BIOGRAPHIES:  Arthur J. BULL, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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Arthur J. Bull, of the A. J. Bull Co., Inc., operators of a feed mill,
and dealers in farm produce, feed and machinery, at Rice Lake, was born
in Menomonie, Wis., Dec. 5, 1881, son of John L. and Carrie (Hoffmeyer)
Bull. He was brought to Rice Lake by his parents, and after passing
through the public schools, attended the La Crosse Business College at
La Crosse, Wis. Then he became accountant for the Signor & Crisler
Lumber Co. from 1902 to 1911. His next employment was with the L. Starks
Farm Produce Co. In 1916 he was appointed manager of that company. Two
years later he purchased a half interest in the concern, and it was
reorganized and incorporated under its present name. The company does a
large business, has a capital of $25,000 and a surplus of $6,000, and is
gradually extending the scope of its operations. In addition to his
other holdings, Mr. Bull is a stockholder in the Rice Lake Dance
Pavilion, a structure erected to make summer life in the city more
attractive to the younger people. He is a member of the Blue Lodge and
Eastern Star in the Masonic Order. His religious faith is that of the
Presbyterian Church. Mr. Bull was married Sept. 12, 1902, to Grace
Whitney, born Dec. 22, 1882, in Trempealeau County, this state, daughter
of Dr. D. C. and Rose (Smith) Whitney, now of Rice Lake. Mr. and Mrs.
Bull have one daughter, Mercedes, born Jan. 27, 1904, now attending the
Rice Lake High School.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.,
1922, pg. 212.