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POOR, Ben P., lawyer, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., March 31, 1881; Rep .; ed. H. S .; degree of A. B. and L. B. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y .; Flora Car- penter Brooks, Sept. 15, 1909, Burling- ton, Ia .; child. Virginia L., Richard, Sally; city solicitor Burlington, la., May 1912 to date; pres. Ia. League of Muni- cipalities, 1918-19; mem. Elks, Rotary club, Greater Burlington Assn., Launch Club, Phi Delta Phi.
PORTER, Moses W., editor, Ashton; b. Aledo, Ill., Nov. 15, 1868; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Aledo H. S .; head clerk Ill. House of Representatives four times; head of commission to revise reports of Ad- jutant Gen. of Ill .; collector of taxes of Aledo; collector of special assess- ments of Aledo; life mem. Topeka, Kan., Commercial club; life mem. Kan. Authors club; was candidate for repre- sentative Osceola Co., Ia., at primary election, June 5, 1920; defeated by 50 votes; nominated for co. commissioner Osceola Co., by petitions; mem. M. W. A., I. O. O. F. Former residences, Aledo, Ill., 38 yrs .; Hoyt, Kan., 6 yrs.
POWERS, L. W., lawyer, Denison; b. Webster, Co., Ia., June 12, 1888; Cath .; Dem .; ed. State Univ. of Ia. and Univ. of Chicago, degrees A. B. and J. D .; m. Marie Lally, June 29, 1913, Denison, Ia .; child. Mary; mem. the firm of Con- ner & Powers, Denison, Ia .; mem. of the 38th and 39th G. A.
PRESTON, Byron W., lawyer, Oskaloosa; b. Newton, Ia., Feb. 13, 1858; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Grinnell Ia. Coll. Acad, L. L. D .; m. Nellie Blanchard, (deceased), Oct. 6, 1880, Newton, Ia .; child. Edith Spencer, Blanchard W .; in mercantile business for a time at Grinnell; read law with Judge Blanchard 1883-84; ad- mitted to bar 1884; co. atty. four yrs.,
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court, 6th dist., 1892-1912; elected judge supreme court of Ia. 1912; re- elected 1918; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P., Grant Club, Des Moines. Former residences, at and near Newton, Ia., till about 1871; Marseilles, Ill., 1 yr .; Grinnell, Ia., until 1883.
PRICE, John R., lawyer, Albia; b. South Wales, G. B., June 23, 1875; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Coll .; m. Mary E. Welsh, Al- bia, Apr. 27, 1899; city atty. for Albia; state sen. 15th dist. 37th and 38th G. A .; Grand Master I. O. O. F. of Ia., Oct. 1920-21; past Grand Regent, Royal Arcanum of Ia .; mem. I. O. O. F., K. P., M. W. A., Homesteaders, Yeomen, Court of Honor, Royal Arcanum. For- mer residences, Marion Co., Ia., 1886- 87; Flaglers, 1889-92; Roslyn, Wash., 1887-89; Wales 1875 to May 1881.
PRICE, R. F., real estate, Milford; b. Delhi, Ia., Jan. 1, 1858; Rep .; m. Jennie E. Jones, March 16, 1886; served 12 yrs. postaster, Milford; mem. city coun- cil several yrs .; elected state rep. Dickinson Co., 1916; re-elected 1918.
PRIESTLEY, James Taggart, physician, Des Moines; Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1852; ed. Bucknell Univ., Pa .; An- tioch Coll., O .; private tutor; Univ. of Pa., M. D .; m. Clara M. Simpson, 1874, Northumberland, Pa .; prof. of medicine in Med. Dept. of Drake Univ. for many yrs .; surgeon gen. of Ia. Govs. F. D. Jackson, Drake, Leslie M. Shaw; pres. Ia. State Medical soc., 1903; mem. Des Moines Club, Country Club, Masons, Shrine. Former residences, Northum- berland, Pa., 1852-76.
PRIME, Carl T., life insurance, Sioux City; b. Mitchell, Ia., Dec. 2, 1870; Christian; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Mabel G. Smith, Des Moines, Ia., 1894; child. Helen D. Prine; sec. and treas. of Nat. Fidelity Life Ins. Co .; treas. Sioux City Life Underwriters Assn .; mem. Masons, Shore Acre Club, Chamber of Commerce. Former residences, Des Moines, Ia., 1903; Chicago 1909; San Antonio, Tex., and Houston, Tex., 1916. PRINGLE, Ralph, lawyer, Red Oak; b. Ill., 1872; Prot .; Rep .; ed. B. A. Yale Univ., 1894; married; two sons; one daughter; at present and for many yrs., mem. Ia. State bd. law examiners; pres. PROUDFOOT, A. V., lawyer, Indianola; b. Liberty, Clarke Co., Ia., June 13, 1862; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Country sch. and Simpson Coll., Indianola, Ia .; m. Louie L. Posegate, May 10, 1885; child. Mrs. Charity M. Hillis, Edwin V .; clerk dist. court, Warren Co., Ia .; city solicitor, Indianola, Ia .; pres. elector, 7th dist .; state sen., 11th dist., 8 yrs .; mem. A. O. U. W., Golf Club.
PROUTY, S. F., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Delaware, O., Jan. 17, 1854; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. Central Univ., Ia., degree A. M .; Simpson Coll .; m. Anna E. Livingston, Sept. 1879; Ida E. War- ren, Jan. 1887; child. Mary B., Ida. E., Frances L., Emily J .; Judge dist. court, Polk Co., Ia .; rep. in State Leg .; rep. in congress; prof. of latin in Central Univ., Ia .; city solicitor, Pella, Ia .;
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mem. Grant Club Des Moines, Des | RAMSEYER, Christian W., lawyer, Moines Golf and Country Club; Masons, Columbia Golf and Country Club, Wash- ington, D. C. Former residences, Pel- la, Ia., 1870-91. Bloomfield; b. Butler Co., O., March 13, 1875; Rep .; ed. S. Ia. Normal Coll .; Ia. State Teachers' Coll .; Coll. of law State Univ .; served two terms as co. atty. of Davis Co .; three ternis mem. Congress 6th Ia. dist .; re-elected 1920. RASMUSSEN, T. M., lawyer, Exira; b. Denmark, March 26, 1872; Dem .; ed. LL. B., Drake Univ., 1904; m. Martha E. Nelson, Exira, Ia., Oct. 17, 1906; child. Chester C., Elsie M., Frank N .; mayor town of Exira, Ia., 1912-16; co. atty., Audubon Co., 1917-21; mem. A. F. & A. M., K. P., League to Enforce l'eace.
PRYOR, John Carlisle, lawyer, Council Bluffs; b. Abingdon, Va., Oct. 3, 1883; Prot .; Dem .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S .; Simpson Coll., degree Ph. B .; Univ. of Chicago, degree J. D .; m. Elizabeth E. Smith, June 10, 1912, Indianola, Ia .; child. John W., Elizabeth L .; mem. ex- ecutive com. State Bar Assn., 1914-18; mem. Council Bluffs sch. bd., 1918-20; democratic candidate for congress, 9th dist. 1916; mem. Alpha Tau Omega frat., Rotary Club, A. F. & A. M., Elks, Ia. State Hist. Soc., Chamber of Com- merce, Council Bluffs Country Club. Former residence, Abington, Va., 1883- 87.
QUIST, John Sherman, Co. Agr. Agent; Denison; b. Essex, Ia., Apr. 13, 1891; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Academic work, Fre- mont, Neb .; grad. I. S. C., 1917, B. S. degree Agronomy; m. Florence B. Browne, Oct.' 2, 1919, Alta, Ia .; with U. S. dept. of agr. 1917; co. agr. agent, Crawford Co., la., 1918 to date; mem. Alpha Sigma Phi, Masons, K. P. For- mer residences, Harrison Co., Ia., 1903- 17.
QUARTON, S. D., lawyer, Algona; b. Algona, Ia., Nov. 26, 1889; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Algona H. S., 1907, Grinnell Coll. 1907-10, State Univ. Ia., 1911, grad. A. B. degree State Univ. Ia. Law sch., 1912-14 m. Bertha Cowles, Dec. 31, 1915, Des Moines, Ia .; child. Gardner, Mary; admitted to practice 1914; dir. Kossuth Co., State bank; co. atty. Kos- suth Co., 1916-20; sec. Kossuth Co. Agr. Assn., 1915-20; mem. Masons, Kappa Sigma frat.
RAMSAY, Walter C., Sec. of State, Des Moines; b. Ford Co., Ill., Aug. 15, 1878; Rep .; m. Una Ames, Oct. 2, 1904, Min- neapolis, Minn .; publisher of newspaper at Belmond; served as postmaster, may- or and on sch. bd. at Belmond; was chief clerk Ia. House of Rep. 36th, 37th, 38th G. A .; appointed Sec. of State, Apr. 3, 1919; elected same 1920.
RANKIN, John Mercer, lawyer, Keo- kuk; b. Summum, Ill., June 9, 1873; Prot .; Rep .; ed. pub. grade sch .; West- ern Normal sch., Bushnell, Ill .; Chicago Kent Coll. of law; m. Alice M. Flathers, Dec. 23, 1908, Watseka, Ill .; served as prvt. 6th Ill. inf. in Spanish-Am. war; deputy clerk of Fulton Co., Ill .; elected 1920 State rep. 1st dist., Ia., mem. Masons, Elks, M. W. A. Former resi- dences, lived on farm in Ill. until man- hood; practiced law in Ill. until 1917.
RANSIER, Charles E., lawyer, Waterloo; b. New Woodstock, N. Y., Apr. 4, 1854; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Delpha Tryon, March 8, 1881, Independence; child. Marion; mem. firm Edwards, Longley, Ransier & Harris; city solicitor, Inde- pendence, Ia., 1876-81; Co. atty. Buch- anan Co., Ia., 1900-1904; Dist. Judge 10th Judicial Dist. of Ia., 1907-13; men. Masons, K. P. Former residence, Inde- pendence, Ia., 1867-1913.
RATCLIFF, W. C., lawyer, Red Oak; b. Humboldt, Ia., May 3, 1881; Rep .; ed. grad. Rolfe, Ia., H. S .; law dept. State Univ. 1904; m. May Wright, Ce- dar Falls, Ia., 1909; dir. Red Oak Bldg. & Loan Assn .; Co. Atty. Montgomery Co., 8 yrs .; mem. Red Oak sch. bd .; state sen. 8th dist .; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., K. P.
REED, CHARLES DANA, meteorologist, U. S. Weather Bureau, Des Moines, Ia .; b. farm near Coon Rapids, Ia., Feb. 27, 1875; Rep .; Christian; ed. Coon Rapids H. S., class '91; I. S. C., B. Agr., 1896; m. Elmeta C. McGuire, Sept. 12, 1897, Ames, Ia .; child. Charles D., Jr. and Charlotte E .; meteorologist; prepared numerous articles on meteorol- ogical subjects, floods, forecasting, etc .; director Iowa Weather and Crop ser- vice; mem. Iowa Academy of Science, Am. Meteorological Soc., Masons, K. P. Former residences, Vicksburg, Miss., 1899-1900; Columbus, O., 1900; Omaha, Neb., 1900-03; Sioux City, Ia., 1905-10; New York City, 1910-16.
REED, Carl W., lawyer, Cresco; b. Cresco Ia., May 6, 1873; Rep .; ed. grad. Cresco H. S .; Coll. of law, Univ. of Minn .; married; three children; has been city solicitor Cresco and Co. Atty Howard Co .; now state sen .; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., Elks.
REED, J. Frank, clergyman, Sioux
City; b. Newark, O., Feb. 4, 1877; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Muskingum Coll., New Concord, O., A. B .; Allegheny Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa .; grad. from coll. and seminary with special honors; m. Miss Evelyn Murray, June 19, 1907, Kewanee, Ill .; child. Margaret A .; came from seminary to first pastorate at Elmira, Ill .; after serving a pastorate of four years there was called to the First Presbyterian Church of Fremont, Neb .; at Fremont during a six year pastorate a modern new church was built; came to Morn- ingside Presbyterian church in the carly spring of 1911, since which time the congregation has more than doubled; as chairman of the New Era committee of Sioux City Presbytery, he is respons- ible for the forward movement of the Presbyterian church in the forty odd churches of this dist .; the churches have made splendid gains in the last two years, the progress being quite marked along all lines. Former resi- dences, Kewanee, Ill., 1903-07; Fremont, Neb., 1907-14.
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REES, S. C., farming and real estate, Hamburg; b. Warren Co., Ia., May 5, 1849; Quaker; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Lulu Harris, March 16, 1881, Hamburg, Ia .; child. Mrs. Pearl Jones, Mrs. J. E. Jones, Paul, J. B., Mrs. J. T. Dyke; has taught country sch .; engaged in general merchandising, farming, real estate; mem. sch. bd .; city alderman; mayor of Hamburg; Rep. of Fremont Co. in state legislature two terms; Mas- onic bodies, Shrine. Former residence, Warren Co., Ia .; came to Fremont, March 1868.
REID, Robert Lee, educator, Prin. of H. S., Keokuk; b. near Columbia, Boone Co., Mo., Apr. 27, 1865; Presby .; Ind. Dem .; ed. Pe. P., M. D. cum laude, A. B., all univ. of Mo .; three yrs. teacher of materia medica and therapeutics, univ. of Mo .; student postgrad. at Col- umbia univ. N. Y .; close student of psychology applied to education; m. Cora B. Elgin, Aug. 24, 1898, Keokuk; child. Marian I .; prin. H. S. Keokuk, 1907 to date; prin. Grammar sch. Keo- kuk, 1904-07; lecturer on chemistry, bacteriology and pathology, Graham hospital sch. for nurses, Keokuk; win- ner of scholarship prize, junior year course in medicine, univ. of Mo .; vale- dictorian of class in medicine, univ. of Mo .; mem. Masons, Royal Arcanum, K. M. Former residences, Columbia, Mo., 1894-1902; Marshall, Mo., 1902-04.
REMLEY, Howard M., lawyer, Anamosa; b. Lewisburg, Va., Jan. 17, 1848; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. prvt. seh .; State Univ. of Ia., B. A., 1869; B. L., 1872, A. M. 1874; pres. Letagathion Literary Soc .; m. Mary E. Underwood, Dec. 23, 1873, Muscatine, Ia .; child. Bertha; James E., Arthur L., Alfred G., Agnes, Robert G., Elsie J., Mary E., Clara L., Howard M., jr .; author short history of the Anamosa Reformatory; mem. sch. bd. of Anamosa; Judge of the 18th Judicial dist .; pres. of the Ia. State S. S. con- vention; pres. Ia. Sabbath Assn .; pres. Ia. Baptist convention; pres. of the Jones Co. Bar Assn .; mem. of the State Bar Assn .; mem. of the Beta Theta Pi, frat., Ia. State Univ. Former residences, Lewisburg, Va., from birth until Oct. 15, 1855; from 1855-72 in Johnson Co., Ia .; from 1872 to date, Anamosa.
REMLEY, James E., lawyer, Anamosa; b. Anamosa, Ia., Feb. 24, 1877; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. Anamosa H. S., June 1896; B. of Philosophy State Univ., June 1900; B. L. State Univ., June 1901; m. Lucy Tucker, Oct. 18, 1911, Anamosa, Ja .; child. Mary, James; local editor of the Jones Co. C., History; dir. Niles & Watters, Sav. bank; mem. Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Phi, Sons of Am. Revo- lution, K. P., Elks.
REUSCHE, Charles J., clerk dist. court, Clinton; b. Lyons, Ia., Feb. 26, 1886; Epis .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Mabel Jacobs, Sept. 1, 1913, Clinton, Ia .; city aud. and clerk, 1912; 1st v-pres. of the Ia. Assn, of Clerks of the dist. court; ex- plosive licensor for Clinton Co., ap- pointed by pres. under Bureau of Mines regulations during World war; formerly
asst. choir master of boy choir of Grace Episcopal church; ; won two gold
medals for general excellence and sing- ing during 10 yrs. of affiliation there- with; mem. Kiwanis, U. C. T., Mas- onic bodies, Shrine.
RICE, D. Fulton, lawyer, Centerville; b. Exline, la., Sept. 13, 1889; Meth .; Dem .; ed. short periods at Kirksville, Mo., State Normal; Drake Univ .; Ann Arbor, Mich; received most of educa- tion by self study; m. Ruth Rhea, June 22, 1919, Centerville, Ia .; taught seh. five yrs .; supt. one yr .; gained reputa- tion as public speaker; was nominated for congress as a democrat in the 8th Congressional Dist. of Ia., 1918; enlist- ed in service later, leaving campaign to committee; served in Judge Advocate General's dept., as a prvt. from Sept. 26, 1918 to Feb. 13, 1919, at Camp Beauregard, La., (preferring to serve as. private). Former residence, Knoxville, Ia., from Apr. 10, 1919, to Apr. 13, 1920. RICE, Frierson H., lawyer, Sioux City ;. b. Saint James, Minn., June 20, 1876; Epis .; Dem .; ed. LL. B. Drake Univ .;: former police judge, Sioux City. For- mer residence, Arkansas, all of boy- hood.
RICH, Corydon M., manufacturer, Keo- kuk; b. Hesper Kan., June 9, 1869; Quaker; Rep .; ed. grade sch. and two- yrs. Earlham Coll .; in. Grace Goddard, Apr. 27, 1893, Muncie, Ind .; child. S. Lynore, Mary G., Lydia A., Edward C .; organized Purity Oats Co., Keokuk and other large and successful manufactur- ing corporations; has helped many young men through sch. and started them on business careers; much ef- fective work in the Keokuk Chamber of Commerce and in sociological improve- ment of Keokuk; mem. Chicago Ath- letic Club, Old Colony and Sleepy Hol- low Clubs, N. Y .; Keokuk Club; Keo- kuk Country Club; Rock Island Golf Club; Davenport Commercial Club; St. Louis Merchants Exchange; ex-mem. Chicago bd. of trade. Former resi- dences, Muncie, Ind., 1893-1906; Oma- ha, Neb., 1906-1908; Atchison, Kan., 1908-1909.
RICHARDSON, H. R., Co. Agr. Agent, Pocahontas; b. Calhoun Co., Ia., May 1893; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Rockwell City H. S .; I. S. C., B. S. in Agronomy, 1916; North of Scotland Coll., of Agr., spec- ial course; m. Anna K. Keefer, Aug. 1919, Marshalltown, Ia .; child. Ruth I .; mem. Sigma Delta Chi, 1916, (honorary Journalistic frat.). Former residences, Knierim, la., prior to 1917; Ft. Dodge, Ja. in 1917-18.
RIDGWAY, Frank M., banker and real estate, Swan; b. Quincy, Ill., Sept. 27, 1858; Christian; Dem .; ed. common sch .; in. Caroline Failor, Feb. 9, 1876, Swan, Ia .; pres. Swan Sav. bank; constable Swan twp .; also engaged in automobile bus .; mem. I. O. O. F.
RIEPE, Carl: C., lawyer, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., March 9, 1885; Dem .;. ed. Univ. of Ill., 1 yr .; Univ. of Ia., LL. B. and B. A .; m. Dorothy I. Ripley, Feb. 20; 1915, Burlington, Ia .; child .. Carl R .; U. S. Com .; co. atty .; pres ..
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Co. Atty. Assn. of Ia .; mem. Moose, K. ROBINSON, Thomas J. B., banker, P., I. O. O. F., Elks, Masons. Hampton; b. Lafayette Co., Wis., Aug. 12, 1868; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Hampton H. S .; m. Belle Clinton, Hampton, la .; child. Mrs. Jessie R. Thornton, Walter T., Mrs. Marguerite R. French, Lee C., Dorothy B .; dir. Alexander Sav. bank; Coulter Sav. bank; Hansell Sav. bank; pres. Citizens Nat. bank, Hampton; State Sen. 43rd Senatorial dist., 35th and 36th sessions, 1913-17; delegate to Ecumenical Conference in Toronto and to the general conferences in Balti- more, 1908; Minneapolis, 1912; Saratoga Springs, 1916, M. E. church. Came to Hampton, Ia., with parents in 1870; mem. Masons.
RILEY, John Thomas, Clerk Dist. Court, Fayette Co., West Union; b. Coles Co., Ill., Nov. 7, 1854; Universalist; Rep .; m. Anna Fox, Sept. 30, 1877, Clermont, Ia .; child. Mrs. M. V. Henderson, Jr., Mrs. George G. Kolthoff, Laura A., Fred W .; creamery mgr .; hardware merchant; town recorder and city clerk West Union about 10 yrs .; serving third term as clerk of court; mem. A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., M. W. A. Came to West Union in 1869; moved to New Hampton in 1900; from New Hampton to Hawkeye, la., in 1908; from Hawkeye was elected clerk of the court and have been in West Union, officially since 1915.
RINIKER, Samuel D., lawyer, Rock Rap- ids; b. Libertyville, Ia., Feb. 22, 1868; Rep .; ed. Parsons Coll., Fairfield, Ia. and Ja. Univ .; m. Mary Britton Camp- bell, Oct. 15, 1902, Rock Rapids; child. Virginia, Leta; practiced law at Rock Rapids, Ia., since Nov. 1, 1895; exten- sive owner of farm lands; co. atty. for 6 yrs. Lyon Co., Ia .; mem. Comus Club, Masonic bodies, Shrine. Honie was at Libertyville, Ia., until 1890; taught sch., canvassed and traveled about some af- ter that.
RITER, Lester A., lawyer, Rock Rapids; b. Schaller, Ia., Jan. 21, 1889; Meth .; Rep .; ed. attended Schaller, Ia., H. S., Morningside Coll., also work Arts & Science Coll., S. D. Univ., degree of B. I .. , Univ. S. D .; m. Gladys Lucile And- erson, Plankinton, S. D., 1915; child. Gayle J., Charles D .; mem. law firm of Fisher & Riter; won letters four times in baseball at S. D. Univ .; co. atty. Lyon Co., la., since Jan. 1, 1919; elected 2nd term without opposition; asst. State's atty., Aurora Co., S. D .; mem. Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F., Harlan Senate Chapter, Delta Theta Phi, legal frat., Rock Rapids Gun club. Former residences, Schaller, Ia., 1889- 1910; Rock Rapids, Ia., (home of par- ents while in sch.), until June 1914.
RIX, George E., banker, Keokuk; Gainsville, Ala., June 25, 1853; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Williston Seminary, East- hampton, Mass .; m. Mary C. Tucker, Jan. 8, 1878, Keokuk, Ia .; v-pres. of the State Central Sav. bank, Keokuk; elder in Westminster Pres. church, Keokuk. Former residences, from infancy to 1865, Mobile, Ala., 1865-89, Keokuk, Ia .; 1889-96, Chattanooga, Tenn.
ROBBINS, Harland C., lawyer, Cedar Rapids; b. Rockford, Ia., Aug. 4, 1878; Cong .; Rep .; ed. grad. Rockford H. S .; Ph. B. and J. D., Univ. Chicago; m. Bertha B. Fry, Oct. 6, 1915, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; mayor of Kenwood Park; mem. Cedar Rapids Rotary Club, A. F. & A. M. Former residence, Rockford, Ia., 1878-95.
ROBINSON, Walter T., banker, Hamp- ton; b. Hampton, la., July 25, 1889; Rep .; ed. grad. Univ. Pa .; mem. Mas- onic bodies, Shrine, K. P., Phi Delta Theta.
ROGERS, W. B., newspaper editor and publisher, Rock Rapids; b. Earlville, Ia., Aug. 17, 1879; Cong .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Oleva B. Loveland, Dec. 24, 1906, Rock Rapids, Ia .; child. Lyla E., Wil- liam I., jr .; Co. Recorder of Deeds, Lyon Co., 1919 to date; connected with sch. work in different capacities; Past C. C., K. P .; P. M., A. F. & A. M .; Past H. P., R. A. M .; P. W. P., O. E. S .; me.n. Co. D, former 56th I. N. G. Former residences, Larchwood, Ia .; Le Mars, Ia.
ROHWER, Jullus, merchant, Ida Grove; b. Davenport, la., Jan. 13, 1866; Meth .; Dem .; ed. Common grade sch. and one yr. H. S .; m. Emma Waack, Ida Grove, Dec. 7, 1897; child. Frances C., Orville J., Alvern C., Julius T., Verona L., Raymond H., Harold C., Sylvia D., Mil- dred E .; has followed general merchan- dising career since 14 yrs. of age; has been one of leading merchants of N. W. Ia., for 36 yrs .; pres. Ida Grove Hotel Co .; mem. bd. dir. Grocers Wholesale Co. and Grocers Wholesale Bldg., both of Des Moines; owns 1000 acres land near Sioux Falls, S. D .; mem. Ida Grove city council 12 yrs .; mem. bd. of ed. 6 yrs .; mem. 35th Ia. G. A .; mem. all branches Masons and I. O. O. F .; K. P., R. H .; Head Council Ia. M. W. A., 3 yrs .; active in Commercial Club.
ROREM, S. O., Prin. East Junior H. S., Sioux City; b. Radcliffe, Ia., Aug. 17, 1887; Presb .; ed. Morningside Coll., A. B., 1909; two yrs. post-grad. Univ. Chi- cago; m. Lucile Warnock, 1914, Sioux City, Ia .; author of "How Sioux City is Governed," "Pocket Map of Sioux City," "Editor and Mgr. "Junior High Clearing House," 1919-20; writer for educational magazines; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Academy of Science & Arts (Sioux City), Soc- iological Club. Former residences, Dan- ville, Ill. 1912-15; Radcliffe, Ia., to 1910; Mason City, Ia., 1910-12 (rural).
ROSEN, W. M., banker, Ogden; b. Ogden, Ia., Dec. 17, 1880; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grad. Ogden H. S .; m. Freda Carlson, Dec. 24, 1903, Ogden, Ia .; child. Thyra R., Walter R .; entered the employ of the City bank of Ogden at the age of 21 yrs. as bookkeeper (March 1, 1902) and was promoted to cashier in a few yrs .; has continued as cashier in the City bank and later in the City State bank up to the present time a continuous service for over 18 yrs .; was elected first pres. of the Boone Co. Bankers'
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Assn .; mem. Executive Com. of Group 6 of the Ia. Bankers' Assn .; chief registration clerk for the local draft bd .; chmn. com. Liberty Loan drives; local treas. for Red Cross; fourteen yrs. treas. of the sch. bd .; mem. Am. Num- ismatic Assn .; served nearly 15 yrs. as Sunday sch. supt .; mem. of the ex- ecutive bd. of the Ogden Community Hospital; Glenwood Cemetery Assn.
ROSS, Lloyd D., Supt. Securities Dept., Office of Sec. of State, Des Moines; b. Spaulding, Ia., July 9, 1876; Meth,; Rep .; ed. grad. Red Oak, Ia., H. S .; entered State Univ. at Lincoln, Neb., but left at the opening of the Spanish- Am. war; m. Martha I. Adair, Dec. 5, 1900; child. Adair D .; U. S. mail dept. since 1898 except time spent in U. S. army in Spanish-Am. war, in the Philip pines, on the Mexican Border and in the World war; Capt. 168th Inf., 42nd Div., A. E. .; Commander 1st bat. 168th inf .; March 18, 1918, decorated with French Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action; March 25, 1918, decorated with D. S. C., for gallantry in action; Nov. 8, 1918 again decorated receiving bronze oak leaf to be worn on D. S. C .; served in I. N. G., 25 yrs .; holds grade of Lieut .- Col. at the present time and commands 4th Ia. Inf., N. G .; mem. Masonic bodies, Am. Legion, Spanish- American War Veterans. Former resi- dences, Spaulding, Ia., from birth to March, 1892; Red Oak, Ia., March, 1892, to July, 1919; Des Moines, Ia., July, 1919, to date.
RUGH, Herbert B., architect, Cedar Rap- ids; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., May 16, 1879; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Cedar Rapids H. S .; Armour Institute of Technology and the Art Institute, Chicago; in. Alice Slocum, Cedar Rapids, Ia., May 6, 1920; served 13 months Spanish-Am. war as volunteer in Co. C, 49th Ia. Inf .; vol- unteered in Canadian army when war broke out; served four years overseas as an officer in the 44th Bat. Canadian Inf .; made capt. in the field; mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch of Nov. 8, 1918 for gallant and distinguished services in the field; mem. A. F. & A. M., Elks, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, Hanford Post, Am. Legion, Cedar Rapids. Former residences, Ra- cine, Wis., 1901-04 Winnipeg, Can., 1904- 14; England, France, Belgium and Ger- many 1914-18.
RULE, Arthur L., lawyer, Mason City; b. Mason City, Ia., Jan. 4, 1876; Rep .; ed. Pub. sch., Shattuck sch. grad. 1905; Northwestern Univ .; law course State Univ .; m. Edith Brady, June, 1901, Ce- dar Rapids; child. Edith, Margaret; served in Spanish-Am. war, 1st Lieut .; state sen. 43rd dist .; mem. Masons, Elks, I. O. O. F., K. P.
RYAN, W. B., banker, Darling; b. Neola, Ia., Nov. 14, 1887; Cath .; Rep .; ed. grad. St. Joseph's sch., Neola, Ia., H. S., 1905; m. Margaret Finerty, June 14, 1911, Ne- ola, Ia .; child .. Philip, Catherine; entered State bank of Neola, 1905, and managed Underwood Sav. bank, Underwood, Ia., until 1912; went to Farmers & Mer- chants State bank, Neola., Ia., and worked there until 1916, when bought
stock in Farmers T. & Sav. bank, Earl- ing, Ia., and in 1917 purchased control of Farmers Trust & Sav. bank, Earling, Ia .; held office of treas. Earling, Ia., secy. of sch. bd. and was Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus two yrs .; mem. K. C. Former residences, Underwood, Ia., Sept. 1905-11; Neola, 1887-1905.
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