until his death, which occurred in 1900. His widow is still living and makes her home in Iron Mountain. By their union were born six children, Fred, Christ, Rynert, William, Lena and Recke.

Fred Gothe remained in Germany until he was seven years of age and was then brought to America by his parents, who settled in Pittsfield township, Brown county. They were extremely poor and during the hard winter months were unable to buy sufficient clothes to enable their son to attend school. Thus it was that his educational opportunities were extremely limited, as he was a pupil in the district schools only during a portion of the summer. After he laid aside his books he worked as a laborer upon neighboring farms until he was twenty years of age and then went to Eau Claire, where he followed the same occupation for three years. For one year he mined in Michigan and then spent three years in the lumber camps of that state. In Iron Mountain he opened the first German hotel and conducted it for several years, returning eventually to Wisconsin, where he engaged in the same business until his retirement. He still owns the Arlington Hotel in Green Bay, set in the midst of ten acres of land, and a restaurant and cafe on the Shawano road in Howard township.

On August 15, 1889, Mr. Gothe was united in marriage in Iron Mountain to Miss Mary Cilia, who died in 1903. They became the parents of seven children, F. Leonard, Lucy Eva, Mary Louisa, Fred James, Sophia Margaret, Cecilia and Phoebe.

The family belong to the Catholic church, with exception of Mr. Gothe, who is a Lutheran. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party but has never sought public office. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and has many warm friends in this section. He has given up business activities of all kinds and is enjoying a rest made possible by intelligent and well directed labor.