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In 1887. Mr. Crosby I came connected with the Iowa Collection. Loan and Trust Company of Des Moines, and in October of that year was dector secretary of the organization, a position which he has continued to fill to the present time -- 1890. He is an carnest Demover in political sortiment, and has shown a waren interest in the success of a bis party. While comparatively a young man. M. Crosby Las displayol qualities that nit: the str. cessful lawyer, and is recognized as a rising menher of the younger class of the Polk County bar.
W ILLARD .. COMBS. Mayor of the town of Altoona. Iowa. is a native of the Hockeye Mate. his birth Having occurred in Carroll County. September 21. 15 50. 'The family is of , he has been employed by T. E. Haines in the buy- German and Irish desead. and was ablished in this country at an caly day. The go omfatter of our suljer was a na've of Pennsyl oil and in that State was nembed and resided the death of Is wife, via Le removed startal
where his death occurred. Williams V. com. father of Ville, was bis it. Pour; Www . acontece his father 16 Ohio, va he
of life's god's when he removed to It. Wayne, Ind., where he is now living a retired life. He bore mins in the Nước Civil War, but never experienced any very active military service. In politics, he was & Dund rat in early life, but now advocates the principles of the Prohibition paty. He is a mea lot of the Presbyterian Church atal har alway - contributed inte rally to i's support and that of the ministry. He monied Su th 1. Dike. a native of Carroll Connay, Ohio, ant a daughter of Daniel tel Kehvert (MeCanter) Drake, leth of whom wate natives of Pensylvania. The lady is a con- sistent and devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. She hote her husband seven children. four sons and three daughters, wendy: lemie. Willard J .. Fazrue V., Herbert A., Abbie, Blanche and Franklin M. deceased.
The subject of this she'ch lived in the county of his nativity conil be la 1 . Damned to nietare years. and in the p. The school is ivedagen education. Herecanti . for him Has a form Ideter at an only age and when forteen years old entered the diy-goods store of Haires & Shepherd of Maken. Ohio. as salesorin. serving fra firm for six years. when he entered the employ of W. A. MeCrea, a wholesale dry- good- merchant of Cant in. as travel. ing . lestar, which position be retained for three years. He was then ơng logged in the y tac expacity by R. H. Parler & Co.a wholesale diy-cours firm of Youngstown. until the spring of less. when he catac to Altoona. During his residence in that city inger soll g of groin. having almost complete costo Lo's! he brought of his employee - Business.
( ... A. 25th of De. a.r. 1583, 35. Comba Tul tott aprile al. ra Coroll Cour's. Ohio. Miss Bitte L. Hisings a active of that cavity. and a Am Kind of exam A. R. Han .. They have a greatt ted in Alana. and hell a high po- tim in the socied wiel that vive main warta friemel Wrong His b Copie a. The people of the con
Democrat, and an advocate of the 0 1.000. principles. He has also hold the one of Town Recorder for a year, and in his helge. King Devid Lodge. No. 107. A. F. A. A. M. ar has been honored with several offices. He is a mia of si1- ling worth, whose upright life has ever want him the confidence of his employees and provided him with excellent and Incrative positions.
1 R. SURRY L. EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards & Son, dental surgeons, of The Moines, was born in Basedeborough, Vi .. . March 13, 1827. The family to which Le Belongs is of Welsh descent, and was & taldished in Anier- ica by his great-grandfather, William Edwards. who was born in 1711, and when a young Lech accompanied by two brothers. of . 1 th. 11- hantie to this country. The next in diaet de - end was Bonajah Edwards, who was born in 1702. and became the father of Joel Edwards, who was born in 1799, and is the father of one subjeve.
Joel Edwards was born and reared in the Green Mountain State and married Lucy Gn s, a native of Massachusetts. In the autumn of la27. when the Doctor was a babe of a few months. they omi- grated to Illinois, settling in Wayne Granty, but som afterward removed to Gireme Causes. They were accompanied by two brothers of Mr. Edwards. David and Eri. These three Ineth Is were wrong the earliest pioneers of Grethe Cordy. . Mi i Hr : community they resided with their forliestiil called to theit final ie-t. Then red. - wore in- terred in 0: cano com dery. The fails to a ich Hey belog & consisted of tothe Wire. sie ture years, with the exigeantaf est on. Levi, who did in iafmay. I .t. boven by William. Davil, JA. Busid
The one and there dichter, and all Med to 1. who did in infancy. To the scored son was given festive mathe. that he is now living of 11. the did homestead from in Greene County. III. Tryphena. widow of Joseph Carter. resides in Girard. ID. : Mrs. Mary Gardener is also a restint. of Grevin Courty; Jane An merriel Satotal ITu'chips mead died h. Griggsville. 10 .. June !!! 1856. 'Hin father of this family died in Green" County. September 28. 18th, his wife surviving until September 25. 1868. She was the days it's senior and died at the age of seventy years.
Dr. Edwards, where some heads this sketch. is the geenmal surviving member of his father's for- ily. Ili early life was spent in much the uow! manner of fourier lals, and in his youth he ac- , quire banch edge dion ss the common district schools aferied. He displayed great aptitud in his sin T'es and with the desire to pursth a ave extended cattive, in 1: 17 he entered M. Lenha College. from which he was evaluated four gens keter. The en coding five years of his He ven spent as a teacher, after which he heyn, the study of dentistry in tras. vi Grige-ville. 1. He pur- sned se thorough a comer of study in preparation for the peutice of dog'd surgery as was pra tinble at that fine min enterel into practice : f Griggsville, where he continued uetil 1870, when he opened at offre and removed to Peoria, IL.
A mai. de e memory performed in Crip ville. in 1855, united de destinies of Miss Hanna A. Dick goon and Dr. Ilcards, the lady bing a daughter of The dow al Mary ( Hetfond . DE-
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railoading Mary, Este MO 0.11. complete the family. The moon have los two children Remembers. com and second child. attant to vel e ware. folded Miss Childers and apparently it's Right future before him. just died on the Atre Veu- ber, less. The Art great affitto, which the Dr. and Mis. Then Ie was the wel dedhat cher son Walter. who was drowned while he is, in Con River. July 28. 1549. He was a light. it - telligent boy, and was but of ven yer - of age Mi the time of his death.
For a year after his aruval in Des Moines, which event occurred in 1871. Dr. Edwards vas ero- ciated in business with Mr. A. Reason. after which he was alone in practice until 1507, when his son. under the firm mage of Edward- & Son. Faltam has a branch office at All. Jova. of whit th son has hamediato change. Dr. Edward pesce. the highest respect and estorm of his forelli- zeus. Earlier in life he took quite an we've part in public affairs, Int siner coming to lows Fre Ge. voted himself lovely to his profession, tr hough be still feels an interest in pribile matta. He dad his wife have long been faithful members of til Methodist Episcopal Claunch. and are & chest 1 workers, doing all in their power for its wolvais- ment.
EWTON J. HARDIS. Proiect 300 Mdr- ager of the Des Skript sprachen
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his manage moved to Bar. County. Oh, be- In- zes weger in Questo unty ard afterwards made Hi. Hon in Clay Comxix. Ind .. until his death.
Nesten J. Harry is a regnes i'dfive of one of Da probeer familiesof this coanty. He was ont ten youts of ant when his parents . une to los .. et which time . they stad fempustily in Baohe County, but in 1852 came to Polk County. Trating a farm in Malison Township, on which: they resided for a year. when Mr. Harris pur- chasedl land in Soylent Towoship, on which he is still living. After My son Newton had masterel the course of study atadded by the district schools he was sent to the lowa Wesleyan University of 31. Pireant. Hemy County. where he parsnad a three years' scientiBe contre, entering the college at the :_ ect nindevi ; rate. le afterwards hold the prison of principal of the Folk City eraled . den de for two years and during the winter season cuore Via caching for some time. He em'ne bel in the present lash es in 1868 as a partner of his Lo hai Dariet F. na ler the firm pame of Penis Bres which connection continued until 1892. when it now di saved tool for two years. he was alone in Ihres. At the exer tion of that time the Dis Moires Nursery Company was incorporated with the f Bowing officers : A. M. York. Prezident : John J. Grammen. Secretary and Treasurer; and N. J.
Iso yet Mr. Harris soll out to J. H. Yuck. a! though it still continu. in the nursery im ine --. being now Prestige and Manager of the Des Moires. 1 Denver Jagland Tree & company. . hile
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joined in we lock with Martha 1. Hendrix. a na- , who died at the age of eight years; Joseph why tive of Wapelle County. Lowa. and a daughter of died when seven years of age; George, at the age of five; and Margaret when three months old. Homy Ga a native of Maleves, and Schim (Sher- rilly Hendrix, a native of North Carolina. They lave a family of seven children. namely : Martha May. Jasper C ... Margaret S. Newton 1 ... Susan .1 .. Carl G. and Alfred A. Our subject supported the Republican party until ITG, since which time he has cast his ballot with the Greenback party. In 1870. he became a member of Capital Lodge. No. 106. 1. O. O. F., and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.
ICHAEL DRADY. AMerman from the First Ward of Des Moines, was born in the city of Cork. Ireland. op Ash Wednes day. in 1832. and is a son of Patrick and Ellen (Hickey) Drady. He emigrated to America in 1819, arriving in Quebec, Canada. on the 15th of August of that year. He did not remain long in that city, however, but miade a settlement in Burlington, Vt., continuing to make his home in that city until 1851. He learned the carpenter's trade with his father and for a number of years followed that vocation. On leaving Burlington Le went to Housie Falls, N. Y .. but the same year re- turned to Canada and entered the employ of the Grand Trunk Railroad Company.
On the 6th of February, 1852. in St. Catherines. Ontario, Mr. Drady was united in marriage with Miss Mary Fogarty, daughter of John Fogerty. and a nie'se of Queen's County. Ireland. .. emigrated 1 . Canada in 1812. and was already in the Sisters school at Mostread. Mr. Tady re- mained in Canada until his omigration to De- Moines in 1856. He arrived in this city of the With of September, and for eightich wer. .. actively engaged at his trade of hon & lidl, - som for a large portion of this time was tre and builder, doing a large hiring . To lin mal living, while four others are now down to il. William. Elle . ( hale- and Amer still d'autres En
When the late war broke out Mr. Diddy was not long in responding to the call of his adopted conn- try. He ffered his services to the fiovermment and became a member of Company D. of the Sie- and lowa Infantry. serving under Gren. Sherman. He participated in the battles of Jonesboro, Mari- etta. Kenesaw Mountain. the engagements before Atlanta, and in the celebrated March to the Sea. He was wounded in one of the nattles before At- lanta on the 13th of December, 1561, but with the exception of the time spent in the hospital in con- sequence of this injury. he was never of duty and is numbered among the faithful defenders of his country. In polities, Mr. Drady is a Democrat, and has served fifteen years as a member of the Com- mon Council of Des Moines. He was first el etril in March 1875. and with the exception of one year has been a member of that body continuously to this writing in 1850. In his church relations. he and his family are devout Catholics and liberal contributors to the support of the church.
Mr. Drady has now been a resident of Des Moines for more than thirty-four years. He has led au indu-trions and useful life. and by his in- dustry and good management has won a valuable property. His influence in the city guvernament has always been exerted for the best interests of the city and in aid of all legitimate public improve- ments. 1 - a man an 1 public officer, he stand- d .- servediy high and is much respected.
ONSTHAN L. DORR is one of the well- kroan con . : ils bading goor of Des Moins. who roce 1807 has made his home in this city. Il w. born in Athens Courts. Gia, in 1SZT and % of No . Lugand origin. The -
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where his death occurred in 1731. Ha. de cette, ahora were nadive of Canada. On her father's ants are very numerous and are widely scattered Sie Mrs. Don is of English descend, while the 'len weegt family is of Scotch origin. She was horn in Canada, but in Ler girlfood accompanied her peteris to Sti ligen ? then e came with the fam- ily to Indians, where her mother's death occurred. Her father aftere and removed to love and made hi. lunge in Karna County until he also was called to the find rest. Witham Underwood and wife we're parents of twelve children, only five of whom pre'e to mature years. while but three are now living: Mrs, Sarah Stillwell, of Koronazoo County. Mich .: Mr -. Rebecca Rockwell, of Barton County. Kan., and Ales, Dorr. over this country. The grand aler of the reject of this notice was Capt. Matthew Drie. vier cal- grated with his family from the State of New York in 1994. his objective point Lehe . Southern Ohio, but on reaching Penn sylvan news of the Indian depredations in the Buckete & deceased him to delay his jouring for about april family then resumed their travels and spercede lin reaching Marietta. Ohio, but finding the Indians still troublesome they took shelter in the starsde at that place, where they remained und! a deGuto treaty of peace had been tuade with the red ineu. The family then proceeded to Washington County bat finally removed to a place known as Wolf Plains, near the present village of Athens, where Capt. Matthew Dorr died September 18. 1801. 11- wife emvivel until 1813. per cing away wa the 5th of December of that year. The party whose fray. els we have this described con ist lof the Captain. his second wife, whose nai ba name was Lydia Wood and their five children, three son and two daughters.
The second of that family was Batch Dos", the father of our subject. He was born in the Eu- pire State, and on the 1st of June, 1809, wedded Plusbe Ward, who was born in New York. February 21. 1788. Farming was his chosen preppation and be followed that basine's throughont flu grenter part of his life. For a time here idel mar Athens. Ohio, but in the autumn of 1535 removed to Por- ter County. Ind .. where he died March 1. 1 11, !i- wife departing this life a number of yer heter. To that ofthy couple were born ty hed Bro. mint of . Lol. five son and Your mail: die .. to mette years. Of that much r four the wire at this writing in 1800: Mrs. Helena Wenn S. a10 Jem my W.
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As stated in the beginning of this sketch. Mr. Hogy has been a resident of Folk Comity since 1866. When he left Indians and emigrated to the West he seffled on a fam in Crocker Township. who: le stiff owns, but er me to the city a number of Yours ago that his children might have better queational advantage :. Two sons and thres daugh. fre grave the misa of his It and sie, as follows : Thank La who is now residing on the old home- strad farm in Crocker Township: Alfred E .. who is Related with his father in the grocery trade in Des Moines; Jamie En wife of Joseph Harvey. of Croker Township: Lovina. wife of John Owens of this city. and Pha be 31. at home.
In religion. connection Mr. and Mrs. Dort are members of the Methodis, Episcopal Church. . They have wor hogy friend; during the quarter of a century wieddles pressed when they came to Poll. Country and at highly eter nel ..
PANCIS S / BROTHERS. A.M. M.D.
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In that country her father was born. lus birth of- curring near Euniskillen, County Fermanagh, ou the 9th of October. 1811. The days of his hoy - hood and youth were there pressed and at the age of twenty-three years he sailed for America in com- * piany with his uncle. He made his first location in Du Page County. Ill., about eighteen miles from Chicago, where he became acquainted with Miss Buck, who was born near Saratoga, N. Y., January 17. 1816, and came to Illinois when a young lady. Their acquaintance ripened into love and they were married. They began their domestic life in Hindi -. where they remained until 1870. when they came to Guthrie County, Iowa, where the mother died in 1878. She was a consistent member of the Metho- dist Church to which Mr. Carothers also belonged lle is still living and makes his home in Des Moines. He entertains the sentiments and advocates the principles of the Republican party.
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Two of the three brothers of our subject. Alex- ander and Jolin follow agricultural parsuits. George R. at present a student of Rose Polytechnic School at Terre Haute. is fitting himself for a teacher of manual training. Miss Carothers is the only one of the family to engage in a profession. In the d's- triet schools of the neighborhood she prepared her- self for teaching. in which business the embarked at the age of seventeen years. She carly displayed a love for learning and it was a long cherished desire to continue her studies in an advanced school. Having saved her campings as a Teacher she thus gratified her wish, entering Wheeton College. IN., in 1876. Four years later she completed the el: s-i- cal course of that institution oud graduated with the class of 1850. In the year 1882. she began fitting herself for the me lical profesjon under the direction of De. P. Hostetter of Guther Center. lowa. The following year she was awarded the de. gree of A. M. by Wheaton Colage an Uwe gen- Inter she graduated from the Woman's Medial College of Chicago, with the e pour of M.D. The following youat the spent in the World's Hospital of Chicago and in the later port of Isas. loended in Des Moines, where she has was an excellent tej - tation * a en trad practitioner and og speciali tin
Dr. Caroti ets is a member of the Polk County
Melical Society and of the Sile Medical Soest and belongs to the Congregation I Church of this city. Unlike many others she finished a classical aliation before entering upon her medical studie. and her subsequent curver has shown that her course was a wise one. She is a lady of culture and refinement and as a physician the ranks with the ablet practitioners of the medical fraternity in Polk County.
OSEPH DIROECK. the oliter and publisher of three journals, the legger. Home Salt: and Signtage Post, of Des Moines, and the most prominent German journalist of the great Northwest, was born in Zeleskut ( Breiten- brunn) Hungary, on the 2nd of February . 1838, and is the only chill of Joseph and Marie Ribbeck. His father was killed in : duel when Joseph was I've si years of age. The young lad was then taken to. Vienna and educated in German. receiving also thorough instruction in Ladin. After the Revolu- tion of 1818-49 his stop-father, Paul Riene. who participated in the struggle, was forced into exile and with his family came to America in 1819, st- thing in Daimque. Iowa, in April of the year. Very soon after reaching Dubenque. Joseph catered! the ofice of Meta' Ejes as an apprentice under Col. W. H. Merritt, where he harmel the printer's dade and the English Ini gung . at ile satthe time. While an apprenti we and journeynein Mahon he applied bioself during his leisure horas to study with great estates fort que Mified
cuyalim. he was employed for three years. In t'n
herdited and published for thistror you . I. was also the to mler of the Elder 6 7 /
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While engaged in teaching. Mr. Ribbeck wrote a & let's he was nommente 1 for the office of Auditor series of lectures, the principal one- being upon the fof State against Gov. Baren R. Samman and came following subjects. "Hungary." Rise and Progress . within seven thousand of an election at a time when of literature," and Benjamin Franklin," which he the Republican majority was over thirty that sand. Mr. Liboerk write a history of Clayton County and of Northern los armming back for two hundred years, and has now a look of poems in press en- titled "The Terror of Prohibition." which has as assintel edition of three thousand copies. He is a Quent writer, of superior literary ability, and has won winy warm triun is among the intellectual people of the West. both German and American. through he's literary production- and extended con- nection with Western journalism. See portrait. delivered many times in lowa and Wisconsin to well pleased audiences. Partly for the improve- ment of his health but mainly for information. hu traveled extensively in the United States and Ter- ritories, visiting the Pacific Coast and Mexico. In 1873 he was sent by Gov. Carpenter as Commis- sjoner to the World's Fair at Vienna, and after discharging the duties of his mission made a tour of the continent, visiting many of the principal cities of Europe. Upon his return to lowa he pre- pared and delivered some very instructive and interesting lectures which were based on his obser- vations abroad. It was in 1871. not long after he had completed his European tour. that Mr. Ribbeck took up his residence in Des Moines and purchase the load Staats _ beriger, which he has continued to edit and publish to this date, covering a perio? of sixteen years, during which time he has made it the leading German paper in the State. 'The paper is a large, nine-column folio, and always contains from one to three columns of English print. an in- novation on the custom of publishers of German papers which has proved a marked suertes. He has made the Jutra Stats Intriger noted as the lead. ing exponent of the principles of personal liberty as opposed to all sumptuary legislation. Inaddition to the paper alive mentioned he edit- and publishes the Haus Schore and Sonntags Post. two popular. local. German literary papers.
Mr. Filweek was married, in Cedar Falls, lova, on the 15th of Septricher, ING., i Miss Jannie Garrison. an American girl a relive of Detroit. Mich. They have ppe child. a dando r. Maria. now the wife of S. C. M .. Farland, editor : the Mar-ball- town Times and Republican.
AMPEL GREEN, one of the proprietors of Green's Founday of Des Moines, is a native of the Empire State. his Firth having or- euer d'in Wantedeo, Senere County. on the 5th of April. 18533, The family is of Englishorigin and was established in America during the seven. teenth century. Jens H. Green. the father of our subject, was born in Boston. in ISMO, and when thirteen years of age entered the service during the War of 1812 as & cabin boy on board a man of war. Under Great's administration he received a pension for his services which It widow still draws. It was in an early any in the history of Geneva, N. Y., when accompanied by two brothers he took up his residente in thea city. where He and a brother afterwards married two sisters of the name of Fisher. 1- wife. Mis- Matthe Fisher, was born in Geneva, in MOS, and was of Holland extraction. her father having emigrated from that country to America and settled in Gomes as one of its pioneers. He lived to the advanced age of one hundred and one years, longevity being a characteris je of his family ; one of his sons reached the age of war hundred and age and the mother of our subject who rates in Pratt bury. is eighty-two years of age.
In politics Mr. Ribbeck was a Republican until 1:72, when he joined the Independent praty. hat is now on avowed Democrat. He is a member of . fram another is now almost one hundred years of Capital Lodge No. 110. A. F. & A. M. of ( orin- thian Chapter, No. 11. R. A. M. and of Teagde Commandery. No. 1. K. T. He also blogus By trade, Jaimes B. Green was a shoemaker tan. Capital Lodge No. 106. 1. O. O. F. the Current has the result resided in various places. Hamp Turners Association and several other societies. he moved fifty-three times he at length losster in
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Prattsburg. N. Y .. where his death oortred in 1881. He led a pious, unostentatious life. true to the teachings of the Presbyterian Church of which he was a devout member as is also his wife. Though he took no active part in politics. he was a life-long Democrat and a firm advocate of the party princi- ples. Of the twelve children bern unto Mr. and Mrs. Green, ten are living, two having passed to the other shore, one at the age of twenty years. the other forty years. Theo served the Union in the late war -- Daniel 11., Alfred and William W., who was a surgeon.
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