ments which follow the careful preparation of his cases and in the many verdicts which he has won favorable to his clients' interests.
In 1896 Mr. McCall was united in marriage to Miss Genevieve Louise Fitchpatrick, a native of Nevada and a daughter of the Hon. J. A. Fitchpatrick, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. This marriage has been blessed with two interesting little daughters: Mary, five years of age; and Harriet Louise, three years of age.
The parents hold membership in the Presbyterian church and are prominent in the social circles of the city. Mr. McCall also belongs to the Twentieth Century Club of Nevada. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party, which he has stanchly advocated since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He is interested in everything that pertains to the general welfare, and his cooperation can be counted upon to further every movement for the public good. For the past six years he has served as a member of the board of trustees of the public library. He has attained high rank in Masonry, belonging to Nevada Lodge, No. 99, A. F. & A. M.; Nevada Chapter, No. 92, R. A. M.; and Excalibur Commandery, No. 13, K. T., of Boone, Iowa. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In strictly professional lines he is connected with the Story County Bar Association and he believes in upholding the highest standards of the profession. It is the theory of the law that the counsel is to aid the court in securing justice, and no member of the profession in Nevada is more careful to conform his practice to a high standard of professional ethics than Mr. McCall. He gives to the client the service of his legal talent and of unwearied industry and broad learning, yet he never forgets that there are certain things due to the court, to his ,own self-respect and, above all, to justice and a righteous administration of the law, which neither the zeal of an advocate nor the pleasure of success permits him to disregard.
FRANK RAY.
The Ray family needs no introduction to the citizens of Story county, as for three generations it has been represented by men who have proven most worthy of the esteem in which they have at all times been held. Frank Ray, a son of Samuel and Martha (Kurtz) Ray, was born in Indian Creek township on the 27th of March, 1881. Both of his parents are also natives of this county, being the children of early pioneers, and were reared and married in the county, where they have spent their lives.
Frank Ray's early years were spent as are those of the average boy in the rural districts. He attended the common schools, performed such duties about the farm as were assigned him, by parental authority and spent his leisure hours in the manner of the majority of young people. At the usual age he laid aside his text-books, feeling he had acquired sufficient