The history of Dubuque County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., Part 100

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Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical
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JOSEPH HEROD, real-estate office, Globe Building, Main street, Dubuque; is a native of England ; he came to Iowa and located in Dubuque, in 1852; he was actively and officially identified with various railroad enterprises ; he was officially connected with school interests in Julian Township for nearly twenty years ; he holds the office of School Treasurer of Dubuque, and was elected in 1875; he is also a member of the City Council, being clected to that office in 1878.

JOHN HESS, proprictor of the Dubuque Show-case Factory, manufacturer of all kinds of show cases, No. 640 Main street, Dubuque ; is a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, and was born March 13, 1832; he emigrated to the United States in Sep- tember, 1850, and lived in the city of New York five years ; he came to Chicago in 1855, and carried on business there nineteen years, and was burned out, on State street, in the large fire of 1874; he came to Dubuque in 1874, and established his business here ; he is building up a good trade, which extends into Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota and Colorado. In 1878, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Magdalena Bieg, from Wur- temburg, Germany.

R. S. HIBBARD, passenger conductor on the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Railroad ; is a native of Vermont, and was born in 1846 ; he grew up and

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attended school there. After the war broke out, he enlisted Aug. 23, 1862, when only 17 years of age, in the 16th Vt. V. I. In 1866, he came West and began railroading in 1869 ; in 1872, he became connected with the C., C., D. & M. Road, and has since run a train on this road. In 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Marion Dodge, a native of Vermont ; they have two children-George and Lulu.

PROF. JANUARIUS HIGI, Principal of St. Mary's Parochial School, Dubuque; is a native of Germany, and was born Sept. 17, 1828; he grew up to man- hood, and received his literary and musical education there; he engaged in teaching and continued for eight years ; he emigrated to America in 1854; came to St. Louis and engaged in teaching ; he also taught in Springfield, Ill., and at Peoria, Fort Wayne and Detroit ; he came to Dubuque in 1871, and, since then, has occupied his present position ; he holds the position of organist in St. Mary's Church. In May, 1860, Prof. Higi was united in marriage to Miss Frances Mathias, a native of Germany ; they have eight children, one son and seven daughters.

R. L. HILL, homœopathic physician, 855 Locust street ; is a native of Niagara Falls, Canada, and was born July 19, 1842; he grew up to manhood mostly in Wiscon- sin and Illinois ; he studied medicine and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1864; he afterward, in 1867, had the honorary degree conferred on him by the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago; he came to Iowa and settled permanently in Dubuque Feb. 1, 1864, and engaged in the practice of medicine, and has, since then, successfully practiced his profession here; he was one of the originators of the Western Academy of Medicine, and holds the office of Vice President.

ALFRED HOBBS, Deputy Clerk of the United States District Court and United States Commissioner, Dubuque ; is a native of London, England, and was born Jan. 7, 1840; he grew up and received his education there; he came to America in 1867, and came to Dubuque the same year. In March, 1868, he entered the office of the Clerk of the U. S. District Court as Deputy, has held that position for the past twelve years. Mr. Hobbs was united in marriage, Dec. 30, 1879, to Miss Josephine Whisler, from Davenport, Iowa.

HON. JOHN HODGDON, attorney at law, office corner Main and Seventh streets ; is a native of New Hampshire, and was born in Weare, Hillsboro Co., Oct. 8, 1800 ; he grew up and attended school there, and prepared for college at Exeter Acad- emy. He entered Bowdoin College, and graduated from that institution in 1827. He. studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Me., and was admitted to the bar and prac- ticed law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Me., to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought ; he remained there ten years. He came West to Iowa, and located at Dubuque Nov. 1, 1853 ; he engaged in buying and selling lands. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of his profession ; since then he has given his attention to real estate and law. While living in Maine Gen. Hodgdon was prominently connected with official life. In 1847, he was elected to the State Senate, and served two terms, and was chosen presiding officer of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Me. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years, and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commis- sioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States; it was held at Baltimore, May 22, 1832. Gen. Hodgdon has from early manhood been exten- sively engaged in dealing in lands, and is now a large property owner. There are very few men now living who have been so actively engaged in active business life during the present century.

O. F. HODGE, proprietor of the American Smelting Company, smelters and manufacturers of solders, Babbit metal brass castings, corner of Clay and Ninth streets, Dubuque ; is a native of Monroe Co., N. Y., and was born in the city of Rochester ;

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he grew up and learned the machinist's trade there. He came West in 1859, and came to Dubuque in 1863, and worked at his trade with Rouse & Williams, and afterward worked in the shops of the Dubuque and Sioux City R. R. Co. He went to St. Louis and worked in the railroad-shops there for three years, then returned to Dubuque and again took his place in the shops of the railroad company. In 1869, he engaged in business, the firm being Hodge & Whitelaw ; they continued together six years, and he Brass Foundry until the present year, when it became the American Smelting Company, bought his partner's interest, and continued the business under the name of Dubuque establishing a new branch of business here manufacturing metals. Mr. Hodge has a large experience, and is building up a successful business, and is the only maker of metals north of St. Louis, and his trade extends from St. Paul to St. Louis. When Mr. Hodge came to Dubuque he did not have a dollar, and his success is owing entirely to his own efforts. In 1864, he married Miss Amelia Woodhouse, a native of Manchester, England ; they have had six children ; only three survive.

ANDREW HOERNER, Justice of the Peace, corner Seventh and Main streets, Dubuque ; was born in Baden, Germany, Nov. 19, 1824; he emigrated to America in 1847, and came to Dubuque in March of the same year. He engaged in mining for some years, then engaged in building about ten years. During the war he enlisted in the 46th I. V. I., and was commissioned Lieutenant in Company A. He has held office of Marketmaster for four years, and was elected Justice of the Peace in 1874. He married Mary Conzett, a native of Switzerland, Dec. 19, 1849; they have five children-George A., Mary, David, Johnnie, Emma.

HENRY HOFFMANN, dealer in wines and liquors, 1504 Clay strect ; is a native of Germany, and was born Aug. 25, 1844; he came to America in 1870, and came to Dubuque in 1872. He engaged in his present business in 1875. In 1873, he was united in marriage to Miss Katie Scharf, a native of Dubuque.

H. S. HOLBROOK, agent of the American Express Co., Dubuque; is a native of Seymour, New Haven Co., Conn., and was born Sept. 5, 1848; his parents came West to Iowa in 1856, and he grew up to manhood in this State. He has been connected with the Express Co., since 1866; he was agent of the company at Charles City, and at Sioux City four years, and was appointed to his present position April 15, 1879. Mr. Holbrook was united in marriage, June 17, 1874, to Miss Lunette H. Kelly, from Charles City, Iowa; they have one daughter-Edith.

ORA HOLLAND, contractor and builder, Julien avenue, Dubuque; is a native of Windham Co., Vt., and was born Aug. 25, 1825 ; he grew up there until 17 years of age ; then came West, and arrived in Chicago in July, 1843. He went to Jacksonville, Ill., and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, and remained there three years, and came to Dubuque; arrived here March 30, 1846, and began working at his trade at ten shillings a day ; he afterward engaged in building, and since then has continued in the business ; he has built up a large business, and has built many of the best buildings in the city. He has been engaged in building and contracting for over thirty-three years-a greater length of time than any builder in Dubuque. He had only a very little when he began, and now he has a nice property ; his success in life is owing to his own efforts. He belongs to the fraternity of Odd Fellows. He was united in marriage in this city, March 30, 1852, to Miss Selina Smith, a native of New York State; they have had six children ; only three of whom survive-Emma May, Frank H., John A.

CHARLES HOLLNAGEL, cooper, and dealer in groceries and pro- visions, 2294 Couler avenue, Dubuque; is a native of Germany, and was born April 14, 1835 ; he came to the United States in December, 1860, and came to Dubuque January 1, 1861; the first winter he cut wood, and ran on a flatboat during the sum- mer ; in 1865, he engaged in the coopering business, and has carried it on for fifteen years in his present location ; he employs from eight to ten men, and has built up a good trade ; he engaged in the grocery and provision business in 1878; he had nothing when he began, and what he owns he has made by his own efforts; he belongs to the I. O. O. F., and to the United Workmen. He married Miss Frederika Sass, a native

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of Germany, May 27, 1861 ; they have one daughter-Emma F .; they have lost three children-Ida F., Charles H., Matilda L.

HON. THOMAS HARDIE was born in the city of Montreal, Lower Canada, Jan. 25, A. D. 1820 ; his parents emigrated to Canada from the " old coun- try " about the year 1810, and settled in Montreal; his father, Alexander H., was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland; his mother was a native of Deptford, England, and her maiden name was Elizabeth Enfield. Alexander Hardie, on locating in Montreal, established himself in business as a merchant clothier, and for a number of years drove a thriving and profitable business, but was finally ruined by indorsing heavily the notes of a supposed friend ; he had to pay those notes, which left him nearly penniless. He removed to the small town of Laprairie (near Montreal), in the year 1829, where he died in the summer of 1830, leaving an orphaned family of five children, the mother having died in Montreal some six years previous ; Thomas, the subject of this sketch, was the youngest of these children ; his entire school education was embraced within a period of two years or thereabouts, when he was less than 8 years of age. The school he attended was known as the " Union School " and was kept by the Workman broth- ers, Benjamin, William, Joseph and Samuel ; they were classical scholars, and each one of them has since reached high social and political distinction in the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario ; in this school, all grades, from A B C to the classics were taught ; but the few months' schooling that Thomas received here was, of course, confined to the merest rudiments of education. They served, however, for the foundation upon which a lad of quick perception could and did build a life of intelligence, usefulness and honor. From the death of the father, the children of the family were separated, and thencefor- ward Thomas had to " hoe his own row " in the field of life. Whatever success in life he has since achieved, is due entirely to his own efforts to surmount trials and adversi- ties such as seldom beset the path of youth. On the death of his father, in 1830, Thomas removed to Montreal, where he worked at brushmaking with a Mr. Walton, an old friend of his father's, until the cholera broke out in the memorable year of 1832. The Walton family became victims to the dread scourge which decimated the city, and Thomas was again cast adrift. He was then taken to Kingston, Upper Canada, by a cousin who had been brought up in Mr. Hardie's family. Here he remained until the summer of 1844, when his cousin removed to Buffalo, N. Y. He resided there until the fall of 1839, and in the mean time had learned the painter's trade with the Miller brothers, the leading artists of the day in their line.

In September, 1839, he removed to St. Louis, Mo .; from there, in the spring of 1840, he went to Springfield, Ill., where he carried on the painting business for three years, having for a partner George Bennett, now of this city. In Springfield, he married Miss Lydia Woodworth, in 1842. The issue of this marriage was three children, the eldest of whom -- Laura Esther, alone survives. After a residence of three years in Springfield, he was induced by his brothers John and William, then established in a flourishing business in Montreal, to remove to that city, which he did in the fall of 1843. He remained in Montreal, the city of his nativity, until the autumn of 1846, when it was found that that rigorous climate did not agree with his wife's health; the seeds of consumption were implanted in her constitution, and a removal to a more genial clime was found necessary. He then determined to remove to one of the Southern States, and, in September, 1846, went to Chicago, where his wife had preceded him a few months on a visit to her friends. When in Chicago, he learned that his old friend and partner, George Bennett, was located in Dubuque, so he determined to pay him a visit and take a boat from there to New Orleans. He landed in Dubuque, Oct. 6, 1846, and was so charmed with the beauty and healthfulness of the location and the free hospitality of its people, that he concluded to remain. Here the wanderer at last found a permanent abiding place. He immediately formed a partnership with his old friend Bennett, under the title of Bennett & Hardie, in the painting business, which continued until about 1850 or 1851, when Bennett retired, having sold out to John R. Harvey. Mr. Hardie's specialties in his occupation were sign-painting and graining, in which he excelled. But, owing to failing health, he was obliged to abandon the

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business, and, through the favor of his friend, Gen. Warner Lewis, Surveyor General of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, he was assigned a position in the Surveyor General's office in the summer of 1853. Mrs. Hardie died of consumption in the spring of 1850. In August, 1851, he married Miss Mary Ann Parker, daughter of John Parker, one of the earliest settlers of Dubuque. His second wife died of typhoid pneumonia, April 30, 1868, leaving three children-Alice, John and Frank, who, with Laura, his daughter by his first wife, now comprise his family; Laura as housekeeper; Alice is a teacher in the grammar department of the city schools; John graduated with honor from the city high school in 1871, and learned the molding business at the Novelty Iron Works, where he is still employed, and Frank, a bright boy of 14 years, is a member of the fifteenth elass of the Third Ward School. The family still reside in the house where the three last-named children were born ; this house, when purchased by Mr. Hardie in 1847, was located in the fields north of the city, which fields were overgrown with wild penny- royal and hazel brush. This location is to-day the most desirable residence property in the city and compaetly built for blocks beyond it ; the old homestead is now surrounded by the most elegant mansions in the city. A generation of men have passed away since Mr. Hardie located there and all is changed, himself least of all. Mr. Hardie eon- tinued to occupy a desk in the Surveyor General's office during the administration of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, but, on the inauguration of President Lincoln, a new Surveyor General was appointed, and Mr. Hardie, with others, was gently notified that his services were no longer required.

In March, 1863, Mr. Hardie was elected Secretary of the Board of Education, a position which he still holds, having been unanimously re-elected each consecutive year since that time, a faet which of itself speaks volumes for his efficiency in perform- ing the duties of his office. He has filled other publie positions from time to time. In 1849, he was elected Alderman to represent the Fourth Ward; at the end of the year he retired, and has since persistently refused aldermanie honors. He represented Dubuque Co. in the Sixth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, the last session held at the old capital, Iowa City, and was also a member of the Ninth General Assembly regular and extra sessions. In the House of Representatives, he was emphatically a working member, being honored with prominent positions on several important eommit- tees, and his ability as a correct parliamentarian was undisputed. Hon. Rush Clark, the Speaker of the House in the Ninth General Assembly, himself one of the best presiding officers that the House ever had, complimented Mr. Hardie's ability in this line by frequently calling on him to preside over the deliberations of the House, and said that he would rather trust the order and business of the House in Mr. Hardie's hands than in that of any other member. This was a compliment Mr. Hardie felt justly proud of, as coming from a political opponent, at a time, too, when to be a political opponent was almost to be a personal enemy.

In his early years, Mr. Hardie was instrueted in the religious views of Calvinism, as then taught and held in the Scotch Presbyterian Church, but being east upon the the world and left withi thought untrammeled, he gradually imbibed more liberal views, without, however, settling down to any decided conviction of doctrine, until April, 1849, when he united with the Christian Church in Dubuque, with which church he still holds fellowship. In politics, he has always been a Demoerat of the most decided type, and expects to die in the faith. He has given a large portion of his life work to the benev- olent Orders of Freemasons and Odd Fellows. Soon after locating in Dubuque, he joined Dubuque Lodge No. 3, Freemasons, but dimitted in 1858, to become a charter member of Metropolitan Lodge, No. 49; he was its first Secretary and is its last, having held the office most of the time since the organization of the Lodge. He joined the Odd Fellows by uniting with Sangamon Lodge, No. 6, at its first organization in Spring- field, Ill., in 1841, rapidly passed the chairs and was a member of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1843. He joined, also, Washington Eneampment No. 3, of Springfield, on its first organization in 1842, and was a Past Chief Patriarch when he removed to Mon- treal in 1843. Reaching Montreal, he found that a lodge of the American Order had just been established there ; this he joined, and at once became an active worker in the

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good cause. The Order in Canada rapidly increased, and in Montreal took in the very best portion of the male population. Mr. Hardie was a charter member of the first Encampment instituted there, and also a charter member of the Grand Lodge of Canada, being Deputy Grand Master of that honorable body when he left Montreal, in 1846. His work in Odd Fellowship in Canada was so well appreciated by his brethren, that, when he left for the West, a splendid banquet was given in his honor, and he was pre- sented by his Lodge with a beautiful gold watch and chain, and by the Grand Lodge with a silver snuff-box lined with gold, in which was inclosed a highly complimentary address. Soon after reaching Dubuque he became a charter member of Julian Lodge, No. 12, where he still holds active membership, frequently representing it in the Grand Lodge of the State. He is also a charter member of Halcyon Encampment, No. 1, of this city, and in 1851-52 represented the Grand Lodge of Iowa in the Grand Lodge of the United States.

It would seem that one holding so many official positions as Mr. Hardie has done, in his quiet but not uneventful life, would be constantly pushing himself forward, but this is not the case with him ; he is modest, perhaps too much so for his own good, and lie takes some pride in saying he has never yet intimated, directly or indirectly, that he wanted a nomination or election to any office he has ever held. In his case. it is true that the office has always sought the man, and not the man the office. Would this were more often the case. Mr. Hardie is not deficient in literary ability ; he is a good correspondent and a fluent and ready writer; his reports of the public schools of Dubuque attest his efficiency in this line, and many personal sketches from his pen have been given the public through the press, enjoyed and appreciated for the rich humor and fun they contained, without a suspicion of their origin.

HENRY S. HETHERINGTON, Secretary of the Dubuque Building and Loan Association, corner Main and Fourth streets ; is a native of Dauphin Co., Penn., and was born Feb. 9, 1820; he grew up to manhood there and learned the trade of mason and bricklayer ; he came West to the Territory of Iowa in 1843 and came to Dubuque in 1845, and began working at his trade ; he was engaged in contracting and building until 1853, then entered the office of the Surveyor General and remained there five years ; in the spring of 1858, he was elected Mayor of Dubuque, served one term and then engaged in farming; he was afterward engaged in the grain and produce business four years ; was a member of the firm of Carr, Austin & Co., in the planing-mill bus- iness, two years, and engaged in packing pork for six years; in 1879, he was elected Secretary of the Dubuque Building and Loan Association, and has the management of the business of the Company ; he is also Secretary of the Fair Association. In 1844, he married Miss Sarah A. Hill, a native of Pennsylvania ; she died in 1866, leaving one son-James H., now in the United States Navy ; in 1869, Mr. Hetherington mar- ried Maria A. Soule, from Lyons, Iowa; she died in 1878, leaving one daughter- Clara.

C. HOLTZ, merchant tailor, No. 781 Main street, Dubuque; was born in Prussia Oct. 2, 1824 ; he grew up to manhood and learned his trade there ; he emi- grated to America in 1857, and came to Dubuque the same year; he returned to Europe and remained four years, and, in 1865, came again to Dubuque, and, in 1866, he engaged in his present business, and has carried it on since then. He married Miss Hen- rietti Arnold, a native of Saxony, Sept. 1, 1865; they have two sons-Henry and Ernest.

PROF. FRED A. HOPPE, Director of the Iowa Conservatory of Music, No. 968 Locust street, Dubuque; is a native of Prussia, Germany, and was born at Bur- scheidt, near Cologne, March 3, 1836; he began the study of music when only 7 years of age; came to the United States in 1849, and completed his musical studies in St. Louis ; he taught music there until 1858, when he came to Galena, where he taught music until 1863, when he organized a band from Galena and Dubuque for Gen. Maltby's brigade, and was stationed at Vicksburg, and remained in the service until the end of the war. After his return, he removed to Dubuque, and engaged in teaching music, and estab- lished the Iowa Conservatory of Music ; he was elected leader of the old Germania Band,

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which was afterward consolidated with the Great Western Band; he was elected its leader, and still occupies that position ; he held the position of organist at St. Mary's Catholic Church three years, and, since 1874, he has held the same position in the Second Presbyterian Church in this city. In 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss Laura Hager, from St. Louis; they have six children-Clara (engaged in teaching music), Freddie, Laura, Willie, John and Ella.

WILLIAM HOPKINS, of the firm of Rouse, Dean & Co., proprietors of the Iowa Iron Works ; is a native of Scotland, and was born Feb. 1, 1840; he grew up and learned the trade of iron shipbuilding and boiler-making, on the Clyde. During our war, he was engaged to come to the United States by Harrison Loring the ship- builder, of Boston, to build monitors for the Government; remained in Boston until the close of the war ; in 1867, he came to Dubuque and was master mechanic of the boiler- shops of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad, until the road passed into the control of the Illinois Central Railroad, and since then he has been connected with the Iowa Iron Works ; they constructed the Clyde, the first iron steamer on the Mississippi River. Mr. Hopkins married Miss Jane Kinnison, a native of the city of Glasgow, Scotland ; they have one daughter-Jane.

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The history of Dubuque County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., Part 100

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Number of Pages: 964

Author:
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical
Number of Pages: 964