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among which were verdict of civil jury by 5/6 of the panel; an elective Railway Commission; expansion of the Supreme Court; and provision for investment of the state school funds.
In congress he was the author of two great appropriating measures for the eradication of hog cholera, and eradication of tuberculosis in live stock. Among his important speeches delivered on the floor of the House were several tariff speeches: Nebraska at Fifty; Washington, The Business Farmer; Corn Is King; John Ericsson, and speech against the World War Resolution. Four of the eight public buildings in the Fourth District were provided during his ten year service, a comprehensive fish survey of the Fourth (Blue River) District was made at his instance by the Government Fisheries authorities.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Society, Fillmore County Bar Society, Geneva Community Club, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a 32nd Degree Mason, (Scottish Rite and Knight Templar) and is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Elks and Modern Woodman of America. He was in 1898 grand orator for the Nebraska Masonic Jurisdiction. Although a member of no church, his religious affiliation is with the Geneva Methodist Episcopal Church congregation. Mr. Sloan was opposed to the World War declaration but was an active supporter of our forces in and out of Congress, and aided and contributed liberally to various Red Cross and loan drives throughout Nebraska. His three sons were in the United States Service during the World War.
His marriage to Emma Margaret Porter was solemnized at Woodbine, Iowa, October 1, 1889. Mrs. Sloan, who was a teacher prior to her marriage, and a graduate of the Iowa State College with B. Sc. degree, was born in Harrison County, Iowa, December 25th, 1860, the daughter of Francis Joseph and Lucy (Frances) Porter. Four children were born to them: Ethel, born July 13, 1890, who married Grady Corbitt, now a member of Mr. Sloan's law firm; Frank Blaine, born May 14, 1892, who died overseas in the service of the United States in the World War, October 2nd, 1918; Charles Porter, born January 29, 1894, who married Lillian Steifer; and William McKinley, born August 28th, 1898, who married Esther Marshall. Charles P. is a successful farmer, and William M. is a member of his father's law firm. Residence: Geneva. (Photograph on Page 1105).
James Eldredge Sloss
James Eldredge Sloss, son of Robert Brown and Hattie May (Eldredge) Sloss, was born near North Bend, Nebraska, February 4, 1890. His father, Robert, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 19, 1856, of Irish parentage. He is a retired farmer, prominent in church and welfare work, who has resided in Dodge County for seventy-three years. His wife, Hattie, who was born at Salem, New York, December 3, 1860, has been prominent in church work all her life. She was a teacher prior to her marriage. Both her parents were of New England ancestry, descended from pre-Revolutionary settlers in America, and her father was a coal dealer in Fremont.
Upon his graduation from North Bend High School in 1908, James B. Sloss attended Tarkio College at Tarkio, Missouri, receiving his A. B. in 1912. On December 28, 1918, he was united in marriage to Fern Marion Elliott, at Lincoln. Mrs. Sloss was born at Mecklin, South Dakota, March 22, 1894. Her father's ancestry was Irish, and her mother traces her ancestry to pre-Revolutionary days in America. There are two daughters, Ruth Marion, born December 16, 1919, and Janet May, born July 9, 1925.
Mr. Sloss is a Republican. He is active in civic and educational projects and during 1929-30 was president of the Community Club, and served as a member of the executive committee from 1925-30. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, the Parent-Teachers Association and the Nebraskana Society. He is a grain and livestock farmer with extensive interests. Residence: North Bend.
Robert Brown Sloss
Robert Brown Sloss, retired farmer, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1856, son of James and Nancy (Ritchie) Sloss. James Sloss was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1820, and came to America about 1840, with his wife Nancy. She was also born in County Derry. They were early settlers in Dodge County and were pioneer farmers and quite extensive landowners. James Sloss died at North Bend July 21, 1902, and Nancy Sloss died there on April 11, 1907.
Robert B. Sloss who is now retired, has always been active in farming. He is an extensive landowner, and prominent in civic and religious affairs. He has lived in Nebraska seventy-three years, and at the present time is chairman of the local Boy Scout committee, and chairman of the North Bend branch of the Red Cross. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church and of The Nebraskana Society. His favorite sport is swimming.
On May 13, 1886, he was married to Hattie May Eldredge at Fremont. Mrs. Sloss, who is of early New England ancestry, was born in Salem, New York, December 3, 1861. There are three children, Helen, born June 19, 1888, who died April 11, 1917; James, born February 4, 1890, who married Fern Marion Elliott (see Nebraskana); and Susie Valentine, born September 12, 1893, who married Harry Allan Luckhardt. Residence: North Bend.
Harry Theadore Sly
Harry Theadore Sly, newspaper man, was born at Iroquois, South Dakota, November 13, 1905, son of Lewis Bert and Laura Mae (Massey) Sly. The father is still living, while the mother died at Gordon, Nebraska, August 15, 1911.
Mr. Sly attended Chadron High School until his graduation in 1923, and was thereafter a student at Chadron Normal College for two years. While there he received two letters in track, 1921, and 1922. Since 1923 Mr. Sly has been associated with C. H. Pollard as editor of the Chadron Chronicle. He is news reporter and advertising manager for the Chronicle, Chadron correspondent for the Associated Press, the World Herald, the Denver Post, the Sioux City Journal, the Rapid City Journal and the Norfolk Daily News.
He was secretary of the Chadron Chamber of Commerce from June, 1929, until April, 1931, and at the present time is serving as secretary of the Northwest Nebraska Chamber of Commerce. During 1930-1931 and 1932 he has been secretary of the Dawes County Fair Association. He is also secretary of the Denver-Black Hills Highway Association. He is a Republican.
His marriage to Readith Mildred Babb was solemized at Hot Spring, South Dakota, June 22, 1929. Mrs. Sly was born at Macomb, Missouri, October 25, 1910. They have one daughter, Lorraine, born February 18, 1931.
Mr. Sly is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce of Chadron, the Odd Fellows, and The Nebraskana Society. He is a Methodist. His favorite sports include football, basketball, bowling, and baseball, while his hobby is mechanics Residence: Chadron.
Clyde Chase Smalley
Clyde Chase Smalley, photographer, was born at Mulligan, Nebraska, December 17, 1890, son of William Sherman and Nellie Grace (Chase) Smalley. His father, a
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native of Ohio, is a retired farmer living in Superior, Nebraska. His mother was a native of Illinois.
Mr. Smalley attended the high school at Milligan and during 1906-07 was a student at Hastings Business College. He is a graduate of the Southern School of Photography of McMinnville, Tennessee.
On September 25, 1911, he was married to Hazel Blanche Austin at Lawrence, Nebraska. Mrs. Smalley was born at Bertrand, Nebraska, November 21, 1891. Her father, Charles T. Austin, was a teacher, a depot agent, and later an attorney at law. Gertrude Purinton, her mother, was a graduate of York High School and a school teacher before her marriage. Her ancestry traces to Patrick Henry. Mrs. Smalley is a member of the P. E. O., and is active in the studio of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Smalley have two children, Evelyn, born October 6, 1912; and Max, born July 8, 1914, who died August 5, 1918. Evelyn is teaching school in district number 81 of Webster County, Nebraska. She was graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1980 as valedictorian of her class.
Mrs. Smalley has two brothers who enlisted in the navy during the World War. They were wireless operators on destroyers and merchant ships. One brother, Spencer E. Austin of Chicago, convoyed President Wilson across the ocean and back again in the destroyer Lea. The other brother, Ralph, was sent to South America and also to France on a merchant ship. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, having received his Masters degree there. They both went to Harvard University, where Spencer received class honors. Ralph was at one time state food inspector for Nebraska while McKelvie was governor, and later held a position in the office of Dan Swanson, state land commissioner in the State Capitol Building. He is district superintendent for the Concordia Creamery Company and lives at Concordia, Kansas. Spencer is engineer of electrolosis for the Illinois Bell Telephone Company with offices in Chicago. Mrs. Smalley has a sister, Mrs. H. G. Stout, whose husband is an instructor in the Kearney State Teachers College.
Mr. Smalley started in the photography business with the Griffin and Day Studios at Hebron, Nebraska. He has owned and operated studios at Blue Hill, Red Cloud, Superior, and Alliance, and is now the owner of the Smalley Studio at Minden. After leaving Hebron, Mr. Smalley took charge of T. M. Mackey's Studio at Superior. With the exception of three years spent in Missouri, Mr. Smalley has been a continuous resident of Nebraska since his birth.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Photographers International Association of America, and the Minden Chamber of Commerce. Residence: Minden. (Photograph in Album).
Joseph Smatlan
Joseph Smatlan, pioneer Nebraskan, and veteran lumbar and coal dealer, has lived in this state since 1869 and has had a prominent part in the building up of his state and community. He was born at Telecim, Bohemia, on August 11, 1844, the son of Joseph and Anna (Zvacek) mother was born at Telecim, March 4, 1814, and died at Smatlan. His father, who was born at Telecim, August 7, 1793, and died there, June 9, 1864, was a farmer. His Schuyler, Nebraska, March 16, 1883. (sic)
Mr. Smatlan was engaged in the lumber and coal business at Schuyler from 1876 to 1900 when he retired from active business. He is the founder of the Colfax Bank at Howells, Nebraska, and has served as city treasurer and as a member of the board of education at Schuyler. He holds membership in the Nebraskana Society and the Red Cross, and is a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen of America and the C. S. P. S.
He was married to Anna Telecky at Borove, Bohemia, October 28, 1866. Mrs. Smatlan was born at Sirokem, Dole, Bohemia, August 6, 1849, and died at Schuyler, January 29, 1912. Six children were born to them, five of whom are still living: Anna, born born January 17, 1869, who married Thomas Molacek; Josephine, born September 12, 1870, who married Frank Woitishek, and who died May 5, 1918; Mary, born May, 3 1873, who married Adolph Kadletz; Joseph born December 19, 1876; Edward, born July 30, 1879; and Victor, born August 25, 1886. Joseph Edward, and Victor are all engaged in the lumber and coal business. Residence: Schuyler.
Joseph Edward Smatlan
Joseph E. Smatlan, prominent lumber and coal dealer at Schuyler, has lived in this state all his life. He was born in Colfax County, December 19, 1876, the son of Joseph and Anna (Telecky) Smatlan. His father, who is a farmer, lumber and coal dealer, was born at Telecim, Bohemia, August 11, 1844. His mother was born at Sirokem, Dole, Bohemia, August 6, 1849, and died at Schuyler, January 29, 1912.
Mr. Smatlan was graduated from the Schuyler High School, and later was a student at the University of Nebraska and the Lincoln Business College. He played baseball and tennis while in school. Since 1895 Mr. Smatlan has been engaged in farming and in the lumber and coal business at Schuyler, where he now is manager of his own lumber and coal organization. He is serving as a director of the Colfax County Bank of Howells, Nebraska.
He is an independent, politically, and has been a member of the Board of Education at Schuyler for many years. He holds membership in the Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraskana Society, and the Red Cross. His fraternal societies include the Eagles, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and Sokol. His hobby is mechanics, while his favorite sports are baseball and football. During the Spanish-American War Mr. Smatlan served as a private in Company K, Second Regiment, Nebraska Volunteer Infantry and was promoted to corporal and first lieutenant. In the World War he was active in loan drives.
His marriage to Emma Bartunek was solemnized at Schuyler, November 15, 1899. Mrs. Smatlan was born in Colfax County, November 11, 1878. To this marriage the following children were born: Emerson, born November 5, 1900, who married Edwina Lewis; Erma, born April 9, 1903, who is a graduate nurse; Alice, born November 30, 1906, who is a pharmacist; Joseph, born February 6, 1910, who is engaged in aviation; and Eleanor, born November 12, 1915, who is still in school. Emerson is in the lumber and coal business.
Mr. Smatlan is a member of the Veterans of the Foreign Wars. Residence: Schuyler.
Charles D. Smiley
Charles D. Smiley, veteran real estate and insurance dealer in Nebraska, has lived in this state for the past 40 years. He was born at Union, Erie County, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1852, the son of Robert and Eulzinia Smiley. His father, who was a veterinarian, served in the Civil War.
Mr. Smiley has been active in community affairs at South Sioux City for many years. He is a member of The Nebraskuna Society, is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, and holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His hobby is reading. He is a Democrat. He was married to Lillian E. Teter at Chattanooga, Tennesee. Residence: South Sioux City.
Erle Boyd Smiley
Erle Boyd Smiley, member of the Nebraska house of representatives in 1923, was born at Seward, Nebraska, December 5, 1890. His father, James Monroe Smiley, was born at Industry, Illinois, October 14, 1849, of Scotch
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Irish ancestry. He was married to Hattie C. Phillips, who was born at Vermont, Illinois, January 2, 1864.
Mr. Smiley attended the Seward and Beaver Crossing public schools. During 1917 and 1918 he was in the United States Air Service, with the rank of second lieutenant, and from 1920 to 1922 served as captain in the Nebraska National Guard.
A pioneer flyer, Mr. Smiley gave exhibitions for three years following the world war, and has the distinction of being the first politician to promote campaigns by air. In 1921, he was awarded a cup in an altitude test at York, Nebraska, and altho he is not flying at present, he is one of the state's most ardent air enthusiasts.
On August 5, 1923, he was united in marriage to Anna Marcella Peterson at York. To this union were born two children, JoAnn, born August 31, 1924; and Don Erle, born October 8, 1929.
Mr. Smiley is engaged extensively in the poultry business, and in 1915 was given a judge's general license, by the Poultry Association at the World's Fair. Since that time he has been engaged in judging some of the finest shows in America, including those held at Pomona, California, the Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska State Shows, the Greater Omaha Auditorium Shows, shows at the Chicago Coliseum and the Sesqui-Centennial held at Philadelphia, and the show at Madison Square Garden which is the world's greatest. At the recent convention of the American Poultry Association Mr. Smiley was re-elected secretary and treasurer of the judge's section for the United States and Canada for the seventh time.
Mr. Smiley, in addition to his other business, breeds gold-fish and grows aquatic plants. He is much interested also in flower growing, but his hobby is Masonic work. He is a Republican, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the American Poultry Association and the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Seward. (Photograph in Album).
Alvin Cordon Smith
Alvin Cordon Smith, civil engineer and contractor, was born at Lyons, Nebraska, January 20, 1891, son of Orange Cordon and Emily Serepta (Huckelberry) Smith.
His father was born in Dane County, Wisconsin, July 12, 1860, and was a miller until his death at Scottsbluff, December 13, 1930. His wife, Emily, was born in Valley County, October 18, 1864, and died at Lyons, September 16.
Upon his graduation from public school at Lyons in 1904, Mr. Smith attended Lyons High School, from which he was graduated in 1908. He received the degree of Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1914, where he was a member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau, and Alpha Sigma Phi.
From 1913 until 1916, Mr. Smith was associated with the firm of Abel and Roberts, Contractors, and from 1916 until 1917 was associated with the Abel Construction Company. During 1918 he held the rank of second lieutenant with the coast artillery corps. He is a member of the American Legion.
His marriage to Edith Smith was solemnized at Lincoln, October 6, 1915. Mrs. Smith was born at Elwood, Nebraska, November 21, 1889. They have three children, Suzanne, born May 10, 1920; Robert, born July 1, 1922; and Margery, born November 23, 1925.
Mr. Smith is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Scottsbluff, the Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Scottsbluff Country Club. He is a member of Robert W. Furnas Lodge No. 265 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and from 1927 until 1930 was a member of the Scottsbluff School Board. Residence: Scottsbiuff.
Archie Manley Smith
Archie M. Smith, lawyer and judge of Thurston County, has lived in Nebraska all his life, and has taken an active part in the political and civic life of the state. He was born at Hansen, Adams County, Nebraska, August 26, 1883, the son of Wilbur Heman and Sarah (Nichols) Smith. His father, who was born at Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois, May 19, 1858, and died at Davenport, August 20, 1922, was a railroad station agent at Davenport, Hansen, and Verona, Nebraska; later he was a farmer. His wife, Sarah, was born at Markesan, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, January 26, 1861. Her father, who was born in New York, was a member of the legislature in Wisconsin and Kansas, and at various times between 1878 and 1903 resided in Clay and Thayer Counties, Nebraska.
Judge Smith was graduated from the Davenport High School in 1899, received the A. B. degree at Bellevue College, 1906, and was awarded the LL. B. degree at the University of Nebraska, 1910. He was a student at Fremont Normal School, Fremont, Nebraska, in 1901. He was employed in the station service of the C. B. & Q., and C. & N. W. Railroads from 1901 to 1913, except for time spent in college.
A Democrat, he served as county attorney of Thurston County, from 1917 to 1923, was appointed county judge of Thurston County in 1931, still holding the latter position. He was unsuccessful candidate for state senator on the Democratic ticket in 1924.
Judge Smith was chairman of the Four Minute Men at Pender, Nebraska, during the war; was a member of the legal advisory board, and took part in Red Cross drives. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, and the Thurston County Bar Association. He served as vice chairman of the Red Cross in 1917-18, and now is a member of the Pender Chamber of Commerce, and the Nebraskana Society. In addition to his legal activities, he is a bonded abstracter. He holds the office of grand marshal of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in Nebraska. He is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church at Pender.
His marriage to Mittie Tucker was solemnized at Pender, March 27, 1923. Mrs. Smith was born at Pender, August 24, 1888. Residence: Pender.
Arthur Harris Smith
A pioneer farmer in Kearney County, Nebraska, Arthur Harris Smith was born in Ohio, May 31, 1866. He came to Nebraska in 1876 with his parents by train to Lowell and then to his present location where his father homesteaded. He is the son of Albert Franklin and Sarah (Holmwood) Smith. His father, a farmer, was born at North Adams, Massachusetts, and died at Las Vegas, New Mexico, January 15, 1881. He served as captain in the Civil War with the 116th New York Volunteers; his ancestry was Scotch. His mother, whose ancestry was English, was born in Sussex, England, June 30, 1839, came to America in 1850, and died at Minden, Nebraska, April 18, 1912.
Mr. Smith is a member of the National Geographic Society, the Farmers Elevator board, and the Nebraskana Society. He is treasurer of the local school board and takes an active interest in civic and community affairs at Campbell, Nebraska. His hobby is reading.
His marriage to Amanda Ellen Sallee was solemnized at Minden, January 6, 1892. Mrs. Smith, who was a teacher prior to her marriage, was born at Wayne, Wisconsin, September 23, 1870. They have six children: Ella Hazle, born October 26, 1892, who married Albert Hollander on October 9, 1914; Gertrude Lucile, born October 1, 1896, who is married to Herbert Ford; Sarah Sallee, born August 8, 1901, who married Chris Raun; Artie Holmwood, born March 10, 1907, who married John Faber, Jr., on February 3, 1926; Mary Jane, born October 2, 1908; and Marian Ellen, born August 27, 1911, who are teachers. Residence: Campbell.
Aubrey Adam Smith
A leading banker at St. Edward, Nebraska, Aubrey Adam Smith has lived in this state for over 52 years, and has taken a prominent part in the business and civic life of his community. He was born at St. Edward, January 7, 1879, the son of Pierson David Smith and Martha (Shaw) Smith. Pierson D. Smith, who was born in New York City, and died at St. Edward October 15, 1927, was graduated from the Northwestern University, law department, and with his father, Adam Smith, bought 100,000 acres of Boone County land from the Burlington Railroad on which he settled in 1877; his grandfather, George Smith, came to this country from Scotland, about 1800.
Martha (Shaw) Smith, was born in Scotland, and died at St. Edward, July 19, 1930.
Mr. Smith was graduated from the preparatory school at Lawrenceville, New Jersey, in 1898, and received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1902, He was a member of Psi Mu. At this time he is the owner of 8000 acres of land in Boone County, and is president of the Smith National Bank at St. Edward. He is a member of the Omaha Club, holds membership in the Masons, Knights of Pythias, and Elks, and is a member of the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading. He served as a member of the most of the local committees at St. Edward during the World War.
A Republican, Mr. Smith was a member of the Nebraska house of representatives in 1907, and a member of the Nebraska senate in 1911. He was married to Lula Fisher at Norfolk, Nebraska, November 4, 1918. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Paul F. and Sophie Fisher. Mrs. Smith was born of German parents at Grand Island, Nebraska, October 24, 1894. They have one daughter, Martha Margaret, who was born June 6, 1921. Residence: St. Edward. Residence: St. Edward.
Beaman Quincy Smith
Beaman Quincy Smith, educator and county extension agent of Frontier County, was born in Takoma Park, Prince George County, Maryland, February 7, 1906, son of Dr. Clarence Beaman and Lottie Lee (Smith) Smith.
The father, born in Howardsville, Michigan, September 21, 1872, is Chief of the United States Extension Service and assistant director. This includes 4-H work, women's work, county agents work, and all phases of extension. He is the author and editor of several books, poems, and agricultural encyclopedia. The family is related to Hamilton Wright Maybee on the paternal side and is almost purely English.
Lottie Lee Smith was born in Lawrence, Michigan, May 4, 1877; studied at Ann Arbor and Lansing and is a talented musician. She is a natural leader, having organized nearly ten clubs (both men's and women's) in Takoma Park, the family residence. She comes from an eminent family, which included four judges, two doctors, and an aunt who married a doctor on the father's side. The Quaker ancestry of the family traces back to the Black Finns of England. There is some Scotch as well as English blood.
Mr. Smith attended Takoma Park grade school in the District of Columbia, and in 1924 was graduated from Central High School at Washington, D. C. In 1929, after earning his way through college, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry at Michigan State College of East Lansing. His honors include Alpha Zeta, Seminarius Botanicus, the college orchestra, Alpha Gamma Rho, of which he was chaplain for two years and a service sweater for wrestling at Michigan State College in 1928. Mr. Smith has had eight years study on the violin, and was a candidate for the Rhodes scholarship, withdrawing because he felt that actual experience would be of greater assistance than further study. Prior to accepting his present position, Mr. Smith was assistant county agent at Fairbury, Nebraska, from April 10, 1930 until October 6, 1930. He then helped the State Extension Department with hog survey work and other tasks. On November 17, he was shifted to Stockville, Nebraska to fill the vacancy of county agent caused by the illness of Joe Kuska, and on April 6 he was given complete charge of the office.
Mr. Smith has had five years' military training in high school and college, with the ranks of private, corporal, sergeant, and first lieutenant in high school and corporal in college. From 1927 until 1929 he was chairman of hospital service and chairman of social service of the Young Men's Christian Association at East Lansing, Michigan. He is a member of Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, the People's Church of East Lansing, Michigan, the Fairbury Methodist Church, Fairbury, Nebraska, in addition to his membership in the Stockville, Nebraska Congregational Church. He enjoys all sports, especially tennis, wrestling, hiking, and canoeing. His hobbies are reading, the violin, friendship, and nature. Residence: Stockville.
Carson Rudolph Smith
Carson Rudolph Smith, vice-president of the Farmers State Bank of Ogallala, was born at Belgrade, Nebraska, August 20, 1902, son of Eugene A. and Mary L. (Kliese) Smith.
Eugene A. Smith was born in Illinois in April, 1875, and is a banker of German and English descent. His wife, Mary L., was born in Illinois in 1878. She is a devoted wife and mother and an active worker in her church. Both her parents were of Holland Dutch and German descent. Her mother was American born and her father was born in the Province of Prussia, Germany.
Mr. Smith attended the grade and high school at Columbus, Nebraska, finishing in 1918. Thereafter, he was a student at business college in Denver. For some time he engaged in ranching and later entered the banking business.
Mr. Smith is married to Mabel Gladys Antrim, who was born at Seward, Nebraska, March 27, 1900. Her parents are of Irish descent, the father a direct descendant of the landlords of County Antrim, Ireland. They have two children, Betty Lou, born March 16, 1927; and Roger Carson, born October 14, 1931.
At the present time, Mr Smith is serving as president of the Ogallala Commercial Club, and treasurer of Ogallala Lodge No. 159 of the Masons. He is a member of the Methodist Church. His favorite sport is golf, while his hobbies are outdoor sports, hunting, fishing and reading. Residence: Ogallala.
Clara Lotspeich Smith
Clara Lotspeich Smith was born at Morning Sun, Iowa, daughter of Myron Chamberlin Smith and Amelia Judith (Lotspeich) Smith. Her father was born at Elmwood, Illinois, August 24, 1842. He was a farmer, a Republican, and served 3 years in the Civil War. His death occurred at Lincoln, on September 6, 1924. Of English descent, his ancestry is traced to Err Chamberlin, a Revolutionary soldier and to Sir John Wright of Kelvadon Hall, Essex, England, and from Joseph Wright who came to Massachusetts from London in 1630.
Amelia Lotspeich was born at New Salem, Illinois, March 22, 1844, and is descended from Ralph Lotspeich, a circuit rider in early Ohio Methodism, under whose guidance Peter Cortwright, well known Methodist minister, received his training.
Miss Smith received her early education in the county schools of Iowa, and was graduated from Woodbine, Iowa, Normal School in 1891. She has attended the University of Chicago and the University of Nebraska, and holds a life professional teacher's certificate.
Since 1895 she has been a resident of Nebraska, and during that time has been active in the political, civic and educational life of the state. From 1922-30 she was a member of the state Republican central committee and
