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 . (Ml. They luncfour children—Lulu A., a (earlier at Faulk-ton; Madge, Alfred A., and Dale X. In religion the major and his wife are is a Mason, a member of the Knights ofPythias, A. (). V. W., and (Jrand Army ofthe Kcpuhlic. Since retiring from congress he has bienengaged in I lie praclicc of law at Faulkton,and looking after his land and slock interesis ill that lo<-alitA. HAECKKH, Theophilus L.—No man hasdo
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 . (Ml. They luncfour children—Lulu A., a (earlier at Faulk-ton; Madge, Alfred A., and Dale X. In religion the major and his wife are is a Mason, a member of the Knights ofPythias, A. (). V. W., and (Jrand Army ofthe Kcpuhlic. Since retiring from congress he has bienengaged in I lie praclicc of law at Faulkton,and looking after his land and slock interesis ill that lo<-alitA. HAECKKH, Theophilus L.—No man hasdone more to promote the interests of in America than Tlieophilus , chief of the dairy divisi(m of theUniversity of Minnesota. He has been en-gaged in the scientific investigation of dairyproblems for the past ten years, and duringthat lime has earned a wide repulatioii forhis work on dairy type, and for his publi-cations on Feeding Dairy (ows. was born at Liverpool, Medicinecounty, Ohio, May 4, 1840, of German des-cent. His parents removed lo Wisconsin andsettled on a fanii near Cottage Grove when HISTORY OF THE GREAT THEOPIIILTS L. HAECKEH. he was hut seven yciu-s old. His educationalfacilities were limited to an attendance at thedistrict school in the winter until he wassixteen years of ap:e, his summers being spenton the farm. In 1803, he entered the stateuniversity at Madison, Wis., but was compel-led to give up his studies the following springon account of sickness. He then enlisted inCompany A, Thiitv-seventh Wisconsin In-fantry, and was detailed to clerical work atheadquarters. Tliis did not prevent him fromseeing active service, however, and duringthe siege of Vicksburg he distinguished him-self for bravery. After the siege he wasplaced on detached service in the medicaldepartment at City Point, where he was rap-idly promoted until he had charge of all thequartei-masters supi)lies of the Ninth Coi-pshosiiital department. H
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