Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Fauskee, Newton 1869 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 23, 2006, 11:37 pm Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) NEWTON FAUSKEE, sheriff of Nobles county, although a young man, is one of the oldest pioneers now living in the county, he having resided here for the last thirty-eight years. He was born in Decorah, Winneshiek county, Iowa, April 27, 1869, the son of Ole Fauskee and Isabella (Snortum) Fauskee. His parents, both of whom are still living in Indian Lake township, are natives of Norway, coming to America about 1866. In the spring of 1870, when Nobles county was inhabited by only a few families (settlement being confined exclusively to Graham Lakes and Indian Lake townships), the Fauskee family came to the new country and became pioneer settlers. Mr. Fauskee settled on section 6, Indian Lake township, where he has ever since resided. Then Worthington was undreamed of, and Jackson was the nearest trading point, and from that frontier village the supplies were secured. No railroad was as yet built in the county, and the nearest trading point was many miles away. Newton, at the time of his arrival in the county, was a baby one year old. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. In the country schools of Indian Lake and nearby townships he acquired his education, attending school until 18 years of age. During the summer months he worked on his-father's farm during these years he was obtaining his education. Later he acquired an interest in land and other property, and in partnership with his father engaged in farming, which occupation he followed until the fall of 1897. At that time he moved to Worthington and accepted a position as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Gilbert Anderson. For three and one-half years he acceptably filled this office. He was reappointed deputy sheriff in January, 1901, by Sheriff Mike Reiter, served until April 30, of the same year, and then resigned. After his resignation he went to work for the McCormick Machine company as traveling salesman, and continued in that business until the fall of 1902. He then became a candidate for the office of sheriff, being nominated on the republican ticket at the primary election, defeating L. L. McCartney, Chas. King and Levi Rue for the nomination, and at the general election in November being elected over the democratic nominee, Mike Reiter. He was reelected in 1904, defeating Matt Bryan and Chas. Heitritter for the republican nomination by a majority vote, and being elected over J. N. Holbrook at the general election by an enormous vote. Again was he victorious at the polls in 1906, securing the republican nomination over Messrs. Scriven and W. M. Cline by a majority vote of 913 out of a total vote of less than 1,600. At the general election he had no opposition. Mr. Fauskee has made an excellent record as sheriff of Nobles county. He has done his duty without fear or favor, and he has become a terror to evil doers. On August 17, 1904, Mr. Fauskee was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson, of Dewald township. Two daughters, Genevieve and Alice, have been born to this union. Additional Comments: Extracted from: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY MINNESOTA BY ARTHUR P. ROSE NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA PUBLISHERS 1908 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/nobles/bios/fauskee164gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb