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

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 909
dences of W. J. McCabe, W. C. Mitchell, Simon Clark, P. S. Anneke,
L. L. Culbertson and J. H. Harper, to mention only a few of the more
notable. The company also handled the contract for building of residences
long line of Americans, beginning with Rev. Thomas Hanford, who settled
for several companies, including the Lakeside Land Company.
Arthur Hanford was born at Duluth July 28, 1884, and was given a
good practical education and has been active in business since boyhood.
He is a member of the Commercial Club and the Real Estate Exchange,
and his diversions are chiefly fishing and gardening. ( )n September 1,
1909, at Duluth, he married Miss Ell Rose Taylor, daughter of Dr. A. C.
Taylor. Mrs. Hanford was carefully educated in the schools of Duluth
and Simmon's College at Boston, Masaschusetts, graduating in the
Domestic Science course with the class of 1908. Mr. and ]\Irs. Hanford
have two children, Ruth, born June 23, 1911, now a pupil in the public
and Helen Gertrude, born April 2, 1916.
schools of Duluth ;
Anton Gorxik is one of the most esteemed citizens of Tower. His
business is an essential industry in the meaning that j^hrase had in war
times. Success has come to him through many years of unremitting
energy and close application to his work.
Mr. Gornik was born in Jugo-Slovakia December 16, 1872, son of
John and Annie Gornik, farming people of that section of southeastern
Europe. Anton was reared on his father's farm, acquired his education
there, and at the age of seventeen came to America, reaching Aetna,
Pennsylvania, with perhaps two dollars in his pocket. For a time he was
employed in the steel districts around Pittsburgh. A half-brother, John
Gornik, preceded him to the Range country of northern Minnesota, where
he was employed as a blacksmith with an exploration company. This
half-brother sent Anton money to pay his railroad fare, and thus he came
to the Range and went to work with an exploration company in and
around Virginia at wages of forty dollars a month and board. He also
did some mining. Not long afterward a company was organized to
sell meat at Soudan and Tower. Mr. Gornik learned the butcher's trade
and retail meat business with this organization, and later, taking a partner,
he opened a shop of his own at Tower. At that time there was scarcely
a beef animal raised in all the country around Tower, and all meat
supplies were shipped in. For a number of years past Mr. Gornik has
bought 'his cattle and other stock direct from farmers, and the slaughtering
end of the business is now in the hands of his sons. He keeps a large
and high class shop and has been in the retail meat business at Tower
since 1903. He has worked steadily every day without a vacation for
twenty-two years, and his rugged health is none ihe worse for that
uninterrui)ted service.
Mr. Gornik married Frances Slabe, also a native of Jugo-Slnvakia.
Their six living children are Tony. Joe, .Annie. Julia. Theresa" and Ralph.
Mr. Gornik and family are members and staunch supporters of the
Catholic Cliurch.
J.\Mii:.s MooxAN is one of the interesting veteran figures of railroading
in northern Minnesota, and for twenty years past has been agent at
Ely for the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company, and throughout
his period of residence has shared in all comnuuiity undertakings for the
advancement mid upbuilding of the town and district.
Mr. Moonan was born at Waseca, Minnesota. June 6, 1864, son of
Patrick and Mary .Xnn Moonan. His father was a native of County
Cork and bis mother of Queens County. Ireland, and both came to the
United States when young people. They were married at Delavan. Wisconsin,
and soon afterward moved to Wa.seca. Minnesota, where Patrick
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