Dr. L. S. Stoll, physician and surgeon at Arcadia, and special agent of the German Insurance Company, of Freeport, Illinois, also notary public, is one of the pioneers of Carroll County, having been a resident here since February, 1874. He was born in France April 15, 1845, son of Anthony and Elizabeth Stoll, who came to America when our subject was eight years old, locating in St. Clair County, Illinois, then to Dubuque County, Iowa, in 1855, and were among the early settlers of that county. The doctor passed his youth in assisting at farm work until he was about thirteen years old, when he engaged in carriage making, at which he worked three years, and was then employed as clerk in a drug store at Dyersville, this State. He afterward became proprietor of the business, and continued it until 1874. In the meantime he read medicine with Dr. James S. Rundall, of that place, who was a prominent physician and examining surgeon. In 1874 he removed to Arcadia, where he engaged in the practice of his profession, and also opened up the first drug store in that lively and prosperous little town, being one of the early physicians of the county. He has been in the employ of the German Insurance Company for many years, having acted as local agent at Dyersville for some time, and has faithfully worked for that company as special agent since 1874. November 19, 1867, the doctor was united in marriage with Miss Sarah E. Trentor, of Dubuque County, Iowa, and they have one son — W. W., now engaged in the drug business at Manning. He is eighteen years of age and bright, intelligent young man. Politically the doctor is a Democrat. He has served as coroner two years, also as councilman of Arcadia several terms. Mrs. Stoll was born in Virginia, and was a daughter of Jacob Trentor. Her great-grandmother was the first white woman that crossed the Mississippi River, at Dubuque. She died at Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of one hundred and ten years, in 1886.

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