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JACKSON, Roy H., lumber; born at Eyota, Minn., June 5, 1876; son of Orlo H. and Harriet (Horton) Jackson; edu- cated in public schools of Lake Benton, Minn .; married at Winona, Minn., June 5. 1900, to Miss May Clark. Began in lumber business at Winona, 1896, and has been secretary of the Standard Lum- ber Co., since Jan. 21, 1903. Republican. Club: Arlington. Mason. Recreation: Golf. Address: Winona, Minn.
JACKSON, William L., city assessor, Duluth; born in Norfolk Co., Canada, Jan. 1, 1852; son of Joseph and Me- linda (Dowling) Jackson; educated in common and high schools, Norfolk Co. Was raised in lumber business and be- gan active career with his father, oper- ating in Canada and Michigan; engaged in lumber trade at Tonawanda, N. Y., 1872-84; came to Duluth in 1884 and was identified with dry goods busi- ness for 18 months: became interested on own account in real estate, which business still continues; has been city assessor of Duluth since Sept., 1904. Democrat. Presbyterian. Member B. P. O. E., Y. M. C. A. Married, 1st, at Ton- awanda, Oct. 1, 1879, to Matie Booth (now deceased); 2nd, at Port Rowan, Ont., Oct. 19, 1892, to Miss Mary Fran- cis. Club: Commercial. Office: City Hall. Residence: 1940 Minnesota Av., Duluth.
JACOBI, Myer, proprietor The Golden Rule Clothing Store; born near Heidel- berg, Germany, Sept. 15, 1844; son of Jacob and Regina (Gerson) Jacobi; came to America, 1858, and was educated in public schools of Illinois; married at Cincinnati, O., March 3, 1875, to Miss Henrietta Rosenfeld. Entered clothing business at Abington, Ill., 1861, later continuing in the business at Galesburg, Ill., as A. & M. Jacobi; was connected with Rosenfeld, Kauffman & Co., cloth- ing manufacturers, Cincinnati, O., for 10 years; came to Winona, 1883, and founded The Golden Rule Clothing Store, owned by M. Jacobi & Son, of which he is the senior member. Independent in politics. Member Reformed Jewish Church. Mason (32ยบ), Shriner. Member Board of Trade. Club: Arlington. Ad- dress: Winona, Minn.
JACOBSON, Tollef, banker; born in Boone Co., Ia., May 28, 1869; son of G. A. and Aase (Olson) Jacobson; has been a resident of Minnesota since 1874; educated in the common schools. Began in mortgage business, 1893, and later entered banking. President Northwest- ern Mortgage Security Co., Fargo, N. D .: Farmers' National Bank, Alexan-
dria, Minn .; Evansville State Bank, Evansville, Minn. Vice president Bran- don (Minn.) State Bank, Bank of Low- ry. Lowry, Minn, Le Roy Hardware Co., Alexandria, Minn .; also member Tollef Jacobson & Co., investment bankers, Al- exandria. Village president and mem- ber board of education. Address: Alex- andria, Minn.
JAEGER, Luth, banking; born in Nor- way, Aug. 4, 1851; educated in classical school and at the University of Nor- way. Came to the United States in 1871, stopping at Madison, and La Crosse, Wis., and Chicago, Ills., and lo- cating in Minneapolis, 1877; was bank clerk, editor weekly newspaper, deputy collector internal revenue, real estate dealer, and became receiver of Scandia Bank of Minneapolis; cashier of Farm- ers and Merchants' Bank, Hunter, N. D., and has been cashier of the Union State Bank, Minneapolis, since Dec. 21, 1905. Ex-member board of education, Minne- apolis. Democrat. Unitarian. Married at Minneapolis, 1883, to Nanny Mattson. Office: 100 Washington Av., S. Resi- dence: 2918 Chicago Av., Minneapolis.
JAEHNIG, Bruno, physician; health officer; born in Saxony, Germany, Feb. 19, 1841; son of Maurice and Amelia (Jehmlich) Jaehnig; came to America with parents, 1850, and located at She- boygan, Wis .; studied medicine in Med- ical Department, University of Michi- gan, graduating, degree of M.D., 1865. Entered military service, of the govern- ment, 1865, as acting assistant surgeon, Department of the South; located at Ontonagon, Mich., after the war, and later was surgeon at mines, Kewenaw Point, Mich., for 3 years; has been en- gaged in practice at Red Wing since 1869. Physician at State Training School since 1892, and health officer Red Wing, since 1898. Member Goodhue County Medical Society, Minnesota State Medical Association. Independent in politics. Address: Red Wing, Minn.
JAFFRAY, Clive Talbot, banker; born at Berlin, Ont., Can., July 1, 1865; son of W. and Agnes S. Jaffray; educated in High School, Berlin. Has been en- gaged in banking business since begin- ning of active career, at Waterloo, Ont., in Oct., 1881; vice president The First National Bank, Minneapolis; also direc- tor First National Bank, Sleepy Eye, Minn., and Northwestern National Life Insurance Co., Minneapolis. Clubs: Min- neapolis, Minikahda. Office: The First National Bank. Residence: 1616 Mt. Curve Av., Minneapolis.
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JAGGARD, Edwin Ames, jurist; born at Altoona, Pa., June 21, 1859; son of Clement and Annie Jane (Wright) Jag- gard; graduate Dickinson College, Pa., A.B., 1879, A.M., 1882, University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1882, LL.D., 1904; married at St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 15, 1890, to Anna Averill, daughter of Gen- eral John T. Averill. Began practice of law in St. Paul, 1882; elected judge, 2nd Judicial District, Minn., 1898; elected justice Supreme Court of Min- nesota, 1904, which position he now holds. Member Faculty of Law, Univer- sity of Minnesota, since 1893. One of the founders of the Northwest Alumni Association of the University of Penn- sylvania. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi and Delta Chi fraternities, Minnesota Society of Colonial Wars (ex- chancellor). Author: Jaggard on Torts; Jaggard on Taxation; also addresses and written articles upon important le- gal subjects. Clubs: Minnesota, Town and Country. Recreations: Travel and fishing. Office: State Capitol. Resi- dence: 302 So. Exchange St., St. Paul.
JAMES, Franklin S., dentist; born at Hudson, Mich., Aug. 7, 1870; son of William D. and Harriet D. (Perkins) James; educated at State Normal School, Fayette, O .; College of Dental Surgery, University of Michigan, graduating, de- gree of D.D.S., 1893. Married at Aus- tin, Minn., 1899, to Mary D. Browne. Has been in practice at Winona since 1894. President State Board of Dental Examiners, under appointment by Gov. Van Sant and reappointment by Gov. Johnson. Member Southern Minnesota and State Dental associations. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Member Ma- sonic order, Knights of Pythias. Club: Arlington. Recreation: Hunting. Ad- dress: Winona, Minn.
JAMES, George Francis, educator; born at Normal, Ill., Aug. 18, 1867; son of Colin Dew and Amanda (Casad) James; educated in public schools of Evanston, Ill .; Northwestern Academy. 1875-82; Northwestern University, 1882- 85; University of Michigan, graduating, degree of B.A., 1886; degree of M.A., same university, 1887; University of Halle, Germany, degree of Ph.D., 1894 engaged in special studies in history of education and school systems, in France, Germany and Italy, for three years. Married at Chicago, Ill., Aug. 10, 1899, to Miss Pauline Ten Eyck Sholes. Dean of the college of educa- tion, University of Minnesota, since 1905. Was secretary University Exten- sion Society, Philadelphia, 1891-03; sec- retary Chicago Educational Commission, 1898-99. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi fraternities. Author: Hand Book of University Extension. Editor: Proceedings of 1st National Conference on University Extension, Report of Chi- cago Educational Commission, Unveil- ing of Logan Monument. Office: Uni-
versity of Minnesota. Residence: 308 18th Av., S. E., Minneapolis.
JAMES, Howard, railway and steam- ship official; born, Williamsburgh, Mass., Aug. 12, 1862; son of Lyman D. and Helen E. (Field) James; educated at Williston Seminary and Williams Col- lege, graduating, 1882; married, Sagi- naw, Mich., Dec. 16, 1897, Sophia M. Ayres. Entered service with the Great Northern Railway Co., 1882, and has re- mained continuously with that company and its branches as follows: clerk gen- eral freight department, St. Paul, Min- neapolis & Manitoba Ry., 1882-86; secre- tary to general manager, 1886-88; treas- urer and purchasing agent Eastern Rail- way of Minnesota, 1888-89; superintend- ent Northern Division St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Manitoba Ry., and Great Northern Ry., at Barnesville, Minn., 1889-92; superintendent Minneapolis I'nion Ry., 1892-95; purchasing agent Northern Steamship Co., 1895-99; pur- chasing agent Great Northern Ry., 1899- 1905; director purchases same road.
Vice president and general manager
Great Northern Steamship Co., since Aug., 1905, and president Northern Steamship Co., since Sept., 1902. Recre- ation: Automobiling. Clubs: Minnesota, Town and Country, White Bear Yacht. Office: Great Northern Bldg. Residence: Hotel Aberdeen, St. Paul.
JAMES, John Charles, merchant; born in Blue Earth Co., Minn., May 27, 1869; son of John J. and Hannah (Meredith) James; attended Normal School from age of 17 to 21. Taught school for about 10 years, at the same time farm- ing and acting as town clerk; mana- ger of creamery; entered hardware and furniture business, 1901, and is member of firm of James Brothers; director Lake Crystal Milling Co. Republican. Prot- estant. Member Masonic order, O. E. S., Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. W. Mar- ried at Lake Crystal, 1903, to Miss Bar- bara Bulkley. Address: Lake Crystal, Minn.
JAMES, John Henry, physician; born at Greenwich, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1846; son of Joseph and Roxanna C. (Brownell) James; educated in common schools, Cambridge, N. Y .; Greenwich Academy; Medical Department, University of New York City, graduating, degree of M.D., Feb., 1875; interne Blackwell's Island (N. Y.) Insane Asylum, 1875-76; as- sistant physician State Insane Hospital, St. Peter, Minn., 1876-91; specialist, eye, ear, throat and nose, since Sept., 1891. President Mankato City Telephone Co., 1900-06. Republican. Presbyterian. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations, Minnesota Valley and Blue Earth County Medical socie- ties. Mason. Married, 1st, at West Brookfield, Mass., 1879, to Hattie N. White (now deceased); 2nd, at Denver, Colo., Sept. 18, 1895, to Florence White.
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Club: Social Science. Address: Man-
kato, Minn.
JAMES, Ralph Chamberlain, physician and surgeon; born at St. Peter, Minn., March 6, 1881: son of Dr. J. H. James and Hattie N. (White) James; edu- cated in public schools, St. Peter; State Normal School, Mankato; public school Mankato; graduated from Pillsbury Academy, 1900; one year at Carleton College; 4 years at University of Min- nesota, graduating, degree of M.D., June, 1905. Unmarried. House surgeon at Rood Hospital. Corporal hospital corps, 2nd Regt., M. N. G. Member St. Louis County Medical Society, Minnesota State and American Medical associations. Member Phi Beta Pi fraternity. Ad- dress: Hibbing, Minn.
JAMES, William M., merchant and publisher; born in Ontario, Canada. 1858; son
of Robert and Lorena ( Markle) James; educated in public and high schools of Ontario and at the Col- legiate Institute, St. Thomas, Ont. After leaving school followed teaching until 1887; was member of the firm of Cham- pion & James, grocers, 1887-89; in drug and stationery business, 1893-1900; en- gaged in jewelry business at Brecken- ridge from 1895 to the present time. Publisher and owner of The Telegram, a weekly newspaper, since its start in 1892. Republican. Methodist. Member Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. W., Modern Woodmen of America and O. E. S. Married in Ontario, 1886, to Miss Maggie Harvey. Address: Breckenridge, Minn.
JAMESON, S. Robert N., agency direc-
tor; horn at Brockville, Can., March 16, 1874; son of M. Harry W. and Sarah ( Blane) Jameson; educated St. Mary's School, public school and high school, all of St. Paul, Minn. Was connected with Beaupre, Keogh & Davis, wholesale grocers, St. Paul, 1890-93; was with Koehler & Hinrichs, wholesale import- ers, 1893-98; employed by Swift & Co., packers, St. Paul, 1898-1902; entered service of M. F. Kerwin Paper Co., Jan. 1, 1902, and on April 15, of the same year, was appointed agency director New York Life Insurance Co. Married at St. Paul, June 27, 1900, to Alice Murphy. Club: Commercial. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 1908 5th Av., S., Minneapolis.
JAMISON, Robert, lawyer; born at Red Wing, Minn., Sept. 4, 1858; son of Alexander and Mary (Roberts) Jamison; educated in public schools, graduating from the Red Wing High School, 1877; three years at University of Minnesota; read law in office of Judge John M. Shaw, Minneapolis, and was admitted to the bar, 1883. Married at Minneapolis, Aug. 16, 1883, to Miss Adaline L. Camp. Entered upon practice of law in Minne- apolis; assistant county attorney of Hennepin Co., 1885; elected county at-
torney, 1888; appointed to fill vacancy on bench of 4th district and elected for term of 6 years, 1894. Member Masonic order, B. P. O. E., Chi Psi fraternity. Club: Commercial. Recreation: Fish- ing. Office: Loan Trust Bldg. Resi- dence: 316 10th Av., S. E., Minneapolis.
JANDA, Louis, boots and shoes; born in Austria, Jan. 15, 1858; son of Albert and Mary (Broschko) Janda; educated in public schools of Austria; married at Mankato, Minn., 1884, to Miss Mary
Lamm. Came to Minnesota, 1874, and began in sale of boots and shoes ill Marshall, 1884; removed to Mankato, 1886, and has continued in same line of business since. Director National Bank of Commerce. Republican. Roman Catholic. Member B. P. O. E. Club: Commercial. Address: Mankato, Minn.
JANNEY, Thomas B., president Jan- ney, Semple, Hill & Co., wholesale hard- ware; born at Shanesville, O., Oct. 5, 1838; son of Phineas M. and Frances (Smith) Janney; educated in common schools of Iowa and academy in Henry, Ill .; married at Minneapolis, to Miss Mary Wheaton. Parents moved from Shanesville to Van Buren Co, Ia., 1839, and to Henry, Ill., 1851; began busi- less career as clerk in general store. continuing until 1862; was at Nash- ville, Tenn., 1862-66; came to Minne- apolis and in July, 1866, entered hard- ware business in company with his brothers; bought hardware stock of Gov. Pillsbury, 1875, the firm becoming Janney, Brooks & Eastman (Mr. East- man retired, 1883, and Mr. Brooks died shortly thereafter). In January, 1884, Frank B. Semple became a member of the firm and the firm name was changed to Janney, Semple & Co .; Horace M. Hill was admitted later, and in 1898 the corporation of Janney, Semple, Hill & Co. was formed, of which has ever since been president and treasurer. Also director Northwestern National Bank, Farmers and Mechanics' Savings Bank. Independent Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Minneapolis, Commercial, Mini- kahda, Lafayette. Recreations: Auto- mobiling, fishing and boating. Office : 20-36 S. 2nd St. Residence: 340 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis.
JANZEN, Abraham, lumber; born near Elbing, Prussia, May 2, 1862. Came to America in 1884, locating at Mountain Lake, Minn., where he has since re- sided. Began business career as clerk in general store at Mountain Lake; in 1891 was one of the organizers of the retail lumber firm of Goertz and Janzen, of which he is manager. Has held offices of village recorder and clerk of the board of education. Married at Mountain Lake, April 14, 1889, to Miss Magaretha Nickel. Address: Mountain
Lake, Minn.
JAQUES, Alfred, lawyer; born at Gen- eseo, Henry Co., Ill., Feb. 9, 1857; son
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of William Cowpen and Elizabeth Ann (Beers) Jaques; educated in public schools in Geneseo and at select school of Prof. S. H. Waldo. Began practice of law in 1882; member of the law firm of Jaques & Hudson. Director. secretary and treasurer of the New Du- luth Co. lands. Director Duluth Bar Library Association. Was special judge of the municipal court of the city of Duluth, from March, 1887, to March, 1889. Democrat. Unitarian. Married at Geneseo, Ill., April 15, 1885, to Miss Mary Josephine Shaw. Club: Commer- cial. Office: Lonsdale Bldg. Residence: 1205 E. 3rd St., Duluth.
JEFFERSON, Rufus C., lumberman; horn at Gainesville, N. Y., April 24, 1843; son of Cyrus and Eunice (Conable) Jefferson; educated in public schools of Gainesville, Warsaw and Buffalo, N. Y .; married at Woodstock, III., 1868, to Genevieve C. Church. Engaged in the lumber business since 1867; since 1881 in firm of Jefferson & Kasson. Is also in farm loan business, banks and trust companies. Served in 1st New York Dragoons for three years in Civil War. Democrat. Presbyterian. Office: Nat'l G. A. Bank Bldg. Residence: 276 Sum- mit Av., St. Paul.
JENCKES, Herbert Duane, physician; born at Dansville, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1850; son of Rev. H. D. and Maria ( Larish) Jenckes; educated in public schools of Wisconsin and at University of Illinois, degree of M.D., 1884. Physician to the U. S. Indian Training School, located near Pipestone; secretary board of pen- sion examiners. Probate Judge, Pipe- stone Co., 1888-89. Presbyterian. Mem- ber Murray County Medical Club, South- western Minnesota Medical Society and Minnesota State Medical Association. Mason; member I. O. O. F. Married, in 1883, to Anna Matthews. Address: Pipe- stone, Minn.
JENKINS, Herbert L., real estate; born at Boston, Mass., June 22, 1858; son of Charles T. and Josephine (Strong) Jenkins; educated in public and high schools of Boston. Began act- ive career in employ of Belding Broth- ers & Co., silk manufacturers, continu- ing for 9 years; came to St. Paul, 1883, and was connected for 6 years with Strong, Hackett & Co., wholesale hard- ware; was in wholesale paint business in Tacoma, Wash., for 7 years, when he returned to St. Paul and became as- sistant credit man for Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., with which he continued until 1900. Has been engaged in real estate business and care of properties, under title of Frye & Jenkins, since 1900. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem- ber Knights of the Maccabees. Married at St. Paul, 1900, to Miss Jessie Strong. Club: Commercial. Office: Globe Bldg. Residence: 852 Osceola Av., St. Paul.
JENKINS, William S., abstracts of title and title insurance; born in Hen-
nepin Co., Minn., June 24, 1860; son of Sylvanus and Eunice K. ( Whitney ) Jen- kins; attended common schools of Farmington, Minn., 1889, and Curtis Business College, Minneapolis; married, at New Richmond, Wis., 1887, to Lilian G. Smith. First employment was levelman, in engineering corps Northern Pacific Ry., 1882; became abstract clerk for Merrill & Alber and Bryant & Le- land, both of Minneapolis, 1883-88; pur- chased business of Bryant & Leland and commenced for self; sold to Minnesota Title Insurance and Trust Co., 1890, and since that time has secretary, treasurer and superintendent of titles for the company. Served five years in M. N. G. Republican. Club: Com- mercial. Recreations: Chess and whist. Office: Oneida Blk. Residence: 2653 Portland Av., Minneapolis.
JENKS, James E., lawyer; born at Clearwater, Minn., Aug. 9, 1871; son of James and Sarah E. (Moyes) Jenks; educated in common schools of Clear- water, 1877-87; state normal school, 1887-90, graduating, 1890; Carleton Col- lege, Northfield, Minn., 1891-94; Colum- bian University, Washington,
D. C., 1896-97, graduating, LL.B., 1897. Lived upon a farm until 1887; taught school, 1890-91 and 1894-95; was clerk and col- lector for McCormick H. M. Co. during vacations; admitted to Minnesota bar, 1898; engaged in general practice of law as junior member of firm of Taylor & Jenks, March 15, 1898, to Nov. 1, 1906, at which time the senior member, M. D. Taylor, was elected judge district court; since Nov. 1, 1906, has practiced alone. Appointed member State Board of Examiners in Law, 1901, and re- appointed, 1904; secretary St. Cloud Charter Commission. Member American Academy of Political and Social Science; member Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Mar- ried at Austin, Minn., June 13, 1900, Miss Marion Rollins Shaw. Club: Com- mercial. Address: St. Cloud, Minn.
JENNE, Charles W., life insurance; born at Elgin, Ill., July 3, 1858; son of Otis B. and Hannah A. (McClure) Jenne; educated at Elgin (Ill.) Acad- emy. Born and raised on a farm and remained there until 24 years of age, traveled one year for the Mystic Rub- ber Co., of Boston, Mass .; entered in- surance business at Elgin, III., 1886; connected consecutively with the Mas- sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Michigan Mutual Life Ins. Co., and Bankers' Life Insurance Co., locating in Minneapolis, 1900; has been 2nd vice president of The Surety Fund Life Co., since Jan., 1906. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Married at La Crosse, Wis , Feb. 12, 1885, Miss Agnes A. Dickinson. Recreation: Hunting. Office: Andrus Bldg. Residence: 1917 Irving Av., S., Minneapolis.
JENNISON, Willis J., grain commis- sion; native of Burlington, Vt .; public
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school education. Married in Vermont, to Miss Florence J. Beecher. Came to Minnesota, 1874, and engaged in mer- chant milling at Waseca; has been
resident of Minneapolis since 1891. Member of grain commission firm of Gregory, Jennison & Co. Also president Powers Elevator Co., Duluth, and Uni- versal Mill Co. (Duluth), W. J. Jennison Co. (Appleton), and Jennison Bros. Co., of Janesville, Minn. Member Minneap- olis Chamber of Commerce, Duluth Board of Trade. Member Masonic or- der. Club: Commercial. Recreations:
Automobiling and yachting. Office : Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 2546 Portland Av., Minneapolis.
JENSEN, James C., physician; born at Spring Grove, Minn., July 6, 1876; son of Dr. T. Jensen; educated at Luth- er College, Decorah, Ia., graduating, de- gree of A.B., 1899; College of Medicine and Surgery, University of Minnesota, graduating, degree of M.D., 1903. Has been engaged in practice of medicine at Hendricks, Minn., since 1903. Address: Hendricks, Minn.
JENSEN, Mathias, clerk of District Court Ramsey Co .; born in St. Paul, Minn., April 1, 1865; son of Soren and Mary (Ellinsen) Jensen; educated in public schools of St. Paul and at St. Olof College, Northfield, Minn. Began active career as clerk in Comnick & Got- zian's dry goods store; was employed by commissioner of immigration in writ- ing immigration letters to Norway, Swe- den and Denmark; clerk in office of State treasurer, continuing through va- rious administrations for 12 years, clected city clerk of St. Paul, June, 1895, and continued in the position until 1903; county commissioner Ramsey Co., 1905-07; elected clerk District Court, Nov., 1906. Republican. Member Nor- wegian Lutheran Church. Married at St. Paul, Dec. 11, 1890, to Miss Laura Ellinsen. Recreations: All outdoor ath- letic sports. Office: Court House. Resi- dence: 1269 Como Blvd., St. Paul.
JEPSON, Frank Newton, manufactur- er: born at Cannon City, Minn., June 12. 1867; son of John and Lydia F. (Sherpy) Jepson; educated in high school and business college, Minneapo- lis, and at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. Was raised on a farm and en- gaged in farming until 27 years of age; engaged in grocery and general mer- chandise business, at Faribault, Minn., for 6 years; sold out and came to Min- neapolis, 1901, and associated with brothers who were engaged in manu- facturing artificial limbs as The Wink- ley Artificial Limb Co. Member Board of Education, Faribault, 1900-1901. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Member A. O. U. W. Married at Cannon City, Minn., Oct. 9, 1889, to Miss May Belle Walrod. Recreations: Fishing and boating. Office: 1226-1230 Wash. Av.,
N. Residence: 1510 Fremont Av., Min- neapolis.
JEPSON, Lowell Ellsworth, manufac- turer; born at Faribault, Minn., Oct. 19, 1863; son of John Jepson; graduated at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., degree of B.S., 1887, and took M.A. de- gree, 1897; married at Clearwater,
Minn., 1889, to Ada Whiting. Came to Minneapolis in 1887. President The Winkley Artificial Limb Company; rep- resented the 8th district of Minnesota as State senator for 8 years. Congre- gationalist. Club: Commercial. Office: 1330 Washington Av., N. Residence: 1327 Emerson Av., N., Minneapolis.
JEWELL, William Wallace, pharma- cist; born at Montrose, Wis., Aug. 16, 1847; son of Moses and Martha (Cul- ver) Jewell; educated in the public schools of Price Island, Minn., and at Northwestern College, Wasioja, until 1867. Entered business career, in gen- eral store of H. F. Williamson, Pine Island, 1867, continuing until 1874; has been engaged in retail sale of drugs, groceries, notions and fancy goods un- der his own name since 1874. Member United States, Minnesota State and Goodhue County Pharmaceutical asso- ciations. Republican. Member Masonic order since 1868, formerly W. M. and now treasurer of lodge. Married at Price Island, 1874, to Miss Isabel Haaze. Address: Pine Island, Minn.
JEWETT, Arthur Roberts, rubber; born at Cedar Falls, Wis., Jan. 15, 1876; son of Frank W. and Georgia M. (Rob- erts) Jewett; married, Oct. 8, 1902, to Miss Florence M. Hammond. Treasurer Plant Rubber Company. Member the Masonic order. Club: Commercial. Office: 322 First Av., N. Residence: 1525 Clinton Av., Minneapolis.
JOHNS, Daniel B., hardware, bank- ing; born at Louisa, Ky., March 20, 1853; son of Daniel W. and Anna (At- kins) Johns; educated in Hutchinson (Minn.) High School. Engaged in retail lumber and hardware business at Gro- ton, S. Dak., 1882; in hardware busi- ness at Litchfield, Minn., 1887-89, re- turning to Groton, May, 1889; president Brown County Banking Co., 1889 to Nov., 1896; located in Spring Valley, Wis., 1896, and established hardware firm of Fuss, Armstrong, Johns & Co .; has been engaged in hardware business in Red Wing since May, 1905; vice president Bank of Spring Valley, etc. Postmaster Groton, 1885-87, mayor, 1891-95. Mason; member I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. Married at Litchfield, Minn., May 30, 1883, to Miss Jessie M. Warren. Club: Commercial. Address:
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