ARNOLD EGGER 
Arnold Egger, who owns and operates a good farm on section 3, Buda precinct, is raising shorthorn cattle and Duroc- Jersey hogs. A native of Switzerland, he was born in the canton of Bern, on the 22nd of June 1866, and is a son of John and Anna Maria (Gygli) Egger, of whom further mention is made in the sketch of J. F. Egger, on another page of this volume. Our subject was brought to America in infancy, the family arriving at Pekin, Illinois, on the 24th of December, 1866. After farming in that state for two seasons they removed to Cass county, Nebraska, by wagon. 

The father engaged in farming near the old town of Rock Bluffs for two years and then began operating a tract of land on which the town of Sprague is now located. He followed agricultural pursuits there during his remaining years, passing a way on the 11th of February, 1909. Arnold Egger received his education in the schools of district No.77 and district No.36, Centerville precinct, and early became familiar with farm work through assisting his father. Following his marriage he began his independent career and took charge of one hundred and twenty acres on section 3, Buda precinct, belonging to his father. 

The land was under cultivation, but there were no buildings upon the farm when he took charge. He has since erected a substantial residence, good barns and outbuildings and has made many other improvements upon the place, which he now owns. He also holds title to one hundred and ten acres on section 34, Centerville precinct, and likewise cultivates that land. He seldom fails to harvest good crops of grain and also raises high grade shorthorn cattle and Duroc- Jersey hogs, from the sale of which he derives a gratifying addition to his income. 

He is interested financially in the Martel Telephone Company and was one of the organizers of the Bank of Sprague and also of the Farmers Grain & Lumber Company of Sprague. Mr. Egger was married in Lincoln on the 5th of January, 1893, to Miss Josephine Pfleger, who was born in Jackson, Ohio, on the 28th of March, 1870. She was reared and educated in the Buckeye state and in Indiana, but in 1890 became a resident of Lancaster county, Nebraska. She passed away on the 7th of March, 1909, and was buried in Princeton. 

She was the mother of two children, namely: Edward Albert, who was born on the 16th of November, 1893, and is farming with his father; and Cora, who was born April 25, 1896, and is at home. Mr. Egger is an independent democrat, paying greater attention tote qualifications of a candidate than to his political allegiance. He is strongly in favor of such temperance legislation as will protect those who have not sufficient will power to withstand the temptation to drink to excess. 

He has always manifested a keen interest in educational affairs and for fifteen years was a member of the school board in district No.129 and for three years served in a similar capacity in district No.77. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally he is connected with Sprague Camp, No.1577, M. W. A., of which he is a charter member and in which he held office for years. His dominant qualities are such as invariably win respect and regard, and the circle of his friends is almost coextensive with that of his acquaintance. 

NOAH EGGER, JR. 
Noah Egger, Jr., is one of the best known residents of Princeton, where he operates an elevator, conducts a hardware store and is also filling the office of postmaster. A native of Illinois, his birth occurred in Tazewell county on the 16th of November, 1863, and he is a son of Noah and Mary (Pflager) Egger, natives respectively of Ohio and New York city. The father was educated in the district schools of the Buckeye state but in early manhood went to Tazewell county, Illinois, and engaged in farming near Pekin. 

In the fall of 1868 he came overland to Lancaster county, Nebraska, accompanied by his wife and four children, and the family located upon a homestead of eighty acres on section 2, Buda precinct. Their first residence in this county was a structure half frame and half dugout, and the first barns on the farm were dugouts. The father placed his land under cultivation and later added to his holdings. He replaced the first crude buildings on the farm with commodious and substantial structures and otherwise improved the place. 

In 1881 he retired from active life and took up his residence in the town of Princeton. He has since traveled all over the United States and now divides his time between Princeton and the state of Georgia. His sons operated the farm from 1881 until 1900, when they, too,  moved to town, and thirteen years later the homestead was sold. The wife and mother, who was reared in Ohio, also survives. Noah Egger, Jr., has passed practically his entire life in Lancaster County as he was but five years old when the family located here. During his boyhood and youth he attended the district schools in Buda precinct and also gained practical knowledge of farming through assisting his father. 

When nineteen years old he began his independent career and devoted his time to agricultural pursuits until 1900, when he left the home farn1 and removed to Princeton, where he still lives. He secured a position as clerk in an implement al1d hardware establishment and served in that capacity for a number of years. In March, 1916, however, he purchased the store from A. E. Van Berg and has since been sole proprietor. He also owns the local elevator and both enterprises yield him a good profit. From 1900 until 1907 he filled the position of deputy postmaster but in the latter year was appointed postmaster and is still serving in that capacity; proving very accurate and systematic in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Egger was married in Buda precinct on the 5th of February, 1885, to Miss Mary Steele. 

She was born in Tazewell county, Illinois, and is a daughter of William and Mary (Potts) Steele, who in 1881 removed from Illinois to this county, where both passed away. The father was a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Egger have six children: Edwin, who is working in his father's store; Maggie, the wife of E. F. F. Dohe, a mechanical draftsman, who is in the employ of the United States government in the Panama Canal Zone; and Alva, Noah C., and Noel and Nora, twins, all at home. Mr. Egger is a stanch advocate of democratic principles and loyally supports the candidates and measures of that party at the polls. 

For five years he served on the school board but is not now connected with that body. Fraternally he is a member of Princeton Camp, No.2022,  in which he has held all of the offices, and has now served as clerk for fifteen years. He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church at Princeton and in the teachings of that organization are found the principles which govern his conduct. He is industrious and possesses sound judgment, and the success which he has gained is due to the exercise of those qualities. 

CHARLES H. SCHLICHTEMEIER 
Charles H. Schlichtemeier, one of the foremost citizens of Olive Branch precinct, is identified with financial interests as cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Kramer, of which institution he was one of the organizers. His birth occurred in Olive Branch precinct, Lancaster county, Nebraska, 0n the 21st of July, 1874, his parents being Frank and Catherine Schlichtemeier, natives of Germany. 

They emigrated to the United States in the years 1865 and 1867 respectively and made their way direct to Nebraska. They