A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.

              762 HISTORY OF WAUPACA COUNTY
into concrete results beneficial to himself and to the community at large.
For nearly twenty years Air. Dernbach has been known to the citizens of New London as station agent for the Green Bay & Western Railroad. In that capacity he has given a faithful service not only to the railroad corporation but also to the citizens of New London, and he has done much to popularize the railroad and make its transportation facilities a valuable part of the town's activities. Besides his work as station agent, he has also identified himself with several of the important busi¬ ness undertakings at New London and is one of the leading business men of that city.
Mr. Dernbach was born in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, October 19, 1871, a son of Christian and Gertrude (Yost) Dernbach. His parents were both born in Germany, and his father lived in New^ London for about ten years before his death.   The mother is still living there.
The early life of P. J. Dernbach was spent in the country on a farm, and his advantages were those of the rural schools. He had an ambition for railroading and in 1894 he became a student operator at Inde¬ pendence, AVisconsin, wdth the Green Bay and AA^estern Railroads. After one year there, he was promoted to "extra operator" and served at different points along the line until January 10, 1898, which was the date of his appointment and the beginning of his service as agent at New London.
In the same year that he took the management of the local station at New London he also erected a potato warehouse for Air. Carley, and con¬ tinuously since that date has been Mr. Carley's representative in the buying of potatoes. In 1907 he and George Spurr bought the old canning factory and converted it into a kraut factory, and it is still a flourishing business. The firm of Dernbach & Spurr also built a thousand ton cab¬ bage storage warehouse at New London. Mr. Spurr is now deceased, but the two enterprises are still continued under the old firm name. In 1914 Mr. Dernbach and Moses Barlow leased the Cargill elevator, and they now operate it as Dernbach & Barlow, handling flour, feed, seed, and buying grain and produce, both wholesale and retail.
Mr. Dernbach has always shown himself a liberal and public spirited citizen. For four years he served as city treasurer of New London. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church and he is identified with the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. On June 25, 1901, he married Aiiss Margaret Jordan. Her father, Andrew Jordan, was a pioneer at New London and for about forty years was proprietor of the Revere Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Dernbach have a family of seven children, all of whom are still living; Their names are Clement, Alary, Gertrude, George, Leonard, Alargaret and-James.
Hans H. Johnson. A banker of successful experience and a progres¬ sive business man, Hans H. Johnson has identified himself closely with the welfare of Waupaca County and while gaining the substantial rewards of effort for himself is also an important factor in making