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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  PETER SCHOLTES, foreman of the C. R. I. & P. round house at Ellsworth, is of

German birth, and was born March 31, 1857. His father, Jacob Scholtes, came to

the United States in the early eighties and located in Dunkirk, N. Y., where he

died in 1895, aged 76 years. His mother, Mary (Banz) Scholtes, died in the same

town a few years after her husband at the age of 77 years.



  In the fall of 1879 Peter Scholtes came to America and located at Jordan,

Minn., where he spent the first winter. Then he took up his residence at Union

Hill, Minn., where he resided until the spring of 1885, when he came to Nobles

county, which has been his home ever since. During the summer of 1885 Mr.

Scholtes worked on a farm and then moved to Ellsworth-at a time when the town

was only one year old. For two and a half years he worked on the section at that

point, and then took a position as hostler at the round house. He has been an

employe of that institution ever since, and for the last five years has been

foreman.



  Just prior to his leaving for America Mr. Scholtes was united in marriage to

Miss Anna Hempler. To them have been born the following children: William, of

Oregon; Peter, an engineer with headquarters at Estherville, Iowa; Matthew, a

fireman of Estherville, Iowa; Henry, a fireman who makes his home at Watertown,

S. D.; Mayme, who is clerk in a general store at Larchwood, Iowa; Anna, an

inmate of the convent at Rochester, Minn.; Henry, Frank, John, Clara, Josephine,

Lizzie and Rosa, the latter seven residing at home.



  Mr. Scholtes is a member of the Catholic church and of the A. O. U. W. and C.

O. F. lodges. He is master workman of A. O. U. W. lodge No. 182.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908

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