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Martin Adolph Eiken, present assistant cashier of the Caledonia State Bank and for fourteen years register of
deeds of Houston County, was born in Fillmore county, Minn., May 4, 1882, son of Tollef and Johanna (Masvold) Eiken.
He acquired his education in the district school and in the Breckinridge Institute at Decorah, Iowa. Subsequently
he spent several years as a school teacher in Fillmore and Houston Counties. Having developed considerable proficiency
in baseball, he became a member of the Northern League and for a year and a half was a professional player. At
the end of that time, though only 22 years old, he came before the people as a candidate on the Republican ticket
for the office of register of deeds, and was elected, taking office Jan. 1, 1905. For fourteen years he served
faithfully and efficiently, winning an excellent reputation for careful attention to the county's needs. Upon his
retirement he assumed his present duties at the bank, of which he had for some years been a director. Mr. Eiken
has been a leader in. public and political affafrs, has served on various committees and delegations, and has done
good. work as secretary of the Republican Central Committee. He has also labored in behalf of the cause of education
as a member of the school board. For some years he has been a member of the Caledonia Fire Department. His fraternal
society affiliations are with the Masonic order, in which he has advanced as far as the Chapter, and with the Modern
Woodmen of America. Mr. Eiken married Ada Odelia Solberg, a native of Houston County, and he and his wife are the
parents of two children, Muriel Evelyn and Malcolm Solberg.
FROM:
The History of Houston County, Minnesota
Edited by: Franklyn Curtis-Wedge.
H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.
Winona, Minn. 1919
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