Eau Claire County, Wisconsin - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1914 (part 2 of 8)

George A. was raised in Cataraugus and Onondago counties, New York, until he reached the age of seventeen years, then came to Wisconsin with his parents who settled in Walworth county, and here he worked at teaming, farming and anything honorable to make an honest living. On April 12, 1846. he married Miss Pluraa A. Jones, of that county and soon thereafter pre-empted a piece of land, erected a small log cabin and there began to carve out his subsequent successful career. He purchased a stage line running from Kenosha to Beloit which he operated until 1848 when he sold it out and moved to Stephenson county, Illinois, and there entered 160 acres of land and engaged in farming. He later disposed of his interests here and moved to Dodge county where he received the appointment of undersheriff and was also elected justice of the peace, and at the same time engaged in the grocery and sales-stable business, and by his industry and frugality, managed to save twelve thousand dollars.

In 1853 he located at Horicon and continued the grocery business for one and one-half years ; he also engaged in the livery business which he continued until October 1, 1856, when he came to Eau Claire, purchased real estate and the following year. 1857, brought his family consisting of his wife and three children, viz. : Clarence M., Ida C, and Byron A. For a short time, they lived in a log house for which he paid $20.00 per month in advance, later purchased the Niagara House which he eonducted at intervals for ten years. In 1857 he egaged in steamboating and in the winter of 1858 and '59 built the steamer "Chippewa Valley" which he ran for one year, then placed another man in charge who managed it until the war broke out, when it was captured ou the White river and burned. In 1859 he purchased a half interest in the Ball and Smith saw mill which afterwards became known as the Smith & Buffiugton Mill Company which in 1874 was incorporated as the Valley Lumber Company, and Mv. Buffington became its president, and from that time on i;ntil his death which occurred in August, 1893. he was actively engaged in the lumber business.

Isaaih Buffington and Sophia Winchester, his parents, were pioneers of Cataraugus county, New York, where he cleared and improved a farm and later moved to Onondago county, New York, and in 1842 they came by team from New York to Wisconsin, locating in Walworth county, sixteen miles east of Beloit, remaining there \intil 1843, when they moved to Summerville. this state, and for two years conducted a hotel. In 1846 they moved to Illinois and settled on a farm in Stephenson county, where they both died, he in 1874 arid she in 1893.

In politics George A. Buffington was a Republican and represented his party in various offices. He served as mayor of Eau Claire, was alderman of the city and at one time was chairman of the county board. He was a member of Eau Claire Lodge, No. 162, A. P. and A. M.. Eau Claire Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M., the Chippewa Commandery, No. 8, Knight Templars and the Wisconsin Consistory, 32d degree. He was a man who enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact both in a business way and socially; he was unassuming in manner, but had a quiet consciousness of his own strength of character and latent force that carried him past all difficulties which he encountered during his lifetime and he was well and favoralily known over the county not only for his business integrity, but for his courteous and genial bearing as well.

Byron A. Buffington, treasurer of the Chippewa Valley Light & Power Company, and well known business man of Eau Claire, was born in Dodge City. Dodge coimty, Wisconsin, November 27, 1852. His parents were George A. and Pluma A. (Jones) Buffington, (sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history), his paternal grand parents were Isaaih and Sophia (Winchester") Buffington, natives of Maine and Ncav York respectivel.y, who were descended from English and Scotch ancestry. Mr. Buffington was five years of age when his parents moved to Eau Claire and he grew up with the city, receiving his education in the public schools, which was subsequently supplemented with a course at the Shattuck Episcopal Military College at Faribault, Minnesota. He began his business career in 1874 as a member of the firm of G. A. Buffiugton & Sou, of Eau Claire, dealers iu general merchandise, which business he followed until 1878. lie was next engaged for several years in logging and on the arganization of the Eau Claire Grocery Company in 1883, he became its president, and was identified that concern until 1898. He was then elected president of the Chippewa Valley Bank, a position he filled until that bank was merged into the Union National Bank, of which he is now one of the directors. He was made treasurer of the Chippewa Valley Light & Power Company and is still acting in that capacity as well as looking after his many other interests.

On September 9, 1874, he married Francis Elmyra Hoove)-, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Bar-land) Hoover, of Eau Claire, who was born in Orange county. New York, and educated at Ripou College. Politically Mv. Buffiugton is affiliated with the Republican party. He served two years as regent of tlie Wisconsin University, and during the sessions of 1900 and 1902, represented his district iu the general assembl}', Mr. BufSngton occupies a prominent place in social as well as the biisiness life of Eau Claire. He is a member of the Eau Claire Club of which he is one of the founders; he is a 32d degree ilason and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Rush BuUis, Chairman of the Town Board of Washington township and a prominent and progressive farmer, is a native son of Wisconsin, having been born in Rock county, this state, June 10, 1863, to James C. and Jane (Boyce) Bullis. of New York and Pennsylvania respectively. His paternal grandfather was among the first settlers of Rock county, where he cleared and improved a farm on which he resided until his death. James C, father of our subject, was also a farmer in Rock county, having acquired a farm of his own which he cleared and improved, and there made his home until he died.

Rush Bullis was reared in his home county and there received his education in the common schools, and has always followed the occupation of a farmer. He spent fifteen years on one farm in Rock county, after which he lived for several years in different parts of the country, being at one time a resident of Texas. In 1907 he purchased his farm of 420 acres in the town of Washington, where he now resides. He has remodeled and improved the buildings, and made many other improvements. His farming land is under a high state of cultivation, and he uses modern methods in his operations. He is extensively engaged in dairying and stock raising, and is one of the prosperous farmers of his section. Politically lie is a Republican, and takes an active interest in all matters pertaining to public affairs. He was elected chairman of the town board in 1913, an office he has since filled with honor to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He was imited in marriage with Miss Bertha M. Bentz, of ]Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, and they have five children : Clifford B., Rhoda J., Verne, Leslie J. and Catherine Bullis.

Charles S. Burce.* Among the younger class of wide-awake farmers of Eau Claire county is Charles S. Burce, of Brunswick township, where he was born May 1, 1887. His father, Charles Edwin Burce, was born in 1844, near Durham. Maine, was raised on a farm and received his education in the common schools. When the civil war broke out, he enlisted in the 17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry on President Lincoln's first call for troops, and served four years. He came to Eau Claire county in 1867 and purchased a farm in Washington township, but later moved to Brunswick township and there made his home successfully engaged in farming until 1912, when he retired, owing to poor health, and now makes his home in Oakland, California, with his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Bro^vll. He is a son of Silas Burce, for many years a prominent citizen of the state of Maine. During his residence in Brunswick township ]\Ir. C. E. Burce was considered one of the most progressive farmers and citizens, and for many years was a member of the town board and the Methodist church. He married Frances PoAvers, who was born in Penobscot county. Maine, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Howard) Powers, both descended from prominent New England families, who can trace their ancestors back to the pilgrims. To this union were born nine children as follows: Effie, married Thomas Brown, a retired grocer of Oakland. California; Ethel, married Thomas Ilobbs. a farmer of Washington Township ;

Claire county schools; Ruth is a school teacher in Washington township; John is a machinist of Toronto, Canada; Charles S., the subject of this sketch ; Jessie : Leander and Burnicc, who died young.

Charles S. attended the public schools and assisted his parents in the farm woi-k. He later we)it to LaCrosse. Wisconsin, and spent one year with the Smith Mani;faeturing Company, learning the trade of machinist and blacksmith, after which he went to Manitoba and worked in the great wheat fields, later attending the Fair at Seattle, Washington, whence he retui-ned to his home in the town of Brunswick and engaged in farming with liis father, and since the latter's retirement in 191:2, has carried ou the home fann of 280 acres. He uses modern methods in his farming operations and keeps the place well supplied with modern and up-to-date machinerj- and labor saving devices. Pie is a member of the M. E. church, and has filled the office of road commissioner. He married Miss Alma Knnteson, daughter of Eric Knnteson, of Di-ammeu township.

Allah E. Burlingame, former president, treasurer and general manager of the A. E. Burlingame Company, wholesale and retail dealers in cigars and tobacco, was born at Ripon, Wisconsin, December 7, 1873, the son of Henry H. and Elmira (Olin) Burlingame, natives of Indiana and Dartford, Wisconsin, respectively. His paternal grandfather, Wanton Burlingame, was one of the pioneers of Fond-du-Lac county, Wisconsin, where he took up and purchased large tracts of land at $1.25 per acre, and was one of the largest land holders of his day in that section of the state. In later life, he returned to Indiana and purchased the old homestead near LaPorte which he had previously taken up from the government, and there he lived and died. Henry H., father of our subject, was reared in Fond-du-Lac county, where he followed farming iintil 1891, when he became connected with the postoffice department, being appointed one of the first rural mail carriers out of Ripon. After a continuous service of eight years, he died in 1899 at the age of 67 years. His wife, Elmira, mother of our subject, is a daughter of Almon and Margaret Olin, pioneers of Green Lake county, Wisconsin. They were the parents of three children, Charles, Grant and Allah E.

Mr. Burlingame was reared on the home farm in Fond-du- Lac county, remaining- there until he reached the age of 18 years. He was educated in the Ripon high school and Ripon college, and for eight years after finishing his schooling, he was employed as clerk and bookkeeper in various hotels in Wisconsin and elsewhere. In 1903 he embarked in the retail cigar business in Marinette, Wisconsin, which he conducted for two years, and in which he retained an interest up to his death. He formed the Burlingame Company which has branch stoves in Wausau, Chippewa Falls and Stevens Point. They own their own building which thej' occupy at Chippewa Falls, and also the Wilson block at Eau Claire.

On January 7, 1899, Mr. Burlingame married DeLaphene. daughter of Everest LaLiberty, of Marinette, Wisconsin, and four children were born, viz. : Burnadette, Allah, Dorothy and Beatrice. I\Ir. Burlingame was a resident of Eau Claire from

April, 1907. He was a 32d degree Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Knights of Pythias, the Y. M. C. A., and the Eau Claire Club. He was an honorable and successful business inan and a prominent factor in both the business and social life of Eau Claire, and his dealh in the prime of life is deplored by a wide circle of friends.

Edwrard W. Burkhart.* Fifty-two years ago, in the Spring of 1862, Emil Burkhart fonnerly from Germany, came to Eau Claire and started in the hotel business, purchasing at that time a small hotel from a man named Torgason. He married Sophia Steolikluh, and eight children were born to them, viz. : Emma, Edward W., Rosa, Amelia, Rose, Fred, Herman and Emil. After a residence of forty-six years in Eau Claire, the father died in June, 1898, respected and esteemed by all who knew him.

Edward W. was born in Eau Claire, attended the schools of the city and has here spent his whole life. He first engaged in the butcher business, following that vocation for ten years, and then succeeded his father in the hotel business which he has successfully carried on for fourteen years. This hotel, which originally was but a small affair, has been enlarged and remodeled into a modern, up-to-date hotel of thirty rooms, and under the proprietorship of Mr. Burkhart, has become a popular place for transients. Mr. Burkhart has been twice married. His first wife, who is now deceased, was Louise Hertel, by whom he has one daughter, Margaret. He married for his second wife. Emma Geitz, of Stanley, Wisconsin, and to them four children have been born as follows: Sophia, Norman, Edwin and Gerhart. Mr. Burkhart is a prominent member of Germania Lodge, No. 19, Knights of Pythias, the Badger Homestead, Yeomen, Modern Brotherhood of America, and with his wife belongs to the Pythian Sisters and the Lutheran church. He is also a meml)er of the Old Settlers' Association.

Charles C. Calkins, dealer in all kinds of farm i)roduce. Fairchild, Wis., was born in Owego, Tioga county, N. Y., June 30, 1869. the son of Charles B. and Sarah A. (Gaskill) Calkins. His great grandfather, Richard Calkins, a native of New England, was a pioneer of Clinton county, New York, where he owned a large tract of land. He had a family of four sons - Seth, Benjamin, Gilbert and Turner - all of whom were prominent farmers of that section in their day, Seth, the eldest and grandfather of Charles C, died at the age of fifty-six; his wife was Mariba Briggs. and they raised a family of six children - Rebecca, Cornelius, Sidnev, Daniel and Charles B, The maternal grand- parents of our subject were Daniel and Iluldah (Foster) Gaskill, of Owego, N. Y. Charles B. Calkins, father of Charles C, was born in Peru, Clinton county, N. Y., April 13, 1829, where he was reared to manhood. In 1854 he moved to Tioga county and there engaged in farming until 1873, when he moved to Wisconsin, locating at what is now Green Bay, and was there engaged in the flour and feed business . for five years. In July, 1878, he came to Fairehild, this county, where he conducted a meat market and was engaged in buying and shipping of live stock lentil 1893, since which time he has been interested in farming, owning 100 acres of land in the village of Fairehild and Jackson county. He married October 8, 1861, and his children are Daniel, Mariba, deceased wife of Frank Brown, and Charles C. Mr. Calkins is a member of the Masonic order, is a Democrat in jjolitics and has held various offices in Fairehild.

Charles C. Calkins came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1873. received his education in the public schools and has resided in Fain-liild since 1878. He began his business career as a clerk in the general store of the N. C. Foster Company, of Fairehild. working his way up to assistant manager, which position he held for five years, when in 190i he was ninde manager, acting in that capaeit.y until 1911. when on acciM'in of ill health he resigned. In tlie last named year he embarked in his present business, built a warehouse 50x70 feet and has succeeded in building up an extensive trade, shipping as high as 500 ear loads of farm produce annually to Chicago, Eastern and Southei'u points. He married July 17, 1894, Minnie, daughter of Evan W. and IMary (Pari'ott) Davis, of St. Croix county, Wisconsin, and they are the parents of four children, viz: Grace C, Seth D., Claire E. and Charles C.

Mr. Calkins is a member of the Masonic order, a Knights Templar, and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. He served as village treasurer of Fairehild for several terms and has held the office of village clerk, trustee and member of the school board.

Daniel G. Calkins,* .secretary of the Drnnnuond Packing Company, of Ean Claire, was born in Owego, Tioga coiuity, N. Y. April 22, 1865, a son of Charles B. and Sarah A. (Gaskill) Calkins^ and is descended from New England ancestry. His great grandfather, Richard Calkins, a native of New England, was a pioneer of Clinton county. New York, where he purchased a large tract of land, cleared and improved a homestead and there resided, engaged in general farming until his deatli. His family consisted of four sons, viz: Seth, Benjamin, Gilbert and Turner all of whom became prominent farmers and men of influence iu Clinton county, New York. Seth Calkins, grandfather of Daniel G., married Mariba Briggs, and they were the parents of six children, as follows : Rebecca, Cornelius, Sidney, Daniel. Benjamin and Charles B. The latter, who was the father of Daniel G., was born in Peru, Clinton county, N. Y., April 13, 1829. He was reared and educated in his home county and in 1857 removed to Owego, Tioga county, where he was engaged iu farming until 1873, when he came West to Wisconsin and located in what is now the city of Green Bay. He was there engaged for the next five years in the flour and feed business, following which in 1878 he removed to Fairchild, Eau Claire county, where he was engaged in butchering and the buying and selling of live stock until 1893, since which time he has been successfully engaged in general farming and dairying. He owns a fine farm of 100 acres in the village of Fairchild and Jackson county, improved with a handsome residence erected by himself where he now resides. He was married in 1862 to Sarah A. Gaskill, daughter of Daniel and Huldah (Foster) Gaskill. natives of Tioga county. New York, to whom were born three children, viz : Daniel G. ; Mariba. who married Frank A. Brown and had one child. Rex C. deceased, and Charles C. a representative business man of Fairchild.

Daniel G. Calkins came to AViseonsiu with his parents, who settled in Green Bay when he was eight years of age and subsequently removed with them to Fairchild in 1878. He received his education in the public schools and in 1879 began his business career as clerk for the Foster Lumber Companj^ at Fairchild, remaining with that concern until 1885. He then came to Eau Claire and entered the employ of Drummond Brothers as bookkeeper and in 1891 became a memlier of the firm, and when the Packing Company was incorporated in 1893 he became secretary, a position he still retains.

Mr. Calkins was married October 10, 1888, to Lina, a daughter of William B. and Sarah (Johnson) High, of Oconto, Wis., and they have an interesting family of four children, viz : Helen, Daniel G., Jr., Paul and AVilliam B. Mr. Calkins is a popular business man, progressive and public spirited, and enjoys membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the K. 0. T. M.. while in politics he is independent.

wart men has doue his full share in the work of trausforming what was, when he came here, a comparative wilderness into a land of fine homes and rich fruitful farms. A native of New York state, he was born in Chautauciua county, June 20, 1840, and is descended from Scotch and Irish ancestors, who came to this country in an eai-ly day and settled in New England, and is one of a family of five children born to John N. and Nellie (Freeman) Caldwell, as follows: George F. ; Walter; Robert; Eugene, and Eva, who became the wife of James Hewitt. The father, a farmer by occupation, was born in Vei-mout in 1818 and was one of the pioneer settlers of Oshkosh, Wis., whither he came with his family in 1846, where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1898 at the age of 80 years, the mother being 81 years old at the time of her death.

George F. Caldwell came to Wisoonsiu with his parents when 6 years of age. He attended the common seliools of Winnebago county and assisted in the work at home. In 1863 he enlisted in Company D, Thirty-second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, was afterwards transferred to Company D, Sixteenth Wisconsin, and did valued service for his country. On his return until 1870 and then moved to Eau Claire county and purchased a farm in Otter Creek Valley, which he improved and carried on his farming operations with success and profit. He is now living in retirement, enjoying the much merited rest from his many years of toil.

Mr. Caldwell married in 1861 Miss Helen Ilarkness, daughter of Helen Harkness, of Oshkosh. Wis., and they had a family of eight children : Nellie, who married Rolle Sawyer, is deceased, as is also George and Archie, the latter dying in infancy ; Anengo W. lives in British Columbia; Grace is the wife of Fred Bush and lives in Black River Falls ; Eva ; Blanche married J. Fletclier. of Washbvirn, Wis., and Royall. who resides in Eau Claire.

Active in the public affairs of the county, Mr. Caldwell served thirteen years as a member of the town board of Otter Creek, acting as chairman of the board for five years. In 1889 he was elected as a Republican from the second district to the General Assembly of the state, serving one term. He is identified with the Baptist church; is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic.

David P. Candell,* a pioneer of Eau Claire county, and one of the influential and substantial citizens, was born September 28, 1846. He came to Eau Claire with his parents in June, 1856, who engaged in farming in Union township. He remained on the farm asistiug in the work until he reached the age of sixteen when he went to work on the river, an occupation he followed for sixteen years. At the end of that period he returned to tlie farm in Union to%vnship, where he has since successfully and actively engaged in farming. He owns 113 acres of land, most of which lies in the town of Union and all of which is well improved. His residence is in Shawtown, where he and his family live in the enjoyment of both city and country life.

i\lr. Candell has been twice married. His first wife was Catherine Lawley, by whom he had three sons, Frank, James and George. The mother of these children died in 1889, and he took for his second wife Mary Burke, daughter of Michael Burke, of Dodge county, Wisconsin. By this union five children have been born, viz. : Mary, Esta. Rose. Emmett and Burnard, all of whom live at home and with their parents are members of St. I'atriek's church, of Eau Claire.

Horace Carpenter, deceased, a veteran of the Civil War and a highly respected man of Eau Claire, was born in Holland, Vermont. Jul.v 8, 183-4, and was descended from New England ancestors who came from England in the ship Bevis in 1638. and settled at Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Early in life he went to Plattsburg. New York, where he lived until he reached the age of twenty-two, then came to Wisconsin, and was one of the pioneers of Eau Claire, having settled here in 1856. Soon after his arrival in the village, he engaged in the services of the Northwestern Lumber Company, whose plant was then located at Porter's Mills. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted as a private and was assigned to Company G, First JMinnesota heavy artillery, and served two years. At the expiration of his service, he returned to Eau Claire and for one year was engaged in farming on Truax jirairie. lie then moved into the city and opened a grocery store, a business he successfully carried on for twenty-five years. He was a man of irreproachable habits and pure character, as well as honorable and ambitious, and en- .ioyed the friendship of all with whom he came in contact. He was a member of Eau Claire Lodge. No. 112, A. F. & A. ]M., and of Eagle Post. No. 52. (iraiul .\niiy of the Republic. His deatli occurred on June 2, lIKHi. aiul was mourned by a large circle of friends.

'Sir. Carpenter married jMiss Marietta Van Hoesen, of Durand. Wis., but formerly of Great Bend, Jefferson county, New York, and they had four children. Cora E., who is noM- and has been for a muiiber of years, supervisor of drawing iu the public seliools of Eaix Claire; William J., manager of the Cutter Shoe Factory; Emma, who died at the age of tweut.y, and one child who died in infancy.

j\lrs. Carpenter and family are jirominent in social affairs of the city, and all arc affiliated with the Lake St. :\leth()dist Episcoiial church.

William Carson. The death at Eati Claire in 1898, of William Carson, closed the career of one of the earliest settlers in the state of Wisconsin, a man well known throughout this region from the territorial times, and whose life and services were such as should be an inspiration to the living. The creator of important industrial enterprise, a man of wealth, his life emphasized the truth that enterprise and wealth are not inconsistent with the highest standards of character and conduct. He was the type of pioneer whose name and biography should properh' have a place in this history of Wisconsin.

William Carson was born at Inverness, lower Canada in 1825, and of Scotch ancestry. At the age of eleven years, in 1836, alone in the world, he set out for the United States and arriving in Cambridge. Massachusetts, made his first serious venture at earning his own way, and although only a child in years he succeeded. Hif^ determination was ripened by a brief experience in the east to learn the broader field of opportunity in the west. In 1837. William Carson became a resident of Illinois, in the southern part of the state. After a short time he went to St. Louis, and in 1838 to Wisconsin territory. His age then was thirteen, and his first employment was in the lumber camps near Prairie du Chien. His alertness and his foresight, and appreciation of opportunities about that time came into evidence, when he filed a claim upon ground where the present city of North Eau Claire is built, and in 1839 sold his claim at a handsome profit. That was one of the first ventures which started him toward a large success. His work continued in various lines, but principally in lumbering, and all the time he was carefully saving his money with a view to a future investment. In 1840 William Carson located in Eau Galle, Wisconsin, where in partnership mth Henry Eaton and George C. Wales he was one of the factors in the operation of a large sawmill. The finn of Wales, Carson & Eaton became well known in lumber circles, and the mill which cut about ten thousand feet of lumber each day was one of the biggest in capacity of that period. Carson and Eaton later bought out Mr. Wales' interests, and continued to operate on a large and successful scale. Finally Mr. Carson bought out Mr. Eaton's interests, and with E. D. Rand as partner the firm of Carson and Eand eame into existence. They operated the mill up to 1874, when it was deemed advisable to discontinue the business because timber had become so scarce that the mill co\ild only be run at a loss. However, they continued the operation of their flouring mill and store in Eaii Galle. In 1874 ]Mr. Carson moved to Eau Claire, to take over the nianaoement of the Valley Lumber Company, in which he and Mr. Rand had bought a large interest, and of which he had been elected treasurer and president. That was perhaps his leading position in the business world for a number of years, though at the same time his official connection and investment in other enterprises were of an important nature. He was interested in the Rand Lumber Company, and the Burlington Lumber Company, both at Burlington, Iowa, and in the Carson-Rand Company, of Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Carson was connected with several large lumber companies iu Wisconsin, and was looked upon as oiif df the representative lumbermen of the state. lie wns stoi-ldiolilcr and vice president in the Eau Claire National Bank, and deeply interested in any enterprise that aifected the welfare of the city where he made his home for so many years. During the decade between 1874 and 1884 he lived in St. Paid. ^Minnesota, but returned to Eau Claire, where his death ociMurrd in 1S98. In politics the late Mr. Carson was a staunch Democrat, was very active in all campaigns, but refused to support, his party in its contest for free silver in 1896, and never under any circumstances would accept the nomination for office.

As a pioneer. William Carson had made a reputation for his progressive ideas, and for the innovation which he introduced. He it was who brought the first horse into the Chippewa Valley, and sowed the first wheat there. He also built the first house that boasted of plastered walls iu the Chippewa Valley. He was one of the most interesting of the early settlers of Wisconsin, and one of the men whom the younger generation loved to remember, for he was among those who helped to make this state.

Addison D. Chappell, who for many years has been prominent among the leading citizens of Eau Claire, is a native of Ohio and was born in Kingsville, Ashtabula county, February 14, 1838, the son of Harvey M. and Mary (Williams) Chappell, and is of French, Irish and English descent. In 1846 his parents with a family of fourteen children, came west to Illinois and settled

James M. was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, receiving his education in the public schools and the academy of that place. He began his business career as clei-k in a grocery store in New York City, continuing in that employment until 1880. In 1881 he came to Eau Claire, and entered the employ of the Eau Claire Lumber Company with whom he remained three years. Since 1885 he has been in the restaurant business in Eau Claire, and proprietor of Charles' Chop House, the most popular restaurant in the city, since 1889.

Mr. Charles was married on April 8, 1885, to Miss Oetavi, daughter of John Meersman, a native of Brussels, Belgium, and to them seven children have been born : Joel George, John Frederick, Oetavi Alice, James William, ]\Iarie Josephine, Ellen Ann and ]\Iargaret M. Mrs. Charles died April 22, 1912. Mr. Charles is a member of St. Patrick's Eoman Catholic church, of Eau Claire, and since 1900 has been a member of the Eau Claire School board.

Benjamin J. Churchill, deceased, for over half a century a resident of Eau Claire, was a native of Champlain, Clinton county. New York, where he was born February 22, 1831, the son of AVilliam and Isabella (Johnson) Churchill. His paternal grandfather, also named William Churchill, was born in Rutland, Vermont, February 10, 1763. lie Avas a pioneer of Clinton county. New York, and by occupation a farmer. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian, and was prominently identified with affairs of eastern Niew York. He died May 24, 1828. His wife was Eunice Culver, born December 31, 1762, and died October 3, 1839. They had a family of ten children -of whom William, father of our subject, was born in Champlain, New York, March 27, 1795, and died in 1868. He was also a farmer. His wife, Isabella, was the daughter of John and Margaret (Ellwood) Johnson, natives of England, and she was the mother of Washington, Eleanor, Clarissa, Benjamin J. and William H. Churchill. She died in 1858.

Benjamin J. Churchill received an academic education in his native town, and for several years followed the trade of carpenter and joiner. In 1853 he located at Columbus, Wisconsin, where he married October 25, 1856, Hannah E. Pratt. She was born in Michigan, January 25, 1839. Their children who grew, to maturity were : Charles W., Jennie E., Cora E. and Homer. Mrs. Churchill died August 10, 1905. In 1857 Mr. Churchill came to

Eau Claire and soon after settled in the town of Brunswick, where he took an active part in all public affairs pertaining to the town and county, being a member of the county board, and for some time its chairman. He was constantly in office from 1858 to 1879, holding the positions of treasurer and town superintendent of schools, and from 1901 had continuouslj' been a member of the county board, and since 1869 he was a continuous resident of Eau Claire. He was appointed by the county board to examine the accounts of the county treasurer and county clerk from the organization of the county until 1870, a task lie fulfilled to the satisfaction of all. In 1871 he was elected county treasurer, and re-elected by the Republican party three consecutive times. Later he dealt in grain and bought and sold real estate. Being an expert accountant, he was often consulted on important financial matters. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian and for many years was an elder in the church. His death occurred January 10, 1914.

Guy E. Clark, D. D. S. Among the able doctors of dental surgery in Eau Claire county, none stands more prominent than does Dr. Clark. He is a native of Minnesota, born in Winona, August 28, 1878. a son of Asbury B. and Julia (Van Alstine") Clark, both natives of New York state. The parents moved West and settled in Winona, Minnesota, in 1860, and were numbered among the sturdy pioneers of that section. Soon afler their arrival at Winona, the father engaged in general contracting, was successful in his business, and still makes his home in that city.

Dr. Clark was reared and received his primai-y education there in the public schools; he began the study of dentistry in a dental office in 1896 and remained there in study and gaining practical experience for five years. He then entered the college of dental surgery at Milwaukee, where he took a three years' course, graduating with the class of 1903. After his graduation, he spent two years in the practice of his profession in that city, after which in 1905, he moved to Eau Claire, where he at once began to receive a fair share of clientele, which has constantly increased until now he has probably as large a practice as any dentist in Eau Claire county. Possessed of a studious nature, Dr. Clark is a close student, continually reading up in his profession, thus keeping thoroughly in pace with the times and well posted on all new discoveries in modern dentistry. He is a member of the AVisconsin State Dental Association and the Chippewa

Valk'y Dental Associutiou. Socially he is a member of the Masonic Order, Eau Claire Lodge, No. 112, the Eaii Claire Chapter, No. 36, E. A. ]\I.. and the Eau Claire Coramandery, No. 8. Knights Templar.

On September 7, 1906, Dr. Clark married IMiss ]Maiule I\Ioore, daughter of John and IMargaret (Kelley) lloore, of Ean Claire, and their pleasant home on Third street is the center of attraction of their many friends in the city.

William Albert Clark, for nine years principal of the Eau Claire County TrMiniug School, is another native son of Wisconsin, born in the town of Lucas, Dunn county, June 29, 1871. His father, Charles Tompson Clark, who was descended from Pennsylvania Dutch stock, was born in Starkey, Yates count.y. New York, April 23, 1826. He was a carpenter by trade and a soldier in the Civil War, having served in the 194th New York Infantry. After the close of the war in 1865, he came to Wisconsin where he lived until his death, April 8, -1904. He was married in 1855 to Amelia Lavinia Munsel, who was born in Watertown. New York, and was descended from the Puritans of New England, and on both maternal and paternal sides, the ancestors fought in the army of freedom - in the Revolutionary War. She was the mother of six children, as follows : Frank M., Charles A., Peleg B., Fred L., William A. and Edith A., now Mrs. Will Selover. The mother died at Lucas, Dunn county, AVisconsin, March 1, 1910.

William Albert received his early schooling in a log schoolhouse, where he attended until sixteen years of age; he then had one term in the village high school at Knapp, Wisconsin, and later entered the River Falls Normal School, from wliich he graduated in 1897. He earned money between times at teaching, with which he paid his tuition and eventually entered the University of Wisconsin at Madison, from which he was graduated in 1901. He specialized in philosophy and education and received from the University the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in Pedagogy. He taught school two years in the county of Dunn and three years in the grades at Menonionie, and was for. two years principal of the 10th Ward School, of Eau Claire, and for four years was supervising principal of the schools of Edgerton, Wisconsin, and for the past nine years has been principal of the Eau Claire county training school for teachers. As the first principal of the last named institution, it devolved upon him to organize tlie seluiol. ])lan a )iuih]ing for tlie sauie. and as he has from the start to this time (1914) been continuously connected with it, has had a great deal to do with its subsequent growth and development.

Mr. Clark served four years in Company H, 3rd Regiment Wisconsin National Guards, and attained to the rank of Fii'st Sergeant. He has been president of the Rock count}', Wisconsin Teachers' Association, and also president of the Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers' Association. He is a member of Eau Claire Lodge, No. 112, A. F. and A. M., Eau Claire Chapter, No. ;^6. R. A. M., Michael Griffin Camp Sous of Veterans, Beaver's Reserve Fund Fraternity, National Fraternal League, Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers' Association, Wisconsin State Teachers' Association, the Y. M. C. A., the Eau Claire Order Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Association and the National Geographical Society.

On June 26, 1901, Iilr. Clark married ]\Iiss Anna Parker, daughter of Ole and Tliora (Risem) Parker, of Eau Claire. Mrs. Clarlv wMs l)orii and raised in Eau Claire, graduated from the liigli school ill ISltl. and for a number of years was a teacher in the pulilic school of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the parents of two children, viz. : Warren Parker, born January S, 1903, and Annabel Edith, born October 31, 1904.

In February, 1914, Mr. Clark resigned the principalship of the Eau Claire County Training School to accept the principalship of the Lincoln County Normal School, at ilerrill, Wis., which position he still holds.

Alexander Jerome Cheesbro, a veteran of the Civil AYar residing in Eau Claire, M'as born at Springwater, Livingston county. New York, July 6, 1845, a son of Alexander and Jane (Rowell) Cheesbro, both natives of Vermont, and comes of New England stock, though some of his ancestors were of English, German and French descent. His paternal grandfather, Stephen Cheesbro, a farmer by occupation, was a pioneer of Polaski. Jackson count.y, Michigan. His maternal grandfather was Benjamin Rowell, a native of Vermont, who spent many years of his life in New York State and in later life moved to Badger Mills. Chippewa county, Wisconsin, and to Lake Hallie where he died in 1869 at the age of 82 years.

The parents of Alexander J. moved from New York to Polaski. Jackson county, Mich., in 1847. and during the gold excitement in California in 1849 he made the trip overland in search of the precious metal, and later went to Arizona, where he died. His family returned to Ossian. N. Y., where our subject was reared until the breaking out of the civil war. On xVugust 30, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, 136th New York Volunteer Infantry, of which he was one of twelve men later assigned to Company I of the same regiment. He took part in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spruce Creek and Gettysburg. In September. 1863, he, with his regiment, were ordered to Tennessee and were placed on guard duty along the Nashville & Tennessee railroad. On October 26, 1863, he was relieved and joined the brigade at Bridgeport, Ala., and on October 28, 1863, was engaged in the famous midnight battle at Raccoon Ridge and Wauhatche Creek, at the foot of Lookout Mountain. The regiment then marched to the assistance of General Burnside at Knoxville, Tenn., then back to Lookout Mountain, where they went into winter quarters and did picket dixty that M'inter. In April, 1864, the Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps were consolidated and became the Twentieth Army Corps under Gen. Joe Hooker. On May 1 they broke camp and started with Sherman on the Atlantic campaign; took part in the battles of Buzzard Roost, Rockface Gap and Resaca, Mr. Cheesbro losing his right leg at the latter engagement, and was honorably discharged on June 19, 1865. The balance of that year and during the next he kept a grocery store at Byersville, N. Y., and then engaged in farming in that vicinity until 1872, when he came to Wisconsin and located near Lake Hallie, and there purchased land, which he added to from time to time until he had accumulated 500 acres. He was engaged in various vocations up to 1880, conducting a hotel, livery, barber shop, etc. For the next twenty years, until 1902, he Avas successfully engaged in farming, to which he gave his whole attention. In the latter year he disposed of a large part of his land and moved to the city of Eau Claire, where he has since lived in retirement.

Mr. Cheesbro has been twice married. His first wife was Henrietta Cole, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Steffy) Cole, of Dausville, N. Y. They had one daughter - Georgia. On March 5, 1882, he was married for the second time, taking for his wife Nancy JL, daughter of Aaron and Margaret (Overpaugh) Van- Dresser, natives of New York and pioneers of Chippewa county, where they settled in 1861. In religious affiliations Mr. and Mrs. Cheesbro are members of the First Methodist church. Mr. Cheesbro is a member of Eagle Post, No. 52, G. A. R., of Eau Claire, of which he was commander in 1908. Mrs. Cheesbro belongs to the Colonel E. M. Bartlett Circle of Ladies of G. A. R., of Eau Claire, and previous to her marriage was a successful teacher for

Louis E. Cleghorn, a popular farmer of Pleasant Vallej' and ex-sheriff of Eau Claire county, was born in the town of Pleasant Valley, Jlarch 26, 1869, the third son of a family of four children born to James Gilbert and Prances (Kelley) Cleghorn. Of the others William Gilbert was born April 21, 1861, is a resident of Stanley, Wis. ; George, born November 18, 1867, died February 12, 1868, and Ilattie, born September 29, 1874, married F. M. BufSngtou, who is now farming on the old Cleghorn homestead in Pleasant Valley.

James Gilbert Cleghorn, father of Loins E.. was a pioneer of 1858 and one of the first to locate on a farm in Pleasant Valley. He was l)orn in St. LaM-renee county. New York, July 24, 1833, and lived there with his parents until 1854. He came west and spent the winter of '54 and '55 at Delphi, Ind., and in the spring went to Stillwater, Minn., where he was employed in a mill until the spring of 1858. On April 2 of that year he married Frances Kelley, daughter of Zebedia Kelley, of St. Croix county, Wisconsin, and came to Eau Claire county, where he located on a piece of land in Pleasant Valley, which he entered on a land warrant issued to his father for his service in the war of 1812. In 1863 he enlisted in Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, as a private under Captain Whipple, and Avas assigned to Sherman's army and was with him from Big Shantj' Station through the siege of Atlanta, Sherman's march to the sea, through North and South Carolina, Virginia, and took part in the grand review at Washington, and from there he was sent to Louisville, Ky., where he was mustered out in 1865 and returned home. He was prominently identified with the affairs of the county, and any movement for the betterment of his community received his hearty support. A Republican in politics, he held several offices, besides being a member of the town board for years. He was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church and of Eagle Post, No. 52, G. A. R., and at the time of his death which occurred January 19, 1913, owned 240 acres of highly improved land in Pleasant Valley. He was well known for his honorable methods and held the confidence and esteeem of all his acquaintances.

The great great grandfather of Louis E. was James Cleghorn, who was born July 6, 1751, and was married three times. His first -wife was Salome Cottle, whom he married February 17. 1774. and died October 14. 1787. They were the parents of six

William Cleghorn, the great grandfather, was a resident of St. Lawrence county. New York, and his occupation was farming and lumbering. William Cleghorn, grandfather, was also a prominent farmer and lumberman and was twice married. He was the father of James Gilbert.

Louis E. Cleghorn grew to manhood in Pleasant Valley township, attended the common schools and worked with his father on the farm until 1889. when he purchased a farm of 80 acres and commenced farming on his own account and which he siiccessfully conducted until 1904 when he moved to the city of Eau Claire. Soon after taking up his residence in the citj% he opened a restaurant and lunch room and later built a lunch car wliich he stationed on River street. Meeting with success in this line of business until 1908, he became a candidate for sheriff of the county and managed his own campaign, receiving the sanction of the people. He successfully managed the affaii's of the office for two years and was instrumental in running to earth many criminals who are now serving time. At the expiration of his term, he acted as under-sheriff one year, and from April. 1913. to the Spring of 1914, he served as special police officer to look after the violators of the speed law of the city and county. He is now, 1914. candidate for sheriff of the county, with good prospects for election to the office.

Mr. Cleghorn is deeply interested in agricultural jjursuits and is now carrying on a farm in Pleasant Valley which is under the immediate charge of an overseer. A man of public affairs, Mr. Cleghorn affiliates with the Republican party and is prominent in social, benevolent and fraternal societies. He is a member of Germania Lodge, No. 49, Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen, Beavers, the Sons of Veterans and the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1889 he married Emma Seguin, daughter of Israel and Ozett Seguiu, of Pleasant Valley township. They are the parents of four children, viz. : Claudia Fay, who was educated in the public and hiali schools and the Eau Claire Training School, is now a teacher in Augusta; Lila May, a high school student; Doris Evelyn, is attending the public schools of Eau Claire. Maurice T., the youngest of the family, and only son. passed away November ninth, A. D., 1909, age 4 years.

Joseph John Cliff,* deceased, was preeminently a self-made man. Beginning life with no capital other than his native ability, he by perseverence, industry and the force of a strong personality, attained to a place among the influential and substantial citizens of his community. A native of Ohio, he was born October 1, 1845, and Avhile yet a boy of tender years, his father was lost at sea, and before he was ten years of age his mother died. Thus thrown on his own resources, he worked for a farmer in Ohio until he was thirteen and then started out in life for himself with only a change of underclothing tied vip in a red handkerchief. He found employment among the lumber camps of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, and finally came to Wisconsin, locating in the southern part of the state. He later moved northward, and finally settled in Washington township, Eau Claire county. During all this time, he was working in the woods, and gained a thorough knowledge of the lumbering business, and in 1870 he engaged in logging and lumbering on his own account, and at one time operated as high as five camps and had in his employ 200 men. He had 25 to 30 teams of oxen and horses and was one of the few men who owned their own equipment. During his logging operations, he purchased from time to time 360 acres of land, and in 1894 discontinuing his lumbering operations, he moved to his farm in Washington township which he improved with a fine residence and other buildings, and at the time of his death, March 14, 1909, had brought the land to a high state of cultivation, and besides his farm, was the owner of large tracts of timber land in Canada and the Dakotas.

Mr. Cliff was one of the enterprising and progressive men of his town. In all his relations and dealings, he was actuated by manly motives and such was his demeanor that he maintained the confidence and esteem of all his acquaintances. He was one of the founders of and a stockholder in the West Eau Claire Ice Company, a stockholder in the Eau Claire Concrete Company, and was one of the organizers and directors of the Eau Claire Driving Park and for a number of years was a member of the Knights of Pythias.

J\lr. Cliff nuu'ried Cora E. Butler, daughter of Henry W. and Adelia (Fairehild) Butler, who was boi-n May 10, 1859, and whose many womanly virtues endeared her to all who knew her. She died June 20, 1895, and was the mother of three children, Newton, born December 14, 1880, died February 13. 1882; Russell H., born June 14, 1883, a well known farmer of Washington townsliip, married Nellie Johnson, the daughter of Erick and Anna (Anderson) Johnson, of the town of "Washington, and has three children, Lloyd H., Richard and Jaunette E. and Earl IL, born January 3, 1890. is now in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad, at St. Paul. He married Inga Winger, and has one child, Lenora. In 1897 Mr. Cliff married Ida Martinson, a woman of charming personality, culture and refinement, and to this union two children were born, as follows: Jessie Inga, born January 20, 1900, and Joseph Edward, born August 8, 1906.

jMrs. Ida ^Martinson Cliff', since the death of her husband, lias carried on the farm of 360 acres and employs a number of hands who work under the direction of a foreman whom she has to oversee the work. The father and mother of Mrs. Cliff, Ole and Rena (Christiansen) Martinson, were born in Christiania, Norway. They emigrated to America and were among the pioneers of Northern Wisconsin. They now reside at Chetek, Barron county, where he lives at the age of 80 years, retired from active farming. This family consisted of twelve children, as follows: Ida, Sevil. Ole, Frederick, Henry, Andrew, (deceased), ilartin, Annie, Tena, Ella, Cora and Richard.

Henry W. Butler, father of the first Mrs. Clitt', was born in New York State, October 19, 1826, the son of Augustus Butler, a native of Connecticut and of English descent. Henry Butler who was fourth in a family of seven children, attended the district school until he reached the age of seventeen and then started out for himself, working on a farm and later engaging in farming on his own account, an occupation he followed during his active life. In 1843 he came to Wisconsin Avitli his parents who settled in Dodge county. In the Spring of 1856 he came to Eau Claire and purchased a farm of 245 acres in section 5, township 26, range 9, in the town of Washington, and there carried on general farming until his retirement. During the Civil War in 1864, he enlisted in Company K, 36th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and fought in many battles, including Cold Harbor, where he received a wound in the left hand and was honorably dischai-ged from the service June 3, 1865.

aud Abigail (Western) Faircliild. To them were boru three children who grew to maturity. Christabell I., born March 8, 1857, married Charles Bigelow, and had two daughters, Pearl and Annie. Pearl married Charles Whittaker, and Annie married Harry Daniel, and all reside in Los Angeles, California; Cora E., deceased wife of the late J. J. Clifif, and Mortimer E., born September 18, 1868. died February 1, 1882.

William King Coffin, the genial president of the Eau Claire National Bank, is the dean of the bankers of Eau Claire county. Fifty years have elapsed since he began his banking career, and for forty years of that time he has been continuously and actively a banker.

Mr. Coffin is a native of the state of Illinois, and was born at Jacksonville, August 9. 1850. In 1853 his parents removed to Batavia, 111. He attended the public schools of Batavia, and completed his education at Knox College, Galesburg, 111., graduating in the class of 1871.

His inclination toward a business career manifested itself early. At the age of fourteen he was working in his father's bank, the First National Bank of Batavia, learning the principles of banking as well as the methods of conducting financial institutions. He was made cashier of that bank before he was nineteen - a record with few, if any, parallels. He desired, however, to continue his college course, so resigned his position as cashier of the Batavia bank and finished his course in Knox College, as already stated.

Immediately after graduating he went to Chicago and took a position as clerk in the First National Bank, remaining there until 1873, when he was offered the position of secretary and treasurer of the Menomonie Barge Line Company, which he accepted. He remained with that company during 1873 and the winter of 1874. In the spring of the latter year he returned to the First National Bank of Batavia to become its cashier. In 1877 that bank was succeeded by the Banking firm of Coffin & Young, and in 1880 that house sold out to Gammon & Newton. Under all ownerships Mr. Coffin remained as cashier until 1882, when he moved to Eau Claire. In that year he organized the Eau Claire National Bank, which succeeded the banking house of Clark & Ingram.

Mr. Coffin has been connected with the Eau Claire National Bank since its foundation and has been the guiding spirit of its remarkably successful career. From 1882 until 1902, a period of twenty vears. he was cashier of the bank. In 1902 he was

Wliile Mr. Cofitin has been an indefatigable worker for the success of the Eau Claire National Bank, he has also engaged in many other activities and has helped to foster not a few important enterprises besides aiding the banking system of the state. He is president of the Eau Claire Savings Bank and vicepresident of the First National Bank of Fairehild. Wis., and a director in the Chetek State Bank and in the First Wisconsin Land Mortgage Association. He was one of the founders of the Wisconsin Bankers' Association, and was a member of its executive council from 1894 to 1896, and was president of the association during the years 1897 and 1898. He is a member of the American Bankers' Association, and during the years of 1903-4-5 he held a seat in the executive council of that body. He is a member of the Bankers' Club of Chicago.

Outside of banking he has large and varied business interests, principally in lumber and timber, being an officer in several lumber and timber and other companies.

Mr. Coffin has always been a hard worker. His duties have a charm for him, and prosperity has always accompanied him. Not only as a banker, but as a citizen and a man, he applies himself to his duties with unflagging energy, honesty and devotion, that faith may be kept and confidence maintained. He is a typical American, broad in his views and warm in his sympathies toward human endeavor, and is one oE the strong men who have helped to make Eau Claire a prosperous and progressive business center. He is president of the Eau Claire Library Board and also of the State Library Association, a director in the Y. M. C. A., a life member and one of the curators of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, a member of the Society of Colonial Wars in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and of the University Club of Chicago. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic Order, in which he has passed to the 32d degree, the Elks and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member and one of the trustees of the First Congregational church of Eau Claire.

Mr. Coffin is a Republican. He was a member of Eau Claire City Council for one term. He was on the stafif of Gov. Edward Seofield. He is now a trustee of Eau Claire County Asylum and Poor Farm and of Mt. Washington Sanatoriimi.

In 1872 Mr. Coffin married Mary Gove Burroughs, daughter of Dr. Lester M. and Elmira (Wheeler) Burroughs, like himself a native of Illinois. They have two daughters, Mary Elmira, now Mrs. B. G. Proctor, of Eau Claire, aud 6i-ace Burroughs, now Mrs. P. R. Bates, of Seattle, Wash. Tlieir only son, William Lester, died in 1888.

William King Colifiu is of the eighth generation in direct descent from Tristram Coffin, who came to this country from England in 1642 and settled in Newbury, Mass. Later he moved to Nantucket Island and purchased a one-tenth interest in the island. He died in Nantucket in 1681 at the age of seventy-six years.

Mr. Coffin's grandfather, Natlianiel Coffin, Avas an intimate friend and associate of William King, the first governor of Maine, and uncle of Mr. Coffin's grandmother, and William King Coffin was named after his grandfather's distinguished friend. Mr. Coffin's father, William Coffin, was born in Maine in 1822. While he was yet a young boy the family moved to Illinois, and he was educated in Illinois College and Andover Seminary. Subsequently he became professor of mathematics in Illinois College and was so employed until 1853, when he moved to Batavia and engaged in farming and in the banking business, which he pursued until 1880, when he retired. He married JIary Lockwood and they had a family of seven children, of whom William King Coffin was the second. Mary Lockwood was the daughter of Samuel D. Lockwood, one of the first .justices of the Illinois Supreme Court. It was in his office that Abraham Lincoln studied Jaw. Mr. Coffin has a chair which the great emancipator used in that office. Mary (Lockwood) Coffin died in 1877 and William Coffin in 1890.

In 1913 William King Coffin jjurehased a farm near Eau Claire, which he named "Tristram Farm," in honor of his first American ancestor, Tristram Coffin. Upon the completion upon this farm of one of the best and largest barns in Eau Claire county, the event was celebrated by a big "bai-n dance" on June 12, 1914, at which Mr. Coffin entertained about five hundred guests, to each of whom was presented a neat little folder showing a picture of the barn and bearing a greeting that read:

"In welcoming his friends to the dance, which celebrates the completion of the new barn at 'Tristram Farm,' the owner begs to extend his compliments to his guests, and to assure them that their entertainment is highly approved by an exceedingly aristocratic and scientifically housed family of Guernseys, Percherons, Poland-Chinas, Scotch Collies, White Wyandottes, White Hollands, White Guineas and Indian Runners."

David W. Cole, retired farmer and veteran of the civil war, was born in Lorain county, Ohio, April 7, 1839, the son of David and Margaret (Cooper) Cole, natives of New Jersey and pioneers of Lorain county. When David W. was a boy of eight year? his parents moved to Byron, Pond du Lac county. Wis., and engaged in farming. From there they moved to Adrian township, Monroe county, and in 1871 came to Fairehild, Eau Claire county, and resided there the balance of their lives. The death of the father occurred December 16, 1888, at the age of 82 years, and that of the mother at the age of 81. In their family were nine children: Samuel C. ; Charles C. ; Eliza L., M'ho married Newton Palmer; Elias G. ; Vincent S. ; David W. : Lewis R. ; William PL, and Margaret A. She married Byron 0. Palmer, who died May 18. 1892. in his 52d year.

Byron 0. Palmer was born in Madison, N. Y., and came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating in Fond du Lac county. He was educated in Michigan, and after coming to Wisconsin was engaged in school teaching until the breaking out of the civil war. In 1861 he enlisted in Compan.y D, Fourteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, in which he served until after the battle of Shiloh, when his term of enlistment expiring, he was discharged. He reenlisted in Battery C, First IMichigan Light Artillery, and took part in the battles of Resaea, Dalton, Dallas, Kennesaw mountain, Decatur. Atlanta and Bentonville. He M'as vnth General Sherman on his famous march to the sea. In 1872 he located at Fairehild, Eau Claire county, and for a time taught school, subsequently opening a drug store, which he successfully conducted until failing health compelled him to sell out, aud disposing of his interests to R. E. Arnold, he retired. He took an active interest in all public matters, and any enterprise for the betterment of his city and county, received his hearty co-operation.

He was a member of Brooklyn Lodge, No. 169, A. F. and A. M., and Major Payne Post, G. A. R., Fairehild. In 1879 he was united in marriage to Miss ]\Iargaret, daughter of David AY. and Margaret (Cooper) Cole. ilr. Cole was reared in AVisconsin. receiving a common school education, and after his matnrity engaged in farming in Monroe county and Fairehild, Wis.

In February, 1864, he enlisted in Company C, Thirty-sixth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and took part in the battles of Ft. Ann, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Jerusalem, Plank Road, where he received a bullet wound in his right heel, Straw- berry Plains, Reaves Station, Hatches' Run, High Bridge, and the contest which ended in the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, and was one of those who stood guard at the tiuie of surrender. Returning to Wisconsin after the war. he vcsuraed farming in the town of Fairchild, which he continued until 1898, when he retired, and has since resided with liis sister, Mrs. Palmer. He was a member of Ma.ior Payne Post, G. A. R.. of Fairchild, until its disbandment.

N. D. Coon,* who for two score years was the leading and influential business man of Eau Claire, Wis., was bom in Herriek, Pa., November 19, 1839. He acquired his early education in the schools of that place, and in 1859 studied music in North Reading, Mass., under Lowell Mason and George F. Root. In 1861 lie enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-first Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served with distinction during the war. In the spring of 1866, with a view to bettering his condition, he came to Wisconsin and for some time was engaged in teaching music in the principal towns of northern Wisconsin. In 1873 he came to Eau Claire and opened a small store for the sale of musical merchandise. He was a careful and prompt business manager, upright and honorable in all his dealings, and by his frugality and close application succeeded in building up a large business in his liiu', and was one of the leading citizens of west Eau Claire.

In 1867 he married Miss Sarali E. Burnette, of Cleveland, Ohio, and one daughter, Alice S., was born, who now makes her home with her mother. Mi-s. Coon is a woman of exceptional business qualifications, and since the death of her husband, which occurred July 13, 1910, has continued the business, enlarging its scope until now (1914) she has one of the best equipped and up-to-date music stores in northwestern Wisconsin, where she handles all kinds of musical instruments and musical merchandise.

He served in the Spanish-American war in the Third Infantry, participating in the Porto Rican expedition under General IMiles, and was wounded in the battle of Coamo. He held the rank of first lieutenant and was ad.iutaut of the First Battalion. He has served for many years in the Wisconsin National Guard as private, noncommissioned officer, lieutenant, captain and major. For fourteen years he was the regimental ad.jutant, and at this time holds the rank of ma.ior. commanding the First Battalion.

lu politics he is a Republican and served iu the Wisconsin Icsislatnre. Since 1900 he has been a member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.

He is a member of the Masonic order, having advanced to the grade of 32d degree jMason. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Elks, having served as treasurer of the latter organization from the institution of the lodge. December, 1897, to date.

Lucius P. Crandall, a well-known resident and business man of Eau Claire, was born in Allegany county, N. Y.. December 24, 1843, to William W. and Jane (Haskins) Crandall. His father, who was born iu Rhode Island, went to Allegany county when a young man, and was a teacher in the schools of that county for a time and later engaged iu farming, which occupation he followed successfully the balance of his life. He married Jane Haskins, daughter of IMichael Haskins, of New York, and they were the parents of the following children : Nathan is deceased ; AVashiugton lives at Mankato, Minn., engaged in farming aiid fruit raising; Alonson Burr lives in New York, was a soldier in the First New Yoi'k Dragoons, a retired farmer of Belmont; Fletcher is deceased; Lucius P. (our subject); Joel, who served as a soldier in the civil war. Fortieth New York Heavy Artillery, is deceased; Sarah Ann, widow of Jjoren Collins, and also a soldier in the Thirtieth \Vise(Uisin Infantry, resides in Buffalo, N. Y. ; Electa, wife of ]\I. Knight, retired merchant of Pepin county, Wisconsin, now deceased, and Alice, widow of A. Benjamin, of Olean, N. Y.

Lucius P. Crandall was educated in the public schools, and followed farming lantil eighteen years of age. and on August 3, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company II, First New York Dragoons, originally the One Hundred and Thirtieth New York Volunteer Infantry, was mustered into the service September 3, 1862, and served with his company until nnistered out, June 30, 1865. At the battle of Cold Harbor he received a gunshot wound under the left arm, the bullet being removed from the shoulder blade. He later received a wound iu the left hand and foot and Avas confined in the Lincoln Hospital, Capitol Hill. Washington, D. C. In October, 1863, he was commander of the One Hundred and Thirtieth New York Volunteer Infantry, Avent to AVashiugton, D. C, and had the regiment changed to cavalry and later named First New York Dragoons. During Mr. Crandall's term of service he participated in forty-seven engagements from the battle of Black Water, Va., December 2, 1862, until the surrender of General Lee, April 19, 1865. During this time his regiment captured 1,533 prisoners, 19 pieces of artillery, 21 caissons, 240 artillery horses, 40 army wagons and ambulances, 40 draft animals and 4 battle flags under Col. Alfred Gibbs and Captain R. A. Britton, in the command of General Sheridan at the time jof his famous ride to Winchester.

In an address to the reginu^nt by Governor Fenton, the Dragoons were paid the compliment of having highly distinguished themselves for their fighting qualities. He said in part : "Our noble state sent many regiments to the field that won enviable reputation as among the best that entered the Union army, but, gentlemen, without flattery, I can assure yovi none have made a better record than the First New York Dragoons."

After the war Mr. Crandall worked for a time at the carpenter trade, and on November 20, 1865, came to Eau Claire and engaged in lumbering on the Chippewa river for the Daniel Shaw Lumber Company and others, and followed this vocation for ten years. He then took up carpentering during the summers and scaled logs in the winters from 1868 to 1903. He then engaged in contracting and building, an occupation he has followed for forty years, during which time he has built many fine houses in Eau Claire and surrounding towns. He built the R. J. Keppler residence in Florida and has erected many saw mills in various places.

Mr. Crandall was married to JMary Bosher, daughter of William Bosher, of Clear Creek township. Mrs. Crandall was born at IMarkettown, England, on ]\Iarch 18. 1852; came to Eau Claire with her parents, and during her many years of residence here had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends. She was a woman of charming personality and womanly graces, whose death on July 30, 1914, was greatly mourned by the whole community. Mr. and Mrs. Crandall became the parents of six children, as follows: Alice married M. Hadley, of Tacoma, Wash.; George is a contractor and builder of Eau Claire ; Byron is connected with the Louisiana Lumber Company; Alfred is a painter employed by the Wiseon.sin Refrigerator Company; Grace is the wife of Daniel Boyd, who is associated with the Electric Light Company, is also in the real estate business, and Lewis is with the Eau Claire Trunk Company.

John M. Craemer, manager of the Milwaukee Elevator Compan}', of Eau Claire, was born in this city ]\Iay 16, 1879, and is the son of Mathias and Anna (Ney) Craemer, both of whom were born in Oberleuken, Province Prussia, Germany.

His father came to America with his parents when six years of age, and when still a young man came to Eau Claire and for thirty-eight summers was pilot on the Chippewa river, thirtyfive of which he was in the employ of the Empire Lumber Company, the other summers for other lumber companies. For many winters he drove ox teams in the woods for logging and lumber companies. He now lives retired at 740 Broadway, Eau Claire, Wis.

Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Craemer, Mathias died when young ; Mary married Peter L. Klaess, now deceased ; Anna is a nun from the Notre Dame Convent and is teaching at Detroit, Mich.; John M., the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth married Mike J. Schaaf, grain buyer, at Truax, Wis., and Peter J., mail carrier of this city, married Helen Zimmerman, now deceased.

John Craemer, grandfather of John M., was born in Germany ; he came to the United States in 1852 and spent most of his life farming in Dodge and Dunn counties, Wisconsin.

He engaged in the elevator business with C. H. Bergman and after a partnership of five years sold his interest to Mr. Bergman. He was employed one year as bookkeeper for the Milwaukee Elevator Company and in 1906 became local manager for this concern, a position he still holds.

In addition to his grain interests Mr. Craemer is stockholder and director of the C. W. Cheney Company, Eau Claire Concrete Compan.v and Eau Claire Vulcanizing Company. Mr. Craemer married in 1914 Catherine j\Iorrow, daughter of Thomas Morrow, of Eau Claire. He is a member of St. Patrick's church and Knights of Columbus.

The Milwaukee Elevator Company, of which Mr. Craemer is local manager, deal in all kinds of grain, seeds, hay, straw, coal, land plaster, etc., and are agents in Eau Claire for Ceresota and Marvel flour, and in addition to the elevator in Eau Claire the company has an elevator at Truax, Wis.

Enos S. Culver, son of Charles F. and Charlotte (Slosson) Culver, was born in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, May 4. 1845, and was educated in the public schools of Osceola and Wellsborough and the Union Academy at Knoxville, Pa. lie remained in Pennsylvania until 1867, when he moved into Wisconsin. He arrived in Eau Claire on October 21 of that year, and for thirtyone years thereafter was engaged in merchandising either as a salesman or bookkeeper, with the exception of one year, when he was at Unity closing up the business of a saw mill and store. In 1880 he opened a shoe store Mdth a partner under the name of Culver & Ellison. In 1893 Mr. Culver bought out Mr. Ellison and conducted the business alone for five years, when he sold out and went into real estate and the mortgage and loan business, and is still so engaged. He owns 360 acres of farm land in Eau Claire county, and handles all kinds of real estate for his customers. He is a clear-headed business man. whose judgment on real estate values is keen and accurate.

Enos S. Culver married Georgia ]\lay Butler, a native of ilaine, who came to Eau Claire with her parents about the same time that Mr. Culver came. They have a family of four daughters, namely, Mrs. Jessie Botwick. Mrs. Norma West, whose husband is associated with the Minneapolis Tribune; Virginia, who is the stenographer for the Union National Bank, and Jliss Floss Culver, who is a demonstrator of teaching in Texas.

Mr. Culver was a member of the County Board for two terms, and was chairman of the committee on county property and was an active member of that committee when they purchased the land for the asylum farm and when the asylum was built. lie is a member of the Knights of Pythias and is past chancellor of Eau Claire Lodge, No. 16. He is also a member of the Uniformed Rank of the order.

Addison A. Cutter. In 1870 Addison A. Cutter became a citizen of Eau Claire. A few months later he became actively engaged in laying the foundation for the development of one of the great industries of the city, and the prominence he attained as a successful manufacturer and business man came to him as the legitimate reward of a well directed etfort, sterling integrity a.nd sagacious enterprise.

Born Oclohci' ."). 1846, in Cuba, N. Y.. he grew to manhood in his native state, and shortly after his arrival in Eau Claire he started in the shoe business in the building sometihieS called "The Odd Fellows' " at the corner of Water street and Third avenue. He later removed to what was called the "Pliil- lips Building" on South Barstow street. Here he became the leading shoe retailer in the town. The lumber jacks who occasionally came out of the woods in large numbers demanded a distinctive shoe ; to meet this demand Mr. Cutter kept several shoenuikers busy making shoes that suited them. These shoes soon lieeame famous and the demand so great that more commodious (liuirtcrs were necessary. In 1892 Mr. Cutter purchased the large hiiihliuK at the corner of Eau Claire and Dewey streets from the P]au Claire Lumber Company and remodeled the building for factory and office purposes. The present shoe factor.y was started and has since flourished.

In addition to his shoe manufacturing business, jMr. Cutter was prominently identified with the financial and social interests of the city. He was a director of the Union National Bank, treasurer of the American Calk Company and had many other interests. He was one of the leading promoters of the Valley Club, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and a member of the Old Settlers' Association. During the civil war JMr. Cutter enlisted and served in a New York regiment.

Mr. Cutter was a thorouiih Imsiness men and in his death, which occurred July 7, 1906, Eau Claire lost one of its foremost citizens. He was progressive and public spirited, a man of large affairs, and his most important enterprise was his shoe factory in Eau Claire, which since his death has been continued under the name of the A. A. Cutter Company.

Sofus Damm, secretary and treasurer of the Phoenix Furniture Company, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 27, 188U, to Carl and Emelie (Patterson) Damm. The father, who was military tailor for the Danish government, was a successful business man and lived retired for forty years. He died in Denmark at tlie age of 97 years. The mother and one sister reside in Denmark.

Mr. Damm received his preliminary education in the public schools and later attended the State University at Copenhagen, from which he graduated with the degree of B. A. He afterwards attended the Military Academy and was made second lieutenant. In 1904 he came to America on the steamship United States, and after landing in New York City he came direct to Eau Claire and for two years was in the employ of the W. J. Davis Elevator & Grain Company as bookkeeper, and then for seven and a half years was bookkeeper for George F. Windslow. In March, 1913, he purchased an interest in the Phoenix Furniture Company, of which he is now (1914) secretary and treasurer. He is a man of progress aud prominent in business as well as in social circles of Eau Claire. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge.

In 1907 Mr. Damm married Edyth Piper, daughter of Silas and Mallisia (Butler) Piper, of Eau Claire, and they have one son, Carl Daniel Damm.

Charles H. Daub, one of Eau Claire county's enterprising and public spirited farmers, is a native of Germany and Avas born in Siegen, Province of AYestphalia, September 12, 1855, a son of Jacob and Polaxiney (Klapperd) Daub. His parents emigrated to the United States with their family in 1868 and a short time after arriving in America came to Minnesota and settled in the town of Lewiston, Winona county. They raised a family of seven children, as follows: Theodore; Amelia, who married August Stocker; Charles H. ; Frederick ; Aiigusta, wife of Henry Miller; Lena, wife of Herman Schneider, and Albert.

Raised on the farm from fourteen years of age by A. E. Blake, where he now resides, Charles H. attended the district schools, receiving a limited education. He practically cleared the farm of 200 acres, improved it with substantial buildings, erecting his commodious residence, which is fitted up witli all modern conveniences, including bath, hot and cold running water and other home comforts usually found in large cities. His land is in a high state of cultivation, which, with its buildings, contain all the modern labor-saving devices and appliances that go to make a model and up-to-date country home. He carries on general farming and stock raising and does an extensive dairy business.

In addition to his farming operations Mr. Daub Avas for twenty years a salaried man in the employ of the Eau Claire Lumber Company, serving several years as shipping clerk and the last few years in disposing of their personal property, at the same time giving his attention to his farming interests. At one time he was known as one of the largest and most prominent growers of strawberries in northern Wisconsin, selling and shipping as high as $200 worth of berries per day, but during the latter years he has given his whole attention to farming and dairying. In the early 80 's Mr. Daub was united in marriage to Miss Emily, daughter of Corbett Chase, a native of New Hampshire and a descendant of an old and respected family. To this union four children have been born: Ruth. Ralph, Fritz and Hazel.

Jlr. Daub has always taken a keen interest in the affairs of his county and state, and as a Republican was elected in 1908 as a member of the general assembly, receiving 1,685 votes as against 1,055 bj' his opponent. Elmer E. Tobey.

Jacob Andrew Davidson is a native of Norway, where he was born July 12, 1863, son of David Jaeobson and Olivia Mathilde (Olson) Jaeobson, on the farm Wooler in Eisvold, Norway. He received a common school education and after the age of fifteen served a two years' apprenticeship with his father, who was a building contractor, then entered into service with Dremmens Elvens Paper Mill, Madum, Norway. At Madum he was married to Gunda Cliristine Gregerson, daughter of Jonas Hud Gurine Gregerson, of Norway.

Gunda Christine (Gregerson) Davidson was born April 17, 1864, at Sonstby, Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson have had a family of eleven children: Mathilda Josephine. Gerda Davida, Gerhard Daniel, Conrad Albert, Alf. Harold, Leona Elfreda, Jul. Arthur, Guy Clarence, Carl Fritjof, Ruth Viola, Ester Constance, of which Gerda Davida died at the age of eighteen months, the remaining ten children still living at home with their parents.

ilr. Davidson and his family came to Eau Claire, Wis., October 9. 1890. and for two winters found employment in the woods and in the saw mills in the city. He started work with the Madison St. ^Manufacturing Company during the summer of 1891 as a building carpenter and part of the time as cabinet maker in the company's factory, staying with this firm until 1897, when he w'as employed by the Hoeppner Bartlett Company, building contractors, of Eau Claire, Wis., as foreman in their shop.

Since 1908 he has lived on his farm of 160 acres in the Town of Union, where he has built up a home. His sons are looking after the work on the farm, and :\lr. Davidson is still holding the position of foreman with the lloeppner-Bartlett Company, of Ean Claire.

William Llewellyan Davis, ]iresident of the Dells Paper & Pulp Company, the largest manufacturing industrj' in Eau Claire, was born at Neenah, Winnebago county. Wis.. January 22, 1858, a son of John R. and Jane (Jones) Davis. John R. Davis was an energetic Welchman, born in Wales in 1817. He learned the wagon maker's trade in Liverpool, England, and in early manhood came to America and first located in Canada, later moving to the state of New York, where for a time he was engaged in the manufacture of carriages and omnibuses at Utica. In 1846 he came to Wisconsin and conducted a carriage factory at Milwaukee \intil 1848. The following year (1849) he located at Neenah, where he carried on the same business until 1852, then purchased the old government flouring mill and conducted it for all the output he could get, until one night in the winter of 1874 the mill took fire and with some saw and shingle mills near by was entirely consumed. In 1872-73 he was actively engaged in lumbering on the Wolf river, and after the destruction of his mills he organized the Winnebago Paper Company, himself being president, with John R. Ford secretary and H. Shoemaker treasurer. Tile original capacity of the mill was two tons of print daily, which was increased during his lifetime to three times the original output. He gradually took over the stock of his company, and after his death, on June 7. 1885, William L. Davis had charge of the mill until tlie death of his brother, David, at Eau Claire, when he moved to this city and took charge of the Dells mills, in which he controlled a large interest. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Davis were the i)aronts of seven children, as follows : John R. Davis, of the John R. Davis Lumber Company, located at Phillips; Myra, wife of A. -). Whiddeir. of Bothel, Wash.; David R., who died in Eau Claire on August 3, 1903; Henry, deceased ; William L. ; George A., who for several years was secretary and manager of the Electric Light Company at Neenah, died January 10. 1914, and Benjamin W., who for several years was secretary of the John R. Davis Lumber Company and mayor of Phillips before that place was destroyed by fire, and had the honcu' of being the youngest man ever elected to the office of mayor in the state of Wisconsin. Mr. Davis, Sr., was in the best sense a thorough and practical business man, whose clear cut, honorable methods, skillful management of affairs and sterling manliness made him a leader among his associates and a force for good in the community in which he lived. He was an honored member of the Methodist Episcopal church, a IMason and Knights Templar.

The Dells Paper i.^- Pulp Conqjauy is the successor of the Eau Claire Pidp & Paper Company, which was fir.st operated on a small scale by local people. In 1894 the present company was organized by W. L. Davis, D. R. Davis and 0. H. Ingram, of which D. R. Davis was president until his death in 1903.

William L. Davis, the genial manager of the Winnebago mills at 'Neenah and a large stockholder in the Dells company, came to Eau Claire in 1903 and assumed the presidency, in which capacity he is still serving. This is the largest institution in the city; yivt's employment to about four hundred people, and its products are sold in all parts of the United States. Mr. Davis is also president of the Eau Claire Dells Improvement Company, a director in the Union National Bank, president of the Davis Falls Land Company, and is now engaged in the construction of a large M^ater power plant at Davis Falls, near Jim Falls, on the Chippewa river, which is probably for the use of additional pulp and paper mills. Mr. Davis was reared in Neeuah, receiving his education in the public schools. At the age of seventeen he entered the mill of the Winnebago Paper Company and there learned the business in all its details and step by step arose to the commanding position he now occupies. A man of influence, he is prominent in commercial and financial as well as social circles of the city. He is a member of the IMasonic fraternity, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Eau Claire, the Chicago Athletic Association, the Neenah-Nodoway and Oshkosh Yacht clubs. He is also a member of the Wisconsin Ilisforieal Society and the Wisconsin Society of Chicago.

On December 14, 1881. he married Miss Anna Bowrou, of Oshkosh, Wis., daughter of Stephen and Frances (Kimball) Bowron, and they are the parents of two children, Stephen Rogers and William L. Davis, Jr.

Alexander Dean,* the popular undertaker of Eau Claire, is the son of Alexander and Matilda (Garrifson) Dean, who were both born in Scotland, where the father followed the occupation of ship builder near Aberdeen until 1868, when he was sent by Queen Victoria to the Bay of Chileura, Quebec, Canada, and employed as a ship builder by the English government. He followed this business successfully for years, making himself financially independent, so that at the time of his death he was living in retirement and ease. After a few years in Quebec he moved to New Brunswick, continuing in the business and obtaining all his timber from the Canadian forests until 1888. when he retired from active work, moved to Eau Claire and here spent the remainder of his life. He passed away in 1895 at the age of 98 years, and was laid to rest in Forest Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Dean died in 1868 and was buried in Rustiguise, N. B. They had a familj'' of twelve children, seven of whom are now (1914) living, viz : Anna lives in ]\Iontreal : Eliza, Jennie and James live in Los Angeles; Isabell, Tillie and Alexander, Jr. (our subject). Those deceased are Mary, Maggie, Alexander, William and Alexander.

and obtained most of his education in New Brunswick, N. S.. where the family lived for some time. In 1888 he came to Eau Claire and went to work for the Phoenix Manufacturing Company as woodworker and machinist, remaining in that position for about ten years. In 1899 he went to St. Paul, Minn., and took up a course of embalming at the Barnes School of Embalming, and also studied the method of funeral directing, and in 1900 he returned to Eau Claire and opened his present establishment for this work at the corner of Water street and Fourth avenue, where he has since carried on a successful business. Tie also manufactures picture frames of all designs, at whicli he realizes a good profit.

Mr. Dean is a man of rare business ability, thoroughly up with the times and a first-class fellow in every respect. He is president of the Eau Claire Rod and Gun Club, of which he was the organizer and founder, and the spacious and commodious building which the club occupies is the result of his personal efforts and supervision. He is a Mason and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and also was a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is independent in politics, is a member of the church and has been head of the Sunday school for years.

JMr. Dean was united in marriage to iliss EUia Rilette, daughter of Erickson Rilette, of Christiania, Norway. Mrs. Dean is a lady of excellent business qualifications, and a fair share of the successful business career of Mr. Dean can justly be credited to her good judgment and untiring efforts.

Julius Derge, the popular manufacturer and jobber of cigars in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is the son of Ferdinand and Augusta (Grewe) Derge, and born in Neiderfenow, Province of Brandenburg, Germany, July 1, 1853. He was reared in his native country, acquiring his education in the public schools. Emigrating to the United States in 1870, he came to Wisconsin and spent one year at Rolling Prairie, after which in 1871 he went to Milwaukee and learned the cigar makers' trade. In 1875 he settled in Eau Claire and in partnership with his brother, Ferdinand, engaged in business for himself luider the firm name of J. Derge & Brother. This partnership continued until the death of Ferdinand in 1891. Mr. Derge has since conducted the business alone and from a small beginning, has by his fair and upright dealings, built up a manufacturing and jobbing trade second to none in this part of the state. His popular brands of cigars, tlu^ "Eau Claire Club"" and the "D. B. '" are in great demand not only in

On April 10, 1879, he married Miss Anna Kneer, daughter of Mathias Kneer, a pioneer hotel keeper of Eau Claire, and they have three sons, Julius, Jr. ; Mathias, and Frank. In religious belief Mr. Derge is a Lutheran, and fraternally, is a member of Freiden Lodge, No. 254, Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Eau Claire, ^vhile in polities he is independent.

Albert L. Dodge, who was a lifelong resident of Eau Claire, and one of its foremost business men, was born in Hartland, Vermont, February 16, 1847. He received a good education and came to Eau Claire September 25, 1865. For fifteen years he was engaged in the drug business on Water street, and then took up the insurance business and was agent, notary, bookkeeper, etc.

In 1866 he became a member of the First Congregational Church of this city, and from that time on until his death, which occurred on January 20, 1914, he was one of its most prominent and active members. He was one of the organizers of the first Young Men's Christian Association of Eaii Claire, and was president of the same in 1895. He married Miss Fannie B. Bliss and there are three children now living: Albert Cole, resides in London, England, is married and has one daughter; Jessie E. is the wife of Amer L. Wrigley, of Fremont, Ohio, and James A., of Oak Park, Illinois.

Moses B. Bliss, father of Mrs. Dodge, was born at Wilbraham, Massachusetts, on May 3, 1798. He married Paulina BuUen, and lived in the state of Maine until they came to Eau Claire, Wis., in 1867. He was a surveyor and they had two daughters: Roxana B. Guild, and Fannie B. Dodge.

William J. Dodsworth, condurtm- on the WisiMuisin Division of the Chicago, St. Paul, .Minnea]H.lis & Omalui li:iilro:i(l. lictwccn Fairehild and Mondovi, was bom in Eucliil, CuvmIioi;!! county, Ohio, April 30, 1863, the son of Henry and Elizabeth A. (Demeline) Dodsworth, the father a native of Yorkshire, England, and the mother of Indiana. The family settled in Elroy, Wisconsin, in 1865, locating on a farm of 80 acres to which was subsequently added an adjoining 80, which the father cleared, cultivated and improved, and there made his home until his death. The family consisted of eight children : Henry C. ; Mary, wife of J. H. Rose ; William J. ; Adeline, Mdfe of John Dewey ; George ; Fannie, wife of John Britt: Charles and Nellie (twins), the latter being the wife of Elmer Kenyon.