The History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie, 
BY WILLIAM KITTLE, MADISON, WIS. 
STATE JOURNAL PRINTING CO. 1900.

CHARLES BUTZ was borne [sic] in Cologne, Prussia, in 1829. 
After taking a college course, he studied chemistry under 
a specialist from 1846 to 1848. He then made a voyage 
around the world and traveled extensively in southern 
Australia. In 1852 he returned to Prussia and entered the 
army as a volunteer and left it as a second lieutenant. He 
came to the United States in 1855, and in 1857 arrived at 
Mazomanie. He opened a general store and carried on 
business here until 1882, when he retired and left the 
store in charge of his two sons. He still lives in 
Mazomanie.

Submitted by Randi McCartney