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

Committee. Among the important bills he introduced were those creating the State Railroad Commission and the State Insurance Department, as well as that establishing a chair of pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin. In 1890 he was elected to the state senate, was elected president pro tem. of that body in 1893, and served in that capacity the greater part of the remainder of his term. Among other important work was his service as chairman of the Reapportionment Committee, which newly apportioned the Assembly, Senatorial and Congressional districts of the state. In 1904 he was nominated by the Democrats as a candidate from his district for United States Congressman, but declined the nomination. For many decades Judge MacBride was a familiar figure in county, district and state Democratic Conventions, and in 1880 and 1888 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 1892 he was elected presidential elector at large on the Democratic ticket, leading that ticket by a handsome margin. In this capacity he presided at the meeting of the presidential electors at Madison, casting the vote for Cleveland, the first Democrat to be thus honored in the state since the days of Pierce. In 1894, Judge McBride was apointed, without solicitation on his part, by President Cleveland to be United States Counsel to Edinborough, Scotland. He filled the duties of this position in a dignified and efficient manner and retired after President McKinley's election with the profound respect of all with whom he had come in contact. In military life, Judge MacBride in 1882 and 1883 held the rank of captain as judge advocate of the Third Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard. As early as 1870 he served as school clerk, and has since continued his warm interest in educational matters in city and county. For many years he was a member of the Library Association. For a short time he had an interest in the mercantile firm of Dickenson & MacBride at Neiilsville. One of his especial prides is the part he took as one of the officers and directors of the Black River Railroad, which on July 1, 1881, operated its first train from Merrillan, and which is now a part of the Omaha system. Judge MacBride was married June 28, 1870, to Addie J. Gates, born in New York, April 15, 1849, daughter of Daniel and Jane (Hewett) Gates, prominent pioneers. This union has been blessed with two sons, Oscar W. and Robert J., Jr. Oscar W.., who now holds a responsible position with the American Express Co. at St. Louis, Mo., married Catherine Crowley, of Columbia County, Wis., and has one child, Beatrice. Robert J., Jy., a graduate in law of the University of Wisconsin, and a former partner of his father's, is now successfully practicing his profession at Portland, Ore. He is the father of two sons. Douglas and Le Mont, graduates of the Neillsville High School

Thomas MacBride, grandfather of Judge MacBride, was a native of Paisley, Scotland, and was there reared and married. A few years after the War of 1812, he brought his family to America and located at Philadelphia, where he spent the remainder of his life. The founder of the MacBride family in America, he was a man of sterling principles and devout faith, being a staunch supporter of the Presbyterian church.

Dr. And Mrs. James Richmond

becoming in time the owner of several mills. Like his forebears before him, he was a prominent worker in the Presbyterian Church. He assisted in erecting the Frankford Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia, and was one of its most liberal supporters. A thorough patriot, he gave the government the benefit of his experience in textiles, as a member of the Quartermaster's department during the Civil War. By his first wife, Mary MacChesney, he had five children: Thomas H., William C., Robert J., Mary J. and Isabella C., while by his second wife, Louisa Morrison, he had two children, Taylor N. and Anna W. Thomas H. was a captain in the Civil War, in the 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, better known as the "Roundheads," and was for many years connected with the United States Pension Department. He died at Cincinnati, and is buried in Covington. William C. served as a non-commissioned officer in the same regiment. In time he became a foremost figure in American journalism. For many years he was Washington correspondent for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and while serving as such was for one year president of the famous Gridiron Club of Washington. For several months he was editor of the New York Journal. He now lives retired in Washington. Robert J. has already been appropriately mentioned. Mary J, is now Mrs. Cheney of Philadelphia. Isabella C., who became Mrs. Kimball, is dead. Taylor N., for many years court reporter for the Orphan's Court, Philadelphia, is dead. Anna W. died as a young girl.

James Richmond, M. D., who for over twenty years was the leading physician of Loyal and the vicinity, was born in St. Lawrence County, New York, Jan. 15, 1858, son of John and Margaret (Hoy) Richmond. The father, a native of Leeds, England, came to America a single man at the age of 22 years, settling near Canton, N. Y. There he married Margaret Hoy, a native of Dublin, Ireland. A farmer by occupation, he continued his residence in St. Lawrence County until his death, which occurred in September, 1866. His wife died at the age of 87 years.

James Richmond was the youngest of eleven children, ten of whom were sons. At the age of 15 he accompanied his brother, Dr. P. E. Richmond, a graduate of the McGill Medical College of Montreal, to the state of Michigan, where he remained until the fall of 1875. Up to that time he had attended school and acquired a good education, and the spring of 1875 found him teaching. That fall he came to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, and entered the high school at Galesville, of which his brother Stephen was then principal. Graduating with the class of 1877, in the following year he took a course of study at Gale College. Then for several years he was engaged in the profession of teaching, but all the while contemplated the study of medicine. Finally he abandoned the schoolroom and turned his attention to the pursuit of medical science. In 1885 he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago, and being graduated from that institution in the class of 1887, located immediately at Black River Falls in Jackson County, where he practiced his profession until 1895, acquiring a well earned reputation as a skilled physician. For some years he served as health officer in Jackson County and was a member of the pension board of examiners. In 1895 Dr. Richmond came to

Loyal, Clark County, and opened an office. Here also he soon demonstrated his ability and built up an enviable reputation both in the village and county, and this not only as a representative of his profession, but also as aman and citizen. His services were always available at any hour of the day or night, no matter how far he had to go to reach a patient, and nis charges were always just and reasonable. His integrity and the unselfishness of his personal character rendered his social relations in the highest degree pleasant, and he was devoted to his family, and esteemed by the entire community in which he had made his home. He took a keen interest in the upbuilding of the village, being always ready to do his part as a good citizen. A stockholder in the Loyal State Bank, he served also for some time as its vice president, holding that position at the time of his death. He was greatly interested in the Masonic order, of which he became a member in 1884, and also belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America, the Equitable Fraternal Union, and the Beavers. Dr, Richmond died Feb. 13, 1915, his passing away being a heavy blow to his family and casting a gloom over the entire community. He was a man whom Loyal could ill afford to lose, and whose memory will be an inspiring influence for many years to come. Dr. Richmond was united in marriage, Aug. 17, 1884, to Maggie Carpenter, of Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. She was a daughter of Henry and Mary (Lake) Carpenter, both the Carpenters and Lakes being pioneers of Trempealeau County, to which Henry Carpenter came in 1859, locating on a farm in Preston Township. There he and his family experienced all the trials and vicissitudes of pioneer life, and there he and his wife resided until their death. They were not long separated, Mrs. Carpenter passing away June 11, 1907, and her husband only five days afterward, on June 16. They were the parents of six children who grew to maturity: Frances, now the widow of Justin Allen; Frederick, of North Dakota; Adelbert, who died in 1882; William, of South Dakota; Maggie, widow of Dr. James Richmond, the subject of this sketch; and Hettie, Mrs. F. W. Whitney, who resides in Tacoma, Wash, Dr. and Mrs. Richmond had one child, Lorena, who resides with her mother in Loyal.

August Homsted, who established the drug business in Dorchester, Clark County, now carried on by his son, Louis E. Homsted, was born in Skowhegan, Maine, July 11, 1840. At the age of 14 years he came to Wisconsin with his parents, the family locating in Wausau, Marathon County, where, after a while he began work in lumber camps, also logging on the river. After being thus occupied for three years, he went to Stevens Point, where he learned the drug business. On June 9, 1861, he enlisted in the United States navy for service in the Civil War, and was assigned to the steamer Gennessee, operating off Newport News, Va. Later he served in Mobile Bay and on the Mississippi River. In 1863 he was promoted to the rank of paymaster's steward for gallant services at the battle of Port Hudson. On Oct. 9, 1864, while stationed in Mobile Bay, he received an honorable discharge, and on the following day enlisted in Company K, Second Wisconsin Cavalry, at Pensacola, Fla. After the conclusion of the war he returned to Stevens Point, Wis., and in 1869 entered into mercantile business. Four years later he homesteaded 160 acres of land in Holton

'fownship, Marathon County, and after proving it up went to Colby, Wis., where for two years he operated the Commercial Hotel. After that he was proprietor of the Forest Hotel at Unity for a similar length of time. In 1882 Mr. Homsted came to Dorchester, Clark County, and established the drug business above referred to, of which he was the proprietor until his death, Nov. 9, 1910, a period of twenty-eight years. He was one of the jeading citizens of the village, taking place as such not only by virtue of his business ability, but also through his innate force of character and his sterling qualities as aman. These qualities had been conspicuously manifested before he came to Dorchester, and at Stevens Point he had served as city treasurer and clerk, also as deputy register of deeds. He had not been in Dorchester long before he was called on to take part in local government affairs, and at different times he served as Mayville Township clerk, justice of the peace, village clerk and a member of the school board. In 1889 he was appointed postmaster of Dorchester by President Harrison and so served until President Cleveland's second term, when he was out of the office, but was reappointed in 1896 and remained postmaster until his death. He was vice president of the Dorchester State Bank, was a member of the G. A. R. Post and also of the Masonic Order, in which he had advanced as tar as the Commandery, being a Knight Templar. August Homsted was married, Nov. 19, 1879, at Colby, to Evelyn Ferguson, who was born at Girard, Ohio, March 13, 1857, daughter of Ethan and Elizabeth (Carlton) Ferguson. They were the parents of seven children: Emma, Ethan, Jennie, Eli, Charles, Evelyn, Margaret and Louis. Mrs. Evelyn Homsted, who survives her husband, resides with her son, Louis E., in Dorchester.

Louis E. Homsted, a prominent business man of Dorchester, where he is engaged in the drug business, was born in this village, May 25, 1886, son of August and Evelyn (Ferguson) Homsted. He was given a good education, attending the North Wisconsin Academy at Ashland, where he was graduated in 1905, and was later a student at Beloit College (Beloit, Wis.), which he left with a good mental equipment in 1910. His father's death occurring in November that year, he took charge of the drug business which the father had established in 1882, and which was in a flourishing condition. To this he has since devoted his time and attention, keeping an up-to-date establishment and maintaining the business prestige won by his father. He also succeeded the latter as postmaster of the village, being appointed Jan. 21, 1911, and holding the position until March 15, 1916. From 1910 to 1913 he served as a member of the board of education, which position he holds at the present time, having been elected again in 1917. At the spring election of 1917 he was elected village clerk of Dorchester. He is now serving as chairman of the Liberty Loan organization of Dorchester village. His fraternal society affiliations are with the Abbotsford Lodge, No. 298, A. F. & A. M., and Medford Chapter R. A. M. On Aug. 28, 1913, Louis E. Homsted was united in marriage with Elsie Schweppe, who was born at Medford, Wis., Aug. 8, 1890, daugther of Ernest and Clara (Ball) Schweppe, her father being an attorney of that place. She was one of a family of seven children whose respective names were Marien, Emma, Elsie, Lila, Harold, Fern and Frederick.

William E, Peterson, proprietor of the Midway cheese factory in Section 27, Hoard Township, is a native of this township, having been born in Section 26, on his father's farm, Sept. 16, 1884, His parents, Peder and Caroline (Olson) Pederson, were born in Norway and came to America when young, the father homesteading 80 acres of his farm in Hoard Township and afterwards buying 80 acres more. Building a log cabin, he started clearing the farm with a team of oxen. In this work he secured the help of some Chippewa Indians, who resided in the vicinity. In time he made good progress in developing the place and became prosperous. He took a particular interest in the cheese making industry, for which he saw a bright future, and in the fall of 1913 gave one acre of land for the site of the factory now operated by his son William. His wife died Oct. 26, 1915, at the age of 59 years. They were the parents of five daughters and seven sons, all now living, except one daughter. One son, Anton, is now fighting for his country in France with the American Expeditionary Forces. William E. Peterson attended school until 1904 and then went to Madison, Wis., where he took the agricultural course in the university, completing it in 1908. He then took charge of the State Experimenting Farm at Ashland, Wis., holding that position for six years, at the end of which time he returned home. In 1915 he bought the cheese factory, which had been previously owned and operated by Fred Laabs, of Curtiss, and has since been the sole owner and manager. He is doing a prosperous business, the factory ranking well up among the similar institutions of the county. Mr. Peterson is also a stockholder in the Curtiss-Withee Telephone Company and in 1917 was instrumental in installing a switchboard for the company at Curtiss, in Section 28, Hoard Township. He was elected treasurer of the township in 1916 and held office for two years. He has identified himself closely with the interests of the community in which he has east his lot and in which he is now one of the leading business citizens. On July 15, 1917, he was married to Ida Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Thompson.

Henry H. Hartson, a retired journalist, now residing in the village of Greenwood, was born in the town of Newchester, Adams County, Wis., July 24, 1856, son of Ebulius and Mary Ann (Chamberlain) Hartson. The father, who was a native of New York state, and was taken to Ohio at the age of 3 years, in 1846, came West to Elkhorn, Wis., from which place he subsequently removed to Adams County, then, about 1859, to Juneau County, and from there in 1872 to Clark County, where he bought a piece of wild land in Section 29, Grant Township. On this he built a log house and with practically nothing but his hands to work with, started to develop afarm. After a while he procured a yoke of cattle and during the thirteen years that he resided on his farm he made good progress in its improvement. At the end of the period mentioned he took up his residence in Greenwood, where he died Dec. 4, 1892, at the age of 77 years 7 months and 4 days. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having responded to the President's last call, for 100-day men, and being stationed during his period of service at Memphis. The G. A. R. Post at Greenwood numbered him among its members. His wife died Dec. 1, 1901, at the age of 86 years.

They were the parents of three children - Albert A., deceased; Eva, now Mrs. George R. Brooks, of Morriston, 8S. D., and Henry H. Henry H. Hartson acquired the elements of knowledge in the district school, but at an early age had to help his father on the farm. After beginning industrial life he spent eleven winters in the woods and three summers on the river. He also for a while conducted the stage line between Neillsville and Withee. Subsequently, he bought a half interest in a hardware business in Greenwood, which he carried on for four years with David Justice. In May, 1891, he purchased the Greenwood Gleaner. When he became postmaster, Aug. 1, 1897, he hired an editor for some ten years, and then turned the management and editorship over to his son, Harry E. Upon retiring from the postmastership, Nov. 4, 1914, Mr. Hartson again conducted the paper himself until July 1, 1916, when he sold out. In August, 1916, Mr. Hartson became manager of the Greenwood Roller Mills, in which he owns an interest. His financial holdings also include stock in the Greenwood State Bank, in which he is a director. He is a Republican in politics and has served on the council and school board of Greenwood, being a member of the latter when the school was built. He has also served on the board of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally he is affiliated with Greenwood Lodge No. 249, A. F. & A. M., of Greenwood, and with the Woodmen and Beaver lodges.

Mr. Hartson was married May 15, 1887, to Hilda Wellen, who was born in Norway, daughter of John and Eliza Wellen. Her parents were farming people, who came from Norway to Trempealeau County, Wis., in 1872, being accompanied by four children - Matilda, now deceased; Richard and Hilda, twins, and Camilla. Four more were born to them in this country - Jalmer, Swen, Louis and Conrad. Mr. Wellen located on wild land and engaged in pioneer farming with an ox team and one cow. He spent the remainder of his life in Trempealeau County, where he became a prominent citizen. A man of devout faith he was a faithful adherent of the Norwegian Lutheran faith, and helped to build a church of that denomination in his neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Hartson were the parents of six children - Harry E., Wellen, Velma, Fred, Ruth and Marion. Harry E. lives in Greenwood, and travels as assistant state manager for the F. R. A. Insurance Co. Wellen is rural mail carrier on Route 4. Velma is now the wife of Dr. G. Jardine, of New Virginia. Fred is a member of Co. C, 107th Field Signal Battalion, 32nd Division.

John Wesley Simmons, an esteemed resident of the village of Loyal, where he has lived retired from active labor for the last seven years, was yorn near Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, Aug. 22, 1843. The scene of his birth was the log cabin on the farm of his parents, John and Charlotte (Beckwith) Simmons, who had come to Lake County while yet unmarried as respective members of two representative families. At the time they arrived there were only three settlers within a radius of eighteen miles. After their marriage John and Charlotte settled on a tract of wild land in Lake County, that part of Ohio being then but sparsely settled. To get his grist ground, Mr. Simmons had to go by Indian trail to Willoughby, carrying it on his back and returning in like manner with flour. Meat was generally easy to procure, as there were plenty of deer and wild hogs in the woods, and fish was also abundant in the rivers. Bread, the most important article of diet, cost the most trouble to obtain. There John and Charlotte Simmons lived out their lives, enjoying most comfortable circumstances with the lapse of time, as he was able to clear his land and plant crops. After the formation of the Republican party he became one of its active supporters. He and his wife were also people of strong religious faith, ardent members of the Methodist Church, and brought up their children in the fear and love of God. Of these children there were nine - Adeline, Moransey, George, Anna Maria, Alice, Helen, Ellen, Lorin and John W. The last mentioned, subject of this sketch, was 12 years old when his father died. He remained at home for two years longer and then struck out for himself in some measure, as he worked out during the winters for his board, and to get a chance to go to school, but assisted on the home farm in the summer. In this way he grew to manhood and succeeded in getting a piece of land to work on shares. He then married Ermina Brooks, a native of Ohio, and settled on the land, he and his wife residing there for fifteen years. During that time two children were born to them - Wilford and George. At last John W. Simmons decided to make a new start in life. He had heard of rich opportunities in the great Northwest, and while on a hunting trip in Clark County decided that this would be a good locality in which to settle. Accordingly, he sold his farm in Ohio and came here with his family, which then included two more children - John and Everett. On arriving in the county he stopped first at Medford and then went on to Unity, where he unloaded his goods and chattels. For a short time he rented a farm, but soon bought a tract of eighty acres of wild land in Section 13, Beaver Township. Here he built a three-room log house, 18 by 24 feet, and a good frame barn. He had brought with him a horse team and later bought two yoke of oxen. For many years after coming here he was engaged in logging, but continued to improve his farm until he had developed it into one of the best in the county, also gradually increasing its size by the purchase of more land until it contained 200 acres. In time he built a fine brick veneer house to replace the old log cabin, and erected other buildings until he had three frame barns, a tool-house, granary, milk and ice-house, and a fine hennery. He also raised a good grade of Durham cattle, being one of the first in this county to promote the improvement of the breed, or, rather, to encourage the keeping of graded stock. His horses were also of fine stock, and so were his hogs. He had brought with him when he came a full-blooded Yorkshire sow, and later got a full-blooded boar, and his hogs were the best that were raised in that part of the county. As one of the leading citizens of his township, he was often called upon to fill public office and served several times on the township board, and also as school clerk for eleven years, besides being a delegate to Republican conventions. In December, 1909, Mr. Simmons gave up farming and moved to Loyal village, where he has since resided, enjoying the fruits of long years of industry. He is an active worker in the Methodist Church, which he joined at the age of 28 years, and was instrumental, with the Rev. Mr. Connell, in found- ing the Methodist Church of Beaver, of which he was trustee and steward during his residence there. Since coming to Loyal he has taken an equally active part in the work of the church here, serving also in the same offices. A member of the Farmers Equity and the Guardians of Liberty, he had rendered active and efficient aid in both those organizations. Mr. Simmons' business interests now lie only in real estate, especially farm properties. Among his personal holdings is his own fine residence in Loyal. Mrs. Ermina (Brooks) Simmons died Nov, 29, 1890, and on Dec. 4, 1891, Mr. Simmons married Belinda Fletcher. All the four sons previously grew to manhood, became excellent citizens, and have been a credit to the family name. Wilford W., now deceased, married Ida W. Chapman, who is now also deceased. They left two sons - Paul and Ernest. After their mother's death their grandfather, John W. Simmons, became their guardian and has always given them a father's care. George W. Simmons, the second child, is now a prosperous man, residing at Miles City, Mont., where he owns a 290-acre ranch. He married Lydia Dutcher, and they have four children - Guy, Ralph, Ethel and Noel. John P. Simmons, who now operates part of the old homestead in Beaver Township, is one of the representative farmers of his community. He married Sadie Dickson, of Ashtabula County, Ohio, and they have four children - James, Susan, Kenneth and Raymond. Everett M. Simmons, the youngest child, is a leading farmer in Helena, Mont. He married Melissa Fryat, of Grand Rapids, Wis., and they have had five children - Grant, Edith, Herbert, Esther and Lizzie. In all there are thirteen grandchildren, three of whom are now in the United States service.

Carl F. Bachmann, M. D., Ph. D., medical practitioner of Clark County, was born in Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 7, 1874, a son of Carl F., Sr., and Margaret (Claussen) Bachmann. He received his early training in his native city, and his higher education in a gymnasium in Germany, also taking military tactics. Upon his return to this country he taught in the English department of the Pittsburgh high school. In 1893 he was graduated from the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy and became manager of a drug business in that city. In 1894 he taught chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. He then went to Philadelphia, where he was graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in 1896, returning in the fall of that year to Pittsburgh. In 1897 he again went to Germany and took a post-graduate course in the University of Berlin. With this preparation he practiced medicine in Pittsburgh for two years. It was at the end of that period that Dr. Bachmann came to Wisconsin, locating first in Athens, Marathon County, where he practiced his profession until 1904, removing to Neillsville May 1, that year, and establishing himself at his present location. The practice to which he succeeded was established originally by Dr. Esch, who was subsequently associated with Dr. Lyman, after which Dr. Lacy was admitted to partnership. That medical firm was succeeded by that of Conroy & Conroy, whose successor was Dr. Bachmann. The latter was associated a year with Dr. Conroy, since the end of which time he has practiced alone. At one time, with Dr. Conroy, he established a hospital in Neillsville, but after a while it was discontinued. Dr. Bachmann is a member of the county and Ameri- can Medical associations ; also of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic Order, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Woodmen and other fraternal orders. It is interesting to note that while engaged in chemical work, Dr. Bachmann produced the formula for the composition now on the market under the name of Arsenaura, though he has never received any recompense for its manufacture. He has been active in patriotic work, and though bearing a foreign name, is a thorough American citizen, who believes in the United States first and only. His talents, and splendid training has been placed at the disposal of the government, by his signing with the Department of National Defense at Washington as an eye and ear specialist. Dr. Bachmann was first married in 1897, to Emma Suesenguth, a native of Saxony, Germany, who died two years later. He married, secondly, Wilhelmina Mueller, a descendant of French Huguenots, who fled to Germany to escape persecution.

Carl F. Bachmann, Sr., was born in Wanfried, Hessen, Germany, and the son of Lawrence Bachmann, a shipbuilder. He left home at the age of 14 years to join a sister, Elizabeth, who was the wife of William Stender, of Pittsburgh, Pa. His main idea in visiting America, however, was one of adventure, common to boys of his age, and in this desire he was fully gratified, the boat in which he took passage was a sailing vessel, and he was landed at New Orleans with but 35 cents in his pocket. To make his situation worse, he was taken with chills and fever. With his last fivecent piece he went into a German bakery to purchase bread, and the good German woman, who ascertained his story, took him in. The next morning he went out with her on the delivery wagon and she found a place for him to work in a German boarding house, doing odd jobs, for 50 cents a week. While there he became acquainted with a William F. Farnsworth, of Memphis, who came every three months to New Orleans to purchase drugs. The latter took a liking to Carl and after a few years took him to his home, placing him in his drug store, where, in time, he became manager. But he was still not satisfied. He had heard much of the Golden State of California, and the fever of adventure once more seized him, so, following Horace Greeley's advice to "go west, young man," he went to Sacramento, Cal. He had had some vague thoughts of engaging in gold mining, but the time for making sudden fortunes in that precarious industry were practically over, and as, moreover, he found the drug business already overcrowded, he turned his attention to the wholesale grain and produce business, in which he met with fair success. A few years later he went back to Germany and took a course in chemistry under Professor Bunsen, of Heidelberg University, subsequently pursuing similar studies under Professor Fresennius, who is still connected with the laboratory at Wiesbaden. He also studied medicine. Meeting with Margaret Claussen, a native of Terre Haute, Ind., who was then on a visit to Germany, he married her and they returned to the United States, Dr. Bachmann again engaging in the grain and produce business in Sacramento. After three years he took up the study of chemistry again as first assistant under Professor Fresennius, at Wiesbaden, and so continued until 1881, in which year he returned to Sacramento and engaged in the grist mill business. About this time, how- ever, the health of his wife began to fail and he took her to Switzerland, in the hope of her recovery, but she died two years later at the age of 30 years. They had four children, three sons and a daughter. One died in infancy and the others were Robert, Otillia, now Mrs. A. P. Brill, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Carl F., Jr. Robert studied medicine and surgery and became chief surgeon on the U. 8. 8. Delaware, with the rank of lieutenantmajor, and recently has been made chief surgeon and physician in charge of the Navy Hospital at Philadelphia, Pa. After his wife's death, Carl F, Bachmann, Sr., returned to this country, and took up his residence in Pittsburgh, where he lived retired until his death at the age of 74 years. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging both to the Canton and the Encampment.

George C. Andrews, one of the early settlers of Greenwood and Eaton Township, was born at Smith's Falls, Ont., Dec. 3, 1830, son of Elkanah and Elizabeth (Hutton) Andrews. The parents were natives of New York State, whence they removed at a very early day to Canada, in which country they passed the rest of their lives. George C, Andrews acquired his education at Smith's Falls, and there grew to manhood. When only 15 years of age he started to learn the blacksmith's trade, serving three years as an apprentice at $25 a year. At the end of that period he went to Rawdon, Canada, where he established himself in business, and while there, on Oct. 11, 1854, he was united in marriage with Lorinda Chamberlain, a native of New York State. For several years he and his wife resided in Rawdon, and there seven children were born to them. In 1856, Mr. Andrews made a trip to the United States, remaining six months. Then returning to Canada, he resumed his trade and business, which he followed there until 1871. He then came again to the United States, bringing his family with him, and settling in Greenwood, Eaton Township, Clark County, Wis., which village at that time contained only two stores and a hotel. Here Mr, Andrews set up a blacksmith shop, becoming the village smith. Six days a week he could always be found at his forge or anvil, and on Sunday he supplied the pulpit, being the first local Methodist preacher in Greenwood. He also purchased forty acres of land in Section 35, Warner Township, besides quite a quantity of other wild land. After a residence of over thirty years in Greenwood, he died, June 28, 1902, honored and respected by his fellowmen. Mrs. Andrews, the wife and mother, died July 6, 1897. They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom were, as previously stated, born in Canada. Of these two died in infancy. A brief record of the children, including the three born in Greenwood, is as follows: Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Erastus Bowen, of Greenwood; Harriet Angelia, widow of Dr. H. J. Thomas, of Chicago; James 8., of Eaton Township, Clark County; George B., who died in Iowa, April 8, 1917; Florence, now Mrs. Ralph Hall, of Chicago; the two who died in infancy in Canada, where all the above mentioned were born: Effie B., now Mrs. Arthur Cadmen, of Fairchild, Wis.; Lillie, who is unmarried, and lives in Chicago, and Ella, who died at the age of 2 years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Andrews were loyal and highly esteemed members of the Methodist Episcopal

Erastus Bowen, president of Greenwood State Bank, Greenwood, Clark County, Wis., is a native of this state, having been born in Richmond, Walworth County, June 5, 1846, son of John A. and Elizabeth (McCord) Bowen, natives of New Jersey, the father being of English and the mother of Irish descent. John A. Bowen, who was a farmer, settled in Walworth County in 1842, taking a tract of government land. In 1848 he moved to Columbus, Columbia County, Wis., where he opened up and improved a farm. He held the position of township assessor for ten years in succession, and was also for some time chairman of the township board. He, his wife and family belonged to the Presbyterian Church. The children were Edward, Eliza and Erastus. Erastus Bowen was educated in the district. school and spent his youth on the farm. When old enough to be independent he bought a farm of 176 acres in Columbus Township, on which he engaged in general farming, raising good stock. While residing there he served as assessor, was town clerk for three years, and was chairman of the town board. He had come to Clark County in 1871, on a hunting trip, and had been favorably impressed with the county and its people, which caused his settlement. It was in 1900 that he became a permanent citizen of the county, buying out the place of Charles Miller, of Greenwood. In the same year he helped to organize the Bank of Colby, becoming its president, which office he still holds. In 1906, Mr. Bowen became president of the Greenwood State Bank, of Greenwood, and remains at the head of this mstitution. He is also president of the Greenwood Roller Mills, and has been for two years a member of the city council of Greenwood. Enterprising and progressive and of good business ability, he has taken a warm interest in the growth and development of the community in which he has cast his lot, in which development he is himself one of the potent factors. Mr. Bowen was married in 1881 to Mary E., daughter of George C. and Lorinda (Chamberlain) Andrews. He and his wife have had two children, both daughters - Rosa A., wife of Ray Howard, of Greenwood, and Grace, who died when 9 years old.

George E. Crothers, an influential citizen of Neillsville, journalist, educator and agriculturist, came to Clark County as a school teacher in 1884, and taught four years at Thorp, His ability as a teacher, his personality, his broad sympathies and his sterling character won wide recognition, and in the fall of 1888 he was elected to the position of superintendent of schools, taking office the following January. The influence his work left is still felt in the public schools of the county. He systematized the methods, he inspired both pupils and teachers to their highest effort, and his term of eight years was one of decided educational progress. Upon retiring from office he engaged in newspaper work. In the meantime, he studied law, first with C. F. Grow, and later with S. M. Marsh, and in 1898 was admitted to the bar. To this profession he has since devoted more or less of his time. Equipped with his diploma, he took his family to Clarkston, Wash., in the summer of 1899, with a view to studying that region for a possible opening. But after looking over the field thoroughly, he returned to Neillsville in October, and purchased a controlling interest in the Republican-Press, of which he has since been editor and manager, and in connection with which, in addition to issuing an influential journal, he conducts an extensive job printing business. At the time of his return to Neillsville, he purchased a farm of 126 acres on the southern limits of the city, and here he has since continued to reside, improving and developing the place into a model estate, and successfully carrying on general farming as well as specializing in Holstein-Friesian cattle. The home is a sightly one, commands an extensive view of sweeping hill and dale, and is noted for its good cheer, culture and hospitality. While no longer engaged as an educator, Mr. Crothers' ability has been of good service to the city as a member for eighteen years of the Board of Education, of which he is now treasurer. He is likewise making good use of his farming experience as the president of the Farmers Co-operative Elevator Co. As a substantial citizen he is one of the directors of the First National Bank, and his fra-: ternal nature is shown by his active association with the Masons, the Modern Woodmen and the Beavers. Born in Adams County, Wis., Sept. 13, 1862, the ninth of ten children, he was reared on a farm, attended the rural and village schools of Oxford, and taught in his native county until coming to Clark County. He was married Jan. 5, 1893, to Electa Johnson, born in _Oxford, Wis., Nov. 7, 1867, daughter of William and Mary (June) Johnson, and this union has been blessed with three children - Donald H., Wendell H. and Marie A. Donald H., born Novy, 15, 1893, and Wendell H., born May 29, 1895, are in the United States service as members of the Aviation Signal Corps. Marie A., born June 20, 1903, is attending the Neillsville high school.

James Crothers, a pioneer of Adams County, this state, was born in the North of Ireland, Feb. 27, 1816, and was there reared. Near Belfast, in 1840, he married Ann Briggs, born on the Island of Jersey, June 7, 1821. Immediately after their marriage the young couple set out for Canada, where they secured a farm in the Province of Quebec, and there remained for sixteen years. From there, in 1856, they came to this state, and located on a farm in Adams County, where they became substantial and respected citizens, and where they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of ten children - Robert, Jane, Margaret, James, Annie, Elizabeth, Robert B., Samuel H., George E. and William A. Robert and Jane died in Canada, the former at the age of 7 and the latter at the age of 5. Margaret married A. H. Flook, and died in 1890. James lives in Adams County, this state. Annie is the wife of H. H. Kerbaugh, of Clearfield, Alta,, Canada. Elizabeth is the wife of E. R. Wiley, of Thorp village, Clark County. Robert B. lives in Kilbourn, in Columbia County, this state. Samuel H. lives in New Rockford, N. D. George E. is a leading citizen of Neillsville, Clark County, and William A. is in Adams County.

Raymond A. Clemens, cashier of the First National Bank of Neillsville, Wis., was born at Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, Jan, 29, 1883, a son of John J. and Emma (Sandganger) Clemens. After his father's death, in 1887, he was taken by his mother to McGregor, Iowa, and there received a grammar and high school education. In 1901 he was graduated from the Spencerian Business College of Milwaukee, and after leaving college he was employed by the Bucyrus Steam Shovel & Dredge Co., of South Mil- waukee, where he remained for a little over a year, and on account of ill health he was obliged to give up this position, and after recuperating he went to work for a wholesale flour and feed concern in Dubuque, Iowa, remaining in this business for about six years. After being offered a position in the First National Bank, McGregor, Lowa, he returned to this place und remained there in the bank as assistant cashier until he went to Neillsville as cashier in the First National Bank there. He has identified himself closely with the bank and has become associated with numerous banks in the county and outside. Fraternally he is a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows, Beavers, Woodmen and Moose. Oct. 14, 1914, he was united in marriage with Lydia Cornelius, daughter of Charles and Theresa Cornelius, of Neillsville.

Samuel B. Calway was born in Canada, of an old English family, identified with large interests in Canada. He married Catherine Rainey, a native of Maine, of Scotch ancestry. They came to Neillsville June 19, 1869, and have since continued to reside here, They are the parents of five children. For many years Mr. Calway was identified with the lumbering industry in the county as a scaler, having scaled between 150,000,- 000 and 200,000,000 feet of the pine which was cut in the southern part. of the county.

Forrest D, Calway, official court reporter for the Seventeenth Wisconsin Judicial District, was born in Neillsville, Jan. 16, 1880, son of Samuel and Catherine (Rainey) Calway. His early education was received in the Neillsville schools, and his business education in Milwaukee Business Schools, and this training he has supplemented by wide travel, close observation, and broad reading. Of musical inclinations, he early joined the boys' band of Neillsville, and for many seasons he toured the country with various concert and musical troupes. As a youth he worked in the Neillsville Furniture Factory, and in local mercantile establishments. His career as a stenographer was started in the law office of Sturdevant & Clark in Neillsville. His work in this connection attracted favorable attention among the lawyers, and he was, in 1904, appointed deputy court reporter, Jan. 1, 1906, after the resignation of Charles Fisk, he was appointed to 'his present position. Mr. Calway's other interests are varied. He is a director in the Commercial State Bank of Neillsville, a stockholder in the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stanley, the First National Bank of Black River Falls, the Merrillan State Bank and a stockholder in the Bruley Elevator Co., and has extensive holdings in farm and wild lands in Clark County. Fraternally he is a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery Masons. He was married June 6, 1912, to Marian R. O'Neill, daughter of James and Marian (Robinson) O'Neill. She was born Jan, 22, 1883, received her higher education in Grafton Hall, Fond du Lac, Downer College, Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and spent several years in studying music in Milwaukee, where she is still a member of the McDowell Musical Club. On their wedding tour, Mr. and Mrs. Calway traveled extensively in Europe. They are now residing in their sightly home in Neillsville.

Albert K. Prior, a former resident of the township and of the village of Loyal, who in his day was a well known and highly esteemed citizen, was born in Allegheny County, N. Y., June 1, 1845, son of Nathaniel and Belinda (Wright) Prior. The father was also a native of New York State, and was there reared and married. He learned the trade of mason, but took up the occupation of a canal boat man, which he followed for a number of years after his marriage. About September, 1845, he came with his wife and four children - George, Edwin, William and Albert K. - to Wisconsin, the subject of this sketch being then a babe of four months. They settled in the village of Beaver Dam, where Nathaniel helped in the construction of the dam, laying the first stone. His ambition, however, was to own a farm, and he soon got a tract of wild land, on which he built a log house and barn. A few months later he procured a yoke of oxen, by the aid of which he cleared his land at odd times, working out whenever he could get a job, as when he arrived in Dodge County he had but 50 cents in his pocket, his wite having 25 cents. Here a son, Charles G., was born in 1850, and a daughter, Melissa, in 1852, the former now living in Darlington, Mo. Albert K. spent his boyhood on the farm, attending the district school and learning something about agriculture, at which he worked more continuously as he grew older. Early in 1865, in response to the last call of President Lincoln for troops, he enlisted in Company E, 50th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, the organization being known as the "Hundred Day Boys." Aftera service of three months he returned home, and for a year attended Wayland University at Beaver Dam. He then took up farm work again on the homestead. In 1869, at the age of 24 years, he was united in marriage with Rebecca Coleman, by whom he had two children - Jennie and John D. In {871 Mr. Prior moved with his family to Missouri, where they resided for two years. Then, returning to Wisconsin, they located at Lowell, Dodge County, where, in 1879, Mrs. Prior died. Of her two children, John D. died at the age of 4 years. Jennie was married Jan. 2, 1895, to A. A. Nashold, of Fall River, Wis., and has five children - Bruce J., Beulah M., Glenn, Eugene and Donald. On June 8, 1881, Mr. Prior married Julia Bartholomew, daughter of William and Mary J. (Gerred) Bartholomew, her parents being farming people of Dodge County. After the birth of a daughter, Ethel Amanda, they came in 1882 to Clark County, and bought the John Salsbury farm of eighty-three acres in Section 26, Sherman Township. During their six years' residence on that farm two more children were born to them - Ray Albert and Eugene H. Their next removal was to Loyal village, and from 1887 to 1891 Mr. Prior carried the mail on a stage running between Spencer and Loyal. In June, 1891, a daughter, Elma F., was born. After that Mr. Prior worked to some extent as a painter, continuing to be thus oceecupied until his death, which occurred Aug. 29, 1902, He was an esteemed member of the G. A. R. Post, at one time served as township treasurer, and was popular among a wide acquaintance, His wife still lives in the village of Loyal, and is one of its well known and respected residents. Their daughter, Ethel, married Phil Faulks, and for two years resided in Milwaukee, afterwards moving to Waupaca, Wis., where she and her husband lived for six years, when they came to Marshfield. They have two children - Arla May and Dorothy Viola. Ray, the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Prior, was born in Sherman Township. He married Addie Colby, of Crystal Lake, Ill., and subsequently worked for the Colby Mercantile Co., of Loyal. He is now conducting a mercantile business at Wauconda, Lake County, Ill. He and his wife have two children - Calvin A. and Ora 'Leone. Eugene Prior was educated in Loyal and for three years taught country school. He then attended the Oshkosh Normal School, and was later principal for five years of the high school at Arborvitae, Wis. He now holds a similar position at Minocqua, Wis. Elma, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Prior, resides at home. William Bartholomew, father of Mrs. Albert K. Prior, of Loyal, was born and reared in Geneva, Ohio, and there followed the trade of shoemaker. After being married in Wisconsin to Mary J. Gerred, he returned with his wife to Ohio, where they lived three years, and had a son born, whom they named Charles M. Subsequently, coming back to Wisconsin, Mr. Bartholomew bought a piece of wild land in Dodge County, on which he built a log house and barn, and with a yoke of oxen began clearing a farm, also working at times at his trade. Three more children were born to him and his wife - Julia, Edward, Dora and Frank. Julia, as above mentioned, became the wife of Albert K. Prior. She had received a good education and previous to her marriage had taught school for five years.

Dr. Wilbur B. Cresswell, who has been successfully engaged in the practice of dentistry at Neillsville for the last seventeen years, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 15, 1873, son of John S. and Mary Virginia (Beers) Cresswell. His paternal grandfather was Jacob Cresswell, a native of Pennsylvania, and a civil engineer by profession. The remoter ancestors of Dr. Cresswell were of Scotch-Irish origin, and some of them served as soldiers in the Revolutionary War. John S. Cresswell was the fourth born of a family of twelve children, his birth taking place in Huntington, Pa., Feb, 19, 1844. His life was devoted to mercantile pursuits, but he kept up the military record of the family by serving in the Civil War as a member of the 20th or 22d Pennsylvania Cavalry. While he never joined the Grand Army of the Republic, he belonged to the association composed of the survivors of cavalry regiments that served in the war. He was so unselfish a man that he never drew or applied for a pension, as he was never in need of it. His death took place in Philadelphia, in 1901. His wife was born at Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pa., and a daughter of Robert and Harriett (Hill) Beers, her father being a Methodist minister and a member of the Baltimore conference. His wife, Dr. Cresswell's mother, is still living in Philadelphia. They had three children - Charles N., a marine engineer, connected with the government navy department; Lillian Keen, wife of Rev. Frederick Coleman, a Methodist minister, and Wilbur B. Wilbur B. Cresswell, after attending the public schools of Philadelphia, took up the study of dentistry at the Drexel Institute of Philadelphia, being graduated in 1893. He practiced his profession for four years in that city, after which he located in Kaukauna, Wis., coming to Neillsville three years later, in 1900. Here he opened an office in the Neillsville Bank Building, where he has since been located, having built up a good patronage here and through- out the surrounding territory. He is a member of the Masonic Order, belonging to the Blue Lodge and Chapter in Neillsville. His son, Charles, graduated from the high school here. Dr. Cresswell is Republican in politics, but his chief attention is given to his profession, of which he is an expert practitioner. Asa reliable and public spirited citizen he stands high in the community.

Ole Paulson, proprietor of a planing mill at Dorchester, Mayville Township, Clark County, which is one of the flourishing institutions in this part of the country, was born in Sweden, July 28, 1859, son of Paul and his wife Hanna, whose surname was Paulson. The father was a farmer, who came to the United States, spending two years in this country, after which he returned to Sweden and died there in 1913. His wife died in 1908. They had a family of seven children. Ole Paulson came to America in May, 1880, and in the fall of that year went to Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., where he found work in mills and at logging, the lumber business then being one of the main supports of the town. There he spent sixteen years, at the end of which time he removed to Steven's Point, where he was in the employ of the Ellingson Lumber Company. In 1897 he came to Dorchester as their manager, conducting the mill for them until 1905, when he bought out their interests in the plant and has since been the sole owner. He has a large and growing business, and, having an expert knowledge of the trade, his prospects for the future are very promising. Since coming to Dorchester, Mr. Paulson has taken an active interest in local affairs, having served as treasurer of the school board in 1912 and 1916, and as president of the village council in 1913 and 1916. He was married in December, 1884, to Hanna Peterson, a native of Sweden, who came to this country in 1880. They have six children - Frank, Gutch and Ansel, who are associated with their father in the mill; Olga, who is a school teacher; Edna, residing at home, and Edgar, who is in the garage business in Dorchester.

George Fisher, Jr., proprietor of the Fisher Cheese Factory in Sherman Township, was born in this township April 11, 1884, son of George, Sr., and Fredrica (Staley) Fisher. He had little chance for schooling, and has been handicapped by losing a part of his right hand and right leg, owing to an explosion on a Fourth of July, but in spite of these facts he made a success in life through determination and perseverance. Years ago he learned the art of cheese-making in the Sherman Township cheese factory, and after that attended a commercial college at Steven's Point, this being in 1906. He then built the cheese factory, of which he is now proprietor, starting business with three customers and 175 pounds of milk. His progress is evinced by the fact that he now has as many as eighty-four customers, receiving 5,000 pounds of milk a day. In November, 1915, he bought the old Sherman Township creamery, which takes in from 5,600 to 5,700 pounds of milk daily. He has built a good residence and takes rank among the prosperous citizens of Sherman Township. Mr. Fisher married Stella Thomas, of Kansas, who was brought to Clark County, Wis., at the age of 5 years, and resided at Spokeville, Loyal Township. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have two children - Norma Jeanette and Thomas.

George Koehn, a progressive and representative farmer of Mayville Township, who has attained a high degree of prosperity through long continued and intelligently directed effort, was born in Outagamie County, Wis., Oct. 18, 1866, son of John and Elizabeth (Stark) Koehn, His parents were natives of Germany, who came to America when young. The father was a railroad man and followed this occupation in New York State until 1851, when he came to Wisconsin. George Koehn, in his boyhood, attended the district and public schools of Outagamie County, and there grew to manhood. He followed various lines of work until 1897, and then engaged in agriculture for himself in his native county, renting in succession several farms. By hard work and economy he made progress and saved money, and in 1899 he came to Clark County and purchased his present farm in Section 14, Mayville Township. When he took this farm it was only partly cleared, but by energetic effort and perseverance he has developed it into one of the best dairy farms in Mayville Township. In 1907 Mr. Koehn built his large and attractive residence, and in 1914 he erected a fine and commodious barn, 36 by 100 feet in ground dimensions. He has also built two large silos, one of 100 tons and the other of 150 tons capacity, and in addition, has a good set of outbuildings for the housing of his machinery, grain, hogs and fowls. His stock is well kept and of good strains, and includes Guernesy cattle, Duroc-Jersey hogs and Black Percheron horses. Mr. Koehn operates his farm in a strictly modern, scientific manner, and his thorough knowledge of every branch of his business, coupled with his great energy and undeviating honesty, has won for him the crown of success. A wideawake citizen, he takes a keen interest in town affairs, and the cause of good government, and has himself served efficiently as town clerk. Mr. Koehn was married May 19, 1896, to Martha Christon, who was born in Outagamie County, Wis., daughter of William and Marie Christon. Her father is one of the representative farmers of Outagamie County. Her mother died in 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Koehn have five children, all of whom are doing credit to the parental name. They are Adela, Walter, George, Eleanor and Milched. Adela was graduated from the eighth grade at Dorchester, the high school at Abbotsford, the Teachers' Training School at Medford, Wis., and the business college at Oshkosh, Wis., and is now a proficient teacher. Walter was graduated from the eighth grade at Dorchester and the Abbotsford high school, and is now a student in the Oshkosh State Normal School. George is residing at home and assisting his father on the farm. Eleanor is attending school, as also is Milched.

William R. Missling, who is doing a profitable agricultural business in Longwood Township, having a farm of 160 acres, was born in Germany, Dec. 5, 1868, son of Louis and Sophie (Bergman) Missling. The parents came to America in 1869, locating at Waupun, Wis., from which place they later moved to Outagamie County, and engaged in farming. Louis Missling died in 1877, and his wife Feb. 4, 1908. William R. Missling began farming in Outagamie County, Wis., and continued in that occupation there many years. For a time he was in the creamery and cheese factory business with his brother, Edward. With this brother he also bought, con- ducted and modernized the Briggs House at Appleton. In the fall of 1906 he came to Clark County, and with his brother, Edward, bought 1,140 acres of land in Longwood Township, most of which they later sold and then divided the rest, William R., thus securing his present farm of 160 acres, which was improved. Here he is engaged in raising Durham cattle, milking twenty-four cows, also raising Berkshire and Chester-White hogs. His crops consist chiefly of corn, oats, barley, potatoes and cabbages. He is a member and trustee of the German Lutheran Church. On June 18, 1896, Mr. Missling was married to Pauline Drephal, who was born at Appleton, Wis., Sept. 1, 1875, daughter of Fred and Lena Drephal. Her parents. who were farmers, are now living at Cicero, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Missling are the parents of seven children, who were born as follows: Fred, May 28, 1897; Alma, Oct. 11, 1898; Margaret, Aug. 9, 1900; Emma, June 6, 1902; Rose, March 7, 1904; Laura, Oct. 7, 1908, and Arnold, Jan. 1, 1911.

Merritt Clark Ring, for many years a commanding figure in the legal, business and political life of Clark County, was born in Milton, Wis., Oct. 30, 1850, the son of Eleazer F, and Almira (Bicknell) Ring, and descended from a long line of substantial ancestry on both sides of his house. As a boy he attended the schools of his neighborhood, and graduated from the Sparta High School. Thus prepared, he taught the country school in Kickapoo Valley, this state, for a while, and then entered the law department of the University of Wisconsin, receiving his degree of LL.B. with the class of 1873. It was the following year that he cast his lot in Clark County, and opened an office. His work at once attracted attention, and in the next forty years he was connected with most of the important litigation that eame before the courts of this region. A staunch Republican, he early entered the political arena, and in the old convention days was a prominent factor in local, county, district and state conventions. In 1885 he was elected to the State Senate and in 1839 to the assembly. In 1892 he was appointed as a European representative of the United States Department of Agriculture, with headquarters in London, and while thus serving he received the honorary appointment of Deputy United States Consul to London. In 1896, after his return to this county, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. In business, Mr. Ring was no less active. For many years he was president of the Clark County Bank, an institution not now in existence. Deeply interested in the agricultural development of the county, he took an especial interest in his fine stock farm in Pine Valley, finding in this way recreation from his strenuous legal work. For a time he was interested with C. A. Youmans in the grist and flourmilling business. His fraternal relations were with the Masonic order, being a Commandery Mason in the York Rites and a Thirty-second Degree Mason in the Scottish Rites. He was of the Unitarian faith and a member of the People's Church at Neillsville. After a long and useful life he died July 21, 1915, and his death was sincerely mourned. Mr. Ring was married Sept. 13, 1877, to Ida M. Austin, daughter of George A. and Marinda (Kimball) Austin, and their children are as follows: Mrs. Blanche Ring Huntzicker, Ethel Bicknell Ring, and Mrs. Alice Van Hise Zerkle.

William E. Darton, an estimable resident of the village of Loyal, and formerly for thirty-five years a leading agriculturist of Beaver Township, was born on a farm in Hartford Township, Washington County, Wis., Nov. 24, 1848, son of William and Sarah (Brasier) Darton, and grandson of Samuel Darton. William Darton was born in London, England, and was brought by his parents to Canada. As a young man he married Sarah Brasier, a native of Canada, and daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pegg) Brasier. After their marriage, William Darton and his wife continued to live in Canada, and there two of their children - Albert and Hannah - were born. Upon coming to the United States they located in Hartford Township, Washington County, Wis., where they bought eighty-five acres of wild timberland for $1.25 an acre. A yoke of oxen was purchased for $22 and a cow for $9. A carpenter by trade he first erected a log house and found work helping to build the pioneer grist mill of Rossman Brothers. receiving only 50 cents a day, a remuneration which carpenters of the present time would demand for about an hour's work. In the meanwhile, as he found opportunity, he made such progress as he could in clearing his land, and as the years passed, succeeded in developing an excellent farm. There eight more children were born to him and his wife - Lydia, William E., Henry J., Clara, Fred, Alwilda, Arthur and Alice. Later, the family moved to Clark County and settled in Beaver Township. William E. Darton grew to manhood on his parents' farm, in Washington County, and attended the district school until he was 17 years old. At the age of 20 he went to Fort Collins, Colo., where he was employed about a year in irrigation work. Then he followed his parents to Clark County, and received from his father a present of eighty acres of wild land. After clearing a small part of it he erected a frame house of lumber, which he bought for $6 a thousand feet. For seven years he worked in the woods in the winter time. In the early years there was no profit in dairying, and so Mr. Darton specialized in hay, which he sold to the logging camps. As time passed he went into general farming and built up a good place. In time he replaced the frame house with a brick one, and among other buildings, erected a barn 34 by 70 feet. He remained on the farm for thirty-five years, and then moved to the village of Loyal, where he erected a pleasant home, and where, with the exception of two years spent with his daughter, in North Dakota, he has since lived. While on the farm Mr. Darton took a prominent part in public affairs, serving as town chairman two years, town clerk two years, and in the various positions on the school board. Mr. Darton was married Dec. 28, 1875, to E. Amelia Sheldon, the daughter of Isaiah Sheldon, a millwright. She was born in Sheboygan County, this state; was educated in Fond du Lac County, and after teaching for a while, taught four years in Clark County. Mr. and Mrs. Darton had two children - Marcia and Sara. Marcia married J. W. Calnan, of Berthold, N. D., and died Jan. 15, 1909, leaving a daughter, Genevieve, who now resides with her grandparents. Sara is now taking a course in French and business at a college in Toronto, Canada. Her husband, Dr. 8S. J. Hillis, formerly of Berthold, N. D., is captain in the Medical Reserve Corps, attached to the 26th U. S. Engineers with the American Expeditionary Force in France.

D. V. Richardson, editor and lawyer, was born in Adams County, Wis., July 29, 1864, and died July 30, 1904. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Richardson. When 8 years old he moved with his parents to Spencer, where he attended the public schools, graduating later from high school. He was a student of Hillsdale College in Michigan, from which institution he graduated with honors in 1887. Before and during his college course he taught in country schools south of Loyal, and in high schools in Wisconsin and Indiana. After his graduation from college he studied law in Chicago, graduating from the law course in the spring of 1891. During the time he studied law he taught night school during the winter months in Chicago. Mr. Richardson was entirely self-educated - working through his entire college course of four years, paying his way by teaching school. In 1891 he located in Greenwood for the practice of law, remaining there until in February, 1894, when he became the editor and owner of the Loyal Tribune, a place that he ably filled until ill health forced him to give up the work in June, 1903. He was an able writer and his editorials running from time to time in the columns of the Tribune were often copied by the larger papers of the state. He was postmaster of the village of Loyal from 1897 to 1901. In November, 1894, he was married to Miss Hattie Cowles, of Dodge County, who, with a son, Verland C., and daughter, Olive, still reside in Loyal. In politics Mr. Richardson was a Republican.

Ralph H. Tolford, agriculturist and business man, and one of the leading citizens of Thorp, Wis., was born at Madison, Wis., May 19, 1866, son of Capt. Joshua W. and Julia E. (Jewett) Tolford. At the age of 6 years - May 19, 1866 - he was brought by his parents to Clark County. His literary education was acquired in the public schools of Neillsville, the first he attended being held in the old wooden court house. After completing his studies he became deputy register of deeds, serving two years under Herman Schuster. He then entered the law office of James O'Neill, the present district judge, where he remained and studied law for two years. Subsequently, he became deputy register of deeds under William Zassenhaus, and also deputy clerk of court under C. S. Stockwell. On Jan. 1, 1890, Mr. Tolford came to Thorp, as a teamster in the lumber business for about four months. He then accepted a position as bookkeeper and cashier for Garrison Bros. in their bank, remaining with them three years. At the end of that time he became head bookkeeper in the heading and stave factory of J. W. Cirkel, at Thorp, and after working there for three years was sent by the firm to their office at Boyd, Wis. There also he remained three years, during two of which he served as president of the "village council. He then became manager of the firm's business at Thorp. He was one of the organizers of the Thorp Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of heads and staves, they buying out the J. W. Cirkel mill. Mr. Tolford became secretary of the company and remained as such until 1914. He then engaged in agriculture on his farm of sixty-three acres in Withee Township, lying just outside the village limits of Thorp, and has since continued to operate it. Since Jan. 2, 1918, he has also been head bookkeeper for the lumber firm of the Nye, Lusk & Hudson Co., at Thorp. Mr. Tolford was president of the village of Thorp for three years, and a member of the board of trustees of the village for ten years. For three years he was chairman of the town board of Withee, and by virtue of that office was at the same time a member of the board of county commissioners. While living in Neillsville he served as lieutenant in Co. A, Third W. N. G., under Capt, George A. Ure. He is a member of the Masonic Order and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. A man of achievement and high personal character, he is respected and esteemed throughout the county. Mr. Tolford was married at Boyd, Wis., on Christmas Day, 1897, to Mary Ripplinger. He and his wife are the parents of eight children, all living, namely: Mary, Frances, Frank, Minnie, James, Dorothy, Joshua and Josephine.

J. W. Tolford, who died at his home in Neillsville on Saturday morning, Dec. 20, 1913, was for.many years one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Clark County. That the honor in which he was held rested upon a substantial foundation, may be seen in the following brief review of his life and character. Joshua Woodbury Tolford was born in New Brunswick, Oct. 31,1831. At the age of 17 he went to Portland, Me., and learned the trade of carriage painter. In 1852 he came to Madison, Wis., and worked at his trade. He enlisted as first lieutenant in Company D, 23d Wisconsin Infantry, in 1862, and was afterward made captain of Company G in the same regiment, remaining such until the close of the war, and being mustered out July 4, 1865. He was engaged in business in Madison, and was also chief of police of that city for some time. In J uly, 1872, he came to Neillisville and went into the livery and stage business, operating a four-horse coach between this place and Humbird, the firm name being Lynn & Tolford. He took a leading part in building a telegraph line from here to Hatfield, which connected Neillsville with the outside world. He served the county as sheriff, making a fine officer, and later was assistant clerk of the circuit court. He was one of the oldest Freemasons in Wisconsin, joining the order in Madison about 1853. For many years he remained a member of the Madison lodge, but after coming here attended and worked with the Neillsville lodge, later, becoming a member of it. He organized the Sherman Guards, the first militia company in Neillsville, and was their first captain. Captain Tolford was married Sept. 29, 1858, to Julia E. Jewett, who was born at Keysville, Essex County, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1837. To them were born six children, four of whom are now deceased - Arthur, who died in 1864; Frank, in 1866; Minnie, in 1918, and a baby, in 1874. Two sons are living - Ralph H., of Thorp, and Joshua W.., Jr., of Jerome, Ariz. Captain Tolford also left three brothers - Frank, of San Francisco; Ed., of Blaine, Wash., and George, of Boston, Mass. Captain Tolford's death was due chiefly to old age, and he had been in failing health for several months before he received the final summons. Funeral services were held at the Unitarian Church, Monday, under the direction of the Masons. Besides the Masonic ceremonies, an address was delivered by Judge O'Neill, and also by S. M. Marsh.

Address by Judge O'Neill: 'For forty years Captain Tolford was an intimate and constant friend. It was my good fortune to become acquainted with him soon after I came to Neiilsville. I have known him as a business man, as a public official, and I have often met him at his home. Especially during the period of his last illness I have often visited him. Now that he has passed from our midst it seems words are lacking to express my appreciation of his life and character. There is so much to admire, so much to praise, and so little to criticise by those who knew the dear Captain during all these years of a long and active life. Captain Tolford went out as lieutenant in the 23d Wisconsin, which was mustered into the service at Madison on Aug. 30, 1862. That regiment entered the service with 1,010 men. It was mustered out July 4, 1865, and there returned only 318 men and twenty-seven officers. The regiment traveled 11,000 miles, participated in fifteen engagements, and was under fire ninety-four days. The young lieutenant discharged his duty faithfully, served his country with courage and devotion, and returned with the rank of captain. Captain Tolford was the first commander of Lucius Fairchild Post of the Grand Army at Madison. The charter of the post is the oldest under which any Grand Army Post exists. The captain was in business in Madison until July, 1872, when he removed to Neillsville, which has ever since been his home. The record that our friend has made here in Clark County is well known. It is one of which his friends and family may justly be proud. As a public official he faithfully and honestly discharged his duty. As a citizen he was patriotic. In all the walks of private life he was true and generous. Who can look back over this record of forty years in this community and point to a stain or even a fault in the life of him whom we today lay away to rest. Captain Tolford was about the most unselfish man I ever knew. He never seemed to think about himself; he was always ready to render a kindly service to others. An illustration comes to mind. A few years ago Mr. Stockwell came to me and said that Captain Tolford was not drawing a pension; that nearly all the old soldiers were getting pensions, but that the captain was too modest to apply. It was a surprise that one who so richly deserved his country's benefactions should not be receiving it. We went to our friend, obtained permission to act, and through Senator Spooner and Congressman Esch, secured the passage of a special act, giving the captain $30 a month. I recall that a letter from Col. William F. Vilas, under whom Captain Tolford had served, praising the conduct of his officer, assisted in securing the passage of the act of Congress. All who knew him remember the constancy of his friendship. It has been said the only things worth while in this world are its loves and its friendships. Captain Tolford made all who became intimate with him his friends. No man in this community has had more friends or more deserved them. He had a great, big, warm tender heart. He nursed the sick. It would be a long list if we should set down the names of all whom he attended in illness. There is a beautiful chapter in the Memorabilia of Socrates on friendship, in which it is stated that a true friend serves you without calling. Your ox will serve you if you will house and feed him well, but then only when you call upon him. But a real friend does not wait a call. He is always looking for an opportunity to do you a kindness. It may be said of Captain Tolford that he was always ready and anxious to render a service to those who were in trouble. This was his nature. His deeds came forth like water from a bubbling fountain. We shall remember him as a brave soldier, a citizen of public spirit and zeal in every good cause, and an honest and upright man in all his relations with his fellows. We shall cherish his memory and emulate his virtues. Society has been made better and sweeter for the life and example of Joshua W. Tolford." William Hill, Sr., a pioneer of Loyal township, now living a retired life in loyal village, was born in Hebron township, Washington county, New York, March 22, 1831, son of Jesse and Pamelia (Gould) Hill, Jesse Hill was born in New York State, son of a veteran of the war of 1812, and was there reared. After his marriage to Pamelia Gould, a sister of Jay Gould, the famous New York financier and millionaire, they came in 1845 to Concord, Jefferson county, Wis., where, after working for others for some time, he bought a farm, on which he built a log house and began farming. In 1861, with four of his sons, he enlisted in the Civil War in which he and his stepson Elijah lost their lives. There were seven children in the family, of whom five, John, William, Sr., Calvin, Oliver and Roxy Jane, were by Jesse Hill's first wife, Pamelia. The mother dying about 1849, Mr. Hill had married for his second wife Mrs. Smith, by whom he had two children, Anna and Delight. Mrs. Hill by her marriage to Mr, Smith, also had two children, Volney and Elijah. William Hill, Sr., got his schooling in New York State and in Jefferson county, Wis. When 27 years old he married Phoebe Sitts, daughter of George Sitts of Iron Ridge, Dodge county, this state. After his marriage he with his bride returned East for two years, then coming back to Iron Ridge, Dodge county, where he conducted the hotel and grocery store of his father-in-law. In the spring of 1864, in company with three others, - William Welsh, and two brothers-in-law, Abraham Smith and Henry Sitts - he came to Clark county, the party walking from Tomah to Black River Falls, from there to Neillsville, and then to Loyal township. Eating dinner at the quarter stake between sections 10 and 11, each man selected the quarter section on the corner of which he was then sitting. Then they went to Eau Claire to get their claims registered, after which they returned to Black River Falls. That fall they went to Dodge county and brought their wives here. With an axe as his only tool Mr. Hill built a jog house, and the first winter earned a cow by working out. Burning was the only way to get rid of the heavy hardwood timber which covered the place, and he and his wife often sat up far into the night watching the fires. His spare time he spent in making shingles, which he sold at Neillsville for only $2 a thousand, though he had to pay as high as $16 a barrel for flour and salt. After about a year on the farm Mr. Hill lost his wife. He subsequently married Delany Fuller, a native of Monroe, Green county, but then living in Clark county. She died about 1884 and he later married for his third wife Tammie J. Nichols. Mr. Hill lived on that farm for about thirty years, during which time he made good progress in its development and became recognized as one of the successful farmers of his township and one of its most prominent citizens. He served in various offices, including those of constable, assessor, justice of the peace, and school clerk, and aside from his farming interests he was a stockholder in the Greenwood creamery. When he retired from the farm he took up his residence in the village of Loyal, where he has since made his home. It is interesting to note that Loyal township received its name from Mr. Hill's brother, Oliver H., who came west with him after he left the army. Oliver H. had married Hulda Graves, and when the town was set out Oliver Hill was asked to name it. The name "Loyal" came into his mind as the result of his recent experience in fighting for the Union, and it was accepted on his suggestion. The children of William Hill, Sr., by his first wife were Clarissa Elizabeth, Frances Luella, and George. Clarissa E. was born in Jefferson county, Wis., and died at the age of nine months. Frances L., born at lron Ridge, Dodge county, Wis., married Eli Mack, by whom she had three children - John, William, and Earl. She married secondly Ralph Clemetson, and by him has two children: Milton, a veteran of the Mexican border campaign, and now in the Federal service; and Elsie, who married Henry De Young and has four children - Marie, Catherine, Frances, and Alice. George Hill was porn in Clark county and is now living in Fremont, Mich. He married Hattie Schaffer and has seven children. By his second wife William Hill, Sr., had two children - William and Ray. William, who is now deceased, married Bertha Lenling, and they had seven children - Paul, Calvin, Harold, Walter, Alfred, Charles, and Delany. The wife and children reside in Loyal. Ray Hill, who is unmarried, lives in Elmhurst, Langlade county, Wis. The children by Mr. Hill's third wife, by her first husband, Lester Nichols, were William, Lester, Myron, Frank, Jennie, and Fannie. By her second husband, William Meachem, there were two children. Three grandchildren are married and have children; John and William Mack, sons of Eli and Frances L. Mack, and Jessie, daughter of George and Hattie Hill.

Arne C. Olson, who is engaged in agriculture in Section 30, Mayville Township, was born in Norway Feb. 4, 1843, son of Ole Johnson and his wife, Ellen Johnson. His father died in 1873, and his mother in 1889. In 1870 Arne was united in marriage with Ellen Johnson, who was born Jan. 1, 1845. He came to the United States in the following year, 1871, landing at Quebec, Canada, and then proceeding by way of Detroit to Milwaukee, and from there to Blair, Wis., where he remained six months. He then came to Neillsville, but after a short stay there took up his residence in Hoard Township, where he went to work in a lumber camp, being thus occupied for fourteen seasons, in camp and on the drive. His family joined him in the fall of 1872. He bought his present place, or rather, twenty-five acres of it, homesteading another tract of eighty acres adjoining, and has since brought the size of his farm up to 145 acres. Like most early settlers, he had to build a log cabin for his first residence, and often carried supplies on his back from Colby. Since then he has cleared his farm, which is now a well improved piece of agricultural property, including among the buildings a brick house, built in 1896. He also erected two large barns, both of which were blown down and destroyed in the cyclone of 1905, but have since been replaced by other buildings. Mr. Olson raised Durham and Guernsey cattle, milking up to as many as fourteen cows. In 1914 he sold the farm to his son, Otto, with whom he now makes his home. He was one of those who organized Mayville Township in 1873, and cast his first vote in this township. He was also the second chairman of his township, serving two years. He and his wife have been the parents of eight sons - Oluf, born in 1871, who is now serving as deputy sheriff ; John L., born in 1873, who died in 1911; Anton E., born in 1875, now a farmer of Maplehurst; Peter M., born in 1877, who is connected with the lumber business at Atlanta, Wis.; Morris L., born in 1878, now a farmer near Winnebago; Julius, born in 1879, who died in April, 1914; A. Fred, born in 1882, who is connected with the sawmill at Charity, Wis., and Otto 8., now proprietor of the home farm. Mr, Olson has forty-three grandchildren. He isa member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, helping to start the church of his section, and has been its treasurer many years.

August W. Schoengarth, brick manufacturer, owner of the only brick yard in Neillsville, is one of the solid, substantial men of the city, and is doing his share toward its general prosperity. He was born in Germany, son of Carl and Helena Schoengarth, who brought the family to America in 1869, making the trip aboard the steamer ''Baltimore." Coming directly to Clark County, they secured land in section 10, Grant Township, where the parents spent the remainder of their days. Here August W. was reared to farm pursuits, and after attaining the years of manhood, engaged for some time in agricultural operations on his own responsibility. Moving to Neillsville, he engaged in the boot and shoe business with Julius Cragsdorf as a partner, later taking over the entire ownership. Subsequently he sold the store and started the manufacture of brick, in which he is still successfully engaged. He married Sarah Simon, and this union was blessed with two sons, Edward H., now deceased, and Oscar W., county judge of Clark County.

Oscar W. Schoengarth, county judge, born, reared, and in part educated within sight of the courthouse in which he now occupies so important an office, is one of the notable figures in Clark County life. Asa judge he is showing that judicial temperament which is so necessary to the honored position with which he has been trusted, and the esteem and confidence in which he is held is constantly increasing. His financial interests include directorates in the First National Bank of Neillsville and the Commercial State Bank of Neillsville, as well as stock in the Bank of Chili, the Farmers' State Bank of Greenwood, and in various local enterprises in Neillsville. Fraternally Judge Schoengarth is a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery of the Masons. The career which has brought to him this success is an interesting one. Born June 28, 1879, the son of August A. and Sarah (Simon) Schoengarth, he passed through the graded school of Neillsville, graduated with honors from the Neillsville High School in 1898, and in 1901 received his degree from the Law Department of the University of Wisconsin. While still a student he was elected police judge of Neillsville and served for four years. After graduating he took up the practice of law | at Neillsville with Hon. Spencer M. Marsh, now judge of the Superior Court of California and residing at San Diego. Mr. Schoengarth continued successfully in the practice of the law until elected to his present position, taking office Jan. 1, 1906, and being since twice re-elected without opposition. In 1912 he was a delegate to the Republican National convention that nomi- nated William Howard Taft for president of the United States. Judge Schoengarth married Volga Dodte, who was born in Neillsville, Wis., and this union has been blessed with one son, Lowell. Mrs. Schoengarth is the daughter of Carl and Mina Dodte, of Neéillsville. She is prominent in Red Cross and educational work, is a graduate of the Oskosh Normal School and of the Watertown Normal School, and was a teacher in both Arizona and Wisconsin, but chiefly in this and surrounding counties. Her fraternal relations are with the O. E. 8.

Carl Rabenstein, editor and proprietor of the Deutsch-Amerikaner, of Neillsville, and a man who has taken a leading and influential part in many things pertaining to the welfare of Clark county, was born in the kingdom of Saxony, Germany, July 1, 1863. His parents were Carl and Louise (Stockmann) Rabenstein, natives of the same kingdom, the father being a flannel manufacturer. Both parents died in their native land. The subject of this sketch was given a common school education, after which, at the age of 14 years, he took up the printer's trade, which he followed there for about six months. Without wealth or position, however, his chances for advancement in his native land were but poor, a fact fully realized by his mother, who one day, though it must have cost her a hard struggle, sewed some money up in his shirt and sent him off to America. "Go see if it is the land of freedom, opportunity and wealth we hear about," she said. Landing in New York, Oct. 17, 1877, young Rabenstein spent a short time in New York, came from that city to Chicago, and by Christmas had reached Grand Island, Neb. He was as yet ignorant of the English language, and, of course, was totally unacquainted with American ways and customs. He was therefore obliged for some time to accept any work that came to hand, and that winter was engaged in sawing and harvesting ice. Soon after a man started a German newspaper, and hearing that young Rabenstein understood the printer's trade, offered him employment. After working for that man for a year Mr. Rabenstein returned to Chicago, where he followed his trade. Later as a journeyman printer he went to Fremont, Neb., and then to Crete, that state. The company at Crete, removing their plant to Chicago, he accompanied them and remained with them there until 1881, when he went to Mankato, Minn. There he followed his trade until March 17, 1884, during all this time gaining a better knowledge of the business and improving his acquaintance with the English language. On the date last mentioned he came to Neillsville as editor of the Deutsch-Americaner, in which position he remained until 1889, when he purchased the paper and has since been its sole proprietor. In this enterprise he has met with gratifying success. He has a well equipped plant, and besides publishing the paper - and influential and well conducted sheet - does all kinds of job printing, both German and English. Mr. Rabenstein is also interested in several other important business enterprises. He is secretary of the Staps Fisheries & Packing Co., of Petersburg, Alaska, which recently reorganized, is having an important part in the government's policy of the conservation of food. The company has a dehydrating plant in Neillsville and is planning to build others, and already has contracts amounting to several millions to furnish its product to the governments of the Allies. Mr. Rabenstein is owner of the Equity Garment

Company, of Neillsville, manufacturer of ladies' wearing apparel, and is interested with others in a large coffee and cattle ranch of 5,230 acres in Mexico. He is also a director in the Commercial State Bank of Neillsville. Since 1899 Mr. Rabenstein has been public state administrator, representing the State of Wisconsin on inheritance taxes, in conjunction with County Judge Oscar W. Schoengarth. He was formerly an alderman of Neillsville and has twice served as mayor. His membership in fraternal orders include the Maccabees, the Royal Order of Moose and the Equitable Fraternal Union. Mr. Rabenstein has always taken an active interest in every movement for the betterment of the community in which he resides, and first and foremost, he has always been a loyal American citizen. Not long after he arrived in this country he wrote back home that the United States was a glorious country where opportunity gives the cold shoulder to no man who was not afraid of work, and this opinion he has never changed. Today as editor and man of affairs he prints this creed in German for his subscribers to read: "We have only one flag. That flag is the Stars aid Stripes. In sadness and in joy, in health and in sickness, we have but one flag and one country, the United States. We will stand by our country, we will live for her, and we will die for her." He declares to true Americans and pro-German sympathizers alike, that he owes two debts - one to his mother and another to the United States, the land where a golden opportunity awaited him. He is paying both debts through the military service of his sons and his own staunch support of the country of his adoption. Judge James O'Neill, who knows him well, says that he represents the highest citizenship in the land. "Mr. Rabenstein has worked hard to help sell Liberty Bonds," said the Judge. 'He worked for the Red Cross and for the Y. M. C. A. cantonment fund. He has appeared in communities where pro-German sympathizers abound. I have seen him change sentiment by his plain recital of what America gave him, That he has faith in his country no man can deny. His sons went away wearing the uniform of Uncle Sam, joyful and happy with the parental blessing. While they are at the front their father is fighting the enemy at home. Can America fail when she boasts such plain, everyday, loyal citizens as this?" Mr. Rabenstein was married in September, 1885, to Rachel Pound, of Merrillan, Wis., but a native of New York State. He and his wife are the parents of three children: Gretchen, wife of L. C. Gillard, one of the principal owners of the James Manufacturing Co., of Ft. Atkinson; Carl H., now corporal in Company A, Machine Gun Division, 128th Infantry, and Maurel K.,, first lieutenant in the Aviation Corps. Three other children died in infancy.