HISTORY OF ANOKA COUNTY 

and the Towns of Champlin and Dayton

in Hennepin County Minnesota

By Albert M. Goodrich

Minneapolis

Hennepin Publishing Col. 1905

Transcribed by MaryAlice Schwanke

CHAPTER XI.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

W. D. WASHBURN & Co. - In any enumeration of those to whom the industrial interests of Anoka stand most largely indebted first place must be given to Hon. William D. Washburn of Minneapolis, and his business associate, Major William D. Hale of the same city. Under the firm name of W. D Washburn & Co. they began the erection of a large and thoroughly equipped saw mill at Anoka in 1872. (See illustration, page 125.) This mill had an annual capacity of sixteen million teet of lumber, and, with its complement of planing mills, dry kilns, etc., furnished employment to about 125 men. For seventeen years logs from the head waters of Rum river and its tributaries were floated down to this mill, and the product manufactured therefrom was shipped far and wide throughout the Northwest. About 1875 the company was organized as a corporation under the name of the Washburn Mill Company, with substantially the same ownership, and in 1880 the Lincoln Flour Mill was constructed, with a capacity of 600 to 700 barrels of flour per day. In the great fire of August 16, 1884, the Lincoln mill was destroyed, but owing to the elaborate precautions of F. L. Pinney, its superintendent, the saw mill and lumber yards were saved. A new Lincoln mill quickly rose from the ashes of the old mill, equipped with the latest improved machinery, which still continues to furnish employment to many residents of Anoka. The new mill has a capacity of 1600 barrels of flour per day. (See illustration page 126.)

The Biographies are being presented in a manner different than they appear in the book, it will be easier for researchers to find a specific biography.

A list of the biographies is shown below, click on the letter that corresponds with the first letter of the last name (surname).

A Thomas J Abbett Alanson George Aldrich, MD Flora L. S Aldrich, MD William J Annon B Amos B Ballard B K Ballou J H Batzle Daniel R Bean John R Bean Martin V Bean Hon Jared Benson John T Benson Albert J Bisbee Frederick A Blanchard Charles E Bowers John C Bowers Scipio Bond, DDS Howard H Bradeen George W Branch Samuel Branch William Brander John C Broadbent Sanford Broadbent Thomas Broadbent Moses Brown Louis H Bruns Marcus Q Butterfield C Arthur Tubal Caine, MD Cyrus W Campbell Fred A Campbell John T Campbell Charles H Card Stephen A Carlisle Hamphen Henry Carlson, DMD Daniel P Carlstedt Lewis J Carpenter Albert J Caswell Arthur A Caswell Alonzo M Caswell Irving A Caswell Charles E Chase Roe Giddings Chase Wilbur F Chase Charles B Church Francis T Clark Joseph C Clark Josiah F Clark John F Clements Edgar S Clinch Edgar S Clinch Sr Guilford D Coleman Ammi Cutter Coleman Oliver Conforth Albert D Cook Alonzo Cook Charles J Cook Joseph H Cook James Cooper James H Cooper John Cundy William E Cundy Nathan W Curial John Curry John W Curry Ammi Cutter Oscar L Cutter George E Cotton D Azariah Davis Gustave H Domning Albert Dooies James M Douglas William Morrill Dowlin Arthur Z Downs Joseph Downs Rufus T Downs Zelotes Downs D C Dunham E Alvah Eastman Job Eastman William Eberley Charles J Edgarton Festus A Edgarton James T Elwell Merton A Elsmore J C Herman Engel George B Epps	F Nicholas Faber Henry E Faherty John W Faherty Patrick Faherty Simeon A Farrington William Wallace Fitch Frank L Folsom Simeon P Folsom James W Ford PhD George Alfred Foster James H Frank MD Anthon C Frauman Andrew Freeborn Abraham McCormick Fridley Charles H Fridley James C Frost G George Geddes Jr Joseph L Gaslin Thomas Timothy Geddes Aranda Giddings Honorable Arthur E Giddings Aurora W Giddings MD George C Gillespie James H Gillespie Edwin S Goeldner Michael Golden Sr Michael Golden Jr George D Goodrich George Herbert Goodrich Rev Moses Goodrich John Goss David G Gow Charles E Green Clarence D Green D W Green Frank X Green J G Green James V Green Thomas Green Willis J Green Ezra C Greenfield Aaron Greenwald Louis J Greenwald William A Greenwald Hannibal G Groat James W Groat Christopher S Guderian H Major William Dinsmore Hale Reuel L Hall George Ketcham Hagaman MD Benjamin F Hall Joseph S Hall Hiram A Harrington Frank Hart Josiah Hart Edwin Q Haskell Alonzo C Hayden Rev Wentworth Hayden Isaac A Harthorn Isaac H Harthorn John Hefty Christian Heil John Heil John Newton Henry MD David L Herrick James Van Buren Herrick Nelson Herrick Joseph B Hickman George Duncan Hilliard Ard A Hilton Charles Nathan Hinkley Freeman C Hogans Edwin P Hughes John Hunter Moses Augustus Hutchins I Marshall L Inman John Ives J Louis Jepson Ole Jesperson Peter William Jesperson Carl L Johnson Charles H Johnson Henry Clay Johnson John W Johnston Lewis C Johonnot Fred W Johonnett T G Jones Edwin Joslin William Penn Joslin		K Cyreness Karker James C Keillor William E Keillor Frank Kelsey George Kelsey Peter Kelsey Charles Wood Kerr James Allen Kerr William F Kiesel Estes A King L D H Lane Rev Frederick R Leach Charles H Leathers Gilbert H Leathers Henry G Leathers Luther H Lennon Henry E Lepper Henry C Loehl Richard M Lowell Patrick Lyons M Thomas Magson Andrew Matushak Alexander McAllister James McArdle James McCann George A McCauley James McCauley Selden McGaffey James McGregor Andrew J McKenney Wallace J McKenney Charles E McLaughlin Charles H McLaughlin Daniel W McLaughlin Eugene O McGlauflin John S McGlauflin Arthur Hill McLean Charles Philo McLean Norman William McLean John Meers Abel E Merrill Abraham A Merrill Thomas R Messenger George David Miars Henry C Miller Orange S Miller Robert H Miller Jacob Milliman Samuel C Milliman Nels Moberg Nicholas P Moberg Alfred Molander Edward Morton Thurman W Morton James F Murphy N Charles A Nelson Hans Nelson Peter J Nelson John H Niles Charles Leavitt Noggle Olaf Norell Alden W Norris Alfred E Norris Willis E Norris Jarvis L Nutter O Erick Olson N P Olson P Charles H Page Simeon C Page Rev Samuel S Paine Ira Wallace Patch John G Payne Granville S Pease T G J Pease Ed L Peet John F Perkins Herman G Perske Lieutenant Colonel Francis Peteler Ara E Pitman Henry S Plummer Henry W Plummer Clarence B Porter Richard B Porter Stephen Jasper Powell Albert Fuller Pratt David O Pratt Edward E Pratt Elias W Pratt James T Pribble Milton B Pullen Philip A Pulver William Henry Pulver Abner A Purmort Abner D Purmort George Whittemore Putnam		Q James F Quimby R Harry Rand George L Tathbun Amasa Richardson Charles G Richardson Joseph Ridge August Ringhand William E Ringhand Daniel Robbins Silas C Robbins David Rogers Thomas M Ryan S Hans Sanderson Julius Sanderson William E Scanlon Henry B Scholbrock Theodore H Scholbrock Jacob Schwab Henry Humboldt Schwab Henry E Seelye Justus Seelye Moses S Seelye Jr Moses S Seelye Sr Daniel Shannon Daniel E Shannon James Shorrocks John Shumway George M Small John C Smith Walter L Smith Webster R Smith William Smith Orin Snow Dewitt Clinton Sours William Sowden William John Speiser Wesley John Springer James Stack Samuel Patterson Starrett Guy Benjamin Steadman DDS Henry W Sterling Fred S Stewart John Stewart Joseph Stewart S A Stockwell Sylvanus Stockwell William A Stone Captain Lemuel P Storms William Streetly David Stuart Charles Sweso T Eugene Taplin Montraville L Taplin Horace W Taylor Matthew F Taylor E S Teller Hiram Thornton Herman L Ticknor Berger Titterud H M Titterud Andrew Turnquist V Isaac C Varney Oscar F Varney Henry Veidt W James Warhurst Honorable William Drew Washburn Charles Weldon Robert F Whidden Russell Whiteman MD Franklin Whitney Andrew E Wickstrom W E Wilberg Henry Z Wilhelm James Herbert Wilson John W Wilson Bernard J Witte Albert Woodbury Charles T Woodbury Dwight Woodbury Edward K Woodbury John Spurr Woodbury Algernon R Woodmansee Benjamin D Woodmansee Arthur J Woodruff Phillip Eugene Woodward Philip Greenville Woodward Francis Robert Wyatt Honorable George H Wyman Y John Yost Yost Yost