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MUNGER, George H., County Farm Agent, Centerville; b. Fairhaven, Minn., May 19, 1887; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. B. S. Agr .; m. Delia M. Swain, Jan. 14, 1916, Ogden, Ia .; child. Phyllis L., Alice V .; mem. Masons, Elks. Former residences, Ogden, Ia., 1917, Conrath, Wis., 1915- 16; Ames, Ia., 1912-15.
MUNGER, Robert Howe, lawyer, Sioux City; b. Earlville, Ia., Oct. 22, 1873; Cong .; Rep .; ed. grad. Onawa, Ia., H. S., 1892; law dept. univ. Ia., LL. B., 1899; m. Kathryn Bell Prentis, Vermil- lion, S. D., June 8, 1904; child. Robert P .; railroad agt, and operator 1892-96 during which took several coll. studies under tutor; practiced law in Sioux City since June 1899; police judge 1900-02; prof. medical jurisprudence Sioux City
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Coll. of Medicine for several yrs .; dir. In banking and other bus. Institutions; mgr. Ia. Univ. football team 1898; coll. frat., Phi Delta Theta; law frat., Phi Delta Phi; pres. of law class in 1898; mem. Masonic bodies; 33rd degree Ma- son; Honorary Inspector Genl. A. A. S. R .; Past Comndr. Columbian Command- ry K. T .; Elks; mem. of Chamber of Commerce, Boat Club, Country Club. Former residences, boyhood days in Osage, Onawa, Cherokee; resided dur- ing railroad service at Ticonic, Oto, Washta, Quimby, Fonda, Ia.
MURPHY, Daniel D., lawyer, Elkader; b. Lafayette Co., Wis., Aug. 22, 1862; Dem .; ed. grad. Wis. State Normal sch .; grad. law dept. state univ. Ia., 1887; mem. state bd. ed .; served as co. atty. Clayton co., four yrs .; mem. El- kader sch. bd .; mein. Ia. State Bar Assn .; pres. same 1907; mem. Am. Bar Assn .; also Acad. of Political and Social Sciences.
MURPHY, G. W., physician and sur- geon, Sioux City; b. Dubuque Co., Ia., Sept. 3, 1859; Rep .; ed. B. S. Simpson Coll., Indianola, Ia., 1884; m. Emma Seibold, 1895, Danbury, Ia .; child. W. M., Mary E .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residence, Danbury, Ia., 1882-1918.
MURRAY, Roy William, lawyer and real estate, Cedar Rapids; b. Vernon, Ill,. Apr. 12, 1873; Presb .; Rep .; ed. H. S., Owensville, Ind .; l'erdue Univ., Master of Accountants; Dixon, Ill., Bus. Coll .; m. Louise Ethel Keys, June 27, 1900, Beason, Ill .; child. Ida, Estelle M., Grace, Virginla, Willlam, Ruth; admit- ted to practice of law in both state and U. S. Courts in Ia .; has done consider- able writing for newspapers and com- posing advertisements for railroad, land and immigration work; former mem. bd. of ed., Storm Lake, Ia .; represented 78th dist. of Ia. in 36th and 37th G. A .; was chmn. of sch. and text books com. in the 36th G. A .; was immigra- tion agt. for C. M. & St. P. Ry .; dir. in two large mining cos .; mem. Grant Club, Des Moines; Ia. Hist. Soc .; Ia. Bar Assn .; I. O. O. F., Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residences, Owensville, Ind .; Beason, Logan Co., Ill., May 1897; Storm Lake, Ia., 1908; Park Rapids, Minn., 1911; Storm Lake, 1912.
MUSE, Willlam Foster, Editor Mason City Daily Globe Gazette, Mason City; b. Big Island, Rock Island Co., Ill., July 14, 1860; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Milan, Ill. H. S .; grad. Wesleyan Univ., Bloom- ington, Ill., degree of A. B.,; Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., degree B. S .; degrees of M. S. and M. A. from same coll .; m. Lillian M. Duncan, July 16, 1889, Cedar Rapids, Ja .; child. Elizabeth; city ed. Fremont, Neb., Tribune 1884; city ed. Cedar Rapids, Gazette 1885-90; ed. Ottumwa Courier, 1890-93; bus. mgr. Ottumwa Courier 1893-95; mgr. and basso Ottumwa Male Quartette touring twenty-seven states in lyceum and chautauqua work 1896-99; pres. and ed. Mason City Globe Gazette and Print- ing Co., 1899 to date; visited Porto Rico in 1913 and wrote booklet of the island; P. M. Mason City 1911-15; pres. Rotary
Club, dir. Chamber of Commerce; mem. Phi Delta Theta, coll. frat., Elks, Mas- ons, K. P., Rotary, Sons of Veterans.
NEFF, Lewis J., lawyer, Walnut; b. Bureau Co., Ill., Sept. 21, 1868; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Western Normal Coll., High- land Park Coll., Drake Univ., B. Accts., B. Didactics and B. Laws; m. Ruth W. Neff, Nov. 18, 1906, Avoca, Ia .; holds an Ia. State certificate; state rep. for 3 terms in 36th, 37th and 38th G. A .; mayor of Walnut for 4 terms; men. sch. bd .; ex-pres. Walnut sch. bd .; sec. for past 20 yrs. of I. O. O. F. lodge; sec. A. F. & A. M. for 10 yrs.
NEIL, James E., Co. Agr. Agent, Sioux City; b. Long Grove. Ia., Oct. 4, 1886; Christ .; Rep .; ed. B. S. A., I. S. C .; m. Edith C. Otto, Aug. 2, 1913, Minnea- polis, Minn .; child. Lantha D., Sherel D. Former residences, Wabasso, Minn. as co. agent 1913-16; Ames, Ia., ext. dept. 1916-17.
NELSON, Julius A., farmer, Atlantic; b. Cass Co .. Jan. 14, 1872; Rep .; ed. rural sch .; bus. coll .; Normal Training; pres. Atlantic Building and Supply Co .; v-pres. Farmers' Sav. bank, Atlantic; elected state sen. 18th dist., 1918.
NELSON, J. A., lawyer, Decorah; b. Hesper, Ia., July 18, 1886; Luth .; Rep .; ed. country sch., Mabel, Minn .; grad. of the law dept. state univ. Ia. 1910; m. Mary Amundson, Oct. 19, 1911, Inks- ter, N. D .; child. Lily B., Margaret J., Hazel G., Justin A .; been country sch. teacher, drug clerk, postal clerk, editor country newspaper, prior to taking law course; mem. law firm Willett & Nel- son; took an active part in war work; was 4 minute speaker; sec. Winneshiek Co., chapter of Am. Red Cross and gave a great many addresses; have twice been honored with giving Memorial day addresses in Decorah; present co. atty. Winneshiek Co. and city atty. for De- corah; sec. Decorah Commercial club. Former residence near Hesper, Ia.
NEWBERRY, Byron W., rawyer, Straw- berry Point; b. Lorain Co., O., Sept. 1, 1853; Rep .; ed. grad. Upper Ia. U., 1875; law dept state univ. 1876; m. Eva M. Buckley, 1905; served as state sen. 36th dist. in 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 37th, 38th, 39th G. A.
NEWCOMER, Cari S., Insurance and Farm Mortgages, Eldora; b. Eldora, Ia., Apr. 7, 1878; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Eldora H. S .; Univ. of Wis., law; m. Eleanor C. McClain, June 15, 1918, Indiana; child. Betty; dealer in farm loans, own- er of farm lands, business buildings; dir. Central National Fire Ins. Co .; mayor of Eldora 4 yrs .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Beta Theta Pi., K. P., Rotary Club.
NEWCOMER, Jay S., farm loans, Eldora; b. Eldora, Ia., Dec. 27, 1879; Rep .; ed. Eldora H. S., grad .; 1 yr. Northwestern Univ. Academy; m. J. Gertrude Porter, July 7, 1910, Dundee, Ill .; child. Jayne, Jerome D .; partner Reed & Newcomer; sec. Drake, Newcomer, Inc .; Partner J. D. Newcomer Co .; co. aud. Hardin Co. 1902-07; mem. Masonic bodies,
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Shrine, K. P., Rotarian, v-pres. Eldora Commercial League, pres. Rainbow Highway Assn.
NEWTON, Ed. L., farmer and banker, Anita; b. Bureau Co., Ill., Nov. 17, 1867; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Wyanet, Ill., H. S .; m. Roma S. Houck, March 19, 1891; chila. Glen R., Hobart E., Irma M., Emmet M .; cashier Citizens Sav. bank, Anita, Ia .; mem. 37th and 38th G. A .; pres. Anita bd. of ed .; mem. for 15 yrs .; was appointed organizer Cass Co. Council of Defense; mem. A. F. & A. M., O. E. S .; trustee of both and pre- sent Worthy Matron of latter.
NICHOLS, Clarence, lawyer, Vinton; b. Vinton, Ia., July 16, 1870; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Vinton pub. sch., Tilford Collegiate Academy, Univ. of Ia .; m. Alice V. Meakins, Marion, Ia., Apr. 19, 1894; child. John D., S. Margaret; dir. Farm- ers' Nat. bank of Vinton, stockholder in banks at LaPorte City, Keystone, Van Horne, Newhall and Atkins, Ia .; ten yrs. city solicitor of Vinton; four yrs. co. atty. Benton co., Ia .; three and a half yrs. dist. Judge 17th judicial dist from which position he resigned to re- enter the practice of law; mem. K. P., Masonic bodies, Shrine.
NORTON, Willlam Sheffield, physician and surgeon, Muscatine; b. Napoleon, O., July 8, 1867; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Ur- bana Univ., Kansas Medical "M. D." post-grad. work, N. Y. City and Phila- delphia P. H. G .; m. Wyita E. Mor- gridge, Los Cerrilos, N. M .; child. Ruth M .; co. physician 1900 to date; coroner 9 yrs .; bd. of ed. 9 yrs .; C. R. I. & P. Ry. surgeon 15 yrs .; mem. O. N. G., 5 yrs .; I. N. G. 10 yrs. with rank of lieut .- col .; capt. medical corps U. S. army, World war; mem. Masons; Mus- catine Co. and Ia. state medical soc. Former residence, Topeka, 1887-1893.
NUTTY, Lee T., Co. Agr. Agent, Britt; b. Hopedale, Ill., Dec. 29, 1888; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Nevada Ia., H. S .; Highland Park Coll. Southern Minn. Univ., com- mercial course, I. S. C., B. S. in A. H. degree; m. Ann C. Danielson, Elwood, Ia., April 2, 1919; has had charge of work at Britt since farm bureau was organized in Jan. 1918; organized 4 co- operative elevators, 10 live stock ship- ping assns., wool growers assn, pure bred breeders' assn .; bee assn .; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., college frat, Lamb- da Chi Alpha. Former residences, Mas- on City, Ia., Austin Minn., Nevada, Ia.
OATES, Benjamin Garfield, publisher, Clinton; b. Galena, Ill., July 10, 1879; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Clinton H. S., Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia .; m. Carrye Kleinknecht, Sept. 14, 1905, Mt. Vernon, Ia .; child. Suzanne; publisher The Clin- ton Advertiser, Clinton, Ia. Former residence, Mt. Vernon, Ia. 1898-1900.
OBERLE, A. G., wholesale grocer, Bur- lington; b. Cincinnati, O., Apr. 26, 1859; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Cincinnati sch. and H. S .; m. Louise Meyer, Apr. 18, 1888, Burlington, Ia .; child. Mrs. Arthur Felker; pres. Ia. Biscuit Co .; pres. and sec. Commercial
Exchange; mem. Greater Burlington Assn., Elks, Car-
thage Lake Club. Former residences, Cincinnati 1859-77; Chicago until 1892.
OBYE, Charles H., Co. Agent, Tipton; b. Lake City, Ia., July 14, 1894; Meth .; Dem .; ed. Lake City H. S. grad .; B. S. in agr. ed. from I. S. C .; m. Ruth Lemen, Aug. 31, 1918, Ft. Sheridan, Ill .; child. Pauline; awarded honor "A" for work as associate editor of Ia. Agriculturist; 19 months in U. S. army from prvi. to 1st lieut .; mem. K. P., Scabbard and Blade Military Organ- ization, Gamma Sigma Delta (honorary agr. frat.). Former residence, Straw- berry Point, Ia., 1916-17 as agr. advisor for community club.
O'DONNELL, Roy T., Co. Agr. Agent, Mason City; b. Colo, Ia., Oct. 29, 1886; Cath .; Rep .; ed. Colo H. S., 1903; I. S. C. B. S. A. (1908), M. S. A. (1920); m. Minnie C. Henitz, Sept. 23, 1911, Ames, la .; child. John A .; extension prof. of Animal Husbandry 1912-16, Ames, Ia .; dist. leader N. E. dist. co. agent work during war period; pres. I. S. C. Alumni assn. 1918-19; 1919-20; on winning stock judging team (Chica- go) I. S. C. 1907; mem. Mason City Rotary Club; R. C. Mason City; Alpha Zeta (honorary agr. frat.). Former resi- dence, Ames, Ia., 1912-16.
O'DONNELL, T. J., farmer and sales- man, Dubuque; b. Lafayette Co., Wis., May 13, 1872; Cath .; Dem .; ed. grad. Bayless Bus. Coll., Dubuque; m. Winni- fred Kennedy, Aug. 16, 1899; four child .; elected state rep. Dubuque Co., 1916; re- elected 1918-20; mem. No. Dist. Ia., ex- emption bd.
OFF, Clarence R., lawyer, North English; b. Dubuque, Ia., May 9, 1890; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Dubuque, Ia., H. S., 1908; Univ. of Ia., law 1912; m. Ruby Framp- ton, Boone, Ia., Nov. 29, 1914; child. Harriet, Robert E .; practiced law at North English, Ia., since Nov., 1912; mem. Marshall Law soc. at univ. and pres. of same during last yr. there; co. atty. of Ia. co. since Jan. 1, 1919; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P., I. O. O. F., M. W. A., Yeoman. Former resi- dences, Dubuque, Ia., 1890-1909; Mem- phis, Tenn., during the yr. 1909; Ia. City, 1910-12.
OERTEL, Frank William, lawyer, Keo- kuk; Rep .; ed. Ia. Coll. for Blind 1908 and Drake Univ. Coll. of Law, 1911, LL. B., Drake, 1911; musician: pipe or- gan, band, orchestra; rep. in 37th and 38th G. A., of Ia. 1917-21; served on judiciary com. both sessions; mem. K. P., Moose.
OKELL, F. A., merchant, Lewis; b. near Lewis, Ia., Dec. 6, 1873; Cong .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Josephine A. Boyd, Apr. 18, 1900, Lewis, Ia .; child. Frederick; founded the general merchandise bus. in 1903, being the senior mem. of the firm of Okell, Weaver & Co .; at lay- ing of the corner stone of consolidated sch. bldg., acted as Grand Treas. for the Grand Lodge of Masons, who con- ducted the work; was also Grand Sec. at the laying of the corner stone for the new Masonic Temple at Lewis; past master of Lewis Masonic lodge; mem.
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I. O. O. F., Rebekahs, O. E. S., M. B. A., R. A. M.
OLSON, G Adolph, merchant, Sioux City; b. Sweden, June 22, 1877; Luth .; Rep .; m. Emma Caroline Johnson, Sept. 7, 1910, Holdrege, Neb .; prof. shooter for Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, O., for 7 yrs. and giving fancy rifle, revolver and shot gun exhibitions at state and co. fairs and other such gatherings; winner of several shoots; prop. and sole owner of Olson Sporting Goods Co .; capt. U. C. T. ball team two seasons, at Sioux Falls; v-pres. Swedish Com- mercial Club; pres. Crystal Lake Gun Club; mem. Sioux City Country Club, Shore Acre Boat Club, Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Yacht Club, Crystal Lake Gun Club, Swedish Com- mercial Club, Elks, Retall Merchants Assn. Former residences, Holdridge, Neb., 1881-08, Sioux City, Ia., 1908-10, Sioux Falls, 1910-14.
OLSON, Marion E., Co. Agr. Agent, El- dora; b. Slater, Ia., Nov. 10, 1889; Luth .; Rep .; ed. country sch .; Slater H. S. 1907; I. S. C., B. S. in Agronomy, 1914; M. S. in Agronomy 1916; research work on uses of fertilizers for main- taining fertility of Ia. soil. A study of stalk characters of corn as effecting yield; field supt. Ia. Exp. Sta., 1914-15; Scientific Assist. U. S. Dept. of Agr. 1916; in charge of experiments in soil survey; in experimental station 1917- 19; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Acacia frat., Alpha Zeta frat. Former resi- dences, Kelley, Ia., 1890-1909; Ames, 1909-15; Washington D. C., 1916; Ames, 1917-19.
OLSON, Oscar N., clergyman, Sioux City; b. Sweden, Jan. 28, 1876; Luth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Augustana Coll., Rock Island, '1898, A. B .; Theol. Seminary 1903, B. D .; m. Ida Wilheliminea Peter- sen, Fort Dodge, Ia. 1906; child. Heloise, Carl; editor Luther League Topics, 1910-15; editor "Korsbaneret" religious calendar 1916-19; pres. Ia. Conference of Augustana Lutheran Synod, 1919 to date; mem. Am. Scandinavian Assn .; Soc. for the Advancement of Scandi- navian study. Former residences, New York, 1890-96; Rock Island 1896-98; Youngstown, O., 1898-1900; Philadelphia Pa., 1900-02; Chicago, 1903-13.
ORCHARD, W. R., editor, Council Bluffs; b. Greene Co., Ia., Jan. 5, 1867; Pres .; Rep .; ed. common sch .; m. Edith M. Green, Oct. 31, 1895, Glidden, Ia .; child. Jonathan, Marion; editor Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil; chmn. Council Bluffs Chapter Am. Red Cross. Former resi- dence, Glidden, Ia., from 14 to 44 yrs. of age.
O'RIELEY, Michael William, lawyer, Ce- dar Rapids; McGregor, Ia., Dec. 17, 1888; Roman Cath .; ed. McGregor, Ia., H. S., 1909; State Univ. Ia., B. A. 1913, LL. B., 1915; practiced law Fort Dodge, Ia., 1915; also at Ia. City, Ia., 1915-16; Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1916 to date; referee in bankruptcy, U. S. Dist. Court, North- ern Dist., of Ia., Cedar Rapids Div., 1919 to date; mem. Phi Kappa frat., state univ. of Ja., K. C., Cath. Order of Foresters. Former residences, McGreg-
01, Ia., until June 1909; Iowa City, Ta., 1909 to 1915; Ft. Dodge, Ia., Aug. 1915 to Jan. 1916; Iowa City, Ia., Jan. to Dec. 1916.
OSBORN, Benjamin F., pharmacist, mor- tician, Rippey; b. Westville, Ind., July 17, 1854; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Westville, Ind. H. S .; Des Moines Coll., 1876; degree of M. S., 1881, degree of Master of Arts; m. Mittie Shelton, Perry, Ia., May 17, 1876, (deceased); child. William S., Wayne M., Charlotte W. Larabee; has been engaged continuously in the drug, book and stationery bus. in Rippey, for forty-two yrs; also a licensed embalm- er and has been a funeral director for over forty yrs .; past regent, Ia. state univ .; past trustee of Ia. State Teach- ers' Coll .; present mem. Greene Co. bd. of ed .; present mayor of Rippey; pres. of the Old Settler Assn. of Boone, Greene, Guthrie and Dallas Cos., for over twenty yrs .; charter mem. of the Ia. State Pharmaceutical Assn .; mem. Grant Club, Am. Hist. Assn., life mem. State Hist. Soc. of Ia., Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F. Former residences, Westville, Ind., 1854 to 1870; Perry, Ia., 1870-78.
OSBORNE, Naloth, clergyman, Burling- ton; b. Cornwall, Eng., Aug. 8, 1871; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Syracuse Univ. A. B .; Yale, B. D .; New York Univ., A. M .; Grinnell D. D .; m. Emily F. Burgess, 1906, Matton, Ill .; lecturer on "The Uses of Literature in Religion" in Chi- cago Univ. 1920; mem. bd. dir. of Greater Burlington Assn .; trustee of pub. lib .; ex-moderator of Ia. Confer- ence of Cong. church; mem. Masons. Former residences, Candor, N. Y., 1900-01; Matton, Ill., 1901-06.
OVERTON, Frederick Hardin, Commis- sioner of City of Keokuk, Keokuk; b. Bloomfield, Ia., Apr. 27, 1869; Cath .; Rep .; ed. grad. from Bloomfield H. S .; went to Drake univ. and spent three yrs. at St. James Military Academy, Macon, Georgia; m. Frances Margaret Galvin, July 3, 1889, Des Moines, Ia .; with Ia. Brick Mfg. Co., Des Moines, 1896-1916; insurance agency, Keokuk, 1916-20; commissioner of public works, city of Keokuk, 1920 to date; mem. Elks. Former residence, Des Moines, Ia. 1885-1909.
PALMER, Ralph P., banker, Mason City; b. Corning, Ia., Dec. 26, 1889; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. from Lorimor, Ja., H. S., 1908; m. Elizabeth B. Schwanz, Feb. 1, 1911, Lorimor, Ia .; child. Edwin A., Mary E .; acting postmaster, Lorimor, Ia., 1910; bookkeeper Lorimor bank, cashier Diagonal, State bank, Diagonal, Ia., 1916; elected cashier Merchants Nat. bank, Greene, Ia., 1917; elected cashier City Nat. bank, Mason City, Ia., and pres. City Trust and Sav. bank, Mason City, Ia., 1919; active in church and public matters; especially active in Y. M. C. A. drives and Liberty bond work during war; mem. A. F. & A. M., M. W. A., B. P. O. E. Former resi- dences, Greene, Ia., 1917-19. Diagonal, Ia., 1916-17; Lorimor, Ia., 1906-16.
PALMER, Luke, lawyer, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., Nov. 20, 1851; Cong .;
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Rep .; ed. B. A., Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1872; Boston law sch., 1875; Har- vard law sch. 1870-71; m. Emma A. Dunn, (deceased), Sept. 1884, Gales- burg, Ill .; 2nd Marion E. Starr, (de- ceased), Burlington, Apr., 1897; 3rd Mrs. Lydia (Lewis) Gilbert, Sept. 1900; child. Mary, Katherine, John, Charles, Mary; practiced law in Iowa and Colo .; County judge, Clear Creek Co., Colo., 1883-88; assisted in preparation of fif- teen volumes of mining reports while in Colorado, dealing with laws and court decisions governing mining; as- sisted in preparation of Digest of Colo. reports; mem. Beta Theta Pi frat. For- mer residence, Clear Creek Co., Colo., 1878-88.
PARSONS, Thos., retired farmer, Farn- hamville; b. Reigate, Eng., Feb. 18, 1855; Rep .; m. Mary H. Clutter, Feb. 1879; was mayor of Farnhamville 14 yrs .; mem. bd. of supervisors six yrs .; elect- ed state rep., Calhoun Co., 1918; re- elected 1920.
PECHSTEIN, Paul Theodore, pres. Pech- stein Iron Works, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Sept. 1, 1883; Rep .; ed. Keokuk H. S., 1901; I. S. C., 1906, B. Sc. A .; m. Ruth Sternes Cleghorn, May 19, 1914, Onawa, Ia .; child. Paul T .; v-pres. Chamber of Commerce; mem. Elks, Phi Delta Theta ..
PEISEN, Dean W., lawyer, Eldora; b. El- dora, la., June 3, 1888; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Eldora H. S., Cornell Coll., 1909, A. B .; Harvard Univ. 1912 LL. B .; m. Woodson Whitney, (deceased) July 7, 1917, Ft. Snelling, Minn .; child. Wood- son D .; mem. Masons, K. P., Rotarian.
PENDRY, James W., Co. Agr. Agent, Toledo; b. Ill., Dec. 21, 1893; Universal- ist; ed. Englewood H. S., grad. 1913; I. S. C. B. S. in Animal Husbandry 1918; mem. Ia. Swine Judging team at Omaha, 1917; mem. Theta Delta Chi. Former residences, Mason City, 1918. elector at large, Ia., 1916.
PERKINS, Charles Elllot, capitalist, Bur- lington; b. Burlington, Ia., Feb. 21, 1881; Rep .; ed. A. B. Harvard; m. Leita Amory, June 14, 1904, Milton, Mass .; child. Charles E .; v-pres. C. B. & Q. Ry .; pres. First Nat. bank, Burlington; pres. Colo. and Southern Ry .; Ft. Worth and Denver City Ry. Co .; Lincoln Land Co .; Burlington Vinegar and Pickle Works; Northwestern Cabinet Co .; dir. Mexican Investment Co .; St. Mary's Mineral Land Co .; mem. Burlington Golf Club, Chicago Club, Knickerbocker Club (N. Y.), Tennis and Racquet club (Boston).
PERKINS, George B., banker, Sac City; b. Fond Du Lac, Wis., Aug. 11, 1874; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and academy; m. Lola M. Early of Sac City, June, 1899; child. George E., Miriam L., Eloise L .; pres. First Nat. bank, Sac City; served as clerk of dist. court four yrs .; elected state rep. Sac Co., 1918; re-elected 1920.
PETERS, Earl, Judge Dist. Court, Clar- inda; b. Pleasanton, Ia., Feb. 22, 1873; Rep .; ed. common sch. and Leon, Ia. H. S .; grad. law dept. univ. of Mich.,
degree LL. B., 1898; m. Clara I. Burle- son, June 10, 1903, Clarinda, Ja .; child. Earl, jr .; admitted to practice in sup- reme court of Iowa 1898; later in U. S. District and Circuit courts; dir. Clar- inda Nat. bank; Sec. Clarinda sch. bd. 1905-19; city atty. Clarinda 1907-09; mayor of Clarinda 1911-15; Judge Dis- trict Court 15th District of Ia., since Jan. 1, 1919; was for several yrs. dir. Clarinda Chautauqua assembly; sec. same 2 yrs .; mem. state hist. soc. of Ia .; Ia. State Bar Assn .; K. T .; Shrine, Elks, Eastern Star, Masonic bodies.
PETERS, James, farmer, Perry; b. Up- silanti, Mich., Feb. 9, 1858; Meth .; Rep .; ed. rural and common sch .; m. Mary E. Snyder, Dallas Co., July 13, 1881; three sons, three daughters; elected state rep. Dallas Co., 1916; re-elected 1918-20; mem. Masons, Woodmen.
PETTIT, Fred S., Clerk Dist. Court, Waterloo; b. Flushing, L. I., July 31, 1875; Presb .; Rep .; ed. common sch .; m. Josephine Lee Buchanan, Nov. 6, 1901 Cedar Rapids, Ja .; child. Saxton B .; prepared uniform system of accounts for use in clerk's offices throughout the state at invitation of state auditor; mem. Greater Waterloo Assn., K. P., and past chancellor. Former residences, Stuart, Ia., 1884-88; Newton, la., 1888- 89; Cedar Rapids, Ia., 1889-03.
PHELPS, Edward S., Fire Insurance, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., Apr. 21, 1858; Epis .; Dem .; ed. Burlington H. S .; Univ. Vermont; m. Jessie L. Gar- ret, May 29, 1883, Burlington, Ia .; child. Helen G., Katherine W., Frances G., Charles H .; pres. Citizen's Water Co .; pres. Rotary club.
PICKARD, Clarence, Co. Agr. Agent, Humboldt; b. Cedar Point, Kan., May 28, 1890; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Indianola H. S .; B. A. Simpson Coll., 1916; B. S. I. S. C., 1919; Chautauqua supt. 1916-17, Meneley system; special agent U. S. dept. of agr. 1917; co. agr. agent Dallas Center, Ia., 1918; naval aviation 1918-19; representative Corn Belt Meat . Produc- ers Assn. 1919; co. agr. agt., Humboldt Co., 1920; mem. Tau Gamma Nu, Ames, Ia. Former residences, Chase Co., Kan. 1890-1901; Jasper Co., Ia., 1901; Inde- pendence, Ia., 1908-19.
PIKE, Robert Baxter, lawyer, Sioux City; b. Whiting, Ia., May 12, 1887; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Whiting, Ia., H. S .; B. A. 1908, State Univ. of Ia .; B. L. same, 1910; m. Ida N. Hobson, Sept. 17, 1913, West Union, Ia .; pres. Sioux City Bar Assn. 1912-13; Commander Monahan Post Am. Legion, 1919; City solicitor City of Sioux City, 1913-14; 1915-17, Mexican Border Service, capt. 2nd Ia. Inf. 1916-17; World war, capt. of inf. U. S. A., July, 1917, to Sept., 1918; major inf., U. S. A., Sept. 1918 to March 10, 1919; mem. Sioux City Boat Club, Sioux City Country Club, Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks, Lions Club, Am. Legion, Sioux City Bar Assn., Ia. State Bar Assn., Sigma Nu Coll. frat., Phi Delta Phi. Former residence, Whiting, Ia.
PITT, Milton B., farmer, Logan; b. Pot- tawattamie Co., Ia., June , 1876; Rep .; taught sch .; two terms twp. clerk;
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PLATT, Franklin C., lawyer, banker, manufacturer, farmer, Waterloo; b. Warren, Ill., Aug. 20, 1854; Universal; Rep .; ed. Warren H. S .; Univ. of Ill .; Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, M. L. and B. L .; m. Della M. Phelps, April 22, 1887, Waterloo, Ia .; child. Virginia, Elda; v-pres. Commercial Nat. bank; pres. Waterloo Saddlery Co .; v-pres. Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co .; judge dist. court of Ia. for 17 yrs .; mem. Rotary Club, Masons, I. O. O. F., K. P., Elks. Former residences, War- ren, Ill., Chicago, 1873-78; Dow City, Ia., 1878-83.
POLK, Harry H., lawyer, investments, Des Moines; b. Des Moines, Nov. 30, 1875; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Penn Military Coll., Amherst Coll .; m. Alice Kauff- man; child Mary B., Julia H., Henry H., Benjamin K .; major cav. U. S. R., Oct. 16, 1916; major Inf., U. S. A., June 1918 to March 1919; overseas one yr. attached 1st New Zealand div. Brit- ish army in Belgium; adjutant 176th inf. Brigade 88th div. U. S .; mem. Chi Psi, Masonic bodies, Shrine, Golf and Country Club, Hyperion Club, Pow Wow, Des Moines Club.
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