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Who's Who
1920

CURRENT AND PAST RESIDENTS

AHRENS, Ernest L., Farming, Hardware, Plumbing and Heating, Sac City; b. Belle Plaine, Ia., Feb. 2, 1860; Christian church; Rep.; ed. grade sch.; m. Emma S. Dart, June 3, 1863, Sac City, Ia.; child. Mrs. Homer B. Ford, Ida V.; mayor Sac City; pres. bd. trustees Public Library; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F. Former residences, Benton Co. until 1880; on farm in Sac Co. until 1897.

BURKHEAD, George W., architect, Sioux City; b. Urbana, Ia., Nov. 26, 1858; Meth.; Rep.; m. Clara E. Lee, 1880, Sac City, Ia,, (deceased); 2nd Adeline E. Trumbauer, 1905, Sioux City; child. Mrs. Myrtle S. Palmer, Mrs. Halma F. Mastaliar, George M., Ruth O., Naomi E., Gerald W. ; mem. Builders Exchange; formerly v-pres. Sioux City Eagles lodge. Former residences, Urbana, Ia., 1858-87; Sac City, Ia., 1887-93; LeMars, Ia., 1893-94; Sioux City, Ia., 1894 to date.

CALDWELL, Herman W., Sec. Zonta Tire & Ruhber Co., Sioux City; b. LaGrange, Ind., Feb. 22, 1884; Meth.; Rep.; ed. H. S. and bus. coll.; m. Charry Thresa Small, Salix, Ia. ; child. Herman F., Dorothy T., Clarence C.; considered authority on railroad tariffs, having spent several yrs. as a railroad agent and seven and a half yrs. in charge of the Traffic dept. of Standard Oil Co. (ind.) at Sioux City; active in Red Cross work; mem. Elks, Chamber of Commerce, I. O. O. F., K. P., Grand Lodge. Former residences, Janesville, Wis.; Sloan, Ia.; Salix, Ia.; Sac City, Ia.; Kingsley, Ia.; Battle Creek, la.; Gowrie, la.
 
FOSTER, John R., Co. Agr. Agent, Sibley; b. Sac City, la., Sept. 7, 1884; Meth. ; Rep.; ed. grad. Univ. of Ill., B. S. in agr.; m. Luida Marie Schonhovd, Oct. 4, 1916, Dodge Center, Minn.; child. Janet E., Mary J.; mem. Masons. Former residence, Le Suer, Minn., 1913-16.

GALLOWAY, George, educator and co. supt. Carroll; b. McKeesport, Pa., Mar. 12, 1867; Cong.; Rep.; ed. State Teachers' Coll. M. D.; State Univ. B. A. and M. A.; m. Bertha Seward, Bentonsport, la., 1895; child. Dorothy, Helen, Ted, Roderick; mem. Phi Delta Kappa; sec-mgr. Ia. Teachers' Reading Circle bd.; pres. supt. section of State Teacher's Assn.; twice a mem. of the Resolutions Com. for State Teachers' Assn.; mem. co. supt. legislative com. for 1919; mem. present com. to revise Constitution of State Teacher's Assn.; mem. K. P., Mason. Former residences, Keokuk, Panora, Lansing, Dunlap, Adel, Harlan, Sac City.

LEE, Curtis O., auctioneer, farmer and stockman. Sac City; b. Sac City, Ia., Nov. 18, 1860; Rep.; m. Celia E. Rogers, March 16, 1884; owns and operates several farms; formerly mayor of Sac City and mem. sch. bd. ; elected state rep. Sac Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.

LONG, E. B., clerk of dist. court, Sac City; b. Montezuma, la., March 3, 1878; Meth.; Rep.; m. Effie Nannette Coe, June 8, 1913, Des Moines, la.; child. Esther K., Robert E., Margaret E.; agent and telegrapher for C. & N. W. Ry. on Sioux City div. from 1900 to 1910, working at the following cities: Odebolt, Mapleton, Dayton, Onawa, Turin, Ute, Sac City and also in the depot ticket office of the N. W. as Sioux City, as ticket clerk; from 1910 to 1918 employed by the Sac Co. Abstract Co., at Sac City, la., as sec. and mgr.; in 1918 was appointed deputy clerk of the dist. court and in the same yr. was elected as clerk without any opposition; elected for second term; mem. Masonic bodies, High Priest, R. A. M., one yr.

MAXWELL, W. D., civil eng., co. eng. Sac Co., Sac City; b. Prescott, la., Aug. 18, 1881; Prot.; Rep.; ed. grad. East Des Moines H. S.; grad. I. S. C, degrees B. C. E., and C. E. Former residences, Prescott, la., 1881-91; Des Moines, 1891-1913 (except 1907); Colorado, 1907.

PERKINS, George B., banker, Sac City; b. Fond Du Lac, Wis., Aug. 11, 1874; Rep.; ed. pub. sch. and academy; m. Lola M. Early of Sac City, June, 1899; child. George E., Miriam L., Eloise L.; pres. First Nat. bank, Sac City; served as clerk of dist. court four yrs.; elected state rep. Sac Co., 1918; re-elected 1920.

RITER, Lester A., lawyer, Rock Rapids; b. Schaller, la., Jan. 21, 18S9; Meth.; Rep.; ed. attended Schaller, la., H. S., Morningside Coll., also work Arts & Science Coll., S. D. Univ., degree of B.L., Univ. S. D. ; m. Gladys Lueile Anderson, Plankinton, S. D., 1915; child. Gayle J., Charles D.; mem. law firm of Fisher & Riter; won letters four times in baseball at S. D. Univ.; co. atty. Lyon Co., la., since Jan. 1, 1919; elected 2nd term without opposition; asst. State's atty., Aurora Co., S. D.; mem. Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F., Harlan Senate Chapter, Delta Theta Phi, legal frat., Rock Rapids Gun club. Former residences, Schaller, la., 1889-1910; Rock Rapids, la. (home of parents while in sch.), until June 1914.

NOMINATED BUT NO BIOGRAPHY RECEIVED

EARLY
E. C. Fuller
D. D. Carleton.
Matt Reiff

NEMAHA
C. H. Townsend

ODEBOLT
Jos. Mattes

SAC CITY
A. W. Arnold
J. I. Brown
C. G. Butler
D. E. Hallett
L. E. Irwin
Earl Mahaig
F. S. Needham
Asa Piatt
L. R. Wayt
Lacey Wine, Postmaster

SCHALLER
Samuel Habne
G. F. Chandler
S. Walker

WALL LAKE
C. M. Herrlg
D. Brunton

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KEY
agr. agriculture
b. born
bd. board
bus. coll. business college
c. child/children
C. & N. W. Ry. Chicago and Northwestern Railway
col. college
com. commitee
Cong. Congregational
Dem. Democrat
ed. education
eng. engineer
Epis. Episcopalian
grad. graduated
H.S. high school
Ind. Independent
I. O. O. F. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
K. P. Knights of Pythias
m. married
mem. member
Meth. Methodist
R.A.M. Royal Arch Mason
Rep./rep Republican/representative
sch. school
S.D. South Dakota
state rep. state representative


Source: Who's Who in Iowa, Compiled and Edited by Frank Lake  and Lloyd N. Prince.

Transcribed by Lynn Diemer-Mathews and uploaded February 28, 2022.

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