An excellent teacher of singing and dramatics and a thorough musician.
Came to Wilber from Chicago in 1877 and died there a few years ago. Karel Sagl, born in Zahradka near Ledec, where he returned to die in 1916. Came to Jones County, Iowa in 1854, later to Saline. His son John, who died in Wilber in 1926, was a well known miller there and in De Witt.įrank Rychtarik, born 1847 in Zamely near Kostelec.įrank Sabata, born 1827 in Dlouha Ves near Rychnov. Came to Iowa in 1856, to Saline County in 1874. John Zvonicek Sr., born in Ostasovice near Kostelec nad Orlici. Joseph Rychtarik, born 1838 in Sopotnice. Schuessler.Īnton Shimonek, who came in 1871, was born in Nebuzele, near Melnik, in 1847 and came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1854.įrank Apfelbeck, who came in 1876, was born in Kout, near Nova Kdyne, in 1848. About 1917 he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where he lives at date of writing.
He held in his time many municipal and lodge offices. In 1881 he was nominated to the office of County Treasurer and when elected at the age of twenty-two was probably the youngest county treasurer in the state. Spirk, born in Merklin, July 27, 1858, for years a popular notary public and general kindly advisor to his countrymen. Has held many political offices, county treasurer 1888-1891, registrar of deeds 1898-1919, presidential elector 1896 - republican. Sadilek also has written much for Czech papers in the way of reminiscences and on various subjects of the day. He is well known all over the state among his people, especially as a speaker, for no man has officiated at more funerals than he, inasmuch as Czech Liberals usually have lodge services and a non-sectarian speaker. Sadilek, born in Ledec, 1851, came to Chicago in 1868, to Wilber in 1877, where he has lived continuously with the exception of two years. was the first Czech county treasurer there (1869-1877) and another son, Stephen J., was a member of the legislature in 1881.įrank J. All old timers remember him as a generous, kindly and helpful friend. In 1864 he came to Arago, then for a while lived in Aspinwall and about 1868 came to Wilber, where he died July 11, 1888. He was considered the richest immigrant that ever came here, for he brought with him 80,000 gulden to Wisconsin, but lost it through unfortunate ventures. He took part in the revolution of 1848 and being persecuted was obliged to flee to this country in 1853. He was a very wealthy and prominent man there, a member of the parliament and of a delegation sent to interview the emperor. John Herman, born in a mill near Nebuzele, in 1812.
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