History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . liberal in his beliefs and is not a memberof any church. In 1887 he was married toEmilie Doehne, of New Ulm. To them havebeen born two daughters, Vera Eleanora andLeola May. A brother of Dr. Strickler ( Strickler) is also a medical practitioner,practicing his profession at Sleepy Eye,Minn. SWIFT, Lee, the superintendent of thecity schools of Tracy, Minn., is a college bredproduction of the great Northwest, which,ill the m
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . liberal in his beliefs and is not a memberof any church. In 1887 he was married toEmilie Doehne, of New Ulm. To them havebeen born two daughters, Vera Eleanora andLeola May. A brother of Dr. Strickler ( Strickler) is also a medical practitioner,practicing his profession at Sleepy Eye,Minn. SWIFT, Lee, the superintendent of thecity schools of Tracy, Minn., is a college bredproduction of the great Northwest, which,ill the minds of many men of keen observa-tion, is the best possible foundation for a career in any field. He was born,December 5, 1850, at Cazenovia, W^s. Hisfather, Charles Byron Swift, was a came from Ohio to Wisconsin in 1856,thus constituting himself one of the pioneersof the state. He was a member of CompanyF, Third Wisconsin cavalry during the CivilWar, and was in fair financial maiden name of Lee Swifts mother wasCaroline A. Huntly. Mr. Swift modestlysavs that his earlv education was obtained HISTORY OF THE GREAT LEE SWIFT. in a small \illaj;e stliool. His success asa teacher makes it evident that it must havebeen one of good quality, however then took a college course at Eipon Col-It ge, Wisconsin, and graduated in the classof 1886. He chose teaching for his life began in Wisconsin and taught three yearsin that state. The next four years were spentin the schools of South Dakota, and he hasbeen in school work in Minnesota nine yeais,coming to Tracy, where he is now engaged,in 1892. This succinct record, however, doesnot show his real preparation for practicalwork in a position which requires a knowl-edge of men and things, as well as a knowl-edge of books, and a literary training, so tospeak. Before entering college—an event socurtly noticed—Mr. Swift clerked in a gen-eral store i]i Wisconsin, where, if an
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