home with their parents. Mr. Vedder was at one time a Deputy Clerk in Carrollton, Ill., and in political matters he uniformly gives his influence in support of Democratic doctrines. Mrs. Vedder and daughters are members of the Presbyterian Church.

OHN R. HUNZEKER is a farmer of Sheridan Precinct, and one of the Hunzeker brothers, who came to Nebraska in the early part of its settlement and have been identified with many of the improvements of Pawnee County, their history being so mingled with its growth and prosperity that no sketch of the county would be complete without notice of the incidents connected with their pioneer life here.
   Our subject was born in Switzerland, Sept. 7, 1854, and when a child was brought to the United States with his parents in 1855. They wended their way westward, and after stopping at one or two intermediate points, came to Pawnee County, where they settled in 1857. The country had very few inhabitants and but little had been done to redeem the land from its original wildness. There were no roads and but one trail to the west, and our subject lent his assistance in locating and building highways and bridges. The nearest market for his farm produce was St. Joseph, and he exchanged the most of what he raised in that city for domestic goods, although occasionally our subject would form one of a small party to take a load of produce, usually bacon, to Denver, where it brought a much higher price, the time of making the round trip having been three months or more. Mr. Hunzeker purchased an 80-acre tract of prairie land in 1868, on which he settled and began its cultivation, to which he has since added. With unceasing toil and courageous perseverance, coupled with admirable judgment and strict attention to the minor details of his vocation, he has evolved a beautiful and well-cultivated farm. It consists of 215 acres of fertile land, lying on sections 23, 24, 25 and 36, of Sheridan Precinct, on which he has set out good groves of forest trees, an orchard, plenty of small fruit and a vineyard. The latter he has made a paying investment, using the grapes for the manufacture of wine, of which he has some years made as much as 300 gallons. Like many other farmers of this vicinity, Mr. Hunzeker pays especial attention to the raising of stock, and has some splendid, full-blooded Herefords, he having been the first to introduce that breed of cattle into this locality. In 1885 our subject erected on his homestead a large stone house, of modern architecture and pleasing design, which is pleasantly located on section 25, and there with his family he lives in comfort and happiness, enjoying the rewards of his early labor.
   Mr. Hunzeker has been twice married. The maiden name of his first wife was Mary Hanna. She was a native of Bohemia, and when a girl came to this country with her parents. Her father, Joseph Hanna, is now living in this State, engaged in farming. Mrs. Hunzeker lived but five years after marriage, dying Oct. 3, 1878, and leaving her busband with one child, Christina. In 1879 our subject took as his second wife Miss Josephine Hanna, a sister of his first wife, and of the children born of this union five are now living, namely: Ross, Frankie, Edward, Wilhelm and Ida E. Mr. Hunzeker is a well-informed, liberal, public-spirited man, interested in local matters, and has served intelligently in the various township and school offices. In politics he is a Democrat, although in county elections he votes irrespective of party for the best man.

ILLIAM I. ANDERSON. The name of this gentleman is reverently placed in the list of the early pioneers of this county, who, after the labors of long and useful lives, have gone to their final home. He was born in Monroe County, Ind., May 22, 1822, and departed this life at his home in Pawnee Precinct, near the limits of Pawnee City, on the 19th of April, 1888. He was a man of more than ordinary abilities, a thorough and skillful farmer, correct in his business transactions, and as a citizen was held in high esteem. He formed one of the important factors in the development of Pawnee County, and at his death left a vacancy which it will be difficult to fill.
   The Anderson family was familiarly known in

the South at an early date, and Robert A., the father of our subject, was a native of Virginia. He came to Nebraska about 1857, and died in Pawnee City in the fall of 1865. From the Old Dominion he had migrated first to Kentucky, and then to Illinois, coming thence to Nebraska. He married Miss Jane Woods, a sister of Joseph Woods, who built the Exchange Hotel in Pawnee City many years ago, and was one of the prominent citizens of this county. They reared a numerous family, of whom William I., our subject, was the second born.
   Young Anderson remained with his parents in his native State until reaching manhood, engaged mostly in agricultural pursuits. He took for his wife Miss Elizabeth A. Cochran, who was a native of Mercer County, Ky., and moved with her parents to Indiana when quite young. The young people first settled in Jefferson County, Ind., then removed to Kentucky, where they lived five years. Then returning to Indiana, they settled in Johnson County, but in 1856 crossed the Mississippi into Wapello County, Iowa, and the year following came to Nebraska.
   The father of our subject pre-empted 160 acres of land on section 7, Pawnee Precinct, this county, upon which he operated four years, then sold out and removed to a point adjacent to the city limits, where he sojourned with his family four years. Later he homesteaded the farm now occupied by his children. This comprises 160 acres on section 9, which he proved up and upon which he effected good improvements. Later he added to his landed estate until he had a valuable farm of 240 acres. He put up a good residence and other buildings, planted an orchard, and gathered around him all the conveniences of modern life. Later he turned his attention to stock-raising, making a specialty of cattle and swine, shipping quite largely each year. He departed this life at a ripe old age, on the 19th of April, 1888, having survived his estimable wife a period of twenty-two years, her death taking place Dec. 1, 1866. She was born in February, 1822, and was consequently nearly forty-five years of age at the time of her decease.
   To William I. and Elizabeth Anderson there were born eight children, namely: Robert F., Ella J., Milton O., Elzola A.; David L., who died Jan. 26, 1887; William H., Mary A. and Joseph L. The subject of this sketch upon coming to Nebraska identified himself with the most important interests of his adopted county, representing Pawnee Precinct three terms in the County Board of Supervisors, and held this office at the time of his death. He was rather conservative in politics, but usually voted the Republican ticket. In religious matters he was a devout member of the Christian Church, a man careful and conscientious in the performance of every duty, and one held in universal esteem by all who knew him. His son William H. is the manager of the farm, assisted by his brother Joseph L. Milton O. is acting in the capacity of Marshal of Pawnee City. The homestead is being conducted upon the same methodical plan which has brought it to its present prosperous condition, and made it one of the most valuable estates in the county. The family is widely and favorably known, and represents the respectable and reliable element of this section.

ARCUS A. RICE. This gentleman, although yet in his prime, has been so successful in his operations as a druggist that he was recently enabled to retire from active business, and occupies a quiet and pleasant home in Pawnee City, surrounded by all the comforts of life. His native place was Fulton County, Ill., where he was born May 9, 1840, and his parents were Dr. E. D. and Thalia (Owens) Rice, the father born near the city of Boston, Mass., and the mother in New York.
   The father of our subject left New England in early life, and entered upon the practice of his profession at Lewistown, Ill., which he pursued there a period of nearly fifty years, having located there in 1828. His decease took place in Lewistown. in January, 1879. The mother departed this life in Lewistown, Ill., Jan. 31, 1879. The parental household included six children, of whom our subject was the fifth, he spent his boyhood and youth in his native town, acquiring a good practical education in the common school. His first business experience was as a clerk in the drug-store of his father, where he became thoroughly acquainted

with all the details of this business. He was married in that place to Miss Jennie Piersol, who died eight years later, leaving one son, John D., who came to Nebraska, and died in Pawnee City, in 1876.
   Mr. Rice left Illinois in December, 1872, and coming to Pawnee City purchased a stock of drugs of his brother, August Rice, and continued the business at the same stand successfully until 1879, at which time he sold out, and retired from active business, with the exception of some dealings in real estate, and the loaning of money.
   Our subject contracted a second marriage in October, 1873, with Miss Florence W. Humphrey, of Jefferson City, Iowa. This lady was born in April, 1856, and is the daughter of J. H. and Harriet (Lee) Humphrey, who were natives of Connecticut, and are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Rice are the parents of one child, a son, Marcus A., Jr., who was born July 13, 1887. He purchased his present residence in 1888. It stands in the southeastern part of the city, and with its surroundings forms one of the most attractive homes.
   A strong supporter of Republican principles, Mr. Rice, although no office-seeker, has been quite prominent in local affairs, serving as County Treasurer and Mayor of Pawnee City one term. His elder brother, August, formerly of Pawnee City, is now a resident of Hastings, this State. Charles is a practicing physician of St. Joseph, Mo. His sister Catherine E. is the wife of Joseph Lamaster, of Lincoln. Another sister, Juliet, is the wife of A. B. Johnson, residing at Lewistown, Ill. Sarah W. married Dr. J. B. McDowell, and died it Mason City, Ill., about 1879. The paternal grandfather, Asaph Rice, was of English ancestry, and spent his last years in Illinois, dying at the advanced age of ninety-six.

ENRY C. F. MEYER. As a well-read and skillful practitioner, the physician with whose name this sketch is introduced occupies no unimportant position in a community of intelligent people. His practice equals that of any member of the profession in this county, and although his time is amply employed in connection with the duties of his profession, he still finds time to keep pace with all the practical details and improvements constantly pressing themselves upon the attention of the fraternity. He is a man in the prime of life, having been born Nov. 6, 1834, in the city and Kingdom of Hanover.
   In accordance with the laws and customs of the German Empire, young Meyer was placed in school when a lad of six years, and pursued his studies quite steadily until a youth of fourteen. Afterward he spent a term in the military school at Hanover, and then served in the German Army five years. At the expiration of this time he determined to seek his fortunes in the New World, and making his way to Bremen, embarked on a sailing-vessel for America, which landed him in New York City six weeks later. From there he proceeded to Chicago, Ill., where he sojourned two years engaged in farming near that city. The outbreak of the Civil War now furnished employment to thousands of young and vigorous men, and soon after the first call for troops our subject enlisted in Company B, 1st Illinois Cavalry, being assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and sent to Western Virginia under command of Gen. Rosecrans. Not long afterward he met the enemy in battle at Cheap Mountain and Fredericksburg, also at Cross Lane, and other minor engagements. At one time the soldiers obtained very little rest either night or day. Mr. Meyer fortunately escaped wounds and capture, and at the expiration of his term of enlistment was honorably discharged in June, 1863. Returning to Chicago, Ill., our subject joined his parents, who in the meantime had emigrated to America, and lived with them on a farm in Cook County until turning his steps toward the farther West. In the year 1865, coming to this county, he homesteaded 160 acres of land in Cincinnati Precinct, which he improved, and from which he constructed a good farm. He operated there successfully until 1883, then retiring from the active labors of rural life, took up his abode in Pawnee City, where he has since lived. It had been his intention since a young man, to take up the study of medicine at some convenient time, which time, however, did not arrive until after coming to Nebraska. He

entered upon his first course of lectures in Kansas City, and later began making experiments which have resulted in one of the most valuable compounds known to the medical world, and by the aid of which he has effected some wonderful cures. For proof of this we need only to interview some of the most reliable citizens of this county.
   After returning from the army, Dr. Meyer was married, in Chicago, Ill., to Miss Minnie Ronnspisz, of that city, and also a native of Germany. They have a family of six children, two sons and four daughters, namely: William H., Henry, Lena, Dora, Amelia and Lizzie. Dr. Meyer has wisely invested a portion of his surplus capital in real estate, his main farm containing now 240 acres, eighty acres of which are in Kansas. His city residence is a neat and substantial structure, conveniently located, and with attractive surroundings. He is numbered among Pawnee City's most reliable men, and as a practitioner is in the enjoyment of a good income.
   On an adjoining page is shown a portrait of this able physician and well-known citizen of Pawnee County.

EV. ALFRED L. HARRINGTON. The subject of this biographical outline, a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church, and a resident of Pawnee City, was born near Smithville, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 27, 1824, he was the youngest of eleven children, six sons and five daughters, comprising the family of Brooks and Betsey (Hazer) Harrington, only six of whom survive, three sons and three daughters. The parents of our subject were both natives of Connecticut, and the father gave patriotic service to his country in the War of 1812, meeting the enemy at the battle of Sackett's Harbor and distinguishing himself as a brave and faithful soldier. After marriage the parents settled in Jefferson County, N. Y., where the father conducted a hotel and also carried on farming. He died in middle life, when his son Alfred L. was quite young. The mother a few years later, leaving New York State, removed with her family to Adams County, Ill., in the fall of 1831, and purchased a tract of land, paying therefor $1.25 per acre. Under the supervision of the mother, the sons carried on the improvement of like farm, building up a comfortable homestead. The mother spent her last days with her children, passing away in 1868.
   Our subject was a lad of seven years when his mother removed to Illinois, and had nearly attained to man's estate before the establishment of any school in Adams County. He remembers distinctly the building in which his first studies were conducted and the primitive methods of instruction. Religious meetings were field first at the homes of the settlers, and later in the school-houses. The Harrington family traveled forty miles to mill before bridges had been built over the streams, and when the houses of the emigrant were few and far between.
   Upon reaching his majority Mr. Harrington resolved that he would obtain an education, and with this aim in view labored with all the industry and economy of which he was master. In the fall of 1844, to his great satisfaction, he entered the Illinois College at Jacksonville, where he took a four years' course load from which he was graduated in 1848. He subsequently taught three years in the college, and then prepared himself for his contemplated ministerial labors by taking a course in the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, from which he was graduated in 1855.
   Mr. Harrington received his license to preach, and was ordained in July of the above-mentioned year, and was placed in charge of the Congregational Church at Peru, in LaSalle County, Ill. He continued in this until 1859, and then found that he must charge his occupation, his health having become greatly impaired. For twenty years thereafter he followed farming in LaSalle County. Thence he finally removed to Adams County, engaging there also in agricultural pursuits. In 1883, resolving to seek the farther West, he removed with his family to Pawnee County, arriving here in the spring of that year, and where he has since resided.
   The wedded life of Mr. Harrington and Miss Julia A. Collins commenced on the 5th of August, 1850, at the home of the bride in Adams County, Ill. This lady was born Dec. 8, 1830, and is the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Allen) Collins,

who were natives respectively of Connecticut and New York. Frederick Collins was a very prominent man during the early history of Illinois at the time of the agitation of the slavery question, and distinguished himself as an ardent Abolitionist. He took part in the many discussions arising at that time, being a fluent and effective speaker, and was a nominee for Lieutenant Governor on the Free Soil and anti-Slavery ticket. He spent his last years in Illinois, passing away in 1878. His wife Mary died in 1886.
   To our subject and his estimable wife there were born six children, three sons and three daughters: Ella W. is the wife of Rev. T. D. Davis, of Otoe County, this State; Frederick C., Lewis AV. and George A. are all engaged in the hardware business in Pawnee City; Julia A. and Louisa M. are at home with their parents. Mr. Harrington, during the existence of slavery, was most energetically opposed to the peculiar institution, and assisted in the organization of the Republican party in 1856. He also arrayed himself prominently on the side of temperance. He is a man of decided views, fearless in the expression of them, and one not easily turned from his convictions. Upon coming to the West he was elected the first Mayor of Pawnee City after its incorporation. He occupies with his family a neat and comfortable home in the northeastern part of the town, and numbers his friends and associates among its most cultivated people.

ILLIAM SUTTON, Secretary and Manager of the Table Rock Creamery Association, is also a large stockholder in this enterprise, which has become a leading industry of this part of the county. The creamery is eligibly situated on Dry Branch, just south of the city of Table Rock, and was established in 1883. Its original capacity was 2,500 pounds per day, but is now double that, utilizing large quantities of cream sent in from an area of twenty-five miles in different directions. The main building occupies an area of 32x60 feet, and is equipped with all the appliances requisite for the successful prosecution of the business, including a twenty-five-horse power engine, and the Andrews & Burnap Oil Test churn, by which each man is paid in proportion to the amount of butter produced from the cream he furnishes. During the busy season the creamery gives employment to twenty-three men and teams, and it is anticipated that this force will be greatly enlarged in the near future. The butter is in demand at the local markets, but a large proportion is sent East, where it commands a leading price. The association has invested about $8,000, and utilizes the refuse in feeding from 100 to 300 head of swine.
   Much of the prosperity of the Table Rock Creamery is due to the excellent management of Mr. Sutton. Besides his interest in this he owns a good farm of 160 acres adjacent to the town limits, and is also interested in Holstein cattle, being the first man to introduce this breed in Pawnee County. He has some fine registered animals, and three full-bloods, the first in this county. He keeps about sixty head for dairy purposes, all being well housed and carefully fed. In this, is in all other enterprises, there is requisite a good understanding of the business, and Mr. Sutton is proving himself finely adapted to his calling.
   Our subject, who has spent the greater part of his life in the West, was born in Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., April 7, 1844. He lived there until a youth of seventeen years, and soon after the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the Union service, Sept. 23, 1861, in an independent battalion called the Fremont Rangers, serving four months. Later he became identified with the 3d Missouri Cavalry, being on the frontier most of the time engaged as a scout. His service ended Jan. 1, 1865, when he received his honorable discharge at Little Rock, Ark.
   Upon retiring from the army Mr. Sutton returned to Illinois and engaged in farming one year. Then coming to Nebraska he settled first in Nemaha County, taking up, in March, 1866, 160 acres of land, upon which he labored until 1883, planting forest and fruit trees, building a good house, and adding from time to time other structures necessary for his convenience. Later he sold out and changed his residence to Benton Precinct, whence he came to this county in 1884. Although his sojourn here has been comparatively brief, he

has established himself in the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens, as a man of excellent business capacities and undoubted integrity of character. He votes the Republican ticket, and has frequently been sent as a delegate to the various conventions of this county. Socially, he belongs to John N. Gere Post No. 165, G. A. R., at Table Rock.
   Miss Sarah J. Flott, of Knox County, Ill., became the wife of our subject March 9, 1868. Five children comprise the household circle, all of whom are living, and are at home with their parents. They are named respectively: John R., Mary B., Maggie E., George D. and Bessie A. They form a bright and intelligent group, are well educated, and will in time enter upon worthy positions in the community. Mrs. Sutton was born in Adams County, Pa., in April, 1844.

LVIN PEPPERL. In this notice we present the record of one of the youngest men represented in this work, he being not yet twenty-five years of age. Such, however, are his natural abilities, his intelligence, industry, and application to business, that he has already attained to a prominent position in his community, and it is predicted for him that in the near future he will rank among the leading men of this county. It is most pleasurable to come in contact with an individual of this character, and one so eminently deserving of special mention. He is a member of the well-known Pepperl family, who have distinguished themselves as among the best citizens of the county, and he is at present operating his farm of 160 acres, which is pleasantly located on Section 2 in Plum Creek Precinct. In the sketch of his father, found on another page in this volume, will be noted additional facts relating to the history of the family.
   A modest home in the Tillage of Gossawoda, in the Austrian Kingdom of Bohemia, sheltered the first ten years of our subject, and where his birth took place July 20, 1864. He was placed in school when a little lad six years of age, obtaining the first rudiments of a practical education in his native town. His father then decided to seek his fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic, and after due preparation the family embarked at the port of Bremen on the steamer "Rhine," and after a pleasant voyage of twelve days landed in New York City. Two or three days later found them in Chicago, Ill., where they sojourned about six weeks, then started for the farther West, coming to this county and settling on a tract of land in Plum Creek Precinct.
   The Pepperl family were among the leading pioneers of this precinct, and from a tract of unimproved land the father built up a good homestead which is now managed and occupied by his son Louis, and which, lying adjacent to the city of Burchard, is considered one of the most valuable pieces of property in that locality, and it is steadily growing in importance as the city increases in size and population. Upon this farm Alvin grew to manhood, assisting in the labors around the homestead dining the seasons of plowing and sowing, and attending school during the winters. He remained under the home roof until twenty-three years old, and then, assisted by his father, purchased the land which he now owns and occupies. Here he partially repeated the experience of his honored sire, building up his farm largely from first principles, and effecting all the improvements which are now upon it. He planted a large area of hedge for fencing, has erected a house and barn, with corn cribs and other necessary structures, set out fruit and forest trees, and has made an admirable beginning toward the establishment of a permanent home. His land is finely located and amply watered by a branch of Wolf Creek. The raising of grain and stock engrosses most of his time and attention, and the success with which he has already met is a fair augury for the future.
   Mr. Pepperl, notwithstanding his farm labors have given him ample employment, still takes time for reading, thought and study, and keeps himself thoroughly posted upon matters of general interest. He is a young man who does his own thinking, and after giving the subject due consideration allied himself, politically, with the Union Labor party. Religiously, he is a devout member of the Catholic Church, in the organization of which he assisted, and also in erecting the church edifice.