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Peter Schmitt received his early schooling in Germany, and when a young man learned the miller's trade. He served in the German Army from 1878 to 1881, and again in 1882. After his father's death in the early 1880's, he inherited the milling business in Germany and conducted it a short time prior to his coming to the United States. His first work in America was in a mill in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he received one dollar and fifty cents a day. He later worked at other mills in Nebraska and Kansas.
In 1891, he returned to Platte County and bought the Shell Creek Valley Roller Mill northwest of Columbus, and the forty acres of land on which it was located, from Joseph Bucher. He built dams on Shell Creek for water power and installed two mill wheels of thirty-two and forty-four horsepower. The average output of Schmitt's Mill in 1918 was seventy-five to ninety barrels of flour per day. Besides wheat flour, Mr. Schmitt manufactured graham flour, cornmeal and stock food.
On September 7, 1886, Peter Schmitt was married in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Carrie Meyer, a native of Germany, and the daughter of Henry and Louise Hiemaear Meyer of Phillipsburg, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt had seven children: Arnold; Hilda, Mrs. George Saalfeld; Edwin; Edna, Mrs. Walter Loseke; Herman; Elsie, widow of Herbert Schwantje; and Arthur.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmitt were members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus.
John Schmocker was born in St. Beatenberg, Canton Berne, Switzerland, November 22, 1848. His parents, Jacob and Anna Hostettler Schmocker, were married in Switzerland in 1845, and immigrated to the United States in 1866, landing in New York on May 1, of that year. The Jacob Schmockers lived for short periods in Pennsylvania and Ohio, before settling in Osage County, Missouri, near Chamois, where other Swiss families had preceded them. Jacob Schmocker was highly esteemed in that community and served as president of the Chamois School Board. He died there, November 30, 1874, and his wife died October 1, 1888.
John Schmocker received his early education in Switzerland, and came to the United States with his parents in 1866. In 1878, he came to Columbus, Nebraska, and worked in a lumber yard for two years.
On December 17, 1879, in Chamois, Missouri, he was married to Mary E. Wuetrich, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Christian Wuetrich. Mary was born August 24, 1861, at Ober Diesbach, Canton Berne, Switzerland, and immigrated to this country with her parents in 1868. The Christian Wuetrichs lived first in Ohio, and then near Chamois. They came to Platte County in 1878, and located on a farm southwest of Columbus. In January, 1880, John and Mary Wuetrich Schmocker came to Columbus. From 1884 to 1893, they lived on a farm across the Loup River, southwest of Columbus. In 1893, they moved into town.
Mr. Schmocker was engaged in the poultry business for twelve years, and later had a real estate and collection business. For four years, he served each spring as, clerk in the County Assessor's office; he was a constable, and in 1911, was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he held for several years. He was the official registrar of births and deaths in Columbus and Platte County for many years.
He was elected Clerk of Camp 35 Woodmen of the World, in 1902, and served in that capacity for twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. Schmocker were among the early members of the German Methodist Church in Duncan, and were organizers and members, of the German Methodist Church in Columbus until the church was disbanded, in 1923. In later years, Mrs. Schmocker was affiliated with the Independent Evangelical Protestant Church in Columbus.
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John and Mary Wuetrich Schmocker had five children: a son died in 1888; Louise married J. W. Becker; Lena is Mrs. John Brock, of Columbus; Fred married Faye Scofield, of Columbus, and they live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Oscar lived in Chadron and later in North Platte, Nebraska. All four children were graduated from the Columbus High School.
John Schmocker died March 1, 1923, and Mrs. Schmocker died February 17, 1948.
Frank William Scholz, son of John and Anna Olbrich Scholz, was born in Loup Township, September 20, 1879. His father, born in Howkovitz, Austria, in 1848, arrived in Platte County August 20, 1875, and died September 19, 1898, on his farm in Loup Township. Mrs. Scholz, also a native of Austria, died August 25, 1885.
Frank had three brothers and five sisters: John, born in Austria, September 14, 1866, married Emma Liebengut in 1899, and died in 1930; Anna married Charles Graegert in 1887, and died in 1921; Emelia married Martin Karges in January, 1891, and died in 1898; Barbara died in 1885; Frances, born in Austria, in 1871, married Carl Moschenross, in 1900, and died in Canada, in 1932; Joseph, born in 1875, in Austria, married Mrs. Bertha Heck of Petersburg, Nebraska, in 1902, and died February 17, 1946, in Berkeley, California; Laura, born in 1882, married Henry Koester, in 1901; Charles, of Stuart, Nebraska, is married to Anna Stetken.
Frank Scholz attended the District 16 school, and the parochial school of Duncan, after which he began work as a carpenter, a trade which he followed for
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many years. In 1904, he moved to Pierce, Nebraska, where he remained as a contractor and builder until 1913. He then returned to Duncan, and embarked upon a career in the hardware business. He has retired from active business, and his sons now manage the hardware store.
On May 9, 1905 Frank Scholz was married to Emma I. Engel, the daughter of John and Minnie Ernst Engel. Mr. and Mrs. Scholz had four sons: Milton F., born in Pierce, Nebraska, June 6, 1906, attended the public schools in Duncan and the University of Nebraska. He is married to Marie Lassek, and engaged in the hardware business, in Duncan; Clarence W., born in Pierce, October 22, 1909, attended the schools in Duncan, and the Engineering School of the University of Nebraska, after which, he engaged in the hardware business in Bellwood, Nebraska. He subsequently worked for the Lincoln Telephone Company and the Glen L. Martin Aircraft Corporation, and at present, is connected with the McGray Manufacturing Company, of Omaha. He is married to Evelyn Blaser, daughter of Paul and Bertha Boss Blaser. Marlin D., born in Duncan, September 19, 1916, also attended Duncan schools and the University of Nebraska. During the war, he was employed at the Glen L. Martin plant, in Bellevue, Nebraska. He is now operating a hardware business in Bellwood. He is married to Mary Hiller. Harold K., born June 1, 1920, attended the Duncan schools and took a course in electrical engineering at the University of Nebraska. He worked two years for the General Electric Company, and in 1944, joined the United States Navy, where he served as a lieutenant, in the field of radio.
Frank W. Scholz was instrumental in the incorporation of the village of Duncan, in 1913, and served as the first village board chairman for three years. He has served as the villge (sic) clerk since 1918, and on the District 7 School Board for fourteen years, during which time, he saw the school expand to include a four year high school, in addition to the eight year grade school. He served as Township Treasurer, and was the Highway Commissioner for six years, in Butler Township. The organization of the first Duncan Fire Department was, to a great extent, a result of his efforts.
He is a member of the Methodist Church, and politically, is aligned with the Republican Party.
Jacob Schram, an early day Columbus merchant, was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the Rhine River, October 27, 1844. He came to America with his parents in 1853, and located at Bethlehem, Ohio, where they lived for ten years. During the next eight years they lived in both Huntington, Indiana, and Mokena, Will County, Illinois. They came to Nebraska and located in Columbus, in 1871.
On April 29, 1871, in Mokena, Illinois, Jacob Schram married Catharine Decker, also a native of Bavaria, Germany. After their marriage, they established their home in Columbus, Nebraska. They were the parents of five children: William F., Emma Schram Jens, Jessie, Frank, and Louise Schram Jessup.
Jacob Schram was a dealer in dry goods and men's clothing. He established his store in 1877, and five years later, in 1882, he was said to be one of the oldest established merchants in Columbus in that day.
He served as Treasurer for the city for two years, and the Columbus Fire Department for five years. He held memberships in the Columbus Maennerchor and the Legion of Honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schram, William F., Emma Schram Jens, Frank, Louise Schram Jessup, and Jessie Schram are deceased; a granddaughter, the daughter of Louise Jessup, is Mrs. Mark A. Boettcher, of Columbus.
Daniel Schram, member of a Columbus pioneer family, was born on September 24, 1861, at Huntington, Indiana, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schram. He was one of a family of eight children. When he was a small boy, the Michael Schram family moved to Columbus, where Dan attended the Columbus schools.
Following this he entered the employ of the Taylor and Schutte Lumber Company. He also was employed for a time as bookkeeper for the Becker and Welch Grain Company. When the Commercial Bank, which later became the Commercial National Bank, was organized in 1888, he became their bookkeeper. He later served as assistant cashier and cashier of the same institution.
In 1909, he sold his stock in the bank to H. P. H. Oehlrich, and retired from the organization. Mr. Schram was one of a group of Columbus men who organized the Equitable Building, Loan and Savings Association. He was chairman of the first meeting held for that purpose in February, 1905; and when the organization was perfected, in April, 1905, he was elected president, serving in that capacity until January, 1915.
He was one of the incorporators of the Columbus Gas Company, and one of its largest stockholders. For a year or two prior to 1916, he worked in the Gas Company's office, where he assisted in its management, and was the bookkeeper. He sold his interests in the company and moved to California in the fall of 1916.
Daniel Schram was a member of the Federated Church in Columbus. Politically, he was a Republican.
He made his home for many years with his sister, Mrs. J. P. Becker. He died July 3, 1936.
Louis John Schreiber, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schreiber, was born in Brandenburg, Germany, April 19, 1858, and came to the United States with his parents when he was nine years old. They stayed in Illinois for two years and came to Platte County in 1869.
He located on a farm in Columbus Township, and on
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December 22, 1887, was married to Henrietta Mueller, a native of Waldeck, Germany, who was born April 15, 1870.
They had twelve children: Louis, Jr. died November 3, 1889; Emil, married to Augusta Koch, lived on a farm in Columbus Township, and died December 31, 1947; Albert married Elsie Lueke, farmed for several years, and is now a house builder in Columbus; Minnie, wife of Albert Lueke; Martha, wife of Carl Lusche, of Columbus; Anna, wife of Arthur Lueke; Clara, wife of W. F. Lueke, died May 22, 1945; Magdalena, wife of Ernst Heuer; Erna, widow of Charles Gates, who died August 17, 1942; Oscar, married to Clara Benning; Paul, married to Martha Benning; and Elmer, married to Olga Michaelsen. They all attended School District 44 and the Confirmation School at the St. John's Shell Creek Lutheran Church.
Louis J. Schreiber was a farmer and stock raiser in Columbus Township for half a century. He died July 25, 1929, and Mrs. Louis Schreiber died July 16, 1934.
Walter Karl Schreiber, son of William and Friedericka Benning Schreiber, natives of Germany and pioneers to Platte County, was born January 29, 1905, seven miles northeast of Columbus. His father, born February 3, 1851, in Brandenburg, came to Platte County in 1869. Throughout his lifetime, he was engaged in farming. He died in Columbus, June 14, 1931. Mrs. Schreiber was born in Pomerania, April 3, 1860, and died in Columbus, October 1, 1938.
Walter has three brothers and five sisters: William; Emma, Mrs. Pohlner; Mary; Louise, who is the widow of Frank Staub; Herman; who is married to Katherine Runge; Alma, who is the wife of Arthur Runge; and Martha, married to Emil Brunken. Adolf, Rudolf, and Bertha died in infancy. One brother, Christian, who was married to Sophie Runge, died July 18, 1934.
Mr. Schreiber received his education at rural school District 44, near his home.
On April 3, 1932, in Genoa, Nebraska, he married Marcia DeLand Everson, daughter of Coit L. and Eva Ellen DeLand Everson. She has one brother, Coit L., Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Schreiber have one daughter and one son. Evelyn Areta was born in Columbus, June 3, 1933, and Ronald Walter was born there, June 12, 1938.
Mr. Schreiber was the president of the building committee for the construction of the new school building for District 44. Although his major interest is farming, he has also worked as a mechanic, and has been operator of a road maintainer for Columbus Township. He is a member of the FOE. (Eagles) and the Farmers' Union.
Since 1940, he has held the office of moderator of the School Board at District 44. At one time, this office was held by his father. Politically, Walter Schreiber is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The Schreibers are members of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus.
Louis Schreiber, Jr., son of Louis and Emma Schreiber, was born January 9, 1878, in Columbus. His father was born in 1851, in Germany, and immigrated to this country as a young man. He came to Columbus in 1876, where he established an implement business. Besides farm machinery wagons at that time were a big business item. Louis Schreiber, Sr., was also a well-known blacksmith here. He was married in Columbus, and died May 20, 1909.
Louis, Jr., had one brother and one sister: Emma and Otto, deceased. Emma was married in 1910 to Walter Miessler, son of the Reverend and Mrs. Herman Miessler, of Columbus; Otto was married to Adria Lay. He was an accomplished violinist.
Louis, Jr., attended the Columbus grade and high schools and became interested in pharmacy through Charles E. Pollock, in whose drug store he worked for two years. Charles E. Pollock was a pioneer druggist who then operated the Pollock Drug Store at the northwest corner of Thirteenth and North Streets, where Fricke and Fleisher now have their drug business. Louis Schreiber, Jr., attended the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois, and was graduated there in 1900. Following his graduation he worked at McCook, Nebraska, Platte Center, Nebraska, then came to Columbus and there worked in the old Hoehen Drug Store. He later spent four years in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska.
On June 30, 1909, he was married to Emma Ranslem, at Cedar Bluffs, and shortly after their marriage, they located in Columbus, where Mr. Schreiber was employed for eleven years at the Dack Drug Store. In 1922, he and Eugene T. Miessler bought the store from Charles Dack, and a year later, Louis Schreiber sold his interest to E. T. Miessler. From 1924 to 1929, Mr. Schreiber worked for the Harley Drug Company, in Lincoln. In October, 1929, he returned to Columbus, and worked at the Fricke Drug Company until the early 1940's.
Louis Schreiber, Jr., was a life-long member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, and a charter member of the Sixty Schoolmate Club, in which he took an active interest. He died June 24, 1943. Mrs. Louis Schreiber lives in Columbus.
Carl Schroeder, known as Charles, was a co-partner of the Columbus Founding and Machine shops, a manufacturer of spring wagons and buggies, a dealer in farm implements, wind-mills and pump goods.
He began business with his brother, G. A. Schroeder, in 1873, and in 1882, they had three buildings which were used for the foundry and machine shops, blacksmith and wagon shops, and the storing of machinery of all kinds, besides the spring wagons and buggies of the Schroeder make.
Carl came to this country in 1862, and worked in different States of the Union until 1868, when he took a homestead in Bismark Township, six miles north of
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Columbus. He sold the homestead in 1873, and started his manufacturing business in Columbus with a blacksmith shop and a wagon shop. The business grew rapidly.
His brothers were Louis, Sr., G. A., and William Schroeder, all of whom lived in Columbus.
Gustav A. Schroeder, son of Carl L. and Wilhelmina Dittman Schroeder, natives of Germany, was born December 11, 1848, in Prussia, Germany, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, May 10, 1924. His mother died in Germany in 1856, and his father immigrated to this country in 1865, settling in Cleveland, Ohio, where he died in 1868. Carl, William, and Louis, old-time residents of Columbus, were brothers of Gustav.
At the age of fifteen, Gustav came to this country, going directly to Cleveland, Ohio, where he spent two years as an apprentice to a cigar maker. He then went to Youngstown, Ohio, where he learned the machinist trade. In December of 1868, he made his way to Nebraska, and Platte County. Upon his arrival, he preempted one hundred sixty acres of land in Bismark Township, for which he paid two dollars and fifty cents per acre. After proving up on this land, he sold it in 1872, for five dollars an acre. He then located on another quarter section homestead in Bismark Township, but soon sold it and moved into Columbus.
In 1873, he and his brother, Carl, opened the first machine shop in Columbus. In 1875, he became an implement dealer, and two years later, he extended his store to include hardware. He continued in this business until 1883. In 1885, the Columbus Milling Company was organized and Gustav Schroeder was made secretary of the corporation. This company discontinued business in 1891, selling its assets to Mr. Schroeder. At that time, he organized the Columbus Roller Mills, of which he was owner and manager. For many years, this mill was one of the large industrial enterprises in Columbus, and served the surrounding community. The output of this mill increased until at one time it exceeded two hundred fifty barrels of flour a day. Mr. Schroeder continued in the business until June, 1920, when the entire mill was wiped out by fire.
In the later years of his life, Mr. Schroeder was a stockholder in the Paxton-Davis Wholesale Grocery Company, in Columbus, and served as its president.
In 1877, in Columbus, he was married to Ida E. Hagel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hagel, who came to Columbus in 1875. Mrs. Schroeder was born in Middleton, Wisconsin, December 1, 1858, and died in San Francisco, California, October 6, 1935, while with her son, Walter.
Gustav and Ida Hagel Schroeder had three children: Clara, Mrs. William Wright, of Boston, Massachusetts; Walter H., of San Francisco; and Mary Louise, the widow of Leo M. Gietzen, of Columbus. Mr. Schroeder also had a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Melissa Eddy, of Courtland, Ohio.
Gustav Schroeder was an adept musician. He played the violin. His daughters, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Gietzen, were both accomplished musicians. They attended the conservatory of music in Boston, and studied voice.
Mr. Schroeder was known as a Democrat in national politics, but was an Independent in local politics. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, a Mason, and held membership in the B.P.O.E. (Elks). His daughter, Mary Louise Gietzen, lives in Columbus.
Louis Schroeder, Sr., the son of Carl L. and Wilhelmina Dittman Schroeder, was born on May 7, 1850, in Germany, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, on December 4, 1939. His mother died in Germany in 1855, and his father immigrated to the United States in 1865. He went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he joined his children, and died there in 1868.
Louis had three brothers who lived in Columbus: Carl L., Gustav August, who was married to Ida Hagel; and William, who farmed in Bismark Township and then lived in Columbus, his residence being at 1903 Eleventh Street. William was the foster father of Mrs. Frank Rudat. Gustav and Carl were co-partners in the foundry business. Theirs was the first foundry in Columbus, and was located at 2224 Eleventh Street, the present location of the Sons of Herman Hall.
Louis Schroeder was engaged in farming, and later in the house moving and construction business.
He was married to Amelia Lachnit, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franz Lachnit. Mr. Lachnit, a farmer, was born in Austria in September, 1835, and died in Columbus, on February 28, 1910. Mrs. Lachnit died in February, 1910.
Louis and Amelia Lachnit Schroeder had nine children: Lulu, Mrs. R. D. Adamy, lives in Sherman Township; Louis, Jr., one of the founders of the Schroeder Contracting and House Moving Company, a life-long resident of Columbus, died there in 1942; Ferd is a resident of Grand Island, Nebraska; William J. lives in Columbus; Mayme, Mrs. R. C. Herdener, lives in Buenos Aires, South America; Frances, Mrs. Phillips, lives in Omaha; Clara, Mrs. E. T. Miessler, lives in Columbus; Alfred lives in Kearney; and Helen, Mrs. Eugene O'Grady, lives in Buenos Aires, South America.
Amelia Lachnit Schroeder died in Columbus on April 18, 1920.
Louis Schroeder, Jr., one of the founders of the Schroeder Contracting and House Moving Company, was born October 10, 1881. He was the son of Louis and Amelia Lachnit Schroeder, prominent Platte County residents and early-day settlers of the county. Louis Schroeder, Sr., was born May 7, 1860, in Germany, and died December 4, 1939, in Columbus. Mrs. Schroeder died in Columbus, April 18, 1920.
Louis, Jr., was one of nine children. His brothers and sisters are: Lulu, Mrs. R. D. Adamy; Ferd; William J.;
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Mayme, Mrs. R. C. Herdener; Frances, Mrs. Phillips; Clara, Mrs. E. T. Miessler; Alfred; and Helen, Mrs. Eugene O'Grady. Ferd and Alfred live in Grand Island and Kearney, Nebraska. Mrs. Phillips lives in Omaha. Mrs. Herdener and Mrs. O'Grady live in Buenos Aires, South America, and Mrs. Adamy lives in Sherman Township. William Schroeder and Mrs. Miessler live in Columbus.
On November 11, 1908, in Humphrey, Nebraska, Louis Schroeder, Jr., was married to Mary A. Weber, the daughter of William and Mary Potts Weber. They had seven children: Jerome, born August 25, 1909, is married to Bernice Hanssen; Henrietta, the wife of Walter Ewert, of Columbus; Francis, born August 28, 1915, was married to Beverly Rich, in June, 1949; Eugene, born July 13, 1917, married Edythe Warholski, and they have two children, Linda Jean and David; Charles, born May 3, 1922; Helen Marie is married to Charles Wilcynski, of Columbus, and they have one son, Michael, born February 25, 1948; and James Donald, born May 27, 1929. Jerome, Francis, Eugene and Charles are all Navy veterans of World War II. Since their discharge from the service, the Schroeder sons are carrying on the business founded by their father.
Mr. Schroeder was a member of the Modern Woodmen. The Louis Schroeders are members of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church, in Columbus. Louis Schroeder, Jr., died in Columbus, May 15, 1942.
Frederick J. Schug, M.D., was born in Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in 1854. He attended school at Sandusky, his boyhood home.
He took his first course of Medical Lectures at Louisville, Kentucky, during the winter of 1873 and 1874, and the next winter, he went to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received his second medical course.
The following year, he attended the Columbus Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, and was graduated February 29, 1876. Following this, he took over the practice of Doctor R. N. McConnell, while Doctor McConnell traveled in Europe. He engaged in hospital practice for a time and then studied in Europe.
In 1880, he located at Columbus, Nebraska, where he formed a partnership with Doctor D. T. Martyn, Sr. He was appointed as the First Surgeon of the Nebraska National Guard, with the rank of Major, and was also a member of the United States Pension Examiners Board, in 1887.
William James Schumacher, son of Mathias and Marie Wack Schumacher, was born at Platte Center, Nebraska, June 10, 1894. His father, a storekeeper, farmer and factory worker, was born in Germany, in 1853, and came from there to Platte County, in 1876. He died May 3, 1926, at Platte Center. Mrs. Schumacher, born in Alsace-Lorraine, in 1856, died at Platte Center, in 1900. "Bill" had seven brothers and four sisters, all of whom are farmers: Mrs. L. Hittner; Mrs. F. Krings; Mrs. Paulsine; Peter, who died at Platte Center; Frank; Walter; Jack; Henry; Matthew; Joseph, who died at Platte Center; and Mrs. L. Schlitz, who died in Colorado.
William attended the Platte Center High School. He worked at carpentering, painting, plastering and stock raising.
On April 12, 1921, at Platte Center, he was married to Adelaide Jaixen, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Gronenthal Jaixen. Mr. Jaixen, a farmer, was born in Wisconsin, October 5 1873, and died September 30, 1946, at Platte Center. Mrs. Jaixen was born in Platte County, July 24, 1879. Adelaide has five brothers and one sister, all farmers: John, Gerhart, Joe, Mrs. Rose Arlt, Louis, and William, who died in 1935.
Mr. and Mrs. Schumacher have seven children, all born in Columbus: Margaret, born February 7, 1922; Helen, born March 5, 1923; Ruth, born October 9, 1925; Lawrence, born April 13, 1928; Adeline, born June 10, 1931; Herman, born January 18, 1934; and JoAnn, born December 17, 1936. The children attended Platte Center High School and Nebraska State Teachers College. Margaret, Helen and Ruth won scholarships.
The Schumacher family are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, at Platte Center,
In the written history of Columbus from 1871 to the early 1900's, the name of David Schupbach appeared often upon the pages chronicling the civic educational and commercial growth of the community.
Mr. Schupbach served the city as mayor for two one-year terms, from 1891 to 1893, and as a member of the Board of Education for seventeen years, twelve of which be was president. Active in the councils of the Democratic Party, he was several times chairman of the Democratic city and county central committees. From time to time, he also held the position of president of the Platte County Agricultural and Fair Association, of the Maennerchor Society and the Church Board of the German Evangelical Reformed Protestant Church.
David Schupbach was born in Oberburg, Canton Berne, Switzerland, on January 25, 1850, and died April 18, 1925, in Columbus. He immigrated to America in 1869, with his boyhood friend, Adolph Jaeggi. After spending a year or more in Ohio, they came to Columbus, Nebraska, early in 1871, and took homesteads in Polk County. There they built sod houses in which they lived the primitive lives of those early pioneers who wrested Nebraska's prairies from the wilderness.
In 1874, Mr. Schupbach returned to his boyhood home in Switzerland where, on September 21, he and his childhood sweetheart were married. He brought her to his new home in Nebraska. The first year of their married life, they spent on the homestead in Polk County, and then established their home in Columbus. Mr. Schupbach and Mr. Jaeggi were numbered among the pioneer businessmen of Columbus, where they took
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