EVAN H. ARTHUR.

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         Among the prosperous farmers of Louisa county is Evan H. Arthur, who lives upon a well improved place in Columbus City township which is each year becoming more valuable on account of well considered improvements. He is a native of this county and was born August 9, 1875, a son of Hugh and Elizabeth J. (Jones) Arthur, a record of whom appears upon another page of this work in the sketch of William Arthur, a brother of our subject.

         Evan H. Arthur acquired his elementary education in the district schools, but in the years that have since passed has greatly broadened his outlook by reading, observation and contact with the world. He continued with his parents until after the death of his father and since that time has engaged in farming on his own account, being now the owner of one hundred and twenty-seven acres, which he cultivates to excellent advantage. He is a lover of horses and . . .

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. . . has made a specialty of breeding thoroughbred Norman horses. He is the owner at the present time of three registered mares and three registered colts, the names of the latter being Topsy, Daisy, and Daisy Dean. As a general farmer he receives generous returns for his labor and each year witnesses a handsome increase in his revenues.

         On January 27, 1909, in Louisa county, Mr. Arthur was married to Miss Ruth Peters, a daughter of Richard and Gwendolyn Peters, and they have one child, Eveline, who was born November 30, 1909. There were nine children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Peters, namely; Jennie, who married Arthur Williams and now lives in Wayne, Nebraska; Lewis, who makes his home in Louisa county; Annie, who is the wife of John Arthur, of Louisa county; Ruth, now Mrs. Evan H. Arthur; Richard, also of Louisa county; and Lizzie, Belle, Daniel and Mary, all of whom are at home.

         Mr. Arthur takes a lively interest in fraternal organizations and is an honored member of the Odd Fellows and the Woodmen. Religiously he is connected with the Methodist church and politically his support is given to the republican party, in behalf of which he is an active worker. He is a good friend of education and is also a strong believer in cultivating social faculties, he and his wife dispensing a generous hospitality which attracts many of the best people of this part of the county.