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JOSEPH PAYETTE.
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He also built the Corn Palace in Sioux City in 1891 and a building at the corner of Douglas and Fourth streets in 1903. Also Arcade building, Cromaus block, in 1887, and many more business blocks and residences. These buildings indicate excellent workmanship and thorough understanding of the trade, and in business circles Mr. Payette has always occu- pied an enviable position.
In 1860 Mr. Payette was married in Sioux City to Miss Hannah Benoit, who died in 1880 at the age of thirty-six years, and their chil- dren were Effie, May and Adelbert. On the 7th of January, 1890, he was again married, his second union being with Philamenne St. Pierre, of Montreal, Canada, and in Sioux City they have many friends. He was for eighteen years a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a charter mem- ber of St. John the Baptiste (Catholic) church, of which he was for seven years a trustee. He is a member of the Mystic Toilers, the Frater- nal Choppers of America, Red Men and the Catholic Knights of Columbus. A life of un- tiring activity and energy crowned with sne- cess-such has been the history of Mr. Payette and it is certainly in many respects worthy of high commendation.
LINCOLN R. MYERS.
"Through struggles to triumph" appears to be the maxim which holds sway over the ma- jority of our citizens and though it is unde- niably true that many meet failure there are others who through their inherent force of char- aeter and strong mentality rise paramount to environment and all which appears to hinder them, and eventually attain the success which is the goal of all ambitions and enterprising effort. Of this elass Mr. Myers is a represen- tative. He is actively engaged in the hard- ware, implement and farm machinery business
in Anthon and for a number of years was a leading farmer of Woodbury county.
A native son of Iowa, Mr. Myers was born in Nevada, Story county, January 21, 1562. Ilis father, Dr. Jonathan R. Myers, was born in Pennsylvania in 1830 and, having spent his boyhood there and attained to years of ma- turity, he was married to Miss Eliza Bears, also a native of Pennsylvania. Removing westward to Towa he located in Nevada in 1850. making the journey ere railroads were built in that part of the state. He was one of the pio- neer physicians of Iowa and practiced his pro- fession in Story and Polk counties for a num- ber of years. Later he removed to Woodbury county, where he continued the practice of med- icine and spent his remaining days, his death there occurring in 1902. He was one of the prominent and influential residents of Wood- bury county, well known in Sioux City and other portions of northwestern Iowa. He did important service for his fellow men as one of the early physicians of the state, traveling for miles over the unbroken prairies in order to render medical aid to the sick and suffering. His widow still survives him and now resides in California.
Lincoln R. Myers was reared to manhood in Polk county, Iowa, and in his youth attended the common schools, while later he pursued a high school education. When a young man he came to Woodbury county and located in Grant township, where he engaged in farming. Hav- ing purchased one hundred and sixty acres of raw prairie land, he placed this under the plow. breaking his fields with ox teams. The work of farming was carried forward by him contin- ually until he had developed a very valuable property and as his financial resources inercased he added to his landed possessions from time to time until he is now the owner of about nine hundred acres in Woodbury and Plymouth counties. He was actively and successfully en- gaged in farming until 1599 when he rented his farm and removed to Sioux City, where he
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was engaged in dealing in live stock for two years. In 1901 he took up his abode in An- thon. Here he erected a large business block and he now carries an extensive line of hard- ware, implements and farm machinery, binding twine, harness, wagons, buggies and carriages. He is rapidly building up a good trade and has already secured a very desirable share of the public patronage.
In 1881, in Grant township, Mr. Myers was united in marriage to Miss Alice A. Mitchell, daughter of D. W. Mitchell, of Jasper county. She is a native of Iowa, born in Jasper county, and coming to Woodbury county in her girl- hood days was here reared. There are four children by this marriage: Edna, Lela, Ralla J. and Bessie.
Mr. Myers is a Republican but the honors and emoluments of office have had no attraction for him. He is, however, serving as a mem- ber of the town council. He belongs to the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, has filled all the chairs and is a past grand of Anthon Lodge. Success comes as the legitimate result of well applied energy, unflagging determination and perseverance in the course of action when once decided upon, and in tracing the career of Mr. Myers it is evident that these commendable qual- ities have formed the foundation of his pros- perity. His personal characteristics are such as have insured to him the high esteem of all who know him and in the history of Wood- bury county he well deserves mention.
JOSEPH A. FOYE.
The business history of Joseph A. Foye is one in which is illustrated the power of inde- fatigable effort and honorable purpose in the active affairs of life. His course has been characterized by discriminating judgment, by ready recognition of opportunity and by the utilization of every means at hand leading to honorable success and to-day he is identified
with important interests of Sioux City, interests which place him in the front rank among the leading and influential business men of north- western Iowa. He is the president of the Foye & Goodrich transfer and bus line, is also en- gaged in the manufacture of lumber in Union county, in eastern Oregon, where he spends his winters in the interest of the business, and also has extensive and important ranch interests.
Mr. Foye was born in Orangeville, Stephen- son county, Illinois, on the 21st of October, 1853. His parents were Charles A. and Lavina (Deal) Foye. The father, who was born in Belgrade, Kennebec county, Maine, November 8, 1832, was a stone-mason by trade and also conducted a general store in the east. In the year 1854 he removed westward to Black Hawk county, Iowa, and conducted a general mercan- tile establishment in Barkley township, that county. He was associated with A. Barkley in laying out the township and also conducted a hotel in the village. Mr. Foye remained there when most of the townsmen left at the time of the Minnesota massacre. In 1858 he sold his store and hotel but still retained possession of his farm, which was situated in Lester township, Black Hawk county.
On the opening of the Civil war he responded to the call to arms and with patriotic loyalty espoused the Union cause, becoming a member of Company C, Thirty-first Iowa Infantry, un- der Captain John Cook. He served under Gen- eral John A. Logan and was also with General Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea. He participated in the siege and battle of Vicks- burg and was in the battle of Jackson, Missis- sippi. Subsequent to the death of his first com- mander, Captain Cook, he was under the com- mand of Captain Smith. He took part in a bat- tle in South Carolina, where an attempt was made to run a line across the river. After all efforts had failed the captain called on Charles A. Foye, who told the captain that if he could choose four men he would undertake the task. This he did and a half hour later he succeeded
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in placing the cable ropes across the river al- though ten thousand Rebel troops were stationed there. Before daybreak the main army had passed over on pontoon boats, built breastworks and soon captured the city. Mr. Foye was al- ways most faithful to his duty and when the war was over he received an honorable dis- charge. He then returned to his farm but after a short time he rented that property and re- moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where he engaged in contracting and building. Ultimately, however, he sold his business there and in 1879 made his way to Sioux City. Soon afterward he located on a farm just across the river in Nebraska and there he lived until his death, which occurred on the 16th of February, 1898, when he was sixty- nine years of age. His wife, who was born in Philadelphia, died May 16, 1890.
At the age of nine years Joseph A. Foye was left to manage the farm. He received his edu- cation in the district schools and in Waterloo, Iowa, where he completed his studies. At the age of eighteen he started to work for Walter Hitchcock, owner of the bus and transfer line, and in six months was made foreman. When twenty years of age he became a brakeman for the Illinois Central Railroad, running between Waterloo and Mona, and in a short time was made train, baggage and express messenger. They also carried the mail between Waterloo, Fort Dodge and Sioux City. On the 17th of December, 1878, he had his arm broken, besides receiving other injuries in a wreck at Fort Dodge, and this incapacitated him for further business until June 15, 1879. In that year he removed to Sioux City and took the examina- tion for conductor on a frieght train, but in a short time he found that the arm that had been injured could not stand the strain of climbing over box cars in safety as there were no bridges in those days and in consequence he accepted his old run in order to look after his fruit shippers' interests. He also became the owner of a half interest in a grocery store in the Barlow block, which was conducted under the firm name of
Foye & Deal, and he was associated with this enterprise until 1883, when he sold out. IIe then took leave of absence from the railroad company and went to Coldridge, Nebraska, where he built a barn and engaged in transfer- ring passengers for the Omaha Railroad Com- pany from that place to Hardington and Yank- ton, connecting with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. He also built a barn at Hardington and in connection with the livery business condneted a hotel, known as the Myers Hotel. He became proprietor of the latter be- cause of the fact that he had loaned the proprie- tor, Mr. Myers, one thousand dollars, and he took charge of the hotel until Mr. Myers was able to pay the money. At length Mr. Foye sold all his property at Hardington and re- turned to Sioux City. In 1884 he purchased the James E. Booge bus and transfer line, for which he paid four thousand dollars, and since then he has developed a business which repre- sents an invested capital of twenty-five thon- sand dollars. In 1887 he bought a bus line and barn at Waterloo, Iowa, and consolidated his in- terest there with the street car company, capital- ized for eighteen thousand dollars. Mr. Rey- nolds, of Boone, Iowa, held two-thirds of the stock and Mr. Foye one-third, and the latter was elected president and general manager. In 1888 he bought the interest of Mr. Reynolds but the following year he sold two-thirds of the stock to Kellogg & Hartman for twelve thon- sand dollars and returned to Sioux City. Dur- ing the year 1889 he owned the Yankton bns and transfer line, but afterward sold this to L. Reardon. In 1890 he purchased a barn at Ha- warden and he also built one at Akron, Iowa, the same year. These he stocked but later sold both. He also built a barn at Browns Valley, Minnesota, and became owner of a half see- tion of land in that locality. He has since sold the land but still retains possession of the barn. In 1893 he built a gristmill at Stateline, Missis- sippi. He shipped his worn out horses from here to the south and as stock was cheap
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there he purchased cattle which he shipped to Oregon, where the father died in 1894, but the his Nebraska ranch, where they were fed for market. He now owns two hundred and twenty- eight acres of well improved land and a six- room summer cottage on Walker island and a half section of land eight miles northeast of Creighton, Nebraska, all well improved. In 1901 he purchased a half interest with S. B. Madison, who has since died, in a bus and transfer line at Minneapolis, Minnesota, of which Mr. Madison had been proprietor for thirty-five years, and of which Mr. Foye is now president and treasurer. He is still in charge of the transfer business for the Illinois Central Railroad at Sioux City and his name has ap- peared on their pay roll since he was nineteen years of age. In connection with his son Bert H., he at one time owned six hundred acres of land in Union county in eastern Oregon, where the latter had gone for the benefit of his health, but has since disposed of that property, with the exception of the timber on the land which he still retains, and now owns three hundred and twenty acres on Catherine creek, where he also owns a water-power sawmill, known as the Hol- brook mill, which was built thirty-eight years ago and is to-day one of the best mills of the kind in eastern Oregon. It has recently been rebuilt and new machinery installed. Here a million feet of lumber are manufactured an- nually and there is now a company being formed to establish an electric light plant with power from the mill to run the machinery to furnish light for the town of Union. Mr. Foye raises a great many horses on his ranches and is now planning to raise all necessary stock for his own transfer lines. As an agriculturist, as well as in industrial and commercial circles, he has met with excellent success.
On the 31st of May, 1876, in the Methodist Episcopal church at Waterloo, Iowa, Mr. Foye was married by Rev. Berry to Miss Josephine L. Kaylor, who was born in Clinton, Iowa, Ang- ust 1, 1854. Her parents were natives of Penn- sylvania. About 1889 they removed to Salem,
mother is still living there. She is a member of the Presbyterian church. In politics Mr. Kay- lor was a Republican and served as justice of the peace and in other minor offices in Black Hawk county. He also conducted a general store at Lester Center. He had nine children, four sons and five daughters, those still living being Frank and Bert, both residents of Salem, Oregon ; Anna, wife of Isaac Conkling of the same place; and Stella A., teacher, at home with her mother. Mrs. Foye, who was the eldest, died February 11, 1882, of bronchial trouble. Prior to her marriage she had successfully en- gaged in teaching school in Black Hawk county for four years and was a most estimable lady. She left two sons : Harry A., born in Waterloo, June 5, 1877, was educated in the Sioux City high school and also took a business course. He now owns stock in the bus and transfer com- pany of this place and is also secretary of the Minneapolis Bus Line and Transfer Company. Socially he is a member of the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks and politically is identi- fied with the Repulican party. Bert H., the younger son, was born in Sioux City, Novem- ber 21, 1879, and attended the public schools and Brown's Business College. He is in part- nership with his father in the ranch and saw- mill business and is also interested in the busi- ness at Minneapolis, where he spends the sum- mer. In politics he is a Republican. He was married at Omaha, Nebraska, June 14, 1904, to Miss Grace Wright, a daughter of Dunham Wright and a nicce of Governor Gear, of Ore- gon. Her father is the owner of the famous medical hot springs in Union county, that state. He located the springs when a mere lad of eighteen years, making the trip by stage from Burlington, Iowa. He is also one of the largest land owners in that locality, as well as one of its most prominent and influential citizens. As a Democrat he takes an active part in politics and for several terms has represented his dis- triet in congress, as senator.
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Mr. Foye was again married February 10, among the leading and representative citizens 1883, his second union being with Miss Anna of Northwestern Iowa. E. Aldrich, who was born in Brunswick, Ohio, September 30, 1854, a daughter of Jason and Kate (Perry) Aldrich, natives of the same state. In 1856 the family removed to Waterloo, Black MRS. E. M. MARION. Hawk county, Iowa, where the father engaged Mrs. E. M. Marion was born at Besancon, France, January 15, 1831. Iler father, who was extensively engaged in the manufacture of stoves, died in Paris in 1845, while her moth- er's death occurred in Sioux City, Iowa. in farming and later purchased a large farm twelve miles north of that place. In 1892 he removed to Cedar Falls, where he is now living retired. He affiliates with the Republican party and both he and his wife are members of Mrs. Marion came to the United States in 1850, locating in St. Louis, and in 1854 she gave her hand in marriage to Fred Buehrucker, who was employed as a salesman in a general store. They came to Sioux City in 1857, find- ing here a little village, yet one having good business opportunities, which fact Mr. Buch- rucker recognized. He established a general store and built the first brick store building in this city, located at No. 221 Pearl street. Ile was not long permitted to conduet the new en- terprise, however, for his death occurred in 1860. There were two children by that mar- riage, Louisa, who died at the age of nineteen years, and Fred, who is now living in St. Louis, Missouri. the Methodist Episcopal church. In their fam- ily are three children, of whom Mrs. Foye is the only daughter. Her brother Perry is a resident of Sioux City, where he has served as mail carrier for the past fourteen years. He married Lila Wood and has two sons, Harry, district manager for the Equitable Life Insur- ance Company at Cedar Falls, married Mary Tolerton, daughter of Judge Tolerton, and they have one danghter, Marguerite. Mrs. Foye is a well educated lady and successfully taught school in Black Hawk and Bremer counties for eighteen terms. She is a member of the Sioux City Equality Club and quite prominent in so- cial circles. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. They have one son, Joseph A. C., who was born in Sioux City, June 24, 1886, and is now attend- ing the high school.
Extensive and important have been the busi- ness enterprises which have claimed the time and attention of Mr. Foye. He is a man of keen business discernment and careful management, who carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. Entering the business world at a very early age, he has improved his opportunities, has utilized his time and ener- gies to the best advantage and has made conseen- tive progress on the high road to success. His invested interests are now extensive, yielding to him an excellent income, and he is to-day classed
Mrs. Buchrueker was again married in 1964, when she became the wife of Paul J. B. Ma- rion, who was serving as an officer on Gen- eral Cook's staff at the close of the war. He had been a faithful soldier of the Union cause, valiant and true, and made for himself a most creditable military record. When the country was no longer in need of his services in a mili- tary capacity he returned to his home in the north and became a valued resident of Sioux City, where as a merchant he was well known for several years. His death, however, oc- eurred in 1870 and his loss was deeply mourned by many friends, who respected him for his general worth, his reliability in business ar.d his fidelity in citizenship. He was a son of a large diamond merchant of Paris. Uuto Mr. and Mrs. Marion were born two daughters, Fin-
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ma, now the wife of A. B. Crafts, and Eugenia Helene, at home. Mrs. Marion is a member of St. Thomas' Episcopal church of Sioux City. She and her daughter have made two trips to Europe, one in 1887 and the second in 1892, visiting many points of modern and historic interest in the old world and gaining the knowl- edge and culture which only travel can bring. They occupy a fine home in Sioux City and Mrs. Marion has valuable invested interests here. In social circles they hold an enviable position and their own household is noted for its charming social functions.
RIGHT REV. PHILIP JOSEPH GARRI- GAN.
Right Rev. Philip Joseph Garrigan, first bishop of the diocese of Sioux City, was born in Ireland about the middle of the last century. The family emigrated to the United States in the early fifties of eighteen hundred, and settled in Massachusetts. The future bishop of Sioux City received his primary and intermediate education in the excellent schools of the old Bay state and with it imbibed much of the pro- gressive and aggressive spirit of New England life and enterprise. From the high school of the state he entered St. Charles College, of Maryland, preparatory to studying philosophy and theology as pre-requisites for the ministry of the Catholic priesthood. Having completed the curriculum established for ecclesiastical stu- dents, Philip Joseph Garrigan was ordained a priest in St. Joseph's Providence Seminary, of Troy, New York, June 11, 1870. His first mis- sion was as an assistant in St. John's parish, Worcester, Massachusetts. Thence he was in- vited back to the seminary in Troy to assume the duties of director or vice-president in 1873. He filled this difficult and important office for three years, and was then called back to work in his own diocese (Springfield, Massachusetts) and in the city of Fitchburg. Here Father Garri-
gan labored most zealously and most success- fully for fourteen years. He builded churches and schools; took an active part in all public movements involving the welfare of the people, especially the temperance movement; and en- deared himself not only to the people of his own flock and faith but also to all classes of citizens by his sterling virtues, his untiring activity and his continued championship of the cause of morality and education. There was universal regret throughout the city when in 1888 he resolved to accept the position of vice rector of the new Catholic university, then in course of construction in Washington, D. C. He hero- ically severed the ties of schools and parish and city, and generously threw himself into the new world of action as the assistant of the now Arch- bishop Keane of Dubuque, in the greatest work the Catholic church had so far undertaken in the United States. Having enjoyed during the fourteen years of his office a very active part in the upbuilding and organization of this import- ant enterprise, Rev. Dr. Garrigan was called to organize and govern the new and important dio- cese of Sioux City in 1902. The diocese was created in January of that year. The bishop was appointed by Leo XIII in March, and Bishop Garrigan was consecrated in his former diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, May 25th, and installed as bishop of his own see and cathedral on June 18, 1902.
REV. LOUIS PHILIP DAGNAULT.
Rev. Louis Ph. Dagnault, of St. John the Baptist church of Sioux City, was born in Montreal, Canada, February 21, 1858, and was educated in the Jesuit College, being gradu- ated there in 1879. He came to Sioux City in January, 1898, to accept the pastorate of St. John the Baptist church, where he has since remained, doing most effective and earnest work.
During the years 1887-8 the project of build-
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ing a church for the French Catholics was fre- quently under discussion. It was not until the year 1889 that Bishop Hennessy was asked if he would send a French priest to Sioux City if a church was provided. Ile readily con- sented to do so, and accordingly arrangements were made to ereet the church at once. The property on which the church and house now stands had been purchased in 1888 of George Kingsnorth for fifty-five hundred dollars by a committee of prominent French Catholics, con- posed of N. Desparois, F. Babne and P. Delier. The church was erected in 1889 at the cost of twenty-five hundred dollars. About a year later the parochial residence was built at the cost of fifteen hundred dollars.
When the church was completed Bishop Hen- nessy assigned Father M. C. Sullivan to the parish until he was able to proeure a French priest. After the lapse of about a year Rev. Alfred Le Brun was appointed to succeed Father Sullivan. The administration of Fathi- er Le Brun was of short duration. He was followed by Father L. P. Paquin, who remained for about three years. After Father Paquin came the Rev. J. O. LaChapelle; Father D. R. Guenard and Rev. L. O. Tremblay succeeded in the order named. The first two named re- mained but a short time. Father Tremblay officiated for nearly two years. In January, 1898, the present pastor, Rev. L. P. Dagnault, took charge of the parish. He proceeded at once to place himself in touch with the mem- bers of his parish and bring about that har- mony between the priest and the people which is so essential to the well being of a parish. He also set about inaugurating the necessary improvements and repairs. Since he took charge he has had some much needed repairs done on the church building and pastor's resi- denee. A heating plant has been installed in the church ; the church building has been paint- ed, as has also the house, a fence has been built about the property, and many other smaller nee- essary details attended to. All lines of church
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