History of Wabasha County, Minnesota, Part 87

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn. cn
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Winona, Minn. : H.C. Cooper
Number of Pages: 1222


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C. H. Siem, Mayor of Elgin village, of which place he is a representative business man, was born in Germany, November 22, 1849, son of D. C. and Hen- rietta (Conroy) Siem. His parents were natives of Germany, the father for many years being an engineer in the employ of the German government. D. C. Siem died in 1891 and his wife in 1883, both in their native land. They had four children, all sons, namely : John D., Hans F., C. H., and P. H. C. H. Siem received an excellent education in Germany, where he grew to manhood. In 1870, having reached his majority and being his own master, he set out to seek his fortune in the "New World," and rightly deciding upon the Northwest as offering the best field of opportunity, he came to Minnesota, settling first in Olmsted County, where he remained for one year. Then coming to Wabasha County, he located in Elgin Township, where he found employment and began to accumulate a little capital with an eye to future independence. In 1885 he invested his money in 240 acres of land in the township, which land by 1891 he had developed into a fine farm with an excellent set of buildings. He then sold it and bought another, of 160 acres, near the village of Elgin, on which he followed diversified farming until 1917, during most of that period residing in the village. Careful management and good headwork advanced him far along the road to prosperity and extended his reputation as a man of ability, and gradually he became looked upon as one of the representative citizens of the county, and as such was called upon to fill important positions, both of a busi-


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ness and public nature. For 27 years he was president of the board of educa- tion of Elgin, for three years chairman of the Township board, and is now serving his fifth term as president of the village council. In 1910 he was ap- pointed a member of the board of equalization under Governor Johnson's ad- ministration. He was also for a time president of the Farmers Elevator at Elgin, and in all these various positions has shown the energy and capacity that marked his career as farm proprietor. Fraternally he is a member of Elgin Lodge, No. 115, A. F. & A. M., and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Siem was married, September 15, 1872, to Margaret Reimers, who was born in Cook County, Ills., April 19, 1856, daughter of John and Kath- erine (Reier) Reimers .. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Siem, namely : Emma M., August 17, 1880; Henry, March 21, 1882; George, April 10, 1886; Arthur, November 28, 1889; and Edward, October 23, 1893. John D., who is assistant cashier in the First State Bank at Elgin, married Nellie Dunn, and has two sons, Walter C. and Wyatt. Lizzie is now Mrs. Frank J. Richard- son, residing with her husband, a retired farmer, in Elgin. They have two children, Margaret and Katherine. Emma M. married Byron Rice and has one child, Basil. Henry is a hardware merchant in Clark, S. D. George is em- ployed in the Soufal general store in Elgin. Arthur, who served nine months in the World War, is now assistant cashier in the Clark County Bank, South Dakota. Edward, who served two years in the navy during the World War, and was 15 months in France, is now engaged in carpenter work.


John Reimers, who was in former years a successful farmer and prominent citizen of Oakwood Township, was born in Holstein, Germany, where he grew to manhood and married Katherine Reier. Coming to the United States in 1853, they located first in Cook County, Illinois, of which they were residents 15 years. In 1868 they came to Wabasha County, Minnesota, and settled on a farm in Oakwood Township, where they spent many years in agriculture, in time becoming prosperous. In their latter years they turned the farm over to their son-in-law, and retired to Rochester, where Mr. Reimers died in 1895, and Mrs. Reimers in 1903. They had also two daughters: Margaret, now wife of C. H. Siem, of Elgin; and Katherine, who is deceased.


Arnum Zickrick, a recent arrival among the agricultural population of West Albany Township, was born near St. Charles, Winona County, Minnesota, December 4, 1891, son of Edward W. and Harriet (Biers) Zickrick. The father was a native of Lamira, Dodge County, Wis., born in 1851, the son of Michael and Gustina Zickrick, who came from Germany to the United States in 1848, settling first near Milwaukee, and later at Lamira on land now within the city limits, which they bought and farmed. In 1864 the family moved to Elba Township, Winona County, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zickrick taking a farm of 200 acres on the township line, near St. Charles, to which place they moved in about five years after, Michael being engaged in the manufacture of brick there until his death in 1888. Edward Zickrick spent the first thirteen years of his boyhood in Wisconsin, and subsequently followed his parents' fortunes until he came to Wabasha County in 1909, when he bought the farm of 160 acres in sections 12 and 13, Highland Township, on which he has since lived, though since the fall of 1919 he has been retired. His marriage to Harriet Biers occurred July 18, 1878. Arnum, who was the youngest of his parents' four children, was educated in the common school, which he attended up to the eighth grade, and in the Dover High School, where he was a student for one year. Trained to agricultural work, as a youth he aided his father, and from 1913 to 1919 operated the home farm in Highland Township; also, during the three last years of that period he operated with it the Mrs. Bertha McNallan farm of 200 acres. In the fall of 1919 Mr. Zickrick bought his present farm, known as the Carl Moechnig farm, containing 240 acres, and located in. sections 22 and 27, West Albany. It is well improved, being provided with a good resi- dence, steam-heated and gas-lighted, two good barns, two corn-cribs, a machine-


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shed, hog house, tool shed, thresher shed and poultry house, all substantial buildings and in good condition. Mr. Zickrick has 195 acres of his land under the plow, and is doing general farming, his farm being well stocked with grade Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China hogs. His operating equipment includes six work horses, and he also owns a Chevrolet touring car. He is admirably pro- vided with everything necessary to carry on a successful farming business, and his practical experience and industry are guarantees of success. Mr. Zickrick was married June 12, 1917, to Caroline Sass, daughter of Frederick A. and Amelie J. Sass, of West Albany Township. He and his wife are the parents of one child, Geneva Florine, who was born April 13, 1918. The family are affili- ated with the West Albany M. E. church. Mr. Zickrick is also a member of the Masonic lodge at Kellogg, which he served as junior and senior warden. He is also a 32nd degree Mason of Winona lodge. Politically he is a Republican.


Rev. Francis X. Mueller, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul's Catholic church at Mazeppa, was born in Switzerland in 1870. After receiving his education in the parochial school of his birthplace, Waldkirch, he attended the high school at Gossao, Canton St. Gallen, and subsequently the colleges at Luzerne, Le Troy in France, and Freiburg in Switzerland. He then took up the study of phil- osophy and theology at the famous university of Innssbruck in Tyrol. After his graduation from that institution he came to America, in 1891, and was ordained on November 22, 1892, in Maria Stein, Ohio, by the Most Rev. Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati. His first charge was at the St. Paul's church at Fort Wayne, Ind., and there he spent three years. Then he came to Minnesota to be affili- ated with the Diocese of Winona. The Right Rev. Bishop Cotter, D.D., ap- pointed him as the first resident pastor at Minneiska, where he successfully established a parish, remaining there from 1895 to 1900. In October, 1900, he was transferred to Mazeppa, Minn., again as the first resident pastor estab- lishing a parish, and has remained here ever since. On Thursday, November 22, 1917, Father Mueller celebrated his Silver Jubilee, the day marking the completion of twenty-five years service in the priesthood. The occasion was an impressive one, and for weeks previously his parishioners busied themselves in making fitting preparations. An immense crowd of people was in attend- ance, and shortly before 10 o'clock the cross bearers, accompanied by the altar servers, garbed in the symbolic costumes of the church, and followed by little girls dressed in white, and the many different societies of the parish, with banners, marched from the Rectory to the church. From there the visiting clergy, preceded the Rev. Jubilarian, and the officers of the Mass, followed by his Grace the Most Rev. Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee, to the church, all the ecclesiastics being clothed in the imposing garments of the respective offices. The solemn sacrifice of Thanksgiving was begun by the Rev. Jubilar- ian, the service being accompanied by solemn and appropriate music. The altars were beautifully decorated with flowers, and the interior of the church with green festoons and Papal flags. Two green placards with silver figures, bearing the dates 1892 and 1917, were placed on the pillars in the sanctuary, signifying the 25 years of Father Mueller's priesthood. After the gospel cf the Mass, the Most Rev. and Illustrious Archbishop Messmer, a warm friend and countryman of the Rev. Jubilarian, delivered an inspiring sermon, selecting; as his text, Ps. 109, 5: "A priest forever according to the order of Melchisi- dech." At the offertory of the Mass, the little spiritual bride, Genevieve Hu- berty, assisted by Beatrice Funk and Angela Wagner, presented the Jubilarian with a wreath of glittering silver wheat and grapes upon a white satin silver- trimmed cushion at the altar At the completion of the holy sacrifice of the Mass the choir sang the Te Deum Laudamus, after which the procession was again formed, and the happy throng moved down the main aisle of the church out to the parochial residence. The Rev. Jubilarian was assisted at the holy sacrifice of the Mass by Rev. Dr. Wambold of Lancaster, Wis., assistant priest; Rev. Father Sailer of Linton, N. D., as deacon; Rev. Dr. Breig of Milwaukee, as


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sub-deacon, and Rev. Father Gregoire of Dundee, Minn., as master of cere- monies. Others who honored the celebration by their presence were Rev. Father Meier of Winona, Minn .; Rev. Father Brazil, of West Albany, Minn., and Rev. Bartholome, of Rochester, Minn.


Frederick Johann Engel, an early settler in Wabasha County, and for a number of years a prominent farmer in West Albany Township, was born in Freyenstein, Brandenberg, Prussia, February 4, 1826. He received a good business education and for some years was proprietor of a large mercantile house in his native land. Notwithstanding his advantageous position he was seized with the desire to try his fortunes in the New World, and in 1856 he disposed of his interests in Germany, and coming to the United States en- gaged in mercantile business at Pepin, Wis. It was some years after this that at Read's Landing, on the Minnesota side of the river, Mr. Engel made the ac- quaintance of Wilhelmina Frederica Christine Jacob, who was employed as cook in a hotel there, and to whom he was married October 13, 1861. She, like himself, was a German, having been born in Hanover, July 13, 1843, and having come with her parents to America in 1856. Soon or immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Engel settled on land in section 17, West Albany Town- ship. The country, of course, was then wild, and Indians were numerous. In the vicinity lived Mrs. Engel's parents, who were people of some means, and who were engaged in farming there for a number of years. Her mother died in 1870 and her father in 1890, and both are buried in the Lutheran cemetery on Scotch Hill, in West Albany Township. Mr. Engel's tract consisted of 80 acres, which he homesteaded. As a first residence he built a one-room log house, 16 by 20 feet in size, in which he and his family lived until 1873, when he built a more commodious frame house. His first five children were born, however, in the original building. Though Mr. Engel was a very slight man in physical build, he had abundant energy, and by hard work and good man- agement made satisfactory progress, becoming the owner in time of 280 acres. He was popular with his neighbors and during his active career was elected to various town offices, in which he served efficiently. Politically he was a Republican. He was helpful to new settlers and of a generous disposition. His knowledge of business affairs and a natural good judgment caused him to be often chosen as arbitrator in matters of dispute between neighbors, and his decisions were generally respected. Religiously he was originally at first a Lutheran, but later he and his family connected themselves with the Methodist Episcopal church in West Albany Township. Mr. Engel died, sincerely mourned, on July 4, 1893. Since his death his widow and children have in- creased the size of the farm to 480 acres, 160 acres of which lie in Gillford Township and belong to William, one of the sons. The rest belongs to the Engel estate, which is managed jointly by William and Henry Engel, a total of 455 acres being under the plow. The farm is being operated on a broad and extensive scale, the Engel brothers breeding high grade cattle and Shropshire sheep, besides many hogs. They also buy and ship many cattle. They own their own threshing outfit, together with a large assortment of modern farm machinery, including tractors, and have a number of fine draught horses. The farm is located ten miles southeast of Lake City. To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Engel were born 11 children, three of whom died at birth. The others were: Wilhelmine, born January 9, 1864; William, April 20, 1866; Adolph, March 15, 1870; Helen, July 16, 1873; Emma, April 22, 1875; Frederick, October 24, 1877; Elvina C., January 28, 1880; and Henry, April 9, 1885. Wilhelmine, Adolph and Helen died in infancy, Wilhelmine at the age of about seven months, in August, 1865; Adolph at the age of four months and nine days, on July 24, 1870, and Helen at the age of six months and two weeks, on February 1, 1874. Of the children not specially mentioned above, Frederick is now a prosperous farmer in Elgin Township. The daughters Emma and Elvina are residing on the home farm. Elvina, familiarly known as "Jennie," had a high and normal


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school training, and for 15 years taught school in Wabasha County in four different districts, starting at 16 years, being then the youngest teacher in Wabasha County. In addition to their own family Mr. and Mrs. Engel reared Caroline Pershun, who came to live with them at the age of seven and re- mained until her marriage with William McCracken, of Glasgow Township. They also took a boy named Walter Aho from the State School at Owatonna, but he only remained with them for seven years. The family is one of high stand- ing in this part of the county.


Emric Polson, a veteran of the Civil War, and an early settler in Wabasha County, who is now living retired at Millville, was born in Sweden, October 23, 1835, son of Paul and Gusie (Johnson) Polson. The father died in his native land and the mother subsequently came to the United States. Emric came to this country alone in 1857, being then 22 years old. For three years he resided in Illinois, engaged in farming. Soon after the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, with which organ- ization he served 18 months, taking part in many engagements, including the important battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. In 1863 he was discharged, but re-enlisted and served until the close of the war. He then came to Wabasha County, Minn., and homesteaded land in Oakwood Township, the tract being unimproved except for the existence of a log cabin. It contained 160 acres, which in time he cleared, erecting buildings and developing a good farm. There he followed general agriculture until his retirement in 1918, giving a part of his attention to stock raising and dairying. He was one of the stock- holders of the Millville creamery, which he helped to organize, and also one of the organizers of, and a stockholder in the Millville State Bank. He is a member of the G. A. R. and of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Polson was married January 13, 1869, on his farm in Oakwood Township to Sophie Johnson, who was born in the same part of Sweden as himself, and who is now residing with him in Millville at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Enoc Utigard. He and his wife have had twelve children, of whom eight are now living: Paul, a resident of Lake City; August, of Shovel Lake, Minn .; Carl, who is in the real estate business at Millville; William, who owns the old home farm, on which he resides; Jennie, who married Albert Olson, a farmer; Manda, wife of Julius Blattener, a farmer of Oakwood; Sarah, wife of Albert Thompson, a farmer in Oakwood; and Emma, wife of Enoc Utigard, a ma- chinist of Millville. Those deceased are: Lena, Aaron, Oscar and an unnamed infant. Mr. Polson is a man with an interesting career, the early part of which, when he was making history, was crammed full of adventure, and his early pioneer days in Wabasha County were not untinged with romance. He always bore himself as a man, and he and his wife are widely known and highly esteemed, having brought up a large family to be useful men and women. Mr. and Mrs. Polson celebrated their Golden Wedding on January 13, 1919.


Eldon B. Doty, one of the pioneers of Zumbro Falls, who took a leading part in the development of the village, of which for many years he was one of the leading citizens and business men, was born in New York State, March 21, 1847, son of Baxter and Sarah A. Doty. He was a descendant of Edward Doty, who came to New England on the Mayflower in 1620, his grandfather, Marcus T. Doty, being a great grandson of Reuben, who was a son of Samuel, who was a son of John, who was a son of Joseph, who was a son of Edward Doty, the Mayflower pilgrim. Eldon B. Doty was 14 years old when he came to Wabasha County with his parents, who took a farm in Gillford Township. There he resided until he came to Zumbro Falls as a young man, full of vim and enter- prise. The village was then little more than a plat of land, and he was one of the men who transformed it into a community settlement and place of busi- ness, he starting the first store here. At the same time he owned and carried on a farm about two miles out. He afterwards erected other store buildings and a residence on Main street. Mr. Doty was a man of varied accomplish-


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ments, able to turn his hand to many things. He did most of his own carpenter work and, being also a good mason, he laid the walls of the two-story brick building in which he carried on his general store. He was also a druggist," and conducted the first drug store in Zumbro Falls. After carrying on his store for a number of years he sold the business and engaged in selling coal. Later he restocked his general store, which he subsequently operated until his death, November 30, 1912. It was then continued for three years by his widow, who then sold the store and business and rented the building. Mr. Doty served as treasurer of the village and of the school board and was in many respects a highly efficient and useful citizen whose work and influence made for good in the community. He was a prominent member of the Masonic lodge, and a. man of high character and exemplary home life. In 1899 Mr. Doty was married to Laura M. Adams, daughter of Robert C. and Mary A. (Door) Adams, who came to the northwest from Kingsbury, Maine, in which state the family had been settled for some generations. It was in 1867 that they located on a farm near Hammond, Wabasha County. Robert C. Adams died at Zumbro Falls in 1917, and his wife, now 88 years old, is residing with her son, Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Adams had 12 children, of whom there are six now living: Eugene, of Zumbro Falls; Hannah, now Mrs. Frank Albright, residing in North Da- kota; Mary, who married Robert Jarrett, and lives in Rochester; Margaret, the wife of Amond Hanson, of Rice Lake, Wis .; Walter, who lives in the state of Washington; and Laura, the widow of Eldon B. Doty. To Mr. and Mrs. Doty three children were born: Marie B., Robert E. and Walter R. Marie graduated from Carlton College at Northfield, Minn., and is now a teacher in the high school at Byron, Minn. The two sons reside in Zumbro Falls with their mother.


John Alexander Duffus, a thriving farmer of West Albany Township, comes of good pioneer stock, and was born in section 3, this township, May 14, 1875, son of William and Anne (Wilson) Duffus. He acquired his literary education in the district school, which he attended up to the age of 17, and a practical knowledge of agriculture on his parents' farm, in the operation of which he was from an early age associated with his father. During the winter of 1894-95 he attended the Minnesota Agricultural College. At the age of 21 he rented the home farm from his father, and subsequently operated it until the father's death in October, 1908. Owing to the disposition of the property by the elder Mr. Duffus, the subject of this sketch now owns the north 80 acres of the home farm, on which the house stands, and operates two other "eighties" adjoining for his mother and sister, to whom they respectively belong. He has remodeled the house, which is now a two-story modern structure, gas-lighted, and has a good complement of substantial buildings. In 1916 the former barn was destroyed by lightning, and Mr. Duffus has replaced it with another, 40 by 80 by 16 feet, with a full 9-foot basement, and equipped with modern steel stalls and stanchions. He has a good machine shed 16 by 72 by 10 feet, with a granary, milk and ice-house, double corn crib with 8-foot driveway, poultry house, garage and steel windmill. He is successfully conducting general farm- ing and dairying, milking 18 cows, and the farm is well stocked with high grade Shorthorn cattle, some 40 to 50 head Shropshire ewes and Red Duroc hogs. He also owns a complete Nichols & Shepherd threshing outfit, with other first class equipment, the farm in all respects being one of the best in the township. Mr. Duffus is also a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Co. of Lake City, and a member of the Farmers' Shipping Association of Lake City, and is inter- ested in the U. S. Mexico Oil Co. He has served eight years as a member of the school board, being a Republican in politics, while his fraternal affiliations are with the Modern Woodmen of America at Lake City. Mr. Duffus was mar- ried September 20, 1899, to Julia Ann, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Mc- Illreave) Huddelston, of Glasgow Township, this county, where she was born March 18, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Duffus have three children: Allan Wilbur, born June 22, 1900; Mildred Aurilla, May 20, 1903; and Margaret Catherine, August 20, 1916.


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Gerhard Heinrich Amerland, one of Wabasha County's honored pioneers, who in his humble way aided in developing the great Northwest, was born in Hanover, Germany, June 5, 1828. When he was 18 years of age he left his native country and came to the United States, spending his first five years in this country in New Orleans. From there he came up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, where he remained two years. Then coming farther north he resided at Stillwater a short time, whence he came to Wabasha County and filed on land in Greenfield Township. That winter he returned to St. Louis, but in the spring of 1854 he came back to Wabasha County, accompanied by his brother, Herman. The log house that stands in the rear of the more pretentious resi- dence in which he died was built by himself and brother more than 60 years ago. Mr. Amerland arrived at a time when there was much to be done in the way of developing nature's resources and lending aid in establishing those institutions which go to build up a civilized community, in all of which he took an active part. He had many characteristics decidedly his own. As a com- panion his sociable disposition and keen wit made him incomparable. An hour spent with him when in a reminiscent mood was a rare treat, especially when he narrated incidents of early pioneer life. His memory was a marvel, and the accuracy with which he related a story was only surpassed by the spicy manner he had of telling it. He was fond of the company of others, and above all things he loved music and song. He was a man among men, a friend to his friends, and for these qualities he was respected and esteemed by his associates and neighbors. He filled his station in life and did his duty as he found it. Of the most strict integrity, he gave everyone fair treatment and expected the same from others. Truly he was a man to be remembered by anyone who ever formed his acquaintance. On Saturday, July 10, 1909, the sad news was received that Henry Amerland was relieved of life's sufferings and had passed away from all earthly cares after being confined to his bed for many months. The funeral services were held at his old home on the farm in Greenfield on the following Tuesday, being conducted by the Rev. Carl Landsberger. Teutonia Lodge, No. 19, I. O. O. F., attended in a body and performed the last sad rites of the order over the remains of their departed brother at Riverview cemetery. Interment was made beside the remains of his devoted wife and daughter, who preceded him to their everlasting home. Christina Amerland, wife of Gerhard Heinrich Amerland, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Frank, of Watopa. She was born at Frankfort, Germany, on December 20, 1833, and came to this country with the family in 1854. In the spring of 1856 she came to Wabasha County, and on September 3 the same year became the bride of G. Henry Amerland. With him she passed many happy years at their home in Greenfield, where at last death called her on Monday morning, March 20, 1905. The end was very sudden and unexpected. She had arisen that morning soon after 6 o'clock and came down to the kitchen where her daughter, Lucy, was preparing the morning meal. She was in her usual health and good spirits. Lucy went into the pantry and heard her mother fall. Rushing out, she found her mother on the floor. She complained that she was feeling very ill and weak. This was the last word spoken. She was placed on the lounge, a physician summoned and also Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schmidt of Wabasha, and Edward Amerland and sister of Greenfield. At 8 o'clock she passed away. It was evidently a hemorrhage of the brain. Mrs. Amerland was a good wife and mother and a faithful and devoted Christian woman. She was one of God's noble women and she did God's work in rearing a large family and instilling into their hearts the beau- tiful virtues that have so fruitfully manifested themselves in the lives of such useful members of society as have gone out from that home. Her work is done. She lived beyond the allotted time, three score and ten, and she died esteemed by all who knew her. Hers was a beautiful character and her every word was a benediction.




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