Politically, Mr. Hummel is a Democrat and in fraternal matters a member of the Knights of Pythias.

On March 20, 1880, Mr. Hummel was united in marriage with Eliza A. Newell, who was born in Wapello county, Iowa, the daughter of William Newell, who settled in Jasper county in an early day and here became well established and highly respected.

Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hummel, namely: Mrs. Carrie Bower, of Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Zola Baker and Mrs. Zetta Livingston, twins; Virgil is at home.

AUGUST GALEN MILLER.

We are glad to note in this series of biographical articles that so many of the progressive citizens of Jasper county have been born and reared here, for this is an indication of at least two things, namely, that they are men of keen discernment, being able to see and appreciate present conditions as they are, and that the county is indeed one of the favored sections of the great Hawkeye state, else these people would have sought opportunities elsewhere. As it is they did not need to heed the call of the wanderlust that is heard at some stage or other in the lives of all young men. It very frequently leads them to forsake the "land of milk and honey" and go in search of a never-tobe-attained oasis of a mirage, ultimately finding instead the barren, sandswept waste of a Sahara, often, too, after it is too late to return and establish themselves in their own native heath. The subject of this sketch is one of a large number of Jasper county boys who have had the good judgment to remain right at home and devote their energies to the things with which they are most familiar, hence they have had a better chance of ultimately attaining the ever-sought-for guerdon—success.

August Galen Miller, farmer of Mariposa township, Jasper county, was born here on December 25, 1871. He is the son of August, Sr., and Emma (Buchann) Miller, the former born in Prussia in 1825 and the latter in Germany in 1844. The father grew up in his native land, received his education there and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed with success. In 1858 he and his parents emigrated to St. Louis, Missouri, in which city he remained, engaged at his trade, for several years, during which time he did a great deal of work in railroad construction. After the Civil war he went to Scott county, Iowa, and engaged in farming on rented land. In 1869 the father of the subject came to Mariposa township, Jasper county,

and bought eighty acres in section 24, and in 1870 he moved on his farm here, building the house that is still standing here. The farm was all raw prairie and a great deal of hard work was required to reclaim it from the wild and place it under profitable cultivation, but he was a man inured to hard work and in overcoming all manner of obstacles, so he set to work with a will and eventually had a good farm and a comfortable home.

August Miller, Sr., was a Republican in politics and he was baptized and reared in the Lutheran church, to which faith he ever adhered tenaciously. His family consisted of three sons and four daughters, named in order of birth as follows: Mrs. Amelia Miller, Mrs. Lillie Catron, Mrs. Minnie Infield, Daisy (died when thirteen years of age), Will (living at Deadwood, South Dakota), John (living at Hamilton, Missouri), Louis (deceased), August Galen, of this review, who is the fifth child of this family.

The subject grew up on the farm and when but a boy he was put to work in the fields, finding time, however, to attend school in the Barrett district. When twenty-one years of age he started to work out by the month, following this course for three years until he got a start, then, in 1894, he purchased forty acres in section 23, Mariposa township, and in 1897 he purchased the home place of eighty acres. He has met with encouraging success all the while as a general farmer and stock raiser, and he has become widely known as a raiser of registered shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs. Owing to the recognized superiority of his fine stock they are greatly admired by all who see them and they find a very ready market at fancy prices when offered for sale. It would be hard to find a better judge of live stock than Mr. Miller, and he understands all the modern ways of properly caring for his herds so as to get the best results through the minimum amount of labor and cost. He has a comfortable, substantial home and convenient outbuildings and his place is kept well improved.

A Democrat in politics, Mr. Miller has ably served his community as township trustee and road supervisor.

On November 10, 1903, occurred the marriage of August G. Miller and Laura Belle Speas. The latter was born in Marshall county, Iowa, September 20, 1877, and there she was reared and educated in the common schools. She is the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Hilsebeck) Speas, early settlers of Marshall county and well known citizens there, in fact, the Speas and Hilsebeck families have been prominent in Marshall county for several generations. Elias Hilsebeck, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Miller, settled in that county as early as 1848.

The death of August Miller, Sr., father of the subject, occurred on April 16, 1880, after a successful and busy life. His widow, a woman of strong characteristics, is still living, making her home in Kellogg township, this county. She is now advanced in years, having survived her husband nearly thirty-two years.

Six children have been born to August G. Miller and wife, named in order of birth as follows: . Floyd, born August 10, 1904, survived only ten days, dying on August 20th of the same year; Morris was born on August 20, 1905; Marian, born February 3, 1906, died August 20th of the same year; Florence; born April 23, 1907, died March 24, 1908; August Virgil, born May 13, 1908; Oliver Vernon, born June 13, 1910.

Mr. Miller is known to be a careful business man, broad-minded, genial and a man who appreciates a good joke. He is a man of positive ideas and advocates cleanliness in both public and social life.

CHRISTOPH HASSELBRINK.

One of the German-born citizens, a native of Barkow-by-Godems, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who has won success as a farmer and stock raiser solely through individual enterprise and courage is Christoph Hassselbrink, a man whom any community would delight to have in its midst, for he is not only progressive in material things, but has proven himself to be law-abiding and honorable in his relations with his fellowmen.

Mr. Hasselbrink was born in Germany on July 26, 1861. He is the Son of Henry Christian Hasselbrink and Henrietta (Jabb) Hasselbrink, both born and reared in the fatherland, the father dying there October 26, 1892, and the mother died in 1909, in Jasper county, Iowa. The father worked principally as a day laborer. Their family consisted of five sons and one daughter, Christoph, of this sketch, being the fourth in order of birth.

The subject grew up in his native land and there received such education as the community in which he lived afforded and he worked on the farm in seasons. He emigrated alone to the United States in 1883, locating at Des Moines, Iowa, but soon afterwards went to work on a farm near that

city remaining there for a period of fourteen years, during which time he saved his money and got a start in the world. He then went to Texas and became a railroad laborer for different roads, working at construction work and on section for three years. In 1888 he came to Kellogg, Jasper county,

Iowa, to make his future home. Here he was employed by the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Railroad for seven years at construction work and on the section, becoming an expert in this work. Then, in 1895, turning his attention to farming, he rented a farm for two years, then moved to Marshall county and lived on rented farms until 1908, then began renting the C. W. Craven farm in Mariposa township, Jasper county. In the spring of 1911 he purchased one hundred and forty acres on the north boundary of Mariposa township, known as the old Christ Freese farm, and he moved to his permanent home March 1, 1912.

Politically, Mr. Hasselbrink is a Democrat and he was reared a Lutheran. Mr. Hasselbrink was married on January 30, 1889, to Amelia Schultz, who was born in Germany on October 26, 1861, the daughter of John and Kathrina (Detloff) Schultz, who came from Germany to Kellogg, Iowa, in the year 1880. To the subject and wife have been born eight children, named as follows: Carl, William, Albert, Amelia, Elsie, Hugo, Lela and Louis. By a former marriage Mrs. Hasselbrink became the mother of two children who are living at home, John and Andrew Lunt.

WILLIAM BOND.

One of the best known and most highly respected men of a past generation in Mound Prairie township, Jasper county, was William M. Bond, who, after a life of usefulness and honor, having "fought the good fight" of St. Paul, the apostle, has closed his eyes on earthly scenes and become a part of that larger existence "beyond the utmost bounds of time," but his influence still lives. He took no small part in the work in transforming this locality from a wild prairie and the log cabin days to the present magnificent prosperity.

Mr. Bond was born in Schenectady county, New York, November 12, 1817. He is the son of Richard and Eva (Smith) Bond, natives of the state of New York, to which state the grandfather of the subject came from England before the Revolutionary war and there he married a German woman. In a very early day Richard Bond came to Wisconsin and there spent the rest of his life.

William Bond came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1840 and located in Jefferson county, and there the subject became the owner of eighty acres which he farmed many years. In 1866 he emigrated to Jasper county, Iowa, driving a team of oxen to an old fashioned wagon in which he brought his

family. He bought sixty acres, later buying forty more, all in Mound Prairie township. This he improved and became very well established through hard work and good management. In the early days he kept a large herd of feeding cattle on the open prairie. He erected all the buildings on his place and set out every tree on the same. He was an influential man in the community. and took an active part in public affairs, being an ardent Republican. religious matters he was a Spiritualist.

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Mr. Bond was married on July 13, 1847, to Melissa Boynton, who was born March 30, 1826, in Canada. She is the daughter of James Boynton, an early settler in Wisconsin. This was the subject's second marriage, his first wife having died early. Mrs. Melissa Bond is still living on the homestead here, being now eighty-six years of age, but is well preserved for her age. Like her husband before her, she enjoys the friendship of a wide circle of acquaintances. The death of William Bond occurred on May 8, 1895.

Mr. Bond and his first wife were the parents of two children, Richard, now deceased, and Mrs. Sarah J. Kees. By his second wife three children were born, namely: Samuel W. lives in Santa Cruz, California; Harriet and Mrs. Ella May Decker.

HERMAN H. JENSEN.

Another of the representative young farmers of Sherman township, Jasper county, is Herman H. Jensen, living on an excellent farmstead which he manages in a manner that stamps him as fully abreast of the times in matters pertaining to husbandry, and he is carrying on the various departments of his enterprise with that discretion and diligence that insure success. Mr. Jensen was born in the locality where he still lives on September 22, 1875He is the son of Henry and Carolina (Schmidt) Jensen, the father born in Germany in October, 1849, and the mother's birth occurred in Scott County, Iowa, in 1856. Henry Jensen grew up and was educated in Germany and when nineteen years of age he emigrated to the United States and located in Davenport, Iowa, landing there without a dollar, and for several years he worked near there by the month and there he was married. In March, 1875, he moved to Sherman township, Jasper county, and bought one hundred and eighty acres. He went to work with a will, managed well and consequently prospered and now he owns four hundred and twenty acres, still residing on the home place. His wife died some time ago. Politically, he is a Republican. He has served his district as school director. Since 1896 he has