iiffiilWIilillillliiliif'Pi: I LLWSTRHTED Bioi^RAPHicAL Album NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA, Full Paj^f Portraits and Iliographical Sketches oi Proini iiL'iit and Representative Citizens. TOGETHEFi WITH Portraits axh Hior.RAi'iiiKS of 'I'lii'. Pri-sidI'XTS of thi United States. l'iiii.Aiir.i.piii,\ National ruui.isiiiNo C'OMrANV I Omaha. re Co I r ' ^ The HE Greatest of Historians, McCai'i.ky, ami uuc of the most lirilliant writers of the past century, has said: "The liistory of a country is best told in a record . the lives of its people." In conformit}- with this idea the BlOGRAl'HICAl. ILfiC'M of Northeastern Nebraska, has been written. Instead of jjoiu}^ to musty records, and takiujj therefrom drj- statistical matter that can be appreciated by but icw, our corps of writers have jijone to the people, the men and women who have, In* their enterprise and industry, brought the countrj- to rank second to none in this .i(reat and noble state, and from their lips have the storj' of their life strujjj^les. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelligent public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthj' the imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by industry and economy have accumulated wealth, and of others, with limited advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who have ri.seu from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and of those that have striven to succeed and that success has usually crowned their cflForts. It tells of man)- who, not .seeking the applau.se of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy, "they have done what they could." It tells of many that in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the anvil, the lawyer's oflice and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, at their country's call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and through their efiforts the Union was restored. Coming generations will appreciate this volume as it contains so much that would of necessity' been lost had this volume not been written. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work, submitting each sketch in order to insure its correctness. The faces of some, and the biographical sketches of many, will be mi.ssed from this volume. For this the publishers are not to blame. Not having the proper conception of the work, some refused to give the information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested one would Ik- withheld. In many instances men could not be found, though repeated calls were m.ide at their residence or place of business. NaTIONM 1*1 151 ISMINfi C<»MI'\NN INDEX. Page. Abbott, A. C r.98 Abbott, Dr. L. J 72 Acers, George O 500 Ackerman, C. W 431 Acorn, T. R 100 Adams, David 323 Adriance, Rev. Jacob 17 Albers, Aug. J 99 Aldrich, W. H 473 Allen, R. M 324 Anderson. A. P 91 Anderson, Wm. ]r 12.') Andrews, John 473 Archer, Henry 249 Andres, John 575 Armstrong, William 423 Arps, John 50 Atkinson, Dr. I. E 423 Axen, Agge 24 Axen, Charles 71 Baas, John 254 Bader, JR... 153 Bailey, W, E 5(i0 Baker, Charles 242 Baker, J. L 250 Bang, C. A 382 Banghart, Isaac 253 Banghart, Vangilder 235 Bank, Andrew N 34 Barber, Ford B 3(i9 Barnard, Hon. E. H 290 Barnes, W. A I(i4 Barr, George 152 Barr, Robert 258 Batie, John 20 Bates, William C 104 ■^ Bauer, John 35 Bauman, Anton 250 -^ Baumann, Otto 390 Bayer, Charles 243 Bayha, C. F 315 Bayha. G. G 503 Bang, C. A 382 Bear, Alexander 324 ^ Becher, Adolph 259 Becker, H. E S25 Beck, Capt. H. S 519 Becker, Peter 39 Beebe. Hon. HP 2H4 Beebe, S. P 234 Fwjf Beemer, A. 397' Behm, Henry 491' Beemer, Alexander 549 Benson, G. H 517 Benne, J. H 322 Bennett, James 422 Beran, John 572 Berger, Fred 494 Bergquist, G. J , . .472 Berny, George 586 Best. C. T 325 Best, E. T 320 Bethje, P. H 438 Bignold, F. R 540 Birchem, Michael 104 Black, C. M 472 Black, J. P 439 Black, W. A 390 Black, W. K 475 Blumenthal, Herman 101 Bodewig, Jacob 421 Bodewig, Peter 128 Boeckenhauer, C. P. A 152 Boell, E. A 320 Boggs, D. A 510 Bohling, Herman 303 Boldt, Gotlieb 258 Bomar, Hon. D. F 240 Borgelt, Henry 491 Borkenhagen, William 472 Bower, Charles 107 Bowman, Ur. W. L 254 Bowman, Andrew 2.52 Boyer, George 240 Brazda, Frank 127 Bradbury, James 71 Bray ton, James H 253 Brezina, F. E 40 Brezina, Ned A 4(1 Breilkrutz, Ernst 49i Briggs, Emory 120 Briggs, George 401 Briggs, J.C 322 Brodhun, Joseph 471 Bromer, John 125 Brooks, George H 515 Brooks, George A 17 Brown, David 278 Brown, 1. H 257 Brown, J. L 250 Brown, J. H 501 Brown. Dr. N. H... Brummund, C. F. . . '^ruce, J. A Bruce, O. A. H Brugh, E. G Bruner, Uriah I'aiji-. .... 80 . ... 09 ... 529 ....530 ....280 ,...392 Bryant, W. F 513 Buchholz, Charles 257 Buer, J. F 259 Burbank, Dr. F. L 255 Bi'Uock, Grace 73 Burger, Hiram 55 Burke, David W 32 Burke, Ebed M 561 Burnham, Ira ■. . . .399 Burns, E. C 251 Burrell, F. L 168 Butler, J. P 581 Butler, L. S 259 Cadwallader, Dr. Charles 234 Caldwell, J. H 469 Camin, William, Sr 203 Campbell, G. J 470 Campfield, S. S 2S Carberry, John 524 Carey, D. B 128 Carey. J. E. L, Jr 490 Carr, C. W 327 Carson, Edwin 70 Chambers, Alexander H 248 Chambers, B F 5(i(> Chambers, Dr H 35 Chase, Hiram 595 Cherny, John 1.53 ■ Chittenden, G. F ,591 Christensen, Christian 100 irhristensen, Sike 470 'Chudomelka, S N 350-' ii^Clancy, D W 419 Clark, E H .503 Clausen, J. II 328 Clemmons, Prof. W. H 53 Close, George 54 Close, John A 117 Cohee, W. T 410 Cole, H. J 556 Cole, W. P 469 Collins, Hon. William 317 Colson, SB 378 Coney, C. S. .-. 420 INDEX. Page. Conwell, Dr. W. F 327 Corby, Nathaniel 530 Cottrell, Hon M. 3 275 Craig, Lieut. L R 5(52 Cramer, D. L 548 Cramer, J K 603 Cratty, William 521 Crawford, Hon J C 388 Crawford, Dr. R. B 599 Crellin, D J (id Crist, Isaiah 105 Crockett, Charles 527 Cross, Joseph . . 234 Cruikshank, James. 243 Crum, James • 5(54 Cusack, Christopher 129 Dahl, J. H 239 Dunker, Hans 490 Davis, E. E 471 Davis, Judge J. T 518 Davis, Scott 4()9 Decker, John 490 Deiley, H. D 231 Denesia, Noah 231 Denslow, Jerry Jr 135 Dern, Hon. John 432 Dern, Louis 232 Dickerson, J. M 468 Dickerson, Josiah 129 Diehl, J. S 260 Diers, H E 509 Dinges, A. K 328 Dion, Jerry 98 Divine, W H 232 Dodendorf, Edward 233 Dodge, George 99 Doescher, C. C 489 DolJin, J. G 232 Dorsey, Hon. G. W. E 431 Doty, J. M 399 Douglass, J. E 407 Downs, J G 592 Dunker, C. B 4]i» Dunker, Diedrich 4(i7 Dutcher, W. L 4(i9 Eaton, J. P 332 Ebbers, Mernolph 406 Ebberson, John 36 Eberhard, Peter 40 Eckroat, John 229 Ehlers, Claus 105 Ehlers, Johann 105 Ehrhardt, J. A 307 Eidam, Casper 466 Page. Eiseley, Hon. C F 91 Elliott, D. W 515 Eisner. Ernest 152 Elson, A. H 229 Ely, Hon. W. H 377 Emanuel, John 230 Emanuel, Peter 4(56 Emley, J. H 474 Emley, Sylvester 493 Emley, William 130 Emmington, M c97 Esswein, J. C 494 Ewing, James .541 Fairchild, S. C 520 Falconer, Reuben 465 Fanbel, Henry 487 Farrell, John 106 Fehliman, Robert 418 Feichtinger, Hon. Charles 247 Fisher, CO 582 Fitzgerald, Rev. J. B 398 Flanagan, Edward 228 Fleming, W II 488 Fletcher, S R 487 Forbes, Alonzo W 22 Fowler, C. S 430 Fowler, W. H 224 Frandsen, Bertel 178 Franse, Hon. T. M 486 Fried, Hon William 433 Galbraith, I. L I(i3 Gallagher, Felix 486 Galley, J H 582 Galley, Samuel 532 Gamble, Edward 53 Gamble, U. M 531 Gardanier, C. D .300 Gardner, Z. H 36 Gaster, Frederick 485 Gates, Charles 567 Gaughen, Martin 462 Gaughen, Thomas 4()2 Gentzke, M. 429 Gerecke, William 418 Gibbon, Dr. W. D 485 Gibson, W. L ,597 Givens, Felix 2(>4 Glaubius, William 52 Goebel, J. J 576 GofI, Harlow 131 GofI, H. K 2(i9 Goff, J. W 223 Going, G. G 130 Golder, James 417 Page. Good, Ira 59 Goreham, Henry I(i6 Graham, A. R 447 Graham, George 415 Graunke. Louis 43 Graves, Judson 159 Gregg, W. J 222 Gregory, Prof. G. A 408 Grimes, T. C 577 Groehowske, Michael 318 Guenther, Charles SO Guenther, Fred 322 Gutt, Casper 222 Gwynn, Samuel 10" Haase, Fred 409 Hager, Eli 276 Hagerty, Patrick 408 Hahn, C. J 430^ Haje, J. F 109''^ -Hake, H. H 557 Hale, F. J 90 Hall, Jane 191 Halverson, Sarah J 58 Hamilton, W H 110 Hamlin, Prof T. R 37 Hammang, J. P 521 Hammon, Seymour 334 Handke, Christoph 304 — " Hansen, Nels 108 _Hansen, Ole 65 Hansen, Rasmus 216 Hanson, W. C 221 Hardy, Dr J. M 441 Harms, A. H 460 Harris, W. H 337 Hart, Peter 220-^ Harvie, Andrew Sr 217 Harvie, James 461 Hasch, John ... .460^ — Haslam, Dr. G. J 132 Hasson, A. R 218 Hatcher, W. L ... 461 Hatfield, Capt. J D ;i33 Hatton, Willits . . 227 Haun. John 21S- Haven, R. M 458 Haverland, G. P 532 Hawley, W. H 239 Hayes, Thomas. . . .484 Healy, F. M 272 Heaton, Rev. I E .'{79 Hecht, J. F 553 Hecker, W. C 370 lleimbaugh, HE 217 Heimrich, John 430 VI INDEX. Page. Heine, J. F 221 -«eller, Emiel 24S Helmerick, Frederick 131 Henkel, G. A 501 -'Herman, G. E 217 Herman, Michael Jr 270 Heyne. G. H 4oS( Heywood, T. H 21!) Hickey, John 330 Hickok, G. A 4j!l High, Charles 73 Hilbers, John 332 Hindmarsh, Adam 97 Hogrefe, Herman 33() Herre, F. J 151 Holbrook, AD 528 Hoist, John 456 Hooker, E. W 334 Hooker, Odom... 50S Hooper, Richard 107 Hoops, P. C 457 Hopkins, W. L. . . 50!) Horton, D. C 530 _ Hostich, Henry 335 /^House, J. R 593 Houston, E. H 567 Howard, A. J lU!) Howe, E. J ...220 Hughes, M. J. Sr 150 Hughes, M. J. Jr 151 Hull, A. C 125 Hume, R. S 40 Hunt, A, B 457 Hunker, Joseph 425 Hunter, L E 5!) Hunter, Dr. M. H 426 Hyatt, C. W 236 Isaacson, A. R 394 Jackson, A. M 339 Jahnke, John 400 Janecek, F. D 21.r Jarrett, W. H. H 400 Johnson, Albert 279 Johnson, Andrew Jr 338 Johnson, Charley 97 Johnson, Christopher 74 Johnson, Edward 340 Johnson, L. P 338 Johnson, Mary 70 Johnson, Michael . . 456 Johnson, Ola 321 Johnson, Rasmus 274 Jones, C. P 215 Jones. J. W 581 Jorgensen, Hans 86 Page. Kalal, Joseph 568 Kane, T. O ,342 Karls, W. H 103 Kearney, A. A 113 Keene, L. M 00 Keeton, T F ^ 454 Kelly, Michael 484 Kenworthy, Elisha 498 Kenower, G. F , 429 Kerkow, J H 340 Kierstead, Lieut. J H .5.58 Killeen, Thomas Ill King, George 342 King, J. J ,387 Kingsley, John 508 Kingston, Thomas 20 King, W. A 135 Kirk, T. C 150 Klingbeil, G. L. E 48 Klingbeil, Herman 341 Kloke, Henry 481 Kloke, Hon. K. F 33] Knievel, William 214 Knoell, Christopher 273 Knoell, George 214 Knoell, Thomas 277 Koch, Herman 400 Koplin, August 102 Krause, F. E 158 Krause, W. E 428 Kraus, Joseph 34 Kreader, J . M 454 Kroger, Christian 343 Krueger, Franz 58 Krutz, Mrs. Henrietta .33 Kryger, Thomas 554 Kuen, F. F 455 Kuhn, Mrs. Amelia 508 Laase, H. W 321 Ladd, H. H 212 Ladehoff, Frederick .452 Laflferty, J. W 427 Lambrecht, August 343 Lambrecht, Henry ...... .493 Lambert, W. B 07 Lammle, J.J 212 Langer, A J 387 Larson, Jorgen 453 Larson, Lewis 453 Larson, Hon. L. P 286 Lawrence, J N 579 Layton, I. R 498 Lee, H. J 4:t4 Lee, W. E 284 Lehman, H. A 187 / Page- Lghman, L. C 3u6 ^isy, Rudolph 211 Licey, John 68 Lindsay, J. T. Jr 533 Logan, A. A ,548 Loney, William 213 Longacre, John % Long, Mark N 87 Loomis. G. L 210 Losey, G. W 304 Lowry, J. J 130 Lubeley, August 574 Lucas, J. A 4,8;i- Ludwig, H. W 497 Luhens, Henry 87 Luis, Conrad 303 Lundgren, C. P 100 Lundgren, J. M 149 Lutthans, Martin Ill Lyman, T. W. 130 Lytle, S. B .539 McCa£ferty, J. J 344 McDonald, J. D .451 McDonald, Dr. R. C .. . . 301 McFarl.ind, J. J 49 McFarland, W. T 420 McGahey, Albert 112 McGee, G. H 551 McGuire, R. P 88 cKeage, John 170 McKeegan, James 482 McKeegan, Terry 482 McKinsey, John .^07 McLauglin, Milton 346 McLaughlin, Patrick 265 McMillen, John 204 McNish, C. C 435 McVicker, Robert 450 Mackay, Dr. J. H 40!) Mackey, J. W 500 Mack, Fred 4!)9 Mack, Hon Tobias 21 Madsen, Andrew 140 Markman, C. J 20" Schneider, R B 293"^ Schnetzky, Louis , 181 — Schorn, John 308 Schroeder, August 1S4 Schroeder, Chas 448 Schueth, Charles Sr 383 Schultz, W. E 478 Schulz, F. A 194 Schultze, Carl 118 Schultze, Emil 117 Schulzkump, Herman Jr 398 Schumucker, Anton 113 Schwab, Jacob 144^ VIII INDEX. Page. Schwarting, John 477 Schwedhelm, Francis 188 Scott, F C 310 Scripture, HE '>2 Seely. C. T 244 Selden, Hon. Perry 545 Seymour, G. N 573 Sexton, Dr. T. C 291 Sharp, C. F 192 Sharp, Henry C ()4 Shearer. ]. W 120 Sheldon, Charles W 80 Shervin, Hon. ]. E 302 Shiveley, J. M 193 Shriver, I. T 442 Siecke, C. L 309 Sievers, C. C 455 Sill, Hon. ]. A 380 Simonson, H J 182 Sloan, T. L 594 Slocum, I. G 140 Sloss, James 119 Smails, W. E 187 Smith, C. A 141 Smith, J H 554 Smith, J. M .. 280 Smith, Joseph 52 Smith, Dr. L. B 120 Smith, R. C 468 Smithberger, Louis 19 Snider, C. H 355 Snyder, Joseph 316 Soden, J H 357 Sommer, J. N 359 Sonnenschein, Fred 279 Sonnenschein, Gustave 23 Sorrensen, Andreas 266 Sorrick, J. C 186 Spence, Andrew ]v 504 Spenner, Conrad 188 Spillner, W. H 183 ^Sporn, T. F 33 Springer, William 94 V Stark, John 186 Steadman, F. M 182 Steinkraus, Albert 551 Stenvers, John 358 Stephens, D V 185 Stevens, J. L 547 Stevenson, J. W 402 Stewart, J. S 546 Stockwell, H. M 520 Stoltenberg, Adam 17(1 Stollenberg, J. P 79 Stout, T. K 261 Straney, S. M 9.'! Stroup, J. D Stuefer, William Stuht, Fred Suing, Bernard Suhr, Herman Sullivan, Peter Swan, B F Swartz, John Sweet, W. A Sweet, W. H. Jr Sweigard, G W Tarbell, E. M Tawney, R. A Teebken, J G. H Thatch, Hon. S. H Theisen, Henry Thew, R.I Thiele, Julius Thomas, E. M Thomas j. W Thompson, O. R Thomsen, Hon. John . . Thornton, Fred Throner, Stephen Thrush, Charles, Sr. . . , Tillman, F. A Tillman, F. M Tomek, V. B Torrey, G. L Trommershauser, J. A . Trucks, Michael Tunburg, A. E Turner, Hason Tym, John Uehling, Oswald Uehling, Theodore. . . . Uhing, J. H Underburg. E. C. Usher.E. C rage, .167 .313 .477 .585 357 . 79 598 ixr, 356 .192 .442 . 85 .523 .375 360 .477 .178 .375 .147 .154 .359 . 23 626 476 . 92 .424 .424 .180 .515 ;i60 .443 .550 .16 299 .157 .299 .118 .444 .618 Vail, H. F Vail, Hiram 252 Vail, Isaac 361 Vail, S. H 362 Van Camp, Charles 574 Vanzandt, M.N .52') Vaughan, F. W 14: Verges, Ferdinand 164 Vog.^l, Joseph 50i Vroman, C. B 362 Wagner, George Jr lO.'i Wagner, J. B 158 Wainscott, W. L 372 Wallace, J R 439 Wallace, Oscar .... 5.'!(> Wallingford, W. C 266 Walter, August 475 43fr'Wol Page. Ward, William 180 Warner, L. A 173 Warrick, S. K ;i66 Watson, C. K 179 Wattles, W. T :t64 Weber, Dr. G. C 144 Weekes, W. H 154 Weigle, George 65 Weiser, James 592 Wellman, Lieut. L. D 527 Welsh, Rev. Thomas 435 Wendt, Julius 364 Wenke, J. H 371 Wert/, J. W ,553 Westphalen, W. F 436 Wheeler, D. N 596 Wheeler, William 440 White, CM 578 White. F. E 529 Wickert. Frederick Sr 372 Wilde, C H 179 Wilkins, George 423 Wilkinson, Dr. G. W .537 Willey, Henry 372 Williams, C C 308 Williams. Elmer 405 Wilson, J. A 363 Wilson, Peter 475 Windhusen. T. H 371 Wiseman, Henson 589 Woeppel, Carl 438 Wolcott, G. W 38 Wolcott, H. G 143 Wolsleger, Herman i 410 z, G. F 404 Young, George 281 Young, J. R 405 Zander, Frederick 502 Zarmsdorf , Fred 85 Zellers, Dr. M. T ^. . 119 Zimmerman, P. F 66 Zorn. J T 373 Zuhlke, A. F 373 4 p 12- JO PART SECOND. Adams, John 14 Adams, John Q 38 Arthur, Chester A 113 Buchanan, James 80 Cleveland, S. Grover 117 Fillmore, Millard 72 Garfield, James A 109 Grant, Ulysses S 96 Harrison, Benjamin 120 Harrison, William H 56 Hayes, Rutherford B 102 Jackson, Andrew 47 flerson, Thomas 20 ohnson, Andrew 93 Lincoln, Abraham 84 Madison. James 26 Monroe, James 32 Pierce, Franklin 7t) Polk, James K 64 Taylor. Zachary 68 Tyler. John '..... 60 Van Huren, Martin 62 Washington, George 9 M^^ 'H-^ NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA GEORGE A. BROOKS, a merchant and _ f banker, also proprietor of the mills at Bazile Mills, Nebraska, was born at Potter's Hill, Rhode Island, August 2, 1851. He is the son of George H. and Caroline (Lucus) Brooks, whose sketch appears else- where in this work. George A. received his early education in the district schools, and in 1870 having- heard much of the West, and th ■ advantages afforded for young men to start in lite for themselves, and he having a brotlier in Knox Count}', Nebraska, came to Bazile Mills and took an interest in building up the mill and the business of the place. In June, 1S90, the Bazile Bank was incorporated, also the Bazile Milling Company, with George A Brooks as president, and S. M. Saunders superintendent. In 1888 the Case Roller System was put into these mills, where a first class article of Hour is manufactured. The store they established in 1878 is an honor to the place. In connection with his other busi- ness, Mr. Brooks started a creamery, which is doing a good business. In politics, he of whom we write, has taken an active interest, and is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, having cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. In 1884 he was a del- egate at large for the State of Nebraska. He was postmaster under Gen. Grant's admini- stration, at Bazile Mills, and upon the elec- tion of Grover Cleveland he resigned, not wishing to hold any place under him. He is an honored member of the Masonic Order, and belongs to the Knight Templers degree; also a member of Tangier Temple, Omaha. He was united in marriage at Norwich, Connecticut, March 9, 1874, to Miss Ger- trude Congdon, the daughter of Gilbert L. Congdon. REV. JACOB ADRIANCE, whose farm home is on Section 20, of Maple town- ship, ranks among the pioneers of Dodge County, as he came West in the spring of 1857 and first located at Dcsota, and in the spring of 1858 came to Fremont, which had only been platted a year, and took charge of the I'latte Valley Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having twelve appointments, which required him to travel three hundred miles to complete the circuit, if he came home each week, whicli he fre- quently did. He made this journey once in four weeks on horse-back, often traveling in fog and snow, with no track broken to guide him. Many times snow would be fifteen inches deep and then again two feet, while the mercury registered twenty-five degrees below zero. At that time the villages only appeared in name. West Point had onl}- one house. He remained on this charge one year and was then sent to Pike's Peak, where gold had just been discovered. He went by team, the journey consuming twenty-eight days. He was the first resident minister within the territor}'. He organized the First Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. At that date there was no form of government there, so the people organized a Provincial form of their own. Our subject was made Chaplain of the Lower House. He remained at Den- ver from June, 1859, until February, i86o. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. when he attended Conference at Leaven- worth City, Kansas, traveling mostly by stage coach and boat. Me was there ap- pointed to the charge at Golden City, Colo- rado, where he remained one year. In 1861 he was on the Central City Charge. He then spent eighteen months in New York, in Niagara County, after which he returned to Nebraska and ofUciated sixteen months at Decatur, the two years following at Fremont; Ft. Calhoun, Washington County, three j-ears ; at Fontanelle three years, and at North Bend eighteen months. He was then changed to the Wahoo charge for two years; sent back to North Bend, where lie remained one year, and the two years following he spent in the work of his Master in Douglas and Sarpy Counties. His health and hearing failing him, he was placed on the superannuated list, remained at Fre- mont one }ear and then removed to a farm that he had located in 1862, with a land warrant given him by his father. He moved to his farm in 1879, but liad made some improvements thereon prior to that date. The improvements of the place now show him to be a man of thrift, good taste and order ; and the magnificent grove containing live acres, which he planted out, and the beautiful orchard of one hundred fruit trees, all stand as living, growing monuments to this good man's name. He now has 320 acres of land, 280 acres of which are inclosed and ninety acres under the plow. lie has been postmaster at the country olllce known as Jamestown for twelve years. To give the reader a further understanding of this man's life it should be stated that he was born in Cayuga County, New York, October 22, 1836, the son of Thomas and Margaret Adriance, who were also natives of the Empire State, whose children were William H., Jacob, Mary E. (deceased), John and Edgar. Our subject remained in New York until he was 22 years of age, and then came to Nebraska. The advantages he had for obtaining an education were fair. After leaving the common schools he spent one year in Wilson Collegiate Insti'ute, in Niagara County, New York. April, i860, was an eventful month for our subject, for it was during that month that he was united in the holy bonds of matrimon}' to Fannie A. Rogers, the daughter of Rev. Lucius C. and Fannie Rogers, natives of New York, whose five children were Rufus L. (deceased), Eliphus H. (deceased). Lucius Henry, Joiin E. and Fannie A. Mr. and Mrs. Adriance have been blessed by the birth of four children — Lillie E., Myrtie E. (deceased), Emory R. and P^ffie L. Both our subject and his estimable lad}- are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in his political choice he is a believer in and a supporter of the Repub- lican party. It was our subject's ill-lortunc to live in this country during the long-to-be-ri'memlu-red seasons when the grasshopper was verily- a burden to man. He received so little reward for his work that he went without many of the necessities of life and did not have enough clothing to keep him warm during the wintry blasts. He now attributes his declining health and loss of iiearing to that unavoidable but imdue exposure duiing this period. The pork was so lean that butter was used in which to fry it. Emory R., his son, is a minister of tlie gospel ar.cording to the faitli of tiie Meth- odist Episcopal Church, and is now preach- ing at Plain V^iew, Nebraska. The fifty-si.\ years vvhicli have thus far marked the career of our subject, have been more than ordinarih- eventful ; and the good results of this life of pioneer preaching can only be measured bj' the circling years of eternity ; but there are legions of men and NORTf/EASTEJiN NEBRASKA. women living in the various slates of this oreat country, who own much to this man who, in the j'ears that have passed, taught them the way of Hfe. To have been a pioneer Methodist minister prior to the days of raii- rdads, west of the Missouri River, indicated anything but "flowery beds of ease," but, on the contrary, one of constant struggle witii the elements, both morally and ph3'sicali3'. ^Po organize a class or a Sunday-school twenty-five years ago, meant perseverance, and the true spirit of self-sacrifice. Long after he of whom we write, even when these pages have become yellow and dimmed with age, the seeds of good, sown by this minister who gave his time, the own comfort and at last liis health, shall blossom, and be seen in the Christian graces of generations yet un- born. Where he laid down the armor, his son took it tp, and thus "the workmen fall, but llie work goes on." LOUIS SMITHBERGER, present Coun- ty Clerk of Stanon Countjs and an ex-Clerk of the District Court of the same Count}', was born in Clinton County, Iowa, August 20, 1859, ^^ ®°" °^ Werner Sinithberger, who was born in Wurtenberg, (jermany, April 23, 1823, and there grew to manhood, receiving a liberal education and learning the cabinet makers' trade, as an apprentice. In 1853, he emigrated to America, and embarked in the cabinet busi- ness at Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married at that place, to Miss Josephine Rottlcr, the (laughter of Zaphir and Geneva Rottler. He remained in Cincinnati one year and six months and then moved to Guttenburg, Iowa, iuul died there seven years later, March 4, 1861. By this marriage union, four children well' born — Amelia, wife of John H. Darling, (1 Oregon City, Oregon ; August and Louisa, twins, who died in infancy; Louis, the subject of this notice. After the death of lier husband, Mrs. Smithberger, the mother of our subject, mar- ried Tobias Mack, now a resident of Stanton County, Nebraska. Louis remained with his mother, who moved to Iowa City, Iowa, where he attended school, and took a partial course in the Commercial College, at that city. In 1869, he went to Omaha, where he remained one year, and then went to Stanton, Nebraska, where he assisted in developing the prairie farm in warm weather, and went to school winters. He left the farm and en- gaged as a clerk in a general store at Stanton, and afterwards formed a partnership with W. A. Kearnej', the firm being Kearney and Smithberger. Subsequently he engaged in the bu3'ing and selling of stock which he fol- lowed for two years. In 1887, he was elected as County Clerk, serving one term, and was the nominee ior re-election, only being de- feated by six votels. In the fall of 1891, he was more successful, for the records show he was elected by a majority of three hundred and thirty votes. Po'itically, he is a strong advocate of Republican principles, and is one of the active forces in his party in eastern Nebraska. He is very popular in Stanton County, regard- less of party lines, and makes an eilicient, painstaking and obliging county ollicial, his position being one of the most important within the county, as he is clerk of the Board of County Commifsioners, as well as register of deeds, and ex-oflicio clerk of the District Courty. Mr. Smithberger was united in marriage at Stanton, Nebraska, February 14, 1S8S, to Miss Minnie Zahn, daughter of Hugo and Lizette Zahn, who settled upon a farm in Stanton County, and subsequent!}- moved to tlie village, where he clerked in a store and was appointed deputy clerk and deputy county trea.surer. Mrs. Zahn died December 24, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Zahn were the parents of six chihlren, live of whom are 20 NORTHEASTERN hi-.HKASKA. living — Earnest, Minnie, wife of the subject of this sketch ; Bertha, Fannie and Lydia. Mr. and Mrs. Smithbcrger are the parents of three ciiildren; two died in infancy, and the other, Wallace, was born April lo, 1892. HON. JOHN F. ROBINSON, who Hves on Section 6, of Humbug precinct, came to Stanton Count}- in the spring of 1S79 and bought the farm he now occupies. It was an eight3-acre tract of wild land. He rented a farm near by his land at first, but after four years lived upon his own. He built a small frame house, in which he lived seven years, and then built his present resi- dence, which is thirty feet square, [two stories high and a basement. It is built of brick and has a mansard roof. He also has a good barn, granary, double crib and numerous other out-buildings. His farm is graced bj- an artificial grove of three acres and an orchard of seventy-five trees. As he has prospered, from time to time he has added to his land, until he now has 240 acres, all under cultivation but ten acres. Mr. Robinson was born in Indiana, March 12, 1850, the son of John H. and Christena Robinson, natives of Ohio, whose four chil- dren were John, Racna, George and Willislm. He of whom we write this notice remained in the "Hoosier" State until 4 jears of age, when his parents removed to Polk County, Iowa, and he remained at home until he came to Nebraska. His education was of tlie com- •mon school order. His mother is deceased, but the father still lives in Polk County, Iowa. November, 1878, marked a new era in this man's life, for it was at that time when he married Jennie, daughter of Philiji and Jane .Sullivan, who were the parents of ten chil- dren. Thej' were natives of Pennsylvania. Politicall}' our subject votes the Indepen- dent ticket, and was a member of the Legis- lature in 1885. JOHN BATIE, of Section i, township 22, range i, residing in Union Creek pre- cinct, Stanton Count}', was born in Washington County, New York, August 19, 1814, and lived in his native county until four years of age, when his parents moved to Cayuga County, of the same State, where our subject remained until he was twenly-one years of age, then came West as far as Illinois, stopping in Chicago in 1835, when it was simply a fort and a boat landing. The best house in the place, at that time, was owned by a half-breed Indian ; the same was a brick building, the only one of the place. The United States soldiers were stationed there near the lake shore. The emigrant company, with which our subject wrts travel- ing, went to Peoria, Illinois, and he settled in Peoria County. He was married in Januar\', 1841, and four years later bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in DeKalb County, Illinois, upon which he lived for nine years. He sold the place, started for Kansas, but changed his course and bouglit a quarter section of land in Lucas County, Iowa, remained two years, sold out and joined the Quincy colon- ization company and came to Nebraska. This was in 1855, and he stopped at Fonla- nelle. Dodge County, where he remained until 1883. In 1857 he built a hotel tliere which he operated for two years, and tiien sold for three thousand dollars. He also owned a quarter section of land where the town now stands, which he sold to the Town Company, he being president of the same. He then left Fontanelle, and bought land near Fremont anil remained until 1864, and nio\ed into the Elkhorn Valley, near where the village of Hooper now stands. In 1883 he laft that locality and moved to Wayne County, where he lived two years. He rented a farm west of Wayne, called the Weslcrbrook farm. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. paying cash rent for the same. There he remained five years engaged in the stock Inisiness. Mr. and Mrs. Frances (Young) Batie are the parents of seven children living, and one deceased — Matilda (deceased): Carrie, Lib- hie, Ellen, Frances, Mary, John and William. In 1855, when our subject came to Fonta- nelle, t\vo citizens of the place were out breaking prairie and were attacked by the Indians and murdered. The citizens rallied and followed the savages, but to no avail. The Governor issued a proclamation for the soldiers to go and defend the settlement, and two companies remained until autumn. In May, 1855, four hundred and fifty Sioux Indians came down the Elkhorn Valley to Fontanelle, but a white messenger made a circuitous route and warned the settlers of tiieir coming. The Indians passed on down to a point where the Elkhorn and Platte rivers from a junction, and there had a terri- ble battle with the Pawnee Indians, with a ;^reat loss of life to both tribes. The first winter Mr. Batie was in Nebraska there came a fearful snow-storm, lasting three days and three nights. Many of the settlers were illy prepared for such weather and a number were compelled to leave their homes. After the storm subsided the snow was four feet deep on the level. Omaha was the market for provisions and it took four days to make a trip there by o.x team. In 1S56 three teams started from Fontanelle to Omaha, our subject having one of them. They were cauglit out the first day in a storm about twenty miles from Fontanelle. The thermometer registered twenty degrees below zero, and so fierce was the storm tliat they were compelled to stop, and our subject walked all night in the blinding storm to keep from freezing to death. During the Civil War he hauled freight for the Government along the Platte River, as far west as Fort Kearney. All in all, Mr. Batie has had an eventful life, and has, perhaps, seen as much real pioneer hardship as any man in the Elkhorn Valley. HON. TOBIAS MACK, one of Uie representative German farmers of Stanton County, ranks among the pioneers of Butterfly precinct. His farm is on Section 8, township 22, range 2. He was born in Germany, January, 1839, and came to America in 1867. He landed at New York, and from there went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked in a brewery seven months, and then came to Omaha, Nebraska, and worked in a brewery two years. In 187 1 he took a homestead in Butterfly precinct. He provided himself with a dug-out, whicli served until he could build a frame house. His family remained in Omaha until his house was completed. His place is supplied wiih a good class of buildings, including house, barns, machine sheds, granary, etc. He al o has a good orchard, and five hundred grape vines. His landed possessions comprise twelve hundred and fifty acres, four hundred of which are enclosed with a wire tence. Six hundred acres are under cultivation and the remainder in hay and pasture land. Of his domestic relation let it be said, he was united in marriage in 1871, to Josejihine Roltlcr. Our subject's parents, who lived and died in Germany, had four children — Gottfried, in Cincinnati, Ohio; Anna, now a resident of Cheyenne, Whoming ; Catharine, in Germany, and our subject, Tobias. Mrs. Mack's parents also lived and died in Ger- many. They iiad six ciiildren, she being the eldest. Politically, Mr. Mack votes the Demo- cratic ticket, and in religious matters the family belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was one of the first commis- sioners of Stanton County, and was al.-^o NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. elected two terms as county treasurer, one term as county clerk, and served one term as a member of the Legislature. When he llrst came to the county, all was very new and wild and he saw many hard- ships, including the loss of his crops by grasshoppers, and hail. He hauled his first wheat to Fremont, and the streams being unbridged, he was compelled to carr}' tlie sacks of wheat across the streams on his back. He relates that in those early days the storms were much more severe, and the rain- fall less, than at the present time. He has made a financial success of farming and stock raising, and is now carrying a stock of thirty-tliree horses, one hundred and si.xty head of cattle and two hundred and fifty head of hogs. But few men in the Elkhorn Valley are more prosperous and stand higher for good citizenship and manly ways, than he of whom we write this notice. ALONZO W. FORBES, treasurer of the city of Fremont, has been identi- lied with the interests of that city since 1875, and hence very naturally finds a place in this connection. lie was born in Jefferson County, New 'S'ork, Ajiril 22, 1840, and is the son of Darwin and Amy (Vaughn) Forbes. The maternal side were of German e.xtraction. When fourteen years of age, our subject ac- companied his parents to Illinois, where he spent seven years engaged in farming. When the Civil War clouds were beginning to darken the political sky, and traitorous hands sought to trail the llag of our country, and mar its loyal beauty, with tlie dust of secess- ion, our subject, like thousands of other young men from the "Prairie State," in whose bosoms throbbed the heart of loyalty, enlisted in the cause of his country. His enlistment dated September 10, 1861, when he became a member of Company "B," Forty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and, as the sequel will show, his was a long and fierce conflict, he being mustered out of service January 20, 1866. Duty called him to participate in the following engagements: Fort Donaldson, Shiloh, siege of Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Mississippi, Spanish Fort, Fort Blakeley, siege of Mobile, and many skirmishes of less note. After his service he returned to Illinois and laid aside his suit of loyal blue, which had marked him as a Union soldier for four years and tnree months, and engaged in the peaceful occu- pation of agriculture, which he followed until 1875, '^"'^ then removed to Fremont, Ne- braska. One year later he removed to Hooper, near which place he opened up a farm of eighty acres, and there made it his home for three years. We next find him engaged in the hotel business at Hooper. This he followed one year and then returned to Fremont, where he operated a bakery and restaurant for one year. He then engaged in the lumber business as a clerk for a short time, after which he entered the coimt)' clerk's oflice where he was an assistant for two years. He was elected city clerk of Fremont, serving four years, and then elected to his present ollice, that of city treasurer. Mr. Forbes is a member of McPherson Post No. 4, of the Grand Army of tl c Republic ; Triumph Lodge No. 32 ; Knights of Pythias, and was one of the charier members of Company "E," First Regiment Nebraska National Guards, also a charter member of the National Union Lodge of Fremont. He was united in marriage during the month of April, 1867, 'o Mariah N. Barr, a native of Illinois. By this union five children have come to bless their home: Hattie J., born March 27, 1S68 ; William F., born NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 23 October 12, 1S69; Robert O., born July 2, 1S74; Mary, born September i, 1878, and John A. Logan, born April 20, 1884. One child, Hattie J., is deceased. Mr. Forbes stands high for respectability and good citizenship in Dodge County, being true and loyal to every known duty he has been called on to perlorni, both in public and married life. HON. JOHN THOMSEN, one of the business factors of Fremont, whose ofTice is on "F" street between Fifth and Sixth, is engaged in loan, real estate and insurance business. He represents many of the best insurance companies e.xtant, among which may be named the "Home," "Conti- nental," "German-American," "Connecti- cut," "Hartford," "Phcenix," "Insurance of North America," "Pennsylvania, ""Frank- lin of Philadelphia," "Springfield of Mas- sachusetts," "Imperial," "London and Lancashire," and the "Travelers Accident and Life" of Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Thomsen has been a resident of Fremont since March, 1870. He is a native of Germ- any, and was born in Schleswig, March 4, 1862. He is the son of Claus C. and Marg- aret (Sprecher) Thomsen. His father died immediately after landing at Fremont, Ne- braska. The mother, still surviving, lives with our subject. The family came direct from Germany to Nebraska. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the public schools. In March, 1881, he engaged in his present business with L. D. Richards. After one year with him, he was associated for eighteen months with G. W. D. Reynolds, when he bought out his interest and has since conducted the business alone. In connection with his insurance business he has a real estate and load agency, holding city and farm property for sale. He also has shares in several of the stock companies of Fremont and ranks high among the energetic business men of the place. Politically, he is a Democrat. He has been secretary of the Board of Public Works, for the city of Fremont, since its organi- zation : has held the office of city assessor three terms, and was twice city treas- urer, and chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Dodge County and was elected to the State Senate in the fall of [892. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Centennial Lodge No. 59: Apollo Encampment No. 22; Canton Fre- mont No. 4; Rebecca No. 59, and is con- sidered one of the social leaders of Fremont. He was united in marriage in 1888 to Josie M. Otte, but was bereaved of his wife after three months of wedded life. He resides on East Military avenue and is the owner of con- siderable reality in the city and other points. He is pre-eminently a self-made man, and now occupies a position in the front ranks of the well-to-do business men of Fremont. He has been a member of the Fire Department since 1879, ''"'^ ^''^ been an enthusiastic worker ever since. He remained with "Company No. i" until 1883, when he, with fifteen others, resigned and organized the "J. C. Cleland Hose Company," of which he was secretary for five years. This company is among the best in the West, having carried off many honors in hose races. All but eight years of our subject's life has been spent in Nebraska, and but few of his age have been more successful in life than Mr. Thomsen. GUSTyWE SONNENSCHEIN, a pio- neer of Stanton County — the man who taught the first term of school in the county — is a resident of Section 21, town- ship 22, range i, of Union Creek precinct, and by reason of his long residence and pioneer associations is justly entitled to a personal sketch in this connection. 24 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. He came to the county in 1869, and took a homestead, to which he has added, from time to lime, until he now has four hundred and eighty acres. At first he buih a dug-out, as did most of the early settlers of Stanton County. In that rude abode he lived for three years, and then moved into a log-cabin, witii a shingle roof, which served as a res- idence until 1881, when he built a two-story and one-half frame house 20x36 feet, also a good barn 44x60 feet, a granary, shedding, etc. lie planted out four thousand trees, which have come to be a vast grove of arti- ficial timber. He has two hundred and seventy-five acres under cultivation, and one hundred and sixty acres enclosed by fence. During the years 1875, '7^' 77' ^^^^ grass- hoppers destroyed the most of his crops. He was county commissioner for three years, from 1S75 to 1878, and taught school in Cuming and Stanton Counties twelve terms. When he located in the precinct, his neigh- bors and himself struck a furrow for sixteen miles so as not to get lost in going to Colum- bus, that place and West Point being their nearest market places. At that time several tribes of Indians were camped on Union Creek bottoms. Politically, Mr. Sonnenschein supports the Indepenilent party. To acquire the reader with more of our subject's earlier life, it should be narrated that he was born in German)', February 8, 1839, •^"'^ came to this country in 1852. From New York harbor he came to Chicago, where he lived with his parents until 1861, at the breaking out of the Civil War, when he enlisted in Company L, Fourth Missouri Cavalr}'. He served three years, was in the battle of Pea Ridge, Gun Town, Tennessee, Memphis, White Station and many smaller engage- ments. He was mustered out at St. Louis in 1864. The last year he was sick and in the hospital three monllis of llic lime. Alter he came out of the service he went to Chicago, and remained until 1868, then came to Omaha, stopped two or three months and located a homestead, as above related. Mr. Sonnenschein is a son of Henry and Wilhelmina (Paul) Sonnenschein, natives of Germany, who came to America with a family of five children. They were the parents of the following children : Mar}-, Louise, Minna, Louis, Liselte and llenriette. Mary (Mrs. L. Repp), Louise and llenriette died in Germany. Minna (Mrs. Her Sontag) died in New York City. Lisette married Hugo Zahn and died in Stanton County; her first child (Mrs. L. Smithberger) was the first child born in Union Creek precinct, the date being December 28, 1869. Our subject was married June 11, 1865,10 Anna Underburg, to whom has been born nine children: Emma Matilda, March 21, 1866, in Chicago ; Clara L. , February 10, 1868, in Clucago; Othilda L. H., April 1, 1870, in Stanton Count}', married D. Siders: Edward R., March 23, 1872: Ida F., April 5, 1874; Herman Theo- dore, April 25, 1876; Hulda A., January i, 1879 ' Louis C. , August 20, 1882 ; Waller G , November 8, 1884. Mrs. Sonnenschein was born in Germany, March 15, 1847, the daughter of Theodore and Charlotte (Heere) Underburg. Her father died in Stanton County, and is buried on the farm among the trees set by his own hands. The mother lives with Mrs. Sonnen- schein. They reared a family of seven children: Anna, Charley, Mary, August, Otto, Charlotte (deceased in infancy), and Emil. AGGE AXEN, of Union Creek precincl, Stanton County, whose farm home is on Section 22, township 22, has been a resident of that place since 1878, but has been in the county since 1S71. He look .1 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 25 homestead three miles south of Stanton, upon which lie lived for seven years, then sold and bought his present place. He has a good story and one-half house, out-liuildings and an excellent orchard. He now has three hundred and fifty acres under cultivation. Besides his own residence, the place is pro- vided with a small tenant house, in which his son-in-law now lives. Mr. Axen was born in St. Peter, Schlcs- wig, German\s in the month of Ma}% 1840, and came to America in 1862. He is the son of Nickels and Catharine (Fetterson) Axen, who never left their native country. Their four children were Agge, Peter, Lena and Sophia. Mr. Axen was married in 1862, to Cath- arine Andreae, and bj' this marriage six children have been born: Bertha (Mrs. O. Reichow) ; Rosa (Mrs. Lewis Mcwis); Emma (Mrs. D. Boe) ; Ida, Sophia and Arthur, at home. Our subject's wife was born in German}', in 1840. Her father is deceased and her mother still lives in German}-. Mr. Axen was engaged in the furniture busmess in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for several years. He enlisted in the Union arm}- at the time of the Civil War, served six months in the Eighty-second Illinois (the Hecker) Regiment, was transferred to the Sixtieth Illinois, and served until the close of that conflict. In 1871, he took a homestead in Nebraska, and at the s.ime time was in the furniture business at Stanton. He is also a carpenter by trade, and has worked at tliat considerable. Politically, he voles the Repul)lican ticket. He has been county commissioner for three years, and is at present justice of the peace. I le is one of the directors of the Citizens' r>ank at Stanton. His farm consists of six hundred and forty acres of choice land. He is now carrying one hundred and thirty head of short horn cattle, twelve head of horses, and two hundred head of hogs. He is a member of Trcu Bund Lodge, and himself and family are members of the German Lutheran Church. JOHN SAMPSON, a farmer living on Sec- tion 26, of Logan township, located in Fremont, Dodge Countjs Januar}* 5, 1868. He remained at Fremont one \ear and then took a homestead, which is a part of his present farm. Februarys, after paj'- ing for his homestead, he had fift}' cents left. Two other young men took homesteads in the same section — N. P. Johnson and Jonas Jackson, but the}', not having the staying qualities of our subject, only remained about two years, when they left and have never been heard of since by Mr. Sampson. About six months after our subject had located on his homestead, he had completed a dug-out and hired fifteen acres of breaking done, paying therefor five dollars per acre; then, finding his cash running short, he worked on the railroad for nine months, sleeping one night each month on his place in order to comply with the law, thus making a good m iny miles travel between this and his work. There was no bridge across the Elkhorn, and at each trip to his claim, Mr. Sampson would, on arrival at the river, tie his clothes in a bundle, hold them over his head and wade across. February 25, 187 1, he married Maria Monson, who was born in 1853, tl.e 3 0ungest daughter of John and Ella Monson. Our subject and wife are both natives of Sweden, he being born April 17, 1842, son of Samuel and Sarah Sampson, who had a famil}' of nine children : Bets}-, John, Engre}', Caro- line, Martha, Solomon, Jones Peter, Mary, and one that died in infancy. Jones Peter and Mary are deceased. NORr//EAST£XN NEBRASKA. Mrs. Sampson's brothers and sisters are: Nels, Hannah, Ola, Anna and Mons; Anna is deceased. Our subject and wife are parents of eight cliildren: Allie Ammanda, born September II, 1873: Engrey S. Ellen, February 26, 1875; Victor Emuel, March 17, 1878; Anna Matilda, March 18, 18S1 ; Emma Josina, July I, 1884; Nels J. Momer, January 24, 1887; Ester Johann, March 19, 1890, and Luella Maria, September i, 1892. Our subject has seen the ups and downs coincident with pioneer life, commencing, as he did, on his farm, with very limited means, only one horse to work with and many other shortages, which required him to work very slow. In 1S72 prairie fire burned nearly all he had but his land, and was obliged \o com- mence anew: but to da}^ sees him in posses- sion of a valuable farm of 160 acres, mostly under fence, a five-acre grove, and two acres in orchard. Mr. Sampson politically alllliales with the Republican parly, while he and his wife are both acceptable members of the Luther.ui Church. I^HOMAS KINGSTON, of Section 31, township 23, range 3, east, in what is known as Kingsburgh precinct, Stan- ton Count}', is counted among the pioneers of the Elkhorn Valley, coming as he did in April, 1874, when he took a half section of wild land, broke it out, made substantial im- provements in the way of buildings, provid- ing a well with wind power and planting out a grove. He has since added to his land until he has 635 acres, 300 being under the |->low. He was in the country during the grasshopper years, and for four years they destroyed his crops, and another year they were deslrojed by pr.iirie fire. Concerning Mr. Kingston's earlier career, let it be said that he was born in Ireland in November, 1851, the son of James and Sarah Kingston, whose nine children were : Marj-, Richard, Sarah, James, Jane, Amelia, Sam- uel, John and Thomas. James, John and Thomas are the only survivors of the family, and the two former live in Ireland. Thomas, of whom we write this notice, remained in his native land until twenty-two 5^ears ot age, and then sailed for America, and located as above related. He bought railroad land, pajing $500 down, and during the never-to- be-forgotten grasshopper years he became discouraged and offered to give up his con- tract to the company on the half section of land pro\iding they would give him a deed of the forty acres his house was on. However, they refused to do this, and he was com- pelled to give up the land, with the exception of the corn growing on forty acres. But as times brightened up, by good management and hard work he succeeded in making the payment on his homestead, and one by one brought the remaining "forties" named in the original contract until he finally owned the original half section of land. Upon coming to America, he had ^2,000 in mone)' and a good common school educa- tion. He was united in marriage, January, 1874, to Elizabeth Northover, daughter of John and Mary Northover, of England, whose nine children were: John, Richard, Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, Thura (deceased), Ellen, Emily and William H. Our subject and his wife are the parents of three children: Sadie, born September. 1875; Mary, born August, 1878, and James, bom January, 1883. (ur subject and his wife are members of the Episcopal Church, and j'joliticall}' he votes the Democratic ticket. The first few years he was in Nebraska he struggled hard for an existence, but finally is in possession of a handsome ]iroperty and enjoying the life of an indejicndent farmer, and as one views his well tilled land, anti NOR THE A S TEKN NEB HA SKA . 2? observes his good buildings and comforlable home, which is in sight of two thriving rail- road points — Pilger and Stanton — with swift- rolling trains whirling by nearl}' every hour of the day and night, his mind reverts back to the wild prairie landscape that he first looked out upon when he bought his land of the railroad company, nearh' two decades a present home. He had a good com- mon school education in his native country, but came to America, ignorant of our lan- guage and without means. At one time he was a soldier in the regular army in Denmark. NOR Tfl EASTERN NEBRASKA. Our subject was united in marriage May, 1S77, to Trine Rasmussen, the daughter of Rasmus Crestensen and Mary E. Crestensen, who had nine children, all of whom took the name of Rasmussen. They were named as follows : Christen (deceased), Henry, Trine, Jacob (deceased), Henriette, Rasmus H., Christian, one who died in infanc}', and Christ. After coming to America and remaining six years, he returned to Denmark and met llie lady of his choice, who doubtless had given him a promise before he had ever seen the New World, for as the sequel sliows, she returned with him to America, and was mar- ried in Burt County, Nebraska, May, 1877. By this marriage union four children were born: Camilla, March i, 1878 : Henry, July S, 1879 • Lodvig, April 29, 1881 : and Christ- ian, September 12, 1885. He of whom we write belongs to tlie Masonic order, West Point Lodge No. 27. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he votes the Republi- can ticket. JOHN BAUER, an enterprising farmer of Section 26, and Supervisor of Lincoln township, Cuming County, was born in Germany, March, 1839, '"^^^ came to America in 1867. He remained two years at St. Louis where he was employed in a general store, and in 1869 came to Nebraska and claimed a homestead in Colfax County, upon which he lived until 1879, when he moved to Olean, where he kept a country store and post-ofllce, and there remained eight )'ears, during which time he held the position of township assessor, school director and notary' public for six years. Upon the building of the railroad to that point he sold out his property and moved to his present farm. His house is the one he occupied at Olean and was nioved to its present location. Our subject was united in marriage in 1873 to Lizzie Koerber, to whom ten children have been born, six of whom are living. The children's names were : Mary, Lena, Maggie, Christopher, John, Thresia, Anna K., Joseph, Katie and Clara. Our subject's parents were' natives of Germany and are both deceased. They had a family of seven children: Christopher, John, Anna, Barbara, Mary, Joseph and Maggie. His wife's parents were also natives ol the German Empire, and came to America about 1846. The father died about 1887, and the mother is now living in Missouri. Mr. Bauer lost heavily by grasshoppers for three years, and saw many of the hard- ships of early life in Nebraska. He belongs to the Roman Catholic Churcii, and in politics votes the Democratic ticket. DR. H. CHAMBERS, V.S., of Fremont, has been a resident of the place since 1883. He is a native of Hereford, England, where he grew to manhood. The foundation of his education was begun in the public schools after which he grew up to the profession under the tuition of his father, Samuel Chambers, who was so well known in the west of England as a veterinar}' surgeon. After the demise of his father, in 1878, he formed a partnership with his brother, W. Chambers, at Bromj'ard, Eng- land, and enjoyed a great practice until 1883, when he obtained a registration at the Roya] Veterinary College as a qualified V. S. In this year he came to America, located at Fremont, where he now has a large practice. He is located at .332 Main street. He re- turned to England in 1S87 and was united in marriage, February 13, 1888, to Clara Helen Whitlock, of Wolverhampton, England. One •child blesses their home : Mar}', born October ir, 1888. A'CA" INEASJKhN A'tJikASh'A. Politically, our subject affiliates with the Democratic party. During the nine years' residence in Fre- mont he has shown himself able to cope with the diseases and ailments which the animal- kind are subject to, and in the role of a veterinary, none are more skilled than the one whose name heads tliis sketch. ZACIIARY II. GARDNER, located on Section 32, of Cleveland township, Cuming County, has been a resident of the place since the fall of 1881. He bought two hundred acres of wild land, did some breaking and constructed a dug-out, twelve feet square, in which he lived five years and then built his present residence, which is a i6.\24 foot structure, with an addition 14 feet square. He has a good barn, granary and other out-buildings, also wells with a wind- power pumps. A small orchard and artificial grove grace his premises. He has one hun- dred and fifty acres under the plow, while the balance is in pasture and meadow- land. I le of wliom we write this notice was born in Pennsylvania, May, 1S54, the son of Wil- liam and Charity Gardner, natives of Pennsyl- vania and Virginia respectively. Their seven children were: Z. H., our subject, Tobias, William, Jr., Ruth A., (deceased), Charlotte, Harvey and Cora. Our subject remained in tlie Keystone State until one year of age, when his parents emigrated to Scott County, Iowa, where the father purchased a farm and remained there until 1 87 1. Our subject worked out by the month on a farm until 1877, and then went to Marshall County, Iowa, and rented land for three years, and tlien came to Cuming County, Nebraska. Eliza Crawford became his wife in Apiil, 1878. Her parents were Jolin and Margaret Crawford, natives of Canada. Their seven children were named as follows : Thomas, James, EHzabeth, Frank (deceased), Eliza, George and Irene. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner's children are Charles H. (deceased) , Mary, George, Edward and Troy. Politically Mr. Gardner is a believer in tlic principles of the Republican parly. He belongs to Wisner Lodge No. 114, of the Masonic order. JOHN EBBERSON, a farmer of Section 18, range 9, Logan township, located on an eighty-acre homestead in 1868. He made the usual improvements for a prairie farm, lived in a dug-out for the first two years, and then built a story and one-half house. He also bought eighty acres of Sec- tion 7, and improved that, and now has five hundred and sixty-two acres of land in all. He has a fine artificial grove on each one of his places . also a good orchard and small fruits. He of whom we write this biograpliical notice was born in Sweden June, 6, 1S42, and came to Omaha city in 1868, landing May 20, and at once came on to Dodge County, Nebraska. He was united in marriage Jul}- 3, 1869, to Miss Anna Olson, whose parents had the following children: Betsy, Bengt, Anna, James, Nels and Hannah. Our subject and his wife are the parents of three children: Matilda, born April 3, 1870; Artliur, horn August 9, 1873 ; Olga (deceased) born June 9, 1875, and died January 13, 1880. As one views tliis man's broad acres of well-tilled farming land and considers how that he had but three hundred and fifty dol- lars capital when he came to the country, it is almost needless to add that his has been a life of industry and frugality. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. PROF. THEODORE R. HAMLIN, founder of tlie Fremont Business Col- lege, is ;i native of Coldwater, Mich., hnrn June 22, 1S42, the son of Jacob M. and Rachel M. (Stebbins) Hamlin ; the former a native of Mar3'land and the latter a native of Penns3'lvania. The mother was ol French extraction. Both parents are now deceased. He of whom we write was reared on a farm in the Wolverine State, receiving his earl}- education in the old log school-house, the sight of which would be a curiosity of crude- ness, both interior and exterior, if erected in anv township within Dodge County to-day. But in this primitive styled school-house our subject began his education, and later on he entered the high school at Coldwater, Mich- iy tlie Sergeant, "where did you come from? You'll just get li — 1 :"' but the war was over. After being mustered out of service he went to Michigan, wliere his mother had moved in the meantime. Here he worked on a farm during tlie summer of 1S65, and tlie following winter attended Eastman's Business College at Pouglikeepsie, New York. In March, 1866, he went to Hannibal, Missouri, wliere for a lime lie was employed by his uncle, he being City Engineer. Later, lie was emploj-ed at work about a lime kiln. While in his uncle's employ he acquired some rudimentary knowledge of engineering, which subsequent!}' served liim to a good purpose. lie remained in Hannibal until Julv, 1S67, when he started for Colorado, but on liis wa}- west he ran out of money and stopped at Missouri Valley, Iowa, then the head- quirters of construction of the Sioux City and Pacific Railway, and applied for a job, in- forming Mr. Burnett that he had some little knowledge of engineering. But the onlv thing to offer was work on a pile driver, which was accepted, and for six weeks he bathed more or less in the sloughs and lakes between California Junction, and tlie Little Sioux river. lie worked on the pile tliiver for six weeks, receiving $65.00 per monlli, when lie went into the engineering depart- ment as axman at $40.00 per montii. Here he studied and added to his engineering knowledge, and in April, 1S68, was ])roniotid to transitman on tlie survey of the Sioux Cit}' and Pacific Railway from California Junction to Fremont, and after the completion of this work the engin'eering party under llie direc- tion of Mitchell \'^incenl, made the surve)' for what is now the Illinois Central from Sioux Cit}' to Fort Dodge. After this Work was finished, Mr. Richards returned to the Sioux City and Pacific road, and in the winter of 1868 and '69 assisted in laying out the town sites. While at Arlington, the jiarly NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 45 boarded with Mr. Calvin Morley, a farmer living a mile or so away. One niglit, Super- intendent of Construction Burnett stopped at Morley's, and the next morning laid a letter upon young Richards' plate, which read in substance as follows: "You will take charge of all railway work between the Missouri river and Fremont, and will be respected and obeyed accordingly," and further said that "the track-laying, the pile-driving and the bridge force are not working well togettier; you must straighten them out." It was a responsible position for a young man twenty- one years of age. The tracklaying was com- pleted to Fremont in February, 1869. From Fremont Mr. Richards went to Cherokee, on tlie Sioux City and Fort Dodge line, where he had charge of construction of a division crossing the Little vSioux River, where he remained until November, 1869, when he was ordered to Fremont, and in about six weeks built the first ten miles of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railway, which was, during the year 1870, under his charge, completed to West Point, and to Wisner early in 1871. Railway construction having for the time ceased, he was appointed road master and superintendent of bridges and buildings on the line from Sioux City to Wisner, wiiere he remained till August, 1872. Meantime he had exercised his right under the land laws of the government, and homesteaded eighty acres of land near Scribner, Nebraska, which constituted iiis first real estate pos- sessions. In January, 1871, Mr. Riciiards returned to Vermont, and was on January 91)1 united in marriage to Miss Carro E. Hills, at Bur- lington, returning with his wife to Fremont, and later moving to Missouri Valley, wiiere they lived until the fall of 1872, when Mr. Richards took his wife and child back to her Vermont home and went to Costa Rica, Central America, where he was engaged in engineering and railway construction until November, 1874, when he returned to Bur- lington, Vermont. In April, 1875, ^^ brought his family to Fremont, e.\-pecting to make it his home. He had come to be considered a fair railroad man and tried to get work in that line, but the hard times had put a stop to all railroad work, and he could find nothing to do. He had saved about fifteen hundred dollars with which he bought a modest home, and not knowing what else to do, embarked in the real estate and insurance business with W. C. Ghost, as a partner, continuing for about one year. He was afterwards associated with a Mr. Reynolds, and later without any partner until the present firm of Richards, Keene & Co. was formed. His business career in Fremont is known by all his fellow citizens as one absolutely above reproach. He has been a man of un- tiring industry and successful activities, and has become to be recognized as one of Fre- mont's foremost citizens. He has been closely identified with a large number of the leading industries of the place, and an impor- tant factor in making Fremont a manufac- turing center. He is a member of several civic societies, being Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Nebraska; Past Com- mander of Mt. Tabor Commandery No. 9, Knights Templar ; Past Commander of Mc- Pherson Post No 4, G. A. R., and was chosen by the Department of Nebraska as delegate-at-large to the National G. A. R. Encampment at Boston, 1890. Politically, he is a stalwart Republican. He has been Mayor of Fremont two terms, and Surveyor of Dodge County three years. Our subject is not a politician in the ordinary acceptation of the term, but has always enter- tained a conviction that it is the duly of everv NOR THE A S TERN NEBRA SKA man to identify himself with some political party, and assist in directing it in proper channels for the public good. He commenced forming a state acquaintance in political circles in 1886, when he was a member of the State Central Committee. Two years later his excellent judgment and splendid executive abihty came to be fullv recognized, and he was elected chairman of the Republi- can State Central Committee by acclamation. In 1889 he was re-elected to the same position at the Hastings Convention, again by acclamation. It was this party service, to- gether with a great popular confidence he iiad acquired through his extended acquain- tance as a man possessing in an exceptional degree, the qualifications for Governor, for which he was the Republican nominee in 1S90. The manner of the nomination was unprecedented in the history of Nebraska. No candidate ever before received on a regular ballot, by roll call, all but two votes of the entire convention, as was the case in the convention in which Mr. Richards was nominated, he receiving eight hundred and twelve out of the eight hundred and fourteen cast. His speech of acceptance was as follows : "I am deep]}- mindful of the high honor you have bestowed on me by this nomination. I accept it with a realizing sense of the grave responsibilities which attach to the office, and with not the fullest confidence in my ability to discharge satisfactorily the duties devolving upon the Chief Executive of this grand commonwealth. If elected, as I hope to be, I pledge you that so far as it lies within my power, the laws shall be faithfully executed and the financial affairs Jiomstly and economically administered." A combination of circumstances defeated him in the election, which he accepted with the same good grace that he would have accepted an election. ROBERT STUART HUME, a farmer of Section 27, Stanton precinct. Stan- ton County, is a native of Scotland, born at Strathmore, October 25, 1835. He is a son of John and Christina (StuartJ Hume, whose children were: William, Ellen (Mrs. J. Bruce), Peter, John and Robert. The last named is the only one of the family who ever came to America. His boyhood was spent in his native town, and when nineteen years of age he began to work as a slater, serving an apprenticeship of four years. In 1869 he came to America, and in September of the same year to Stanton County, Ne- braska, and homesteaded his present farm. Four of his neighbers located at the same time. After having secured his land under the homestead act, he returned to Fremont and worked on the Union Pacific Railroad until the following spring, when he bought a yoke of oxen and after a journey of eight days landed his family upon his homestead. He had built a small cabin at Fremont, which he removed in the spring. As he iiad never been accustomed to farming, l,e did not make a very skillful teamster or plowman. How- ever, he set to work, with a right good will, to build for himself and family a home, lie now recalls, with considerable amusement, some of his first experiences as a husband- man. With the exception of the grasshopper years, he has been favored each recurring harvest time with an abundant yield from his soil. His present place contains a quarter section of land, all fenced and provided with good improvements. July 16, 185S, Mary A. Janieison, daugiUer of James and Margaret (Stuart) Jameison. became his wife. Mr and .Mrs. Hume arc the parentsof seven living ciiildren (three having died in child- hood) — Margaret (Mrs. E. Dollan). James, Robert. Jolianna, W'iliiam, Alex. wider and Charles. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. Politically he, of whom we write, votes the Independent ticket. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is one of the trustees of the Old Settlers' Association. Mr. Hume and his family endured much hardship and privation the tirst few years they were in the county, but he is now one of the forehanded prosperous agriculturists of the Elkhorn Valley. Besides his own farm he has been able to ])urchasc several farms for his children. Politically, our subject is identilied with the Democratic party. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mittelstadt are members of the Congre- gational church. I'he names of their childien are as follows: Henry (deceased), Emma, Ida and Pauline. HENRY MITTELSTADT, one of the pioneers of Stanton County, has been a resident since the autumn of 1868. Of his earlier career it may be stated that he was born in Prussia, near Berlin, Germany, June 6, 1828. He there grew to manhood, and received his education in the district schools common to that countr}-. In 1S56 he was united in marriage to Paulina Shlusser, and in 1857 he emigrated to America and purchased forty acres of an oak opening in Dodge County, Wisconsin. In 1868 he sold this place for sixteen hundred dollars, and came to Stanton County, Nebraska, where he took a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, upon which he built a log-house. He subsequently parchased more land until he had four hundred acres. In 1883 he sold this place and built a comfortable home in the village of Stanton, where he is now living off of the work of his earlier j'ears. He started in with nine hundred dollars in Ne- braska, and has added to that until he is now one of the wealthiest men of his county. Himself and brother Carl were the first to establish the name the}' bear in the United States. At the time he made his settlement here there were but few settlers scattered here and there over the prairies, and Indians were not unfrequently their callers. LEVI MILLER, President of the First National Bank at Stanton, Nebraska, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, October 28, 1838. He is a son of Daniel Miller, born in Lebanon County, Pennsj-1- vania, 1812. His mother was Catharine (Winey) Miller, of the same count)*, born in 1818, of German descent. When young people they crossed the Alleghan}' mountains to Ohio, where thej' were married. After that event the husband followed carpentering for a livelihood a for several years, but later became farmer, in which role he was very success- ful. They were the parents of eight children — Anna, wife of Oran Pratt, of Ntbraska; Levi, the subject of this sketch: George, who settled at Fort Madison, Iowa, where he died June 7, 1S88 ; Rebecca, wife of Alex- ander Wymans, of Indian Territory ; Daniel, a farmer of Wright County, Minnesota : William A , of Keokuk, Iowa ; Joseph, resid- ing at Peoria, Illinois, and John H , deceased, John H., Levi, William A., and Daniel served in the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Miller moved to Iowa, in 1852, and settled in Van Buren County, they being among the pioneers of that locality. The mother died in 1857, and the father in 1864 They were members of the Lutheran Church. The subject of this notice was educat- ed in the district schools, attending about three months each year, the remainder of the time being employed assisting his father on the farm. He remained at home until February 12, 1862, when he enlisted in the Second 48 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. Missouri Cavalry, he being mustered in at Alexandria, Missouri, and was in a raid against the rebel leader Marmaduke, which lasted for nine da3's and nights, with a fight each night. He remained in the service until April 9, 1S65. 1S64 marked a new era in this man's life, for it was during that year he was married in Van Buren County, Iowa, to Lucretia Tuten- viler, born near New Lexington, Ohio, in 1S43. After the war closed our subject went to farming in Lee County, Iowa, where he remained four years, and then moved to Marengo, Iowa, where he engaged in the mercantile business, continu- ing until 1872, and then formed a partnership with F. McGiverin. They sold out in 1872, when our subject engaged in business at Avoca, Iowa. In 1881 he came to Stanton, moving his family the next year. In politics, our subject is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, and while living in Iowa held several local ofllces. Having access to law libraries, he read law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1881. After coming to Stanton, he was elected Count}* Attorney. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are the parents of five living children — Alfie, wife of Dr. Nixon, a dentist of Stanton; Harry D., assistant ca'-hier of the First National Bank ; Walter, a harness-maker ; Gertrude and Bessie at home. Mr. Miller is a member of Hebron Lodge No. 148 of the Odd Fellows Order at Merengo, Iowa. He has alwaj's manifested a lively interest in educational matters and has been chairman of the board since the organization of the high school. GL. EMIL KLINGB-EIL is a promi- , nent merchant at Hoojier, and the son of C. W. Klingbeil, also of the same place. Of our subject's father it may be said he located in Dodge County in the autumn of 1867. He first settled in Cuming township, where he took an eighty acre homestead, which he improved and added to, until he had three hundred and twent}' acres of land, two hundred of which was under cultivation. He broke up his land, provided the place with good buildings, including a small frame house, 12x14 ^*^^^i >" which he lived one year and then erected a iiouse 14x28 feet, with a wing twelve feet square, the upright being a story and one half build- ing. He planted out a grove of four acres, set out an orchard, and built a barn 30x64 feet, granaries, a blacksmith shop, and dug good wells upon the premises. He remained upon this farm eighteen years, when he sold out and removed to the village of Hooper, investing in town property. When he came to Nebraska he brought about three thousand dollars with him. He met with quite severe losses during two or three years of tlie grass- hopper siege. C. W. Klingbeil, is a native of Germany, born November 23, 1814. He is the son of Daniel G. and Christena Klingbeil, also natives of Germany, whose three children were: August(deceased), Caroline (deceased), and our subject, G. W., who remained in Germany until forty-nine years of age, when he sailed for America, landing at New York harbor, and from thence made his way to Dodge County, Wisconsin, where he pur- chased forty acres of land upon which he livid until he came to Nebraska. An important event in this man's life oc- cured March 1834, when lie was united in marriage to Dorath}' S. Schuliz. daughter of Carl ane Dorathy Schultz, natives of Germ- any, who were the parents of seven children, born in the following order: Dorathy, Fred- erica, Caroline, Louisa, Albertina, Wilhel- mena (deceased), and William (deceased.) NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 49 The home of our subject and his wife has been blessed by the following children : 1 hressa, Emma, Helen, Augusta, Agnes, Herman (deceased), and G. L Emil. Like every oilier loval. adopted or free- horn citizens of this country, Mr. Klingbeil, who appreciates the advantages found in our form of government, gives politics due con- sideration, and he casts his ballot with the Republican part}', believing it comes nearer to measuring up to the just administration of governmental affairs, than an}- other party now contesting for supremacy, Herman;. MASKENTHINE.of Sec- tion 15, township 23, Elkhorn pre- cinct, Stanton County, was born at Hustisford, Dodge County, Wisconsin, July 10, i860, the son of John and Christena Maskenthine, who came to Wis onsin in 1854. In 1866 the family removed by ox team to Stanton County, Nebraska, being seven weeks on the road. Many of the streams had to be bridged before they could cross. John Maskenthine took a homestead on Sec- tion 20, the present site of the village of Stanton. Here he commenced the erection of a log cabin, but before it was completed he was taken sick and died, October 13, 1866. Mrs. Maskenthine afterwards married John Mather, of Rock Creek, Cuming Coun- ty. She bought the original homestead claim of the United States Government, at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, and retained the same until 1878. John Masken- thine and W'ife had two children — Herman John and Frank. After her marriage she removed to Wisner, and by her second mar- riage three children were born — Amelia, Amanda and Lawrence. Mrs. Mather now resides with our subject. At the age of seventeen, he of whom we write this notice began life as a farm laborer. In 1878 his mother bought a farm on Section 10, town- ship 22, which he carried on until 1885, at which time he removed to his present place. His farm consists of two hundred and. sixty acres, upon which he carries on general farming. Politically Mr. Maskenthine is a Democrat. He is the present assessor of his precinct. He was married November, 1885, to Theresa, daughter of Vir.cent and Rosa Schwartz, now residents of Washington. Our subject's wife was born in Austria. She has borne her husband two children — Lud- wig and Paul. Mr. Maskenthine is a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church, and it may be added that he is one of the most intelligent and progressive agriculturists of his precinct. It was in honor of his father that Masken- thine Creek was named. JAMES J. McFARLAND, editor of the Stanton Weekly Register, was born in Marion County, Indiana, March 9, 1857, the son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Cowger) McFarland, natives of Indiana, who were married in and settled in Marion County, Indiana. They were the parents of eight children : Ann E., wife of C. N. Lowry, of Stanton County, Nebraska; James J., of whom we write this notice; Samuel R. , of Dodge County, Nebraska; Milton H., of Stanton; Martha E. , died at the age of six- teen years : Eva, a teacher in the public schools at Stanton ; Albert C, a printer; Etta B., at home. In 1868, Mr. McFariand, the father of our subject, came with his family to what is now Stanton County and settled upon a home- stead, where he remained for several years, and then moved to the village where he still resides. James J. came with his parents to the county when all was yet wild and un- develojied. He attended the pioneer schools, assisted his father in impro\ing his home- stead ; but being possessed of a studious NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. nature, he soon became a teacher and fol- lowed school teaching for six years, after which he entered the olllce of J. H. Slater, editor of the Register and commenced to learn the printer's trade. He remained with him two years, when he entered the ofTice of the Stanlon Democrat and in 1886 purchased one-iialf interest in the same, and one j'ear later became sole proprietor, and continued to operate the paper for three years, when he sold the plant to its present owner, and a few weeks later purchased the Register, the history of which is given in the village historj' of Stanton. Our subject was married August 14, 1878, to Miss Hannah E. Lovett, a native of Indi- ana. This union has been blessed by four children; Lillie V., born October 14, 1879; Chester R., born October 28, 1881, and died April 28,1884: Elmer M, born March 2, 1882 ; Orvil, born December 5, 1887. Mr. McFarland is a member of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows, has passed all the chairs of that order, and represents his lodge at the Grand Lodge. He was also one of the charter members of the Modern Wood- men of America, at Stanton. No man stands higher in the estimation of his fellow citizens than does Mr. McFarland. He has long been associated with every interest of the Elkhorn Valley, and, though a young man, has been an important factor in the development of liis community. He is one of those quiet, thoughtful and true men, of which the world has none too many. In the role of a local journalist, he is indeed the right man in the right place. HERMAN R. NEUMAN, a farmer of Section 25, township 23, of Elkhorn precinct, Stanton Count}', was born near Horicon, Wisconsin, August 23, 1863. He is the son of Christ, and Mar}- Neuman. Soon after his birth, the family removed to West Point, Nebraska, where his father took a homestead. Herman R, spent his youthful da^'s there. He attended the German school, but has picked up the most of his knowledge of the English language b\' observation. He spent one season at carpenter work. In iSSi the family removed to tlie village of Stanton, and the ne.\t season he and his brother took charge of a twelve-hundred-acre ranch in Elkhorn precinct. They kept 150 head of cattle and about 700 head of sheep, together with swine in proportion. He spent the summer of 1S85 in traveling over the western portion of Nebraska, and in 1886 he took possession of his present farm of 200 acres, upon which he has placed good improve- ments, and is now contemplating the erection of a fine residence. In 1888 his entire corn crop was destroyed by hail. He of whom we write this notice was united in marriage, February 26, 1889, to Emma Koch, daughter of Frederick Koch. Their two living children are Awald and Alexa. One child died in infancy. Politically, Mr. Neuman afliliates with the Democratic party. Both he and his estima- ble wife are members of the Lutheran Church. When this family came to West Point, Omaha was their nearest trading and milling point, and our subject well remembers a time when the family were obliged to subsist upon bread made of bran. It usually required a four days' trip with an ox team, and upon the occasion just referred to a storm had delayed them. GUSTAF NAST, whose farm home is on Section 10, of Evert townshiji. Dodge County, Nebraska, has been a settler since the spring of 1873. He first located in Ridgley township, where he rented land for tliree years. He then bouglit the farm he now occupies, upon which he placed NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 51 substantial improvements and added to his original tract, until he now has one hundred and seventy-seven acres, one hundred acres of which is under the plow. It was his ill- fortune to live in the country during the plague of grasshoppers, b}^ reason of which he lost much, but time changes all things, and he has lived to see Nebraska develope into one of the grandest States in the Union. Our subject is a native of Germany, born April 15, 1844. ^^ '^ '^'^^ ^O" °* Jacob and Anna Nasi, who were also born in Germany, and the parents of the following children: Charles (deceased): Fred, Paulina, Louis, Rose, (deceased); Gustaf, Tena and Minnie. Gustaf remained in his native country until he was twenty-six years of age and then bid farewell to the scenes of his childhood, and came to America, where for the first three years he worked for others, in New Jersey, after which he came to Dodge County, Nebraska. The advantages afforded him for an early education were ver}? poor. He was in the German army two years, in the war between Germany and Austria. He was united in marriage, in 1869, to Augusta Meister, daughter of Frederick and Minnie Meister, natives of Germany, who had six children: Fred, Augusta, Adolph and Matilda, (deceased) ; Bertha and Gustave. Our subject and his wife are the parents of four children, born in the following order : Rosa, May 7, 1872; Henry, August 7, 1873; Frederick, August 12, 1878, and Matilda, March 16, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. NjsI are members of the Lutlieran Church, and politically he adheres to the Democratic party. - -♦• • EDWARD C. OWEN, a farmer of Sec- tion 28, Grant township, has been a resident of Cuming County since the autumn of 1882, when he located on Section 32, purchasing a quarter section of land, with forty acres of breaking on the same. He built a house, stables, granary, and other out- buildings, planted a grove of five acres and an orchard of eighty trees. He had one hundred acres under the plow and remained on this place five years. He then exchanged for a half section of land in Stanton County, which had one hundred and five acres under the plow. He made the necessary improve- ments, remained one year, sold out and purchased his old farm in Grant township, upon which he lived another year; sold out, and went to Sheridan County, where he bought an improved farm upon which he lived one year, and then returned to Cuming County, and purchased a quarter section of land, one hundred and twenty acres of which he had broken up this year, 1892. Our subject was born in Marion County, Iowa, in 1861, the son of Ora and Sarah Ann Owen, natives of Indiana, whose ten children were: Virgil, Alice, deceased; Edward, Etta, deceased; an infant, deceased, Charles, Nel- lie, Ada, deceased: Alva, and an infant deceased. When fourteen years of age our subject went to Mills County, Iowa, where he worked on a farm by the month for five years, after which he rented land for two years and then came to Cuming County, Nebraska. His mother died when he was eleven years of age and his early advantages for obtaining an education were poor. He was married October, 1882, to Ella, daughter of Daniel Cook and wife, natives of Illinois, and Ken- tucky. Their ten cliildren were : Mary, Willis, deceased ; Lizzie, William, Julia, Etta, Ella, John, Cynthia and Webster. Mr. and Mrs. Owen have three children : Mable, Ray and Edna- He belongs to the Sons of Veterans, is a >tanch supporter of the Republican party and lioth himself and wife are members of the Melhoclisl Episcopal Church. 52 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. HERBERT E. SCRIPTURE, a repre- sentative farmer of Maple Creek pre- cinct, Stanton County, residing on Section 3, township 21, range 2; was born in New Hampshire, September, 1856. He is a son of George and Maria (Wheeler) Script- ure. His father was born in New Hamp- shire, and his mother died when he was but five j'ears old, so he knows nothing of her ancestry. After the death of his mother, he lived with an uncle nine years, after which he worked out for others until seventeen years of age, and then came to Stanton County, Nebraska, where he followed farm life, work- ing by the month for five years. In 1888 he came to his present place and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land. Our subject's father died in 1880, leaving a family of four children: Frank (deceased), Josephine (deceased), he of whom we write this sketch and Anna; she is now Mrs. Wil- ford and lives in Massachusetts. Mr. Scripture started in life with no capital save his own energy, and now owns, besides his good farm, seventeen head of horses and a one-halt interest in one hundred and twenty-five cattle and one hundred and seventy-five hogs. Politically he is identified with the Indepen- dent party, and is a member of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows. JOSEPH SMITH, an enterprising farmer of Cuming County, residing in Blaine township, on Section 16, will form the subject of this notice. He was born in Austria, January 17, 1861, and is the son of Joseph and Catliarine (Rohatch) Smith. The former was a soldier in the Geiman and Austrian war of 1866. He died of cholera while in the service. He also had another son, Stephen, now a resident of Humphrey, Nebraska. When our subject was thirteen years of age he with the balance of the family went to Baltimore, Maryland, where our subject served an apprenticeship at the shoe- maker's trade. Later, he worked on a farm near Baltimore, coming to Nebraska in 1879. In 1884, he purchased his present farm in Blaine township, which was then a wild tract of land. He of whom we write was united in mar- riage March 8, 1883, to Addie Sharp, of Beemer, Nebraska, the daughter of Cyrus and Lydia (Wheat) Sharp, who were the first settlers of Beemer township. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of five children: Howard S., Thomas K.,LeeR., Oliver E and Paul R. Politically, Mr. Smith is in harmony with the Peoples' party of to-day. He has served as justice of the peace in his township for several years. He belongs to Camp No. 1061, Modern Woodmen of America. WILLIAM GLAUBIUS, a representa- tive farmer of Cuming Count}-, re- siding on Section 29, of Wisner township, is justly entitled to a place in this connection. He was born near the City of Berlin, Prussia, March 23, 1840. He is the son of Michael and Louisa (Witte) Glaubius, who were the parents of three children, our subject being the eldest. One sister, Mrs. Breitkreutz, resides in Bismark township. William received a good common scliool education and his boyhood days were spent between the school-room and labor on ihe farm. When fourteen years of age, he left home for the first time. In 1868, he came to Nebraska, and homesteaded a quarter section of land, now embraced in his present farm. His nearest neighbor on the east was lour miles distant, and on the west ten miles inter- vened. He now owns eight hundred acres of land, devoted to grain and stock raising. For the first live years, he was obligeil to draw his grain to Fremont by team. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 53 December 3T, 1865, our subject was united in marriage to Emilie Miller. They have seven children: Otto, Ida, Walter, Emerette, Ottilie, Paul and Gustav. Since 1890, Mr. (Jlaubius has retired from active labor, leav- ing the management of his farm largely to his sons. Politically, he is an Independent, aUhough he has usually supported the Demo- cratic party, but has hever been an a-pirant to public onice. He came to this country with borrowed money, and began business one hundred and thirty dollars in debt. Both himself and family experienced many hard- ships during their early settlement. Their crops were repeatedl}' destroyed by the grasshoppers, and in the month of February, 1876, incredible as it may seem, at that time of the year, all' of his out-buildings and personal property were destroyed by a prairie fire. His present residence was erected in 1S85. For three years, his only vehicle was a sledge which he made by splitting a log. He often worked for his neighbors six or seven miles away, walking from home each day and upon returning, work nearly all night to take care of his own crops. EDWARD GAMBLE, a farmer of Ever- ett township, residing on Section 29, came to Dodge Count}' in the spring of 1S70, locating on the farm he now occupies, which at the time was but two hundred and forty acres of wild land. He at once set about to improve the place by break- ing and erecting buildings and fences. He set a small grove, the trees of which now tower up in their strength and beaul}^ as monuments of those pioneer days. He has an orchard of one hundred and fifty trees, and a willow hedge around his entire place. When he came to Nebraska, all that he possessed was the above wild land, his team and wagon. He was a resident during the famous grass- hopper raids in tiic seventies, by reason of which he lost much. He of whom we write was born in Wauke- sha County, Wisconsin, April 7, 1840, the son of George and Mar)- Gamble, natives of Ireland, whose nine children were as follows : Maria, (deceased) ; Elizabeth, an infant, (deceased); Edward, William, Robert, Margaret, Sarah and James. Edward remained in Wisconsin until he was thirty years of age, and followed farm- ing for a livelihood. His father came to Nebraska, in 1876, and died October, 18S8. Our subject received a common school edu- cation and thus far has led a single life. Politically, he votes the Republican ticket, and in religious matters is a Roman Catholic. PROF. WILLIAM H. CLEMMONS, President of the Fremont Normal, School and Business Institute (a history of which appears elsewhere in this wor-k), is a native of Madison County, Ohio, born April 6, 1857. His pai-ents wer-e Wm. M. and Ellen O. (Bethards) Clemmons, who were natives of Virginia and Ohio, respec- tively, and of English and German ancestors. They are both deceased; t'le mother when our subject was but eight years of age The father was a farmer and died in Van Wert County, Ohio, in 1885. Our subject was but a mere babe when his parents removed to Van Wert County, in wl ich section he was reared. At the age of nine years, he was bound out to a farmer, to remain until he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he was to receive for his labois a suit of clothes, horse, saddle and bridle. At the age of si.xleen, he became tired of his bonded life, and thought to liberate himself. Conse- quently, he agreed to clear fort)' acres of timber, and fence the same into ten-acre lots, which he faithfully did, and completed his task only six months before his time would have expir^ed. Up to the time he became of age, he received but about two months' of schooling out of the year ; this being at the 54 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. district school. After reaching the j-ear of his majority, he worked until he had secured some money, with which he entered the Valparaiso school, where he took a thorough course. lie also took a supplementary course, at the Indiana State University. After completing his course, in 1880, he at once took charge of the schools, at Tipton, Indiana, and remained there in that capacity until 18S6, when he came to Nebraska, to take the professorship of the sciences, as taught by the Fremont Normal School ; but not finding tilings to his liking, he accepted a position in the city schools, for one year, after which he took charge of the schools at Ponca, Nebraska, where he tauglit one term. He then returned to the Fremont Normal School, as its assistant. Mr. Clemmons was united in marriage, at Tipton, Indiana, Oct. 8, 1885, to Miss Dell U Harding, who was a native of Indiana. Our subject was a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Austin Lodge, No. 152, A. F. & A. M. at Tipton, Indiana. He is now a member of the A. F. & A. M. No. 15, at Fremont, Nebra'-ka. Both he and his wife are members, of the Congregational church, and are highly prized for their many accomplishments in the communitj' in which they live. Some men achieve success in life, b}' hav- ing it thrust upon them, as it were, b}- being the heirs of wealthy families, surrounded by social adx'antages, not known to the poor class. But such was not the case with our subject, for his success has been chiseled out by his own higli aim in life, backed up by an untiring induslr}-, which originated during the earliest years of his life. The best friend the world ever afforded him — his mother — died when he was but seven years of age, and two jears later, he was by the old-time custom "bound out" among strangers, who intended to care for him until he u'ew to manhood. While this custom is not as popu- lar as in former j'ears, the present spirit of the age devising better means for the support of orphans than that custom, which made a tender youth little less than a slave ; but not- withstanding the heartaches and hardships endured by the boys, who were bound out in those times, there was a certain degree of reward, as the pages of histor}' contain more biographies of truly great and strong men who were thus chafed and aggravated by the perplexities, only known to the orphan boy, who had but an adopted home, than of almost tenfold the number who have been nurtured in the cradle of luxur}', being the pride and pet of their own father and mother. It will be well for the young generation, who read this sketch, to reflect upon the vast amount of labor, the perspiration, backaches and calloused hands, it would require upon their part, to fell the timber, clear up the underbrush, and build rail fences with no reward at the end, save having their own time for a few months or years at most. Such was the task our subject elected for himself; but as "Antagonism is the law of development," the ver}- hardships above named gave a strength of body, mind and character, which has influenced for the good all the subsequent )'ears of our subject's life. And while such earlj-, youthful hardships cannot be coveted by the present generation, the narration of these facts ought to give them a higher appreciation of home, parents and all of the hallowed influences which cluster around these words. GEORGE CLOSE, whose valuable farm home is located on Section 25. of Elk- iiorn township, was the son of one of the settlers who wended their way to Dodge County in the springs of 1867. His parents first located on a farm in this townshi)i and he remained at home until he was of age, when NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. he bought the farm he now occupies, wliich at the time was a partly improved, eighty acre tract, upon which he built a house 14x26 feet, provided the necessary' out-buildings, a well, a grove of shade trees, and planted a small orchard. He of whom we write was born in Craw- ford County, Wisconsin, February 7, 1856, the son of John A. and Nancy Close, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio respectfully. Their eight children were: Sarah M., Mary E., Henry C, Caroline E. (deceased), George, Frank (deceased), Martha M. and Rebecca E. When eleven years of age our subject accompanied his parents to Dodge County, Nebraska. September, 18S1, he was united in marriage to Martha Clay, daughter of Robert and Ellen Clay, natives of England and Scotland respectively. This lady died February 27, 1886, and for his second wife he married July 3, 1888, Nettie M. Gwynn, daughter of Samuel and Lucy Gwynn, natives of England and New York respectively, whose three children were William, Arlliur and Nettie. By this marriage our subject has three chil- dren: Earl F. , born March 25, 1889; Myrtle I., born October 29, 1890 and Ralph E., born July 26, 1892. Politically Mr. Close is identified with the Independent's, and has held the otlice of justice of the peace three terms. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. HIRAM BURGER, one of the repre- sentative farmers of Union township, residing on Section 28, came to Dodge County in the autum of 1866 and rented a farm from Mr. Graham, which is still owned by his widow. In the fall of 1867, he took the homestead, where he has lived ever since. He has sold forty acres of the homestead, but bought one hundred and twenty acres more, giving him a quarter section of land in one body. His first house was erected in 1868; it was a frame structure one story high, 14x22 feet, and is now used as a dining-room. In 1884 he built a com- modious barn, calculated especially for cattle. Mr. Burger is a native of the Empire State, born in Steuben County, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1845. His parents were John and Per- melia (Hauber) Burger, both natives of New York. Our subject remained at home with his parents until he became of age. When he was nine years of age his parents removed to Illinois, where he remained until he came to Nebraska. August 8, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Mason, daughter of Rev. J. F. and Maria (Tyler) Mason, the father being a native of New Hampshire and the mother of New York. Our subject and his wife are the parents of four children: Ella, born July 20, 1867 ; Millie (Mrs. Kern), born December 29, 1868: Cora, deceased: and Lewis, born April 2, 1879. Emma (Mason) Burger was born in Cat- taraugus Count}', New York, July 8, 1847, and in the autumn of tliat year her parents moved to Franklinville of the same county: her father being a minister, their home was in various places. Our subjects wife re- mained at home in New York until iier mother died, July 28, 1856. Her father at the time was in Nebraska, and returned in 1857, and brought his son H. O. Mason: and again in i860, lor his two daughters, Mrs. Burger and her sister^ now Mrs. Smith of Burt County. Mrs. Burger's father, Josiah F. Mason was born in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, May 22, 1803. His father (Joseph) was a farmer and a niitive of Mas- sachusetts and served as a "Minute Man" in the first company that lired the first gun at 56 NORTIIEASTERtf NEBRASKA. Lexington Ridge, Boston, during the Revolu- tionary War, in April, 1775. Mrs. Burger's lather remained at home with his parents until twenty-one years of age, teaching school the winter before he was twenty-one. He went to work May i (his twenty-first birthday coming on the twenty-second of that month) and had to pay fifty cents per day for his time, until his birthday. After si.\ months, he went to the academy at Alstead one term, after wliich he went to the iiigh school in Walpole, New Hampshire. March, 1825, lie started by stage, for Rochester, New York, taking him seven days and nights to make the journey. He rented a saw-mill and remained until the autumn of 1829, when he went to Cattaraugus County, and followed lumbering until the fall of 1843, but during that time he had made a visit home and found that a great many of his friends had joined the church, and he, being convinced that his duty, also became a member, and commenced to preach about 1S32 as a local minister. From 1843 to 1856, he devoted all his time to the ministr)-. He came to Burt Count)', Nebraska, in Juh', 1856, and calculated to enter land here, and leave a nephew who had come with him to hold the land for liim and he would return and go to preaching. But he had not been here long before he received the intelligence that his wife was dead, so he made up his mind that he would remain in the West, and in 1857 bouglit a horse, rode to Topeka, Kansas, for the purpose of getting an oppoint- ment and admission into the conference. The presiding Elder was a Southern man and did not introduce his case before the Confer- ence, so he did not do a great deal of preach- ing as the result of his journey. He entered a homestead in Burt Count}', Nebraska, and proved up on it. Upon failing to get an appointment to go to preaching, he turned his attention to gardening in Tecamah, where he had twenty lot*'. He was elected probate judge of Burt County in the fall of 1S60, holding the office for six j-ears. He was superintendent of schools in Burt County; a ju.stice of the peace and one of the commis- sioners to lay a road from Simpson's Land- ing to Briggs Mill. He has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Burger, for about three years. He was married in Cattaraugus County, New York, February 12, 1829, to Miss Maria Tyler, daughter of Alvin Tyler and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Mason had three childen who grew to manhood, and three who died in infancy. Our subject's wife bein- a dance held in Mr. Lambert's store building. NOK THE A S TERN NEBRA SKA . this being the first celebration in the new town. Mr. Lambert continued to deal in general merchandise until 1878, when he sold out. In 1874, he sold an interest in the same to Mr. Galloway and the new firm also pur- chased the grist-mill and saw-mill, and about one-third of the town site. In June, 1892, Mr. Lambert sold his interest in the mill to his partner. January 14, 1880, he was appointed by President Hayes, as receiver of the United States Land Oflice at Norfolk and in 1884 was re-appointed by President Arthur, con- tinuing to hold the office until October i, 1888, In politics, Mr. Lambert has always been an active Republican, casting his first vote for the re-election of President Lincoln in 1864. He represented Antelope County in the Nebraska House of Representatives, in 1877-79, and took an active part in the election of Alvin Saunders, to the United States Senate. During 1881, he took an active interest in securing the location of Gates College, at Neligh, and contributed liberally toward that enterprise. He was elected as one of the first trustees, which position he still holds. He was also treasurer from the organization of the college up to 1892, when he resigned, having served eleven years. During the infanc}' of the institution, he often used his private means to tide over pressing financial dilliculties. He was the first notary public appointed in Antelope County, the date being 1S74. ^" 1875-6, he served as postmaster at Neligh, and during his administration it was made a Money Order Oflice. Mr. Lambert was married January 2, 1875, to Sarah K. Galloway, who was born at Scotland, Loudoun County, Virginia. Their children are : Sciuiyler C , a student of Gates College : Grace Virginia, who attends tiie Conservatory of Music connected with Gates College. Mrs. Sarah K. Lambert is a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Lambert's library contains many vol- umes of history and biography and he is one of the best informed persons of the State on the subject of biography. Being a thoroughl}' posted man, it is not to be wondered at that he has represented the people in so many official and public capacities. JOHN O. LICEY, an attorney of Norfolk, is presented in this connection as per- haps the youngest representative man whose biography will appear in this work. He is not yet 27 years of age, yet his ability, industr}' and application to business have already made him a prominent business factor in the community, and it is predicted /or him that in the near future he will rank among the most successful business men of the country. He is a member of the well-known firm of Mapes «& Licey, who have distin- guished themselves as among the best citizens of Norfolk. He was born in Medina County, Ohio, April II, 1866. He is the son of Hon. Alvaii D. Licey, a prominent attorney of Medina, Ohio, who was born in Pliiladelphia in 1832. He was a Quaker and always adhered to that faith. When 18 years of age he crossed the Alleghany Mountains with his parents and became a pioneer in the wilds of Ohio, where he assisted in opening up a farm in the hcavj' timber. There he remained and grew to manhood, becoming a prominent factor in that pari of the State. He was honored b}- being elected as a member of the Consti- tutional Convention, State Board of Equali- zation, four years in the House of Repre- sentatives, and four years in the State Senate. He was united in marriage in Medina County, Oliio, to Miss Martha Wilson, a MORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. native of that county, born in 1833. By this union there were four children born: Des- cU'mona, wife of Dr W. S. Rowley, of Cleveland, Ohio; Ilziiide, wife of M. E. Siiontz, of Akron. Ohio; Kate, widow of C. S. Bisbee, and John O. In early life our subject's father was a Whig and a great admirer of Henry Clay, and being opposed to the extension of slavery he joined the Re- publican part}'. His Hfe has been distin- guished by that liberaHty which caused him to interest himself in those matters pertaining to the general welfare of the people, and has given a cordial support to the projects calcu- lated to insure their standing, socially, mor- ally and financially. He numbers his friends by hundreds among the good people of Medina County, Ohio, who have rendered appropriate tokens for his generous labors among them. Our subject's mother died in 1887, a sincere Christian and a devout mem- ber of the Disciple Church. John Wilson, the grandfather of our sub- ject, was a soldier in the War of 181 2, and is credited with being the first regular manu- facturer of matches. He engaged in manu- facturing matches at Medina, out of which grew the great Diamond Match Company, now located at Akron, Ohio. John O. Licey, the subject of this notice, was educated at the Ohio State University, at Columbus, and at the law department of the State University at Ann Arbor, Michigan, from which institution he graduated in 1885, after which he returned home, and for tliree years engaged in farming, and then entered the office of his father and commenced the practice of his profession, coming to Norfolk, Nebraska, in 1888. No young man ever came to Nebraska better recommended, as he lirought letters from many of the leading public men of Ohio, among wiiich was one from the Hon. John Siierman, which reads as follows : United States Senate, Noz'. 2J, iSyS. To the Members of the General Asseuihly of Dliin: Gentlemen: John O. Licey, the son of my old friend and former member from Medina County, will be a candidate for Journal Clerk of the House of Represen- tatives. He is highly spoken of as a compe- tent and worthy man for the place and a good Republican, and as such I recommend him to your friendly consideration. Very Respectfully Yours, John Sherman. He has equally as strong recommends and complimentary notes from Charles Foster, George W. Crouse, President of Aultman, Miller & Co., manufacturers of the Buckeye reaper and mowing goods; also from Mc- Kinley, General Gibson, Governor Conrad and others. In the fall of 1892 our subject was elected county attorney for Madison County. To show his popularity it onl}' needs to be said that he was elected on the Republican ticket by a majority of 21, while the county went 300 Democratic majority on the- State ticket. CARL FERDINAND BRUMMUND, of Spring Branch precinct, Stanton County, whose farm home is situated on Section 23, township 24, range i, was born at Pflugrad, Pomerania, Germany, April 27, 1856. His parents were August and Anna (Scheaneman) Brummond. "i'he family came to Stanton County, in 1873, the father taking a homestead upon whicli he re- mained until his death, February i, 1890. His wife now resides at Norfolk. They were the parents of five children : William (deceased); August (deceased); Carl F. ; Herman F. (now publisher of the Norfolk Anzeiger), and an infant son (now de- ceased). Our subject attended the day and night school in Germany, and when seven- teen years of age accompanied the family to America, and three years later he bought a NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. farm near West Point, which he sold after one 3ear and became a renter in Stanton County, until I^i8I, vvlien he bought his pres- ent farm of one hundred and sixty acres, one- half of which is under cultivation, It was railroad laiul, willioul any improvements when he purchased it, l)ut is now a well im- proved place, containing good fences, farm house and out-buildings. The residence, which was built in 1891, is surrounded by a pleasant grove and orchard, both of which he planted himself. Like many of the most successful farmers of Stanton County, our subject pays specialattention to raising stock. Although he received no schooling in this country, by observation he has come to be well versed in our language. He was united in marriage May 10, 1877, to Mary Brockman, who was born at Middle- town, Wisconsin. Her father, Carl Brock- man, settled in Cuming Count}', Nebraska, in about 1863, but now lives at Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Brummund have one child — Otto. Politically, Mr. Brummund i^ a Democrat, while his wife and himself in religious matters are members of the Reformed Church. MARY JOHNSON, (widow of John Johnson), living on Section 35, town- ship 22, range i, in what is known as Union Creek precinct, Stanton County, was born in Norwaj', September, 1843. The following sketch is concerning her own life and that of her late husband: Mr. Johnson was born in Norway, Decem- ber, 1833, and came to America in 1866, landing at Montreal, from which city he went to Iowa, and worked one 3'ear by the da)'. In 1867 he with his wife came to Nebraska. The}' drove overland by the way of Sioux City, he taking a homestead upon which the widow now lives. He built a lotT-house in which the family lived fourteen years. Like most of the homesteaders, they came to the country without means. They had an ox team, which he brought from Iowa, where he paid one hundred and eighty dollars for them. Mr. Johnson was the first white settler on the south side of the Elkhorn River in Stanton County. In 1874 '1*^ leased a quarter section of school land, which he held until the time of his death, since which time the widow has bought it. He also bought eighty acres in 1878, making her present landed interests three hundred and sixty-six acres. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were united in mar- riage in 1862, in Norway, and to them nine children were born : John, Lena, Henry, Martin, Albert, Louis, Sr. (deceased) : Samuel T., Clara, Lewis, Jr. Politically, Mr. Johnson was a Republican and never voted any other ticket. He and the family were consistent members of the Lutheran Church. He strove hard to pro- vide a comfortable home for his family, and had succeeded quite well when he was cut off from the scenes of life. May 14, 1884, by in- flamation of the bowels. Mr. Johnson's father died in Norway, but at this time his mother is living in Stanton County. Mrs, Johnson's parents, both natives of Norway, died in that country. EDWIN CARSON, of Kingsburgh pre- cinct, Stanton County, residing on Section 16, township 23, range 3, came to the county in the spring of 1885, and the first two years rented a farm in Humbug precinct, and then bought a quarter section where he now lives, which was partly broken out at the time. He built a story and one-half house 18x26 feet, a good barn, granary and machine house, also jirovided an excellent well over which he erected a winil-niill. He planted a grove of one NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. acre and an orchard of one hundred trees. His present farm contains three hundred and twenty acres, two hundred and fifty of which are under the plow, and the balance in pasture and meadow land. He of wiiom we write was born in Nortli Carolina, June, 1837, the son of John and Ann Carson, natives of Ireland, whose eleven chil- dren were: John, Margaret, Kobert, AViliiam and Thomas (twins), Jane, Smith, James, Ed- win, Andrew and Edwin. Our subject lived in Nortli Carolina until twenty-four years of age and then went to Vir- ginia and lived there until he went to Nebraska. His earl}' advantages for an education were poor. He was united in marriage in October, 1860, to Sena, daughter of Cox and Violet Ed- wards, natives of Virginia, whose five children were : Mary, Sena, Jennie, Susan and Houstan. Our subject and his wife are the parents of ten children, named as follows : William, Rufus, Monrovia, Thomas, Jane, Susan, Virondia, Inez, Charles and John. Both Mr. and Mrs. Carson are members of the Baptist Church and politically he alliliates with the Democratic party. JAMES BBADBUEY, one of tiie enter- pi-ising farmers of Everett township, residing on Section 28, came to Dodge Count}' in July, 1874. He first located at Fremont, where he worked at the carpenter trade one season, and then came to Everett township, where he leased land for three years, during which time he bought eigiity acres of tlie farm he now occupies. Subsequently he bought eighty acres more, and built a liouse l(!x30 feet, with a wing 14x24 feet, and an additional wing 12x14 feet. He built a barn 18x40 feet, together with a tool house, shed- ding, etc. He provided his place witii a good well, with wind-power attachment. He has an artificial grove of ten acres and an orchard of two liundred trees. From time to time, he has added land, until he now owns two hundred and forty acres, one hundred and sixty of which is under fence. During the grassiiopper years, our subject met with considerable loss. ]^[r. Bradbury was born in Pennsylvania, March, 1850, the son of William and Ann Bradbur\', natives of England, whose fourteen children were as follows : Xelson, Sarah (de- ceased), Elizabeth, Mary A., William, James, Wilbert (deceased), Emma, Benjamin (deceased), Abraham L., and his deceased twin ; John (deceased), Paul (deceased), and one who died in infanc}'. He of whom we write remained in Pennsyl- vania until twenty-four years of age, when he came to Nebraska. His advantages for obtain- ing an education were good. After leaving the common school he attended the high scliool for several terms. His fatiier was superintend- ent of a coal mine in Pennsylvania for thirty years. Our subject was mari'ied July, 1874, to Mary Swinehart, the daughter of Fred and Esther Swinehart, natives of Pennsylvania, whose three children were: Mary, Ellen and Howard. The last two are deceased. Our subject and his wife are the jiarents of ten children: William II., Esther, Alice, Ella M., Luruqua, Mary A., James M., Fred C, Charles and Josie. Politically, our subject believes in the princi- ])les of the Re))ublican party. He belongs to Aqua Lodge No. 737, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Pennsvlvania. CHARLES AXEN, a farmer of Section 7. Everett to\vnshi]i, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1883. He first located upon the farm he now occupies, which con- sisted of one hundred and sixty acres of partly improved land, which he has increased to one hundred and eighty acres, one hutulred and fifteen acres being under the plow. Our subject was born April, 1SG7, in Germany He is a son of August and Dorette Axen, natives of Germany, whose family consisted of three children : Henrietta, Ernst and Charles. 72 XOR THEA S TERN NEBKA SKA . 1 Our subject lived in Germany until he was seventeen years of age, at which time he came to America and direct to Dodoe County, Ne- braska. His parents still live in their native country'. June 27, 1890, marked a new era in this man's life, for it was upon that day he was united in marriage to Amelia Elierman, daughter of Peter and Sophia Elierman, natives of Germany, who had seven cliililren : Margaret (deceased); Henry, Amelia. Nicholas, William, Charles and Tena. Our subject and his wife are the parents of one child, August, born September 18, 1891. Both Mr. and Mrs. Axen are members of the Lutheran church, and in politics he votes the Independent ticket. DR. LUTHER J. ABBOTT, of Fremont, Dodge County, is the son of Doctor Nicholas Abbott, of Troy, Ohio. Luther J. was born at Blue Hill, Maine, Sept. 15, 1831. His mother was Mira (Jewett) Abbott, the daugiiter of Doctor Luther Jewett, of St. Jolinsbur}', Vermont. Our subject's par- ents were both of old Puritanic stock, and trace their ancestry back to about 16S0, when they first settled in IMassacliusetts. The paternal grandfather was a soldier in tiie Revolutionarv War. Luther Jr.'s early schooling was received at Troy, Ohio, under a private tutor, Reverend Doctor Rice. Wiien fifteen years of age, he entereil St. Joiinsbury (Vermont) Academ\% remained tiiere tliree years, and then entered tiie Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, where he remained three years; then spent two years at Jefferson Medical College, Philadel|)hia, and received a diploma from that institution March 12, 1854. He commenced the |)ractice of his profession with his father at Troy, Ohio, con- tinuing there six years. In the autumn of 18><0 he came to Douglas County, Nebraska, and purchased a claim at what is now Irving- ton, Douglas County. He developed the claim and practiced medicine, as settlement came in, and demanded his services. His chief business, however,' at that time, was raising sheep ; he being the lirst large sheep raiser in Nebraska. He continued this until the spring of 1866, when he sold his land and moved to Fontanelle, where he ])racticed medicine two years, and then located at Fremont ; in which city he has lived and practiced medicine ever since. In pioneer days the doctor has driven fifty miles to see a patient, and is known up and down the Elkhorn and Platte valleys as the pioneer doc- tor. He jocosely remarks : " They had to have me whether they liked me or not. " Dr. abbott enjoyed a liberal practice, and has performed most of the difficult obstetrical and surgical operations. To the request of Dr. Livingston, of Platts- mouth, for a meeting to organize the Nebraska State Medical Society in 1868, he gave a ready assent, becoming a member in 1869, and from the date of his admission to 1S91, when he severed his connection with it, lie was always active and diligent in promoting its best interests. Dr. Abbott was elected president of the society in 1877, and for years before and after was a frequent contributor on profess- sional subjects. He was United States examining surgeon for pensions from 1871 to 1881. He has ever taken great interest in all educational matters, and was a member of the School Board at Fremont six years. He has been a member of the Board of Insanity for Dodge Conntv for over twenty years; and represented Washington County in the last session of the Territorial Legislature, and in February, 1866, when that body was in a dead-lock, and Speaker Cliapin was thrown out of the chair, Dr. Abbott was chosen speaker. Indeed, his has been a trul}' busy life. He has devoted much time to literary work, which has always been a pleasant line for him to fol- low. Much of the valuable data found else- where in this volume has been (•ari>fully "leaned tooan anil Building Association, ficepresident and stockholder of the Hemp and Twine Factory, one of the directors in the Fremont National Bank, a director in the Scrib- ner State P.ank and Centi-al Nebraska National Bank, of David City. He is also president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, of Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska, formed in 1S92, and one of the Board of Directors of llie Nebraska State Guarantee Building and Loan Association. During 1892 he had 1,7C0 acres of wheat in Kansas, from which he harvested over 30,000 bushels. Ho has been one of the leading men in all of the enterprises that have had for their object the benefit of the city of Fremont and the coun- try surrounding it, always working for the public good, yet carefully guarding his own in- terests in a praiseworthy and commendable manner, in the light of correct business pi'in- ciples. Politically Mr. Meyer is a Democrat. He was united in marriage November 6, 1872, to Justine M. Looschen, who was a native of Hanover, Germany, born October 3. 18-18, the daughter of Pappe O. and Johanna (Janssen) Looschen, who now reside in Jremont, coming to the city in 1882, and are now quite well ad- vanced in years. Mr. and Mrs. ]\reyer are the parents of three children : Poppeline Johanna, born Decemljcr 24, 1874; Eimo Ilaaren Will- iam, born April 15, 1877, died August 23, 1881, and Justine Willelmine, born November 21, 18S4. Our subject has an elegantly appointed office in the Masonic building. He is a member of the Northwestern Traveling Men's Associa- tion, and is among the most popular men doing business in eastern Nebraska. It has been ))eriiaps truthfully said that no two individuals in the world look exactly alike, and it is certain that no two persons mark out the same course, think the same thoughts, and accomplish the same ends, in their j)assport from the cradle to the grave. Some juen and women might do better than they do; while others cause success to come out of the wreck of other men's failures; while circumstances largely control and fashion the destiny of nearly all. Some men have the faculty of blending the circumstances and environments of life so that they are enabled to write success and good to themselves over nearly all of their under- takings, and this peculiar trait of character has been the touchstone whicli has led lo our subject's exceptional financial success in lile. NOR THE A S TEKX \ !■ IU< A SKA . 85 And again, his success is all the more striking when one considers that the first twenty-two 3'ears of his life were spent in his native land, reared under an inferior form of government; educated in ideas foreign to this govern- ment, and sciiooled to different habits and tastes than are found in this country. It will be ob- served by the above, that he was but twent\'- five years of age when he became a resident of Fremont, and during his twent3'-two years residence here, commencing with a capital of less than two hundred dollars, he soon arose to business distinction, and was the half owner in a business, the annual sales of which at one time amounted to nearly half a million dollars. After having made a complete success of that enterprise, sought out still further conquests in the business world; made profitable invest- ments in wild lands, throughout the West, and became interested in home enterprises at Fre- mont, which have given a growth and pi'osper- ity to the place that nothing else could do. To thus invest one's accumulated wealth is indeed laudable, furnishing, as it does, employment and an interchange of business relations which could not be carried on by men of smaller means. So long as the history of Fremont shall be referred to, by this and the succeeding generations, the name of Fred Meyer will be prominent. CHRIST MARTIN SASS, of Section 34, Cuming township, is a son of John and Sophia (Croeger) Sass, who had eight children, four of whom still survive. The sub- ject of this notice was born March li>, I808, in the township where he now lives. His father located lanil on Section 3+ in the autumn of 1868. His father and mother came from Ger- many in 1867 dii'ect to Dodge (Jounty, Ne. braska. They only found one lunise in the whole country in which they located. He of whom we write this sketch was mar- ried June 30, 1891, to Anna Meyer, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1880. Politically our subject votes the Democratic ticket, and in religious mattei's the family are German Lutherans. Upon our subject's farm one finds everv' evi- dence of thrift and order. The land is well cultivated, and among other improvements ma\' be named the story and one-half farm house, barn, a grove of two acres and an orchard. He has six head of horses, fifteen head of cattle and about fifty hogs. His parents saw many hardships in an early day in Dodge County, for they were there during the years 1876-77-78, when the grass- hoppers worked such sad havoc with the grow- ing crops, and also the years of 1882-83, when the chinch-bugs ruined the wheat crop. FRED. ZARMSDORF, of Section 20, Feb. ble township. Dodge County, was born at Mecklenburg, Germany, December 21, 1834, and came to America in 1863. He worked in Chicago for five years by the month, and then went to Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois; remained two years and then came to Nebraska, in October, 186!), when he took a homestead, forming a ])art of his pi'esent place, which is now all well improved, including a story-and one-half house, a good barn, an orchard, and a five-acre grove. Our subject was united in marriage in Chi- cago in September, 1864, to Bertha Kleemann, by which marriage union three children were born — Lena, Fred W. and Ella F. Our subject's father, Fred Zarmsdorf, died in Germany, as did the mother, Sophia (Drance) Zarmsdorf. In religious matters our subject and his family are Lutherans. He usually votes the Democratic ticket, but favors the best man for the best place, regardless of party. EUGENE M. TARI5ELL, whose farm is situated on Section 17, of Maple town- ship, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1878, and first located on section 8, of the same township, where he bought forty NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. acres of land, upon which he remained two j'ears, and then sold out and bought the farm he now occupies, consisting of one liundred and twenty acres of jjartly ini|)i'oved hind. He had but $450 when lie came toDodge County, and was obliged to borrow %'M to make the Jirst payment on his land. He has built a two story house, 26x28 feet; a barn, 28x56 feet; a double crib, 26x28 feet; a hog house, 24rx6i feet; ice house and shop, 16x32 ; set of Fairbank's scales covered by a building, 28x28 feet, together with a granary and carriage house, wind mill and shedding for eighty head of cattle, and a beautiful grove of three acres. Fruit trees and small fruit graces the place. His pi-esent farm consists of two hundred acres, one hundred and sixty of which is under the plow, all free from incumbrance. Mr. Tarbell was born in New Hampshire, in June, 1855. He is the son of William and Mary A. Tarbell, natives of New nampshire and New York, respectively, and who were the par- ents of six children : Edna, Will, Eugene, Em- ily, Charles and Clarence, all of whom live in Nebraska. Our subject remained in his native state until he was three years of age, when his ])arents moved to Hillsdale County, Mich., where he grew to manhood. He received a connnon school education. From childhood lie worked out and sup))orted himself. He was united in nuirriage in June, 1880, to Candace Mai'tin, of Hillsdale County, Mich., daughter of Rev. Winslow P. and Emeratte A. Martin, natives of Massachusetts and New York, respectively. Politically, oui' subject is a Pi'(;l)ibitionist, and in religious matters lie is a member of the Congregational Ciiurcli. CH AP.LES GUEXTHEP, a farmer of Sec- tion 4, St. Chai'les townslii|), Cuming County, was born in German v November 2."), 1S(;1, and accompanied his fatlKsr to ('aiiiuhi. His father's name was Conrad (iut'Mlhcr, tliev moved to tins country, when our subject was one and one half years old. They landed at New York harbor and came direct from there to Cuming County, Nebraska, where his father located a (juarter section of land, on Section 4. under the homestead act. He tiled on the claim, in the summer of 1862, at Omaha. At lirst they lived in the sod-house and later a log-house was provided. The father died in 1875, and the good mother survived until the autumn of 1886. Our subject was united in marriage February 27, 1889, to Elizabeth Herbst, to whom has been born one child — Mary. The family belong to the Roman Catholic church, and in the exer- cise of his franchise, Mr. Guentiier, atliliates with the Democi'atic part}'. AVhen our subject's parents first came to the county, all was yet wild and new, their nearest market place, being Omaha, the trips requiring about one week's time. His first team was an ox team, which was a slow manner of trans- portation, as com})ared with the fast trains of today. The grasshoppers, caused a great loss in crops, for four or five years, which gave the country a great set back. Our subject relates that while crossing the Elkhorn River in a boat, with his mothei', the boat upset and they came near drowning, which incident will be remem- bered by him as long as he lives. He also states that the first meal of victuals they had in Cuming County, was made up chiefly of a big fish thev caught in the Elkhorn River. HANS JORGENSON, a farmer living on Section 15, of Cuming township, has been a resident of Cuming County since the autumn of 1868. He first located at West Point, and worked by the day and mouth for about two years, when he purchased the the farm he now occupies, which consisted of a (quarter section of wild land at that time. He turned over the virgin sod, built a log-house 12x16 feet, and lived in tiic s;ime for eight years. He then built a frauu; house 12xl(! feet, to which he lias since adiled ;ui up' !ght 12x24 AORTf/EASTERiV NEBRASKA. m feet. He has also provided his place with a good baru, granary, machine house, and cribbing. He has a line artificial grove of four aci'cs and an orchard of two hundred trees. From time to time he has added to his land, until he now has three hundred and twenty acres, one hun- dred and seventy of which is under cidtivation. It may be said, our worthy subject commenced his pioneer life in Cuming County, with no capital save his two bantis and a stout heart, which were both needed dui'ing tlie grass- hopper invasion and genei'al bard times. Mr. Jorgenson first saw the light of day, in Denmark, in December, 1813. He is the son of Jacob and Catharena Jorgenson, whose eight children were as follows : Peter, Frederick (deceased), Hans, Nicholas (deceased), Mary (deceased), Ellen, Helen and Margaret. Our subject remained in Dennmrk until twenty-two years of age, which was in 1866, when he came to America. He spent the first three months in St. Louis, Missouri, and went from there to Davenport, Iowa, where he worked one year and then went to Winona, Minnesota, sto])pe(l one year and from there to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he stayed a short time. We next find him in Omaha, wiiere he halted two months and then came to West Point. He received a fair common school education in his native country, and was mar- I'ied November, ISSi, to Dora Esenberg, the daughter of Cresen and Catharine Esenberg, natives of German\% whose four children were named as follows: Christian, John, Catharine and Dora, all living in Ameiica. Our subject and his wife are the })arents ol' one child : Emma, born March, 1885. In his political aiiiliations, he of whom we write this notice is a supporter of the Repul)ii- can party, and takes great pride in tiie institu- tions of his adopted country. HENRY LUHENS, a farmer of Section 2, township 20, range 6, Cuming County, was born in Cook County, lilinuis, June 11, Ibll, and lived on his latliei'^s farm until he enlisted, October 1, 1861, when not quite eighteen years of age, as a soldier in the Union Army, serving three years and three months, participating in seven battles. He was a mem- ber of the Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry. After leaving the service, he went to St. Louis and engaged in the grocery business for one year, after which he went to Omaha, and remained until the spring of 1872, and then came to AVest Point and located a homestead, where he has since lived. His place contains good build- ings and is generally well improved. Our subject's father and mother both died in Chicago, Illinois, the father in 1881, and the mother in 1884. He was the youngest of six children, and the only one now living. When he first came to the county, his market place was West Point, at which place he filed on his homestead, the land office being there at the time. Politically, our subject affiliates with the Republican party, and in religious matters is a member of the German Lutheran (Jhurch. He belongs to the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities. MARK N. LONCi, a representative farmer of Cuming County, living on Sectit)n 35, of Sherman township, was born in Ohio March 26, 1862, and is the son of Jo- siah and Mary A. Long. He was l)orn March 3, 1812, and she October 19, 1819. He came to Nebraska with his jnotlier when he was live years of age. She located on a homestead which she filed on in Omaha in 1866. She came to Nebraska with $3,000 in money and a family of ten children, two being married, our subject beinsr the youngest. His father, Josiah I>ong, died in Ohio December 6, 1863, when our subject was eighteen months old. Upon this Nebraska homestead tiie mother built a two- story house, which burned in 1871; when a story and one-half structure was erected. The place is sujiplied with a small orchani and \^\\k^ acrcsof a "love. I'iftv acres are uuiler cuiti- NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. vation and the remainder in pasture and hay land. Our subject had only a limited educa- tion, and was married in the winter of 1883, to Emma C. Hasten, born June 20, 1862, to whom five children have been born : Alvin D., Mary S., Myrtle M., Norval N. and Worthy E. Our subject's father and mother were mar- ried in Ohio. August 27, 1837, and were typical pioneers, and bore the respect of the entire communities in which they lived from time to time. Much credit should be placed to the life and character of our subject's mother, as one views her homestead life, and considers how that she had to go to Omaha, eighty miles dis- tant, to procure her family supplies. Then, again, the section of country in which she lived was infested by the grasshoppers for a number of years, and they destroyed the crops which her children had raised. Our subject votes the Ile]Hiblican ticket. Both he and his estimable family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. RICHARD PETEPt McGUIRE, a farmer of Section 18, Blaine township, Cuming Count}', was born in Peterboro, Ontario, January 31, 185-1. He is a son of John and Ellen (Lehane) McGuire, both of Irish descent and now residents of Petevboro. Michael Lehane, the maternal grandfather of our sub- ject, came to America in 1825. Lawrence McGuire. his paternal grandfather, also came to this country in the same year. Lawrence married Eii/a Power, near Peterboro, in 1829. She still lives there at the age of eighty years. Her fathei', Ricliard Power, came to this country in 1825. These several families all came from the county of Cork. Richard Power was a warrior under Robert Emmett, in the Irish conspiracy of 1798. His death occurred at Peterboro, April 1808, at the advanced age of one hundred and eight years, nine months and seven days. Kllen ( Simcex) Lehane, maternal grandmother of our subject, was a descendant of General Patrick Sarslield, who held the city of. Limerick against the British forces. John McGuire had fourteen children, all of whom are living at this writing: Richard P., Frances M. (Mrs. M. Rvan); Elizabeth, Thomas, Michael (a priest of a Jesuit Order in Mon- treal); John F., Louis B., Mai-garet E. (a Nun of the Franciscan Order in Montreal); Andrew, Martin, William II. Sarsfield, Catharine and Mary. Our subject lived at Peterboro, until twent}'- three 3'ears of age, there receiving a common school education. In 1877, he went to Saginaw, Michigan, and worked in the pineries. Two years later he engaged in farming at Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan, and in 1884 removed to Cuming Countv, Nebraska, and purchased a part of his present farm in Blaine township, where he now owns a half section of valuable land, devoted chief!}' to stock raising. For several years he has made a specialty of breeding Poland China Swine, and light Brahma fowls. Politically, he is in syrapathv with the Dem- ocratic party. He is supervisor of Blaine township, and chairman of the county board. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He was united in marriage January 7, 1880, to Margaret E. McMahon of Peterboro, Ontario. Her parents, Matthew and Julia ( ilurphy ) McMahon, were natives of Cork county, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire have si.\ children: Furgus V., Mary T., Richard S. Julia L., Michael D., and George F. Mr. McGuire is now one of the most suc- cessful, and highl}' respected farmers of Cum- ing county. In the fall of 1892 he was candidate on the Democratic ticket for State's Representative, but owing to the race prejudice among the German Republicans he was defeated. CASPER RIEF, of Section 3, Garfield township, came to Cuming County in the spring of 1874, when he located 011 one hundred and sixty acres of wild land em- NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 89 braced in his present farm. lie built a farm liouse of cotton-wood lumber, which he hauled from Decatur, twenty-six miles away. He lived in tiiis house six years, when a part of his present residence was built. Ilis building im- ]>rovements are all first class, and he has an iui[)roved system of water-works for stock pur- poses. He iias an artificial grove of five acres anurt counties in the Legislature in 1877 and 1879. In 1882 he removed to Norfolk, and five years later, 1887, was elected as rep- resentative of JIadison County. It was through hisinstruraentalitv that the enlargement of the Insane asylum was made at Norfolk, for which an appropriation of one liundred and seventy- five thousand dollars for the buildings, was obtained. It may truthfully be said that Mr. Eiseley is a self-made man. He received Jiis education in his native country in the public schools, and followed teaching several years, after coming to America. He is deserving of much credit for the manly position he has taken on all public measures. He enlisted as a mem- ber of the Second Cavalry during the civil war period at Omaha, and participated in the Indian war, serving one 3'ear and was mustered out at Omaha in 1861. In 1865 he was married to Josephine "Whit- ney, a native of Medina County, Ohio. By this union the living children are : Francis, Clyde and Horace. Our subject votes the Republican ticket, feel- ing assured as he does that by so doing he is best subserving the interests of the jieople. At the time he came to Nebraska all was one prairie wilderness, and its future brightness had not yet been dreamed of, much less realized. He has lived to see the prairies subdued, school houses scattered in every direction, with church spires pointing skyward. He has lived to see countless manufactories established in the Elkhorn Vallev, while railroads cross and recross each other, penetrating every nook and corner of the commonwealth. Over telephone and telegraph wires, man is permitted to carry on conversation through all parts of the State. Surely the age of wonders is upon us. To be an eye witness to these great changes is an honor, but to be an actual participant is not accorded to all, but among this number maybe enrolled the name of Charles F. Eiseley, one of the pioneers of Nebraska. ANDREW P. ANDERSON, a reiMesenta- tive farmer of Garfield township, re- siding on Section 22, will form the sub- ject of this notice. He came to Cuming County 92 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. in the sprint^ of 1 878, when he bought eighty acres of wild land on Section 20. Here he made good improvements, remained tliree years, tlien sold out and bouglit the farm he now occupies, which at the time was but a quarter section of wild land. Here he again commenced improving bv plowing up tiie prairie sod, building a house 14x18 feet, with a wing fourteen feet square. He also provided his place with a good barn, granary, machine house, and a shop 12x14 feet. In order to ob- tain a good supph' of living water he was com- pelled to bore one hundred and sixty feet. He constructed a 'rood system of water-works, pro- pelled b\' wind power. He set a grove of two acres and an orchard of seventy trees. Eighty acres of his farm is under the plow, while the balance is in pasture and meadow land. JVIr. Anderson's life has not always been full of sunshine and proS])erity. He lost his entire hog crop for three years b3' cholera. He also lost three valuable horses in one year, and to cap the climax, in 1880 he was afflicted with his eyes and went nearly blind. He of whom we write was born in Sweden, February, 1835. His parents were Andrew and Carrie Anderson, whose six children were : Andrew P., Gustave (deceased), Carl (de- ceased), MoUie, Franz and John. Our subject remained in his native countr}' until thirty-four years of age and then came to America, landing in New York in June, 1869. He came to this country alone, leaving a wife and four children in Sweden. He first sent for his oldest daughter and two years later for his wife and the remainder of the family, getting them over here as fast as ho could earn monc}' with which to do so. At first he worked out by the year on a farm. After one year he went to New Jersey where he was employed by the railroad company as a blacksmith for three years and one half. He then spent two years and one half in working about an iron furnace, after which he came to Xebraska. Like many of the poor people of Sweden, our subject did not have the advantages of a good education. August, 1856, he was married to Johanna C. Hogstein, daughter of John and Johanna Hogstein, whose four children were: Johanna, ilatihia, Louisa and William. Johanna ( Hog- stein) Anderson died, and for his second wife our sui)ject married in November, 1860, Eva Tour, daughter of Andrew and ^fysena Tour, of Sweden, whose children were: Eva, Jary, Peter, Andrew G., Johanna, Carl. Our subject has three children : Matilda, Charles A. and Minnie. Politicall}' Mr. Anderson affiliates with the Independent party, and both he and his wife are acceptable members of the Methodist Epis- copal church. CIIAPtLES THEUSH, SR., an enterpris- ing farmer of Section 30, Union town- ship, has been identified with the history of Dodge County, since March, 1861; stopping at PUorence in May, 1856. In the spring of 1857, he moved to Genoa, Nebraska, in what is now Nance Count}', where he took a claim of what he supposed was one hundred and sixty acres. The land however was not surveyed at that time. After living there two years, doing considerable breaking and erecting a log house, he found he had located on the Indian Ileservation, so he was obliged to vacate and then moved to Monroe County, and took a claim as a " s(|uatter,"' being in advance of the government survey. After two years on that claim, and in March, ISOl, he bought sixty acres in what is now Union township, Dodge Countv. The only improvements on the place was a log cabin. He purchased the place from j Waller Roache, and lived there five years and purchased other lands, until he had about two I hundred acres. While he was living in Dodge County, north of North Bend, he was on the military road from Omaha to Denver ; ke])t a ranch and stopping place for travelers. After I selling out there, he came to his present place, which he took as a homestead, of eighty acres. He also has one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land across the road from this, in Col- NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. fax County, besides eight}' acres of school land in Colfax Count}'. There are few, if any, farms sujierior to our suhject's. Ho was born in England, February 15, 1S30, the son of David and Anna (Walters) Thrush, natives of England. Charles re- mained at home until he was seventeen years of age and then went to Bristol, to perfect his trade as a mason. "When twenty-one years of age, he moved into Wales, into the iron and steel works and remained there until , 1855, when he sailed for America, landing in New York in March of that year. He remained in Pennsylvania and worked at railroad bridge building, and worked at the same, that winter in Missouri, on the Hannibal & St. Joe Eail- road. At one time he freighted from Omaha to Fort Kearney. lie was married in Bristol, England, May 5, 1850, to IMiss Martha Rees, daughter of George and ilartha (Edwards) Rees, natives of Wales. ivlrs. Thrush was born in Brighton, England, May 3, 1827, and remained at home with her parents until married. Her father was a sea captain. Our subject and his wife are the parents of seven children — five sons and two daughters, born in the following order: George, April 6, 1851; Ann, November 20, 1855; Charles, August 22, 1857; Thomas, August 28, 1859; William, June 9, 18G1 ; John, June 18, 1SG3 ; Elizabeth, December 31, 1805., Mr. and Jlrs. Thrush left England to go to rtah, they being members of the Mormon (;hurch;but upon coming to America they l)ocame disgusted, and would go no farther than Florence, and quit the church as well. Years afterwards, they joined the re-organized church of Latter Day Saints. ]\[r. Thrush is a member of the Order of Odd l''ello\vs, belonging to Schuyler Lodge No. 28, and in political matters votes the Republican ticket. During the hard winter'of 1S5G-57, our sub- ject ground buck-wheat in a coffee mill ; drove holes tiirougii a pan with a nail and grated corn thereon for meal. When he started in for the winter, he had plenty of provisions, but they had numerous neighbors that did not have a sufficiency, so they divided with them. SILAS M. STRANEY, a farmer living on Section 29, of Cotterell township, came to Dodge County in the autumn of 1880, rented a farm for two years in Cotterell town- ship, and then bought eighty acres of his pres- ent place. There had been fifteen acres of breaking done on the place when he bought it. He built a story and one-half frame house 14x 24 feet, with an L fourteen feet square. In 1S8() he built a barn fourteen feet high. 18x38 feet. He now has all of his land under culti- vation and enclosed with a good fence. Mr. Straney was born in Rush County, Indi- ana, September 26, 185G, the son of John B. and Mary J. (Wright) Straney. The father was a native of Kentucky and tiie mother of Rush County, Indiana. In 1858 his parents moved to Warren County, Illinois, and in 1880 they came to Dodge County, Nebraska. Our sub- ject made his home with them until he bought his farm. He was married in Dodge County, Nebraska, February 21, 1883, to Miss Anna Clark, daugh- ter of John and Margaret (Adair) Clark, wh-o came to Dodge County in the spring of 1880, and she remained at home until the date of her marriage. Her parents now live in Seattle, Washington. Our subject and his wife are the ]5arents of four children, born as follows : Orley B., December 17, 1885; Leroy, July 5, 1887 ; William 11., January IG, 1889 ; and Howard D., March 26, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Straney are both accei)table members of the United Presbyterian church. Formerly Mr. Straney was a Republican, but is now associated with the Independent move- ment. Our subject's father and mother moved to AVichita, Kansas, in the spring of 1883, and the mother died there July G, 18S3, aged fifty. one 94 A^OR THE A S TERN NEBRA SKA . years. The father was born November 9, 1825, and is now living in Ford County, Kansas. They were tiie parents of four childrden — three sons and one daughter, our subject being tlie second child. The parents were both members of the United Presbyterian cliurch. Mrs. Straney is a second child in a faniil}' of three daughters and three sons. She was born in Delaware County, New York, February 5, 1858. Iler father was a native of the Empire State, and her mother was a native of Ireland. They removed from New York to Dodge Coun- ty, Nebraska in 1887 and subsequently moved to Kearney and remained until September, 1891, when they moved to Seattle, Wasliington. Mrs. Straney has two brothers in Washington ; one brother and a sister in Kearney and a sister in North Bend, the wife of Archie Miller. ^ T 7ILLIAM SPRINGER, an enterprising W farmer of Maple township, residing on Section 10, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1808. He first located at Fon- tanelle, where he remained a short time, and then moved to the place he now occupies, which at the time was eighty acres of wild land. Tie broke this land, built a house, 10x12 feet, out of Cottonwood boards, in which he lived five years. Subsequently, he bought eight}' acres more land and built a two-stoiw fi-ame house, 16.x32 feet, erected a good barn, provided his place with a bored well and wind-mill, and had the forethought to provide his place with a grove of twenty acres. He also set out an orchard of fifty fruit trees. He now has 110 acres under the plow. To ac(iuaint the reader with our subject's earlier life, it may be said he was born in Ohio, in 1847, the son of Peter and Margaret Springer, natives of Pennsylvania, whose three ciiildren were Sarah. John and William. Our subject remained in the Buckeye State until he was eighteen years of age, when he enlisted in Company F, Seventy-sixtli Ohio Infantrv, un- der Captain Morrison, and was jnustered in at Columbus, Ohio, from which point he went to Fort Donaldson, commanded by General Wal- lace. He was in the engagement; at Fort Don- aldson, Pittsburg Landing. Arkansas Post and the siege of Yicksburg; also took part in those fierce conflicts. Lookout Mountain and Atlanta. He served his country four years, being dis- charged in the autumn of 1SC5, at Columbus, Ohio. He then rented a farm for one year, after which he came to Dodge County, Nebraska. In the spring 'of 1868 he was united in mar- riage to Anna M. Endlev, daughter of Jacob and Mary Endley, the former a native of Penn- sylvania and the latter of Ohio. They were the parents of ten children: Elizabeth, Melker, Harriett, Catharine, David, Cornelia, Louis, George, Charles and Anna. Our subject and his wife are the parents of nine children : Mary L., Louis, Albert, Clarence, Geoi'ge, Harry, Ella — two deceased. Politically he is a Republican. E DARWIN PERCY, City Clerk of Fre- ^ mont, is a native of New York State born December 14, 1850. He is the son of Alonson and Minerva (Center) Perc}', and of English-Scotch extraction. The father resides in the Empire State, the mother being deceased. Our subject was reared in York State, and from the time he was eleven years of age, he worked for his board and schooling. When seventeen years of age he came to Illinois, where he worked at farm labor during the summer season, attending school during the winter, for the first two years, after which he engaged at teaching for a ])eriod of six years in Peoria and Woodford counties. He then farmed one \'ear in Illinois, after which he came to Iowa and engaged in the grain busi- ness with his brother. M. Percy, at Dexter. After one year at that point, and in April, 1877, he located at Fremont, Nebraska. After sev- eral years spent in farming and clerking, lie engaged in business in the mercantile line for NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 95 liimself, continuin<^ for one year, after which lie engaged as clerk, following the same until he was elected City Clerk of Fremont in April 1S91, which position he still holds. Every man worthy of being called anAmeri-- can citizen is identified with someone of the po- litical parties, and in the case of our subject he is a staunch supporter of the Eepublican party. He is captain of Compan}' E., First Regiment Nebraska National Guards, having hehl the office since May 5, 1890. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias Order, Triumph Lodge, No. 32, and has held the chair of C. C. He belongs to the Uniform Rank K. of P., Fre- mont Div. No 21, and belongs to the Jfodcrn Woodmen. January 1, 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss Addie E. Araidon, a native of Ver- mont. Both he and his estimable ladj' are classed among the most intelligent and valu- able members of society in Fremont. MONTGOMERY POLLOCK, located on Section 14, of Elkhorn township, came to Dodge Count}^ in the summer of ISGC, one year after the Civil War closed, locat- ing on the farm he now occupies, which con- sisted of two hundred and forty acres, one hundred and sixty of which he bought and eighty acres he homesteaded. He made the necessary improvements for a good place. It was very wild and new in this section of Nebraska at that day, and he had to go fifteen miles to mill, and to Fremont to get his mail. From time to time he added to his land until he now has four hundred and eight}' acres, one- half of which is under cultivation. He remained on this place seven years, then moved back to Whiteside Connty, Illinois, lived there seven years and returned. Mr. Pollock was born in Scotland, in June, 1S;>0, the soJi of Joseph and Elizabeth Pollock, whose children were Ann and Mary (twins), Ellen. Montgomery, John and Joseph. He remained in Scotland until he was twenty-one years of age, when he came to the United States. He came to the country very poor, and the first winter worked for his board and clothes. After working two years and saving money enough, he went to Whiteside County, Illinois, and pur- chased eighty acres of Government land and lived there until he came to Dodge County in 1866. He still owns two hundred acres of land in AVhiteside County, Illinois. He was married December, 1857 to Lena Allen, daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth Allen of Sweden. By this marriage union the following children were born: Joseph, Lodica, Ellen, Anna, John, Mary, Lena, Montgomery Jr., Allen, James, William and Robert. Mr. Pollock is identilied with the Independent part}', and has held the offices of justice of the peace and township treasurer. DR. EDWIN W. MARTIN, prominent among the physicians and surgeons of Fremont, is a native of Cynthina, Har- rison County, Kentucky, born March 11, 1845. He is the son of M. D. and Zerilda A. (Sellers) Martin, who were also natives of the same county ; their son being born and brought up in the same house in which the father was reared. Our subject's parents are still living in their native State. They are of Scotch and German descent. The Martins were formerly of Maryland, while the Sellers family were of Pennsylvania stock, but both sides of the fam- ily were among the early settlers of the Corn Cracker State, some of them having been resi- dents of the State in the time of Daniel Boone, "the hunter of Kentucky." Our subject's grandparents, on the paternal side, were Wil- liam and Katarine (Perriii) Martin, tiie latter being a daughter of General Perrin, of Ken- tucky. Tlic family are inclined to the medical, legal and agricultural pursuits. The father and grandfather devoting themselves to agri- culture. Our subject had nine brothers and sisters, he being the eldest: Edwin W., our subject; Ella, wife of Tandy Wiglesworth, of 96 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. Point Dexter, Kentuck}' ; Josephus, Albert and Kate, all being deceased ; Sue, wife of Dr. J. T. Stewart, of California; Lewis M. (deceased) was an attorney, and died at the age of thirty six years; George P., a resident of Boyd, Ken- tucky ; Emma, wife of Picv. E. W. Eliott, of Kentufk}' ; Bell, wife of James G. Vandervin, of Cyntiiiana, Kenluck}-. Our subject was reared, educated and spent the greater portion of his life in his natire town. His education was obtained by private instruction, and when he was sixteen years of age he entered the graded schools of his home town, from which lie graduated at the age of twenty, and one year later embarked in the mercantile trade, which he followed about twelve years, and then business reverses caused him to abandon that business, wiiereupon he commenced to read medicine, which had been his early intention, being educated with that in view, but respond- ing to the decree of fate, his plans in life were somewhat changed by his marriage, which occurred as soon as he had reached liis majority- However he entered the office of Doctor AVilliam Martin (his uncle) and Dr. J. T. Stewart, his brothei'-in-law. He attended tiie Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgeiy, graduating in Marcii, 1801, after wiiich he lo- cated for practice in his native town, following his profession there for live 3'ears. In the autumn of 1886, when Se]itember was putting on her most beautiful robes, he came to Fre- mont, Nebraska, where he has since been lo- cated. Owing to his skill and abihty, he has secured a lucrative and extensive practice. He is a line oculist, as well as an expert of the ear, as he gives a great deal of attention to it, owing to his admiration of tiiese special branches. Politically, the Doctor is a Democrat. September 3, 18G0. he was united in marriage to Julia Doyle, who was born in Concord, Lewis (Jounty, Kentucky, August .'3, 18-t7. She is the daughter of Simeon and Elizabeth Doyle, who were of Irish and Scotch extraction. Dr. and Mrs. Martin have a familv of two daughters: Katherine, born in 1867; M. Dell, born 1870. They also have an adopted daughter, Daisy Spickard. The Doctor has given ail three a thorough education. Their earl3' education was by private school. His two daughters are grad- uates of the Ivose Hill Seminary, of Ken- tucky, while the adopted daughter is a grad- uate of the Cynthiana Seminar^'. All three of these young ladies reside at home with the Doctor, and are all engaged in school work : being employed as teachers in the graded schools of Fremont. The Doctor and family are associated with the Christian Church, and are among the social lights of Fremont. On September 3, 1S91, the friends of the Doctor and his family gathered at his residence and celebrated his silver wedding, with good wishes for his luture welfai'e. JOHN LONGACRE, one of the well-to-do farmers of Pleasant Valley townshij) whose farm house is on Section 15, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1879 in company with his father who located in tiie same township. John remained at home twoycarsafter they came to the county, and then his father gave him eighty acres of land, wliere he now lives. The good father also gave each of his children eighty acres. Our subject built a house 16x24 feet, one and one-half stories iiigh ; also a barn 16x24 feet, with twelve-foot ]iosts. He made good im])rovements in general, and kept adding to his land until he now has 440 acres, 320 of which is under cultivation and the balance in pasture and hay land. Our subject was born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1858. He is the son of Jacob and Joanna (Hoops) Longacre, both natives of Pennsylvania and the ]iarents of eleven chil- dren — seven sons and four daughters. Li 1864 the family moved to Bureau County, Illinois, and moved from that county to Nebraska. Wv. Longacre was united in marriage in Dodge County, Nebraska. March 0, 1882, to Miss Kittie Powers, daughter of John and NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 97 Elizabeth (Brown) Powers. Tlie fatlier was a native of Ireland and the niotiier of England, and they were the parents of six daughters and two sons. Our subject and liis wife have been blessed bv the birth of three children: Abab\' bo\', wiio died in infancy, Anna and Grace. Politically, our subject is identified with the Republican party. CIIAPLEY JOHNSON, located on Sec- tion 11, townsiiip 17, range 9, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1874, when he commenced working by the month, continuing to do so for about one year, lie came to the county without means and worked six months as a section hand on the railroad. After this he bought a team and leased a piece of land, but the grasshoppers came and so damaged his crop that he sold it in the field. He rented another farm the next year and then moved to Fremont, where he was engaged as a clerk in a dry goods and grocery store, which ])osition he held one year. He then went to Wahoo, Nebraska, and started a saloon, but not liking this business he sold out and became a renter of land for two years, and again moved to Fremont, where he was employed in an agricultural implement house for two years, lie then bought a quarter section of wild land, u|)on which he placed valuable improvements, including a residence 10x24 feet, with an addi- tion, 12x16 feet, also built a barn and granary, provided his place Avith a good well of water, over which was erected a wind-mill. He also ])ut in a set of scales, and planted out an or- chard and shade trees. He now has a half section of land, one-half of which is under cul- tivation. During the year 1889, he lost one tiiousand dollars in feeding steers; also lost one hundred head of hogs with the cholera, during the years 1887-88-89. Our subject was born in Sweden, January 28, 1854, the son of John and Lana Johnson, who liad ^WQ cliildi'cn: Peter G., Lottie, Charles, Johanna and Enima. Tliree of tliese children live in the United States. Charlev lived in Sweden until sixteen years of age, and then went to Germany and worked four vears at dock work. From there he I'eturned to ids native country and followed i-ailroad work for two years, then came to America. He landed at Boston and came from there direct to Nebraska. May 23, 1879, he was married to Anna P(j1- lock, daugliter of Montgomery and Lena Pol- lock, natives of Scotland and Sweden, who were the parents of twelve children : Joseph, Lodica, Ellen, Anna, John, ISIaiy, Lena, Mont- gomery, Jr., Allen, James William and llobert. Our subject and liis wife are the parents of five children, bdi'ii in the following order: L. Ciiarlotte, July 7, ISSl; Eoy M., March 20, 1883; Dolly P., January 8, 1885; Myrtle J.. February 11, 1888; Pay W., October 25. 1890. Mr. and ]\Irs. Johnson are consistent mem- bers of the Lutheran Churcli, and in his poli- tical choice he favors the Independent move- ment and is a member of the Farmers' Alli- ance. In November, 1891, Mr. Johnson visited his old home in Sweden, spending a happy New Year with his parents whom he had not seen for seventeen years. He returned home March 20,1892. ADA]\[ HINDALVPSH, a farmer of Sec- tion 19, Elkhorn township, has been identified with the interests of Dodge Countv since the spring of 1809. He came to the country in company with his father, mother and the family. His father rented eighty acres of land from I. R. Lee in Section 30 until 1874, when his mother died. He then took charge of the family, bought the land, and after having nuule substantial improvements on the j)lace, in 1885, he sold out to his brothers and moved to his present place of 200 acres, which was wild NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. land. He built a house 14x22, with a wing the same size. He also provided a barn and other out-buildings. His present place contains 240 acres, 100 being under cultivation. Among the misfortunes of our subject was tlie loss of sixty acres of wheat b}' the grasshoppers, and the following year about the same amount by high water, and has suffered to considerable extent by hog cholera. Our subject was born in England, Ma}' 4, 1848, the son of William and Agnes Hind- mai-sh, natives of England and Scotland, whose children were: Agnes, Margaret, Mary H. and Elizabeth J. (twins), "William I., George G., Isabel, Thomas and Joiin (twins). This large family are all living in Nebraska at tiiis time. Our subject remained in England until he was seven 3'ears of age, wiien his parents removed to this country and settled at Sterling, Illinois, whore the father was engaged as a stone mason. He followed this for about three years, wiien he rented land and continued to farm until he came to Dodge County, Nebraska. !Mr. Ilindmarsii was married ilarcli it, 1885, to Sarah E. Ilarkins, daugliter of AVilliam and llosana Hark ins, natives of Pennsylvania and Ireland, respectively. Their six children were: William E., Sarah E., Almon R., IdalVl., Nettie A. and Melvin J., all of whom live in Nebraska. Our subject and his wife are the parents of two cliildren : Lewis W., born January 21, 1886, and Clyde G., born June 14, 1888. Politically lie is identified with the Repub- lican party. He has been road supervisor, assessor live years and is serving his fourth term as township treasurer. He is a mem- ber of Wasiiington Lodge No. 41, I. O. O. F. Both he and his wife are members of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church. JEIlPtV DION, of tiie firm of Dion & Nel- son, blacksmith, Avagon and general re- pair shop at Nortli Bond, came to Dodge County, Nebraska, May, 1868, and located at North Bend, wiiere he rented a shop for four montlis, after whicli he bought into his present business. About 1876, he built a brick shop, costing eighteen hundred dollars, and a resi- dence costing fifteen hundred dollars. In 1879, his house and shop burned, causing a loss of nearly all he had, as he carried no insurance. He then rented a shop for two years, when he built on the site of his present shop, at the cost of seven hundred and fifty dollars. That was a frame structure which burned in 1885, but fortunately he had some insurance on this. He then built his present shop, which is 22x80 feet, provided with iron sides and tin roof, and bricked inside. Besides this shop our subject has one of the best residences in North Bend, lie is the oldest blacksmitli of the place. His partner, C. G. Nelson, learned his trade under Mr. Dion, and in Januar}', 1888, he took him in as a partner. Our subject was born in Canada East, August 7, 1841, the son of John B. and Rose (Miller) Dion, both natives of Canada, tintl of French origin. Our subject remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, and then com- menced to learn the blacksmith trade, working as an apprentice three years, receiving one dol- lar per month and his board for tlic first 3'ear. After he had learned his trade, and worked at it for others, for some time, he started a siio|i of his own near home, and operated it one 3'ear, and then took another siioj) about five miles from home, at the town of St. Mar3', and run that one year. He then sold out at St. Mar3', and returned to his home shop, wiiere lie formed a partnersliip with a man by tlie name of Ilanner, with whom he was associated six months, and dui'ing which time his partner beat him out of all he liad. This was in ItCS, and he went to Hoosac Tunnel, Massachusetts, and worked two years bv the month at his trade. In 18(i7, came to Omaha, enroute to California, but running out of funds at Omaha he went to work sawing wood for the raili'oad company and after three weeks came to Noith Bend. August 6, 1873, lie was united in marriage in Xorth Bend to Miss Ann Cusack, who was NOR THEA STERN NEBRA SKA. a native of Canada, born in 1851, and came West with lier sister in ISfiO. Our subject and liis wife are the ])arents of two children : Rosalie, born December 20, 1S74, and May D., l)orn June 20, ISSS. Mrs. Dion is a member of the United Pres- byterian Church, wliile her husband is con- nected with the Roman Catliolic Churcii. Politically, our suliject afllliates with the Democratic ])arty. lie is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, North Bend Lodge No. 1016. GEORGE 0. DODGE, a farmer and owner of Valley Grove stock farm, thi-ee miles east of North Bend, situated on Section 11, Cotterall township, was among the band of pioneers who found their way to Dodge County, in the spring of 1858. He came in company with his father, who only remained a short time and returned to Vermont. Our subject remained until the fall of 1859, and in Novem- ber, 1861, enlisted in Company G, Seventh Ver- mont Infantr}'^, and served his countr}' in that fierce struggle — the Civil War — until April 6, 1866. In June of that year he again came to Dodge Countv, Nebraska, his father's family having moved to this part of the country in 1865. Our subject went to Grand Island, where he was chief cook for a saw-mill crew, who were getting out ties for the Union Pacific Railroad. lie pre-empted one hundred and si.xt}' acres of land where he now lives, and when land came into the market paid one dol- lar and one (puirter per acre. His improve- ments are among the finest in the county. He has added to his land until he now has six hun- dred and eighty acres, and keeps al)out two hundred and twenty-five head of cuttle and eighteen hoi'ses. lie was married in Dodge County, February, 1871, to Miss Lorrissa A. Eison, who was born in Peoria, Illinois, November, 1850. They were the ))arents of one child, a scm, Harry M., born February 2.'5, 1874, and died Viws 12, 1877. Mr. Dodge was born in Andover, Vermont, February 12, 1839, and remained with his ))ar- ents until the spring of 1858, when he came to Dodge County, Nebraska. Politically, our subject is a supporter of the Republican party and has been ever since its organization in 1856. lie is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and also of the (irand Armv of the Republic. AUGUST J. ALBERS, of the firm of Albers & Company, which firm suc- ceeded Meyer ife Schurman, in May, 1888, at Fremont, will form the subject of this notice. Mr. Albers is a native of Hanover, Germany, born November 24, 1860. He grew to man- hood in the land of his birth, receiving his education in the schools of that country. When seventeen years of age, he engaged in the dry goods business, which he followed until he came to this country, in 1882. He came direct to Fremont, Nebraska, then went to Wahoo, remained one year, and from there to Scribner, where he engaged in general merchandising, and was thus engaged for four years. He then came to Fremont, and soon after engaged in his present business, that of the wholesale liquor, wine and cigar trade. They carry about a twenty thousand dollar stock, and keep two traveling men on the road. Their annual sales amount to one hundred and fift^' thousand dollars. They are agents for the Anheuser & Busch Brewing Company, of St. Louis. Politically, Mr. Albers is identified with the Democratic party. He was united in marriage in 1884, to Julia Looschen, who was born in Germany, November 6, 1800. Their only child is Jessie, born February 16, 1886. Our subject resides at No. 943 East 5th street. He is interested in a quarter section of land, in Colfax County, a business block in Gorilon, Nebraska ; some lots in Norfolk, and owns other lots himself in Fremont. Our subject is one of a great number of examples wherein a man born on a foreign NORTUEASTERN NEBRASKA. shore has come to this country in the pride of his 3'ouno; manhood, and under our form of Government, where all men are equal before the law, has within a few 3'ears surrounded Iiimself with all the comforts of home and plenty. Mr. Christensen is a good representative of his nationality in this country, nearly all of whom are industrious, temperate and law- abidin"- citizens. CHRISTIAN CHRISTENSEN, of Fre- mont, was born in Copenhagen, Den- mark, April 15, 1823, the son of Chris- tian Christensen, a native of Denmark. They were the parents of five children : Christian, our subject ; Lena (deceased), Frederick A., of Denmark; Ludwig, a pilot on board an ocean steamer (deceased) ; Carl, a shoemaker of Copenhagen. ]\Ir. and Mrs. Christensen, the parents of our subject, died in Copenhagen. They were mem- bers of the Ba])tist Church. The subject of our sketch was reared in Copenhagen, where he received a common school education, lie left home for America in 1854^ and located in St. Louis, in 1855. He enlisted in that city in ISGl, at the breaking out of the Rebellion and servetl three months in the St. Louis State Guards. During his term there, he enlisted in the Fourth Missouri Reserve Corps, serving four months, and was discharged by special order of General Ilalleck. In 1870 he came to Dodge County, Nebraska, and settled at Fremont, where he has since resided. He was united in marriage in Copenhagen in 18-17 to Miss Abalona Heck, by whom there were four children born. In politics our subject, has alway.s been identi- fied with the Re])ublican party, lly trade he is a blacksniilh, having learned the same in CJopenhagen. He was ap])renticed for five years, not receiving a farthing for his services. Hard woric and an occasional Hogging was all he received. Mrs. Christensen ])assed from the scenes of this life at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and our subject was again married August IS, 1S55, to Miss Hannah Delriciisen. THOMAS R. ACOM, one of the represent- ative farmers of Cotterell township, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1873> and located the farm he now lives upon. He bought eighty acres of wild land, upon which he built a frame house, 18.x24 feet, one and one- half stories high, to which he has since made an addition. The first year he broke thirty acres of his land, and subsequently erected valuable out-buildings, and added to his land until he now has three hundred acres in his home farm, and a half interest in eighty acres adjoining the town of North Bend. Mr. Acom is a native of Illinois, and was born in Morgan Countj', November 13, 1844, the son of Robert and Mary (Sparks) Acom. The father was a native of England, while the mother was born in Scotland. He remained at home with his parents in Illinois, until he was about twent}'-three years of age, when he went to Macon County, of that State, bought a farm and lived there four years, and then moved back to his father's home and lived there two years, at the end of which time he came to Dodge County, Nebraska. He had been in this coun- try five years prior to his moving out, and spent one winter with ]\[r. George Turtou, his cousin. Our subject was united in marriage in Macon County, Illinois, December 12, 180!), to Miss Sarah Fertig, daughter of Samuel Fertig, a na tive of Pennsylvania. Our subject's wife was l)()rn in Dolphin County, Pennsylvania, Novom- l)cr 1-1, 18-17, and came with her ])arents to Illi- nois when si.xteen j'ears of age, and remained at home until the date of her marriage. They are the parents of nine children : Frederick, Perl ha. "William, Mattie, Mable, George, Ed- ward (deceased), and Robiit (deceased), Thomas (deceased). *55fc NORTI/EASTERN NEBRASKA. 103 Mr. Acorn was a soldier in the Civil "War. en- listing in Morgan County, Illinois, April, 1SG2, as a member of Company A, Sixt3'-eigl)th Vol- unteer Infantry. He was sent south, and was about three months at Camp Butler, Illinois, guarding prisoners. The date of his discharge was October, 1862. Politically, he atJiliates with the Rejiublican party. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, belonging to North Bend Lodffe No. 25. JUDGE WILLIAJI MARSHALL, of Fre- mont, district judge and member of the Nebraska Legislature, is a native of Har- rison County, Ohio, born at New Rumlay, July 29, 1832. He is the son of George and Eleanor (Cunningham) Marshall, who were of Irish an- cestry. He is the grandson (on his father's side) of William and Jane Marshall. Judge Marshall, of whom we write this sketch, was reared in Coshocton Country, Ohio, and edu- cated in the public schools of the Buckeye State, with a course in college at Antrim, Guernsey County. In 1855 he entered Frank- lin College, Harrison County, and in the autumn of 1S5G entered Michigan University at Ann Arbor, graduating from the same in 1859, having taken a thorough course. He re- turned to Coshocton County, Ohio, and read law for two years and had just been admitted to the bar when the Civil War broke out. In August, 18C1, he was appointed as recruiting oilicer and organized a company in the Eight- ieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went out as captain of the same and served in such capacit}^ until the spring of 1863, when he was commissioned as lieutenant colonel. In July, 1863, he was sent home on the sick list, when there was a call for all sick officers to re- port at Columbus, Ohio, at which point he was mustered out in July, 1863, on account of physical disabilit\\ He participated in the battle of Jackson, Mississippi, on the Pearl Itiver, and was a valiant soldier. He was at the battle of Corinth ; he, be ingon the sick list, had charge of the "quinine brigade," and was therefore deprived of active service in the bat- tle. He passed through the siege of Corinth. In the spring of 1802 he was on the expedition through Arkansas, down to Louisiana, around Millican's Bend, crossed into Mississippi, around back of Vicksburg, at Champion Hills, where they were placed in charge of a lot of prisoners, whom they conveyed back to the Mississippi River and up to Memphis. They had much skirmishing on this expedition, and in July our subject returned home, as has been related, and was laid up by sickness until the spring of 1864, and then returned to his law studies and was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1865, b\' the Supreme Court of Columbus, Ohio. The same fall he entered the law school at Ann Arbor. In 1866 he removed to Jlonmouth, Illinois, and entered the practice of law, re- maining there until 1876, when he came to Fremont, where he has followed the profession ever since. Politically, he is a Republican. In the fall of 1878 he was elected to the State's Senate, and made president pro tern, of that body in the session of 1879, and in the autumn of 1883 he was elected District Attorney for what was then the Fourth Judicial District, of Nebraska, and re-elected in the fall of 1884. In April, 1887, he was appointed as one of the judges of the P'ourth Judicial District, and elected to that office the following election for a term of four years. In the fall of 1891 he was re-elected judge in the Sixth Judicial Dis- trict, which comprises five counties of what was the Fourth. While a member of the State Legislature, he was one of the promoters, and had under his jurisdiction as one of the repre- sentatives, the erection of the west wing to the State house at Lincoln. He has always been a Republican and must necessarily be highly ai)preciated, as his district is strongly Demo- cratic. However, he, being a stanch Republi- can, has been elected several times to a high office. 104- NOR THE A S TERX NEBKA SKA . He is a member of the Grand Army of the T^epublic, Post No. i, known as McPherson, at Fremont. In 1870 be purchased a tract of land, consisting of three hundred and twent}' acres, which he has had placed under cultiva- tion. He was reared on a farm, and very nat- urally his attention has turned in that direc- tion. Thus far in life he has lived single, and as an attorney-at-law he has been a success, both financially and as to the success of his clients. He is a man of broad views and great depth of mind, and has always proven himself worth}' of the confidence bestowed upon him. Especially has he been successful in criminal cases. While a resident of Monmouth, Illinois, he was for four years prosecutor, and was cit}' attorney, most of the time during his residence there. WILLIAM C. BATES, a dealer in real estate, loans and insurance, residing at Battle Creek, Madison County, is counted among the earliest settlers in this sec- tion of Xeljraska. He was born in Hereford- shire, England, March -i, 1S48, the son of Edward and ]\[ar\' (Evans) Bates. The mother of Welsh descent, the father Englisli. The father the parent of sixteen children, mother parent of twelve, nine of whom are living at this writing. Our subject is the 3'oungest of twelve children by his own mother. His early education was obtained by study morning and evening, and any leisure time. In 1SG6 he emigrated to the United States, and located in Champaign County, Illinois, where he worked as a farm hand. In August, 18C9, he located in Madison Count3% Nebraska, took a home- stead, erected a sod house, in which he lived for several years. He proved up on his land^ sold out, and settled in Battle Creek, where he clerked in a store, for the time, and then cm- barked in business himself. He formerl}' voted the Ilepublican ticket, but at present afliliates with the Democratic part\\ He is justice of the j)eace and member of the town board. He was united in marriage October, 1885, to Miss Mary Barlxira liosl, a native of Galena, Illinois. By this union three sons were born: William Edward. January 19, 1888; Richard llenr}' Ilerbet, January 15, 1890, and John Francis, February 20, 1892. When eleven 3'ears of age our subject started out for himself, and by push and industry he has gained a position which he may well be proud of. A''ast lias been the change in all the surroundings since our subject first became a resident of Nebraska. He has lived to overcome all the pioneer obstacles, including the disastrous grasshopper years, the sod house period, has seen markets established on every hand, the country finally settled up with a happ}' and prosperous people. He belongs to the Masonic Fraternity, being a member of Battle Creek Lodge No. ir>6. In his business relations he is associated with J. L. Knesel, under the firm name of Bates & Knesel, their office being over Battle Creek XaMey Bank, Battle Creek, Neb. MICIIKL BIKCIIE:\r, a farmer of Section 28, Monterey township, and the possessor of four hundred and twenty acres of land, came to Cuming County in 1809, and hence is entitled to a biographical m^ticc in this connection. He was born December 2,1837, in Lu.xemburg, Germany, and came to America in 1865. He first went to Dodge County, Wisconsin, and there worked by the month for four years, and then came to Cuming County, and located a homestead, filing hisjiajiers in the land ollice at West Point. He possessed two hundred dollars! he bought a yoke of oxen for one hundred and thirty dollars, and bought his improvements from another man, agreeing to )iay him five hundred dollars. He had a frame house 10x12 feet, in which ho lived nine years, and then built his present residence. He now has good buildings upon his farm, also fences, a well and wind-mill. Two hundred acres of his farm is under cultivation, while the remainder NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. is in mciidow and pasture land. The wire fencing on his place cost him four hundred dollars. During the grasshopper plague our subject had his crop destroyed for five years. Mr. Birchem was united in mari'iage in 1873 to Mary Xarhot, to whom seven children were born: Phillip, Ilenrv, Joseph, John, Anton^ Mar\' and Louis. llis father and mother were natives of Germany, and are both deceased. Our subject's wife's parents came to America in about 1880. They had a famil\' of four children, Mary being the third. In our subject's parents' famih' the children were: Jacob, Sr.; Theodore, Jacob, Jr.; Felix- Mary and Susana. Politically, he of whom we write affiliates with the Democratic party. He belongs to the lloman Catholic Church. ISAIAH CRIST, a farmer living on Section 36, of Elkhorn township, had been a resi- dent of Dodge County since the autumn of 1872, when he located on the farm he now occupies, when it consisted of eighty acres of wild land, upon which he placed good improve- ments, including a story and one-half house 22x24 feet, together with a barn, cribs, shed- ding and out-buildings. Pie also set out an orchard of fift}' trees and has since added eighty acres to his farm. He now has seventy acres under cultivation, while the balance is in meadow and pasture land. To acquaint the reader with his earlier life it should be stated that he was born in llerker- mer County, New York, September 12, 1815, the son of Stephen and and Mary Crist, natives of New York and Rhode Island, respectively, and whose si.K children were : John, Ama, Isaiah, llczekiah, Susan and Lucy. Our subject I'emained in the Empire State at home until he was of age. He bought a piece, of land and remained there two years and then sold the land and rented for ten years, after which he worked at the carpenter trade for fifteen years; just prior to his coming to Nebraska. His early advantages for obtaining an education were limited, and he came to Nebraska com- paratively a poor man. January 14, 183?, he was mari'ied to Eliza A. Fisher, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Fisher, whose four children were : Adam, Gar- ret, Eliza A., William. Our subject's wife being the only surviving one of her father's family. Mr. and ilrs. Crist have five chil- dren : Henry A., James B. (deceased), Mary A. (deceased), John and Charles E. In his political affiliations our subject is a supporter of the Republican party. CLAUS EHLERS, one of the proprietors of the City Meat Market at Scribner, Dodge Count}', established his business there in 1888 in the building now occupied as a saloon and known as the " Turf Exchange.'' Afteraboutone year our subject took his brother John into partnership with him and removed to his present location in February, 1889. It is the only market of the place and does a good business. The man of whom we write this sketch was born at Holstein, December 27, 1861, and when old enough attended school and served ten weeks in the army. Upon his arrival in this countr}' he went to Moline, Illi- nois, where he worked at his trade two and one- half years, after which he started a shop of his own at Gretna ; remained there a short time prior to his coming to Scribner. He returned to his native land Dec. 2, 1889, and visited the home of his childhood, returning to Scribner April 15, 1890. Mr. Ehlers came to this country with but small means, and through frugal hal^its has gathered about him a good property. JOIIANN EIILERS, one of the proprietors of the City Meat Market at Scribner, be- came a partner of his brother Claus, who had established the business some time before, in 1889. To acquaint the reader with lOS NORTIIEASTERM NEBRASKA. our subject's earlier life it needs to be said that he was born October 20, 1860, in Holstein, Ger- many, in which country he learned the butch- ers' trade, beginning when he was fifteen years old, and continued it until he came to this country, except three 3'ears which he served in the army. Upon his arrival in the United States he came to Davenport, Iowa, where he worked until 1SS7, then went to Omaha where he worked at his trade four months. We next find him at Fremont, Nebraska, where he re- mained until autumn, returned to Davenport and worked until spring, and in March, 1888 came to Scribner. Mr. Ehlers was united in marriage at Dav- enport, Iowa, September 20, 1889, to Sophia Brandt, a native of Davenport, born in 1877. One child has been born to them : William, born July IS, 1890. JOHN FARRELL,a farmer living on Section 4, of Union township, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1877, and located where he now lives, having bought eighty acres of land some time prior. There was a dug-out on the place and about thirty acres of breaking. They occupied this dug-out until 1880, when a story and one-half frame house was erected. He built a barn 40x42 feet, and made many valuable improvements about the premises including an addition to his house. All told, he has about six hundred and forty acres of land in Union township. His home farm comprises two hundred and twenty acres, ilr. Farrell has passed through two grasshop- per sieges since coming to the county, and while those little winged pests did not destroy everything, they did not leave enough to keep the family on. At this time our sub- ject had from twenty -five to thirty head of horses on his place, including a full-blood Percheron stallion ; (Abdaliah,) A'olume 4, page 25, No. 4544. He also handles hambletonian horses, and short horn cattle, and generally feeds two car loads of cattle each winter. The first crop that Mr. Farrell raised in this count}', lie hauled his corn to Fremont and his famil}' would shell with a hand sheller, while he was gone with a load. One time he left Fremont to go home about seven o'clock in the evening a distance of twenty-five miles. He drove home and was going to make another trip the next day; they did not have any clock, so they went to bed and the first time the}' woke up they jumped out of bed, and he started for Fremont, which place he made before da}'- light — this was a short but sound '&\&&^. Our subject was born in Ireland, February 2, 1839, the son of Br^-an and Julia Lyons Farrell. The father died in Ireland when our subject was a small boy and the family emi- grated to America, locating in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the coal mine dis- trict. Our subject remained there with his mother until he was of age and worked in the coal mines. He then went to New York City and worked in a railroad stable tiiree years, and then returned to Pennsylvania until he came to Nebraska. He never had worked at farm labor before coming West and he liad to get a neighbor to sow his grain for him the first year. Our subject was united in marriage in Penn- sylvania, August 15, 18C4, to Miss Mary Blew- itt, who was born in Ireland but came to this country when a mere babe. B3' this marriage union, three children have been born : Julia A., Bernard F., Mary K. Mrs. Farrell died in Pennsylvania, March 19, 1872. She was a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church. Our subject was again married August 3, 1874, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, to Miss Kate McCarty, daughter of Joiin and Henrietta (Miller) McCarty. The father was a native of Ireland and tiie mother of Pennsyl- vania. Kate was born in Reading, Pennsyl- vania, April 24, 1852, and moved with her parents to Ck)lumbia County when .she was about liftcen years old, and tliore remained until slu! was married. Her father died in Readiuof. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 107 ]\[r. aiul >[r.s. Farrell lU'e the parents of eight children : John J., Thomas, James M., Henrietta, Kate, William II., Peter K. and Elizabeth F. Mr. Farrell and iiis family are members of the Catholic Church, and politicall}' he affili- ates with the Democratic part\'. November 8, 181*2, he was elected to the Nebraslia State Legislature by a good majorit}'. It is the aim of our subject to give his chil- (li'en a good education. His son Bernai'd F. graduated at the Business College at Fremont August 13, 1890, and from a scientific course August 1, 1891. SAMUEL GWYXX, a farmer of Elkhorn township, residing on Section 28, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1877 and fii'st located on rented land situated in Xickerson township. He continued to rent for seven years. He came to Dodge County a poor man, having, as he says, "but ten- cents'''' when he landed at Fremont. His first pur- chase was one hundred and sixty acres of wild land in Elkiiorn township, upon which he put a good class of improvements, remained four years, sold out and bought his present place, which consisted of one hundred and sixty acres of partly improved land. He added the neces- sary buildings, set out an orchard of one hun- dred trees, also a fine grove. Our subject was born in England April, 1841. the son of Benjamin and Maria Gwynn, who had eight children, named as follows: John, Elizabeth, Thomas, Wdliam. James, Samuel, Louis and Emma. He remained in England until he was fourteen years of age, at which time his parents came to America, land- ing in New York. They went from there to Loraino Count}% Ohio. The father died in I'higland, when the mother married again and kept her family together. Our subject's step- father was Isaac Cobb, with whom he remained until he was of age, when he went to work for himself. He was employed on a farm by the month, also in a factory where forks and rakes were made. He was a turner, and worked at this two years, after which he followed farm- ing until he came to Nebraska. He had the misfortune to lose the use of one eye by a piece of steel which chipped off a hammei- he was using. Our subject was married January, 18G1, to Lucy Teller, daughter of Benjamin and Eunice Teller, natives of New York State, whose three children were as follows: Ruth, Lucy and Hiram, all of whom are decease and William, February 5, ISOI. Our suijject and his wife are members of the Lutheran Ciuirch, and politically he alfiliates with tiie Democratic party. ALBEET McGAIIEY, a farmer living on Section Id, of Cotterell township, came to Dodge County in the spring of 18S1, anil located at North I>end, and for the first two years farmed Mr. Cotterell's land and then moved to his own place where he now lives, iiaving purchased the same in fall of 1881. At first, he bought one hundred and twenty acres, but subsequently bought forty moie. "When he bought, there was scarcely any improve- ments on his place, as the man whom he bought of had built simply a small frame house, which our subject had to com])Iete. In 1889, he built a good barn and buggy shed, togethei' with numerous other out-buildings. Mr. McGahey was boin in Warren County, Illinois, September 10, 1852, the son of Samuel and Abbie (Brocken) McGahe}', both natives of Kentucky. Our subject remained at home with his parents until he was twenty-four years of age and then rented a farm near his father, and remained tliere until he came to Dodge County, Nebraska. lie was united in marriage March 15, 1877, in Knox County, Illinois, to'Miss Sophia High, (laughter of Lemuel and Sibbie (Heed) High. Mrs. McGahey was born in Knox County, Illi- nois, March 15, 1858, and remained with her parents until she was married. Mr. and Mrs. McGaiicN' have two children : Minnie, born January 8, 1878, and Jesse (deceased), born March 11, 1881. Mrs. McGahey is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Ciiui'ch. Our subject affiliates with the Democratic part}', and is a member of the Modern Wood- men of America, belonging to Noi-th iJend Lodge No. lOlG. May, 1885, our subject had the misfortune to have his barn, five head of horses, a twine binder and all his harness and farm machinery burned. Tlie barn was twenty-six feet sijuare, ten feet high, and covered with a board roof. On this loss he only received $(500 insurance, being the total amount thereon. WILLIAM F. KEAVIS,one of the enter- p)-ising business men of Battle Creek, Madison County, was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina May 30, 1851. He is a son of Alexander and Mary (Padgett) Iteavis, natives of the same State. In 1855, they emigrated to Grayson County, Virginia. The father was a millwright and a merchant, and operated a saw and grist mill until after the Civil War, when he built a large woollen factoiT. He was an energetic man, possessing more than ordinary business ability. Tiiey reared a family of children: William F.; James C, now on the old homestead in Vir- ginia; Martha, wife of Jackson Ward of Carroll County, Virginia ; Alexandei", of Union County, Oregon ; Nancy, widow of B. Todd ; Charles at home. The father died April 9, 1890. The motiier is still living in Virginia. She is a member of the Baptist Ciiurch and a tlevout ("hristian lady. He for whom this sketch is written was educated in the district school, and wiien he was too small to reach the blacksmith's bellows handle, used to get a box and take tlelight in fanning the liei'V forge, and took naturally to the trade of an iron worker. When nineteen years old, hearing of the gi'owing prospects o[ Omaha, he went to that city, and worked two years, being employed by the Union I'acilic Jiaiiroad Com))any. In December, 1875, he laniled at Battle Creek, where he and ins brother started about the first blacksmith shop, at a time when there were not more than a half dozen houses in the place. This partner- ship continued about five >'ears, when he sold and took a homestead upon which he lived six jVORT/IEASTERN NEBRASKA. years, and built a frame bouse. As a farmer, he was not a success, so lie sold out, took a trip tlirougb AVasbington Teri-itory, but not finding- a desii-able location he returned to Battle C!rcek, aud in ISSS he formed bis present partnership. ^fr. Keavis was married at Battle Creek, to Fidelia Tiliottson. in 1S80, the daughter of Emeline Tiliottson, who was a widow that came fi'om Iowa with a family of three chil- dren, and located on a homestead. They built a sod bouse; she also took a pre-emption claim, and when breaking up the prairie sod she held the plow with her own bands, and year by year accumulated until she possessed a bantlsorae property, w'hich should be recorded as a memo- rial to her pluck and energy. Mr. and Mrs Iteavis are the parents of three children: Harry E., born October 12, ISSl ; Delia, born December 9, 1882, and Edith born August !•_', 1SS5. Our subject and liis wife are membei's of the Baptist Church of JSattle Creek. I'olitically, Mr. licavis is a supporter of the Democratic party, and a great admirer of Grover Cleveland. He has held numerous local offices and belongs to the Good Templars Order. ANTON SCHMUCKER, a farmer of Sec- tion 29, St. Charles township, Cuming County, was born in Iowa March, 1858, and came to Nebraska three years later in com- pany with his mother. He is the only son of Gertrude Schmucker, who was born in C{er- many and came to this country in 1858. Mr. Scbmucker lived with his uncle until he was grown and then worked hind on shares with his uncle until he bought his present place. II is mother was taken sick and her ill- ness resulted in total blindness toher. Our subject was married November, ISSO, to Ella Gobe, to whom si.x children have been born: Katie, August, (^aroline, Christcna, Albert and Anton, Jr. Our subject bought his farm of George 1 lover in 1SS3, he being one of the early set- tlers in Cuming County. The farm consists of one hundred and si.xty acres, eighty-five of which are under cultivation. It is provided with a good story and one-half bouse, a barn and other out-buildings, and also has an or- chard and an artificial grove. He keeps twen- ty-four bead of cattle on his place at the pres- ent time, also seven bead of horses and mules, and thirty-five bogs. He has living water run- ning through bis farm, which is of great advan- tage to the farmers of Nebraska, who are now paying special attention to the growth of stock. Politically our subject belongs to the Demo- cratic party, and in religious matters is a be- liever in the Roman Catholic faith. ALFRED A. KEABNEY.one of the prom- inent attorneys of Stanton County, was l)orn m Woodford County, Illinois, De- cember 1, 1857. He is a son of William A. Kearney, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, born in 1827. He married Miss Emily Redmond in 1855, and moved to Woodford Countv. Illi- nois, remained one year, then moved to McLean County, near Bloomington, and subsequentlv to Ford County, where they spent twenty -seven years, and then moved to Stanton County, Nebraska. They raised a family of seven chil- dren. The subject of this sketch received his edu- cation in the common schools of Illinois, at Grand Prairie Seminary, Onarga, Ilbnois, and Oberlin, Ohio. Lie educated himself, teachino- and attending school alternately. From bov- hood be determined to become a lawyer, and was finally admitted to the Bar at Adel, Iowa, in 1880. The following fall he went to Albion, Nebraska, where he first engaged in the prac- tice of law. After obtaining a small law li- brary the same was destroyed by fire, los- ing everything he bad. He was then com- pelled to go to work to earn mone}' with which to start again. In 1883 he came to Stanton, where his father engaged in the hard- NOK T/IEA S TERN NEBRA SKA . ware business, and went to work for him for a time. T>ut lie still longed for the law, and soon left the hardware store and took up his chosen profession. When he started this time, he bor- rowed a statute and a few other books to begin with. Subsequently he was elected cit}' at- torney, a position he held for five years, resign- ing to accept the api)ointment of prosecuting attorney of Stanton County. In this connec- tion it is but just to say that as prosecuting attorney he has never prosecuted a case but that it resulted in a conviction. He has worked up a lucrative law practice, second to none in the Elkhorn valley, and has gained each step up the ladder by hard and meritorious work. He has served two terms on the Repub- lican Central Committee, in which party he is prominent, being among the earnest hardwork- ino- members of that party of the day. Finan- cially, he has succeeded admirably well, and is now a director in two of the banks of his home town. He also takes a deep interest in all edu- cational matters and has long been a member of the school board, and at the last election was re-elected to that office by all the votes cast in the city but two. lie is a Mason in good standing, belonging to Northern Light Lodge No. r)6, A. F. et A.M., also to Damascus Chapter ami Damascus Commandery of Nor- folk, Nebraska. lie enjoys the universal and merited confidence and respect of the jieojile in botli iiusiness and social circles. Mr. Kearney was united in marriage at Jelf- erson, Iowa, in 1883, to Miss Jennie iManning, whose father is a prominent minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject and his wife are the i)arents of two bright boys: Charles M., born August 10, lS8-t, and Orla IL, born X<)veml)er 1"), 1888. LEWIS A. MEWIS, of Section 2, town- ship 23, Stanton precinct, Stanton County, was born at Zaeckerick, Bran- denburg, Germany, March 19, 1837. He is a son of Lewis and Wilhclmena (Kilil) Mewis. The}' came to Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1861, remained until ISfiP, and then came to Ne- braska, locating at Pierce, where they still reside. Our subject received a common school educa- tion, and in IS.^G located in Wisconsin, working on a farm near Horicon. August 21, 1802, he enlisted as membei-of Company C,Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He took ])art in the Vicksburg campaign , was on the Red River expedition ; also at Spanish Fort and Blakely. After the capture of Mobile he was sent to Shreveport, Louisiana, and was honor- ably discharged July 17, ISG.j. Although sick for six weeks, he refused to go to the hospital. In 1868, Mr. Mewis came to Stanton County, Nebraska, and homesteaded his present farm. The family removed from Wisconsin, with an ox team, and were six weeks on the road, arriv- ing July -1, 18G8. Our subject built a log- cabin and began breaking up the prairie sod. Only a few acres however were turned over tiiat season. During the first few years he was in the country his crops were greatly damaged by the grasshoppers. He now owns a quarter section of well improved land. His present line farm-house was erected in 18S8. He of whom we write was mari'ied October 2, 1862, to Caroline IlaulV, and by this union ten children have been born (three having died during childhood): Lewis, Clara (Mrs. F. Zan- ders), Anna (Mrs. A. Schilling), Emil, Minnie, Joiin, Herbert, Charles, Nora and Nina. Politically, Mr. Mewis supports tiie Demo- cratic ticket and has assessed his precinct for a number of years. He is an honored member of the Grand Army of the Republic. His has been a varied experience from the time he was a youth, on down through the Civil war period to the present time ; he has had much toilo with men and the general events of his country ; and by reason of this experience, he has become generally well versed on the current tojiics of the day, and bears the respect of a large circle of fiiends and admirers. t •-, '(Xf-C NORTHEASTERN NEBRASICA. 117 EMIL SCIIULTZE. a farmer of Kings- burgh precinct, Stanton County, and now a resident of Section 5, townsliip 22, accompanied his parents to the county in April, ls70, when he was but ten years of age. His father took a homestead and he lived at home until he was twenty -three years of age, when he bought the farm he now occupies, consisting of three hundred and sixty acres. He built a house 10x2-i feet, one story and a half high, also a granary and other out-building's. lie jn'ovided his place with a gootl well and wind- power. He planted out two hundred fruit trees and one acre to an artificial grove. His ])lace also contains a tenant house. He has two hun- dred and fifty acres under the plow and sixty acres surrounded by a fence. Mr. Schultze was born in Germany, Septem- ber, 1859, the son of Earl and Wilhelmena Schultze, whose five children were : Augusta, Emil, Paul, Fred, Hedwig. Our subject's advan- ta"-es for an education were anything but first- class. He was united in marriage Januar}', 1883, to Frederica, daughter of Christian and Regina Lenser, natives of Germany, whose six children were : Hugo, Frederica Hattie, Martha, Mox and Frank. All living in Nebraska. Our subject and his wife are the parents of four chiKlren. The first child was born June 11, 1885, and died May 11,1892; Paul, born .lanuary 25, 1887 ; Emil, born February 12, 1889 , Carl, born August 27, 1891. Mr. and JMrs, Schultze are members of the Lutheran Church Politically he affiliates with the liepublicans and has been a.ssessor of his precinct three \'ears. Our subject's mother died September 1 1 , 1 891, iiut his wife's iiarents are both living. JOll.X A. CLOSE, residing on Section 20, Elkhorn township, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1866. He was born in Miffland County, Pennsyl- vania, March 30, 1826. He is a son of Henry and Margaret Close, natives of the Keystone State, whose seven children were as follows : AVilliam, Mary A., Sarah, John A., Caroline (deceased), James (deceased) and George. Our subject accompanied his parents, when sixteen years of age, to Adams County, Ohio, where they bought a farm and remained there, our subject living at home until he iiad reached his majority, when he learned the wagon maker's trade and worked at it one year. He then bought a farm in Ohio, of one hundred acres, which he cultivated for five years ; then went to Lifayette County, Wisconsin, and rented land two years. From there he moved to Crawford County, "Wisconsin, in 1851. He workeril 26, 1862. His father was John I). ITnderburg, boi-n in Al., when he lirst commenced to practice at that ]ioint. The Doctor was born in .luiiiata C/Ounty, Pennsylvania, May, 1861, the son of George and Rebecca Zellers, natives of Pennsylvania, who have four sons : Jonas W., John L., Moses T., (leorge A. He of whom we write remained in the Key- stone State until twenty years of age, when he went to Huron (bounty, Ohio, where he was engaged as station agent on the railroad. He received one promotion after another and finally was made train dispatcher, which position he left in order to study medicine in 1886. He took a collegiate course and graduated in 1889, from the Western Reserve University, of Cleve- land, Ohio. After leaving college, like so many other young practitioners, he sought Nebraska as his future home He was united in marriage in March, 1870, to Alice C. Troutman, daughter of Henry K. and Margaret Troutman, natives of Pennsylva- nia, whose three children were : John IL. George and Alice C. Our subject and his wife have their home blessed by the birth of three children : AViUiam M., born October 23, ISSO ; Jfaggie Ti., born May 10, 1883 and John S.,born Sejitcmber 20, 18S6. Doctor Zellei's belongs to the ilasonic fra- ternity, and is also a member of the Ancient Orderof United Workmen and Iloj'al Arcanum. Politicall}', he is a supporter of the Republi- can part\^ He is a successful business man and a registered pharmacist. JAMES SLOSS (retired), at North Bend, came to Dodge County, in October, 1858, and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land near what is now North Bend. He was among the first settlers in that locality and Council Blull's and Omaiia were tiieir near- 120 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. est trading points. His first residence was a log-cabin, thirteen feet square. He remained on this place until 1880, when he moved to North Bend. His farm now comprises seven hundred acres. When the First National Bank was organized at North Bend, he was made its President. Mr. Sloss was born in Ireland, March, 1821, and when twenty years of age came to America and lived for eleven years in and around New York City, and then went to Cleveland, Ohio, and remained five yeai's; j)art of the time emplo\'ed at gardening and part of the time coachman for a rich gentleman. He came from Cleveland to Nebraska, by the way of St. Louis and Council Bluffs. He was united in marriage in New York October, 1852, to Miss Nancy Kichev, a native of Ireland, who came to America and stopped in New York in about 1846. By this marriage union, two children were born : J. W., Mav '', 1854, m Cleveland, and R. B., September 18, 1856, at the same place. Mr. and Mrs. Sloss are members of the United Presbyterian Church, having united in the old country. Our subject's son J. W., grati- uated from the Monmouth College in Illinois in 1883. He departed this life August 8, 1892. R. B. is married and lives on the home farm near North Ijend. DR. LEANDER B. SMITH, prominent among the piiysicians of Fremont, is a native of Wyoming County, Pennsyl- vania, and was born Januai'v 27, 1846. He is the son of Isaac O. and Sarah B. ( Bunnell ) Sraitii, who were natives of tiie same county, and where the father still resides; the mother being deceased. Our subject remained in his native country until twenty-one years of age. He was reared to farm life and eiiucated in tlie puijlic .schools, and came West to Fremont. Nebraska, in 1867. Upon coming to Fi'emont, he entered the mercantile establishment of Smith Brothers, as clerk. After eiirhteen months he entered a drug store as a clerk, of C. A. Smith, where he learned the drug busi- ness and at the same time was delving into the mysteries of medicine. He took his first med- ical course, in 1876-77, at Iowa City, the Iowa State University, and in 1877-78 he attended the College of Physicians and Sur- geons at Keokuk, Iowa, from wliich he gradu- ated in the spring of 1878, and at once com- menced the practice of his jirofession at Fre- mont. Tlie Doctor belongs to tiie Masonic frater- nity, and is as far advanced as the Scottish Rites. Politically he has always been a Republican. He was united in marriage March, 1878, to Cora M. Albertson, a native of Nebraska, born in Platte County, the daughter of Alexs.nder and Sarah Albertson. The Doctor and Mrs. Smith have one child: a son, born August 5, ISitl, named Victor B. JAMES W. SHEARER, cashier of tiie West Point National Bank, has been a resident o! the place since the autumn of 1877. He was born in Berks Count\', Pennsylvania, December 25, 1840. He is the son of Jacob and Margaret (Weida) Shearer. The father was a blacksmith, who learned the trade when a young man and followed it for si.xty years. Our subject's father and mother were the parents of ten children : Eliza, who marrieil George llartman — she died in Pennsylvania; Catharine, wife of Adam Glase ; Mary, wife of Joiin K. Bertolet ; Jacob, deceased; Reuben: Luzetta, who married Jacob Bertolet, deceased ; George, on the old homestead ; Henry, who enlisted in the Ninety-third Pennsylvania Vol- unteer Infantry, was wounded at the battle of Fail" Oaks, where he died ; James W,: Amos, who died from the effects of army life. Our subject's father died at the advanced age of eighty-five years and the mother at the age of fifty-six. They were members of tiie Evan- trelical Church. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 121 The subject of this notice was educated at DulY'sIron College, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, lie went to Philadelphia, where he was em- ployed as a boolc-kee|)er in a wholesale notion st(jre for three years, after which he embarked in the butter and egg business in Lincoln Mar- ket, remaining there one and one-half years. He enlisted in 1S61 as a member of Company Ct, One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Pennsyl- vania Vofunteer Infantry, as a nine-months man, being mustered in at Reailing, Pennsyl- vania, from which place he went to Washing- tun, and soon to Norfolk and Suffolk, partici- pating in the engagement at Whitehouse Land- inji-. Subsequently he returned to Keading, Penns\'lvania, where he was honorably dis- charged. He is now the commander of the D. S. Crawford Grand Army post at West Point. He was united in marriage, in 1871, to Cath- arine Toder, a native of Pennsylvania, born in Perks County in 1850. Five children have been born to them : Ella, Planche and Bulah (twins). James and Floyd. In 1877 Mr. Shearer came West, and located at West Point, when he engaged as a clerk in a store, continuing four years, after which he worked in a lumber yard. In 1885 he was nominated by the Republicans and elected as County Clerk, and after serving one term en- gaged in the lumber and grain business at Beemer, and continued that for one and one- half years. He then returned to West Point, and became book-keeper for L. P. Shepherd & Co., in the grain and livestock business. June 15, 1891, he was made cashier of the West Point National Bank. He is a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic Order at West Point, and also of the Reading (Pa.) Commander3^ Politically, he is a stanch Republican. JOSEPH ROUBIXEK, a miller living in the village of Dodge, came to the val- ley in 1809. He was born in Bohemia March..l9, 18-11, the son of A'encel and Dora Roubinek. both natives of the same country. They were the parents of six child- ren : Yencel (deceased); John (deceased); Katie, married Frank Spindler; Anna, married Van- eel Novalnv ; Joseph : Frances, raarrieil B. llayatka. The parents of these children died in the old country. Our subject received his education in the common schools in his native land. His father died when he was but two years of age, and he remained with his mother until he was thirteen years olil, when he was apprenticed to learn the millers trade, which business he followed until he came to this countrv. In ISGG, he located at Iowa City, Iowa, where lie remained one year and then went to Oxford, Jones County, Iowa, coming to Nebraska in 1809. He took a homestead of eight}' acres in Cuming County. He was uniteii in marriage in 1806 to Miss Mary Sediak, a native of Bohemia. His means were ver\' limited, but, instead of giving up, he went to work with a right good will to make a home and property. Fremont was his trading point ; even his lumber had to be hauled from that place. He remained on his homestead for six years, when he purchased the Water Lilly Mill, and operated it for nine years and then sold out and came to Dodge Count}', and was one of the company who built the mill at the village of Dodge, he being made president of the company. The mill has the roller process and is of a most excellent grade. Mr. and Mrs. Roubinek are the parents of three children : Lewis, book-keeper for the roller mills and chairman of village council; Josephine, at home ; Minnie, at home. In politics our subject is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, and is a friend to all educational interests. When he first came to Nebraska, Indians and wild game were very plentiful. He was living on the farm when the country was visited by grasshoppers, and for three 3'ears his crops were destroyed. When he landed in Iowa City, Iowa, he had but seven dollars in his pocket, which he soon payed out for something to live upon, but by industry 122 jVOR rilEA STERN XEBKA SKA, during all these years he is now in the posses- ' sion of a handsome properly. The first school was kept in Monterey township, when our sub- ject lived there, and the school was kept in a granary owned by him. The first teacher was Miss Becker, and our subject's oldest son attended the school. The school building was a rude affair in comparison wilh the school- houses of to-day. CllIilSTIAN liUPP, mayor of West I'oint, became a resident of the place December 28, 1870. He was born in Waterloo CounU', Canada, February 27, 1847. lie is the son of Christian Rupp, who emigrated from Germany about ISrln, first locating in Canada. In about 1860, the family located in Taswell County, Illinois, where the father of our subject purchased a farm and remained until the day of his death, December 5, 1890. Their children were : John, of West Point, Nebraska ; Barbara, married John Good, now deceased; Katherina, wife of Daniel G. Gro- ver, of Knox Count\^, Nebraska; Christian, a twin of Katherine ; Magdalena, wife of (Jhrist (4ood, a farmer of Cuming County ; Lizzie, wife of Jacob Oswald, a farmer of Cuming County. The mother of these chil- dren just named came to Cuming County in 1891. She is a member of the Mennonite Church. The subject of this sketch was educated in Canada and Taswell County, Illinois. He was married in 1808, to ]\Iiss Mary Ttupert. He rented a farm and in 1870 moved to Cuming County, Nebraska, which at the time was but little settled. He brought onU' thirty-five dol- lars in his pocket and it was all he possessed. He rented land for six years, ami then pur- chased a farm on Section 10-2 1-G, where he remained until 1S77, when he was appointed deput}' sheriff and jailer. In 1883, he was elected sheriff of the county and served four years, when he engaged in dealing in the Nor- man and Clydeshire horses. In February, 1890, he embarked in the real estate and insur- ance business and was elected Mayor of West Point, April 5, 1892. Politically, our subject is a Republican, cast- ing his first vote for President U. S. Grant. He is a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic Order. He is a nuin of fine address and well posted in the affairs of (.'uming County and Nebraska in general. OMEIl VIRGIL OWEN, a liveryman at the village of Wisner, was born in Marion County, Iowa,'October 9, 13.")8, the son of O. O. Owen, a native of Indiana, who served as a soldier in the Union Army, during the Civil war. enlisted in an Iowa regi- ment, serving three 3'ears. He was married in Iowa, to Miss Sarah Jones, native of Indiana, and they were the parents of ten children, five of whom are still living: Omer V., Edward C, a farmer of Cuming County, Nebraska ; Nellie D., Charles C, of Washington County, Iowa ; and Alva ]\I., of Kansas. The subject of this sketch was reai'ed in Mills and Clark Counties, Iowa, receiving a common school education. When he was sixteen years of age the family was broken up, and he had to battle for himself. He settled in jMills County, where he engaged in farming, and was there married in 1879. to Miss Henri- etta Cook, a daughter of I). I). Cook, of Linn County, Kansas. In 18SC>, he moved to Cuming County, Nebraska, engaged in farming, which he followed until January 4, 1892, and then engaged in the livery business. He owns and controls twenty-four horses, and keeps a very commendable livery stock, for the size of the town in which he lives. Mr. and Jlrs. Owen are the parents of four children : Amy, born July IS, 1881; Cora, born October 16, 1882; Victor, born October 10, 1885, and Iva born May 9, 1889. JEREMIAH NELIGIl, present proprietor of the Elkhorn Hotel, at West Point,accom. jianied his parents to Cuming County in 1863. He has had a varied experience, his NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. growth from boyhood to manhood having been co-existent with the growth and. development of Cuming County. lie is a son of David and Mary Jane Neiigli, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. lie was born in Lehigh County, Penn- sylvania, January 28, 1848, ami was educated ill his native country principall\'. His jiarents kept the West Point House a short time after they came to the countr_y. In the spring of 186-1 our subject's uncle, John D. Xeligh, had a contract to make bi'ick for the Indians at Genoa, on the Loup Fork. His father was one of the moulders, and he assisted him as one of the off-bearers, working until Julv of that year, when his father took the contract of carr3'ing the United States mail between West Point and Fontanelle, the first mail service in the county. The first two years he carried the mail on horseback, but as the country began to settle up they put a stage on the route and he drove that. There was nothing but a foot bridge over the Elkhorn River, consequently he had to ford that changeable stream, and many times he had to swim his horses, and upon one occasion his wagon became detached, Hoated away and lodged upon a sand bar. After two or three years at this kind of work Mr. Neligli did farm labor adjoining West Point. He resided at home until 1880, when he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabetli Jane Dodendorf, the daughter of Edward and Katie Ann Dotiendorf, natives of Pennsylvania. For several years after his marriage Mr. Neligh followed i)ainting, when he moved to AVisner and engaged in the farm implement business under the firm name of Xeligh & Co. After ime \'ear he retired from that and went to the painter's trade. Soon after this he was ap- pointed jailer at West Point, having charge of liie Cuming County Jail for four years. After his time had expired at that, and in the spring of 1892, he rented the Elkhorn House, of which he is still proprietor. Both he and his estimable wife are well calculated to please the traveling public, being courteous and obliging to all. Since coming to the county our subject has seen great changes. The wild jirairie land of those early days has long since been trans- formed into one of the most productive grain and corn fields of the famous Elkhorn Valley. The wild game has long since disappeared, with the departure of the red man, who pitched his tejiee along the eastern Nebi'aska streams in our subject's boyhood days. The unbridged streams of the "sixties" and " seventies " are now all spanned with wood and iron structures, even down to the smallest rivulet. Again, Mr. Neligh was in Fremont when there was but one log trading house, which supplied the California and Pike's Peak emigrants and the Pawnee Indian tribe. Mr. and Mrs. Neligh are the parents of four children. One died in infancy; P>essie, born August 5, 1881; Harvey M., born January 1(3, 1S8T, and died March 9, 1892, of diphtheria, and Gordon L., born January 3, 1889. Mr. Neligh in his political alRliations is iden- tified with the Democratic party. W'lLLIAM H. MEAD, who resides at 40-1 East Tenth street, Fremont, has been a resident of the city since 1884, and of the State since February 13, 1871. He is a native of Ealeigh, Wake County, North Caro- lina, born June 14, 1843, the son of William H. and Eliza (Young) Mead, natives of New York City and of French extraction. Our subject was one of a family of six children : Elizabeth, wife of David Dail}', of Saunders County, Ne- braska ; Fabius J., who has been one of the leading newspaper men of the country and now in the custom house at Chicago ; Charlotte C, wife of C. A. Hawkins, of Saunders county, Nebraska; William II.. our subject; Mary A., a resident of Fremont; Anna E., wife of F. E. Pird, of Fremont. He of whom we write this sketch was reared in his native state until he was ten years of age, when the family moved to Brooklyn, New York, where they spent some two 3'ears, removing from there to Loda, NOliTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. Illinois, remained two yeare and from thence went to Kankakee, Illinois, where he remained until after he was married. He was educated in the pu.blic schools and attended select schools. He was united in marriage at Kankakee January S, 1S6S, to Frances E. Eggleston, who was born in Connecticut October 2, 1849, near "Watertown. She was the daughter of F. C. and Louisa Eggleston and of old Yankee stock. For some time prior to our subject's marriage he was employed in a printing office, keeping books and typesetting, but after his marriage he engaged at fanning in Illinois, tluvt being in 1868, and contiued to follow agricultural pur- suits until 1871, when he came West, located in Saunders County, Xebraska, where he made his home until 1884, then removed to Fremont. Upon coming to Saunders Count}' he purchased one hundred and si.xty acres of land in the northeast part of that county, a little more than four miles south of Fremont. This was wild land which he has brought under a high state of cultivation and has added therto. until he possesses three hundred and twenty aci'es in one body. ITis is one of the finest improved farms in this pai't of Nebraska. It was in 1872 that he began to make a specialty of raising Poland China hogs, bringing with him some of this stock when he came to the State. lie now has a fine stand of registered as well as others eligible to be registered. Some of his special families of these swine are of the most valuable, highly sought after, breeds. He has also just inti'oduced into his brood some of the celebrateil AVilks blood. He keeps on his farm from fifty to two hundred and fifty head, ship- ping from his brood to all states in the Union. He resides in the city of Fremont, but looks after his stock and agricultural interests in general himself. Mr. Mead is one of the lead- ing citizens of his county, ever taking an ac- tive part in the political issues of the (Ia\', and has been a member of the Board of County Commissioners since 1887 ; also served on the Board in Saunders County for a number of years. In his political choice he stands upon the Republican platform. He is a member of the Independent Onier of Odd Fellows, be- longing to Centennial Lodge No. 59, and is at present Noble Grand. He also belongs to Apollo Encampment No. 22, and Canton Fre- mont No. 4, as well as being a member of the Knights of Honor li. A. and Pawnee Tribe No. 11, Independent Order of Red Men. Mr. and Mrs. Mead are the parents of live children: Katie E., wife of F. L. Nesbit, hardware merchant of Fremont; Ida, Carrie, AVilliam II., and Edward A. — all at ho7iie ex- cept the first-born. Mi". Mead takes great in- terest in educational matters, and all in all, he is of that type of good citizens who are a bles- sing and a potent factor for the ujibuilding of any communit}'. PLINY M. MOODIE, county attorney, resiiiing at West Point, came to this j)laee in 1885. He was born in Orleans County, Vermont, May 29, 1859, the son of Robert Moodie, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, the mother's name being Augusta Blanchard, a native of Vermont. Our subject graduated at St. Johnsbury Academy in 1881, and spent three years at Williams College, and in 1885 graduated at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as Bachelor of Arts. Upon coining to West Point he remained for a time in the law office of M. McLaughlin, and in Jilay, 1886, was admitted to the Bar, since which time he has practiced his profession. In 1888 he was elected county attorney and re-elected in 1890 He was united in marriage at West Point, January 1, 1888, to Emma D. Peterson, daugh- ter of Andrew M. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs- Moodie have had their home circle broken by the death of three children : Plin}' died in November, 1888 ; Mable V. died February 4, 1892 ; and Mihlred died March 23, 1892. Mr. Moodie is a member of Jordan Lodge No. 26, of the Masonic Order. Politically, he is a Democrat, and is a young man of more than ordinary ability. NOR THE A S TERN NEBRA SKA . 125 AIU'NDEl. C. HULL, photograpliic artist at 331 and 333 Main street, lifts been a res- ident of Fremont for over twenty-two years. He is a native of Fort Wayne, Lidiana; born in 1846. \\q is the son of Jacob and Clar- issa (Arundel) Hull. Our subject was reared in three States, Indiana, New York and Minne- sota, and when four j'ears of age he with his mother moved to New York State, and after spending several years in that State they re- turned to Indiana, and when he was about thir- teen years of age they removed to IMinnesota, where he grew to manhood, receiving iijs edu- cation in the public schools. At the age of sixteen he commenced to learn the business at which he is now engaged and which has been iiis lite work. After having reached man's estate, he, in 1867, came to Omaha, stojiped a short time, and then went on to the mountains, visiting the territories of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, in which countr\' he spent a vacation in gathering views and scenery work. He returned to Nebraska and again went back to tlie Kockies, remained two years, and then located at Fremont, claiming the honor of being the oldest photographer in Nebraska, and is now located on the same spot where he com- menced business. Miss Florence C. Miller, of Fi'cmont, Ne- l)raska. became his wife in 1873. Mrs. Hull is a native of Wisconsin, but has been a resident of Nebraska since 1861. Their home has been blessed by the birth of four children : Arundel M., Clyde C, Bessi-^ and ]\[ay. inclosed by a fence. He has living water upon his farm, which can hardly be over-rated for stock purposes. He of whom we write was born in N'ermont, in October, 18-10. He is the son of William and Anna Anderson, natives of Scotland, who had eight children, named as follows : James, John, Thomas (deceased), William, Jr., George, Jane (deceased), Julia and Isabell. He remained in the Green Mountain State until thirty-nine years of ago and then came to Nebraska, locating in Pebble township. Dodge County, where he bought eighty acres of partly improved land, upon which he remained until coming to Cuming County. His youtliful days were spent as most ISew England lads in his time were ; his education i)eing somewhat limited. He was married Oc- tober, 1865, to Mary L., daughter of Dana S. Graves and wife, natives of Vermont, whose four children were: Mary, Martha, Henry, Bets}' (deceased). Our subject and his estimable lady have a family of eleven children : James, George, Ed- son, Jane, AYilliam, Cora, Oney, John, Martha, Mary and Asa. Both our subject and his wife are acceptable members of the Methodist Episcopal (^hurch, and in jiolilics he favors the Ilepublican party. Upon coming to Nebraska he had but twenty dollars, which he paid out for a cow. His fam- ily consisted of a wife and seven children, and it goes without saying that they faced many winds of adversity. v\ 7 1 LEI AM ANDEESON, Jli., who lives on Section 19, Cuming township, Cuming County, has been a resident of the place since the spring of 1585, when he jiurchased a half section of wild land, upon which he erected good buildings, provided a well with wind-power pumji, planted agroveof two acres, and an orchard of two hundred trees and now has one hundred and ninety acres under the plow, one hundred of which is JOHN BIIOMER, one of the pioneers of Nebraska, came to (^uming County in July, 1857, and is now one of the prominent citi- zens of AVest Point. He was born in Meck- lenburg, Germany, April 22, 1824, where he grew to manhood and received his education. In December, 1840, he came to America on a sailing vessel, which landed in New York har- bor. From there he went to Chicago, and assisted in building the first railroad in Uli- 126 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. nois — the Galena division of the North-Wes- tern system. After three years at such kind of worli, he rented a farm in Lake County, Illi- nois, and later came to Iowa, in search of land, but finding the chinch-bugs very numerous in that state lie was induced to cross the Missouri liiver at Omaha, and going b\' the way of Oakland, found his way into Cuming County, Nebraska. He made the journe}"^ in fourteen days, camping by the way side and sleeping in his wagon. lie finally squatted on a piece of land and when the homestead law was passed he made a claim on Section 22, townsliip 22, range 6, where he built a log-cabin 10x12 feet, and al once commenced to develop his farm. His nearest trading point at that time was Omaha, and he relates how that he hauled wheat to that city, by ox team, and sold it for thirty cents per bushel, but had to pay six dol- lars per one hundred for flour, owing to the scarcity of flouring mills. He was not unfre- quently away on such trips ten days at a time, which seemed a long time to his family, owing to the fact that the}' had but a few neighbors, and were surrounded b\' tribes of Indians, in all directions. Game was ver}' plenty and his gun did good service in the procuring of fresh meat. Of his domestic relations, it may be said that he was married in 1849, to Miss Mary Hooker. By this union five children were born: Mary, who married for her first husband Thomas II. Roeh, who died, after which she married E. P. Marquardt, of Cass County, Nebraska; Minnie, who died at the age of twenty -seven ; Emma, still single; Lena, and Thomas of West Point. In 1800, one Sabbath, while Mrs. Bromer was with her husband they discovered that fire was getting into their timber, and i\-hilo attempt- ing to keep it under control her husband heard her crv, whereupon he rushed back, to find her clothes on fire ; he tore them from her, but it was too late, as she was fatally burned. For his second wife our subject married Sophia Agert, bj' whom three children were born. Politicall}', our subject affiliates with the Democratic party. When he came to the county it was unsettled and he has lived to see countless changes enacted; towns and cities have sprung into existence, while railroads cross and re-cross each other in almost every direction, with good markets established within a few miles of each other. Surely the eye of wonder is upon us, and to be an eye-witness is an honor. But to be more than an eye-witness is not to be accorded to all, but among the number may be enrolled the name of John Bromer, one of the pioneers of Cumine: County. EMOEY BRIGGS, ex-county judge of Cuming County, and at present justice of the peace at West Point, will form the subject of this biographical sketch. He was born in Lackawanna Count}', Fenns}!- vania, at Scranton, August 2G, 18-11. Pelog Briggs, the grandfather, with his brothers set- tled in Lackawanna Yalle\', in ISIS, and there raised their famil}'. The father, Jeremiah, was born in Dutchess County, New York, in 1812. He married Miss Rosalinda Stanton, who was born in Pennsylvania, in 1S19. They reared a family of nine children : Charles, born November 26, 1837; and died in Cuming Count}', Nebraska, in 1880 ; Chancy, now resi- dent of Inde])endence, Iowa, born November 27, 1839 ; Emory, born August 26, 1841 ; Han- nah, of Oakfield, Wisconsin, still single, born August 26, 1842; Jay, of Randolph, Nebraska, born in 1844 ; Alva, engaged on a steamer on Lake Michigan ; Jeremiah, a farmer of Oakfield, Wisconsin; Mary Ella, wife of James Titus, of California ; James, a lumber dealer, of Inde- pendence, Iowa. Mrs. Briggs, the mother of our subject, died in Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1854, after which I\[r. Briggs married Miss Harriett M. Stanton, November, 18.55, by which mar- riage two children were born ; Rasalinda, wife of James Stewart, of Randolph, Nebraska ; NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. Alice, wife of Charles Large, of Oakliehl, Wis- consin. In 1857 the fatiier of our subject set- tled in Oaktiekl, Wisconsin, where he still re- sides, liis wife died in 1873. In politics he was a Whig, and at the time of the organiza- of the Republican party joined that, he being- (Apposed to the extension of slavery in the Ter- ritories. He of whom we write this notice, Kmory lii'iggs, was educated at Scranton, Pennsylva- nia, in the district schools, and attended the AVyoming Seminary. In April, 1861, at Presi- dent Lincoln's first call for volunteers to sup- press the Southern rebellion, Mr. Briggs enlisted in Company F, Eighth Volunteer Infantry, lie was mustered in at Ilarrisburg, and was sent to the Shenandoah Valley. While there his enlist- ment exjiired and he re-enlisted in Company •• Iv ", Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was uuislered into service in Philadelphia, August I'l. ISiJI. lie participated in the Peninsule lampaign, under General McCIellan, and whila on their way from Malvern Hill were cut off and had to retreat by the Peninsula. He remained in that department of the army until the close of the war, assisting in the capture of Xorfolk and Suffolk, and was with General lUitler when he made his famous raid on Ber- muda Hundred, and was with the Army of the James in its various movements. He was in the engagement between the Monitor and Mer- rimac. Ilis regiment did their last fighting at Lee's surrender. Mr. Briggs was mustei'ed out as Sergeant at Richmond, Virginia, Aug- ust, 1865, and returned to Scranton, Pennsylva- nia, remained one 3'ear and then came to West Point, Nebraska, where he has since resided. AVhen he was a young man he learned the car pentering trade and after coming . to West Point followed it for seven years. In 1808 he was elected as county commissioner of Cum- ing Count}', and in 1870 was appointed post- master of West Point. In 1871 he was elected justice of the peace, and has held the position almost continually ever since, with perhaps a single exception of one year, when he served as county judge. He has been police judge four years and city clerk two years. Politically he is a radical Republican, and is one of the charter members of Jorilan Lodge Xo. 27, A. F. & A. M.,and has held all of the offices from Master down. He is one of the officers of D. S. Crawford Post ly7,Grand Army, at West Point, and has tilled numerous other positions of honor and trust. In 1870 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Beemer, of Lee County, Illinois, who was boin in that county in 18-f9. By this union there are ten children. The following are the names of the family in the order in which they were born : Elma (deceased), born January 20, 1871; Zeddie E., February 19, 1872, now clerk in the First National Bank at West Point; Zelmie E., March 23, 1873, a teacher ; Zettie E., Decem- ber 25, 1874, a teacher ; Zeno E.,' November 3, 1S7C, a student; Zueva Bell, May 5, 1879; Zeland E., December 19, 1883; Ray Arland, December 20, 1885 ; Arline R., August 5, 1888; Mary Hellen, September 3, 1890. FRANK BRAZDA, of Section 25, Lincoln township, came to Cuming County in 1SS4. He was born October U, 1839, in Bohemia, and came to America in October, 1865. He spent tlie first year working in the big woods of Wisconsin. He then went to Racine, en- tei-ed a factory where he was employed for eighteen years, when he came to Nebraska, and purchased a quarter section of land upon which he now lives. He was united in marriage in 18G7, to Cath- arine Pavel, by whom four children have been boi'n : Frank, Charles, Josephine and Stephen. Our subject's wife died in Wisconsin, August G, 1881, and in April, 1882, he married Frances Hermes, by whom two children were born : Josejjh and Otto. Our subject's father and mother were natives of Boliemia. The mother died in her native land and tlie father came to Amei'ica two years after our subject, and died in Cuming County, ^VOR THE A STERN XEBRA SKA . and was buried at the St. Charles Church cemeter}'. lie had been married three times, and had three children b}' his first wife ; Frank, our subject, by his second wife, and Josejih, by his last wife. Our subject and his wife are members of the Roman Catholic Church. The improvements upon his farm are of an excellent character, including a arents moved to Saunders County, Nebraska, where he grew to manhood. He received his education in tiie public schools, with a course at the Fremont Normal, and commenced to teach at the age of seventeen ; following that winters, and working on the farm during the summer montlis. Au- gust, 1887, he entered the office of Judge Gray as a law student, and was admitted to the bar May, 1S89, and as soon as he was admitted formed a partnersiiip with John W. C. Abbott, with whom he was associated about one year, and January, 1891, he formed a partnership with Judge Gray, with whom he is still asso- NOK THE A S TERN NEB HA SA'A . ciated. He is independent in politics, and was placed on the Independent ticket for county ultorney, in the autumn of 1S90. May 1, ISSl', he was commissioned as Second Lieuten- ant of Company E, First Regiment. Nebraska National Guards, resignini;' lii.s eommission April 22, ISHO. Mr. Carey is a single man and bills fair to occupy a position in the front ranks in the legal fraternity, in his count}' and state. His prac- tice is chiefly confined to the courts of Dodge, Douglas and Saunders counties. He is a hard student, possessed of a determination to go high up. In January, 1890, he was admitted to the Supreme Court. Since 1SS9 he has taught commei'cial law in the Fremont Business Col- ic oe. of David and Isabel (Johnson) Scott, both na- tives of Ireland. Our subject and his wife are the parents of three children : John S., born November 2, 1879 ; Roy J., born May 24, 1882, and Harry C. born October 15, 1888. Eliza J. (Scott) Cusack was born in Rhila- delphia, Pennsylvania, in 1858, and when five years of age accompanied her parents to Dodge County, Nebraska, where she remained until the date of her marriage. She is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cusack adheres to the principles of the Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic Order, belonging to the North Bend Lodge No. 119, A. F. & A. M. CHRISTOPHER CUSACK, cashier of the First National Bank, of North Bend, came to Dodge County, Nebraska, in company with his brother John. The\' en- gaged in railroading for four j'ears, one year of which was the honorable, but laborious call- ing, of a section hand. Our subject then went to Wyoming as a boss over Chinamen, on rail- road grades, at which he was engaged for three years and then came to North Bend, and in company with C. C. Kendall went into the grain and stock business for two years, when our subject sold and embarked in the lumber and implement business, which he continued in until 1886, when he sold out to his brother John, and accepted the position of cash''>r of the above named bank. Mr. Cusack was born in the county of llal- ton, Ontario, Canada, May 10, 1848. His par- ents were William and Ann (Simple) Cusack, both natives of Ireland. Our subject remained at home with his parents until 1869, and then came to Dodge County, Nebraska. His educa- tion was received in the common schools of Canada. He was married in Dodge Count}', Novem- ber 29, 1877, to Miss Eliza J. Scott, daughter JOSIAH DICKERSON, a representative farmer of Union township, residing on Section 34. came to Dodge County, Ne- braska, in February, 1865, and home- steaded eighty acres where he now lives. When he came to these parts his neighbors were few and far between, but the settlement was made ver}' rapidly. Mr. Dickerson was born in Essex County, New Jersey, January 5, 1834, the son of Charles and Theresa (Corby) Dickerson, who were both natives of New Jersey. Our subject remained at home until he reached the year of his majority. His parents were not wealth}', and so it became necessar\' for him to commence working at a very early age. Part of the time he worked at home and part of the time abroad. He was united in marriage in Dodge County, Nebraska, November 19, 1874, to Miss Ellen J. Stubbart, daughter of Matthew and Margaret Stubbart. The father was a native of Nova Scotia and her mother a native of Scotland ; but she was born in Pennsylvania in December, 1852, and came to Dodge County, Nebraska, with her parents at an early day, remaining at home until the date of her marriage. ]\[r. and Mrs. Dickerson are the parents of six children : Lillie E., Earnest (deceased), Eugene 130 A^ORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. deceased), Raymond, Margaret and Catliarine A. Our subject and liis wife are acceptable members of tlio Presbyterian Churcli, and in politics lie votes the Democratic ticket. WILLIAM EMLEY, the present efficient county cleric and recorder of Cuming County, will form tiie subject of this notice. The Emley family were pioneers in the county, arriving in June, 1805. Our subject was born in Ilichland County, Wisconsin. His parents were Joseph S. and Mary (Beard) Em- ley. The fatiier was a native of Oiiio, while tiie latter was born in \'irginia. The fatiier came to Cuming County in 1805, and took a homestead in Beemer townshij), wliere he made it his home until the time of his death, in February, 1888, his good wife having departed this life in 18SG. They were the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom are still living. They are as follows: Oliver, a farmer of Wis- ner township; Albert, of Cuming County, Nebraska ; John, of Cuming County, Nebraska; Samuel, of Holt County, Nebraslca ; Sylvester, a banker of Wisner ; Joseph H., banker at Wis- ner ; Matilda II., wife of C. E. Trow, of Wisner ; lllioda, wife of D. A. Huston, of Boyd County, Nebraska; Daniel C, deputy county clerk; Mary M., of Wisner, and William. Politically Mr. Emley affiliates with the Democratic ]iarty. He was educated in the common schools of Cuming County, and is principally a self-made man. In 1882 he engaged in the drug business, continuing until 1891. The same year he was nominated by the Democratic party and elected as count}' clerk and recorder, which office he still holds. He of whom we write is a j'oung man of more than ordinary abilit}', and by reason of his good character, industry and gen- eral manliness he ranks high in the county in which he has spent more than a cpuirter of a century of his life. He well remembers when eastern Nebraska had no railroads, and when AV^est Point had but ono-lialf do/.cii houses. GUSTAVUS G. GOING, a farmer of Sec- tion 33, Elkiiorn township, came to Dodge County in February, 1880, first locating at Fremont, where he first engaged at handling cattle, but subsequently purchased a restaurant, which he operated one year and then moved to the farm he now occupies. lie formed a partnershij) with L. M. Keene in tlie stock growing and feeding business, the style of the fii'm being" Keene iV: Going." The farm was partly imjn'oved to which he moved. lie i)uilt shedding for the cattle the size of which was 18.\02O feet. He also provided the place with a drive well and wind-power, and has a tank holding one hundred and twenty barrels of water. Their farm now contains thirteen liunilred and twent}' acres, one hundred (jf which is under the plow and the balance in pasture and meadow land. The place is made valuable b}' an orchard and beautiful gi'ove. They have been carr3'ingfrom one thousand to eigiit thousand sheep, and on an average two hundred head of cattle. They also make a specialty of Poland China hogs. Mr. Going is a native of Maine, where he was born J uly 1, 185(1, the son of William II. and Louisa Going, who were also natives of Maine and the parents of four children : Gusta- vus G., Ann E.. Myra (deceased) and Harrison 15. Gustavus lived in the Lumber State until he was seventeen years of age, when he went aboard ship as a coaster, but after four weeks abandoned that, worketl on a farm one season and then again took the sea, going on a fishing voyage and followeil tiiis for two years. We ne.\t find him in his native State, engaged in working in the Proadwell Granite Company, where he remained one year and then went to Massachusetts where he was employed by the Magee Furnace Company, with whom lie worked eighteen months. Ilis next work was in the butcher business, in Maine, which he fol- lowed until he came to Dodge County, Ne- braska. In August, ISS-l, he was united in marriage to l\frs. Clara Hell, the dauijliler of John ami NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. Ann E. "Waklron, natives of New York and tiie parents of eiglit cliildren, named as follows : Marion, Susan (deceased), Josephine S., Cla- rissa, Edward and Etiwin, twins ; Alice J. and John W. By her first husband two cliildren were born, Annie L. and Frank G. Politically, our subject affiliates with the Democratic party. He is a member of Fremont Lodge Xo. 59, of the Intlependent Order of Odd Fellows. HAKLOW GOFF, an enterprising farmer of Section 11, Platte township, came to Dodge County in the fall of 1809, when he located on the farm he now occupies, which at that time consisted of ninety-eight acres of wild land, upon which he built a house 17x24 feet, w'ith two wings; a barn, .30x40 feet; planted out an artificial grove and two hundred a|)ple trees. At the time he came to the coun- try there was but one house between his house and Fremont. Our subject was born in Oneida County, New York, January 2, 1814. His parents were Jon- athan and Lydia Goif, natives of Connecticut, who reared a family of ten children, born and named in the following order: Henry, Harriett, llulda Hiram, Alonzo, Prudence, Harlow, Har- low (second), Lydia and Permelia. Of this large family of children, only two survive : our sui)ject and Lydia. Harlow lived with his parents in the Enii)ire State until he had reachad manhood, and even then lingered around the paternal home, oper- ating the farm and providing for his parents until their death. He held the farm until 1807, when he sold and came to Dodge County, Nebraska. He was united m marriage Janu- ary, 1834, to Mary Ann Knox, daughter of liussell and Olive Knox, natives of JLxssachu- setts, whose family of eleven children were as follows : Almira C, Mary A., Norman li., Har- lictt, William J., Charles, Amanda, an infant, I'bilena J., Marvin, and Hiram. Of this num- ber only four are living: Mary A., AVilliam J., Norman R. and Phiiena J. Our subject and his wife are the parents of six children, four of whom still survive and all live in Nebraska. The children's names are: Henry K., one who died in infancy, Cluirles H. (deceased), Almira M., Herbert W., and Hiram J. ;Mr. and Mrs. Goff are members of the Congregational Church , Politically, he afliliates with the Prohibition |)arty. In reviewing this uuin's life two points are prominent in his career. First, he exhibited a manly spirit, which was prompted by the purest of motives, in the taking care of his parents, by remaining at home with them on the old home- stead in New York, until they had passed from the scenes of this life. Next, his coming West to tr}' the realities of a pioneer in the prairie country so unlike the well developed country in which he was reai'ed. FREDERICK HELMERICK, one of the early pioneers of Stanton County, will form the subject of this biographical notice. He was one of the very first white men to invade the territory' now known as Stanton Count\\ He came before the organi- zation of the count}', and before Nebi-aska had been admitted into the Union as a State. He was born in P>avaria, May 18, 1828, the son of Joseph and Josephine (Geisler) Helmerick. Our subject was educated in the common schools of his native country and came to America in 1845. lie crossed the ocean on a sail-boat, and was six weeks on the trip. He landed at New Yoi'k harbor, renuiined one month, and went from there to Tro\', Now York, where he worked at butchering. After two 3'ears he Avent to L^pper Canada, spent two years, and then shipped on board a Whaler, at New Bedford, Massachusetts, mak- ing four voyages, up to 1863. He then enlisted as a substitute, in the One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry, and after serving one year was transferred to the Navy and renuiined in service until the close of the 132 NORTHEASTEKN NEBRASKA. war. In 1866. be came to Nebraska, and took a homestead in the EiUhoni Valley, near Stan- ton, wiiere he llrst built a log-cabin, which was coveretl with dirt, and the Hoor was made of the same material. October 7, 1S68, he was united in marriage to Mary J. Grandy, the widow of Jessie D. How- ell, who enlisted in the Fourth Volunteer Infantry, of Vermont, being a member of Com- pany D. Thelast heard of him, he was wounded, had partially recovered and while on a march was lost track of and never since heard from. They were the parents of two children, Fredy J., who died at the age of thirty years, and Angenetta B., wife of Piiilip Ilelmerick. After our subject's marriage, they settled down on the farm and remained until 1880, when they moved into the thriving village of Stanton. In politics he is identified with the Repub- lican part}'. He was the first probate judge of Stanton count}', and held such office, up to 1876. lie was also justice of the peace two terms. He has always taken an active part in educational matters, and has held jiosi- tions on the school board. Financially, he has made a success of life, and now owns one hundred and ninety acres near Stanton, sixty of which is under cultiva- tion, lie also owns one block of the village plat of Stanton. •Great has been the transformation in the Elkliorn Valley since our subject first saw its virgin face. At that time there were many Indians in the valley, and all was new and wihl. Wild game was found in great abundance, inckuling elk and deer. Not like many another of the early settlers, the man of whom we write tiiis notice set his stakes to stay and buikl for himself a home, and has kept steadily on in that purpose until more than a quarter of a century has rolled away, and we now find him surrounded with the comforts of life, and respected by a large circle of friends, including the pioneer band who came to the Flkhorn \'allev when he tlid. GEORGE JAMES HASLAM, M. D., ]\I. R. C. S., of Fremont, occupies a promi- nent position among the medical fra- ternity. He was born near Manchester. Eng- land, in 1858, and entered the Manchester Grammar School in 1867, after gaining a free scholarship. In 1875, he entered the Man- chester School of Medicine — Owen's College, Victoria University. In 1880, he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine, with honors, at the Royal University at Dublin, Ireland ; a diploma was also gained from the Royal Col- lege of Surgeons, London. In 1881, our subject was appointed district surgeon to the Salford Hospital, a post he held for three years, during which time he conducted various physiological and chemical researches, under Professor Gamgee, in the Physiological Laboratories of the Owen's Col- lege. In 1882 he was appointed secretary to Section D, (Biology) of the British Associa- tion. He was successful in competing for the Piatt Physiological Scholarship, of the Victoria Universit}'. In 1883, he was reappointed secretary to Section D, of .the British Association, and was appointetl lecturer on piiysiology in the Owen's College, under Professor Gamgee; was also elected honorary physician to the Hulme Dispensary and Hospital, and it the same year elected to the associateship of the Owen's College, Victoria University. In 1887, he obtained the position of scientific investigator, in the Medical Clinic of the Uni- versity of Zuerich, Switzerland. Many of these investigations appearing in Eichhorsl's Te.xt-books of Medicine, a translation of which was published by AVooil ifc Company of New York. In 1888, the Doctor during the montli of October left Switzerland for France, where various liDspitals were visited for one year. During vacation time from 1885 to 1888, he visited the hospitals in Berne, Strassburg, Paris and Vienna, while he had pi'cviously been accpiainted with the chief hospitals of otXC'f^7A-^(^^^^^ NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 135 Loiulon, Eilinburg, Oxford, Cumbridge and Liverpool. In September, 1SS9, be landed in New York City, and November 4, of the same year, commenced his practice in Fremont, Nebraska. In 1890, he published the " Anatomy of the Frog,' a work of four hundred and fifty pages, two hundred and sixty wood cuts and two colored plates. The work was founded on Ecker's original " Anatomic des Frosches" but enlarged to three times the former dimensions, by the addition of matter, the result of oi-iginal investigations. In 1891, the Doctor published "Notes on Acid Dyspepsia," in the " New York Medical Record," for March 21, 1891. It was during this year, 1891, that the Doctor joined with Dr. L. J. Abbott, of Fremont, in establishing the Fremont Hospital and Dispensary. Since March, 1S92, tin's institution has continued to develop uniler the sole management of Dr. Ilaslam. It will be seen by the foregoing that the gentleman whose name heads this sketch has been thoroughly schooled in many of the great institutions of learning in Europe, by reason of which he is a thorough master of his chosen profession. JERRY DENSLOW, JR., ranks among the very earliest pioneers of Dodge County. He first settled at Fontanelle, November 19, 1856. He accompanied his mother, she being a widow, and but eleven years of age at that time. His mother took a l)re-emption of one hundred and sixty acres. She provideil a claim shanty, and broke out ten acres, remained six months, and was taken sick and died, after which a guardian was appointed, and our subject went to work by the month on a farm, whicii ho followed for three years. He then bought three yoke of oxen and a wagon, and began freigiiling fromOmaha andNebraska City to Denver. Laramie and Fort Casper. He followed this for four years, having occasional trouble with the Indians. We next find him on three hundred and twenty acres of land near Fountanelle, but after one year sold his farm, bought mules and went to breaking prairie on another(juartersection which he had j)re-cmpted. Here he remained and ke])t adding to his land^ until he now owns one thousand and forty acres close to Hooper. Upon coming to Nebraska, this gentlemen started at the bottom i-ound of life's ladder, and was compelled to grind meal in a coffee mill to subsist upon. He is now in good circumstances, his farms being well culti- vated and imjiroved. Mr. Denslow was boiMi in Oneido County- New York, May 7, 18-li, the son of Jerry and Amanda (Knight) Denslow, of the Empire State, whose three children were named: Ra- chel, Mahala and Jerry. Jerry remained in New York until he was eleven years of age. He was united in marriage, April, 1SG9, to Aurelia Harwood, of Maine. For his second wife, August 20, 1878, he married Anna M. Sutton, whose five children were : Albert G., Anna, Sai-ah, William and Francis. By Mr. Denslow's first marriage, one child was born: J. A. Denslow, born May 1,1870. By his second marriage three children were born : May, Novembers, 1881; Nina, A|>ril 12, 1883, Lloyd, November 7, 188i. Our subject has prospered linancially, to a good degree, and now owns six hundred and forty acres of land in Stanton County, and three hundred and fifty-six acres in Merr-ick County, besides his property in Dodge County, and is President of the Dodge County Bank at Hooper. In the fall of 1892 was nominated on. the prohibition ticket for State treasurer. He is a member of Hooper Lodge, No. 72, F. & A. M., Signet Chapter No. 8, and com- niandrv No. 9. of I'remont. WALTER A. KING, proprietor of the " Old lieliable " livery barn at Scrib- ner, who engaged in business at that point in 1880 will form the .subject of thi.j NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. notice. His first stable was a small board affair, built for six horses. The same was located on Main street. He remained there about one year and then bought the Star Liv- ery Barn and run that until June 20, 1887, when he sold his business to Seidel Bros., after which he started West to look up a location for the livery business, and went as far as the Black Hills; but, not finding anything to suit him, returned and started a livery barn at Hooper, remaining in business for about eight months, when he took a partner in witii him, which partnership continued until February 19, 1890, when lie sold out his share of the business to his partner and returned to Scribner, where he bought his present business, taking possess- ion June 20, 1S90. The building which he occupies is a frame structure one liundred feet square and was erecteil by "William H. Kerkow in 1885. Our subject came to Dodge Countv February, 19, 1879. He rented a farm one year before going into the livery business. He is a native of Illinois, born in 1847. Politically, he alliliates with the Democratic party, and has held numerous local offices. He is a member of the Jlasonic fraternit}^ belong- ing to Lodge No. 132, A.F. ct A. M., of whicii he is a charter membcu". He was united in marriage October 16, 1808, to Ann Cohee, born in Menard County, Illi- nois, May 5, 1851. She is a member of the Alethodist Episcopal Church. ]\lr. and Mrs. King are tlie parents of four children : Dora E., born in 1873; Walter II., born in 1877; Lulu A., born in 1881, and Ilobert II., born in 188-1. THOMAS W. LYMAN, of Hooper, Dodge County, came to Nebraska in the fall of 1870. At first he taught school and clerked in a store at Fremont, and also worked in the count}' treasurer's office. He claimed a residence at Fremont about eight years, but was engaged on Government surveys about two years of this lime in the western part of the State. He then went to Central City, Mer- rick County, where he engaged in the mercan- tile business for four years, and then removed to Hooper, where he engaged in the banking business, which he has followed for the past ten 3'ears. It may be said in this connection that Mr. Lyman came to Dodge County a poor man, but by perseverance and toil has succeeded in gaining a competency. Mr. Lyman was born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, the son of John and Sara!) Lyman, natives of Vermont and New York respectively. They were the jiarents of eight children, named as follows: G. Clark (deceased), Marvin, Abigal, James, Charles (killed in 1803), Anna (deceased), T. W. (our snbject) and John. Our subject remained in the Keystone State until he was twentv-five years of age and then came to Nebraska. His early advantages for an education were only fair. In the month of August, 186i, he enlisted in Company E of the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavahw, and was in Gen- eral Kilpatrick's command with Sherman when he made his campaign to Savannah, Cieorgia. During this march they were in engagements near Griswoldvillc, Georgia, where lie was wounded and sent to the hospital at Beaufort. South Carolina; after seven months spent in different hospitals he was discharged. Mr. Lyman was united in marriage, Januar}', 1878, to Mary Hills, daughter of James Hills, a native of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. James Hills had five children: Ella, Ada, Caroline, Mary, and J. A. W. (deceased). Our subject and his wife are the j)arentsof two children: Charles IL, born July 2, 1880; Mary Edgarda, born November 2, 1884. JAMES J. LOWRY has been a resident of Fremont since an autumn day in 1878. He is a native of Orange County, New York, born August 31, 1854. He is the son of William and Ellen (Hayes) Lowry, who were natives of West Chester, England, where the_v Northeastern Nebraska. ist were united in marriage. They came to America and settled in New York ('ity, re- mained for a time and tlien located at New- i)erg, on tiie Hudson River, closing llieir eyes from the scenes of this earth ten miles from that place, their remains being deposited at New Iliiiley. Tiie father died in 1880, the mother surviving until September, 1889. The father was a mechanic in the blacksmith Hue. lie and his good wife wei-e the parents of nine childi'cn. four of whom are deceased. The names of tiie deceased are: Ellen, Thomas, Annie and William. Those living are: Robert, a resident of Kew York City ; Sarah Walkili. of Ulster County, Xew York; J. J., our sub- ject; William, a resident of Leads City, South Dakota; Anna, wife of Anilrew Johnson, of Chicago. Our subject was educated in the jKiblic schools and learned the blacksniithing trade with his father. At the age of eight years he commenced to do for himself. The first five years he worked for a man in the furniture business at New'berg, after which he engaged with his father and was with him for three years, and then went to Janesville, Wisconsin, where he remained a little over a year and re- turned to the Empire State. He remained a short time and then went to Canada. After live months, he once more returned to Newberg and started a shoj), and in 1878 came to West I'oint. He went immediately from there to Fremont, Nebraska. He brought with him a capital of ten dollars, u])on which he soon after opened a shop and continued to operate the same until September 28, 1891. He com- menced business with J. D. Markey, with wiiom he was associated all tlirougii his busi- ness cai'eer. In 1887 they erecteil a line two- story brick shop on the corner of Fourth and "F" streets. In connection with his other business he was connected with his partner in the ranch and cattle business, commencing the same in 1885, in Knox County, Nebraska, where tliey own a ranch of three hundred and tweiitv acres in one tract, and one hundred and si.\ty in another. The}' own property in Pierce County, Saunders Count}', at Cedar Rlutfs and a piece of property in Dodge County, some- thing over twentv-eight thousand dollars" worth in Fremont, while personall}' i\rr. Lowry has a fine frame residence on the corner of Eighth and '• 1 " streets, wiiicli he erected in 18S1, aside from other property in the city. He has done much toward the u[)building of Nebraska and is full of public enterprise. Politically he is a stanch Republican, and has been a member of the City Council six years and president of the Poard four years, chief of the Fire Department two 3'eai's, and a member of the Fire Depai'tment twelve years. Pie was instrumental in raising the money for fitting up the Fire Department rooms, whicii are a credit to the place. He has been fiillv appreciated b\' his fellow townsmen. lie was united in mari-iage April 12, 187i<, to Mary E. Johnson, daughter of M. S. and Cath- arine (Harris) Wollen, natives of Indiana and Kentucky. The father died March, 1891, anil the mother is still living, residing as Ashland, Nebraska. They reared a family of ten chil- dren: William, a resident of Wee))ing Water, Nebraska ; James, a resident of Wahoo, Ne- braska; Elias, a resident of Ashland, Nebraska ; John, a resident of Peatrice, Nebraska ; Alary, wife of our subject; Alice, wife of A. II. Tockey, a resident of Peatrice; Pelle, v.-ife of A. C. Smith, of Oakland, California ; (ieorge, a resident of Ashland, Nebraska; Charles, a resident of Ashland, Nebraska; Ida, wife of I'>yron Moore, of Stanbury, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Lowry have a family of six children: Charles, born in 187-1; William, born in 1875; Maud L., born in 1880; Nellie, born in 1883 ; Jessie P., born in 188G, and Grace E., born in 1888. Our subject and his wife were brought up in the Presbyterian and Methodist churches and are among Dodge (bounty's most respected people. In conclusion let it be said that the man whose name heads this sketch has made life a striking success since coming to Nebraska; 138 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 1 having, as he did, but the raeagei' sum of ten dollars capital to begin with, he has forged a fortune by pounding Qerce blows upon his anvil and then judiciously investing the result of such labor, and too much praise can not be attached to such an honest toiler. CHARLES D. MAEK, treasurer and man- ager of the Fremont Foundry and ilacliine Company (a iiistor\' of whicii will be found elsewhere in this work), will form tiie subject of this biographical notice. Having been a resident of Fremont since 1870. he has been closely identified witli tlie growth and prosperity of the place. Wv. Marr is a native of Jackson County, Iowa, where he was born February 21, 1850. He is the son of Solomon and Bridget (Haney) Marr. and of Scotch-Irish extraction. His ])arents are both deceased. He grew to man- hood in the Ilawkeye State, receiving his edu- cation under its most excellent public school system. He has sustained himself by his own efforts since he Avas fourteen years of age. He partially learned the blacksmith's trade, but at tiie age of seventeen commenced teaching school, which seemed more to his liking. Tiiis iionorable profession he followed until coming into Nebraska, in 1876, when he located at Fremont, engaging as a salesman in the dry goods business, then as a book-keeper, which he followed for six years. The next year he spent as the express agent at Fremont, and for two years following that was book-keeper for the Crowd Lumber Yard, after which he en- gaged in his present business. He owns stock in the Fremont Brewery, also in the Fremont Warehouse and Factory Com pan}'. He pos- sesses a tract of land, in Cuming Count\', of one iiundred and twenty acres, forty acres in Butler County, besides considerable property in Fre- mont aside that already named. His residence is located on tlu; coi'ner of Fourth and Irving Avenue. Politically, he affiliates with the Republican part}'. Socially he is a member of Triumph Lodge No. 32, of Knights of P^'thias Order, also of the Business Men's Club of Fremont, as well as of the Board of Trade, he being a member of the executive committee. He was united in marriage, September 8 1880, to Miss Lizzie Monroe, a native of She- bo\'gan, Wisconsin, the daughter of James and Mary Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Marr have been cheered on life's journey b\' ihe advent of five children: Zacie M., Charles J., Jennie, Helen, and Madaline. Our subject's wife is a consistent member of the Roman Catholic Church. JESSE A. NASON, an old settler and busi. ness man of Scribner, found his way to Nebraska during the month of October, 1808, and settled near West Point on a homesteaii.and there remained until 1881, when he sold his farm and went to the village, and there engaged as a jeweler. August 1, 1882, he came to Scribner and engaged in his present business, that of watchmaker. Our subject was born in Gorhani. iMaine, October 2, 1819, the son of Reuben Nasson, of New Hampshire, who was born April 7, 1778, of English-Scotch descent. The family came to America and settled in Kittery, Maine, in 1630. The name Nason is found in the old " Doomsday Book." The father of our subject graduated from Harvartl University in 18H2. and was a Congregational minister and \w\w- cipal of Gorham Academy, near Portland, Maine, of which he had charge from ISOG until 1834- continuously, e.xcept a short time during the War of 1812. He went to Clarkson, New York State, in 1834, where he died a year later. His wife, Martha Coflin, was born in Saco, Maine, in 1786. She was a mother of seven children — three daughters and four sons, our subject being the fourth. She died in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, in 1870. The j)arents were NORTHEASTERM NEBRASKA. 139 and highly I'esjjectcd people. Our subject was united in marria, 1854-. to Anna M. Coldren, born in Xcnia, Ohio. March 2<1, 1S2(). By this marriage union there lias been three chiklren boi-n : Elmor A., AValter R. and Appiiia S. Mrs. Nason had l)een |)revioush' mai'ried, by which mariMage slie had one child, Irw.in B. Doolittle, whose father died in Illinois. This son now lives in Colfax, Washington. Mr. Xason received his education at (rorham Academy and Bowdoin College, studying civil engineering. In 1838 he immigrated to Taze- well County, Illinois, and engaged in civil en- gineering and teaching. During the Folic and Dallas campaign our subject ran a newspaper in Tremont, Illinois, and enlisted in the Fourth Illinois Eegiment, under Colonel Baker, in ISiG, and was under '' Zacli" Taylor, and trans- ferred to General Scott's Command, participat- ing in the battles of Yera Cruz and Cerro (lordo. After receiving liis discharge as a sol- dier in the Mexican War, in 1847, he returned to his home in Illinois. For the services thus rendered he receives a pension. Politically, Mr. Nason is a Democrat, and has held the office of justice of the ]ieace since 1SS9, and was apjjointed postmaster under Cleveland, which office he held under his ad- ministration. He is a member of Scribner Lodge No. l;i2, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a charter member. He was made a Mason in 1850, uniting with that order in Pekin, Illinois. He was one of the count\^ commissioners of Cuming County, and county surve^'or, as well as a member of the village council of Scribner. LIEUTENANT JAMES S. ROBINSON, one of the early settlers of Stanton County and a soldier of good record in the Civil War, was born in Clinton County , Indi- ana, October 9, 1831. William Robinson, the grandfather, was born in Virginia, and became one of the early settlers of Hardin Countv, Kentucky. He was married to Sarah Miller, a daughter of a soldier of the Revolutionaiy War. He was in the Warof 1812. William Robinson, the father of our subject, was the second of eleven children, and was l)orn in Hardin County, Kentucky, October 23, 1807. He married iliss Rebecca Richardson, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Richardson, who were Virginia slock and probably Scotch descent. William Robinson settled with his fam- ily in Indiana in 1830. By his marriage union tlie following children were born, six of whom lived to be adults: James S., of this sketch; Silas, of Saybrook, Illinois ; Sarah J., wife of Thomas Ewing, of Richmond County, Wiscon- sin ; Benjamin F., who in the time of the Civil War enlisted in the Eleventh Wisconsin Infan- try and died at Batesville, Arkansas; ]\Iorgan M., who enlisted in the Sixth Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, is now a resident of Richland County, AVisconsin ; Mary JL., wife of John Booher, of Missouri; Nancy A., wlio married M. C. Bobb. She is now deceased. In 1850 our subject's parents moved to Richland County, Wisconsin, where they spent the remainder of their days. They were mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, he being an elder of the same. Lieutenant Robinson, of this sketch, wms edu- cated in the common schools of Indiana and Wisconsin, and at Richland City Institute, Wisconsin. September 12, 18G1, he enlisted as a member of the Eleventh Wisconsin Infan- try', and belonged to Comjxany " D ". lie was mustered into service at Madison, and went with the regiment to Victoria, Missouri, where they wintered. In the spring of 18H2 he was jilaced in (Jeneral Steeles' Brigade, and was after the bushwhacker Price. Subsequently he was sent to Cairo, Illinois, and there joined General U. S. Grant's Command, and was sent to Helena, Arkansas, where they remained until the Vicks- burg campaign. After the Siege of A'icksbui-g, they were sent to New Orleans, and from thence to Rio Grande and Matagorda Bay, Texas, where the regiment wintered. Our subject, by 140 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. reason of re-enlistment, had a furlough and came home, joining' his regiment at Memphis, Tennessee. Tliey went down the river to New Orleans ; around to i\[obile, and after the cap- ture of Blakely and Spanish Fort tiiey were sent to Montgomery, Alabama, where they remained the greater part of tiie summer of 1805. Our subject participated in the following battles : Spanish Fort, Champion Hills, Blake- ic}-, Vicksburgh, Jackson, Arkansas Post, Le Esperanze, MiJliken's Bend, Chickasaw ]>ayou. Black lliver Bi'idge, where Ik! was wounded in the leg. lie 'was also at Fort Gibson, Fort Morgan, Kane lliver, Mansfield and Mobile. Being mustered out at the last named ]ilace as lieutenant, in the summer of 1865. Our subject was united in marriage in Rich- land County, Wisconsin, in 1S.")2, to Miss Mar- garet E. Ewing, (lauyhter of George and Ma'iala Pawing. J5y this union there are five living children : Ada, wife of W. T. McFarland, postmaster of Stanton ; James V., of Stanton ; Louie L., Frederick AV. and Edith E. Mr. Ilobinson is a charter member of the Grand Army of the Kepublic Post at Stanton, and is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. Politically, he votes with the Republican party, and has held the office of deputy county clerk for eight j'ears. In 1870 Mr. Eobinson, who had followed school teaching for a number of years, came to Stanton County and took a homestead of one hundred and sixt}' acres, and still continued to follow teaching. He improved his homestead and remained thereon until 1881, and then moved into the village of Stanton, where he resides. CIJAP.LES R. SCIIAEFFEK, proprietor of the Platte River Zeituvg of Fremont, Nebraska, was born in Toledo, Ohio, September 15, 1801, the son of Charles Conrad and Caroline (Mayer) Schaeifer, natives of German}', who emigrated to America some time in the fifties; settled in Chicago for a time, when he helped found the Illinois State Z<'('5. The subject proper of this notice was edu- cated in Chicago and Omaha, receiving a liberal education and learned his trade in his father's otiice in Omaha. In 1881 he came to Fremont and took charge of the ychraska Pioneer anil afterwards purchased the Zcituiuj oi Dr. E. .1. F. Burgh and Xerkow. who established the paper. Mr. Schaeifer was united in marriage in Fre- mont in 1882, to Miss Mary Prieskorn, a native of Germany. To them two children have been born : Carrie and Mollie. Politicalh', he runs his paper in the interest of Democracy, and is a strong organ for that party all over Nebraska. lie is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is an active member of the Turnverein and Mannei'chor societies ; also a director of the Mechanics Hose Company, as well as an honored member of the Indepeiul- ent order of Odd Fellows of Omaha. ISAIAH G. SLOCUM, a farmer living on Section 9, Bancroft township, came to Cuming County in Februarx', 188(>, and lo- cated on Section 1-1, of Cleveland township, where he liought eighty acres of wild land, upon which he placed good improvements, in- cluding substantial l)uildings, a gi'ove and an orchard of one Inuulrcd trees. He added to NORTHEASTERN' NEBRASKA. 141 liis land until ho luul two liundred acres, all under plow, and surrounded by a good fence. He remained there six years, when lie sold and bought liis present j)lace consisting of a half Section of partly improved land. Isaiah was born in Bureau County, Illinois, January, ISGO, the son of George and Mary Slocum, natives of Illinois, whose eight chil- dren were as follows: Lawrence (deceased), Anna (deceased), Milton (deceased), Isaiah G., Charles (deceased), George, Andy (deceased), Lottie (deceased). Our subject remained in Illinois until ten years of age, when his parents removed to Monona Count}', Iowa, where the father enga- ged in farming. His parents are now both deceased. He was united in marriage February 1SS5, to Xellie, daughter of William and Margaret Brown. They were natives of New York and had three children : Nellie. Pearl and Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Slocum are the parents of four children : Roy, born December, 1885 ; Lena, born September, ISSV; Floy, August, 1889; Ora, July, 1691. Mr. Slocum is identified with the Independ- ent political part}', and has held the office of county supervisor three terms. He is a mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias order and bears the respect of the entire communit\'. CHARLES A. SMITH, of Fremont, one of the pioneers of this section of Ne- braska, dates his birth from September 5, 1.S29, in Wyoming Count}', Pennsylvania. His parents were Tilton and Catherine (Draper) gmith. Our subject resided on a farm until 1855, and received his education in the old log school-house, co-incident with his school days. When he was twenty-one years of age he attended Wyoming Seminary, at Kingston, for two winters, and in J85G came to Nebraska and located at Fremont. He entered land on Section 15, township 17, range 8. This he placed under good cultivation and retained until 1SS7. In the autumn of 1858 he purchased the claim to one hundred and sixty aci'es adjoin- ing his original tract, and upon this last-nauied land he located his home. It is just outside of tlio city limits of Fremont, to the northwest, and is indeed a home of beauty. In ISGT he erected a small frame residence at that pfjint for tenants. In the S|)ring of 1857 he, in company with his brother, broke about fifty acres and placed it under fence, it being the first farm fenced in this part of the County, the same being con- structed of Cottonwood I'ails, nailed to cedar posts. During the first two years he lived in the county he was engaged in the mercantile business with his brothers, J. G. and J. T. The first crop of corn they put in was in the spring of 1857 ; this was done by taking an ax, cutting a hole in the sod, and dropping in the corn, frotn which they harvested a bountiful crop. The first abode in which they lived to call their own was erected by digging a hole in the ground four feet deep, measuring ten by four- teen in area. On the edge of the bank they laid poles, to which rafters were attached, and the same covered with cottonwood boards, prairie grass and dirt. They cut steps into the ground, by means of which they had easy access to their "dug-out." This was situated just south of the Congregational Church of to-day. Their furniture was also of that fiexi- ble quality of lumber known as cottonwood, fashioned in the rudest manner. Pillows were provided by hay. Our subject remained in this County until the fall of 1858, when he returned to Pennsyl- vania on account of weak eyes. He remained until the spring of lSG-1, having his eyes treated during those years. He then returned to Fre- mont and assisted his brothers two years as clerk, after which he engaged in the drug busi- ness with Dr. J. 11. Crabbs, and subsequently bought his partner out and conducted the business until 1874, giving his whole attention to his farm thereafter. In 1870 he erected a fine brick residence at a cost of four thousand NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. dollars. He has now retired from active business life. Politicalh', he aiRliates with the Kcpuhlican j^arty. He was postmaster at Fre- mont for one year, resij^ning in favor of II. O. I'aync. lie was married Juno, 1870, to Mrs. Sylvia (Cotterell) Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Smilli are among the representative people of Dodge County. FRED W. VAUGHAX, a member of the Fremont Bar, and one of the leading attorneys of Dodge County, has l)een a resident since February, 1882. lie is a native of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, born December 9, 18.58. lie is tlie son of E. R. and Jessie II. (Hinman) \'auglian, of Eng- lish and Scotch-Irish descent. The parents are botii residents of Fremont at this writing. Fred was reared to farm life in the Key- stone State, where he remained until he was nineteen years of age, when he came West to Xorth Platte, Nebraska, and read law with Beacii I. Ilinman, his uncle, and who is one of the prominent attorneys of that part of the country. Mr. Vaiighan was admitted to the Bar at North Platte, in September, 1881. and there practiced his chosen profession until Feb- ruary, 1882, when he took up his residence in Fremont, since which time he has taken an active interest in the success of the Democratic party, and has held the office of police judge one year. He belongs to Fremont Lodge No. 15, A. F. & A. M.; Signet Chapter No. 8; Mt. Tabor Comrnandery No. 9, and is also as far ad- vanced in Masonry as the Scottish Rites. He is at present generalissimo of Mt. Tabor Com- mandery. He is a leading attorney of Fremont, stands high in the Bar of Dodge County, and is one of the progressive young men of this section of Nebraska. The father of our subject, Evander R. Vaughan, was born in Pennsylvania October 24, 1819, and was tliere reared and spent most of his life. He turned his attention to agricul- tural pursuits principally, and after coming to Nebraska in 1882 engaged in the furniture business, which he followed until May, 1890, at Fremont, since which time he has retired from tiie activities of life. He was married in 18.57, to Jessie E. Ilinman, who was born in Penn- sylvania Se)*tember 1,1831. They are the par- ents of but one child, Fred W. The grandfather of our subject was Elias Vaughan, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, son of Richard Vaughan, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Our subject as well as his parents aremembersof the Presbyterian Church, being earnest workers for the upbuilding of Christianity. Their home is located on Broad and Thirteenth streets. The mother of our sub- ject is a direct descendant of James York, who came from England, located at Boston and finally went to Stonington. He was the great grandsire of Amos York, who was the great grandsire of Mrs. Vaughan. Amos was born about 1730, and married Lucretia Miner, daugh- ter of Mannassa Miner. She was born in Stoning- ton. Connecticut, in February, 1730. The Miner family are said to have belonged to the ro3'al iiouse of Prussia, who were strict Protestants, and possessed of considerable wealth. ]\Ian- nassa Miner gave his daughter, Mrs. York, a considerable tract of land, near the mouth of the Wyalusing creek. In 1773 Mr. York moved his family to Wyoming, Pennsylvania. The difficulties which culminated in the Revo- lutionary War soon commenced, and Mr. York was known to be an ardent Whig and an earn- est defender of his country's rights. He occu- pied a large tract of land and was the first object of the vengeance of the British and their hostile allies, the Indians. He was one of the first to locate at Wyalusing, and being pos- sessed of considerable wealth brought with him cattle, horses and sheep with which to stock his farm and had a good prospect of future en- joyment. His farm was a part of the "clear- ings " of the Moravians. About the middle of Februaj'y, 1777, there was a very severe snow- storm mantling the earth to a depth of several NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. feet, and during the evenings of tiie 12th and 13th the family were visited by a worthless negro on some trifling errand. The family be- came alarmed and on tlie morning of the 14th Mr. Yoi'k rode to the old Mission village, where he entered the house of a supposed friend, but wiio i)roved to be an enem}'. About forty or lifty Indiiins, led by two Pennsylvania white Tories (one of whom was Parshall Terr}^, Jr.), as soon as they iliscovered Mr. Yoi-k pounced upon iiira, taking him ])risoner, and fourteen of his captoi's repaired witii liim to his home for plunder, where they wei'e met by the family, who were awaiting the return of the husband and father. When they dis- covered him witli his escort they believed they were doomed to death, but they were told they would not be maltreated ; so after taking wliat [ilunder they could secure, and their prisoner, they departed, taking horses, cattle, sheep and clothing. This was the last the family ever saw of Jlr. York alive. He was taken a jour- ney indescribable for suffering and cold, as well as grief of mind; and let it be here said that while his suffering was great, those that remained, suffered in his memory indescribable. He was compelled to watch his flocks for the enemy. He was taken to Canada and subseciuently exchanged, but fell sick of a fever and died in nine days, before Mrs. York could reach him. He left a widow and eight children, a son seven years of age and a babe three weeks old. Mrs. York was present at the battle fought at Wyoming, where her son-in-law, Capt. Buck, was killed. .\s soon as it was safe, she set out with her cigiit childi'en and one gran, and first located on tin' farm he now occupies, which at the time was one hundred and twenty acres of wild land, which he})rovided with the ordinary iuqirovcnicnts, including goid Imililings. wells. NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. and artificial grove and a small orchard. His ])resent farm comprises two hundred and ninet\' acies, one hundred and sixty of which is under niitivation, while the remainder is equally as valuable for meadow and pasture purposes. Mr. Madsen is a native of Denmark, Ilolstein, born March, 1SA7, tiie son of John and Ilosena, Madsen, natives of the same country. They had three children : Andrew, Henry and Christian. He of wiiom we write remained in his native i-ounti'v until twenty-tliree years of age and then came to America, landing at Portland, Maine. He then went to Cliicago where he worUed by the day and month for .seven years, at the end of which^time he came to JJurt County, Xebi-aska, where lie rented lantl one year and tlien moved to Cuming County. Ujion arriving in America he possessed $1,000. lie was married in April, 1880, to Helen Klingbeil, daughter of Carl and Dora Kling- beil, whose seven children were: Teresa, Emma, Helen. Augusta, Anna, Hermena (deceased) anil (t. L. Emil. Our suljject and liis wife have two children : Kniil born February 5, 1881, and Holger, born -luly 22, 1801. Politically, our subject is a Democrat. He belongs to tlie Masonic Order, Lodge No. 72, at Hooper. As an item of some historic interest, it should here be stated that in 1868 the German Gov- ernment wanted the services of our subject as a soldier, but he, not being possessed of a war- like dis])osition, left his native countiy and remaiiujd in Denmark two years. He then went back to (iermany, but, under a peculiarity of tiieir rigid military laws, his presence was not wanted there, so he came to America, the •• land of the free and the home of the brave," and an asylum for the oppressed for all natictns. E(il!KUT M. THOMAS, of Section 5, township LM, range 2, of Stanton County, in what is known as Ma])le Creek precinct, was born in Atlas (ienesee County, Michigan. He is a son of Matthew and Deborah (Akins) Thomas. The father was born in New Hampshire and the mother in New York State. They were marrieurchased a quarter section more of Stanton County land, and two hundred and forty acres in Pierce County, but soon after sold one hundred and sixty acres of that, leaving him four iiundred acres at the pre.sent time. He attributes much of liis success to the assistance he has received from Cliarles Siecke and Jonas AVelsh, of Col- umbus, and John Eberly, cashier of the Citi- zens' Panic, of Stanton, with whom he has done business since 1882. 148 NOk THE A S TEkN NEBRA SKA Our subject did not have good educational advantages, having attended the common schools with a sliort term in book-keeping. lie was married in the month of November, 1889, to Mary F. Dome, wiio was born in Missouri October, 1853. She was the daugh- ter of Milton J. and Julia Bozartb, natives of tliis country, who had a family of eight ciiil- (Iren, five of the first family and three of tlie second, the father iiaving been married twice. The children were: Lucy A., Lizzie, Dora, Marv, wife of our subject ; Logan (deceased), Cassius, Jennie, Sophronia. Our subject's paternal grandfather was a native of New Hampshire, born May 29, 1795, and died at his home in Millington March 16, 1S92. aged ninety-seven years. He was mar- ried to Miss Polly Brown, who died December 9, 1S57. Mr. Thomas, in addition to operating his farm, luns a herd of twelve hundred cattle and has averaged a herd of one thousand for the past ten years. In addition to his own farm he leases four thousand four hundreil and eight}' acres of land. He owns one hundred and fifty head of cattle, three hundred head of hogs and twenty-six honses. He herds for var- ious persons in his own and adjoining counties. He takes an active part in public affairs, has been school treasurer for a number of years, and also assessor for a long tei'm. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Fytiiias Lodge, and it may be added in conclusion that he is a self made, pub- lic-spirited man, and votes the llepublican ticket. J AMES. H. MONTGOMERY, a prominent farmer of Webster toAvnship, Dodge Count}', was born in Bedford County, I'ennsylvania, January 2-t, 1853, and came to Nebraska witli his parents in 1809, where he has lived ever since. He was united in marriage in 1881 to Miss Sarah Buchanan, daughter of John Buchanan, of Ohio. By this union two children were born : Wirt (died at the age of six months), Ora, still living. Mr. Montgomery possesses a beautiful I'arm home of one hundred and sixty acres, all of which is under a high state of cultivation. Politically, he is a supporter of the Republi- can party, and has iield numerous local otiices. A biography of his father appears elsewhere in this woik. G' EORGE W. MONTGOMERY (de- ceased), one of the early settlei's of Dodge County, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1S20, receiving his education in the schools of his native county. He married Hannah Suffecool of Pennsyl- vania. In 1SS5 he settled in Bureau County, Illinois, where he remained until the fall of 1869, when. he homesteadeil eighty acres of land in Pleasant Valley township, and there built his first house, which was sixteen feet S(juare. He remained there until his death in 1891. dv- ing in the month of March. He was the father of eight children : Sarah, wife of L. M. Swi- gard, of Dodge County ; James H., David W., of Pleasant Valley township; Mary, died when twenty-two years of age — she married Michael Rettig ; he died and she then married Charles Stormer; William, is now living on the old homestead ; Minnie, wife of Mr. Bachtell ; Lin- nie, wife of D. M. Clark, of Colfax County, Nebraska, and one died in infancy. Mrs. ^lont gomery is still living. She is a consistent mem- ber of- the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her husband in his life-time was a supj)ort('r of the Republican i)arty. ArciUSTlTS G. MODEROW, editor and l)ropiietor of the Stanton Democrats was born in the province of Pomrania, Ger- many, September 23, 1860, tlie son of Gustavus Moderow. His mother's name before marriage was Wilhelmine Wollf. The parents emi- grated to America in 1867, locating in Cuming County, Nebraska, where they still reside. The NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. subject of this notice was six j'cars of age when his parents came to tliis countrv, and he attended tlie district school until he was nine- teen years old. and then attended North- western University, at \Yaterto\vn, Wiscon- sin. He then attended the Fremont Normal, and received a first grade state certificate to teach, wliich profession he followed from 1882 to 1888, when he purciiased the Stanton Devi- ncrat, and has since been connected with its editorial work. lie of whom we wi'ite this l)iogra])iiical notice was united in marringe, May '2-t, 1890, to Miss Bridget Gallaglier, daughter of Felix Gallagher, of Cuming County. By this mar- riage union one child was born: Artiiur G., :\rarch 28, 1891. Al tile time our subject's parents came to ('uming County, they made a dug-out, in which tiie family lived for two \'eai's. The fatiier took a claim of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he later added as much more land. The parents of our subject had three cliildren: Augusta, wife of Frank Malchow, a farmer; AVilHam, a farmer, and Augustus G. Gustavus Moderow died in 1S6S, after whicli the widow married Fred Nathen, by whom one cliiid was born : Frank, now of Cuming County. JOHN M. LUNrJGREN, a farmer of Cum- ing township. Cuming Countv, residing on Section 25, has been a resident of that locality since the spring of 1875, when be located at West Point and worked out by the montii on a farm for two years. He then bought eighty acres of his present farm. The same was wild land, upon which he built a com- fortable, but small house, which served him thirteen years, when it was remedied and adiled to, it now being twenty-four feet square. His barns andout-buikiingsare good; overhang- ing his well and tanks is a wind-mill, which supplies the place with the best of water. Of his one hundred and sixty acre farm, one hun- di-ed and twenty acres are under the plow, and all surroinuled bv a fence. He lias a "I'ove of six acres and an orchard of two hundred trees His place is also made attractive by a fine fish jiond, fed by a never failing spring. He came to the county a poor man, and was compelletl to struggle for an existence during the first few years. He encountered the grassiiopper plague and in 1887 was damaged by lightning three thousand dollars, by tiie burning of his buildings, grain and machinery. Mr. Lundgren was born in Sweden, April, 1851. the son of Carl Jacob and lllreica Swan- son, both natives of Sweden, who were the par- ents of the following children, who took the names of Carlson, Anna J.., (^arl P., Christena, Anna, Caroline and John. He took tiie name of Lundgren in America. He lived in his native land until twenty-four years of age, and then came direct to West Point, Nebraska. He was married Septeitiiier, 1879, to Bettie Carlson, daughter of Daniel and Betsy Carlson, natives of Sweden, whose seven children wei-e : Peter, Mary, Charles, Daniel and Bettie (twins), John and Carrie, all of whom live in America. Our subject and his wife are the parents of six children : Arthur, Hillman, Orville, Minnie, Mable and Hattie. Mr. and ]\[rs. Lundgren are mtmiiers of the Mission Church and he was its first president, serving for three years. He alsooi-ganized the Saljbath-school. L'olitically, he is iiidepetideiit. He is presi- dent of the Fai-mers" Insurance Company, of which lie was one of the incorporators. He has assessed his township for three years. He is vice president of the Fanners' Union Grain and Lumber Company, of Oakland, which posi- tion he has held almost continuously since its incorporation in 1887; he has also served one term as member of the Board of County Sup- ervisers, been school director for the past twelve yeai'S and took the State census for his district in 1885. He is one of the many Scandinavians whose life and charactei- are an honor to their adopted countrv.' ISO XORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. THOMAS C. KIRK, a farmer of Section :.'t'), Beemer townshi)), Cuming County, was born near New Castle, North- umberland, England, March 10, 1854. He is son of Walter and Ann (Sharp) Kirk, who had four children : Thomas C, George, Margaret antl Anna. George was a mechanical eaginoer in the em))loy of the British (iovernment during the Zulu war. Ilis deatli was caused hv a fever at Oppello, on the west coast of Africa. Our subject is the only member of the family in America. He received a limited education, and at the age of sixteen left home and came to London, Canada. In IST.'j he removed to Saunders County, Nebraska, and engiiged in farming. In ISST he sold out and came to Beemer township, where he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acred. He gives Ilis chief attention to slock feeding, usually feeding from one to two hundred annually. His stock was some of the best that reached the Omaha market in 1891. He has made this business a study ever since living in Nebraska, and understands it thoroughly. Politically, our subject is a Republican, but has little time to devote to politics. Mr. Kirk was married June '2.5, 1881, to Nora Blunt, (laughter of Thomas and Sarah Blunt, of Bloomington, Wisconsin. Her father was killed at the battle of Petersburgh ; he was a surgeijn in a Wisconsin regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk have three children : Walter, Frank Eiirl and Mona. MICHAEL J. HUGHES, SR., a resident of West Point, is a native of Ireland, where he was born in 182;l Wiien a mere child iiis parents came to America. The fatiier's name was Michael and the mother's Mary (McGirr) Hughes, who settled in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and fol- lowed farming for a livelihooil. In theirfamily were eight children : CJatharine (deceased), Margaret, of Washingluii, I). C. ; Uosanna, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; M. J., our sub- ject; Phillip (deceased) ; John, of Bedford, Pennsylvania ; Francis, of Battle Creek, Ne- braska ; Thressa, of Baltimore County. Mary- lanil. The parents died in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Michael was reared on a farm, receiving a limited common school education. He was married in 1848, to Miss Mary Ilite, who was a native of Adams County, Pennsylvania. In ISOl they moved to Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, at about the time of the breaking out of the war, and there remaineil until IStil. when Mr, Hughes moved to Lee County. Illinois, and purchased a farm which he finality sold, moved to La Salle County, and later to Peoria. He also lived in Marshall County, Illinois, for a time, but in 1SG7, dui'- ing the month of March, he moved to Col- umbus, Nebraska. In 1SG7, there was a col- ony f( rmed which intendeil to locate in Ante- lope County, Nebraska. There were twelve families who intended to go, but when the time came only himself and brother finally went. They located in what is now known as Hopkin's Grove and were the first white settlei's of Antelo|)e County. The nearest set- tlement to them was at Noi-fdk, Madison County, a tlistance of forty-five miles. Tiie country was very wild at that time, with Indians on every hand. Their jirovisions hail to come from Omaha and Columbus, generally by means of ox teams! The country abouniled in wiUI game, including deer, elk and ante- lope. They remained there until Sejitember and then moved to West Point, which then consisted of two or three houses. Mr. Iluglics took a homestead adjoining the town plat and laiil out what is known as Hughes addilion to West Point. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have tiie following family : Anna, wife of John Talt, of Albany, Oregon; Michael J. Jr., of West Point; Rich- ard B., Rapid City, South Dakota; Mary, wife of Ward M. Braton, of Bassett, Rock Count v, Nebraska. NORTHEASTERS^ NEBRASKA. 151 Politically, he is a Democrat, while in re- ligious faitii both he and his wife are inein- bers of the Uoman Catholic Church. He lias seen much of the hardships of Western life, but is now surrounded with more tiian tlu^ average comforts of life. MTCIIAEL J. IIUUIIES, JR., alive stock dealer at AVest I'oint, came to Cuming County in ISri". He was l)orn in I'.cdfoi'd County, Pennsylvania, llareh 8, 1S5?>, the son of Michael J. and Mary L (Hight) Hughes. When a boy his jjarents moved to Maryland, where he attended the district schools, after which he removed to Illinois. In 1S67 he came to A\^est Point and for a few years was in the em])loy of Bruner & Neligh, hauling goods from Fremont and Omaha, and assisted in Ijuilding the first dam across the Elkhorn Eiver at West Point. He afterwards spent four years in Illinois, traveling over the country, selling patent rights. \\\ 1S77 he returned to West Point and was elected superintendent of public instruction in Cuming County, Nebraska. In politics he is a stanch supporter of the Democratic part3% and is at present chairman of the judicial and county central committees, also member of State central committee. He was united in marriage in 1S80 to Miss .Mary E. Cahagan, the daughter of Christopher and Margaret (Ginty) Gahagan, natives of Ireland. She accompanied her parents to this county in 1871, attended the Nebraska State .\ornml school for two vears, and followed teaching eight years. By this marriage union two children were born ; Frank B., October 13, 1883, and Lucille, born Dcember 22, 1885. Mr. Hughes is one of the live business men of Cuming Count}', and for the past ten years has been largely engaged in shipping stock. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are higlilv respected peoi)le. Of the latter's family it may be said that Chris- topher Gahagan, the father, was born in Ii'c- land and came to Amei'ica when a boy. He was marrieii in New York Citv to Margaret Ginty, and shortly aferwards settled in the Co]iper mine district of Michigan, where he remained twenty years. In 1871 he came to Cuming C(ninty, where he purchased a tract of eight hundred acres of land, which he con- verted from wild prairie into a beautiful farm. Their children were: Mar}' E., wife of our sub- ject, and James. Mr. Cahagan removed to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1SS2, on account of failing health. Politically he was a stanch Democrat. FPtED. J. IIEPtPE, a resident of Hooper, came to Dodge County in the spring of 1875, in company with his parents, who located at Fremont, where the father was en- gaged in the tailoring business. Our subject remained at home until he was nineteen years of age, at which time he went into the printing office of the Fremont Herald^ and followed that business for four yeiirs, after which he spent some time in Osceola, and went from there to O'Neill, Holt County, where he opened a bar- ber shop. He remained there until 1885, and then removed to Hooper, where he has held the office of justice of the peace for four years. He of whom we write this biograi)hical notice was born in New Jersey, in 1804, the son of Fred, and Mary Herre, natives of Ger- many, who were the parents of thirteen chil- dren : Charles H., Mary M., Fred. J. Jr., Char- lotte, Robert M., Amanda, Emily, Rosa, Gussie. Four of the family died in infancy. The fam- ily lived in New Jersey until 1ST5, when they came to Fremont. In the month of May, 1884:, our subject was united in marriage to Susan, daughter of John and Mary Crome, of Germany, whose six chil- dren were named as follows: John, Christ., William, Susan, Delia, Liz/ie. Our subject and his wife are the parents of three children : Robert, born in 18SG ; Rosa, born in 1889, and Mamie, born in IS'JO. Politically, Mr. Herre believes in the princi- ])les of the Democratic party, and in religious uuitters both he and his wife are Lutherans, lie 152 A'OA- TirEA STEA'X KEBRA Sk'A. is a member of the Knights of Pythias, having started Longfellow Lodge No. 89, at Hooper, Dodge County, November 4, 1887. He also belongs to Uniform Rank Division of that order ; also is an honored member of the Masonic and Ancient Order of Thiited Work- men fraternities. CHARLES PETER ALBERT BOECK- ENIIAUER, an enterprising farmer of Section 29, St. Charles township, Cum- ing County, was born in Mecklenberg, Ger- many, December 30, 1835, and went to Canada in 1852, where he remained fifteen years, in the big woods, and in the fall of 1868 came direct to Cuming County, Nebraska, locating the land upon which he now lives, having taken a quarter section as a homestead. Upon his arrival he had six hundred dollars in mone}'. He purchased a yoke of oxen, a wagon and two cows, which consumed nearly all his money. His first house was a frame structure 14x20 feet, in which he lived for fourteen years, and then built the two-story house he now lives in. The improvements upon his land are first-class, including good barns, an orchard and a two acre grove of tim- ber. Subsequently he bouglit one hundred and sixtv acres more land in Sherman townsliip, and eighty in St. Charles township. Two years in succession the grasshoppers raised liavoc with his crops, which was a great finan- cial drawback to iiini, as he depended upon tlie products of the soil for a livelihood. The hail also cut his crops one year, almost totally destroying them. Our subject was united in niari'iage in Sep- tember, 1859, to Sophia Ciunzel, to whom have been born twelve cliildrcn : Mary (deceased) ; Martha, Matilda, JVEalinda, Minnie, Samuel, Anna, Emma, Charles, Wiiiiiun, Ella (deceased) and Alma. Mrs. Boeckeiihauer was born in Germany, and came to Canada where they were married. Our subject's father, Herman Boeckenhauer came to America in 1852, and is now living at West Point. The mother, Elizabeth (Brasc) Boeckenhauer, came to this country at the same time, and is still living. The father was born in 1810. and the mother in 1,812. Our subject belongs to the Evangelical Church, and politically is identified with the Republican party. GEORGE BAPJl, of Section 22. township 24, Stanton precinct, Stanton County, was born at Cotesloa, Petersborough County, Ontario, February 4, 1858. He is the son of (^eorge and Rebecca (Mark) Barr. He received a common school education, and at the age of twenty-one years came to Stanton County, Nebraska, and purchased a quarter section of land,sixt3' acres of which were under cultivation. He now owns 400 acres, all fenced, provided with good out-buildings and umler a high state of cultivation. It is devoted largely to the raising and feeding of stock. He was united in marriage September 13, 1883, to Rosa McKinsey, daughter of James and Mary A. McKinsey, of Stanton. Mrs. Barr was born in Iowa. Her father is a native of New York, and of Scotch descent, while his wife was born in Maine, and is of Irish extraction. Mr. and Mrs. Barr's five children arc: Nina, Pearl, Elsie, Harrison and Walter. Politically our subject affiliates with the Re- publican party. Upon coming to the country he had about |1,000, which, put to good use, has made him one of the most prosperous, inilependent and contented farmers in Stanton ('ountv. ERNEST ELSNER, senior partner of the firm of Eisner A: Bader, doing an ex- tensive furniture business at Fremont, was born in Saxony, Germany, April 13, 1842, the son of Gottlieb and Elizabeth Eisner. The father died when he was one and one-half years of age, and the mothei- when he was NOKTllEASTERN NEliKASKA. 153 three. He was reared b}' an uncle, Frede- rick Rothe. educated in the common scliools of Germany, and in 1864 emigrated to Amer- ica, iandins;- in New York, and from there went to IJeardstown, Illinois, where he had friends. He came to America on a visit, imt heing- impressed with tiie ciiances foi' a man in this country he concluded to remain, and went to work on a farm by the month. In 18G0 he purchased a farm, but soon afterward sold it out ; for a time rented land, and then purchased a farm of 140 acres. In 1870 he sold, and purchased 200 acres for $r.,0U0. In 1878 he came to Ts^ebraska, settling in Washington County, and purchased 210 acres of partly' improved land, with a small house upon it. He built a house, barn anil cribbing, also set an orchard of 100 trees, which he still owns. In 1890 he purchased an interest in the furniture business with whicli he is now connected. He was united in marriage in I'eardstown, Illinois, to ]\[ai-y Unland, born in Germany, yhe came to America with her parents when five years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Eisner are the parents of eight children : Emma, wife of J. li. Bader; Lydia, a graduate of the Fremont Normal School, and now a teacher of Dodge County ; Laura and Lizzie (twins), the former a student at the Nor- mal School, and the latter at home ; Anna, Ernest II. and Richard, attending school, and Walter, deceased. Mr. Eisner was the first to establish his family name in this country. He came to this country a poor man, and endured many hardships. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen Lodge, and in politics is a Repub- lican. The business now conducted by this firm was organize,3; she came to America in 1879. Our subject and his wife are both members of the Roman Catholic Church, at Cedar Hill, Saunders County, Nebraska. Politically, Mr. Cherny affiliates with the Republican partv. WILLIAM H. WEEKES, proprietor of the Scribner News, was born in Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 1855. He is the son of James Weekes, Jr , also a native of Brooklyn, who died in 1861. lie belongs to the family of Weekes who have a history running back seven hundred and fifty years. The original Weekes of this branch of the family came to America from Devonshire, England, in 1635. His wife, Anna (Long) Weekes, a native of Bucks County, Penn- sylvania, is a descendant of William Quinibv, who emigrated from England in 1626 and was a (^iiakei'. They Vi^ere the parents of two chil- dren : the subject of our sketch and Charl-es P. The father was a wholesale hardware merchant of Newark, New Jerse\', but who subsequentl}' went to Brooklyn, where he died. William received his education in the public schools at Philadelphia, to which place his mother moved after the death of her husband. In 1872 our subject located at Crrand Island, Nebraska; but after traveling over the state, remaining a short time at various points, April, 1890, he came to Scribner and purchased the Neios, which he still continues to operate. Mr. Weekes was married June 17, 1882, to Alice Bulger, born in Indiana. By this union four children were born : Annie, Charley, Mary, and Wm. II. Jr. I Politically, our subject affiliates with the Democratic party, and runs a very creditable local newspaper, a further account of which is given elsewhere in this woi'k. JOHN W. THOMAS, a real estate, loan and insurance agent at North I>end, came to Dodge County, in March, 1874, and engaged as a solicitor for insurance. etc. In 1887 he turned his attention exclu- j sively to insurance, and in the spring of 1S9U opened u]) a real estate office, in partnership with Earnest Kern. Our subject was born in Utica, New York, May 2, 1853, the son of John H. and Sarah A. (Austin) Thomas, both natives of New York. AVhen he was quite small his parents removed to Madison County, New York, and he re- mamed with them until he came West. His mother died when he was quite small. He was united in marriage in Dodge County, Nebraska, December 24, 1885, to Miss Alice, daughter of Charles and Sarah p]. Maddox, both natives of Virginia. Our subject and his wife are the parents of two children : Sarah M., born March 17, 1888 ; baby boy, born June 16, 1889, and died in infanc}'. He and his wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and politically he is a supporter of the Republican party. Mrs. Thomas was born in Lake County, Illi- nois, October 29, 1865, and accompanied her parents to Dodge County, Nebraska, in 1 872. They settled on a farm near North Bend, where Alice remained until the date of her marriage. There has been great improvement in the country since our subject's arrival here ; he states that land which at that time sold for five dollars per acre is now valued at from thii'ty to fort_v dollars per acre. APELLER, a dealer in general merchan- ^ dise, at North Bend, came to Fremont in the autumn of 1874, remained one year and went to Hooper, where he engaged in m C^^^crc^a^u^ ^^/£oo^ XOR Tff EASTERN NEBRASKA. general inerchamlise for two years, aftei' wliicli lie returned to Fremont and ari'angeil witii Henry Fernian to start a store in North Bend. Tliey built a frame building, 22x00 feet, into which was placed a general stocic, and in 1SS2 they added twenty-two feet more to their build- ing, giving them forty-four feet front. They carried fn)in ten to twelve thousand dollars worth of goods. In the spring of 1883, Mr. Ferman sold his interest to Mr. Killian and our subject, wiio were in partnership until 1885, when Mr. Teller succeeded the business. August 2(>, 1886, the store was burned together with a greater portion of his goods, amounting to about lifteen thousand dollars ; but he only remained out of business eight days, lie put up a temporary store building and the ninth' day was again selling goods. A brick building was erected that fall into which he moved in the spring of 1S8T. Our subject was born in ^Montgomery County, Xew York. October 22. 1849, the son of Elijah and Helen M. CWashburn) Feller, the father a native of New York and the mother of Massa- chusetts. Our subject remained at home on the farm in Xew York until 187i, at which time he came to Fremont, Nebraska, He received his education in the common schools of the Empire State, and was married in his native county, November, 1874-, to Miss Amelia Nellis, daughter of Jacob W. and Eliza Nellis, natives of New York. Mr. Peller is a member of the Knights (jf I'vtiiias Order. THEODORE UEHLING, of Section 2, Logan township, came to Dodge County in Jul}', 18(?0, and located on Section 18, township 19, range 9, where he built a log- house and covered it with slough grass. Tiiis with the same kind of shedding for his stock served' him until 1870, when he provided bet- ter buildings. He remained on that place six- teen years and in 1872 bought eighty acres, on Section 3, the same being Union I'acific railroad land, lie boiii'lit and tradeil land in various shapes, doing the necessary im|)rove- nient, to make each tract valuable; linal!\' traded his old home farm for a farm of one hundred and sixty acres on Section 3, and kei)t adding to his landed estate, until he now owns nine hundred and sixty acres of well improved land. When he came to the country he was obliged to go to Omaha for the necessities of life. lie used to make the trip with ox teams, leaving his family at the mercy of the semi-savage Indians. Great were the hard- ships he and his family endured, in order that they might possess the goodly heritage, a por- tion of the Elkhorn Valley. Our subject was one of the few who remaineds until the storms of adversity had passed over, and was the gainer thereby. T\Ir. Uehling was born in (rermany, Jan- uary \\\ lS3tj, and is the son of Casper and Gotliebetta ( Deusing) Uehling. His parents, dying when he was very young, left a family of six children: Frederick, Casper, Otto, Caro- line, Louisa, and Theodore. In 1847 our subject, then eleven years of age, came with his brother Frederick and fami- ly to Dodge County, Wisconsin, and from there to Nebraska. Frederick died in Wiscon- sin, September IS, 1892. Theodore was united in marriage January 2, 1860, to Catharine Schwab, the daughter of Henry and Catharine Schwab, natives of Germany, whose four chil- dren were: Catharine, Jacob, Adam and Henry. Our subject and his wife are the jiarents of the following children: Otto, November 1. 1860; Henry, November 12, 1861; Edward, March 13, 1863; Lewis, November S, 1864; Tiieodore, January 20. 1867, now deceased; Martin, August 20, 1869; Frederick, November 4, 1873; Lanore, December 19, 1875; Frank, October 26, 1878; Louisa F. . June 6, 1880. Politically, our subject aHiliates with the Democratic party, and in his church relations is a Lutheran. lie belongs to Oaklanil, Masonic Lodge, \o. 72. He has been one of the school board for twenty years, and has held other local ollic(>s. He erected his present 158 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. house in ISS'2, which is one of tiie best in all this section. Ill llie reviewing of tliis man's life we see wliat can he accomplished bv energetic men with willingness to do and do well. Coming to this country as he did an or|)lian boy at the age of eleven years, battling in life for himself and finally making the success he has, both in a (inancial and social way, too much credit can- not be placed upon his career. FI.OKENDO E. KRAUSE, a notary public, agent of North German Lloyd ]]altiiiU)re and New York line, and insurance agent at West Point, was born in Zirke, Province Posen, Kingdom Prussia, Ger- many, March 5, lS3-f. He learned the mason's trade and emigrated to America, Sept'ember 1, JSoi, landing in New York, and from there went to Canada in 1855. He married Mary Mitchell, in Steaphen township, county of Huron, Ontario, September 30, 1858, and came to Cuming County, Nebraska, locating at West Point in the spring of 1870. He received his first naturalization papers in Chicago, Illinois, and his final papers in West Point, Nebraska, June 1(), 1875. His children are as follows: Iihi, who mar- ried Peter Poellot, a printer by trade, residing at West Point ; Charles, a jeweler at Norfolk, Nel)raska ; Florando Ernest, a clerk in the general merchandise store at West Point; Edmund, a tinsmith of Randolph, Nebraska; Alonzo, a printer of West Point ; Adolph, a druggist at West Point; Wanda, Lottie and Ralph at home. Our subject's father, August F. William Iviaiisc, was a master builder and was born in Landsberg, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany. His mother's maiden name was Henrietta Klose. They were the parents of Edmond Rudolph, a mason b}' trade, now residing at West Point, Nebraska ; Ida Pauline, who mar- i-ied Ernest Riebe, a machinist, and died in Chijago ; Aiiiaiulus, a mason by tiailc, living at West Point ; Meta Laura, who married Fritz Remainder, a farmer of Madison County. Nebraska ; Henrietta, who married Joseph A. Leppen. a clerk in the War l)e])artment with headquarters at St. Paul, Minnesota; William Eugene, a merchant and vice-president of the First National Bank at West Point. These were all born at Ziike, Province Posen, King- dom of Prussia, (Tcrmany. Politically, Mr. Krause is a supporter of the Republican party, and has held numerous local offices, including that of city clerk, and member of the school board. He has been a notary public at West Point for thirteen years. For honor anil integrity the Krause family stand high in the community in which they live. JOHN 13. WAGNER, a highly respected citizen of Everett township, whose farm home is on Section li, came to America in 1865 and worked one year in Phialdel- phia; the following two yeai-s were spent on a farm in Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1808 he went to Illinois and worked on a farm, and in the spring of 1809 came to Dodge County, Ne- braska, took an eighty-acre homestead, anil built thereon a sod shanty lOxl-Jr feet; his furniture consisting of a home-made bedstead, table and chair. Being without mone}', he worked out by the month for a time, and then returning to the homestead batched it for two years. He provided himself with a yoke of steers, for which he paid one hundred and fifty dollars, two shoats that cost as much as six would to- day. Many a hard day's woi'k was spent on this place, and frequently he went without his breakfast oi' supper, getting up at four o'clock in the morning to work. He afterward added eighty acres of land, which had a small house upon it, in which he lived for four years, and in lSS-1 built his present residence. lie now has two hundred acres of land, upon which he has placed a most excellent class of inqu'ove- ments. He has one hundred and twenty acres under the ])l()\v, while the halaiu-e is in NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 159 pasture and meadow land ; an artificial grove of live acres, together with an orchanl of forty trees and three hundred grape vines, lends a heaut}' and adds value to his i)lace. Like most men who came to Nebraska at an early day, our subject brought no means with himtospeak of. His nearest trading point was Fremont, and the streams were all unbridged at that day. lie of whom we write this notice was born in North- lieim, Guttenburgh, Germany, February, 1S41. He is a son of Jacob and Catharine Wagner^ whose seven children were : Philip (deceased). Catharine (deceased), Dorathy (deceased), Christena, John B., Fred erica and Caroline. August, 1871, our subject was united in marriage to Charlotte Mariah Wilhelmina I'aesch, of Provence Pomerania, Gei'many. Her father, Henry Paesch, was a farmer in his native country ; both her parents are now deceased. Like most of the early settlers of theElkhorn X'alley, our subject has been obliged to endure many hardships. The grasshop])ers from 1873 to 1877 destroyed a great deal of his grain, and in 1874 from twenty acres of corn he harvested twenty-five bushels. The following spring he jiaid ninety cents per bushel for i)oor wheat to feed his team ; but being possesseil of energy ami perseverance, he has finally accomplished Llie end for which he came West — the gaining possession of a good home for himself and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wagher are parents of the following children : Louisa, born June 1S72 ; Johannah (deceased), born August, 1S74 Ilerta (deceased), born February, 1876 ; Ida, born Decendjer, 1879 ; John, born December, 1881; Charles, born April, 1SS;5; and Henry, l)i)rn May, 1885. Our subject and his wife are both accejitable members of the Lutheran Church, and in political matters he affiliates with the Democratic party. JIDSON GRAVES, editor of the Neligh Advocate, was born at ^'ienna, Oneiiia County, New York, December 20, 1831. His parents were Horace S. and Hannah (^Eaton; Graves. The former was boi-ii in Columbia County, New York, and iiis father was a captain in the Continental Army, and of English descent. Horace S. Graves died at Neenah, AVisconsin, in 1880, having been a farmerall his days. Mrs. Hannah Graves died at Martinsburgh, New York, May 3, 18-13. Her grandfather, Eaton, came from Cheshire, Massachusetts, settled in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, soon after the Ilevohition- ary War. It is supposed the family were of Scotch descent. In the spring of 1840, Judson removed with his parents to Martinsburgh, Lewis County, New York, where he attended school. When fifteen years of age he left home and went to Little Falls, and served a five-years apprentice- ship in the office of the Mohawk Courier, which is still published. From that time to this, our subject has been connected with the newspaper business, working at his trade in New York City. Utica, Oswego, Syracuse, Buf falo ; Davenport, Iowa; Peoria, Illinois; Louis- ville, Kentucky, and Chicago. He spent about nine years on the Chicago Tribune. The first paper he published was the Hendeison Flain- dealer, at Biggsville, Illinois, in 1868. He re- moved the plant to Young America, Warren County, Illinois, and there published it until 1872 ; removed it to Galesburg, and con- tinued it until December, 1879. He then bougiit the Standard, at Vermillion, South Dakota, and lost much of his oifice by the great Missouri river flood of April, 1881. He then came to Neligh, Nebraska, and bought the Advocate, July 4, 1881. This paper had been formerU^ called the Eayle. The Advocate is now one of the leading journals of Antelope Count}'. December 21, 1889 our subject was appointed |)ostmasterat Neligh, ami took possession Feb- ruary 15, 1890. Politically, he is a stanch Kepublican, and takes an active interest in cam paign work, having served six years as chair- man of the Republican County Central Com- mittee. As an indication that he is a loyal American, and not afraid to defend his convic. tions, it only needs to be added that September 160 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 1, 1864, he enlisted as a member of Company B, Fifty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under Gen. A. J. Smith, in the Army of the Ten- nessee, and took part in many engagements, including Big Blue, Missouri, the two days tight at Nashville, Dec. 14 and 15, 1864, siege and assault on Fort Blakely, Alabama, April 9, 18(55. He escaped without wounds or imprison- ments, receiving an honorable discharge at Montgomery, Alabama, June, 1865. Mr. Graves was uniteil in marriage in 1880, to Anna, daughter of Scott Freaner, of Canton, Illinois, her birth-place. By this marriage union have been born two children : Edna L., and Logan E. (named in honor of Gen. John A. Logan, an old acquaintance). Mr. Graves is a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Com- mandery, of the Masonic Order, also of the Grand Army of the Kepublic, having filled nearly all of the positions in the former organ- izations. Too much credit cannot be attached to one who has achieved the success which hascrowned the efforts of this man's life. Beginning as a ])oor boy, apprenticed to learn the printer's trade, he has steadily worked himself up the ladder of success and acconiiilishment. CARL P. LUNDGKEN, a representative farmer of Section 2G, Cuming township, came to Cuming County in the spring of 1876, and spent the lirst ten months at farm labor, and then went to school two months. The following season he purchased a yote of oxen and broke prairie. lie then sold his team anil hired out for thiee months, after which he bought a team and rented land for one year, then leased school lands of the State, the time specified in the lease being twenty years. But he sold out his lease and bought the farm he now occupies, which con- sisted of a quarter section of wild land, upon which he made good improvements, built a house. l)arn, granary, cribbing, and shedding foi- lifty hi'ud of cattle. lie also (lu!,^ a well ; planted out a three-acre grove, and an orchard of one hundred trees. He has one mile of willow hedge about his place. His farm now consists of two hundred and thirteen acres, one hundred and fifty of which is under the plow. He came to the county with one hundi'ed dol- lars in money, and has lost fifteen hundred dollars b}' going security for other ])arties. He hauled wood from Decatur to AVest Point, and took goods, upon which he subsisted, when he first came to the country. He was born in Sweden, August 7, 1854, the son of Daniel and Eva Johnson, who had four children. The names of these children are as follows : Ma- tilda Danielson (deceased), John Danielson, Carl P. Lundgren, and Gustaf E. Lundgren. Our subject remained in Sweden until he was twenty years of age. and then came to Burt County, Nebraska, remained six months, and came to Cuming County. He was united in marriage, October, 1881, to Mary Carlson, daughter of Daniel and Betsy Carlson, whose nine children were as follows : Peter, Mary, Betsy, Charles, Daniel, Carr\', John, and two who died in infanc\'. Our subject and his wife are the parents of four children : Alma, boi'n September, 1882 ; A'ictor. born December, 1883 ; ICllen, born Sep- tember. 1SS5, and Emil, born March, 1887. Mr. Lundgren is a member of the Farmer's Alliance, and favors the Prohibition movement. Both he and his wife- belong to the Swedish Mission Church. Our subject has been put to great e.\i)ensc and annoyance in regard to perfecting the title to his land. He bought his farm in 1880, and receivetl a perfect title, as shown b}' the abstract, and in 1889 a man brung an action against him that a former deed was a forgery, and tried to remove him from his premises. He has had thiee trials of the case and won in every in- stance. It went to the Supreme court, and was sent back for a new trial, and our subject won again, anil theca.se is back again in the Supreme court, and up to this dale it has cost him over live hundred dolhu'sto defiMul his riiihts. iVORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. JASPER L REWEY, a fanner of Grant t(nvnshi|), Cmiiing County, was born in Xew York, August IS, 1837, tlie son of Henry and ilar\' Kewey, natives of Con- necticut and New York respectively. Their seven c-iiildren were : Addison, Jefferson "W., .lasjier. Il&nry (deceased), Freeman J\l , Jay and John (tleceased). His parents emigrated from the Emjiire State when he was seven years of age ami located upon a farm in Grant County, Wis- consin, wliere he spent the years of liis minor- ity. Leaving home at twenty-two years of age, he spent a year at Pike's Peak, when he returned to Wisconsin. At the outbreak of the war for the Union he enlisted in Conij)any "C" Seventh Wisconsin Infanti'v, under ('aplain Nasmith. lie was mustered in at Madison, the state capital. August IS, ISfil, and was as- signed to the Army of the P(jtomac under Cjlonel Robinson. IJis was the First Army Corps with Rufiis King as brigadier-general, lie I'eceived a gun-shot wound at the battle of South Mountain, and still carries the ball in his body, in consequence of this wound he was dischaiged. In February, ISGJ, he re-enlisted in the n:ivy ami i-emained until the close of the war. Mr. Rewey came to Cuming County, Ne- braska, from Wisconsin in the spring of ISGS, and homesteaded a quarter of Section 21 in (irant townshij). He built a sod house similar to the first dwellings of most of the pioneers of the Elkhorn Valley and broke some of his land. The next season he replaced his sod house with a substantial frame, in which he lived until he proved up on his claim. lie re- turned to Wisconsin in 1873, wliere he spent the next eleven years of his life engaged in clerking in a store and devoting his attention to the duties of the office of sheriff of Grant County for the years of 1883 and 1884, as well as lining several other official positions in that county and in the city of Platteville. Returnisg to his claim in Cuming County in 1885, he improved it by erecting a C(;muiodious dwelling, and has since added all the otiier nec- essary adjuncts of a well-improved and con- veniently arranged farm. Our sui)ject was mari'ied in Jlay, ISOo, t(j Susan Galbraith, daughter of Amlrew J. and Melinda Galbraith, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia I'espectively. Their four childien were: Eliza A., Susan. Richard and Isaac. Ml-, and Mi'sr Rewey are the parents of three children: Frank, born .lanuarv, ISO-t ; Lida, born February, 1874, and Jasper ],., Jr., born March, 1877. Politically, our subject is a Republican. lie belongs to the i[as<)nic fi'aternity, being a member of Loilge A'o. 114 at Wisner, Neb., and of Chapter \o. 2 at Platteville, Wis. He is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. HERMAN liLrMEXTIlAL. the leading merchant of the city of Fremont, oper- ating the largest ami only tlepartment establishment in the city, established his busi- ness at F'remont in 1S87. with a stock of dry goods and clothing in two separate depart- ments, on Sixth and .Main streets. At lirst the business was conducted by Herman and Bai'uey I'lumenthal. This })artnership existed for one year, when the last named pui'chased the cloth- ing stock, while our subject conducted the dry goods department alone lor two years. At the end of this time the dry goods department was closed, and he made a trip to his native coun- try, s|)ending some three months, when he re- turned to Fremont, and opened up for business again, and within a few days rented one room in the Ward block, on Main street, his present location, carrying dry goods, clothing and car- pets. After one year he leased iheentire block, which contains two large I'ooms, 24x115 feet in depth, with four doors, besides the basement, into which he placed a full line of general mer- chandise, carrying everything in all branches, except groceries and hardware. He carries a stock of $50,000, and his i\y\ goods depaitment is the nu)St complete ami largest in I'lcuKUit. . NOR THE A S TERN NEBRA SKA . while his clothing dei)artnient can not be sur- passed in the West. In connection with his dry goods and clothing deiiartinent he also carries a complete stock of cloaks and carpets. Our subject came to Fremont from Inde- pendence, Iowa, he having a store at that point, as well as La Porte. lie is a leading business man of Fremont. lie has been engaged in trade for the past sixteen years, commencing the same in Vermont, from which State he came to La Porte, Iowa. He is a native of Germany, coming to this country when he was sixteen years of age, since which time he has been an active, prudent bnsiness man, and as a result has been very successful. His family consists of his wife and three sons. lie will soon erect a block four times his present capac- ity on one of the best corners in the citv. AUGUST KOPLIX, of Humbug precinct, Stanton County, residing on Section 20, township 2-i, range 3, accompanied his ])arents to the county in the autumn of 1872, when his father took a homestead of one hun- dred and sixty acres. He remained at home until he had reached his majority and then i)ought a quarter section of wild land, upon which he placed substantial improvements, including good frame house, barn, shedding, wells and a grove about his building site and an orchard of fifty ti'ces. He now has eiglity acres under the plow, and the remainder in ])asture and meadow land. Mr. Koplin was born in Germany, September, 1860, the son of Frederick and Wilhelmena Koplin, natives of Germany, whose children were us follows: John, August, Gustave, Adolph, Hci'man, Louis, Pauline and Henry, all living in Nebraska. He of whom we write remained in Germany until twelve years of age, when he sailed for America, landed at Baltimore, and from that city fouml his way to Stanton County, Nebraska. His educational opportunities were not gootl. He M'as united in marriage on October 1st, 1889, to Henrietta, daughter of August and Dorathy Axen, natives of Germany, whose three children were: Hen- rietta, Charles and Ernest (twins). The father is a Lutheran minister and lives in Germany. Mr. and ilrs. Koplin are the parents of four children: Antony, born December 5, ls8T; Charles, born March 15. ISS'J ; Clai'a, born July 17, 1890, and Arnold, born May 10, 18il2. Our subject and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he favors the Democratic party. October 2, 1886, Mr. and iMrs. Kojjlin visited German}^ returning in December to Scribner, where the}' remained with Ciiarley and Ernest Axen, a mile or so South of Scribner. The fol- lowing spring, August Koplin and wife went to Stanton County, and erected their building. In Se])tember Mrs. Koplin's mother came from the old country to see the home of her daugh- ter in the West. BEKNAUD MONNICH,located at Hooper, was born in Dodge County, April 20, 1869. the son of Gehard and Anna Monnich, natives of Germany, who reared a family of ten children : Mary. Herman, John, Dorah, Bernard. The other children are deceased. I'ernard worked at farming until he arrived at the age of his majority, when he engaged in the hardware and agricultural imi)lement busi- ness. He had a common-school education only, and has spent the most of his life in Dodge County, Nebraska. He was united in marriage April 21, 1890, to Barbara Uehling, daughter of O. Uehling, wliose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. To our subject and his wife have been born one child: Charlotte M., August 28, 1891. Mr. Monnich is a member of the Masonic Order and the Knights of Pythias. In religious matters he is a Lutheran. Politically, he affiliates with the Democratic party. . . NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. 163 T T 71LLIAM HEXRY KAIJLS. of Xi-liol,. Y V Nebraska, was born in Nasliville. Illinois. January 25, 1S0+. llis jia- iciits were Henry and Mary J. (Lawton) Karls. Henry Karls was born in Missouri, in 18."j(>. llis parents came from Germany about IS.'id. He came to Antelope County. Nebraska, in May, 1872, claiming a homestead in Elgin pre- cinct. He now resides at Oakdale, and was one of the incorporators of that village. Mrs. Mary J. Karls is a native of Indiana; iier father, Thomas Lawton, was a native of N(mv England. He was also among the jnoneers of Oakdale, where he died in the aiitiinui of 1885. When the Karls family came to Antelope County, our subject, William H., was but eight years of age. He attended the Oakdale public school during the winter and worked on the farm in the summer season, until twenty years of age, after which he engageil in teaching and clerking in the office of the county clerk. Sul)se(]iiently he was appointed (lei)uty county clerk, holding such office four years — 1880-89. In March, 1890, he accepted a position as cleric in the Merchants' Bank of Neligh, and has been its cashier since October, 1891. He is a stockhokler in this bank, and in connection with his other business writes insurance. October 12, 1887, he was united in marriage to Kate E., daughter of John T. and Candace J>. Nims, who was born near Koyalton, Wis- consin. By this union two children v.-ere born : Elliott Leroy and Beatrice Vernice. Politically, our subject affiliates with tlu! Democratic party, and was elected assessor of Neligh in 1891. lie was a candidate for county clerk of Antelope County in 1889. and served as city clerk in 189U. ISAAC L. GALBKAITII, of Section 22. Grant township, came to Cuming County in the spring of 1808, and located on a homestead of one hundred and si.xty acres where he now lives. Hei-e he built a si^d house, 8.\12 feet, with a sod roof, one window, and one door. In this habitation lie managed to live for si.K montiis, when he built him a story and one-half frame house 14x24 feet, hauling the lumber with which it was built frinn Omaha, each trip consuming six days lime. Subse- quently he added to this farm house. His place is well provided with wells, and has a beautiful grove of ten acres and an orchard of sixty trees. He has since added to his land until he now has two hundred ami forty acres, one hundred and sixty of which is under the plow. He has trees upon his farm, mcasin'ing thi-ee feet in diameter, of his own planting. In 1890, he had eight head of cattle killed by lightning at one stroke. It was his ill-fortune to live in the country during the grasshopper years, and his crops were destroyed for several seasons. He of whom we wriie this sketcli is a native of Wisconsin, born in (irant County, Novem- bei', 1847, the son of Andi'ew and JIa.linda Gal- braith, natives of Bennsylvania and Kentucky, respectively. Theii' live children were: Rebecca (deceased); Eliza A., Susan, li. M.. I. L.. our subject. Three are living in Nebraska, and one in Wisconsin. Our sidjject remained in the Badger State until eighteen years of age and then went to Omaha, where he followeil the butchering business one year and followed car- l^enter work and on a bi'ick- yard until he came to the Elkhorn \'a!l(>y. settling in Cuming County. November, 1873, hi? .was married to Anna B., daughter of William and Mary Mann, natives of England and Scotland respectively. Their two children were: Jane and Anna 11., both living in Nebraska. To Mr. and Mrs. (iaibraith have been burn seven children: Charles, born September 10. 1874; Susan, August 9, 1876; Jessie, June 15, 1878; Chester, August 9, 1880; Jane. September 24, 1882; Clare, August 25, 1885, and Ruby, March 15, 1890. Mr. Galbraith is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and in ])oli- tics is independent. 164 A- OH THE A S TERN NEBKA SAA . FERDINAND VERGES, physician and surgeon, practicing at tiie Cit}' of Nor- folk, Nebraska, was one of the pioneers of Madison and Pierce Counties. He was boin in Prussia, Germany, August 21, 1S33, and was the first to establish the family name in Amer- ica. His father, August, and his mother, Hen- rietta (Siegfried) Verges, were the parents of two sons and one daughter: Ferdinand, of wlioni this sketch is written ; Frederick, a resi- dent of Germany, and Minnie, who died at the age of fifteen years. The parents of these children were lifelong members of the Luth- eran Church and both died in Germany. Ferdinand was educated at the high scliuol in his native place, and commenced reading medicine when twenty-one years of age, under the charge of Prof. Lutz. He graduated in the medical college Coethen, the first homoeo- l>athic college established. This was in 1857. He followed his profession in his native country until 1808, when, hearing of the advan- tages of the United States, he decided to come, and landed in New York in the spring of that year. He immediately came West, locating in ("hicago, but hearing of Nebraska and the great prairies, he concluded to come and "grow up with the people and the country." In 1800, he located on a homestead in Pierce County, where he built the customary sod house, which served for two years, when he built the first frame house in tiiat vicinity. He took a quarter sec- ti(jM homestead, afterwards, took three hundred and twenty acres of land, making four hundred and eighty acres in all, two hundred of which he put under cultivation. In 1881, he removed to Norfolk, having a large ])ractice at the time, and found that he either had to give up his profession or his farm life, and chose the latter, and since that time has been in active practice. In 1880, he erected Verges Block. Our subject was united in marriage at Nor- folk, in 1873, to Miss Augusta Marqnardt, born in Prussia, in 1850. By this union three children were born, who still survive: Minnie, born September 21, 1S70 : Anna, born De- cember 25, 1881 ; Charles, born March 25, 1884. Mrs. Augusta Verges died April 4, 1887, and December. 1880, our sul)ject married Miss Mary Blaettermann, b}' wliom one child was born: Mary, January 28, 1801. This child's mother died February 2, 1801. In politics, Mr. Verges is liberal, aiming to vote for the best man at each election. While a resident of Pierce County he was one of the county commissioners. At the time the Doctor came to Nebraska, a band of Indians roamed about over the ))rairies on ponies and occasionally frightened the white settlers. At the time lie was building his dug- out, and while at work, he heard the brush crack and looking around saw two Indians and he thought his time hail come! He said his liair began to raise up. This was his first experience with the " noble red man," but he escaped without harm. He came tothecountr}' with but fifty dollars in liis pocket, but, by good management and close attention to busi- ness, he has accumulated a large property, and is one of the directors in the Norfolk National Bank, also of the Elkhorn Building and Saving Association, and president of the (^Hieen City Real Estate Improvement and Trust Company. WILLIAM A. BARNES,oneoftheenter- prising merchants of Battle Creek, Madison County, is justly entitled to a notice in this connection. He was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, March 2, 1841. The family are of German extraction and came to America prior to the Revolutionary War. The grandfather of our subject settled in Virginia, and subsequently moved to Holmes County, Ohio, at an early date, being the first to cross the Allegheny Mountains. His father, AVilliam Barnes, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, and there married Martha Richard, of an old ^''ir- ginia family. In 1833 the famil}' moved to Tazewell County, Illinois, when there were but a few scattering settlers in that locality. They took up Government land and improved the NOKTHEASTERN NEB K A SKA. 166 farm. Tlie father erected a log-cabin, with the old-time |)unciieon floor and covered with •■ shakes." He tiiere lived and made a com- fortable home for the family. At an early day he hauled li is corn to Pekin and sold it for a shilling per busiiel, and paid fifty cents for calico. Jlr. and Mrs. William Barnes were the parents of five children, thi'ce sons of whom shouldered their muskets and wore the loyaL blue during the Civd AVar. Lorenzo D., now of Cherry County, Nebraska, enlisted in Com- pan\' E Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was severely wounded through the right shoulder, but remained in the service until the war closed. Benjamin II., a member of Com- pany I Third Iowa Infantr3', was in tlie guer- rilla warfare against Price, and participated in the battle of Shiloh, was at the siege of Cor- iiilh ; at the siege and capture of X'icksburgh, and later transferred to the Tiiird Heavy I'nited States Artillery, sei'ving over five years. He is now a resident of Kansas. William A., tlie subject of this notice; Mary E., wife of Leo lirown. who was also a soldier in the late war. now a resident of Cuming County, Ne- braska ; Martha, wife of S. H. Thatch, of Battle (reek, who was a soldier in the late war, a Southerner but a Union soldier. The father of this family died in 1846, while the widow is still living in Cuming County, aged seventy-six years. William A. l>arues, the suljject of this notice, was educated in the old log-cabin subscription school and grew to manhood in Tazewell County, Illinois. Being fired with the spirit of patriotism and devotion to his country, in IStil he enlisted twice but was rejected. In 1802 he again enlisted, as a member of Company E Seventh Illinois Infantry, and was mustered into service at Springfield, Illinois, and from that point was sent direct to Corinth, Miss- issippi, aiTiving soon after that battle. It was not long before he was wounded and sent to Pulaski, Tennessee, where he made head- quarters for some time, and then went to Athens, Alab;ima. was dismounted and sent to Georgia, where the regiment purchased new rifles, and soon after took part in the battle of Altoona Pass, Monday, October 4, lSC-1, where iiis company lost heavily in killed and wounded. He then went to Rome, Georgia, and November 11th the regiment started with General Sherman on his famous "March to the Sea." TheSeventh Regiment, of which he was a member, was partly mounted, and was the advance guard for the Fifteenth Army Corp.*, and was under fire until the siege of Savannah, when they were sent out on the flank and sub- sisted-chiefly upon corn and such provisions as they could ]iick up by the wayside. After the fall of Savannah in December, 1SC4, they were sent to Pocotaligo, where the regiment remained a few days and was sent to Columbia, South (_!arolina, which was destroyed by fire occa- si(jned by the rebels having fortified the place by cotton bales. The city was surrendered, General Logan being in command of the Fif- teenth Aru)y Corps at the time. In March, 18(^5, they passed into Goldsboro, and soon to Raleigh, North Carolina, having several skir- mishes on the way. AVhile en route to Raleigh, at Lowell news was received that Lee had surrendered to General Grant, and while at Morrisville the sail news of the assassination of Lincoln was received. After the surrender of Johnson they slaited on their nuirch to Richmond. \'irginia, and from thence to Washington, where on the 24th of May thev crossed tlie long briilge into the National Capi- tal, and participated in the Grand Review, June 1. and went from Washington to Louisville, Kentucky, was mustered out at that point Au- gust 9, ISii:"), and sent to Camp Butler, where he received his final discharge. Aftei' the close of the war he returned to his old home, remained until April, 18(iC>, and then came to Madison County, Nebraska, arriving May 22 with L. i). Barnes, William II. Bradshaw, Mathias Kerr and David Allen, all young men. Here lie Iji'oke prairie and assisted in building up a home and was one of the first settlers in Madi- .son. He built the first log-cabin; whatever 166 ,\OJiTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. lumber was needed had to be brought from Omaha, more than one hundred miles distant, the teams liaving to ford most of the streams. In 1870 our subject was united in marriage to Miss Ilannaii Gallen, a native of Iowa, born in Dubuque County, March 3, 1851. After tiieir marriage Mr. and Mi's. Barnes settled down upon a farm, remained until 1874 and then located at Battle Creek, where he has since been engaged in the mercantile business, carrying a general stock of merchandise. On the 4-th of July. 18(50, in company with another party, our subject walked within six miles of West Point, wliere he attended the first dance in Cuming County, the trip there and back covering a distance of ninety miles. When he came to the country there was plenty of game, such as deer, antelope and wild turkey, and the streams were filled with excellent fish, while bands of Indians passed and rejiassed ever}' week. Mr. Barnes was with the Indians a short time before the Munson tragedy of Cuming County occurred, wliercin a white man was be- headed. Politically, our subject is a stanch supporter of the Repul)lican |)arty, but in no sense can be classed among tiie ofiice seekers. He is a mem- ber of Grand Army Post No. 272, at Battle Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are the parents of five children : Harry, born May 27, 1871 ; William, born July 23, 1S7C); Millard, born June, 1878; Ita, born 1887. and Agnes, born 1SS9. J.V.MKS K. PETERS, a farmer living on Sec- tii)n 13, Nickerson township, came to Dodge County in company with his parents in the sjiring of 1857. They located at Fonta- nelle and he remained at home until he was of age. lie received a common school education, also attended a select school for a time, lie then went to Madison County, Nebraska, and took a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres and a pre-emption for tiie same amount. He finally gave onc-luilf of his pre-emption to get money to pay for the other half, which left him two hundred and forty acres of land, fifty acres of which lie broke and built a sod house upon, in which he lived about two years, and then built a log-cabin 14x16 feet; also stables, corn-cribsand other out-buildings. He remained tliere about six years, when he sold and bought the place he now occupies, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, wiiich at the time was wild land. Upon this tract he built a house and made other necessary improvements, in- cluding the planting out of an orchard of three hundred trees and a grove of artificial timber. Mr. Peters was born in C()luml)iana County, Ohio, June, 1849, the son of James II. and Jane Peters, natives of Virginia and Ohio re- spectively, who had nine children : Samuel, James K., Emma, Mary, Thomas (deceased). Ethvard (deceased), Sallie (deceased), Lena and Luna, twins. Our subject lived in the Buckeye State until he was four years of age, at which time he moved to Dodge County, Nebi'aska, with his parents. He was united in marriage Octoijer, 1882. to Mannie Todd, the daughter of William and Tiebccca Todd, who were natives of Ohio and the parentsof the following ten children : John, Sarah, Lydia (deceased). James, Elizabeth (de- ceased), Josepii, (ieorge, Vance, Zannah atid Mannie. Our subject and his wife are tlie parents of three children, born as follows: William II.. August 15, 1883; Viola, April 11. 188."); and Boy S., August 22, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. I'eters are acceptable members of the Methodist E|)iscoiial Church and in )>()li- lics he votes the Indcnendrnt ticket. HE X R Y (; O RE U A M, of Section l(i, (iratit township, Cuming County, liicatcd as a renter in 1882, and the following year purchased a farm of two hun- dicd aiul forty acres, with fifteen acres of breaking upon it. lie finished the breaking, built a set of l)uildings, dug a well, set out an NOR THEA STERN NEBRA SKA . orchard of two hundred and fifty trees and an artificial grove of two acres. lie now has one liiindred and eiglity acres under tlie plow. lie for whom tliis sketch is written is a native of Canada, horn in Novend)er, 1854, tiie son of Warren B. and Lucinda Goreham. natives of New York and Canada respectively, whose ten children were: Henry. Piatt (deceased), Amelia (deceased), JIartha. Deborah, Myron, Amanda, Charles (deceased), Alden and I'liincas. Our subject moved to Clinton County, Iowa, with the family when a small child, his father purchasing a farm in that vicinity. lie lived at home until twenty-one yeais of age, after which he rented land until he came to Nebraska^ bringing three hundred dollars of his hai'd- earned money with h'ui Mr. Goreham was united in nuviriage in IST-I to C3'nderilla Pi'iarv, daughter of Thomas and Isabel Priary, natives of P^ngland and (.anada respectively, who were the parents of three children: CynderiUa, Sarah .1. and Rosana. Mr. and Mrs. Goreham arc tli(> parents of nine children: Piatt, May, Minnie, Earl Lucinda. Martha, Ilenr}', Charles, an;! Uertha. Our subject and his wife are both luembers of the Methotlist Episcopal Church, and polit- ically, he is a Republican. CII.UILES BOWER, residing, on Section S, of Maple township, came to Dodge Countv with his parents in the spring of 1S71, when he was about eight years of age. The parents located on the homestead of eighty acres, which had some improvements on at the time of their coming. The house consisted of a one-story structure eighteen feet square, in which they lived for twelve years, when the present house was erected. This is 10x28 feet with a wing sixteen feet square. He built a barn 2ux2() feet, a wagon-house and crib ISx-tO feet, besides a granary lOxlG feet and a cattle barn 22x32 feet. The old original house is used for a shop and tool house. Water is sup- ])licd fi'iiui a dug well, to which wind-puwer is attached. E'even acres of an arlilicial grove grace the place, besides an orchard of one hun- dred fruit trees. Our subject has added land to the original homestead, until he now iuis three hundre.. Curtis E.. Sarah J. and Rosa A. This family all live in Nebraska. Politically our subject casts his vote and uses his influence toward the advancement of the Pr()hil)ition party. JD. STROUP, located at the village of Hooper, came to Dodge County Au. gust, 1889, and engaged in the practice of a veterinary surgeon, which profes- sion he still follows. Mr. Stroup was born in Pennsylvania, De- cember, 18C2, the son of Jacob B. and Johanna Stroup, natives of the Keystone State, whose nine children were named as follows: Moses D., Elizabeth, Frederick. Almira, J. D., Daniel, Jonathan, and Amanda (deceased). Our sul)ject remained in his native state until twenty-one years of age and then spent live years in Kansas, after which he located in Ne- braska. His advantages for obtaining an edu- cation were good. He has followed his pro- fession since 1877. 168 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. He was married in April, 1882, to Alice M., (laiigiiter of Aciiun Castereranil wife, natives of Pennsylvania, wlmse ten cliiidi-en were: Lvdia A., Clirislo])iior, Saraii, Benjamin, Almira, Mary, Alice W., Emma. Perry, and Ida. Our suijject and his wife are the parents of tlie following children: John A. (deceased), born March IS, 1883 ; Emma J., born April 13, 1884; J. IT. A., born May 13, 1886; Ida P.. born January 11. 1890. Politically he is identified with the Republican party, and is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. JOHN TVM.a faiincrof Section 4, Cutterell townsliip, came U-) Dodge County in the spring of 18urrell, natives of Weymouth, Massachusetts, and of English descent, coming from one of the Puritan fami- lies. On the maternal side, the family dates back to the "Mayflower," and on the father's side only a few yeai's later. The father of ouv subject died when Fred was but ten years of age — just when a boy most neeils the care and kindness of the head of a family. Our subject's mother is still living in Waltham, Massachu- setts, and is now the wife of S. W. Nash. There were live children in the 15urrell fam- ily', of which Fred is the eUlest; Bradford, the second ciiiid, is a hardwai'c nuMvliant at NORTUEASTERM NEBRASKA. Bee Nebraska; Arthur, the third chikl, is a resident of Indiana, proprietor of one of tiie rolling mills at AVabash ; Grace, wife of William \\. Hotel), of Amhurst, New Hampshire, a cap- italist ; Annie W., wife of Hon. C. II. Loud, owner of a lai'ge cattle ranch near l\[iles City, ifontana. The father of our subject was a leather and boot and shoe manufacturer, hanillingthe hides from the time they left the aniuial until they were in footwear ready for use. He was a res- ident of Alabama when he died, having I'esided at Camden, tluit state, from 1854 until the time of his death, which occurred April '2fi. 1865. He was shot by a soldier in the I'nion army (one Lieutenant Ellis). However, Mr. llui'rel was a stanch Union man. He was but thirty-six years of age at his death. He was a jirominent member of the ]Masonic fraternity. He operated the largest leather concei'U in the South. Fred L. spent ten years of his life in .-\la- liaina, after which his mother reiuoved to Massachusetts, where he made his home until twenty-one years of age. When he was sixteen years of age, remarkable to relate, he had passed through the high school and commenced the study of civil engineei'ing, by taking a j)re- paratory course at Harvard; but owing to sick- ness, he had to abandon that cour.se, and went out with a corps of engineers with Professor Ilenck, with whom he received a practical as well as a theoietical training. He was thrown with such men, in actual field work, for a few years, and at the age of twenty-one came to Wahoo, Nebraska, where he spent two years, working at his vocation, after which he went to Furnas (Jountv, Nebraska, and spent three years in locating Government lands, and there located a homestead. From 1S81 until 1885 he was back and forth between Cleveland, Ohio, and his homestead. He was engaged in city work as engineer, and served as deputy county surveyor at Cleveland for two years, and was also employed on a division of the Lake Shore railroad in the maintenance of way department. In 1885, he was engaged by a banking company at North Loop, Nebraska. After nine months at that point he located at Omaha, renuiining one year, and in the spring of 1887 came to Fremont to su])erintend I he Fremont Stock Yards Comj)any"s work in lo- cating their yards, and was also engaged with the Elkhorn Railroad Company. He was city engineer in Fremont during the years ]S8S-S!t, when he did the work for the city on the pub- lic improvements. As an evidence of his skill as a civil engineer, the subjoined, whicii ap- peared in one of the Fremont jiapers concern- ing a prize that he won in Manitoba, is inserted : About the first of August, Engineer E. L. Burrell, of this city,saw an advertisement in the J'Jnyiueer'uig News of New York, in which tlie city of Brandon. Manitoba, invited plans and specifications for the work, offering a premium of ^250 for the best system. ^Ir. Ikirrell went to work on a set of plans and soon after forwarded them to the city oHicials. Upon receipt of them the latter notified him that there were then on file eighteen other sets to compete with his. This was the last heard of them until to-day, when Mr. Burrell was made happy by the receipt of a notice from J. C. Kerr, city clerk, notifying him that his had been accepted and that the award was his. This speaks volumes for j\Ir. Burrcll's abil- ity in his profession and confirms the good judgment of the numerous Nebraska cities which have employed him for that |)urpose. There are several others about to put in water-works systems and should they consult Mr. Burrell they will be in the hands of a safe and competent guide. May 1, 1889, our subject formed a partner- ship with J. W. Andrews, under the firm name of Andrews & Burrell. Politically, ]\[r. Burrell is a supporter of tiie Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Iris Lodge No. 229, at Cleveland, Ohio, also belongs to Centennial Lodge No. 59. Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, at F'remont. 170 NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. He was united in marriage, December 20, 18S2, at Lima, Ohio, to Miss Nellie Barney, daugliter of F. O. and Susan M. (Dean) Barne\'. Mr. and Mrs. Burrell are tiie parents of two children: William Raymond, born December 17. 1885, and Gladys, born July 29, 1890. JOHX McKEAGE, a book-keeper employed at the village of Hooper, came to Dodge County in the month of December, 1882. lie came to the place as a station agent, wliich position he held for four years, after which he clerked in a store six months, and then operated the Wick wire Hotel for about six months, at the end of which time he engaged iiimself with A. M. Spooner, as a book-keeper, in what is now tiie Nye - k, Purcell, of North Bend, were running a general store at that time, and they, having confidence in our subject, carried him on their books and trusted him for goods until such timesashe could pay them. \\\ this way he was enabled to subsist in those dark days. Mr. Stoltenberg is a native of Germany and was born inllolstein, February 4, 1837, the son of Hans 11. and A. (Paustain) Stoltenberg. Our subject remained at iiome with his parents until ho was twenty years of age, and then went to Denmark and engaged at digging clay of a peculiar (|uality, which was used by the farmers as a fertilizer for their land. At this he worked by thejoijiuul made abuut one dollar per day. *t . ,. ^^ ^Ht-mJ^Z- MORTIIEASTERN^ NEBRASKA. 173 whicli lie considered good Avages. lie was tliere most of tlie time until 18(5?), after wliicli he re- turned to Germany and woriced out for as low as fifty dollars per year : but during tiie month (if April, ISTc, when nature was putting on her robes of beauty, he in company with liis wife and three children, fatiier and mother, sailed for America, going direct to Davenport, Iowa, wliere he woriced on the farm by the day until llie fall of 1872, which was the date of his com- ing to Dodge County, Nebraska. He was married in Germany, October 11, 1S(!1, to Miss Margai'et Denker, daughter of Peter and Elsbe (Piper) Denker, by which marriage union twelve children were born: Anna (deceased), Emma C, Wilhelmena (de- ceasetl). Hans P., Gustave, Herman, Elizabeth, Anna M., Paul, Ulrich (deceased), jMarv, Caro- line 0. Vly. ami Mrs. Stoltenberg, together wiih their family, are members of the German Luth- eran (JIuirch. Politically, our subject is an independent and votes for the man and not the |)aity. He be- liings to the Dodge County Grange. His father and mother came from Scott Coun- ty. Iowa, to Dodge County, Nebraska, in 1ST4, and soon after the father died, aged about sixty- six years. His good wife makes her home with her daughter Mrs Ladehoflf. LEWIS A. WARNEPt. proprietor of the Maple \'alley Stock Farm of ]\Iaple township, i-esiding on Section i!, came to Dodge County in the autumn of 186T, and first located near Nickei'son, where he rented land lor three seasons. The first winter he was in the country he 'lived in a dug-out and then moved into a Cottonwood structure and lived the remainder of the three years. Upon dom- ing to this county he was too poor to buy feed for his horses the first year. His earthly efTects as lie wendeil his way into Dodge County consisted of his covered wagon, two pan of mares, four colts and two cows. After the three yeare above mentioned our subject removed to Maple Creek and went in conijiany with a man from Kcntiickv in the stock busi- ness. He furnished one thousand dollars and the land to raise grain on. Their partnership was to exist for eight years, but finally lasted nine j'ears, at the end of which time he bought a part of the laml he now occupies. This land was partly improved and cost him eighteen dollars per acre. At the same time he bought four hundred acres, at ten dollars j)er acre, causing him to go in debt, on three years' time, to the amount of three thousand dollars. This was a tract of wild land, upon which he made first-class improvements, including a story and one-half farm house, 2-1x125 feet, a barn 14x4o feet, several large corn cribs, scale house and Fairbanks scales, and self-feeder for cattle, and a three hundretl and twenty -two foot shed. 25 and 28 feet wide, part floored with oak timbers. In addition to this he has assisted two of his sons to houses and criljs with a ca])acitv for holding nine thousand bushels of corn, weigh- ing scales and other improvements. His place is furnished with water, dei'ived from wells l)ored, elevated b\' wind-power. He has a supply tank, separate, for cattle, lnjrses and hogs. He has five hundretl rods of willow hedge and shade trees and an orchard of two hundred bearing trees, and one hundred and twenty young apple trees set out. His total crib capacity on the farm is twenty-two thou- sand bushels. He now has seven hunilred and twenty acres under fence, and five hundred and fifty under the plow. He has also purchased six hundred acres of land in Oi-egon, for one of his sons. i)aying three thousaml dollars for the same. The first year our subject lived in the country his family were compelled to use unbolted Hour ("shorts") for brea