Nebraska Newspapers

    10 OMAHA BAIL ! BEJiJ : BATUKDAY , JANUARY 2 , 1897.
JiiBtlco of His pcaco to nil ft vacancy. Mr.
Cox ban always been a republican nnil lias
Always been Interested In the grain ami
Iho stock business.
.T. II. Rronk nf Volley.
J. II. Cronk , rcpresentnllvo-clect for tlio
Fifty-fifth .llstrlct , was born May 11 , 1802 ,
In tbo town of Montague , Leu 1st county , N.
Y. He Minuted with Ills parents to Ne
braska In 3unc , 1873 , anil settled In Valley
county and Ills resided continuously tlicro
up to Iho present time. Ho was married In
September , lfcS2 , and lias been engaged In
farming and stock raising principally. Ho
served ns a member of the county board
cno term and Is at tbo present time secretary
of the Sprlngdalo Irrigation district. Ho was
nominated for tlio legislature by tbo pee
ple's Independent party , receiving a majority
of 257 votes over his republican opponent.
.In-u-pli C'riMv iif DoiiclnH.
Joseph Crow , ono of the Douglas county
legislator ! ) , was born In Grocncostle. Ind. ,
In 1856 , and completed Ills education at
Do I'auw university. Ho returned to Green-
castle to practice law ami WBH city attorney
of that city for three terms. In l&SG he
moved to Kansas , where ho assisted In the
organization of Cheyenne county and served
a term as county attorney. He cnmn to
Omaha three years later and has since been
engaged In the practlco of law In this city.
Ho was elected to the last legislature , where
ho was chairman of the committee on ways
Olid mcaliB. -
( . ' . K. rnrllM of
Charles E. Curtis , the populist rcprcsonta
tlvo-rlcct , was born In Wheeler , Ind. , Do-
cumber 20 , 1861. Ho lived oj a farm with his
paronta until ho was 22 years of ngo , when
ho went to Chicago and worked a year for
Armour and another year for the Union
Stock Yards comp.my. While llvlni ; at homo
ho attended the country scl.oolii and obtained
a good common .school education , finishing
his education wllh a course nt the North
Indiana Normal ocliocl , located nt Valparaiso
raise , Ind. Mr. Curtis n arrled at Engle-
wood. III. , and moved to South Omaha eight
years ago , where ho opciu 1 a grocery utoro
on N Direct , between Twcnty-llrat and
Twenty iiecond streets Since coming to the
Blalo ho hnr. been In the same business at
the same eland and has \olcd and registered
In the same place. When Mr. Curtis opened
hta store on N street It was considered way
out In the country , but he has witnessed
many changes and the locality Is now qultu
thickly settled. Mr. Curtis haa never held
an office , though ho has bocn a candidate
on the populist ticket three times. The first
.tlmo was four years ago , when his party
'nominated him for the legislature without
Ills knowledge or consent. Last fall his party
again placed Ma name on the ticket , for
county commissioner and again this fall ,
each tlma without his consent. Mr. Curtis
has never been an office seeker , but he lo a
arm believer In the doctrines of the populist
party.
Itlcliiiril IltiliHon of I'lllniorc.
Richard Dobson , repreBcntatlve-elect from
Flllmoro county. Is not without legislative
oxpei'lence , having been a member of the
lower house six and four years ago. Ho
Is a natlvo of Scotland , but has been a resi
dent of Nebraska for more than twenty-live
years , Ho Is ono of the leaders of the popu
list party In Flllmoro county.
DvWlU KnKcr of StMvnrd.
DeWItt Eager , representative from
Reward county , was horn In Onclda county ,
New York , In 1850 , the youngest of a ' . 'amlly
of nine children. His mother died when he
was 1 months old. AVlun 5 years old hli
father and family moved to llock county
Wisconsin. Ills father died when ho was
10 years old , Mr. Eager went to Montana
when 18 years old and came to Nebraska
In 187.1 , settling In Polk county. He was
married In 1871 at Central City , and moved
on the I'awnoo'reserve In 1877. When
Nanco county was organized In 1879 he was
appointed county clerk by Governor Nance.
Ho came to Seward county In 1SSO. and
farmed until 1833 , when he bought a small
general store In Heaver Crossing , where he
has built up the largest mercantile busi
ness In Howard county.
W. C. KiiMdiinii of CiiHlcr.
W. G. Easlman was born In Aurora , 111. , In
3858. His father , Judge Eastman , was from
Canada , and his mother from York state.
Mr. Eastman was the only child , and when
4 years old his father dlod. Leaving homii
at me ago or i ( > ; > ir. isastmain came toe -
braska and has resided hero over since ex
cept an Interval In Kansas , whcro he tried to
.hold a claim In the drouth part , and ono year
during which he worked In Piano and Chicago
carrying the hod and working In the Deer-
Ing harvester shops. Mr. Eastman formerly
renldod In York counly. He was one of the
s charter members of the Lockrldgo alliance ,
474. In 1892 ho ran for the legislature in
York counly , securing his party vote , but
was defeated by Charlca Kcckly and Nalhan
Johnson , republicans. He then sold out
and came to Ouster county. One year ago
ho was elected supervisor In the Seventh
dlstrlcl. Mr. Eastman Is a married man ,
the father of five children. ?
1' . II. Klulmij of llrouii.
P. II. Elghmy of Long Pine will represent
the Flfty-llrst district In the lower
liouso at the coming session , Is
one of the prominent Grand Army of the
Ill-public citizens of Ncbrat'kn. Ho la a
Methodist minister , and Is at the present
tlmo tbe chaplain for thu department of
Nebraska , Grand Army of the Republic , hav
ing been elected to that honorable posi
tion at the last encampment. Mr.
KlEbmy was born April 9 , 1839. In Middle-
town , Delaware count1 , N. Y. He left his
homo when scarcely 13 years of ago and
soon afterward took up the study of en
gineering. In 1SG2 ho enlUted In the Flfty-
Elxth. Now York volunteer Infantry and
served -through the civil war. At Iho close
of. the Ftrugglo between the north and south
he. went lo Iowa. For years ho was a sew
ing nuiclilni ! agent at Fort Dodge , but In
1877 he joined tlio Northwest Iowa Metho
dist conference and has been actively en- '
Y gaged In the ministry slnco that time. He
j lias been a resident of Long Pine for three
1" years post , and at the last conference was
appointed the conference evangelist for
t northwestern Nebraska.
K. AV. Ilnilorr of Sail in- .
FroJ W. Endorf of Sallno county Is a na
tive of Germany. He came to the United
States In * 18G7 and first localed at Chicago.
After a lesldcnco of tw < > years at the big
city on flia lake ho removed to Will county ,
I Illinois , where he lived for two years longer.
j Then ho came to Nebraska and localed a
farm In Ollvo precinct. Saline county. Ills
first homesicad comprised a small tract of
but eighty acres. Ho now has a 400-acre
farm , considered one of the best In Sallno
county. For nluo years ho was the assessor
of his precinct , and would have been re-
clecte.l to that olllco at the recent election
had not his friends and neighbors In his
i homo county demanded his services lu the
t comlnz session of thu legislature.
AV. S. Vflkvr of
W , S. Felkcr Is ono of the democrats
elected to the legislature from the Tenth ,
or Douglas county , district. Hu was born In
llowull , Me. . In 1S > 37 , and moved with his
parents to Chicago while ho was still a
bnull boy. Ho wan educated In the Chicago
schools and was admitted to the bar of
Illluola In 1S3C , Hu practiced law In Chicago
cage until 1SS3 , when he moved to Nebraska ,
Ho has always been mi active democrat aud
BtuniKd Illluola for Stephen A , Douglas
when thrt latter was running for United
States scnutor. Mr. Kclkcr ban scru'd one
term In the Ncbmku legislature.
M. O , I'VruiMV of AilniiiN ,
M. C. Fcrnow of Rosoland , who will repre
sent the Interests of Adams county In the
earning session of the legislature , was bom
In DCS Molncs county , Iowa.
When a youth ho removed with
his parents to this state. They
settled on a farm In Adams county In 1S79.
The son received an excellent education , at-
tcnJIm : the public schools of Hastings and
completing a thorough course of study at
Hastings' college , from which Institution he
was graduated with honors In 1SOO. During
thu past six years ho has been engaged In
teaching , and In farming , when school was
not In seislon , Ho wan elected on the fusion
ticket and stands well In the esteem of lh
leaders of the majority party.
H ( J. 1C. KolilUo of 1'nKO.
George It , Fnulko was bcrn at Ilngcratown ,
Mil , , upon the 10th day of February , 1853.
lleMiiade his homo with his parents until
10 yearn old. He then decided to face the
norld for himself. Ills father purchased
for him n ticket to San Francisco and gave
his JIG In cash. With this ho started In life.
Owing to thu ravages nf the late war ho
had no chauco ur opportunity to obtain an
' education and was therefore deprived of this
great help. HP had * a brother and uncle
somewhere In the Kldoradoes of California
and ho went to work to locate them and
after diligent soarclr found his brother at
Placcrvlllc , his uncle having died some
years before. , Ho then found employment ns
a shepherd for a tlmr , thru worked on a
farm and after some months engaged as n
teamster over the foothllln of the Sierra No-
vndas Into the mining cumps and mountain
towns. At the ngo of 21 , having saved hia
money , ho started to school and worked
mornings and evenings In a store for hla
living. Ho finished his school nt the ago of
23 In Sacriiuento , Cal. He came to Liberty ,
Neb. , In July , 1SS5 , and embarked In
the general housu furnishing nnd farm
Implement business. Mr. Fotilko Is ono
who realizes the march of tlmo nnd
progress of the business age and endeavors
to keep In the front rank of his calling. He
was unanimously nominated on the repub
lican ticket for the Thirty-third representa
tive district lo the Nebraska legislature and
wan elected over his opponent , C. E , Hush ,
by 1.09D majority.
J. \ . On III n of Saiiiiil TM.
J. N. Gaflln was born In Illinois May 27 ,
1855 , near IVcatonlca. where ha received his
education and Hired until 21 years old. He
then came west , locating In Douglas county ,
Nebraska , and In 1832 moved lo his present
location near Colon , Saundcrs county , Nob. ,
whcro he has ft line farm of 320
acres well Improved and flttsd up for cattle
and sheep feeding. HB was a member of the
legislature In IS'JO and 1892. Ho was elected
Rpcaker of the legislature In 1892.
Fri-il fiiiylortl of lliifYalo ,
Fred Gaylord , representative-elect from
Buffalo county , Is a young nun about 35
yrnrs of ago , and has boon manager of the
Kearney goa works for the past ten years ,
coming to Kearney from Iowa. Prior to two
or three years ago ho never took much In
terest In politics , but of late has been quite
an active populist. Ho stands well In hta
own commrnlty and has always tended
strictly to his own business ,
Henry Conic * of IllcliurilNon.
Illchardson county will bo represented In
the coming session by three in embers of the
fusion party , of which Henry Gcrdcs of
Ilarada la one. The county has always been
Icokcd upon as a republican stronghold , but
the free silver forces were succccaful In tlio
recent campaign. He resided at Uarada.
1'Vll-v GlreiiH of I'muInn' .
Cumlng county Is to be represented In the
lower house at the coming session by Felix
Glvcns of Uancroft. Mr. Glvcna was
nominated by n fusion party made up of the
populate and free silver democrats of his
county.
.1. S. nimliorn of Tlinyt-r.
J. S. Goshorn of the float reprerontatlvp
district comprising the counties of Jeffer
son and Thayer , was bcrn In Junlata county ,
Pennsylvania , of mixed Pennsylvania Dutch
and Scotch-Irish ancestry. When ho was C
years of age his parents removed to lllalr
county In the same state. When 11 years
of age Mr. Goshorn began his apprentice
ship In a nail factory , and although his work
w.is arduous'ho gave up nil his spare tlmo
to securing an education. He pursued bin
studies alone aud at night schools until at
the age of 18 Tie wao iiuallllpd to engage In
leaching School. When 22 years old he re
moved to Iowa to engage In school teaching
and fanning. At the outbreak of the war
ho cnll tei In the Fourth Iowa Infantry.
Ho served a year and was obliged to retire
from the cervlco on account of 111 health.
Later he raised a company for the Forty-
seventh Iowa Infantry and was commis
sioned as Ha captain. In this regiment IIP
served through the remainder of the war.
At the close of the war ho returned to his
homo In Iowa , where ho encaged In fruit
farming. For twenty-five years he acted as
adjuster for a prominent Insurance company
aud boasts that In the entire period his com
pany never had a piece of litigation over a
claim adjusted by him. Ho became a resi
dent of Nebraska In 18S2 , purchasing a farm
seven miles from Ilcbton , i\here he now
resides. Mr. GoMiorn has been a repub
lican ever slnco that party was orginlzed.
He takes a deep Interest In education and
everything that tends to the betterment of
humanity , end ho bcllcvca the world Is
growing better all the time.
.T. li. (5 m nil * til ft ? of IVdisltT.
J. L , Grandstaff , representative-elect from
the Forty-fcmith legislative dlstrlut , which
Includes Webster county , was born In
Gurnaey county , Ohio , April 30 , 1S17. In
1853 he removed with his parents to Guthrlc
county , Iowa. The war bioko out when he
wcs a lad of 10 years but he promptly en
listed In the defense of his countrj , entti-
Ing the service aa a private In company Q ,
Twenty-ninth regiment , infantry , of Iowa
volunteers. He served under Major Gen
cral Steel In the Transmlsslsslppl depart
nient , going with the army to Mobile and
aiding In the capture of that city. He wua
honorably discharged at the clojiof the
war at New Orleans , September 10 , ISGIj.
In January , I860 , Mr. Grandstaff lauved ta
Nebraska and has been a nsldent of the
state ever'since. . Ho secured the quartet -
section.uuaj.v.blcli ] ho now lives jy virtue
of the homestead act , In 1871. Ho .has filled
all the olflccs of Uurnslde post , Ko. 71) ) ,
Grand Army of the Republic. H ? was i
member of the republican party u.itil 1890.
when ho jtllned the populists.
firi-ll of Snrpy.
Glaus Grell of Chalco. Sarpy county , repre
sentative-elect from the Ninth district , Is
the son of a German peasant , and was born
In the vicinity of Kiel , a seaport of some
Importance on the Baltic sea , In 1850 , He
came to America In 1S7C , landing In Neu
York City on July G of that year. Ho came
west at once and settled In Sioux county ,
la. , where two of his brothers wera living.
In 1881 ho was naturalized and joined thu
republican party. Five years later he re
moved to this state , where ho has slnco re
sided. For six years ho lived on n farm In
Douglas county , Chicago precinct , and after
ward moved to Sarpy county. Mr. Grell
changed his politics In 1892 and swore al
legiance to the democratic party. In Sarpy
county ho was chosen a county commis
sioner in 1S90 , nnd gave such satisfaction
In that position that ho was re-elected In
1S93 , Hu was selected to represent the Ninth
legislative district at the coming session of
the legislature at tbo recent election.
, > ! . C. nrlint'H of Holt.
Milton C. Grimes of Chambers Is ono of
the reprcsenlallvcs from Iho FIftlelh , or
Holt county , district. He was born In Itook-
vlllo. 111. , January 4 , 1SG4 , and began llfo
on hh father's farm. Ills education was first
obtained at the district school. He after
ward spent a year In the Grand PrJIrle
seminary , at Onarga , 111. , and completed hid
education at the Gem City business college
at Qnlncy. Hu then returned homo nnd en
gaged In farming nnd stock raising. Ho was
the prohibition candldato for county clerk
In 1S30 and In the following year was elected
to thu b'oard of directors of the Kankakeo
Fair association. Ho also served a number
of ycara as general superintendent of Iho
waino association. Ho came to Holt county
In 1S93 nnd settled on a farm near Chambeis.
In the same year he was elected president
of the South Fork Agricultural association
and has been twlco re-elected. At the Holt
county convention held last July ho was the
unanimous choice of the populist party /ur
representative.
J , II , CiroNVouor of Iliinillloii ,
J. H. Grosvouor , the Junior roprescnta-
llve-clcct from Hamilton county , was born
In York counly , Nebraska , in 1873 , and Is ,
therefore , a Iruo Nebraska product. Ills ed
ucation was received In Iho country schools
of Hamilton counly and Iho Fremont Nor
mal school of Fremont , Neb. Ho taught
school In Hamilton and Merrlck counties
for live or six years and Is known as an
able and enthusiastic Instructor. His nom
ination by Iho populist parly came to him
wb.Ua In school nt Fremont , shortly before
his graduation from that Institution. In
the campaign ho distinguished himself as
an able and eloquent orator , gaining the
tltlo of "Hoy Orator of Hamilton county. "
Mr. Grosvenor Is ono of the youngest men
over cleclcd lo our body of lawmakers and
will probably bo the "boy member" of the
coming session ,
1) , W. Hamilton of llutlur.
D. W. Hamilton , representallvo-elect from
lluller counly , was born at Tllusville. , Pa. ,
on DiH-i-inber 19 1858. Ho
, conies of a de
cidedly warllko aueeatry , his greatgrand
father having fought In the revolutionary
war and eo\on of bin great nuclei In the war
nf 1SI2. Two of the latter were In ilio
navy , and both met their death In the celo *
bratcd engagement on Lake Erlo under Com-
inodaro Perry. Mr , Hamilton removed from
his native stale lo Nnhraskn In 1879 , locating
upon n farm In Duller county , where he
still rralilra. In 18S1 ho was married to
Mlsii Sarah Stafford , nnd four daughters have
conic to brighten their homo.
llolici-l llcnilcrNOit of York.
Hohert Hcndeison , York county's repre
sentative In the coming legislature , was
born In Hock county. Wisconsin , January
1C , 1S50 , of Scottish anccslry. Ho cmlgralcd
lo Nebraska In Iho year ISCfi , since which
tlmo he has lived In York counly. He has
been engaged In farming and ttock raising.
Ho has taken an active Interest In county
and state politics , and served on the board
of county supervisors slnco the year 1SS9 ,
i , . i , . iiiuof iiiiiruio.
Lorenzo L. Illlc , one of Hie two rcprcscnta-
llvta-clccl from lluffalo county , la a farmer
living near St. Michael. Ho wan elected by
a fualon of the parties opposed to republican
success In the recent campaign.
It. II. Hill of Clny.
II. H. Hill , representnllvo-clcct from Clay
county , was born In Macon counly , Illinois ,
In 1S3.1 , and lived on a farm with his parents
until 1837 , when ho was married and went
lo farming for lilnu-clf. Ho served on the
board of Miporvlsors for his county for six
jeans. In 18SO ho was elected to the legis
lature of thb state of Illinois. In 1S91 he
removed to Clay county , Nebraska , purchas
ing a large farm near the town of Edgar.
He was elected lo the legislature on the
fusion ticket.
W. 1) . HollirooU of Iloilno.
William D. Holbrook , re-elected lo tlio
house from the Fourteenth district , will be
another of the members of Iho republican
inlnorlly In Iho houoo. Ho Is a nallvc of
Missouri , having been bom In Sullivan
counly of that Btato on .April 17 , 1S50. His
father , who was a Icachcr , a lawyer and
finally a judge , died when he was 11 years
of pge , leaving him Iho eldest son In
a family of seven children. When the war
broke out the family removed to Illinois ,
where Mr. Holbrook atlcnded school when
ever ho was able to spare Iho lime from
his work , bul ho gained Iho bigger part
of his education by hard study at night. He
was married on March 14 , 1875 , to Addle H.
Mahan. Three years afterward ho removed
to Dodge county and has remained Micro
since. Ho has been a farmer all his life
time and at present owns and lives upon
a farm. Ho is also secretary of the Farm
ers' Mutual Insurance association of Dodge
county. Mr. Holbrook Is a staunch repub
lican and baa been activeIn politics. In 1894
ho was elected state senator over ex-Senator
John Thomson by 178 majority , overcoming
a former democratic majority of 1,320 and
Ihcrcby gaining 1,500 votes. During the
last session of the leglslalure he was a
member of the following senate committees :
Internal Improvements , school lands and
funds , counties and county boundaries , lib
rary , miscellaneous subjects , and was also
chairman of the committee on manufactures
and commerce. At Ihe bst election he was
elected by 257 majority over a fusion tlckel
and was the only republican on the county
tlckel elected.
I , . .T. llollnnil of Itnl AVIII.nv.
The man electcl to the legislature from
the Sixty-fifth district Novemuer 3. 1SDC ,
Lconldas J. Holland by name , was born on
a farm in Severe county , Tennessee , In 1830.
His father , Hcnjamln Holland , moved to
Missouri In 1S33 and wan the- third settler
In Pkitto county , lh.it state. In the aprlng
of 1850 Leonldao J. Holland , then 0 yoain
old. freighted acrcas the plains to the gold
fields in California ; returned to Otoe county
Nebraska , In 1S3S ; then In ISC' ? freighted lo
Montana and located at Virginia City. He
bought mining claims In Highland dhtr'.ct
operated them for two years , then returneJ
to Otoe county , Nebraska , and located on
a farm three miles south of Nebraska City.
From tliero ho moved lo Indlauola , Neb , ,
his present home.
AVIllliim lloriH-r of nnirioit.
William Homer of the Fifty-ninth district ,
was born In Caledonia , Undue county , Wla. ,
February SO , 1817 , where ho llve.l with hia
parents until 1SC4 , when at the age of 17
hi > enlisted In company H , Fifth Wisconsin
Infantry. He served In the Army of Iho Po-
lomac until Iho clcao of the war , after which
ho returned home , where he remained tilt
arriving at the ago 21. He then engaged for
a while In the stock business , purchasing
aleck which lie drove to tlio pinery regions of
northern Wisconsin and sold , also followed
lumbering till ho wra 25 years old. when he
married a Wisconsin girl and settled down
upon a farm. Here he continued till 1SSO.
when , wllh his family , he removed lo Woodbury -
bury county , Iowa , and still pursued farming
till 1886. Ho then moved to Dawson county ,
Nebraska , and followed the sauio occupation
till 1892 , when for school p.dvanlagcd , he
moved lo Lexington , nnd opened up a grocery
store , which hr > ccnllnucd for a few yeans , 1111
the series of crop failures rendered It un
profitable , when he closed out and turned his
attention to the farm. His family consists
of three children , ono boy and two glrla ,
ranging from 1C to 20 years of age. Mr.
Homer had alwajs been a republican until
the advent of the fanners' alliance , when he
joined the Independent party.
O. Hull of llnrlnii.
O. Hull of Alma , Neb. , 1ms been re-elected
as representative from Harlan county , the
Sixty-second dlatrlcl , lo serve his second
term as a member of thVT house , having
icpresentcd his district In the Twenty-fourth
session of the legislature. Mr. Hull was
born In Mercer county , Pennsylvania , March
7 , 1849. In 1S53 his parents moved to Ma-
haska county , Iowa , where his early youth
was spent on a farm and In attending the
common schools. After completing his com
mon school education , he look a three-years'
course In a normal school at Oslaloo : = a. la.
The most of the following seven years were
spent in teaching. February 13 , 1873 , Mr.
Hull was msrrled to Miranda Clark , anl
In 1876 moved to Laneasler county , Ne
braska , where he lived until four years ago ,
when he moved to llarlan county. Mr. Hull
has been more or less Identified with
reform movements all his llfo. He joined
the alllanco early In Its history , and was
state lecturer of the Nebraska alliance
ono year.
\ . SiM-or Iljutt of IMiittc.
N. Secor Hyatt , reprwentatlve-elect from
the Twenty-fifth district , comprising Platle
and Nanco counties , was born In Wwtchealer
county. New York , and Is now 51 years of
age. Ho was married In 18GG and has four
children. Ho eultoted In Ihe army In ISfll
and served four years and four months In
the Ninety-fifth Now York volunteers. Mi- .
Hyatt came to Nebraska In 1881 and settled
near Monroe , In Platte county , where he
has been engaged In farming aud stock
raising. He was a democrat until 1890 , but
since then has been In the ranks of the
people's Independent party.
. G. 11. JrnKliiH of .Ti-ITiTHnn.
G. E. Jenkins of Falrbury , representative-
elect from the Thirty-fourth district , will
bo ono of the few republicans in the next
legislature. Ho was born In Philadelphia
on .September 23 , 1817 , and received his early
education there , graduating with high
honors from the Philadelphia High school In
1SG3. After his school days he served an
apprenticeship In the wholesale dry goods
business and then came west to grow up
with the country. Ho settled In St. Joseph
In 1SG7 , where ho entered the employ of ono
of Ihe largest wholesale dry goods houses.
Ho traveled for the firm for twelve years ,
the greatest part of the time In Nebraska ,
and llually retired as one of the partners.
In 1879 ho removed lo Falrbury and on a
small scale laid the foundation for the big
wholesale and retail dry goods business
which his firm Is now doing In eouthoastern
Nebraska , Mr. Jenkins has always been
an enthusiastic , hard working nnd active
republican , and has always attended all
national , state and county conventions. In
many of tbepo he hex appealed as a dele
gate , thereby howlng the confidence he has
attained thioughout his county. Ho Is a
ready speaker and will doubtless be heard
from on Ihe floor of Iho house on all mailers
of Importance , There Is little qucaUon that
ho will prove to bo ono of the leaders of the
republican minority In the hou&e ,
Mr , Jenkins hopes to lake on active part
In the coming legislative Ecsslon , Ho Is ono
of the tow who nro prominently mentioned
as the probable republican caucus nominee
for speaker , and even If ho la not selected
ho la certain to bo ono of the loaders of tbo
republican contingent In the house.
I ) , \ . JOIII-H \Clllllllll. .
D , N , Junes , representative-elect from No-
malm county , wan born In Delaware county ,
Ohio. Ho enlisted In the Sovcnth Ohio In
dependent cavalry in 1803 and served until
the close of the war. Ho came to Nebraska
In 1SC7 and bu been living hero ulncu. Ilia
occupation In Nebraska has been farming.
In ISilO ho wan married to MlM Harriet T.
Howlson , who died In 1SS1. He has filx
children , three boyt ! and three glrta , and
ho belongs to the llaptlst church.
I > , A. . .loutof
D. A. Jones , represenlallve-elcl from
Wayne counly , was horn In Clcrmont county ,
Ohio , January 25 , 1858. Ho was raised on
n farm and hag over since lived on a farm ,
except thai at the ngo of 19 ho went to
Texas and herded catllc for about two years.
Ho afterward moved to Mills county , Iowa ,
where he married , In 1SSO , Luclo E. , oldest
daughter of J. M. Strahan. He moved to
Wayne county , Nebraska , In 1SS9. where ho
now resides on his farm near Iho city of
Wayne. Ho hag flv children , four hoys and
ono girl , named iU. S. Jones , flale Jones ,
J. M , Jones , Hccsco * Jones and D. A. Jones ,
Jr. Mr. nnd Mr.it iJoucH nro members 'of the
Uaptlst church of Wayne.
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Oeorgo U. JonlstofVymore Is ono of Iho
Ihrco republican representatives fro-n the
Thirty-second or' ' tthge counly district. He
was born on thd-hordcr betwcon England and
Wales , about soccn'imllcs from the home of
Mr. Gladstone.Sdon after the war he came
to this countrylo- visit Ills ucclo In Ohio ,
who died before llib * reached him. He went
lo work at hls"Xr.-Ulo us n stone and brick
layer In NeWAYlcand Columbus and In
1SG9 he moved lo" Pennsylvania and sellled
nt Shcnandoah.i'w'here ho built up a busi
ness as n contrdfctoK During the great riots
In Iho coal and 'Irort ' regions , when Ihe pub
lic safety was " menaced by the mobs , ho
was one of thoAo 'who ' took up arnn In do-
fcnao of law and order. He came lo Ne
braska In 1878 and eeltled on an eighty-
acre farm Jusl south of Wymorc. Since
then , through Industry and economy , thu
eighty acres lies multiplied to 320 acres
nnd it Is still the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jones and their seven children. Mr. Jones
lira always been a hard woikcr for repub
lican principles. Aside from being a suc
cessful farmer ho has found time to be
come proficient In the old nilllsh or Welsh
vernacular and has been kuown for many
years as a poet and wrller In Ihe vernacular-
under Ihe nom do plume of V'myl Alurl.
R. I" . Kniip of lloyil.
George Flllmoro Kapp , who was elecled lo
represent the Tvcntlelh dlslrlct In the house ,
was born on a farm In York county , Pcnn-
slyvanla. fifteen miles from Gettysburg , In
1SGG. Ho Is the son of an old soldier. He
lecelved his education In the common nchoola
of hk native state. At the ago of 17 he be
gan leaching nchool , and laler look a teach
er's profciwlonal course with the degree of
B. E. Ho taught school again for several
years , and Ihen turned bis attention to the
study of law. In 1890 nnd 1891 ho attended
the Northern Indiana Law school and grad
uated from that liutitullon In 1891 , with
high honors and with the degree of L. L. H.
In the following > rar he located at liuttc ,
In this slate , whcro he haa resided olnco and
' . 'as built up a good law practice. He was
married on June , ,0. of this year. Mr. Kapp
was born a democrat thirty yeara ago. and
has remained In the same faith all his life.
H. C. Ivlr.iti'r of lloonr.
Mr. H. C. Klrster , represenlallvc-olcct for
the Twenty-second district of Nebraska ,
resides on his farm In lioono precinct Doone
county , Nebraska. He was born in West
moreland county Pennsylvania , within
iwcuty inllca of PIttsburg , en October 5 ,
1848. His father wr.3 a farmer , and Mr.
Klester icmalned with him until 20 years
of age , except while he was In the eervlco of
the United States government. He onlhtcd
when 1C yeais of age , in Company I , IJIghty-
cl hth Pennsylvania volunteers , and was
mustered out Juno 30 , 1SS5. He was married
December 3 , 1SG8. to Sllfs Jcnnk- Hey of
Westmoreland county , Pennsylvania. They
resided on a. farm in that state until the
fall of 1S7C , when they moved to Essex , la. ,
where Mr. Kios-ter engaged In various busi
ness enterprises. He removed to his present
homo In Hoano county , In 1883 , and Is
actively engaged In farming and stock rais
ing.
C. M. Ijunuir of .Si
C. M. Lemar , who will represent the people
ple of Saunders county , was born In Indiana
in the year 1S1G , Amoved with his parenta to
Warren couuty , Illinois In 1S5B and lived
there until 18fi5He then moVed to Mercer
COUntV. TIllnn'A ' nnil nil . .Tnntlnri- 1 CT.1 M-OO
married lo Mlta Maggie E. Dihel. Ho came
lo Saunders county , Nebraska , in 1SS7 , was
olcclcd as one.ot the represcnlallvca from
the Twcnty-scvenOi district on November 3 ,
1896. Politically he la a populist , and by
occupation , a farmer.
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.John Mililrll of DotiurlaH.
John Llddell-'lsiithe only representative cf
organized labor on the Douglas county dele
gation. Mr. Llddell Is ono of the old em
ployes of the local Union Pacific shops. Ho
is a moulder' by trade , nnd belongs to
Union Pacific Moulders' union. He U par
ticularly luterpstcd In suchv legislation as
may affect organized labor , and has given a
good deal of attention to the problems In
volved. He Is nJto a member of various
fraternal organizations.
! ' . I < \ IooinlH of Under.
Duller county's representative In the com
ing session of the legislature will bo Mr.
Frank F. Loomls. A personal sketch was
furnished by him with much reluctance
and at his earnest reijucst It Is printed as ho
wrote it :
"I was born In Jefferson. Aahtabula
county , 0. , on the 25th day of December ,
184G. I moved lo this state and county with
my father and mother about thirty years
ago , where I have lived olncc. I have always
voted the republican ticket until a few
years ago. I was a delegate in the repub
lican state convention when the editor of
The lieo made such a gallant fight for honest
old Judge Maxwell. And when , notwith
standing It was clearly against the wishes of
the republicans and the people of the state
generally , the machine turned the grand old
man down , and for no other reason than that
ho wai just and honest , I began to think
that perhaps partylsm at all hazards was
dangerous , and for the first tlmo In my life
I .scratched the state ticket ( Harrison ) and
voted for Maxwell. And when the same
machine nominated Tom Majors , regardless
of gooJ government , or the best Interests
of the party , I voted for Holcomb. My party
friends said I 'was not a good republican. '
But the methods ihey have adopted have well
nigh cost the party Its life In this state.
When the money question became an issue ,
upon studying the question I became con
vinced the same money power , which by Its
manipulations doubled our national war
debt , and has practically doubled the debts
of Individuals , bf the 'present gold stand
ard , ' was a menace to American Institu
tions , I took a stand for silver. The 'sil
ver conference * of this district , made up
of democrats , populists and silver repub
licans , nominated mo for representative and
I was elected. And now I shall go down
lo Lincoln this winter to help enact laws ,
not 'radical' nor 'rabid , ' but such at ) are
just and fair , aud for the best Interests of
all concerned. "
\V. H. Matin of Kullnc.
W. H. Mann of Wllbcr will represent Sa
line counly at Iho coming session , being tin.
successful nomine * ) of the republican partv
Ho Is a miller by trade , The brief s ory o\ \
his life Is Included lu Iho following paragraph -
graph : He was born at Walertown , Jeffer
son county , N. Y. , on Juno 21 , 1833 , and
grow up on a farm. At the ago of 18 he
bccan service as' an apprentice In the mil
ler's trade. After serving the full time
necessary to acquaint him with the details
of the milling Industry , Mr. Mann removed
to Sterling , 111. , where for thirteen years ho
engaged In the manufacture of flour. In
JEG'J he came to Nebraska and built the flour
ing mills at 'Sterling , In Johnson county.
Five years later , In 1871 , ho again changed
his location , this tlmo to Wilbur , where , with
C. D. Wllbor , ho engaged In the manufac
ture of flour. Ho remained In acllvo busi
ness until Ihreo yeara ago , In politics , Mr.
Mann has always been a staunch republican ,
His first vote was cast for John C. Fremont
In 185G , and ho IB proud of the fact thai ho
has voted for every presidential candidate
nominated byjho.republican party.
O , C , Mnrxlmll \ViiHliliiKlon. .
Chester 0 , Jlo/Rhull of Arlington , Wash
ington county , will look after the Interests
of the ElavenUifnllitrlcl during Iho coming
nusfllon of the legislature. Ho was born In
Flndlay , O , , September 23 , 1SC2 , whcro ho
lived with hli parents until early In 18S1.
Then ho came to Nebraska In company with
his parents and nettled on a farm near Ar
lington , His pafciitg still rcsldo there , and
he lived thor until 1SS5. For a tlmo liu
lived In Hay Springs , Sheridan countbc -
lu ( ; QUO of the flrnt aettlura ( hero and aiding
In the erection of the first building In Hint
place. During Iho spring ho formed n part
nership with his brolhcr , 0. A. Marshall
for the publication of The Arlington Nurs
ery and Fruit Kami. Started on a amall
scale the journal has como to be recoRiilr.ed
throughout at' an authority on the subjects
with which It deals. From 1S91 to 1S94 Mr.
Marshall was Intrrcslcd In a general mer
chandise store at ArlingtonHo Is now
serving hlu second term on the board of su
pervisors of his county , nnd occupied A high
place In the esteem of bis constituents.
II , S. lloCnrly of frt > t > lir >
lllchard S. McCarly , who will represent
Grecley county at the comlivs session , waa
born In Dayton. 0. , December 23. 1853. and
two years later his parents removed to Jack
son county , Iowa. In lib earlier manhood
Mr. McCnrty gained hia first ImnlncM ex
perience as a clerk In a general merchandise
store In Xwlngle , la. , but his taslcs were for
agricultural pursuits , and In 1SSI ho came
to Nebraska , locating a farm In Grecley
count } ' . Ho was always a democrat until
Iho people's Independent party came Into ex
istence. In 1593 he was the populist candl
date for treasurer of Groeloy counly. At
the last election ho was chosen by the popu
lists and free silver democrats to represent
his county In the legislature.
David .Mi-Oaukcii of KriiuUlln ,
The Slxty-ilmt district , coiiRUtlng of
Franklin county. Is represented by David
McCrackcn. Mr. McCracken was born In
Davis county , Indiana , In 1SG2 , of Scotch
Irl.ih parentage. Hid parenta moved to Ken-
lucky when he was G ycais old and there he
ri-cclvcd his early education lu the public
school ? . At the age of 14 ho entered the
Academy of Icma at Lebanon , from \\hlch
ho graduated in 1880 , In the aprlng of the
following year he removed to Illinois , where
he worked on a farm In summer and taught
school during the cold weather. He finally
studied law nnd was admitted to the bar.
Hut bad health compelled him lu abandon
Iho practice of his profession , atd In ISSG
he moved to Nebraska and settled In Frjnk-
lln county. He engaged In fanning nnd
has conlluusd to follow that vocation. In
1888 he was married lo Miss Anna Doyle
of Ivcsdale , 111. Ho had held several pcsl-
llons of trust nnd Is now chairman of the
Hoard of Supervisors of Franklin county.
C. II. Mi-Cff \ntrliiIIP. .
G. H. McGce , representative-elect from
Antelope , county , was born In Dubumie
county , Iowa , Seplember 30 , 1848. Ills
father was a native of Ireland nnd his
mother of Kentucky. Ho was raised on n
farm , with only such educational facilities
as were afforded by Ihe few country schools
In that locality , then a very new country.
He attended Cornell college a short tlmo
In 1SG8-G9-70. Hu was refused as a resrull
upon examination during the war of the re
bellion. Ho taught school In Iowa a short
time , studied land surveying mid located In
Antelope county , Nebraska , In May , 1871 ,
and was elected counly surveyor Iho same
jear. Ho was also Inlercsted In a sawmill.
Mr. McGee was married In ISSt and com-
mcnppd fnrmlMi ? nnd slnnlt rnlftlni ? nn.ir
Clcarwater the same ycai , where he stl ! !
resides. Ho erected a flouring mill on the
farm in ISSG , In which he Is still Interested.
He has been ten years county surveyor
and four years county supervisor. Two
jears of that tlmo he was chairman of Ihe
board. ' Ho has always been a republican.
Donr.lil llcl.coil of Colfax.
Donald McLcod , representative from Colfax
counfv. was bcrn at Vlc'orla Crass , Kings
county. Prince Edwards Island , on Septem
ber Ca , 1851. When a young man ho served
a four years' apprenticeship at the black
smith trade , and afterwards worked at tha
trade for himself In his native town. In
187S ho ccmo to the United States , locating
.it the city of Schuyler In Juno of that year.
Ho has been a blacksmith at Schuyler ever
sluco becoming a resident of ths city. HU
first entry Into politics was In 1S92 , when ho
was elected to the city council. The year
following he was elected mayor of Schuyler ,
to which olllco ho was re-elected the year
following. He has always been a republican
slnco becoming a citizen of the United
States , and was elected upon the republican
ticket at the last election.
M. II. Mill * of I.niienntor.
M. H. Mills of Wavcrly Is one of Lanrcas-
Icr counly's five represonlatlves In the house.
Hovns hr.rn .Tnnunrv R 15J.1R In T.owrnnnn.
burg. , Ind. , but with his parents became n
resident of Illinois n year later. Ho grow
up to manhood near the town of Monmouth ,
having but few school privileges. In 1S39
ho WES married , and a year later ho cast his
first vote for Abraham Lincoln , ami has
voted the straight republican ticket ever
since. On August 8 , 1SG2 , ho enlisted In
Company 1C. Elghty-fourthi Illinois Infantry ,
nnd was made second lieutenant. His regi
ment was a part of Nelson's division In , the
Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Mills com
manded his company In all the engagements
participated In by the Army of the Cum
berland , ILeluding Chlckamauga and Look
out Mountain. Ho was wounded In the bat
tle of Stone Hiver. Ho participated In
eleven harJ fought battles , not to mention
scores of brisk skirmishes. Ho came to
Lancaster county In 1SS7 and was elected to
the house In the recent electionby / a hand
some majority.
.T. II. MKclu'll of Slc-mtril.
J. D. Mitchell of Seward county la ono
of the older membero of the house , nnd hai
a gallant war record as the result of his
services In the war to preserve the union.
Ho was born March 24. 1827 , In Ohio , and
was reared , educated and mairled In the old
Huckeyo state. In 1852 ho became affected
wllh the gold fever , and , with a party of
fifteen , drove across the plains from Fort
Leavenworth to California , having some
thrilling experiences wllh Sioux , Crow and
nigger inuiais en rouie. in isoi Air. .MHclicIl
loturned to his homo In Ohio , and In the
gamu year moved with his family to Henry
county. Illinois , where he took up the study
of medicine. The civil war Interrupted his
medical studies , nnd In August , 18C2 , ho
enlisted as a private In what was afterwards
the Ono Hundred anl Twelfth Illinois Vol
unteer Infantry. A > ear later ho had been
promoted to the captaincy of his companj.
He commanded his company ( C ) In twenty-
two general engagements , and , with his com
pany , regiment and brigade , \\as under fire
110 times. Three times ho was wounded ,
twlco during the siege of Knoxvlllo nnd
again at Franklin , Tenn. After the anni
hilation of the rebel army at Nashville , Cap
tain Mitchell's corps , the Twenty-lhlrd , was
sent cast , where It formed a junction wllh
Sherman at Goldsborough , N. C. The close
of Iho war found Captain Mitchell at Golds-
borough , where he was mustered out of
service. After going lo Chicago , where ho
received his honorable discharge , ho relumed
to Kowaneo , lu Henry county , Indiana , where
he resided until 1870. In that year ho re
moved to Mllford , Neb , , and established him
self In the drug business ,
O. S. Mornn of IMnUc.
0. S. Moran , who has been elected by a
majority of the voters of Platte county tea
a seat In the lower house of the next legis
lature. Is a native of West Virginia. He be
came a resident of Nebraska In 1875 , locating
In Platte county , near the village of Crcston ,
where ho has resided continuously since that
time. In politics ho Is , and always has
been , a democrat. The esteem and confi
dence. In which ho Is held by his neighbors
Is evidenced by the fact that ho has served
as the treasurer for his school district for
nlno consecutive years , Ho has also served
two years on the board of county supervisors ,
J. II. MorrlHon of Tluij-rr.
Thayer county will bo represented In Iho
lower house of the coming ocnslon of the
legislature by J. H. Morrison , a farmer liv
ing near the tcwn of Chester , He IH a
prominent populist leader In his counly and
previous lo his election had the endorse
ment of the free Oliver democrats.
.1 , K. NcNlilt of Hurt ,
John F. Nrablt of Hurt county , Is ono of
the substantial business men of the slate , who
will occupy a heat In the house at the com
ing ficetiion , Ho Is a native of Ilradford
county , Pennsylvania , being born In 1S5S.
Ills boyhood was spent In thu Koyatono state ,
where ho obtained his education. In 1878
ho came weal , locating at West Point for
two yearn. At the end of that tlmo ho came
to Omaha to accept a position In the whole
sale houao of Leo & Co. Hu remained with
this firm for several ycara , and In 1884 went
lo Tckamah , whore lie c tabllrthed hlmaolt In
Iho general mercantile bUBlnc * * , at which he
has been eminently successful , Ho wa mar
ried In 18S2 to Mia * Lillian Fuller , and three
children have como to the family hearthstone
as a result of tliu union ,
O. AV. I'lu-liiH of I til lid- .
0. W. Pholpa , repreduntatlvo-olect from the
31xly-novtmth district , was born on a farm
In Mauou county , llllnola , October 11 , 1818.
In his boyhood ho worked upon the farm and
attended tbo district nchool , receiving such
educational training as the schools of those
tlmM afforded. At the age of 19 he entered
college at Eureka , III. , where ho attended
for two years , In 1SG9 ho commenced the
study of law wllh the law firm of Dearborn
ft Conwell , nt Havana , III. , nnd was ad
mitted to practlco In 1S71. Ho practiced
law for n lime In southern Kansas , hut
later , owing to ago and Infirmities of hit
father , lllchard J. Phclps , he was Induced
lo gtvo up his profession and lake charge
of his father's farm , who , In the meant line ,
had located In Ncmaha county , Nebraska.
Ho taught school for a number of years In
Ncmaha nnd Itlchardsnn counties , hut In
1SS5 removed with hia family to a home
stead In Dundy county. Nebraska , where
ho still resides. He- has taken a somewhat
active Interest In politics In hia own and ad
joining counties as a populist slnco Iho or
ganization of that party. However , Mr.
Phclps IB a conservative man and disposed
to do justice lo all alike , Irrespective of
parly or avocallon.
P. P. IM-hlor of MitillNon.
Frank P. Prince , who will represent the
Twenty-lhlrd district lu the lower holife
of the fltnto legislature at Its coming ces
sion , was born In Cheshire. Mass. , on July
\Vli } > ii 1m wna 1 Tl vnnra , i1il 1m f.i-
been a populist slneo the first organization
of the party , and was secretary of the first
populist convention ever held In Holt county.
Hi was secretary of the Farmers' Alliance
of Holt county nnd was elected to the legis
lature two years ugo. He was re-elected
thU fall by a m.vfrlally Increased ma
jority.
Patrick Hoilily or ( Hoc.
Patrick noddy will commence his second
term as a representative from Otoe county
at the beginning of the coming session. He
was born In County Westmcath , Ireland , July
12 , 1812 , where he lived until ho was 20
jcars old. Ho then emigrated to America ,
first setlllng In Ontario , Canada , whsro lie
lived until 1SG3. Ho came to the United
States and ploughed the Missouri river on
a steamboat , working his way up from the
deck to the position. o : captain. He wo.s
later connected with the Hannibal & St.
Joseph Packet company and the Missouri
Hlver Transfer company of Omaha. He was
married In Omaha and afterwards moved to
Otoo county. He Is dn'OKtenslve laud owner
In his own county , and is a director and
shareholder in the Nebraska City Street
Hallway company.
n < > orK < * I , . HOIINI * of Hall.
George L. House of Alda , who assists to
represent the Forty-seventh or Hall county
district , is ono of tha republicans who was
re-elected at tlio lest election. .Mr. House
was born in Ottawa county , Ohio , Juno 17.
181G. Ho entered Hnldwln university when
he was 10 years old and completed his cdu-
caclon at Oberllu college. For some tlmo
after his graduation from the latter Institu
tion ho taught sfhool In Ohio and Illlnob
nnd came to Nebraska in 1872. He at once
purchased his farm In Hall county and was
for six years n nicmbei' of the county board.
Ho was elected aa chairman of the hoard for
three consecutive terms and two years ago
was elected as representative from this dis
trict. During the last session of the legisla
ture he was chairman of the committee on
county boundaries and township organization
and was a member of the committee on con
stitutional amendments , penitentiary fees
and salaries and Irrigation. The fact that
Mr. House received nearly 300 more votes
this fall lhan he received two years ago
Indicates that hia services wvre appre
ciated by tbo voters of bin district. Mr.
House rtlll resides on his farm , which has
developed Into CIO acres. He Is a Knight
Templar and was one of the organizers of
the Farmers' alliance In tlila state.
C. AV. Hclirniu of JM.\on.
C. W. Schrum was horn at Pceksklll , In
the stale of New Yoik , January 1 , 1851. His
mother died Iho following year and his
fattier some years later , lie was reared on
orphan boy among strangcus , acquiring bib
education In thu long winter evenings by
studying such books as happci.cd to fall
within bin reach. Ho came to Nebraska lu
1871 aul : herded cuttle on the Plattc bottoms
toms lor one year , He cams to Dlxon
county , the district which ho now repre
sents , the following jear , and has ruxlded
there ever lnce , teaching school during tha
first several years up to 1890 , since which
nearly his whole time haa bet ; , dovuiod to
farming. Ho has been a member of the
Hoard of Supervisors fllncn 1891 and had
been rcnomlnalcd for election last fall , but
after having iccctvcd tbo nomination at Iho
populist convention for representative , ho
declined to bo a candidate for supervisor.
Later on lu the fall the di'mocr.us met 'u
convention and also took him up as tlieir
candidate.
O , A. Hiveriof < > io s
0 , A , Severe , ropresentatlvo-i'lect from Otoo
county , was born In Knox county , Ohio ,
January 29 , 1854. Ten yrar later ho went
with his parents to Harrison county , Mis
souri , where he resided until 1870 , when ho
came to Nebraska. Ho located on a farm
near Iho village of Palmyra , nnd has made
Ills homo tlicru for the past twenty-six years.
In a note to the editor of The Iloo , Mr. Severe
explains hta political Htatua by naylng : "For
merly I was a republican , and lemalned In
that party until the farmers' alliance move
ment was Inaugurated. Blnco that tlmo I
liavo been n populist , until this fall , when I
lolncd the fusion party , I was nominated by
; bt popullutB and cndorncd by tha democrats.
A. n. Nlu-lilou of Imv < > N ,
The Fifty-third district , which compiUoi
Sheridan , Dawea , Ilex Ilutto and Sioux conn ,
tlug , will be represented by Addluon E. Shel
don of Chadron. Mr. Sheldon was born In
Sheldon , Mian. , April 13 , 18G1 , lie moved
to Nebraska In ISM and fettled with hta
parcntH on a farm near Heaver Crossing , In
Howard county. Ho was a student nt Doano
college for four years , after which ho learned
typewriting and also taught n country school ,
Ho then spent a year at the State univer
sity , after which ho spent some tlmo In
I Omaha , where ho was employed ns n com-
posltor and reporter , In the summer of ISbl *
lie went Into the newspaper business for
himself , In which ho h.is slnco remained.
His first niMMspupcr venture was to found
the lllndo at Tlldi-n , In Madison couuly , and
his paper was enthusiastic lu Its support o (
Illaluo In the following campaign. Mr.
Sheldon moved to Cherry county In 18SC , nnd
two years after to his present homont
Chadron. He purchased the Hrcordpr nt
Chadron and has recently consolidated the
publication with the Signal. Ho joined thu
peoplo's party In 1890 , and has since been
on Ihu stump In every campaign. He was \j
circled to the legislature this fall by a ma'T
jorlty of 705 , carrying every counly In his
district. Mr. Sheldon was married to Mlct
Jennie A. Denton nt Omaha In Scptcmh r ,
1SS4 , and they have two girls and ono hey
now living.
.1. C. .Sliiill i.r Ncinaliit.
John C. Shull , membar-elect of the
house from Nomaha county , W.IR born
moved with his parents to Columbia county , 1SGO , Ills education was received In
Wisconsin , and flcltled on n farm near Ihe the public and normal schools of hU
village of Handolph. During the summer native state. lip began tiMchlng nt
months the lad worked on the farm , attend the ago of 17 years and has chlclly
ing the village pchool during Iho winter. followed the profession pf a teacher since.
Ho completed his course of study at the Ho moved to Nebraska In 18S8 , odlti-d u
Handolph High school In the spring of 1873. populist paper three years at TecuniBeh , was
Mr. Prince was 22 years old when ho came principal of the Drownvlllo schools two years
to Nebraska. He went at once to Madison , ' and was principal of the Nomah.V'Hewtols
In 1875 , and has lived In that place ever when ho received the populist nomln&lfnn
since. During the great ) > art of his resi for representative , and was afterward mndii
dence In MadUon Mr , Prince has been en the democratic no'mlneo. Ho la n son of Dr.
gaged In Iho holel business , the Prince H. I. Shull of Auburn. In 1S90 ho Kvea
houro being one of the well known hostelrlos married to MLss LizzieGreer of AubuHl.
of that portion of the stale. In politics he
has always bocn a republican , having cast Dinllry SlillUi of Don hlx.
his first ballot for President Huthcrford 11. Dudley Smith , one of the Dangles county "
Hayes In 1876. Ho has not lakcn an acllve representatives , came to Omaha from S"t.
Interest In political matters until within Joseph In 1888. Ho wan engaged In the whole
the ipast two jears. The district he will sale grocery business In St. Jo.spph nnd after
represent at the coming session of the legis his temoval to Omaha ho organized the
lature Includes tbe county of Madison , where Steelo-Smlth Grocery company , of which ho
Is president. Mr. Smith has been very prominently
Mr. Prince haa so long been favorably known
inently Idctnlficd with the business Interests
and whoso Interests he Is competent to pro
tect. of the city and has been an active partici
pant In every enterprise for the promotion
1C. M. IViIlaril ofriiialia. . of these Interests. He was ono of the llrut
E. M. Pollard , representative-elect from members of the Commercial club and served
two terms as a member of Its executive
Nemahn county , Is one of the well known
committee. He has the honor of having
joung republicans of thi < state , having been
prominently Identified with the State League originated the name of Ihe Knlghln of Ak-
of Republican College clubs In past cam Sar-lcn ) , of which ho has been an enthusias
paigns. He Is oiii ? of the Nebraska IcgMla- tic member and also a member of thu Hoard
tors who have gradualcd from the Nebraska of Governors. Mr. Smith was also one of
State uulvcrally. Although a young man , the first citizens of Omaha to agitate the
ho has taken an active part In state politics Idea of n Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. Ha
and Is a ready debater and a fluent speaker. was a dclegato to the traiismiBslpslppI congress -
gross at Galveston In 1891 , at San Francisco
I'Id HO 11 Illcli of Oonprlan. In 1893 and at Omaha In 1895. Ho was a
Edson Rich , -\\lio will assist In represent member of the committee- five that drew
ing Douglas couuly Jn Iho legislature , was up the resolution providing for the exposi
born In Illinois thirtj'-scven years ngo. His tion nt Omaha that was presented to the
parents moved to Nebraska when ho was C congress at the Omaha se slcn. Ho Is a
years old and settled at Ilrownvllle , where democrat in politics.
lie received Ills early education at tlio pun-
llc schools. Ho afterward graduated from
the University of Nebraska and took a past
graduate course In political economy and
International law nt Johns Hopkins univer
sity. He studied law In the oillco of Har-
wood , Ames & Kelly at Lincoln and was
admitted to the bar In 1887. In 1890 he
came to Omaha , , wheic , ha has since been
engaged In the practice of his profession.
Ho Is a member of tb.Jj , Omaha club and
president of the Samonct association.
.T. A. Uo ) > i-i IKOII of Holt.
The Fiftieth legislative district , which
consists of Holt county , has clcctod John
A. Hobcrtson of Joy as one of Its representa
tives. Ho was born In Jackson couuly , In
diana , January 22 , 1SG7. His father died
when he was still a child , leaving his mother
with a small farm fr"m which to support her
self and three children. As soon as ho woo
old enough ho assisted on the farm during
the cummers and attended the public schools
In the winter. In 18S3 his mother married
again and came with her family to Ne
braska , whcro ha ccnitnued to work on a
Turin until 1SS3 , when ho was married. Ir
the following year ho moved to Holt county
where ho pre-empted an eighty-aero farm
ten miles north of O'Neill. This he has de
veloped to ICO ceres , and one of the best
fnrm-s In Mint vlolnltv. Mr. UnliorfRnn Itna
JiilhiM Smith of ItlcliMvilHiin.
Julius Smith , member of the legislature -
from Illchardson county , was born In Gor- -J. J | |
many , March 5 , 1837. His father , Carl Smith , ' ,
was a school teacher , a profession in which
ho engaged for fifty-one years In the nunio
city. Julius Smith , nt the age of 14. emi
grated to America , landing nt New Orleans
February 2 , 1852. In April he started for
fho northwest , landing nt St. Joseph. Mo. ,
In search of some relatives living then in
Andrew county. Ho remained there , workIng -
Ing on a farm until January , IS.'ii. Then ,
nt the ngo of 19 , ho went In search of a
home and located In Ncmaha township. Hich-
ardson county , Nebraska , where ho has since ,
been a permanent resilient. Farming hns -
becn his only business up lo thu piesent
time. In 1S92 be was elected a member
of the legislature and hcrved the state lu
that capacity.
,1. M , Miijili-r of SliiTiniiii.
J. M. Snydcr , elected to represcnl the
Fifty-seventh district t the coming b rston
of the legislature , wai horn Incsl Vlr
Klnln April 10 , 1825. His boyhood days were
spent with his parenls on Iho western res
ervation In Ohio. While hardly of legal
age ho became a sound convert to the prin
ciples of Andrew Jacli.on dcniosracy on the
inriMnir mtnutfriM TTn n o o In fltit'llil nntir uml
to state banks as then conduct ed. His first
vote was for David Todd fur governor of
Ohio. Hut ho was as firmly opposed to
slavery as he was to state I unks and so
when the democratic party espoused the
cause of the slaveholder Mr. Snyder attached
himself to the old abolitionist puity and In
ISIS voted for Van Ilmun and free soil. In
1852 ho voted for John P. Hale and In the
two presidential elections following ho cast
his ballots successively for Fremont and
Lincoln. In August , 1862 , he cntenvl tbo
union army as captain of the Illinois com
pany and remained until the Hat rebel had
surrendered. For thirty-two cnra he lived
In Illinois. When 23 years old he was mar
ried to Miss Harriet Frazler and his wlfo
still lives to share his newly acquired leg
islative honors. Seventeen years ago Mr.
Snyder came to Nebraska , locating firu In
Sherman county. Ho continued In the re
publican party up to the election of Ijin-
Jamln Harrison In 1SSS , but has been a popu
list slnco that year. IIo Is nuw n minister
by profession and four years ago waa chap
lain of the Nebraska tcnato
1) . C. Sll.VlU'l' Of .TollllNOIl.
The first district of Johnson and Nemahn
counties will represented at the coming
session by D. C. Snydcr , a prosperous farmer
llvlni ; near Elk creek. Ho was elected by
the fusion of the free silver partlca
! ' , SiioViMiiiin of PlM-lps.
E. Sodermau was horn In Sweden ,
1850. His parents died before ho
was 18 months old. He rooolvrd a poul
education , so that he commenvol ti 'each
school at the ago of ] fi yeara. Hu taught
cchonl in the same district three yoais.
In the year 1808 he emigrated to this coun
try and selected Molngona , In Homo county.
Iowa , for his location. 113 fallowed railroading
reading for a few years at ilrat. In 107.T
ho settled permanently In Molngonn , 'jir
ho served three years as s'l'ionl trc.isuror
and two years aa councilman , which oico ! ) ho
resigned in January , 1S7) ) , when ho dioulni
to go further west. Ho WI.H married in
1870 and has several bojs nnd girls. IIo
located on a honustead In Pnulpi luonty ,
Nebraska. 187ft , where he yet icillia In
1883 and 1SS5 he was elected countv puivoxir
as a republican. In the fall of lsS3 , at a.
republican state convention hold nt Lin-oln ,
Neb. , he left the icpuhlc ! > ii : party. Li
1890 , 1892 , 1891 and 1896 hr > Ins boon elnr-od
state representative of Pludps county by tlio
people's Independent pai ty.
( | >
\i , Slrhlilii * of Lincoln ,
T . .Minn Ot.tllltlnu f\t % T/1P,1 , nlfllfn I , n B l. nn
elected to icprecicnt the Fifty-fourth district ,
which Includes Lincoln. Chcyenno and KclUi
counties and the unorganized terrHojwwest
of Logan. In teply to a request for a sketch
of his life , Mr. Stebblns writes : "I csn trace
my ancestry back 1,000 years to three grand
fathers , one a Norman robber , ono n Scotch
man and ono an Irishman. So you BOO 1 am
fixed. Later on the one more direct landed
from the Mayflower. Ho wan a minister , and
bo 'sort o' drappcd' a gentle Influence over
me. As for myself , I was born In a auamp
and didn't do very well .for a while , but
as I namu out wrat I Improved until I gel to.
Nebraska , where I bhuMomod oul like a sun-
( lower Into H popullsl I urn now i" yoaiu
old. My present biishK-as In holding nillca
Of coume , It Is the tall end of the ticket but
the 'tall holt * Ix butter than no 'holt , ' and I
am going to make the moat of It , purlng
these Intermediate yeara of tribulation I
have traveled over the far west from Mo'ea-
rdiu ctt.i lo Die mineut Hhoro and all along
the coast from the IlrltUh line lo the Intli-
mus of Panama , sometimes on foot and
flomotlmcH on horseback and otherwise * I
am now right In the prhno of life , nnd expect
to make a whole lot of trouble. If you will
publish this ymT will do a whole lot of gooJ ,
and I will bo yourti forever. "
V.V. . HI I'll uli of Oldr.
The Eighth district , comprised of Cnra and
Otoo counties , will be represented In the
coming flenalon by Vincent W. Htraub , a
merchant In the little town of Merlin , In
Otoo county. Mr. Straub was the fimloii
nom In co of the populism and free ullvor
democrats.
\Vlllliiin Million of
William S'utlon of Pawnee county wna
born near Oalena , Jo DavlcKi county , III , ,
April 7 , 1811 , where ho icwlded on a farm
until IbOl. In that year he enlbtcil lu Ihu
volunteer army. In an Independent battQlUn
known as ( ho Fremont Hanger * . Ho nerved
with tills organization until General Kro-
mont waa removed from command In tb