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G. L. MELCHER, of Melcher & Co., Horicon ; son of George Melcher, who came to Dodge Co., Wis., in 1847, and settled as a pioneer on a farm in the town of Hubbard ; here G. L. Melcher was born June 9, 1853; he was educated in the Horicon High School, and lived on the farm until Novem- ber, 1871, when he entered the store of D. Naber, Mayville, as clerk; after seven months he entered the store of A. W. Straw, where he remained until March 1, 1877, when he and his father bought the store and stock ; he now has a complete stock of dry goods and groceries, hats and caps, boots and shoes, cloth- ing, trunks, traveling bags, fancy goods, corsets, kid gloves, hosiery, notions, etc. ; has done a strictly cash business since November, 1878 ; Mr. Melcher has the largest storeroom in town ; feels satisfied with the business done in the past, and invites the continued patronnge of residents of Horicon and vicinity. He married Mis Amelia Lindemer in December, 1876. Mr. Melcher is independent in politics, and of church or secret societies.
CHARLES MILLER, lumber and coal dealer, Horicon ; born in Prussia March 6, 1841 ; came to America in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Washington Co., Wis .; here Mr. Miller was educated and lived until he was 18, when he went to Michigan and engaged in the lumber business until 1875, when he located in Horicon, and opened a lumber-yard; he has all kinds of pine lumber, doors, sash blinds and moldings, etc. ; also deals in the best of hard coal ; having the only business of the kind in town, he invites the continued patronage of the people; Mr. Miller owns a farm of 100 acres in the town of Oak Grove. Married Miss Elizabeth Silbach, October, 1866 ; they have seven children-Hubbard, William, Annie, Charles, Henry, Julius and Della. Mr. Miller is a Democrat, and a member of the Horicon Catholic Church.
A. H. OTTO, hardware merchant, Horicon ; born in Williamstown, Dodge Co., Wis., Feb. 11, 1856; has spent his life, and been educated in Dodge Co .; was in the Horicon High School three years, learned his trade as tinner in Horicon, and began business in 1875; he now has a large and complete
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stock of everything found in a retail hardware store, and is doing a satisfactory and increasing business ; his sales of 1879 have doubled those of any former year. He married Miss Friedrike Zietler Nov. 28, 1878. Mr. Otto is a Democrat, and a Lutheran in religion.
CHARLES OTIS PAIGE, merchant, Iron Mountain; born in Salem, Mass., July 1, 1824 ; spent his early life, and was educated in Dracut, Mass. ; at 16, he entered the Stark Mills, Man- chester, N. H., and there continued about thirteen years ; came to Waukesha, Wis., in 1855 ; was clerk in Cushman's Hotel six months, and located in Rubicon, Dodge Co., in December, 1856 ; was one of the found- ers of the village, as he erected the depot and other buildings ; here he was in the grain and mercantile business about seven years, and was the first Postmaster, resigning in 1862; was also Treasurer of that town; in June, 1863, he located in Iron Mountain, built his store and several other buildings, which he now owns, and began his present business ; he has a large and complete stock of any and everything to meet a gen- eral trade, including drugs and medicines, school-books, stationery, etc .; Mr. Paige also owns about eleven acres of land in the village, and several houses. He married Miss E. A. Tefft July 25, 1858 ; they have one child-Lillian Olivia. Mr. Paige is a Republican of Greenback tendencies ; he is also the owner of two farms, one of 143 acres, in Ironton, Sauk Co., Wis., and one of 131 acres near East Newmarket, Md.
EDWIN N. PALMER, foreman of the Van Brunt and Davis Co. Seeder Works, Horicon ; born in Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1833; his parents removed to Lake Co., Ill., in 1841, where he lived until the death of his mother, in 1845; he learned the carpenter's trade in Janesville, Wis., where he worked three years ; was then a resident of Beloit until Sept. 9, 1861, when he enlisted in the 4th W. Light Artillery ; was stationed in Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and witnessed the famous Monitor and Merrimack fight; was at Suffolk, Va., during Longstreet's siege, had some fighting at West Point, Va., spent several months at Yorktown and wintered at Getty's Station ; in the spring of 1864, the battery was with Gen. B. F. Butler on the James River, and saw much hard service; was defeated at one time, and forced to intrench at Point of Rocks; the battery was soon after mounted as horse artillery and operated around Richmond and Petersburg with Kutz's cavalry; Mr. Palmer was with his battery in every battle and skirmish, and was dis- charged after serving more than his time of service ; he re-enlisted in February, 1865, in the 47th W. V. I. ; was quartered with the regiment at Tullahoma, Tenn., and did scouting duty in Tennessee and Alabama, till the war closed ; on his return North, he spent a year in Beloit and a year in Rockton, Ill .; was then three years in Richland and Sauk Cos., Wis .; located, December, 1872, in Horicon, and was made fore- man of the Van Brunt & Davis Shops in 1874. He married Miss Elizabeth Bowers Dec. 25, 1874; they have one son, Guy, born Oct. 29, 1876. Mr. Palmer is a Republican, and a member of Myrtle Lodge, I. O. O. F., Beloit.
S. H. PALMER, foreman of the Van Brunt & Barber Seeder Works, Horicon ; born in Ulster Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1828 ; his school-boy days were spent in his native State, and he lived ten years in New York City, where he learned the carpenter's trade; settled in Horicon in 1861; has followed his trade during the summer season, and worked in winter in the seeder factory; was made foreman of the shops in 1863, and has since held the position. Mr. Palmer is a Republican and a member of Horicon Lodge A., F. & A. M., and Horicon Chapter R. A. M.
J. B. PHELPS, machinist, Horicon ; born in Syracuse, N. Y., May 29, 1839 ; was educated in his native State, and came to Horicon, April, 1855 ; was at once employed as machinist by the old M. & H. R. R. Co .; learning his trade, was about six years on the road as engineer, and about one year in the roundhouse ; was appointed general engine and car repairer on the N. Division C., M. & St. P. R. R., and has held the position over twelve years. Married Miss Delia A. Jacobs Feb. 27, 1862 ; they have one son-Benjamin S., born Jan. 28, 1864. Mr. Phelps is a Republican and a member of Horicon Lodge, No. 40, A., F. & A. M.
MILES PLUCK, foreman of the blacksmith shops, C., M. & St. P. R. R., Horicon ; born in County Wicklow, Ireland, May 31, 1828; came to America in 1852; worked three years in the great locomotive works at Taunton, Mass., and came to Milwaukee in 1855; was in the employ of the M. & M. R. R. Co. two years ; settled in Horicon in 1857, and worked in the shops of the old M. & H road ; in 1863, he was made foreman by the C., M. & St. P. Co., and has since held the position. Married Miss Jane Riley in 1854; they have six children-Timothy, now a conductor on the road; Mary ; John, now a fireman on the road ; Thomas, Miles and Katie. Mr. Pluck is a Democrat ; is Treasurer, and one of the oldest, members of the Horicon Catholic Church. He is also a member of St. Malachi's Total Abstinence Society.
G. F. RANDALL, drugs and groceries, Horicon ; born in Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vt., Aug. 29, 1846; was a student at Pittsford and Castleton, in his native State; came to Horicon in 1864, and entered the store of Hall, Griswold & Messer; was in their employ about two years, and was then
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employed by Mr. Messer, learning the druggist business of him; in 1873, he purchased an interest with Mr. Messer, and the firm continued until March 1, 1876, when Mr. Randall bought the stock, and has since continued the business; he has a large and complete stock of groceries and drugs, paints and oils, wall-paper, school-books, stationery, etc. Mr. Randall is a Republican, and is a Village Trustee ; has been a member of the Horicon T. of H. since it was first organized.
C. W. REHFELD, insurance and machine agent, Horicon ; born in Germany Aug. 31, 1836; came to America in 1856, and settled in Hustisford ; worked at anything to which he could turn his hand until he enlisted, Nov. 22, 1861, in 16th W. V. I .; was in the battles of Shiloh and Corinth, was taken prisoner, held three weeks and paroled, rejoining the regiment February, 1863; he re-enlisted Jan. 3, 1864, in the same regiment, and was with Sherman in the siege of Atlanta, was in the pursuit of Gen. Hood, and was with Sherman on his famous " march to the sea," was also with him in the great march through the Carolinas, and witnessed the burning of Columbia, S. C .; Mr. Rehfeld was wounded at Ben- tonville, N. C., and was in a hospital in New York City about a year; he now draws a Government pen- sion. Returning to Horicon he began his present business in 1867 ; he is agent for the Mechanics' and N. W. Insurance Companies, Milwaukee, and sells the Canada Singer sewing machines, also farm machinery. He married Miss Frederike Hochschild May 5, 1867 ; they have five children-Mary, Emil, Powell, Eddy, and Herman. Mr. Rehfeld is Democrat, has been Constable and Justice of the Peace and is now Deputy Sheriff. He is a member of Horicon Lodge, No. 87, I. O. O. F.
HARVEY RICE, deceased ; born in the State of Rhode Island Sept. 14, 1786 ; his parents removed to Pittstown, N. Y., when he was only 6 weeks old ; resided in New York State until 1846, when he removed with his family and spent one year in Chicago, Ill; he settled in Horicon in 1847, and bought a one-twelfth interest in the water-power and village site, which he owned until his death, Feb. 7, 1864. He married Miss Sally C. Norton April 23, 1812, and left three sons-S. N., W. H., Albert T. and a daughter, Cornelia ; Mrs. Rice died Feb. 20, 1870. Sylvester N. Rice was born in Granville, N. Y., in 1816 ; having spent three years in Chicago, he brought a stock of goods from that town to Horicon, in November, 1846, and, with W. M. Larribee, built a 40x40 two-story log store on the corner of Lake and Vine streets ; after about eighteen months, Mr. Rice sold his interest, and, with his brother, W. H., built and operated the first turning-shop in Horicon-which was burned ; Mr. Rice afterward lived five years in Chicago, and, on his return, took a position in the Van Brunt Seeder Works, where he is now employed as a pattern-maker. He is a stanch Republican, and was the first Postmaster of Horicon, and was general agent for the non-resident proprietors of the Horicon water-power many years ; he is a charter member of Horicon Lodge, No. 40, A., F. & A. M. William H. Rice was born in Pittstown, N. Y., in 1822 ; was with his father in Chicago, and came with him to Horicon ; has since been a resident ; began work for the Van Brunt Seeder Company in 1863, and has since been constantly in this employ ; is by trade a pattern-maker. Mr. Rice is an old-time Republican, and a member of Horicon Lodge, No. 87, I. O. O. F., and, like his brother, S. N .. is a member of Horicon Temple of Honor. Albert T. Rice is now book-keeper in the First National Bank, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
DAVID M. ROBERTS, grain-dealer, Iron Ridge ; born in Iron Ridge, Dodge Co., Wis., Dec. 27, 1849 ; son of Vincent and Ann Roberts ; Mr. Roberts has spent his life and received his educa- tion in his native county ; is now proprietor of the Iron Ridge Elevator. In politics, a Republican. He married Miss Wilhelmina Favour, Feb. 17, 1875 ; they have two children-Anna and Courtland.
VINCENT ROBERTS, farmer, and dealer in money, land, etc., Iron Ridge ; born in Llane- gryn, Meironythshire, North Wales, March 10, 1818; his parents emigrated to Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1823 ; here he was educated, learning the trade of carpenter of his father. On Dec. 28, 1842, he mar- ried Miss Ann Jones, born in Marey, Oneida Co., N. Y., Feb. 3, 1822; in May, 1845, he removed with his wife and eldest son, William, to a farm in Emmet, Dodge Co., Wis .; here his second and third sons, John and Vincent were born. Settled on his present farm in May, 1848 ; bought heavily timbered land of a " squatter," and did real pioneer work in chopping and clearing, living the first summer in a small log shanty ; he began with eighty acres, and now has 260 acres of well-improved land with the best of build- ings ; also owns ninety acres on Section 17, and village lots in Iron Ridge and Junemu. Mr. Roberts has always been a stanch Republican ; was commissioned Notary Public by Nelson Dewey, the first Governor of Wisconsin, and now holds such commissions from every succeeding Governor ; with no chance for election in his Democratic district, he has been four times the Republican candidate for the Legislature ; was Town Clerk many years, collecting and arranging the original town records ; has been Assessor and Supervisor ; was Highway Commissioner in 1847, and has been Justice of the Peace about fifteen years. His seven oldest children are sons, and his three youngest daughters ; the seven youngest were born on the homestead, and all reside in the county ; William, the oldest, is an engineer ; John is a live-stock dealer ;
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Vincent is a confirmed invalid ; David M. owns the Iron Ridge Elevator; George W. owns the May- ville Elevator ; Adam C. is in company with John, and Watson is in charge of the homestead, where he lives with his father, mother and sisters-Lydia A., Mary and Lovina. Mr. Roberts may fairly be called a successful pioneer farmer of the county, and is closely identified with its history and progress.
A. F. SCHWANTZ, farmer, Secs. 3, 4 and 10; P. O. Horicon ; born in Prussia Aug. 18, 1828; came to America in 1856, and settled on his present farm of ninety acres ; began with forty acres of dense forest, in which not a tree had been cut; built a log house, and went at his pioneer work of clearing and improving ; he now has a well-improved farm with good buildings ; at the time of his settle- ment there were only two German families in his School District ; now all except one family are Germans. Mr. Schwantz is a Democrat, and was Town Supervisor two years during the war, having a trying task to fill out the town quotas. He married Miss Henrietta Krueger April 10, 1856 ; they have four children -Linna, Theodore, Otto and Emma. The family are Lutherans.
HENRY F. SCHULTZE, furniture manufacturer and dealer, Horicon ;born in Prussia in 1852 ; came to America in 1857, with his parents, who settled in Monroe Co., N. Y .; here he attended school, and began to learn cabinet making; he has been in Michigan and other States, and, having learned the business, began in Horicon in 1876; has the largest and most complete stock of furniture, picture frames, trunks, baby carriages, etc., in town ; also has everything in the undertaking line, including hearse; Mr. Shultze invites the patronage of the people, and will guarantee satisfaction in price and quality of goods and work. He is Independent in politics, and is a Lutheran in religion.
CHAUNCEY SHELDON, Agent C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co., and F., A. & F. R. R. Co., Iron Mountain ; born in Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., July 22, 1844; in the spring of 1845, his par- ents settled on 200 acres of Government land in Portland, Dodge Co., Wis .; his father, James Sheldon, had little to begin with, and did genuine pioneer-work in cutting, burning and clearing the timber; no roads and bridges existed, and his nearest neighbor was seven miles distant. Chauncey Sheldon worked with him and attended school until August, 1863, when he made a visit to his native State, and enlisted in the 147th N. Y. V. I .; was with the regiment in eleven hard fought battles, including Centerville, Haymarket, Thoroughfare Gap, Brandy Station, Mine Run, Kellogg's Ford, Culpepper Court House, Pleasant Hill, Slaughter Mountain and the desperate struggle of the Wilderness, where part of his hand was shot away in a charge on a masked battery ; he was then detailed on the staff of Gen. Mills, serving his full time, and returning to Jefferson Co., Wis., in the fall of 1865 ; was a farmer until 1869, when he began railroad life as fireman on the C., M. & St. P. road ; was made agent April 15, 1870. He married Miss Sophia Foster, of Portland, April 8, 1866. Mr. Sheldon is a Republican, and a member of Iron Ridge Lodge, No. 155, I. O. O. F. His father removed with his family to Turner Co., Dakota, in 1872, and bought a large tract of Government land ; he was fatally injured by a runaway team, and died in 1874.
FRANKLIN B. SMILEY, Horicon; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1817; came to Horicon in 1854; was owner of a harness-shop for some time, and has for the past sixteen years been in the factory of Van Brunt & Barber and the Van Brunt & Davis Co. Mr. S. is a member of Horicon Lodge, A., F. & A. M., also the chapter, of which he was High Priest six successive years. He married Miss Harriet E. Wright Oct. 27, 1839, who died Dec. 22, 1861, leaving three children-Zebulon, Alice L. and George F. Oct. 12, 1864, he married Mrs. Elizabeth E. Warren; Mrs. Smiley was the widow of C. F. Warren, who settled in Hubbard with his wife and two brothers in the spring of 1845. Mrs. Smiley was the first white woman in the town of Hubbard, and slept under the bark of trees which the men cut during the day. The young couple saw genuine pioneer experiences ; as after building a log house on their claim, they made their furniture of the boxes in which their household goods were moved The " Bark Shanty " of the Warrens was a favorite stopping-place of the land-hunters of that day. Mr. Warren worked on the Mayville saw-mill, helped to lay out roads, build bridges and was in all respects a stirring, public-spirited pioneer ; he died Aug. 31, 1855, leaving two children-Frank M. and Jay B. From her pleasant village home Mrs. S. looks back with pride and pleasure to her novel yet pleasant experiences as a Dodge County pioneer. Mrs. Smiley's son, Frank M. Warren, was 17 months old when they settled in Hubbard, where he grew to manhood. On the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in a three-months Illinois regiment, serving out his time; enlisted at Horicon in Co. H, 29th W. V. I., and lost his health and eyesight in his country's defense; was discharged at the close of the war, and died Aug. 31, 1869. Jay B. Warren, mechanic, was born in Hubbard and lived in Horicon most of the time, until he was 19 ; he then went to Ohio, and has lived for the past eleven years in Garretsville, Ohio, where he has a pleasant home. Mr. Warren is a Royal Arch Mason.
STORRS STREETER, proprietor of the American House, Horicon; born in Erie Co., N. Y., Jan. 14, 1828; spent his early life and was educated in his native State; came with his parents to
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Walworth Co., Wis., in 1843; after one year, they went to Racine Co. and settled on a farm in Oak Grove, 1845 ; the family were genuine pioneers ; Juneau, or at that time Dodge Center, consisted of a log store and a log shanty or two. Mr. Streeter lived on the old farm until 1862, when he located in Horicon ; ran the engine in the seeder factory a short time, and, in 1864, opened and has since kept the American House ; he also kept the Winter House about two years. He married Miss Charlotte Owen July 4, 1851, they have three living children-Lucian H., A. J. and T. S. Mr. Streeter is a Republican and a member of Horicon Lodge, No. 87, I. O. O. F.
GARRY TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Horicon ; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 1805; he learned the carpenter's, carriage-maker's and millwright's trades in his native State; came to Horicon in July, 1844; at which time, not a foot of land was entered in the town of Hubbard, except the water power ; with G. H. Beers he built the Hustisford saw-mill, and the first saw-mill in Horicon ; Mr. Taylor contracted for and built the first flouring-mill in the town, which, with the saw-mill, was burned ; he also put in the machinery for the Kekoskee saw-mill; settled in the fall of 1844 on Govern- ment land in Oak Grove, and was one of the committee which named the town Fairfield, which was after- ward altered to Oak Grove; was also an Inspector of Elections in his precinct in 1844; was on the Town Board six years, and Chairman of the Board four years. Mr. Taylor is a Democrat of Greenback ten- dencies. He married Miss Mary Rodgers in 1831 ; they have no children, having lost three. He settled on his present farm of 147 acres in 1850 ; he also owns eighty acres in Williamstown ; he has erected all his buildings and made all improvements. Mr. Taylor is a genuine " old settler," and can relate many interesting anecdotes and incidents of his pioneer life.
FREDERICK ULRICH, farmer, Secs. 3, 9 and 10; P. O. Horicon ; born in Prussia Feb. 16, 1829 ; was educated in his fatherland, and also learning the carpenter and joiner's trade ; came to America and Dodge Co. in 1856; worked two years at his trade, then settled on forty acres of his present farm ; it was then a dense forest, but he built a log house, cleared his land, added to his farm and made a home; as a result of long years of toil, he now has a well-improved farm of 190 acres with the best of buildings, Married Miss Bertha Dowe in 1858; they have six children-Otto F., Alvina A., Bertha A., Gustav H., Frederick W. and Mary A. Mr. Ulrich is a Democrat.
D. C. VAN BRUNT, of Van Brunt & Barber, Horicon; born in the town of Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1818; he spent his early life and was educated in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; also lived several years and was married in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; came to the town of Williamstown, Dodge Co., Wis., in November, 1846, and settled on Government land ; after three years of farming, he removed to Mayville and began to manufacture wagons, which business he followed until 1860 ; his brother, George W. Van Brunt, had long studied on the idea of sowing of grain broadcast from a machine instead of drilling, as had been done; on Christmas Day, 1860, the brothers met and agreed to try to carry out the idea ; the first model tried was a failure; after careful thought, D. C. Van Brunt hit upon a new idea and made a model which, when tried, proved a complete success ; upon this device, a cylinder, G. W. Van Brunt obtained a patent in August, 1861; this was the first successful invention used for scattering grain in the United States ; the first seven machines were made in the wagon-shop in Mayville; the brothers then removed to Horicon, taking S. B. Kellogg as a partner, rented a shop and began the business ; Judge Hiram Barber bought Mr. Kellogg's interest in 1863, and, in 1864, the firm built a part of the present factory ; on account of piracies of Horicon and Beaver Dam foundrymen, the company built a foundry in 1863 ; the present extensive shops were completed in 1865 ; in 1870, Judge Barber bought out the Van Brunts, continuing the business until 1873, when re-sold to D. C. Van Brunt, W. C. Wood and his son, R. S. Barber ; this firm continued until 1876, when Mr. Wood retired, the present firm continuing the business. Over twenty-seven thousand seeders have been made, besides wagons, fanning-mills, harrows, etc .; the seeder has a national reputation and is sold throughout the Northwestern States, New York and Canada. Mr. Van Brunt is a Republican ; was a charter member of Du Page Lodge, I. O. O. F., first organized in Mayville. He married Miss Mary A. Fasset Sept. 10, 1845, who dled Sept. 16, 1852, leav- ing one son-Willard A., born July 13, 1847. Oct. 20, 1853, Ma. Van Brunt married Mrs. Mary Sher- man ; they have three children-Ida M., born July 18, 1854; Elliot B., born July 22, 1856, and Hattie E., born Aug., 23, 1861.
JOHN WOOD, merchant tailor, Horicon; born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 11, 1818; spent his early life and was educated in his native land ; came to America in 1844; spent four years in Milwaukee, three years in Hustisford, and located in Horicon in November, 1851; began at custom work, and opened a stock of goods fall of 1854; Mr. Wood has been in business longer than any man now doing mercantile business in Horicon ; he has-furnishing goods and all goods that belong to the business. Married Miss Sarah Blackburn in 1840; they have five children-Edwin, Joseph, Matilda B., Albert G.
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and Emily J. Mr. Wood is a Republican, a member of the M. E. Church and all temperance societies ; has held no political office, but was a member of the Village School Board thirteen years.
JOHN M. YORGEY, cabinet-maker, Horicon ; born in Montgomery Co, Penn., in 1830 ; spent his early life, was educated and learned his trade in his native State ; worked about three years in Philadelphia ; came to Horicon in 1857, and began working at his trade; began business for himself the same fall, continuing about one year ; was then for some time in the employ of the Helliwell Bros. in the wheat business ; owned a meat market in Horicon a few months, and spent the summer of 1860 at Pike's Peak ; returning, he setttled on a farm near Juneau, and, after three years, settled in his present home in Horicon ; worked several years in the Horicon Sash and Biind Factory, and has been in the employ of Van Brunt & Barber about seven years. Married Miss Catherine Davidsheiser in 1852 ; nine children- David, Anna, Emma, Kate, Estella, John, George, Frank and Sarah. Mr. Yorgey is a Republican, and a member of the M. E. Church.
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