History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 153

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1304

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* During his seven years' labar he has designed sixty-one of the buildings erected In Madison and vicinity ; and, of the buildings altered over or added to, he has supervised forty-seven.

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Supreme Court as a Deputy, and discharged the duties of the same until the organization of the separate Supreme Court, in June, 1853, when he was appointed as its Clerk, and held the office continuously till his death, which occurred June 4, 1878. In 1845, he was elected Chief Clerk of the Territorial House of Representatives, and continued to serve in that capacity, by re-elections, at every subsequent session of the Legislature, till the close of the Territorial Government; he was elected Clerk of the Constitution at the convention in 1846. Mr. Kellogg's son Clarence succeeds him in the office of Clerk of the Supreme Court.

ANDREW KENTZLER, liveryman : owns a large brick stable on the corner of Pinckney and Clymer streets ; also owns his residence on Butler street ; was born in Switzerland in May, 1832; came to the United States at the age of 17, and worked in Washington Co., Wis., the first year, for $3 per month ; the second year, for $5 per month and board; the labor was chopping wood. He was host- ler at Green Mountain House, in Ft. Atkinson, Wis., for two years, at $9 per month; afterward, same business one year at Whitewater, at $12 per month ; then same occupation for five years at United States Hotel, in Madison, where he received $16 per month; was attentive and faithful to his duties, and appre- ciative patrons often contributed more to him than his wages. In 1858, he bought a horse and buggy, and started a " one-horse livery ; " he now keeps twenty-five horses and a full assortment of vehicles, and has the largest livery establishment in Madison. Mr. K. was married, on Christmas, 1858, to Miss Johanna Reinhardt, of Madison ; have four children, two girls and two boys ; girls in school, at home, and boys with him in livery. His family are members of the Evangelical Association ; member of the A. O. U. W .; is a genial and popular business man.

ALEXANDER KERR, A. M., Professor of the Greek Language and Literature in the University of Wisconsin ; he was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Aug. 15, 1828; his boyhood was passed near Rockford, Ill., doing farm work in summer, and enjoying the meager advantages of a country school during winter ; a desire for a more liberal education was awakened, and at the age of 21 he began his col- lege preparation in a classical school in Rockford; he graduated from Beloit College, Wisconsin, in 1855, with the highest honors of his class ; from 1855 to 1861, he was engaged in teaching in Georgia, either as Principal of Academy or Professor in a higher institution ; he was two years Superintendent of the public schools of Winnebago Co., Ill .; in this new field of labor, he was enthusiastic, tireless and success- ful; in 1863, he took charge of the public schools of Beloit, Wis .; during the eight years of his supervision, these schools took high rank ; classes were annually fitted for college, and this classical training was a new thing for the high schools of Wisconsin, and attracted attention elsewhere to his labors ; of the various positions offiered him, he chose the professorship of Greek Language and Literature in the University of Wisconsin, and entered upon its duties in June, 1871; this chair he has continued to fill to the present time with ability and credit; he is an active member of the State Teachers' Association, and was its President in 1869; he has been a member of the Board of Education of the city of Madison continuously since the 1st of January, 1873; he has labored to bring into harmonious relation the four branches of the system of public education in the State-the district schools, the graded schools, the normal schools and the university ; he is an educational writer, a contributor to the periodical press, and an occasional companion of the muses ; a notice of his literary lahors appears in the chapter ou literature in this volume. He was married, January 1, 1857, to Miss Katharine F. Brown ; her father, Rev. H. Brown, of Rockford, was a graduate of Amherst College in the class of 1828; she inherits intellectual strength and literary taste, and is a lady of unusual culture ; though fitted to adorn the highest walks of public life and womanly activities, she is, nevertheless, quite domestic in her general tastes and purposes, finding pre-eminent delight in the moral and scholastic training of her sons-Charles H. and James B .; they had one other child, who died while an infant. Mrs. Kerr was associated with Mrs. Bascom and Mrs. Butler in publishing the " Centennial Records of the Women of Wisconsin." Their pleasant home is No. 24 Langdon street. Like all successful teachers, Prof. Kerr is an enthusiast upon the subject which he teaches, and believes that "the sacred debt our language owes to ancient Greek only increases with each advance in science, philosophy, and the art of expression," and that " our poets must always find their rhythms and their inspiration in the Attic masterpieces." As a teacher, Prof. Kerr is careful and painstaking, clear and methodical.

CHARLES I. KING, superintendent of the experimental machine shop at the University of Wisconsin ; was born June 11, 1849, at Ithaca, N. Y .; he was educated mainly in his native city, both in the public schools and a special course at Cornell University ; while in the university, he worked regu- larly in the machine-shop connected with that institution ; he spent one year in a locomotive machine shop in New Orleans, La., and one season was engaged in erecting machinery for a cotton-mill in Canton, Miss .;

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in January, 1877, he was called to take charge of the experimental machine-shop at the University of Wis- consin, which position he has continued to fill to the present date. The object of this establishment is to give practical instruction in the use of tools and machinery, and it is utilized mainly by the class in mechanical engineering ; thirteen students received instruction during the past year, and about $2,000 worth of work was completed, including a steam-engine for the State capital, and apparatus for the Astro- nomical Observatory ; pattern work and molding are also done to a limited extent. He is a mechanic both practical and theoretical. He is a member of Hobasco Lodge, No. 716, A., F. & A. M., of Ithaca, N. Y. Politically, he is Republican ; religiously, is Liberal.

JOHN KIRCH, joint partner with Bollenbeck, manufacturers and dealers in boots, shoes, etc .; he is the son of John P. and Elizabeth Kirch, and was born in the city of Cologne Oct. 24, 1846; came to America with his parents about 1849, and, in the fall of 1851, they removed to Madison, Wis. ; Mr. K. learned shoemaker's trade in this city, and worked at it here for about seventeen years; in 1879, he begao aa a clerk for Sheldon & Daley, and, in September, 1880, Mr. K., together with Mr. Bollenbeck, bought out the old firm and began business for themselves. Sept. 1, 1869, Mr. K. was married, in Mad- ison, to Miss Agnes Sieger, who was born in September, 1846 ; they have three children living-John P., Charles Joseph Hubert and Theodore Alexis. They belong to the German Catholic Church

SAMUEL KLAUBER was born at Muttersdorf, Bohemia, Dec. 10, 1823 ; is the son of Simon and Barbara Klauber. His father was a produce merchant, and raised Samuel to the business. After leaving school he bought goods for his father. This he followed till he came to America, landing in New York on the 28th day of October, 1847, where he remained one year, peddling dry-goods with a pack to make a living. He came to Wisconsin in 1848, and settled at Lake Mills, where he kept a store with a man by the name of Brill, and remained there until the spring of 1851. Leaving there with the intention of going to California, he fell in with his former partner, Mr. Michelbacher, who wished him to take a stock of goods to Madison, Wis., which he did, and has since lived there. Commencing business with a capital of $300, which he made at Lake Mills, occupying a small frame store, sixteen by forty feet, employing two clerks, and selling, the first year, $23,000 worth of goods ; his business has increased from year to year, and the number of hands employed in 1874 were fifty ; the amount of capital now employed in his house is $70,000, and the amount of his sales this year was $225,000. In 1872, he formed a part- nership in Milwaukee, under the firm name of Levi Klauber, Adler & Co., as dealers in dry-goods. Has always been a successful business man, and attributes his success to close attention to business and fair dealing. Is a Republican. Mr. Klauber married, on the 10th of September, 1854, Miss Caroline Springer. Have four children-the eldest, Moses, is acting cashier for his father.

HENRY KLEINPELL, editor, and one of the publishers of the Wisconsin Staats Zeitung, waa born in Stollhofen, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, Oct. 14, 1833 ; educated at the Gymnasium of Mannheim ; came to New York City in February, 1854; was assistant editor of the New York Handels- Zeitung ( Commercial Gazette), published by Moritz Meyer ; removed to Freeport, Ill., in August, 1855, where he took a position in the office of the Deutsche Anzeiger, a German paper then published by Will- iam Wagner, a cousin to K. Aug. 30, 1857, was married to Miss Ida Minsen ; in September, 1858, he moved to Sauk City, Sauk County, where he, in partnership with Louis Crusius, bought the Pioneer am Wisconsin; was School District Clerk for six years, Village Clerk for six years, Town Treasurer for two years; under Gov. Fairchild's administration, was appointed one of the Regents of the Board of Normal Schools; in 1876, was appointed by Gov. Ludington Treasury Agent; in 1878, removed to Madison ; was re-appointed by Gov. Smith ; in 1880, was appointed Deposit Clerk in the Treasury Department; in December, 1878, started, in company with C. Gottlieb Schmidt, the Wisconsin Staats Zeitung.

HERMAN KLEUTER, dealer in groceries, flour and feed, Madison, Wis., was born in Prussia Sept. 8, 1835 ; came to America, and direct to Madison, in the winter of 1852. Mr. Kleuter is a cabinet-maker by trade, and worked at it until 1861 ; from 1861 to 1863 Mr. Kleuter, associated with Mr. John Lawrence as a partner, was in the grocery business. In 1863, he began his present business. November of 1859, Mr. Kleuter was married, in Madison, Wis., to Miss Mary Rodefield, who was born March 25, 1836. They have eight children-Mary, Julius, Christian, Bertha, Mironie, Herman, Edward, and Heury. Mr. Kleuter belongs to the Odd Fellows; has been an Alderman for two years. Family belongs to the German Presbyterian Church.

WILLIAM L. KNOWLES, artist, was born in 1846 in Middlesex Co., Conn. Was edu. cated in the public schools of his native county. Has been an art student with several noted portrait and landscape painters. Some of his earliest labors were as artist for Harper Bros., N. Y. Was nearly three years located in Hartford, Conn. Has given some time to book illustrations, but later years has confined

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himself to portrait and landscape painting. He was four years in Davenport, Iowa. He was married Sept. 25, 1879, to Miss Kate Wassall, daughter of a Congregational clergyman, formerly of Galena, Ill. He located in Madison in February, 1880 ; his studio is in the Mutual Insurance Block. Among the portraits, not yet left his studio, the most prominent are Prof. S. H. Carpenter, deceased, Gen. David At- wood and Hon. S. D. Hastings. Mr. Knowles was two years Art Instructor at Cedar Valley Seminary, Osage, Iowa.

GEORGE. C. KOLLOCK, surgeon dentist; born near Waukesha, in Waukesha Co., Wis., July 7, 1855. Son of William E. and Ann (Hunter) Kollock. Father was born in New Brunswick, Maine, and is now a resident of Peabody, Kan. Mother was a native of England ; she died in the town of Montrose, Dane Co., Wis., in January, 1876. When George C. was only about 6 months old his parents came to Montrose. In May, 1875, a he commenced working at the dental business in Evansville. Since then, he has been engaged in the practice of his profession here. He is associated at the present time with Dr. A. H. Robinson.

AUGUST F. KROPF, keeper of saloon and restaurant, Madison, Wis. He is the son of Samnel and Rosa Kropf, and was born in Leipzig, Germany, July 6, 1837; his parents are now liv- ing; Mr. Kropf came to America and direct to Milwaukee with his parents in 1848, and settled on a farm near that city ; for six years they remained thus located, and then removed to Madison in 1854; for three years Mr. Kropf worked in the Capital Brewery, but, in 1860, he opened a saloon and began the business in which he has ever since continued. Sept. 8, 1860, he was married, in Madison, to Miss Wilhelmina Paunock, who was born in Briedenbach, Germany, July 21, 1840 ; they have seven children, five of whom are now living, viz., Oscar, Oswald, Walter, Rudolph and Herbert. Mr. Kropf is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, in both of which organizations he has held offices; he is a member of the societies of the Turners and Druids.

ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, lawyer, was born June 14, 1855, in Primrose, Dane Co., Wis .; he is of French descent ; his father, Josiah La Follette, settled in this county in 1849; his prepar- atory course was mainly in this county ; he graduated from the University of Wisconsin, in the Scientific Course, Class of 1879; attended a course of lectures in the Law Department of Wisconsin University ; read law in the office of R. M. Bashford, and was admitted to practice law in the courts of Wisconsin on the 5th day of February, 1880. His Senior year was marked with an oratorical triumph achieved by few men of his age; chosen by the University Oratorical Association as one of the home competitors, Mr. La Follette met the best men among his fellow-students and carried away the highest marking; thus commis- sioned as the university's representative to the State contest held at Beloit, he there met the successful competitors from other colleges, and again came off victorious; the result made him the State of Wiscon- sin's representative to the Inter-State contest which occurred in Iowa City, Iowa ; here he met five other con- testants for the great honor, all of whom had been chosen by passing through the same ordeal in their re- spective States ; once more Mr. La Follette faced an immense gathering of people and a competent bench of judges, all strangers to him, and won the high position which not less than a hundred picked men and women had earnestly and anxiously striven to attain. Mr. La Follette chose a subject for which he had a natural taste; his oration was unlike the ordinary college production ; it was something more than a show of words; it represented deep, critical, intelligent study ; it was the orator's own conception of Iago, original, terse, and beautifully expressed ; considering the length of the oration and Mr. La Follette's con- ception of Iago, a more faultless criticism has seldom, if ever, heen pronounced by an undergraduate; the entire oration appears in this volume in the chapter on Literature, Art and Oratory. The Iowa City Re- publican, of May 8, 1879, in speaking of the Inter-State contest which occurred the previous evening, declares that " Mr. La Follette bears away the golden badge of honor, without one dissenting voice among the judges, and, had the question been put to the house, the unanimous answer would have been, Aye." On his return home, the university and the people of Madison joined in extending a welcome to Mr. La Follette that he will never forget ; there were unbounded enthusiasm and rejoicing. The late Gen. George B. Smith voiced the public opinion with conciseness and pathos, when he declared, " Mr. La Follette has honored his associates in the university, he has honored the institution to which he belongs; he has hon- ored the State of Wisconsin ; and above all, and many times more important than all else, he has honored his widowed mother." One of the university Professors says of him, " He is modest, but has lots of thunder and lightning in him." Besides the Inter-State Prize Oration, he has delivered several addresses and orations which have received high press encomiums. His condition in life necessitates labor, and he is a tireless worker; he realizes the fact that

"We build the ladder by which we rise, And we mount to its summit round by round."

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He has earned and paid his way from the common school to university honors; on the 15th of Septem- ber, 1880, he was nominated for District Attorney by the Republican Convention of his native county, and elected in November ; his ability and industry are factors of his success.

ROBERT LANGFORD, boot and shoe maker, Madison, Wis .; is the son of William and Elizabeth Langford, and was born in Norfolk, England, Aug. 29, 1815 ; served five years' apprenticeship at his trade in England, and at the age of 21 went to sea for his health ; he was six years on the sail-ship " Alert," and afterward was for eight years employed on steamboats ; he held at different times the offices of Mate and Steward ; leaving Liverpool Aug. 28, 1866, Mr. L. came to America and settled at Utica, N. Y., where he lived for seven years; during three years of that time, he was employed as grave-digger ; from Utica, N. Y., Mr. L. came to Madison, Wis., April 16, 1873. March of 1855, he was married to Miss Jane Hogbin, who was born in 1826; they have had four children, two of whom are living, viz., Anna (now Mrs. Burton), and Fannie. The family belong to the Presbyterian Church.

JAMES LEDWITH, carriage-maker and general blacksmithing; shop on Webster, between Main street and Washington avenue; owns his house where he resides, No. 43 Main street ; born in Ireland in 1839 ; came to the United States in 1848, and lived at Troy, N. Y., until 1855, when he came to Wiscon- sin and has been a resident of Madison since then ; learned his trade with Bird Brothers in Madison. Married in 1860, Miss Ellen Whalen, of this city ; they have eight children, four boys and four girls, seven of them living at home and one apprenticed at Ft. Atkinson ; one son, William, is learning trade with bis father ; Mr. Ledwith was foreman of old Hand Engine Co., for five years, and foreman E. W. Keyes, No. 1, and one term Assistant Chief Engineer of fire department. Family are connected with St. Raph- ael's Church. He has worked at his trade twenty-five years in this city, and is an industrious and skilled mechanic.

H. A. LEWIS, was born in New Haven, Addison Co., Vt., July 25, 1837; came to Wisconsin in October, 1852, with his father, who settled on Sec. 29, Windsor, in the spring of 1853, where he lived until 1869, when he came to Madison, and lived with his son until the time of his death, which occurred on Feb. 6, 1878 ; H. A. resided in Windsor until Jan. 1, 1865; was educated in the classical department of the University of Wisconsin ; was in that institution about two years in 1858-59 ; taught more or less before and after entering the university, in all about seven winters; was Engrossing Clerk of the Legislature in 1862 and 1863. Enlisted in Co. D, 40th W. V. I., in May, 1864, and served until fall of same year (100-day service). After coming from the army, was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court of Dane Co. ; re-elected in 1866, and admitted to the bar in 1868; was connected with the State Journal as business manager from January, 1869, until July, 1876, when he engaged in law practice in partnership with his cousin, H. M. Lewis; was Chairman of the Republican County Committee in 1872-73. Was married in the town of Windsor, Sept. 17, 1867, to Sabra I. Warner ; she was born in Batavia, Genesec Co., N. Y .; they have three children-May Miller, Clement Newton and Arthur Warner. Mrs. Lewis is a daughter of Samuel A. and Martha E. Warner, and sister to Col. Warner, of the 36th W. V. I.

H. M. LEWIS, a native of Cornwall, Addison Co., Vt., came to Wisconsin with his father in April, 1846, and located on Sec. 1, in town of Burke; resided there until 1851, when he entered the University of Wisconsin ; taught one winter and then came to Madison and commenced reading law ; was admitted to the bar in November, 1853; commenced practice' at Hudson, St. Croix Co., was there one year, and has resided in Madison since; was District Attorney of the county from January, 1861, to January, 1863 ; has been Alderman six or seven years; from March, 1866, to May, 1873, he was Col- lector of Internal Revenue for Second District of Wisconsin, and Assistant United States District Attorney for Western District of Wisconsin from September, 1875, to February, 1877. Married in Madison, Sept. 1, 1858, Miss Charlotte E. Clarke, a native of Carbondale, Penn. ; they have three children-Lottie Breese, Jessie R. and Sophie M. Mr. L. is a member of A., F. & A. M., Commandery, Temple of Honor and Director of the Public Library.

ISAAC S. LINGLE, machinist at roundhouse of C., M. & St. P. R. R .; was born in Bor- deotowo, N. J., in 1840; his father was general forcman under Isaac Dripps, master mechanic of the C. & A. R. R., and, at the age of 17, Isaac S. began his apprenticeship in the railroad shops at Bordentown ; be bas worked for the N. C. R. R., at Elmira, N. Y., the old N. M. R. R., and at South Amboy, N. J., and then again to Missouri ; also for the I. C. R. R., at Centralia, Ill .; in 1873, he came to Milwaukee and entered into the employ of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. shops there, and, in January, 1874, was trans- ferred to the shops in Madison. He was married in 1878, to Miss Lizzie Parish, of Muscoda, Wis .; their residence is on the corner of Clymer and Bassett streets. The family affiliate with the Congregational

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Church. He is the oldest machinist now in the Madison roundhouse ; has never been "under a cloud" or received a censure in any shop.

JAMES LIVESEY, stone-cutter, contractor and builder ; was born in England in 1819, and learned his trade in the old country ; came to the United States in 1840, and his first job in this country was cutting stone for Trinity Church, New York. He was married in 1840, to Miss Esther Welch, who died in 1872, leaving eight children, seven of whom live in Madison, and the other, married, lives in Rock Island, Ill. Mr. Livesey worked one season in New Jersey, one in Virginia, and then six years in Ken- tucky and two in New York ; in June, 1849, he settled in Madison, in which city or township he has since lived ; he has carried on the business of masonry and contracting for fully forty years ; he erected the center building of the State University, the north wing of the State Capitol, one-half of the Wisconsin Insane Asylum, the Episcopal Church, the Methodist Church, the German Catholic Church, the Vilas House, the Astronomical and Magnetic Observatories, and hundreds of other public and private buildings ; has put up more stone and brick buildings than any other contractor in Madison. He was married in October, 1875, to Mrs. Emma Bibbs (nee Newham). The family are Episcopalians ; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., a Republican, and the veteran contractor of Madison.

DAYTON LOCKE, manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes, Madison; is the son of Emmons and Polly Locke, and was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., April 24, 1836; he was in the boot and shoe business, together with his brother-in-law, Mr. W. W. Williams, at Camden, N. Y., from 1862 until 1866; in 1866, he came West and established himself in business at Morris, Ill .; he did not, how- ever, relinquish his interest in the store at Camden, N. Y., where, at this time, a new partner, Mr. Quincy Barber, was taken into the firm ; Mr. Locke remained in Morris for eight years, and then, in April, 1875, removed to Madison, Wis., and, in September of that year, began there the business in which he is now engaged. Jan. 17, 1861, Mr. L. was married at Verona, N. Y., to Miss Hattie Frazee, who was born May 15, 1840; they have had two children ; only one is now living-Edith H., born June 23, 1870; Frank D., who died Feb. 6, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Locke are members of the Congregational Church.

P. LYONS, of the firm of Lyons & Bird, general blacksmiths; is a native of Oswego, N. Y .; came to Madison in 1858; learned his trade in this city, and has carried on the business since 1874. He was married in 1875 to Miss Margaret Hogan, of Madison ; they have two children-Nellie E. and Harry E. The family are all Catholics. Mr. Lyons owns a shop at 21 Washington avenue, and a residence on East Canal street. He is a Republican, and an industrious and skilled workman.

WILLIAM PENN LYON was born Oct. 28, 1822, at Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y .; he received a common-school education, and in 1841, along with bis parents, emigrated to Walworth Co., Wis; he read law with George Gale, at Elkhorn, and C. M. Baker, at Geneva, Wis., being admitted to the Walworth Co. har in May, 1846; he commenced the practice of his profession in Walworth Co., where he continued till 1850, when he removed to Burlington, Racine Co. ; there he practiced, in partnership with C. P. Barnes, until 1855, when he removed to the city of Racine; he practiced there until 1861. He was District Attorney of Racine Co. from 1855 to 1858, inclusive, and was member and Speaker of the Assembly for the years 1859 and 1860. He entered the Union army as Captain of Company K, of the 8th W. V. I. ; he was commissioned as Colonel of the 13th Wisconsin, in September, 1862, and was mustered out in 1865, receiving the brevet rank of Brigader. General of Volunteers; meanwhile, he was elected Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of the State, for the term commencing Jan. 1, 1866 ; he served in that capacity until January, 1871, when he was appointed, by Gov. Fairchild, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Byron Paine; in the following April, he was elected for the unexpired term of Justice Paine ; also for the ensuing full term ; he was re-elected in April, 1877, for a term which expires in January, 1884.

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 153

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company Number of Pages: 1304

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1304