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Joseph, the next to the youngest of this fam-
ily, accompanied his parents from Stark coun- ty, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, when four years of age, and later he located with them in Iroquois county, Illinois, where he received his education and grew to manhood. He came to Jackson county in 1899, and until the fall of 1908 farmed rented farms in Des Moines and Middletown townships. He then bought his present quarter section and took possession in the spring of 1909. He is a di- rector of the Jackson Cooperative association and is a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge.
The marriage of our subject occurred in Iroquois county, Illinois, May 5. 1896, when he wedded Mary Purviance, a native of Union county, lowa, and a daughter of Mark and Katherine Purviance. Seven children have been born to this union, namely: Mary Frances, Harry Purviance, Katherine Matilda, Charles Henry, Bruce Edward. Walter Howard, Joseph Leroy.
F. H. SANDER (1899) owns and farms the northwest quarter of section 19, Petersburg township. He is a native of the city of Chi- cago and was born September 22, 1872. the son of F. H. and Annie C. (Reiles) Sander.
When he was three years old our subject moved with his parents to Middleton, Dane county. Wisconsin, and resided there until he was twenty-five years of age. He spent one year in Roberts county, South Dakota, and then came to Jackson county in the spring of 1899, and that fall took up his residence in Cottonwood county. He there engaged in farming for himself. He returned to Jackson county in the spring of 1901, bought his pres- ent farm, and has ever since made his home there. He has stock in the Middletown Tele- phone company, in the Jackson County Fair association and in the Peoples Coopera - tive company. He served three years as a di- rector of the school distriet in which he lives.
Mr. Sander was married November 22, 1899, to Minnie A. Kreyssler. a native of Petone, Illinois, and a daughter of John and Maria Kreyssler, and to them have been born the following named children: Julia. horn Sep- tember 12. 1901. died March 4. 1909: Leona. born January 20, 1904: Leverna, born June 24, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Sander are members of the Evangelical church.
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FRANK G. ALBERTUS (1899), proprietor of the Albertus Clothing company's store at Jackson, was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, February 11, Issl, the son of G. F. and Eliza- beth (Hoefer) Albertus, the former being a pioneer merchant and real estate dealer of Owatonna, who died at that place October 21, 1909.
Frank spont his boyhood day- in his native city, being educated in the high school of that city and in Pillsbury Military academy, hav- ing been graduated from the latter school. In 1895 he moved to Worthington and for one year was employed as clerk in the clothing store of his brother. A. R. Albertus. Ile moved to Jackson in 1899 and for a little less than three years clerked in the store of Burnham Bros. & Co. Hle organized the Albertu- Cloth- ing company in 1902. opened the store and has since been at the head of that institution. He holds membership in Good Faith Lodge No. 90, 1. F. & A. M.
Mr. Albertus was married in Jackson Au- gust 24, 1904, to Mina O. Matteson. a native of Jackson county and a daughter of Benja- min and Jannett Matteson, pioneres of the county. To Mr. and Mrs. Albertus has been horn one child. Gladys, who was born on June 30, 1908.
DR. HERBERT L. ARZT (1901) is a prac- ticing physician in the village of Jackson, where he has resided for the last eight years. Ile is a native of the city of St. Paul, where he was born June 22. 1875. the son of Christian and Caroline (Erkle) Arzt.
The father of our subject was born in Ger- many. his mother in the city of Paris, Coming to the United States when young and before their marriage, they lived respectively in Now York City. in Ohio, and in St. Paul, where they were married fifty five years ago in the first brick building erected in that city. Christian Arzt, whose life occupation was contracting, still lives in St. Paul and is seventy-nins years of age. Caroline Arzt died in St. Paul in 1908 at the age of seventy.eight years. Fler. hert is one of a family of ten children, of whom the following four are living: E. A. Arzt. of Sioux City. Towa: Mrs. James W. Turner and Mrs. Thomas L. Smith, of St. Paul, and the subject of this biography.
Dr. Arzt was gradnaled from the St. Paul high school and took a scientific course in the
Minnesota state university. After securing his general education he matriculated in Rush Medical college of Chicago, from which in- stitution he was graduated in 1901. After a short service in the Presbyterian hospital of Chicago, in the fall of 1901, Dr. Arzt moved to Jackson and began the practice of his profes- sion, aml that village has since been his home. In the fall of 1909 he took a postgrad- Date course in the New York Polyclinic Hospi- lal.
Dr. Arzt is coroner of Jackson county, hav- ing been elected in the fall of 1908: is medical examiner for the M. W. A. lodge, and is ą di- rector of the Jackson Building & Loan asso- ciation. He is a member of the Ma-onie, Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen lodges.
In Jackson on July 3, 1907. Dr. Arzt was united in marriage to Miss Blanche J. Pad- dock. daughter of G. B. Paddock. of JJackson, one of the county's pioneers. Mrs. Arzt is a graduate of the Jackson high school, and for seven years before her marriage was principal of one of the schools in the city of Meriden, Connecticut.
JOIN GRUNST (1890), farmer and stock raiser of Enterprise township, was born in Germany June 22. 1874, the son of Carl and Gustie (Schultz) Grunst. both of whom reside in Enterprise. His father served three years in the German army and has been engaged in farming all his life.
John lived in the fatherland until he was six years of age. Ile came to America with his parents in 1880, lived in Cook county. Ili- mois, ten year-, and then, in March, 1890. came to Jackson county. He resided with his par- ents until 1902. and then began farming for himself. He farmed the southwest quarter of section 2. Enterprise. for three years, and then moved to his present location, the northwest quarter of section 3. Besides general farming he breeds Shorthorn cattle, Poland China swine and Belgian and Percheron horses. Ile owns stock in the Farmers Elevator company of Alpha.
Mr. Grunst was married October 23. 1001. to Mise Bertha Wolff, who was born January 12. 1883. To them have been horn the fol- lowing named children: George, born in 1902; Willie, born 1903; Earl. born 1905, died 1908: Elsie, born 1907. The family are members of the German Lutheran church of Kimball.
ARTHUR P. ROSE Author of the History.
ALTON B. CHEADLE Cashier First National Bank, Jackson.
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DR. HERBERT L. ARZT Jackson Physician and Surgeon.
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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LOUIS KRUMWIEDE, (1899) is a farmer and landowner of Hunter township. residing two and one-half miles cast of Lakefield. His parents are Henry and Dora (Sternberg) Krumwiede, who reside in Iroquois county, Il- linois. They came from Germany soon after their marriage, lived a few years in Cook coun- ty, Illinois, and in the early seventies localed in Iroquois county. They are the parents of nine children, as follows: Mary, Henry, An- gust, Fred, Louis, Emma. Bertha, Will and George.
Louis was born in Cook county, Illinois, January 22, 1864. When a child he accom- panied his parents to Iroquois county, and that was his home until he came to Jackson county. Ile was educated in the district schools and in a German school at Buckley, and work. ed on his father's farm until twenty-five years of age. He was married in 1889 and for the next ten years engaged in farming on his own account and worked at the carpenter's trade in Buckley, which he followed three years. Mr. Krumwiede came to Jackson county in 1899 and bought the northeast quarter of sec- tion 2, Hunter township, upon which he has since resided. On the place at the time of purchase was a dug-out, built by an early settler. This he has replaced by a modern home and he has made other improvements, including a complete system of tiling.
At Buckley. Iroquois county, Illinois, on De- cember 18. 1889, Mr. Krumwiede was united in marriage to Mary Larson. who was born in Cook county, Illinois, November 20, 1870. To them have been born two children: Malinda (Mrs. Charles Severson). of Enterprise town- ship, born October IS, 1890: Leonard. born January 14, 1893. Mr. Krumwiede is a mem- ber of the German Lutheran church.
GUIDO E. PIETSCH (1878) is a farmer and stock raiser of LaCrosse township, his 240 acre farm being only a short distance from Miloma. He is an early day settler of north- western Jackson county and has lived on his present place ever since he was seven years of age.
Our subject was born in Austria November 19, 1871. the son of Joseph and Rosalia (Klap- ka) Pietsch. The former was born February 6. IS30, came to the United States and to Jackson county in 1878, and died April 14, 1898. The latter was born in 1829 and is now living
in Jackson county. Our subject is one of a family of eleven children born to these par- ents, the other children being: Franz, who resides in Austria, born November 5, 1851; Josef, of Mankato, born January 24, 1854; Alois, born January 12, 1856, died February 12. 1856: Aloisia, of Murray county, born January 18, 1857: Alois, of Madison Lake, Min- nesota. born December 14, 1858; Marie, of Blue Earth county, Minnesota. born September 5. 1860: Johann. of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, born September 20, 1862; Francisca, of No- bles county, born June 17. 1865: Edward, born February 12. 1868. died March 20, 1868: Adolph, of Aberdeen, Washington, born January 19, 1869.
Guido accompanied the family from their Austrian home to America in June. 1878, and has ever since made his home on the farm be now owns. The head of the family bought the land upon arrival, it being then without a building of any description on it. and only five or six acres had been broken. The Pietschs put up buildings and at once started to make their fortune in the new world. The grass- hoppers and a series of wet seasons brought hard times to the family. who were poor when they arrived. having only enough money to pay half of the purchase price of the land, and during the first five years of their resi- dence in Jackson county they suffered many hardships. Our subject was educated in the district school of the neighborhood and until he was twenty-six years of age worked for his father. At that age he bought the home farm and has since conducted it to his own account. He has since added to the farm by the purchase of eighty acres adjoining and has developed the place to a well improved farm. He diversifies his farming. raising con- siderable stock and engaging quite extensively in dairying.
Mr. Pietsch was elected clerk of school dis- trict No. 97 in 1899 and served in that capa- city during the next five years. Thereafter he was chosen a director of his district and filled the office four years. Again in 1900 he was elected clerk and now holds the office. He was chosen road overseer when he was twenty-one years of age and held the of- fire four years. Ile and his family are mem- bers of the Catholic church of Heron Lake.
The marriage of Mr. Pietsch occurred at Heron Lake July 20. 1897. when he wedded Ceacilia Winkler, who was born on section 28,
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LaCrosse township. June 19, 1858. She is a in partnership one year. Mr. Matuska bought daughter of Frank and Marie tlones) Winkler. ont his partner and ran the shop one year. Then a partnership was formed between Mr. Matuska and Frank Skalicky, by which cach obtained a half interest in the hardware store and meat market. In 1906 Frank Skalicky sold his interests to his brother, Emil Skalicky. Early in 1908 the firm also engaged in the harness business, and during 1909 erected one of the finest Imsiness blocks in Jackson. in which are housed both the hardware and har- ness businesses, while the meat market ocen- pies a building adjoining. who came to Jackson county in 1876 and who are now living at Currie. Minnesota. Mr. Wink. ler was born in Austria October 18, 1855, came to America when seventeen years of age. lived in Chicago, in Wisconsin, and came to Jackson county in 1976. At the age of twenty-one years he took as a homestead claim the land upon which Mr -. Pietsch was born. Mrs. Winkler was born in Austria March 22, 1857, came to the United States in 1876 and was married in Jackson county in 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Pietsch have four children, named as fol- lows: Adela, born June 16, 1898: Laura, horn August 21. 1900; Alfons, born September 7, 1903: Orlando, born November 11, 1903.
ANDREW BENSON (1871), Petersburg township farmer, was born in JJackson county May 20. 1871, and has made his home here all his life, lle is the son of Daniel and Bertha (Aslily-on) Benson. He received a common school education and after growing to man- hood engaged in farming for himself. Je own- 200 acres of land in Petersburg. 160 acres in North Dakota and 198 acres in lowa. and has stock in the Petersburg creamery and the Jackson telephone.
Mr. Benson was married March 11. 1896. to Bertha Nasby. To them have been born two children: Balmore, born April 15. 1899, and Albertina R .. born July 22. 1902.
FRANK A. MMTUSKA (ISSI), who owns a half interest in the butcher shop and hardware store of the firm of Matuska & Skalicky, was horn in the city of Chicago May 28, 1873, the eldest of a family of five children born to Jo- seph and Mary ( Basak) Main-ka. The other children are JJohn. Joseph. Annie and Mary. The parents of our subject were born in Bo- lemia, came to America when children, and were married in Chicago. Ilis father was killed in a runaway accident in Jackson coun- ty twelve years ago; his mother lives in Hun- ter township.
Frank received his early training in Chicago. He came to Jackson county with the family in Iss1, and until 1901 worked on his father's farm in Hunter township. Then he moved to Jackson and in partnership with John Bedner opened a butcher shop, which was conducted
Mr. Matuska own- over a half section of land in Canada, a farm in Hunter township and a half interest in the village property. He is a member of the Catholic church. of the Catholic Order of Foresters. the Modern Wood. men of America and the Western Union.
In January. 1906. at Jackson, Mr. Matuska was married to Mary Skalieky. a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Frank Skalicky. To them have been born four children: Jo- seph. Mary, Lilly and Rosa.
TOLLEF OLSON (1870) has been a resident of Belmont township nearly forty years. ever since he was thirteen years of age. He is a native of Clayton county. Jowa. and was born April 15, 1857. the son of Ole and Sarah Tol. Jef-on. These parents were born in Norway and came to America when children. They were married in Wisconsin and later took up their residence in Clayton county. Iowa. In 1870 they came to Jackson county, bought land in Belmont town-lup and homesteaded in Chris tiania township. Mr. Tollefson died about fif- teen years ago. His widow married Lars Brat- ager, of Belmont, and died in 1907. There were eight children in the family, of whom the following four are living: Isabella. Annie, Tollef and Nels.
Tollef lived in his native county until 1870, when he accompanied his parents to Jackson county. Until he was twenty-five years of age he lived on the parental farm on section 16, Belmont. Then he engaged in farming on his own account, renting land in Christiania town- ship. Five years later he bought his present farm. the northeast quarter of section IS, Then unimproved land, and he has made his home on the place ever since. He now has a model farm, improved with substantial buildings. In
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addition to his own farm he rents a quarter section adjoining.
On December 13, 1887, Mr. Olson was mar- ried in Belmont township to Betsey Johnson, also a native of Iowa. The following four children have been born to them: Sophia, Anna (Mrs. Arlo Christensen), Obena and Thea. Mr. Olson has held the office of elerk of school district No. IS.
FRANK SIEVERT (1888) is a farmer and thresherman of West Heron Lake township. He was born in the state of Illinois April 25, 1884, the youngest of a family of five ehil- dren born to Fritz and Sophia Sievert. Ilis parents are of German birth. They came to the United States and after living in Illinois for a short time came to Jackson county in 1888 and resided on the farm in West Ileron Lake township now occupied by their son. The father died in 1898: the mother still lives on the farm.
Frank accompanied his parents to Jackson county in 1888 when four years of age and he has ever since resided on the home farm, the northwest quarter of section 19, West Her- on Lake. lle is now engaged in farming the place and for the last several years has been engaged in the threshing business in partner- ship with F. C. Ruthenbeek.
Mr. Sievert was married in West Heron Lake township May 1, 1905. to Matilda Becker, also a native of Illinois. having been born Oc- tober 29, 1886. To this union have been born two children: Leda. born Jannary 5, 1906; Walter, born September 16, 1907. The family are members of the German Lutheran church of Okabona.
THOMAS KABLE (1886). in partnership with his brother Henry. farms the southwest quarter of section 25, Enterprise township, and has spent nearly his entire life in Jack- son county. He was born at Winona. Minne- sota, August 25. 1882, the son of Wensel and Anna Kable. He accompanied his parents to Jackson county in April, 1886, and this has ever since been his home.
The family located in Enterprise township, and there Thomas grew to manhood. receiving a country school education. Until 1905 he lived on the farm, assisting in the manage- ment of the place and in threshing. In 1905
he moved to Alpha, where he served as village marshal one year and as bartender for Carl Thuesen two years. lle then returned to the farm. Ile is a member of the Catholic church of Jackson.
Mr. Kable was married February 22, 1906, to Dora Wiseman, of Sherburn. They are the parents of one child. Viola. born January 13, 1907.
JAMES D. SHAY (1899), of Jackson, was born in Chillicothe, Illinois, November 14, 1872, the son of John D. and Bridget (Shay) Shay. Ilis father now resides in Ewington township; his mother died in 1905. Both parents were natives of Ireland and came to the United States soon after their marriage.
The subject of this biography lived with his parents in Illinois until 1891. There he re- ceived a common school education, which was supplemented with a course in the Sherburn high school after the family moved to Martin county. Mr. Shay, Sr., bought land in Jaek- son county, but the family home was in Mar- tin county until 1899. James was engaged in railroad work in Pine Bluff. Arkansas, and Kansas City, Kansas, three years and did car- penter work in Martin county. He was also engaged in the real estate and insurance busi- ness. He moved to Ewington township with his parents in 1899 and was engaged in farming sev- eral years. He ran a restaurant in Dubuque, Iowa, one year in partnership with a brother- in-law, and taught school one term in Martin county. In 1908 Mr. Shay, in partnership with Charlie Peterson, bought the Albert .Jaek- son restaurant and was a partner in that business until the spring of 1909, when he sold out to his partner, and has since been en- gaged in the restaurant business on the oppo- site side of the street. Mr. Shay is a member of the Catholic church. He served as a mem- ber of a school board in Martin county three years. He is a member of the Carpenter's union and Carmen's union.
GERHARD KUHINAU (1880). Weimer town- ship farmer. was born near Green Bay. Wis- consin, August 31, 1873, the eldest of a fam- ily of eight children born to Robert and Al vina (Shoeman) Kuhnau. These parents were born in Germany and soon after their mar- riage came to America and located near Green
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Bay, Wisconsin. In Isso they came to Jack- son county and engaged in farming in Heron Lake township, near lake Flaherty. The fath- er of our subject died there in March. 1897, at the age of 56 years. His mother still lives on the home farm with a son. The other children of the family are Arthur, Lenhard. Robert, Rudolph. Richard, Reinhold and Lottie.
At the age of seven years Gerhard accom- panied the family from Wisconsin to Jackson county. Until 1897 he lived on the Heron Lake township farm, securing a country selmol cdu- cation and working on his father's farm. Hle then married and engaged in farming on the present place, the northwest quarter of section 36. Weimer, where he has since resided.
Mr. Kuhnan was married October 26. 1897. in Wrimer township to Minnie Winzer, who was born in the same township May 17, 1883. She is the daughter of Charles and Ida Win- zer. pioneer settlers of Weimer. To Mr. and Mrs. Kuhnan have been born the following named five children: Robert, Ernest. Henry, Lena and Irona.
HANS STMIL (ISSS). Sioux Valley town- ship farmer and land owner, was born in Ger- many November 16, 1852, the son of Hans and Elsaler Stahl, both of whom died in Germany. There were twelve children in the family.
Hans was brought up on a farm in his na- live land. attending school and making his home with his parents until past nineteen years of age. Ile came to America in 1872 and located in Scott county, Iowa, where he lived ten years, engaged in farming. threshing, corn shelling and working out. He then took up his residence in Durant, Towa. where he bought a small place and engaged in farming. threshing and corn shelling for the next six years. In ISSS he came to Sioux Valley town- ship, of Jackson county, and conducted a rented farm on section 23 three years. He then bought his present farm- the northeast quarter of section 21-and upon that place ho has since lived. He rents land which he farms in addition to his own land. farming 352 acres. When he bought his farm The only improve- ments consisted of a little shanty, and he has practically made all the improvements on the place.
Mr. Stahl was married in Cedar county, Towa, in December. IS8], to Laura Gamma. a native of Scott county, Iowa. To Mr. and
Mrs. Stabl have been born the following chil- dren: Meta, Malinda, Matilda, Hilda, Dena, Amanda, Albert and Ferdinand. Mr. Stahl was a director of school district No. 77 for two years.
GEORGE B. CUNNINGHAM (1896) is the rural mail carrier for route No. 4 out of Heron Lake. le i- a native of Green county, Wis- consin. and was born July 18, 1869. His par- ents. William and Mary (Land) Cunningham, now deceased, were native- of Indiana and 11- linois, respectively.
The subject of this biography has resided in many different parts of the country and been engaged in various occupations. Until he was seventeen years of age he made his home with his parents, during this time living seven years in Green county, Wisconsin, nine years in Franklin county, lowa, and then locating in Hamilton county, Nebraska. After starting in life for himself Mr. Cunningham engaged in clerking. in the sewing machine business and in the dray business. living five years in Hamilton county. Nebraska. three years in Chase county and one year in Sheridan coun. ty. of the same state.
In 1893 Mr. Cunningham went to Alberta, Canada. making the trip overland in three weeks' time, and there he homesteaded and engaged in farming two years. Owing to the lack of markets at that time Mr. Cunningham met with financial rever-es. Returning from the north in 1895; he lived in Cherokee county, lowa, one year, and then, having married. he came to Jackson county in October, 1896. 1le located in Heron Lake and for several years engaged in various occupations. In January. 1903, he was appointed mail carrier and has been so employed since.
Mr. Cunningham was married in Plymouth county, Iowa, October 20, 1896. to Christina Herman, who was born in Germany March 20, 1876. Her parents reside at Rushmore. Min- nesola. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, as follows: Dudley, Lioyd. Orville. Raymond. Blanch, Frederick and Bertha. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the W. W. A. and Yeomen lodges.
ALBERT PETERSON (IS9]), who is a farmer and landowner of Kimball township, was born in Sweden December 1, 1857, one of
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a family of seven children born to Peter and Mary (Johnson) Peterson. Until he was fif- teen years of age he lived at home; then he started in life for himself, working out in Sweden until he was of age.
When he reached his majority Mr. Peterson came to America and located at Manistee, Michigan, where he worked in the timber and on the river until 1888. He then made a visit to his old home in Sweden. Returning, he lived a few months at Moosehead Lake, Maine, and then went to Gardner, of the same state, where he worked on the docks for a while. Again coming west, he worked in the woods about Manistee, Michigan, until 1891. That is the date of his arrival in Jackson county. So early as 1885 Mr. Peterson had bought a farm on section 26, Kimball township, and when he came to the county to reside permanently he located upon that farm, which has ever since been his home.
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