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been a resident of Omaha for twenty-five years, and during most of that time has been engaged in the automobile business. He is now president of the Stewart Motor Company.
Mr. Stewart was married to Gertrude Kountze, at Omaha, January 8, 1902. Mrs. Stewart, who is the daughter of Herman and Elizabeth (Davis) Kountze, was born at Omaha, May 21, 1877. There are three children: John, born November 4, 1902, who married Fredrica Nash; Gordon, born January 7, 1908; and Jane, born January 7, 1908, who married Ira L. Couch.
During 1917-18, Mr. Stewart was a member of the Nebraska Council of Defense. He is an Episcopalian, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. His clubs are the Omaha Club and the Omaha Country Club, and his sports are golf and squash. His hobby is reading. Residence: Omaha.
William Clark Stewart
A leading business executive at Holdrege, Nebraska, is William Clark Stewart, who was burn at Burlington, Iowa, April 19, 1875, the son of James and Ella (Clark) Stewart. His father, was a plumber and served in Company C, 65th Illinois Volunteers for three years during the Civil War. His mother, who is a descendant of the leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition, was born at Burlington, June 18, 1858, and is living today at Eugene, Oregon.
Mr. Stewart attended high school for two years at Junction City, Kansas. He was engineer-in-charge of the Kansas Deaf and Dumb School from 1899 to 1902, was a plumber and fitter during 1914, and for the next 14 years was a traveling salesman. He served six years with the Cornell Supply Company, three and a half years with the Western Supply Company, over four years with the Wolff Manufacturing Company, and three years as manager of the Hampton Hotel at Holdrege. He is manager of the Holdrege Credit Bureau at this time.
He is a member of the visiting committee of the local Welfare Association, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and holds membership in the State Association of Credit Bureaus. He is secretary of the Holdrege Rotary Club, is a member of the National Retail Credit Association, and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Holdrege. Mr. Stewart is commander of Mount Elias Commandery Number 19, of the Knights Templar. He is grand conductor of the Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers of Nebraska, and holds membership in the Spanish War Veterans Association of Grand Island, Nebraska. He served as sergeant in Company F of the Sixth Missouri Volunteers in the war with Spain.
His marriage to May McLinn occurred at Kansas City, Missouri, April 17, 1901. Mrs. Stewart was born at Flat Rock, Illinois, October 12, 1874. Residence: Holdrege.
Willis E. Stewart, M. D.
Willis E. Stewart, physician and surgeon, was born at Neoga, Cumberland County, Illinois, May 25, 1875, the son of Thomas Yates and Lucy M. (Fellows) Stewart. Dr. Stewart's father was a native of West Virginia, born January 23, 1842, and died at Neoga, Illinois, July 21, 1913. Mr. Stewart was a farmer and veteran of the Civil War. Lucy M. (Fellows) Stewart was born March 23, 1847, in Ohio, and died at Neoga, Illinois, October 10, 1930.
Dr. Stewart's elementary training was obtained in the Cumberland County, Illinois, public schools. He later attended The Friends Academy at Hiawatha, Nebraska, completing his college preparatory course there in 1893. In 1896 he was awarded his B. S. degree at Lamar College, at Lamar, Missouri, and his M. D. degree at Central Medical College at St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1900. While at Lamar he was elected president of his graduating class, and was also president of his class in medicine in 1900.
During Dr. Stewart's student life up until the time of his graduation in medicine he was associated with the publication of country newspapers, working in at the various capacities in a country printing office, and remembers vividly the various duties of a printer's devil.
In February, 1902, he was married to Dolores Estella Sharp at Stratton, Nebraska. She was born at Parkersburg, Illinois, January 2, 1880, and before her marriage taught in the Stratton Public Schools.
To this union were born two children, Eugene Yates, born January 22, 1903, who married Mary M. Masters of Stratton on March 20, 1925; and John Noel, born February 17, 1909, who married Edna M. Burostock of McCook, Nebraska, on January 9, 1928. Eugene is engaged in the lumber business at Wauneta, Nebraska. John is a member of the graduating class of 1932 in Medicine, of Nebraska University Medical School.
In 1900 Dr. Stewart began the practice of medicine in Stratton and in 1926 he erected a beautiful modern building to be used as a clinic in the heart of the town. Two blocks north of the clinic he erected a beautiful home and directly east, a modern private hospital with a 14 bed capacity. The grounds surrounding the premises are beautifully landscaped, being a spot of note. In addition to his professional practice he served for 20 years as president of the Board of Education at Stratton; he is president of the Veterans Memorial Hall (a community center) and for five years acted as president of the Citizens State Bank, and a member of the board of directors of the Stratton State Bank. He is also a breeder of livestock of note. His Poland China herd were judged world's champions at the National Swine Show in 1931, at Springfield, Illinois.
During the World War Dr. Stewart was medical examiner for the Government in Hitchcock County, Nebraska. He was chairman of the local Government Liberty Bond selling drives and chairman of the local Red Cross. His religious affiliation is with the Community Methodist Episcopal Church of Stratton and he is president of the Official Board. He holds membership in the county, state and national medical associations, is a life member of the Red Cross, member of the Chamber of Commerce of Stratton, a Mason, member of Tehama Temple at Hastings, Nebraska, and was elected in 1932 to membership in the Nebraskana Society. His politics are independent. Residence: Stratton. (Photograph in Album).
John Stibal, Jr.
John Stibal, Jr., son of John and Anna (Duda) Stibal, Sr., was born at Richland, Nebraska, in 1887. His father, born in Bohemia, in 1847, came to America in 1867, and homesteaded three miles north of what is now Richland in 1869. The homestead is still in the family. Mr. Stibal is now retired. His wile, Anna, was born in Bohemia in 1857 and came to the United States in 1873.
Educated in the Richland public school, John Stibal, Jr., was graduated in 1903, and from then until 1907 attended the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture, the Lincoln Academy, and the University of Nebraska School of Mechanic Arts. He is a member of Sigma Tau, and received his degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University in 1912. From 1912-13 he was with structural steel firms in Omaha and Indianapolis, and from 1913-16 was associated with electrical power development in North Carolina. During the past years 1916-20 he engaged as a mining engineer in South America and the southern part of the United States. He is now engaged as an engineer and surveyor in Richland. His hobby is raising bees. Residence: Richland.
Daniel Brooks Stidworthy
A physician and surgeon since 1894, Daniel Brooks Stidworthy was born at Galena, Illinois, November 3, 1866. His father, William Stidworthy, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1830, and came to the United States as a young man, serving in the Civil War. He afterward engaged in business, and died at Sioux City, Iowa, in April, 1899. His mother, Sofia Elizabeth Brooks, was born in New Jersey, and was educated in Presbyterian Girls' School there. She died at Sioux City, in 1907.
Dr. Stidworthy attended the public and high schools of Sioux City, Iowa, and studied medicine at the Sioux City College of Medicine from which he was awarded his M. D. in April, 1894. He also attended Iowa State University 1890-91.
He has been a resident of Nebraska thirty-seven years, and actively engaged in the practice of his profession. During the World War, he held the rank of captain, and was promoted to major, 41st Railroad Artillery in command of Post Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. He is a member of the American Legion, and is a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Shrine.
On June 12, 1895, he was married to Alice Hallquist, a teacher in the Sioux City public schools. Mrs. Stidworthy was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 20, 1872. There are three daughters: Helen M., born April 18, 1896, who married Harry A. Fudge; Ada M., born June 7, 1899, who married Raymond N. Westover, and Margaret N., born September 22, 1901, who married Earl L. Coryell. All are graduates of the University of Nebraska.
Dr. Stidworthy is a Republican. His favorite sport is hunting. Residence: Homer,
Walter Savage Stillman
Walter Savage Stillman, lawyer, is the son of Walter Deming and Sarah Ann (Birch) Stillman. He attended the public schools of Council Bluffs, the preparatory department of Griswold College, the University of Michigan, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, and the Harvard University College of Law.
His marriage to Anna Laura Martin was solemnized at Davenport, Iowa, September, 20, 1893. There are four children, Walter Martin, Mary Birch, Hugh Dening, and Anna Johnston.
Mr. Stillman was admitted to the practice of law in Des Moines in 1891, and at Lincoln in 1899. He is a member of the American, the Council Bluffs, the Omaha, the Iowa, and the Nebraska State Bar Associations, the Elks, the Masons, and the Episcopal Church. His clubs are the Omaha, the University, and the Council Bluffs Country. Residence: Council Bluffs.
Carl Theobald Stimbert
Carl Theobald Stimbert was born at Inland, Nebraska, August 20, 1886, the son of David and Maria (Roser) Stimbert. His father, who is a farmer, was born at Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1859, of German parentage. His mother was born at Colmar, Alsace Loraine, April 17, 1857.
Mr. Stimbert attended college at Wilton Junction, Iowa, for a year, 1903-04, was a rural mail carrier from 1906 to 1910 at Inland, engaged in the grain business from 1910 to 1912, and since 1912 has been postmaster at Inland. He is affiliated with the Methodist Church, is a Mason, and a Republican.
He was united in marriage with Clara Mathilda Schuck at Inland, March 15, 1907. Mrs. Stimbert was born at Inland, July 29, 1890, the daughter of Charles and Augusta (Fitzke) Schuck. To this marriage were born three children, Eldon Carl, September 25, 1908, who married Mildred Irene Crom and resides at Nehawka, Nebraska; Leola Maude, December 28, 1912; and Abbie Jean, May 19, 1919. Eldon was graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1929, and Leola is a student there at this time. Eldon Carl has one daughter, Phyllis Ann, born January 25, 1932. Residence: Inland.
Lester B. Stiner
Lester B. Stiner, son of Henry and Mary (St. Clair) Stiner, was born at Cardington, Ohio, June 4, 1871. At the age of ten he came with his parents to Nebraska, and has since resided continuously in the state. His father, Henry Stiner, was a farmer, a native of Ohio, who died at Lexington, July 26, 1884. His wife, Mary St. Clair, was born in Ohio, also, and died at Lexington, March 14, 1901.
Educated in the public schools of Hastings, Judge Stiner attended Hastings College preparatory department, and was graduated from the college in 1884. Since his admission to the bar of Nebraska, in 1887, he has been engaged in the practice of law, for eighteen years as senior member of the law firm of Stiner and Boslaugh. A Republican, Judge Stiner served as county judge of Clay County two terms, as county attorney of Clay County two terms, and as mayor of Hastings two terms.
His marriage to Eva H. Robertson was solemnized at Harvard, Nebraska, December 22, 1910. There are three children: Lester R., 19; Roberta, 18; and Frederick K., 12. All three are students at the present time. Judge Stiner and his family attend the Hastings Congregational Church, while he is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Masons, Odd Fellows and Elks, as well as the Young Men's Christian Association. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1928.
Judge Stiner is one of Hastings' outstanding citizens, and is known as the foremost lawyer of southern Nebraska. Residence: Hastings.
Allen Stark Stinson
Allen Stark Stinson has resided in Nebraska continuously for the past 52 years, and for 30 years has taken a leading part in both political and civic affairs in Knox County. He was born at Palo, Iowa, August 6, 1875, the son of Elizabeth Lovilla (Neihardt) and Truman C. Stinson, the latter a farmer. His father, whose ancestry was Scotch and Irish, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, October 12, 1835, and died at Crofton, Nebraska, May 12, 1892; he was a descendant of Ethan Allan and other distinguished New England ancestors. His mother, was born of Pennsylvania Dutch extraction; she was a member of the same family as John G. Neihardt, poet laureate of Nebraska.
Mr. Stinson finished his elementary education in 1892, and was graduated from the Creighton High School in 1896. As a teacher in Knox County, Nebraska, for 18 years, he held the highest grade certificate then issued in this state. He served as manager of the Farmers Union Store at Niobrara from 1924 to 1926, and since that time has been editor and publisher of the Niobrara Tribune, one of the leading weekly newspapers in Knox County.
A Democrat, Mr. Stinson served as deputy county clerk, 1912-14, county superintendent of schools, 1915-23, and a member of the state senate, 1927-31. He is a candidate for county judge at this time. During his service in the senate he was author of various school laws including the Character Education Law passed in 1927.
He is a member of the executive board of the Commercial Club of Niobrara, is a member of the publicity committee of the Nebraska Forestation Society, and holds membership on the Niobrara School Board. Mr. Stinson is affiliated with the Christian Church, is a Mason, and was recently elected to membership in the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading, and he is especially interested in politics and history.
On August 6, 1901, he married Regula Lena Ulrich at Bloomfield, Nebraska. Mrs. Stinson, whose parents came
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to this country from Germany and settled in Knox County, was born at Herrick, Nebraska, Septembeer (sic) 12, 1880. Their children are: Crystal, born May 30, 1902, who married Oscar J. Rentzell; Winnifred, born November 13, 1903, who married George Sweigard, Jr.; born October 2, 1905; Kathryn, born January 1, 1907; and Ruth, born April 2, 1911. Residence: Niobrara.
James C. Stitt
In active architectural practice at Norfolk since 1889, James C. Stitt is a leading member of his profession. Hs (sic) was born at Mitchell Hollow, New York, September 28, 1866, son of Ransom and Elvira P. (Cooper) Stitt. His father, born at Medusa, New York, April 7, 1840, was a building contractor of Scotch and Irish descent, who died at Lincoln, Nebraska, May 4, 1911. His mother, who was of New England Yankee descent, vas born at Berne, New York. February 6, 1840, and died at Norfolk, January 2, 1912. She was a zealous church worker. His grandfather, James J. Stitt, was an outstanding master builder, specializing in churches. His home was in Albany County, New York.
James C. Stitt attended elementary and high school at Canastota, New York, where he was active as a foot racer. On January 9, 1889, he took up his residence and the practice of his profession at Norfolk, and on October 20, 1890, was united in marriage to Cora May Holt. Mrs. Stitt, who was born at Hampton, Connecticut, March 8, 1870, daughter of Henry E. and Josephine (Carey) Holt, is descended from early English settlers in New England.
There are four children: Marian J., born November 28, 1892, married Frank T. Hughes; James C., August 11, 1897; Roger H., June 2, 1899; and Kathryn, January 30, 1911 is now completing her senior year in Rockford College, Illinois. James is an electrical engineer with the General Electric Company, while Roger is an acoustical engineer with the United States Gypsum Company.
Mr. Stitt is a Democrat, and from 1896-1900 was city clerk of Norfolk. He was vice president of the Norfolk Building and Loan Association 1914-29 and since that time has been president. From 1909-11 he was a colonel on the staff of Governor Shallenberger, and during the World War was secretary of the Norfolk Home Guards and a member of the United States Public Service Reserve.
A member of the Chamber of Commerce, he was its vice president in 1930 and has served three terms as a director. He is a charter member and former president of the Kiwanis Club, a Mason and Knight Templar, an Elk and a member of the Young Men's Christian Association. He belongs to the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the First Congregational Church and the Norfolk County Club, and is a life member of the Nebraskana Society. He is an ardent baseball fan. Residence: Norfolk.
James Leonard Stivers
James Leonard Stivers, horticulturist, was born in Henry County, Kentucky, July 19, 1889, son of Charles Albert and Emma Jane (Moore) Stivers. His father, who was born in Henry County, Kentucky, April 12, 1845, and died in Mills County, Iowa, March 8, 1928, was a farmer and horse trainer in Kentucky. He was interested in fine-bred horses and in horse races, and was well versed in judging them. Strongly Democratic, he took an active part in Kentucky politics throughout his life. His ancestry was Scotch-Irish.
His mother, who was a devout Baptist Church worker, was born in Henry County, September 8, 1863, and died in Mills County, Iowa, August 1, 1926. She was of English ancestry.
Mr. Stivers was graduated from the high school at Glenwood, Iowa, in 1908, after which he attended the business college at Glenwood, for two years. He was active in football and baseball, and took part in the various phases of athletics in high school. He has been in the fruit business all his adult life. From 1910 to 1915 he was buyer and manager of a Minneapolis fruit company, and since 1915 he has been manager of the Central States Orchard Company, a corporation embracing Minnesota, Nebraska and Missouri, and also has been manager and secretary of the Brownville Orchard Company, since 1927, the latter a comparatively new but flourishing business. Mr. Stivers' coming to Nebraska renewed and revived the development of the fruit-growing industry in southeastern Nebraska. A resident of the state for 11 years, he has taken an active part in the civic and business affairs of his community. He is the author of various articles on horticulture published in magazines and newspapers. He is a member of the General Western Shipping Advisory Board.
His marriage to Pearl Olive Allen was solemnized at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, November 12, 1912. Mrs. Stivers was born at Bartlett, Iowa, November 19, 1892, daughter of Minor B. and Olive Nora Allen. Her ancestry is Dutch and English. She attended high school in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. She is a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Woman's Club, and is active in church affairs. '[here are four children: Dick Allen, born August 13, 1913; Earl Maurice, born July 27, 1915; Charles Benjamin, born October 21, 1922; and Jane Lenora, born March 20, 1925. The three boys are in school.
Mr. Stivers is a member of the Missouri River Apple Growers Association, a member of the board of directors of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and holds membership in the Red Cross. He is a Royal Arch Mason. For some time he has been treasurer of the Auburn Methodist Episcopal Church. With his wife he is a member of the Auburn Country Club. His favorite sport is baseball and his hobby horse racing and good horses. Residence: Auburn. (Photograph on Page 1147).
William Tolbert Stockdale
Born at Springfield, Illinois, William Tolbert Stockdale has lived in Nebraska since early childhood. His parents were natives of Illinois and were of Scotch and Irish descent. Mr. Stockdale attended rural schools in Saunders County, Nebraska, was graduated from the high school in connection with the Normal University at Lincoln, and holds the following degress (sic): A. B. Lincoln Normal University, 1898; B. S., Fremont Normal College, 1900; and A. M., University of Nebraska, 1921.
He served as superintendent of school at Wisner, Nebraska, 1901-09, was superintendent at Madison, Nebraska, 1909-11, and since 1911 has been director of the teachers training department of Nebraska State Normal College at Chadron, Nebraska. From 1911 until 1924 Mr. Stockdale was also head of the department of education, and from 1924-25 was on leave of absence and was on the regular faculty of the Nebraska State University, at the same time he was working toward obtaining his Ph. D. degree. Mr. Stockdale made five annual school surveys of the towns, 15 to 20 towns in each survey. These are called the Nebraska Panhandle School Surveys. He has been a member of the Chadron Chamber of Commerce for the past eight years, was formerly president of the Rotary Club, and for 14 years acted as local treasurer of the Junior Red Cross.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Teachers Association, the Odd Fellows, is affiliated with the Congregational Church, and holds membership in the Nebraska School Masters Club and Phi Delta Kappa. He was recently elected to membership in the Nebraskana Society.
On October 9, 1890, he was married to Ida May Vorse at Wahoo, Nebraska. Mrs. Stockdale, who was a teacehr (sic) prior to her marriage, was born at Erie, Pennsylvania. Two children were born to this marriage: Alva Percy, June 27, 1892, who died January 3, 1919; and Irma Lucile, December 8, 1903. Alva Percy was principal of the high school at Alliance, Nebraska, at the time of his death. Irma Lucile received her A. B. degree at Nebraska State Teachers College at the age of 17 years. She taught
