FRED A. DEWELL

Fred A. Dewell, who carries on general farming on section 15, Dayton township, his place—Breeze Point Farm—constituting a rich tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres, was born on the old family homestead adjoining his present place on the 6th of October, 1883. He is a half-brother of Hon. Hiram Dewell, and also of A. R. Bixler. His father, Nathaniel Dewell, died in this county in 1888, while his mother survived her husband and afterward removed to Clinton, where she is now living.

At the usual age Fred A. Dewell began his education in the public schools and continued his studies in the Clinton high school and also in the Clinton Business College. After putting aside his text-books he accepted the position of bookkeeper in the Merchants National bank, remaining in that capacity for nearly eight years, his services being entirely satisfactory to the institution which he represented. At the end of that time he resigned and returned to Cedar county to assume the management of his farm and other business interests here. In September, 1909, he took up his abode upon the Breeze Point Farm, which is one of the attractive places of the neighborhood. He has since erected a neat residence and the outbuildings, including barn and sheds, are all in keeping therewith. He has also done some fencing, and repair work upon his place is never neglected. Altogether his is a valuable farm and one of its attractive features is that hospitality which characterizes the home.

Mr. Dewell was united in marriage in Clinton on the 25th of July, 1906, to Miss Elizabeth J. Scanlan, a native of Iowa, who was born, reared and educated in Clinton and is a daughter of Peter J. Scanlan, a well known business man of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Dewell have a daughter, Alice A.

Politically he is a republican when casting a vote in support of candidates for state or national office. At local elections he does not consider the party affiliation of candidates but rather regards their fitness for office. While Mr. Dewell was born upon the farm, his youth and early manhood were spent in Clinton, and he is now having his first actual experience in agricultural pursuits. With ready adaptability, however, he has taken up the farm work and is proving that success is not a matter of genius but is the outcome of industry and clear judgment. He is finding pleasure in country life and his capable management is resulting in logical and well merited success.