Sioux Rapids Buena Vista County Republican Born in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, December 10, 1877, and has spent entire life on a farm near that place. Has taken an active part in public affairs and has held public office continuously since becoming of age. Attended country school and later attended Capital City Commercial college, Des Moines. Member of Lutheran Church, but later has been affiliated with the First Methodist Church. Married June 10, 1908 to Bertha C. Smith and has three children: Kenneth M. of Sac City, Marjorie Adelaide (Mrs. Geo. Sterba) of Chicago, Ill., and Donald Oliver who died for his country in World War II. Serving second term.

Sioux Rapids Buena Vista County Republican Born in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, December 10, 1877, and has spent entire life on a farm near that place. Has taken an active part in public affairs, and has held public office continuously since becoming of age. Attended country school and later attended Capital City Commercial college, Des Moines. Member of Lutheran church, but later has been affiliated with the First Methodist church. Married June 10, 1908, to Bertha C. Smith, and has three children; Kenneth M. of Storm Lake, Marjorie Adelaide (Mrs. Geo. Sterba) of Chicago, Ill., and Donald Oliver who died for his country in World War II. Serving first term.