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TRUE, Jay W., vice president and treasurer Free Press Printing Co., Man- kato; born at Lowell, Mass., Feb. 7, 1867; son of Charles O. and Sarah A. (Page) True: came to Minnesota with parents, 1871; educated in country school; Winnebago High School; State Normal School, Mankato, graduating, 1891; Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Married at Nashville, Minn., 1892, to Miss Mary E. Bottomley. Was as- sistant postmaster, Mankato, 1892-94; engaged in printing business as Curryer & True. 1895-96; solicitor and manager county and bank sales department, Free Press Printing Co., 1897-1902; associated with two partners and became one-third owner in Free Press Printing Co., Inc., 1902. Roosevelt Republican. Member I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., U. O. F., M. W. W., M. B. A. Club: Commercial. Address: Mankato, Minn.
TRUESDELL, Lynn George, grain; born at Owatonna, Minn., 1873; son of J. E. and Carrie L. Truesdell; graduated from University of Minnesota, degree of B.A., 1895. Has been a resident of Minneapolis since 1892; began in busi- ness 1896, and is secretary and treas- urer Winter & Ames Co., grain dealers. Member Minneapolis Chamber of Com- merce. Married at Minneapolis, June 20, 1899, to Miss Ellen Brann. Club: Mini- kahda. Recreations: Golf, automobiling. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 1904 Dupont Av., S., Minne- apolis.
TRUWE, August F., merchant; born in Carver Co., Minn., Aug. 29, 1861; son of John and Elizabeth Truwe; educated in common schools; married at Young America, Minn., Dec. 16, 1882, to Miss Anna Rath. Began in business at Young America, with Ackermann & Co., 1877, continuing until 1888; was at the head of Truwe & Co., general store, 1888-92; member of firm of Malmgren & Truwe, 1892-98; member of firm of Truwe & Co., general store, since 1898. President of the State Bank of Young America · since its organization. Clerk of village 10 years, member board of education 20 years, president of village council 11 years. Member Masonic order, A. O. L. W., M. W. A., Sons of Hermann. Club: Commercial (president two years). Ad- dress: Young America, Minn.
TRYON, Charles John, lawyer; born at Batavia, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1859; son of A. D. and Amanda Hatch (Shepard) Tryon; educated Batavia Union School; National University Law School, LL.B., 1880; Columbia University Law School, LL.M., 1882. Began practice of law at Minneapolis, Minn., May 4, 1886; now member of firm of Tryon & Booth. organized. August, 1902, previous to which time he was alone. Counsel, since 1892, of Minnesota Title Insurance & Trust Co. Member Minnesota and Amer-
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ican Bar associations. Republican. Con- . gregationalist. Married at Minneapolis, Minn., June 10, 1891, to Isabel Gale. Club: Minneapolis. Recreations: Boat- ing, reading. Office: Oneida Blk. Resi- dence: 2115 Girard Av., Minneapolis.
TUCKER, Herbert L., clothier; born at Concord, N. H., 1860; educated at Penicook Academy, Concord. Began act- ive career as clerk in an Eastern cloth- ing house; · came to Minneapolis from Boston, Mass., 1886, and is now vice president of the Plymouth Clothing House, with which he has been continu- ously connected for 20 years past. Mem- ber Masonic order, B. P. O. E. Married at Boston, Mass., to Miss Annis Feyhl. Office: Cor. 6th and Nicollet Av. Resi- dence: 1225 Hawthorne Av., Minneap- olis.
TUCKER, John W., merchant; born in Hennepin Co., Minn., Sept. 25, 1859; son of John and Lucy (Bromham) Tuck- er; common school education. Worked on farm until 21 years of age; filled position of school teacher two years; was telegraph operator Great Northern Ry., 12 years; has engaged in retail merchandise business since Dec., 1893. Vice president Clara City Mercantile Co. Ex-recorder of Clara City. Mem- ber Knights of Fythias and Modern Woodmen of America. Married at Pipin, Wis., Sept. 17, 1891, to Miss Annie Laura Deason. Address: Clara City, Minn.
TUFFLEY, Alfred, manager Swift & Co .; born in Staffordshire, Eng., Jan. 17, 1866: son of Thomas and Hannah (Mellor) Tuffley; educated in public schools of England; came to America, 1886, and located in Minneapolis; iden- tified for a number of years with Minne- sota Packing & Provision Co .; became connected with Swift & Co., Chicago packers, May, 1895, as salesman, Minne- apolis, and has been Northwestern man- ager for the company since 1901. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Member A. O. TT. W. Married at Minneapolis, 1894, to Miss Margaret Flynn. Office: 215 5th St., N. Residence: 219 W. 26th St., Minneapolis.
TULLER, Charles Artimedorus, busi- ness manager Minneapolis Journal; born at Jonesville, Mich., June 26, 1866; son of Hiram Whiting and Clara E. (Ni- mocks) Tuller; graduated from Jones- ville (Mich.) High School, 1884. Began active career as clerk in Jonesville post- office, 1884; assistant postmaster, Jones- ville, until Aug. 17, 1885; was consec- utively clerk, proofreader, bookkeeper. collector, cashier, assistant manager Minneapolis Journal, Aug. 25, 1885-Jan. 1, 1905; business manager and secre- tary same, since Jan. 1, 1905; also busi- ness manager and secretary Journal Printing Co., publishers of the Minneap- olis Journal. Republican. Episcopalian. Married at Minneapolis, June 7, 1893, to Miss Mary Ellen Thompson. Club: Min- neapolis, Bryn Mawr Golf. Recreation:
Golf. Office: Minneapolis Journal. Resi- dence: 2444 Girard Av., S., Minneapolis.
TUOHY, Edward L., physician; born at Chatfield, Minn., Nov. 28, 1878; son of Edward and Margaret (Towey) Tuohy; educated in Chatfield High School; University of Minnesota, grad- uating, degree of A.B., 1902; College of Medicine and Surgery, University of Minnesota, degree of M.D., 1905. City bacteriologist for Duluth, in charge of branch laboratory for State Board of Health; pathologist to St. Mary's Hos- pital. Unmarried. Catholic. Member
American Medical Association. Member Nu Sigma Nu fraternity, Knights of Co- lumbus. Office: St. Mary's Hospital. Residence: 421 East 3rd St., Duluth.
TURNBLAD, Swan Johan, publisher Svenska Amerikanska Posten; born in Sweden, Oct. 7, 1860; son of Olof M. and Ingard Turnblad; educated in com- mon and high schools in Goodhue Co., Minn .; came to America, 1868; mar- ried at Minneapolis, April 28, 1882, to Christina Nelson. Began business career at Minneapolis, 1883, as publisher of the Svenska Amerikanska Posten, a weekly newspaper, the largest Swedish paper in America, having a paid-in-advance cir- culation of over 55,000. Colonel of staff of Governor Johnson. Mason (32°), Mystic Shriner. Member B. P. O. E. Club: Commercial. Recreations: Auto- mobiling and traveling. Office: Ground floor New York Life Bldg. Residence: 2600 Park Av., Minneapolis.
TURNBULL, Robert, physician; born in Halton Co., Ont., Can., May 15, 1872; son of John and Elizabeth Anne (Feath- erstone) Turnbull; educated in public schools of Halton Co .; Collingwood Col- legiate Institute; Trinity Medical Col- lege, Toronto, Can., graduating, degree of M.D., June, 1901. Came to Minnesota, June, 1901. Presbyterian. Married at Newmarket, Ont., Oct. 19, 1904, to Miss Clara Lundy. Address: Fosston, Minn.
TURNER, Claude A. P., consulting engineer; born at Lincoln, R. I., July 4, 1869; son of J. M. and Elizabeth (Darling) Turner; graduated Lehigh University, degree of C.E., 1890; mar- ried at Columbus, O., June 6, 1894, to Miss Mary E. Burns. Upon graduating from College, engaged with N. Y. & N. E. Ry., 1890; Edge Moon Bridge Co., 1891; assistant engineer Columbus
Bridge Co., 1892; draughtsman Pitts- burgh Bridge Co., 1893; draughtsman Berlin Bridge Co., 1894; assistant engi- neer Pottsville Iron & Steel Co., 1896: assistant engineer, Gillette-Herzog Co., 1897-1900; engineer Western construct- ing department American Bridge Co .. 1901; consulting engineer structural and bridge engineering, reenforced concrete, etc., since 1902. Designer of Duluth Ferry Bridge; bridge over Wisconsin river at Elk river: bridge over Chippe- wa river, Durand, Wis .; bridge over Red Lake river at Crookston, etc., and numerous reenforced concrete buildings. President Natural Stone Co. of Minneap-
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olis. Club: Commercial. Member Amer- ican Society of Civil Engineers. Office: Phoenix Bldg. Residence: 2677 Lake of Isles Blvd., Minneapolis.
TURNER, Herbert L., business mana- ger; born at Gananoque, Ont., Can., Dec. 7, 1867; son of John and Ruth (Rose- beck) Turner; educated in public schools of Canada; married at Duluth, Minn .. 1896, to Miss Pauline Reinhardt. Began active career at 18 years of age, in Chicago, Ill., with the Nonotuck Silk Co., manufacturers of Corticelli silks, continuing in that city, 1886-88; re- moved to Duluth for the company and remained there until 1899; has been manager for the company at St. Paul since 1899. Episcopalian. Mason (32°), Shriner. Club: Commercial. Office: 338- 340 Jackson St. Residence: 1855 Rondo St., St. Paul.
TURNER, John, county superintend- ent of schools; born in England, 1853; educated in private schools. Came to America, 1871, and located at Griggs- ville, Ill. Began teaching school in
Franklin Co., Ia .; has been superin- tendent of schools of Clay Co., since 1900; also engaged in farming. Un- married. Address: Moorhead, Minn.
TURNER, William Salesbury, flour milling; born at Palmyra, Wis., May 29, 1854; son of Peter H. and Lydia A. (Smith) Turner; educated in schools of Madison, Wis .; married in Turner Co., S. Dak., 1877, to Sarah V. Martin. Farmed in S. Dak., until 1881; engaged in grain business at Luverne and Blue Earth. Minn .; became manager J. H. Mallery. 1893. business incorporated as the Blue Earth City Mill Co., 1898, when he was elected secretary; now treasurer and manager of the company. Republican. Presbyterian. Member Blue Earth School Board. Mason; member I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. Recreation: Driving. Address: Blue Earth, Minn
TURRITTIN, Albert Hugh, banker; born at Kasota, Minn., July 12, 1874; son of James Benjamin and Wilhelmina Turrittin; educated in district and grad- ed schools; State Normal School, Man- kato, Minn., graduating from advanced Latin course, 1894. Married at Royal- ton, Minn., 1905, to Miss Bessie Lonsdale Bouck. Was assistant principal Kasota graded school, 1894-95; principal schools, Motley, 1895-97, and St. Clair, 1897-99; superintendent Royalton High School. 1899-1903. Entered banking and was president Merchants State Bank, Royal- ton, 1900-02; president First National Bank, Royalton, 1903; director Bank of Hazelton, N. D., 1906; cashier Bank of Rice, Rice, Minn., since 1903 and now its owner. President village of Rice
since 1904. Member Minnesota Educa- tional Association for 5 years; one year president and two years secretary Graded School section, M. E. A. Republican. Presbyterian. Member Masonic order, Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of America, I. O. R. M., B. P. O. E., Sons of Veterans. Recreations:
Hunting and tennis Address: Rice, Minn
TUTHILL, S. Gates, lumber; born in Chenango Co., N. Y., Oct. 14, 1848; son of George and Hannah S. (Davis) Tuthill; educated in public schools of Clinton, Ia. Engaged in the lumber business in Clinton, Ia., 1865, and later in S. Dakota, locating in Minneapolis, in 1899; junior partner of the Nelson- Tuthill Lumber Co., since its organiza- tion in 1899 with headquarters in Min- neapolis. Republican. Congregational-
ist. Master Mason, Knight Templar. Shriner and Scottish Rite. Married at Minneapolis, 1903, to Miss Elizabeth Johnson. Club: Commercial (St. An- thony). Recreations: Music and boat- ing. Office: Central Av. and Broadway. N. E. Residence: 1787 Dupont Av., S .. Minneapolis, and Minnetonka Beach, Minn.
TUTTLE, Maynard W., banker; born at Mason City, Ia., May 21, 1868; son of Alvah B. and Harriet M. (Wight- man) Tuttle; graduated from Mason City (Ia.) High School, 1886. Entered banking 1890, as teller First National Bank, West Superior, Wis., continuing until 1901; was cashier First State Bank. Fosston, Minn., 1901-02; Bank of Lind- strom, Lindstrom, Minn., 1902-06; has been president First State Bank of Lind- strom, since Jan. 1, 1906; also president Bank of Finlayson; vice president and director Farmers State Bank, Chisago City, Minn. President Village Council, Lindstrom, since 1903. Republican.
Baptist. Member Knights of Pythias. Yeomen. Married at Monticello, Minn .. 1898, to Miss Alice C. Herrick. Ad-
dress: Lindstrom, Minn.
TUTTLE, William B., investments: born, Chemung Co., N. Y., Oct. 12, 1862; son of Ogden T. and Julia A. (Camp) Tuttle; came to Minneapolis as a child and was educated in public and high schools. Began business career in real estate office of Corser & Barnes, 1881. and has since remained with the com- pany, being elected treasurer of the Corser Investment Co., 1893, a position he now holds. Served in Co. I, M. N. G., Vol. (afterwards 13th Minn. Regt .. . which went to the Philippines). Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (32-)
Scottish Rite, Shrine. Member Sons of
American Revolution. Married, Wiscon- sin, 1885, Miss Lizzie Barlow. Club: Commercial. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 1312 Portland Av., Minne- apolis.
TVEIT, Samson S., county treasurer Freeborn Co .; born in Norway, May 2. 1863; son of Salmon T. and Anna (Qvit- no) Tveit; educated at Stord Seminary. Bergen Stift, Norway; came to America, 1888, and to Minnesota, 1889; married at Albert Lea, May, 1890, to Miss Chris- tie Berven. Was teacher in parochial schools at Hartland, Minn., for 10 years; clerked in general merchandise store at Hartland for two years; deputy treas- urer Freeborn county for 5 years; was
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elected county treasurer, Nov., 1906. Re- publican. Lutheran. Address: Albert Lea, Minn.
TYRRELL, John .Boyd, physician; born at Waterville, Minn., July 30, 1876; son of Edward and Mary (Ratchford ) Tyrrell; educated at High School, Water- ville, finishing, 1896; University Pre-
paratory School, Chicago Athenaeum,
1897-98; Medical Department, Univer- sity of Minnesota, 1898-1900; Rush Med- ical College, University of Chicago, 1900- 02, degree of M.D., 1902, degree of M.Sc .. 1904. Upon competitive examination was appointed physician in the Indian service of the U. S. Government, 1902. Independent Republican. Member Amer- ican and Minnesota State Medical Asso- ciations. Blue Earth County Medical So- ciety and Minnesota Valley Medical Association. Member Alpha Kappa (medical fraternity). Married at Horn- ick, Ia., Jan. 23, 1903, to Miss Mayme Stewart. Club: Commercial (president, 1905-06). Address: Waterville, Minn.
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UHLER, Jacob P., educator; born at Easton, Pa., Aug. 26, 1854; son of Fred- erick and Elizabeth (Morey) Uhler; edu- cated in public schools; Keystone State Normal School, Kutztown, Pa., 1870-72; Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., graduat- ing, 1877; Lutheran Theological Semin- ary, Philadelphia, Pa., graduating, 1878- 81. Married at Easton, Pa., 1882, to S. Elizabeth Walter. Taught Latin and Greek in Easton College Preparatory School, 1877-78; professor higher mathe- matics and vice principal Keystone State Normal School, 1881-82; professor math- ematics and physical science, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn., since 1882, and vice president since 1896. Lutheran. Address: St. Peter, Minn.
ULLAND, Joseph S., banking; born at Grand Meadow, Minn., Nov. 13, 1869; son of Amund and Anna (Christianson) I'lland; educated in public schools; Lawrence Seminary, Waukon, Ia .; Iowa Business College, Des Moines. Ia. En- tered City Bank, Forest City, Ia., April, 1890; started Bank of Alden, Alden, Minn., July 1, 1892; disposed of interest in bank. Jan. 1, 1893; started Bank of Buffalo Center, Ia .. Jan. 1, 1893; sold olit interest July 1, 1898; reorganized Farmers & Merchants Bank, Blue Earth, Minn., into Farmers & Merchants State Bank. July 1, 1898, and became its cash- ier: sold out at Blue Earth and located in Fergus Falls, March 22, 1901, bought into Fergus Falls National Bank and was elected vice president; has been president of the bank since July 1, 1905; also secretary and manager Ulland Land && Loan Co., (Inc.). Methodist lay dele- gate to General Conference Methodist Church, Los Angeles, Calif., May, 1904. from Northern Minnesota Conference. Member Knights of Pythias, M. W. A. Married at Forest City, Ia., April 25,
1893, to Miss Ida M. Stone. Club: Chip- pewa. Address: Fergus Falls, Minn.
ULMER, William Henry, cut stone contractor; born at Camden, Me., Feb. 4, 1853; son of Philip T. and Catherine (Tolman) Ulmer; educated in country school until 14 years old; married in Black Hills, S. Dak., 1877, to Sarah A. Bugh. Started business in 1881, as mem- ber of the firm of Ulmer & Smith, cut stone contractors, and a few years later bought out partner, since then continu- ing the business alone. Alderman St. Paul two terms, 1896-98 and 1900-02. Mason and Shriner; member B. P. O. E. Office: Foot of Chestnut St., Upper Levee. Residence: 89 Douglas St., St. Paul.
ULVIN, O. O., county superintendent of schools; native of Wisconsin; son of J. Olson Ulvin; came to Minnesota, 1876; graduate Red Wing College, 1901, State Normal School, Mankato, 1902. Reared on a farm; taught country and city schools; has been county superin- tendent of schools of Blue Earth Co., since Jan. 2, 1905. Unmarried. Ad- dress: Mankato, Minn.
UNDERHILL, William D., real estate; born at Peru, Ill., Nov. 23, 1858; son of Henry W. and Caroline L. (Day) Un- derhill; educated in public schools of Peru. Began active career in the whole- sale shoe business, with C. M. Hender- son & Co., Chicago, continuing, 1878-88; was connected with the A. Booth Pack- ing Co., Chicago, 1888-91; located in Duluth, 1891, entering real estate, loan and fire insurance business; now mem- ber of firm of Cooley & Underhill. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason (32 ). Knight Templar, Shriner. Married at Ottawa, Ill., 1896, to Miss Cora E. Arm- strong. Club: Commercial. Office:
Exchange Bldg. Residence: 514 1st Av., W., Duluth.
UNDERLEAK, Joseph, lawyer; born in Bohemia, Austria, March 13, 1854; came to America, 1854; graduated from graded school of Chatfield, Minn., 1875 has been engaged in practice of law since July 11, 1893. President Chatfield Electric Light & Power Co .; director First National Bank of Chatfield, First National Bank of Plainview; owner of Chatfield Lumber Co. Member Minne- sota Legislature, 1893-97; State senator, 1899-1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Member Masonic order, Blue Lodge. Chapter, Commandery. Married at Chat- field, Minn., Feb. 1, 1880, to Miss Alice E. Carson. Address: Chatfield, Minn.
UNDERWOOD, Joseph Merritt, nur- seryman; born at Palmyra, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1844; son of Daniel and Chloe (Durfee) Underwood; educated at Palmyra, N. Y., Morris, Ill., and Ann Arbor, Mich. En- gaged in farming and in raising corn and cattle in Illinois; came to Minne- sota, 1862, and has been in nursery busi- ness at Lake City, since 1868; now president of Jewell Nursery Co. Also vice president The Lake City Bank.
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President State Horticultural Society, 1892-99; member Board of Managers, Minnesota State Agricultural Society, since 1897. Republican. Mayor Lake City, 1881. Member Masonic order, Chapter, Knights Templar. Married at Winona, Minn., 187I, to Miss Anna B. Sargeant. Recreations: Driving and boating. Address: Lake City, Minn.
UFHAM, Charles Chandler, hardware; born at Woodstock, New Brunswick, Sept. 19, 1866; son of George Bliss and Celia (Spurr) Upham; educated at Elk River High School. Began active busi- ness career as clerk in the Meeker County Bank, at Litchfield, Minn., 1886, continuing in that position for three years; became cashier of the Hackett, Walther, Gates Hardware Company. 1889, and has been treasurer of the company since 1903. Unmarried. Club: St. Paul Commercial. Office: 268 East 4th St. Residence: 494 Ashland Av.,
St. Paul.
UPHAM, Henry Pratt, banker; born, Millbury, Mass., Jan. 26, 1837; son of Joel Worthington and Seraphine (Howe) Upham; educated in public schools of Worcester, Mass .; married, at St. Paul, Sept. 23, 1868, Evelyn Gertrude Burbank. Engaged in banking business in St. Paul since Feb., 1863, and for over forty years connected with the First National Bank of St. Paul successively as teller, assistant cashier, cashier and president, now chairman board of directors. Mem- her Minnesota Historical Society of St. Paul and of the American Antiquarian Society of Worcester, Mass. Clubs : Minnesota, Town and
Country (St. Paul); Worcester ( Worcester, Mass. ) First National Bank. Residence: 476 Summit Av., St. Paul.
UPHAM, Warren, secretary and li- brarian, Minnesota Historical Society; born, Amherst, N. H., March 8, 1850: son of Jacob and Sarah (Hayward) Up,- ham: educated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. (A.B., 1871; A.M .. 1894; D.Sc., 1906); married, Aurora, Minn .. Oct. 22 1885, Addie M. Bixby. Was assistant on the geological survey of New Hampshire, 1874-78, of Minnesota, 1879-85 and 1893-94, of the United States on glacial geology of Minnesota and N. and S. Dakota, 1885-1895. Librarian of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland. O., 1895; since Nov. 1, 1895. in present position. Author: The Gla- cial Lake Agassiz; Greenland Icefields (with Prof. G. F. Wright); Groseilliers and Radisson, the First White Men in Minnesota; also writer of many geologi- cal reports and papers in scientific magazines relating to glacial subjects. Editor volumes VIII-X, Minnesota His- torical Society Collections. Republican. Congregationalist. Member American
Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America, National Geographic Society, American ITistorical Association. Minnesota His- torical Society. Minnesota Academy of Sciences, and the Minnesota Geographic
Society. Corresponding niember of the Boston Society of Natural History, Ap- palachian Mountain Club, Victoria In- stitute of London, Western Reserve His- torical Society, the historical societies of Kansas, Missouri, etc. Office: Capitol Bldg. Residence: 655 Central Park, St. Paul.
UPSON, Arthur Wheelock, author; born at Camden, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1877; son of Spencer Johnson and Julia Maria ( Claflin) Upson; educated at Camden (N. Y.) Academy and University of Min- nesota, degree of B.A .; unmarried. Re- moved from New York to Minnesota in 1894, and has since resided in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Has traveled exten- sively in the State of Minnesota and the Middle West, and has written poems such as "Wheat Elevators," "A Sundown in the Yellowstone." etc., characterizing the West, which have been widely copied. Author: The Sign of the Harp; Poems ( with George Norton Northrop); Octaves in an Oxford Garden (composed in Wad- ham College Garden, Oxford); Westwind Songs (with an introduction by Carmen Sylva); The City (with an introduction by the Count Lutzow); The City and Other Poems; Tales for the Twilight. Lived in England 1900; now doing liter- ary work in London. Recreation. Call- oeing, walking. Post office address: Care Dr. Oscar Owre, Masonic Temple, Minneapolis.
UPTON, George Albert, commercial freight agent; born at Dubuque, Ia., Dec. 4, 1866; son of Samuel and Lucy (Nelson) Upton; educated in public schools of Dubuque. Began active career in freight office of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Ry., at Dubuque, Ia., 1879; became connected with the Minnesota & Northwestern Ry., and later with the Illinois Central Ry. at Dubuque; entered service of Baltimore & Ohio Ry .. at Chicago, Ill., Nov., 1902; has been located in Minneapolis as com- mercial freight agent of same road, since Sept., 1905. Republican. Married at Beaver, Pa., March 25, 1893, to Miss Mary Wunderlich. Recreation: Read- ing. Office: Guaranty Loan Bldg. Resi- dence: 2741 Girard Av., S., Minneapolis.
VAALER, Rolleff, lawyer; born in Columbia Co., Wis., Oct. 5, 1862; son of Rolleff J. and Anlog Vaaler; educated in common schools; private parochial school (Lutheran); College of Law, Uni- versity of Minnesota. Married at Granite Falls. Minn., June 14, 1899. to Miss Lavina Dockstader. Came to Minnesota, 1883; taught school in Yellow Medicine County, two years; was employed as salesman at Granite Falls, 1885-92; com- pleted legal studies, 1894, and was ad- mitted to practice, June, 1895; practiced at Echo, Minn., until 1903, Minneapolis, 1903-05, and has been engaged in prac- tice at Milaca since July, 1905. Repub-
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lican. Presbyterian. Recreation: Travel- ing. Address: Milca, Minn.
VALENTINE, William T., lawyer; born in 1849; son of John and Charlotte ( Jones) Valentine; came to Minnesota with parents, 1855; graduated Minnesota State Normal School, 1874; taught school for three years in Winona Co., Minn .; graduate Law Department, Uni- versity of Michigan, degree of LL.B., 1883. Married at Winona, 1878, to Miss Mary Ellison. Admitted to bar of Min- nesota, 1883; began practice of law at Winona. 1883; practiced at Long Prairie, Minn., 1893-6; traveled extensively on Pacific Coast and in Alaska; returned to Winona where he has been located since Nov., 1905. Democrat. Member Minne- sota House of Representatives, 1885. Protestant. Member Winona County Bar Association. Recreation: Driving. Address: Winona, Minn.
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