History of Clay and Norman counties, Minnesota : their people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . who came to America with her inisljandand the other members of the family, in 1884, and is now living with iierson, William, the subject of this sketch. To August Sprung and wife thefollowing children were born: Otto, who is married; .Anna, living in Claycounty: William, .\ugust, Rudolph. Manda, and Edith, tlie latter four chil-ilren being deceased. Mr. Sprung was an acti\e and influential man
History of Clay and Norman counties, Minnesota : their people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . who came to America with her inisljandand the other members of the family, in 1884, and is now living with iierson, William, the subject of this sketch. To August Sprung and wife thefollowing children were born: Otto, who is married; .Anna, living in Claycounty: William, .\ugust, Rudolph. Manda, and Edith, tlie latter four chil-ilren being deceased. Mr. Sprung was an acti\e and influential man of thedistrict in which he had lived. ^\illiam Sprung was educated iit the sch(jols of Germany and in 1884came with his parents to .\merica and accompanied them to Illinois andlater to Iowa, where under the careful training of his father he learned tlierudiments of farming. He moved to Clay county in the spring of 190Jand shortly afterward commenced farming on his own account. He isnow the owner of three hundred and ten acres of |)rinie land, and plantsan average crop of seventy-five acres to potatoes, all liis farming opera-tions being carried on in accordance with modern nietliods. In addition. srraxr; and fajiily. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC --RY CLAY AND NORMAN COUNTIES^ MINNESOTA. 265 to his general farming lie lias for some )ears paid considerable attentionto the raising of a good grade of live stock and now has some excellentShorthorn cattle on his place. Mr. Sprungs farm is well improved andhis outbnildings are snbstantial and modern in equipment. He has recentlyremodeled the dwelling house and has converted it into a modern residence,provided with all conveniences, including electric lights. He is accounted oneof the substantial and progressive farmers of this section of the county. Mr. Sprungs maternal grandfather, Christian Lau, was a farmer inGermany, where he died at the age of sixty-two years. Mr. Sprungsmaternal grandmother, Rika Lau, also died in Germany, at the
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