BIOGRAPHIES:  Edward GIESE, Tainter Township, Dunn County, WI

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Edward Giese, proprietor of a good farm lying partly in the town of Tainter 
and partly in that of Red Cedar, which was his boyhood home and the pioneer 
home of his parents, was born in the city of Menomonie, of which he is now a 
resident, on Oct. 13, 1878, son of Albert G. and Matilda (Albright) Giese.  
He acquired his elementary education in the rural schools, subsequently taking 
a course in St. Paul College at St. Paul, Minn., after which he returned home 
and from that time until 1906 he was associated with his father in the 
development of the home farm, helping him to break over 40 acres of land.  
His parents retiring in the year last mentioned, he took over the management 
of the farm, which he purchased in 1914.  After living there until the fall 
of 1923, during that time operating the place successfully, he took up his 
residence in Menomonie, and now employs a man to stay on the farm and look 
after things generally, he himself driving back and forth between it and the 
city and giving the needed directions.  Aside from his agricultural activities, 
he took an active interest in public affairs and for many years has been an 
influential man in his community.  For two years he was a justice of the peace 
and for six years a member of the school board.  He also took an active part in 
the organization and establishment of the Rusk Mercantile Co., at Rush in the 
town of Red Cedar, and served on its first board of directors.  He was one of 
the first men in the community to own an automobile, in 1912 buying a Maxwell, 
which he drove for eight years.  For many years he has been a faithful and 
supporting member of the Evangelical Church in the town of Tainter, was formerly 
a member of its board of trustees and served three years as secretary of its 
Sunday school.  Mr. Giese was married April 10, 1907, to Martha Lausted, who 
was born in the town of Tainter, Dunn County, Wis., Jan. 31, 1881.  Of this union 
there is one child, Marcella Johanna, who was born July 25, 1909, and is now 
attending the Menomonie High School.

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