Senator from the forty-second district, composed of Winneshiek and Howard counties, was born in Franklin county, Indiana, February 17, 1849. He came to Iowa with his parents in the spring of 1862 and located on a farm of 200 acres, which his father purchased from the government in 1857 for a dollar and a quarter per acre. He remained there until he was twenty-one years old. He was married to Mary Augusta Bolles in 1870. They have one daughter, Mrs. J. G. Parker, of Fayette, Iowa. He was postmaster during McKinley's term of office, and justice of peace in Lincoln township thirty-two years. He was a member of the house of representatives during the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, and twenty-seventh general assemblies and the extra session. Elected senator in 1926, re-elected in 1930. Has been engaged in the lumber and coal business since 1873. A republican.

Senator from the forty-second district, composed of Winneshiek and Howard counties, was born in Franklin county, Ind., February 17, 1849. He came to Iowa with his parents in the spring of 1862 and located on a farm of 200 acres, which his father purchased from the government in 1857 for a dollar and a quarter per acre. He remained there until he was twenty-one years old. He was married to Mary Augusta Bolles in 1870. They have one daughter, Mrs. J. G. Parker, of Fayette, Iowa. He was postmaster during McKinley's term of office, and justice of peace in Lincoln township thirty-two years. He was a member of the house of representatives during the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, and twenty-seventh general assemblies and the extra session. Elected senator in 1926, re-elected in 1928. Has been engaged in the lumber and coal business since 1873. A republican in politics.

Senator from the forty-second district, composed of Winneshiek and Howard counties, was born in Franklin county, Ind., February 17, 1849. He came to Iowa with his parents in the spring of 1862 and located on a farm of 200 acres, which his father purchased from the government in 1857 for a dollar and a quarter per acre. He remained there until he was twenty-one years old. He was married to Mary Augusta Bolles in 1870. They have one daughter, Mrs. J. G. Parker, of Fayette, Iowa. He was postmaster during McKinley's term of office, and justice of peace in Lincoln township for thirty-two years. He was a member of the house of representatives during the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh general assemblies and the extra session. Elected senator in 1926. Has been engaged in the lumber and coal business since 1873. A republican in politics.

Senator from the forty-second district, composed of Winneshiek and Howard counties, was born in Franklin county, Ind., February 17, 1849. He came to Iowa with his parents in the spring of 1862 and located on a farm of 200 acres, which his father purchased from the government in 1857 for a dollar and a quarter per acre. He remained there until he was twenty-one years old. He was married to Mary Augusta Bolles in 1870. They have one daughter, Mrs. J. G. Parker, of Fayette, Iowa. He was postmaster during McKinley's term of office, and justice of peace in Lincoln township for thirty-two years. He was a member of the house of representatives during the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh general assemblies and the extra session. Elected senator in 1926. Has been engaged in the lumber and coal business since 1873. A republican in politics.

Service of much merit from their representative in the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies decided the republicans of Winneshiek county to return the Hon. William H. Klemme, of Ridgeway, to the house for a third term. Mr. Klemme was born in Franklin county, Ind., February 17, 1849. When he was 13 years old his parents removed to Iowa, making government entry of a farm near Ridgeway, which land the elder Klemme still owns. The subject of this sketch worked on the farm for his father until he attained his majority, when he purchased a farm of his own. When the railroad was put through Ridgeway, Mr. Klemme left the farm and moved into town, going into the lumber business. He has made a success of his business for twenty-four years. He was married March 22, 1870, to Miss M. A. Bolles. They have one daughter, Miss Nellie. They are prominent members and active workers of the Methodist church. When Mr. Klemme first entered state politics he was a candidate for senator from the Forty-second Senatorial district, for which office he was defeated. His friends asked him to run on an independent ticket, and the democrats offered to indorse him, but he clung to his party principles, and in 1893 he was nominated and elected to serve as representative. Just a week before the county convention Mr. Klemme consented to enter the race for the third term and was elected by a majority of 1,077. He has held several local offices, such as postmaster and justice of the peace, the latter for the past twelve years. His work in the house has ever been of an exceptionally earnest nature. Two years ago, he served on the railroads and commerce, agriculture, municipal corporations, Institute for Deaf and Dumb, printing, elections, enrolled bills, and senatorial districts committees. Mr. Klemme will object to any new matters in this session of the legislature.

Meritorious service in the last House sends the Hon. W. H. Klemme, of Ridgeway, to Des Moines again this winter. He was born in Franklin county, Indiana, February 17, 1849. When he was 13 years old his parents came to Iowa, and in 1862 made government entry of a farm near Ridgeway, of which the senior Klemme yet remains the owner. On this the subject of our sketch learned what the hard work as well as the independence of a farmer's life is. When he attained his majority he started in as a farmer upon his own account; but soon after this the railway came along, made a station at Ridgeway, and Mr. Klemme seeing a business opening at that station, engaged in the lumber trade. This occupation he has followed for twenty-two years, and if it has not given him wealth it has furnished him the comforts of a moderate competence. During this time he has held numerous local offices, such as postmaster, justice of the peace. In the latter office he has served twelve years, and it is a matter of pride to him that his earnest endeavor is to act as a peace maker, and prevent litigation rather than foment discord for fees' sake. In 1893 he was nominated for Representative and gained the election only after a hard fight. He served in the House as a member of the committees on municipal corporations, private corporations, printing, school for the deaf, and labor. Mr. Klemme was married in 1870.

A new man comes this winter from Winneshiek county, but he is a good practical fellow and will look after the interests of his constituents all right. William Henry Klemme is the son of Henry William Klemme and Anna Katherine Gesel Klemme. He was born on a farm in Franklin county, Indiana, February 17, 1844. He was given a short course of school training in the district schools near his home. His father intended all his sons should be farmers and did not consider a great amount of book learning necessary in that calling. William worked on the farm both in Indiana and in Iowa, becoming a master of the work in all its details. It was in 1870 the family consisting of father, mother and eleven children moved onto a farm in Winneshiek county. William was the second son. He followed farm life until 25 years of age. when he disappointed his father's fond hopes and bought out a lumber business at Ridgeway. The venture proved so successful that he now has a branch establishment at Elma, Iowa, and both are paying well. In spite of his limited time at school Mr. Klemme has done much in the educational line. With a good lot of common sense to start with he has profited by private reading and observation until now he feels confident of himself in any company. His neighbors have shown their trust in him by electing him as their justice of the peace for several terms, and he also held the position of postmaster at Ridgeway during the administration of President Harrison. Mr. Klemme was married in the spring of 1870 to Augusta M. Belles, whom he had known for a long time as a neighbor. In the legislature he will look out especially for the liquor legislation and would like to see some change in the method of working the highways.