Bio: Schlueter, August H. (1878 - 19??)

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Surnames: Schlueter, Lueck, Griebenow, Heise, Schulz

----Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913.

Schlueter, August H. (25 May 1878 - 19??)

August H. Schlueter, one of the leading citizens of the town of Rib Falls, serving in his fourth term as town treasurer, is proprietor of a cheese factory and is doing a fine business in his establishment which is equipped with all modern appliances. It is situated in the southwest corner of the west half of the northwest quarter of section 13 and his plant includes one-half acre of land. He was born May 25, 1878, in the town of Main, Marathon County. Wis., and is a son of William and Wilhelmina (Lueck) Schlueter.

William Schlueter was born in Germany and when young accompanied his parents to Wisconsin and here his life was passed, his death occurred, when he was comparatively yet a young man. He married Wilhelmina Lueck, who was also born in Germany, and they had four children: Bertha, Albert, William and August. Mrs. Schlueter remained a widow for a time and then married Carl Griebenow, who is now deceased. One daughter, Emma, was born to that marriage. Mrs. Griebenow is a resident of the town of Main and is now aged seventy years. She is very highly esteemed and is a member of St. John's Lutheran church. The old homestead, on which she lives with her son William, contains eighty acres, fifty-five of which have been cleared.

August Schlueter attended the public schools in boyhood and then worked at the carpenter trade until 1904, when he started into the business of cheese manufacturing. He bought his plant of A. Heise, practically a new establishment as Mr. Heise had been operating it but two months. Mr. Schlueter has carried on the business since then with but one helper, his annual output being butter and cheese, for all of which he has ready customers. In 1905 Mr. Schlueter attended the trade school at Madison and was graduated there with his diploma as a qualified cheese maker and dairyman, and in 1906 received a dairy certificate from the Dairy School at Madison. He begins business about the middle of March and continues without interruption until December, generally closing down on the middle of the month. After his marriage he lived for one year on his father-in-law's farm, then moved for a year to the Herman Schlueter farm, returned then to the former place, again went back to the Schlueter farm and in the meanwhile made his arrangements concerning his present enterprise and came here. As he is a skilled carpenter he was able to put up his own substantial buildings and has everything very comfortable and convenient around his place. It lies five miles north and one mile west of Marathon City.

In October, 1904, Mr. Schlueter was married to Miss Anna Schulz a daughter of Fred and Emily Schulz, both now deceased, and they have had three children: Gilbert, who died when ten weeks old; and Clyde and Irene. In politics he is a Democrat and for the past five years has been treasurer of District No. 1 Rib Falls. With his family he belongs to Emanuel Lutheran Church, of which he is secretary.