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Biographies
Progressive Men of Minnesota
Minneapolis Journal
1897
 FRANK JOSEPH BRABEC of Perham, is by birth
and education a Minnesota man. His father, F. Brabec, of
Hutchinson, is the oldest established merchant of that
place and is in comfortable circumstances.
Frank was born at Watertown,
Minnesota. His schooling was obtained at the Hutchinson
public schools and the state university. At Hutchinson he
had the advantage of the excellent system of graded and
high schools which were brought up to their high
standard through the efforts of Professor W. W. Pendergast,
now State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Frank
Brabec graduated from the university in the class of
1890, taking the degree of B. S. He at once entered the
medical department and took his M. D. degree in 1893.
While in the university he was a member of Delta Upsilon
fraternity and he was also a member of Nu Sigma Nu
medical fraternity. He secured
additional medical training in St. Joseph’s
Hospital in St. Paul and Asbury Hospital in Minneapolis.
For a time he was in the office of Dr. C. A. Wheaton, of
St. Paul, to whom he feels indebted for his surgical
training.
Since settling in Perham, Dr. Brabec’s work has
been mostly surgical. He has taken a prominent place
among the professional men of that part of the state.
In politics he is a Democrat, and
was chairman of the county convention of Otter Tail
County in 1894. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity
and of the A. O. U. W. and Knights of
Pythias. In 1894 Dr. Brabec was married to Miss Eliza
Bedient, a daughter of Dr.
J. Bedient, of Kasson,
Minnesota.
Mrs. Brabec died in June, 1895, leaving one
child.
 EDWARD T. WEBBER The subject of this sketch
is of French descent, both of his parents having been
born in France. His father Joseph K. Webber, was born in
Alsace and served in the French army. He emigrated with
his family to America in 1847, settling in Illinois. He
was a soldier during the War of the Rebellion on the
Union side. His wife’s maiden name was Helen Brist, also
born in Alsace.
Edward J. was born in Wheeling,
Illinois, April 2, 1858, where the family resided until
1860. They then removed to Lake County, Indiana, then a
comparatively new county, and lived on a farm during the
war. Edward attended the district school until he was
sixteen years of age, walking back and forth to the
school every day which was three and a half miles
distant from his home. He then, in 1874, started to
learn the trade of horse-shoeing, at which he became an
expert, and has followed that line of business until
1892. He moved to Minnesota in 1882, settling at Fergus
Falls, and with a small capital started in his chosen
line of trade. Within three months, however, he was
burned out, losing all he had. He was not discouraged,
but started in again, and with close attention to his
business he made a success of it. In 1884 he added to
his business and began the sale of agricultural
implements as a sideline, and this growing to such an
extent he sold out his shoeing business in 1892 and
devoted his entire attention to the implement and seed
business, in which he has been very successful. He is
also vice president of the Citizens’ National Bank, of
Fergus Falls.
In politics Mr. Webber has always been a
Republican and an ardent advocate of party
principles.
He was twice elected a member of the city council
of Fergus Falls. In 1882 he was married to Miss Emma
Bachman, at Niles, Michigan. They have two
children, Herbert E., twelve years old, and Margery L.
three years old.
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