Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... . would not be complete without theforegoing reference to his life and the success hehas achieved as an earnest, courageous laborer inone of the most important fields of endeavor, agri-culture. He is public spirited and generous, and en-joys to an eminent degree the confidence and goodwill of all who know him. H. J. C.\SPERS is the leading druggist of his sec-tion of Montana, and the only one in the MadisonValley, and his store, loca
Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... . would not be complete without theforegoing reference to his life and the success hehas achieved as an earnest, courageous laborer inone of the most important fields of endeavor, agri-culture. He is public spirited and generous, and en-joys to an eminent degree the confidence and goodwill of all who know him. H. J. C.\SPERS is the leading druggist of his sec-tion of Montana, and the only one in the MadisonValley, and his store, located on Main Street, Ennis,is well equipped and extensively patronized. comes of a family founded in this countryby his grandfather, Thomas Caspers, who born inGermany in 1814, left his native land for the UnitedStates during his young manhood, and finding con-ditions to suit him at Auburn, Nebraska, migratedthere and assisted in building up that locality, andthere his useful life was terminated by death In1888. His son, John T. Caspers, was also born inGermany, in 1852, and he was only a baby whenhis parents came to the United States in that same. MR. AND MRS. lOHX ISCI HISTORY OF MONTANA 845 year, and he was reared at Auburn, Nebraska, andthere he died in 1912. All of his life he was en-gaged in farming, and found that occupation aprofitable one. Both as a democrat and a Lutheranhe lived up to his beliefs, and was a most excellentman in every respect. His marriage took place atAuburn, when he was united with Sophia Eggers,born in Germany in 1856. She also died at Au-burn, passing away in 1894. Her parents were earlysettlers of Auburn. John T. Caspars and his wifebecame the parents of the following children: Grace,who married a Mr. Dirks, a farmer, lives at John-son, Nebraska; Mary, who married John Mientz,a farmer, resides at Beatrice, Nebraska; Maggie,who married George Frerichs, a farmer, residesat Auburn, Nebraska; Thomas, who was a farmerliving at Auburn, Nebras
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