SCHULTE, Anton

SCHULTE, EARTH

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 4/25/2009 at 12:44:03

Anton Schulte is the deputy sheriff of Mitchell county, being appointed to this office in the fall of 1881. He was born in Prussia, Dec. 21, 1838. He attended school until fourteen years of age, then engaged in a machine shop to learn the trade.

He served seven years then engaged as master mechanic, being employed as such in his native land until 1864, when he emigrated to America, and engaged in a machine shop in Cincinnati, remaining there one year, then in Evansville, Ind., where he run a shop for Hailiman & Kratz two years, then went to Freeport and engaged to run a shop there. He soon after formed a partnership and run a shop, under the firm name of Schulte & Co., two years, when his health failed and he started to travel.

He went to Kansas and Nebraska, thence to California. Returning from there in 1871, he settled in Mitchell county, and established himself in business, building a factory and machine shop. He made the first threshing machine, the first engine and boiler, the first reaper and also the first stove ever made in Mitchell county. He carried on this business two years, then sold to Timothy Williams and settled on his farm on section 8, of Rock township.

He has planted a large grove, built a large frame house, erected a good barn and now makes this his home, although his duties as deputy sheriff keeps him from home the greater part of the time. He now has 400 acres of land, the greater part of which is improved. He was married in 1871. His wife's maiden name was Margaret Earth. One child has blessed this union-Frederick William

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 474.