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On the 22d of October, 1902, occurred the marriage of Mr. Ferguson and Miss Lucile Ann Bull, a daughter of Isaac T. and Jennie ( Adams) Bull. Mrs. Ferguson was born in College Springs, Page county, September 30, 1878. She obtained her education in the public schools and Amity Col- lege, of her native town. Her parents came to Page county from Knox county, Illinois, in 1870 and settled on a farm in Amity township, where they lived for about three decades. Retiring from active business life in 1889. Mr. Bull then removed to Shenandoah, where he and his wife still reside. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson have one child, Sterling Burnet, born August 7, 1903.
The parents are members of the First Presbyterian church, in which Mr. Ferguson is serving as a trustee and in the work of which they are actively and helpfully interested. Mr. Ferguson is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, having taken the degree of the blue lodge and the chapter, and is also connected through membership relations with the Elks, the Wood- men, the Maccabees, the Foresters, the Highlanders, the Knights and Ladies of Security, the Caledonian Club and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and the political offices which he has filled have been in the line of his profession. For eight years he acted as justice of the peace, trying cases in the justice courts before he was seventeen years of age.
He has also filled the office of city attorney for four years.
Shenandoah owes much to him for his efforts in her behalf as he has been one of the main factors in exploiting the advantages and opportunities of his home town and has been chiefly instrumental in bringing to its portals almost every industry which is now found here and which contributes to the business activity and consequent prosperity of the city. He owns a modern residence and other Shenandoah realty and he has one of the best law libraries in Page county and is an able attorney with a splendid future before him. Also numbered among the vigorous, energetic, enterprising young men, his property has come as the result of the many substantial and admirable qualities which he has displayed and which have gained him a firm hold on the affection of his fellow townsmen, as well as a prominent place in professional ranks and in connection with public affairs.
S. A. YOUNGBERG.
Tarkio township has a class of citizens of which it has every reason to be proud as on the whole they are energetic, seeking success in legitimate lines of business and recognizing at the same time their individual obligations to their fellowmen and to the country. Not a few of Tarkio's citizens come
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from Sweden and to this class belongs S. A. Youngberg, who is now follow- ing farming on section 3. He was born in Sweden in June, 1837, his parents being John and Anna Swanson, both of whom lived and died in Sweden. Mr. Youngberg was reared in the place of his nativity and received his mental training in the schools of that land. He remained a resident of his native country until thirty years of age, when in 1867 he sailed for the United States, settling first in Henry county, Illinois, where he lived for six years. During that period he engaged in farming as a renter, after which he came to Page county, Iowa, and, in connection with his brother Henry, purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 3, Tarkio township. They were associated in business for five and six years and S. A. Youngberg then purchased his brother's interests in the farm. He has resided on this place continuously since coming to Page county and its excellent appearance is indicative of the life of well directed energy and thrift which he has lived.
Mr. Youngberg was married while still a resident of Sweden, Miss Mathilda Johnson becoming his wife in 1863. Their children are seven in number: Charlie and John, who are both residing in Montgomery county, Iowa ; Hilma, the wife of Lenns Peterson, of Chicago, Illinois ; Lena; Edward, also of Montgomery county, lowa; Otto, of Fremont town- ship, Page county ; and Arthur, who is working the home farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Youngberg hold membership in the Lutheran church and find its teachings the incentive for righteousness and for integrity. Mr. Youngberg is a republican in politics. His record is such an instance as may frequently be found where the sons of Sweden have come to the new world, bringing with them the characteristics of persevering industry and relia- bility common to the race. He has not sought through speculation or by any devious methods the success which is now his but has gained his pros- perity and his competence as the reward of earnest, diligent labor that has continued through the passing years.
HARRY EDMOND PARSLOW.
Harry Edmond Parslow, a leading attorney of Clarinda, who has prac- ticed continuously since 1879, is a native of Canada, his birth having oc- curred in Middlesex county, on the 15th of April, 1855. He is the son of Abraham and Hannah ( Mahon) Parslow, the former a farmer by occupa- tion. His youthful days were spent in his parents' home, during which time he pursued his education in the public schools and also took a prepara- tory course. For a year and a half he engaged in teaching school and then came to Iowa, arriving in Clarinda on the 3d of September, 1875. To pro- vide for his own support he secured a clerkship and was thus connected with mercantile interests in the city until the fall of 1878. In the meantime he had devoted those hours which are usually termed leisure to the study of law and in further preparation for the profession he entered the law
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department of the University of Iowa, where he continued his reading until his admission to the bar in June, 1879. He at once began practice at Clar- inda, where he has since remained and his knowledge of the law, combined with his ability to accurately apply its principles, has brought him sub- stantial and gratifying success as a representative of the legal profession. For years he has been local attorney for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. He served as city attorney at one time and is also vice president of the Clarinda National Bank.
Mr. Parslow is not unmindful of his duties of citizenship but takes interest in furthering movements for the public good, his cooperation being always dependent upon whether the general welfare is involved. He acted on the committee on building and grounds of the Clarinda Chautau- quia Assembly and was a member of the committee which bought the present site of the public library. He has for years been a member of the executive committee of the Commercial Club, which has done valuable work in fur- thering the business interests and thereby promoting the general prosperity of the community.
Mr. Parslow was united in marriage to Miss Anna Burrows, of Clar- inda, a daughter of John P. Burrows, who for some years was a druggist here but is now living retired and makes his home in Los Angeles, California. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Parslow has been born one child, Dorothy. The par- ents are prominent socially in Clarinda, the hospitality of the best homes being freely accorded them. Mr. Parslow has for a third of a century made his home here and is a man whom to know is to respect because of the substantial quality of his leading characteristics. In all of his public and private relations he has merited the esteem which is uniformly given him. He regards a public office as a public trust and at all times holds friendship inviolable.
N. P. DAMEWOOD.
In a history of the agricultural development of Nebraska township and of Page county mention should be made of N. P. Damewood, who for more than half a century has been identified with the farming interests of this part of the state. His home is situated on the county line and com- prises one hundred and two acres. That which lies in Page county is on sections 24 and 25, Nebraska township, while twenty-two acres extend across the boundary line into Dallas township, Taylor county.
His life record began in Dubois county, Indiana, November 9, 1852, and in the spring of 1857 he was brought to lowa by his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (McFarren) Damewood, who settled in Taylor county. Both the father and mother werc natives of east Tennessee, where they were reared and married. They afterward went to Indiana, where two children were born unto them. When they had spent six or eight years in Indiana they determined to seek a home west of the Mississippi and as stated took up their abode in Taylor county. Their last days were spent in Page county
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where the father served as sheriff for eight consecutive years. He died at the age of seventy-seven years and the mother passed away a year later at the age of seventy-five years. They had a large family of thirteen chil- dren: F. A., who for the past twenty-seven years has been a railway mail clerk and is living in Nebraska City; E. C., whose home is in Coin, Iowa: J. H., a resident of Clarinda; Nancy, who died unmarried; N. P., of this review ; Erastus, who died in childhood : Mrs. Sallie Duke, deceased : Bessie, the wife of John Riggle; William, who is living in Wyoming; I. M., of Gravity, lowa; Carrie, the wife of Wallace Hoskins, of Page county ; U. G., a resident of Clarinda ; and Minnie, who died in infancy.
When the family came to Iowa they established their home about three miles south of Newmarket but after living there for three years the parents removed to Nebraska township, where N. P. Damewood has resided most of the time since. He has been on this farm for the past twenty-seven years save for a brief period. The place comprises one hundred and two acres of land, all of which is situated on sections 24 and 25, Nebraska township, with the exception of twenty-two acres which lie across the boundary line in Dallas township, Taylor county. There are good buildings upon the farm which were erected by Mr. Damewood and he is busily employed in tilling the soil and in raising stock He annually harvests good crops of corn and other cereals and good grades of cattle, horses and hog's are found in his pastures and feed lots.
On the 28th of December, 1876, Mr. Damewood was united in marriage to Miss Clara Harrington, who was born in Delaware county, New York, February 27, 1853. and is the daughter of Eli Patton and Phoebe Ann ( Olmstead) Harrington, both of whom were natives of New York. During the Civil war the father was a soldier of the Union army for one year, serving in Company Il, of the Fifty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was assigned to duty at St. Louis and by reason of his strength was de- tached for service in the unloading of war vessels. In that work he was exposed to many hardships and to all kinds of inclement weather, and by reason of the fact that he was obliged to work in mud and water he con- tracted rheumatism and his health became greatly impaired. He never fully recovered and by a year he was honorably discharged. As a result of his military experience he eventually drew the pension of one wholly in- capacitated for physical labor. For more than three years prior to his death he was confined to bed as the victim of paralysis. In 1856 he had removed with his family from New York to Knox county, Illinois, and about 1872 arrived in Page county. After living in Clarinda for seven or eight years he removed to Nebraska township, where his remaining days were passed, his death occurring in 1901 when he was seventy years of age, the funeral services being held in the Methodist Episcopal church in Hawley- ville, where his remains were interred in the Memory cemetery. He was a man of the strictest integrity of character and left behind him that proudest of achievements-a good name. His widow, who had tenderly cared for him through all the years of his suffering, passed away on May 6, 1904, at the age of seventy years. She was born in Delaware county, New York.
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March 4, 1834. When she was sixteen years of age she was converted and became a member of the Methodist church and throughout her entire life was a most earnest and consistent Christian. Her remains were interred by the side of her husband in Memory cemetery, and three children were left to mourn her loss: Mrs. Damewood ; Dr. J. S. Harrington, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri; and Luella E., who is now residing with her sister. One child, George L., who was the third member of the family, died at the age of a year and a half. Mr. and Mrs. Damewood have many friends here and enjoy the hospitality of the best homes, for their many sterling qualities have gained them the warm regard of all with whom they have been brought in contact.
S. M. ELRICK, JR.
S. M. Elrick, Jr., owning and operating a valuable and productive farm of seventy-seven acres in Valley township, was born in Henry county, Illi nois, on the 18th of February, 1864, his parents being S. M. and Margaret ( Ferlhing) Elrick, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The year 1868 witnessed their arrival in Page county, lowa, and here they subse- quently purchased a tract of land. Both the father and mother still sur- vive, being now residents of Minnesota. Of their family of eleven children, the following are yet living: S. M., of this review ; Il. C., of New Mexico ; F. P., who makes his home in Minnesota; J. C., living in Page county ; and H. C., likewise a resident of Minnesota.
S. M. Elrick, Jr., attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education and remained at home until he had attained his majority. He then took up veterinary work and successfully devoted his attention to that profession for fifteen years. Subsequently he worked on the railroad for three years and in 1900 purchased his present farm of seventy -seven acres in Valley township, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has since given his time and energies. He has won a gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity in the conduct of his agricultural interests and is widely recognized as one of the successful farmers and representative citizens of the community.
In 1885 Mr. Elrick was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary B. Sullivan, a native of Page county, Iowa, and a daughter of Jerry and Sarah (Orphen) Sullivan, both of whom were born in Ireland. They crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1856 and for a period of six years made their home in Boston, Massachusetts, after which they spent a few years in Canton, Illinois. In 1867 they came to Page county, Iowa, residing here until called to their final rest. Their family numbered thirteen children, nine now living. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Elrick have been born eight children, as follows: Dora L., the wife of Henry Fastneau, of Page county ; Jen- nie B., who is the wife of Herman Fastneau and also makes her home in
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this county : Irene E., Villa G., Della, Frederick and Wilma G., all at home ; and one who died in infancy.
Mr. Elrick gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has served in the position of school director, the cause of education ever finding in him a stalwart champion. Fraternally he is identified with the Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 482, at Hepburn, in which he has filled all of the chairs. His wife is a devoted and faithful member of the United Brethren church, exemplifying its teachings in her daily life. They are well known socially, and the hospitality of their own pleasant home is greatly enjoyed by an extensive circle of friends.
O. A. KIMBALL.
In a history of the business development of Clarinda and Page county mention should be made of O. A. Kimball, who for some years figured prom- inently in connection with the lumber trade and later with the agricultural interests of the community. He was born in New Hampshire in 1835 and was a son of Edwin and Elizabeth ( Prescott ) Kimball, both of whom were natives of New England. The father followed the occupation of farming in New Hampshire, where both he and his wife died. The Kim- ball family was established on American soil in the early period in the colonization of the new world, and representatives of the name served as loyal soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
O. A. Kimball was reared in his native state, remaining in New Hamp- shire until nineteen years of age. In the meantime he attended the Pembroke Academy, thus supplementing his early public-school education. At nine- teen years of age he went to Peoria, Illinois, where he spent two years in working at the carpenter's trade. On the expiration of that period he came to Clarinda in 1857 and here embarked in the lumber business, hauling his first load of lumber from Council Bluffs. He was in partnership with Charles P. Osgood and the enterprise which they established and for some time conducted is now carried on under the name of the Green Bay Lumber Company. In 1887 Mr. Kimball and his partner sold out to the White Pine Lumber Company, which later disposed of their yard to the Green Bay Lumber Company. On withdrawing from lumber circles Mr. Kimball retired and turned his attention to the cultivation of his farm southeast of Clarinda for two years. At the time he sold his lumber interests he built an elegant residence at No. 201 North Eighteenth street and it continued to be his home until his death and is yet occupied by his widow.
In 1863, at Clarinda, Mr. Kimball was married to Miss Eva Pierce, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Woods) Pierce, natives of Ohio and of Pennsylvania respectively. Her father and mother came to Iowa in 1859, locating at College Springs, and Mr. Pierce devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits. He died there in 1866, having survived his wife for but five days. In the Pierce family were eleven children: Mary Jane, who
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became the wife of Charles Mower, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, but both are now deceased; William B., who joined Company K of the Fourth Iowa Infantry and died during his service in the Civil war; Sophronia, who is the widow of Azariah Dunham and lives in Warren, Pennsylvania ; Melissa, who is the widow of Dr. J. N. McMurray and is living in Franklin, Penn- sylvania ; Marilla, who is the wife of Rev. William Hayes, now living retired in Winfield, Kansas; Elizabeth, who is the widow of T. R. Stock- ton and makes her home in Ridgewood, New Jersey; Mrs. Kimball; Mrs. N. M. Bodwell, of College Springs, Iowa; Mrs. M. B. Feltch, of Golden, Colorado; John, who joined Company K of the Fourth Iowa Infantry and died while serving at the front in the Civil war; and Albert L, who mar- ried Emma Pratt and lives in Hardy, Nebraska. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kim- ball were born three children but Frank and Albert Edmond are now de- ceased. The only surviving member of the family is Ruth, now the wife of Dr. R. J. Matthews, of Clarinda.
The death of the husband and father occurred in 1892. He was a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church and lived an upright, honorable life. His political allegiance was given to the republican party and all who knew him esteemed him for his genuine worth and his sterling traits of charac- ter. He took an active and helpful interest in promoting the business de- velopment of Clarinda and at all times was a progressive citizen, doing everything in his power to advance the interests of the community at large. Mrs. Kimball still owns a beautiful country residence on North Eighteenth street, together with the lumberyard property and buildings on Washington street. Her husband left her comfortably situated in life, her income be- ing sufficient to supply hier with all of the comforts and many of the lux- uries of life. She, too, is held in warm regard throughout Clarinda and this part of the state, and like her husband has many stanch friends.
C. A. KAMPE.
C. A. Kampe is one of Fremont township's enterprising young farmers who is not only progressive in business but also active in community affairs, his aid and influence being always given on the side of progress and im- provement. He was born June 19, 1878, in the township in which he still makes his home, his parents being Charles J. and Mathilda (Grundberg) Kampe. They came to the United States before their marriage, sailing from Sweden, their native country. After reaching the shores of the new world they proceeded to the Mississippi valley and established their home in Page county, where C. J. Kampe afterward purchased one hundred and twenty acres of iand and began farming. He lived a diligent, useful life and continued to make his home upon the farm until 1904, when he re- moved to Red Oak, where he is now living retired, spending the evening of life in the enjoyment of well earned rest.
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C. A. Kampe at the usual age entered the public schools and as the years increased his added responsibilities made him familiar with the farm work. When twenty years of age he began farming on his own account, renting the land from John Bergstrom. On this place he has lived for thirteen years, carefully cultivating the soil, and the generous crops which he garners indicate that he is a skilled and successful agriculturist. He has thoroughly acquainted himself with the science of farming and his crops are second to none in this section. He is a man of influence, greatly esteemed as a neighbor and citizen.
On the 20th of April, 1898, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Kampe and Miss Hilda Bergstrom, a daughter of John Bergstrom, and unto them have been born five children: Florence I., Dora V., Alice V., Frances M. M., and llilda R. The parents are true to the Christian teachings of the Swedish Lutheran church, in which both hold membership, while Mr. Kampe is a member of the board of trustees of the church and otherwise is actively interested in its work and support. His political endorsement is given to the republican party. Having always lived in Fremont town- ship his life history is well known to a large number of the residents of that part of the county and the substantial qualities which he has always displayed have given him classification with the leading farmers of the community.
WALTER WILLIAM RICHARDSON.
Among the leading enterprises which contribute to the business activity and upbuilding of Clarinda is that conducted by the Clarinda Poultry, But- ter & Egg Company, of which Mr. Richardson is secretary and manager. As the result of his close application and energy intelligently applied the business has made rapid and substantial advancement and he is today numbered among the most prosperous residents of this city. Hle was born in Lafayette county, Wisconsin, on the 3Ist of May, 1873, is a son of llenry and Mary Ann ( Winskell ) Richardson. The father was a farmer by occupation, following that pursuit in order to provide for his family.
W. W. Richardson was but a young child when his parents removed from Wisconsin to Iowa and in the public schools of Kingsley in Plymouth county, he acquired his early education. Later he attended what is now the Morning Side College, being graduated therefrom with the class of 1880. He afterward studied law for a time, thinking to make that profes- sion his life work, but later abandoned the idea and in 1892 entered the grain and implement business at Sioux City, lowa, where he was this em- ployed for twelve years. During a part of that time he was credit man and traveling salesman for the house. Throughout the entire period he recognized that advancement follows earnest, intelligent effort as a logical sequence and by his persistency of purpose and unfaltering industry, he worked his way upward. On the 28th of December, 1903, he came to Clarinda and accepted a position in the Clarinda Poultry, Butter & Egg
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Company, being given charge of the separator and the creamery department. Later he became financially interested in the company and was made treas- urer. He has since been elected secretary and general manager, filling the dual position for the past six years. In this connection he has done im- portant work for the development of an enterprise which in extent and importance is one of the foremost of the county. The volume of trade annually managed by the company is very extensive and has been a source of general prosperity in southwestern Iowa.
Mr. Richardson was married on the 10th of June, 1896, to Miss Lida J. White. of Sioux City, Iowa, a daughter of Captain Allen B. White, well known as a merchant. They have one child, Ethel Maurina. Mr. Rich- ardson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is serving as a trustee, and in the work of the church he takes an active interest, while to its support he contributes generously. In his fraternal relations he is a Mason and exemplifies in his life the beneficent spirit of the craft. He has figured for many years as a leading and prominent business man of Page county and his record proves that there is no discordant ele- ment between success and honesty.
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