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Mr. Hartman is a member of the German Lutheran church of Rock Port and Mrs. Hartman is a member of the Catholic church at Tarkio. Politically Mr. Hartman is a Republican.
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HOME OF HENRY HARTMAN.
BEATTIE HILL.
B EATTIE HILL, son of Alpheus and Kittie Hill, was born in Atchison county, Mis- souri, on Feb. 2nd, 1872, and is the youngest child in a family of five. His whole life has been passed in Atchison county-attending school, farming and in business at Phelps City. At the time our artist took the accompanying view he owned a farm of 160 acres in sections 11 and 12, township 64, range 41, three and one-half miles southeast of Rock Port. The house on that farm, in size, is 16x40 feet, two stories, and 16x40 feet, one story, with a porch 8x28 feet; the barn, in size, is 32x60 feet, with 14-foot posts; there are also cribs, sheds, a buggy house, and all necessary outbuildings, and a fine orchard of thirty acres.
On March 6, 1895, Mr. Hill and Miss Ora Brown were united in marriage. Mrs. Hill is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brown, of Phelps City, and was born on Oct. 14th, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have one child-Glen, born Jan. 6th, 1896.
Mr. Hill's father was an early settler of Atchison county. He died in 1885. His moth- er, a daughter of the pioneer, Richard Rupe, was a native of Atchison county. She died in 1877.
In politics Mr. Hill is a Democrat. He is Treasurer of the Town Board of Phelps City, and also served as school director while residing in the country.
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FORMER HOME OF BEATTIE HILL.
A. W. HALLIDAY.
A LEXANDER W. HALLIDAY, farmer, was born in Meigs county, Ohio, April 6, 1836, the son of Alexander and Jane Halliday. He lived with his parents until he reached man's estate, in the meantime learning the carpenter's trade. In 1874 he located in Atchison county, Missouri, practically without means. The first eighty acres of his present farm he bought of N. O. Hopkins for $12 per acre-on crop payments. Ile now owns a splendidly improved farm of 160 acres, in section 16, township 66, range 41, 71% miles southwest of Westboro. The residence is of the following dimensions: 18x40 ft., two stories, and 16x18 ft., 11% stories. The residence is situated in the midst of one of the most beautiful and well-kept lawns we have ever seen. In fact, Mr. Halliday formerly con- ducted a nursery on this farm, and has a most luxuriant orchard and tastefully kept ornamental and shade trees, shrubbery, flower garden, etc. Mr. Halliday also feeds stock successfully, marketing, annually, on an average, one to two car loads of fat cattle and one car load of fat hogs.
In Athens county, Ohio, on Feb. 16, 1865, Mr. Halliday was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Reeves, daughter of David and Matilda Reeves. Of this union six children were born, five of whom are living, namely: David A., born May 21, 1866; Joseph Fred- erick, born Nov. 2, 1867; John Oliver, born Oct. 30, 1869; Hattie J., born Oct. 19, 1871; Robert Earl. born Sept. 11, 1874; Olevia Inez, born Feb. 21, 1879. John O. died Dec. 19,1899.
Mr. Halliday is a member of the Masonic lodge at Tarkio. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party. He was formerly a leader in the People's Party of the county, and represented the party in various conventions. In 1892 he was elected County Judge from the North District, which office he filled with honor to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. Ile has also served in the office of school director several terms.
He is a veteran of the civil war, fighting for the preservation of the union, enlisting in Sept., 1861, and being mustered out on July 27, 1865, at (Columbus, Ohio; Co. H, 36th Ohio Inft. Among other important battles participated in were those of Chickamauga, An- tietam, South Mountain, Keanstown, Mission Ridge. He formerly belonged to the G. A. R. post at Tarkio.
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A. W. HALLIDAY'S HOME.
WM. H. HINDMAN.
HE subject of this sketch, William Hezekiah Hindman, was born in Holt county, Missouri, on Sept. 10th, 1849, the son of John M. and Nancy Jane Hindman, and the oldest in a family of six children. In his sixth year his parents moved to Brownville, Nebr. In his seventh year they located in Atchison county, Missouri, on what is known as the Stivers farm, which his father bought. He was raised to manhood in this county and started out for himself by working by the month as a farm hand. In 1871 he bought eighty acres of land in Lincoln township. Selling that farm he resumed working as a farm hand. Later he bought eighty acres of land near Milton. He prospered and to this added 100 acres. This farm he sold in 1882 and bought 400 acres of land in Valley county, Nebraska. After a residence of two and a half years there he returned to Atchi- son county and bought what is known as the Jewell farm, in Clark township. His home farm now consists of 320 acres, in section 8, township 64, range 40, 312 miles northwest of Fairfax. He recently sold a farm of 360 acres in section 9, of the same township and range. He also owns a farm of 160 acres in Decatur county, Nebraska.
Mr. Hindman is an extensive and successful stock feeder, marketing, on an average, about eight or ten car loads of fat cattle and about two car loads of fat hogs annually.
As can be seen from the accompanying view, his farm is exceptionally well improved. The house, in size, is 36x32 ft., two stories; barn, 50x70 ft., with 16-ft. posts; also ice house, shop, smoke house, wood house, wash and cook house, scales and scale house, cow stable, etc., and an orchard covering twenty acres of ground. He has one of the model farms of the county.
On Nov. 1, 1874, Mr. Hindman was united in marriage with Miss Bettie Jester Graves, daughter of Wm. E. and Edna F. Graves, and the fifth child in a family of fifteen. She was born in Atchison county on Sept. 9, 1853. To Mr. and Mrs. Hindman were born eight children, five of whom are living, namely: Robert, born Aug. 13, 1875; William Raymond, born May 21, 1884; Richard Paul, born March 13, 1886; Grover Dean, born March 3, 1888; Lillian Gladys, born Aug. 16, 1891; Charles Powers, born Oct. 11, 1878, died in February, 1879; Pearl Evaline, born June 28, 1881, died April 14, 1885; Edward, born Jan. 4, 1878, died Sept. 14, 1887.
Mr. and Mrs. Hindman are members of the Maple Grove congregation of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church, Mr. Hindman being an Elder in that organization. Politically he is a Democrat. He has served his school district several times in the capacity of director and at present is one of the road commissioners of Clark township. He is also a director of the Missouri Farmers' Mutual Tornado, Cyclone and Windstorm Ins. Co.
Mr. Hindman gives his children the best educational advantages at hand, Robert hav- ing graduated from Tarkio College and Richard and Ray attending Fairfax High school.
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MR. AND MRS. W. H. HINDMAN A VIEW OF THE HINDMAN FARM.
A. E. HELMER.
A MANDUS EDWARD HELMER, merchant, Rock Port, Mo., was born in Nemaha county, Nebraska, on Feb. 14, 1864, and is the first of eight children. His parents are Frank M. and Eliza Helmer.
Mr. Helmer's younger life was passed in Brownville, Neb., where he went to school. At the age of sixteen years he came to Rock Port, Mo., to clerk in Geo. A. Pinnell's store, and Rock Port has since been his home. He clerked for Mr. Pinnell three years, when he entered John Lockwood's mercantile establishment in a like capacity, remaining there six months. He then resumed his position with Mr. Pinnell, and afterwards engaged as clerk for H. Waltner, in his mercantile establishment. He was with Mr. Waltner about one year, when he engaged in the general merchandise business for himself. He continued in that business until he was elected Circuit Clerk of Atchison county, in 1894, for a term of four years. At the expiration of his term of office he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, in which business he is yet engaged.
Fraternally, Mr. Helmer takes an active part in the several lodges to which he belongs in Rock Port. He has held several chairs in the Masonic lodge; is a member of the Zerru- babbel Chapter, I. O. O. F., K. of P. and Woodmen of the World. He is clerk of the Woodmen camp.
Mr. Heliner is a Republican and has served on both the township and county commit- tees in a political capacity. He has been a member of the board of Rock Port school district and was director of the Rock Port Fair Association four years.
On Sept. 30, 1888, Mr. Helmer and Miss Maude Whitmire, of Rock Port, Mo., were united in marriage. Her parents were David and Louisa Whitmire, and she was born in Nemaha county, Nebraska, on Jan. 8, 1869. She died on Nov. 29, 1901. To Mr. and Mrs. Helmer were born two children, who died at birth. Mrs. Helmer was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Rock Port.
Mrs. Helmer's father, Dr. David Whitmire, was a pioneer physician of this section of the country. He practiced more than fifty years, and a greater part of that time he lived in Rock Port. He was a graduate from Rush Medical College, Chicago, and was a successful practitioner. Ile died on Jan. 17, 1895. His wife preceded him to the grave several years. Mr. Helmer's parents were natives of Germany. His father is dead; his mother resides in Omaha, Nebr.
Mr. Helmer's place of business is a brick building, 27x120 ft. in size. Ile carries a full stock of furniture, wall paper, carpets, sewing machines, pictures, etc., and enjoys a good patronage.
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A. E . HELMER, THE FURNITURE MAN.
ST. JOHN'S GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
was in the years 1875-78 when the first Germans of north Atchison county, namely: H. Fuelling Wm. Broermann, H. Niemann, G. Broermann, H. Vette, C. R. Rolf, A. Laumann and H. W. Lau- mann, came from Wisconsin or Germany to make Atchison county, Missouri, their future home. In the first years they attended the Evangelical Lutheran church at Rock Port, Mo., but in 1882 the pastor of that congregation, Rev. L. Poeverlein, preached to them at the home of of Win. Broermann. There they held the Sunday School also. A little later the services were conducted at Grange Hall. Rev. W'm. Fr. Beckmann, the successor of the above mentioned pastor, preached there in 1883. He preach- ed his last sermon there, bidding his many friends good-bye, as he would visit his fatherland, Ger- many, in company with George L. Bischof, of Rock Port. What he had mentioned, but not hoped for, happened. The congregation never heard him again, as he died in mid-ocean. But his good works follow him. He is cherished in the memory of those for whom he was pastor.
In 1885 Rev. J. J. Buechsenstein preached in Rock Port and at Grange Hall. On July 18, 1886. he organized the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church in Polk township, Atchison county. Wm. Broermann, H. Vette and H. Rolf composed the first of councilthis church. The members at that time were Win. Broermann, G. Broermann, H. Vette, C. R. Rolf, H. Rolf, A. Laumann, G. Laumann. H. W. Laumann, A. Tiemann, H. Tiemann, C. Kemper, Fr. Klute, H. Redeker, H Kahle, H. Beck- mann, Wm. Fuelling, G Horstmann, H. Schroeder, J. Zwick and their families In the same year a church building was erected on the farm of Adam Laumann, who gave five acres of land for that purpose. The church cost $1,500. In size it is 28 feet wide and 40 feet long, and the tower is 53 feet high. It was dedicated for God's temple on July 4th, 188%. In December, 1886, Rev. B. Sickel was called as pastor; on April 17th, 1887, the congregation accepted a church constitution and was incorporated and united with the Nebraska Synod-a district of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church of the United States of America. On that day Wm. Broermann and H Rolf were elected Elders and H Vette and F Klute were elected Deacons. Rev. B. Sickel served the congregation until in the spring of 1889 On July 21st, 1889, Rev. J. G Groenmiller received and accepted a vocation. On Oct. 9th, 189', the congregation resolved to build a parsonage and barn. The parsonage has six rooms and a cellar. The pastor resigned Feb 13th, 1893, and Rev. O. Roehrig, of Langdon, Mo., took charge of the work on June 4th, 1893. At the same time the first summer school or parochial school began. In October, 1896, the pastorate was again vacant, but on Jan. 31st, 1897. Rev. Wm. Harder, of Tea, South Dakota. was called, and he began to serve on March 11th, 1897. At the time of taking this sketch he was still pastor. In the fall of 1898 the church building was renewed, decorated, etc., and in the last years the parsonage was beautified and the whole property improved, so that the value of it amounts to over $4 000, and it is free from debt.
In mission work the congregation is about on the lead-line in their Synod. From $80 in 1894 they gained to $300 in 1905. In ten years (1895-1905) the congregation gave for foreign missions, home missions, church extension, education, etc., about $2,400. In April, 1899, St. John's Evangelical Luth- eran church had the honor to entertain the Southern Conference of the German Synod of Nebraska- composed of about twenty ministers at that time, and in September, 1901, the whole Synod (seventy- five or eighty ministers and delegates) assembled there.
In 1902 some families moved to Nebraska and other members organized their own congregation in Fremont county, Iowa, so that the church lost about twelve families. At present there are 115 com- munieants. The summer school, or parochial school, had, this year, forty pupils. In the Sunday School are sixty children and six teachers. The pastor was Superintendent of the Sunday Schooland teacher of the parochial school.
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ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH .
REVEREND AND MRS. H. W HARDER.
REV. WM. HARDER.
CI CHRISTOPHER HEINRICH WILHELM HARDER was born on April 6th, 1869, in Itrehoe, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, of very pious parents. From his sixth to his fifteenth year of age he attended the schools of his home place and was instructed in the faith of the Lutheran church. On April 14th, 1884, he was confirmed in that church. Then he went in the business of his father, who owned a woolen-mill. From 1884 until 1892 he was a member of the Young Men's Christian Society. In 1887 he was converted, and from that time his especial desire was to go into the ministry. On Easter, 1889, he went to the Theological Seminary of Breklum, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, where he graduated in September, 1892. On Oct. 16th of the same year he left his father-house and land and disembarked at Staten Island on Oct. 30th, 1892, and went to the German Theological Seminary at Chicago, where he had been instructed to go by his Professor, and he was sent into the field on Dec. 2nd, 1892, beginning a German mission at New Kensing- ton, Westmoreland county, Penna. In 1893 he was ordained at Chicago, where his Synod met that year. On April 11th he left Pennsylvania and accepted a call from the Evangel- ical Lutheran churches at Lennox and Tea, South Dakota. There he stayed until March 8th, 1897, when he took charge of the work at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, in Atchison county, Missouri. There he remained until May 1st, 1906, when he accepted the pastorate of the Evangelical Lutheran church at Lanham, Neb.
On January 4th, 1894, he was married to Miss Martha Dorothea Paulson. She was born on Aug. 20th, 1868, in Bredstedt, Schleswig Holstein, Germany. The most of her youth was passed at Altona and Hamburg, Germany, and there she lived until in December, 1893, when she left for the United States, to be united in marriage with Mr. Harder. The marriage took place in the Trinity Lutheran church at New Kensington, Penna. In their wedlock seven children have been born, namely: Martha Meta, born Nov. 21st, 1894; Max Johannes, born May 15th, 1896; Helene Christene Hildegard, born Oct. 12th, 1897; Hans Rudolf Wilhelm, born Nov. 29th, 1899; Christine Auguste Clara, born Nov. 29th, 1899; Ernst Heinrich, born Feb. 8th, 1902; Elizabeth Anna Marie, born Oct. 2nd, 1903.
On March 27th, 1900, the little twin boy died of pneumonia, at the age of four months, and was buried at St. John's cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. G. Groenmiller, of Rock Port, Mo.
From April, 1879, until September, 1901, he also preached in the First Evangelical Lutheran church at Rock Port, Mo., every second Sunday, when the congregation received their regular pastor, Rev. August Spieckermann. Since May, 1902, he has been Treasurer of the Southern Conference of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Nebraska. In June, 1901, he attended the meetings of the General Synod as one of the delegates of liis Synod.
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J. R. HANDLEY.
JAMES RUDOLPH HANDLEY, son of Archibald and Ann (Crosland) Handley, was born 1 in Atchison county, Missouri, Jan. 12th, 1855, and was the sixth of a family of ten children. His parents were among the pioneers of the Missouri Valley in Atchison county. James first saw the light of day in what is now Buchanan township, near the "Narrows." They also lived several years opposite Brownville, Neb., and south of the defunct town of Scott City, Mo.
James was with his parents until he was about twenty years of age, when he launched out for himself. He worked on the farm, by the monthi, two years, and then began farm- ing for himself. He has, for years, conducted J. M. Scamman's farm, two and three-fourths miles southwest of Rock Port, in partnership with Mr. Scamman. They do no cattle feed- ing, but sell their grain and feed it to stock they raise. On an average they market about one hundred fat hogs annually.
There is a nice residence on this farm, in size 14x28 feet, 11% stories, and 14x16 feet, 11% stories; also barn, cribs, sheds and all necessary outbuildings.
Mr. Handley is a life-long Democrat; is at present director of the school district in which he lives. Both he and his wife are members of the M. E. church at Union City.
On Feb. 22, 1885, Mr. Handley was joined in wedlock with Miriam Casey, daughter of Edward and Jeannette Casey, who were pioneers of the county. Mrs. Handley was born at the old Casey homestead, south of the present site of Union City, on June 1st, 1854.
To Mr. and Mrs. Handley were born three children, one of whom is living, namely: Ralph, born Oct. 23, 1892. Edith, born Feb. 12, 1886, died Jan. 22, 1890; Myrtle J., born April 22, 1889, died Jan. 30, 1890. They have an adopted son-Roy, born April 13, 1892.
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HOME OF J. R. HANDLEY,
DR. J. M. HAMBLIN.
THE subject of this sketch, Joseph Merrill Hamblin, of Westboro, Mo., one of the ablest and best physicians in Northwest Missouri, was born in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 16th, 1850, and was the fourth child in a family of seven. He was raised on his father's farm. At the age of nineteen years, however, he began teaching school and studying medicine. In the year 1865 he left his native home and located in Minnesota. From there he went to Adams county, Illinois, where he taught school until he entered medical college. He began the practice of his profession at Red Oak, Ia., in 1876, and was at that place about five years. Later he was located at Blanchard, Ia., after which he became physician for the Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Co. He was in that position about one year, when he located at Westboro in 1883, where he has been practicing ever since, with the exception of three years when he was located in St. Joseph, Mo.
Dr. Hamblin obtained much of his thorough education at Groveland Seminary, Wasioja, Minn. He also graduated from the American Medical College at St. Louis, Mo., in the class of 1875; has taken a number of post graduate courses at the Post Graduate College of Chicago and the Northwestern Homeopathic College at Chicago. He is eminently successful in the practice of his profession and is not only constantly busy with his office and country practice but he does a large business through the mails, with parties at a distance, and is often called to great distances. His famous and success- ful treatment of those addicted to the use of intoxicants has given him a reputation far and wide.
Dr. Hamblin is also of prominence in fraternal circles, being a member of the Masonic lodge at St. Joseph; the Blue Lodge, the Chapter, Hugh De Payne s Commandary, and Moila Temple, also of St. Joseph; also K. of P. Charity Lodge at St. Joseph and Enterprise Lodge of the I. O. O. F. at St. Jo- seph; belongs to both Woodmen camps, and is the medical examiner for each. In politics Dr. Hamb- lin is a Democrat. His party has chosen him as delegate to several district conventions.
On April 27, 1889, he was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Foliart, daughter of William and Matilda Foliart, who located in Atchison county about forty-eight years ago. She was born in Atchison county on Oct. 25th, 1871. Her father was a native of Pennsylvania, her mother of Indiana. Her father died in 1900, her mother in 1877.
Two children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Hamblin. Hortense, born Aug. 14, 1890, died Aug. 12, 1891. Joseph Merrill, born Jan. 18, 1893, is an unusually bright boy.
Dr. Hamblin has a neat residence in Westboro, the house being of 11% stories, in size 20x26 feet and 16x20 feet. His office building, on Main street, is 16x50 feet in size, and, perhaps, is the best furnished and best supplied physician's office in Northwest Missouri, and it is necessary it should be thus.
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DR. AND MRS. J. M. HAMBLIN AND SON
DR. J. A. HUNTER.
TAMES A. HUNTER, M. D., of Fairfax, Mo., son of James and Elizabeth Hunter, was born in Atchison county, Missouri, Aug. 16th, 1848, and is fourth in a family of eight children. He was on his father's farm until in his twentieth year, when he took a course of three years at McGee college. He then taught school and studied medicine under Dr. J. M. Tracy, of Rock Port, after which he entered St. Louis Medical College, graduating from that institution in 1875. He began the practice of medicine at Milton, in Atchison county, and in 1880-81 took the post graduate course in Bellevue Hospital Medical College. When the town of Fairfax was located with the coming of the Tarkio Valley railroad he changed liis residence to that town, in 1881, where he has since resided, enjoying the confidence of his many acquaintances throughout that locality, and, consequently, a large and lucrative practice as well.
On Feb. 29, 1876, Dr. Hunter and Amanda Graves, daughter of Jacob P. and Anna Graves, were united in marriage. She was born in Kentucky, on Oct. 14, 1856, and is sixth in a family of seven children. Her family located here in 1863.
Doctor and Mrs. Hunter have five children, namely: Oran A., born Jan. 5, 1877; Zeta, born Aug. 2, 1879; James Don, born June 13, 1881; Beulah, born Nov. 9, 1887; Basil, born April 27, 1889. Oran A. took a course in the medical department of the State University of Missouri and is a graduate from the Marion Sims Medical College. He com- menced practicing his profession in 1898. At the time of taking this sketch he was in part- nership with his father, in the drug store business at Fairfax as well as in the practice of medicine. Zeta is a graduate from the Fairfax High School and has taught in that school. Beulah and Basil also graduated therefrom.
Dr. Hunter's residence in Fairfax is a ten-room house of 11% stories and is quite at- tractive, as is evidenced by the accompanying view. Also owns a hotel building in Fairfax, of two stories and 36x52 feet in size; also owns two tenant houses in Fairfax. The busi- ness room in which the drug store is conducted is 23x50 feet in size.
Dr. Hunter is a Republican. He was a delegate to the state convention in Kansas City in 1900, and has represented his party in Atchison county at various conventions.
This sketch would be incomplete without further reference to Dr. Hunter's parents, pioneers of Atchison county and prominent in its early history. His father was born in Scotland, April 23rd, 1813. In 1821 he emigrated with his parents to Nova Scotia, where he remained until in 1846, when he located in Atchison county, Missouri. On March 3rd, 1840, he was married to Elizabeth McKay, a native of Nova Scotia, born Aug. 8, 1817. Mr. Hunter was a member of the County Court eleven years and was prominent in the county otherwise.
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RESIDENCE OF DR. J. A. HUNTER.
WM. HINKLE.
W ILLIAM HINKLE, son of Henry and Barbara Hinkle, was born in Wurtemburg. Germany, Aug. 1, 1848, and is the fourth child in a family of eight. He came from Germany with his parents when he was one year old. They located at Philadelphia, Pa., where he lived until in his nineteenth year. He came to Atchison county in 1869. At the time the above view was taken he owned and lived on a farm of eighty acres, situated in sections 11 and 12, township 63, range 41, ten miles south and one mile east of Rock Port. The house on this farm, is, in size, 14x50 feet and 16x26 feet, one story. There are also all necessary outbuildings and an orchard.
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