Bio of PRIGGE, Herman J., Wright Co., MN (Partial bio) ========================================================================= 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: Diane Hanson Submitted: April 2004 ========================================================================= 465 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Herman J. Prigge, an influential farmer of Middleville township, was born in Germany, June 30, 1869, son of Henry and Dorothy (Prohl) Prigge, who brought him to Victor township in 1870. He attended the district schools to a limited extent. and was reared to farm pursuits by his father. He remained at home until his marriage, and then purchased 120 acres in section 27, Middleville township, where he still lives. The tract had been partly cleared, and a frame house had been erected on it. Mr. Prigge continued to improve and develop the land, and in 1909 he erected a splendid barn, 32 by 80 feet, with cement floor, patent stanchions and a modern ventilator system. He carries on general farming, but makes a specialty of stockraising. Being