Biographical Sketches:  NIC SCHMIDT


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial
Statistics 1907.

The Wisconsin Blue Book. VII. Biographical Sketches. The Wisconsin
Legislature. Assembly, p. 1139

HERMAN L. KERN, Speaker; C. E. SHAFFER, Chief Clerk; W. S. IRVINE,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and
receive $500 for their services during their term. The speaker is
chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services
as speaker. The assembly of 1907 contains 76 republicans, 19
democrats, and 5 social democrats.

Marathon County. (p. 1157) First District. The towns of Bergen,
Berlin, Brighton, Cassel, Cleveland, Day, Eau Pleine, Emmett,
Frankfort, Halsey, Hamburg, Holton, Hull, Johnson, Maine, McMillan,
Marathon, Mosinee, Rib Falls, Reitbrock, Spencer, Stettin and Wein,
the villages of marathon, McMillan, Mosinee and Edgar, and the east
ward of Colby. Population, 1900 - 21,559.

NIC SCHMIDT (Dem.) was born in Germany, November 2nd, 1860; received a
common school education, learned the machinists trade in early youth
and studied evenings both at home and night school to gain an
education; traveled extensively in Europe to promote his efficiency as
a machinist; came to America in 1880 and resided for a while in
Chicago working at his trade, and continuing his studies in evening
school to acquaint himself with the English language; he continued
working at his trade for about five years when an accident befell him
from which he never permanently recovered; this compelled him to enter
business for himself; for the next six years he was engaged in flour,
feed, wood and coal business, and later sold real estate. In 1901 he
bought the Marathon City Brewery of which company he is now president
and manager, and has been a member of the village board for three
years; is president of the Marathon Excelsior & Manufacturing Co., the
State Bank of Marathon, the Marathon Lumber Co., and the Marathon
Telephone Co., he was elected member of the assembly in 1906,
receiving 1,642 votes against 1,489 votes for A. E. Beebe (Rep.) and
55 votes for A. F. Becker (Soc. Dem.).