Furnas, Elwood
educator, public official, was born Feb. 22, 1840, in Montgomery county, Ohio. He received his education in the district schools of his county; and at the age of nineteen began teaching school.
He has filled all the public positions of honor in the gift of the public, including township, county, state and national public offices of honor. He was chairman of the auditing board of the Story County Farmers' Mutual Fire and Lightning association, and vice-president and director of the same; president of the Story County Farmers' institute, and organizer of the same; and since 1893 has been president of the Farmers' National alliance. He has written extensively for the leading agricultural publications in America; and has addressed various agricultural bodies and societies.