Peter H. Schultz Biography This biography appears on pages 1031-1032 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm PETER H. SCHULTZ. Peter H. Schultz, a leading, influential and prosperous citizen of Kingsbury county, has made his home in South Dakota for more than a quarter of a century and during the past sixteen years has successfully conducted business as a member of the firm of Richards & Schultz, general merchants of Iroquois. His birth occurred in Germany on the 26th of August, 1869, his parents being John H. and Anna M. Schultz, the former a cooper and farmer by occupation. He began his education in the schools of the fatherland and subsequently pursued a high- school course in Denmark. After putting aside his textbooks he worked on a farm until the time of his emigration to the United States, in 1888. He made his way direct to South Dakota and on the 5th of June of that year arrived in Iroquois. During the following three years he was engaged in farm work and then embarked in the butchering business at Iroquois, there conducting an enterprise of that character for seven and a half years. On the expiration of that period, in 1898, in association with Frank A. Richards, he opened a general merchandising establishment, beginning business on a modest scale. The firm has since been conducted under the style of Richards & Schultz and has been accorded a constantly growing and gratifying patronage until the business is now a very profitable one. The proprietors study the wishes of their patrons and especially cater to the needs and demands of the farmer. Mr. Schultz is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company and also in the Bank of Bancroft and enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the substantial, enterprising and public-spirited citizens of his community. On the 21st of January, 1899, Mr. Schultz was united in marriage to Miss Ella M. Brown, a daughter of James P. Brown, who took up a homestead claim in South Dakota in 1882. To them have been born two children, Philo H. and Leo M. Mr. Schultz is a republican in politics and in 1912 was chosen as the representative of the twenty-third district in the state legislature, making such a creditable record that he was again nominated by his party for reelection. He has also served as a member of the township board and has ever been a most public-spirited and loyal citizen who has done everything in his power to promote the general welfare and advance the best interests of the community. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, belonging to the consistory at Yankton and also to the Mystic Shrine at Sioux Falls. He is likewise affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Danish Brotherhood. He delights in fishing, hunting and motoring and in social circles has made many friends who appreciate his character worth and enjoy his companionship. ainsworth 1032-1035 OLIVER N. AINSWORTH, M. D. Dr. Oliver N. Ainsworth, engaged in the practice of medicine in Spearfish, was born in Ogle county, Illinois, October 15, 1850, a son of Andrew and Mary (Hemmingway) Ainsworth, the former a native of New York and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father removed from the east to Illinois and in that state engaged in mercantile pursuits. Later he turned his attention to farming in northern lowa, where he spent his remaining days, and in the community where he lived he became a man of prominence and influence, his fellow townsmen calling him to a number of public offices, the duties of which he discharged with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. His wife passed away in Illinois. Dr. Ainsworth attended the common schools of Iowa and the Upper Iowa University at Fayette. His professional education was pursued in Rush Medical College of Chicago and in the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, now the medical department of Drake University. His practice for the profession of medicine, however, did not immediately follow his more specifically literary education, for at the age of nineteen years he joined a surveying party in New Mexico, continuing with them for about three years, his labors taking him to New Mexico, Arizona and the republic of Mexico in the survey of Mexican land grants and similar work. It was after this that he entered the medical school, in which he completed his course in 1878. He then engaged in practice in northwestern Iowa, being a member of the medical fraternity at Sloan, that state, for fifteen years. He then located in the Black Hills in 1893, settling at Spearfish, where he has practiced continuously since. He is now well known as an able physician and surgeon and is accorded a good practice. He is very careful in the diagnosis of his cases and seldom, if ever, at fault in determining the outcome of disease. He also is interested in mining claims and ranches in South Dakota and has thus made judicious investment of his funds. In 1880 Dr. Ainsworth was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Ellis, a native of Clarke county, Iowa, while her parents were natives of Kentucky. Her father was a farmer by occupation and held the office of sheriff in Clarke county, Iowa. Both he and his wife have passed away. To Dr. Ainsworth and his wife have been born six children: Isabel, now the wife of A. O. Pemberton, a cattleman residing at Boise, Idaho; Archie, who is in the employ of an express company in Old Mexico; Loraine, the wife of Ernest Town, who is engaged in merchandising in Spearfish; Ellis, who is engaged in the cattle business at Boyes, Montana; and Ruth and Marion, both at home. Dr. Ainsworth gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a firm believer in its principles. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, the Knights of Pythias and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, while his strictly professional connections are with the Lawrence County Medical Society, the Black Hills Medical Society, and the South Dakota Medical Association. He concentrates his energies upon his professional duties and at all times conforms his practice to the highest standards of professional ethics.