Memorial and biographical record and illustrated compendium of biography ..of ..citizens of Columbia . they moved to the town of Leeds and therespent the rest of their lives. They did muchin developing the agricultural interests of Co-lumbia county, and were honest and uprightpeople. Jacob Harvey died in September,1892, at the age of seventy-three, and hiswife January 4, 1897. They were the par-ents of seven children: Ole J., Sr., a resi-dent of the town of Leeds; Julia, Mrs. LarsN. Harvey, of Benson, Minnesota; Rag-nelda, Mrs. Ole Harfendahl. of the sameplace; Ole J., Jr., the subject of this
Memorial and biographical record and illustrated compendium of biography ..of ..citizens of Columbia . they moved to the town of Leeds and therespent the rest of their lives. They did muchin developing the agricultural interests of Co-lumbia county, and were honest and uprightpeople. Jacob Harvey died in September,1892, at the age of seventy-three, and hiswife January 4, 1897. They were the par-ents of seven children: Ole J., Sr., a resi-dent of the town of Leeds; Julia, Mrs. LarsN. Harvey, of Benson, Minnesota; Rag-nelda, Mrs. Ole Harfendahl. of the sameplace; Ole J., Jr., the subject of this nar-rative; Martha, Mrs. John Erickson, ofKeiser, Minnesota; Betsy, Mrs. Knute En-fensen, of tlie same place; and Lewis, ofLeeds. Mr. Harvey had his early schooling inthe town of Leeds. He then attended thehigh school at Columbus two terms and thestate normal school at Whitewater half ayear. He took the full business course atthe Milwaukee Spencerian Business next two years he was a student in thelaw ofifice of M, P. Jerdee, of Madison, at thesame time writing for Philip Spooner, St.,. 0. J. HARYEY, JR. COMPENDIUM OF BIOGRAPHY. 583 the father of United States Senator John Mr. Jenlee tlien moved his oificeto St. Croix Falls, and our suhject went withliim. He was in that city ahout a year, whenthe sickness of his father called him home totake charge of the farm. He returned to theold homestead and has lived there ever since,occupyino- his time with general is a strong Republican, and is much in-terested in both local and general came very close to a nomination as reg-ister of deeds at one time, and is nearly al-ways a delegate from lus town at politicalconventions. Last year he was a delegateto the state convention and was much inter-ested in the outcome. He is the presenttown treasurer of Leeds, a fact indicatinghis standing at home. He belongs to theEvangelical Lutheran synod, and is a highlyrespected citizen of Columbia county. He
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