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HIRSCHFIELD, Adolph, physician; born in province of Kowno, Russia, Jan. 17, 1864; attended the classical Gymnas- ium of Kowno and Minsk, Russia; came to America, 1883; graduated from Col- lege of Medicine and Surgery, Univer- sity of Minnesota, 1893. Member Amer- ican and Minnesota State Medical asso- ciations, Hennepin County Medical So- ciety. Member Modern Woodmen of America, B'nai B'rith. Club: North Side Commercial. Office: 1225 Wash- ington Av., N. Residence: 1319 Lyn- dale Av., N., Minneapolis.
HIRSCHMAN, Hugo, millinery; born at Hamburg, Germany, Feb. 4, 1877; son of Isadore and Bertha Hirschman; came to America, 1882; educated in public schools of New York City and St. Paul, and at University of Minne- sota; married at St. Paul, June 1- 1904, to Miss Selma Rothschild. Began business career in department store, Duluth, Minn .; returned to St. Paul, 1901, entered firm of J. Rothschild & Co., wholesale milliners, as general manager, and was elected secretary and treasurer, upon incorporation of the company, Jan. 1, 1907. Office: 228-232 E. 4th St. Residence: 948 Hague Av., St. Paul.
HIRSCHY, Charles c., merchant, banker; born at Wabasha, Minn., March 20, 1859; son of Samuel and Margaret Hirschy; educated at Wabasha High School; married at Lake City, Minn., 1894, to Carrie C. Benson. Has been in mercantile business since 1882, and is managing partner of firm of S. Hirschey & Son. President First Na- tional Bank since 1891. Republican. Mayor of Wabasha, two terms. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Address: Wabasha, Minn.
HIRSH, George, clothier; born in Ba- varia, Germany, March 19, 1856; son of Isaiah and Rosa (Stern) Hirsh; edu- cated in Germany; came to America,
1873; married at Neenah, Wis., 1895, to Miss Eva Billstein. In New York State, 1873-80; then in Chicago for 4 years; at Council Grove, Kas., in the clothing business, 1884-87, and since 1887 has been engaged in sale of clothing and in tailoring and shoe business at Austin, Minn. Mason (32º), Knight Templar, Shriner. Address: Austin, Minn.
HITZKER, John, member State Leg- islature; born in Austria, Nov. 14, 1855; son of Albert and Johanna Hitzker; educated in Austria; married at Wi- nona, Minn., Jan. 8, 1880, to Miss Anna N. Schneider. Came to America, 1877,
and located in Winona; by
barber trade; started in business for self, 1881, and owns a barber shop and also con- ducts a wholesale and retail cigar busi- ness, etc. Democrat. Member Minne- sota Legislature, 2nd dist., elected Nov. 6, 1906, term extending to Jan. 1, 1909. Roman Catholic. Member B. P. O. E., M. W. A .. St. Joseph's Society. Clubs: Arlington, Philharmonic. Member Board of Trade. Recreations: Reading, walk- ing. Address: Winona, Minn.
HIXSON, Robert Bruce, physician; born at Burlington, Ia., April 1, 1874; son of Avery Wilson and Martha Brown ( Long) Hixson; graduate High School, Herman, Minn., June, 1892; Curtis Busi- ness College, St. Paul, 1894; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, Ill., graduating, degree of M.D., May, 1900. Has been in practice at Cambridge, Minn., since Dec. 2, 1900. County physi- cian and coroner Isanti Co .; surgeon Great Northern Ry .; chairman board of health and member school board. Mem- ber American and Minnesota State Med- ical associations, Central Minnesota
Medical Society. Republican. Mason. Member Knights of Pythias. Married at Cambridge, Sept. 6, 1905, to Miss Minerva C. Barker. Club: Commercial. Address: Cambridge, Minn.
HJERMSTAD, Carl F., banking and manufacturing; born in Norway, May 4, 1865; son of Lars H. and Beathe N. (Elstad) Hjermstad; educated in pri- vate and high school, Norway. Was clerk and manager general store, Nor- way, 1880-84; came to America, Aug., 1884, and located in Minnesota; filled position of bookkeeper grain elevator T. K. Simmons & Son, Red Wing, 1884-88; bookkeeper in Bank of Pierce, Simmons & Co., Red Wing, 1888-97; was manager Red Wing Gas & Electric Co., 1897-99; cashier Goodhue County National Bank, 1899-1906; has been vice president and manager of the bank since June 1, 1906. Also secretary, treasurer and trustee Goodhue County Savings Bank, Red Wing Boat Manufacturing Co .; treasur- er Red Wing Brick Co .; trustee and treasurer Red Wing Lutheran Ladies' Seminary. Democrat. Lutheran. Mem- ber Manufacturers' Association. Married at Red Wing, Jan. 16, 1889, to Miss Sigrid Ness. Club: Commercial. Recrea-
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tions: Launching, fishing and hunting. Address: Red Wing, Minn.
HJERMSTAD, Hans L., merchant: born in Norway, June 4, 1861; son of Lars H. and Beathe N. (Elstad) Hjerm- stad; educated in private schools and at business college, in Norway. Came to America Aug. 28, 1880, and located in Minnesota. Owner H. L. Hjermstad & Co., dealers in grocery and crockery, wholesale and retail, Red Wing, founded Jan. 28, 1888, and maintaining branch stores at Frontenac and Claybank. Also director Red Wing Boat Manufacturing Co .; secretary Red Wing Hospital As- sociation, Lutheran Ladies' Seminary. Republican. Lutheran. Married at Aus- tin, Minn., Dec. 2, 1897, to Miss Ida Dagmar Olson. Club: Commercial. Rec- reations: Outdoor sports, hunting, fish- ing, launching and skieing. Address: Red Wing, Minn.
HOAG, William Ricketson, educator; born at Sumner, Minn., Feb. 25, 1859; son of Milton John and Catharine Ever- itt Hoag; graduate Rochester (Minn.) High School, 1878; graduate University of Minnesota, degree of B.C.E., 1884; de- gree of M.C.E., same university, 1888. Married at Minneapolis, Minn., 1885, to Miss Annie L. Lawrence. Has been pro- fessor of civil engineering, University of Minnesota, since 1885; acting assist- ant U. S. coast and geodetic survey, state topographer in charge of state triangulation; member jury of award Paris Exposition, 1900; member jury of award World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; same, St. Louis Exposition, 1903; member and engineer state drainage commission since 1897; resident hydro- grapher U. S. Geological Survey, 1902; ex-president Surveyors and Engineers' Society of Minnesota, Engineers' Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota Good Roads As- sociation. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sig- ina Xi, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternities, Minnesota State Engineers Society, etc. Republican. Conducted "Good Roads" column in Minneapolis Times from 1896 to 1902, and has contributed numerous papers to engineering publications. Office: University of Minnesota. Resi- dence: 1320 7th St., S. E., Minneapolis.
HOARD, Enos Henry, real estate; born at Mansfield, Pa., Sept. 21, 1847; son of Joseph S. and Laura M. (Robbins) Hoard; educated in public schools of Mansfield; married at Winona, Minn., Oct. 20, 1874, to Miss Emma Stuart. Entered into partnership with Charles A. Tenney. in fall of 1871, at Winona, Minn., and continued with him in the photographic and art supply business until he sold out, 1879, and removed to Red Wing, Minn., entering the firm of J. S. Hoard & Son, real estate and loans; left that firm, 1900, and entered firm of Jefferson & Hoard, St. Paul. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Com- mercial. Office : National Ger .- Am. Bank Bldg. Residence: Red Wing, Minn.
HOARD, Hiram Eugene, editor and
publisher; born at Stockbridge, N. Y., March 14, 1843; son of Rev. William Bradford and Sarah Catherine (White) Hoard; educated in district and select schools, Stockbridge; Augusta Academy, Augusta, N. Y. Oneida Seminary,
Oneida, N. Y .; Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, N. Y. Married at Mauston, Wis., Dec. 25, 1872, to Miss Ellanora Temple. Taught district school in New York and New Jersey; moved to Columbus, Wis., 1866, and engaged in nursery business; taught school at Fall River, Wis., 1867-68; principal Mauston, graded schools, 1868-73; moved to Tawas City, Mich., 1873, and bought and pub- lished the Iosco County Gazette until 1882, also in book and stationery busi- ness; moved to Montevideo, Minn., 1882, and bought and has since published The Montevideo Leader. County Clerk Iosco Co., Mich .. 4 years; state senator, Min- nesota, 1886-90; chief of customs divi- sion under commissioner of customs, Treasury department, Washington, 1890- 93; introduced bill into State Senate providing for establishment of farmers' institutes and was first president board of management of State Farmers' In- stitutes. Was secretary and superin-
tendent Minnesota State Agricultural
Society, 1887-88; now member State Normal Board. Democrat. Member Ma- sonic order, I. O. O. F. Address: Monte- video, Minn.
HOBE, Engebreth н., lumber and lands, Norwegian Consul; born in Nor- way, Feb. 27, 1860; educated in
schools in Norway and
in Copen-
hagen, Denmark; married in Copen- hagen, 1886, to Johanne A. Muller. Came to Minnesota, 1883; since 1889 engaged under style of E. H. Hobe Lumber Co., in wholesaling and manufacture of lum- ber; also president of the Orness Ess- wein Company and Luther Hospital. Formerly colonel on staff of the gov- ernor of Minnesota. Consul of Norway since 1893. Clubs: Minnesota, Commer- cial, Norden. Office: New York Life Bldg., St. Paul. Residence: Bald Eagle Lake, Minn.
HOBERT, Arthur W., superintendent and secretary Lakewood Cemetery; born Ottawa, Ill., Aug. 14, 1858; son of Ed- ward Sisson and Mary Elizabeth (Phil- lips) Hobert; educated in public schools of Ottawa; married at Chicago, Ill., Oct. 9, 1883, to Bessie Berry. Studied den- tistry and practiced the profession in Illinois for 5 years, but gave it up on account of ill health; came to Minne- apolis, Minn., 1885, entering employ of the Park Board, where he remained four years; he then turned his attention to cemeteries, built Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, and acted as its superin- tendent until taking charge of Lakewood Cemetery, March 15, 1891, of which he is superintendent and secretary. En- gages largely in landscape architecture,
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having planned cemeteries at Portland, Maine, Lafayette, Ind., Kalispel, Mont., and many small cities in Minnesota and Iowa, and having charge of the land- scape work for the T. C. Rapid Transit Co. at Lake Minnetonka and other points. Recreation: Landscape work. Office: 3600 Hennepin Av. Residence: 1412 W. 36th St., Minneapolis.
HOCH, Reiner, president Duluth Brew- ing and Malting Co .; born at Colong on the Rhine, Germany, Oct. 18, 1851; son of William and . Mary (Badenhauer) Hoch; came to America, 1852; educated in public schools, Waukesha Co., Wis. Began brewing white beer at Milwau- kee, Wis., in partnership with Carl Meeske, in 1872; sold out the business and removed to Marquette, Mich., and began there, brewing lager beer, in 1878; has been located in Duluth since 1896 as president and general manager of Du- luth Brewing and Malting Co .; vice president Upper Peninsula Brewing Co., Marquette, Mich. Married at Sheboygan, Wis., May 14, 1878, to Miss Matilda Geele. Office: 29th Av., W., and Helm St. Residence: 2831 Helm St., Duluth, Minn.
HODGE, Henry Franklin, president and treasurer National Brass and Metal Co .; born at Eau Claire, Wis., March 18, 1861; son of O. F. and Elvira (War- ner) Hodge; educated in public schools of Dubuque, Ia. Learned trade of brass moulder in Dubuque, where he worked for several firms until 1891; came to Minneapolis and organized the National Brass and Metal Co., as manufacturers and wholesale dealers in plumbers' brass goods and plumbing supplies, of which he is president and treasurer. Was color sergeant Co. K, 4th regiment, I. N. G. Independent in politics. Christian Scientist. Member Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F. Married at Dubuque, Ia., 1882, to Miss Louisa L. Witty. Office: 246-258 3rd Av., S. Residence: 3032 3rd Av., S., Minneap- olis.
HODGIN, Edwin Stanton, clergyman; born at Vermillion, Dak. Ter., Jan. 15, 1868; son of Daniel W. and Tamer Jane (Dawson) Hodgin; educated in private school; University of South Dakota, de- gree of B.S., 1893; Meadville Theolog- ical School, graduating, 1898; Harvard University, 1901; University of Chicago, 1902. Unitarian. Was minister of Unity Church, Humboldt, Ia., for 5 years, be- ginning, 1898; minister First Unitarian Church, Helena, Mont., 3 years, begin- ning 1903; has been minister First Uni- tarian Church, Minneapolis, since Jan. 1906. Mason. Recreations: Bicycle riding, travel, mountain climbing, pho- tography. Address:
803 Mary Place, Minneapolis.
HODGKINSON, Joseph George, physi- cian: born in Ontario, Can., June 3, 1845; son of Philip and Elizabeth
(Springall) Hodgkinson; educated in Canada, where he began the study of medicine, continuing the study in med- ical colleges of Detroit, Mich., and con- cluding in St. Paul Medical College, from which he was graduated, degree of M.D., 1886; married at Taylors Falls, Minn., 1884, to Miss Sadie Cummings. Began practice of medicine at Battle Lake and later was engaged in practice at Tay- lors Falls. He acted as superintendent of the St. Paul City Hospital for two years; has been actively engaged in practice at South St. Paul since 1895. Member of Ramsey County Medical So- ciety and Minnesota State Medical So- ciety. Republican. Office and residence : South St. Paul, Dakota Co., Minn.
HODGMAN, William Wade, railway supplies; born at St. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1862; son of Charles and Eliza (Wade) Hodgman; educated in St. Louis High School; married at Minneapolis, 1898, to Adele Linton. Began business career in St. Louis as a clerk with the Simmons Hardware Company, and later in various occupations until 1887, when came to St. Paul and started for self as a broker in railway supplies. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Minnesota, Commer- cial. Lafayette. Office: Endicott Bldg., St. Paul. Residence: 2500 Chicago Av., Minneapolis.
HOEFER, Max, merchant; born in Luxemburg, Germany, 1847; son of An- drew and Josephine (Kips) Hoefer; edu- cated in Paris, France; came to America, 1864; married at Mankato, Minn., 1877, to Theresa Kraus. Served three years in 19th U. S. Inf., Civil War; came to St. Peter, 1872; was clerk, traveling man, member retail shoe firm and, since 1893, has been in shoe business for him- self.' Republican. Lutheran. Member school board. Member Masonic order, A. O. U. W., Sons of Herman, G. A. R. Recreation: Music. Address: St. Peter, Minn.
HOERR, Ferdinand Julian, cold stor- age; born at Mankato, Minn., July 7, 1865; son of John William and Mar- garet (Schaefer) Hoerr; educated in public schools, high school and Jesuit College. Began active career as clerk in bank, continuing, 1882-90; member of firm of Clements & Hoerr, cold stor- age, 1890-97; has been in cold storage business since 1897. Served 5 years as member M. N. G. Democrat. Unmarried. Recreations: Horses, gardening. Ad-
dress: Mankato, Minn.
HOFF, Peder Andreas, physician and surgeon; born in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 5, 1874; son of Christopher and Chris- tine (Anderson) Hoff; educated in pub- lic schools and Central High School, St. Paul; Medical Department Univer- sity of Minnesota, graduating, degree of M.D., June, 1900; post-graduate course, Harvard University, 1901. Unmarried. Instructor in medicine in the University
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of Minnesota since 1902. Member Ram- sey County Medical Society and Minne- sota State and American Medical asso- ciations. Member of the Masonic order. Club: Commercial. Office: Lowry Ar- cade. Residence: 213 Aurora Av., St. Paul.
HOFFARD, Nels A., county auditor; born at Sigdal, Norway, June 27, 1867; came to America, 1888; educated in Norway and at Crookston Business Col- lege, 1891-92. Engaged in farm work, 1888-93; was assistant cashier Bank of Fisher, Fisher, Minn., 1893-94; deputy auditor Polk Co., 1895-1903; has been auditor of the county since Jan. 1, 1903. - Married at Dalton, Minn., June 10, 1905, to Miss Olga Hoff. Address: Crookston, Minn.
HOFFMAN, A. Lincoln, merchant; born at Berlin, Ontario, Can., Jan. 24, 1857; son of Leopold and Sarah Sher- man (Thornton) Hoffman. Came with parents to Glencoe, Minn., at age of 6 months, his father keeping a trading post and also operating a frontier farm; family removed to Boston, Mass., after the Sioux outbreak, 1863; educated in schools of Boston and Randolph, Mass. Was engaged in furniture, clothing and furnishing goods business, with his father in Boston, 1878 (three stores) ; returned to Minnesota, 1879, and was in shoe business in Minneapolis, 1879- 80; engaged in farming near Sauk Center until 1884; has resided at Brai- nerd since 1884. Proprietor A. L. Hoff- man & Co., hardware and house furnish- ing goods, sporting goods, etc., founded 1884; president Minneapolis Consoli- dated Mines Co., General Mercantile and Investment Co .; director and secretary Shakespeare Gold Mining Co. Justice of the peace, 1881-83; special municipal judge and various other public offices; also secretary and treasurer Board of Trade for a number of years. Congre- gationalist. Member I. O. O. F., Subor- dinate lodge, Grand Encampment, Re- bekah and Canton; B. P. O. E., Modern Samaritans, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ican (state consul) ; major 2nd bat- talion P. M. of Minn. Married at Brock- ton, Mass., 1878, to Miss Nettie Stewart Randall. Clubs: Commercial, Gull Lake. Address: Brainerd, Minn.
HOFFMAN, Charles Frederick Augus- tus, optician; born at Pittsburg, Pa., June 6, 1855; son of Dr. John Frederick and Dorothea (Hassenstein) Hoffman; educated in graded and high schools, Chicago; Christian Brothers College, Chicago; Rush Medical College, Chicago, graduating, June, 1871. Began active career in employ of Louis Boerlin, opti- cian, Chicago; entered business for self at Minneapolis, Oct. 10, 1881. Refractionist University of Minnesota eve clinic. Member American Association of Opti- cians, Minnesota Fine Arts Association. Mason (32º), and member Chapter, Council and Shrine. Married at Chicago,
Ill., March 10, 1878, to Miss Mary Emelia Mueller. Clubs: Commercial, Amateur Photographic. Recreations: Hunting and fishing. Office: 624 Nicollet Av. Resi- dence: 2441 Girard Av., S., Minneapolis.
HOFFMAN, John P., real estate and mining properties; born at Legonier, Ind., Oct. 27, 1858; son of Ignatius H. and' Sarah 'E. ( McKiney) Hoffman; educated in schools of Wisconsin; mar- ried at Hudson. Wis., 1888, to Miss An- nie Krueger. Was engaged successively in the lumber, jewelry and insurance business in Wisconsin; justice of the peace in Vilas Co., Wis., 1896-8; has been engaged since 1900, at Duluth, in handling real estate, loans, insurance farm, pine and mineral lands and min- ing stocks. Secretary Goldfields Link Mining Co. Member Duluth Real Estate Exchange. Republican. Member Modern Woodmen of America, Modern Samari- tans, Royal League. Recreations: Hunt- ing and fishing. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: 922 E. 7th St., Duluth.
HOFFMAN, Louis G., men's clothing; born at Port Dover, Ont., Can., Feb. 12, 1858; son of Ludwig and Chris- tina (Bilger) Hoffman; educated in pub- lic and high schools, Fort Dover, and at University of Toronto; married at Northeast, Pa., Feb. 3, 1887, to Miss Carrie L. Bort. Began business career in general store at Port Dover, after- wards assisting his father for 5 years in the furniture business; removed to Illinois, stopping for a few years in Chicago and Streator; located in St. Paul, 1882, and for 5 years was mana- ger T. A. Bartlett Clothing Store; spent 3 years as assistant manager Brown- ing, King & Co., and then established business of his own. Republican (can- didate for mayor, 1906). Presbyterian. Scottish Rite Mason (32°), Shriner (po- tentate Osman Temple) ; member Knight of Pytlias. Office: 400 Robert St. Residence: 937 Lincoln Av., St. Paul.
HOGAN, Edward D., railway official; born at Greenville, O., April 2, 1860; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Mourn- ing) Hogan. Brakeman Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy Ry., in Ill., 1878; en- tered service of Minneapolis and St. Louis road, 1883; removed to Minne- apolis as conductor same road, 1887; filled position of trainmaster for 3 years and has been superintendent of the road since Nov., 1905. Republican. Married at St. Paul, Aug., 1898, to Miss Hilda Somers. Office: Guaranty Loan Bldg. Residence: 1500 2nd Av., S., Minneap- olis.
HOGELAND, Albert H., railway offi- cial; born at Southampton, Pa., Jan. 10, 1858; son of John and Keziah D. Hoge- land; graduated from Lafayette Col- lege, Easton, Pa., degree of C.E., 1877. Entered service of St. Paul & Pacific R. R., as rodman and leveler, 1879; was
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leveler on survey for railway between St. Paul and Chicago, 1879-80; leveler, transitman and topographer on loca- tion Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain divisions Northern Pacific Rd., 1880-82; assistant engineer on construction Boze- man Tunnel, same road, 1882-84; assist- ant engineer on construction in N. Dak .. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry., 1884; assistant engineer on construction Wisconsin division Northern Pacific Rd., 1884-85; has been in service St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. and its suc- cessor, the Great Northern Ry., since 1885, successively, as assistant engi- neer construction and maintenance in Minnesota, N. and S. Dakota and Mon- tana. 1885-90; engineer maintenance of way Eastern district, 1890-96; resident engineer, same district, 1896-1902; as- sistant chief engineer, 1902-03; has been chief engineer Great Northern Ry. since Feb. 10, 1903. Married at Newtown, Pa., Jan. 10, 1889, to Miss Elizabeth T. Trego. Office: 3rd, N. W. Cor. Broad- way. Residence: 813 Goodrich Av., St. Paul.
HOGLUND, Carl O., brick and stone contractor; born in Sweden, May 9, 1866. Came to America, 1887; began in the contracting business at Fertile, Minn., 1896; member of firm of Hog- lund Bros., Crookston. Married at Fer- tile, Minn., Dec. 8, 1903, to Miss Eva Sophia Lundin. Address: Crookston, Minn.
HOIDALE, Andrew D., physician and surgeon; born in Norway, Feb. 3. 1877; son of Andrew and Dorothea (Lund) Hoidale; came to Minnesota, 1879; grad- uated from Dawson ( Minn. ) High School, 1899, and from the College of Medi- cine, University of Minnesota, 1904. Married at Kansas City, Mo., Dec., 1905, to Miss Pauline Madeira. Member Amer- ican Medical Association and Lyon-Lin- coln County Medical Society. President Tracy Board of Health. Member B. P. O. E., I. O. O. F., M. W. A., A. O. U. W., D. of H., Sons of Norway. Clubs: Gopher, Commercial. Recreations: Ten- nis and music. Address: Tracy, Minn.
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HOIT, Edward Everett, physician: born in Auburn, Me., Sept. 3, 1854; grad- uated from University of Michigan, 1878, and from Rush Medical College, 1885. Has been engaged in practice of medi- cine since 1880 and has been located in Detroit since 1881. Member Minne- sota State Medical Association, Clay- Becker County Medical Society. Repub- lican. Address: Detroit, Minn.
HOLBROOK, Franklin G., grain; born at Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 26, 1859; son of Benjamin F. and Prudence (God- shall) Holbrook; educated in the com- mon schools up to 14. Began active career in the employ of a coal and iron firm at Philadelphia, continuing for 8 years, and becoming general bookkeeper for the company; came to Minneapolis, 1882, and was bookkeeper and cashier
J. I. Case Plow Co., 1882-86; elected city comptroller, 1886, and held the office for two years; was in grain business, 1889-91; secretary to Mayor P. B. Win- ston, 1891-92; postmaster of Minneapo- lis, 1894-98, being appointed by President Cleveland; is now engaged in grain business in his own name Member Chamber of Commerce. Married at Min- neapolis, Minn., 1886, to Miss Amanda E. Cooley. Office: Chamber of Com- merce, Minneapolis.
HOLBROOK, John Snell, physician; born at Arkansaw, Wis., 1873; son of Willard F. and May (Ames) Holbrook: graduated from University of Minne- sota, College of Medicine and Surgery, receiving degree of M.D., 1896. Spent one year as .resident physician, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis; has been located in Mankato since beginning prac- tice of medicine. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations, Minnesota Valley and Blue Earth Coun- ty Medical societies. Married at North- field, 1900, to Miss Mary E. Whiting. Address: Mankato, Minn.
HOLCOMBE, Edwin Russell, lawyer; born at Galena, III., Oct. 24, 1857; son of Edwin Van Buren and Sarah Adele (Soulard) Holcombe; attended Normal School and graduated from St. Paul High School, 1876; unmarried. Admitted to the bar, April, 1881, and has since that time been in general practice, making a specialty of real estate and commer- cial law; senior member of the firm of Holcombe & O'Reilly, 1889-94, but for 12 years has been alone. Member of Minnesota State and Ramsey County Bar associations. Roman Catholic. Member Junior Pioneer Association. Recreation: Bicycling. Office: Pioneer Press Bldg. Residence: 736 Marshall Av., St. Paul.
HOLDEN, Samuel C., treasurer of Lake Co .; born at Charleston, Me., May 29, 1839; son of Amasa and Adeline E. (Cobb) Holden; academic education at Charleston. Came to Minnesota, 1871; has been treasurer of Lake Co. since Jan. 7, 1903. Member Masonic order. Married to Rachel Dunning. Address: Two Harbors, Minn.
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