Bio of LINDSKOOG, Carl I. (b.1882), Hennepin Co., MN
=========================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information
on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,
as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is
obtained from the contributor of the file.
These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or
presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to
use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written
consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,
and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 
Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm
Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 
the submitter information or other files for this county.
FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Laura Pruden
Submitted: June 2003
=========================================================================
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
========================================================
EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
========================================================

Vol III, pg 93-94
CARL I. LINDSKOOG
Carl I. Lindskoog is prominently known as a florist throughout the Northwest. He
is one of the most public-spirited and progressive citizens of Minneapolis, in
which city he has resided for years. He was born in Sweden, on the 4th of
January, 1882, and received his early schooling in that country.
At the age of nineteen years, in 1901, Carl I. Lindskoog came to the United
States, realizing that greater opportunities were to be found here. In his
native country, at the age of twelve years, he made his initial step into the
flower business and has fol­lowed it continuously. He received some little
experience as an employe of prominent florists in Sweden and when he came to
this country he had no trouble in securing a position. After three years spent
in the employ of others he established a business of his own in 1904. The
following year he moved to his present quarters on Franklin avenue and today is
one of the most successful and prominently known florists in the Northwest. For
some time he owned and operated greenhouses in connection with his retail store,
but he has discontinued the operation of the greenhouses and now buys from large
and reliable greenhouses throughout the country. There is no phase of the
business with which Mr. Lindskoog is not familiar, every department of his
establish­ment receives his personal supervision, and his knowledge of flowers
makes him a shrewd and careful buyer. He has achieved no little distinction as a
designer of funeral wreaths. Mr. Lindskoog's record shows what can be
accomplished when laudable ambition and stanch determination lead the way. Aside
from the floral business he is promi­nent in financial circles, being a member
of the board of directors of the Liberty State Bank.
Carl I. Lindskoog married Miss Esther Goodlund and to their union five daughters
have been born: Astred, Mildred, Lillian, Ruby and Elsie. Mrs. Lindskoog is
essen­tially a home woman, charming and unassuming, and she is prominent in club
and social circles.
In his political views Carl I. Lindskoog is a stanch supporter of the republican
party and the principles for which it stands. He is conversant with all
important questions and issues of the day and his aid can always be counted upon
in the furtherance of any movement for the development and improvement of the
city, county and state. His religious affiliation is with the Elim Mission
church. As a leading business man Mr. Lindskoog holds membership in many
commercial organizations. He is a member of the Franklin Avenue Business Men's
Association and has been its chairman for years, and is also an active member of
the South Side Association. He has a strong attachment for the land of his birth
but even a stronger feeling for the land of his adoption which has been the
scene of his business activities, giving him the opportuni­ties that, well
improved, have brought to him a creditable and remunerative position in business
circles.