Description and Prospectus of the
Wisconsin Business University, La Crosse, Wisconsin and Other Business
Training Schools Owned by F.J. Toland in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa
Toland's Business Universities
The Great Business Training Schools of the Northwest
La Crosse, Wis.
Winona, Minn.
Fairmont, Minn.
Mason City, Iowa
Oelwein, Iowa
Description and Prospectus
Wisconsin Business University,
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
And Other Business Training Schools
Owned by F. J. Toland in
Wisconsin, Minnesota
And Iowa.
To The Public.
For more than twenty-five years
I have been prominently before
the public as a business college
owner and manager, and during
that time my name has never been
connected with an inferior school,
nor have I ever attempted to secure
patronage by making false
statements or misleading promises,
nor by offering cheap tuition or
cheap board.
My constant aim has been to make
my schools the representatives of
their class; thorough, practical,
modern and worthy of the confidence,
esteem and patronage accorded
them. How well I have
succeeded I will leave for others
to say, believing that the unequaled
success of my graduates
and the unbiased opinion of their
employers, is, to intelligent people
far better proof of superiority
than the unsupported self-praise
and exaggerated claims of
excellence for which most business
schools are noted.
In conclusion I will state that
I desire only the patronage of
those who judge a school by the
results secured by its graduates
and who know that “the best is
also the cheapest;” preferring a
limited number of bright, intelligent
students whom I can locate in
desirable positions, to filling my
schools to overflowing, with that
very undesirable class, who consider
cheap board and cheap tuition
of greater importance than the
character and quality of the education
offered, and who have yet
to learn that “cheap” is the trade
mark of insecurity and fraud, and
that “just as good at half the
price” is the never ceasing cry of
imitators and counterfeiters.
Respectfully,
F. J. Toland
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Shorthand Department
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Initiatory Department
Gymnasium
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Judge by Results.
This little book contains, in brief
form, the information generally requested
by prospective students
and I believe that any intelligent
person after reading it will be convinced
that my schools offer advantages
and inducements to those
desiring an education that will enable
them to secure permanent and
profitable employment, that are
duplicated by no other school.
It also contains the portraits,
names and positions occupied, by several
hundred of my formal students
whose combined salaries is in excess
of $360,000 per year.
Before attending my schools, these
young people were inexperienced
country boys or girls, school teachers,
clerks or laborers; idle or engaged
at irksome uncongenial employment,
at wages that barely sufficed
for the necessaries of life.
That which my schools have done
for others they now offer to do for
you, and that which others have
done, you can do.
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Bank, Mason City, Iowa
Gorner Commercial Exchange, Mason City, Iowa
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June l2th 1902.
Mr. F. J. Toland,
La Crosse, Wis.
Dear Sir:-
I have your letter of the 11th inst., and in answer, will
say,
that I entered the Wisconsin Business University because I
considered it
the best business training school in existence.
I arrived at that conclusion first, through the opinion
expressed by
my friends who had attended your school and who were
filling difficult and
profitable positions. Second, through the advice of
business men who
vouched for the character of your school, the success of
your graduates,
and your own character and financial standing, and last,
from your catalogue
which contained the portraits and positions occupied by
hundreds
of your graduates, the commendatory statements of business
men throughout
the country, and your own brief and business-like
statements concerning
methods, courses of study, rates of tuition, etc., instead
of the usual
claims of “biggest,” “cheapest,” “thousands of graduates
employed,” and
other bombastic, self-flattering statements which
constituted the subject
matter of the catalogues sent me by other schools.
That I made no mistake, is shown by the fact that when I
applied for
my present position, my employer stated that the position
"could be filled
only by an experienced stenographer." I had had no
experience other than
that acquired in the W.B.U. and yet I filled the position
to the satisfaction
of my employer from the start and have had my salary
raised three
times.
It is also to your credit, that since employing me, this
firm has
employed and now has in their office in this city, five
other students
from your school, and I am informed that whenever they
need clerical help
they will call on you for same.
Trusting that I have fully and satisfactorily answered
your letter,
I am,
Your friend and former student,
Sten. Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co.,
South Bend, Ind.
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Office Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co.
Mr. F. J. Toland,
La Crosse, Wis. South Bend, Ind., May 16, 1902.
Dear Sir: — We are in receipt of your favor of 13th inst.,
and in
answer will say, that we have in our office six of your
students, all
of whom are giving satisfaction, and when we need more
clerical
help we shall call on you, as your students are well
prepared to take
hold of actual business work.
Yours truly,
Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co.,
Extracts from Letters from my Students now Employed
by Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Go.
[Portraits on Preceding Page.]
1. I owe my position, as well as my ability to fill it to
you, I know
of no deserving students that you have not assisted.
Arthur Rumpf.
2. Thanks to the training received from you, I am filling
my position
to the satisfaction of m y employers, as several increases
in salary
show. Garrett O. Moore.
3. My business education and present position, which you
secured
without my request, are both due to you. Henry Leake.
4. You sent me to my present position as soon as I was
qualified
and also advanced me car fare to this city, without my
request.
W. W. Babcock.
5. I thank you for securing me my present position and for
the education
that enables me to fill it. Arthur Larson.
6. You not only prepared me for lucrative employment but
also
sent me to this position, and to avoid delay you furnished
me money
for car fare and other expenses. Almore Neiter.
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Portraits and Extracts from Letters from Students Employed
by Great Northern Railroad.
1. E. F. Kuester. 5. Ford Perely. 8. John Rowan.
2. Mrs. Clara Freeman. 6. L. A. Larson. 9. Roy Hard.
3. J. B. Miles. 7. Vincent Brewer. 10. Guy Boyington.
4. A. C. Larson. 11. Henry Knopf.
Eleven other graduates are in employ of Great Northern.
[Portraits Opposite Page.]
I now have a permanent position with the G. N. at a salary
of
$75.00 per month, thanks to the thorough preparation you
gave me.
I have also been of assistance in securing employment for
a
number of your graduates with this Company. If you have
any
male stenographers competent to earn from $60.00 to $65.00
please
advise me at once. E. M. Branmest.
I have a nice position with the Great Northern, at $60.00
per
month and prospects for an increase. I consider the course
I took
at your school the best investment I ever made. E. J.
Massueger.
Although I had not completed my course I secured a
position
with the Great Northern, and that after they had tried
three graduates
from a local school. I meet a great many of your graduates
who are holding good positions. It seems a settled fact
that if one
is a Toland graduate his success is sure. C. F. Gaiser.
I am under obligations to you for your kindness in
securing me a
position. * * * I know of none of your graduates that have
found difficulty in securing positions, or in holding
them.
Mrs. Clara Freeman.
Am pleased to advise you that I have been advanced in
position
several times, with an increase in salary each time, which
speaks
well for your school and myself. Roy Hard.
Thanks to your kind assistance. I am now holding a good
position
with the Great Northern and find a number of your
graduates
here. I know of none of your deserving students whom you
have
not assisted in securing employment. Vincent R. Brewer.
I am now with the Great Northern and am well pleased with
my
position, and appreciate the education acquired in your
school and
the assistance rendered in securing employment.
Frank Wittenburg.
I do not believe that any graduate of your school will
find any
difficulty in either securing or retaining a first-class
position. The
assistance you have rendered me will never be forgotten.
John Rowan.
I know that you secure positions for all deserving
students and
I thank you for what you have done for me. W. H.
Churchill.
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Commendation of Bankers.
La Crosse, Wis., May 1, 1902.
We, the undersigned, take pleasure in vouching for the
responsibility
and high character of the Wisconsin Business University.
We believe it to be, in every respect, exactly as
represented,
and worthy of the confidence and patronage of those
desiring a
practical business education.
E. E. Bentley, President Batavian Bank of La Crosse.
J. M. Holley, President State Bank of La Crosse.
G. W. Burton, Cashier National Bank of La Crosse.
F. H. Hankerson, Assistant Cashier La Crosse National
Bank.
Henry P. Magill, Cashier Security Savings Bank of La
Crosse.
Tos. Boschert, Cashier German-American Bank of La Crosse.
W. W. Withee, President Security Savings Bank of La
Crosse.
We have in our employ several graduates from your
University
and have found them faithful and efficient and giving
evidence of the
good training received under your direction.
The National Bank of La Crosse.
Per George W. Burton.
I am a graduate of your school and take pleasure in
commending
it as exactly as represented in every respect. I have in
my employ several
of your graduates all of whom are giving entire
satisfaction.
W. W. Withee,
President Security Savings Bank.
I consider Mr. Toland's schools exactly as represented,
and worthy
of patronage. Many of his students are holding positions
of profit
and trust and we have found him uniformly prompt and
reliable.
State Bank of La Crosse,
Per J. M. Holley, Cashier.
Mr. Toland has certainly been successful and by his course
of
perfect integrity has won the entire confidence of this
community.
Batavian Bank,
M. B. Greenwood, Cashier.
[For Portraits See Opposite Page.]
1. W. W. Withee, President Security Savings Bank.
2. Ray Hiscox, B. Security Savings Bank.
3. Alvin Berry, B. La Crosse National Bank.
4. Mat. Hosley, B. State Bank of La Crosse.
5. Thos. Rishworth, B. and S., La Crosse National Bank.
6. Jas. Bartl, B. German American Bank.
7. Herman Klein, paying teller, Batavian Bank.
8. Harry Scheufler, B., La Crosse National Bank.
9. Percy Cilley, B. Security Savings Bank.
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Gund Brewing Co.
My Graduates Employed by Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
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Opinion of the largest Brewing Company in the Northwest.
We now have eight of your graduates in our office in this
city and
a number of others in our branch offices, and are pleased
to say that
we have found the young men you have sent us very
competent and
consider the instruction given in your schools a thorough
preparation
for actual business. Jno. Gund Brewing Co.
Per Karl Kurtenacker.
1. After four months in your school you sent me without my
request,
to my first position, and afterwards assisted me in
securing
employment with the Gund Brewing Co. I consider your
school the
best in the entire northwest. C. G. Keenan,
Head Bookkeeper.
2. I am proud of the fact that I am a graduate of the W.
B. U. The
clerical force of this Company is principally W. B. U.
graduates.
John Taylor,
Bookkeeper.
3. You secured me employment with the Gund Brewing Co.,
since
which time I have had several promotions. My brothers,
also in the
employ of this Company, at Tracy, Minn., is one of your
students. I
know of no worthy student you have not assisted.
Harry Long,
Advertising Manager.
4. You secured for me, without my request, my former
position,
also my present one. The fact that fifteen of your
graduates are in
the employ of this Company, makes my commendation
unnecessary.
Wayne Wheeler,
Sten. Traffic Office.
5. I secured my present position with the Gund Brewing Co.
through
your assistance. Three of my cousins who also graduated
from your
school are employed, respectively, at Washington, D. C.,
St. Paul,
Minn. and Manila, P. I., and each secured employment
through
your assistance. Alb. Flueck,
Bookkeeper Credit Dept.
6. Through your kindness I secured my present position
with the
Gund Brewing Co. I do not know, and never heard of, any of
your
students that you did not assist as soon as competent.
Oswald Roellig,
Sten. Adv. Dept.
7. You secured not only my present position but three also
former
positions. My brother, also one of your students, has been
constantly
employed since graduating. Wm. Bjornstad,
Sten. Managers Office.
8. I appreciate the education acquired in your school and
will always
command it to others.
Frank Malin, Bookkeeper, City Customers.
Minnesota School for Feeble Minded.
Fairbault, Minn., April 15, 1902.
Mr. F. J. Toland,
La Crosse, Wis.
Dear Sir: — I take pleasure in stating that I now have in
my employ
five of your students, sent upon your recommendation. They
are filling their respective positions acceptably, and
some of them in
a very superior manner. No one sent by you has been
returned
disqualified. Yours respectfully,
A. C. Rogers, Supt.
[Portraits Opposite Page.]
1. I thank you not only for my education and position, but
also for
courtesy in advancing me funds to prevent delay in
reaching my destination.
I found four of your old students in the employ of this
institution. Fritchie Grane, Steward and Bookkeeper.
2. You secured for me my present position, you also sent
my brother
to a position as soon as he graduated. Amanda Neumeister,
Steno.
3. I owe my present position and business education to
you. My
position and associations are pleasant, and my salary has
already
been increased.
Ella Meisner, Steno. and P. M. Station A.
4. Without my request you secured for me my present
position. I
believe all of your graduates are eminently successful.
Jean Monty, Bookkeeper.
5. I was sent to my present position by you, without my
request,
and I thank you for your interest. That I am giving
satisfaction is
shown by the fact that my salary has been raised, and four
other
graduates from your school since employed.
Catherine Jullenick, Steno.
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General Information
Management.
As the management, equipment, courses of study,
rates of tuition, and methods, are practically
the same in all of my schools, the information
herein contained applies to each.
I am sole owner of the schools herein described and the
work of
all students and teachers is under my supervision and is
subjected to
frequent and careful inspection.
Equipment and Location.
All of my schools are centrally located, easy of access,
well lighted, and equipped with oak furniture,
made to order. The furniture in banks, offices and
typewriting departments was made especially for my
schools, and is hardwood throughout. The banking and
office departments
are unsurpassed, and contain practical and up-to-date
office
devices found in no other schools. The typewriting
departments are
equipped with No. 6 and No. 7 Remington typewriters,
mimeographs,
copying presses and tabulators. The interior views herein
published
are made from photographs of a few of the departments.
Please
compare with interior views from other schools.
Teachers and Methods.
My teachers are the best that money can secure,
bright, wide-awake business men, who combining
years of practical experience as bookkeepers and
stenographers,
with thorough and minute technical knowledge,
prepare their students to meet the most exacting
requirements
of business men as soon as graduated, a result impossible
in schools
that employ theoretical teachers who have not had actual
experience
as accountants or stenographers
The majority of my managers and teachers have been in my
employ
from four to fourteen years.
As my teachers know, from practical experience, just what
business
men require of their employees, no
time is wasted upon theoretical, textbook
nonsense, nor at "playing business."
Their work is based upon the actual requirements
of every day business as practiced
by the largest firms and corporations
in this country, and each days work
is carried on through practical transactions
that have been thoroughly tested
and approved by business men.
In addition to the instruction offered
by other schools my students are thoroughly
drilled in "voucher," "loose leaf"
and other up-to-date forms, also in the
everyday duties and details of office practice—
press copying, filing, indexing and
manifolding, and familiarized with the use
of modern office devices.
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The Banking is conducted exactly the same as in any modern
bank
of non-issue and hundreds of my graduates are now employed
as
cashiers and bookkeepers in such institutions. Shorthand
students
are also given actual office experience and so thoroughly
familiarized
with their duties that they fill the most difficult
positions from the
start, as is conclusively proven by the statements of
their employers
herein published.
Courses of Study.
Business Course. Spelling, Business Writing,
Business Arithmetic, Rapid Calculation, Business
Forms, Bookkeeping, Banking, Business Customs,
Office Practice, Press Copying, Briefing, Filing,
Commercial
law and Correspondence.
Shorthand and Typewriting Course. Shorthand,
Typewriting, Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, Word
Analysis, Correspondence,
Writing, Manifolding, Mimeographing, Press Copying,
Filing, Briefing and Office Practice.
Civil Service Course. Writing, Spelling, Arithmetic,
Grammar, Geography, History, Correspondence, and the
special
branches necessary to the clerical position for which the
student desires
to pass examination.
Special Penmanship Course. Rapid Business Writing,
Card Writing, Pen Drawing, Designing, Portraiture,
Lettering,
Flourishing, Blackboard Writing, Methods of Organizing and
Conducting
Classes.
Literary Course. Special Instruction in Latin, Higher
Mathematics, Elocution, History, Vocal and Instrumental
Music.
Rates on application.
Rates of Tuition.
Combined Graduating Course. Including
all branches taught in both business and shorthand
courses, and all books, blank and use of typewriters.
Eighteen months.
If paid in advance,
If in two payments, each
Graduating Course. Any department,
including text books and blanks.
If paid on entrance, $60.00.
If in two payments, first $35.00, second
30.00.
Certificate Course. Any department,
with use of books and blanks,
$35.00.
Tuition, monthly payments, with use
of books and blanks $12.50.
Single branches, excepting bookkeeping
and shorthand. If taken at regular hours
per month $5.00.
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Special Offers.
Three months additional tuition free to students
paying for any graduating course before September
2, 1902.
Where two students enter from the same family same season
and pay tuition on entrance, a discount of $5.00 will be
allowed on one
scholarship. Any student inducing another non-resident
student to
enter for a full course will be allowed $5.00 commission
for each
student secured for any graduating course. To secure
commission
send for special blank.
Free car fare to students residing a distance of from 100
to 200
miles from the school they desire to attend providing they
pay on
entrance and waive all other special offers. Always write
for instruction
as to route, etc., otherwise car fare will not be allowed.
Board and Lodging.
I have made special arrangements whereby my
students can secure board and lodging at as low
rates as in any cities of similar size in the United
States.
Students are guaranteed good board and lodging, steam or
furnace
heat and modern conveniences, with private families, at
from
$12.00 to $14.00 per month. Many of my students secure
board
and lodging at from $8.00 to $10.00* per month and claim
that it is
satisfactory in every respect.
Male students, entering during Fall Term, can frequently
secure
board and lodging in exchange for light service—attending
to horse,
furnace, or other chores.
Time to Enter.
Fall Term begins first Tuesday in September.
Winter Term, first Monday in November. Mid-
Winter Term, first Tuesday in January. Spring Term
first Monday in March.
Students can, however, enter any of my schools at any time
during
the school year, as each student receives individual
instruction
and is not dependent upon others for advancement.
There is not a week from the
September opening until June, that new
students do not enter; but it is advisable,
for those who can, to enter in September,
as the attendance is smaller during the
Fall Term and teachers can devote more
time to each student.
Lost time, by sickness or unavoidable
absence, can be made up at any time without
extra expense; but no allowance will
be made for unnecessary absence.
Students must secure permission from
office for leave of absence and promptly
report on return.
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Examinations.
Students are not required to pass examination on
entrance. Those deficient in any of the common
branches receive special individual instruction, adapted
to their requirements, without the publicity of class
recitation.
Examinations for advancement or graduation are given
whenever
the student has completed the required work, and depend
wholly
upon the student's ability and industry. No student is
held back
to wait for less industrious students.
Graduation.
Time required to graduate, depends upon the student's
ability, industry and previous education.
I have had students complete the Business Course in
fourteen weeks.
I have also had students that required nine months for the
same
work. The average time, however, is about six months.
A Diploma is awarded to each student finishing any of the
prescribed
courses in a satisfactory manner; but owing to the
pernicious
system so much in vogue, of distributing diplomas with but
slight
regard for the proficiency of the pupil at the end of the
course, I
issue these evidences of merit with great caution; and
only when they
are deserved. The diploma is a beautiful specimen of
artistic pen
work, prepared especially for my schools. No charge is
made for
the diploma, but students are expected to pay the actual
expense of
having it artistically filled, which costs me from fifty
cents to one
dollar, depending upon the amount of work desired.
Certificates
are issued to students finishing the Initiatory Business
Course,
and to students securing sufficient speed in shorthand and
typewriting
for ordinary office work.
Positions for Graduates.
During the past year I have secured positions for
one hundred and fifty students, and fully as
for many more have secured employment directly or
indirectly
through my influence. In addition to this I
have received at least fifty calls for graduates
that I could not fill.
The uniform success of my graduates
in securing positions insures my students
assistance in that respect, given by
no other school, it also justifies me in asserting
that in the future, as in the past,
I can secure positions for every student
who excels, and who is honest, industrious
and of good character.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. LeRoy Taft, B., Grand Rapids Milling Co., Grand Rapids.
2. Fred Miller, S., Plano Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis.
3. Maud Cernaghan, S., Cornell land Co., Eau Claire, Wis.
4. I. H. Merritt, B., J. T. Hancock & Sons, Dubuque.
5. Herman Gilbertson, B. & Cashier, Swift Packing Co., St.
Paul.
6. Frank McMullen, Mgr. Eenterprise, Grand Ridge, Ill.
7. Estelle Michael, S., E. J. Flynn, Forest City, Ia.
8. Warren Roberts, B., Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Chicago.
9. Jean Monty, S., State School, Fairbault, Minn.
10. Wm. Spicer, B., Spicer & Son, Marseilles, Ill.
11. S. J. Fulford, B., Consolidated Mining Co., Eagle,
Colo.
12. Claire Weber, S., Momeny Co., La Crosse, Wis.
13. Mayme Roberts, S., Kroner Hardware Co., La Crosse.
14. Emma Roesler, S., Nord Stern, La Crosse.
15. Matt Hosley, S., State Bank, La Crosse.
16. Henry Mitchell, B., United Glass Co., Alexandra, Ind.
17. Geo. Lockwood, B., Watkins Med. Co., Winona, Minn.
18. Josephine Elliott, S.. Wisconsin Refining Co., Eau
Claire, Wis.
19. Otto Jawort, B., Wausau Wagon Mfg. Co., Wausau. Wis.
20. Harry Bowers, B., Joliet Steel Works, Joliet, Ill.
21. F. J. Kreutz, S., Empire Lumber Co., Winona, Minn.
22. Oscar Bruck, B., H. G. Kruce Carrlage Works, Ottawa
Ill.
23. Henry Horstman, B., Jno. R. Sheehan, Schnectady, N. Y.
24. Joe Alschuler, B., Alschuler & Co., Ottawa, Ill.
25. Emil Rohweder, B., Goodwin Lumber Co., Goodwin, S. D.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Thomas Bailey, S., C. B. & Q. R. R. La Crosse.
2. Leo. P. Lesler, S., Lund land Agency, Carroll, Ia.
3. B. C. Christianson, Prin. Shorthand Dept., Gustavus
Adolphus
College, St. Peter, Minn.
4. Frank Markle, B., La Crosse Grocery Co., La Crosse.
5. Alfred Oldenburg, B., Tuttle & Co., Chicago.
6. Maidie Van Loon, S., Bolcom Lumber Co., Winona, Minn.
7. J. W. Casey, S., La Crosse Plow Co., La Crosse.
8. Blanche Jordan, S., A. H. Stange Lumber Co., Merrill,
Wis.
9. Fred Smith, S., Segelke, Kohlhaus Co., La Crosse.
10. Mollie Edwards, S., Elgin Creamery Co., Sparta, Wis.
11. J. W. Flannigan, B., Prin. T. B. U., Fairmont, Minn.
12. Hattie Albright, S., F. A. Patrick & Co., Duluth,
Minn.
13. J. Brooks Schumann, 2nd Lieut. U. S. A. Manila, P. I.
14. Addie Hopkins, S, Roosevelt Hardware Co., La Crosse.
15. E. O. Habberstad, B., Thompson & Habberstad,
Lanesboro.
16. Ethel Hickox, S., Hart, Parr & Co., Charles City, Ia.
17. Wm. Babcock, S., Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., South
Bend, Ind.
18. Kittie Johnson, S., Law Firm, Brainard, Minn.
19. Almore Nieter, S., Studebaker Bros, South Bend, Ind.
20. Mayme Kneeland, S., La Crosse Corrugating Co., La
Crosse.
21. Fred Hartwiek, B., A. S. Matzke, Juda, Wis.
22. L. P. Jordan, B., Stormburg & Carlson, Chicago.
23. J. C. Johnson, B., J. I. lamb, La Crosse.
24. Oscar Roellig, S., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
25. B. J. Toland, Prin. W. B. U., La Crosse.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Ed. Thornbury, S., M. Kratchwil, La Crosse.
2. Jasper E. Olson, B., W. A. DeMers, Co. Treas., Rice
Lake, Wis.
3. Clarence Ferguson, S., Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.,
Chicago.
4. W. D. Campbell, B., Wyman Partridge & Co., Minneapolis.
5. E. J. Bucholtz, S., North Side Bottling Works, La
Crosse.
6. J. W. Mulcahey, S., Wyman Partridge & Co., Minneapolis.
7. Robt. M. Lyle, B., Glesner Harvesting Machine Co.,
Chicago.
8. Madge Eels, S., Sec'y and Treas. Momeny & Co., La
Crosse.
9. Geo. W. Englehorn, B., Brewing Co., Shakopee, Minn.
10. Thos. Alien, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
11. Harvery Thwing, S., La Crosse Rubber Co., La Crosse.
12. Wynifred Ketcham, S., Dawes Com. (U. S.) Muskogee, I.
T.
13. Anna Colton, S., D. Donaldson, Fairmont, Minn.
14. Myrtle Husom, S., Lord & Thomas, Chicago.
15. J. A. Bull, B., Signor, Prisler Co., Rice Lake, Wis.
16. Fred Austin, B., Electric Light Co., Nashville, Tenn.,
17. Ernest Oswald, B., American Type Foundry Co., Chicago.
18. Bay Ladd, S., Pacific Electric Co., La Crosse.
19. Cady Lawrence, B., Citizens Bank, Union, Iowa.
20. Albert Gantert, S., Koehler & Henrichs Co.,
Minneapolis.
21. Wm. Dierkin, B., Jas. A. Stone, Reedsburg, Wis.
22. Ray D. Lee, S., McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.,
Chicago.
23. J. A. McLeod, B., Sawyer & Austin, Poplar Bluff, Ark.
24. Bert Hartwick, B., Bank of Ramona, Ramona, S. D.
25. Fred Simmerling, S., Standard Oil Co., La Crosse.
29
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Albert Herrick, B., Farwell, Ognum & Kirk, St. Paul,
Minn.
2. John Wanarka, B., Mgr. Wanarka Bros., Ceylon. Minn.
3. Chas. Canright, B., St. Paul Nat. Bank, St. Paul, Minn.
4. C. R. Wakefield, B., North-Western R. R., Mankato,
Minn.
5. C. W. French, B., Hackney, Boynton Co., St. Paul, Minn.
6. Oscar Johnson, B., First Nat. Bank, Ceylon, Minn.
7. Lillian Goetz, S., Red Wing Butter & Egg Co., Fairmont,
Minn.
8. Lina Holcomb, S., Clark Co. land Co., Clark, S. D.
9. Chrystina Lindstadt, S., Dr. Stevens, Austin, Minn.
10. Chas. Reese, S., Janesville Barbwire Co., Janesville,
Wis.
11. C. F. Barg, B., White Roller Mills, White, S. D.
12. Katie DePue, S., land Co., Madelia, Minn.
13. Rosa Frey, S., Geo. M. Hopp, Co. Attorney, Fairmont,
Minn.
14. Nina St. John, S., Allen, Att'y at law, Fairmont,
Minn.
15. H. H. Hanneman, B., Price Clerk, R. D. Cone Co.,
Winona, Minn.
16. Lewis E. Campbell, B., Bank of Elmore, Elmore, Minn.
17. Elsa Plummer, S., Martin Co. Bank, Fairmont, Minn.
18. Harriet Ellis, S., Dean & Palmer, Fairmont, Minn.
19. DeEtta Slater, S., Hoyt land Co., Sherburn, Minn.
20. Thos. Noonan, B., Truman Hardware Co., Truman, Minn.
21. Carl Luedke, B., Youmans Lumber Co., Winona, Minn.
22. Harry Lehman. B., Mgr. North Star Bottling Works,
Olivia.
23. Loyd H. Lamberson, B., Whitehall Trading Ass'n.,
Whitehall,
24. Homer Butcher, S., Assistant W. B. U., La Crosse.
25. John Woodford, B., N. P. R. R., St. Paul.
33
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Leroy Ridgeway, S., Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse.
2. Wm. Grupp, S., North Side Bottling Works, La Crosse.
3. Wm. Wadsworth, Am. Ex. Co, Minneapolis, Minn.
4. Chas. Chalsma, S., Langdon & Boyd, La Crosse.
5. John Davis, S., Tillman Brothers, La Crosse.
6. Paul Griesemer, B., Miles Hardware Co., Mason City,
Iowa.
7. Mae Allig, S., Fred Smith Co., Springfield. Ill.
8. Matie Fauvre, S., La Crosse Credit Association.
9. Josephine lamb, S., Prin. Shorthand Dept. W. B. U.,
Fairmont.
10. W. G. lane, S., Iowa Mortgage & Loan Co., Mason City,
Ia.
11. Mary Wiedeman, S., Star laundry Co., La Crosse.
12. Alye Blakely, S., Ford & Johnson, Chicago.
13. Sadie Hanlon, S., First Nat. Bank, Mason City, Ia.
14. Augusta Spaulding, S., Metropolitan Ins. Co., Wausau,
Wis.
15. Lulu Tyson, S., F. M. Morris, (Mayor) Mason City, Ia.
16. Nellie Schmpf, B., Baxter Brothers, Mason City, Ia.
17. Emil Prucha, S., R. D. Cone Co., Winona, Minn.
18. Marget Maher, S., J. S. Ziegler & Co., Chicago.
19. Ludwig Peterson, B., Swift & Co., St. Paul.
20. Emma Salschider, B & S., Fairbault Co. Bank, Winnebago
City.
21. Thos. Knight, B. & S., La Crosse Hospital
22. Oscar Larson, B. Great Northern R. R., St. Paul.
23. C. F. Blecha, B., Big Rib Lumber Co., Athens, Wis.
24. Rudolph Nevidek, B., John Gund Brewing Co.
25. E. V, Hillius, S., Michel Brewing Co., La Crosse.
35
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Fritchie Grane, B., State School, Fairbault, Minn.
2. C. C. Owen, Asst. S. Dept. W. B. U., La Crosse.
3. Chris. Christianson, Great Northern, St. Paul, Minn.
4. E. A. Erickson, B., Trane & Co., La Crosse.
5. G. A. Smith, B., Hempel & Klatzbach, Elkader, Ia.
6. Theodore Thorsen, B., A. W. Kommerstad, Whitehall, Wis.
8. Oscar R. Christianson, B., Swift & Co., St. Paul, Minn.
9. Beulah Chase, S., Lumber Co., Rhinelander, Wis.
10. Jas. Fennesy, B., J. Niels Lumber Co., Cass lake, Wis.
11. Mary Garnock, S., Tomah Indian School, Tomah, Wis.
12. L. B. Schafer, B., Tonk Mfg. Co., Chicago.
13. Nellie Bohn, S., Mankato Mills Co., Mankato, Minn.
14. Oscar Wensole, S. and B., Langdon & Boyd, La Crosse.
15. Carrie Pietan, S., Loftus Bros. & Co., Chicago.
16. Robt. Johnson, S., J. H. Gorman, Fairmont, Minn.
17. Oscar Ellefson, B., P. F. Newhouse, Spring Grove, Wis.
18. Jeanette Bancroft, S., L. H. Bancroft, Richland
Center, Wis.
19. Ed. M. Gillett, B., M. S. Burroughs, Duluth, Minn.
20. J. C. Andrus, B., Central Hotel, Wausau, Wis.
21. E. C. Sharpe, B. and S., First Nat. Bank, Spring
Valley, Minn.
22. Miss Swetland, S., Jas. A. Stone, Reedsburg, Wis.
23. Bert Warner, S., Gateway City Steel Tank & Roofing Co.
24. Clara Geeslin, S., Circuit Court, Niellsville, Wis.
25. Ernest White, B.. Winona Hoop Co., Winona, Minn.
37
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Nels Stahlheim, B., A. C. Garthus & Co., Independence,
Wis.
2. John Rowan, B., G. N. R. R., Havre, Mont.
3. Ed. Tausche, B., Asst. Supt. Met. Life Ins. Co.,
Chicago.
4. Ed. Niebuhr, B., Craig, Trager Co., Osseo, Wis.
5. Roy Hard, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
6. Mabel Funk, S., Fairbanks & Morse, St, Paul, Minn.
7. Henry Knopf, S., Pioneer Fuel Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
8. Lucille Moore, S., Voris & Mathwig, Fairmont, Minn.
9. N. C. Berg, B., A. R. Voetz, Portland, Wis.*
10. Eleanor Grams, S., Schweitzer & McConnell, La Crosse.
11. Louis Oberreich, S., Weir, Weir & Darrow, La Fort,
Ind.
12. Ella Hettinger, B., Branson & Nedvidek, La Crosse
13. Loretta Rourke, S., Roosevelt Plumbing Co., La Crosse.
14. Orpha Olin, S., N. P. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
15. Elmer Fuller, B., Struebing & Co., Oshkosh, Wis.
16. Alma Ruden, S., Wheel & Seeder Co., La Crosse.
17. Jos. Bartl, B., German-American Bank, La Crosse.
18. Norma Mueller, S., Boynton, Holwayland Co., Merrillan,
Wis.
19. Geo. Flynn, B., Tausche Hardware Co., La Crosse.
20. Louise Burke, S., Graham & Line, Ottawa, Ill.
21. Emil Brammert, S., N. P. R. R., Havre, Mont.
22. Theo. Arenz, S. & B., Board of Education, La Crosse.
23. W. J. Whalen, S., J. I lamb Co., La Crosse.
24. J. E. Wishert, S. and B., Thill & Lapitz, La Crosse.
25. Garret Moore, S., Studebaker Bros., South Bend, Ind.
39
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Walter Fleith, S.. German-American Bank, Wausau, Wis.
2. J. E. Horak, S. and B., Winona Savings Bank, Winona,
Minn.
3. T..T. Thompson, Cashier, Bank of Osseo, Osseo, Wis.
4. E. J. Gifford, B., First National Bank, Graetinger, Ia.
5. Jacob Blumer, B., Monroe Brewery, Monroe, Wis.
G. Vera E. Grout, S., Lumber Co., Merrill, Wis.
7. John Mullally, S., Lanesboro Milling Co., Lanesboro,
Minn.
8. Nellie Merrill, S., Mutual Mercantile Co., St. Paul,
Minn.
9. C. Uplinger, B. and S., Hoyt: & Jenkins, Sherburn,
Minn.
10. Edith Cummings, S., State Bank, Monroe, Wis.
11. Henry Rose, S., C. & N. R. R., Chicago.
12. Amella Esselman, S., Nash & Tucker, Neillsville, Wis.
13. Bertha Moeser, S., Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse.
14. Sadie Reynolds, S., Ward & Caldwell, Fairmont, Minn.
l5. Martin Risberg, S., La Crosse Grocery Co., La Crosse.
16. Emma Keiser, S., Telephone Co., Mason City, Ia.
17. Alex Wilson, B. and S., Yawkey Lumber Co., Hazelhurst,
Ia.
18. A. C. Kuckuk, B., N. W. Sandpaper Co., Wausau, Wis.
19. Pearl Chambers, S., A. A. Cutler Mfg. Co., Eau Claire,
Wis.
20. Margaret Nash, S., law and land Office, Olympia, Wash.
21. Wm. H. Anderes, S., Curtis & Yale, Wausau, Wis.
22. Fred Schech, B., Caledonia Mills, Sheldon, Minn.
23. Clarence Hanson, B., Wausau Bottling Works, Wausau.
Wis.
24. E. D. Knobel, B., Witmer & Co., Monticello, Wis.
25. O. E. Wie, B., Wie & Ness, Oxfordville, Wis.
41
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Olaf Hegge, B., Whitehall Trading Asso., Whitehall,
Wis.
2. G. D. Sheffer, S., Piano Mfg. Co,, La Crosse.
3. Robert Johnson, B., Werheim Mfg. Co., Wausau, Wis.
4. Worley Glenn, B., Miner Bros., Readstown, Wis.
5. J. McKenzie, B., C. M. & St. P. R. R., La Crosse.
6. Helen Purvis, S., Wood Smith Co., Chicago.
7. Otto Weibel, S., Marfield Elevator Co., Winona, Minn.
8. Pauline Ringle, S., D. J. Murray Mfg. Co., Wausau, Wis.
9. Ray Seeger, B., L. & N. R. R., Selma, Ala.
10. Maud Tyler, S., Griffith & Son, Elkader, Ia.
11. R. E. Ecklund, S. Dept. W. B. U., La Crosse.
12. Clara Grams, B. and S., Frank Schaettle, Mondovi, Wis.
13. Lura Osborne, S., Pacific Electric Co., La Crosse.
14. Grace M. Lytle, S., Etter & Treat, Monroe, Wis.
15. Arthur Dyer, B., D. C. Dyer, Houston, Minn.
16. Margaret Warren, S., John Stirneman, Winona, Minn.
17. Ed. Ross, S., Koehler & Heinrichs, St. Paul, Minn.
18. Minnie Thayer, S., Jones & Richards, Sparta, Wis.
19. Arthur Rowland, B., Thos. Rowland, Houston, Minn.
20. Eva Bump, S., Western Elevator Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
21. John Bergen, B., Fetter, Crosby & Niebuhr, La Crosse.
22. Richard Reinhart, B., G. Luder Brewing Co., Wausau,
Wis.
23. Robt. Oehler, B., Am. Bicycle Co , Chicago.
24. Thos. Berg, B., T. T. Berg, Spring Grove, Minn.
25. H. F. Sodewasser, B., C. 8t N. W. R. R., Winona, Minn.
43
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Fred Haskell, Cashier, First National Bank, Mendota,
Ill.
2. P. Merrifield, B., Branson & Co., Bankers, Olympla,
Wash.
3. Jos. Butler, B., J. McSorley & Co., Chicago.
4. Chas. Woodward, B., West. Cot. Plano &. Organ Co.
Ottawa.
5. Mrs. Eva Spencer, S., Carson, Pirie Scott & Co.,
Chicago.
6. Rose Diehl, S., Master in Chancery, Ottawa, Ill.
7. Mamie Funk, S., Joliet Barbed Wire Co., Joliet, Ill.
8. Chester Perrin, B., The Barran Bros. Co., Chicago.
9. Ed. Bach, B., National City Bank, Ottawa, Ill.
10. J. O. Paulson, B., Pitcher Shoe Co., Sparta, Wis.
11. T. Beal, B., Chicago Lumber Co., Chicago.
12. Tillie Degen, S., Weinsehenk, Hirschel & Co., Chicago.
13. Flora Cullen, S., U. S. Glass Co., Chicago.
14. Emma Patchen, S., Schulz Bridge & Iron Co., Chicago.
15. Harry Robinson, B., City National Bank, Ottawa, Ill.
16. Ed. Sullivun, B., C. B. & Q. R. R., Chicago.
17. E. J. Hess, B., J. E. Scott & Co., Ottawa, Ill.
18. Chas. Shipley, S., Hartford Insurance Co., Chicago.
19. Mary Flynn, S., Attorney General Malony, Chicago.
20. Minnie Burkhart, S., Standard Fashion Co., Chicago.
21. Mabel Ho9man, S., Chicago Mfg. Co., Chicago.
22. Chas. Lawrence, Cashier, Citizens' Bank, Union, Ia.
23. Harry McDonald, Cashier, First Nat. Bank, Webster
City, Ia.
24. Harry Shipley, B., Northern Trust Co., Chicago.
25. Walter Dearth, B., Swift Packing Co., Chicago.
45
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. C. G. Keenan, Head Bookkeeper, Gund Brewing Co., La
Crosse.
2. Sidney Stiefel, B., Ottawa Overalls Co., Ottawa, Ill.
3. Cyrus Bradish, B., Ottawa Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ill.
4. Ray Hiscox, B., Security Savings Bank, La Crosse.
5. Harry Shipley, B., Northern Trust Co., Chicago.
6. Sybil Farnum, S., Jos. B. Funke Candy Co., La Crosse.
7. W. J. Bjornstad, S., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
8. Hardy Buell, B., Buell & Nicholson, Burt, Iowa.
9. R. L. Masiker, S., A. Ryder Com. Co., Chicago.*
10. Paul Nelson, B., Sielstad & Hougen, La Crosse.
11. Edw. Flueck, B., House Doc. Dept., Washington, D. C.
12. May Stearns, S., Steel Roofing & Corrugating Co., La
Crosse.
13. Max Strouse, B., M. Jacobi & Co., Winona.
14. Emma Bauer, B., Cheyne Bros., DesMoines, Ia.
15. Harry Scheufler, B., La Crosse National Bank, La
Crosse.
16. Bennie Stoen, S. and B., La Crosse Rubber Co., La
Crosse.
17. Fred Schulze, B., Kuhn Sash & Door Co,, La Crosse.
18. Jahn Caldwell, S., Pacific Electric Co., La Crosse.
19. Ed. Mullaly, S., La Crosse Plumbing & Supply Co., La
Crosse.
20. Kate Clair, S., American Photo Co., Chicago.
21. Geo. Poundston, Principal Business College, Grand
Ridge, Ill
22. John Sullivan, B., National Bank. la Salle, Ill.
23. Geo. Claus, B., Medary Saddlery Co., La Crosse.
24. Horace Norton, B., Census Bureau, Washington, D. C.
25, H. C. Kemp, B., State Bank, Olivia, Minn.
*Deceased.
47
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. C. J. Johnson, B,, Roosevelt Hardware Co., La Crosse.
2. Mrs. S. W. Freeman, S., G. N. R. R., Havre, Montana.
3. Mayme May, S., Jno. Burns Fruit House, La Crosse.
4. Harry Long, Adv. Mgr., John Gund Brewing Co., La
Crosse.
5. Gertie Parks, S., Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., La
Crosse.
6. Louis Peeper, B., La Crosse Knitting Works, La Crosse.
7. Nellie Grey, S., C. & N. W. R. R.. La Crosse.
8. Martha Segllas, S., C. & N. W. R. R., La Crosse.
9. Andrew Thompson, B., Novelty Wood Works, La Crosse.
10. Owen Evans, B., C, B. & Q. R. R., La Crosse.
11. Carrie Johnson, S., Magill & Burke, La Crosse.
12. Hattie Hirshheimer, La Crosse Plow Co., La Crosse.
13. Peter Bott, B., Tillman Bros., La Crosse.
14. Jessie Sloat, B., T. H. Spence Drug Co., La Crosse.
15. A. Bothne, C., Wheeler Lumber & Supply Co., La Crosse.
16. Emma Storey, B. Davis, Sorensen Co., La Crosse.
17. Mrs. Ruehlman, B. & S., Reed & Rattan Works, La
Crosse.
18. W. W. Withee, President Security Savings Bank, La
Crosse.
19. A. Hanson, B., La Crosse Cracker & Candy Co., La
Crosse.
20. Etta Hoff, S., Jas. A. Trane & Co., La Crosse.
21. John Johnson, B., Wheel & Seeder Co., La Crosse.
22. Percey Cilley, B., Security Savings Bank, La Crosse.
23. Henry Niebuhr, B., Petter-Baker-Niebuhr Co., La
Crosse.
24. Thos. Ryan, S., Consolidated Imp. Co., Montpelier,
Idaho.*
26. Geo. Fuller, B. Bardwell-Robinson Co., Minneapolis,
*Deceased.
49
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Noel Cady, B., Cady & Co., Mellette, S. Dak.
2. Peter Thillen, B., Phillips & Co., Mazeppa, Minn.
3. J. Jefferson, B., Scott, Taylor Lumber Co., Ashland,
Minn.
4. John Tenner, B., Atwood Lumber Co., Stillwater, Minn.
5. Chas. Wachs, S., Michel Brew. Co., La Crosse, Wis
6. Louis Teuscher, S., Elect. Appllance Co., Chicago.
7. Belle Coleman, S., Am. Adjustment Co., St. Paul.
8. G. K. McCorkle, B., Ward Bushnell & Gleesner, Chicago.
9. Ervina Schoenfeld, S., Magnetic Infirmary, Baraboo,
Wis.
10. A. F. Cutler, S., College of Mines, Houghton, Mich.
11. Burr Potter, S., Lund land Co., Canby, Minn.
12. Wm. Hoeschler, B., Gateway City laundry Co., La
Crosse.
13. Elva Field, S., Stewart & Burroughs, St. Cloud, Minn.
14. Henry Tyler, S., Brown & Crowell, Etherville, Ia.
15. Henry Dockendorf, S. La Crosse Grocery Co., La Crosse.
16. Irwin Miles, S. G. N. R. R. Havre, Mont.
17. Jennie Rezin, Prin. Shorthand Dept. W. B. U.,Wausau,
Wis.
18. Ed. Massueger, S., G. N. R. R. Havre, Mont.
19. Josie Grinde, S., G. M. Perry, Black River Falls, Wis.
20. Carl Coehn, B., Brookmont Farm Co.,Odebolt, Ia.
21. H. Leake, S., Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., South Bend,
Ind.
22. Wayne Wheeler, S., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
23. Otto Moon, B., Smith & Johnson, Richland Center, Wis.
24. Melvin Elstad, B. and S., W. S. Wyatt & Co., Chicago.
25. A. J. Rumpf, S., Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., South
Bend, Ind.
51
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. John Hoag, S., Mathiessen, Hegler Zinc Co., la Salle,
Ill.
2. G. D. Schaeffer, B., Bank of Independence,
Independence, VVis.
3. H. C. Kemp, B., Asst. Cashier State Bank, Olivia, Minn.
4. Theo. Brockhausen, B., Farmers & Merchants Store,
Spokane.
5. Frank Murphy, B., General Office Erie Lines, Chicago.
6. Ivan Whisler, B., Arctic Ice Cream Co., Chicago.
7. Nellie Bradfield, S., O'Connor & Duncan, Ottawa, Ill.
8. Fred Coones, S., C. & N. W. R. R., Winona, Minn.
9. Axtel Stevenson, B., Mgr. La X Engraving C., La Crosse.
10. Bert Wentwarth. B., P. D. Murphy & Co., Bear Creek,
Wis.
11. Chas. Root, B., Swift Packing Co,, Omaha, Neb.
12. F. C. Hackbart, S., Deputy Clerk of Court, Wansau,
Wis.
13. Minnie Schladinski, S., Gateway City Carrlage Co.,
Winona.
14. Geo. Esch, S., Hon. John Esch, M. C., Washington, D.
C.
15. Herman Heise, B., Wm. Heise, Alma, Wis.
16. Harry Covey, B., Wausau Bottling Works, Wausan, Wis.
17. Kate Foley, S., American Telephone Co., Chicago.
18. Geo. Hagenah, B., Holway Lumber uo., La Crosse.
19. Theresa Curtis, S., Thos. Clark & Co., Chicago.
20. F. Luder, B., Frederick Luder, Mt. Horeb, Wis.
21. Geo. P. Hills, S., Master in Chancery, Ottawa, Ill.
22. E. Horner, B., Sec'y Muskeg Lumber Co., Hornerville,
Wis.
23. Jullan Duplaine, B., Credit Dept. M. D. Wells & Co.,
Chicago.
24. Chas. Grover, B., Fisher & Myers, Ottawa, Ill.
25. Robt. Whinnery, B., Whinnery & Sons, Bongor, Ia.
53
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. A. H. Larson, S., Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., So. Bend,
Ind.
2. Robert Glenn, B., S. E. Olson & Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
3. C. O. Lundquist, S., D. S. B. Johnson land Co., St.
Paul.
4. C. Regan, B., Regan & Co., Great Falls, Mont.
5. Carl Nyhus, B., Bank of Hatton, Hatton, N. D.
6. X. Neumeister, S., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
Chicago.
7. T. S. Rishworth, S., First National Bank, La Crosse.
8. Eleanor Schwey, B., Alma Milling Co., Alma, Wis.
9. W. D. Orton, B., Tillman Bros., La Crosse.
10. J. A. McAuley, B., Gt. W. Elevator Co., Arthur, N. D.
11. W. A. Stromme, B., Bank of Volga, Volga, S. D.
12. Ada Sprague, S., Carnegie Steel Co.. Chicago.
13. laura Olson, S., La Crosse Cracker & Candy Co.
14. Dora Koethe, S., C. A. McDonald & Co., Chicago.
15. Wm. Neimeyer, B., State Bank, Courtenay, N. Dak.
16. H. O. Klein, B., Teller Batavian Bank, La Crosse.
17. Thos. J. Kelley, B., Santa Fe R. R., Topeka, Kan.
18. Kath. Jellineck, S., State School, Fairbault, Minn.
19. Otto Runge, B., Cargill Elevator Co., New London, Wis.
20. Homer landt, Manager, Separator Creamery, Bowen, Iowa.
21. Lynn Miller, B., Chehalis Lumber Co., Chehalis, Wash.
22. A. Thompson, B., Thompson, Mickelson & H., Blue
Mound.*
23. E. E. Colburn, B., C. & N. W. R. R., Baraboo, Wis.
24. Otto Borer, S., W. D. Washburn, St. Paul, Minn.
25. G. S. Joslyn, S., large & Amsden, Dubuque, Ia.
*Deceased.
55
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Clyde Cutting, S., Dun & Co., La Crosse, Wis.
2. Geo. Buell, B., McCord & Co., La Crosse.
3. John Collins, B., Armour Packing Co., La Crosse.
4. Frank Wittenberg, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul.
5. Herman Tausche, B. and S., Jas. A Trane, La Crosse.
6. Etta Mclnnis, S., Rossman & Co., Merrill, Wis.
7. Clem Reik, B., Reith & Co., lansing, Ia.
8. Genevieve Battis, S., D. U. Weld, Windom, Minn.
9. Stany Stahaski, Asst. B., Listman Mill Co., La Crosse.
10. Nellie Church, S., Singer Machine Co., Wausau, Wis.
11. G. L. Hooker, B., Deering Harvester Co., Chicago.
12. Maud Sharkey, S., Hohendale & Co., Janesville, Wis.
13. Miss Finley, S., Mex. land Co., La Crosse.
14. Gaine Peeper, S., Dixon Mercantile Co., Dixon, Ill.
15. A. Peterson, B., Schoenberg's Dry Goods House, Wausau.
16. Ella Hawthorne, S., Dist. Atty. Office, Monroe, Wis.
17. P. H. Driscoll, B., Voight & Ritter, La Crosse.
18. Amanda Neumeister, S., State School, Fairbault, Minn.
19. Roy Chartier, B., Real Estate Co., Wausau, Wis.
20. Barbara Luschinger, S,, Citizen's Bank, Wausau, Wis.
21. A. W. Koehler, B., Lincoln Co. Bank, Merrill, Wis.
22. W. B. Euler, S., Tillman Bros., La Crosse.
23. Alma Rubban, S., Farm, Field & Stockman, Winona, Minn.
24. E. J. Radant, B., Chas. Helke, Wausau, Wis.
25. E. F. Kuester, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
57
S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Liston Dodge, B.. U. S. Land Co., Wausau, Wis.
2. Gustav Koschman, B., Wausau Paper Mills, Wausau, Wis,
3. Adolph Himley, B., Himley & Co., Soldiers Grove, Wis.
4. O. B. Fredrickson, B. and S., Arpin Lumber Co., Bruce,
Wis.
5. Lucy Koethe, S., Munford & Co., Chicago.
6. Anna Sweeney, B., Chas. Gardner Lumber Co., Mosinee,
Wis.
7. Clara Gtrider, S., Nielander & Co., Lansing, Ia.
8. Everett Wiles, B., C. B. & Q. R. R., La Crosse.
9. Chas. Wilson, S., Kroner Hdw. Co., La Crosse.
10. A. C. Mueller, B., Foster Lumber Co., Wausau, Wis.
11. R. J. la Salle, B., Teller First Nat. Bank,
Rhinelander, Wis.
12. Rhoda Truax, S., News Publishing Co., Merrill, Wis.
13. Mrs. Dora O. Doud, State Mutual Fire Ins, Co.,
Rutland, Vt.
14. Jessie Nye, S., C. A. Nye Lumber Co., Norris, Wis.
15. Troy Harris, S., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
16. Henry Wollenberg, B., State Bank, Greenwood, Wis.
17. Wm. Hoefner, B., Miller & Co., La Crosse.
18. Ed. Gritzmacher, B., First National Bank, Wausau, Wis.
19. Anna Kukuck, S., Kukuck Hardware Co., Wausau, Wis.
20. Lulu Knapp, S., Census Bureau, Washington. D. C.
21. Martha Anderes, S., Curtis & Yale, Wausau, Wis.
22. Guy Boyington, B., G. N. R. R., Great Falls, Mont.
23. Henry Frankson, B., Kroner Hardware Co., La Crosse.*
24. Wm. Oberst, S., Mgr. Gateway City Steel Tank Co., La
Crosse.
25. Henry Mader, B. and S., J. Hogan & Co., La Crosse.
*Deceased.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. D. G. Bolton, B., Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Denver, Col.
2. C. D. Stevens, Sec., Cartwright & Russell, Rhinelander,
Wis.
3. Fred Arnold, B., National Bank, Clamme, Ia.
4. Malcolm Sutherland, B., Swift Pack. Co., Kansas City,
Mo.
5. Anna Cycmanlak, S., Medary Saddlery Co., La Crosse.
6. Mattie Crowther, S., Martin Co. Bank, Fairmont, Minn.
7. Margaret Shaw, S., J. E. Porter Co., Ottawa, Ill.
8. Ed. Minshall, B., Standard Oil Co., Viroqua, Wis.
9. Harry Harter, Cashier First Nat. Bank, Canton, Ill.
10. C. Hovde, B., Nelson Drug Co., Des Moines, Ia.
11. L. A. Larson, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
12. Bertha Cummings, S., Onalaska, Lum. Co., Onalaska,
Wis.
18. Margaret Davis, S., Co. Com., Los Angeles, Cal.
13. Sadie Davis, B., Princeton Lum. Co., Princeton, Ill.
14. Emma Cadwell, S., Anchor Steamship Co., Chicago.
15. A. V. Pier, B., National Bank, Richland Centre, Wis.
16. Oscar Haeberle, B., First National Bank, Ottawa, Ill.
17. Harry Henry, B., C. B. & Q. R. R., Mendota, Ill.
18. A. C. Larson, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
19. Anna Weigel, S., Bradley Watkins Co., Minneapolis,
Minn.
20. Tennie Beers, S., Imp, Watch Co., Chicago.
21. Alice Moran, S., Stryke & Kean, Chicago.
22. Howard Davis, B., Marshall Field & Co., Chicago.
23. Sam. Rask, B. and S., State Bank, Blooming Prairie,
Mnn.
24. Albert Kaufmati, S., C. B. & Q. R. R., La Crosse.
25. Sydney Levi, B., Morris Clothing Co., Chicago.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. N. McDonald, B., Rainy Lake Boom Co,, Rat Portage, Ont.
2. Ewald Raetzman, B., C. N. W. R. R., Milwaukee.
3. Thos. O'Shaughnesey, B., Anaconda Mining Co.
t. Oscar Donaldson, B., Litchfield Mfg. Co., Webster City
Ia.
5. Emil Sveen, B., Bank of Westby, Westby, Wis.
6. Ida Martin, S,, Ex-Chief Justice Shope, Chicago.
7. Ed. Homstad, La Crosse Corrugating Co., La Crosse.
8. Frank Bilger, S., Iwan Bros., Streator, Ill.
9. Effie Stevenson, S., Curtis & Yale, Milwaukee, Wis.
10. Lucy Schrody, S., State Bank, Richland Center, Wis.
11. J. G. Melevan, B., St. Louis Cracker Co., St. Louis,
Mo.
12. Mamie Orsinger, S., Peru Plow Co., Peru, Ill.
13. John Pulham, B., Co. Treasurer, Preston, Minn.
14. Anna Reiser, S., K. Y. & N. R. R., Wauzeka, Wis.
15. L. W. Collis, B., W. E. Little & Co., San Diego, Cal.
16. Theresa Lynch, S., Price & Robbins, St. Paul, Minn.
17. Belle Mulnix, S., Union Central Life Insurance Co.,
Polo, Ill.
18. F. Malin, B., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
19. Henry Buri, S., W. D. Washburn, St. Paul, Minn.
20. Chas. Lee, B., McGeon & Co., Highbridge Wis.
21. John Foley, B. and S., La Crosse Grocery Co., La
Crosse.
22. J. Stein, B., Brown Bros. Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
23. C. J. DeLacey, S., La Porte Woolen Mills, La Porte,
Ind.
24. Willis Moore, B., U. S. Mail Service, Galesburg, Ill.
25. A. J. Honeywell, S., St. John Bros., Heron lake, Minn.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Thos. Morris, B., State Journal, Madison, Wis.
2. Jos. Bergen, B., John Dengler, La Crosse.
3. Geo. Wacker, B., Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse.
4. F. J. Trenary, B., Mathieson, Hegler Co., La Salle,
Ill.
5. Emmet Rowland, B., Thos. Rowland, Houston, Minn.*
6. Jennie Evans, S., Gardner Cash Register Co., New York.
7. Archie Faunce, S., Hess Pnblishing Co., Chicago.
8. Roy Hanson, B., Mississippi Towing Co., La Crosse.
9. H. Holm, Prin. Mossey Business College, Columbus, Ga.
10. Alvin Berry, S., La Crosse National Bank, La Crosse.
11. John Ward, B., La Crosse Steam laundry, La Crosse.
12. Tillie Sjolander, B., Davis, Sorensen & Co., La
Crosse.
13. Albert Kaufman, S., C. B. & Q. R. R., La Crosse.
14. Clara Bates, S., McKibbon, Driscoll & Dorsey, St.
Paul.
15. Adolph laue, B., Beef Slough Lumber Co.
16. Chris. Hovind, B., Tausche Hdw. Co., La Crosse.
17. J. D. lattimer, B., M. M. Manville, La Crosse.
18. E. J. Dineen, B., J. M. Smythe & Co., Chicago.
19. Geo. P. Meyer, B., Am. Plate Glass Co., Milwaukee.
20. Tena School, S., Minneapolis Tribune, Minneapolis,
Minn,
21. Irving Vincent, B., Hess, Crotty & Willlams, Ottawa,
Ill.
22. Robert Scott, B., J. E. Scott & Co., Ottawa, Ill.
23. Fred Buri, Officlal Stenographer, Manila, P. I.
24. Claude Stewart, B., M. St. P. & St. Marie R. R.
25. John Horning, B., Sutter Hdw. Co., Richland, Neb.
*Deceased.
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S. STENOGRAPHER, B. BOOKKEEPER.
1. Leonard Jorstad, S., C. A. Van Auken, La Crosse.
2. Wm. Howard, S., C. B. & Q. R. R., La Crosse.
3. Wm. Hahn, B., Sells Bros. Co., Sheboygan, Wis.
4. S. Smith, S., Grand Forks Lumb. Co., E. Grand Forks,
Minn.
5. Wallace Fiske, B., Fiske & L.O., Richland Centre, Wis.
6. E. W. Yon der Ohe, B., Metropolitan Ins. Co., Chicago.
7. Jno. Nekola, U. S. Mail Service, La Crosse.
8. Alta Rice, S., La Crosse Rubber Co., La Crosse.
9. Albert Scharpf, B., Thos. Benton & Sons, La Crosse.
10. A. Lienlokken, B., Sielstad & Hougen, La Crosse.
11. Leo. Bergen, B. Adams Express Co., La Crosse.
12. Mary Mullally, S., La Crosse Cracker & Candy Co., La
Crosse.
13. Gus. Steig, B., A. Garthus, Independence, Wis.
14. Emma Widman, S., Nord Stern, La Crosse.
15. Albert Fremark, B., Onalaska Brewing Co., Onalaska,
Wis.
16. Albert Flueck. S., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
17. Gus. Horn, S., C. B. & Q. R. R., La Crosse.
18. Daisy Rafferty, S., Rafferty & Week, Spring Valley,
Minn.
19. Mont. Nelson, B., Mons Anderson Co., La Crosse.
20. John Taylor, B., John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse.
21. Ed. Greeling, S., J. B. Funke Candy Co., La Crosse.
22. M. Raymond, B., John Dengler, La Crosse.
23. John Noble, S., Segelke & Kohlhaus Mfg. Co., La
Crosse.
24. John Thayer, B , La Crosse Rubber Co., La Crosse.
25. Louis Lautz, B., M. St. P. & O. R. R,, Eau Claire,
Wis.
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S. Stenographer, B. Bookkeeper.
1. Wm. Morrison, B., J. R. Watkins Med. Co., Winona, Minn.
2. W. H. Churchill, B., G. N. R. R., St. Paul.
3. May Murray, S., Atlas Mfg. Co., Chicago.
4. Alva Phillips, B., Cobb Plano Co., Chicago.
5. Rudolph D. Kundert, B., C. E. Harding & Co., Chicago.
6. Delwin Towle, S., Montreal Lumber Co., Gile, Wis.
7. Ossie O. West, S., Illinois Glass Co., Chicago.
S. Ben Millard, S., G. N. R. R., St. Paul.
9. Grace Perely, S., Swift Co., St. Paul, Minn.
10. Chas. Schar, B., Schar Bros. Lum. Co., Monroe, Wis.
11. Edna Weir, S., Architectural Co., Sioux City, Ia.
12. Ralph Horton, B., Miller & Son, Monroe, Wis.
13. Gizella Rothstein, S., N. Eng. Furniture & Carpet Co.,
St. Paul.
14. Ford Perely, S., G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn.
15. Hattie McAfee, S., Geo. Dodge, Minneapolis, Minn.
16. B. J. Campbell, S., Pan. Business College, Roanoke,
Va.
17. Minnie Gray, S., Trio Speclalty Co., Chicago.
18. Wm. Stanffacher, B., Etter & Treat, Monroe, Wis.
19. Helen Hanson, S., Retail Grocers' Ass'n., Winona,
Minn.
20. C. J. Christopher, S., Business College, Akron, Ia.
21. Austin Barney, S., Gould Mfg. Co., Oshkosh, Wis.
22. Oliver Onsgard, B., Cash., Bank of S. G., Spring
Grove, Minn.
23. Nellie Risley, S., Island Woolen Co., Baraboo, Wis.
24. Alfred Everson, B., R. E. Torgeson, Stephen, Minn.
25. W. B. Syverson, B., Syverson & Co., Eau Claire.
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S. STENOGRAPHER, B. BOOKKEEPER.
1. Daniel Bronson, S., La Crosse Plow Co., La Crosse.
2. Wm. H. Keiser, B., Nelson & Co., Spokane, Wash.
3. Carl W. Johnson, S., Decker & Sons, Mason City, Ia.
4. Ed. J. Gautsch, S. & B., Fetter-Baker-Niebuhr Co., La
Crosse.
5. Louise Reinhard, S., Winona Western land Co., Winona,
Minn.
6. Fannie McDonald, S., Cereo, Gordo Co. Abst. Co., Mason
City.
7. Bessie Closser, S., Chicago Title & Trust Co., Chicago.
8. Cora Howard, S., General Electric Co., Chicago.
9. Henry J. McKay, B., McEchleton Mill Co., Wausau, Wis.
10. Sadie Keenan, S., Inter-State Mercantile Co., Winona,
Minn.
11. Laura Taylor, S., Prin. Shorthand Dept. T. B. U.,
Mason City.
12. Rebecca Hayden, S., Niles land Co., Los Angeles, Cal.
13. A. M. Nilsestuen, B., Fertile Lumber Co., Fertile,
Minn.
14. Bessie Wood, S., Balcom Lumber Co., Winona, Minn.
15. J. O. Nyberg, B., Monroe Lumber Co., Monroe, Ia.
16. J. G. Mack, B., Bank of Beardsly, Beardsly, Minn.
17. Emma Crowell, Randall Printing Co., St. Paul, Minn.
Investigation will satisfy the reader that this catalogue
shows more students holding first-class positions than are
shown in the combined catalogues of all other business
schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa combined, and
yet, in
addition, I have in my office a list of nearly 1,400 more
who
are filling equally good positions.
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The Demand For My Graduates.
During the past twelve months I have sent 154 students to
positions.
Nearly as many more have secured employment directly, or
indirectly, through
my assistance, and during January/February and March I
received a great
many requests for bookkeepers and stenographers that I
could not fill. The
following list of positions I could not fill gives only
those that offered $50.00,
or more, per month:
J. B. Streeter & Co., Larimore, N. Dak. - - - $100.00 per
month
G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. - - - - - - - - 100.00 "
G. N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. - - - - - - - - - 65.00 "
C. M. & St. P., La Crosse, - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 "
Lund Land Co., Canby, Minn. - - - - - - - - - 75.00 "
McCormick H. M. Co., St. Cloud, Minn. - - - - 75.00 "
Warder, Bushnell & Gleesner, St. Cloud, Minn. 65.00 "
Reeves & Co., Grand Porks, N. Dak - - - - - - 50.00 "
Studebaker Bros., South Bend, Ind. - - - - - - 65.00 "
Swift & Co., St. Paul, Minn. - - - - - - - - - 50.00 "
Julius Patck, Ironwood, Mich - - - - - - - - - 60.00 "
C. & N. W. R. R., Boone, Iowa - - - - - - - - 55.00 "
Ross Lumber, Co., Arbor Nitae, Wis. - - - - - 50.00 "
That other schools realize the ability of my graduates is
attested by the
following list of schools that applied to me for teachers
of bookkeeping or shorthand,
after all thoroughly competent students had secured
employment.
International Business College Saginaw, Mich.
High School Marquette, Mich.
Copper City Business College. Anaconda, Mont.
Englehorn Business College Helena, Mont.
Modern Business College Cleveland, Ohio.
Columbian University, Lancaster, Ohio.
High School Shamokin, Pa.
Business College Beaver Falls, Pa.
Business College Santa Barbara,Cal.
Agricultural College Pulham, Wash.
Ottumwa Business College Ottumwa, Iowa.
Business College Iowa City, Iowa.
College of Commerce Kenosha, Wis.
Business College Lola, Kansas
Business College Tuscola, Ill.
Business College Quincy, Ill
Business College. Grand Forks, N. D.
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The Difference.
Person of intelligence can avoid noticing
the difference both in the character and number
of positions occupied by my graduates and those
occupied by the graduates of my would-be competitors.
The positions occupied by my graduates are
first-class, paying liberal salaries and requiring a
thorough and complete knowledge of bookkeeping,
or shorthand and typewriting; while the few positions
held, according to their own letters, by the students of
my imitators,
are, in nearly every instance, petty clerkships in country
or village stores.
At the present time I have nearly 300 students employed in
Chicago
alone, and the fact that such representative institutions
as Marshall Field
& Co., Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.,
Jno. M. Smythe
& Co., A. McKenzie & Co., Armor Elevator Co., Swift
Packing Co., Lord
& Thomas, Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., employ and recommend
my
students, makes comment unnecessary.
Another marked difference between my schools and other
schools, is
the unquestionable responsibility of those who endorse my
schools and
commend my students, and the fact that I prove every claim
I make. The
superiority of my equipment is shown by cuts made direct
from photographs.
My responsibility is vouched for by every banking
institution in
the cities in which my schools are located. The assistance
I render students
is clearly proven by the letters from students herein
published, and the fact
that I do prepare my students for actual business life, is
attested by letters
from many of the largest business houses in America.
Cheap Schools.
In selecting a school young people should use great
care. Never select a school because it is "cheap" nor
because it is near home. Your future depends very much
upon the school you attend. Cheap schools should be
avoided.
The patronage of cheap schools does not justify the
employment of first-
class teachers and cheap teachers mean cheap, superficlal
instruction. Further
than this, the influence of a good school will aid you
greatly in securing
employment. A school that has hundreds of graduates in all
of the large
cities, wields a powerful influence for its students. The
difference in tuition
between the best and the cheapest schools is but a few
dollars. The
difference in results secured cannot be estimated. It is
the difference between
an assured success and failure.
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MONEY THROWN AWAY.
I attended school at M-, Mo., for six months,
but after leaving soon learned that I was unable to
hold even an ordinary position. In the fall of 1898, I
entered your school at La Crosse, where I was not only
prepared for the most difficult work, but you also sent
me to a first-class position, which I have no difficulty
in
filling.
As your former office stenographer, I know that the
demand for your graduates is generally in excess of the
supply. I will always
commend your schools. Ada A. Sprague,
Stenographer, Carnegie Steel Co., Chicago.
Having had several month's experience in one of the
leading business
colleges in St. Paul, where they utterly failed to prepare
me for
practical work, I can appreciate the superiority of your
work, knowing from
practical experience that you prepare your students for
the most difficult
work, and that those who are worthy, are invarlably
located in desirable
positions.
I received instruction in your school which thoroughly
fitted me for
any office position and learned many practical things,
which I do not believe
are taught in any similar school.
