settlers of La Crosse Co. Mrs. Dunlap died June 9, 1880; Mr. Dunlap resides at his homestead on Section 26; have ten children-six sons and four daughters; two sons and one daughter live in Kansas, the others reside in La Crosse Co.

N. D. LOOMIS, West Salem; born in the town of Roxbury, Washington Co., Vt., in 1827; he came to Fond du Lac, Wis., March, 1850, and to La Crosse Co., March, 1851, and located a farm in Section 30, town of Hamilton; he then returned to Vermont, thence to Massachusetts, and engaged in railroading; thence to Chicago, where he was engaged in the construction of the N.-W. R. R. In the spring of 1852, he engaged in bridge-building for Stone, Boomer & Co., in Illinois; in September, 1854, he settled on his farm in Hamilton, where he lived till 1874, when he came to the village of Salem; he still owns his farm. His wife was Miss Elsie A. Thacker, of Cook Co., Ill.; they have two childrenHattie and Elsie M. His farm contains 240 acres.

HIRAM LOVEJOY, farmer, Section 33; P. O. West Salem; born at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1833. He came to Wisconsin in August, 1855; he lived in the city of La Crosse about two years, where he worked at his trade, that of a carpenter and builder. To about 1870, Mr. Lovejoy was principally engaged in carpentry; in 1868, he, with Mr. Orrin Vanness, built what is known as the Lovejoy Mills; he has been sole proprietor of this mill since about 1870; it is located in the town of Hamilton, on the La Crosse River, and has three run of stone; he operated the mill himself until 1878, but now leases it; he purchased his present farm of 278 acres in 1867. He was maaried to Sarah J. Tripp, daughter of H. A. Tripp; she was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio; her parents (now deceased) settled in the town of Hamilton in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy have three children-William Ellis, Hiram D. and Mary Gertrude.

WILLIAM MCCLINTOCK, farmer, Section 32; P. O. West Salem; son of Hugh McClintock, who was born in Pennsylvania about 1796, and removed with his parents to the Territory of Ohio when 10 years of age. He married Edith W. Smith; they came to Green Co., Wis., about 1846, and to La Crosse Co. in October, 1855, and settled on Section 32, town of Hamilton; he is still living, and makes his home with his son William. The latter was born in Ohio in 1830; came to Wisconsin with his parents; was married to Maria Roby. She was born in Ohio, came to Green Co. with her parents -Elijah and Eliza Roby-about 1846. Mr. William McClintock came to La Crosse Co. in 1856, and settled on his present farm. They have three children-George F., now resides at Edgerton, Pipestone Co., Minn.; Ervin, and Grant W. Farm contains 80 acres. Mrs. McClintock's father still resides in Green Co.; her mother is deceased.

ANDREW MCELDOWNEY (deceased). Mr. McEldowney was one of the early settlers of the town of Hamilton; he was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1800. He emigrated to Pennsylvania when a young man, and located in Crawford Co., where he lived till 1851, when he came to La Fayette Co. with his family; he settled in the town of Hamilton, La Crosse Co., the following year1852, where he resided till his death, which occurred Jan. 7, 1879. He was married in Pennsylvania to Mary Cunningham, a native of that State; she died September, 1867. Mr. McEldowney had nine children-four sons and five daughters; three sons and two daughters are still living. The sons, James, William and Samuel A., are prominent farmers of this town. James resides in Section 27; was born in Pennsylvania in 1827; his wife was Elizabeth Feak; she died in 1876; has four children-Martin, Mary, Cora and Lizzie; has 210 acres of land, with fine improvements. William F., born in Pennsylvania May 23, 1831; resides in Section 22; farm contains 350 acres; his wife was Elizabeth B. McKinley, daughter of William McKinley they have one daughter, Nannie J., born in 1859. Samuel A., youngest son, owns the homestead; his wife was Miss Rachel Francis, native of Canada; they have two boys-William and James; this farm his father purchased in 1851; he has now 210 acres, with excellent improvements. John, brother of the above, died June 12, 1871.

SAMUEL R. McKINLEY, farmer, Section 13; P. O. West Salem; born in Crawford Co., Penn., in 1830; his parents were William and Nancy McKinley; his father died in Pennsylvania; his mother came to La Crosse in 1855; his parents have four children, one of whom died on the journey to Wisconsin; the others are James, Elizabeth, now Mrs. William McEldowny, and S. D.; the latter came to La Crosse Co. in April, 1851, and entered a quarter-section of land in Section 14, Hamilton; he returned to Pennsylvania the same year; in 1853 he returned to La Crosse Co. His present farm was bought in 1855, where his mother resided till her death, which occurred Jan. 1, 1880. His wife was Emily J. McDill, born in Illinois; they have four children-James, Mary N., Nellie and Albert. His farm now contains 120 acres, it formerly contained 240 acres.

SIMON MAHLUM, proprietor of Hamilton House, West Salem, was born in Norway in 1847; came to this country with his brother, William, in 1866. He was engaged in clerking for several years;

lived, the first summer after he came to this country, in Vernon County; was clerk for Veits & Clark, West Salem, from the spring of 1868 till the fall of 1870. He then, with Mr. John Grun, purchased the stock of this firm; continued in business for two and a half years; then went to La Crosse and engaged in clerking, first for Knutson, afterward for the firm of Steinam & Elson, Marcus Anderson, and also for Mons Anderson about four years; afterward for Gutman Brothers; returned to Salem in the spring of 1876; engaged in the hotel business in March, 1880. His wife was Mrs. Cram.

GEORGE J. MORGAN, miller at Hamilton Mills, West Salem, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1834. He learned his trade-that of a miller and millwright-in Germany. He emigrated to Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1854; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1868, and settled at Bangor; afterward worked for a time in the mills in Lewis Valley; then bought a farm and engaged in farming for five years; sold his farm and came to Salem, and assumed his present position, May, 1878. He was married in Pennsylvania, to Mary E. Schriner, born in Pennsylvania; has six children-four sons and two daughters. The oldest son, George, born in Pennsylvania in 1859, has learned his father's trade, and is engaged with him at Hamilton Mills.

NATHANIEL A. NYE, farmer, Section 26; P. O. West Salem; son of Oliver Nye, who was born in the town of Winslow, Kennebec Co., Me., in 1808. His parents removed to Massachusetts when he was a child, and thence to the State of New Hampshire. Mr. Nye, Sr., lived in the States of New Hampshire and Massachusetts till he came to Wisconsin, in 1871. He settled on his present farm in the spring of that year. His wife was Miss Priscilla Arey, born on Cape Cod, Mass.; had eleven children, eight of whom are living-six sons and two daughters. Four of the children are living in Wisconsin, viz. Nathaniel, born in New Hampshire, Jan. 31, 1836; came to La Crosse County from Manchester, N. H., in July, 1865, and bought his present farm, in Section 26, of Mr. Byron Viets, who purchased of Milton Barlow; was married to Mary A. Coleman, born in Reding, Mass.; they have one daughter-Alice M.; his farm contains about 160 acres. George E. lives at West Salem; born at Manchester, N. H., in 1847. James B., born at Manchester in 1852. Frank H. A., born at Holyoke, Mass., in 1855.

J. H. ODELL, farmer, Section 33; P. O. Salem. Mr. Odell came to Waupun, Wis., from St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1848; purchased his present farm from Mr. Thomas Leonard in the fall of 1850, where he settled in the spring of 1851. Mr. Odell is a native of Addison Co., Vt., where he was born, May, 1816; removed with his parents to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., when a child. His wife was Miss Caroline Higbel, born in Chittendeu Co., Vt., in 1818. They have had three children-William Sherman, deceased; Helen M., now Mrs. James Edwards, and Ellen S., now Mrs. J. P. Jackson, of Steele Co., Minn.

MONROE PALMER, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. West Salem. Mr. Palmer was born in Vermont, Sept. 14, 1819. He learned the trade of a millwright, which business he followed for a number of years. He went from Vermont to Maine, where he worked at his trade; thence to Massachusetts. He came to Oshkosh, Wis., in October, 1850; returned to Massachusetts; was married in Boston, June, 1851, to Miss Martha B. Cooledge, in Maine, born in August, 1826; returned to La Crosse County, and located his present farm, which formerly contained about 700 acres. In March, 1852, he built a cabin near his present residence, on the bank of the La Crosse River. Mr. Palmer is one of the earliest settlers, and one of the prominent men of the town of Hamilton. He laid out and named the village of Neshonoc, at one time quite a thriving little town. He built the Neshonoc Mill in 1852. This mill he owned and operated till 1872, when he sold it to Mr. Orrin Vanness. The mil! is now owned by Alexander McMillan, of La Crosse. He was Chairman of the first Town Board of the town, elected in 1852; has been Town Clerk, and was Treasurer for five successive years. He was Postmaster of Neshonoc Post Office from 1853 to 1861; was also a Justice of the Peace for many years. Mr. Palmer possesses an

excellent memory, and having kept a diary of current events, from the time he first settled in this valley, to the present time, he is a valuable source of information. He was a brother of Dr. H. Palmer, a wellknown physician, who came to La Crosse County from Massachusetts, in May, 1857. He practiced medicine at Salem till 1875, when he removed to Sparta, where he died, Dec. 23, 1880, leaving a wife and three children. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have two sons and two daughters-Hannah R., now Mas. A. F. Smith; Minnie B., now Mrs. E. W. Congran; George A. and Monroe H.

JAMES PITKIN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. Ö. Salem; born in Connecticut in 1815.

to the town of Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, when 23 years of age. He afterward removed to Southern Iowa; returned to Ohio; thence to Illinois, in 1846; came to La Crosse in June, 1854; settled in the town of Hamilton and engaged in farming. Has resided in this town since that time. His first wife was Lucy A. Gillett, born in Fredonia, N. Y.; she died at Fort Madison, Iowa. His present wife was Jane E. Coc,

born in Portage Co., Ohio, in 1827. He has one child by his first marriage-Milo J. Pitkin, now of La Crosse. Has four children by present marriage-Lucy A., now Mrs. John Veits; Francis N., resides in Hancock Co., Iowa; Ellen J., now Mrs. John Leet, and Eva M.

R. J. POWELL, West Salem. Mr. Powell was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1831; he came to Racine Co., Wis., in 1858; thence to McGregor, and to La Crosse in May of that year. He moved to Bangor, where he lived about five years. Since that time has resided in Salem. Mr. Powell is a carpenter and builder by trade, but has been engaged in other branches of business. His wife was Laura Richards, of La Crosse. They have three children-Delia, John and Horace.

SOLOMON QUACKENBUS, gardener, Sec. 17; P. O. West Salem; born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1828. In 1856, Mr. Q. and three brothers, named respectively, Joseph Hiram, Solomon and Ezra, came to La Crosse County together from the State of New York, and settled on Sec. 16, town of Hamilton. Joseph is now near Lincoln, Neb. Hiram still resides on Sec. 16. Ezra lives in the town of Bristol, Dane Co., Wis. Solomon settled where he now lives in 1861, purchasing his, farm of Samuel Brese. His wife was Mary Fox, daughter of David Fox. Mr. Q.'s farm contains 70 acres, about 25 of which he devotes exclusively to gardening. He makes a specialty of tomatoes, celery and onions. His market is La Crosse.

J. W. RANNEY, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. West Salem; born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1821; he came with his brother-in-law, Mr. Coburn, to Wisconsin in 1854. Mr. Ranney is one of the substantial and successful farmers of the La Crosse Valley. His wife was Miss Elizabeth Quackenbush. They have three children-Cassius, Mary and Jay W.; lost three children-Edwin (was killed by the cars near Salem while attempting to board a train while in motion Feb. 25, 1876), Clara (aged 26 years), Minnie (aged 6 months, a twin of Mary). Mr. Ranney has 450 acres of land; is engaged in general farming.

GILMAN REDDING, teacher and farmer; P. O. West Salem; born in Vermont in 1843; parents were Stephen and Caroline Johnson Redding; they were also natives of Vermont; mother died in Connecticut in March, 1861; his father came to La Crosse Co. with his children-Moses and Gilman, the following May, and settled in the town of Burns; father now resides in Monroe Co. Moses died in Burns in 1864; a sister of Gilman's remained in Vermont, but afterward came to La Crosse Co. Mr. Redding was married to Hannah Francis, who died Feb. 14, 1881; has two children-Carrie and Maggie. Mr. Redding has lived in the town of Hamilton since 1869; he has taught seventeen terms in La Crosse Co.; thirteen terms in the town of Hamilton, and is now (March, 1881,) teaching his seventh term in District No. 5.

WILLIAM G. SERVISS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. West Salem; born in Upper Canada, in what is now the town of Iroquois, in 1823; he went to Ohio when a young man, where he lived about three years, but returned to Canada and came to Wisconsin, reaching La Crosse July 14, 1852; his father, John S. Serviss, came to La Crosse Co. the year previous, and located in the town of Hamilton. He died in 1859. His mother died in the spring of 1865. Mr. W. G. Serviss' first location in La Crosse Co. was on Sec. 16, in the town of Hamilton. He enlisted in 1862 in the 30th W. V. I.; served till the close of the war, a period of three years and three months; his position was Wagoner of his regiment. He was married in Canada to Catherine Keck; they have three children-Wilda (now Mrs. A. W. Ayers), Delia (now Mrs. A. C. Vaughan), and Nora (now Mrs. L. R. Dudley). Mr. Serviss is a clothier by trade. This business he followed for many years.

J. R. SHERWOOD, proprietor of Sherwood House, West Salem; born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1811, where he lived till about 1850, when he came to Wisconsin; he lived in Milwaukee one year, thence to East Troy, Walworth Co., where he lived nine years; from thence to Waupun, where he lived about three years; he afterward removed to Fox Lake. Mr. Sherwood worked for many years at the business of carpentry. He came to the city of Fa Crosse in 1858, where he kept a hotel, known as the Stevens House, for one year. Came to Salem in 1859. His wife was Miss Delia Wilcox; have had two children, one of whom is living-Anna (now Mrs. Frazier).

G. SIMONSON, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. West Salem; is one of the earliest and most prominent Norwegian settlers of the town of Hamilton; he was born in Norway in 1826; he came to Dane Co., Wis., October, 1850; settled on his present farm in June, 1851. He was married in Norway to Mary Brown; has two children-Simon, born 1853, and Mattie; the latter is the wife of Mr. John Torgerson, who resides on Sec. 31; he was born in Norway in 1836; came to the United States in 1854; settled in the town of Hamilton, where his father resided, till his death; his mother is still living; has one child; farm contains 160 acres. Mr. Simonson's farm is well improved, good buildings, etc. His son-in-law, Mr. Torgerson, has also a well-improved farm; house recently built cost about $1,800. His mother resides with him.

FRANKLIN B. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. West Salem; son of Robert Smith, who was born in the State of New York. Married to Margaret Greene and came to Wisconsin about 1845, and settled in the town of Summit, Waukesha Co. They came to La Crosse County and settled on the farm now owned by F. B. Smith, in 1851. Parents had four children, two sons and two daughters. Franklin B. and his father are the only survivors of the family. F. B. was the oldest of the children; the second son, Francis L., was assassinated near Placerville, Cal., in 1862. He was waylaid and shot for the purpose of robbery. His murderer was arrested, convicted and hanged. The daughters were Ann Eliza and Margaret Janet. F. B. went to California in 1857, and returned soon after the death of his brother. He was married to Celeste Best, daughter of William Best; she was born in Pennsylvania ; came to Wisconsin with her parents about 1853, and to La Crosse County the following year. Her parents had nine children, all of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have five children-Merva, Warner L., Wilburt I., Stella Bell and Margaret. Mr. Smith owns the homestead farm, which contains He has been for several years extensively engaged

370 acres; also owns a farm of 320 acres in Kansas. in the culture of hops.

ORANGE SMITH, retired farmer; P. O. West Salem; born in Chateaugay, Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1801. Was married to Harriet Ketchum, born in Orvilie, Brooklyn Co., Vt. Mr. Smith resided in Franklin County till 34 years of age, when he emigrated to Cook Co., Ill., thence to Lake County. His wife died in Illinois February, 1851; his present wife was Lavina Holden, born in Vermont in 1814. Mr. Smith came to La Crosse County in 1851, and entered a farm in the town of Onalaska, which he sold in 1875, and removed to West Salem in 1876, He had nine children by first wife, first seven of whom were born in Franklin Co., N. Y.; the others in Lake Co., Ill.; six of the children are living-Henry resides in Oregon; Franklin in California; Julia, now Mrs. William Armstrong in Clark County; Anna E., now Mrs. Alden Putnam in Monroe County; Mrs. Sarah Smith and Mrs. Lovica Withey. His oldest daughter, Mary E., was the wife of Mr. Abner Gile, of La Crosse; she died Aug. 31, 1877. Mr. Smith was County Commissioner three years; was Justice of the Peace in the town

of Onalaska for several years.

C. B. THRALL, M. D., West Salem; born in Pittsfield, Mass., in 1836; he came to Milwaukee in 1853, where he remained till the breaking-out of the war. He enlisted May, 1861, in 2d W. V. I.; was engaged with his regiment in the battle of Bull Run. Soon after this event, Company K, of which he was a member, was converted into a company of heavy artillery, and placed in Fort Corcoran. He was discharged by reason of disability, in 1863. Recovering his health, he re-enlisted, in the fall of that year, in the 4th W. V. I., and went to Baton Rouge, where he was engaged as Ward Master-in-Chief in charge of the hospital till the close of the war, when he returned to Wisconsin and engaged in the study of medicine with Dr. Moses Barrett, of Waukesha; graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1868; located in Leon Valley, Monroe Co. In April, 1874, he went to Leroy, Minn.; came to West Salem in February, 1877. He makes a specialty of the electro-vapor bath treatment. His first wife was Mary T. Carlton, of Waukesha; present wife was Miss E. M. Birdsall; has two children by present wife-Vena Dell and Grace E.

MONROE L. TOURTELLOTTE, farmer, Sec. 34; West Salem; born in Thompson, Windom Co., Conn., in 1823. When a young man he learned the trade of a millwright. He went to Holyoke, Mass., in 1850, where he was engaged in work at his trade. He came to La Crosse Co. in 1854, and purchased the farm where he now resides, the following year, of Mr. Daniel Bird. Mr. Tourtelotte is a successful farmer and an extensive land owner; has abou: 1.200 acres of land. His wife was Miss Louisa C. Mills, also a native of Windom County. They have four children, three sons and one daughter-Mills, an attorney of La Crosse; M L C; John F., a student of the State University at Madison, and Lincoln H.

JAMES TUTTLE, farmer, P. O. West Salem; born in Courtland Co., N. Y., in 1825. When 13 years of age, he removed with his parents to Ontario County; when 25 years of age, he removed to Waukesha County. His father came to Wisconsin the same year. Mr. Tuttle bought a farm, in Sec. 9, town of Hamilton, where he settled the following year and lived about ten years. He then removed to the village of Salem, where he was engaged in the livery business about three years. His first wife was Eunice Preston, by whom he has two children. His present wife was Elizabeth Mischell.

WILLIAM L. UPTON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. West Salem. Born in Vermont in 1827; removed to Massachusetts, and came to La Crosse, April 1, 1857, where he worked at the business of carpentry. He came to West Salem in August, 1858. He worked at the business of wagon-making for several years; settled on his present farm, October, 1870, which he purchased of Mr. J. D. Lawton.

His first wife was Anna Horton, daughter of Milton Horton; present wife was Mrs. Mary Williams Motte, born in Oneida Co., N. Y.; has one son by first marriage-Wellington, and one by present wife— Morris Ray. Farm contains about 100 acres.

JOHN VARNESS, retired; West Salem; born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., March, 1809. His parents died when he was a child. He was brought up in the family of his mother's brother. He lived in the State of New York until a young man, when he went to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he lived about five years; thence to Canada, where he lived about four years. He removed to Waukesha Co., Wis., in August, 1847, and to La Crosse Co., in 1854. Mr. Varness has been generally engaged in agricultural pursuits; has also been intimately connected with the flouring-mill interests of this part of the county. He built what is known as the Badger Mills, in Lewis Valley, and with Mr. Lovejoy, built the Salem Mill. He removed to the village of West Salem in 1872; still owns a farm in the town of Hamilton. His wife was Miss Lucy Moulton, a native of Massachusetts, but at the time of their marriage, a resident of Greene Co., N. Y. They have four children-John, Margaret, Orrin and Rosa; have lost two children-Achsah, the oldest child, and two boys in infancy.

WILLIAM VAN WATERS, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 27; P. O. West Salem; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1817. His parents removed to St. Lawrence County when he was a boy, where they resided until their decease. He came from St. Lawrence County to Madison Wis., in the fall of 1853; spent the following winter in East Troy, Walworth Co., and soon after, purchased his present farm of Dr. Jacob McCrary, who entered the farm and was a resident of La Crosse City at the time. Mr. Van Water's brother, George, came with him to La Crosse Valley. He now lives in Jackson County. Mr. Van Water's first wife was Mary Campbell; born in St. Lawrence County. His present wife was Mrs Mary Adams; has four children by first marriage-Mary, now Mrs. Edwin D. Wood; William U., Louise and Cora. Lost two children. Mr. Van Waters is one of the prominent and intelligent farmers of the town of Hamilton. Has served a term in the Legislature; elected in the fall of 1876. Has been Chairman of the Town Board several times. He raised the first field of clover produced in the town and owned the first steam thresher.

WILLIAM VAN ZANDT, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. West Salem; born in Columbia Co., Penn., Sept. 29, 1826. His parents removed to Lake Co., Ohio, when he was 10 years of age, and to the town of East Troy, Walworth Co., Wis., in 1842. They still reside in East Troy. His father was born in 1793, his mother in 1796. Mr. Van Zandt came to La Crosse with Mr. E. F. Edwards, in May, 1852. He taught a school the following winter in the town of Neshonoc, in what is now the town of Hamilton. This was the first school taught in the La Crosse Valley, between the city of La Crosse and Sparta. The following season, he rented a farm in the town of Burns. This is the farm now owned by Mr. John Bradley. In the fall of 1853, he returned to Walworth County, where he passed the winter, and came back in May, 1854, and entered a farm in Section 2, town of Burns. This farm he owned for ten years. He removed to the village of West Salem in 1864, and engaged in the hardware business. In 1866, he took in a partner-Mr. V. M. Adams. This firm engaged in the hardware and grocery trade till 1868, when Mr. Van Zandt sold his interest to Mr. Adams and purchased his present farm of Mr. A. Eldred, where he has since lived. He was married in 1851, to Lucretia Jewett, daughter of Marcus L. Jewett, who settled in Sauk County in 1854, and came to La Crosse County in 1862; her father, now deceased, was a soldier in the war for the Union; her mother is still living in La Crosse County. Mr. Van Zandt has two children-W. Isaiah and Edith E. He was the first School Superintendent of the town of Neshonoc; has held various town offices; was Chairman of the Town Board of Burns for five or six years; held the same office in the town of Hamilton for seven years; was Census Marshal in 1870; was County Commissioner in 1867.

A. K. VEITS, druggist, son of Byron Veits, who was born in Connecticut in 1802, and removed to Ohio at an early day. The family removed to Dodge Co., Wis., in 1845, but returned to Ohio in 1850; came back to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Hamilton in 1851. Mr. Veits' parents had eight children-five sons and three daughters-all born in Ohio, except the youngest. The two eldest children are now deceased; one son and one daughter reside in Colorado; one brother in Kansas, another in Iowa; a sister in Trempealeau County. Their father died in 1869. Á. K. was born in Ohio in 1833; came to La Crosse County with his parents; went to California in 1852 and returned in 1856; resided in Ohio till 1859; since that time has been a resident of La Crosse County. His wife was Aurelia Leet, daughter of George Leet. They have four children-Carrie, Jessie, Frank and George. Mr. Veits engaged in the dry goods business, and also in grain buying, in 1860; disposed of his business in 1863; engaged in the drug business in 1864, which he still continues. He is the pioneer druggist of West Salem.

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