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legislature, as a member of the house of representatives in 1891 and 1893.
His marriage to Anna Mary Littrell was solemnized at Nelson on April 22, 1874, and to them were born eight children: Emory E., born April 25, 1875, who married Bertha Halloway, who is deceased; Alice, born April 16, 1876, who married Stanley Adamson; Zella, born September 13, 1879, who married Ira Overton; Sarah, born March 7, 1882, who married Edgar Moore; Charles, born October 8, 1883, who died October 25, 1902; Jennie, born April 4, 1890, who married C. Humerickhouse; Bertha, born April 4, 1891, who married Charles Runga, and who died March 25, 1829; and Stella, born February 28, 1898, who married Dull Kay.
During the World War Mr. Felton participated in loan drives and other civilian activities. He is a member of the Church of Christ at Angus, Nebraska, and is a life member of The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Nelson.
Harold A. Fenner
Harold A. Fenner, osteopathic physician and surgeon, was born at Almond, New York, January 5, 1894, son of Andrew Jackson and Alveretta Margarette (Barrett) Fenner. His ancestry is English, the Fenner family having settled in Rhode Island in the early days of that colony.
Dr. Fenner was graduated from Hornell High School in 1911, and received the Bachelor of Osteopathy degree from the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in 1915. In 1916 he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Pacific Medical College.
On January 15, 1920, he was married to Ruth E. Dixon at Des Moines, Iowa. She was born at Fort Dodge, Iowa, March 29, 1896. They have one son, Harold Allen, born April 12, 1924.
At the present time Dr. Fenner is the owner of the North Platte Osteopathic Hospital and Sanitarium. He is a member of the Nebraska Osteopathic Association, the American Osteopathic Association and is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. His favorite sport is hunting. He is affiliated with the Republican party. Residence: North Platte.
C. H. Fenstermacher
C. H. Fenstermacher, physician and surgeon, was born at Marcellus, Michigan, March 2, 1873, son of Christian Alford and Margaret U. (Hill) Fenstermacher.
The father, a native of Catawasia, Pennsylvania, was born February 4, 1839, and died at Marcellus, May 8, 1917. He was a farmer of German descent. His wife, born in Park, Michigan, July 13, 1847, died in Cass County, Michigan, December 15, 1928. She was of Irish and New England Yankee descent.
Dr. Fenstermacher attended public school and was graduated from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1900. He was married to Rhoda Olive Griffith at Sargent, Nebraska, November 10, 1913, and to them two children were born, Inez, on November 1, 1914; and Robert, on March 28, 1919. Mrs. Fenstermacher was born at Callaway, February 20, 1888, daughter of George A. and Cyndonia Griffith.
Dr. Fenstermacher is a Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow, Residence: Sargent.
George B. Fergus
George B. Fergus, a resident of Nebraska for the past 47 years, was born at Logansport, Indiana, January 31, 1883, the son of James C. and Lucy (Zeiler) Fergus. His father was a rural mail carrier for many years at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.
Mr. Fergus, who is the owner and manager of the Fergus Transfer & Storage at Hastings, has been a successful executive there and is active in all community projects. He is a member of the American Insurance Union, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Nebraskana Society. He has been a member of the Hastings Volunteer Fire Department for 15 years, is a member of the Sons of Veterans, is affiliated with the First Baptist Church, and is a charter member of the Inter-Church Reserve. He is a Republican.
On March 20, 1906, he was united in marriage with Frederica E. Conrad at Hastings. Mrs. Fergus, who was born at Crete, Saline County, Nebraska, March 19, 1887, is cashier of the American Insurance Union. They have one daughter: Thelma Belle, born March 29, 1909, who is her father's clerk and secretary. Residence: Hastings.
Elmer Ross Ferguson
Elmer Ross Ferguson, prominent Brown County farmer, was born in Rawley, Iowa, April 25, 1879, and has resided in Nebraska for the past forty-seven years.
His father, a farmer, was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, September 24, 1843, and served as a corporal in the 88th Volunteer Indiana Infantry in the Civil War. He participated in Sherman's march to the sea. His death occurred at Ainsworth in September, 1901. His parents came to the United States from Scotland.
Melissa Winn, wife of John Y. Ferguson, was born at Benton, Wisconsin, March 30, 1856, and died at Ainsworth, May 29, 1913. She led a typical pioneer life, coming to Brown County in the spring of 1884. She was a member of the Women's Relief Corps. Her parents came to the United States from England.
In the spring of 1884, two families, those of John Y. Ferguson and John Fernau came to Brown County, Nebraska, from Buchanan County, Iowa. Coming early to prepare for spring and summer work, they found that winter was not over in Nebraska. Their families and their stock lived under one roof until other shelter could be provided.
The Fergusons settled on a homestead seven and one-half miles northeast of Ainsworth on Bone Creek, and the Fernaus just west of them. Among the early reminiscences of Ross, the second son of the Fergusons, is the following tale. One bright winter day he, together with a younger brother and an older sister, was trying to keep warm in a little sod school house and at the same time gain a fair degree of knowledge. Suddenly as if from nowhere a storm descended upon them, so terrific and so deadly that stories of it have been handed down through the years as the storm of '88.
Before noon Sam Miles, a farmer living northwest of the school house came and took the children going north and west. About two o'clock, Nellie Brunner, a brave pioneer teacher, took the two remaining families, the Fernaus and Fergusons, and tied them together with a long old fashioned scarf, placing the youngest of the lot, Joe Ferguson, next to herself. She led the march to the Fernau home, a matter of three-fourths of a mile. This was in a direct line with the storm and thus made her successful where other brave women failed because of having to face the storm. Old timers remember how darkness came early in the day. Between four and five o'clock Mrs. Ferguson became so agitated about her three children that it became a matter of which parent should go after them. Not be outdone, Mr. Ferguson donned his wraps and showed his true Scotch blood in braving the cold and storm to walk the mile to the neighbors. It was a drastic undertaking as many lost their lives in attempting much shorter distances. However, guided by the One who always leads us aright if we but choose to listen, he found his way safely across canyons, some places where only a few feet to right of left would have meant a drop into a snow filled gulch. Mr. Ferguson found his children safe and once more guided in his path, he reached home and his beloved wife and baby. They stayed in their new home despite
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the hardships. Then came the drouth and panic of 1894 and 1895 making matters worse. They did not weaken and were rewarded by a fine crop in 1896.
In 1901 when the father was taken from the Ferguson home, Ross took up the load where his father had left off. The family finances were still suffering pitifully from the hard years in the 90's. It meant hard work for everyone, with planning and sacrificing. In 1908 he passed his charges on to his brother and struck out for himself, taking as the lady of his choice Blanche Murray, who also moved to Brown County with her parents in 1884. The next year they were blessed with a baby girl, Grace, who has followed in her mother's footsteps in choosing teaching as a vocation.
Mr. Ferguson is the sort who showed his pioneer breeding by being ready to answer the call of a friend or neighbor who needed help. He has lived a life of loving devotion and today is highly honored and respected in his own community. "Not widely but deeply known."
Blanche Keturah Murray, wife of Ross Ferguson, was born at Decorah, Illinois, June 7, 1881. She was the daughter of pioneers in Brown County, her father born in Dublin, Ireland, and her mother in America, eligible to the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mr. Ferguson is a Republican. He was active in Red Cross and in all other civilian activities during the late war, is a member of the Woodmen of the World, the Odd Fellows, and the Rebekas, and from 1900 until 1925 was director of the school board of District No. 1 of Brown County. He enjoys hunting and fishing, while his hobby is reading. Residence: Ainsworth.
Olin Jerome Ferguson
Olin Jerome Ferguson has been dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska for the past 11 years and has been engaged in engineering and educational work in Nebraska for many years. He was born at Annawan, Henry County, Illinois, November 21, 1875, the son of Henry Jerome and Mary Catherine (Troyer) Ferguson. His father, who was born at Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, July 19, 1848, was a farmer, schoolteacher, and bank cashier. John Tower, from whom he is descended, arrived in America in 1637, and Samuel Ferguson, another ancestor, came to this country from Ireland, and settled in Boston, in 1718. Other notables from whom he is descended were: Clement Bates, who came to America in 1635; William Knox; and Captain Anthony Collamore. Henry J. Ferguson died at Dorchester, Nebraska, May, 1887.
His mother, who was born at Walsingham, Canada, June 11, 1851, is descended from a long line of well-known ancestors, among them Michael Troyer, who came to this country from Switzerland and became a celebrated hunter in western Pennsylvania.
Professor Ferguson attended the country schools of Saline County, and in 1890 was graduated from the Dorchester High School. Later he was a student at the University of Nebraska, where he was granted his B. S. degree in electrical engineering in 1903. In 1909 he received the M. E. E. degree from Union University at Schenectady, New York. He is a member of Sigma Xi and Sigma Tau.
A bookkeeper in the Dorchester State Bank, 1892; he was country school teacher, 1895-98; tester and design engineer for the General Electric Company, 1903-05, holding this position during several subsequent summer months; was instructor and associate professor of electrical engineering at Union College, 1905-12; and since 1912 has been professor of electrical engineering and chairman of this department at the University of Nebraska. He was acting dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska, 1918-19; and was made dean in 1920. He is also director of the engineering experiment station.
The author of textbooks Elements of Electrical Transmission (1911), Electric Lighting (1920), and he has also written various scientific articles. A resident of the state from 1879 to 1903, he has lived here continuously since 1912. He was united in marriage with Hannah Miller Ferriss at Schenectady, New York, June 6, 1907. Mrs. Ferguson was born at Albany, New York, June 26, 1883, and is descended from Samuel Ferriss who came to Connecticut, from England, in 1658; from John Akin who came to Massachusetts from Scotland, in 1860; and from John Alden of colonial fame. Four children were born to this marriage, Elizabeth Alden, born July 10, 1908; Richard Ferriss, March 21, 1911; Robert Olin, born August 2, 1920; and Ruth Hannah, born April 11, 1922.
Professor Ferguson has been major in the Officers Reserve Corps since 1923. He was a director of war training courses in the students Army Training Corps at the University of Nebraska, 1918-19. He is a member of the Society for the Promotion of Electrical Engineering (vice president 1923-24); in a member of the National Electric Light Association; the American Interprofessional Institute; the American Association of University Professors; and is a fellow in the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, (vice president 1927-29). He is a member of the Lincoln Engineers Club, the Rotary Club, and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. His social club is the Lincoln University Club.
Professor Ferguson is affiliated with the First Baptist Church at Lincoln. His hobby is the study of genealogical records. Residence: Lincoln.
Floyd Lisle Ferrell
Floyd Lisle Ferrell, banker, was born at Wallace, Nebraska, December 27, 1896, son of Edward Reed and Josephine (Barnbrugg) Ferrell.
Graduated from the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, he was married to Margaret May Filbert on February 4, 1918, at North Platte, Nebraska. Mrs. Ferrell was born at North Platte, April 30, 1897. They have one daughter, Marjorie Jean, born January 26, 1925.
At the present time Mr. Ferrell is serving as cashier of the Nebraska State Bank at Oshkosh, Nebraska. He is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, is a member of the Masons, and the Oshkosh Country Club. He is a Democrat. Residence: Oshkosh.
Earl William Fetter
Earl William Fetter, physician and surgeon, was born at Oakland, Iowa, December 10, 1886, son of William Lawrence and Millie (German) Fetter. The father was a newspaper man.
Dr. Fetter attended public and high school at Oakland, Iowa, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Crcighton University. He also attended the University of Missouri and took postgraduate work at the University of Vienna and at Cornell University, in New York.
He has been admitted to practice since 1909, and is a member of the American, Nebraska State, and Lincoln County Medical Associations. During the late war, he. was a captain in the Medical Corps. He is a member of the American Legion.
On May 29, 1914, he was married to Hazel Pauline Ellsworth at North Platte. She was born in Douglas County, Nebraska, April 11, 1894., They have one daughter, Jeanne, born November 2, 1916.
A Republican, Dr. Fetter has always taken an active interest in party politics. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club, the Red Cross, the Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Nebraskana Society. His club is the North Platte Country Club, his favorite sport is football. Residence; North Platte.
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Elmina Jenny Fichter
A resident of Nebraska for the past 41 years, Elmina Jenny Fichter was born near Dover, New Jersey, January 9, 1864, the daughter of David Meeker DeCamp and Margaret (Tebo) DeCamp. Her father, who pioneered in Iowa in 1870, was born in Morris County, New Jersey, September 8, 1831, and died at Randolph, Iowa, October 8, 1910. His parents were American born.
Her mother, who has been active in community and civic affairs for many years, was born near Dover, New Jersey, January 7, 1842.
Mrs. Fichter is a member of the Royal Highlanders, the Happy Hour Club, and the I. T. Club at Meadow Grove, Nebraska, and is affiliated with the Highland Christian Church there. She is president of the M. F. H. Guild. During the World War she took an active part in Red Cross relief work and devoted much of her time to knitting for the soldiers.
On February 1, 1888, her marriage to Judson B. Fitcher (sic) was solemnized at Randolph. Mr. Fichter, who was a farmer, was born at Dover, September 19, 1863, and died at Meadow Grove, December 27, 1912. To their marriage the following children were born: Raymond, January 25, 1889, who married Phyllis Collins; Margaret L., December 8, 1890, who died July 23, 1919; Edith F., December 27, 1892, who married Dave Hale; Iantha, January 5, 1895, who married Curtis Olmsted; M. Ruth, March 14, 1897, who married John Horrocks; Alvin L., July 31, 1901, and Judson B., August 22, 1903, who married Evadine Quart. Residence: Meadow Grove.
Joseph Fickel
Joseph Fickel, for many years one of the most prominent ranchers in Sheridan County, was born in Putnam County, Ohio, December 17, 1859, son of Eli and Martha (Madden) Fickel.
The father, born in Perry County, Ohio, November 13, 1830, died at Malvern, Iowa, July 9, 1919. He was a farmer, a kind and generous neighbor, a staunch friend and a great lover of righteousness. He was one of the best known and most highly respected citizen of Malvern. His wife, Martha Madden, died March 19, 1879. Mr. Fickel came to Nebraska March 26, 1885. He homesteaded in Sheridan County and still maintains his homestead. Mr. Fickel was the only one to settle permanently in his locality. He at present is owner of 1,760 acres of land, all of which is located in Sheridan County.
Mr. Fickel attended public school, and on November 29, 1899, was married to Esther Nelson at Gordon. She was born in Denmark, April 2, 1877. Mrs. Fickel came to Cherry County with her parents in 1885. They have three children, Martha, born August 29, 1900, who is now Mrs. Martha Poulsen; Dorothy, born March 14, 1902; and Arthur, born March 26, 1910.
In politics Mr. Fickel is an independent Democrat. He is a member of the Gordon Methodist Episcopal Church, the Yeoman Lodge, and the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Gordon.
Bohdan Anton Filipi
Bohdan A. Filipi was born at Malcin, Czechoslovakia, July 4, 1880, and for the past 25 years has been a missionary and clergyman in Nebraska. His father, Anton Filipi, who was a teacher and superintendent of schools, was born at Teleci, Czechoslovakia, February 20, 1850, and died at Prosec, Czechoslovakia, February 6, 1930; he studied in Hungary, and was an accomplished musician, expert linguist, and spent much time in reading and studying. His mother, who was born at Korakovany, Czechoslovakia, and died at Caslav, July 8, 1922, was a homemaker and the mother of six children.
Mr. Filipi attended school in Czechoslovakia, and was graduated as an honor student in 1899. He was a student at Union Theological Seminary, at New York, 1899-1900, and the Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, 1900-02. He was a missionary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904-06; pastor of the Bohemian Presbyterian Church at Omaha, 1906-13; and since 1914, has been pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Clarkson, Nebraska. He is the author of articles published in the Homiletic Review, and is a contributor to the Christian Journal, a Bohemian paper.
He was united in marriage with Mary Sedlak, at Pittsburgh, March 24, 1903. Mrs. Filipi was born at Pittsburgh, March 19, 1883. They have four children: Theodore A., born March 1, 1904, who married Olga Novotny; Alice M., born June 21, 1909; Lillian K., born August 8, 1913; and Paul T., born July 27, 1918. Theodore A. is a research engineer at Newark, New Jersey. Alice M. is a high school teacher at Ohiowa, Nebraska.
Mr. Filipi was county chairman of the Red Cross during the World War and took an active part in all loan drives. He is a member of the Clarkson Chamber of Commerce, and for the past seven years has been a member of the Clarkson School Board. His hobbies are mechanics, and gardening. He is a Mason, and is a member of the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Clarkson.
Ruben Osben Finch
Ruben Osben Finch was born at Cambridge, Nebraska, January 10, 1884, the son of William Osben and Anna Josephine (Stenner) Finch. His father, who was a pioneer farmer in Furnas County, Nebraska, in 1872, was born near Potsdam, New York, November 5, 1858, and died at Trenton, Nebraska, March 10, 1930. His mother, whose German ancestors were tailors for many generations, was born at Bromen Haven, Germany, May 26, 1864, and is living today on her farm near Trenton. Her father Anton Stenner, who was an early pioneer of western Kansas, moved to Rawlins County, Kansas, in 1876 and was killed in an Indian raid near what is now known as Lewdell, Kansas, on October 1, 1878.
Mr. Finch was graduated from the Indianola High School in 1903, worked for a year for the Union Pacific Railroad, and a little later entered the electrical business. He has been water and light commissioner and general superintendent of the Municipal Light, Water, & Ice Works at Cambridge for the past 10 years. For the past two years he has served as general chairman of the Cambridge Red Cross, is president of the Cambridge Rotary Club at this time, and is serving as scout master at Cambridge.
He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, holds membership in the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraskana Society, and the First Congregational Church of Cambridge. He is interested in mechanics, likes to golf, and is particularly fond of all kinds of boys' activities.
Mr. Finch was married at Fairmont, Nebraska, October 11, 1916, to Grace Alice Daniels who was born. at Campbell, Nebraska, March 30, 1886. Mrs. Finch is president of the Congregational Ladies Aid Society, an officer of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Twentieth Century Club. Residence: Cambridge. (Photograph in Album).
Charles Finegan
Charles Finegan, banker, was born at Sparland, Illinois, April 26, 1880, son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Cahill) Finegan. His father was born in Ireland, and died at Harvard, Nebraska, March 20, 1908. His mother was also born in Ireland and died at Harvard, October 15, 1913.
Upon the completion of his education in the Stockham public school, Mr. Finegan entered the banking business. At the present time he is cashier of the Bank
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of Hyannis, and president of the Bank of Bingham, Nebraska.
On July 7, 1914, he was married to Ada Mae Hayward at Alliance. She was born at Hyannis on January 21, 1891. They have one son, Robert, born August 7, 1916.
During the World War Mr. Finegan was chairman of Grant County Liberty Loans. He is a member of the Catholic Church and the Lions Club. His favorite sport is golf. Residence: Hyannis.
Jacob M. Finkelstein
Jacob M. Finkelstein, lawyer, was born in Russia, May 7, 1906, the son of Isaac Reuben and Sarah Finkelstein. His father, who came to America from Russia, in 1904, is a retired bakery proprietor, whose ancestors were learned rabbis. His mother, who is also Russia born, is the mother of eight children, five of whom are university graduates.
Mr. Finkelstein was graduated from the Lincoln High School in 1923; received his A. B. degree, 1928, and his LL. B. degree in 1929, at the University of Nebraska, where he was also a member of Delta Sigma Rho and Sigma Alpha Mu. He was prominent in debating at the university and was awarded law scholarships for two semesters.
From 1928-29 he was a member of the law firm Jeary & Johnson; from 1929 to 1931 was a member of the firm Mockett & Finkelstein; and since 1931, has been engaged in private law practice at Lincoln. A resident of Nebraska for 25 years, he is active in civic affairs and holds membership in the Young Men's Republican Club.
He is a member of the Lancaster County Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Nebraskana Society and the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. Senior deputy and past grand president of the Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B'nai Brith; he is affiliated with Tifereth Israel Snynagogue (sic), and is a member of B'nai Brith. His sports include tennis, handball, golf, and hiking. Residence: Lincoln.
Beverly Arthur Finkle
Beverly Arthur Finkle, physician and surgeon, has been a resident of Nebraska fourteen years. He was born in McPherson County, Kansas, January 10, 1884, son of Arthur D. and Frances Fay (Meek) Finkle. Arthur Finkle, born in New York State March 6, 1852, was a liveryman and horse buyer of Holland-Dutch descent. He died at Cherokee, Oklahoma, May 11, 1929. Fay, his wife, was born in Ohio, November 16, 1861, of Scotch-Irish descent. She was an educator and music teacher before her marriage.
Educated in the grade and high school of Galva, Kansas, Dr. Finkle attended Kansas Normal School, and from 1903 to 1909, was a teacher. From 1909 to 1912, he attended Ensworth Medical College, and in May, 1913, received his M. D. from the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery. He was admitted to practice in Nebraska, June 4, 1918.
During the years 1913-17, he was assistant physician, School for the Feebleminded, at Faribault, Minnesota. From 1917-18, he was assistant superintendent at the Insane Hospital at Norfolk, Nebraska, and from 1918-21, was superintendent of the Orthopedic Hospital at Lincoln.
At the present time he is medical officer at the State Penitentiary, and State Reformatory, head of the obstetrical department of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, and member of the board of St. Elizabeth's Training School. He was married to Edna C. Whalen, at St. Joseph, Missouri, August 13, 1913. Mrs. Finkle was born at St. Joseph, November 27, 1890, of Irish descent. There are four children: Beverly, Jr., born October 11, 1915; Jerry, born September 22, 1917; Joan, born December 3, 1923, and Nancy, born December 9, 1927.
Dr. Finkle is a captain in the Medical Reserve Corps, and a member of the Nebraska State and Lancaster County Medical Societies. He is the author of "Typhoid Epidemic following Immunization" (May, 1914). A Catholic, he is a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church, and of the Knights of Columbus. His club is Eastridge Country. He is a member of the Elks and of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Residence: Lincoln.
Ethan Clyde Finlay
Ethan C. Finlay, educator and lawyer of Omaha, was born at Trinway, Ohio, October 4, 1878, the son of William Austin and Caroline L. (Taylor) Finlay. His father, who was a drover, was born in Ohio, and died at Greenwood, Nebraska; his ancestry was Scotch Irish. His mother was born in Ohio, in 1853.
Mr. Finlay was graduated from the high school at Greenwood, in 1896. He was awarded his A. B. degree at the University of Nebraska where he completed a teachers course in addition to his regular studies, and received the LL. B. degree at the University of Omaha Night School. Later he completed a course in the American Institute of Banking. He attended the University of Chicago in the summer of 1918, and in 1916-17 was a student at the University of Omaha where he completed his master's thesis; which was withdrawn later. He won the gold medal for oratory at the University of Omaha Law School, and represented the American Institute of Bankers in intersectional debates and oratorical contests for three years.
After serving as assistant principal of the Greenwood High School, 1901-02, he was head of the department of mathematics and assistant principal at the South Omaha High School, 1902-09; and during this time, had a half interest in a coal and feed business, a decorative company, and a construction company. From 1909 to 1915 he was in civil service in the Philippines, and was connected with the Live Stock National Bank of Omaha, from 1918 to 1927 as cashier. Since 1927 he has been engaged in general practice of law at Omaha. He has never aspired to a public office but has frequently campaigned on the behalf of other candidates. He is a Republican.
Mr. Finlay is a member of the Omaha Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Association. Until 1927 he was an active member of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Elks from 1912 to 1927.
Since 1928 he has been instructor in Negotiable Instruments at the University of Omaha Night Law School, and during 1931, was instructor in the American Institute of Banking. Residence: Omaha.
Kenneth Stewart Finlayson
Kenneth Stewart Finlayson, lawyer, was born at Portree, Inverness, Scotland, February 15, 1888, son of John McRae and Anne Stewart (Kelly) Finlayson.
Mr. Finlayson received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Skerry College, in Glasgow, and later attended the University of Omaha.
He was married on October 18, 1913, to Laura Inez Waterman.
For the past eighteen years Mr. Finlayson has resided in Omaha. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, the American, Nebraska State and Omaha Bar Associations, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Masons. Residence: Omaha.
James Douglas Finley
James Douglas Finley, postmaster at Sargent, was born there on April 22, 1897, son of George Milton and Irene (Farritor) Finley.
The father, born in Bloomington, Indiana, May 18.
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1874, is a livestock buyer of Irish descent, while the mother, born at Streator, Illinois, November 4, 1873, is of Irish descent also. She was a teacher prior to her marriage.
Mr. Finley was graduated from Sargent High School in 1916, and from Chillicothe Business College in 1920. For four years he taught in the rural schools of Custer County, and since that time has been postmaster. He is a Republican.
He was married on April 6, 1920 to Marie Nell Stokes at Chillicothe. She was born at Sargent, July 29, 1900, of English ancestry. There are two children, Anita Marie, born February 9, 1921, and Jimmy Douglas, born May 29, 1922.
During the World War Mr. Finley served as a first class private with the 15th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, and was later acting clerk. Thereafter he was transferred to Battery E, 39th R. R. Artillery, unassigned. He is a member of the American Legion, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Masons and the Nebraskana Society. His favorite sport is football and his hobby is reading. Residence: Sargent.
Ralph Stevenson Finley
Born at Kingsville, Missouri, February 17, 1884, the son of Theodore Thomas and Sarah Ellen (Stevenson) Finley, Ralph S. Finley has been prominent in public affairs at Norfolk, Nebraska, since 1913. His father, who was a retired farmer and merchant for several years before his death, was born at Sparta, Illinois, September 8, 1851, and died there August 7, 1925; his grandfather, who was of Irish descent, was a native of South Carolina, and moved to Sparta, in 1820. His mother was born of English parentage at Elkhorn, Illinois, April 5, 1855, and died at Norfolk, December 16, 1929; her father, John Stevenson, settled at Sparta, in 1829.
Mr. Finley attended high school at Sparta, where he was active in football and baseball. He was salesman for T. M. James & Sons of Kansas City, Missouri, 1905-10; for Niles & Moser Company of Kansas City, 1910-18, and has been engaged in the grain and coal business in Norfolk, since 1920. He is the owner and manager of the Finley Coal, Grain & Ice Company at Norfolk, is a stockholder in the State Bank of Norfolk, and is chairman of the board of the Nebraska State Bank Liquidation Corporation.
A Republican, he served as a member of the Republican State Central Committee in 1928, and has been a member of the city and county committees several times. For the past eight years he has acted as a member of the Norfolk Public Library Board, is past director, secretary, and president of the Rotary Club, was a member of the National Waterways Committee, and served on the Board of Appraisal of the University of Nebraska. He has been a director of the Chamber of Commerce for five years; has been a member of the board of trustees of the Salvation Army for five years, and at this time is local treasurer of the Red Cross. Mr. Finley is a Mason, (Royal Arch, Consistory, Knights Templar, and Shrine) and an Elk. He is affiliated with the Norfolk Country Club and holds membership in the Norfolk Congregational Church. His sports include golfing and football.
During the World War he served as warehouse and supply manager for the Young Men's Christian Association at Winchester, England. His marriage to Florence Buford Rees, occurred at Norfolk, October 2, 1917. Mrs. Finley, whose parentage was Welsh and Irish, was born at Norfolk, December 6, 1892, and died there August 31, 1923. One child was born to them: Ted, born February 18, 1923.
On July 6, 1925, Mr. Finley was married at Norfolk, to Irene Eide, daughter of Ole E. and Hannah (Finstad) Eide. She is of Norweigian descent, and was born at Chaseburg, Wisconsin, August 25, 1899. Residence: Norfolk.
Alphonse Thomas Fiore
Alphonse T. Fiore, well known educator of Omaha, was born at Nelson, British Columbia, July 13, 1905. Gildo Thomas Fiore, his father, was born at Naples, Italy, and died at Nelson, in 1909. He was a mining engineer. His mother, Rose Mary (Delanti) Fiore, was born at Palermo, Italy.
Mr. Fiore attended private school at Mount Angel, Oregon, and was graduated from high school there. From 1921 to 1925 he was a student at Columbia University at Portland, Oregon; from 1925 to 1929 attended Creighton University, where he was awarded the degrees Ph. B., 1927, and M. A., 1929. While at Creighton he was a member of Alpha Chi Kappa and at Columbia University he was a member of the History and Language Club, and the debating society. He was vice president of his senior class, chairman of the student body activities, and was valedictorian of his graduating class.
At this time Mr. Fiore is instructor of social sciences at Creighton High School. He is the author of Benedict XV, Pope of Peace; Christian Education; an essay, Ballad of White Horse, printed 1922-23; 1924 by the Columbia Press at Portland.
A member of the Creighton Parent-Teachers' Association and the Nebraskana Society, he is affiliated with St. Mary's Catholic Church at Omaha, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is a member of the Columbia University Club at Portland, Oregon. His sports are golf, hiking, and football, and his hobby is reading folk lore of other countries. He is actively engaged in social welfare work among the Italian group in South Omaha. Residence: Omaha.
Harry Fischer
Harry Fischer, senior member of the law firm of Fischer, Fischer and Fischer, was born in Flonheim, Germany, January 28, 1869, and came to Omaha in 1888. He is the son of Michael and Elizabeth (Brueck) Fischer, the former of whom was born in Flonheim, Germany, March 2, 1835, and died there October 15, 1907. He was a cooper and farmer, and a corporal in the German Army. His grandfather was a soldier in Napoleon's Army twenty-one years. The first written record of the family appeared in 1287. Elizabeth Brueck was born at Uffhofen, Germany, September 2, 1835, and died at Flonheim, December 9, 1896. She was descended from Baron von Schweitzer, who was extremely prominent in the Middle Ages in Germany.
Mr. Fischer was educated in the elementary schools of Germany,, and when he came to Nebraska entered the Omaha School of Law where he was awarded his LL. B. On June 18, 1902, he was united in marriage to Clara Rostin, who was born at Wahoo, August 2, 1883. They have four children, Herbert W., 27, who is engaged in the practice of law with him; Mary E., 25, who is head of the English department at Chadron High School; Margaret R., who is in law practice with her father; and Howard H., who is 20.
Since 1898, Mr. Fischer has been engaged in the practice of law, and was formerly head of the firm of Fischer and Fischer, in partnership with his son, Herbert. The present firm includes also his daughter, Margaret. He has been secretary of the Omaha Wholesale Produce Market since 1902. He is the author of Lend of Freedom (1896). He is a member of Kountze Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church of Omaha. His civic organizations include the Chamber of Commerce, the Ad Sell League and Ak-Sar-Ben. He is a member of the Omaha-Douglas County, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. A Mason, he is a member of St. John's Lodge, Tangier Temple and Shrine. He is one of the trustees of Midland College at Fremont, and a member of its executive committee. Residence: Omaha.
