-335- FRANKLIN PIERCE WEBBER    In professional circles Dr. Franklin Pierce Webber of Cherokee is well known throughout the state, having been president of the state board of dental examiners. He is equally well known and popular in Masonic circles, and Cherokee numbers him among its valued citizens. One of the New England's native sons, his birth occurred at Landaff, New Hampshire, on the 28th of February, 1856, his parents being George Washington and Cassandra (Snow) Webber. In his youthful days the family removed to Iowa. Dr. Webber completed his more specifically literary education in the high school of Manchester and Dr. W. H. Palmer was his dental preceptor. He has constantly kept in close touch with the progress of the profession through wide reading and through the dissemination of knowledge among the members of the leading dental societies of the state. He combines broad scientific knowledge with marked mechanical ingenuity and skill and has also the keen business sense which must feature in the professions as well as in commercial pursuits if prosperity is to be attained. That he is a recognized leader in the ranks of the dental fraternity is indicated in the fact that he was appointed by Governor Frank D. Jackson as a member of the state board of dental examiners and was reappointed by governor Leslie M. Shaw. He served as secretary and treasurer and also as president of that board.    At Manchester, Iowa, on the 12th of March, 1876, Dr. Webber was married to Miss Phoebe Jane Case, a daughter of Benjamin R. and Elizabeth Case. They had one son, Forrest Giles Webber, who was born February 12, 1877, and was married NOvember 3, 1897, to Bessie Wilson. He died October 7, 1910, leaving his widow and a little daughter, Chastine Cassandra, whose birth occurred October 16, 1902. Dr. Webber and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian church, and he is prominent and widely known in Masonic circles, belonging to Speculative Lodge, No. 307, A. F. & A. M.; Burning Bush Chapter, No. 90, R.A.M.; Crusade Commandery, No. 39, K. T.; De Molay Consistory, No. 1 S. P. R. S., of Clinton, Iowa; Abu Bekr Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S.; and Carnation Chapter, No. 165, O.E.S. He was a charter member of the Cherokee Commercial Club and is interested in all matters of citizenship, giving hearty support to all these things which are a matter of civic virtue and civic pride. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, and for four -336- years he was a member of the city council of Cherokee, to which city he removed in 1879. In fact, he is one of the pioneers of Cherokee county and is a supporter of all movements that tend to promote the progress and advancement of city, county and state. Progress and patriotism might be termed the keynote of his character. He is never content to stand still in any relation, and any organization or movement with which he is identified is sure to feel and benefit by the stimulus of his energy and his high ideals.

-336- GUS A. CARLSON    Gus A. Carlson, engaged in the plumbing and heating business in Washta, was born in Sweden in October, 1872, a son of John and Nora Christina (Gunneson) Carlson, also natives of that country. The father was a lumber dealer there until his death, which occurred in 1910. He is survived by his wife, who still makes her home in Sweden.    Gus A. Carlson acquired his education in the public schools of his native country, and when he was a young man came to America, locating in Cherokee county, Iowa, where for some time he worked as a farm hand. In 1903 he moved to Washta, where he established himself in the plumbing and heating business, with which he has since been connected. He has built up a large and representative patronage, for he follows always the most honorable and straightforward business methods and his prices are reasonable.    Mr. Carlson is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He is a young man of resource and ability and has gained a representative place in business circles of the city where he makes his home.

-336- AMMON SEXTON    Ammon Sexton, carrying on general farming and stock-raising upon one hundred and sixty acres of land in Afton township, was born in Iowa 1869. He is a son of Samuel and Mary A. Sexton, natives of Indiana, who came to Tama county, this state, after their marriage and who moved in 1869 to Cherokee county. The father homesteaded eighty acres of land on section 24, Afton township, and there lived until his death in 1889, his wife surviving him one year. To their union were born five children, of whom three died in infancy. The others are:Asbrine, the wife of J. M. Cassiday, of Missouri Valley, Iowa; and Ammon, of this review.    The last named acquired his education in the public schools of Cherokee county and aided in the operation of the homestead until after the death of his mother. Shortly afterward he came into possession of the farm, and this he still owns. His holdings comprise one hundred and sixty acres of well improved and valuable land on sections 23 and 25, Afton township, and they reflect -337- everywhere the owner's careful supervision and practical labor. In connection with general farming Mr. Sexton engages also in stock-raising and has made this one of his most profitable lines of activity.    In 1896 Mr. Sexton married Miss Tena Betcher, who was born in Iowa, a daughter of William and Henrietta Betcher, natives of Germany. In their family were five children, three of whom are still living: Frank, of Storm Lake, Iowa; Tena, he wife of the subject of this review; and Emma, who married Gustoff Kruse, of Buena Vista county, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Sexton have six children: Harlan S., who was born in 1897; Florence L., whose birth occurred in 1898; Frank W., born in 1900; Floyd, in 1904; Estle, in 1906; and Geneva D., in 1907.    Mr. Sexton is connected fraternally with the Knights of Pythias and is a republican in his political beliefs. In his business dealings he has ever been straightforward and reliable, enjoying the full confidence of those with whom he has been associated, and as a worthy and representative citizen of Cherokee county he well deserves mention in this volume.

-337- C. E. FOGLEMAN    Willow township has its full quota of progressive farmers who have contributed their share to the upbuilding and development of the county. Among the number is C. E. Fogleman, living on section 33, where his time and energies are fully occupied with the care and further improvement of a farm of one hundred acres. He was born in Pennsylvania, August 3, 1861, and is a son of Peter and Hannah (Buck) Fogleman, also natives of the Keystone state. The father went to Illinois at an early date and engaged in farming there for a number of years, after which he moved to Dubuque county, Iowa, where he spent the remainder of this life, passing away in 1888. HIs wife survived him many years, dying in March, 1913.    C. E. Fogleman was reared and educated in Illinois and remained with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age. He then moved to Ida county, this state, where he farmed upon rented land for one year, following which he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Cherokee county for three years. At the end of that time he moved to Delaware county but after three years returned to Cherokee county, buying one hundred acres of land on section 33, Willow township. This he has improved and operated since that time, and he has made it a valuable property, equipped with excellent buildings and machinery. In all of his business dealings he has shown marked enterprise and good judgment and has made his efforts count to the utmost, utilizing every opportunity.    On the 12th of February, 1884, Mr. Fogleman was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Zarr, a daughter of Washington and Carolilne (Talbert) Zarr, natives of Pennsylvania. The father came to Cherokee county, Iowa, at an early date and farmed in this locality for the remainder of his life, dying June 17, 1908. His wife has also passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Fogleman have three children: Ethel, the wife of Roy Hind, a farmer in Willow township; Lulu, -338- who married Roy Buck, engaged in farming in Douglas township; and Jessie B., the wife of Charles Bush, a farmer in Willow township, this county.    Mr. Fogleman gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is now serving as township trustee. He is a man of excellent character and his honest, integrity and ability have always merited him the confidence and respect of his neighbors.

-338- L. C. FELL    During the entire period of his active life L. C. Fell has been connected with agricultural interests of Cherokee county and is now operating a quarter section of land two and one-half miles northwest of Larrabee. He was born in Illinois in 1878, a son of George W. and Mary Fell, the former a native of CAnada and the latter of Ohio. After their marriage they moved to Illinois, where the father operated a farm until 1901, when he moved to Iowa. He purchased land in Cedar township and operated this until 1909, when he moved into Cherokee, where he has since lived retired.    L. C. Fell acquired his education in Illinois and came to Iowa with his parents in 1901. From his early childhood he assisted his father with the work of the farm and before he had attained his majority was a progressive and able agriculturist. After his father's retirement he assumed charge of the property and has managed it successfully since that time. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres two and one-half miles northwest of Larrabee and made this a valuable and attractive place.    In 1901 Mr. Fell was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Wettlauser, a native of Canada and a daughter of Dietrich Wettlauser, who lives near Niagara Falls, on the Canadian side. Mr. and Mrs. Fell have become the parents of three daughters: Mary E., who was born September 3, 1902; Lucile M., born in 1909; and Harriet E., born in 1911. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and both are connected with the Rebekahs. They are well and favorably known in Cedar township, their sterling qualities of character having gained for them the confidence and regard of their neighbors and friends.

-338- FRANK WERTHMAN    Frank Werthman, engaging in general farming and stock-raising upon one hundred and ninety acres of excellent land in Pilot township, was born in Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, May 3, 1863. He is a son of Frank Werthman, also a native of Prussia, where he followed farming until his death.    Frank Werthman acquired his education in the public schools of Westphalia and afterward learned the carpenter's trade, following it until 1883. In that year he came to the United States and, locating in Delaware county, New York, turned his attention to farming. From Delaware county he moved to St. Louis, -339- Missouri, following the carpenter's trade there until 1886, when he came to Rock township, this county, settling upon a farm. At the end of two years he moved to Alvord, Iowa, and was there connected with the mercantile business until 1894. He then returned to Rock township and resumed his agricultural pursuits with which he has since been connected. On the 1st of March, 1905, he bought one hundred and ninety acres in Pilot township and has since made his home upon the property, engaging in general farming and stock-raising. He raises corn, oats and other cereals, and keeps a number of cattle and hogs, both branches of his activities being important and profitable.    On the 2d of June, 1894, Mr. Werthman married Miss Frances Unker, a daughter of Theodore and Frances (Schulte) Unker of Rock township. The parents are natives of Germany and came to the United States in 1892, locating in Cherokee county, where they have since resided. Mr. and Mrs. Werthman have seven children: Catherine, Mary, Theodore, Joseph, Minnie, Annie and Frank.    Mr. Werthman is a member of the Roman Catholic church and in politics votes independently, supporting men and measures rather than parties. In his business dealings he has been straightforward and reliable, enjoying the full confidence and regard of those with whom he has been associated, and he well deserves mention in this volume as a worthy and representative citizen of Cherokee county.

-339- HENRY CORRINGTON    Henry Corrington, who owns one of the finest farms in Cherokee county, upon which he located in 1889, is a native of Iowa, born in Clayton county, January 11, 1860. He is a son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Cook) Corrington, natives of Ohio, where the father was engaged in farming. They afterward moved to Clayton county, this state and thence to Grundy county, where the father died November 12, 1881. The mother passed away in Rock township, Cherokee county, December 5, 1895. To their union were born ten children: C. M. of Decatur county, Iowa; Anna, deceased; John, of Quimby, Iowa; Henry of this review; Mary, the wife of William Sawyer of St. Charles, South Dakota; William of Mount Vernon, South Dakota; Jacob, deceased; Aldon of Hartley, Iowa; Charles of Bristol, South Dakota; and L. J., of Cherokee township.    Henry Corrington acquired his education in Hardin, Tama and Grundy counties and during his childhood and youth worked upon his father's farm, continuing this until the latter's death. When he was twenty-three years of age he rented a farm in Grundy county and continued to develop and improve this property for five years. About the year 1889 he moved to Cherokee county and purchased one hundred acres of the farm which he now owns. He has since increased this to three hundred and twenty acres and has carried forward the work of cultivation along practical and modern lines, making the farm one of the most productive and valuable in his locality. 340-    On the 14th of March, 1883, Mr. Corrington married Miss Anna Frei, a daughter of John and Anna (Hauptle) Frei of Grundy county, Iowa. The parents were natives of Switzerland and came to the United States in 1864, locating in Chicago, Illinois, where they spent fourteen years. At the end of that time they moved to Grundy county, Iowa, and thence to Cherokee county, where they both died, the father passing away January 5th and the mother July 6, 1899. The wife of the subject of this review was born in Switzerland, March 31, 1862, and acquired her education in the public schools of Chicago.    Mr. and Mrs. Corrington have nine children: William and Ella at home; Daisy, who married Lee Pennington of Pilot township, by whom she has a son, Harold; Fred Thomas; Elsie; Gertrude; Verna; Arthur; and Henry.    Mr. Corrington is connected fraternally with the MOdern Woodmen of America and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He was township trustee for four years and has been school director, discharging the duties of both offices in a capable and able way. He is a man of excellent business ability and well known throughout Pilot township, which numbers him among its most representative and progressive citizens.

-340- VALLOROUS F. SYLVESTER   Full size    Vallorous F. Sylvester, a well known farmer and a progressive business man of Cherokee county, has been closely identified with agricultural interests of Marcus township since 1882 and owns today two hundred and forty acres of valuable land. He was born in Portage, Wisconsin, September 23, 1851, and is a son of Edwin J. and Martha (Davenport) Sylvester, natives of Michigan. The father operated a hotel in Wisconsin in his early life but he afterward moved to Dane county and purchased and improved a farm there, operating this until his death, which occurred June 10, 1895. His wife survived him until November 14, 1902. They became the parents of five children, all of whom are still living.    Vallorous F. Sylvester was reared and educated in Dane county, Wisconsin, and he remained with his parents until he was twenty-one. At that time he rented a farm and operated this until 1882, when he came to Cherokee county, purchasing eighty acres on section 20, Marcus township. This constitutes a portion of the farm upon which he still resides and he has since added to it from time to time, owning today two hundred and forty acres. In addition to the general work of the farm he raises high-grade Poland China hogs and short-horn cattle and he has been very successful in the conduct of his interests, standing in the front ranks of progressive agriculturists. He is a director and stockholder in the First National Bank of Marcus and a stockholder in the Wixcel Manufacturing Company.  Full size  On the 20th of November, 1873, Mr. Sylvester married Miss Hattie Woodcock, a daughter of Henry and Maria (Stone) Woodcock, natives of Turin, Lewis county, New York. The father moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in early life and taught school during the winter months, farming during the summers. He was superintendent of public schools of Beaver Dam for four or five years and was well known in educational circles. In May, 1876, he came to Cherokee county, -345- Iowa, locating in Diamond township, where he purchased and improved a farm, operating it until his retirement. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted in Company F, Forty-eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and he was mustered out with the rank of corporal. After his retirement he moved to Aurelia, this county, and there resided until his death, which occurred in February, 1910, he having survived his wife since January 25, 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester became the parents of eight children: Edwin, who died August 5, 1875; Charles, who is engaged in the contracting business in Marcus; Clarence V., a farmer in Cherokee county; Claude E., who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Amherst township; Floyd, Glenn and Verance, at home; and a child who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester have also an adopted daughter, Mazie Lamphere, who has resided in their home for the past four years.    Mr. Sylvester is a member of the Christian church and he gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He is recognized as a farsighted, progressive and resourceful business man and in the course of his residence here has made many valuable contributions to general growth and advancement.

-345- GEORGE WILLIAM CHALLMAN    George William Challman, one of the prosperous and representative native sons of Cherokee county, prominently connected with agricultural interests as the owner of the Challman homestead of one hundred and sixty acres on section 26, Tilden township, was born in Marcus, this county, in March, 1884. He is a son of Claus W. and Betsy (Lamberg) Challman, natives of Sweden. The father was born in January, 1855, his parents being Gustaf and Britakaeisa (Johnson) Challman, also natives of Sweden. The grandfather of the subject of this review was a blacksmith by occupation and followed that trade in his native country during the entire period of his active life, passing away in 1898. He had long survived his wife, who died in 1863. Claus W. Challman, father of the subject of this review, was reared and educated in Sweden, and when he began his independent career became a sailor, following the sea for ten years thereafter. In 1880 he came to America and located in Chicago, where he sailed the Great Lakes for some time, after which he secured a position under a bridge contractor, building bridges all over the country. In 1883 he came to Cherokee county, Iowa, and bought one hundred and sixty acres on section 26, Tilden township. He improved and operated this property for many years thereafter, continuing to make his home upon it until the fall of 1912, when he turned the property over to his son and moved into Marcus, where he and his wife now reside. They became the parents of three children: Emily, who married Ray Rawson, a farmer in North Dakota; Oscar, also engaged in farming that state; and George William, of this review.    George W. Challman was reared and educated in Cherokee county, supplementing a course in the district schools by attendance at Buenta Vista College at Storm Lake. He aided in the operation of the homestead until his father retired, after which he took charge of the farm, which he has since operated. He has met with a gratifying degree of success in the conduct of his agricultural -346- interests and has made the farm one of the most productive and valuable in this section of the state. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Cooperative Store of Marcus, and his ability is recognized and respected in business circles.    On the 30th of Mary, 1912, Mr. Challman married Miss Nora Newman, a daughter of Gus and Sophia Newman, natives of Sweden. The parents came to America at an early date and located at Sioux City, Iowa, where they have since resided, the father following the stonecutter's trade. Mr. and Mrs. Challman have become the parents of a daughter, Opal Leona, aged three months. Mr. Challman is a member of the Lutheran church and is connected fraternally with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Royal Neighbors. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is serving at the present time as a member of the board of township trustees. Although he is still a young man he is widely and favorably known in his native township and has been carried forward into important relations with its agricultural interests.

-346- GEORGE M. WHISMAN    George M. Whisman is operating a valuable farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 25, Grand Meadow township, Cherokee county. His place is highly improved, and his land in a good state of cultivation. Mr. Whisman was born in Indiana in March, 1847, and is a son of David and Catherine Whisman, of whom more extended mention is made in another part of this volume.    George M. Whisman is largely self-educated and although he had few privileges of learning in his early youth has become a well-informed man. He moved with his parents from Indiana to Illinois, where he remained until he reached his majority and then came to Cherokee county, Iowa. He first bought land in Grand Meadow township, which he improved and operated for about sixteen years, at the end of which period he sold out, acquiring title to the farm that he now owns. As the years have passed success has come to him, and he is today recognized as one of the prosperous agriculturists of his section. The improvements upon his place are modern and up-to-date, and his buildings are in good repair. He follows progressive methods in the cultivation of his land and such prosperity as has attended his labors is to be ascribed entirely to his industry, energy and good judgment.    In March, 1868, Mr. Whisman, was united in marriage to Miss Mahala Beaver, a daughter of William Beaver, who was a native of Ohio and at an early date went to Illinois, where he engaged in farming. In that state he died in 1873, having long survived his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Whisman became the parents of seven children: Emma and May, deceased; Sallie, the wife of Richard Thompson, of Kingsley, Iowa; Eddie, deceased; Harvey, who is engaged in farming in Grand Meadow township; Cora, deceased; and Gertrude, who married Edward Fellows, who looks after the active operation of our subject's farm. Mrs. Whisman passed away in May, 1893, her death causing deep sorrow to her immediate family and sincere regret to all those who knew her and appreciated her kind, womanly qualities. -347-    Politically Mr. Whisman is a democrat, and although he has never actively entered the political arena he interests himself in all matters that pertain to good government and the public welfare. His religion is that of the Congregational church. Mr. Whisman enjoys the full confidence and highest esteem of his friends and neighbors as all of those qualities which are commendable in American manhood are combined in him. He is a successful farmer, a good citizen and a man whose word is as good as his bond.

-347- M. B. WOODLEY    M. B. Woodley, on e of the active and progressive young farmers of Pilot township, operating an excellent property on section 24, is a native of this part of Cherokee county, born January 17, 1888. He is a son of Mahlon B. and Margaret (Leverton) Woodley, the former a native of Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Hardin county, Iowa. The father was born December 31, 1830, and remained in his native state during his boyhood days, after which he went to Indiana, where he engaged in farming for a number of years. He proved his loyalty to the Union by serving in her defence [defense] as a soldier in the Civil war, enrolling in 1862 and being discharged in 1865. He was sergeant of Company B, Fourth Indiana Cavalry. In 1870 he came west to Iowa and took up a claim in Pilot township, Cherokee county, upon which he resided until his death, which occurred in December, 1893. His wife survives him and resides upon the homestead. The father was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a stanch supported [supporter] of the principles of the democratic party. In his family were eight children: Rosa, who lives at home; George, deceased; Blanche, the wife of Forest Kintigh, of Larrabee, Iowa; David, of Ida county, this state; Lola, the wife of Ross Church, of Alta, Iowa; M. B., of this review; Richard, at home; and Margaret, of Cherokee.    M. B. Woodley was reared in Pilot township, acquiring his education in the district schools. He has never left the homestead, which he now operates for his mother. He has greatly improved the property, carrying forward the work of its development in a progressive and able way and meeting with that success which always follows earnest and persistent labor. He is a democrat in his political views and fraternally is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America.

-347- CHARLES N. MULVANEY    One of the extensive landowners and prosperous farmers of Pilot township is Charles N. Mulvaney, who owns and operates a farm of four hundred and twenty acres, which is constantly increasing in value because of the care and labor he bestows upon it. He was born in Princeton, Illinois, April 14, 1870, and is a son of Patrick and Ellen (Savage) Mulvaney, natives of Ireland, of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this work. -348-    Charles N. Mulvaney, acquired his education in the public schools of Illinois and Iowa, dividing his time in his childhood between his studies and work upon his father's farm. When he was twenty-one years of age he assumed management of the homestead and continued to cultivate it until he was forty. In 1910 he purchased his present property of four hundred and twenty acres in Pilot township and here engages in general farming, his success being the result of his long experience, practical methods and well directed labor.    On the 26th of April, 1896, Mr. Mulvaney married Miss Grace M. Christopher, who was born in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, November 27, 1871, a daughter of John and Ellen (Fitzgerald) Christopher. The parents were born in Ireland and after coming to the United States located at Shullsburg, Wisconsin. They afterward moved to Illinois and then returned to Shullsburg, where the father engaged in farming until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Mulvaney became the parents of seven children: Grace; Charles L.; Joseph F.; John C.; Ellen, who has passed away; Mark; and Agnes.    Mr. Mulvaney is a member of the Roman Catholic church and is connected fraternally with the Catholic Order of Foresters. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and is interested in public affairs, although not active as an office seeker. He is one of the able and progressive farmers of Pilot township and enjoys in an unusual degree the confidence and goodwill of the community.

-348- NATHANIEL BRUCE    Nathaniel Bruce, who died in Cherokee July 22, 1908, was formerly for many years prominently connected with agricultural interests of Cherokee county and since 1886 had lived in retirement. He was born in England, sixty miles south of London, November 22, 1842, and was a son of George and Catherine (Bruce) Bull. The name has since been changed from Bull to Bruce, Nathaniel Bruce assuming his mother's maiden name. George Bull came to the United States in 1855 and located in Jones county, Iowa, where he engaged in farming. In 1879 he moved to Cherokee county and purchased land on section 6, Diamond township. Eleven years later he sold that property and moved to Silver township, where he engaged in farming upon two hundred and eighty acres on section 3, developing and improving this place until his death. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political allegiance was given to the republican party. He and his wife, who has also passed away, became the parents of seven children: Nathaniel, of this review; Mary, Ellen, and Cornelius, who have passed away; William, a resident of Riverside, California; Alfred of the same city; and Charles, of Cherokee.    Nathaniel Bruce acquired his education in the public schools of England and in 1855 came to America with his parents. He afterward assisted his father with the work of the farm until he was twenty-one and then worked as a farm laborer for seven years. At the end of that time he bought fifty-five acres of land in Diamond township, this county, upon which he continued to reside for eleven years. He then purchased two hundred and eighty acres in the same -349- locality, carrying on general farming and stock-raising upon this property until 1886, when, having accumulated a competency, he retired from active life and moved into Cherokee, where his death occurred July 22, 1908.    On the 16th of September, 1871, Mr. Bruce was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Schintaffer, a daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Stratton) Schintaffer, of Jones county, this state. The parents were natives of Germany and after coming to the United States located in Jones county, where the father followed farming. He died when Mrs. Bruce was four years of age, and his wife afterward moved to Kansas, where her death occurred. They were the parents of six children: Philip, Nancy and George, all deceased; Ellen, widow of the subject of this review; James, of Fairview, Kansas; and Sarah, the widow of Harry Weeks, of Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce became the parents of two children: Stella, who has passed away; and Rosella, the wife of Hugo Miller, of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have three children, Ellen, Fannie, Julia Marie and Walter Hugo.    Mr. Bruce gave his political allegiance to the republican party and was a devout member of the Christian church. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a private in Company F, Twenty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and the same loyalty which he displayed on the southern battlefields distinguished all the relations of his life. His wife survives him and makes her home in Cherokee. She holds membership in the Christian church and is a lady of many excellent qualities of character, holding the esteem and confidence of all who knew her.

-349- WILLIAM KARL HERRICK    Among the younger representatives of the legal profession in Cherokee county is William Karl Herrick, who enjoys an enviable reputation as a member of the firm of Herrick & Herrick, attorneys of Cherokee, which he joined in June, 1904. His birth occurred in that city on the city on the 22d of June, 1878, his parents being Ernest C. and Marian A. Herrick. He supplemented his preliminary education by a course of study in Lake Forest College of Lake Forest, Illinois, which he attended from 1896 to 1898, while the following two years were devoted to a civic-historic course in the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1902, in order to gain specific training in the field of his chosen profession, he entered the College of Law of the State University of Iowa, which institution conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1904. In June of that year he became a member of the firm of Herrick & Herrick at Cherokee, in which connection he has practiced during the past decade, enjoying an extensive and profitable clientage. He is a natural discriminator as to legal ethics, and he is so thoroughly well read in the minutae of the law that he is able to base his arguments upon thorough knowledge and familiarity with precedents, and to present a case upon its merits, never failing to recognize the main point at issue and never neglecting to give a thorough preparation. &nbps;  On teh 28th of September, 1905, at Lake Forest, Illinois, Mr. Herrick was united in marriage to Miss Lucile F. French, a daughter of Dr. G. G. French, -350- of Lake Forest. They now have two daughters: Dorothy Lucile, born January 19, 1907; and Virginia Inez, whose natal day was December 19, 1909.    In his political views Mr. Herrick is a democrat, while his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, belonging to Speculative Lodge, No. 307, A.F. & A.M., of Cherokee, and T. S. Parvin Consistory, S.P.R.S., of Sioux City, Iowa. He is likewise identified with the Knights of Pythias at Cherokee. Mr. Herrick is well known and highly esteemed in both professional and social circles of his native city and has an extensive circle of friends throughout the community.

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