IMBALL
County, 958 square miles in area, is a in the extreme southwestern
corner of the Nebraska panhandle and joins the state of Wyoming on
the west and Colorado on the south. It is one of four units
separated from Cheyenne County by vote of the people Nov. 6, 1888.
There are three towns within its confines: Kimball, Bushnell and
Dix.
The first permanent settlements in the area
which became Kimball County were made in 1868, the approximate
year that the Union Pacific railroad was extended through the
territory. Kimball, first called Antelopeville, was located on the
south side of the track. Later a town was laid out on the north
side by the Bay State Livestock company. This was named Kimball as
the watering station was already called, after an official of the
railroad.
Jan. 22, 1889, the first meeting of Kimball
County officers was held. At a special election shortly following
county division the following had been chosen: N. E. Gassman,
treasurer; Samuel Wooldridge, clerk; G. W. Beard, judge; Rev. R.
Cooley, superintendent of schools; E. W. Rathman, sheriff; L. W.
Bickel, James R, Newell and H. L. Challberg, county commissioners;
Dr. L. R. Markley, coroner; J. B. Timony, attorney; W. D. Hall,
surveyor.
Though Kimball had a population of 451 in 1888
and was the largest town in the county, she was by no means
assured of an easy victory in the election to determine location
of the county seat. Dix vicinity was well populated and had the
votes of Orkney (Bushnell) not been divided between that western
settlement and Kimball, Dix might have been triumphant. For many
years following, however, the Dix vote practically decided who
county officers would be. Charles H. Randall, founder of the
Western Nebraska Observer at Kimball in 1885, had early championed
the cause of county division and establishment of a county seat at
this point. His successor in 1886, A. B. Beard, continued the
campaign.
County business was carried on in a small frame
building on Main street for a while and later in a Kimball hotel.
But before the close of the first year of county government, bonds
in the amount of $5,000 were voted for the construction of a
two-story frame building and furnishings. Built in 1890 on the
site of the present city park, this served until 1928 when a
three-story edifice of granite was erected at a cost of
$185,000.
The first school in Kimball County was created
in 1881 through the efforts of Mrs. James (Mary) Lynch, wife of
the Union Pacific section foreman at Kimball. The first
schoolhouse was an old "dobie" that section workers had abandoned.
One boy came to school from Hillsdale, Wyo., forty-five miles
distant from Kimball, and one of the youngest Lynch children, a
boy four years of age, also attended. This gave enrollment of
seven pupils necessary to organize a school district. George W.
Martin, a man who had lost both limbs after exposure in a
blizzard, was the first teacher.
In 1887, a building erected in 1874 by John
McIntosh for a saloon and living quarters for his family, was
moved to the present site of Kimball's grade school. This
structure was used until the present building was completed in
1917.
Kimball high school has become the largest
county school in the state and has an enrollment of more than
200.
Among pioneer families of the county were James
English and James J. Kinney, who came here in the early days of
the Union Pacific railroad. Families who settled during the early
eighties were B. K. Bushee, Peter Atkins, Adam Grubb, D. H.
Schultz, E. J. Dillon, Henry H. Prouty, P. Maginnis, Mrs. C. A.
Shafter, L. F. Shafter, P. J. Bellows, C. A. Bickel, George W.
Beard, N. E. Gassman, A. H. Amos, J. W. Hurley, S. R. Walker,
James Newell, Thomas Gering, W. D. Hall, Henry Vogler, D. A.
Yoakam, Ira Sawyer, Gus Linn, H. Marshall, Samuel Wooldridge, S.
A. Prescott, Theodore Menges, F. H. Jones, C. F. Robertson, and
John McIntosh.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Kimball is the
pioneer religious institution of this county. It began with the
first settlement of the community in 1885.
Kimball County is essentially an agricultural
and livestock producing territory, hence its settlement, progress
and evolution have been largely dependent on these enterprises.
After several dry years in the early nineties, farming was
abandoned in favor of ranching. Perhaps the largest ranches during
that era were those of L. J. Kinney, J. J. Kinney, the Bay State
and the Circle Arrow.
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Large scale stockraising continued until
about 1905, when a federal law was enacted under which the public
land could be homesteaded in tracts of 640 acres.
Wheat has been of first importance in the
county's agricultural products and is successfully raised on dry
land. Potatoes and sugar beets have constituted two more of the
special cash crops of the county.
The Union Pacific railroad traverses the county
throughout its length and in 1913 the Lincoln Highway was
constructed to run parallel with the tracks throughout western
Nebraska.
The population of Kimball County today is
approximately 5,000, and nearly one-third of this number (1,711)
live in the city of Kimball. Bushnell's population is 321 and Dix,
248. The remainder constitutes the rural population.
ALDEN, HERBERT RALPH: Dentist; b Grand Island, Neb Mar 11, 1894; s of William Alden-Elizabeth Moorehouse; ed Grand Island Neb; U of Ill, DDS 1916; U of N; Delta Sigma Delta; m Frances Lovitt Sept 5, 1922 Kearney; d Beth; 1916-20 prac dentistry Chicago, Ill; 1921- prac dentistry Kimball; 1936- mbr sch bd; past pres Western Neb Dental Assn; Neb St & ADA; during World War enl 1918 in AEF 344 inf; AF&AM; hobby, skiing; res Kimball.
AMOS, HORACE CHURCHILL: Banker; b Racine, Wis May 8, 1878; s of Arthur H Amos-Julia McComber; ed Racine Wis, Kearney; Kearney Mil Acad; m Ema Tracey Nov 1903 Cheyenne Wyo; d Marjorie, Mariam; 1884 came to Neb; 1901-13 homesteaded, ranched & raised cattle, Kimball Co; past Kimball Co clk; 1915-22 cash Citizens State Bank, Kimball; 1923-24 rancher, Kimball, 1926-27 mgr Lincoln Highway Garage, Kimball; 1928-34 ptr in James Cafe, Sidney; 1935- secy-treas & mgr Bushnell Co-op Credit Assn, Bushnell; past mbr town bd, Kimball; 1936- city clk & treas Bushnell; Episc Ch; hobby, saddle horses; res Bushnell.
BEARD, CHARLES BROADDUS: City Clerk & Light & Water Commissioner; b Kimball, Neb Feb 20, 1912; s of Andrew B Beard-Julia Wooldridge; ed Kimball Neb; Colo St Coll Ft Collins Colo; m Gwendolyn Brown July 3, 1937 Bridgeport; 1933-37 asst mgr of J C Penney Co, Kimball; 1937- city clk & light & water commr; Amer Radio Relay League Emergency Corps; Presby Ch; hobby, amateur radio; res Kimball.
BENDIXEN, GEORGE P: County Treasurer; b Council Bluffs, Ia Oct 1884; s of Jacob P Bendixen-Marie Jacobsen; ed Audubon Co, Ia; Boyles Bus Coll, Omaha; m Clara M Miller Feb 15, 1911 Omaha, s Henry Eugene; 1902-06 with father in Bendixen Co gen mdse & hdw, Brayton, Ia; 1907-19 with Mo P RR thruout middlewest; 1919-21 mgr Farmers Union Store, Dix; 1922-24 with Hardman & Foster Lbr Co, Goodland Kas; 1924-30 in grain bus, Dix; 1930- Kimball Co treas; past mbr sch bd Dix rural HS & dist 2; IOOF; Neb Assn of Co Treas; Presby Ch; hobby, traveling; off Courthouse; res 610 S Chestnut, Kimball.
BOGLE, JAMES FRANKLIN: Merchant; b Holbrook Neb Oct 19, 1900; s of Frank Bogle-Rosa Snyder; ed Furnas & Kimball Cos; Grand Island Bus Coll; m Esther Carlson Nov 25, 1919 Kimball; s Laurence Eugene; 1919-26 with Farmers Union Store, Bushnell; 1926- ptr Bogle & Son Gen Mdse & Groc, Bushnell; 1927- mbr town bd, Bushnell; IOOF; Evang Ch; hobby, travel; res Bushnell.
BOGLE, JOHN FRANKLIN: Merchant; b Worth Co, Mo Mar 3, 1878; s of James William Bogle-Mary C Barnett; ed Gosper Co; m Rosa Snyder Sept 26, 1898 Gosper Co; s James Franklin, Merlyn Alva; d Ada May (Mrs Jack Land); 1898-1907 farmer, Gosper Co; 1907-26 rancher & cattle raiser, Kimball; 1927- ptr Bogle & Son Groc & Gen Mdse, Bushnell; past mbr sch bd Gosper Co; Ch of God; hobby, horses; res Bushnell.
CARGILL, VERT B: Publisher; b Creston, Ia July 14, 1884; s of Ezra Cargill-Stella Ayres; ed Shannon City Ia; m Belle McElroy July 30, 1911 Corning Ia; s Wayne M; d Mary E, Elizabeth J; 1905-10 foreman mechanical dept of Adams Co Free Press, Corning Ia; 1910-13 owner & mgr of Afton Ia Star Enterprise; 1913- owner & mgr Western Neb Observer, Kimball; 1937- regent of County HS, Kimball; past pres & ch mbr Lions; AF&AM, Scot Rite 32o; Meth Ch; Rep; off 121 S Chestnut; res 215 S Walnut, Kimball.
DELONG, JOHN LURTON: Postmaster; b Monroe Co, Ia Nov 3, 1879; s of John A Delong-Adaline Taylor; ed Monroe Co Ia; m Elsa Taylor Mar 1913 Albia Ia; s Chester Max (dec); 1900-08 farmer, Monroe Co Ia; 1908-13 homesteader & rancher, Kimball Co; 1913-24 P M, Bushnell; 1924-33 mgr Cheyenne Creamery Co; 1933- P M; past mbr town bd; IOOF; Evang Ch; res Bushnell.
EASTMAN, LEON ROY: Abstractor; b Phelps Co, Neb Jan 24, 1890; s of Nathan O Eastman-Arilla Current; ed Franklin Co; PSTC 1913-15; m Emma Dudek Dec 21, 1910 McCook; s Nathan L; d Doris P, Elizabeth; 1908-09 tchr Franklin & Webster Cos; 1911 tchr Henderson; 1912-13 supt Bostwick HS; 1915-16 supt Chappell HS; 1917 supt Campbell HS; 1918 supt Kimball Co HS; 1919-21 ptr in Kimball Abstract Co; 1921-27 P M; 1927- pres & mgr Kimball Abstract Co; past pres bd of regents Kimball Co HS; Amer & Neb Title Assns; past master AF&AM; Lions; Meth Ch; res Kimball.
EASTON, THOMAS J: Publisher; b Glenwood, Mo Dec 2, 1873; s of George M Easton-Lydia Haney; ed Glenwood & Lancaster Mo; Kahoka Coll Mo; m Minnie Garrett June 26, 1905 Green City Mo; s James R, Harry Edgar; d Helen R (Mrs Harry Richardson); 1899-1900 resident of Ariz; 1900-1919 prac law Kahoka & Galena Mo; 1921- owner & publisher Bushnell Record; 1921-31 town clk & treas; 1922-28 J P, Bushnell; IOOF, past grand master Kahoka Lodge; NPA; Rep; Presby Ch; res Bushnell.
EICHENBERGER, FREDERICK J: Postmaster; b LaSalle Co, Ill Nov 30, 1877; s of John Eichenberger-Alvina Elerding; ed LaSalle Co Ill; m Florence Biggs June 20, 1900 Chicago; s Ralph Biggs; Gene Rutlidge; 1898-1902 with W Everett & Son, Chicago Ill; 1903-08 ptr in Eichenberger Bros Groc & Market, Chicago; 1909-15, 1921-28 owner & mgr F J Eichenberger Gen Mdse, Kimball; 1915-21 ptr in Eichenberger& Grayes Dept Store; 1928-32 owner & mgr Eichenberger Motor Co; 1932-36 city clk & light & water commr; 1936- P M; 1930- secy-treas Kimball Fraternal Hall Assn; past mbr village bd of trustees; MWA; Neb ch of Natl Assn of P Ms of U S; Meth Ch; res Kimball.
FILER, JOHN I: Rancher; b Fulton Co, Ill Apr 26, 1876; s of Joshua Filer-Lusetta Morgan; ed Weld Co, Colo; m Elanore Lingelbach Mar 9, 1895 Grover, Colo; d Marcia (Mrs Leo Kronkright), Helen (Mrs Joe Poynter), Mildred (Mrs Doyle Vencill); m Lillie Statz Childers Apr 28, 1934 Alliance; 1885 came to Kimball, worked on roundup for Brown-Ileff Cattle Company, Weld Co Colo; 1895- rancher & raiser of Hereford cattle; 1898 drove cattle north on trail from Clayton NM, for Pawnee Cattle Co; past mbr sch bd; past mayor; 1916-31 VP Kimball Natl Bank, past dir Bank of Kimball; 1932- chief loan inspector for Regional Agrl Credit Corp, Farm Credit Administration; KP; Meth Ch; hobbies, saddle horses & Hereford cattle; res 502 S Howard, Kimball.
GOODHAND, MARIE: Theater Owner; b McHenry Co, Ill; d of William Goodhand-Mary Ann Daniels; ed McHenry Co Ill; Northern Illinois Normal Sch, Dixon Ill; U of Colo; 1917-18 tchr Ord HS; 1923- owner & mgr Amer Theater, Kimball; past owner & mgr of Gem Theater, Ord; PEO; Presby Ch; hobbies, horses & dogs; res Kimball.
HALCOMB, L VERNE: County Attorney; b Johnson Co, Neb Mar 14, 1913; s of Angus Halcomb-Golda Herndon; ed Beatrice; U of N, LLB 1937, Phi Alpha Delta; m Dorothy Mae Calkins June 12, 1937 Beatrice; 1937- prac law, Kimball; 1938- Kimball Co atty; Western Neb & Neb St Bar Assns; bd mbr Meth Ch; Rep; hobby, outdoor sports; res Kimball.
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HAMMOND, GEORGE A: Hardware Dealer; b
Corydon, Ind Aug 14, 1894; s of Absalom Hammond-Sarah Hannel; ed
Custer Co; m Maud E Jones Sept 6, 1903 Mason City; s Ralph R; d
Myrtle; 1886 came to Neb; 1903-07 farmer near Mason City; 1907-15
ptr in A Hammond & Son Harness & Leather Goods, Mason
City; 1915- hdw & harness dlr, Bushnell; 1928- mbr sch bd;
past mbr town bd; 1917- chief vol fire dept; IOOF; MWA; Evang Ch;
hobby, collecting old guns; res Bushnell.
HANNA, SAMUEL BAKER: Real Estate &
Insurance Agent; b Washington C H, O Apr 7, 1870; s of James
Hanna-Tabitha Baker; ed Fayette Co & Washington C H O; Effie
Briggs Nov 3, 1892 Greenfield O; m Coral Brewer Oct 27, 1927 Fort
Collins Colo; 1891-94 ptr with Hanna & Son Groc, Greenfield O;
1894-1903 with Sun Mfg Co, Greenfield O; 1903 with Gallipolis O
Chair Mfg Co, Gallipolis; 1904-06 farmer, Buffalo Co; 1906- real
est, bond & ins agt; past chancellor comm KP 49, mbr 25 years;
Meth Ch; hobbies, Indian artifacts & old books; off Fraternal
bldg; res Kimball.
HEYNEN, MRS D T: County Clerk; b Kimball
Co, Neb Nov 11, 1883; d of Asa Tracy-Mary Shields; ed Kimball Co;
U of N; LBC; m Frank Heynen May 7, 1910 Lincoln (dec); d Sara
Dorothy; 1904-10 secy for Curtis, Towle & Paine Co
wholesalers, Lincoln; 1915-17 Kimball Co dep clk; 1918- Kimball Co
clk, has served as co clk longer than any other in state; past VP
Neb Assn of Co Commrs, Co Clks, Co Registers of Deeds & Co
Highway Commrs; Presby Ch; hobby, travel; off Courthouse; res
Kimball.
KINTZ, LAWRENCE: Priest; b Latrobe, Penn
Dec 10, 1807; s of John Kintz-Catherine Bollinger; ed St Vincents
parochial sch Latrobe, Penn; St Vincents Coll; St Francis Coll
& Seminary, Loretto Penn, BA 1919; St Francis Seminary,
Milwaukee Wis, MA 1923; 1924, ordained a priest at Pittsburgh
Penn; 1924-28 priest St Elizabeth's parish, Oshkosh; 1928- priest
St Joseph's parish, Kimball; KC; Cath Ch; hobby, books; res
Kimball.
LARSEN, MRS PEARL: County Superintendent
of Schools; b Kimball Co, Neb Feb 20, 1908; d of Harry
Phillips-Sarah Jane Green; ed Kimball; KSTC, BA 1930; U of N; Pi
Omega Pl; Xi Phi; m Chester Larsen Oct 24, 1936 Kearney; 1930-34
tchr Sumner HS; 1934- Kimball Co supt of schs; 1938- VP Neb Assn
of Co, Supts; Womans Club; Presby Ch; hobby, social work; off
Courthouse; res Kimball.
LINDAHL, CLARENCE HOMER: Superintendent
of Schools; b Polk Co, Neb Oct 19, 1906; s of Charles
Lindahl-Hannah Johnson; ed Hamilton Co; A O Thomas sch Kearney;
KSTC, BSc 1929; U of Colo, MSc 1935; Caledonian; Pi Kappa Delta;
Xi Phi; m Gwendolyn Swift May 25, 1930 Kearney; s Charles B; d
Mary Jo; 1924-26 sch tchr, dist 74 Hamilton Co; 1929-30 summer
tchr KSTC; 1929-39 prin of Paxton & Sarben schs; 1939- supt of
schs, Kimball; AF&AM; Lions; NSTA; Meth Ch; hobby, home life;
off HS; res Kimball.
LINN, FRANK W: Farmer; b Kimball, Neb
Sept 21, 1900; s of Eric Gustaf Linn-Anna C Willing; ed Kimball
Co; U of N; m Bernice Bushee Oct 30, 1923 Lincoln; s Frank Berton;
d Jane Ruth; 1923- farmer, Kimball & Banner Cos; 1935- mbr
city council; 1927-29-31 asst secy Neb St Sen Sessions; AF
&AM; Banner Co Farm Bur; Meth Ch; res Kimball.
LINN, JOHN THEODORE: Hardware Dealer; b
Kimball, Neb Oct 4, 1898; s of Eric Gustaf Linn-Anna C Willing; ed
Kimball; U of N, BSc 1921; Kappa Sigma; m Vyvyean Hazen Mar 8,
1929 Wayne; 1921-26 with R S Proudfit Hdw & Furn Co, Lincoln;
1926- with Gus Linn Hdw, Kimball; 1918 ROTC, Lincoln; Meth Ch;
hobby, hunting; res Kimball.
LINN, OSCAR GUSTAF: Merchant; b Kimball,
Neb May 5, 1889; s of Eric Gustaf Linn-Anna C Willing; ed Kimball
Co; Boyles Bus Coll, Omaha 1905; m Ruby M Neely May 6, 1916 Fort
Collins Colo; s Oscar G Jr; d Anna Margaret, Barbara Jane, Ruby
Fern, Mary Elizabeth; 1906-10 with the C W M Co Idaho Falls Idaho;
1912-16 asst cash Anderson Brothers Bank, Idaho Falls Idaho;
1916-18 asst cash Bank of Kimball; 1919- with Gus Linn Hdw,
Kimball; 1925- farmer, Kimball & Banner Cos; past mbr sch bd
dist 3; 1938- mbr Kimball Co HS bd; during World War in U S army,
co K div of transportation; Amer Leg; AF&AM; Scot Rite
32o, RAM Shrine; Country Club; Meth Ch; res
Kimball.
LOW, OSCAR WAYLAND: Clergyman; b Hampton,
Ia July 11, 1887; s of John Low-Rebecca Walker; ed Broken Bow; Neb
Wes BA 1917; Boston U of Theology, STE 1920; m Rachel Stander Aug
6, 1922 Portland Ore; s John W, d Lucretia W, Margaret S; 1920-24
dir of religious edn Grace Meth Ch, Lincoln; 1924-28 dir religious
edn Grant Ave Meth Ch, Denver; 1928-34 dir religious edn Congl
Chs, Minneapolis Minn; 1934-38 minister of Meth Ch, Stanton; 1938-
minister Meth Ch, Kimball; 1928-31 dean of Young Peoples Summer
Inst, Minneapolis; past pres Elkhorn Valley Ministerial Assn,
Norfolk; past pres Lancaster Co SS Assn; AF&AM; OES; Lions;
Lodgepole Valley Ministerial Assn; hobby, collecting flags; res
311 Oak; Kimball.
MANGANARO, CARL JOSEPH: Physician &
Surgeon; b Omaha, Neb Oct 18, 1910; s of Sebastian
Manganaro-Antoinette Franco; ed Omaha; N Y City; Creighton U, BSc
1932, MD 1934; Lambda Phi Mu; m Mary Cacioppo Sept 19, 1935 Omaha;
s Sebastian Joseph; d Antoinette; 1934-35 interne in St Joseph
Hosp Omaha; 1936-38 med prac in Omaha; 1939- med prac in Kimball,
supt, Kimball Hosp; Lions; Neb St & AMA; Tri-County Med Soc;
Cath Ch; hobbies, hunting & fishing; res Kimball.
MARKLEY, MELVIN: Dentist; b Cass Co, Mich
Aug 1, 1862; s of Urias Markley-Caroline Lutz; ed Elkhart Co, Ind;
Philadelphia Dental Coll, DDS 1896; m Mildred Veley Aug 12, 1902
Lincoln; s Miles R, Richard E; d Luella (Mrs Paul Mockett);
1896-1909 dentist Juniata; 1909- dental prac Kimball; past mbr sch
bd, Juniata; past SS supt; 1910- tchr SS Meth Ch, Kimball; hobby,
old violins; res Kimball.
MILLER, ARTHUR L: Physician &
Surgeon; b Plainview, Neb May 24, 1892; s of Rene J Miller-Ida
Bell; ed Plainview 1911; U of N 1913; Loyola V, MD 1913-18; Phi
Chi; m Florence Uhl July 39, 1934 Omaha; s Richard 2 years sch
tchr; 1919-39 prac med, Kimball; 1934-36 mayor Kimball; 1937-39
sen from 43rd unicameral dist; sought investigation of highway
dept 1937; opposed bill regulating oil transport trucks; sponsored
cigaret tax bill; fought 5c gas tax; sponsored act to ban
marijuana; opposed apptnt Maud Nuquist to bd of control; chmn ins
investigation com; sponsored legislation to improve ins laws;
urges development of Neb's natural resources for irrigation &
power purposes; urges use of auto lic funds to reimburse hosps
caring for indigent in accidents; holds Neb's big issue is
absolute economy & efficiency & would halt growing state
budget; urges merit system in apptmts; supports consolidation of
state offs for economy & efficiency; against any new tax
burden on prop; holds $5000 tax exemption for homesteads too high;
believes old age assistance unsatisfactory; urges aid on basis
need, not population; opposed gen sales tax; favors limiting gas
tax; during World War, enl med res corps; Amer Leg; Lions, dist
gov 1931-32; AF&AM, Shrine; mbr sch bd; FACS; pres Neb St Med
Assn; AMA; Meth Ch; Rep candidate for nomination for gov 1940;
hobby, study of govt, travel, has visited every state of union
& many foreign nations; off Kimball Hosp; res 123 Chestnut,
Kimball.
MOORE, ALFRED: Hotel Owner; b Canton
Aargu, Switzerland May 20, 1874; s of Adolph Moore-Fereina Yoder;
ed Switzerland; m Mary Jane Shafer Mar 25, 1895 Muscatine Ia; s
Verne, Lyle (dec); 1895-1908 mgr shipping dept Hutting Mfg Co,
Muscatine Ia & Lincoln; 1908-17 construction man for Western
Glass & Paint Co, Lincoln; 1917-26 mgr Logan Hotel, Elgin;
1926- owner & mgr Wheatgrowers Hotel, Kimball; past mbr town
bd, Elgin; AF&AM; KT; Neb St Hotel Assn; Northwestern Hotel
Assn; Bapt Ch; hobby, gardening; res Kimball.
MOORE, VERNE E: Hotel Manager; b
Muscatine, Ia July 5, 1897; s of Alfred Moore-Mary Jane Shafer; ed
Muscatine Ia & Lincoln; U of N, mbr varsity football team
1920; Sigma Nu m Gladys Hallet Feb 24, 1922 Elgin; s Richard E; d
Dorothy Jane; 1921 with Western Paint & Glass Co, Lincoln;
1921-26 mgr of whol dept Roberts' Dairy, Omaha; 1927- mgr
Wheatgrowers Hotel, Kimball; during World War enl 1918 in USN
stationed at Goat Island & Hampton Roads, Va; past comm Amer
Leg; asst chief vol fire dept; past mbr town bd; dir Lions; past
master AF&AM; mbr finance bd Meth Ch; hobby, coin collecting;
res Kimball.
MOSS, ALBERT EDWARD: Osteopath; b
Colchester, Ill Apr 21, 1876; s of Samuel H Moss-Sarah A Briley;
ed
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Colchester Ill HS; Columbian Coll of Med & Osteopathy, DO
1897; Natl Med Post-Grad Sch, Chicago; Iota Tau Sigma; m Molly
Florence Wood Dec 24, 1902 Moulton Ia; s Victor H; d Lucile (Mrs
Melford Lockwood, husband dec; now Mrs Clark Bowser), Florence
Beatrice (Mrs George A. Leininger), Marian Josephine (Mrs Gene
Bendixen); 1899-1907 osteopathic phys & surg, Moulton Ia;
1907- owner & mgr Moss Osteopathic Phys & Surgs Clinic,
Kimball; 1907-11 homesteader, Kimball Co; 1921- instr in Denver
Colo Polyclinic Hosp & in various post grad schs in
middlewest; Amer Osteopathic Assn; pres Neb St Osteopathic Assn;
past regent Kimball Co HS; IOOF, KP; Presby Ch; hobby, scientific
osteopathy; res Kimball.
OLSEN, HANS C: Farmer; b Jamestown, Kas
Nov 10, 1881; s of Lars Olsen-Marie Hansen; ed Banner Co; m Velma
Rachel Forsman Sept 1933 Alliance; s Harold Clair; d Mary Lou;
1881 left Kas with parents in covered wagon, took six weeks to
reach Banner Co; stayed on father's farm until 1911; 1911- farmer,
at present has 8920 A & rents an additional 1000 A; runs
approximately 200 head of cattle; big crop is wheat; KP; MWA; Rep;
hobby, machine work; father homesteaded in Banner Co in 1885; res
Bushnell.
OTT, CLARENCE MONROE: Merchant; b Oregon,
Mo July 19, 1887; s of John Ott-Margaret Stroble; ed Mound City
Mo; m Jessie A Nelson Oct 6, 1911 Clarinda Ia; d Carolyn (Mrs
Ralph G Bissey), Geraldine; 1905-08 with Meyer-Fuller Merc Co,
Mound City Mo; 1908-10 with Lidd Brothers Clothing Co, Shenandoah
Ia; 1911-12 with Cooks Clothing Store, Clarinda Ia; 1912-16 with
George B Luft Clothing Co, Scottsbluff; 1916-17 mgr Zoellner &
Son, Gering, 1917-18 with William Deines, Bayard; 1918- pres &
mgr Kimball Clothing Co; 1920-26 mbr grade sch bd; past master
AF&AM 294; past pres & ch mbr; Lions; Meth Ch; hobby,
aiding dependent children; res Kimball.
POMEROY, DEAN: Superintendent of Schools;
b Dixon Co, Neb June 24, 1896; s of John Pomeroy -___ Hamlin; ed
Dixon Co Neb; Neb Sch of Agr, Lincoln; PSTC; U of N, LLB 1930; Phi
Alpha Delta; m Bernice Roberts July 16, 1935 Council Bluffs Ia; s
Clifford D; 1923-25 prin & coach HS, Battle Creek; 1925-26
prin & coach, Benkelman; 1931-34 prin & coach, Ulysses;
1934-35 supt of schs & coach, Tamora; 1935-37 coach,
Lodgepole; 1937- supt of schs Bushnell; AF&AM; Meth Ch; hobby,
hunting; res Bushnell.
RHOADS, HENRY CAREY: County Commissioner;
b Medora, Ill Dec 21, 1872; s of William H Rhoads-Miriam Wagner;
ed Medora Ill; m Blanche Elkinton Oct 9, 1895 Jerseyville Ill (dec
1920); d Edith E (Mrs Ernest Engle), Beryl A (Mrs Bruce Hart)
1894-96 in transfer bus, Medora Ill; 1898-99 owner & mgr
Medora Light Plant; 1899-1901 owner & mgr H C Rhoads
Confectionery, Medora Ill; 1901-08 bldg contr Medora Ill; 1908-19
with Hutchison & Oakford construction & levee work thruout
(sic) middlewest; 1919- carp & building contr, Kimball; 1938-
Kimball Co commr; AF&AM; KP; Bapt Ch; hobby, hunting; res
Kimball.
RODMAN, WALTER MARION: Banker; b Blair,
Neb Dec 15, 1892; s of Walter B Rodman-America Robertson; ed
Blair; LBC; m Vera Bradley Mar 30, 1915 Kimball; d Joan; 1911-14
cash State Bank Redmond, Ore; 1914-17 cash Citizens State Bank,
Kimball; 1917-31 cash Amer Natl Bank; 1931- pres Amer Natl Bank;
past mbr city coun & sch bd; AF&AM, Scot Rite; Lions;
Kimball Country Club; Neb & Amer Bankers Assn; Meth Ch; hobby,
agriculture; res Kimball.
RODMAN, WINFIELD SCOTT: Banker; b Salem,
Ind Mar 17, 1880; s of Walter B Rodman-America Robertson; ed
Blair; m Grace V Baird Dec 1903 Carroll Ia; s Charles B, Winfield
Scott; d America E (Mrs Kenneth Linn), Pauline H; 1901-04 with
Edwards & Bradford Lbr Co; 1904-17 real estate bus, Omaha
& Sidney; 1917- org & chmn bd of Amer Natl Bank, Kimball;
past mbr city coun; grade sch & HS bds; Neb St Bankers Assn,
past chmn exec coun; Amer Bankers Assn; AF&AM; Lions, Country
Club; Meth Ch; hobby; stamp collecting; res Kimball.
SMITH, FRANK A: Real Estate Agent; b
Lancaster Co, Neb Mar 19, 1879; s of Alva Smith-Eliza Dyer; ed
Lancaster Co & Waverly; Boyles Bus Coll, Omaha; LBC; m Mary
Brookings Aug 19, 1909 Tekamah; d Mary Catherine; 1900-04 with
state banking dept, Lincoln; 1905-19 dist court reporter, Omaha;
1919- real est agt & court reporter, Kimball; AF&AM; BPOE;
NASR; Neb St Assn of Court Reporters; Meth Ch; hobby, harness
horses; res Kimball.
STETT, DAVID MOYLE: Physician &
Surgeon; b Waterford, Wis Feb 17, 1904; s of Charles Stett-Adellne
Moyle; ed Waterford Wis; Chicago Ill; Milbank S D; U of S D, BA
1926; U of Minn, MD 1933; Beta Theta Pi; m E Marie Leighty Feb 9,
1934 Watertown S D; d Janice Marie; 1932-33 interne in Gillette
State Hosp for Crippled Children; Minneapolis Gen Hosp, St Paul
& Minneapolis Minn; 1933-35 prac med South Shore, S D; 1935-36
mgr & resident phys of Burns Wyo Hosp; 1936- prac med Kimball;
1938- owner & mgr Stett Hosp Kimball; 1939- co & city
phys; Tri Co Med Soc; Neb St & AMA; Lions Club; Country Club;
AF&AM; Presby Ch; hobby, books; res Kimball.
TORGESON, SEVERINE EMIL: Attorney; b
Beresford, S D July 28, 1895; s of Thomas Ludvig Torgeson-Trina
Andrina Torgerson; ed Beresford S D; Asbury Coll, Wilmore Ky; U of
N; Agrl Coll, Park River N D; Beta Theta Pi; m May V Johnson Mar
18, 1923 Denver; d Sonia May; 1921- prac law, Kimball; 1921-25
Kimball Co atty; past city atty; past village atty, Bushnell; past
pres Western Neb Bar Assn; Neb St Bar Assn; 1938- dlr Neb
Petroleum Marketers Assn; past master AF&AM 294, Scot Rite
32o; Rep vice-chmn 5th dist; mbr Neb St Central Com;
chmn bd of stewards Meth Ch; hobbies, collecting first editions
& antiques; res Kimball.
TRITT, JOHN RANDOLPH: Mayor; b Jasper Co,
Ill Nov 8, 1878; s of Joseph M Tritt-Mary Elizabeth Gibson; ed
Sweetwater; East Carondelet Ill; m Laura Vedene Aug 14, 1912
Minden; s Myron V; 1899-1907 road bldg contr, East St Louis Mo;
1907-16 gen contracting bus, Shelton; 1916- gen contracting bus,
Kimball; 1936- mayor Kimball; past regent Kimball Co HS; 1919-20
chmn town bd; bd mbr Country Club; AF&AM; Lions; Meth Ch, mbr
& trustee finance bd; hobby, hunting; res Kimball.
VOGLER, HENRY: County Judge; b Weinheim,
Germany Oct 8, 1864; s of George Peter Vogler-Annie Pflester; ed
Weinheim, Germany; prep sch Germany; m Clementine Nealy July 18,
1887 Dix; s George L, Shirley, Robert, Donald; d Olive (Mrs W T
Young), Margaret (Mrs Clare Long), Bonita, Ruth (Mrs Norman Long);
1882 came to Neb; 1886-95 owner & mgr Vogler's Store, Dix;
1896-1902 Kimball Co clk; 1902-08 ptr Bushee & Vogler mdse
store, Kimball; 1904-10 cash Bank of Kimball; 1906-10 Kimball Co
treas; 1910- farmer & stock raiser; 1925- Kimball Co judge;
past mbr town bd; past regent Kimball Co HS; first P M Dix, helped
obtain first sch & P O; MWA; Meth Ch; hobby, livestock; off
Courthouse; res Kimball.
WALKER, IRVING SETH: Real Estate &
Insurance Agent; b Saratoga Co, N Y Jan 26, 1861; s of Seth R
Walker-Ruth Baker; ed Champaign Co & Mansfield Ill; m Hattie E
Ainsworth Apr 6, 1887 Cheyenne Co; d Ethel (Mrs George F Nugent),
Ruth (Mrs Vernon E Linn); 1886-92 homesteader & rancher,
Cheyenne Co; 1894-98 with Bank of Kimball; 1898-1910 cattle raiser
Kimball Co; 1901-07 owner & mgr Kimball Hotel; 1904- real
estate & ins agt; 1908-33 org & pres Kimball Irrigation
Dist; 1915- secy of AF&AM, ch mbr; MWA; 1930- warden Episc Ch;
hobby, horses; born in house located on Saratoga battlefield, now
a N Y state park; res Kimball.
WISDOM, ORVILLE CARLTON: Attorney; b
Blockton, Ia Mar 31, 1882; s of Josephus Wisdom-Laura Shearer; ed
Cedar Co; U of N; LLB 1908; Northeast Neb Coll, Wayne; Drake U;
Highland Park Coll; m Evangel Hibben Mar 9, 1928 Fremont; 1908-11
with Pert W Richards Ins Agcy, Lincoln; 1911-19 prac law, Emerson
& Wakefield; 1918-21 owner & mgr Wisdom Variety Store,
Pender; 1921-23 owner & mgr Wisdom Variety Store, Cevenia Cal;
1923-24 with Washer Wilson Co, Fullerton Cal; 1924-26 with Pierce
Electric Co, Fremont; 1926- prac law Kimball; 1926- elec Kimball
Co atty, re-elec 1930 & 1934; 1929- service ofcr Amer Leg,
Kimball; during World War enl 1918 in U S army Co F 19th inf
stationed at Port Arthur, Tex; past assoc grand guardian Jobs
Daughters, Neb; AF&AM; KP, Neb St Bar Assn; Meth Ch; hobby,
home life; res Kimball,
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