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CRUZEN, W. E., banking; born at Waverly, Minn., Nov., 1872; son of J. W. and Hannah Cruzen; educated at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. En- tered the banking business in 1900 and is now cashier of the Bank of Becker. Married at Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 10, 1901, to Miss Eva L. Kimberly. Ad- dress: Becker, Minn.
CULLUM, Marcus B., mayor of Du- luth; born at Laurel, Ind., Dec. 3, 1856; son of Richard Henry and Mary (Con- well) Cullum; educated in public schools; private school, Boston, Mass .; Alfred University, New York. Began career as a dentist in 1875 and has been practicing in Duluth since 1888. Now serving second term as mayor, Duluth, term expiring March, 1908. Member Minnesota State Dental Society, Minnesota State Dental Board, Minnesota Semi-Centennial Com- mission. Married at Winona, Minn., 1894, to Miss Jane Adams. Clubs: Com- mercial, Kitchi Gammi, Northland
Country. Recreations: Fishing and
hunting. Office: New Jersey Bldg.
Residence: 2020 E. 2nd St., Duluth.
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CUMMINGS, D. S., physician; born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Nov. 17, 1850; edu- cated in common schools, The Shattuck School, Faribault, Minn., University of Michigan, graduating, degree of M.D., from latter, 1876; graduate Chicago Medical College, department of North- western University. Began the practice of medicine at Waseca, Minn., in 1876. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations, American Associa- tion of Railway Surgeons. Member Ma- sonic orders. Married at Waseca, 1897, to Miss Martha
E. Ward. Address: Waseca, Minn.
CUMMINGS, Samuel, fruit and produce; born at Bunker Hill, Ill., Nov. 23, 1855; son of J. W. and Frances M. (Hutchinson) Cummings; educated in public schools of Illinois and at St. Paul and Zumbrota, Minn. First came to St. Paul, 1873, and has been a resident of that city since 1880; for a number of years traveling salesman for wholesale dry goods firm of St. Paul; has been at the head of Samuel Cummings Co. since 1882, and its president and treasurer since incorporation, 1904. Member St. Paul Produce Exchange, St. Paul Board of Trade. Married at St. Paul, Jan. 7, 1886, to Miss Phoebe Emery. Republi- can. Congregationalist. Office: 103 E. 3rd St. Residence: 699 Hague Av., St. Paul.
CURRAN, George Robert, physician; born near Cannon Falls, Minn., July 1, 1863; son of Charles C. and Rebecca (Clark) Curran; educated in Hastings (Minn.) High School; Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., degree of B.S., 1887 (M.S., 1905); University of Michigan, M.D., 1892; post graduate courses at Harvard, 1900 and 1905, also one year in Vienna, Hamburg, Brunswick, Paris and London, 1902. Married at Minne- apolis, Minn., 1892, to Miss Katherine E. Manson. Began practice at Worth- ington, Minn., 1892; located in Mankato, 1903; surgeon to St. Joseph's and the Immanuel hospitals and Chicago &
Co. Northwestern Ry. Surgeon 2nd Regt., M. N. G. (lieut). Was coroner Nobles Co. and member board of edu- cation, Worthington. Member Blue Earth County, Southwestern Minnesota and Minnesota Valley Medical societies, Minnesota State and American Medical associations. Republican. Congregation- alist. Member B. P. O. E., A. F. & A. M. Club: Commercial. Address: Mankato, Minn.
CURRIER, Frederick M., confection- ery; born in Boston, Mass., 1852; edu- cated in Boston public schools. Came to Minnesota and began in confection- ery business. Member of firm of Rosenberg & Currier, manufacturing and wholesale confectioners. Also director First National Bank, mayor of Mankato 2 years; member State Legislature,
1890-91. Presbyterian. Address: Man- kato, Minn.
CURRIER, Frederick Wilbur, glass; born at Tomah, Wis., Aug. 30, 1872; son of Frank and Ella (Abbott) Currier; educated in Minneapolis public schools; graduate University of Minnesota, Col- lege of Law, degree of LL.B., 1893. En- tered service of Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., in 1886, and has been its Northwest- ern manager since 1899. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Commercial, Minikahda, Amateur Athletic Association. Recrea- tions: All classes of athletic exercises. Office: 500-516 S. 3rd St. Residence: 2019 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis.
CURRY, Howard Montreville, railway official; born in Ogle Co., Ill., Jan. 6, 1861; son of James D. and Lodema (Kirk) Curry; educated in the public schools of Freeport, Ill. Began career in the mechanical department of the Northern Pacific Ry. Co., at Brainerd, Minn., April 8, 1880, and has been con- tinuously with the road in the follow- ing positions: Shop and engine man un- til 1891, when he was appointed road foreman of -engines, with headquarters at Brainerd; master mechanic, Dakota and Yellowstone divisions, with head- quarters at Fargo, N. D., Nov. 1, 1901; transferred to St. Paul, Minnesota divi- sion, as master mechanic, headquarters, Staples, Minn., Dec. 1, 1902; appointed general master mechanic, territory east of Billings, Mont., Feb. 26, 1905. Mem- ber American Master Mechanics' Asso- ciation. Mason, Knight Templar, Shrin- er. Office: General Office Northern Pa- cific Ry. Residence: 1005 Hague Av., St. Paul.
CURTIS, Henry Russell, manufactur- ing stationer and printer; born at Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 1, 1858; son of Col. Henry and Lucy Reed (Osborn) Curtis; educated in public schools of Rock Island, Ill .; Allen's English and Classic- al School, West Newton, Mass .; Woburn (Mass.) Academy; Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, Boston; United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. Married at Perth Amboy, N. J., 1883, to Margaret Elizabeth Parker. En- gaged since 1882 in stationery and
1886, printing business, incorporated, since which time he has been president of the Curtis Printing Co. Club: Com- mercial. Office: 355 Minnesota St. Resi- dence: The Angus, St. Paul.
CUSHING, Luther S., real estate and investments; born at Boston, Mass., 1857; son of George A. and Lucia W. (Mitchell) Cushing; educated in public and private schools in New York; mar- ried at Boston, Mass., 1902, to Marie W. Wiesinger. Came west to Council Bluffs, Iowa, twenty-five years ago and became bookkeeper in notion store; three years later returned to Boston and took up land and mortgage business; came
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to St. Paul, 1886, and took up present line, being agent for a number of large corporations, trustees and private prop- erty owners. Director of the Minneap- olis General Electric Co .; general man- ager of the Boston and Northwest Real Estate Co. President Business League. Member of Society Colonial Wars, also the Sons of the Revolution and life member Minnesota Historical Society. Clubs: Minnesota, Commercial, , Town and Country, White Bear Yacht, Minne-
apolis (Minneapolis) City Club (New
York). Recreations: Aquatic sports.
Office: Endicott Bldg. Residence: 123 Nina Av., St. Paul.
CUTLER, Dwight Gilbert, salt, etc .; born at Amherst, Mass. Has been resident of Duluth since 1880; became identified with salt, lime and cement business, 1883, and is president and treasurer of the wholesale firm of D. G. Cutler & Co. Office: Providence Bldg. Residence: 231 W. 3rd St., Duluth.
CUTLER, Edward Hutchins, wholesale druggist; born at Boston, Mass., May 3, 1848; son
of William Jonathan and Lucia ( Washburn) Cutler; educated in N., Minneapolis.
public schools, fitting for Harvard Uni- versity until 15 years of age, when, on account of ill health of his brother, came with him to Minnesota in fall of 1863, and spent four years on a farm a few miles from St. Paul; studied under private tutors and made extended trip to Europe; married at Boston, June 13, 1872, to Lucy Carter Dunbar. Became employe of house of Noyes Brothers, 1870, and on April 1, 1871, was taken in as partner and firm name was changed to Noyes Brothers & Cutler, wholesale jobbing and manufacturing druggists- the oldest and largest in its line in the Northwest. Director First National Bank of St. Paul. Served three years in the National Guard. Treasurer St. Paul Society of the New Jerusalem Church. Member Minnesota Historical Society, Society of Colonial Wars, Society Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Minnesota Boat (one of the original members), Minnesota, Town and Country. Office : 396-408 Sibley St., cor. 6th St. Resi- dence: 360 Summit Av., St. Paul.
CUTLER, William Washburn, lawyer; born at St. Paul, Minn., March 22, 1873; son of Edward H. and Lucy C. (Dun- bar) Cutler; attended St. Paul public schools, Harvard College, A.B., 1894, Har- vard Law School, LL.B., 1897. Was ad- mitted to the bar in Minnesota, 1898, and since that time has practiced law in St. Paul. Member Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Upsilon fraternities. Married at Newton, Mass., Oct. 29, 1900, to Martha Carter. Clubs: Minnesota, Har- vard. Office: Pioneer Press Bldg. Resi- dence: 993 Goodrich Av., St. Paul.
CUTTING, Frank H., special judge of municipal court; born at Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept. 12, 1862; son of William B. and Mary A. (Ranney) Cutting; edu- cated at Vermont Academy, Saxton's River, Vt .; University of Michigan, Law Department, graduating, degree of LL.B., 1885. Admitted to the bar in St. Paul, 1885; located in Duluth, and be- gan active practice of law, 1886; was elected special judge of municipal court Duluth, March, 1905, a position he now holds. Democrat. Member I. O. O. F., Scottish Clan, B. P. O. E. Married at Duluth, 1896, to Miss Amalia Larcher. Office: City Hall. Residence: Duluth. CUTTS, Anson B., railway official; born at Lillington, N. C., Oct. 23, 1866; son of Addison D. and Deborah A. (Bai- ley) Cutts; educated at Chatham Acad- emy, Savannah, Ga., and Middle Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Ga .; married at Minneapolis, Minn., June 5, 1895, to Edna B. Stokes. Entered rail- way service Sept. 1, 1884, as clerk in the ticket and auditing department Chi- cago & Alton Ry., and has continued in railway service consecutively as fol- lows: chief rate clerk auditor's office Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., 1887-90; chief rate clerk general passenger department Great Northern Ry., 1890-92; chief clerk general ticket and passenger department Minneapolis & St. Louis Rd., 1892-94; general pas- senger and ticket agent same road, Jan. 1, 1894, to the present time; also gen- eral ticket and passenger agent Iowa Central Ry. President Aitkin Farm Co. Clubs: Minikahda, Bryn Mawr, Lafay- ette. Recreation: Golf. Office: Metro- politan Bldg. Residence: 1941 Irving Av., S., Minneapolis.
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CVAR, Charles Henry, telephone engi- neer; born at Minneapolis, Minn., April 22, 1880; son of James and Lydia (Cole) Cvar; common school education; mar- ried at Minneapolis, Feb. 18, 1904, to Miss Hazel Butler. Has been connected with various electrical and telephone companies throughout the United States since 1899; president Telephone Ap-
pliance Co .; general superintendent Northern Telephone Co .; member Min- nesota State Board of Electrical Exami- ners. Contributor to technical press. Office: Minot, N. Dak. Residence: 2100 E. 29th St., Minneapolis.
DAFOE, Charles E., railway official; born at Aultsville, Ont., Can., Nov. 5, 1859; son of Erastus and Elizabeth Da- foe; educated in public schools of Can- ada. Began active career in service of Grand Trunk Ry., 1873, holding positions of operator, agent and ticket clerk, up to 1883; was operator Great Northern
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Ry., at Minneapolis, 1883-84; clerk to trainmaster Minneapolis & St. Louis Rd., 1884-86; train dispatcher, same road, 1886-90, and chief train dispatcher, 1890- 97; trainmaster, 1897-1900; trainmaster Chicago Great Western Ry., at St. Paul, 1900-01; superintendent W. M. & P. di- vision at Red Wing, Dec., 1901; super- intendent Northwest division, same road, at St. Paul, since Dec. 1, 1902. Married at Belleville, Ont., 1887, to Miss Effie M. Hudgins. Club: Commercial. Office:
Met. Opera Bldg. Residence: 255 Sum- mit Pl., St. Paul.
DAGGETT, George Henry, grain; born in Newburyport, Mass., 1861; son of Daniel Curtiss and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Daggett; educated in public schools and by private instruction. Was in employ of Bacon & Everingham and Everingham & Co., 1879-82; was with Charles Ray & Co. and Rumsey & Buell, 1882-85; Rosenbaum Bros., 1885-89; came to Minnesota and was connected
with The Van Dusen-Harrington Co., 1889-92; has been at the head of the grain firm of George H. Daggett & Co., since 1892, establishing house in Chi- cago, 1898. Member Minneapolis and Baltimore chambers of commerce, Chi- cago and Duluth boards of trade, St. Louis Merchants' Exchange. Was lieu- tenant Wis. Nat'l Guard. Republican. Universalist. Member executive council Sons of the Revolution, executive coun- cil Minnesota Commandery, Loyal Le- gion, by inheritance; deputy governor Society of Colonial Wars. Lecturer, upon invitation, before patriotic socie- ties. Mason (33º). Married at Milwau- kee, Wis., 1885, to Miss Mary Bedoes Hughes. Clubs: Lafayette, Town and Country, Minnesota, Automobile, Com- mercial. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 40 Groveland Terrace, Minneapolis.
DAHL, Amund, banker; born in Nor- way, Sept. 12, 1859; came to America, and located in Lake City, Minn .; educated in public schools of Lake City and Pepin Co., Wis. Has been presi- dent of Renville Co. State Bank since 1903; post master of Bird Island, 1902- 06. Married at Bird Island, 1896, to Miss Cora B. Donahue. Address: Bird Island, Minn.
DAHL, Gerhard A., physician; born at Dell, Minn., June 23, 1872; son of Torger H. and Mathia (Theige) Dahl; educated in public chools; at Luther College, Decorah, Ia., graduating, degree of A.B., 1893; Hahnemann Medical College, Chi- cago, graduating, degree of M.D., 1897; married at Mankato, Minn., 1903, to Miss Alma Hanson. Born and reared on a farm; has been engaged in practice at Mankato, since
1897. Homeopathist. Vice president Blue Earth County Med- ical Society, Minnesota State Homeo- pathic Institute. Republican. Lutheran.
Member A. O. U. W., Royal Arcanum, M. B. A. Address: Mankato, Minn.
DAHLEM, Albert Julius, merchant; born at Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Ger- many, March 1, 1844; son of Christian and Wilhelmine Dahlem (nee Wahmer). Self-educated. Came to America, 1853, and served three years in Co. D, 10tl U. S. Inf., sergeant, 1865-68, witnessing closing scenes of the Great Rebellion in Virginia and two years' frontier service in Dakota. Began mercantile career in retail tobacco business, at Sauk Centre. Minn., 1868, continuing for 10 years; entered general merchandise business and now owns and operates two stores in Sauk Centre, covering general lines of dry goods and groceries. Republican. Lutheran. Member G. A. R. Married at Sauk Centre, Minn., March 18, 1869, to Miss Caroline Rien. Recreation: Liter- ature. Address: Sauk Centre, Minn.
DAHLEN, Henry S., county auditor; born in Becker County, Minn., Feb. 25. 1874; educated in public schools and completed commercial course at Fargo College, Fargo, N. D., 1896. Was elected county auditor of Becker Co., fall of 1904, and assumed office Jan. 3, 1905. Republican. Member Lutheran Church. Married at Audubon, Minn., June 12, 1900, to Miss M. Lydia Elfsater, of Westby, Wis. Club: Commercial. Ad- dress: Detroit, Minn.
DAHN, Herman J., grocer; born in Prussia, Germany, Nov. 20, 1858; came to America, 1866, his parents locating at Watertown, Wis., where he was edu- cated in the public schools. Began act- ive career in Minneapolis as clerk in grocery store, continuing from 1875-81; in grocery business under his own name since 1881. Director Germania Bank; president for 8 years past of the Retail Grocers' Association of Minneapolis; treasurer Retail Merchants' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Former vice president Minnesota Retail Grocers and General Merchants' Association; member Board of Park Commissioners for 6 years. Democrat. Lutheran. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., Royal League. Married at Minneapolis, Marclı 24, 1882, to Miss Emma R. Landwehr. Club: North Side Commercial. Recrea- tion: Traveling. Office: 512-514 Ply- mouth Av. Residence: 1609 Dupont Av.,
DAIGNEAU, F. Emerson, physician; born at Hubbardton, Vt., Oct. 1, 1862; son of John G. and Henrietta (Dikeman) Daigneau; educated in public schools and Newton Academy, Shoreham, Vt .; St. Hyacinth Seminary, St. Hyacinth, P. Q., Can .; University of Vermont, degree of M.D., 1886. Married at Portland, Me., 1888, to Alice Merrick. Began practice at Somersworth, N. H., 1886; removed to St. Paul, Minn., 1887, and practiced there for 5 years; has been in practice in Austin since July, 1892. Member
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Mower County Medical Society, Minne- sota State and American Medical asso- ciations. Director Austin Public Li- brary. Republican. Member Royal Ar- canum, A. O. U. W. Club: Progressive League. Address: Austin, Minn.
DALE, O. G., banking; born in Nor- way, Feb. 7, 1861; came to America with parents, 1869, and to Minnesota,
1870;
graduated
from
State
Normal
School,
Mankato,
Minn.,
advanced
course, 1886. Engaged in teaching
school, 1880-86; was county superin- tendent of schools, Lac qui Parle Co., 1887-89; county auditor Lac qui Parle Co., 1889-1897; cashier Lac qui Parle County Bank, 1896-98; has been identi- fied with real estate and loan business since 1898, under title of Dale & Has- lerud; State Senator since Jan., 1903; also has been cashier of Madison State Bank since Jan. 1, 1905. Republican. Married, Sept., 1892, to Miss Anna Peter- son. Address: Madison, Minn.
DALZELL, John A., lawyer; born at Waddington, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1861; son of Andrew and Isabel Dalzell; educated at State Normal School, Pottsdam, N. Y .; Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., grad- uating, degree of A.B., 1884. Began practice at Waddington, N. Y., 1886; came to Minnesota, 1890, and has been engaged in .practice at Morton since March, 1898. Republican. Member State Legislature, term extending to Jan., 1909. Married at Minneapolis, April 24, 1901, to Miss Evelyn McConnell. Ad- dress: Morton, Minn.
DAMPIER, Charles Edward, physi- cian; born at Waterloo, P. Q., Can., Jan. 5, 1854: son of Edward and Charlotte M. (Parmelee) Dampier; educated in common schools; Elgin (Ill.) Academy; Medical Department University of Mich- igan, graduating, degree of M.D., 1878. Came to Minnesota, 1856; to Steele Co., 1861; Dakota Co., 1875; at Northfield until 1878. Began practice at Dell Rap- ids, S. D., 1878; has been engaged in practice in Crookston since March 11, 1879. Health officer, Crookston. Local surgeon of Great Northern Ry., 20 years, and of Northern Pacific Ry., since 1890. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations, Red River Valley Medical Society (ex-president). Mason, Knight Templar (commander Constan- tine Commandery No.
20), Shriner; member B. P. O. E., A. O. U. W., M. W. A. Club: Territorial Pioneers. Rec- reation: Tennis. Address: Crookston, Minn.
DANA, Charles S., clerk of district court; born at Belvidere, Ill., Sept. 25, 1851; son of Charles and Sally A. (Law- rence) Dana: came to Minnesota with parents, 1856; educated in public schools of Goodhue Co .; married at Belvidere, Ill., 1883, to Miss Lida Pilcher. Book- keeper by profession, and engaged in it
for 10 years; has been a resident of Red Wing since 1881; taught school in Goodhue Co .; deputy auditor of Good- hue Co., 1887-1906; has been clerk of district court since Jan. 1, 1907. Re- publican. Methodist. Member I. O. O. F., Royal Arcanum. Recreation: Reading. Address: Red Wing, Minn.
DANIEL, Roderick Evans, insurance agent and adjuster of fire losses; born at Llangeitho, Wales,
Great Britain, May, 1844; son of Evan and Mary (Evans) Daniel; educated in common schools and commercial school, Racine, Wis .; married, 1st, at Berlin, Wis., June 27, 1867, to Mary E. Lewis (died Dec. 1, 1887); 2nd, at Berlin, Wis., June 11, 1890, to Jeannette M. Jones. Immigrated from Wales and landed at Racine, Wis., 1848; lived on farm until 1859; black- smith, Racine, 1859-62; served in Civil War in 22d Wis. Vol. Inf., 1862-65; went to commercial college and taught pen- manship and bookkeeping, 1865; graph operator and station agent, Springfield, Wis .; employed in office of register of deeds at Oshkosh, Wis., and soon started as life insurance agent, then fire insurance for several com- panies; in 1878, appointed by President Hayes as deputy collector of internal revenue for eleven counties in Wiscon- sin; resigned, 1879, to accept a position to travel five States as special agent and adjuster for fire insurance com- panies; now engaged as general adjuster of losses, also general agent for the Northwestern National Life Insurance Co., Minneapolis. Independent in poli- tics. Club: Commercial. Office: Phoenix Bldg. Residence: 2418 W. 22nd St., Minneapolis.
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DANIELS, Franc Burchard, superin- tendent American Express Co .; born at Cayuga, N. Y., May 8, 1848; son of John Horton and Frances Louise (Pom- eroy) Daniels; educated in high school, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Hamilton Col- lege, Clinton, N. Y., graduating, 1871; married at Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 6, 1886, to Florence L. Farrington. Has been connected with the American Ex- press Co. since 1873; has been super- intendent at St. Paul and Minneapolis since 1893. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Commercial. Office: Davidson Blk., St. Paul. Residence: 2112 Ken- wood Parkway, Minneapolis.
DANIELS, John W., manufacturer; born, Piqua, O., 1857; son of Theo. L. and Catharine J. (O'Ferrall) Daniels; graduated from public schools, Piqua; married. Has engaged in linseed oil business since 1879, in connection with companies in Piqua; was director Amer- ican Linseed Co., and manager of their plant at Buffalo, N. Y., 1898; built the plant of the Daniels Linseed Co., at Cleveland, O., and sold to Sherwin-Wil- liams Co., 1902. Now president and di-
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rector of the Archer-Daniels Linseed Co., Minneapolis, Minn; vice president and director Piqua Hosiery Co., and di- rector Piqua Am. Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Minneapolis (Min- neapolis); Minnesota (St. Paul) ; Piqua (Piqua, O.); Town and Country (St. Paul). Business address: P. O. Box 128, Minneapolis. Residence: Delwood, White Bear Lake, Minn.
DANIELSON, Charles, general mer- chant; born at Ottumwa, Ia., Jan. 1, 1867; educated in public schools of Cannon Falls, Minn. Began active ca- reer as clerk in dry goods store, ¿contin- uing until 21; bought out Mr. West- man's interest in store and formed the firm of J. Danielson & Son; engaged in furniture business 12 years; disposed of dry goods business, 1903, and is now one of the partners in firm, which was organized in 1905, Mrs. G. Westman hav- ing bought out estate of J. Danielson, the name of the firm then becoming C. Danielson Furniture Co., furniture, un- dertaking and pianos; also a State li- censed embalmer. Married at Cannon Falls, Minn., 1891, to Miss E. J. West- man. Address: Cannon Falls, Minn.
DANNER, John J., president Twin City Iron & Wire Works; born at Cin- cinnati, O., Feb. 22, 1860; son of John and Margaret Danner; came to Minne- sota, 1868, and was educated in country schools of Dakota Co .; married in Da- kota Co., May, 1884, to Miss Elizabeth Schindelderker. Raised on a farm; lo- cated in St. Paul, 1881, and engaged as contracting carpenter until 1886; was identified with grocery business, 1886-95; established the Twin City Iron & Wire Works, 1895, incorporated, Jan. 1, 1901, and continues as president of the com- pany. Republican. Lutheran. Member Builders and Traders' Exchange. Office: 106 E. 5th St. Residence: 664 Hall Av., St. Paul.
DANZ, Frank, Jr., musical conductor; born in New York City, May 11, 1851; son of Frank and Helen (Siebert) Danz; educated in parochial schools of New York City and at Manhattan College, graduating, 1864; musical education, New York City; married at St. Paul, 1871, to Miss Susan Hoffman. Began teaching music, 1867; was with Thomas Orchestra, New York City, 12 years, Philharmonic Society, N. Y., 13 years, Damrosch Concert Co., years, and Mapleson Opera Co .; came to St. Paul, 1883, and has for 24 years been a leader in music in the northwest and for same length of time has been leader Metro- politan Opera House Band, Minneapolis; also conductor Military Band and San- gerfests and teacher of violin. Member B. P. O. E, Druids, St. Peter's Society. Office and residence: 161 W. 6th St., St. Paul.
DANZ, Jacob, 2nd, retired; born in New York City, 1852; son of Frank and Helen (Siebert) Danz; educated in schools of New York City and 3 years at Manhattan College, New York City; married, 1st, at St. Paul, Louise Esch (now deceased); 2nd, at St. Paul, to Miss Krank. Came to St. Paul, 1870; was trombonist and baritonist of the Great Western Band, for 20 years; was one of the organizers and superintendent of the Horne & Danz Co., which was in business for 20 years, and then sold out to the American Can Co., of New York. Democrat; was vice president Minnesota Game and Fish Commission under Gov. Lynn. Member B. P. O. E., Junior Pio- neers. Residence: 924 Hague Av., St. Paul.
DARBY, Benjamin Edwin, newspaper publisher; born at St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Feb. 18, 1848; son of Edwin and Amelia ( Williams) Darby. Began as a poor country boy; educated in district schools, grammar school, normal school and Prince of Wales College. Taught school at St. Eleanors, and other places in Canada, 1867-71; principal public schools, Zum- brota, Minn., 1871-72; principal public schools, Pine Island, Minn., 1872-73; principal public schools, Kasson, 1873- 74; has been publisher and proprietor of The People's Press, Owatonna, Minn., since Sept. 1, 1874. Director and secre- tary Owatonna Public Library for 6 years; director City Hospital, 1903-06, and served as secretary for three years, member Owatonna City Charter Commis- sion, 1905-06; ex-secretary Owatonna fire department and ex-member board of education. Mason. Married at Char- lottetown, Prince Edward Island, Aug. 17, 1874, to Miss Annie Kate Barnard. Address: Owatonna, Minn.
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