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Standard Form For Hemb~r. of the LeQ l sl~t u r.

Harne of

1. Birthday and place 16 ' lctobne r la6~. C;rinneJl, Igu ..

2. Harria9' (s) dat. place Phoebe C. Roge rs (1871-1 Feb 1944) , 2 3 Murch 1898 , Dixo n • II I i no; ..

3. Significant event. for example:

A. BUlin, •• Farming ; teach ing

8 . Civic r •• pon.ibiliti •• __________________________________ __

C. Prof ••• ion __________________________________________ __

,. Church mellbershlp-"C"'o"'n"g"'r"e"g"a"t"'io"n"a"l"--________________________________ _

5. Seslions .erved 39th & 40th GA , 1921-1924 . house . Union Co.

6 . Public Offic ..

A.. Local school board

B. State ______________________________________________ ___

C. ~ational ________________________________________________ _

7 . Death 15 May 1948. Creston . Iowa ; bur Maple Hi l l (or Cromwell) Cem , Cromwell , la

8. Childr.n. __ ~(ln)~Ro~b~e~r~t~A~.~(~c~.-ln9~Ornl--~~)~; ,(~2~)~He~1~e~n~J~. _(~c~. ~1~90~5~-~19~4~3~)_ - (3) Harold R. (co 1908 )

9. Name. of parent. Robert Colbert (Ireland 17 Mar 1842-18 11 Jan 1919) Ellen Moore (Canada 28 June 1845 - fa 9 Reb . 1935) m.KewanaeIll

He to Canada 1862 . Phila Pa 1864. Ill. 1866. to Grinnell. I a. 30 Dec. 1868 aftar marriage . to UnGonCo . 1870. acquiring 240 acres there.

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10. Educ a tion __ C_r_o_m_w_e_1_1~._I_a~.-,-p_u_b_1_i_c_s_c_h_o_o_l_s _______________ _

11 . Degrees _________________________ ___

1 2. Ot her appl ica ble info rmat io n finishing school , he taught school for 2 yrs j then farmed on same section of land on which his parents had homesteaded. Operated f arm until 1925 when he ret ired and moved t o Creston .

Bd Dir Farmers coop~e~r~a~t~i~v~.-?C~O~.~~H~e~l~p~e~drco~r~g"a"n~i~z~e-.Fr,a~rm;,e~r~s~a~n~d .. M~e~r~c~h"aonnFt·s-.BOa"n~k~;~w~a~S~d~1nr~a'"nd vp . Member Bd of Greate r Community Hospital in Creston ; Rotary ; Boy Scout Council . Member minor farm organiza tions of co . Eme r itus deacon of church .

Survived by two so_n_s_~_d_tw_o~s~i~s:t~e~r~s~. ______________ . ___________ _

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Sources Log Por Legillation Sntri ••

·~pplic.bility

Source Kon ~pplic.ble Applicabl. Information obtained

Creston News Advertiser, Mon May 17 1948 Stark /Cl ingan, Legislators Unicn Co. Hist 1966 x Hist. Umion Co. 1908

x x

x

dea t h, obi t

sessions served

bie of father Iowa Census _!~lp~,~·o~n~C~n>-~!~9~2~5L-~ ____________________ ->x"--c __ ~ ______________________ _ Iowa Census Union Co . 1910 83 x fam Union Co. Caem~v~n~JLC2"-______________________________ ~xc-____ ~p~aIr~enn~t~s~._s~e~l~f~. ~w~fl.~d~a~uL--

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IASHTNGTON. lVla y 17. UP)­IntoI' Taft m ·Ohi o ) Clme {Jut ay fol' n cut ill what is fOl' ost g~ members a pr ice election­r .I •• -the fe deral fund fOI' riv­. harbors and flood control ,jects, ~a rt. who wants to be pres id enl. :1 reporters: r th ink the bill i5 mu ch too ge, Now is the time wilen pub­works should be toned d own."

~he bill carries Si08.S86.666 as

W. J. Colbert, 78, Former leg isla tor , Dies on Saturday

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Lillt;nlllvn HIVII : "" ," 'I tit:. C!

Tests " A Mi·lestone" """',1 1 t h(' C

In Atom Progress ' iL '

li I ientho I Reports ~;:"~'i,'

I \Y f\SI ·l!1'\GTO ~. )lay Ii ,.'1~,-- oper;1 The While Hom:c said l od;,~' 111;11 1 ~k!' ,\

r te~ts invol vin g \hrel' atomic \\l':l1'- l lllg, I ons o f Impl'o \' cd clcsig n proved SlIt'- ;\10. I (t·,t' ~ , ccssful in nil r('specls recen tly .It . ' !'''

I . '. . - 11' 11 P '. 'I discu William ,J. Colbert. is. who H'li - • I:: mc\.'etok <>to !1l I. C ."IClIl( . TIl! resent.cd Ulliol~ COllnt',' in the 10\\,,\ The statement \\'as m:.dc ,Irkr I ' I Sf.ate \Cgi.slalllre fro:l1 1921 to 19,."). ~hl' aY' lnlc c,i:<.!rgy C'~lllmiS~~~.[~ ga~ ~ I

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du:,d at hIS honl('. 21. ;\lyrtlc SII"eeL ereSl(lcnl 11 tllll <ln ,1:1 Ur,H 1,'} It,;- S lorted by. the sen,te apIJ)'opri;)- I here. at 6:20 '1. m. SnIUnl;l Y. He pori saying 1.r.~ results "illdie;1,\! el ns committee. Tb<lt group added . had been in poor l1eJ1\h ro r ::eVE-r- very wbstantial progrcs.s. Ire than $100,000,000 to the total

pro\:ed by the house. J! mOl1th ,~. I Clwirman O;n'jcl E. L.U ~~nt h;ll ~Ild i rort said the hOllse had ... '\ddcd iI . . t the fOlli' \)ther eomm l~slOl\('rs. rc·, 1 n I

of the funds that Pr(>sidcnt Funera l servIces wlll be hel~l. a L I ported orilll:-· to ;\'Ir. Truman thiit 2:30 p, Ill. Tuesday nt the r ]L·;l

uman asked. Hhe said Mr, Tru- E I Congregational chmch. Rev. " -'. ) i E In asked too much in 1.he first Baker wil!. ...,Hiciate. Bur ial ',,'iil LAKE SUCCESS. May .1 7 IA I - I XI ac e.. be in the Cromwell cemetery. 1] i$ The United Nat ions atomiC energy ; A fIght to, cut off S200,OOO.000 has body wiiJ remain at ;\lcCrcgor Bro- commission decided today to end 1

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organIzed by Sen.ltor, He~l~ 1 thers and eoen's funeral home lIt:- its two-ye<lr cffort to agree on ,-Kan.!. who calls the big bt. til 2 p m. Tucsdav and wiil lie in WOrld atom ic control. The vote "pork bar~el: " and sen~l~s F;~~: state ~t til(' chur~h {rom 2 p. m. was 9 to 2. ,son {~- j\IIc1I.) and Brldoes unlll lime of t he :;ervicl?s. Russia 3:1d the Soviet Ukraine

Li o .A H l. Tney seek to force the arm y voted aga ir.st the suspension. wh ic h ,

,ps ()[ engineers to decide which William J . Colbert W3 :; born a~ w.~ r.roposed originally by the , Cl t' many projects sCilttered Grinnell, Ta ., Octobe, 16. 18G9. Hc United States. Britain and France, :l b;

I'OI.. ... Ioul most state~ could well was the son of Hobe .· t and Ellen The move cilmc after the western I m('r' ~ delayed. j\loore Colbert. powers concluded it WilS useless to Ol Taft ~3id the large public work~ After completing h'is schooli ng in continue the talks any longer in i ('har

this ncriod amount to "govern- Cron1\','eil , he taught for two yeal·S v!ew of the deadl~ck. betwe~n .Rus- pad enl competition with private ill- I I d' r' <:r;;t and the commission maJority, 'II" "" ant t len cng,'ge Hl arming on - ... ustr)' fo r scarce labor and materi- the S(llll(: section of land his pare"t_,,: __ _ _ _ I as!,(' s, had homesteaded. lie was 11Ial'- I"he "present stags of the commi~- I! <.;iriJ. "Th at lends to force prices high. !"ied at Dixon. Ill., 1\'I<.Irch 23 . 1898, sian's tests of atomic weapons is ivc. r: ' he said. "Public wor!~s should to Phoebe C. Hogen;. who preced·

l· now conduded. , h,ln :

e hcld back during such a period I eo him in death Fcbruary 1. 1944. Lilienthal ea!Jed tnt: tcsts ",1 1 vit·U nd. then pushed when private n-

ustry relaxes." :\<11'. Colbert continued to operate mileston(' in atomic development:' i3 i Senato:' Gurney (R-SD)' floor his Union county farm until 19~':'. ! The Whilc Hous~ statement <lb OUl ex)}

i3nager for lhe bill. said he is when he retired and moved to Crc~- the report follows: actl onfidenl thc senate will uphold ton. At that time he was elected "The pr~si.dent .today rec,ci'.'eci I eo~ he alJprOpriali-ons committee's lo the lower house or. the s ta te leg- rrom the Un:led Slates atomIc en- !;tn

islature where hc served Iou:, r:rgy commission" report on t('s ls tall! igure.

21 from Union Co. ArDeml)""CO'itventlUrf";;;

There were 21 persons from Union eounly at ' the democratic Hate convention in Des \10ines Saturday, Fred Luce. ~hainnan of ~ hr ' unty democratic cenlral e01l\­

mi, . , reports, Luce was chair­man of the credentials commillee for the convention and read its re-. port.

Be."ides Luce. others who attend­ed with :\11'. and ;\1 1'$. J . P. Daugh­ton :mc! daughters :\Tarye and :\lal'~:

years. of at.omic weapons conducted at T SurYiving are two sor.S. Roben . the commission's proving ground at , un:

A. Colbert of Chicago and Harold Enicwetok atoH in the l\larshall ret: ~C'ofj>e~f-or,.:St. "Loiil~: ·Md~; a"i'l11 i3'Jands:. -- The tests were hcld pur- Bu Iwo s.isters. Mrs, Mary E. Chcn'in6- s uan t to approval of the prcsjd~nt be ton <Jnu Mrs. Chal'1es E. OUI'S, both given in Junc. 194i . The first ~cr_ l 1Zro of CrestoJl: A. daughter, Helel! J. ies ~ ~ the tests ~re now completed:' 1!~1. Colbert. dIed In 1943. LIlienthal snld abou t 10.000 mClt I fill

Mr. Colbert was very ;u:live ill wecl' in"o\'.'c<1 . 11 the te st. including nc\' the affairs o f the Congregational miht ': ry pcrsollncl, eng inee r<;. <;<. i- I i church and <1\ the lime' of hi.<; cerolll enlists anel otller~ , the was emeritus deacon of the church. i\leanwhile. the s Clliite-h oli:-e llie ~ In his mo rc actjvc da ys he servNl a!Ollnc energy conJlnittce approv~ ' d f o f on Ihe board of the Greater C om- a bill which woulti limit to:<:3 spo mmtity hospital and in t.he Fan~lcrs mont hs the ncw te rms for Litien. WOl

Cooperative company bonnl of dj- th,'I! and the fOlll' o\.her conllnL~- tlell r('ct.or~, lie had been ;1 member !:>ioncI'S. sar i , ,\. " .. ",.,,,,, U"I,..,'" r' l1! h li e Ilnd Tht, "ote W(l S 11-:1, .,'

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;>orled oy lne SC I' l It' alJJJ ruJJI ", ' I here. at 6 :.~(} f), . m. S~lur.d;l~·. He I pori .... " lylng 1.',:1' 11..:.'''' ' ''.'' .... " " .. n .. " I le~ ns committee. That group addcl

)rc than S100.000.000 to the IOlnJ had been 111 poor health lor ~;l'v(·r · \'e ry !;1l1).')t.1l1U,J! ])1 OM Il'.'i!'>. I proved by the house. a! month .~. I Ciw:nnan D"dd I~. L.li ~~ nt1wl and j raft said the house IH1d ~Idcled n . , I the four (J the r CO nlllll ss iOnCr~ re-I ln ' . of the funds that Pn',c;idcnt FlII1C:~1\ s~r"lces will he hcl~1 a ~ I ported orally to 1\ 11'. Truman thai I um,'}n asked. Hhe sClid 1\'11'. Tru- 2:30 p. Ill. rucsday .:It the f Irsl !

Congregation<lJ chu:'ch . Rev. E L , 1 E In' :ed too much in 1.he first Baker \\;1] 'lfficl'IlC. Bttflil] '.~;i! LAKE SUCCESS, May ,17 rAJ - Xr ice. be in the Cromwell cemetery. lI i::; T he United Nations atomic energy ; t A. fight to cut off S200 ,000.000 has bod\' wiU remain at i\i cGrc<Tor Bro- commission cJecided today to end I

e~ organ ized by Senator. Re7(~ I the;s and eoen's funeral jl~me t ll> its two-year effort to agree on ::Kan. ). who "calls the bIg bt~. til 2 P. m. Tuesday :10(\ \"ill lie in WOrld atomic control. T he vote pork barrel. and senators Fel - state at the church from 2 p. m. was 9 to 2.

Li 0-A son (R-i\Iich .l and Bridges !R- Rus", ia a:'ld the Soviet Ukra ine until lime of the :;ervicf?s .

il. They seek to force the army voted against the suspension. which rps <;! engineers to decide which Wil liam.J. Colbcrt \\'a$ horn a~ w . ~ proposed originally by the I Cli the many projects scattered Grinnell. 13" October lG. 18G9. He Un ited States. Br itain and France. a br

roughout most states could well was the SO:1 of Hober .. and Ellcll The move came after the western llleet . delayed. i\loore Colbert. powers concluded it was useless ~o I Ou Taft s-aid the large public work!. Aft('l' completing his schooling i;l c?ntinue the t<ilks any longer In j chan

this period amount to "govern- Crom\'.'eiJ . he taught for two yea rs vIew of the deadlock between Ru s- p<lck cnt competition with private in- anll then eng:Jgcd ill farming on $ia and the commission majority. I paIn IsLry for scarce labor and mated- . { d h ' I the sallle sectIOn 0 Ian IS parent.., i aS~ C J

hat! homesteaded. He W3S mar-II the "present s tn gs of the commi!'-\ "trik ricd at Dixon. 111 .. I\'larch 23. 1838. sion's tests of a tomic weapons is h·c .

s.'· "That tends to force prices high­. .'. he said. "Public works should ! held back during sueh a pNiod ld then pushcd when priv ttte In­lstry relaxes." Senator Gurney (R-SD L floor

Hlnager Ior the bill. said he is onfident the senate will uphold l e alJpropriativns committee's

to Phoebe C. Hoger~. who prcced'

l no\\' con("ludcd. , Ihl!H

c-d him ill death February L 1944. L ilie nlha l callcel tne lests ;'.1 I \' irll ):11'. Colbert con ti nued to opera te I milcs t(lIH,' ill (Itomie devel opment ." 01

his -Union eoun"y farm untii 19;;~. . The \vhitl~ House statement abou t eXJl I when he retired and moved to cl'e~-1 the report follows: acli , ton. At. that lime he was elected "The president today recei\'ed com ~o the lowcr house o[ the state leg-j from the U.n:~ed States atomic en- \ ~t ril lsta ture where he served Iou:, \ E:l'gy comlnlS.'ilOn a report on tes ts talk years. o( atomic weapons conducted <i1 T

'1 f am Union Co Surviving are two so r.s, Robert . lhe commission's proving ground ttt uni • ~ ., . _ A. Colbert of Chicago and Harold Enicwelok at ali in the Marshall rep

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'T·'De'm~cs :::<C·o"nV.enfitl".,. .. , Fr."C'o-ibe~ror;sf_ 'L~oifi~,"1\.16':; a1:a~ i:!-lantts. ' The tests" were held . pur- Du: two sisters. 1\·1rs. Mary E. Chcrring- s uant to approval of the president bc

There were 21 persons from ton and 1\·1rs. Chadcs E. Out'S. both given in June. ]947. The first ~e r- I R'ro 1nion counly at ' t-he democratic of Creston .. A daughter, Helel! J. ies of the tests arc now completed," t~m tate convention in Des i\'loines Colbert, died in 1943. Lil ienthal said about 10.000 men fir!: ,'aturd." , Frnd Luce, ".,I" irm an o! ..' I ' th t t' I d' I nc v J" . l\'Ir. Colbert was vcry acllve III wee r m .... o ','co .11 e es. JIlC u In!;;

he county dcmccratic central COIn- the affairs of the Congregational military pel'sonne), engineer": sd- I t nitt ee. reports. Luce was chair- church and at th(' lime of his c!eJtn enlists 'lOcI others. I the nan of the cred entials committee \\'J 5 emeritus deaco n of the chu rch. Meanwhile. the S CI1c;t('-h C li~C ni(' ~ or the convention and read its re-" In his ll1o r (' ac ti ve days ~e served a!omle energy cotl lmi ttee approw.d i of )ort.

Besides Luce. others who attend­'d with i\-·ir. and l\1r~. J . P. Daugh­on and daughters ;\1arye and i\lary ::nthcrine. Mary Kelly. Mr. and \1rs. William T. l\lcLaughlin . Grace Kelley. Dennis n. Shay. Arde n W. McKe<,. O. ;\ , Canfield. :'111'$. Flor­ence M'ay and :\1r~. Li ll ~' Saylor of Crcston: A. Omar Cannon of Crom­..... ell. ·M\'. and l\·Irs. Ralph Hartsook and :\1r. ancl 'Mrs. C. T. Griep of Aftr,n. and Chris Nei se:nier Jnu F! ~troup of Lor im or.

Boys Wi" be Boys OKLAHOMA CITY. MflY li

(JP,-·Boys will be hoys. Within a few hours yesterday

law officers gol the following

on the board of the Greater Com- a bill which woui(i limit to ~3 I spo nHHlity hospital and in the Fan~lcrs months the new terms for Lili!:'n· \\,O t Cooperative company boa rd of di- thaI and the foil!' ot.her commis - Uer. rectors . He had been a member sioners. sa\" of the Creston Rotary club. He had The vote was 11-5. T served as a director of the old Far- ing :~)('rs and Merchants bank. Hc had TAt D d fer

WO U OS omoge , Iior sc:'\,('d in the Boy Scout council.

Driver Fined for Leaving Accident

i In Crash on Sunday i ra n

1

I C Slight damage to two automo- II ill~

bi les was ('a used in n ('olli);ion .1t tl) Fremont and south divis:ioll s treet s \\'a.'

Harley F. Adams of Corning \\'35 hc .-e at 10:30 a. Tn .. Sunday. polie..:! " br fined $15 ,!lid cost.~ this morning on s;tid. Ric1Hu'd Eugene Brotherton. of a charge o{ faJing to stop at thc 21. 422 i\ew York :I\·cnue. WJS go­scene of an accid ent. He wa:,; fin-I itl~ CR,<., t on Fremont sl r~(of and ' 1 Fi cd by Justice of the Pe3c(' G eo rge H nl'old Dallon of Dc:;; ?ltotncj.: W:l S H C. Figgins on complaint of stat!:' gOing west when they collided. 1'\0 I ' highw<lY patrolm~n. one was hmt., C

Ad:mu; was arn's tco b~' hi ghway !' .~(' '' -, . __ ':_n ,· " ." .. .. I "ri "' .......... .t;~! •. - "'I:" ~

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IlISTORY OF UNION COlJN'J'Y 3-19

Ilent to assist Father LyOllfl, pnstor of SI. 1IInlnclly'fI, at Creston, Iowa, where he r cnl ained for two years, aua 1l1s(l attl'utieu the missions of Afton, 'l'hHyer, MUl'rllY, Orient, Greenfil'ill aud v\her plael's. His next service was tiS tlssislant in the calhe(II'1\1 at Daycnport anll after II short stay the:e he \\'ltS gi\'eu two parislH's by Bishop Cusgrove, olle Ileal' Lneollll und the other neul' ~ 1i1 o_ F ollowing a stay of two )'I'ars in that wol'l;, he was aglliu to Duvenport UIlt1 given the chaplaiucy of ?l Il'n'y hospital. Two latcr he was appointed pastor of St. Peter's cll\l l"ch at Council Bluffs, ) after .serv ing this church he luuol'cu for out! yeaI' in Colorado, IlIlU ill l.sn! 1'1'l.lJl'ued to Union eount.y to reside pet'mam'lIt ly at Afton, .For fout' years he lulJol"cU IIt're, improving the t:!lIl1'l-h, J.HIl'l:llllsing lots aurl ct-ecting a par­:-;ollagc_ Il e al~o attended till' missiotlS o[ '1'hayel·, Uricllt auJ GrccliticlJ, uesidcS assiilting at various times at St. .\ Ialachy 's_ In l Snti he was assigned to and assumcJ the ehaplnillcy o[ J\lerc)' huspitlll at Des l\loines allu two YCH t"S Intel' was ugaiu sent lWl'k to Aftult, where h~ still presides, Witl.! 1111· gt't1\'I'OIlS help of gUilt! peoplc ~ ,t Il\Itll pl~H'l':-;. t'hun'hl's havc Ul'l'n I

at Oril~ lIL alit! Un'cntit·ld_ ::it. :'.lal'k's a t OJ·i\~ lIt ttOW has a lJlClllu~rshijJ of fifteen fumilies and St. Johns at Grcl'lltield of eight cell fUlllilics . St_ Bdwunls' cllllrch, at Afton, was el'cctcd ill ] 8 j ti nnd has a mCllJuershi p of thil·ty families, d rawu largely from Ihe fal'lilillg cOllllJlltuity_ Thus uriefly is recordell th(' life rl'cUl'll alld th,· faith[ully pe r[ll rlllcII duties of olle whose aim is the uplift. ing of his fellowmen and who is accomplishing IIlUt:h good in lile pari shes wlh~rc he hdml','>, Ihe work of I Ill' tl ill'l'l'tlut churches ueins WI,I I sy:-; Il'tualh:cd nlld clll'l'fl111y eOlHlnctct!.

ROilE R1' COLilEH'I'.

Rouert Colbert owns a farm of '\lwo hUlltlred nml (m'ty 1l1'l'CS on sl'c1iotl 5, L>uuglus township, aut! is onc of the suustuutial agl'i,·uiturisls of Ihe community, for his plnec is wcll imp roved alill vlduaulc and ur ings to him a good finullcial returu_ Ill' has lived iu luwiL sill,'c l SGS and oates his resideuce ill Ultiou ClIuuty fl'OllJ lSi U. ProlJi Ireland, Ihc laud of his uirth, he ellme to till' Dew worlJ in JS6~, locatiug fir:;t iu Glluutia, where he spent two years upou a farm_ In 1864 hc wClll to Ph iladelphi a nLtd there worked in a leao factory for about two years_ On the expirntiutl of that period he mad e his way westward to lIlillois, settling at Kewnuee, Hellry COUllty, wherc he was employed ill nurscry uusiuess for ahout two years_ His ncxt removal took him to Griulleil, Iowa, where he aiti('d ill cSluulishiug a Ilur­St'!".\· lind also spellt two yenrs.

Whil e at KCWllll l'l', llIiultis, ~lr. Colhert was ll\Jlrrit' d there on the 30th o[ Ueceitlbc l' , 1:::;6:::;, tu Miss B!lcll ~Ioore, who WllS bol'll ill Calludu hut was t'cal','d ill the statc (,f !\,'\\' Y,.rk am1 lain rl·HloYt.'d to Illillois, Tht'y uegutl Illl'ir d"itl cstic lire iu Gl' illUdl, J OWil, whl'n' Ih,'~ ' l iH'11 Iwlil l;o;jO, coming th,'Il I·C II' L:llil>ll etlHlll,\", "h,'re .\Il'. 0']111'1'1 I'Hl'dl:l"I'd \'I1-'hl,\- uel"<'s of raw lilnd , I'\lllsiituling 11 \,;11'1 or II is l)J-"""Jil ra J'llI, 'I'lIi" III' IlI'"I,\' anJ iW]lJ'\I\"ctl,

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350 HISTORY OF UN ION COU~'1'Y

fenced the fields and opened IIp the fflrm, to \\'h ;(·h he 8l\dcd fro m time to time lJy ndditiollill pnrchase until he is now till' owu er of fill exc(>llcut property (-omprising two inll11il'ed and flwI)' acres uf W l')' rich ami valuable Jam!. ill:! has eredcJ here a good two story rcsidcllcc, a lso two 'substan t ial "urns and oliLer outbu ildings which fUl'nish IIl11pll' shelter for g rai n and

Ie lie ha ... also plauleli flll orchard and shad e In'cs and made t he farm " .nt il is luliny. He likewise \)\\"118 a farm a lUile to t Il(' so ut h comprising

mH." iUlI liil'(>t\ ami sixty nefes, now all ill \·ultivatioll. li e COllltlH!Ilced life, howeve r, empty hall\l('11 but !l spiril of dl'\t'j,)ltin,lliOll \IUS cnaul c\l him to OVe!'COIIIC till difli cultics (I lld ohstacles ill his path and eventually he has reached th e goal of Sllceess,

l; n to ~ ll' , and All'S. Colbert have bee u buJ'll four ch ildren, W , J, is mUI'I' ied aud is Ii prusperuus u!:\,l'iculturist , uw uill l; awl up crating one hun­

red uud sixty acres uf land on i;ectiull G, Duug-Ia ... tuwnship, lie hus t hree .:.ildrclI, Huhert A., Helell J, and all iurunt, E mma W, Uoluert heculIlc the

Ill' C, K Ours, whu a lso has a fU l'lll in Duuglas tuwllship, ami thcy have tlm'l' ehildn:H: Ethel R , FJ ul'cllce V. lIntl i. 'ad CnllJel't Ours. ~lary E. is th\~ s\'cuml w ife of l"nlllk D. Ulll'riHglull, a faruwr uf AJatlis count:', who hy a fOrmer marriage had ouc chilJ , while by his prcscll t wife there is Olle .sOll, LorCH. Fralll, Hobert (;Ollierl, the youngest melU uer of the [ullIily, hollis ,\ pusi tion ill a ll ulliel.' i ll :-:)eaH ie, \\'ashingtull,

1'ulilica lly Mr. Coillcrt is Ii rcp"u lielill. H e cust his fi rst presiJential llallot fo r Gcneral Gmut ill lSlitl UIH.! h a,~ suppul'l ed each presidential Ilum}- ~ lice of lhe l'epuLlieali party sillee that till~, his last vute udug east fur Theodure Houscvdt, He was t:\eeteJ alld i'oen'cU fur a uumuer uf years III

JilIereut olli ccs uf houor auu t r ust. B e served us roau ~lIperViSll l' fur uver sixteell )'CI!.I'S and has ueelJ iuelitifieJ with tb e schoul iulerests, H e hus also been a uclegatc tu cOUllty auu state eUllvl'utious. III ltl!)~ he was clecLeu loy the legislature liS a Li'us tee fur the lullus!!'i ;!l 11UlIle hH' t he lliiuu at. Kllox\'ilh', 10wlI, !llId h,Y r col' leetiOlJ was c(lJlliuHed ill Ibe "slice fIJI' Iwo yea)'s l~ug:er . Bot h he H1Id h is \\" il'" Hl'e lIlt:lt!lll'I's o r Ih e Uung' I'cga tiollul chu rch al Cromwell. !Ill', Culuert b as ueell a n 'siJcnt uf Jowa for furty yeal'S ;I lId has lwt onl y witm'sseu the gro\\·l.h alld developm elll l,r this pal'l of the slate uut has IH'i lll'd to iIll PI'lI" C HIII\ IlIal;:" t ll \' "IIIUlI ), w'hul it is ",day, ll is life has becH Ollc of indu!<il'y ,lJ]d hl' i.s a mati Ilf II'iel \ ill1.l'g"l'ity ami \\'orth , wh ose Sll uiitu litial ljualitil's havc gailw\l fu r lIi lll Ih \~ Illl qHiliili ... d respect

allli eonfiuence of his fe llow mclI ,

SCHU Y L ER )!Q:\HQE BEEB E.

\\'II(' n tht, cal l lu nnlJ)~ S(llIlt!\l'I\ alll\ Ihl' lIali"l1 Ifl','aml' ill\'ol " c\1 ilt one of slw ;.:n'nsl'sl I,ivil \\'HI'S of all IlisltlI'Y, 1lI"II 1'1'''111 I'\"'I',\' w;lll, of life fJlWh,d

III III \J slall,lnl'll IIf tht: )l1ItiOl1, Th,'~' I'nlll\' f r,'m Iii, ' \\'orl,slll']I;';, lh(' fields, 1111' ""1l1 1 1ill~ . hollst's atlt1 l lil ' , ,!li l"';';, HII al'lllull',1 j,,\, Oil,' "Ollllllllil Jlllrp" ,~1' of J'II','s,']'\'ill~ 111\' " II;Ull ;lll;l t'l , \mOl I :,! 111 1, 11ltmlw I' \\'h " tiolllH'tl IlIl' bille nni-