. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . side throughout his remaining days. He turned his attention to farming, in whichhe won a substantial measure of success, and he also became an active factor in sup-port of political and civic interests in that locality. He filled various local offices withcredit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents, occupying various positions ofpublic honor and trust in Davenport, Iowa, and in Scott county. He was a friend andcompanion of Carl Schurz, the noted German leader who opposed militarism in thatcountry in 1S4S and with whom Mr. Glasman
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . side throughout his remaining days. He turned his attention to farming, in whichhe won a substantial measure of success, and he also became an active factor in sup-port of political and civic interests in that locality. He filled various local offices withcredit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents, occupying various positions ofpublic honor and trust in Davenport, Iowa, and in Scott county. He was a friend andcompanion of Carl Schurz, the noted German leader who opposed militarism in thatcountry in 1S4S and with whom Mr. Glasmann came to America. At the time of theCivil war Mr. Glasmann responded to the call of the country for aid to crush out re-hellion in the south and went to the front with an Iowa regiment. He was wounded inthe battle of Antietam. His death occurred in Iowa when he was seventy-eight yearsof age and in his passing the community mourned the loss of one of its honored andrepresentative citizens. His son, William Glasmann, acquired his primary education in. AARON Y. ROSS II UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 641 the schools ot Davenport, Iowa, but at the age of thirteen years left home and emigratedwestward, making his way to Fort Benton, Montana, where he was employed in a sad-dlery shop. He later engaged in the harness and saddlery business on his own ac-count and built up an extensive and profitable trade. Eventually he sold his intereststhere and removed to Laramie, Wyoming, where he likewise conducted a large andgrowing business. In 1880 he took up his abode in Salt Lake City, where he turned hisattention to the real estate, insurance and investment business, being associated withWilliam C. Lynch under the firm style of Lynch & Glasmann. While thus engaged heestablished a fine resort at Garfield Beach and there had a large herd of buffaloes. Helikewise had the first irrigation system in the state, the water being supplied from ar-tesian wells. He continued active in these lines of business unt
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