Mr. Hoover attended the schools of his district, afterwards the High school at Plattsmouth where he completed his education. Mr. Hoover is a plain practical man, and like his honored father, is always to the front when there is any enterprise on hand that is for public benefit; as much so as if it were for personal gain. Mr. Hoover was married March 11, 1878 to Miss Augusta Pankonin. This lady was born July 20, 1855, and came to Nebraska in 1871. While enroute she happened to be at Chicago when that city experienced her terrible battle with the flames. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoover. They are Rosa, William, Ella, Laura and Hellen.

Mr. Tritsch was married on December 18, 1895 to Miss Emma Hennings who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Hennings, Cass county's most substantial farmers. They have a nice home here and enjoy the friendship of all their acquaintances. Two daughter complete their happiness.

He had now grown to manhood, and from his labors had saved enough money to begin business for himself, having acquired the right amount of knowledge to carry it on successfully. He went to David City, Nebraska, and purchased half interest of his brother, who was the owner of a fine stock in that city, where he stayed for eighteen months. Selling out his interest there he went to Rising City, this state, where he remained until he came to Louisvillle. In 1899 he purchased the drug stock of Dr. J.A. Hasemeier of this place, and here he has since remained.

Mr. Frater has a neat building and a large and well selected stock. He is a pleasant gentleman and his courteous ways holds his trade up to the standard.

Mr. Frater was married on May 1, 1890 to Miss Birdie Jones, a popular young lady of Thurman, Iowa that date being the 43rd anniversary of his father's wedding. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Frater, of whom two are living.

He has been successful owing to his strict attention to business and is a man who is at all times enterprising. With Mr. Parmele he established the Louisville Mills, a worthy enterprise and one for which the town owes Mr. Richey much credit. His interests were later sold to Tapper & Son, the present managers.

Mr. Richey was married on February 19, 1896 to Miss May Dutton of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and have a neat cottage home in the southwest part of town. Two daughters have been born to them.

HISTORIANS, and especially those of the earlier periods, designated the different epochs as the Stone age, the Iron age and the Brass age; these names doubtless indicating either the use or discovery of the different articles by which their periods or epochs are named. The future historians, after reading the achievements of the 19th century, and especially of the last three decades, might fitly call it the Fraternal age. For prior to the middle of the 19th century the names of the fraternal orders could be counted on the fingers of one hand, and in fact there were but two with sufficient prominence to be generally known: namely the Masonic, whose existence is almost as aged as time itself, and Odd Fellowship, whose years are now nearing the century mark in this country.

During the closing years of the Civil war, while the country was still in dreadful doubt and suspense as to the issue of that terrible struggle, the Knights of Pythias was brought into existence and so intense was the feeling engendered by that struggle that one of the conditions of membership was, that the applicant must have been a member of the Union army.

Up to this time little thought had been given to beneficiary orders, and to John Upchurch largely belongs the credit of giving to the world in the A.O.U.W., a system of life insurance within the reach of those not able to avail themselves of the protection by old line companies; the benefits of which eternity alone can tell. This and kindred other orders are the attempt of mankind to solve the question, "Who is my Neighbor?" Following closely upon the organization of the Workmen came that of the Modern Woodmen of America at Lyons, Iowa in May, 1883, by Joseph C. Root and others, and like most orders its work was confined to narrow limits. In a few years however the society was chartered under the laws of the state of Illinois, with the head office at Fulton, that state, and being confined by its charter to seven Northwestern states its growth was comparatively slow. But notwithstanding this fact at the close of 1890 its members had increased to 40,000. At the meeting of the Head Camp at Springfield, Ill., new head officers were elected and important legislation enacted which gave the society an impetus that astonished the Fraternal world, and as its merits have become known applications have been made at every meeting of the Head Camp by adjoining states for admission into its jurisdiction until now its territory extends from ocean to ocean and from our northern boundary to the Ohio and including the more northerly Southern states and its membership to 700,000. This territory has been selected with the utmost care as regards healthfulness and especially freedom from epidemics, and by its bylaws excludes all hazardous occupations thus making its death rate the lowest of any beneficiary order. Its assessments are graded according to age and are so low that a man must be poor indeed who cannot afford protection to his family in this order.

River View No. 1071 was organized July 13, 1889 with the following officers and members: J.M. Jackman, V.C.; W.B. Shryock, W.A.; H.E. Pankonin, E.B.; P.C. Stander, Clk.; G.A. Stewart, E.; G.W. Mayfield, W. I.W. Neely, S.; J.A. Hasemeier, P.; C.L. Mullins, J.L. Hartshorn, L.C. Eickhoff, managers; J.O. McClain, A. Jenkins, G.H. Tackenberg, L.P. Sine. Since the organization of the Camp death has claimed but three of its members. Neighbors W.B. Shryock, dying July 1, 1891; J.O. McClain August, 1897 and Michael Borcherts, September 1898. The beneficiaries of the first two received $3,000 each and latter, $2,000, thus most forcibly exemplifying the benefits derived from fraternal protection and the love and wisdom of those who thus provide for their loved ones.

Messrs. Tapper and Tapper are well known to our people, having been prosperous farmers in Cass county for years, and what is put out by them can be relied upon as first class. Mr. John Oleson is their head miller while Mr. Sam Sorber acts in the capacity of engineer.

He then decided to try farming. Disposing of his business here he removed to the country in 1893 and tilled Cass county's fertile soil for a period of five years. Desiring to give his children better educational advantages Mr. Burns returned to Louisville in 1899 and opened up a grocery store and restaurant, and at this time, 1902, he is the owner of a first-class stock and has built up a good trade. In connection with his stock, Mrs. Burns carries a nice line of millinery goods, an assortment hard to excel in much larger towns.

Mr. Burns was married on May 10, 1880 to Miss Annie Krecklow, of this county, at the German Lutheran church southwest of Louisville. They are the parents of four children, three girls and a boy.

Mr. DelesDernier has practiced law for twenty years, and up to 1893 made his headquarters at the farm. Nine years ago his practice became so wide that he found it impossible to attend to his legal business with his office located there so he moved his family to Elmwood where he has since resided . He has a good practice in the supreme and lower courts, having the largest practice in the county in state and probate matters, and makes a specialty of settling up estates. Mr. and Mrs. DelesDernier are the parents of four boys and three girls.