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which he received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1898. He was a student at the University of Chicago, in 1901, and in 1910, and at the University of Colorado, in 1903. His fraternity is Alpha Tau Omega.
Mr. Kline was a member of the faculty of Hastings College from 1901-12, and since that time has been engaged in the electrical contracting business. He has served as president of the board of education two years of the six he has been a member. Mr. Kline enjoys reading history, science and philospohy (sic). He is a Presbyterian, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club, and is a life member of the Nebraskana Society.
In 1906 Mr. Kline was married to Bessie Louise Duer, who was born in Illinois and died at Hastings, May 24, 1911. On December 16, 1916, he married Grace E. Hoppe of Hastings His children are as follows: Elizabeth, born October 4, 1907, who holds a secretarial position in Cambridge, Massachusetts; John, born May 17, 1911, who is an aviator; Mary, born May 11, 1919; Mildred, born December 14, 1921, and Robert, born March 26, 1923. Residence: Hastings.
Arthur Klingenberg
Arthur Klingenberg was born at Chapman, Nebraska, June 24, 1884, the son of Hans and Helena (Untiedt) Klingenberg. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Schleswig, Germany, October 13, 1834, and died at Chapman, April 23, 1917. His mother was born at Schleswig, June 26, 1840, and died August 11, 1924.
Mr. Klingenberg attended rural schools near Chapman, and was a student at the Nebraska State Agricultural College at Lincoln, Nebraska, 1901-03. He has been engaged in farming in Merrick County since 1903, and has been prominent in various civic and educational organizations at Chapman.
He served as a member of the school board from 1918 to 1927, is a member of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative State Union of Nebraska, and holds membership in the Chapman Cooperative Grain and Livestock Association. Since 1918 he has been a member of the Board of directors of the Chapman Co-operative Mercantile Association of which he also secretary. He is a Mason.
Mr. Klingenberg has lived all his life on the farm which his father homesteaded in 1871. His hobby is good stock and poultry. Politically, he is independent. On May 20, 1908, he was married to Cozetta Belle Kellogg at Grand Island, Nebraska. Mrs. Klingenberg, who was born at Chapman, October 3, 1889, is the daughter of Cyrus Kellogg (1848-1921) and Clarissa M. Shoemaker (born in 1852). To them were born three children: Donanld (sic) A., born September 17, 1909, who married Grace Gladys Leeder; Arnold A., born May 21, 1912; and Harold H., born July 20, 1916. Residence: Chapman.
Harry M. Knabe
Harry M. Knabe was born at Nehawka, Cass County, Nebraska, November 12, 1902, the son of John C. and Anna M. (Hansen) Knabe. His father, who was born at Nehawka, February 29, 1868, was a farmer. His mother was born at Nehawka, February 12, 1880. His father's father, John C. Knabe, homesteaded the farm on which Harry M. Knabe is living, in 1856, living there until his death, and his father, John C. Knabe was born and reared on it, remaining there until Harry Knabe's marriage. Harry has resided there all his life.
Mr. Knabe was graduated from Nehawka high school in 1920. While he was in school he was active in basketball and other athletics. He was united in marriage to Fern Margaret Gansemer on September 12, 1927. They have had two children, one born December 3, 1928, who died that same day; and Margaret Ann, born December 15, 1930.
A lifetime resident of Nebraska, Mr. Knabe is a breeder of purebred Hampshire hogs. He was a charter member of the first pig club in Cass County, and through this work he won a state championship giving him a free trip to Chicago in 1921. He was club leader from 1924-25, and is vice president of the Nebraska Hampshire Association. In 1925 he was voted the most outstanding 4-H Club member in the United States, and a booth entitled "Ambition" was sent to a number of state fairs including Iowa and Nebraska and other western states.
Mr. Knabe is a booster for 4-H Clubs and feels that he owes his present success to that organization, for if it had not been for them he would not have started with a little sow pig, weighing 60 pounds. He now owns one of the largest and best herds of purebred Hampshires in the United States, and in 1930 held top sale of all bred sows of all breeds for that year. His first bred sow sale in 1923 traced directly back to the original little pig with which he started. The sale above referred to is the only one tracing directly back to one sow.
Mr. Knabe's herd has been among the top winners at the Nebraska State Fair for the past ten years, winning many championships in the breeding stock, and he has been winner with grand champion carloads of harrows at some of the largest stock shows in the United States. He devotes much of his time to assisting boys and girls in getting started in 4-H Club work with hogs for he realizes its value to them.
He is affiliated with the Nehawka Methodist Church.
He is a Republican. His favorite sport is basketball and his hobby is attending fairs and visiting other Hampshire breeders. Residence: Nehawka. (Photograph on Page 667).
Ray Howard Knapp
Ray Howard Knapp, merchant, was born at Loup City, Nebraska, November 7, 1902, son of Edward Aquilla and Elizabeth Emma (Flynn) Knapp. His father, born in Vinton, Iowa, December 22, 1872, is now a hardware merchant. For a number of years he farmed in Nebraska. His father, Will Knapp, served three years in the Civil War. His mother, Elizabeth Flynn, was born at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, March 14, 1880. She was a teacher for three years before her marriage. Her mother, Marilla Flynn was the first white woman to settle in Valley, and her father served in the United States Army 10 years during the Indian Wars.
Educated in the public schools of districts Nos. 1 and 43, until 1919, Ray Howard Knapp was graduated from high school at North Loup and later attended York Business College. During 1919 and 1920 he played high school football. On June 1, 1929, he was married to Dorothy Marie Nelson at Central City. Mrs. Knapp, who was a teacher, was born at Albion, Nebraska, October 31, 1908.
Upon returning from college in 1923 Mr. Knapp went to work in his father's hardware store, which in 1925, was purchased by him in partnership with his brother, Cecil. The firm name is now Knapp Brothers Hardware and Furniture Store. He is a director in the North Loup Building and Loan Association, and is serving his first term on the village board of North Loup. He is a Republican.
Mr. Knapp is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is Horiculture. He is an ardent baseball fan, and has served as secretary and treasurer of the North Loup Town Baseball Club. He has been a member of the Pop Corn Day Celebration committee for two years. Residence: North Loup.
John Knickrehm, Jr.
On January 18, 1890, John Knickrehm, son of John and Christina (Dohrn) Knickrehm, was born at Grand Island, Nebraska. His father, born in Kremp, Germany, March 20, 1857, came to America as a young man. While a citizen of Germany he had military service, and upon taking
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