The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-08-17
THE RUDOLPH BROS.
Concerning Three of Our Prominent
Canton Citizens.
A. +. RUDOLPH

a. +. RUDOLPH.
Among the old settlers of Lincol
county are the two elder Rudolp VIII
ha 5e been in active business here sine
the spring of 1876. The oldest of tn
three boys among us is A. f. Rudolph
and as such is entitled to the first motto
from our pen. He was born in the King
dom Of Saxony, Germany, about the yea
1914, and emigrated with his parents t.
this country in the year 1851. Afte
living some time in Chicago his parent
removed to farm in Delaware county
Iowa, where A. +. went to work hel ping
to farm it during the summer and at
tending school and mauling rails in the win
ter This was continued with but small
variations until the spring of 1861 Wher
the first notes Of civil discord rang along
the lowering political horizon of that un
happy year, A. Z. Rudolph was among
that brave band of Iowa soldiers who
| sprang to the rescue of an endangered
country. On the 18th Of June, 1861, h.
was mustered into the volunteer army Of
the United States, First Iowa Cavalry
Company q. 1t was not long before hi
regiment was at the theatre of active war
1t participated in some of the hardest
fought battles Of the rebellion at Pea
Ride and Prairie Grove, and at the bat
tie of Pleasant Hill in a hand to hand
encounter with the notorious guerrilla
Quantrell and his band of bush whackers,
he had horse shot from under him and
received two wounds upon that occasion
He also had second horse shot from
under him at the battle of Silver Creek
At the capture of Little Rock, Ark, he
acted for Generals Davidson and Steele as
special orderly and was in the hottest of
the fire until the city surrendered. The
boys of the First Iowa cavalry were a
regiment that throughout the war rend-
cred most signal service to their country
They helped to preserve Missouri in the
Union, cleaned Early, Van Dorm and
Price out of Arkansas, and only turned
and rode back when they had watered
their horses in the Mexican Cult. Re
turning home from the war in September
1864, A. f., assisted by NJ. E., turned his
attention to fixing up the old homestead
IN Delaware county, lying along the Ma
quoketa river, But the sunny South had
charms for him that he could not resist,
and in 1867 we find him again in Arkan-
sas, near Little Rock, where he under
took raising cotton, having plantation
OF ncarl y 100 acres all devoted to this
crop, But the profits Of this venture
were less than his experience and he re-
turned to engage in the tobacco and cigar
business at Manchester, Iowa He soon
after quit that to engage in the nursery
business at Iowa City and Monticello, and
1t was at the latter place that he met and
married Miss Matilda Babbc, his estima-
bic and accomplished wife Two children
have blessed their union, one of whom, a
bright little boy of two, died some three
years ago. In the spring of 1876 he
came to Canton and opened up in the
clothing business in what is now the post
office building, then located in old Canton.
He successlvely occupied two other DIFF
terent buildings till 1880, when he erected
his present store, which he has since oc-
cupied with full line of ready made
clothing and gents furnishing goods Mr..
A. F. Rudolph is a public-spirited and
enterprising citizen and has one of the
qualities of a good politician, in that he
never goes back on his friends. Brave in
war and generous in peace, we hope that
Mr.. Rudolph may long remain one of our
citizens and that fortune may continue to
smile on him and his in the future
0. A. RUDOLPH
First located in Beloit, Iowa. and came to
Dakota, when it was found that that
town had not the chance of a growing
town. Like A. f. this one of the broth
ers was also born in Germany and about
the year 1850 Coming to America he
lived on the farm for IA time and had the
usual lot of boys in that position. In
1864 he went to McGregor, Iowa, and
apprenticed himselfto Geo. Falkenheimer
to learn the timers trade, where he re-
manned till 1868. In that year he went
to attend Baylies commercial college in
Dubuque, where he remained one year,
and then came west. Landing at Sioux
City he went to work for for his old mas
ter and friend, Geo. Falkenheimer, who
had since moved to Sioux City and opened
a hardware store in that growing place.
But the lot of journeyman timer soon
became distasteful to O. A. anG he want
ed to act as boss himself Cherokee was
then town just springing into import
ance and hence our hero bent his course.
With brave heart and a light pair of
breeches he arrived there in 1872, and
soon was running business for himself.
By industry and economy, the crown
jewels of success in any business, 0, A.
soon found himself in the possession of
paying trade and was making money
But the tempter came and offering him
good round sum for stock, he sold out
and came to Beloit, Iowa, after looking
at other locations some time He soon
saw that Canton was the town of the
future and so he was not slow in taking
advantage of the fact and moving his
store to the center Of business. But here
his sky was not altogether cloudless and
he was obliged to weather some adverse
blasts before he landed high and dry in
his present location. But, by industry
and economy, he triumphed overy diff
Guilty, and to-day is one of the leading
merchants in Canton, carrying a large
line of hardware and one of the best Sc
lections of farm machinery. In 1878 he
married Miss Anna Miller, lady of edu-
cation and refinement, who has presented
her husband with bright little girl to
cheer their home.
NJ E. RUDOLPH.
NJ. e. Rudolph is an attorney and
located in Canton in the fall of 1881. He
was horn in Chicaoo III Sentamha, II