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marriage to Mr. Anderson, of Oneida: Harry T. received his primary edu- cation in the public schools and later completed the course of study at the Manhattan Agricultural College and is now a successful farmer and stockman near, Belfre, Edwards county, Kansas.
James Arthur Hamler received his education in the common schools oi Nemaha county, and later graduated from the Kansas Wesleyan Business College at Salina in 1901. After completing his education, he was connected with the bank at Burlington, Colorado, for one year, and then came to the bank at Summerfield in the year 1902. In addition to his duties as assistant cashier of the State Bank of Summerfield, he is associated with F. G. Bergen in the real-e tate and insurance business. He has two hundred and forty acres of splendid land in Texas and is the owner of a beautiful home in the city of Summerfickl. At the time of a contest in their home city in 1915, Mr. and Mrs. Hamler were awarded a silver cup for having the finest home in the place. They take the greatest interest in the upkeep of the place, not for the sake of winning prizes, but because they enjoy the pleasures of a beautiful and well-kept home. The house is a six-room structure, finished in white. with hard-wood floors and bath, and has every modern convenience, including both hard and soft water in all parts of the house. The place was built with the idea of beauty and comfort, and is an evidence of the best thought and attention. Much beauty has been added to the place in the well-kept lawn, in which many varieties of flowers and shrubbery are grown and surrounded with the finest trees.
On October 26, 1914, James Arthur Hamler was married to Effie Beavers, who was born in Marshall county and is the daughter of D. H. Beavers, who is a well-known and successful grain buyer of Home City, Kansas. Mrs. Hamler received her education in the public schools of Marshall county, and later studied music at the Hiawatha Academy of Music, after which she completed the course in music at the University of Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Hamler have long been prominent in the social and the religious life of the community, and Mrs. Hamler is active in the musical circles of the home city.
Politically, James Arthur Handler is indentified with the Republican party and has ever taken an active interest in all local affairs, and being a man of ability, and a representative citizen of the city, he has had much to do with the civic life of the town. Since 1906 he has served as city treasurer and his administration has been one of continued success. He has always given the affairs of the office the same care and attention that he gives to his own business, and by his management of the city's financial affairs, he has won the confidence and approval of the people. Fraternally, Mr. Hamler is
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a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Summerfield, He has attained the Scottish-Rite degrees, holding his membership at Kansas City, Kansas. He is also a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias at Sum- merfield. He takes much interest in his lodge work, and is recognized as one of the working members of the orders to which he belongs.
Although a young man, Mr. Hamler has by his active life accomplished much in the social and financial life of the community in which he lives and where he is recognized as one of the prominent and substantial men of the county. His conservative and careful attention to business, has won for him the confidence of the people with whom he is associated. His interests are with the people of Marshall county and his every effort is for the better- ment of the district in which he lives.
GUY L. RICE.
Guy L. Rice, well-known undertaker and furniture dealer at Marys- ville and long recognized as one of the most active and progressive of the younger business men of that city, is a native son of Marshall county and has lived here all his life. He was born on a farm in Center township on Octo- ber 16, 1883, son of Charles W. and Marguerite Inez (Crane) Rice. the former a native of England and the latter of the state of Illinois, whose last days were spent in this county.
Charles W. Rice was born in the city of Coventry, England, October 16, 1856, and was about eight years of age when his parents, William and Ellen (Watson) Rice, emigrated with their family from England to Canada in 1864. Three years later, in 1867, they left Canada and moved to Indi- ana, settling on a farm near Bluffton, that state, where William Rice died in 1869, leaving his widow and four children, two sons and two daughters. In 1877 Charles W. Rice left his mother and his brother and two sisters in Indiana and came to Kansas, riding through on horseback to Marshall county. He began working as a farm hand in the vicinity of Winifred and for two years "batched it" there in a little log cabin. He then, in 1879. married and established a home on a rented farm in that vicinity, on which he lived for three years, at the end of which time he bought a farm two miles south and one mile east of the village of Home, where he lived until 1889, in which year he engaged in the grocery business and was thus engaged until 1891, when he engaged in general carpentering. In February, 1896,
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Charles W. Rice moved to Marysville and was there engaged in the general : tore of Frank G. Powell until in October, 1899. when he bought the furni- ture store and undertaking establishment of H. B. Walker at that place and continued to operate the same the rest of his life, his death occurring on December 20, 1911. His mother, who had joined him in this county many years before, had died in the previous February.
In 1870, in this county, Charles W. Rice was united in marriage to Marguerite Inez Crane, who was born at Milford, Illinois. November 15. 181.2. daughter of Robert and Sarah Ann (Deeds ) Crane, natives of Penn- sylvania, the former born in 1830 and the latter in 1834, who became pioneers and homesteaders in Marshall county, where Robert Crane spent his last days, his widow now making her home in Marysville. Mrs. Charles W. Rice died on August 6, 1890, leaving three children, those besides the sub- ject of this sketch, who was the second in order of birth, being Prof. Clarence T. Rice. of the Argentine school of Kansas City, Kansas, public schools. and Sarah Ellen, who married F. Hutton and is now deceased.
Guy L. Rice was reared on the home farm in Center township and in the village of Home, receiving his elementary schooling in the district school in that neighborhood. then went to Mary Forter and completed the same in the public schools at Marysville, from which he and his brother and sister were graduated. Until he was twenty-one years of age, Guy L. Rice worked on the farm during the summer months and he then became engaged with his father in the furniture store at Marysville. He had previously, under the direction of his father, learned the details of the undertaking business and had become a skilled embalmer. In Içog. at Topeka, he passed the examination of the Kansas state board of embalmers and has ever since been engaged in the undertaking business at Marysville, conducting the same in connection with his extensive furniture business, having been proprietor of the store since his father's death in 1911. Mr. Rice is a progressive and active business man and his business is conducted in strict accordance with modern methods. He not only carries a full and complete line of furniture. but has a well-equipped and up-to-date undertaking establishment and was the first undertaker in northern Kansas to add to his equipment an auto hearse. In addition to his extensive connections at Marysville, Mr. Rice is the owner of a half section of land in Sheridan county, this state, and is regarded as one of Marysville's substantial citizens.
On February 6, 1907. Guy L. Rice was united in marriage to Myrtle Ford, who was born at Axtell, this county. March 16, 1886, daughter of Joseph H. and Sarah F. ( Dean ) Ford, natives of England and of the state
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of Kentucky, respectively, who are now living at Abilene. this state. Joseph H. Ford was one of the early settlers of Marshall county, a blacksmith at Marysville and a farmer in the neighborhood of Axtell, and was for years one of the best-known residents of the county. To Mr. and Mrs. Rice two children have been born, sons both, Merlin L. and Dean W: Mr. Rice is "independent" in his political views. He is a member of the local Masonic lodge and he and his wife are members of the Eastern Star and of the Methodist church, in the various beneficences of which they take a warm interest. They have a pleasant home at Marysville and take a proper inter- est in the general social activities of their home town, helpful in promoting all proper causes designed to advance the common welfare.
GEORGE L. FENWICK.
George L. Fenwick. proprietor of the Independent auto garage at Marys- ville and sales agent for cars and Bull tractors at that place, is a native son of Marshall county and has been a resident of this county all his life with the exception of the time spent in school at Manhattan and at Quincy, Illi- nois. He was born on a pioneer farm in the neighborhood of Bigelow, June 12, 1881, son of William and Melissa ( Boyd) Fenwick, early settlers in that part of the county, the former of whom was born in Bath county, Kentucky, in 1840, and who were the parents of four children, those besides the subject of this sketch being as follow: Martha, deceased; Eva, who married Greely Warders and is now deceased, and Nettie, who married W. J. Williams, who died about six months after marriage. and fifteen years later she married Charles Jones and is now living on the old home place in the neighborhood of Bigelow.
George L. Fenwick was reared on the paternal farm in this county and received his elementary schooling in the district schools of that neighborhood. At the age of nineteen years he started attending school at Manhattan and in 1902 entered the business college at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1904, after which he traveled with a band, as a musician, for one year, at the end of which time he returned to the home farm, which he rented from his father, and there made his home until 1911, in which year he moved to Marysville and for awhile thereafter was connected with one of the local garages. He then determined to engage in the automobile business on his own account and built his present commodious and well-equipped
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garage, a structure forty-four by one hundred and thirty-two feet, in which he has since very successfully carried on a general business in automobiles and accessories and has established a high reputation as the proprietor of one of the best service stations in this part of the state. Mr. Fenwick is the local sales manager for Bull gasoline tractors and has built up quite a busi- ness in these lines, carrying on his business in accordance with strictly up-to- date methods.
On May 25. 1901. George L. Fenwick was united in marriage to Louise M. Jansen, who was born at Quincy, Illinois. December 2. 1881, a daughter of Thec. and Louise ( Ruff ) Jansen, natives of Illinois, and the former of whom was a druggist at Quincy. Mrs. Fenwick is a graduate of the busi- ne's college at Quincy and is a valuable aid to her husband in his business. taking the part of bookkeeper in the garage and sales establishment. Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick are attendants at the Christian church and take a proper part in the general social activities of their home town. Mr. Fenwick is "independent" in his political views and has ever given his thoughtful atten- tion to local civic affairs.
CATHERINE L. STEWARD.
One of the highly respected and greatly admired women of Irving. Marshall county, is Mrs. Catherine L. Steward, who was born on October 25. 1843, at Marshall. Michigan, and is the daughter of Godwin and Delia .A. Dolan.
Godwin Dolan was born in the city of New York and was the son of John T. Dolan, a native of Ireland. His wife was of Irish-English descent. and her people were prominent in their home community. Godwin Dolan and his wife grew up in New York and were there married. He became prosperous and was a man of influence. He and his wife later located in the state of Michigan and there their daughter, Catherine L., was born at Marshall. They resided in that state for nine years and returned to New York. remaining there till 1869, when they came to Kansas, where they located in Atchison county. In 1872 they came to Marshall county and established their home at Irving, where they died some years ago. They were held in the highest regard and esteem and they had much to do with the general development of the district in which they lived.
Catherine 1 .. Dolan received her education in the schools of New York state, and there grew to womanhood and came with her parents to Atchison,
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Kansas, where she was united in marriage in 1870, to Herbert Hawk, who was born in 1837 and died in 1878. To this union the following children were born : Delia, Emily and Alfred. Delia is the wife of Frederick Luedke, a resident of Irving ; Emily is the wife of J. Morris Layton, a highly-respected resident of Irving, and Alfred is also a resident of Irving, and is married to Zelda Blodgett, and to them have been born two children, Chauncey and Ella. Herbert Hawk was a native of the state of New York, and there received his education in the public schools and grew to manhood and came to Kansas in the year 1857, and located in Atchison county, where he home- steaded a farm. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he offered his services in the defense of the flag of the Union, and enlisted in Tenth Regiment. Kansas Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Quigg. He served throughout the war and saw much active service. At the close of the war he returned to Kansas, and later established his home near Irving, where he engaged in general farming and stock raising until the time of his death. He took much interest in the local affairs of the community, and was most happy in the environment of his home. The latter years of his life were devoted to the interests of his family, and his greatest desires were for their comfort and happiness. His untimely death was mourned by the people of the com- munity, for they knew that a good and honest man had gone from them.
Some years after the death of Herbert Hawk, Mrs. Hawk was united in marriage to Silas Steward, and to this union one son was born, Harry, who now lives with the mother. Her daughter, Emily, who is the wife of J. Morris Layton, is the mother of three children, Mary, Alice and Ida. The daughter, Mary, who is the wife of George Williams, is a resident of Spring- side, and Alice is the wife of Dr. Adelbert Ferguson, to whom she was mar- ried in September, 1916, and they are now living in Michigan.
Mrs. Steward has long been active in the social and the religious life of the community, where she is held in high regard and esteem. She is a member of the Episcopal church and of the Order of the Eastern Star. Her two sons are members of the Masonic lodge, of the Eastern Star and of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters.
The father of Mrs. Steward, who came to Kansas from his home in the state of New York, owing to the severe climate of the former state, was a man of pleasing characteristics and of much force of character. He owned considerable property in his native state, where Mrs. Steward now has large property interests. She has a beautiful home in Irving, where she lives with her daughter.
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SAMUEL FRANCIS PAUL.
Samuel Francis Paul, a native son of the state of Illinois, and today one of the most progressive and substantial farmers and stockmen of Marshall county, and the representative of the Thirty-ninth district to the state Legis- lature, was born at Rock Island on January 28, 1856, the son of William and Eliza .A. ( Walker) Paul, who were natives of Belfast, Ireland, and Madison county, Illinois, respectively.
William Paul was born on February 16, 1830, and died on August 12, 1889. He received his education in the schools of his native land and there grew to manhood. He continued to live his life in the land where he was born, until 1847. when he decided that he would seek his fortune in America. He landed at Quebec, where he remained for a time, after which he took up his residence at Watertown, New York, where he was engaged in the blast furnaces for a time. He then decided to locate further West, and in a short time was established at Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, and after a residence of some time in that place, he located at Rock Island, Illinois, where he engaged in general farming. There he was married on June 30. 1853. to Eliza .1. Walker, who was born on January 26, 1836, being the daughter of Samuel .A. Walker and wife, who were natives of Virginia, their early home being on the banks of the James river, and where her father was born in 1785. He was one of the early settlers of Madison county, Illinois, and was a well- known Methodist minister of that section. After having spent many years in the work in the county, Mr. Walker moved to Rock Island and in 1858 moved to Marshall county, and later died in Nebraska City, Nebraska. His life was one of usefulness, and his influence on the moral and the social life of the community, was for the general good. The life of a minister was a hard one in those days, yet Mr. Walker accepted his responsibilities with a determination that brought success to his work. He was held in the highest regard by all with whom he came in contact, and his influence for the better life was keenly felt throughout the district in which he worked. He was a man of the highest ideals and of pleasing qualities. To him the people of Madison county were greatly indebted for the high standard of morality that he set in that early pioneer settlement.
To William and Eliza Paul were born the following children: Martha A., Samuel Francis, Sadie L., Clara P. and William F. Martha A. Johnson is a resident of Sheridan, Arkansas: Sadie L. Wanamaker resides at Blue Rapids, Kansas: Clara P. Miller lives at Clepsen Beach. Washington, and William F. lives at Edna, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Paul continued to live at
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Rock Island, Illinois, until 1858, when they located in the state of Kansas with their family in that year. Here Mr. Paul pre-empted land three miles north of Blue Rapids, in Blue Rapids township, Marshall county, where he obtained one hundred and twenty acres at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The journey from their home in Illinois to their new home in Kansas, was made within a covered wagon, drawn by horses and they were three weeks on the way. The journey was a hard one, over an unknown tract, with no roads but the winding trail over the prairie. But they were a determined people and were willing to endure the hardships, supported by the thought that in time a better home was in store for them. On their arrival at their new home, logs were cut and a cabin erected in which the family lived for some years. It was not long after the family established their home in the new country, that the father enlisted under the flag of his country, with a determination to assist in preserving the Union. As he marched away with Company E, Thirteenth Regiment, Kansas Volunteer Infantry, he left at home a devoted wife who wished him Godspeed. For three years he served his country, and saw much active service in the South and West. After his honorable discharge he returned to his home and the devoted wife, who had experienced in many ways the hardships of the war as much as the soldiers on the field of battle. Those three years were filled with many privations in the care of the five children of the family. By the will of God, Mr. Paul survived his campaigns at Prairie Grove, Pea Ridge, Ft. Smith and the chase after General Price, through Missouri and Arkansas. On his return to his home in Kansas, Mr. Paul settled on a farm two miles east of Blue Rapids, Marshall county, where he became a successful farmer and stockman, and there lived until his death. He was a man of much prom- inence in the community in which he lived and where he was held in the high- est regard by all who knew him.
Samuel Francis Paul received his education in the common schools of Kansas, the Wetmore Institute and the Agricultural College of Kansas. After completing his education he engaged in teaching and was for nine years one of the successful teachers of Marshall county. He later engaged in farm- ing and in 1884 he engaged in the work for himself, on a farm three miles east of Blue Rapids. There he made his home until 1898, when he moved to Blue Rapids, where he has a beautiful home, one of the finest residences in the town. As a farmer and stockman, Mr. Paul met with much success. He was a firm believer in the intensive farming and the keeping of the best of stock and his farm has always been one of the finest in the county. He has always taken the greatest pride in the upkeep of his fine estate and the
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care of his stock. His farms consist of eighty acres of splendid bottom land cast of Blue Rapids : one hundred and sixty acres of land two miles cast of Blue Rapids and a splendid farm of eighty acres of bottom land north of Irving. The life of Mr. Paul has been a most active one and he is still recognized as one of the progressive men of the county. He has met with much success and has used his influence and best efforts for the advancement of the community in which he has lived for so many years and where he is held in the highest regard by all who know him.
On March 3. 1885. Samuel Francis Paul was united in marriage to Clara Dunlap, who was born in Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on October 26, 1859. the daughter of James and Mary A. Dunlap, who were natives of Virginia, where they received their education in the public schools and there grew up and were later married. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dun- lap continued to reside in Virginia until March 18, 1880, when they came to Kansas. Mr. Dunlap had spent his life in agricultural pursuits, and when he arrived in Kansas he established his home on a farm near Axtell, Murray township. Marshall county. He was a man of sterling worth and possessed of much ability and he became one of the successful farmers and stockmen of the county, where he and his wife were prominent in the social and the moral life of the community, and were held in the highest esteem by all. He made the county his home until the time of his death, and is buried in the cemetery at . Axtell.
To Sammel Francis and Clara Paul have been born the following chil- dren : William Clarence, Frances. Ruth, Hubert and Marian. William Clarence received his education in the schools of Marshall county and grew to manhood on the home farm, where he assisted his father with the farm work. AAfter reaching manhood he was united in marriage to Marie Jenn- rick, and to them has been born one childl, William Clarence, Jr., whose birth occurred on April 17. 1916. Mr. and Mrs. William Clarence Paul now reside at Elko. Nevada, where Mr. Paul is an employee of the Western Pacific Railroad. They are among the prominent residents of that place. Frances is the wife of E. M. Bartholow, who holds a responsible position with the government of the United States at Washington, D. C. Ruth is the wife of II. W. Cornell, who also holds a responsible position with the government at Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Cornell have an interesting young son, Paul. Hubert has completed his education in the local schools and is now a student in the University of Kansas at Lawrence, and Marian is at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul are active members of the Presbyterian church and
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are among the prominent workers of that denomination, Mr. Paul being an elder of the local church. Their best efforts have ever been given to the good work of the church, and to them much of the success of the local society is due. All departments of the church work appeal to them and receives their active and financial support. Few people of the community are held in higher regard, than are Mr. and Mrs. Paul. They are a most hospitable people and by their kindly disposition, they have won for themselves many friends in the locality.
Fraternally, Mr. Paul is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America, in which orders he takes keen interest. Politically, he is identified with the Republican party and has always taken much interest in all local affairs. For many years he was town- ship trustee and during his term of office he gave valuable service to the township. In 1914 he was elected to represent his district in the state Legis- lature and was re-elected in November, 1916. As a member of the Legis- lature he has demonstrated his ability as a leader and has served on the fol- lowing important committees : Assessments and taxation : education : mines and mining ; county seats and county lines ; immigration, and ways and means. He introduced into the house the bill known as the "Mortgage Registration Law," which was later declared unconstitutional. The law would do away with the system of double taxation, and it is more than prob- able that a constitutional amendment will be made, so that a law may be passed that will incorporate the provisions of the bill introduced by Mr. Paul.
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