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1878, he was duly elected to the office of county treasurer, which office he fills in a most satisfactory manner, and is highly respected as a public officer and citizen; June 21, 1866, he married Miss Sarah J., daughter of E. W. and Laura Pike; she is a native of Ohio, but was raised in Galesburg, Illinois; they have one daughter, Laura V., and have lost one son, Lorentus. Coons, M. E., grocer.
Coons, J. W., clerk.
Crawford, Wm., laborer.
DA ACK, W. J., wagon-maker.
Dack, John, blacksmith.
Delap, H., teamster.
Diddy, A., laborer.
Diddy, M. L., clerk.
DIDDY, LEVI, justice of the peace; born in Dauphin county, Pennsyl- vania, September 25, 1818; when eight years of age went with his par- ents to Ohio; then removed to Indi- ana in 1828; he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, helped raise the first house in Elkhart, In- diana; helped build the first mill in that county, and helped build the first bridge across the St. Joseph river; his father was the first county judge in Elkhart county, and filled that position until his death; in 1850 Esq. Diddy determined to see the West; he started from home April 1st on foot; he went to Davenport, from there to Iowa City, then to Cedar Rapids, from there to Des Moines; came to Adel, then to Warren county, then to Pella and Muscatine, and through Illinois by way of Dixon and Joliet, to Indiana, on foot all the way and arrived home about the middle of June in good health, and good condition ; he married Sarah Burns, from New Jersey, Novem- ber 15, 1838; they came to Iowa in a Prairie Schooner, with an ox team; started September 6, and
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arrived in Adel October 6, 1852; they were early settlers; there is no one living in Adel now that was here when he came; he has held offices of assessor, coroner, township school director, was ex- press agent for eight years, has held office of justice of the peace for the past ten years ; they have eight chil- dren, four sons and four daughters ; he had two sons in the army : John W. enlisted in the 39th Reg. Iowa Infantry, Co. C; William A. en- listed in the same regiment and company; he was taken prisoner and paroled, and came to St. Louis and died there.
DILLEY, AMOS, superintendent schools Dallas county; born in Trumbull county, Ohio, March 16, 1833; he attended school there and completed his education at Meadville, Pennsylvania; he en- gaged in teaching in Ohio and Michigan, and came to Iowa in 1858, locating in Keokuk county, and engaged in teaching until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he enlisted in April, 1861, in the First Reg. Iowa Cavalry, Co. I; the first year in the service they were engaged in pursuing the noted Guerrilla Quantrell and his band, and they had innumerable fights and skirmishes with them; one of the hardest fights he was in during the war was with this band of outlaws at Spring Hill; out of 75 engaged, 35 were killed, beside the wounded; he was in the battle of Prairie Grove, capture of Little Rock and Camden, Battle of Little Missouri, and Jenkens Ferry, and up the Red River ex- pedition with Gen. Steele; he was promoted Orderly Sergeant, then First Lieutenant, and then was commissioned Captain; was in the service five years; mustered out in February, 1866; after the war he came home, read law and was admitted to the bar; in 1867 he
was appointed county superinten- dent; he was elected and served two terms, and is again serving his third term; he married Miss M. J. Bowman, in Stark county, Ohio, in March, 1853; they have two children : Grace and Zoe.
E' LY, S. W., shoemaker.
Ely, Jared, shoe shop. Emihiser, Ira, teamster.
F ORD, A. FRANK, proprietor of the Forrester House; born in Lycoming county Pennsylva- nia, November 28, 1843; at a very early age his parents removed to Ashland county, Ohio, and he was raised there; upon the breaking out of the rebellion he enlisted in the 42d Reg. of the Ohio In- fantry, Co. H, in 1861; he was in the siege of Vicksburg; was besieged in Cumberland Gap three months, and half starved; up the Red River campaign with Gen. Banks; and at Black River and New Orleans; he was in 13 battles and skirmishes; was in the service three years and three months; he came to Iowa in 1867, and located in Dallas county; has been engaged in hotel business here for the past five years; he married Miss Jennie Miller, Octo- ber 8, 1869; she was born in Michigan; they have three chil- dren: Fred., Ward and Bert, and have lost one son.
Ferguson, C. A., hackman.
Ferguson, C. D., teamster. Fox, Benj., retired. Frush, E. F., farmer.
G ALLUP, E., carpenter.
GAROUTTE, M. C., harness-ma- ker; born in Hancock county, Illinois, August 24, 1845, and came with his parents to Iowa when only six years of age; they located in this county; he was raised on farm until he learned his trade here in Adel; he spent about
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eight years in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah; then returned here and engaged in his present business in 1876.
Garoutte, S. J., lumber merchant. Garoutte, L. W., grocer.
Geniser, J., tailor.
GEORGE, M. M., manufacturer and dealer in harness and saddlery hardware; born in Huron county, Ohio, December 25, 1821; he was raised in Ohio, and removed to Wisconsin, and lived there until 1866, when he came to Iowa, and located in Dallas county, and en- gaged in business; he was in the army; enlisted in the 48th Reg. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Co. A; he has held town and school offices; he married Clarissa Taylor, from Livingston county, New York, in 1844; she died in 1857, leaving one daughter, now Mrs. Mary Greene; married Mary Wright, from State of New York, in June, 1859; she died, January. 8, 1876.
Gilkinson, J. A., painter.
Gonser, Samuel, lawyer.
Graves, J. B., barber.
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GREENE, S. H., attorney at law and mayor of Adel; born in Adel, Dallas county, February 13, 1850; he was raised here, and received his education partially here, and in Oswego, New York; he studied law, and entered the law depart- ment of the Iowa State Univer- sity, and graduated in the year 1871; with the exception of a short time he published a paper he has practiced his profession here since then; he is the oldest person now living in Adel that was born here; he holds office of mayor of the town; he was elected in 1874, and at every election since then has been re-elected; he married Miss Jennie Hickey, from Oskaloosa, May 20, 1872; they have two children: Norman and Belle.
Greene & Clark, attorneys. Grop, J. B., retired.
ATHAWAY, J. P., teamster. H
Haddon, W. W., fireman on rail- road.
Haptanstall, J., gunsmith.
Hedge, Susan.
Hempstead, H. W., carpenter.
Hill, M. M., hotel keeper.
Hoey, L., carpenter.
Hoey, E., carpenter.
Hoeye, M. M., laborer.
Holt, B. H., cabinet-maker. Holt, Mrs. L., milliner.
Hoppe, Charles, teamster.
Hotchkiss, A. C., clerk of courts.
Houghton, F. E., druggist.
HOWE, JOHN G., recorder of
Dallas county; born in Frank- lin county, Indiana, September 19, 1838; he was brought up there until sixteen years of age; he came to Iowa in 1854; lived in Muscatine and Louisa coun- ties, and came to Dallas coun- ty in 1857; he was in the army; enlisted August 11, 1862, in the Thirty-ninth Regiment Iowa In- fantry, Co. C; he was in a num- ber of fights and skirmishes, and was in the second battle at Al- toona, October 5, 1864; went with General Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, and with him to Wash- ington; after the war he returned here; he was appointed deputy recorder in February, 1877, and was elected recorder of the coun- ty at the recent election, in October, 1878; he married Miss Sarah E. Diddy, from Elkhart county, Indiana, June 5, 1860; they have three children: James W., William O. and Charles N .; they have lost one daughter: Anna Belle.
Hughes, R. J., pastor Presbyterian church.
TNGLE, C. W., dealer in wash- ing machines. Isenhart, W. H., teamster.
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IRVIN, J. F., physician; born in Butler county, Ohio, March 22, 1829; he was raised in Indiana and received his education there, then studied medicine and grad- uated in 1850, and engaged in the practice of his profession; he came to Iowa and located in Adel; he has been married twice; his first wife was Mary J. Ludlow, from Indiana; she was a native of New Orleans; she died in 1865; he married Martha E. An- drews, from Indiana, in 1866; he has nine children.
JAMES, W. G., dry-goods, cloth-
ing, hats and caps; born in Scott county, Indiana, June 27, 1821; he was brought up there and in Johnson county; in 1842 he went to Missouri, and lived there six years, and came to Iowa and arrived in Adel July 8, 1848; he entered land from government, and engaged in farming until 1855, then built a steam saw-mill; he engaged in the mercantile bus- iness January 1, 1870; he owns a farm of 200 acres, beside his town property; he has held town and school offices; he married Sarah A. Hutson, from Indiana, in 1840; they have no children. Mr. and Mrs. James are among the earliest settlers, and there is no one living in Adel that was here when they came to this county.
Jolly, J. M., grocer. Jones, J. J., clerk. Joy, J. R., clerk. Joy, Mrs. A. L .. milliner.
K ENERSEN, H., cooper.
Kating, P., laborer. Knowles, A., insurance agent. Kryshe, Wesley, farmer. AMBERT, L , banker.
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Lambert, B. F., clerk. Lee, R. M., stock-dealer. Long, Melissa, Mrs. Loomis, S. D., drayman.
LOOMIS, GEORGE W., manufac- turer and dealer in furniture; born in Onondaga county, New York, March 16, 1841; when thir- teen years of age he came with his parents to Iowa, and located here in Adel, in 1854, and was brought up here; he was in the army; enlisted in July, 1862, in the Twenty-third Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. A; he was in the siege of Vicksburg, Port Gibson, and battle of Champion Hills; his regiment led the charge at Black River Bridge; he was also at the siege of Spanish Fort, and the taking of Mobile; he was wound- ed at the battle of Black River Bridge; after the war he returned here, and for the past four years has been engaged in the furniture business; he holds the office of town clerk; he married Miss Mattie C. Clark, from Indiana, November 17, 1868; they have two children: Mary L. and John C; have lost two little girls.
CALLISTER, JOHN, car-
M penter. Malton, J. W.
Marsh & Royer, blacksmith.
Marsh, A. G., blacksmith.
Martino, Henry, laborer.
McKay, Donald, butcher.
McLaughlin, George, shoemaker.
McLAURY, JOHN, publisher and editor of the New Era; born in Grant county, Wisconsin, March 14, 1840; he was raised in Wis- consin until sixteen years of age, then came to Iowa, to McGregor, Clayton county, and learned the printer's trade, and afterward en- gaged in the printing business there; he came to Des Moines in 1874, and came to Adel in 1876; since then he has published a newspaper here; he married Miss Constance L. Piedfer, from Greene county, New York, January 29, 1876.
McMullen, William, wagon-maker.
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McMullen & Co., photographers. McMullen, C. F., teacher.
Mead, E. W., farmer.
Miller, Fred., porter Forrester
House.
Michner, J. C., physician. N EWTON, AVERY C., firm of Noel & Newton, publishers of the Dallas County News; born in Berrien county, Michigan, Febru- ary 12, 1853; when 10 years of of age he went with his father to Illinois; he came to Des Moines in 1871 and entered the office of the Leader and learned the print- ing business; he came to Adel in November 9, 1875; the following year he associated with his pres- ent partner, Walter A. Noel, in pushing the Dallas County News; he married Miss Martha A. Per- kins, daughter of Judge Perkins, in April, 1878.
NICHOLS, A. B., blacksmith; born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 30, 1825; he was raised in Indiana; learned his trade there and came to Iowa, and arrived in Adel April 11, 1355; he was in the army; en- listed August 15, 1862, in the 39th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Co. B; he was detailed by Gen. Dodge as blacksmith in the 4th Division, 15th Army Corps; was in the service three years; he mar- ried Lucy A. Crofutt, from Penn- sylvania, in August, 1850; have eight children, five sons and three daughters.
Nichols, N. B., retired. Nichols, G. W., teamster.
NOEL, WALTER A., firm of Noel & Newton, publishers Dal- las County News; born in Adel, Dallas county, May 4, 1856; he was brought up and has always lived in this county; he learned the printing business, and in 1876 he associated with A. C. Newton, and bought the Dallas County News; his father is one of the oldest settlers here.
Noel, Cole, real estate agent.
NORTH, T. R., attorney at law; born in Union county, Ohio, June 23, 1839; he lived in that State until 12 years of age, then re- moved with his parents to Clayton county, Iowa, and then to Kos- ciusko county, Indiana; he re- ceived his education in Ohio and Indiana, and commenced the study of law until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he en- listed in the 57th Regiment, Indi- ana Infantry, Co. K; he was in the battle of Stone River; after his return from the service he com- - pleted the study of law and was admitted to the bar in February, 1864; he came to Iowa and lo- cated in Adel June 16, 1864, and since then has practiced his pro- fession here; he married Miss Frances E. Whitaker from Mil- ford, Indiana, in 1858; she died in 1862, leaving one daughter, Sarah M., now Mrs. J.H. Whitman; he was again married, to Miss N. E. Stewart December 31, 1864; she was born in Illinois but was raised here; have five children : Ettie, Austin, J., and little girl and boy not named.
Novinger, John, miller. Nye, Anna, boarding house. Nye, J. B., laborer. RTON, W. T., laborer.
Orton, Edgar, laborer. O'Neal, Mrs. Susan.
PERKINS, JUDGE JEREMI- AH, attorney at law; firm of Perkins & Barr; Judge Perkins was born near Goldsboro, Wayne county, North Carolina, January 7, 1816, and was raised there un- til 14 years of age, when he came with his mother to Wayne county, Indiana, where he learned the car- penter and cabinet maker's trade; after remaing there for three years he removed to Laporte county in 1833, where he worked
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at his trade; having a taste for study he devoted his leisure mo- ments during the busy season, and his entire winter to mental pur- suits and reading law, and was admitted to the bar in Laporte about the year 1845; he came to Iowa by wagon and arrived at Newton, Jasper county, October 28, 1854, and was admitted to the bar under the celebrated Judge McFarland; the following year he came to Dallas county and located in Adel in June, 1855, and en- gaged in the practice of his pro- fession; he built the house where he now lives, with his own hands; the first term of the district court was held the July following his coming here; his honor Judge. McFarland presiding; he ap- pointed Judge Perkins prosecut- ing attorney; in August, 1856, he was elected prosecuting at- torney on a republican ticket in a democratic county; in 1861 he was appointed county judge to fill vacancy and was subsequently elected for four successive terms and filled that position for nine years; during the same period he was elected recorder of Dallas county and held that office for four years, and also held the office of county auditor for three years; few men in Dallas county have held more offices and none have discharged their duties better and to the more complete satisfaction of the people; he married Miss Eliza Kennedy a native of Rich- mond, Indiana, February 4, 1841; she died April 6, 1876, leaving six children.
Patty, L. R., physician.
. Perkins & Barr, attorneys. Phillips, A. C., teacher.
PHILLIPS, M. E., principal of public school; born in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, August, 1843; he was raised and attended school there, completing his education at
Greenwood Seminary; then en- gaged in teaching; in 1860 he went to Michigan and was princi- pal of the schools at Constantine for three years; he was principal of the schools at Lena, Stephen- son county, and at Ashton, Lee county, Illinois, for a number of years; he came to Adel in 1875 and since then has occupied his present position; he has been en- gaged in teaching for the past twenty years; he married Miss M. E. Wetzel in Lena, Illinois, Janu- uary 25, 1866; have two children: Orville P. and Llewellyn A.
Piquane, J., Butcher.
Preston, A. S., teamster.
Preston, F. B.
Proutte, E. P., carpenter.
ICKERSON, C. G. D., carpen-
R ter. Rickerson, W. H., teamster.
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Rider, L., carpenter.
Risser & Son, merchants.
Rohner, J., baker.
Roland, J. G., carpenter.
Rodenbaugh, Chas , carpenter.
Roush, F., carpenter.
Royer & McKay, butchers.
Rudrow, W. S., farmer.
Russell, J. W., real estate and loans ..
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LOAN, T., livery.
Shenton, D., Pastor M. E. Church. Skinner, G. W., laborer.
SMALLEY, ADDISON R., attor- ney; born in this county, in Des Moines township, February 10, 1848; he was brought up here, and is one of the oldest, if not the oldest native born citizen now liv- ing in Dallas county (his father- being one of the earliest settlers. in the county); he commenced reading law in Hamburg, Fre- mont county, and continued it here, and was admitted to the bar in 1875, and has practiced law here for two years; he was a candidate for the office of district attorney for this district in the recent fall
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election, and his opponent was only elected by five votes, owing to alleged irregularities in one township in Polk county, where a new election will probably be or- dered; Mr. Smalley married Miss Marietta Hooper, from Fremont county, Iowa, February 28, 1872; they have two children: Leon H. and Myrta.
Snart, J. C., plasterer.
SMITH, D. W., firm of Baugh, Smith & Sweeley, attorneys; born in Erie county, New York, Feb- ruary 6, 1843; when ten years of age he came with his parents to Iowa; they located in Cedar county in 1853; he attended school and afterward studied law and graduated in the law department of the Iowa State University; he came to Adel in 1875, and since then has practiced his profession here; he also owns a set of abstract books; he has held the office of mayor of Adel; he married Miss Narcissa Macy, from Indiana, May 24, 1870; they have three chil- dren : Jennie, Carl M. and Clara. Smith, W., boarding house. Smith, Daniel, teamster.
Steck, H. F., jeweler.
Stickney, Gilbert, teamster.
Stiles, Messrs. E. H. & Co., milliners. Sweeley, S., grocer. Sweeley, E. P., teacher.
Sweeley, M. J., of firm Baugh, Smith & Sweeley.
SWEARINGEN, LEONARD, auditor of Dallas county; born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, Oc- tober 12, 1831, and was brought up and lived there until May, 1856, when he went to Mercer county, Illinois, and lived there eight years, then came to Iowa and located in Dallas county in 1864, and en- gaged in farming; he has held the office of justice of the peace, and all the different town and school offices; he was elected auditor of this county in October, 1877; he
has been married twice; his first wife was Elizabeth Moore, from Pennsylvania; she died in Sep- tember, 1870, leaving four chil- dren; he married his present wife, Miss S. J. Robinson, from Illinois, in 1872.
TAWNEY, HENRY, retired.
Tawney, J. W., plasterer. Trainor, James, teamster. Tutor, W. A., dentist.
V ARNER, I. O., attorney.
W ALSH, THOMAS C., dep- uty treasurer; born in Culpepper county, Virginia, De- cember 25, 1834; lived there until. 1847; he, with his parents, then removed to Frostburg, Maryland, where he lived until 1856, and then came to Iowa and located at Des Moines; he remained there about one year, and then came to this county and located in Red- field, where he has lived ever since; November, 1863, he mar- ried Miss Sarah A., daughter of Hon. Elza Lank, of - Indiana; they have by this union three sons and three daughters: Reno, Effie, Cynthiaetta, Mark, Grace and Ray; in 1873 Mr. W. was elected county treasurer, and served until 1876; was deputy U. S. enrolling marshal; was ap- pointed in July, 1864, and served until the following October, and was afterward in the service nine months.
Ward, S. L., engineer.
Warford, J., butcher.
Welch, Amos and George, painters. Welch, Geo., laborer.
WHITE, J. B., attorney at law; born in Kentucky, January 14, 1849; when five years of age he came with his parents to Iowa; they located in Keokuk county in 1854, where they lived a short time, and also lived in Mahaska and Marion counties; he com-
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menced reading law in Marion county with Stone & Ayres; he entered Oskaloosa College, and graduated in 1871; he completed his law studies, and was admitted to the bar in 1872; he came to Adel in January, 1873, and was appointed principal of the public schools of Adel, and held that po- sition for two years; he then cn- gaged in the practice of his pro- fession; he received the degree of A. M. and A. B. from Oskaloosa College; Mr. White has a great
taste for the study of languages, and is quite a linguist; he is fa- miliar with Greek, Latin, French, Spanish and Italian; he married Miss Mary Greene, in Adel, April 30, 1874; she is a daughter of Benjamin Greene, an old and honored settler of Dallas county; they have had one son: Victor Greene, who died in 1876.
White & Woodin, attorneys. Whitman, J. H., lawyer.
Witham, Samuel, blacksmith. Wright, Wesley, tinner.
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A DAMS, SIMEON, owns 18 acres of land, valued at $100 per acre; born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1819; came to Iowa in 1876; was formerly a res- ident of Vernon county, Wiscon- sin; he located in Dexter in March, 1878; married Abi Doan in 1854; she was born in Ohio; have four children: James, Lucy, Lydia and Julia. Are members of the M. E. Church. Republi- can.
Akester, H., laborer.
ALLEN, J. C., dealer in grain and stock; born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1836; came to Iowa in in 1868, and located in Dexter, and engaged in the commission business; married Emily McVay in October, 1871; she was born in Adams county, Ohio, in 1842; have four children: William A., Mary M., Thusa J. and Finnis. Are members of the United Pres- byterian church. Mr. Allen has been a member of the town coun- cil and is president of the normal school board. Republican.
ATEN, JAMES H., dealer in hard- ware, stoves and tinware; born in Gurnsey county, Ohio, in 1842 and came to Iowa in 1865 and lo- cated in Marion county; re-
moved to Dexter in 1871; mar- ried N. N. Orcutt in 1866; she was born in Pennsylvania; have three children: Cora L., Minta B. and Wilbur. Mr. Aten enlisted in Co. B, 122d Ohio Infantry, in 1862, and was discharged in 1865. Aten, J. H. & Bro., hardware mer- chants.
BA AILEY, M. L., photographer.
Battey, B., station agent.
Berger, C. A., attorney at law.
Bisbee, F. A., carpenter.
Bondy, Fred., billiard hall.
Bondy, C. J., farmer.
Bonplin, D. A., laborer.
Brower, Peter, grocer.
Burke, J. M., grain dealer.
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ARROTHERS, J. A., postmas- ter
Charles, John, restaurant.
CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, proprie- tor of Gilpatrick House; born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1822; came to Iowa in 1876 and located in Washington county ; removed to Dexter in 1878; married Mary A. Moore in 1875; she was born in Wheeling, Virginia; Mr. C. has three children by a former wife: Albert, Sophia J. and Hen- ry Oscar. Are members of the M. E. Church.
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Clark, W. G., laborer.
Clark, Wm. G., farmer.
Clark, S. D., grocer. Clifford & Bailey, photographers. Conger & Meisker, hardware dealers.
Conger, J. W., hardware dealer. Connelly, Chas., restaurant.
Cooney, Wm., shoemaker.
Cowan, A., shoemaker.
Crane, Chas., merchant.
D AVIS, S. C., clock seller.
Dean, H. R., laborer. Donar & Nelson, tailors.
DOWNEY, J. S., dealer in general merchandise; born in Beaver coun- ty, Pennsylvania, in 1847; came to Iowa in 1868; married Lizzie Hill in 1870; she was born in Indiana; have two children: Frank C. and an infant. Mr. Downey is the present mayor of Dexter. Republican.
Dwigens, R. J., retired farmer.
E VANS, ROBERT, physician.
F ORD, D. R., clerk.
Ford, U., boot and shoe-dealer.
French, Noah, clergyman.
Freeman, Hiram, real estate.
G ITTENS, EDWARD, jeweler.
Goldsbury, N. B., retired. Grant, L. M., carpenter.
H AMMOND, DAVID, under- taker. Harvey, J. M., miller.
Helm, J. C., harness-maker.
Hendorff, P. E., saloon.
Henry, C. W., barber.
Holmes, H. H., clerk. Holmes, C. S., milliner. Holmes, E. T., carpenter. Holt, Caroline, laundry.
Homan & Richter, butchers.
Homan, Conrad, butcher.
Hoover, W. C., miller.
Hubbard, E. T.
SHAM, W. H., merchant. T
JOHNSTON, O. P., hotel. L INTON, E. F., physician. M CELHENY, JOHN, laborer; Mc Vey, M. J., retired. McMANIMA, J. C., editor Dexter Herald, established in 1870 by J. J. Davies; born in Van Wert county, Ohio, in 1850; came to Iowa in 1873 and located in Dex- ter and engaged in mercantile business until 1877, when he pur- chased the Dexter Herald of J. J. Davies, and has been manager and owner since.
MARSHAL, M. J., farmer, born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1817; came to Iowa in 1855, and set- tled in this township; married Priscilla Raber in 1853; she was born in Pennsylvania, in 1828. Mr. M. has four children by a former wife: Laura A., Me-' linda E., John L. and Alice. Mrs. M. has three children by a former husband: William Alonzo, George W. and Sophronia Elizabeth. Mr. M. was a member of the board of supervisors four years. Wife is a member of M. E. church.
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