BIOGRAPHIES:  Arthur M. HOWE, Elk Mound, Dunn Co., WI

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ARTHUR M. HOWE, the present postmaster of the village of Elk Mound,
which position he has held for some nine years, was born in this
village, Feb. 25, 1885, son of John L. and Mary (Sorenson) Howe. The
father was a native of Wisconsin and the mother of Norway. They were
married in Elk Mound, where hor over 20 years John L. Howe was
section foreman for the Omaha railroad. He is now retired from active
work and is a widower, Mrs. Mary Howe having died March 29, 1908.
Their children now living are Arthur M., George, Otilda and Elmer.
George, who is assistant in the J. C. Penny store at Thief River
Falls, Minn., married Elsie Radke of North Menomonie and has three
children, Romaine, Geraldine and James. Otilda is manager of the
Cooperative Store Co. at Altoona, Wis. Elmer, who married Barbara
Lang, is a railway mail clerk at Horican, Wis. Arthur M. Howe was
educated in the public schools of Elk Mound and for a short time
thereafter was engaged in farm labor. At the age of 20 years he
obtained a position in the general store of Henry Ausman, for whom he
worked as clerk for about nine months, at the end of which time he
became assistant postmaster. On July 1, 1915, under President
Wilson's first administration, he was appointed postmaster of Elk
Mound, was reappointed under that President's second administration,
and was again appointed by the late President Harding, on no occasion
having any opposition, as he is popular with both Democrats and
Republicans. At the time of his first appointment, Elk Mound was a
fourth class post office with four rural routes. It is now a third
class office and Mr. Howe has added another rural route. Mr. Howe is
an active force in the business and social life of the village. He is
secretary and treasurer of the Commercial Club, secretary, treasurer
of the Elk Mound Bowling Club, and a member of the Elk Mound Rod and
Gun Club. He also belongs to several fraternal societies, including
Menomonie Lodge No. 164, F. & A. M., the Modern Woodmen of America,
and the Beavers Fraternal Reserve Association. On June 1, 1910, he
was united in marriage with Agnes J. Hanson of Elk Mound, and he and
his wife are the parents of two children: Mildred D., born May 1,
1911, and Loraine A., born Nov. 12, 1913. Mr. Howe and his family are
members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

-Transcribed from the "History of Dunn County Wisconsin, 1925," page
796

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