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The first white man to penetrate this northern, almost impenetrable woods, was Ira S. Graves, who, with his brother Leroy, built a mill a mile or so below the present site of Colhy. N. J. White was associated with them in the lumber business.
In 1873, the railroad reached this point, and the place must be dated from this time. Mr. Levi Woodberry was
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an early settler. The place received regular accessions un- til, in February, 1876, Griffin & Co. started a newspaper, the Enterprise. After a while, J. A. Parkhurst alone man- aged the concern, and, at the end of two years, having been elected County Clerk, or Cierk of the Court, the people of Colby suffered him to remove the paper to Neillsville, where it soon died of nostalgia.
In 1878, on the 18th of September, Samnel J. and Joel J. Schafer started the Phonograph, a live newspaper, which still lives to speculate upon and chronicle passing events.
In October, 1879, the citizens undertook to build a town hall, which should be a public utility and contain a library. G. R. Colby, in whose honor the town was named, offered $500 towards the expense, and the members of the Presby- terian Church, who had a frame standing, offered to relin- quish their claim upon it. So work was begun upon it, and it is in progress as a public building.
In December, 1879, a literary association was formed, with George J. Walbridge, president; Mrs. D. S. Bullock, vice-president ; Ch. F. Grove, librarian ; J. B. Carpenter, treasurer.
On Friday, June 17, 1880, Lars Jacobson was accident- ally killed in Potter & Ferguson Bros.'s mill.
The business in Colby is divided as follows :
Lumber-mill-Potter & Ferguson Bros.
Planing-mill-E. Decker & Co., A. La Mont being the other member of the firm.
Saw, shingle and broom-handle factory-west of the village; J. D. Thomas.
North of the village is a lumber and shingle mill, built by Mr. P. R. Edminster, and owned by Rogers Bros., of Milwaukee, which is not running.
Two miles below the village is the saw and shingle mill of E. Decker & Co.
A mill was built by Mr. Stevens, in 1876. It was burned the next season.
A flouring-mill was built by Reynolds & Bryant, in 1879, and has two run of stones; a wagon, carriage and sleigh works is run by N. P. Peterman ; blacksmithing by Charles Holtzhousen, Fred. Roth ; "pop" manufacturer, M. Kra- mer; shoemakers, A. Becherer and Frank Farnstahl ; cab- inet shops, C. R. Taylor and C. P. Bahl; general merchan- dise, Andrew Flaig, Frank Brott, Fred. Bredemyer and B. F. Walker; hardware, G. J. Walbridge and D. J. Etsell ; drug stores, Henry Seigrist and B. A. Wilms; millinery, Miss Annie Davis and sister; tailor, William Risch ; saloons-one billiard hall and four other saloons.
The churches have not yet secured a very firm footing in Colby. The Catholics have a mission here, supplied from Medford, Taylor Co., having bought the old school- house as a nucleus for future operations.
A Presbyterian organization was effected in 1874, and the Rev. R. A. Fuller preached here in the school-house until 1877.
The Methodists and Baptists also have organizations, but have not yet accumulated strength sufficient to go alone.
Lawyers-Charles F. Grow, R. B. Salter.
Doctor-D. R. Freeman.
Potter & Ferguson Bros.'s mill was twice burned, and had a boiler explosion, but, Phoenix like, it arose from its ashes.
Fraternal .- Masonic-Colby Lodge, No. 204. N. J. White, W. M .; D. R. Freeman, secretary.
Odd Fellows-Colby Lodge, No. 234. Oliver Yerks, N. G .; F. H. Darling, R. S.
Good Templars-Forest Lodge, No. 253. W. E. Col- lins, W. C. T .; W. H. Bartell, R. S.
Railroad Business .- The transactions at the depot in
Colby is $2,400 a month, on an average. F. L. Dille is the station agent.
Post-office-G. J. Walbridge, Postmaster; E. Merritt, assistant. Seventy-five dollars a month in stamps is sold.
Colby House-G. W. Ghoea, proprietor.
Brehm's Hotel-Herman Brehm, proprietor ; Paul Zollic, office clerk.
There is around Colby, for. miles, large quantities of lumber, pine and hard wood, and with farms opening up on all sides, it is destined to be a village of large proportions.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
CHARLES PHILLIP BAHL, forniture, Colby, was born in Ger- many, Sept. 10, 1844 ; came to New York with his parents when eight years of age ; stopped three six months and then moved to Washington Co., Wis., where he learned his trade of Mr. Schmitt. He then went to Brown County, and soon after taking a trip to Minnesota, returning to Brown County, he came to Colby in 1879. Opened his furniture store in 18So. He married Miss Angusta Manegel, of Brown Co., Wis. They have two children, Elezie and Lena. The parents are members of the Lutheran Church.
W. H. BARTELL, land agent for the W. C. R. R., Colby, was born in Cuba, Allegany Co., N. Y., Jan. 13, 1843. To his fifteenth year he remained there, attending school and working on a farm. From there, his mother and family moved to Madison, Dane Co, Wis, and with his work helped support the family. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 11th Wis. V. I .; mustered out in 1865, and, returning home, canvassed for a war history till 1867; then established the firm of Allen & Bartell, books and stationery. In IS71, went to Racine County ; took the post-office and express agency in Franksville ; gave that up and came to Colby in his present employment, and has disposed of as much as 10.000 acres taking hold of the business. In 1871, he married Miss Melvina A. Shaw, of Portage. They have two boys, Charlie and Willie D. Mr. B. is P. W. in the Good Templars' lodge.
FRANK BROTT, merchant, Colby, was born in New York, Aug. 7. 1842. The same year his parents moved to Milwaukee, locating on a farm. His father being a millwright worked at his trade ; built the Ce- darsburg mills for Hilger & Schroeder, those of Milwaukee called the city mills, and others. He now lives on a farm near Saukville, Ozau- kee Co., aged eighty-one. Mr. B. worked on this farm till he arrived at the age of twenty-two, then went to farming in Washington County, where he stayed till coming to Colby, where he opened a store in Mara- thon County side of the village ; then moved across the line into Clark, where his buildings were destroyed by fire in ISSo. Ile rehuilt in thirty days, resumed business, aud now does a business of about $15 .- 000 a year. In 1863, he married Miss Betsey A. Stevens, of Washing- ton County. They have two children ; a son nine years of age, Arthur, and an adopted daughter, five years of age, Della. Mr. B. is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
J. S. EDMINSTER, proprietor of billiard hall and livery, Colby, was born in Newberg, Penobscot Co., Me., Feb. 7, 1836. His parents moved to Dodge Co., Wis., in 1852, locating at Burnett, remaining there till 1853, then taking up claim in the town of Lynn. While here his mother died. They then sold out and went to Belmont in Portage County, where his father married again. J. S. attended school in Ripon, then going to the farm in Portage County; then went to lumbering in the Little Pineries. He farmed and lumbered up to 1872, then came here and located two miles below Colby; went into the mill business ; built a mill of his own on Sec, 13. In IS74, bought a farm and im- proved it. Built his present building in Colby in ISSo. Ile was in the mercantile business as W. H. & J. S. Edminster ; is now farming. lum- bering, and in the livery business. In 1863, he married Miss Phoebe R. Pierce, of Plover. They have three children-Amasa J., Alvin W. and Anis A. Mr. E. was Supervisor one year.
D. R. FREEMAN, physician and surgeon, Colby, was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., March 31, 1840, and on determining to enter the practice of medicine, began studying with Dr. Isaac Drake, but when the war broke out, he enlisted in the 6th N. Y. V .; served till 1864 ; was wounded in different battles, and saw service in hospital practice. On coming home, took up his profession and attended lectures at Vermont State University, at Burlington ; graduated in 1873, and practiced in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., till 1877, and then came to Colby and opened a drug store and practiced medicine and surgery. In ISSI, he sold his drug store to Henry Seigrist ; now is intending to build again. He mar- ried Miss Lenora Whitehouse of Colby in ISSo. There are two chil- dren by a former marriage, Charles and Henry. Dr. Freeman is Ex- amining Physician for pensions ; is now Justice, and belongs to the Ma- sons, also to the Good Templars.
M. KAUDY, fanning-mill factory, Colby, was born in Loraine, France, Oct. 11, 1828 ; came to America in 182S; learned cabinet-mak- ing and has followed the business since in its different branches. Wbile
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in Chicago, he married Mi -. Mary Botie. In 1878, came to Colby ; built his factory and dwelling : now makes fanning-mills and milk-safes. IIe belongs to the I. O. O. F. His children are-Nicholas L., Mary, John, Anna, Garrett, Mathias, Barbary and Joseph. His son, N. L. Kaudy, artist, was born in Dodge Co., Wis., Oct. 22, 1857; commenced the art of taxidermy when quite young, In 1875, studied music, in which he is proficient, and now gives lessons on different instruments. Since 1879, has developed fine taste in portrait painting. His rooms are on Spencer street, Colby.
MATT KRAMER, hotel, Colby, was born in Prussia, Germany, Aug. 5 1838 ; came to America in 1866; stopped in New York but a short time, and then went to the Lake Superior mines, in the State of Michigan, where he staid until 1878, when he came to Colby, Clark Co., and opened the Kramer House, having purchased the building and six lots. In 1868, he married Miss Lizzie Steffer, of Michigan. They have five children-Edward William, Matt, Mary, Anna and Katie. All the children were born in Michigan. Mr. K. belongs to the Catholic Church.
C. M. PADDOCK. farmer, Sec. 12, P. O. Colby, was born in the town of Scio, N. Y., Feb 20, 1845, moving to Plover in 1866, there clerk- ing for John Holiday ; was with him for four years, off and on, lumber- ing some of the time. He was also engaged as clerk in Stevens Point, by Currn Bros. ; then coming to Colby, took a homestead of eighty acres; has now cleared twenty, put up good buildings, and otherwise improved the farm. He is now engaged in farming and stock business. In 1875, he married Miss Mary Russell, of Milwaukee. They have two children, Clinton, five years of age, and Raymond, six months. Mr. Paddock has been Constable and Supervisor, and held other offices. He belongs to the Masonic lodge of Piover, No. 76.
R. B. SALTER, attorney, Colby, was born in Washington Co., Wis., April 11, 1854. He grew up and attended school here; soon began teaching; taught, in all, about thirty-one months, having received his ed- ucation in the West Bend High School and Mann's Commercial College of Fond du Lac. He commenced reading law with Priest & Carter, of Fond du Lac, in 1875; then next season with Frisbie, Weil & Barney, completing his course at the University at Madison ; this was in 1877. He located at Colby in 1878, and now has a steadily increasing practice. In 1880, he married Miss Sarah Englehard.
HENRY SIEGRIST, druggist, Colby, was born in Switzerland, June 10, 1843; emigrated to America, and arrived in Calumet Co., Wis., in 1857, where he worked at the trade of shoemaking, and before he moved from there, was Sheriff of the county. In 1874. he came to this county and took a homestead: sold his farm afterwards, and went to shoemaking in Colhy, at which business he continued until 1881, when he bought the drug store of Dr. Freeman. In 1866, he married Miss Killer, of Calumet. They have three children-Edward, Henry and Herman. Mr. S. enlisted, in 1861, in the 14th Wis. Vol., and after- wards in the 26th; was mustered out in 1865. He has served in the offices of Deputy Sheriff, Town Clerk and Supervisor. He belongs to the Masonic lodge, and is leader of the Colby Band.
C. R. TAYLOR, cabinetmaker, Colby, was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Feb. 20, 1843, coming with his parents to Walworth Co., Wis., in 1846. His father was a mechanic. Moving to different counties, C. R. attending school as the opportunity presented itself. At Saukville, he commenced working in his brother's saw-mill. When seventeen years of age, he learned the turner's trade with S. II. Vandercook. In 1861. enlisted in Co. C, Ist Wis. Cav .; mustered out in 1864. returning to Washington Co., Wis., where he recruited his shattered health ; then re- sumed his trade. Coming to the town of IIull, he helped organize the first Town Board, taking a homestead in Town 28, Sec. 24. He then went at jobbing work, clerked for I. C. Ghoca, in the hardware business, and for W. S. Hints, dry goods, finally buying R. A. Fuller out, and now carries on the cabinet business. In 1867, he married Miss Olive Gilson, of Washington County. They have two boys, Clarence M. and Roy G. Mr. Taylor belongs to the Good Templars, and is Clerk of School District.
F. J. THIRUN, merchant, Colby, was born in Germany, Jan. 29, 1859. His parents moved to Quebec in 1868, then to Fredonia, Ozau- kee Co., where he stayed till 1877, learning the machinist's trade, also the cooper's. They then bought a piece of land on Sec. 24, town of Hull, and built a saw.mill ; run it till 1880, when he sold to Gregory Unhafer. and then came to Colby. Here he opened a store with Schmitt & Thrun. but closed out and went to Woodbury ; came back, and now carries on a general merchandise store, doing a business of about $1,600 per year. Ilis parents are living with him. His father is aged sixty-seven, and his mother, forty-nine. Two of his sisters are in this family, Delia and Ida. They belong to the Lutheran Church.
B. F. WALKER, merchant, Colby, was born in Cumford, Yorkshire, England, Jan. 27, 1844. At the early age of six, he began making his way by working for the navies at a shilling a day ; at twelve, he smug- gled himself aboard a ship, and when discovered the captain made him cabin boy. He was striving to reach his grandfather, who then lived in Buffalo, N. Y. He was soon after on a propeller on the lakes, and on
arriving at Milwaukee went to work on Capt. Long's new farm ; but it didn't suit him, so he changed to Mr. Mane's farm, then to Adolph Win- chell's, but found a home at Mrs. Cooley's, in Ozaukee County, where he stayed till 1866. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. D, 35th Wis. V. ; served till 1865, and returned to his home in Ozaukee County, where he en- tered into a stave and butter-tub factory. the firm being Walker & Coo- ley ; sold out and came here, taking a homestead, and, in 1876, he opened his present business, doing a business of about $20,000 a year. In 1866, Oct. 15, he married Miss H. C. Taylor, of Ozaukee County. No children. Mr. Walker belongs to the Masonic lodge.
DORCHESTER.
This is one of the towns springing up on the line of the Wisconsin Central railway. It is three miles north of Ab- botsford, in the midst of a dense hard-wood region, inter- spersed with pine, which is rapidly disappearing. The region is good farming land, a clayey loam.
The Eau Pleine River is three miles east, and the Pop- lar three miles west; the one running into the Wisconsin, the other into the Black River. There are at present, per- haps, 400 people in the village.
B. G. Miltimore is Postmaster, with John Miltimore as assistant : $70 a month is received for stamps.
R. P. Ruling is station agent. Amount of receipts for freight forwarded, per month, $1,394; freight received, $500 ; passenger fares, $220.
The American Express Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company have offices here.
The place was first settled in 1874.
Sumner Hugaboom started to build a hotel right in the wilderness. Hosea Hugaboom, Silas and George Shepard, Peter Ruben, L. N. Robbins, were among the earliest comers.
In the future, however, all those who are here now and are mentioned as in business, will be considered as the pio- neers of Dorchester.
The saw-mill was built by R. C. Evans. It afterwards was in the hands of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Com- pany. Its cost was $50,000, and was for a time in charge of E. L. Swarthout. It was burned and rebuilt in the Win- ter of 1880-1, and in the first season cut six million feet into lumber, shingle and lath. The mill has a double rotary, with planer and other dressing machinery.
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General Merchandise Dealers .- Miltimore Bros., H. La- borris, Pomplitz Bros., A. F. Sumner, Larson & Ulnen, O. D. Vandurn & Co.
Shoe Shop-N. Reddig.
Butcher-A. Mezier.
Land-Agent-E. L. Swarthout.
Two hotels, Central House, Sumner Hugaboom, proprie- tor; Donnelly House, Michael Donnelly, proprietor.
Religious .- There are as yet no church buildings, but the Catholics, German Lutheran, Methodists and Presbyte- rians have adherents and the place is considered missionary ground, to be supplied from the neighboring towns.
Schools .- The educational interests of the town are well provided for. The school-house was built in 1876. There are Too enrolled pupils. W. C. Mason is the principal, and Mrs. Florence May, assistant.
A lodge of Good Templars is in town, and a division of the Sons of Temperance.
Logs have to be hauled from two to five miles, that is the pine ; the hard-wood is hardly encroached upon at all. The village is well laid out, and certainly has a promis- ing future.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHIES.
J. BOULAIS, of the firm of J. Boulais & Co., general merchandise, Dorchester. Born in Lower Canada, Sept. 22, 1846. In 1867. moved to Janesville, Rock Co., Wis., and went to shoemaking. Still following his trade, he traveled to Nevada, and on to California, coming east and locating in Dorchester, in 1877. Opened a shoe shop, and then the store
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he now operates in partnership with H. LaRossier. In 1865, he mar- ried Miss Mary Tretow, who died in 1866. He married again in 1875, to Miss Philisty Moller, of Fond du Lac, Wis. They have four children -Joseph, George H., Charlie O. D. and Edward H. Mr. B. has held office as Town Treasurer, and is a member of the Catholic Church.
BERTHIN M. BENSON, dealer in general merchandise, Dorches- ter, Wis. Came to the village in 1875. Born in Stavanger, Norway, March 15, 1850. His father was a merchant at that place, and met some losses before his death, which occurred on the 17th of October, 1859. Heaviest loss, however, was on the 13th of March, 1860, when a great fire destroyed what property the widowed mother had left, leaving them penniless, but with the aid of friends, and with all the help the little boys could render, they lived. Berthin went to work when thirteen years old, as errand boy, at fourteen, in a grocery store, and at sixteen, entered with a dry goods firm, where he remained for six years, leaving Norway, May 16, 1872. He landed in Madison, Wis., on the 11th of June. going to work for a farmer, until he secured a place in the drug and grocery house of Clark & Mills. In 1874. he established the firm of Nelson & Benson, drugs and groceries, Main street, Madison, Wis. ; a year after dissolved partnership, and came to Dorchester and built his store and
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house in the woods. As the country grew, his trade increased, until with a stock of $3,000, his business was $12,000 for 1880. In 1876, Berthin sent for his mother and two younger brothers. They came and staid but a short time, and getting homesick, went back, and in 1878, September 6, at fifty-nine years of age, his dear mother died. His brothers, Iver and Bernt, returned to Wisconsin, and stopped at Milwaukee, where Berthin had secured places for them. After about one year and a half, they located at LaCrosse, where they now carry on a general variety store, in the firm name of Benson Brothers, of which Berthin is a mem- ber, and will, in person, take active work therein, September, 1881. His youngest brother, Bernt, died March 28, 1881. The fourth brother, Emanuel, is living in San Francisco, where he has been working in a milk range for eight years. On the 21st of July, 1875, Mr. Benson mar- ried Miss Johanna M. Larson, of Madison. They have one child, a daughter, Gunda Marie. He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod, and has served the public for three years as Town Clerk. In 1880, he was appointed as Enumerator, in the town of Mayville, Clark County, of the Third Census District of Wisconsin, by the Government.
JAMES E. BURSELL, carpenter, Dorchester. Born in Canada, Dec. 9, 1834. On coming to Waushara Co., Wis., he learned the car. penter's trade in 1854. Ile then bought : 20 acres of land, and cleared and cultivated it, sold it in 1871. Went to farming again, but gave it up, and in 1877, came to Dorchester, going to work at house building ; soon after went to work in the mill there, and when it burned, his tools were lost in the fire. After buying two lots in 1879, he built his resi- dence. In 1862, he married Miss Mary Ann Crow, of Waushara County. They have three children-Eva Flora, Henry and William Dunn. Mr. B. is now School Treasurer, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which, in the Sabbath School, he is as- sistant superintendent. Belongs to the Sons of Temperance and the Temple of Honor.
J. J. LANSWORTH. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Dorchester, born in Ra- cine Co., Wis., Nov. 10, 1842, lived on a farm till the breaking out of the war, in 186r, when he enlisted in the 15th Wis. V. I. ; served three years and three months ; came home Jan. 7, 1865. During his service, was wounded in the ankle with a Minnie ball. He went to farming in Racine County after leaving the army, soon removing to Dane County, where he stayed till 1872, then taking up a homestead on Sec. 14, of 160 acres. In 1865, Oct. 23, he married Miss Susan Moirland, of Dane County. They have six children-Ida J., Lizzie B., Annie L., Louella A. (deceased), Mabel A. and Cora Alma. Mr. Lansworth was Town Treasurer in 1879-80, and is a member of the Baptist Church ; belongs to theSons of Temperance, of which lodge he is D. G. W. P.
MILTIMORE BROTHERS, general merchandise, Dorchester, was first established in 1876, by D. O. Miltimore ; afterwards it was Miltimore & Eastwood, and, in 1878, the firm name became what it now is, doing a business of $25,000 per year. John A. Miltimore was born in Canada, Oct. 6, 1849, came West and entered business with his broth- er in 1878. In December, 1880, he married Miss Mary A. Chushing, of Portage. B. G. Miltimore was born in Canada, near the Vermont line, Dec. 21, 1852, where he staid till the family moved to Waushara Co., Wis., and, in 1870, went to New York and attended commercial school at Lodi, then clerked for S. O. Root, of the same place. He came to Dorchester in 1878, with his brother. He bought out D. O. Miltimore & Eastwood, and is now Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Notary Public and Postmaster. His father was a soldier, and died in 1876, and the mother died in 1855, in Waushara Co., Wis.
E. H. WINCHESTER, insurance agent, Dorchester, was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Sept., 20, 1851 ; parents went to Wautoma, in Waushara Co., Wis., where they lived on a farm, and E. H. went to school. He then started for himself. Going to Chicago, he engaged in furnishing goods house, for C. A. Crell, afterwards for W. L. Cole ; went to Eau Claireand engaged with Jacob Smith, next Spring going to Green Bay, and working for W. L. Cole in a saw-mill, where he remained till 1875, when he came to Dorchester and went into a store for Earl & Evans. He then bought the firm out, and ran the business himself till 1877. He then changed the firm name to W. H. Blade & Co .; then sold to Mr. Blade and clerked for him until 1879, going to book-keeping for McMillan Bros., Manville ; has since been engaged by O. D. VanDusen & Co., and runs an insurance agency in the village. April 23, 1875, he married Miss Ella Evans, of Dorchester. They had two children, Eddie, deceased, and Lela. Mr. Winchester is a member of the Good Tem- plars, also of Sons of Temperance.
UNITY. [For History, see Marathon County.] BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
A. COOK, furniture, Unity. Born in Canada West, Oct. 4, 1854 ; Came to Calumet Co., Wis., with his parents to the town of Stockbridge, where they stayed ; in 1865, he took a trip to Iowa ; he first came Unity, Clark County, on a visit and went to Calumet County to get a wife; then located here with his brother S. A .; opened general merchandise store ; sold to his brother and went to Stockbridge and commenced farming, where he remained till ISSo; returned to Unity, and in the Spring opened his furniture store. In 1860, his mother and eldest sister were drowned on the Lady Elgin. His father died in 1868. One of his brothers is living on the old farm. Two brothers in Minnesota. Oldest brother and youngest sister dead. In 1873, he married Miss Amanda M. Blood. They have five children-Herbert A., George S., Lewis W., Henrietta and Mabel. Mr. Cook has been in office as Super- visor. Belongs to the I. O. O. F.
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