BIOGRAPHIES: HERBERT G. FLICK,  Dunn, Dunn Co., WI

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HERBERT G. FLICK, proprietor of the Elk Mound Auto Co., in the village of Elk Mound, was born in the town of Dunn, Dunn County, Wis., Sept. 9, 1896, son of Peter and Anna (Weber) Flick.  The parents, though married in Dunn County, were natives of Switzerland, who came to this country when young.  After their marriage they settled in the town of Dunn on a farm, where the father, Peter Flick, is still living, Mrs. Anna Flick having died on June 3, 1916.  They had four children, Levi, Herbert G., Emma and Walter.  Herbert G. Flick was educated in the public schools of Downsville.  At the age of 14 he went out to work as a farm laborer, and when 18 he began to learn the automobile business, in particular the repairing of cars of all the various makes, in time becoming a first class mechanic.  After satisfactory filling a number of responsible positions, in 1922 he came to Elk Mound and bought out the stock of the W. H. Hackman garage, establishing the Elk Mound Auto Co., and he has since conducted this business with good financial results.  His garage measures 40 x 60 feet, the plant including an office, sales room, storage room and repair department.  Besides doing general repairing, he carries a full line of accessories- in particular, the Kelly, Springfield, Miller, and Oldfield tires- and handles the Paige, Jewett, Dodge and Chevrolet cars.  He holds the office of justice of the peace, is a member of the local camp of Modern Woodmen of America and also of the Lutheran Church.  Mr. Flick was married June 27, 1922, to Beatrice Hottler, of Pepin County, and he and his wife are the parents of a daughter, Geraldine, who was born May 19, 1923.