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 . deeds of lirown county, also one of Minne-sotas presidential electors in 1800; memberof the state senate in 1870, 1871 affd 1872,and, in 1875, was elected state treasurer,ser\ing two terms. He was twice ofNew Ulm and served several times as memberof the city council. He is a member of theBoard of Trade and the Commercial Unionof lliat ci(y. He is also jiresident of theNorth American Turnerbund for the districtof Minnes
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 . deeds of lirown county, also one of Minne-sotas presidential electors in 1800; memberof the state senate in 1870, 1871 affd 1872,and, in 1875, was elected state treasurer,ser\ing two terms. He was twice ofNew Ulm and served several times as memberof the city council. He is a member of theBoard of Trade and the Commercial Unionof lliat ci(y. He is also jiresident of theNorth American Turnerbund for the districtof Minnesota. December 7, 1851, he wasmarried to Catherine Pfau, at Cincinnati,Ohio. Fifteen children weie born, of whomten are living: William, Jr., Kate (Mrs. Al-brecht. St. Paul); wife of Dr. : Jose]ihine, Frederick, Amelia, wifeof Dr. Fritsche; Emma, wife of Charles Hanser, St. Paul; Alinnic. Herman and .Mbert. HESTON, John William, president of theSouth Dakota Agricultural College, is a nafive of Pennsylvania. His ancestors wereearly settlers of that state, the little villageof Hestonvill, a suburb of Philadelphia, hav- HISTORY OF THE GREAT .mux \V. HKSTON. ing- received its name from this family, andit was here that Elisha B. Heston, the fatherof our subject, was born. Later he engagedin business as a coach manufacturer at Belle-fonte. Centre county. He died in 1890, atPlainville, Kan., as a result of injuries re-ceived in a runaway. He was a man whotook a deep interest in educational mattersand served on the school board of Bellefontefor many years. His wife, Catherine, was adaughter of Daniel Eckel, a resident of Cen-tre county. Pa. 8he died the same year asher husband, at the age of 67. John W. wasborn February 1, 1854, near Bellefonte. Hiseducational advantages were limited to theattendance of the public schools in the vicin-ity of his home up to his twentieth year,when he entered the State College near hisnative town. Having no means of his ownto
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