History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 107

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168

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John Strader has been a resident of this county since he was seven years old, and was born in Stephenson Co., Ill., Jan. 22, 1838. He is a son of Jacob and Rachael (Starr) Strader. His mother is living with him on the farm, and his father is dead and buried in Franklin ceme- tery. Mr. Strader first lived in Jordan, where in after years he owned a farm, which he sold and removed to the town of Clarno, on section 29, where he now owns 240 acres of good land. He was married to Adelade D. Blair, Jan. 22, 1868, who died Sept. 24, 1871, and was interred in Monroe cemetery. There were two children born to them-Homer HI. and Sebert B. Mr. Strader was again married Feb. 21, 1878, to Henrietta E. Harris, a native of Michigan. Two children blessed this union-Bessie R. .

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and John S. Mr. Strader is a practical farmer, and during the winter is engaged in supplying hard wood lumber for the railroad's, wagon shops and other places. He is independent in politics, and a member of the Baptist Church.

Andrew J. Trickle, a native of Vermilion Co., Ill., was born Sept. 10, 1825. He is a son of Robert and Mary (Bensyl) Trickle, who came here in 1848, and first settled on section 6, the town of Clarno, where they lived, or near there, until the time of the death of Robert Trickle, Andrew's father, which occurred April 3, 1873. Mrs. Trickle (Andrew's mother) died in 1884, and both the parents were buried in Franklin cemetery. The subject of this sketch came to this county in 1851, having previously, in March, 1849, been married to Elizabeth Cruthers. They settled on section 5, town of Clarno, having at that time forty acres of land. He now owns in the county 440 acres, and 240 in Seward Co., Neb. Ile makes stock raising a specialty. IIis wife is now dead and buried in the Franklin cemetery. They had three children. He was again married to Mrs. Charlotte Huffman, a resident of Green coun- ty, Dec. 3, 1858. Thirteen children have blessed this union-Jessie, Charles, Andrew, Laura, Martha, Tilla, Charlotte, Lewis, Clara, Olive, Joseph, Albert and Everett. They are all living but Sarah Ellen, who was buried in Franklin cemetery. Mr. Trickle is one of the leading citizens of Clarno, and is respected by all who know him.

Edward Trickle came to this county with his parents when he was ten years old. He was born in Vermilion Co., Ill., Dec. 12, 1837. lle now lives on the old homestead, which he has much improved, having added among other things, a commodious dwelling at a cost of over $3,000. The old house is yet standing near by, a relic of the past, and around its hearthstone cluster many happy recollections of days gone by. Mr. Trickle now owns about 400 acres of . land and makes stock raising, buying, selling

and shipping, a business. He was married Dec. 1, 1866, to Matilda Hawthorn, a daughter of James Hawthorn, whose sketch appears elsewhere. She was a resident and native of Green county. They have nine chil- dren-James R., George W., Amy C., William E., Alfred R., Elmer, Mary E., Benjamin F. and Alonzo E. In politics Mr. Trickle is in- dependent, acting according to his judgment, and not being bound by party ties, or subject to the dictations of any clique or party of men. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

Eugene A. White is a native of the town of Clarno, this county, and was born Sept. 27, 1848. He is a son of O. J. White, one of the earliest settlers. Eugene has lived almost con- tinually in his native county, having been away only once, which was in 1871, when he went to Osceola Co., Iowa, and took up some land. Af- ter proving up on it he returned to Green county. Ile was married Dec. 23, 1874, to Helen Adams, also a native of Green county, and daughter of George and Jemima Adams. The father and mother are now living in Mon- roe. Mr. and Mrs. White have one child, a son-Leland C., born Dec 3, 1875. Mr. White owns 120 acres of land on section 32, which makes one of the best farms of its size in the county. The situation of his improve- ments is pleasant and attractive, and the grounds and buildings indicate taste and thrift. Mr. White adheres to the republican party, and is a whole souled, genial gentleman.

Fridolin Tschudy, was born in Swandon, Switzerland, March 22, 1822, and came to Green county in 1868. Ile was married in Switzerland to Elizabeth Sweifle, who died in that country, Dec. 8, 1862, leaving five children-Fridolin, Catharine, Margaret, Ursula and Henry. Mr. Tschudy was again married April 30, 1863, to Catherine Beylinger, a native of Glarus, Switz- land. His death occurred June 19, 1882. His son, Henry, now owns and carries on the farm. Hle is an energetic and industrious young man. The farm contains sixty-four acres in all, thirty

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acres of which are on section 12, where he re- sides, and thirty-four acres on section 7, in the town of Jefferson.

Alexander Campbell did not emigrate to this county, for here he was born Jan. 30, 1849. He is a son of T. J. and Eliza (Blunt) Campbell, the latter is now dead and buried in Bethel Church cemetery, the former lives in the town of Clarno. In 1873 Alexander went to Nebraska and re- mained eight years in Saunders county on a farm. With this exception Green county has al- ways been his home. He was married July 11, 1869, to Aquilla Deal, of the town of Clarno, daughter of Levi and Margaret Deal now living in Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have seven children-Flora B., Dewitt C., Joseph T., Min- nie M., Abbie E., Maggie B. and Emery L. Mr. Campbell is a prohibitionist. Heis a member of the United Brethren Church; also his wife and daughter, Flora.

Fridolin Tschudy, a son of John J. and Bar- bara (Hoddinger) Tschudy, was born in the town of New Glarus, Dec. 3, 1849. His parents are now living in Monroe. He remained in his native town until five years old when he went with his parents to Dayton, town of Exeter, thence to Monroe, where he lived until sixteen years old, then removed with his parents to the farm he now occupies. He was married Nov. 28, 1872, to Mary A. Lauz, a native of Switzer. land, born Nov. 8, 1850. She died Feb. 25, 1884, and was buried in the cemetery at Monroe. Six children were born to them-John J., Louisa E., Annetta B., Emma F., Andrew R. and Fri- dolin. They are members of the Evangelical Reform Church. The farm consists of 135 acres on sections 1 and 2, the old homestead, which is conveniently located one and one quar- ter miles southeast from Monroe, where he is engaged in raising, breeding and selling blood- ed stock, the firm name being J. J. Tschudy & Sons. They are importers and breeders of pure Chester white swine, Ayrshire cattle and Southdown sheep. Of this stock they are con- stantly selling to breeders and stock men, and

can guarantee satisfaction. He also is engaged in the manufacture of Swiss cheese.

William Henn was born in Germany, but came to Green county when one year old. His parents, Philip and Bena Henn, are living in Monroe. He was married Nov. 15, 1876, to Isa- bel Conkey, an adopted daughter of Amos and Mary A. Conkey. Mr. Henn owns thirty-eight acres of land on section 1, in the town of Clarno, where he is desirably located, and has good buildings. He is politically a republican. Mrs. Henn's mother resides with them.

Amos Conkey was a native of New York, born April 8, 1809. While he was quite young his father died, and he went to New Hampshire to live with a Mr. Huff, remaining with him un- til twenty-one years old. He then went to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he remained until 1842, when he came to Green county, and set- tled on Green's Prairie upon a farm. He died in 1874, on the 21st of December. He was married to Mary A. Slater, April 8, 1856. She is a native of England and now resides with their adopted daughter, Mrs. William Henn. Mr. Conkey was in the service during the War of the Rebellion, enlisting in 1862.

Samuel Weismiller was born in county of Bane, Switzerland, Nov. 1, 1820. He is a son of Samuel and Mary (Wertley) Weismiller, both of whom are dead and buried in Switzer- land. The subject of this sketch left his native country when thirty years old, and came directly to the town of Clarno, in this county. This was in 1866. He bought a farm from Jere- miah Bender, consisting of twenty-eight acres. He now owns fifty-eight acres. Mr. Weis- miller has been twice married, first to Mary Wattmiller. She died and was buried in Mou- roe cemetery. He was married again Feb. 12, 1876, to Mrs. Elizabeth Strickey, of the town of Clarno. She had three children by a former husband-Cornelia, Maurice and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Weismiller are members of the Luth- erau Church.

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George W. Bloom came to the town of Clarno in 1882 from the town of Sylvester. He was born in Centre Co., Penn., April 13, 1841, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Kooken) Bloom, both of whom are now living in the town of Sylvester, the former at the mature age of eighty-one, the latter seventy-eight at this time (1884). George lived in his native State until 1851, when he moved to Illinois, thence the year following to Wisconsin and Green county, where his father settled on sec- tion 32, town of Sylvester. In 1863 Mr. Bloom went to Nevada, prospecting, and there remained about two years, then returned home, and Dec. 11, 1864, was married to Mahala Chryst, daugh- ter of John Chryst. By this union there were nine children-Emma J., Florence E., Mary E., Lena B., Ruth A., John C., Ray, Clara and Fred. Emma J. is married to Mathias Schind- ler, and is living in Beloit, Wis. Mr. Bloom owns 120 acres and has a pleasant home. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and a demo- crat. He is of a family of eight living chil- dren, and all attended the golden wedding of their parents in 1876.

Jacob Jones is a native of Maryland, born Jan. 5, 1820. He is a son of Thomas and Su- sanna (Trotton) Jones both of whom are dead and buried in Baltimore Co., Md. Jacob came to this county in 1853, and settled in the town of Monroe, on the Mineral Point road, where he lived until 1862, then returned to Maryland and remained one year on account of his health. In 1863 he came again to this county and bought ten acres of land from Dr. Sherman, and now owns twenty-four acres, located a short distance fram the village of Monroe. He was married in Maryland to Mrs. Emeline Wilkinson, a native of that State. She died in May, 1867, and was buried in Monroe cemetery. She left two chil- dren-John T. and Mary A. Mr. Jones was again married Dec. 28, 1871, to Nancy Crow, daughter of Abram and Elizabeth Crow, who are living in the town of Clarno. By this union there are four children-Harry F., Bertha M.,

Jacob Arthur and Robert R. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are both members of the M. E. Church. John T., the son from first marriage, is a master mechanic on the Texas & St. Louis Railroad, and stationed at Jonesboro, Ark. Mary A., the daughter, is running a millinery and dress mak- ing establishment in Wayne, Lafayette county.

John C. Smock is a son of Peter and Eliza- beth Smock, and was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, in 1821. He was married June 10, 1847, in Columbiana Co., Ohio, to Hannah Grisell, daughter of Joseph and Letitia Grisell. Pre- vious to his marriage, Mr. Smock resided in various places in Ohio. After marriage he lived four years in Columbiana county, then went to Logan county, where he was engaged in run- ning a saw mill, and remained three years. He removed from the latter place to Green county, in 1854. Soon after arriving here he purchased the place where he now lives. In 1869 he re- moved with his family to Story Co., Iowa, re- maining there until 1872, when he returned to his farm in this county. When Mr. Smock came to Green county in 1854, the country was, much of it, in an uncultivated state. Land was worth $20 per acre at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Smock had six children, four of whom are liv- ing-Frank, Letitia, Douglas, Libbie, Lincoln and John.

Frank H. Smock is a native of Ohio, born in Columbiana county, July 12, 1848, and is a son of J. C. and Hannah (Grisell) Smock, both of whom are living in the town of Clarno, near their son. When Frank was three years old, his parents removed with him to Logan county and remained three years on a farm, thence they came to this county and settled on section 11, town of Clarno. Here the subject of our sketch continued to live with his parents about fourteen years, then went to Story Co., Iowa, and lived about five years, and thence to the town of Clarno and settled on section 14, where he remained one year, then went to Lafayette county and lived about two years. He then moved to sections 11 and 14, where he now

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owns about 135 acres of land, and is engaged in handling stock. His farm is an excellent one . and well adapted for his business. He was married Sept. 2, 1872, to Belle Mellose, of Illi- nois. They have had four children-Eva May, Elma L., Ida D. and Fannie. The latter died Jan. 24, 1881, and was buried in Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Smock has been a greenhacker ever since the organization of that party. Ile has held offices of trust in the county, and is a citizen of many good qualities.

Andrew Dinges was born in Centre Co., Penn., Jan. 21, 1828, and is a son of John and Sarah (Swartz) Dinges, of German descent. The subject of this sketch was a farmer and re- moved from his native State to Stephenson Co., Ill. When twenty-six years old he came to this county and settled on section 22, Clarno, where he purchased 120 acres of choice land. He now owns 200 acres and makes stock rais- ing a specialty. He was married in Centre Co., Penn., Jan. 21, 1851, to Elizabeth Dulwiler, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ulrick) Dnl- wiler, both of whom are dead and buried in Aaronsburg. Mr. Dinges' parents are both buried also in Aaronsburg cemetery. They have thirteen children --- Lydia A., Willoughby H., Florence V., Andrew C., Sarah E., Elenora, Charles W., Emma R., Mary A., Winnie M., Frederick C., Olive E. and Winona E. The four oldest are married. Mr. and Mrs. Dinges are members of the Reform Church, and in politics he is a democrat.

John MeCammunt, a successful farmer and s'ock raiser of the county, was born in Mus- kingum Co., Ohio, Oct. 31, 1830. He is the son of Samnel and Rebecca (Coe) MeCammunt, who are dead and buried in a private cemetery upon Mr. McCammunt's farm. He came from Ohio directly to Green county and settled on section 21, of the town of Clarno, where his father for- merly owned the south half of the northeast quarter, to which he has added 160 acres ad- joining, and has a good residence and other im- provements. Upon his farm are four springs of

excellent water, and the place is well adapted for stock raising. He was married Jan. 17, 1856, to Adaline Wells, daughter of Peter Wells, of Monroe, and sister of T. B. and Charles Wells, of the town of Clarno. They have eight children-Mary, Temperance, Angeline, Sarah, John, Minnie, Joshua and Caroline.

Emanuel Painter came to Shueyville in 1855, and went to work in the blacksmith shop of Cornelius Henry, for whom he worked six months. He then bought the shop of Mr. Henry, and began business on his own account; which he has since continued, at the same place. He was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., May 29, 1830, and is the son of Daniel and Esther (Crawshard) Painter. He came to Green county directly from Pennsylvania. He was married May 6, 1855, to Mary Michael, a native of that State, Clearfield county. Ten children have been born to them -Huldah, Lucy A .. Flora D., Amanda E., Nettie B., Rosa A., Tillie M., Allie M., Eda E. and Palmer A. Mr. and Mrs. Painter are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Painter is doing a prosperous business, and since coming to Shueyville, has never been out of work. He has accumulated some property, and now owns his shop and a good house in town, and seventy-five acres of land located a short distance north of the village.

Joshua Wiley was born in Chester Co., Penn., Sept. 6, 1816. He is a son of William and Lydia (Frame) Wiley. The former is now buried in Chester Co., Penn., and the latter in Lancas- ter county. In 1833 the family removed to Chester county, and in 1854, Joshua went to Freeport, Ill., and lived three years, then came to Green county and settled on section 19, where he owns eighty acres of land. He was married March 2, 1854, to Elizabeth Strode, of Wilmington, Del., and they now have three children-William, now foreman on a railroad, and stationed at Yankton, Dak .; Mary and Ella. They belong to the Society of Friends, and are comfortably situated to spend their declining years in peace and happiness.

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Alfred Clark came to Green county when but seven years old. He is a native of Massa- chusetts, born March 8, 1853. He is a son of Elam and Tirzah (Brown) Clark. The former is now dead and buried in Monroe cemetery, the latter is living in the village of Monroe. Alfred, the subject of this sketch, lives on sec- tion 3, near Monroe, and owns 397 acres of good land. He cultivates a fine vineyard and manufactures wine, but is principally engaged in raising stock. His wife was Elizabeth Fitz- gerald, a native of New York, to whom he was married Nov. 1, 1863. They have had four children-Charles L., now in Montana on a cattle ranch; Nellie M., Mamie P. and Alfred C., all at home. Near the residence of Mr. Clark was erected the first frame house between Free- port and Madison, and it was built by Joseph Kelly. The lumber was drawn from Galena, and it was used for a hotel. Mr. Clark has a beautiful residence, and seems surrounded by all the comforts of life.

Solomon Starr was born in Ohio, Preble county, July 7, 1822. He is a son of Adam and Mary (Kick) Starr, who are buried in Monroe cemetery. Mr. Starr's father was one of the earliest settlers in this county, having located nine miles below Mineral Point, in 1826, where he worked at blacksmithing for a time, then removed to the place now owned by Peter Lichtenwalner, on section 28. He remained there for eleven years. Solomon was married in 1842 to Sarah Blunt, of the town of Clarno, daughter of William and Nancy (Smith) Blunt, both of whom are dead, the latter is buried at Sedalia, Pettis county, the former lies in Shuey- town cemetery. Mr. Starr lives on the north and east side of the east half of the north- east quarter of section 25, and owns 104 acres. There are seven children living-Daniel, Wil- liam, Levi L., May C., Susan E., Martha E. and Farmer D. Mr. Starr is a member of the Christian Church, and politically is a democrat.

William Beckman was born Oct. 3, 1841, in the northern part of Prussia, near the city of

Slettin. His parents, Christian and Louise Beckman, are dead and buried in Prussia. When fifteen years old, William left his native country and came to America. On coming to Green county, he first lived in Monroe one and a half years, afterwards working on a farm till 1864, then purchased the mill property known as the "Thober Mill," which he operated about ten years, then sold and removed to his present farm, on section 26, of the town of Clarno, where he owns 125 acres of land, also a saw mill. He has a hand- some residence surrounded by trees. His farm is watered by the Big Richland creek, and is very desirable property. He was married Feb. 2, 1866, to Mrs. Louisa Beckman nee Ohm, widow of his brother, Michael Beckman, who died in the army. He belonged to the 36th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, company D. Mrs. Beckman had one child by her first mar- riage-Emma F., now Mrs. Grimnert, of Mon- roe. Mr. and Mrs. William Beckman have four children-Amanda, William, Martha and Fred- erick. They are members of the German Evangelical Synod of North America. Mr. Beckman was educated in Prussia, and also at- tended school after coming to America, about seven months.

Abner 'A. Drake is one of the men who has always made this county his home, having set- tled here at the time of his birth. He is a son of Robert M. and Sarah (Jones) Drake; the former is also a resident of this county. Abner was married to Catherina Zweifel, a native of Green county, and daughter of Jacob and Verena Zweifel. They have two children- Frank R. and Arthur J. Mrs. Drake is a mem- ber of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Drake is a member of the republican party. Their home is located on section 5, on the southeast quarter, where he owns eighty acres of land, and makes stock raising his principal business.

T. J. Anderson was born March 12, 1838, and is a son of Garland and Elizabeth (Lutts) An-

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derson, both of whom are dead and buried at Freeport, Ill. The father of the subject of this sketch was a shoemaker by trade. In 1854, T. J., with his parents, went to Stephenson Co., Ill., and lived near Freeport on a farm until 1862, when he came to this county loeating in the town of Clarno. He was married at Monroe in 1864 by Rev. Fairbanks to Annie E. McDowell. They lived for a time in the south- east part of the town, but in 1869 removed to section 20, where they have since lived. He owns eighty acres and is principally engaged in raising stock. They have two children liv- ing-Etta B. and Katie J. They have lost four children, three of them within nine days by diptheria in 1879. They were buried in the Hawthorne Cemetery near the United Brethren Church in Green county.

Thomas Hawking Eaton, was born April 13, 1822, in the town of Elk Run, Columbiana Co., Ohio. His great-great-grandfather, John Eaton took up arms against the infatuated despot, James the Second; and, for gallantry and good conduct at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, was rewarded by William the Third, Prince of Orange, with a liberal donation of land in Ireland, where he established his family. The great-grandfather of Thomas was also named John. He was born on the paternal es- tate which he finally disposed of and emigrated to America, settling on the shore of the Chesa- peake bay. He had, by his first wife, three children-James, Hugh and Mary. James, the eldest of the children, was born Dee. 25, 1733, on his father's estate in Ireland; and, after the death of his mother and the see- ond marriage of his father, he took up his resi- dence in London. After living in that eity seven years, he enlisted in the English navy and served seven years on a British man-of-war. During his term of service he was engaged in several battles with the French, both on land and sea. After his term of service had expired, he traveled extensively in Europe, and finally came to America, settling at Hagerstown, Md.,

where he married Elizabeth Downey. Their children were-John, Hugh, James, Elizabeth, Nancy, Rebecca and Sarah. The father was a pioneer settler of Washington Co., Penn., where he located in 1779, on the headwaters of Pike Run. He died there March 31, 1814. John, the eldest of the children, and father of the subject of this sketeh, was born April 25, 1778, at Green Spring Furnace, near Hagers- town, Md. He came with his father to Wash- ington Co., Penn., where he spent his youth and early manhood and where, at eighteen years of age, he was married to Catharine Marker. The fruit of this marriage was eleven children, two dying in infancy. The others were-Eliza- beth, Rebecca, William, Nancy, Sarah, Horace P., James Harvey, Reason Beall and Thomas Hawkins. John Eaton, the father, was a pio- neer in eastern Ohio, arriving in Columbiana county about the year 1809. He served in the War of 1812-15, under Gen. William Henry Harrison and was one of the early settlers in Crawford county, in that State, taking up his residence in the town of Liberty, in 1830. During the next winter (1830-31), he was in- strumental by the aid of the father of the "fighting MeCooks," who was then clerk in one of the branches of the Ohio legislature, in per- manently fixing the county seat of Crawford county. He died in Holmes township, that county, July 23, 1850. He was a man of ar- dent temperament, generous, unsuspecting, benevolent, honest and fearless. The young- est of his sons, Thomas Hawkins, the sub- jeet of this sketch, was raised on the pater- nal homestead in Liberty township, Craw- ford Co., Ohio. He was, to a large extent, de- prived of even a common school education, as that part of Ohio was then a "howling wilder- ness." Whatever of education he acquired in after life was the result of his own energetic efforts. He was married, on the 9th of April, 1845, to Martha Albert, grand-daughter of the celebrated Dr. Breniman, of Lancaster, Penn., the result of which marriage is six children-

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three dying in infancy. The others are- Mary Frances, the wife of MeCletus Chapin; James Harvey and George West. The fa- ther, with his family, consisting of his wife and one child, emigrated to Wisconsin in 1851. He settled in Monroe, Green county, en- gaging for two years in house building. Ile then began the study of the law and was admit- ted to the bar in 1856. He opened a law office the following year in Monroe, continuing in the practice until the second year of the War for the Union, when he enlisted as a private in company G, of 22d regiment of Wisconsin Vol- unteers. He was immediately commissioned as Ist lieutenant, but was taken sick and obliged to resign his commission, returning home in March, 1863. Mr. Eaton has served as justice of the peace three terms in Monroe and four terms in Clarno. He has served one year as chairman of the board in the town last men- tioned. In consequence of disease contracted in the service, he was upon his return, unable to resume the practice of his profession, and has for the last twenty-one years resided on his farm on section 16, in the town of Clarno.

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History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 107

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company Number of Pages: 1168

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168