Biographies: Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Annette Lucas ClintonRoots@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF CLINTON RESIDENTS From the book "The History of Clinton County Iowa" by L. P. Allen (1879) Pages 669-697 WILLIAM ABBE, passenger conductor on the C. &. N. W. Railroad; residence corner Tenth avenue and Fifth streets; is a native of Linn Co., Iowa, and was born July 10, 1843; his parents were among the earliest settlers of Linn Co., and came there in 1838; his father was a member of Seventh and Eighth Legislative Assemblies of the State of Iowa. William was brought up and lived in Linn Co., until 16 years of age; then went to Ohio, and upon the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in the three-months service in the Eighth Ohio Infantry; he afterward enlisted in the Ninth Regiment Iowa Infantry, Co. K, and served three years. He was in all the battles of the regiment. After the war, he engaged in railroading, and has been connected with the Chicago & North-Western Railroad since April, 1866, when he removed to Clinton. On the 15th of July, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Estella Clendenning, from Salem, Ohio; they have two daughters -- Edith and Mary; they have lost one daughter -- Pearl. GEORGE ALLEN, of the firm of Owen & Allen, Clinton Boiler Works, is a native of England, and was born in 1828; he emigrated to America in 1850, and came to Iowa and located in Lyons in 1856; he started a restaurant and began making vinegar; he was afterward engaged in the wholesale liquor and cigar and glassware trade, and carried on the business for some years; he became interested in the Clinton Brewery about two years ago; it is the oldest brewery here and they do a large business; Mr. Allen became associated with Mr. Owens in the Clinton Boiler Works in 1878, but previous to that had been in the same business. He has held the office of city Alderman in Lyons. In 1859, he married Elizabeth Fovargue; she was born in England, but came to Iowa when only 7 years of age; they have two children -- George and Thomas; he has two children by a former wife -- William and Emma. A. M. ANGUISH, dealer in hats and caps and gents' furnishing goods, No. 208 Fifth avenue; is a native of Syracuse N.Y.; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in 1869, and engaged in his present business; it was the first house established in Clinton in his line of goods, and he has built up a large business and does a leading trade. Dr. A. L. ANKENY, capitalist; residence, one-half mile west of Lyons, on Section 25; P. O. Clinton; one of the oldest and best known citizens of Lyons and Clinton; he is a native of Jo Daviess Co., Ill.; was born March 13, 1828; son of John and Mary Ankeny, nee Kimmel; his father came to Illinois in 1818, and was one of the earliest settlers of that State; he kept the hotel in Kasakaskia during the first session of the Legislature; he and two of his sons were in the Black Hawk war; they were stationed at White Oak Springs, twelve miles from Galena; Dr. A. L. was the youngest of the family, and recollects many little things that happened during the war; he distinctly remembers the time when the Indian chief Peppernong, chief of the Pottawatomies, came to his father's house at Elkhorn Grove, Ill., at midnight, to warn the family to flee for safety, as the Indians were coming; Dr. Ankeny lived in Jo Daviess Co. untill 14 years of age, then entered school at Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., Ill.; he studied medicine at Elizabethtown, near Galena, and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in the winter of 1848-49; he came to Iowa and located at Lyons in April, 1850, and engaged in the practice of medicine; he pursued his profession for some years, and since then he has been dealing in real estate. He has been actively identified with the interests and improvements of Lyons and Clinton for the past thirty years. In 1851, Dr. Ankeny married Miss Valeria M. Perrin, a native of Indiana; her parents came here in 1837, and were among the earliest settlers; Dr. and Mrs. Ankeny have six children -- Maud, Harry K., Maggie, B. Frank, Belle, and Mollie. CHARLES ARLEN, of the firm of Charles Arlen & Son, manufacturers of soda water, lemon beer and pure grape wine, and agents for Peaslee's bottled ale and porter and Milwaukee lager beer, cor. Sixth av. and First st.; was born in Germany April 1, 1820; he emigrated to this country in 1837, and lived in Buffalo, N.Y., ten years, and from there emigrated to Wisconsin, living in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac until 1865; while living in Fond du Lac, he held the office of City Marshal two terms, and the office of Deputy Sheriff for two years; he came to Clinton in 1865; engaged in shoemaking; in 1870, he began bottling lemon beer, and in 1872, began bottling pop, and in 1873, they engaged in a general bottling business; they have built up a large trade and have established a high reputation for their goods; they also make a very superior article of grape wine. Mr. Arlen married Magdalena Hornberger, a native of Claye, France; they have three children -- Francis W., born in Buffalo; Magdalena and Edward A., both born in Sheboygan, Wis. Mr. Arlen joined the Saratoga Lodge in the Order of Odd Fellows, in Buffalo, in 1844; he is a member and Past Grand of Walhalla Lodge of Clinton. EDWARD A. ARLEN, of the firm of Arlen & Son; was born in Sheboygan, Wis., Aug. 26, 1849; he lived there and in Fond du Lac until 1865, when he came with his parents to Clinton; he has been engaged in business with his father since 1868, and has charge of the manufacturing department of the business. He married Miss Eliza Fisher, a native of Vienna, Aug. 28, 1871; they have three children -- Charles A., Francis L., and Edith F.; they lost one daughter -- Carrie. GEORGE ARNOLD, engineer of passenger train on C. & N. W. Railroad; residence Second avenue, west of Fifth street; is a native of England, and was born Sept. 14, 1836; he came to America when 16 years of age. He came West to Chicago in 1853, and entered the employ of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, and lived at Babcock's Grove, now Lombard, near Chicago. He came to Clinton in 1864, and since then, for fifteen years, has run an engine on this division of the road; he has been in the employ of the road for twenty-five years, and he was never laid off a day, since running on the road, through misconduct; he runs passenger train from Clinton to Boone. He belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Knights of Pythias, and the Order of Workmen. In January, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Conner, from New York; they have four children -- Mary, Robert, Nellie, and Eddie. E. S. BAILEY, attorney and counselor at law, Post Office Block; is a native of Ashtabula, Ohio; he attended school there; entered Union College, and graduated in 1849; he studied law at Hamilton and Syracuse, N.Y. and was admitted to the bar in 1853; he came to Iowa, and located in Clinton Co., Nov. 10, 1855, and engaged in the practice of law at De Witt. During the war, he was commissioned Paymaster in the army, and served three years, and was mustered out April 30, 1866; he returned to Clinton Co., and since then, has practiced law here. Maj. Bailey has been attorney for the C. & N. W. R. R. since 1867. P. S. BANNISTER, of the firm of Bannister Bros., proprietors of the Oriental Mills, is a native of Lawrence Co., N. Y.; born in 1841; when 15 years of age, his parents removed to Whiteside Co., Ill., where he lived until coming to Clinton, in 1870; he engaged in the grain and pork trade; the following year engaged in the milling business; they do both custom and merchant business, and have built up a good trade. Mr. Bannister enlisted in the 75th Regt., Ill. V.I., Co. C; served in the Army of the Cumberland, and was in every battle of the regiment, among them, Perryville, Resaca, Chickamauga, Stone River, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and Atlanta. He went out as Sergeant of the company; was promoted to First Lieutenant. In 1877, Mr. Bannister married Miss Sadie Bentley, a native of Syracuse, N. Y. GEORGE G. BAUDER, of the firm of Smith & Bauder, law and real estate, Toll Block; is a native of Bridgeport, Conn., but was brought up in Rochester, N.Y.; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in December, 1868, and entered the employ of J. C. Bucher as book-keeper; he afterward engaged in the crockery business, and has been in his present business for the past six years; he is also engaged in manufacturing spring-beds, of the firm of Bauder & Co., on Front street; they are building up a large trade. Mr. Bauder married Miss Sue Bucher Feb 14, 1878; she is a native of this county; was the second child born in Clinton; is a daughter of the late J. C. Bucher. PETER BENT, proprietor of the Iowa Central House; is a native of Lewis Co., N. Y., where he was brought up and received his education; with his father, he was engaged in manufacturing cheese; they operated three large factories in Lewis and St. Lawrence Cos., taking the mile from 500 to 1,000 cows at each factory; they carried on the business more estensively than any firm in Northern New York; during the winter season, they were engaged in dealing furs. Mr. Bent came to Iowa in 1869, and located in Clarence, Cedar Co., and engaged in banking; established the house of Bent & Cotrell; he continued in the business with Mr. Cotrell until recently; in 1876, they came in possession of the Iowa Central House, and it became necessary for Mr. Bent to come here in the interest of their investment; eh has remained here since then, still retaining interest in the bank until June of the present year, when he retired from the firm, and became sole owner of the Iowa Central House, the largest hotel in this section of the State. Mr. Bent married Miss Nancy M. Cotrell, a native of Lewis Co., N. Y.; they have one son -- Byron D.; he is in a bank in Cedar Rapids. C. M. Bice, attorney at law, Toll Block; is a native of Canada; he was brought up and attended school there, and went through the B. A. course; during his collegiate course, he also took an honorary course, and received his degree; in 1870, he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated in 1872; after graduating, he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Michigan; he came to Iowa the same year and located at Clinton, and since then has practiced his profession here; he is attorney for the Perpetual Building Association. Mr. Bice married Miss Anna Bothwell, of Dubuque, Dec. 20, 1874; they have one son -- Edward M. S. J. Bishop, proprietor of the Farmers' Mills; was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1835; he was brought up and lived there until 1864, when he came to Iowa, and located in Clinton, and engaged in the grocery trade for several years, and then engaged in the milling business; he does both custom and merchant work, and has built up a good trade; it is the oldest mill in Clinton. Mr. Bishop has held the office of School Director, and was a member of the City Council four years. He married Miss E. A. Woodruff, of Onondaga Co., N. Y.; they have two children -- Alletta E. and Willie C. Henry F. Bowers, law, real estate and abstracts; is a native of Baltimore, Md., and was born in 1837; he was brought up and attended school there; after reaching manhood, he came to Iowa and located in Clinton County; the railroad was then completed as far as De Witt; he says he went on the railroad as far as he could and jumped off; engaged in farming until 1860, then engaged in the cabinet business, and entered the office of Clerk of the Courts, and afterward served as Deputy Recorder; in 1870, he was elected Recorder of Clinton County, and was, in 1872, re-elected by the largest majority on a party vote with one exception (Mr. Chase); he holds special commission as Aid-de-Camp on the Governor's staff, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel of cavalry. Mr. Bowers married Miss Emma V. Crawford, a native of Belmont Co., Ohio, Oct. 25, 1870; she died Oct. 23, 1878, leaving three children -- Clyde C., Homer R., and Emma V. Mr. Bowers has given much attention to the study of geology; has one of the finest collections of geological and mineralogical and fossil specimens in the State. J. W. Brentlinger, manager of the Union Iron Works; a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., and resided there until 1861. Enlisted in the Friend Rifles, of Pittsburgh, a company armed and equipped at their own expense; by vote, joined Sickle's Brigade (Co. E.), 70th N.Y.S.V. He was in all the battles from Williamsburg to Gettysburg and a number of others; was in the service over three years; he came to Iowa, and was in Adjutant Baker's office in Davenport for two years, and then engaged in the iron and machinist's trade; he has had the management of the Union Iron Works for several years past; they do a large business, employing about fifty men; they manufacture saw-mill machinery, largely, and do an extensive business. Mr. Brentlinger married Miss Annie Robinson, a native of Pittsburgh; they have five children, all sons. B. C. Brown, foreman of the large lower mill of W. J. Young & Co.; is a native of New York State and was born at Elton, near Buffalo, March 19, 1840; he grew up to manhood there, and, in 1860, went to Fond du Lac, Wis., and remained there five years; he returned to Rochester, N.Y. and came to Iowa and located at Clinton in 1865, and has been connected with the mills since then; he has held the position of foreman of Mr. Young's mill since 1872. The spalt and shingle mill in use in this mill, and in all the mills here, was invented and patented by Mr. Brown in January, 1877; it is acknowledged to be the best in use by such men as W. J. Young & Co., C. Lamb & Sons, and the Clinton Lumber Co. Mr. Brown ahs also made improvements in several other machines now in use in the mills. He married Miss Mary Wilber, a native of Rochester, N. Y. in 1865. George Bryant, of the firm of Drake & Bryant, carriage and wagon making, Second street, was born in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vt., Nov. 29, 1824. When 16 years of age, he went to New York, where he learned his trade of his present partner, Mr. Drake. Mr. Bryant came to Iowa and arrived in Clinton March 1, 1856, and engaged in his present business; his first shop was on Front street, corner of Third avenue. He has been in this business longer than any one in Clinton; there were only a few houses here when he came. He married Elizabeth Abbey, of Onondaga Co., N.Y., Dec. 13, 1866; they have had two sons and one daughter and lost them all -- Milo, aged 4 years 8 months and 12 days; William, 2 years 4 months and 10 days; and Alice, 1 year 8 months and 20 days. John Byng, retired; Riverside; is a native of England, and was born in 1820, he grew up to manhood there, and came to America in 1842. He went to Wisconsin and engaged in farming for a short time, then returned to England. In the spring of 1850, he again came to America; he came to Iowa the same year and located in Clinton Co., about seven miles west of Camanche. He engaged in farming until 1868, when he bought an interest in the mills at Riverside, and the firm became Lamb, Byng & Co.; they continued in the business until January 1878, when he disposed of his interest in C. Lamb & Son. Since then, he has retired from active business. He married Elizabeth Bird, from England, and they lived together until her death in February, 1874, leaving one son, Enoch F. In October, 1876, he married Emma Hulme, a native of England. Mr. Byng had nothing when he began life, and his success is owing to the industry and good management of himself and wife. Enoch F. Byng, his son was in the army; he enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Regiment Iowa Infantry; he was wounded before Atlanta; he resigned his commission of First Lieutenant on account of the wounds he received there. After his return, he was in the County Treasurer's office for one year; he was with his father in the mills here, and was foreman of the yard; he went to Paducah in 1877, and is now engaged in the saw-mill business there. Ed. H. Callender, dealer in guns, revolvers, fishing-tackle, etc., No. 215 Fifth avenue, Clinton; is a native of Michigan and was born Aug. 16, 1850 ; his parents came to Fulton in 1851, and in 1853 they removed across the river to Lyons, where he was brought up. There are few persons his age now living in Clinton Co. that have been here as long as he has; he has been engaged in business here since 1872; he is connected with the Knights of Pythias Endowment Rank, and also is connected with the Order of Workmen. On the 28th of November, 1872, he married Miss Carrie A. Evans, a native of New Hampshire; they have two children -- Lilly Belle and Carrie E. John O. Chapman, Master Mechanic of the Iowa Division of the Chicago Division of the Chicago & North-Western R. R.; is a native of Hartford, Conn., and was born Aug. 19, 1832. He learned the trade of machinist; after serving an apprenticeship of five years, he ran a locomotive for some years; he held the position of Master Mechanic of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, and also held the position of Superintendent of the Woodruff Iron Works. He has letters from the management of both of these corporations, testifying to his superior ability as a mechanical engineer. He came West and accepted the position of Chief Engineer of the famous Calumet and Hecla Copper Mine at Lake Superior, Mich., and the first heavy machinery in that mine was placed there under his direction. He became connected with the North-Western Railroad in February, 1877, for one year having charge of the shops at Boone, and the following year was transferred to Clinton as general Master Mechanic of the Iowa Division of the C. & N. W. R. R. He is a self-made man, and has earned his position by his own efforts. He married Miss Louisa Martinson, a native of the city of New York, June 13, 1857; they have three sons and two daughters. C. W. Chase, attorney at law, of the firm of Chase & Monroe, Post Office Block; is a native of Loudon, N. H. He received his education in that State, graduating at New Hampton Seminary and entered Dartmouth College in 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He enlisted in the 12th N. H. V. I. and was commissioned Captain of Co. G.; was wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg; he remained in the service about three years. He came to Iowa in 1865, located in Clinton, and engaged in the practice of law; in 1870 he was elected Clerk of the Courts of Clinton Co.; re-elected in 1872, holding that office four years; since then, he has practiced his profession here; he has also held town and school offices. He married Miss Susan M. Coe, of Lake Village, N. H., in 1862; they have four children -- Kate M., Charles P., Annie Laurie and a little girl not named. W. F. Coan, President of the Clinton National Bank; is a native of Seneca Co., N. Y., a son of Dr. C. C. Coan and Sarah M. Coan, who are both still living at Ovid, in that county. Mr. Coan grew up to manhood there, came to Iowa and located in Clinton in August, 1856; he engaged in real estate and banking until 1865, when he organized the Clinton National Bank; he was elected President of the bank, and has served in that position since its organization; he has been actively identified with the interests of the city and county since 1856. Mr. Coan married Miss Catharine L. Peck, of Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., N. Y. in 1842; they have five children -- Francis L. (now Mrs. Judge Hayes), Stella (now Mrs. A. G. Ewing), Claudine H., Claudius C., and William F. Jr., at home. Jesse J. Cole, firm of Harroun & Cole, blacksmiths, Fifth avenue; was born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1835; lived there until 20 years of age; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in March 1856, and learned his trade here; he served in the army two years, in the 20th I. V. I.; he has been engaged in business here since 1870. He married Miss Margaret Gilmore, of this city, in 1865. Capt. S. C. Comstock, yard master of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad at Clinton; is a native of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., N. Y; was born in 1835; he began railroading at an early age; he came West, and was connected with the Illinois Central Railroad for some years; he was conductor of a passenger train on that road when the war broke out; he resigned his position and enlisted in the Railroad Regiment -- 89th Ill. V. I., and was commissioned Captain Co. I; he was wounded May 27, 1864, and was also slightly wounded at the battle of Stone River; after the war, he returned, was given his old position as conductor on the Illinois Central Railroad, but was obliged to give it up on account of injuries received from an accident on his train; he engaged in contracting and building the Houston & Great Northern Railroad in Texas; also, had a contract on the Chicago & Alton Railroad; he was appointed to his present position Dec. 2, 1876. He married Miss Fidelia L. Evans, of New Hampshire; they have one daughter -- May. E. Conant, Street Commissioner; is a native of Susquehanna Co., Penn., and was born Feb. 26, 1825; he was raised in Lockport, N. Y.; came to Illinois in 1852, and was conductor on the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad; he ran the first passenger train that reached Fulton City Dec. 5, 1855; in March, 1857, he began to run a steamboat across the river to Fulton for the old Iowa & Nebraska Railroad; continued four years; he engaged in the milling business with Mr. Hofman, running a small mill for six years; then bought the stone mill and rebuilt it and sold it to Mr. Lamb; in the summer of 1867, with others, he built the Farmers' Mills, at a cost of over $20,000 and ran the mills, with his partner, until 1878. Mr. Conant has served as City Alderman five years, Town Trustee five years, and Poor Director. In 1845, he married Miss Harriet E. Webb; she was born in Ohio, but was brought up in New York; they have one daughter -- Edna L. Aylett R. Cotton, attorney and counselor at law, Opera House Block; native of Trumbull Co., Ohio; born Nov. 29, 1826; attended school there; attended Cottage Hill academy at Ellsworth, Ohio, two years; when 17 years of age, came with his parents to Iowa; they landed in Davenport May 5, 1844; came to Clinton co. June 18, 1844; fall of same year, he returned to Ohio and taught school; the following summer, entered Alleghany College at Meadville, Penn.; engaged in teaching in Fayette Co., Tenn., for two years; returned to Clinton Co. and read law; admitted to the bar in 1848; spring of 1849, went overland to California; returned in 1851, and engaged in law practice at De Witt; August, 1851, was elected County Judge; resigned in 1853; following year he removed to Lyons; was elected Prosecuting Attorney; held office of Mayor of Lyons from December, 1855 until 1857; was member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1857; member of House of Representatives of Iowa in 1868 and 1870; during the last term, was Speaker of the House; was Representative from this district to the Forty-second Congress; re-elected to the Forty-third Congress. He married Miss Hattie E. Walker; she was born in Pennsylvania; her parents came to Iowa when she was an infant. W. P. Cubbage, (retired), residence, Ninth avenue; is a native of Kent Co., Del., and was born Sept. 12, 1812; he was brought up and lived there until 1837, when he stared for the West; he walked all the way through the State of Pennsylvania, and came up the river as far as Galena; he landed there April 17, 1837; he arrived there without money or friends, without education and experience; but he says he had something, and that was the "bilious fever"; in 1840, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa, and made a claim in Washington Township, and began making a farm; he was one of the earliest settlers in that county; he returned to Galena, and, after clerking in a store two years, he started in business for himself with a cash capital of $93; he remained there thirteen years, and came, in 1855, to Jackson Co., and was engaged in mercantile business and farming, and carried on a brick-yard, and remained there until 1868, when he sold his property and retired from active business, and removed to Clinton, and since then has resided here. He is Vice President of the Fourth street Building Association, and has held the office of Assessor. Mr. Cubbage owes his success in life to his own efforts. He has been married three times; he has four daughters, two of whom are married. George M. Curtis, of the firm of Curtis Bros. & Co., manufacturers of sash, doors, blinds and moldings, corner of Second street and Thirteenth avenue; is a native of Oxford, Chenango Co., N. Y., and was born April 1, 1844; he came to Illinois in 1856; he came to Iowa, and located in Clinton in 1867, and established their present business. They began business in the small building adjoining the Farmers' Mills; in 1869, they purchased of Toll & Ankeny the mill property they now occupy; they have built up a large business, which extends throughout the West and South; they manufacture more extensively than any similar house in the State, and employ from 175 to 200 hands; they also dispose of the entire product of building-paper made by the Lyons Paper Company. Mr. Curtis married Miss Ettie Lewis, of Michigan, Sept. 4, 1872; they have one son - - Lewis, born Aug. 23, 1878. Chris Dahm, manager for J. H. C. Peterson & Sons, dry goods house, 218 Fifth avenue; is a native of Schleswig, Germany; was born Feb. 22, 1849; he came to America in March, 1874; he engaged in the mercantile business in Moline, Ill., having the management of the business there three years; he came to Clinton in April, 1879; while living in Moline, he was elected President of the Scandinavian Co-operative Home Association, an organization chartered by the State for the purpose of buying land farther west, to establish a colony. He is connected with the Swedish Olive Lodge, I. 0. 0. F.; upon leaving Moline, he was presented by the Lodge with a handsome ebony, gold-headed cane, inscribed-" Presented to C. Dahm by the members of Swedish Olive Lodge, No. 583, I. 0. 0. F." J. S. DARLING, attorney at law, Post Office Block, Fifth avenue; is a native of Niagara, Canada; born March 3, 1830; when 10 years of age, his father removed to the London District, near St. Thomas; he received a common-school education, and, when 18 years of age, he went to Oberlin, Ohio, and studied two years, then returned to Canada, and commenced reading law; in 1850, he came with his parents to Iowa, and located in Jackson Co.; he went east with his brother, Thomas C. Darling, now of Kansas, and attended the State and National Law School, at Ballston Spa, and also attended the same institution, after its removal to Poughkeepsie; he was admitted to the bar Aug. 11, 1853, and was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State at the same time; he returned to Iowa, and located at Sabula, where he practiced law until 1870, then came to Clinton, and since then has practiced here. He was elected County Judge of Jackson Co. in 1867, and served two years. He married Miss Charlotte F. Cheney, a native of Essex Co., N.Y.; they have one son-Douglass Jerold, now in the law department of the State University. E. M. DAVIS, owner of Davis' Opera House, and Davis' Opera House Block, corner Second street and Sixth avenue ; is a native of Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Penn.; he was left an orphan when 4 years of age, and had not a relative in the world. He was apprenticed to the machinist's trade, studying nights, and learning what he could in that way; when 19 years of age, he ran an engine. In 1852, he came West to Indiana; in the following year came to Chicago, and was engineer on the old Galena & Chicago Union Railroad. He held the position of master mechanic of theNew Albany & Salem Railroad for some years; when he resigned his position, he was presented by the employes of the road with an elegant English chronometer gold watch inscribed as follows Presented to E. M. Davis, master mechanic of the New Albany & Salem Railroad, by the employes, as a token of their regard ; Michigan City, Ind., Aug. 21, 1858." He was in the army during the war, and served over three years, and was connected with the railroad transportation department. In October, 1845, he married Miss Margaret Waters, from Schuylkill Co., Penn. They came to Clinton, November, 1865; since coming here, Mr. Davis has been very successful in his investments; in 1876, he built, on the corner of Sixth avenue and Second street, the finest business block in Clinton Co. ; it fronts ninety-five feet on Second street, and eighty-seven feet on Sixth avenue, and is five stories in height; there is a high stone basement under the whole building extending out under the sidewalk all round; the first floor is finished off in five stores, all occupied; the second floor is finished off in offices, all large and commodious, and finely frescoed; there is also a nice Music Hall, with ante-rooms adjoining, on the south side of this floor, in the rear of the front offices; the Opera House occupies the third and fourth floors of the building, and it is one of the finest audience-rooms in the West, and will seat 2,000 persons; there is not a pillar or post, or obstruction of any kind on the first floor or gallery; the gallery is held up by strong iron rods from the top of the building, attached to the main trusses that span the building; the dome in the center of the hall is finely frescoed, and paintings representing the four seasons; outside of the dome, the portraits of celebrated authors are represented, and on either side of the drop-curtain are the portraits of Shakespeare and Forrest; the drop-curtain represents a fine scene on Lake Como, Italy.; the hail is lighted with the sun-burner, with eighty-one jets, the same kind that is used in McCormick's Hall, Chicago; the hall contains a Hallett & Davis orchestra grand piano, made expressly for the Opera Hall at a cost of $1,500 ; the hall has a large and commodious stage with four dressing- rooms attached; there is a large plug with pipe attached, to be used in case of fire; there is still another floor above the Opera Hall; the hall is well ventilated, the chimneys being double with an eight-inch space for ventilation; the building is complete throughout, in every respect, and is a credit to any city in the West. It reflects great credit on the energy and enterprise of its owner, Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis also owns other property, including Davis' addition to Clinton, and the limekilns and stone quarries on the river below the mills, embracing twelve acres of valuable property. Mr. Davis is emphatically a self- made man, being an orphan from a child, with no education only what he obtained studying nights, and he never had a dollar given him; he worked his way unaided and alone. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have one daughter-Laura Margaret, now attending the high school. W. E. DRAKE, proprietor of the "Chicago Store," Opera House Block; corner Sixth avenue and Second street; dealer in dry goods, trimmings and notions; native of Dutchess Co., N. Y.; upon reaching manhood, he went to Chicago where he was connected with mercantile business for nine years; he came to Clinton in 1877, and engaged in his present business, and is building up a good trade. JAY H. DUNHAM, of the firm of Leslie, Dunham & Co., dealers in groceries and provisions, Fifth avenue; is a native of Kalamazoo, Mich; born July 17,1849; when 9 years of age, he came with his parents to Iowa; they located at Lyons; he received his education there; engaged in the grocery business, and since continued it. The firm of Leslie, Dunham & Co. have built up a large and leading trade. Mr. Dunham is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the A. O. U. W. ADAM DUNN, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Clinton; is a native of County Antrim, near Belfast, Ireland, and emigrated to America when only 14 years. He lived in Monroe Co., N. Y., until the fall of 1839, when he and his brother came to Iowa, to Clinton Co., and bought a claim. The following summer, he returned to New York State, and came out here again in the fall; the next summer, it being very sickly, he again went to York State, and remained two and a half years; then came back to this county and located where he now lives, near Clinton. He is one of the early settlers of this county; there are few here now that were here when he came. He had nothing when he began life; by industry and good management, he now owns 500 acres of good land. He married Elizabeth Crawshaw, a native of England, in 1845; she came to America with her parents when only 7 years of age; they have three children -- William, who is married and living in this county; Alice Ann, who married Reuben Huntoon, of Evanston, Ill., and lives in this county; and Elizabeth Frances, at home. JOHN EDEN, firm of Eden & Hansen, manufacturers of vinegar, Second avenue; was born in Germany, in 1833; came to America in 1853, and in the following year, came to Clinton Co.; worked at brick-making until January, 1878, when he engaged in manufacturing vinegar. He is the oldest ,German settler in Clinton. He married Dora Heide, a native of Germany, in 1864; they have three children -- Lizzie, John and Emma. A. G. EWING, Superintendent of W. J. Young~ & Co.'s lumber-yards; is a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., and was born Feb. 11, 1838; he was brought up and attended school there, and completed his education at Jefferson CoIlege, Cannonsburg, Penn., where he graduated in 1860; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in 1865, and engaged in mercantile business, the firm being Ewing & Young; for the past three years, he has been connected with W. J. Young & Co., holding the position of Superintendent of the yards. He is a member of the City Council, and is serving his second term. He married Miss Stella C. Coan, daughter of W. F. Coan President of the Clinton National Bank, Dec. 21, 1871 ; they have two daughters -- Kate and Sarah. GEORGE W. EYRE, of the firm of Leake & Eyre, proprietors of the Central Market, Fifth avenue; is a native of .England, and emigrated to America in 1858; he lived in Pennsylvania ten years, came to Iowa and located in Clinton, in 1868; he has been associated with Mr. Leake, in his present business, for the past five years, and they have built up a large trade; he was in the army in Pennsylvania when that State was invaded during the war. Mr. Eyre married Miss Maria Stephens, of Schuylkill Co., Penn.; they have one daughter-Mary E. D. Eyre. P. J. FARNSWORTH, physician and surgeon, Sixth avenue; is a native of Burlington, Vt. ; he received his education there; he studied medicine and graduated in Vermont, in 1857; he graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in the city of New York, in 1860; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., and since has practiced here; only one practicing physician here now was here when he came; since 1870, he has been one of the Professors of the State University, and fills the chair of Materia Medica. Dr. Farnsworth has given much attention to geology, and has the nucleus of a fine cabinet of specimens. At the annual meeting of the State Medical Society, at Davenport, Dr. Farnsworth was appointed a delegate to the International Medical Congress, to be held in Amsterdam, Holland, in September, 1879. Dr. Farnsworth married Elizabeth D. Eaton, a native of Maine; they have one daughter-Florence. J. D. FEGAN, abstracts and dealer in real estate, Fifth avenue; was born in Franklin Co., Penn., July 26, 1831 ; he learned the tailor trade when 18 years of age; he came to Iowa in 1849; after spending a short time in Scott and Jefferson Cos., he came to Clinton Co. June 7, 1850, and located in Elk River Township; engaged as clerk in a Store and worked at his trade. He married, on Aug. 26, 1851, Miss Ann M. Potts, a native of Wisconsin; her parents were among the early settlers, and came here in 1839. Mr. Fegan took up land and made a farm; after two years, removed to Lyons, where he served as Deputy Sheriff and County Assessor; in the spring of 1858, he removed to Wheatland and engaged in the lumber business, and buying and shipping grain; he enlisted in Co. I, 26th I. V. I., and was appointed Sergeant Major; he was appointed Adjutant, was promoted and commissioned Captain of Co. B; afterward, by recommendation of Gen. Charles R. Wood, of the regular army, was promoted to Assistant Adjutant General of the First Brigade, First Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, commissioned by President Lincoln; he was in a great many battles; though not wounded, had several narrow escapes; he was mustered out Sept. 19, 1865; after his return, in the fall of 1866, he was elected County Recorder, and held that office four years, and since then has been engaged in abstract business and buying and selling real estate; when he came to this State, he only had one five-franc piece, and his success in life is owing entirely to his own efforts. Mr. and Mrs. Fegan have three children-Charles P., Bessie (now Mrs. Ben C. Wilkins), and Maggie, at home. C. C. FENLON, manager of the feeding and stock-yards; is a native of Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y.; after reaching manhood, he came West in 1852, and entered the employ of the construction company engaged in building the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, which, at that time, was completed as far as Turner Junction; the following year, he came to Chicago and entered the train- service of the company, and continued on that line of railroad until the fall of 1864, when he came to Clinton and continued in train-service, and was yard master for a time. He was conductor of the mail and express train for nine years, and ran from Clinton to Boone until Oct. 1,1874, when he resigned his position, and took the active management of the stock-yards here, having had an interest in them since they were removed from Fulton, and established here. When he left the railroad, he was one of the oldest employes of this extensive corporation from Chicago to Omaha. He had nothing when he began life, and owes his success to his own efforts. On the 4th of July, 1858, married Miss L. W. Stedman, from Jefferson Co., N. Y.; they have two children, one son-Charles E., telegraph operator, and one daughter-Anna Maud, at home. CHARLES E. FISHER, bill clerk in the freight office of the C. & N. W. Railroad, and also senior member of the firm of Fisher & Co., dealers in staple and fancy groceries, No. 1008 Fourth street; is a native of Princeton, Bureau Co., Ill, and was born April 1,1854; he was brought up there until 14 years of age, when he came to Mechanicsville, Iowa. He came to Clinton April 1,1874, and since then has been connected here with the C. & N. W. Railroad. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary F. Pierson, of Crystal Lake, McHenry Co., Ill., Sept. 12, 1876. J. M. FLANAGAN, of the firm of Peck & Flanagan, manufaufactures of carriages; born in Albany, in 1845; he came to Clinton in 1868; for the past three years, he has been associated with Mr. Peck in his present business. He married Manian Dickenson, of Wisconsin, in 1873; they have three children. J. H. FLINT, attorney and counselor at law, Opera House Block; is a native of Somerset Co., Me.; born Sept. 12, 1826; he attended school there, read law, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1850; in the fall of the same year, went to California; spring of 1854, he returned to Maine, remained a short time, went to California again, and returned East in 1855; he came to Iowa the following year, located at Lyons, May 3, 1856, and engaged in the practice of law; he was commissioned Quartermaster of the 26th I. V. I; he was Quartermaster of the Post, Black River Bridge, rear of Vicksburg, and also Quartermaster of the First Brigade, in the First Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps; went with Sherman to the sea, and was with him in his campaign through the Carolinas, then to Washington, where he was mustered out in June, 1865; after his return from the service, he located in Clinton, and since then he has practiced his profession here; he has held the office of City Attorney for five years, and is Chairman of the Clinton Co. Republican Committee. He married Miss Ada Rowe, a native of Somerset Co., Me., Oct. 25, 1855; they have one son-Fletcher Ware Flint, born July 22. 1868. WILLARD P. FOOTE, conductor of passenger train on the Iowa Division of the C. & N. W. R. R.; residence, No. 626 Tenth avenue; is a native of Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and was born Oct. 9, 1842; he grew to manhood in that State; when the war broke out, he entered the army, in the 16th N. Y. V. I. ; he was afterward transferred to 121st N. Y. V. 1. ; he was in the service three years; he came to Iowa in 1867, and has been connected with the C. & N. W. R. R. since July, 1868-over eleven years; is conductor of passenger train from Clinton to Boone. Mr. Foote married Miss Julia McComber, of Watertown, N.Y. She died leaving one son-Henry Herbert. He married Miss Gertrude E. Thompson, from Michigan, in 1877 ; they have one daughter-Florence H. BID GAGE, cashier of the Farmers' & Citizens' Saving Bank; is a native of Canada, and was born Aug. 25, 1837; when 18 years of age, he came with his parents to Iowa; they located in Jackson Co., and lived there until 1861 then came to Lyons, and was engaged in mercantile business for some years. He has held the position of cashier of the Farmers' & Citizens' Bank since its organization. He has held town offices, and is connected with the Order of Masons, and the Knights of Honor. He married Miss Agnes Graham, a native of Canada; they have four children -- Mary, Frank, Carrie and Myra. HENRY GERHARD, proprietor of the Gerhard House, corner Front street and Sixth avenue; was born in Germany, in 1832; he emigrated to America in 1853, and came to Iowa and located in Clinton in the spring of 1865 ; he bought the Mississippi House, which was entirely destroyed by fire June 8,1865 ; he immediately rebuilt the hotel; moved into the new hotel and occupied it the following 3d of July, less than one month from the time the fire occurred ; in 1869, he bought the Cinton brewery, and ran that for two years, which was a losing investment; he then returned and opened the Gerhard House again, and he has continued in the business since. The Gerhard House is one of the most convenient and best- arranged hotels in the State, being well kept, well furnished and comfortable in all of its appointments. When Mr. Gerhard began life, he had nothing, and, notwithstanding his losses, by attending to business, he owns the hotel and the brick building adjoining it, and half a block on Sixth avenue, from Front street. He is a man of strict integrity. In 1864, he married Louise Heiser, a native of Germany; they have three children. He also has three children by former wife. J. GLATTS, of the firm of J. Glatts & Co., furniture dealers, Fifth avenue; is a native of Newcastle Co., Del. ; he learned the furniture business at Wilmington, in that State; after reaching manhood, he came to Fulton, Ill., in 1858, and engaged in the furniture business; in 1865, he removed to Clinton, and since then has been engaged in the same business here. The firm of J. Glatts & Co. are the oldest furniture dealers in Clinton; they also carry on the undertaking branch of the business; their best hearse is the finest west of Chicago. Mr. Glatts married Miss Sarah Ann Hitchen, a native of Newcastle Co., Del.; they have no children. HENRY GODE, dealer in groceries and provisions, corner Fifth avenue and Second street; was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1826; he there learned the bakers' trade; he emigrated to this country in 1849, landed in Texas; he came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1850, to Clinton Co., and located at Camanche May12, 1853; he started a bakery; afterward engaged in the mercantile business, and continued there until 1868, when he came to Clinton, and engaged in the same business here, on the corner where he is now located; he was here when the town was dedicated, in August, 1855; he afterward bought the lot and built the store he now occupies. There are very few men in this county that have been in business as long as he has. In 1853, at Davenport, he married Miss Elizabeth Mandler; she was born in the Rhine Prussia; came to America in 1835, when only 4 years of age ; they have eight children, two sons and six daughters. SENIUS GODSKESEN, of the firm of Ries & Godskesen, dealers in groceries and provisions, corner of Second street and Seventh avenue ; a native of Denmark; came to America in 1859, and lived in Ohio until the war broke out; enlisted in the 1st Ohio Light Artillery; he was in the battles of Shiloh, Murfeesboro, Perryville, Tuhlahoma, and all the Georgia and Atlanta campaigns, and the battle of Nashville; was in the service four years, then returned to Ohio ; afterward visited his home in Denmark; he returned to this country, and came to Clinton Co. in 1868; he was engaged as traveling salesman for six years, and has been engaged in his present business for the past four years. He married Miss Barbara Metzger, a native of Frankfort on the Main, Germany, in 1870; they have four children -- Botilda, Annie, Selma and Otto. L. P. HARADON, manufacturer of windows, doors, blinds, screen-doors, and dealer in paints and oils; is a native of Steuben Co., N. Y., and was born Nov. 16, 1834; when 20 years of age, he came to Wisconsin, and came to Iowa in June, 1860, and located in Buchanan Co.; he came to Clinton in October, 1867, and engaged in his present business; he built his factory in 1868, with a capacity of employing twenty-five to fifty hands. Mr. Haradon married Miss Hannah M. Pierce from Steuben Co., N. Y. in 1856; they have four children -- Ida, Edwin, Hattie and Nathaniel; they have lost one daughter. H. W. HARRISON, foreman of the machine-shops of the Chicago & North-Western Railway, at Clinton; is a native of England, and was born in 1842; his parents came to this country when he was only 4 years of age, and lived in the city of New York, where he began learning his trade. He came to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1857, and came to Clinton in February, 1863, and since then he has been connected here with the Chicago & North-Western Railway, and has held the position of foreman of the machine shops since 1868. He had charge of the Fire Department of Clinton for a long time, and he assisted in organizing the new department, and was its chief for a short time. In 1866, Mr. Harrison was united in marriage with Miss Cornelia Brown, from Dutchess Co., N. Y.; they have three children -- Edna, Estella and Benjamin. CHARLES C. HARROUN, of the firm of Harroun & Cole, blacksmiths, Filth avenue , was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1826 ; he lived in Michigan, learned his trade in Albion; he came to Iowa in 1852 ; he was in the army, enlisted in the 31st Regt. I. V. I. Co I; he was in a number of battles; served three years. He came to Clinton in 1865, and has been in business here since. He married Helen J. Bucklin, of' New York ; they have three children-Mary, Jennie and Frank. E. S. HART, Vice President of the Clinton Bridge Company ; is a native of Rochester, N. Y., and was born Oct. 20, 1832 ; he was brought up and attended school there, and entered Hamilton College; he completed his collegiate education there; taking the law course, and graduating at the Hamilton College Law School in 1855; he came to Iowa and located in Lyons in June, 1856; he associated with J. H. Flint, and engaged in the practice of law, and continued until 1861 ; he then removed to Chicago, where he practiced his profession about ten years ; on account of failing health, he returned to Clinton Co. in 1870. Mr. Hart is Vice President of the Clinton Bridge Company, and gives his attention to the active management of the business of the company. In 1861, Mr. Hart married Miss Olive M. Williams, the eldest daughter of Ward W. Williams, one of the early settlers of this county; he came here and bought a claim in the spring of 1842; Mr. and Mrs. Hart have three children -- two daughters and one son. J. T. HARVEY, apothecary and chemist. Second street; is a native of Dover, County Kent, England, and was born Aug. 22, 1816; he there learned the business of apothecary and chemist; he lived in London and various other places until 1851, when he came to America; he lived in New York and Cincinnati, and was engaged in business in Sterling, Whiteside Co., Ill., for eight years; he came to Clinton July 6, 1865, and engaged in the drug business; he holds the office of City Assessor, and is serving his seventh term; he built the first store south of Lee's drug store, on Second street. He married Emily J. Smith, a native of Massachusetts; he has one son by a former wife. WALTER I. HAYES, Judge of the Seventh Judicial District of Iowa; is a native of Marshall, Mich., and was born Dec. 9,1841, and is the son of Dr. Andrew L. and Clarissa Selden Hayes; he was brought up and attended school there, and, at the age of 19 years, he entered the law office of Hughes & Woolley, at Marshall, and commenced reading law. He subsequently graduated at the Law School of Ann Arbor, Mich., and was admitted to the bar of that State in 1863 ; the following year, he became a member of the firm of his late preceptors, which was changed to Hughes, Woolley & Hayes. In 1866, being offered a desirable partnership by Gen. N. B. Baker, late Adjutant General of Iowa, he removed to Clinton, Iowa, and engaged in the practice of law, the firm being Baker & Hayes; this partnership continued until Gen. Baker removed permanently to Des Moines; he remained without a partner until 1872, when he became associated with Hon. George B. Young, then Circuit Judge, which position he resigned in order to resume his practice; the firm of Hayes & Young continued until August, 1875, when, upon the recommendation of the bar of the Seventh Judicial District, he was appointed by Gov. Carpenter to complete the unexpired term of Judge Brannan, resigned, and, in October following, was elected to the same position by the people, without opposition, and since then has filled this honored position. He was United States Commissioner for the Eastern District of Michigan, from 1864 until coming to Iowa, and was City Attorney for his native city in 1865. He was appointed United States Commissioner for Iowa in 1867, and held the office until he went upon the bench. He was elected City Attorney of Clinton in 1869, and was City Solicitor in 1870 and 1871, and again in 1875. He is a stockholder and also a Director in the Clinton National Bank. On the 28th of June, 1865, Judge Hayes was united in marriage with Miss Frances L., daughter of William F. Coan, Esq., President of the Clinton National Bank; they have no children. GEORGE HAYWOOD, of the firm of George Haywood & Son, bankers, Fourth street; is a native of Columbia Co., N. Y., and was born June 19, 1823; he grew up and lived there until coming to Iowa in 1857; he located in Louisa Co., and was connected with the railroad there; he came to Clinton in 1871, and was engaged in buying and shipping grain until 1874; he engaged in banking in 1875. Mr. Haywood is one of the organizers of the Fourth Street Building Association, and is Treasurer of the Association, which has its office in his bank. His son, Murray Haywood, who is associated with his father in the bank, is Secretary of the Association. Mr. Haywood has held the office of Assessor. He married Miss Margaret M. Murray, a native of Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1847; they have three children -- Murray, who is associated with his father; George, Jr., attorney at law in Minnesota; and William at home. DANIEL HESS, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Lyons; was born in Otego, Otsego Co., N. Y., 1807; in 1824, he, with his parents, removed to Oxford Co., District of the Province of Upper Canada, where they resided about fourteen years; removed to Michigan, tarrying there about one year; in 1839, they crossed the Mississippi River at Camanche, to the part of Iowa that was then known as the Black Hawk Purchase. They laid claim to quite a large tract of land, and, when it came into market, entered the same. Mr. H. still resides on some of the same land; his farm consists of 120 acres. In 1839, he was appointed Deputy Postmaster at Lyons, under Mr. C. A. Hoag, who had been appointed to the office, but, owing to failing health, did not accept the office, and, before his commission came, left the State, appointing Mr. H. as his deputy and recommending him for the office; in the same year, he received his appointment and commission from Postmaster General Niles, so that he was the first acting and appointed Postmaster of Lyons, and the third in the county; he held the office for some seven years, when he resigned and moved on his farm. He married, in 1843, Miss Frances Wright, of Pleasant Valley, Scott Co., of this State. She was a native of Union Co., Ind.; born in 1821. They have had seven children; three are still living- Elvira A., Louie O. (now Mrs. Kerr) and Elmer A. Mr. H. and wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for over fifty years. His parents, Frederick and Mary (McDougal) Hess, were natives of New York, and raised eight children-Katharine (Mrs. Calvin L. Dutcher), Daniel, Eve, Eliza (Mrs. Stephen Tripp), Frederick, Margaret (Mrs. John Sloan), Charles and David. The mother departed this life in 1852, in the 70th year of her age. The father died in 1870, in his 86th year. Mr. H. was formerly a Democrat, but, at the breaking out of the war, joined the Republican party, and has acted with it since. DR. A. J. HOBART, physician and surgeon, Fifth avenue; is a native of Yates Co., N. Y., and was born July 15, 1829; when 8 years of age, his parents removed to Michigan, where he attended school and completed his education at Oberlin College; he studied medicine and graduated at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1859; he also took the Ad eundem degree at Bellevue Hospital College, New York, in the spring of 1873, taking a special course in Normal and Pathological Histology; he came to Clinton in the fall of 1866, and since then has practiced here; during the war, he was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 1st Mich. V. I.; after serving fifteen months, he was commissioned Surgeon of the regiment, and served two years; he is connected with the County and State Medical Societies, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Hobart married Miss Alice G. Holmes, in October, 1864; she was born in Cleveland, but was brought up in Detroit, Mich.; they have three children. ABRAM P. HOSFORD, President of the Clinton Lumber Company; is a native of Orange County, Vermont, and is a son of John and Lydia (Perkins) Hosford, and was born Dec. 8, 1811 ; he attended the common schools of the neighborhood, and afterward received a thorough and practical course of instruction, both literary and scientific, in an academic institution intermediate between the common school and college; when 19 years of age, he engaged in teaching, and continued for five years; in the fall of 1836, he left home and started for Chicago, coming from Buffalo by lake; owing to the lateness of the season, he could come no further than Toledo, or where the city now stands; from there, he continued his journey on foot to La Salle Co., Ill., where he determined to settle; he walked back to where Toledo is now located, and, taking twenty-eight pounds of baggage on his shoulders, returned to La Salle Co. on foot, averaging thirty-five miles daily for the entire distance and requiring some seven days to accomplish the journey. He began making a farm, built a log house, and, in 1837, married Miss Julia C. Carter, daughter of Joel Carter, of New York; she died Jan. 24, 1844. He continued in agricultural pursuits, adding to his original purchase until he owned between seven hundred and one thousand acres of land, finely improved; in 1853, he disposed of his interests in Illinois, and, in 1854, he came to Iowa and located in Black Hawk Co.; in 1857, he established himself in Lyons, Clinton Co., and built a saw-mill; in 1859, he removed his saw-mill to Clinton, and the firm of Miller & Hosford continued until 1866, when he purchased Iris partner's interest, and, the same year, organized the Clinton Lumber Company, a majority of the stock being held and owned by himself; the mill having a capacity of manufacturing, annually, 15,000,000 feet of lumber, independent of a large amount of lath and shingles, employing 125 men and boys. Mr. Hosford. in addition to his extensive lumber business, is President of the Union Iron Works, which do an extensive business, and is also President of the Clinton Paper Company; he is actively identified with tine interests of the city and county. He is a Republican in politics, and is a consistent member of the Congregational Church. On the 10th of September, 1844, Mr. Hosford, while living in La Salle Co., Ill., married Priscilla N. Davis, a native of Maine; she died Feb. 13, 1863. He was again united in marriage to his present wife, Lucy M. Bonney, from St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., May 10, 1864. He has three children living, two daughters and one son. PHILIP HOWES, proprietor of Howes' Nurseries and Gardens, Camanche avenue; is a native of England, and came to America when only 6 years of age; he lived in Schuylkill Co., Penn., until 1849, then lived in Indiana three years and returned to Pennsylvania, and, on the 2d of March, 1852, he married Esther Waters, and they came to Chicago the same year; he lived there and in Aurora, Ill., until 1855, and was in the employ of the C., B. & Q. R. R. he came to Clinton in 1859 and ran on the Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad; he continued in the train-service of the railroad until June, 1872, when he gave it up and engaged in the fruit and nursery business; he owns thirty-six acres of land, finely improved with fruit and ornamental trees and small fruits. Mr. Howes was left an orphan at an early age, and had to depend upon himself; he began railroading in 1849, and has succeeded by his own efforts; has held the offices of Town Trustee and Alderman. They have nine sons and two daughters-Edward M., Archie F., Thomas, William, Philip, George W., Richard N., Benjamin, John Lewis, Elizabeth and Esther. GEORGE W. HUSTON, druggist, corner Fourth street and Tenth avenue is a native of Cincinnati, born July 18, 1838; he received his education there; he came to Illinois and was engaged in the drug business in Ashton, Lee Co.; he came to Clinton, August, 1877, and since then has been engaged in business here, and is building up a good trade; while living in Illinois, he held the office of Treasurer of the School Fund, and other town offices. He married Miss Mary L. Robinson, a native of Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 4,1859; they have five children-James T., Nellie M., William R., Mary L.. Grace A. ; they are members of the Presbyterian Church. JUDSON HYDE, saw-filer in W. J. Young & Co.'s upper mill; is a native of Madison Co., N. Y.; born in 1827; he was brought up in Oswego Co.; he came to Clinton in 1859; the following year he entered the employ of Mr. Young and has been with him for nineteen years; he is filer, in charge of the upper mill. He married Miss Mary Wesson, from Dundee, Ill., in 1856. ALBERT INSCHO, of the firm of Pierson & Inscho, dealers in dry goods and notions, Fourth Street; is a native of Tioga Co., Penn.; he lived there until 1866, when he came to Clinton, and entered the employ of P. S. Towle, as salesman; he was with Mr. Towle over ten years. He became associated with Mr. Pierson in the dry goods business in 1878, and he has the management of the business; they are building up a large trade. In November, 1874, Mr. Inscho married Miss Jennie E. Noble, a native of the State of New York ; they have one daughter-Inez Isabel. A. JENSEN, dealer in groceries and provisions, South Second street, opposite Lamb & Son's lumber-yard; is a native of Germany, and was born Aug. 14, 1845; he emigrated to America in 1869; the following year, in 1870, he came to Clinton, and has been engaged in business here for the past five years. He married Rosina Wogens, from Germany, in 1871; they have three children-Oscar, Gustav and John. GEO. KENDALL, plumber, gas and steam fitter, and dealer in guns, revolvers and sporting goods, 519 Second street ; was born in England Oct. 1, 1850; came to America when only 5 years of age, coming to Davenport, Iowa, the same year, and lived there five years ; he learned his trade in Rock Island, and came to Clinton in April, 1874, and engaged in his present business, and is building up a good trade, doing the largest part of the plumbing and gas-fitting that is done here. He was married in Rock Island Aug. 1,1874, to Miss Florence H. Johnson, a native of England; they have two children-Pearl and Alice, and have lost one daughter. S. B. KENRICK, of Fisher & Kenrick, proprietors of the Clinton Ice Co., office, Fifth avenue; is a native of Franklin, N. H.; he was brought up there and in Concord, N. H.; he has been engaged in railroading for the past twenty twenty years; he came West, and for a number of years held the position of Superintendent of the Green Bay & Minnesota Railroad, from Green Bay to Winona and LaCrosse. He purchased a one-half interest in the Clinton Ice Co., and came to Clinton and assumed the financial management of the business in October, 1878; increasing the business from 2,500 tons to 6,000 tons-doing the principal part of the trade here. Mr. Kenrick married Miss Lizzie R. Rowe, a native of Grafton Co., N. H. E. H. KING, physician and surgeon, cor. Fifth avenue and Second street; was born in De Witt Co., Illinois, Aug. 21, 1841; he was brought up in Clinton, the county seat of that county; when the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. B, 107th Regt. I. V. I.; was in the service until the close of the war; he was not absent from duty, nor would he receive a furlough during the whole time; he returned a non-commissioned officer with his company, in July, 1865; after his return, he came to Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa; studied medicine, and graduated in the spring of 1868 at Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago; he came to Clinton, March 21, 1868, and engaged in his profession ; since then he has built up a large and successful practice; has occupied the same office on the corner of Fifth avenue and Second street. He is a member of the Homeopathic State Medical Society and the American Institute of Homeopathy. Dr. King's father and grandfather and his great-grandfather were physicians. Dr. King married Miss H. M. Case, of Fairfield, Iowa, a native of Ohio, Sept. 1, 1868; they have two sons-Walter J., born May 23, 1873, and George H., Aug. 9. 1875. WILLIAM KOONS, retired; residence corner Camanche avenue and Harrison street, Riverside; is a native of Perry Co., Penn., and was born in 1820; he was brought up there, and then he removed to New York State, where he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; he lived in that State for seventeen years, and came to Iowa and located at Clinton Nov. 1,1856, and engaged in building; there was very little here when he came, and Clinton was only about one year old; he continued contracting and building for a number of years, and then, after erecting for himself a fine, large, commodious home, he retired from active building business; when he began life he only had $6 in his pocket, and walked 350 miles to Lockport, N. Y., and his success in life is owing to his own efforts and good management. He has been twice married; his first wife was Ann Tomlinson, a native of England; she died, leaving two children --George B. and Sarah S.; his present wife is Philipi Jane Retallick, a native of England, they have three children-Nellie, Charles and Frank. HENRY KREIM, dealer in hardware, cutlery and nails, Second street; is a native of Cologne, River Rhine, Germany, and was born in 1822; he there learned the trade of baker and confectioner ; after reaching manhood, he emigrated to America in 1846; he came to Iowa City in the spring of 1848; lived there one year and in Davenport two years ; came to Lyons in 1851, and opened a hotel; he afterward started a bakery and confectionery and then a grocery store, and for the past four years he has carried on the hardware business; he built and owns the block where he now carries on the hardware and grocery trade; when he began life he had nothing; had but $16 when he reached this country. He married Mary C. Myers, from Germany, in 1849; have four children-Harmonn, Mary. Henry and Willie. Mr. Kreim and Henry carry on the hardware store; his sons Harmonn and Willie carry on the grocery store. PROF. CARL V. LACHMUND, Director of the German Conservatory of Music. Eighth avenue, west of Fourth street; is a native of Missouri, and was born March 27, 1853; he was brought up principally in this State; he very early in life developed a taste for music, and having determined to make the profession a study, he went abroad and studied six years, under the ablest professors in music, enjoying rare advantages; after perfecting himself in his profession, he engaged in teaching; in 1877, he organized the Conservatory of Music, and is meeting with an unusual degree of success, having over two hundred names enrolled, and having pupils from throughout the State; he has labored indefatigably to raise the standard of classical music, and there are very few professors of music his equal in piano, organ and violin theories combined; his sister, Miss Emma Lachmund, is also connected with the Conservatory ; she studied in Europe, and received a thorough musical education, and in piano, violin and vocal music she enjoys a high reputation. Prof. Lachmund has had several offers to become professor of music in several Eastern institutions of high standing, but has declined. In 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie J. Culbertson, of Fulton, Ill.; she also, has a good musical education ; they have one daughter-Helen Reed. WILLIAM LAKE, attorney at law; office over Stone & Smith's Bank; is a native of Monmouthshire, England; he received his education there; came to America in 1849, and lived in Elgin, Ill.; he arrived in Clinton March 9,1857. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for seven years, and was City Alderman for four years, and is a member of the Board of Education; he also holds the office of County Supervisor. He has practiced law here for the past seven years. Mr. Lake married Miss Elizabeth Meredith, a native of Monmouthshire, England; they have three children-William, John and Eleanor E. ARTEMUS LAMB, of the firm of C. Lamb & Sons; is a native of Steuben Co., N. Y.; was born Sept. 11, 1840; when 16 years of age, he came with his parents to Clinton, Iowa ; he entered his father's mills; after reaching manhood, he became interested in the business with his father ; their business is very extensive and has grown to great magnitude, and, to a great extent, the management devolves upon him. He has had charge of the Fire Department of Clinton for the past five years, and has been a member of the City Council. Mr. Lamb married Miss Henrietta S. Smith, a native of Ohio; they have five children-Emma R., Garrett D., James D., Clara J., and Lafayette B. LAFAYETTE LAMB, of the firm of C. Lamb & Sons, manufacturers of lumber; is a native of Carroll Co., Ill., and was born Feb. 26, 1845; when 12 years of age, his parents came to Iowa and located in Clinton, where he was brought up and attended school, and afterward entered his father's mills; in 1875, he became interested in the business with his father and brother, the firm becoming C. Lamb & Sons, and they carry on a very extensive business; he is connected with the Order of Masons and the Consistory of Lyons, the Order of Workmen and the Knights of Pythias. He married Miss Olivia Hufman, a native of Schuylkill Co., Penn., Aug. 21, 1866; they have two children-Merette and Chauncey. J. W. LEAKE, dealer in fresh and salt meats, Fifth avenue; is a native of Jefferson Co., N. Y.; born in 1833; lived there until 1850; removed to Rochester, and lived there until 1869, when he came to Iowa, and located in CIinton, and since then he has been engaged in business here. He was in the army, and served in the 1st Battalion, New York Sharp-Shooters; he was wounded three times. When he began life, he had nothing; he only had $3 when he left home in 1850, and walked thirty miles to Sackett's Harbor, and owes his success to his own efforts. He married Jennette Campbell, of New York, in 1854. FRANCIS LEE, druggist and dealer in fancy goods, corner Second street and Fifth avenue; a native of Onondaga Co., N. Y. ; after reaching manhood, he came to Iowa, in the spring of 1856; located in Clinton Co., and engaged in buying lots and building; on the 1st of January, 1860, he engaged in the drug trade in the same building, and in the same location he now occupies; it was built by Ward & Taylor in 1857; they established the business in the spring of 1858, and, two years later, Mr. Lee succeeded them; it is the oldest and best-known drug-house in the county. When Mr. Lee first came to his present location, the business part of Clinton was on Front street and his was the only business house for several years on the corner of Fifth avenue and Second street, which is now the business center of the city. Mr. Lee has held town and school offices. He married Mrs. Mary Pratt, a native of Massachusetts; of six children, only two daughters survive. W. B. LEFFINGWELl, Clerk of the Courts of Clinton Co., one of the oldest native- born settlers of Clinton Co. now living here ; son of Hon. William E. Leffingwell, one of the early settlers of this county; Bruce attended school here, then entered college, where he remained two years, then entered his father's law office, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1872. He practiced law in De Witt until the fall of 1874, when he was elected Clerk of the Courts of Clinton Co. ; he was re-eleceted in the fall of 1876, and again in the fall of 1878, and is now serving his third term. Mr. Leffingwell married Miss Lida Wallace, a native of Illinois; they have three children-Robert Bruce, Hugh Wallace and Earl. REV. JOSIAH LEONARD; residence, Seventh avenue, east of Third street; is a native of Johnstown, Fulton Co., N. Y; he grew up and received his education there and studied for the ministry; after completing his theological studies, he began preaching in 1840; he came West to Fulton, Whiteside Co., Ill., in 1856, and became Pastor of the Presbyterian Church ; he continued preaching in Fulton and Garden Plains for twelve years; since then, he has had no pastoral charge; though he has preached regularly; he preached at Newton and Albany for four years, and is now supplying the church at Spring Valley, near Fulton. Mr. Leonard has been preaching since 1840, and has had an experience of nearly a quarter of a century in church and pastoral work on the bank of the Mississippi River, and, during that length of time, there are few pastors who have been and are more familiar with the needs of the people and the church than he. He married Miss Eliza Isham, a native of Ulster Co., N. Y.; they have two children- James B., living in Belvidere, Ill., and Mary C., now Mrs. George S. Brintnell, of Chicago. JAMES LESLIE, of the firm of Leslie, Dunham & Co.. dealers in groceries and provisions, Fifth avenue; is a native of Scotland; was born in 1845; when 6 years of age, his parents came to America; they lived in New York until 1855, then came to Iowa, and located here before the town was laid out; when Mr. Leslie was only 13 years of age, he entered the store of J. C. Bucher, one of the earliest merchants of Clinton ; in 1866, Mr. Leslie engaged in the mercantile business, the firm being W. W. Leslie & Co., afterward James Leslie & Co. ; he is now senior member of the firm of Leslie, Dunham & Co. He has been connected with the mercantile trade here as long as any merchant now in Clinton. He is prominently connected with several Lodges here. In the fall of 1869, Mr. Leslie married Miss Martha McGregor, a native of Massachusetts; they have three children-Gertrude Evelyn, James McGregor and Robert Jay. GEORGE T. McCLURE, foreman of Lamb & Sons saw-mill, Riverside; was born in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1831; he was brought up there, and came to Iowa in November, 1855, to Charlotte, Clinton Co.; in 1859, he came to Clinton and entered the employ of C. Lamb, and, with the exception of one year, he has been with Mr. Lamb and Lamb & Sons since then, and is one of the oldest employes in the mills. He married Mary S. McLenahan, from Ohio, in 1872; they have one son -- George F.; he has five children by a former wife -- John D.C., William W., Franklin J., Ella and Maria B. HENRY McCORMICK, physician and surgeon, Third street; is a native of Harrisburg, Dauphin Co. Penn., and was born Jan.10, 1827; when 16 years of age, his father removed to Springfield, Ohio; he received his education in Pennsylvania and Ohio; afterward studied medicine and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, in the spring of 1856; he came to Iowa and located here and engaged in the practice of medicine, and has practiced longer than any physician in Clinton. Dr. McCormick was a member of the first School Board in Clinton, but that closed his official life for he afterward refused to serve officially in church, State or society. In 1856, he married Miss Amanda Williams, of Fort Wayne, Ind. They have six children, three sons and three daughters. ALBERT R. McCOY, attorney at law, office in Toll's Block, corner of Fifth avenue and Second street; is a native of Fulton, Whiteside Co., Ill, and was born Sept. 24, 1846; he is the son of James and Elizabeth Russell McCoy; his father, Hon. James McCoy, is a native of Greenbrier Co., Va., and came to Fulton City May 9, 1837; he was one of the earliest settlers in Whiteside Co., and has practiced his profession there since 1840. There are very few persons who have been more actively identified with the interests of that county and the whole section of Northern Illinois than Judge McCoy. Albert R. was brought up and attended school in Fulton, completing his education at Western Union College; he afterward entered the law off of his father, and commenced reading law; he completed his law studies and was admitted to the bar in Jun, 1869, and engaged in the practice of law; he held the office of Supervisor in Whiteside Co., and was chosen Chairman of the Board for two years; he was elected to the State Legislature in the fall of 1874; he removed to Clinton in 1875, and since then he has successfully practiced his profession here; he holds the office of City Solicitor. In December, 1870, he was united in marriage to Miss Fanny A. Conger, a native of New York; they have one son -- Russell B., born in November, 1871. REV. E. J. McLAUGHLIN, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church; is a native of Ireland, and came with his parents, in infancy, to America; they came to Dubuque, Iowa; he was brought up and received part of his education there, then went East and entered the seminary of "Our Lady of Angels," at Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls; he then entered Notre Dame University, at South Bend, Ind., and graduated, taking the degree of A. B.; he completed his theological studies at St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee, Wis; he was ordained Priest by Bishop Hennessey, at the Cathedral in Dubuque, May 26, 1878; his first charge was at Sigourney, where he remained only a short time, and upon the death of his brother, Rev. P. V. McLaughlin, he was appointed to succeed him in the Pastorate of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clinton, Jan. 17, 1879. REV. P. V. McLAUGHLIN, deceased, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church; was a native of Ireland, and came with his parents to America, when only 9 years of age; they came to Dubuque; he received his education at Bardstown, Ky., and then entered St. Vincent Seminary, at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and completed his theological studies at St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee; he was appointed Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clinton, in May, 1867; he labored acceptably and successfully in the interests of the church and schools; founded the Temperance Society of the church, and was greatly beloved by his people; he died Jan. 16, 1879, and was buried in the church. B. S. MARVIN, passenger conductor on the C. & N. W. R. R.; is a native of Orange Co., N. Y., and was born May 27, 1825; he was brought up there and learned the trade of wagon-maker; he came to Illinois in 1855; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., at De Witt ; was there two and a half years, and then came to Clinton, and has lived here since then, except a few years in Cedar Rapids; he began railroading in 1852, on the Eastern Division of the New York & Erie Railroad; he has run longer than any conductor now on the N. W. R. R.; has been conductor on passenger train since 1870, and runs from Clinton to Boone, and has only lost three months' time in seventeen years. He married Miss Letitia Lum, a native of Brooklyn, N. Y.; they have one daughter-Hannah, now Mrs. Temple, living in Clinton. B. F. MATTISON, saw-filer in Lamb & Son's Stone Mill; was born in Oswego, N. Y., March 25, 1844; he was brought up in that State; he was in the army, enlisted in Co. D, 81st Regt. N. Y. V. I.; served three years; came to Clinton in 1865, and entered the employ of Lamb & Son, and has been filer in their mills for eleven years. He married Miss Helen C. Eaton, of Oswego, New York, in 1869; they have one son-George E. Mr. Matteson was Secretary of the Mercantile Association for two years. JOHN I. MULLANY, attorney at law, Opera House block; was born in Ireland, April 1, 1847; his parents came to America when he was very young, and located at La Salle, Ill.; when he was ten years of age, his parents came to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1857, where he was brought up; he received his education there and in New York; he studied law in Dubuque, and was admitted to the bar in 1872; he practiced law there until February, 1876, when he came to Clinton, and since then has practiced his profession here. He married Miss Aggie C. Murphy, from Chicago, May 3, 1877; they have one son-Robert E., born July 21, 1878. CHRISTIAN MULLER, saloon, Fifth avenue; was born in Saxony, Germany, May 7,1826; he was brought up there and learned the shoemaker's trade; in 1852, he emigrated to America, and worked at his trade in Brooklyn for three years, then came to Illinois, and lived in Aurora eleven years; was foreman and cutter in a boot and shoe store; be came to Clinton in 1866; worked at his trade two years; in January, 1868, he was burned out; he owns the building he now occupies, which he built two years ago; when he came to this county and began keeping house, he only had 75 cents. He married Henrietta Schodt; she was born in Germany in 1851; they have seven children-Augustus, Charles, Victor, Oscar, Rosa, Bertha and Louise; have lost four children. Augustus enlisted in the regular army and served in Co. F, 6th Regt. U. S. troops. W. M. O'DONNELL, of the firm of W. H. O'Donnell & Co., dealers in groceries and provisions, corner of Fourth street and Thirteenth avenue; was born in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill., Feb. 24, 1851; his parents came to Clinton when he was very young; are old settlers; he received his education here, and has been engaged in business here for the past six years, and has built up a large trade. He married Miss Delia Hannaher, daughter of P. Hannaher, of Lyons; they have one daughter- Winnie. WM. O'DONNELL, section boss on the C. & N. W. R. R. residence on Tenth avenue, west of Third street; is a native of Ireland, and was bon in 1819; he grew up to manhood there, and emigrated to America in 1849; he came to Chicago and entered the employ of Col. Smith, on the Galena & Chicago Union R. R., in 1851; he was section boss and had charge of the track at Cottage Hill, Elgin, Belvidere, Cherry Valley; he came to Clinton in 1856, and is the oldest employee on this division of the road; he is one of the early settlers of Clinton, coming the next year after the town started. Mr. O'Donnell has been a member of the City Council for twelve years, and is also a member of the School Board. He married Winnifred Leahy, a native of Ireland, in 1849; they have five children -- William H., David J., Mary, Winnie, and Joseph H.; they attend the Catholic Church. EDWARD OWENS, of the firm of Owens & Allen, proprietors of the Clinton Boiler Works; was born in England, in 1840; when 12 years of age, he came to America and learned his trade in the works of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R., at Cumberland, Md.; in 1861, he came to Peoria, Ill., and became foreman of the shops of the Chicago & Rock Island R. R. at that place; he made a record, while there, of driving a larger number of rivets in one day than any machinist in Illinois; he came to Iowa in 1871, and established the boiler works in Clinton. Mr. Owens has earned a deservedly high reputation for the character of his work; he employs from ten to twenty men; the Government Inspector testifies that the best boilers on the river are made at the Clinton Boiler Works; during the war, he enlisted, but at that time the regulars could not get arms, and he did not go in the field; his father and two brothers were in the army. In 1862, Mr. Owens married Miss Catharine Long, of St. Louis; they have had six children; five survive- three sons and two daughters. D. A. PARSONS, foreman of Lamb & Son's Brick Saw-Mill; is a native of Vermont, and was born in 1829; he was brought up in New York State, at Ticonderoga; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton, in 1856; he entered the employ of Mr. Lamb, and, with the exception of two years, has been connected with the mills since he came; he has occupied the position of foreman about sixteen years; he has held the office of City Alderman. He married Miss Lucy J. Walling, a native of Steuben Co., N. Y.; they have two children-Sophia M., now Mrs. B. F. Holway, of Lemars, Plymouth Co., Iowa; and Olive J., now Mrs. John Shafer, of this city. DANIEL H. PEARCE, deceased; was one of the earliest settlers of Clinton Co. ; he was born in Rhode Island, in 1815; he emigrated to Iowa and located in Clinton, in 1838. On the 11th of June, 1845, he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Ferguson, a native of New York; she came to Lyons, Iowa, when only 11 years of age; there are very few who have lived in Clinton Co. as many years as they have, until the -death of Mr. Pearce, which occurred in 1878; he left five children -- Emma I., Wallace H., Albert E., Jasper K., Inez B. ; Mrs. Pearce is still living on the home place in Clinton. JONATHAN L. PEARCE, farmer and gardener; was born in Washington Co., R. I., May 1,1816; when 17 years of age, he went to Fall River, Mass., and lived five years; when 22 years of age, he came, with his parents, to Iowa; in 1838, they located where Clinton now stands, and were among the earliest settlers in this county; there are few persons now living who were here when he came. In April, 1850, he married Miss Helen E. Aiken, a native of Cleveland, Ohio; her parents came to Iowa in 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce have three children-Lura, Delia and Alice. Jonathan Pearce, Sr., the father of Mr. Pearce, died Jan. 15, 1857; his mother of Mr. Pearce, died July 4,1879; they had nine children; of these, six survive. WALLACE PECK, of the firm of Peck & Flanagan, manufacturers of carriages, Fifth avenue; was born in Dix, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1841; he learned his trade there; he was in the army during the war; enlisted in the 161st N. Y. V. I., Co B ; he was in the service three years, and was honorably discharged; he held the offices of Postmaster and Treasurer of Dix, N. Y.; he came to Clinton in 1872, and for the past three years, has been associated with Mr. Flanagin in their present business, and are building up a good trade. He married Miss Lydia Burghard, of New York in 1874. Mr. Peck's father was an early settler in New York; he has lived in Dix since 1805, and is still living. J. T. PIERSON, capitalist; residence cor. Fourth street and Seventh ave.; is a native of Orange Co., N. Y.; was born Dec. 5,1806; when his father died and he being the only son, the care of the family devolved upon him; he hired out for $16 a month: he was engaged in building in Auburn, N. V., and afterward engaged in mercantile business in Buffalo. He married Miss Mary C. Woodruff, a native of Suffolk Co., N. V., in 1832. They came to Illinois at an early day and located at Crystal Lake, McHenry Co., in 1840; he was one of the early settlers there engaged in mercantile business and farming; he lived there over thirty years; and during time he built up an enviable reputation for business ability and sterling integrity, and honored by the people with offices of honor and trust. He held the office of County Treasurer for four years and was elected Representative to the State Legislature, and held the office of Justice of the Peace for twenty years. He came to Iowa and located in Clinton in 1872, and engaged in building and has made some of the most substantial improvements in Clinton. He was elected Mayor of the city in 1876, and in 1877 was elected City Treasurer. He is senior member of the dry goods house of Pierson & Inscho, but does not give his attention to the business; he began life with only $350, and owes his success to his own efforts; and, although over 70 years of age, looks more than ten years younger. CHARLES PIPPING, wholesale and retail dealer in fresh, salted and smoked meats, hams and lard, cor. Second street and Sixth and Sixth avenue, was born in Germany July 23, 1827 ; he emigrated to America in 1852; he came to Illinois, and lived in Aurora and Oswego over nine years; he came to Iowa in 1866 and located in Clinton, since then has been engaged in his present business and has built up a large trade. He married Miss Theresa Riesner, a native of Germany; they I have six children-Frank, Charles, William, Lewis, Matilda, and Lillie; they lost one daughter. FRANK PIPPING, proprietor of meat market, Fifth avenue; was born in Oswego, Kendall Co., Ill., in 1856 ; when 10 years of age, his parents removed to Iowa, located in Clinton and he was brought up here; he has been engaged in business here for the past four years, and is building up a good trade. He belongs to the German Workman Society, and also is a member of the Wapsie Boat Club. WALDO M. POTTER, proprietor of Clinton Herald. RICHARD PRICE, manufacturer of brick; is a native of England; born Aug 13, 1824, he emigrated to America in 1842 ; lived in Ohio, and went to Galena, Ill., in 1845. He served in the Mexican war; enlisted in the 8th Regt. U. S. Infantry, Co. A, the grenadier company of the regiment; served two years. He came to Sabula, Iowa, in 1853, to Clinton in May, 1859 and engaged in manufacturing brick. He has held the office of City Alderman for eleven years, and was Chairman of Streets and Alleys, for eight years. He married Louisa M. Neff, a native of Ohio, in September, 1852; they have seven children-Henry Clay, Thomas J., Bertha, Richard, Stella, Willie and Ada; they have lost three children. C. D. PULFORD, dealer in foreign and domestic fruits, manufacturer of cigars, and jobber in teas, oysters and tobacco, Second street; was born in Cazenovia, N. Y. in 1845; he came to Iowa in 1867; he was connected with the Chicago & North-Western R. R. for eight years; he was baggage-master from Clinton to Boone; while running on the road, he built up a large cigar trade; he established his business here and gave up his position on the road, devoting his whole time to his business, and is building up a large trade, making a specialty of teas, cigars, oysters and fruit; he is agent for Booth's oysters, and does the largest oyster and fruit trade in Clinton. He was in the army during the war; he enlisted in the 41st Regt. Wis. V. I., Co. C, and afterward served in the 29th Regt Wis V I., Co. A; he was wounded at Memphis during Gen. Forrest's raid on that city. Mr. Pulford married Miss Lizzie Ash, of Des Moines, Iowa; they have three children-Edna, Frank and Baby. E. M. PURCELL, Sheriff of Clinton Co.; is a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., and was born Feb. 20, 1836; when 17 years of age, he came with his parents to Iowa, in 1853; they lived in Scott Co. until the following year; came to Clinton Co. in June, 1854, and located in Orange Township, on Section 29 ; he remained on the farm fourteen years, teaching school some during the winter season; in February, 1868, he removed to DeWitt and engaged in mercantile business for a short time, then engaged in contracting in building the Davenport & St. Paul R. R. While living in De Witt, he was burned out and lost several thousand dollars; he was engaged in building bridges for the county for two or three years; he afterward went to New York City, and graduated in the school of Mental Science. In the tall of 1875, Mr. Purcell was elected Sheriff of Clinton Co.; served two years, and was re-elected in 1877; he has also held town and school offices. Mr. Purcell has been twice married ; he married Miss Catherine Scallan, from Dubuque, in May, 1862; she died Oct. 26,1872, leaving three daughters-Mary, Catherine and Alice. In September, 1878, he married Miss Kate Hudson a native of Canada. She was formerly Superintendent of schools of this county. ISAAC T. RAMSEY, carpenter and builder; is a native of Lawrence Co., Penn., born in 1809 ; he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; he lived in that State until 1856, when he came to Iowa, and located at Bellevue; in February, 1866, he came to Clinton, and since then has been engaged in building. He married Miss Mary Jordan, of Lawrence Co., Penn., Oct 25, 1830; they have had eight children, seven survive. C. S. RAYMOND, jeweler, Post Office Block; is a native of Vermont; he was brought up there until 18 years of age; he lived in New York and in Chicago, and came to Iowa in 1871 ; he has been engaged in business here for the past seven years, and has built up a leading trade. Married Miss E. E. Shattuck, a native of Vermont, July 30, 1874; they have one son-Burt C., born Sept. 14, 1875. JAMES H. REED, photograph artist, Fifth avenue; he was born in Joliet Ill., Jan. 26, 1836, and was educated in Galesburg and Fulton, Ill., to which latter place his family moved in 1838. He is a photographic artist of unusual ability, and is a leading member of the National Photographic Association of the United States. He has been more or less identified with the interests of Clinton from its foundation to the present time, part of the time making his home just across the river in Fulton, Ill. but for the past seven years a permanent resident of Clinton. He married Miss Anita A. Pomeroy, of Milwaukee, Wis., on the 25th of February, 1871, and has two children- Mabel W. and Ralph; his family are members and regular attendants of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He was a poor man when he commenced business with a borrowed capital of $300, and is now worth from $15,000 to $20,000, with unlimited credit. THOMAS RICHARDSON, barber and Secretary of the Union Building Association, Fourth street; is a native of England, born in 1836; when 6 years of age, his parents came to America, and he was brought up in Missouri ; he lived in Central Illinois for six years, and came to Clinton County in 1865, and engaged in his present business; he has been connected with the Union Building Association since it was organized, Sept. 26, 1873, holding the office of Secretary. Mr. Richardson had nothing when lie began life; never went to school after he was 11 years old; is now worth over $8,000; he is the first charter member of both the Walhalla Lodge, I. 0. O. F of Clinton, and Schiller Lodge, A. 0. U. W.; although an Englishman, he speaks German very fluently. In 1858, he married Miss F. M. Kraus; she lived in Missouri but is a native of Germany; they have five children-John, George, Henry, Anna C. and Sarah. SYLVESTER RYDER, farmer, Sec. 1; P. 0. Clinton; was born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1823, residing and attending school there till about 12 years old, when his parents removed thence to Illinois; he remained there till 185o, in which year he came to Iowa, locating at Clinton. Mr. R. married, in 1850, before leaving Illinois, Miss Marcia A. Chaffee, a native of Vermont ; she came to Illinois with her parents, in 1839; they have six children-Lillian C. (now Mrs. Martin), Hattie A. (now Mrs. Duncan), Edmund S., Flora M., Chester and Barney W. Mr. R. has a fine farm of sixty acres; his occupation is that of horticulturist. HENRY SABIN, Superintendent of Public Schools; is a native of Connecticut, and was born in 1829; graduated at Amherst College, in 1852; came to Clinton in 1871. LEWIS SAMCO, proprietor of "The Fair," Second street, between Six and Seventh avenues; is a native of Germany, and was born May 21. 1846; his parents came to this country in 1849, and he was brought up in Buffalo, N. Y. ; during the war, he enlisted amid served in the 33d N. Y. Battery, under Capt. Wheeler; he came, to Iowa and located at Clinton in 1873; he engaged in business here June 14 of that year, and has built up a good trade. He married Miss Marietta Mason, a native of New York, in 1872; they have two children-Nannie and Mason. A. J. SANTEE, dealer in books, stationery, sheet music and wall paper, No. 204 Fifth avenue; is a native of Luzerne Co.. Penn., and was born Jan. 1, 1840; when 15 years of age, his parents came to Illinois and lived there eleven years; he came to Iowa in 1865, and entered a store as clerk; he was afterward connected with the Express Company; in April, 1869, he engaged in his present business, and has built up a large and leading trade in this branch of business. In 1870, Mr. Santee married Miss Minnie Ramsey, a native of Pennsylvania; they have two children-Ruth and a little boy not named; they attend the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and is Vice Chancellor of the Lodge, and a member of the Ancient Order of Workmen, and is Master Workman of Clinton Lodge; has taken 32 degrees; belongs to Emulation Lodge No. 255, Keystone Chapter No. 32, Commandery No. 10 and De Ma Lay No. 5. CHARLES F. SCHMIDT, retired, Fifth avenue; was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1816; he came to America in 1845, and lived in Blair Co., Penn. for some years; was engaged in the nursery and butcher business; while living here, he married Miss Anna Catharine Weller, March 1, 1849; she was born in Prussia, Germany, and came to America in 1836, when only 9 years of age; they came to Clinton Jan. 15, 1865, and have lived here since; they attend the Lutheran Church; they had very little when they began, and their success in life is owing entirely to their own management. L. H. SEEBER, proprietor of Fifth Avenue Shaving Parlor; is a native of Milwaukee, Wis., and was born June 21, 1852; he came to Clinton May 21, 1870; he worked for W. H. Hess for two and a half years, and then went into partnership with him, and afterward bought out the interest of Mr. Hess, and since then he his carried on the business alone; he has built up a good business, and does the leading trade. He married Miss Caroline Neesley, a native of Lisbon, Linn Co., Iowa, July 23, 1872; they have one son-Artemus Lewis, born Dec. 6, 1876. SIMON SHOECRAFT, wholesale and retail dealer in coal, salt, cement and building material, corner First street and Fifth avenue; is a native of Oneida, Madison Co., N. V., and was born Sept. 22, 1836; he attended school there ; he lived in York State until 1858, when he came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., and engaged in teaching for one year, at De Witt; the following year, he entered Cornell College and remained there three years, and graduated in 1862 ; he came to Clinton and had charge of the public school here; at that time the only schoolhouse was the little brown building adjoining the Presbyterian Church, with only three teachers-Miss Earhart, Miss Rogers and Miss Berry. Mr. Shoecraft afterward taught in De Witt and Lyons; in 1866, he engaged in business in Clinton, and has continued since then; in August, 1865, he married Miss J. McIntosh, a native of Vernon, N. Y.; they have two children, one son and one daughter- Louie, 10 years of age, and Lettie, 3 years of age. A. SIDDLE, Secretary of the Clinton Paper Company; is a native of Yorkshire, Eng., and was born Feb. 23, 1818; he came to this country when a small boy, and was brought up in Dutchess Co., N. Y.; he came to Iowa in the fall of 1858; he located in Clinton Co. and engaged in farming for seven years, until the spring of 1866, when he removed to the city, and has been connected with the Clinton Paper Company since its organization in 1868. He married Mrs. Sarah Potter, daughter of Valentine Santee; they have three children, and Mr. Siddle also has three children by a former wife. LEANDER SISCO, engineer of passenger train on the C. & N. W. R. R., residence corner Tenth avenue amid Fifth street; is a native of Baldwinsville, Onodago Co., N. Y., and was born Feb. 27, 1836; he was brought up there and, after reaching manhood, came to Iowa in April, 1857, and entered the employ of the Railroad Company; at that time, the road was only completed as far west as Wheatland; he is one of the oldest employes on the road-over twenty-two years; he runs a passenger train from Clinton to Cedar Rapids; he is a member of the Locomotive Brotherhood of Engineers, the Knights of Pythias, and the Order of United Workmen. He married Miss Mary Ann Cook, a native of Pennsylvania; they have one son-William Cook Sisco, and have lost one son-Frank. NELS A. SKONBERG, foreman of Angel & Stone's lime kilns; is a native of Sweden, and was born in 1849; he emigrated to America in 1872, and came to Clinton the same year, and has been in the employ of this firm since then; he has been foreman for three years. He married Ida Anderson, a native of Sweden, Aug. 26, 1878. Wm. SKINNER, proprietor of Northwestern Fur Manufacturing Company, Fourth street and Eighth avenue, Clinton, and Main street, Lyons; is a native of Portsmouth, Eng., and was born March 25, 1805; he was brought up mostly in London, and learned there the business of furrier; in 1850, he emigrated to America; on board of the ship, he met a party coming to this county, and he gave them money to purchase land for him here; he remained in New York, working at his business, for five years. He married Belinda Alexander, a native of England, in 1856; the following year, he came to Chicago; was there one year, then came to this county and settled on his farm; in 1866, he was importuned to open the furrier business in Lyons, and since then he has been engaged in it, and has built up a large trade; he has earned excellent reputation for the superior manufacture of his goods, and has shipped them as far west as Oregon; he buys and selects all of his skins personally, and has them dressed as he directs; when Mr. Skinner began life, he had nothing; he now owns the store he occupies, corner Fourth street and Eighth avenue, and owns the Midland Hotel, at Maquoketa, besides his farm in this county, and other property; he has one daughter, Mrs. Mary A. Gay, of Lyons, and one adopted son, Daniel, who has charge of the store in Clinton. A. H. SMITH, M. D., physician and surgeon, Third street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues; is a native of Rockford, Ill., where he was brought up and attended school; he completed his collegiate education at Beloit College, and studied medicine and graduated at the Chicago Medical College; in 1872, after graduating, he spent one year in Mercy Hospital, and, in the spring of 1873, he came to Iowa and located in Clinton, and associated with Dr. McCormick, and, since then, has practiced his profession here. CHARLES A. SMITH, attorney at law, of the firm of Smith & Bauder, Toll Block ; is a native of Clinton Co., and was born in Center Township, Sept. 5, 1852; he attended school here, completing his education at the State Agricultural College, graduating in 1872; he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874, and since then he has practiced here ; he was appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue in 1874. He married Miss Emma A. Painter, a native of Lycoming Co., Penn.; they have one son-Latimer P., 2 years of age. GEO. C. SMITH, Treasurer of the Clinton Paper Co.; is a native of England, and was born March 5, 1831; grew up to manhood there, and came to this country in 1851, and lived in Chicago six years; he came to Clinton in 1858, and engaged in running an engine; he entered the employ of the Clinton Lumber Co., and was connected with that company for a number of years; he has been connected with the Clinton Paper Mill since its organization, and is Treasurer of the company, and has charge of the manufacturing department. Mr. Smith married Miss Celia Hosford, daughter of A. P. Hosford, Esq., in September, 1861; she died in July, 1863. He married Miss Sarah Carll, from Waterloo, Iowa, in January, 1866; they have six children-Herbert, Georgiana, Artie, Vernon, Lulu M. and Willie. JOHN SMITH, foreman of the roundhouse; residence, Fourth avenue; is a native of Middlebury, Addison Co., Vt., and was born July 5, 1830; he was raised there, and went in a machine-shop to learn the trade of machinist when only of 15 years of age; he went to New York State and lived five years; in October, 1854, he came West to Illinois, and ran on the Fox River Valley Railroad, and, in December, 1856, he came here and entered the employ of the old Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad; he run on the road until 1868, when he was appointed foreman of the roundhouse, and since then has occupied that position ; he has been connected with this line of road over twenty-two years. In 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Totman, from Keysville, Essex Co., N. V.; they have three children-Laura E., Ira Herbert and Charles Edwin. COL. MILO SMITH, dealer in agricultural machinery, corner of Front street and Fifth avenue; is a native of Shoreham, Addison Co., Vt., and was born Jan. 25, 1819; his early education was received in the public schools, supplemented by a thorough and liberal course in the Newton Academy, a scientific and literary institution in his native town; at the age of 20 years, he left home, and came West, and reached Chicago in 1840; he devoted a few years to teaching and surveying lands, and subsequently settled in Belvidere, Boone Co., Ill.; in 1848, when the first railroad enterprise was originated west of Chicago, he assisted as Civil Engineer in the construction of the first 100 miles of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad; in 1852, he was appointed Chief Engineer of the Elgin & State Line Railroad; in 1855, he came to Iowa, and was made Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad; in this position, his ability as a financier and his skill as an engineer were severely taxed; he carried the road through the panic of 1857, and continued to superintend the operation of the road after its completion to Cedar Rapids until leased to the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, in 1862. After the breaking-out of the war, Gov. Kirkwood, without his knowledge or solicitation, commissioned him Colonel of the 26th I. V. I. his regiment formed a part of the 1st Division of the 15th Army Corps, and continued in service until the close of the war; during eighteen months, he was in command of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of that Corps; although justly entitled to promotion, he declined it, and preferred to remain in command of his regiment; he received three wounds while in the service. Since his return from the service, he has been engaged in various railroad enterprises. In politics, he is a Republican, but not strictly a partisan; he has invariably declined public office. Col. Smith has been married three times; is now living with his third wife; he has no children living. GEORGE SPENCER, dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware, Fifth avenue; is a native of Wayne Co., N. Y.; after reaching manhood, he was engaged in business in the city of New York for some years; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton in December, 1866, and engaged in the hardware business-firm of Spencer & Paddock; the following year, Mr. Spencer bought out his partner's interest and has continued the business; he has been engaged in the hardware business longer than any one in Clinton, and is having a large trade. CHARLES SPORMANN, saloon, tobacco and cigars, corner Second Street and Fifth avenue; was born in Germany, in 1839; he emigrated to America in 1861; he lived in Illinois, in Carroll and Whiteside Cos., until he came to Clinton, in 1864; he has carried on his present business since 1868. He married Johanna Bodensheen, from Germany, July 4, 1863; they have nine children, and have lost two. W. W. STEVENS, attorney at law, Second Street; over First National Bank; is a native of Methuen, Essex Co., Mass; born Feb. 14, 1841; when 12 years of age, he removed to Belknap Co., N. H., where he received his education; he studied law and was admitted to the bar in that county, in 1861 ; after the breaking-out of the war, he enlisted in Co. I, 12th N. H. V. I., and was commissioned Lieutenant of Co. I; he was in the service over a year, when he resigned his commission on account of ill health; after leaving the army, he was located in the city of New York; was admitted to the bar, and remained there fifteen months, and then went South to Atlanta, Ga., with the intention of forming a partnership in the practice of law with the late Col. R. A. Alston; in the spring of 1866, Mr. Stevens came to Iowa and located in Clinton, and since then he has practiced his profession here. Mr. Stevens married Miss Caroline R. Cornell, a native of New Hampshire, and daughter of Capt. Cornell, of the United States Navy; Mr. and Mrs. Stevens have two children, one son and one daughter-George C. and Mary Alice. DAVID W. SWITZER, foreman of C. Lamb & Sons' Stone Mill; was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Nov. 30, 1833; he was brought up and lived there until he came to Iowa, in the fall of 1857, and located in Clinton; he entered the employ of Mr. Lamb, and has been with him ever since he came, and is one of the oldest employes, in the mills here; he has held the position of foreman for eight years. He married Miss Maria L. Chandler, a native of Massachusetts, in July, 1869; they have two children-Edith Eliza and Scott H. C. S. TAYLOR, jeweler, Fifth avenue; proprietor of the oldest jewelry house in Clinton; he is a native of Vermont, but was brought up in Canada, and learned the jewelry business there; he came to Iowa and located here in the spring of 1863, and engaged in his present business on Front street; there are only two other merchants in business now who were here when he came; Mr. Taylor has held the office of Mayor for three terms-a longer time than any other person elected to this office; has also held the office of Town Trustee for a number of years, and is actively identified with the interests of the city and county. He married Miss Harriet Smith, a native of Canada; they have six children. JOHN TAYLOR, foreman of machinists in the large lower mill of W. J. Young & Co.; is a native of Albany Co., N. Y., and was born Nov. 18, 1832; he was brought up there until 18 years of age; he learned his trade in Worcester, Mass., and came West to Moline in 1855; he came to Iowa in 1859, and came to Clinton in 1862, and entered the employ of W. J. Young & Co., and, with the exception of two years, he has been connected with his mills since then; he has had charge of the machine-shops since 1867. He married Miss Emma E. Alverson, a native of Whitewater, Mich., in 1867; they have three children-Charles J., Herbert Roy, Fred Bernard. Wm. TAYLOR, foreman of W. J. Young & Co.'s upper saw-mill; is a native of Albany Co., N. Y.; born March 23, 1835; he learned the trade of machinist; came to Illinois in 1856; when the war broke out, he enlisted in the first call; three months' service in Co. H, 6th Ind. V. I., and afterward enlisted in the 2d Ind. Bat.; he was in the service three years, and was in sixteen battles; he came to Clinton in 1865, and entered the employ of W. J. Young as engineer, and has been with him fourteen years, and for four years has been foreman of this mill. He married Miss Alice V. Soper, a native of Rome, N. Y., in 1867; they have four children-William, Susie, Eva, and Belle. E. H. THAYEB, publisher of the Clinton Age; is a native of Windham, Cumberland Co., Me.; he attended school until 18 years of age; then came to Cleveland, Ohio, where he read law and was admitted to the bar in all the courts of the State; he came to Iowa in 1853, located at Muscatine, and practiced law for three years; was elected County Judge, and served two terms; he established the Muscatine Daily Courier, and conducted that paper for six years; in April, 1868, he came to Clarence, Cedar Co., and established the Age; after being there only two months, the citizens of Clinton held out superior inducements, and he removed to this city where he has conducted this journal since. Judge Thayer married Miss Delia B. native of Essex Co., N. Y. ; they have three children- Nellie, Maude and May. MAJOR CHARLES H. TOLL, Postmaster; residence, corner Third street and Eighth avenue; is a native of Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; born April 18, 1817. In 1840, he married Miss Eliza H. Lusk, daughter of Richard Lusk, of Lysander, N. Y.; in 1853, Major Toll came to Chicago, remained a short time, and the following year came to Iowa, and located at Lyons; soon after coming here, he was made Assistant Treasurer of the Iowa Land Company, and assisted in superintending the building of the railroad from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs; in 1855, he was elected Mayor of Lyons; he afterward resigned the office of Mayor, and located in Clinton, where his business interests called him; during his connection with the Railroad Company, he was elected Assistant Treasurer of the Iowa Land Company; in 1859, he was elected Sheriff of Clinton Co., and served two years; in 1862, he was appointed United States Commissary for a Division of the Union army; during his term of service, he was assigned to duty in various departments, and in every position he increased the efficiency of the department in which he was called to serve; his duties were extremely trying and arduous, and his responsibilities very great. As Commissary, he was one of the most efficient in the Union army; he served until the close of the war; was relieved in January, 1866, and returned home; in December 1875, he was appointed Postmaster of Clinton, and still holds that office; he has also he has also held various town offices, and, has been actively identified in the improvement of the city and county. While living in Onondaga Co., N. Y., he was Supervisor of the town of Lysander, and, in 1856, he was elected Representative to the State Legislature. He is a member of the Order of Odd Fellows; united with that fraternity in 1846. He is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, uniting with that denomination in 1839. Is a Republican, but an independent thinker. Major Toll and wife have five children, two sons-Spencer L. (Postal Clerk on the C. & N. W. R. R. from Chicago to Cedar Rapids); Charles H., Jr. (attending school at Mt. Vernon) three daughters-Mary Louise, Sarah E. (at home) ; and Martha M. (now Mrs. George W. Lainhart, of New York City). D. R. TOLL, livery, sale and boarding stable, Fifth avenue; was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Nov. 22, 1826; after reaching manhood, in April, 1850, he went to California and engaged in mining there four and one-half years; he returned in 1854; came to Iowa, and arrived at Lyons Jan. 12, 1855; in the following November, he engaged in the livery business; there is no one in the county now who was in the livery business when he came; there are only a very few men engaged in business in this county who were here when he came. Mr. Toll married Miss S. M. Graham, a native of Utica, N. Y., in June, 1859; they have six children-Charles F., Fannie E P., Grace E., Rensselaer H. and Walter G. P. S. TOWLE, dealer in dry goods, corner Second street and Fifth avenue; is a native of Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y.; he was brought up there; upon the breaking- out of the war, he was commissioned Assistant Paymaster in the U. S. Navy, and served for three years; after the close of the war, he came to Iowa, and located in Clinton in 1866, and engaged in mercantile business on Front street; he has built up a large and extensive trade, the largest exclusively dry goods trade in this city. Mr. Towle has been prominently connected with the 'Ancient Order of United Workmen,' and has been Grand Master of the State, and has been Supreme Lodge Representative for three years. In 1867, Mr. Towle married Miss Mary Brother, a native of Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., daughter of Henry Brother; they have three children-Henry Stewart, born April 13, 1871; Charles Brother, Sept. 10, 1875; and Stewart Warren, Jan. 29, 1877. CALVIN UPTON, stone-mason; was born in Reading, Mass., June 15, 1828, and learned his trade in that State; he came to Iowa, and located in Davenport in 1855; came to Clinton in June, 1857, and engaged in his present business in 1859; he engaged in manufacturing brick, and carried it on until 1870; he was engaged in contracting and building for the C. & N. W. R. R. from Clinton to Council Bluffs for some years. He married Miss Maria A. Rennard, of Salem, Mass., Jan. 30, 1853; they have five children-Charles E., George, Aldebronto, Henry E. and Charlotte; have lost two children. LARKIN UPTON, Mayor of Clinton; is a native of North Reading, Middlesex Co., Mass., and was born Feb. 4, 1832; in that State he learned the trade of stone mason; after reaching manhood, he emigrated to Iowa, and came to Clinton in 1855; remained a short time, then lived in Davenport and in Durant, Cedar Co., until the fall of 1858, when he located in Clinton and engaged in building; he has erected some of the best buildings in the city; he has also done considerable contracting and building for the C. & N. W. R. R. here and on the line of the road at Boone and Dunlap; he has held the office of City Alderman, and was elected Mayor of the city in March, 1878; re-elected in March, 1879. E. A. WADLEIGH, freight and ticket agent of the Chicago & North-Western Railroad; is a native of Sutton, Merrimac Co., N. H.; he was brought received his education there; he came to Iowa, and located at Clinton in November 1856; the following spring, April 14, 1857, he entered the employ of the Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad, and was appointed agent at Clinton, April 14, 1857; the day previous, April 13, the first train for business ran out of Clinton; he remained with that company until it was leased to and became a part of the Chicago & North-Western Railroad, and has occupied his present position over twenty-two years, a longer time than any other official connected with the road here. Mr. Wadleigh is one of the early settlers of Clinton, coming here the year after Clinton was laid out. He has served as a member of the School Board for twelve years. He married Miss Emeline Emmons, of the State of Vermont; they have one son-Frank A. W. D. WALDEN, Superintendent of Buildings and Bridges of the Iowa Division of the Chicago & North-Western Railway; is a native of Hampshire, England, and was born in 1825 ; he was brought up there, and studied architecture; in 1850, he came to America, and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., for five years, and was engaged in building; he came to Iowa in October, 1855, and entered the employ of the Iowa Land Company; he was the architect and builder of the Iowa Central House. 0n the 11th of February, 1856, he sold three lots to Francis Lee, and it was the first sale of lots in Clinton that was made second hand, or after purchased were resold again. Mr. Walden has held the position of Superintendent of Buildings and Bridges since 1865; he had charge of the construction of the Mississippi River Bridge. He was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ann Bennett, a native of England, in 1852; they have eleven children, and attend the Episcopal Church. EDWARD WARE, with C. Lamb & Son; is a native of England, and was born June 13, 1830; he came to America in 1842, and was brought up in York State; he came to Fulton in 1854, and came to Clinton Co. in 1855 ; he was engineer of the first saw-mill in Clinton; when the war broke out, he enlisted, in June, 1861, in the 1st I. V. C., Co. M; he remained in the service until March, 1866; he was promoted to hold commission of Second Lieutenant when the war closed; since then, he has been engaged in steamboating and in the lumber-yard of C. Lamb & Sons. He married Miss Augusta Lamb, daughter of C. Lamb, Esq., in 1859; they have six children-Fred, Jennie, Willie, Lettie, Eddie, and Artemus. JOHN WEBBER, dealer in ready-made clothing and gents' furnishing goods, Second street; was born in Germany Jan. 14, 1826; after reaching manhood, he emigrated to America in 1850; he lived in New York and Iowa until 1861, then came to Iowa; [this is not a typo!] the following year, he came to Clinton Co.; he has been engaged in business here for the past fourteen years; he carries a large stock of clothing, and has built up a good trade. He married Miss Christina Stetter, a native of German, Feb. 11, 1853; they have two children--Mary and Bertha; and have lost one son. MARTIN WHITE, foreman in charge of loading cars at W. J. Young & Co.'s mills; is a native of Ireland, and was born Dec. 15, 1829; he emigrated to America in 1853; he came to Iowa and located in Clinton, in 1857; there was very little here when he came; he has been connected with the mills, in the employ of Mr. Young, for a long time, and has lived here twenty-two years; he holds the office of City Alderman, and is serving his fourth year; he is President of the Roman Catholic Total Abstinence Society, and has been officially connected with the Society for five years. He married Miss Judith Reddan, a native of Ireland, in 1852; they have eight children; he and his family attend the Catholic Church. BEN C. WILKINS, Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co.; was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., Oct. 19, 1849; he was brought up and received his education there; he came to Clinton in 1870, and entered the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Co., and has been connected with the company since then, and has held the position of Manager of the office here for the past four years. On Oct. 27, 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss Bessie F. Fegan, daughter of Capt. J. D. Fegan, of Clinton. J. WILKINS, proprietor of the Extract of Eucalyptus, corner of Sixth avenue and Second street, Clinton; is a native of Rochester, N. Y., and was born in 1815; he was brought up and lived in that State until 1836, when he emigrated to Green Bay, Wis.; at that early day, Gen. Winfield Scott was in command of the fort there; Mr. Wilkins lived there and in Oshkosh and Fond du Lac thirty-five years; he had charge of the Menominee Indians when the old chief, Oshkosh, died; Mr. Wilkins came to Clinton in 1871; he went to California in 1875; and while there he made his great discovery of the "Eucalyptus," which contains the healing properties of the Australian gum tree; the method of its discovery and the merits of the extract are now well known east and west, and is rapidly growing into favor, and he has a large demand for it. In 1837, Mr. Wilkins was united in marriage to Miss Cornelia Cook, a native of Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; they have four children. MRS. CLARA YEOMANS, homeopathic physician, Seventh avenue, west of Fourth street; is a native of Summit Co., Ohio; she was born of New England parentage, in 1841; she came West to Washington Co., Iowa, while it was yet a Territory, before the State was organized, in 1845. She was united in marriage with Dr. S. P. Yeomans; he was brought up in Herkimer Co., N. Y., and came to Iowa in 1838; he studied medicine and graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1853; he afterward graduated from Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago; he held the position of Register of the Land Office at Sioux City a number of years, and is now practicing medicine at Charles City, Iowa. Mrs. Yeomans studied medicine at Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, graduating from that institution and taking her degree in 1870, being the first lady in the West taking the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and she was the first lady who attended clinics in the Cook County Hospital, in Chicago; after graduating from Hahnemann, she went East and attended a course in the New York Medical College for Women, and attended clinics at Bellevue Hospical. Mrs. Yeomans came to Clinton March 1, 1870, and since then she has successfully practiced her profession here; they have two children, one daughter, in Minnesota, and one son, who has just completed his college course. GEORGE B. YOUNG, attorney and counselor at law, Post Office Block; is a native of Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio; born May 20, 1840; he attended the common schools, then entered Oberlin College, where he completed his education; he studied law in Cleveland, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar June 24, 1862; he is also a graduate of the Cleveland Law College; he enlisted on the first call for troops in Co. C, 19th 0. V. I.; in July, 1862, he came to Iowa and located in Clinton Co., at Camanche, and commenced the practice of law; in 1865, be was elected County Judge; served two years, and was re-elected in 1867; after serving one year of his second term, he resigned to accept the position of Judge of the Circuit Court, to which he was elected in November, 1868; he remained on the bench until March, 1873, when he resigned, and since then has practiced here, being associated with Judge Hays until the latter was elected Judge. There are very few men in Clinton Co. who are as conversant with its interests and its people as Judge Young; he came here a stranger, and began without a dollar, and his success in life and position in his profession are owing to his own efforts. He married Miss Frances Hinman, at Lansing, Mich., in 1863; they have had three children, only one surviving, a son-Henry M., now 12 years of age. W. J. YOUNG, of the firm of W. J. Young & Co., manufacturers of lumber; is one of the most enterprising business men of Clinton; he is a native of Belfast, Ireland, and was born Feb. 27, 1827; he came to Clinton June 7,1858 ; before coming here, was engaged in railroading, and held the position of General Freight Agent of the Cincinnati, Logansport & Chicago Railroad; after coming here, he opened a lumber yard, and continued that for two or three years; in May, 1860, he commenced to remove their saw-mill from La Crosse to Clinton, and the 15th of August, he was cutting lumber; in August, 1866, he began building what is known as his large lower mill, which, with one exception, is the largest mill of the kind in this country; the mills of this company have a capacity of manufacturing yearly 50,000,000 feet of lumber, 30,000,000 shingles, and 10,000,000 laths, employing 350 hands in the mills and yards at Clinton, beside the men employed in their own logging camps and their interest in the Mississippi logging camps; he gives his personal attention; has the entire management of his business, which is of great magnitude, his sales of lumber extending over the West, Northwest and South. When Mr. Young began life, he says he had all the capital he required, which was good health; and, by constant attention to his business and good management, he has built up the extensive business of W. J. Young & Co. to its present magnitude. Mr. Young is actively identified with the interests of the city of Clinton; he is one of the Directors of the Clinton National Bank, and is President of the Clinton Savings Bank. He has held the office of Mayor of Clinton, being elected without any opposition. HENRY ZWEIGART, dealer in fresh, salted and smoked meats, Second street, between Second and Third avenues; he was born in Germany April 16, 1854; when 19 years of age, in 1873, he came to America; the following year he came to Clinton, in 1874; he has been engaged in business here for the past three years, and is building up a nice trade; his parents are living in the old country.