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Y ABRIEL, H. stock-dealer.
G x Galloway, G., tailor.
Games, John M., sleeping car. Gampert, Wm., sewing-machine agent.
Garrity, Peter, stone-cutter.
Garthoff, W., machinist.
GASTON, S. M., dental surgeon, Main street ; was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, in 1849. During the war, served in an Ohio regiment ; was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He came to this city in 1878.
Geiger, Augustus, tinner.
Geiser, Frederick, molder.
Geser, Joseph, laborer. Gennhardt, Adam, stave-maker.
Gibbons, John, attorney.
Gibbons, Patrick, retired.
Giffen, Isaac, cooper. Gillam, O. M., teamster. Gillespy, H. C., fisherman. Gillmore, Geo. F., carpenter.
GILLMORE, R. H., was born in Newark, Ohio; for several years he was engaged in newspaper editorial work in Ohio; in 1856, he was admitted to the bar, and, in 1858, came to Keokuk ; he has been engaged in practice here ever since ; from 1863 to 1866, he was Assist- ant U. S. District Attorney.
GILLMORE & ANDERSON,
attorneys ; firm established in 1867. Given, John, R. R. C., R. I. & P. Goins, Elisha, plasterer. Good, J. W., carpenter.
GORGAS, J. F., of the firm of J. F. Daugherty & Co., dealers in groceries, fruits, etc., on Johnson, between Second and Third streets; was born in West- moreland Co., Penn., in 1854; in 1857, his parents came to this county ; he has been engaged in business in this city since 1877. Politically, Mr. G. is a Democrat.
Gorman, Daniel, saloon.
Graham, E. W., traveling salesman.
Graham, Thomas B., farmer. Gray, Patrick, teamster. Gray, W. S., carpenter.
Gray, Wm., carpenter. Gregg, M., dry goods.
Greminger, F., confectioner.
Greene, J. H., grain merchant.
Green, Thomas J., marble-cutter.
Greenwald, M., gardener.
Grice, John, machinist.
Griffen, Malachi, engineer.
Griffey, J. C., harness-maker. Griffey, John T., carpenter.
GRIFFIN, A. L., Vice President and General Superintendent of the St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Rail- way Company ; Mr. Griffin commenced railroading twenty-four years ago, and has been engaged in the business twenty years of the time which has elapsed since; he was with the Delaware & Lackawanna R. R. Co., in Pennsyl- vania for twelve years ; five years Super- intendent or the M. I. & N. Ry. Co .; two years with the road he now repre- sents ; came to Keokuk Aug. 1, 1876 ; Mr. G. was was born in Albany, N. Y .; resided at Warsaw, Ill., several years previous to his removal to Keokuk.
Griffith, P. J., stone-mason.
Griggs, F. V., carpenter. Grinnell, Spencer, steamboat clerk. Gruner, A., butcher.
Guessford, John, painter.
GUNN, F. R., livery, feed and sale stable; present location Johnson st., between First and Second ; was born in Erie Co., N. Y., 1822 ; came to Keokuk in 1857, and has since been engaged in the livery business. Married Miss L.
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Gray in 1865 ; she was born in Mis- souri in 1841; has three children- Fanny, Frederick and Carver. The family are members.of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Gunn manufactures a superior article of eye-water, which is recommended by a great many promi- - nent citizens who have had occasion to use it.
Guttman, Joseph, cigar-maker.
H ACKETT, CHARLES, carpenter.
Hagerman, B. F., capitalist. Hagerman, James, attorney.
HAIN, C. H., Station Cashier of K., D. & M. R.R. ; born in Reading, Penn., in 1855; came to Keokuk in 1877.
Member of Masonic Lodge. In poli- tics, Liberal.
Hagney, Adam, real estate agent.
Hagerman, William, tailor.
Haines, Josiah, physician.
HALE, OSCAR CUTLER,
Cashier of the State National Bank of Keokuk, was born in Wells River, Vt., July 26, 1816, and is the son of Charles Hale and Mary Ann Hale, nee Reed, the former of English, and the latter of Scotch Presbyterian stock; at an early age, he entered Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, N. H., but, hav- ing a strong desire to engage in mercan- cantile pursuits, he left at the age of 16 years and engaged as a clerk; he occu- pied this position for six years, when he formed a partnership and engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel goods, under the firm name of Holt and Hale. In 1840, he was elected Cashier of the Bank of Newbury, and, although but 24 years of age, accepted, and served for seventeen years. In 1844, he was appointed Aide-de-camp to Gov. Mattocks, of Vermont, with the rank of Colonel, and served during his term. In 1858, he removed to Keokuk, Iowa, and organized the banking-house of Rix, Hale & Co .; at the end of four years, he became Cashier of the Keokuk branch of the State Bank of Iowa, and, when this bank was converted into the State National Bank, in 1865, he was elected Cashier and still holds the position ; he is also Director in various other corpora- tions, besides being sole manager of the business of Rix, Hale & Co., employing
a large capital in lands, stocks, loans and other investments; as a sagacious banker and business man he has few superiors in the West. Col. Hale was married on the 26th of June, 1844, to Miss Susan D. Rix, of Royalton, Vt. Hamill, D. B., wholesale grocer (S. H. & Co.)
Hamill, Smith, wholesale grocer.
Hamilton, John, retired.
Hammond, Benjamin, in egg store.
Hanson, A. P., brickmaker.
Hanson, Andrew, gas-fitter.
Haps, Anton, retired.
Haps, George, teamster.
Hardesty, G. W., brickmason.
HARDIN, ANDREW J., City
Marshal ; born near Macomb, Mc- Donough Co., Ill., Feb. 10, 1844 ; came to Keokuk with his parents in 1851. Enlisted in August, 1861, in Co. C, 3d I. V. C .; served three years; he was in all the battles participated in during that period. Mr. Hardin was engaged in blacksmithing and wagon-making un- til 1871, when he was appoinred on the police force; he was appointed soon after Deputy Marshal, and served in that capacity until he was elected Mar- shal in 1875; he has also been Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
Hardin, Enos, proprietor Hardin House.
Hardom, Victor, retired.
Harmon, Leroy, teamster.
Harmon, William, teamster.
HASSALL, GEORGE, photo- graphic artist, corner Main and Third streets.
Hassal, Robert, retired clergyman.
Hasselton, D. J., carpenter.
Haskins, W. H., painter.
Heffleman, Henry, farmer.
Heinmann, John, tailor.
Heiser, Rudolph, druggist.
Heller, Frank, feed store.
Helwig, John, shoemaker.
Henderson, H. T., brick machine.
Henderson, J. G., pumpmaker.
Hendricks, Hector, second-hand store.
Hennemann, Charles, saloon.
HERBENER, J., saloon-keeper, between Eighth and Ninth streets ; born in Germany in 1851; came to America in 1869; to Keokuk in 1873; started present business in 1878. Married Miss Kate Schneider ; she was born in
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Keokuk in 1854. They have two chil- dren-Edward and John. Members of the Druids society; members of the Catholic Church. Mr. H. is a "red- hot" Democrat.
Hickey, James, mason.
HIGGINS, GEORGE T., Sheriff of Lee County ; was born in Ohio Co., W. Va., in 1822; came to Keokuk in 1843; was elected Sheriff in 1875. He married Elizabeth Fanning in 1847; she was born in Canada; they have five children living-Margaret E., J. E., Rose, John and George. Previous to his election to the office of Sheriff, Mr. H. was Chief Engineer of the Fire Department in this city a number of years ; was also engaged in the grocery trade several years. Mr. H. is a Dem- ocrat.
Hilden, George, gunsmith. Hill & Miller, livery. Hill, George, painter.
Hill, James, grocer.
HILLIS, D. B., physician and sur- geon ; born in Jefferson Co., Ind., July 24, 1825 ; he received a literary educa- tion at the South Hanover College in Indiana ; in 1847 and 1872 he gradu- ated from the St. Louis Medical College ; commenced practice in 1847, at Rock- ford, Ind .; remained there nine years, then removed to Brownstown, in the same State, where he practiced two years, and, in 1858, came to Bloomfield, Iowa, and lived there until he came to Keokuk, in 1860.
Hilpert, Christ., cooper.
HILPERT, F., proprietor of cooper- shop, Concert street, between Eleventh and Twelfth ; was born in Germany in 1836; came to Keokuk in 1856; he started in present business in 1858, on a small scale; now has the largest cooper business in Keokuk; employs ten hands, and has two branch shops. He married Miss M. Bogart in 1858; she was born in Germany in 1834; they have three children-Chris., Jennie and Kate. Mr. Hilpert landed in Keo- kuk with $1 in his pocket ; he did not do as the average self-made man-build a fortune from it, but spent it the first night; he now has a fine business, a good home and plenty of this world's goods. Democratic.
HILTON, GEORGE O., proprie- tor of Mississippi Valley Nursery ; res- idence and nursery on Des Moines ave- nue; Mr. Hilton was born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, in 1828; in 1853, he engaged in the nursery and fruit-grow- ing business with Charles Hubbell ; the partnership was dissolved on Mr. Hub- bell's departure for California ; the busi- ness is now carried on by Mr. Hilton quite extensively. Mr. Hilton married Miss Mary E. Luce, in Oberlin, Ohio ; she was born Buffalo, N. Y .; they have five children-George F., Frank E., Robert A., Libbie M. and Birdie. Mr. Hilton and family are members of the Baptist Church ; Republican.
Hine, Adam, retired.
Hine, Bellamy, clerk.
Hiner, John, butcher. Hines, Martin, section boss.
Hirst, James, carpenter.
Hixon, James, carpenter.
HOBBS, JOHN W., broker and loan agent; office, Main street, corner Fourth ; born in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio ; came to Nauvoo, Ill., in 1858 ; lived there until 1860, then moved to Fort Madison, Iowa; resided there three years and then went to Carthage, Hancock Co., Ill .; he was in the County Clerk's office for a short time; after- ward connected with the Hancock County National Bank ; came to Keo- kuk Feb. 1, 1869, and was connected with the banking-house of Bower, Bar- clay & Co. until the organization of the Commercial Bank, when he was elected Cashier of that institution, and con- tinued with it until he resigned his po- sition Feb. 1, 1876, to go South and attend to a Government contract which had been awarded to him ; since 1877, he has been engaged in his present busi- ness.
Hodge, H. C., Jr., grocer.
Holdorf, Martin, coppersmith.
Holt, Thomas, well-digger. Horn, William, tinner.
Horning, John, rag-dealer.
HORNISH, JOSEPH KK., attor-
ney at law ; born in Westmoreland Co., Penn .; came to Keokuk in October, 1850; since 1853, he has been prominently identified with the organization and construction of the railroads of this vi-
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cinity ; he has also taken an active in- terest in politics ; was a War Democrat; has been a candidate for Congress in this district, running far ahead of his ticket at the time.
Hoskins, John, plasterer.
HOSMER, ARTHUR, lumber- dealer, and President of the State National Bank ; born in Niagara Co., N. Y .; came to Keokuk in 1857; he was one of the original Directors of the Keokuk branch of the State Bank ; at the time of the re-organization and change to a National Bank, he was also elected a Director, and has been con- nected with the institution ever since ; he has been extensively engaged in the lumber business most of the time since 1862; his son Arthur, Jr., is associated with him in this business, and their trade is very large, amounting to from five to six million feet per annum ; their shipments now are principally to Kansas.
HOWELL CLARK, proprie- tors of the Gate City. Howell, H. Scott, attorney. Howell, J. B., Gate City. Howne, David, carpenter.
Hubenthal, Charles, butcher.
HUGHES, JOSEPH C., M. D.,
was born in Washington Co., Penn., April 1, 1821 ; the Doctor is a graduate of Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, Penn., and received from that institution the degree of A. M .; read medicine with J. F. Perkins, M. D., of Baltimore, Md .; graduated in medicine from the University of Maryland in 1845; in the spring of 1845, after graduating, he located at Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Iowa ; remained there five years, engaged in the practice of his profession ; during this period, he devoted much of his time to the study of anatomy and sur- gery, and the preparation of anatomical and surgical appliances ; in the fall of 1850, he accepted an invitation to the demonstratorship of anatomy in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Keokuk, Iowa, then the medical depart- ment of the Iowa State University; in the winter of 1851, he was elected to fill the chair of anatomy, which he occupied two years; in 1852, he was elected Dean of the Faculty, and in the
spring of 1853, he was elected to the chair of surgery, which position, with that of Dean of the Institute, he has held ever since; to Dr. Hughes belongs the honor of having built up one of the most flourishing institutions in the West; the College building, with its valuable museum and appliances for teaching, is owned by him ; he has op- erated by the bilateral method for stone in the bladder fifty-three times, with but five deaths; in one case he per- formed the operation successfully four times, the only case of the kind on record ; the Doctor was a Delegate to the Medical Congress which met in Phil- adelphia in 1876 ; Hughes' Medical and Surgical Infirmary and Eye and Ear Institute, connected with the College, is an enterprise of his own, and under his exclusive control. Gov. Kirkwood ap- pointed him Surgeon General of the State at the outbreak of the rebellion, which position he held until the close of the war; he was also President of the Board of Medical Examiners during the war; he organized and had professional charge of the army hospitals at Keokuk for several months ; these hospitals were among the largest in the West, having as many as 2,000 patients within the wards at one time. In 1866, the Doctor was elected one of the Vice Presidents of the American Medical Association, also a Delegate of the Association as its representative to the British Association for the Promotion of Science, the Pro- vincial Medical Association of Great Britain, the American Medical Society of Paris, and such other Scientific bod- ies in Europe as may affiliate with said Association, and, accompanied by his wife, daughter and eldest son, spent the summer of that year in an extended trip on the continent of Europe; he has been twice President of the Iowa State Medical Society. He married at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in 1848, Miss Amanda T. McGugin, only child of D. L. Mc- Gugin, M. D., a physician of Mt. Ver- non, who was a Surgeon in the Mexican war, also Surgeon in the late rebellion, and for fifteen years a professor in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Keokuk; he died in 1865, aged 58 years. Dr. Hughes is one of the lead-
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ing surgeon of the West, and enjoys as large and lucrative practice ; he has a family of four children. three sons and one daughter. His eldest son, Joseph C., Jr., fills the chair of anatomy in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Keokuk ; after his election to that professorship in the spring of 1876, he revisited Europe and attended the Uni- versity at Edinburgh, Scotland, better qualifying himself for the important position to which he had been elected. Huiskamp, G. L., boots and shoes.
Huiskamp, H. C., boots and shoes.
Hunter, Enoch, janitor.
Hunter, John, clerk.
Hunter, Robinson, carpenter.
Hunziker, G., vineyard.
Hurlbut, E. C., drayman.
HURT, C. H., Assistant Treasurer and
Auditor of the St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railway Co; Mr. Hurt was born in Barry, Pike Co., Ill. ; lived there until April, 1861, when he en- listed in the first company which was organized in that county ; April 25, 1861, he was mustered into the U. S. service in Co. G, Sth III. V. I .; Mr. H. participated in all the battles his regi- ment was engaged in, and was the last volunteer of his company to be mustered ont, in May, 1866. After leaving the army, he returned to his native county and was engaged there in agricultural pursuits for three years ; in 1869, he went to Hannibal, Mo., and was engaged in coal and real estate business in that city until he came to Keokuk in. Sep- tember, 1874; since coming here he has been connected with the Company he now represents.
Huston, L. W., postal clerk. Huston, R. W., postal clerk.
TNGERSOL, E. M., dairyman.
IMMEGART, JOHN H., dealer in groceries and produce, Main st., be- tween Seventh and Eighth; Mr. Imme- gart was born in Hanover, Germany, in the year 1824; came to this country in 1839; he resided in Newport, Ky., seven years ; removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1846; thence to Evansville, Ind., where he remained until 1857, when he came to this city. Mr. I. has been twice married ; his first wife was
Miss Susan S. Eisberg, of Cincinnati, Ohio, married in 18-46 ; his present wife was Miss Mary E. Sangford ; they were married in 1870 ; she was born in Han- cock Co., Ill., in 1845 ; Mr. Immegart's family are Cornelius (born in 1852, married Amanda Cox, of Hancock Co., Ill., in 1870), Susie S. (born in 1854, married O. Phillips, of this city, in 1875), William F. (born in 1856, married Miss Bertha Byers, of Frank- lin, Iowa, in 1876), John S. (born in 1858), George W. (born in 1862). Mr. I. is a Democrat. He has been engaged in the grocery trade in this city since 1861.
IVINS, W. S., proprietor of the Keokuk Omnibus and City Livery- Stable, office, Third st., between Main and Johnson ; born in Burlington Co., N. J., in 1824; came to Keokuk in 1841 ; kept "The Boat Store" from 1846 until 1848; in 1850, he became proprietor of the " Ivins House " and engaged in the hotel business until 1853, when he went to California; re- turned to Keokuk in 1855, and engaged in the real estate business until 1857 ; in 1858, he started his present business and has since continued it with good success. In 1849, he married Miss V. W. Wilcox ; she was born in Warsaw, Ill., in 1832; they have three children- Eva N. (now Mrs. R. Jones), Elizabeth, William S. Mrs. Ivins is a member of the Episcopal Church ; Liberal. Ingersoll, L. C., dentist.
Inman, Maurice, carpenter.
IRWIN, STEPHEN, of the firm of Irwin, Philips & Co., wholesole and retail dealers in dry goods and notions, corner Main and Third streets, ; Mr. Irwin was born in Butler Co., Ohio ; came to this county in April, 1856.
JACKSON, W. E., teamster. Jacobs, J. H., grocer.
JAMES, S. L., Clerk of Circuit and District Courts of Lee Co .; was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1840 ; re- moved to this county with his parents, in 1857. Was elected Clerk in the fall of 1878; previously was Deputy Re- corder two years. Mr. James acts with the Republican party.
Jamieson, W. W., Superintendent City Schools.
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JEAGER, EDMUND, Cashier of the Commercial Bank; was born in Germany; came to the United States, and located at Lawrenceburg, Ind., in July, 1853; attended the Indiana State University, at Bloomington, and gradu- ated from the Law Department of that institution, in 1857; came to Keokuk the same year; was engaged in the practice of law here until he was elected County Judge, in the fall of 1865; he was re-elected to that position and served until the office was abolished ; then served as Auditor until the expi- ration of the term for which he was elected Judge; afterward, elected Au- ditor, and served until he engaged in the banking business, Jan. 1, 1872; was Vice President of the Commercial Bank until Jan. 31, 1876, when he be- came Cashier. Mr. Jeager served two terms as Mayor of Keokuk, one term as Alderman, Vice President of the Board of Education, etc.
JENKINS, G. F., M. D., physi- cian and surgeon; office, corner of Fifth and Main streets ; residence, cor- ner of Seventh and High streets ; he was born in Clark Co., Mo., in 1842 ; received a medical education at Leland Medical College, San Francisco, and Missouri Medical College; graduated from the latter, in the spring of 1867, since which time he has been engaged in active practice in his profession. He is a member of the National, State and Keokuk Medical Associations. In 1870, Dr. Jenkens was united in mar- riage to Miss Lottie Vanwagenen, a native of Fulton, N. Y .; have three children-Marcia L., Florence G. and George B.
JENNINGS, HENRY D., book- binder and blank book manufacturer, Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets ; was born in Adrian, Mich., in 1843; lived there until 1852; he then went to Wayne Co., N. Y., and resided there for six years; then returned to Adrian, where he learned the business which he now follows. Previous to the war of the rebellion, he was for three years a member of the Adrian Guards ; when the war broke out, he raised Co. D, 2d Mich. V. I .; entered the service April 25, 1861; when the company
was organized, he was elected its Cap- tain, but being only about 18 years of age, he declined the honor and went out as Orderly Sergeant ; he served three years ; was mustered out April 25, 1864; he was in the following battles : First Bull Run, July 21, 1861 ; Will- iamsburg, May 5, 1862; Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862; Malvern Hills, July 1, 1862 ; second Bull Run, Aug. 29, 1862; Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; Chan- cellorsville, May 2, 1863, and Gettys- burg, July 2, 1863, besides other minor engagements ; he served eighteen months in the 2d Mich. V. I. and eighteen months in Co. K, 3d Mich. Artillery. After leaving the army, Mr. Jennings worked three years in the Government book bindery, in Washington, D. C .; in 1867, he returned to Adrian, remained there six months, then went to Fort Wayne, Ind .; after two years' residence there, he came to Chicago, where he spent a few months, then located in Ra- cine, Wis., where he lived two years ; from Racine, he went to Milwaukee, and remained four years ; he was fore- man of the Milwaukee Sentinel bindery ; afterward, was engaged in business at Kenosha, Wis., three years; came to Keokuk, in January, 1878 ; since learn- ing his trade, he has worked at present business all the time, except during the period that he was in the army.
JEWELL, BENJAMIN B., of the firm of S. Pollock & Co., wholesale grocers ; born in Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind., July 10, 1839; came to Keokuk in November, 1855; was employed as a clerk two years; engaged in keeping books for eight years. In January, 1865, he was admitted to partnership in the firm of S. Pollock & Co.
JOHNSON, T. W., DR., office and residence, corner Fifth and Hyer streets. Johnson, A. M., farmer.
Johnson, C. A., farmer.
Johnson, Gust., carpenter.
Johnson, Robert, teamster.
Johnson, S. H., lawyer.
JOHNSTONE, EDWARD;
this distinguished citizen of Keokuk was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., July 4, 1815, where he received an ed- ucation that fitted him for the study of law, which he practiced in Greensburg,
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that county ; at the age of 22, he was ad- mitted to the bar, and "started West to grow up with the country ;" he first settled at Mineral Point, Wis., where he remained until the fall of that year, when he went to Burlington and served as elerk in the Territorial Legislature ; during that session he was appointed one of three commissioners to collect testi- mony relating to the titles to the half- breed lands ; the discharge of this duty called him to settle at Montrose, in the spring of 1838, where he remained until January, 1839, then removed to Fort Madison, after the law was repealed, un- der which he was appointed. Mr. John- stone and Gen. H. T. Reid were em- ployed by the St. Louis Land Company, who had been speculating in half-breed titles, to institute proceedings to secure a division of the lands under the parti- tion laws of the Territory, which resulted in the Decree Title, under which the ti- tles to the lands are now held ; in 1839, Mr. Johnstone was elected to the Legis- lature, and was chosen to preside over the deliberations of the House, and, in 1840, was elected to the Council. When James K. Polk succeeded to the Presi- dency, was appointed United States At- torney for the Judicial District of Iowa ; in 1851, when the Board of County Commissioners was abolished, he was elected to be County Judge of Lee Co., and made the most efficient guardian of the interests of the taxpayers to whom the management of the public affairs of the county were ever intrusted. He was elected to the Constitutional Convention on the ticket with Col. Wm. Patterson, and took a prominent part in the delib- eretions of that body ; in 1868, he re- moved to Keokuk to become Cashier of the Keokuk Savings Bank, a position which he is still filling to the satisfae- tion of the patrons of that bank. In all the relations of life, publie or private, Judge Johnstone has but few, if any, superiors ; he is a public-spirited, enter- prising citizen, and one whose honesty and fidelity to public and private trusts is unimpeachable ; he is an excellent scholar, a close reader and deep thinker ; is eminently qualified by nature and education to be a leader in the affairs of State and nation. Judge Johnstone mar-
ried in April, 1849, in St. Louis Co.,
Mo., Miss Elizabeth V. Richards ; has had four children.
Johnston, J. E., grocer.
Johnston, J. E., Cashier Wabash Railway Jones, Ed. H., clothing.
Jones, Frank, hats and caps.
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