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In 1907 Mr. Cederquist married in Boone, Iowa, Miss Clara Bork, who was born in Peoples township, Boone county. There her father, Gustav Bork, died, the family subsequently removing to Boone, where the children attended school. Mrs. Carolina Bork, who was born in Sweden, still resides there. Her four children were born in Peoples township. They are: Mary, of Boone; E. G., of Peoples township; Levi M., of Boone; and Mrs. Clara Cederquist. The last named bore her husband two children: Esther, born in Boone; and Dena, a na- tive of Madrid.
Mr. Cederquist is a republican and deeply interested in the welfare of his party. He is thoroughly conversant with the leading issues and questions of the day and is an influential factor in local public affairs. For two terms, from 1906 to 1910, he was county attorney for Boone county and in 1912 was elected mayor of Madrid. As a lawyer Mr. Cederquist stands high in the estimation of his professional brethren and the general public. Both he and his wife are members of the Swedish Lutheran church of Boone, the work of which they helpfully sustain.
LOUIS F. FEHLEISEN.
Louis F. Fehleisen has important lumber interests at three places in Iowa, making his headquarters, however, at Boone, where he is well established in business. He is notably prompt, energetic and reliable, and he possesses in large measure the substantial quality of common sense, the lack of which is often the element that brings disaster or failure in business affairs. From a compara- tively humble position in the business world, he has worked his way steadily upward, making his efforts count for the utmost and using his time and talents to the best advantage. He was born in Jasper county, lowa, May 12, 1859, and is a son of William T. and Catherine ( Ludwick) Fehleisen, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Indiana. The father came to America when about ten years of age and conducted business first as a carpenter and after- ward as a contractor. For many years he resided in Newton, Iowa, and he passed away in September, 1910, having for three years survived his wife, who died in 1907. They were the parents of five children: George W .. living in Madrid, this state ; Bertha, whose home is in Newton, lowa; Louis F. : Hester,
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the wife of J. A. McCalment, of Tarkio, Missouri; and Esther, who died in infancy.
Louis F. Fehleisen has been an active factor in business circles since reach- ing the age of sixteen years. He entered the employ of his father at that time and remained with him until he attained his majority. Thinking that he needed further educational training, particularly along lines that would better equip him for the conduct of business, he went to Quincy, Illinois, where he entered the Gem City Commercial College, there pursuing the full commercial course, after which he was graduated with the class of 1881. Later he followed the carpenter's trade for a year and on the expiration of that period entered a bank in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he remained for three months. He next went to. Des Moines, where he engaged in the lumber business, and afterward was con- nected with the lumber trade in the northwestern part of the state. In the spring of 1888 he came to Boone and with his brother established the Boone Lumber Company. In 1897, he opened a yard on Tenth and Marshall streets. The business has prospered from the beginning and as a result of his capable man- agement, his enterprise and determination, Mr. Fehleisen is now at the head of an extensive and profitable business, which also includes yards at Ogden and at Berkley, Iowa. Today the business is conducted under the firm style of Fehleisen-Rosacker Lumber Company. He has never heedlessly passed by the opportunities which surround all, but has worked persistently and energetically in order to win the advancement that is the goal of all who enter business circles.
On the 1st of October, 1884, Mr. Fehleisen was married to Miss Sophie Achtemeier, a native of Wisconsin, and to them have been born six children : Bertha Carrie, the wife of R. L. Martin, of Boone; Minnie Catherine. at home : Vera Elizabeth; Bessie Lulie; Elmer E., who is associated with his father in business ; and Ruth Edna. Mr. Fehleisen votes with the republican party and is well informed concerning the vital questions and issues of the day, but has never been an aspirant for public office. The religious faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian church, to which they loyally adhere, taking active interest in its work and contributing liberally to its support. In social circles the family is widely and favorably known, and the hospitality of the best homes of the city is cordially extended to them.
C. OSCAR HANSON.
C. Oscar Hanson, a successful and representative merchant of Beaver, handles a complete line of hardware, harness and farm implements and also deals in automobiles. His birth occurred in Bureau county, Illinois, in July, 1865, his parents being John and Matilda Hanson, natives of Sweden, who emigrated to the United States in an early day, locating in California. In that state the father prospected for gold for some time and subsequently removed to Illinois, where he purchased land and carried on farming for several years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Sweden but at the end of a year came back to this country and took up his abode in Boone county, Iowa, here purchasing a tract of land which he cultivated until 1894. He is now eighty -.
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three years of age and has lived retired in Boone during the past two decades. His wife has attained the age of seventy-six years. They are well known and highly esteemed throughout the community and have many friends here.
C. Oscar Hanson was reared and educated in Boone county and when four- teen years of age began learning the blacksmith's trade, working at that occupa- tion at intervals through a period of twenty-eight years. He spent two years on the road as a representative of the International Harvester Company and for six years was engaged in the hardware and implement business at Boone in association with his brother, while for a year and a half he conducted an enter- prise of that character alone. In October, 1913, he came to Beaver and pur- chased the hardware establishment which he is now conducting. He handles a complete line of hardware, harness and farm implements and is also a dealer in Detroit and Jackson automobiles. Mr. Hanson bought the two-story steel structure in which his business is carried on and has erected an addition thereto, occupying the building in its entirety. An extensive patronage is accorded him, and he enjoys an unassailable reputation for reliability and integrity that is indeed well merited.
In June, 1893, Mr. Hanson was united in marriage to Miss Edith Kaatz, a daughter of August and Minnie Kaatz, who were natives of Germany and emi- grated to the United States in an early day. The father followed farming in Minnesota until the time of his demise in November, 1912. The mother now makes her home with our subject. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hanson have been born six children, as follows: Marjorie, who is fifteen years of age; Opal, who is thirteen years old; Leona and Francis, who are nine and seven years of age respectively ; Amford, who died in November, 1896; and Dorothy, who passed away in September, 1903.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Hanson has given his political allegiance to the republican party. His religious faith is that of the Lutheran church, while fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Homesteaders, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a man of marked enterprise, positive character and strict integrity, and he has ever been greatly interested in the growth and prosperity of his community. His life is exemplary in many respects and he has the esteem of all his friends and the confidence of those who have had busi- ness relations with him.
JOHN W. MORGAN.
John W. Morgan, who passed away in Ogden on the 20th of October, 1913, had been a resident of Boone county for more than four decades and was long numbered among its active and successful agriculturists. His birth occurred in England on the 20th of August, 1851, his parents being William and Rebecca Morgan, who were likewise natives of that country. The father, a carpenter by trade, emigrated to the United States in an early day and located in Illinois, where he purchased land and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. The remainder of his life was spent in the Prairie state.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN W. MORGAN
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John W. Morgan was reared and educated in Illinois and after putting aside his text-books took up farming. When twenty-one years of age he came to Boone county, Iowa, purchasing and improving a tract of land in Peoples township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits with gratifying success during the remainder of his active business career. In 1903 he took up his abode in Ogden, there living in honorable retirement until called to his final rest. He died on the 20th of October, 1913, after an illness of five weeks, and the community thus lost one of its prosperous, representative and respected citizens.
In December, 1874, Mr. Morgan was joined in wedlock to Miss Margaret Mil- ler, a daughter of John and Sarah (Miller) Miller, both of whom were natives of York county, Pennsylvania. The father, a shoemaker by trade, came to Boone county, Iowa, in 1866, here purchasing land and engaging in farming during the remainder of his life. His demise occurred on the 2d of December, 1897, while his wife passed away on the 27th of August, 1896. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were born twelve children, as follows: Charles, who is identified with the tele- phone company in Ogden ; Albert, a resident of Ogden; Frank, who follows farm- ing in Boone county ; Harry, who makes his home in Ogden ; John, who conducts a moving picture theatre in Ogden; Myrtle, who is the wife of George Heaps, Jr., of Boone, lowa ; Ray, a barber of Ogden; Arthur, who is at home; Josephine, the wife of V. E. Soderquist, who is a member of the firm of Bass & Soderquist, clothing merchants of Ogden; Wilbur, a high-school student; Edith, who is also attending the high school; and Elmer, who was accidentally killed by a train on the 27th of March, 1905.
Mr. Morgan exercised his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the democracy, believing firmly in the principles of that party. Fra- ternally he was identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while his religious faith was that of the Methodist church. His life was upright and hon- orable in all relations, and he enjoyed the friendship and esteem of those who knew him. Mrs. Morgan, who has now lived in Boone county for a period of forty-eight years, also has an extensive and favorable acquaintance within its borders.
ELIAS J. CARTWRIGHT.
Elias J. Cartwright is now occupying a beautiful and attractive home at No. 503 Clinton street. He was formerly closely identified with agricultural interests in Boone county and is still the owner of valuable farm property. from which he derives a substantial annual income. He was born in Coles county, Illinois, November 10, 1852, and is a son of Robert N. and Sarah (Dyer) Cartwright, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Illinois. The father made farming his life work and in 1853 came to Boone county, settling on a farm in Worth township. There he devoted his energy to general agricul- tural pursuits for many years with growing success, but in 1911 sold that prop- erty and removed to Boone, where he is now living retired in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil. In 1913 he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 17th of June of that year. They were the parents of
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twelve children : Sarah, who died in infancy; Elias J .; Susan, the wife of Virgil Boone, of Worth township; Katherine, the wife of F. O. Lockard of Boone; John W., living in Payette, Idaho; Albert N., of Rockford, Washington; Andrew J., whose home is in Spokane, Washington; Clarence A., also living in Rock- ford; Charles W., of California; Grant R. and Harvey G., both deceased; and Daniel J., who is located at Seneca, South Dakota.
In the spring after attaining his majority, Elias J. Cartwright left home. He had been reared as a farm lad, working in the fields through the summer months and attending the public schools in the winter seasons. Desiring to start out independently, he went to California, where he engaged in ranching for about three years. On the expiration of that period, however, he returned to Boone county, where he made investment in eighty acres of land, which he at once began to cultivate and improve. As the years passed on he added to this tract from time to time until his holdings embraced three hundred acres or more in Colfax township. He carefully tilled the fields, bringing the farm to a high. state of cultivation, and annually he gathered rich harvests which made his work very profitable. He had secured a handsome competence, when, in 1910, he retired from active business life and removed to Boone, purchasing his pres- ent attractive home at No. 503 Clinton street.
On the 6th of June, 1876, Mr. Cartwright was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Morgan, a native of Illinois, who came to Boone county in her child- hood. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright: Robert A., who is upon the home farm; Walter W., also living in Colfax township; Lulen Cleo, deceased ; and Linn Dorwin, a resident of Fowler, Colorado.
Mr. Cartwright votes with the republican party and has supported its prin- ciples since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. In 1910 he was elected to the office of supervisor and in 1912 was reelected. For twenty years he has been a trustee of Colfax township and no higher testimonial to his ability could be given than the fact that he has so long been retained in this office. He belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen and to the Christian church-associations which indicate much of the nature of the rules which govern his actions and control him in all of his relations with his fellowmen. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, for he started out in life empty-handed and has worked his way upward through the force of his character and his native and acquired ability. His life record indicates what may be accomplished when energy and determination point the way.
DAVID J. CONN.
David J. Conn, conducting a growing business as a railroad grading con- tractor, his home being in Boone, his native city, was born on the 17th of Sep- tember, 1877, his parents being Hugh and Sarah J. ( McMechan) Conn, both of whom were natives of Ireland and were of Scotch-Irish descent. The father crossed the Atlantic to the new world in 1865 and the following year made his way to Boone, where he entered the employ of the Northwestern Railroad Con- pany. It was on the Ist of January, 1868, that the mother started for the new
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world. Hugh Conn is today engaged in the coal and feed business in Boone under the firm style of Conn & Son, and theirs is one of the well known busi- ness interests of the city. The family numbered four children, three daugh- ters and a son: Grace, now the wife of Ernest Leatham and a resident of Memphis, Tennessee; Margaret, the wife of Dr. C. A. Rhoades of Boone ; David J., of this review ; and Elsie, who has departed this life.
At the usual age David J. Conn began his education, which he continued in the public schools of Boone, passing through consecutive grades until graduated from the high school with the class of 1896. At the time of the Spanish-Ameri- can war he volunteered for active duty as a member of Company I, Fifty-second lowa Infantry. After being discharged from the army he entered into business with his father as a dealer in ice, but has since changed his occupation, being now engaged in taking and executing contracts for railroad grading. In this connec- tion he has built up a business of good proportions and is leading a busy, active and useful life. He does not seek to figure prominently in any public connec- tions, but he belongs to that class of substantial citizens whose very industry and devotion to daily duty constitute them worthy and valued residents of their community.
On the 18th of October, 1906, Mr. Conn was united in marriage to Miss Pearl L. Patterson, a native of Boone, and to them has been born a son, Richard J. H., whose birth occurred September 16, 1908. Mr. Conn votes with the republican party and is interested in all matters relating to the general welfare. The religious faith of Mr. and Mrs. Conn is that of the Presbyterian church, to the work of which they contribute both of time and means. They have been life- long residents of Boone and have an extensive circle of warm friends here- many who have known them from childhood as well as those whose acquaintance they have formed in later years. Mr. Conn has been a witness of all the changes which have occurred in Boone and this section of the state for thirty-seven years, has rejoiced in what has been accomplished and in various ways has aided the work of further progress and development.
J. C. PETERSEN.
J. C. Petersen is a well known clothing merchant of Boone, where he is con- ducting business under the name of the J. C. Petersen Company. Under his guidance the business has grown to gratifying proportions and is regarded as one of the leading commercial enterprises of the city. Mr. Petersen is a native of Germany, born April 9, 1868, and is a son of Marcus and Anna ( Hub) Petersen, who were also natives of the same country. The father still lives in Germany, but the mother is deceased. In their family were four children: J. C., of this review ; Anna; Mathena ; and Marcus.
J. C. Petersen spent the first sixteen years of his life in his native land and during that period attended its public schools. At length, bidding adieu to friends and native country, he sailed from Hamburg to New York in October, 1884, and after a brief stay in the eastern metropolis made his way westward to Iowa. In this state he turned his attention to farming and while thus employed
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attended school in the winter seasons for three months, thus supplementing the knowledge that he had gained in the fatherland and acquiring a greater freedom in the use of the English language. On the expiration of that period he came to Boone and has since been identified with its commercial interests. He first accepted a clerkship in a clothing store, in which he remained until 1893. During that period he carefully saved his earnings until his industry and economy had brought him a sufficient sum to enable him to engage in business on his own account. He then organized the firm of Petersen & Samson and the business was continued in that connection until the 11th of July, 1897. when the junior part- ner died. The senior member of the firm then carried on the business under his own name until 1902, when he formed a stock company known as the J. C. Petersen Company, admitting three employes, F. O. Schmidt, Emanuel Guther and Andrew Anderson, to a partnership and thus rewarding them for their faithful and loyal service. They have a large and well appointed store, carry an attractive line of clothing and men's furnishings and as the years have gone by they have increased their business as the result of their honorable methods their enterprising spirit and their close application. The brick building occupied by the J. C. Petersen Company is the property of the senior member of the firm, who owns other real estate in the city, which constitutes the tangible evidence of his life of well directed energy and thrift. He also conducts a similar store in Fort Dodge.
On the 5th of May, 1889, Mr. Petersen was united in marriage to Miss Anna Ick, a native of Germany, and they have become parents of six children, Mary, Anna, Marcus, Albert, Harry and Christ. In his political views Mr. Petersen is a democrat, but has never sought nor desired political office. He has served, however, as a member of the school board. and the cause of education finds in him a stalwart friend. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, holds membership with the Improved Order of Red Men and his religious faith is evidenced in his membership in the German Lutheran church. To all these organizations he is most loyal, and it is a well known fact that Mr. Petersen is ever faithful to a trust reposed in him whether of a public or a private nature. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, for he came to America empty-handed when a youth of sixteen and has worked his way steadily upward to his present position of affluence. His business methods are such as neither seek nor require disguise, and in every relation of life he has commanded the good-will and con- fidence of his fellow men.
JACOB M. CARLSON.
Since 1908, Jacob M. Carlson has been the county supervisor for Douglas township. He rendered such distinguished service in his first term that he was reelected and is now closing his second term to the entire satisfaction of his constituency. Mr. Carlson was connected with various business interests in Madrid, particularly the grain and mercantile business. He now, however, gives most of his attention to his official position. His parents were Carl J. and Bertha (Nelson) Johnson-Carlson, natives of Sweden, who both died in that country,
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the former reaching the venerable age of ninety-three years. They had seven children : Adolph, Nels, Mrs. Anna Schenader, Peter and Charles, of Hamilton county, Iowa ; Gustav, of South Dakota; and Jacob M., of this review. All were born and educated in Sweden.
Jacob M. Carlson was born in Ostergotland, Sweden, November 9, 1858. He came to America when about twenty years of age, in 1878, and located at Swede Point, Boone county, Iowa. For six months he worked as a farm hand in Garden township and then accepted a position as clerk in the general mer- chandise business of William Johnson, of Madrid, with whom he continued for two years. At the end of that time he was employed for a year by M. J. Sellen. Having gained in experience and having mastered the language, he then engaged in the grocery business in partnership with George W. Briggs, under the firm name of Briggs & Carlson, but sold out to Mr. Briggs in 1885. In that year he entered the service of Crary Brothers of Boone, for whom he conducted a hard- ware store in Madrid. In 1887 Mr. Carlson purchased what is now known as the Watt Webb farm in Douglas township and operated this farm. He bought and sold grain at the same time, making his business headquarters at Wheeler's switch. He secured from the railroad a flag station at this place, which greatly facilitated the shipping end of the business, and also bought grain for the McFar- land Elevator Company, thus continuing for three years. He then sold his farm to Fred Johnson and removed to Madrid, where in 1892, with John A. Johnson, he entered the mercantile business. They built in conjunction the brick block where Johnson & Johnson have their present general merchandise business. Upon the dissolution of the partnership Mr. Johnson retained the store building and Mr. Carlson received the stock of goods. Buying the Crary Brothers' brick building, he removed his goods there and successfully conducted his store until 1908, when he sold his stock to E. O. Kinsey, who at present is at the head of that business. In all his undertakings Mr. Carlson proved himself an able and honest merchant. He was successful because he had executive ability, a capacity for detail and because the underlying qualities of his character are above reproach. In November, 1908, Mr. Carlson was elected to the county board of supervisors and now his second term of office is drawing to its close. He has always championed the people's interests and has secured many advantages for his constituency.
On December 19, 1880, Jacob M. Carlson was married at Swede Point ( Madrid) to Miss Tilda Sell, who was born in Sweden. August 2, 1862. She came with her parents to America in 1870, the family locating in Rockford, Illi- nois. Her father, C. G. Sell, was also a native of Sweden and was a carpenter by trade. He came to Boone county in 1871 and located on a farm west of Madrid, passing away in that city, February 9, 1899. Mrs. Carlson's mother, Johanna (Johnson) Sell, was born in Sweden and died in Madrid in July, 1913. They had seven children, of whom three are living, namely : Mrs. Tilda Carlson; Mrs. Hulda Hoover, of Madrid; and Mrs. Nellie Erickson, also of that city. The four eldest, Sophia, Carolina, Louise and Charles, are deceased. All were born in Sweden with the exception of Mrs. Erickson, who is a native of Boone county. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson have five children, who were born in Madrid and reared there. They all graduated from the Madrid high school. They are: E. C., now a traveling salesman for the Washburn-Crosby Milling Company of
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