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Major Church Howe. that the bis
orchard rated so highly. sJr no under
stands fruit raising as few men do
fruit, live stock and grain.
Honorable Army Record.
Church Howe has tho distinction OF
having served In many important posi-
tions for the United States. He was
United States consul at Palermo. Italy.
ls59-loOO: United States consul, Sheffield.
England. 1908; United States consul.
Antwerp, Belgium. 1866: United States
consul, Montreal. Canada. a part OF one
year and then held the same position
Immediately following. until October,
1912. at Manchestaf. EnsIhnid, He was
born At Princeton Mass. In December.
1880, and was reared on farm. He
finished his common school and academic
education at the age OF 1e. He clerked
In a grocery store at Worcester for two
years and on April Is. 1861. enlisted as a
private In Company q. sixth Massachu-
setts military infantry. which was the
first regiment TO respond 20 President
Lincoln's call for volunteers. This regl-
ment was moboed four days later while
passing through the streets OF Baltimore
on its way to Washington.
Major Howe was appointed uuarterrnas-
ter sergeant OF his regiment prior to the
muster in OF the company, April q, 1861.
and was discharged from the service July
q lse1. that he might accept appointment
as regimental Quartermaster IN the Fiji
teenth Massachusetts, infantry volunteers.
effective August 1. 1861. and was regarded
by the department es having been mus
tered In the service as captain OF Com
pany X Of that regiment, effective March
/. iseS On February 2s. 1862. he was
transferred 10 Company A. and later TO
Company X OF the same regiment. He
acted In various important positions. in
cluding aiderde-eamp on the stsff OF
General Sedgwick. In which position he
also acted az ordnance officer OF the divi-
sion and was with General sedgwick on
September II. lss2, when the general was
wounded at Antietam. Maryland. Army
orders dated October II. 1861. announced
Lieutenant Howe as aide -de-camp to Brig
adler General German and orders issued
later OF the same year announced him
as provost marshal et HRrpers Ferry
and Bolivar. In December OF the same
year General sedgwick returned 20 duty
and Howe was again appointed upon his
staff and served there until he was dis
charged April TO- 1855, he resigning. He
was brevetted major OF United States
volunteers 10 date from March IS, ISIS.
for gallant and meritorious services at
the battles OF Balls Bluff, Fair Oaks.
Savage station. Glendale and Malvern
Hni. Virginia. and Ahtietam. Maryland,
! and for meritorlous service during tho
war. In his report. General ssdgwiek COM
lplimen,ed Mir. Howe moat highly for his
untiring efforts and exertions and his
loyalty In camp and on the field Of bat
tie.
Easily Official Of Wyomina.
After the war MAJOR Howe returned "a
Massachusetts, and In 1855 was appointed
by President Johnson as collector OF IN.
ternai revenue for the Worcester MASS
district. In 1853 he was appointed by
President Grant as United States marshal
for Wyoming territory. where he helped
organise the territorial government
While on his way 70 Wyoming he bought
so acres Of land In Nemaha county, Ne,
braska. aud when he returned from
wyoming. In 1870 no settled permanent,
on this tract and entered extensively 4
raising live stock. BY purchase he hal
added adjoining land until HE farm nov
comprises i.too acres. He sold = portion
OF hls original farm. which is known Al
Walnut Grove. In 1895. and removed Z,
Auburn. Near his farm ne established
the town OF Howe. which was named fo
him. while stin operating his large farm
he engaged extensively IN railroad con
traoting. which he continued until 1880
He was also one OF the organizers OF th'
Ftrst National bank OF Auburn. Of whicl
he was president. and retired from setiyl
! business In 1895. leaving the managemen
OF the interest In the hands OF his son
Herbert r. Howe. He was admitted q
the bar by the supreme court OF Wyo
, ming In ls7o.
Enters Nebraska Politics.
lie entered politics prominently In Ne
lbraska in 1874 when he was elected 10 tn
J ! Nebraska legislature. and for twent,
Years. thereafter. was prominent facto
n councils Of ms party IN the politica