BIOGRAPHIES: William Arthur JORSTAD, Stanley Township, Barron County, WI

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William  Arthur Jorstad, a modern farmer of Section 17, Stanley Township,
is  a  native of this township, born in a log cabin, Feb. 13, 1881, the son
of  Ole  and  Fredericka  (Frederickson) Jorstad, pioneers. He received his
education  in  the log schoolhouse in the neighborhood, and learned farming
from  his  parents. In 1901 he left home and became a clerk in the hardware
store  of Ed. Post, at Cameron. Later he opened a hardware store of his own
in that village, which he conducted for about eight years. But he was still
interested in farming, so he sold the business and bought his present place
of  135  acres.  This  place  had  been  improved by his father, and he has
continued  its  development.  The  farm is a model in every particular. The
house and barn have modern improvements, including electric lights, and the
farm  equipment is of the best. Mr. Jorstad has a fine herd of pure-blooded
Guernseys  and  a good drove of Poland-China swine. He is successful in his
endeavors  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  men in the
community. In public life he has held various offices, including membership
on the town board. His business holdings include stock in the Cameron Stock
Shipping  Association,  in  which he is a director. He was married Dec. 28,
1910,  to  Nora  Olson,  who  was  born  in Stanley Township, Dec. 6, 1889,
daughter of William and Alice Olson, the pioneers. The family faith is that
of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

--Taken  from:  History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 742.