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CHRISTIAN HAUF.

   One of the leading stockmen of Laramie county, who has recently engaged in
the business, having formerly been a prosperous business man of Chicago, Ill.,
is Christian Hauf, whose residence is at Glendo, Wyoming. A native of Germany,
he was born on May 8, 1856, the son of George and Maragratte (Rof) Hauf, both
natives of the Fatherland, where his father was the proprietor of a distillery,
who removed his residence to America in 1866, establishing his new home in the
city of Chicago, Ill., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a
manufacturer of matches, in which he remained active up to 1883, when he removed
to the territory of Dakota and entered into the occupation of farming, remaining
here for about eight years and in 1891 disposing of his firm and property in
South Dakota and returned to Chicago. Here he remained for about one year and
then came to Wyoming to take charge of the large cattle interests which his son
Christian had acquired in that section. He continued in this occupation until
1902, the year of his decease, which occurred on the 16th day of March, and he
lies buried in the cemetery situated near his former home at Glendo. The mother
departed this life on October 28, 1899, and she is buried by the side of her
husband. Christian Hauf passed his early childhood in the Fatherland and
received his early education there. Coming to this country with his parents at
the age of ten years, he completed his education in the public schools of
Chicago, leaving school in 1873 and becoming an apprentice to the butchering
business. Subsequently he had employment with various large meat markets of the
city, was there during the great fire and saw the practical destruction of that
city and he has also been a witness to its marvelous rebuilding and to its
marvelous growth and development. In 1883 he came to the territory of Dakota and
located at the town of Blunt, as a farmer, continuing in that occupation for
about five years, when he disposed of his farm and other property interests in
Dakota, and took a trip of combined business and pleasure to the Pacific coast.
Returning in the spring of 1888, he established himself in Chicago in the
wholesale and retail meat business on Commercial avenue. In this enterprise he
met with remarkable success, and added to his operations from year to year until
he became the owner of three large markets situated in different portions of the
city. He was also the owner of a fine residence, valuable real estate and other
property. In 1901 he became interested in the cattle business on the ranges of
the western country and came to Wyoming to acquire an interest in that class of
property. The ranch and property which he now owns and occupies was at that time
for sale and he purchased it from its former owner. It is situated on Horseshoe
Creek, about thirty-five miles southeast of Douglas, Wyo., and was formerly
known as the Bob Walker ranch, having been located in the early days of the
territory, being one of the first ranches taken up in that section of the
country and it is one of the historic places of Wyoming. After acquiring this
property, he returned to Chicago and during the following year his father came
to Wyoming to take charge of its management and they engaged extensively in
cattleraising. Christian Hauf still retained his large business interests, in
Chicago. Illinois, but came to Wyoming twice each year to assist his father in
the handling of their cattle interests. In 1900 he closed out his business in
Chicago and removed his family to Wyoming, establishing his residence at the
ranch on Horseshoe Creek, and he has since that time made that place his home.
His cattle business has grown to enormous proportions, and he is now the owner
of one of the finest ranch properties in Wyoming, having at his home ranch about
1,400 acres of land, well fenced and improved, with more than a thousand acres
under irrigation. He has a large modern residence, with the improvements and
comforts usually found in a well appointed modern city home, and large barns and
buildings for the handling of his immense herds of stock. He is exclusively
engaged in the cattle business and devotes his attention chiefly to the Durham
breed. He is one of the solid business men and property owners of Laramie
county, and is well known as a successful cattle man throughout the entire
state, being held in the highest esteem by all classes of his fellow citizens.
On December 7, 1879, in Chicago, Ill., Mr. Hauf was united in the holy bonds of
wedlock with Miss Susan Fries, a native of Indiana, and the daughter of Michael
and Gertrude Fries, both natives of Germany. Her parents emigrated from the
Fatherland to America in 1854, and first located in Chicago where they remained
for a short time, then removed to Indiana, where they settled in Lake county,
and engaged in farming, in which pursuit they remained up to the time of their
deaths, the father passing away on April 29, 1898, and the mother on March 26,
1902, and both are buried at Schererville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Hauf have six
children, namely, George, Elizabeth, Matilda, Charles J., William and Frederick
C. All are living except George, who died in 1884 at the age of five years and
six months, being buried at Pierre, S. D., and Elizabeth, who died at the age of
thirteen months and is buried at Blue Island, Ill. The family home is one noted
for its genial and generous hospitality, and the family are members of the Roman
Catholic church and take a deep interest in all works of charity and religion.
Fraternally Mr. Hauf is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, being a member
of a Chicago lodge, and Mrs. Hauf is a member of U. C. O. F. A stanch adherent
of the Republican party, Mr. Hauf is a loyal supporter of the principles of that
political organization, although never seeking or desiring public office. He is
one of the foremost men of his section of Wyoming in developing its resources
and building up its industries.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

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CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN & CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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