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 1042 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY attended the schools of his neighborhood, the public school of Red Wing and from 1899 to 1901 studied at Hamline University. Later he took a complete course of three years at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, graduating in 1904. Since that date he has practiced his profession in Red Wing. He is an independ- ent voter and an active worker in the Methodist church, also affiliating with the Knights of Pythias, the Yeomen, the Modern Woodmen, the Red Wing Commercial Club and the State Denial Association. Dr. Libbey owns a pleasant new home on Third street, this city. He was married June 14. 1906, at Winona, Minn., to Lulu Belle Rule, of that place, daughter of Dr. Frank- lin M. and Mary Smith) Rule, the former of whom is district superintendent of the Winona district of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Libbey graduated from Hamline University in the class of 1904 and during the following two years was engaged as a high school principal. Ole A. Strand, a sturdy old Norse pioneer, was born in Nor- way and came to the Tinted States .'is ;i young man. locating on sect inn 34, Minneola township, where he pre-empted eighty acres, which he broke and improved, carrying on general farming and stock raising the remainder of his Life. !n August, 1862, he en- listed in Company G, Seventh Volunteer Infantry, and served with that regiment until the close of the war. displaying courage and valor in a number of important engagements. He me1 an untimely death in Zumbrota, September 28, 1906, as the result of bursting a blood vessel during a runaway. Mr. Strand was married to Brethea Lysne, daughter of Ole T. Lysne, a native of Norway. Mrs. Strand was horn in Norway and came to this country with her parents in 1855, being one of thirteen children. Mr. and Mrs. Strand had eleven children, five of whom are dead. The living are: Matilda O.; Alfred: Annie, wife of P. A. Hen- ning, to whom she has borne one child. Orrin; Selma, now Mrs. Woodbury; Oscar B., a graduate of the law department of the Minnesota State T Fniversity; Carl I., a graduate of the Zumbrota high school. Mrs. Strand is still living on the home place, which is managed by the son Alfred. During his life Ole A. Strand served many years on the school board of district 138 and was a thorough believer in education. lie served some time as super- visor and was chairman of his township at the time of his death. He was a hard working man, thoroughly respected and well liked throughout the county and township. A. E. Steberg was born in Norway. January 30. 1837, son of John and Mary Steberg, both natives of that country. The father owned a large farm and carried on general farming until his death, which took place in 1880. The mother died when A. E. was quite a small boy. The subject of this sketch received his