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steadily prospered for he is a man of sound judgment and good executive
ability, usually being able to carry forward to successful completion what-
ever he has undertaken.
D. A. DANIELS.
D. A. Daniels, one of the foremost citizens of Lloyd township,
Dickinson county, who owns and operates a fine farm on section 28, claims
Pennsylvania as his native state, his birth occurring in Crawford county,
September 5, 1856. His parents were Henry and Mary (Reynolds)
Daniels. The mother died in Pennsylvania and about 1870 the father,
with his family of six children, came west to Iowa, locating in Webster
county, where he purchased a farm and continued to reside until his
death in 1890.
In the Keystone state D. A. Daniels passed the- first fourteen years
of his life and then accompanied the family on their removal to Iowa.
During his boyhood he received a good common school education and after
putting aside his textbooks engaged in farming in Webster county. There
he was married in February, 1894, the lady of his choice being Miss
Betsie Daniels, of Webster county. The following month he brought his
bride to Dickinson county and located upon his present farm on section 28,
Lloyd township, which he had purchased the fall previous to his removal.
The place, which comprises one hundred and sixty acres, is one of the
productive farms in the county, and its neat and thrifty appearance plainly
indicates the care and labor he bestows upon it.
To Mr. and Mrs. Daniels have been born five children: Ursula,
Warren G., Hazel A., Everett A. and Noel D., all at home with their
parents. Mrs. Daniels is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church
and is a most estimable lady. Since attaining his majority Mr. Daniels
has affiliated with the republican party and he has been called upon to
serve as township trustee several years and also as a member of the school
board. Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America.
He is a stockholder in the Terril Savings Bank and is one of the leading
citizens of his community, taking an active and commendable interest in
public affairs. He never withholds his support from any enterprise which
he believes will prove of public benefit.
CHARLES CHRISTIAN.
The wealth of Emmet county consists largely of its productive and
finely improved farms and its prosperity depends more largely upon the
farmers than upon any other class of people. Among the most pro-
gressive and successful agriculturists of Jack Creek township is Charles
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Christian, a native of La Salle county, Illinois. He was born on the 2d
of February, 1862, a son of Thomas and Hellen (Rasmussen) Christian,
who were born in Norway. On emigrating to America both located in
1111-1nois, where their marriage occurred. From La Salle county they
went to Livingston county, that state, whence they later removed to
Cass county, Iowa. There the father died but the mother is now living
in Ada, Minnesota.
Charles Christian is one of five living children of a family of nine
and his education was that afforded in the public schools of Illinois. When
twenty-two years of age he left home and went to South Dakota but after
spending a year in that state returned to Cass county, Iowa, where he
worked on a farm for two years. The succeeding three years were devoted
to the cultivation of rented land in that county. In the spring of 1901 he
came to Emmet county and bought one hundred and sixty acres on sec-
tion 6, Jack Creek township, to the development of which he has since
devoted his energies. He has erected fine buildings upon the place and
has otherwise improved it and his hard work and good management
have led to the accumulation of a competence.
In 1892 Mr. Christian was united in marriage to Miss Christina
Paulson, who was born in Minnesota, and they have nine children, Gilbert
T., Hazel A., Tomena G., Carl C., Anna D., Melvin R., Milford J., Edward
L. and Agnes J.
Mr. Christian supports the republican party at the polls and is -now
serving his third year as township assessor and is also township trustee.
His interest in the schools is indicated by the fact that he is serving
upon the board of school directors. Both he and his wife are identi-
fied with the Lutheran church and in their daily lives practice the teach-
ings of Christianity.
W. G. GORDON.
One of the valuable and highly improved farms of Emmet county is
the property of W. G. Gordon and comprises two hundred and eighty-one
acres on section 33, Center township, on which he took up his abode in
1915. He was born in Forest county, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1870, his
parents being Alexander and Mary (McBride) Gordon, both of whom were
natives of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. There they were married
and later they became residents of Elkhart county, Indiana. They had a
family of eight children, of whom six are now living. In the year 1882
the father came to Emmet county, Iowa, which was then largely an
unsettled and unimproved district, and purchased a large tract of land
at four dollars per acre. He afterward gave to his son, W. G. Gordon,
part of the farm which he now owns. He died at Elkhart, Indiana, in
August, 1904.
W. G. Gordon was reared in the Hoosier state and completed his edu-
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cation at Notre Dame University. He lived with his parents until he
reached adult age and then removed to Oregon, settling near Medford.
For seven years he devoted his time and attention to the developnint of
a fruit farm in that district and was quite successful in its conduct. In
1915 he came to Iowa and established his home in Emmet county upon
the farm on section 33, Center township, where he now resides. This is
an excellent tract of land, naturally rich and productive, and the fields
respond readily to the care and labor which he bestows upon them. The
farm methods which he employs are most progressive and in all that he
undertakes he is systematic and persistent.
In 1894 Mr. Gordon was united in marriage to Miss Florence Throop,
a native of Indiana and a daughter of Samuel B. and Helen F. (Evans)
Throop. The father is a native of Canada and the mother of Indiana and
they are still living in the Hoosier state. They became parents of three
children, all of whom survive. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon have a daughter and
son, Margaret H., and Howard T.
Mr. Gordon is a stalwart champion of republican principles but has
never been an office seeker. He belongs to the Masonic lodge at Celina,
Ohio, and he and his wife are members of the Eastern Star. They also
attend the Presbyterian church and their genuine worth entitles them
to the high regard in which they are uniformly held. While residents
of Emmet county for but a brief period, they have already become quite
widely known and their circle of friends is constantly increasing as their
circle of acquaintance broadens. Mr. Gordon has proven himself a capable
business man and his genuine worth is seen in many other ways.
RANSOM R. WILLCOX.
Ransom R. Willcox, deceased, came to Dickinson county in 1863
and for a third of a century was identified with the upbuilding and
development of this section of the state. He was born in Sherbrooke,
Canada, June 25, 1826, and was a son of Joseph and Sophia (Blodgett)
Willcox. The father was born on the ocean while his parents were com-
ing to the new world, and the mother was a native of England. They
became residents of Canada, where Mr. Willcox followed farming until
his death, which occurred in 18339. He served as captain of militia in
Canada for a time. His widow afterward came to Dickinson county,
Iowa, and here died in 1882.
During his boyhood and youth Ransom R. Willcox attended school
in Canada and also began the study of medicine, but never completed
the course and finally turned his attention to mechanical pursuits, becom-
ing a bridge contractor and millwright. On leaving the Dominion he
went to New York and later to Illinois, where during the Civil war
he enlisted at Durand in Company C, Fifty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infan-
try. While in the service he was taken ill and sent home to die, but
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eventually recovered and in 1863 came to Dickinson county, Iowa. Here
he built all the early bridges and also many in Emmet county, some of
which are now being replacbd by cement, structures. He also erected the
first mill at Milford and built all the early schoolhouses in Dickinson
county. Later he purchased a farm in Okoboji township and operated
the same for many years, but in 1897 removed to Sanborn, Iowa, where
he passed away May 29, 1908, when almost eighty-two years of age,
honored and respected by all who knew him.
In December, 1865, Mr. Willcox married Miss Sarah C. Meeker, a
daughter of Henry and Sarah (Gaylord) Meeker, natives of Vermont
and New York respectively. Her father was also a mechanic, working
at the millwright's trade in connection with farming. He came to Dick-
inson county, Iowa, in 1861, and took up a homestead near Milford,
whereon he died October 10, 1889. His wife had passed away in 1860.
To Mr. and Mrs. Willcox were born nine children, of whom Ransom
Err, 0. B., Henry, William, Ed, Guy and Sadie are still living. Charles
was killed in an automobile accident in August, 1915, and Kittie died
in 1886. Mr. Willcox was three times married and by the first union
had two children: Emma, the wife of M. F. Doolittle; and Mina, the
wife of A. L. Corkins. There were also two children by the second
marriage, namely: J. A. Willcox, of Redmond, Oregon; and Err, deceased.
Since the death of her husband Mrs. Sarah Willcox has returned to
Milford, where she now makes her home.
Mr. Willcox voted with the republican party and held office con-
tinuously during his residence in Dickinson county, serving as justice
of the peace for twenty-two years. He was also a school director and
filled other positions of honor and trust. He was. a member of Waller
Post, G. A. R., of Milford, and was also a consistent member of the
Methodist church, in the faith of which he died.
HENRY KRUSE.
Henry Kruse, interested in general farming on section 7, Center
township, Emmet county, was born in Germany on the 13th of November,
1846, a son of Fred and Bendena Kruse, who were also natives of that
country. In 1866 they left the fatherland and started for the new world
but the mother died while on the ocean and was buried at sea. The father
continued the journey with his children and they were seven weeks on the
ocean on a sailing vessel. Eventually he took up his abode upon a farm
in Ogle county, Illinois, where his death occurred a year later.
Henry Kruse is the only survivor of a family of five children. He
was reared and educated in Germany, being twenty years of age at the
time of the emigration of the family to the new world. He was employed
as a common laborer in this country for about a decade and in 1876 began
farming on his own account in Grundy county, Iowa, where he rented land
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for two years. During that period he carefully saved his earnings and
was thus able to purchase a farm in Grundy county, which he continued
to own, occupy and cultivate until 1895. He then sold out and removed
to Emmet county, where he purchased two hundred and ten acres of sec-
tion 5, which he sold, and then bought his present eighty acres on section
7, Center township. The soil is naturally rich and productive and responds
readily to the care and labor which he bestows upon it. He has improved
the place with fine buildings and through the careful conduct of his busi-
ness affairs has become one of the prosperous citizens of the community.
In 1878 Mr. Kruse was united in marriage to Miss Ida Smith, who
was born in Ogle county, Illinois, a daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Dubert)
Smith, the former a native of Canada and the latter of Germany. Mr. and
Mrs. Kruse have become the parents of eleven children: Fred P., born
February 14, 1879; Effie E., who was born March 12, 1881, and is the
wife of Orlando Anderson, of Brookings, South Dakota; Etta E., who was
born April 4, 1883, and died December 16, 1886; Roy E., who was born
September 20, 1885, and died November 8, 1887; Elmer E., who was born
June 8, 1887, and died September 4, 1916; Guy, who was born July 15,
1889, and is now in South Dakota; Otto Leo, born October 4, 1891; Mattie
Izetta, born May 27, 1893; Earl Smith, born March 7, 1895; Ray, who was
born April 15, 1897, and passed away in 1898; and Henry A., born July
16, 1901.
Mr. Kruse votes with the republican party, which he has supported
since becoming a naturalized American citizen. He has served on the
school board and is interested in all matters pertaining to the general
welfare. He may indeed be called a self-made man and deserves all the
credit which that term implies, for he had only five cents when he landed
in New York City and since that time has made a substantial fortune
through honorable methods, being now one of the men of affluence in
Center township.
R. W. RAEBEL.
Business enterprise at Montgomery finds a substantial represent-
ative in R. W. Raebel, who is conducting a thoroughly modern and
up-to-date general store, while his business methods have gained for him
a liberal and well deserved patronage. He was born in Germany, May
10, 1880, a son of Edward and Wilbelmina Raebel, both of whom were
natives of Germany, where they remained through the period of child-
hood and youth. In 1883 they came to the United States and first set-
tled in La Salle county, Illinois, whence they removed to Iowa in 1894.
Their remaining days were passed in this state and here they reared
their family, numbering five children, three of whom yet survive.
R. W. Raebel was a youth of fourteen when he came to Iowa and
his early education, acquired in Illinois, was supplemented by further
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study in the common schools of this state and in a business college.
He spent a year upon the road after putting aside his textbooks and later
went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked for a year, traveling for a com-
mercial college. Later he was employed in a drug store in Audubon
county for two years and afterward was deputy treasurer in that county
for a similar length of time. He also spent a year as a newspaper
reporter, at the end of which time he came to Montgomery and embarked
in merchandising, making investment of the capital which he had saved
from his earnings and which was the evidence of his industry and
economy. He is now conducting a general store which is well equipped
and appointed. He carries an attractive line of goods and his reasonable
prices and honorable dealing are features in his growing success.
In 1912 Mr. Raebel was united in marriage to Miss Esther White,
a native of Wapello county, Iowa. In 1915 Mr. Raebel was appointed
postmaster of Montgomery. He and his wife are members of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, in the work of which he takes active and helpful
part, serving as one of its trustees and also as superintendent of the
Sunday school.
NELS P. NELSEN.
One of the finest farms in Denmark township, Emmet county, is owned
by Nels P. Nelsen, a native of Denmark and characterized by the sterling
qualities which have enabled the men of his race to make so creditable
a place for themselves in America. He was born on the 1st of June,
1850, and is a son of Nels and Mary (Clouson) Olsen, who passed away
upon the home farm in Denmark.
Nels P. Nelsen, who is one of a family of ten children, received
his education in his native country and remained there until he attained
his majority. He then emigrated to the United States and after living
in Clifton, Illinois, for four months was for a year and a half a resident
of Chicago and later lived in Springfield, that state, for two years. He
next spent two years in New York city and was then again a resident of
Chicago for a year. Upon leaving that city he purchased a farm near
Clifton, Illinois, but a year later disposed of that place and turned his
attention to blacksmithing, which he followed there for a year. For
a third time he located in Chicago and after working for the Pullman
Car Company for a period he conducted a blacksmith shop in Roseland,
now a part of Chicago, for four years. After selling that business he
came to Emmet county, Iowa, and moved on the northeast quarter of
section 14, Denmark township, which he had purchased four years before,
or in 1880. He has since lived on that place and during the three
decades intervening has brought it to a high state of development, spar-
ing no expense nor labor that would increase its productiveness or its
attractiveness as a place of residence. He also owns the east half of
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the southeast quarter of section 13 and for twelve years was president
of the Denmark Co6perative Creamery.
On the 1st of December, 1880, in Hyde Park, Chicago, occurred
the marriage of Mr. Nelsen and 'Miss Tomina Andersen, whose parents,
G. P. and Christina Andersen, were natives of Denmark, but lived for
a number of years in this country. They made their home with Mr.
and Mrs. Nelsen in Chicago until 1882, when they came to Denmark
township, where they passed away. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelsen were born
six children: Martin M., of Ringsted; Mary, the deceased wife of Hans
Christiansen, of Denmark township; Christina, the wife of Andrew
Hansen, of Tyler, Minnesota; J. P., a partner of Chris Andersen in the
hardware and implement business in Ringsted; and Lena and Minnus,
both of whom died in infancy. The wife and mother passed away on
the 2nd of March, 1892, and is buried in St. John's cemetery. She
was a member of St. John's church and was a woman of many fine
qualities of heart and mind. On the 10th of February, 1893, Mr. Nelsen
was married in Denmark, where he had gone on a visit, to Miss Johanna
Mikkelsen, whose parents were lifelong residents of that country. In
1893 Mr. Nelsen returned to America with his wife and they have become
the parents of five children, Lawrence, M~rius, Alma, Tomina and
Alvilva, all at home.
Mr. Nelsen is a stanch democrat and has served as township assessor
and as township trustee. His interest in the welfare of the schools is
indicated in the fact that he was at one time school director and his
concern for the moral obligations of life is manifest in his membership
in St. John's Danish Lutheran church, of which he was formerly trustee
and foreman. He had 'no unusual advantages but realized that energy,
good management and perseverance would enable him to gain success
and through making the most of the opportunities that were his has
won a substantial competence.
WILLIAM H. HAYS.
William H. Hays, farming on section 14, Center township, Emmet
county, was born in Stephenson county, Illinois, on the 11th of Sep-
tember, 1868, his parents being Mathias and Elizabeth Hays, who were
natives of Indiana and Ohio respectively. The father followed the occu-
pation of farming in order to provide for his family, consisting of his
wife and four children, and in the spring of 1869 he removed from
Illinois to Dallas county, Iowa, where he purchased land.
William H. Hays was at that time an infant of but six months.
His youthful days were spent upon the home farm and he continued
to attend the district schools of the -neighborhood until he had reached
the age of eighteen. He then concentrated his efforts upon farm work,
assisting his father until he reached the age of twenty-six, when he
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started out in life independently upon a rented farm in Union county,
Iowa, where he remained for eight years. He afterward rented land
in Dallas county for a decade and in 1913 came to Emmet county, where
he purchased the north half of the northeast quarter of section 14, Center
township, upon which he is now living. His farm of one hundred acres
is a highly cultivated tract and the land, naturally rich and productive,
responds readily to the care and labor which he bestows upon it. He
manifests diligence and determination in his business affairs and his
indefatigable energy is one of the basic elements of his growing success.
On the 8th of September, 1894, Mr. Hays was united in marriage
to Miss Lettie E. Stevens, a daughter of Thomas and Nancy Stevens,
formerly of Dallas county, Iowa, who now rest side by side in the
Masonic cemetery at Dallas Center. Mr. and Mrs. Hays have one son,
Elbert H., at home. Mr. Hays is connected with the Modern Woodmen
of America at Gruver and his political support is given to the republican
party, but he has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking.
He and his wife hold membership in the Christian church and are highly
esteemed wherever known, their sterling characteristics gaining for
them the warm regard of all with whom they have been brought in
contact.
WILLIAM STUART.
One of the most prominent and influential citizens of Armstrong
is William Stuart, who has taken a very active part in the development
-of the town and has also borne a prominent part in public affairs. He
was born in Ireland, January 10, 1851, and is a son of Alexander and
Margaret (Ellis) Stuart, both natives of Ireland, though the father was
of Scotch descent and the mother of English. In that country the former
died and in 1857 Mrs. Stuart crossed the Atlantic with her family and
located in Canada. Later she removed to Michigan, where her death
occurred in 1876. In the family were eight children, six sons and two
daughters, of whom four still survive.
William Stuart was practically reared and educated in Canada where
he attended both the common and high schools. In 1864 he went to
Fulton, Illinois, where he learned the blacksmith's trade and continued
to work at the same for some years. In 1879 he removed to Grundy county,
Iowa, where he was also engaged in blacksmithing and wagon making for a
time but later engaged in the implement business. Since 1892 he has
been a resident of Armstrong and on locating here embarked in the bank-
ing business, becoming identified with what is now known as the First
National Bank, of which he is still vice president and one of the directors.
This institution was organized as a national bank in 1901 and is regarded
as one of the leading banks of this section of the state. Mr. Stuart is
also president of the Armstrong Cement & Tile Company, which was
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organized about 1910, and is the owner of four hundred and thirty-two
acres of land, and also a third interest in one thousand, six hundred and
thirteen acres, all in Emmet county, and all improved and under excellent
cultivation. Besides the property already mentioned he owns a fine resi-
dence in Armstrong.
In 1882 Mr. Stuart was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Dunn, a
native of Rock county, Wisconsin, and a daughter of Jacob and Maria
(Dockstadter) Dunn, who were born in New York state but at an early
day removed to Wisconsin and later to Iowa. Both are now deceased and
of their eight children two have also passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
have four children, namely: Grace M., now the wife of Dr. J. B. Knipe;
Alta, the wife of 0. Z. Burkhead, of Idaho; Hazel, the wife of Howard
Smith; and Mildred, who is now attending high school in Armstrong.
Mr. Stuart is a member of Armstrong Lodge, No. 335, A. F. & A. M.,
in which he has filled all the chairs, and he also belongs to the Eastern
Star Chapter. The republican party finds in him a stanch supporter of
its principles, and he has been elected to represent the ninety-sixth district
in the state legislature. He is now serving his second term as president
of the school board and has also filled the office of supervisor for three
years. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal
church, in which he is one of the trustees. He has borne a prominent part
in the development of his locality and his influence is always found on the
side of right and order. In business circles he occupies an important
position, and in all the relations of life he has been found true to every
trust reposed in him.
JAMES D. WEIR.
For half a century James D. Weir has now witnessed the develop-
ment and upbuilding of Emmet county and in its progress he has borne
an important part since reaching man's estate. He is now successfully
engaged in the hardware, implement and live stock business in Hunting-
ton, being the senior member of the firm of J. D. Weir & Son, and has
built up an excellent trade along those lines.
Mr. Weir was born in Quebec, Canada, on the 3d of August, 1863,
and is a son of David and Christine (Richmond) Weir, natives of Scot-
land. On coming to the new world they first located in Canada, but
afterward came to the United States, becoming residents of Emmet
county, Iowa, in 1867. The father purchased a farm in Armstrong
Grove township, which he operated for eight years, and then removed
to Emmet township, buying one hundred and sixty acres of land near
Eagle Lake, whereon he followed farming for fourteen years. At the
end of that time he retired from active labor and took up his abode in
Estherville, where he was living when called to his final rest on Christ-
mas Day, 1900. His wife had died in June of that year and both were
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interred in Oak Hill cemetery. To them were born nine children, of
whom seven survive, namely: William and George, both residents of
Emmet township; James D., of this review; Henry, of Martin county,
Minnesota; Robert, of Otis, Colorado; Valentine, of Sterling, Colorado;
and Matthew, of Alberta, Canada.
James D. Weir was only four years of age when brought by his
parents to Emmet county, where he attended the district schools and
assisted his father in the farm work until he attained his majority.
During the following three years he engaged in farming in Texas and
on his return north located in Martin county, Minnesota, where he
rented land and followed farming for eight years. In 1900 he became
a resident of Huntington, where he built a hardware and implement
establishment, and has since carried on business along those lines, at
the same time shipping stock quite extensively. He owns one hundred
and forty acres of land on the outskirts of the village and all vacant
lots within the limits of Huntington, having purchased the remainder
of the town site the year after locating there. His son Roy is now a.
member of the firm, which is doing business under the name of J. D.
Weir & Son.
In 1887 Mr. Weir was united in marriage to Miss Libbie M. Wade,.
a daughter of Elisha and Othelia Wade, of Jackson county, Minnesota,
who are now deceased and are buried in Oak Hill cemetery of Esther-
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Weir have six ebildren: Roy, who is married and
is engaged in business with his father; Ren'e, the wife of Elmer Chambers
of Emmet township; Ruby, the wife of Russel Heneman, of Estherville;
and Richard, Rose and Ray, all at home.
The family attend the Presyterian church, of which Mr. and Mrs.
Weir are members, and he is past venerable consul of the camp of
Modern Woodmen of America, to which he belongs. The democratic
party finds in him a stanch supporter of its principles and he is now
efficiently serving as county supervisor. He has also filled the offices of
school director and town trustee and has always been found true to any
trust reposed in him. As a business man he stands high in the com-
munity and he well merits the success that has come to him for he
started out in life for himself with no capital and his prosperity is due
to his own industry, enterprise and good management.
CARL ANDERSON.
Carl Anderson, of Emmet township, Emmet county, who has won
gratifying success in his chosen occupation of farming and stock raising,
was born in Sweden, February 10, 1858. His parents, Andrew and Anna
(Anderson) Anderson, were also natives of that country and lived there
during their entirei lives. Four of their nine children still survive.
Carl Anderson remained in Sweden until his early manhood and is.
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indebted for his education to the schools of that country. It was in 1881
that he crossed the Atlantic to the United States and for five years there-
after he rented land in Emmet county, Iowa, at the end of which time his
financial circumstances permitted him to buy eighty acres of land, to
which a few years later he added a similar tract by purchase. His hold-
ings now comprise three hundred and eighty-five acres, all on section 25,
Emmet township, and the value of his farm has been much increased by
the excellent improvements thereon. The buildings are substantial and
modern in design and there is also a fine grove which he planted himself.
He makes a specialty of raising Duroc-Jersey hogs, finding it more profit-
able to feed his grain than to sell it.
In 1881 Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Anna Johnson, who was
born in Sweden and is a daughter of John and M~ary (Larson) Johnson,
who lived and died in that country. Six children have been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson, namely: Augustine; Mary C., the wife of Henry
Hoganson; Johanna,, the wife of George Bartleman, now residing in
Minnesota; Gust, at home; Nora, the wife of Ralph Smith, and Nettie,
deceased.
Mr. Ainderson is a stanch adherent of the republican party and the
interest which he takes in matters pertaining to the general welfare is
indicated by th6 fact that he has served as a member of the school board.
Both he and his wife hold membership in the Lutheran church and its
work receives their hearty support. The prosperity which is now his
should be doubly a source of gratification to him as it is the direct result
of his own hard work and habits of thrift.
0. F. LINDQUIST.
0. F. Lindquist, general manager of the Consumers' Independent
Lumber Company, is now efficiently serving as mayor of Spirit Lake and
never were the reins of city government in more capable hands. He was
born in Grundy county, Iowa, on the 12th of January, 1879, and is a son
of Julius and Mary (Larson) Lindquist, both natives of Denmark. They
had reached manhood and womanhood before coming to the United States
and were married in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk county, Iowa. For a num-
ber of years the father engaged in farming in that county and in Grundy
county, Iowa, but in 1886 came to Dickinson county and purchased a farm
four miles northeast of Spirit Lake in Spirit Lake township, to the im-
provement and cultivation of which he devoted his eneregies until his
retirement from active labor in 1910. He then removed to Spirit Lake,
where he passed away two years later. He is still survived by his wife,
who now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Adrian Hurd, in this
city.
During his boyhood 0. F. Lindquist attended the district school near
hi's home and aided in the work of the farm.. In the spring of 1900, just
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after attaining his majority, he came to Spirit Lake and began his busi-
ness career by accepting a position in a butcher shop, where he was em-
ployed that summer. In the following fall he became connected with the
lumberyard, of which he is now general manager. For about four years
he worked as yard man but in 1904 was placed in charge of the business,
over which he has since so successfully presided, and he is also auditor
for the company for this part of the state.
On the 16th of October, 1901, Mr. Lindquist was united in marriage
to Miss Lydia 0. Arp, of Spirit Lake, a daughter of Peter Arp, who f or
many years was prominent as a boat builder in this city but is now re-
ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lindquist are active and prominent members of the
Presbyterian church, and, possessing a good voice, Mr. Lindquist has sung
in the choir for about twenty-three years. He is also an honored member
of Twilight Lodge, No. 329, A. F. & A. M.; Royal Arch Chapter, R. A. M.,
of Spirit Lake, Esdraelon Commandery, No. 52, K. T., of Estherville; and
Summit Lodge, No. 86, K. P., of Spirit Lake. The republican party has
always found in him a stanch supporter of its principles and he has been
honored with important official positions, the duties of which he has
always faithfully and conscientiously performed. For four years he
served on the town council of Spirit Lake and in the spring of 1916 was
elected mayor, in which capacity he is now serving with credit to himself
and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He is a wide-awake,
energetic business man, progressive and public-spirited, and never with-
holds his support from any enterprise which he believes will promote the
public welfare.
B. P. HENDERSON.
B. P. Henderson, who owns the Forest Hill farm in Milford township
and is one of the leading farmers and stock raisers in Dickinson county,
was born in Pecato-nica, Illinois, June 5, 1858. His parents, Zin"- and
Mary Ann (Strong) Henderson, were both born in New York state, where
they were reared, but were married in Illinois. The father enlisted in the
Twelfth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry and saw active service in the Civil war
until he was disabled by the kick of a horse in 1862. He was then honor-
ably discharged and returned home. In the fall of 1863, when he had
recovered from his injury, he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres
of land in Center Grove township, Dickinson county, Iowa, and the follow-
ing year the family removed here by wagon. He cleared his land and built
a log house, which remained the family home for some time. Later, how-
ever, substantial and attractive buildings were erected upon the place and
it was otherwise improved. For the first seven years of his residence
here the father tilled the soil with cattle as he did not have sufficient capi-
tal to purchase horses or even oxen. While a resident of Illinois he fol-
lowed the gunsmith's and blacksmith's trades and after his sons grew old
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enough to operate the homestead in Dickinson county he worked at those
trades at Okoboji. In politics he was a democrat and his advice was
listened to with great respect in local political circles. He served as county
supervisor and as justice of the peace and in both those capacities made a
record creditable alike to his ability and integrity. His fraternal con-
nection was with the Masonic order. Both he and his wife are deceased
and are buried in the Okoboji cemetery. They were the parents of six
children who are still living, four of the number being residents of Dickin-
son county.
B. P. Henderson was brought to this county in early childhood and
received his education in its pioneer schools. For some time after putting
aside his textbooks he aided his brothers in the operation of the home farm
but subsequently purchased the east half of section 5, in Milford township,
where he has since resided. He has brought the place to a high state of
cultivation and the improvements thereon are among the finest to be found
in his part of the county. He grows some grain but gives a great deal
of his attention to the raising of registered stock and is recognized as an
important factor in the development of the stock raising interests of the
county. He is at once practical and progressive in all that he does and
the success which he has gained is due solely to his own ability and enter-
prise as he began his independent career empty handed. He has given
his place the name of the Forest Hill farm and has spared no expense in
making it a model property.
Mr. Henderson was married in 1888 to Miss Lettie Bingham, a daugh-
ter of Joseph and Hannah Bingham, natives respectively of Maine and
New York. However, they were numbered among the early settlers of
Dickinson county, where both lived until death, and they are buried in the
Spirit Lake cemetery.
Mr. Henderson supports the republican party where national issues
are at stake but otherwise votes independently. For one term he served
as township trustee and has never failed to take an active interest in public
affairs. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias of Mil-
ford. Practically his entire life has been passed in Dickinson county and
his genuine worth is indicated by the fact that those who have been inti-
mately acquainted with him since boyhood are his stanchest friends.
F. E. HENDERSON.
F. E. Henderson, who follows farming on section 29, Center Grove
township, is one of the honored pioneers of Dickinson county, where he has
now made his home since 1864. He was born in Boone county, Illinois,
on the 20th of July, 1853, his parents being Zina and Mary (Strong)
Henderson, who were natives of New York state but at an early day
removed to Illinois and in 1864 came to Iowa, locating in Dickinson county.
Here the father took up a homestead and erected a log cabin, in which the
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family lived for ten or twelve years, while he broke his land and began the
development of his farm. Upon that place both he and his wife died. In
their family were seven children, of whom six are still living.
Amid pioneer scenes F. E. Henderson grew to manhood and in the
acquirement of an education he attended the district schools of Dickinson
county. He aided in the arduous task of transforming the wild land into
productive fields and on attaining his majority took charge of the old home-
stead. Later he purchased the same and is now the owner of two hundred
and sixty-seven acres of land on section 29, Center Grove township. He
has made many improvements on the place since it came into his posses-
sion and has successfully engaged in general farming.
In 1902 Mr. Henderson married Miss Verda Murray, who was born
in Dickinson county and is a daughter of W. W. Murray, now living with
other daughters in the state of Washington. Her mother is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson have two children: Mabel and Frank Murray,
who are now attending high school at Arnolds Park. The family are mem-
bers of the Friends church and are most estimable people, whose circle of
friends is almost coextensive with their circle of acquaintances. Mr.
Henderson affiliates with the republican party and has served as township
trustee one term and as a member of the school board for a number of
years.
HENRY U. ARTHUR.
Prominent among the representative farmers and stock raisers of
Dickinson county is Henry U. Arthur, the senior member of the firm
of H. U. Arthur & Sons, proprietors of Arthurs Homestead Stock &
Seed Farm on section 11, Center Grove township. He was born in
New York state on the 19th of March, 1856, a son of Homer D. and
Lucy (Payne) Arthur, who were also natives of New York, the former
born in Martinsburg and the latter in Constableville. In 1857 the
family removed to Wisconsin and two years later came to Dickinson
county, Iowa, where Homdr D. Arthur filed on the homestead now owned
and occupied by his son Henry. Here the father died on the 26th of
February, 1909, and the mother passed away June 17, 1889.
Being only three years of age when the family came to Dickinson
county, Henry U. Arthur passed his boyhood and youth on the farm
where he now resides and acquired his education in the district schools
of the neighborhood. On the 29th of January, 1881, he was united in
marriage to Miss Ellie A. Abbott, also a native of the Empire state
and a daughter of Charles E. Abbott, who came west in pioneer days
and after a period spent in Wisconsin proceeded to Dickinson County, Iowa,
in 1869, being one of the well known homesteaders of Center Grove
township. To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur have been born four children: Edith
J., now the wife of J. W. Kilpatrick, of Spencer, Iowa; Charles H. and
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Edwin D., who are in business with their father under the name of
H. U. Arthur & Sons; and Janet L., a teacher in the district schools of
Dickinson county.
For about thirteen years after his marriage Mr. Arthur resided
in Spirit Lake, where he was variously employed, but in 1894 he pur-
chased the old homestead farm where his father had located in 1859
and here he has since carried on operations. In 1908 the firm of H. U.
Arthur & Sons was organized and has since gained an enviable reputa-
tion as breeders of registered Percheron horses, shorthorn cattle, Poland
China hogs and fancy poultry. They are also recognized authorities in
the production of farm seeds and have three times made exhibits at the
State Fair, gaining a wide reputation on their various specialties. Their
farm is beautifully located on section 11, Center Grove township, border-
ing on East Okoboji Lake, one of the most famous summer resorts of the
middle west. The junior members of the firm are both married and
occupy modern establishments of their own adjacent to the home place.
The firm has built up an extensive business, breeding stock on a large
scale and raising grain for seed. They make shipments to all parts of
the country and enjoy oCn enviable reputation in their line.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Arthur are representativas of old New York
families of Revolutionary stock and Mrs. Arthur and daughter Janet L.
are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The family
are also connected with the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Arthur
is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, while both he and
his son Edwin belong to the American Yeomen. In politics he affiliates
with the republican party, but has never had the time nor inclination
for public office, preferking to give his undivided attention to his exten-
sive business interests. At the present time he and his sons are num-
bered among the foremost stock breeders of the middle west.
HENRY L. SUNDE.
On the list of Emmet county's substantial citizens who have passed
away appears the name of Henry L. Sunde, who for a considerable period
was a worthy and valued resident of this section of the state. He was
born in Norway, June 20, 1867, and is a son of Lars and Engebor Sunde,
both of whom were natives of the land of the midnight sun, where their
entire lives were passed. There they reared a family of five children, but
only two are now living.
Henry L. Sunde was reared and educated in Norway and in 1892
came to America, then a young man of twenty-five years. He had heard
many favorable reports concerning business conditions and opportunities
in the new world and he believed that he might better his financial con-
dition on this side the Atlantic. Accordingly the long sea voyage was
made and Emmet county gained a substantial citizen. Following his arri-
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val here he purchased land on section 15, Ellsworth township, and at once
began the active work of further developing and improving his farm, upon
which he lived until called to his -final rest.
In 1899 Mr. Sunde was married to Miss Julia Gure Lowik, a native
of Norway and a daughter of Odd and Christina Lowik, who were also
born in the land of the midnight sun, where the father still makes his
home, although the mother has now passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Sunde
became the parents of eight children: Laurence, Oscar, Karl, Christina,
Clara, Henry, Emma and Selma. The family circle was broken by the
hand of death when in May, 1913, the husband and f ather was called to
the home beyond, leaving behind him a large circle of warm friends to
mourn his loss as well as his immediate family. During the period of
his residence in Emmet county he had displayed many substantial qual-
ities that gained for him the kindly regard and genuine respect of those
who knew him. He belonged to the Lutheran church, in which Mrs. Sunde
still holds membership. She yet owns and occupies the old home farm
which was left to her by her husband and, like him, she is widely and
favorably known in this section of the state.
ALEXANDER W. PERCIVAL.
Alexander W. Percival, who is engaged in the real estate business
and in stock buying at Montgomery, Dickinson county, was born in Ire-
land, September 20, 1876. His parents, R. J. and Elizabeth Percival,
removed from the Emerald isle to the United States with their family in
1882, and settled in Black Hawk county, Iowa, but in 1892 came to Dick-
inson county and took up their residence.
Alexander W. Percival, who is one of a family of -five children, all of
whom survive, was but a child at the time of the emigration of the family
to the new world and received his education in the schools of Black Hawk
county, Iowa. On beginning his independent career he turned his atten-
tion to the stock business but in 1907 bought out an implement and hard-
ware store at Montgomery which he conducted until 1916, building it up
until it was the foremost business enterprise in Montgomery. In that
year he disposed of the business and has since been engaged in the real
estate business and in buying and selling stock, handling about fifty car-
loads of hogs a year. He makes a careful study of the market, is an
excellent judge of stock and derives a gratifying profit from his operations
in that field. He also receives a good financial return from his land
holdings, which comprise one hundred and twenty acres in Dickinson
county and one hundred acres in Hamilton county, all of which is well
improved. His Dickinson county farm is especially valuable as it lies
within the limits of the town of Montgomery.
Mr. Percival was married in 1907 to Miss Mary Gilfillan, a native of
Minnesota, and they have three children, Clayton G., Kenneth and Mil-
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dred C. Thefamily attends the Methodist Episcopal church and frater-
nally Mr. Percival is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America.
He gives his political allegiance to the republican party, believing firmly
in the soundness of its policies, and served as a member of the township
board, in which connection he made a record creditable alike to his con-
scientiousness and ability. He has gained recognition not only as a good
business man but also as a public-spirited citizen, willing to subordinate
personal interests to the general good.
THOMAS WILLIAM DOUGHTY.
Thomas William Doughty, who since 1892 has been cashier of the
Emmet County Bank at Armstrong, was born in Dumfriesshire, Scot-
land, June 19, 1870, of the marriage of David and Lillias Doughty. He
attended school in Dumfriesshire and in Edinburgh, Scotland, and
received his business training in a business college at Des Moines, Iowa.
He first entered the banking business in 1892, when he was made cashier
of the Emmet County Bank at Armstrong. He has since held that office
and under his management the affairs of the bank have prospered. It
has held the unqualified confidence of the public, has been a factor in
the commercial development of the town and has paid good dividends to
its stockholders. In addition to the bank stock which he owns he holds
title to a great deal of valuable real estate in Emmet county and also in
Wisconsin and South Dakota. Some of his'farms are recognized as the
best improved properties in this section of Iowa and his progressive
spirit has been as strongly marked in work for the public'good as in the
development of his private holdings. It has been largely due to his
efforts that many of the forward movements in Armstrong in the last
quarter of a century have succeeded.
Mr. Doughty is independent in politics and has been treasurer of
the town of Armstrong continuously since 1895. He has been asked to
become a candidate for many other offices, including that of state repre-
sentative, but has refused. At one time he was associated with the
Knights of Pythias, and in religious faith he is a Presbyterian. His
sterling worth is indicated in the fact that those who have been intimately
associated with him for years are his warmest friends.
JOHN PAUL LITTELL.
Prominent among the successful insurance men of Iowa is John Paul
Littell, of Estherville, who represents the National Life Insurance Com-
pany of the United States of America. He was born in Presque Isle,
Michigan, on the 18th of December, 1855, a son of Aaron and Mary E.
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(Brown) Littell. The father was born, reared and educated in Virginia,
but when a young man went to Brookfield, New York, where he engaged in
the practice of medicine and surgery for some time. Subsequently he
removed to Presque Isle, Michigan, becoming one of the pioneer physi-
cians of that place, and about 1860 he located in Alma, Wisconsin, where
his death occurred in 1865. His wife was a native of Massachusetts and
in childhood became a resident of Brookfield, New York, where their
marriage was celebrated. In 1870 she accompanied her oldest son to
Estherville, Iowa, where she continued to make her home until she passed
away in 1887.
John Paul Littell attended school in Alma, Wisconsin, and Wabasha,
Minnesota. When a young man he engaged in lumbering in the pine
regions of Wisconsin and became foreman of a log drive on the Chippewa
river. In 1885 he came to Estherville, Iowa, where his mother and brother
had previously located, and here he bought a milk business, which he ran
for one year. It was in 1887 that Mr. Littell became identified with the
life insurance business as general agent for the Des Moines Life, which
merged with the National Life Insurance Company of the United States
of America, with headquarters in Chicago, and he has since remained
with them, being at the present time general agent for Iowa with head-
quarters at Estherville. He has been in the service of the same companies
for thirty years, a record probably unexcelled by any other life insurance
agent in America and certainly not by any other agent with the National
Life. He has probably written more life insurance policies than any other
man in Iowa and has frequently led all Iowa insurance agents in the vol-
ume of insurance written annually. He is a member of the Hundred
Thousand Doll 'ar Club of the National Life Insurance Company and at-
tends all of the annual conventions of the club in Chicago.
At Wabasha, Minnesota, Mr. Littell was married July 18, 1878, to
Miss Mary Johnson, who was born, reared and educated in Westfield,
Wisconsin, and from there removed to Wabasha. Her parents, Albert
and Sarah Ann (Lackey) Johnson, were natives of New York and Canada
respectively and were pioneers of Wabasha, Minnesota. Near that place
her father engaged in farming for some time but later conducted a livery
business in Wabasha and spent his last years in retirement at St. Paul,
Minnesota, where both he and his wife died. To Mr. and Mrs. Littell
were born four children. Harry A. Littell, born in Wabasha and educated
in the schools of Estherville, Iowa, is now associated with his father in
the insurance business. Ada Littell, also born in Wabasha, was educated
in Estherville, Iowa, and won the oratorical contest in the latter city and
also the district contest. Her health failed and she died in Estherville
at the age of eighteen years. Edith M. Littell, born in Estherville, is now
a deaconess of the Methodist Episcopal church at Des Moines. She re-
ceived an excellent education, attending the public schools of Estherville,
Morningside College at Sioux City, the Iowa State Teachers' College at
Cedar Falls and the Deaconess' College at Des Moines, from which she
was graduated. The fourth child died in infancy.
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Mr. Littell is a stanch supporter of the republican party and has taken
an active and influential part in local politics, serving on the congressional
committee for Emmet county, but he has never cared to hold office though
many nominations have been offered him. He served at one time, how-
ever, as city marshal of Estherville. He is a strong temperance worker
and active in church affairs, having been for many years a member of the
official board of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he and his wife
belong. He has also been a Sunday school teacher for a long period. Mrs.
Littell has also been prominent in church and charity work, being now
superintendent of the Estherville Associated Charities, and the poor and
needy always find in her a friend, no one being turned away without some
word of cheer or more substantial aid when they appeal to her for help.
Fraternally Mr. Littell is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Estherville.
He is the owner of a large and well selected library, with the contents of
which he is thoroughly familiar, for he is very fond of reading. He not
only enjoys the best literature but is fond of art in its various forms and
loves a good lecture or sermon. He is a strong temperance man, never
using liquor nor tobacco in any form, and he opposes strongly all those
forces which promote vice and as strongly endorses those interests which
lead to the acceptance of Christianity among men, doing everything in
his power to influence people to turn from the error of their ways to
Christianity. He is the owner of a highly improved farm west of Esther-
ville besides his city property, for in business affairs he has prospered.
He is one of the best known life insurance men in Iowa and is justly
accounted one of the leading and representative citizens of the town where
he has now made his home for almost a third of a century.
B. A. WEBB.
B. A. Webb, cashier of the Bank of Montgomery, has had experience
which makes him well qualified for his present duties and responsibilities
and which contributes to the success of the institution, which ranks with
the safe, reliable financial concerns of this part of the state. He was born
in Shelby county, Illinois, March 6, 1865, and is a son of William Y. and
Angeline (Blythe) Webb, both of whom were natives of Tennessee. While
still young they removed to Illinois and in 1880 came to Dickinson county,
Iowa, where the mother yet resides but the father departed this life in
1890. In their family were five children, of whom three are now living.
B. A. Webb was a youth of fifteen years when he came to Dickinson
county and here he completed his education as a public school pupil. He
then took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for a few terms,
at the end of which time he began farming and devoted his attention to
agricultural pursuits until 1906, when he went upon the road as a travel-
ing salesman. Four years were passed in that connection and since 1911
he has engaged in the banking business at Montgomery, filling the office
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of cashier throughout the intervening period. He has thoroughly ac-
quainted himself with every phase of the banking business and he is a
courteous and obliging official, doing everything to aid the patrons of the
bank that is consistent with the safeguarding of the interests of depos-
itors. In addition to his banking interests he is well known because of his
investments in farm land. He owns one tract of one hundred and thirty
acres and also a half interest in another tract of one hundred and sixty
acres, from which he derives a substantial annual income.
Mr. Webb has been married twice. In 1899 he wedded Millie Elliott,
who died in 1904, leaving a daughter, Stella, who is now the wife of
Michael Albert. In 1908 Mr. Webb was again married, his second union
being with Luella Tritle. Mr. Webb is a member of the Baptist church
while the religious faith of his wife is indicated in her membership in the
Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a democrat and keeps in
close touch with the questions and issues of the day, so that he is well
versed concerning the principles upon which the party platform is based.
He filled the office of township treasurer and has also been school director.
Fraternally he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and
with the Masons, having membership in Twilight Lodge, No. 329, F. & A.
M., of Spirit Lake. His has been an active and useful life. He is alert,
enterprising and progressive and possesses in large measure that quality
of common sense the lack of which is so often the cause of business failure.
CHRISTOPH SCHROEDER.
The agricultural interests of Dickinson county have a worthy repre-
sentative in Christoph Schroeder, who owns and operates a fine farm of
two hundred acres on section 14, Lloyd township. His early home was
on the other side of the Atlantic, for he was born in Germany, October
12, 1860, and his parents were John and Walla Schroeder, also natives
of the fatherland. There John Schroeder died and his wife subsequently
came to America, where her death occurred. All their five children are
still living.
Christoph Schroeder spent the first fifteen years of his life in his
native land and was given good educational advantages. Bidding goodby
to friends and relatives he sailed for the new world and on reaching this
country proceeded at once to Will county, Illinois, where he worked as a
farm hand for some years. Being economical as well as industrious he
was able to save some of his wages and on coming to Dickinson county,
Iowa, in 1889, he purchased a farm on section 14, Lloyd township, con-
sisting of two h1undred acres of land. Its neat and thrifty appearance
plainly indicates the care and labor he has bestowed upon it and he now
has a well improved place in a high state of cultivation. Besides his farm
property he also owns nine lots and a residence in the village of Terril.
In February, 1890, Mr. Schroeder married Miss Ina Randt, who was
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also born in Germany and in childhood accompanied her parents on their
emigration to America. She is a daughter of Ferdinand and Sophia
(Peters) Randt, natives of Germany, who on coming to the United States,
first located in Illinois but finally removed to Dickinson county, Iowa,
where Mr. Randt died in 1910. His widow is still living. To Mr. and
Mrs. Schroeder were born three children: Christoph, deceased; William
H., who attended the Terri] high school and is now at home; and Sarah,
in school.
Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder hold membership in the Lutheran church and
are people of prominence in the community where they reside. Mr.
Schroeder is an adherent of the republican party but is not a politician in
the sense of office seeking. He is now enjoying a comfortable competence
secured by his own labor for he has made his own way in the world from
an early age and well merits the prosperity that has come to him.
JOHN HANSON.
The record of John Hanson, who owns four hundred and forty acres
of the finest land in Emmet county, is one that should prove very stim-
ulating to young men just beginning their independent career as when he
arrived in the United States he was not only a stranger to the customs
of the country but was also handicapped by lack of capital. However, he
possessed in large measure the determination and energy characteristic of
the Norwegian race and the exercise of these qualities has brought him
to his present notable position as one of the leading farmers in this pros-
perous agricultural county. He raises stock on an extensive scale, special-
izing in the feeding of sheep for the market.
Mr. Hanson was born in Norway on the 19th of December, 1870, and
is one of the four surviving children of a family of five whose parents
were Hans and Bertha Hanson, lifelong residents of the land of the mid-
night sun. He attended the schools of his native country in the acquire-
ment of an education but in 1889, when nineteen years of age, emigrated
to America, making his way to Grundy county, Illinois, where for eight
years he worked as a farm hand. He next rented land in Webster county,
Iowa, for six years but in 1903 removed to Emmet county and bought one
hundred and forty-six acres on section 18, Center township. Three years
later he sold that place and for two years cultivated rented land but at
the end of that time purchased a farm in High Lake township, on which
he resided for a year. He then disposed of that property and purchased
land in Webster county which he cultivated for three years. Upon selling
that farm he came again to Emmet county and bought his present place,
comprising four hundred and forty acres on section 26, Center township.
He has erected a number of substantial and up-to-date buildings and has
otherwise improved his place, which is one of the model farms of the
township. He raises all kinds of stock but pays particular attention to
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feeding sheep, having a thousand head upon the farm during the winter
of 1916-17.
Mr. Hansork was married in 1897 to Miss Martha Larson, a native of
Webster county, Iowa, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Larson,
the latter of whom is deceased. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hanson
have been born nine children, namely, Belle S., Tillie H., Clarence J.,
Ernest, Lawrence, Clifford, Melvin, Lester and Genevieve.
Mr. Hanson is an adherent of the republican party and has always
taken the interest in public affairs incumbent upon an American citizen
but has not been an aspirant for political office. However, he has served.
his district as school director. Both he and his wife are communicants
of the Lutheran church and are factors in the advancement of its work.
JOHN R. WHITE.
John R. White, a resident farmer of Dickinson county, his home
being on section 13, Diamond Lake township, is numbered among Iowa's
native sons, for he was born in Wapello county, February 23, 1878. His
parents were E. G. and Nancy J. (Robinson) White, who were natives
of Pennsylvania and Maryland respectively. They came to Iowa at an
early day and at the time of the Civil war the father responded to the
country's call for troops, serving for four years in the Twenty-second
Iowa Volunteer Infantry with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He made a
most creditable military record and at the close of hostilities was honor-
ably discharged. Following his return home he devoted his energies to
general agricultural pursuits until his life's labors were ended in death in
1889. His wife survived until 1893.
Of the nine children of the family all are yet living. John R. White
was but five years of age when his parents removed from Wapello to
Audobon county, Iowa, where he was reared and educated, pursuing a
common school course. He early became familiar with the best and most
practical methods of cultivating the fields and at length rented a farm
which he continued to develop until 1910. That year witnessed his arrival
in Dickinson county at which time he purchased one hundred and sixty
acres on section 13, Diamond Lake township, and began the improvement
of his present farm, which is now an excellent property equipped with all
modern accessories and conveniences. The fields have been brought under
a high state of cultivation and the neat and thrifty appearance of the
place indicates his sound judgment and enterprising spirit.
In 1900 Mr. White was married to Miss Birdella Wilson, a native of
Missouri and a daughter of Clark and Belle (Neeley) Wilson, who are
natives of Iowa and Ohio respectively. Both still survive. Unto Mr. and
Mrs. White have been born five children, Homer C., Harold A., John M.,
Kenneth W., and Glenn E.
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Mr. White holds membership in the Ancient Order of United Work-
men. In politics his support is given to the republican party and he is
now serving as township trustee and also as school director. He is inter-
ested in everything pertaining to the public welfare and gives active aid
and co6peration to many plans for the general good. At the same time
he has carefully managed his private business interests and has become
one of the substantial farmers of his adopted county.
REV. P. A. QUESNEL.
Rev. P. A. Quesnel, pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic church at Arm-
strong, Iowa, and of the Sacred Heart church at Ledyard, in Kossuth
county, Iowa, is a well known figure in Catholic circles of this region. He
was born at Lachine, province of Quebec, Canada, January 4, 1866, and
is a son of Jean B. and Glaphire Quesnel, likewise -natives of that province.
The father engaged in farming during his entire active life, and was also
prominent in politics and served as mayor of Lachine and Pointe Claire.
His death occurred November 28, 1909, and on the 3rd of April, 1911, the
mother also passed away. .
Father Quesnel attended the district schools of his native town and
was later a student in St. Therese College, where he took the degree of
B. A., He prepared for the priesthood in the Grand Seminary of Montreal,
and was ordained on the 21st of December, 1889. He came to Iowa in
1912. He was stationed at Early, Iowa, for some time and in November,
1913, the Right Rev. Pliillip J. Garrigan, D. D., of Sioux City, Iowa, sent
him to take charge of the Armstrong and Ledyard missions. Many im-
provements have been made on the church property since he has been in
this locality, and he is planning now to erect a modern parsonage, which
is badly needed. The affairs of the church are in splendid condition, and
Father Quesne-1 enjoys the respect and friendship of all the Catholics and
of the non-Catholics as well.
The parish contains forty families, and its record is an unusual one,
as during the past three years only three deaths have occurred in the
church membership. The church was built in 1894, Rev. Father James P.
Taken, the pastor at Forest City at that time, erecting the building. Before
the church was built the Catholics used to hear mass in the house of the
late Peter Conlin. Father Taken is now located at La Porte City, Iowa.
The first resident pastor, Rev. F. Carroll, was appointed by Most Rev.
John Hennessy, D. D., of Dubuque, in 1895. In 1896 he built the present
parsonage. His health failed and shortly afterward he died in California,
where he had gone to recuperate. Father John Hassett replaced him in
1898. He passed away to his eternal reward in 1900. His kindness to all
shall always live. In 1901 Father F. Wren, now of Duncombe, Iowa, took
charge'of the parish. In 1903 he was followed by Father Michael Bradley,
who is now stationed at Hawarden, Iowa. In 1905 Father J. G. Perrault
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came and in 1906 he was succeeded by Father S. P. Roth, the present pastor
of Larchwood, Iowa. Father Perrault died in Chicago in 1912. Father
Roth remained here about five years. During his pastorate the old church
at Estherville was bought for six hundred dollars and removed to Led-
yard, where it became the house of worship for the Sacred Heart congre-
gation. Father Roth was removed to Larchwood in 1911, regretted by
all. Father H. C. Eckhart was then appointed to succeed Father Roth.
He stayed here two years. He was then transferred to St. Benedict, Iowa,
where after a few months he had to resign on account of poor health. He
is retired at the St. Antonio Sanitarium, in Texas.
Father Quesnel has been in charge since November 1, 1913. He is
continuing the good work of his worthy predecessors. He has great hopes
in the Armstrong parish, and he sees the day when it will have a large
membership and be equipped with a parochial school. The land here is
very rich, and Father Quesnel believes that the northern part of Iowa is
bound to become the very cellar of Iowa, with an inexhaustible larder
filled with bounteous crops. Father Quesnel says Armstrong is the cap-
ital of the Promised Land in Iowa, where milk and honey flow. He wishes
he had a voice loud enough to make himself heard wherever there is a
man looking for a location. He would say to him, "Come to Armstrong
or Ledyard and locate in the land of plenty."
HARVEY A. WELTY.
The name of Harvey A. Welty, of Spirit Lake township, Dickinson
county, is well known in stock raising circles of the middle west, for he
has as fine a herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle as can be found within the
limits of the state. He has met with unusual success in all that he has
undertaken, as before turning his attention to stock raising he was for
years a teacher and held a number of important positions in the educa-
tional field which he filled with marked ability. He was born in Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia, May 30, 1866, a, son of Christ and Susan (Poffen-
berger) Welty. The father was born in Maryland but for a number of
years engaged in farming in West Virginia, and in 1871 removed to the
vicinity of Oregon, Ogle county, Illinois. There he also purchased land,
to the cultivation of which he devoted his energies until 1881, when he
took up his residence on a farm near Ames, Story county, Iowa. Many
years later he removed to Colo, Iowa, and there he passed away. His
wife, who was born in Harpers Ferry, likewise died at Colo.
Harvey A. Welty received his early education in the district schools
of Ogle and Stephenson counties, Illinois, making his home for several
years with his uncle, H. Poffenberger, a resident of Stephenson county.
Later he attended high school at State Center, Marshall county, Iowa,
and continued his education in the Iowa State Teachers' College at Cedar
Falls, Iowa, and in Carthage College at Carthage, Illinois, where he took
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a scientific course. He earned the money which paid his expenses while
a student at Carthage College by teaching school and also by selling books.
Following his graduation he was chosen principal of the schools at Colo,
Iowa, and in 1893 was elected to a similar position in the schools of Lake
Park, Dickinson county, Iowa. In 1894 he was made superintendent of
schools of Dickinson county and in the following year established the
Spirit Lake Normal School, which he conducted during the years 1895,
1896 and 1897. This was a private school and the reputation which he
had made as an instructor and educational leader in the county was such
that the attendance was large for a school of that character, it averaging
about eighty students. However, he found that the conduct of the school
interfered with his work as county superintendent and accordingly he
discontinued it in 1897. He filled the office of county superintendent until
1901, when he became principal of -schools at Hull, Iowa, which position
he resigned in 1903 to accept the superintendency of schools at Ruthven,
Iowa, at a third increase in salary. Six years later he purchased the
Spirit Lake Herald, of which he was editor and publisher for a short
period. During that time he built up its circulation and after placing it
upon a sound basis was able to sell it at an advantage. In the lattei
part of 1909 he took up his residence upon a farm of one hundred and
sixty acres in Lloyd township, Dickinson county, near Terril, which he
had purchased ten years before. He farmed that place for a year and
then taught school at Wiota, Iowa, for a similar period and at Arnolds
Park, Dickinson county, for two years, during which time he consolidated
the schools there. In 1913 he purchased his present home farm of one
hundred and sixty acres on section 34, Spirit Lake township, where he
has since engaged in general farming and in the breeding of registered
Aberdeen Angus cattle, of which he has seventy-five head, the largest
herd of registered stock of that breed in northwestern Iowa. He has
owned a number of imported cows and his herd challenges comparison
with any in the state. He sells his cattle for breeding purposes and is
well known as a stock raiser throughout the middle west, finding a market
for his cattle over a wide territory. In addition to his home place he
still owns his farm in Lloyd township.
On the 6th of October, 1898, at Arnolds Park, Mr. Welty was mar-
ried to Miss Grace Laurene Yearows, who was born at Webster City,
Hamilton county, but was educated in the schools of Eagle Grove, Wright
county, graduating from the high school there when quite young. As
soon as she was old enough she began teaching in the schools of Dickinson
county and followed that profession until her marriage. She is pres-
ident of the Parent-Teachers' Association of Spirit Lake and takes the
keenest interest in its work. Her parents, Jacob John and Harriet W.
(Richardson) Yearows, were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania respect-
ively but were early settlers of Hamilton county, Iowa. Subsequently
they removed to Wright county and in 1896 settled in Milford, Dickinson
county, later taking up their abode in Ar-nolds Park, where the father
passed away. He was a contractor and builder by occupation. The
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mother, although a native of the Keystone state, was educated in Ohio,
where her marriage occurred, and for many years has been a resident of
Iowa. She now makes her home with a son in Eagle Grove, Wright
county. To Mr. and Mrs. Welty have been born seven children; Juanita
Cleona, Kenneth Bertram and Ardeth Laurene, all of whom were born
in Dickinson county; Melville Ivins. and Prudence Beatrice, born in Palo
Alto county; Prentiss Harvey, who was born in Dickinson county; and
one who died in infancy.
Mr. Welty has given careful study to the questions which divide the
great political parties and is a stanch advocate of republican principles
and candidates. He served as mayor of Arnolds Park and during his
administration the interests of the municipality were forwarded to a
marked degree. He belongs to the Presbyterian church and for many
years has been a teacher in the Sunday school, while his wife is a mem-
ber of the Christian Science church. He has the enviable reputation of
having been the best teacher that Dickinson county has known and
he has never ceased to feel a lively interest in everything pertaining to
the welfare of the schools. He is a man of wide information and holds
a broad-minded view upon all questions. He has a great capacity for
friendship and his home is marked by a charming hospitality. It is
needless to add that he is held in the highest esteem and that his personal
friends are many.
PETER HENRIKSEN.
Among the well known young farmers and stock raisers of Denmark
township, Emmet county, is Peter Henriksen, who is operating the south
half of the southeast quarter of s6ction 1 and one hundred and sixty acres
in Kossuth county. He was born in Denmark township on the 22d of
December, 1887, and is a son of John and Johanna (Madsen) Henriksen,
who were among the early settlers of Denmark township and a sketch of
whom appears elsewhere in this work.
Peter Henriksen, the third in order of birth in a family of nine chil-
dren, attended the district schools until he was sixteen years of age and
the following five years were spent in working for his father. He then
rented a farm three miles from the home place for a year in partnership
with his brother Henry and at the end of that time bought the farm, which
he has since cultivated on his own account. It comprises eighty acres of
fine land on section 1 and he also owns an adjoining quarter section in
Kossuth county. He raises both grain and stock and in all his work fol-
lows up-to-date methods.
On the 8th of June, 1910, Mr. Henriksen was married to Miss Helen
Jepsen, a daughter of Nels and Anna (Nissen) Jepsen, natives of Den-
mark and for a number of years residents of Denmark township, Emmet
county, Iowa. They are now living retired in Ringsted. To Mr. and Mrs.
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Henriksen have been born two children: Ervin, whose birth occurred
in 1911; and Frances, born in 1915.
Mr. Henriksen supports the candidates of the republican party at the
polls but has never had time to take an active part in politics as he has
concentrated his attention upon 'his farming interests. He holds mem-
bership in the Danish Lutheran church and supports heartily the work of
that organization. He is one of the younger farmers of the township and
also one of the most successful. He is popular in the local lodge of the
Loyal Order of Moose, to which he belongs, and also has a host of friends
outside of that organization.
C. F. HANSON.
C. F. Hanson, a well known farmer and stock raiser residing on sec-
tion 9, Richland township, Dickinson county, was born on the 19th of
August, 1855, in Racine county, Wisconsin, his parents being Hiram and
Ellen (Jones) Hanson, both natives of England. It was in 1843 that they
came to America and settled in Wisconsin, but in 1856 they came to Iowa,
locating in Fayette county, where both died. To them were born three
children, all of whom are living.
C. F. Hanson remained under the parental roof until thirty years of
age, in the meantime acquiring an excellent knowledge of agricultural
pursuits and pursuing his studies in the common schools during his boy-
hood. On leaving home he purchased a farm in Fayette county, Iowa,
upon which he lived for six years, and on selling that place in 1893 came
to Dickinson county, locating upon the farm of one hundred and sixty
acres on section 9, Richland township, which he now owns and operates.
Besides this valuable tract he and his son own one hundred and sixty acres
on section 3, Richland township, which is also under cultivation and well
improved. In connection with general farming Mr. Hanson has engaged
in the raising and feeding of stock on quite an extensive scale and has
met with success in that business.
In 1885 he was united in marriage to Miss Isabelle Irvine, a native
of Canada and a daughter of David and Esther (Thompson) Irvine, who
were born in Ireland and on crossing the Atlantic settled in Canada at an
early day. From the Dominion they came to Iowa and took up their abode
in Fayette county, where the mother died and where the father is still
living. To them were born seven children, all of whom survive. The
following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hanson: Harry C.,
who was born January 14, 1887, and is now engaged in farming in Dick-
inson county; Albert L., who was born October 20, 1888, and died July 7,
1911; Susie E., who was born January 25, 1896, and since her graduation
from the Cedar Falls schools has engaged in teaching; William I., who
was born January 17, 1898, and is now attending school; and Esther E.,
born September 7, 1904.
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The republican party finds in Mr. Hanson a stanch supporter of its
principles and for six years he has served as township trustee. He has
also filled the office of school director and never withholds his support
from any enterprise calculated to promote the educational, moral or mate-
rial welfare of his community. Both he and his wife are faithful mem-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal church and they are held in the highest
esteem by all who know them.
FREDERICK W. LA DOUX.
Frederick W. La Doux is a worthy representative of the farming and
stock raising interests of Dickinson county, now carrying on operations
on section 22, Center Grove township, and he has achieved a wide repu-
tation as a breeder of registered Chester White hogs. He was born on
the farm where he now resides, July 4, 1871, and belongs to one of the
oldest families of this locality, being a son of Peter and Betsy (Warner)
La Doux. The father was a native of New York state and the mother of
Potter county, Pennsylvania. When the latter was a child of twelve years
she accompanied her parents on their removal to Dickinson county in the
early '60s. Prior to the Civil war Peter La Doux enlisted as a private in
Company 1, Ninth Iowa Cavalry, and was stationed at Fort Dodge, Iowa,
at the time of the Indian massacre in Dickinson county in 1857.- Imme-
diately following that horrible event he was sent with a military expedi-
tion to this locality and soon after the return of the guard to Fort Dodge
he again came to Dickinson county and filed a homestead on the quarter
section of land where the Howe family, victims of the massacre, had been
buried. Later their bodies were disinterred and laid by the side of others
murdered at the same time in Arnolds Park. After his discharge from
the army Mr. La Doux located upon his land and continued to reside
thereon until his death, which occurred in June, 1907. His wife is still
living on the old homestead.
Frederick W. La Doux began his education in the common schools
and later attended Young's Academy at Spirit Lake, after which he suc-
cessfully engaged in teaching for four years. On the 16th of June, 1895,
he was united in marriage to Miss Rena Helms, who was reared on an
adjoining farm and is a daughter of Newell and Esther (Pillsbury)
Helms. Her maternal grandfather was Rev. S. L. Pillsbury, one of the
pioneer ministers of Dickinson county. Her father was also one of the
earliest settlers of the county, having located here in 1856. He served
through the war in Company G, Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry. Mr. and
Mrs. La Doux have four children, namely: Burness, who is now attending
the State University at Iowa City; Marian E.; Margery E.; and Carlyle C.
After his marriage Mr. La Doux located on his present farm on section
22, Center Grove township, consisting of one hundred and twenty acres
of land, for which his father paid eight dollars per acre and which he
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presented to our subject at the time of his marriage. To this the latter
added one hundred acres by purchase. The state Young Men's Christian
Association camp on the lake, which has attained a national reputation,
is a part of this tract and twenty-six acres was sold to them by Mr. La
Doux. He now owns two hundred acres of very valuable and productive
land, upon which he has excellent improvements, and in its cultivation
he has met with good success. In 1907 he began the breeding of thor-
oughbred Chester White hogs and in this venture has also prospered. For
several years he has exhibited his stock at the state and inter-state fairs
and taken many ribbons and championships.
Since attaining his majority Mr. La Doux has affiliated with the
republican party and has taken an active and prominent part in local
politics, serving for a number of years as secretary of the school board
and township trustee. He is a member of Spirit Lake Lodge, K. P., and
also of the Yeomen, and both he and his wife hold membership in the
Methodist Episcopal church. They are worthy representatives of old and
honored families of Dickinson county and are held in the highest esteem
by all who know them.
GEORGE E. MOORE.
George E. Moore, actively engaged in general farming and stock
raising on section 1, High Lake township, Emmet county, is a native of
Schuyler county, Illinois. He was born May 24, 1866, of the marriage
of William and Frances (Bagby) Moore, who were natives of Ohio and
Kentucky respectively, the latter being a descendant of Daniel Boone.
William Moore became a resident of Illinois when a lad of but twelve
years and took up his abode upon a farm in Schuyler county, where
his remaining days were passed. There he was for many years actively
connected with agricultural pursuits. His widow survives and is now
living in Estherville at the age of seventy-six years.
In their family were three children: George E.; Homer 0., now a
resident of Schuyler county, Illinois; and Maggie M., the wife of J. A.
Dunham. The ancestry of the family can be traced back to. Ireland, for
it was in that country that the grandfather of George E. Moore was.
born in 1800. He came to America in 1819, crossing the Atlantic in
a sailing vessel which was six weeks in making the trip. He afterward
took up his abode upon a farm in Carroll county, Ohio, and subsequently
removed to Schuyler county, Illinois, where he built a log cabin covered
with a clapboard roof, while at one end of the building was a mud and
stick chimney, the floor being of earth. He lived in that primitive home
for about twenty years, but as he prospered in his undertakings added
modern improvements to his farm, erecting good buildings and becom-
ing one of the substantial agriculturists of his district. He died in the
year 1882 and his wife also passed away in Schuyler county.
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George E. Moore was reared and educated in Illinois, attending the
common schools. During the summer months he worked in the fields
and remained upon his father's farm until his marriage, which was cele-
brated in 1888, Miss Josephine Lillard becoming his wife. She was born
in Christian county, Illinois, a daughter of Perry and Nancy J. (Finley)
Lillard, who were also natives of that state. The father is now a resi-
dent of Kansas, but the mother passed away in 1896. In their family
were five children, of whom four are yet living. The marriage of Mr.
and Mrs. Moore has been blessed with two children: Raymond M., who
is a graduate of Dubuque College at Dubuque, Iowa; and Ruby A., who
is now attending college in Aurora, Illinois.
It was in the spring of 1892 that Mr. Moore came with his family
to Iowa, settling in Emmet county. He took up his abode upon the farm
on which he now resides, in High Lake township. He is today one of
the extensive landowners of the county, having seven hundred and
seventy acres of highly improved and valuable land, which he has con-
verted into a very productive farm. He makes a specialty of dairying,
having a fine herd of Holstein cattle, and he is also extensively engaged
in the raising of Hampshire hogs, having over four hundred head upon
his place at the present time. He is an excellent judge of stock, seldom,
if ever, at fault in estimating the value of an animal, and his live-stock
interests have long constituted an important branch of his business,
adding much to his prosperity. He is a most progressive, energetic man,
carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. He
is now president of the Wallingford Creamery Company and also presi-
dent of the Farmers Telephone Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal
church and guide their lives according to its teachings. His political
support is given to the democratic party and he is a stalwart advocate
of its principles but is not an office seeker, preferring to concentrate
his time and energies upon his business affairs, which have been capably
and wisely directed, making him one of the most substantial and pros-
perous farmers of Emmet county.
G. L. ATKINS, M. D.
Dr. G. L. Atkins, successfully engaged in the general practice of med-
icine in Superior, was born July 20, 1876, in Clear Lake, Iowa, a son of
E. P. and Viola (Ellis) Atkins, both of whom were natives of this state.
The father became a prominent and influential farmer of Clear Lake and
afterward retired from the farm and became a resident of Spirit Lake
and deals in real estate and loans.
Dr. Atkins was a little lad of but six years when his parents removed
to Texas, remaining for a year in the south. They then returned to Iowa,
settling at Spirit Lake, where be attended the public schools from 1884
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until 1897, mastering those branches of learning which constituted the
curriculum of the Spirit Lake schools, a course similar to that which has
put Iowa in the front rank in the school advantages offered to its boys
and girls. He afterward devoted three years to teaching school and was
engaged in various other occupations until 1901, when he found it possible
to carry out his desire of becoming a medical student in the Iowa State
University. He pursued the regular four years' course and was graduated
with the class of 1905. He then opened an office in Superior, where he
has now practiced for twelve years, being accorded throughout the entire
period a liberal patronage which has steadily grown in volume and im-
portance. He also holds a license to practice in Minnesota.
On the 28th of June, 1905, Dr. Atkins was united in marriage to Miss
Fern G. Stow, of Spirit Lake, Iowa. They are widely and favorably known
in Superior and their part of the county. Dr. Atkins is a member of the
Presbyterian church and Mrs. Atkins of the Episcopal church. Dr. Atkins
also holds membership with the Modern Woodmen and with the Odd
Fellows. In politics he maintains an independent course but is always pro-
gressive in matters of citizenship and at all times manifests a public-
spirited devotion to the general good. Along the line of his profession he
has connection with the Dickinson County, the Iowa State and the Amer-
ican Medical Associations, and his standing among his colleagues and con-
temporaries in this section of the state is indicated in the fact that he
was for three years honored with the presidency of the county medical
society.
E. H. DACK.
E. H. Dack, wide-awake and enterprising in his business affairs,
is now the owner of a valuable farm property of two hundred and forty
acres on section 10, Swan Lake township, Emmet county, to which he
removed in 1912. He is yet a young man, his birth having occurred in
Dallas county, Iowa, November 5, 1881, his parents being John F. and
Nancy A. (Fox) Dack, the former a native of Canada and the latter
of England. At an early period in the development of Iowa they became
residents of this state, where the father followed the occupation of farm-
ing, and both he and his wife died in Dallas county. In their family
were four children, three of whom yet survive.
E. H. Dack was reared and educated in Dallas county, pursuing a
common school course, while his youthful experiences upon the home
farm made him familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and
caring for the crops. He was thirty years of age when he removed to
Emmet county in 1912 and purchased his present farm on section 10,
Swan Lake township, a tract of two hundred and forty acres of rich
and arable land which he has brought under a high state of cultivation,
adding many modern improvements to the place. It is now a splendid
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farm and thereon he makes a specialty of dairying, keeping high grade
cows for this purpose.
Mr. Dack was married in 1902 to Miss Myrtle J. Boll, a native of
Dallas county, Iowa, and a daughter of M. B. and Hannah Boll. Her
mother is now deceased, but her father is still living in Dallas county.
Mr. and Mrs. Dack have two children, Herald A. and Verna 1.
Mr. Dack votes with the republican party and keeps well informed
on the questions and issues of the day. He has been school director
and township assessor and he is interested in all those forces which
make for the upbuilding and development of the district in which he
lives. He and his wife are members of.the Methodist Episcopal church
and guide their lives according to its teachings, so that many sterling
traits of character have won for them the warm regard of all with
whom they have been brought in contact.
L. P. STILLMAN.
Among the prosperous and highly esteemed residents of Dolliver is
L. P. Stillman, cashier of the Dolliver Savings Bank. He was born in
Allamakee county, Iowa, January 1, 1872, and is a son of L. P. and
Mary G. (Phipps) Stillman, natives respectively of New York state and
of Canada. Both came to Iowa, however, in youth and their marriage
occurred in this state. The father passed away in 1886 but the mother
is still living at the age of fifty-nine years. Six of their seven children
survive.
L. P. Stillman received his education in the common schools of Palo
Alto county, Iowa, and remained with his mother until he was twenty-
one years of age, when he began farming on his own account, which
occupation he followed for six years. He decided that he would prefer
another line of activity and secured the position of bookkeeper in the First
National Bank at Emmetsburg, Iowa. Two years later, or in 1899, he
came to Dolliver as cashier of the Dolliver Savings Bank, which had just
been established, and he is still filling that position. He has been very
successful in his direction of the policy of the bank and its enviable stand-
ing in the community is evidence of his ability and trustworthiness. He
realizes the value of real estate as an investment and owns three hundred
and twenty acres of land in Emmet county and has an interest in several
other farms.
In 1899 occurred the marriage of Mr. Stillman and Miss Mina F.
Wells, a native of Hardin county, Iowa. Her parents, A. A. and Mary A.
Wells, were born respectively in New York state and in Illinois but in
1855 became residents of Iowa. The father is deceased but the mother
is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Stillman have become the parents of five
children, -namely: Linus P., Bernice N., Gerald W., James and Nadine C.
Mr. Stillman casts his ballot in support of the republican party. He
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belongs to Emmet Lodge, No. 533, A. F. & A. M., at Armstrong and has
taken the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is also identified
with the Yeomen and the Modern Woodmen of America. Both he and
his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a
trustee, and the work of that organization profits by their moral and
financial support. Although his duties as cashier receive his first atten-
tion he finds time to aid those movements which are working for the de-
velopment of his community along various lines. For nine years Mr.
Stillman was a member of the National Guard of Iowa and on leaving the
service was holding the rank of lieutenant. During the Spanish-American
war he entered the United States service as a member of Company K,
Fifty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and for some time was stationed
at Chickamauga, Georgia, returning home in the fall of 1898.
JOHN HENRIKSEN.
John Henriksen, who passed away on the 11th of April, 1915, was
for shirty years a resident of Emmet county and was ranked among
the highly efficient farmers of Denmark township. His birth occurred
in Denmark in 1857 and there he remained until he was twenty-four
years of age, when he came to the United States and made his way
to Council Bluffs, Iowa. He worked on a railroad and did teaming for
two years and in 1885 came to Denmark township, Emmet county, Iowa,
where he purchased eighty acres of land, comprising the north half of
the southwest quarter of section 12, Denmark township. Subsequently
he purchased the eighty acre tract lying north of his original farm and
as the years passed he made his place one of the best developed and
most productive farms of the township. He derived a gratifying income
from his land and accumulated a competence.
In 1880, in Denmark, Mr. Henriksen was united in marriage to Miss
Hanna Madsen, whose parents were lifelong residents of that country.
Mr. and Mrs. Henriksen had nine children, namely: Ida, now Mrs. Daniel
Sorensen, of Denmark township; Henry, who is married and lives in
Ringsted; Peter, who is farming three miles from the home place in
Denmark township and whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work;
Marius, who is married and is farming in Denmark township; Sophia,
the wife of James Rasmussen, of Denmark township; Gina, who mar-
ried M. H. Petersen, of Denmark township; and Martin, Minnie and Fred,
all at home.
Mr. Henriksen was never a seeker for official honors. He was
respected wherever known as a man of sterling integrity and his per-
sonal friends were many. One of the earliest settlers in Denmark town-
ship, he lived to see a wonderful transformation as what had been a
frontier region became a thickly settled and highly developed agricul-
tural district. He passed away on the 11th of April, 1915, at the age
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of fifty-eight years, and all who knew him felt that a worthy man, a
good citizen and a loyal friend had gone to his reward. He is buried in
St. Paul's cemetery. Mrs. Henriksen survives and still resides upon the
home farm.
P. A. PETERSON.
P. A. Peterson, who follows farming on section 24, Superior town-
ship, is one of the representative farmers of Dickinson county. His early
home was on the other side of the Atlantic, for he was born in Norway on
the 8th of January, 1874, and is a son of Pete and Olena (Olson) Peter-
son. The mother never left her native land but died in Norway in 1912.
In 1876 the father came to the United States and settled in Will county,
Illinois, where he continued to reside until coming to Dickinson county,
Iowa, in 1901. His death occurred here in 1906.
P. A. Peterson was reared and educated in Norway, and in 1889, at
the age of fifteen years, began a seafaring life and was employed as a
sailor for four years. In 1893 he came to America and for two ars
lived with his father in Will county, Illinois. Subsequently he workeVout
as a farm hand for two years, and then began farming for himself, oper-
ating rented land in Will county for about four years. It was in 1900
that he became a resident of Dickinson county, Iowa, where he continued
to follow agricultural pursuits as a renter for six years. Having saved
his money he,was then able to purchase his present farm of one hundred
and sixty acres in Superior township, and has since engaged in its opera-
tion. In connection with general farming he devotes considerable attention
to stock raising, making a specialty of Black Polled cattle and registered
hogs. He is a wide-awake, energetic farmer and the success which has
attended his efforts is certainly well deserved. By his ballot he supports
the men and measures of the republican party and in religious faith he is
a Lutheran. Fraternally he holds membership with the Modern Woodmen
of America.
CHARLES H. TEMPLETON.
A valuable farm of two hundred and fifty-five acres situated on
sections 10, 11, 14 and 15, Okoboji township, Dickinson county, pays
tribute to the care and labor bestowed upon it by the owner, Charles
H. Templeton, who is one of the enterprising and progressive agricul-
turists of his section of the state. He was born in La Salle county,
Illinois, January 19, 1856, a sonlof Hammond and Laura (Morrison)
Templeton, who were natives of Vermont and of New York, respectively.
The father was a mason by trade, learning the business when in the
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east. In 1830 he removed to La Salle county, Illinois, where he pur-
chased land which he developed and improved, continuing there to carry
an general agricultural pursuits throughout his remaining days, his death
occurring March 2, 1862. His wife survived for many years, passing
away in May, 1906, at the age of seventy-two years.
Charles H. Templeton was reared in his native county and is indebted
to its public school system for the educational privileges which he enjoyed.
He remained with his mother until he reached the age of twenty-six years
and then went to Livingston county, Illinois, where he began farming
on his own account, continuing to cultivate land there until 1883. At
that date he accepted the position of fireman on the Illinois Central
Railroad and was thus employed for two years. He next went with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which he represented for two
years, making his home at Sanborn, Iowa. On the expiration of that
period he purchased a farm near Hartley, -Iowa, which he rented to his
brothers. A man gave him the use of a farm for five years if he would
break the sod, but Mr. Templeton cultivated the tract for only three
years, at the end of which time he took up his abode upon his own land,
which he then cultivated for five years. On selling the property he
removed to Clay county, where he purchased another farm, which he
cultivated for three years and then sold and went to Sibley. The farm
which he there purchased he continued to develop and improve for five
years, but again he sold out and at that date came to Dickinson county,
where for five years he engaged in the cultivation of rented land. He
next rented another farm for three years, after which he purchased
his present place, comprising two hundred and fifty-five acres situated
in Okoboji township, his buildings being upon section 10. He has made
various improvements upon the place during the period of his incum-
bency and has brought his fields to a high state of cultivation. He
carefully and wisely manages his interests and as the result of his dili-
gence and labor annually harvests good crops. In addition to raising the
cereals best adapted to soil and climatic conditions here he feeds about
one carload of hogs and a carload of cattle per year, having done this
for the past fifteen years. His wife has given much attention to the
raising of thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rock chickens and has many
of that breed upon the farm.
It was in 1885 at Galena, Illinois, that Mr. Templeton was united
in marriage to Miss Mary Ball, a daughter of James W. and Cypha
(Matson) Ball, who were natives of Tioga county, New York. The father
was a mason by trade and also took up the occupation of farming. He
became a pioneer of La Salle county, Illinois, where he settled in 1,832.
In the same year he participated in the Black Hawk war, which termi-
nated the supremacy of the Indians in that locality. The work of progress
and civilization seemed scarcely begun in his section of the state at
that time, but he contributed to the pioneer development and later
progress of La Salle county, where he persistently and successfully
engaged in farming for many years. He finally retired from active
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life and made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Templeton until his demise,
which occurred in May, 1892. He had for a considerable period sur-
vived his wife, who died May 6, 1874.
Mr. and Mrs. Templeton became the parents of but one child, Myrtle
E., who passed away in March, 1904, at the age of sixteen years. Their
religious faith is that of the Methodist church and Mr. Templeton belongs
to the Masonic fraternity, while both he and his wife are connected with
the Eastern Star. His political allegiance is given to the republican
party, which he has supported since age conferred upon him the right
of franchise. He is the pi-esent assessor of Okoboji township, in which
position he has served f or five years, and he was also for eight years
assessor in O'Brien county, Iowa. He has likewise filled the office of
school director in Dickinson county for two years and was similarly
connected with the schools in O'Brien county. In a word, he stands for
progress and improvement, for development and upbuilding, and his aid
and influence are always given on the side of right. His life has been
well spent and his many sterling traits of character have gained for
him the respect, confidence and goodwill of all with whom he has been
brought in contact.
A. D. INMAN.
Agricultural interests of Dickinson county find a well known repre-
sentative in A. D. Inman, who took up his abode here in pioneer days and
throughout the intervening period has been closely associated with the
development of the county along farming lines. He has assisted in the
work of transforming wild land into productive fields and his labors have
been attended with good results. He was born in Bradford county, Penn-
sylvania, September 4, 1840, a son of Benjamin and Salome (Richardson)
Inman, who were natives of Steuben county, New York. The father be-
came an early resident of Bradford county, Pennsylvania, and there his
remaining days were passed, his time and energies being devoted to gen-
eral agricultural pursuits. Both he and his wife departed this life in South
Creek township and were there laid to rest. They had a family of eight
children but only two are now living, the brother of A. D. Inman being
Ed Inman, who resides upon the old homestead in Pennsylvania.
The educational advantages which A. D. Inman enjoyed were limited
to those offered by the pioneer schools near his boyhood home. He pur-
sued his studies until he reached the age of sixteen and then gave his un-
divided attention to farm work for his father and others until he reached
the age of nineteen. When a young man of twenty years he responded to
President Lincoln's first call for troops and enlisted as a member of Com-
pany F, Twenty-third New York Infantry. He saw active service through-
out the entire war, being largely under the command of Generals Wads-
worth and Mead in the Army of the Potomac. He participated in many
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of the hotly contested engagements of the Virginia campaign, including
that near Falls Church in 1861, Ball's Crossroads, Munson's Hill, Bowling
Green in 1862, Rappahannock River, Sulphur Springs, Gainesville, Bull
Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg. He was honorably discharged at
Elmira, New York, May 22, 1863, on the expiration of his first term of
enlistment, but on the 7th of September, 1864, he re6nlisted as a private
of Company L of the First Regiment of New York Veteran Volunteer
Cavalry. He then went to the front with the Army of the Shenandoah
and was promoted to corporal on the 15th of December of that year. A
second honorable discharge was received at Camp Piatt in West Virginia,
June 8, 1865.
At the close of the war Mr. Inman returned to Pennsylvania and
after a short visit with his parents started for the middle west. In the
spring of 1866 he arrived in Dickinson county, which was then largely a
frontier district. Here he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres on
section 7, Milford township, and has now for fifty-one years remained
upon this place. He still has twenty-six acres of the original tract. His
first home was a sod house and later he built a log cabin. In those early
days he endured all of the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life
when homes were widely scattered and when market places were far dis-
tant. Much of the labor, too, that is now performed with machinery was
then done by hand.
In 1867 Mr. Inman was united in marriage to Miss Melinda Miller, a
daughter of John and Charlotte (Coleman) Miller, who were natives of
New Jersey and for some time resided in Pennsylvania, where they passed
away. Their remains, however, were interred in Wellsburg, New York.
In the family of Mr., and Mrs. Inman are two daughters: Ella, the wife
of Elmer E. Hall, now of Winnipeg, Canada; and Ida, the wife of H.
Curtis Kessey, of Victor, Colorado. Mrs. Inman has ever been an able
assistant to her husband and shared with him in all of the hardships and
privations of life on the western frontier. They are now numbered among
the highly respected residents of the county. They have traveled life's
journey together for more than a half century and throughout the entire
period have remained residents of Dickinson county. In his political
views Mr. Inman has long been a republican and has served in various
township offices, while for four years he was sheriff of the county. He
belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic and in matters of citizenship
has always been as true and loyal to his country as when he followed the
stars and stripes on the battlefields of the south.
JOHN WICKS.
John Wicks spent the last years of his life in Montgomery, but for
a number of years prior to 1911 was acti,~ely engaged in farming in
Dickinson county. His worth as a man and citizen endeared him to
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those with whom he was associated, and brought him the goodwill and
confidence of those with whom he had business relations. He was born
in England, March 31, 1848, and passed away in Montgomery on the
14th of February, 1917. His parents, Samuel and Rachel (Pitts) Wicks,
came to America in 1851 and established their home in the state of
New York. In the '60s, however, they removed westward to Dallas
county, Iowa, where they spent their remaining days. They had a family
of ten children, of whom seven are yet living.
John Wicks was reared and educated in Dallas county, where he
was trained to the work of the fields, early becoming an active assistant
to his father in carrying on the labors of the home f arm. He was
married there in 1874 to Miss Celia West, a native of England and a
daughter of Richard and Mary (Eves) West, who were also natives of
England, where they spent their entire lives. It was in 1872 that Mrs.
Wicks came to the new world, making her way at once to Dallas county.
By her marriage she became the mother of five children: Albert E.,
Reuben T., and Clinton A., who all reside in North Dakota; Alonzo, liv-
ing in Dickinson county; and Maud, the wife of John Brown.
For eighteen years after his marriage Mr. Wicks carried on general
agricultural pursuits in Dallas county and then removed with his family
to Dickinson county, establishing his home upon a farm near Lake Park.
There he lived for a number of years and in 1911 he removed to Mont-
gomery, where he continued until his death, enjoying during that- period
the fruits of his former toil in a well earned rest. His was a well spent
life, honorable in its purposes and upright in all its dealings. He held
membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and when called to his
final home he was laid to rest in the Spirit Lake cemetery, leaving a
widow and children to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father.
Mrs. Wicks still owns the residence in Montgomery where her husband
died and is widely known there, having a large circle of warm friends.
SAMUEL M. BAKER.
Samuel M. Baker, a farmer of Emmet township, Emmet county, own-
ing two hundred and forty-five acres of improved land on section 21
and 22, was born in Morgan county, Indiana, November 24, 1863, a son
of J. C. and Sarah J. (Denney) Baker, who were also natives of that
state, where the mother is still living, the father having passed away
in 1915. In their family were eight children, six of whom yet survive,
Samuel M. Baker was reared and educated in the Hoosier state and
afterward removed to Champaign county, Illinois, where he cultivated
a rented farm until 1910. In that year he arrived in Emmet county,
Iowa, and purchased the farm upon which he now resides on sections
21 and 22, Emmet township, comprising two hundred and forty-five acres
of rich and productive land which he has brought under a high state
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of cultivation. The place is well improved with modern farm buildings
and equipment and his labors are bringing to him a substantial measure
of success. He raises stock in addition to the cultivation of the fields
and that branch of his business adds materially to his income.
In 1888 Mr. Baker was united in marriage to Miss Mary V. Roberts,
a native of Illinois and a daughter of Thomas and Jennie (Norton)
Roberts, the former now deceased, while the latter is still living. Mr.
and Mrs. Baker have become the parents of eight children: Alice, who
died in infancy; Samuel Clinton, twenty-six years old; Wylie and
Angeline, both deceased; Rosco Cameron and Allen, twins, the former
of whom is living and is seventeen years old while the latter died in
infancy; Robert Maurice, who is eleven years of age; and John Calvin,
six years old.
Fraternally Mr. Baker is connected with the Odd Fellows and with
the Modern Woodmen of America. His political allegiance is given to
the republican party and while he keeps well informed on the questions
and issues of the day he has never been an office seeker. He has always
preferred to concentrate his thought, purpose, effort and attention upon
his business affairs and is today one of the prominent farmers of Emmet
county-a self-made man, whose diligence has been the basis of his grow-
ing success.
JOHN MILLER.
John Miller, who owns and successfully operates a farm of one hun-
dred and sixty acres in Lincoln township, Emmet county, is a native
of Illinois, his birth having occurred in Whiteside county, Oct. 3, 1868.
His parents, Andy and Fannie (Miller) Miller, were both born in Ireland,
but in early life came to America, and settled in Pennsylvania. From
that state they removed to Whiteside county, Illinois, and later came
to Iowa, locating on a farm in Franklin county, where both continued
to reside until called to their final rest. To them were born six children,
George, Andrew, Mathew, John, Frank and Robert, all of whom are
still living.
John Miller was reared upon the hor. e farm in Franklin county, Iowa,
and early became familiar with agricultural pursuits. His literary edu-
cation was acquired in the local schools and after putting aside his text-
books he assisted in the operation of the home farm until he attained
his majority. Subsequently he engaged in farming on rented land for
five years, but in 1902 came to Emmet county and purchased his present
farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 34, Lincoln township.
He has placed the land under excellent cultivation and has met with
success in its operation. For several years he has also engaged in
auctioneering, being a graduate of an auctioneering school at Trenton,
Missouri.
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In 1890 Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Schulz, a
native of Franklin county, Iowa, who died in 1903 leaving three chil-
dren, namely: Gladys I., now the wife of Clifford Martin, of New York
state; William I.; and Robert G. On the 26th of April, 1910, Mr. Miller
was again married, his second urtjon being with Mrs. Jennie (Nau)
Hunt, who was born in Sheffield, Iowa, and is a daughter of Jacob and
Ellen (Morris) Nau. Her parents were natives of Wisconsin, whence
they came to Iowa, but subsequently removed to Crookston, Minnesota,
where they are now living. By the second marriage Mr. Miller has two
children, Marvin J. and Ellen A. Mrs.. Miller has a son by her former
marriage, Melvin L. Hunt.
Mr. Miller takes a deep and commendable interest in public affairs
and by his ballot supports the men and measures of the republican party,
but has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking, preferring
to devote his undivided attention to his business interests. He is a mem-
ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge at Grimes, Iowa, and
is also identified with the Modern Woodmen of America. An upright,
honorable business man, the success that comes to him is well deserved
and he has the confidence and esteem of all who know him.
P. P. WOLDEN.
P. P. Wolden, deceased, was one of the representative farmers of
Emmet county, his home being on section 14, High Lake township. He
was a native of Norway and on coming to America in 1866 first located
in Fillmore county, Minnesota, where he resided for thirteen years. In
1880 he came to Emmet county, Iowa, and took up his abode upon the
farm in High Lake township, where he continued to reside throughout
the remainder of his life.
In early life Mr. Wolden married Miss Bertha Bergum, who was
also born in Norway, and they became the parents of ten children,
seven of whom are still living, namely: J. M., who was born September
21, 1880, is a registered pharmacist, and is now one of the supervisors of
Emmet county; A. T., who was born December 25, 1883, is engaged in keep-
ing bees in partnership with his brother J. M., they having one of the
largest apiaries in northern Iowa, and is now township clerk of High
Lake township; B. 0., who was born October 23, 1886, and -now has the
management and operation of the home farm; C. F., who was born Decem-
ber 24, 1889, and is now proprietor of a music store at Graettinger, Iowa;
Hannah, the wife of C. H. Danielson, of Estherville; Petra, the wife
of L. B. Nelson, of Wallingford; and Ella, the wife of Iver Nelson, of
Swan Lake township, Emmet county.
Mr. Wolden was one of the active and enterprising farmers of his
locality, owning and operating sixty-five acres of land on section 14,
High Lake township, and he continued to make his home thereon until
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1908, when called to his final rest. He held several township and school
offices. His widow survives and is still a valued resident of Emmet
county.
DANIEL MUNSON.
The agricultural interests of Dickinson county find a worthy repre-
sentative in Daniel Munson, who is engaged in farming on section 11,
Superior township. He was born in Norway on the 14th of November,
1842, and is a son of Mons Danielson, who spent his entire life in that
country. In the common schools of his native land Mr. Munson acquired
his education and there continued to reside until after his marriage,
which occurred in 1871, Miss Sarah Olsen becoming his wife. Believing
that he could better his condition by coming to the new world, in 1875
he crossed the Atlantic and took up his residence in Winneshiek county,
Iowa, where he made his home for about fourteen years. He then
removed to Emmet county, where the following three years were spent
and at the end of that time became a resident of Dickinson county,
where he has now lived for twenty-four years. Previous to his removal
to this county he purchased his present farm and since residing thereon
has successfully engaged in its operation.
To Mr. and Mrs. Munson have been born twelve children, nine of
whom are still living, namely: Ole, a resident of Dickinson county;
Hattie, the wife of Andrew Anderson, of Robertson county, South
Dakota; John, who makes his home in Estherville, Iowa; Martin and
Sever, both residents of Regan, North Dakota; Ida, the wife of William
Nelson, of Emmet county, Iowa; Peter, of Sioux City; and Emma and
Albert, both at home, the latter now operating the farm. The family
hold membership in the Norwegian Lutheran church and have the respect
andesteem. of all who know them. In politics Mr. Munson is a republican.
IRWIN J. ROBINSON.
Irwin J. Robinson owns and occupies the southwest quarter of sec-
tion 26, Emmet township, in Emmet county, on which he has resided
continuously for about thirteen years. He was born in Wright county,
Iowa, November 2, 1870, and is a son of John M. and Martha (Rowan)
Robinson, the former a native of Ireland, while the latter was born in
New Hampshire. The father followed the occupation of farming in
Wright county, but when his son Irwin was eight years of age removed
with his family to Cerro Gordo county, where he lived for eight years.
In 1886 he came to Emmet county and invested in land in Estherville
township, where he carried on farming for eight or ten years. At length
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he retired from active business life, taking up his abode in Estherville,
where he passed away in 1913, his remains being interred in the Oak
Hill cemetery. His widow still survives and is now living with her
daughter, who is the wife of Dr. W. E. Bradley.
Irwin J. Robinson completed his education by study in the Esther-
ville schools, which he attended to the age of eighteen years, and by one.
winter's study in the Capital City Commercial College at Des Moines.
He continued to assist his father until he reached the age of twenty-two
years, when he purchased the old homestead, upon which he lived until
1897. Through the succeeding four years he cultivated a rented farm
in Denmark township and in 1901 he purchased land upon which he
lived for a year and a half. He then sold out and went to Manitoba,
Canada, but later returned to Emmet county and for a few months
engaged in the grocery business in Estherville. He then repurchased
his former property, comprising the southwest quarter of section 26,
Emmet township, whereon be has since engaged in general agricultural
pursuits, raising the crops best adapted to climatic conditions here.
In 1897 Mr. Robinson was united in marriage to Miss Florence.
Haynes, a daughter of C. 1. Haynes, of Estherville, where he still resides.
His wife, however, passed away during the early girlhood of Mrs. Robin-
son, who by her marriage has become the mother of three children, Merle,
Dorothy and Ralph, all in school. In his political views Mr. Robinson is
a republican and is filling the office of township clerk at the present time
and also serving as secretary of the school board. His religious belief is
that of the Methodist church and his life measures up to high standards,
for he displays many sterling traits such as win respect and regard in every
land and clime. His life has been one of diligence and his success is the
legitimate and merited outcome of his own labor.
REUBEN E. DONALDSON.
Numbered among the honored dead of Dickinson county appears
the name of Reuben E. Donaldson, who for many years was prominently
identified with the business and political interests of Milford. A native
of Iowa, he was born in Waterloo, Black Hawk county, August 4, 1866,
and was a son of Henry and Nancy Donaldson, the former born in New
York and the latter in Kentucky. At an early day Henry Donaldson
became a resident of Black Hawk county and he purchased land where
the city of Waterloo is -now located. There he followed farming for a num-
ber of years but in 1875 came to Dickinson county and purchased a farm,
whereon he spent the remainder of his life, dying in 1879. His widow
now makes her home in Milford.
Reuben E. Donaldson began his education in the schools of Waterloo,.
being about nine years of age on the removal of the family to Dickinson
county, where he completed his studies. In early life he followed farm-
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ing for a time but after his marriage became a traveling salesman, selling
farm implements for eleven years. He began dealing in real estate in
1904 but two years later turned his attention to the automobile business
in Milford, in which line he continued up to the time of his death. He
was killed in an automobile race at Spirit Lake on the 13th of August,
1915. Widely and favorably known, he left many friends as well as his
immediate family to mourn his loss and it is estimated that two thousand
people attended his funeral, there being over one hundred and fifty auto-
mobiles in the funeral procession.
In November, 1885, Mr. Donaldson- was united in marriage to Miss
Flora Geissinger,- a daughter of J. W. and Mary (Boden) Geissinger, a
sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume.
To Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson were born six children, namely: -Mrs.
J. I. Clinite, of Estherville; Elta, now the wife of L. D. Frisbee, of Shel-
don, Iowa; Orville; Grant; Louis; and Flavius. The sons now have charge
of the automobile business founded by their father, carrying on operations
under the name of Donaldson Brothers. The car in which the father
was killed was built by the sons and it was first used in a race on the
Indianapolis speedway. Mr. Donaldson owned the first automobile brought
to Milford and he always had great faith in that town and in the automo-
bile business, two large garages in the town -now standing as monuments
to that faith.
The republican party always found in Mr. Donaldson a stanch sup-
porter of its principles and his fellow citizens, recognizing his worth and
ability, called upon him to serve on the town council and also as mayor of
Milford. He was a member of the Congregational church and fraternally
belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America, the Knights of Pythias,
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent Protective Order
of Elks and the United Commercial Travelers of Iowa. He was held in
high esteem by all who knew him and the confide-nee reposed in him was
never misplaced.
FRANKJ.SWANLUND.
Frank J. Swanlund, who carries on general farming on section 13,
Diamond Lake township, Dickinson county, was born in Sweden, October
29, 1872, a son of Charles and Hulda Swanlund, who were also natives of
that country. The mother died in Sweden, after which the father came
to the United States in 1880 and settled in Webster county, Iowa. There
he resided until 1893 when he came to Dickinson county, where he lived
for five years, but afterward returned to Webster county, where he still
makes his home. To him and his wife were born three children, all of
whom survive.
Frank J. Swanlund was reared and educated in Webster county and
supplemented his common school course by study in a college at Des
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Moines. He afterward began farming on his own account, cultivating a
tract of rented land for two years, during which period. he carefully
saved his earnings until he was able, as a result of his industry and
economy, to purchase the farm upon which he now resides on section
13, Diamond Lake township, known as the Pleasant View Farm. This
he has improved with good buildings, having a comfortable residence,
while substantial barns and sheds furnish ample shelter for grain and
stock. He makes a specialty of raising and feeding stock, and thus adds
materially to his annual income.
Mr. Swanlund has been married twice. In 1899 he wedded Miss
Vivian Fader, and they became parents of four children, Verlin, Gladys,
Jessie and Bessie. In 1915 Mr. Swanlund was again married, his second
union being with Mrs. Olive (Allen) Person, the widow of Luther Person.
By her former marriage she had three children, Raymond J., Marion E.,
and Lloyd C. Mrs. Swanlund is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church and Mr. Swanlund has membership in the Knights of Pythias
lodge. Politically he is a republican and is now serving as assessor of
his township. He may truly be called a self-made man, for all that he
possesses has been acquired since he came to the new world. As the
years have passed he has worked diligently and persistently, and sub-
stantial prosperity is now his.
A. T. GUTHRIE.
A. T. Guthrie, a resident farmer of Milford township, Dickinson
county, owns and cultivates a valuable tract of land of two hundred and
fifteen acres on section 18, and in his farm work displays progressive
methods. He was born in Milford, June 5, 1883, a son of John and
Lena (Tillson) Guthrie, who were of Scotch descent, the former a native
of Wisconsin, while the latter was born in the state of New York.
They became early settlers of Dickinson county and Mr. Guthrie pur-
chased the Okoboji mill in Okoboji township which he operated for a
little more than a year. He then purchased a farm and turned his atten-
tion to agricultural pursuits, making a specialty of buying stock. He
also engaged in auctioneering and to these various lines gave his atten-
tion until, having acquired a handsome competence, he retired from active
business, since which time he and his wife have made their home in
Milford.
A. T. Guthrie pursued his education in the schools of Milford which
he attended until he reached the age of seventeen, after which he worked
for his father until he had attained his majority. He then purchased
the Okoboji mill which he conducted for twenty months, when he sold
that property and bought the George O'Farrell farm in Milford town-
ship. This he cultivated for about four years, at the end of which time
he purchased two hundred and fifteen acres on the west half of section
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18, Milford township. This is all well drained and excellent improve-
ments have been made upon it, converting it into a valuable farm.
In 1905 Mr. Guthrie was married to Miss Volda Christopherson, a
native of Norway. Her father died during her infancy, but her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Christopherson, is still living in that country. Mr. and
Mrs. Guthrie have become parents of eight children, May, Dena, John,
Louise, Glenn, Amrett, Lena and an infant son. The parents hold mem-
bership in the Congregational church and they enjoy the esteem, con-
fidence and goodwill of all who know them. Mr. Guthrie's success has
been won through hard work and perseverance, for he started out in
the business world empty handed. He has never allowed difficulties or
obstacles to bar his path. They have rather served as a stimulus for
renewed effort on his part, and his life of diligence and det ' ermination
has made him one of the representative agriculturists of the county.
KNUD THOMSEN.
Knud Thomsen, one of the excellent citizens of Denmark township,
Emmet county, who are natives of Denmark, is devoting his time to
farming and has never had occasion to regret his choice of a life work.
He was born on the 30th of January, 1867, and is a son of Thomas and
Marie (Jensen) Thomsen, who removed from Denmark to Schleswig,
Germany, when their son Knud was but a year old. The father was a
laborer and passed his entire life in Europe. The, mother also died there.
To them were born five children, but Mr. Thomsen of this review was
the only one to emigrate to the United States.
The public schools of Schleswig afforded Knud Thomsen his edu-
cational opportunities and following his confirmation he worked on farms
until he was twenty-three, with the exception of a year devoted to mili-
tary training. The first five years of his residence in the United States
were spent in the state of New York, where he worked on farms. In
1894 he went to Grundy county, Iowa, and there he rented land for
eleven years, but in 1905 removed to Swan Lake township, Emmet county,
where for four years he operated land belonging to others. He next
rented three hundred and twenty acres of land on section 8, DenmArk
township, and in 1914 bought one hundred and twenty acres located on
section 34, that township, on which he expects to take up his abode in
the spring of 1917. He began his independent career empty handed but
enterprise and progressiveness, which are among his most salient char-
acteristics, have enabled him to realize his purpose of becoming a land-
owner. He understands thoroughly the methods of agriculture best
adapted to this region and his continued success seems assured.
In 1889 Mr. Thomsen was united in marriage to Miss Gina Nielsen,
a daughter of Johannes and Ingeborg (Balmer) Nielsen, natives of Den-
mark, where the father is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Thomsen have
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seven children, namely: Thomas; Ingeborg, the wife of Herman Madsen,
of Denmark township; Marie, who married Hans Carstensen, also of
Denmark township; and John, Andrew, Frederick and Eleanore, all at
home.
Mr. Thomsen is a strong republican and can be counted upon to
loyally support the candidates and measures of that party. He is serv-
ing his third term as township trustee, his continuance in that office
being evidence of his efficiency. His religious faith is indicated by the
fact he is a communicant of St. Paul's Danish Lutheran church and
fraternally he is connected with Denmarks Minde. He is highly spoken
of wherever known and his personal friends are many.
OLE ANDERSON BJORKJONLI.
Ole Anderson Bjorkjonli, a retired farmer living in Estherville, has
been a resident of Emmet county for thirty-four years and a life of well
directed energy and thrift has brought him to a place where he is now
in possession of a comfortable competence that enables him to rest from
further labors. He was born in Norway on the 14th of May, 1842, and
is a son of Andrew and Mary (Olson) Jorgenson, who came to the United
States in 1868, a year after the arrival of their son, Ole Anderson Bjork-
jonli, in this country. They settled in Worth county, Iowa, and there the
mother passed away in 1881, after which the father made his home with
his son Ole until his death, which occurred in 1904.
Mr. Bjorkjonli acquired a limited education in the common schools
of Norway and in 1867 came to the United States, establishing his home
in Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, after one year spent in Winneshiek county,
Iowa. In Cerro Gordo county he purchased one hundred acres of land
and began farming on his own account. The same year he made further
preparations for a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Hannah
Paulson, also a native of Norway, who came to the United States with her
parents when in her fifteenth year.
Mr. Bjorkjonli became a resident of Emmet county in 1882, but in
1876 he purchased two hundred and forty acres of land, upon which he
took up his abode six years later. In subsequent years he added to his
holdings from time to time as his financial resources increased until his
farm comprised almost a full section of land. Later, however, he sold a
portion of this property but still owns four hundred acres in Emmet
county and two hundred and forty acres in Todd and Cass counties, of
Minnesota, his landed possessions affording him an excellent annual in-
come. While upon the farm he converted his place into rich and product-
ive fields, from which he annually gathered good harvests that enabled him
to put aside something from his earnings year by year until in 1906, pos-
sessing a handsome competence, he retired from active farm life and re-
moved to Estherville, where he has since made his home, enjoying a rest
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which he has truly earned and richly deserves. In the meantime Mr.
Bjorkjonli broadened the scope of his activities by becoming one of the
organizers of the Emmet County Farmers' Co6perative Insurance Com-
pany and upon its organization was made a member of its board of direc-
tors, in which position he has served continuously since, covering twenty-
four years, while for the past sixteen years he has been treasurer of the
company. He is now agent for several Scandinavian steamship lines but
otherwise has no active business connections.
To Mr. and Mrs. Bjorkjonli have been born thirteen children, eight
of whom still survive, as follows: Albert, who follows farming in Emmet
township, Emmet county; George, who is engaged in the land business at
Estherville, Iowa; John, an agriculturist of Clearwater county, Minne-
sota; Isaac, who follows farming in Todd county, Minnesota; Josephine,
the wife of Frank Doyle, of St. Paul, Minnesota; Nettie, the wife of
Edward Koenecke, who operates one of Mr. Bjorkjonli's farms in Emmet
county; Jacob, a student in the Iowa State University.; and Jennie, the
wife of Lawrence Sargeant, who cultivates the old home farm of Mr.
Bjorkjonli.
Politically Mr. Bjorkjonli is a republican, having long supported the
party. He served as township trustee for fifteen years and as justice of
the peace for about the same length of time and in both offices discharged
his duties with promptness and fidelity, his decisions as justice being
strictly fair and impartial-a fact which is indicated by his long retention
in the office. He has been officially connected with the schools for many
years as a member of the school board and he has put forth every possible
effort to advance the welfare of the community and ~iphold its civic stan-
dards. Mr. and Mrs. Biorkjonli are members of the Norwegian Lutheran
church and are numbered among the well known and highly esteemed
residents of this part of the state. Laudable ambition prompted Mr.
Bjorkjonli to sever home ties in early manhood and seek his fortune in
the new world. With the passing years he has made steady progress and
his energy and determination have enabled him to overcome all difficulties
and obstacles in his path. His life record should serve to inspire and
encourage others, showing what may be accomplished through individual
effort and proving also that success and an honored name may be won
simultaneously.
J. P. NELSON.
J. P. Nelson, a well known implement and hardware dealer of Mont-
gomery, Dickinson county, was born at Jewell, Iowa, on the 2d of May,
1881. His parents, Peter and Tina Nelson, were both natives of Den-
mark and there resided until 1868, when they came to America. For
two years they lived at Marshalltown, Iowa, but at the end of that
time removed to Hamilton county, where they resided for many years.
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There the mother died in 1908 and in 1913 the father removed to Los
Angeles, California. To them were born three children, all of whom
survive.
J. P. Nelson grew to manhood in Hamilton county and after com-
pleting the course offered in the public schools there was a student in
the Lutheran College at Jewell. Subsequently he engaged in the harness
business at Jewell in partnership with his father, but at length disposed
of his interests in that enterprise and for a year and a half owned and
conducted a livery stable at Jewell. At the expiration of that period his
father retired from business and J. P. Nelson sold out his interest in
the livery barn and became a fireman on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad. Three years later he purchased a farm, which he
operated for six years and then sold. He next bought the implement
and hardware business in Montgomery which he is still conducting and
which has proved very profitable. He carries the largest stock of imple-
ments and hardware to be found in the county and has always followed
the policy of giving the customer the benefit of the doubt. The wisdom
of this course is evidenced by the large and representative trade which
he has built up. He has other business interests, owning four buildings
in Montgomery.
In 1901 Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Millie Johnson,
a -native of Jewell, and they have four children, Peter, Wilhelm, Charles
and Mildred. Mr. Nelson is a stanch adherent of the republican party
but has never been an office seeker, preferring to concentrate his energies
upon the conduct of his business. He belongs to Beach Lodge, No. 452,
1. 0. 0. F., and to Republic Lodge, No. 468, A. F. & A. M., both of
Jewell. In all that he does he manifests a progressive spirit, enterprise
and good judgment and these qualities have not only been the founda-
tion of the success which he has already achieved, but are also the best
guarantee that still greater prosperity is in store for him in the future.
HANS MORTENSEN.
Hans Mortensen, who is engaged in general farming and stock rais-
ing on section 35, Denmark township, is one of the representative agri-
culturists of Emmet county. He was born in Denmark on the 26th of
January, 1856, and is a son of Martin and Karen (Wine) Mortensen,
now deceased. In the family were nine children. The parents never
came to the United States, but continued residents of Denmark through-
out life. By occupation the father was a brewer.
Hans Mortensen attended the public schools of Denmark until con-
firmed and two years were later devoted to military training. In early
life he learned the cigar maker's trade, which he followed in -his native
land until twenty-seven years of age, when he resolved to try his for-
tune in the new world and sailed for America. He first located in Cook
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county, Illinois, where he worked as a farm hand for two years, and
then removed to Humboldt county, Iowa, where he continued in the
employ of others for some time. At length, however, he was able to
engage in farming on his own account upon rented land and in 1893
purchased the northeast quarter of section 35, Denmark township, Emmet
county, to the improvement and cultivation of which he has since devoted
his time and attention with good results. He has converted the tract into
a fine farm and has devoted considerable attention to the raising of full
blooded stock, making a specialty of Percheron horses.
In 1891, Mr. Mortensen was united in marriage to Miss Kate Koll,
a daughter of Adolph and Mary (Engle) Koll, who are natives of Ger-
many and Denmark respectively. On coming to this country they first
located in Humboldt county, Iowa, but are now residents of Denmark
township, Emmet county. Mr. and Mrs. Mortensen have twelve chil-
dren namely: Carl, Adolph, Peter, Caroline, Mary, Hans, Jr., Frederick,
Anna, Amanda, Martin, Frances and Henrietta.
For a number of years Mr. Mortensen was president of the Forsythe
Creamery Company, and he has served as school director and road super-
visor in his district. In politics he is a democrat and in religious faith
is a Lutheran, holding membership in St. John's church. He is one of
the representative farmers of his community and is held in high esteem
by all who know him.
LEWIS IVERSON.
Lewis Iverson, who owns and cultivates one hundred and sixty acres
of excellent farm land on section 25, High Lake township, has through-
out his entire life been identified with agricultural interests. He was
born in that township on a farm that had been homesteaded by his
parents, John and Julia Iverson, in 1865. The father was a native of
Norway and was thirty-nine years of age when he took up his claim
in Emmet county. After coming to the new world he had resided for
some time in Wisconsin and was there married, his wife being a native
of that state. They became closely associated with the pioneer develop-
ment of northwestern Iowa, aiding in reclaiming this region for the
purposes of civilization. They remained valued residents of the district
for many years but in 1901 removed to South Dakota. There the father
died the following year and his remains were brought back for inter-
ment in High Lake cemetery. Mrs. Iverson survived him until 1912.
They were the parents of twelve children, of whom six are yet living,
three being residents of South Dakota and two of North Dakota.
The other member of the family is Lewis Iverson of this review,
whose early associations were such as fall to the lot of most boys who
are reared upon a farm. He attended the district schools until he
reached the age of sixteen years and in the school of experience has since
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learned many valuable lessons. After that time he concentrated his
efforts upon farm work upon the old homestead, assisting his father
until he reached the age of twenty-six, when he began farming on his
own account, purchasing the southwest quarter of section 25, High Lake
township, whereon he now resides. He has converted the place into a
valuable and productive farm, which he conducts according to modern
progressive ideas of agriculture.
In High Lake township Mr. Iverson was united in marriage to Miss
Ella Johnson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, of Mitchell
county, Iowa, both of whom have now passed away. Mr. and Mrs.
Iverson have become the parents of four children: Edith, the wife of
Robert Elsenbast, of Palo Alto county, Iowa; and Gladys, Elmer and
Mabel, all at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Iverson give loyal support to the Norwegian Lutheran
church, in which they hold membership. His political endorsement is
given to the republican party, in the work of which he has been some-
what active, serving for three years as county trustee. The major part
of his thought, time and attention, however, have been given to his
agricultural interests and by hard work he has become the owner of a
well improved farm, while at the same time he has developed a character
that commands the respect and goodwill of all who know him.
ROY D. CARSON.
Roy D. Carson, a well known resident of Armstrong, is one of Iowa's
native sons, his birth occurring in Union, Hardin county, October 23,
1882. His parents were Eli William and Melissa (Humphrey) Carson,
natives of Indiana and Ohio respectively. During the Civil war the
father served in the Union army for three years and eight months and
was holding the rank of lieutenant when mustered out. He afterward
removed to Cresco, Iowa, where he purchased land and engaged in farm-
ing for some time. Subsequently he owned and operated a farm near
Union in Hardin county for many years, but finally retired from active
labor and removed to Union, where he was living at the time of his
death, which occurred in October, 1915, when be was seventy-nine years
of age. His wife had passed away in 1901.
In the public schools of Union, Iowa, Roy D. Carson acquired his
education and in early life he learned the barber's trade, at which he
worked in different places until 1914. In 1908 he had become a resident
of Armstrong, Emmet county, and since selling his barber shop there
has conducted a billiard hall at that place and has also engaged in the
real estate business, handling Iowa, Minnesota and North and South
Dakota lands. To some extent he has also followed auctioneering. He
owns the building in which he is now engaged in business and also a nice
residence in Armstrong.
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On the 31st of March, 1905, Mr. Carson married Miss Lulu Shea,
a daughter of John and Elizabeth Shea, and they have one child, Vir-
ginia, born in 1915. In religious faith they are Methodists, and Mr.
Carson is also a.member of the Modern Woodmen of America. The
republican party finds in him a stanch supporter of its principles and he
takes a deep and commendable interest in public affairs. Wherever
known he is held in high esteem and he has a host of friends in and
around Armstrong.
ELMER E. CRUMB.
Elmer E. Crumb, who owns and operates a valuable farm in Emmet
township, was born in New York state on the 30th of August, 1862, a
son of John and Maria H. (Nye) Crumb, also natives of that state.
In 1866 the family removed to Emmet county, Iowa, and the father
homesteaded one hundred and sixty, acres on section 24, Emmet town-
ship. That was in the early period of the development of the county
and for a number of years the family lived in a log cabin, while the
other conditions of life were such as are usually found in an unsettled
region. The mother passed away on the 13th of March, 1875, and on
the 5th of October, 1886, the father likewise responded to the final
summons. To them were born seven children but two are now deceased.
Elmer E. Crumb was reared in Emmet county, being but four years
of age when brought here by his parents, and his education was that
afforded by the pioneer schools. On attaining his majority he took
over the management of the homestead and subsequently purchased one
hundred acres of the place. He still owns that property and as the
years have passed has made his farm one of the best improved in the
township. He has erected commodious and substantial buildings and
sees to it that everything is kept in excellent, repair. He divides his
time and attention between grain farming and stock raising and feels
that lie thus secures the greatest possible return from his land.
On the 12th of December, 1888, Mr. Crumb was married to Miss
Sadie A. Butler, who was born in Minnesota, a daughter of Uriel and
Amy (Comstock) Butler, natives of New York, who became early set-
tlers of Wisconsin, whence they removed to Minnesota. The mother died
on the 26th of April, 1896, in Palo Alto county, but the father survived
until January 29, 1911, and died in Emmet county. Mrs. Crumb is one
of six children, of whom but two survive, and by her marriage has
become the mother of three children, namely: Frank W.; Elma L., at
home; and one who died in infancy.
Mr. Crumb is a stanch advocate of republican principles and is
faithfql in the discharge of all his duties as a citizen. He is especially
interested in the welfare of the schools and for several years was a
member of the school board. Both he and his wife belong to the Bap-
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tist church and his fraternal affiliation is with the Modern Woodmen
of America. He is very loyal to the interests of the county, in which
almost his entire life has been spent, and is satisfied that the opportunities
here offered the agriculturist cannot be surpassed elsewhere.
ANDREW ANDERSON.
For more than fifteen years Andrew Anderson has been a resident
of Emmet county, where he has a large and well developed farm prop-
erty, regarded as one of the finest farms of his section of the state. In
March, 1917, however, he retired to Estherville, there to spend his remain-
ing days in the enjoyment of a rest which he has truly earned and
richly deserves. He was born in Norway, March 24, 1855, a son of
Andrew Osmundson and Helga Peterson. They were the parents of a
family of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, of whom five now
lie buried in Norway, while six are yet living, four sisters of the family
having come to the United States.
At the usual age Andrew Anderson became a pupil in the common
schools of Norway, which he attended until he reached the age of fifteen.
He worked for his father on the farm until 1870. Bidding adieu to
friends and native ]and, be sailed for the new world and crossed the con-
tinent to Grundy county, Illinois, where he was employed at farm labor
for three years. In 1873 he was joined by his parents in Grundy county
and they lived with Mr. Anderson, who in that year purchased a farm.
He prospered as time passed and ultimately became the owner of two
excellent farms in that locality. In 1899 the parents removed to Ham-
ilton county, Iowa, to live with their daughter, Anna, the wife of Thomas
Thompson, and there both the father and mother passed away. It was
in 1901 that Mr. Anderson severed his connection with Illinois and came
to Iowa, establishing his home in Emmet county, where he purchased the
northwest quarter of section 10 and the northwest quarter,of the south-
west quarter of the same section. He is now the owner of two hundred
and forty acres of rich and productive land, constituting one of the finest
farms of the county. His place has been well tiled, affording excellent
draining and thus greatly enhancing the productiveness of his fields.
His farm is also well stocked with cattle and hogs and his live stock
interests constitute an important source of revenue to him. He uses the
latest improved machinery to facilitate the work of the fields and annually
gathers good harvests, which are the reward of well directed effort and
ability. However his farm does not constitute the sole evidence of his
life of well directed thrift and industry, for other substantial business
interests profit by his co8peration and financial support, as he is now a
stockholder in the Farmers Savings Bank, the creamery and the Farmers
Elevator at Wallingford.
In 1874 Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Christina
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Iverson, a daughter of Iver Longland, of Grundy county, Illinois. They
became the parents of eight children: Andrew N., now living in Winne-
bago county, Minnesota, Ed, a resident of Joliet, Illinois; Henry, whose
home is in Jack Creek township; Olin, living in the same township;
Julius, who is located in Twelve Mile Lake township; Bert, of Jack Creek
township; Martha, the wife of Andrew Thompson, of Jack Creek town-
ship; and Anna, the wife of Henry Sievol, of Radcliffe, Iowa. The wife
and mother of these children passed away in Grundy county, Illinois, and
was laid to rest in a cemetery at Saratoga, that state. For his second
wife Mr. Anderson chose Josephine Bravik Johnson, of La Salle county,
Illinois, and they had a daughter, Clara, who passed away at the age of
seventeen and was buried in Saratoga, Illinois, by the side of her mother.
In 1897 Mr. Anderson was again married, at which time Johanna Jur-
genson, a native of Norway, became his wife. There are three sons and
a daughter of this marriage: George, now living in Estherville; and
Alfred, Joseph, and Myrtle, all at home.
Mr. Anderson has always been desirous that his children should have
good educational opportunities and for ten years he acceptably served as
school director in High Lake township. His political endorsement is
given to the republican party and his religious faith is that of the Nor-
wegian Lutheran church. His life has indeed been an active and useful
one and he is numbered among those who have aided largely in winning
for Iowa its well earned reputation of being one of the foremost agricul-
tural states of the Union.
R. S. HARRIS.
R. S. Harris, proprietor of the Lake Road Farm on section 2, Arm-
strong Grove township, Emmet county, is a native of the neighboring
state of Illinois. He was born in Carroll county, April 19, 1868, and
is a son of John, and Eliza (Hanna) Harris. The parents were both
natives of Ireland, but in early life came to America and located in
New York state, where they made their home for a time. From there
they removed to Illinois, and Mr. Harris purchased a farm in Carroll
county, which he operated until ten years prior to his death when he
retired from active life. He passed away in August, 1903, and his wife
survived him for about two years, dying in May, 1905.
R. S. Harris is indebted to the public schools of his native county
for his early education and he remained with his parents until twenty-
five years of age. He then rented his father's farm, which he success-
fully operated for five years, and at the end of that time removed to
Black Hawk county, Iowa. One year later he became a resident of
Emmet county and purchased two hundred and forty-five acres in Arm-
strong Grove township, to the improvement and cultivation of which he
devoted the following thirteen years. On disposing of that place he
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bought a half section, a part of which was on section I and the remainder
on section 2 of Armstrong Grove township, but he subsequently sold a
quarter of section 1. He has made many excellent improvements upon
the remainder of his land and in its operation and cultivation has met
with marked success. In connection with general farming he pays par-
ticular attention to stock, and feeds a carload of cattle and hogs for the
market every year. "
On the 19th of February, 1895, Mr. Harris married Miss Margaret
Calder, a daughter of William and Catherine (McKay) Calder, who
were natives of Nova Scotia. There her father died in 1865 and her
mother, who long survived him, passed away on the 30th of. October,
1893. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have four children, namely: Willis and
Wilbur, twins, born August 6, 1896; Ransom C., born August 16, 1899;
and Charles R., born February 3, 1907.
In politics Mr. Harris is a stanch republican and his fellow citizens,
recognizing his worth and ability, have called upon him to fill positions
of trust and responsibility. For the past twelve years he has served as
assessor and has also filled the office of trustee of Armstrong Grove
township for four years. He is the present secretary of the Farmers
Telephone Company, president of the Farmers Elevator Company of
Armstrong and vice president of the Farmers Improvement Association
of Emmet county. He is also a member of the Armstrong Consolidated
high school board and is a trustee of the Presbyterian church, to which
he and his wife belong. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern
Woodmen of America and the Yeomen lodge, and in both social and
business circles he occupies an enviable position, having the confidence
and respect of all with whom he is brought in contact.
ALNA V. ANDERSON.
Among the enterprising business men of Dolliver who are contrib-
uting to the commercial expansion of the place is Alna V. Anderson, the
proprietor of a general store. He was born in Hancock county, Iowa, on
the 28th of October, 1886, of the marriage of Andrew and Inger Anderson,
who are natives of Sweden but who have lived in America since child-
hood. For many years the father engaged in farming in Hancock county
but they are now living at Armstrong, Iowa. All of their three children
survive.
Alna V. Anderson was reared under the parental roof and received
his education in the country schools of Emmet county and in the high
school at Armstrong, from which he was graduated. In 1914 he went into
business for himself, establishing a general store at Dolliver, which he
has since conducted with gratifying success. He gives a great deal of
thought to the selection of his stock, keeping in mind the particular re-
quirements of his customers, and is up-to-date in his methods of display-
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ing and selling his goods. He has gained an enviable reputation for square
dealing and his patronage has shown a steady increase.
In January, 1914, Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Estella Baker
and they have a son, Paul. The republican party has a stanch adherent
in Mr. Anderson and both he and his wife are Methodists in religious
affiliation. Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic blue lodge and
with the Royal Arch chapter and in his daily life seeks to practice the
teachings of the craft.
PETER JOHNSON.
Peter Johnson, residing on section 6, Lloyd township, has spent his
entire life in Dickinson county, being born on the farm where he now
resides, March 3, 1876, and a representative of an old and honored pioneer
family of this county. His'parents, Jacob and Mary (Larsdatter) John-
son, were natives of Norway, where they were reared and married and
where they continued to reside until after the birth of their oldest child.
It was in 1866 that they crossed the Atlantic to the United States and
located in Wisconsin. In 1870 they came to Dickinson county, Iowa,
and the father homesteaded the quarter section in Lloyd township on
which his son Peter now resides. On coming to this locality they drove
from Fort Dodge in a wagon, which also contained their household goods
and during the early days experienced all the hardships and difficulties
of pioneer life. They passed through the grasshopper scourge but at
length prosperity crowned their efforts and in due course of time the
father acquired five hundred and sixty acres of land, which has since
been divided among his sons. He continued to reside upon his original
homestead until his death, which occurred on the 26th of December,
1906. His widow is still living at the age of eighty-two years and makes
her home with our subject.
Peter Johnson passed his boyhood and youth under the parental
roof and by assisting in the work of the farm became thoroughly fami-
liar with agricultural pursuits, while at the same time he pursued his
literary studies in the district school. As early as his eighteenth year
he practically assumed the operation of the home farm of two hundred
and forty acres and has continued in charge of the same, which is still
a part of the estate left by his father. He owns one hundred and sixty
acres constituting the -northeast quarter of section 17, Westport town-
ship, Dickinson county, and he also owns the southwest quarter of sec-
tion 12, Milford township, both of these tracts being now operated by
tenants.
On the 10th of June, 1901, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to
Miss Christina Hendricksen, a native of Jasper county, Iowa, whose
parents came to this country from Denmark in 1868 and located in
Kellogg, Iowa, where her father was employed on the Chicago, Rock
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Island & Pacific Railroad for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have
three children: Julius Valoris, Lavanna and Martin.
In his political affiliations Mr. Johnson is-a republican and for sev-
eral years he served as a member of the school board. Both he and his
wife are faithful members of the Seventh Day Advantist church and
he is one of the trustees of the church. An enterprising and energetic
business man, he has met with success in his farming operations and is
today numbered among the representative citizens of his community-
a man honored and esteemed wherever known.
SOLOMON SOLOMONSON.
Thrift and enterprise have characterized the business career of
Solomon Solomonson, who is now farming on section 6, Swan Lake town-
ship, Emmet county. He was born in Lee county, Illinois, September
4, 1864, and is a son of Lars and Ragnilda (Winterton) Solomonson, who
were natives of Norway and in 1858 came to the United States, estab-
lishing their home in Lee county, Illinois, where the father passed away
in 1876. His widow still survives and yet makes her home in that
county.
At the usual age Solomon Solomonson became a pupil in the public
schools of his native county and no event of special importance occurred
to vary for him the routine of farm life during the days of his boyhood
and youth. On the 8th of July, 1886, however, occurred an important
event-his marriage to Miss Emma Johnson, who was born in La Salle
county, Illinois, and whose parents came from Norway in the '50s.
It was in March, 1888, that Mr. Solomonson left Illinois and removed
to Iowa, establishing his home in Swan Lake township, Emmet county.
Six years later he bought his first farm land, making investment in his
present place of two hundred and seven acres, on which he has now
resided for twenty-three years. His labors have wrought a marked -trans-
formation in the appearance of the place, converting it into highly pro-
ductive fields from which he annually gathers good harvests. The place
is well fenced and well improved with modern buildings and an air of
neatness and thrift pervades the farm and indicates Mr. Solomonson as
one of the progressive agriculturists of his county.
Mr. and Mrs. Solomonson are the parents of five children, as fol-
lows: Retta L., who is the wife of Jacob Taylor, of Gruver, Emmet
county; Harvey A., who follows farming in Center township, Emmet
county; Laurence M., a carpenter living at home; and Orvie A. and
Albert, who are also yet under the parental roof. In his political views
Mr. Solomonson is a republican and has served as a member of the
school board, but otherwise has not sought nor cared to fill public office.
Fraternally he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and
he holds membership in the Norwegian Lutheran church. His life is
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actuated by high and honorable principles and worthy motives. There
have been no sensational chapters in his career, but fidelity to duty and
unfaltering industry in business have won him success and an honored
name.
T. W. MINER.
T. W. Miner is one of the substantial farmers of Richland township,
Dickinson county, owning and operating a good farm on section 16. He
is one of Iowa's native sons, his birth occurring in Benton county, Aug-
ust 2, 1862, and he is a son of Hiram and Mary (Anderson) Miner, who
were born in Illinois and Ohio, respectively. During their childhood
they were taken by their parents to Benton county, Iowa, where they
were subsequently married, and then located on a farm in that county,
living thereon until the death of the father, which occurred in Septem-
ber, 1913. The mother is still living and now resides in Blairstown,
Benton county.
T. W. Miner pursued his studies in the district schools near his boy-
hood hom-e and aided in the work of the farm. After reaching man's
estate he and his brothers operated the farm up to 1896, when he came
to Dickinson county and purchased his present place, consisting of one
hundred and sixty acres on section 16, Richland township. In 1900,
however, he returned to Benton county and for the following eight years
had charge of his father's farm. At the end of that time he again took
up his residence upon his land in Dickinson county, where he spent three
years, but on the expiration of two years returned to Benton county.
Having met with an accident, the following two years were spent in
recuperating his health and in 1913 he again came to Dickinson county,
where he has since farmed with good success.
On the 5th of February, 1908, Mr. Miner married Miss Sophia
Mueller, of Ida county, Iowa, and to them have been born three children,
Victor, Helen and Esther. Mrs. Miner is a consistent member of the
Lutheran church and is a most estimable lady. In politics Mr. Miner
is a socialist. He is one of the representative citizens of his community
and wherever known is held in high regard.
WILLIAM McCULLOUGH.
William McCullough, devoting his time and energies to general
farming in Jack Creek township, Emmet county, is a native of Pennsyl-
vania. He was born January 20, 1851, of the marriage of John and
Mary J. (Anderson) McCullough, both of whom were natives of Scot-
land. They crossed the Atlantic in early life and became residents off
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Pennsylvania, where the father spent his remaining days. Following
his demise the mother removed to Illinois, where she remained until her
death. In their family were eight children, but only three are now liv-
ing: James, a resident of Ames, Iowa; Margaret, the wife of David
Sloper, whose home is in California; and William.
The last named was reared and educated in Iowa, spending his
youthful days near Davenport, in Scott county. He remained under the
parental roof until he had attained his majority and after working for
a time on the home farm turned his attention to carpentering. He
became a resident of Emmet county in 1892 and purchased his present
farm, then a tract of raw prairie land, on section 35, Jack Creek town-
ship. With characteiistic energy he began its development and, has
since added many modern improvements, including buildings which fur-
nish ample shelter for grain and stock. He has engaged quite exten-
sively in stock raising in addition to the cultivation of the crops best
adapted to soil and climate here, and both branches of his business have
proven profitable.
In July, 1879, Mr. McCullough was married to Miss Rozetta Bum-
bleson, who was born in Boone county, Iowa, a daughter of James. and
Nancy J. (Simms) Burnbleson, natives of Ohio and Indiana, respective-
1Y. At an early perid in the development of Iowa they came to this -state,
where the father passed away, while the tnother's death occurred in
Kansas. In their family were nine children, all of whom are yet living.
Mr. and Mrs. McCullough have become the parents of five children:
Blanche, now the wife of Harry E. Reimer, of Des Moines'; Oscar, who
died at the age of twenty-three years; Nettie B., the wife of H. H. La-
grand, and James and Ralph B., both at home.
In his political views Mr. McCullough is a republican, and while
he has never sought nor desired political office, he has served on the
school board for a number of years, the cause of education finding in him
a stalwart champion. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian
church and their well spent lives have gained for them the friendly
regard of all who knew them. At the time of their marriage their finan-
cial circumstances were limited, but since starting out in life together
they have won a handsome competence, being now numbered among the
substantial residents of Jack Creek township.
FRANK B. WING.
Frank B. Wing, engaged in the restaurant business in Estherville
since 1910, has through the intervening period been accorded a liberal
patronage because of the excellent service which he renders in that con-
nection. He has ever recognized the fact that satisfied customers are
the best advertisement and he has put forth every effort to please. A
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native of Iowa, he was born at New Providence, September 30, 1877,
his parents being J. Bentley and Jane Wing, in whose family were two
children who are yet living, Frank B. and Eva, the latter now Mrs.
Cotant, of Estherville. The father, who was a railroad employe, has
passed away, but the mother is still living in Estherville.
Frank B. Wing was accorded a common school education and also
continued his studies in the Quaker Academy at New Providence, Iowa.
He started upon his business career as an employe in a hotel in Esther-
ville and also worked at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific buffet. He
continued in the service of others at New Providence until 1895. In
1900 he embarked in business on his own account, conducting a restaurant
at Lake Park and at Spencer, Iowa, before coming to Estherville in 1910.
Here he opened a restaurant which he has since conducted and with the
passing years he has enjoyed an increasing patronage that makes his
business a profitable one.
In 1905 Mr. Wing was married to Miss Ethel Hoover, a daughter
of Jacob and Evelyn Hoover, who were natives of Virginia and of
Estherville respectively, the latter being a daughter of R. E. Ridley.
Mr. and Mrs. Wing have become the parents of one child, Mildred Evelyn.
The parents are members of the Baptist church and guide their lives
according to its teachings. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights
of Pythias and his political support is given to the republican party,
for he firmly believes that its principles contain the best elements of
good government.
WALTER R. CUMMINS.
Walter R. Cummins, a representative and progressive agriculturist
of Iowa Lake township, Emmet county, cultivates three hundred and
twenty acres of valuable land on section 25. His birth occurred at Painted
Post, Steuben county, New York, on the 10th of July, 1863, his parents
being Dwight and Martha (Drake) Cummins, who were natives of Ver-
m. ont and Ohio respectively. The father, who worked at the millwright's
trade throughout his active business career, resided in La Salle county,
Illinois, during the greater part of his life. His demise occurred Janu-
ary 15, 1893, when he had attained the age of seventy-four years, but
his widow still survives and makes her home in Illinois.
Walter R. Cummins was reared and educated in Illinois and there
learned the millwright's trade, to which he devoted his time and energies
until 1903. In that year, however, he turned his attention to general
agricultural pursuits in La Salle county, Illinois, and was thus engaged
for four years. On the 28th of February, 1907, he came to Emmet
county, Iowa, and rented a 'half section of land in Iowa Lake township,
in the cultivation of which he has been engaged continuously to the
present time. He served as secretary and treasurer of the Lake Road
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Telephone Company for one year and is widely recognized as an enter-
prising citizen and successful agriculturist of his community.
On the 25th of December, 1883, Mr. Cummins was united in mar-
riage to Miss Emma Benton, by whom he has five children, namely:
Vivian D., who has held the office of township assessor for four years;
Minnie, who is the wife of Roy Drake and resides in Armstrong; and
Edna, Rufus and Ralph, all at home.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Cummins
has supported the men and measures of the republican party. He is now
serving in the capacity of trustee, having been elected to that position for
a three years' term in the fall of 1916, and he has also been school
director, acting as president of the board of education for -seven years.
Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, while
his religious faith is that of the Methodist church. He has become
widely known during the period of his residence in Emmet county and his
circle of friends is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintance.
AMUND J. AMUNDSEN.
Amund J. Amundsen, one of the representative farmers of Swan
Lake township, Emmet county, was born in Norway on the 2nd of October,
1851, and is a son of John and Rachel! Amundsen, both of whom were
natives of Norway, where they continued to reside until 1865, when they
brought their family to America and located upon a farm in Allamakee
county, Iowa. Subsequently they became residents of Emmet county, the
father purchasing a farm in Center township upon which he and his wife
spent their remaining days. In their family were seven children, five of
whom are still living.
In his native land Amund J. Amundsen attended school, being four-
teen years old at the time of the emigration of the family to America in
1865. He remained under the parental roof until he had attained his major-
ity, early acquiring a knowledge of agricultural pursuits, and during the
following ten years worked as a farm hand. At the end of that time he
went to North Dakota, where he served as manager of a large farm for
three years. Returning to Emmet county he was then able to purchase
eighty acres of land which he later sold and then bought the farm on section
29, Swan Lake township, where he now resides. Here he owns one hundred
and ninety-three acres of very valuable and productive land, which he
has placed under excellent cultivation and upon which he has made many
improvements, including the erection of good and substantial buildings.
He makes a specialty of the raising and feeding of stock and in all his.
undertakings has met with well deserved success.
In 1882 Mr. Amundsen married Miss Amelia Amundsen, who though
of the same name was no relation. She, too, was born in Norway and has
become the mother of seven children, namely: George A., now a resi--
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dent of Illinois; Rubena E., the wife of Clarence Sorum; John A.; Henry
B.; Oren E.; Mabel Bertena; and Aline May. Mr. and Mrs. Amundsen
are members of the Lutheran church and are numbered among the lead-
ing citizens of the community in which they reside. He is a self-made
man and the success which has attended his efforts is due entirely to his
own industry, enterprise and good management.
JAMES L. BROWN.
James L. Brown, who owns and operates four hundred and seventy-
two acres of fine land in Center township, Emmet county, is fully entitled
to the honor that is given to a man who through his own efforts has
gained prosperity and a place among the leading citizens of his com-
munity. He was born on the 19th of March, 1863, in Norway, of which
country his parents, Lars and Anna Brown, were also natives. The
mother passed away there, but in 1886 the father came to America,
where his last years were spent.
James L. Brown is one of a family of six children, of whom four
survive, and his education was that afforded by the public schools of
Norway. In 1882, when nineteen years old, he came to America as he
had heard highly favorable reports concerning conditions here, and he
first located in Polk county, Iowa. After working on the railroad for
two months he was employed on a farm in Wright county, Iowa, for
a time and in 1885 also worked on a farm in Kendall county, Illinois.
Subsequently he rented a farm in Wright county, this state, which he cul-
tivated for three years. During that time he carefully saved his money
and was able to buy eighty acres in Wright county, which he farmed
until 1898, when he disposed of the place and purchased his present
home farm on section 35, Center township, Emmet county. His holdings
now comprise four hundred and seventy-two acres, all under cul-
tivation and well improved, and he derives a substantial income from
the sale of his grain and stock. In his methods, of work he is at once
practical and progressive and he also makes a close study of the market
so as to sell to the best advantage.
Mr. Brown was married in 1888 to Miss Maggie Larson, a native
of Clinton county, Iowa, and a daughter of Thomas and Christina Lar-
son, who located in that county on their emigration to America. The
mother has passed away, but the father survives. Eight children have
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown: Anna C., the wife of Swen Berg;
Tilda J., who married Lewis Berg; Clarence C.; Lloyd S.; Joseph M.;
Lars Elmer; Milford E.; and Vernon T.
Mr. Brown loyally supports the candidates and measures of the
republican party, at the polls as he is a firm believer in its principles.
For two terms he held the office of township assessor and is now acting
as county supervisor. He has also served as school director. Both he
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and his wife are identified with the Lutheran church, which fact is
indicative of the keen interest they take in forces working for the moral
uplift of their community.
WILLIAM A. KNOLL.
William A. Knoll is actively engaged in general farming on section
32, Center township, Emmet county. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois, on
the 20th of December, 1891, a son of William H. and Minnie Knoll, who are
natives of Illinois and Germany, respectively. The father devoted his life
to farming and thus provided for the support of his family, numbering
wife and four children: Edward, Ida, Rena and William A., all living at
Ottawa, Illinois, save the subject of this review.
William A. Knoll spent the days of his boyhood and youth in his native
city and the educational privileges which he there enjoyed well qualified him
for life's practical and responsible duties. In 1900 his father purchased
land in Center township, Emmet county, comprising the northwest quarter
of section 32, and in 1914 William A. Knoll took up his abode upon this farm
and has since devoted his time and energies to its development and improve-
ment. He is -now busily engaged in its cultivation and his labors are bring-
ing forth excellent results.
In 1915 Mr. Knoll was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Gephard,
both of whose parents passed away in Ottawa, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs.
Knoll have a daughter, Dorothy. The parents are members of the Ger-
man Lutheran church and Mr. Knoll gives his political allegiance to the
republican party, believing firmly in its principles. He stands for all
that is progressive in citizenship and he is regarded as an ambitious,
energetic young man whose success is the merited reward of earnest, per-
sistent labor.
AUGUST L. KOENECKE.
Among the enterprising young business men who are contributing
in large measure to the commercial upbuilding of Dolliver is August L.
Koeneeke, who is the proprietor of a hardware store. He was born in
Martin county, Minnesota, March 31, 1884, of the marriage of Henry
and Augusta (Deering) Koeneeke, natives of Germany. For many years,
however, they have been residents of Martin county, Minnesota, where
the father is still engaged in farming. To them were born twelve chil-
dren, of whom the only daughter, Mrs. William J. Parnell, is a resident
of Estherville township and a sort, Ed, is married and is engaged in
farming in Emmet township, Emmet county.
August L. Koenecke attended the public schools until he was seven-
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teen years of age and for four years thereafter worked for his father
on the home farm. He then entered the employ of C. L. Jeglum &
Company, hardware dealers of Huntington, Iowa, with whom he
remained for five years. He was also associated with that business for
a year with Albert Myhre, the successor of his first employers. He then
entered the Estherville Business College, where he was a student for
eight months, thus further preparing himself for a business career.
After leaving that institution he was for six months in the employ of
T. T. Sunde, Jr., a dealer in hardware and groceries at Huntington, and
then entered business on his own account, buying out the hardware store
of Gustav Reke at Dolliver. He is still conducting that business and has
managed his affairs so efficiently that he has built up a large and profit-
able trade. He keeps in close touch with the needs of his patrons and
has developed his business in every possible way.
In 1909 Mr. Koenecke was united in marriage to Miss Alice Reed, a
daughter of S. B. and Sylvia Reed, of Dolliver. To this union has been
born a daughter, Lomena. Mr. and Mrs. Koenecke are members respect-
ively of the German Lutheran and Methodist churches and the prin-
ciples which have been the determining factors in their lives are found
in the teachings of those denominations. He has held the office of town
assessor and is now efficiently serving as chief of the fire department.
The qualities of foresight, determination and sound judgment, which
have made possible the success which he has gained, ensure his increased
prosperity in future years.
CHRIS P. ANDERSEN.
Chris P. Andersen, a well established dealer in hardware and farm
machinery at Ringsted, is entitled to the credit which is accorded a man
who has succeeded through his own unaided efforts as he has at all times
been dependent solely upon his own resources. His birth occurred in
Denmark, March 15, 1865, and his parents were Jens P. and Christina
Sorensen, who in 1881 came with their family to the United States. After
remaining for a few months in Chicago they located on section 24, Den-
mark township, Emmet county, the father purchasing eighty acres of
land. He engaged in farming for some time, but the last years of his
life were spent in the enjoyment of a well earned leisure. Both he and
his wife are buried in St. Paul's cemetery.
Chris P. Andersen, who is the sixth in order of birth in a family
of eight children, received the greater part of his education in the schools
of Denmark, but attended the district schools of this county for two
years. He worked for his father until he attained his majority and then
went to Chicago and was for seventeen years in the employ of the Pull-
man Car Company, ten years of that time being spent as traveling inspec-
tor. Later he was for six years foreman in the car shops of the Chicago,
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Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company in Chicago, but at the end of
that time returned to Emmet county and purchased two hundred acres
on section 23, Denmark township, which he cultivated for two years and
which he still owns. In connection with his nephew, J. P. Nelsen, he
purchased the Fink Brothers hardware and farm machinery business in
Ringsted and has proved very successful as a merchant. He carries a
well selected and up-to-date stock and has gained an enviable reputation
for fair dealing.
In 1892 Mr. Andersen was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Bon-
nicksen, a daughter of Knut and Petrea (Juhl) Bonnicksen, who lived
for a number of years upon the farm now owned by Mr. Andersen but
are now deceased and are buried in St. Paul's cemetery. To Mr. and
Mrs. Andersen have been born six children, namely: Edna, the wife of
Harry Fink, of Ringsted; Alma, who is teaching in Palo Alto county;
Ruth, who is teaching in Denmark township; Esther, who is attending
the Iowa Teachers' College at Cedar Falls; and Agnes and Irene, both
in school at Ringsted.
The principles which have governed Mr. Andersen in all relations
of life are found in the teachings of the Danish Lutheran church and he
is an active member of St. Paul's congregation. He votes for the best
man, irrespective of party affiliations, and takes a commendable interest,
in all things pertaining to the welfare of the community, especially to
the advancement of the public schools, and was for some time school
director in Ringsted. The unqualified respect in which he is held by his
fellow citizens is proof of his genuine worth.
CHARLES S. CHURCHILL.
Charles S. Churchill, of Armstrong, has the reputation of being one
of the most skilled carpenters of the town and his services are in great
demand. He is also a leading factor in public affairs, having been called
to many local offices. He was born in Jackson county, Iowa, January 25,
1859, and is a son of Samuel B. and Elizabeth (Smith) Churchill, born
respectively in New York and in Canada. After leaving Jackson county,
Iowa, the family removed to Mitchell county, whence in 1872 they came
to Emmet county. The father bought a relinquishment on a homestead
claim in Armstrong Grove township and devoted the remainder of his
life to the operation of his farm. His death occurred in September, 1885,
but the mother survives and is still living upon the home place.
Charles S. Churchill obtained his education in the schools of Mitchell
and Emmet counties, Iowa, and gave his father the benefit of his labor
until he was twenty-five years of age. He then rented land and three
years later bought eighty acres, in~ Armstrong Grove township, on which
he resided continuously until 1896. He engaged in general farming and
stock raising and derived a gratifying annual income from his land. As
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time passed his resources steadily increased and in 1896 he sold his place
and removed to Armstrong, where he has since followed the carpenter's
trade. He is very proficient in that line of work and has erected many
of the best buildings in the town. He owns his home and another good
residence, which he rents.
In March, 1884, Mr. Churchill was united in marriage to Miss
Amanda J. Clark and they have become the parents of five children,
Sadie and Mina, twins; Mary, Addie and Lilly. Mr. Churchill believes
firmly in the principles of the republican party and for years has taken
an active part in political affairs. For eighteen years he held the office
of constable, is now street commissioner and is also serving as city mar-
shal and water commissioner, having been appointed to the last two
offices in May, 1916. He is very conscientious in the discharge of his
official duties and no trust reposed in him has ever been betrayed. His
life has been a busy and active one and has made for the advancement
of his community as well as for individual success.
HARVEY J. FELKEY.
Harvey J. Felkey, who is living practically retired in Armstrong,
Emmet county, has been a factor in both the agricultural and commercial
development of the county and is still financially interested in a number
of local business concerns. He was born in Livingston county, Illinois,
December 27, 1849, and is a son of Daniel and Florinda (Brooks)
Felkey, natives, respectively, of Ohio and of Pennsylvania.. They became
,early settlers of Livingston county, Illinois, and the father purchased land
there which he farmed until 1862, when removal was made to Mitchell
county, Iowa. After cultivating land there for several years he went to
South Dakota, where he farmed for five years. He then came to Emmet
county, Iowa, and bought land here, to. the operation of which he devoted
his time and attention until he removed to Armstrong, where he con-
ducted a store during the remainder of his life, passing away in October,
1910. He was survived by his widow for only a short time, as her death
occurred in February, 1911.
Harvey J. Felkey grew to manhood in Mitchell county, Iowa, and
attended the public schools there in the acquirement of his education.
After becoming of age he engaged in farming for two years in Mitchell
county and in 1874 he arrived in Emmet county, Iowa, and purchased a
farm in Armstrong Grove township. For more than a quarter of a
century he engaged in the raising of grain and stock upon that place, but
in March, 1900, removed to Armstrong and engaged in the clothing busi-
ness there. After three years he disposed of that business and has since
lived practically retired. He is, however, treasurer of the Farmers' Ele-
vator Company and of the Armstrong Cement Company and is a director
of the First National Bank of Armstrong.
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On New Year's Day, 1872, Mr. Felkey was married to Miss Rebecca
Godfrey, whose parents, Samuel and Matilda (Dickson) Godfrey, were
natives, respectively, of Scotland and Ireland. They emigrated to Amer-
ica many years ago and after living for a time in New York went to
Wisconsin, where the father purchased land from the government. In
1864 he went to Mitchell county, Iowa, and there resided until his death
in 1880. The mother passed away three years later. Mr. and Mrs. Felkey
have become the parents of four children: One who died in infancy;
Lelah, who became the wife of C. A. Mathews and died February 29,
1916, at the age of thirty-nine years and ten months, leaving three chil-
dren, Grace, Milo and Maynard; Roy B., who is farming in Armstrong
Grove township; and Florence, the wife of J. V. Burkhead, a merchant
of Armstrong.
Mr. Felkey is a trustee of Orange Grove township and has served in
that capacity for twelve years, his long continuance in the office indicat-
ing the efficiency with which he discharges his duties. He has also held
the office of school director. His political allegiance isigven to the repub-
lican party and his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church.
while fraternally he belongs to the Masonic order and the Eastern Star.
He is a man of unusual energy and ability and is recognized as a leader
in his community.
W. W. NELSON.
W. W. Nelson, who is now successfully engaged in agricultural pur-
suits on section 2, Lloyd township, Dickinson county, is one of Iowa's
native sons, his birth occurring in Marshalltown, August 7, 1872. His
parents were Peter and Tena (Williams) Nelson, both of whom were
natives of Denmark. It was in the latter part of the '60s that they came
to America and settled in Hamilton county, Iowa, where the father
engaged in farming for many years. He is still living but now makes his
home in Los Angeles, California. The mother passed away in 1907. In
the family were three children, all of whom are still living.
W. W. Nelson was reared and educated in much the usual manner
of farmer boys of this state and at the age of nineteen years started out
in life for himself. For three years he was employed as a farm hand and
then turned his attention to the harness business for two years. At the
end of that time he purchased a farm in Hamilton county and to its culti-
vation and improvement devoted his energies until 1906. He then sold
out and removed to North Dakota, where he still owns one hundred and
sixty acres of land. After residing thereon for five years Mr. Nelson
returned to Iowa, but this time located in Dickinson county, where he
rented the Empire Farm for a time. Subsequently he purchased one hun-
dred and forty-eight acres on section 2, Lloyd township, and upon that
place he still makes his home. He has made a number of useful and valu-
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EMMET AND DICKINSON COUNTIES 491
able improvements upon the farm -and is successfully engaged in its
operation.
In 1897 occurred the marriage of Mr. Nelson and Miss Mary Peter-
son, who was born in Eldora, Iowa, and is a daughter of Andrew and Carrie
Peterson, natives of Denmark, who are still living and now make their
home in Story county, Iowa. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have been born two
sons: Arthur, who is now attending high school in Terril, and Harold,
deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are earnest and consistent members of the
Christian Church and he is also identified with the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows and the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Terril Lodge, No.
612, A. F. & A. M. By his ballot he supports the men and measures of the
democratic party and is now serving as school director. He takes an
active interest in public affairs and does all in his power to promote the
welfare of his community.
PATRICK J. SULLIVAN.
Patrick J. Sullivan, a well known engineer on the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad, residing in Estherville, was born in County Cork, Ire-
land, February 14, 1858, and is a son of John and Julia (Shea) Sullivan,
in whose family were nine children. The parents never came to the United
States, but continued to reside upon the Emerald isle throughout life.
During his boyhood Patrick J. Sullivan attended the common schools
of his native land, but at the age of fifteen years he left the parental roof
and started out to make his own way in the world. Going to Glamorgan-
shire, South Wales, he worked in a blast furnace factory for two years and
then came to the new world at the age of seventeen years. He obtained
a position as fireman on the Old Colony Steamship Line, running between
New York and Boston, and remained with that company for four years.
At the end of that time Mr. Sullivan came to Iowa City, Iowa, to visit
relatives, and for a short time worked as a farm hand in that locality. He
next went to Cedar Rapids and entered the service of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern Railroad as brakeman, but was subsequently made fire-
man and still later'promoted to engineer, in which capacity he has since
served, though the road has since become a part of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad system. He became a resident of Estherville, the divi-
sion point, when the road was built through there, and has since lived at
that place,'now owning a fine home on the west side.
In 1883 Mr. Sullivan married Miss Bessie Harrington, at Belmond,
Iowa, where she was then living with relatives. She is also a native of
County Cork, Ireland, of which country her parents, Cornelius and Bessie
Harrington, were lifelong residents. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have six chil-
dren: John, who is married and is an attorney of Mandan, North Dakota;
Mary, now Mrs. G. T. McKibben, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Bessie, the wife
of Fred Parsons, who is connected with the Iowa Savings Bank of Esther-
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492 EMMET AND DICKINSON COUNTIES
ville; William, an attorney with his brother in Mandan, North Dakota;
Joseph, a law student in the University of Minnesota; and Margaret, who
is attending the high school of Estherville.
Besides his home in Estherville, Mr. Sullivan owns considerable land
in Emmet county, consisting of the northwest quarter of section 27, Esther-
ville township; the southeast quarter of section 21; and the west half of the
southeast quarter of section 22. All of this property has been acquired
through his own unaided efforts, for he came to this country emptyhanded,
and through his industry and good management has acquired a competence.
He and his family are communicants of the Catholic church, and he is a
member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
WILLIAM A. AND FRANK A. HILDRETH.
William A. and Frank A. Hildreth are progressive and representa-
tive farmers of Twelve Mile Lake township. Their ancestral history, a
most interesting one, has been given as follows- "In 1640, Richard, -first
of the Hildreth immigrant ancestors, came with the English Puritans to
America and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Of his children Joseph
Hildreth was the first male child in the Hildreth line born in America.
From him the descent is traced down through Joseph, Hosea and Nathan-
iel Hildreth, who was the -first of the family to leave Massachusetts,
removing from that state in 1817, at which time he took up his abode
near Richmond, Virginia. There he lived for twenty-five years and after-
ward went to Greene county, Ohio, where he died in 1844." His son, the
grandfather of William A. and Frank A. Hildreth, was John Parker
Hildreth, who was born in Virginia in 1821 and married Susan Spahr.
He removed to Jay county, Indiana, and at the time of the Civil War
enlisted in 1~64 in the One Hundred and Fortieth Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, but becoming ill, he was sent home on a furlough and, return-
ing to the front before he had sufficiently recovered, he died at Murfrees-
boro, Tennessee, February 11, 1865. His wife had passed away May
3, 1862, and their children afterward became scattered.
Their son, William Hildreth, Sr., married Samantha Whiteman and
for a few years resided in Logan county, Illinois, where William A.
Hildreth was born on the 20th of August, 1871. During his infancy the
parents removed to Polk county, Iowa, and there the father purchased a
farm of two hundred acres which he at once began to develop and
improve. Thereon he passed away in December, 1884, at the age of
thirty-seven years. His widow and children continued to cultivate the
farm for some time. Mrs. Hildreth still survives and is now living with
her son James. The members of the household were: Edward and James,
who are now residents of Calhoun county, Iowa; Emery, who is living in
the same county; Harry,. deceased; Nellie, the wife of Dan Stebleton,
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EMMET AND DICKINSON COUNTIES 493
residing near Egeland, North Dakota; Mark, who is also near Egeland;
and William A. and Frank A., of this review.
William A. Hildreth attended the common schools until he reached
the age of sixteen years. He and his brother came to Emmet county in
1898 and purchased farms. William A. Hildreth became owner of the
southeast quarter of section 18, Twelve Mile Lake township, whereon he
now resides, and he has since converted the place into a rich and produc-
tive tract of land from which he annually garners good harvests. On the
5th of October, 1899, he was married to Miss Jennie Long, a daughter of
James and Mary Long, formerly of Polk county, Iowa, but both now
deceased, their remains having been interred in Ames, Iowa. Mr. and
Mrs. Hildreth have become the parents of six children: Cora, Russell,
Howard, Charles, Wilbur and Esther, all at home. The parents are con-
sistent members of the Methodist church and in political views William A.
Hildreth is a republican, but while he is conversant with the leading ques-
tions and issues of the day, he does not seek nor desire office. He has
served as a school director and is interested in all matters pertaining to
the general welfare.
Frank A. Hildreth was born in Polk county, Iowa, January 8, 1874.
He was married in 1895 to Dora Boda, a daughter of Adam and Louise
(Ringenburg) Boda, of Polk county. The father died and was buried at
Polk City, while the mother is now living at Sheldahl, Iowa, with her
daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Hildreth have become parents of a
son, William.
On removing to Emmet county in 1898, Frank A. Hildreth purchased
a valuable and productive farm on section 17. Like their forefathers, the
two brothers are tillers of the soil and are extensively engaged in stock
raising, specializing in feeding more than in breeding. Theirs are among
the finest improved farms of the county and their property has been won
through earnest, persistent labor. Both brothers are deeply interested in
everything pertaining to the welfare and progress of the community, and
Frank A. Hildreth became one of the first directors of the First National
Bank at Terril, Iowa. He, too, has served on the school board and as
township trustee and, like his brother, he adheres to the Methodist faith
and is a republican in his political views. The Hildreths are among the
prominent families of the county and both William A. and Frank A. Hil-
dreth enjoy the unqualified regard and confidence of all who know them.
Their labors have largely set a standard for agricultural development in the
community where they live and their labors have brought them to the
present prominent position which they now occupy.
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INDEX
Aanonson, Ole

Amundsen, A. J -

Andersen, C. P-

Andersen, L. 1) -

Andersen, Soren

Anderson, A. J-

Anderson, Albert

Anderson, Andrew

Anderson. A. I--

Anders,on. A. V-

Anderson, B. B-

Awlerson, Carl

Anderqon. Christopher

Anderson, 0. 0 -

Anderson, P. S -

Appelquist. C. J

Arthur, H. I --

Atkins, G. I

Bnago. L. P

B-zichumn, A 1. P

Boiley, E. H

Baker, q. -\1

Boscom, A. W

Bergeson. G. H

Berven. J. K -

Berve.n. 0. K -

Bixby. L. T

Bjorenson' P. 0

Bjorkjonli, Ole Anderson

Blair. Chorles

Blom. J. B

Blow, J. S.     
33S
Bonaiekqeii. 11. K -

Bonnick,,en, Knuclt

Brm1field. 11. K

Brndley, W. E

Braun, Connal

Br(owil, J. T --

Brown. Peter

Bruneilleier

, W. A-

0
Buhr. Fritz

Burkheod. J. A

Butler. R. 'M -

0111011, G'. W
Corpenter. Frank

Corson. R. D

j:1111p s

Cheover, 1;,. W
Clicover, J. T -

Cljj-i,.t(,jj,,ejj, jeus
Christinn. Charles ----
Churchill, C. S

Clark, B. I --

Chirk. H. I I

Clump, D. 'M -

Coleman, R. C -

Coleman, Vera Af -

Conliu, Peter

Coon, B. Al

Crotty, R. I

Crim, C. W -

Crim, L. E I

Cronk, Henry

Crumb, E. E

Cummins. W. R -

Cunningham, John

Dad" E - H

Daniels. 1). A

Davis, J. F

Dean. H. 0

Deibner, G. W -

De Long, W. A -

Denkmann, Julius

Dobberstein. August ----     

Donaldson, R. E -

Dou.-lity, T. W

Dowden, F. R

Dundas, Alexander

Dundas, David

Dundas, John

Eekhart, Chris

E-ertson, Halvor
I

Ellefson, E. E -

Ellerston, E. H -

Erickson, A. E

D;peset Family

E'S'tes. J. J

F.0tin,4on. Mispar

Felkey. George

Felkey. H. J

Fox, John

Fronds. L. I ----

Fuller. Q. C -

9,
41f          
.1

G n rde, P. A

-
26,     'eissinger, J. D -

G     

1     

495     
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496
INDEX
Gordon, W. G -

Gorton, G. L -

Gravatt, C. C -

Graves, Howard

Craves, P. H

Guge, C. G

Gunderson, 'Sarah

Guthrie, A. T -

Haahr, G. T -

Hageboeek, W. H -

Hammes, J. W -

Hansen, H. C -

Hanseu, Lars

Hansea, Rasmus

Hanson, C. p

Hanson, John

Hanson, Nels

Hanson, T. -A I -

Horintg, J. A -

Harris, J. .11 -

Harris, It. S -

Harrison, C. G -

Harrison, J. C -

Haugen, K. R -

ys,, T. S

Ha-
Ha.jrs, W. 1-1 -

Heinrich, L. F -

Henderson, B. P -

Henderson, F. E -

Henriksen, John

Heuriksen, Peter

Henry. C. R -

Herrick, George, Sr - ---     

Herum, Jacob

Higinbothani, C. H - ----     

Hildreth, F. A -

Hildreth, W. A -

Mien, I 'N --

lloppus, W. L -

Horswell, J. It -

Horswell, Richard

Howard. W. 0 -

Immin. A. D -

Inviii. Fnink

Irwin. J. C -

Iverson, E. 'M -

lversoll, Lewis

Iversou, 11. J -

Jackson. John

Iacipbson, Lewis

J
,     
255
J:ikobsen, Niels

Jensen. A. 'M -

Jensen. 11. ( --

jensell, 11. W

Jensen, J. If -

Jolm,~on, A. 'M., Jr -

johnsoll, Chris -

johnsou, Peter

Johnson, P. it -

Johnson, IS. 11 san

j0huston, Joy

Jones, F. W

Jones, W. B -

Juhl, Eric

Juhl, Gregers

Kerr, W. A -

Kessey, Chris -

Knapp, M, Ill

Knij)e, J. B -

Knoll, W. A -

Knudson, S. B -

Koeuecke, A. L -

Kohl, M. F -

Koon, L. A

Korrect, John

Kreis, August

Kruse, Henry

Kyh], Peter

Ladd, W. A -

Lt Doux, F. W -

Lambert, W. 8 -

Lirseu, Andrew

Larsen, J. C -

Lzirseu, L. P -

Larseii, Ludvig

Larson, Christopher

Lawrence, H. B -

Lee, 8% H -

Lighter, C. G -

Lindquist, 0. F -

jjttell, J. p

Lougb, Lorenzo

Luscombe, William, Sr -

McClune, W. 1-1 -

MeCullough. Willitim --     

M(-Domild. J. L -

'M(!..Nory, Cecil

Mmlsen, Hms

Madsen. H. It -

.1hirtini, Jacob

Matheson, Gunder

Mathews, C. B -

Mathieson. J. A -

'Mmiss. C. F -

'31eyers, E. C -

Mickelson. Nels

Miller, John

Illuer, T. W -

\jillor. W. H -

Ifitchell, Andrew

-~\joore, G,. I ----

Mon-lee. J. H -

llorse, J. AV -

Mortensen, Hans

mott. 1'. "~ ---

jljjjj.,;j)u, 1),,111jel

Aforray, G'. AV -

Ilyhr(-, Albert

N~m, C. K -

'N~ i t i. K. K -

'Neve. Mike

Nefzger. G, W -

Nelsen. N. P -

Nelsen, William

Nelson, J. A -

Nelsou, J. P -

-Ne I s o i i, N. H -

Nelson, W. IN --

Mehols, G'. A -

Nielsen, A. C -

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INDEX
Nielsen, H. P -

Nielsen, N. C -

Nielsen, N. J -

Oakes, J. W -

Ogilvie, Charles

Olsen, 0. P -

Olsen, Thorvald

Olson, Andrew

Olson, C. H -

Olson, E. E -

Olson, 0. C -

Opsal, Ole

Oransky, Herman

Osborn, W. 8 -

Overocker, H. H -

Palmer, S. G -

Paton, W. W -

Paulson, Paul

Pegden, T. R -

Pi~rcival, A. W -

Peters, Henry

Petersen, L.T-

Petersen, M. H-

Petersen, P.L-

Petersen, P.W-

Petersen, T.B-

Peterson, C.N-

Peterson, James

Peterson, J. IS -

Peterson, Nels

Peterson, N.P-

Peterson, P.A-

Peterson, P. IN -

Peterson, R.P-

Pillsbury, S.I--

Ports, G. A-

Quesnel, P. A -

Raebel, R. W -

Ras,laussen, H. J -

IU V", I J -

Reed. S. B -

Refsell, I. S -

Refsell, J,11"es

Ref-KPI], 0. 0

Reisinger, G. L -

Reno, J. C -

Reppien. Charles

Rhode,~, F. H -

,     

1"'idley'
I ". I ~'A -

RiPs. A. C. C -

I Z 0 1) 1), G. 1-1 -

Robb, Wesley

Robii ison. B. F -

IZON'IsOll, I. J -

Rokne. B. K -

Root. A. D -

Rosenberger, Charles

Rudd. Hattie

Ruef. F. W -

497
Salyers, 1. N -

Sando, T. 0 -

Schaefer, E. D -

Schooley, A. 11 -

Schroeder, Christoph

Seelye, Eben

Shadle, G. W -

Shipnian~ H. 11 -

Sindt, August

Skattebo, K. K -

Skewis, G. A

Smith, Andrew

Sluith, J. C -

Smith, P. C -

Snyder, A. C -

Snyder, Marcus

S0161nollson, Solomon

Sorensen, Daniel

Sorensen, J. A -

Spaulding, D. H -

Spear, H. I -

Starkey, E. j -

Steiner, F. J -

Sternborg, Fred

Stewart, George

Stillman, L. P -

Stolenberg, Louis

Strandskov, N.. C -

Strathman, Theodore

Stuart, William

Sullivan, P. J -

sunae. H. I --

Sunde, Thoina s

Swaill"I'd, F. J -

Taylor, A. D -

Templeton, C. H -

Thompson, J. H -

Thomsen, Knud

Toft. H. C -

Tornell, Peter

Vance, G. W -

Vigdal. J. T -

Wade, P. M -

Warburton, William

Webb. B. A -

Weir. J. D -

Welty, 11. A -

Wertz. Willhim

Welt, G. H -

White, F. J -

White. I I ---

Wicks. John

Wilson. 11. 1 ----

Willcox, 11. It -

Whi-, F. B -

Wolden- P. P -

Woods, E. A -

Yornes, C. A -

Yojjjj(r 0. ~.
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Zerfoss, G. S -