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Frederick H. Aldrich, M. D., a leading citizen of Belview, has been one of the active factors in the modern growth and pros- perity of that thriving metropolis. As mayor, banker, postmaster, physician and man-of-affairs, he has taken his part in every public move and his efforts have been appreciated by a constantly increasing circle of friends. He was born in Faribault, this state, February 22, 1872, son of Daniel J. and Isabel (Clements) Ald- rich, who brought him to Beaver Falls, Renville county, in 1878.
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After passing through the district school of his neighborhood, he went to Minneapolis, where he attended the Lincoln graded school and the Central High school. Thus prepared, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Chicago, the medical department of the University of Illinois, and was there graduated, May 20, 1902. He next received the customary training as an assistant at the Vesta (Minn.) hospital. His first office was at Seaforth, in this county. In 1903 he came to Belview and suc- ceeded to the practice of Dr. H. P. Dredge. Since then he has continued in his profession here and has won for himself an enviable reputation for his skill and knowledge. His public serv- ice has included ten years as coroner of Redwood county and two years as mayor of Belview. As postmaster of Belview since March 7, 1914, he has given the village the best postal service it has ever received. His financial holdings include stock in the Farmers' State Bank, of which for three years he was president, and 375 acres of Redwood county real estate. His fraternal affilia- tions are with the A. O. U. W. and the A. F. & A. M. Dr. Aldrich was married August 18, 1903, to Emma L. Scholz, M. D., born at Lake Zurich, Ill., June 1, 1874, daughter of Franz and Augusta (Froelich) Scholz, both natives of Leipsig, Germany. Dr. and Mrs. Aldrich have one son, Herrick J., born February 20, 1907. Emma L. Scholz, now Mrs. Frederich H. Aldrich, graduated from the high school in Joliet, Ill., in 1897, and entered the Chicago College of Homeopathy from which she was graduated in 1902 as one of the first class of three women to receive a degree from that institution. Thus prepared, she practiced a year at Monti- cello, Minn. Since her marriage she has been in active practice with her husband. She is the only woman physician in Redwood county and she and her husband working together have estab- lished an extensive practice which reaches for many miles in every direction. Mrs. Aldrich is the second oldest in a family of ten children. Marie, the wife of Henry Schwerman, is dead. Rose is dead. Charles J. is a merchant in Chicago. H. May is prin- cipal of the schools at Lake Bluff, Ill. Elizabeth died at the age of eleven years. Anna is now Mrs. Donald C. Smith, of She- boygan, Wis. Frank C. lives in Chicago. Gertrude is now Mrs. Edward Young, of Barrington, Ill. Ada resides with Dr. and Mrs. Aldrich in Belview and is the assistant postmistress.
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Orlando B. Turrell, a venerable and respected resident of Red- wood Falls, whose name has been inseparably connected with the development of the county, was born near Danbury, Conn., in September, 1834, and removed with his parents to Putnam county, New York, in 1842. In 1857 he came to St. Paul and engaged in banking and the real estate business. Since 1877 he has been engaged in agriculture, banking and real estate in Redwood Falls. He served several years in the legislature, and has held many
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other positions of public honor and private trust. At one time he was prominently mentioned in connection with the candidacy for congress from this district. He is the author of a valuable work on "The Early Days in Redwood County," published by the Minnesota Historical Society. Extracts therefrom have been included in this history. Mr. and Mrs. Turrell are now living in their pleasant home, overlooking. the beautiful Redwood Falls park, and bordering on the Ramsey State park. They have two children, Robert and Luella. A brief mention should here be made of Mr. Turrell's connection with the development of the real estate of Redwood county. J. W. Paxton, backed by eastern capital, had secured control of a large tract of land in Redwood county at a very low price. The Indian danger being past, and the memories of the Uprising fading away, Mr. Paxton believed that there would be a great influx of settlers to Redwood county. The influx in time, did come, but the prospective settlers paid no attention to Redwood lands, but nearly swamped the North- western railroad in the rush to South Dakota, where vast areas awaited the homesteader. Mr. Turrell to a large extent shared Mr. Paxton's views and had high hopes of future success when in 1871 he took over the tract which then consisted of about 16,000 acres of land, 4,500 of which had been broken, and houses built on twenty quarter sections. Mr. Turrell shared to a large extent Mr. Paxton's hopes and convictions. But the grasshoppers came and for many a long year Mr. Turrell saw his tenants' crops ravaged by the greedy insects, and this, as well as the influx to South Dakota, already mentioned, put an end to the expectations of immediate success.
Alex. McCorquodale, a pioneer of Delhi township, was born in Scotland. Upon coming to America, he sailed the Great Lakes for a number of years, and then purchased a farm in Ontario, Canada. He later sold this, and moved to Wabasha county, this state. From that county he came to Delhi township, this county, as one of its earliest settlers. He was one of the first town officers at the time of the organization of the township, and continued to serve in a number of important capacities thereafter. His wife and daughter, Jennie, now Mrs. Eldridge G. Pomroy, were the first women in the township. Aside from Mrs. Pomroy, Mr. and Mrs. McCorquodale had seven children: John, living in Texas; Agnes (deceased) ; Daniel, living at Echo, Minn .; Alexander, at Ukiah, Cal .; Rachel, now Mrs. E. P. Lile, of Modesto, Cal .; Dun- can, of Delhi, this county; and Archie, of Echo.
Eldridge Gerry Pomroy, one of the builders of Fort Ridgely, and one of the oldest territorial pioneers still living in the state, was born in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence county, New York, August 23, 1833, son of John Phelps and Narcissa (Henderson) Pomroy. He came west in 1852, and in 1853, with his brother
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Jesse H. and others, hired out to the government to assist in building Ft. Ridgely. The story is told in full elsewhere in this book. In 1855, he, with John Nairn and Alex. Hunter, helped to build the old government mill at Redwood Falls. He then went to Florida, was ill with the fever at New Bedford, Mass., for several months, and also spent a time in New York state. In April, 1858, he returned to St. Paul and in June of that year started for the Lower Indian Agency in Redwood county with the inten- tion of going to Sioux Falls, S. D. Indian troubles, however, pre- vented a continuation of the trip, so he made a basswood boat from timber secured at the Redwood Falls mill, paddled down the Minnesota river to Mankato and in time reached St. Paul. In 1861 he enlisted for three years in Co. C. 1st Minn. Vol. Inf. In 1864 he hired out to the United States government at St. Louis, Mo., as carpenter and was sent to Edgefield, Tenn., to build cavalry sheds for the army horses. September 9, 1865, he returned to his home in New York and in 1870 again set out for St. Paul where he worked at his trade until 1888. Then he took a trip to California looking for a suitable location, but seeing nothing which pleased him he returned to Minnesota and home- steaded 160 acres in Underwood township, this county. After improving his place he sold it in 1903 and bought 160 acres in Kintire township, which he still owns. In 1901 he and his daugh- ter, Ethel, attended the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, N. Y. He retired from farming in 1903 and moved to Delhi. His daugh- ter, Ethel, and her husband, Arthur Neale, live on the farm. Mr. Pomroy is a Republican and has been a school officer for eleven years, chairman of the Underwood township board one year and president of Delhi village council three years. Fraternally he is a Blue lodge and Chapter Mason. Mr. Pomroy was married, December 7, 1880, to Mrs. Jennie (McCorquodale) Monroe, born February 14, 1852, in Scotland, daughter of Alex. and Rachel McCorquodale, who brought her to Buffalo, N. Y., as an infant. Mr. and Mrs. Pomroy have one child, Ethel, born September 21, 1884. She was married June 9, 1909, to Arthur Neale, son of Alonzo Neale, and has three children: Eldridge, born May 25, 1910; Beatrice, born September 28, 1912; and Alma, born October 4, 1904. Mrs. Jennie Pomroy, then Jennie McCorquodale, was married July 11, 1870, to Peter Monroe, who was born in Canada, in 1843, devoted his life to the carpenter trade, and died in 1873, leaving a daughter, Tenia, born in Wabasha county, July 30, 1871, now the wife of Emil Kuenzli, of Redwood Falls. John Phelps Pomroy, the father of Eldridge Gerry Pomroy, was born in Keene, N. H., in 1794, and as a youth became a carpenter. In 1844 he came as far west as Cleveland, Ohio, but most of his life was spent in the east. He died in 1849 and is buried in St. Lawrence county, New York. He married Narcissa Henderson,
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who was born in Washington county, New York, in 1801, died February 27, 1887, and is buried in Niagara county, New York. In the family there were eight children: David, born January 2, 1820; Jesse H., born October 23, 1821; Henry G., born August 17, 1823; Lucretia, born August 27, 1825; Delia A., born August 3, 1827; Earl, born November 27, 1829; John, born September 6, 1831; and Eldridge G., born August 23, 1833. All are dead except Eldridge G.
Joseph Tyson, commissioner of the Ramsey State Park, is one of the earliest settlers, having arrived in this part of the state in the sixties. He camped for a night in Redwood Falls, but kept on his way, and located in Yellow Medicine county. Later, how- ever, he took up his residence in Redwood county. Mr. Tyson has devoted his life to stock breeding, and was one of the first to bring pure blooded cattle to this region. For some years he did good service as county commissioner. For a long period he was one of the sustaining factors in the county fair. He has also been active in many other public movements. His greatest work, however, has been in connection with the State Park. The won- derful roads which wind through that park are permanent monu- ments to his enthusiasm, hard work and skill. The city has no more enthusiastic "booster" than he, and he is doing much to make the vicinity of Redwood Falls known through the state. Mr. Tyson is married and has one of the prettiest homes in the city. He is affiliated with the Masonic order, the Redwood Falls Commercial club, and many other organizations.
Joseph Danielson, a prominent citizen of Walnut Grove, was born in Holstein, then a part of Denmark, now a part of Germany, January 24, 1866, only child of Jordan and Mary (Kiel) Daniel- son. Jordan Danielson, while serving in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, was badly wounded, and though he lived for several years thereafter, he eventually died from the effect of his injuries in 1877, his wife having passed away in 1875. In 1881 Joseph Danielson came to America and for several years was employed by his uncle in Mills county, Iowa. Later he engaged in farming for himself in the same county. It was in 1894 that he came to Redwood county and purchased 160 acres in Lamberton town- ship, where he lived for several years. Then he engaged in the farm implement business in Walnut Grove. Disposing of this business in 1909 he purchased 320 acres in North Hero township. In 1913 he again took up his residence in Walnut Grove, where he purchased the garage business of Damp & Tillisch. In Novem- ber, 1915, he sold this prosperous establishment and purchased land in Lincoln county, this state. Mr. Danielson is an active, progressive man, whether as a farmer or as a business man, and has won the confidence of all with whom he has come in contact. While he has been too busy to mingle much in political life, he
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has nevertheless done excellent service for three years as one of the supervisors of North Hero township. Mr. Danielson was married July 17, 1889, to Adelia Lanz, who was born in Mills county, Iowa, June 29, 1867, and died February 24, 1916. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Danielson are: Ida, born June 22, 1891, head nurse at the Mud-Baden Baths, Jordan, Minn .; Frances, born December 21, 1892, now Mrs. Theodore W. Prail, of Walnut Grove; Albert, born January 3, 1895, a business college student at Minne- apolis; Louis, born November 14, 1897, an automobile expert; Sadie, born February 20, 1899, a nurse at St. Peter, Minn .; and. Roy, born July 13, 1901. The members of the family all belong to the German Lutheran church.
Anton Kramer, cashier of the State Bank of Lucan, was born February 6, 1879, in Stacyville township, Mitchell county, Iowa, son of Michael and Gertrude (Bernard) Kramer. He attended the common schools of his neighborhood and the Redwood Falls High school, next going to Mankato, where he attended the State Normal school one year. In 1900 he began as clerk in a store at Seaforth, Minn., and after a year went to Belview, where he clerked for two years. From 1904 to 1909 he operated a livery stable and bought stock at Lucan. October 4, 1909, he entered the State Bank of Lucan as cashier, which position he now holds. He is president of the village council and clerk of the school board. Mr. Kramer married Dora O. Norcutt, born in Granite Rock town- ship, Redwood county, daughter of George W. and Julia (James) Norcutt. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer have the following children: Chloris, born August 29, 1908; Bernard, born December 26, 1909; Lyle, born October 24, 1911; and Lyndon, born November 21, 1914.
George W. Norcutt was born April 17, 1842, in Sycamore, Ill., and there attended school. In 1862 he enlisted in the 10th Minn. Vol. Inf .; took part in the defense against the Indians; in the fall of 1863 was detailed to St. Louis and from there went south; engaged in the Battle of Tocopola, Miss., and two days later the Battle of Nashville, Tenn .; was under fire for thirteen days at the Siege of Mobile but sustained no serious injury or sickness; and was honorably discharged September, 1865. Soon afterward he came to Waseca, Minn. In 1872 he went to Kansas and hunted buffalo. During the winter of 1872-73 he operated a blacksmith shop in Stockton, now the county seat of Brooks county, Kansas, his being the only shop in the whole county at that time. In 1875 he rented a farm. In 1881 he came to Redwood county, where he bought 160 acres in Morgan township and remained there for seven years. In 1888 he sold this and rented a farm in Granite Rock township, this county. In 1894 he bought 160 acres in sec- tion 21 and later added eighty acres of state land. When the railroad came through he sold sixty-seven acres of the 160 to the
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railroad for the townsite of Lucan. In 1912 he rented his farm and retired to Lucan. In the spring of 1916 he purchased one- half a section of land at Hedgesville, Mont., where he now resides. He was married January 1, 1886, to Julia James, born in Massa- chusetts. They had the following children: Richard, now on the. old farm in Granite Rock township; Edward, a farmer in Tehama county, California; Izeta, Mrs. V. L. Petrie, who died March, 1915; A. D., a farmer of California; Dora, Mrs. Anton Kramer; Laura, Mrs. Louis Kartak, of Menahga, Minn .; and Frank, with his father at Hedgesville, Mont.
Charles H. Werring was born in Wisconsin, and was brought to this vicinity by his parents, who were among the first settlers west of New Ulm after the Indian outbreak. He farmed for many years in Home township, Brown county, but is now living at Sleepy Eye. His wife died in 1896 at the age of thirty-four years. There were five children in the family: Ross A., a veterinary sur- geon at Kansas City; Wayne R., a Morgan attorney; Floyd F., .. a farmer in Home township, Brown county; Mildred, a teacher who graduated from the Sleepy Eye High school in 1909, and from the Academic department of the State University in 1914; and Elaine, at home.
Wayne R. Werring, L.L.B., attorney of Morgan, was born in Brown county, Minnesota, December 24, 1883, son of Charles H. and Maude (Brown) Werring. After passing through the schools of his neighborhood, he graduated from the Sleepy Eye High school and subsequently registered in the Law Department of the University of Minnesota, from which he was graduated in 1906. While a student there, he served as a member of the Athletic Board of Control for two years. Upon graduating from the Uni- versity he was admitted to the bar, and in 1908 opened his pro- fessional office in Morgan, where he has developed a good practice. He is a Republican in politics and has been secretary of the Repub- lican County Central Committee since 1911. Fraternally he is associated with the I. O. O. F. and the K. P. He is a member of the State Bar Association.
D. E. Lamb, for many years one of the substantial farmers of Sheridan township, was born in Dodge county, Wisconsin, October 2, 1860, son of De Witte W. and Jane (Farrand) Lamb, the former of whom was born in New York state, came to Wisconsin in 1858, and farmed there until his death in 1893 at the age of seventy-two years, his wife dying in 1895 at the age of sixty-six years. D. E. Lamb was reared to farm pursuits, and spent his early life in his native state. He first came to Redwood county in 1884 but a few years later he returned to Wisconsin. In the meanwhile, in 1887, he had purchased a farm of eighty acres in section 32, Sheridan township, onto which he moved about 1893. There he success- fully farmed until his death, July 22, 1915. His business holdings
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included stock in the Farmers' Grain & Fuel Co. at Seaforth, of which he was one of the directors. A believer in good roads, he did excellent service as road overseer, and his interest in educa- tion was demonstrated by his work as director of school district 12. Since his death, Mrs. Lamb has continued to operate the home farm. D. E. Lamb was married April 16, 1884, to Elizabeth Taber, born August 9, 1858, daughter of John and Charlotte (Smithers) Taber. Mr. Taber was born in England, came to Canada as a young man, and in 1869 located in Vail township, this county, where he farmed until 1906 when he moved to the state of Washington where he died in 1909 at the age of eighty years. Mrs. Taber now makes her home in Sioux City, Iowa, at the age of seventy-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb had the follow- ing children: Edna Alice, Minnie, Clinton, Ralph, Sarah and Leon. Edna Alice was born January 12, 1885, married Frank Hamilton, and died in 1907, leaving three children: Nellie, Mildred and George E. (deceased). Minnie was born February 2, 1891, married John Kramer, a farmer of Sheridan township, . and has two children, Hazel and Viola. Clinton was born August 27, 1893 and Ralph was born September 12, 1896. Sarah was born March 2, 1897, graduated from the normal department of the Lamberton High school and is now teaching. Leon was born December 20, 1899.
Benjamin F. Fuller was born in Rome, N. Y., and engaged in the general merchandise business with his father in West Edmons- ton, N. Y. At the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted as first sergeant in Battery A, First New York Artillery, served three years in the army of the Potomac and was discharged as first lieutenant, taking part in the battles of Wilderness, Fair Oaks, and others, but receiving no serious wounds, though he had three horses shot from under him. After the war he was appointed clerk in the second auditor's office in the United States treasury department and served there 40 years until two months before his death, in February, 1903. He was a devoutly religious man, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and contributed to various religious journals, including the "Christian Advocate," of New York, and the "Methodist," of Baltimore. During the war he compiled a book of devotional instruction, which, together with his interesting diary, is now in the possession of his son. His wife, Emma E. Williams, was born in 1836 and died in 1890.
Robert E. Fuller, a leading citizen of Delhi township, was born in West Edmonston, New York, August 2, 1861, son of Benjamin F. and Emma E. (Williams) Fuller. He spent his youth on various farms and in 1882 entered into partnership with John A. Willard and established the West Lawn farm, near Mapleton, Minn., where they engaged in the breeding of Percheron horses, Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China swine. In 1900 Mr. Fuller sold his
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interest there, and bought the south half of section 34, Delhi township, on which he has erected a modern ten-room house and other good farm buildings. Here he is now engaged in general farming and stock breeding. He has taken an active part in the affairs of the community, and has been treasurer of his school district. Fraternally he is affiliated with the A. F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and the M. W. A. Mr. Fuller was married March 22, 1882, to Phebe M. Sutherland, born on January 24, 1860, in Bel- mont, Wis., daughter of James and Hannah (Stephenson) Suther- land. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller have the following children: Lulu, Emma, Willard C., Benjamin F., and Robert E., Jr. Lulu was born November 21, 1884, married George F. Johnson, of Redwood county, and died May 12, 1906, leaving a twin boy and girl, born May 12, 1906. The boy, George Johnson, is now living with his grandfather, R. E. Fuller. Emma was born June 27, 1886, and died .September 1, 1890; Willard C., born July 26, 1891, is a graduate of Hamline University ; Benjamin F., born September 12, 1893, is a medical student at the Hamline University ; Robert E., Jr., was born March 11, 1896, and is a graduate of the Redwood Falls high school. Mrs. Fuller is well known throughout this part of the state for the active part she takes in various civic organiza- tions. A graduate of the Mankato Normal school, she was a teacher for, eight years, and this experience stands her in good stead in all her activities. She is very enthusiastic in the work of the W. C. T. U., having been state superintendent for Minne- sota of the department of Christian Citizenship and Legislation for twelve years and state superintendent of the department of Law Enforcement for fifteen years; also president for two years of District No. 6, composed of Redwood and Brown counties. She is president of John S. Marsh Corps, No. 74, W. R. C. She is also president of the Ladies' Cemetery Association, organized to care for the Redwood Falls cemetery. She is likewise a prominent member of the Eastern Star and has held all the chairs.
James Sutherland was born in Scotland, came to America, engaged in the general merchandise business for a while in New Brunswick, where he was a member of the General Assembly, and then spent four years in the gold mines of Australia, later coming to the United States and engaging in farming in Wis- consin. His wife, Hannah Stephenson, was born in New Bruns- wick, Canada, and died in 1864.
Monroe G. Reynolds, M. D., was born at Eliza, Ill., September 1, 1855, and after acquiring his preliminary education, entered the Rush Medical College, at Chicago, Ill., where he was graduated in 1882, after which he established himself as a practitioner in his native town. In addition to building up a large practice, he dealt heavily in real estate, became an extensive land owner, and secured a comfortable fortune. In 1910 he became interested in
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Redwood county land and here purchased 800 acres, on which he planned to spend his declining years. But before he was able to carry into effect his plans for developing this property, he died at Redwood Falls, May 13, 1910. His wife, Emma Hartwig, was born at New Boston, Illinois, February 22, 1851, and died at Aledo, Ill., July 31, 1893.
Carl A. Reynolds, one of the enterprising and energetic citi- zens of Redwood county, was born at Eliza, Illinois, September 4, 1884, only son of Dr. Monroe G. and Emma (Hartwig) Reynolds. He acquired his preliminary education in the public schools, com- pleted a course at the Western Military Academy at Upper Alton, Ill., in 1902, and then took a two-years' course in the Springfield (Ill.) Business College. March 1, 1910, he came to Redwood county, where he has since resided. His well-cultivated farm con- sists of 160 acres in section 33, Delhi township, and 200 acres in section 4, Redwood township, and here he carries on general farm- ing along the latest approved lines, raising the customary grain . crops, and making a specialty of Shorthorn cattle, Duroc-Jersey swine and Percheron horses. He has erected a number of modern buildings, and the whole place shows the progressive spirit of its owner, Mr. Reynolds' ambition being to develop as good a place as is to be found in the county. While Mr. Reynolds has not cared to mingle in public affairs, he did efficient service as a member of the school board in 1910. His fraternal affiliation is with the M. W. A. at Redwood Falls, and he is also a member of several other organizations. He was married September 13, 1905, to Irma Guthrie, born in Millersburg, Ill., January 27, 1884, daughter of George and Ida (Williams) Guthrie, and they have one son, Clifford, born June 22, 1906. George Guthrie, father of Mrs. Carl A. Reynolds, was born March 7, 1854, and is engaged in farming in Aledo, Ill. He married Ida Williams, born October 8, 1861. There were the following children: Irma, now Mrs. Carl A. Reynolds; Lyman, born October 13, 1886; Ralph, born July 18, 1888, killed in an automobile accident May 15, 1915, at Aledo, Ill .; and Adin, born February 18, 1897. Lyman and Adin are at home on the farm.
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