History of Dakota Territory, volume V, Part 77

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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John Haerter was reared and educated in Russia and in 1892, when twenty-one years of age, came to the new world, first settling at Menno, South Dakota, where he remained until the spring of 1898, when he removed to Hosmer, Edmunds county. There he estab- lished a general mercantile and implement business, which he conducted with success. One year later he built an elevator and has since been buying grain, also handling farm imple-

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ments, in which connections he has developed an extensive trade. He also joined with others in organizing the Hosmer Lumber Company, carrying an extensive line of lumher, building material and coal. He is the president of this company, with Martin Pressler as vice president; John Heckenlaible as secretary; Jacob Heckenlaible as treasurer; and Adam Herrboldt as active manager. All of these various business enterprises are in a prosperous condition and the energy and sagacity of Mr. Haerter are an impetus in their successful conduct. In addition to the interests already mentioned he has invested largely in land, being now the owner of more than five thousand acres, all of which is improved, returning to him a gratifying annual income.

In 1894 Mr. Haerter wedded Miss Christina Heckenlaible and they have become the par- ents of five children, but lost their firstborn. The others are Arthur J., Albert J., Helen and Irwin S.

The parents are members of the German Lutheran church and in his political views MIr. Haerter is a republican. He served as county commissioner in Edmunds county for eight years, making a most commendable record by the prompt and faithful discharge of his duties, He is now chairman of the town board and he has also served on the school hoard. His life record is an indication of what may be accomplished when the individual does not fear to follow where favoring opportunity points out the way. In his business career he has never been actuated by the spirit of vaulting ambition hut has steadily progressed along well defined lines of labor, and his strong purpose and nnabating industry have brought him to a prominent and creditable position among the successful residents of Hosmer.

JOHN E. MULVIHILL.

The farming interests of Lake county find a worthy representative in John E. Mulvi- hill, who resides on section 8, Farmington township. The county has drawn a considerable portion of its population from Fillmore county, Minnesota, and among those who have come from that district is John E. Mulvihill, who was born in Fillmore county on the 9th of October. 1858, his parents being John and Margaret (Cox) Mulvihill. The father went to Minnesota during the period of pioneer development in Fillmore county and there entered a claim which he developed, sharing in the hardships and privations of frontier life while converting his land from wild prairie into richly cultivated fields. His wife has now passed away.

In the district schools John E. Mulvihill mastered the branches of learning that con- stituted the curriculum and afterward gave undivided attention to the farm work, assisting his father in cultivating and developing the fields until 1880, when he left home and came to Dakota territory, taking up his abode on section 8, Farmington township, and also secur- ing a tree claim on section 7. He came to the county imbued with the determination to win success, He knew that opportunity is open to all and that industry and energy will ulti- mately win. Unfalteringly he performed the arduous task incident to the development and cultivation of a new farm and as time went on he added to his original holdings until he is now the owner of five hundred and sixty acres of valuable and productive land in Farming- ton township, Lake county. He is also the owner of a ranch in Texas, is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator at Ramona and in the Morley twine plant at Sionx City, Iowa. In addi- tion to cultivating the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he makes a specialty of stock- raising upon his farm and now has twenty-five head of Percheron horses and thirty-five head of shorthorn cattle. His place is also splendidly equipped with all modern farm machinery to facilitate the work of the fields and good barns and outbuildings furnish ample shelter for both grain and stock.

Mr. Mulvihill has been twice married. In 1887 he wedded Miss Mary Scanlan, who died in the fall of the same year. and on the 5th of May, 1896, he was again married, his second union being with Miss Margaret Ryan, a daughter of William Ryan. They are the parents of the following children: John, Regina, William and Melvin Thomas.

The religious belief of the family is that of the Catholic church and in his political views Mr. Mulvihill is a democrat. He has membership relations with the Woodmen and the Knights of Columbus of Sioux Falls, and as a public-spirted citizen he manifests a helpful interest

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in everything relating to the welfare and upbuilding of town, county and state. He carefully formulates his plans and is then prompt and resolute in their execution. In his vocabulary there is no such word as fail and he has ever recognized that industry is the key which will unlock the portals of success.

W. D. SAVAGE.

The Lake Andes Wave is well known in Charles Mix county as a progressive, interesting and reliable weekly publication and its proprietor and editor, W. D. Savage, is an influential citizen of the community. He was born in Marcus, lowa, on the 18th of September, 1882. His father, A. G. Savage, was a teacher by profession and taught both in Iowa and South Dakota. On removing to this state the family located at Chamberlain, where the father was principal of the schools for five years. He was then for some time engaged in the general mercantile business but is now teaching at Columbia, this state. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Miss Cora Chapman, is also living.

W. D. Savage attended the public schools in the acquirement of an education and in 1899 was graduated from the Armour high school. He then became an apprentice to the printer's trade, which he learned in Armour. Previous to removing to Lake Andes in 1909 he owned the Wagner New Era, but since taking up his residence in Lake Andes has owned and published the Lake Andes Wave. It has a subscription list of a thousand and is a factor in the formation of public opinion in that section. It supports the republican party in politics hut is not bitterly partisan, placing the general welfare above party interests. Its editorials are clearly and forcefully written, and its policy is to advance in every way possible the interests of Lake Andes and Charles Mix county.

In May, 1904, Mr. Savage was united in marriage to Miss Lula Baker, a daughter of H. J. Baker. Mr. Savage is a Protestant in his religious faith and fraternally is connected with the Masonic blue lodge and the Eastern Star. He is an active member of the Com- mercial Club and is in hearty sympathy with its aims and plans. Although he is one of the prominent republicans of his community, he has never desired to hold office. He is still a young man, yet has accomplished much, and his friends predict for him continued success in his chosen field of work.

FRANCIS P. MULLANEY.

Francis P. Mullaney, a prominent Lake county farmer and a member of one of the pioneer families of this part of the state, was horn in McHenry county, Illinois, December 28, 1863. His father, Patrick Mullaney, was a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, and was five years of age when brought to America by his parents, who first settled in Wisconsin but afterward removed to McHenry county, Illinois. The grandfather also bore the name of Patrick. In 1865 the father of Francis P. Mullaney removed to lowa and in 1879 came to Dakota territory, settling in Lake county, near the village of Nunda, where he took up home- stead and tree claims. The following year be brought bis family to that frontier farm, whereon he resided until his death, which occurred in 1914, when he was ninety years of age. He was married in MeHenry county, Illinois, to Catherine Fleming, a native of Ireland, who died in 1910, at the age of eighty-one years. They had ten children, of whom Francis P. Mullaney was the sixth in order of birth and is one of three now surviving. The father was a highly honored citizen of his community, was a devoted member of the Catholic church and a lifelong democrat in his political views,

Francis P. Mullaney attended the public schools of Iowa and on coming to Dakota ter- ritory when about seventeen years of age began farming on his own account. He owns a highly improved tract of land of three hundred and twenty acres, devoted to general farming and stock-raising, and his business affairs are carefully and systematically directed, therefore resulting in success. He is also a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company at Nunda

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and served for six years as one of its board of directors. He is likewise a stockholder in the Battle Creek Telephone Company.

Mr. Mullaney was married on the 14th of February, 1893, to Miss Elizabeth Mckinley, a daughter of John and Ellen (Fleming) Mckinley, of Postville, Iowa. To Mr. and Mrs. Mullaney have been born the following children: Thomas; Mary; Annie; John; Kathryn; Francis; Helen; Elizabeth, deceased; Robert; Rose; Leonard; Lucy; Emily; William, who has passed away; and Loraine.

Mr. Mullaney turns for recreation from strenuous business cares to hunting and fishing and greatly enjoys being in the wilds with a rod or gun. In politics he is a democrat where national issues are involved but casts an independent local ballot. For eighteen years he served as a member of the town board and in that connection was a consistent worker for local improvements, particularly good roads. A member of the Badus Parish Catholic church, he is well known among the people of that faith and also among other residents of Lake county, where his course as a business man and citizen has gained for him favorable regard.

ISRAEL R. KRAUSE.

Mercantile interests of Java find a worthy representative in Israel R. Krause, who since 1902 has been engaged in business in that town. He was born in Russia, February 28, 1882, and is a son of Carl and Wilhelmina (Reich) Krause, both of whom were natives of Russia, whence they came to the new world in 1890, making their way to Walworth county, South Dakota, where they established their home upon a farm which they are still occupying.

Israel R. Krause was a little lad of eight summers at the time of the emigration to America. He acquired a common-school education and afterward engaged in teaching school for a year. He then remained at home until he was twenty years of age, assisting in the work of the farm, but about the time that he attained his majority he embarked in business at Java, where he opened a general mercantile establishment. He has since carried on the business and has enjoyed a growing and gratifying trade.

In 1905 Mr. Kranse was married to Miss Mary Diegel, a native of South Dakota, and they became the parents of five children, Ida, Cecelia, Edwin L., Anita G. and Leota A. V. The parents are consistent members of the Lutheran church and Mr. Krause belongs also to the Modern Woodmen camp at Java. Politically he is a democrat and in 1913 was appointed postmaster of the town in which he resides. He has also served as justice of the peace and is interested in community affairs, being now leader of the band. He and his brother own the store building in Java in which they are located and they are self-made men whose energy and industry have been the basis of their growing and substantial success.

WILLIAM F. MAILAND.

William F. Mailand is the vice president of the Citizens State Bank of Mobridge, whose financial policy he directs, and is a farsighted, sagacious business man who recognizes the various possibilities of a situation and through sound judgment avoids the pitfalls and proceeds toward the goal of success. His entire life has been passed in the northwest, for he was born in Fillmore county, Minnesota, April 27, 1886, his parents being John C. and Augusta (Gatzke) Mailand, both of whom are natives of Germany. The father came to America as a young man and the mother crossed the Atlantic in young womanhood. Both became residents of Fillmore county, Minnesota, where they were subsequently married and have since lived. Mr. Mailand is a farmer by occupation and still occupies the old home farm of two hundred and forty acres situated three and a half miles north of Spring Valley, Minnesota.

William F. Mailand spent his youthful days in his parents' home and supplemented his early educational training by study in the Spring Valley high school and in the Southern Minnesota Normal College at Austin, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1905. While pursuing his course there he spent the summer vacation period as a

WILLIAM F. MAILAND

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clerk in a mercantile establishment in Racine, Minnesota. He wasted no time but employed every moment to the hest advantage and his wise use of his opportunities has been the secret of his growing success. He read theology and law, intending to become a member of the bar, but came to the conclusion that he was better adapted for other work and in the spring of 1906 removed to South Dakota, where he entered the Dakota National Bank at Aberdeen in the capacity of bookkeeper. This occupation was congenial and the ability which he displayed won him promotion to the position of assistant cashier. In 1912 S. H. Collins, the cashier of the Dakota National Bank, M. E. Beckley, general sales manager for the Burroughs Adding Machine Company for the state of Iowa, and Mr. Mailand purchased the Citizens State Bank of Mobridge and the last named was placed in charge of the financial management of the institution, over which he has since presided. This hank under his capable direction has largely increased its business and is today one of the leading banking institu- tions of the northern part of the state. The other officers of the bank are: S. H. Collins, president; and Oscar A. Olson, cashier. The annual statement issned on the 23d of June, 1915, shows the bank's business to be in excellent condition. It is capitalized for twelve thousand dollars, has a surplus of twenty-five hundred dollars and its undivided profits are two thou- sand seven hundred and ninety-seven dollars. Its loans and discounts amount to seventy- seven thousand dollars and its deposits total one hundred and six thousand dollars.

Mr. Mailand is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 38, F. & A. M .; Aberdeen Chapter, No. 14, R. A. M .; Damascus Commandery, K. T., of Aberdeen; and Yelduz Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also belongs to Aberdeen Lodge, No. 1046, B. P. O. E., and the orders of the Moose and the Owls. Politically he is independent, voting according to the dictates of his judgment and not bound by party ties. For the past two years he has served as president of the Mobridge Commercial Club and is foremost in every movement for the advancement of his town. He is alert and never loses an opportunity to speak a good word for his city and state. He stands as one of the representative men of Mobridge and one whose efforts in its behalf have been far-reaching, effective and resultant.

WILLIAM HARRISON.

William Harrison, a well known farmer of Bon Homme county, has passed his entire life there, as his birth occurred near the village of Bon Homme, April 6, 1871. His parents, Francis W. and Martha (Abbott) Harrison, were both natives of England and were part of an English colony that settled in Bon Homme county and its vicinity and did much to develop that section of the state. More extended mention of the family is to he found else- where in this work.

William Harrison remained under the parental roof during his boyhood and youth and in addition to attending school learned much of practical agriculture under the instruction of his father. After reaching maturity he operated the home farm in partnership with his younger brother for a time and after the father's death he became the owner of eighty acres of the homestead. In 1897 he purchased eighty acres adjoining that place; in 1901 bought the quarter section adjoining his land on the north; and in 1914 bought eighty acres adjoining on the south, so that he is now the owner of four hundred acres of fine land in one hody and is deriving a gratifying income from his agricultural labors. The farm is splendidly improved and the most modern machinery is used in its cultivation.

Mr. Harrison was married January 18, 1905, to Mrs. Jennie Joddrel, who was born at Decatur, Nebraska, a daughter of Thomas and Mary E. (Page) Carr, natives of Ohio and New York, respectively. They were married in Minnesota and subsequently removed to Nebraska but a few years after the birth of their daughter, Mrs. Harrison, they went to Iowa. Later, however, they returned to Nebraska, where she was united in marriage to Daniel Joddrel and to that union a daughter, Edith, was born. By lier marriage to Mr. Harrison she has two sons, Edward and Lewis.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison are members of the Congregational church and take an active part in the various branches of church work. He is a republican in politics and stanchly supports the principles of that party. At the time of the great blizzard of January 12, 1888, he was at school and upon dismissal made his way along a wire fence to a neighbor's half

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a mile from his home. As the country from that point to his home was unfenced he feared to go forth and remained for the night at the neighbor's. Most of the big game was gone before his time but he has seen deer run across the prairies near their home. A good idea of the development of the state can be gained from the fact that at first land was worth five dollars an acre but is now worth from one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty dollars an acre. His has been a life of public-spirited consideration for the general good and of strict adherence to the highest standard of morality, and the confidence and esteem in which he is generally held are richly deserved.

GEORGE P. BILLUPS.

George P. Billups, one of the leading citizens of Rochford, Pennington county, has built up an extensive business as a dealer in groceries and meat, hardware, lumber, implements, grain and hay. He was born in Cedar county, Iowa, on the 28th of December, 1861, of the marriage of Charles F. and Sarah J. (Martin) Billups, natives respectively of Virginia and Ohio. The father devoted his life to agricultural pursuits except during the period of ex- citement following the discovery of gold in California. At that time he drove an ox team across the plains to the Golden state and continued there for four or five years, after which he returned east and settled in Cedar county, Iowa. Subsequently he removed consecutively to Pottawattamie county, Iowa, southern Missouri and Oklahoma, going to the latter state when it was opened for white settlement. His demise occurred there and his widow is still residing in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

George P. Billups attended the district schools of Iowa and subsequently pursued a busi- ness course in a commercial college at Shenandoah. He remained at home until he was twenty-one years of age, although he taught in the local district schools for two or three years previous to that time. Upon leaving the parental roof he removed to Nebraska and engaged in farming there for about five years. At the end of that time he took a com- mereial course, as he had decided to engage in business, and upon its completion entered the employ of a large lumber and grain company in Platte county, Nebraska. About ten years later, in 1901; he came to South Dakota and settled in Rochford. After mining for a year or so he turned his attention to the general mercantile business, establishing a store in Rochford, which he is still conducting. He deals in meat, groceries, hardware, lumber, farm implements, grain and hay and has the full confidence of the public as his business methods have always been above reproach. He is meeting with gratifying sueeess as a merchant and also has a number of other business interests, being connected with several mining ventures and dealing in stock. He was one of the organizers of the Rochford-Wyom- ing Oil Company and is still connected with that concern but devotes the greater part of his time to the conduct of his store.

Mr. Billups was married in January, 1896, at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, to Miss Berenice Kerney, who was born in Mills county, Iowa. To their union was horn a daughter, Tirzah, who died when three years of age. Mr. Billups is a republican but although he takes a keen interest in public affairs he has never desired office. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen and has many friends both within and without those organizations.

MAURICE DOOLEY.

Every country on the face of the globe has furnished its quota of citizens to South Dakota and among the number who have come from Ireland is Maurice Dooley, who carries on general farming on section 28, Badus township, Lake county. He was born on the 6th of January, 1858, a son of Maurice and Johanna Dooley, farming people who were also natives of the Emerald isle.

The subject of this review came to the United States with his mother and settled in Iowa, where he lived for three years before coming to South Dakota, at which time he took

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up his abode in Lake county, homesteading on section 12, Nunda township. This was in 1879 and he carried on farming upon that tract of land until about sixteen years ago. In February, 1898, he took up his abode on his present place on section 28, Badus township, and is now engaged in cultivating and further developing two hundred and forty acres of rich land. He was one of the pioneer residents of his section of the state, arriving at a time when most of the land was still undeveloped prairie. He performed the arduous task of breaking the sod and putting in the first crops, but in course of time good harvests rewarded his efforts and his labors have now brought him to a place among the substantial farmers of his part of the state. While he produces excellent erops, lie is also engaged in the raising of Norman horses and he has thirty head of cattle. He is likewise a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator and in the opera house at Ramona.

On the 5th of June, 1889, Mr. Dooley was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Hayes, a daughter of William and Mary (Whalen) Hayes, of Illinois. Their children are three in number, namely: James, William and Franeis.

Mr. Dooley and his family are communicants of the Catholic church and in polities he is a democrat. He has served as school director and has never withheld his cooperation from plans and projects for the development of the district and the upbuilding of the community. Being numbered among the early settlers, he has lived to witness the arrival of most of the present population, has seen the conversion of wild lands into productive farms, has wit- nessed the building of towns and has watched with interest the progress which has brought this section of the state to its present advanced condition.

JOSEPH E. CLAYTON.

Joseph E. Clayton is a member of the Mobridge bar and in a profession where advance- ment depends entirely upon individual merit and ability has worked his way steadily up- ward. He was born at Elk Grove, Wisconsin, November 29, 1864, and is a son of Robert and Hannah Clayton, both of whom were natives of England. They came to America in early life, settling in Wisconsin, and afterward removed to Independence, Iowa, where they secured a farm and still make their home. In their family were ten children, of whom J. E. Clayton is the eldest and theirs is a remarkable family record in that the circle yet remains unbroken by the hand of death.

Joseph E. Clayton acquired his education in the district schools of Iowa, in Fayette College and in the Iowa State Teachers' College, being graduated from the last named in 1891, at which time the Bachelor's degree was conferred upon him. In 1894 he received the Master's degree and in 1898 he was graduated from the State University of Iowa. He after- ward pursued a course of study at Vermillion, South Dakota, where he was admitted to the bar. He located at Mobridge in 1909 and has since engaged in practice there. His prepar- ation was thorough and since entering upon practice his advancement has been continuous. He bas an intimate knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence and has proved himself equal to solving intricate legal problems. Moreover, he realizes the necessity of thorough preparation before entering the court room and when he begins the trial of a case is always well qualified for defense as well as attack. He has therefore won many forensic battles.

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History of Dakota Territory, volume V, Part 77

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