-259- JOHN BIRD, JR.    John Bird, Jr., living retired in Marcus, where for a number of years he was connected with the implement business, was born in Illinois, April 8, 1852. He is a son of John and Ann (McNally) Bird, the former a native of Quebec province, Canada, and the latter of Ireland. The father came to Illinois in 1851 and after farming there for some time moved to Clayton county, this state, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for seven years. In 1861 he went to Minnesota and in 1874 moved to Cherokee county, Iowa, where he bought and improved a farm in Marcus township, operating this until his death, which occurred March 23, 1886. His wife survived him many years, dying in October, 1908.    John Bird, Jr., was reared and educated in Minnesota and also attended school for a short time in Iowa. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age and then purchased one hundred and sixty acres on section 24, Marcus township. After improving this land for eight years he went into the implement business and bought another quarter section. In 1886 he abandoned his active connection with farming interests and moved into Marcus, devoting all of his time to the implement business. He conducted the business in partnership with Oscar Barnes for eleven years and then Mr. Barnes sold his interest, Mr. Bird afterward carrying on the business in conjunction with his sons for eleven years, building up a large and profitable patronage, accorded to him for recognition of his fair and honorable business methods. He has not remained a continuous resident of Marcus during the period of his connection with business interests here, for he has traveled extensively with his wife, who is an invalid, and he also spent four years in Ames while his children were being educated. In 1899 he bought ten acres of land in Barnes' addition and erected a fine home, wherein he has since lived, spending his retired life in ease and comfort.    On the 16th of April, 1877, Mr. Bird was united in marriage to Miss Mary Gearon, a daughter of John and Mary (Begley) Gearon, natives of Ireland. At an early age the father came to America and farmed in MIchigan for a number of years. In 1871 he moved to Cedar township, Cherokee county, this state, and bought land, which he improved and operated until his death, which occurred in 1879. His wife passed away in 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Bird became the parents of nine children, one of whom died in infancy. The others are: Ann, the wife of Dr. F. Finley, of Chicago; John E., who resides in Canada; Alexander and -260- Joseph, also residents of the Dominion; Ellen, a Sister of Charity in Sioux City; Paul, of Marcus, Iowa; Katherine, the wife of E. S. Estel, state dairy expert with residence in Waterloo; and Constance, who lives at home.    Mr. Bird is a member of the Roman Catholic church and he is connected fraternally with the Knights of Columbus at Le Mars. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and served for eight years as assessor of Marcus township and has been a member of the town council. He takes an intelligent interest in public affairs and is well known as a representative and progressive citizen.

-260- NELSON T. BURROUGHS   Full size    Nelson T. Burroughs, prominently connected with financial interests of Cherokee as president of the First National Bank, active in business circles of Chicago, Illinois, as a real-estate dealer on an extensive scale and well known in commercial circles of Greenville, Mississippi, as president of a large grocery company, was born in Tecumseh, Lenawee county, Michigan, on the 28th of June, 1839. He is a son of N. S. and Electa (Hunter) Burroughs, natives of Seneca county, New York, where the father engaged in farming and where both passed away. To their union were born four children: elizabeth, the widow of Fred A. Mills, of Dallas, Texas; Mahal, the deceased wife of Henry H. Packard, also deceased, formerly a resident of Rock Rapids, Iowa; Nelson T., of this review; and Ida F., the widow of Dr. A. M. Vail, of Rock Rapids, Iowa.    Nelson T. Burroughs acquired his education in the public schools of Tecumseh and during the Civil war enlisted in Company G, Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. Soon afterward he was wounded and received his honorable discharge on account of disability. He afterward returned to Michigan, where he taught for three winters and also engaged in farming for some time. In the spring of 1863 he came west, locating in Ames, Story county, Iowa. Soon afterward he returned to Michigan and from that state drove three thousand sheep through to Story county. In 1869 Mr. Burroughs came to Cherokee county and bought land on section 18, Cherokee township, turning his attention to agricultural pursuits. From time to time he added to his holdings until they finally comprised twelve hundred acres, six hundred of which adjoin the city of Cherokee. Upon this property he engaged in stock-raising on an extensive scale, feeding the first year eleven thousand head of cattle in the interests of English capitalists and in the second year six thousand head. Mr. Burroughs afterward removed to Colorado and later spent a number of years on a ranch on the Snake river in Colorado. From that state he returned to Iowa and, settling in Cherokee, became interested in Scribner & Fulton's Bank of that city. Mr. Burroughs purchased Mr. Fulton's interest and the enterprise was operated under the name of Scribner & Burroughs until 1903, when it was reorganized and incorporated as the First National Bank of Cherokee. Mr. Burroughs was elected president of the company and this responsible position he still holds, adhering steadily to a conservative and solid financial policy, which has made the bank one of the leading institutions of its kind in this section of the state. Mr. Burroughs still directs the affairs of the First National Bank, although in 1903 he moved to -263- Chicago, where he is now doing an extensive business in real estate and farm loans. In addition to this he has important business interests in Greenville, Mississippi, where in 1884 he organized the wholesale grocery house in which he is now interested with his son, Mr. Burroughs being president of the concern.    On the 22d of September, 1871, Mr. Burroughs was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Phipps, a daughter of Albert Phipps, of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs became the parents of four children: Roy C., who has passed away; Jettie E., at home; Raynor C., deceased; and Mona, at home. Mr. Burroughs is a trustee in the Congregational church, and he gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He is well known in business circles of Cherokee, where for many years he was an active force in progress and where he is still remembered as a man of tried integrity and worth and of high and honorable standards.

-263- ROBERT A. PORTER  &nbps; Agricultural interests of Cherokee county find a progressive and worthy representative in Robert A. Porter, who owns and operates one hundred and sixty acres of excellent land on section 15, Amherst township. He was born in Illinois, July 24, and is a son of Robert M. and Eleanor (Stinson) Porter, the former a native of England and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father came to America with his parents when he was nine years of age and was reared and educated in Illinois. There he began his independent career as a coal miner and at the outbreak of the Civil war enlisted in an Illinois regiment. Upon the close of hostilities he returned home and resumed his coal mining for some time, after which he rented land and turned his attention to farming. He remained connected with agricultural interests in that state until 1893, when he came to Cherokee county, Iowa, and purchased land in Amherst township. this he operated until 1903, when he retired from active life and moved to Marcus, where he resided until his death, in February, 1910. His wife passed away in June, 1913.    Robert A. Porter was fourteen years of age when he came with his parents to Cherokee county and he completed an education begun in Illinois in the public schools of this locality. Since his arrival here he has never left the homestead and in 1911 purchased the property. He has one hundred and sixty acres on section 15, Amherst township, and specializes in the breeding of thoroughbred Duroc Jersey hogs, raising also Buff Orpington chickens. He has met with excellent success in the conduct of his interests and is regarded as a practical and representative agriculturist.    On the 25th of November, 1903, Mr. Porter was united in marriage to Miss Iva Wirt, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Wirt, pioneers of Cherokee county. The father passed away in April, 1912, and his widow resides upon the old homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Porter have two children: Margaret, aged eight; and Robert, aged five.    Mr. Porter is a member of the Methodist church and is connected fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is interested in school affairs, serving at the -264- present time as school director. Having resided in this township and upon his present farm since his early youth, he is very well known here and he holds the esteem and confidence of all who are in any way associated with him.

-264- L. E. JACOBSEN &bsp;  L. E. Jacobsen, a prominent general merchant of Larrabee, was born in Wisconsin in 1868, a son of Asmus and Marie Jacobsen. The parents were natives of Denmark and at an early date came to America, settling in Wisconsin, where the father engaged in farming for a number of years. He later moved to Nebraska and established himself in the lumber business at Schuyler, continuing thus until his death, which occurred in 1870. His wife survives him and makes her home in Washington.    L. E. Jacobsen is one of a family of four children. He acquired his education in the public schools of Wisconsin and Nebraska and from his early childhood was familiar with the details of farm operation, having assisted his father with the work of the homestead. When he grew to maturity he turned his attention to the occupation to which he had been reared, engaging in general farming until 1901. He then moved to Larrabee and secured a position in his brother's mercantile establishment here, retaining this for three years. At the end of that time he purchased an interest in the concern and he has had entire charge of the enterprise for eight past years.    In 1892 Mr. Jacobsen married Miss Nannie M. Smith, who was born in Illinois, a daughter of Spencer and Sarah Smith, now residents of Albion, Nebraska. Mrs. Jacobsen acquired her education in the public schools of Illinois and Nebraska and previous to her marriage engaged in teaching for several years. She is one of a family of seven children. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobsen have four sons: L. Earl, who was born in 1894; Ivan S., 1896; Ralph A., 1899; and Neil S., 1909.    Mr. Jacobsen gives his political allegiance to the republican party and he has filled all the chairs of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and his wife are devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They are people of exemplary character, well known in Larrabee and commanding the esteem and regard of all who are associated with them.

-264- JOSEPH F. FERRIN    Joseph F. Ferrin, who rents and operates the old Ferrin farm on section 21, Tilden township, was born in Illinois, February 3, 1879. He is a son of Horace M. and Viola A. (Cummings) Ferrin, natives of Illinois, both of Scotch ancestry. The father engaged in farming in his native state until 1882 and then came to Tilden township, this county, taking up his residence upon two hundred and forty acres of land on section 21, which he had purchased in 1870. He improved -265- and operated this place until 1906, when he went to Texas, where he resides upon a farm, which he purchased in 1905.    Joseph F. Ferrin was but two and a half years old when the family moved from Illinois to Iowa. He grew to manhood in Cherokee county and acquired his education in the district schools. He has operated the home farm almost continuously since the beginning of his active career with the exception of three years, during which he rented another farm. He has one of the finest properties in his locality and is widely known as a representative and successful agriculturist. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Cooperative Store of Marcus and the Farmers Elevator Company and his ability is recognized and respected in business circles.    On the 20th of November, 1901, Mr. Ferrin was united in marriage to Miss Queenie A. Burbank, a daughter of Mose F. Burbank, who came to Cherokee at a very early date in the history of the county and has worked at the carpenter's trade here since that time. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin have four children: Horace F., born August 12, 1902; Melvin H., born March 17, 1905; Orville B., born June 30, 1911; and an infant, George Wilmer, born September 19, 1913.   Mr. Ferrin is a member of the Unitarian church and he gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He has been school director and is the present clerk of Tilden township, in the third year of his able service. He is a man of exemplary character and holds the esteem and high regard of all who come in contact with him.

-265- GEORGE NITZ    George Nitz, operating a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres in Cedar township, is a native of Iowa, born in Scott county in 1880. He is a son of R. J. and Emma E. (Voss) Nitz, the former a native of Switzerland and the latter of Iowa. The father came to America with his parents when he was four years of age and grew to manhood in this state, where his marriage occurred. He afterward engaged in farming in Scott county until 1890 and then moved to Cherokee county, buying land on section 2, Cedar township. This he operated until his retirement in 1905, when he moved into Cherokee, where he and his wife now reside. He owned at tone time four hundred and eighty acres of valuable land and was ranked among the most able and progressive farmers of the locality. In his family were four children: George, of this review; John, who is engaged in farming on land adjoining his father's homestead in Cedar township; Clara, who died in infancy; and Nora, at home.    George Nitz acquired his early education in the public schools of Cherokee county and afterward took a business course in Des Moines. From his childhood he assisted with the work of the homestead, becoming before he was of age a practical and able farmer. At the age of twenty-four he rented three hundred and twenty acres from his father and this property he still operates, engaging in general farming and stock-raising and meeting with that success which always follows earnest and persistent labor. -266-    On March 11, 1905, Mr. Nitz was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Stanford, who was born in Cedar township, a daughter of Moses and Samantha Stanford, of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Nitz have become the parents of two daughters: Ruth E., who was born June 13, 1907; and Barbara E., born April 16, 1913.    Mr. Nitz is a member of the Christian church and is connected fraternally with Larrabee Lodge, No. 720, I.O.O.F. Both he and his wife have filled all of the chairs in the Rebekah lodge, of which he is now past district deputy for district No. 18. Mr. Nitz is a republican in his political beliefs and in 1912 was elected trustee of his township for a term of three years. In addition to his home farm he owns one hundred and forty acres of fine land in Lyon county, Minnesota. He is secretary of the Farmers Elevator Company if Larrabee, his ability being recognized and respected in business circles. He is a young man of unusual industry, enterprise and discrimination and has already secured for himself an enviable place among the progressive and able agriculturists of Cherokee county.

-266- FRANK E. LOOMIS, M.D.   Full size    Dr. Frank E. Loomis is the oldest practicing physician in Marcus and has attained recognition in the course of years as one of the most skillful and able members of his profession in the section of the state. He was born in West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, October 4, 1862, and is a son of Edwin H. and Mary (Hemmings) Loomis, the former a native of New York and the latter of England. The father came to Iowa with is parents when he was a boy and after reaching maturity purchased land in Fayette county which he operated until 1903, when he retired from active life, moving to West Union, where he now resides.    Dr. Loomis was reared in Fayette county and acquired his early education in the public schools of West Union. He afterward attended Ainsworth Academy and Upper Iowa University at Fayette, where he took a three years' course. He then became a student in Rush Medical College in Chicago, from which he was graduated with the class of 1891. He began the practice of his profession in Nebraska but after one year came to Marcus, where he has since resided. He at once embarked in general practice and today has a large clientage and is one of the leading and successful physicians in the county.    On the 20th of June, 1884, Dr. Loomis married Miss Madge B. Perry, a daughter of Oliver H. and Martitia (McCarty) Perry, the former a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the latter of Greencastle, Indiana. The father went to Atchison, Kansas, at an early date and engaged in the nursery business there until his death, which occurred in 1909, he having survived his wife many years. Dr. and Mrs. Loomis have become the parents of three children: Frank C., aged eighteen; Emeline H., aged fifteen; and Donald B., twelve.    Dr. Loomis keeps in touch with the most advanced though of his profession through his membership in the American Medical Association, the Iowa -269- State and the Cherokee County Medical Societies and the American Association of Railway Surgeons, and he is president of the Marcus Commercial Club. He has attained a high standing in professional circles and he holds the confidence and regard of his brethren of the medical fraternity and of the local public.

-269- BURTON WINN    Burton Winn, since 1906 superintendent of the Cherokee County Home, was born in Buchanan county, Iowa, on the 1st of April, 1870. He is a son of Joshua and Mary (Fisher) Winn, the former a native of England and the latter of Michigan. The father came to the United States in the early '60s and after locating in Chicago, Illinois, for some time moved to Buchanan county, this state, where he engaged in farming until his death. He was connected fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was a democrat in his political beliefs. He and his wife, who survives him, became the parents of two children: Burton, of this review; and Sarah Elsie, who lives at home.    Burton Winn acquired his education in the public schools of Buchanan county and afterward worked upon his father's farm until he was twenty-one. He then became connected with the State Hospital at Independence and there remained for five years, after which he moved to Mason City as manager of the Cerro Gordo County Home, retaining this position for six years. In 1904 he came to Cherokee and worked in the State Hospital for the Insane as steward, in charge of the commissary, until 1906, when he became connected with the County Home as superintendent. This home is in the midst of one hundred and sixty acres of land and comprises a number of buildings, those recently erected being a machine shed and a storage tank. Mr. Winn still holds this responsible position and its duties are discharged systematically, capably and conscientiously, his record being a credit to his ability and his public spirit.    On the 16th of September, 1894, Mr. Winn was united in marriage to Miss Agnes McGuire, a daughter of James and Ellen (Furguson) McGuire, of Buchanan county. Mr. and Mrs. Winn became the parents of two children: Joshua, who passed away; and Vernon, at home. Mr. Winn is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is a republican in his political beliefs. He is well and favorably known in Cherokee county and his record in his present position reflects credit and distinction upon him.

-269- R. DUNCAN CAMPBELL    R. Duncan Campbell, a valued and enterprising young business man of Cherokee, manager of the local branch of the William Pearson Company, Limited, of Winnepeg, Manitoba, was born in Washta, Iowa, January 1, 1890. He is a son of James A. and Mary (Smith) Campbell, the former a native of Ogle county, Illinois, and the latter of Livingston county, Illinois. The father came to Iowa in 1880, locating near Holstein, where he engaged in farming for four -270- years. He afterward removed to Washta and established himself in the undertaking and real-estate business, continuing this eleven years, after which he moved to Sulphur Springs and spent one year in the hardware business. When he abandoned this enterprise he moved to Cherokee and was connected with the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa for several years, after which , in 1907, he went upon the road as a traveling salesman and so continues at the present time. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, affiliates with the Congregational church and is a republican in his political beliefs. He and his wife became the parents of five children, all living in Cherokee: Earle E.; R. Duncan, of this review; Forest D.; James D.; and Martin S.    R. Duncan Campbell acquired his education in the public schools of Cherokee and after graduating from high school worked as a traveling salesman for three years. In 1910 he became connected with the William Pearson Company, Limited, of Winnepeg, Manitoba, and is now manager of their Cherokee branch. This position calls forth his excellent executive and organizing ability and the success of the branch is largely due to his earnest and well directed efforts.    On the 30th of October, 1912, Mr. Campbell married Miss Gladys Kugler, a daughter of George and Lydia (Roemer) Kugler, of Sheffield, Iowa. Mr. Campbell served for eighteen months as a private in Company M, Fifty-sixth Iowa State Militia. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Congregational church. He is a republican in his political beliefs, interested in local affairs without being active as an office seeker. He is a young man of energy, resource and capacity and he will undoubtedly be carried forward into still more important relations with business interests.

-270- CHARLES M. BOOTH    Charles M. Booth, operating one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 22, Tilden township, was born in Marshall county, Iowa, February 9, 1877. He is a son of James R. and Anis (Gray) Booth, natives of Illinois. The father enlisted in 1861 in Company G., Tenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the entire period of the Civil war. He afterward came to Iowa and located in Marshall county, where he engaged in farming until 1882. In that year he moved to Cherokee county and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Tilden township, improving and operating this farm until his death, which occurred in February, 1910. His wife survives him and lives upon the homestead.    Charles M. Booth was reared at home and acquired his education in the public schools of Cherokee county, having been but five years of age when his parents moved to this part of Iowa. He remained at home until he was twenty-one years of age and then rented his father's farm for two years. He has since been engaged in farming upon rented land and operates today one hundred and sixty acres on section 22, Tilden township. He has lived upon this property for eleven years and has carried forward the work of its cultivation in an able and progressive way. In addition to general farming he breeds mules on an extensive -271- scale and has made this branch of his activities an important and profitable one.    In January, 1900, Mr. Booth married Miss Mabel McCowan, a daughter of John and Cornelia (Wright) McCown, the former a native of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, and the latter of Blackhawk county, this state. The father came to Cherokee county in early life and located at Washta, where he erected and conducted the first blacksmith shop. He is now living retired in that town. Mr. and Mrs. Booth have become the parents of four children: May, aged eleven; Frank, eight; Evan, three; and Velma, one.    Mr. Booth is a member of the Unitarian church and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He neither seeks nor desires public office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs, and in the conduct of his farming interests he is meeting with gratifying and well deserved success.

-271- F. C. HUBER    Among the most able and progressive young business men of Larrabee is numbered F. C. Huber, who since 1912 has operated a hardware, harness and implement business in the city. He is, moreover, well known in agricultural circles, owning a fine farm of two hundred and eighteen acres in woodbury county. He was born in Rock township, Cherokee county, in 1882, and is a son of George M. and Christina Huber, natives of Germany, where they were reared and married. They afterward emigrated to America and settled in Wisconsin, where the father was for twelve years superintendent of Governor Dewey's farm in Grant county. He afterward moved to Cherokee county and purchased a farm near Cherokee in Rock township. He there engaged in agricultural pursuits until he retired from active life in 1903 and moved into Cherokee, where he has since resided. He and his wife became the parents of ten children, nine of whom are still living.    F. C. Huber acquired his education in the public schools of this county and when he was sixteen years of age left his father's farm and served a three years' apprenticeship at the harness maker's trade at Quimby. He supplemented this by two years in a factory at Muscatine and one year at the Rock Island Arsenal and then, being thoroughly proficient in every detail of his chosen occupation, opened a harness and buggy business of his own at Garrison. This he conducted successfully for five years, selling his interest at the end of that time and moving to Waterloo, where he became connected with the real-estate business. He resumed this occupation when he moved to Cherokee and he was active in the same field In Sioux City, Iowa, where he resided for some years. During this time he purchased two farms, one of which he sold in 1912, when he established himself in the harness and implement business at Larrabee. He is now active in the conduct of this enterprise and has already secured a large and representative patronage. A great deal of his time, however, is given to the operation of his farm of two hundred and eighteen acres in Woodbury county, upon which he engages in stock-raising and dairying upon an extensive scale. -272    In 1902 Mr. Huber was united in marriage to Miss Emma Clites, a native of Benton county, Iowa, and a daughter of Philip Clites, who passed away in 1908. His wife survives him and makes her home at Garrison. Mr. and Mrs. Huber became the parents of three children: Mildred, who has passed away; Max C., who was born in 1905; and Ward E., born in 1912. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.    Mr. Huber gives his political allegiance to the republican party but is not active as an office seeker. He is well known in business circles of Larrabee and in agricultural circles of Woodbury county and his ability will undoubtedly carry him forward to a position of prominence along both lines.

-272- T. H. STEELE    T. H. Steele, senior partner in Steele's Bank, one of the strong financial institutions of this part of the state, following a conservative policy which perfectly safeguards the interests of its depositors, is a son of T. S. Steele, who was a resident of Salem, New York. The youthful days of our subject were spent under the parental roof and his educational opportunities were those afforded by the public school, the academy at Cambridge, New York, and the Clinton Liberal Institute at Clinton, New York. The opportunities of the west attracted him and in 1874 he arrived in Cherokee, where, in March of the same year, he organized the bank that was originally conducted under the name of T. S. Steele & Son, his father being his partner in the undertaking. It has always been conducted as a private bank and was maintained under the original firm name until 1896, when the father died and the name of Steele's Bank was assumed. From the outset the undertaking proved a growing one and in 1879 T. H. Steele was joined by his brothers, D. T. Steele and I. F. Steele, of Salem, New York. Prior to this time another brother, Forsythe C. Steele, had been connected with the business for three years, from 1876 until 1879. Watchfulness over every detail, care in the placing of investments and marked enterprise in the conduct of the business of the bank in every particular have made it one of the strong financial institutions of the county, well worthy the liberal patronage that is accorded it.    On the 25th of August, 1876, T. H. Steele was united in marriage to Miss Elie M. Washburn, who is a native of New York but was married in Waverly, Iowa. They have become the parents of nine children, who are yet living, while one child died at the age of three years. Eva Belle, a graduate of Lake Forest University, is the wife of C. D. Allison, a resident of Cherokee. They have two sons. Grace S., at home, is a graduate of the Still School of Osteopathy. Winifred M., now principal of the high school at Carrington, North Dakota, is a graduate of Carlton College, Northfield, Minnesota; Mary B., is the wife of Dr. Freeman F. Hornibrook, of Cherokee, by whom she has one son; Fanny C., at home, is a graduate of Lake Forest University and of Vassar College; Susan W., at home, and Margaret Fenwick, a teacher in the high school of Hamilton, North Dakota, are both graduates of Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts; Harrison C. is attending Carlton College at Northfield, Minnesota, and Richard T. is attending high school at Cherokee. -273-    The family is one of social prominence and the hospitality of the Steele home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends. In his political vies Mr. Steele is an earnest republican, having supported the party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church and his support is generously given to the various lines of church work. He is, moreover, a public-spirited man and such is the confidence reposed in his judgment that his indorsement [endorsement] of any public measure is an influencing factor that secures for it a large following.

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