Mrs. Ferguson was carefully trained and educated, completing her studies in the Presbyterian Female Seminary at Jacksonville, Ill. The Colonel and his wife after their marriage continued residents of Indiana until the year 1869, when they moved across the Mississippi into LaFayette County, Mo., settling upon a tract of land where our subject engaged in farming seven years. He then came to this county, of which he has since been a resident. He and his little family are surrounded by all the comforts of life. He is loyal as ever to the stars and stripes, a devoted husband and father and holds his two children, Edwin and Ora, as the apple of his eye. The son is one of the enterprising young farmers of Otoe Precinct. He was born Sept. 17, 1866, received a good education, and is a young man of great promise. The daughter is a student of the Nebraska State Normal School, at Peru, Neb., taking the classical course.
   The Colonel as an ex-soldier is a member in good standing of the G. A. R., belonging to William Baumer Post No. 24, of Nebraska City. He was the first candidate for State Senator on the Prohibition ticket, being nominated in the year 1886. Both he and his estimable wife are active in the temperance work, and Mrs. Ferguson is a charter member of the W. C. T. U., of Paul, and its President. The Colonel in 1882 was a delegate to the Republican County Convention, and at that time took issue on the temperance question. In religious matters he is a Congregationalist.
   The Ferguson family was prominent in the early history of Southern Indiana, and closely identified with its growth and development. During his army career our subject became intimately acquainted with Gen. Logan, and their intercourse thereafter was particularly close and friendly. He also enjoyed a pleasant acquaintance with Gens. McPherson, Thayer, Gresham, John E. Smith, Force and Leggett, all of whom were fully susceptible to the merits of a brave and patriotic soldier.

DWARD A. BROWN is a member of the firm Brown & Wood, proprietors of the Nebraska City Press, one of the best conducted newspapers in the State. Our subject was born in Sterling, Ill., on the 26th of December, 1858. He comes of good old New England stock, his parents, William A. and Mary (Greene) Brown, being natives respectively of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. His father grew to be a capable and enterprising young man among the granite hills of his native State, and he then turned his steps toward Newark, the great manufacturing city of New Jersey, where he learned the trade of jeweler. About 1850 he left that city for Illinois, and located in the town of Rockford at first, but afterward went thence to Sterling. Early in the fifties he journeyed overland to California, and there engaged in mining for a few years. He then retraced his way to Sterling, Ill., and after staying there a short time, he returned to the Golden State. During the war Mr. Brown returned east as far as Omaha, and opened a livery stable there, and at the same time was engaged in the sale of general merchandise. He resided in that city and in Council Bluffs until 1867, and then came to Nebraska City for the purpose of opening a clothing and dry-goods store. A few years later he sold out his stock in that line, and then engaged in the boot and shoe trade until 1872. He then entered the editorial arena, purchasing the Nebraska City Chronicle, a daily and weekly publication, and two years later consolidated it with the Nebraska City Press, continuing to manage his paper until 1881, when he sold it to his sons, and returned to Omaha to engage in the collection business. In 1885 he turned his attention to stock-raising, taking up a claim under the provisions of the Homestead Act in Hitchcock County. In 1887 he left his son in charge of his farm, and went to the Territory of Wyoming, and now resides there in the town of Manville, having through his forethought and enterprise gathered together a comfortable property. In 1866 the devoted wife who shared his early labors passed away. To them had been born four children, three of whom grow up. His second wife, stepmother of our subject, was Rilla Selden, a native of Michigan. One child has been born to them.
   The subject of this sketch was nine years old when he came to Nebraska City, and from that time his education was obtained in the city schools. He proved to be a bright, apt pupil, and stood well

in his classes. At the age of fourteen his father employed him to carry newspapers, and at the age of sixteen he entered his father's office as printer's devil, to learn the art preservative in detail. He continued with his father until 1881, and then formed a partnership with his brother Lot, and bought the office, the paper, and the good-will of his father on the 1st day of April. In September his brother sold his interest in the paper to L. Fairbrother, who, in turn, on the 1st of July, 1885, sold his interest to Mr. Wood, the present partner of our subject. The paper is issued both daily and weekly. It is Republican in politics, though not offensively partisan. It is pure and elevated in its tone, and is an influence for good in this city and county.
   Mr. Brown is a young man of excellent repute, and of considerable talent, and lifts a fair prospect before him of achieving renown as a journalist. He is possessed of much geniality and true tact, and is prominent in social circles in this city. At the age of seventeen he joined a local amateur minstrel troupe in Nebraska City, which gave excellent performances in different towns in the vicinity. He was connected with the troupe for three years.

OHN HENRY ARENDS, the leading merchant of Syracuse, was one of the pioneer settlers of this county, arriving upon the soil of Nebraska during its Territorial days, in the spring of 1859. A native of the then Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, he was born April 15, 1843, and is the son of Rieke and T. M. (Teten) Arends, who were all of German birth and parentage. The father of our subject was a linen manufacturer by trade, which business he followed in his native land after serving several years in the German army.
   Our subject was a lad of eleven years when he emigrated with his parents to the United States, and they settled on a farm in Madison County, Ill. Thence, in 1859, the family came to Nebraska, and located on a tract of land near the present site of Talmage in Rock Creek Precinct, on the southern line of this county. The elder Arends became owner of a large tract of land, on which he made valuable improvements, and at his death, which occurred in 1874, he left an estate valued at nearly $40,000. He met a tragic death, having gone in September of that year to Nebraska City for a load of lumber designed for a church he was about to assist in building. He was accidentally thrown under the loaded wagon, and instantly killed. The Lutheran Church Society in his death lost one of its most active members, and he was sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends, He had come to Nebraska a poor man, but by the exercise of close economy and incessant industry he accumulated a fortune.
   The mother of our subject is still living, residing on the old homested (sic). The parental family included six children, namely: Anna, the wife of J. H. Behrends; John H., our subject; Maggie, Mrs. Rottmann; Mary, Mrs. C. H. Korff; Herman J. and Tena. They are all residents of this county, and in good circumstances financially.
   Our subject attended the common schools in Illinois, and received instructions from a private tutor after coming to Nebraska, thus securing a good practical education, Upon starting out for himself, about 1860, he began freighting between the Missouri River and Pike's Peak. Later, when about twenty years old, he became clerk of a hotel at Nebraska City, remaining thus occupied until reaching his majority. His regular business career commenced as clerk in a store of general merchandise in the same city, and later he became associated with C. H. Korff, and engaged in merchandising. They carried on an extensive business until 1877, when Mr. Arends withdrew from the firm, and established himself at Syracuse.
   Mr. Arends in 1883 erected his present store building, a two-story brick structure with basement, and which he now has wholly filled with his stock of goods. It covers an area of 331 1/2x90 feet; within it is a full line of about everything in the way of merchandise with the exception of hardware. The family residence, a fine and commodious structure, is located on Sixth street, and with its surroundings forms one of the most attractive homes in the city. Mr. Arends also owns a general store at Elmwood, and is a member of the firm of Mohrman & Arends, carrying on general merchan-

dising at Geneva. He was one of the organizers of the Bank of Syracuse, and continues a member of the Board of Directors. In addition to the property mentioned he also owns 480 acres of choice land on sections 25 and 26 in Russell Precinct, town 9, range 10. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and has officiated as Trustee for many years.
   The wife of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Georgia M. Mohrman, and their marriage took place Jan. 29, 1873, in Nebraska City. Mrs. Arends is the daughter of J. H. and Lucy G. (Kuenning) Mohrman, of Syracuse, and of this union there have been born six children, namely: Richard, Harvey, Gertrude, Henry, Walter and Lucy. The eldest is fourteen years of age, the youngest, one; they are all at home with their parents. Mr. A. uniformly votes the Republican ticket, and has been quite prominent in local politics.

ON. WILLIAM CAMPBELL, a member of the Board of County Commissioners, and a prominent citizen of Nebraska City, is an important factor in sustaining and advancing the immense stock-raising and agricultural interests of Otoe County. He is a native of County Down, Ireland, born April 16, 1841, of a renowned Scotch ancestry, who had left the Kingdom of Scotland to assist in the colonization of the Irish domain during the reign of Cromwell. His father and his grandfather, both named John, were natives of the same county, and there the latter, who was a rigid Presbyterian in his religious beliefs, of the John Knox type, spent his days devoting his life to farming.
   The father of our subject was an only son, and he was reared in the home of his birth, and there married to Catherine McKee, also a native of County Down, and like her husband, of Scotch antecedents. In 1849 Mr. Campbell emigrated to America accompanied by his wife and nine of their ten children. He located in the city of Rock Island, Ill., where his death occurred the following year. His family was thus deprived of the kindest of husbands and the best of fathers, for he was in every sense a good, wise and true man. His wife survived him only seven years, dying in Rock Island in 1857. She was a kind, patient, devoted mother, and her children cherish her memory with reverence. They were ten in number, namely: Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth, Hugh, James, John, Jane, William, Samuel and Alexander. They all came to America, and six of them are now living. Hugh, Samuel and Alexander bravely served their adopted country in the late war. The latter was but a boy of fourteen and a half years when he enlisted in the 11th Iowa Infantry, and for four years he was as faithful and patriotic a soldier as any in the ranks. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea, and took part in many hard-fought battles. He now lives in Rock Island County. Ill. Hugh did good service in an Illinois regiment for three years, and is now an honored resident of Keithsburg, Ill. Samuel was a youth of sixteen when he enlisted in the 11th Iowa, and three years later he fell while bravely fighting before Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19, 1864.
   William Campbell, the subject of this biographical sketch, was nine years old when his father died, and he continued to live with his mother until her death when he was sixteen. He attended the public schools of Camden, Rock Island Co., Ill., which was their home, and as soon as he was large enough commenced to work on the farm. At the age of fifteen he began to learn the harness-maker's trade in Camden, and worked at that for two years. In 1858, with his brother John, he started West on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers to Kansas City, then a place of about 2,500 inhabitants. There were no railways beyond the Mississippi at that time, and all transportation was done with team or boats. Our subject at once found employment with the firm of Russell, Majors & Wardell, Government freighters, to drive a team across the plains to New Mexico. This was an exciting period in the life of our subject, as the route that he was obliged to travel lay through a wild, unsettled country, where the buffaloes, deer, antelopes, prairie wolves and other wild animals abounded, and the region was infested by hostile Indians, so that eternal vigilance was the price of life, and none but brave men with strong nerves cared to face the dangers of the route.

The only safety was in many teamsters going together in large trains, and that in which our subject went consisted of twenty-five wagons, with six pairs of oxen to each wagon, which was laden with supplies for the Government posts in New Mexico. The train started from Kansas City in May, and ninety days were consumed in making the round trip. Our subject immediately started with another train, and on the return trip was attacked by Indians, but fortunately none of the party were killed. Mr, Campbell followed the same business over the same route in 1859, and in 1860 he started from Nebraska City with a train, and went as far west as the North Platte. Later in 1860, he commenced to ride a pony express from Cottonwood Springs, subsequently called Ft. McPherson, to Lowell, seven miles below Ft. Kearney. On one or two occasions he rode as high as 140 miles in fifteen hours, being nearly the rate of ten miles an hour. At each fifteen miles he changed horses at the stations. He was thus engaged until the winter of 1861-62, when the first telegraph line was built in Nebraska. In 1862 Mr. Campbell took care of the stage stock at Gilman's ranch, and in 1863 he and his brother bought teams and engaged in freighting from Nebraska City to Denver. They had six wagons with five pairs of oxen to a wagon, and made two trips to the Queen City of the plains that year. The next year they increased the number of their teams, and carried freight to Montana, receiving sixteen cents a pound for all that they carried. In the fall of 1864 they sold their teams in Montana and returned to Nebraska City on horseback. In the spring of 1865 our subject bought mules at a Government sale, and again went into the freighting business, carrying freight to Salt Lake City, receiving twenty-five cents a pound for it. He carried on that lucrative business until 1868, when his brother, John Campbell, took a contract on the Union Pacific Railroad to build a part of it in Eastern Nevada and Western Utah. In 1869, after having seen the Union Pacific and Central Railroads unite, and the silver spike driven in, the brothers sold their stock and returned to Nebraska City, and bought 320 acres of land each on the wild prairies, and at once commenced to improve a farm. Our subject has since placed all of his land under a fine state of cultivation, and has erected substantial, conveniently arranged buildings, has planted three and one-half miles of hedge, and five acres of orchard, and in fact has one of the most valuable estates in Otoe County. He has made a business of buying and feeding stock, and raising fine horses both for driving and draft purposes, the Hambletonian being his favorite horses for speed, and the English shire horse his preference for draft. He is accounted one of the most highly successful horse-breeders in the State.
   Mr. Campbell was married, Aug. 12, 1869, to Miss Jennie L. Fitchie, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of the well-known Hon. James Fitchie, of whom see sketch. They have a very attractive home, rendered pleasant alike to friend or stranger by the charming hospitality of the gracious hostess and the genial host. Their pleasant wedded life has been blessed by the birth of eight children, as follows: Grace, the first-born, died at the age of twelve; the others are Joy, Margaret, Tesora, James, John, Bess and Helen.
   Mr. Campbell is a man of fine business talents, prompt and systematic in his habits, He is influential in public affairs, and Otoe County has found in him one of her best civic officers, as he is honest and incorruptible, possessing ready wit and tact, and discharges his duties without regard to fear or favor. He is at present Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. He was at one time State Senator, having been elected to fill the unexpired term of the Hon. C. H. VanWycke, when the latter was elected to the United States Senate in 1881.

OSEPH A. WORRALL, founder, proprietor and editor of the Syracuse Herald, and in that connection widely and favorably known throughout the county, was born in the city of Indianapolis, on the 28th of June, 1853. He is the son of Josephus C. and Maria R. (Phillips) Worrall, who were natives respectively of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The family is of French extraction, the name originally being prefixed by the syllable "De." The parents of our subject were married in Pennsylvania, and settled in Indi-

anapolis about the year 1834, and in that city the father of our subject was engaged in mercantile pursuits until the year 1857. At that time he made up his mind to go West, and started for Nebraska. He first located on the Nemaha River, near the present town of Talmage, which at first was called Worrallton. The first bridge across the river was built at his place, and largely at his expense. The last few years of his life were spent in Nebraska City, but his death occurred in Pennsylvania, in the year 1867, while he was on a visit to his old home.
   The mother of our subject is still living, and makes her home in Syracuse. There are but two children who call her mother, her son Joseph and a daughter, Louisa, now the wife of Jerome Dauchy. Quite early in life our subject began to work in the office of the Nebraska City News, and rose step by step from the humblest position, gradually becoming more and more intimate with the various intricacies of the trade, until he was fitted for his present position. In 1872 he went to Tecumseh and purchased an interest in the Nebraska Gazette, which was the first paper published at that place. He soon sold out, returned to Nebraska City, and established the Hebron Journal, in the town of that name. Here his practical knowledge. fertile brain and ready pen soon brought him into prominence, and established his paper upon a firm and paying basis.
   Until the year 1885 Mr. Worrall continued his connection with the above paper, residing in Nebraska City, but early in that year he came to Syracuse and founded the Herald. Although of so recent establishment, his long experience has enabled him to make his paper a perfect success from the very start. It always appears with an air of freshness prevailing it. Its editorial work is bright, clear, logical, and always courteous in manner, while in regard to the matter of workmanship and style it is second to none. It is just such a paper as is always welcomed by the busy man in the full whirl and rush of commercial life, a welcome friend to the advertiser, and always bearing something interesting for those who have more leisure to devote to its pages. Like its owner and editor, the Herald is a stanch friend and doughty defender of the Democratic party and principles.
   Our subject is a member of the Central Democratic Committee, and is not without considerable influence among his follows, who recognize in him a man of careful, intellectual thought, unquestioned loyalty and manly character. In the Masonic fraternity, of which our subject is a member, he is regarded as a true and faithful frater. Both in the lodge room and in society generally he is highly esteemed as a much valued citizen.

ENRY EIBEN. The subject of this biography is numbered among the prominent farmers of Rock Creek Precinct, and owns a good property on section 7, comprising 160 acres of thoroughly cultivated land, which is well stocked with cattle and swine, and supplied with good buildings. He settled here in the fall of 1880, although having lived in the precinct and county since October, 1868.
   Our subject is of German birth and parentage, having been born in Hanover, March 20, 1836, and left the Fatherland in the fall of 1868. He had been given the education common to the youth of Germany, and his father being a farmer, Henry was early in life made acquainted with agricultural pursuits. His parents, Eiben and Anna (Magretha) Eiben, both natives of Hanover, spent their entire lives in their own country, the father living to the advanced age of eighty years. The mother preceded her husband to the silent land, she too having attained a ripe old age. They were most worthy and excellent people, greatly respected by their neighbors, and members in good standing of the German Lutheran Church.
   The home circle included six children, five sons and one daughter, of whom our subject was the fourth in order of birth. He was the only one of his family coming to the United States. He was married in his native Hanover, in 1866, to Miss Etta M. Kruse, whose childhood home was not far from that of her husband, and who, like him, received a thorough education in her native tongue. She proved a true wife and helpmate to him, sharing all his toils and sacrifices, until he was called to mourn

her death, Nov. 17, 1887. To our subject and his estimable wife there was born one child only, a son, Herman, who is now at home. Both Mr. and Mrs. E. early in life identified themselves with the German Lutheran Church. After becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States Mr. Eiben allied himself with the Republican party, of which he is a warm supporter. For a period of eleven years he was a regular soldier in the German Army.

HOMAS E. THOMPSON. The founder of the Thompson family in America was John Thompson, a native of the North of Wales. He came to America with his parents in the third embarkation from England, landing at Plymouth early in May, 1622. He was a carpenter by trade, and built the first frame church in Plymouth. As a compensation for this the town deeded him a piece of land on what is now called Spring Hill. In 1667 he built a frame house in Plymouth, which stood until the year 1838. His demise occurred June 16, 1696, he being at that time at the advanced age of eighty years.
   The subject of our sketch was born in Rumford, Oxford Co., Me., April 1, 1833. His father, John Thompson, was born in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Mass., on the 26th of March, 1775, where was also born Isaac Thompson, the grandfather of our subject. John Thompson grew to manhood in his native county, and as a young man with two brothers went to New York State, but not liking it so well as the old home he went to Massachusetts, and afterward went to the State of Maine, where he settled in the town of Rumford, near which he subsequently held a farm, where he resided until his death. His wife, the mother of our subject, Jane (Richardson) Thompson, was born in Scotland and came to America with her parents when she was about five years of age. She died at the homestead in the year 1843. She was the mother of six children.
   The education of our subject was obtained in the district schools of his native county, and afterward he gave his attention to farming, being instructed therein by his father, with whom he remained until he was eighteen years of age, when, starting for himself, he went to Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., where he clerked in a general store, continuing until 1854, when he came West. His intention was to go to St. Paul, but he met a companion in travel, and by him was induced to go to Council Bluffs, which he did. He arrived in Nebraska City on the 16th of April, 1854. There was then but one family, that of H. P. Downs, living in the district. He staid with this gentleman for part of one day looking over the country, and then proceeded on his way to Council Bluffs, but not liking it returned almost at once to Nebraska City. With the exception of a few who were holding claims there were no settlers for a large distance around. The Indians had possession, and were inclined to dispute the coming of any but their own people. In order to secure their good-will and protection he gave them $10, which perfected the arrangement.
   Our subject had been but a few days in his new location when he was taken sick, and for two years was unable to do a day's work. During that time settlers had been coming in rapidly, and quite a village had been started. In company with several others he started the town of Cleveland, in Cass County, which turned out to be a most unhappy venture, for he lost all his money that had taken so long to accumulate.
   In 1859 our subject recommenced working the carpenter trade in Nebraska City, continuing for two seasons; then he went into the real-estate business, in which he continued until 1877. Then he sold out his interest and went East, spending a few months farming in Delaware Precinct, continuing until 1882. In 1884 he sold his farm, which he had left two years previously, in order to make his home in the city to engage in the real-estate and insurance business. He represents the Royal Insurance Company, of Liverpool, England, the Traders of Chicago, Ill., and others.
   At Nebraska City, in 1861, was celebrated the union of our subject with Ladasca Francena Dimmick. This lady was born St. Lawrence County, N. Y., and is the daughter of Samuel and Mary Dimmick. They have become the parents of nine children, whose names are recorded as follows: Har-

riet M., the wife of Taylor Hail, of Nebraska City; Edwin D., Mary, Ester, Grace, Florence and Ruth; and two, Maude and Charles, deceased.
   Mrs, Thompson is a devout member of the Presbyterian Church, and attends the First Presbyterian Church. The political position of our subject leads him to affiliate with the Democratic party. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and attached to the Western Star Lodge No. 2, in this city. Our subject and his family fully sustain the family prestige, and are much esteemed by all who know then.

ARSHALL SILLIMAN CAMPBELL, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, was a veteran of the Mexican War and was one of the earliest pioneers of Nebraska City, where he now resides. His first appearance here was on the 13th day of October, in the year 1855, the town at that time being nothing but a small hamlet, and the land on which it now stands was owned by the Government, and not then surveyed, and the settlements were confined to the river. Maj. Downs' claim two miles west of the town was the farthest western habitation in this region. All the surrounding country was in an exceedingly wild and uncultivated condition; deer, antelopes and elks were plentiful, and at the Blue River buffaloes were to be found; Indians abounded. and were always ready to beg and steal, to say nothing of the risk of loosing one's scalp when they were on the war path. Our subject was then employed by the Government its a surveyor, and in that capacity he gained a thorough knowledge of the topography of the country, and he has been a witness of the wonderful development. Of those wild prairies that once constituted the Territory of Nebraska into a powerful and wealthy State, and it may well be his pride that he has assisted in its growth.
   Mr. Campbell was born in Cornish, N. H., July 27, 1820, being of Scottish descent, his grandfather, Dan Campbell, being a native of Scotland, where he was reared. That gentleman learned the trade of edge tool maker in Inverness, and afterward became a soldier in the British service. He came to this country with a Highland regiment during the Revolutionary War, and with the greater part of his regiment he deserted, and joining the Colonists, fought with them until the close of the war. After peace was declared he sent for his wife and child, and located in Litchfield, Conn., whence he afterward removed to Sussex County, N. J. He lived there a few years, and then returned to Litchfield, Conn., where he rounded out a useful life, always proving a loyal and devoted citizen to his adopted country.
   It is not positively known whether the father of our subject, Peter Proctor Campbell, was born in Scotland or Connecticut, but it is thought that he first drew the breath of life in the New England State mentioned. When quite young he was bound out to Deacon Richardson, of Cornish, N. H., and lived with him until he was twenty-one, receiving a good education in the New Hampshire schools. After leaving the home of the good old Deacon he went to New York and taught school for two years. At the expiration of that time he returned to Cornish, to claim as his bride Miss Nancy Jackson, a native of that town, and a daughter of Eleazer Jackson, a native of Connecticut, and a pioneer of Cornish. After marriage Mr. Campbell went to LaFayette, Sussex Co., N. J., accompanied by his bride. and lived there a short time. He subsequently bought the Serepta works, including the foundry, machine-shop, distillery, flouring and sawmill, and operated them all very successfully until about 1843. He sold out his business in that year and moved to Belvidere, where he bought a foundry and machine-shop, and managed them until his death in 1858, when a valuable citizen was lost to that community, as he was a man of sterling common sense, of much ability, and one who was in every respect worthy of the trust and respect of his fellowmen. His estimable wife survived him but a few years, dying in the same town in 1863. They were the parents of six children, all of whom grew to maturity, as follows: Harrison, Eleazer J., Marshall S., Lydia A. (wife of John Randolph), Mary Emmeline and Edward L. They are all living with the exception of Harrison, who died in the spring of 1888, aged seventy-two years.
   The subject of our sketch was an infant when his parents removed to New Jersey. He attended the