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Mr. Carpenter is a successful stock feeder, marketing about 300 head of fat cattle and as many fat hogs annually, on an average. He also was formerly quite well known as proprietor of East Lynn herd of Poland-China hogs.
On Oct. 31, 1894, Mr. Carpenter was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Moore, daughter of Dr. H. P. and Mrs. Eliza Moore. She was born in Atchison county on June 16, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have four children, namely: Loleta, born April 19, 1896; Leroy, born June 26, 1898; Charles, born Jan. 23, 1900; Lucy M., born Feb. 27, 1903.
Mr. Carpenter was educated at the State Normal, at Peru, Neb .- Mrs. Carpenter at the Rock Port High School and in the colleges at Tarkio, Wo., and Columbia, Mo.
Mrs. Carpenter is a member of the High Creek Baptist church. Mr. Carpenter is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Watson. Politically, he favors the Democratic party. He has served his district in the capacity of school director.
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ON G. B. CARPENTER'S FARM
M. B. CLEMENT.
M ALON BUSH CLEMENT, of Lincoln township, son of John R. and Hannah Clement, was born in Dearborn county, Indiana, Nov. 20th, 1825, the youngest of three child- ren. His father was a native of New York-his mother of Rhode Island. He grew up on the farm and at the age of fourteen years started out for himself by working as a farm hand, and he worked many a day for twenty-five cents per day.
On Nov. 5th, 1848, he was married to Miss Mary Palmer, daughter of Henry W. and Lida (Lockwood) Palmer, and the seventh child in a family of twelve. She was born in Dearborn county. Indiana. Jan. 25, 1830. Her father was a native of New York-her mother of Connecticut. To Mr. and Mrs. Clement ten children were born, six of whom are living, namely: Annie, wife of Nathan Dunham, born Aug. 17, 1849; Fannie, wife of Melvin Rowan, born Sept. 21, 1852; Rena, wife of Charles Ensley, born Jan. 21, 1855; Lizzie, wife of D. R. Dunlap, born April 23, 1860; James Morton, born Oct. 15, 1866; Albert, born Nov. 5, 1868. The dead are John, William, Frederick and Henrietta.
Mr. Clement and family emigrated from Indiana to Atchison county, Missouri, in 1870. His farm consists of 136 acres, in section 16, township 66, range 39, adjoining the corpor- ate limits of the town of Westboro. In politics Mr. Clement is independent. In Indiana he held the office of County Assessor. In Atchison county he has served several terms as school director.
The residence on Mr. Clement's farm is of 11% stories, in size 38x42 ft. One barn, in size, is 34x24 ft .. with 12-ft posts; another barn, 28x30 ft., with 14-ft. posts, and a 12- foot shed on one end. On the farm is also a tenant house, corn cribs, sheds, etc., and an orchard and vineyard.
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ED. F. COOPER.
F DWARD FRANKLIN COOPER, farmer and stock-raiser of Benton township, was born in Atchison county. Missouri, Oct. 7th, 1878, the son of Harmon and Mata Cooper and ninth in a family of ten children.
His whole life has been passed on his father's farm, and after his father's death he took charge of the home farm, which he now owns. This farm consists of 240 acres, six miles south of Rock Port. He also owns 113 acres of land besides. The house in which Mr. Cooper lives is a structure of 112 stories, in size 14x18 ft. and 16x26 ft. On the premises is also a house of 11% stories, 16x18 ft. in size; barn, 40x50 ft., with 16-ft. posts; buggy shed, 18x40 ft .; also all necessary cribs. sheds, scales, etc., for a large farm. In fact, Mr. Cooper's father was prepared for farming on a large scale and was the owner of several sets of build- ings. At the time of his death he owned 1,200 acres of land. He was a self-made man and a leading German citizen of the county.
Like his father the son is quite an extensive stock feeder, marketing annually about four car loads of cattle and one hundred head of hogs. He is a stock-holder in the Bank of Atchison County and the Citizens' Bank of Atchison County, at Rock Port. In politics he is a Democrat.
On April 3, 1901, Mr. Cooper was married to Miss Mary Walker, daughter of Benja- min and Clara Walker. She was born in Atchison county on June 25, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have one child-Benjamin, born Feb. 23, 1903.
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HOME OF ED. F. COOPER
THOMAS G. COOPER.
T THOMAS G. COOPER, son of Gerd and Rixtie Cooper, was born in the state of Illinois on July 24, 1864. When quite small he moved with his parents to Nebraska. After a residence of four or five years in that state they moved to Atchison county, Missouri, which has since been the home of the subject of this sketch. At the age of twenty-four years he began farming for himself, in which occupation he has been quite successful. He owns and lives npon a fine farm of 240 acres, one mile west of Langdon. His residence, in size, is 16x14 ft., 11% stories, and 14x28 ft., one story; barn, 32x32 ft., with 16-ft. posts; machine shop and buggy house, 16x40 ft .; stock shed, 16x200 ft., and other necessary outbuildings and orchard and vineyard. Mr. Cooper markets the grain he does not feed to stock of his own raising. He markets abont 100 head of fat hogs annually.
On March 1, 1888, he was married to Miss Lonisa Beasing, daughter of Henry and Caroline Beasing, and the oldest in a family of seven children. She was born in Atchison county on January 28, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have four children, namely: Leona, born Oct. 18, 1899; Grace Matilda, born April 3, 1892; Urba J., born May 28, 1896; Her- bert, born Ang. 23, 1900. Mr. Cooper and his family are members of St. Peter's German Lutheran church, in Benton township.
Politically, Mr. Cooper is a Democrat. He has served his school district in the capac- ity of school director.
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W. P. CARPENTER.
W TILLIAM P. CARPENTER, leading land-owner, farmer and stock-raiser of Atchison county, is a native of Atchison county, the son of Charles H. and Mary L. Carpenter, prominent and highly respected residents of what is now Buchanan township, and third in a family of ten children. He was born on May 21st, 1866.
He was with his parents until in his 22nd year, when he began farming for himself, and in that occupation he has made a phenomenal success, as a result of his admirable judgment and keen fore- sight. His home farm, three and one-half miles southeast of Tarkio, comprises 560 acres of fine land, on which is one of the most elegant mansions in the county, in or out of town. It was designed by E. J. Eckel, architect, of St. Joseph, Mo. The house is of the colonial style, in size 38x40 ft., with basement and attie, and a colonial porch on the north and west. There are eight large rooms besides two hall- ways in the first story and one hallway in the second story. The building is heated with a furnace, liglited with acetylene and supplied with a complete system of water-works. The hallways and var- ious rooms are finished in the finest of hard wood. There is a bath-room, laundry and many other modern conveniences. The building was erected at a cost of $10,000.00, and, withal, is one of the most elegant and most conveniently arranged mansions we have ever had the pleasure of looking through.
He also owns three other valuable farms-one of 840 acres, twelve miles north of Rock Port; 300 acres, three and one-half miles northeast of Fairfax, and 220 acres, six miles west of Tarkio. On his 840-acre farm are two large houses, well finished, and three barns, besides other buildings and a fine orchard; also stock yards and scales. On the 300-acre farm, three and one-half miles northeast of Fairfax, is a house of 112 stories, in size 16x20 ft. and 16x32 ft., and a barn 40x50 ft., with 16-ft. posts; on the 220-acre farm is a new one-story house, in size 16x28 ft. and 14x18 ft .; barn, 38x43 ft., with 14-ft. posts; double erib, stock yards, scales, etc. On his home farm is a boarding house of 11% stories, 16x32 ft. in size; barn, 44x43 ft., with 16-ft. posts; carriage house, 20x40 ft. in size; water tank, 33 ft. high; arch cellar, etc. Mr. Carpenter markets annually about 1,500 head of fat cattle and as many hogs, of his own feeding. He also buys live stock. The proceeds of one shipment of Mr. Carpenter's stock consti- tuted the largest bank deposit ever made by an individual in Atchison county -- $65,000.00.
On January 13, 1889, Mr. Carpenter was married to Miss Ella Snyder, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth Snyder. She was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 28th, 1868, and is the oldest in a family of three children. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have two sons, namely: Raymond, born March 15, 1887, and Leslie, born May 15, 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are active members of the M. E. church at Tarkio.
We are pleased to present a view of Mr. Carpenter's mansion as an Atchison county farm house- one of the finest in the state.
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W. P. CARPENTER AND FAMILY AND THE CARPENTER RESIDENCE
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ANDREW CRAIG.
ANDREW CRAIG, of Tarkio township, one of the most extensive farmers and cattle feeders of Atch- ison county, was born in Delaware county, New York, on Jan. 7th, 1840. When he was about eighteen months old his father died, and thus he was thrown on his own resources at an early age, as his father left him no property. When a young man he worked on the farm and tanght school. He was educated in the Delhigh and Andes Academies in New York. He went from New York to Illinois, in 1864, and to Atchison county, Missouri, in 1878. On Jan. 16, 1866, he was nnited in marriage, in De- Kalb county, Ilinois, with Elizabeth Swan, who was born in Westmoorland county, Pennsylvania, in October, 1854. Her father, Samuel Swan, was a native of San Domingo, and her mother, Sarah Swan, a native of Pennsylvania. She was the youngest of three children. Mr. Craig's parents were Robert and Ellisen Craig, natives of Scotland.
To Mr. and Mrs. Craig were born eight children, five of whom are living, namely: Lillie, Andrew B., Samuel, Mabel and Robert. The dead are a daughter, Ella, and two infants.
Mrs. Craig was educated at Blairsville Female Seminary, Blairsville, Pa. All their children have attended Tarkio College and A. B. and Sammel are graduates from that institution. Mabel attended Mrs. Francis Brevee's school in Philadelphia, Pa .; Samuel graduated from a five-year course at Prince- ton. N. J. He is at present a Presbyterian minister at Ebensburg, Pa.
Mr. Craig first bought 480 acres of land in Atchison county, paying $3 per acre for same. In his home farm, in section 12, township 65, range 40, there are 540 acres; in section 7, township 65, range 39, he has a farm of 381 acres; in section 5, township 65, range 39, 250 acres; in section 6, township 65 range 39, 300 acres; in section 17, township 65, range 39, 360 acres; in section 7, township 65, range 39. 40 acres; in section 13, township 65, range 39, 244 acres. His main pursuits are raising corn and feeding cattle and hogs. He annually markets about 500 or 600 head of fat cattle and a like number of fat hogs.
The residence on Mr. Craig's home farm is of two stories, in size 28x38 ft. and 16x24 ft., and con- tains sixteen rooms and two hallways. Besides his home place he has seven sets of buildings, the house on the farm which his son A. B. conducts being of two stories and 32x36 ft. in size. There are four large barns on his farm-one 26x36 ft., with 14-ft. posts; one 50x60 ft., with 30-ft. posts: one 26x36 ft., with 25-ft. posts; one 30x40 ft., with 18-ft. posts; also all necessary eribs, sheds, scales, etc., and an orchard covering fifteen acres.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig are members of the Presbyterian church at Tarkio, and Mr. Craig is an Elder in that organization. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W. lodge at Tarkio. In politics he is a Republican.
Mr. Craig is certainly a remarkable success, considering his start in early life. He is one of the largest land-owners in the county as well as a leading farmer and stock-raiser.
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HOME OF ANDREW CRAIG
W. L. CLEVENGER.
T HE accompanying view is a picture of "Glendale," the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Clevenger, ten miles north of Rock Port. The residence is a neat five- room cottage, in size 26x40 ft. The barn is 36x38 ft. in size, with 12-ft. posts. On the farm is also a tenant house and all necessary outbuildings, sheds and cribs, and an or- chard. The farm consists of 240 acres. Mr. Clevenger markets the grain he does not feed to stock of his own raising.
Mr. and Mrs. Clevenger are natives of Atchison county. Mr. Clevenger was born on January 16, 1880, the son of Lawson D. and Mary E. Clevenger. Mrs. Clevenger was born on Aug. 24, 1882, the daughter of Charles H. and Mary Carpenter. They were united in marriage on August 24, 1899. They have one child-Helen, born July 11, 1902. They are members of the Christian church, and both finished their education in the State Nor- mal, at Peru, Neb. Politically, Mr. Clevenger is a Republican.
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R. C. CURRY.
R OBERT CALVIN CURRY, farmer, of Clark township, was born in Greenbriar county, West Virginia, Oct. 29, 1832, the son of Robert and Susannah Curry and the tenth child in a family of fourteen. He emigrated from his native state in 1859, locating in the neighborhood of Irish Grove. In that locality he has since resided. He now owns and lives upon a splendid farm of 160 acres, in section 9, township 64, range 40, three miles northwest of Fairfax. The farm is well improved with all buildings, etc., necessary for such a farm. The residence is a one-story cottage, the dimensions of which are 16x32 ft., 16x24 ft. and 18x28 ft., and contains seven rooms besides closets and pantry; also tenant house of 11% stories; buggy shed of 112 stories; barn, wood-house, granary, etc., an orchard of eight acres, one acre in strawberries, one acre in blackberries, one acre in raspberries, and a vineyard large enough to supply the family. Mr. Curry markets his grain and feeds it to stock of his own raising.
On Sept. 20, 1860, Mr. Curry was united in marriage with Wiss Isabelle Dunlap, daugh- ter of John and Hannah Dunlap. She was born in Greenbriar county, West Virginia, on April 20, 1837.
Mr. and Mrs. Curry have, for years, been members of the English Grove Presbyterian church. For forty-one years Mr. Curry has been a member of the Masonic lodge at Rock Port. He is a life-long Democrat.
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RESIDENCE OF R. C. CURRY
JOHN H. COOPER.
JOHN H. COOPER, farmer. of Benton township, was born in Cass county, Illinois, on May
3, 1860, the son of Harmon and Mata Cooper. and the oldest in a family of ten child- reIl. He was raised on his father's farm and in 1885 began farming for himself. He owns 320 acres of land on the Missouri bottom, six miles south of Rock Port, and 80 acres of Jand five and one-half miles southeast of Rock Port. The residence on his farm is of one and one-half stories. in size 16x34 ft. and 14x24 ft. Also a one-story house, in size 14x26 ft. On the other farm is a house of one story, in size 14x24 ft. and 16x34 ft .; barn, in size 18x40 ft., and other necessary improvements.
On Feb. 25, 1885, he was married to Miss Luvena Hosfil, daughter of John and Dora Hosfil. She was born in Atchison county, Missouri, on Dec. 20, 1866. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were born four children, three of whom are living, namely: Hermie, born Sept. 24, 1886; Woodie, born Oct. 26, 1890; Lulu, born Feb. 17, 1901; Gertrude, born Jan. 2, 1895, died March 4, 1896; Floyd, born March 14, 1903.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are members of St. Peter's German Lutheran church in Benton township. Politically Mr. Cooper is a Democrat. He has served as township committee- man and has represented his party in various conventions; has held the office of Constable of Benton township and is Clerk of the school board; is a director of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Companies and a stock-holder in the Bank of Atchison County.
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MR. AND MRS. JOHN H. COOPER VIEWS TAKEN AT THEIR HOME
JAMES M. CARDER.
T THE subject of this sketch, a farmer of Nishnabotna township, was born in East Ten" nessee in 1865, the son of William and Jane Carder, natives of Tennessee. Mr. Card- er began working as a farm hand when a small boy. He came from Tennessee to Atchison county in 1881. He now owns a fine farm of eighty acres, in section 35, township 66. range 42, 11% miles north of Watson. On this farm is a house 14x24 ft. in size, 112 stories, and 14x16 ft., one story; barn, 30x32 ft., with brick basement; hen house, 12x24 ft .; ice house, 12x16 ft .; orchard large enough to supply the family with fruit; also a fish-pond.
Mr. Carder and Miss Catherine Fisher were united in marriage on Oct. 15, 1895. Mrs. Carder is a daughter of Martin and Clara M. Fisher, old residents of Nishnabotna town- ship. Her father died in 1876. Her mother resides on the old homestead.
Mrs. Carder is a member of the Catholic church at Watson. Mr. Carder is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Watson and formerly held the office of Outer Guard. Politically he is a Democrat.
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HOME OF JAMES M. CARDER
THOMAS CULLIN.
T HOMAS CULLIN, farmer, of Templeton township, was born in Ireland on April 15, 1837. He emigrated from his native land in his twelfth year and began work on a railroad, carrying water for fifty cents per day. He afterwards worked as a farm hand and in 1858 drove six yoke of oxen from Leavenworth, Kans., to Denver, Colo., hauling freiglit. Arriving at the latter place he worked at mining and ranching, and also for the government of the United States. Later he located in Nebraska, and in 1865 he came to Atchison county with about $3,000. His home farm consists of 360 acres, in section 21, township 65, range 42, four and one-half miles northwest of Phelps City. His house is of two stories, in size 20x40 ft. and 15x25 ft .; barn, 30x50 ft., with 14-ft. posts, with shed on one side 12x50 ft .; hay shed, 16x50 ft. in size, with 14-ft. posts; corn crib, 12x15 ft .; two hog sheds, 12x100 ft. in size; orchard and other improvements. Adjoining his farm is about 300 acres, known as "made" land, occasioned by a change in the course of the Mis- souri river. Mr. Cullin uses this land for pasture. He also owns a farm of 102 acres in Nebraska, on which is an orchard of 2,100 trees, and also a farm of 160 acres in Kansas. Mr. Cullin is one of the successful hog-raisers of the county, marketing annually about 175 to 200 head. He marketed one lot that brought him $3,300, and another lot $2,800, 121 head averaging 471 pounds.
Politically Mr. Cullin has been a leader in the People's Party of Atchison county. He was elected a member of the County Court in 1896. Has also been Chairman of the County Central Committee and delegate to various conventions.
On Feb. 22, 1862, Mr. Cullin and Miss Elizabeth Proudfit were united in marriage. Mrs. Cullin was born in Indiana on June 22nd, 1837. Of this union were born four child- ren-Mamie, Kate, Mabel and Nettie. These young ladies have had good educational ad- vantages. Misses Mamie and Kate are leading school teachers of the county.
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MR. AND MRS. THOS. CULLIN AND THEIR HOME
CHARLES H. CARPENTER.
A CCOMPANYING this sketch is a view of the premises of Charles H. Carpenter, the location of his farm being in seetlons 16 and 17, township 66, range 41, ten miles north of Rock Port, nine miles southeast of Hamburg and seven miles northeast of Watson. The farm consists of 300 acres of fine land, well improved, we may say with one of the best, if not the best, farm houses in the county. The house is of two stories and is 38 feet square, with additions 12x16 feet and Sx16 feet in size; contains fourteen well arranged rooms, and, in fact, the whole building was planned with an eye for conven- ience, comfort and elegance. The building is superbly finished, not alone, however, with what wealth commands but the productions of the artistic skill of Mrs. Carpenter and her daughters are in evidence in pleasing effects. One room is hung exclusively with beautiful paintings by the young ladies, and thelr work is second to none that the writer has seen, barring celebrated artists. Mr. and Mrs. Car- penter not only builded well an elegant mansion but they also builded lovely characters in their fam. ily, pollshed and refined by tender, parental care and the attainments furnished by the best educational institutions. Not the least of these attainments is their really splendid ability of the nature just men- tioned. Again Is the unusual degree of the artistic noted in the beautiful and well-kept lawn sur- rounding the mansion, bedecked with a wilderness of rare flowers, shrubbery and shade trees. Our staff artist could not do this yard justice. Suffice to say that no yard in Atchison county, in or out of town, compares with it.
Mr. Carpenter's farm is well-kept and well-tilled although he now leases most of it and his farming operations, personally, are not as extensive as of yore. However, his time is well occupied in keeping hls well-appointed premises in order, caring for his orchard, which contains over 900 trees, and looking after the live stock which is grazing and feeding in his luxuriant pastures and well-kept feed-lots. Such a farm, of course, would be supplied with all necessary buildings, and chief among them, on this farm, is a substantially built barn, in size 42x52 feet, and with a roof area that easily shelters the horses, cattle, vehicles, implements, hay and grain that Mr. Carpenter cares to use. His lots, and, in fact, the whole premises, are supplied with a perfect system of water-works. Taken as a whole this farm and premises constitute a model among the beautiful and valuable country homes of Northwest Missouri.
Charles H. Carpenter was born in Rappahannock county, Virginia, Sept. 29th, 1833, and was the eldest in a family of five children. His father, Jonathan Carpenter, was a farmer and carpenter, and the eldest son worked on the farm and served as an apprentice under his direction until he was in his elghteenth year. He worked one year at six dollars per month to get money to go West with, and In 1856 he came up the Missouri river in a steamboat, landing in Atchison county without a cent, and it was necessary for him to contract a loan of twenty-five cents. He worked at his trade, erecting sev- eral buildings in and about Linden, and taught four winter terms of school in that old town. He located on 120 acres of the farm where he now lives in 1861, living in a two-room frame house. On Sept. 5, 1858, he was married to Mary L. Livingston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Livingston well and favorably known pioneers of the county. To them were born ten children, seven of whom are living, namely: William P., now a leading farmer of Atchison county; Lillian Belle, wife of Dr. E. C. L. Miller; Mollie M., wlfe of Dr. I. G. Bushey; Annle Bessie, wife of Dr. Emmet Richards; George Burt, a prominent stock raiser and farmer; Daisy M., wife of H. W. Morgan; Leafy M., wife of W. L. Clevenger. Those dead are Lucy Miller, James V. and Alice Minerva. Mr. Carpenter is noted for in- dustry, shrewdness and good management, and these characteristics are responsible for his splendid home and independent condition, notwithstanding that he and his wife are Indulgent parents, educat- ing their children and preparing and assisting them for a successful life otherwise. Each of them have attended the Normal College at Peru, Neb., while Bessie and Belle also attended college at Ann Arbor, Mich., the latter having graduated from the medleal department of the State University of Michigan, and, with her husband, superIntended a hospital In India five years. Mrs. Morgan also attended the celebrated university mentioned above as well as a college at Lincoln, Neb.
Mr. Carpenter has been a member of the Christian church (by some designated the Church of Christ) since 1858, and has been an Elder and Trustee in the organization of that church at Linden for twenty- five years. Politically Mr. Carpenter is a Prohibitionist.
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G. W. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
G. W. E. CHAMBERLAIN was born in Heidelburg, Germany, Nov. 22nd, 1835, and is a son of Charles Jacob and Lavina C. Chamberlain. He is the second in a family of seven children. In his fourth year his parents emigrated from Germany to the United States, and located in Pennsylvania. At the age of eleven years he started to work in a tan-vard, and continued in that employment three years. He then started to school. At the age of twelve years, however, he commenced to master the science of medicine, with a view of making himself a competent physician. He pursued his studies under Dr. Waterman, of Warren, Ohio, and first practiced his profession at New Albany, Ind. From that place he returned to Ohio; from Ohio he went to Minnesota; from Minnesota to Illinois, and from Illinois to Rock Port, Mo., in 1877. He has been practicing his profession in Rock Port ever since, and successfully so. The Doctor is a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Ia., and was a student at the State University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Mich.
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