Bio of NEFF, P. Alfred (b.1870), Wright Co., MN

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1033      History of Wright County



P. Alfred Neff, journalist and man of affairs, was born in Peru, Ind. May 

17, 1870 son of Montrose and Laura (Voorhis) Neff, the former of whom 

died September 7, and the latter February 22, both in 1879.  P. Alfred 

Neff left home at the age of sixteen and learned the printers' trade with 

the "Public Spirit" at La Porte, Ind.  A year later he came to St. Peter, 

Minn., and secured employment on the St. Peter "Tribune." From 1890 to 

1902 he worked at this trade in Minneapolis, owning at different times 

two job printing establishments. From 1902 until the spring of 1905 he 

conducted the Evansville (Minn.) "Enterprise." In 1906 he took charge of 

the printing department of the Great Western Railroad in St. Paul.  In 

1909, when that plant was moved to Chicago, he became foreman of the 

composing rooms of the "Northwestern Agriculturist" in Minneapolis. 

August 1, 1911, he established the South Haven "Leader." While this is 

the youngest newspaper in the county, it has next to the largest 

circulation.  It is independent Republican in politics, and its 

utterances are of much weight with its 600 subscribers and its 3,000 

readers.  Mr. Neff is a man of influence in the community, and is highly 

regarded for his probity and worth. Mr. Neff was married December 26, 

1891, to Jessie A. Graves, who was born September 7, 1872, daughter of 

James G. and Phebe (Wells) Graves. They have five children, Clifton and 

Marian, Laura, Josephine and Dorothy.  Clifton was born November 21, 

1893, and  is employed by the "Herald" at Howard Lake, in this county.  

He married Grace Powers.