BIOGRAPHIES:  Gabriel SLAGSTAD, Maple Grove Township, Barron Co., WI

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Transcribed by Kate Wilson. 
Edited and submitted by  Vic Gulickson <vic@indy.net>  5 January 2004
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Gabriel Slagstad, of the firm of Slagstad Brothers, sanitary bakers and
restaurant men of Barron, was born in Maple Grove Township, this county,
May 26, 1899, son of Jacob and Carrie (Braud) Slagstad. He attended the
district schools, and took a two years’ high school course in Barron, and a
one year’s business course in Minneapolis. In that city he worked his way
through school by clerking in a market evenings and Saturdays. In 1919 he
entered the Minneapolis branch of the Moline Plow Co. as mailing clerk. A
few months later he returned to Barron, and on July 23, 1919, with his
brother, Ole, bought a bakery and restaurant from Mrs. D. D. Page. The
company does a constantly increasing bakery business and ships goods to
Dallas, Hillsdale, Ridgeland, Prairie Farm, Poskin, Almena, Turtle Lake,
Canton, Weyerhauser and other places. The restaurant is also well
patronized. In connection there is also a small sale of fruits, candies,
cigars, small groceries and novelties. The firm has recently installed the
famous "Electrik" oven, a new invention by which all the bread and pastry
is baked. This oven can be regulated as to the degree of heat desired, and
is proving very satisfactory, as to the quality of the work done, as well
as in regard to economy. The installation of this oven constitutes the
bakery as a regular "Electrik Maid Bake Shop."

--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 130.

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