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ALLISON, John H., County Agricultural Agent, Council Bluffs; b. Butler, Mo., Jan. 17, 1886; Christian; Rep .; ed. But- ler, Mo. H. sch., Mo. Univ., I. S. C .; m. Florence Badgley, July 12, 1917, Kansas City, Mo .; child. Mildred; B. S. in agr., I. S. C .; specialized in horticulture; finished 1915; with Ames extension dept. 1915 to 1918; Co. Agri. Agt. 1918-20; mem. Masons. Former residences, Butler, Mo. 1886-1906; Col- umbia, Mo. 1906-08; Ames, Ia., 1908-18. ALLYN, George S., retired banker and real estate dealer, Mt. Ayr; b. Clinton, Ill., March 9, 1848; Meth .; Rep .; ed. common and H. sch. of Ill .; m. Mary V. Kinsell, June 21, 1876, Mt. Ayr, Ia .; children, Madge, Earle K., Clare G., Clint. D., and Georgia. 3 terms clerk of courts; ex P. M., Mt. Ayr; cashier and pres. Mt. Ayr bank until Sept. 1915; ex-pres. Bd. of ed .; former mem. bd. of trustees I. S. C .; served in state senate in 26th, 26th extra, 27th, 28th, 29th G. A. Rep in 38th G. A .; re-elected rep. in 1920; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F. ALTON, Laura, Executive Secy. Home Service, Am. Red Cross, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Sept. 30, 1887; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Knox Coll., 1909, A. B .; Devoted all her time and great energy to very successful work in home ser- vice for soldiers of the world war dur- ing the war and since. Did a large part of the civilian war work of Keo- kuk and Lee Cos. Mem. Delta Delta Delta sorority.
ANDERSON, A. F., cashier Am. Sav. Bank & Trust Co., Burlington; b. Den- mark; Presb .; Rep .; ed. H. sch. and Bus. coll .; m. Laura C. Rudiger, 1908, Council Bluffs, Ia .; children Eugene, Paul, Dorothy, Emma, Edna. Cashier Commercial State bank, Mediapolis, Ia., 8 yrs .; pres. of Sperry, Ia., Savings bank; trustee of 1st Pres. church, Burlington, Ia .; mem. Masonic lodge, Elks. Former residence, Mediapolis, Ia, ANDERSON, Dave O., furniture bus., Sioux City; b. Sioux City, Ia., Mar. 17, 1880; m. Isla Brunes, Sept. 1, 1910; child. Dick; v-pres. Anderson Furniture Co .; mem. Masonic bodies, Elks, Yeo- man, Sioux City Boat Club, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce.
ANDERSON, Joseph H., farmer, Thomp- son; b. Winnebago Co., Ia .; Rep .; ed. grad. State Teachers' Coll. 1898; prin. sch. 2 yrs., Fairbanks, Ia .; clerk dist. court 1905-13; elected state rep. 1914; re-elected 1916-18-20.
ANDERSON, Reuben W., sch. teacher and farmer, Pulaski; b. Pike Co., O., Jan. 4, 1854; Meth .; Dem .; ed. Troy Academy In., National Normal sch., Lebanon, O., and O. Weslyan Univ .; m. Theophania E. Hays, May 9, 1879, (deceased) remarried Feb. 3, 1881, (wife deceased) ; children. William C., Flor- ence Mabel, Lowel J., Elma Ruth. Supt. Bloomfield pub. sch .; graded the sch. and established the H. sch. course in
1881; three times elected Co. Supt. of sch. and two times elected rep. to Ia. legislature for 36th and 37th sessions; mem. Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F., M. W. A., Sons of Am. Revolution.
ANDERSON, Walter W., banker, Scran- ton; b. Jefferson, Ia., Jan. 7, 1872; Rep .; ed. Jefferson, Ia., H. S., bus. course at Des Moines; pres. bank at Scranton; also engaged in farming; state rep. three terms; state sen. 48th dist.
ANNABLE, John Irvin, fire insurance, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Sept. 25, 1875; Pres .; Rep .; ed. Keokuk H. S .; m. Elizabeth Hart Evans, 1906, Keokuk, (deceased); director Ia. State Ins. Co., 1920 to date; Assist. Sec. Iowa State Ins. Co. 1910 to date; treas. Keokuk Chamber of Commerce, 1918 to date; director Keokuk Pub. Lib., 1908 to date; Alderman Keokuk, 1906-08; mem. Elks, Royal Arcanum.
ANSCHUTZ, Herman M., photographer, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Nov. 2, 1869; Meth .; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. at Keokuk; m. Grace C. Smith, Jan. 29, 1902, Keo- kuk, Ia .; children Adelaide G., John F .; awarded prizes by Photographers Assn. of Iowa for five successive yrs., including Medlar cup by award three successive yrs. Two pictures hung in National Daguerre inst .; Fell cup, 1905; grand sweepstake, Des Moines, 1906; Medlar cup competition, 1907, 1908 and 1909; all by Photographers Assn. of Ia. Pictures admitted to Daguerre Memor- ial inst. gallery, 1907, 1908, and salon honors of same national memorial gal- lery, 1909. Certificate of honor, Wis., 1909. Official photographer of the Keo- kuk water-power, 1910. Has made many art photographs exhibited in state and national salons. Has done some pieces of sculpture for recreation, the best being a portrait bust of his father; mem. National Photographers Assn. of Am., Camera Craftsmen, Masons, Elks, Royal Arcanum.
ANTROBUS, A. M., lawyer, Burlington; b. Greensburg, Ia., May 16, 1859; Uni- tarian; Rep .; ed. College, A. M .; refer- ee in bankruptcy.
ARMENTROUT, Coral Roy, surgeon, Keokuk; b. Iowa City, Ia., May 3, 1878; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Am .- German English Coll., Wilton, Ia .; M. D., 1904, Keokuk Med. Coll .; m. Florence Layton, Dec. 12, 1907, Keokuk; children Edmund A., Daisy E .; prof. of Pathology, Bacteri- ology and Clinical Surgery, Keokuk Med. Coll., 1905-08; past pres. Lee Co. Med. Soc .; past pres. S. E. Ia. Med. Assn .; Captain med. corps U. S army, 1918, stationed at Camp Grant; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks, K. P., American Legion.
ANNEBERG, August R., surgeon, Car- roll; b. Des Moines, Ia., June 24, 1881; ed. West Des Moines H. S., Drake Univ. , Ia. Coll. Phys. and Surg .; m. Bertha Kivits, 1904, Des Moines, Ia .; children, Adrian R., Paul D .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former resi- dence, Des Moines 1881- 1904.
ARNEY, Wallace M., banker, Marshall- town;b. Marshall Co., Ia., Apr. 2, 1862;
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Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and Oskaloosa coll .; interest several banks; pres. Ia. Sav. bank at Marshalltown and Albia, Ia. Sav. bank; state rep. Marshall Co. two terms; state senator 28th dist. two terms.
AUGSBURGER, Paul Henry, banker, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., Nov. 18, 1887; Cath .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and bus. coll .; m. Mary I. Norton, Burlington, Ia .; children William N., Mary E., Jack N .; cashier First Nat. bank; director Greater Burlington Assn .; Sec .- treas. Tri-State Fair Assn .; mem. K. C.
AUE, John F. D., publisher Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington; b. Netherlands; married, one daughter; former resi- dence, Alton, Ia., Des Moines, Ia., Fort Smith, Ark.
BAHNE, Jacob H., newspaper pub., Sib- ley; b. Ill., Dec. 15, 1844; Dem .; ed. pub. sch. and printing of .; m. Nora Richardson, 1882, Maquoketa, Ia .; child. John R .; editor Osceola Co. Tribune; private Co. A, 67th Ill. inf., 1862; for- mer residence, Sioux City, 1887-1905.
BAKER, Eugene Silas, banker and fin- ancier, Keokuk; b. Waukegan, Ill., Apr. 10, 1850; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; m. Mary Elizabeth Cochran, June 17, 1874, Keokuk, Ia .; children E. Ross, Jesse E., Myrle F., formerly had much to do with various manufacturing and other enterprises in Keokuk and St. Louis and was director or other officer in various corporations. Has recently retired from active management, ex- cept of Keokuk Nat. bank, of which he is pres .; alderman of Keokuk 1885-86; mem. Sons of Am. Revolution; I. O. O. F., K. P., Elks, Keokuk Club, Keokuk Country Club, Missouri Athletic Assn., St. Louis and Riverview Motor Club. Former residences, Iowa City to 1865, Indianapolis, 1865 to 1868.
BAKER, George T., contractor, Daven- port; b. Iowa Co., Ia .; Dem .; ed. pub. sch., academy State Univ., C. E. Cor- nell Coll., Ithaca, N. Y .; has been chief consulting engineer of several large projects; engaged in R. R. paving, sew- erage, water works construction; serv- ed in 26th Ia. G. A. from Scott Co .; elected Mayor of Davenport 1898; dele- gate to Dem. Nat. Con. 1900; mem. state bd. of ed.
BAKER, Howard, S., pres. Sioux City Telephone Co., Sioux City; b. Syracuse, N. Y., June 20, 1862; Rep .; ed. common sch .; m. Mary G. Childs, 1887; child. Capt. John C .; mem. Commercial Club, Sioux City Golf Club, Boat Club, Elks; came to Sioux City 1896, engaged drug bus .; later organized the Am. Nat. bank; later receiver for Cable St. car line and appointed Master Commission- er and sold the Sioux City & Northern Ry .; later organized the Sioux City Telephone Co. and has for the past 14 yrs. been its pres. and gen. mgr.
BALDWIN, William Wright, attorney and railway official, Burlington; b. Keosauqua, Ia., Sept. 28, 1845; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Ia. State Univ .; m. Alice Tuttle, Sept. 13, 1870, Des Moines, Ia .; children Martin, Roger, Rachel; vice-
pres. C. B. & Q. ry .; Federal treas. C. B. & Q. ry. 1917-20. Private 44th Ia. inf., 1863.
BALKEMA, Nickolas, merchant, Sioux Center; b. Gibbsville, Wis., Apr. 7, 1865; Rep .; ed. grad. Sheboygan, Wis. H. S .; taugh sch .; was v-pres. of a bank; state sen. 49th dist. three terms; served on City Council and sch. bd.
BALKEMA, Peter, lawyer, Sioux City; b. Orange City, Ia., Apr. 1, 1888; Prot .; Rep .; ed. A. B. Buena Vista Coll., Storm Lake, Ia., J. D. Univ. Mich .; m. Oma L. Foster, Nov. 21, 1914, Storm Lake, Ia .; child. Deane W .; Secy. Sioux City Bar Assn., 1914; pres. Sioux City Bar Assn., 1915. Former residences, Orange City, Ia., 1888-1907; Ireton, Ia., 1907-08; Philippine Islands, 1908-10; Ann Arbor, Mich. 1910-13.
BANK, Henry, retired judge, Keokuk, b. Hanover, Germany, Oct. 23, 1843; Evang .; Dem .; ed. pioneer country sch. to 3rd reader; m. Mary Risser, May 1, 1869, Franklin, Ia .; children Mrs. Louisa Hennies, Mary T., Herman A., C. H., Dorothy B., Katherine, Elsie; practiced law, Fort Madison, 1878-81. Admitted to bar, 1878; justice of the peace, Van Buren twp., Lee co., 1872-73; Lee co. recorder, Keokuk, 1875-77; police mag- istrate, Keokuk, 1881-82; judge superior court, Keokuk, 1883-95; judge dist. court, 1st dist. Lee Co., 1895-1919 and declined re-nomination to retire, after 39 yrs. in judicial positions in Lee co .; mem. I. O. O. F., Elks. Former resi- dences, Hanover, 1843-49; Ft. Madison, 1849-51; Van Buren twp., Lee co., 1851- 74.
BANNISTER, Robert J., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Ottumwa, Ia., Sept. 2, 1878; Cong .; Rep .; ed. B. Sc., L. L. B. Ia. Univ .; m. Lucille Thomas, June 2, 1909; child. Robert C., Thomas M. Virginia; mem. Stipp, Perry, Bannister & Star- zinger; mem. Des Moines Club, Des Moines Country Club, Golf and Country Club. Former residences, Ottumwa prior to May 1904.
BAILEY, Samuel, physician and surgeon, Mt. Ayr; b. Rock Island co., Ill., Sept. 1, 1851; Meth .; Rep .; ed. com. sch., de- gree of M. D. from Rush Med. Coll .; m. Julia A. Merrill, Apr. 7, 1897, Mt. Ayr, Ia .; Co. coroner, Ringgold co., 10 yrs .; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., K. P. For- mer residence, Rock Island Co., Ill., first 23 yrs.
BARLOW, Fred S., County Treasurer, Mason City; b. Allison, Ia .; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and Univ. of Commerce, Mas- City; m. Marie L. Albertus, Oct. 3, 1912, Portsmouth, Ia .; 2 yrs. law of- fice; 5 yrs. real estate and ins. bus .; 4 yrs. co. treas .; mem. Masons, B. P. O. E.
BARNES, Don, lawyer, Cedar Rapids; b. Walnut, Ia., Jan. 9, 1876; Christ .; Rep .; ed. H. S., State Univ. Ia .; mar- ried; one son, two daughters; attorney for Cedar Rapids and Marion City rail- way co .; Cedar Rapids Nat. bank; Ce- dar Rapids Gas Co .; mem. Masonic bodies, Country Club. Former residence West Liberty, Ia. 1877 to 1896, Belle Plaine, Ia. 1896 to 1898.
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BARR, G. Walter, physician and writer, Keokuk; b. Medway, Clark Co., O., Oct. 25, 1860; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Mt. Carmel, Ill. H. S., De Pauw Univ., Rush Med. Coll., M. D. Jefferson Med. Coll., 1884; m. Annabelle Applegate, 1884, Lawrence co., Ill .; child. Mrs. Arthur B. Mavity; prof. Mat. Med. and Pub. Med. Coll. Phys. and Surg., Keokuk, 1890 to 1898 and sec. and executive of the coll. during this time. Associate ed. Iowa Medical Journal, 1893-94; au- thor many mongraphs on medical sub- jects and reports on drug dynamics and psychology; surgeon Ill. div. Sons of Veterans, 1890. Author short stories: "In the Third House," "The Woman Who Hesitated," "In the Last Ditch," etc., a novel "Shacklett," (Appleton and London), descriptions of Mississippi river to accompany book of photo grav- ures, and many magazine articles on economics. Began newspaper work when a boy and after fifteen yrs. in medicine returned to it to be city ed. and managing ed. of Keokuk Gate City, 1898-1902, and proprietor of Keo- kuk Standard, 1902-1910. Lecturer on popular science, 1895-1897. Head dept. of pub. relations, Mississippi River Power Co., 1910-1914; on staff food ad- ministrator Lee co., 1917-18, did much work in all war civilian activities, 1917- 18, in charge first Iowa dist. bureau of ed., war work, 1918; lieut. Med. Re- serve Corps, 1918; mem. board of ex- amining surgeons, pension bureau Law- renceville, Ill., 1896-1900; sec. board of ed., Keokuk, 1898-1915; trustee Keokuk pub. lib., 1908-15; chmn. pub. comfort commission, Keokuk, 1918 -. Chmn. section of materia medica, Ia. State Med. Soc., 1897; assist. to pres. High- land Park coll., Des Moines, 1915-17. Past W. M. Masons, Elks, Beta Theta Pi, Des Moines Univ. Club, Ia. Press Club, Ia. Soc. Authors, High Tension Club, honorary mbr. Lee Co. Med. Soc., mem. Am. Academy of Science, Pres. Lexington chapter S. A. Revolution, 1919. Work in drug dynamics was pub- lished extensively in Europe, 1890-99. Has Cooper gold medal for services in building of the Keokuk water-power. Former residences, Columbus, Ind., 1880 -81, Bridgeport, Ill., 1884-1890, Des Moines, 1915-17.
BASKERVILLE, C. W., X-ray technician, Des Moines; b. Earlville, Ia., July 12, 1892; United Presb .; Rep .; ed. 3 yrs. Iowa State Teachers' Coll .; m. Edna M. Jones, Nov. 22, 1917; children Mary M., William L .; Y. M. C. A. physical director, Cedar Rapids, Ia., one yr .; one yr. with U. S. N. during war; rated Ph. M. 2c U. S. N. R. F .; mem. Philo Soc., I. S. T. C. Former residence Cedar Rapids, Ia., Jan. 15, 1917 to June 1, 1918.
BAUM, S. LEO, Supt. Ia. Biscuit Co., Burlington; b. Des Moines, Ia., Aug. 1, 1890; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. Mckinley H. S., St. Louis; m. Mabel A. Johnson, June 21, 1912, Burlington, Ia .; 12 yrs. in all depts. of biscuit bus .; mem. Ro- tary Club, Advertising Club, Greater Burlington Assn., Elks. Former resi- dence, St. Louis, 3 yrs.
BAUM, W. A., Mgr. Ia. Biscuit Co., Burlington; b. Waterloo, Ia., Jan. 4, 1863; Christian Science; Rep .; ed. Black Hawk co. sch .; m. Etta Peppers, Oct., 1886, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; children Bertha M., S. Leo, N. Vernon; mem. Masons, Elks, T. P. A., U. C. T., Shrin- ers. Former residences, Cedar Rapid's, Ia., Des Moines, Ia., Aurora, Ill., Rock Island, Ill., St. Louis, Mo., Ft. Worth, Tex.
BAXTER, Samuel G., Co Agri. Agent, Albia; b. Princeton, Ia., Jan. 14, 1882; Prot .; Rep .; ed. 1 yr. Ia. State Teach- ers' Coll., 3 yrs. Ames, A. H .; m. Lola R. Brown, Aug. 29, 1910, St. Paul, Minn; mem. "Colonials" at Ames, Masons. Former residences, Homesteaded a claim 1910-17, Ryder, N. D.
BEACH, Wilfred W., architect, Sioux City; b. Alton, Ia., Nov. 23, 1872; Episcop .; Rep .; ed. Sioux City H. S., Sch. of Architecture, Univ. Ill., Class '98; m. Berta Tyler Smith, 1911, Cairo, Ill .; author of "The Architect" in Arch. Record, 1914 and "Architectural Problems" in Arch. Forum, 1917; Arch- itect New York Cen. and H. R. ry., 1906-9; pres. and gen. mgr. W. W. Beach Co., Architects, Engineers and builders of banks and pub. bldgs .; pres. Ia. chapter Am. Inst. Architects, 1905-6; mem. Masons, Elks.
BEACH, S. A., vice-dean of agri., head of dept. of horticulture and forestry and horticulture section of Ia. experiment station, Ames; b. Sumner Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y., 1860; Christian; Ind. Rep .; ed. B. S., I. S. C., 1887, M. S., 1892; m. Norma Hainer, July 2, 1890, Aurora, Neb .; child. Frank H., Julius E., Victor H .; prof. Horticulture and Botany, Tex. Agr. and Mech. Coll., 1890-01; Horticul- turist State Expt. Sta., Geneva, N. Y., 1891-1905; Prof. Horticulture, I. S. C. since Sept., 1905, vice-dean Coll. of Agr. since. 1906, I. S. C .; pres. of the Ia. State Horticultural Soc .; organizer and first sec. of Am. Soc. for Horticul- tural Science; mem. Fellow A. A. A. S., Am. Pomol. Soc., Soc. for Hort. Science, corr. mem Royal Hort. Soc., London, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta and Pi Kappa Phi; author of "The Apples of New York" (2 vols.) 1905, and var- ious Exp. Sta. bulletins and contribu- tions to Hort. publications. Former residence, Geneva, N. Y., 1891-1905.
BECK, R. Joyce, real estate and broker, Sioux City; b. Cherokee Co., Ia., Dec. 9, 1890; Christian; Rep .; ed. H. S., 2 yrs. Engineering Univ. of Ia. and short course in Highway Eng., in Univ. of Ill .; m. Helen Hoagland, Sept. 6, 1916, Ft. Dodge, Ia .; mem. Sioux City Chamber of Commerce, 13 club. Mason- ic bodies, Shrine, Shore Acre Boat Club. Former residence, Ft. Dodge, Ia., Dec. 1912 to Aug. 1913.
BECKER, Wm., druggist, Elkader; b. Clayton, Co., Ia., Mar. 18, 1874; Rep .; ed. grad. Elkader H. S., attended State Univ .; became registered pharmacist in 1891; served as mem. Elkader sch. board 10 yrs .; elected state rep. 1914; re-elected 1916-18-20; m. Mollie Schmidt, 1899.
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BEEBE, Grace E., supt. sch. Bremer co., Waverly; b. Waverly, Ia., Mar. 5, 1889; ed. grad. Waverly H. S., Ia. State Teachers' Coll., kindergarten course; taught in Emmetsburg, Ia., 3 yrs. and in Waverly several yrs .; organized Waverly chap. A. R. C., and was sec. until summer of 1918, when she was appointed executive secy. of the Home Service sec. of the chapter; spent six weeks in Chicago training for this work; elected co. supt. sch. in June, 1919.
BEELER, Orie W., co. agr. agent, Boone; b. Mankato, Kan., Sept. 28, 1893; Meth .; ed. Mankato, Kan., H. S., State Agr. coll., B. S. degree; m. Louise Moffatt, June 25, 1919, Boone, Ia .; sec. Boone Co. Live Stock Breeders' Assn .; sec. Boone Co. Wool Growers' Assn .; mem. Masons, Elks, O. E. S. White Shrine, Sigma Nu Fraternity. Former residence, Tipton, Ia., Sept. 1917 to Nov. 1918.
BEEMAN, Irving, merchant, Waukon; b. near Waukon, Ia., Nov. 13, 1866; Rep .; ed. grad. Waukon H. S., 1884; m. Anna B. Hall, Waukon, Ia .; was mayor of Waukon two terms; Co. Chmn. 4 min. men; organizing mem. council of Defense, Allamakee Co .; chmn. 1st Red Cross drive; assist. co. food administra- tor; state rep. Allamakee Co. 38th G. A.
BELL, Irene M., co. recorder, Mason City; b. Rockford, Ill .; Cong .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and Commercial Coll .; m. A. G. Bell, Oct. 5, 1904, Mason City, Ja .; secy. ยท recorders assn. 3 yrs .; secy. Red Cross chapter for Cerro Gordo Co. 2 yrs .; Regent, D. A. R .; 1st chmn. 4th Con. dist. Republican Woman's organization; mem. D. A. R .; Chautauqua Club, Civic League.
BENNETT, Lewis K., co. agr. agent, Atlantic; b. Sioux Rapids, Ia., July 10, 1891; Cong .; Dem .; ed. Sioux Rapids H. S .; I. S. C., B. S. in agr .; m. Helen M. South, Feb. 24, 1920, Minneapolis, Minn .; served 10 months with A. E. F. in the C. A. C. 60th reg. Former resi- dences, Sterling, Ill., 1914-15; Gales- burg, Ill., 1915-16; Spring Valley, Minn., 1916-17.
BENO, Charles A., dry goods and cloth- ing merchant, Council Bluffs; b. St. Joseph, Mo., Mar. 12, 1860; Prot .; Dem .; ed. H. S. and bus. coll .; m. Harriet Davis, 1891, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child- ren Kathryn E., C. Bernard; mem. Country Club, Elks. Royal Arcanum; Former residence, Wyoming about 46 years ago.
BERRY, Thomas A., lumber, Sioux City; b. Mapleton, Ia., Dec. 31, 1864; Prot .; Rep .; ed. studied law under an attorney almost a year; m. Gertrude A. Berry, June 5, 1895, Ponca, Neb .; child., Ruth E., Glenn W., Thomas A .; v-pres. and mgr. Edwards-Bradford Lbr. Co., Sioux City, la .; vice-pres. treas. and gen. mgr., Bauer-Henry Lbr. Co., Ponca, Neb .; pres. Chris. Birch Lbr. Co., Sioux City Ia .; pres. Johnston Lbr. Co., Hoy Springs, Neb .; city clerk Ponca, Neb .; mem. Sioux City Boat Club, Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residences, Pon-
ca, Neb., 1890 to 1897, Wayne, Neb., 1897-1900.
BERTKE, W. J., public utility engineer, Sioux City; b. Milwaukee, Co., Wis., Dec. 24, 1879; Cong. Rep .; ed. Univ. of Wis .; m. Helen Hoyt; children, Jane, Mary; mem. Elks, Masons. Former resi- dence, Milwaukee until 1903.
BICKERTON, R. B., mgr. mercantile agency, Sioux City; b. England, 1868; Episcop .; ed. general bus. ed .; mgr. of the Sioux City dist. of R. G. Dun & Co., the mercantile agency for the pro- tection and promotion of trade both domestic and foreign .; mem. Rotary Club, Masonic bodies.
BIRMINGHAM, E. H., live stock and farming, Sioux City; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 5, 1879; m. Mary Louise Johnson, June 19, 1901; children Mil- dred, William, Melvin, Edward, Louise, Mary Frances, Loretta; dem. cand. for congress 11th dist. 1920; active in all affairs tending toward progress of Sioux City; mem. Elks, K. C., Sioux City Boosters Athletic Assn., Civil Ser- vice Commission.
BJORKA, Knute, co. agr. agent, North- wood; b. Fergus Falls, Minn., Jan. 28, 1888; Lutheran; Rep .; ed. Minn sch. of agr., coll. of agr. Univ. Minn. with B. S. degree; m. Lydia Erickson, of Cam- bridge, Minn., Oct. 5, 1918, at Minneap- olis, Minn .; taught agriculture at Bel- grade, Minn. pub. sch. 1916-17. For- mer residences, Fergus Falls, Minn. up to about 1915, Belgrade, Minn. 1916-17, Cambridge, Minn., 1918-19.
BLACK, Thomas A., Pres. Terminal Grain Corporation, Sioux City; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 29, 1853; Rep .; ed. Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia coll. (no degree); m. Georgia Bass, May 11, 1880, Benton Harbor, Mich .; children, Jana Black Grandy, Thomas B .; mem. Ia. com. to Panama E'xp., San Francisco; formerly pres. Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City; formerly v- pres. Security Nat. bank Sioux City, now director of Security Nat. bank and Woodbury Co. Sav. bank; interested in grain, banking, farm lands; men. Elks, Sioux City Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club. Former residences, Pipe- stone, Minn., 1883 to 1890, as pres. of Pipestone Nat. bank.
BLAUL, John, wholesale grocer, Burling- ton; b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 11, 1853; Evang .; Dem .; ed. H. S. and bus. coll .; m. Louise Duorin, May 13, 1877, Bur- lington, Ia .; children, Milton, Mark, Robert, Selma; alderman sonie 20 yrs. ago; mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks. Former residences, Boston, Mass. first four yrs.
BLEKRE, Edgar O., pres. Automobile Owners Tire Corporation, Sioux City; b. Mitchell, S. D., Nov. 28, 1889; Luth .; Rep .; m. Hedwig A. Von Rohr, May 22, 1913, Winona, Minn .; children, Edgar O., jr., Jane E .; originator of plan of saving automobile owners money on the purchase of tires and tubes by forming a co-operative organization which gives its members a liberal discount on all purchases. The success of the plan has
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been phenomenal and the company now has offices in all the large cities of the northwest. Because of the growth of the business it was found necessary to establish a tire factory of its own which is located at St. Paul, Minn. its pres. is the inventor of several im- proved tire treads and a cushion tire; mem. St. Paul Athletic Club, Mpls. Athletic Club, Odin Club, Mpls. and St. Paul Automobile Clubs, Minnesota Club. Former residences, Minneapolis, Minn., Mankato, Minn.
BLOOD, William Graffen, lawyer, Keo- kuk; b. Stoneboro, Pa., July 1, 1868; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Keokuk pub. sch., Parsons coll., Fairfield, Ia., B. A. and M. A .; Univ. of Ia., part law course; m. Jane H. Ewing, 'Brownsville, Pa., Jan. 15, 1903; child. Wm. G., jr .; prin- cipal Garfield sch. Keokuk 5 yrs .; mem. law firm of Hollingsworth & Blood Keokuk; admitted to bar in 1889; pvt. and cpl., Co. A. 50th Ia. vol. inf. in Span .- Am. war; mem. Keokuk bd. of ed. 1898-1904; city atty. Keokuk 1 yr. co. atty. Lee co. 4 yrs .; trustee of Keo- kuk pub. lib .; pres. eKokuk bar assn .; kuk pub. lib .; pres. Keokuk bar assn .; Keokuk Club, Keokuk Country Club, Shakespere Club, Masons, Odd Fellows, K. P., Elks, M. W. A., A. O. U. W., R. A., Span. War Vets., Loyal Legion, vice-pres. Keokuk chapter Sons Am. Revolution. Former residences, Stone- boro and Franklin, Pa., Brazil, Indiana, Louisiana and Clarkesville, Mo.
BLUNT, Harry G., treasurer Fayette Co., West Union; b. West Union, Ia., Feb. 22, 1881; Meth .; Rep .; ed. H. S., Cedar Rapids bus. coll .; m. Emma M. Jacobs, Jan. 23, 1905; . children, Paulene EC., George F .; Co. Treas. 1911-20; mem. Woodmen, Masonic bodies.
BOESCH, George C., merchant, Bur- lington; b. Burlington, Ia., Aug. 24, 1866; Meth .; Ind .; ed. H. S., Commercial coll .; m. Leonora Josephine Heins, June 28, 1893, Lydia Scott Co., Minn .; children, Melbourne H., Lenore J., Mar- jorie M .; director Am. Sav. bank and Trust Co .; director 1st Nat. bank; ten yrs. mem. bd. ed .; two yrs. pres. of the Commercial exchange; at pre- sent pres. Greater Burlington Assn .; merchant director sale of thrift stamps; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Rotary Club, Golf Club, Auto Club, Launch Club, Hawkeye Natives, Advertising Club, W. W.
BOIES, William D., lawyer, Sheldon; b. Boone Co., Ill., Jan. 3, 1857; Rep .; ed. grad. law dept. Univ. Ia .; appointed dist. judge, Jan. 1, 1913; resigned to become candidate for congress; elected to congress 1918; re-elected 1920.
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