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Ashley ND, Golden Jubilee, 1888-1938 (R. Ehrich)
Mr & Mrs Pudwill; Paul Pudwill was born January 19, 1857, at Alt Danzig, South Russia. He was the son of Christoph and Katherina Pudwill. While quite a young boy, he had to assume the responsibilities as head of the family, owing to the death of his father. He spent his boyhood trying to earn a living for his mother and family. In 1881 he was united in marriage to Katherina Pritzkau; the ceremony being read by Rev. Pritzkau, an uncle of the bride, and Pastor of the Baptist Church to which faith Mr. Pudwill ascribed.
Becoming dissatisfied with the progress he was making in Russia, and having a desire to acquire land, and have a home of his own in America of which he had heard so much about, he in the fall of 1886 together with his wife and their three children, Lydia, William and Emma, and his widowed mother left their native land and emigrated to America. They landed in New York on November 2, 1886, and proceeded from there by train to the home of Karl Koth, a brother-in-law, living at Tyndall, Dakota Territory. Here they remained over
the winter of 1886-87, and in the middle of March left by team for Ipswich, South Dakota, with their farm equipment consisting of two horses, wagon, cow, breaking plow, seed, some household goods, and a dog. He had been advised by his brother-in-law to look for land of light soil which he was told was the best land for raising corn. Traveling in northwesterly direction, he finally found what he considered to be the ideal spot on the present site of Wishek, North Dakota, where he took up his pre-emption and tree claim in April 1887. Mr & Mrs Paul Pudwill's erection of a sod house soon followed, land was broken up, and a flax crop seeded that spring. Although crops were not of the best, Mr. Pudwill managed to add to his equipment the following year by purchasing a pair of oxen. Crops such as were raised together with buffalo bones were hauled to Ipswich, South Dakota, later to Ellendale, N. Dak., and still later to Kulm, North Dakota, which became their trading point. Prices for crops were very low compared to present day prices, but being of a progressive hard working nature, and very conservative and saving, Mr. Pudwill gradually forged ahead. Coffee in the early days was unknown to the Pudwill family, in place they used roasted wheat and barley as a substitute. In 1891, despairing of raising good crops on the light sandy soil selected by him, he located on Section 35, Township 131, Range 71, and continued to farm both tracts until 1898, when he sold his pre-emption and tree-claim which later became a part of the town site of Wishek, North Dakota. About this time Mr. Pudwill engaged in his first and last business venture. He opened a restaurant in Wishek, North Dakota, on the present site of the Hofer Hardware Store. He soon gave in to the persuasions of his wife, sold the business and returned to the farm. Here he remained for several years, crops were good, Dame Fortune smiled, and rewarded his efforts. Their land holdings grew from year to year. In 1906 Mr. Pudwill moved to a new home north of Danzig, North Dakota, where in addition to farming he engaged quite extensively in raising cattle. He gradually added to his land holdings until at the time of his untimely death on July 20, 1918, he owned 2160 acres of land in McIntosh County, North Dakota, and 160 acres in the state of Texas. At the time of his death Mr. Pudwill was survived by his mother, his wife, and the following children, namely: Mrs. Lydia Herr, wife of August W. Herr, Wishek, North Dakota; William J. Pudwill, Ashley, North Dakota; Mrs. Emma Anderson, wife of Anthony Anderson living at Sidney, Montana; John J. Pudwill, Wishek, North Dakota; Mrs. Anna Donner, wife of T. T. Donner, Danzig, North Dakota; Theodore Pudwill, Danzig, North Dakota; Mrs. Sophia Meidinger, widow of John R. Meidinger, Ashley, North Dakota; Paul J. Pudwill, Danzig, North Dakota; Jacob Pudwill, Ashley, North Dakota; Mrs. Kate Mensing, wife of R. G. Mensing, Ashley, North Dakota; David Pudwill, Danzig, North Dakota, and Harold Pudwill, Chicago, Illinois. His mother died in 1926, and his wife passed away on June 27, 1932
Wishek ND, Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (R. Ehrich)
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pudwill; Paul Pudwill, one of the early pioneer settlers of the site of present Wishek, was born January 19, 1857, at Alt Danzig in South Russia. He was the son of Christoph and Katharina Pudwill. When Paul was still quite young, his father died and he became the bread-winner of the family. In 1881 he was united in marriage with Katherina Pritzkau, an uncle of the bride performing the ceremony. The couple continued to live in Russia until 1886, at which time Mr. Pudwill decided to seek a new home in America. On November 2, 1886, he, together with his wife, three small children and his widowed mother landed as immigrants in the Port of New York. They proceeded by train to Tyndall, So. Dak., where they remained over the winter of 1886-1887 with a brother-in-law. In the spring of 1887, the family moved by team into what is now McIntosh County, and Mr. Pudwill filed on land in Section 10-132-71, which land is now a portion of the Wishek town-site. A sod house was built and a farm established. After proof was made on the land, Mr. Pudwill moved to land in Section 35-131-71 but he continued to farm both tracts until 1898. On June 20, 1898, he sold the land in Section 10-132-71 to the Minnesota Loan & Trust Co. and that Company arranged for the platting of a town site and the founding of the town of Wishek on a portion of that land the same fall. With the founding of the town, Mr. Pudwill built one of the first buildings erected in the town, for use as a restaurant. The building still stands on Wishek's main street, is owned by J.W. Hofer and is now occupied by the Farmers Hardware Co. Mr. Pudwill soon discontinued the restaurant business and returned to the farm, leasing the building to Tony Biornson for use as Wishek's first drug store. Mr. Pudwill was a sturdy and hard working individual. He lived through all the hardships and adversities experienced by our early pioneer settlers. He early recognized the business of cattle raising as a source of profit in an area where range land was plentiful. He expanded his business of cattle raising and increased his herds. In 1906, he moved to Section 20-31-70 on the north shore of what is now known as Pudwill Lake near the town of Danzig, No. Dak., where more range and hay land was available. Fortune smiled upon his efforts and he increased his land and property holdings from year to year. Death came to Mr. Pudwill very suddenly on July 20, 1918. At the time of his death, he was the owner of 2,160 acres of land in McIntosh County, No. Dak., and 160 acres in the State of Texas. Mrs. Pudwill survived her husband by more than twenty years and passed away in 1932. Mr. and Mrs. Pudwill were the parents of thirteen children. Three of the children, Anna (Mrs. T. T. Donner), Benjamin and Harold are now deceased. The surviving children are: Lydia (Mrs. Aug. W.) Herr, William J., Mrs. Amma Anderson, John J., Theodore, Sophia (Mrs. J. R.) Meidinger, Paul J., Jacob, Kate (Mrs. R. G.) Mensing and David.
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