Gainesville. In the last battle he was severely wounded, being shot through the wrist and ankle, and from the effects of these wounds he was honorably discharged April 18, 1864.
   Upon returning home our subject attended for one year the seminary at Evansville, Wis., and at the end of that time left the State and made his home in Iowa for the subsequent three years, occupied during that period in farming. In 1868 he came to Omaha of this State, and remained one year, then went to Saunders Comity and pre-empted eighty acres of land and remained upon it one year, and then came to Lancaster County. After some prospecting he homesteaded eighty acres of land on Rock Creek, which has since been extended, until to-day he possesses there quite a large estate. In 1873 a new farm of 160 acres of land was purchased from the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company, at $6 per acre, situated on section 27. Seven years after another quarter-section was purchased, situated upon section 33, for which he paid $1,200. In 1882, for the same amount, an additional eighty acres was bought. Five years after, i. e. in 1887, another eighty acres changed hands and became the property of our subject, for which $1,750 was paid, so that he owns altogether about 560 acres in Rock Creek Precinct.
   Our subject was married, in the year 1871, to Ellen Saffer, a daughter of George W. and Mary (Riderman) Saffer. Her father was born in the Hoosier State, in the year 1824, and made it his home for about forty-two years, and then went to Fulton County, Ill. This he made his home until the year 1870, and then came to Saunders County, Neb., where he still resides. Mrs. Saffer was born in Indiana in 1832, and departed this life in 1865. Their family circle included five daughters, of whom the wife of our subject was the third-born. This important event occurred April 23, 1855. Our subject and his wife are happy in having four children, three of whom are sons. Their names are Frank, Carl, Earl and Pearl.
   Mr. Eager continued with undiminished vigor and assiduity to carry on his farms until the close of the season of 1887, when he removed to the city of Lincoln, retired from active labor, in order to enjoy the fruit of previous years of toil. Never-the-more especially giving attention to his stock and cattle breeding. He is the owner of an exceptionally fine herd of high-grade cattle of the best varieties, devoting special care to this department.
   The family of our subject are members of the Free Methodist Episcopal Church, in good standing, and receive the cordial esteem of their fellow-members. The political sympathies of Mr. Eager are with the Republican party, of which he is an old friend and supporter. His standing in the community is of the very highest.

ENRY C. FUSON, of Waverly Precinct, came to this section of country in 1875, began his career in Nebraska upon rented land. He labored industriously five years, and by this time had accumulated sufficient capital to purchase his present farm, of which only forty acres were under the plow. There was upon it only one small building, which served as a shelter to the family until the erection of the present handsome and substantial dwelling, in 1888. This residence is one of the finest in this part of the county, and Mr. Fuson has by degrees added the other farm buildings essential to the convenience and comfort of the modern agriculturist. A view of the place is shown in this connection. His accumulations are the result of his own industry, as he is essentially a self-made man, one who was thrown upon his own resources early in life, and understood that if he was to get on in the world he must put his shoulder to the wheel. That he has done this, and with most admirable results, is at once apparent in the fine property which now affords him a handsome income, and which will amply provide for him in his old age.
   Our subject was born in Champaign County, Ohio, March 18, 1845, and is the son of William S. and Sarah (Harboar) Fuson, who were natives respectively of the Old Dominion and the Buckeye State. William Fuson was but an infant when his parents emigrated to Champaign County, Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He

grew to manhood assisting in the building up of the homestead, and was married to the mother of our subject in Champaign County, of which her parents were also early pioneers.
   The parents of our subject, in 1846, left Ohio and settled on a farm in Fulton County, Ind., where the father followed agriculture until his death, in 1862. The mother later joined her youngest son, Millard F., in Kansas, and is now residing there, in Trego County. The parental household included eleven children, eight of whom were living at the time of the father's death, and seven still survive: Thomas J. follows the profession of a teacher at Havana, Ill.; Ira J. is mining in the vicinity of Georgetown, Col.; Simeon J. pursues farming and carpentering combined, near Marbletown, Ill.; Willis H. died in Trego County, Kan., about 1885; Henry C., our subject, was the fifth child; Noah E. died in Fulton County, Ill., when about twenty-two years old; Mary C., Mrs. John Jackson, lives in New Mexico, and Millard F. is a mail carrier of Trego County, Kan.
   Mr. Fuson, our subject, was only eighteen months old when his father removed with his family to Fulton County, Ill., where the boy developed into manhood, acquired a common-school education, and became familiar with the various employments of the farm. The second year of the war he enlisted as a Union soldier, in Company E, 53d Illinois Infantry, but was only permitted to serve about ten months, being compelled to accept his discharge on account of ill-health. He, however, participated in the siege of Corinth, and saw much of the hardships and privations of war. Upon retiring from the service he resumed farming in Illinois, and in due time, May 7, 1867, was united in marriage with one of the most estimable young ladies of Fulton County. Miss Zilla Atwater, who was born there Oct. 17, 1844. Her parents, Lyman and Jane (Lockwood) Atwater, were natives of Ohio, and spent their last years in Fulton County, where the father followed farming, and died about 1862. The mother passed away in 1873.
   Mr. Fuson when starting out for himself purchased eighty acres of his father's estate in Fulton County, and lived there until coming to Nebraska, To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born six children, of whom five are living, namely: Willis H., U. Grant, Flora Isabelle, Dora May and Charles H. One son, John R., died Dec. 28, 1885, in Nebraska, when a promising youth of fifteen years. Mr. Fuson while in Illinois was connected with the United Brethren Church, but now, with his estimable wife, belongs to the Christian Church, in Waverly. Politically, Mr. F. votes the straight Republican ticket, but has never aspired to office. As an ex-soldier he is identified with the G. A. R., belonging to Mitchell Post No. 38, at Waverly.

ON. JOHN W. DICKINSON. One of the leading and substantial citizens of Lancaster County is John W. Dickinson, the subject of this biographical sketch, who resides near Waverly, upon his farm. He is a son of Ensign P. and Fanny S. (Whitcher) Dickinson, natives of Ohio and Massachusetts respectively.
   E. P. Dickinson learned and for many years followed the trade of carpenter, in his native State, where he was reared to manhood and continued to reside until after his marriage. In 1842 or 1843 he removed with his family to Wisconsin. When he came to Grant County there were very few settlers, and neighbors could only be visited after a comparatively long journey. He took up his residence near Platteville, where his services were speedily in demand, and for a considerable time he continued to follow his trade. Here, Sept. 22, 1845, our subject, John W., was born. His father, who is still living, has been a successful man. When he settled in Grant County the total amount in the family exchequer was exceedingly small in popular parlance he was without a dollar, but by indefatigable industry and undaunted enterprise he has become one of its wealthy and most respected citizens.
   The "grand old party" has always found in Mr. D. a stanch advocate, an intelligent and energetic worker. He is not a member of any church denomination, but his innate large-heartediness and liberality are such that he deals with liberal hand with every worthy and charitable enterprise, whether it