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In 1885 Mr. Hogoboom married Miss Agnes L. Glover, a dangh- ter of Robert Glover, a native of Scotland, who when an infant was taken by his parents to Canada, where he grew to maturity. He was an early settler of Calhoun county, Iowa, arriving here in 1866, and he accumulated quite a large estate. His wife. Mary ( Summerville) Glover, was also a native of Scotland and accompanied her parents on
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their removal to New York and later to this state. Mr. and Mrs. Hogoboom have four children: Mary L., at home; Hannah L., the wife of Simon 'Zehr, who is operating the Hogoboom homestead; John S., who is engaged in the motoreyele business in Fort Dodge; and Glenn C., who is in partnership with his brother.
Mr. Hogoboom is a republican and works loyally for the sueeess of his party at the polls. Fraternally he belongs to the Mystie Work- ers, and he and his family are all members of the Congregational church, the spread of whose influence they further to the extent of their power. He has made many friends in this county and is con- sidered one of the successful business men and publie-spirited citizens of Manson.
LLOYD WILLIAM LANCASTER.
Lloyd William Laneaster, who sinee August, 1912, has efficiently served as cashier of the State Savings Bank at Yetter, is a prominent young business man of his loeality. Ile was born in Humboldt county, lowa, October 30, 1886, a son of Charles and Minnie ( Hoag) Laneaster, the former a native of Ontario, Canada, whence he removed to Iowa residing at Bradgate until his death in August, 1890. After- ward his widow was married at Bradgate to Lyman Cody and in 1902 they removed to Hartley, Iowa, where they still reside.
Lloyd William Lancaster began his education in the common schools of Bradgate, and in 1902, then a youth of sixteen, aecompan- ied the family on their removal from the county of his nativity to Hartley, Iowa, where he continued his education, graduating from the Hartley high school in 1905. The following year he went to Des Moines, where he entered the Capital City Commereial College and after completing a thorough business course he returned to his home in Hartley and there entered the German Savings Bank. where he remained for two years, gaining during this period a practical knowl- edge of the banking business. On the expiration of that term he entered the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines in the capacity of clerk, while in August, 1912, he accepted the eashiership of the State Savings Bank at Yetter. This is one of the successful financial enter- prises of Calhoun county and its success is due in no small measure to the efforts of Mr. Lancaster, who has a thorough understanding of the banking business and ever safeguards the interests of the institu- tion. In addition to his banking business Mr. Laneaster also repre-
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sents several prominent insurance companies, these ineluding the Se- eurity, Fire Insurance Company of Davenport, the Hanover Fire Insurance Company of New York, the Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany of New York and the Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Company, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In his political views Mr. Lancaster is a republican. He is now serving as treasurer of the village of Yetter and is also acting as see- retary of the schoolboard. He is popular in the community, readily adapts himself to surroundings and is ever ready to co-operate in any plan or projeet for the betterment of his locality. He keeps himself thoroughly informed on current events, is a man of good business judgment and is rapidly forging to the front.
HON. SAMUEL T. HUTCHISON.
The demise of the Hon. Samuel T. Hutchison, which occurred on the 15th of May, 1914, was deeply regretted not only in Lake City, where he had resided for many years, but throughout his section of the state. He was known and honored as a pioneer of Iowa, a publie- spirited eitizen, an upright business man and a veteran of the Civil war. He was at various times called to public office and in 1879 represented his distriet in the state legislature, proving an efficient working member of that body. Mr. Hutchison was born September 16, 1840, in Barnesville, Ohio, a son of Ebenezer E. Hutehison, a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, whose birth occurred in March, 1813. The latter removed to Belmont county, Ohio, about 1834 and married Miss Rhoda Campbell, a native of the Buekeye state. He was a meehanie and also devoted considerable attention to farming and continued to reside in Ohio until his demise.
Samuel T. Hutchison was edueated in Fairview, Ohio, and re- mained under the parental roof until the outbreak of the Civil war. He was among the first to enlist in defense of the Union, on the 29th of April, 1861, becoming a member of Company C, Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under command of Captain Jerry Williams and Colonel J. A. Jones. The regiment was sent to Virginia and attached to General Rosecrans' command. At the battle of Cheat Mountain Mr. Hutchison was wounded in the leg. Subsequently he participated in the engagements at Green Briar, Camp Allegheny and McDowell, Virginia, and on the 8th of May, 1862, at the last named place was again wounded. His injuries prevented him from
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further active service until the following August, when he returned to Virginia and was attached to Sigel's command. He participated in the second battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded for a third time and was sent to a hospital in Washington. Upon recovering he again went to the front and took part in the memorable battle of Gettys- burg and the siege of Fort Wagner and in the battles of Honey Hill and Devereaux Neck. In the last named engagement he was shot through the breast, the bullet fraeturing his ribs and breastbone, and after being in a hospital for a time he was granted a leave of absenee until March 30, 1865. He was at Annapolis, Maryland, at the elose of the war and after receiving his honorable discharge returned home. He had enlisted as a private but won promotion successively to cor- poral, sergeant, sergeant major and orderly sergeant and when dis- charged held the rank of first lieutenant.
After the close of hostilities Mr. Hutchison went to Masterton, Ohio, where he engaged in teaching school for six months, and in May, 1866, he came to Lake City, Calhoun county, where he taught for some time. In the fall of 1867 he was elected county treasurer and held that office for four years. In 1873 he was again honored by his fellow citizens and was made county recorder, in which capacity he also served for four years, and for one year he held the office of eounty supervisor. In 1879 he was elected state representative from the district comprising Calhoun, Carroll and Greene counties and as a legislator his course was marked by the same devotion to the general good and faithful discharge of his duties that had characterized his record as a county official.
On first engaging in business Mr. Hutchison turned his attention to the real-estate field and gained a large patronage in that line, espe- cially during the earlier days of the county when settlers were coming in rapidly and investing in land. During those years the firm of Hutchison & Smith handled and disposed of a large number of farms lying in the central and southern portions of Calhoun county. The partner of our subject was W. T. Smith. In 1894 the First National Bank of Lake City was organized and Mr. Hutchison became presi- dent of that institution, a position which he filled until his demise. His sound judgment and discrimination, coupled with his progressive- ness and ability to take the initiative, made him an excellent bank exeentive and the First National Bank grew steadily in influence and in the extent of its business. He was acknowledged to be an important factor in financial eireles in his part of Iowa and the high reputation which he enjoyed was due not only to his ability but also to his fair dealing and probity.
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On the 23d of November, 1869, Mr. Hutchison was married to Miss Elizabeth S. Hold, a daughter of Lorenzo Dow and Susanna (Huston) Hold, the father born near Lynchburg, Virginia, and the mother a native of Ohio, as is Mrs. Hutchison. To Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison were born ten children, as follows: Marion E., a resident of Lake City; Viola A., who gave her hand in marriage to R. G. Pinney, and lives in Wichita, Kansas; John F., who makes his home in Rock- well City, lowa; Jessie B., now Mrs. W. C. Beer, a resident of Bueyrus, Ohio: Walter Eugene, deceased : Luey M., who died in 1890, when ten years old; Lueian E., who died in infancy in 1880: George G., a resident of Lake City; Raymond O., living in Roekwell City; and Corinne R., who is the wife of C. H. Zybell, and lives in Lake City. Walter Eugene enlisted in Company A, Fifty-first Iowa Vol- unteers. in April, 1898, for service in the Spanish-American war, at which time he was a student in the State University of Iowa. ITis regi- ment was sent to the Philippine Islands and there he saw a great deal of hard serviee and proved himself a loyal and unflinching soldier. He was so anxious to give his eountry the full measure of service that when his health broke down he twiee left the hospital before he should have done so and at last his strength failed completely and on the 8th of August, 1899, his demise oeeurred. His uncomplaining acceptanee of the necessary hardships of military serviee, his anxiety to perform every duty to the best of his ability and his fine manliness won him not only the commendation but also the warm regard of his superiors and he was very popular among his eomrades. His body was brought baek to Lake City for interment and the news of his death was the oeeasion of sincere grief on the part of all who had known him as he had endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact, both in his county and in the State University.
Mr. Hutchison gave his political allegianee to the republican party. He was much interested in the work of the Grand Army of the Re- publie and from the 4th of May, 1894, until his demise was an active member of Lander Post, No. 157. He served as a member of the conference committee, as patriotic instructor, trustee, senior vice com- mander and commander and found mueh satisfaction in his association with his former comrades. During almost half a eentury in which he was a resident of Lake City, his fellow citizens learned to know him intimately and sneh was his inherent worth that their respeet and warm regard for him inereased with the passing of the years. At the time of his demise a loeal paper spoke of him as a sterling eitizen, a brave soldier and a steadfast friend and also said that: "The history of Mr. Hutchison's active and useful life is part and parcel of the history of
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Calhoun county, into which it is indelibly written. He was known and respected not only in this and adjoining counties but all over the state."
JAMES E. NUTTER.
James E. Nutter is well known in financial circles of Calhoun county as viee president and manager of the Peoples Bank of Jolley. His birth occurred in Sac City, Sac county, Iowa, on the 14th of July, 1872, his parents being James W. and Adaline (Armstrong) Nutter. The father was born, reared and edueated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and after attaining his majority removed westward to Wisconsin, where he was identified with lumbering interests. Sub- sequently he took up his abode in Sae City, lowa, and was there engaged in the drug business for a time or until appointed deputy recorder, being practically in charge of the recorder's office for several years. He passed away at the ripe old age of seventy-nine years and is still survived by his widow, who is a native of Wisconsin and makes her home in Sae City, this state. Politieally Mr. Nutter was a staneh supporter of the republican party.
James E. Nutter, reared under the parental roof, attended the graded and high schools in the acquirement of an education and after putting aside his textbooks worked at the earpenter's trade. Subse- quently he served as deputy postmaster for two years, resigning on the expiration of that period to accept the position of bookkeeper with the First National Bank of Sac City, of which institution he was later made assistant cashier. In 1896 he beeame eashier of the Peoples Bank of Jolley, ably serving in that capacity for about seven- teen years or until 1913, when he was elected its vice president and manager, in which capacities his efforts have proved a potent foree in the continued growth and suceess of the institution. D. E. Hollett, of Sae City. is president of the bank, which maintains an enviable reputation as one of the sound financial concerns of the state. Mr. Nutter owns three hundred and thirty aeres of land in Calhoun eounty, also a half seetion in Diekinson county, Iowa, and a half interest in six seetions of land in De Soto county, Florida.
In 1898 Mr. Nutter was united in marriage to Miss Kate M. Harris, a native of Calhoun county, Iowa, and a daughter of William B. and Kate L. Harris, pioneer settlers of this county. She was reared and educated here and by her marriage has beeome the mother of five
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children, namely: James H., Katherine A., Edmund A., Gretchen L. and Maxine.
Mr. Nutter gives his political allegiance to the republican party, ably served as treasurer of the Jolley school board, and is now its president, but has never sought nor desired the honors and emolu- ments of office. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, belonging to Maple Lodge, No. 566, A. F. & A. M., of Jolley, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist church, with which his wife is also affiliated. His entire life has been spent in this part of the state and he has long been numbered among the prosperous, esteemed and representative citizens of his community.
GEORGE MILLER.
George Miller, who is living retired in Rockwell City, owns two hundred and forty acres of excellent land in this county which he rents to others. He was born in Lewis county, New York, Decem- ber 19, 1850, a son of Michael and Adeline Miller. The parents were both natives of Germany, the father born September 29, 1804, and the mother in 1814. Their marriage was celebrated in their native land but in the early '40s they emigrated to the United States and settled in the Empire state, where they resided until called by death. The father began life without capital but eventually became the owner of an excellent farm. He was a demoerat in politics and his religious faith was that of the German Lutheran church. While living in Ger- many he served in the army. He passed away in 1879 but was sur- vived by his widow until 1897. They were the parents of six chil- dren, three of whom survive: Adeline, the wife of Frederic Ruebel, a retired farmer of Webster county, Iowa; George; and Henry, who still lives in New York.
George Miller was educated in the common schools of the Empire state and after putting his textbooks aside gave his father the benefit of his entire time. When nineteen years of age he left New York and came to Calhoun county, Iowa. For seven or eight years he worked as a hired hand, earefully saving his wages in the meantime, as he had determined to own land. At the end of that time he located permanently in Calhoun eounty and rented a farm for two years, after which he was in a position to buy eighty aeres in Center town- ship. From time to time he bought additional land and now holds title to an excellent farm of two hundred and forty aeres. He enl-
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tivated his land for many years and was very successful as a farmer and stoek-raiser. At length he felt that he had acquired a competence and removed to Rockwell City, where he has since lived retired, rent- ing his farm to others. He did all of his own carpenter work while living on the farm and also creeted the first house built in the Smith addition of Rockwell City in 1882.
In March, 1876, occurred the marriage of Mr. Miller and Miss Elizabeth Ruebel, a daughter of Philip and Margaret (Schopfer) Ruebel, both natives of Germany. The family resided in New York until 1869, when they took up their residence in Iowa, where both parents passed away. The father was a shoemaker and farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have two children: Clara, the wife of David Engleman, a farmer of Knierim, this county; and LeRoy George, of Richards, who is manager of an elevator there.
Mr. Miller is a republiean and for many years was a delegate to county conventions of his party, until the adoption of the primary system and then served as township committeeman for seven years. During that time he was twice chosen a delegate to the state con- ventions. He has served as director of the school board and as town- ship trustee, which office he held for ten years. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He takes justifiable pride in the fact that the material prosperity which he is now enjoying is due solely to the indefatigable and persevering labor of himself and wife. They have at all times conformed their lives to the highest moral teachings and have won the sineere respeet of all who have come in contact with them.
WILLIAM S. GEIST.
William S. Geist, an esteemed and well-to-do citizen of Rockwell City, was formerly actively connected with agricultural pursuits in this county but is now living retired. His birth occurred on the 25th of February, 1857. in Will county, Illinois, and he is a son of Hiram and Jane ( Ross) Geist. natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ohio. On the 22d of February, 1855, their marriage was solemnized in Will county, Illinois. and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on the 22d of February, 1905. The death of the father occurred in that county in 1907 and the mother died there in 1910. They were the parents of seven children, as follows: William S .; Mary, who is living in Will county, Illinois; Henry, a resident of
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Guthrie, Iowa: Charley and Elza, twins, the former a farmer in this state and the latter a contractor living in Orville, California; Ervin, a banker of Joliet, Illinois; and Hattie, who is living in Will county, Illinois.
William S. Geist was reared under the parental roof and during his boyhood and youth acquired a common-school education. In 1887 he came to Calhoun county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land northwest of the town, for which he paid fifteen dollars per acre. He at once set about improving his place and was soon deriving a good income from his agricultural labors. That same farm is now worth two hundred and twenty-five dollars per acre, which indicates the general rise in land valne and also the excellent condition in which he keeps everything upon the place and the care with which he has conserved the fertility of the soil. He did some general farming but specialized in raising horses, cattle and hogs. and as his stock was of good grade and as he studied the markets carefully, he received an excellent financial return from his stock- raising. On the 1st of January, 1915, he retired from active life and has since resided in Rockwell City. He is a stockholder and director in the Rockwell City Elevator Company.
Mr. Geist was married in Illinois on the 15th of February, 1883, to Miss Eleanor Ferguson, who was born in Will county on the 3d of April. 1858, a daughter of Robert and Nancy (McDougal) Fer- guson, both natives of County Derry, Ireland, born respectively on the Ist of January, 1825, and on the 4th of November, 1827. The father died in Will county, Illinois, on the 31st of May, 1888, and the mother on the 1st of July, 1899. To them were born eight children, all natives of Will county, Illinois: Robert, ex-postmaster of Le Loup. Kansas; John J., a resident of Chicago; Joseph, living in Will county: Eleanor; Nannie, who died in 1876: Mary, the wife of William Webb, of Will county, Illinois; James, who is deceased ; and Jennie, who died in 1912.
To Mr. and Mrs. Geist have been born seven children: Walter, whose birth occurred on the 22d of February, 1884, in Will county, Illinois; Edwin, born in that county on the 3d of January, 1886; Arthur, who was born on the 11th of November, 1889, in Calhoun county, Iowa: Jennie I., born March 21, 1892, in this county; Ethel C., whose birth occurred in this county on the Ist of April, 1894: Rosetta, also a native of this county, born March 27, 1897; and Harry, who was born in this county on the 5th of October, 1898. All of the children were graduated from the Roekwell City high school. Jennie was for two years a teacher in the county schools and from
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1913 to 1915 was deputy recorder of this county. Arthur completed his education at the Iowa Business College of Des Moines and is now foreman of Tuttle's Motorlist Company, of America. Walter and Edwin manage the home farm.
Mr. Geist is assessor of Twin Lakes township, an offiee which he has held continuously sinee 1889, which proves beyond a doubt his ability and conseientiousness as a publie official. Until a few years ago he was a member of the Odd Fellows encampment of Roek- well City and passed through all of the chairs in that organization. He holds membership in Twin Lakes Lodge, No. 478, F. & A. M., and is also identified with the Modern Woodmen of America. Both of his oldest sons are also Masons and Modern Woodmen, and his wife belongs to the Woman's Relief Corps, the Rebekahs, in which she has held all of the offices, and Silver Lake Chapter, No. 312, O. E. S., at Roekwell City, to which her daughters Jennie and Ethel also belong. The family belong to the Presbyterian church and not only give liberally to its support but also take part in its various lines of work. Mr. Geist is recognized as a man of energy and of publie spirit and is one of the valued citizens of Roekwell City.
JOHN O. WHITE.
John O. White resided in Lake City for a number of years pre- vious to his demise, although he continued to supervise the operation of his farm until ealled by death. His birth oeeurred in Champaign county, Ohio, on the 23d of September, 1831, and his parents were Andrew and Jane White. When he was six years of age the family removed to Michigan and there he attended the pioneer schools in the acquirement of an education. He early began to assist with the work - of the home farm and devoted his time to agricultural labor in his native state until 1854, when he went to Linn county, Iowa. After remaining there for three years he made his way to Pottawatamie county, Kansas, where he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. He oeeupied his time with the operation of his farm until September, 1861, when he put aside all personal interests and went to the defense of the Union, enlisting on the 10th of that month in Company G. Thirteenth Regiment. Kansas Volunteer Infantry. He participated in a number of skirmishes and rose to the rank of cor- poral. He was discharged in September, 1863, with his eyesight
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much impaired. He returned to Kansas and continued to farm there until 1875, when he went again to Linn county, Iowa, where he fol- lowed agricultural pursuits until 1881. In that year he came to Cal- houn county and located on a one hundred acre farm in Jackson township. where he resided for seven years, but in 1888 he took up his residence in Lake City, which remained his home for two decades. During that time he gave personal supervision to the cultivation of his land and received a gratifying annual income from his farm. He passed away on the 17th of July, 1908.
Mr. White was married on the 3d of January, 1855, to Miss Mary A. Midkelf, who was born in Pennsylvania on the 24th of August, 1836. a daughter of Thomas and Franeina (Houpt) Midkelf. To Mr. and Mrs. White were born eight children, four of whom are still living. namely: Charles M., who is engaged in farming: Orion, of Roekford. Illinois: Franeina, the wife of J. Wright, living near Ithaca. New York: and Ida, who married C. Wood, also of that locality.
Mr. White was a republican and was never remiss in any of his duties of citizenship, manifesting in times of peace the same spirit of patriotism that led to his enlistment in the Union army in the '60s. Through his membership in the Grand Army of the Republie he kept up his association with others who fought for the Union. He was a consistent member of the United Brethren church and took a very active part in its work. His life was guided by high principles and all who knew him accorded him their respect and confidence.
DAVID C. WILSON.
David C. Wilson has resided in Manson for many years and is well known and highly esteemed here. He is now giving his attention to the coal and feed business, although he was formerly connected with other commercial interests of the city. He was born September 19. 1838. a son of Allen and Mary Ann (Coe) Wilson, both natives of the state of New York. His maternal grandfather was also born in the Empire state and served in both the Revolutionary war and the War of 1812. Allen Wilson was born in 1807 and resided in his native state until 1856, when he removed to Ogle county, Illinois, where he purchased land, and to its cultivation he devoted his time and attention during the remainder of his life. His political belief was that of the republican party and his religious allegiance was Vol. II- 8
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