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I sat in a garden to muse and to rest.
Beside me a rose-tree ; which planted with care -
Its buds, leaves and blossoms, perfuming the air.
I said I would here make a quiet retreat, Beholding the beauties, inhaling the sweet,
And turn from the world, with its battles and strife,
And read, in the blossoms, a lesson of life.
Two buds of much promise, so lovely and pure,
I watched with deep interest to see them mature.
In a day they had faded; their color had fled,
On the hosom of earth they lay withered and dead.
On a beautiful footstalk, I saw, as I passed, A rose full of vigor too fragrant to last.
A storm shook it rudely, and the beautiful gem Scattered its petals and fell from the stem. Again I approached it, almost in despair, To hehold, since I left, more of vacancy there ;
For one parent stalk, the first shoot of its birth, Was snatched from its partner and torn from the earth.
Yet there is a fair one I said would remain,
I can visit and feast on its beauties again.
I turned to behold it, when this, fairest of all, Was blighted, and withered, and ready to fall. In viewing the wreck of the leaves as they lay, I could not but weep at such early decay.
" Weep not," said the gard'ner, "for the flowers that have left Are but changed in condition, not smothered in death ; Their life does not molder beneath the green sod, They are simply transplanted in the garden of God."
We regret that space will not allow of other of his poems, or that we had not obtained them in time to have inserted them in the chapter devoted to the literature and poetry of the county.
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TOWN OF CROSS PLAINS.
HON. MATHEW ANDERSON, practical farmer and fancy-stock breeder, Secs. 26 and 27; P. O. Pine Bluff. The subject of this sketch is a native of Londonderry, and was born in 1822; he is a son of George Anderson and Jane McKee ; came to Pennsylvania with his parents, in 1834; then to Ohio in 1847, and then to Wisconsin in 1860, having previously came on and bought the land in 1853. In 1847, he was married to Elizabeth C. Harner, of Ohio, by whom he had six children, three of whom are living in Wisconsin-David, just graduated at Lodi, and is assisting on the farm ; Charlotte, married to Mr. Peter Kehl, the miller of Lodi, and Mary Belle, married to John W. Anderson, and resides at Ken- dall, Monroe Co., Wis. Mrs. Mathew Anderson died March 30, 1880, and her remains were taken to Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the family burying-ground, Mr. Anderson being one of the charter members of the cemetery association; she was an exemplary member of the Presbyterian Church, a pure Christian, a faithful wife and mother, and a kind neighbor ; she was not only a great loss to her family, but the whole community were mourning; she was cheerful and resigned to the last, never murmuring, accepting the grim messenger with a smile. Mr. Anderson has been a very active man in politics and scientific and practical farming ; he received a common-school education ; was born in Londonderry, Ireland, March 9, 1822; was elected Mayor of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and member of the City Council in 1857, 1858, and 1859; was Chairman of Town Board of Cross Plains in 1861 and 1867; was appointed Postmaster at Pine Bluff from 1865 to 1868; has been President of the Dane County Agricultural Society for the last six years ; was elected to the Assembly in 1871, and to the Senate for the year 1878, with no organized op- position, receiving 1,958 votes; and then again to the Senate for 1879, and re-elected for 1880 and 1881. Mr. Anderson is a Democrat ; he has a beautiful farm of 370 acres, with almost every convenience, worth $20,000, adapted to both stock and grain, and is considered to be about the best farmer in Dane Co .; he is enterprising in every sense of the word, and is respected by all his neighbors and acquaintances ; a thor- ough gentleman, liberal and kind to his help, he has all the improved machinery, feeds stock quite exten- sively, and, in fact, is admitted by all his neighbors to be a great acquisition in any neighborhood.
CHARLES H. ARLAND, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Cross Plains. Mr. Ar- land came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1846, with his parents, from England ; is a son of Thomas and Anu Arland, who were among the earliest settlers of the town ; he was born in England; in 1842. He has been married twice; the first time to Miss Addie Dodge, by whom he had one child-Charles O., born in 1879. He was married the second time to Miss Mary E. Hodgson, a native of England, by whom he has had three children-George H., aged 4 years ; Nettie B., aged 3, and Lizzie, aged 1 year. Mr. Ar- land is a Republican; all arc members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has lately taken up lands in Dakota, where he intends moving; he is a thorough business man, and reliable in every sense of the word.
JOHN BAER, deceased ; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1850, and settled in Milwaukee, and then came direct to Cross Plains; he was born in North Germany, March 15, 1809 ; died August 18, 1877. In 1858, he was married to Miss Julia Pollenbeck, by whom he had seven children, all living in Wis- cousin. Mr. Baer was a prominent man in the community, always taking an active part to further the inter- ests of the county ; in church and school affairs he was ever ready to lend a helping hand, and was a great loss to the place; his widow, Mrs. Julia Baer, carries on the mercantile business just the same, with help of her family, and has proven herself to be a first-class business woman ; they carry a large general stock, and do a large trade ; the store and farms are valuable. All the family belong to the German Catholic Church of Cross Plains.
JAMES BARLOW, farmer and stock-raiser, Secs. 17 and 20; P. O. Pine Bluff; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1879, and located on Sugar River; he remained there two years, and then located where he now lives ; he was born in Cheshire, England, in 1822; a son of John Barlow and Mary Wild, natives of England. Mr. Barlow has been married twice ; the first wife's name was Elizabeth Mor- row, by whom he had one son, who now lives at Clear Lake, Iowa; second wife's name, Mary A. Brown, by whom he has two daughters-Clarissa, aged 15; Estella, aged 13. Mr. Barlow has a beautiful farm of 200 acres, valued at $6,000 ; there is a living spring on the place, noted for its mineral qualities. Mr. Barlow is a Republican ; never would accept of an office. Member of the Episcopal Church. He has always been a hard worker, and now richly deserves his beautiful home.
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SYLVESTER BELL, farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Cross Plains ; Mr. Bell was one of the pioneers of the town ; was a native of England, and came to Cross Plains in 1844, and located on the old home- stead, where his widow still lives ; he died Jan. 21, 1870. James Bell runs the farm. James married Annselena Paull, in 1877, by whom he has two children-James H., born July 13, 1878; Charles E., born Nov. 15, 1879 ; James is a good farmer and business man. Republican in politics. The farm con- tains 160 acres, adapted to stock and grain, valued at $3,500.
F. A. BOLLIG, farmer and stock-raiser, Secs. 6 and 7 ; P. O. Cross Plains. Mr. Bollig is about the earliest German settler in Cross Plains; he came Oct. 16, 1854, direct from Germany, and settled where he now lives ; bought his land from the Government; he is a son of F. A. and Elizabeth Bollig, and was born April 11, 1812. He married Elizabeth Garlanburg, by whom he has six children, five boys and one girl ; two are living in Minnesota, and one in Iowa, the other two in Wisconsin. The whole family belong to the German Catholic Church. Mr. Bollig is a Democrat; he has been Treasurer of school district for. three years, also Treasurer of Church Society ; has a beautiful farm of 340 acres, valued at $5,000.
C. A. BRENDLER, blacksmith and machine repairer, Cross Plains; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1854, and located at Cross Plains in 1865, where he has since been in business ; he is a son o Anthony and Sophia Brendler. In 1869, he was married to Miss Ellen Thomas, by whom he has five children, all living. Mr. Brendler was all through the war; he enlisted in 1861, in the 2d Mo. V. I., Co. I, under Gen. Lyon ; served four months, then enlisted in 3d W. V, C., and remained until the war was over, then re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. Republican in politics. A thorough business man, and one that can be depended upon; has a first-class business, has all the improved machinery, and pays espec- ial attention to shoeing horses ; has always taken great interest in educational matters, and has held the office of District Clerk for nine years.
M. BRENDLER, proprietor of the " Brendler House;" Cross Plains; is a son of Martin and Magdalene Brendler, and was born in Germany in 1819; he came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1849, and first stopped at Milwaukee, then located a farm in Sauk County ; sold that and built the stone block, in partnership, that adjoins the mill, and, in 1867, he built the hotel which he now occupies. His first wife's name was Julia Grassler, who died Oct. 7, 1859. He was married to Miss Eleanor Brendler, by whom he has six children, five of whom are living-four daughters at home, and a son at Boscobel. Otto Brendler is a young man only 17 years old, and is operator and clerk at Boscobel, and fills the place with honor ; he is a young man of first-class business qualifications. Mr. Brendler is thoroughly Americanized, and takes great interest in educational affairs; has given his children all the opportunities possible, and believes in letting them follow the dictates of their consciences regarding religious matters, he himself being a strong Roman Catholic ; he lived in Austria ten years, and, in 1848, was a member of the National Guards defending the city of Vienna against the aristocratic party. In politics, he is Democratic ; his hotel is a resort for traveling men, and noted far and wide as being the best hotel on the line, not excepting any in the cities ; is an honest man in every sense of the word, and therefore commands the respect of the entire community.
MARY BRENNAN, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Pine Bluff; is the widow of William Brennen, who came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, and always had resided in Cross Plains up to the time of his death, which took place at Ft. Rice while he was in the service ; he was a member of Co. E, 50th W. V. I. Mrs. Brennan rents her farm and lives on the same with her two youngest daughters. They are all members of the Roman Catholic Church; Mrs. B. is a native of County Monahan, Ireland, and she was born in 1830 ; she has had four children, all living in Wisconsin ; she has a 40-acre farm, valued at $800, well located and adapted to stock and grain.
JOHN BROPHY, farmer and stock, Sec. 3; P. O. Cross Plains; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1862, and located in the town of Cross Plains; bought the farm he now lives on in 1866; he is a son of James and Catherine Brophy, and was born in Queens Co., Ireland, in 1831. In 1854, he was married to Miss Ellen Shea, a native of Ireland, by whom he has five children, all living ; four at home, and Catherine, who mar- ried Dennis Connell, and lives at Madison ; he has a beautiful farm of 92 acres, valued at $3,000, situ- ated on the north slope of the Black Earth Valley, with a fine view, and a portion of the farm is on the table-land above the bluffs. Mr. Brophy has been a prominent man in all public and educational affairs; he has been on the Board of Supervisors, and is at present Justice of the Peace ; is a Democrat, and belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.
M. BROSNIHAN, traveling freight agent for C., M. & St. P. Ry. Co., Wisconsin ; P. O. Whitewater, Wis.
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LAWRENCE BYRNE, farmer, Secs. 4 and 6, and section boss C., M. & St. P. R. R .; P. 0. Cross Plains ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, and located in Waukesha ; he has worked all over the line of the C., M. & St. P., from Milwaukee to the river, and settled in Cross Plains in 1856; he is a native of Wicklow Co., Ireland, and was born in 1819 ; is a son of James and Catherine. In 1861, he was married to Johanna Kenney, of Cross Plains, a native of Ireland, by whom he has five daughters, all living at home. The family belong to the Roman Catholic Church ; Mr. Byrne is a Democrat. He has 80 acres right adjoining the village, valued at $2,500, and another 80 in Sec. 6, worth $2,500; Mr. Byrne commands the respect of the community, and the railroad company place implicit confidence in him.
WILLIAM CULLAN, general merchant, blacksmith and veterinary surgeon, Pine Bluffs ; is a son of William Cullan and Catharine Morrison ; was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, April 21, 1839; came to America in 1845, and located at Albany, N. Y., where he remained four years, then came to Wisconsin and located at the town of Springdale ; in the spring of 1849, he embarked in farming ; sold farm and moved to Pine Bluff in 1861, where he still continues. On the 19th of October, 1857, he was married to Miss Mary Dunn, by whom he has seven children living, having lost three-William, born Dec. 10, 1859; Joseph, born Oct. 22, 1865; Francis, born Sept. 9, 1868 ; John, born Oct. 11, 1870; James, born Dec. 18, 1872; Annie, born Sept. 28, 1876; Louis, born Aug. 21, 1878; William attends mostly to the store, and he is a first-class business man ; they keep a full assortment of first-class goods, and a child can get used as well as a grown person ; Mr. Cullan attends to the blacksmith shop ; makes a specialty of shoeing horses and putting up medicines ; he is, probably, as good a veterinary surgeon as there is in the county ; they keep a full line of medicines and drugs, and the low prices and courteous treatment they give their customers, go to show that merit will win : he has a fine property of 11 acres, shop, dwelling, double stone store and dancing hall overhead, valued at $6,000; Mr. Cullan and son are enterprising, energetic and thorough business men, Democratic in principles, and are members of the Ro- man Catholic Church.
H. J. DAHMEN, general merchant and attorney at law, Cross Plains. The subject of this sketch came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1849, and located at Milwaukee ; he came to Cross Plains in the summer of 1857, and embarked in the grain business, which he followed for two years ; he was then appointed Postmaster, which office he held for six years ; in 1859, went into the mercantile business, which he has followed ever since successfully ; he is a native of Prussia, and was born in 1836, a son of Christian and Helen Dahmen, of Germany. In 1864, he was married to Miss Catherine E. Sandganger, now dead, by whom he has four children, all living at home. In 1880, he was married again, to Miss Anna M. Wagner ; Mr. Dahman and family are members of the German Catholic Church ; he is a Democrat. He carries a general stock of goods to the amount of $4,000, and does a first-class business; is a man of me- dium height, light complexion, happy and cheerful disposition, and a leader in all public affairs, a first- class business man and justly merits his large trade; he has considerable property in the county ; his double stone store, which he occupies, is valued at $3,000; 142 acres in Secs. 9 and 10, valued at $2,500, and a store at the station, besides other Western lands ; When Mr. Dahmen first came to this county he was a general counselor for his countrymen, and finally worked into a law library and practice ; his judg- ment is good, and he has a natural ability and liking for the business ; he also takes great interest in edu- cational affairs ; his children's names and ages are as follows : Christian O., born Dec. 16, 1865; Peter J., born March 20, 1867 ; Helena, born Sept. 16, 1869; Gerhard H., born May 25, 1873.
JOSEPH EHRMAN, butcher; P. O. Cross Plains; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1878, and located at Madison ; came to Cross Plains in the spring of 1880 and opened a meat market ; he is a son of George and Mary Ehrman, and was born at Baden Baden in 1836 ; he is a member of the Ger- man Catholic Church ; has three children, all at home; he pays the highest cash price for all stock, and peddles in all the townships in the western part of the county ; is wide awake and enterprising, and is a good business man ; Democrat.
GEORGE ELLWOOD, farmer and stock-raiser, Secs. 18 and 19; P. O. Black Earth. Mr. Ellwood came to Wisconsin in the summer of 1856 from Ohio ; is a son of Joseph and Dorothy Ellwood, of England ; he was born in 1846. In 1876, he was married to Miss Victoria Howery, of Cross Plains, by whom he bas three children -- Charles D. Elwood, born Feb. 18, 1877 ; Sarah, born Jan. 30, 1879 ; Clarence W., born May 27, 1880. He has a fine farm of 140 acres, adapted to stock and grain, valued at $2,500. Mr. Ellwood runs his own farm. He is conservative in politics ; is a good practical farmer, and a man that can be depended upon.
ANDREW ERRICKSON, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Black Earth; born in Norway in 1847 ; is a son of Errick and Clara Anderson ; married Mary Oleson, of Vermont, by whom he has four children-
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Ida, born Aug. 23, 1872 ; Betsey, born June 27, 1874 ; Clara, born Jan. 3, 1877 ; Otelia, born May 28, 1880. They belong to the Norwegian Lutheran Church, Mr. Errickson came to Wisconsin in 1853; purchased the farm he now lives on in 1878, valued at $1,200. Mr. Errickson is a Republican.
RICHARD FARRELL, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Pine Bluff; is a son of Timothy Farrell and Mar- garette Cullahan, both of Tipperary Co., town of Kare, Ireland. Mr. Farrell has seven children, all living at home, excepting Timothy, who is married, and lives on a farm adjoining; Timothy, aged 26 ; Marga- rette, 23 ; John, 22 ; James, 16; Ellen, 14; Michael 9, and Agnes, 7. Mr. Farrell located first in Dane Co .; never has never been an office seeker ; has given his children a good schooling and worked hard. They are all members of the Roman Catholic Church. He married Ann Casey, daughter of John Casey and Ann Berry.
F. X. FREDRICK, Postmaster and harness manufacturer, Cross Plains ; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1860 and located at Waukesha, where he remained one year ; in the spring of 1861, he removed to Cross Plains and opened a harness-shop. He was appointed Postmaster July 1, 1871, which office he still bolds ; he is. a Director in the public school, and has always taken a great interest in educa- tional affairs. He is a son of F. X. Fredrick and Mary J. Meyer; was born in Germany in 1837. In 1861, he was married to Miss Susan Bentzmiller, by whom he has five children-Mary Josephine (born Jan. 10, 1864), Elizabeth (born Feb. 16, 1867), Mary F. (born Sept. 25, 1871), Robert B. (born Oct. 18, 1872) and Susan A. (born Oct. 23, 1876). Mr. Fredrick carries a fine line of harness, hardware and all kinds of fancy goods belonging to the trade, also a large stock of ready-made work ; runs on an average two men ; he learned his trade in Ohio, and has worked in eight different States; there were only two or three dwellings in the place when he came here; by strict attention to business and careful management, he has built himself up a lucrative trade, which he richly deserves ; he is very enterprising, and in all pub- lic affairs which tend to elevate and improve, he is ever ready to lend a helping hand. In politics, he is generally Conservative.
H. GARFOOT, farmer, thrasher, and stock-raiser, Secs. 21 and 16; is a son of William and Mary Garfoot, old settlers; first came to Wisconsin in 1850 ; was born in England in 1850. April 23, 1878, he was married to Miss Sarah Williamson, by whom he has two children-Birdie (born Feb. 25, 1879) and Leonard (born April 8, 1880). Mr. Garfoot is a first-class farmer and business man ; he runs a thrashing machine and huller, and is paying considerable attention to fancy stock ; he is owner of the celebrated " French Surprise," stallion ; he has a fine farm of 120 acres, worth $3,000.
JOHN GARFOOT, farmer and thrasher, Sec. 17; P. O. Cross Plains. Mr. Garfoot is a son of William and Mary Garfoot, and was born in England April 12, 1845. In 1862, he was married to Miss Emma Simpson, by whom he has seven children-Ira N. (born March 31, 1866), Eva A. (born Dec. 23, 1868), James W. (born Nov. 27, 1870), Alvah H. (born Dec. 17, 1872), Ralph J. (born Sept. 23, 1874), Addie B. (born Dec. 13, 1876) and Mary E. (born March 16, 1879). Mr. Garfoot has been School Clerk for nine years ; is a great reader and energetic and enterprising. Was in Co. C, 30th W. V. I .; enlisted in 1864 and was mustered out in 1865. Is a Republican. Has a fine farm of 80 acres, nicely located, and valued at $2,500.
WILLIAM E. GARFOOT, farmer, Sec. 7; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1851, when but a boy ; he was born in England in 1847. May 24, 1876, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Haynes, of Cross Plains, by whom he has one child-Frank W., born Nov. 22, 1879. Mr. Garfoot is a son of William and Mary Garfoot, old pioneers of the township; Mrs. Garfoot is a daughter of William and Mary Ann Haynes, also old settlers. Mr. Garfoot is a Republican. P. O. Cross Plains.
WILLIAM GARFOOT, farmer and stock-raiser ; Secs. 8 and 9; P. O. Cross Plains. This old pioneer came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1851, and located on Sec. 21; he bought the place where he now lives in 1872; he was born in Rutland Co., the middle of England, in 1813 : a son of John and Elizabeth Garfoot. In 1844, he was married to Miss Mary Bessell, a native of England, by whom he has seven children, all living in Wisconsin-John, born April 12, 1845; William E., born Sept. 16, 1847; Henry R., born Aug. 21, 1850 ; Lizzie M., born May 15, 1854; Sarah A. and Mary J. (twins), born Oct. 7, 1858 ; George W., born May 20, 1861 ; Birdie E. died June 15, 1871, at the age of 7 years and 5 months. Mr. Garfoot has always taken an active part in both common and Sunday schools ; he has held offices in both ; passed through a great variety of hardships; he has a beautiful farm of 120 acres, adapted to stock and grain, valued at $3,500. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E. Church.
KEYRAN GORMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Cross Plains. The subject of this sketch is a son of James Gorman and Catharine Lawler, and was born in King's Co., Ireland, Dec. 22,
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1821: he left Ireland Feb. 1, 1849, and came to Wisconsin July 4, and located at Middleton in 1856, and then moved on to the farm where he now lives in 1861. In 1856, he was married at Madison to Catharine Phalen, by whom he has eight children, all living at home, assisting in running the farm- Mary, born Dec. 13, 1856 ; Cathar ine, born April 5, 1858 ; James, born July 19, 1859 ; Ann, born Sept. 19, 1860; Ellen and Keran (twins), born Oct. 21, 1862 ; Michael, born Oct. 10, 1869; Margarette H., born Nov. 5, 1873. Mr. Gorman has a beautiful farm, adapted to stock and grain, every field well watered, and no waste land to speak of, situated parallel with and adjoining the village, worth $75 to $100 per acre, and he is considered as good a farmer as there is in the valley ; an upright man in every sense of the word, believes in paying his debts; has always been a hard worker, and richly merits his beautiful home and pleasant family ; he is beside a great reader, and is well posted on general topics and ancient his- tory. Is a Greenbacker ; believes legal tender should circulate, as it is of more benefit to the laboring class. The whole family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.
JAMES HAYNES, farmer and stock-raiser ; Sec. 5; Mr. Haynes is a son of Thomas and Mary Haynes, of England, where he was born in 1832; he came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1846, and located in the Black Earth Valley ; bought the farm he now lives on in 1866; in 1858 he was married to Miss. Jane J. Sams, by whom he has nine children-Edward J., born Aug. 20, 1859; Nellie C., born Nov. 8, 1860 ; Mary J., born Feb. 26, 1862; Thomas B., born Jan. 9, 1864; Sarah M., born Feb. 27, 1866; Lillian J., born Feb. 14, 1870 ; Anne E., born June 6, 1873; John S., born July 31, 1875; Emma B., born Jan. 13, 1878. Mr. Haynes has one of the richest farms in the valley, of 240 acres, worth $8,500 ; he has taken an active part in school and public affairs ; has been School Clerk ever since 1867, Chairman of the Board of the town of Berry, and member of Board of Cross Plains ; is a Republican in politics ; himself, wife and daughters are members of the M. E. Church of Black Earth ; he is a first-class farmer and business man. P. O. Black Earth.
EMIL G. HERING, miller ; Cross Plains. The subject of this sketch was born in Wisconsin in 1857 ; he is a son of Gustave and Theresa Hering, of Cross Plains ; March 15, 1879, he was married to Miss Augusta Prien, of Pheasant Branch, whose father is a large land-owner; Mr. Hering went to school until he was 17 years old, and then run the mill for his father from 1871 to January, 1880, when he took full charge of it himself, and has run it very successfully, drawing trade from far and near ; the mill is a four run of stone, three-story, stone, and one of the best mills in the county ; they have all the modern improvements. Mr. Hering belongs to the German Lutheran Church ; in politics he is conservative ; a young man of thorough business qualifications, and his genial and affable manners and strict integrity combined, bespeak for him a bright future.
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