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Westland-Neligh WILLIAM EDGAR BROOKS

died at Stratton, April 25, 1920. Her ancestry was German and English.

Upon his graduation from public school in 1911 at Stratton, Mr. Brouse attended the Nebraska School of Agriculture until 1913. In 1918 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of Alpha Zeta and the Union Literary Society.

Since leaving school Mr. Brouse has been continuously employed by the University of Nebraska as extension agronomist, one year, and since that time as experiment substation superintendent.

On June 10, 1919, he was married to Hazel May French at Page, Nebraska. She was born at Page, December 25, 1893, of German and English ancestry. She was a school teacher before her marriage. There are two children: Betty Jean, born November 7, 1921; and Harold Arthur, born February 10, 1925.

Mr. Brouse is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Valentine, the Rotary Club, the Masons, and the Odd Fellows. He enjoys hunting and fishing, while his hobby is reading. Residence: Valentine.

Alfred Jerome Brown

One of Nebraska's foremost surgeons is Dr. Alfred Jerome Brown, who has been in practice for nearly thirty years, eleven of which have been in this state. Dr. Brown was born in New York City, August 27, 1878, son of Edward Flint and Eleanor (Bonney) Brown. His father was born at Sebago, Maine, in October, 1839. A lawyer, he was president of the New York county committee, president of the Reform Club, president of the board of trustees of Bridgton Academy (Maine). Of English descent, his family came to America in 1630; an ancestor David Brown, was captain of the Concord Minute Men. Edward F. Brown died in New York City in October, 1909. His wife, Eleanor, was born in New York City, March 4, 1849. She is still living, and is a daughter of Benjamin West Bonney, judge of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College. She is of English and Holland Dutch descent.

Dr. Brown attended Yale School in New York, until 1895, when he entered Yale University, receiving his A. B. in 1899. In 1903 he was awarded an M. D., from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. A member of Sigma Xi and Phi Rho Sigma, he was awarded first Harsen prize and first Harsen clinical prize, from Columbia in 1903.

He was married to Grace Elting Overton of Brooklyn, at Plainfield, New Jersey, July 11, 1906. Their two children are Eleanor Bonney, born July 30, 1907, and Katherine Frances, born August 25, 1913. Eleanor was graduated from Smith College in 1928, and Katherine is now attending that school.

From 1903 to 1905, Dr. Brown was interne at Presbyterian Hospital, New York; he was assistant in anatomy and surgery at Columbia until 1913, and associate in surgery there until 1918. He was visiting surgeon at New York Orthopedic Hospital, New Jersey Orthopedic Hospital, Vanderbilt Clinic, New York, and first surgical division of Bellevue Hospital, New York, to 1918.

A major in the Medical Corps in the World War, he was chief surgeon, Debarkation Hospital No. 2, Staten and, and in charge of coal region at Scranton, Pennsylvania. During the summer of 1918, he was surgical director of Evacuation Hospital No. 37, Joinville, France, and surgeon consultant, 40th division, Castres, France. He is now a lieutenant-colonel U. S. M. R. C.

A resident of Omaha for the past 11 years, he is associate Professor of surgery at the College of Medicine of the the University of Nebraska. He is also a director of thePhysicians Health Association of Omaha. He is the author of Old Masterpieces in Surgery (1928), History of Surgery in Nelson's Looseleaf Surgery (1928) ; besides many scientific articles.

Dr. Brown is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Omaha. He is also a member of the American Medical Association, and the American College of Surgeons. He is former first vice president of the Western Surgical Association and a fellow of the American Surgical Society. He is a member of the Red Cross and past district trustee of the Omaha Kiwanis Club. His sport is golf, and his hobby books. Residence: Omaha.

Charles Samuel Brown

Charles S. Brown, banker and business executive, was born at Agency City, Iowa, February 3, 1879. He is the son of Samuel M. and Marilla (Derby) Brown. Samuel M. Brown was born at Greencastle, Indiana, January 24, 1840. He died in Aurora, March 30, 1916. He was identified with the lumber industry and took an active part in the development of Seward County. Mrs. Samuel M. Brown was born in Licking County, Ohio, October 6, 1846. She has been active in civic improvement.

Charles S. Brown attended the Seward High School and from 1898 to 1901 attended Wesleyan University. While in college he was a member of the Everett literary society.

In order to assist in making his college expenses he worked in the money order department of the Lincoln post office. In 1901 he was placed in charge of Station A, a sub-station of the Lincoln post office at the State University. In the organization of this branch he was highly successful and won statewide recognition for efficiency. He entered the banking business at Aurora January 1, 1907, and is now vice president of the Fidelity State Bank of Aurora.

He married Nettie A. Steinmeyer at Clatonia Jane 7, 1905, (see biography). There are three children: Kenneth Henry, born June 20, 1908; who is a junior in the University of Nebraska; Eleanor G., born January 21, 1911, a junior in the Wesleyan University; and Bessie Belle, born April 6, 1914; a senior in the Aurora High School.

Mr. Brown took a prominent part in the Liberty Loan drives and World War organization. He is a member of the Rotary Club, the Country Club, the Masons and the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Aurora.

Frank Prentice Brown

Frank P. Brown was born at Yutan, Saunders County, Nebraska, August 15, 1879, the son of Joshua Prentice and Lena (Cerney) Brown. His father, who was born at Brookfield, New York, October 31, 1841, and died at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, September, 1923, was a pioneer in Nebraska in 1863; he was engaged in freighting across the plains for several years; helped build the Union Pacific Railroad; and later established milling concerns in Butler and Saunders Counties. Of English and Scotch ancestry, he was directly descended from Thomas and Mary Brown who came from Worcestershire, England, to Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1628.

His mother was born at Vienna, Austria, December 23, 1859. She is active in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Brown attended the public schools of Douglas County and later was graduated from high school there. He has been a horticulturist, mail carrier, owner of a feed and milling business, and a hay and grain wholesaler. He is now vice president and secretary of Edward A. Knapp Company of Omaha. He is a director in the Omaha Hay Exchange. He is president of the Masonic Temple Craft, Masonic Lodge 281, Omaha.

He was united in marriage with Maude Jeanette Johnson at Omaha, June 14, 1905. Mrs. Brown, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at York, Nebraska, December 10, 1880; her parents moved from Illinois to

Nebraska in the early days of the state. They have one daughter: Dorothy M., born March 22, 1906; she was awarded the A. B. degree at Grinnell College where she was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.

During the World War Mr. Brown was active in Liberty loan, Red Cross, and Saving Stamps drives, and served as a member of the Council of Defense. For years he has been a leader in Omaha's civic and business life. He is a member of the Florence Improvement Club; was formerly a member of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce; and for enght (sic) years was a director of the Douglas County Agricultural Society.

He holds membership in the State Horticulture Society; Ak-Sar-Ben; the Red Cross; and the Nebraskana Society. He was at one time a member of the Florence school board. He is Past Master of the Florence Lodge 281 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Scottish Rite; Royal Arch; and Shrine. He is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, of which he is past noble grand. His social club is Dundee Golf Club. His sports are: golfing, bowling and fishing. He is a Republican. Residence: Omaha.

Harry Herbert Brown

Harry Herbert Brown, son of Hugh Clark and Mary Almyra (Goff) Brown, was born at Fremont, Nebraska, July 15, 1882. His father, who was born in Fairfield, Iowa, September 9, 1850, settled in Fremont, in 1870. He engaged in farming and stock raising for many years, and later engaged in the machinery business in Fremont. He is descended from early settlers in America. Mary Almyra Goff was born in Augusta, Oneida County, New York, October 19, 1849, and came to Nebraska in 1869, where she was one of the state's first school teachers. Her death occurred at Lincoln, June 6, 1928.

Educated in the public and high schools of Fremont, Harry H. Brown was graduated from the latter in 1900, and attended the University of Nebraska 1905 and 1906, during which time he was a member of the Glee Club. On October 22, 1914, he was married to Edna Mae Woods, daughter of James Edward and Artie (Trailer) Woods at Walnut, Iowa. Mrs. Brown was born at Marne, Iowa, February 5, 1889, of American descent for several generations. There are four children, Herbert E., born March 30, 1916; Dorothy L., born April 1, 1917; Evelyn M., born December 30, 1919, and Ralph W., born July 28, 1923.

A well driller since leaving school, Mr. Brown operated at Fremont several years, moving to Knox County in 1913, where wells were from 600 to 1000 feet deep. In 1916 he removed to Lincoln, where he purchased an interest in the Plattner Yale Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of windmills and water supplies. In 1919 he came to Blair, where he has since engaged in business. He now operates several machines in Northeastern Nebraska.

Mr. Brown is a Republican and a member of the Congregational Church. During the years 1928, '29, and '30, he was president of the Nebraska Well Drillers Association, and assisted in organization of the association. He belongs to Washington Lodge No. 21, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, is associate patron of the Eastern Star, and is a member of the Blair Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraskan Society and the Blair School Board, of which he is now president. Residence: Blair. (Photograph in Album).

Howard F. Brown

Howard F. Brown was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 16, 1907, son of Samuel W. and Pearl Ray (McCloud) Brown.

He was graduated from Chadron Public School in 1921, and from the preparatory high school in 1925. He completed a two year commercial course at the Chadron Teachers College, and in July, 1931, received a diploma from the International Accountants Society.

His marriage to N. Bonne Potter was solemnized at Deadwood, South Dakota, July 2, 1928. Mrs. Brown was born in Shelby, Iowa, April 11, 1908.

For three years after leaving school Mr. Brown was manager of the Chadron Furniture Company. At the present time he is the owner of a grocery store. He was secretary of the Harrison Lions Club, 1931-32. His bobby is collecting coins, while he enjoys horseshoes, tennis, and bridge. Residence: Harrison.

Hugh Richmond Brown

One of the younger members of the newspaper profession in Nebraska, Hugh Richmond Brown is the manager of the Kearney Daily Hub and during the past few years has attained recognition in the professional world. He was born at Kearney April 17, 1899, the son of Mentor A. and Sophie G. (Schmidt) Brown, the former distinguished editor and publisher at Kearney.

Mr. Brown was graduated from the Kearney High School in 1917, is a director in the Kearney Savings & Loan Association, is president of the Kearney Chamber of Commerce, and is past lieutenant governor of the Nebraska-Iowa District of the Kiwanis Club, and has also been president of the local club. He was chairman of the County Red Cross, is secretary of the Kearney Library Board, is affiliated with St. Luke's Episcopal Church and holds membership in the Kearney Country Club.

Of his marriage to Dora Stenehjem, which occurred at Spring Grove, Minnesota, on September 9, 1923, two children were born: Dorothy Jean; and Patsy Mae. Mr. Brown is a Republican, a member of The Nebraskana Society and an Elk. Residence: Kearney.

James Arthur Brown

James Arthur Brown, who was born in Cedar County, Iowa, July 14, 1869, has been a lawyer at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, for the past 34 years. His father, Francis Marion Brown, a farmer, teacher, and civic leader, was born in Jay County, Indiana, May 15, 1837, and died at Shannon, Union County, Iowa, May, 1919; he served as a private in Company I, 46th Iowa Volnteer (sic) Infantry, during the Civil War and was a prisoner of war for nine months at Cahaba, Alabama; his ancestry was Scotch-Irish; his father was born on the Atlantic Ocean coming from Ireland to America, while his mother's family settled in America before the Revolution.

Elizabeth Priscilla (Kester) Brown, his mother, was born in Crawford County, Ohio, August 27, 1842, and died at Shannon, August, 1916. She was prominent in religious and welfare work for many years, and held membership in: Women's Christian Temperance Union; Woman's Foreign Missionary Society; the Home Missionary Society; and the Women's Relief Corps. Her Dutch ancestors settled in Pennsylvania before the Revolution, and some of them served in that war.

Mr. Brown attended the rural schools from 1875 to 1889; taught in rural school during the winter months of 1890-01-02-03-04-05; received the B. S. degree, 1889, and the M. S. Degree, 1896, at the South Dakota State College; and in 1898 was awarded his Bachelor of Laws degree from Nebraska University. He was president of the senior class; was a member of the debating team; and was winner of the oratorical contest in 1893.

From 1898 to 1912 Mr. Brown was associated with Hon. Charles O. Whedon; from 1912-15, was a member of the law firm Stewart, Williams & Brown; from 1917-22, was a member of the firm Burr & Brown; was a member of the firm Burr, Brown, & Dibble, 1922-25; and was a member of the firm Letton, Brown, & Dibble, 1925-28. He is now president of the Dwelling House Insurance Company at Lincoln; is vice president of the Douglas Manufacturing Company; and is director of and attor-

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