BIOGRAPHIES: Francis E. HUSER, Almena 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 8 April 2002 ==================================================================== Francis E. Huser, B. S. A., a modern and scientific farmer of Section 3, Almena Township, was born in Cumberland, this county, Aug. 20, 1888, the son of Emil and Eleanor (Gunn) Huser. He attended the Cumberland public schools, and in 1908 was graduated from the Cumberland High School. In 1909 he entered the University of Wisconsin, and received his degree in agriculture in 1913. With this preparation he came home and took over the home place of 200 acres in Section 3, Almena. Here he has one of the best farms in the neighborhood. The residence, built in 1920, is a pretty bungalow of tile and brick, equipped with such modern conveniences as hot air heat, running hot and cold water, electric power from the Apple River Co., and other contrivances. The barn is 36 by 86 feet, with an ell 28 by 54 feet, and with full basement. It is modern in every respect. The milk house is of cobble stone, 14 by 16 feet. There is also a full complement of other buildings, including machine sheds, granaries and the like. The farm is well equipped with tools, implements and machinery, all the feed used is ground on the place, and everything is modern and convenient. Mr. Huser carries on general farming and dairying along the latest approved lines, and has a fine herd of registered and graded Guernseys, headed by a full blooded sire. His specialty is breeding full blooded registered Guernseys. Mr. Huser represents a fine type of the modern, educated and scientific farmer, and he is taking his full share in all the affairs of the community. He was married at Perley, Wis., Nov. 19, 1919, to Mary Beran, the daughter of John and Mary Beran, who came to Almena Township from Hudson, Wis., in 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Huser have one son, George, born Sept. 11, 1920. When the United States entered the World War, Mr. Huser volunteered his services, and served in a medical unit at Camp Greenleaf, Ga., from Sept. 3, 1918 to Jan. 5, 1919. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 380-381.