. Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. PAST AND PRESENT OF MAHASKA COUNTY. 209 only four are now living: Daniel; Sarah, thewife of Jonas Gumbert, of Pennsylvania; John,of Pennsylvania; aiul Joseph, of Waverly,New York. Daniel Riegel was onl\- ten years of age atthe time of his fathers death. His educationalprivileges were limited and in early youth heworked on the home farm. In 1869, whensixteen years of age, he secured employment inthe mines at New Philadelphia and in icSjoMent to Sum
. Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. PAST AND PRESENT OF MAHASKA COUNTY. 209 only four are now living: Daniel; Sarah, thewife of Jonas Gumbert, of Pennsylvania; John,of Pennsylvania; aiul Joseph, of Waverly,New York. Daniel Riegel was onl\- ten years of age atthe time of his fathers death. His educationalprivileges were limited and in early youth heworked on the home farm. In 1869, whensixteen years of age, he secured employment inthe mines at New Philadelphia and in icSjoMent to Summit county. Ohio, where he wasconnected with mining interests for more thanten years. In 1882 he came to , and was employed at struidard miningfor two years. He then engaged in business?on his own account. o])ening a retail coalvardat Oskaloosa and later in Danville, he came to and es-tablished the No. I Riegel Coal Company in1898. The plant of the company was in oper-ation for five years and in 1903 mine .\o. _•of the Riegel Coal Company was o])ened. Itis erpiipped with the most modern machi
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