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tin, and granddaughter of Rev. 0. D. Allen of Kansas City. 

 They have one son, Martin, a lad in his ninth year. Owns the 

 Mayes farm in Ray county, a portion of which has been in the 

 family for the third generation. Is publisher of the Richmond 

 (Mo.) Missourian, and since 1898 has been a writer on farm life 

 subjects, and in 1912 was publicity secretary of the Missouri 

 Anti-Single Tax League and is now state secretary of that 

 organization. 



Christopher Hilke, Eleventh district 

 (Democrat), 1515 Bremen avenue, St. 

 Louis. — Born in Westphalia, Germany, 

 October 7, 1850. Came to Missouri 

 September 28, 1865. Was educated in the 

 parochial schools of Westphalia. Was 

 married May 2, 1876, his wife being Miss 

 Margaret Wiegmann. They have four 

 daughters and two sons. Mr. Hilke is a 

 member of the Catholic Church. He was 

 appointed a member of the State Board 

 of Agriculture July 17, 1913. Is a promi- 

 nent hay and grain merchant of St. 



Christopher Hilke. T r)iiic 



J. J. Wakefield, Ninth district (Democrat), Mexico, R. F. D. 



No. 2. — Born in Brooke county, West 

 Virginia, November 10, 1863, but has 

 resided in Audrain county, Missouri, 

 since March 2, 1866. Was educated in 

 the schools of this county. Was mar- 

 ried in 1897, his wife being Miss Laura 

 F. McCue. They have one child. Mr. 

 Wakefield was appointed a member of 

 the State Board of Agriculture in July, 

 1913. He served as highway engineer 

 of Audrain county from January, 1908, 

 to January, 1911. He has always taken 

 an active interest in road and school 

 work in his home district. He is en- 

 gaged in general farming, including the breeding and feeding of 

 live stock. He is also an extensive grower of corn, taking 

 much interest in improved corn. Part of the farm now owned 

 by Mr. Wakefield was settled by his father in 1868. 



J. J. Wakefield. 



