BIOGRAPHIES: Henry BANDLI, Sumner Township, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 11 August 2000 ==================================================================== Henry Bandli, a well known farmer of Section 6, Sumner Township, was born in Chippewa Falls, Oct. 14, 1876, the son of Christian and Elizabeth (Wiestanner) Bandli, natives of Switzerland. He came to the present place with the family, and gradually took over its management. He now makes a home for his father and mother, his sister, Anna, keeping house. He helped his father make over the log cabin into a modern residence, and he has built a new barn and a large silo, and made other improvements. He takes an active part in everything that he believes to be for the good of the community, and has been chairman of the township board, and as such a valuable member of the county board. He has also served on the school board. He is a director of the Farmers' Co-operative Store of Canton, a stockholder in the Canton Shipping Association, and has been on the sales committee of the Guernsey Breeders Association. All-in-all, he is a useful member of the community and is well liked. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 410