W. Artz, dealer in grain and stock, is a native of Ill.; moved to Carroll county in 1870, and engaged in mercantile business in Carroll in 1871, which he continued until engaging in present business. He has been treasurer of the county.

Wm. H. Bunch, barber, was born in Ill. in 1848; moved to Carroll, Ia., in 1881 and established his present business.

R.D. Backus, dentist, was born in Madison county, N.Y.; in 1860, he moved with parents to Ia.; came to Carroll in 1880 and established business; has a very fine office. Thos. F. Barbee, attorney at law, is a native of Ky.; moved to Rock Island, Ill., and in 1878 came to Carroll, Ia., and opened his present law business.

J.L. Bowdish,insurance agent, is a native of Ill.; came to Carroll in 1873; is justice of the peace, also notary public. He erected a fine brick block in 1881, now occupied by a clothing store.

E.H. Brooks, of the firm of Brooks & Baumhover, proprietors of the Carroll Steam Mills, was born in N.Y.; moved to Ill. in 1858; thence to Clinton, Ia.; and came to Carroll in 1870 and engaged in lumber business, until Aug., 1877, when he engaged in milling. the mill has a capacity of fifty barrels of flour per day and employs eight men.

Col. John B. Cook, dealer in agricultural implements, is a native of Mass. He served in the army during the late war, after which he settled in the South. He moved to Carroll, Ia., in 1871 and engaged in his present business.

Joseph M. Drees, attorney at law, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1849; removed to Dubuque, Ia., in 1858; thence to Carroll in 1873. He studied law with O.H. Manning, lieutenant governor, and was admitted to the bar in Sept. 1879. He is also engaged in the insurance business and is agent for a German line of steamers.

H.T. Emis, M.D. is a native of Ill.; moved to Scott county, Ia. in 1856. He graduated from the Cincinnati Medical College in 1868, and came to Carroll in May, 1881.

H.F. Flinn, jeweler, is a native of Ill.; moved to Gilman, Washington county, Ia., in 1876; thence to Carroll in the autumn of the same year, and engaged in his present business.

W.E. Folkens, proprietor of the city Billiard Hall, is a native of Germany; came to America in 1858 and settled in Ill.; thence to Ia. in 1869 and located in Grundy county, and came to Carroll in 1874, and engaged in his present business in 1878.

I.W. Griffith, dealer in general merchandise, was born in Va. in 1813; moved to O. when quite young, and in 1844 came to Ia. and settled in Henry county, near Mt. Pleasant, and engaged in farming. He removed to Mahaska county; thence to Marshall county, where he engaged in milling. He subsequently came to Carroll and established the first store in the new town.

Wm. Gilley, is a native of Pa.; moved to O. with parents. He moved to Iowa City, Ia., in 1854 and to Carroll county in April, 1856, and engaged in farming; moved into Carroll in 1868; was county treasurer at that time. He has been engaged in banking and mercantile pursuits until a few years since, when he retired from business.

J.W. Gustine, M.D., was born in Pa. in 1822. He began the practice of medicine in Pittsburg in 1848, and moved to Iowa in 1854; two years later he located in Guthrie county, where he engaged in the practice of medicine, until 1875 then he moved to Carroll and opened an office.

P.M. Guthrie, dealer in real estate, was born in County Clare, Ireland; came to America in 1848, and located in Mich. and engaged in railroad contracting until 1854, when he moved to Dubuque, Ia.; thence to Carroll in 1869 and engaged in present business. He is agent for the Iowa Land Co.

R.J. Hamilton, sheriff of Carroll county, was born in Clinton county, Ia., in 1845; lived on a farm until coming to Carroll county in 1875, where he engaged in blacksmithing. He was elected to his present office in Oct., 1881.

C. Henderson, proprietor of the dray line, is a native of Ill.; moved to Carroll in 1872 and engaged in his present business.

H.C. Haywood, merchant and postmaster, at Elba, Carroll county, was born in Addison county, Vt.; moved with parents to Scott county, Ia., in 1850; thence to Carroll county and engaged in farming until appointed postmaster in 1878.

F.J. Kriebs, M.D., was born in Clayton county, Ia.; graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, in the class of 1881, and began the practice of medicine at Carroll the same year, and is ready in the enjoyment of a good practice.

Louis Keckevoet, dealer in general merchandise, is a native of Germany; came to America in 1864 and settled in Ind.; removed to Dubuque, Ia., in 1870 and came to Carroll in 1875 and engaged in present business; he also has a general store at Hillsdale, this county.

Wm. Lynch, clerk of the courts of Carroll county, was born in Scotland in 1841; came to America with his parents and settled in N.Y.; removed to Pa. thence to Ia. in 1850. He enlisted in 1862, and was soon afterwards appointed hospital steward of the 31st Mo. regiment, and served until the close of the war. He then located at Carthage, Ill., and engaged in the drug business; remained there until 1869, then removed to Carroll and again engaged in the drug business. He was elected to his present office in 1875, and has held it ever since.

F.M. Leibfried, deputy county treasurer, is a native of Md.; removed to Wis. in 1850; thence to Carroll, Ia., in 1879. He was appointed deputy treasurer by Mr. Artz, and re-appointed by Wm. Ruggles in 1882.

S.M. Moore, dealer in general groceries and confectionery, is a native of In.; came to Ia. in 1869 and engaged in his present business.

M. Miller, druggist, is a native of Germany; came to America in 1857, and located at Dubuque, Iowa, and engaged as traveling agent for Honick & Walls, of Sioux City. He engaged in his present business at Carroll, in 1881, is wholesale and retail dealer in drugs and liquors.

J.L. Messersmith, recorder of Carroll county, is a native of Pa.; moved to Carroll in 1875 and engaged in wagon making. He was elected to his present office in 1876, and has been re-elected every term since.

F.M. Powers, of the firm of Powers & Powers, attorneys-at-law, is a native of N.Y. City; moved with parents to Balckhawk [Black Hawk]county, Ia., in 1857, graduated from the Iowa law school in 1877, and began the practice of law at Independence. He came to Carroll in 1880, and opened an office. The firm also do a loan and real estate business.
J.M. Powers, of the above firm, was born in Cincinnati, O., removed with parents to Blackhawk [Black Hawk] county, Ia., in 1857. He graduated from the Iowa Law School in 1879, and has since been in partnership with his brother.

Geo. W. Paine, attorney at law, also does abstract, loan and insurance business. He was born in Duchess county, N.Y., in 1828. He first engaged in the practice of law at Poughkeepsie, in 1849; moved to New York City in 1860, and practiced there until opening an office in Carroll, Ia., in 1872.

J.A. Rohner, photographer, was born in Erie county, N.Y.; moved to Fremont, O., in 1867; thence to Chicago, Ill., two years later, and was employed there and in other cities in the west in the photograph business, until 1878, when he located at Carroll, Ia., and engaged in business. He was burned out in 1879, and was absent for a year; returned in 1881 and engaged in present business.

Abram Raught, proprietor of the Commercial House, was born in St. Lawrence county, N.Y.; moved to Neb. in 1873 and engaged in the hotel business; returned to N.Y., afterwards moved to Knoxville, Ia.; thence to Carroll and opened his present house, which is situated near the depot, and is a first-class house.

August Stark, insurance agent, is a native of Germany; came to America in 1861 and enlisted in Co. G, 57th, Ill. Vol., was with Gen. Sherman in his march to the sea, and various other places. He served until Aug. 15th, 1865, and then settled in Ill. and engaged in farming; in 1875 came to Carroll, Ia., and engaged in present business; was burned out in 1879, but started business again soon after.

C.B. Smith, agent for the C. & N.W.R.R. Co., at Carroll, Ia., is a native of New York; when quite young moved to Wheaton, Ill. He entered the employ of the above company and in 1871 was located at West Side, Ia. He came to this city in 1881.

J.E. Thompson, dealer in groceries, is a native of O.; moved to Scott county, Ia., in 1851, and engaged in farming. In 1876 came to Carroll and engaged in his present business, as wholesale and retail dealer in groceries and queensware.

J.W. Thomas, cashier of the Carroll County bank, us a native of England; came to America in 1873, settled in Ia. and engaged in farming until 1876, when he assumed his present position. The bank changed hands in 1881, but Mr. Thomas was retained as cashier.

R.R. Woodring & Co., wholesale and retail dealers in furniture, also manufacturers. This firm is composed of R.R. Woodring, I.N. Force and D. Burkhart. They do an extensive business in their line, and are one of the leading furniture firms in Carroll county.

A.L. Wright, M.D., is a native of Wis.; graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1874. He located at Carroll, Ia., the same year, and has established a large and lucrative practice.