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         ARTHUR SPRINGER, attorney-at-law, of Columbus Junction, was born in Columbus City Township, Louisa County, Iowa, on the 30th of September, 1855, and is a son of the Hon. Francis and Nancy R. (Coleman) Springer. His father, Judge Springer, is a native of Maine, and a prominent pioneer of Louisa County; his mother was a daughter of Judge John M. Coleman, of Indiana, and was born on a farm which is the site of the city of Terre Haute. (See sketch of Judge Francis Springer elsewhere in this work.) Arthur was educated in the public schools and at the Iowa State University, but left that institution before graduating to accept the position of Deputy Collector of United States Revenue of the First District. Later he entered the law department of the State University, from which he was graduated in the class of ’77, and the following year began the practice of his profession at Wapello, where he remained one year, and then opened an office at Columbus Junction, over the Louisa County National Bank, where he has made his headquarters continuously since. His practice extends into the State and Federal Courts, and is constantly on the increase.

On the 15th of September, 1880, in Oakland Township, Louisa Co., Iowa, Mr. Springer was united in marriage with Miss Nelia C., daughter of Cyril and Calista (Stickney) Carpenter. Mrs. Springer was born in Oakland Township, and her family are among the most highly respected pioneers of that section. Three children were born of their . . .

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. . . marriage, two sons and a daughter, all born in Columbus Junction; Frank, the eldest, died at the age of five years; Arthur, born March 27, 1883, and Edith, the youngest and only daughter, born Aug. 1, 1885. Mr. Springer possesses superior ability, is well read in his profession, and ranks among the leading attorneys of the county. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, his membership being in Liberty Lodge No. 22, of Columbus Junction.