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On account of his long and faithful service Mr. Finnegan was placed on the pension roll of the Northwestern Railway, April 1, 1911, and now lives in the enjoyment of a most comfortable income, being one of the most highly esteemed and respected citizens of Boone, where he has many friends. Indeed there are few who know him, if any, who are not his friends. He and his family are devout members of the Roman Catholic church, and fraternally Mr. Finnegan is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Politically he is a democrat, stanchly supporting that party and thoroughly in sympathy with its principles. He is a useful, patriotic, public-spirited citizen who has always placed public interests above his own and who has been more loyal to outside obligations than even to his own welfare. He is a kindly, courteous, affable gentleman whom it is an honor to know and who has brought sunshine into many lives by his pleas- ing, kindly, obliging ways and his sympathetic personality.
CARL H. ANDERSON.
Carl H. Anderson is associated with his brother, Clarence R. Anderson, in the conduct of a general mercantile establishment at Ogden and has won gratifying and merited success in this connection. His birth occurred in Marcy township, Boone county, Iowa, on the Ist of January. 1874. his parents being Charles and Sarah (Carlson) Anderson, who are mentioned at greater length on another page of this work in connection with the sketch of Clarence R. Anderson.
Carl H. Anderson was reared and educated in this county, pursuing his studies in the district schools. He remained on the home farm with his parents until twenty-five years of age and then came to Ogden, where he was employed
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as clerk for three years. On the expiration of that period he went to Boone and there clerked for a year in the service of H. T. Cook, a clothing merchant. Sub- sequently he returned to Ogden and embarked in the mercantile business on his own account, having thus remained a factor in commercial circles of the town to the present time. In August, 1913, he was joined by his brother, Clarence R. Anderson, and the firm has since been known as Anderson Brothers. They erected a modern two-story brick building on the main street and occupy nearly all of the structure, carrying an extensive stock of merchandise. A liberal patron- age is accorded them, for they have won an enviable reputation as reliable, up- to-date merchants and enjoy the confidence of the public in unusual degree.
In October, 1901, Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Bergstrom, a daughter of John and Hannah Bergstrom, natives of Sweden, who emigrated to America and located in Boone county, Iowa, in 1868. The father operated a farm here until about 1911 and has since lived retired in Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have six children, as follows: Luella, eleven years old; Bessemer and Donald, who are nine and seven years of age respectively ; Melvin. five years old : Helen, who is four years old : and Russell, two years of age. Mr. Anderson is a republican in his political views, while his religious faith is indi- cated by his membership in the Swedish Mission. He has always remained within the borders of Boone county and that his life has ever been upright and honor- able is indicated in the fact that the associates of his boyhood and youth are still numbered among his stanch friends and admirers.
WILLIAM H. GALLUP.
William H. Gallup was for nearly fifty years connected with newspapers in Boone and other counties of the state as owner, editor and publisher, and in every instance the papers while under his control increased in their volume of business, in their influence and in their general tone of reliability. Keeping in touch with progressive methods, he has never catered to the sensationalism or in any way adopted the ideas of the "yellow" sheet. His influence has always been on the side of advancement and improvement and he gained for his papers the same high regard which is entertained for him as a man.
A native of New York, Mr. Gallup was born at Summit. Schoharie county, May 17, 1840, a son of Nathan and Pamelia ( Baird) Gallup, who were natives of Connecticut and of New Jersey respectively. The father, who made farming his life work, died in Summit, and the mother has also passed away. In their family were eight children, Nathan, Silas. Abigail, Samuel, Margaret, Bedent B., John B. and William H., all having passed away but William, the subject of this sketch.
William H. Gallup was fourteen years of age when his father sold the old home farm in Schoharie county. In his youthful days he attended the district schools and afterward pursued a course in a seminary. He also taught school during the winter months and at nineteen years of age he took up the study of law, being graduated from the New York State and National Law School, located at Poughkeepsie, New York, on the Ist of August, 1860. He was admitted to
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the bar at Newburgh, New York, in the following September and spent the suc- ceeding winter in the law office of Hon. S. L. Mayham at North Blenheim. On the Ist of April, 1861, he came to the middle west, settling first at Marshall- town, Iowa, on the 11th of May, 1861, six days before he was twenty-one, where he practiced his profession for a short time. He then purchased a newspaper, the Marshall County Times, and has since been identified the greater part of his life with journalistic interests. He continued as editor and proprietor of that paper from October, 1861, until April, 1862. In May of the succeeding year he again became editor and sole proprietor of the Marshall County Times and so remained until September, 1864. A few weeks in 1862, after the capture of Fort Donelson by General Grant, which was one of the first substantial Union victories in our great Civil war, he published the Daily Marshal Times, a four column folio, in order to give the news of Grant's maneuvers, which culminated in the battle of Shiloh. While in Marshalltown he took an active part in the affairs of the county and city, and was one of the two or three who kept at work securing subscribers to make the place an incorporated town, thus laying the foundations for the beautiful city that it is today. At the first republican caucus for the nomination of officers for the newly incorporated town, he found him- self to his total surprise the nominee for mayor when the ballots were counted out. Removing to Boonesboro in December, 1864, he established the Boonesboro Index, the first number appearing on February 1, 1865, and which for six months was the only paper published in Boone county. In the latter part of 1865, Mr. Gallup removed the Index office from Bonesboro to the new town of Boone and continued its publication until September, 1867, when he sold the plant to L. M. Holt, who changed the name to The Montana Standard. Boone had pre- viously adopted the name of Montana for the purpose of getting a postoffice. there already being one postoffice in the state by the name of Boone and this making a different name necessary.
Mr. Gallup's last official appearance as a lawyer was his election to the office of city attorney of Montana in March, 1868, but which office he deemed it advis- able to resign in a few weeks, because it became to his financial interest to resume the publication of the Standard, which he continued until September, 1869. In May, 1870, he purchased the Nevada Aegis, renamed it Nevada Representa- tive and continued as its sole editor and proprietor until September, 1882, or for over twelve years. In 1875 he was elected state senator from the thirty-first senatorial district, composed of the counties of Boone and Story, and served in the sixteenth and seventeenth general assemblies, his term covering the years of 1876, 1877, 1878 and 1879. While in the senate, he took an active part in the daily routine of business, was always present at the opening of the daily ses- sions, avoided set speeches made for political effect and never dodged a roll call on any question. He had the rare distinction of introducing one bill which was read twice and then upon his motion the rules were suspended, the bill read a third time and put upon its final passage and passed, without a dissenting vote upon any of the roll calls, his word being accepted by all parties as to its truth- fulness and accuracy. At the first inauguration of Governor Gear he was chair- man of the joint legislative committee which arranged the inaugural ceremonies. He was also author of senate file 67, in the sixteenth general assembly, which became a law and allowed counties, townships and municipalities to vote a tax
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of five percent, payable half in one year and half in the succeeding year, to aid in the building of railroads, which the state so much needed for its development in those days. After disposing of the Nevada Representative by redistricting in 1882, he was engaged for about two years in the book, news and stationery busi- ness in Nevada, and also for about two years owned and conducted a banking business at Cambridge, Story county. But in 1887 the newspaper fever again got control of him, and he purchased the Perry Chief in December of that year. which he published as editor and proprietor until May, 1892, when he became part owner of the Boone Republican, remaining so until November, 1896, and as sole owner until October, 1897. He was also editor and part proprietor of the Daily Boone Republican from April, 1896, until November, 1896. He was editor and proprietor of the Monthly Boone Review and Advertiser from February, 1899, until March, 1900, and in January, 1902, he became editor and sole owner of the Weekly Boone Standard for the third time, which paper he continued to pub- lish until June, 1908. Few men of the state can boast of so long and continued a newspaper career. He has had much to do with shaping the journalistic policy of the state. He made his papers both the mirror and molder of public opinion and his editorials were always fair and liberal to all.
Mr. Gallup was united in marriage on the 26th of August, 1862, in Summit, New York, to Miss Albina Dyer, a native of Schoharie county, who lost her father in her early girlhood, while her mother now lives in California at the advanced age of eighty-eight years. The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Gallup was celebrated at six o'clock in the morning, on which occasion there were present three invited couples beside the immediate families. After the morning breakfast, the four couples drove to Howe's cave, about ten miles distant, where, in charge of an experienced guide, they made a four mile trip on foot into the interior of the cave. After a few weeks spent in New York, Mr. and Mrs. Gallup came to their home in the west. As the years went by six children were added to the household : Chester, who died in childhood; Frankie, the wife of James Hamil- ton, of Sioux City, Iowa ; William, who passed away in boyhood; Lucy, who died in infancy ; Fred H., who is captain of Company F. of the Third Field Artillery, now located at Fort Myer, Virginia; and James, owner of a prosperous job printing establishment in Boone.
Mr. Gallup is a republican and has held a number of local offices. His fra- ternal relations connect him with the Masons and his religious faith with the Methodist church. His life has been honorable, his actions manly and sincere, and there is no citizen in Boone county more worthy of high regard.
CARL CLAUSSEN.
Carl Claussen, a well known young business man of Ogden, is a member of the firm of Hagge & Claussen, automobile dealers and also proprietors of a gen- eral repair shop. He is a native son of Boone county, having been born in Amaqua township on the 5th of May, 1883. His parents, Thomas and Margaret ( Jones) Claussen, were born in Germany. The father, who followed farming
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in that country, emigrated to the United States when twenty years of age and made his way direct to this county but a short time later removed to Wyoming, where he resided for a year and a half. On the expiration of that period he returned to Boone county, Iowa, purchasing and improving a farm in Amaqua township which he operated successfully until 1900. He has lived retired in Ogden during the past fourteen years and is widely recognized as a substantial, representative and esteemed citizen of the community.
Carl Claussen was reared and educated in this county, pursuing his studies in the district schools. He remained on the farm with his parents until sixteen years of age, when the family home was established in Ogden. Subsequently he entered Highland Park College of Des Moines and later pursued a special course in mechanical engineering in the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechan- ical Arts at Ames. He then went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for eight months was engaged in railroad work, while during the next year and a half he followed farming near Spokane, Washington. After returning to Ogden he operated the municipal electric light plant for three years. On the ist of Febru- ary, 1913, he embarked in business in partnership with H. J. Hagge as a dealer in automobiles, the firm name being Hagge & Claussen. They handle Buick cars exclusively and also carry on a general repair business. Success has attended the venture, for the partners are young men of splendid business ability, enter- prise and enthusiasm. Their garage is a one-story brick structure of double width.
In his political views Mr. Claussen is a democrat while his religious faith is that of the German Lutheran church. He has cooperated in many movements for the general good, has ever cast his influence on the side of improvement and has advocated high ideals of manhood and citizenship.
J. AUGUST CARLSON.
J. August Carlson is one of those sturdy Swedish-Americans who have found in this country the opportunities which lead to success. He is the owner of the Belmont stock farm in Marcy township, which enjoys a reputation that extends far and wide over the state. He also owns two hundred and forty acres on sec- tion 22, Amaqua township. He was born in Sweden, May 10, 1858, and is a son of J. P. and Christina Carlson, natives of Sweden. There the mother died in 1868. The father subsequently came to America, locating in De Kalb, Illinois, in 1870. In the fall of the same year he came to Moingona, Boone county. He was a carpenter by trade and for two years continued in that line of occupation, after which he retired, making his home with S. M. Kollin, until his death in 1878.
J. August Carlson attended the schools of his native country and as a boy of twelve years came with his father to America. He again took up his lessons here, completing his education in the English schools. He began his career as a farm hand and it is interesting to note that he has worked and lived on section 4 in Marcy township for thirty-nine years. He continued in the employ of others until 1883, removing in that year onto the farm which he had acquired in 1881 and which comprises one hundred and three acres on section 4. Marcy township.
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He immediately gave his sole attention to the improvement of his property and has ever since continued on the same place. His farm is known as the Belmont stock farm, and Mr. Carlson has become recognized as one of the most pro- ficient stockraisers and dealers in his section of the state. He has taken more premiums and prizes on stock than any other man in Boone county. Close application, thrift, industry and judicious management have been the factors in his success. He also owns two hundred and forty acres on section 22, Amaqua township, which are highly improved and net him a considerable income. He gives particular attention to Duroc Jersey hogs, and Percheron horses and short- horn cattle and has taken a number of prizes on this stock.
In February, 1883, Mr. Carlson was united in marriage to Miss Ida C. Wie- big, a daughter of Jonas and Maria (Danielson) Wiebig, natives of Sweden, where the mother died in 1872. The father came to America in 1889 and located in Clinton, lowa, but after a short time came to Boone county, where he gave his attention to farming for awhile. He then removed to Nebraska, taking up a claim in that state, and there he died in 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson became parents of eight children as follows: Henry W., Albert J., Arthur W., Elmer A., Raymond F., Alice C., Clarence E. and Carl J. Mr. Carlson served as trustee of Marcy township for twelve years and is now treasurer of the school board, manifesting thereby his deep interest in the cause of education. Politically he is a republican, and his religious faith is that of the Swedish Mission church. Most of his attention is given to his important stock-raising and farming interests, yet he is always ready to concern himself about public questions and to give ma- terial and moral support to movements which promote growth and advancement. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and very popu- lar in this lodge. Great credit is due him for what he has achieved, for he came to this country empty-handed and has attained a substantial position among the residents of Boone county.
JOHN A. MENTON.
Since 1902 John A. Menton has been connected with the publication of the Boone County Democrat in partnership with John R. Herron. He makes his home in the city of Boone, where he is both widely and favorably known. His birth occurred in North Easton, Massachusetts, February 25, 1867, his parents being John and Johannah (Leary) Menton, both of whom were natives of Ire- land. The mother crossed the Atlantic to Canada in her girlhood days. The father went from Ireland to Birmingham, England, here he remained for about twelve years and then came to the United States, settling in Massachusetts. It was there that they were married, and in the spring of 1867 they removed west- ward to Boone county, where for many years the father followed the occupa- tion of farming. He afterward lived retired until his death, which occurred in the year 1905. His wife survived him for about eight years, passing away in 1913. In their family were nine children as follows: Julia, the wife of T. J. O'Connell, a resident of Boone; Dennis, deceased ; Daniel, also living in Boone; John A .; Kate, the wife of D. P. Ivis, of this county; Nellie, at home; T. P.,
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a resident of Boone; W. F., living in Santa Ana, California ; and Edward J., of Boone.
John A. Menton left the farm in his youthful days and supplemented the education which he had previously acquired in the public schools by study in the Western Normal College. He then went to the west for his health, spending two years in Colorado, and upon his return to Iowa, he engaged in teaching school, successfully following that profession for ten years. During that period he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He afterward practiced in Boone and in lola, Kansas, and when he again returned to Boone once more became an instructor in the public schools. He also acted as a salesman and afterward resumed the practice of law. In 1902 he entered the newspaper field in partnership with John R. Herron, and the connection has since been main- tained. They are owners and publishers of the Boone County Democrat, which has a good circulation, and is, therefore, an excellent advertising medium.
On the 28th of April, 1909, Mr. Menton was united in marriage to Miss Ida V. Engel, who passed away eleven months later. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party, and for twelve years he was chairman of the democratic central committee of Boone county. His religious faith is that of the Catholic church. Much of his life has been spent in this section of the state, where he is now widely known, and he has won many friends during the long period of his residence here.
WILBUR H. KEIGLEY.
Wilbur H. Keigley, the president and general manager of the W. H. Keigley Land Company of Madrid, is at the head of a well established real-estate and loan business in the city and also buys and sells land in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Boone county is proud to number him among her native sons. His birth occurred in Douglas township on the 4th of July, 1868, his parents being William Jacob and Elizabeth ( Throckmorton) Keigley, the former born in Pennsylvania in 1824 and the latter in Green county, that state, in the same year. William Jacob Keigley was one of the pioneer settlers of Boone county, making the overland journey to this state. He located on a farm in Douglas township and devoted his attention to the work of the fields throughout his active career. His demise occurred in Madrid, Iowa, on the 3Ist of December, 1905, while his wife passed away in that city on the 27th of April, 1904, the com- munity thus losing two of its respected early residents.
They were the parents of eight children, as follows: William, a native of Pennsylvania, who passed away in that state; John Warren, who died in Boone, Iowa, in December, 1913; Wilbur H., of this review: Clayton C., a resident of Crowley, Louisiana ; Theo H., who makes his home in Colfax township, Boone county, Iowa : Lionel F., living in Ames, Iowa ; Robert M., who passed away in Madrid, this state; and Mrs. Emmerah E. Sutherland, who is a resident of Garden township. The two eldest children were born in Pennsylvania and the younger ones in Douglas township, this county. All the surviving members of the family were reared in Boone county.
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Wilbur H. Keigley, whose entire life has been spent within the borders of his native county, attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education and is a graduate of the Madrid high school. He gave his attention to general agricultural pursuits until 1885 and subsequently engaged in various kinds of business in Madrid, eventually becoming identified with real-estate interests. He is now the president and general manager of the W. H. Keigley Land Company of Madrid, conducting a general real-estate business locally and also buying and selling land in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Success has attended his undertakings in gratifying degree and he is now numbered among the prosperous and representative business men of the county. He owns a commodious and attractive residence in Madrid and also has property in Minnesota.
In 1890 Mr. Keigley was united in marriage to Miss Arah Belle Holcomb, a native of Illinois and a daughter of Milo and Caroline Holcomb, who established their home in Boone county, Iowa, in 1878. The father passed away in Wood- ward, this state, while the mother's demise occurred at Madrid. Their six sur- viving children are as follows: Mrs. Mattie Moore, of Manitou, Oklahoma ; Mrs. Carrie L. Woods, who is a resident of Fort Madison, Iowa ; Charles, living in Madrid, Iowa ; Mrs. Wilbur H. Keigley ; Frank, of Pocahontas county, Iowa; and Mrs. Blanche Rhodes, of Woodward, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Keigley have two children, namely : Milo W., who was born January 13, 1897; and Marvel E., whose birth occurred December 27, 1902. Both are natives of Madrid and attend the public schools of that city.
In politics Mr. Keigley is a stanch democrat and his fellow townsmen, recog- nizing his worth and ability, have chosen him for various positions of public trust. He has held numerous local offices in Madrid, has acted as city marshal and as constable in Douglas township. He served as deputy sheriff of Boone county under the administration of George Garner and was the democratic pre- cinct chairman for a number of years. Mr. Keigley attends the services of the Methodist Episcopal church in Madrid and is fraternally identified with the Masons, belonging to Star Lodge, No. 115, of Madrid, and Tuscan Chapter, No. 31, R. A. M., of Boone. He is likewise connected with the Modern Woodmen of America at Madrid. He has always lived in Boone county and the fact that many of his stanchest friends are numbered among those who have known him from his boyhood to the present time is an indication of an upright and well spent life. He manifests sterling qualities not only in his business activities but also in his social and citizenship relations and is justly accounted one of the valued residents of the community.
MRS. NETTIE McINTOSH WAHL.
One of the beautiful homes of Boone is that owned and occupied by Mrs. Nettie McIntosh Wahl at the corner of Sixth and Wood streets. She is most widely and favorably known in this city and throughout the county, where she has many friends. She was born in Indiana in 1851, a daughter of William and Emily W. (Parker) McIntosh, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Kentucky. Mrs. Wahl was but six weeks old when her parents removed with
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