Cedar County sends a new man to the Twenty-fifth General Assembly in the person of the Hon. D. H. Snoke, of Durant. He was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, November 5, 1863. He had the advantage of a common school education finished with a course at the Lebanon Valley college at Annoiville, Pennsylvania, and the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. From the last named institution he graduated, taking the degree of bachelor of philosophy. Soon after, coming to Iowa, he entered upon school teaching and advanced to the position of principal. Then he turned to stenography and became official court reporter. From this he entered the bank at Durant, where he now fills the responsible position of cashier. He has held the offices of town recorder and school district treasurer. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Turner society.