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Phil. K. Faulk-born in Pennsylvania in 1840; enlisted in 1861 in the 11th Pennsylvania infantry; was discharged three months later: he then re-enlisted and served until Jan. 3, 1863; he re-enlisted again in 54th Pennsylvania state militia; commis- sioned 2d lieutenant of company C .; mustered out in August, 1863; and re-enlisted in the 11th. February 29, 1864; on the 6th day of May, at the battle of the Wilderness, he lost his right arm; in 1865 he came to Yankton. and was employed in surveyor gener- al's office as messenger; he remained there until 1871, reading law during the time under Gen. Tripp; admitted to the bar in 1869; married in 1879, to Rachael A. Poulton, of Baltimore, Md.
R. H. Fellows-born in Troy, New York, in 1849; came west in 1867: settled in Dakota in 1878.
John M. Fogarty-was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1845; came to Yankton in 1871; served in the army three years, in the 5th Maryland regiment; married Martha W. Ridell, of Pa .; has been a member of the city council.
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J. L. Foskett-was born in New York in 1844: came west in 1866, and settled in Iowa; in 1872 he came to Dakota Territory; was postmaster about ten years, and has served as president of the conneil of the city of Yankton; married Lovina Nestle, of New York; have five children, Lewis, Willie, John, Minnie and Charley.
R. J. Gamble-born in Genesee county, N. Y .; moved with his brother, in 1862, from New York to Wisconsin; remained there until 1875, when he removed again to Yankton, and engaged in law with his brother, under the firm name of Gamble Bros .; he has held office of district attorney.
J. R. Gamble-born in Genesee county, N. Y .; located in Yankton, 1873; was district attorney from January 1, 1875, to Jan- uary 1, 1876, and was acting U. S. attorney after the death of Col. Pond until his successor was elected; member of Territorial Legislature in 1879 and 1880; elected to Territorial Council in 1SS1; has been a member of the Territorial republicar committee for several yeaes; married in 1875 to Miss Fannie Davis; they have two children.
John E. Gillespie-was born in New Orleans, April 1, 1844; was raised in St. Louis, and spent seventeen years in Texas; came to Dakota in 1>79; married Leila Cartwright, of Tennessee; they have five children, M. Olivia, Emma J., L. Ella, William and Lula; Mr. G. was in the United States service in Texas as a ranger.
Wilson S. Goodwin-was born in Newport, Mich., in 1843; came to Wisconsin in 1854; from Wisconsin he went to Minneso- ta, where he lived ten years; he then moved to Dakota; served in the army three years, under Col. Cobb, of the 5th Wisconsin; he went through the regular gradations from private to captain.
Fred Hammond-manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Company for Yankton; born in England; came to America in 1870; located in Yankton in 1879.
Hon. Geo. H. Hand-born at Akron, Summit county, O., Aug. 9, 1837; moved to Portage, Wis., in 1850, where he read law with his father, Alvah Hand Esg .; was admitted to the practice of the profession in the spring of 1859; from Portage he went to St. Jos- eph, Mo., where he practiced his profession for a short time, mov- ing thence to McGregor, Iowa, where he remained in the practice about two and a half years; he afterwards enlisted at Chicago as a private in the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, and served about one year; came to Yankton in Nov., 1865. and in March, 1866, was appointed U. S. Attorney for Dakota, which position he held until May, 1869, until which latter year he was engaged in a law partnership with the Hon. S. L. Spink, lately deceased; in 186€ he formed a law partnership with Hon. G. C. Moody, which continned until the spring of 1872, when Mr. Hand was appointed Register of the newly established U. S. Land Office for the Yank- ton district; this position he occupied until Nov. 1, 1874, when he
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was transferred to the Secretaryship of the Territory, which office he has ever since held, and in which capacity he has been frequent- ly called upon to be Acting Governor of Dakota; has held in ad- dition a number of minor offices.
C. J. B. Harris-law and real estate; born Feb. 2, 1844, at Dan- ville, Vt .; moved to Marshalltown, Iowa, in March, 1870, and came to Yankton, July 7, of the same year; was superintendent of schools for two years in Vermont, and assistant clerk of the Ver- mont House of Representatives in 1863; served in the 6th Ver- mont regiment from Dec. 30, 1861, throughout the entire war; has been U. S. Commissioner at Yankton; is at present a member of the Board of Aldermen, and has held other minor official positions; was appointed by the Legislative Assembly Commissioner to revise the laws of Dakota in 1873; married in 1881 to Mary Noonan, of Yankton county.
Nils O. Hove-born in Norway in 1835; came to America in 1870, and settled in Dakota Territory; married Mina Stavlo in 1862; have six children, John, Ida, Leina, Mary, William and Fena.
Geo. E. Hawley-born in Wise osin in 1850; came to Yank- ton in 1872; in 1874 he engaged in the hardware business; in 1876 he married Mrs. D. K. Dudley.
R. T. Hoyt-born in New York City in 1833; came west in 1839 with his parents, and settled in Indiana; in 1860 he came to Yankton; from there he went to Sioux City, where he remained until 1865; then again to Yankton, and was in charge of the busi- ness house of L. D. Palmer; has been in various businesses until 1876, when he engaged in his present business; married Mary E. Gurney. of Watertown, Wis .: they have five children, M. T., Annie E., R. T., Mary T. and E. C.
H. F. Jencks-was born in New York in 1828; he came to Missouri Valley Junction in 1873, and engaged in hotel business; two years later his hotel was destroyed by fire, and he went to Sioux City, where he kept the Depot Hotel; in 1877 he came here, and has since been proprietor of Jencks Hotel.
Carl Jensen-of the firm of Jensen & Olson, liquor dealers; was born in Norway in 1846; he came to America in 1871, and settled in Yankton; he was engaged in various pursuits until 1876, when he engaged in his present business.
E. J. Jenkinson-was born in Wisconsin, January 23, 1863; went to Minnesota in 1865; came to Dakota Territory in 1873, and settled in Yankton permanently.
L. M. Kee-born in West Virginia in 1836; brought up in the mercantile trade; in 1854 he came to Quincy, Ill .; he removed to Iowa in 1861, and in 1872 to Yankton.
W. F. Lauman-was born in l'eunsylvania, on the 6th of No-
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vember. 1853; came west in 1872; settled in Yankton in 1873; traveled some before he came here; married Lora A. Ardery on the 30th of June, 1880; have one child, named Silene A.
Fred. Lerch-was born in Germany in 1838; in 1865 he came to America, and settled in Philadelphia; from there to Milwaukee; thence to Chicago, and in 1873 he came to Yankton; he was mar- ried in 1871, and has four children; Katie, Louisa, Amelia and Fred.
D. M. Lowell-born in Michigan in 1843; practiced law in Romeo, Mich., fourteen years.
Capt. W. S. Lyons-born in Ohio in 1842; educated at Oberlin college; employed on the lakes for twenty-two years; for eleven years as master of different brigs; married in 1871 to Miss C. A. Barrager, of Canada; they located in Yankton in 1875, and engag- ed in the millinery business.
John Martin-born in Scotland in 1841; he came to America in 1850, and settled in Wisconsin; was married in 1865 to Mary L. Jeakins; they have two children.
Jacob Max-born in Russia; came to America in 1873, at the head of a colony of one hundred and eight Russian families: forty families settled in Nebraska; the balance in Dakota Territory; he settled in Yankton in 1873, and engaged in present business; mar- ried in 1854 to Barbara Schweyer; they have seven children; Mar- tin, John, Emanuel, Emil, Pauline, Amelia and William.
W. J. Maxwell-born in Wisconsin in 1857; then went to Illinois some years after; thence to Dakota Territory, where he ar- rived in July, 1866; established business in 1881.
D. McDevitt-born in Ireland, in March. 1844; came to America in April, 1866; settled in Yankton, D. T., in 1869.
F. W. Moldenheauel-was born in Germany in 1854: came to America in 1873, and located in Yankton, and engaged in the stock business; is at present engaged in the manufacture of tow, the only manufacture of the kind in Dakota.
E. S. Mosher-born in Saratoga county, N. Y .. the 3d of June, 1815: from New York he came to Winnebago county, Wis., where he lived for twenty years; in July, 186), he moved to Da- kota: was postmaster at Utica P. O., for seven years; he married Christina Hicks (she died Jan .. 1877); he has five children; Sim- eon, Emeline, Mary, Nettie and J. Eliza.
J. C. Mormann-was born in Germany in 1847; came to America in 1873, and settled in Nebraska: in 1874 he moved to Yankton, D. T .; he married Annie Haberman: they have one child named Clara.
W. Il. Munroe-born in Bristol, R. I .: came' west in 1876, settled in Yankton. D. T .; served in the army fourteen months
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under Foster; married Augusta N. Brooks, of Vermont; have one snn, Frank, age twenty-one; Mr. Munroe was a commissioned officer five months.
S. J. Morrow-was born in Ohio, May 3, 1843; came west to Madison. Wis., in 1854; served in the army four years and three months. in the 7th Wisconsin Regiment of Volunteers, under Gen. Callis; Mr. Morrow has exposed himself to great personal dangers and endured all kinds of hardships in order to obtain views of Gen. Custer's memorable battle field, and the spot where he fell. Has views of scenes on Gen. Crooks battle fields; Indian views taken during the Sitting Bull campaign; also views of the ice gorge on the Missouri in the spring of 1881, which views can be had by ad- dressing him at Yankton, Dakota territory. He married Isadore Ketchum, of Portage City, Wisconsin; have three children- Nellie, Percy and Earl.
Frederick Neubauer-was born in Odessa, Russia, in 1840; settled in D. T. the 6th of September, 1874; married Eustina By- erly; have six children-Carrie, Fred, Ferdinand, Amelia, Willie, Richard.
P. J. Nyberg-Yankton, D. T .; born in Sweden in 1857; came to America in 1872 and settled in Dakota; married Seina Mathia in 1875; have two children-Mamie and Ernest F.
C. J. Reitzell-was born in Pennsylvania in 1837; came with his parents to Freeport, Illinois; came to Dakota in 1879; married Bell Scott, of Erie, Pennsylvania; have two boys, Walter S. and Charles F.
Jacob Richenberger-was born in Germany in 1831; came to America in 1881; served in the military in 1872; married Mary Haeeder; have three children-one girl and two boys.
John A. Richards-miller-born in Wales in 1842; came to America in 1864 and located in Ohio; he came to Dakota in 1869; married in 1863 to Jane Griffith; have one son-Edward.
Wm. Roantree-miller-was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1844; came to America with parents in infancy, and settled in New York; in 1869 he went to Broadhead, Wis .; thence to Turner county, D. T .; married in 1868 to Alice Addington; have one child.
Peter Royem-Register of deeds and county clerk; born in Norway in 1853; came to America in 1670, and settled in Sioux Falls, where he remained two years, and removed to Yankton; he has been county surveyor two years, and in the fall of 1880 he was elected to his present position ; he married Mary Anderson, a native of Minnesota; have one daughter.
John Satori-born in Germany in 1846; came to America in 1866, and settled in Philadelphia; came to Yankton in 1871; mar- ried Caroline Wayne; have three children.
H. A. Schoreggee-was born in Germany in 1826; came to America in 1850, and settled in New Orleans: came to Dakota
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in 1869, and established business and has continued ever since; served in the army in the old country, and served as a militiaman in this country; married Barbara Heinrich; have seven children- Edward, Louisa, Louis, Theodore, Emma, John and Julius.
John Schnell-was born in Germany the 11th of August, 1845; came to America in 1865, and settled in Schuylkill county, Pa .; came to Dakota in 1872; married Kate Kappler, of Schuylkill, Co., Pa .; have two children, Claude and Eugene J.
Robert Schneider-was born in Germany in 1844; came to America in January, 1866; settled in Boston, Mass .; was in New York seven or eight years, and in Nebraska two years: came to Dakota in May, 1881; he was foreman in a cigar factory in Joliet; married Amelia Melzer, of Germany; have three children-Lillie, Richard and Flora.
A. H. Schroder-born in Grant county, Wis., in 1855; he came to Yankton in 1876; two years later he engaged in the hardware business.
Geo. R. Scougal, banker-was born in Rothsay, Scotland, Nov. 11th, 1852; came to America in 1878, and located in Lanesboro, Minn., where he remained until December, 1880, when removed to Yankton, and engaged in the banking business in company with Mr. McKinney; do a banking business in Sioux Falls, Yankton and Dell Rapids; he married Frances W. Taylor; they have three daughters.
B. M. Semple-was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1836; came to America in 1853, and settled in Peoria, Illinois; came to Dakota in the spring of 1870.
E. G. Smith-district attorney, 2d judicial district; born in Ohio in 1851: educated at State university and Lennox college: admitted to the bar in 1874 in Iowa; came to Yankton in 1875; Mr. S. is present reporter of the supreme court.
H. V. Smith-was born in New York in the town of German, Shenango county, in 1854; came west with U. S. troops and was stationed at Randall and at Cantonement on the Yellowstone; married Miss Sarah Gillman, of Wisconsin, in the winter of 1875; they have one girl, named Maud M.
Hon. S. L. Spink-This distinguished citizen of Dakota, who died September 22, 18SI, at his residence in Yankton. aged about 51 years. had resided in Yankton since June. 1865, coming thither from Paris, Illinois, where he published the Paris Beacon, a repub- lican paper, during the war, and was a member of the Illinois Leg- islature during 1864; was appointed Secretary of Dakota in 1865; was elected delegate to Congress from Dakota on the republican ticket in 1868. and resigned the secretaryship in March, 1869; was again a candidate for delegate in 1870, Dr. Burleigh and Hon. M. K. Arms 10ng being his opponents, and was defeated, Armstrong holding the office after a contest. In 1872 he joined the liberal
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movement, and subsequently identified himself with the democ- racy, whose nominee for Congress he was in 1876. He continued in the practice of his profession at Yankton to the time of his death; his practice was extensive and lucrative, and he was pos- sessed of unblemished character and commanding ability.
Peter Steffen-born in Germany in 1841; came to America in 1866; settled in D. T. in 1872; in 1877 went to the Black Hills; has been dealing in stock for several years; had his barn burned with 17 horses on October 29th, 1878.
William Stier-was born in Germany in 1831; came to Da- kota in 1863 and settled near Elk Point; came to Yankton in the fall of 1864; served in the army two years and a half in the en- gineer corps; enlisted in St. Louis; has been street commissioner one year in Yankton: married Madeline Urich. a native of France; have five children-William P., Louisa K., Victor C., Alice and an infant.
S. J. Thomas-machinist; born in New York in 1850; he came to Minnesota in 1862; in 1869 he removed to Yankton; he has been twice married: he has one child, W. J.
William Ward -- born in England in 1854; came to America in 1868; came to Dakota in March, 1878, and settled in Yankton permanently.
C. Wedell-was born in Krimp, Russia, in 1854; came to America in 1874 and settled in Dakota; married Susie Halsworth; have three children, Mollie, Susie, Katie.
H. W. White-was born in the State of New York in 1820; then went to Ohio, where he resided 35 years; from there he re- moved to Illinois; thence to D. T. He married Rose Ann; have three children, Frances, Hiram W. and Blanche; Mr. W. has been a member of the city council for seven years and school director most all his life.
E. T. White-was born in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1847 when he was 22 years old he was admitted to the bar; in 1870 he came west and settled in Yankton and engaged in the practice of law. In 1874 he married Mary Bagley, of Bethel, Vermont. Mr. White was clerk of the house of representatives one session; is at present clerk of the city of Yankton.
Thomas J. Williams-born in New York in 1848; came west in 186S; has traveled all through the west; served ten months in the army under Capt. Hawley; married Elizabeth Inerney; was a non-commissioned officer in the army.
John Wilson-Norwegian descent: was born in King county, Illinois, in 1840. Came west to Sioux City, Iowa, in 1867; came to Yankton, D. T., in 1877; maried Jennie Iverson.
C. N. Wright-engineer in Excelsior company flouring mills; born in Ohio in 1843; came west in 1867 and settled in Iowa. In
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1875 he engaged in his present occupation. Married in 1876 to Miss N. C. Bancroft; have one child, Frank.
Frank D. Wyman-born in Essex county, New York. July 14th, 1841. Came to Wisconsin in 1846 and settled in Walworth county. Came to Dakota in November, 1871, and settled perma- nently. Served in the army four years in the Sth Wisconsin vet- eran volunteers and was honorably discharged. Married Mattie Robertson, of Perry county, Alabama; have three children-Mat- tie M., Alfred L., Lute A.
A. Zemlicka-born in Bohemia in 1846; he came to America in 1862 and located in Milwaukee; in 1864 he removed to Bosco- bel, Wisconsin; in 1869 he came to Yankton and engaged in mer- chandising: married in 1872 to Josephine Beiba; they have four children-Sylvia, Vesta, Frank, Josephine.
J. E. Ziebach -- manager P. O. bookstore; born at Sergeant's Bluffs in 1858; moved to Sioux City; from there with his parents he went to Yankton.
F. M. Ziebach-foreman Press and Dakotaian; born in 1830 in Union county, Pa. Published the Lewisburg (Pa.) Argus. Moved to Sergeant Bluffs, lowa, in 1857, where he established the Wes- tern Independent. Moved to Sioux City, Iowa, in the spring of 1858, and started the Sioux City Register. Came to Yankton in 1861 and established the Dakotaian. Went to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1863, and purchased an interest in the Daily Herald of that place. Returned to Sionx City in 1866, and in the fall of that year was appointed register of the land office at Sioux City. Was for two terms mayor of Sioux City, in 1868-9 and 1869-70. Returned to Yankton in 1870, where he has ever since been engaged in the newspaper business. Was for three terms mayor of Yankton, from 1876 to 1879, and was a member of the Territorial legislature dur- ing the session of 1877. Has held the well known position of "Squatter Governor" of Dakota ever since the organization of the Territory. Was a member of Yankton's first Board of Education, and has held other minor offices. Married to Elizabeth Fisher, of Danville. Pa., and has four sons and two daughters.
F. H. Ziebach-elerk in American Express office; born in Sioux City in 1861; in '62 he removed to Yankton with his parents; he is a second son of F. M. Ziebach.
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Dr. C. P. Bissell-born at De Witt, Iowa Oet. 1Số1; here he received a common school education; attended the medical school at Ann Arbor during 1871 and 1873, took second course at Keokuk. Iowa, in 1874 and '75. graduating in 1875. In spring of 1878 lo- cated at Valley Springs where he has since practiced medicine. Married June 8, 1881, to Josephine Brough.
W. H. Biddell-born in Boone county, III., Nov. 17, 1848; when young moved with his parents to Winnebago county, Ill.,
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living there until 21 years of age; he then was engaged in farming in Ogle county one year; afterwards engaged in surveying for government in Kansas and Indian territory; afterwards came to Sheldon, Iowa, and in May, 1878. to Valley Springs; married in May. 1878. to Miss Nellie Stewart: two children have been born to them, Gertrude and Earle.
Daniel B. Cook-born in Otsego county, N. Y., 1847; when young moved with his parents to Delaware county; here he re- mained until abont 21 years of age: thence to Ithica, N. Y., for 8 years. Came to Valley Springs in May, 1876, and has since been engaged in farming and wheat buving. Married August 25, 1879, to Isabel A. Henton; one child, Mary C.
Jonathan Dunham-only son of Nathan Dunham; born Sept. 24, 1821, at Etna, Tompkins county, N. Y. Received Academic instructions at the Homer (N. Y.,) Academy; began school teach- ing at the age of 19 years, after which he engaged in farming; married Harriet Wood, sister to the wife of the Hon. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University; learned the art of telegraphv at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1849; was operator in the Montreal office, after which he filled telegraphic positions in the following places: Erie, Pa., Painsville and Cleveland. Among his assistants was Gov. A. B. Cornell, one of the telegraphic "sound" readers; from Cleveland he went to New York City; thence to Columbus, Ohio; thence back to Cleveland; he subsequently went into the banking office of Wright & Co., of Cleveland; thence to Michigan City, Indiana; was in the grain business in Bloomington. Ill .; thence to Sterling, Ill. After a brief season spent in farming he was again employed as division superintendent by the Western Union Tele- graph Co , for Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. In 1872. after exten- sive travelling through the west, he located at Valley Springs.
Grove Hemsley-born in England January 19, 1846: came to America when young, and remained in New York State fifteen years. In the spring of 1872 made a claim of 160 acres in sec. 33, town 102, range 47; followed farming four years: since that time has been engaged in saloon and livery business. March 12, 1870, he married Eliza R. Brokaw, by whom he has had three children, Nellie, May, and Henry T.
Perry E. Howe- born in Yorkshire, Cataragus county, N. Y., Jan. 28. 1851; parents moved to Tompkins county. New York in 1853; here he grew to manhood's estate. and in 1873 came to Dako- ta and engaged in trade at Valley Springs; has since made this his home, and for the most time followed farming. His marriage with Frances H. Acker took place June 27, 1874; one child has been born to them. Merritt J.
H. P. Ljunggren-born in Sweden, July 26, 1841; cameto America in '68, landing in New York May 15. He remained one year in New Jersey and two in Bridgeport, Ct., then came to Sioux City, Iowa, and in the spring of '72 came to what is now Valley
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Springs and entered a homestead on sec. 33. Keeping his family here, he worked in Sioux City at the furniture trade; in '78 he opened a hardware and furniture store at Valley Springs in compa- ny with J. R. Judson. Since 1880 has been alone. Married 1866 to Sigred Olson; eight children living: Charlotte, Augusta, Os- car, Charles, Jennie, Hulda, Harry, and Ervin.
Franklin Mellen- born in Boston. Mass., May 18, 1828. Dur- ing his younger days he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed until 1858, when he ran an auction store where the pres- ent post office of Boston stands. In 1874 he came to Valley Springs, and has since been engaged in farming and following his trade. Has been twice married, his first wife being Henrietta Randall, by whom he had three children; second wife was Laura Melinda Fletcher, to whom he was married in 1869.
Charles Olson-born in Sweden in 1849; came to America in 1868, and settled in Union county, D. T., and afterwards made a claim. In 1874 located in Sioux City in grocery trade, where he remained until he came to Valley Springs in 1878; he is present postmaster. Married in 1867 to Christina Nelson; two children, Emma, and Frank Edward is the result of this union.
Edson Wheeler-born in Shenango county, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1836. In 1838 his parents moved to Whitewater, Wis. He re- mained here until twenty-one years of age, then for some years was south. At his father's death, which occurred April 1st 1859, he re- turned home, and in the fall of'59 was united in marriage to Miss Holen Wait. He enlisted January 4, 1862, in C ). A., 19th Wis; honorably discharged April 19, 1865. He is one of the pioneers of Valley Springs, locating on his claim in 1872, where he has since resided. Three children have been born to them, Eunice, Nellie and Edbert.
Paul H. Zimmerman-born in New York City, January 16, 1850: when small, moved with parents to Chicago, and afterwards to St. Paul. In December, 1878, came to Valley Springs and en- gaged in mercantile trade; married May, 1878, to Miss B. Henlein; their children are Ervin and Olive.
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Ed. Achenbach-meat market; born in Buffalo county, Wis .. in the town of Belvidere, in 1859; went to the Black Hills in 1877; thence he returned to Lake Benton, Minn. Cane to Volga in the fall of 1879; entered into his present business in the summer of 1880. Married to Mary Volmer, of Wis.
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