The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-04-03

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general sier dise stores IN hIs colns
This Is his second term s. thu.
house ~ he served during the session
OF 1896.
]. Johnson was born In Norway In
1874 and emigrated to the United States
in 1857. He received common school.
education and followed the vocation Of
farming. He entered the service Of his3
adopted country Nov. Z, 1861, as pri-
vate in Company F, Third Iowa infantry.
He was wounded In the battles Of Shiloh
and Greenville; was captured on. the
22d Of July before Atlanta, and for nine
months was an inmate Of the rebel
prison pens. After several Intellectual
attempts, he escaped and returned to
his regiment Since his discharge in
1866 he has been engaged in farming in
Freeborn county.
L. p. St. John was born Aug; 20, 1871,
In Chatauqua county, New York. Two
years later his parents moved to Wis
consin, where he grew up on a farm.
His education was. obtained in the dis
trict schools and the DEBORAH; Iowa,
high school. Mr.. St. John came to Min
nesota' and secured farm shortly after
he became of age. In 1864 he enlisted
in the First Minnesota heavy artillery
and was discharged with the regiment
Returning home, he engaged in farming
and stockraising at Granger, Fillmore
county, and has been reasonably s,ic-
cessful thereat.
George e. Sloan was born at Alburg.
VT, in July, 1914. He assisted his father
on the farm and; attended the public
schools until August, 1852, when ne
enlisted in the One hundred and forty
second regiment, New York infantry.
Was wounded at the battle of Drewry's
Bluff, but served his full three years.
Mr.. Sloan came to Minnesota in 1868,
locating in Steele county. He was reg
lister of deeds Of that county during
eight years and held several minor Of
fees. He is the owner of fine farm and
spends portion of his time in filling
the SOIL
William H. Mahood was born at De-
catur, Macon county, Illinois, Jan. 4,
l848. He left school to enlist, March
IL, 1852, in Company K, Sixty ninth
Ohio volunteers, and vetranized in
March, 1864, with the regiment. AL
though he was wounded at Jonesboro,
he remained in the service in the Army
of the Cumberland in Sherman's march
to the sea and through the Carolinas
to Washington, where his regiment was
in the grand review. Mr.. Mahood set
tied in Minnesota in the fall of 1866,
and has been engaged in farming
and stock raising at Lesueur Center.
G.. P. Boutwell, was born IS years ago
in Erie county, New York. He attended
the district schools and then entered the
Fort Edward institute, where he studied
during two terms. He enlisted in the
Thirty-eighth regiment, New York VOL
unteer infantry, May H., 1861, and was
captured by the rebels. After years
L
In time to take part, in the battle. Of
Fredericksburg In June, 1868, he was:
mustered out and came to Minnesota
That year Mr.. Boutwell, became the local
agent at Owatonna for the Minnesota
Stage company. Later on he located at
Clearwater, Wright county, where he
deals in hardware and agricultural i'm
plements. He held several local offices,
was chairman of the village council
eight consecutive terms and member OF
the county board some years.
H. c. Mclean was born at Lockport,
Niagara county, New York, and after
a common school course, at the early
age OF l6, he entered into partnership
with his brother in the grocery business
at Fond du Lac, Wis. In the spring of
1851 he entered the service as a private
in Company K, First Wisconsin intan-
try, participated in the battles of MUIR
freesboro, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge,
the siege Of Atlanta, and many others;
was severely wounded at Jonesboro and
mustered out. After The war he sold
his interest in the grocery business and
engaged in farming in Blue Earth coun-
ty. He was also engaged in the hard
ware and agricultural implement bust
ness for some years and Is now dealer
in real estate.
]. r. Cunningham is native of Ty-
rome county, Ireland, ard is 81 years
of age He attended school until 1857,
when he came to Minnesota, locating in
tho town of Greenwood, Hennepin coun
1y. On the 9th of August, 1862, he en-
listed in Company B, Sixth Minnesota
infantry, and was mustered out With
the regiment, Aug. 10, 1865: He is
engaged in farming and has held sew
eral town offices. among others that of
town clerk, during. twenty.years.
Charles A. Parker, who. is now 81
years old, was born at North Clarendon,
vt. He was raised on Il farm and at
tended the common schools. He enlist
ed as q private in the Seventh Vermont
infantry, and seryee; with his regiment
IN T.Onisiana about a. wear and was then