Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-09-10
EOT KC YOU SHOULD
OAAAo KNOW
IN
Sheridan County

l.. G. ZEIDLER, since 1910 a busin-
ess man of Plentywood, began his ca
reer here with the early builders and
during his n years in P~lentywood and
Sheridan county has built up a wild
acquaintance and has continued prom,
inent in business circles.
Mr.. Zeidler arrived in Plentywood
in 1903 and in August of that year be-
came a clerk for the Johnson-Riba
Hardware Company. A native of Wis
consin, having been born at Jefferson
Nov. 3, 1882, he spent his youthful days
there.
When Ia years old he was employed
as a devil at the Jefferson Banner,
the home town newspaper. This he
continued until he mastered the trade.
But the smell of printers ink and the
trade was not exactly to his liking and
at the age of 19-given an opportun-
ity to fill a long desire-he went to
Rockwell, Iowa, to operate a hardware
store for an uncle. There he gained the
early knowledge of his business.
Seven years later he moved from
Iowa to North Dakota and filed on a
homestead, and from there he came
TO Plentywood.
After several months as a clerk for
the Johnson-Riba Hardware mpan
here he embarked in business for him.
self. The Zeidler Hardware first OPP
ened its doors to the public in Febru-
airy, 1910. The hardware store erected
by the respected Plentywood citizen
was the only one on the present Plen-
tywood Main street, but soon it was
joined by other business establish
mentS.
AT Rockwell, Iowa, June Il, 1909 Mr..
Zeidler married Miss Jennie A. Glib
son. Coming to the Their newly opened
territory which is now Sheridan coun-
ty, Mr.. and Mrs. Zeidler first stopped
at Culbertson. They hired a team and
buggy there and made the trip to
Plentywood. Mr.. Zeidler plunged
quickly to the task of getting estab-
lished and made preparations to make
P~lentywood his permanent home.
Three sons were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Zeidler-Gibson, Robert and
Barr. Mrs. Zeidler passed away IN 1928.
Mr.. Zeidler, from his youthful days,
has been a keen sports enthusiast.
When a "kid" he was a stellar foot
ball player and shortly after coming to
Plentywood was a member of a cham
pionship baseball team of this section.
The team represented Plentywood and
included in the nine were Lee and
Buck Munson, well-known early day
baseball players. George Bolster was
manager of that championship team.
His keen enthusiasm for athletics
has never waivered. The enthusiasm
and spirit has carried to his ons all of
whom have been prominent in athlet-
les during their school days in Plen-
tywood.
In 1880 the pioneer Plentywood bus
inessman was married to Violet Peter
son of Great Falls, who at the time of
her marriage was a surgical nurse at
the Deaconess hospital there. During
her six years as a resident of Plenty
wood Mrs. Zeidler has filled a promin-
ent place in civic and social life of the
community.
Mr.. Zeidler is a member of the Odd
Fellows and Elks lodges.
A brother, Edward Zeidler, lives at
Rockford, H., and two brothers, Err
ney and George, live at Fit. Atkinson,
Wisconsin. A sister, Elsa Ewes at Mil
waukee, Wis.
At the homo Of Mr.. Zeidler's sister
resides his parents. His father is SO
years old and his mother is So.
Mr.. Zeidler's son, Gibson, IS with the
Montana Extension Department and is
stationed at Baker. Robert is a End
Lit. in the regular army and is sta
toned at Fort Wissoula. Barr, the
youngeyt Of the three boys, is at home
and will this fall enter Montana State
college.