. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 75 ever he could find to do; learned the mason trade—worked at plastering and bricklaying summers and taught winters. In 1864, he entered Cornell College in Iowa, but owing to the fact that his brother David wanted to take a hand in the "late unpleasantness "—(he being Treasurer and Kecorder of Winnebago county, and Postmaster of Forest City) he left school to take charge, as deputy, of his brother's business, which position he held for two years. EUGENE SECOR. In 1866, he married Millie a native of Ohio, who
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 75 ever he could find to do; learned the mason trade—worked at plastering and bricklaying summers and taught winters. In 1864, he entered Cornell College in Iowa, but owing to the fact that his brother David wanted to take a hand in the "late unpleasantness "—(he being Treasurer and Kecorder of Winnebago county, and Postmaster of Forest City) he left school to take charge, as deputy, of his brother's business, which position he held for two years. EUGENE SECOR. In 1866, he married Millie a native of Ohio, who still lives to charm and bless her beloved. They have four children living, and six have crossed to the other shore, awaiting the " meeting" and the " greeting " of the " loved ones" left behind. In 1867, Mr. S. was appointed Deputy Clerk of the District Court, and in 1868 was elected to that office, which he held for six years, being elected the last term without opposition. Believing in rota- tion in office, he refused to run for a fourth term. In 1875 he was elected County Auditor, ^nd was re-elected two years later without He was one of the Commissioners ap- pointed by the Court to complete the incorporation of Forest City ; was elected Its first Mayor, and re-elected three con- secutive times, being the only one, up to the present time, who has held the office four terms. He was a member of the Town Council up to 1890, and has been a member of the city school board : IS a member of the Board of Trustees of Cornell College, and one of the Executive Committee; also trustee of the Iowa Agricultural College—the latter Board being elected by the State Legislature. Mr. Secor is a life member of the Northern Iowa Horticultural Society has also been Director, Vice-President and President, and has charge of one of its experiment stations. He helped to organize the Winnebago County Agricul- tural Society, and was its first President f
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