- GARRET VEEDER, born in Schenectady, N.Y. in 1812; parents
removed to Ogdensburg, St.
- Lawrence Co., in 1825; at this place they resided until 1856;
was here educated at the St. Lawrence Academy, Taylor Lewis,
Principal, and R. W. Judson, Assistant; commenced to learn the
printing business in 1835, in the office of the St. Lawrence
Republican. A. B. James, editor and proprietor; traveled pretty
extensively as a journeyman printer in 1840-45 through New York
State, working in the principal cities. Married Frances Elizabeth
BURKE Oct. 1, 1848 in Ogdensburg. In 1856, removed to Janesville,
Wis., where he has since resided. In 1863, bought a half-interest
in a job printing office with Ellis DOTY, located in Lappins'
Block; DOTY soon sold his interest to H. L. DEVEREAUX, of the
Burlington Standard; the latter in turn sold to S. S. ST. JOHN.
After two years under the firm of VEEDER & ST. JOHN, on
the 1st of September, 1869, the publication of the Rock County
Recorder was commenced, with C. W. McHENRY as editor. McHENRY
withdrew within three months and VEEDER & ST. JOHN continued
as editors and proprietors till July, 1873, when W. H. LEONARD
bought out Mr. ST. JOHN's interest. The firm is now VEEDER &
LEONARD. Mr. VEEDER is the father of six children, four of whom
are dead. Charles G. VEEDER, the only son, is a printer and
is 25 years of age. In September, 1872, Libbie, the only daughter
of MR. and Mrs. VEEDER, married H. W. LEWIS, traveling agent
for Bell, Conrad & Co., of Chicago; she is now in her 28th
year. Under the business management of Mr. VEEDER, the Recorder
has grown from a seven to a nine column paper, with a bona-fide
circulation of 800. On the 18th of March, 1878, the Janesville
Daily Recorder was started as a morning paper and now has a healthy
circulation of 800 subscribers, and is increasing every day.
The daily and weekly Recorder are considered by many to be the
best advertising mediums in Rock Co. Mr. VEEDER has been a telegraph
operator, railroad agent, grocer and shoe merchant, but has,
from time to time, drifted back to "preserve the art of
all preservatives."
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 727.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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