History of Barron County Wisconsin, Part 108

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge
Publication date: 1922
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Number of Pages: 1767

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William Pieper, retired farmer of Cameron, was born in Germany Oct. 27, 1853, son of John and Wilhelmina (Bornfleth) Pieper, who spent their lives farming in Germany where he died at the age of 75 and she at the age of 42 years. Of their ten children there are living three: Caroline, wife of Lud- wig Tonn, a farmer of Cameron village; Herman, a railroad section foreman with headquarters at Cameron, and William, the subject of this sketch. John, a farmer of Sumner Township; Carl, Albert, Bertha, and two unnamed infants are dead. William spent his boyhood in Germany and was there educated and reared to farm pursuits. In 1880 he came to this country, and after stopping one night at Chippewa Falls found employment in the lumber woods for Knapp, Stout & Co. In that capacity he came directly to Barron County. At first he received but $17 a month in addition to his board and lodging. For some years he worked as railroad section foreman. Then for nearly twenty- five years he farmed on 160 acres lying partly in the village of Cameron. He was a hard working, industrious farmer and his agricultural efforts were successful. In public affairs he has been a member both of the county and village boards. He and his family attend the Lutheran Church. He sold his farm in 1915 and retired. Mr. Pieper was married in Germany June 19, 1876, to Wilhelmina Hansel, by whom he had three children: Bertha, Emil and Emma. Bertha is the wife of Dorr Connors; Emil is dead; Emma is the wife of Charles Lowell and lives in Birchwood, Wis. Mrs. Wilhelmina Pieper died in the fall of 1881. Mr. Pieper was married Nov. 30, 1884, to Ernstina Schulz, a native of Germany, the daughter of John and Fredericka Schulz, who came to the United States in 1884, settled at Cameron, and there spent the remainder of their lives, the father being a farmer. In the Schulz family there were six children: Carl, William, Frederick, Fredericka, Ernstina and Wilhelmina

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(deceased). By this marriage Mr. Pieper has eight children: Elsie, Walter, Arthur, William, Richard, Meta, Bernhard (deceased) and Ida (deceased). Elsie is the wife of Clayton Wallace, of Marquette, Mich .; Walter is assistant cashier of the Bank of Cameron; Arthur is a farmer in Stanley Township; William is a farmer near Chetek; Richard lives in Cameron; Meta lives at home. Bernard is one of the heroes of the World War. He enlisted in St. Paul Jan. 13, 1918, and after due training sailed for France with the 144th Company, 32nd Replacement Battalion, United States Marines. He was landed at Brest, and after training went into action with the 83rd Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment, Second Division. He fought at Belleau Woods, Vierz-Soissons sector, July 19-21, 1918; Nancy, July 29-Aug. 7; Marabach sec- tor, Aug. 7-14, and was in the front line of the drive at St. Mihiel. He was in the action at Mount Blanc Ridge, Champaigne sector, Oct. 1-10, and was killed by shell fire Oct. 10, 1918. He is buried in Grave 143, Cemetery 1129, near St. Etienne, France. He was a young man of many engaging qualities, a good soldier, dutiful in camp and valiant in action, and his name is written with the heroes who died that the world might be better.

Haldor A. Anderson, traveling salesman for the Marshall Wells Co., of Duluth, who has been a resident of Rice Lake since 1888, was born at Laurvig, Norway, April 30, 1876, son of John and Martha Anderson, who spent the span of their years in that parish. Of their twelve children there are now living eight: Caroline, Louisa, Nellie, Mary, Anna, Charles, Almer and Haldor A. Haldor A. attended school for a while in his native country. At the age of twelve, he came to America with his sister, Mrs. Sever Michelsen, and took up his home in Rice Lake, where he attended the public schools. After leaving school he worked nine years in the wagon shop of his brother, C. A. Anderson. Then he was associated in the hardware business a year in Rice Lake with C. E. Cleveland, and in the mercantile business at Rice Lake six years with P. M. Parker. Afterward he became a member of the firm of West & Anderson, hardware merchants, with C. E. West as partner. His work in this capacity attracted the attention of the wholesalers, and in 1910 he was offered and accepted his present position. His territory is all adjacent to Rice Lake, and he is as popular a man as is to be found on the road in this part of the state, and he is well known in the U. C. T. and kindred circles. He is the proud owner of one of the many pretty homes in Rice Lake, located at 633 North Main street, only one block from the Lake shore. This home, which was built under Mr. Anderson's personal supervision, was erected in 1912 and the family moved in Dec. 7 of that year. Mr. Anderson was married Oct. 15, 1902, to Minnie Amelia Baker, who was born in Hudson, Wis., March 18, 1880. daughter of E. A. and Sophia (Crogan) Baker, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have five children: Mildred I. was born Oct. 28, 1903; Jeanette A. was born Feb. 28, 1905; Alice H. was born April 3, 1908: Ruth C. was born March 17, 1912, and Arnold B. was born Aug. 29, 1913. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Ole H. Sigstad, merchant and public official of Rice Lake, now deceased, was for many years connected with the life of the city and county. As a business man he had the confidence and respect of all who had dealings with him. His work in public affairs was that of a capable, efficient, trustworthy and honorable public officer. So high in fact did he stand that at his death the flag on the city armory was placed at half mast as an evidence that the city shared the mourning of his family and his friends. He was born in Norway May 13, 1853, the son of Halder and Martha Halderson, natives of that country, where the father died, after which the mother came to America and married Thore Surdson, of Sand Creek, Dunn County, this state, where she spent the remainder of her life. In the Halderson family there were five children: Andrew (deceased), Ole H. (deceased), Olive, Severina and Nettie. Ole H. was reared in his native country, and was there employed for a while. He came to America in the seventies, landed in Eau Claire, Wis., and secured

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employment with Knapp, Stout & Co., working in the woods in various coun- ties. Then he operated a store at Sand Creek, in the northern part of Dunn County. In 1891 he came to Rice Lake and opened a general store at the corner of Messenger street and Reuter avenue. In 1907 he sold out on account of failing health. . For some time he served the city as alderman. At the time of his death he was a member of the board of public works, and he also held other positions of trust and honor. He died Dec. 4, 1914. Mr. Sigstad was married Jan. 27, 1878, to Sophia Peterson, born in Norway Nov. 23, 1858, daughter of Swen and Martha (Tustenson) Peterson, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1867 and settled in Dunn County, Wis., where they farmed for many years, afterward moving to Trego, Wis., where they spent the remainder of their lives. In the Peterson family there were seven children: Peter (deceased), Theodore, Julius, Charles (deceased), Louis, Martin and Sophia. Mr. and Mrs. Sigstad have eight children: Hannah, born Nov. 29, 1878, died June 21, 1885; Sena, born Aug. 27, 1880, is now Mrs. Oscar Overby, of Rice Lake; Oscar, born May 13, 1883, died July 9, 1884; Christina, born March 18, 1885, is now Mrs. J. T. Jacobson, of Rice Lake; Helen was born Sept. 29, 1887, and is now Mrs. Grover Sykes, of Rice Lake; Emma was born April 18, 1890, and is now Mrs. Harry King, of Rice Lake; Owen was born May 9, 1893, and died May 30, 1896; Ovedia was born June 16, 1896, and lives at home with her mother.

Olaf M. Sattre, M. D., of the firm of Sattre & Dawson, practicing physi- cian and surgeon of Rice Lake, member of the medical and surgical staff of the Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Hospital, is one of the foremost figures in modern Barron County life. In his profession he enjoys the confidence of his patients and the respect of his associates, and assisted in founding the institution on the staff of which he still serves. As a citizen he was president of the board of education for three years and during his term of office the splendid new high school building was erected. As a farmer and stock breeder he introduced full blooded Holstein cattle into the county, and made it possible for others to get a start in raising that breed, and he also had a large flock of pure blooded Shropshire sheep, from which many of the flocks of the county have sprung. As a financier his conservative judgment has been an important factor in the stability and progress of the First National Bank of Rice Lake, of which he has been the president for several years. He was born near Decorah, Iowa, in Winneshiek County, March 16, 1863, son of Ole and Ellen (Bottlefson) Sattre, natives of Norway, who come to America when children, the father in 1844 and the mother in 1848; were married in Winneshiek County, Iowa, and there farmed, the father dying at the early age of 32 years and the mother at the age of 63. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and attended the district schools. He was graduated from Luther College at Decorah, Iowa, in 1882. Already he had determined to devote his life to medicine and surgery, but being unable at that time to attend a medical school, he secured a position in a drug store, where he took every opportunity to master pharmacy, and devoted his spare time to the study of Materia Medica. In 1885 he entered the Rush Medical College in Chicago and was graduated in the class of 1888. He did his interne work for eighteen months in the Chapin Hospital at Iron Mountain, Mich. Then, until 1894, he was physician for the Penn Iron Mining Co. at Norway, Mich. In 1894 he established himself at Rice Lake where he has well equipped offices in the First National Bank Building and where he has built up a good practice. In 1914 he took Dr. D. L. Dawson as an associate and in 1919 formed a full part- nership with him. He is a member of the Barron County Medical Society, in which he has been president and secretary, and of the Wisconsin State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Fraternally, he associates with Rice Lake Lodge, No. 234, A. F. & A. M., and he is also active in the Commercial Club. His recreation is automobiling. Dr. Sattre was married May 17, 1893, to Amelia Hosking, of Norway, Mich., born Oct. 28, 1865, at

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Rockland, Mich. This union has been blessed with two children. Ellen was born March 18, 1894, and is a graduate of the high school at Rice Lake and Milwaukee Downer College. She is now dietitian at the Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee. Jeannette is a graduate of the high school at Rice Lake, and is now attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Richard Zimmermann, a respected citizen now living retired in Rice Lake city, after a busy life in which he has taken his full share of hard work in building up the county, is a native of this state, born in Wilson Township, Sheboygan County, May 4, 1858, and there educated and reared to farm pur- suits. In 1877 he went to Minnesota and farmed for two years, after which he again returned home. He went to Marathon County, in this state, in 1883, and bought 80 acres of wild land. There he built a log house and barn, which, in 1920, are still standing, and remained there until 1899 when he sold out and purchased a similar tract near Edgar, in the same county. In 1903 he sold out and went to Neillsville, Clark County, this state, where he bought 80 acres which he farmed nearly four years. He came to Rice Lake in 1906 and pur- chased 80 acres of land within the city limits. Later he sold that and bought another 80 acres, also within the city limits, and near the northwest corner. In 1920 he sold out and bought property at 609 West Douglas street, in the city. The house was then little more than a shell. He converted it into a sightly modern residence, with many improvements, including furnace, elec- tric lights, hot and cold water and baths. He also erected a good barn and other buildings. Although retired from the more strenuous duties of farm life he still does considerable gardening, and occupies his time in many useful ways. Mr. Zimmermann was married Dec. 1, 1886, to Mary Wolf, who was born, in what was then the Empire of Austria-Hungary, Feb. 6, 1866. This union has been blessed with nine children: Esther is now wife of Olaf Brain, of Chester, Mont. Robert married Alice Boyum, of Minneapolis, and resides at Rhinelander, Wis. Richard is a motorman in Minneapolis. Edith is the wife of George Searl, of this county. Clara is the wife of Henry Miller of Choteau, Mont. Karl lives at home. Amanda is in Montana with her sister, Clara. Bernard also resides in Montana with his sister, Clara. Mar- garet is attending the graded schools. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran Church, and Mrs. Zimmermann is an active member of the Ladies' Aid Society of that body.

Andrew Gulickson, Cameron, public official, state lawmaker, successful agriculturist and man-of-affairs, was born in Telemarken, Norway, Dec. 18, 1856, son of Gulick and Gunhild (Moen) Olson, who brought him and the other children to this country in 1868, and from Waupaca County, this state, to Stanley Township, this county, in 1873. He remained at home and attended school winters for a while, and then started working out for Knapp, Stout & Co. at Rice Lake, giving most of his wages to his parents to help them to get their home established. In 1880 he purchased 80 acres in section 24, all wild land. He cleared part of the land and erected a frame building into which, two years later, he and his bride moved. For some years thereafter he spent his winters in the woods to earn money with which to develop the farm. As the years passed his efforts resulted in success, and his farm was improved until it was one of the best in the township. In the fall of 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Gulickson moved to the village of Cameron, and the oldest son, Thomas A., now operates the home place. After living on his farm for some years, Mr. Gulick- son was elected a member of the town board and a member of the school board. For eighteen years he did most efficient service as town chairman, and as such was a valued member of the county board. His work as a public official attracted attention, and in 1903 he was elected county clerk, a posi- tion he occupied with dignity and ability for six years. In 1910 the people called him to a still wider field of usefulness and elected him to the assembly, in which he served with distinction in the sessions of 1911 and 1913. Among other legislation which he either fathered or supported may be mentioned a

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County Option Bill, which, though the discussion it aroused had a good influ- ence throughout the state, was defeated. Since retiring from the legislature, he has once more taken a seat on the county board, this time as a representative from Cameron village. In 1891 he helped to organize the Oak Grove Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. He was a member of the first board of directors, and a few years later he was made secretary. He resigned to take office as county clerk, and in 1919 again took up the duties of the office, now giving the work of the company most of his attention. He has been vice-president of the Bank of Cameron since its reorganization in 1919. He and his family are affiliated with the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Gulickson was married Jan. 26, 1882, to Thea Peterson, who was born in Norway April 15, 1864, and came to America with her sister, Eliza, at the age of ten. She lived in Waupaca County, this state, for a while, and then came to Barron County, making the trip in a wagon, and meeting with many interesting experiences on the way. In latter life her mother came to Barron County also. Mr. and Mrs. Gulickson have five children, Thomas A., Amanda, Oliver G., Gertrude and Gladys. Thomas A. is operating the home farm. Amanda, formerly a teacher, is the wife of Owen Williams, of Beach, N. D. Oliver G. is a business man of Barron. Gertrude is the wife of Ernest Salting, of Jamestown, N. D. Gladys is now Mrs. J. R. Rowe, of Chicago.

Magnus J. Tysdal, carpenter at Rice Lake, was born in Norway Dec. 30, 1869, son of Johannes Nelson and Maren (Arneson) Tysdal. He attended school in his native land, farmed for a while, and learned the carpenter's trade. He came to the United States in June, 1891, and located in Dunn County, this state. For a year he farmed in the rural districts. Then he went to Chippewa Falls and took up his trade. He came to Rice Lake in 1893 and here he has since lived. In 1916 he built himself a very pleasant residence where he and his family now live. He is now working for the First National Bank as janitor. Mr. Tysdal was married Oct. 12, 1895, at Rice Lake, to Amelia Olson, and they have four children: Arnold M., born June 7, 1896; Jule Mentor, born June 5, 1898; Magna Borgheld, born Dec. 10, 1900, and Conrad Orval, born May 9, 1903.

John P. Webster, now deceased, was for some years connected with the canning industry in Barron County, and at the time of his death factory manager for the Inderrieden Canning Co., was a man of unusual popularity, and his death left a decided vacancy in the life of the community. Of a genial nature, courteous and pleasant with all, he won his way in the affections of his friends, and was liked by those for whom he worked and those who worked for him, as well as by the farmers with whom he had dealings. He was born in Dallas Township, this county, March 16, 1881, and was reared there and at Barron, passing through the district and graded schools and taking a three- year high school course. For some time he spent his winters working in the north woods as a teamster. In 1901 he started work for the Waukesha Canning Co. at Barron, and for some time was farm foreman. In 1908 he moved to Rice Lake and helped to build the factory here, becoming farm superintendent. Ten years later he was made manager for both the Barron and Rice Lake fac- tories, and continued in that position until the time of his death Aug. 29, 1920. Fraternally, Mr. Webster was associated with the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Webster was married Sept. 9, 1902, in Barron City, this county, to Hattie Meyers, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dimmitt) Meyers, natives of Indiana, who farmed in Dunn County, Wis., for many years, then went to Montana, and finally located in Barron, Wis., where they now reside. Mr. and Mrs. Webster had two children: Marvel I., born April 5, 1904, now attending high school in Rice Lake, and Cloyd O., born July 21, 1908, who is doing well at his studies in the public schools. The family resides in a beautiful home at 51 West Knapp street, which Mr. Webster erected in 1913. They attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Albert W. Webster, farm manager for the Inderrieden Canning Co., with headquarters at Rice Lake, was born in Monroe County, this state, Feb. 11, 1877, son of Samuel J. and Anna M. (Ketchum) Webster, who brought him to this county as a child. After completing his schooling, he became clerk in a general store for several years. He was also in the lumber woods for two years assisting his father in conducting lumber camps. His first connection with the canning business was in 1904, when he entered the employ of the Waukesha Canning Co. at Barron. In 1908 he was transferred to Rice Lake as warehouse foreman. When the company was sold to the Inderrieden Can- ning Co., he remained in the same capacity with the new concern. In 1917 he was made farm superintendent. Mr. Webster is thoroughly familiar with all the details of producing and storing food products, he has a thorough knowledge of conditions throughout the county, his personality makes him a friend of all with whom he deals, and his honesty is above reproach. His fraternal connections are with the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Webster was married Sept. 7, 1898, to Anna Beisswangar, and they have three children: Lyle, born June 26, 1899, is manager and advance agent for the Hoppe Concert Entertainers; Fern was born June 19, 1905; and Bernice was born July 13, 1908. Aside from his business, his family and his fraterni- ties, Mr. Webster finds his greatest pleasure in outdoor life, and is especially fond of hunting and fishing.

Nels Egstad, shoemaker, who now lives retired at Cameron, this county, was born in Norway, was there reared and there learned his trade. He came to America in 1880 and located in Vernon County, this state, followed in 1881 by his wife, Ingeborg, and their family. From there in 1892 they came to Barron County and located in Stanley Township, where the wife died two years later. In the family there were seven children, of whom there are now living five: John, Peter, Mathias, Ingval and Nanie. Mathias, Peter and Ingval live in Barron County; John lives in Westby, Vernon County, and Nanie is the wife of Peter Steltzner of Rice Lake, Barron County.

Ingval Egstad, efficient cashier of the Bank of Cameron, was born in Christiania, Norway, Dec. 24, 1873, son of Nels and Ingeborg Egstad. He was brought to the United States in 1881 by his mother, joining his father, who the previous year had located in Vernon County, this state. He attended the rural schools and graduated from the Westby (Wis.) High School. This he supplemented by taking several correspondence courses. In the meantime he had worked to a considerable extent at farm labor. He came to Cameron in 1898 and for ten years was employed in a clerical capacity in local stores. In 1908 he was made assistant cashier of the Bank of Cameron, and in April, 1910, assumed the duties of his present position. He is a good banker, he knows local conditions, he is conservative as all good financiers should be, yet he is likewise progressive in his relations to the public life of the village and county. His personality is a dominating factor in the success of the bank, the people like to deal with him, and he has their confidence and respect. He is a stockholder in the institution in which he works. Mr. Egstad was married in 1896 at Cameron to Pauline Simonson, daughter of Simon and Margaret Simonson, early settlers of Eau Claire, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Egstad have one daughter, Myrtle Irene, who was born July 27, 1897, and is now a student at the Stout Institute, at Menomonie, this state. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

E. Wallace, president of the Wallace Land Co., with headquarters at 126 North Main Street, Rice Lake, and branch offices at Cumberland and Sarona, is one of the active aggressive men of the county, and his work is doing much toward the development of this part of Wisconsin. He is advertising the advantages of northern Wisconsin far and wide, many of the best of the newer settlers were brought here through his efforts, and his faith in his own work is shown by the heavy investments he has made in this region. He and the other members of his company own extensive acreage and handle

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options and commissions on improved and partly improved farms, timber lands, unimproved lands, lake shore tracts, ranch properties, large and small, and city property, located in Barron, Polk, Washburn, Sawyer, Rush and Chippewa Counties. Personally, Mr. Wallace also owns considerable property in Canton, S. D. The stranger in Barron County finds in Mr. Wallace a most valuable guide. He knows the possibilities of land as few men know them, he is familiar with almost every acre in this region, he is quick to seize upon the exact needs of the newcomer, and he is known far and wide for his honorable methods and fair dealings, believing as he does that it is more important to give permanent satisfaction than it is merely to dispose of a particular piece of land or carry through a particular deal. E. Wallace was born in Shellsburg, Wis., May 30, 1879, son of Henry and Jane (Watson) Wallace, natives of England, the former of whom died July 5, 1913, and the latter of whom still lives in Long Beach, Calif. He was educated in the graded and high schools of Canton, S. D., and supplemented this with courses in the Canton Business' College. Then he took up civil engineering, and the knowledge thus obtained has stood him in great stead in all the dealings since then. Subsequently for a time he familiarized himself with farm conditions as farmer and rancher in South Dakota. In 1908 he took up the real estate business. From South Dakota he branched into his native state of Wisconsin. In 1917 he came to Cumberland and established the Wallace Land Co. In 1920 he moved his headquarters to Rice Lake. He is active in the Commercial Club and in other local organizations. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order and of the Odd Fellows. He is a lover of the out of doors, combines business with pleasure in motoring, and finds much of his recreation in hunting and fishing. John Whitney, now deceased, a Wisconsin pioneer, and for some ten years a resident of Rice Lake, was born in Maine and came west to this state as a young man. He farmed for many years in Jackson County, and while there married Celia Bequette, a native of Iowa. In 1895 he sold the farm and removed his family to Ashland, Wis., where he engaged in the painting busi- ness. In 1908 he retired and moved to Rice Lake, where he lived until his death, Nov. 19, 1918, his wife having passed away April 19 of the same year. In the family there were ten children: Ethel, Lena, Inez, Harry M., Belle, George, Hazel, Floyd, Howard and one who died in infancy.

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History of Barron County Wisconsin, Part 108

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1767

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge
Publication date: 1922
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1767