grated to the U. S. in 1841, stopping in Oneida county, N. Y., where he followed his trade until the spring of 1851, when he came to this Co., purchasing the land he still owns. He preceded Mr. Eells some three or four months, getting out a crop that year, and selling that fall the first load of grain ever marketed in Lansing, it being oats, sold to a Mr. Gilbert, the first grain buyer there. Mr. H. made his home on Mr. Eells' farm for several years; was married to a Miss Ann Williamson in 1866, also a native of Wales, and has one daughter, Ida E.

John Hogan, P. O. Waukon, farmer, section 16; owns 160 acres of land valued at $25 per acre; was born in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, in 1827-the birthplace of Parnell, whom he well knew when a boy. In 1847 he shipped on board the sail vessel Ontario, coming to Charleston, S. C.; then shipped as a sailor on board the steamship Isabel, a mail steamer plying between Charleston, Key West, Fla., and Havana, Cuba, where he continued nearly four years, when he went on the steamship Southern, running between Charleston and New York, remaining nearly three years, after which he went on the steamer Union, running from New York to Havre and Isle of Wight; and afterwards went on steamer Atlantic, which ran between New York and Liverpool, and again on steamship Marion, plying between New York and Charleston. In 1859 he left New York and came to Dubuque, Io., and shortly after came to this county and purchased 80 acres of his present farm, after which he went to Natchez, Miss., and engaged in the gas factory there, remaining till the spring of 1861, when he moved to his farm. At the close of the war he returned to Natchez and engaged in the gas factory again (leaving his family on the farm) continuing two years, and at intervals several times since. He was married to Miss Mary Murray, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Their children are Thomas, John, Anna M., Elizabeth and Sarah; they have lost two, Margaret and James. He is at present Trustee of Tp., this being the 7th year. He is a member of the Catholic church.

James T. Hawthorne, P. O. Waukon, farmer, section 25; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre; son of John and Anna E. Hawthorne; born in Armah county, Scotland, in 1845. His parents started for America in 1847, coming via Gulf of St. Lawrence, and up the River St. Lawrence. His father and two brothers dying with ship fever while they were on the river, his mother, with the remainder of the family (six children) came on to Guernsey Co., Ohio, and from there to this Co., in 1853. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A., 27th Io. Infty. He participated in the battles of Pleasant Hill, La., where he was wounded, of Tupelo, Miss., Nashville, Tenn. and Mobile, Ala. At the close of the war he returned home and has since been engaged in farming. Luther Howes, P. O. Waukon, farmer, sec. 1; owns a farm of 240 acres, valued at $15 per acre; is a native of Maine, where he

was born in 1823, the 17th of August; remained in his native State till 1844, when he went to Sheboygan Falls, Wis., engaged in lumbering, and the following year went into the pineries, where he continued in the same business until 1850, after which he spent some time in looking over the country, finally selecting the farm upon which he resides, and in 1851 located upon it; since which time it has been his home, except three years in California. He was married to Miss Mary Reed in 1849. She is a native of Canada. Mr. H. has served his township as treasurer and in other offices many years.

G. W. Hanks, P. O. Postville, farmer, sec. 35; owns a farm of 323 acres, pleasantly situated and well improved, worth $40 per acre; was born in Alleghany Co., N. Y., in 1834; his parents emigrating the same year to Ohio, locating near Cleveland, where they remained till 1839, when they removed to Crawford Co., Pa. Mr. H. was married to Miss Mary A. Banister in 1856, and in 1859 came to Iowa, stopping in Clayton Co. until 1862, when he moved to his present farm in Allamakee Co. They have an adopted son, William J.

William Harris, P. O. Postville, farmer, sec. 34; owns 273 acres of land valued at $15 per acre; son of Elisha and Margaret Harris; was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1817, coming with his parents to this county in 1854. He married Miss Charity McDonald, daughter of Duncan McDonald, in 1868. She was born in Wisconsin in 1819. They have four children, Herman, Bertha, Edith and Edna.

George W. Harris, P. O. Postville, farmer, sec. 27; owns 162 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; son of Elisha and Margaret Harris; was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, his parents emigrating to this county in 1854. He was married to Miss Ella Laughlin in May, 1873. She was born in this county. They have three children, Warner M., Ninie E. and Harold E. Mr. H. and wife are members of the United Brethren church.

Elisha Harris, sec. 15, P. O. Postville, farmer, was born in Morgan Co.. Ohio, in 1819, remaining in that county till the spring of 1854, when he immigrated to Iowa, locating upon the farm where he still resides. By economy, energy and perseverance he has accumulated a handsome property, still owning 640 acres of land, after having given several hundred acres to his children. He was married to Miss Margaret Patterson in 1843, in Ohio, she being a native of that State, and born in 1827. They have ten children: Mary E., William, George W., James M., Jane M., Caroline, Delilah A., Margaret U., Samuel H. and Charles A.; and have lost three Nancy, Elisha and Bertha M.

H. S. Humphreys, proprietor of Biliard Hall and owner of Commercial House, Postville, was born in Ohio in 1836, in 1854 he moved to Jasper Co., Iud., and in 1860 to Allamakee Co., Iowa, four miles from Postville, and in 1875 came into town and built the

Commercial House, which he run one year, then sold out and farmed three years; when he repurchased the hotel property, which he run one and one-half years in connection with the livery busiHe then rented the property and engaged in his present business. He married Miss Philia Haines in 1860. She was born in Ohio. They have five children, Alfred E., Ida M., Levi H., Jesse and Hiram. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

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I. A. Harmon, farmer, Postville, owns a farm of 181 acres adjoinining the tp of Postville, valued at $50 per acre. He was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1840. In 1867 he immigrated to Clinton Co., Iowa, where he remained till 1870; then came to Allamakee Co. He was married to Lydia A. Shepherd in 1866. She died in November 1878. Mr. H. was again married to Martha Ady in 1879; she was also a native of Ohio. He has one daughter by his first marriage, Effie M., and lost, three, Emmet G., Willie F. and Eva E. They all died within a period of tour months. By his second marriage he has two sons, Charles and John. Mr. H. is a member of the M. E. Church and the I. O. O. F.

Jacob Haas was born in Germany in 1831, and came to the U. S. in 1854; settled at Lansing in 1856, and has since been engaged in the brewery business. He was married in 1858 to Cara Kerndt; she died in 1877, leaving two children, Emma and Theodore. In 1878 he married Pauline Bensch, and now has one son, Oscar.

S. H. Hazleton, was born in Tioga Co., Pa. Feb. 19, 1837; came to Lansing in 1856 and entered the store of G. W. Gray. In 1860 he engaged in general merchandise, and continued two years. In 1863 he entered the bank and is now a partner in the same. He has also been engaged in insurance since 1864, and has been a member of the firm of M. McCormack & Co. since 1873. Mr. H. was married in 1859 to Miss Lydia L. Rockwell. They have four children living, Emma L., J. Maud, Lydia L. and Samuel H.

F. A. Howe, proprietor of Lansing House, was born in Clayton Co., Io., in 1853; is a son of Henry E. and Mary A. Howe, natives of Mass. He went to Decorah in 1871, and was employed on different local newspapers as compositor. From there he went to Waukon, and in 1879 he came to Lansing. He runs a stage line from here to Decorah and keeps a livery and feed barn in connection with his hotel. He married Jennie A. Thompson, a native of Clayton County, and they have two children, Maud and Mattie.

Robt. Hufschmidt, city mayor, is a native of Germany, born in 1844; learned milling and followed mercantile life at his native country until 1869. He then came to the U. S. and at once located at Lansing. Here he kept books for his brother, C. W. Hufschmidt, for three years. He then commenced dealing in farming implements, machinery and grain, and still continues the same. He is also agent for the St. Louis and St. Paul packet line. Mr. Hufschmidt has become a very popular citizen, and is now serving

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his third term as city mayor. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., I. L. of H. and the Turn Verein. Mr. H. married Miss Mary E. Geieger, of Cassville, Wisconsin, June 4, 1879, and has one daughter, Elsie.

C. O. Howard, dealer in grain, seeds, lumber, etc. This enterprising citizen and early settler was born in Maine, in 1840. He is a son of Azel and Lina Howard, who settled in Allamakee County, in the fall of 1854. The subject of this sketch followed farming until 1875, when he removed to Waukon, and as soon as he felt certain that the W. & M. R. R. was going to be completed, he erected an elevator with a capacity of 25,000 bushels, filled it with wheat, and shipped the same during the fall of 1877. In June, 1880, he opened a lumber yard and has since continued the same. In the fall of 1877 he built a stock yard, which has since been in use by the railroad company. Mr. Howard's village property, which consists of an elevator, lumber yard, fine residence, etc., located just north of the W. & M. R. R. depot, is conveniently arranged, and here he will probably spend the remainder of his life in that single blessedness which he now enjoys.

E. M. Hancock, insurance; is a son of Moses Hancock. He was born in Winchendon, Mass., in 1850; was brought by his parents to Allamakee Co., in 1856. In 1868 he commenced work in the Standard office, where he learned the printer's trade, and in 1873 purchased a one-half interest in the office, which he held until 1882, when on account of his health he retired from the printing business and engaged in insurance. Mr. Hancock was married in November, 1881, to Miss Charlotte M. Wedgwood, daughter of Rev. John M. Wedgwood.

E. K. Spencer, dealer in harness, etc., was born in Pennsylvania, in 1838; came to Decorah, Winneshiek Co., in 1857. Here he learned his trade with his brother. In 1860 he went to Rice Co., Minnesota, where he was engaged in business until 1869, at which date he came to Waukon, and has since been engaged in the manufacture and sale of harness. Mr. S. was married in 1863 to Miss Lucy E. Story, and has three children, Alice E., Chester H. and Edward.

John A. Hilmo, farmer, sec. 16, Makee tp., P. O. Waukon; was born in Norway in 1859; was married in 1853; emigrated to the U. S. in 1857; located where he now lives in 1867, and owns 216 acres of land. He has four children.

L. W. Hersey, cashier of Waukon Bank, was born in Maine in 1826; came to Iowa in 1851, settled in this township, and for two years was engaged in farming. He then removed to Waukon and embarked in the mercantile trade. In 1853 he was elected clerk of the courts, which position he held for three years. He married Miss B. A. Rayton, a native of New York.

Holahan & Buggy. This well known firm takes the lead in amount of business transacted. The partnership of Holahan & Buggy was formed in 1863, at which time they commenced a small blacksmith business, with a capital of about $150; but being energetic and industrious, they soon increased their business by adding the manufacture of plows and fanning mills, and continuing successful, in 1867 they added an agricultural implement business, and soon worked up such an extensive trade that for years their sales averaged $75,000 annually. When the project of building the W. & M. R. R. agitated the minds of the people of Waukon, they also took an active part, first by taking $1,000 in stock; but this they increased from time to time until they owned about $21,000 worth, which was the largest amount owned by any one firm. Mr. Holahan also served as auditor of the railroad company one year. They are now doing the largest agricultural implement and machine business in the county; deal extensively in real estate, of which they own about $30,000 worth; loan money, buy notes, etc.

James Holahan, the senior member of the firm, is a native of Ireland; born in Jan., 1838; came with his parents to the U. S. when twelve years of age, and lived in Connecticut until 1861, at which time he came to Iowa, living at Decorah about two years, when he settled at Waukon. He is a painter by trade; a liberal in politics, but takes no interest more than to perform his duty as a citizen. His religion, Roman Catholic. He was married in April, 1867, to Miss Kate M. Fanalon, then of Waukon, but a native of Ireland. They have six children: W. H., Ellen M., John M., Morris F., Thomas and James.

Michael Buggy, the junior member of the firm, was born in Ireland in 1840, came to the U. S. in 1854, and lived at New Haven, Conn., until 1862, during which time he learned the blacksmith trade. He then came to Iowa and resided at Decorah until 1864, since which time he has resided at Waukon. He was married in February; 1862, to Miss Mary Ann O'Neil, then of Waukon, but a native of Boston, Mass.. They have six children: Mary A., John F., Richard, James, Willie and Michael. His religion is the Roman Catholic.

Gunder Hauson, farmer, sec. 22, Makee; P. O. Waukon; one of the early settlers; is a native of Norway; born in 1822; learned the tailor's trade, and in 1849 emigrated to the U. S., and first settled at Delaware, Walworth Co., Wis. In 1852, in the employ of Mr. Phoenix, he started the nursery at Bloomington, Ill. In 1854 he came to Allamakee Co., and in 1855 was married to Miss Kristi Knuedtson. He now owns 240 acres of land, valued at $20 per

His wife died Oct. 2, 1881, leaving eight children: Norman, Charley, Julia, Martin, Emma, Gilman, Clara and Albert. M. B. Hendrick, attorney, is one of the prominent men of the Co.; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1837; came to Alla