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service in connection with the geological survey, with which he was identified for fourteen years, and later he became county surveyor of Laramie county, occupying that position for eight years. In February, 1916, he was called to his present position as city engineer of Cheyenne and in this connection is identi- fied with works of public improvement and brings to bear in the solution of important problems the broad knowledge gained from his wide study and long practical experience. He is proving a most capable incumbent in his present office.
On the 18th of January, 1910, Mr. Glafcke was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Hadden Elizabeth Rodenbaugh, of Akron, Ohio. Mr. Glafcke is a Protestant in religious belief and his wife is an active member of the Presby- terian church, to the support of which he contributes. His political endorsement is given to the republican party and fraternally he is connected with the Elks. He is fond of hunting and fishing and outdoor sports generally, and has hunted the various kinds of game found in the state. There is no feature of Wyoming's development with which he is not familiar. He has been a witness of many events which are matters of history to others and his memory forms a connect- ing link between the primitive past and the progressive present.
CHARLES JOSEPH MADERA, M. D.
Dr. Charles Joseph Madera, engaged in the practice of medicine and sur- gery at Cokeville, is well qualified for his professional activity by thorough training in the medical department of the University of Colorado and his powers have steadily grown as his experience has broadened. He is today one of the capable physicians of his section of the state and is accorded a liberal practice.
He was born in Boulder, Colorado, March 8, 1881, a son of Shepard L. and Lucy (Hayman) Madera, the former a native of Burlington, Iowa, while the latter was born in Liverpool, England, whence she came to America with her parents when a little maiden of six years. Her father took up his abode in Denver, Colorado, where his remaining days were passed. The daughter at- tended school in Denver and was there married. Mr. Madera had removed westward from Burlington, Iowa, to Colorado, where he lived for a time but at the age of sixteen years came to Wyoming with General Hayden on a surveying expedition that covered the western part of the state. Subsequently he returned to Denver and was married there, after which he established his home in Wyoming and took active part in many of the pioneer experiences which have formed the opening chapter in the history of the state. He participated in the battle with the Rosebud Agency Indians under General Crook and he aided in re- claiming the state for the purposes of civilization. He was also connected with the United States geological survey and with other interests which have con- stituted an important element in the gradual development, improvement and up- building of the state. At a still later period he once more went to Denver but eventually returned to Wyoming to make his home with his son, Dr. Madera, in Cokeville, and here he passed away in 1912, at the age of sixty-nine years. There were various chapters in his life record which would rival any tale of fiction, but he was a most modest man and seldom spoke of his experiences. He be- longed to that class, however, who have laid broad and deep the foundation upon which has been built the present progress and prosperity of the state. During the period of his early life in Boulder he was deputy marshal and while in the performance of his duties there occurred an outbreak among the prisoners in which desperate characters participated. The warden was being overpowered and called for help. Mr. Madera responded and, seeing the situation, instantly fired and a large, powerful prisoner, then under sentence of death, was killed. He always regretted the necessity for this act but found it was the only thing that he could do in the performance of his duty. His service as a member of
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the United States geological surveying party was greatly appreciated, as is shown by the fact that his associates in the undertaking presented him with a handsome Smith & Wesson six-chambered revolver, ivory-handled, bearing the date July 1, 1875. This is now in possession of Dr. Madera and is much treas- ured as a family heirloom. The mother of our subject passed away in Boulder, Colorado. In the family were five children: Mrs. Harriet Euler, of Boulder, Colorado; Esta, who died in Boulder, Colorado; Walter, who has also passed away; Charles J., of this review; and May, who has departed this life.
Dr. Charles J. Madera supplemented his public school education by a course of study in the University of Colorado at Boulder, becoming a student in the medical department, from which he was graduated with the class of 1907. He then located for practice at Brush, Colorado, where he remained for a year and in 1908 removed to Cokeville, Wyoming, since which time he has ranked as one of the leading physicians of this section of the state. For two years, from 1907 until 1909, he was connected with the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Hos- pital and he has also served as city physician of Cokeville.
On the 6th of October, 1907, Dr. Madera was united in marriage to Miss Mary Louise Shelley, of Denver, Colorado, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Shelley, who are residents of Denver. One child has been born of this mar- riage, Hope, whose birth occurred at Brush, Colorado, August 3, 1908, and who is now attending school in Denver, a very bright child and far in advance of her years in her school work. Dr. and Mrs. Madera hold membership in the Episcopal church and are interested in all those forces which tend to advance the welfare and progress of the community.
Dr. Madera is a Master Mason and in the course of his practice he finds many opportunities to exemplify the beneficent spirit upon which the organization rests. He holds to high professional ideals, to high standards of citizenship and is numbered among the most valued and progressive residents of Lincoln county as well as one of the leading physicians.
FRANK E. FROLING.
Frank E. Froling is one of Rawlins' best known citizens, who arrived here in modest financial circumstances but who as the years have passed has rapidly advanced and today occupies a prominent position in commercial circles in his city. He is well known as the cowboy boot and shoe dealer from the fact that he has manufactured so much of the footwear used by the cattlemen in this section of the country. He has become thoroughly established in trade circles, building up one of the most lucrative business enterprises in this section of the state. He employs five experienced shoemakers and at times even with that assistance finds difficulty in meeting the demands of the trade.
Mr. Froling is a native of Sweden. He was born July 28, 1876, a son of Jacob and Gustava (Blom) Froling. The mother came to America in 1881 and resided in Denver until her death in 1895. The father was a seafaring man and a gunner in the Swedish navy and while upon a cruise around the world in 1876 was drowned. In the family were three children, the brothers of Frank E. Froling being: Oscar, now a resident of Modesto, California; and Charles, who makes his home in Alameda, California.
In early life Mr. Froling of this review became identified with shoemaking and continued in that line of business in Denver until 1897, when he came to Rawlins and established his present business. He has now been located here for two decades. He opened his shop on a small scale, doing all of the work himself, but as his excellent workmanship became recognized his trade grew, especially among the cattlemen and cowboys of this section of the state. His business, therefore, rapidly increased so that he was forced to employ help and from time to time he has added others until he now has five expect shoemakers
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in his service. His business has reached gratifying proportions, making him one of the leading merchants of his adopted city.
In his political views Mr. Froling maintains an independent course and has never felt himself bound by party ties. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also to the Swedish Vasa Orden. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church and his fidelity to its teachings makes him a man whom to know is to honor and respect. He deserves much credit in that he has won success through individual effort and a wise utilization of the oppor- tunities which have come to him.
JACOB W. HAWK, M. D.
Dr. Jacob W. Hawk, actively engaged in the practice of medicine and sur- gery at Green River, prepared for his profession at Keokuk, Iowa, where he won his degree in 1882. Since that time he has concentrated his efforts and attention upon professional interests and duties and has ever been closely ob- servant of the highest ethical standards of the profession.
He was born in Mahaska county, Iowa, November 12, 1857, a son of the late Martin Hawk, a native of Virginia and a representative of an old Vir- ginia family of English lineage. This family was founded in America by Jacob Hawk, an agriculturist, who crossed the Atlantic prior to the Revolu- tionary war. The grandfather of Dr. Hawk also bore the name of Jacob and was a Virginian, who served in the War of 1812. The Doctor's father was reared and educated in Ohio and about 1852 removed westward to Iowa, be- coming one of the pioneers in that state. There he took up the occupation of farming, which he successfully followed. He was also a prominent and active worker in the ranks of the democratic party and was several times called upon to fill positions of public honor and trust. He served as county commissioner during the period of the Civil war and was ever a stalwart champion of those interests which are a matter of civic virtue and of civic pride. He reached the advanced age of eighty-two years, passing away in 1905, respected and honored by all who knew him. His wife bore the maiden name of Nancy Bur- roughs and was born in Ohio, representing one of the old families of the Buckeye state of English lineage founded in New England at a very early pe- riod in the colonization of the new world. Her mother's people were of the Saunders family and representatives of both the Saunders and the Burroughs family took part in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Hawk passed away in 1915 at the notable old age of eighty-nine years, both she and her husband dying in Denver, where they lived for several years prior to their demise. They had a family of eight children.
Dr. Jacob W. Hawk, who was the fifth in order of birth, pursued his early education in the public schools of Iowa and in reviewing the vast field of busi- ness preparatory to making selection of some line of work as his chosen voca- tion he determined upon the practice of medicine and surgery and with that end in view matriculated in the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Keokuk. Iowa, from which he was graduated in 1882. Previous to the time, when a young man of eighteen years, he taught school in Iowa but regarded this merely as an initial step to other professional activity, using it as a means to provide him with some of the funds necessary to pursue his college course. Following his graduation he entered upon active practice with Dr. W. W. Hawk, his brother, at Colfax, Jasper county, Iowa, where he remained for a year. He then removed to southern Iowa, taking up his abode in Russell, Lucas county, where he was appointed examining surgcon under Grover Cleveland for the southern district of the state and thus assisted various veterans of the Civil war in securing pensions. This was his first political appointment. He re- mained in southern Iowa for five years and spent the following year in post
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graduate work in Chicago. In the spring of 1889 he removed to Denver, Colo- rado, where he engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery for five years. He next took up his abode in Green River, Wyoming. where he was appointed district surgeon for the Union Pacific and for the Oregon Short Line Railroads. He is still connected with both roads in that capacity and at the same time is engaged in general practice, being the pioneer physician of Green River. His ability is pronounced and his success has been rapid and sub- stantial. He keeps in touch with the trend of modern professional thought and investigation and while he does not hastily discard the old and time-tried meth- ods, is ever ready to take up any new idea which his judgment sanctions as of value in connection with the onerous task of checking the ravages of disease and restoring health. He is also one of the officers and directors of the First Na- tional Bank of Green River.
On the 28th of February, 1883, in Newton, Iowa, Dr. Hawk was married to Miss Charlotte Gardner, a native of Canada and a daughter of William and Charlotte ( Davidson) Gardner. The mother is still living but the father has passed away. Both were natives of Scotland. Dr. and Mrs. Hawk have but one child, Janet, who is the wife of George K. Hoffman, a resident of Delaware, Ohio.
Dr. Hawk is identified with the American Medical Association, the Wyo- ming State Medical Society, the American Association of Railway Surgeons and other organizations which have to do with the dissemination of knowledge that is of value to the profession. He has served as county health commissioner, as county physician and as examining surgeon for the selective draft in Sweet- water county, having been appointed to the last mentioned position on the 20th of June, 1917. His political endorsement has always been given to the repub- lican party and for one term he represented his district in the state legislature. He also served for two terms as a member of the state senate, has been mayor of Green River for two terms and is the present incumbent in that position. Fraternally he is a Mason and an Odd Fellow and his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church.
The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's modest estimate of himself and his accomplishments but rather to leave a perpetual record establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his fellowmen. Throughout Wyoming Dr. Hawk is spoken of in terms of admiration and respect. His life has been so varied in its activities, so honorable in its purposes, so farreaching and beneficial in its effects that it has become an integral part of the history of his city and has left an impress upon the annals of the state. As a city official and as a member of the general as- sembly of Wyoming he has done much to further public progress along those lines affecting municipal, state and national welfare. His life is characterized by a marked public spirit and devotion to the general good and in social cir- cles he has gained prominence by reason of a charming personality and un- feigned cordiality.
MARTIN N. CASTLE.
For almost a quarter of a century Martin N. Castle has been a resident of Casper, where he is now engaged in the livery and feed business and is also well known as a contractor. He is one of the pioneer residents of his city, where he is widely and favorably known.
He was born in Washington, Tazewell county. Illinois, November 2, 1862, his parents being Orren and Jane (Gibson) Castle. They settled in Illinois at an early period in the development of that state and there they spent their re- maining days. They had a family of nine children, four of whom yet survive.
Martin N. Castle was reared and educated in Illinois and in 1889 left home,
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going to Nebraska, where he took up a homestead. He continued his residence in that state until 1894, when he removed to Casper, where he has since con- tinued. Here he established a livery stable and is also engaged in the sale of feed. He carries on business as a contractor as well and he has become the owner of extensive property interests in Casper, having made judicious in- vestment of his savings in real estate. In business affairs his judgment is sound and his discrimination keen.
In 1892 Mr. Castle was united in marriage to Miss Lula Erwin and to them have been born two children: Lula May, who was born May 6, 1894, and is now the wife of William Dowling; and Esther, who was born May 6, 1905. The elder daughter is a graduate of the high school and of a business college of Cheyenne and the younger daughter is now a high school pupil.
Mr. Castle is connected with the Improved Order of Red Men and with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and while interested in the questions and issues of the day, keeping well informed concerning matters of public policy, he does not seek office. He is one of the members of the Natrona County Fair Association and is interested in all those projects which have to do with the welfare and develop- ment of city and state, cooperating heartily in all movements for the general good. During his long residence in Casper he has become widely known and is familiar with much of the history of the development of this section of the state.
CHARLES E. BLAIR.
Laramie has drawn its quota of citizens from every state in the Union and among those that Ohio has furnished is Charles E. Blair, proprietor of the White House Clothing Company and one of the progressive and enterprising mer- chants of the city.
He was born in Brown county, Ohio, July 20, 1871, a son of George M. and Mary (Applegate) Blair, both of whom were natives of Kentucky but became residents of Ohio during their childhood days. The father was engaged in agricultural pursuits in the Buckeye state for many years but eventually removed westward, taking up his abode in Laramie, where he passed away in 1909. His widow survived him for several years, her death occurring in Laramie in 1914. In their family were four children: Mrs. Ida Smith, who is now deceased ; Mrs. Nettie Livingston, who has also passed away ; Charles E .; and J. H., now living in Denver, Colorado.
Charles E. Blair was a pupil in the public schools of Ohio until he had mastered the branches of learning therein taught and subsequently he became a student in a business college, from which in due course of time he was grad- uated. He was thus well qualified for life's practical and responsible duties and he made his initial step in the commercial world in connection with the dry goods business, spending five years in Cincinnati. In about 1891 he came to Denver and was an employe in the store of the McNamara Dry Goods Company for about five years. He afterward came to Laramie, where he arrived in 1897, and here he has made his home through the intervening period of twenty- one years. He made his initial step in commercial circles in this city as an employe of A. E. Miller, with whom he remained for five years, after which he spent two years in the service of W. H. Frazee. He was ambitious, how- ever, to engage in business on his own account and during these periods he carefully saved his earnings until his industry and economy had brought him sufficient capital to enable him to embark in business for himself in 1904. He started out in a modest way as a dealer in dry goods and men's clothing, but as his trade grew he sought larger quarters and finally purchased a building on the northwest corner of Second and Grand avenue, in which he now conducts one of the largest dry goods and men's furnishing goods establishments in the
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state, carrying on business under the name of the White House Clothing Com- pany. He has a very extensive and carefully selected stock and the fine line of goods which he carries, combined with his earnest efforts to please his patrons and his reasonable prices, has secured to him a very liberal and gratifying patron- age, so that the volume of business transacted over his counters reaches a large figure annually.
In April, 1903, Mr. Blair was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Holmes, of Laramie, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Holmes. The father died during the early girlhood of Mrs. Blair. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Blair have been born two children: Charles E., who was born in Laramie in 1905, and is a student in the University of Wyoming training school; and Margaret, who was born in 1907 and is a public school pupil.
In his political views Mr. Blair has always been a democrat, giving stanch support to the party because of his firm belief in its principles. He filled the office of county commissioner for four years, yet cannot be said to be a poli- tician in the sense of office seeking. On the contrary, he prefers that his public duties shall be done as a private citizen in order that his undivided time and attention may be given to other interests. Fraternally he is a Mason and has attained the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite. He is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. As a citizen he ranks high, his sterling worth being widely rec- ognized, and as a business man he occupies an enviable position, while his life record should serve as a source of encouragement and inspiration to others, for it indicates what may be accomplished through individual effort and perse- verance. He belongs to that class of progressive men who are the real upbuilders of the west and who are developing the state along the most advanced lines, so that Laramie and Wyoming are fast outstripping many of the older cities and states of the country in the opportunities offered and in the standards of municipal and civic development.
JOHN L. MANEWAL.
John L. Manewal is a western man by birth and training and in his life exemplifies the spirit of enterprise which has ever been the dominant factor in the upbuilding of this section of the country. He is now actively connected with business interests in Cheyenne as proprietor of the Manewal Bakery and Cafe, in which connection he is conducting a large and profitable enterprise.
He was born in Denver, Colorado, September 28, 1889, and is a son of Louis C. and Mary Manewal. The father removed with the family to Cheyenne in 1902 and established the bakery and cafe, in which he is still interested, being now associated in the undertaking with his son, John. The business has pros- pered from the beginning and has become one of the most important enterprises of this character in the state.
John L. Manewal began his education in the schools of Colorado Springs and was a youth of thirteen years when the family removed to Wyoming, af- ter which he spent one year as a pupil in the high school of Cheyenne. He then began learning the plumbing trade, which he followed from 1905 until 1912, and during three years of that period he was engaged in business on his own account. He then sold out to enter business in connection with his father, taking over much of the active management of their establishment and thus relieving his father of the more arduous cares. They have one of the largest cafes in Cheyenne and sell bread, pastry and other bakery goods to a very large percentage of the residents of the city. Something of the volume of their trade is indicated in the fact that they employ in their business about twenty people. They have always maintained the highest standards in the excellence of their output, and their bakery goods, therefore, find a ready sale. The busi-
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ness methods of the house, too, commend them to the patronage of the public, for their methods have ever been such as would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny. They are strictly fair and honorable in all their dealings and put forth every possible effort to please their patrons.
On the 28th of September, 1912, Mr. Manewal was united in marriage to Miss Loretta Dacey and they have one son, Robert. In politics Mr. Manewal maintains an independent course, supporting men and measures rather than party. Fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also with the Knights of The Maccabees. He is widely known in Cheyenne, where he has remained since his boyhood days, and he has won for himself a very creditable position in business circles, enjoying the respect and high regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact through commer- cial or social relations.
ERIC STENDAHL.
Almost every country on the face of the globe has furnished representa- tives to Wyoming, and well known among the Norwegian residents of Laramie is Eric Stendahl, now successfully engaged in the plumbing business. He was born in Trondhjem, Norway, November 19, 1861, a son of Ole and Lovise ( Hals) Stendahl. who were also natives of the land of the midnight sun. The father became a well known farmer in Norway and remained a resident of that country until called to his final rest, his death occurring in 1906. He had long survived his wife, who passed away in 1891. They were the parents of three children: Lars, who is connected with the Agricultural College of Norway ; Eric, of this review ; and Randie, who is still living in her native country.
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