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largest single subscription to any of the war charities-$7,000 which he gave for the T. S. Martin Co .; mem. K. C., Elks, Sioux City Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Country Club.
MARTIN, Jules T., dept. store proprietor, T. S. Martin Co., Sioux City; b. Sioux City, Ia .; Cath .; Rep .; ed. Sioux City grade sch .; Sioux City H. S .; La Villa sch. Lausanne, Switzerland; Tome sch .; Univ. of Wis .; m. Jennie. Reed, 1916, Detroit, Mich .; child. Margaret A .; in addition to his educational training he worked in the packing houses and as a day laborer, gaining the working man's slant of life and bus. problems; his general knowledge perhaps was the rea- son for his selection as chmn. of In- dustrial Relations for the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce; mem. Elks, Sioux City Country Club, Beta Theta Pi.
MATHENEY, Elizabeth, Keokuk; b. Alexander, Mo., March 8, 1861; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Keokuk H. S., 1880; in re- tail shoe bus. for twenty-eight yrs .; state sec. of Ia. Rebekah assembly, I. O. O. F., 1890 to date; officer of Civic League, Keokuk; sec. league of woman voters, Keokuk, 1919 to date; has had large part during her 30 yrs. of service as sec. in formulating the laws govern- ing the Ia. Rebekah assembly and Ia. Rebekahs; given much credit for suc- cess in state work to the thorough work done in the office of the sec .; is active in Sunday sch. work in Trinity Meth. church, Keokuk.
MATLESS, Leonard, shoe mfnr., Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., 1865; Pres .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Josephine Ingalls, 1893, Ft. Madison, Ia .; child. Leonard I., Ruth; sec .- treas. and dir. Huiskamp Bros. Co., mfrs. of shoes, which he joined on its organization in 1883; was asst. sec. 1887-95; sec. 1895; sec .- treas. 1916; Commissioner South River Drainage dist., Marion Co., Mo .; elected pres. Y. M. C. A., Oct. 1920; dir. Keokuk Coun- try Club; dir. Keokuk Y. M. C. A .; Deacon Westminister church, Keokuk; MATTERT, J. Fred, banker, Sibley, Ia .; b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 13, 1866; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Freeport, Ill., H. S .; m. Liz- zie A. Armbright, Sept. 25, 1889, Col- umbus Junction, Ia .; child. Cornelia W .; cashier and dir. First Nat. bank, Sibley; connected with the bank since 1884; working from ground up to the present position; pres. and dir. First Nat. bank, Melvin, Ia .; treas. Sibley, 10 or 12 yrs .; sec. Sibley Commercial Club; High Priest, R. A. M., Sibley; mem. Sibley Commercial Club, Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P., Elks. Former residences, Chicago, to Oct. 1871; Free- port, Ill., to Apr. 1884.
MAXFIELD, D. F., Pottawattamie Co. treas., Council Bluffs; b. Pottawattamie Co., Ia., Feb. 19, 1872; Prot .; Dem .; ed. country sch .; m. Victoria Castor, July 10, 1899, Council Bluffs, Ia., child. Ardieth; former mayor of Neola, Ia .; mem. W. O. W., F. O. E., Owls. For- mer residence, Neola until 1899.
MAXWELL, Cortes, lawyer and editorial work, Keokuk; b. Alexandria, Mo., Nov.
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17, 1851; Epis .; Dem .; ed. Yale Univ., A. B., 1875; m. Annie D. Sparr, Knob Noster, Mo., Oct. 22, 1877; winner twice of the New York Herald cup and Sar- atoga prize tankard, 1874 and 1875, in intercollegiate hurdle races; on Yale baseball team, 1870-75; substitute Yale varsity crew, 1875; entered Caladonian games at New Haven, 1875, as amateur and defeated professionals from New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal; editor Keokuk Democrat from its
foundation 1884-88, and of Keokuk Constitution-Democrat, 1888-1907; jus- tice of the peace; chmn. Co. Dem. Cent. Com .; Delegate to Nat., State Dist. and Co. conventions; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Chapter Yale and minor clubs and societies. Former residences, St. Louis, Mo., 1862-76; Warsaw, Ill., 1877-80.
MAXWELL, .. John Augustus, retired
farmer and gardener, Epworth; b. Sweden, June 30, 1853; Meth .; Rep .; m. Susan A. Cook; child., James N., Mamie E., Carl H., Levi E., Harold L., Pearl E .; became interested early in life in education; held directorship of both dist. and twp. pub. sch .; stock- holder and pres. Epworth Sav. bank; active in church work, operates 9-acre truck farm; mem. I. O. O. F. Former residences, Rickardsville, Ia., from boyhood to 25 yrs. of age; Holy Cross, la., until Jan. 1900.
MAXWELL, W. D., civil eng., co. eng. Sac Co., Sac City; b. Prescott, Ia., Aug. 18, 1881; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grad. East Des Moines H. S .; grad. I. S. C., de- grees B. C. E., and C. E. Former resi- dences, Prescott, Ia., 1881-91; Des Moines, 1891-1913 (except 1907); Colo- rado, 1907.
MAYNE, L. H., editor and publisher, Emmetsburg; b. Heuvelton, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1858; Rep .; ed. No. Indiana Univ., Eureka Coll .; spent several yrs. teach- ing sch .; four yrs. U. S. Mail service; formerly pub. Algona Republican; now editor Palo Alto Reporter; elected state rep. Palo Alto Co., 1918; re-elected, 1920.
MEAD, Oscar L., farmer, Shell Rock; b. Butler Co., Ia., 1875; Rep .; ed. Shell Rock H. S .; bus. coll. at Nora Springs Seminary; m. Gertrude Graham, 1897, Shell Rock, Ia .; two child .; interested in banks; has served as twp. assessor and mem. of sch. bd .; elected state rep. Butler Co., 1916; re-elected 1918; elect- ed state sen. 1920; mem. Masonic bod- ies, Shrine.
MEIGS, Cornelia L., author, Keokuk; b. Rock Island, Ill., Dec. 6, 1884; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Keokuk H. S., A. B. Bryn Mawr Coll., 1908; published "The King- dom of the Winding Road," 1914; "Mas- ter Spinion's Garden," 1915; "The Steadfast Princess," 1915; "The Pool of Stars," 1919-all books for children; chmn. hospital supplies com. Red Cross, 1917-18, for southern half Lee co., and much war aid work during the World war.
MEIGS, Montgomery, civil engineer, Keo- kuk; b. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 27, 1847; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Harvard Coll. Scientific sch. and Royal Polyteclinic sch. of
Stuttgart, Germany 2 yrs. each; m. Grace Lynda, 1876, Rock Island, Ill .; child. Mary, Louisa, Grace, Alice, Cor- nelia, Emily; was local inspector for the U. S. during the building of the Keokuk Water Power; has charge of the new lock and dry dock and the re- pair and construction of steamboats and other plants; also has charge of Mis- sissippi river improvements, Burlington and Hannibal (100 miles); pres. Keo- kuk Country Club two yrs .; mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers; mem. Keokuk bd. of ed. 1904-07; mem. Country club, Elks, Keokuk Club, Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Nat. Geographic Soc .; Soc. of Am. Military Engineers. Former residences, Washington, D. C., 1850-68; on surveys for the Northern Pacific ry., 1870 to 1874; abroad 1 yr .; Wash- ington 1873-76; Rock Island, Ill., 1877- 1882.
MEREDITH, David, farmer and stock raiser, Lynnville; b. Searsboro, Ia., Apr. 13, 1867; Quaker; Rep .; ed. H. S. and one yr. at Penn Coll., Oskaloosa, Ia .; m. Hattie E. Hunt, Aug 20, 1890, Whit- tier, Calif .; child. Ozro J., Clifford H., Robert D., Susanna Mae; successfully operates 1000 acre farm; served Jasper co., in House Rep., 25th and 37th G. A .; elected to sen. in 1918.
MEREDITH, Francis L., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Ontario, Ia., June 15, 1871; Pres .; Rep .; ed. Ames H. S .; B. S., I. S. C .; Harvard law sch .; m. Winni- fred Carpenter, Oct. 27, 1898, State Center, Ia .; child. David R., Jeannette; receiver of Crawford Banking Co .; trustee Cottage Grove I'res. Church; meni. Am. Judicature Soc .; mem. bd. managers, Ia. Soc., of Sons of Am. Rev- olution; mem. Ben Franklin chapter S. A. R. Former residences, Ontario, Ia., 1871-76; Ames, Ia., 1892; Crawford, Neb. to 1899.
MESSER, Frank F., lawyer, Iowa City; b. Bloomfield, Ia., Sept. 19, 1888; Prot .; Dem .; ed. grad. Southern Ia. Normal of Bloomfield, Ia., LL. B. 1910 Coll. of law, State Univ. Ia .; city atty. of Iowa City, 1911-15; State Rep. 38th G. A., 41st dist .; elected delegate Dem. Nat. convention at San Francisco from sec- ond cong. dist. of Ia .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks, Phi Alpa Delta frat. in Univ .; discharged from miiltary service of U. S. Nov., 1917. Former residence, few yrs. when child. in Kan- sas.
MEYER, Charles, wholesale saddlery, Sioux City; b. Philadelphia, Pa., March 28, 1858; Cath .; Dem .; ed. country sch .; m. Anna Dessel, March 1, 3881, Ossian, Ia .; child. Elsie, or (sister Anna Marie) in convent at St. Paul, Minn .; pres. Meyer Bros. Saddley Co., Sioux City, for 32 yrs .; started at age of 13 clerking in general store for 10 yrs .; had owned a store for 5 yrs. and then started present bus .; mem. Elks, K. C., Lib- erty Club, Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Boat Club. Former residence, De- corah, Ia., 1871-73; Ossian, Ia., 1874-87.
MEYERS, J. J., lawyer, Carroll,; b. Car- roll, Ia., Sept. 25, 1880; Roman Cath .; Dem .; ed. two yrs. science course at.
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I. S. C., and B. L. degrees, at Notre Dame Univ., Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Ella LaLiberty, June 18, 1919, Carroll, Ia .; mem. of law firm of Salinger, Rey- nolds, Meyers & Cooney, Carroll, Ia .; was mem. of foot-ball and track teams at I. S. C. and mem. track team at Notre Dame; held I. S. C., record in hammer throw for three yrs .; played baseball, tennis and golf; banking and mining interests; co. atty. Carroll, Co., Ia., four yrs .; Dem. nominee for atty. gen. Ia., in 1918; temporary chmn. of Dem. State convention, Des Moines, July 1918; has done considerable pub- lic speaking in political campaigns and during war along patriotic lines; mem. Beta Theta Pi, Am .- Irish Hist. Soc., K. C .; held the offices of Grand Knight, Dist. Deputy and State Deputy in K. C., at present mem. of supreme bd. of dir. of that order.
MOYE, Sam A., produce and feed, Afton; b. Wadesville, Ind., March 15, 1883; Dem .; ed. 1 yr. Valpariso Univ .; 3 yrs. Ind. State Normal sch .; m. Bessie M. Harbour, Feb. 3, 1915, Greenfield, Ia .; child. Jack A .; taught sch. for 12 yrs. in Ind .; produce bus. 4 yrs .; mgr. and partner Harbour & Son, produce & feed, Afton, Ia .; in charge of branches at Thayer and Prescott, Ia .; established first "ship by truck" line in Union Co .; mem. I. O. O. F., Court of Honor. For- mer residences, Cumberland, Ia., 1916; Milo, Ia., 1917.
MICHELSTETTER, Henry, printer and pub., Sioux City; b .Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 19, 1856; Epis .; Dem .; ed. common sch .; m. Mrs. William Ellis, 1880, Chip- pewa Falls, Wis .; child. Mabel, Frances C .; part owner of printing office and publisher Sioux City Craftsman; elected City Councilman in 1918 and re-elected 1920; mem. Masons, Elks, A. O. U. W., Chamber of Commerce; mem. Typo- graphical union for 40 yrs. Former resi- dences, Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1870- 73; Madison, Wis., 1873-1880; Chippewa Falls, 1881-86.
MILDENSTEIN, E. J., Co. Agr. Agent, Cresco; b. Clinton, Ia., Sept. 29, 1889; Presb .; ed. B. Sc. I. S. C. 1916; enlisted in army as prvt. and later received commission as 2nd lieut .; mem. Mas- ons. Former residence, Clinton, Ia., until 1919.
MILES, Harry J., farmer, Miles; b. Miles, Ia., Sept. 13, 1869; Rep .; ed. grade sch. Miles and Grinnell Coll .; m. Alice Leh- man, 1902, Lyons, Ia .; engaged in farm- ing and stock raising; interested in Florida truck garden land; served four terms as mayor of Miles; elected state rep. 1916; re-elected 1918; mem, Mas- onic bodies, K. P., I. O. O. F.
MILLER, Frank A., mem. co. bd. sup- ervisors, Mason City; b. Allamakee Co., March 29, 1864; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Laville Harroun, Sept. 1894, Mason City, Ia .; child. Mildred, Irene; coun- cilman, Mason City 4 yrs .; mem. Mas- onic bodies, K. P., M. B. A., Woodmen. Former residence, Allamakee Co., 1870. MILLER, JESSE A., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Johnson Co., near Iowa City, Ia., Aug. 8, 1869; Rep .; Prot .; ed. Oxford
Pub. Sch., Oxford, Johnson Co., Ia .; m. Emily Magoun, May 15, 1895; child. Frederic M., Alexander M., Jesse E .; grad. from State Univ. law dept. in 1891, degree LL. B .; practiced law in Des Moines ever since the summer of 1891; asst. atty. gen. of la., 1895-1898; co. atty. Polk Co., 1902-06; Judge of district court, Ninth Judicial dist. (Polk Co. forms the dist.), 1907-10; resigned from dist. bench to re-enter practice; mem. Des Moines, Grant Club, Hyper- ion Field & Motor, Prairie Club and Kiwanis Club; Masons, Shrine, Elks, M. W. A., Maccabees, K. P., Beta Theta Pi. Former residences, farm in Johnson Co., la., until five yrs. of age; then moved to Oxford, Johnson Co., Ia., where he spent his boyhood.
MILLER, Robert O., farmer, Lucus; b. Mason Co., lill., Sept. 28, 1862; Rep .; ed. Simpson Coll .; m. Amy E. Puderbaugh, Jan. 1, 1890; breeder and importer of pure bred stock; rep. to grand lodge I. O. O. F., 1912-13; elected state rep., Lucas Co., 1918; re-elected 1920.
MILLER, W. D., editor and pub., Ogden; b. near Washington, D. C., Sept. 4, 1878; Rep .; m. Anna B. Clark, Dec. 25, 1906; child. Virginia, Clark; former- ly engaged in railroading and banking; elected state rep. Boone Co., 1916; re- elected 1918; mem. Masonic bodies.
MILLS, Bruce R., farmer, Woodbine; b. Bushnell, Ill., Jan. 28, 1867; Rep .; ed. Logan, Ia., grade sch .; m. Annetta D. Kirk, 1889; child. two daughters, two sons; engaged in automobile bus .; farms in Harrison and Monona cos .; served 9 yrs. postmaster at Woodbine; mem. city council; sch. treas .; elected state rep. Harrison Co., 1918; re-elect- ed 1920.
MINER, T. Ralph, Co. Agr. Agent, Don- nellson; b. Adair, Ill., Dec. 2, 1877; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. Univ. Ill., Knox Coll. (Galesburg, Ill.); m. Carrie E. Talbot, Sept. 25, 1901, Plymouth, Ill .; child. Enid E., Otho T., Mary V., Carol R., Paul F., Ward S. Former residences, Plymouth, Ill., 1901-08; Adair, III., 1908- 14; Washington, Ia., 1914-18; Knoxville, Ia., 1918-19.
MITCHELL, Elmer E., farmer and stock- raiser, New Sharon; b. Mahaska Co., la., Jan. 27, 1863; Prot .; Rep .; ed. two yrs. general course Oskaloosa Coll .; course at Univ. Washington, Master's degree of law; admitted to practice be- fore U. S. supreme court; taught sch. 6 yrs .; sen. 14th dist. Mahaska Co., in 37th and 38th G. A .; mem. various farm organizations. Former residence, Wash- ington, D. C., from 1889 to 1906.
MOEN, T. E., fariner and stockman, In- wood; b. Inwood, la., Oct. 10, 1870; Luth .; Rep .; ed. rural sch., St. Olafs Coll., Northfield, Minn., and Augustana Coll., Canton, S. D .; m. Rachel David- son, Inwood, Ia., Oct. 23, 1892; child., Pearl H., Ervin R., Olive D., Bert E., Alice I .; spent fifteen yrs. in the grain bus .; four yrs. in the Chamber of Con- merce, Minneapolis, Minn .; a mem. of Skewis-Moen Co., which was then oper- ating forty line elevators, and doing a general commission bus .; represented
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Lyon Co. in the 38th and 39th G. A .; served eight yrs. a mem. of the co. bd. of supervisors; chmn. of bd. four yrs .; served as dir. and v-pres. of the Farmers Nat. bank for many yrs. For- mer residences, Minneapolis, Minn., four yrs .; Estherville, Ia., two yrs.
MOIR, James, banker, Burlington; b. Oquawka, Ill., March 29, 1867; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1888-89; grad. Northwestern Law Sch., 1893; Univ. Ill., 1884-87; m. Eduale L. Dow, Gales- burg, Ill., June 3, 1903; child. Eliza- beth, Nancy; admitted to bar, Ill. 1893; mem. sch. bd. 1905-08; dir. Burlington Golf Club 1904-08; served Paris offices Red Cross, 1916-17; mem. Burlington Golf Club, Elks, Masonic bodies, Univ. Chicago Club.
MOLYNEAUX, A. R., lawyer, Cherokee; b. Sullivan, Co., Pa., Apr. 29, 1856; Prot .; Rep .; ed. country sch., state nor- mal, state univ., degree B. L .; m. Emma E. Van Horn; child. Mrs. W. L. Stiles, Mrs. R. H. Baker, Arthur; co. atty. Cherokee Co., Jan. 1, 1887 to Jan. 1, 1891; mayor of city 2 terms; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Past Grand Comdr. K. T., Ia., Past Potentate, Abu- Bekr Temple, Sioux City, Ia. Former residence, Pa. until April, 1867.
MONOSMITH, Albert W., Co. Agent, Ft. Dodge; b. Corning, Ia., July 17, 1875; Cong .; Rep .; ed. A. B. Oberlin 1902; p- grad. Chicago Univ. 1903-04; m. Mabelle Kleinsmid, 1905, San Diego, Cal .; child. Helen, Virginia, Robert, Frederick. Former residence, Oberlin, O.
MOODY, Earl C., banker and lawyer, Nora Springs; b. Waucoma, Ia., Jan. 29, 1885; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Nora Springs Seminary; 2 yrs. at Upper Ia. Univ., 4 yrs. at Univ. of Mich, completing B. A. degree and law dept .; m. Nelle I. Cutler, Aug. 14, 1910; child. Robert C., Margaret A .; sec. and chmn. group 3 Ia. Bankers Assn .; Former mem. Coun- cil Ia. Bankers Assn .; chmn. Floyd Co., fuel administration; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residences, Wa- bodies, Shrine. Former residence, Wau- coma, Ia., 1885-95; Fredericksburg, Ia., 1895-1900.
MOORE, B. E., banker, Prairie City; b. Attalissa, Ia., June 1, 1862; Univers- alist; Rep .; m. Carrie Bollhoefer, 1894, Prairie City, Ia .; child. Merle M .; pres. First Nat. bank, Prairie City; pres. Dowden Mfg. Co., Prairie City; mem. Masons, K. P. Former residences, Brooklyn, 1862-70; Mitchellville, 1870-87. MOORE, E. R., United States Marshal, Anamosa; b. Mt. Carroll, Ill., Aug. 1, 1859; Meth .; Dem .; ed. Mt. Carroll H. S., grad .; m. Mary V. Wynkoop, Nov. 28, 1900, Maquoketa, Ia .; child. Don W .; has extensive holdings in land and houses, at and near Miami, Fla .; heavily interested in truck gardens near Sanford and Orlando, Fla .; co. supt. sch .; mem. state normal sch. bd. at Cedar Falls; mem. Institution for Feeble Minded Chldn. at Glenwood; U. S. Marshal; mem. Anamosa City Coun- cil and sch. bd .; mem. K. P. Former residences, Mt. Carroll and Savanna, Ill .; Oxford Junction and Anamosa, Ia.,
and while acting as U. S. Marshal, liv- ing at Dubuque; expects soon to live in Miami, Fla.
MOORE, Ernest R., banker, Cedar Rap- ids; b. Anamosa, Ia., Nov. 1, 1868; Christ .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Winifred Evans, Dec. 25, 1901, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; child. Jane, Ruhana, Elizabeth, Rob- ert; mem. House of Representatives 32nd and 33rd and 34th G. A., of Ia .; lieut. gov. of Ia., from Jan. 1917 to Jan. 1921; mem. of all Masonic bodies. MOORE, Jesse H., Deputy Sec. of State, Guthrie Center; b. Guthrie Center, Ia., May 24, 1890; Pres .; Rep .; ed. grad. Guthrie Co. H. S., 1907; bus. course, C. C. C. coll, Des Moines; B. A. degree from state univ. of Ia., two yrs. in law coll., S. U. I .; m. Serene Fjelstad. July 4, 1917, La Crosse, Wis .; admit- ted to practice law in Ia .; lieut. in tank corps during World war; mem. bd. of examiners to examine and recommend for commissions in tank corps; mem. Masons, Delta Chi frat .; State Hist. Soc., Ia .; Argonne Post Am. Legion.
MOORE, O. J., wholesale grocer, Sioux City; b. St. Peter, Minn., Oct. 26, 1869; ed. dist. sch. and one yr. in coll .; m. Hannah Wall, 1893, Sioux City; child. Mrs. Edw. Flynn, Mrs. O. O. Quall, Richard, Oliver T., James and Hannah; was urged to allow the use of his name in 1912 for Progressive nomina- tion for governor of Ia .; mem. Elks. Former residence, St. Peter, Minn., Palmer, Neb., Omaha, Neb., Chicago, Ill.
MOORE, William F., lawyer and banker, Guthrie Co., Ia., Nov. 18, 1875; Rep .; ed. grad. Guthrie Co. H. S .; grad. coll. of liberal arts state univ., 1901; also law sch. same, 1901; m. Leone Dewey, Guthrie Center, 1907; served two terms as co. atty. Guthrie Co .; elected state rep. Guthrie Co., 1914; re-elected 1918; rep. candidate for lieut. governor, 1920; polled largest vote in primary; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, I. O. O. F., Elks, State Hist. Soc.
MOORHEAD, H. B., farmer and mer- chant, Davenport; b. Scott Co., Ia., Dec. 28, 1874; Rep .; ed. pub. sch., Parsons coll .; m. Myrtle A. Bouser, Muscatine, Ia., 1901; child. three sons; has been active in farm institute, Grange organ- izations and Y. M. C. A. work; elected state rep. Scott Co., 1918; re-elected 1920.
MOORHEAD, Samuel W., physician- journalist, Keokuk; b. Blairsville, Pa., March 4, 1849; Christian; Rep .; ed. Blairsville Acad., state normal sch. of Pa., Edinboro, Pa .; M. D. 1883 from Coll. Physicians and Surgeons, Keokuk, la .; m. Mary M. Graham, Dec. 23, 1869, New Castle, Pa .; child John M., Frank G., Vera; prof. in medical coll. for 13 yrs .; editor of daily paper over 30 yrs .; practitioner of medicine 40 yrs .; editor Council Bluffs Nonpareil, 1872-82; edi- tor Keokuk Gate City, 1896-98 and 1901- 14; prof of Materia Medica and Thera- peutics in Coll. of Physicians and Sur- geons, Keokuk, 1884-90 and in Keokuk Medical coll. 1890-1902; mayor of Keo- kuk, 1893-95, and again 1914-16; post-
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MOOTY, W. A., farmer, Grundy Center; b. Longford Co., Ireland, May 1863; Rep .; ed. Tilford Acad., Leander Clark Coll .; m. May Kaufman, Morrison, Ia., Apr. 12, 1905; child. Lewis, Helen; v- pres. Farmers Mut. Fire and Lightning Ins. Co .; served as Co. superivsor three yrs .; elected state rep. Grundy Co., 1916; re-elected 1918.
MORELAND, Ned, hotel proprietor, Sioux City; b. Malta, Ia., July 22, 1883; Liber- al; Rep .; ed. common sch .; married; one son; mem. I. O. O. F. Former resi- dence, Montana, 5 yrs.
MOREHOUSE, DANIEL WALTER, pro- fessor of physics and astronomy, Drake Univ., Des Moines; b. Mankato, Minn., Feb. 22, 1876; generally Rep .; Disciple; m. Myrtle May Slayton, June 9, 1903, Des Moines; child. Charles A., V. Lor- aine, Frances R .; ed. H. S., Watertown, S. D .; Drake Univ. S. B., 1900, S. M., 1902; Univ. Chicago, S. B., 1902; Univ. Cal., Ph. D., 1914; received Donohoe Comet Medal for discovery of Comet (e), 1908, Morehouse; mem. Sigma Xi .; dean of men, Drake Univ .; mem. Mas- onic lodge, Gamma Sigma Kappa Frat- ernity; Am. Astronomical Soc .; Astron- omical Soc. of France. Former resi- dences, Mankato, Minn., 1876-81; Wat- ertown, S. D., 1881-1897.
MORGAN, Albert J., farmer, Brighton; b. Clay, Ia., June 24, 1858; Cong .; Rep .; ed. common sch. and academic course; m. Lucy R. Orr, Feb. 14, 1894, Pleas- ant Plain, Ia .; child. Warren O., M. Ruth, Carroll A .; breeder short horn cattle, chester white swine and shrop- shire sheep on 320 acre farm; twp. as- sessor and clerk Clay twp .; mem. bd. supervisors, Washington Co .; mem. Council Defense of same county during war; census enumerator in 1900; mem. M. W. A., I. O. O. F.
MORGAN, Charles M., Bus. Mgr. Bur- lington Gazette, Burlington; b. Rich- mond, Ind., March 10, 1886; Epis .; Ind .; ed. H. S .; m. Bessie Lighthipe, Mont- clan, .N J., 1911; child. Ruth H .; mem. Elks. Former residences, Indianapolis, Ind .; New York City; Sioux City, Ia. MORGAN, H. B., editor, Baxter; b. Morn- ing Sun, Ia., Dec. 18, 1877; Rep .; ed. grad. Letts, Ia., H. S .; State Teachers' coll., 1903; m. Bertha E. Hull, Jan. 28, 1906, Carlisle, Ia .; child. Frank; taught sch. three yrs .; publisher Baxter New Era; elected state rep., Jasper co., 1918; re-elected, 1920.
MORGAN, H. E., Advertising Mgr. Bur- lington Hawk-Sye, Sec. Burlington Hawk-Eye Co., Burlington; b. Burling- ton, Ia., May 18, 1884; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Burlington H. S .; m. Henrietta Eaton, March 4, 1912; mem. Masons, Elks. Former residence, from 1911 to 1917 resided in Des Moines while on editorial staff of Register-Tribune.
MORSE, Orwin Allison, Organist, Pianist, Teacher of Music, Music Critic, Sioux City Journal, Proprietor Morse Studios, Sioux City; b. Dickinson, Co., la., Apr. 8, 1874; Prot .; Ind .; ed. Battle Creek Coll .; Toronto Univ .; Toronto Conserva- tory of Music, A. A. G. O. (Ass. Am. Guild of Organists); m. Fay Ellis, 1899, Philadelphia; child. Ethel; concert pian- ist with Minneapolis orchestra; num- erous concert appearances as organist and pianist; contributor to Musical Courier, Etude, etc; two addresses at Nat. Assn. of Organists; organist and choir dir. 1st Pres. church, Sioux City correspondent Musical Courier; elected Associate Am. Guild of Organists, 1908; elected mem. Royal Coll. of Organists, England, 1909; Dean Ia. Chapter Am. Guild of Organists, 1912; mem. Sioux City Rotary Club, Masons. Former resi- dences, Toronto, Ontario, 1889-98; Mel- bourne, Australia, 1898-1900; Battle Creek, Mich., 1900-04; DeLand, Fla., 1904-10.
MOSSMAN, Frank E., pres. Morningside Coll., Sioux City; b. Urbana, Ia., Aug. 26, 1873; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Tilford Acad., Vinton, Ia .; A. B., Morningside coll .; A. M., same; Univ. of Chicago; Honorary degree of doctor of divinity Upper Ia. Univ .; m. Zoa Foster, March 27, 1895, Larchwood, Ia .; child. Mereb E., Benita N., Hobart F., Homer F .; pres. South- western Coll., Winfield, Kan., 1905-18; pres. Morningside Coll., Sioux City, Ia., 1918 to date; mem. bd. ed. M. E. church, New York City; mem. Masons, Socio- logical club, Sioux City, Rotary Club, Sioux City. Former residence, Winfield, Kạn., 1905-18.
MOUNCE, Arthur H., clerk dist. court, Keosauqua; b. Jewell Co., Kan., Oct. 4, 1872; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and Bus. Coll .; m. Ida May Cross, Dec. 23, 1896, Center Point, Ia .; child., James R., Charles R., Arthur M .; deputy clerk dist. court four yrs .; clerk since Jan. 1st, 1917 to date. Former residence, Polk Co., Mo., 1903-08.
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