Clark County, Wisconsin - Biographical sketches, 1918 (part 16 of 18)

John Carl Gustay Mundt, a respected citizen of Fremont Township, who has taken an active part in helping to develop the agricultural resources of this part of the county, was born in Pommern, Germany, Sept. 26, 1839. He was reared by his uncle, John Mundt, who was a farmer in Germany. In that country he was married, Nov. 22, 1864, to Austenia Prust, whose father, John Prust, was a fisherman. After their marriage Mr, Mundt and his wife resided in the village of Mudelmon, province of Statien, where he worked out for about a year. Then, in 1865, he came to the United States, locating first in Brown County, Wis., where he worked on farms for about three years. At the end of that time he moved to Calumet County, and bought forty acres of wild land, on which he built a log house and barn and where he and his family remained for fourteen years, he clearing his land with the help of an ox team. His next removal was to Clark County, and here he again engaged in pioneer work, buying forty acres of wild land. The land was so thickly timbered that he had cut a small clearing to begin with, on which to erect a log house and barn, but the work was not new to him and he soon got it accomplished. He was the first settler in this vicinity and at first he and his family had to get along with few conveniences. Later Mr. Mundt bought forty acres in Section 21 and 80 in section 28, where he now lives, keeping some cattle and a horse. He has cleared over 100 acres of land, a useful though hard task, which has not only advanced his own prosperity but aided in the general work of improvement and civilization in the locality. Among his other improvements are a six-room house and a barn 26 by 20 feet. Mr. Mundt has served as treasurer of the school board for twelve years and has also been a member of the township side board, rendering efficient service in the support of progressive ideas. He and his wife have had seven children: Matilda is now Mrs, Bradt, and a resident of Newcastle, England; John, a farmer; William and Robert, who are deceased; Richard, a farmer; Bertha, now Mrs. Trompson, of Milwaukee, and Charles, who is a farmer in Clark County.

Sherman Davis, a successful agriculturist, whose fertile farm of eighty acres lies in Sections 7 and 8, Fremont Township, was born in St. Lawrence County, New York State, Feb. 13, 1857. His father was Hosea Wiston Davis, a farmer in St. Lawrence County, who came to Wisconsin in 1875, arriving here November 2. On April 13, 1863, he had married Nancy Bowman, a native of that county, and they resided in New York State for twelve years after their marriage, during which time two children were born to them - Abie and Sherman. On arriving in Clark County, the family settled first in Grant Township, where they stayed for a year, removing at the end of that time to York Township. There also they spent a year and then came to Fremont Township, where Hosea W. Davis bought eighty acres of wild land in Section 17, where he still makes his home, There Gordon, the youngest son, was born. Sherman Davis remained with his parents until he was 23 years old. Then on Oct. 1, 1890, he was united in marriage with Lessie Heath, a daughter of Andrew Heath and wife, the latter's name before marriage being Paulina Elizabeth Kennedy. Andrew had been a farmer in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., where his daughter Lessie was born, Sept. 11, 1868, and had also owned and conducted a store there. He came to Wisconsin in 1870, settling first in Grant Township, Clark County, but six months later removing to Fremont Township, which was then known as Lynn. Here he homesteaded 120 acres of wild land, building a frame house and barn. With a yoke of oxen he cleared this tract but subsequently moved to Oregon, where he died. His wife, who was a native of Essex County, N. Y., had been a school teacher. After his marriage Sherman Davis went with his wife to Oregon, where he rented a farm at Newberg and later one at Sheridan, subsequently purchasing a farm of sixty-seven acres. He remained in Oregon three years and at the end of that time returned to Clark County and bought the home farm of eighty acres in Sections 7 and 8, where he has since made his residence. Here he built a log house in which he and his family lived for thirteen years, at the end of which time he built his present residence - a commodious dwelling of nine rooms. He has also erected a barn, 38 by 60 feet, and is engaged in general farming, raising Holstein cattle. He has served as school clerk and treasurer for thirteen years and is a member of the local branch of the Farmers' Equity Association. Mrs. Davis, who was formerly a school teacher, is a lady of education and refinement, and they both have many friends in this part of the county. They have two children: Wellie H. and Elton R. The former, born Dec. 17, 1891, married Emma Campin, and is a farmer in Clark County. Elton R., born March 28, 1906, is residing on the home farm.

Ransom Hutchins, for many years a respected resident of Clark County, was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1843, the son of Alburn and Harriet (Van Gilder) Hutchins. Alburn was a canal boatman who was born and reared in Vermont; his wife, Harriet, was a native of New York. After their marriage they resided in New York state for about ten years and there three children were born to them - Ransom, Wallace and Frances. About 1851 the family moved to Wisconsin, locating in Fond du Lac County, where Alburn bought forty acres of wild land. On this tract he built a log shack and barn and began work clearing the place. During a part of the time he had to work out to earn means to support his family, which kept increasing, as five more children were born - James, John, Samuel, Martha and Alburn, Jr. Alburn Hutchins had no stock when he came to Wisconsin, but a year later he bought a team of oxen. In the ten years that he lived on that place he cleared the forty acres. He then purchased eighty acres more of wild land in the same county and again put up a log house and other buildings. There he stayed fourteen years, then sold his farm and bought 100 acres to which he later added forty more, all wild land, and on this latter farm the rest of his life was spent, his death taking place in 1891. Ransom Hutchins remained at home until he was 17 years old, attending school during the winters. He then began working out on neighboring farms, having occasionally recreation hunting and fishing. At the age of 21 years he joined Company E, 17th Wisconsin Volunteers, enlisting Oct. 5, 1864, at Auburn, Wis., and being mustered in at Camp Randall, Wis., Oct. 15, 1864, under Capt. J. MeDermott and Col. Malloy. The regiment was assigned to the First Brigade, Sixth Division, 17th Corps, Army of the Tennessee, and took part in the battles of Chattahoochie River, Siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy Station, Siege of Savannah, Orangeburg, Columbia, and Fayetteville, finally participating in the Grand Review at Washington, D. C., May 25, 1865. Mr. Hutchins was honorably discharged at Madison, Wis., July 14, 1865, and returned to his home in Fond du Lac County, where he did light work only for a while, needing rest after his army experience. On March 27. 1870, Mr. Hutchins was married at Dundee, Fond du Lac County, Wis., fo Lorinda Sheldon, whose father, Isaiah, a millwright, had come to Fond du Lac from Ohio, where he had been born and reared, and where also he had married Eliza Johnston. After his marriage Mr. Hutchins remained in Fond du Lae County for seventeen years, engaged in farming. In 1887 he removed with his family to Clark County, buying eighty acres of land in Section 31, Unity Township, it being a partly improved farm. He then had no stock and worked out a little, but spent most of his time in clearing his farm. There he remained twenty-eight years, during which time he cleared all of the land, built a nine-room frame house and a barn 90 by 30 feet, and a fifty-ton silo. He raised Holstein cattle and Poland-China hogs with profitable results, so that at the end of the period mentioned he felt able to retire from active work and accordingly took up his residence in the village of Loyal, where he lived, honored and respected until his death, Jan. 13, 1917. Although interested in everything concerning the welfare of the community in which he lived he never sought to participate largely in public affairs, but served two years as school director. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins were the parents of eight children: Warren, Clarence, Eliza, Anna, Herbert, Oscar, Evelyn and Lela. Warren, who resides in Unity

Township, Clark County, married Clara Smith, and has two children, Elma and Lea. Clarence, also a resident of Unity Township, married Anna Catlin, and his children are, Iva, Delbert and Orel. Eliza is the wife of Henry Nichols of Loyal Township, and her children are Evelyn and Geneva. Anna, now Mrs. Charles Smith, resides in Lily, S. D., and has nine children - Mildred, married Aug. 22, 1917, to Fred Ward; Erma, Alta, Myrl, Bernice, Edward, Edna, Valda and Blanche. Herbert married Ethel Burke, of Unity Township, and has six children - Lela, Helen, D. Esley, Harold, May and Clare Lyman. Oscar is a railroad man, now residing with his mother. Evelyn resides at home, and Lela is the wife of Jesse Lyon, of Montana, and has one child, a daughter, Kua. When Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins first moved to Loyal Village they rented a home. On April 13, 1917, Mrs. Hutchins purchased a comfortable home where she is spending the afternoon of life, surrounded by the love of her relatives and friends. She is a delightful woman, a lady of the old school, and is highly respected by all who know her.

Lleyellen O. Garrison, a pioneer merchant of Thorp Village, now passed away, was for many years a man widely known throughout this part of Clark County, and highly esteemed. He was born in McHenry County, Ul., March 17, 1850, son of Orestes and Viola (Sheldon) Garrison. His parents were natives of St. Lawrence County, N. Y., the father being a lumberman, who in early days conducted a business at Grand Rapids, Wis., where both he and his wife died. Their family consisted of five children: Alma, now deceased; Charles B., who is living in Portland, Ore.; Frank, deceased; Henry, deceased, and Lleyellen Orestes, subject of this sketch, also deceased, Lleyellen O, Garrison finished school at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., graduating in May, 1869. His father then had a general store at Grand Rapids and Lleyellen, returned there and became bookkeeper for him, remaining as such until the father's death in 1874, when the business was closed up. In the same year, on May 19, he was united in marriage with Annie Harkness, and in 1875 they went to Winona, Minn., where Mr. Garrison kept books for the George Hilles Lumber Company. Two years later he returned to Grand Rapids for a short time; then, in 1880 he came to Clark County, locating at Norfolk, now Thorp, where he opened the first general store in the place. It was located in a small frame building, but the business grew so rapidly that larger quarters were needed and he erected a new brick building, in which he continued his mercantile activities until his sudden death Jan. 12, 1913. He had returned home on Saturday night as well as usual and was found dead in his bed on Sunday morning. He was not quite 63 years old. For a number of years he had been associated in business with his brother Frank, the connection lasting until the latter's death in 1905. The original style of the firm was Garrison Bros., it being later changed to Garrison Mercantile Company, The Garrison brothers were also associated together in the banking business, on Jan. 1, 1885, organizing a private bank, which was the first bank in Thorp, and the only one for several years. Later it was incorporated as a state bank under the style of Peoples' State Bank of Thorp. L. O. Garrison was one of the organizers of Thorp Village and for awhile served as clerk of the council. He was a Republican in politics and was appointed postmaster of Thorp, but on account of his other business interests had to resign before the expiration of his term. Mr. Garrison was one of the best known and most popular citizens of Clark County, being not only honest but generous in all his dealings with his fellowmen. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and was well informed on the history of Clark County, in his later years occasionally writing articles of historic interest relating to early events. His death left a void in the community that will not be easily filled. His marriage to Annie Harkness in 1874, has already been mentioned. She was born in Wood County, Wis., Feb. 6, 1855, daughter of Frank and Anna Harkness, her parents being natives of Scotland, who came to Canada when young and were there married. Subsequently they removed to Wood County, Wis., their daughter Annie being reared in Grand Rapids, that county. The father was a farmer by occupation. When the Civil War was in progress he enlisted in Company K, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Bodkin. About the close of the war he was taken sick and sent to the hospital at Richmond, Va., where he died in 1865. His wife survived him about eleven years, dying in 1876. They had nine children, of whom the following is a brief record: Mary, deceased; Jennie, the widow of William Hunter, residing at Northfield, Minn.; Margaret, widow of E. Warner, residing at Grand Rapids, Wis.; William, deceased; Frank, of Northfield, Minn.; Annie, widow of L. O. Garrison. of Thorp, and Emeline, Henrietta and Lliewellen, who are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison became the parents of three children: Julia Winona, born Dec. 28, 1877; Lelah, born Dec. 25, 1879; and Mosman Dean, born Jan. 1, 1881. None of these children are now living. Julia died at the age of 18, while attending college. Lelah died when 2 years old, and Mosman in 1913, at the age of 32 years. The latter married Susan McCutcheon and they had one child, Edith, who was born Aug. 29, 1910. Herman Friess, one of the largest cattle shippers in Clark County, and a breeder of fine race horses, residing at Thorp, was born in Germany, July 7, 1869, son of Anton and Ernestine Friess. The parents, who never came to this country, died in their native land, the father in 1882, and the mother in 1888. There were five sons in the family, only two of whom came to the United States, Ewald and Herman. The former, who came in 1885, died in 1890. In the year after his brother's death Herman landed in America and made his way to Chicago, where he was employed as butcher by Morris & Co., and afterwards by Swift & Co., for awhile. He then took a sub-contract to furnish beef for construction gangs employed on the "Soo" Line Railway, then building in North Dakota, this work lasting for about a year. This led him into the cattle shipping business, which he followed in the West for some time, making regular shipments to Chicago. He then moved east to St. Croix County, Wis., following the same business, buying stock from farmers and shipping to Chicago. About this time he also began buying and shipping horses. In March, 1897, Mr. Friess came to Thorp, Clark County, and bought the meat market business of August Schmidt, and he operated that business subsequently for over fifteen years, in the meanwhile continuing to ship live stock. He also did a large wholesale business, butchering and supplying railroad and lumber camps with beef, During that period he killed and shipped thousands of head of cattle. In 1901 Mr, Friess began to breed standard pure-bred American race horses and has from time to time entered horses on many of the principal race tracks in the Middle West, winning prizes. Each year he usually has one or more horses at the Minnesota State and Chippewa Falls District Fair tracts. He has raised and sold many good horses, some for as high as $1,000 per head. He has a fine residence at Thorp, situated on several acres of ground, on which he also has large modern breeding stables. At times he feeds a thousand head of cattle on his pastures near Rice Lake. Mr. Friess is also president of the Farmers' Exchange Bank of Thorp and a stockholder in the Peoples State Bank of Thorp and owns considerable property in around the village. The things he has accomplished show him to be a man of marked business ability and he naturally takes his place as one of the foremost citizens in this part of the county. He is a member of the Masonic Order and the Beavers. Mr. Friess was married in 1897 to Emma Banderoh, who was born in New Holstein, Wis., daughter of George Banderoh, her parents being natives of Germany who settled in Thorp in 1884. Mr. and Mrs, Friess have five children: Ella, born Feb, 23, 1898; Mattie, July 14, 1899; Gertrude, Feb. 11, 1901; Rienard, Nov. 9, 1902, and Albert, Sept. 8, 1904.

John Alexander Iverson, a prosperous farmer of Dewhurst. Township, was born on a farm in Jordan Township, Green County, Wis., Nov. 9, 1859, son of Iver and Bertha (Stardal) Iverson, natives of Bergen, Norway, who came to America about 1840, and after their marriage in this state, settled ona tract of wild land in Green County. Here he built a log house and began work with an ox team. Milwaukee was the nearest market, and he drove there with his cattle about twice a year to procure groceries and other supplies, also hauling wheat to market. There he and his wife spent their lives, he serving as chairman of the township board much of the time and thus as a member of the county board. He was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, which he served as a trustee. His death occurred when he was 68 years old, his wife dying at the age of 47. Their children were: Betsey, John, Marcus, Albert, Emma, Anna, Chris, Sophie and Mollie, John A. Iverson grew to manhood on the farm and after he became a young man entered the employ of the McCormack Binder Company at Milwaukee, remaining with them for four years. He had attended district school for three years, and later took a three years' course at Milton College. On his father's death he returned home and took charge of the farm, being thus occupied for three or four years. Then for the next three years he operated a rented farm in Green County. In 1894 he came to Clark County, homesteading 160 acres of land in Section 14, Dewhurst Township, he and his wife being accompanied by their son Roy, who still resides on the homestead. The tract of which he took possession was a wilderness and there were no roads in the vicinity. He had a pair of horses, and soon after arriving here he bought a cow, but one of his first acts was to build a shanty in which to reside, and a log stable. A substantial log house was later erected, which has been since enlarged and improved into a fine farm house. Mr. Iverson has also built a basement barn, 36 by 74 feet, and set out spruce trees and evergreens about the yard, the general appearance of the farm, which is known as 'Mound View," being very picturesque, He keeps a good grade of Holstein cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs, and is doing a good farming business. He is a man of considerable prominence in his community and county, having been especially active in Republican political circles. In 1903 he was elected as chairman of his township and served nine years, being re-elected in 1915 to serve in 1916. Both in the township and as a member of the county board, his work in this capacity was most efficient. In 1905 he was elected county coroner, and served in 1906, 1907 and 1908, being re-elected in 1917 and still serving. For many years he has been a member of the Columbia School District. In business affairs he is also a leader, being president of the cheese factory at Columbia, which he helped to build. He and his family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Iverson was married Jan. 4, 1886, to Emma Golackson, born in Green County, Wis., March 15, 1871, daughter of Golack and Marie (Peterson) Gollackson, natives of Norway, now residing in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Iverson have two children. Roy is associated with his father in farm work. Ruth, born in Dewhurst Township, is the wife of William Gregory, of Humbird. It is interesting to note that as late as 1916, Mr. Iverson killed a bear a mile west of his farm.

Andrew Brenner, a prosperous member of the agricultural community of Thorp Township, was born in Buffalo County, Wis., April 8, 1866, son of Anthony and Agnes Brenner. His parents were born and married in Germany and came to America in 1850, settling in Buffalo County. During the Civil War the father served in a Wisconsin regiment on the lower Mississippi River, and was slightly wounded. He died in 1913, at the age of 87 years, and his wife in the same year, at the age of 88. They were the parents of eight children; Andrew Brenner resided at home until he was 20 years old. He then went to Tower, Minn., where he worked as a butcher and was there fourteen years. At the end of that time he came to Clark County - this being in 1900 - and entering the employ of Herman Freiss, at Thorp, was engaged in the meat business for six years. During that time he bought his present place, moving here in 1908. Four acres of it had already been cleared and he now has forty acres under the plow. He raises corn, oats, barley and potatoes as his usual crops, and in his stock operations breeds Durham cattle, owning a full-blooded bull and milking seventeen cows. In 1908 he built his present residence and in 1913 erected his barn, which is 36 by 80 feet, a modern structure with stone basement. In 1910 he built a silo of seventy tons capacity. Mr. Brenner has prospered as a farmer and has also taken more or less part in public affairs. He served two years on the school board, from 1909 to 1911, and in 1910 he was elected to the township board and is still serving. On Oct. 2, 1892, Mr. Brenner was married to Alma Wieland, who was born in Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1873, daughter of Christ and Louisa (Kegler) Wieland. Her parents were natives of Germany, her father being a carpenter and farmer, who died at the age of 75 years, in November, 1914. Her mother died in June, 1916. They were the parents of eight children, of whom three are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Brenner have a family of twelve children: Walter, born 1893, residing in Clark County: Alfred, born 1895, residing at home; George, born 1897, who lives in Madison, Wis.; Evelyn, born 1899; Edith, 1901; Willis, 1903; Floyd, 1905; Louisa, 1907; Florence, 1909; Clara, 1911; Freddie, 1913, and Ross, 1915, all of whom reside at home. Walter is married and has one child, Norma, born July 7, 1914.

Frederick Becker, a well known stock and dairy farmer of Beaver Township, is a native of Germany, having been born in the village of Blaumtin, province of Pommerania, May 19, 1864, a son of Frederick Becker. He is unable to remember his mother, as she died when he was 3 years old, leaving, besides himself, a young daughter named Amelia, The father subsequently married again and emigrated to the United States, bringing his daughter with him, but leaving young Frederick in Germany. The latter was then 15 years of age. His schooling was limited, as he had to begin industrial life at an early age. After remaining in Germany until he was 27 years old, he then came also to this country, being still a single man. Locating in Milwaukee, he found work there as a mason's laborer and remained two years. At the end of that time he came to Clark County and went to work on a farm in Green Grove Township and was thus occupied until about 1897, when he bought a tract of wild land in Section 4, that township. There were no buildings on it, but he put up a frame house and, procuring a horse team, began to clear the land. He was at this time a married man, as he had been united in Milwaukee, Feb. 7, 1892, to Wilhelmina Tetzlaff, who was born in Germany, Jan. 3, 1870, daughter of Theodore Tetzlaff. She also had lost her mother when young; she had a brother and sister - William and Bertha, the latter of whom was married in Germany and, with her husband, accompanied Wilhelmina to Milwaukee in 1891. The father, Theodore, and the brother, William, remained in Germany. Mr. and Mrs, Becker remained in Green Grove Township for three and a half years, after which they lived for nine months in Colby. In 1904 Mr. Becker bought his present farm of eighty acres. It was then covered with timber, except that five or six acres had been chopped. There was a frame barn on the land and a small frame house - a mere shanty of two rooms. Since then Mr. Becker has made good progress and now has a fine frame house of ten rooms and a substantial barn, 30 by 60 feet. He raises graded cattle and Chester-white hogs with good success and has a good dairy business. A German Lutheran in religion, he helped to build the church of that denomination in Green Grove Township. Mr. and Mrs. Becker are the parents of four children: Paul, Elsie, Marie and Otto. Paul, who was born in Milwaukee, Noy. 20, 1892, was formerly a teacher in Dakota. He now resides in Two Rivers, Minn., where he is a bookkeeper in the Hamilton furniture factory. Elsie, born in Milwaukee, March 10, 1894, is the wife of Albert Schuh of Colby and has one child, Raymond. Marie, born in Green Grove Township, Clark County, May 20, 1896, is unmarried. Otto, born in Green Grove Township, July 14, 1902.

Frank Brecker, who is conducting a profitable farm in Section 2, Beaver Township, was born in Eure, Switzerland, Oct. 19, 1850, son of 'Joseph and Anna (Kompf) Brecker. The father, born in Switzerland in

1822, was a farmer who spent his life in his native land. He and his wife reared seven children: Josepha, Rose, Kathrina, Joseph, Frank, Sophia and Antoine. Frank Brecker was educated in Switzerland and worked out until he was 27 years old. Then, in October, 1880, he married May Reddie, a native of Switzerland, like himself, whose father, John Reddie, was a farmer there. For six years after their marriage they remained in Switzerland and there three children were born to them - Anne, Barbara and Kathrine. During this time Mr. Brecker was engaged in farming. In 1885 he and his family came to the United States, locating at Bucondie, Wis., where he arrived with but two dollars in cash. There he rented a farm for a year and at the end of that time went to work in a sawmill, being thus employed two years. After that he rented a tract of wild land in Beaver Township, Clark County, which he and his wife cleared, spending six years on the place. At the end of that time he bought eighty acres in Section 2, Beaver Township, this being the place on which he now resides. It was then a wilderness, there being no road nor any house in the vicinity, but he commenced the work of civilization by erecting a log house and barn. His only stock was a pig that soon died. In the winter he worked in the woods and in the summer on his farm. There were so few conveniences that he had to carry water for half a mile. After awhile he procured a pair of oxen and then he made more rapid progress. When his family needed supplies he had to obtain them from Greenwood, driving a distance of fifteen miles by a round-about road. Such were a few of his early difficulties, which, however, he has long ago surmounted. He now has forty acres of his farm cleared and has built a ten-room frame house and a barn 30 by 58 feet. For fourteen years they lived in the old log house, during which time four more children were born to them - Mary, Rosie, Adolph and Frank. The record of their children, in brief, is as follows: Annie is the wife of Mr. Molle and resides in Canada. She has four children: Edwin, Alvin, Alfred and Clara. Barbara, now Mrs. Mandle, of Beaver Township, has three children, Alfred, Arnold and Leo. Kathrine, now Mrs. Klessig, of Beaver Township, has six children, Annie, Alma, Leo, Cecelia, Irena and Eleanor. Mary is the wife of Mr. Molle, of Green Grove Township and has four children, Arthur, Arvin, Ernest and Esther. Rosie, who is now Mrs. Awe, of Green Grove Township, is the mother of three children, Alvenia, Alma and Lena. Adolph and Frank reside on the home farm, which is now in a profitable condition and on which Mr, Brecker raises Holstein cattle with good financial returns.

Christian Wollenberg, formerly a well known and respected citizen of Greenwood, but now passed away, was born in Brandenburg, Germany, March 17, 1843, son of Christian and Mary (Hass) Wollenberg. Christian, Sr., who was a laborer, brought his family to the United States in 1844, landing in this country after a terribly tedious voyage of four months in a very slow sailing vessel. They then had two children, Christian, Jr., and William, who accompanied them to Buffalo, N. Y., where the family stayed two years. They then moved to Berkholtz, four miles from Niagara Falls, and made their residence there until about 1853, after which they moved to a farm about twenty miles from the Falls, in Niagara County. This farm Mr, Wollenberg purchased and resided on it for the rest of his life, which closed at the age of 71 years. His wife died at the age of 73. In addition to the children already mentioned they had three others: John, born in Buffalo; Mary in Burkholtz, and August in Wolcottsville, N. Y. All are now deceased, Christian Wollenberg, Jr., was educated in the parochial school of a Lutheran Church, and was reared on his parents' farm, where he learned agriculture, which he followed for some time in N iagara County. He then bought forty acres of improved land in Orleans County, N. Y., on which he farmed for three years, when he sold it and went to Rochester, N. Y. There he learned the butcher's trade, which he followed for four years. From Rochester he went to Wolcottsville, N. Y., remaining there two years. In 1879 Mr. Wollenberg came west to Minnesota, locating at Valley Creek, sixteen miles from St. Paul, where he resided three years, being engaged in buying cattle, which he sold at St. Paul. The next three years were spent at Knapp, Wis., in conducting a meat market. In 1884 he came to Greenwood and opened a meat market here, though the village was then quite small. In 1899 he built a brick building which is now the Central Hotel. In the following year Mr. Wollenberg went to Spencer, Wis., and was engaged in the meat market business there for three years, at the end of which time he returned to Greenwood and resumed the meat business here, continuing in it until his retirement in 1909. His death, which took place Sept, 27, 1916, was an event deeply regretted in the community. Mr. Wollenberg was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Greenwood, and also of the G. A. R. Post, having enlisted in 1862, at Lockport, N. Y., in Company A, 129th New York Infantry . He was sent south to Baltimore and there enlisted in Battery L, serving until Aug, 22, 1865. During his military service he was in eighteen engagements, including the battle of Winchester, where he was taken prisoner, but afterwards paroled, and the battle of Cedar Creek, where Sheridan recovered the victory, after a partial defeat, by his famous ride, and he took part altogether in four engagements at Winchester, also in the actions at Fisher's Hill, Mt. Jackson, Port Republic and others. Mr. Wollenberg married Albertine Wendt, who came from the same part of Germany as himself, and was born in the same year - June 4, 1843. Her father, Martin Wendt, came to the United States in 1862 and settled in New York State, where he engaged in farming. In 1867 he came west to Minnesota, locating at Woodbury, where he died. His wife died in 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Wollenberg had six children: Charles, now a resident of the state of Washington; Edward F., who is cashier of the Greenwood State Bank of Greenwood; Henry, who lives in Chicago; Emma, who is the wife of John Sythe, and lives two miles south of Greenwood; Ferdinand, who resides in the state of Washington; and Ella, who is the wife of Dr. Karl Baker, of Greenwood.

Edward F. Wollenberg, cashier of the Greenwood State Bank, was born in Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1873, son of Christian, Jr., and Albertine (Wendt) Wollenberg. When a young child, in 1879, he accompanied his parents from New York state to Valley Creek, Minn., and later to Knapp, Wis. In 1884, at the age of 11, he came with them to Greenwood and here attended the public schools, after which he became his father's assistant in the meat business in this village, being thus engaged for fifteen years, except for a period of three years - 1890, 1891 and 1892 - when they carried on the same business in Spencer, Wis., subsequently resuming it in Greenwood. After this long experience in that line of industry Mr. Wollenberg entered the Wisconsin Business University at La Crosse, and after finishing the course returned to Greenwood, where he accepted a position as bookkeeper in the Greenwood State Bank. In the following year he was promoted to the position of assistant cashier and in July, 1906, was elected cashier, a position he has since filled with ability and fidelity to the interests of the institution. He is also secretary and treasurer of the Greenwood Roller Mills and treasurer of the Greenwood Telephone Company. His fraternal society affiliations are with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Equitable Fraternal Union, Greenwood Lodge No. 249, A. F. & A. M., and the Order of the Eastern Star, of Greenwood.

On Aug. 28, 1901, Mr. Wollenberg was united in marriage with Fanny Frances, of Thorp, Wis. He and his wife have one child, Phyllis, who was born June 19, 1902, and who is now a student in the Greenwood high school. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Andrew Emerson, in his day one of the notable figures of Clark County, was born in Norway, June 24, 1844, son of Lars and Paulina (Johnson) Emerson, the father being connected with the saw and grist mill industries. In 1854 Lars came with his family to America, landing in this country after a thirteen weeks' voyage in a sailing vessel, and locating in La Crosse County, Wis., where he homesteaded 160 acres of wild land. There both he and his wife died, his death occurring not long after his settlement in the county, and being due, it was thought, to his having drunk some poisonous spring water. He left eleven children: Emory, John, Henry, Emma, Andrew, Nettie, Julia, Bender, Mathias, Eliza and Julia (second). Andrew Emerson was a boy of 10 years when he came with his parents to America. He received a good common school education in La Crosse County and was brought up to farming, working on the home place until his father's death, when he purchased the property. When quite a young man he engaged in logging, then one of the leading industries in Wisconsin, and was always more or less connected with it. For twenty years he managed a lumber camp and was associated with the La Crosse Lumber Company. In 1875 Mr. Emerson purchased 320 acres of choice farm land in Clark County, the tract lying in Loyal and Beaver townships, and from time to time he added to his holdings until he owned 2,000 acres, all free of debt, Of this land he cleared about 300 acres himself. He also in time became one of the leading and most representative men in Clark County, serving as chairman of the school board, and being one of the founders of the creamery in Greenwood. From the time he set foot on America's shores in childhood to the time of his death Mr. Emerson was surrounded by all that makes life desirable in the way of means, health and friends. He was held in high respect for his energy, persistence and wisdom which brought about so happy a consummation, and his death, which occurred Jan. 24, 1904, deprived Clark County of one of its most loyal and helpful citizens. He was married Oct. 13, 1873, to Helen Johnson, a native of Norway, born in Christiana, Oct. 10, 1850. The children born to them were: Julia, Lawrence, John, Frank and Elsie. Mrs. Emerson's father, John Johnson, was, like his daughter, a native of Christiana, Norway, and came to America with his family about 1862. Settling in La Crosse County, Wis., he there engaged in farming.

Frank Emerson, a thriving dairy farmer of Section 28, Beaver Township, was born in Loyal Township, Clark County, Feb. 9, 1877, son of Andrew and Helen (Johnson) Emerson. He had worked on the home farm until he was 25 years old, at which time the farm was sold. He was then married, March 23, 1904, to Emma Bruns, who was born in Colby, Wis., March 11, 1883, her father, Henry Bruns, being a carpenter of that place, to which he came from Sheboygan County, in 1877. After his marriage Mr. Emerson bought eighty acres of land in Section 23, Beaver Township, the tract being a partly improved farm, on which he and his wife settled. Since then he has continued the improvements on it, building a thirteenroom frame house and a barn 35 by 56 feet in dimensions, and is prosperously engaged in dairying, also keeping hogs. He is a member of the Lynn Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

Henry Salzwedel, proprietor of the Poplar Cheese Factory in Beaver Township, and a successful agriculturist, was born in Dodge County, Wis., Dec. 22, 1878, son of Charles and Wilhelmina (Rohm) Salzwedel. The parents were born in Germany, the father, Nov. 6, 1851. He was a mason and carpenter by trade and came to the United States in 1873, his wife coming in the previous year. They were married in Dodge County, where they resided twelve years, and where six children were born to them: Ernest, Henry, Emma, Mary, Delia and Alice. They then came to Clark County and here three more children were born - Clara and two that died in infancy. Here also a tragedy occurred in the family, Ernest being killed by a kick from a horse when he was 11 years old. Charles Salzwedel secured eighty acres of land in Section 28, Beaver Township, it being all wild land and the only road near the place being a cow path. They arrived at the place on foot and the father carried their few belongings on his back from Loyal. For a residence he built a log house, 16 by 28 feet, of two rooms. After settling on the place Charles worked at his trade most of the time, the farm being cleared by his son Henry, with the assistance of hired help. It was about five years after their arrival before they secured a team of horses. In time they erected the largest brick house in the county - a house of sixteen rooms. Beginning with a log stable, they have progressed until they built a barn 36 by 80 feet, with a cement floor basement of their own construction, Henry having learned the trade of mason from his father, beginning his apprenticeship when only 12 years old. They also erected the brick cheese factory, known as Poplar Cheese Factory, and began its operation in 1889 with eleven patrons. Charles Salzwedel died in 1913. He had served the township as supervisor for several terms. In religion he was a German Lutheran and helped to build the two churches of that denomination constructed in the township. After his father's death, Henry Salzwedel took over the cheese factory. He had previously worked at his trade and in 1908 he bought the family homestead, on which he raises a good grade of stock. He has also built two silos, one 14 by 36 and the other 16 by 32 feet in size. The cheese factory now has thirtythree patrons and uses on an average about 5,600 pounds of milk per day, and Mr. Salzwedel owns the forty-acre tract on which the factory stands, which he bought the year of his marriage. The latter event occurred in 1899, when he was united with Helen Larson, in Warner Township. She was a daughter of Anthony Larson, a pioneer of Alberta, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Salzwedel have six children: Elsie, Ila, Flossie, Ira, Violet and Beulah.

Charles W. Wolf, one of the leading business men of Thorp, proprietor of the Wolf Drug Store, a large and flourishing concern, and who is also president of the village council, was born in Greenleaf, Brown County, Wis., June 10, 1881, son of Andrew and Caroline (Kuehn) Wolf. The father was a native of Germany who came to the United States in 1870, and became a shoe merchant at Wrightstown, Brown County, Wis., where he conducted business until the spring of 1905. He then went to Randolph, Wis., where he was engaged in the same line of business until 1915, when he retired. He died Feb. 22, 1917. His wife, Caroline, a native of Rockland, Brown County, died in 1896( at the age of 37 years. They had four children: Charles W., of Thorp; Emma, who died in 1903; Millie, residing in Bay City, Mich., and George, who is a bank cashier at Johnson's Creek, Wis. After finishing his ordinary school studies at the age of 14 years, Charles W. Wolf took a course in pharmacy, and has been connected with the drug business ever since. For one year, 1899 to 1900, he worked for Henry Mulvey, a druggist at Loyal, Clark County, and then in the latter year, became proprietor of a drug store at Wrightstown, where he carried on business for six years. On August 7, 1906, he moved to Thorp, where he bought out the drug stores of W. R. McCutcheon and C. F. Rainey, and having consolidated the two stores into one, has since conducted a profitable and growing business. On June 1, 1909, he was elected to the village board, on which he has since served, and at the spring election of 1917 he was elected president of the council, which position he still holds. He is also serving as school clerk, having been elected to that office in 1912. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Wolf was married, May 31, 1904, to Marie De Both, who was born in Depere, Wis., June 1, 1882, daughter of Joseph and Marie (Tues) De Both, both of whom are now living, her father being a retired farmer. The De Both family was a large one, numbering eleven children, namely: Louis, Henry, Minnie, William, Marie, Josephine, John, Nettie, Frances, and two who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf have one child, Gordon, who was born March 14, 1911.

Herman Sell, a prosperous stock farmer of Sections 23 and 24, Beaver Township, was born in Germany, July 6, 1880, son of Frederick and Lena Sell. In 1882 the parents left Germany with two children - Herman and August - for the United States and on arriving in this country settled in Sheboygan County, where they stayed five years. In 1887 they came to Clark County, locating two years later in Sections 23 and 24, the tract, consisting of eighty acres, being all wooded. Here Frederick Sell built a log house, 24 by 30 feet, and a log barn of the same size. He had a yoke of cattle and a "jumper," and with this assistance he began the work of improvement, which he continued until his death at the age of 56 years, Aug. 18, 1900. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church and helped to build the church of that denomination in Unity Township. Herman Sell, who was 7 years old when his parents settled on this place, attended school in the neighborhood and as he grew older, helped his father clear the home farm. The father had erected a frame barn, 54 by 36 feet, and this improvement has been supplemented by him through the erection of other useful buildings. Of the eighty acres he pnssesses, he inherited forty, buying the other forty from his brother, and now farms it all, raising Holstein cattle, a branch of industry which his father started before him. He was a stockholder in the Woodside Cheese Factory before it was sold. Mr. Sell is a member of the German Lutheran Church of Loyal and contributed to the expense of building the new church edifice. He was married, Noy, 1, 1906, to Lena Pieper, who was born in Juneau, Wis., daughter of Carl Pieper, her father being now a resident of Unity Township. He and his wife have three children, Hilbert, Jelma and Daily.

John H. Voegeli, who holds the position of cheese-maker with the Sherwood Cheese Factory, was born in Breshn, Germany, on the farm of his parents, Christ and Gertrude Voegeli, the date of his birth being June 23, 1890. The parents are still residents of Germany, the father being a farmer and the owner of iron works. There were four children in the family - Christ, Fred, John and Martha. John H. Voegeli grew up on the farm and was given a good schooling. When old enough he learned the machinist's trade and was employed as a fireman on the railroad in Germany for four years, at the end of which time he came to the United States, locating in Milwaukee. Soon after that he went to work in a cheese factory in Oconomowoc and there learned the trade of cheese-making, remaining two years. Subsequent to that he spent eight months in the machine shops in Hartford, at the end of which time he came to Clark County and on Sept. 1, 1914, became connected with the Sherwood cheese factory as cheese-maker, taking the place of Chris Feitz. This factory takes in about 2,000 pounds of milk daily. Mr. Voegeli gives his entire attention to the business, at which he is an expert, and the factory is being conducted on a profitable basis. Since he came here the number of customers has increased from seventeen to thirty-three. Mr. Voegeli is a member of the German Lutheran Church,

Christ Feutz, proprietor of Cannonville Cheese Factory, in Washburn Township, is a young man who, in a few years, has established a reputation as one of the successful business men of Clark County. He was born in Switzerland, May 13, 1885, son of Samuel and Mary (Stiner) Feutz, who followed the occupation of farmers and cheese makers in one of the mountainous regions of their native land. There the father, Samuel Feutz, died at the age of 61 years, about two years ago, the mother being still living at the age of 59. They had six children: Fritz, Christ, Mary, John, Walter and William. All were brought up in the cheese-making industry, and all are now in the United States except Mary. John, who came first to this country, is now living in Randolph County, Wis. Next came Christ, in

1910; William, now of Shortville, coming in the following year. Afterwards came Walter, who is now on a farm near Randolph. Christ Feutz attended the common schools of Switzerland until 16 years of age. He was taught cheesemaking by his father, and also learned the trade of blacksmith, which he followed for ten years. In 1910, as above recorded, he came to the United States, locating first at Oconomowoc, Wis., where he entered a cheese factory, to further perfect his skill in that industry. In 1911 he began working in Westfall and was employed there and also in Sherwood and Columbia County until he came to Clark County, Here he bought the property on the old Babcock corner in Washburn Township, and built his present cheese factory, known as the Cannonville Cheese Factory, which is located on the farm of Robert Galbreath. The building, which has a fivefoot basement, measures 42 by 26 feet, and has also an upper story. The plant is operated by an eleven-horsepower steam engine. Mr. Feutz makes dairy cheese and has been very successful in his operations, the first year paying out $14,000 to his patrons, and the second year about $20,000. He was married, Oct. 1, 1913, to Ethel Galbreath, who was born in Richland County, Wis., daughter of Robert and Ina (Fox) Galbreath. Her parents, natives of Indiana, removed to Wisconsin, taking up farming in Richland County, whence they came to Clark County about 1900, locating in Washburn Township. Robert Galbreath died at the age of 50 years; his wife is still living at the age of 53. They had three children: Lulu, now Mrs. Isaac Higgins, of Gotham, Wis.; Ethel, wife of Mr. Feutz, and Ross, now owner of the Galbreath farm in Washburn Township. Mr. and Mrs. Feutz belong to the order of Mystic Workers. For seven years Mrs. Feutz taught school in Washburn Township, and one term in Sherwood. They have one child, Lynn Robert.

Henry A. Frantz, a successful farmer operating a good eighty-acre farm in Section 14, Washburn Township, was born on his parents' farm in Section 23, this township, Sept. 28, 1869. Henry A. was educated in the district school and trained to agricultural work from his early years. When he began working for himself it was as an employee in a brickyard at Neillsville, where, however, he remained only a short time, beginning work in the timber woods that fall for the Hon. F, D. Lindsey, At first he was engaged as sawyer, afterwards becoming a loader. During two springs he was foreman of the gang employed on the river drive and had charge of a skidding shanty one year, following this kind of work until 1896 or 1897. In 1898, the Spanish-American War having broken out, Mr. Frantz entered the service of the United States, becoming a member of Company A, Third Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and taking part as a non-commissioned officer in the Porto-Rica campaign, He was honorably discharged Jan. 5, 1899, but on May 9, that year, re-enlisted in the regular army, being made corporal June 20, and sergeant July 25. This second enlistment was in Company B, 14th U.S. Infantry, from which, however, he was transferred in 1900, to Company L. As a member of that company and regiment Mr. Frantz saw service in the Phillipine Islands for one year and eleven months and was in the Chinese campaign from July to October, 1900, subsequently returning to the Phillipine Islands, where he remained until July 14, 1901.

He then returned to the United States, being stationed at the barracks at Ft. Porter, N. Y., until honorably discharged. On his return home, or rather on May 20, 1902, he was married to Minnie Augusta Bartz, who came from Buffaio, N. Y., and was a daughter of Herman Bartz. On his return to Wisconsin he located with his wife on his present farm in Section 14, Washburn Township, Clark County, the tract at that time consisting only * of forty acres, of which five acres was cleared, the rest being covered with stumps. He has since increased the size of his farm to eighty acres and has thirty-five acres under cultivation. He has built a silo, 12 by 20 feet, with a capacity of fifty tons, and raises a good grade of Holstein cattle. Mr. Frantz is also a stockholder in the butter factory at Shortville and in the Farmers' Co-operative and Elevator Company of Neillsville. For thirty years he has been engaged in the threshing business with his brother Conrad, beginning with the old horse-power machine, but now using traction power. At present he is conducting this business by himself, having dissolved partnership with Conrad. Mr, Frantz has served on the township board and has also been supervisor several times and a member of the school board, helping to organize the school district and to build the schoolhouse. He belongs to the Odd Fellows' Lodge at Neillsville, also to the Mystic Workers; the Beavers, and the Ancient branch of the Woodmen, of Lincoln, Neb. He and his wife have five children: Helen, Oscar, Harry, Edward and Harold Wilson.

Fred Daenicke, an enterprising farmer of Mayville Township, who has made big strides on the road to prosperity and affluence, was born in Germany, Aug. 30, 1856. His parents, Ludwig and Charlotte, both died in Germany, and in November, 1890, Fred set out for America, coming directly to Abbotsford, Clark County, where he worked in a sawmill and in the lumber camps. In 1894 he bought forty acres of his present farm in Section 25, Mayville Township, later adding to it forty-three acres more, of which tract ten acres had been cleared and on it a barn and log house erected. Since then he has worked vigorously at improving his place and his labors have borne good fruit. He has now sixty-five acres cleared and in 1913 built his present residence - a neat and comfortable home. He has also erected a shed and granary, pump-house, ice-house and pig-house, and, in 1914, a silo of seventy tons capacity. Mr. Daenicke keeps Guernsey cattle, milking nine cows. His crops are oats, barley, rye, hay and corn. He is a stockholder in the Co-operative Creamery at Abbotsford, being also a director in the company, and is also a stockholder in the Farmers' Co-operative Mercantile Company at Abbotsford. The German Lutheran Church of Dorchester numbers him among its active members, and he also belongs to the Guardians of Liberty. At the present time he is serving as road overseer of District No. 12. On March 22, 1892, Mr. Daenicke was married to Wilhelmina Remter, who was born in Germany, Feb. 3, 1859, daughter of August and Caroline Remter. Her parents both died in their native land in the same year. Mrs. Remter was first married in Germany to John Resech, and they came to America in 1882, Mr. Resech buying the land that now constitutes the farm of Mr. Daenicke, and the latter obtaining it from the estate after Mr. Resech's death in 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Daenicke are the parents of five children, whose respective names and dates of birth are as follows: Louisa, Feb. 8, 1894; Alfreda, April 7, 1895; Fred, March 26, 1897; Martin, Sept. 26, 1900, and Elsie, Dec. 16, 1902. Fred is a resident of Marshall, Minn.; the others reside at home.

Otto W. Klemme, proprietor of Clover Belt Cheese Factory in Warden Township, was born in Sheboygan County, Wis., Aug. 10, 1887, son of William and Bertha Klemme. Both parents were natives of Wisconsin, the father being now a retired farmer, living at Sheboygan Falls, Wis. There Otto W. Klemme finished his education and afterwards remained at home for a few years. When 20 years old he began working in a cheese factory in Sheboygan County, being thus occupied for two years. He then spent a short time in Ozankee County, subsequently, in 1910, becoming manager of the Plymouth Cheese Company's factory, which position he. held one season. Returning to Sheboygan County in 1911, he became manager of the R. P. Dassow factory, which he bought a year later, operating it until 1914. He then sold it and for the next two years was engaged in farming. January 1, 1916, Mr. Klemme came to Clark County and bought the factory of which he is now proprietor, known as the Clover Belt Cheese Factory. Mr. Klemme was married Nov. 25, 1912, to Ella Heinke, who was born at Plymouth, Wis., daughter of Christ and Anna Heinke, her father being a native of Germany, and her mother of Wisconsin. The former, who was a farmer, died in 1907, at the age of 57 years, the mother dying in 1888, at the age of 33. They had three children - Otto, now deceased; Ida, who resides at Sheboygan Falls, and Ella, now Mrs. Klemme. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Klemme are: Lester, born Dec. 20, 1913, and Delbert, born May 16, 1915.

John May, a well-known and respected citizen of Worden Township, where he is making satisfactory progress along agricultural lines, was born in Dodge County, Wis., April 24, 1865. His parents, Jacob and Theresa (Weber) May, came to the United States from Germany when young, their respective parents settling in Dodge County, this state. Jacob May was a farmer, and as a Democrat was elected to local offices, being a prominent citizen of his locality. He died in 1914, at the age of 94 years, his wife having passed away in 1904, at the age of 73. They had seven children - Jacob, Joseph, who is deceased; Barbara, now Mrs, F. Kran; Andrew; Frances, who married Joseph Hart, of Dodge County; Tressa, wife of Henry Kram, and John. John May left home at the age of 21 years and bought a farm in Dodge County, which he operated for two years. He then went to Appleton, Wis., where he worked for the same length of time in a paper mill, In 1890 he bought a farm in Outagamie County, where he resided until 1906, when he sold it and removed to Clark County. Here he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, which was partly cleared, but on it he has made many improvements. In 1913 he built his ten-room residence, and in the following year a stave silo of seventy-five tons' capacity. He has also built a granary and shed. His barn has room for twenty head of stock. He raises Durham cattle, milking fourteen cows, and his hogs are of the Berkshire breed. His crops are corn, hay, oats and rye. His business is increasing so that he is making preparations to enlarge his barn. Since coming to Clark County Mr. May has served as road commissioner, and also as clerk of the school board, having been elected to the latter office in 1912, and serving two terms. Mr. May was married Nov. 26, 1889, to Annie Wied, who was born in Germany in 1865, daughter of Michael and Waldburger (Gettle) Wied. Both her parents are now dead. The father was a tradesman, and neither he nor his wife ever came to this country. Mr. and Mrs. May have two children - Herbert and Leoretta. Herbert, who was born in November, 1891, and resides on the home farm, was married in 1915, to Ella Anderson, and has one child - Anna Londa Bernice, who was born Sept. 13, 1916. Leoretta, born in October, 1894, is the wife of Charles Chasper, a druggist of Chippewa Falls. The family are members of the Catholic Church,

Hans P. Benson, who is making good progress along agricultural lines ona farm of 120 acres in Worden Township, was born in Denmark, Sept. 16, 1870, a son of Ben and his wife, Mettie, whose family name was Jensen. The father, a farmer, died in 1909, at the age of 87 years; the mother is still living in Denmark. Hans P. Benson came to America in 1891, locating first in Freeborn County, Minn., where he engaged in farming, afterwards following the same occupation in Stevens County, that state. In 1901 he bought his present farm in Worden Township, Clark County, Wis., of which 110 acres are now cleared, Mr. Benson having made all the improvements. These include the remodeling of the house into a modern dwelling of eleven rooms. In 1909 he built a barn 38 by 96 feet, with fifty-two stalls for cattle, concrete floor and stone basement. His cattle are of the Holstein breed, and he has one registered bull. Among his other buildings are two silos, one concrete of 110 tons, the other a stave silo of the same capacity. He also breeds Poland-China hogs. Mr. Benson is one of the most enterprising farmers in his township; he is constantly improving his place, the value of which is increasing from year to year. He was married Sept. 11, 1902, to Marie Anderson, of Madison, Wis., a daughter of Carl and Carolina (Erickson) Anderson, both of whom are now living, her father being a blacksmith and mechanic. She was one of ten children, eight of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Benson are the parents of six children - Fern, born in 1903; Harold, 1904; Norma, 1906; Alfred, 1908; Doris, 1911, and Grant, 1913. All are residing at home. Mr. Benson was one of twelve children, but he and his brother Carl were the only members of the family to come to America.

G. R. Broeske, proprietor of one of the best farms in Mayville Township, lying in Section 28, was born in Germany Feb. 7, 1874, son of Theodore and Louisa (Voigt) Broeske. At the age of 11 years he came to this country with his parents, who located at Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago, the father being employed in a factory there for some years. The latter died in April, 1914, but his wife still resides at Arlington Heights. They had eight children, all born in Germany, where four of them died. Those living are: Emily, now Mrs. Henry Rodewald, of Elk Grove, IIl.; Paul, of Arlington Heights; Hannah, now Mrs. August Greinke, of Arlington Heights, and G. R., subject of this sketch. G. R. Broeske, after finishing his public school education, began working for the Diamond Sewing Machine Company, of Arlington Heights, Ill., but later took a position with the

G. R. Broeske And Family

Monarch Cycle Company, of Chicago. At the age of 22 he entered the employ of the McCormick Harvester Company and traveled for them until 1906. He had been only about two years in their employ, however, when he took his first step in the direction of an agricultural career by purchasing eighty acres of wild and timbered land in Section 28, Mayville Township, Clark County, Wis. On this tract he began the work of improvement, working early and late to clear it. In 1912 he bought eighty acres more across the road in Section 21, which gave him 160 acres, now developed into a fine farm. Previous to this latter purchase, or in 1904, he had built his first house and moved onto his farm, to which, since 1906, he has given his whole attention, having in the year last mentioned severed his connection with the harvester company. In 1911, Mr. Broeske enlarged his house, so that it now contains eleven rooms, and in the following year he built a barn 32 by 60 feet in size. He has a highly productive and profitable farm on which he keeps graded Guernsey cattle, milking fifteen cows, and is also grading up on Percheron horses. He is president of the local union of the Equity Shipping Association, of the American Society of Equity, and a member of the Dorchester Co-operation Mercantile Company. In 1907 he was elected clerk of the Mayville town board, in which position he is still serving, Myr. Broeske was married May 14, 1896, to Pauline Flentie, who was born at Arlington Heights, Ill., March 24, 1876, daughter of Conrad and Augusta (Tyler) Flentie, whose family, with her, numbered five children, the other four being: Augusta, now Mrs. William Copeland, of Mayville Township, Clark County; Arnold, of Appleton, Wis.; Emert, of Stevens Point, Wis.; and Irene, now Mrs. Mahlon Hamel, of Kintire, N. Dak. Conrad Flentie, Mrs. Broeske's father, for thirty years was a traveling salesman for the McCormick Harvester Company. He now owns land in Clark County. He held office on his township board and also ran for the General Assembly, being defeated by but a few votes. Mrs. Conrad Flentie died July 13, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Broeske have four children: Elroy, born July 17, 1897; Gertrude, born Nov. 6, 1898; Edwin, born Oct. 3, 1903, and Ruth, born Oct. 6, 1913. The family are members of the Evangelical Peace Church of Dorchester, Mr. Broeske being president of the congregation, Ole Samulson, a prosperous farmer residing in Section 6, Worden Township, was born in Foldeslen, Norway, June 23, 1860, son of Samuel Olson and Annie (Sanden) Olson, Ole came to America with his father in 1884, and bought forty acres of land in Section 6, Worden Township, this county, later increasing the size of his farm by the purchase of an additional eighty acres. The father made his home with him until his death in 1906, at the age of 90 years, having been a widower for many years, as his wife died in 1876. There were four children in the family - Giva, Ole, Samuel and Andrew. Giva, the only daughter, is now deceased. Samuel and Andrew are farmers, one in Worden Township and the other in Thorp Township, their farms adjoining each other. Ole started farming in Worden Township, he began in practically the same manner as a pioneer, as his land was all wild. One of his first acts was to build a log cabin in which to live, and then he immediately constructed a log barn. From that modest beginning he has advanced by degrees, clearing his place and erecting new buildings as needed, until he now has a well improved and productive farm. In 1899 he built his present residence of lumber cut on his farm. In 1906 he erected a barn 38 by 96 feet in size, with stone basement, the latter having concrete floor, and provided with fifty cattle stalls. He has also a concrete silo of 150 tons' capacity. Mr. Samulson raises Guernsey cattle, having three full-blooded bulls, one of which took the championship at Stanley Fair in 1916. He has also been awarded many prizes for his fine stock. He milks twenty cows and his principal crops are hay, corn, oats and barley. Mr, Samulson is also president of Stanley Dairy and Warehouse Company, of Stanley, Wis., the creamery of which turn out 1,100 pounds of butter a day. This means a payment to the farmers of $100,000 for the years' business. The warehouse business amounts to $25,000 a year. This concern was established in 1909, and is owned by the farmers, the butter being shipped to Chicago. Mr. Samulson is a Republican in polities. He was elected chairman of Thorp Township board in 1894, and in 1894 and 1901 chairman of the Worden Township board. He was also supervisor of assessments of Clark County from 1901 to 1907, and has acted on equalization committees for a number of years. For nineteen years he was clerk of the school board of District No. 7, and from 1901 to 1904 was justice of the peace. His religious affiliations are with the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and he is a member also of the Independent Scandinavian Workingman's Association Lodge at Stanley. Mr. Samulson was married May 17, 1893, to Petra Dahl, who was born in Minnesota, daughter of Nels and Ronnog (Kliven) Dahl. Her father came to America in 1873, and two years later settled in Polk County, Wis. In 1891 he moved to Chippewa County, this state. He died in January, 1909, but his wife is still living. Their children were: Petra and Norman, the latter now residing in Chippewa County, Wis. Mr. and Mrs, Samulson have three children - Selma, born April 16, 1894; Alva, born June 17, 1903, and Richard A., born Dec. 29, 1899, who died Sept, 25, 1901. Selma and Alva reside at home with their parents.

Herman Wellington Huntley, who is engaged in farming in York Township, is a native of Clark County, having been born July 1, 1879, three miles north of Greenwood, on Giles Creek, where the sawmill was then located. His father was George Huntley. His educational opportunities were limited and he grew to manhood in the neighborhood of the mill, in which he was employed from the age of 13 to that of 19 years. He then began farming and lumbering, working on the farm in summer and in the woods in winter. He had located on a tract of forty acres in Section 17, York Township, it consisting of wild land with brush to the edge of the wagon road. Mr. Huntley had nothing but his hands when he began, and only one dollar in money. His wife owned a cow, but it was two years before he got one horse, and two years more before he got another to make ateam. His first residence on the farm was a tar-paper shanty, 12 by 20 feet in size, which was so poorly built that when it rained he and his wife had to put up an umbrella and spread oilcloth on the bed. As soon as he was able, Mr. Huntley erected a good frame house and used the old shanty for a barn. He has now a good basement barn 36 by 44 feet in size, and a silo 10 by 28 feet. His farm is well cleared and he is successfully raising Guernsey cattle, Belgian horses and Poland-China hogs. He belongs to the Woodman's Lodge, and has served on its official board. Mr. Huntley was married Feb. 16, 1905, to Florence, daughter of Horace Lawrence, she being born in York Township, Clark County. He and his wife have two children - lIrene and Carroll.

Charles Meyer, a well-known and successful farmer of York Township, was born in Jefferson County, Wis., Jan. 12, 1859, son of George and Mary (Switzer) Meyer. The father was a native of Bavaria, who came to America with his mother, brother and sister. They settled in Jefferson County, Wis., in 1851, where Mr. Meyer bought eighty acres of wild land on which a log shanty was standing. With a team of oxen he set to work to clear the land, and about three months later married Mary Switzer, whose father was a cabinet-maker in Germany, where he died. Mary had come over on the same ship with George, it being a sailing vessel; the voyage lasted six weeks. They had come to this country to get married, there being a law in Germany at that time which prevented the marriage of people who could not show ownership of a certain amount of property, enough to enable them to support a family. After marriage they settled in Jefferson County, where they reared six children - John, George, Joe, Charles, Theresa and Mary. Charles Meyer grew to manhood on the farm in Jefferson County, attending both English and German schools until he was about 15 years old, though his attendance was somewhat intermittent, as he had to make himself useful to his parents. After laying aside his school books he worked on the home farm for three years, subsequently being employed for one year in a wagon shop. Then for two years he worked on farms in that locality until the age of 21 years. He then went to Colorado, prospecting and working in the mines about twenty-five miles from Bueno Vista, After remaining there three years, he returned to Jefferson County, where he stayed one year, and then came to Clark County with his brother, George. Here they bought eighty acres of wild land and built a log house in which they lived for two years. At the end of that time Charles Meyer put up a frame house for himself, and a year later his brother sold his forty acres and went to Oregon. Charles remained in Clark County and cleared his forty acres. Later, he purchased the house that Mr. Heine, the sawmill proprietor, had used for a boarding house, and this he moved onto his place and united it with his old house so as to make a dwelling of seven rooms. He then built a barn 34 by 54 feet in size. Three years after coming to Clark County, Mr. Meyer was married to Annie Shaklman. Her father was formerly postmaster of the Heinetown postoffice, Mr. Meyer working as his assistant. Since his marriage, Mr. Meyer has continued to improve his place and now has a good farm, raising Holstein cattle and other stock with profitable results. He has served as school director two years and ¢ight years as treasurer. In religion he is a Catholic. He and his wife have eight children - Leo, Matilda, Alvin, Albert, George, Elizabeth and Julita.

Bergen Stift, Norway, July 14, 1845, the son of Borjonel Nelson (deceased), a native of the same place, who lost his life while off trading. Our subject came to the United States June 7, 1854, and lived in Chicago one year, and in 1855 moved to Detroit, where his mother married Peter Anderson, a master mechanic of the Michigan Central Railroad. In March, 1857, they returned to Chicago, where the mother died in June of the same year. September 23, 1858, Mr. Virch went again to Detroit to live with his aunts, where he attended the Bishop Union School four years. He next enlisted for service in the Civil War, Aug. 15, 1862, in Company E, 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, serving three years, being honorably discharged June 30, 1865, and acted as division commissary sergeant by appointment. In 1867-68 he went to school for one season, and then returned to Chicago and worked at the carpenter's trade until 1870, when he came to Dane County, Wis., and remained there until Sept. 29, 1872. In that year he came to that part of the town of Beaver that is now Mayville, settling on the northwest quarter of Section 14, Township 29, Range 1 East, and homesteaded 160 acres (a soldier's right). There were then no roads and he had to carry goods and supplies from Colby. Deer, bear and Indians were plentiful but never gave him any trouble. There Mr. Virch resided until 1882. He then came to Curtiss and established the first store and post office in the village, being appointed postmaster in 1883, and serving until 1886, and again from 1888 to 1892. He had started his store with a capital of $250 in money, and he subsequently built up the business until he carried a $2,000 stock and was making annual sales of 56,000. While thus engaged, in 1890, he bought his present farm, but continued the store until 1895, when he sold his stock. After that he worked out until 1903, in which year he became rural mail carrier, carrying the first mail out of Curtiss, Feb. 5, 1903, and was on the route for twelve years. About 8:00 p. m., June 3, 1905, a cyclone swept away all his buildings, including his house, two barns and the store building. In 1906 Mr, Virch took up his residence on his farm and has since remained here, doing a good farming and dairying business. About twenty-four acres of his land are cleared, ten acres being devoted to hay, and a part of the land to oats and barley. He keeps Guernsey cattle, milking from eight to ten cows. He is also a stockholder in the Fenwood State Bank, of Fenwood, Marathon County. For a considerable part of his long and active career Mr. Virch served efficiently in public office. In 1884 he became the first clerk of School District No. 4, in Curtiss, and held that position for thirteen years. He also served on the Mayville town board, for thirty-five years was justice of the peace, and for twentyfive years notary public, also at different times holding minor offices. Mr. Virch was first married in Dane County, Wis., Feb. 15, 1873, to Betsey Nelson Kjerie, daughter of Knute Kjerie, now deceased. They had three children, two of whom are living: Ledia, now the wife of Jean Fortier, of Seattle, Wash.; and Anna, formerly a teacher, but who is now Mrs. Thomas L, Beman, her husband being cashier of the Fenwood State Bank. The mother died June 30, 1880, and Mr. Virch was married, Aug. 15, 1883, to Lena Fleasram, daughter of Andrew Fleasram, deceased. Of this union six children have been born: Lottie, now deceased; Emma, who is private sec- retary to Julius A. Schmall, state secretary of Minnesota; Niron, who is a cheese maker; May, wife of David Noline, of Mayville Township; Teda, now Mrs. Harry Horn, of Sheboygan; and Orban, who is deceased. Mr. Virch has also thirteen grandchildren. All his children have received a good education and are useful members of their respective communities. Both he and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, he being also a member of the G. A. R.

George Shaklman, proprietor of a good dairy farm of 160 acres, in Section 8, Washburn Township, was born in Germany, Dec. 1, 1855. His parents were George and Tresia (Hawther) Shaklman. The father, who was a farmer, was educated in Germany, and came to the United States in 1873, with his family, he being then 44 years old. He had been married in 1854 to Tresia Hawther, whose father was Adam Hawther, a farmer, and they had lived together in Germany for nineteen years after their marriage. On coming to America he and his family located first in Jefferson County, Wis., where he bought a fifteen-acre farm, which he worked for about two years. He then moved to town, where he worked at odd jobs and also in the brick yard. He then bought forty acres in Section 8, York Township, Clark County, which was all wild land, and where he settled with his father and mother and two brothers, Joe and Nobat, and one sister, Bobet. On Sept. 8, 1890, Mr. Shaklman was married to Annie Schmidt, whose father, John Schmidt, was a German farmer, who settled in the United States. He and his wife took up their residence on his farm, where he has since remained. At first he cradled grain and worked with a team for Heine, the proprietor of the sawmill at the place then known as Heinetown. He also worked in the woods for ten winters. Mr. Shaklman now has 160 acres of land and has built a six-room house and a barn, 92 by 34 feet. For a number of years in early times he was postmaster of Heinetown. Eggs were then five cents a dozen, and butter five cents a pound, both commodities having to be traded for other produce. Mr. and Mrs. ShakIman are the parents of six children: Leo, Flip, Rosie, Frances, Tillie and Albert.

Herman Charley Krase, proprietor of a finely improved dairy farm in Section 22, the central part of Mayville Township, was born in Prussia, Germany, Oct. 12, 1870, son of Charley T. and Caroline H. (Polchow) Krase. His mother died in 1883, but the father, a shipbuilder by trade, who also had a farm on which he did truck gardening, is still living in Prussia. They had two children: Herman and Elizabeth, the latter of whom became the wife of Oscar Gessler and is living in Germany. Herman C, Krase came to America in 1886, locating in Milwaukee in the fall of that year. There he followed his trade, that of machinist, for twelve years, except during 1893 and 1894, when he was living in Chicago. Early in October, 1899, he came to Clark County and bought his present farm of eighty acres, but which at that time was covered with hardwood, there being no clearing. For eight years he used oxen and has continued his improvements until he now has between fifty and sixty acres cleared, about twenty acres being plowed land. His first dwelling here was a log cabin, which he later replaced by a larger log house, and is now preparing plans for anew home in the shape of an up to date residence of nine rooms, 30 by 30 feet ground plan, with fourteen-foot studding, and a good cellar under the whole house. This house will be constructed of native lumber from his own farm. He has now in course of erection a fine barn, 36 by 70 feet in size, with outside posts sixteen feet, hip-roof posts twenty-eight feet, with cement floor basement to be used as stable. Mr. Krase is now milking twelve cows of the Guernsey breed and has seven heifer calves. He is breeding up his stock to full blood, He also keeps Chester-White hogs and has one team of horses. On Feb. 18, 1898, Mr. Krase was united in marriage with Anna Henrietta Grimm, who was born in Wisconsin, Dec, 18, 1873, daughter of George Grimm. She died June 19, 1913, and was buried on the twenty-first of the month in the cemetery at Dorchester. Her father was a molder by trade and also a farmer, and is now living at Manitowoe, Wis. Her mother is deceased, They had six children: George, Ida, Emma, Anna, Louis, and Roland, all of whom are living but Anna. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Krase are: Hattie, who is keeping house for her father; Martha, Elizabeth, Anna and Charley. Mr. Krase belongs to the Guardians of Liberty, and he and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church.

James Hewett. On March 3, 1907, there passed away at Neilsville a man who had had no small part in making the history of Clark County. As pioneer lumberman, farmer, man of business and public official, James Hewett will long be remembered and the work that he did will bear fruit in generations yet to come. James Hewett was born in Minerva, Essex County, N. Y., May 1, 1830, son of Sheldon B. and Mary Ann (Linkfield) Hewett, and on the paternal side was a grandson of Collins and Jerusha Hewett of Dutchess County, that state, the family being of Scotch origin. James was one of six children, the others, who came next in order being Sheldon B., Jane, Eunice, Mary and Susan - the family thus consisting of two sons and four daughters. The father subsequently died in Clark County after joining his son James. James Hewett made his first acquaintance with the lumber business in Essex County, N. Y. In 1856, being then a strong and vigorous young man of 26 years, he sought a larger field of opportunity in the Northwest, and made his appearance in Clark County, coming up the river from La Crosse. Here he found conditions to his liking, with full scope for his ambition, Ina short time, with characteristic energy, he had become one of the leading loggers in this section, giving employment to large gangs of men, and clearing the timber from land now covered by flourishing farms. Among his early enterprises was the building of a mill at Wedge's Creek, at the place known as Hewettville, which mill was destroyed by fire in 1886. The township of Hewett was named in his honor, and Neillsville also owed much to him; for here he established the firm of Hewett & Woods, built the first brick store in the place, at the corner of Fifth and Hewett streets, known as 'Hewett's Red Brick," and made an addition to the village of sixty-three acres of land which he had cleared, it being known as the James Hewett Addition. 'He also donated land for the old furniture factory, was largely instrumental in having the railroad constructed to Neillsville, and built the finest residence here that

Clark County had for many years. A part of his time was spent in farming, in which enterprise also he manifested his ability, meeting with good success. A Republican in politics, he served as the first mayor of Neillsville, was chairman of the Pine Valley town board for a number of years. and also ran for the Assembly, but was defeated. He was a man of generous character and was strong and rugged up to the time of his death at the age of 77 years. Mr. Hewett was married Oct. 17, 1864, to Henrietta Brown, who, however, lived but a few years after marriage, dying at the age of 35, in 1869. She left two children: Chauncey B., who died in infancy, and Sherman Frank, now a prominent citizen of Neillsville. In May, 1874, James Hewett married for his second wife Emeline Niles, by which union there was no offspring.

Sherman Frank Hewett, popularly known as "Frank Hewett," a prominent figure in the commercial life of Clark County, who has also rendered good service in public office, was born in Augusta, Wis., Sept. 4, 1865, son of James and Henrietta (Brown) Hewett. He was educated in the local schools, and at the age of 15 years began to accompany parties in the work of surveying, a profession in which he in time became expert. Afterwards he became associated with his father in the lumber business and other enterprises of a commercial or agricultural nature. Later on the old Hewett homestead, a tract of 160 acres in Pine Valley Township, he gave his attention to dairy farming successfully, and was a member of the Farmers' Co-operative Creamery. For four or five years Mr. Hewitt served as city treasurer of Neillsville, making a good record as a capable and trustworthy public official. In 1909 he became county surveyor, in which position he has since served with ability and to the satisfaction of the citizens of the county. He is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has advanced as far as the Commandery, being a Knight Templar. Mr. Hewett was married, Dec. 19, 1887, to Blanche Robinson, who was born at Weston Rapids, Clark County, daughter of David and Emma (Brown) Robinson, her parents being pioneer settlers in this county, He and his wife have one daughter, Helen. Mrs. Hewett is a member of the Eastern Star Lodge, and she and her husband are popular members of Neillsville society.

John Goetz, who is making a success of agricultural work on a good farm on eighty acres in Sections 5 and 6, York Township, his residence being located in Section 6, was born in Germany, April 28, 1876, son of Phillip and Barbara Goetz, his parents being natives of the same place. The father was born Feb. 9, 1844, and his wife March 10, 1847, and they were married in Germany about 1869. Phillip Goetz, who was a farmer by regular occupation, brought his family to the United States in 1887, locating in Jefferson County, Wis., where he resided three years. He then came to Clark County, stopping for awhile at Mr, Spangler's, in York Township. Securing a small piece of land, amounting to about six acres, he established a home for himself and family, subsequently adding forty acres more to his farm, which he cleared. When he started he had two cows, but no team. He and his wife are still living and are in prosperous circumstances. They are members of the Catholic Church. Their children, all born in Germany, were: Joseph, Barbara, Theresa, deceased, Anna and John. John

Goetz first attended school in Germany and afterwards in Jefferson County, Wis., including the parochial school connected with the Catholic Church. On coming to Clark County he worked first in Heine's mill at Heinetown, and while thus engaged saved enough money to enable him to buy a tract of forty acres of land in Section 5, York Township. This land was then wild, but is now cleared, constituting a good farm, with the other forty acres in Section 6, which Mr. Goetz secured later, and on which his residence stands. On this second tract there were about twenty acres cleared when he bought it, and a small house stood on it, that has been remodeled into a good modern farm house, For some time Mr. Goetz lived at home while he cleared up his own land. He has built a barn, 34 by 102 feet in size, furnished with a good basement. He keeps a good grade of stock and is doing a profitable business as a farmer. Mr, Goetz was married, June 5, 1906, to Margaret Newhouse, who was born in Brown County, Wis., Feb. 20, 1885, daughter of William and Mary (Leonard) Newhouse. Her parents were of German descent, the father being a farmer and mill worker. He and his wife are now living. Margaret was one of five children, the others being Francis, Lizzie, Tillie and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Goetz have two children, Roma and Margaret. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

William Wischulke, a thriving farmer of Section 18, Lynn Township, was born in Schlasinn, Germany, June 27, 1858. His parents came to the United States in 1866 with four children: William, Elizabeth, Anne and Carrie. Locating in Clark County, Wis., Gottlieb, the father, bought 120 acres of land in Section 18, Lynn Township, and, building a log house and barn, set to work to clear and develop a farm - a task that he in time accomplished. On this place the son William was reared, in early youth helping his father and later going into the woods for the winter logging and assisting on the drive in spring. This occupation, alternated with farming in the summer, he followed for twenty-two years. On May 7, 1882, he was married to Dora Hanke, daughter of Gottlieb Hanke, her father being a farmer who came to this country from Germany in 1868, she having been born in Schlasinn, Germany, Dec. 6, 1862. He has since resided on his farm in Section 18, which he obtained from the family estate. He has eighty acres of land and is conducting a good farming business. He and his wife have three children: Clara, now Mrs. Moldenhawer, a farmer of Clark County; Edward, who is residing at home, and Walter, who has a farm of his own in Clark County.

Adolph A. F. Voigt, proprietor of the Star Cheese Factory in Section 20, Lynn Township, was born in Calumet County, Wis., Nov. 24, 1885, son of Herman and Sophie (Schauchel) Voigt. Both parents were German, the father being a native of Pommern and the mother of Mecklenberg. Each came to the United States by sailing vessel, being many weeks on the voyage, and they were married in Calumet County, this state, where Herman Voigt located on a farm in the timber. Their first residence there was a log cabin, which he built. After clearing that place he sold it and moved to Wood County, where he resided fourteen years, engaged in farming. He and his wife had ten children, of whom the subject of this sketch,

Adolph Augustus Frederick, was the youngest. The latter acquired his education in the district school and in a German school, later taking up farming on a tract of fifty-three acres in Rock Township, Wood County. He had married in 1909, Hildergat Fisher, daughter of Leonard Fisher, a pioneer of Wood County, and he and his wife began housekeeping on the farm. There he remained for three years, raising good stock, but at the end of that time taking up the trade of cheesemaker. For the first six months he worked with his brother, C. A. Voigt, of Chili, and after that worked for his other brother Gust of Spokeville, who was operating a factory there. With the latter brother he remained four months, also learning butter-making. He then went to Hewett to become manager of the Mill Creek Co-operative Cheese and Butter Factory. At the end of one year Mr. Voigt purchased his present cheese factory in Section 20, Lynn Township, and has greatly improved the business. When he took over the property there were only eighteen patrons, which number he has increased to fifty one. He has increased the value of the factory at least $2,000, and in 1915 paid out $15,000 to its patrons, that amount being increased in 1916, which evidences his thorough knowledge of the business and careful management, together with honest dealing. He and his wife are the parents of three children, Arthur, Adeline and Benita. The family are members of the Lutheran Church.