1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

846 DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Mr. Peterson was born in Sweden September 21, 1861, and as he grew
to manhood he acquired a common school education and was trained
chiefly to the duties of a Swedish farm. In October, 1881, he arrived
in America, having come alone, and his first location was at Portland,
Connecticut, where for a short time he worked in a box factory. He soon
came west to Ishpeming, Michigan, left there and removed to Westboro,
Wisconsin, was employed as a laborer, and then established his home at
Ashland, Wisconsin, where he remained from 1883 until 1906, employed
in hardware stores and as a practical tinsmith. For eleven years he was
a clerk in one hardware store at Ashland, under the proprietorship of
R. W. French.
On moving to Duluth in 1906 Mr. Peterson took up the sheet metal
business with the Duluth Corrugating and Roofing Company. He was
with that organization six years, was employed by C. L. Burman in the
same line for three years, and then established his present shop at 1918
West Superior street, and has had a generous share of this class of business
contracts in Duluth and vicinity. He has facilities for handling any
class of sheet metal work, whether roofing, cornices, hot air heating or
otherwise. He is a successful business man, and has always concentrated
his energies along one line of business. He votes for the good of American
principles and independently so far as party is concerned. He is a
member of the Swedish Lutheran Church.
April 6, 1888, at Ashland, Wisconsin, Mr. Peterson married Miss
Anna B. Lindbloom, who was born in Sweden and came to this country
after the arrival of Mr. Peterson. Nine children were born into their
home, and six are still living, named Agnes M., Albert L., Reuben G.,
Lester F., Mildred M. and Alice A. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have taken
great pains to give their children ample training and education for careers
of usefulness and honor. Their oldest child, Agnes, was educated in the
public schools at Ashland, attended normal school at Duluth, also the
Minnesota State College at Minneapolis, was a student in summer schools
and pursued a thorough study of agriculture. For about seven years she
was a successful teacher and is now the wife of A. M. Olson and lives
at Nelson, Minnesota. The son Albert was educated in public schools at
Ashland, took a course in bookkeeping at Duluth Business University
and is now assistant to the general manager of the manufacturing department
of F. A. Patrick Company. Reuben G., the second son, was educated
in the Ashland and Duluth public schools, for five years was bookkeeper
for the Consolidated Elevator Company, and early in the World
war enlisted in the navy and was on duty fourteen months. Since coming
home he has been a business associate with his father. Lester F. Peterson
attended public schools at Ashland and Duluth, was for two years an
employe of C. L. Burman, and since then has been 'with his father. The
daughter Mildred was educated in Duluth public schools, and the youngest
of the family, Alice, is still a schoolgirl at Duluth.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Chisholm. Almost from the
opening of the first mines in the Chisholm district Catholic services were
held in the most available places of worship. Later Bishop James
McGolrick of Duluth appointed Monsignor Joseph F. Buh with a special
mission to investigate conditions at Chisholm and report on the advisability
of establishing a permanent church or mission. The result of the
Monsignor's visit was the erection of the present church building in 1904.
The first mass was said Christmas day of that year by Rev. C. V.
Gamache of Hibbing. The building committee consisted of Mat Matzelle
and M. F. Marion.