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WALLACE, Chas. H., farmer, Saratoga; b. Onondaga Co., N. Y., Nov. 15, 1858; Cong .; Den .; m. Delia C. Miller, Nov. 15, 1881; one son; served 9 yrs. as Co. supervisor; elected state representative, Howard Co., 1918; mem. Masons, M. W. A.
WALLACE, Robert B., real estate loans, Council Bluffs; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., July 4, 1880; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Council Bluffs H. S., grad. class 1897; 1 yr. Ta- bor Coll .; m. Edyth Thomas, Sept. 4, 1901, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child., Bruce, Mary, Wilson .; mem. Masons, Elks, I. O. O. F.
WALLACE, Henry C., editor, publisher, Des Moines; b. Rock Island, Ill., May 11, 1866; United Pres .; Rep .; ed. I. S. C., 1892; m. Carrie M. Brodhead, Nov. 24, 1887, Muscatine, la .; farmer and breeder pure bred live stock, Adair co., Ia., 1887-91; prof. of dairying I. S. C., 1893-95; now editor and pub. Wallace's Farmer; pres. and treas. Wallace Pub. Co., Capital City Ptg. Plate Co .; dir. Central State bank; mem. U. S. Live Stock Industrial Comn .; secy. Corn Belt Meat Producers' Assn .; chmn. Natl. Shippers' Conf .; mem. Natl. War Work Council, Y. M. C. A .; chmn. Ia. War Work Council, Y. M. C. A .; mem. In- ternatl. Com. Y. M. C. A .; chmn. state" exec. com. Ia. Y. M. C. A .; mem. exec. com. Roosevelt Memorial Assn., Delta Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Masons, Prairie, Des Moines, Grant Golf and Country clubs.
WALRATH, W. W., real estate, Arling- ton; Rep .; m. Mary G. Hutchison, 1899; to Velma E. Doan (deceased) ; formerly farmer and stockman; has served as assessor, twp, trustee and mem. bd. of edu .; bd. of supervisors; clected state representative, Fayette Co., 1916; re- elected 1918.
WARD, Jennie M., teacher, Atlantic; b. Lewis, Ia., Dec. 4, 1884; Prot .; Dem .; ed. Lewis H. S .; work (liberal arts) in Highland Park Coll. and Drake Univ .; entered office of Co. supt. of schools, Jan. 1, 1913; serving third terni. For- mer residence, Lewis, Ia., 1913.
WARE, Thomas A., lawyer and banker, Blockton; b. Linn Co., Ia .; Oct. 29, 1876; Meth .; Rep .; ed., grad. Epworth Sem., 1900; Cornell Coll., with A. B. degree, 1904; took A. M. degree from Univ. of N. D. in 1906, and LL. B. from Coll. of Law, Univ. of N. D., in 1907; m. Myra Reeves (deceased), of Villisca, Ia .; child., Floyd J .; author of "Story of the Centuries;" been a banker 12 yrs., 3% yrs. at Tracy Mills., Ia .; owner and cashier of Blockton State Sav. Bank; nem. Delta Sigma Rho.
WAMBACH, Geo., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Niederbroun, Alsace, Europe, April 13, 1853; Cong .; Rep .; ed. com. and private schls .; m. Mina Grapenthin, 1875, Buf- falo, N. Y .; child., Albert G .; general practice of law since 1885; mem. Ma- sonic bodies, Shrine, K. P. Former residences, Buffalo, N. Y., 1872-79; Web- ster City, Ia., 1879-99.
WARWICK, Charles Earl, newspaper pub- lisher, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., May 26, 1890; Presb .; Dem .; ed., grad. Keokuk H. S .; studied journalism 2 yrs. at Univ. of Wis., as member of class of 1912; entered employ of the Constitution- Democrat Co., Keokuk, publishers of daily and semi-weekly newspapers, and commercial printers; worked in mailing and composing rooms and later in edi- torial department; served a few months as manager of general advertising and became general manager of company in Oct., 1912; in March, 1916, bought all assets of the Constitution-Democrat Co., and entered into a merger with The Gate City Co., publishers of daily newspapers, on April 3, 1916, thus as- sisting in the formation of a combina-
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tion representing a valuation in excess of $100,000; has served as business man- ager and secretary of The Gate City Co. since that time; mem. Masons, Elks, Keokuk Country Club, Keokuk Club; elected dir. of Keokuk Club in 1919.
WATERBURY, Frank C., mfg. pharnia- ceuticals and chemicals, Des Moines; b. Freeport, Ill., April 16, 1866; Unitarian; Rep .; ed. lowa schools; in. Coral l'. Chaffin, 1892, Winton, la .; child., Carl C., Chloris P .; pres., Waterbury Chem- ical Co. of Des Moines, New York City, and New Orleans; pres., Waterbury Chemical Co., Ltd., of Toronto, Can .; pres., Waterbury Inv. Co .; pres., Green- wood Inv. Co .; pres., Des Moines Ap- partments Co .; pres., Polk Co. Ins. Co .; pres., Grand Inv. Co .; v-pres., Commer- cial Sav. Bank; v-pres., Central Natl. Fire Ins. Co .; treas., Morris Plan Bank; v-pres., Mississippi Valley Assn .; dis. pres., Arentox Co., Chicago; v-pres., Des Moines Assn. Fine Art; mem. Ma- sonic bodies, Shrine; dir., Greater Des Moines Com .; dir. Des Moines Chamber of Commerce; chinn., Foreign Trades Bureau; mem. Circumnavigator Club, New York City; inen. Internatl. Inland Waterways Assn .; mem. Golf and Coun- try Clubs, Des Moines Club. Former residences, past 25 yrs., Des Moines, la. WATERS, Ralph Milton, Doctor of Medi- cine (anesthesia specialist), Sioux City; b. Trumble Co., O., Oct. 9, 1883; Prot .; Non-Partisan; ed. A. B., Western Re- serve; M. D., Western Reserve; m. Louise Diehl, 1913, Cleveland, O .; child., Elva, Barbara, Darwin D .; presented paper at Interstate Soc. of Anesthetists, Cincinnati, O., 1918; also presented pa- per at American Assn. of Anestlietists, at New Orleans, La., 1920; inem. Amer- ican Medical Assn., American Assn. of Anesthetists, Interstate Assn. of Aneth- thetists, Elks, Masonic bodies, Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity. Former resi- dences, Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., O., 1893-01; Cleveland, O., 1901-12.
WATKIN, Clifford R., physician, Sioux City; b. Parkersburg, Ia., May 21, 1889; Prot .; Rep .; ed. S. B., Univ. of Chi- cago; M. D., Rush Medical Coll .; physi- cian specializing in diseases of the stomach and intestines; 1st lieut. Med. Corps, U. S. A., 1918-19. Former resi- dences, Parkersburg, la., 1908; Chicago, 1908-16.
WATRUD, Hjalmar O., county agricul- tural agent, Decorah; b. Blanchard- ville, Wis., March 25, 1885; Luth .; ed. B. S. A. 1913, and M. S. 1914, Coll. of Ag., Univ. of Wis .; m. Amelia C. Wang, June 12, 1918, Blanchardville, Wis .; field extension work U. S. D. A. in Wis., 1914-16; same in ill. and Wyo .; pres., literary soc. at Univ; sec., Co. Wool Growers' Assn. and Breeders Assn. Former residences, Madison, Wis., 1909-17; Blanchardville, Wis., until 1909.
WAYMACK, W. W., managing editor, Des Moines Register and Tribune, Des Moines; b. Savanna, Ill., Oct. 18, 1888; ed., A. B., Morningside Coll .; m. Elsie J. Lord, 1911, Savanna, Ill .; child., Ed- ward R .; formerly chief editorial writer Sioux City Journal; assoc. ed., Register
and Tribune; mng. ed. same; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Hyperion Club, Golf and Tennis Club, Lions Club, Ad Club, Chamber of Commerce, Automo- bile Club; Former residence, Sioux City, 1911-18.
WEAVER, Silas M., Judge of Supreme Court, Des Moines; b. Arkwright, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1843; Rep .; ed. com. sehls .; Fredonia, N. Y., Acad .; moved to lowa Falls, 1868; has served as state repre- sentative, Hardin Co .; elected judge of 11th Jud. Dist., 1886; re-elected, 1890-94- .98; elected to supreme bench, 1901; re- elected, 1908-14-20.
WEAVER, James B., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Bloomfield, Ia., Aug. 19, 1861; Rep .; Cong .; ed. com. sch., Bloomfield, Ia .; So. la. Normal and Sc. Institute, Bloomfield; LL. B., State Univ. law, 1882; ex-pres. lowa Press and Authors Club, and of Univ. Club, Des Moines; contributor to press and magazines; ex- pres. Des Moines Chamber of Com- merce, of Prairie Club, Des Moines, of Des Moines Literary Bd., of Alumni Assn. S. U. Ia .; mem. Des Moines Town
Planning Commission, Des Moines Playgrounds Commission, ex-pres. Des Moines Little Theatre Soc .; mem. 37th and 38th G. A. (House); secy. la. Commissioners Uniform State Laws; ex-pres. Golf and Country Club, Des Moines. Formerly resided in Bloom- field, la., Aug. 1861, to Sept. 1881; Des Moines, la., July 1882 to present time. WEBSTER, Charles, railroad commission- er, Des Moines; b. near Wancoma, la., May 18, 1859; Rep .; mem. firm Webster Bros., raisers and shippers live stock, grain, produce; pres. several retail lum- ber companies in Ia., N. D., S. D., Mont .; interested in building telephone lines and exchanges; promoter of gas and electric companies in Arizona; dele- gate to Rep. Natl. Con., 1908; mem. State Council of Defense, State F'uel Adm. during World War; appointed R. R. comnr., Nov. 5, 1917; elected, 1918.
WENNER, Edward J., lawyer, Waterloo; b. Garrison, Benton Co., la., July 3, 1880; Prot .; Rep .; ed. public schl. at Garrison; grad. Tilford Collegiate Acad .; Univ. of Ia., LL. B., 1903; Yale Univ., Law School, M. L., 1904; m. Elizabeth Parrott, Aug. 17, 1910, Waterloo, Ia .; child., Frank W., Edward R., Jackson C .; elected co. atty. Black Hawk co., 1914; re-elected, 1916-18 (3 terms) ; mem. K. P., Elks, L. O. O. M., F. A. U. For- mer residences, Garrison, la; Vinton, Ia. WESSLING, D. R., banker, Lytton; b. Pa- ton, la., Feb. 1, 1887; Presby .; Rep .; ed. Grand Jet., H. S .; la. Business Coll., Des Moines; grad. from both; m. Cora E. Thomson, Jan. 8, 1916, Grand Junc- tion, Ia .; child., Daniel R. Jr .; with Citi- zens Bank at Grand Jet., until age of 25; at age of 28 organized Lytton Sav. Bank, Lytton, la .; holds controlling in- terest, and lias always been its pres .; pres., Auburn (Ia.) Sav. Bank; active on various war work committees; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former resi- dences, P'aton, Ia .; until 9 yrs. old; moved to Grand Jet., Ia., with parents; there until 1915.
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WESTCOTT, Samuel Conley, retired bookseller, Keokuk; b. Madison, Ind., June 3, 1853; Episc .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Isabella Mooney, July 5, 1875, Cincin- nati, O .; child., Mary L., Robert M., Chester D .; alderman of Keokuk, 1895- 07, and mayor pro tem., 1901; declined further service in city council; mem. bd. of edn., Keokuk, 1896-06, and pres. of bd., 1905; vestryman, St. John's Ch., Keokuk, for 35 yrs., and held various other church offices; active in Masonic circles; P. Com. of K. T .; started move- ment for erection of statue of Gen. Samuel R. Curtis in Keokuk and men. commission which erected it. Former residence, Madison, Ind., 1853-55.
WESTERVELT, A. K., banker, Churdan; b. Churdan, Ia., July 7, 1884; Bapt; Rep .; ed. Brown Univ., Providence, R. I. (not grad.); m. Clara O. Northrop, 1919, Boone, Ia .; child., Muriel O .; state rep- resentative from Greene Co. in 38th and 39th G. A .; mem. Masons.
WETTSTEIN, Thomas Forrester, metal- lurgical engineer, Keokuk; b. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 25, 1892; Episc .; ed. Water- man Schl., Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 1909; Ph. B., Yale Univ., 1912; Sheffield Scientific Schl .; m. Edith Jane Bardo, June 24, 1915, New York City; child., Thos. F. Jr., John B .; mgr., Keokuk plant of United Lead Co .; dir., Keokuk Chamber of Commerce; mem. Keokuk Club, Keo- kuk Country Club, American Electro- chemical Soc., American Inst. of Min- ing and Metallurgical Engineers, Yale Engineering Soc., Phi Gamma Delta Club, N. Y. City; Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity; Masons. Former residences, Perth Amboy, N. J., 1912-14; Mt. Ver- non, N. Y., 1914-16.
WHERRY, Ada A., Maquoketa; b. Wa- tertown, N. Y .; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Ma- quoketa H. S .; grad. St. Katharine's Hall, Davenport, la .; 1 yr. at Oberlin Coll., O .; m. John Allen Wherry, Jan. 25, 1893, Maquoketa, Ia .; child., Leonard D., Leonora V .; mem. Pythian Sisters. Former residence, Watertown, N. Y.
WHITE, F. S., banker, Palmer; b. Ad- amsville, O., June 28, 1870; ed. H. S .; m. Ida Lundquist, May 5, 1897, Webster City, Ia .; child., Roger; asst. cashier, Farmers Sav. Bank, Palmer, la .; tele- graph operator for I. C. at Webster City 12 yrs .; mem. Masons. Formerly lived at Webster City, Ia .; left there Jan., 1900; lived at Manson Ia., from Jan. to June, 1900, moving from there to Palmer, Ja.
WHITE, Harry C., farmer and stockman, Garrison; b. Guernsey Co., O., Oct. 6. 1869; Dem .; ed. dist. schls .; Tilford Acad .; one term Cornell (Ia.) Coll .; v- pres., Farmers Sav. Bank, Garrison, Ia .; elected state representative, 1910; re- elected, 1912; elected state senator, 1914; re-elected, 1918; married.
WHITE, Leo Payson, Co. Agricultural Agent, Monona Co., Onawa; b. Rock Falls, Ill., April 5, 1889; Meth .; Rep .; ed., grad. Northwestern Military Acad., Lake Geneva, Wis .; Ia. S. C .; m. Gert- rude Simmons, June 30, 1909, Clinton, Ia .; mem. Scott Co. Council of Defense; Liberty Loan team; LAI. of trustees of
Blue Grass, Ia. Former residence, Dav- enport, Ia., 7 yrs .; farmer until Dec. 1, 1919.
WHITMER, F. G., Treas., Purity Biolog- ical Laboratories, Sioux City; b. Prim- ghar, Ia., July 14, 1892; Prot .; Dem .; ed. 11% yrs. at I. S. C .; m. Ruth Hidinger, Dec. 17, 1915, Sioux City, Ia .; men. Country Club, Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Boat Club.
WHITMORE, Chester W., lawyer, Ottum- wa; b. Burlington, la., Jan. 11, 1869; Rep .; practiced law 20 yrs .; elected state senator, 1914; re-elected, 1918.
WHITNEY, Ulysses G., Supreme Court, Reporter, Des Moines; b. Hardin Co., Ia., July 10, 1864; Rep .; ed. Cornell (fa.) Coll .; grad. Law Dept. Drake Univ., 1890; m. Lillian Rodwell, Oct. 20, 1892; child., Craig, Martha, George; practiced law at Sioux City; served as Co. atty. Woodbury Co., 10 yrs .; elected state rep., Woodbury co., 1910; re-elected, 1912; appointed reporter Supreme Court, 1914; reappointed 1918; mem .. la. Code Comn.
WICHMAN, John E., lawyer, Garner; b. Galena, Ill., April 16, 1859; Meth .; Rep .; ed. com. schils. at Galena, Ill. and acad. course at Normal Schl. at Galena (now consolidated with Morningside Coll. at Sioux City, Ia.); m. Mary L. Prescott, Nov. 15, 1888; child., Lois D., Char- lotte L .; admitted to bar in 1884, and practiced at Garner, Ia., since that time; pres., 1st Natl. Bank., Kanawha, Ia .; v-pres., 1st Natl. Bank, Garner, Ia .; former mayor of Garner; pres. of schl. bd .; co. atty .; representative in state legislature for two terms from Hancock Co., 37th and 38th G. A .; elected state senator, 1920; mem. Masons, Shrine. Former residence, Galena, IIl.
WIECHMANN, Paul C., County Agricul- tural Agent. Adair Co., Greenfield; b. Cass Co., Ia., April 29, 1897; cd. At- lantic H. S .; B. S., Agronomy, I. S. C .; m. Louise Euker, April 7, 1920, Wiota, Ia .; came to Greenfield, March 15, 1920; made soil survey of Adair Co .; organ- ized a Co. Breeders' Assn .; organized the Adair Co. Wool Growers' Assn. ; mem. Tau Gamma Nu, I. S. C. Former residence, Atlantic, la., 1897-16.
WIER, Willlam H., real estate, loans and insurance, Swan; b. Story City, Ia., Sept. 14, 1861; Meth .; Rep .; ed. I. S. C., B. Sc., 1884; m. Mary Christianson, Sept. 26, 1886, Randall, Ia .; child., Florence; school teacher, clerk dist. court of Ham- ilton Co., Ia., 1897-00; cashier, Swan Sav. Bank, 1901-19; at present chmn. Rep. Marion Co. Cent. Com .; mayor of Swan for 6 yrs .; other minor offices; mem. K. P., I. O. O. F., Elks, Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residences, Story City, until 1890; Hamilton Co., until 1901.
WILLCOCKSON, K. E., lawyer, Sigour- ney; Christian Co., Ill., Dec. 25, 1859; Disciple; Rep .; ed. com. schl .; m. Hattie M. Goodrich, 1885; child., Mary W., James E .; Co. atty., state senator, mem. State Bd. of Charities, register U. S. Land Office in Kansas, 12 yrs. dist. judge 6th Jud. Dist. of Ia .; mom. Ma-
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sons. Former residence, Taylorville, Ill., WILSON, James M., lawyer, Centerville; 1886; Kansas, 1886-01.
WILLIAMS, James A., lawyer, Council Bluffs; b. Council Bluffs, la .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; Omaha Com'l. Coll .; Univ. of Wis .; grad. Natl. Law Univ., 1907 m. Irene R. Jones, Cedar Rapids; mem. firm Williams Bros .; real estate, loans, ins .; clerk in Signal Corps; chief clerk post hdq., Ft. Omaha; 10 yrs. a court reporter; elected state rep., Pottawat- tamie Co., 1918; mem. Masons, Elks.
WILLIAMS, Ora, newspaper editor, Des Moines; b. Dallas Co., Ia .; Jan. 16, 1862; Rep .; ed., grad. Adel H. S .; m. Nettie Diddy (deceased), 1886, Adel, Ia .; child., Marguerite, Jeannette, Roger; city edi- tor, Des Moines Register, under "Ret" Clarkson; city and managing editor of Sioux City Journal, under Geo. D. Per- kins; editorial writer on Omaha Bee un- der E. Rosewater; editor-in-chief of Sloux Falls Press and of Chicago Daily Review; editor of Western Soil Culture and other farm journals; appointed state document editor by Gov. Clarke, and re- appointed by Gov. Harding, and by Act of General Assembly given general su- pervision over state printing; mem. Theosophical Soc .; wrote and published in 1900 first American book dealing with Philippine problems, under title of "Oriental America," which was gen- erously approved by President Cleve- land and many others. Former resi- dences, Des Moines, Ia .; Sioux City, Ia .; Omaha, Neb .; Chicago, Ill.
WILLIAMS, Ralph H., secretary board of education, Council Bluffs; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., Sept. 1, 1865; l'rot .; Rep .; cd. Council Bluffs H. S .; m. Emyline Yearndt, Oct. 29, 1901, LaPorte, Ind .; child., Ned E .; druggist, retail fuel dealer; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks, Royal Arcanum, M. W. A.
WILLIAMS, Roy M., Supt., Ia. Motor Vehicle Dept., Des Moines; b. Green- field, Ia., Jan. 20, 1879; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Edith Harris, June 2, 1902, Greenfield, Ia .; child., Thelma, Marjorie, Helen .; appointed deputy sec. of state, June, 1915; resigned, May 1, 1919, when appointed to present position; employed in office of Sec. of State since June, 1905; under 4 secretaries of state; mem. Masons, K. P. Former residences, Greenfield, Ia., 1879-02; Nebraska, 1902- 04; Des Moines, Ia., 1904 to date.
WILSON, E. B., lawyer, Jefferson; b. Princeton, Ill., Aug. 15, 1866; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Ia. State Teach. Coll., 1890; Drake Univ., 1895; m. Minnie A. Ains- worth, June 10, 1892, Ft. Dodge, Ia .; practiced law at Jefferson, Ia., 25 yrs .; served in Y. M. C. A. with A. E. F. in France, 1918-19; mem. Masons. Former residence, Adel, Ia., as principal public schools, 1891-93.
WILSON, Geo. A., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Adair Co., April 1, 1883; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Menlo, Ia., H. S .; Grinnell Coll .; S. Univ. of Ia .; mem. firm Wilson & Shaw; sec. of Iowa State Senate, asst. Co. atty. and Co. atty., Polk Co., judge of dist. court; mem. Yeoman, Woodmen, Sigma Chi. Former residence, Adair Co. until 1905.
b. Warren Co., Ill., Sept. 8, 1866; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Centerville H. S .; S. Univ. of Ia., 1896, LL. D .; m. Flora M. White, Dec. 24, 1891, Centerville, Ta., child., Eva, Jean; valedictorian H. S .; reading sec. various representative state con- ventions; mem. State Hist. Soc .; Natl. Geographical Soc., pres., law class of 1896; city atty., Centerville, Ia .; Co. atty., Appanoose Co., 1897-01; state sen- ator 3d Sen. Dist., 1913-21; candidate for republican nomination lieut .- gov., 1920; mem. Masonic bodies, Elks. For- + mer residence, Warren Co., Ill., 1866-82. WILSON Janet, teacher, Centerville; b. Monmouth, Ill., March 29, 1868; Bap .; Rep .; ed. Centerville H. S .; Ia. State Teach. Coll., B. Di .; rural and grade teacher; H. S. teacher, Guthrie county II. S., Panora; inst. instructor, Center- ville; inst. instructor, Aberdeen, S. D .; Co. supt. schools, Appanoose Co., la., serving second term; spent summer in Scotland; made a study of British school system while there; at that time was appointed commissioner of education by Gov. Shaw, authorized to investigate and report on school systems visited; mem. P. E. O. Former residence, near Monmouth, Ill., from birth to 14 yrs. of age.
WILSON, Thos. J., farmer, Beacon; b. Washington Co., Ia., Oct. 23, 1854; Rep .; m. Frances E. Davis, May 30, 1876; served as twp. trustee and mem. of bd. of supervisors, Mahaska Co .; elected state representative, Mashaska Co., 1914; re-elected, 1916-18.
WINDETT, Wm. C., banker, What Cheer; b. Kendall Co., Ill., Nov. 25, 1853; Rep .; cashier, What Cheer Sav. Bank; elected state representative, Keokuk Co., 1918. WITHROW, Winfield S., lawyer, Mt. Pleasant; b. Salem, Ia., Sept. 28, 1855; Rep .; grad. Law Dept., State Univ. of Ia., 1880; elected state representative, 1885; appointed judge 20th Jud. Dist .; elected judge, 1896; re-elected 1904-08- 12; resigned to accept appointment to Supreme Court; 20 yrs. a trustee Ia. Wesleyan Univ .; appointed mem. Bd. of Parole, July 8, 1916.
WITTE, Max Ernest, Sr., physician, supt. of Clarinda State Hospital, Clarinda; b. Prov. Brandenburg, Germany, Jan. 31, 1859; Luth .; Rep .; ed. degree M. D. of Coll. of Medicine, Ia., State Univ .; m. Nevada Randolph, May 21, 1891, Mt. Pleasant, Ia .; child., Max E. Jr .; supt. of Clarinda State Hospital since 1898; teacher in Psychiatry, Coll. of Medicine, Ia., State Univ., 1906-19; ex-pres., Ia. State Medical Soc .; mem. Ia. State Med. Soc., American Medical Assn., A. A. A. S., American Med. Psych. Assn,, State Hort. Soc .; Mason. Former residence, Mt. Pleasant, Ia., 1881-98.
WITZIGMAN, F. C., minister, Hampton; b. Clinton, Ia., Nov. 21, 1875; Meth .; Rep .; ed. A. B., Cornell Coll., 1899; B. D., Drew Theological Sem., 1904; also post-grad. student in New York City Univ., 1903; m. Gail R. Doron, Dec. 29, 1897, Mt. Vernon, Ia .; child., Caroline R., Frederick S., Helen E., Winifred G .; mem. bd. of exam. of Upper Ia. Con-
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ference, and v-chmn. for Waterloo dist .. treas., Bd. of Stewards Upper Ia .. Conf .; pres. Upper Ia. Conf. Claimants' Fund; Commission; Co. and city chmn. of the Four Minute Men for Franklin Co. and Hampton; mem. Bd. of Instruction of Recruits from Franklin Co .; ministerial delegate for Franklin Co. to Ia. State Housing Conference; chmn., Franklin Co. in Interchurch World Movement; mem. K. P., I. O. O. F., Masonic bodies; traveled in western Europe, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and England, 1911. Former residences, Clinton, Ia., 1875-98; Eu- rope, 1888; Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1898-99; Owasa, Ia., 1899-1900; Rhodes, Ia., 1900- 01; Madison, N. J., 1901-02; Theills, N. Y., 1902-04; Fairbank, Ia., 1904-06; Shef- field, Ia., 1906-09; Conrad, Ia., 1909-13; Iowa Falls, Ia., 1913-17; Hampton, Ia., 1917.
WOOD, George B., specialist genital and urinary diseases, Sioux City; b. Du- buque, Ia., Aug. 18, 1871; Rep .; ed. S. Univ. Ia .; Chicago Homeopathic Coll .; Rush Medical Coll .; m. Eva M. Fallon, Sioux City, Ia .; has practiced in Sioux City since 1899; mem. Elks, Masons. Former residence, Dubuque, Ia.
WOOLEY, William Burch, contractor and builder, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Nov. 14, 1860; Cong .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Emily E. Nagel, Oct. 21, 1885, Keokuk, Ja .; 2nd Mrs. Caroline Ralston, Sept. 30, 1915; child., Allen J., Frank N., Helen J. (adopted); contractor and builder since 1895, as mem. of firm Dollery & Wooley; mem. bd. of edn., Keokuk, 1901-04 and 1910 to date; pres. that board, 1916 to date; mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks.
WORMLEY, John M., farmer and real es- tate, Kingsley; b. near Macomb, Ill., 1863; Rep .; ed. Hazell Dell Acad., New- ton, Ia .; I. S. C .; grad. Law Dept., State Univ., 1889; retired from law practice in 1916 to devote all his time to real estate and farming; has served as coun- cilman, P. M. and mayor of Kingsley; elected state representative, Plymouthi co., 1916; re-elected, 1918.
YORAN, Melvin J., banker, Manchester; b. Manchester, Ia., Nov. 20, 1872; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Manchester H. S., 1889; Cor- nell Coll., A. B., 1894; A. M., 1898; m. Luella M. Daniel (deceased), May 27, 1896; 2d Helen M. Gramger, June 1, 1905; child., Mildred, Margaret, Dorothy; ad- mitted to practice in state and federal courts in 1898 and practiced law in
Manchester continuously since; Co. atty. three terms; mem. Masons, K. P.
YOST, J. Frank, mgr., Central Iowa Agcy. Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., Des Moines; b. North Lawrence, O., Dec. 24, 1872; Meth .; Rep .; ed. 2 yrs. academic and 1 of business course beyond H. S .; m. Anna Helen Mock, June 23, 1903, Louis- ville, Ky .; child., Laurence D., Alice V .; life insurance, as agent, agency cashier and manager during last 20 yrs .; for- merly Boys' Sec. Y. M. C. A .; supt. Sunday Schls. for 10 yrs .; at present supt. 1st Meth., Des Moines, Ia .; mem. Masons, Shrine. Former residences, Ohio, 1872-81; Michigan, 1881-93; Tole- do, O., 1893-06 .. Davenport, Ia., 1906- 18.
YOUNG, Frank C., farmer, Bloomfield; b. Davis Co., la., Dec. 6, 1862; Dem .; ed. H. S. and So. Ia., Normal Coll. at Bloomfield; m. Pearl Davies, Feb. 25, 1885; has been in grain and mercantile business; dir., Davis Co. Sav. Bank; mem. Farm Bureau, Farm Inst .; sec., Davis Co. Fair; elected state represen- tative Davis Co., 1918; re-elected, 1920; mein. Masons, K. P., M. W. A.
YOUNG, Lafayette, Jr., general manager Des Moines Capital, Des Moines; b. At- lantic, Ia., Dec. 1, 1877; Presb .; Rep .; grad. Collegiate Dept. Univ. of Michi- gan; Law Dept., Univ. of la .; m. Vir- ginia M. McArthur, June 15, 1910; child., Lafayette 3d, Harriet G.
ZENTMIRE, D. H., agricultural agent, Marengo; b. West Point, Ia., Oct. 31, 1889; Ch. of Christ; Rep .; ed. B. S. in Agronony, Ia. State Coll., 1913; m. Naomi Margreiter, Aug. 31, 1916, Kirks- ville, Mo .; child., Richard D .; served as student assistant in Farm Crops, la. S. Coll., 1911-12; served as instructor and asst. professor in Farm Crops, Soils and Farm Management, Ia., S. Coll., 1912- 18; served as asst. sec. of Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers' Assn., Ames, 1912-18; mem. Gamma Sigma Delta, honorary agricultural fraternity. For- mer residence, Ames, Ia., 1906-18.
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