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She taught; held the position of Assignment Clerk in the office
of Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, capitol building,
Lincoln, Nebraska, for seven years from January 3, 1901, to January
1, 1908. She wrote and helped to carry the bill establishing the
State Orthopedic Hospital and was active in carrying many legislative
measures of constructive social benefit. She was a member of
the Nebraska State Press Association and did much work through
her pen in Nebraska during the years of 1901 to 1908. On April 26,
1909, she married Martin Vine Dunning at Santa Fe, N. Mex., and
settled on a ranch near Santa Fe, where her pen did much through
the New Mexican to aid constructive Woman's Club and educational
system development during the early days of New Mexico Statehood.
In 1918-1919 she was President of Fairview Auxiliary Red Cross, and
chairman of Fairview Bond Drives and assisted in the success of
the Mother-Daughter Congress of the Food Administration at Albuquerque
the last week in June, 1918, as her "bit" for humanity during
the World War.
2--Daniel M. Garber finished Red Cloud high School '93,
and attended the Nebraska State University.
Was Secretary of Congressman Norris's Congressional Committee
during its existence; was elected alternate delegate to and attended
the Progressive National Convention at Chicago where "Teddy" did
not win; was a four-minute speaker during the World War; is
active in the Farmers' Union, having been a delegate to their state
convention in 1921; is a public speaker.
He married Ruth Inez McCracken, Dec. 12, 1915, and now
lives on the home farm near Red Cloud; their children are:
2-1--Catherine Frances Garber, b Jan. 31, 1917.
2-2--Ruth Inez Garber, b July 7, 1918.
Mrs. Garber is the daughter
of Joseph McCracken, an old
settler of Nebraska, living
near Riverton. She is a member
of, and active worker in,
the Congregational Church
and of Delphian Literary Society,
at Red Cloud.
3--Ethel Grace Garber
finished Red Cloud High
School, was kindergarten
teacher; on Oct. 12, 1901,
married Laroy E. Tait of
Red Cloud. The Taits
owned and edited the
Webster County Argus
about twelve years, thru
which medium they exerted
a remarkably strong
influence upon the business,
social and educational
development of
Webster county.
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