Biographies:  Saile, Charles, veteran of the Porto Rican campaign of the Spanish-American
War, and now a well know resident of Rice Lake, where he has lived since
early boyhood, was born in Lake City Minn., July 15, 1870. As a baby he was
taken in 1872 to Downsville, Dunn County, this state, and in 1874 was
brought to Rice Lake when he was educated in the public schools. He left
school and started out for himself at the age of sixteen, his first
employment being in sawmills. In 1898 he enlisted in Company H, Third
Regiment, Wisconsin National Guards, which was mustered into federal
service as Company H, Third Wisconsin Infantry. After due training he left
Charleston, S. C., July 28 and landed at Ponce, Porto Rico Aug. 8. He came
back the latter part of October. Upon his return he engaged in the ice
business in Rice Lake. This he successfully conducted until 1919, when he
sold out, giving him a record of twenty years continuous public service in
this city. In 1900 he purchased a well located site in the city and in 1911
moved off the building which was standing thereon and erected his present
modern home. In city life he did good work for eight years as alderman.
Fraternally, he is a Mason, he being a member of the Blue Lodge and both he
and his wife of the Eastern Star. Mr. Saile was married Nov. 15, 1899, at
Rice Lake, to Bertha Haese, daughter of John and Caroline (Militz) Haese,
the former of whom died Jan. 29, 1908, and the latter Jan. 25, 1891. Mr.
Saile's father died Dec. 31, 1886, and his mother Sept. 17, 1889. Mr. and
Mrs. Saile have one son, Charles Orton, who was born July 22, 1901, and was
graduated from the Rice Lake High School in 1921.
 
--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 634-635.