ment of public affairs, and he has a number of times filled the offices of his township with much credit to himself and satisfaction to the community. For two years he has been Supervisor of his township, and for twelve years he has served as Road Overseer. For a period of twenty years he has been closely connected with the educational affairs, having for that length of time served as a school officer.

The family of our subject and his wife comprises nine children, on whom have been bestowed the names of Timothy, Mary, William, Henry, Edwin, Carrie, Eliza, Dora and Louis. Timothy married Miss Ida Alexander, Feb. 27, 1887, and resides in Pawnee County. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey are influential members of the Christian Church, and are also well-known and active members of the Farmer's Grange. Their farm has been nicely improved and is the source of a lucrative income, while it is adorned with neat and well-arranged buildings, and is separated into fields of convenient size by rows of good fencing. Our subject is entitled to his share of public honors, which is the just due of all early settlers, they having endured the hardships and trials incident to pioneer life, and prepared the way that those who came afterward might enjoy the fruits of their industry.

ERD ALBERS, a native of Oldenburg, emigrated with his parents to America when a little lad eight years of age, they settling first in Clayton County, Iowa. There our subject lived until 1869, then made his way to Nebraska, settling first in Lancaster County, where he lived until the spring of 1875, then changed his residence to this county. Starting out for himself early in life, he had two years previously secured a tract of land from the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company, on section 7, in Highland Township, upon which he soon settled and which is included in his present farm. In due time he added to his first purchase, and is now the owner of 160 acres, all of which he has brought to a good state of cultivation. A fine illustration of the self-made man, he has worked his way upward from the foot of the ladder, and is now numbered among the representative pioneers of this county.

 Mr. Albers was born Feb. 4, 1853, and is the eldest son of Gerhard and Lena Albers, who were of pure German ancestry. They are still living and making their home in Lancaster County. Their family included eight sons and three daughters, all of whom are living and mostly residents of Nebraska, with the exception of one, who resides in Colorado.

Our subject a few days after his twenty-second birthday was married, on the 7th of February, 1875, to Miss Maggie Dey, a native of Oldenburg, Germany, and whose parents were John and Maggie (Wilkin) Dey. Her mother is dead; her father is in Nebraska. The young people began the journey of life together in Gage County, Neb., and Mrs. Albers has proved a most efficient and worthy helpmate to one of the most industrious pioneers of his time. Of their union there have been born nine children, who were named respectively: George, Lena, Fernando, Emma, Arnold, Mary, Melinda, Atie and Milly.

The land of Mr. Albers when it first came into his possession was simply raw prairie, upon which a furrow had not been turned. He was the very first settler on section 7, and it is hardly necessary to say his neighbors were few and fat' between. As be looked out over the lonely country he fully realized the magnitude of the task which lay before him, but he was not one of those to be discouraged by any ordinary circumstance. He put his shoulder to the wheel, labored early and late, practiced the most rigid economy, and made it a rule to live within his income. Such a course seldom fails to bring its legitimate reward. He is now well-to-do, with the prospect of a full competence for his declining years.

Mr. Albers cast his first Presidential vote for Hayes, and exercises the right of the free American citizen to support the man whom he considers the best qualified to serve the interests of the people. He takes a genuine interest in the various enterprises which generally interest the farming community, and is one of the most efficient members of Buda Township Agricultural Society. He is serving

his second term as Moderator in his school district. A self-made man in every respect, he forms one of those independent and reliable characters which are so essential in upholding the moral and financial structure of all good society.

HEODORE CARPENTER is extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising on his land, consisting of about 400 acres in Lincoln Township, which he has conducted for four years, and has it well stocked with a good grade of cattle, horses and hogs. He is a practical and progressive farmer, and takes rank with the best in the county. He first came to the county in 1878, from Polo, Ill., and secured land in Holt Township on which he made many improvements, and lived for several years, after which he sold it to his father and came to his present farm. Previous to his coming to this county he had lived for eight years on a farm near Polo, Ill. He was born near Hagerstown in Washington County, Md., on the 16th of August, 1844, his mother, Susan (Cross) Carpenter, also being a native of that county, and his father, Jeremiah, a native of Lancaster County, Pa. The parents were married in Washington County, and there made their home, gathering about them a family of seven sons and two daughters. In 1874 the parents and younger members of the family moved to Illinois, where our subject had gone four years previously. They were engaged in farming, and made their home near Polo until they came to this State, now making their home in Holt Township, the father aged seventy and the mother sixty-eight years. They are members of the Church of God, and are highly respected citizens of their community.

Our subject, the fourth child of his father's family, grew to manhood in his native county, received his education, and was there married to Miss Missouri Burk, who was born in Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa., on the 29th of May, 1846. She is the oldest child of the family born to Michael and Mary A. (Wingart) Burk, who were both natives of the same county as that in which Mrs. Carpenter was born. In 1881 they came to this county, and are now living on a farm in Holt Township, being comfortably situated and surrounded by many friends. Mrs. Carpenter received a thorough education, and when a young woman went with her parents to Washington County, Md., in which place she married our subject. By their marriage they have become the parents of seven children, who are named Harry B., Mamie A., Viola Dell, Albert M., Addie G., Wyley and Charles M.

Although our subject has been a resident of Lincoln Township for about four years, his progressive and enterprising spirit has been recognized by the people of his community, and he has been called to fill the offices of Supervisor and School Director. He is an ardent Democrat in politics, and has in every way proved himself a thoroughly good citizen. He is particularly to be congratulated upon the successful manner in which he manages his large farm and supplies it with modern conveniences which so facilitate the labor. His house, barns and stock buildings, are all in a good condition and well calculated to afford abundant room for the storage of the lucrative yields from the fertile ground and protection to the stock. Where active industry has been able to make improvements they have been made, and have well repaid our subject for his trouble. He and his wife are prominent society people, and are well liked for their genial and pleasant dispositions, their courteous and hospitable manners, and their thoughtful consideration for the comfort and happiness of others.

ERBERT HILL. Some of the most glowing pages of our National history are those which have been provided by the Quaker State, and its sons who have gone into newer countries have carried with them the characteristics of their people, and have made their way to the front ranks, advancing not simply their own interests, but those of the present and future of the district in which they have settled. Our subject was born in Erie County, Pa., on the 27th of May, 1856, and was there reared and educated, receiving such instruction in books as supplied by the district schools of his native county.

The parents of our subject, Arthur and Mary

A. (Hale) Hill, were natives of Vermont and Massachusetts respectively. The parents of Mrs. Hill had migrated to Pennsylvania while she was in her youth, and there the acquaintance had been formed which resulted in the above union, which was fruitful in the birth of eight children, our subject being the fourth child. There is no greater mistake than to imagine that the interests of the individual, the State and the country, are better served by celibacy than otherwise. The Creator, in the arrangement of these matters, has been proved to he "too wise to err," and he is the truest citizen, and more mindful of his country's interests, who adopts the course taken by Mr. Hill in regard to this matter. His life has been more complete, more successful and brighter because of his marriage. This important event was celebrated in his native county on the 18th of December, 1879, the lady of his choice being Miss Ettie Gardner, a daughter of Hammond and Elmira (Webster) Gardner, natives of Pennsylvania. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hill includes three sons, who have been named Harry E., Clyde E. and Herbert.

The chosen occupation of our subject has been that of husbandry, and he now owns a very fine farm, comprising eighty acres of excellent, amble land on section 34, Sicily Township. His property is all well improved, and brought to a high state of agricultural efficiency. The farm is usually operated with a view to supplying sufficient grain, etc., to feed his stock, only selling what he may have over and above that supply. He takes special interest in stock-raising, and is the owner of a fine herd of cattle and a large number of Poland-China hogs. Our subject is a man of large energy and what might be called a tireless worker, and by his efforts has brought his farm to a condition seldom surpassed.

Few men are there who are constituted so as to enjoy their home more than our subject, and his chief delight is found in the society of his excellent wife and his three sons, who are developing such mental power and manly traits of character as to warrant the belief that there is a large future before them, and that they will prove, as the years pass, a continuous source of legitimate parental pride to our subject and their mother. Political matters do not absorb the attention of our subject so much as they perhaps would if he were living other than on his farm; not that he is careless of the interests of the people or is disloyal in any regard, per contra, there are few who have more of true patriotic fire than he. Although usually numbered with the Democratic party and voting its ticket in the larger issues, in more local matters attention is given first to the candidate's ability and character, his party being a secondary consideration. He is ever a consistent friend of good order and higher morals, and is regarded among the most sterling citizens of the township.

RNST BUTE came to Nebraska in the spring of 1874, and purchased eighty acres of railroad land on section 1 in Clatonia Township, which land is now included in his present farm. Since that time, however, he has added forty acres, and has brought the whole to a good state of cultivation. He commenced in life empty-handed, having nothing but his own resources to depend upon, and thus may be properly numbered among the self-made men of this county who have employed their time to good advantage, and are now classed among its well-to-do and reliable citizens.

The German element of Gage County comprises a large proportion of its substantial men. The subject of our sketch was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, Aug. 3, 1851, and is the son of Frederick and Henrietta (Lucte) Bute, the former of whom died when Ernst was a mere child. When a lad of thirteen he lost his only remaining parent, and was thus an orphan indeed. He was then taken into the home of a brother, and remained in his native Province until a youth of seventeen years. In the meantime he attended school considerably, and now determined to seek his fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic.

Our subject, in the spring of 1868, engaged passage in a steamer bound from the port of Bremen to New York City, and after an ocean voyage of more than two weeks set foot upon American soil. After looking about him for a short time in the great metropolis, he proceeded directly westward to

Stephenson County, ill., where he worked on a farm three years, and then changed his residence to Ogle County. From there he came, in the spring of 1874, to Nebraska.

Our subject. while a resident of Illinois, was married, in 1876, to Miss Mary Gake, a native of that State, who was born Aug. 16, 1851. Her parents were natives of Germany. The father is now deceased; the mother resides in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Bute began the journey of life together in Gage County, and of their union there have been born seven children, namely: Sophia, Elsie, Fredricka, John, Cora, Dora and an infant unnamed. The eldest is twelve years of age, and they all continue under the home roof.

Mr. Bute is not a member of any religious organization, but he believes in church institutions, and gives his support to every enterprise calculated to benefit the people morally and financially. Politically, he is a Democrat, is one of the School Directors of his district, and one of the three appraisers of the Clatonia Mutual Insurance Association. he is recognized as a leader among his fellow-citizens, is a man straightforward in his business transactions, and prompt to meet his obligations. These qualities of character will furnish any man a passport to the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen.

ARTIN V. ELLIS is a young gentleman in excellent standing, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising on section 25, Elm Township. His father, Thomas H. Ellis, was born in Kentucky, and married for his first wife Miss Fuller, who was born in Tennessee. There was a family of three children as the result of this marriage Sarah J., Serenah D. and James M. At the age of nineteen years the son, James M., enlisted, in the fall of 1861, in Company G, 130th Illinois Infantry, and was present during the siege of Vicksburg, and the encounter at Jackson, Miss. He was among the large number of brave men who enlisted in the war, and never again was permitted to see his home and friends, having been killed at Shreveport, La., in the spring of 1864.

The father of our subject was a second time married, to Miss Malinda Phillips, who is the mother of our subject. She was born in Tennessee, and after their marriage they moved to Coles County, Ill., where the father died in 1861, at the age of forty-nine years. By this second marriage there was a family of six children, the names of whom are: May A., Martin V., Margaret L., John C., Matilda A. and McKajie. After the death of the father the mother of our subject was married again, to J. W. Vaughan, who was also a native of Tennessee, and a minister in the Baptist Church. At present they are living in Mattoon, Ill., and have one child, Thomas M., who is traveling for a music house.

Our subject was born on the 8th of May, 1850, in Coles County, Ill., where he received a common school education, and remained at home on the farm until 1878. He then came to Seward County, this State, and staid one year, after which he removed to Glenwood Township, this county, and bought a farm, on which he lived for four years, making the necessary improvements. After four years he sold his land and came to Elm Township, in which he bought eighty acres of land, and has since made his home here. He has made a great many improvements, among which are the setting out of a fine fruit orchard and a grove of shade trees.

On the 21st of September, 1871, our subject was married, in Coles County, Ill., to Miss Mary A. Layton, who is a daughter of Henry C. and Martha J. (Logan) Layton, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. They moved to Macon County, Ill., in 1854, and in 1869 to Coles County, where they are still living. They are the parents of eight children, as follows: Elizabeth, William T., Mary A. J., Hugh, Laura B., Francis M., Andrew I. and Charles. Mrs. Ellis was born in Kentucky, on the 19th of January, 1850, and by her marriage she has become the mother of seven children, whose names are: Gilbert T. (deceased), Thomas H., Jesse L., Ora P., Gertie A., Henry C. (deceased) and Hattie F.

Mr. Ellis was elected Treasurer of the School Board in 1883, which office he still holds, arid in various other ways does he share the labors of public enterprise. He has joined Company C of the State Militia, at Beatrice, and in politics he favors the Republican party. He and his wife are mem-

hers of the Church of God, and are most consistent Christians at home and abroad. They are deeply interested in the future welfare of their family, having a wealth of affection, and a desire to secure them every advantage, that they may grow up to he useful men and women. In her home Mrs. Ellis possesses the charm of true Southern hospitality toward her guests, and entertains her friends in a royal manner.

ARTIN L. CARPENTER has by industry and perseverance acquired valuable property during his four years' residence in Lincoln Township, having risen from moderate circumstances since his arrival in this county, in the spring of 1884. Previous to his residence here he lived in Beatrice for a few months, to which place he had come from Eagle Point, Ogle Co., Ill. He was born near Hagerstown, Washington Co., Md., on the 22d of August, 1854, and is a son of Jeremiah and Susan (Cross) Carpenter, the former of whom was a native of Lancaster County, Pa., and the latter of Washington County, Md. The parents were married in the latter-named place, and there made their home, a family of seven sons and two daughters growing up around them. In 1874 they came to Illinois, and made their home near Polo until they came to this State, and they are now making their home in Holt Township. The father is aged seventy, and the mother sixty-eight years, and they are members of the Church of God, enjoying in their later days the fruits of their early industry, and the esteem and friendship of the people of their community.

Our subject spent the early years of his life in his native county, where he was educated in the public schools, and instructed in the duties pertaining to an agricultural life, after which he was united in marriage, near Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa.; on the 27th of April, 1872, to Miss Anna Osbaugh. She was born in the above-named city on the 14th of February, 1855, and is a daughter of William and Harriet (Ruthrauff) Osbaugh, the former of whom is now living near Springfield, Ill., aged about threescore years. He is a cooper by trade, and in connection with that business he owns and has charge of a store. The mother of Mrs. Carpenter died while she was making a visit in Lee County, Ill., in 1884, when she was about fifty-six years old. She and her husband were members of the German Reformed Church, and were highly respected by all who knew them.

 Mrs. Carpenter passed her girlhood days in Greencastle, Pa., and as she grew up to womanhood she completed her education in the various branches of learning, and cultivated the womanly virtues which have made her so estimable a lady. In 1874 our subject with his wife and his father's family moved to Ogle County, Ill., where they remained for some time. They now have a family of four bright, intelligent children, whose names are Iva E., Zoe Adrian, Roy H. and Harley G. Since their residence here they have been prosperous and successful, and are rapidly becoming situated in a condition to enjoy life without so much hard labor, which speaks well for the industrious disposition and careful management of our subject. He is a genial and affable man, and has won a large circle of admiring friends by his kindly, considerate nature and his true, manly courtesy. He has held the office of Treasurer of his township with credit to himself and with satisfaction to the community, and where political matters are discussed he proves himself a well-informed and ardent Democrat.

AVID S. FAULDER. It is the object of those who leave for the West or newer Territories to make for themselves a home there, or the means of purchasing one elsewhere, and the whole of the Great West is dotted over with the attainment of those hopes. Hanover Township supplies several cases in point; among them, and one of the most pleasant, comfortable and happy, is that of David S. Faulder, whose life is in this sketch briefly outlined.

It was in the fall of 1878 that Mr. Faulder settled upon his now valuable and highly cultivated farm, situated on section 25, and comprising 160 acres. Our subject is a native of Washington County, Md., and was born on the 9th of January, 1832. He is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Rahr)

Faulder, natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsylvania. This family is of English extraction, the paternal grandparents, John and Hannah Faulder, having emigrated to this country about the year 1794. They landed, and for a time staid in New York, and then settled in Maryland. This gentleman was by trade a tailor, and also for a time taught school. His family included twelve children, all of whom were born in the United States.

The father of our subject was born in 1798, and learned the trade of cooper, supplementing the same with agriculture. His home was in Maryland, near the Pennsylvania border, and here, with the exception of some years spent in the adjoining county, across the State line, his whole life was spent. His death occurred in the year 1872, his wife having died about fourteen years previously, at the age of sixty-four years, in 1858. They were the parents of three children: Mary, the wife of Reuben Shover, who make their home in Waynesburg, Pa.; David S., our subject; and Margaret, the wife of John Fahrney, of Maryland.

The early days of our subject were spent upon the farm, between the duties of which and those of the school his boyhood was filled. Afterward he mastered the trade of a cooper, and continued to follow the same for about ten years. In 1853 he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Snyder, who was also born in Maryland, in Washington County, on the 27th of February, 1853. This lady, who possesses attributes and graces that qualify her to make the home of her husband all that is contained in that expressive word, is the daughter of Simon and Amy Snyder. After marriage the young couple settled in their native State, and engaged in agricultural and pastoral pursuits, continuing the same with slow but sure prosperity until 1873, when they removed to Ogle County, Ill., and made their home in the neighborhood of Polo. Here they leased a farm of 100 acres in extent, continued to reside upon the same for about five years, and in 1878 came to this State, and purchased the present 240 acres, whereon his house has been erected. This change has been for the better, and each year has seen an increase of prosperity, and the farm includes 240 acres of valuable, tillable land. The farm buildings, although, perhaps, not so elegant as some in older districts, nevertheless are commodious, convenient and substantial. His home stands near a beautiful grove of forest trees, and a good orchard, and overlooks quite a splendid country, while within there pervades a cheery brightness and warmth of home feeling that are welcomed by not simply the stranger or visitor, but more so by members of the household.

 Upon the day of marriage our subject carried his fortune and inheritance in his pocket, and possessed only $30; from this as a beginning he has gone on accumulating year by year until the present. Mr. and Mrs. Faulder are the happy parents of eleven children, nine of whom are living. Their names are as follows: Jerome S., Samuel R.; Laura, now the wife of James Bogg; Katy, happily married to Dr. Charles S. Boggs; Charles E.; Annie May, now Mrs. M. H. Blackburn; Ira; Irvin and Lucy. The two sons who died in childhood had been named David W. and John, respectively.

Our subject is holding the position of Justice of the Peace in a manner which reflects the greatest honor upon his intelligence, correct judgment and sense of justice. His political sympathies are with the Republican party, and he has for many years been looked upon as one of the most reliable of his party. By the members thereof and by all who know him, he is held in high regard. In the Christian Church at Beatrice our subject and wife find their religious life best sustained, and their interests more largely engaged, and have for many years been very devout members of that communion, bringing into their lives much of the beauty and sweetness of Christian living.

HARLES H. PRICE, whose farm and residence are situated on section 1 of Midland Township, is a brother of Frank J. Price (see sketch). This gentleman came with his brother to Nebraska in 1878, and is now the owner of a very pleasant home, and a well-cultivated, tillable farm of 120 acres, situated as above. He also was born in Ogle County, Ill., his natal day being the 14th

of July, 1858, to David E. and Helen E. (Rowland) Price. His early days were spent upon the home farm, and from childhood he was allowed to assist in tasks proportionate to his strength, until he became quite a valuable assistant to his father. Like his brother, he was educated in the public schools of Mt. Morris.

Mr. Price was just twenty years of age when he came to this State, and for two years was engaged in farming with his brother, and then started upon his own farm, which be has brought to its present state of efficiency from that of raw, unbroken prairie. In his chosen occupation he is abundantly successful, and for a young man has achieved a prosperity of which he may well be proud. In the year 1881, at Maryland, Ogle Co., Ill., he was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie Stouffer, and shortly after taking that important step settled where he now resides, and by her bright and cheering presence has been encouraged to go forward with his work. They have a very pleasantly situated, well-built and cheerful home upon their well-stocked farm.

Mrs. Price was born upon the 11th of November, 1860, to Benjamin and Mary (Koontz) Stouffer, who were natives of Maryland. Upon their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Stouffer settled in Washington County, and there their daughter was born. In 1864 the family removed to Franklin County, the same State, and resided upon a farm in that county until 1867. They then migrated to Ogle County, Ill., where they still reside. Besides their daughter Elizabeth, the wife of our subject, their family includes ten children, whose names are as follows: Julia A., the wife of Daniel Zellers, of Ogle County; Franklin K., Ella E., Fannie M., William, Emma H., Helen M., Otis D., Bertie S. and Edith C. Mr. Stouffer is, with his family, deeply interested in the welfare of the Dunkard or German Baptist Church, of which they are all members and he is a minister. To the same communion are attached also Mr. and Mrs. Price.

 Although always anxious to see a higher class of morals in vogue throughout the community, and a larger religious interest manifested, and ever willing and ready personally and by proxy to labor to this end, Mr. Price does not take a deep interest in political affairs, but his principles and life are such as to win and retain for him the respect of all. In deciding the question of the use to which his ballot should be put he invariably considers the relative fitness of the candidate and office, afterward the question of party.

OSEPH HOLLINGWORTH. In the town of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, among the cotton and silk manufacturers, was one James Hollingworth, who, having followed this branch of industry from his youth. had become a more than ordinary skilled worker. This gentleman in the year 1849 decided to leave his native country and make his home in the New World, in order that his children might have a larger opportunity for advancement in life. He was accompanied by his wife, Elizabeth (Hemsley) Hollingworth, and four children. Their family included twelve children, whose names are as follows: Frances, Myra, Francis, Charlotte, James, Thomas, Henry, Elizabeth (deceased), Robert, Lizzie (deceased), Lizzie and Joseph.

Our subject was born in the old English home on the 2d of November, 1836, and was twelve years of age when his parents came to this country, but having been a bright youth and of mercurial temperament, he had sometimes worked in the factories when not at school, and was a general favorite there. His father settled in Racine County, Wis., where he took up land and commenced farming. In these newer engagements he was assisted by his sons, among them our subject. After eight years a removal was made to Stevens Point, in the same State, and they settled in the midst of the pine woods, and began clearing a farm, which at the same time provided material for a start in the lumber trade In 1861 they came west to Nebraska City, performing the journey by wagon and team. The season was remarkably dry, so much so that every river was forded with ease, with the exception of the two great rivers, the Missouri and the Mississippi, which of course were both too wide and deep to admit

the thought of the experiment of such primitive and easy crossing; they had to depend upon the help of the ferryman for progress in these instances. The family pushed straight on to Blue Springs, of this county, where a farm was rented and held for two seasons.

While residing in Blue Springs our subject was attracted to Miss Wealthy Jane Tinkham, and they were made husband and wife July 13, 1862. This most estimable lady was born upon the 26th of October, 1841, in Morrow County. Ohio, and was the second child of nine born to the Rev. A. L. and Sarah (Wilson) Tinkham. She was fifteen years of age when her parents removed to Benton County, Iowa, which was her home until about her nineteenth birthday, at which time she came to Nebraska, where she met our subject, and was married two years later. They have become the parents of eight children, whose names are here appended: Arthur J., Thomas H., Alma E., Arvilla, George, Albert, and Archie and Aimee, twins.

The father of Mrs. Hollingworth was born in Vermont and her mother in Ohio. Upon the paternal side the family is of English extraction. After their marriage they settled in Ohio, and subsequent to the sojourn in Iowa, above referred to, removed to this county in 1860 and took up a homestead claim. Their family includes nine children, who severally bear the names subjoined: Gilbert, Wealthy Jane, Margery C., Elms W., James Leroy, Thomas L., Alice, Eddie D. and Bertie. Mr. Tinkham, who is seventy-two years of age, is in the enjoyment of every faculty and good health, and is in his retired life reaping the pleasurable result of earlier years of toil. His wife is also living at an advanced age. Upon the marriage of our subject his father and mother, then somewhat advanced in years, at the invitation of their son took up their residence with him in his new home, and there remained until their death. Mr. Hollingworth, Sr., departed this life in the year 1864, aged seventy-three years. His wife survived until the year 1883, having reached the advanced age of ninety-two years.

 Our subject and his wife continued on their homestead from the time of their marriage until 1882. He had purchased a section of land the fall of the previous year in Nuckolls County, Neb., and removed as above, continuing there until the summer of 1887, when a return was made to the old home in this county, where they reside at present. In addition to the operation of the farm, our subject has since the year 1887, been engaged in the general stone trade. His stone quarry is situated in Rockford Township, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, three and one-half miles from Beatrice, and was among the first stone quarries opened in the State, and is now one of the largest and most extensively used business in this department having increased with unusual rapidity.

Besides the 240 acres of land in Rockford Township our subject is the owner of 520 acres in Nuckolls County, well improved and cultivated. The home farm (Rockford Point) has received a large share of attention, and is provided with a good set of the usual farm buildings, and has also a beautiful orchard of over 100 choice trees, and in the neighborhood of the house is plentifully supplied with very fine groves of cottonwood, locust and other trees. There are also trees set out for a full half-mile along the northern boundary of the farm, at once an added beauty and utility.

Thomas H., the son of our subject, has charge of the Nuckolls County Farm; Arthur J. is married to Miss Jennie Chenault, and is the manager of the quarry. The political sentiments of our subject are in harmony with those of the Republican party, with which he has for many years voted and worked, and has long been considered a tried friend and supporter. He has watched with pride and absorbing interest the development of Nebraska, and was one to push forward the work of its admission as a State. His name will be found upon the list of those who voted for the adoption of the Constitution of the State in 1866. He has always taken an active interest in the educational advancement of his district and county, and has served nine years as School Director. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hollingworth are highly valued members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Holmesville, of which they are most consistent and devout members. The wife of our subject is also prominent in Sunday school circles, and is identified with the institution at Holmesville. Nothing is too small to be worthy

of her labor and effort, nor too large for her endeavor, so long as it be for the benefit and advancement of the work. Both are most highly esteemed and their value appreciated. They are always found ready to aid in every good work or project, if it be but shown that such enterprise is worthy.

ILLIAM A. HOLLENBACK. One of the greatest questions before the civilized world, one that is not confined by the lines of race, color or nationality, is that of the use and abuse of beverages which tend to produce that brain effect which is designated by the term intoxication. For many years the indiscriminate use of such articles has been gradually arousing the most determined and enthusiastic opposition, and firing the hearts of many of the best citizens with an impassioned fervency of zeal, to remove from the path of the young, the untried and the tempted, everything which tends by seducing allurements to ruin them and bring disgrace upon their families, communities and country. The subject of the present sketch is one deeply interested in the solution of this great international problem, and stands pledged before the community of which he is a factor upon the side of the defense of those whom weakness, either from age, inexperience or repeated failure, has rendered defenseless.

Our subject is one of the prosperous farmers of Sicily Township, and is the owner of 120 acres of exceedingly good farming land, which is situated on section 33. He is the son of George and Jane (Patton) Hollenback, who were both natives of Ohio, but removed to Woodford County, Ill. Their married life was very bright and felicitous, and was only broken by the death of the mother of our subject in Woodford County, Ill., in 1859. They had become the parents of six children, who are still living, with the exception of their son George, who died in Illinois when eight years of age. The names of the remaining children, according to the family genealogy, are: John C., Nathan P., Elizabeth J., Sarah E. and William A.

 Our subject was born on the 1st of April, 1845, in the home in Woodford County, and was reared to man's estate in the same place. His education was practical rather than extensive, and when it was completed he was ready to go to work upon the farm. He removed to his present home in Gage County, Neb., and took up the tract of land which now comprises his property when it was in an untamed condition, and by continued effort, and perseverance in hard work intelligently bestowed, has brought it to its present super-excellent condition.

On the 3d of July, 1866, Mr. Hollenbeck was married, the lady of his choice being Adeline Gilcrest, a daughter of Thomas C. and Eleanor (Guthrie) Gilcrest. Her father was a native of Virginia, her mother of Ohio. The home of our subject has opened its portals to welcome three little ones, whose names are recorded as follows: Ellen J., Frank H. and Bertha E., who are still living at home with their parents, aged twenty-one, seventeen and eleven years.

Mr. Hollenback is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has been identified for many years, having been received therein at Belle Plain, Ill., about the year 1864, but is at present identified with the church at Wymore. He has been in office for the greater part of that time, as Steward, Sunday-school Superintendent etc., and still continues as Steward at Wymore. His wife is a member of the Christian Church, and just as enthusiastic and devout in that communion as her husband is in his. Both are most highly esteemed for their work's sake. The difference of thought in regard to religious matters in no way hinders the uninterrupted flow of that joyous companionship which marks the wedded life of the Christian. It may, however, be partly accounted for by the fact that their parents followed in the same path before them, Mr. and Mrs. Gilcrest having been members of the Christian Church, and the father and mother of Mr. Hollenback members of the Methodist Church. It is a remarkable coincidence that both mothers should have departed this life in a triumph of Christian faith, which was not marred by any shade of difference of creed; also, that both fathers still live, and in their respective churches are prominent and regarded with the deepest respect and Christian affection.

In former years our subject was an affiliate of the