Bio of Mathias SCHAUST (b.1858), Wright Co., MN

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This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II,
Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge.
Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html
Under HISTORY.

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be some typos.

Mathias Schaust, one of the substantial and leading citizens
of Franklin township, was born on section 34-, in the township
where he now resides, November 29, 1858, son of M Schaust, Sr, and 
Elizabeth (Reichert) Schaust. He was in his native township and early 
learned farming from Ms 1 His early education was meager. As a boy he
attended school long enough to go through the first primer. He 
attended evening school. At the age of fifteen he went to ford, where 
he learned the blacksmith trade, which for ? year-s thereafter he 
followed daring the winter months. irig.  During the other seasons 
of the year he worked on the home although for a time he also did 
railroad work, After his marriage he still lived for a year on the 
old homestead, and bought his present farm of eighty acres in section 
8, Fr township. Eighteen acres had been cleared and a log cabin a small 
shanty attached had been erected. Mr. Schaust team of horses that he 
had purchased the previous year. This team and a colt and four cows 
he started his farming operations. Gradually he has attained prosperity 
and success; achieved a position as one of the foremost men of the township.   
He has erected a modern house and barn, convenient attractive. To his 
original place he has added from time until he owned 318 acres. On a 
tract adjoining his home he has a tract on which he has erected a 
complete set of buildings, and on this farm lives his oldest son, 
Anthony lot on which is Located the schoolhouse of district 31 is e 
of his original farm, the lot having been donated  before he purchased 
the place. He has been supervisor of the township ten or twelve years, 
and chairman of that body one term, was one of the incorporative of the 
Delano Co-operative ???cry, and served a number of terms as its president. 
He a stockholder in the First National bank, of Delano, and Watertown 
telephone (Jo. While Mr. Schaust has interested himself in all branches
of agricultural pursuits, he has ? years paid particular attention to 
stock raising. He has of good blooded Shorthorn cattle and good grade 
horse swine Mr. Schaust was married in 1883 to Catherine Matter, born 
in Franklin township, March 10, 1861, daughter of Joseph Matter. 
Their children are Joseph A., born December 15, 1884, ?arid died at the 
age of twenty; Anthony, born August 3, 1886 Charles, born April 14, 1888;
Veronica, born January 15, 1890 Kate, May 12, 1892; Angeline, April 21 1894; 
Louise, August 13, 1896 Ambrose, January 17,  1898, and Clara, March 4, 1901.