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 100G HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY blacksmith shop, and in 189-1 purchased land consisting of 118 acres. Here he built a home and other outbuildings and carried on general farming and stock raising until his death, February, 1908. The mother is still living on the homestead. Richard received his education in the public school, and after leaving .school days behind worked on the farm with his father until in 1903, when he went into the dray and livery business, which he has since continued. He was married October 28, 1905, to Jen- nie Kolsum, daughter of S. E. Kolsum, a native of Norway, who came to America and located in Minneola township, and later moved to Cherry Grove township, where they engaged in farming on 160 acres of land. The mother died May, 1893, and the father died January 24, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Tiller have no children. Mr. Tiller is a Prohibitionist in his politics, and has served as constable for two terms. Mr. Tiller is a succesful busi- ness man. doing an extensive dray and livery business, and has ently erected a new and modern barn. Andrew Johnson, of Welch township, was born in Sweden, April 10. 1846, son of John and Sara Johnson, natives of Sweden. He came to America in 1871 and Incited in Red Wing, where he worked for farmers for five months, and in the pineries, where he was employed two winters. Then he came to Welch town- ship, renting a piece of land for a short time, after which he pur- chased 162 acres of land which he improved, built a home, and carried on general farming, dairying and stock raising. In 1876 lie was married to Huniee Peterson. Their home has been blessed with five children: Mary, married Nels Arlingson, a farmer of Vasa township; Frank A., lives at home; Carrie, who is in St. Paul, married Emil Carlson, foreman of the stock yards; Charles X.. is a bookkeeper at Adler & Schacht, of Red Wing; and Arthur C, lives at home. Mr. Johnson is a Republican in his political views, and has served as supervisor for the past ten years; he is also a member of the school board of his district. The family are members of the Swedish Lutheran church, of which he is one of the trustees. Thomas A. Agnew, proprietor of the Cannon Falls Canning Company, is at the head of an institution which has already met with great success, and promises in the future to meet with still greater prosperity, furnishing as it does an opportunity to the farmers for disposing of their products without seeking far-away city markets. Mr. Agnew was born April 11, 1873, and, after attending the common schools, learned stenography and book- keeping. His first experience in the canning business was in Westfield, N. Y., where he thoroughly mastered all the details. In 1904 he came to Cannon Falls and opened his present estab- lishment, canning vegetables of all kinds, but making a specialty