History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc., Part 80

Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1052

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GEORGE SHAFFER, attorney, firm of Manwarring & Shaffer, Menomonie. Born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1849. Removed with his father, Peter Shaffer, to Adams Co., Wis., in the Spring of 1855. and to the town of Sherman, Dunn Co., in 1863, where his father still resides. The subject of this sketch was engaged in teaching in Dunn County for some time. Was appointed County Superintendent of Schools in the Fall of 1874, on the resignation of W. S. Johnson. Was elected for the unexpired term, re-elected in 1875 and 1877, serving in all six years in this capacity. He read law with Judge E. B. Bundy, and graduated at the law department of the University at Madison, in June, 1880, and formed present partnership in the Fall of the same year.

GEORGE TONNAR. druggist, Menomonie. Was born in the Grand Duchy of Luxumberg, Germany, in 1843. His parents came to this country in 1858, and settled at Mankato, Minn., where they resided until their death. He went to St. Paul in the Fall of 1861, where he engaged for a time as a clerk. He enlisted in January, 1862, and continued in the service till the close of the war. He was for some time a member of Berdan's celebrated corps of sharpshooters. He afterwards joined the Ist Reg., Minn. V. I. He was in Mcclellan's Peninsula campaign, participated in the battles of Hanover Court House, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Peach Orchard and Malvern Hill. He was taken sick at Harrison's Landing, and on his recovery, was placed on detached duty, where he remained during the remainder of his term of service. Was clerk in the war department for a time, was afterward employed as hos- pital steward in the regular army. During the time that he was on de- tached service, he was engaged in the study of medicine, and attended lectures at the Georgetown University. After the close of the war, he went to Dubuque, where he was engaged as clerk in a drug store for about one year. He came to Menomonie in the Fall of 1868, and en- gaged as clerk till 1871, when he engaged in business for himself. He is a member of the staff of Gov. Smith, is second vice-president of the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association, and one of the directors of the Wisconsin Veteran Association. Has been twice Adjutant-General, and is now Brigadier General of the Chippewa Valley Veteran Reunion As- sociation, and holds other positions of a similar character. Was at one time County Superintendent of Schools of Dunn County. His wife was Nettie Burke, a native of Canton, Ohio.

FREDERICK URSINUS, general merchant, Menomonie. Born in the Kingdom of Saxony, in 1829. Came to the United States about 1849. He came by way of New Orleans to St. Louis ; thence to Illinois, where he lived about two years. He came to Menomonie in 1853. and was in the employ of Knapp, Stout & Co. for fifteen years, taking charge of the bakery department of that firm. His first business venture for himself was with Mr. Schutte, which partnership was dissolved in 1873. His wife was Minnie Schutte, a sister of Mr. William Schutte, his former partner. Has four children - Erdah, Fred, Bennie and an infant daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ursinus lost three children in one week, of diphtheria.

DANIEL WAITE, farmer, and present surveyor of Dunn County. Resides on Sec. Io, Town of Weston; P. O. Menomonie. He is the son of Emery Waite, who settled in Columbia County in 1853. Ile re- moved with his family to Dunn County in 1864. where the father of Mr. Waite died in 1879. IIis mother lives with her son, Daniel. Parents had three children, all of whom are residents of Dunn County-Fran- ces, now Mrs. G. W. Bird, Daniel and Eleanor. Daniel was born in Columbia County in 1854. He prepared for college at the High School of Menomonie, under Prof. Thayer, and took a farmer's course in the Illinois Industrial University, where he made a specialty of surveying. He was engaged in teaching for several years in Dunn County ; elected County Surveyor in the Fall of 1880. Married Harriet Stevens. They have one son.

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HISTORY OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

KNAPP.

This village is on the C., St. P., M. & O. R. R., and on Wilson's Creek. It has about 200 inhabitants, and is a manufacturing place.

The earliest settlers of Knapp were Omer Cole and John Bailey. The first store was kept by A. K. Humphrey. The village is in the town of Stanton, and has no separate government. It has now more than 500 inhabitants. Has a lodge of United Workmen, instituted in 1880, and one of Good Templars, started in 1873. Religious services are held in the school house. The amount of freight for- warded per month averages 2,500,000 pounds, and 500,000 received, and 8300 is received for passenger fares. F. E. Blaser is station agent.

The manufacturing interests of the place are as follows : the Hall & Dann Barrel Company, of Minneapolis, manu- facture their staves and headings, or a part of them, here, turning out 2,500 sets of barrel stock every day.

Hall, Dann & Co. also have a general merchandise store, selling from $30,000 to $40,000 worth a year. About 200 men are employed. The heading mill will cut forty cords a day, making 2,200 sets. About 74,000 staves are slashed out. The wood used is white and red oak, maple, ash, rock elm, birch, butternut and basswood. Logs at the mills bring from $2 to $9 a thousand. The dry houses kiln dry the stock in twenty-four hours. William Kimball is the efficient superintendent.

Manufacturing of hard woods must increase at this point.

The Bailey Manufacturing Company was incorporated October 18, 1880, with $100,000 capital. The firm consists of E. P. Bailey and S. J. Fletcher. Manufacture lumber, the Springer Cultivator and Seeder combined, wagons, trunk slats, etc. The object of the firm is to put as much labor as possible into the raw material. There is a store connected with the firm, selling about $40,000 worth a year. Eighty hands are employed.

The village is quite romantically located, in a valley surrounded by wood covered hills. It has a population of 200.

Northwestern Hub and Spoke Factory, E. T. Bond, pro- prietor. First started in 1876, by Hubbard & Morgan. About forty full sets of hubs and spokes are turned out every day, completely finished and polished. Some sawed felloes are also made. Richard Gregg is foreman, and about twenty-five men are employed. A store is also connected with the business.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

FRED E. BLASER, station agent and telegraph operator, Knapp. Was born in Tomah, in 1859. ITis father, John Blaser, was one of the early settlers of Monroe County. Mr. Blaser began learning his present business at Tomah, and was afterward employed for a time at Camp Douglass. His first station was Lowrie's, on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha K. R. His second station was Mather, on the Wisconsin Valley R. R .; thence to Valley Junction. Took charge of the station at Knapp, December, ISSO.

DR. J. T. BRIGHT, Knapp. Born in Columbia Co., Ohio, in 1837 Ite read medicine in Seneca County with Dr. Joseph M. Vers, and be- gan practice in Montcalm Co., Mich. Hle enlisted, in 1861, in the 13th Pa. Cavalry ; he was orderly sergeant of Co. 1; was afterward promoted to a first heutenancy. During the last part of the war, engaged in the medical department of the 2d Brigade 2d Div. Cav. Corps. Ile was wounded at the battle of Reams' Station, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered. He came to Dunn County in August, 1873. Ilis wife was born in North Carolina. They have five children.

EDWARD C. COLEMAN, of the Bailey Manufacturing Co., Knapp. Was born in Bloomington, Ill., in 1843. Removed with his parenti to Buffalo County, in 1857. His father, Henry Coleman, died in 1869. The parents of Mr. Coleman had three sons, besides himself

-Charles, born 1841; Milton, born 1856; Henry N., born 1860. Charles was a member of the 12th Wis. V. I. during the war. He was a gallant soldier ; was severely wounded at the battle of Perryville ; he settled in Pepin County after the close of the war; he was Sheriff of that county one year, and Under-Sheriff for several years. He and Milton met a tragic death at Durand, July 10, 1881, an account of which will be found elsewhere. Edward C. enlisted, in 1862, in the 25th Regt. Wis. V. I., and served till the close of the war. After the war he went to Cedar Falls, Dunn County, and to Menomonie in 1869. He was in the employment of Knapp, Stout & Co., at Rice Lake, for about seven years. He came to Knapp in the Fall of 18So.

DR. W. W. DORRY, Knapp. Born in Hadley, Mass., in IS22. He had a twin brother who died when seven years of age. His parents removed to the State of Connecticut in 1829. and afterward to Dansville, N. Y., where they resided till their death. Dr. Dorry studied medicine when a young man, and has practiced, more or less, for thirty years. He removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1856. He enlisted in 1861, in the 3d Mich. V. I. He served as a private for about three months. He par- ticipated in the first battle of Bull Run ; he was soon after detailed for hospital duty and served till the close of the war as division field hos- pital steward. After the close of the war he returned to Michigan and engaged in farming and practicing medicine. Ile removed to Eau Galle, Dunn County, in 1870, where he still owns a farm. He located at Knapp, December, 1880. He is at present engaged in keeping the boarding house for the manufacturing company of Hall, Dann & Co. He married Miss Sarah Filkins, born in Ohio. They have three sons- William H., James A. and Edmond G.

SOLOMON J. FLETCHER, of the Bailey Manufacturing Co., Knapp. Born in Oneida County, N. Y. He lived in that State till 1854, when he went to Pennsylvania. He learned the trade of a car- penter when a young man. Ile went to Tennessee in IS59. and en- gaged in bridge building. He was accompanied by his family, and by his brother Albert and family. When the war broke out in 1861, they made their escape down the Ilolston River to Paducah, Ky., with consid- erable difficulty and many interesting adventures. In IS62, Mr. Fletcher went to Menomonie and engaged with Knapp, Stout & Co. HIe contin- ued with this firm about three years. He is now a member of the Bailey Manufacturing Co., an account of which will be found elsewhere.

C. H. FRESSELL, M. D., Knapp. Was born at Lodi, Wis. He read medicine with Dr. Pease, of Menomonie, and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in ISSI. He located at Knapp, August, IS80. In the same year he married Miss C. Stockman, a native of Indiana.

H. W. KELLOGG, merchant, Knapp. Is one of the principal business men of this thriving village. He was born in Canada; re- moved to Ohio when about fourteen years of age ; afterwards went to Illinois, but returned to Ohio, where he was married to Celta Benedict ; afterwards removed to Minnesota. Came to Knapp, March, IS74; was telegraph operator here for about three years ; he then engaged in the mercantile business. Was appointed Postmaster in 1876. He is the present Chairman of the Town Board. He is engaged quite extensively in the purchasing of railroad ties, pile timber, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Kel- logg have five children, two boys and three girls.

HERBERT LUCAS, proprietor of hardware and tin shop, Knapp. Son of Carroll Lucas, Treasurer of Dunn County, who settled in the town of Spring Brook, in IS55, having been elected County Treasurer in the Fall of 1865, he removed to Menomonie. He has served as Coun- ty Treasurer since January, 1866. He was born in the State of New York in 1830. He married Marcelia Remmington. They have six children-Herbert, Stella, Devillier, Warren, Agnes and Clarence. Herbert was born in the town of Spring Brook, Dunn County, January, 1856. He learned the tinners' trade in Menomonie ; was two years with Edwards & Son, and the same length of time with Knapp, Stout & Co. He established business at Knapp, July, ISSo. Married Jennie Fletcher, daughter of Albert Fletcher.

MATHEW McCORMIC, proprietor of billiard room, Knapp. Son of Charles W. McCormic, who was born in Pennsylvania ; removed to Illinois, and thence to Dunn County, about 1857, and settled in the town of Red Cedar, and died in the town of Menomonie in 1866. Mrs. McCormic is still living. There were ten children, six sons and four daughters, all of whom are living. Mathew and his brother E. B., who lives in Eau Claire, are the only ones residing in this State. Mathew was born in De Kalb Co., Ill., in 1852. Ile engaged in business in Knapp in April, ISSI. He married Mary Maxsey. They have two children, Charles and James.

W. D. YOUNG, foreman for Ifall & Dunn, Knapp ; born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1834. He came to the United States July, 1851. He lived in New Jersey about two years ; came to Milwaukee in 1853 ; lived in Oconto County till 1861, when he enlisted in the 4th Wis. Cav., and served three years ; went to Menomonie in 1865, and engaged for Knapp, Stout & Co. Ile remained with this firm till Summer of 1880; has been in his present position since May, ISSI. Ilis wife was Marga- ret Riley ; she was born in Ireland ; has one son, George K.

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RUSK.

This thriving village is on the railroad, and is located about five miles southeast of Menomonie. It has 200 in- habitants. There was a serious fire in August, 1881.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

EDWARD K. BRAYTON, harness-maker, Rusk ; born at Dans- ville, Livingston Co., N. Y., January, 1849. When nine years of age, he removed with his parents to Hudson, Wis., where he learned his trade. He has worked at various places, at his trade ; has also acted as pilot on the Mississippi River. He has worked at Eau Claire, Wausau, Stillwa- ter, Minnesota, etc. ; was also at work in Baltimore, Md., for a time. He began learning his trade when fourteen years of age. He came to Rusk and engaged in business in June, 1877. Married Kate Schaaf ; they have two children, Mahel and Libbie. Mr. Brayton was Town Clerk for the year 1880.

DR. WILLIAM A. BURY, occulist, P. O. Menomonie, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1814. He first came to what is now Dunn County, then a part of Chippewa County, in the Spring of 1843. He remained in this part of the State about two years. Ile then returned to Balti- more. Being in delicate health at this period of his life, he spent sev- eral years in traveling. He went to California in 1852 ; has been a resi- dent of Dunn County since 1856. He is prominent among the early settlers of the county, but is more generally and widely known as an oculist, in which he has acquired a high reputation.

JOHN HAUSS, farmer, Sec. 20, P. O. Menomonie, is one of the early settlers of Dunn County. He was born in Baden, Germany, in 1825. He came to America, April, 1843. He lived in Erie Co., N. Y., about three and one-half years; thence to Illinois for a short time; thence to Mississippi City, in the State of Mississippi, where he worked on ma- chinery for a few months; thence to New Orleans ; then up the river to St. Louis ; and to Menomonie in 1853. He worked for Knapp, Stout & Co. for about two years. He settled where he now lives in 1855. His first wife was born in Germany; died 1877. His present wife was born in Racine County ; has two children by first wife, Conrad and Catharine. He learned the business of a brewer when a young man, which he fol- lowed for some time.

GEORGE D. OWEN, farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. Rusk; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1830. He removed to Rock County in the Fall of 1855, where he lived till Fall of 1859, when he came to Dunn County, and settled on Sec. 5, in the present town of Tainter. He located on his present farm in August, 1865. His wife was Carrie Kent, daughter of Joseph Kent. They have five children-Effie May, William D., Ethel R., Edith and Ambrose.

J. F. RONNEBERGER, farmer, Sec. 8, P. O. Rusk; was born in Germany in 1834; came to America in 1854; settled in Buffalo County, and engaged in farming. He settled on his present farm in 1876. He has 240 acres. His farm is comparatively new, but he is rapidly making improvements. His wife is a native of Germany ; they have four chil- dren-Anna E., Benjamin F., Martha M. and Rebecca.

ADELBERT C. SHERBURNE, deceased, son of Andrew Miller Sherburne, was born in the State of Maine, Aug. I, 1817, but was brought up in Oneida Co., N. Y .; afterward removed to Cattaraugus County, where he was married to his present widow, Miss Caroline Ross, who was born in Broome Co., N. Y., in 1820. In 1846, they removed to Dane County, and engaged in farming. They removed to Burnham Val- ley, LaCrosse Co., in 1852, but afterward returned to Dane County. They came to Dunn County in October, 1855, and settled on Sec. 9, town of Red Cedar. Mr. Sherburne pre-empted his first quarter-section of land, but rapidly increased this, till he had 1,500 acres in one body ; also made purchases of land in other parts of Dunn and Buffalo coun- ties, becoming one of the wealthiest and most successful farmers of that region. His widow and several of her children reside at the homestead. Mrs. Sherburne has five children-Caroline M., Sayles Andrew, Adel- bert C., Willshire and May Jane. A. C. was born in Dane County, in 1846. He has passed several years on the plains and elsewhere in the far West.

WILLSHIRE SHERBURNE, farmer, son of A. M. Sherburne, was born at the homestead, in town of Red Cedar, in 1857. He is the youngest child, but one, of his parents, and resides at the home- stead.

RODOLPH A. ZUEHLKE, of the firm of Zuehlke & Moedy, gen- eral merchants, Rusk, was born in Germany in 1853. He came to this country in 1869, when only sixteen years of age. He lived for a short time at Fort Atkinson, Wis. ; went to Eau Claire the following Febru- ary, where he lived till 1873, when he went to Menomonie, where he was engaged as clerk, for a time, for Mr. Fred. Ursinus, and was after- ward engaged of Schutte & Quilling ; took charge of store for the latter firm, at Rusk, in Spring of 1876. In October following bought the stock of goods and continued business in the firm name of Pritz & Zuehlke. His partner, Mr. Pritz, died in January, 1880. In March fol-

lowing, Mr. Moedy engaged with him. Mr. Zuehlke married Mary Harms, daughter of John Harms; have two children, Albert and Olga.

DOWNSVILLE.

A mill was erected here in 1860, by Capt. Downs, near the place where Ebenezer Thompson had begun to build ssme years before, and was ruined by the freshet. The property afterwards fell into the hands of Knapp, Stout & Co., who enlarged and improved it. This village is on the Red Cedar, eight miles down the river from Menomonie, and has about seventy-five people in the place.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

EDGAR M. DRAKE, clerk for Knapp, Stout & Co., Downsville. Born in Massachusetts, in 1848; removed with his parents to Pepin County in 1854. They came to Dunn County in 1856, and settled near Eau Galle, where they still reside. Mr. Drake engaged for Knapp, Stout & Co. in 1873, and has been with them since that time. His wife was Miss Sarah Cronk.

JOHN FLICK, JR., with Knapp, Stout & Co., Downsville. Born in Switzerland, in 1838. Came to the United States in 1856. Lived in Dubuque for a short time, also in Galena, Ill .; thence to La Crosse. He went to Menomonie in 1857, and engaged with Knapp, Stout & Co., and has been connected with this company since that time. He worked on Prairie Farm about two years ; was afterwards engaged in the woods. Was afterwards employed on the river during the Summer, and in the woods during the Winter, for several years. Came to Downsville in 1864. He is at present engaged in running lumber from Downsville to Dunnville and Waubeck. His wife was Magdalena Kerenholz, born in Switzerland. They have ten children, five boys and five girls.

JACOB HERMANN, farmer, Sec. II, P. O. Downsville. Born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1817. Came to this country in June, 1848. He resided in Baltimore, Md., about five years, and then went to Nor- folk, Va., thence to Davenport, lowa, for a short time. Came to Dunn County, November, 1855, and pre-empted his present farm, but worked at Downsville for Mr. Thompson about two years ; was also engaged with his successor, Mr. Downs. Mr. Hermann was one of the prominent early settlers of Dunn Co. He was a member of the Town Board for several years. His farm contains 210 acres. His wife was Christina Bachtle, born in Wurtemberg. They have four children, Fred, Caroline, Jacob and Louis.

JOEL HORNER, farmer, Sec. I, P. O. Downsville. Born in Cale donia, Racine Co., in 1844. His father, Joel Horner, settled in Racine County about 1835, where he resided till his death. Mr. Horner enlisted in the 31st Wis. V. I., in 1862, and served till the close of the war. He was in active service in the field during his entire term of service. Was in Sherman's campaign through Georgia to the sea. He went to Menomonie in 1878, and engaged in work at carpentry. Bought his farm in the Spring of 1881.

OLE LARSEN, time keeper for Knapp, Stout & Co., Downsville. Born in Norway, in 1840. He came to Downsville September, 1867, and soon after engaged with the company. He is now time keeper, and also attends to the selling of lumber. Has had his present position since IS71. His wife is a native of Norway. Have six children-Christie, Ole, Eliza, Lena, Randi and Louis.

ROBERT B. McCULLOUGII, foreman of Knapp, Stout & Co.'s mill at Downsville. Born in Jefferson Co., Iowa, in 1849, where he lived till 1867, when he came to Dunn County, and located at Eau Galle. He went to Waubeck the same season ; came to Downsville in 1869 ; has been foreman of the mill since 1874. Married Louisa Bonnell, daughter of Ulysses Bonnell. They have three children-Jessie, Levi and Leoni.

LYMAN S. MASON, superintendent lor Knapp, Stout & Co., at Downsville, was born at Cazenovia, N. Y., in 1822. He removed to Ohio with his parents, when a child. When quite a young man, he re- turned to Cazenovia, and was a student of the Oneida Conference Semi- nary for about four years, teaching, however, a part of this time. He went to Grant County in 1845, where he engaged in teaching; also worked at mining for a time. Afterwards engaged as salesman in the store of Vance Brothers, near Potosi. In the Spring of 1849, soon after the gold fever excitement began, he joined in the rush to California. He went by the overland route, which in these days of rapid transit would seem a great undertaking. He engaged in mining there, returning November, 1851, and settled in Grant County. In March, 1852, he went to West Point, Iowa, where he resided one year ; thence to Keokuk, but returned to Grant County, and settled at Cassville, where, in company with his brother-in-law, C. S. Irish, he built a saw mill and engaged in the manufacture of lumber. Ile was afterwards engaged there in sell ing goods. He enlisted, July, 1862, in the 20th Regt. Wis. Vol. Inf., but was transferred to the 25th Regt. and made a second lieutenant. He remained in this capacity, and mostly on detached duty, till March, 1866. He then returned to Cassville, and engaged in mercantile business under

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the firm name of Otto Renke & Co. Ile remained here till March, 1871, when he removed to Menomonie, and engaged with Knapp, Stout & Co. He is at present superintendent of their business at Downsville. His wife was Almira, daughter of Joshua Sumner, who settled in Potosi in 1844, where he removed from Erie Co., N. Y. He is still a resident of Grant County. Mr. and Mrs. Mason have four children-Anna, W. A. Sherwin, Squire S. and Nellie.

A. W. MESSENGER, bookkeeper for Knapp, Stout & Co., Downs- ville. Born at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, January, 1853. When ten years of age, removed to Menomonie with his parents, where his father resided till his death ; his mother is still living. Mr. Messenger engaged with Knapp, Stout & Co., in the Fall of 1871, as clerk. Has occupied the position of bookkeeper since 1875.

S. C. ROGERS, superintendent of boarding house of Knapp, Stout & Co., Downsville. Was born in Wayne Co., Penn., in 1835, where he lived till fifteen years of age, when he came to Wisconsin with his par- ents, Clayton and Triphosa Rogers. The family settled in the west part of Dane County, in 1850. His parents removed to Crawford County in 1853, where they resided till their death. Mr. S. C. Rogers enlisted, in 1862, in the 31st Wis. V. I., and served till the close of the war. He was in active service during the whole term of his enlistment. His reg- iment belonged to the 20th Corps during the last part of the war, and marched with Sherman to the sea, the last engagement in which he par- ticipated being the battle of Bentonville. After the war, he returned to Crawford County, afterward moved to Vernon County. Came to Dunn C'ounty in 1872. He worked for the company one year. then had charge of the boarding house till 1880, when he came to Downsville. His wife was Miss Emily Pixley, a native of New York.

A. J. TIBBETTS, farmer and fruit-grower, Sec. 3, P. O. Downsville, is the son of Stephen Tibbetts, who came to Wisconsin from Jefferson Co. Penn., in the Fall of 1855. Mr. Stephen Tibbetts was born in 1800. His wife is eleven years younger. They had five children when they came to Wisconsin ; another was born in Dunn County. Four children are living - A. J., Priscilla B., Olive, now Mrs. George R. Ames, and Oliver S. A. J. was born in Jefferson Co., Penn., in 1837. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1855. His first wife was Katy Peck, born in Massachusetts. Present wife was Sophia Coleman, Has three chil- dren by first wife-Hattie, Chauncey and Lottie. Has six children by present wife-Jessie, May, Arthur, Alice, Edna and Henry. Mr. Tib- betts was Town Treasurer from 1861 to 1871, a period of ten years ; is present Town Clerk, a position which he has held for many years. Was Justice of the Peace for nine years, and assessed the town of Dunn. Mr. Tibbetts has had a long experience in Dunn County, his family be- ing among the very earliest settlers. At the time he settled here, the country abounded in game, deer especially being very numerous. He estimates the number he has killed at 400; the number in one year at seventy-three. He is engaged in farming, has also a valuable nursery, and makes quite a success of fruit-raising. He makes a specialty of the Duchess of Oldenburg and the Teteofsky, a valuable apple of Russian origin, also all the varieties of the crab-apple, including the Hysop, Whitney and Transcendent. He propagates about thirty-five different kinds of apple trees. He also has a fine apiary, making a specialty of Italian bees.

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Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 1052

Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1052