Hall County, Nebraska - Chapter 28, 1920 (part 2 of 16)

When sixteen years old Henry Vieregg left his native land and came to the United States with his two brothers, John and James Vieregg. He made his way to Davenport, Iowa, where he spent two years and then came to Grand Island and worked here until he was twenty-one years old, at that time entering a tract of land in Merrick County, Nebraska, on which he settled as the first pioneer of that county. His brothers followed and all became more or less well known, James Vieregg subsequently being elected the first treasurer of Merrick County. In 1876 Henry Vieregg returned to Grand Island and was engaged in the ice business here for some time and then went into the bottling business, handling mineral waters and non-alcoholic beverages. In 1915 he retired from business, but still is influential in local public aiifairs, for many years having been a member of the city council and of the board of education, for some years being president of the latter. Several years ago he was the candidate of the Democratic party for representative in the state legislature. Mr. Vieregg was united in marriage in Grand Island, to Miss Caroline Spethman, who was born in Holstein^ Germany, the daughter of John and Melvina Spethman, and children were born to them: Melvina, the wife of Frank Roeser, of Phoenix, Arizona, who formerly was assistant postmaster at Grand Island ; Louise, the wife of Henry Lor^ entzen who is a merchant in Grand Island ; William, who is in the bottling business at Ravenna, Nebraska, assisted in establishing the first beet sugar factory in Hall County ; Othelia, who resides with her parents ; Albert, who is deceased ; Emil, who is superintedent of the Grand Island Gas Company ; Henrietta, who is a saleslady in a Grand Island department store ; Oscar, who is assistant cashier of the Nebraska State Bank ; Elsie, who resides at home; Henry, who is connected with the medical unit stationed at Camp Mead, in preparation for military service, and two children who died in infancy. In the largest and fullest sense Mr. Vieregg may be called a representative citizen of Hall County, for this is a section where business integrity and personal honesty have always been held essential. He has never identified himself with any fraternal organizations other than the Liederkranz and the Plattsdeutchen societies.

EMIL H. VIEREGG, one of the competent and busy business men of Grand Island, is a native of this city, born January 4, 1881, the sixth of twelve children. His parents are Henry and Caroline (Spethman) Vieregg, both of whom were born in Holstein, Germany, but for many years have been valued residents of Grand Island.

Henry Vieregg came to the United States when sixteen years of age and his first two years were spent at Davenport, Iowa. He spent a short time in Grand Island but then bought a piece of land in Merrick County and moved on it as the first pioneer of the county, locating there just before his two brothers, John and James, the latter of whom subsequently became the first county treasurer. In 1876 he returned to Grand Island and from then until 1915, when he retired, was active and prospered in various industries. He married Caroline Spethman and twelve children were born to them.

Emil. Henry Vieregg attended the Grand Island public schools and then, because of certain tastes and talents, took a course in chemistry in a Michigan college. Afterward he went to work as assistant chemist in a sugar factory and later became chief chemist and continued in the factory for six years. He then became interested in a box factory and after selling his interest there, came to the Grand Island Gas company as superintendent, a position he has ably filled for the past four years. He attends closely to business but not to the exclusion of interest in public matters for he is a good citizen and has served on the city council for two years.

Mr. Vieregg married in 1906 Miss Vernita Barber, who was born at Edgar, Nebraska, a daughter of George H. Barber, who was recorder of the A. O. U. W., for fourteen years and now is connected with the county treasurer's office at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Vieregg have two sons, Arthur and George. Mrs. Vieregg is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Vieregg is a Mason and in 1906 was master of his lodge. He belongs also to the U. C. T. and the Liederkranz. In politics he has always been loyal to the Democratic party.

FRED ROTH. - There are many reasons that might be mentioned explaining the business success of men in every community, but the greatest of these undoubtedly is industry. Many young men start out in life as did Fred Roth, one of Grand Island's substantial retired residents, with no capital except what may be secured through their own efforts. If industry marks and accompanies them, they may, like Mr. Roth, find their later years surrounded by welcome comfort, with financial independence assured. Mr. Roth owns one of the large business buildings here which he erected in 1914, which has proved a very profitable investment of capital.

Fred Roth was born in Rhine province, Germany, January 18, 1857. His parents were Frederick and Julia (Helm) Roth, both of whom passed their lives in Germany. They had ten children, Fred being the fifth in order of birth. Six of them are still living. The father was a baker by trade. Both parents were members of the Lutheran church. Fred Roth attended the Birkenfeld high school in 1871 and worked for his father until 1881, learning the bakery methods which for many years have made Genuan bakery goods palatable and wholesome. He then came to the United States and during the first year worked in a bakery at Cleveland, Ohio. Following this he was employed in a bakery and restaurant at Columbus, Nebraska, and afterward worked as a baker in Aberdeen, Mississippi, Omaha, Sioux City, Iowa, and Omaha again. From that city he came to Grand Island in 1886. By this time, through his industry, he had accumulated enough capital to go into business for himself. He entered into partnership with his brother-in-law, R. M. McDowell, in the retail and wholesale liquor business. Mr. Roth continued in this line until 1902 when he sold out and embarked in the real estate business in conjunction with general insurance. Through his natural industry, close attention to business problems and excellent judgment, Mr. Roth steadily progressed. In 1894 he bought the corner of Third street and Wheeler avenue and thereon erected in 1914 a modern two-story brick building, with dimensions of twenty-two by one hundred and twenty-six feet, the first floor being adapted to business purposes, and the second story divided into well finished offices particularly suited to the wants of professional men. Mr. Roj;h has no trouble in finding satisfactory tenants.

Mr. Roth married in 1890 Miss Anna Weckbach, who was born at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and during the many years she resided in Grand Island made friends of all who knew her. Her death occurred January 12, 1913. She was a member of the Catholic church. Three daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Roth, namely: Lydia, the wife of John Heimes, who belongs to the medical unit at Fort Riley ; Clara, employed in a local store, resides with her father; and Dorothea, who is teaching in Phillips, Nebraska. In politics Mr. Roth is a Republican. He belongs to the Fraternal Aid Union, the Sons of Herman and other social organizations. He is a member of the Lutheran church and his daughters of the Catholic church.

JOHN G. WOODIN, M. D., who has been engaged in medical practice in Grand Island since 1916, came here from a field of unusual experience, having been a medical missionary in India for five years. Dr. Woodin was born in Allen county, Kansas, July 27, 1883. His parents were James L. and Emma (Robinson) Woodin, both of whom were born in Illinois and were married there. Of their five children Dr. Woodin is the youngest, the others being: May, the wife of J. A. Devlin, of EfSngham, Kansas; Lucy, wdio lives at Bentwood, California; Abbie, who lives at Miles City, Montana; Clara, the wife of E. W. Metcalf, of Denver, Colorado. The parents were members of the Baptist church. The father served in the Civil War as a member of the Eleventh Illinois Volunteer cavalry until he suffered the loss of an eye. In 1867 he moved with his family to Kansas and acquired a homestead in Allen County on which he and his wife subsequently died. They were people of solid worth.

John G. Woodin attended the grade schools in Allen County and the high school at lola, afterwards entering the University of Kansas, from which institution he was graduated with his A. B. degree in 1905. He then became a student in the medical school of the university, receiving his degree in medicine in 1908. For two years afterwards he practiced his profession at lola and then became a missionary in medical work in far off India, where a wealth of experience awaited him. In 1916 he located in Grand Island, succeeding to the practice of Dr. Weeter, and since coming to this city has been surgeon for the Union Pacific Railroad. He is examiner for the New York Life, the Mutual Benefit and other insurance companies. During the progress of the World War, Dr. Woodin was hearty in giving assistance to the draft board and in numerous other patriotic ways.

Dr. Woodin united in marriage in 1909 with Miss Bessie Livers, who was born in Illinois. They are members of the Baptist church. In politics Dr. Woodin is a Republican.

FRANK T. NIEMOTH, who belongs to an old and very substantial family of Hall County, but is now a resident of Merrick County, was born in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and was eight years old when he accompanied his parents to Nebraska. They were John and Wilhelmina (Lindstedt) Niemoth, the former of whom lives retired at Grand Island. The mother of Mr. Niemoth died in that city on June 25, 1912.

Both parents of Frank T. Niemoth were bom in Germany. The father came to the United States when fourteen years old, and for seven years afterward worked among Norwegians and learned their language. Following his first purchase of 160 acres of land after coming to Hall County, John Niemoth continued to acquire land until he owned two entire sections. In 1907 he retired to Grand Island, in which city he is respected and esteemed.

Frank T. Niemoth obtained his education in Hall County's excellent public schools, remaining with his parents until he was twentythree years old, when he bought 160 acres of land, to which he subsequently made additions until he now owns 540 acres, all well improved. He carries on general farming and raises first class stock, making a feature of White Face cattle. In politics he is identified with the Republican party. He is serving in his second term as justice of the peace in Merrick County.

On April 12, 1890, Mr. Niemoth was united in marriage to Miss Alida Ahrens. Her father is deceased but her mother, Mrs. Madalene Ahrens, is a resident of Grand Island, where she is a valued member of the Lutheran church and has a wide circle of friends. To Mr. and Mrs. Niemoth seven children have been born: Walter, who married Erma Weighert; George, who lives in Oklahoma; Dora, who is the wife of Albert Buckow, of Hall County; and Amalia, Paul, Oscar and Victor, all of whom reside at home. Judge Niemoth and family belong to the Lutheran church. He is a member of the Farmers Union and the Nonpartisan League.

LOUIS VEIT, for many years an honest, upright business man of Grand Island, will long be remembered for his many admirable qualities as a man, one of these being kindness and generosity to those in need. Mr. Veit was born in Saxony, Germany, August 21, 1846, and died at his home in Grand Island on December 27, 1908. His parents were Elias and Annistinia Veit, both of whom died in Germany.

Louis Veit attended the common school of his neighborhood in Germany but had very few other advantages as his people were poor. He had some experience on farms and it was the hope of securing land that induced him to come to the United States, which he reached in 1875. After spending two months in Detroit, Michigan, where he sought work in order to add to his slender capital of $500 he made his way to Bufi'alo County, Nebraska, and in the same year entered a homestead claim. He lived there for six months and then turned it over to another person. Mr. Veit came then to Grand Island and for three years worked as a clerk for Christ Wasmer, then engaged in business with Oscar Roeser. They continued together as Veit & Roeser, for many years afterward. Subsequently Mr. Veit embarked in the grocerj' business on East Third street, Grand Island, and was so engaged up to the time of his death. He was a quiet, unostentatious, hard-working man, devoted to his family and to the city he had chosen for his home. For sixteen years he was president of the school board and held other offices.

Mr. Veit married in 1877 J\Iiss Augusta Ahlers, who was bom in Hanover, Germany. Her parents were William and Margaret (Dierks) Ahlers, who came from Germany to Hall County, in 1875 and continued on a farm until they retired. They passed away in Grand Island. Mr. and Mrs. Veit had children as follows : William, in the grocery business on Second street. Grand Island ; Helen, the wife of Carl Lembeck, who conducts a dry goods business at Lexington, Nebraska; Oscar, who succeeded his father in the grocery on Third street. Grand Island; Dorothea, the wife of Carl Hehnke, Grand Island ; Louis, connected with a business firm in Indianapolis; Ernest, a grocer in Grand Island; and Augusta, the wife of William Sell, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The family belongs to the English Lutheran church. Mr. Veit was a Republican in politics.

EARL S. TUTTLE, whose business enterprise has made him important in Grand Island, is proprietor of the Home Dairy, which he has -owned and conducted for nearly ten years. Mr. Tuttle was bom in Logan County, Illlinois, in 1881, where one of his grandfathers had settled in pioneer days after leaving Ohio. Another grandfather, Harvey Tuttle, on two diilerent occasions, drove cattle over the long trail from Omaha to San Francisco.

The parents of Earl E. Tuttle were T. D. and Emma (Tumer) Tuttle, natives of Logan County, Illinois. The mother of Mr. Tuttle is deceased. He is the third of their family of five children, the others being: Delia, the wife of Bert Watt, living in Illinois ; Bessie, the wife of L. J. Gilbert, also of IlHnois; Harry, in the furniture and undertaking business at Benson, Nebraska ; and one who is deceased. For a number of years the father of this family operated a lumber yard in Cali-

Earl S. Tuttle had the good fortune to grow to manhood in a community where excellent schools prevailed and he completed a course in the high school and then learned railway construction work and for some years was employed by different contracting firms in such work. In February, 1909 he came to Grand Island and at first worked in a dairy and in 1911 bought the Home Dairy and since then has engaged in a general dairy business and with marked sucess.

In 1901 Mr. Tuttle was united in marriage with Miss Frances L. Pumpelly, who was born in McLean County, Illinois. They attend the Baptist church. In politics Mr. Tuttle is a Democrat, and fraternally he belongs to the Elks, the Woodmen of the World and the U. T. C.

JOSEPH BUCHFINCK, whose excellent farm is situated on section 12, Lake township. Hall County, is a careful, industrious man who thoroughly understands farming. He was born near Odessa, Russia, August 19, 1868; his parents were Leopold and Christina (Meyer) Buchfinck.

The parents of Mr. Buchfinck came to the United States and immediately to Hall County, Nebraska, in 1872. The father homesteaded three miles north of Grand Island where the family lived until 1880, when the family returned to Russia but only for a visit. When the father came back to Hall County, he bought 160 acres in Lake township, and it is this land that his son Joseph is so successfully operating today. The mother died on September 11, 1902 and the father's death followed on March 30, 1911. They had twelve children, all of them live in the United States, two, Joseph and August, in Hall County, and Christ, in Howard County, Nebraska.

On January 26, 1891, Mr. Buchfinck was united in marriage to Miss Lena Wagner, a daughter of Solomon and Theresa (Wagner) Wagner, who were early settlers in Merrick County. Four children have been born to the above marriage: Ernest, Theodore, Helena and Armin. Mr. Buchfinck and his family belong to the Lutheran church. He belongs to the Farmer's Union and the Nonpartisan League.

respected citizens, came here almost forty years ago and established himself in the cleaning and dyeing business, which he has continued to the present time, occupying the same quarters. He has greatly expanded his original plant and now operates under the name of the Grand Island Dye Works.

Henry W. Potter was born in Cassel, Germany, i-ebruary 18, 1855. His parents, George and Anna (Dumire) Potter were natives of Germany and passed their entire lives there. The father, an industrious man, worked as a shoemaker. Of their seven children three came to the United States, Henry W. being the only survivor. Mr. Potter's father died and his mother married again and in 1853 his step-father and his brothers came to Baltimore, Maryland, from which city they later enlisted in the Union army and served through the Civil War.

Mr. Potter attended school and when twelve years old was set aside to learn the dyeing Ijusiness, in which he was thoroughly instructed. With this excellent trade as a means of self support, he was able to make a living in Germany but wished to do more than that and in search of wider opportunities, came to the United States and in 1886 started into business in Grand Island, where he had located five years previously. Mr. Potter is the oldest man in the dye business at Grand Island and undoubtedly is the most expert, and is one of the oldest in the state.

In politics Mr. Potter is a Republican. He has always shown such a deep interest in Grand Island and has displayed such sound judgment in relation to both business and public affairs, that he has frequently been elected to office and during his four years as a member of the city council and his one year as a member of the county board, he assisted in the passage of many public-spirited measures that have added to the general welfare. He is a member of the Lutheran church, and belongs to the Sons of Hennan and the old Plattsdeutchen societv.

J. LUE SUTHERLAND, M. D., acknowledged to be one of Hall County's ablest and most faithful physicians, has been engaged in the practice of his profession here for thirtytwo years, being the oldest resident physician of Hall County. Dr. Sutherland was born at Shelbyville, Indiana, September 23, 1854. His parents were John Wesley and Elizabeth (Mcllrath) Sutherland.

Knoxville, Iowa, April 26, 1914. His father, John Sutherland, was born in Scotland and died in Pennsylvania. In 1848 John Wesley Sutherland removed to Shelby County, Indiana, where he was a farmer until 1855. In that year he purchased a farm in Marion County, Iowa. He married Elizabeth Mcllrath, who was born in Pennsylvania, ]\Iarch 27 . 1826 and died at Knoxville, Iowa April 16, 1916. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and were estimable in every relation of Hfe. Of their ten children six are living and two of them are residents of Hall County, Nebraska, - Dr. Sutherland and an older brother, John W. who is a retired farmer.

J. Lue Sutherland attended the public schools of Marion County, Iowa, and the Central University of Iowa, being a student at Pella from 1872 to 1877, graduating in 1877. During the next two years while teaching school, he did preliminary reading in preparation for Rush Medical College, Chicago. From this institution he received his doctor's degree in 1882. Since then through post-garduate courses, personal study and scientific investigation, Dr. Sutherland has kept well abreast of the great wave of modern medical development. He is a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, and was graduated, after special work in 1892 in the Chicago Post Graduate College, in 1900 from the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat College, and as recently as 1909 returned to Chicago for further course in his specialty. Dr. Sutherland began practice at Newell, Iowa, and then came to Nebraska and before settling permanently at Grand Island in 1887, practiced for short periods at Wayne and at Wisner. He has served Hall County six years in the office of coroner and is county physician for the insane.

In June, 1882, Dr. Sutherland married Mrs. Emily (Fessenden) Kleeberger, who was the widow of Herman Kleeberger, by which marriage she had four children, two of whom are yet living. Dr. and Mrs. Sutherland had no children of their own but they adopted and raised a child, who is now Mrs. Zoe Elizabeth Smith, the wife of George B. Smith, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, who is serving in France with the American Expeditionary Forces. Mrs.Sutherland died March 26, 1903. She was a woman of beautiful character and was a devoted member of the Congregational church. Dr. Sutherland is a Republica-n in his political views. He is identified with the fraternal order of Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancellor and member of the grand lodge. Dr. Sutherland has always been a good citizen, professionally and otherwise, and during the many years he has lived in Grand Island he has rightly used his influence to guide public tendencies for the general welfare.

LLOYD G. THOMPSON, who is in the practice of law at Grand Island, his native city, is the son of William H. and Nettie I. (Hutchinson) Thompson, a record of whom is found on other pages of this volume.

In the schools of Grand Island Mr. Thompson acquired his education, spending two years in high school after which he attended Suwanee Military Academy of Tennessee, where he took preparatory work prior to entering the University of Colorado, remaining in college but one year. Following this he devoted one year to the study of music in France and Italy, but upon his return to the United States entered the Creighton law school and after graduation from this institution located for the practice of his profession at ^liami, Florida, remaining there a year. Returning to Grand Island, he fonned a partnership with his father, being engaged in the practice of law when the World War began. Responding to the call for men in October, 1917, Mr. Thompson entered the American Field service, soon seeing active service in France. From this branch he was transferred to the aviation section of the United States Army as a private, later becoming a cadet and then received a commission as second lieutenant. For seven months he was instructor of aviation in France before being sent to Foggio, Italy, as instructor in the use of the Caproni bombing machine. After serving in this capacity he went to the Italian front for active fighting where he remained until the armistice was signed. Upon receiving his discharge the young aviator returned home, having rendered efficient service to his countr}' and earned a creditable record for a young man of twentysix.

Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Schwin, a native of Hall County. He has again taken up the practice of law in partnership with his father where new laurels await him.

E. ARTHUR WATSON, M. D., a specialist in surgery diagnosis, has been engaged in medical practice in Grand Island since l9l4, coming here from other points in the state in search of a wider professional field. Dr.

Watson was bom in Pierce County, Nebraska, August 1, 1883, the son of G. P. and Anna (McCarragher) Watson, the former of whom was born in Michigan and the latter in county Armagh, Ireland.

The father of Dr. Watson was eight years old when he accompanied his father to Sarpy County, Nebraska, where the latter took up land near Bellevue. At a later date G. P. Watson homesteaded in Pierce County, his land at that time being fifty miles distant from a railroad. In the course of years he made the stock business profitable and now lives in comfortable retirement at Plainview. He has been a leading factor in politics in Pierce County and served in the state legislature in 1897 and 1899, elected on the Democratic ticket. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and both he and wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Of his three sons, Dr. Watson is the youngest, the others being: Charles, a farmer and stockman in Pierce County; and Ansel C, in the stock business and lives at Plainview.

E. Arthur Watson completed his high school course at Plainview, Nebraska, and spent some time in the Normal college at the same place, after which he was associated with his father in the stock business for two years, in the meanwhile making plans for a medical career. These plans happily came to fruition and resulted in his graduation from Creighton Medical College, Omaha, in 1908, where he had, for a year, been first assistant to the celebrated Dr. C. C. Allison. Subsequently for two years Dr. Watson was in active practice at Brunswick, Nebraska, and for two more at Kearney, coming from the latter place to Grand Island in August, 1914. He is connected with Saint Francis Hospital, where all his operations are performed, many of them in their completeness being marvels of science. Dr. Watson had the advantage of taking graduate work under the instruction of the late Dr. Murphy, of Chicago, whose eminence in surgery is universally acknowledged.

Dr. Watson married in 1908. Miss May E. Mullin who was born at Parnell, Iowa, but was reared and educated in Omaha, Nebraska. They have had three sons : Gilbert Joseph, who died when aged four years eight months ; Donald, a sturdy little schoolboy of eight years ; and James Wendell, five years old. Dr. and Mrs. Watson are members of the Roman Catholic church. Tie has been very active in the Knights of Columbus organization and organized a council at Kearney and served as its first grand knight. He belongs to the Elks, but has never found time to be active in politics, which, however, is no criterion of good citizenship. Dr. Watson has found in Grand Island, an appreciation of his scientific knowledge, as well as a congenial social atmosphere for himself and family.

JAMES A. MITCHELL, a substantial business man and worthy citizen of Grand Island, came to Nebraska with his people in boyhood. Almost forty years have passed since he first set foot in Grand Island, of which city he has been a permanent resident since 1893. Mr. Mitchell is president of the Chicago Hide & Fur Company, incorporated.

James A. Mitchell was bom near Ionia, Michigan, March 4, 1871, a son of Robert and Mary (Howett) Mitchell, both of whom were born in Scotland. Robert Mitchell was a farmer in Michigan when he enlisted for service in the Civil War, becoming a member of the Third Michigan cavalry, and during his three years of dangerous service participated in many battles. He survived and returned to his Michigan farm to remain there until 1882 when he came to Nebraska acquiring a farm in Buffalo County. He now lives retired at Elm Creek. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is a Democrat in politics. His wife died in Colorado in 1903. They had three children, namely: James A., who is a resident of Grand Island ; William, who conducts a garage at Elm Creek ; and Robert, who is in the harness business at Minneapolis.

James A. Mitchell atttended school in early boyhood in Michigan and completed his education in a military college at Kearney, Nebraska, from which he was graduated. His first business experience was clerking in a store at Elm Creek, later at Kearney. Following this he went to Chicago and worked for a firm dealing in hides which was his introduction to the hide and fur business. In 1893 he established a hide and fur business at Grand Island for D. H. McDonald, of Chicago, and so ably conducted it that the entire business was turned over to him when Mr. McDonald died. It has, since then, been incorporated, with a capital of $65,000, as the Chicago Hide & Fur Company. The firm owns a large farm west of Grand Island where from 2,000 to 3,000 hogs are fed annually. Mr. Mitchell buys hides and furs all over the west.

In 1893 Mr. Mitchell was married to Miss Nettie Blake, a native of Iowa ; they have had four children : Delman, who is associated with his father in business; Gladys, who died at the age of eleven years ; and James Blake and Jean, all of whom have been given educational advantages. Mr. Mitchell and his family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a Knight Templar Mason and belongs also to the Mystic Shrine. In addition to his Chicago and Grand Island interests, Mr. Mitchell is president of the Omaha Hide & Fur Company, of Omaha, Nebraska, and probably few men in the country are as well informed along this line and not many devote themselves so closely to its development. Mr. Mitchell is an earnest and thoughtful citizen and has always been identified politically with the Republican party, but no arguments of his neighbors and friends have served to convince him that his duty lies in accepting any kind of public office.

ROLLAND CECIL WOODRUFF, M. D., one of Grand Island's younger medical practitioners, enjoys a large measure of public confidence because of proved ability. In his special line of work, he exemplifies the wonderful progress that medical science has made within a comparatively short time. He is an enthusiast in his profession. Dr. Woodrufif makes a specialty of X-ray work. He was born at Gibbon, in Buffalo County, Nebraska, August 13, 1888.

The parents of Dr. Woodrufif, Charles E. and Mary (Smith) Woodrufif, came to Nebraska in 1884. The father was born in Wisconsin, in 1852, and died at Walla Walla, Washington, in 1918. The mother, who was born in New York, still resides in Washington. Besides Dr. Woodrufif, who was the first born, they had four children; Ralph, with (the American Expeditionary Forces in England, when the World War was halted; Rhea, the wife of Clough Hudson, a newspaper man of Spokane, Washington ; and Ruth and Eugene, both of whom live in Walla Walla, Washington. When the parents of this family came to Nebraska, the father started a lumber pard in Gibson. In 1899 he removed to Grand Island and started the Yost Lumber yard, with which he remained until 1909 when he went to Walla Walla, Washington, where he was engaged in the lumber business until his death. He was a Republican in politics but was never an office seeker. For many years he belonged to the Masonic fraternity.

Rolland Cecil Woodrufif attended the public schools of Grand Island and the Baptist College before entering the Chicago University. In 1913 he was graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, and for two years afterward served as an interne in the Cook County

Dr. Woodrufif married, in 1912, Miss Pauline Sutherland, a daughter of John Sutherland, who is a prominent attorney of Pierce, South Dakota. Dr. and Mrs. Woodrufif have three children: Mary Katherine, Ralph and Bradley.

A close and earnest student of science. Dr. Woodruff in his busy life has found little time for politics although he never seeks to evade a citizen's responsibility. He votes with the Republican party. He is a member of the Hall County Medical society and the American Medical association, also of the Knights of Pythias and some social organizations. Both he and Mrs. Woodruff are members of the Baptist church.

HENRY CHARLES WENGE:RT, M. D. - - There are few cities of its size that can boast of a more eminent body of medical men than can Grand Island. Almost every school is represented here and among them are trained specialists who have devoted years of their lives to scientific investigation and in their practice have accomplished wonders of cure and regeneration. One of the best known specialists in the difficult and very generally prevalent diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, is Dr. Henry C. Wengert, who has had many years of professional experience.

Henry Charles Wengert was born August 2, 1875. His parents were Philip and Elizabeth (Stenzel) Wengert, natives of Alsace- Lorraine, from which they came to the United States and settled at Miltonsburg, Ohio. The father was a merchant and died there. The mother yet survives. Of their five surviving children. Dr. Wengert is the only one living in Nebraska. He had excellent educational opportunities and creditably completed the public school course at 'Woodsfield, Ohio, then entered Starling Medical College, from which well known institution he was graduated in 1900. His first field of practice was Mapleton, Iowa, where he rmained for five years and then removed to Overton, Nebraska, where he continued in practice for eight years. In the meanwhile he had continued his studies and had become so much interested in the diseases of the respitatory organs that he went to Chicago and remained nine months. During this time he took a course in the eye, ear, nose and throat schools in that city. He had while there the advantage of practice and investigation in the clinics and hospitals. In

In 1900 Dr. Wengert married Miss Nancy J Tohnson, who was born at Thurman, Fremont County, Iowa. They are members of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Wengert is active in many charitable ways. Dr. Wengert is a Democrat in poHtics and has served on both the staff of Governor Moorehead and of Governor Neville. Fraternally he is a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, and belongs, also, to the Modern Woodmen.

ELMER E. BROWN, whose practice in veterinary science covers a period of thirty years has been a resident of Grand Island since 1900 and is well known over the county to different parts of which he is frequeiuly called to exercise his professional skill. Dr. Brown was born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, December 15, 1863, and is a son of Robert and Loanza (Murlett) Brown. They were born in Guernsey County, Ohio, and were married in that state. In 1856 tney came to Iowa and took up government land and continued to live on it during the rest of Dr. Brown's life, he passing away at the age of eio-hty years, a man respected and esteemed by a!l who knew him. He believed m ihe principles of the Republican party and at times served in public office, once being a county commissioner. Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Of their family of twelve children there are eight survivors, but only two live in Nebraska, Elmer E. and a sister, Alice. She is the widow of M. M. Parish, who died at Omaha two years since. He was a vetermarian, and at one time was publisher of the South Omaha Times. ,. ^

Dr Brown comes of a long line of farming people. His grandfathers on both sides spent their lives in agricultural pursuits, Moses Brown, who was born in Ireland, dying on his farm in Iowa, and Louis Murless who was born and died on his old homestead in Ohio. After his schooldays were over, Elmer t. Brown remained on the home farm in Iowa until in March. 1881. when he came to Nebraska and settled in Merrick County, where, for two years he rented a farm with his brother, Robert L. Brown. From there he went to Greeley County, Nebraska, homesteaded there and lived on his place two years then sold and located at Wolbach. He had studied veterinary science very thoroughly and practiced this profession for sbc years at Wolbach, from which place in 1900 he came to Grand Island, and since then his time has been entirely taken up by the demands of his profession.

Dr. Brown married Miss Mary E. Hill on February 1, 1887, who was born at Janesville. Wisconsin, a daughter of Henry A. and Paulina (Campbell) Hill. The father of Mrs. Brown was born in Rock County, Wisconsin, and died at St. Paul, Nebraska. The mother was born in the state of New York and resides in St. Paul. Mrs. Brown's grandparents were Caleb B. and Permelia Hill, the former was a sea captain. The grandmother, born in Massachusetts, lived to venerable age, having passed ninety-eight years of life at time of death. Dr. and Mrs. Brown have had two children : Robert Allen, whose death occurred June 11, 1908, when but twenty years of age; and Hazel Maine, the wife of William Linderkamp, who is a sheet metal trade worker at Grand Island. Mr. and Mrs. Linderkamp have a daughter, Theda Wilma. Dr Brown and his family are members of the Congregational church. While not unduly active in politics, he keeps abreast of the times and in the various changes and developments finds no reason to change his faith m the Republican party.

WILLIAM E. CLAYTON. - Few professional men have more diversified demands made upon them than the druggists. To satisfy a clamoring public, a modem drug store owner is expected to offer for sale the choicest and most dependable articles of a dozen or more kinds of merchandise m addition to a complete and expensive line of the purest of drugs, for which he must assume full responsibility. It has often been remarked that no other business is made so free with as the drug store in case of accident or sudden illness, for which usage, it might be added, remuneration is seldom offered. The druggist himself, furthermore, must pass through a protracted and expensive course of study. Ihe life is not one of ease but it is a worth-while effort and as a class, no professional men enioy moT^ universal confidence nor general reputation for unblemished integrity. Grand Island has great reason to feel proud of her representative men in this profession. Attention is directed to William E. Clayton, who has been in business here since 1910.

William E. Clayton was born at Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri, June 5, Ibbb, the eldest of three children bom to his parents, George O. and Mary E. (Lean) Clayton. The father was born in Coles County, Illinois, December, 22, 1865, and the mother in Cedar County, Missouri. December 31, 1867. George O. Clayton was brought to Cedar County in 1866 and grew up there and was married in that county. His three children are : William E., Walter O. and Effie E. Walter O. has spent one year in the military training camp at Fort Worth, Texas. George O. Clayton and family removed to Oklahoma where he is engaged in farming and merchandising.

After attending school near his father's farm, William E. Clayton attended the high school at Blackwell, Oklahoma, and then entered the Fremont School of Pharmacy at Fremont, Nebraska, where he completed his course. From the age of seventeen he has been a student of pharmacy and in different places has had experience, but the first store he owned was when he purchased the drug business of W. B. Dingman at Grand Island, the transaction taking place January 29, 1910.

On August 18, 1914, Mr. Clayton married Grace Zinn, who was bom at Fairfield, Ohio. They have one child, Billy, who was bom June 15, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In his political views he is frankly Democratic but has no political ambitions. Since early manhood he has been interested in Masonry and is one of the younger 32nd Degree Masons and Shriners at Grand Island. He also belongs to the Elks.

HENRY B. BOYDEN, M. D. - In the light of modern discoveries in medicine and surgerj', it is no longer the privilege of the old practitioners to command exclusively the confidence of the sick. Experience, in many cases, has been forced to make way for the skill brought about by training under favorable conditions in newly developed paths of medical science and in the amazing ones in the field of surgery. Grand Island is fortunate in having within its borders a number of capable medical practitioners, one of the youngest and most able being Dr. Henry B. Boyden.

Dr Boyden was born at Ravenna, in Buffalo County, Nebraska, January 12, 1889. His parents are Fred D. and Mary (Smith) Boyden, the former of whom was born in Chicago, Illinois, and the latter in Des Moines, Iowa. The maternal grandfather of Dr. Boyden, was the real founder of Ravenna, which stands on the land he homesteaded when he located as a pioneer in Buffalo County. He set out many of the beautiful trees which adorn the streets of Ravenna. For many years durmg his lifetime, he conducted a land bureau for the government, and the mother of Dr. Boyden still carries it on. The father of Dr. Boyden came to Grand Island in the 'eighties to go into the drug store with his brother, and two years later bought a store at Ravenna. Some years later he went into the drug business in Chicago, where he is now in the business. Dr. Boyden has a younger sister Helen, who is the wife of Rev. Mclrvin, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church at Edgar, Nebraska.

In 1904 Dr. Boyden was graduated from the Ravenna high school, after which he spent two years in Doane College, at Crete, and three years in the University of Nebraska, securing his B.Sc. degree from the latter institution in 1909. He then entered Rush Medical College, Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1911. He came to Grand Island in 1912. Prior to this, however, Dr. Boyden had served for eighteen months in the Cook County hospital, and for three months as an interne. Dr. Boyden is a surgery specialist and has been well prepared for this branch of medical science, at different times taking graduate courses with the noted surgeons of Rochester, Minnesota, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago. He was already engrossed in practice when public events intermpted his career. He entered the army of "the United States on April 12, 1918, spent three and a half months at Fort Riley in training, and six months at Camp Beauregard, and was honorably discharged in Januarj^ 1919. He immediately returned home and has resumed his former activities. Dr. Boyden married, September 20, 1916, Miss Eva Marie Brix, who was bom at Lexington, Nebraska. Her father, Charles Brix, was connected with the milling business in Lexington. Later he returned with his wife to their old old homestead in Denmark, where Mrs. Brix subsequently died. Mr. Brix is now engaged in business in Omaha, Nebraska. Farmerly Mrs. Boyden was a trained nurse in the Clarkson hospital, Omaha. Dr. and Mrs. Boyden have one child. Annabel Lee Boyden. They are members of the Episcopal church. In politics the doctor is a zealous Republican. He has long been identified with Masonic bodies. He still maintains his interest and membership in his college Greek letter medical fraternity.

RICHARD BUENZ.^The residents of Hall County, when they have occasion to transact business in the county seat, find in Richard Buenz, register of deeds, an accommodating and competent public official. A native of Grand Island, born here December 29, 1874, his interests hav^' always been centered in Hall County. His parents were John and Mary (Dreesen) Buenz.

Richard Buenz completed the public school course and later spent two months in a business college, that being the sum of his educational advantages. After learning the trade of a cigarmaker, industrial life claimed him for more than fifteen years, during which period he not only reached a high degree of skill in his trade but, through sterling characteristics and good citizenship, won universal confidence and esteem. He early became interested in politics and has always been a loyal worker in the ranks of the Democratic party. In 1910 Mr. Buenz was appointed county clerk and served eight months in that office, retiring from the same to assume the duties of register of deeds, to which office he was elected in January, 1911. Since then Mr. Buenz has devoted his entire time to his official duties and enjoys the reputation of being one of the most faithful as well as efficient officeholders in the county.

In March, 1903, Mr. Buenz was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Paulsen, who was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, the daughter of John Paulsen, janitor of the city hall at Grand Island. Mrs. Buenz is a graduate of the Grand Island High school and is a member of the English Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. Buenz have two children, a son and a daughter, both in school. The fonner, Harold, a youth of fourteen years, is doing well in his classes, as is his sister, Helen, who is ten years old.

Mr. Buenz is by nature genial and companionable and thus has identified himself with a number of fraternal and social organizations. These include several well known German organizations more or less musical in character, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Elks and the Eagles, and for six years he served as secretary of the last named order. Mr. Buenz is generous and benevolent and always may be depended upon to do his part in support of local charities.

ROY H. DAVISON. - One of Hall County's native sons who has found it convenient to remain here and is making good use of his opportunities is the subject of this record,

Roy H. Davison was born on his father's farm in this township, April 3, 1891, the son of Henry Davison, a retired farmer now living in Grand Island, a sketch of whom will be found on another page of this history.

The boy was reared on the farm, educated in the public schools and when he became a man wisely chose the occupation with which he was familiar and is now operating two hundred forty acres belonging to his father.

October 10, 1910, he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Jane White, a native of Iowa, and a daughter of Porter and Mattie White, who now reside at Alda, Nebraska. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Davison has been blessed with two children : Ralph L. and Paul I.

JAMES E. LYLE, county clerk of Hall County, Nsbraska, most acceptably fills this important public office. The county clerk's duties are often arduous and very frequently the business of his office brings him close to his fellow citizens as an individual, and thus not only is his ability an important factor, but personality also. In the county clerk's office in Grand Island is found order and efficiency, together with the courtesy that facilitates business and leaves agreeable memories.

James E. Lyle was boni in Adams County, Illinois, Januarjr 10, 1870. His parents were James and Mary M. (Haggerty) Lyle, the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in Kentucky. After their marriage they settled in Adams County, Illinois, where they resided until 1873 when they removed to Missouri, and both died in that state. Of their family of ten children the following survive: John, a rural mail carrier since leaving his farm, lives in York County, Nebraska ; May, the wife of J. W. Miller, lives in Missouri ; James E. ; and Arthur, a resident of Arizona. The father of the above family was a Republican in politics and a member of the Presbyterian church. The mother belonged to the Christian church.

Three years old when his father sold his Illinois farm and bought another in Missouri, Mr. Lyle has no memories of his native state. He attended the district schools near his home in Missouri and remained on the farm until about eighteen years old. The death of his father four years prior to this, placed heavy responsibilities on his shoulders. After leaving home he learned to be a telegraph operator and this led to his coming to Nebraska, in 1892, as an operator and agent on the Burlington railroad, being so occupied until 1910, having come to Grand Island in 1903. In 1911 Mr. Lyle came into the office of the county clerk of Hall County as deputy where he continued in that capacity until 1916, when he was elected county clerk. He has had considerable experience in the political field and is an ardent Republican.

Mr. Lyle married September 1, 1897, Miss Effie A. Scovill, who was born in Hamilton County, Nebraska. Her father, the late Senator D. A. Scovill was a prominent and influential man in Hamilton County for many years. He served as sheriff of Hamilton County and later as a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives and still later as a member of the upper house of the General Assembly. Senator Scovill died in Hamilton County. His widow survives, and makes her home with her daughter jNIrs. Lyle.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle have four children : Albert, at the time of writing a soldier in the United States army, is in the training camp at Camp Humphreys, Virginia ; and Luella, Helen and JNIildred, all of whom are in school. Mr. Lyle and his family are members of the Congregational church. He is identified fraternally with the Odd Fellows, in which organization he has passed three chairs, and with the Woodmen of the World, in which he is clerk of the local camp. Always an active and public spirited citizen, since the inauguration of military and charitable agencies in relation to the World War, Mr. Lyle has been an indefatigable worker and has cheerfully and unselfishly given his energies to the work along government appointed lines and is secretary of the local war board. His patriotic example has had much to do with the great success in Hall County of the various war projects and activities.

GUSTAVE SIEVERS'S record as sheriff of Hall County for three successive terms, is highly creditable both to himself and to the county. He commands universal respect from the law abiding element for official efficiency, but in addition because of his personal integrity and patriotic citizenship. Since the age of eleven years he has belonged to the United States. He was born in Holstein, Germany, July 29, 1858. His parents were Henry and Wilhelmina (Starken) Sievers.

Henry Sievers was born and reared in Germany and there learned the carpenter trade and became a thoroughly skilled workman. In 1869 he emigrated with his family to the United States and in the following year removed to Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked at his trade until 1871, when he took up a homestead in Howard County. He was one of the earliest settlers there and the family went through many unavoidable pioneer hardships that form a part of early settlement in any section. They lived on the Howard County homestead for many years and then came to Grand Island and here both parents of Sheriff Sievers died. They were faithful members of the Lutheran church. After becoming a citizen Henry Sievers for a number of years voted with the Republican party, but in later life he was a Democrat. Of his six children the following survive: Louisa, the wife of Fred Rohling, a retired business man of Grand Island; Caroline, the wife of Henry Paustian, who is a farmer near Denver, Colorado ; and Henry, who lives retired at Long Beach, California.

Gustave Sievers was not satisfied with his educational acquirements secured in boyhood, and after his father had settled in Nebraska and work on a farm became his portion, he took over the matter of educating himself, diligently applying himself as he found opportunity, to books of a practical nature, with the result that he is a man of wide information on varied subjects. Although much of his life has been devoted to agricultural pursuits, he has been deeply interested in politics since he was twenty-one years old and experience has brought him judgment in this field. His sympathies have always been with the aims of the Democratic party and in all his political life he has been intensely loyal to this organization. In January, 1912, he was appointed sheriff' of Hall County and approval was shown of his administration of the office by his thrice being elected to it. He is a member of various patriotic bodies and is a member of the local draft board. Sheriff' Sievers maintains his home in Grand Island but he owns a valuable farm in Hall County.

Sheriff' Sievers married January 25, 1883, Miss Annie Wichman, who was born at Madison, Wisconsin. Her father the late Joseph Wichman, was born in Germany and in early life came to the United states settling in Wisconsin in 1850. In 1873 he moved with his family to Howard County, Nebraska, and there took up a homestead that continued to be the home of himself and wife until she passed away at the age of ninety years. He survived her, passing away at the age) of ninety-seven years. Sheriff and Mrs. Sievers have three children, namely: Alma, who resides with her parents, the widow of Martin Erickson, but now the wife of John Irvine of Howard County ; Clara, the wife of John Frauen, of Merrick County, Nebraska ; and Joe, who has served as deputy under his father, lives in Grand Island. Although home affairs and political duties have pretty well absorbed Mr. Sievers's time and attention for some years, the claims of fraternal life have interested him to some degree. He was one of the charter members in the organization of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Grand Island and belongs also to the Elks.

FREDERICK MATHIESEN, who is in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad, in the car repairing department, is a native of Hall County. The Mathiesen family came to this section of Nebraska at a very early day, and its representatives from then until the present, have been people of industry, thrift and sterling character.

Frederick Mathiesen was born in Hall County, Nebraska, November 14, 1896, a son of Frederick and Sophia (Luth) Mathiesen. The father was born on the homestead in Hall County which his father secured, July 13, 1867, spent his life on the place as a farmer, passing away August 17, 1906. On September 15, 1894 he married Sophia Luth, who was bom in Iowa. Her parents were Frederick and Minnie (Ronfelt) Luth, natives of Germany, who came to the United states in 1868. The seven surviving members of the eight children of the Ronfelt family, all live within or near Hall County, Nebraska. The parents of Mr. Mathiesen had five children, four of whom are living, namely: Frederick, Harry, Arnold and Otto. Two years after Mr. Mathiesen's death, his widow was married to Edward Stuhr, of Grand Island, and they have two children, namely : Viola, who was bom July 4, 1910; and Eddie, who was born November 21, 1912.

Frederick Mathiesen lived on the old family homestead, until the age of twenty, when he found employment on farms in the neighborhood. He was busy as a farmer from the close of his schooldays until 1918 when he went to work in his present position. Like his father in many ways, he has the same political opinions and gives support to the Democratic party. As a young man of fine character, he has many friends in Washington township. He married Miss Blanche Mclntyre, of Omaha.

WILLIAM SUHR, an active citizen of Grand Island, as county attorney, has an official record behind him that emphasizes the fact that he is a very able and conscientious member of the bar of Hall County. Mr. Suhr is yet a young man and his professional advance has been rapid, considering the competition he has faced at Grand Island, where the bar' has many recognized legal lights.

He attended the public schools in Crawford County, Iowa, and in 1901 was graduated from Westside high school. Already he had made choice of a profession, but as circumstances did not at that time open the way for continued study of the law, the young man accepted employment in a hardware and furniture store. He afterward traveled for two and half years for the Simmons Hardware Company. Subsequently he studied law in the Nebraska University and also pursued special courses in the University of Michigan. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and entered into practice at Grand Island, which city has continued to be his home ever since. Intelligently interested from early manhood in public questions, Mr. Suhr identified himself with the Democratic party and as a candidate of this organization, was elected county attorney in the fall of 1916. He has applied himself very closely to his professional duties and has won the approbation and entire confidence of his fellow citizens. He has numerous social and fraternal connections. He is a member in Lodge No. 33. A. F. & A. M. and Lodge No. 604, P. P. O. E., both in Grand Island.

FRED A. BUCHFINCK, who is a progressive and enterprising young farmer of Hall County, has lived on the old homestead in Lake township all his life. He was bom in Hall County, Nebraska, May 25, 1898, a son of August and Anna (Niemoth) Buchfinck, who now live retired at Grand Island.

August Buchfinck, father of Fred A., was born in Russia and was fourteen years old when he came to the United States. In 1873 he came to Grand Island and found work with a farmer and the $83 he earned the first year was his start in business. During the second year he was paid $12 a month and thereby he was able to buy a team of mules, using these within another year he had a paying job working for the railroads. He helped build the Burlington road from Hastings west to Utah and also was employed on the Oregon Short Line. He then took a homestead in Grant

County of which he is still owner, together with his homestead and sixteen sections, having in Hall County 320 acres, in Merrick County 480 acres, and 320 in Howard County. His industry during his active years was unceasing, and his business judgment remarkable. He is one of the directors of the Grand Island State Bank and has other interests. He married Anna Niemoth, who was born at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and of their ten children, the following sur\'ive: Clara, who is the wife of Albert Beyersdorf, of Lake township; Freda, who is the wife of Paul Beyersdorf, of Leat, Nebraska ; John L., who lives in Grant County, married Grace Wright; Fred A., who fanns in Lake township; and Amelia, Arthur and Myrtle, all of whom reside at home.

Fred A. Buchfinck had superior educational advantages. After completing the public school course in Hall County, he entered Midland College, at Atchison, Kansas, and later spent a year in a military academy at Kearney, since which time he has been devoting his energies to agricultural pursuits in Lake township.

On February 16, 1918, Mr. Buchfinck was united in marriage to Miss Rose L. Torney, who is a daughter of John and Katie (Stadler) Torney, of Kearney County. They are members of the Lutheran church. He belongs to the Farmer's Union. Mr. Buchfinck is very well thought of, and he and wife have a pleasant social circle.

JOHN F. MATTHEWS, principal of the Grand Island High school is a well known educator of Hall County and an upright citizen in every relation of life. With some individuals, school teaching is looked upon as a kind of helping hand to be engaged in for a more or less limited period while awaiting opportunities along other lines, but fortunate it is for the youth of the country that there are men in the profession whose every energy is engaged and whose greatest ambition is to competently point the way to solid educational attainment. An educator of this type guides the destinies of the high school in Grand Island.

John F. Matthews was born at Kennard, in Washington County, Nebraska. November 27, 1870. His parents were John A. and Agnes (Connolly) Matthews, the former of whom, now a resident of Grand Island, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and the latter, now deceased, was a native of Ireland. They were the parents of four children : Thomas P., in the real estate business at Grand Island ;

John F. ; Catherine and Agnes, the former a bookkeeper and the latter a stenographer. In 1869 the father of Professor IMatthews located at Kennard, Nebraska, and for many years afterward was a railroad man. He is an honored veteran of the Civil War. having enlisted in 1861 in Company E, Seventyseventh New York, in the unit known as the Excelsior brigade. He was wounded during the advance on Petersburg and subsequently was captured by the enemy and for six months was incarcerated in Libby prison.

It is possible that Mr. Matthews can not remember a time when he was not interested in school work, for he became a student early and in 1888 was graduated from the Granci Island High school. His choice of a profession was quickly made and from that time to the present. Grand Island has benefited through his earnest] efforts as a . school teacher. Since 1897 he has been principal of the high school, which, as an educational institution, reflects great credit on the city, its many graduates finding themselves well prepared for the various careers to which their tastes and talents direct them, all of which, in modern days, demand a sound educational foundation.

In no sense of the word is Mr. Matthews a politician, but he is a wide awake, progressive citizen and as such takes an interest in civic affairs, casting his vote with the Democratic party. Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen and with the Knights of Columbus, in the latter order he has served both as grand knight and district deputy. In many representative educational bodies his intelligent co-operation has been invited, particularly in county institute work. He has been one of the instructors at Kearney, and for the past six years he has been treasurer of the Nebraska State Teachers' Association. The family as a whole belong to the Roman Catholic church.

BENJAMIN J. CUNNINGHAM, a leading representative of the legal profession in Grand Island, has been located in the county seat for almost a decade and is thoroughly identified with public interests. He has built up a fine practice that has secured him honorable consideration from bench and bar as well as the cofidence of the community in his integrity as well as his ability.

Mr. Cunningham was born in Wood River, Hall County, Nebraska, November 22, 1888. His parents are Michael J. and Catherine (Meade) Cunningham, retired residents ' of Wood River. The father was born in Nova

Scotia. August 23, 1849, and the mother in Ireland, February 2, 1850. Their marriage took place in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1878 they came to Hall County, and the father bought a farm near Wood River and that continued to be the family home until 1913, when removal was made to the village. The family consists of five children, namely : Joseph H., a fanner and stockman near Wood River; John C, in the stock commission business at Omaha ; Mary, who resides with her parents ; Edward L., in the commission busines at Omaha ; and B. J.

B. J. Cunningham had public school advantages and was graduated from the Wood River High school in 1906. His training in the law was secured in the Creighton Law School, Omaha, from which he was graduated in 1910. He entered into practice in Grand Island, where he shortly afterward found professional encouragement and as time went on became well and favorably known not only in the law but likewise in the political field. In 1912 he was elected county attorney on the Democratic ticket and was re-elected in 1914, and on three occasions he has been elected chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Hall County. His parents have always been faithful members of the Roman Catholic church and he belongs also to this religious body. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Columbus, the B. P. O. E. and the F. O. E.

FRANK E. SLUSSER was born in Jasper County, Iowa, July 11, 1868. His parents were Rev. F. M. and Nancy (Yocum) Slusser. His father, who was a Methodist minister, was an early settler in Jasper County, being a native of the state of Pennsylvania, who came west at an early day to locate west of the Mississippi River. Both parents died in Iowa.

F. E. Slusser obtained his early school training in Jasper County and spent his boyhood on a farm. In 1887 he came to Nebraska and two years later secured a position as clerk in the First National Bank at Wood River, in that same institution he worked his way steadily upward, serving as assistant cashier, vicepresident and then president. The First National is one of the soundest institutions in the county, with a capital of $40,000, and surplus $40,000, and average deposits of $350,- 000. Additionally, Mr. Slusser has banking interests at other points, being a member of the board of directors of the State Bank at Clarks, in Merrick County, and also of the Citizens State Bank at Archer, in the same county.

In politics Mr. Slusser is a sound Republican. In the fall of 1902 he was elected county treasurer and was re-elected in 1904. He owns considerable property, mainly farm lands, and at present devotes his time largely to handling real estate.

Mr. Slusser married in 1914 Miss Gussie Towne, who was born at Grand Island, Nebraska, and they have one daughter, Elizabeth Ann. Mrs. Slusser belongs to numerous social bodies and is a member of the Episcopal church. Mr. Slusser was reared in the Methodist Episcopal church and has always continued in this connection. He is a member of Masonic bodies, Blue lodge. Royal Arch and Knights Templar and is a Shriner, and while residing in Wood River was master of the Blue lodge. He belongs also to the Elks and Odd Fellows and takes an interest in business and political organizations of the city and county.

HON. JAMES R. HANNA, was elected judge of the District Court of the 11th Judicial district of Nebraska in 1904. During eighteen years previous to that he had been engaged in the practice of law at Greeley. In a judicial capacity for fifteen years it has been his business to discern the actions and purposes of men, and it is generally recognized by practitioners and litigants that the Judge is well informed on procedure and inspires confidence in the prompt and impartial administration of justice. He is also widely known in financial cirlces. He is president of the Greeley State Bank, of the Brayton State Bank, and of the Nebraska State Bank of Grand Island.

Judge Hanna was born at Vinton, Iowa, February 21, 1861, a son of Alex and Rose (Watson) Hanna, natives of Wooster, Ohio, both of whom are deceased. The parents removed to Iowa in 1857, took up land in that state, and there passed the remainder of their lives in agricultural pursuits. The father was a Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna belonged to the Presbyterian church, in the faith of which they reared their six children, of whom five are living: Belle, a teacher in the Presbyterian College at Abingdon, Virginia ; J. W., a retired farmer of Vinton, Iowa, and president of the Farmers Savings Bank of Garrison, that state; W. H., vice-president of the Peoples Savings Bank of Vinton; Judge James R. ; and Dr. H. H., a physician and surgeon of Waterloo, Iowa.

munity, following which he attended Cornell (Iowa) College, graduating in 1884. For several years he was a student of law at Vinton, being admitted to practice in Des Moines, in 1886. Beginning his professional career in Vinton, in 1887 he removed to Greeley, Nebraska, where he entered upon a successful career in the law. Like all young lawyers, and especially those who have no large financial backing, he was forced to go through a probationary period, but his, because of his fine abilities, was shorter than many others, and so rapidly did he come to the forefront that when he was only twenty-six years old he* was elected a member of the State Legislature from Greeley County. During the next eighteen years he continued in practice, gaining prestige,, prominence and reputation in his profession. In 1904 he was elected judge of the District Court of the 11th Judicial district of Nebraska, a position which he has continued to hold. His record on the bench is one of the best. With all his years of experience with the delinquent element of human society, while it has sharpened his insight into the faults and guile of mankind. Judge Hanna has preserved and constantly manifests a kindliness and sympathy in his dealings with litigants that make him one of the most esteemed judges in the state. His unfailing common sense saves him from the pedantry of law, and having been a close and thorough student under the impetus of his own determination, he has become fully and practically equipped to meet any emergency within the scope of his judicial duties.

Judge Hanna married in 1888 Lora Chaffin, who was born at Richmond, Indiana, daughter of J. W. Chaffin, a native of Ohio, a soldier during the Civil War, and later a newspaper man. To this union there were born two children : Helen, who attended Doane College at Crete, Nebraska, and State University at Lincoln, who resides at home with her parents, and Donald C, who graduated from the Kearney Military Academy, and took two years of work in Grand Island College, and who before the signing of the peace armistice was at the officers' training school in Camp Dodge, entering in July, 1918. The family belongs to the Presbyterian church.

Judge Hanna is a member of the Knights of Pythias and has served as chancellor com- - mander in that body. He has always been a Republican. His standing in financial circles is one that compares favorably with his judicial record, and in addition to being president of the institutions enumerated at the opening of this review, is a director in the State Bank

ARTHUR L. JOSEPH. - In the comparatively short but uniformly progressive carreer of Arthur L. Joseph, of Grand Island, several personal traits are quite noticeable. Among these may be mentioned versatility of talents combined with thoroughness of preparation and depth of legal knowledge. A practitioner of this community since 1909, he has steadily advanced in his calling and in public prominence. At the present time he is capably discharging the duties connected with the office of city attorney.

Arthur L. Joseph was born at Polk, Nebraska, September 26, 1885. He is a son of Fred J. and Minnie (Schoeder) Joseph, both natives of Germany. His parents, who came to the United States as children, were married in Iowa, and in 1879 came to Nebraska. His father purchased land in Polk County, where for a number of years he was engaged in successful agricultural operations. The parents are now retired from active labors and make their home in Grand Island, where they are highly respected residents and devout members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Joseph is a supporter of the Democratic party. Of the five children of this worthy couple, four are living: H. J., who" is engaged in farming on the homestead in Polk County ; Arthur L : Meta M., the wife of Henry Fraderking, a farmer of Merrick County, Nebraska; and Sophia, who makes her home with her parents.

After attending the public schools of Polk County, Arthur L. Joseph was sent to Concordia College, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was followed by a law course of three years in the University of Nebraska. He successfully passed his examination before the local board andj was admitted to the bar in 1909, at which time he commenced practice in Grand Island, which has since been his place of residence and the scene of his advancement to a position of prominence among the younger lawyers of Hall County. In his capacity of city attorney of Grand Island he has evinced a broad knowledge of law and equity, a conscientious regard for the rights of all classes of litigants and fine executive capacity in the dispatch of business. Like other live and progressive men, he has some business connections, but his chief interests lie in his office and his practice and no other matters are allowed to distract his attention from them.

He has also been actively interested in politics and is accounted one of the younger leaders of the Democratic party in his adopted city. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in the latter has passed through all the chairs and is a member of the Grand Lodge.

Mr. Joseph married September 26, 1912, in Grand Island, Miss Matilda G. Shilling, of Scotia, Nebraska. Mrs. Joseph is well known in social circles of Grand Island, and is an active member of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church.

SAMUEL C. HUSTON, has been engaged in the real estate, loan and general insurance business in Grand Island for over thirty years. He has been a resident of Hall County since boyhood and has had much to do with the substantial development of this section of Nebraska, being identified with many leading interests in Grand Island. Mr. Huston was born in Lake County, Ohio, October 11, 1861. He is one of a family of five and the only surviving child of his parents, Cyrus and Rhoda (Taylor) Huston. Both were natives of Ohio, where their parents had been pioneer settlers. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Huston was Samuel Huston, a native of England, and the maternal grandfather was Samuel Taylor, who was born in Ireland.

Mr. Huston was eleven years old when .he accompanied his mother, after the death of his father in Ohio, to Nebraska. This was in 1872 and in 1874 she settled in the comfortable house in Grand Island that Mr.Huston still occupies as his residence. His father had been a farmer and a man of some importance in Lake County, a member of the Masonic fraternity, a supporter and member of the Methodist Episcopal chtirch and a Democrat in politics. Before coming to Grand Island Mr. Huston had attended school at Leroy, Ohio, and after completing the public schoel course in Grand Island, he spent two years in an Episcopal college at Nebraska City, Nebraska. His earlier working years were spent on a farm but he had the commercial instinct that led him into trading in grain and afterward, for five years was a clerk in a store. About that time he became associated with his present partner, J. E. Dill and together they conducted a store for three and a half years. In 1887 the firm of Dill & Huston was formed to deal in real estate, loans and insurance. The business of this firm has steadily grown and is now the leading one of the kind in Hall County. Both members of the firm are known

In 1887 Mr. Huston married Miss Anna A. West, who was born in Maryland. She is the daughter of John W. West, who came to Grand Island in 1874 and is still active in the grain business here. Mr. and Mrs. Huston have four children, three sons and one daughter, as follows : Samuel E., an engineer, who is in the employ of the United States government at Portland, Oregon ; Forrest L., engaged in fanning three miles southwest of Grand Island; Ella, the wife of Theodore Rembolt, of Pendleton, Oregon, an employe of J. C. Penny, who conducts a chain of stores ; and Paul, a student in the Grand Island High school. Mr. Huston and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In his political views he is a Republican.

GEORGE D. HETZEL. - By reason of his long connection with the real estate business and because of the extent and importance of the transactions with which he has been identified, George D. Hetzel is justly accounted one of the leading realty men of Hall County. Nearly forty years have passed since he came to Grand Island, and during this long period he has held a prominent and respected place in business circles, while he has been no less esteemed as a citizen, and as a man who has won his own way to success from modest beginnings.

Mr. Hetzel was born at Wheeling, West Virginia, October 7, 1844, a son of Charles F. and Regina (Bayha) Hetzel, the former a native of Baden, and the latter of Wurttemburg, Germany. The parents were married in New York City and for a short time resided in Wheeling, where the father was a successful business man and from there made his way with his family to the vicinity of Davenport, Iowa, where he purchased a farm upon which he resided until his death. Both he and his wife passed away on their old farm. They were respected members of their community. Mrs. Hetzel was a member of the Lutheran church. In politics the father was a Democrat. Of their eleven children, seven still survive, George D. being the only resident of Nebraska.

George D. Hetzel was educated in the district schools and at Davenport, Iowa, and his career in business was started there as clerk in a dry goods store, about the close of the Civil War. He was only twenty-five years of age when he began to notice the field opening for success in the real estate business, and began operations in realty in Davenport. In August, 1879, he came to Grand Island, Nebraska, where he established himself in the hardware business, but in the meantime continued to deal in real estate. After sixteen years he disposed of his hardware interests in order to give his entire time and attention to real estate and insurance matters. He has long been handling Canadian lands as a specialty, and is the owner of much valuable property in Canada. His business standing is of the best, and this, like his fortune, has been built up through absolute integrity and straightforward dealing.

Mr. Hetzel married February 6, 1873, Miss Louise Keating, who was born at Cincinnati, Ohio. They are the parents of three children : Lulu, the wife of W. H. Baird, connected with the Larowe Construction Company, builders of sugar refineries and pulp driers, and has two children, - William Britton and George H. ; Frank A., formerly with the Cudahy Packing Company, but now connected with the firm of Ferd-Haak Company, large manufacturers of cigars, as a partner, married Theckla Haak; and George D., Jr., farming and sheep raising on a large scale in Manitoba, Canada, married Florence Harrison of Grand Island. Mrs. Baird is a graduate of the Grand Island High School and of Oberlin College, and Frank A. and George D. Hetzel Jr., are graduates of the Grand Island High School and of the Nebrska State University.

Mrs. Hetzel and her three children are members of the Episcopal church. Mr. Hetzel is a Democrat in his political views. His fraternal affiliation includes life membership in the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Knights Templar of the Masonic order. He is also a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

REV. JAMES A. DUFFY, bishop of the Grand Island Diocese of the Roman Catholic church, ably and effectively fills a position of great responsibility. Bishop Dufify has reached this high office through thorough preparation, wide experience and natural qualifications. Aside from his executive achievements, his ministrations have not only benefitted, directed and comforted the large congregations in his charge, but have always been a recognized influence for law, order and humanity over the entire diocese outside the church.

James A. Duffy was bom in the United States, in the beautiful city of St. Paul, Minnesota, September 13, 1873. His parents were James and Nora (Shiely) Duffy. The father was a native of Ireland and the mother was born in New York, and both died at St. Paul. Of their family of eight children there are five survivors. The father was a stonemason by trade and became a contractor in stone construction.

First in the parochial schools and later at St. Thomas Seminary in St. Paul, which is now the College of St. Thomas, the future bishop pursued his studies along the lines laid out for Catholic clerg}^ After his graduation in 1899 and ordination to the Priesthood, Reverend Mr. Duffy was appointed assistant at the Immaculate Conception church in Minneapolis, and continued as such for three years, then for two years had charge of a church in Le Sueur, Minnesota. During the next eight and a half years he was assistant vmder his friend Bishop Keane, in the Cathedral in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1913 he was appointed the first bishop of the diocese of Kearney, with residence in Kearney, from which city he came to Grand Island in 1916, when the diocesan see was changed on account of a difference in railroad facilities.

Bishop Duffy has forty-two parishes under his charge, his diocese extending over thirtyfour counties. He has always been greatly interested in the work of the Knights of Columbus and feels proud of their wonderful humanitarian achievements during the World War.

THEODORE P. BOEHM, a prominent citizen of Hall County, Nebraska, was born in Grand Island, March 17, 1875. While united public effort is doubtless the greatest force in the development of a community, a most essential factor is the solid, well informed, dependable business man who labors not only in his own interest but with the wider vision of a good, reliable citizen. Grand Island has such men and some of these are native sons. A representative example is found in Theodore P. Boehm, who for a number of years was an efficient and trustworthy public official af the county.

The parents of Mr. Boehm, George and Catherine Boehm, were natives of Germany who came to the LTnited States in childhood. They were married in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, and they became the parents of six children ; one died' in infancy ; Mrs. Buechler, of Grand Island ; Mrs. C. H. Menck, deceased ; Theodore P. ; Fred J., cashier of a bank at Columbus, Nebraska; and Adolph T. The father learned the brewing business and after leaving St. Louis went to Omaha, where he was foreman and manager for Fred Krug's brewery. The father came to Grand Island in 1870 and operated his own brewery here during the remainder of his Hfe. He died here at the early age of thirty-six years. He was a Democrat in poHtics and belonged to the Lutheran church. His widow, the mother of Theodore P. Boehm, subsequently was married to Andrew Ott and three children were born to that union, two of whom survive: Otto O., head salesman at the Wolbach & Sons Clothing department ; and Walter, who is employed in the LTnion Pacific shops at Grand Island.

Theodore P. Boehm had excellent educational training, attending the public schools. Grand Island College and Lincoln Normal University. His first business experience was as a clerk in a grocery store in Grand Island. He was ambitious and this led to his taking a civil service examination which enabled him to take a position in the Grand Island post office, and for the next four years he was a clerk in the general delivery division. At that time he was appointed a clerk in the office of the county clerk of Hall County. He served in this capacity for four years, during this time winning the confidence of his associates and officials generally and making many warm personal friends. He was then elected county treasurer and served two terms, having been elected the second time, without opposition. Public approval was still further evidenced by his election later to the office of county commissioner where he served two years on that board. In the meanwhile, when he retired from the office of county treasurer, he embarked in the real estate and insurance business. In these lines he has become one of the leading men of the county. During the past year he has done also a large land business in northeastern Colorado. He still takes a hearty interest in politics, believing this to be the duty of citizenship. He was manager for Hon. Silas R. Barton, Republican, in his campaign for Congress. Mr. Boehm has done his part in forwarding war work and is well qualified to do so as he was a soldier himself in the Spanish-American war. At present he is serving as a member of the Grand Island school board.

Mr. Boehm married. June 20, 1901, Miss Evelyn Scott, who was bom at Hardy, Nebraska, a daughter of Edward Scott, an old settler and farmer of Nuckols County. They have three children : Kenneth S., Kieth S. and Theodore P. The famly belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Boehm is a member of the Modern Woodmen, of the Elks and of other local organizations.

REV. AUGUST W. HEIMES, pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island, has been a resident of this city for only four years but in that time he has made a deep impression on his church and on the community which ought not to be overlooked. Father Heimes was born in Westphalia, Germany, September 3, 1877. His parents were Frank and Theresa (Deutenberg) Heimes. They came with their children from Germany to the United States in 1880, settled in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, where the father was engaged in the grocery business until his death. He was an educated man and for twenty-four years had taught school in his native land. Of his seven children four are living.

Father Heimes was the youngest of his parents' family being but three years old when he was brought to America. He early evinced a desire for religious life and with this in view his educational training began in boyhood to prepare him for the priesthood. His preparation for the office was completed in Josephinum Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, following which he was ordained June 10, 1904. His first assignment was as assistant priest in the Catholic church at O'Neill, in Holt County, Nebraska. Six months later he took charge of the church at Ewing, Nebraska. Father Heimes made a fine record there and remained two and one half years, going then to the church at Saint Libory, Nebraska. From there he was called to St. Mary's cathedral, Grand Island. Father Heimes has always shown religious zeal together with a large measure of executive ability. His labors in Grand Island are warmly appreciated. In addition to looking after the affairs of his large parish. Father Heimes directs the church school and each one of the one hundred and sixty-five students strives for his approval, realizing that he has a worthy example in the faithful priest. He takes deep interest in the activities of the Knights of Columbus.

CHARLES B. FREEMAN, whose widely extended operations in real estate have made him a somewhat conspicuous figure in this field, has been a resident of Grand Island since 1911 and of the state of Nebraska since he was seven years old. He has not always been in his present line of business although he has made it remarkably successful, farming, handling grain and dealing in agricultural implements having engaged his attention for many years.

Pennsylivania, September 29, 1865. His English ancestors came to America more than 200 years ago and the name is yet well represented through New England and its border states. His great-great-grandfather served in the Revolutionary war and three of his uncles served in the Union army in the Civil War. His parents were J. W. and Eliza (Rodgers) Freeman, both of whom were born in the state of New York and from there removed to Potter County, Pennsylvania, where the father carried on farming for many years. In 1872 he came with his family to Nebraska settling in Howard County and was a farmer there until his life closed. He was a man of sturdy character, honest in his convictions and upright in his life. He was a Republican in his political views and both he and Mr. Freeman's mother were members of the United Brethren church. They had three children : Henry B., who resides on his fruit farm near Los Angeles, California ; Sarah, deceased, was the wife of T. N. Bennett; and Charles B.

He attended the country schools in Howard County and later the city schools in St. Paul, Nebraska. Thus Mr. Freeman had good educational opportunities. He assisted his father on the home farm and remembers when he would haul a load of wheat from Howard County to Grand Island, unload and accept a place to sleep in the livery barn where his horses were stabled and return next day. This was quite an undertaking and a responsible business transaction for a boy to carry through satisfactory. For about twenty years Mr. Freeman followed farming, always being interested in grain, and afterward went into the agricultural implement business in Howard County. When he came to Grand Island in 1911 he embarked in the real estate business ^and now has a branch office at Brule. He operates mainly with personal capital and does business on a large scale. During the past two years he has made a specialty of dealing in western lands, but is also profitably interested in farming in western Nebraska.

Mr. Freeman married, in 1891, Miss Eva Matheney, who was born in western Pennsylvania. Fler father came to Howard County, Nebraska, in the 'eighties. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman have three children : Harry B., who resides in Adams County, Nebraska ; Myrtle B., the wife of h: A. Miller, who is a farmer near Bruner, Nebraska ; and Cora May. who resides with her parents. Mr. Freeman and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. While he is an earnest Republican in his political views, first of all Mr.Freeman is a good citizen, and every movement looking toward

ADDISON E. CADY, banker and a representative business man of Grand Island, bears an old and honored name in Nebraska, one that has been identified with important and far-reaching business enterprises for many years and with political affairs for more than a quarter of a century.

Addison E. Cady was born in Nebraska, a son of Addison E. and Nellie E. (Hessler) Cady, natives of Wisconsin. The father was born at Watertown, December 7, 1853, and died at St. Paul, Nebraska, October 14, 1918. In 1880 he came to Colfax County, Nebraska and for the next five years conducted a newspaper at Schuyler. In 1885 he removed to St. Paul, Nebraska, where he organized the First National Bank of St. Paul, becoming the first president of the institution. He was an able man, well informed in the banking field. Both Elba and Dannebrog, Nebraska, are indebted to him for the institutions that supplied much needed financial assistance in the early struggle for development. As long as he deemed it advisable he retained his interest in these institutions but had sold them before he died. He was a man of wide vision and versatile talents, a power in politics in the state for many years and was put forward by the Republican party as its candidate for Congress and even for governor after long and statesmanlike service in both houses of the Nebraska state legislature. While a resident of St. Paul he organized a wholesale grocery company and later organized a branch at Grand Island, the entire concern being operated as the Nebraska Mercantile Company of which he was the first president. Later he assisted in the founding of the Nebraska State Bank at Grand Island and was serving as first president of the institution at the time of his death. His two children survive : Adnelle, who is the wife of George Pyne, a merchant at St. Paul, Nebraska, and Addison E., who is vice president of the Nebraska State Bank at Grand Island.

Addison E. Cady received his early educational training in the public schools and then entered the Shattuck j\Iilitary Academy, at Faribault, Minnesota, from which institution he was graduated in 1901, when he returned to St. Paul and entered high school, from which he was graduated in 1903. He then interested himself in the wholesale grocery business at St. Paul and continued until 1910, when he came to Grand Island in the same business and remained with the Nebraska Mercantile

Company until 1915. In 1916 he became vicepresident of the Nebraska State Bank and since that time has devoted himself closely to its interests. July 15, 1919, the Nebraska Loan and Trust Company was organized with J. R. Hanna, president, A. E. Cady, vicepresident and secretary, A. J. Guendel, vicepresident, E. R. Guendel, treasurer, and B. T. Cunningham, attorney, with a capital of $50,- 000. Mr. A. E. Cady has the active management of this new concern.

In 1908 JVI,r. Cady was married to Miss Lucile Kotick, who was born at St. Paul, Nebraska, a daughter of Joseph Kotick, a general merchant and a pioneer of Howard County. Mr. and Mrs. Cady have one son, Addison E. (Ill), a bright school boy of seven years. Mr. Cady was more or less active in the Republican party but has never accepted any political honors beyond service on the state central committee. He belongs to lodge No. 80, B. R O. E.