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mander and past adjutant of the American Legion. His hobby is mechanics and his favorite sport is football. Politically, he is a Progressive Republican. Residence: Scotia.
Frank John Kreizinger
Frank H. Kreizinger was born at Olmitz, Austria, August 28, 1874. He received his elementary education in a country school in Butler County, and was graduated in 1890, he then attended Fremont Normal College for one semester.
Joseph F. Kreizinger, father of Frank, was born in Olmitz, Austria, January 19, 1837, and died at Bellwood, Nebraska, June 10, 1910. He was a corporal in the Austrian Army for twelve years, and after coming to this country he was a farmer. Adalhide Josephine (Smith), mother of Frank, was also born at Olmitz, April 26, 1848, and is now living at the age of eighty-three at Bellwood, Nebraska, February 6, 1887. * Their marriage took place on June 7, 1905, at Bruning, Nebraska. There were four children: Gladys, born March 25, 1906, and died April 21, of the same year; Everett, born September 15, 1907; Lloyd, born November 27, 1911; and Harold, born August 25, 1926. Everett is attending the University of Nebraska, and Lloyd is assisting on his father's farm.
Mr. Kreizinger has been a resident of this state for fifty-five years. He was township assessor from 1912 to 1918, and is president of the Farmer's Elevator of Bellwood. During the World War he was in charge of loan drives in his township.
He is affiliated with the Methodist Church of Bellwood. He was a member of the Red Cross from 1914 to 1924, is an honorary member of the Chamber of Commerce, and holds membership with the Royal Highlanders, the Odd Fellows, Ben Hur, and The Nebraskana Society. He was director of his local school district from 1906 to 1924. Carpentery is his hobby and baseball is his favorite sport. Residence: Bellwood.
*Appears this was date is part of a line naming his wife, date is probably for her birth.
Edward Stanley Krikac
Edward Stanley Krikac, editor and publisher of the Comstock News, was born at Comstock, Nebraska, June 27, 1903, son of Vencel Anton and Josephine (Klima) Krikac.
The father, born in Luzany, Prestice, Bohemia, December 29, 1866, came to America in April 1883, and is engaged in the banking and insurance business. The mother, born in Sabedraz, Kostelle, Bohemia, February 24, 1872, came to America in 1874.
Mr. Krikac attended public school at Comstoek and was graduated from high school there in 1922. He attended Kearney State Teachers College the following summer. In high school he earned two letters in basketball and four in track.
From 1923 until 1925 he was employed on the Creighton News, from 1925-1926 on the Wayne Herald, and in February, 1926, purchased the Comstock News of which he has since been editor and publisher. From May, 1931 to May 1932 he served as a member of the village board. He is a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society and a life member of the Nebraskana Society. His favorite sports are football and baseball, while his hobby is fishing.
On May 18, 1928, he was married to Lillian Leone Pierce at Taylor. Mrs. Krikac was born at Bartlett, Iowa, September 18, 1905, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pierce. Mrs. Krikac has an A. B. degree from Peru State Teachers College, graduating in 1927. She was u high school teacher prior to marriage. There is one son, Dennis Clair, born October 21, 1931. Residence: Comstock.
Mary Eleanor Krisl
Mary Eleanor Krisl was born at Milligan, Nebraska, February 1, 1886, the daughter of James V. and Mary B. (Hamouz) Krisl. Her father, who was born in Czechoslovakia, August 6, 1861, came to America with his father in 1870, and settled in the mining town of Braidwood, Illinois. When he was seventeen years of age his parents moved to Saline County and engaged in farming. He was a farmer, served as deputy county treasurer, precinct assessor nine terms and school director many years. He was always active in community affairs, and at the time of his death, November 17, 1912, was postmaster. However, due to poor health his daughter, Mary, has carried on his work as postmaster.
Mary B. Hamouz was born in Trtice, Nove Straseri, Czechoslovakia, February 2, 1862, and came to America with her parents as a girl of sixteen. With the exception of the years her husband served as deputy county treasurer, she lived in the vicinity of Milligan, her entire life. Both parents died in Lincoln Hospitals.
Miss Krisl was graduated from the Milligan High School in 1902, and for three years was a student at the University of Nebraska. For the past twenty years she has been postmistress at Milligan, where she is now serving as president of the Local Woman's Club. She is a member of the League of District Postmasters, is affiliated with the Catholic Church, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society.
During the World War, through the efforts of Miss Krisl, $54,000 in War Saving Stamps were sold, and she received from the Treasury Department an award for distinguished service.
The postoffice at Milligan was started as a fourth class one, and in 1921, was made third class. In 1923, she built the Krisl Block which is a very beautiful building, modern in every way, which is occupied by the Charles J. Kotas general store and the Milligan Post Office, the latter being one of the finest and best equipped for size in the state. Residence: Milligan.
Oliver M. Krogh
Oliver M. Krogh, son of Jens Peter and Phena (Larsen) Krogh, was born at Dannebrog, Nebraska, May 14, 1900. His father was born in Denmark, December 19, 1866, and came to America in 1878. He is an extensive land owner, and is owner also of the Krogh Alfalfa Mills and the Krogh Feed Mill. His wife, Phena, was born at Farwell, Nebraska, May 16, 1875. Her parents homesteaded in Howard County, coming to America in 1873.
Upon his graduation from the Lothrop School at Omaha, on June 11, 1915, Mr. Krogh entered Central High School, from which he was graduated on June 13, 1919. He received his degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from the Palmer School of Chiropractic at Davenport, Iowa, on March 28, 1924, and the degree of Philosopher of Chiropractic on March 28, 1924. He has completed various extension courses from the University of Nebraska and Creighton University. In 1922, he was president of the Nebraska Alumni Association of the Palmer School of Chiropractic. He is a former scout master.
Since his admission to practice in 1924, Dr. Krogh has practiced most of the time at Chadron. During the year 1926 and 1927, he practiced at Kimball, and at one time, for a period of a year, was associated with Dr. Mortensen of Omaha. During the years 1919 until 1921, he was associated with the Omaha Alfalfa Milling Company, as bookkeeper.
On July 8, 1927, Dr. Krogh was married to Ethel Ann Schram at Madison. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and a member of Alpha Kappa Delta and before her marriage was a teacher in the public schools at Kimball, Nebraska. She is the daughter of Charles F. and Ann C. (Broadbrooks) Schram. Mrs. Krogh was born at Foster, Nebraska, November 11, 1905, and is an
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educator of German descent. They have one son, Don Milton, born January 12, 1931.
Dr. Krogh is a Protestant, a member of the Lions Club, and of the Masonic Order. His favorite sport is golf. Residence: Chadron.
John Simon Kroh
John Simon Kroh, editor and publisher of the Keith County News, was born at Clearspring, Maryland, January 25, 1874, son of Courtney Hewit and Emma Cora (Schnebley) Kroh. His father was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1847, and died at Belle Plaine, Iowa, in 1905. His mother was born in Washington County, Maryland, in 1846, and died at Oswego, Illinois in 1926. His father is a farmer and stock grower of German descent, while his mother is of English and German.
Mr. Kroh attended public school at Clearspring, Maryland, and afterward was a student in the high school at Belle Plaine, Iowa. Starting as a clerk, he became manager of the grocery department of a department store, and afterwards had three years road work for Marshall Field and Company at Chicago, later he traveled for an advertising firm. He has resided in Nebraska for the past 17 years, and was state senator on the Republican ticket from the 31st district of Nebraska, 1923-24. He was president of the Nebraska State Press Association in 1923. At the present time he is county chairman of the Republican county central committee.
His marriage to Nellie E. Snyder was solemnized at Brule, Nebraska, December 31, 1910. Mrs. Kroh, who was born at Peru, Illinois, November 4, 1878, is of German and Irish descent. She is the daughter of George W. and Josephine (Wasson) Snyder. Her father died in July, 1916, at Brule, Nebraska, and her mother is making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Kroh. Mrs. Kroh is a member of the Congregational Church of which she has been chorister for the past sixteen years. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and has served as a member of the school board. She takes a great interest in the public and county school work. Mrs. Kroh is interested in politics and is the committeewoman of the Republican State Central Committee from the 31st district and has more than average ability as a public speaker. She is a teacher and an instructor in voice and instrumental music.
During the late war, Mr. Kroh was a four minute speaker. He is a member of the Congregational Church, the Ogallala Commercial Club, the Ogallala Rotary Club (charter member), the Masons, and the Odd Fellows. His hobbies include gardening, reading, and public speaking. Residence: Ogallala.
William Krotter
One of Holt County's leading executives, William Krotter was born at Knoxville, Illinois, January 23, 1865. He is the son of John Baptiste and Anna Maria (Webber) Krotter, both natives of Germany.
John Baptiste, the father, was born at Riedenberg, Bavaria, November 3, 1826, and after military service as a curassier, followed his father's family to America. Locating in Chicago in 1854, acquired and operated a brewery and ice business at Knoxville. His death occurred there on February 11, 1890.
Anna Maria Webber, born at Brend, Ober Welzheim, Germany, November 18, 1838, died at Stuart, Nebraska, November 22, 1919. She migrated to Philadelphia in 1861, was married at Galesburg, Illinois, on June 17, 1862, rearing a family of eight, five of whom are living.
Educated in the primary and grammar schools of Knoxville, Illinois, until 1876, William Krotter was graduated from high school in 1879. Coming to Nebraska in 1887, he was a lumber yard employee at O'Neill for a time and was later manager of Barnett and Frees at Emmett and at Stuart. In 1891 he purchased the business at Stuart, incorporating in 1905 with several branches. In 1906 he organized the Krotter & Hall Lumber Company with branches; the Atkinson Interstate Telephone Company in 1894, the Citizens Telephone Company in 1900, and at the present time is president of the William Krotter Company at Stuart with branches in Spencer and Naper, Nebraska, and St. Charles and Herriek, South Dakota.
Mr. Krotter is secretary-treasurer of the Stuart Federal Farm Loan Association, secretary of the Tri-County Improvement Association, and the author of various articles for lumber and implement journals. He has held various offices in state and national lumber and implement associations, including that of president; organized and operated the first telephone toll lines and exchanges in northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota, and the first federal farm loan association in that territory. His marriage to Mabel Adela Hall of Long Pine was solemnized on June 8, 1898.
He is chairman of the road committee of the Stuart Commercial Club, a Blue Lodge Mason, and a member of chapter, council and commandery. During the World War he was active in Red Cross, Liberty Loan, War Savings Stamp and other drives. From 1913-16 he was head of the board of education at Stuart. Mr. Krotter's religious affiliation is with the First Presbyterian Church of Stuart. Recently he was made a life member of the Nebraskana Society in recognition of his work in commercial and community activities. He devotes much of his leisure time to historical and geographic reading. Residence: Stuart. (Photograph in Album).
Joseph F. Krupka
For the past 53 years Joseph F. Krupka has lived in Nebraska, where he has engaged in farming in Colfax County. He was born at Ickovice, Czechoslovakia, March 20, 1874, the son of Joseph and Mary (Manak) Krupka. His father, a pioneer Nebraskan and prosperous farmer, was born at Ickovice, April, 1849, and died at Howells, July, 1921; he came to America, October, 1878. His mother was born at Ickovice, July 22, 1853.
Mr. Krupka attended the rural schools of Colfax County. He is a public spirited farmer, and has been interested in the advancement of his community for many years. Politically, he is an independent. He was recently elected to membership in the Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Emilie Bohaboj, was solemnized at Howells, Nebraska, February 12, 1908. Mrs. Krupka was born at Ulkove, Ulyrske-Janovice, Czechoslovakia, February 8, 1883. Her parents are still living in Czechoslovakia. Three children were born to them: Emily J., born February 7, 1909; Adolph H., born April 17, 1910; and Joseph L., born June 27, 1913. Residence: Howells.
Theodore Kubart
Born at Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 1879, Theodore Kubart is the son of Joseph and Anna Kubart. His father, who was a cabinet maker, was born in Czechoslovakia and died at Atkinson, Nebraska, February 2, 1917. His mother was born in Czechoslovakia.
Mr. Kubart, who is a farmer and hay dealer, has been a resident of this state for the past 46 years. He is affiliated with St. Joseph's Catholic Church, is treasurer of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and holds membership in the Knights of Columbus.
On October 15, 1907, he married Effie Ella Pacha at Atkinson. Mrs. Kubart was born at Diagonal, Iowa, March 16, 1886. Their four children are: Josephine, born June 3, 1909; Helen, born December 8, 1910; Eva, born March 16, 1914; and Frank, born December 8, 1922. Josephine is a nurse. Residence: Atkinson.
Edward James Kubat
Edward James Kubat, lawyer, was born at Crete, Nebraska, July 23, 1903, son of James and Mary Julia
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(Dredla) Kubat. The father was born at Ziline, Czecho Slovakia, October 18, 1874. He is a retired business man and prominent Republican. His wife, Mary was born in Crete, on August 22, 1878 of Czech and German descent.
Upon his graduation from high school in 1921, Mr. Kubat attended the University of Nebraska and the University of Arizona from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1926. He is a member of Pi Delta Epsilon and Delta Chi. From 1926-28 he was associated with the law firm of Thomas J. Dredla at Crete, and since 1928 has been in independent practice at Friend. A Republican, he was defeated for office of county attorney in 1930, has served as state and county committeeman and is now city councilman of Friend.
On April 16, 1929, he was married to Mary Martha McGinley at Lincoln. She was born at Douglas, Nebraska, August 29, 1907. There was a son, born June 10, 1930 who died June 12, 1930.
Mr. Kubat is a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln, the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Chamber of Commerce (secretary 1928-30), the Masons and the Officers Reserve Corps. He holds the rank of 2nd lieutenant, attached to the 89th Light Tank Company. He enjoys golf, tennis, hunting and fishing, while his hobby is flower gardening. Residence: Friend.
Adolph Jacob Kubitschek
Born at Perry, Iowa, March 3, 1895, Adolph Jacob Kubitschek, is the son of Frank Joseph and Margaret (Feller) Kubitschek. His father, who was born in Germany, December 6, 1863, is a furniture dealer and was formerly a cabinet maker, who came to this country in 1870. His mother, whose ancestry was French and German, was born in Howard County, South Dakota, October 29, 1865.
Dr. Kubitschek was graduated from the Sacred Heart High School at Eagle Grove, Iowa, in 1914, and received the D. D. S. degree at Creighton University Dental College in Omaha in 1917. He was a member of Kappa Omicron Epsilon in college, and served as president of the freshman class. He received valedictory honors in high school.
Since 1917 he has been engaged in the practice of dentistry at Atkinson, and has been active in civic affairs in his community. He is a member of the National, state, and district dental societies, is local treasurer of the Lions Club, is vice president of the Knights of Columbus, and holds membership in the Red Cross and the Nebraskana Society. He is affiliated with St. Josephs Catholic Church and is a member of the Atkinson Country Club where he enjoys golfing. Dr. Kubitschek is present president of the Northern Nebraska Dental Study Club.
On August 29, 1917, he married Leone Isabelle Bollinger at Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Kubitschek, whose parents were of Irish and German descent, was born at Boone, Iowa, September 3, 1894, and died at Atkinson, May 10, 1927. Five children were born to them: John Douglas, October 5, 1918; Mary Kathryn, November 24, 1920; Ruth Leone, June 30, 1922; Joan Ann, March 24, 1924; and Paul Lynn, May 5, 1927. Residence: Atkinson. (Photograph in Album).
Carl Berthal Kugler
Carl Berthal Kugler, who was born at Minburn, Iowa, January 11, 1884, is the son of John and Emeline (Crane) Kugler. His father, a farmer, was born at Cadiz, Ohio, October 22, 1830, and died at Culbertson, Nebraska, August 22, 1911; he moved to California in 1849 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. His mother was born in Wisconsin, March 30, 1846, and died at Culbertson, April 13, 1926.
Mr. Kugler is the sole owner of the Kugler Oil Company at Culbertson and holds ranching interests in Hitchcock County. He is a member of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
On November 29, 1910, he married Pearl Mabel Bright at McCook, Nebraska; she was born at St. Francis, Kansas, October 19, 1889. Mrs. Kugler is identified with the local Woman's Club, the Christian Church and the South Western Historical Society. Their children are: Charles, born April 20, 1912; Keith, born April 9, 1913; Merle, December, 1914; Arvine, April 28, 1920; and Russel, May 21, 1927. Residence: Culbertson.
Henry Frederick Kuhl
Henry Frederick Kuhl was born near Omaha, Nebraska, June 6, 1880, the son of Peter Hans and Sophia (Pluckhorn) Kuhl. Peter Kuhl, who was a farmer, was born at Holstein, Germany, February 26, 1854, and died at Plainview, Nebraska, June 11, 1912; he came to America in 1874. Sophia (Pluckhorn) Kuhl was born at Mecklenburg, Germany, August 7, 1856.
Mr. Kuhl attended rural school, was a student at Plainview Normal College, 1896-1900, and was a student at Hastings Business College, 1901-02. He has been a farmer and stockman in Knox County, Nebraska, for many years, and since 1904 has owned and operated the Evergreen Stock Farm near Plainview. He has been secretary of the Farmers Union Local Organization since it was first formed in 1911, and since 1925 has been secretary of the Farmers Union Shipping Association.
He is a director of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, is a member of the Knox County Fair Association of which he was president ten years and secretary four years, and since 1929 has been secretary of the Farmers Union Co-operative Association. Mr. Kuhl has acted a the leader of 4 H clubs for the past four years, and has been director of the Eden Valley Light Company for 10 years.
A Republican, he was candidate by petition for state senator from Knox and Cedar counties in 1930 and held a majority vote in Knox County. He is a member of the Bloomfield Community Club, is affiliated with the First Congregational Church of Plainview of which he was formerly a trustee, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. He served as a member of the local board of education from 1920 to 1923.
Mr. Kuhl is a member of the Sioux City Consistory and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masonary, Planview (sic) Lodge Number 204 and Mount Vernon Chapter. During the World War he served as local district solicitor for the Red Cross. He is especially interested in choice livestock and is a breeder of purebred Duroc swine and Holstein cattle.
On July 25, 1906, his marriage to Elcy Mae Fullon was solemnized at Creighton, Nebraska. Mrs. Kuhl, who was a kindergarten teacher before her marriage, was born at Scribncr, Nebraska, May 3, 1881. They have six children; Leonard, born June 4, 1907, who married Helen Ross; Dorothy, born October 16, 1909; Maurice, born September 20, 1911; Everett, born September 21, 1913; Hubert, born August 25, 1917; and Mabel, born August 17. 1921. The four older children are interested in music. Residence: Plainview.
Anna Reed Kuhle
Anna Reed Kuhle, editor, feature writer, and clubwoman of Nebraska, was born at Lyons, Burt County, Nebraska, October 31, 1882, the daughter of William Morris and Margaret Frances (Kennedy) Reed. Her father, who was born at LaPorte, Indiana, October 18, 1851, and died at Lyons, July 11, 1914, was a life-long Re-
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publican. George Reed, father of William Morris Reed, was a merchant at Westville, Indiana, 1850-60, and the Reed family was of English origin.
Amy Walton Underwood, wife of George Reed and the mother of William, was the daughter of John Underwood, a miller, and Mary (Clark) Underwood. The Underwoods were Quakers who came from England and settled at Baltimore, Maryland before moving to Indiana. The Clarks were descendants of Mayflower ancestors.
Margaret Frances (Kennedy) Reed was born at Pekin, Illinois, August 4, 1858, and died at Lyons, March 29, 1908. Her father, Captain Jack Kennedy, who was a native of Tipperary, Ireland, came to the United States when he was a young man. He enlisted in Company F., 85th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was promoted to captain and was killed in action, July 19, 1864, at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. She was a clubwoman of prominence and served as one of the first secretaries of the Lyons Woman's Club.
Mrs. Kuhle was graduated from Lyons High School in 1900, and was a student at Fairchild, Wisconsin, for a year, where she took a course in normal training; she completed her study at the Fremont Normal School from which she received a kindergarten diploma. She was a public school teacher for five years in Wisconsin and Nebraska; is editor of the Writer's Guild Bulletin; served as vice president of the Third District of the Nebraska Federation of Womens Clubs and has written scores of feature articles for newspapers and women's publications. Among them are feature articles in the following: Northwestern Bell (1903); Pathfinder (1929); National Printer Journalist (1929) ; Bookfellow Anthology (1931); General Federation News (1929-30); Clubwoman (1930) and in metropolitan dailies.
Mrs. Kuhle is a Bookfellow and a member of the League of American Penwomen. She is affiliated with the Lyons Presbyterian Church. On August 8, 1906, she was united in marriage with Charles R. Kuhle, who is one of Nebraska's foremost newspaper man. He was born in London, England, August 27, 1881, of German parentage; his father was a professional musician in London. They have a daughter, Margaret Frances, born November 20, 1917, who is studying violin and is just entering high school. Residence: Leigh. (Photograph in Album).
Charles R. Kuhle
Charles R. Knhle, distinguished editor and publisher of Leigh, Nebraska, has been a continuous resident of this state for the past 48 years. He was born at London, England, August, 27, 1881, the son of Anna Adolphina (Haarhues) Kuhle and Ernest Louis Kuhle. His father, who was a professional musician in London, was born at Schuettorf, Germany, and died at West Point, Nebraska in March, 1892; his ancestors were German merchants. His mother, whose family had lived in Germany for many generations, was born at Schuettorf, August 4, 1858.
Mr. Kuhle received his education in the West Point High School, and began his career in German and English journalism in the office of Nebraska Volksblatt at West Point where he was employed for 11 years. In 1907 he purchased the Leigh World and since that time has been active in state and community newspaper affairs. He has held various executive offices in newspaper associations throughout Nebraska and has taken an active interest in civic affairs at Leigh.
At the age of 14 Mr. Kuhle was forced to leave school because of the death of his father and become the sole means of support of his widowed mother and younger brothers and sisters. He was elected president of the Northeast Nebraska Editorial Association in 1926, was made president of the Nebraska Press Association in 1928, and for the past three years has been vice president for Nebraska of the National Editorial Association.
Today he is business manager of the Nebraska Press and owns a printing plant at Leigh, the output of which is two weekly newspapers and four monthly publications. A Republican, he has been connected with central committees in an executive capacity and has been a regular attendant of county and state conventions for many years. In 1928 he served as official host to the National Editorial Association when he posed in special pictures with President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Herman Roe, national president of the editorial association.
He holds membership in the Leigh Commercial Club, the Nebraska Historical Society, and the Nebraskana Society, while his fraternal organizations include the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. During the World War Mr. Kuhle served as a Four Minute speaker and Victory loan promoter. On two occasions his printing plant was completely destroyed by fire; he immediately rebuilt it each time and has since doubled his business.
On August 8, 1906, his marriage to Amy Anna Reed was solemnized at Lyons, Nebraska. Mrs. Kuhle, who was born at Lyons, October 31, 1882, is a prominent writer and clubwoman. Their one daughter, Margaret Frances, who is a violin student, was born November 20, 1917. Residence: Leigh. (Photograph in Album).
Luther Melanchthon Kuhns
Luther L. Kuhns was born at Omaha, December 10, 1861. He is the son of Henry Welty and Charlotta Josepha (Hay) Kuhns. His father was born at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1829, and died at Omaha, September 19, 1899; he was the first Lutheran missionary west of the Missouri River, was the founder of Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church, and traced his ancestry in America to 1723.
Charlotta Josepha Hay was born at Armagh, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1830, and died at Omaha, April 24, 1898. She was of English and Scotch ancestry, her forefathers having come to America with William Penn; Lieutenant Colonel John Hay, who settled in Virginia, prior to 1748, was an ancestor.
Dr. Knhns graduated from Newberry Academy, South Carolina, in 1878. He has received the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Pennsylvania College, 1883; Master of Arts, 1886; Doctor of Literature, 1918; Doctor of Divinity, Newberry College, 1920. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
He is the author of Luther League Handbook and various pamphlets and articles on religious subjects. He has been editor of Luther League Review, and Luther League Topics. He was ordained a minister of the Lutheran Church in 1885.
Dr. Kuhns was active in war drives during the World War. He is a Mason and holds membership in the University Club. Residence: Omaha.
Frank Anthony Kuhre
Born at Chicago, Illinois, February 27, 1869, Frank Anthony Kuhre has been a farmer in Keya Paha County, Nebraska for the past 47 years. His father, Anthony Frank Kuhre, who was a carpenter and farmer, was born at Benfeldt, France, July 20, 1838, and died at Johnstown, Nebraska, July 6, 1907; he came to America at the age of 17 and learned the carpenter trade in Chicago. His mother was born at Benfeldt, June 8, 1840, and died at Johnstown, March 22, 1919.
Mr. Kuhre is a rancher and general farmer at Norden, Nebraska where he has served as a member of the school board for the past 30 years. A Democrat, he served as precinct assessor in Keya Paha County for five terms and still holds that office.
On February 24, 1897, he married Mary Janet Thompson at Springview. Mrs. Kuhre was born at Manchester, Iowa, January 13, 1875. They have five children: Louis J., born October 6, 1899, who married Marie Langer;
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Bernice, born August 7, 1902; Leon,. August 22, 1905; Frank, Jr., May 2, 1912; and Ida, December 23, 1914. Residence: Norden.
David Henry Kunkel
One of Nebraska's prominent pioneers, David Henry Kunkel came to Polk County in 1873, and has resided there continuously since. He was born at Newberg, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1854, son of Martin and Agnes (Heffelbower) Kunkel.
His father, who was born at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1928 (sic), died at Garrison, North Dakota, January 13, 1918. He was a hotel man, and the organizer and builder of the Young Ladies Seminary at Newburg, Pennsylvania in 1853. His ancestors came to the United States from Holland. His mother, whose ancestry was German, was born at Newburg, February 22, 1834, and died at Aurora, Illinois, May 31, 1879.
Mr. Kunkel arrived in Lincoln, on March 13, 1873 with $30.00 in cash, and a gold watch. He then contracted with Mayor E. E. Brown to break 80 acres of prairie land about 10 blocks southeast of the state capitol building. He then went to Grant Ensign, a horse dealer, and told him he wanted to buy a $400.00 team for $200.00. He happened to have that kind of a team, but no one could drive them, as one was balky and the other was a run-a-way.
However, Mr. Kunkel, purchased the team of horses, turning over his $30.00 in cash and his gold watch. It took about a week to break the horses so they could be hitched up alone. In July, Mr. Kunkel filed on a timber claim and planted about 40 trees. He proved up in eight years.
After the corn was husked, he went to Lincoln to get a job with hundreds of others. Finally he landed one in a grocery store with a salary of 25 cents a day and board and room. He worked from four in the morning until nine o'clock in the evening and it was real work. He stayed there until farm work in the spring, when he went to Polk County and broke up 140 acres on the family homestead and free claim.
In 1874 and 1875, the grasshoppers made things look discouraging, but the country was all right and they stayed with it, and the winter before the railroad came, Mr. Kunkel hauled 3500 bushels of wheat to Columbus, 27 miles away and sold it for 45 cents a bushel. For 16 years he was the owner of a drug store. He sold life insurance until 1917 and for the past 15 years has served as secretary of the Polk-Butler County Farmers Insurance Company.
He was elected as a delegate to the National general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Chicago in 1914, and for many years has been an active worker in the First Presbyterian Church at Osceola. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, the Red Cross, and the Nebraskana Society. He and his father, together, organized the school district No. 48 in Polk County, of which he was director for 15 years. Upon his removal to Osceola, he was treasurer of the school board for nine years. During the late war, he collected thousands of dollars for the Red Cross and was a member of the home guard.
Mr. Kunkel likes to read, and his favorite sports are hunting, fishing, trap shooting. A Republican, he has always been interested in politics, and was nominated for county clerk at one time, but was defeated in the election. He has been a resident of Polk County for 57 years.
On January 14, 1879, he was married to Anna Mary Detweiler at Newburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Kunkel was born at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1855, and was a teacher prior to her marriage. For the past 52 Years she has been a devoted home-maker and active club woman. Mr. and Mrs. Kunkel celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Osceola, January 14, 1929. They have the following children: Daisy Emma born December 20, 1879, who married Frank Higgie Anderson; Nellie Agnes, born August 8, 1882, who married Dr. Herbert Eugene King; Charles David, born June 16, 1885, who married Lora Viola Smith; Margaret Anneta, born September 23, 1888, who married James Wilford Hartzell; and John Atley, born June 29, 1894, who married Barbara Swoboda. All of their children have received a college education, and are members of the Presbyterian Church. Margaret is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Residence: Osceola. (Photograph in Album).
Donald Alden Kunkel
Donald Alden Kunkel, executive, was born in North Platte, Nebraska, May 12, 1902, son of John Adam and Bertha May (Bibleheimmer) Kunkel.
John Adam Kunkel was born in Carroll, Iowa, September 9, 1874, and is president of the Kunkel Wholesale Auto Supply Company. His ancestry is German and Dutch. His wife, Bertha May, was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1882, of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
Mr. Kunkel attended public school, and afterward was a rancher. He later became employed in a garage, and still later entered the automotive wholesale supply and equipment business. This business increased rapidly until it is now one of the largest of its kind in western Nebraska. He is secretary and treasurer of this company, which is operated under the name of the Kunkel Auto Supply Company. He is a Republican.
He is a member of the Methodist Church, the Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Masons, and the Odd Fellows. He enjoys hiking and hunting, while his hobbies are reading and the study of history. Residence: North Platte. (Photograph in Album).
Leslie Lyman Kunkel
Leslie Lyman Kunkel, pharmacist and executive, was born at Osceola, Nebraska, July 10, 1893, son of Thomas Clark and Susie Matilda (Lyman) Kunkel.
The father was born at Newburg, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1868, and is a pharmacist, jeweler, and optician, chiefly of Holland Dutch ancestry. His wife, Susie, was born at Oconomawac, Wisconsin, October 19, 1871, and is a teacher of piano and interested in club work. Her ancestry is mostly English.
In 1908, Mr. Kankel was graduated from Venango Grade School, and in 1911, from Weeping Water Academy. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in the school of business administration of the University of Nebraska in 1918. He was a member of the University Players, the Commercial Club, the Palladiaa Society, and first lieutenant in the Pershing Rifles, as well as a member of Acacia and Alpha Kappa Psi. In high school he was a member of the football and track team.
On May 18, 1920, he was married to Grace Edna Cassels at Denver, She was born at Denver, August 27, 1896, and is prominent in club work. Her ancestry is Scotch-Irish. Mr. and Mrs. Kunkel have three children, Dorothy Mae, born May 27, 1922; Virginia Grace, born March 25, 1924; and Marjorie Ann, born March 15, 1931.
Mr. Kunkel was first a school teacher, and next a registered pharmacist. At the present time, he is president and manager of the Kunkel Drug Company of Madrid, of Kunkel and Allen of Elsie, Kunkel and Davis of Grant, and the Dix Pharmacy of Dix.
He is a Republican, a member of the Nebraska and Colorado Pharmaceutical Association, the Masons, the Elks, and the Young Men's Christian Association. His religious affiliation is with the Congregational Church. His hobby is reading.
During the World War, he saw actual service, and held ranks of private to captain. At the present time, he holds the commission of captain in Infantry Reserve Corps, is a member of the American Legion and the Reserve Officers Association. Residence: Madrid.
