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Peter secured an education in Germany and until after his father's death worked in the latter's rope factory. In the fall of 1891 he came to America and located at Huntley. Faribault county, Minnesota, where he worked on the farm of his brother, John JJepson, until the spring of 1894. On March 15, of the last named year. he moved to Jackson. For four years he worked in the village at different oc-
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cupations, and on December S, 1898, received the appointment of village night watchman. He served until April 1, 1902. He was again appointed to the position on November 15, 1902, and the following April was appointed village marshal, which office he still holds.
Mr. Jepson was married in Jackson October 21, 1901, to Georgine Mary Handevidt, a na- tive of Gardner, Illinois, and a daughter of Nels l'. and Petrie Handevidt. To Mr. and Mrs. Jepson have been born two children: Ar- thur Peter, born July 2, 1904; Pearl Margaret, born February 23, 1907. Mr. Jepson is a mem- ber of the M. W. A. lodge.
FRED W. G. HARTMAN (1898) is a Peters- burg township farmer and stockraiser residing upon the southwest quarter of seetion 26. He was born in Bleckendorf, Germany, December 3, 1861, the son of John and Teresa (Rust) Ilartman, both deceased.
The first thirty years of the life of our sub- ject were passed in Germany, where he secur- ed his education and where he worked in a tile factory after reaching manhood. After reaching that age Mr. Hartman decided to try his fortunes in the new world and in January, 1892, arrived in this country. Ile located first in the town of Renwick, Wright county, Iowa, and five months later went to Goldfield, in the same county, where for five years he lived, working in a tile factory four years and en- gaging in farming one year. Ile moved 10 Jackson county in March, 1898, and has since been engaged in farming in Petersburg town- ship.
Mr. Ilartman was married in Germany on the first day of the year 1884 to Miss Mary Koenig. To this union have been born the following children: Mary, born October 8, ISS4; Dora, born June 6, 1886; Elesbeth, born December 1, 1887; Emma, born June 10, 1890; Ilulda, born August 17, 1892; Paul, born July 6, 1894; Ida, born July 14, 1897: Martha, born February 10, 1902. The family are members of the German Lutheran church.
JOHN HOVELSRUD (1874), in partnership with his brother Bernhard, owns and farms 240 aeres of land on section 27, Heron Lake township, a short distance northeast of Lake- field. Ile is a native of the county, having been born on his father's homestead on section
34, Heron Lake township, October 22, 1874. Ilis parents, Mathias Il. and Ingeborg (Lunde) Hovelsrud, were born in Norway and came to America in their youth. They were early day residents of Minnesota and came to Jackson county in 1873, taking a homestead a little cast of the present village of Lakefickl. The father died there in June, 1899, aged 57 years. The mother still lives on the old homestead. Eight children were born to them, as follows: Iulia (Mrs. A. J. Christy). of Okabena; Hilda (deceased). John, Bernhard, Gilbert, Julius, of St. Paul; Ever (deceased) and HIalmar, of Story City, Iowa.
Until he was twenty-one years of age John lived with his parents, securing an education and working on the farm. After reaching his majority he engaged in school teaching and in 1900 he and his brother bought their pres- ent farm on section 27 and have since farmed the place in partnership. Neither of the broth- ers is married. During the summer of 1909 they erected a commodious residence on the farm. John Hovelsrud has served as a mem- ber of the school board of district No. SO sinee 1900.
FRED O. FREDERICKSON (1875) is the manager of the St. John Grain company's ele- vator at Wilder and of the Sontag Lumber company's yards in the same village. He is the son of Ole Frederickson Bokke and Mary (Mel- lem) Frederickson Bokke, residents of Delafield township. These parents came to the United States in 1870, located at Muskegon, Michigan. and the same fall took up their residence at Madelia. The next year they located at Win- dom, where our subjeet's father worked on the railroad one year and where he conducted a railroad boarding house three years. In 1872 he had entered a homestead claim in Dela- field township. Jackson county, and when he moved from Windom located on the land where He has ever since made his home and where he owns 600 acres of land. He was born in Nor- way in 1844, his wife in 1846.
Our subject is the eldest of five children born to these parents, the others being Ole. Albert, Ella, Gina (Mrs. Jolm J. Swenson). Hle was born in Norway February 19. 1869, and when one year of age accompanied his parents io America. He grew to manhood on the Dela- field township farm, receiving an education in the district schools and in the Breck school
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of Willer, where he studied three years, tak- ing a business course in addition to the sci- entific course. After obtaining an education Mr. Fredericksun assisted his father in the management of the big fan and made his home on the farm until 1901. That year he moved to Wilder and accepted the position of manager of the St. John elevator, which po- sition he has since held. When the yards of the Sontag Lumber company were established in Wilder Mr. Frederickson was made manager and has held that position in addition to his duties with the elevator company.
During his residence in Delafield township Mr. Frederickson served two years as township clerk. He is a member of the Norwegian La- theran church of Delafield.
EMIL PETERS (1889) is a farmer of Sioux Valley township. where he farms 280 acres of land. He is the son of Nicholas and Vaten Peters, now residents of Lake Park, lowa, for many years residents of Jackson county. The father came from Germany in 1852, where he had been a shoemaker. After living in Dav- enport, lowa and Rock Island, Minois, a few year- he came to Jackson county and engaged in farming. He prospered and became one of the heavy land owners of his neighborhood. now owning an even thousand acres of land in Sioux Valley and Best township.
Emil Peters was born in Germany February 22. IST6, and came to America with his par- ents when six years of age. The first year of hi- life in the new world was spent in Daven- port. lowa, and then the family home was made in Rock Island. Ilinois. There Emil attended school and worked in a lumber yard. carrying water and driving a team. He came to Sioux Valley township with his parents in JSS9 and immediately began working out for neighboring farmers. After being so employed five years he again took up his residence with his parents and lived with them until he was twenty seven years old, assisting with the farm work. He was married in 1902. rented his father's half section farm in Rost township und started in life for himself. In 1906 his father retired from the farm and Emil ron- ted the home place, where he has since lived. le farm- 250 acres of his father's land and raises lots of cattle, horses and hops. Ile is a member of the Sons of Hermann lodge.
Mr Peters was married in Sionx Valley
township March 1, 1902. to Ella Brockman. She is the daughter of Hans and Annie Brock- man, of Lakefield, and was born in Tama county, lowa. March 23. 1875. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter-, as fol- lows: Luverna Luella, born February 12, 1903; Leonard Roy, barn October 19, 1909.
JOHN C. HEURESS (1993) own- and farms the southwest quarter of section 14, Delafield township. He has one of the best improved farm, in the township, all tiled and fenced. When he bought the farm in 1901 practically the only improvement consisted of the dwell- ing house.
Mr. Behrens was born in Germany March 21, Ist7, the elder of a family of two children born to Eli and Marguerita (Behrens) Behrens. The former died in Whiteside county, Ilinois. in 1879; the latter is living at the age of 67 year -. John C. Behrens accompanied his par- ents from the fatherland to the new world in 1874. Until he was of age he resided on the farm in Whiteside county, Illinois, Then he married and engaged in farming ou his own account, having rented a farm in that county. Three years later he moved to Plymouth coun- ty, lowa, where he engaged in farming eleven years. In the spring of 1903 Mr. Behrens came to Jackson county and located upon his present place, which he had bought in 1901, and there he has since made his home.
In White-ide county, Illinois, on February 2, 1888, Mr. Behrens was united in marriage to Ida Folkers, who was born in the county in which she was married July 28, 1867, and who is the daughter of Hemy Folker -. Mr. and Mr -. Behrens have had twelve children. of whom three died in infancy. They are mem- bers of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Behrens is a member of the board of supervis- or- of Delalield township.
STEPHEN G. CASS (190;), manager of and owner of a half interest in the Jackson Tile and Brick company. i- a native of Bellingham. Washington, where he was born August 21. 1440. In 1855 be accompanied his parents, James F. and Matilda ( McCrea) Cass, to Seat- tle, and in that city ho was brought up. Hle received hi- primary education in the Puget sound city, and in 1895 became a student at
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Grand Prairie seminary. Onarga, Illinois, where he pursued his studies two years.
Mr. Cass located in Chicago in 1900 and for five years was engaged in the wholesale dry goods trade. Early in 1906 he went to Den- ver, Colorado. remained there six months, and in August of the same year located in Cullom, Illinois. Ile took up his residence in Jackson in August. 1907, purchased a half interest in the Jackson Tile and Brick company's plant, E. S. Shearer being the owner of the other half interest, and has since been engaged as manager of the plant.
At Denver, Colorado, February 1, 1906, Mr. Cass was married to Miss Florence E. Shearer. To them have been born two children: Stephen Bruce, born February 6, 1907, and Jeanette E., born November 15, 1908.
JOHN A. CHALUPNIK (1901) owns and farms the west half of the southwest quarter of sec- tion 15, Hunter township, four miles south of Lakefield. lle is a native of Marshall county, lowa, and was born April 27. 1870, the son of Anton and Tina (Salasek) Chalupnik. These parents were born in Austria and emigrated to America before their marriage. They are now residents of Traer. lowa, and have a family of ten children. the living ones named as fol- lows: Joseph, John, Mary, Rosa, Fannie, Julia, Josie and Emma.
John A. Chalupnik accompanied his parents from his native county when two and one-half years of age and located in Tama county, Iowa, and that was his home until he came to Jackson county in 1901. Ile made his home with his parents on the farm until he was of age and then he and his brother Joseph en- gaged in farming on a rented farm. Ile was married in 1892 and then took up his residence in Traer, where for a number of years he en- gaged in teaming and threshing. In June. 1900, he bought his Jackson county farm and the following March moved on to the place, where where he has since lived. Besides his farming operations. Mr. Chalupnik has been engaged in the threshing business for the last four years.
Our subjeet was united in marriage to Fan- nie Vlasak in Tama county, Iowa. January 6, 1892. She was born in Lin county, Iowa, October 16, 1870. One child has been born to this union. Lucy A .. born July 5. 1893. Mr. Chalupnik has served as chairman of the town- ship board of supervisors for the past two
years and he has been a member of the school board of district No. 84 for the past six years. lle is a member of the Z. C. B. J. lodge.
FREDERICK W. SCHOELLERMAN (1903) is the proprietor of the general merchandise store of Sioux Valley township and was the last postmaster of Sioux Valley postoffice. He was born in Germany September 12, 1852, the son of Frederick and Katherina (Thompson) Sehoellerman. Both his parents died in the year 1905 at advanced ages. They had only two children, Elza Oelke and the subject of this biography.
At the age of two years, in 1854, Fred ac- companied his parents from Germany to Am- erica. The family located at Garnavillo. Clay- ton county, lowa, and in that town our sub- ject grew to manhood and spent his early adult years. Until he attained his majority he re- sided at home, learning the wagonmaker's and carpenter's trades in Garnavillo. After mas- tering his trades. Mr. Schoellerman moved to Farmersburg, also in Clayton county, and con- ducted a wagonmaker's shop until 1884. That year he moved to Beadle county. South Da- kota. and took a homestead, and there he re- sided until 1903, engaged in farming and work- ing at the carpenter's trade.
Because of an accident while building a church in 1903, resulting in a broken arm, Mr. Schoellerman sold out in South Dakota and be- came a resident of Sioux Valley township, Jackson county. He bought the little store conducted in a 16x24 foot building by Mrs. Green and received the appointment of post- master of the Sioux Valley office. which was condueted in the store. Mr. Schoellerman en- larged the building to 24x64 feet, built an addition for a residence, and put in a full line of general merchandise. He has built up a lucrative trade and now handles all classes of general merchandise, dry goods, groceries and hardware. Ile is assisted in the store by his son. Ben.
Mr. Sehoellerman was married at Garnavillo, lowa, November 17, 1874. to Julia Queneel. who was born in Garnavillo. October 10, 1852. These parents have seven living children, as follows: Julius, of Beadle county. South Da- kota: Will. of Ward county, North Dakota: ITubert, of Clark county, South Dakota; Al- fred. of Sioux Valley township: Ben, resid- ing at home; Ora and Olga (twins), attend-
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ing school. Mr. Schoellerman is a member of the A. O. U W., the Hermanson and the Germania lodge -.
HENRY W. VOEHL (18911. One of the most successful farmers of Rost township is the gen- tleman whose name heads this biography. Henry W. Vocht was born in LaSalle county, Illinois, September 2. 1870, the son of Conrad and Barbara (Steinhardt) Vocht. When he was two years old the family moved to Iro- quois county, and there he grew to manhood. lle attended the country schools and worked on his father's farm. As farm land was high in that county, in the spring of 1891. Henry was sent to Jackson county to work on a farm there for one season. to find out the oppor- tunities offered. the climate conditions, ote. Being well pleased with the country he went back to Ilinois in December, 1891, and re- turned to Jackson county in the spring of 1802. accompanied by his parents' brothers and sister and many other immigrants from Iroquois county, the party having with them an entire train load of stock, machinery and household goods.
After arriving in Jackson county Henry com- pleted hi- education with a year's course in the Brock college of Wilder, and thereafter he worked on his father's Rost township farm un- til 1899. That year he engaged in farming for himself, having bought the northwest quarter af section It the year before, and that has ever since been his home. When he bought the farm it was unimproved prairie land, and all the improvements which grace the place to- day are the result- of his work. He has a com- modion- residence, modern in every particular. llis farm is all tiled and fenced with hog. tight tencing in the six-fieldl system.
Besides his farming operations Mr. Voell 'is interested in many other lines of business. He has just begun the breeding of the thorough- bred Holstein cattle for dairy purposes, and aspects to engage in the business extensively. For the past nine years he has owned and op- erated a thieshing machine. When the Rost Comparative Dairy association was organized in Isos he was one of the organizers and was it4 first secretary, an office he also bolds at the present time. He has also been president and a director of the company. Mr. Vochl was one of the organizers of one of the first rural telephone lines in Jackson county the Host
Telep' one company -and has ever since been secretary of the company. He has stock in the First National Bank of Lakefield and is vice president of the bank. He is also a stock. holder in the First State Bank of Okabena and in the Jackson County Cooperative company's -tore at Lakefieldl. He has shares in and is a director of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator company of Lakefield.
In church matters Mr. Voehl takes a promi- nent part. He is a member of the Rost Ger- man Lutheran church and has been treasurer of the church society for a number of years. In a local political way he has also been active. lle has been clerk of Rost township since March. 1895, and has been clerk of school dis- triet No. 103 for the past seventeen years. lle was the census enumerator for the townships of Rost and Evington when the federal ren- sus of 1900 was taken. He also does survey. ing for tile drains.
The parents of Henry Vochl came to the Uni- ted States from Germany in the spring of 1870. They lived in LaSalle county, Illinois, a short time and then located in Iroquois coun- ty. They came to Jackson county in 1891 and made their home in Rost township. The father died March IS, 1903. at the age of 66 years. The mother still lives in Rost and is of years of age. Henry is the youngest of a family of four children, the others being Con- rad R .. Walter and Lizzie (Mrs. Henry Brill).
Mr. Vochl is a man of family. He was mar- ried in Rost township June 18, 1899, to Mary Mbers. She is a daughter of Henry and An- nie (Ernst) Albers and was born in Cook county. Illinois, July 8. IST. To Mr. and Mrs. Vochl have been born four children, as fol- low -: Annie B., born July 1. 1900: Lillian E., born April 4, 1902; Leona F., born June 21, 1906: Sadie M .. born January 2, 1909.
THEODORE FUGLESTEEN (1899) resides in Middletown township. a short distance south of the village of Jackson. He engages in farming and stockraising and buys and ships stock on an extensive scale. He owns a 120. aire farm on section 1. Middletown, and eighty acres on sections to and 7. Petersburg, and also has an interest in a quarter section in Devel county, South Dakota. He has a finely im- proved farm, and is on the road to success.
Mr. Fuglesteen is a Norwegian by birth. and first saw the light of day February 23,
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1876. His parents were Edward and Mary (Lunde) Fuglesteen, the father dying when our subject was six years of age. He was the eldest child. and at the lender age of six he began to work to help support the family. He attended school as opportunity offered. and when fifteen years of age came to Ameri- ra. For five years he worked on farms near LeRoy, Minnesota, attending the American schools during the winter months. In 1896 he rented a farm near LeRoy and engaged in farming there three years. In 1899 he moved to Jackson county, and he and his brother- in-law. John Westerse, farmed on section 12, Middletown, in partnership three years. Dur- ing the next four years be engaged in the threshing and horse business: then he moved onto the farm upon which he still makes his home, having previously traded western land for it. Mr. Fuglesteen is a director of the Jackson County Cooperative Elevator and Stock company.
At Lakefield. on September 6, 1907, Mr. Fug- lesteen was married to Helen Monson, a na- tive of Wisconsin. One child, a daughter, has blessed this union, having been born Novem- her 29, 1908.
Theodore is the eldest of a family of six living children, named as follows: Theodore, Knute, Ole, Conrad, Peter and Carrie (Mrs. Jolm Westerse), of Middletown.
FREDERICK W. TROSIN (1881) owns and farms 240 acres of land in Heron Lake town- ship a short distance north of Lakefield, where he has resided nearly thirty years.
Mr. Trosin was born in Germany September 28. 1857. There he received his education and there he spent the first twenty-four years of his life. His early days were spent working at farm work but during the last seven years of his residence there he was engaged as a fisherman. Our subject came to America in 1881 and proceeded immediately to Jackson county. Two months after his arrival he be- came a land owner, buying a part of his pres- ent farm. Ile spent the first two or three years working out on neighboring farms, then married and engaged in farming. The farm at the time of purchase was unimproved ex- cept for a little homesteader's cabin (in which he lived four or five years) and he has made all the improvements the place boasts.
The parents of our subject were Frederick
and Christina (Maitzlof) Trosin. They eame to America the same time their son did, and the father died on his son's farm in Heron Lake township. There are nine children in the family-six boys and three girls-and all are living in the United States.
Mr. Trosin was married in Rost township December 21, 1884, to Tillie Mittelstadt, who was born in Germany and who came to Am- erica when one year old. She accompanied her parents, Frederick and Sophia Mittelstadt. from the oldl country, lived in Wisconsin a short time and then located in Rost township. Her father, who was one of the early home- steaders of Rost township, died in 1906; her mother is yet living. To Mr. and Mrs. Tro- sin have been born five children. as follows: Bertha (Mrs. Ferdinand Malchow)., Othela, Menna. Emma and Leonard. William died at the age of eighteen months and Richard died when sixteen years of age.
Mr. Trosin was largely responsible for the organization of school district No. SO and he has been the treasurer of the district ever since. He is a member of the German Lu- theran church of Lakefield.
CARL J. SWENSON (1884). of Jackson, was born in Rockford, Illinois, August 30, 1883, the son of Olof O. Swenson and Ida (Swenson) Swenson. His parents were natives of Sweden. Ilis father died in 1897: his mother lives in Petersburg township.
Carl came to Jackson county with his par- ents when seven months old. His father bought a homestead right to the northeast quarter of section 2. Petersburg township, and upon that farm Carl grew to manhood. He attended the district school and assisted with the farm work until he was twenty years of age. He then located in Alpha and for several years was R. F. D. carrier on route No. Hout of Alpha. During two years of this time Mr. Swenson spent his mornings and afternoons working in the Bank of Alpha. During the year 1908 he also conducted a livery barn at Alpha, but disposed of that and located in Jackson, where he has since resided.
Mr. Swenson was treasurer of the Alpha fire department three years, was treasurer of the Alpha cornet band four years and was con- stable of Alpha village one year. lle is a member of the Presbyterian church of Alpha
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and of the M. B. A. lodge, of which he has held the office of secretary.
MAN HARTNECK (1890), proprietor of a dray line in Heron Lake and local agent of the Standard Oil company is a native Minnesotan, having been born in New Ulm June 19. IST. His parents were Joseph and Rosa (Rach) Hartneck, who came to Brown county, Minnesota. from Chicago in 1855. making the trip in a small steamboat up the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. The father died in Brown county about thirty-seven years ago and the mother in 1907 at the age of 70 years.
Max secured his education in the schools of New Ulm and made his home there until he was nineteen years of age. Then he moved to Tracy. Minnesota, where for the next eleven years he worked in a butcher shop and ice plant. He moved to Heron Lake in 1896 and that village has since been his home. Ile work- ed in a butcher shop one year and four years in a lumber yard. In 1901 Mr. Hartneck he- came loenl agent for the Standard Oil com- pany and one year later he engaged in the drawing business and has since been so en- gaged.
Mr. Hartneck has served as constable of Her- on Lake for the last two years and has been a member of the Heron Lake fire department for the last eleven years. He holds member- ship in the M. W. A .. K. P. M. B. A. and Pioneer lodges.
Mr. Uartneck was married in Heron Lake in 1897 to Mr -. Annie Hopkins, who was born in Noldes county. They have no children of their own but have an adopted daughter, Ma- mie R. By a former marriage Mrs. Hartneck is the mother of one child. Frank Hopkins.
CARL, TEIG (1903) is a Hunter township farmer who resides two miles south of the village of Lakefieldl. He is a native of Story county, lowa, and was born Inne 20, 1876. the son of Ole and Sarena Teig. These par- ent- were born in Norway and came to the United States thirty five years ago. From that time until 1901 they lived in Story and Har- din counties, Iowa: then they came to Jack- son county and have since lived in Belmont township. Their children are Carl. John, Ode,
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