-14- L. A. WESCOTT, M. D.    Dr. L. A. Wescott, actively engaged in the general practice of medicine at Cherokee and also filling the office of county coroner, was born in Marshall county, Iowa, September 18, 1871, his parents being Erskine and Elizabeth (Burgess) Wescott, both of whom were natives of New York. The year 1870 witnessed their arrival in Iowa and the father, who was a miller by trade, afterward turned his attention to farming in this state.    Dr. Wescott has spent his entire life in Iowa and began his education in the country schools near his father's home. Later, however, better educational opportunities were accorded him. He entered the State Normal College and his training there well qualified him for the onerous duties and responsibilities which devolved upon him during the nine years which he devoted to teaching. He was principal of the schools at Volga City and also at Riverside. His teaching was not continuous and, while he was successful in that profession, he regarded it merely as an initial step to other professional labor, desiring to make the practice of medicine his life work. With that end in view he matriculated in the State University as a medical student and was graduated in March, 1901. On the 22d of July of the same year he came to Cherokee, where he has since followed his profession, engaging in general practice. He keeps well informed concerning everything relative to the profession and his ability has won for him a liberal and growing practice, while his close conformity to the ethics of the profession has gain for him the high regard of his brethren of the medical fraternity. He belongs to the County Medical Society, in which he has been honored with the offices of secretary and president, and he likewise holds membership in the Iowa State, American Medical and Sioux Valley Medical Associations. At the present writing he is filling the position of county coroner.    In 1903 Dr. Wescott was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Bell, of Cherokee. they are well known socially here, the hospitality of the best homes being -15-    freely accorded them. Dr. Wescott has an interesting military chapter in his life history inasmuch as he is serving as captain of Company M, Fifty-sixth Iowa National Guard. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained high rank, belonging to the lodge, chapter and commandery and to the Mystic Shrine. He is also connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Woodmen of the World and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. In politics he is a progressive republican and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day. He believes in advancement along political as well as professional and other lines and has, therefore, allied himself with the party that he believes to be seeking the public welfare by doing away with the older order of things and instituting improved methods. In all life's relations he conscientiously discharges the duties that devolve upon him and his many sterling traits of character have won for him high regard.

-15- LOUIS GUND    The name of Louis Gund has come to be regarded as synonymous with business development and progress in Cherokee county, for he is not only one of the foremost citizens of Marcus, but he has for more than thirty-seven years been prominently identified with business interests. He stands as a central figure in banking circles here, being president of the Bank of Marcus and his interests have been extended to many other fields, notably that of public service. He was born near Freeport, Illinois, November, 1842, and is a son of George and Margaret (Eder) Gund, natives of Germany. In their early years the parents emigrated to America and settled in Illinois where the father engaged in farming until his death. He and his wife died of cholera during the same week in August, 1850.    Louis Gund was reared upon his father's farm in Illinois and acquired his early education in a log schoolhouse three miles east of Freeport. In 1851 he made the trip overland from Freeport to Galena, Illinois, in an old-fashioned stage coach with his sister. He afterward attended public school in Galena, making his home with his brother-in-law during that time. When he had laid aside his books he began learning the wagon-making trade and he followed this in Galena until 1867 when he moved to Blairstown, Iowa, Benton county, and there formed a partnership with his brother and they operated a hotel until the spring of 1876. In that year he came to Marcus, built an elevator and established himself in the grain business in which he continued for many years thereafter, securing important trade relations and building up a large patronage. In 1881 he added to his activities by organizing the Bank of Marcus of which he has been president since that time. He continued the grain business for a number of years afterward, but finally disposed of this in order to concentrate his attention upon his financial interests. In the beginning the Bank of Marcus was operated by the firm of Gund & Hiltgen, but in 1887 Mr. Gund purchased his partner's interest and has since conducted the enterprise alone. The business of the bank has steadily increased and it has reached extensive proportions at the present time. Mr. Gund is also extensively interested -16- in Cherokee county farming land and also owns a fine home at the corner of Maple and Cedar streets in Marcus.    In December, 1869, Mr. Gund married Miss Margaret Schall, and they became the parents of three children: Minnie C., assistant cashier of the Bank of Marcus; William L., cashier of the bank; and Cora I.    Mr. Gund is connected fraternally with the Masons and was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has long been one of the foremost factors in the political life of Marcus. He was the first mayor of the city and has served also as township trustee and as member of the school board, proving a capable and farsighted public official. HIs energy, enterprise and progressive spirit have carried him forward into important relations with financial and political interests of the community and have made him a citizen whose worth is widely known.

-16- JOHN M. HILL   John M. Hill, who has resided within the borders of Cherokee county for three decades, was in former years successfully identified with agricultural and industrial interests as a farmer and blacksmith but is now discharging the duties devolving upon him in the capacity of deputy sheriff, to which position he was appointed in July, 1911. His birth occurred in Argyleshire, Scotland, on the 4th of February, 1847, his parents being Donald and Agnes (Mathewson) Hill, likewise natives of that country. The father, a blacksmith by trade, emigrated to the United States and located near Kankakee, Illinois, where he passed away in 1858, two months after his arrival in the new world. His widow subsequently took up her abode in the Scotch settlement near Rockford, Illinois, where she spent the remainder of her life. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hill were devoted and consistent members of the Presbyterian church. Their children were as follows: Mary, who is the widow of Hugh McMichael and resides in Winnebago, Illinois; John M. of this review; Margaret, who is the widow of James Porter and lives in Rockford, Illinois; Donald, formerly a resident of Storm Lake, Iowa, who passed away in August, 1913; Agnes, who is the widow of Robert Halley, and makes her home in Beloit, Wisconsin; Archibald, of Rockford, Illinois; Angus, who is deceased; and Barbara, the wife of James Patterson, of Winnebago, Illinois.    John M. Hill began his education in the schools of Kilkenzie, Scotland, and was eleven years of age when he accompanied his parents on their emigration to the United States, the family home being established in Illinois. His first farm comprised eighty acres near Rockford and claimed his attention until 1883, when he disposed of the property and came to Cherokee county, Iowa, purchasing a tract of land in Cherokee township. Subsequently he removed to Cedar township and there carried on general agricultural pursuits for five years, on the expiration of which period he took up his abode in Cherokee and embarked in business as a blacksmith, remaining a member of the firm of Lint Brothers & Hill for three years. In 1898 he was elected sheriff, holding that position for -17- two terms or until 1902. In that year he again turned his attention to blacksmithing and successfully followed that trade until July 11, 1911, which he was appointed to the position of deputy sheriff, the duties of which office he has able discharged to the present time, making an enviable and creditable record in that connection.    On the 8th of January, 1877, Mr. Hill was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Geddis, a daughter of Alexander and Jennie (Cormack) Geddis, of Avon, New York. Their children are as follows: Madge, Jean, Mary and Winifred; John M., a resident of Fort Doge, Iowa; and Archibald, who makes his home in Woodstock, Illinois.    In his political views Mr. Hill is a stanch democrat, believing firmly in the principles of that party. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church, while fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. A man of genuine personal worth and high standards of integrity, he commands the sincere regard and esteem of all who come in contact with him and in the course of his many years' residence in Cherokee county has proved his loyalty as a public official, his reliability in business and his fidelity to all the ties and obligations of life.

-17- GEORGE T. SCHELLENGER    George T. Schellenger, who has lived at Cleghorn for the past fourteen years, was long and successfully identified with general agricultural pursuits in this county, owning and operating a valuable farm in Sheridan township. His birth occurred in Lafayette county, Wisconsin, on the 22d of August, 1837, his parents being George and Beulah (Lamb) Schellenger, who were natives of New York and Indiana respectively. The father, an agriculturist by occupation, removed to Wisconsin prior to the period of the Black Hawk war and in that state engaged in preaching and also in farming. In 1873 he came to Cherokee county, Iowa, and here purchased and improved a tract of land which he subsequently leased, the property lying in Sheridan township. He organized the first Christian church in this county, near Meriden, but after a short time returned to his Wisconsin farm and thereon spent the remainder of his life, passing away in 1882.    George T. Schellenger was reared and educated in his native state and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. At the age of twenty-one he began learning the blacksmith's trade and worked at that occupation in Wisconsin for about seven years. On the expiration of that period he removed to Central City, Colorado, forty-five miles west of Denver, where he worked at his trade in the employ of a mining company for five years. Returning to Wisconsin, he remained in that state until 1876, when he came to Cherokee county, Iowa, and purchased a tract of land on section 5, Sheridan township, which he improved. There he successfully carried on general agricultural pursuits until 1899, when he leased the property and bought an attractive -18- and commodious residence on the main street in Cleghorn, where he has since lived in honorable retirement.    On the 12th of March, 1860, Mr. Schellenger was united in marriage to Miss Alice L. Gilmore, a daughter of John and Mary (Dillon) Gilmore, the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of Boston, Massachusetts. John Gilmore, an agriculturist by occupation, removed to Wisconsin in 1849 and there purchased land which he cultivated throughout the remainder of his life. His demise occurred in November, 1864, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Schellenger have seven children, as follows: Fred, who is a resident of Los Angeles, California; Sherman, who is engaged in farming in Sheridan township; Stella, who is the widow of Phillip Kennedy and resides in Nebraska; Mary, the wife of Jay Welsh, of South Dakota; Anna, who gave her hand in marriage to William McConnell, of Sioux City; Sarah, a teacher in the Cleghorn schools; and Edna, who is the wife of A. I. Swanson, of Cleghorn.    Mr. Schellenger is a republican in politics and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, have called him to several positions of public trust. He has served as a member of the town council, in the capacity of street commissioner and also on the school board, ever discharging his public duties in a prompt and able manner. His religious faith is that of the Christian church. The period of his residence in Cherokee county covers thirty-seven years and he has long been numbered among its esteemed and representative citizens.

-18- W. A. SANFORD  Full    Prominent among the energetic, farsighted and successful business men of Cherokee is W. A. Sanford, president of the First National Bank, with which institution he has been continuously connected since 1876, working his way upward steadily step by step, until he is today accounted one of the foremost financiers in his section of the state. Although a native of New York, almost his entire life has been passed in Iowa, as he was but six years of age when brought to this state by his parents. He was born in Norwich, New York, in 1854, a son of Walter P. and Sarah A. (Ackley) Sanford, both of whom were natives of the Empire state, where they continued to reside until 1860, when they removed to Decorah, Iowa. Both he and his wife continued residents of Decorah until called to their final rest.    Mr. Sanford was educated in the public schools of Decorah and later entered Valder's Business College, taking a through course in bookkeeping, mathematics and other work preparatory for a business career. He had no difficulty in recognizing the work for which he was trained and natural efficiency fitted him, and he accepted with eagerness the first position which was offered him. This position was with a bank at Cresco. Mr. Sanford did not suffer the discouraging experience that comes to many young men, of being the square peg fitted in the wrong hole. From the first his qualifications and desires led him to seek the office and bank work in which he has been so successful. He continued with this bank at Cresco until Mr. Fred Fulton, who had come to Cherokee -21- in 1872, urged him to accept a position with Scribner, Burroughs & Company, a private banking firm, which succeeded Fulton & Scribner, who had established a bank in 1872. Mr. Fulton had known Mr. Sanford as a boy in Decorah, and at his recommendation the position of cashier in the Cherokee bank was offered him.    He accepted the position and came to Cherokee in 1876, a young man of twenty-one seeking opportunity and eager to be an integrant part of the firm which had employed him. He came during the darkest, most discouraging period of Cherokee county's history. The grasshopper scourge had descended upon the land and business was depressed to the lowest ebb, but the courage and the persistence of a nature that never give up tided him over the days of homesickness and doubt as to the future business prospects. From the first he became a factor in the business, bringing to it a personality to which is due in a large measure the success which has come to the bank and to Mr. Sanford.    In 1883, the bank was reorganized under national supervision, with N. T. Burroughs, president; W. A. Sanford, vice president; R. H. Scribner, cashier, and Cornelius Sullivan, assistant cashier. Mr. Sanford passed thirty-eight years with these congenial business associates who were also his stanch friends. An unusual circumstance in the history of the First National is the fact that from the organization of the National Bank until the summer of 1913 there was no change in the officers, and but one change in the board of directors. Death severed the close and pleasant business association of these four men by claiming Mr. Scribner in August, 1913.    In 1912 Mr. Sanford was made president of the institution, thus becoming in name what he had been in reality for many years, the manager and head officer of the bank. It may be said of the successful banker, that like th poet, he is born and not made. It has been said of Mr. Sanford that he is a natural banker. He has all the qualifications: conservatism, sympathy, affability, honesty, and a confidence reposed in him is never betrayed. With all of this, he is progressive, and he ranks today among the best known and most highly respected bankers of northwest Iowa. Under his able management, the little institution with its deposits of twenty thousand dollars, has developed into a million dollar bank. He has always been a leading spirit in community affairs; the history of the growth and development of Cherokee is in part the history of his life.    At the time the Illinois Central Railway contemplated building the north and south branches to Sioux Falls and Onawa, Mr. Sanford, realizing the advantages of added railroad facilities to this town, spent weeks and months in securing right of way. He was also an active factor in the building of the Opera House and the electric light plant, and with a small group of progressive citizens, made these improvements possible for his city. He is likewise responsible for the armory and through his interest others were induced to go into this enterprise, thus building a fine drill room for Company M. At the time the splendid State Hospital, that we now point to with pride, was to be located, Mr. Sanford was a member of the lobby committee who visited Des Moines, and used his influence and interest in helping to secure the great institution for Cherokee.    At the present time, Mr. Sanford is an officer and director in several companies and corporations other than his banking interests. He is as well a director -22- in the Washta State Bank and the First National Bank of Primghar. He is a public spirited man and has been identified with all the activities of worth in Cherokee county throughout the years of his residence here. Success in his case is the outcome of close application, indefatigable industry, sound judgment and experience, rather than a combination of fortunate circumstances or a trick of fate.    In 1889, Mr. Sanford was united in marriage to Maude E. Tiel, only daughter of H. W. and Adeline A. Tiel, who were pioneer citizens of Cherokee, where Mr. Tiel was for many years a successful business man. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford have one son, Tiel P., who is now sixteen years of age. The family are members of the Unitarian church, and the political faith of Mr. Sanford is that of the democratic party.

-22- HORATIO PITCHER    Honored and respected by all, no man occupies a more enviable position in the regard of the people of Cherokee county than Horatio Pitcher, in whose honor Pitcher township was named and who has been one of the greatest individual forces in promoting the upbuilding and advancement of this locality since he settled here in pioneer times. He was born in Monroe, Waldo county, Maine, January 23, 1839, and is a son of Horatio G. and Annie (Leonard) Pitcher, natives of Maine and both of Puritan stock. the father was a farmer, merchant and brickmaker, and he followed all of these lines of activity until his death, which occurred at Bangor when he was seventy-three years of age. His wife passed away in Massachusetts at the age of eighty-eight. To their union were born six children: Horatio, of this review; Franklin W., a manufacturer of rubber goods in East Hampton, Massachusetts; Annie C., also of East Hampton; Major William L., who was killed in the Civil War; Florella, who died in childhood; and Lewis, who passed away in his early youth.    Horatio Pitcher acquired his education in the public schools of Maine and in academies in Massachusetts and Maine. Before he had completed his studies he engaged as clerk in a dry-goods store and later operated a general mercantile enterprise. He afterward turned his attention to the grocery business, following this line of occupation until 1861, when he enlisted in the First Regiment of the Second Maine Volunteer Infantry. When his regiment arrived in New York city measles broke out in the ranks and the men were sent at once to Long Island, where they camped for some time. They were later mustered into service at Willets Point, Long Island, for a period of two years and were immediately sent to Falls Church, in Washington, Virginia, where they camped until the first battle of Bull Run, in which the regiment engaged with a heavy loss. It was then ordered to Alexandria and from there went into camp at Fort Cocheran, assisting in the defense of Washington as part of W. T. Sherman's brigade. In 1862, when General McClellan moved the army from Alexandria by water to Fortress Monroe and thence to Richmond, where he engaged in a seven day battle, Mr. Pitcher's regiment took part in these activities and afterward went into camp on the James river. Eventually a new regiment was -23- formed in Bangor, Maine, and of this Mr. Pitcher served as quartermaster until August, 1862. In September of that year, when Washington was again threatened by the enemy, the regiment was sent to build fortifications in front of the city and after this work was completed it was reorganized into a heavy artillery regiment, divided into twelve batteries of one hundred and eighty men each. They defended twelve miles of fortification until the following spring and then Mr. Pitcher was ordered to Albany, New York, to buy horses for the army. He continued thus until the close of the war and was mustered out with a creditable military record at Bangor, Maine, in the spring of 1865.    After receiving his discharge Mr. Pitcher, opened a mercantile business in Savannah, Georgia,and after conducting this for a time moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where, in partnership with his brother, he resumed his former occupation, remaining active in mercantile circles until 1868. In that year he came west to Iowa and after spending considerable time investigating the advantages and resources of the northwestern part of the state settled finally in what is now known as Pitcher township, buying a section of land, which he still owns. This was at that time a frontier district, where miles of unbroken prairie land stretched in all directions and the nearest market was located at Division, sixty miles away. In the summer of 1869 the new railroad brought many settlers into the locality, who took up all the government land, and in the same year the townships were organized, Pitcher being named in honor of the subject of this review, who was the first settler within its borders. Throughout the years since that time he has steadily carried forward the work of improving and developing his property and each year has witnessed his increased prosperity and prominence. From time to time he has added to his holdings and now owns seven hundred and twenty acres. He has a well improved property, indicating in its neat and attractive appearance the many years of unremitting labor and careful supervision which the owner has bestowed upon it. In addition to this Mr. Pitcher owns a two hundred acre farm in Cottonwood county, Minnesota, and the operation of this he also supervises.    On the 13th of June, 1877, Mr. Pitcher married Miss Elizabeth A. Hersey, a native of Corinth, Maine, and a daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Haines) Hersey, both of whom were born in New Hampshire. The father died in 1850 and was survived by his wife for many years, her death occurring in 1892, when she was eighty-three years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Hersey were born three children: Charles, who died in Atchison, Kansas, where he had formerly practiced law; Elizabeth A., the wife of the subject of this review; and Thomas, who also passed away in Atchison, where he had engaged in merchandising. Mr. and Mrs. Pitcher became the parents of four children: Ray H., a graduate of Aurelia high school and Ames Agricultural College and now assisting his father with the work of the homestead; Leon F., a graduate of Aruelia high school and now operating a portion of his father's farm; Elizabeth, who since her graduation from the Aurelia high school has engaged in teaching; and Marian E., a graduate of Aurelia high school.    Mr. Pitcher gives his political allegiance to the republican party and upon the organization of Pitcher township served as supervisor. He has also been chairman of the town board, a member of the school board, and held a seat in the state legislature in 1881. At all times he has been interested in the welfare -24- of the county and has given active cooperation to many movements for the public good, while his efforts in behalf of general improvement have been effective and far-reaching. Living in Pitcher township and upon his present farm for forty-five years, he is one of the best known citizens of this locality, being widely recognized as a man of tried integrity and worth, of business enterprise and unfaltering diligence. His fellow citizens honor and respect him and wherever he is known he has an extensive circle of friends. Moreover, he deserves mention in this volume as a veteran of the Civil war to whom the county owes a debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid.

-24- CHARLES FULLER QUINN, M. D.  Full size    Dr. Charles Fuller Quinn, of Cherokee, is a self-educated and self-made man, whose advancement along intellectual and financial lines is attributable entirely to his own efforts. Laudable ambition prompted him at the outset of his career and his deep interest in his chosen life work constitutes one of the basic elements in his success. A native of Wisconsin, he was born in 1859, a son of John and Sarah J. Fuller, the former a farmer by occupation. They went to California in 1861, crossing the country by wagon, there being eight hundred wagons in the train. There the father died the following year, after which the mother returned to New York by way of the isthmus of Panama. A sister of our subject also died in California, but the mother took her sons Charles and Albertus and his younger sister back to New York. they had to walk across the Isthmus because she had no money to pay their fare. After landing at New York city they proceeded to the home of her husband's father near Buffalo, New York. At a later period Mrs. Fuller went to Wisconsin,a afterward to Iowa and subsequently to Illinois, and her last days were spent in Chicago, where she died at the age of fifty-five years.    Left fatherless at an early age, Charles Fuller was adopted in 1868 by Hollis S. Quinn of Bureau county, Illinois and took his name. He was then a lad of nine years. In 1870 the Quinns came to Cherokee, finding here a pioneer district. They camped for two weeks where the Fountain House well is now seen. Mr. Quinn then purchased a farm near Meriden, wheron he lived for a few years, and then removed to Sioux Falls.    Dr. Quinn at that time remained in Cherokee county. From an early age he has made his own way in the world. He made it possible to acquire the education that has prepared him for important professional service. Praiseworthy ambition has actuated him from his youth and his determined purpose and unfaltering perseverance have constituted the foundation upon which he has built his success. In early manhood he became a registered pharmacist but afterward studied medicine and was graduated from Sioux City College of Medicine with the class of 1894. Again in 1896 he took post-graduate work there and also pursued courses of study in the Post-Graduate School of Chicago in 1900. He likewise took post-graduate work in the South Bend (Ind.) College of Optics. While he engages in general practice, he specializes to a considerable extent in the treatment of diseases of the eye and has gained -27- a well merited reputation as an able oculist. He formerly served as president of the county medical society and he also belongs to the Iowa State Medical Society and he does all in his power to uphold the high standards of professional service. He reads broadly, thinks deeply and his conclusions constitute a valuable element in restoring health to many patrons.    On the 5th of December, 1885, Dr. Quinn was untied in marriage to Miss Ella E. Earl, of Meriden, and unto them have been born three children: Arthur, a pharamacist living at Cushing, Woodbury county, Iowa, where he is conducting business as proprietor of a fine drug store under the name of C. F. Quinn & Son; Raymond, was killed on the railway near Meriden, February 6, 1906, when fourteen years of age; and Clarence, at home.    Dr. Quinn is an advocate of democratic principles, which he supports by his ballot. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen and is a prominent Mason, having attained high rank in both the York and Scottish Rites, while in his life he exemplifies the beneficent spirt [spirit] of the craft. His practice affords him ample opportunity to utilize the principles of Masonry, which he does to the benefit of his fellowmen.

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