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

         [page 155-156]
         
         CONRAD RAHM, for many years a prominent business man of
       Fountain City, Buffalo county,  where he had a fine harness-
       making establishment, and shoe shop, was a veteran of the 
       great Civil War, and was regarded as a pioneer of Buffalo 
       county, coming here when a young child, some 65 years ago. 
       He was born in Switzerland, Jan. 25, 1848, son of CONRAD and 
       FLORANA (RUEGER) RAHM, his parents having another child, 
       named ANNA. The father dying not long after the birth of 
       the subject of this sketch, his widow subsequently married 
       CASPAR REGLI, and in 1852 the family came to the United 
       States, making port at New Orleans, after a 40 days' voyage.
       Not caring to remain in the South, however, they came up the 
       river until they reached Galena, Ill., and from there, after 
       a short stay, continued their northerly progress until they 
       arrived at Alma, Buffalo county, Wisconsin. Securing land 
       two miles above the village they built a log shanty and 
       began the life of pioneer farmers. In the course of years 
       five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. REGLI - PAULINA,
       JOHN, EMMA, MAGDALENA and FRITZ. Then the father died and 
       the mother later married for her third husband, JOHN KREN-
       BUEHL. Him she survived, dying at the advanced age of 84 
       years. Only two years were spent on the first farm, the 
       family then moving to Rosenthal Valley, Belvidere township, 
       where they got eighty acres of wild land and again built a 
       log house. On this second place they lived fourteen years, 
       then went to Lincoln township, bought 120 acres of wild 
       land and erected more log buildings, residing there also 
       for fourteen years. Under the rude pioneer conditions that 
       prevailed and the necessity for every member of the family 
       old enough to make himself, or herself, useful in one way 
       or another, young CONRAD RAHM had little opportunity for 
       acquiring an education, attending school for about six 
       months only. The years of his youth and early manhood were 
       spent in helping to improve the different farms on which 
       the family settled; but in 1876, being then about 28 years 
       old, he struck out into a new line of industry, going to 
       Fountain City and taking up the trade of a harness-maker. 
       This he did in a unique and original manner, for, without 
       knowing anything of the business, he immediately opened a 
       shop, hired a harness-maker to work for him, and began to 
       learn the trade from his employee. This plan succeeded to 
       perfection. MR. RAHM quickly acquiring a practical know-
       ledge of the trade, while at the same time he was develop-
       ing a business, which has since grown to considerable 
       proportions. Some twelve years ago he put in a line of fine 
       shoes, which branch of his business has also grown and 
       proved profitable, and he took his place among the leading 
       merchants and business men of Fountain City, which he served
       formerly as city treasurer. MR. RAHM'S military service be-
       gan late in the war as it was in 1865 that he enlisted from 
       Milton township, at Fountain City, in Company K, 40th Wis-
       consin Infantry, being mustered in at Milwaukee, and 
       assigned to the Western Division. He saw service in Kanas 
       and the West, and was finally mustered out at Ft. Leaven-
       worth. He was a member of the local G. A R. Post, also of 
       the Woodmen and Odd Fellows lodges. MR. RAHM was married, 
       in 1874, to MARY KREUGER, a native of Germany, who settled 
       with her parents, CARL and WILHELMINA KREUGER, at the age 
       of seven years, in Waumandee township, this county, in 1856. 
       Mr. and Mrs. RAHM have had five children: OSCAR, LEONA, 
       LILLIE, AMANDA, and ARTHUR, of whom OSCAR, LEONA and ARTHUR 
       are now deceased. MR. RAHM passed away March 23, 1917; the 
       business is now conducted by his son-in-law, ROMEO KASTE.
       
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