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     In 1887 another pioneer family, Julius Lenz and his wife 
Ernestine Bauers Lenz purchased the farm that has since borne their 
name.  Mr. and Mrs. Lenz were both born in Germany. Mrs. tenz came 
to America with her parents when she was ten years old. Because of 
the Civil War the voyage was greatly prolonged. To Ernestine and her 
sisters it seemed endless. West Bloomfield, Wisconsin was the destin- 
ation of the Bauers family; and here Ernestine spent her childhood. 
     Julius Lenz was the son of a German shepherd. As a boy he helped 
tend his father's flocks. After serving several years in the German 
Army, he came to America and settled in Oshkosh where he met and wed 
Ernestine Bauers. 
     Mr. and Mrs. Lenz spent the first fourteen years of their married 
life in Oshkosh. They belonged to a group of substantial German- 
American citizens who had much to do with the development of the South 
Side. The German Club of which they were members was composed of a 
number of families who met regularly in a social capacity, in order 
that they might enjoy with their children the friendships that had 
been of long standing.   It was their custom to rent a hall and there 
dance, or play games, or sing the good old German songs they had 
known from childhood. 
      In 1887, Mr. and Mrs. Lenz moved to the farm east of Omro, where 
they lived the remainder of their lives. 
                   EARL.-- R!DES NTS OF ViLLAGE AND -TO NHOMES. 
  Howe home -east of   Onro, brick house where Paul M1iller lives. 
  Towd - on K where ,cSchooler farm is located. 
  Olin - near Omro cemetery. 
  Sennett Pingry   later the Percy King farm. 
  Ha  far:- E ileen and Ruben Palechek. 
  Eliel  ,)ueston f.r- adjoiinig village cemetery on the south (1886) 
  uane  fills farm east of 0mro on Fox River, just before Preacher's 
        Bend.   .is father was William, mother eas Emily, sisters, -Irs.J
        Petty (Ie. Cady's gra dmother), MIrs.Alma ,cCord, and brother 
        Dr. Harry: M:VTills, of Antigo. After retiring to Omro southwest
        corner of Jackson and Huron streets he did saw filing, etc. 
 Hollister home - now 411 S. Webster 
 Archie Race - 429 5. Webster. 
 Helen +Sawyer -s.e. corner B. HuronadMdsn 
 GeoShafer - Adams St. west side. 
 Geo Drww - C has Retzlaff 3192 Jackson Ave. 
 Aaron Tice - brick house on S. Harrison. 
 Luthera Adams - 735 S. Webster Ave. 
 Hira;m-+e-bstex+  -  S.  Webster 
 James ...shar~p - 83'7 5. Webster. 
 Frank Keefe - former Dr. Doll home. 
 Dr. Gibbs - 1108 S. Webster Ave.