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On the 24th day of November. 1889, Mr. Colclo was united in marriage to Mrs. Sadie E. (Kail) Snyder, widow of James Snyder, and a daugh- ter of John and Margaret Kail. She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, November 9, 1862, her parents being natives of that state. They came to Carroll about 1887. The father died in 1891 and the mother in 1908, hav- ing then arrived at the age of seventy-four years. Of their children seven are now living: Thomas B .; John F .; Inga, the wife of Harry Johnson, of Terre Haute; Virginia, the wife of J. F. Ford, of Des Moines, Iowa ; Sadie E., now Mrs. Craton C. Colclo; Mrs. Wanita Wagner of Minne- apolis; and Grace, the wife of E. C. Kempton, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mr. Colclo is not identified with any religious denomination but his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. He belongs to Signet Lodge No. 264, 'A. F. & A. M., and to Copestone Chapter, No. 78, R. A. M., of Carroll. He is active in Masonic work and also in other lines, serving at
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the present time as president of the Citizens' Commercial Club. Ever since arriving at the age of manhood he has been an earnest supporter of the democratic party and was a delegate to the democratic national convention at Chicago in 1896, which nominated William Jennings Bryan for presi- dent. His record is one of which he and his friends may justly be proud as it has been marked by progress and free from the errors into which many public men fall. Born in a log cabin, he has won recognition as a safe leader in a wide section of one of the most advanced states of the Union and that is honor enough for any ordinary individual.
SHERMAN TECUMSEH WALDRON.
The keynote of the character of Sherman Tecumseh Waldron, a well known optometrist of Glidden, may be designated as persistency and fidelity to worthy ideals. It is through these or similar traits that he has attained his high standing in central Iowa where he has been known since his early manhood. He is a native of Greene county, Iowa, and was born near the Carroll county line November 13, 1864, a son of John and Cecilia (Cham- bers) Waldron. The father was born in Butler county, Ohio, and the mother in Chemung county, New York. At the age of three years he moved with his parents to Berrien county, Michigan. He came to Iowa in 1855 and settled on a farm in Greene county. In 1869 he took up his residence in Glidden where he has since lived, being in the jewelry business until 1896 when on account of the loss of his eyesight he was obliged to retire from business and has since lived quietly at home. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. At the time of the Civil war he drilled the soldiers, but not being an able-bodied man, he was never accepted for the army. He served very acceptably for a number of years as mayor of Glidden. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Isaac Waldron, a farmer. He was twice married, his first wife dying in Mich- igan. Six children were born of this union, John, Emeline, Elizabeth, Clara, Harriet and "Joe." He came to Greene county, Iowa, with his sec- ond wife and they both died at Glidden, he being seventy-seven years of age at the time of his departure. The maternal grandfather was Harmon W. Chambers, a native of New York state. He came to Iowa in 1854 and engaged in farming in Greene county. After spending many years upon his farm he moved to Carroll but subsequently sold his property there and took up his residence at Glidden, where he died at the age of eighty-nine, his wife passing away when in her ninety-first year. They had two sons and two daughters, Cecilia, Losey D., Alvah and Ida.
Sherman T. Waldron has lived in Glidden since he was a lad of about six years. He received his early education in the public schools and the high school of Glidden and was connected with the jewelry business in Glidden with his father and also on his own account for thirty-nine years. He learned the business under his father and became his father's successor.
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continuing until 1907. He took up the scientific study of the eye many years ago and for fifteen years past has made it a specialty, graduating under Dr. A. B. Tarbox, of Omaha, March 22, 1897. On account of his thorough knowledge of his profession he has been unusually successful and his patrons speak highly of his skill. He has also met with a goodly measure of success in handling real estate at Glidden.
On the 25th of November, 1885, Mr. Waldron was married to Miss Rosella R. Coulter, a daughter of Captain John N. and Elizabeth A. (Skel- ley) Coulter, and an only daughter, Julia O., blessed this union. Mrs. Waldron was the first white child born in Scranton township, Greene county, Iowa, her natal day being January 2, 1862. Her father was a native of Ashland county, Ohio, and her mother of Indiana. He died at Glidden, November 22, 1905, at the age of seventy-five years, but the mother is still living and makes her home with her daughter and son-in- law. They had four children, three of whom grew to maturity, Lorenzo Dow, Rosella R. and George Benton Eddy. Mrs. Waldron's father was captain of Company E, Thirty-ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, at the time of the Civil war and served four years. Mr. Waldron, the father of our subject, and Captain Coulter were close friends as young men and drove a yoke of oxen from Greene county, Iowa, to Pike's Peak in 1860.
Mr. Waldron of this review and his family are members of the Pres- byterian church and in politics gives his support to the republican party. He possesses the social qualities that make him personally popular and is one of the most esteemed residents of Glidden, being always ready to extend his assistance to any movement for the promotion of the public good. A constant reader and student, he has a richly stored mind, and those who know him best find him a pleasing companion, worthy of their perfect confidence and highest regard.
HARVEY B. HASELTON.
Harvey B. Haselton, a wealthy agriculturist and prominent citizen of Carroll county, is the owner of four hundred acres of rich and productive land and makes his home on section 1, Grant township. His birth occurred in Chenango county, New York, on the 4th of April, 1845, his parents being Parker and Lodena (Barden) Haselton, who were likewise natives of that county. His paternal grandfather, David B. Haselton, was a native of Ver- mont and a farmer by occupation. He passed away in Ogle county, Illinois, when eighty-four years of age, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Lucy Parker, died in early womanhood. Their children were four in num- ber, namely : Lewis, Parker, Jane and Betsey. Samuel Barden, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Connecticut and an early settler of Chenango county, New York. He participated in the war of 1812 and carried on general agricultural pursuits throughout his active business ca- reer. Removing to Wisconsin, he died in Columbia county, that state, when
MR. AND MRS. H. B. HASELTON
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sixty-four years of age. His wife, who in maidenhood was Miss Olive Crandall, afterward removed to Minnesota, her demise occurring in Roches- ter, that state, when she had attained the age of seventy-eight years. They were the parents of ten children, as follows : Eliza, Marcus, Lodema, Har- vey, Rowland, Persis, Nancy, Lovisa, Catharine and Samuel.
Parker Haselton, the father of Harvey B. Haselton, was actively engaged in general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career. He removed to Wisconsin in 1849, settling in Green Lake county, while in 1860 he went to Ogle county, Illinois, where he passed away in 1861 at the age of forty-three years. His widow, who still survived him until April 5, 1911, attained the age of eighty-seven years. They belonged to the Baptist church in the early days but Mrs. Haselton was later identified with the Presby- terran church. Unto them were born seven children, four sons and three daughters, namely : Harvey B., of this review ; Mary F., the deceased wife of Herbert Mayberry; Joseph W., who is a resident of Grant township; Ellen, who has passed away; David B., of Grant township; and two who died in early life.
Harvey B. Haselton spent the first four years of his life in New York, was a resident of Illinois for eighteen years, lived in Wisconsin for eleven years and has made his home in Carroll county, Iowa, for thirty-three years. He obtained his education in the district schools at a time when the teacher "boarded round" among the pupils. He remained under the parental roof until thirty years of age and, being the oldest child, kept the family together for several years after his father's demise. On starting out as an agricul- turist on his own account he rented a tract of land, devoting his attention to farming during the summer seasons and teaching school in the winter months, being thus identified with educational interests for ten seasons. In 1878 he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Grant township and began improving the property. As his financial resources increased, owing to his untiring industry and capable management, he added to his holdings until they now embrace four hundred acres of rich and arable land. The place is lacking in none of the conveniences and improvements of a model farm of the twentieth century and in its neat and thrifty appearance gives evidence of the practical and progressive spirit of the owner. The fields bring forth good crops and in the autumn golden harvests are garnered.
On the 25th of March, 1873, Mr. Haselton was united in marriage to Miss Jane Gibson, who was born near Castle Douglas, in County Galway, Scot- land, in the year 1849 and who in 1860 came to America with her parents, Samuel and Margaret (Adamson) Gibson. The family home was estab- lished in Ogle county, Illinois, where Miss Gibson gave her hand in marriage to Harvey B. Haselton, with whom she came west in 1878. Samuel Gibson passed away in Ogle county, Illinois, at the age of seventy-three, having for a number of years survived his wife, who was fifty years old at the time of hier demise. They reared a family of eight children, namely : Jane, John, Agnes, James, William, Robert, Isabel, and Samuel. The paternal grand- parents of Mrs. Haselton, William and Agnes (Henry) Gibson, had the following children : James, William, Robert, Alexander, John, Betsey, Mary Vol. II-7
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Ann, Agnes, Jane and Samuel. Unto our subject and his wife were born five children. Florence M., living in Council Bluffs, is the wife of J. H. Beveridge, the superintendent of the city schools. They have two children, Lenore and Wendell. Samuel G., the next in order of birth, passed away when a young man of twenty-two years. Parker H., a graduate of Ames College, at Ames, Iowa, is an electrical engineer of Fort Wayne. William R., also a graduate of Ames College, is likewise an electrical engineer by profession. Harvey B., Jr., who wedded Miss Fleta Trainer, is a practicing dentist of Tama, Iowa.
Mr. Haselton is a democrat in politics and has been honored by official preferment on various occasions, now serving as chairman of the board of supervisors. He was elected supervisor in 1887 and served during a part of two terms. In the fall of 1891 he was elected to the legislature, serving in the state assembly for two terms and giving earnest thought and considera- tion to every question which came up for settlement. He was chosen chair- man of the board of supervisors in 1904 and holds that office at the present time, having been reelected for the third term. The cause of education finds in him a stanch champion and for many years he served as a school director. He is widely recognized as a public-spirited citizen who places the general good before personal aggrandizement and the welfare of county and cont- monwealth before partisanship.
CHARLES P. REINHART.
Of Teutonic parentage on both sides of the family, Charles P. Reinhart of Carroll has in his business affairs shown those traits of energy and persistence which are so conducive to success. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, July II, 1875, son of Martin and Barbara (Schuler) Reinhart, both of whom were natives of Germany. The father came to America in 1846 and engaged in farming at Kickapoo, Illinois. In 1882 he removed to Sheridan township, Carroll county, Iowa, where he purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land which he gradually improved. In 1895 he retired at Carroll where he is now living, having arrived at the age of seventy-eight. The beloved wife and mother is seventy-seven years old. She and her husband are both devout members of the Catholic church. The grandparents on the paternal side came to America in 1846 and also settled at Kickapoo, Illinois. Grandmother Reinhart lived to be more than ninety years of age and her husband died at the age of eighty-eight. Grandfather Schuler on the maternal side died in Germany at the age of forty-five, but his wife survived him many years and passed away when she was about seventy years of age. They had two daughters, Barbara and Mary. Ten children were born to Martin and Barbara Reinhart, namely: Theressa, now the wife of Joseph Nader of Kickapoo, Illinois ; John, of Anthon, Iowa ; Joseph, of Wagner, South Dakota; Tony, of Den- ver, Colorado; Martin, of Mount Carmel, Iowa; Frank, who died at the
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age of forty-two years; Maude, wife of Ed O'Toole of Carroll, Iowa; George, of Sioux City, lowa; Charles P., the subject of this review; and Louis, who died in 1900 at the age of twenty-three years.
Charles P. Reinhart was reared upon his father's farm and received his education in the district and parochial schools. He taught school in the country for four years and then entered the service of the Northwest- ern Railway, in which he continued a year and a half. After giving up railroading he rented a farm for two years, and then in 1908 began in his present business as dealer in tobacco and cigars with billiards and pool in connection. Under his energetic management the place has grown to be one of the most popular of the kind in the city and he is securing substantial financial returns.
On the 9th day of June, 1909, Mr. Reinhart was united in marriage to Miss Mary Miller, a native of Arcadia, Iowa. Her parents were early settlers at Arcadia and her mother died there in 1896 at the age of thirty- two years. The father is still living and makes his home at Arcadia. Mr. Reinhart and his wife were reared in the Catholic church and are sincere believers in its teachings. Socially, he is well known, being a member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Polit- ically, he is connected with the democratic party. He was a candidate for county recorder in 1906 but failed of election. Being a man of pleasing address and genial disposition he has made many friends in Carroll and vicinity.
J. H. RICKE.
The commercial, financial and political interests of Breda, Carroll county, Iowa, have all felt the stimulus of the sound judgment and busi- ness sagacity of J. H. Ricke, who for many years has been one of the prominent and foremost business men of this community. He is one of the valuable class of citizens which Germany has furnished to the new world, his birth having occurred in Hanover, on the 22d of June, 1854. His parents, Bernard J. and Mary Anna (Menson) Ricke, were also na- tives of the same place, who in 1860 brought their family to America, locating in Jo Daviess county, Illinois. There the father carried on agri- cultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in 1866. His wife, who survived him for twenty-two years, passed away in 1888. Their family of four sons and two daughters contained the following: Mary Anna and Bernard, both deceased; Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman, of East Dubuque, Illi- nois; Richard, a general merchant at Breda, Iowa; Henry, engaged in farming in Kniest township; and J. H., of this review.
In the Illinois home J. H. Ricke spent the carly period of his life, and his education was limited to the course of study taught in the district schools of his time. His schooling was necessarily of short duration for at an early age he was compelled to take upon himself the task of provid-
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ing for his own livelihood, but this lack of tuition has in later years been overcome and his knowledge greatly supplemented by extensive reading, observation and experience, until today he has broad general information. When a lad of thirteen years he was thrown upon his own resources, and began earning his living as a farm hand in Jo Daviess county, Illinois. There he continued until 1871, in which year he came to Iowa, locating in Carroll county, and the succeeding six years were passed in agricultural pursuits in Kniest township. In 1877 he went to California, and until 1882 was employed in the capacity of street car conductor in San Fran- cisco. In the latter year he returned to Jo Daviess county, Illinois, and there, in 1885, was married, after which he again came to Carroll county, Iowa. Taking up his abode in Breda, he here became identified with the grain business and subsequently purchased the hardware business of H. Olerich, forming a partnership with his brother-in-law, H. F. Soat. Under the firm style of Ricke & Soat they conducted a hardware, furniture and undertaking establishment, this relation existing until 1894, when they sold their business and Mr. Ricke became associated with Joseph Olerich, with whom he continued until 1897. In that year their establishment was burned out, after which Mr. Ricke operated a grain elevator for the North- ern Grain Company at Breda for one year. He was then appointed post- master of that town in 1898, at which time he established a general mer- chandising business in connection with H. D. Bruning, being thus identi- fied until October 3. 1907. He served as assistant postmaster and post- master of Breda for eighteen years, and later sold one-half of his interest in the mercantile business to William Ricke, the present postmaster. The year 1906 witnessed his initiation into financial circles, assisting in the organization, in January of that year, of the Breda Savings Bank, of which he was elected first vice president, and in this office remained until chosen to the presidency, in which position he is now serving. In this connection he is manifesting great executive ability and administrative direction, and although the bank is one of the more recent financial concerns of the county, it is, under his careful control and wise policy, rapidly attaining a place among the safe and substantial moneyed institutions of Wheat- land township. He still maintains his connection with the grain business, having an interest in the grain elevator at Breda and also serving as pres- ident of the Breda Grain Company.
Mr. Ricke was married, in 1885, to Miss Mary Ann Soat, and unto this union a son, Arthur J. was born, August, 1894, who is attending the Carroll High School. from which he will graduate with the class of 1913. The family hold membership in the Catholic church, while the political belief of Mr. Ricke is that of the republican party. of which he has been a stalwart supporter since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He is now serving efficiently as councilman of Breda, in which capacity he has acted for many years, and his long continuance in the office of postmaster indicates his popularity and capability in that posi- tion. In his present official capacity his interests are closely identified with those of the village and he has never allowed a feeling of partisanship to
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influence him in the discharge of his official duties, but ever casts the weight of his influence on the side of progress, improvement and advance- ment. Mr. Ricke is another illustration of the fact that no matter what the early environment or the place of birth, the individual in America has opportunity for the development of his latent powers and talents, for here labor is unhampered by caste or class and individual effort, intelligently directed, wins success. The steps in his orderly progression are easily discernible, each representing a substantial advance in the business world, and today he is numbered among the progressive, prosperous and repre- sentative citizens of Carroll county.
LOUIS T. ANDERSON.
It has been nearly thirty-four years since Louis T. Anderson opened the harness and saddlery establishment in Carroll of which he is now the head. He has been highly successful in the management of his busi- ness and also has the ability to meet the public and anticipate the wants of his customers. He is a native of Denmark, born on a farm near the city of Veile, province of Jylland. June 4, 1851, being a son of Hans and Cath- erine Anderson. The father came to America with his family in 1867 and after living a while in Story county, Iowa, removed to Hamilton county. His wife having died at the age of sixty-three, he sold his farm and lived with his daughter several years. He then visited his old home in Denmark for six months but returned to this country and lived around among his children, passing away while with his daughter in California. He was buried at Winters, California, and was seventy-three years of age at the time of his death. He served as a soldier in the Danish army in 1848. 1849 and 1850 but was sent home on account of illness. He and his wife were consistent members of the Lutheran church. There were three children in their family: Andrew, who is now living at Winters, California; Louis T., the subject of this review; and Mary, the wife of P. H. Johnson, of Winters, California. Andrew Anderson, the paternal grandfather of our subject, married Louise Jacobson. He was a farmer and died at the age of seventy-two, his wife passing away when she was seventy-nine years old. They had three children. The maternal grand- father was Thomas Thompson, a native of Denmark.
Louis T. Anderson received his education in his native land and was reared in the city of Veile. He completed his school training at the age of fourteen and then began working in a printing office, continuing there two years. In 1867 he came to America with his parents and lived in Story county, later moving to Hamilton county. He learned the harness trade in Webster City and, having decided to begin business upon his own account, came to Carroll in 1877 and opened a shop upon a small scale, developing his business gradually until at the present time he carries a very large and well selected stock of light and heavy harness, saddles and
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supplies, it being known as one of the most complete concerns of the kind in this part of the state.
In 1878 Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ander- son, a daughter of John Anderson. She was born on a farm in Sjaelland, Denmark, and came to America at seventeen years of age with her pa- rents. The family settled in Story county and the parents continued there during the remainder of their days. Seven children have come to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Minnie C., Carrie L., John T., Louis H., Harriet, Margaret F. and Harry. The youngest of the boys, Harry, died in his seventh year from the result of an accident. Politically Mr. Ander- son is a sincere supporter of the democratic party, believing that its prin- ciples are essential to the permanent welfare of the country. He has not sought public office but has served very acceptably upon the city council and also for eight years as member of the school board. Fraternally he is identified with Signet Lodge, No. 264, A. F. & A. M., and also with the Woodmen of the World, the Yeomen of America and the American Nobles. He represents the substantial class of citizens, whose word may always be depended upon and who form the backbone of the community. He has from his boyhood been industrious and enterprising and is now reaping the deserved reward of many years of application. Of him it may truly be said that he has always been a force for good wherever he has been known.
GEORGE A. LA MONT.
A capable agriculturist of Richland township is George A. La Mont, who was born in Pleasant Valley township, Carroll county, on the 15th of June, 1874, and is a son of Peter and Mary (White) La Mont. The father was a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, his natal day being the 11th of February, 1843, while the mother was born in the state of New York.
In the acquirement of his education George A. La Mont attended the district schools in the vicinity of his father's homestead. His boyhood and youth were very similar to those of other lads who are reared in the country. He was early assigned duties about the farm and when he was old enough assisted in the work of the fields, so that by the time he had mastered the common branches he was also quite a competent agriculturist. He worked on the homestead where he was born until 1901, when he pur- chased one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 30, Richland town- ship, where he has ever since continued to reside.
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