History of Dakota Territory, volume V, Part 19

Author: Kingsbury, George Washington, 1837-; Smith, George Martin, 1847-1920
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1262

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In 1897 Dr. Lull was united in marriage to Miss Celia Wilson, a native of Concordia, Kansas, who passed away in October, 1912. To them were born three children, Thelma Lucile, John Sherman and Helen Sayre, all of whom are attending school in Bozeman, Montana. Dr. Lull is a republican in his political views and is making an excellent record as a member of the city council. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias, and his wife was a devoted and consistent member of the Saints church. Attractive social qualities have gained him a host of friends and he is prominent in both social and professional circles.

WILBERT E. COLE.

Wilbert E. Cole is cashier of the First State Bank of Ashton. His residence in South Dakota covers a period of twenty-four years and during that time he has ever been a factor in the growth and development of the state, for he has believed in its future and has recognized its possibilities. He lived for a time at Mason City, Iowa, before coming to South Dakota, and at a prior period his home was in Iowa county, Wisconsin. It was there that he was born on the 19th of September, 1862, his parents being John E. and Sarah J. (Sangwin) Cole. The father died in May, 1913, and his remains were interred in Mountain View cemetery at Pasadena, California. His widow makes her home at Alhambra. They were the parents of eight children: Wilbert E .; Ida, the wife of Charles 1. Tenney, a gas contractor of Des Moines, Iowa; Charles G., an insurance agent at Seattle, Washington; Perry O., who is principal of the public school at San Gabriel, California; Edith, the wife of Gurdeon Vermilyea, a resident of Alhambra, California; Franklin J., who is judge of the superior court at El Centro, California; Elmer .T., who is engaged in the laundry business in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Grace, the wife of Austin G. Johnson, a school teacher of Springfield, Massachusetts.

W. E. Cole was quite young when the family removed from Wisconsin to Iowa, and in the schools of the latter state he pursued his education to the age of nineteen years. He afterward assisted his father upon the home farm until he reached the age of twenty- four years and then took a course in a business college. About the same time he began learning telegraphy, at which he worked until 1891, when he took a position with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company in Orient, South Dakota, where he arrived May 29, 1891. He remained with that corporation until 1906, having in the meantime been transferred to Ashton, but in that year he was called to his present posi- tion as cashier of the First State Bank of Ashton. He is courteous and obliging in his

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treatment of the patrons of the bank, is loyal to the interests of its officials and by his close application and ability is contributing to the success of the institution. He is also conducting a good business as an insurance agent.

Mr. Cole votes with the republican party, but, while he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, he does not seck nor desire office. He belongs to the Masonic lodge of Ashton, of which he is the secretary, and he. also has membership with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church and in its teachings are found the motive springs of his conduct.

HAROLD HENDRICKSON.

The office of register of deeds of Lawrence county is held by Harold Hendrickson of Deadwood, who has amply proven his fitness for the position. He was born in Throndhjem, Norway, on the 31st of July, 1868, a son of Hendrick and Dorothy (Hauges) Hendrickson, both likewise natives of the land of the midnight sun. The father served as an officer in the regular army until he was forty years of age and then became superintendent of a large shipbuilding company, retaining that position until his death, which occurred about 1908. The mother still resides in her native land.

Harold Hendrickson attended school in Norway and after coming to this country was a student at Hauges Seminary of Red Wing, Minnesota. He began working for others at the age of fifteen and clerked in a general store in Norway until the year 1887, the year of his emigration to this country. In May of that year he located at Red Wing, Minnesota, and found .employment in a lumberyard. As before stated, he attended school for a time in Red Wing and then went to Minneapolis, where he was engaged in the lumher business for one summer. At the end of that time he went to Ely, Minnesota, where he clerked in a store for two years, and in 1892 he came to Lead, working in the mill of the Homestake Mining Company for about twenty years, his length of service indicating his ability and fidelity to trust. At the end of that time he was elected register of deeds, which office he is now filling to the satisfaction of his constituents. He devotes his entire time to the work of the office and is systematic and accurate.

In April, 1894, Mr. Hendrickson was united in marriage to Miss Ida Maria Sederberg, a native of North Branch, Minnesota. Her parents, Olaus and Martha Sederberg, were natives of Sweden, whence they emigrated to this country about 1869, settling in Minnesota. Her father, who was a successful farmer, passed away in 1906, but the mother still resides in that state. To Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson have been born three children: Edward Herbert, who is employed in the Homestake foundry; Virgil Harold, a high-school student; and William Le Roy, also in school.

Mr. Hendrickson is a member of the Lutheran church and in politics supports the principles and candidates of the republican party. Fraternally he is identified with the Elks; the United Workmen, in which he has served as master; and the Eagles. When he came to this country as a youth he knew no English, but he did not allow himself to be discouraged by this handicap and began at once to learn the language. His perseverance enabled him to overcome that and other obstacles and he has gained an honorable place in his adopted community.

JOHN E. HIPPLE.

John E. Hipple, a prominent representative of journalistic interests in South Dakota, is the well known editor of the Capital-Journal at Pierre and also publishes several other papers. His birth occurred in Perry county, Pennsylvania, on the 20th of July, 1865. his parents being Oliver F. and Mary E. Hipple. He is a descendant of the Ball, George Wash- ington and Custer families. His education was acquired in the common schools, and the entire period of his business career has heen spent in the journalistic field. He came to Dakota in the winter of 1879, settling in the then Armstrong county, now Hutchinson

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county, remaining on the farm with his mother nntil 1886, when he engaged in news- paper work as a partner in The Dakota City Advance, which was later changed to the Parkston Advance on the advent of the railroad from Scotland to Mitchell. He came to Pierre, establishing the State Publishing Company in 1898, and in 1903, retired from that company and started the Hipple Printing Company, taking over the daily and weekly Capital-Journal in 1905. His connection with the printing business in Sonth Dakota has included the law publications as well as newspaper and general job printing.

His labors have been of farreaching effect. The press has not only recorded the history of advancement, but has also ever been the leader in the work of progress and improve- ment-the vanguard of civilization. The philosopher of some centuries ago proclaimed the truth that "the pen is mightier than the sword," and the statement is continually being verified in the affairs of life. In molding public opinion the power of the newspaper can- not be estimated, but at all events its influence is greater than that of any other single agency.

On the 11th of November, 1896, in Ashton, South Dakota, Mr. Hipple was united in marriage to Miss Rnth Bowman, a daughter of S. W. Bowman, who was a pioneer settler of Wisconsin and Sonth Dakota. Our subject and his wife have two children, Robert B. and James B.

Mr. Hipple is a republican in politics and served in both town and township offices at Parkston, South Dakota, while from 1893 until 1896 he held the office of state anditor, making a splendid record in that connection. He is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic fraternity and a member of the Capital City Commandery, K. T., and served as grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons in South Dakota during the year 1909. His other fraternal connections are with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Modern Brotherhood of America and the Modern Woodmen, and he is held in high esteem by his brethren of those organizations.

WALTER S. HARRISON.

Walter S. Harrison, who owns and operates four hundred acres of fine land in Bon Homme connty, was born near the old village of Bon Homme, August 11, 1875, a son of Francis W. and Martha (Abbott) Harrison, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. The first part of his childhood was spent upon his birthplace, but he grew to manhood upon the farm where he still resides. He gave his time and labor to his parents until he attained his majority, and then he and his brother William started farming in partnership, renting the homestead. The brothers kept bachelor's hall until the older, William, married and brought his bride home. Fourteen months later Mr. Harrison of this review married and established a home of his own. In 1908 William Harrison removed to his farm a few miles west, leaving Walter S. in entire possession of the home- stead. He has since given his undivided attention to its operation and now owns four hundred acres of the finest land in the northwest. He is up-to-date and alert and is always willing to utilize the results of agricultural experiments, believing that by so doing he can secure greater efficiency in his work. His labor is rewarded by excellent crops and his annual income is a gratifying one.

Mr. Harrison was married at Tyndall, this state, March 1, 1906, to Miss Nellie Fenenga, who was born on the island of Schiermonicoog, Holland, on the 15th of January, 1879, a daughter of Jacob and Lolina (Viser) Fenenga. In 1881 the family sailed from Rotterdam for New York, and subsequently made their way to Chicago, where Mr. Fenenga fonnd employment for two years in the Pullman shops, working as a fine cabinet- maker. Upon leaving Chicago, Mr. Fenenga and his family came to this state and pnr- chased a farm in Douglas county, where they lived for twelve years. A removal was sub- sequently made to Lyman county, which remained the family home for about fifteen years. Mr. Fenenga eventually sold his farm and removed to Ashland, Wisconsin, but now spends a part of each year in Bon Homme county and part of the time with a married daughter who lives in Amsterdam, Holland. Another daughter is a missionary at Mardin, in eastern Turkey, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and two sons are living in Oregon.

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Mr. and Mrs. Harrison have three children, Mabel, Francis and Lola. The wife and mother is a member of the Congregational church and quite active in church work. Mr. Harrison is a progressive in bis political belief.

At the time of the memorable blizzard on the 12th of January, 1888, Mr. Harrison and his brothers were in school. He made his way for a half mile along a wire fence to his uncle's and remained there all night, but his brothers went on until they reached a neighbor's within a half mile of their home and spent the night there. Mr. Harrison is held in the highest esteem and honor in his native county and is loyal to the interests of South Dakota, believing firmly in her future.

RAYMOND D. BURR.

Raymond D. Burr, a resident of Montrose, is a well known figure in financial circles of his part of the state as president of the Montrose Bank. He was born in Trumansburg, New York, on the 5th of November, 1877, a son of Elmer C. and Ella M. Burr, farming people who are residents of Trumansburg. At the usual age the son entered the public schools, passing through consecutive grades until he became a high-school pupil. He afterward attended Palmer Institute at Lakemont, New York, and when his school days were over took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for five years in the state of New York and for a similar period in South Dakota, coming to this state in 1903. While engaged in teaching he had opportunity to study conditions in the state and believed that there was a good field for hanking at Montrose. Accordingly, in 1908, he entered the Montrose Bank, which was organized in 1886. He became its vice president and so continued until 1912, when he was elected to the presidency and as such is now guiding the institution, which is enjoying a steady and substantial growth and which conducts a general banking business. He also deals in automobiles, handling the Over- land car. He has a side interest in chickens, which he greatly enjoys raising. His landed possessions include two farms of three hundred acres.

On the 2d of June, 1907, Mr. Burr was united in marriage to Miss Magna Nelson, a daughter of Ludwig and Marie (Goberg) Nelson, a representative of a pioneer family. They have a son, Eugene D., six years of age, attending school, and a daughter, Ella Marie, born July 3, 1915. The parents are members of the Baptist church, and Mr. Burr also has membership with the Masons, the Mystic Shrine, the Knights of Pythias, and the Modern Woodmen, to the teachings and purposes of which organizations he is loyal. His political views accord with the platform of the republican party, and he has served as president of the town board and as clerk of the school board. He is interested in every- thing pertaining to the welfare and upbuilding of the community in which he makes his home and in the advancement of the state at large. When he has a leisure moment he enjoys a fishing or hunting trip, but he concentrates his efforts upon his business affairs and is constantly seeking new methods to enlarge the field of his usefulness and add to his legitimate success.

JAMES A. COCHRAN.

James A. Cochran, a prominent and well known pioneer, is living retired in Milbank. His birth occurred in Aurora, Illinois, on the 11th of October, 1854. His parents, Charles and Isabelle (Whitelaw) Cochran, were natives of Perth, Scotland, the former born in 1817 and the latter in 1822. They were married in their native land, but in 1850 emi- grated to America, and, making their way westward, settled in Chicago. The father, who was a mason by trade, worked in that city and at Aurora, Illinois, but at length removed with his family to Wisconsin, where he followed agricultural pursuits. He accu- mulated four hundred and sixty acres of land and at the time of his demise was well-to-do, although he had been in limited financial circumstances when he emigrated to this country. He was a republican in his political belief and held membership in the Pres-

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byterian church. Both he and his wife died at New Hampton, lowa, in the year 1900. To their union were born six children, of whom for are living: James A .; William, who is farming in Canada; Emily, who is the wife of Dudley Summerville, a farmer residing in Oklahoma; and Ida, now Mrs. William Bunson, who is living on a farm in Iowa.

James A. Cochran received his education in the common schools of Iowa and during his boyhood also gained valuable training in agricultural work. In 1879, when twenty-five years of age, he emigrated to Grant county, South Dakota, and homesteaded a quarter section of land. From time to time he added to his holdings and now holds title to five hundred and sixty acres, all of which he has rented to others. For many years, however, he personally operated his farms and his energy and good judgment were attested by the gratifying income which his labor yielded him. Since 1907 he has lived in Milbank and occupies a comfortable residence, which he erected.

Mr. Cochran was married in 1886 to Miss Annie Miller, a daughter of Charles Miller, who is a retired farmer living at New Hampton, Iowa. To this union have been born three children: Bert Edward, who is a lineman with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- road; Ethel, who is teaching school in North Dakota; and Milton, who is attending school.

Mr. Cochran is identified with the Masonic lodge and the Royal Arch chapter, and is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. A stanch republican in politics, he has always worked loyally for the success of his party. For twelve years he served as township treasurer, and since 1913 has been a member of the city council of Milbank. A substantial resident, he is also a public-spirited citizen, doing all in his power to promote the progress of the community along worthy lines.

JAMES R. WARDEN.

James R. Warden is a retired farmer living in Redfield, where he engages in the practice of veterinary surgery. Thirty-six years have come and gone since he arrived in this state a young man of twenty-four years. His birth occurred in Dodge county, Wisconsin, on the 20th of March, 1855, his parents being William and Olive (Allen) Warden. The father came to this state as a pioneer settler and was extensively engaged in farming in Spink county and also in dealing in horses, making a specialty of Percherons and having on hand at times as many as forty head of registered stock. He did much to improve the grade of horses raised in this section of the state and his efforts were an element in progressive farming which brought about results highly beneficial to the county. He died on the 11th of November, 1908, having survived his wife, whose demise occurred July 30, 1900. Both were laid to rest in Green Lawn cemetery of Redfield. They were highly esteemed citizens, their many good traits of heart and mind winning for them the confidence and goodwill of those who knew them.

James R. Warden is indebted to the public-school system of Wisconsin for the edu- cational privileges which he enjoyed. He continued to attend school until seventeen years of age and then concentrated his efforts upon farm work, with which he had previously become familiar by assisting his father in the fields at the old homestead. In 1879 he determined to try his fortune elsewhere and made his way to South Dakota, casting in his lot with the early residents of Spink county. His father had just arrived in Spink county and he settled on adjoining land seven miles east of Redfield. He began farming, which he carried on continuously and successfully for a quarter of a century, bringing his fields to a high state of cultivation and adding to his farm many modern and attractive improvements. which indicated his progessive spirit and his practical methods. Year by year he tilled the soil, raising good crops, and at length, with a hand- some competence secured as a reward of his labors, he put aside the work of the farm and took up his abode in Redfield, where he now makes his home.

On the 12th of January, 1881, in Neosho, Wisconsin, Mr. Warden was united in mar- riage to Miss Annie Katherine Wiser, a daughter of Mathias and Margaret (Gray) Wiser. Her father died October 15, 1885, and her mother, long surviving him, passed away Sep- temher 1, 1907, while on a visit to South Dakota. In 1880, before her marriage, Mrs Warden came to South Dakota and located and proved up a homestead. Mr. and Mrs.

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Warden have become parents of two children, Pearl I. and Jessie W., both at home. The latter has completed a course at Redfield College.

In his political views Mr. Warden is an earnest democrat, believing in the principles of that party. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, a Shriner, an Odd Fellow, an Elk and a United Workman, and to the teachings of these organizations is loyal, being in full accord with their basie purposes, which recognize the brotherhood of mankind and the individual's obligations to his fellows. Mr. Warden has never felt that he made a mistake in changing his place of residence from Wisconsin to South Dakota, for here he found the opportunities which he sought, and in their improvement has gradually worked his way upward. He lived in the territory ten years before the admission of the state into the Union, and at all times he has been a public-spirited citizen, active and helpful in his relations to measures which he deems of greatest worth in promoting the public welfare.

FRANK D. PECKHAM.

Frank D. Peckham, who has been a resident of Hanson county for more than a third of a century, or during nearly his entire life, has for the past six years served as cashier of the First National Bank of Alexandria. His birth occurred in Portage, Wisconsin, on the 20th of March, 1877, his parents being J. E. and Almira Peckham, of whom more extended mention is made on another page of this work in connection with the sketch of Charles Herbert Peckham, brother of our subject.

F. D. Peckham, who was but two years of age when the family home was estab- lished in this state, attended the public schools in the acquirement of an education, and after putting aside his textbooks was apprenticed to newspaper work, devoting his time thereto for five years. Subsequently he served as deputy in different county offices, and later followed the profession of teaching for a year, afterward securing a position as stenographer with a law firm. In 1898 he entered the employ of the First National Bank of Alexandria in a subordinate position, but his ability and worth brought him recogni- tion and in 1909 he was chosen cashier of the institution. In that capacity he has since served and his efforts have been an appreciable factor in the steady growth and success which the bank has enjoyed. He is also president of the Emery State Bank of Emery, this state. Moreover, he is interested in the raising of thoroughbred stock and owns one hundred head of shorthorn cattle and a half section of land near Alexandria.

On the 7th of May, 1898, Mr. Peckham was united in marriage to Miss Florence Durkee, a daughter of F. A. and Mary (Wakeman) Durkee. Their children are five in number, namely: Ellsworth, Donald, Howard, Norma and Francis. Politically Mr. Peck- ham is a stanch republican, and for seven years he served as city treasurer. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church. Fraternally he is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic order, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and belong- ing to the consistory at Yankton and the Mystic Shrine at Sioux Falls. Steadily he has worked his way upward, improving the opportunities which have come to him, and his energy and persistency of purpose have made him not only a successful business man but also a valued citizen of his community.

C. J. GLOOD.

C. J. Glood is connected with the firm of Jorgensen Brothers, dealers in hardware and implements at Viborg. He was born in Denmark on the 20th of February, 1872, his parents being Rasmus and Bine Jorgensen. The year 1892 witnessed the arrival of the family in South Dakota. They reached their destination in the spring of that year and located six miles west of Viborg, where the father secured a tract of wild land and with characteristic energy immediately hegan the development of a farm, devoting his remaining days to its cultivation and improvement. He has now passed away but the mother makes her home in Viborg.

C. J. GLOOD

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In the acquirement of his education C. J. Glood attended the public schools near his father's home and afterward became a student in the College of Denmark. The period of his boyhood and youth was passed in his native land but he preceded his father's family to America and, like many other of his countrymen, made his way to the northwest. In 1892 he changed his name from C. Jorgensen to C. J. Glood. He began business where the town of Viborg was started and afterward went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and for ten years was in the employ of the Electric Railroad Company at that place. In 1903 he returned to Viborg and established the hardware and implement business in which he is now engaged as a member of the firm of Jorgensen Brothers. From the beginning success has attended the venture. They have carried a large and carefully selected line of goods and have won popular favor through their honorable dealings, their courteous treatment of their patrons and their earnest efforts to please. In 1906 Mr. Glood extended the scope of his business activities by establishing a branch at Irene, South Dakota, in connection with his brothers. They started in a modest way but the business has constantly developed and the branch is now a sub- stantial institution. In addition Mr. Glood is a stockholder in the Scandinavian Bank of Viborg and is interested in realty, being the owner of three-quarters of a section of farm land in the state.

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History of Dakota Territory, volume V, Part 19

Author: Kingsbury, George Washington, 1837-; Smith, George Martin, 1847-1920 Publication date: 1915 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : S.J. Clarke Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1262

Author: Kingsbury, George Washington, 1837-; Smith, George Martin, 1847-1920
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1262