"R. H. DIHLE, manufacturer of and dealer in harness, saddles, and everything generally found in a harness shop. He opened the business in 1863, having the first and oldest established business of the kind in the city. Employs five men. Mr. D. first came to Salina, July 3, 1863; has followed the harness business since. He was born in Prussia, Germany, September 2, 1837. Came to America in 1857,locating in Detroit, Mich., and engaged in the manufacture of harness. Served in the late war; wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, and discharged in the hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., when he came to Salina. He was married in 1864, to Miss Jane Glueder, of Mecklenbeurg, Germany. They have six children - Amanda, Ida, Amelia, George W., Josephine and Elise. He is a member of the Masonic order. "
History of the State of Kansas, by William G. Cutler, 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.