she was small, and she made her home with Mr. Abner McCarty, of Haycock, Pa. Her father came to America and settled in Bucksville, which was his residence until 1873, when he came West to Bauersville, where he still resides. He was called upon to suffer affliction in the death of his wife in the year 1860.
   Our subject and wife are both consistent members of the Catholic Church at Lincoln. Mr. Cole is at present Justice of the Peace for West Oak, and his many merits as a man and citizen, and his high sense of honor, are recognized by the community, so that for a number of years he has been Clerk of Elections, He is a friend of good order and morality, and is a warm supporter of the Democratic party.

EORGE W. CARR. This honored pioneer of West Oak Precinct came to this part of the county during its early settlement, and is now the owner of 240 acres of fine farming land on section 28. Thomas G. Carr, the father of our subject, is a native of the Buckeye State. He was born April 22, 1823, and spent his childhood and youth after the manner of most farmers' sons, acquiring a limited education in the common school and passing the greater part of the year in the various employments of farm life. His father dying when he was but a lad, he went with his mother, later, into the western part of Ohio, and remained with her until after his marriage. He married Miss Julia Heller, and they became the parents of nine children. In 1882 he changed his residence to Kalamazoo County, Mich., where he, together with his wife, is still living, and engaged in farming.
   George W. Carr, our subject, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1844. He obtained a common school education, and occupied himself at farm labor until a youth of eighteen years, when, the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company F, 21st Ohio Infantry, and participated in many of the important battles of the war. At Stone River he was wounded and captured, but held only until the end of the engagement. After the expiration of his first term of enlistment he veteranized and marched with the troops of Gen. Sherman to the sea. He saw much of hardship and privation, and endured bravely with his comrades the vicissitudes of war, receiving at the close his honorable discharge. Returning home he employed himself at the peaceful pursuit of carpentering.
   In 1868, however, our subject turned his steps toward the farther West, and in April, 1868, located in West Oak Precinct, this county. The country was thinly settled and the houses were few and far between. The principal marketing for farm produce was to emigrants passing through the country, who were glad to be able to thus replenish their stores. Mr. Carr selected his land and put up a building 12x16 feet in dimensions, which was considered a fine structure for those days, especially as, preparing it for an expected bride, he had added to it many little finishing touches, which an older man with a family would probably have omitted. His land embraced eighty acres. In the fall of the year he went back to Ohio to marry the lady of his choice,. Miss Margaret E. Strickler, and they were made one on the 4th of February, 1869.
   Our subject and his young wife sought their Western home early in the spring of the above year, and here for a period of ten years they lived contentedly, until the death of this most estimable lady, which occurred March 21, 1879. They had in the meantime become the parents of one child only, a son, Clyde, who is still at home with his father. Our subject in 1881 contracted a second marriage, with Miss Axie Sutton, and they are the parents of three children--Elma, Jennie and Iva. The eldest is six years of age and the youngest fifteen months.
   Mr. Carr in the summer of 1877 put up a modern frame dwelling, and has from time to time added the other structures necessary for the successful prosecution of his calling. He also planted an orchard and a fine assortment of forest trees, and has a homestead that would be a credit to any county in any Eastern State. Considering the manner in which he labored and managed, it is not surprising that his fellow-citizens recognized in him an individual eminently fitted for the various local offices, which he has held with credit, particularly in his

school district, He belongs to the United Brethren Church, and uniformly votes the Republican ticket. The wife of our subject is a sister of Mrs. V. A. Markel, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this ALBUM. She was born in Poweshiek County, Iowa, May 12, 1864, and is the daughter of Schuyler and Sarah (Warehime) Sutton, who were natives of New York and Ohio, and came to Nebraska in 1870. The father was a farmer by occupation, and departed this life at his home in West Oak Precinct, in 1882, Mr. Carr, in addition to general farming, keeps a herd usually comprising about forty head of good breeds of cattle, and also raises general purpose horses, and the swine requisite for home consumption.

OHN F. EGGER, a farmer on section 31, Saltillo Precinct, belongs to that class of energetic young men whose business capacities have expanded and blossomed into success under the mellowing influences of life in America, while the blood of Swiss patriotism and romance courses warmly through their veins. Our subject distinguished himself as a pupil in the schools of Switzerland, and would, no doubt, have become a great scholar had his father's means permitted him to pursue his loved studies further. As it is, he is a broad and liberal-minded man, well informed on all topics of interest to intelligent and studious people, and fully appreciates the value of an education. He is a man whose personal habits are irreproachable he is honest, upright and industrious, and is a thoroughly practical and successful man, in good circumstances, and enjoys a comfortable and happy home.
   Mr. Egger is the son of John and Mollie (Gygly) Egger, natives of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, now residing in Buda Precinct, Lancaster County, where the former is a prosperous and well-to-do farmer. The father was one of the peasant patriots of his native land during the time of the Swiss Revolution, when he served as one of the supply men. He continued to reside in the place of his birth until 1866, when he came with his family to America, sailing from Havre, France, on board the ship "Mercury," arriving in port at New York City, Dec. 19, 1866, having been tossed about on the ocean twenty-nine days. Cholera breaking out on board the vessel, it was quarantined, and the passengers were not allowed to land for thirty-one days. Our subject and his family arrived in Pekin, Ill., their destination, about Christmas time, and were kindly received under the roof of their uncle, Albert Egger. The father at once went to farming, and managed a large farm at Pekin for some time, cutting cordwood in the winter, and prospered from the start. He remained in Illinois two years, and then, accompanied by his wife and children, started still further west, having decided to make his home in Nebraska. He came to Cass County and rented a farm, which, with the assistance of his sons, he managed for two years, making a fair thing out of It. In 1870 he went with our subject to Lincoln County, and after exploring the Platte River Valley quite extensively, He bought 160 acres of land in Buda Precinct, Lancaster County, and took a homestead claim, and moved there the following spring of 1871. Our subject rented a farm there, and, with two teams, they put in forty acres of corn, a little wheat, and oats enough to supply their own wants, besides breaking seventy acres of land. The father still resides on the old homestead with his good wife, he being now sixty-six years old, and she sixty-four. Nine children have been born to them, eight in Switzerland and one, the youngest, a daughter, in Cass County, this State.
   Our subject, the eldest son and third child of these worthy people, was born Oct. 18, 1850, in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. His educational advantages were excellent in the fine public schools of his native land. He was sixteen years old when he came with his parents to America, and he remained an inmate of the parental household until his marriage, in 1880, to Miss Matilda Grossman, when he set up a separate establishment of his own. Mrs. Egger was born in Pomerania, Germany, in 1861, to Henry and Amelia (Rickert) Grossman. When she was six years old her parents came to America and settled in Woodford County, Ill., whence they removed to Saline County, Neb., in 1876. They afterward came to Lancaster County,

where they are now living in prosperous circumstances on their fine farm in Stevens Creek Precinct, he at the age of flfty-two and she at the age of fifty-three. They are the parents of five girls and three boys, Mrs. Egger being the eldest of the family. She is the mother of four children--Frederic A., Emma, Anna and John Rudolph.
   Mr. Egger bought his present farm in 1878. It comprises 160 acres of rich, remarkably productive soil, fifty acres of which, lying in Centerville Precinct, are pasture land. It is admirably adapted to raising cattle and horses, and is well stocked. It is amply supplied with running water and good wells. The buildings are first-class, comprising a commodious frame house, good horse and cattle barns, corn crib with a capacity of 3,500 bushels, granary, etc. Mr. Egger has a promising orchard of 120 choice fruit trees, and various other improvements on his farm too numerous to mention.
   Mr. and Mrs. Egger are highly esteemed as neighbors and friends in this community, and no one looks to them in vain for succor and assistance in times of trouble or sorrow. They are church members, attending worship at Hickman. Mr. Egger, coming from our sister Republic across the sea, early imbibed a love and respect for Republican institutions in the free, pure air that blew from the glorious mountains of his native land, and, now a citizen of this country is firm in his support of the Republican party, believing that its principles are the safest by which to conduct National affairs.

EWIS GRIFFIN. The young men of the West hold the key to the future; they form the larger part of the communities, and are shaping the history of the developing countries. Among those worthy of mention in a production of this nature is Lewis Griffin, a prosperous and rising farmer of Centerville Precinct, whose farm includes eighty acres of excellent agricultural land, and is situated upon section 16.
   The subject of this sketch is a native of Delaware County, Iowa, and was born at or near Colesburg, Dec. 29, 1855. He is the son of Edward and Harriet Griffin, who were natives of New York and Vermont. His father was born about the year 1828, and was a farmer by occupation. The maiden name of his wife, the mother of our subject, was Harriet Lewis, and after her marriage she experienced the happiness of the wedded state for a period of eight years, and departed this life about 1857, leaving a memory of affection, faithfulness and true womanhood seldom, if ever, surpassed.
   In the year 1865 our subject's parents removed to Nodaway County, Mo., he of course accompanying them. In that county our subject received his education, began to work at the calling he chosen, and was subsequently married. This important and happy event took place in Worth County, Mo., upon the 30th of January, 1876. The maiden of his choice was Laura E. Crenshaw, a daughter of W. T. and Sarah E. Crenshaw, who were natives of Ohio and Tennessee. Their daughter was born at Terre Haute, Ill., Jan. 8, 1861. They are the happy parents of four children, whose names. are recorded as follows: Cora B., who was born on the 6th of January, 1877; William T., May 6, 1878; Samuel F., Jan. 4, 1880; and Laura A., July 7, 1884.
   In the spring of 1884 Mr. Griffin, with his family, removed to this county, and after prospecting, purchased the farm upon which he now resides, which was at the time of purchase in its original untamed condition, at the same time possessed of all the rich, undeveloped wealth of fertility and productiveness, only waiting for the same to be turned into proper channels, under direction of that mysterious unseen and indefinable principle, power or element, that is the difference between the living and the dead, which we call the soul, or mind, of man. When this intelligence was brought to bear in its clear, forceful power, supplemented by well-directed effort, then the earth yielded of her increase in rich harvests.
   Our subject is a man who enjoys the confidence and respect of his neighbors, friends, and the community at large. He has the heartiest regard for the elevation of society, and the predominating influence of higher morals, and is public-spirited enough to heartily join in any enterprise which promises to aid in effecting this much desired end, or the improvement of the natural surroundings

in the county. He is one of whom it may be truly said, that his word is of equal value with his bond, and he is proportionately held in regard in the community, and this respect is shared in by his family.

ENRY STEIN. In the district of Cassel, part of the Western Province of Hesse-Nassau, one of the incorporated Provinces of the German Empire, was born Nov. 12, 1840, the subject of this sketch. His father owned a farm in this land-graviate, which is one of the most fertile and richly productive of the German Provinces, a very garden, watered by the Wesser and Rhine, a richly agricultural and wine district. The town of Cassel is noted chiefly as being the center of manufacturing and commercial interests, and possessing a polytechnic or military school of National renown.
   Mr. Stein, whose farm is situated on section 5, of Oak Precinct, and includes 160 acres of elegant farming land, is most favorably known, and highly respected by his friends and neighbors as a farmer and raiser of select stock. His father was Conrad Stein, who was born near Cassel, in 1811, and afterward owned the property upon which he first opened his eyes. The farm was one of the best and most fertile of the district, and our subject also received his earlier lessons in husbandry upon the same broad acres. Mr. Stein, Sr., became the husband of Elizabeth Seiber, and their union was fruitful in a family which included ten children. Five of these are in America, and two in the Fatherland; the remainder of the family are deceased: Nicholas is a resident of Peoria County, Ill.; Frank, in Champaign County, of the same State, Richard is a resident near his brother Nicholas; Sophia, now Mrs. Nabor, is a resident of Fillmore County, Neb.
   As noted above, our subject is a native of Germany, and received his education in the private schools of Cassel, and from the time of completing his studies he worked with his father for a period of four years, after which he came to America. His first home was in the beautiful town of Hamilton, situated in that most charming section of Southern Ohio, the Miami Valley, and in Butler County.
   After a period of about four years he removed to Illinois, making his home in Peoria County for sixteen years, during which time he had been growing prosperous. His next removal was in the year 1880, to his present property, which he had purchased two years previously. At the time of settlement the farm was only in the mind of the owner, and upon the map of the land agent. It was for our subject to mark out its boundaries, and redeem from the wild, virgin prairie the acres he had purchased, and create the farm. A never-failing stream of water meanders through the farm. This work he immediately set about and speedily accomplished. The house which was put up is the same now occupied, and was by far the finest in the district at the time of its erection, and is still for all practical purposes most comfortable, convenient and pleasant. The other out-buildings were added in time and the work of breaking and harrowing, sowing and cultivating, was proceeded with until the whole was brought to a high standing of efficiency for agricultural purposes. He has one of the finest barns in the precinct. Though four and a half miles from Lincoln, the city is in plain view. We may not dismiss this section of our sketch without mention of the tree culture upon the farm, but especially in the vicinity of the house, where during the hot season the most delicious, cooling shade is provided by the tall forest and shade trees planted in the earlier days of settlement. An equal pleasure awaits us if we proceed to the orchard, where over 160 apple trees of the choicest varieties extend invitations innumerable to a more intimate acquaintance, besides plum and other trees, and a bewildering array of small fruits. In the stock department our subject is the possessor of a large herd of Short-horns, besides also a number of most excellent horses, which he keeps for breeding purposes.
   Upon the 2d of March, 1870, while a resident of Illinois, perhaps the most important step in the life of Mr. Stein was taken, when he became the husband of Catherine Kuefner, who is the daughter of George A. Kuefner. If, as some malcontents would have us believe, "marriage is a lottery," then the fickle goddess Fortune, usually worshiped under the sign of the horseshoe, was most propitious. The felicity of this union has been augmented

by the birth of three sons and three daughters, whose names are here appended: William H., George C., Tillie, Emma Elizabeth, Carrie Sophia and Henry Elmer, all of whom are still living. The wife of our subject, who has proved to him a true helpmate. was born in Butler County, Ohio, Jan. 5, 1849, was educated in the public schools, and continued to live with her parents until her marriage. Her father is a native of Germany, who emigrated to this country, and is now working his farm in Peoria County, Ill., and is in the enjoyment of excellent health, considering his advanced age.
   Mr. Stein has not put himself forward as an office-seeker, but has rather refrained himself and restrained his friends in that particular. He has, however, been School Director for a period of six years, and Supervisor for two. Among his fellow-citizens he holds a place of highest appreciation and respect on account of his social position and high moral character, also by reason of his well-known efforts for the advancement of the community and the county. In political affairs he is prominent in Democratic circles, and is quite a loyal student of the questions which are before the country, and ready, not only to give a reason for his position, but stands firmly in defense of the principles of his party.

NDREW SIPP. Baden-Baden is by far the most beautiful of German watering places, and is situated in the surpassingly grand and romantic valley of Schwarzwald, about six miles from the Rhine. During the months of July and August, which constitute the season, it is at its best. Besides possessing the medicinal waters so far famed, there are to be seen the ruins of its ancient castle dating from the tenth century, which are most magnificent and vast, the extensive tombs of its margraves, and the modern library and art gallery, to say nothing of its beautiful groves and gardens, and the bewitching music which entrancingly captivates every lover of harmony.
   The subject of this writing, who is one of the old and most respected of the residents of Oak Precinct, and is the owner of a farm and residence on sections 5 and 6, is a native of Germany and was born in the above town, as was also his father before him. His paternal parent was born the latter part of the last century, and resided in Baden-Baden until 1846 He was by trade a weaver, by which he supported his family, which besides his wife included ten children, of whom seven are living. In the year 1846, accompanied by his seven children, William Henry Sipp left the Fatherland and came to this country, settling in Butler County, Ohio, where, with his sons, he farmed until his death, in 1860, at the age of seventy-six years. Our subject, Andrew, was born on the 2d of October, 1834, and was twelve years of age, therefore, when the family removed to Ohio. There he finished his education in the common school and afterward did his full share of the farm work. When about eighteen years of age he went to Marshall County, Ill., and still continued farming until the year 1879, when he sold his property and removed to Lancaster County, and after prospecting for some time purchased his present exceptionally fine property, which, however, at that time was in all the glory of the untamed wildness of its virgin state. All the improvements to be seen are due to him.
   In a new country as this then was, a good, commodious and convenient house was a first essential. This, therefore, he proceeded to construct, which was followed soon by barn and stables, granary and corn crib, and such buildings. The next thing was the ground, and he set to work with a right hearty good will and with the smile of hope bright upon him, so that the work undertaken was speedily and well performed, and it is difficult to find a better farm to-day than his.
   The marriage of our subject occurred in the city of Peoria, in May, 1860, the lady of his choice being Miss Nancy Essex, of Peoria County, Ill., who is the daughter of Thomas and Ellen Essex, born in the year 1830, in Virginia, and continued to make her home with her parents until her marriage. Her father was by occupation a farmer, and removed from Virginia to Illinois, and five years ago went to Kansas, and took up a farm, upon which he lived until his death, which occurred March 20, 1887.
   Our subject has been privileged in being able to give his children, of whom there are six, a good education. William, the eldest son, is a resident of

Seward County, Neb.; the daughter, Nancy Jane, has become the wife of Herman Switzer, and lives upon a farm in the northern part of the county in West Oak Precinct; the remaining children, George, Charles, John and Norman, are still at home.
   The high character which our subject has always sustained, coupled with his excellent qualities as a citizen, patriot, business man, husband and father, have caused him to receive the high appreciation and regard of his fellows, and they have expressed the same by electing Mr. Sipp to, and retaining him in the office of Supervisor, now serving his fifth term. He has also been for several terms School Director of his district. Socially, he is a member in good standing of the local lodge of the A. F. & A. M. Just how far the trinity of illumination has affected his life it is impossible to say, but the results are sufficiently plain to lead us to believe that the precepts of the one and the circumscribing of another, have shaped and molded his life to its present approximation to that of the Grand Master. He has evidently learned to use his working tools with the hand of a master workman. In politics he is a Democrat.

ILAS W. TILMAN. It is our pleasure to present in this sketch some of the more salient features in the life of one of the prominent farmers of West Oak Precinct, and the owner of about 200 acres of exceptionally fine first-bottom farming land--Silas W. Tilman, who was born Feb. 22, 1839, in Orange County, Ind. In due time he took his place in the institution which is one of the great blessings provided for the youth of our beloved country, one which marks her as most wise and careful of her best interests, viz: the common school. When our subject left his studies he was in some measure prepared by them for the business of life.
   The parents of our subject were Kentuckians. His father, Silas Tilman, was born in the year 1828, and when he was quite young his parents removed to Indiana, where he was reared and educated. By his father he was then taught farm work, and continued at the same until he came of age, when he learned the trade of blacksmith, which became his chosen occupation for the remainder of life. having mastered his calling he started in business for himself in Crawford County, Ind. His wife was Priscilla Redden, a lady beloved by husband, family and friends, because of the many virtues and excellencies which constituted her life and character. To this family there came three children, who lived to mature years. Mr. Tilman died in 1854, having survived his wife about five years.
   Our subject was fortunate in becoming acquainted with Miss Susan Barnett, one who could bring into his life that zest, and place before him that healthful stimulus, which come from the affectionate unselfishness of bringing brightness into the lives of those who are bound to its by the tender ties of affection. This union was celebrated on the 11th of August, 1859, and has been still further cemented, and its joys augmented, by the birth of three children--Laura E., Joel W. and Oscar W., all of whom are living. The daughter has become the wife of William Martin, and resides on section 9 of this precinct, where they own a farm, and our subject rejoices in the visits of five grandchildren; Joel is on his farm, which is situated on section 6, and Oscar continues at home with his father.
   The removal to Lincoln by our subject was made in 1874. He purchased forty acres of land, which he worked successfully for seven years. This he did that his children might have the advantage of a more complete education there to be obtained. In the year 1881 that farm was sold, and by this transaction our subject realized a handsome profit for his labor. He then purchased his present farm. which was partially improved. All the farm buildings, however, have been erected by our subject, and also his handsome residence, while the ground itself has been brought to a highly improved condition. Over 100 acres are planted in corn, and considerable ground is devoted to the production of small fruits. Our subject is at present devoting much time and care to the setting out of an orchard comprised of specially selected fruit trees.
   The wife of Mr. Tilman was born in Marion County, Ind., in the year 1841, and made her home with her parents until her marriage. Her father was James V. Barnett, a prosperous farmer of that