David John Kelley

As printed in 1905

DAVID JOHN KELLEY.

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Mr.;md.Mrs. Kelley began their wedded life in Danville townshiiJ, where ihey remained for two years. They then moved to the Wapello road, ami have lived in this vicinity ever since, buying the farm of one hundred and sixty acres in the northwest o6o corner of Section 26. in September, 1901, and which is now their present homo. This was the first farm in the township that sold for one hundred dollars an acre. It is considered as good land as the county affords, and is constantly increasing in value. Mr. Kelley is occupied all the time doing general farming and stock-raising. He feeds two loads of hogs and two car-loads of cattle annually, and has a number of gcKxl horses..Ml the improved machinery may be found on his place. and everything indicates thrift and energy.

Mr. Kelley gives his political allegiance to the Democratic party, and through his untiring efforts has accomplished much for his community. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has passed through the chairs, viewed in a personal light, he is a strong man of excellent judgment, fair in his views, and highly honorable in his relations with his fellow-men. and has won the favorable regard of his fellow-citizens to a marked degree.

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As printed in Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa (1905). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.