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.

              HISTORY OF WAUPA CA COUNTY 827
sickness, for no class of people so love their native land as do the Germans. Mr. and Mrs. Breier brought with them the frugal and industrious habits that had prevailed in their old home and largely thereby they prospered in the new one. In 1872 Henry Breier came to Little Wolf Township^ Waupaca County, and bought eighty acres of unimproved land located in section 8, which land he cleared and improved and subsequently added forty more acres. Through hard work he developed a good farm and continued to operate and manage it until 1896, when he sold it to his son Herman. Mr. and Mrs. Breier still reside on the old farm and their comfort is carefully looked after by their son and his family. During his active years Henry Breier was often consulted about township affairs, his judgment being held valuable, and he served for some time as town¬ ship supervisor. Both he and wife are members of the German Lutheran Church. They had the following children; Otelia, Mary, Herman, Lena, Martha, Lizzie, Matilda, three of whom, Mary Lena and Lizzie, are deceased.
Herman Breier obtained his education in the public schools of Little Wolf Township. The only son in the family, he became his father's right hand and continued to assist in carrying on the work of the farm until 1896, when he became the owner of the homestead, to which prop¬ erty he has added until now he owns 250 acres of fine land situated in sections 6 and 7 in Little Wolf Township. Here he carries on general farming, his land through careful cultivation being exceedingly pro- dnctive, and also has become one of the large dairymen of Little Wolf^ operating with thirty cows. As to buildings and all other improvements, Mr. Breier has set an example, having erected substantial structures of all kinds on his property, adapting them to the demands of a large grain and dairy farm. He has been more enterprising in his improving than many of his neighbors, as in 1914 he installed an electric light plant and all of his farm buildings are equipped with this system of lighting.
In 1895 Mr. Breier w^as married to Miss Otelia Rohde, who is a daughter of August Rohde, who came to this section from Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Breier have seven children, namely: Edwin, Laura, Hilda, AVilliam, Walter, John and Alice, all of whom are being reared carefully and sensibly and are enjoying school advantages. Mr. Breier and family belong to the German Lutheran Church and he is a member of the church school board. He has never been actively concerned in politi¬ cal matters, but is known to be one of the most reliable and dependable of citizens when any public movements require effort or influence.
Albert Steinbach. He who would reach to goal of prosperity must travel by the road of diligence. There are few short cuts and these are closed to the average wayfarer on life's journey. The most successful men are usually the hardest workers, and it is generally that the hardest workers in every community are the most representative citizens. One whose position and career might be summed up in the preceding language is Air. Albert Steinbach of Union Township. Mr. Steinbach has found success at the end of a long road of hard work and close attention to his