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place his home at some future time. He started a lumber mill at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and continued there until 1862, when he sold his in- terest to his partner and managed his business in Canada until 1872, when he came to this place. In 1878, he became interested in the Star Oil Company, of which he is the manager. Married in 1857, Miss S. M. Stiles of Fort Covington, New York. They have had two children, Fannie J. and George. Fannie died in 1868 and George is with his father in the Star Oil Company.
James Albert Dodge, professor of chemistry in the University of Minnesota. was born at Sa- lem, Massachusetts, March 27th. 1848. He grad- uated at the Salem high school in 1863, entered the classical course at Harvard University in 1865, and graduated in 1869. He next taught school one year in Newport, Rhode Island, thence returned to Salem and taught in the high school three years, paying close attention to the science of chemistry. In 1873, he went to Europe, pur- sning the study of chemistry at the Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin, in Germany. He went from Germany to Manchester. England, and studied with Professor II. E. Roscoe, the famous chemist. In 1875, he returned home and taught in the Omaha, Nebraska high school, making a specialty of teaching chemistry. In the fall of 1876, he returned to Europe to complete his studies at Leipsic and Heidelberg, receiving from the latter the degree of Ph. D. in the spring of 1878. Returning home he took a position as pro- fessor of natural science in Baldwin college at Berea, Ohio. In the fall of 1880, he accepted the offer of professor of chemistry in the Uni- versity of Minnesota.
John W. Doell was born in Saxony, German Empire, August 28th, 1851. After attending col- lege at Eisenach four years, he came lo America in 1867, and was engaged for several years as a type-setter in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In 1872. he came to AAddison, Illinois, where he com- pleted his studies in English at the Seminary whence he graduated in 1874. Coming to Min- neapolis, he was engaged in teaching Trinity Parochial school, continuing until November 1st, 1880. when he resigned.
W. A. Dolliver was born at Kenduskeag, Maine, October 2d, 1844. He received his education in his native town and remained there until the age
of twenty-one, when he went to Bangor, Maine, and began in business as an insurance agent. He remained at Bangor until coming to Minne- apolis in 1874. and has since resided here. He still continues in insurance and now conducts what is known as Dollivers' Insurance Exchange, representing six of the leading companies. Hle was united in marriage, November 15th, 1870. lo Miss Ella Simonton, of Maine. They are parents of one son, aged one year.
Edward Donlin was born in November, 1824, and is a native of Ireland. Ile came to America, in 1839, and was one of the first settlers in Minne- sota, locating in Washington Lake township, Sibley county; he had the honor of naming the township. In 1865 he came to Minneapolis, and was employed by others seven years, then com- menced business for himself, and is now proprie- tor of the North-western Marble Works. Ile was married in 1849 to Miss Jane S. Bunnell, of New York city. They are parents of six children.
M. Donnelly was born in Lewis county, New York, January 31st, 1837. He learned the shoe- maker's trade at Booneville, Oneida county. Ile first started in the pursuit of his trade in his na- tive county. lle came to Minneapolis in 1872, and started in the boot and shoe business in Feb- ruary of the next year, at his present location, 312 Washington Avenue north. Hle employs nine men who are constantly at work in the man- utfacture of all kinds of boots and shoes to order. Ile married Helen E. Hinton, of Lewis county, New York, in 1859.
J. W. Doran was born in 1850 in Indiana. Hle moved, in early life, with his parents to Ohio. Ile lived there five years. then went lo James- town, Blue Earth county, Minnesota, in May, 1857. Ile resided there until coming to Minneap- olis in 1872. He learned the trade of cooper in this city, and joined the association in 1876. Ile was married in 1879 to Miss M. C. Graham. Res- idence, 918 Chicago Avenue.
J. II. Dorner was born at Adrian. Michigan. in 1852. lle went to Chicago in 1870, and learned the art of making confectionery with Mr. Eckardt, the famous Chicago caterer. He remained there until 1880 when he came to Minneapolis. He has now one of the finest establishments of the kind in this city. His wife was Pauline Kelly, of Chi cago.
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C. D. Dorr was born at East Great Works. now known as Bradley. Maine. in 1-21. He followed Inmbæring through early life and in ISH came to st. Anthony. In Is49 he built a frame house. then in company with a few men went to Swan river and inet "Hole-in-the-Day." an Indian chief at Little Rock, and aranged with him for getting out timber, for which they were to pay five dollars per free. They out about one Jin- dred sticks which was the first timber gotten out. Mr. Dorr continued in lumbering until he became comected with the Mississippi and Rum River Boom Company. For ten years he was employed in looking up and locating government, state and school lands. He served as alderman of St. An- thony one term. In less he took the position of hmm master and yet serves in that capacity. He married Celestia 1. Ricker of Maine. March Ith. 1519.
Daniel Douglass is a native of England. le came to Minneapolis in ISZL. and was in the em- plos of Walker Brothers five years, being foreman three years. After leaving their employ he en- Kaged in business for himself and is now a mell- ler of the prosperous firm of Douglass and Hall. machinists and mill furnishers. He was married at Bury. England. Angust. 1866, 10 Elizabeth Holl. Mary E .. Sarah AA .. and Annie are their living children. Residence on Cedar Lake road.
James DougHerty was born at Baltimore. Mary- land. Angust. 1-65. He came to Minneapolis in Ist2 with Ins parents. He commeneed working In the Pillsbury mill in Jsa at the foot of the ladder and has advanced step by step until he has reached the position he holds at present, that of stone dresser. He has been stone dresser and grinder forsix years past. By his strict attention and unlustry gives entire satisfaction to hisem- plovers.
Hezekiah B. Dow is a native of New Hamp- «bie. born December 30th. 1526. He lived with Ins parents on a fann until twelve years of age. when they moved to Gilmanton. New Hampshire. and four years lato to Vershire, Vermont. Mt the age of eventern ly went to Lowell. Massa- Ou ette, and served an apprenticeship as mason and pla ton He heart of the falls of st. An- thous and resolved to see them, som 150 he startel west. 11 the time be anivel at &t. An- theny there were Just few lammhes here. but his
trade yielded him four and five dollars per day. which soon enabled him to purchase a home on the banks of the Mississippi and send for his wife, whom he had left in Maine. They lived on the east side thirteen years. In 1864 be removed to Minneapolis and bought property of Mr. Bickford. where he now resides. at 101 Fourth street north. He was married to Miss Eliza Goodrich of Bart- lett, New Hampshire. in 1855. Their only sur- viving child is Horton L .. who is station agent at Osakis, Minnesota, for the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad.
Professor John F. Downey was born at Hirams- burg. Ohio, January Joth. 1816. When he was eleven years old his parents removed to Michigan. He attended school at Three Rivers, and Colon Seminary, staying at the latter place two years. Thence he went to Hillsdale College, Michigan. entered the freshman class in the spring of 1867 and graduated in 1870. after which he took the place of Professor Collier, professor of natural sciences, for a year, and then was principal of the school at Cassopolis, Michigan. At the expiration of that time he took a post-graduate course in the higher mathematics, astronomy and civil engi- heering at the University of Michigan. For sev- eral years after completing his post-graduate course he was professor of mathematics and as- tronomy at Ann Arbor. In the fall of 1880 he received an offer and accepted the same posi- tion at the University of Minnesota. He was married. December. 1875. to Miss Stella Osborne. of Cassopolis, Michigan, by, whom he has one child. Harold D.
J. O. Prange, a native of Norway. was born in 1830. He came to the I'nited States in 1861. and resided in Racine, Wisconsin, eight years, en- gaged in blacksmithing. He then went to Offer Tail county, Minnesota, on a farm. remaining three years: thenes to Minneapolis, where he worked at blacksmithing until 1879, when he opened a clothing store, located at 309 Washing- ton Avenue south. His wife was Jennie Hven, whom be married in 1576.
William Dressler was born in Germany. July 211h. 1831. He came to the United States in 1552. and passed the time in prospecting in vari- our parts of the country until 1556. when he came to Minneapolis. He removed to St. Paul and lived four years; thence to Osseo, Minnesota, in
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1862. and remained until 1864. Ile then went to Watertown. Minnesota, and engaged in the grist and saw-mill business until 1870. when he re- turned to Minneapolis, and has since been in a sale and boarding stable. Ile was married in 1859, to Doretha Ruter, of Germany. They have seven children : Matilda, Amelia, Martin, Anna, Fred, Albert, and Oito.
D. Driscoll, born in 1840, is a native of Ireland. At sixteen years of age he learned carriage-mak- ing, serving an apprenticeship of five years, also paying a premium of fifty dollars. He has been in the business continually ever since. Ho eame to America in 1862. locating at Waupun. Wiseon- sin. In 1871 be removed to Mimeapolis, and worked at his trade until 1875, when he estab- lished business for himself. In 1879 the firm of Driscoll and Forsyth was formed. Ile married Miss Margaret Ryan, in 1866. They have five daughters and two sons.
C. 1I. Dubois was born March 24th, 1847, at Iligh Falls, New York. The son of a farmer in poor eireumstances, he worked his way through the Albany Normal school. After serving for three years as principal of a large public school, he spent a year at Cornell University. Next he attended the law department of Michigan I'ni- versity, from which he graduated. After resid- ing a year in Galveston, and another in Washing- ton, he purchased the Herald at Grand Haven. Michigan, and two years later, the Saturday Eve- ning Post at Grand Rapids. Noting the rapid growth of Minneapolis, in wealth and population, Mr. Dubois eoneluded that here was a much larger field than in Michigan. On the 26th day of July. 1879. he started the Saturday Evening Spectator, which is now a well established weekly newspaper.
William Duhnke is a native of Prussia. Ile came to America in 1854; resided at Chicago one year; thouce to Milwaukee remaining two years. Ile next made Indiana his home where he re- mained seven years, dealing in general merchan- dise, also kept the Tell City post-ollice. In 1866, he came to Minneapolis, and after being a dealer in crockery one year. opened the Mozart ball of which he is proprietor. He married Augusta Guhr in 1857. She died in 1871, leaving two children; William and Amelia. Mr. Duhnke
married again, Annie Guhr, who bore him two ehildren; Reinhold and Laura.
(. 1I. Dunham was born at Plainville, Connec- tient, June 26th, 1852. He moved with his par- ents to Faribault, Minnesota, when a child; while there learned milling and worked in mills until he came to Minneapolis, which was in Au- gust, 1880. On his arrival in thiscity, he entered the Union mill as miller.
L. A. Dunn was born at Lancaster, Ohio, Au- gust 19th, 1850. Hle came to Minneapolis in 1869 and received his education at the University of Minnesota, and after graduating read law with Beebe and Shaw, and with Lochren, MeNair and Giltillan, and was admitted to practice. TIe was appointed clerk of the municipal court by Judge Cooley in 1877 for one year. He was sue- eeeded by Mr. Wilson, who died in 1879, and Mr. Dunn served the remainder of his term. The spring of 1880, he was appointed for one year. Ilis marriage occurred in 1876. Ile is the parent of one son; William.
Thomas Dunn is a native of Treland, born in 1847. ITe came to the United States in 1857, his father having preceded him. He learned milling with the Pillsburys, was with them six years, and is now in the Anchor mill. Ten years pre- vious to his coming bere he was engaged in eot- ton mills. Ile married Miss Mary McCarthy, September 19th. 1870. Their children are: Will- iam J., Thomas M., Juliet, Ellen and Grace.
R. P. Dunningion was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1835. Ile located at St. Anthony in 1856, and assisted in building Bassett's saw-mill on Bassett's Creek; also assisted in putting in the machinery at the North Star Woolen Mills and the Cataract mill. Ile continued as a mill-wright until 1873, when he took the Pettit & Robinson saw-mill to operate. In 1878 he opened a liquor store and billiard hall. He married Ella Rowe in 1867. She died in 1870, leaving one ehikl, Parris M.
1. A. Dinsmoor, deceased, was born in Lunen- burgh, Worcester county, Massachusetts, Decem- ber 18th, 1808. Ile located first at Farmington, Maine, and was elected from that district to the leg- islature. He also held many responsible offices in that locality, some of which were : postmaster, county treasurer, superintendent of school boards, etc. Hle removed to St. Anthony in 1851, and the
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next year bought land in the present town of Richtield. Hennepin county. A portion of this land he donated to the Richfield Mills Company. being where the mills now stand. Another por- tion he donated for the school building. He was a man of unusual enterprise, and ranked among the most prominent men in his town and country. Among the offices of trust which he held were: assessor, postmaster. and justice of the peace. In 1573 he removed with his family to Los Angeles. California, at which place his busy and well spent life ended. December 23d. 1573. The remainder of the family still reside there. except one son, Frederick A .. who is a resident physician of Min- neapolis. Mr. Dinsmoor was married Jine 1th. 1-37. to Almira Mosher, of Temple. Maine. Their children are : JJames F., Irving A .. Albert V .. Charles 11 .. Frederick A., and John M.
F. A. Dinsmoor has been a life long resident of Hennepin county. having been born at Rich- tield. May 2sth. 1553. He received his education at the public schools and State University, of Minneapolis. He first studied medicine with Drs. Goodrich and Kimball, of this city. and gradu- ated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. of New York. in 1575. He afterwards received private instructions in surgery, diseases of the chest, pathology and chemistry. from Professors Hamilton. Flint, Janeway, and Doremus. le was associated for a time with 11. I. Kimball in practice, and as a surgeon for the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. He is a member of the State Medical Association, and is professor of surgery in the medical department of Hamline I'niversi- ty. He was married in 1576, to Bessie Turner. daughter of the late Dr. Turner, of the United states army.
W. Droll was born in isto, at Bavaria. lle came to America in Ists and to Minne- apolis in 1523, and bas since been engaged in de manufacture of barrels, tubs, hogsheads, Legs, etc. He was married in 1475. Residence -2- Mami street north-east.
1. W. Dyer was born at Addison. Washington county. Mame. in 1-30. le engaged in farming And treat Innlding. and in 1-Gt came'to Corcoran. Henne jan county, Mumsola, then went to l'she's Prak to two years and returned to Corcoran in 1-59. In 142 Le removed to Rockford, Wright county, and for two years was a carriage maker,
then worked a farm until coming to Minneapolis in 1875. and has since been proprietor of the Wil- ber House. November. 1579. he took the Clark House and ran it one year. then returned to the Wilber House. He married Annie Astrope. of Canada. in 1563. Their children are. Abbie F. and Harris I1.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
BIOGRAPHICAL, E. F AND G.
E. W. Eddy, a native of Brunswick, New York, was born June 28th, 1826. Ile went to Albany and remained two years, then removed to St. Paul and remained in the livery business there until 1861. when he came here and in 1864 sold out; then he passed three years Imbering, and in 1867 returned to the livery business. Ile built the stable he now occupies in 1878: it is located on Third street between Nicollet and First Avenue south. Mr. Eddy married Julia Groff in 1849; she died in 1869, leaving two children, Melford and Carrie: he was married the second time in 1572, to Anna Waleh.
1. 11. Edsten, a native of Sweden, was born in 1×37. He emigrated to America in 1864, and lo- cated at Chicago, where he was first engaged as cabinet-maker. and afterward was employed on the wood-work in var-shops; he remained there about two and one-half years, and came to Min- neapolis May 5th, 1867. He worked in ear-shops until he established himself in the furniture bus- iness in 1871.
1. F. Eichelzer was born near Heidelberg. Ger. many. October 7th. 1550. When two years of age he came with his parents to America and settled in New Orleans: removed to La Fayette. Indiana. in 1555, and in 1572 he came to this city , and en- tered his present business as hafter and furrier, with .I. S. Sneddy for partner. Mr. Eichelzer had nine years experience in this business while at La Fayette. He married Louise B. Gregory. September 1st, 1571. They have one child, Hat- tie G.
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Wyman Eliott was born in Penobscot county, Maine, May 19th, 1834. Ile came to Minneapo- lis in 1854, and has been closely identilied with the growth and prosperity of the city; he has had the advantage of witnessing its advancement in every direction, and has thus become well ae- quainted with its history and early setllers. Ile passed his first year in Minnesota on a claim near Monticello; he is one of the pioneer farmers and market-gardeners of this county. Ile has a pleasant home at the corner of Tenth street and Ninth Avenue south. Mr. Eliott was married November 25th, 1868, to Mary Ella Chase, of this eity. They have two children. Sarah and Jenella.
Charles J. Elliot. a native of Canada, was born December 25th. 1848. 1le came to this city in the summer of 1871 and worked at his trade of miller until 1872, when he commenced in busi- ness and continues very successfully, as dealer in fruits, confectionery, oysters, ice cream, ete., at 727 Washington Avenue south. Mr. Elliot mar- ried in 1875, Dora Tool of Minneapolis.
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D. Elliot was born December, 1828. in Penob- scot county. Maine. In 1852 he went to Califor- nia and was interested in mining until the winter of 1854, when he returned to Maine, and the fol- lowing spring came here and pre-empted a farm of 160 acres where his present residence is, 1415 Sixth Avenue south ; for five or six years he was engaged in gardening. In May. 1862 he went to Montana but returned in 1864 and for a time car- ried on a grocery business. Mr. Elliot's wife was Marietta Smyth, of Maine. They have one child, Etta.
B. R. Ellis, born October 19th, 1835, at Nan- tneket, Massachusetts. In early life he went to northern New York, and at the age of seventeen commenced to learn carpentering. In 1862 he re- moved to lowa and remained six years, then re- turned to New York. After a residence of four years there and one year in Canada he went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In the spring of 1871 he came to Minneapolis and has since been engaged in business here ; the firm at present is Ellis and Huff. carpenters. builders and jobbers, 305 Second Avenue south. Mr. Ellis was married October 19th, 1854, to Miss Spears, who died in 1862, leav- ing two children; his second wife was Mary Mead, who has borne him two daughters.
James T. Elwell was born July 2d, 1855, at St. Anthony, Minnesota. Ile moved with his pa- rents to Granite City and thence to St. Cloud, where he remained until 1864, then removed to Cottage Grove ; In 1874 he came here and estab- lished the business of manufacturing spring beds. Mr. Elwell is a young man of energy and perse- verance, and is meeting with deserved success ; a description of his business will be found in this work among the manufactures of the city.
Seth Emerson was born at Deer Isle, Maine, in 1834. Twenty-three years of his life were passed on the sea; he commenced before the mast and worked his way up to Captain. In 1870, he came to Minnesota and located at Wells, re- mained only two years, then came to Minneapolis and engaged in carpenter work. He is now a member of the firm of Galpin and Emerson, carpenters, builders and jobbers; they employ eighteen men, and their principal business has been building residences. Mr. Emerson was mar- ried in 1864 to Miss Whitney. Their residence is 923 Twenty-first Avenue south. They have had five children, only two of whom are living.
George W. Emery, M. D. was born at Toronto, Canada, May 21st, 1841. He received his edu- cation in the schools of that city; Knox college and Model school. He studied medicine at the University of Tronto, at Bellevue hospital medi- cal college, and in 1865, graduated from the Berkshire medical college of Pittsfield, Massachu- setts. Ile praetieed in Illinois eight years, and four years in Wisconsin. In May, 1877, he came to Minneapolis and has since followed his profession here. Hle is physician to the Bethany Home, and is medical examiner for the New England Mu- tual, New York Life and Hartford Continental Insurance companies. Dr. Emery was married in 1851 to Miss Hall, of Philadelphia, who died in 1862; in 1864, he married Matilda Fairfield, of Toronto, Canada. They have one child, Bertha. Dr. Emery is a member of the Peoria county, Ilinois, medical society, and of the Minnesota state medical society.
N. Il. Emmans, a native of Sussex county, New Jersey, was born January 19th, 1851. He grew to manhood with his parents on a farm and attended the public schools at home, also Starkey Seminary, at Eddytown, New York. He came to this city in 1875, and two years later entered
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the Boston one price clothing store. where by en- ergy and strict attention to business. he has gained the entire confidence of his employers. and now has charge of the merchant tailoring department.
August Ende was born in Germany, in 1829. and emigrated to America in 1s17. He lived at Baltimore, Maryland. the first year then removed to St. Louis, Missouri: thence to Freeport. Illi- nois. where for two years he was in the hotel business. In 1855. he came to St. Anthony and continued the same business until 1863; he then moved to this side of the river. bought and en- larged the Farmer's hotel. and has since kept the house. He married Miss Amelia Rey, at $1. Lamuis in 1-53. They have nine children, Louisa, Edward. Bertha. Charles, Adolph, Amelia, Emma Anna and Julius.
1. O. Englested was born in Norway, in 1851. In 1-6 he came to the I'nited States, and passed two years in farming. at Rushford. Minnesota; he came here in 1872, and for four years worked about the bomber mills: in 1876 he started in the saloon business at 117. Washington Avenue south. and in April. Isso, moved to No. 1201. Hle was married in 157s. to Laura Egstrom. who has borne him one child: Harry J.
Henry Enger. a native of Norway, was born February 19th, 155. He emigrated to America in 1×69. and located in Wisconsin, where for three years he was in the saloon business; in 1573 he came to Minneapolis, passed eighteen months in a hotel. ant three years in the North Star Laundry. Since that time he has been in the restaurant business. He married Miss Lena (sen in 1576. They have one child: Mary.
Samuel Erb was born in Canada, January 26th. 1-52. Ile came to Minneapolis in 1870, and the year following went to work at the Goodnow and Hawly lumber mill, where he had charge of the sealing department two years: since 1573 he has had the management of the mill. Mr. Erb's wife was Catherine Haben: they were married June 30th, 1571. and reside at 112 Fourth Ave- uue north. Their children are Mary, who died at the age of one and one-half years. William
Wiggin until 1870, when he went into the meat business, and since 1877 has kept a market in partnership with Mr. Hopper. Mr. Essene's wife was Annie Mersen. of Milwaukee. Wiscon- sin: she has borne him two children. only one is living. a girl born in Isso.
J. M. Eustis was born in Oxford county, Maine. December 15th. 1827. In 1857 he removed 10 Minneapolis, and with his own hands cleared away the hazel brush and threw up the first dirt for the Nicollet House, which was completed, furnished and opened May 1858; during the hard times of 1857, he was advised by some of the leading men here, to abandon the enterprise, but with his pluck and perseverence he carried it through to successful completion. and then dis- posed of his interest to Gilson Brothers. At the commencement of the rebellion he made a con- tract with the Government to ferd all the Minne- sota soldiers for thirty-seven cents each per day: he also supplied the army under General Sibley, during the war upon the frontier. after the In- dian massacre. At the same time he was en- gaged in the lumber business with W. E. Jones and Company. for about five years, then built a block on Hennepin Avenue. He. in company with others, selected the site for a fair ground, laid out a track, erected buildings and put every- thing in good order for the purpose. Mr. Eustis has been a contractor on the Northern Pacific railroad: and was in the employ of the St. Louis railroad company for several years. until in the fall of ISS0, he was elected sheriff of Hennepin county for two years.
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