. History of Milwaukee, city and county . n of Kasper andMagdelina (Bodimer) Glaus, both of whom were natives of the land of the father was a school teacher in his native country and both he and his wife passedaway there. Christian Glaus was educated in the public schools and in the Agricultural andDairy School in Ruetti, near Bern. He was there graduated in 1891, receiving adiploma in recognition of work completed. He afterward went to Zurich, Switzerland,where he occupied the position of foreman in a dairy but in 1892, thinking to betterhis opportunities in the new world, he sailed
. History of Milwaukee, city and county . n of Kasper andMagdelina (Bodimer) Glaus, both of whom were natives of the land of the father was a school teacher in his native country and both he and his wife passedaway there. Christian Glaus was educated in the public schools and in the Agricultural andDairy School in Ruetti, near Bern. He was there graduated in 1891, receiving adiploma in recognition of work completed. He afterward went to Zurich, Switzerland,where he occupied the position of foreman in a dairy but in 1892, thinking to betterhis opportunities in the new world, he sailed for America and landed at New did not tarry in the eastern metropolis, however, but made his way directly west-ward and became a resident of Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, where he had charge of acheese and butter factory, remaining in that position for several months during thecheese manufacturing season. He next accepted the management of a butter factoryat Muskego Center, Wisconsin, where he continued for about a year. He then entered. CHRLSTIAX (iLAUS HISTORY OF :\injWArKEE 543 upon a partnership relation as proprietor of a butter factory at Tess Corners andcontinued successfully in the business there for several years. A few years laterseveral other factories were added to the business and Mr, Glaus became sole proprietor,managing and directing the enterprise with notable success. He continued in thebusiness for about twenty-two years and contributed in large measure to the splendidreputation which Wisconsin enjoys as a dairy state. He finally sold his creameries,however, and became one of the organizers of the Wisconsin State Bank, which openedits doors for business on the 1st of May, 1912. He was elected the first president ofthe bank and has since devoted his entire time and attention to the upbuilding of theinstitution, which has enjoyed steady growth from the beginning. The bank startedwith a capital of seventy-five thousand dollars and a surplus of seventy-five hundr
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