JULIUS LAGE

Julius Lage, a representative and successful agriculturist of Farmington township, owns and operates a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land which annually yields bounteous harvests. His birth occurred in Holstein, Germany, on the 10th of October 1871, his parents being Henry and Magdalene Lage, who still make their home in that country. He obtained his education in the fatherland and there spent the first twenty-seven years of his life, being employed as a farm hand. In 1898, having determined to establish his home on this side of the Atlantic, he emigrated to the United States and came direct to Cedar county, Iowa. Here he first worked as a farm hand for three years and then purchased the old home place of his uncle, Hans Lage, the property comprising one hundred and sixty acres in Farmington township. It has remained his place of abode continuously since and is an excellent farming property, the improvement thereon including a substantial residence, good outbuildings, etc. He has been energetic, industrious and persevering, and in consequence has obtained a gratifying measure of success, not only from growing cereals but also from raising stock—a phase of his business activities to which he devotes considerable attention.

On the 14th of February, 1902, in Davenport, Mr. Lage was united in marriage to Miss Annie Buck, a daughter of Carl and Dora Buck, who are natives of Germany and emigrated to America in 1899. They are now residents of Farmington township, living on a farm one-fourth of a mile east of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Lage have four children, as follows: Arnold, who was born on the 1st of August, 1905; Hilda, whose birth occurred May 1, 1907; Edna, whose natal day was July 4, 1908; and Martha, who was born on the 15th of January, 1910.

Mr. Lage gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and is a most loyal and public-spirited citizen. He and his wife are devoted and consistent members of the German Lutheran church, exemplifying its teachings in their daily lives. They have gained many friends throughout the community, having always displayed those sterling traits of character which in every land and clime awaken confidence and esteem.