HOMER HOWARD FIELD.

Homer Howard Field, who for more than a half century has been a resident of Council Bluffs, has passed the eighty-second milestone on life's journey. Few men of his years, however, have the vigor and enterprise of Mr. Field, who in spirit and interests seems yet in his prime. He has throughout this long period figured in the musical circles of the city and has been even better known because of his public service in various offices, to which he has been called by the vote of his fellow townsmen. Again and again they have thus manifested their trust in his ability, fidelity and loyal and progressive citizenship.

Mr. Field was born at Atwater, Portage county, Ohio, May 9, 1825, being the youngest of the six children of the Rev. John Field and Sarah Holt (Ensworth) Field. His paternal grandparents were George and Prudence (Whipple) Field. The records concerning the ancestry in the maternal line were lost in a fire and as the parents of Homer H. Field died during his early youth he has little knowledge concerning the ancestral history of the family. His parents, who were natives of Worcester county, Massachusetts, were married in Burton, Geauga county, Ohio, in 1811. They had four sons and two daughters: Edward, Harriet, Erastus, Lucy, George and Homer.

The father died when Homer Howard Field was but three years of age and at the age of nine he was left an orphan by his mother's death. All the education he received was obtained at the little district school at the crossroads, but throughout his entire life he has been a student of the signs of the times, a keen observer of men and events and, possessing a retentive memory, he has gained a comprehensive and well defined general knowledge. When sixteen years of age he went to Pittsburg and learned the trade of chair-making. In the spring of 1845 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked at his trade for one year but the outbreak of the Mexican war caused him to put aside- business cares. He enlisted for one year's service in Company E of the First Ohio Infantry and went to the front. After his return he worked at his trade and at the same time devoted much of his leisure outside of business hours

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to the study of the violin, for which he had acquired a passion, his instructor being the celebrated teacher, Joseph Tasso. His love of music has continued as one of the strongest characteristics of his life and his talent in musical lines had made him a valued addition to musical circles where he has lived.

On the 10th of October, 1850, Mr. Field was married to Miss Sarah Euphemia Arnold, of Covington, Kentucky. In the following spring he removed with his young wife to Indianapolis, where he established a chair factory. After conducting it for four years, however, the business went into the hands of a receiver and in the spring of 1856 Mr. Field came to Council Bluffs, where he followed the profession of music as a side issue for twenty-five years, during much of which time he was in public office as the choice of his fellow townsmen. Over the record of his official career there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. For nine years, between 1863 and 1875, he was a member of the city council and from 1802 until 1865 he served as deputy sheriff of the county, at the same time acting as deputy provost marshal. He was a member of the board of education for three terms, between 1870 and 1893, and during the third term was presIdent of the board. In 1865 he was elected sheriff of the county, holding the office until 1868, and from 1881 until 1884 he was chief of police. He was also justice of the peace from 1893 until 1895 and again filled that office from 1905 until 1907, his opinions, which were strictly fair and impartial, winning him "golden opinions from all sorts of people." No higher testimonial of his fidelity and capability in office could be given than the fact that he was called by popular vote to so many positions and was continued in office for so long a period.

Mrs. Field was the twelfth in order of birth in the family of thirteen children, whose parents were John R. and Margaret Arnold, of Covington, Kentucky. All of the number have now passed away, while Mr. Field is the only survivor of his father's family. The only son of this marriage died in 1863, while one daughter, Mrs. William M. Geddes, died in Washington, D. C., January 10, 1900. The death of Mrs. Field occurred June 9, 1894, leaving Mr. Field with two daughters as the surviving members of the family. His daughters are Mrs. T. E. Cavin, of Council Bluffs, and Mrs. H. H. Glover, of Grand Island, Nebraska. There are now eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, the latter being Lewis Field Cavin, aged two years, and Don Cavin Merrick, aged four months, both of Chicago.

Mr. Field joined the republican party on its organization and has since followed its banners, being a firm believer in its principles as most conducive to good government. He belongs to no religious or fraternal organization but recognizes a universe governed by infallible law and only by observation of its perfection forms his conceptions of the infinite power and wisdom of its Ruler. He is a man whose honesty of opinion has never been questioned. Throughout his life he has stood for those interests and movements which have upheld the legal and political status of the county and promoted its social and intellectual development, while as a moral force his influence has always been on the side of justice, truth and right. For more than four score years he has been a witness of the world's work. Few indeed are the surviving veterans of the Mexican war. Mr. Field, however, served as a defender of American interests in

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that contest, witnessed the country emerge triumphantly from the greatest civil war of history and has watched as a most interested spectator the wonderful progress and development of the country in scientific, professional, art and commercial lines, while in the locality where he has resided for so many years he has borne his full share in the work of general upbuilding and promotion. There is perhaps no resident of the county who has more intimate knowledge of the events which have shaped its annals and thus the publishers made choice of Mr. Field as historian of this work, feeling that the record would be accurate and comprehensive.

Frederick Meyer, who departed this life in Council Bluffs in 1900, was a well known business man of the city, who had resided here since the early '60s and was closely associated with its commercial development and progress. As the name indicates, he was a German, born on the 20th of June 1838. His parents always lived in that country and there they were called to their final rest.

Mr. Meyer of this review obtained a good education in the schools of his native land and in early manhood sailed for America with a brother in the '50s. They landed at New York city but did not tarry on the Atlantic coast, proceeding into the interior of the country: Mr. Meyer lived in Wisconsin until about 1862, when he came to Iowa, establishing his home in Council Bluffs. Here he began work for Conrad Geise, who was then engaged in the brewery business. He still continues in the same line and also has extensive bottling works here. Mr. Meyer remained in the employ of Mr. Geise for some time and then began traveling for him, representing the house on the road for several years. At length he retired from the road and opened a saloon and restaurant in Council Bluffs, continuing the business for some time. Eventually, however, he sold out here and took up his abode in Mineola, Iowa, a village near Council Bluffs, where he opened a hotel, which he conducted throughout his remaining days. Becoming ill, he died there October 10, 1900.

Mr. Meyer had been married in Council Bluffs to Miss Louisa Braahaus, also a native of Germany and a daughter of John Braahaus, who died in that country. Mrs. Meyer had relatives living in Council Bluffs and was thus induced to come to the new world. Unto our subject and his wife were born two children, both living with their mother. Henry A., who has recently been in ill health, has just returned from a trip to Wyoming. Since his father's death he has always resided at home, attending to the business for his mother and looking after her property interests. Gustave, also at home, is now a bookkeeper in the Hamilton Shoe store.

Mr. Meyer was a member of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, being one of the early representatives of the lodge in this city, and he also belonged to the Knights of Pythias fraternity. His political allegiance

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was given to the republican party for some years but later he became independent voting for the best men regardless of party affiliations. He was recognized as a prominent and well-to-do German citizen making his money in his business interests here and investing extensively in real estate here. He had little capital when he arrived in America being in fact dependent upon his own resources for a living but he made good use of his opportunities and through his business management, executive ability and unfaltering diligence he gained a large measure of success. He was a big hearted man, liberal and generous to those in need, of kindly spirit and cordial disposition. He therefore won many friends and was particularly prominent among the German citizens of Council Bluffs. Mrs., Meyer is a member of the German Lutheran church. Following her husband's death, she sold the property in Mineola and returned to Council Bluffs to make her home. She now owns a fine residence at No, 204 South First street, where she and her son reside, and she also has much other valuable city property here, including a number of dwellings which she rents.

John C. Marxen is prominently connected with industrial interests in Avoca as a contractor and builder and owner of a planing mill. He has thus contributed in substantial measure to the improvement of the town and is pre-eminently a business man, alert, energetic and progressive. He was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on the 1st of June, 1863, his parents being Hans and Anna (Monicous) Marxen, of whose family of four children three are yet living. The daughter Charlotte is a Sister in Klorice hospital at Kiel, Germany, while the brother Nicholas is quartermaster sergeant of his regiment in the German army. The father, who was born in 1830, is still living and is a prominent farmer of Schleswig-Holstein. The mother, who was born in 1824, passed away in 1885. She had formerly been the wife of Mr. Horn and by that marriage there were five children, of whom four are yet living: Henry, Christina, the wife of a Mr. Vogst, and Marie, all in Germany; and Jacob, who is living in Jersey City, New Jersey.

As a boy and youth John C. Marxen remained under the parental roof and in the public schools acquired his preliminary education, which was supplemented by a course of study as architectural draughts man in a private college in Schleswig. Following his graduation from the school in 1882 he came to the United States, attracted by the broader opportunities and greater possibilities for business advancement in the new world. For one year after his arrival he was employed in Davenport, Iowa, and subsequently went to Omaha, where for four years he worked on a salary, In 1887 he engaged in contracting and building on his own account and continued in business there for ten years, while in 1897 he came to Avoca and has since been connected with building operations in this town. Here he

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has prospered, many important contracts being awarded him, so that he has added in large measure to the improvement of the city in a material way. In 1906 he erected an extensive brick building, in which he installed complete planing mill machinery, having now the only enterprise of the kind in Avoca. His financial position is in marked contrast to his condition when he arrived in Davenport, Iowa, in 1882 with but seventy-five cents in his pocket. Although his capital was very limited he was well endowed with energy and laudable ambition and when on his way to his boarding house he spent a couple of hours in assisting a man in riveting a boiler, receiving for his services seventy-five cents. He has eagerly availed himself of every opportunity for advancement in business lines and is today one of the leading representatives of industrial life in Avoca. He always lives faithfully up to the terms of a contract and his success is the merited reward of his fidelity and skill. Many substantial buildings of the city stand as monuments to his capability and labor.

In 1889 Mr. Marxen was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Rethwith, a native of Germany but a resident of Calhoun, Nebraska, at the time of her marriage. This union has been blessed with eight children but they lost their fifth child, Walter, The others are all living and are still at home, namely: Olga, Lilly, Paul, Frieda, Della, Ruby and Esther.

Mr. Marxen is a democrat in politics, keeping well informed on the questions and issues of the day and is a member of the town council of Avoca. He is prominent in fraternal circles, belonging to Avoca lodge, No. 220, I. O. O. F.; Mount Nebo lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Avoca camp, No. 160, M. W. A.; and Atlantic lodge, No. 45, B. P. O. E. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to seek a home in America, for here he has found the opportunities he sought--which, by the way, are always open to ambitious, energetic young men. As the years have gone by and he has put forth his efforts along well defined lines of labor where discrimination and sound judgment have led the way, he has gradually progressed until he has reached the goal of prosperity.

Thinking to enjoy better opportunities in the west, where prices were lower and competition not so great, Mr. True made his way to Pottawattamie county, Iowa, where he arrived in 1857. This district was then a largely undeveloped and unimproved region and, in fact, many evidences of pioneer

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life were here to be seen. He bought a farm in Knox township, securing between four and five hundred acres, upon which he lived until his death.

On his place he erected a frame dwelling and subsequently he built a modern commodious brick residence, burning the brick on his own farm. He also added many other modern equipments and accessories, and everything about his place was indicative of careful supervision and progressive methods. He was a soldier of the Civil war and went with Sherman on his celebrated march to the sea.
In 1858 Mr. True was united in marriage to Miss Abby Plummer and to them were born seven children, namely: Frank M., a farmer of Knox township; Fred, who is engaged in the same pursuit near Parsons, Kansas; Lewis, also a farmer of Knox township, this county; Maggie, the wife of J. F. Adams, of Seattle, Washington; Minnie, the wife of T. J. Pedicord, of Spokane, Washington; Joseph, a farmer of Knox township, and one who died in infancy.

Prior to coming to Iowa Mr. True had been in the war west, for during the gold excitement in 1849 he went to California by way of the isthmus of Panama, and for a time was engaged in prospecting and mining with goad success. He returned to the east by the overland route and took up government land in Pott8.wattamie county. That he ranked with the leading and influential men of his community is indicated by the fact that he was again and again called to the office of supervisor of Knox township, his long continuance in the position indicating, too, his fidelity to duty. He attained a high rank in Masonry, having taken the thirty-second degree, and at all times was true and loyal to the beneficent spirit and high principles of the craft. At his death, which occurred May 12, 1902, he was laid to rest with Masonic honors. His last days were spent in Avoca, where he lived retired from business cares, surrounded by many friends.

Isaac N. Gardner is a veteran of the Civil war and a representative of a family noted for loyalty and patriotism. Now a resident of Oakland, he was born in Morrow county, Ohio, in 1841. His father, John L. Gardner, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, September 4, 1806, and died December 5, 1874, at the age of sixty-nine years. He was of Scotch lineage, his father having come from Scotland to the new world at an early day. He was with the Loyalist army during the early part of the Revolutionary war, but deserted and joined the Patriots army. He was at that time nineteen years of age.

John L. Gardner was a farmer by occupation, and in the year 1853 came to Iowa, settling in Iowa county at Marengo. There he conducted a flouring and saw mill for about ten years, and while upon a visit to his son at Atchison, Kansas, his death occurred. He was a hard-working man, at all times diligent and enterprising, and he possessed a most liberal spirit and

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kindly disposition, being generous in all of his relations to his fellowmen. In politics he was an old time whig until the dissolution of that party, when he entered the ranks of the new republican party. He was a man of large physique and great, strength and this enabled him to lead a life of marked activity. He sent five of his sons to the Civil war, and had it not been for rheumatism, from which he suffered, he would undoubtedly have gone to the front himself. He had few educational advantages but throughout his entire life was a reader and kept well posted on general affairs of the day. He had a good memory and was an extensive traveler, so that his friends delighted in his companionship. He held the office of justice of the peace and other political positions in his township and throughout the community was held in high esteem. He married Sarah Goodin, who was born April 26, 1813, in Perry county, Ohio, and died November 14, 1848, at the age of thirty-five years. She was of German lineage.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Gardner were born ten children, of whom Margaret, the eldest, died in infancy. Madison, the eldest son, is a ranchman and a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. He enlisted in the Civil war in 1862, at Marengo, becoming a member of the Twenty-fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was mustered out at the close of the war with the rank of sergeant. He was hit by a spent bullet but was never seriously wounded. He took part in the siege of Vicksburg and was with Sheridan at Winchester and participated in other important engagements. Cravan V., a ranchman living at Piedmont, South Dakota, joined the army at Council Bluffs in August, 1862, as a member of Company A, Twenty-ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of hostilities, being raised to the rank of captain by election of his company. John died in 1849. Asa A., now living at Mount Gilead, Ohio, enlisted in October, 1861, at Mansfield, Ohio, with Company D, of the Sixty-fifth Ohio Infantry, of which he became captain. He received at Stone River what was considered at that time a death wound, a minie-ball going clear through his body, but he managed to make his way from the scene of conflict to the field hospital and eventually recovered from his injuries. He was again wounded at the battle of Chickamauga. Both wounds were of a very serious nature but he rallied and in time regained his health. After the first wound he was shot through the breast and the bullet took off a piece of the vertebra, but he was at the head of his command again in six weeks, and after his second wound he was again soon back with his command. He served at the front until the war was ended and then returned home, subsequent to which he was elected probate judge of Morrow county. He held that office for two terms and filled other official positions. Rhoda A. is the wife of Harrison Rhodes, a merchant of Omaha, Nebraska. Washington, who is living in Albion, Michigan, is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University of Delaware, Ohio, and after the completion of his school course he entered the Methodist ministry, devoting twelve years to that work. Prior to this time he was graduated from the Albany Law School and practiced law at Grand Rapids" Michigan. He had fine oratorical powers and became famous in the ministry, occupying the pulpits of the Methodist church in Jackson, Kalamazoo, Iona and other cities in Michigan, and also

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in Cincinnati, Ohio. Resigning from the ministry, he became a lecturer at, Albion College in Michigan, and while connected with that institution he received the unanimous nomination of the republican party for secretary of state but was defeated. He was twice again nominated by acclamation and both times elected. At the time of his first nomination the entire ticket 'Was defeated. After his term of office had expired he was nominated and elected in the third Michigan district to the national house of congress and is now serving for the fourth term in that office, being elected by increased majorities each time. He, too, has a splendid record as a soldier in the Civil war, having enlisted in October, 1861, at Mansfield, Ohio, in Company D, Sixty-fifth Ohio Infantry, with which he served as commissary sergeant. He was severely wounded in the knee cap May 14, 18(54. Recovering from his injuries, he was mustered out on the expiration of his three years' term. His life has been one of intense activity and of usefulness to his fellowmen through his service on the field of battle, in behalf of moral progress and in political circles. There were five brothers in the army and all are still living. Mary D. Gardner, the ninth member of the family, became the wife of William H. Hodgson, a passenger conductor on the Texas-Pacific Railroad, and died February 8, 1906. Sarah, the youngest member of the family, is the wife of H. E. Goldthwaite, a land agent at Marengo, who has served as treasurer of his county.

Isaac N. Gardner, who was the sixth in order of birth in the family of John L. Gardner, was reared on the home farm and after attending the country schools in Ohio he studied at Hillsdale College, in Michigan, and in Cornell College, Iowa. He engaged in teaching school for some time and became a capable educator. At the age of twenty he enlisted for service in the Civil war at Camp Chase, in Columbus, Ohio, in 18132, becoming a member of Company C, Eighty-eighth Ohio Infantry. He was mustered out at Columbus in January, 1864, and then enlisted in the Twenty-seventh United States Colored Troops as first lieutenant. Soon after he received his commission as captain of the company and was ordered to report to Governor Brough at Columbus, Ohio, after which he was assigned to recruiting for a month. He then went to the front with his company and participated in the engagements of Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, the battles of Fort Fisher and Goldsboro, North Carolina, and marched with Sherman to Raleigh, remaining in the service until Lee's surrender. After the war he returned to Ohio, where he spent some time, and then proceeded to Missouri, where he lived for one year. He came to Iowa in 1868, settling in Valley township, Pottawattamie county, where he bought land, upon which he resided until the spring of 1892. He has since given supervision to his farm, owning two hundred acres of rich and productive land, and in connection with its cultivation he engages in the raising of cattle and hogs.

In 1878 Mr. Gardner was [was] married to Miss Emily Kearney, who was born in the state of New York in 1854. They have six children: Frank, who resides in Council Bluffs; Gerald T., residing in Wyoming; Chester A., of Council Bluffs; Mark, on the home farm; Irene, a teacher; and Harry, at home. They also lost one son in infancy, James L.

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The parents are members of the Congregational church and Mr. Gardner is a member of William Layton post, of which he is a past commander. His political support is giv,en to the republican party and he has four times served as mayor of Oakland. This is a record of which he has every reason to be proud, for it indicates his regard of duty, his business integrity and tangible interest in the public welfare. In business he is ever reliable and trustworthy. In citizenship he has a most excellent record and is today as true and loyal to his country in time of peace as when he followed the old flag on southern battlefields.

The name of Rudolph Toller was well known for many years in connection with the commercial interests of Council Bluffs. He arrived in this city in 1869 and continued to make his home within its borders until his demise. He was born in Hanover, Germany, on the 19th of March, 1840, his parents being Henry and Adelede Toller. The mother died in Hanover, after which the father came to the United States, leaving his two children there. He settled in Baltimore, Maryland, but was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, for he died of yellow fever two years later.

Rudolph Toller was thus left an orphan and was reared by relatives and friends in Hanover, Germany. He attended the common schools there and acquired a good education. After putting aside his text-books he began to learn the carpenter's trade, which he followed in his native town until he was twenty-eight years of age. Attracted by the opportunities of the new world he then sailed for America, and when he landed in this country made his way direct to Lafayette, Indiana. After a brief residence there he removed to Council Bluffs, reaching this city in October, 1869. Here he began work at the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a few months, and in the spring of 1870 he accepted a position with the Kansas City Railway Company as car inspector. He was thus employed for several years and in the meantime lived frugally and economically, thereby being enabled to save from his earnings a sum sufficient to purchase a small stock of groceries. He then went in business on his own account on Main street and conducted his store for three years, when he sold out. On the expiration of that period he returned to his old position with the railroad company, serving as car inspector altogether for about fourteen years. In 1892, however, he again returned to commercial lines, purchasing the store which he had previously owned. Here he soon built up a large business, more than doubling his stock in order to meet the growing demand of his trade. He continued in the business throughout his remaining days, organizing the Rudolph Toller Company, which was incorporated in 1902. His patronage grew to extensive proportions and the business became a very profitable one. In addition to his mercantile interests Mr. Toller also operate in real estate and owned much valuable property in Council Bluffs,

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L. Toller, the secretary; and Anna E. Toller, the treasurer. They own one of the largest general stores in the southern part of the city, having a dry-goods department at No. 919 South Main street and a grocery department at No. 1001 South Main street. The name of Toller in this city is synonymous with business enterprise and commercial integrity and the establishments which are still being conducted by the family are a monument to the thrift, industry and perseverance of their founder, Rudolph Toller.

Ferdinand Meyers, deceased, became a resident of Council Bluffs in 1866 and was here engaged in cabinet-making, carpentering and other lines of business for many years, being thus closely associated with the industrial interests of the city. A native of Germany, he was born in the fatherland on the 20th of October, 1839. His parents there spent their entire lives, passing away, however, during the early manhood of their son Ferdinand. The father was particularly well educated and was an influential resident of his community. Realizing the value of intellectual training and mental discipline, he gave to his son Ferdinand good educational privileges.

The latter was just twenty years of age when he sailed for America. Attractive stories had reached him concerning the opportunities of the new world and, ambitious to secure advancement in business life, he determined to seek a home and fortune on this side the Atlantic. After arriving at New York city he made his way to Lafayette, Indiana, where he continued for but a short time, when the Civil war broke out and he espoused the cause of his adopted country to defend the old flag of the Union. It was in 1861 that he enlisted as a private of the Tenth Indiana Battery, with which he served until the close of the war, having in the meantime re-enlisted as a veteran. He took part in many of the important engagements which led up to the final victory that crowned the Union arms and when hostilities had ceased he was honorably discharged in 1865. He had been promoted from private, to sergeant, second and first lieutenant and was commissioned as captain in the Tenth Indiana Battery by Governor Oliver P. Morton.

Soon after his return home from the war Mr. Meyers was married, in Lafayette, Indiana, to Miss Emma S. Fuss, a native of Germany and a daughter of John Henry and Clara (Schmidt) Fuss, who came to America in 1849, settling near Detroit, Michigan, where the father engaged in farming for several years. He and his wife spent their last years at the home of their son-in-law, Mr. Meyers of this review.

Fifteen children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, twelve of whom are yet living, namely: Clara, who is residing with her mother and is the principal of the Twentieth Avenue school in Council Bluffs; Ida, the wife

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of J. W. Smith, of this city; Emma, who is employed as a bookkeeper here and lives with her mother; Laura, the wife of Clarence Judson, whose home is in Seattle, Washington; Katherine, a teacher in the public schools of Oak Park, Illinois; Adele, the wife of Frank I. Capell, a prominent attorney of Council Bluffs; Ferdinand T., who is engaged in the lumber business in Seattle; George I., a lieutenant in the navy, who was graduated at Annapolis with the class of 1902 and who married Elizabeth Claggett; Nina, Virginia and Maud, all at home; and James, who also lives at home and is connected with the Carpenter Paper Company of Omaha. The children of the family now deceased are Albert, Julia and Arthur.

Following his marriage of Mr. Meyers resided for a short time in Lafayette, Indiana, and then came to Council Bluffs in 1866. Here he began cabinet-making, which he followed for several years, and subsequently he engaged in carpenter work for some time. In connection with his brother-in-law, Mr. Fuss, he was afterward connected with a number of different kinds of business in the city until he decided to give up all hard work. He then entered the employ of the government and for several years was a letter carrier in Council Bluffs. He died February 23, 1898, and his death was a matter of sincere regret to many friends. He held membership in the Grand Army post and he gave his political support to the republican party but was never an office seeker. His interest in public affairs, however, was deep and sincere and led to his active co-operation in many movements for the public good. In fact he was at all times as loyal to his country and her welfare as when he followed the old flag upon the southern battlefields. Mrs. Meyers and her children are all members of the First Presbyterian church here. She owns a nice residence "on the hill" at No. 401 Park avenue, where the family reside.

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