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The last named entered the public schools at the usual age and therein mastered the branches of English learning. He also worked in the fields and his practical training qualified him for the responsi-
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bilities of business life when he started out for himself. He was mar- ried February 17, 1904, at Knoxville, lowa, the lady of his choice being Miss Anna Eliza Bybee, who was born October 14, 1883, a daughter of Lyman Lee and Elizabeth Emma (Bellamy) Bybee, who are now residents of Knoxville and who are mentioned else- where in this work.
After his marriage Mr. Whitlatch rented a farm for a year and then purchased property. He is now the owner of eighty acres on section 28, Indiana township, and he operates altogether three hun- dred and seventy acres, being thus extensively engaged in farming. He has studied the best methods of crop production, knows the nature of the soil upon his farm and through careful cultivation has made his fields very productive. He also engages in stock-raising and keeps on hand good grades of cattle and hogs. He is a breeder of pure bred Hampshire hogs and Oxford sheep and a profitable department of his stock-raising is his pure bred Brown Leghorn chickens. Success has attended his intelligently directed efforts and he is accounted one of the representative farmers of his community.
To Mr. and Mrs. Whitlatch has been born a daughter, Emeline Jeanette, who was born November 26, 1906, and is now in school. The parents are members of the Methodist Protestant church and are people of the highest respectability, their genuine worth having gained for them high esteem. Mr. Whitlatch exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the democratic party. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons, holding membership in Attica Lodge, No. 229. He is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has filled all of the chairs in Lodge No. 657, while Mrs. Whitlatch is a member of Lodge No. 70, Daughters of Rebekah, at Knoxville. His life has been characterized by high and honorable principles and he is ever devoted to duty, nor through neglect thereof leaves to others the work which he should do. He is thoroughly honorable in matters of citizenship and matters of busi- ness, and he holds friendship inviolable.
E. C. HOGATE.
E. C. Hogate is engaged in the real-estate and grain business in Tracy, where he has made his home since 1903. He has always lived in Marion county, his birth having here occurred on the 22d of August, 1866. His parents were S. S. and Melissa (Rouze) Hogate, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Indiana. They
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came to lowa at an early day and are represented on another page of this volume.
E. C. Hogate was reared in the usual manner of farm lads of the age and period, his time being divided between the acquirement of a public-school education, the pleasures of the playground and the work of the fields. At an early age he began to assist in the develop- ment of the home farm and in early manhood he began farming and stock-raising on his own account. He purchased and sold stock of all kinds and won a substantial measure of success in the undertak- ing, especially as a horseman and dealer in horses. In 1903 he took up his abode at Tracy, continued in the horse business on a more extensive scale and established a livery business which he conducted for some time and then sold. He then turned his attention to the real-estate and grain business, in which he has since continued as a member of the firm of Hogate and Lyman, which handles a large amount of grain annually, making extensive shipments, and at the same time has negotiated many important property transfers. He now owns a half interest in eight hundred acres of land, also a half interest in the elevator at Tracy and has other property.
In 1887 Mr. Hogate was united in marriage to Miss Nannie E. Sipe, who was born in Monroe county, Iowa, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sipe, both now deceased. In their family were six chil- dren, all of whom are yet living. Mr. Hogate is a member of Belle- fontaine Lodge, No. 163, A. F. & A. M., at Tracy, and has filled some of the offices in the lodge. He likewise has membership in the Odd Fellows lodge and in Camp No. 1695, M. W. A., while his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The many sterling traits of his character are recognized by his large circle of . friends and acquaintances, who entertain for him warm regard and number him among the leading and representative business men of the county.
WALTER BANE.
Walter Bane is engaged in the abstract business and in the plac- ing of farm loans and is meeting with success therein. He has resided in Knoxville for a number of years but was born in Warren county, this state, on the 8th of January, 1869, a son of Washington and Bethany (Wilson) Bane, natives of Virginia, Illinois, and
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Coshocton county, Ohio, respectively. The paternal grandfather, Hugh Bane, was born in Scotland but emigrated to Virginia many years ago and subsequently came west, settling in Illinois. Still later he removed to Iowa, being one of the early settlers of this state. The maternal grandparents were Samuel B. and Louisa Wilson, born in New Jersey and Virginia respectively. They removed to Linn county, Iowa, about 1851 and a few years later came to Marion county. Washington Bane was a farmer by occupation and passed away in 1876, his widow surviving him until the 20th of February, 1881. They had three children, namely: Lee, who died in Cali- fornia; Walter; and Leonard, a railway mail clerk residing at St. Louis.
Walter Bane was given a public-school education and subse- quently took a business course in Highland Park College of Des Moines and also attended Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, Indiana, for a short time. He taught school for several years but subsequently abandoned that profession and clerked in a store for a time. From 1897 to 1902 he was deputy county auditor and in 1904 was elected auditor. His previous experience as deputy enabled him to take charge of the affairs of the office immediately without the necessity of having the retiring auditor assist him for a time and he proved a thoroughly competent official. His record was indorsed by his constituents by reelection and during the two terms that he was the incumbent of the office he discharged promptly and capably all of the duties devolving upon him. In 1908 he embarked in the abstract business and has since continued to devote his time to that line and has made many abstracts of title in the intervening years. He has gained a reputation for thorough and accurate work and his patronage is constantly increasing. He also places farm loans and has been very successful in obtaining a fair rate of interest without endangering the principal. He ranks among the energetic and suc- cessful business men of the city and is highly respected for his integ- rity and ability.
Mr. Bane was married on the 3d of September, 1894, to Miss Mary Clark, a daughter of Frank and Susanne (Erb) Clark, and a native of Marion county. Her father was a son of John Clark. who came to Iowa from Tennessee about 1848. Both the father and son were farmers by occupation. Susanne Erb accompanied her parents on their removal from Pennsylvania to Iowa in the early days of the history of this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Bane were born four daughters and a son, namely: Velma, deceased; and Violet, Loren, Edna and Frances, all at home.
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Mr. Bane is a democrat in his political belief and is loyal in his support of the candidates of that organization. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In the latter fraternity he holds membership in the subordinate lodge, the encampment and the Rebekahs. His wife is also a member of the last named. His interest in the public welfare is genuine and constant and he is considered one of the useful citi- zens of Knoxville.
J. R. CLINE.
J. R. Cline was a farmer and breeder of registered cattle for twenty years, but for the last four years has lived retired at Knox- ville. He was born on New Year's day, 1863, in Vinton county, Ohio, a son of Joseph and Jane (Douglas) Cline, both of whom are deceased. The father, who was a harness maker by trade and also dealt in horses and other stock, became a resident of Wilkesville, Vinton county, before the Civil war and resided there continuously until his death. His business is continued by a son. The Cline fam- ily is of German and Irish descent and the Douglas family of Scot- tish extraction. The parents of the subject of this review were Pres- byterians in religious faith. To their union were born six children, five of whom are now living. The eldest has passed away and those who survive besides the subject of this review are: Clara and G. A., both of Knoxville; Mrs. W. H. Lucas, who is the wife of a teacher and is a resident of Marysville, this county, but who was for many years a resident of Knoxville; and J. L., who is engaged in the har- ness business at Wilkesville, Ohio.
J. R. Cline was reared in Ohio and after completing a course in the district schools there attended an academy. His marriage occurred in that state and in the same year, 1885, he removed to this county, locating in Knoxville township, where he became the owner of a fine tract of land and for twenty years he was engaged in the breeding of registered Polled Angus cattle. He was very success- ful as a stock-raiser, was widely known in this section of Iowa in that connection and his yearly income was a gratifying one. His thorough knowledge of the stock business and the care with which he raised his cattle, providing them with sanitary buildings for shelter and feeding them those rations which have been proved best, were not in vain, for his stock were always in fine condition and
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brought a high price when sold. In the course of years he accumu- lated enough capital to give him a comfortable income for the re- mainder of his days and for the last four years he has lived retired at Knoxville. He owns a fine home in the city and is enjoying his life of leisure.
Mr. Cline was married in Ohio in 1885 to Miss Elizabeth Hen- derson, a daughter of Almond and Jane Henderson, who removed to this county in 1884. The father was a farmer by occupation and a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted in an Ohio regiment. Both he and his wife passed away some years ago. Mrs. Cline was reared in Gallia county, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Cline have been born three children. After completing a course in the Knoxville high school Eulah entered Coe College at Cedar Rapids, from which she was graduated in 1913. She is now a high-school teacher at Walker, Iowa. Estella was graduated from the Kirksville high school and is now a sophomore at Coe College. She is taking a musical course. Ray H. is a farmer in Knoxville township.
The family belong to the Presbyterian church and are among those who can be counted upon to support movements having as their object the betterment of the community. Fraternally Mr. Cline belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Knoxville and his wife and daughters are members of the Rebekahs. In his political belief he is a republican with progressive tendencies. While en- gaged in the raising of stock and in farming he did much to advance those interests in Marion county and the leisure which is now his is richly deserved.
BENJAMIN R. BEACH.
Benjamin R. Beach is well known in business circles of Knoxville as the manager of the lumberyard of the Pauls Lumber Company here, which is the oldest established yard in the city. He was born in Muscatine, this state, on the 14th of July, 1878, a son of Benjamin and Mary J. ( Mason) Beach. His father was a coppersmith by trade but in his later life engaged in the grocery business. He held a number of local offices, being postmaster for eight years and county overseer of the poor for fourteen years. He was a veteran of both the Mexican and Civil wars and during the latter part of the Civil war was colonel of the Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was faithful to his colors and brave in the face of the greatest danger both
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as a private and as an officer, and his military record was one of which he might well be proud. For over seven years he fought in the armies of the United States. He passed away on the 16th of May, 1913, but his widow survives.
Benjamin R. Beach attended the public schools as a boy and youth and after putting aside his text-books was employed in a number of sash and door factories and lumberyards, thus learning at first hand the details of the lumber business. In January, 1911, he was made manager of the Bussey lumberyard of this county and a year later accepted the position of manager of the Pauls lumberyard at Knox- ville. It was established here many years ago and has always had the reputation of handling a high grade of lumber and of charging rea- sonable prices. Mr. Beach's long experience with the trade and his intimate knowledge of its various branches well qualify him for the responsible position which he holds and the affairs of the company are in most capable hands.
On the 3d of August, 1904, Mr. Beach was married to Miss Marie Rankin, of Muscatine, a daughter of J. W. and Carrie (McGowd) Rankin. Mr. and Mrs. Beach have become the parents of two chil- dren, George Rankin and Mary Wells.
Mr. Beach is a member of the Presbyterian church and politically supports the republican party. His fraternal allegiance is given to the Masonic order and the Woodmen of the World. He belongs to Oriental Lodge, No. 61, A. F. & A. M .; Tadmor Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., and Melita Commandery, No. 64, K. T. As a business man and in all of the relations of life he has guided his conduct by high principles of ethics and the respect in which he is universally held in Knoxville is fully merited.
W. A. SPIKER, D. V. S.
Dr. W. A. Spiker, who since 1912 has been engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery at Columbia, enjoys a well merited reputation in this connection. His birth occurred in Lucas county, Iowa, on the 18th of November, 1876, his parents being J. F. and Adella W. (Brightwell) Spiker, both of whom were natives of Illinois. They came to Iowa in an early day, settling in Lucas county, where the mother passed away in 1907 and where the father still makes his home. Their eight children are all yet living.
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W. A. Spiker attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education and spent the period of his minority under the parental roof. He then started out as an agriculturist on his own account and successfully followed farming until 1909, when he began preparation for a professional career as a student in the Chicago Veterinary College, from which he was graduated in 1912. He at once located for practice at Columbia and has here since remained, having already won gratifying success in the field of his chosen vocation.
On April 18, 1897, Dr. Spiker was united in marriage to Miss Ruth B. Anderson, a native of this county and a daughter of Mathew and Mella A. (Davis) Anderson, both of whom were born in Mary- land, coming to Iowa in an early day. The father is now deccased, but the mother survives. Dr. Spiker gives his political allegiance to the democracy and fraternally is identified with the following organizations : Tyre Lodge, No. 185, A. F. & A. M., in which he is now filling the south chair; Lodge No. 660, I. O. O. F .; and the Modern Woodmen Camp at Chariton, Iowa. Both he and his wife attend the Christian church and are highly esteemed as people of genuine personal worth and upright, honorable lives.
ALLEN ANDERSON.
Allen Anderson, who is the proprietor of a roller skating rink in Knoxville and is also engaged in the real-estate business, was born in Polk township, this county, on the Des Moines river, in 1860, a son of J. W. and Harriet (Smith) Anderson. The father was a native of Kentucky and when ten years of age accompanied his parents to Davis county, Iowa. His father was J. W. Anderson, Sr., also a native of Kentucky, although his father was born in Sweden, being the first of the family to come to America, and upon his arrival in this country making his way direct to Kentucky, where he located. J. W. Anderson, Sr., grew to manhood in Davis county, where his father owned land which he had entered in the early '50s. The parents of our subject were married in Van Buren county, Iowa, in 1860 and in the same year removed to Marion county, locating in Polk township, at what was then called Coalport, a small steamboat town of that time. The father farmed with his father-in-law, Thomas C. Smith, for a time and subsequently conducted a pottery for a number of years. He returned to Davis county and followed agri- cultural pursuits there for some time, but in 1877 moved again to
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this county. His wife died in 1897 and he afterward went to Des Moines, where he served under Mayor McVicker upon the police force. He is still living in that city at the advanced age of eighty years. His wife was born in Somerset, Ohio, and was a daughter of Thomas C. Smith, a native of Delaware. The family home in Ohio was next to that of General Phil Sheridan but removal was subsequently made to this county, where Mr. Smith is well remem- bered by many. He died at his home in Polk township when about eighty-four years of age. Mrs. Anderson was sixty-three years of age when she passed away. Her religious faith was that of the Baptist church. Mr. Anderson of this review has two brothers living, namely, J. W. and Thomas C., both farmers of Polk township.
Allen Anderson was reared in Davis and Marion counties and early became acquainted with the duties of the farmer and learned by practical experience efficient methods of agriculture. Upon start- ing out in life for himself he cultivated land and so continued until 1896. He also ran a thresher and for fifteen years was the owner of a sawmill which he operated. In 1896 he removed to Knoxville, where he started a feedyard in 1900 and operated the same until 1907. Since 1910 he has owned and conducted a roller skating rink, which is a popular place of amusement, especially for the young people of the city. He also engages in the real-estate business to some extent and finds this a profitable side line.
Mr. Anderson was married in this county to Miss Eliza Crouch, who was born here. Her father, William Crouch, settled here in 1859, coming from Virginia. Mrs. Anderson has a sister, Mrs. Jones, who lives near Knoxville, and two brothers living in Knoxville. By her marriage she became the mother of six children, three of whom survive, namely : A. J., who is a plumber and resides at home ; and Eva and Raymond, also at home. A daughter, Mrs. Harvey Myers, died in young womanhood, and Nora and Frank died in childhood. Mrs. Anderson and the children belong to the Christian church.
Mr. Anderson is a democrat and one of the prominent men in local political circles. For the past twenty-five years he has attended the county and state conventions of his party and he has held a num- ber of local offices. In addition to serving in various township posi- tions he was for two terms county supervisor, being first elected in 1906, and he has also been a member of the city council of Knoxville. Fraternally he is well known, holding membership in the subordinate lodge and encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Foresters, the Modern
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Woodmen and the Homesteaders. He likewise belongs to the ladies' auxiliaries of all of the above orders. His wife is a member of the Rebekahs, the Pythian Sisters, the Pocahontas and Woman's Relief Corps. He has proven a successful business man and also an upright and public-spirited citizen and enjoys the respect of those who know him.
S. L. LEIBY.
A valuable farm of two hundred and forty-seven acres situated near Hamilton in Liberty township is the property of S. L. Leiby and returns to him a gratifying annual income as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields. He was born in Pennsylvania on the 9th of January, 1854, and has long made his home in this county. His parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Ritze) Leiby, were both natives of the Keystone state and came to Iowa in 1857, settling in Marion county, where they became identified with the early development and progress of this section of the state. Their remaining days were here passed and upon their farm they reared their family of eleven children, five of whom are yet living.
S. L. Leiby spent the days of his boyhood and youth under the parental roof and at the usual age began attending the district schools. He was but three years of age when brought by his parents to Iowa, since which time he has lived in Marion county. When not busy with his text-books he worked in the fields and continued to assist his father until after he had attained his majority. He was then married and started out in life on his own account. He wedded Miss Sarah Bachman, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Joel and Caroline (Neifert) Bachman, both of whom were born in the Keystone state, where they lived until 1879 and then came to Marion county, Iowa, settling upon a farm. The father is still living and vet devotes his attention to general agricultural pursuits, but the mother has passed away. In their family were seven children, all of whom survive.
Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Leiby began their domestic life upon the home farm where they now reside, situated in Liberty township, not far from Hamilton. The place is a valuable property, comprising two hundred and forty-seven acres of rich and productive land, on which he has placed many improvements and he has added thereto many of the modern equipments and accessories Vol. II-15
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of the model farm of the twentieth century. The buildings are large and substantial and the barns and sheds furnish ample shelter to grain and stock. The latest improved machinery is used to facilitate the work of the fields and each year Mr. Leiby gathers good harvests, the golden grain rewarding him for the labor he has spent in cultivation.
To Mr. and Mrs. Leiby have been born four children, but two of the number have passed away. Those still living are Daisy and Fred, the former now the wife of James Reding. Mr. Leiby gives his political allegiance to the democratic party but has never been desirous of holding office. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows lodge at Marysville and his wife is identified with the Re- bekahs. Both are consistent and faithful members of the Lutheran church and have guided their lives according to its teachings, so that they naturally have the respect, confidence and good-will of all who know them. Mr. Leiby has resided in the county for fifty-seven years and has been a witness of many of the events which have left their impress upon the history of this section of the state. He has lived to see remarkable changes, for the work of transformation has done away with all of the evidences of pioneer life seen in the early days and has brought about the conditions and advantages of modern civilization.
THOMAS GLENN FULTZ, D. V. M.
Dr. Thomas Glenn Fultz, a successful and progressive veterinary physician residing in Pella, was born in Story county, Iowa, near the town of Nevada, on the 13th of October, 1887, a son of T. D. and Julia (Maxwell) Fultz. His father, a carpenter by trade, is now employed at the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts at Ames. The subject of this review is the elder of two sons. his brother being Frank M. Fultz, now assistant manager of the Citizens Lumber Company of Fort Dodge, this state.
Dr. Fultz entered the public schools at the usual age and upon completing the course therein became a student in the high school and subsequently took a veterinary course at Ames, receiving the degree of D. V. M. in 1910. In September of that year he located at Pella and has since practiced his profession here. He has been successful in his treatment of the diseases of animals and his services are often called into requisition by the farmers of the county.
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Dr. Fultz was married in March, 1911, to Miss Nora Meyer, a daughter of George Meyer, a farmer living near Ames, in Story county. The Doctor is a democrat but has not taken an active part in political affairs. Fraternally he belongs to Pella Lodge, No. 55, A. F. & A. M., and to the Red Men at Ames, Iowa. Dr. Fultz was for six years a member of the lowa National Guard, in which he enlisted as a private, but he was mustered out as first lieutenant. He has just erected a fine home in the city and his interests are thoroughly identified with those of Pella. He is popular personally and those who know him speak well of him.
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