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Mr. Garrow was married in Marshall May 11, 1910, to Stella May Snapp, a native of Kentucky. They are the parents of one son, Everett Charles Garrow, born June 22, 1911.
SAMUEL McDANIEL (1904) is one of the prosperous farmers of Island Lake town- ship. He has been in the county about eight years and farms the west half of section 9.
Mr. McDaniel is a son of Robert and Sinda (Detrice) McDaniel, natives of Indiana and Tennessee, respectively, and was born in Harrison county, Indiana, May 23, 1881. Samuel lived with his parents in Indiana until 1899, during which time he received his schooling. In the last named year he started out in life for himself and went to Leroy county, Illinois, where he worked at farm labor two years.
After the brief period spent in Illinois, young McDaniel went to Nobles county, Min- nesota, and worked on a farm two years. He located in Lyon county in 1904, rented land near Minneota two years, and in 1906 rented his present place. He raises considerable stock and has found this in- dustry to be a profitable venture in the con- duct of his farm.
The marriage of our subject to Irene Hurd occurred in Minneota February 28, 1906, and to this union three children have been born, Beatrice, Adrian and Orvil. Mrs. McDaniel was born in Iowa and is a daughter of Alfus and Ellen (Palmer) Hurd, natives of New York and England, respectively, and now residents of Island Lake township.
ISAAC BUGHER (1905) is the proprietor of an auto and horse livery at Garvin. Until 1905 he was actively engaged in farming; then he retired and moved to Garvin, en- gaging in his present business in April, 1911.
Mr. Bugher's parents were Illinois people. He was born in Henry county, Illinois, Feb- ruary 3, 1862, a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Hillard) Bugher, neither of whom is now living. Isaac Bugher grew to young man- hood and received his education in Illinois and moved to Iowa with his parents when he was nineteen years old. There he resided until 1900, farming for himself after he be- came of age. In 1900 Mr. Bugher journeyed to Murray county, Minnesota, buying land and farming until 1905. That year he gave up active work and moved to Garvin. Mr. Bugher prospered on his farm and has been enjoying a lively business in his present pursuit.
Our subject was married in 1883 to Nettie
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Ingram, a Wisconsin girl. To them were born the following children: Alpheus, Frank, Marietta (deceased ), Archie and Lila. Mr. Bugher's second marriage was to Ida Frost, a native of Germany. To this union one child, Vernice, has been born.
P. A. LINDSTROM (1904), Coon Creek township farmer, was born in Sweden Feb- ruary 8, 1863, a son of John and Mary (Pe- terson ) Carlson. He attended school and grew to manhood in the land of his birth, where he resided until twenty years of age. At that age he came to the United States and located in Chicago, where he worked ten years for the Pullman Car Company. He then moved to Redwood county, Minnesota, where he purchased 160 acres of land and farmed until he sold and moved to Lyon county. -
Nineteen hundred four is the date of Mr. Lindstrom's appearance in Lyon county, at which time he purchased 240 acres on sec- tion 28, Coon Creek township, which he still owns and operates. In addition to general farming, he raises some stock, including Black Polled Angus cattle and Poland China hogs. Mr. Lindstrom was justice of the peace in Coon Creek township four years.
On October 1, 1887, at Chicago, occurred the marriage of Mr. Lindstrom to Caroline John- son, a native of Sweden, born March 1, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom are the parents of three children, Alma, Walter B. and Esther E. Walter is now attending Agriculture School at St. Anthony Park.
JOHN WILLIAM FROEHLICH (1908) is a farmer and thresher of Eidsvold township, residing a short distance north of Taunton. Although he has had his official residence in Lyon county only a few years, he was brought up just over the line in Yellow Medicine county and has a wide acquaint- ance in northwestern Lyon county.
His parents are Charles G. and Anna (Horn) Froehlich. They located in Yellow Medicine county in 1889, bought land there, and made their home there until their re- moval to Hamel, Minnesota, in February, 1911.
Our subject was born in the city of Min- neapolis March 18, 1884, and when five years
old he moved with the family to Southwest- ern Minnesota. He was educated in the Yellow Medicine county public schools and worked for his father on the farm and in the threshing business until 1908. That year he engaged in farming on his own account on section 6, Eidsvold township. He farms a quarter section of land, raises some stock, and in partnership with his father conducts a threshing machine during the fall months. He has had thirteen years' experience as a thresher.
Mr. Froehlich was married in Burton town- ship, Yellow Medicine county, April 10, 1906, to Freda Oetzmann. She was born in Onawa county, Iowa, July 20, 1887. They have three children: Bernard, born August 24, 1907; Es- ther, born June 28, 1909; and Elmer, born April 14, 1911 .. Mr. and Mrs. Froehlich are members of the German Lutheran church and he was road overseer of his district one term.
EDWIN S. RICH (1906) is the station agent at Garvin for the Northwestern rail- road and a dealer in hay of that village. He was born at Baraboo, Wisconsin, June 29, 1870, and spent his young manhood on a farm. He began his railroad career when twenty-one years of age as baggageman for the Northwestern road at Wonewoc, Wis- consin.
Ever since he took that employment Mr. Rich has been with the same company, as station agent since his first position. Prior to taking charge of the Garvin station in 1906 he was agent at various stations in Wis- consin, the Dakotas and Minnesota. He is the proprietor of the Garvin Hay Company and in 1910 shipped over 300 cars of hay. He owns a home in Garvin.
Mr. Rich is married and has four chil- dren, Rodney, Edna, Esther and Alic. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge.
The parents of our subject are Alfred and Josie (Hazeltine) Rich, now residing in Sauk county, Wisconsin. His father was born in London, England, came to America in a sailing vessel when a young man, and for a number of years lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During the war he served in the navy and as a member of a Wisconsin infantry regiment. After the war he was engaged for a number of years as a stage
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driver on the western frontier. The mother of our subject was born in Walworth county, Vermont. Of the family there are eight liv- ing children: William A., Edwin S., Mrs. C. H. Hall, Robert M., Colonel F., Orlando S. and Flora B.
HENRY PATNEAUDE (1900) is the own- er of one of Vallers township's fine quarter sections, his farm being located on the northwest quarter of section 25. He has a well-improved farm, a comfortable home, and is prospering from his farm's returns and from his quite extensive stock raising.
Illinois is the native state of the subject of this sketch, and he was born in Iroquois county November 8, 1855. His parents, Eu- gene and Julia (Blain) Patneaude, were na- tives of Canada and were early settlers in Iroquois county. Henry was born and brought up on the farm and received his schooling in the district. He remained on the home farm until the death of his par- ents and then sold out and came to Lyon county in 1900. He purchased 200 acres on section 25 and has since lived on the place.
The ceremony which united Henry Pat- neaude and Mary Adams in the holy bonds of matrimony was performed in L'Erable, Illinois, October 4, 1880. Mrs. Patneaude was born in that place January 6, 1861, and is a daughter of Frank and Matilda (Mar- cotte) Adams, natives of Illinois and Canada, respectively. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Patneaude, their names be- ing Wilford, Celia, Pearl, who is now a Sister of St. Paul; Edward and Felician. Our sub- ject and his wife are members of the Cath- olic church.
A. O. HOVDESVEN (1875), for the past fourteen years cashier of the Cottonwood State Bank, is one of the prominent busi- ness men of the city. Mr. Hovdesven was one of the organizers of the Cottonwood Hardware Company, one of the large firms of the county, and with A. E. Anderson was at the head of the business until January, 1912. He helped organize the company in 1905 that erected the large two-story brick building in which the company has its quar- ters.
Our subject was born in Norway June 18,
1860. His parents were Ole A. Hovdesven and Marn Hovdesven. When the subject of our sketch was seven years of age the fam- ily came to this country, locating in Dane county, Wisconsin, and residing on a farm until moving to Lyon county in 1875.
The Hovdesvens were among the pic ___ rs when they came to the county and took a homestead on the southeast quarter of sec- tion 6, Vallers township, and a tree claim on the northwest quarter of section 8, of the same township. At that time there were only three families living between the H - desven homestead and the town of Marshall. Their only neighbors were Johannes Ander- son, Ole Broughton and Ole O. Brenna. Messrs. Anderson and Broughton are still living on the river in Vallers township. The old postoffice of Brenner took its name from the fact that it was located on Ole Brenna's farm. The elder Hovdesven lived on the homestead until his death in 1898, at the advanced age of seventy-nine years.
A. O. Hovdesven lived with his parents during his youth, helping with the farm work and later buying the tree claim which his father had taken upon his arrival to Lyon county. There the young man resided up to the time he moved to Cottonwood in 1897.
It was while Mr. Hovdesven was still on the farm that he was married to Emillie Sven, of Chippewa county, Minnesota. The mar- riage occurred June 21, 1888. Miss Sven is a native of Wisconsin. The Hovdesvens have four children: Orvin, a student at the University of Minnesota; Elmer, a stu- dent at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minne- sota; Myrtle, a high school student of Cot- tonwood; and Evelyn, aged eleven.
Since moving to Cottonwood Mr. Hovdes- ven has been called upon to serve in various official capacities. He is president of the Village Council and president of the Board of Education. He was one of the organizers of the school district. Mr. Hovdesven has a brother, Andrew O. Anderson, who lives in Vallers township, and another brother, C. O. Anderson, who is an attorney in Arizona.
JASPER A. CARON (1894), of Vallers township, was born in Kankakee county, Illinois, March 6, 1887. He is a son of Jo- seph and Mary (Dandurand) Caron, also resi-
HOME OF MR. AND MRS. OLIVER A. KILLIUS Known as the Star Farm of Sodus Township.
OLD HOME OF HENRY PATNEAUDE In Iroquois County, Illinois, Where He Was Born and Brought Up.
HOME OF H. P. SANDEN On His Farm Adjoining the Village of Florence.
STANDARD LUMBER CO.
HOME OF THE STANDARD LUMBER COMPANY, AMIRET
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dents of Vallers township. They were born in Canada, settled in Illinois when children, and have lived in Lyon county since 1894.
Jasper was seven years old when the fam- ily moved to the county. For two years his father farmed rented land near Ghent and then moved to the southeast quarter of sec- tion 15, Vallers, a farm he had bought pre- vious to coming to the county. On that farm Jasper grew to manhood and in the nearby district school he received his education. He resided on the home farm with his parents until the fall of 1911; then he moved to his own farm, which is improved with new build- ings. He received the southeast quarter of section 28 from his father and later bought eighty acres on section 33.
Mr. Caron was married in Marshall Sep- tember 11, 1900, to Emma Grandpre, who was born in the city of Chicago May 27, 1881. Her parents, Victor and Louise (Lavoi) Grandpre, were born in Illinois and are now residents of Fairview township. Mr. and Mrs. Caron have three children: Armand, born June 26, 1901; Irven, born August 11, 1903; and Lorine, born July 12, 1907. The family are members of the Catholic church and Mr. Caron holds membership in the Modern Woodmen lodge.
MANNIE G. ALLEN (1910) has been a farmer in Fairview township since Decem- ber, 1910. He was born in Richeson county, Nebraska, October 15, 1882. His father was a farmer, and the first eight years of the lad's life were spent on the farm and he commenced to attend the country schools. When the family moved to the town of Bor- deaux the boy continued his education in the village school and helped his father, who had established a store. Until twenty-three years of age young Allen remained at home. He then went out into the world to make his own way.
His first work was at Kansas City, where he was employed one year in the stock yards. From there he went to St. Joseph, and there learned the barber trade, working at that occupation three years. The year 1910 saw the beginning of Mr. Allen's farm- ing career, when he came to Lyon county and located in Fairview township, where he has since remained.
The marriage of Mannie G. Allen and Lucy
Smith occurred at Marshall in October, 1910. She is a daughter of Thomas E. and Kate Smith, natives of Kansas. Mrs. Allen was born in Bordeaux, Nebraska, July 8, 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have one son, Ralph.
The parents of our subject are Charles Allen and Alice (Spickler) Allen. The lat- ter is a native of Illinois, and both the parents are now living with a son in Zion City, that state.
THOMAS C. JONES (1901) is the owner of the north half of the northeast quarter of section 17, Lyons township. He has resided in Lyon county eleven years. Thomas Jones was born in Wales February 13, 1854, and at fourteen years of age came to the United States with his parents and located in Ohio. There he worked in the coal mines four years and at Danville, Illinois, until 1881.
In the year last mentioned our subject, accompanied by his brother, John, immi- grated to Redwood county, Minnesota. He worked at farm labor several years, after which he spent ten years as a collector, be- ing employed by John H. Bowers, an attor- ney at Redwood Falls. In 1901 Mr. Jones came to Lyon county, purchased his Lyons township farm, and has resided there since. He was clerk of Lyons township eight years, treasurer one year and clerk of school dis- trict No. 69 for six years. Mr. Jones has stock in the Farmers Elevator Company of Russell and is secretary of the company. He holds membership in the Modern Wood- men and Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
Mr. Jones was united in marriage to Rose A. White at Renville, Minnesota. Mrs. Jones was born in Lesueur county, Minnesota, September 21, 1864, a daughter of Nathan D. and Urane (Frazer) White, natives of New York. During the Sioux outbreak of August, 1862, Mrs. White was taken captive by the Indians and was held six months before being released. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the parents of the following named children: William N., Evan C., T. Harold, Myrtle U.
EDWARD LeCUYER (1897) is the pro- prietor of the Duluth House, of Marshall. He is a native of Cloud county, Kansas, and was born August 30, 1880. He lived on the
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farm of his parents in his native county until seventeen years of age and then moved with them to Lyon county. He lived on the farm in Clifton township for a few years and then went to Ward county, North Da- kota, and in the village of Tagus conducted a hotel two years, or until 1910. In October of that year he moved to Marshall, rented the Dnluth House, and has since conducted it. He has improved the hostelry and en- joys a good patronage.
The parents of our subject are Fortuna and Nancy (Marcotte) LeCuyer, natives of Kankakee, and Bourbonnais, Illinois, respec- tively. They moved to Kansas about forty years ago and homesteaded in Clay county, later moving to Cloud county, where they resided twenty-four years. They farmed in Lyon county four years, lived in Red Lake eighteen months, farmed in North Dakota a few years, and in September, 1910, moved back to Lyon county and are now engaged in farming in Grandview town- ship. There are ten children living of this family, as follows: Alfred, Alma, Ada, Med- rick, Marie, Dora, George, Blanch, Eli and Edward. All live in Lyon county except Alma, who is now Mrs. Joseph St. Peter and resides in North Dakota, and Dora, who is now Mrs. Alex Lawson and lives at Grove City, Minnesota.
Edward LeCuyer was married in North Dakota July 25, 1907, to Sarah Peterson, who was born in Blooming Prairie, Steele county, Minnesota. They have one child, Raymond, born August 16, 1909.
PETER CHRISTENSEN (1909) is one of the more recent additions to this farming community, having been a resident of Shel- burne township only about two years. In November, 1909, he moved here from South Dakota and purchased 136 acres on the south half of section 30. He engages successfully in cattle raising besides general farming.
Our subject was born in Sjaland, Den- mark, January 16, 1871, his parents being Peter and Sophia Christensen. The mother is still living in Denmark. Peter received his early education in Denmark in the com- mon schools. At the age of fourteen he discontinued his school work and hired out at farm labor for the next four years. In 1889 Peter came to America and located in . ship.
Buena Vista county, Iowa, where he worked as a farm hand until 1896. February 25 of that year he married, at Newell, Iowa, Augusta Capion, and soon afterward engaged in farming for himself in Buena Vista coun- ty, making that his home for seven years. In 1903 the family moved to Lake county, South Dakota, from which place they recent -. ly came to Lyon county.
Mrs. Peter Christensen was born May 3, 1875, her parents being Chris and Bolettie (Olsen) Capion. Her father lives at the old home in Newell, Iowa; her mother died September 23, 1905.
. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Christensen: Albert Holger, born Feb- ruary 12, 1901; Eva Eldona, born August 30, 1905; and Alvin Wilbur, born April 14, 1910.
Peter Christensen has three brothers liv- ing in this country: Hans, of Newell, Iowa; Chris P., of Chicago; and Nels C., of Dag- mer, Montana. Mrs. Christensen has three sisters living, all of whom are married. Ida Matilda (Mrs. Hans Mathisen) and Fannie Berthalena (Mrs. Niel Mayland) reside in Newell, Iowa, and Mamie Wilmine ( Mrs. James Haahr), at Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
LARS BERG (1902), the owner of 160 acres on section 27 and a well-to-do farmer of Lucas township, was born in Valders, Norway, October 27, 1864. He is a son of Lars and Ingeborg Berg, of whom the former is living in Norway and the latter is de- ceased.
Our subject attended the common schools in Norway until fourteen years of age, after which he worked at farm labor in his native land until 1886. In the spring. of that year young Berg came to America and located in Monona county, Iowa, where he resided about eleven years, and then moved to Clay county, Minnesota, where he purchased land and lived until 1902, pursuing the occupation of a farmer.
It was in the spring of 1902 that Mr. Berg came to Lyon county and purchased the south half of the south half of section 27, Lucas township. On that place he has since made his home and devoted himself to gen- eral farming and stock raising. He has prospered and his quarter section is one of the fine pieces of real estate in the town-
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Mr. Berg was married October 16, 1885, in Norway to Siri Olson. She was born April 25, 1861, and died November 18, 1909. She and Mr. Berg were the parents of eight children, all of whom are living at home with their father. Their names are Louis, Olaf, John, Anna, Lillian, Harry, Clarence and Ida. Mr. Berg is a member of the United Norwegian Lutheran church of Cot- tonwood.
HECTOR HOFMAN (1900) holds the posi- tion of clerk in the Edward Schreiber hard- ware store in Ghent, and though only recent- ly an employe Mr. Hofman brings to the store business experience of his own and is proving his worth.
Our subject was born in Belgium March 31, 1871, and is a son of Camiel and Constantie (Van Dendacle) Hofman. The former par- ent is dead and the mother is still a resident of the old country. Hector received a good education in his native land, attending the grade and high schools and later the College of St. Marys in Audenarde, Belgium. His schooling was finished when he was seven- teen and for the next twelve years the boy helped his father on the farm.
Coming to America in 1900, Mr. Hofman was employed in a laundry seven months. He then came to Lyon county and worked as a farm hand near Ghent three years and one year as a laborer on the new Catholic church building. The Farmers Elevator Company engaged Mr. Hofman's services and he was grain buyer for that firm the next five years. He resigned his position to investigate the West and for two years our subject con- ducted an irrigated farm near Fountain, Colorado. He decided that Lyon county was much the better country and returned to Ghent, where he has since been employed in the hardware store.
Mr. Hofman married Louisa De Maeght November 23, 1903, his wife being a native of Belgium. They have six children, Ed- mund, Herman, Esther, Alfrede, Elvere and Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. Hofman are mem- bers of the Catholic church.
JULIUS SWEEN (1895). Among the prosperous farmers of Westerheim town- ship is Julius Sween, who resides in the
extreme northeastern corner of the pre- cinct. His farm consists of 160 acres in Lyon county and forty acres in Yellow Medicine county, the home place being on section 1, Westerheim.
Julius Sween is a native Minnesotan, having been born in Chippewa county Oc- tober 20, 1875. His parents, Ole and Mattie Sween, came from Norway in an early day, lived in Wisconsin for a time, and then became residents of Minnesota. They were pioneer residents of Chippewa county and Ole Sween was a homesteader there. They resided there until 1900 and have since made their home in Granite Falls.
Until he was sixteen years of age Julius attended the district schools of his native county. He came to Lyon county in 1895, worked for his brother-in-law two years and then farmed the place for himself four years. In 1901 he became a land owner, having purchased at that time the farm he now conducts. He resided on the place until 1909, then moved to Granite Falls and for three years conducted a garage in partnership with his brother, O. B. Sween. Mr. Sween returned to his farm in March, 1912. He has a well-improved farm and is a successful farmer. He has stock in the Home Telephone Company of Cottonwood. He and his family are mem- bers of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Normania township, Yellow Medicine county.
Mr. Sween was married in Yellow Med- icine county June 6, 1898, to Emma Sever- son. She was born in Barron county, Wis- consin, July 24, 1877, a daughter of An- drew O. and Rangneld (Brenden) Sever- son, former residents of Lyon county. Mrs. Sween's parents sold their Lyon county farm to Mr. Sween, bought land in Yellow Medicine county, and now reside there. Ruby Marion, born April 11, 1900, is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Sween.
JACOB C. MARSHALL (1906) is the proprietor of the farm on the northwest quarter of section 18, Grandview township. His parents, Jacob Marshall and Eliza- betli (Muller) Marshall, were natives of Germany and came to the United States when young, both locating in Erie county,
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New York. Shortly after their arrival in this country they were married and lived for many years in Erie county, where they farmed. They were the parents of thir- teen children, as follows: Sophia, Mag- gie, John, Katie, Lizzie, Peter, Annie, Ja- cob C., Joseph, Alesius, Albert and Dennis. One child, Bertha, died at the age of three years. Mrs. Marshall died in Erie county in 1887, and a few years afterward Mr. Marshall and some of the children moved to Chicago, where the father died in Sep- tember, 1907.
Jacob C. Marshall was born in East Aurora, Erie county, New York, January 21, 1872. He was educated at an academy in his home county and grew to young manhood on the farm. Two years after his mother's death he moved to Iowa and made that his home until 1901, then mov- ing to Redwood county, Minnesota, and farming five years. It was in 1906 that he came to Lyon county and located in Island Lake township. Mr. Marshall farmed in that township three years and in January, 1909, moved to the place which he now owns.
Our subject married Mary Finnell in Lucan, Minnesota, January 21, 1904. She is a native of Iowa, and she and her hus- band are the parents of three children, Jacob, Linda E. and John.
ESTEN MYRAN (1892) has been a res- ident of Shelburne township ever since coming to this country from Norway in 1892, having made Florence his home the greater part of the time. For the period of a year and a half our subject was em- ployed in South Dakota as a farm hand.
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