Compendium of history, reminiscence, and biography of Nebraska : containing a history of the state of Nebraska also a compendium of reminiscence and biography containing biographical sketches of hundreds of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of Nebraska, Part 130

Author: Alden Publishing Company
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago : Alden Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1402


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Mr. Fulton is affiliated with the Workmen. Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges, and holds the respect and high esteem of all who enjoy his friendship and business relationship.


CHARLES L. GALLAHER. (Deceased.)


The late Charles L. Gallaher was among the early settlers of Custer county, where he was


widely and favorably known, and in his death the community lost a public-spirited and useful citizen. He was born in Brown county, Illinois, October, 3, 1859, eighth of the eleven children born to Harvey and Sally (Knight) Gallaher. He has one sister surviving, Mrs. Rhoda Woods, of Overton, an early settler of Hamilton. The Gal- laher family is of English descent and its rep- resentatives were early settlers of Brown county, Illinois. Harvey Gallaher served in the civil war and died in Brown county. His wife was also born in Illinois and died in Colorado.


When about fourteen years of age, Charles L. Gallaher left home for Fairfield, Iowa, and there learned the trade of butcher. In 1886 he went on to Nebraska, locating in Broken Bow, Custer county. He was married at the home of the bride's mother in Custer county, on Septem- ber 4, 1887, to Miss Mary E. Twombly, also a native of Brown county, Illinois, who came with her family to Saunders county in 1881. She is a daughter of Calvin and Susan (Wiley ) Twombly, natives respectively of Vermont and North Caro- lina. Her father died in Brown county, in 1867, and her mother in Custer county, October 29, 1905. Mrs. Gallaher has a brother, Thomas E., and a half brother, Charles Bedford, living in Custer county, a brother in Kansas and one in South Dakota. In 1883 Mary E. Twombly came with her two brothers, Charles and Samuel, to Custer county and herself took a homestead of one quarter of section twenty-seven, township eighteen, range eighteen, which is still her home.


Mr. Gallaher served several years as modera- tor of school district number two hundred and forty-two and stood well with his fellow citizens. He was an active and industrious farmer and in- terested in everything pertaining to the general welfare and progress. He died in a hospital in Lincoln, February 17, 1907, being survived by his widow and five children. Five children were born to him and his wife: Eva May, deceased ; Oliver P., Alice, Charles Elmer, Rena and Bell.


Mrs. Gallaher, with the assistance of her two sons, still carries on the farm. They own four hundred and twenty acres of good stock and grain farm land, from which they derive a good income. They have one of the pleasant homes of the neighborhood and are held in high esteem by all.


WILLIAM RUTHERFORD.


William Rutherford is one of the earlier set- tlers of Nebraska and has experienced the dis- couragements and trying times incidental to pioneer life in any region. He is well and favor- ably known in his part of the state and has always given his influence in the cause of right and progress. He was born near Cottage Hill, Dubuque county, Iowa, April 12, 1859, a son of Samuel and Mary (Boyle) Rutherford, being the eldest of their three sons. He has a brother in


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Colorado and one in Wyoming. His father, who was born in Livingston county, Illinois, served in the Twenty-second lowa Infantry during the civil war, and died in 1863 while in the service. The mother, who was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, now resides in Palmer, Nebraska.


In September, 1872, the mother, who had mar- ried James L. Darrow, came with her family to Nebraska, where the three sons, William, Thomas and Samuel, homesteaded on their father's soldier's right, one hundred and sixty acres of land in Polk county.


January 1, 1882, William Rutherford married Laura Davis, who was born in Warren county, Illinois, and came with her parents to Seward county, Nebraska, in 1869. She is a daughter of Samuel C. and Adaline (Henderson) Davis, the father a native of New York and the mother of Pennsylvania. Their first residence in Nebraska was a primitive dugout, which was later replaced with a "soddy." Mr. Davis, who served in the civil war, now lives at Hydetown, Pennsylva- nia, where his wife died in April, 1910. Mr. Davis served as postmaster of Pleasant Home, Nebraska, eight or nine years. Mrs. Rutherford has a brother in Oklahoma, a sister in the state of Washington and two sisters in Pennsylvania.


. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford lived in Polk county some six or seven years, occupy- ing a sod house the first four years of that time. About 1890 they moved to Nance county, remain- ing one year, removing thence to Oklahoma, for one summer. Returning to Nebraska they settled in Boone county, where they lived from about 1892 until 1906, when they came to Valley county and Mr. Rutherford purchased a four hundred acre stock and grain farm on section thirty-six. township seventeen, range fifteen, which was the home place until sold in the summer of 1911. It is a well improved and equipped farm and yielded a good profit to Mr. Rutherford, who has taken an active interest in public affairs and won a good standing in the community. He served as director of the school board of his dis- trict in Boone county, and in various other ways proved his devotion to the best interests of all.


Three children have been born to Mr. Ruth- erford and wife: Lawrence S., at home; Pearl, married William Hale and they live in Knox county, Nebraska ; Harry O., at home. The Ruther- fords are well known in social circles and have a host of friends.


Mr Rutherford has always been a man of stirring activity. He began the life of a thresh- erman at the age of eighteen and three years later became owner of an outfit and has operated in that line ever since; during these years he has worn out three or four engines and separators and five shellers; his sons have been a great assistance to him and understand the business as well as he.


Th re were deer and elk in Polk county when Mr. Rutherford settled there, and here, too, he


witnessed the devastation of his crops by grass- hoppers in the summer of 1875.


In politics he is a republican and was reared in the Catholic church.


A view of the Rutherford home in Valley county is shown on another page together with a sketch of their old soddy of earlier days.


JOHN POCHOP.


Located very pleasantly on the southeast quarter of section twenty-nine, township twenty- eight, range three, Pierce county, Nebraska, is to be found the estimable gentleman whose name introduces this biographical writing.


Mr. Pochop was born in August, 1876, in Saunders county, Nebraska ; he is a son of Frank and Barbara (Panas) Pochop, both natives of Bohemia, who came to America in 1871 and took up a homestead in Saunders county, Nebraska. Here they lived first in a dugout and later a sod house, and when in better circumstances, built a good frame dwelling. They came to Pierce county in 1892 and bought land, which Mr. Pochop turned over to his sons in 1903 and re- tired to Prague, Nebraska, where he lives in ease.


The family experienced all the hardships and inconveniences of the pioneer days. They were thirty miles away from Fremont, the nearest market place, and all their grain was hauled by ox team. Besides burning hay for fuel, the fam- ily frequently resorted to the use of the stems of wild artichokes and corn stalks. The father brought his family through the years of drouth, of the grasshopper plague, when he lost all his crops for three years, besides enduring the ravages of chinch bugs and other pests. Hail ruined their crops from time to time, and prairie fires caused them much labor and anxiety.


Our subject was reared on the farm, and re- ceived a common school education, later attend- ing the Normal College at Plainview, Nebraska. He was joined in holy matrimony February 27, 1900, to Miss Bertha Kratochvil, who was born in 1882, a daughter of Frank and Katherine (Zizny) Kratochvil, all natives of Bohemia, where the mother died in 1884. The father emigrated with his family in 1886, sailing from Hamburg in the steamer "Westphalia." They came directly to Pierce county, where the father died in 1897.


Mr. and Mrs. Pochop have four children, named as follows: Bessie, Henry, Edward and Bertha.


Mr. Pochop is affiliated with the New York Life Insurance Company, and is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the C. Z. B. J. lodges. He is well known through this section and has gained the respect and esteem of his fel- low men. He has a well appointed country home, with water and bath in the house, a large supply tank being situated on the rising ground to the north of the house. We show a view of the


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farm buildings and grove of Mr. Pochop on an- other page.


Like most Bohemians, the Pochop family is full of music-the father of our subject and five of his sons constituting at one time an orchestra. All are fond of music and have musical instru- ments of various kinds in the house at all times. Mr. Pochop is a competent band leader, but his farming prevents his giving as much time to the art as he desires.


Mr. Pochop escaped being in the blizzard of January 12, 1888, by the teacher's failure to ap- pear at school that morning. After playing around for a time, the children all started home, and all but one boy, who loitered, reached their homes before the storm broke.


BOYD S. LEEDOM.


Boyd S. Leedom, editor of the "Osmond Re- publican," first came to Nebraska, April 1, 1874. His father, crossing the river at Sioux City that day, on the "Undine," took up his residence in Dakota county, Nebraska.


Mr. Leedom was born in Franklin, Pennsyl- vania, in 1857, and is a son of J. F. and Elizabeth Leedom, the former a minister of the gospel, they now residing in Dakota City. Both are natives of Pennsylvania and come of old colonial stock.


Boyd attended the public schools as a boy, and after coming to Nebraska, while his parents supposed him in school all the time, he frequently "played hookey." He had an early taste for journalism-literally a "turn"-which has moulded his entire career. At one time, while living in Iowa he was sent to the office of the Humbolt Kosmos, for his father's paper, and was told that it was not yet printed; but if he would ink the forms until his father's paper was printed he might take it with him. While he thought it strange that this should be the last one to be printed, he did not mind the work, but remained until the papers were all out, and afterwards gen- erally turned the press when he called at the office. He later wished to learn typesetting, so was promised instruction if he would turn the press every Thursday afternoon, which he did, running away from school to do this. His parents finally learned of the truancy of their son, but by this time he was able to set type like a veteran, so got off with a very light punishment. After coming to Nebraska, he had a case on the "Dakota City Mail" for two years, and later on the "Dixon County Courier." In 1880 he went to Lane, Kan- sas, and for two years edited the "Lane Ad- vance," then returned to Nebraska and estab- lished the "Wakefield Republican," which he disposed of, and started the "Ponca Advance," which is now called "The Leader." His next venture was "The Wheeler County Republican." which he carried on up to February, 1892. IIe then came to Osmond and purchased the "Os- mond Advance," which he changed to the "Re-


publican," and in May, with the change of name, he changed its politics as well. Within three months he had but one country subscriber left, so strong was the populist sentiment in that vi- cinity, but he refused to become dismayed, al- though he got down to bed rock of hard times. The business men of the town stuck to him, and he gradually regained his country patronage after the wave of populism had passed.


Mr. Leedom was married at Ponca, July 3, 1878, to Miss Ella M. Weighton, a native of Del- aware, Ohio. Five children have been born to them : Chester N., editor of the "Cottonwood Republican," and president of the Stanley County Land Company, has cast his destinies with South Dakota interests. He is married and the father of three children: Ethel L. Leedom eldest daughter of our subject, is the wife of Roy Thomas, postmaster of Osmond, while Adelle J., now Mrs. Fred S. Fry, resides in Wynot, where her husband is a well known attorney; Joseph W. Leedom was for a year a student at the Uni- versity of Nebraska, and one year at Morning- side College, Sioux City, and is now a partner with his father in the newspaper business; Ger- trude E., the youngest daughter, is attending the Osmond schools.


Mr. Leedom is a life-long republican, and takes a prominent part in the doings of his party. He is a lawyer of considerable note, having been admitted to the bar in 1891. From 1897 to 1905 he served as postmaster at Osmond, and made an excellent official.


He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, as well as of the Masonic fraternity, in which he takes a leading part.


REVEREND JOHN MORROW.


John Morrow, one of the highly respected old settlers of Howard county, has until very re- cently followed farming in different parts of Nebraska, and during his career here has suc- ceeded in building up a valuable property through industry and good business ability.


Mr. Morrow was born in Pike county, Illinois, on March 1, 1832, and grew up in that vicinity. He received a common school education, doing farm work up to 1864, when he enlisted in Com- pany I, Seventieth Illinois Infantry, serving for four months with that regiment, then re-enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, remaining with that regiment until the close of the war. He was hon- orably discharged September 5, 1865.


Mr. Morrow was married in 1855, taking as his wife Savana Richey, a native of Indiana, and ten children were born of their union, named as follows: Eunice E., deceased; Joseph M., Alice, who died in infancy; James, married, father of three children, now living in Greeley county, Ne- braska; John, residing in Washington; Louisa.


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married and with her husband and three children, living in Oklahoma; Charles, with his wife and four children, living in Greeley county ; Olive M., married and mother of three children, living in Antelope county; Fred and Ida, the latter mar- ried, and living in the state of Washington with her husband and three children. Mrs. Morrow died in 1883, sincerely mourned by her family and a large circle of friends.


Mr. Morrow settled in Polk county, Nebraska, in 1873, and remained there up to 1889, then changed his location to Antelope county, where he lived for about two years. In December of 1891, he removed with his family to Howard county, purchasing eighty acres of school land sit- uated across the river from the town of Cotes- field. He later purchased a forty-four acre tract adjoining his homestead, all of which he improved in good shape, erecting good buildings, gathering stock on it, etc. They lived on this place up to 1907, then sold out and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Logan county. During the latter year Mr. Morrow and his wife, who was formerly Elizabeth Hurst, of Polk county, they having been married in 1889, made a trip to the state of Washington, and there purchased a farm on which they lived for one year. Becoming homesick they returned to Nebraska, settling in Cotesfield, where they now reside.


For the past twenty-three years Mr. Morrow has been in the ministry of the Free Will Baptist church, serving various charges, always giving his services without remuneration and lahoring only for love of the work. He is a man of superior mental attainments, always willing and ready to aid in every good work which he finds to do, and both himself and his estimable wife enjoy the friendship and esteem of the entire community in which they live.


Of Mr. Morrow's second marriage four chil- dren have been born: Lloyd H., who makes his home in Washington ; Silas, Eugene W., and Cur- tis E., who are living with their parents.


Mr. Morrow takes a commendable interest in local affairs and has held the office of assessor during former years, also was postmaster for a considerable length of time.


LAFE PAIST.


Among the substantial and worthy citizens of Ord, Nebraska, Lafe Paist, the subject of this biographical writing, stands in high repute, and is well known as a prosperous and successful man in his community.


Mr. Paist was born in Carter, Wyoming, September 2, 1871, and was eldest of eleven children in the family of Charles E. and Nellie (Dowling) Paist, who had seven sons and four daughters. Charles E. Paist and family of wife and three children came to Kearney, Nebraska, in 1875; Mr. Paist became connected with the 2012


Union Pacific railroad as station agent at Buda . station, taking a homestead claim near Buda, and still holding his position with the railway com- pany. He is now located at Elba, Howard county, Nebraska, as station agent, his connection with the Union Pacific railroad dating back to 1868, when he was station agent at Elkhorn, Nebraska. Mr. Paist was married at Elkhorn station or Elk City, on September 15, 1870, to Miss Nellie E. Dowling, and shortly after marriage went to Wyoming in the employ of the railroad company. In 1888, on March 5, Mr. Paist with his wife and five children came to Valley county, Nebraska, locating in Ord, where Mr. Paist went into the mercantile business. Of the eleven children, eight were born in Nebraska, and ten of the eleven are now living; the parents and eight of the children are now residents of Nebraska.


Lafe Paist, the principal subject of this sketch, since 1889, has made Valley county his home; he was in his father's store for three years, working in the store and going to school, finishing his education in 1889; with the exception of three years, Ord has been Mr. Paist's home since 1888. He has been connected with different mercantile establishments of Ord, being in the Millford store a greater portion of the time.


Mr. Paist has in many ways been actively con- nected with the upbuilding of Valley county for twenty-two years, and is a popular young man of wide acquaintance and many friends. In the spring of 1904 he accepted the position of clerk in the county treasurer's office of Valley county ; serving in that capacity until January 1, 1910, and in the fall of 1909 was nominee on the repub- lican ticket for county treasurer of Valley county, was elected and took possession of the office on January 6, 1910.


On November 29, 1899, Mr. Paist was united in marriage to Miss Myrtle E. Warner, daugh- ter of Samuel and Mary (Young) Warner, at the home of her parents. The Warner family are old settlers of Nebraska, having come here about the year 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Paist are highly esteemed, and are favorably known in social and political circles.


Mr. Paist in past years has been a member of Ord city council, and has also held the office of city treasurer in past years.


HERMAN BLANK.


Located very pleasantly in section twenty-six, township twenty-one, range three, is to be found the somewhat notable gentleman whose name in- troduces this biographical writing. Mr. Blank has been identified with the history of Madison county from a very early date, and during his resi- dence in the region has been instrumental in a large measure for the present prosperity enjoyed by the entire population.


Mr. Herman Blank is a native of Pommerania,


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. near Berlin, Germany, born April 14, 1841. His parents were Wilhelm and Dora (Bessert) Blank, typical farmers of that country. He received a limited education.


In 1866 Mr. Blank left his home for America, crossing as an emigrant, and landing in New York City, in which place he spent but a few days, then came west to Portage, Wisconsin. where he remained for eight years, working as section hand on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad.


He became dissatisfied after several years in that state, so bought a team of horses and started to drive through the rough country for Nebraska. After a long and tiresome trip, he finally landed in Madison county, filing on the homestead which he now occupies, and on which he has used up two sod houses, finally erecting a good frame dwelling some twenty years ago.


During the first few years here, Mr. Blank found the usual obstacles to overcome in the shape of erop failures caused by unfavorable weather conditions, blizzards, etc., but, like so many other sturdy pioneers, he stuek to his determina- tion to win for himself a home and competence, and his possessions today are a silent testimony of his success. He has in all one hundred and sixty acres of fine land, also a complete set of substantial farm buildings, all kinds of stock, the place well supplied with fruit and shade trees, and altogether, it is one of the very up-to-date and valuable properties in the region.


In 1880, Mr. Blank was united in marriage to Miss Molly Rudat, the ceremony taking place in Green Garden township, Madison county, Ne- braska. Mr. and Mrs. Blank have a family of five children, as follows: Lizzie, Minnie, Annie, Herman and Samuel.


WILLIAM SCHAAD.


William Sehaad was one of the early settlers of Custer county, with whose progress and de- velopment he has been closely associated for many years. He is a native of Peoria county, Illinois, born April 26, 1865, the fourth born of eleven children of Jacob and Mary (Best) Schaad. The parents were born in Germany and the mother died in Illinois in 1898. The father eame to America as a young man and now resides on the old home place in Illinois, being now eighty-four years of age. William Schaad has one brother, George, in Custer county; four brothers in Illi- nois; one sister in Iowa and one in Illinois, and others of the children are now deceased.


Mr. Schaad grew to manhood on his father's Illinois farm, was educated in the public schools there, and as a young man engaged in farming on his own account. In May, 1887, he came to Custer county, Nebraska, where he pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land in the sand


hills, and also took a tree elaim of like size on West Table. About one year later he moved to his unele's farm on West Table and later pur- chased this place, which has since been his home. This uncle, Reverend John Sehaad, was one of Custer county's old and respected settlers, and prominent in the community. The nephew has continued to improve and develop the land and now has six hundred and forty acres, a fine stock and grain farm, where in 1907 he erected a fine modern farm residence, at a cost of over five thousand dollars. He is a progressive and ener- getie farmer and stockman and has achieved more than ordinary success. He helped organize a school district which is known as number two hundred and forty-one, and served many years as treasurer of the board. He has also held town- ship offices and is actively interested in local affairs.


Mr. Schaad was married in Broken Bow town- ship, February 6, 1890, to Miss Mary M. Whit- tington, a native of Peoria county, Illinois, who came to Custer county in 1887, and herself pre- empted one hundred and sixty acres of land in the sand hills. Her parents were Sanford M. and Eliza (Armstrong) Whittington, the former born in Tennessee and the latter in Pennsylvania. Mr. Whittington died in Kansas in 1886 and his wife in Illinois in 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Sehaad have four children: Frederick E., H. Blanche, Fern C., and Mabel C., all at home, and the two first mentioned are twins. Mr. Sehaad and wife are prominent and popular in social eireles and active in religious and educational movements.


FRED E. MUHM.


The Muhm family were among the very early settlers of Nebraska, and Fred E. Muhm has spent most of his life in that state. When he ac- companied his parents there, deer and antelope were frequently seen in Madison county, where they located. Then Columbus and West Point were their nearest trading points and they passed through the usual experiences and vicissitudes of the pioneer. They often had to fight prairie fires to protect their home, stock and erops, and during the first three years they suffered the loss of their grain through the depredations of grass- hoppers. However, they triumphed over all diffi- culties and developed an excellent farm, where Fred E. Muhm was reared.


Mr. Muhm is a native of Iowa, born in 1860, a son of Fred and Susie Muhm, the former a na- tive of Germany and the latter of Illinois. The father came to America, as a young man, in a sailing vessel, and consumed three months in the voyage. He located in Madison county in 1870, and there took up a homestead, erecting a log house which was their home the first ten years.


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