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History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties, Wisconsin - Vol. 1
pub. H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, MN - 1919

         [page 134]

         ALEXANDER BAECHLER, who is prosperously engaged in the imple-
       ment business in Fountain City, Buffalo county, was born on a
       pioneer farm in Waumandee township, Sept. 13, 1859, son of JOHN,
       SR., and ANNA (HUTTLE) BAECHLER. He attended school in his native
       township and also at Fountain City, and after helping his father
       to develop the home farm, engaged in selling machinery for a while.
       He then became clerk for BOHRI Brothers, merchants of Fountain City,
       with whom he remained for ten years, after which, for the next five
       years he conducted a meat market and shipped stock. He then engaged
       in the implement business, being for twelve years associated there-
       in with his brother JOHN, but since 1913 has been alone. As one of
       the leading citizens of this community, he has served as alderman
       and for two terms as a member of the council. He has also held the
       office of deputy sheriff of the county for fourteen years. He is a
       member of the Evangelical church. On Jan. 2, 1891, ALEXANDER BAECHLER
       was united in marriage with EMMA SCHLOSSTEIN, of Fountain City,
       daughter of GEORGE and ANNA (RAHM) SCHLOSSTEIN, her father, a car-
       penter by trade, being a pioneer of this section, who came here
       from Switzerland. Mr. and Mrs. ALEXANDER BAECHLER are the parents
       of six children: MALINDA, wife of ROY HUBER, of Glasgow, Mont.,
       both she and her husband being teachers; and ALEXANDER, ROY, CLARENCE,
       HESTER and MYRON, residing at home, except that ROY is now a teacher
       at Texarkana, Texas.

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