Biographies:  George G. KRINGLE, Mikana, Barron Co., WI 

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George G. Kringle, postmaster at Mikana, manager of the yard of the 
Independent Lumber Co. at Mikana, and owner of a potato warehouse at Angus, 
is a native of this county and has been a prominent man in this vicinity for 
many years. In public life he has been clerk and treasurer of Cedar Lake 
Township, His business holdings include his home at Mikana, his warehouse at 
Angus, stock in the company of which he is manager, and stock in the Mikana 
Creamery and in the Central Cheese and Butter Association. Fraternally he 
belongs to the Masons and the Modern Brotherhood. He was born in Maple Grove 
Township, this county, March 14, 1881, son of Gabriel and Barbara (Huset) 
Kringle. In his native township he received his education and was reared to 
farm pursuits, remaining with his parents until 1898. Then, in order to 
broaden his experience he went to Carrington, N. D., where he did farm labor 
for two years. In 1900 he came to Barron County and was employed by Knute 
Espeseth, at Dallas, Wis., for a year. He came to Mikana in 1901 and opened 
a general store. This he successfully operated for thirteen years, winning a 
place for himself as a leading business man and active citizen. In 1914 he 
sold the store and bought 120 acres in Section 21, Cedar Lake Township, 
which he operated for a short time. Then, in 1915, he opened an office in 
Mikana, selling land and insurance. In the meantime, in 1908, he had been 
appointed postmaster, and that position he still holds.  In 1916 he became 
manager of the Independent Lumber Co. Mr. Kringle was married March 7, 1905 
to Grace Doears, who was born in Wisconsin, daughter of John and Allie 
(Wilkinson) Doears, natives of southern Wisconsin, the former of whom is now 
deceased, the latter still living. Mr. and Mrs. Kringle had two children: 
Valorise and Edward. Valorise was born Feb. 8, 1906, and Edward Aug. 24, 
1910.  Both are doing well with their studies in the public schools of 
Mikana.  Mrs. Kringle died May  21, 1915. She was a kind and loving wife and
mother and a good neighbor, and her loss was sincerely mourned.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 797.