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THE HISTORY OF

CLAY COUNTY, IOWA

by Parker Historical Society

of Clay County 1984


Sebutian passed away in Los Angeles on January 4, 1932.

Emil and Hulda Kautz Sebastian were pa" ." of five children: Ida Julia (Mrs. &. Narren, 1882-1969) of Paradise, Cali fOrl .. «, Pauline Louise (LuLu, Mrs. Henry Kaus, 1884-1969) of Spencer, Iowa, Emil W. (1886-1932) of Spencer, Iowa, Emily (Mrs. He<:tor McCleary, 1889-1959) of Windom, Minnesota, and Arthur Ausust (1896-1968) of Spencer, Iowa.

by Pauline Kaus

KAUS, KENNETH AND RUTH

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Mr. and M .... Kenneth Kaus. 1940.

Kenneth Sebastian Kall!l was born northeast of Spenct!r, April 17, 1916 to Lulu Sebastian Kaus and Henry Kaus. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1934. He married RuLh NitzKhe Feb. I, 1940. They started farming and purcha$ed the Charles Reyolda' farm in 1948. This move was just 'h mile south of where he was born.

Kenneth joined the Langdon Methodist Church as II youth and held many offices. At present, he is Chairman of the church board. He was Meadow Township school di rector, served on the Meadow A.S.C.S. committee, and was president of the local Federal Land Bank. Having had "Open Heart" surgery, he waselisible to join the " Mended Hearts" club in Siou.x City. Kenneth is a member of the Golden K. Kiwanis dub and hss been a ticket

~ r at the srandsland at the Clay County for 20 years. They joined Farm Bureau

In 1940 when dues were $5.00 a year. His wife, Ruth, was born the youngest

child, April 5, 1918, to Carr ie Kessler Nituche, and Elmer Nitzsche northe88t of Spencer.

She joined the Langdon Methodist Church

Mr. and Mn. Kenneth Kau., 19110.

81 a youth and was active in girls 4H aod graduated from Lake Center High School in 1936. After graduation she worked for three years at the Fettes-Swallum HOI'lpital in Spenct!r.

It was hard work farmi ng with honea the first few years. Picking coro by hand meant early rising and a good breakfast to Illst till noon. FrOllt on the corn atalks meant wet gloves and cold hands. Ruth sometimes joined him in the afte rnoons. After milking the cows by hand the last job of the day was scooping off the load of com by lantern light.

Later years often found Ruth driving the tractor in the fields on the disc, oats binder, baler, etc. The blizzard of November 1941 came unezpected as we didn't have radio station K.I.C.D. to warn us. Several cattle had to be hauled in from the pasture that nighton a stone boat and team, and later died of pneumonia. The farm home was old and snow blew in the north windows. A blonket was hung over the head of the bed during this SUlrm. No phone WIS avai lable 10 no conlact with relatives or friends till the storm W88

over. After the storm chickens were found in trees and other places t rying to find shelter.

Every spring an unwelcome chore wos to scrub the brooder house with lye water to get ready for baby chicks. For a number of years eSgll were IIOld to a Spencer hstchery which meant a premium price.

The summer of 1953 found crops looking eapeciallynict!. T hen one Sunday noon a wind and hail storm beat the crops into the ground in a few minutes. This is a te rrible blow to a farmer when there is no insurance.

The fint soy beans were planted in rows and cut with a grain binder and "hocked for hay.

Ruth was Sunday School Supt. and teacher for many years. M.Y.F. sponsor and President of United Methodist Women for 3 different terms as well 88 other church offices. She is a member of the Progressive Club, and associate member of the "Mended Hearts" Club and Life Member of United Methodist Women. She served on the County

Extension Council and Farm Bureau Womens Township offices.

Spring and summer found her busy in her flower and vegetable gardens, freezing and canning vegetables. She has kept a daily diary for over 40 years and writing letters to the sick and "shut-ins" is another hobby. She leamed to crochet, embroidery and quilt from her mother.

They built a new home in 1966 and electricity came by in 1944 and rural water in 1981.

One son, David Leroy, was born Aug. 5, 1945. He He rved 88 a medic on the helicoptor "Dust Ofr' in Viet Nam and like other parents were concerned for his safety, especially because he was an only ehild. He married Debbra Hansen RYSh in July 1981. They have One daughter, Molly Catherine, born Oct. 19, 1982.

The Kaus' retired on their farm in 1983.

by Mrs. Kenneth Kaus

KEHOE, EUGENE T. F38S

Eugene Thomas Kehoe was born Jan. 25, 1930 at Milford, Iowa. He spent his childhood on a farm east of Spencer with his parents Geo. T. and Hazel Louter Kehoe, grandma Louter and:1 uncles, Ernest, Robert ol\d Jesse Lauter. He attended a country school located a mile and half south of the farm, which they had to walk. When the Little Sioux River went out of its banks they alayed home.

About 1945 the Kehoes moved to Milford where Gene gra.duated in 1948. Shortly after the Kehoe's left the Louter farm, only Jesse w88living there then, the house burned down.

June 16, 1951 Gene ma.rried Alice Ann Stinagel, daushter of J.G. and Leola Frost Stinagel of Spirit Lake, Iowa. She graduated in 1947 from the Arnolds Park school and attended Wayne Slate Teachen College at Wayne, Nebraska for two years. She taught grade school in schools in the area ending with the Landgon School.

In O.::t. 1951 Gene entered the U.S. Army servins his time in Korea. Upon his return he continued to drive truck for his brother-inlaw at Milford and worked in the Champlain gas station at Milford.

In 1956 Oliver Hosteng of Spencer asked Gene to go into farming with him. Gene had worked for Oliver during his high school years during the summer months.

They have 3 sons Timothy Lee Feb. 24, 1957; James Eugene May 6, 1961 ; John Thomas Sept. 24, 1962.

They purchased the Louter farm when it came up for auction in 1966 and later they purchased the Hasteng fa rm.

They have one grand daughter , Sarah Jane born 1982, the daughter of John and Anna.

by Alice Kehoe

KEIR FAMILY F387

Roy Keit was born in Wellington, Kan88ll , in 1882, the IOn of Duncan Keir and Lydia Saskett. Lydia died a short time after Roy's birth. Duncan married Lanora Lee in about 1890 and moved from Kansas to Sac City, Iowa. In 1902 Roy and Zada Corsaut were

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.n:tarritd at Sac City. Zada was born in Michigan in 1880, the daughter of David Corsaut, who was born in Canada in 1840, and Sarah Hunt born in England in 1847. Roy and Zada farmed in Sac County and became the parents of two children, Robert in 1905, and Huelle in 1907.

In 1909 Roy and ?ada Quit the farm and movtd to Spencer where Roy went into the automobile buainess in the Berget Bldg. at 2nd and Main. He sold Flander carl and also taught the buyen to drive. Robert and Hazelle started toachooJ in t he North School. Teachen were lint grade, Miss Parrot, then Miss Jessie Chase and Miss Anna Elder. They were the best.

Later Roy worked fo r Wells Fargo Ezpresa Company for II time and then joined the firm of Claer and Dyer.

In 1917 Roy and Zada bought a farm in Sac County and left Spencer. Robert and Hazelle finiahed achool in Sac City and both graduated from Iowa State Univenity. In 1933 Robert moved toa farm aouthwestofSpencer and in 1935 marritd Lana Peeso, the daughter of Louis and Flora Peeso and the granddaughter of M.M. and Lana Peeso and Henry and Grace Webb.

Robert was Pretident of Clay County Farm Bureau in 1936 to 1939. Elected to the State Senate in 1940and again in 19-44, served there a total of eight yeal'S, served IIlI a member of the Highway Commiasion 1949 to 1955, and again in 1961 to 1963, appointed to Board of Supervison until appointed Clerk of Court where he served nine years, and then a short time on t he Board of Supervisors. He served many years on the Clay County Fair Board, nine yean IIlI President.

Lana was active in her church, Farm Bureau Women, Legilliative Ladiea league and many community organizations. She helped with the farm work even taking to the fie ld when necessary. Lana taucht school in ArnoldII Park, Iowa for four years and was teaching there when she died in 1960.

Robert and Lana had four children. Richard in 1936, Wendell and Kendall, twins in 1942, and Heidi an Austrian adopted in 1952. The three Keir boys, plUli Jason, a son of Wendell are the only living descendanta of Melvin M. and Lana Peeso.

In 1962, Robert Willi married to Eileen Claer ,daughter ofP.J. and Mary Ellen Dailey Claer who moved from Ayrshire, Iowa to Spencer in 1909.

b y R. Keir

KEISER, EDMUND ALBERT

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Mr. Keise r was born on a farm near Caledonia, Wisconsin, on February 2, 1864. His parenta were Joseph and Adeline Smith Keiser. Both were born in Germany. When "Ed" Willi four years old the family moved to Tama County, Iowa, a nd later to a farm near Wall Lake, Iowa, that hi. father had bought from the railroad company. They bought another fa rm soon afterward near Lake View, which isstill in the family after more than 100 yean. Beside!! Ed, the Joseph Keisen had ten more children, all younger than Ed.

When Ed wal about twenty·aix years old

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Weddin, picture, March 28, 1894, of Edl1lund and Eliubeth Kei$er, 923 3rd Ave. W, Spen«r, 10 .....

he moved to an unimproved farm near Lytton in Calhoun County, which had been purchased for $6.50 an acre. He built a house, which is still there, and he farmed alone for about four years. Ed married Elizabeth Margaret Michels of Beaver. Iowa, on March 28, 1894. Two children, Earl and Ruth, were born to the CQuple.

The family purchased a farm near Early, Iowa in Sac County about 1904. which thsy sold and then bought a farm south of Spencer in 1914. They lived there most of the time unti l Ed retired about 1931. Ed and Liuie enjoyed a couple of winten in Oregon and California. At one time they had a very good herd of black Angus cattle. On the Early farm he cut down a row of cottonwood t ree. and had them sawed into lumber, with which he built a large barn.

Mrs. Keiser enjoyed raising Buff Rocks, and showing her chickens at various shows and fairs.

They bought their first automobile in 1913, a grey Buick model #31 touring car, complete with side curtains and of coune a tool box on the running board, and a atarting crank. The headlampl, side lamps, and rear lamp were lighted with ga8. Mr. and Mrs. Keiser celebrated thei r 50th wedding annivef88ry in 1944. Mrs. Keiser pasaed away in 1946 and Mr. Keiser on August I, 1960, at the age of96 V! years. Up until 1959 his interest was tending a large vegetahle and nower garden.

Edmund Albert Keiser's son, Earl Alvin Keiser, was born on January 29, 1895, near Lytton, Iowa. His early education was received in country schools and the first two years of high school at Schaller. He graduated from the Spencer High School in 1915, and then attended Iowa State CoUege for three yean, until he was called into service during World War I. He spent about a year in the U.S. Navy as a radio electrician. He then farmed with his father for about t hree years.

In 1923 Earl rooe to California with some friends in an old Overland #90. He soon got a position as an el8(;trician in the Universal

Movie Studios, and also worked in severa! other studiO!!.

On March 3, 1934, he married Ellen Mable Krause, daughter of Hermsn and Aurruata Krause and sister of Goerge Krause of Spencer, in Beverly Hills, Cal. They moved to Spencer and farmed the Keiser farm south of Spencer, and later the Krauae farm west of town where the Eaton plant was later built. They left the farm in 1948 because of ill health, and Earl clerked in the C. Ben Bjornstad hardware .tore until his reti rement in 1960. They they made their home in t heir cottage on WeatOkoboji Lake until they sold it in May,1980. The apent60me winten in Spencer a nd in Florida and Arizona. After selling the cottage they lived in Spencer.

Ellen pa!l8ed away Mareh 9, 1983. She Willi

a 50 year member of the O.E .S. Earl was also a 50 year member of Evening Shade Lodge 312 of t he Masonic Order in Spencer. He was a member of the Spencer Park Board for a number of years. He Will a charter m ember of the Parker Historical Society of Clay County and served as preaident in 1973·4, and is still an active member in 1983.

Ruth Loretta Keiser wss born on De«mber 20, 190-4, on the farm near Early, Iowa. She attended counLry achool 80uth of Speno cer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1924. She studied two years at Buena Vi'ta College in Storm Lake and the Iowa State Teachers College Extension summer achool at Spen<;t r in 1927, where Ihe earned her teacher's certificate. She lived with her aging parents and nursed them thrnugh their final iIlneBSe8. After they d ied she mansged the shoe .tore at Younken, .nd later the sportswear a t Feldman's department store, until her retirement.

Ruth was a 50 year member of Evenin, Shade chapter 1160fthe Order of the Eastern Star. She IItill maintains a large no~r garden and is very active in the Congregational Chu rch. Arler a short illnesa, Earl died, June 20, 1984.

by Earl Keiser

KENOBBIE, BERNERD FAMILY

F389

Bernard and Ttf:Mie Kenobbie

Bcrnerd Willi born in 1912 at Presho. South Dakota to Fred and Mable (Clark) Kenobbie. H is early year.; .were spent in South Dakota. In t he fall of 1932, he and a friend came to Iowa on the box cal'll to pick corn. In those days, there were no mochines to pick corn, it


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A Biographical Record of Iowa's Leaders in Business,

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GILUTTE, LESTER 5: Senalor; b lowo; ,,' --; ed rurol schs; Milford H5; lowo 51 Coli; U of Mo, MA; Alpho Zeto; Celto Sigma Rho; Phi Kappo Phi; Sigma Xi; m C""elia E Murray 1917; s John, Charles, Riley; d Je an, Mary, Rilo, Frances; 191"-19 mbr stoff Iowa St Call experimenl stamm; nationally known as iudge 0 1 dairy caltle; former; 1936- .enator, "lIh dist; posl mbr Form Deb t Advisory Bd; Dickinson Co Farm B"r; Milford twp seh bd; C D Form ~Nice Co: Spt!ncer Form Loon Assn; 1010'0 St Form 6ur, e xec com; ~SA, mbr stote advisory com; Oem. •

GOLLY, CLA UDE E: Moyot; b Zearing, Iowa Aug 8, 1876; s of Williom H GollyJone Perry; ed Zearing HS 1895; Des Moines Denlol Call, DDS 1902; m Ct-e:ile Perry "':UO 26, 1902 Zearing; s Dr Willord P, CeCIl E; d Evelyn (Mrs J L Osgood), Bunice (Mrs Arthur Hewlell); 1897_98 firemon Southern Pacific 11.11., Tucson AriZ; 1902_3~ d entisl, Spencer; 1936- mayor, Spencer; 191.-18 mbr city co"n; exl trovel. er in US; life mbr Iowa St Denial S<X; C of C; AF&AM, posl mosier; RAM; KT, pad comm; Shrine; Chris Chi hobbies: h"nting , fi shing; off & res Spencer.

GR AHAM, MRS AGNES T : Society Editor, General News & Feature Write r; b Po"flina, lowo; d of Iver Tjossem_Anno Mathiason; ed Spenc.er HS; Morningside Call, summer seh; spe.:lol work In literature , Kansas City

~~i...': ~ ~ ~~; ~Jo~~o~f:; ~1 !cl, ~~ Iowa; _ in n e wspoper work, lst mKnonical depl, mgr smoll newspaper in Black Hills; 1923- homemaker; 1923- on form with husband, Iowa; 1936 in Colo; 1"~"-38 Col; - sac editor, gen news &

,e, wr iter Spencer Times; Iowa Press

W"fJn~n ~ cc.;I:~ti;:o;;,';;y; c.:~;~~~: cer T,mes; rO)$ 1151 2nd Ave E, Spencer.

GRUN, HE INE OTTO: Physician & SUI"g ... n; b Postvi ll e , Iowa Ju ne 10, 1870; s of Or. John S Green_Mory A Cameron; ed Pollvllle HS 1887; Western Call, BSc 1891; Call of Phys. & S"rgs, St louis Mo, MD 1895; m Ju,hlh B Bern""im Jon _, 1918 Helena Mont; s Joseph E: 1895. prac med, Spencer; Cloy Co & Iowa St Med Sacs; AMA; AF8oAM; off & res Spencer.

GRIEVE, JOHN P: Groin Ceoler; b Long Grove, Iowa Jon 8, 1875; s of Jomes G Gr,eve_Jonel A Hardie ; ed Kingsley HS 1892; a"eno Visto Call 1892.93; m Jean E T"rne r June 2, 1915 Sioux City; d Jeon Phyllis; 1912·27 liveslock & real est dlr, Webb; 1927_ mgr Fed Norlh lowo Groin Co Elevotof, Webb; 1900- twp ossessor; po., SKY s<:l. bd 15 yea,.; Af8oAM; RAM; KT; hobby: ho ..... races; off & res Webb.

HAGEDORN, LOUIS C: I .... "ranee Agent; b Cloy Co, Iowa Nov 9, 1890; s of Chris S Hogedorn_Moren Beck; ed Cloy Co; Elk· h orn COli 1909; m Claro Grobee Mar 30, 1918 Spen cer; s Amold G (dec); 1909_22 Ibr & hd ... dlr; 1922_ ins & real est agt, Rossie; 193e- city clk; d u ring Work! Wor !n US army .10 manths, AEF, France, 3S9th .nl 90lh dlv; OES; AF8oAM; Cong l Chi hobby: flowe,,; off & res Rossi,.

HAR T, JOHN L: .... vtomobi le Oe<Iler; b WorS<Jw, Mo J"ly~, 1898; s of Gedney 0 Hart-Minnie EolI; ed Wonaw Mo HS 1919; m Marie McKinstry Mor ", 1925 Primghor; d Helen Marie, Bernice Anne: 1919 mb< Western League Baseball Assn, Joplin Mo; 1919_22 seh tchr, Cold Springs Mo; 1920 mbr Weslern Assn Baseball, Henri,tto Ok lo; lQ~I-23. mbr 001<010 Baseball league,

CIty N 0 & Mitchell S 0; 1923-2" Three I leogue, Danville & Terre

Hg",e Ind; 192" mb< Mldligan-Ontario -League, Musl<tgon Mich; 192"-25 Ins sol_ mon, Kansas City Mo; 1925-28 mgr & .ployer Spencer aaseball Club; 1927 mgr

& p layer Cherokee Baseball Club; 1928_39 parI Owner & apr H & N Chevrolel Gorage, Spencer, 1939- owner & opr; C of C; Spencer Golf & Counlry CI"b; FOE; AF8oAM; hobby: sporls; off & res Spencer.

HEYWOOD, MRS HO RTENSE BUTLER: Form Manager; b Cherokee, Iowa Mar 27, 188"; d of Dr M S 8utler-Chorlotte Kirchner; ed Chero kee HS; Hyde Pork HS, Chicago III; lake Foresl III Coli, aA 1903; U of Chicago 1904-05; Berlin U, Germony 1906_07; Cornell U, N Y 1912_1~; Sigma Xi; In Rolland E Heywood Aug II, 1915 Pe tersor'l (dee); d J"lia C!lorlotte; 1906-07 Iraveled in Europe; 1910_12 English & Latin ins" , Peterson HS; 1915- homemaker; land owner & form supvr; with Or Needham published hand book Dragon Flie. in N .... mer; o"lhor of monv articles published in scientific magazines; hal trove led in US, Canada & E"rope; IFWC, chmn Inlernoll relations com . e veral yean; Webst er Cily Womans Club, post mbr, lst pres; Tuesdoy CI"b, 1916·17 pres; Form B"r; PEO, pres; DES, po" mol ron; Congl Ch, 55 tehr many years; hobbies: books & writing; res The Ooks, Pete rson. HO~SACK, J AMU IVAN: Attorney; b

Ayrshire, Iowa Oct 9, 1911; • of Alex Hossock_Cora Doily; ed Spencer HS 1930; U of Min n, aA )935, LlB 1938; 1938 odm to Iowa bar; Thelo Chi; Gommo Eto Gommoo 1938- prae low, Spencer; Cloy Co & Iowa SI Bar Auns; Jr C of C, seey; Golf Club; FOE; Cath Ch; hobby: golf; off & res Spencer.

HOWE, CHARLES R: CO"nly Auditor; b B"eno Vista Co, Iowa Jan 16, 1879; s of John R Howe-Mary E Shull; ed Morolhon HS 1897; Iowa SI Coli, 1897-98; Copitol City Comml Coli, Des Moines; m Emma M Anderson Sepl 6. 1905 Spencer; s Harold H, John A; d Dorolhy (Mrs W T Good), He len (Mrs Hele n Nielse n); 1900-07 bkkpr First Noll Bonk, Spencer, 1907_19 0,.1 cosh, 1919_26 cosh; 1927-28 ;ns agt; 1928_3" bonk rKeivership work; 1935_36 510tistic!on, IERA, Clay Co; 1937- Cloy Co audllor; C of C; AF8oAM; Congl Chi hobby: h"nling; res Spencer.

JAMf:S, GILBERT S: Attorney; b Cloy Co, Iowa Feb 21, 1905; s of Edward E Jome ... Margaret 8ean; ed Linn Grove HS 1923; U of Iowa, LLB 1928; Gamma Eta Gommo; m Vera G Grange June 23, 1931 Sioux Ropid.; d Mary Louise, Morcia Joanne; 1928_ proc low, Spencer; 1931_39 Cloy Co ally; C of C; Cloy Co & Iowa Stat e Bar Assns; Golf & Counlry Club; AF8oAM; 8apT Chi hobby: gordening; res Spencer . J~ANAGIN, MRS JUNE: Homemaker; b

Alklnson, Neb J"ly 6, 1890; d of James Elmer A.lti~n-Cora Jane Burlewn; ed Margthon HS; Brownell Hall, Omaha, 190~-O6; ISTC, 1908-10; Della Phi Delta; Alpha Lit Soc; m Roy Jarnagin JUt\fI 6, 1911 Mara _ thon; s Robert Allison; d Be tty Jane, Mar_ gery June; 1908·09 primary & music tchr, Marathon; 1911_ homemaker, Pelerson; orgr Camp Fire Gi.'ls, guardian si nee 1928; Womans Club, d.sl committeewoman , finance dept since 1932; Peterson Civie CI"b; Tl.Jesday CI"b; DAR; DES; Congl Ch, pod orgonist 12 years, post 5S tehr' hobbie.: girls, m"slc & art; off & res Peierson.

JARNAGIN, ROY A, Operating Adverti~ ing Co; b Montez"ma, lowo Od II, 1886; s o f ) W JarnagIn-Sarah C Aiken; ed Mont ezumo HS; lowo 5t Normal Sch 1907; m J une E Allison J"ne 6, 191 1 Morothan; s Robert A; d 8etty Jone, Margery June; 1907 homesteaded in Sionley Co 5 0; 1908-18 sports & ovto editot o.s Moines Copi lol; 1918_21 editot & mgr Storm Lake Regi,ter; 1921-2.01 editor & mgr Siorm lake Pilot Tribune; 1925-39 editor & pl.blisher Pete rson Potriot; 1939. apr .s.peclol news editions & farm direclotles, Dickinson a. Cloy Cos; writer .everol songs, Okoboji Moan; DES; AF&AM; hobby: song writ log; o ff & res Pe terson.

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JOHMSOM, ARNOLD M: Owner & Oper· olor Doiry; b Cloy Co, Iowa Feb 15, 1913; s o f Wilbur J Johnson-Minnie Brockle; ed Royo! HS 1930; m Edith Shirkey June II, 1933 Foirfield; 1930 emp as rood conlr, Peterson; 1931_32 helped folher on form; 1932-33 emp by Spencer Dairy; 1933· owne r & opr Jersey Ooiry, mfg lee cream, butter, cottage cheese, processing & dis · tribut ing millt, Spencer; mb< Peterson BoyJ Bond several years; played pro footool1, Spencer 2 years; Noll Assn of lee Creom Makers; C of C; Golf & Co"ntry Club; ICOf, post n oble grond; FOE; .... F&A.Mi Presby Chi off & res Spencer.

JOH NSON, WINFRED F: Superintendent of Schools; b Lynn, Mar.. Nov 2g, 1895; s of Or Albert C Johnson_Myrtha f oote; ed Westfie ld Moss HS; U o f Wis, MA; Aurora. BA; Ho,vord U; U of Iowa; Colum· bio U; Colo St Tchrs; W III St Tch .. Coli, Moeomb 111; m Mary Bixler June 5, 1921 Coming; s Donold Bixler; 1920-25 cooch, Kewanee 111; 1925-30 s"pt of sehs, MUrroy, 1930-35 Maunt Ayr, 1935-<40 Harlan , 19 .. 0-s"pl of sehs, Spencer; during World War ent US army J"ne 25, 1918, Co .... 3111h engrs, OIS AEF Fronce, U Beo"ne France Mor·J"ly 1919, corp, diseh July 15, 1919; Amer legion; VFw; South Central Oist 51 Tchrs Assn, pres 1935; 1ST .... , mbr exec com 1937 .... 0; oler Slate Music Assn 1938-39; Declamatory Assn 1937-<40; oler Stole Athletic As,n 1936-38; mbr Slale Forum Com 19"0, stole legislaliv. com 1939-<40; C of C; Spencer Country CI"b; OES, post worthy ~otron; A.F8oAM, post mosIer; RAM; York R.lte ; Shrine; Melh Ch i hobbie., philately, fishing; off E "Ih; res 840 ~th Ave W, Spencer.

IUl. BR1CK, fRAN K E: Owner & Operolot Implement & Farm Supply Siore: b Bent on Co, Iowa J"ly " , 1882; s of William Kobrick-Lucinda Utl ey; ed rurol sehs; Spen. cer HS; m Vode Cumming. Aug 26, 1939 Spencer; prior 10 1904 helped father on farm; 19{)~_12 owner & opr threshing ovtfil & hoy boler, Clay Co; 1905-07 engr Spencer Lig h t Plant; 1907-08 elk in hdw

~;::ins ~~~~ncel~7D~8190~~"~i gen s lore & out P M, Chance S 0; 191 t. 12 dk in groc slore, Spencer; 1912_15 sole$-. mon for J I Cose Threshing Machine Co, NW Iowa dis!, during 1913 colleclor fur co, Winnipeg Canoda; 1916-19 salesman lor. Altman Taylor Machinery Co, Mansfield Oh,o; 1920 so lesmon for The Emerson Bronlinghon Machinery Co, Rockford 111; 1920_28 salesman for Minneopali. Steel & Moehine Co, Minneapolis Minn ' 1920-owne r & .opr form impl & supply ;0, Spencer, servIng NW Iowa & S Minn' lowo Impl Dlrs Assn, dir 3 years, 1939~ VP; C of C; UCT, pasl Sf councilor; AF&AM; Congl Chi hobby: baseball; 0 11 & "" Spencer.

KARGES, THEODORE W, Superinlendent of Schools; b Soc Co, lowo Dec 10, 1903; • William Po,,1 Karges-Emma Marten; ed Slotm lake HS 1921; 81.Jena Vista COli, BSc 1925; mbr debate team , varsitY foot. ball teom; Iowa St Coli 1930' U of rowo MA 1935; Phi Kappa Del la; 'm Ruth BUf; Feb 20, 1926 .Konsas City Mo; d Korilyn; 1925_27 HS scIence lehr & othlet ic caoch, Morothon; 1927_30 HS prin & ath lelic ceoch, Orange City; 1930_3 " s"pl of sehs Hayes consolidated seh, Storm loke 193". Everly consolidaled seh, Everly; outhor of Hlotory of Pub Edn, Buena Visto Co; pres Cloy Co Tubercular Assn; Cloy Co Schoolmasters CI<lb, p res; ISTA; NEA; ARC, u,mn Everly b ranch , Ctoy Co; Comml Club, secy; OES, worthy patron; Af&AM; Meth Ch, 1935. SS Supt; hobby: work; off & ra Everly.

KEIR , ROBERT M, Former; b Soc City, Iowa June 6, 1905; s of Roy E Keir-Zado Cor$<lut; ed Soc City HS 1923; lowo SI Coli, BSc 1927; m lana Peeso Feb 6, 1935


CLAY

~r; • Richard Erie; 1927·33 forme. wilh loth"r, Soc Co, opeciolizer in collie &. VIHp feeding; 1933- o .... ner &. OP' farm, Cloy Co; 1936-39 enmn Cloy Co Planning Com; mbt Siole P,oorom Plonning Com; RI'P nomi"" for stol" ... n 47th dis!; ex· ' enslve lrove le. in US; mbt Farm But, Riverton ".", pres 1936, 1937_39 pr .... Clay Co; dlmn 'HeOl'ch com of Iowa Farm Bur Fedn; mbr Cloy Co Foir 8<1; post 4 - H Club Ieode •• Soc Co; C of C, 2nd VP; Meth Ch. SS teh. ; Rep; hobby: old fur ... ; res .....,.

K(TUSEN, flANK P: Implement Deal. er; b Tomo Co, Iowa Aug 13, 1887; s 01 Pet.. Kelelsen-Ch,idino Thompsen; eel [ver ly HS 1906; m Fredo Hop.tr JOn I L 1911 Hartley; S Oo"'oU F,once; d Flora Mo .. ; 1906-13 lb. &. groin dl •• Eve,ly; 1913-21 groin &. impl dtr, Everty; 1921_ impl dlr, fyerly; past mbr city coun; Iowa Impl 01. s Aun; Fo,m Bur mbr; Comml Club; Af&AM; M ett. eh; hObbie.: feeding coWe 8. hog.; off &. res Everly .

KIRBY , lRNUT ELWOOD, Farmer; b Wood, III OK 19: 1889; s of Ira Newton Klrby. Belle Carrell; ed rural .chs, Ill, Neb &. Iowa; b ... siness call, Estherville; m Edna Caak J ..... e 19, 1918 Webb; d Kathryn Margueri te, Patricia Mae, L ... cre t ia A ...... ; pri .... 10 1911 helped falher an farm, Cloy Co, 1911· forme r w ith father specialize. in cottle &. lamb feeding; 1931- GiUett Grove Iwp IrvslH; poot mbr Greenville consollda lKl sch bd; during World War ,n US mori .... 12 monlhs, DIS AU, Fra""e; Amer Le-gion, past camm; Farm Bur; AF&'· AM; RAM; ScOI Rile; I(T; hobby ; liveotock; res GrHnvilie.

KIRBY, 1.<1\ ' NEWTON: Stock Fo.-mer &. Form SuperVM.-; b Portsmauth, Ohio J ... ne 30, IB62; I ' o f JohrI R Kltby·Kothtyn Boslon; KI rural sc.hs in III &. Ohio; m B.ll. R Corr.1I Mor 2 , 1887 Wot...,ko III; s Ernesl Elwood; d Zola Moe (Mrs Arthur E A nderson); priOt 10 1872 helped tother farm, Ohio; 1872·82 workKl on form, III; 1882·93 former, LlI ; 1893-1900 ow"", &. op( farm, Homilton Co Neb; 19()()" ow ...... &. OPr form , Cloy Co, speciolizing in hog rolling, cottle &. sheep feeding; 1927_ d ir &. h t VP Clay Co Noll Bank; mb. Gtee ..... ville conloOlido tKl seh bd 15 years, pres ... verol years; Gillett Grov. !wp tr .... tH m a ny years; e>olensive traveler in US; d"'r ing World War mbr Victory Loon League f .... Clay Co; pre. Cloy Co Fo ir, mbr exec bd since 1918, lorgest co fair in the W<)rld; farm 8ur; MWA, pasl veneroble co ... n; Fr iends Chi hobby: h orses; res Green ville.

LAWRENCE, EDWARD J: Busine •• Monoger &. Co-p ... blisher; b Morq ... "tte, Mich Mor 9, 1891; I of John Edword Low renceAnno Lorenz; ed Morq ... ette Mich HS 1909; Northern Siote Normol , Morquette Mich 1909.10; m R ... lh E Schoene Aug 12, 1930 F .... I Modi ..... ; 1909.11 timekee pe. con_ strucl ion co, S ... perior Lbr Co, Morquette Mlch ; 1913-24 mgr voriety store, Mich, Minn, Iowa; 1924_31 busines.s mgr Evening DemOC'Ol Publishers; 1931,)9 newspaper publi$hf:r. E><c.l" .... Springs Me Daily Slondord &. Boonville Mo Daily New, &. AdverIi..,,; 1940- co-publisher &. business mgr Spence. Doily R' POrte.; during Wo.1d Wor in US ormy. Camp Dodg.; Amer Leg ion, POSI camm ; 8POE; AF&.AM; Presby Chi hobby: slamp collecl ing; off &. res Spe""er.

LOGAN, DALE 101 , Salesman; b Spencer, lowo June 19. 1912; s Benjamin F logo ..... Jusle 101 BOnQ; KI Spe""e. HS 1939; lowo 51 COli. 1931.32; m Mar ian Shirley J u ly 19, 1937 Eslherville; d Linda Roe; 1929_31 ~p by Spencer News Herold; 1932_33 rePOrl er; 1934·36 sol.sman . clothing slore , Spencer; 1936 -37 dept mg, J C Pe n .... y Sto .. , Fort Dodge; 1937_ solesmon , Spen_ ce. Clothing Store; Jr C of C, pres; Me th Chi hobby; fishing; res Spencer.

LOUCKS, HIRAM W, Dentist; b Champaig n, III Fe b 18, 1890; s of Nelson

louckl-ldo W.III; ed Po ... ll ina HS 1909; U of Iowa. DOS 1914; mbr vorsity baseboll team 1914; Delta Sigma o.lto; 1914_ dentist, p, ter"",; POSI d i, 9th dilt Iowa jt boseboll; «tl .. , In conserving 1"1011 .. -sources o f Siowo River Volley; d ur ing Wor ld Wo. in US o. my, de"t"'l at Camp Dodgt!; lowo 5t Denlol Soc:; ADA; Comml Club; Pet .. "", C"" .. rvotlon Club. p("; OES; AF&'AM; hobby: jf baseboU; oil &. rlS Peterson.

McKIE, JONN R: R.tirKl Publi .... r; b Wosh ing ton Co. lowo May 2, 18S9; I of Jomes MeKH_Jone Reid ; ed rurol $Ch s; ISTC. 80 1885; m Mory Randall Jun. 3, 1891 Fo irfield Neb; 1882_13 ..... rol seh tchr, Poltowoltomie Co; 1885-86 .upl of schs. C. owfo,dsvill., 1887· 88 Cloy Cent .. Neb, 1888.9S Foirlleld N.b; 1895_1 935 publisher Spe!ncer R'POrter, Sp.ncer; 1935- ,el. Spence.; C of C; AF&AM; Meth Chi hobby: reading; . 11 Spencer.

MADSEN, HARRY J : President County AAA; b Humboldl Co, Iowa Aug 7, 1B91; s "f Henry G Modsen-Emeline Estobrook; ed R ... thven HS 1907; 10wo 51 COli 1909.11; m Toro Rouse Ap' 2, 1913 Sp.nce,; d Nl vo (Mrs Chorles Swan). l oi s M; 1912_ fo.mer, Clay Co; mbr Form a ... r; Meth Chi hobby: trove l; res Dickens.

MA NN. RUSSElL B, Co ... nty Recorde r; b 0'8rien Co, lowo July 27 , 1898; s of Thomas E Monn-Sarah Will iam. ; .d Mount Hope Kos HS 1918; lelond Sionford U, BA 1922; U of Iowa 1929-30; m Anno f Kruse Jon 2, 1924 Spence.; I Thomos R; d Nancy Ann; 1924-25 In st, Engli'" &. pub speaking, Mount Hope KOI HS. 1925-26 Roc k Volley HS. 1926-29 Spence. HS; 1931· 35 ins og l , Spe""er; 1935· CJay Co reCOtder. Spe""e r; lowo County Re<Otdeu Assn, s«y .. treOI; C o f C; FOE, post W<)rthy pres; AF&.AM; Cengl Ch, POSI pre. Mens FellOW$hi p Club; hobbies: read ing. conl"sts; o il &. res $poe""er.

M .... TIN, PAUL H: Editor &. Co-Publl ...... er; b Charleston, W Vo June 26, 1903; • of Fro"., i. 10 .... s Morl in-G.oce Hedges; ed Mc Kinley HS, ChlcOQO III 1920; lak. FOt. e st Coil 1920_24; Gomma Alpha Upsilon; m Kolhryn Rowley Nov 12, 1927 Ch ic<>QO III; I Paul H Jr; 1924-25 e mp by City News Bur, Chicogo III; 1925_27 police .eparler Chicago Evening Post; 1927-30 POlic. re porte. Chicogo Doi ly Tribune; 1930-37 monog lng editor Spencer Ne ws He rold; 1937-38 managi ng editor Spence. Doi ly Repo,ter; 1938- ed itor &. (o_publl sh. r Doily Reporter, Spencer; IPA; NOli Edit Assn; C of C; Golf &. Co ... nlry CI ... b; Presby Chi hobby ; lIo lf; off &. res Spencer.

MAURIR. 10E: Forme r; b Gront Co. Wi, Mor 15. 1871; I of Joe Mourer_ R.ochal l Gidemon; KI Cloy Co .urol seh; m Ello Rote Jon I. 1898 Spirtt Loke; I Joseph H, Wi lfrKl, Eo.lond, Donold; d Leno (M .. Owen Meredi th), Jonevi,ve (Mrs Eorl Tonll""Y); prior to 1892 helped father form. Cloy Co; 1892. 96 form .. , Cloy Co; 1897_1929 owner &. apr form. Clay Co, s.pec:ioli:ter in cottl. feeding &. auroc Jer. ... y hog raising; 1910- d i. Formers ElevolOt Co. Spe"" .. ; ""I trovl le r in US &. COnodo; ek mbt Form B ... r; C o f C; Colh Chi hobbi .. : horM breaking. sur f board riding; res Roul. I. Spenc ...

MEDLAR, WINTON B: Phologropher; b Spe""er, Icwo Oct 11 , 1900; s o f F.onk W MedlOt-Kote 8.aaks; KI Soe"".. HS 1918; Chicago Art In.I, 1919_20; Photogro. phers Sch, Winono Lake Ind 1923-25; m Virll,,,io NOtmon J ...... 12, 1926 Richmond Vo; 1922- pholographer, Spenc.r; Phot ographers ASln o f lowo, VP; Photogrog.hen As.n o f Amer; Camera Crollsmo n of "mer; C of C; Golf &. Country Club; "F&AM; Congl Chi hobby; du ck hunting; re, Spen-cer.

MESSENGER, THOMAS W: S ... perinter>denl of Schaals; b W.llmon, Iowa No~ II, 1898; s of Norton H MOSIenger-Cloro 8elle Aile ... ;

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IP", WHO'S WHO

ed Wellmon HS 1916; Icwo Wn, 8A 1923; mb. ~orsi ty football team 1919_22, 1921 copt, m.br basketball t eam 1920. 1920-22 t r«k teom. 1920 copt. ba .. bofl IItOm 1921-22, 1922 cOP ' , 1921 -22 mbr III" club. 1921-22 mbr debate leom; Iowa 51 CoU; U of Iowa, MA 1938; Thelo Nu; Pi Koppa Della; m Miriom SmIth J ..... 12. 1923 Unionv ille; s Conoid Worren; 1923 HS othlel ic cooch, history &. physics Ichr. YONnOut" C onn; 1923-32 oupl Of IChs Rossie consolidclKl HS. Rossie; 1932. suPt of sehs loke twp consolidated HS. Dic k .... ; d"'ring World Wor enl US ormy 23 month., DIS AEf fro""e lllth moeh i"" lIun bott; Am"r legion; ISTA; NEA; Cicy Co Schoolrn!r>t"fS Club, pc.~1 pres; AF&.-'M; Meth Ch, POst 55 Ichr; hobbin; gol f, WOOdwork; off &. .H Dicke",.

MORRISON, HERBERT G: 80nk Coshier; b Gr ... ndy Cenle r. lowo feb 19, 1885; s cl J W Morrison_Ida Sh.iner; KI Gru ndy C ...... Ie. HS 1902; Cedor Rapid. 8 .... iness COli 1902_03; m 110 W ilson Moy 28, 1912 C ...... te ' Pcinl; • Jock Wilson. He ,berl G J'; d Alice Kath erine, Madelin.; 1909- cosh &. VP F;rsl Noll 80n~, Pe te rson; ~ost mbr city coun; m br sch bd, Pelerson .... e rol y.ars, s«y 6 yeo .. ; 1909- lecy Fo,m, .. Ele~oto, Co; Comml Club; DES, post worlhy potron; "F&'AM, POSl mo.Ie,; M. ,h Chi hobby: flowers; off & . es Pe lerso n .

MOULTON. MERRIL L M: City CI"k; b Mozomonie, Wi, Dec 14. 1886; s of Lewis H Moulton.Annie M ... rrish; KI Spencer HS; MinneoPOlis Mi .... Sch of Busineu; m Sa,";' R ... th Anderson June 10. 1925 Spencer; I

L ........ Neal; prier to 1913 0.10( w ith father in gen mere buoinno; 19 13_IS ouelit .... fOf Mlf'V>e<lPOhs Mi .... Threshing M«hi .... Co; 1915-22 in II""" mere buoineu, Spenc; ... ; 1923-30 OWner &. cpr 9In mere bUli"",",. Spencer; 1930-37 Clay Co audi tor; 1931-ow.,." lien in s ogcy, Spencer; 1940. city elk; during World War ;" US army II "lOnths, AEf. OIS Fro""e, ormy ..... itory seh, l ongres franc.; 2nd It res CorPI S yeors; Arne. Le-g ion; VFW; SAR; C o f C; Congl Ch, trea.; hobby: reading; off &. In Spe""e •.

MUNG(R, ElBERT ERVIN~ Physlciorl &. Surgean; b limo, onio June 23, 1867; I of Samuel Cyrus Munger-Mary Moro o ret f,\lin; KI Neb.cnko City Neb HS; U of Neb; U of lowo, MD 189.; m Edith John,ton Apr 10, 1895 Wote,loo; s Elbe,t Erv in Jr. SIIm uel Johnston; d GertruOe Morgor£! (Mrs M M Gorrell), Morgore t Edith; 1894-95 proc med, Wotf rloa, 1895- Spenc.,; oulna, Iowa Co Pub Hosp Low, e"octed by 33.d lien ossembly 1909, chmn com o f 9, hou ... joint resolution 7, 451h gin o s .. mbly 1933; duri ng Wo.ld Wo. 1911· 18 mKl mbr Cloy Co draft bd; Cloy Co &. lowo 51 MfiI Soc.; AMA; AF&'AM; off 503 G. ond Av.; res 110 E lrd, Spencer.

NELSON, ANOERS PEHR : Ow"e. &. Ope ratOt Morrufocturing Co; b Jutland. [)en. mark July 16, 1883; s of Rasmus N.lsonKlrslen Knudsdotter; KI Denm.ark pub schs; m Dagner Lorson Oct 16, 1907 Spencer; s Harry P; d Eleonoro. Cloro M; 189. corp, Denmark: 1899 COme 10 US; 1899 corp, Spence. ; 1900 emp in brick mo"'" work, Spenc"r; '1901-1 4 conlr & builde<, Spencer; 1914_ owner &. apr Spa""., C. ment 8 10ck W .... ks. mfg block. brick, tilt. elc; pres Nehi COrJ>. Spe"" .. ; owner Net"", Mfll Plonl. mfg Nel ..... Super Charoer, own invention; part owner Spe""er Cold Slorage Locker Plont; Noll Conc.ete Moso"ty Aun; C of C; FOE; Danish Srotherhood; Luth Chi hobby; fishing; off &. r. Spencer.

NOEL. HARRY 101 , Cont,oclo. &. Form Supervisor; b West LocIi, Ohio Apr IS, 1889; • of Samuel Noel~Esobelle HiWI ... ; eel Ohio rurol sc h; m Minnie 8 Johnson Sept 19,1 916 Sioux Cily; sHorty Jr, Cor! Edward; d BOI"Inie Jean; 1904-09 emp in 1110 '$ focloty. Tiff i" Oh io; 1910.12 con-


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VOTE FOR

BOB KEIR OF CLAY COUNTY

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Republican Candidate

A farmer and I d II ~a erinfarlrla d '. '

n CIVl"C organization.

Ceneral £lee-b'on TUuday, No.,. 51h:

Bob Keir, who turns 100 today, displays a campaign poster from the 194Os, when won two terms in the Iowa Senate. (Photo by Russ Oechsrin)

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Spencer's first solon, Keir, 100 By Russ Oedlslin

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SPENCER, Iowa - For the last week anyone telling Bob Keir that

he looks "pretty good" for being 100 years old has gotten a quick retort "But I'm not 100 'til Monday,"

As in today. Keir was Spencer 's first state sena·

tor, e lected in 1941. He was tricked into running for office.

" I didn 't want to run in the first place. I wish I could remember the name of the eager beaver who told me I could win ... 'Dad ' Avery was in the Hou se at the time. He was school superintendent. And he smoked big black cigars.

"Clay County had never had any· one in the Senate. We went to a meeti ug in one of the other (our cou nties in the district. I was thi nking we' d be supporting another can· didate. But they all agreed I should run," he says.

At first , Keir says he thought he had lost the election. "Then one day the governor call ed - I think it was Gov. Wilsoll. I had to come in from fixing fences to talk to him . He told me I had actually won - that the vote canvas showed one precinct in Dickinson County was left out of the original count.

." was actuall y kind of happy that I hadn ' t made it. I didn' t really ha ve ;l·n axe \0 grind. But I did have some ideas of my own. And we got plenty done," he adds.

Otller service after Senate After two terms in the state Senate,

Keir was appointed to the Highway Commission. "The history of roads is interesting. A good legislator was sure to have built good roads to his town. You'd wonder why there was a road to one li ttle town and then you'd find out who the legislator was in that area and you 'd know.

"Roads were always a problem because there was always just so much money. History messed things up pretty bad. In the early days, the counties built roads to suit local people more than a pattern of traffic. To improve them we had to go by some places and we got people angry at us." he remembers.

Keir's political service included being the county Clerk of Court (1965-1973) and a term on the Board of Supervisors, beginning in 1973. He was one of the founders of the Clay County Fair Association and served as its pres ident for a time as well.

Recalls childhood tornado The fonner senator maintains a sense

of humor. "] suppose I was born in Sac aty 'cause my folks were there at the lime," he says.

But his earliest recollection involves a tornado that look the roof off his father's bam when he was about three. "Dad came back in with a bucket of what looked like dead chicks. They had no feathers on 'em. He put them on a piece of newspaper in the kitchen and fed them. When they got older they were pretty good," he says.

After Keir and his wife, Lana, had three sons, they decided to adopt a daughter. It was only with the help of

Bourke Hickenlooper, a former gover· nor who was serving in Congress at the time, thallhey were able to find Heidi. a displaced 9-year-old. in Yienna, Austria.

"Hicken looper was in Austria to make sure the orphans were getting the food supplies Iowans were sending," Heidi (Keir) Galer says from her Iowa City home. Hickenlooper brought a picture of two sisters back to the Keirs and aided in the adoption process. which took five years to complete.

"We packed the kids and the dog in the car and drove to New York to meet Heidi at the airport." Keir explains. While Galer spoke no English and her adopted parents spoke n O Gennan, KeiT and Galer agree. they bonded immedialely.

Galer says she never saw her adopted dad "as a politician. He's always been so kind. From the minute they picked me up at the airport in New York and bought me a pair of shoes that fit - just a few days after I had gotten shoes that didn' t fit from the bin at the orphanage. in what was then the Russian-comrolled zone in Vienna."

All the Keir children gathered in Spencer this weekend - including Galer and her three brothers. Wendell, who lives in Des Moines and his twin, Kendall, who Jives in Spencer, and Keir 's oldest son, Richard, who resides in Mankato, Minn.

Until Friday the centenarian didn' t know that his adopted daughter 's sister was traveling to the festivities from Austria.

And, unless he reads today's Journal very early, Kelr doesn't know that he will be chauffeur driven to breakfast by Bill Peterson, in Peterson's Model A.

"It 's the first car Dad had," Galer notes.


"o'rE for

BOB KEIR R epublkan Candidate for

State Senator 47th Oisbid

Clay, Emma!, Plio Alto, Oiclci'lfon and Konulh Counti~s

RE·ELECT

Robert Keir Re publican Candida te for

State Senator Second Term 41th Dis trict

O'Urien, Dickinson, Clay Counties

RODI!:RT K E IR

Born Sac County uo~. GnduRte of Iowa State

College at Am .. , 192? l\I Brrled-Thn e Son • . own a nd opera t e farm or

no aer"", Cla y Co. Preliident o f Clay County

Farm flureau 19n-19 3~ . Member of Iowa Senate

. Inee un. Member Tuwa School Code

Commlulon and l own p<>IIt. W ar Rehabliltntloll CommiJ",lon.

preliident ot Clay County Boy Seoula since 1942.

Vle~.Prellldent Prairie Gold Area Council B.S.A.

Member and otflcer of MethodlRt Church and TeRchu Sunday Sc hool ClUB.


STATE Of IOWA

OFFICIAL REGISTER

1941-1942

Thirty - ninth number

L. M. SHAW Supllllntllndet'lt of Prl nUn9

Editor

Publishd by

THE STATE Of IOWA Des MaiMs

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11tb St n..torlal Dbtrlct--Clar ll., ud Warrell COI1I1t1 ..

Born u.t Chariton, Lueaa county, )owa., November 14 , 189'), aon of Arden a nd Eva Jone". Grew to m anhood at O.eeola, CLarke county, I owa, and graduated from the Bch OOI. ot that plae .. , Married Ellzabeth 'TLce and has one 80n, Alfred Eugene. Farmer tor 14 yearll. Served as Clarke county auditor four terma. 1933-1940. Membe r or Osceola school board t or .ht yeau. Allo member or Met h· odl. ! Church, American Lerlon a nd Farm Bureau. El«ted to Ihe .ella!e In I ~O.

KEm., Robert, Spencer 47th S.1I.tor~1 Dlllrkt--Clay, DlethllGn, Emlllet,

Koalulb and. Palo ALIa COIUIU ..

Born In Sac county, Iowa. June 6. 1905. Graduated t rom Sac City high school a nd Iowa State College at Am ... wllh ~gree In Animal Husbandry. En gag~ In farming al nee 1&33. o" .. n ing and operatlnl!;" farm In Clay counly. Ac th·e in Farm Bureau organization, prulde n t of Clay Counly F arm Bureau for three year l. D ireetor and olUcer of Spt=ncer C hamber of Commerce. Dlreeto r Cla y County Fair ; member Df the omclal boaru of M ethodi~ t church . Serving Ilrat term In .enatill.

L EO, Richa.rd V., Dy8llrt j('I'"bli,·o"

Uth hllatu loJ Dilt rl~t-Btnto" alld Tama Countlu

Born on a fa r m near D)'nrt. October 29. 1889. .A g .... duale ot the DYlJart high sch ool, and holds a B.A. d egree from the Unlveralty of I owa. Married to Co .... Inne Deardor! of Chu rubu~~o. Indian a. One son. R obert , Who received B.A. degree from U n lvenlty of l ow.. t hla year, n ow uatatlng hla father In the Hvutoek, grain and farming bualneu and one daugh ter, Jeanne, who II a J unior a t the'towa State T eacher. CoLlege. Ser ved aa len aior In t he extra ~:::'Ion of Ihe 4~th gen eral allembty. Re-elecle<!. ill

L ONG, I rving D., M anchuter j('I,~blic~H 331"<1. 81l1atorIaJ D tlt rlct-B".b&l1.11 a n d De l ....... COUIIU ..

I Son of A lvah D. and Car rie Ca rpen te r Long, born f~oDelawl.re county. Iowa. Aprll 15. 1894. Graduated

f m Ma nChette r h igh .chool a nd Law D e pa r tment o Unlveralty of South Dakota In 1917 admitted 10 practice law In Iowa In 1919. H u bee'; emplond j"

~~tlce of law at M"nche, ter sin ce 1921. Delaw a re 1916nty a ttorney. 1923·1929. Ma rried Ella Cale~ in K nl· Member of Chrlltlan church. M asonic lodg~ . C ght. of Pythlu, Sec ret ltry-Trlla.urer of De laware a~Dly Bar Aa.Oelallon. Str,·lng tir" t erm in sen .

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STATE OF IOWA

OFFICIAL REGISTER

1943-1944

Fortieth Number

SHUlMAN W . NEEDHAM

SuperInte ndent 01 Prlnlinq

Editor

Published by THF; STATE OF 10',.,·".

De. Moines


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JOHNSON, Ooca' E .• Kanawha

nrd SeBaloria ) Di. lricl-C . .. " Gordo. rranklin and Hancock Counliu

H"rn ~13rch 22, 189 ~ , at Dayton. W~bS I~r couBly. 10'.... Afl~, &raduat;ng fron' h,~b S(:hool he all~ndw Highland Park Collrge. Du MOln ... wh.,~ hr sh,di<1l ph .. ",acj". Beeam"' .. gi",~ .. d pharmaci" in IQ IS. 1""&li"g at Kan. ,.b. 'hon l)" llu:r~.lt .. and ha, .ub~· quoatl }" ~en in the druS busin~. M.rro«l 10 N",. " rl sou of Bd"Md. 10"-'. in 19!i: has IwO 'OJ "_. J.mn O~' <n and Willi.,n Rag... Sorv<1l t". oh '. l'ral. a, m 'j-or 01 Kanawha; nve y<ar$ chaitm.n 01 ,h. Haneod county wellar. board _ 5,,,'<11 a, • mem""r of 110u," of Rcpr<S<'nlali"U in the 461h. 461h .. Ir •• ~)lh lad 48th g,nnal • ....,mbli .. , and ,",,'<11 0_' 3 m.m~r of lb. Sena" in 'he 491h ami ,O lb ~ .. ".r"f a~mbli .. .

JONES. floyd. Os ceola

lllh S. nalorial Dlltrict-Clark" and Wane n Counti ..

Bo.n at Chariton. Luc n cou nlY, lo"-a. "'·o,-. mi>r. 14. I M9,..,n of A,dt n and Eva Jon .... C r.", to man · hood at Osceol a, Clarke COUDly . Iowa. and gradu .... 1 from tbe ",hools of Ihat place. !>lar<i. d Etiubolh T i« ond h '" one IOn, Alfr<1l Eug~n •. f • • m .. for 14 yea,.,.. 5tr"",d .. Ct" h counly auditor four I .. m,. 19Jj· 1940. ~Iemb<. of o.~..ot. school bo.:trd for six I""". AI,.., m.mb .. of ~ ! <I hodist <hureb. Am .. it • • Le ~ion :m,1 Fa' m Bu",". F.1« ,ro 10 'he ~nate in 1940,

KEIII, flob. 'l. Spe nc. r lI , p "l-lico"

471h. Senalorial DlsmcI-Clay. DlcklrlOon. Emme l. Kossuth ond P .. 10 Alto Counli ..

Bo .. in Sac cou",y. 10"-" J une 6. 190;. Cradu . l<d Irom Sac City high S(:hnol and Iowa SI'" Coil". ot A m .. wi,h n egru in An im. 1 H u.mnd,)-. En~ag.d 'n farming si nce 19>3, o" 'ning and operatin~ I~rn' In CI.~ (OUMy. .~ ct;~. in far m Bureau O,g.niU\ li on. preSId'nl o! CI.y Count,· F3fm Bu". u !or th .. ~ year! _ Dirert ~ ... d officer o[ ~ p.nc" Chamb .. "I Cem merce. !)i,«tor Cl ay C OUnl)' Fai .: mtmb<r ,,[ Ih. offidal boa rd .. r ~!tlhodi_", cburch _ F.I.«~d I .. S, nale in 1940_


STATE OF IOWA

OFFICIAL REGISTER 1945 -1946

Forty-first Number

• LOU GA.RDNER

Editor

• Compiled Under the Direction of

SHERMAN W . NEEDHAM Superintendent or Printing

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J ACOBSOS, Arib .. D .. Wall"' . " rupubliuD .oU. " •• , . dal Db"'I.t.-AII . ..... II.~~. Fa"ette

c . ... t1ea Barn In Waukon, tow •• on .111'''' U. 11110. At

tended Waukon pubUc: ..,hools. Re<:eh,,,d B.A. and J.D. del[NP from the Stat .. University of Iowa. Married t ... bel Chafe. 01 Cllnlon in 1934. F.\~r of one daullhter, Sibyl. En,a,ed In practice o r La .... In Waukon lina: 111M. Allamal<ef! County Aitorney 10. elllht years. Membe'r o f the Lu_ the.an ch"rch, the Order of the Coli. Kiwa nis Club and Junlo. Chamwr of Comm""", $el"Yed • • Fourth District Chairman of t he You", RepubLican Ualu" of Iowa and a s State Ch.l .... .... an 11K1 _44. Eleded to the Sena te in 1944.

Republican JONES, Flayd, O."ul ..

11lh SeDatod. 1 nIILrle~l.r" e a .. t Warr ... C ..... Uu

Born at C h arltol\. LUca . eoun!y. Iowa. Novem· ber 14, 1899. son of Arden and E"a Joon. Guw to manhood at O~la, Clarke .,.,unt)', 10 ..... and ... u padualed from the ..,hoola of th.t pia.,.,. MalTled Elizabeth Tlee and h .. one .on , Alfred Eu,en e. Farme. for 14 yun. Served a. Clarke County Auditor four te rr'", 1833-1140. Member o f o.ceola IIChool board ten ye ...... Operates a c.re In Osceola. AIIO member of Melhodl.st c:hurch, Amc:r\c.n ....,,1011 and F.rm B u reau. Elected to the Senate In IHO and 1"4..

KEIR, aobut, SpeDu r Republican 41tb h .. . torlal DI .I.le~I.T. Dld,]". o .. , E ... -

ruel. Ko •• IlIh a" .... 10 Alto Cu .. Uu. Born In Sac county. Iowa. June 6. 190$. Grad

uated from Sac City bI,h school and Iowa State coUe,e at Ames with Delilree In An imal H UIbandry. En llla,ed In t a nning s ince 1933, o ... n ln, and oper.tln, farm In Clay coun ty. Active In Fa.m Bureau or,anluti(>n, presiden t of CLa y Counly Farm B u reau for three ynn. DI.ect ... a nd offleer of Spence. Chamber of Comme.ce. D lred.or Clay County F.l •. Membo!. Of Bo.ard of Trus tee. of Methodist Cltu.eh. F int elected to Senate In litO. Re'elected In 1"'.


i;!tate of Jobta 1947

STATE OF IOWA

OFFICIAL REGISTER 1947 • 1948

Forty-Second Number

ROBERT A. JARNAGIN Editor

Compiled Under the Direction of SHERMAN W. NEEDHAM Superintendent of Printing

Published by THE STATE OF IOWA

Des Moines


46 IOWA OFFICIAL REGI STER-1947-1948

JACOB SO N. Arthur H. , ,Vnllkon Republican

40th S.,n ntol'ial DI .. t r l"t_ ,\l1 .. ", .. k~", Fayette Coun tlu.

Born In Waukon, Iowa, On June 24, 1910. Attended W aukon publlc schoOls. Received .B.A. and J.D . deg r ee" from the State University of l o w ,,-. Ma rded isabel Chafer o f Clinton In 1934. ~'alher of one daughter, Sibyl, and one son, Ethan. Engaged In practice of law In Waukon si n ce 1934. Allamake" county attorney tor eight year". Member of the Lutheran churCh, the Order o f the Coif and K iwanis club. Served as l" o .. rt h District Chairman of the Young Rep ubliC:>'" Leagu e of Iowa and as State Chairman U H- H . Elected to the Senale In 19H.

E RRAT A- The plctuu" of Senator Jaeoblon and Sc,,&t<w J oneo a r e h,l.eI'eballll'ed from the rapec:tive blo~.phl""l d.ta.

J ONES, F loyd, O~" .... ID. R ep ublican J1th. S .. n>t t orlnl DI"trld-Clnrk .. " nd

Warr .. .. Countlu. Born at Charlton, Lucas coun ty . I o w a,

November H, 1399, son of Ardon and Eva Jones. Grew tQ manhood at Osceola, Clarke county. Iowa, and was graduated frum the schools o f that place. Married E lizabeth Tlce and has onO son . Alfreo:t Eugene. F a rmer for 14 yeau. Served a'l Clark e county audi t or four terms, 1933-1940. ]'lember of Osceola school board ten years. Opcrates a cafe In osceola. AI~o member of Me thodist church, American L egion and Farm Bureau. Elected to the Senate In 19411 and 19 44 .

J< E IR, Rober t: SI,e ,,,,e r RepubJ!can oj":' t .. s .. " .. t nrl,,1 Di . tr\c:t-CI .. y,

Dickl"80", l) ' lIde" 0 0 <00 11 .... . Born in Sac county Iowa, June S, 1905 .

C r a dua ted from Sac City high $ch ool and I owa State college a t Ames w ith degree In Animal H usbandry. Engaged In farmIng si n ce 1933. owning and operating farm In Clay county. Marr ied February. 1935. t o Lana. G. p eeso o f Spencer. H as three chlillren. Richard. age 10. a nd twIn sons , "" endell and Kendall. Active In Fa.rm Bureau or ll"anlzatlon , pre81dent o f C lay Cou nty Farm Bureau for three yellrS. First vic e_president C lay Cou n ty Fair. Member o f Board o f Trustee s of Method!~t church. !-'Irst elected t o Senate In 1 9~1l. R e-elected I n 19H.

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