-180- SCOTT H. NEGUS    A well improved farm of one hundred and twenty acres, lying on section 18, Spring township, is the property of Scott H. Negus, and its excellent condition and attractive appearance are the best proofs of his ability as an agriculturist. He was born in La Salle county, Illinois, in 1879, and is a son of John and Eliza Negus, the former a native of New York and the latter of Illinois. After their marriage the parents made their home in the latter state for sixteen years and then came to Iowa, settling in Cherokee county, where the father purchased land. He still owns ne hundred and sixty acres, but since 1911 has lived retired in Alta. He and his wife became the parents of six children: William, a resident of O'Brien county; Hattie, the wife of Charley Warren, of Spring township,this county; Ruth, who married George Lockwood; Scott H., of this review; Walden, of Buena Vista county, Iowa; and Charley, who passed away at the age of three.    Scott H. Negus acquired his education in the public schools of this state and when he was twenty-one years of age turned his attention to farming, an occupation which he has followed successfully since that time. For a few years he rented land, but in 1908 he purchased one hundred and twenty acres on section 18, Spring township, and upon this property has since resided. He has one hundred acres under a high state of cultivation and has made excellent improvements upon the place, which is today one of the most valuable farms in his locality.    In 1902 Mr. Negus married Miss Lulu Bruner, who was born in Cass county, Iowa, a daughter of John and Annetta (Dement) Bruner, both natives of this state. They have resided in Cherokee county for more than thirty years and the father has accumulated in the curse of that time extensive land holdings, owning three hundred acres lying principally on section 6, Spring township. He was a pioneer in this section of the state and has developed his farm from a tract of raw prairie land into an improved and cultivated property. Mr. and Mrs. Bruner became the parents of three children: Frank, who lives in Waterloo, Iowa; Lulu, the wife of the subject of this review; and Ross, at home. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Negus have been born five children: Herman G., whose birth occurred April 18, 1903; J. J., who was born in 1905 and died September 12, 1907; Mabel J., born October 7, 1907; Goldie I., born February 5, 1910; and Arthur Scott, born in 1912.    Mr. Negus is connected fraternally with Larrabee Lodge, No. 720, I.O.O.F., and the MOdern Woodmen of America. He is a republican in his political beliefs and for the past five years has rendered the township excellent service as a member of the school board. He is a progressive and public-spirited citizen and a careful and conservative man of business and his future success is assured.

-181- PATRICK J. BRADY    Patrick J. Brady is engaged in general farming in Marcus township, owning and cultivating four hundred and eight acres of land. He has brought his fields to a high state of cultivation and his place is well managed and attractive in every particular, constituting one of the pleasing features of the landscape. Mr. Brady was born in New York city in March, 1855, and is a son of James and Mary (Wright) Brady, natives of Ireland. The father came to America at an early age and located in New York city, where for some time he engaged in the livery business. He afterward moved to Grundy county, Illinois, where he bought and improved a farm, operating this until his death, which occurred April 4, 1896. His wife survived him several years, dying in 1908.    Patrick J. Brady was reared and educated in Illinois and he remained with his parents until he was of age. He afterward worked for two years as a farm laborer and with the money thus earned came to Cherokee county and bought one hundred and twenty acres of land on section 15, Marcus township. From time to time he added to his holdings and has now four hundred and eight acres, the first tract of which he purchased at nine dollars an acre and which is now worth two hundred dollars. Mr. Brady has operated this property since 1878 and each year has brought him increased prosperity, so that he has now a valuable, well improved and productive farm and has taken his place among substantial and representative citizens.    On the 15th of February, 1887, Mr. Brady was united in marriage to Miss Fanny Walsh, a daughter of John and Anna (Dugan) Walsh, the former a native of New York and the latter of Ireland. The parents went to Dubuque, Iowa, in early times and they made their home in that city until 1880, when they came to Cherokee county, where the father purchased land in Marcus township. This he operated until his death, which occurred September 27, 1903. His wife survives him and is living in Marcus. Mr. and Mrs. Brady have six children: May, aged twenty-three; James, twenty-two; John, twenty-one; Anna, eighteen; Cyril, sixteen; and Patrick, fourteen.    Mr. Brady is a member of the Roman Catholic church and he gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. For a number of years he has served as one of the trustees of Marcus township and has proved capable and efficient in -182- the discharge of his public duties. His life has been a busy, useful and active one and his success is indicated in the fact of his ownership of one of the valuable farming properties of the county.

-182- EDWARD DUNN HUXFORD    For a long period the name of Edward Dunn Huxford has figured prominently in financial circles and his business standing and reputation are indicated in the fact that in 1900 and 1901 he was honored with the presidency of the Iowa Bankers Association. His active business career makes him well known as a representative of banking interests in Iowa and all who have business relations with him have found him reliable, enterprising and progressive. A man of well balanced capacities and powers is always a strong character and one who inspires confidence in others; he may not have genius or any phenomenal characteristics, yet he is capable of mature judgement of his own capacities and of the people and circumstances that make up his life contacts and experiences. He is eminently a man of business sense and easily avoids the mistakes and disasters that come to those who, though possessing remarkable faculties in some respects, are liable to erratic movements that result in unwarranted risk and failure. A man of well balanced mind, even temper and conservative habit is not necessarily lacking in enterprise of the kind that leads to great accomplishments. What a man does and what he attains depend largely upon his opportunities. but the well balanced man mentally and physically is possessed of sufficient courage to venture where favoring opportunity is presented, and his judgment and even paced energy generally carry him forward to the goal of success.    Mr. Huxford was born in Albion, Michigan, on the 27th of July, 1863, a son of Frederick W. and Mary (Bothwell) Huxford. The year 1869 witnessed the arrival of the family in Iowa, settlement being made at Cherokee, where the father became a merchant. After conducting his business successfully for a number of years he sold out and retired, enjoying well earned rest to the time of his death, which occurred in December, 1885. His widow survives and is now a resident of Springport, Michigan. His political support was given to the democratic party and he was always a public-spirited citizen. At the time of the Civil war he responded to the country's call for troops and, enlisting in Company M of the Michigan Regiment of Engineers and Mechanics, held the rank of first lieutenant. Unto him and his wife were born three children: Charles B., now living in New Bedford, Massachusetts; Edward D.; and Clayton W., who died in 1887.    The second son, Edward Dunn Huxford, was a young lad at the time of the removal of the family to Cherokee. His early education was acquired in the public schools and he later entered Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, from which he was graduated with the class of 1885, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He studied bookkeeping and for six months was employed as book-keeper in Steeles' Bank at Cherokee. By the firm of S. A. Kean & Company of Chicago, bankers and bond brokers, he was employed for one year as teller. Subsequently he returned to Iowa and, settling at Washta, organized the bank -183- of Huxford, Robertson & Patton, with which he was connected for a short time. He next organized the Cherokee State Bank, of which he has been president since 1906. Few men are better informed concerning financial conditions than is Mr. Huxford. He studies the banking business from every possible standpoint and is thoroughly informed concerning the money market. While he seeks progress, his progressiveness is tempered by his save conservatism and none ever question his business integrity or the honesty of his methods.    Mr. Huxford was married in September, 1890, to Miss Eva R. Biddle, a daughter of C. F. and Corelia (Holly) Biddle, of Cherokee. They became parents of a daughter, Helen C., who is at home with her parents. The family has long been prominent socially and both Mr. and Mrs. Huxford have an extensive circle of warm friends. Mr. Huxford belongs to two college fraternities, the Phi Beta Kappa and the Beta Theta Pi. He is a prominent figure in banking circles throughout the state and his ability and popularity led to his selection for the office of president of the Iowa Bankers Association for the years 1900 and 1901. Mr. Huxford has ever merited the rewards of business and the honors which have come to him as well as the esteem in which he is held by those who are most closely associted with him. In all matters of citizenship he stands for that which works for the best interests of the community and he holds to high ideals of life in every relation. Anyone meeting Mr. Huxford face to face would know at once that he is an individual embodying all the elements of what in this country we term a "square"e; man—one in whom to have confidence, a dependable man in any relation and any emergency. His quietude of deportment, his easy dignity, his frankness and cordiality of address, with the total absence of anything to conceal, foretoken a man who is ready to meet any obligation of life with the confidence and courage that come of conscious personal ability, right conception of things and an habitual regard for what is best in the exercise of human activities. Such is the record of Mr. Huxford, who following the lead of his opportunities has gained a place with the leading representatives of financial interests in Iowa.

-183- W. H. JOHNSTON    W. H. Johnston, a well known farmer of Cherokee county, owning an excellent tract of one hundred and sixty acres in Pitcher township, was born in Minnesota in 1875. He is a son of H. M. and Isabelle Johnston, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of New York state. Their marriage occurred in Iowa, whither they came among the early settlers, and they afterward moved to Minnesota, where the father proved up a homestead claim. This he afterward sold and returned to this state, settling in Monona county, where he purchased land. After operating this for eight years he sold the property, engaging in farming on a rented tract for two years thereafter. He then purchased another farm in Monona county but shortly afterward sold this and turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, operating a store at Preparation for two years. At the end of that time he again rented land and after farming for two years moved to Onawa, where he spent four years while his children were attending school. -184- From there he moved to Sac county, this state, and afterward followed farming in that vicinity for two years and in Crawford county for three years. In 1899 he sold all of his personal property and moved to Houston, Texas, where he bought a forty acre farm, which he operated until 1907. He then returned to Ida county, this state, and there his death occurred in 1909. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted in 1861 in the Second Iowa Volunteer Cavalry and served for three years. His wife survives him and makes her home in Onawa, at the age of sixty-three. to their union were born four children: J. B., of Idaho; Charles H., who makes his home in Crawford county, Iowa; W. H., of this review; and Addie, the wife of Dean Hollingsworth, of Texas.    W. H. Johnston acquired his education in the public schools of Iowa and he began his independent career when he was twenty-one years of age. He worked as a farm laborer for four years and then rented land, upon which he continued to reside until 1909. In that year he bought a one hundred and sixty acre farm in Ida county and nine months later sold this property at a profit, purchasing another one hundred and sixty acres in Sac county. This he traded three months afterward for another farm in Ida county and after owning that for only a few days sold it at a profit. In 1910 he purchased his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Pitcher township, the land lying on section 23, two miles south of Aurelia, and he has greatly improved and developed this property, which is now in a high state of cultivation.    In 1900 Mr. Johnston married Miss Blanch McIntosh, a native of Iowa and a daughter of John and Luella M. McIntosh, the former a native of this state and the latter of Ohio. After their marriage the parents settled in Poweshiek county, this state,whence in 1883 they moved to Sac county. There they resided until 1909, when they moved to Ida county, where they still live upon their farm. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston became the parents of two children: Willard C., who died in infancy; and Orphaess H., born in 1902.    Mr. Johnston is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a progressive republican in his political views. He has been very successful in his farming operations and has now risen to a position where he is numbered among the county's substantial farmers and most highly respected citizens.

-184- GEORGE A. FRENCH   Full size    George A. French, well known in Cherokee as an enterprising business man, is successfully engaged in dealing in grain, coal, flour and feed, win which connection he has built up a trade of considerable volume, the result of enterprising methods which neither seek nor require disguise. Mr. French was born in eastern Iowa, March 17, 1874, a son of Isaiah H. and LaVera (Kidner) French,the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of Ohio. When a young man the father removed westward to Iowa, settling in Buchanan county, where he was living at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war. Prompted by a spirit of patriotism, he offered his services to the government, enlisting in the Fortieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the conflict. He then returned home and engaged in farming. When his son, George, was a lad he -187- removed with the family to South Dakota, this being in the year 1881. He afterward returned to Iowa in 1891, settling at Sulphur Springs, where his remaining days were passed, his death there occurring in 1909. His widow still survives.    George A. French was only about seven years of age when his parents went to South Dakota, where he was largely educated as a pupil of the public schools. He afterward returned to Iowa and was for twelve years identified with the mercantile business in Sulphur Springs. In 1910 he moved to Cherokee and purchased the Western Elevator Company. This building was erected by James Robinson and has been improved by Mr. French who has made it modern and sanitary in every particular. He handles grain, coal, flour and feed and does a large business, for his prices are reasonable and his business methods honorable. In addition to his interests in Cherokee he also owns an elevator at Storm Lake, Iowa, his grain trade interests thus centering at two points. He is likewise the owner of an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty acres and a good home in Cherokee.    On the 1st of March, 1899, Mr. French married Miss Alice Weaver, a daughter of William Weaver, of Sulphur Springs, and they have two children, Roy and Gladys, who live at home. Fraternally Mr. French is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and he is a devout member of the Presbyterian church. He votes independently and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs, although he is not active as an office seeker. His attention is given almost entirely to the conduct of his business interests and in these he has met with substantial and well deserved success.

-187- WILLIAM LORENZO ELDRIDGE APPLEYARD    William Lorenzo Eldridge Appleyard has for the past nine years been successfully engaged in business at Cherokee as the proprietor of a furniture, undertaking and picture-framing establishment. His birth occurred in Oregon, Illinois, on the 23d of March, 1879, his parents being J. W. and May Frances (Page) Appleyard, the former a native of England and the latter of Albany, New York. J. W. Appleyard, a furniture manufacturer of Chicago, was burned out in the great fire of 1871 and subsequently embarked in the furniture business at Odebolt, Sac county, Iowa. Later he removed to Nebraska and there continued in the same business throughout the remainder of his life. His political allegiance was given to the republican party, while his religious faith was that of the Church of Christ. Unto him and his wife, who has also passed away, were born the following children: Etta, the wife of G. H. Loudenslager, of Washington, D. C.; Alena, who is the wife of Jesse Ellis and resides in Waterloo, Iowa; and William L. E., of this review.    The last named acquired his education in the schools of Odebolt, Sac county, Iowa, and when twenty-one years of age removed to Idagrove, Ida county, where he conducted a furniture store for Mr. P. W. Weggert. Subsequently, he came to Cherokee and here entered the service of A. O. Scott, whose stock he purchased at the end of two and a half years or on the 10th of August, 1904. He has remained at the same location throughout the intervening nine years and conducts an up-to-date and well appointed furniture, undertaking and picture- -188- framing establishment. Mr. Appleyard furnishes employment to three people and occupies two floors twenty-five by one hundred feet. He likewise owns two ware houses, one sixty by twenty-five and the other twenty-five by eighty feet. In the conduct of his business he utilizes two hearses, an ambulance and a pall-bearers' wagon. Success has attended his efforts and he has gained recognition as a prosperous and representative merchant of Cherokee.    On the 19th of April, 1905, Mr. Appleyard was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Smith, a daughter of J. D. F. Smith. They have a daughter, Jane, who was born in Cherokee. Mr. Appleyard is a progressive republican in politics and fraternally is identified with the Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Eagles. His success has been won entirely by the old methods of honesty and fair dealing. He has carefully planned his business career, has the ability and executive force to carry it forward and has gained thereby a gratifying measure of prosperity.

-188- LINCOLN WIXON    Lincoln Wixon, mayor of Meriden and connected with important business interests of the city as a partner with his brother in the conduct of a large implement and harness store, was born in Rock Island county, Illinois, January 21, 1861. He is a son of Ward and Euphemia (Van Boxkirk) Wixon, the former a native of Putnam county, New York, and the latter of Licking county, Ohio. The father moved to Davenport, Iowa, in his early years and after a short time went across the river to Rock Island county, Illinois, settling there when Chicago was still a small town. He farmed in that locality until 1879 and then came to Cherokee county, buying and improving a farm in Cherokee township. This he operated until 1893 and then retired from active life, moving to Meriden, where he has since resided.    Lincoln Wixon acquired his education in Scott, Johnson and Cherokee counties and he remained with his parents until he was of age, after which he rented a farm which he operated for a few years. When he abandoned this he accepted a position as a traveling salesman for the International Harvester Company and he held this for seven years. At the end of that time he formed a partnership with his brother, Rush C., and they opened a harness and implement store in Meriden which they have since conducted. This is the only enterprise of its kind in the town and the brothers control a large patronage, for their business methods are at all times practical and straightforward and their goods well selected, of excellent quality and reasonable in price. The brothers are also associated with W. H. Runnings as shippers and buyers of stock.    In January, 1906, Mr. Wixon married Miss Leona Leonard, a daughter of Charles and Carolyn (Lickiss) Leonard, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Iowa. The father came to Cherokee county when he was a young man and bought land in Silver township for five dollars per acre. He now lives retired in Quimby. Mr. and Mrs. Wixon have three children: Miriam, aged six; Mildred, aged four; and Ethel, who is a year old. -189-    Fraternally Mr. Wixon is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the lodge in Meriden and the canton in Cherokee. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is the present mayor of Meriden. He also served on the city council for six years and has proven himself an energetic, conscientious and capable official. He enjoys in large measure the friendship of those with whom he has come in contact and a life of well directed activity has gained for him a creditable place in business and political circles.

-189- J. W. OSBORN    In a history of the agricultural development of Cherokee county it is imperative that mention be made of J. W. Osborn, who since 1880 has been closely connected with farming interests here. He owns today two hundred and eighty acres of excellent land on sections 10 and 11, Spring township, and occupies a high position in agricultural circles in the locality. He was born in Freeport, Illinois, where their marriage occurred and where afterward the father purchased land, engaging in farming near Freeport until 1856. In that year he came to Iowa, settling in Howard county, near Cresco, whence he moved to Mitchell county, where he passed away in June, 1868. His wife survived him many years, dying in 1885. The father is buried on the bank of Rock creek, in Mitchell county, and the mother was interred in Afton cemetery, Cherokee county. To their union were born five children: Samuel L., who resides in Thomas, South Dakota; Julia, the wife of Henry Moss, of Freeport, Illinois; J. W., of this review; Ella, the widow of Moses Fover, of Freeport; and Charley, who has passed away and is buried in Cherokee county.    J. W. Osborn was reared in Illinois and acquired his education in the public schools of that state. He remained at home until he was fifteen years of age and then took charge of his uncle's farm near Freeport. This he operated until 1880, when he came to Iowa, settling in Cherokee county and turning his attention to farming. At first he took charge of forty acres belonging to his mother, but he soon afterward bought one hundred and sixty acres of his own, to which he later added a quarter section of railroad land. From time to time he has purchased other property and he now owns two hundred and eighty acres located seven miles southwest of Peterson, on sections 10 and 11, Spring township. This land is all in a high state of cultivation and reflects the many years of care and labor which the owner has expended upon it.    In Freeport, Illinois, on the 8th of July, 1878, Mr. Osborn married Miss Ida Alice Moss, who was born April 15, 1860, a daughter of John and Mary (Weaver) Moss. The parents were born in Pennsylvania and from that state moved to Illinois, settling near Freeport, where the father engaged in farming until his death. He was laid to rest in Young's cemetery near the city. He and his wife became the parents of ten children: Kate, who has passed away; Henry, who resides in Freeport, Sarah, the widow of Ben Cole, of Galena, Illinois; -190- Mary, who married Henry Bookman, of Freeport; Lewis, of Wisconsin; Hattie, the widow of George Fover, of Monte Vista, Colorado; Albert, of Dakota, Illinois; Ida Alice, the wife of the subject of this review; Edward, of Freeport; and a child who died in infancy.    Mr. Osborn gives his political allegiance to the republican party but is not active as an office seeker, preferring to concentrate his attention upon his business affairs. A residence of thirty-three years in Cherokee county has made him well known in this locality, where he bears an enviable reputation as a prosperous farmer and a progressive citizen.

-190- WILLIAM H. JACKSON    William H. Jackson, an enterprising and successful agriculturist of Cherokee county, is busily engaged in the operation of his father's farm of three hundred and forty acres on section 12, Sheridan township, and owns a tract of eighty acres on section 8, Cherokee township. His birth occurred in Michigan on the 4th of July, 1869, his parents being Edward and Nina Catherine (Smith) Jackson, the former a native of England and the latter of Ireland. Edward Jackson emigrated to the United States and located in Michigan in an early day, working in the timber and in the mines. In 1873 he came to Cherokee county, Iowa, and purchased land near Meriden, in Sheridan township, devoting his attention to its cultivation and improvement until 1900. In that year he put aside the active work of the fields and in 1907 took up his abode at Sioux City, where he has since lived in honorable retirement, having now reached the ripe old age of seventy-eight years. His wife was called to her final rest on the 10th of April, 1909.    William H. Jackson acquired his early education in the district schools and continued his studies in the public schools of Meriden. After putting aside his text-book he assisted his father with the work of the fields and early became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. At the time of his father's retirement he took charge of the home farm and has since operated the same with excellent success. The property comprises three hundred and forty acres of rich and productive land on section 12, Sheridan township, and annually yields bounteous harvests in return for the care and labor which he bestows upon it. He owns an eighty-acre tract on section 8, Cherokee township, and is widely recognized as a progressive and esteemed citizen of his community.    On the 4th of February, 1902, Mr. Jackson was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary E. McDonald, a daughter of William and Sarah (McConnell) McDonald, who are natives of Michigan and Wisconsin, respectively. Mr. McDonald took up his abode in Wisconsin in an early day and there carried on farming until 1891, when he came to Cherokee, Iowa, here engaging in railroad contracting and doing considerable work for the Illinois Central. He is now engaged in general agriculture pursuits in Minnesota.    Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Jackson has supported the men and measures of the democracy, believing firmly in its principles. -191- In religious faith he is a Catholic, while fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Royal Neighbors. He has resided in Cherokee county for four decades or throughout almost his entire life and is widely and favorably known within its borders.

-191- JOSEPH ZEINER    Joseph Zeiner, who has been successfully engaged in business as a merchant of Cherokee since the 1st of January, 1910, dealing in clothing, men's furnishings, shoes, trunks and bags, enjoys an extensive and well merited patronage. His birth occurred in Haid, Austria, on the 12th of April, 1873, his parents being Moritz and Anna (Hecht) Zeiner. The father, who was a merchant, has passed away, but the mother still survives and makes her home in Budapest, Hungary.    Joseph Zeiner acquired his education in Europe and after putting aside his text-books assisted his father for a time. When a youth of seventeen he crossed the Atlantic to the United States and took up his abode at Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, where he clerked in a store for four and a half years. On the expiration of this period he embarked in business on his own account, in association with his brother, Jacob, at Elma, Howard county, this state, the partnership being maintained with mutual pleasure and profit for fifteen years. At the end of that time he sold his interest to his brother and came to Cherokee, purchasing the stock of E. S. Block, who had been in business here for thirty-three years. He has conducted the enterprise independently to the present time and has enlarged the stock, now carrying a complete line of clothing, men's furnishings, shoes, trunks and bags. Mr. Zeiner employs four people and has twenty-five hundred square feet of floor space. He enjoys a large and gratifying patronage and is widely recognized as one of the enterprising and up-to-date merchants of the city.    On the 31st of August, 1904, Mr. Zeiner was united in marriage to Miss Flora Block, a daughter of E. S. Block, of Cherokee, Iowa. They have one son, Milton B., who was born at Elma on the 24th of June, 1905. Mr. Zeiner has fraternal relations with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to establish his home in the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their wise utilization has won prosperity.

-191- LOUIS A. ROWLET    Louis A. Rowlet, a well known and successful representative of agricultural interests in Marcus township, is the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 10 and devotes his attention to its cultivation with excellent results. His birth occurred in Switzerland in March, 1864, his parents being August and Julia (Heriod) Rowlet, likewise natives of that country. The father spent his entire life in Switzerland and followed agricultural pursuits through- -192- out his active business career. His demise occurred in July, 1888, while his wife was called to her final rest in October, 1893.    Louis A. Rowlet obtained his education in the schools of his native country and when nineteen years of age crossed the Atlantic to the United States, locating in Illinois, where he was employed as a farm hand for three years. Subsequently he cultivated rented land for eight years and on the expiration of that period removed to Plymouth county, Iowa, where he operated a farm for two years. At the end of that time he came to Cherokee county and here rented land which he cultivated for three years, then purchased a tract of eighty acres in section 10, Marcus township. Later he extended the boundaries of his farm by an additional purchase of eighty acres and it now embraces a quarter section of rich and productive land. In the conduct of his agricultural interests he follows thorough and resultant methods and has won a gratifying measure of success. He is a stockholder in the Farmers' Cooperative Store of Marcus and is widely recognized as a substantial and enterprising citizen of his community.    In January, 1886, Mr. Rowlet was united in marriage to Miss Adele Janett, a daughter of Julian and Mary (Baer) Janett, natives of Switzerland. The father, a watch maker by trade, worked at that occupation throughout his active business career and passed away in in Switzerland in 1884. The demise of the mother occurred in 1908. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Rowlet have been born seven children, three of whom died in infancy. Those surviving are as follows: Mary, who is twenty-three years of age; Alva, nineteen years old; and Bluette and Edgar, who are sixteen and eleven years of age, respectively.    Mr. Rowlet exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the democracy, being convinced that the principles of that party are most conducive to a good government. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian. coming to the new world as a young man, he eagerly availed himself of the opportunities here afforded and has worked his way steadily upward to a position among the substantial and representative citizens of Cherokee county.

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