Biographies from The History of Columbia County,
Wisconsin, 1880 


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From The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, 1880,
publ. by Western Historical Company, Chicago, Page 876

ANTON BARTL was born in Austria Nov. 11, 1843; came to
America in 1870 and located in Menasha, remaining
there six month; prior to locating at Portage, in
1877, he resided in Appleton, Oshkosh and Beaver Dam. 
Mr. B. commenced the brewing business when 16 years of
age, and has continued in it ever since.  He was
married at Beaver Dam to Ann WALDHEIR, who died in
May, 1878, leaving two children, Frank and Ida.  Was
married in Portage, May 21, 1879, to Julia METTLER.
Mr. B. is a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, Leiderkranz
Society and the Hook and Ladder Company.

IRVING BATH, editor and proprietor of Portage
Democrat; was born in Charlton N.Y., April 27, 1844.
In 1863, his parents came from Michigan to Columbus,
in this county, and the year afterward were followed
by their son, Irving, who remained with them for three
years, attending school, after which he took a course
of medical lectures at Ann Arbor, Mich.  Upon the
completion of the course, he went to Beaver Dam, Dodge
Co., and was engaged in the drug business until 1869,
when he removed to Berlin, continuing there in the
same business up to the year 1871, when he went to
Cameron, Mo., and carried on the drug and jewelry
business for about two years, when he returned to
Beaver Dam; in 1875, he was appointed by Attorney
General A. Scott SLOAN, Patent Clerk in the land
office at Madison, and continued such under Gov.
Taylor's administration; in 1878 he came to Portage
and engaged as editor of the Portage Democrat, having
the previous year purchased a third interest in that
paper; in 1879 he became its sole editor and
proprietor, which he has continued ever since.  He has
served as Hospital Steward of the 47th W.V.I. up to
the close of our late civil war.  He married Miss Emma
L. CHATFIELD, daughter of George and Eliza CHATFIELD
of Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Jan. 11, 1869.  They have
one child, a daughter - Leila.

JACOB BAUER, wagon-maker; was born in June, 1833, in
Germany; came to United States in 1850, and worked six
years at his trade in Oneida Co., N.Y.; in July 1856,
settled in Portage, and for a while worked as
journeyman, but has been proprietor for fourteen
years; is now partner in firm of BAUER & LEWIS, for
manufacture of new work, but each has other business
separate.  He was married in 1855 to Miss Rosa WAGNER,
formerly of Germany.  They have seven children -
Caroline, born 1856; Fred, 1860; Albert, 1864; Anna,
1866; Otto, 1869; Minnie, 1872; and Emma, 1878.  In
1864, he enlisted in the 11th W.V.I., and served till
the close of the war.  He has been member of City
Council two terms and served three terms in Board of
Supervisors of Columbia Co.  He has a residence on
Superior street but the shop is on Canal street.
Business is in "healthy condition."

JACOB BEST was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, March
24, 1848; came to America, August 1867, locating at
Milwaukee, where he remained until 1876, when he came
to Portage, and has resided here ever since.  While
living in Milwaukee, was engaged in manufacture and
sale of wines and liquors; since coming here, engaged
in the brewery business.  Was married at Portage April
19, 1876, to Lizzie, daughter of Charles HAERTEL; she
was born in this city.  They have two daughters -
August M. and Ella M.  Mr. B. is a member of the
Leiderkranz and Turner Societies and Fire Department,
Dramatic Association and Portage Business Men's
Association.

DEABOLT BLASS, JR., son of Deabolt and Lena BLASS; was
born in New York City, Jan. 10, 1848; came with his
parents to Portage in  May 1852.  Father resided in
this place eighteen years then removed to Mauston;
mother died at Mauston, Feb. 18, 1879; father is now
engaged in mercantile business at Mauston.  The
subject of this sketch has resided in Portage since
1852; has been engaged in the barbering business for
himself since the spring of 1866.  Mr. BLASS was
married in Chicago, Oct. 22, 1873, to Anna M. WEBER, a
native of Richberg, Wurtemberg, Germany; she was born
Dec. 19, 1852; came to America in 1872.  They have
three children - Anna L., born Oct. 6, 1874; Deabolt
M., born Feb. 23, 1877, and Edwin J., born April 16,
1879.  Mr. B. is a member of the Odd-Fellow Lodge.  D.
BLASS, Sr. was born in Alsace (now Germany) in 1807;
came to America in 1830; married in 1836 to Magdalena
KRIPE; she was also born in Alsace, July 22, 1813, and
came to America in 1836.  The parents of Mrs. D.
BLASS, Jr., Joseph and Theresa WEBER, were married in
1849 - both natives of Germany; her father was born in
1822, died April 16, 1859; mother's maiden name was
Theresa SHURR; show as born in 1831, and died March
17, 1863.

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