History of Sac County 
by William H. Hart - 1914

BRUCE, JAMES L. -----Among the enterprising businessmen of Odebolt. who are assisting in the development of the industrial and commercial life of this town and community is J. L. Bruce, of the firm of Reuber & Bruce, dealers in grains and seeds. This firm, which is one of the largest of its kind in this section of the state, is of immense benefit to the farmers of Sac county, and it annually distributes several thousand dollars to the farmers of the county. 

James L. Bruce was born May 10, 1873, in Delaware county, Iowa, and is the son of J. S. and Nettie O. (Younie) Bruce. J. S. Bruce was born in 1851 in Scotland and came to America in 1834 with his father, John Bruce, who first settled in Schenectady, New York, but three years later came to Delaware county, Iowa, and became one of the pioneer settlers of that county. In 1871 he came to Sac county, where he bought land in Wheeler township, but did not move his family from Delaware county until the spring of 1874. John Bruce was one of the first settlers in Wheeler township and died in Odebolt April 7, 1895 at an advanced age. Four sons accompanied John Bruce to Sac county: John, deceased: Robert deceased; Andrew, who lives near Kingsley, Iowa, and J. S., father of the subject of this brief review.

J. S. Bruce was married in Delaware county, Iowa, and settled on his farm there. He lived on this farm of two hundred acres for about one year, and, then, in the spring of 1874, removed to Sac county and lived on his farm in Wheeler township until he moved to Garber, Oklahoma, in the fall of 1900. He added to his land holdings from time to time and when he left this state he was the owner of six hundred acres of fine farming land in Wheeler township, and has since acquired four hundred and eighty acres in Oklahoma. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bruce were as follows : James L. whose life history is here given; Lewis Edward, of Garber, Oklahoma: Mrs. Jennie Potter, wife of Dr. W. L. Potter, a dentist of Garber, Oklahoma: Verrian, of Garber, Oklahoma: Bertha, of Fort Worth, Texas; Mrs. Blanche Brunken. of Garber, Oklahoma: Harry of the same place. 

James L. Bruce was reared on his father's farm in Wheeler township, this county, and received a limited education in the district schools of his township. In 1896 he began farming for himself, purchasing part of the old home place. In the fall of 1904 he sold his farm and in the spring of 1905 he moved to Odebolt, where he took employment in the hardware store of Mattes Company. After working for this firm for two years, he was manager of the Trans-Mississippi Grain Elevator for three years, and in the fall of 1909 he purchased a half interest in the grain business of A. H.  W. Reuber, which is noted in detail elsewhere in this volume in the sketch of Mr. Reuber.

Mr. Bruce was married January 3, 1900, to Nellie Johnson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Johnson, of DeWitt, Iowa, and they are the parents of one daughter, Rosmer Loraine, who was born October 6, 1901. Mr.  and Mrs. Bruce are loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while Mr. Bruce is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.  Politically, Mr. Bruce has been identified with the Republican party and is now a member of the city council of Odebolt. He is a man of high ideals and clean character and is well worthy of mention in a biographical volume of this nature, which is intended to include the representative men of Sac county.

BRYNTESON, CHARLES -----The annals of the counties of western Iowa abound with tales of young men who have forged ahead of the regular procession as a natural sequence of their destined end and have reaped rewards for their sterling endeavor which have seldom been equaled in any other section of the great country.  Many of them have been the sons of foreign-born parents or have had their birth on foreign soil. Sac county is peculiarly fortunate in having several bright and rising young citizens of the latter class, among them being the sons of Swedish immigrants, who, it is rightly said, become assimilated into the great cosmopolitan body of Americans more quickly than the average race of Europeans. Sac county is proud of its Swedish-American citizens, who have achieved wonderful progress along all lines of endeavor since the great immigration began over forty years ago.

Charles Brynteson. druggist, of Sac City, is a striking example of what can be accomplished in a material and civic sense by a young man gifted with ambition and the necessary energy to progress along well defined lines. He was born in Sweden. September 25, 1884. His parents were Peter and Christina (Olson) Brynteson. who emigrated to America in 1887, when Charles was but three years old. The family arrived in the town of Odebolt in June. 1887. and there Peter followed his trade of carpenter. For over twenty-five years he has been engaged in carpenter work and contracting in this thriving city. Peter Brynteson was born in 1855: his wife, Christina, was born in 1860, and died in 1906. They have reared a family of nine children, namely: Brynte, of Minneapolis; Olaf, who recently proved up a claim near Willard. Colorado; Charles: Jennie, a stenographer, now employed in Minneapolis; Paul,, also a resident of Minneapolis; Josephine, who is her father's housekeeper: Florence, Ted and Harold, in school.

Mr. Brynteson graduated from the Odebolt high school at the age of seventeen years and then attended Highland Park College. He studied pharmacy in 1905, was admitted to the practice of pharmacy in July 1905, and in the following August he took charge of a drug store in the town of Schaller. He held this position until June. 1907. He was appointed county recorder on June 3, 1907, in order to fill a vacancy, removing to Sac City to take up the duties of his office on June 4^th of the same year and serving for a term of three years and seven months. In the fall of 1908 he was nominated and elected to the office on the Republican county ticket. In September, 1910, before his retirement from the office, he purchased his drug business in Sac City. His place of business is located in a large room on the main street of Sac City in the heart of the business district. It is completely stocked with the very best of drugs and druggists sundries and is widely and favorably known as the Rexall store. People easily get the habit of trading at Brynteson's through a personal liking for the courteous proprietor and his clerks, and on account of the fairness in which all transactions are conducted.

Mr. Brvnteson is prominently identified with the Republican party in Sac county and is county chairman of the Republican central committee.  Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Schaller and the Eastern Star chapter.

Mr. Brynteson was married on September 17, 1913 to Elsie Hechtner, daughter of Charles Hechtner, of Coon Valley township, a leading farmer of the county and former county supervisor, of whom deserving mention is made in the pages of this history.

Mr. Brynteson's friends are legion and he is possessed of a faculty which enables him to succeed in practically any undertaking in which he embarks. He is keenly alive to the necessity of keeping his home city to the forefront in industry and commerce and is usually found in support of all movements which are calculated to increase the trade prestige of the mercantile associations of the city and bring about a better and bigger Sac City in every sense the phrase implies. He is one of the cleanest and one of the most straightforward young men with whom the biographer has had the good fortune to become acquainted, and mere words fail to do justice to his many sterling qualities.

BUEHLER, BENJAMIN M. -----One of the youngest of the substantial farmers of Richland township, Sac county, Iowa, is Benjamin M. Buehler, one of the three sons of Jacob Buehler, deceased, who are living in this same township. Mr. Buehler is a bright, active young farmer who is interested in life from every standpoint.  He is full of energy and enthusiasm and that love for humanity which characterizes the typical American citizen.

Benjamin M. Buehler, the son of Jacob and Eliza Buehler, was born October 25, 1885, in the house where he is now living. Since the history of the Buehler family is related in the sketch of Jacob Buehler, deceased, the reader is referred to that article for further particulars on this interesting family.

Benjamin M. Buehler received his education in the schools of Richland township, in what is known as the Willow Tree school house. After leaving school he worked on the home farm with his father until his marriage, which occurred on February 14, 1907, at which time he was married to Lillie Schaefer, the daughter of Christopher Schaefer and wife, residents of Schaller.  The Schaefer’s were early settlers in Sac county, and the reader is referred to the history of Christopher Schaefer, elsewhere in this volume, for additional information on the family. Mr. and Mrs. Buehler are the parents of three children: Ruth, born December 12, 1907; Robert, born April 7, 1909, and Ben, born March 14, 1912.

Mr. Buehler now owns eighty acres of land of his own and, in addition to this, farms eighty acres more, which he rents. In addition to his farming operations he also manages a threshing machine outfit during the summer season and finds this a profitable investment. He is a breeder of Polled Durham cattle and takes a great deal of justifiable pride in his high grade of livestock, which he finds a very valuable adjunct to his agricultural interests.  Mr. Buehler came into possession of the home place in 1907, and since that time has improved the place in many ways. He has two excellent barns and a large corn crib, and all of his buildings are thoroughly up-to-date and convenient for the housing of his stock, being roofed with sheet steel. 

Mr. Buehler has allied himself with the new Progressive party and takes an intelligent interest in all of the political issues of the day. He is a stanch and active member of the German Methodist Episcopal church of Richland township and gives to it his earnest support, both in time and substance.  This church is probably the oldest church of the township and has been a power for good since the time of its organization. While Mr. Buehler is a busy man with his various interests, he has found time to develop himself into an amateur photographer of real ability. He follows this vocation for the benefit and pleasure of himself and friends, and is possessed of unusual artistic ability.

BUEHLER, HENRY -----To a great extent the prosperity of the agricultural sections of our country is due to the honest industry, the sturdy persistence, the unswerving perseverance and the wise economy which so prominently characterize the farming element of this state. Among this class may be mentioned the subject of this life record, who, by reason of years of indefatigable labor and Honest effort, has not only acquired a well-merited material prosperity, but has also richly earned the high esteem of all with whom he is associated. 

Henry Buehler a farmer of Richland township Sac county, Iowa, owning one hundred and sixty acres of land located just north of Odebolt was born on April 1, 1876, on the old Buehler homestead in Richland township, being the son of Sebastian and Mary Buehler, who were early pioneer settlers of this county. They came here in 1872 did their share in bringing about the settling and improvement of this county, and elsewhere in this volume will be found an extended sketch of their lives and activities. Henry Buehler received his early education in the Willow Tree school, one of the educational landmarks of the county, and this was supplemented by one season in the schools of Odebolt. He had early received from his father training in the secrets of successful husbandry and at an early age began putting his knowledge into practice. For the last twelve years he has been engaged in farming for himself, when, in 1901. he moved on the farm he now owns near Odebolt. Here he carries on general farming, as practiced in this section, giving especial attention to the raising of sheep, having at present about one hundred and fifty head. He also has an excellent strain of horses and is one of those up-to-date farmers who believe that no breed of livestock is too good for general farm purposes. Mr. Buehler has on his farm one of the very finest barns in the county. This he erected in 1913, at a cost of two thousand dollars. It covers a space of forty-four by sixty feet and is composed of concrete blocks and sheet steel. It has been most carefully and scientifically planned as to ventilation, stalls, etc., and is a structure of which the owner might pardonably be proud.

Mr. Buehler holds his religious affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal church at Richland, being one of the faithful and consistent members of that body and contributing of time and means toward the support of the society.  In politics, he is a Republican of the old school, while his fraternal affiliations with the Modern Woodmen of America.

On February 26. 1902, Mr. Buehler was united in marriage with Marie Dannenberg, daughter of August Dannenberg, of Odebolt, and their union has been blessed with three children, namely: Louise, born February 24, 1903; Mildred, born November 14, 1905, and Dorothy, born April 13, 1911.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Buehler stand high in the respect of their fellow citizens and their manner of living is such as to fully deserve this high regard.  Mr. Buehler is up-to-date in the manner of conducting his business and is in every respect honest and industrious. The early and proper development of Sac county has been due to the sterling quality of its citizenship and inasmuch as it has not yet attained its highest possibilities, such men as the subject of this sketch has much before them still in raising the moral, educational and material phases of the community to the very highest plane.

BUEHLER, JACOB -----Among the German residents of this county of a past generation, who entered largely into the life of this county, is the late Jacob Buehler, of Odebolt, Sac county, Iowa. He is a typical example of the ambitious young sons of Germany who came to this country before the Civil War with nothing but their own hands and willing hearts for their capital, and by their own thrift and frugality became prosperous citizens of this commonwealth wherever they chose to settle.

Jacob Buehler was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, October 25, 1835, and died in Odebolt, Iowa, March 21, 1907. He was a son of Jacob and Mary Katherine Buehler, who came to America in 1855, settling in Lake county, Indiana, when Jacob was only twenty years of age. In 1866 Jacob Buehler married Eliza Einspahr, a native of Germany and the daughter of Frederick and Katherine Einspahr. Her parents came to America in the spring of 1853 and settled in Lake county, Indiana.  In 1872 Jacob Buehler and his wife left Lake county. Indiana, and, going to Iowa, located in Sac county, where they bought two hundred acres of land in Richland township, for which they paid only four dollars an acre.  They prospered, as all the German settlers have, and added to their original purchase from time to time until they owned four hundred and eighty acres in this county.

Jacob Buehler and wife were the parents of eight children: John, who now lives in California, is married and is the father of two children, Lyle and an unnamed infant: Jacob, a farmer of Richland township, this county, who is married and has two children, Lillian and Orville; Mrs. Emma Sproul, who also is a resident of California; William, a farmer of this township, who has eight children, Florence, Verne, Lucetta, Emmett, Gladys, John, Katherine and Ellen; Emil, who resides in California, married and has one son, George; Katherine, who is now living with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Buehler; Mrs. Florence Hartley, of Battle Creek, Iowa, who has one daughter, Frances Elise; Benjamin, who lives on the home place, is married and has three children, Ruth, Robert and Benjamin. Three of these sons, Benjamin, Jacob and William, are represented in biographies elsewhere in this volume.

Jacob Buehler was a Republican in his politics, but his large landed interests kept him so busy that he was not able to take an active part in public affairs. He and his wife were loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church and rendered it their earnest and zealous support at all times. He was a man who tried to do his duty day by day as he saw it. During his life in this county no action of his ever alienated the confidence of his friends and neighbors. He died as he has always lived, a man who was faithful to his fellow men, to his home and to his God.

BUEHLER, JACOB G. -----The descendants of the German settlers of this county are always characterized by those traits which rendered their fathers successful. Heredity seems to have given them a fair share of the good qualities which made their fathers so successful. Among the younger farmers of this county, Jacob G.  Buehler is fast coming to the front as one of the most substantial agriculturists of his township and community.

Jacob G. Buehler was born May 5, 1871, in Lake county Indiana, the son of Jacob and Eliza Buehler. who were both natives of Germany, and came to Sac county. Iowa, when Jacob G. was only one year old. The history of the Buehler family is given in the sketch of Jacob Buehler deceased who is represented elsewhere in this volume.

Jacob G. Buehler was reared and educated in Richland township Sac County, Iowa, received most of his education in the Willow Tree school, near his old home, and spent his summers in assisting his father on the farm.  At the age of twenty-seven he started to farm for himself with eighty acres which his father gave him, and in 1907 he added forty acres, and the year following erected a fine home on his farm. He raises all the crops which are common to this section of the state, and in addition gives a great deal of attention to the breeding of livestock, which adds greatly to his annual income.  In 1913 he had forty-five acres of corn, which averaged fifty bushels to the acre, and this was a remarkable yield, considering the nature of the 1913 season. In 1913 he also marketed twenty-five head of cattle and forty head of hogs, and usually averages at least that much each year. 

Mr. Buehler was married February 1, 1900 to Minnie Hanson the daughter of William and Mary (Burgert) Hanson, of Ida county, Iowa, and to this union there have been born two children. Lillian, born November 23, 1901, and Orville, born January 19, 1903. The Progressive party has claimed the ballot of Mr. Buehler since it was organized, in the summer of 1912. While in his religious faith he and his family are loyal and earnest members of the German Methodist Episcopal church and give to it their earnest and liberal support at all times.

BUEHLER, SEBASTIAN -----Although Sebastian Buehler has been called to another field of action beyond this vale of shadows, yet his memory is fresh in the minds of his many friends of Sac county, who were the recipients of his pleasant greetings and valued friendship during his life time. He was one of the large number of Germans who have come to this county and been important factors in developing the county and bringing it to its present prosperous condition.  He believed in lending whatever aid he could in pushing forward the cause of civilization and at his death the county lost a man who never shirked his duty as a citizen of the commonwealth. Additional honor is due him because of the fact that he served in that long and bloody struggle which was necessary in order that the Stars and Stripes should float from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Although he was a mere lad of sixteen when he enlisted, Tie served throughout the whole four years of the war, and the exposure to which he was subjected during that struggle left him in such physical condition that he was never in good health again.

Sebastian Buehler, the son of Jacob and Mary Katherine Buehler, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, March 30, 1845. He came with his parents to America when he was ten years of age and settled in Lake county, Indiana.  His parents were still living here in 1861 and, although he was a mere lad of sixteen, he proffered his services for the support of his adopted county and enlisted in the Twenty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry on September 28, 1861, being mustered in at Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 22, 1862, as a private in the Twenty-fourth Cavalry under the leadership of Capt. J. A. Sims. His battery was assigned to the First Brigade of the Twenty-third Corps, and was attached to the Army of the Ohio. He was taken sick near Glasgow, Kentucky, on March of the next year and was in the hospital for twenty-nine days, and was then removed to Louisville, Kentucky, and placed in Hospital No. 7 for thirty-four days, after which he was taken to Indiana and placed in the hospital and upon his recovery was transferred to the Invalid Corps and sent to Washington, D. C, for detailed duty. He served at Washington until May, 1864, when his company was transferred to Company K, Twelfth Regiment of Veteran Reserve Corps, and served with this corps until his discharge July 27, 1865.  Mr. Buehler returned to his home at the close of the war, a veteran in service, but a youth of twenty years, who had actually spent his boyhood days serving his country.

Sebastian Buehler was married in Chicago on March 17, 1869, to Mary Obrecht, who was born August 8, 1845, in New York state. Her parents, Jacob and Louisa Obrecht, were natives of Alsace-Loraine, Germany, who came to America in the early forties. In 1852 the Obrecht family moved to Lake county, Indiana, where the mother died, and in 1872 her father moved to Sac county, Iowa, where his death occurred.  In July, 1871, Sebastian Buehler and his wife arrived in Sac county, Iowa, and bought two hundred acres of land in Richland township, at four dollars an acre. Mr. Buehler's brother-in-law, O. Rudolph, accompanied him, and the two were the first settlers in Richland township. Mr. Rudolph was later caught in a blizzard in Ida county, Iowa, and some years later died in Indiana, as a result of the terrific exposure to which he had been subjected in the storm. Although Mr. Buehler was not in good health, due to his exposure during the Civil War, yet he prospered and from time to time added to his land holdings until at the time of his death he was the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of well improved land in this township, and there is now a total of four hundred acres in the estate. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Buehler were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living: Henry, who is a farmer of Richland township, this county, is married and has three children, Louise, Mildred and Dorothy; Mrs. Julia Kuehl who lives in Heron Lake, Minnesota, has six children, Alfred, Alice, Leonard, Everett, Raymond and Elsa ; Mrs. Emma Hix, a resident of Richland township, this county, has two sons, Warren and George; Sebastian, who is married and lives on the old home place in Richland township, is the father of two children, Mary and Fern; Mrs. Anna Hix, also a resident of Richland township, has two daughters, Marian and Louise: Louise, the youngest of the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. Buehler, is still with her mother.

Mr. Buehler was a stanch adherent of the Republican party, and served his party in an official capacity for many years, filling the office of township trustee for nine years, also serving on the school board of his township, and.  in these important positions he rendered faithful and efficient service to all of the citizens of the township, always taking an active interest in every measure which he thought would benefit his township and community. He was a stockholder and director of the Farmers Creamery Company of his township, an institution which has been of great benefit to the farmers of this locality. He was a valued member of the Grand Army of the Republic post and took much pleasure in attending its meetings. His religious affiliations were with the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he rendered faithful and loyal service during his life. Up to the time of his death, on March 12, 1899, he took a prominent part in all enterprises which had for their object the welfare of the community and was never found wanting in those qualities which characterize the public-spirited citizen. His life was such that it reflects honor upon himself and he left a name which will be revered by his children in the years to come.

BUEHLER, WILLIAM F. -----Sac county can boast of as many German citizens to its population as any other county in the state of Iowa, and it is safe to say that there are no more prosperous farmers in this county than those of German descent. The late Jacob Buehler has three sons who are prosperous farmers in Richland township, and William F. Buehler, whose history is here presented, is no less prosperous than his two brothers.

William F. Buehler was born in Richland township, this county, on February 6, 1876. The reader is referred to the ancestral history of the Buehler family in the sketch of Jacob Buehler, deceased, which appears elsewhere in this volume.

William F. Buehler was educated in the district schools of his home township, attending the school known as the Petersmeyer district school.  Early in life he decided to follow the vocation of his father, who was a successful farmer, and when twenty-two years of age he started out for himself.  In 1900 he bought eighty acres of land, for seventy-five dollars an acre, and later added forty acres more to this, for which he paid one hundred dollars an acre, and he is now the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of his own, and is farming forty acres in addition. In the fall of 1900 he erected a concrete house, which is thoroughly modern in its equipment, containing ten rooms and has all the conveniences which characterize an up-to-date, comfortable home. Mr. Buehler has found, as have most of the other farmers of this county, that in order to get the most from the soil, it is necessary to feed as much stock as possible. The successful farmer feeds most of his own grain to his stock and thus enriches his soil, as well as fills his own purse.  Mr. Buehler always keeps a good breed of stock and is now handling Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-jersey hogs, both of which he has found profitable. 

Mr. Buehler was married April 6, 1898. to Sadie Blass, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Blass, early settlers of Sac county. The Blass family first lived in Crawford county, this state, but later settled in Sac county. Mr.  and Mrs. Buehler have an interesting family of eight children: Florence and Vernon are in the Odebolt high school: Etta, Emmett, Gladys and Catharine are in the district schools, while the youngest, Ellen and John, are still at home.

Mr. Buehler is a Republican in politics and casts his ballot on election days for the candidates of that party. He has been honored by his party by being elected to the township school board and is now acting as president of that body. He and the members of his family are adherents of the Methodist Episcopal church and render it their faithful and liberal support. He is a man who takes an active interest in the welfare of his community, lending his sympathetic aid to all such enterprises as he deems worthy and conducive to the betterment of his locality.

BUIHNER, BERTON B.  ----Among the many German families who have made Sac county their home, the Buihner family occupies a conspicuous place. It seems to be a national characteristic of the German people to be frugal and saving. The county which is fortunate to attract German emigrants is always sure to advance in material prosperity. Wherever these people settle, they at once begin to make homes for themselves, and, while they are interested in their own advancement, they never neglect to take their full share of the burden of citizenship.

The first member of the Buihner family to come to America was John Buihner, who was born in Wittenberg, Germany, March 30, 1824 and died in Wall Lake, Sac county, Iowa. September 19, 1903. He was reared and married in Germany. His wife, Ursula Jennewine, was born in Wittenberg, May 10, 1822 and died at Garwin, Iowa, March 6, 1901. They came to America in 1854 and settled at Oswego, Illinois, where they lived until 1868.  when they moved to Tama county, Iowa, and in 1891 moved to Garwin this state, where the wife and mother died. They were the parents of seven children: Mrs. Annie Sherwood, of Sioux, Nebraska; John, Jr., the father of Bert B. whose history is portrayed in this sketch; Mrs. Margaret Long, of Morningside, Sioux City, Iowa; Jacob and George, of Tama countv this state, and Mrs. Eva Conant, deceased.

The second child of John and Ursula Buihner was John Buihner. Jr.  who was born March 4, 1852 in Wittenberg, Germany. As has been mentioned above he came to America with his parents in 1854 and of course came with them again when they made their change to Tama county, Iowa, in 1868. In this county he was married, on December 16, 1875 to Alpha Yetley, the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Yetley who were natives of Pennsylvania. Alpha Yetley was born December 27, 1859, in Tama County, her parents being among the early settlers of that county. They came from Pennsylvania and first settled in Freeport, Illinois, and came to Tama County, Iowa, in 1856. The first wife of Jacob Yetley died in 1874, and to this first union were born the following children: Mrs. Mary Hamm, Irwin J., Mrs. Alpha Buihner and Mrs. Lucy Pifer. Jacob Yetley's second marriage was to Mary E. Hamm, and to his second union were born five children Grant, Charley, Emma, Lottie and Delia. To John Buihner Jr. and wife were born three children: William Gilbert born October 5, 1877 and died December 4, 1892; Laura May was born March 28, 1879, and died April 24, 1887; Berton Bodene, whose history is the theme of the present narrative. In 1891 John Buihner, Jr., and his family moved to Sac county, where the husband and father died on October 29, 1909. He was a great worker in the Evangelical church and was Sunday school superintendent of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal church for seven years, and superintendent of another Sunday school for twelve years. He was an active worker in the Epworth League and in all the organizations of the church.  For two years he was president of the Clinton Township Sunday School Association.

Berton B. Buihner, the third in direct descent from the first of the family who came to America, was born April 24, 1888, in Marshall county, Iowa, and was educated in the district schools and upon his father's death in 1909 took active charge of his father's farm of one hundred and twenty acres. He is a young man who has a promising future before him. He is greatly interested in church work, as was his father before him. At the present time he is an active member of the Young Men's Literary Society.

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