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On the 14th of October, 1862, Captain Freeman enlisted in the First Minnesota Mounted Rangers. He was the first choice of his company for Cap- tain, but waived the preference in favor of Oscar Taylor, of St. Cloud, and took the rank of First Lientenant. He was with Gen. Sibley's command when it started across the plains in the summer of 1863, but on the 24th of July, while out humting with a friend, they were suddenly surprised by a party of Indians on the war-path. Lient. Frce- man's rifle was unfortunately encumbered with a saddle of venison, which he had previously taken, and while endeavoring to get it free, an Indian rode np and shot him through with an arrow; he fell from his horse and expired almost instantly. His memory is cherished by his living family and a large circle of devoted friends.
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Invi S. Gren, a native of Crawford county, Pounsylvania, was born on the 15th of Seplem- ber, 1838. In 1857, he came to Watab, Benton county, Minnesota, where he was engaged in farm- ing for one year. He then came to St. Cloud, and resided on a farm until 1862, when he enlisted in the Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Tufantry, and served three years. He was honorably discharged and returned to his farm at St. Cloud, which he conducted until 1873, and has since been engaged in business as a contractor and builder. Mr. Geer was married on the 27th of March, 1867, to Miss Martha A. Johnson. They have three chil- dren; Arthur S., Truman S., and Ivel V.
THOMAS J. GRAY was born in Iowa county, Wis- consin, on the 22d of August, 1851. While yet an infant, the family removed to Woodstock, Wis- consin, where they resided till Thomas was four- teen years of age, when they came to Elysian, Le Sneur county, Minnesota, and thence, in 1869, to Waseca, Waseca county. In the winter of 1869, the subject of our sketch came to St. Cloud and commenced attendance at the Normal School, from which he graduated in the spring of 1872, and has since been engaged as a teacher in that institution. Mr. Gray was united in marriage with Miss Laura A. Freeman, of St. Cloud, on the 1st of January, 1873; Mrs. Gray is also a gradu- ate of the St. Cloud Normal School. Their chil- dren are, Alma Mabel, Jessie May, Elsie Lou, and Freeman.
PETER R. GRIEBLER is a native of Prussia, born on the 5th of June, 1839. In 1849, he came to America with his parents and resided in Chicago six years, attending school and learning the trade of a tinsmith. In 1855, the family removed to St. Paul, Minnesota, at which place, and Chicago, Peter worked at his frade until 1867, when he came to St. Cloud, which has since been his resi- denee. Since 1880, Mr. Griebler has conducted a hardware store in connection with his tin shop. He was married to Miss Albertina Ruf. They have ten children; their names are Rudolph, Ed- ward, William, Joseph, Albertina, Caroline, An- drew, John, George, and Mathew.
OSCAR E. GARRISON, for over thirty years a res- ident of Minnesota, is a native of Fort Ann, Wash- ington county, New York, born on the 21st of July, 1825. Before he was four years old, his father died, leaving his mother alone fo care for the family, which consisted of tive boys and three girls. In 1843, Oscar removed with the Inmily, to
MeHenry county, Illinois, where he was en- gaged in farming until 1850, when he came to Minnesota and settled between St. Paul and St. Anthony, renting a house of Mr. Edward Murphy. Hearing .of Lake Minnetonka, he explored its waters in the summer of 1851, in a skiff which he had built for that purpose, and being pleased with the surroundings, made a claim where the present village of Wayzata now stands. He at once com- menced the erection of a house, which was the first built at any point on the lake, and moved his family thereto in January, 1852. In the summer of 1854, he surveyed and platted the village, and afterwards, in company with a Mr. Walker, of St. Anthony, built a steam saw mill, but never oper- ated it. In 1856, he removed to Princeton, Mille Laes county, then just surveyed and platted for a city, built the first frame house at that place, and resided there four years, most of the time being United States Deputy Surveyor, and engaged in surveying goverment lands. In the summer of 1860, he moved his family to St. Cloud, and soon after located a claim near Lake Whipple, in Pope county, to which he removed in the fall of 1861, but was suddenly surprised and compelled to leave, by the murderons Sioux, in the summer of 1862. He was warned by a half breed of the work of destruction going on around him, and at once started for Sank Centre with his wife and little son four years old, on foot. They traveled at night and laid by during the day time, arriving nt Sauk Centre after a perilons march of several days, having barely escaped falling into the hands of the savages, on several occasions; at one time being so near as to see the forms of the Indians as they lay asleep on on the ground, and uf another fime, several war- riors passed within twenty feet of them, while they were eronehing in a corn field. Arriving at Sank Centre, Mr. Garrison sent his family to St. Cloud, and joined the Northern Rangers, commanded by Capt. Freeman, marching to the relief ot Fort Abercrombie. Passing near his home on the way, he found that it had been visited by the Indians soon after he left, and burned to the ground. Mr. Garrison afterwards enlisted in the First Minnesota Mounted Rangers, but was discharged on account of deafness, contracted through inflammation brought on by cold and exposure. He has since resided in St. Cloud, engaged in his profession, that of Civil Engineer. Mr. Garrison was mar- ried in the summer of 1846, to Miss M. J. Vannl-
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styne, the ceremony taking place at Schodac, Rensselaer county, New York.
REV. SEVERIN GROSS, Pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, was born in Nen- markti, Austria, in the year 1829. He carly evinced a desire to enter the priesthood, and after the necessary preparation, entered the Seminary of Leibach, in Carniolia, where he was ordained in 1853, and was assistant priest there for some years. Was then parish priest at Afriach one year, after which he was four years Vice-Director of the Seminary in Leibach, which is devoted exclu- sively to the education of priests. In 1874, lie came to America, and at once entered the Abbey of St. Vincent, in Pennsylvania, as a novitiate of the Order of St. Benedict, and after remaining the usual time, one year, came to Minnesota. En- tered the Abbey of St. John, Stearns county, and after two months, was appointed parish priest at St. Joseph, continuing there until taking charge of this congregation on the 9th of October, 1876.
WARREN E. HAMLIN is a son of Judge E. O. Hamlin, one of the prominent early settlers of this region, but now a resident of Pennsylvania. War- ren was born at. Sauk Rapids, Benton county, on the 25th of September, 1858. He is industriously employed at the jeweler's trade, in this eity.
WILLIAM HETHERINGTON dates his birth on the St. Lawrence River, Canada, on the 17th of July, 1850. While yet a child, his parents came west and settled at Hastings, Minnesota, where William grew to manhood. In 1869, he went to St. Peter, where he learned the machinist's trade and resided until 1875, when he came to St. Cloud and has since been foreman of the Rosenberger Manufac- turing Company's shops. Mr. Hetherington was mited in marriage, on the 20th of May, 1878, to Miss Kato Honigan. They have two children, William and Rene.
J. P. HAMMEREL was born in Belgium, on the 15th of August, 1844. In 1857, he came to Amer- ica with his parents, who settled on a farm in the town of St. Angusta, Stearns county. There Mr. Hammerel grew to manhood, engaged in farming pursuits. He is a man of more than ordinary attainments, which seem to be appreci- ated by his fellow-citizens; he has held the office of town Supervisor, and County Commissioner for several terms, and is at present, Chairman of that board, and Mayor of the city of St. Cloud. He came to this city in 1877, and has since been engaged in the sale of agricultural implements and sewing ma-
chines. Mr. Hammerel's wife was Miss Cathrina Weber. Of five children which they have had, but three are living; John P., Annie, and Edward M.
JOSIAH E. HAYWARD is a native of Mechanics' Falls, Maine, born on the 2d of February, 1826. He was a resident of his native town until 1856, being engaged in the lumber business after he grew to manhood. He then came west and located in the town of Brockway, Stearns county, where six years were spent ou a farm in connection with the lumber business, which he also carried on dur- ing this time. In 1860, he purchased the Central House, in St. Cloud, which he occupied in 1862, and has ever since been the proprietor. Mr. Hay- ward also owned and conducted a flouring mill on the Sauk river, a few miles from St. Cloud, which was destroyed by fire in the winter of 1880. He was married in 1848, to Mary S. Gray. They have six children, Mary O., Hortense C., Elora E., Daniel S., Samuel L., William H., and Jennie O.
CLAYTON HINES was born in Chemung county, New York, on the 27th of March, 1855. In 1868, he came to St. Cloud, and early in life learned the painter's trade. In the spring of 1880, he engaged in business for himself, and as a house, sign, ear- riage, and ornamental painter, has given universal satisfaction to his patrons, whose numbers are a clear index that his ingenuity and skill are appre- ciated. Mr. Hines was married on the 31st of Oc- tober, 1878, to Miss Jessie McIntosh. They have two children; Clara I. and Bertrand.
XAVER HONER, a native of Germany, was born in 1832. He came to America in 1852, and being by trade a painter, was engaged in that capacity in Philadelphia and other points in the South for about ten years. About 1862, he came to Minne- sota, and assisted in the defense of the frontier du- ring the Sioux ontbreak. In 1864, came to St. Cloud, where he has since resided. He is n mem- ber of the firm of Brown, Hussey & Honer, house, sign, and carriage painters. Mr. Honer was mar- ried in 1871, to Miss Rosa Camesin. They have seven children; Xaver, John M., Otto P., Herman, Theobold P., Nenora A., and Anton.
ARTHUR HUSSEY, also a member of the last men- tioned firm, is a native of St. Cloud, born on the 23d of October, 1857. At the age of eighteen years, he went to Minneapolis and commenced to learn the painter's trade, which he followed at dif- ferent points until his return to St. Cloud in April, 1880. He became a partner in the above firm on its organization in the spring of 1881.
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OSCAR O. HINES was born in Watertown, Jeffer- son county, New York. In 1868, he came to St. Cloud, and was engaged for eight months as foreman in the office of the "St. Cloud Times," and since then, has followed the occupation of painter. Mr. flines was married in 1859, to Mrs. Clara Tubbs. They have three children; Frank W., Owen O., and Jessica M.
JOSEPH HILL is a native of Ireland, born on the 22d of May, 1820. In 1839, he came to America, residing a short time in Canada, and thence to New York State, where he resided until 1857, when he came to Minnesota and resided at St. Paul for a short time, but eventually went to Yellow Medi- cine, where he was engaged as a Photographer at the time of the Sioux outbreak in 1862. By the aid of friendly Indians, he escaped being a victim in that terrible massacre. In 1868, Mr. Hill es- tablished Photograph rooms in St. Clond, which he has since conducted, assisted by his son Eugene S., who now has charge of the business at this point. Mr. Hill also has Photograph rooms at Brainerd, where he spends a portion of his time. He was married in July, 1851, to Miss Mary C. Hall, who died in 1860. Their only son is Engene S., to whom reference is made above, born on the 24th of May, 1856. His present wife wns Miss Lurissa G. Ilall, their marriage taking place on the 16th of June, 1864.
ANDREW HENNEMAN was born in Lake county, Illinois, on the 23d of Jannary, 1854. In 1866, the family removed to St. Cloud, where Andrew received his education and learned the harness maker's trade, which he has since followed. Ife formed his present business partnership with John C. Moos, in 1874. Mrs. Henneman's maiden name was Katherina Krenmer. They have two children; Emil A. J. and Hatlio A.
MICHAEL HANDERHAN, proprietor of the Wash- ington House, is a native of Ireland, born on the 25th of December, 1842. He came to America in 1858, residing in Burlington, Vermont, one year and a half, during which time he worked in a machine shop. He then went to Washington county, New York, and was employed as a mnehin- ist three years, thence to Montreal, Canada, one year, und to Gorham, New Hampshire, three years. He came to St. Cloud in 1867, and until September, 1880, was in the employ of the St. Panl, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad Company, but since then has been in the hotel business. Mr. Handerhan was united in marriage
with Miss Mary A. Clarity, of Portland, Maine, on the 30th of September, 1864. Their children are, Mary A., Edward A., Catharine, Michael (1., John, Frederick A., and Nellic.
THOMAS JONES WAS born in Achuns county, Ohio, on the 3d of December, 1828. When eighteen years of age, he went to Edgar connty, Illinois, where he learned the blacksmith trade and re- mained ten years. In the spring of 1856, he came to St. Cloud and worked at farming for a few months, since which time he has assidnonsly de- voted his time to the blacksmith business. Mr. Jones was married on the 18th of December, 1852, to Miss Mary J. Davis, of Illinois. They have six children; Emma C., Charles D., Frederick A., Nel- lie J., Jennic D., and Lula.
EDWARD K. JAQUES, dentist, is a native of Angusta, Maine, and was born on the 21st of No- vember, 1841. He came with his parents to Hen- nepin county, Minnesota, in 1854, where he re- sided seven years. In 1861, he enlisted in the Third Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and served four years, after which he returned to Minneap- olis and attended school one year. Then went to Sauk Centre, and was engaged in the real estate business about a year; thence, to Montreal, Can- nda, for a stay of two and a half years. Return- ing to Minneapolis, he studied dentistry about three years, after which he again went to Sank Centre, but after remaining a year, came to St. Cloud, and has since been diligently engaged in the practice of his profession.
WILLIAM F. KNOWLTON, a native of Farmington, Maine, was born in 1830. He came to St. Cloud in 1859, and engaged in the painting business, which has since been his occupation. Mr. Knowl- ton was will Con. Sibley's expedition against the Indians in 1862. He was married, in October, 1862, to Miss Irena L. Carrick. They have six children, Franeis W., Martha A., Freddie, Mand, Ada L., and
[The following sketch of Professor Kiebile is re- prodneed verbatim as furnished by a friend. ]
"DAVID LITCHARD KIENLE, Principal of the St. Cloud Normal School, is n son of James Kichle, tanner by trade, and Elizabeth Litehard, and was born in Dansville, Livingston county, New York, on the 7th of February, 1837. His paternal great- grandfather eame from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, and his grandfather was n short time in the Continental nrmy. Professor Kichle
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spent his youth in the graded schools of Dansville; began to teach at sixteen years of age, attended the State Normal School at Albany, and gradua- ted in 1856; taught three years in the Canandaigua Academy, entered the junior class of Hamilton College, Clinton county, New York, in 1859, and graduated in 1861, one of the " honor " members of the class. While in college, in addition to the classical course, he connected himself with the laboratory and took a special course in elemistry. Professor Kiehle taught a graded school in Mon- roe, Michigan, during the year 1862; then took a full course of studies in the Union Theological Seminary; was graduated in 1865 and ordained to the Presbyterian ministry. While preparing for this work, he taught in the Polytechnic and Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, in all nearly three years. In 1865, he came to Minnesota, organized a Presbyterian Church at Preston, Fill- more county, became its pastor and remained there ten years. During the last six of those years, he was County Superintendent of Schools, drivon into that work on account of poor health. By riding on horseback from school to school, and from town to town, he gradually improved, and was able to fill the requirements of the office. During five of these years that he was superin- tendent, he preached once a day on Sunday, simply supplying the pulpit withont doing pas- toral work. The last three years that he was at Preston, he was one of the Directors of the State Normal School, and in 1875, was appointed by the board to take charge of the Normal School at St. Cloud, and has filled the position ever sinec. He has all the elements of a successful teacher,- thorough, yet firm of purpose, and the happy faculty of encouraging students in their intel- tectual work and making them self-reliant. Ile has the warmest esteem of the community as well as the students. While perfeet master of every branch taught in the schools, Professor Kichle's specialties are mental science, school economy, and Itin. The subject of education seems to be the one absorbing themo with him. His best thoughts, his time, his energies, are devoted to the questions: What is modern education, nud how can it be made available and practical in the philosophy and theories of the day? He is a very "hard student " and a progressive man. On the 25th of July, 1864, Miss Mary Gihnan, of Dansville, New York, was married to Professor Kielile, and they have three children. Mrs Kichle
is a lady of fine eulture and thorough education, and in a very quiet way is doing some literary, and her share of Christian and benevolent work."
F. E. LEVANSELER, proprietor of Novelty Wood Works, was born in Boston, on the 11th of April, 1850. When about fourteen years old, he came to St. Cloud with his unele and guardian, Mr. T. C. MeClure; remained two and a half years and returned to Boston, where he attended school until 1871. He graduated from the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, and was engaged for several months afterwards with J. B. Francis, Hydranlie Engineer, at Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1872, he came again to St. Cloud, and was engaged for a time in the United States Land Office, but, in 1876, erected his manufacturing establishment in which he is now doing a pros- perons business.
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W. B. MITCHELL, who for the last twenty-three years has either published or assisted in the pub- lieation of what is now the " St. Cloud Journal Press," having owned it since 1864, was born near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on the 14th of May, 1843. He is a son of Henry Z. and Elizabeth N. Mitchell, the family coming to St. Cloud in 1857. The following year, he entered the office of the "St. Cloud Visiter," as a compositor, and has been connected with that paper in its various changes, to the present time. In 1865, he was appointed by President Lincoln, Receiver in the United States land office at this point, but was removed by President Johnson a little later. In 1877, he received the appointment of Resident Director in the Normal School Board, and was re- appointed in 1881. He was also re-appointed Receiver in the United States land office in 1878, by President Hayes, and still discharges the duties of that office. Mr. Mitchell was united in mar- riago with Miss Emily Whittlesey, on the 7th of December, 1871. She is a nalive of Marietta, Ohio, and a daughter of William A. Whittlesey; Member of Congress from that district, and a niece of Elisha Whittlesey, Solicitor of The Treas- ury department, under President Lincoln's admin- istration. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have five chil- dren; Carrie, Mildred, Eleanor, Leslie, and June.
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HENRY Z. MITCHELL, the father of the subject of the above briet notice, and one of the pioneers of St. Cloud, is a native of Harrisburg, Pensyl- vania, born on the 30th of November, 1816. Ile lived at or near Harrisburg nutit about twenty years of age, when he removed to the western part of the State and engaged in mer- eantile pursuits. In the spring of 1857, he set ont for St. Cloud, with his family and a stock of merchandise; he eame all the way from Pitts- burg to St. Anthony by steamer, and transferring his goods to another steamer above the Falls, eame direet to St. Cloud. He was appointed Postmaster during President Lincoln's adminis- tration, but has been in mercantile business most of the time since coming here. During the Indian outbreak he was on Governor Ramsey's staff with the rank of Brig. General, and had command of the military operations in this local- ity. Mr. Mitchell was married in 1841, to Miss Elizabeth N. Cannon, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The result of this nion is five children; William, B., Mary C., now Mrs. C. H. Burbank, of St. Paul, James S., residing in Texas, Jennie S., now Mrs. Dr. Charles E. Walton, of Hamilton, Ohio, and Charles S., now studying law in this eity.
C. F. MACDONALD, a resident of Minnesota sinee 1855, and the present State Senator from this dis- triet, dates his birth in Nova Scotia, on the 23d of September, 1843. When the subject of our sketch was about five years old, the family removed to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and thence, in 1855, to Belle Plaine, Minnesota, at which place, and Shak- opee, he grew to manhood. In 1862, he enlisted in Company I, of the Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, serving three years. At the close of his term of service he returned to Shakopee, but after one year's stny, went to St. Pant, where he was ou- gaged on the "Pioncer Press" until January, 1875, when he came to St. Cloud, purchased the "St. Cloud Times," and has since filled the edi- torial eliair in a very able manner. In 1876, Mr. Macdonald was elected to the Minnesota State Senate, and has been twice re-elected. He was married on the 27th of October, 1868, to Miss Julia E. Lord, danghter of Dr. Charles Lord, of Shakopee; she died on the 13th of Jannary, 1876, leaving four children; Charles F., Julia, Mary A., und John A., the last two following their mother within seven months. Mr. Macdonald was again married, on the 19th of February, 1881, to Miss M. M. Campbell, of Litchfield.
CHARLES BOWMAN is a native of Burlington, Iowa, and came to St. Clond in 1860. He has been chiefly engaged in farming and teaming nntil the 1st of March, 1881, when he removed to St. Clond and commeneed the erection of a livery stable on Washington Avenne, nearly opposite the West House. This is probably the finest livery stable in the city. It is 44x55 feet, and two stories high, besides the basement, which has stable ae- commodation for thirty horses.
A. B. HOLBERT is a native of Greeley, Iowa, and eame to St. Cloud a few years ago. He is a part- ner with Mr. Bowman in the Livery business, be- sides doing a large business annually, in the im- portation of horses from Towa to St. Cloud.
ALBERTIS MONTGOMERY was born at South Can- ton, St. Lawrence county, New York. on the 13th of January, 1833. In April, 1857, he came to Stearns county, and pre-empted one hundred and sixty aeres of land, which adjoins the town site of Fair Haven. He worked at carpentering during the summer months, and teaching school in win- ter, nntil 1862, when he removed to St. Cloud and for two years was elerk in the store of N. P. Clarke. He then became a partner, and the firm was known as Clarke & Montgomery until 1871, when J. E. West purchased Mr. Clarke's interest. Montomery & West eondueted the business for two years, when Mr. Montgomery retired from the firm and engaged in contracting and building, the present Normal School building being one of his first eon- tracts. In 1876, Mr. Montgomery, in company with N. P. Clarke and H. C. Waite, bought the Stave and Heading mill at Avon, and they also own another of the same kind in the township of Holding. Mr. Montgomery is the superintendent of those mills. He was married in 1854, to Miss Jennette L. Gale, who died in 1859, leaving one son, William C., who was born at Fair Haven, on the 28th of April, 1858; he is now a partner with his father in the manufacture of chairs, in this eity. Mr. Montgomery was married again in 1860, to Miss Mary L. Lillie. They have four children. Frank H., Louise, Jennie May, und Francis.
ROBERT MOCKENHAUPT, a prominent dry goods merchant of this city, came to St. Cloud in May, 1860. Soon after his arrival, he entered St. John's College, in this county, where he remained three years, and in 1863, attended St. Francis Seminary, nt Milwaukee, from which he graduated in the spring of 1864. He then enlisted and went with the army to Nashville, Tennessee, but was dis-
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