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In September, 1832, Mr. Hawley was married to Miss Charlotte L. Petty, a native of New Hampshire, and they became parents of four chil- dren : J. D., a merchant of Clarinda; Julia, the wife of D. C. Chamber- lain ; Ada, who wedded D. C. Timmerman, an attorney of St. Joseph, Mis- souri ; and one who passed away.
While many years have passed by since Mr. Hawley was called to his final rest, he is yet remembered by many of the older settlers and there stands a monument to his life work in the town of Hawleyville, which was laid out by him in 1853 and is the oldest town of the county.
JAMES D. HAWLEY.
James D. Hawley needs no introduction to the readers of this volume. Few men have as intimate or accurate knowledge concerning the history of this part of the state or have borne so large a part in the work of gen- eral development. Mr. Hawley was born in Detroit, Michigan, Novem- ber 29, 1836, and has therefore passed the seventy-second milestone on life's journey. The period of his youth was passed on the frontier. Detroit at the time of his birth was but a small village, little more than a trading post with the Indians and a shipping point for western trade. He was a youth of fourteen when the family removed to St. Joseph, Missouri, and when seventeen years of age came with his parents to Page county, Iowa. As opportunity offered he acquired his education and as the years passed he largely assisted his father in various business ventures until 1866, when he purchased the interest of his father and Edwin Curtis in a general mer- cantile store which they had previously established. He has been continu- ously in business since that time and is now the oldest merchant in the city of Clarinda. He stands, too, among the most honored, for the course which he has pursued is one which will always bear the closest investiga- tion and scrutiny. In addition to carrying on his mercantile interests he built the Hawley Opera House in 1880. It is a fine building-a two-story brick structure fifty by one hundred feet. His store building is also brick,
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two stories in height, twenty-five by one hundred feet, and he now carries a large and well selected line of staple and fancy groceries, having con- centrated his energies upon this department of commerce to the exclusion of other lines of general merchandise.
It was on Christmas day of 1859 that Mr. Hawley was married to Miss Sarah E McAlpine, a native of Indiana and a daughter of David McAlpine, who came to Page county in 1853. They have one son, Arthur J., who is connected with his father in business, constituting a strong and reliable firm. He married Miss Nettie Harvey. a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of Alexander Harvey, who was for years connected with railroad interests. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hawley were married February 27, 1897, and have one son, Arlo.
Aside from his business connections J. D. Hawley has done much for the interests of Clarinda and is one of its most respected and valued citi- zens. He was president of Page County Fair Association for some time and through that avenue did much to stimulate ambition and promote effort for the advancement of all that is best in the lines of business which are represented within the borders of the county. He has ever contributed to the support of public measures and has assisted in building the railroad. Both he and his wife are devoted members of the Presbyterian church, which Mrs. Hawley joined on its oganization. Ifis son, Athur J. Hawley, is a Mason and a Knight of Pythias, while both he and his wife are connected with the Eastern Star. In Masonry he is well known and prominent, having served as senior warden in the lodge and as worthy patron of the Eastern Star. The name of Hawley has ever been a synonym in this county for business activity, for progressive citizenship and for honorable manhood. Since the early days when James M. Hawley opened up the first store with- in the borders of the county representatives of the name have been very ac- tive in bringing about the transformation that has annihilated all of the evidences of frontier life here and introduced those of modern civili- zation.
MARTIN LIST.
Martin List, who for six years has been connected with the business in- terests of Yorktown as cashier of the Yorktown Savings Bank, was born in Frankenmuth, Michigan, on the Ioth of May. 1876. Ile is a son of J. M. and Mary (Schleier ) List, also natives of Michigan, in which state they now reside, the father there engaging in carpentering. Their family con- sisted of eleven children.
Passing the days of his childhood and youth in the state of his na- tivity, Martin List acquired his early education in the district schools and later supplemented this training by a course of study in the International Business College at Saginaw. Michigan. Thus well equipped for the prac- tical and responsible duties of life, he crossed the threshold of the business world and entered his career as a clerk and bookkeeper. In 1894 he went
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to Adair, Iowa, where he was engaged in bookkeeping and clerking for some time, and then removed to Wall Lake, this state, where he was sim- ilarly employed until 1903, during which period he had received wide prac- tical experience in his chosen line of work. In that year he came sto York- town and upon his arrival here became cashier of the Yorktown Savings Bank, which position he still occupies. His interest in the welfare of the in- stitution, his strict business integrity and his courteous and pleasing bearing toward the patrons of the bank all combine to make him a very popular and valuable official. He is also a member of the board of directors of the bank, which has a capital and surplus of fourteen thousand dollars, its officers being J. N. Miller, president ; N. H. Martin, vice president ; and Mar- tin List, cashier. Althoughi his financial duties occupy a large share of his time and attention, Mr. List yet finds opportunity to engage in other in- terests and is now one of the trustees of the Consolidation Telephone Com- pany, while he is also interested and active, to some extent, in the public life of the community.
In the year 1902 Mr. List was united in marriage to Miss Adelheid Beck, a daughter of Andrew Beck, born in Sebewaing, Michigan. They have become the parents of four children, namely : Paul, born in Wall Lake, Iowa; Arthur; Herman and Herbert, twins; the three last named being natives of Page county, this state.
In politics Mr. List gives stalwart support to the republican party and is at present acting as city clerk. He is also the treasurer of the school board and the cause of education finds in him a stalwart champion. He is a faitli- ful and consistent member of the German Lutheran church and its teach- ings form the guiding influences of his life. He is a man of genuine personal worth, who has always adhered to a high moral standard. and while still young in years, he is therefore to be congratulated upon the high place which he has already attained in the confidence and esteem of his fellow citi- zens. Energetic, industrious and persevering, he has ever been quick to recognize and utilize each opportunity that has come to him, and if the suc- cess which has already come to him in the business world is an indica- tion, Mr. List surely has before him a future rich with possibilities.
ALONZO GREEN.'
Alonzo Green, who is successfully engaged in the real estate business at Clarinda as the junior partner of the firm of Dryden & Green, was born in Danville, Illinois, on the 28th of February, 1864, his parents being the Rev. John and Eliza (Frazee) Green, both of whom were natives of Indiana. The paternal grandparents, William and Eliza ( Crandall) Green, were na- tives of Ohio and New York respectively. William H. Frazee, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Indiana. His wife bore the maiden namie of Eliza Davis.
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Rev. John Green, the father of Alonzo Green, preached the gospel as a minister of the New Light Christian church for forty-five years. His demise occurred in Danville, Illinois, on the 22d of June, 1908, when he had at- tained the age of seventy-four years. His wife, who proved a valuable help- mate to him in his ministerial labors, was called to her final rest on the 26th of February, 1883. Unto this worthy couple were born four children, namely: Charlotte, the wife of Dr. B. J. Hargan, who conducts a medical sanitarium at Belmond, Iowa: Alonzo, of this review : Martha, who is the widow of Bood Mills and makes her home in Danville, Illinois ; and John, a painter of Clarinda, who wedded Miss Mand Fickle.
Alonzo Green was reared and educated in the place of his nativity and in 1883, when nineteen years of age, made his way to Greene county, Iowa, where he was engaged in digging coal for a few months. Subsequently he went to Centerville, Iowa, where he also dug coal for a few months and then came to Clarinda, the date of his arrival being June 28, 1883. Here he worked as a farm hand for two years, on the expiration of which period he went to western Nebraska and preempted a tract of land of one hundred and sixty acres, being engaged in its cultivation and improvement until the time of his return to Clarinda, Page county, when he disposed of the prop- erty. During the following year he was engaged in the operation of a rented farm of one hundred and sixty acres four miles west of Clarinda and, af- terward bought a threshing machine and followed the threshing business for twenty years. In addition to the work of farming and threshing he also conducted business as a grain shipper.
In 1907 Mr. Green took up his abode at No. 502 West State street in Clarinda, where he has since resided. He owns two blocks of city real estate and also has a farm of two hundred and twenty acres on the state road, four miles west of Clarinda, where he raises cattle, hogs and horses on quite an extensive scale. He also has ninety-one acres of land one mile south- west of Yorktown. He is now engaged in the real estate business in part- nership with Ed L. Dryden, under the firm style of Dryden & Green. They have thoroughly informed themselves concerning realty values and its appre- ciation or diminution in price and are thus enabled to assist their clients in making judicious investments and profitable sales. Mr. Green has a business record which any man might be proud to possess. Beginning at the very bottom round of the ladder, he has worked his way steadily upward until he is now numbered among the most prosperous, progressive and lead- ing citizens of the county.
On the Ist of January, 1887, in Clarinda, Mr. Green was united in mar- riage to Miss Minnie B. Baldwin, a native of that place. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Hulda J. Loy, was a daughter of William and Eliza- beth (Loy) Loy and a representative of the prominent Loy family who owned most of the ground on the present site of Clarinda. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Green have been born three children : Earl, a resident of Seattle, Wash- ington : Mabel, at home; and James, who is head baker in the Clarinda hos- pital.
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At the polls Mr. Green casts his ballot in support of the men and meas- ures of the republican party, and he did effective service for the cause of edu- cation while acting as president of the school board in Yorktown. His fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias. Wherever known he is respected for his unfaltering allegiance to the principles of honorable manhood as manifest in business and social relations and in public-spirited citizenship.
WV. G. JOHNSON, M. D.
Dr. W. G. Johnson, who is engaged in the general practice of medicine in Coin, where his growing success is indicated in a constantly increasing patronage, was born in Mount Vernon, Iowa, June 12, 1880, a son of J. C. and Mattie (Gerard) Johnson. The father was a native of Ohio and be- came a prominent farmer of that state. About 1863 he enlisted for active service in the Civil war with the Forty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry and continued with that regiment until the close of hostilities. He then returned to Ohio, where he lived for a short time, after which he removed to Iowa about 1867. On coming to this state he settled in the eastern part and there carried on farming. On leaving Iowa he removed to South Dakota, becom- ing identified with the educational interests of that state as principal of the high school at Ashton, Spink county. This was not his first experience as a teacher for he had previously engaged in teaching school at Mount Vernon, Eldora, West Liberty, Tipton and other places. At all times his work gave eminent satisfaction for he possessed pronounced ability as a teacher and his zeal and interest in the work was a source of inspiration to his pupils. After serving for one year at Ashton, he there passed away at the age of forty-two. The Masonic fraternity found in him an exemplary member and he also took an active part in the Grand Army work. His wife, a native of Marion county, Ohio, is still living, her home being in Walla Walla, Wash- ington. She has married again, her present husband being C. D. Moore, a contractor of Walla Walla. By her first marriage she became the mother of six chikiren: Edgar E., who is assistant superintendent of the National Mexico Packing House at Uruapam, Mexico; Eva, the wife of L. F. De- kay who is living at the same place in Mexico; Mabel, the wife of J. W. Porter, whose home is at Freewater, Oregon; Carrie B., the wife of George Redburn, of Spokane, Washington; William Garfield, of this review ; and Arthur D., deceased.
Dr. Johnson, whose name introduces this record, was about a year old when his parents removed from Mount Vernon, to other points in castern Iowa and after five years removed to South Dakota. He attended the common schools at Ashton and in the fall of 1899 he matriculated in Grand Prairie Seminary at Onarga, Illinois, where he pursued a scientific and lit- erary course, being graduated in 1904 with a class of about thirty. In fur- ther preparation for life's practical and responsible duties he entered the
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Northwestern University Medical school at Chicago, Illinois, and on the completion of the regular course was graduated with the class of 1908. Dur- ing the summer of 1906 he entered the Eastern Hospital for the Insane at Kankakee, Illinois, as assistant and had much experience there in the treat- ment of mental and nervous diseases. After graduating he engaged in the practice of medicine at Onarga for about six months but left there to ac- cept a position in Mexico as medical director for the National Mexican Packing Company. He remained there for two months but the elimate proved detrimental to his health and on recommendation he came to Coin, Iowa, where he determined to locate after looking over the field. He is now practicing here, with office in the Monzingo building, and is enjoying success, making an excellent record as the months go by. He belongs to the Methodist church and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. On the list of his ancestors appears the names of such distinguished men as Daniel Boone, the pioneer explorer of Kentucky: Governor Mitchell of Ohio and General U. S. Grant.
EARL PETERS.
Earl Peters is actively connected with the profession which has im- portant bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of every community. Since 1898 he has been a representative of the Clarinda bar and since 1904 has practiced as junior partner of the firm of Parslow & Peters. He has made steady progress in his chosen field of labor and enjoys a well merited reputation for the utmost care and precision which characterize his prep- aration of a case, making him one of the successful attorneys of Page county.
A native son of Iowa, Mr. Peters was born in Pleasanton, February 22, 1873, and is a son of Dr. William E. and Mary A. (Smith) Peters. The father was a physician who practiced his profession for a number of years but later turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Spending his boyhood days in his parents' home, Earl Peters pursued his education in the public schools and in the Leon high school, while later he prepared for the legal profession as a pupil in the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated with the class of 1898 Ilis training was thorough and comprehensive and, well equipped for his chosen field of labor. he entered upon practice at Clarinda in the fall of the same year. He was pleased with the city and believed it would prove an advantageous location and that his choice was a wise one has been evidenced by the result. He entered the office of H. E. Parslow and in 1904 entered into partnership with Mr. Parslow under the firm style of Parslow & Peters, which association has since existed. They conduct a general law practice and are accorded a very extensive clientage, connect- ing them with much of the important litigation tried in the courts of this part of the state. In his wide general information is found one of the strong elements of Mr. Peters' power and ability as a lawyer. His pleas have
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been characterized by a terse and decisive logic and by a lucid presentation rather than by flights of oratory and his power is the greater before court or jury from the fact that it is recognized that his aim is ever to secure justice and not to enshroud the cause in a sentimental garb or illusion which will thwart the principles of right and equity involved. During the year 1907 and 1908 he was city attorney, and in other connections he figures in the public life of the city. He is a director of the Clarinda Chautauqua As- sembly and on its important committees. He has also been secretary of the school board since 1905 and the cause of education or any movement which tends to promote intellectual progress finds in him a stalwart champion.
On the 10th of June, 1903, Mr. Peters was married to Miss Clara Burleson, a daughter of D. G. Burleson, a grain dealer, who is now de- ceased. Mrs. Peters was born at Villisca, Iowa, but was a little girl when her parents removed to Clarinda, where she has since made her home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Peters are widely known in this city and have a circle of friends almost coextensive with the circle of their acquaintance. Mr. Peters belongs to the Masonic fraternity and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He has taken the degree of the lodge and the chapter int Masonry, and both he and his wife hold membership in the Eastern Star. In politics he is a republican, thoroughly conversant with the issues and questions of the day, and takes an active interest in the party work.
WV. F. MASCHER.
W. F. Mascher operates a neat and well improved farm located on sec- tion 25, Douglas township. A native of Illinois, he was born in Jasper county on the 4th of May, 1875, a son of C. F. and Mary ( Tulch) Mascher, who were also born in Illinois, where they yet reside. Eight of the thirteen children born unto them are still living.
Reared amid the scenes and environments of rural life, W. F. Mascher attended the common schools during the winter periods while the summer months were devoted to assisting his father on the farm. He early learned the best methods of plowing, planting and harvesting and the practical ex- perience thus gained was of great assistance to him when he later engaged in business on his own account. He remained at home until eighteen years of age, when he came to Page county, Iowa, and here worked as a farm hand by the month until 1897. On the 6th of June of that year he was united in marriage to Miss Rosina Sunderman, a daughter of Henry and Sophia Sunderman, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. After his marriage Mr. Mascher returned to Illinois, where he remained for about a year and a half, and then came again to Iowa, settling in Douglas township, Page county, upon a farm belonging to his father-in-law, and has since made it his home, operating it in the capacity of a renter. He has directed his energies to its further improvement and development and
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the neat and attractive appearance which the place presents is an indication of his thrift and enterprise.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Mascher has been blessed with eight children, namely : Wilbert, Laura, Vernie, Ella, George, Irene, Carl and Esther, the last named being now deceased. Mrs. Mascher, who was born on the 27th of August, 1875, passed away May 27, 1909, and was laid to rest in the German Lutheran cemetery in Nodaway township. An excellent wife and loving mother, she was held in high esteem throughout the community and her loss was mourned not only by the members of her family but also by a large circle of friends.
In politics Mr. Mascher is a stalwart republican but he neither seeks nor desires public office as a reward for party fealty. His entire time and attention are devoted to his business affairs, which are now capably con- ducted so that he is justly classed with the progressive farmers of the county. Industrious habits and straightforwardness have enabled him to maintain his standing in the community as a substantial and desirable citizen.
JAMES K. KING.
James K. King, spoken of by those who have known him long and well as a "grand old man" was one of the earliest settlers of Tarkio township and still makes his home on section 33. His memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present. Ile has wit- nessed many changes here as the wild prairie land has been converted into rich fields, the native grasses and the wild flowers of summer giving way to the crops of corn, wheat and other cereals. Mr. King was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, on the 15th of June, 1831, a son of Christopher and Rosanna ( Knight) King, who were also natives of the same county, the father spending his entire life there, but the mother afterwards came to the west with her son James in 1869.
Mr. King of this review was reared at the old home in Pennsylvania and mastered the branches of learning taught in the public schools near by. Ilis father was an undertaker in a day when those who followed the busi- ness also manufactured coffins, and as James K. King approached manhood he worked with his father at coffin-making and in the undertaking business. In 18544 he was married and moved to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in farming for fifteen years. He found the pursuit congenial, and thinking to have still better opportunities for carrying on farm work in the middle west, he made his way to Carroll county, Illinois, in 1809.
In the fall of the same year Mr. King continued his journey to Page county, Iowa, and, settling in Tarkio township, made his first purchase of land, becoming the owner of a prairie tract of eighty acres and twenty acres of timber land on section 33. Here he has lived continuously since and in the intervening forty years has seen this section develop from a wild region into one of the garden spots of the United States. In the midst of
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highly cultivated farms, upon which are produced some of the finest crops of corn in this country, are scen thriving towns and villages which have been founded and built in his memory. As the years have passed Mr. King has labored diligently and persistently to carry on the farm work and has prospered in his undertakings. Success always rewards earnest, persistent labor and as his financial resources have increased he has continued to invest in land until he now owns three hundred and seventy-one acres in Tarkio township, making him one of its substantial citizens. The worth of his character has always gained him high esteem and he is known as a man who merits the regard which is uniformly tendered him.
In 1854 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. King and Miss Harriet Lanning, a native of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, born December 18, 1838. They reared nine children, of whom six are yet living: Zetta, the wife of David Shaw, whose home is in Grant township; Minnie, the wife of Henry Hubert, who operates her father's farm; Jardin, at home; Port Hudson, who is living in Tarkio township; Skiles Austin, who is also a resident of Tarkio township and is serving as township trustee ; and Bessie, a granddaughter whom Mr. and Mrs. King adopted and reared. She is now the wife of Paul Hann, living in Nodaway township.
In his political views Mr. King is a stalwart republican, who has long supported the party although he cast his first presidential ballot for Franklin Pierce. He has served for two or three terms as justice of the peace and his decisions were strictly fair and impartial. He and his wife are devoted members of the Church of God, in which Mr. King has been affiliated for sixty-one years, and through a long period has served as one of the elders. His life has been guided by his Christian faith and conforms to the teach- ings of the church. His record, therefore, is exemplary of all those traits of character which constitute honorable manhood and forms an example well worthy of emulation.
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