Scioto County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (1 of 2 so headed), 1903 (part 12 of 15)

Mr. Ross is a very busy man, and is highly appreciated wherever he is known. He is president of the American Exchange National Bank of Cleveland. He is a vestryman of the St. Paul's Episcopal church of Cleveland, a member of the Missionary Committee of the Diocese of Ohio, and a trustee of the Hiram House, in Cleveland. He is also a member of the Union and Colonial Clubs of Cleveland, and of the Manhattan and Merchants' Clubs of New York. Mr. Ross enjoys the singular distinction of never having had any resara or backsets in his business career, but of having been uniformly successful. ff

Mr. Ross is everything that is noble and true. His greatest ambition is the welfare of his family and the happiness of his friends. He is a model churchman. He is active in every work he undertakes, whether it be business or social. In business he is most successful - of absolute integrity - does exactly what he agrees to do, and requires the same of all others. To all those under him, he is kind and firm, and he treats his business associates with the greatest respect. His relations with his associates in business are uniformly harmonious and pleasant. He is at all times a gentleman, has the highest ideals of life, and lives up to them. He is a prominent figure in the Chamber of Commerce in Cleveland. Not one does more work, or takes more interest, in never perturbed or excited. From every point in which he may be viewed, he is a first-class citizen and business man. He endears himself to all his

His earliest ancestors, on the paternal side, of which we have definite knowledge, were William Royse and Elizabeth Philson of Flemingsburg, 'Kentucky. Benjamin Royse, their son, married Rebecca Nichols of Adams county, Ohio, who was the daughter of William Nichols of Maryland, and Nancy Bacon, of Steam Furnace. Adams county, Ohio. To them were born William; B. Frank; George; Mrs. Elizabeth Teeters, afterwards Givens, late of Kansas; and John N. Royse. John Nicholas Royse, father of our subject, married Sarah Piatt, daughter of John H. Piatt, who came to Adams county, Ohio, from Virginia, and of Sarah Jones, a daughter of Andrew Jones, late of Brush Creek, Ohio. Mrs. J. N. Royse's grandparents were John H. Piatt of Virginia, a soldier of the war of 1812, and Sarah Caine.

John N. Royse was born March 6, 1833, in Nile township, Ohio. He was left an orphan at the age of six years, but, possessed of an unusual amount of energy and grit, by his own efforts, acquired considerable wealth. For several years, he engaged in general merchandising and lumbering at Friendship, Ohio. In 1870, he was elected County Commissioner and moved to Portsmouth. From 1873 to 1876, he served as County Treasurer. In 1878, he moved to his large farm near Harrisonville, Missouri. Of late years, he has resided in Kansas City, Missouri. His family consists of Benjamin Franklin, Portsmouth, Ohio; Lemuel E., Sumpter, Oregon; Otho O., Harrisonville, Missouri; Thomas B., Kansas City, Missouri; Orville D., Joplin, Missouri; Mrs. Roberta Von Volkenburgh, Kansas City; William Kinney, Kansas City, Missouri; Miss Nellie, Kansas City. Two daughters, Alice B. and Ina J. died in childhood.

B. Frank Royse, oldest child of John N. and Sarah-Piatt Royse, was born on Carey's Run, Scioto county, Ohio, October 11, 1854. He received his early education at Friendship, Ohio, but on moving to Portsmouth, in 1871, attended its public schools. After leaving school, he went to work at the Court House in the Auditor's office, under Captain James Skelton, and afterwards in the Treasurer's office with his father and then served as Deputy Sheriff under Fred Reiniger.

On December 26, 1877, he was married to Miss Mary E. Feurt, daughter of James H. Feurt, of Portsmouth, Ohio, and a teacher in the Portsmouth Public public schools. For about a year thereafter, Mr. Royse was proprietor of the Massie House in Portsmouth, after which time he purchased a farm two miles below South Portsmouth, Kentucky, and removed thereto. After eleven years of farming, he returned to Portsmouth, and has since been engaged in the manufacture of red brick, being at present proprietor of the Royse Pressed Brick Works. With the exception of one year, he has been a member of the School Board for the past eight years, serving two years as its president. His children are: Edith a teacher in the Portsmouth public schools, Sarah Helen, and Benjamin Harold.

Mr. Rosye is a gentleman who asks no political distinction. "While a republican, he has no anxiety to follow a career of office holding. He devotes his whole time to his business and seeks success through it. He is a good neighbor and a good citizen. He is a very shrewd business man and can always hold = own in making a bargain. He has excellent judgment in all the affairs of spent in Portsmouth. He attended the Fourth street school and obtained only a common education. His father was in the Civil war. He first engaged in liguor business in 1897. In 1900, he commenced in the feed and grocery business and is still engaged in that and the liquor business. He is a republican. At present, he is a councilman from the First ward. He was married December

31, 1900, to Barbara A. Gasele, daughter of Michael Gasele, a native of Germany. They have three children: Henry G., Hugh H., and Madeline. Mr. Ruel is an industrious, active and energetic business man. He makes a good impression on all his acquaintances. He is prompt to observe all his obligations and possesses the confidence of the business community.

was born May 30, 1879 at Portsmouth, Ohio, and has always resided in his native city. His father was Philip Ruhlman and his. mother's maiden name was Amelia Goetz. His mother was born in Germany, and his father in Portsmouth. He is one of a family of two daughters and two sons. He obtained his education in the Portsmouth schools up to the B Grammar, when at the age of thirteen he left school and went to work in the Drew-Selby shoe factory, and worked there for eight years. He then went into Jenkins & Company's plumbing establishment and there learned plumbing and steam fitting. He worked with them until they failed in business in June, 1896. He then went into business for himself opening a shop at No. 98 Gallia street, August 18, 1900, and has conducted the business on his own account ever since. Sept. 1, 1901, he changed his place of business to No. 94% Gallia street, where he is now located. He employs three men and carries on an extensive business. He is a steam fitter as well as a plumber, and puts up steam heating apparatus.

He was married May 14, 1901 to Catharine Bauer, a daughter of Philip Bauer, of eventh street, the well known broom-maker. Our subject resides on Kinney's Lane, No. 1,077. He attends the Second Presbyterian church and is a republican in his political views. He is a member of the Order of Red Men and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is a young man of excellent character and habits, and bids fair to be one of the prominent business men of the city.

was born at Chillicothe, Ohio, September 23, 1848, son of Oscar and Mary G. Rupel. The early years of his life were spent at Slate Mills, a few miles from Chillicothe; later he moved to Chillicothe and attended the public schools. Among his classmates were Rev. John Ely, Henry and James Taylor Franklin, and Angus L. Sanford. After a course in business college, he was given a clerkship in his uncle, Theodore Rupel's store in Chillicothe, his mother being a partner. He was industrious and ambitious. On September 20, 1866, he was made entry clerk for the wholesale dry goods house of Rumsey, Road & Reed of Portsmouth, Ohio and remained with them until 1869, when he entered the wholesale clothing house of Miller, Voorheis & Company of Portsmouth. In December, 1875, he bought an interest in that business, which at that time was removed to Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1880, the firm became Voorheis, Miller & Rupel. Mr. Rupel devoted himself to his chosen work with great earnestness. As a result from overwork, he was taken sick, April 4, 1891, at his home in Avondale, and died May 24, 1891. He was laid to rest in Greenlawn cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio,

His boyhood days were spent in Chillicothe, his manhood and commercial life in Portsmouth and Cincinnati. He set himself to be true to God and man and succeeded. The people who knew him, loved him; the aged were sure of his reverence, the children of his love and strength. In his business career of over twenty-five years, he kept his name untarnished and demonstrated that business prosperity is consistent with perfect integrity of character. He was quiet and unobtrusive in his manners, genial and true to his friends. He was active and useful in church affairs. He occupied important official relations in Trinity and Avondale M. E. churches, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was liberal and active in charitable and religious work, but without ostentation. He was called away in the prime of manhood and at the height of his usefulness. He left to his friends the memory of an honorable Christian life.

was born June 25, 1858, at Portsmouth, Ohio. His father's name was Henry Russell, and his mother's maiden name was Nancy Jane Grimes, daughter of William Grimes. Our subject received his early education in the common schools of Rush township. He attended the Lucasville High School one year. He has always been a farmer and fruit grower. He was married September 20, 1898, to Miss Mertie Chesnut, daughter of E. P. Chesnut. They have one child, Nancy Alice. Mr. Russell is a republican and always has been. He is a member of the Methodist church at Lucasville. He is mail carrier on the Rural Free Delivery Route No. 1 from Lucasville, Ohio. He owns a farm of 180 acres in Rush township.

Mr. Russell is honest, upright and truthful; of excellent habits, of high moral belief, and is an exemplary citizen in every way. He is public spirited and progresssive, always ready to do that which will advance the interest of the community in which he dwells. He is always firmly fixed in his purposes, and treats everybody with kindness and courtesy. He has held positions of public trust with credit to himself and to the public service, and is a man of strong force of character, and good natural intellect.

a son of Michael P. Ryan, a native of county Clare, Ireland, and Bridget (Pat) Ryan, was born at Burlington, Ohio, July 18, 1861. His father brought him to Portsmouth when he was only five years old. His father died in 1888, and his mother died in 1898. Our subject attended the parochial school of the Holy Redeemer church of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth public schools until he reached the A Grade in the High School, when he went to clerk in Harry Buskirk's store on the corner of Second and Chillicothe streets. He remained here for a year, and then went into the employ of Drew, Selby & Co. The next year he worked for Padan Brothers, shoe manufacturers. He then went to Cincinnati and engaged in the same work for a short time there. He returned to Portsmouth and was engaged with Drew Selby & Co., for ten years, as afinisher. In 1894, he went into the general Insurance business in Portsmouth, and has been in it ever since. He is also a real estate agent, and has his office in the Elk Building. Mr. Ryan was originally a democrat, but in 1884, he was "regenerated" and is now a republican. He is a communicant of the Holy Redeemer church of Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a member of the Columbus, Ohio, Council, No. 400, Knights of Columbus.

was born February 6, 1847. His father was John Miller Salladay and his mother's maiden name was Martha Hayward, the daughter of Moses Hayward. He was the youngest of three children. His eldest sister, Harriet Jane died at the age of seventeen. Mrs. Sam Bierly is also a sister. He was reared on a farm and attended the district school. He has never held a public office. He is a member of the Old Town M. E. church. March 11, 1874 he was married to Nettie Iams, daughter of John D. Feurt and Maria (Oldfield) Feurt. After his marriage he removed to his farm near Wharton station, Washington township, on the Cincinnati division of the Norfolk & Western railroad where he now resides. He has a farm of 190 acres of land, of which, 90 acres lie in the Scioto bottoms east of the canal. He has one child, Martha, wife of Charles F. Tracy. They have two children: Lucile and Harold. Mr. Sallady is a Mason. Mr. Sallady gives all his time and labor to his business and has been very successful. He is highly estemed as a good neighbor and model citizen.

was born in Covington, Kentucky, April 9, 1857. His father, Enoch Salt, was a native of Shropshire, England. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Davis and she was also a native of Shropshire England. They were married in England and came to the United States in 1845. Our subject had a common School education and left school in 1877. He then attended Commercial College in Cincinnati for one year. In 1878 he engaged in the wholesale grocery business in Covington, Kentucky, and remained there for two years. In the Spring of 1880, he came to Portsmouth, Ohio, and went into the Portsmouth Woolen Mills. The business was conducted under the name of The [Portsmouth Woolen Mills, and the firm was composed of Enoch Salt, Sr., and Enoch Salt, Jr. The latter remained in the business ten years when he went to Superior, Wisconsin, engaged in the same business and was there for five years. In 1895, he came to Columbus, Ohio, and was advertising manager for F. R. Lazarus for seven years and then went into business with W. S. Moler, under the firm name of Salt & Moler, general advertising, at No. 508, Shultz Building, Columbus, Ohio. : Mr. Salt has directed many cantatas and operettas both in Portsmouth and Columbus. He is a composer of music. He composed the words and music of the following poems: "Mabel Gray,' "Love's Regret,' and 'Blaine, the Light of Maine." He was at one time a contributor to "Flowers by the Wayside," a periodical since discontinued. He composed the poem, "He answered the Call on High," referring to General Grant. He composed the poem entitled "The Battle of Manila." He has written three works on advertising, 'Over Rough Places,' "Nuggets,' and "My Advertising Partner.'' He has traveled all over the country, to South America, and South Africa. He has an autograph-letter from each of the Presidents, from Grant down, as to his writings, and has letters from Africa, South America and other countries as to his poems.

He was married June 16, 1880, to Ella Green, daughter of Charles S. Green, of Portsmouth. They have had five children: Clifford G., Nellie B., Lora B., died in infancy, Sara and Charles F. Mr. Salt is a republican and a member of the Baptist church. During his residence in Portsmouth, he was organist at Sixth Street M. E. church. Since he has resided in Columbus, he has been organist at Third Street M. E. church. He is an Odd Fellow and a Knight' of Pythias.

was born in Chillicothe, September 8, 1849. His father was Joseph Sanford, a native of Chillicothe. His mother was Julia (Fleury) Sanford, a native of Washington, D. C. He was the fourth of his father's six children. He received his education in the Chillicothe, schools, but quit one year before graduation. He went into a dry goods store in Chillicothe with Joseph Stewart and was there for two years. On July 9, 1866, he came to Portsmouth and was a clerk for Rumsey, Rhodes & Reed and remained with them for nine years. After that he went to Philadelphia and was with a wholesale house there until 1877. He came to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1877 and was with Tolle, Holton & Company. He was with Miller, Cissna & Company when they started in 1877.

When Colonel Varner died he came to Portsmouth and became a partner in the firm of McFarland, Sanford and Company in 1880. He bought Mr. Towell out and the firm became Sanford, Varner & Company and was composed of himself, W. H. and J. H. Varner. After Mr. Will Varner's death in May, 1896, he bought out his interest and continued to do business in Portsmouth until November 1, 1898, when his firm bought out Voorheis, Miller & Company of Cincinnati. The firm is composed of J. H. Varner, John S. Storrs and A. L. Santord and is known as Sanford, Storrs & Varner. He is a partner in the firm of Burt, Hall & Company of Portsmouth. That firm succeeded Sanford, Varner & Company in 1889 and is composed of William Burt, Charles S. Hall and A. L. Sanford.

On October 11, 1870 he was married to Margaret Anna Varner, daughter of Colonel Sampson E. Varner. He has two sons: Clay Varner, aged thirty, in business with his father and Louis Angus, aged twenty-eight, also in business with his fiather. |

He is a republican but has never held any office. He is a member of the Episcopal church and also a Mason, a Knight-Templar and an Blk. He was president and director of the Morton Club. He is a member of the Business Men's Club of Cincinnati.

The late Rev. James T. Franklin once remarked in the presence of Mr. James F. Towell that, "Mr. Sanford was a good son to his mother." Some time after, when the firm of Towell & McFarland had taken up the' manufacture of clothing in addition to their dry goods business and were needing an exper- ienced salesman, the remark of Mr. Franklin was recalled to Mr. Towell, and as a result Mr. Sanford was invited to become a member of the firm of Towell and McFarland, which he accepted. The partnership was one. of mutual confidence and esteem, and Mr. Sanford did his part of the business. The health of Mr. McFarland becoming impaired he was compelled to withdraw from the firm and take up his residence in California with his family. When Mr. Towell desired to withdraw entirely from business, he invited Mr. Sanford to take over the whole stock on credit, without any security whatever, in easy payments, thus manifesting confidence in one who had been '"'a good son" as well as a faithful partner. He was permitted to take an account of stock and place his own valuation on the same which he did to the entire satisfaction of Mr. Towell. Mr. Sanford was able to meet each and every payment to the day it was due and in the mean time he earned sufficient capital to purchase goods thereafter on a cash basis. His removal to Cincinnati, succeeding to the large and well established business of Voorheis, Miller & Company, was brought about by his success in Portsmouth and in recognition of his ability and integrity. This tribute from his late partner, Mr. James F. Towell, is as favorable as could be given to any person who has a sketch in this work.

was born May 1, 1840, in county Mayo, Ireland. His father was John Stanton and his mother's maiden name was Catherine O'Reilley. The family came to the United States in 1848, in a sailing vessel, and were six weeks on the ocean. They landed at New Orleans and came up the rivers to Portsmouth. They then went to Xenia and resided there one year and from there to Springfield, Ohio, where they resided two years. John Stanton, Sr., was engaged in railroad work. In 1851, he came to Scioto county and engaged in the construction work on the Scioto and Hocking Valley railroad, being then built from Portsmouth toward Jackson. John, Jr. began work on the line by carrying water for the men. The family made two moves in the meantime, one to Maysville, Kentucky, and one to Vinton county, O., but at the completion of the railroad from Portsmouth to Berlin Cross Roads, located at the latter place. John Stanton, Sr., died in 1858 and his wife survived until 1862.

Before he was of age, John Stanton, our subject, engaged in the mercantile business at Berlin Cross Roads and made a fortune by close attention to business. He enlisted in Company B, 196th O. V. I, for one year, on February 25, 1865. Soon after his enlistment, he was taken with the measles and un- ° fitted for duty. He was mustered out May 138, 1865, at Cumberland, Maryland. He returned home and enlarged his business very much and continued in it until 1897, when he sold out to his sons, William and John, who conducted it as Stanton Brothers. Our subject had made a number of investments in Portsmouth. He also made investments in coal lands in Jackson county and after selling out his mercantile business gave his whole attention to the former.

On November 13, 1866 he was married to Miss Ellen Gallagher, daughter of Edward and Mary Gallagher, born in Donegal, Ireland. They had eleven children, six of whom grew to maturity. Their son, William, is a merchant at Berlin Cross Roads, Jackson County; John is a real estate agent at Portsmouth; Mary and Helen reside with their mother in Portsmouth; Robert B. is a student at Notre Dame, Ind. and Thomas Francis is a school boy at home.

John Stanton was always a democrat in politics. He was a communicant of the Roman Catholic church. He was very much devoted to his family and those dependent on him. He took great interest in all public improvements. He died August 19, 1898. His widow purchased the John W. Overturf property on the northeast corner of Ninth and Gay streets, soon after his death and removed to Portsmouth in November, 1899.

was born in Germany, in 1839. His father was Nicholas Schafer, and his mother was Agnes Fresh. When Peter was six years of age, his parents came to this country and settled in Brown county. His father had secured lands and was prospering when death overtook him. This changed the family fortunes and the mother took what was left after settling the estate and bought a small farm near Wrightsville, in Adams county. There he was reared on a farm. On September 8, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, 7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and served until July 1, 1865. While in the service, he had his skull crushed by a kick from a horse and has been permanently disabled. After the war, he was a farmer at Wrightsville till 1881 when he moved to Buena Vista. He resided there until 1896 when he removed to Portsmouth. He was married June 1, 1870 to Mrs. Maria Zimmerman, widow of Oliver Zimmerman. They have had five children. Their eldest, May Victoria, died at fifteen years. Cora Ethel, their second daughter is the wife of Noah Gray, a shoeworker. Flora E. is the wife of Charles Bussey, a carpenter. Kate is the wife of David Blenin, of Buena Vista. Their youngest, Curtis died in infancy. Mr. Schafer is a modest, retiring citizen. He carries on the business of package delivery in Portsmouth. He looks years older than his years, but he tries to make it up in cheerfulness, for he is one of the most cheerful men of the city and tries to put the best side forward at all times.

was born at Neiderhochstadt, Bavaria, Germany, November 20, 1834. His parents were George Theobold and Margaret (Miller) Schirrmann. His father was a farmer. He attended school in Germany until he was nineteen. In February, 1854, He started to the United States. He shipped from Havre de Gras on a sailing vessel, and after a voyage lasting forty-two days, he landed at New Orleans. From there he went to St. Louis, where he had relatives. He attended night school and the High School, in St. Louis, and studied languages, drawing and the higher branches. He attended school there for five or six years at night and learned the trade of carriage making in daytime. He also studied bookkeeping. January 1, 1860, he went to Okolona, Miss., and was there until August, 1860, when he left, as there was too much war talk and he took a paper with Abraham Lincoln's name on it, as a candidate for President. He went to Cincinnati and was directed- by a friend to go to Portsmouth.

He came to Portsmouth in August, 1860, and has been here since. He first worked for Metzger & Kricker, at his trade, where Fisher's drug store now stands. In 1864, he went into business with William Angle, a blacksmith. They took in John Heid and Fred Deutschle as partners, and the firm name was Schirrman, Heid & Company. He continued in this business until 1878. In 1880 he went into the livery business, and has been engaged in the livery and carriage repair business ever since.

On April 13, 1862, he was married to Augusta Kaufman. They have the following children: Kate, the wife of Charles Grassman, baker and confectioner; Emma; Lena; Charles, book-keeper at Harsha's mill; Alfred, a book-keeper; Hattie, clerk at Grassman's; George, in business with his father; Henry A., a physician. The latter is a graduate of Ann Arbor; Theobold, is a carriage maker in Cincinnati; and Marguerite, is a graduate of the High School, class of 1901. Mr. Schirrmann was a republican before and during the war, but since 1872, has been a democrat. He is a member of the German Evangelical church, was born in Baltimore, August 9, 1865. His father was George Schmidt, a minister in the United Brethren church. He was a native of Bavaria and his wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Dauman, was a native of Hanover, Germany. -Our subject was the fifth of seven children. He attended school at Danville, Illinois, Zanesville and Cincinnati, Ohio. When he was twelve years of age, he began to learn the trade of confectioner and candy maker in Baltimore, and worked at it six years, two and a half years in Baltimore, and three and a half years in Portsmouth for B. Augustin. He was city salesman for B. Augustin for five and a half years. In 1889, he went into business for himself on Findlay and Ninth streets, and was there for seven years. In 1895, he formed a partnership with J. F. Menke, under the firm name of The Central Grocery Company, in the Kricker building. They remained partners for seven years and then dissolved. Mr. Schmidt has since continued the same business at the same stand under the name of The Central Grocery Company.

His father came to Portsmouth as minister of the United Brethren church in 1881. He died in Danville, Illinois, in 1897. His mother died in 1900, at Danville, Illinois, where they were making their home.

He was married September 22, 1888, to Kate Klink. He has two children: Gertrude and Elton George. He is a democrat in his political views, but liberal; is a member of the First United Brethern church of Portsmouth; has been superintendent of the Sunday school for ten years, and is a trustee of the same church. He is a member of Massie Lodge, Knights of 'Pythias. George J. Schmidt makes friends of every one with whom he becomes acquainted. He is most genial in his intercourse with his fellow men. As a business man, he is ahead 'with all modern ideas and improvements and has made a success of his undertakings.

was born in Bavaria, Germany, November 7, 1836. His father was John Adam Schmitt and his mother was Elizabeth Margaret Wolfe. They had six children, of whom our subject was the fifth. He attended the schools in the old country for four years. At the age of ten, his parents emigrated to this country, starting from Havre de Gras in France. They came in a sailing vessel called the "Kate Hunter,' and were thirty-nine days on the ocean. From New York they came direct to 'Portsmouth. Our subject attended school in Portsmouth and learned the blacksmith trade with his father, but not liking it, he began to learn the cigar makers trade at the age of nineteen. He followed that from 1856 to 1861 in Portsmouth with the Doerr Brothers.

On July 10, 1861, he enlisted in the regimental band of the 28th O. V. I. and served until October 23, 1862, when he was mustered out by order of the War Department. He returned home and worked with the Doerr Brothers in the cigar business until 1865. Then he entered into the hardware house of George A. Waller and remained with him until 1875. From 1875 until 1889, he was in the grocery business on Gallia street. .

Mr. Schmitt voted for Lincoln in 1860 and in 1864, but in 1867, he became a democrat and has remained such. In 1886, the democrats placed him on the city ticket for Water Works Trustee, and 'he received 919 votes to 869 for Wm. Burt. He served in that office one term. In 1889, he was a candidate for Marshal on the Democratic ticket against John W. Lewis and received 1,247 votes to 1,099 for Lewis. In 1891, he was again a candidate for the same office and received 1,391 votes to 1,139 for Wm. A. Stokely. In 1893, he was again a can- - didate for Marshal against Samuel J. Williams and received 1,377 votes to 1,288 for Williams. In 1895, he was again a candidate for Marshal and received 1,223 votes to 1,440 for Frank H. Watkins, his opponent. Watkin's majority was 217. In 1897 he was again a candidate and was opposed by Frank H. Watkins. The vote stood 1,622 for Schmitt and 1,576 for Watkins, Schmitt's majority being 26. In 1899, he was again a candidate against Watkins and received 1,697 votes to 1,596 for Watkins, majority, 101. He was a member of the Board of Health of the city of Portsmouth from 1871 to 1889. He was a member of the Scioto Lodge of Odd Fellows from 1865 to 1869 and since that time has been a member of the Portsmouth Lodge. He is also a member of the encampment. ae

He was married May 26, 1864, to Miss Mary E. Buchert. They have the following children: John, engaged in the grocery business in Covington, Kentucky; Daniel, engaged in the manufacture of cellulose in Danville, Kentucky; Fred, a Presbyterian minister in Downs, Ills. His son Louis, was born January 19, 1877. He attended the schools of Portsmouth, Ohio, to the A Grammar and then engaged in the grocery business with his father. He was then engaged as a clerk for Brodbecks for two years from 1893 and then engaged with Reed & Jordon in 1895 and was with them until his death. He was drowned accidentally in the Big Sandy river near Pikeville, Ky. February 20, 1902. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church and was a most exemplary young man, was much thought of by his employers and of excellent habits. His death was a great misfortune to himself, his family and his employers. There was no more promising young man in Portsmouth than he. Mr. Schmitt's fifth child is Elizabeth, married to Oscar Schleifer, minister of the Hvangelical church, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Emma; Esther and Minnie, deceased; Philippine, a teacher in the public schools; Rosa, who died im infancy, and Clara, a student in the High School.

Mr. Schmitt is one of the most popular men in Portsmouth. He is polite and obliging. He treats every one with respect and consideration. He is an excellent judge of human nature and cannot be imposed on. He made one of the best Marshals the city ever had.

was born August 11, 1869, at Circleville, Ohio. His father, who died when he was five years of age, was Christian Schwartz and his mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Fisher. When he was nine years of age his mother moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, where he has since resided. He attended school in Circleville, Ohio, and in Portsmouth until. he was fifteen years of age. Then his practical business education began. He went into the employment of G. W. Anderson & Company, in a general store, for two years. Then he engaged with J. Eisman & Company, in the clothing business, for seven years. In 1893, he determined to go into business for himself and the firm of Haas, Schwartz & Smith was organized.

In 1895, Mr. Smith retired, leaving Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Felix Haas to conduct the business, under the firm of Haas, Schwartz & Company. This firm conducted a merchant tailoring business at 102 West Second street for eight years. They added the manufacture of mens' clothing for the jobbing trade and had a manufactory on Front street. Desiring to combine the two, they leased the Connolley building on Fifth and Chillicothe streets and had it changed to suit their business. They occupied it in March, 1902, and have one of the finest establishments in Ohio. The two lower fioors are occupied by their merchant tailoring business and the two upper by their manufacturing business.

If any one wishes to propound the question, "What can a young man do?'', Mr. Will Schwartz can answer it and need only refer to his own career. He has been successful 'from the start and his success is due to his hustling qualities. Mr. Schwartz has always been noted for his integrity and his pure and honorable life. In starting out, he adopted high standards and has lived up to them. He has always done the very best for himself under any and every condition. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church and lives up to it. He is very fond of music and is a member of the choir of his church. He is social in his disposition and is a Mason, an Elk, and a member of the United Commercial Travelers. Mr. Schwartz is a very popular man and stands well with all who know him. He holds the confidence of the entire business public.

was born March 20, 1848, in Vernon township, Scioto county, Ohio. He is the son of Judge F. C. Searl and Julia A. Schoonover, his wife. His early childhood was spent in Vernon and Bloom townships where his father and his family lived until 1858 when they moved to Portsmouth, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Portsmouth, Ohio, and the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio.

He enlisted in February, 1864, in Company C, 91st O. V. I. On July 20, 1864 he was captured by the enemy at Martinsburg, West Virginia and taken to Richmond, Virginia and confined in Libby prison for three months where he experienced all the horrors of that rebel prison. When paroled he was reduced to a mere skelton. After careful nursing at Navy Yard hospital, Annapolis, Maryland and a short stay at home on furlough, gaining in flesh and strength, he rejoined his regiment at Winchester, Virginia and served until the close of the war, when he was mustered out with his company, June 24, 1865.

He taught in the public schools of the county from 1867 until 1891, a greater part of the time at Wheelersburg and Sciotoville. In 1874, he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace in Porter township and continued in the Justice's office at Wheelersburg and Sciotoville until December 31, 1897, when he was merited postmaster at Sciotoville, He was reappointed January,

1902. He received the nomination on the Republican ticket for County Recorder in 1882, but was defeated. In young manhood he joined-the Methodist Episcopal church and was one of the stewards of that-church for a number of years, - while living at Wheelersburg, and has been one of the trustees of the church at Sciotoville since 1887.

In 1868, he was married to Mary F. McFann, daughter of David and Rachel McFann, early settlers of Vernon township. They have four children: Franklin D. Searl of Fire Brick, Kentucky; William A. Searl of South Webster, Ohio; Fernando C. Searl of Portsmouth, Ohio and Nellie S., the wife of W. J. Gaynor of Sciotoville, Ohio.

some time the teacher's column in the county papers, took an active part in all institute and educational work and was recognized generally as a teacher of infiuence and ability. In the capacity of magistrate, which office he held for many years he was admitted to be just, capable and impartial. In whatever. vocation he has been engaged he has discharged the duties of his position with | fidelity and general acceptability. By nature he is open, generous and freehearted, and this trait may be said to be the keystone of his character. In many instances, indeed, his well known generosity has been taken advantage of to his own detriment. All in all, Squire Searl is a useful citizen, an influential republican, a worthy representative of a prominent, widely known family, a consistent church member and a loyal true hearted friend.

was born October 8, 1844 in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany. His father was Michael Seel who died when he was 15 months old. His father was a blacksmith. His mother was left with four children. He was the youngest. They emigrated to the United States in 1856. There were two sons and two daughters and they came in a sailing vessel and landed at Baltimore. They were on the ocean fifty-seven days, from Bremen to. Baltimore. They located in Hagerstown, Maryland and there Adam worked in the brick yard until 1857. He then resided with J. P. Crist for two years and went to school. ' At fifteen, he became apprenticed to George Bromon to learn the baker's trade and was with him two years and six months. He worked at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and in the spring of 1864, he came to Portsmouth and took employment with B. Sweitzer, who had a confectionery on 'West Second street, just west of where Fuller Brothers are now. He was with him until 1868 and then started in business for himself, on Sixth street near Chillicothe. In 1869, he moved to Second street, on the former location of B. Sweitzer. In 1872, he removed to 11 West Second street, and has conducted business there ever Since. In 1882, he bought the lot just east of his present building and built there. In 1895, he built the building just above his bakery.

On July 10, 1866, he was married to Eliza C. Lease, daughter of Catherine Lease of Hagerstown, Maryland. Of this marriage there were two daughters: Clara at home and Kate the wife of Frank Legler. His wife died December 27, 1877. February 22, 1879, he was married to Harriet Wolfe. Of this marriage he has two daughters: Nellie, the wife of Walter Patterson and Norah a student in the High School. He is a democrat and/a member of the Lutheran church. He is a Mason, a member of Aurora Lodge, Mt. Vernon 'Chapter, Solomon Council and Calvary Commandery. He was a councilman in the Third ward for eight years. Mr. Seel is one of our best business men, a good citizen, courteous and obliging to all, and highly regarded by all who know him.

was born in Athens county, Ohio, April 1, 1846. His father was Hines Cone Selby and his mother's maiden name was Sarah Ann Rardin. His father was born in New York near Palmyra and his grandfather Dyar Selby was born in Connecticyt. Doctor William Selby was the founder of the family in this country ard settled in East Haddam Connecticut before the Revolution. His father and mother had twelve children, ten of whom lived to maturity. Our subject was the fourth in order. His father was a farmer and this son was brought

George D. Selby

He enlisted in Company H, 186th O. V. I. on the 14th day of February, 1865, for one year. He was a Corporal and was mustered out September 18, 1865. The regiment's service was guard duty in Tennessee and Georgia. He returned from the army and attended the Miller's Seminary, ten miles east of Athens, for one year.

He came to Portsmouth, Ohio, in May 1867, as agent for the Singer Sewing Machine and canvassed for the sale of the machines. He was engaged in that business until 1885. On January 1, 1880, he became interested in the manufacturing of shoes with Irving Drew and B. Damon. The firm was Drew, Selby & Company. This history of his connection with the business of shoe manufacturing in Portsmouth from that date until the present will be found under the title of Drew, Selby & Company, elsewhere in this book. From 1885 to the present time, Mr. Selby devoted himself to the shoe business,

He was married September 26, 1867, to Lydia Verlinda Webster, daughter of Isaac Webster of Chester, Meigs county, Ohio. Their children are: Pearl Edgar, married and engaged in the manufacture of shoes, 'as one of the Drew- Selby Company; Cora wife of Benjamin H. Dillon, of the Wait Furniture Company; Mark Webster, married and engaged in the manufacture of shoes with the Drew-Selby Company; Homer Clifford a student at the Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio; Roger Alfred, a student at the University School, Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr. Selby is a member of Bigelow Methodist Episcopal church and of its board of trustees. He is a republican in his political views. He is a trustee of the Scioto County Children's Home and has been since May 5, 1895.

Mr. Selby has had a career in Portsmouth of which he and his friends may justly be proud. He came to Portsmouth without any friends or acquaintances and without financial resources. He had plenty of pluck and perseverance. He had a capital of energy and industry which was limitless and he had a natural capacity for organizing and extending any business he took up. He had King Midas' power of touch, but was never conscious of it and it will be news to him, when he reads this. When he took up any business, he studied it in all its ramifications, never got tired of studying it. He was always of the disposition to do his utmost in anything he undertook and the habit with him has become a part of his life. He is fond of finding for himself those economic laws which govern trade and manufacturing and he understands more about these laws practically than a half dozen of the best professors of political economy in the land. By studying his business and uniformly adopting the safest and most conservative courses, he has made his own fortune and endeavored to add to that of the persons connected with him in business.

Mr. Selby in the best sense of the word is a gublic benefactor. He does not confine his benefactions to the direct results of his business, but in his church and in all the various organizations of which he is a member, he is an earnest worker. His work stands for religion, for morality, for temperance and for the public good. He aids every charitable or public enterprise which presents itself to his attention and does it without the least ostentation or pride. He can be approached by any one on any subject, with the assurance of a respectful hearing and if the cause has merit, he will aid it. He stands for the best in politics, in religion, and in society and his influence in the position he occupies, makes him an invaluable citizen. As he grows older, this influence for good widens and broadens till it is felt in every part of the community. His character and influence is a tower of strength, and it is to be hoped he may be blessed with a long life of good health to carry out the good works in which he is constantly engaged.

was born January 19, 1870, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the eldest child of his parents, George Dyar Selby and Lydia Webster, his wife. He attended the Portsmouth schools until 1889, in which year he graduated from the Portsmouth thoroughly. He became a member of the firm of Drew, Selby & Company in 1892. While with them, he was superintendent of the-bottoming and fitting departments. When the company changed to a corporation: in 1902, he became a director and superintendent of the entire business of the new corporation, The Drew-Selby Company. He was married June 8, 1892 to Miss Blanche Smith, daughter of Thomas L. Smith of Bedford, Indiana. They have one son, Harold Rea in his eighth year. Mr. Selby is a republican. He is a member of the Bigelow Methodist Episcopal church. He is a young man of great force of character, and large executive and administrative ability.

was born Nov. 19, 1834, in France. His father was Nicholas Seymour, and his mother's maiden name was Barbara Bernard. He left France at the age of thirteen years and came to America with his parents, and located on Pond creek. His father and mother died there. With the exception of the years 1858 and 1859, when he went to the State of Iowa, about thirty miles from Keokuk, he has lived on Dry Run all his life since 1850. He was married August 31 1869, to Miss Mary J. McKane, a daughter of John McKane, who was a native of this country. He had nine children: Flora and Rose of Portsmouth, dress-makers over Corson's grocery; Mary at home; Frank, who lives on Dry Run; Ernest, at home, aged twenty-one; Lena, Mary, Albert, aged thirteen, and Veronica.

He has been a farmer all his life. He is a democrat in his political views. He is a member of the Catholic church on Pond creek. He owns about 800 acres of hill land, about 65 acres of Scioto bottoms and forty or fifty acres on Dry Run. He can always be depended on to do anything he undertakes.

was born July 20, 1823, in Butler county, Pennsylvania. His father was Samuel Shannon. He lived in Butler county, Pennsylvania, until 1854,- when his father's family came to Scioto county and located at Mt. Joy. He married Margaret Dodds, daughter of William Dodds, in 1846, in Butler county, Pennsylvania. They had ten children: William John Shannon was born July 21, 1847, in Butler county, Pa.; James Shannon, born in October, 1849, and lives in California, Missouri; Samuel lives in Cedarville, Green county, Ohio; Nancy Elizabeth is the wife of Martin Luther Bonner; Louisa died at the age of seven years; Jesse lives at Sabina, Clinton county, Ohio, and is a farmer; Susannah Clarissa died in childhood; Jemima Adaline died in infancy, and Hattie is the wife of John Canter.

Mr. Shannon was always a republican, and a member of the United Presbyterian church. He enlisted in Company H, in the 179th O. V. I., August 31, 1864. He served until June 17, 1865. After the war, he returned to Scioto county, and resided on his farm until his death July 26, 1900. Mr. Shannon was a model citizen in every respect, a man who lived up to his profession in his church and elsewhere. He was respected by all who knew him for his civie virtues.

was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1847. He came to Scioto county, Ohio, with his father in 1854, and has been a resident of this county ever since. He was married September 23, 1879 to Lucy Ellen Wolford, of Wheelersburg, Ohio. She was of French descent. He has the finest locality in Scioto county for a summer resort, and has probably the highest point in the county. Mr. Shannon is respected by all who know him. He is a model citizen. He is a member of the United Presbyterian church at Mt. Joy and a republican. Jacob Shela was born July 17, 1843 at Portsmouth, Ohio. His father, Jacob Shela, was born at Baden, Germany. His mother's maiden name was Margaret Franck, also a native of Baden. His father died when he was six years of age, and his mother remarried and survived until 1886. At the age of ten years he went to Pike county and began work with John Adams, a farmer near Beaver. He remained there until he was eighteen years of age. He then went to farming

On November 13, 1861, he enlisted at the age of eighteen, as a private in Company B, 56th O. V. I., commanded originally by Captain Reiniger. He remained with the regiment from enlistment until June 15, 1862, when he was captured by the rebels near Memphis, Tennessee. He was paroled within a week after his capture and sent home. He was discharged March 5, 1863, and then enlisted in the Navy for two years as a seaman. He served on the gun boats on the Mississippi river until March 5, 1865, when he was discharged at Carlyle, Illinois. He served on two gun boats: "Little Rebel' jand the flag ship, "Black Hawk.' He was up the Red river in an engagement at the capture of Vicksburg. Thus he enjoys the distinction of having served one year in the Army of the United States and two years in the Navy, and was always able for duty.

When he came home he went to making cigars for Charles Schumann two years, and afterwards worked for David Strahn for over two. years. He was married December 26, 1865 to Mary Dressler. There were two daughters of this marriage: Ella Margaret residing in California, a deaconess, and Elizabeth, living in Portsmouth, a dress maker. His first wife died on December 24, 1867. He was married the second time to Sophia Gabler, Sept. 22, 1870. There are the following children: Jacob Frederick, a mail carrier in Portsmouth; John William, died at the age of twenty-five, unmarried; Emma Christina, married John Messer residing on Dogwood Ridge; George Wesley, a farmer residing with his father; Louis Edward, a teacher at Wait's station; Mary Barbara, residing at home; Charles Samuel, aged sixteen; Stanton Elmer, aged ten.

In 1870, Mr. Shela concluded to take up the life of a farmer and rented Jand on Munn's Run for one year. He was not satisfied and then went as a foreman in J. E. Doerr's cigar factory for two years. In the spring of 1873, he bought the place where he now resides on Dogwood Ridge, and has lived on it ever since. At the time he purchased it, it had no buildings on_it of any consequence, and all the buildings now, including a handsome residence and a model barn, have been added by him. It makes the heart of any one glad to look at Mr. Shela's farm; and it says for him, that he is a model farmer. He has been a republican all his life, and is a member of the German Methodist church on Dogwood Ridge.

Just why a large portion of Dogwood Ridge came to be occupied by a German Methodist Society in preference to some other locality may not be easily answered. But, however it came about, there they are now, firmly rooted in a pleasant, prosperous neighborhood, with their German church and, minister. Their children intermarry and spread over adjacent areas, and together they form an intelligent, thrifty, industrious, prosperous community - one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live in that can be found anywhere. Honesty - old fashioned honesty - is a marked characteristic of this people, and Jacob Shela stands as a fair type of the better traits exemplified in the membership of this Methodist Society. He is a progressive farmer withal, as his tasteful, commodious residence, his large, well arranged barns and other buildings, and his neat, thorough methods of agriculture plainly indicate. If Mr. Shela agrees to do anything - it may be considered the same as already done. As Napoleon said of his Old Guard - he is one of the reliables. He ex- -emplifies, in short, those principles for which his German Methodist Society stands. He is a respected citizen, a useful member of society, and a loyal friend.' is a native of the good old reliable state of Pennsylvania. He was born in Green county, March 4, 1843. His father was Edward Shepherd and his mother was Louise Killen, a sister of Captain William Killen, who formerly resided in the Kentucky bottoms opposite Portsmouth, Ohio. His father was a carpenter. He had five children of whom our subject is the eldest. The family left Pennsylvania in 1853, and went to Kokomo, Indiana. There his father and mother died, and he was forced to seek the custody of relatives. He came to his aunt Killen when he was about fifteen years of age. He attended school in Kentucky and some in Portsmouth, but his education was very meager. In

1856, he began to work for himself and for five years he worked in Uriah White's livery stable in Portsmouth. Then he set up the teamster and hauling business for himself and has been in it for a period of forty-one years. In all that time, he has enjoyed the confidence of all who have employed him.

He was married July 7, 1877, to Eliza Kirkendall. They have had three children. Their eldest son, William, is married and lives on Lawson Heights. Their daughter, Nellie, is married to Arthur McCloud, and lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Their youngest son, John, is married and in business with his father. Mr. Shepherd is a republican, and has always been. He is as regular in his habits as the sun, moon and stars. He works every day in the week, and glad there is a Sunday for rest. He likes to take a day off occasionally, and attend some fair or public gathering, and no man enjoys a holiday more than he does. There is not a man who knows him, but will vouch for him.

Recorder of Scioto county, is the son of John Sheppard, a Baptist minister of Vernon township, of German descent, and a native of Floyd county, Kentucky. His mother was Eliza J. (Brown) Sheppard, daughter of George W. Brown, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, who came to America in 1848, shortly after his marriage to Lily M. Foster, a native of the same country and town. His father served in the 22nd O. V. I., Company D, for three months, from April 22, to August 19, 1861, afterwards in Company B, 22nd O. V. I., from September 2, 1861, to September 5, 1862, when he was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability at Corinth, Miss. He afterwards re-enlisted in Company G, 27th O. V. I., February 28, 1864, and was finally discharged July 11, 1864.

Our subject was born near Lyra, P. O., in Vernon township, May 19 1867, and received his early education in the country schools, later attending the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, for a short time. The greater part of his education was obtained through his own. studious habits. The greater part of his life has been spent in teaching, commencing at the age of eighteen and continuing for seventeen years. He was appointed School Examiner August 31, 1897, to fill an unexpired term of one year and was re-appointed on August 31, 1898, and served two years when he resigned, August 31, 1900, having been nominated by his party (Republican) for Recorder, and the nomination meant his election. He has always been active in politics and has served his party in numerous capacities. He was assessor of Vernon township, from 1894 till 1895; clerk of same from 1892 till 1894. Justice of Peace of same from April 20, 1896, till April 20, 1899. He served as postmaster at Lyra from 1897 till November, 1900.

He is a member of the Mt. Hope Free Will Baptist church and has been such since he was ten years old. He is at present clerk of the Ohio and Kentucky yearly meeting of Free Will Baptists. He was married October 12, 1890, to Anna Bertha Cook, eldest daughter of Dr. Thomas C. Cook, deceased, of Vernon township, who came to Ohio from Virginia, and settled in Lawrence county, afterwards in Scioto county. They have one child, Arthur Preston, born July 25, 1891.

Mr. Sheppard is one of the most popular men in his county and deservedly so. He seeks to oblige whenever he can and the qualities of his character are such as to elicit admiration and respect. Nothing can be said of him or his qualities but what is good. His sympathies are strong, his impulses liberal and charitable and those who know him best, like him best.

was born January 5, 1861, at Scioto, Ohio, His father was John Q. Shumway, and his mother's maiden name was Mehetabel Snyder. His boyhood and youth were passed on the farm. He attended the district schools and spent one year at Oberlin. College. He taught in the public schools of this county, fifteen years. He was Clerk of Harrison township from September, 1884, to September, 1889, and was Treasurer of the same township from 1889 to 1898. He was appointed Deputy Auditor April 9, 1894, and was elected to the office of County Auditor in November, 1898. He was re-elected in November, 1901, and is at present serving in that capacity. He is a strong republican. He is a member of the Sixth Street M. BE. church of Portsmouth. He was married January 1, 1884, to Miss Emma L. Sampson, a granddaughter of the old pioneer Simeon Wood. They have four children, as follows: Herbert S., age seventeen; Morton, age fourteen; Roswell B., age eleven; and Harold B., age three years.

Mr. Shumway began his career as a teacher of the public schools. He at once showed a great aptitude for the work and placed himself in the first rank of that profession. He is possesed of a forceful character, strong will and excellent judgment. He aims to understand all details of every work set before him and to bring to it the aid of all his natural abilities. As Deputy Auditor he was faithful and efficient. As the County Auditor he has fulfilled the duties of the office in a manner acceptable to every one concerned. His attainments are such that he would fill acceptably any office or position he would accept. He comes from a long line of ancient and honorable Revolutionary ancestry, and acts out the good qualities of each generation which preceded him. He has an intelligent and well trained conscience and lives up to its dictates. In the moral and religious views Mr. Shumway's character is one for favorable comment and praise.

was born in Harrison township, Scioto county, Ohio, January 3, 1844, eldest son of John Q. and Mehetabel Shumway. He attended the common schools of Harrison township, two terms of select school at Harrisonville, and took up teaching as a profession. He completed the study of book-keeping and surveying at the same time. He enlisted in Company F, 140th O. V. I., May 2, 1864, and was mustered out September 3, 1864. He was elected Assessor of Harrison township in 1865, re-elected in 1866.

He was married December 24, 1865, to Barbara Schuster, daughter of John and Margaret Schuster (nee Geyschel). They have had twelve children, of whom nine are living. They are: John W., chief clerk of the Wabash railroad, at Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Louella Thompson, of Galt, Kansas; Henry, Charles, and Edward, all prosperous farmers and stock-raisers in Rice county, Kansas; Mrs. Hettie Plauk; Mrs. J. M. Williams, of Lyons, Kansas, and Clay and James at home.

of Scioto county, in 18838, and resigned the office in April, 1885. He located in Rice county, Kansas, May 1, 1885, where he now resides. In the fall of 1885, he was appointed Deputy County Treasurer, which position he held for' eight years, when he was elected to the office of County Treasurer and served two terms. In addition to his official work, he was made assignee of the Bank of Lyons, the largest institution of its kind in Central Kansas, whose affairs he successfully closed up. Mr. Shumway is a citizen of the highest character. He has acquired a' competence, and is living the life of a christian gentleman, honored and respected by all.

son of Melvin Sikes and Marian Seeley, his wife, was born September 24, 1859, at Haverhill, Ohio. His grandfather, Levi Sikes, was one of the first settlers of Portsmouth. His grandmother Sikes was a sister of James Keyes, and daughter of Salma Keyes. His mother was a daughter of Amos Seeley from New York. Mr. Sikes had two brothers: Owen and Thomas. His sisters were Laura, wife of Walter Hope, of Kansas; Lorene, wife of Lewis S. Nourse, of Wheelersburg, and Flora, wife of Oscar M. Keyes, of Cripple Creek, Colorado; Ruby, unmarried, living at Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mr. Sikes received a common school education and began to teach in 1879, at Franklin furnace. He taught for ten years, the last five years of which he was superintendent of the schools of Sciotoville. On December 1, 1889, he Was appointed deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Scioto county. He resigned after serving fourteen months. In the fall of 1891, he was elected Recorder over Simpson by a vote of 3,798 to 2,922. He served his term of three years and was appointed for eight months more. He left the office September. 1895. He was elected Clerk of Courts in November, 1895, vote: Sikes, 4,554, J. G. Basham, 2,260, and served till August 5, 1899. On August 5, 1899, he was elected Clerk of City Water Works and served one year. He was superintendent of the Water Works eight months. He was elected_City Clerk, April 17, 1901, for two years, which office he still holds. _

Mr. Sikes has always been a republican, and is a member of Bigelow M. E. church of Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a member of the Masonic, Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen Lodges.

On. March, 4, 1886, he was united in marriage to Marie Emily Erlich, daughter of Charles W. Erlich and Laura Colegrove, his wife. In 1902, he was nominated by the Republican party of the county for Probate Judge and was elected. He is tall, of full habit, and of fine physical presence. He is full of energy and purpose and of great will-power. As a politician, he possesses all the qualitites which insure success. He is a good organizer and knows how to deal with men. The people of Scioto county have confidence in his honesty and integrity. He has been faithful and honorable in the administration of every public office he has ever held. Owing to his strong discriminating powers and excellent judgment, he will undoubtedly make.an excellent Probate Judge.

was born March 11, 1836, at Wheelersburg, Ohio. His father was Levi Sikes, and his mother Mary Keyes, sister of James Keyes. Levi Sikes was born in 1794, in Massachusetts, and came to Ohio in 1804, with his father John J. Sikes and his mother Sarah. John J. Sikes went on a produce boat to New Orleans, in 1810, and after leaving Cincinnati, he was never heard from. John J. Sikes had served in the Revolutionary War and his record will be found under Reyolutionary Soldiers. His widow Sarah, drew a pension.in 1857, and survived until 1860.

Our subject attended the common schools until he was seventeen years of age, and then for two years attended school in Portsmouth, Ohio. He then learned the trade of brick-making and worked under Asa R. Cassiday and his son Kd., until the war broke out. He enlisted in Company G, ist O. V. I., April 16, 1861, for three months. He was appointed a corporal April 29, 1861, and served until August 1, 1861. He entered Company EH, 33rd Ohio, on September 3, 1861, and was promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain on March 3, 1865. He was promoted to Major on May 18, 1865, being the fourth Major in the regiment. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, June 6, 1865, but was not mustered out owing to the regiment not having enough men. He was mustered out July 12, 1865.

At the close of the war, he was offered a captain's commission in the regular army, by General George H. Thomas, and regrets very much that he did not accept it, for he believes, and all his friends believe, he would have made a most efficient officer in the Regular Army. He said that at the time he was offered a Captain's commission, General Miles was. only a Captain and he. believes that by this time, he might have worked up to where General Miles is now. He was wounded twice, once in the shoulder in May, 1862, by a minieball. He was wounded at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863, by a buck-shot, behind the right ear, which wound has never troubled him any at all. He was in all the battles in which his regiment participated. during the war.

After retiring from the service, he followed his occupation of bricklaying in Portsmouth, until the spring of 1872, when the town of Huntington was laid out and he removed there. While residing in Portsmouth, he, was a member of the Council from the Fourth ward from 1868 to 1872. He was Chief of Police in Huntington, in 1886. In 1887, he went to California, located in Los Angeles and staid there until 1890, when he came back to Huntington. While in California he was engaged in brick-laying. He followed the same occupation after his return to Huntington, until April, 1901, when he was elected City Treasurer of Huntington, for two years. c i

He was married in May, 1866, to Minerva J. Williams, daughter of Ewell Williams, of Scioto county, Ohio. He has six children: Ida M., widow of Samuel Johnson, resides in Huntington; Mamie K. ; George H., married and lives in Central City; Maudie; Austin M., court stenographer for Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Mingo and Logan counties, West Virginia; and Herbert A., at Marshall was born September 23, 1839, at Marion, Lawrence county, Ohio. His childhood was spent at Burlington, Lawrence county. When 'Jack' was about eight years old, his father moved to a large farm known as 'The Homestead" in the valley, five miles below Marion. Here Jack resided until he was twelve years of age. His father became Sheriff, a second time through a tragedy, and afterward Treasurer, and the family moved to Ironton, where the county seat had ben removed. Until he was eighteen, Jack attended the graded schools of Ironton, when not assisting his father in the office. His first vote was for President Lincoln, in 1860. He taught the home district school that winter, and in the spring of sixty-one entered at Lebanon, Ohio, intending to follow a short term there, with a full course at the Athens University, where he had the tender of a free scholarship, and beyond that he contemplated the law as a profession.

He and William Betts, a neighbor, shook hands, in a boyish way, over an agreement to practice law. as a profession, in Kansas, as partners, in the coming years, but both volunteered under the President's call for three months troops, as soon as Sumter was fired on. Both enlisted in Company E, Sixth O. V. I., three months men, April 20, 1861. On June 18, 1861, Simmons enlisted for three years in the same company and regiment, known as the Cincinnati "Guthrie Grays." The war ended the proposed law partnership of Betts and Simmons, but their subsequent friendship was so ideal as to give rise to many a pleasant story among their associates. When honorably discharged, at , Camp Dennison, in June, 1864, by the reason of the expiration of enlistment,

"Jack" left a record without a flaw. and returned to Nashville and the service in the field, as chief clerk for Captain Leroy R. Hawthorn of Newport, Kentucky, U. S. Commissary of Subsistence. He was at Nashville during the siege and battle. and after the rout of Hood's Army by General Thomas, moved on to Columbia, and afterward to Pulaski, Tennessee, where, in sole charge of that branch subsistence post. when the Confederate's returned from war, he issued the government ration allowed by the Federal authorities to returned Confederates and their families, until December, 1865. He has a record to his credit, EBer ators, of almost five years of consecutive active service in the field.

His ability, - accuracy and versatility was recognized by a special detail as amanuensis to Generl Ormsby M. Mitchell, during the orgnization of Buell's Army of the Ohio at Louisville. He was detailed as report clerk, after the battle of Shiloh, to General William Nelson, thought by Mr. Simmons to have been the greatest natural warrior developed during the rebellion. He was also detailed as report clerk to General Jacob Ammen, at McMinnville, Tenn., when Bragg broke through the mountains, on his Kentucky raid. He was detailed as report clerk to General Wm. Sooy Smith near Nashville up to the eve of the battle of Stone river.

After Stone river he was detailed to the Quartermaster's department, at the headquarters of General John M. Palmer, following which he was transferred to the same department to General Grose, returning to his regiment for Mission Ridge and refusing further details, a promotion by Governor Brough into another regiment, and a Captaincy in a Tennessee regiment by the governor of that state.

He returned home in December, 1865, was appointed Deputy Auditor of Lawrence county by Seth Sutherland, Auditor. In December, 1866, he became book-keeper and stock receiver at Olive furnace. In 1868, he made a slight effort for the republican nomination for Auditor for his county. He was unexperienced, relied too much on his father's acquaintance and popularity, and was defeated. He learned some political lessons which he put to victorious use in Scioto county at a later date. After this episode, he accepted a position tendered by the late John Paull, and moved across the line to Bloom furnace, in Scioto county.

There, at the age of thirty, he found his fate in Miss Susan Paull Cole, the twenty-year-old daughter of Allaniah Cole, deceased. They were married at the furnace October 14, 1869, and moved to Tronton, in 1871, where he had become interested in business. He was prospering rapidly, when the sudden death of John Paull, August 6, 1873, compelled him to give all his time to the furnace, as the only male survivor in the firm of John Paull & Company. He left his Ironton business in the hands of his partner, and the panic of 1873, made shipwreck of this enterprise. He made such provision as was possible for the management of the furnace and turned his attention to his Ironton affairs. After this he took up his residence at Bloom furnace, as a member of the firm of Clare, Amos & Company, subsequently J. D, Clare & Co., and now The Clare Iron Company, in which corporation he and his family are eighth owners. He. has made his home in Scioto county since 1879.

In 1884, he was elected Clerk of the Courts for Scioto county, on the Republican ticket, and moved to Portsmouth in January, 1885. He was again elected for a three years term to succeed himself in 1887, but in 1889 resigned to accept the appointment of Marshal of the United States for the southern district of Ohio. After one term, he retired from office with his chief and his. party, and has held no office since.

His happy family was broken up in 1895, owing to a fatal malady overtaking his wife, who died after two years pathetic lingering, January 27, 1897, leaving the husband and three young daughters. Clare, the youngest danghter makes her home at Ironton with her mother's sister, Mrs. Oscar Richey. Paula, the second daughter, graduated in 1902, at St. Mary's of the Spring, near Columbus and makes her home in Portsmouth, with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William V. Simmons. Carol, the eldest, is employed as a teacher of literature at the Ohio Institution for the education of the blind, at Columbus, and during vacations makes her home with her Uncle and Aunt Simmons, at Portsmouth. Since his wife's death, Mr. Simmons has made his home when in Portsmouth, at first with his warm friend, Judge James M. Dawson, and since was born March 20, 1848, in Lawrence county. For ancestry see sketch of John Harold Simmons. He attended school at the District schools and two years at Lebanon, Ohio, in 1871. He thinks the best part of his education was obtained on his father's farm. He began teaching school in 1871 and followed that for five years. Then he farmed the old Homestead on Symmes' Creek, Lawrence county till 1884, when he came to Portsmouth and was a deputy with Charles Kinney, Treasurer, for six months. In 1885, he went into the Tribune Company, purchasing the interest of Al McFarland, and has been engaged in the newspaper business ever since. The Company is now the Blade Printing Company, and Mr. Simmons is secretary, treasurer and general manager. He was married in 1880 to Nancy J. Cole, daughter of Allaniah Cole. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons reside at 80 West Sixth street, Portsmouth, Ohio. Mr. Simmons is a living, walking, speaking, every day contradiction of the idea that the management of a newspaper wears a man out. He is five feet, eight and one-half inches high, weighs 250 pounds, and is a handsome man. He takes life easy, and strange to say for a newspaper man, seems to enjoy it. He lets his neighbors worry, if they like, but he seems to appreciate all the pleasures of life, and son of Elias and Mary Howard Simpson was born July 17, 1863. His boyhood and youth were spent on his father's farm where he now lives. He received a common school education. He went to Kansas in 1888 and remained there until 1891. June 27, 1883, he was married to Agnes B. Ballingee, daughter of John Ballingee. They have five children: Bertha. Lee, Margaret, Harl Blias, was born in Vernon township, Scioto county, Ohio, December 30, 18386. His father's name was John Skelton, and his mother's maiden name was Minerva Sperry. His grandfather, Samuel Skelton, came from Staunton, Augusta county, Va. His grandmother was Francis Wilson Skelton. Our subject was brought up in Scioto county. He received a common school education. At the age of eighteen years, he engaged in farming, and general labor. He also did work about Empire, Pine Grove, Ohio and Junior furnaces.

He enlisted in Company F, 27th O. V. I., July 19, 1861, as a private. He was soon made fourth Sergeant and later First Sergeant, and was promoted to the office of Sergeant-Major of his regiment June 27, 1864. He was then commissioned Second Lieutenant, and on the same day lost his right leg in the battle of Kenesaw mountain. He remained in the hospital until February 14, 1865, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain, having been promoted to that position in recognition of his brave and meritorious conduct. He participated in many important battles, including those of New Madrid, Island No. 10, Hamburg Landing, the siege and battle of Corinth, Parker's Cross Roads and a number of others. He was in every battle from Chattanooga until he was wounded at Kenesaw mountain.

Captain Skelton returned to Powellsville, after the war, and engaged in merchandising until 1868. He then located in Wheelersburg, where he was postmaster, conducted a hotel and carried on a drug store. He was elected County Auditor of Scioto county at the October election, 1868, by a vote of 2,825 for himself on the Republican ticket, to 2,312 for M. G. Nichols, on the Democrat ticket, majority 513. He was re-elected in the fall of 1870, and served two years and ten months. His term was extended ten months by the Legislature. In 1875, he purchased and operated the street horse-car line in Portsmouth, being at the head of that enterprise for about eight years. He was elected Commissioner of Scioto county in 1877, by a vote of 2,777 to 2,699 for James Richardson, and served one term. Before the expiration of his term, he was appointed United States gauger, in which capacity he served for ten years. On his retirement from that office he turned his attention to the real estate business in connection with Hon. A. T. Holcomb, and laid out several town plats. He has always delighted in raising fine stock. He was a member of the City Council of Portsmouth from the Fourth and Third wards respectively for a number of years. It was while he was a member of Council that the first paving of the streets was done in Portsmouth. He was a member of the State Board of Equalization in 1900 from the Seventh Senatorial District. He obtained everything for his constituents which he asked for. He has been a member of the Republican County Executive Committee several times, and for two terms was chairman of the Congressional Committee of the Tenth Congressional District. He has been an alternate to the National Convention. In 1896, and was especially active as a campaign worker.

'He was married first May 16, 1858,'to Mary O. Remy, daughter of Thomas Remy. They had the following children: Berry, deceased; William W., resides at Scioto Furnace; Charles F., in Montana; James, in Chicago; Fannie, married John DeLotelle, resides at Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Skelton was married the second time to Mary EH. Knittel, April 2, 1884. There were four children: John R., Samuel A., Dessie and Grace L.

Captain James Skelton is the noblest Roman of them all. He does not know fear. As a soldier, he was like Ney, "the bravest of the brave." Had he not met with the loss of his right leg at Kenesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864, he would undoubtedly have come home at the close of the war as a General. No one ever received greater meed of praise for his gallantry and bravery on the battlefield and no one ever deserved it more. If the Captain ever sets up a coat of arms, his motto will undoubtedly be, 'Never say die,' for he has lived up to that motto all his life. He is one of the most active, energetic and enterprising men of his time, or any one's time. Though only four mile posts from seventy, he has all the activity, vim, push and energy of a young man of twenty. He seems to overlook the fact that Old Age and its train of infirmities may overtake him, and with him Youth has lasted 66 years. He has laid out more ad- ' ditions to the city than any man who ever lived in it. He is the soul of honor and would die a thousand times before he would be guilty of a dishonorable action. He is always ready to stand up for the right, ashe sees it, as were the immortal signers, with his life, with his fortune and with his sacred honor, was born at Scioto, Ohio, January 28, 1839. His grandfather, William Slattery was born in Ireland. He came to America in 1800, and settled in Maryland. His son, William Slattery, came from Maryland to Scioto county, Ohio, in 1820, and settled in Madison township, about one mile south of Harrisonville, where our subject, his son, was born. His mother was Maria Stockham, daughter of Joseph Stockham. His boyhood and youth were passed in Harrison township where he obtained a common Ae hool education.

He enlisted in Company A, 39th O. V. July 16, 1861 as a private, and was discharged July 9, 1865. He was in all bid battles participated in by the regiment, except the last. At Kenesaw Mountain on June 9, 1864 at night, he was placed as a picket in an exposed part of the advance line. At day light, he saw a rebel chopping on a hill near by. He fired on him and thinks he killed him. This discovered him to the advance line of the rebels near and he drew their fire, not only of those in front but of those on each side. He was lying flat behind a log and a stump. The rebels kept up a fire until four o'clock in the afternoon. He was exposed to the hot sun, and was without anything to eat or drink and was covered with dirt from the bullets fired at him. It was impossible to send any guard to relieve him, and from daylight to four o'clock he laid there under this continued heavy firing, thinking about his young wife he had married but six months before and who would likely be left a widow. At four o'clock our troops made a charge over his position and thus relieved him. He thinks the rebels fired about a ton of lead in and about the stump and log which protected him.

After the war, he went to Missouri, and was there for two years, but did not like it and returned to his farm near Harrisonville. In 1868 and 1869, he farmed for his father. In 1870, he went to Sciotoville and was there and at Oak Hill until 1875. In the latter year, he returned to Harrisonville and bought a farm and has lived there ever since. He is a republican and a member of the M. BH. church at Harrisonville. He is a member of Scioto Post, No. 287 G. A. R. He was Assessor of Harrison township from 1887 to 1890.

On January 28, 1864, he was married to Miss Hmma J. Crull, daughter of | David W. Crull and granddaughter of Judge Samuel Crull.. His witfe's mother's name was Rhoda Pool. They have four children: Clarence L. married and living near Uniopolis, Anglaize county, Ohio and engaged in contracting; Minnie F. wife of Gustavus A. Matz, who is a farmer and resides near Cozad, Nebraska. Wilbur V. is married and lives near Brighton, Pennsylvania, and is engaged in contracting. Walter D. is at home. In his advancing years Mr. Slattery is trying to take life easy. He is respected by all who know him, and enjoys the confidence of his neighbors: was born-in Madison township, Scioto county, Ohio, January 9, 1842. His father was Stuart Slavens, born in Greenbrier county, Virginia, in 1804. His father came with his parents to Ohio on pack horses and lived in Scioto county for sixty years. He died April, 1876. His mother's maiden name was' Clarissa Schoonover, She was born at Horsehead, Chemung county, 'New York, in 1807, and died in Pike county, Ohio, February, 1891. Our subject received his education in the common schools of the county, at Jackson Academy and Ohio University, at Athens. He taught school until the war broke out. On August 12, 1864, he enlisted in Company G, 173d O. V. I. and on September 18, 1864, he was appointed Captain of that Company and served until June 26, 1865, when the Company was mustered out. After the close of the war he resumed his occupation as a teacher.

In 1867 he was married to Mary C, Noel, daughter of Aaron Noel. They have had five children: Albert Lincoln, Annie Ruth, Margaret W., Minerva Dean and Roscoe C. who died in infancy. In 1869, he was elected Treasurer of Scioto county. The vote stood Charles Slavens 2,530, Aaron Noel his father- in-law, 2,078, majority, 452. In 1871, he was re-elected to the same office, receiving 2,730 votes to 2,166 for his opponent, John T. Miller; his majority, 564. He has always been a republican and is a Protestant in his religious views. For many years he has held a position in the pension office as Special Examiner, and has resided in Missouri, lowa and Ohio. His legal residence is now in the city of Columbus, Ohio. He made an excellent army officer and has always been a good citizen.

was born August 18, 1876, at Buena Vista, Ohio. His father was Joseph W. Smith, County Surveyor and Commissioner, and was named for Capt. Charles A. Barton. His mother's maiden name was Harriet A. Cross, daughter of Lewis Cross. Our subject was the eldest of the children. He attended school near and at Otway, and attended a Normal school at Lucasville and one at Peebles. He taught school from 1894 until 1900 in Scioto county on the West Side. In the winter of 1899, he began the study of telegraphy. He secured work with the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia railroad, November 1, 1900, and was a temporary operator until June, 1901, when he became an operator and agent at Mineral Springs until January 10, 1902, when he was appointed agent at Rarden, Ohio. He is a young gentleman who has only to be known, to be liked. He is as steady as, clockwork in his habits. He is temperate in word and deed. He is careful and conservative in all he does. He is prudent and self-reliant, firm of purpose and faithful in pursuing any course he adopts.

the son of Charles Stratten Smith and Mary G. Locke, of New York, his wife, was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 30, 1845. During his boyhood he made it unusually lively for the boys in Portsmouth, but managed to stay in school until he was fifteen years of age. Im 1860 he went to Prof. White's Classical school one year. In 1861 he engaged in the milling business with his father on the spot on Second street where Storck & Hopkins now have a stove store. He enlisted August 11, 1862, at the age of eighteen, for three years in Company E of the 11th O. V. I., and served until January 20, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tenn., when he was discharged on surgeon's ceritficate of disability. He was a private all the time of his service, but was one of the very best. He: was with his regiment much of the time, but part of the time he was a clerk on Gen. Crook's staff. After his discharge from the service, he went into the Quartermaster Department at Cincinnati, where he remained until June, 1866, when he became chief clerk of the clothing, camp, garrison and equipage department.

He then returned to Portsmouth, and with his father engaged in the manufacture of vinegar until 1870. As this was too sour a subject to suit the sweet and agreeable disposition of the Colonel, he left it and engaged in the manufacturing of brown paper until February, 1872. Then he began his career as an insurance agent in Portsmouth with Samuel F. Reber, and has been in it ever since. Col. Smith, as he is best known, has organized many building associations and many companies, and he has been secretary of so many different associations, that he might be said to be a professional secretary. In 1879 he organized what is now the present Central Union Telephone Company, and built the exchange between Portsmouth and Ironton. He has been secretary of the Ohio, the Second Ohio and the City building associations. He has also been secretary of the Monarch and People's building associations. He was director of the Farmer's National Bank for a number of years, and up to its failure. For five years he was president of the Portsmouth Street Railroad & Light Company, prior to its present organization.

He was an aide-de-camp with the rank of Colonel on Governor Foraker's staff. It would be unjust to Col. Smith not to say in this connection that when he had his full uniform on that he was the finest looking man on the Governor's staff. He wishes that it should not be forgotten that he served two years as a member of the Portsmouth School Board, and was a friend of Prof. Vickers all the time. He would like to have it forgotten that he was Clerk of the Board of City Water Works for the year 1899. He was District Passenger

Agent of the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad Co., and its successor for fifteen years. He is secretary of the Board of Trade, of the-Board of Underwriters, and of the Commercial Club. He was manager of the Telephone Company of Portsmouth for twenty years; and was clerk on steamboats for four years, and was one of the most accommodating and agreeable clerks who ever trod the deck of a steamboat. He served on the Victor No. 3, Kate Henderson, Jim Fiske and Mountain Bell.

He was married Dec. 24, 1867 to Cordelia Sickles. Their children were Charles, Harry and Floyd L., Jr. She died Oct. 27, 1887, and he married the second time June 22, 1891 to Miss Florence Slack of Charleston, W. Va. Their children are: Lowell, Kenneth, Osborne and Florence. Col. Smith is secretary of the Elks, a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner and an Odd Fellow. He has been representative of the Grand Lodge, and if there is anything comes around worth joining, the Colonel stands ready to join it.

was born January 29, 1840, near Jackson Furnace, Scioto county, Ohio. His father was Joseph Mills Glidden Smith, and his mother's maiden name was Charlotte Maria Hurd, both of whom have sketches herein. His boyhood was passed at Junior and Scioto furnaces, at Portsmouth, Ohio, and in Greenup county, Ky. He attended the public schools, one term at Miami University, and a Military Institute at New Haven. He was old enough to be impressed with the return of the Volunteer Soldiers from the Mexican War, which event fired him with military ambition. After attending the Military Institute, at New Haven, Conn. for three months, he was made First Sergeant, "for his soldierly conduct and bearing.' 'This pleased him more than any other position or rank he has ever held: These were his happy days, as his tastes and inclinations had always been towards the profession of arms.

When the Civil War broke out, he was residing with his father at South Portsmouth, Kentucky. He entered Company F, Second Kentucky Infantry, May 8, 1861, as First Lieutenant. He was wounded at Barboursville, W. Va., on July 1, 1861. He was made Captain January 25, 1862 which promotion was due to his valorous conduct. He was transferred to the Veteran Corps, June 29, 1868 and was discharged therefrom October 31, 1865. He was severely wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and brought to his home at Portsmouth.

On March 7, 1867, he received a commission as Captain in the Regular - Army and was assigned to the 13th Infantry. He served in Montana until the spring of 1868, and then served a year in the Judge Advocate's office in Washington. In 1869, he was transferred to the 19th Infantry and served until 1871, in Louisiana, during reconstruction times. He went to Kansas in 1871, and commanded Fort Larned and Fort Dodge, and took part in the Dull Knife campaign, in 1878, and the Uncompangre campaign in 1879. He went to Texas in 1881 and served along the Rio Grande, north from Brownsville to Fort Davis. In 1889, he went with his command to Jackson Barracks, La., and in May, 1890, was given command of the Island of Mackinac, Mich. He was next ordered on recruiting duty to David's Island, and thence to:-Columbus Barracks in 1890 and 1891. He was afterwards stationed at Fort Wayne, Mich., near Detroit, and in 1894 was promoted to Major of the 2nd Infantry. He served at Fort Omaha, Neb., and Fort Keogh, Mont., until April 20, 1898. He was in the several Indian Campaigns, and settled the out-break at Cheyenne Reservation in Montana, in 1897.

He went with the Second Infantry to Cuba, and was wounded in the battle of Santiago, July 1, 1898. He was promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the 12th Infantry June 30, 1898, and Colonel of the 17th Infantry, October 20, 1899; made a Brigadier-General of Volunteers, in June, 1900, and Brigadier-General of the Regular Army on March 31, 1901.

He left the United States for the Philippine Island on 1 February 19, 1899 and served with Gen. McArthur's Division during the whole campaign. The rainy season held his command at San Fernando, Luzon, until August 9, 1899, the date of general advance northward. Gen Smith (then Lieutenant- Colonel) commanded the 12th Infantry, which had the left wing, and sustained severe fighting. The insurgents, having been defeated, the advance halted at

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Calulut, six miles north of San Fernando. On August 16, 1899, Gen. Smith was ordered to capture Angeles, five miles north of Calulut. Two commands had previously failed to accomplish this task and the engagement was a difficult one. The Twelfth again proved equal to the demand, and although the little band of Americans was surrounded by a force of the enemy, much superior in numbers, it was successful, after withstanding a siege of seven weeks. For this Gen. Smith was officially commended.

On November 5, 1899, in command of the right wing, he advanced to Magalan where a large force of insurgents were successfully attacked and dispersed, leaving our troops in possession of Mabalacat and Banban, two strongholds of'the enemy. Gen) Smith was then kept at Bautista from which point his forces captured the bands of robbers whiich were terrorizing the natives. In April, 1900, he was ordered to capture the remnants of Aguinaldo's forces, under Gen. Macabolos, who were strongly entrenched in the mountains. Macabolos was put to flight and his entire command including Gen. Montenegro, surrendered after a short and decisive conflict. The command of the provinces of Tarlac, Pangasinan and Zambales was given him on August 1, 1900.

The work of Gen. Smith thus far was successful and highly commended. He brought peace to every district to which he was sent. About this time the War Department published a map of the Philippines, showing the hostile places in black and the peaceful districts, in white. Samar appears on that map as a black blot. Gen. Smith was selected to pacify it, after the horrible massacre of our troops at Balangiga. In four and a half months, he forced the surrender of all the savage tribes opposed to the United States, on this island, effectually removing the black blot on the Department's map. In this campaign, he acted in harmony with the orders of his superiors and General Order number 100, of 1863. The task was waged against a cruel, savage and relentless foe and under circumstances of the greatest difficulties and perils imaginable.