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Stephen Dusterhoff, a pioneer, was born in Germany in 1850, son of Martin and Tena ( Bruch) Dusterhoff, who brought the family over to the United States in 1864, coming on a sailing ves- sel. and spending seven weeks on the water. One of the ehil- dren died on the ocean. On their arrival they located in Mar- qnette county, Wisconsin, where they bought a Farm. Stephen was fourteen years of age when they located in Wisconsin and remained on the farm until he was twenty-one years old. Then he came to Minnesota and located in Wabasha county, where he remained for six years. He then returned to Wisconsin and married and, with his bride, moved to Renville county, locating on a homestead of 80 acres. in Emmet township. There were no buildings on the place and no roads in the neighborhood. He built a small frame building and a elay barn, starting with one horse and one cow. Later he increased his farm by buying 40 aeres more in Emmet township and 40 acres in Sacred Heart township, and kept a good grade of stock. Mr. Dusterhoff was a member of the township board for eleven years, being the chair- man for several years. He was also the township elerk and as- sessor for three years, and served as a school board member for nine years. Ile was a member of the Methodist church and a member of the Renville Masonic Lodge No. 195. He died in April, 1903. Mr. Dusterhoff was united in marriage to Mary Ann Griffith, daughter of William and Mary (Roberts) Griffith, and born in Watertown, Wisconsin. Dec. 15, 1850. Her parents came from Wales and located in Watertown, Wisconsin. At first her father worked in a saw mill, then he moved to Marquette
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county, locating on a traet of land which he eleaned up from trees and woods. Hle built a log cabin and used an ox team in break- ing the land. Later he and his wife moved to the home of the Dusterhoff's. There were seven children in the family: Mary Ann, William, John, Jennie, Margaret (deceased), Jacob (de- ceased ), and Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith both died at the home of their daughter, Mary Ann Dusterhoff, Mrs. Griffith dy- ing in 1894, at the age of seventy-six and Mr. Griffith, in 1907, at the age of eighty-four years. Besides a son, William, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dusterhoff had a daughter, Margaret, of Renville.
William Martin Dusterhoff was born Jan. 21, 1880, on his father's homestead, in section 18. Emmet township, son of Stephen and Mary (Griffith) Dusterhoff. As a youth, he attended the distriet schools and adopted agricultural pursuits as his life work. The home farm consists of 120 aeres, on which is carried on general farming and a specialty made of full-blooded Poland- China swine. Mr. Dusterhoff married Rose Noska, born in New Prague, daughter of John and Mary ( Wiskochil) Noska, and this nion has been blessed with three children, Donald. Helen and Stephen.
Michael Steven Knaresboro, a thrifty farmer of Emmet town- ship, was born in New York City, Oct. 28, 1857, son of Martin and Catherine (Dervin) Knaresboro, natives of Kilkenny, Ire- land. He was brought to this state by his parents as an infant and received his early education in Rosemont. When he was about twenty-three years of age he came to Renville county and located on a tract of 160 acres of prairie land, section 33. Em- met township. Here he built a 14 by 16 foot frame building and worked with a span of horses but had no stoek. Mr. Knaresboro is a stockholder in the Renville Farmers' Elevator, and is a mem- ber of the Catholic church, and assisted in securing a Catholie churel at Renville.
Nov. 28, 1885, he was married to Bridget Brannick, born in Kilmaverick county, Canada. April 4, 1860, daughter of Joseph and Anastasia Branniek. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Knaresboro have had three children : One child, a girl, died in infancy. Martin, born Sept. 21, 1887, is married and lives on the home place, and Josephine, born March 4, 1895, is also at home
Martin Knaresboro, a Minnesota pioneer, was the son of Thomas and Margaret (Fleming) Knaresboro, farmers in Ireland. At the age of seventeen he eame to New York City, spending five weeks on the ocean voyage. He began work in New York City as a drayman, but after three years he came to Minnesota, going by way of the St. Lawrence river and up the Mississippi to St. Paul. In the spring of 1858 he bought a tract of 80 acres in Rosemount. Here he built a log house and began breaking up the land with his ox team. He had paid $200 for the 80 aeres,
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which was mostly brush and woodland. He at this time possessed $100 in gold, a cow, a breaking plow, chain and wagon. He erected a straw barn on his farm. Next he moved to Dellwood and secured 80 acres, then he moved to Empire City, in the same county, purchasing 320 aeres. Here he built a fine home and lived the remainder of his life. He served on the school board many years and was a member of the Catholic church. He was influential in securing the new Catholic church in that section. Mr. Knaresboro was married to Katherine Dervin, daughter of Michael and Catherine Mulroy, farmers of Ireland. She came to America when she was sixteen years of age, coming to New York City with an aunt. They were married sixty years ago, in New York City. The following children have been born to these parents: Thomas (deceased), Michael, Margaret, John and Catherine (deceased). Mr. Knaresboro died in 1897 at the age of seventy years, at his home in Empire City, Dakota county, Minnesota.
Joseph Brannick, a pioneer, was the son of Michael and Cath- erine (Martin) Brannick, of Kilkenny, Ireland, who came to Can- ada in 1812, and located at Osgood, near Ottawa. He brought his family to Renville county, June 7, 1872, and located in sec- tion 36, in Emmet township, on a quarter section of land and built a log house, 16 by 20 feet, his son, Michael, helping his father cut the logs. JJoseph Brannick lived on this place until his death in 1886, at the age of fifty-six years. His wife died in 1908, at the age of seventy-five years. During the time that he lived in Renville county he served several years as a member of the school board. He was a member of the Catholic church and the first meetings were held in his log cabin, until the mem- bers eould build a church. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Branniek : Michael, Canice, John, Mary, Bridget, Joseph, Anna, JJohanna, James and Elizabeth. One died at the age of three weeks.
Michael J. Brannick, a prosperous Renville county farmer, was born in Ontario, Canada. JJuly 12, 1856. son of Joseph and Anastasia Brannick, natives of Canada who, when he was in his teens, brought him to Renville county. He received all his early education in Canada and remained on the home farm in Ren- ville county until he was twenty-five years old, when he located in section 28, obtaining 160 aeres in Emmet township. Few improvements had been made on this land. Mr. Brannick has erected good buildings, made many improvements and develop- ments, and put the farm into a good condition. Ile raises thor- ough-bred Shorthorn cattle and Chester White hogs and keeps a good grade of horses. Mr. Brannick is a member of the Farm- ers' Elevator Company at Renville. He was married to Bridget Gavin, of Minneapolis, Nov. 16, 1891, daughter of John and
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Catherine Ilawley, who were early settlers of Minnesota, of Irish ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Branniek have had ton children : Anna M., a teacher; Florence Marguerite, a teacher; Johanna, deceased : Bridget Theresa ; Catherine Veronica, deceased ; Frances Rose; Elinar Clara; C'anice Joseph ; Agnes Irene, and one who died in infancy.
John Koldorn was born in Norway, May 3, 1841, only son of Ole and Beret (Johnsdatter) Koklorn. He came to America alone in 1868, landed at Quebec, went on to Chicago, and, moving on, spent a short time in Council Bluffs, Iowa; in Wisconsin; in Goodhne county, this state, and finally in Renville county. where he secured a homestead of 80 acres, in section 14, Sacred Ileart township. It was all wild land, no roads leading past his place. Here he built a log house, 14 by 16 feet, and here his family joined him. When he was in Goodhue county he bought a yoke of oxen, and with these and a worn out wagon and a cow he began his farming in Renville county. He dug sod and made a sod dugout for a barn. Ile now owns 280 acres of land and raises a good grade of stock. Ile has improved the farm and has erected a large ten-room modern house. lle has also one of the best orchard farms in the county and fine oak and birch groves. Mr. Koldorn was married in Norway to Ann Groven. Three children were born : Ole, John and Ingebregt (deceased). ITis wife died in 1884, at the age of fifty-seven years. In 1886 he married again, this time to Mary Blom, born in Sweden, Oct. 16, 1862, daughter of Peter and Carrie (Anderson) Blom. She came to America in 1885 and was married the next year. Three children have been born to this marriage: Marens, born March 9, 1889, who died in infancy; Robert, Sept. 18. 1890, and Alma, born March 27, 1898.
Arne Haagenson homesteaded a farm in Sacred Heart town- ship, Renville county, in 1876. He was born in Vaaler Amt. Saaler, Norway, 1848, emigrated to America at the age of 15, and spent some years in steamboat work and driving logs upon the Mississippi river between St. Paul and New Orleans. Ile later was a sub-contractor in grading the roadbed for the Hast- ings & Dakota Railway when it was built through Renville county. In 1877 he was married to lda Albertine Erickson at Christiania. Dakota county, Minnesota. Mrs. Haagenson was born in Mine. sota, her parents, Johanes and Lonvisa Erickson, having emi- grated From Sweden in 1845 to Rockford, Ill., and later in 1848 settled in Dakota county, coming with the earliest of that na- tionality that settled in the North Star State. Mr. and Mrs. Haagenson lived upon that homestead all the years through their life, Mrs. Haagenson dying in 1897 and Mr. laagenson in 1902, and rest in peace in that God's half-acre of the Hanges Lutheran church, which lies just outside of the village of Sacred Heart to
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the southwest. This young man, this young woman, came out into this then wilderness of the new west and planted a home for themselves. In the happiness of their youth they had their all, like most of the pioneers of that day. They endured the hard- ships, poverty and adversities which were then common to all. True to the tradition and characteristics of their race they be- lieved in the spiritual and intellectual progress of a community as well as its material advancement ; they helped to build schools and churches and spared no efforts to give the growing genera- tion a better training to meet life's problems. To them nine children were born. Robert (1) dying in his infancy, the others all reaching maturity and occupying places of distinction and responsibility in their respective communities, and all giving testimony to a good father and mother. Alfred, the oldest son, lives at Barnesville, Minn. He is the president and treasurer of the Red River Seed-Produce Co., which operates grain and produce elevators at Barnesville, Baker, and Downer, Minn. He has served his city as alderman, mayor and school director. Carl is in the mercantile business at Barnesville. Sina is married to N. A. Oshund at Sacred Heart. John farms in Williams county. North Dakota. Bennie is in the mercantile business at Hamlet, North Dakota. Thilda is married to M. O. Iverson at Bok, Minn. Olivia lives at Barnesville, and Robert (II) lives at Osceola, Wisconsin.
Peter Bjorn was born in Sweden, April 19. 1854, son of John Johnson and Mary Peterson. His parents were farmers and charcoal burners. There were seven children in the family : John, Peter, Johoan, Stena, Anna, Eriek and Henry. Peter was the only one of the children who came to the United States. com- ing in 1880 and landing at New York. lle had been an iron worker in Sweden and went to Maine to work in the iron works there. He worked there for about a year and a half and then he went to Minnesota. At St. Panl he worked on the railroad in the summer and in the winter worked in the pineries. After four years of this work he went back to Sweden to visit his parents, remaining there for six months. On his return to the United States he came to Sacred Heart township and, in 1885, he purchased a tract of land of 160 aeres. There were some old buildings on the place when he bought it. lle had a team, one cow, and a couple of chickens. Ile has now increased his farm to 200 acres and raises a good grade of stock, and has improved the farm in every way.
Mr. Bjorn has held many township offices, having been the assessor for two years, chairman of the board of supervisors for eight years and a member of the school board. He is also a mem- ber of the Swedish church at Sacred Heart, and has been a deacon for many years.
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In the fall of 1885 Mr. Bjorn was united in marriage to Eliza Edlund, who was born in Sweden Sept. 27, 1865. Her parents, John Bechman and Christina (Peterson) brought their family to the United States in 1868, loeating in Sacred Heart township, section 2. The father died after they had been here two years, leaving his wife with the two children, John and Elizabeth. Mrs. Bechman later married Peter Edlund, Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn have had three children, John and Melvin, both at home, and Anna, who died at the age of six. They have also had an adopted child, Christina, who died at the age of twenty-one.
William H. Krueger, furniture dealer and undertaker, of Dan- ube, was born June 25, 1879, in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, son of William and Caroline (Schwandt) Krueger. The father came to America at an early age, came to Flora township, this county, in 1888, became a very successful farmer, and is now engaged in the furniture, drygoods and grocery business at Spring Valley. Wis. The children of the family are: Martha, now wife of .F. E. Schroeder, of Danube; Henry, now living in North Da- kota : William H., of Danube: George, a farmer in Troy town- ship, this county; Ella, now Mrs. James Moghan; Emma. now Mrs. Otto Hauter, of North Dakota: Esther, now Mrs. Charles Dobretz, of Spring Valley, Wis .; and Aaron, Irvin and Lillian. who are living with their parents in Spring Valley. Wis.
William H. Krueger was reared in the home of his parents and attended the neighborhood schools. In 1903 he came to Danube and engaged in the painting and paperhanging business for several years. July 6, 1910. he bought ont the furniture busi- ness of Otto Schmidt, and in 1913 added funeral nder- taking and funeral directing. Mr. Krueger is a Republican in politics, and served as village recorder of Danube from 1911 to 1912.
Mr. Krueger was married. Dec. 3. 1907, to Bertha Hinrichs. of this county, who was born Jan. 19, 1880, daughter of Folkert and Adaline (Carstens) Hinrichs. Mr. and Mrs. Krueger have three children: Sylvia, born June 6, 1909; Etta, born Dec. 24, 1911; and Ines, born May 5, 1914. The family faith is that of the Evangelieal church.
Folkert Hinrichs was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1839. and came to America at the age of twenty-one years. He came to Renville county in 1867 and settled in Beaver Falls township, where he engaged in farming for ten years. Then he removed to Winfield township and there engaged in farming until 1894 and then retired to Olivia for six years. He next moved to Dan- nbe, where he made his home until his death Nov. 12, 1904. He was married at Joliet, Ill., Oct. 28, 1865. to Adaline Carstens, born in Oldenburg. Germany, in 1844. She came to America at the age of six years and is still living at Danube. They had the
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following children: Henry, of this county: Fredericka, of this county: Lonisa, now Mrs. Otto Schmidt, of Danube; Fred, a farmer of this county ; Lonie, of Danube: and Bertha, now Mrs. W. Il. Krueger. of Danube.
Anton O. Skrukrud was born in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, May 22. 1859, son of Ole and Ingeborg (Romsaas) Skrukrud. His father was born Oet. 22, 1827, in Norway and came to America in 1866, going to Rushford, Fillmore county, Minn., where he joined his brother Knute, who had located on a farm two years before. During the first year he worked with a threshing ma- chine. His family came to America the next year, coming on a sailing vessel, the voyage taking nine weeks and one day. From Quebee they went by boat to Milwaukee and from there on to Rushford. He there bought a tract of 200 acres of land in Pilot Mound township in Fillmore county. He built a log house. bought an ox team and began to improve the land. It was two years before he could afford a horse team. Ile also bought a cow for which he paid $25. Here he lived until he retired when he moved to Lanesboro, where he now resides at the age of 88 years. Be- fore retiring he had improved his farm, built good buildings, feneed it well and increased it to 400 acres. He was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and helped to organize the congregation in his neighborhood. October 23, 1856, he was united in marriage in Norway, to Ingeborg Romsaas, born June 22, 1828. His wife died in Lanesboro at the age of seventy-seven years. There were seven children. five of whom were born in Norway, and the two youngest in Fillmore county, Ole. Anton, Ella, Mathias, Olaf. Ingebret and Mary.
Anton was a small boy when he came to this country and re- ceived his early schooling in Fillmore county. In 1880 he left Filhore connty and came to Renville county, where he seeured a tract of school land of 40 acres in section 6, in Erieson town- ship. It was all wild land and he began to work upon it in a small way, with his team and wagon and with $25 in cash. In May. 1883, he took a trip to Canada to investigate conditions in that country. To pay his way he worked on the Canadian-Pa- «ifie Railroad near Calgary. The line of road he was on ran from Winnipeg to Calgary. He did not find the country satisfactory to locate his family in so he worked the months of May, JJune, July and August on the railroad, then returned to his farm in Erieson township, this county. Ile gradually improved it and increased it until he owned 356 acres. In 1910 he rented this and moved to section 6 in Sacred Heart township, where he is now located. Ile has built modern buildings and fenced the farm and keeps a good grade of stock. He now owns 160 aeres of land in that township and carries on general farming, specializing in the rais- ing of sugar beets.
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Mr. Skrukrud has been director of the Farmers' State Bank at Sacred Heart for the past five years and was one of the first to become a stoekholder. Ile is also a director in the Farmers' Elevator at Sacred Heart. For several years he has served as township supervisor and has hekl other township offices. Ile has also been a member of the school board for eighteen years, having been both treasurer and director. Ile is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and for the past three years has been a member of the board of trustees.
On March 12. 1888, Mr. Skrukrud was united in marriage to Anna A. Kolstad, born May 19, 1866, in Gudbrandsdalen, Nor- way. She came to America with her parents in 1867, coming over on the same sailing vessel that the Skinkrud family came on. Her parents were Engebret and Anna (Voklon) Kolstad, who located on a farm in Fillmore county. The father died four years later at the age of thirty-three. His widow married Sven Kol- stad, of the same name, and they are still living on their farm near Fountain, both being about seventy-eight years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Anton O. Skrukrud have had seven children: Onne Emelia, born July 17, 1889; Ilot, born April 12, 1891, and dying in infancy ; Arthur llot. born August 16, 1893; Mabel Eleda, born August 26, 1896; Odin Millard, born Sept. 18, 1899; Jolm Alven, born Oct. 18, 1903; and Baldwin Palmer, born July 30, 1905.
Ole Skrukrud, eldest son of Ole and Ingeborg (Romsaas) Skrukrud, and brother of Anton O. Skrukrud was born in Gud- brandsdalen, Norway, and came to America with his parents in 1866 and located with them in Fillmore county. In 1879 he eame to Renville eounty and settled on 40 aeres of railroad land in section 6, Ericson township. That same fall he returned to Fill- more county and there remained until the spring of 1880, when he returned to his holdings in this county, his brother Anton O. coming with him. They worked together for two years when Ole, on account of ill health, was obliged to give up farming. So he returned to his father's home in Fillmore county. where he died April 9, 1884.
John W. Bakker, deceased, was born in Emden, Germany, March 25, 1834, and eame to America with his family in 1869. He located at Forreston. Ill .. where he followed farming for seven years. Then he moved to Grundy Center, Grundy county, Iowa, and farmed there for about eleven years. In the fall of 1886 he eame to Renville county and purchased 200 aeres of land in section 5, Crooks township. In the spring of 1867 he and his family moved to this connty and he then purchased 240 acres of improved land in Erieson township on which he located. He engaged in farming and became land agent for Prince & Co .. and was very influential in getting the Germans and Hollanders from Illinois and lowa to settle in Erieson and Crooks township. During five
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years he sold over 13,000 aeres for this company. He was also agent for the O'Connor Land Co. He added to his holdings until he owned nearly a thousand acres. He was the founder of the Emden German Christian Reform church in Erieson township and worked hard for its support, and was an elder for very many years. Hle remained on his farm until 1902 when he retired to Renville where he died Jan. 4, 1913. Ilis widow still survives. He was married in Germany to Henderika Spanhout and the fol- lowing children were born: W. J., of Crooks township: George, of Crooks township; John, of Renville; M. J., of Crooks, and Harm, of Renville. Five children are deceased : Mena, Harm, Maggie, Gerret and one unnamed. At the time of Mr. Bakker's retirement he divided his land among his then six living children, giving each 160 acres of land.
William A. Johnson, a prominent farmer of Winfield town- ship, was born in the township where he still resides, March 30, 1875. His father, D. J. Johnson, was born in Sweden Oct. 15. 1844, came to America in 1873, located at Lake Lillian, Kandiyohi county, this state, and a year later came to Winfield township, and homesteaded 160 acres in the northeast quarter of section 22, to which he afterward added another tract. There he re- mained until his death, July 24, 1897. Ile was married in 1864 to Christine Larson, who was born in Sweden in 1840, and died on the homestead in Winfield township, Jan. 30, 1914. In the family there were eight children: John, born Jan. 22, 1865: Anna, born Oct. 14, 1866: Lonisa, born June 17, 1872, died in in- faney ; Charles, born Nov. 6, 1873; William, born March 30, 1875: Christena, born Oct. 24, 1877; ITilda, born July 13, 1879; and Mary, born Ang. 20, 1881.
William A. Johnson has remained on the homestead. He has brought it to a high stage of cultivation, and makes a specialty of Shorthorn cattle and Poland China swine. He annually ships a carload of swine and half a earload of steers, and milks an average of twelve cows throughout the year. In 1899 he rebuilt the home, so that he now has a nine-room structure. 40 by 48 feet. In 1886 his father built the barn. It is 38 by 98 feet, with a wing 36 by 40 feet. The sheep barn is 16 by 40; the swine barn is 16 by 40, and the granary, 58 by 48 feet. Pure water is secured from a deep well, and a gasoline pump takes it to the house and barns. Mr. Johnson was married June 19, 1904, to Mary Linn. born at Lake Lillian, in Kandiyohi county, Nov. 8, 1877. Her Father, Erick Linn, was born in Sweden, Dee. 31, 1844, came to America and settled in Kandiyohi county, this state, in 1874, and there lived until his death, Aug. 31, 1897. His wife Bessie was born in Sweden in 1847, and still makes her home at Lake Lillian. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have five children : Gladys M. E., born July 29, 1905; William S., born Jan. 6, 1907, and died in in-
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faney; Evelyn M., born April 23, 1909; Elenora V., born July 6, 1912; and Valerie E., born Feb. 14, 1915.
Nicholas I. Hugger, owner and active manager of the Danube Creamery, was born in Denmark, May 2, 1879, son of Morton and Christina (Damgaard) IIngger. The father was born in 1847 and now lives in Vonsild, where he is town mayor and president of a company which owns a large cooperative store and creamery. In his earlier days he was an extensive farmer, making a specialty of buying, raising and selling dairy stock. The mother was born in 1848 and died in 1891. The children in the family are : Mathias, a miner, in Alaska ; Jeppe, of Denmark ; Christ, dead; and Eliz- abeth, Mary and Christina, of Denmark. Nicholas 1. Ingger came to America in 1905, and for a time lived in Buena Vista county, Iowa. Then he attended the Dairy school of the Uni- versity of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1906 with high average score of 97 points, 100 points being the maximum. For a few months he was employed as buttermaker at the "Wooden Farm" near Minneapolis; for a time he was in business for him- self at Osakis, in Douglas county, this state, and for four years he was at Parker's Prairie, in Ottertail county, also in this state. While there he was awarded a silver set as first prize in butter making and also the State of Minnesota Gold medal. After leav- ing that place he went to Denmark to visit his relatives. In 1912 he eame to Danube, purchased the property of the old Creamery company. This property, which had been closed for three years consisted of a good brick building with modern machinery. It has been very successful under Mr. Hugger's ownership. The output is about 135,000 pounds of butter and the amount of busi- ness is $35,000 a year. Mr. Hugger is active in the affairs of the community but has never sought public life. He belongs to Parker Prairie Lodge, No. 137, 1. O. O. F. In polities he is a Democrat. Mr. Ingger was married at Osakis, this state, Dec. 19, 1907, to Emma Anderson, who was born in Union Grove, Wis., July 31, 1879, daughter of Clemen and Anna Anderson, who came to America from Denmark abont 1870 and are still living in Douglas county near Osakis on their farm. In their family there are seven children : Julius, of Minneapolis; Alfred, of St. Louis Park, Minn .; Andrew, of Osakis, Minn .; Mary, at home ; Clara, of Minneapolis; Emma, wife of Nicholas 1. Ilugger, and Mabel, at Home.
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