Madison County, Indiana - The whole text, 1914 (part 15 of 16)

Mr. Halboth was born in Bloom Center, Ohio, and is the son of Andrew and Barbara M. (Huber) Ilalboth. The fatlier was born in Baden, Germany, and was a boy in his teens when he came to these shores. In his native land he had learned the trade of a weaver, and when he settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, soon after his coming to America, he occupied himself with his trade for some little time. He married in early manhood and twelve children Vy-ere born to him and his wife. Tiiey are named as follows: Ijouise, Henry, Jacob. Emma, Sallie, Ida, Louis, Charles, Lillian J., deceased, Charlotte, George and Barbara.

Louis Halboth, in counuou with his brothers and sisters, attended the common schools at Bloom Center, Ohio, where the family home was established for many years, and where the father w^as occupied in the conduct of a general store. Here young Halboth assisted his father, when he had completed his schooling, and remained in the store until he reached the age of twenty-seven years. The Bloom Center post ' office was located in the store and ]\Ir. Halboth was assistant postmaster for a number of years, his father occupying the office of postmaster. When Mr. Halboth was twenty-seven, he quitted the store and allied himself with a squad of government engineers who were engaged in running lines for and building the Ohio Southern Railroad,' and he continued with them for some time, advancing rapidly in the work, and gaining a splendid working knowledge of the profession. When he finally withdrew from the civil engineering work, he engaged in the hardware business at Lakeview, Ohio, and was there located for seven years. He experienced a degree of success there, but was not wholly satisfied with conditions, and finally disposed of his interests and. accepted a position as traveling salesman for a coal concern, moving later to Alexander, Indiana, which place he made his headquarters. He was traveling for four years and had prospered in the work when he decided to once more establish himself in an independent business, and . he accordingly came to Linwood where he opened up a general merchandise store and has here been stationed since that time. He is tlie sole owner and proprietor of his business, which is making excellent headvv^ay in the town, and prosperity continues to show favors to him.

Thomas Groendyke. A number of Madison county's most substantial agriculturists are residing on farms which they have themselves developed from the virgin soil and timber of this section of the state, and who have been active participants in the great work of development that has made Anderson and the adjoining townships the locality of some of the finest country places in Madison county. Among those entitled to more than passing mention in this connection is Thomas

Groeudyke, whose valuable property of 220 acres had its nucleus in a small foity-acre tract which, wheu he settled upon it, was entirely covered with a dense growth of timber, ilr. Groend^'ke is a native oi" Indiana, having been borji uear the town of Frankton, October 2, 1802, and is a son of Elias and Nancy (Jenkins) Grocndyke.

ELJas Groendyke was born in Fayette county, Indiana, from whence he came to Madison county and engaged in farming, in which vocatiou he spent all the active years of his life. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, namely: Amanda, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Charity, Thomas, John, Amos and James. Thomas Groendyke commenced his education in the Pruett school in Anderson township, and as a youth accompanied his father to Darke county, Oliio, in which locality he also attended school for one term. When eighteen years of age he returned to Madison county, and having been trained to farm work soon secured employment as a hand, at a salary of sixteen dollars per month. He continued to be employed thus for tliree years, at the end of which time, through his industry and faithful devotion to duty, he had been advanced to twenty-tv.'o dollars per month. Subsequently Mr. Groeudyke went to live at the home of a widowed .sister, whose property he worked until he had saved enough money to vrarrant his embarking upon a career of his own. and at that time he acquired, througli purchase, a tract of forty acres, located in a heavil\' timbered section of Anderson township. In true pioneer fashion he erected a small log cabin, in which he lived while placing himself upon a sound financial footing, but this v-^as later replaced by a comfortable frame dwelling, and as the years have passed various improvements of a modern character have been made to the buildings and property, this now being one of the valuable and desirable couiitry homes of this part of the county. From time to time ^Nlr. Groendyke has added to his holdings, and at the present time has 220 acres, all under cultivation. He carries on general farming and raises a good breed of cattle, and constant industry, able management and modern methods have brought their reward in the shape of substantial success.

Mr. Groendyke was married in J:*'ebraary, 1876, to Emily Smith, a daughter of James Smith, of this county, and a member of one of the first families to settle here. Of this union there were two boys, James and Ernest, both deceased, and one daughter, Cora E., Mrs. Garland Hancock.

Mr. Groendyke was married to ^Irs. TIettie (Ballard) Thomas, the widow of J. U. Thomas. ^Ir. Groendyke has devoted himself to the work of his farm, leaving public matters to those who have had more desire for the activities of political life. He is a friend of progress, however, and gives his support, moral and financial, to all worthy movements. He^ enjoys the privileges of membership in the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been one of the charter members of this order. His comfortable home is situated not far from the city of Linwood.

George Rapp. The great excitement caused m the early "nineties by, the discovery of the existence of natural gas in ^ladison county brought to this section many young men eager to win their fortunes in the newly-opened fields. TThile but few were fortunate enough to secure land from wliich the valuable product could be obtained, there were many who settled down to labor in other fields of endeavor, and to this class the county owes some of its best citizenship. Lying about eieight: liiiles iiarth of the city of Anderson, on Alexander Rural Route NN.or2.0^-is: tlie:120-acre farm of Morgan AVOsou, where George Rapp is iiacated. I He came to this locality when he had just passed his majority, aaud he has continued since that time- to be one of this section's subs-stantial men. :He is a native of Salem, Ohio, and was born February 6, ]1871. a- son of Christopher and' Dorothea (Schaff) Rapp.

', Clu'istopher Rapp was born in Germany, and as a young man emiegrated to the United States, locating first in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, ^Pennsylvania, where he was for some years engaged in farming. Subs-sequently. he. drifted down the^ Ohio river to. INIarietta, Ohio, and later r removed- to- Salem, where, he. met an accidental death when his son GO^Qi'ge was still a youth. -Christopher and Dorothea Rapp were the ]: pareivts .of seven children, as follows: .John, who is deceased; Sophia, v.who.married; ]\[arionAYillison;." Jacob and Charles, who are both cdeceased; Daniel, a resident .of Marietta, Ohio; Carrie, who married Mr. i.Lindamood; and George.

t-George" Rapp. received the customary school education granted to -.farmers' sons of liis day and locality, and in the summer months devoted i. his -attention to the honest and instructive work of the home farm. He continued to remain under the parental roof until attaining his majori'ity,- when, anxious to embark upon a career of his own, he came to rJVIadison county with a number of other aspirants for fortune in the 1 gas fields, and for a short time was engaged in contracting in Alexa.andria. -^Subsequently, however, he turned his attention to the vocation i;in which he had been trained in his youth. Mr. Rapp was trained in the old school of practical farming, but to this substantial training he has added the knowledge of modern, scientific agriculture, and has taken advantage of every advancement made in his vocation. His farm is 7 productive and profitable, and its general appearance denotes the presr ence of able management. ^Ir. Rapp has been connected only with - enterprises since making his home here, and his dealings have i^given him the reputation of an honorable man of business, who, while .^.ever alert to grasp an opportunity, has shown the strictest integrity in a 'all of his operations.

r-On October 20, ISOS, Mr.Rapp was united in marriage in Lafayette t; township, with Miss Catherine Wilson, daughter of IMorgan and Rhoda I^Barker) "Wilson, v/ho live, in Franklon and are now retired from active p pui-suits. 7 There- were three daughters in the Wilson faiuily : Pearl, vwho. married "IMr.'. Alexander, and. has two children - Fred and Marie; }.;Myrtle, who married Mrr.'Ruley ahdlives at Portland, Indiana; and C.Catherine, now. Mrs. Rapp. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. PRapp : '"Harold H., a bright and interesting lad who is nov/ attending s school in Lafayette township. Mr. Rapp enjoys the privileges of membrbership in the Knights of Pythias, and is decidedly popular with the ^members of the. local lodge." He is a Republican in politics, but has "..taken only a. good citizen's interest in matters of a public nature, ;-.altho.ugh ever ready to assist in all movements making for the better- -. ment of his section. "^ With his v/ife and son, he attends the Methodist ; . Episcopal church.

i' .Ckero. Riley Reeves.'. In the field ^of. expert photography, IMadison has. furnished one of the most capable men in the entire country. --^Iri; Reeves,, who has fbllowedlhis.ptofessipn at. Anderson for more than a a. quarter of a century;,. has been hoziored in such a way as to prove his leadership in not oiJy Ids lionie couDty but in the country at Ictrge us .a photographer. Hu has l^een honored with the office of secretan°atid later as president of the Indiana Photographers' Association, and a^ seeretarj, first vice-president and then as president of the National Association of Photographers. His services have also been called in as critic and judge on many art exhibits, and his own work has woii numerous medals in exhibitions of artistic photography.

Cicero Eiley Keeves was born on a farm in Hancock county. ludian;i, May 3, 18Gi, and comes of old American stock. He is a son of Benjamiu P- and Caroline (Harlan) Eeeves. His father, born ia Brown county, Ohio, Avas brought to Rush county, Indiana, when ten years of age, and about two years later to Hancock county, where he followed farming prosperously for many years, until his death in 1903, at the age of seventy-five. He was a mau of no small influence in his community, ser\'ecl sixteen years as a justice of the peace, as townslup trustee eight years, and for two years was a member of the Indiana State Legislatui.'. His wife was born in Fayette county and spent her active life in Hancock county. I\Ir. Reeves' brothers and sisters are: Dr. A. J. Reeves of Toledo, Illinois; Arthur C. Reeves, a retired farmer of Knightstown, Indiana; Judge A. B. Reeves, of Dodge City, Kansas; Charles F. Reeves, court reporter at Anderson ; and Mrs. J. S. Simmons. ^Irs. J. R. Titus and ^Mrs. John L. Kennedy of Hancock county.

The common schools supplied Mr. Reeves with his early training, folJowed by attendance at the Gem City Business College at Quincy, Illinois. His career as a worker began at the age of eighteen, and thw first four years were spent as a teacher. Ills hom^; has been in Andoi-- son since August 29, 1887, and he is probably the oldest establislie't Dhotographer in the count}'.

Mr. Reeves is an Independent in politics, and affiliates with the Knights of Pythias, the Royal Arcanura and the Loyal Order of Moose. His church home is the First Christian church of Anderson. On October 16, 1887, he married at "Wilkinson, Indiana, Cecelia G. Turuer, daughter of Frank L. and Jennie Turner. Her father was a publisher. The children of their marriage are: Earle C, Ruth V., Nilah E.. ^.lary J-, George A., and John M.

C. M. Corbet. Hickory Grove Dairy, a tract of forty acres lying in Lafayette township, is one of the valuable agricultural properties of Madison county, where its proprietor, C. M. Corbet, has a fir.e herd of Jersey cattle and supplies milk, cream, butter and other dairy products to the people of the adjacent to-wns and villages. Mr. Corbrt belongs to the new order of agriculturists, who are conducting thciv operations along modern lines, and has found that by specializing in this branch of farm work he can attain a fuller measure of success tiian by following general lines. He was born February 20. 1861, near the city of Lima, in Allen county, Ohio, and is a son of the Rev. T. W. and Elizabeth (Robbins) Corbet.

- Rev. T. W. Corbet was born in Pennsylvania, and was reared on a farm, but early in life decided to become a minister of the Gospel, ana accordingly was placed under the charge of a prondnent educator ot Gettj'sburg, Penn.<<ylvania, of that day. He was eventually ordained a minister of the Lutheran church, and for a long period of years itiade his home at Lafayette, Ohio, where his charge v.as located. He and his

C. M. Corbet was given excellent educational advantages, receiving his early training under the preeeptorsliip of his father, and subsequently becoming a student in Northwestern University, Ada, Ohio, from which he was graduated. After leaving school ]\Ir. Corbet went to ]Middlepoint, Ohio, and was in the grain business for ten years. He then worked in a grocery store at Van "Wert, Ohio, and Anderson, Indiana, and afterward, or about seven years ago, he embarked in the dairy business. At that time he embarked upon a business career of his own, coming to Lafayette township and establishing the dairy business of which he has been the proprietor to the present time. His herd of Jersey cattle is one of which he has every reason to be proud, and his business is constantly growing, owing to his able and progressive management. He has taken every precaution 'to observe the rules of hygiene, his buildings are well-lighted and ventilated, and sanitary conditions prevail throughout the property, assuring his customers of a fresh, clcaji product and ex^cellent service. ]Mr. Corbet is, first of ail, a business man, and the struggles of the political arena have noi sufficiently interested him to make him a seeker for public honors. He has, however, manifested a commendable inclination to be of service to his community in the duties of good citizenship, and men and measures calculated to bring about able government have ahvays found in him a stanch and hard-working supporter.

On April 15, 18S6, ^Ir. Corbet was united in marriage with Miss Belle Parmenter, of Allen county, Ohio, the ceremony being performed a*^ Ijafayette. Ohio, by his father. Mrs. Corbet is n daughter of TT. D. and Mary (Nash) Parmenter, formerly well-known people of AUen county. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Corbet, namel> : Fay, Arthur, Vina, LePoy, Hovv'ard, Alice and Emmet, of whom Fay, Arthur, Vina and Emmet are now deceased. Both the Parmenter and Corbet families are connected with the Lutheran church, and have been active in its work and charities.

Clyde D. Sciiurtz, M. D. The regular profession of medicine at Alexandria, Indiana, has been ably represented during the past sixteen years by Dr. Clyde D. Schurtz, a physician of recognized ability, whose native talent has gained him high standing in his honored calling. Dr. Schurtz was born in St. Joseph county, ^Michigan, January 16, 1859, and is a son of James and Sarah (Krepps) Schurtz.

James Schurtz was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and as a young man moved to Northumberland county, that state, where in 1841 he was married to ]Miss Sarah Krepps. On their wedding journey the young couple traveled by buggy to Michigan, settling in St. Joseph county, near AYliite Pigeon, where Mr. Schurtz purchased a farm, and there he continued to be engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1890, when he was seventy-three years of age. He was a successful farmer, an influence for good in his community, and possessed the high regard and esteem of his fellowcitizens. His widow lived to be seventy-six years of age, and died in 1894, at the home of her son. Dr. Eeuben Schurtz, of Streator, Illinois, her funeral taking place at the German Lutheran Church, of v.dnch she had been a faithful member. ^Ir. and jMrs. Schurtz were the parents of ten children, as follows: Mary Jane, who became the wife of A. G.

Barton of Battle Creek, Michigan; Henry Albert, a resident of Thr Rivers, Michigan; David A, living at Grand Rapids, Midiigan; Ha, .V Elmira, who married David Mandigo, of Riverside, Cahfoi'nia- > Reuben, living at Streator, Illinois, a well-known physician; Orr wh,/ home IS at Negaunee, xMichigan; Dr. Perry, a practicing physi:;ian ," Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dr. Clyde D., of this review ;° Freddi/u; died at the age of two and one-half years; and Dr. Frank B., a phvsi cian of Spring Valley, Illinois. ' ^ - *'

Clyde p Schurtz was reared on his father's farm on White Pi.V( -- Frairie, Michigan, and secured his early education in the district sr-hooO and the Constantme and Kalamazoo Union school. He subsequent Iv studied dentistry, and after receiving his degree practiced that proiV; sion tor three years, then commencing his medical studies in the medic-'.' department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. Later h^ entered Rush Medical College, Chicago, from which noted instituii.... he was graduated m 1885, with, the degree of Doctor of ^iledicinp ai.a almost immediately entered upon the practice of his p^-o^ession at Eat- i- Ohio. From that city he went to Coal City, Illinois, and then to Peoria" m the same state, and m the earlv part of the winter 1897 cnvoc i,. Alexanaria, which city has since been his field of practice. He has bfcii able to build up an excellent professional business, and his lar^e ami representative practice has been secured through the recognition°of hi. ability, and his success in a number of complicated cases. Alwavs an assiduous student, he continues to keep fully abreast of the chancres an! advances m his profession, subscribing to the latest periodicals aii.l taking a keen interest in the work of the IMadison County Medicc^i Society and the Indiana State Medical Society, of which org.anzation.. he IS a valued member. He is a Progressive "in his political' v^>ws h\i: has preferred to devote himself to his profession rather than to entt-r into tne activities of public life, although he has an intellige..t knowledge of the various public questions of the day and activelv suppo;t< movements for the betterment of his community and its people. Rhas been prominent in fraternal w^ork for some vears, and is a meuil' r of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of Alexandrl - Lodge, No. 235, Free and Accepted Masons, Alexandria Chapter Xl>. 99, Royal Arch IMasons, and Alexandria Council No. 85.

On February 3, 1908, Dr. Schurtz was united in marriage with :\Iis.s Rilla Fishero, who was born June 26, 1872, at AVallace, Lidiana. dauL'"!*- ter of Peter and Clara Elizabeth (Ward) Fishero. This fami'lv is\'r French origin, the name having been originally spelled FougeTOU-sc. Mr. and Mrs. Fishero are natives of Indiana, and for many years wer. residents of Alamo, although they now make their home at Marshall this state. They are the parents of two children: Rilla and Lucy. Mrs. Schurtz is a member of the Christian Church, and is a general favorite in social circles of Alexandria.

^ Henry M. Kemp. Madison county has no more progressive farm.^r and citizen than Henry M. Kemp. With a large estate, acquired principally through his own exertions, he has employed the best method:^ of modern agriculture to make it produce and give it the character of a modern business enterprise. Mr. Kemp has the distinction <,? liavin.: beenthe first farmer in all this part of Indiana to use steam pov^-er in plowing his land. Then, too, he wa.s one of tlie first country residents in Madison county to own an automobile, both for pleasure and business.

Though he has done much to promote his own success, 'Mv. Kemp had the advantage of two generations of solid family success behind him. His family is one of the oldest in Madison county. His grandfather was one of the pioneer settlers, and his father took hold where the grandfather left off and accumulated a large fortune for that time in the form of farm lands and other property. ]\Ir. Henry M. Kemp has directed tlie facilities of his age to the improvement and cultivation of his lands, and has made a striking success.

Henry M. Kemp was born in Jackson township, March 7, 1862. His ancestry runs back to his father, David W. Kemp, who was born in the same township, through Grandfather Henry Kemp, v.'ho was born in Frederick, Maryland, and through great-grandfather Gilbert Kemp, also a native of Maryland. Gilbert Kemp was reared and married in his native state, and came westward and settled in Hamilton county at a time which pictures him as one of the very earliest pioneers. Entering large tracts of government land on the south side of White River, he improved the water power at Shepard's Ford, built a saw and grist mill, which was among the first institutions of the kind in a large territory, and continued to operate the mills and superintend the clearing and cultivation of his lands until his death at a good old age-. Grandfather Henry Kemp was a youth when the family moved to Indiana, and at the age of twenty-seven years he married Huldah Wise. This marriage connected him with the family of the oldest settlers in Jackson township of ^Madison county. Her parents were Daniel and i\[ary (Miller) Wise, the former of ^vhom had entered the first land in Jackson township. The interesting history of the Wise family will be found elsewhere in the sketch of Lorana Coy. ' Henry Kemp v/as himself one of the early settlers of Jackson township, having entered land direct from the government in sections two and eleven of township nineteen, range sis east, now known as Jackson township. That was msny years before the era of railroads, and transportation facilities were limited to the rough roads constructed across the prairies and through the woods. Grandfather Kemp in the early days took his surplus products to Cincinnati, with team and wagon, and it often required two weeks to make the trip to that city and back. His first home was a log cabin, typical of many others in early Madison county, and as his means increased he built good frame buildings, and continued to live on the old homestead in Jackson township until his death at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife survived him and died in advanced years. The only child of their marriage was Daniel W. Kemp, father of Henry M. Kemp.

Daniel W. Kemp was reared on the old farm, had a practical education in the early district schools, and adopted the life of fanner. He succeeded to the ownership of the old homestead, and in his generation was one of the most successful farmers and business men of Jackson township. His acreage was increased until it aggregated seven hundred and twenty acres, all in the home township. When the natural gas discoveries were made, he sunk a gas well on his land, and distributed this product through six miles of pipe, which he laid. His health finally failing he went to Ocalla, Florida, where he died the second day after his arrival, at the age of sixty-five. David W. Kemp married Leannah Moore, who was born in Virginia, a daughter of John jMoore. She now lives in old age at Anderson. The four children of their marriage were : Henry M., Florence, Ansel David, and Walter.

^attending school, learned all the practical duties of farm life. Whr, rhe was ready to start for himself, his fatlier gave him ten acres a.s tJmildino' -site, and he proceeded to cultivate a portion of his fath(.T'> iland. Xater he. inherited some land, and has added to it by purcinv jintil he.is the owner of one of the big farms of Jackson township, coin iprising three hundred and sixty-five acres of land. The Kerp.p fat-),, lis situated about six miles west of Anderson. Everything about th.. rplace .indicates the thrifty and progressive farmer. There is a hue .si-t tt)f .fine Jrame buildings, including a comfortable residence, barns aii..i cQut buildings, .and all the improvements measure up to the best stamljai'ds .of .'Madison county agriculture. His barn is a conspicuous struutmi?e:built.in a circular .foi-m, eighty feet in diameter; flankiug tht- main. Ibarn .are two large silos, one of which has a capacity for the cut of itwelve acres, and the other for fifteen acres. In every way ^Ir. Keiu] ihas .kept abreast of the times, and modern methods, and all iiis iBiachinery .is first-class. He does general farming and stock raisin^', ^nd .has .made his business pay good dividends, practically every yeisr. Hn i8S6 .Mr. .Kemp married Alice Tappan, She was born in Andi'r- ^Qn, :A daughter of John and Mary (Snodgrass) Tappan. The .six itjhildren of .Mr. and.^Mrs. Kemp are: John, Theresa, Irene, Rachel. Loi::. iand Gilbert. 3Ir. Kemp's father was a good Methodist and a Repul'- llican. 'Heni;y M. Kemp cast his first vote for James G. Blaine, in ISS-i, S,nd Ims consistently supported the party ever since. Fraternally he is jaffiliated with .Lapel .Lodge No. 386, Knights of Pythias.

IThad .M. 3I00RE. The manager of the Union Real Estate Company. \with otfiees .in the Union Building at Anderson is an excellsn: repie- Lsentative of a pioneer Madison county family. ]Mr. Moore has lived in this county practically all his life, has been a farmer, mercluint, pub!''. ofiicial, and is now the executive of one of the leadir>g real estate lirtiis of -.the county.

"Thad M. Moore was born at Summittville in 2^Iadison eouuty, June 1860. His father, Columbus W. Moorej was also born at Summi't- To ^:he occupation of farming he devoted the best years of hi- Mie, .and at the height of his young manhood became a soldier of tlie JCFmo.a,^nd enlisted in 1861 in Company D of the Thirty-fourth Indiana Tolunteer Infantry. He gave faithful service as a soldier, and tlien to his iiome state, and after a few years residence in MadibO!' .eounty, .moved in 1870 to Indianapolis. He returned to SummitTviHe. wlbere he died the later part of 1871. He married IMargaret Hite, o.'' Slush county, a. daughter of Jacob Hite, one of the old residents of thar .county. A-fter their marriage they located in Summittville. where trie father was engaged in business.

Thad .M. 3Ioore attended the village schools in Summittville, and als'^ the high school, and after leaving high school entered the University of Valparaiso, where he was a student for two years. On his return to Summittville, he lived on a farm in that vicinity for a time, and then becameemployed in the general store at that time operated by his grandfather ni Summittville. During that period of his life he married Miss C1;ih'1'-j Fawcett. a daughter of "William and Clarinda (Pavey) Fawcett.

After his marriage Mr. Moore located on a farm, and was ideutiti<'d with general farming and stock raising for a number of years. He prospered in that calling, and continued it until 189S. He then moved to Summittville, and was appointed assistant postmaster and in 1900 w.-.s elected county assessor ou the Repubiican ticket, serving ten years in that capacity. After his term of service, he engaged in business at Anderson, and in 1911 became manager of the Union Real Estate Company.

To Mr. and IMrs. Moore the following children were born : William C, now a student in the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis; Frank T., George S., and Kathleen, all at home. Mr. Moore owns a good farm in Madison coujity, having his place well stocked and he gives his personal supervision to its operation. The family reside on the farm during the summer season, and the rest of the year is spent in Anderson. Mr. Moore is afSliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Willie Everett Clyaler. As the popular proprietor of the leading livery business of Elwood, Willie Everett Clymer is well known to the citizens of his community, who have recognized and appreciated the fact that he has endeavored to give them the best of service. He has followed this line of business ever since boyhood, and is thoroughly familiar with its every detail, thus being able to cater to the tastes of his many patrons. He is a native of Elwood, and was born here April 19, 186S, a son of Royal H. and ElLiabeth (Hart) Clymer.

Massy Clymer, the paternal grandfather of Willie Everett Cly)ner, came with his wife to ^Madison county from Ohio, took up government land, settled among the fdoneers, and cleared and developed a farm, on which they spent the remainder of their years, passing away in old age. They had eleven children; Daniel H., Margaret, Huldah, Calvin, Royal H., Lou, ^Mattie, ^lury, Elizabeth, Lovina and Elmira. Mr. Clymer 's maternal grandparents were natives of Ohio and also early settlers of Indiana. They were the parents of five children, namely: Lewis, Ellen, George, John and Elixabeth. Royal H. Clymer was born at Columbus, Ohio, and was still a boy when brought to Madison county by his parents, the family settling on a farm. He received his education in the public schools of his locality and grew to manhood as a farmer, but eventually became a teamster in and around Elwood during the logging days. He has been a resident of Elwood for forty years, thirty-eight of which have been passed in the livery business,. and as the present head of the firm of R. H. Clymer & Son, he is widely known and very popular. His wife died in 1889. in the faith of the Methodist Protestant church, of which Mr. Clymer has been a lifelong member. They were the parents of six children, as follows: Markie; Willie Everett; Cora, who is the wife of L. A. Sites; Myrtle ^who married Frank E. DeHority; Ernest; and Lola, who is the wife of Charles Lyons. Ernest and Markie both died in early childhood.

Willie E. Clymer was reared in Elwood, and this has always been his home, with the exception of two years, when he was still a small child, when he resided in the country. His education was secured in the public and high schools here, and on leaving the latter began to work for his father, whose partner he became when he was nineteen years of age. ]\Ir. Clymer has continued as a member of the firm of R. H. Clym.er & Son, and is considered one of the substantial men of the city.

On June 20, 1886, J.Ir. Clymer was married to Miss Lennie Lutes, who was born in Hamilton county. Indiana, daughter of Julius and Annie (Patterson) Lutes, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Hamilton county. Mr. Lutes died in 1887, at the age of forty-four years,

Jesse F. Downs was bom in Grant county, Indiana, and thf-r'^ w.^j reared to manhooci, being well educated in the pul)Iic schools and reewving a thorough training in all matters pertaining to work of an a-ncultural nature. On attaining his majority, he engaged in farmin-%ii his own account, and there died on his sixty-acre tract, in March, foOO aged aboiit fifty-seven years. His wife, also a native of Indiank stdl survives him and makes her home in Elwood. They were oricd'naHv members of the United Brethren church, but later became ide°ntif.ecl with the IVIethodist denomination, in which Mr. Downs frequentlv preached During the dark days of the struggle between the Xorth and South, he donned the uniform of his countrj- and for three years lought valiantly in its defense, participating in some of the most hotlvcontested battles of the war. He was a stalwart Republican in pnllrioi and always actively supported its candidates and prineinles. Mr and Mrs. Downs were the parents of eight children, six of Whom grew to maturity as follows: John P., who makes his home at Elwood; Charles, living in Pipe Creek township, :Madison countv. ^7here he foTlows farming; Garfield, also living in Pipe Creek toMnship; Frank.

John P. Downs was reared in Grant county on his father's farm, his education being obtained in the district schools of his vicinity, which he attended during the short winter terms. As a young man he entered his present business, beginning in a modest way to buy stock and carry on farming, and the former business has grown to such proportions that he is noA\' known as one of the leading men in his line in this part of the county. He is energetic and alert, ever ready to grasp an opportunity, and possesses the ability to carry his ventures through to a successful conclusion. His career has been one of industry and constant energy- and his well-directed efforts have been rewarded by a merited success. Following in the foot-steps of his father, jVtr. Downs is a Eepublican, but has not been an office seeker. He and his wife are faithful meuil)ers of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his fraternal connections are with the Knights of Pythias and the Improved Order of Red Men. The pleasant, modern family home of the Downs is located at No. 1526 North A street.

On October Si, 1897, Mr. Downs was united in marriage with Miss Cora A. Noble, who was born six miles north of Elwood, in Madison county, Indiana, daughter of Jolm Henry and Jane (Dickey) Noble. Two interesting children have been born to this union: Gladys and- Marian. INIrs. Downs' pareiits were both born in Indiana, her father in Rush county and her mother in ^ladison county. Mr. Noble died on his farm in ^Madison county, ^larch 23, 1912, aged sixty-seven years, liis wife having passed away in 1890, when but thirty-four years of age. The}' were the parents of seven children: Cora A., who married jMr. Downs; Bertha; Blanche; Samuel; Edward; Addie and Verilla ; Edith, who died at the age of two years. The father of these children was a school teacher in young manhood. The paternal grandfather of Downs was Jonathan Noble, who married Lucinda Jane Smith, both being natives of Ohio. They both reached ripe old age and passed away in Madison county, where they had been early settlers. They were the parents of seven children : Adeline, John Heniy, Perry, Hattie, Laura, James and Benjamin. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Downs were Samuel and Sarah (^Miller) Dickey, natives of Indiana and early settlers and farmers of ^Madison county, where the grandfather passed away in middle life, while his widow still survives him and is still living at the advanced age of eighty-five years. They were the parents _of five children, namelj' : Jasper, John, Lavina, Jane and Edward.

Lee F. Hunt, M. D. It is not an infrequent or unusual occurrence for the men of a family to show an inclination for the same line of business or profession, son following father in a similar calling through several generations in many cases. Especially is this true in the medical profession, and a case in point is found in Dr. Lee F. Hunt, of Anderson, a physician, son of a physician and gi'andson of a physician. Dr. Hunt has been engaged in practice in Anderson for ten years, and is in the enjoyment of an excellent professional business, his unquestioned ability having attracted to him a representative clientele from among Anderson's leading people. Lee F. Hunt is a native son of Madison county, Indiana, born in the city of Alexandria, May 1, 1877, a son of Dr. John AVaUer and Etta (Brickley) Hunt.

a native of Ohio, and in young manhood came to Indiana as a piouf. r physician. He traveled all over :\Iadison county, either on hors»'-ba.'-k or by carriage, and was known wherever there were settlemeatb a.s on.. was ready at all times, in all vreather, to answer the call of his suffering fellow-men. He led the typical existence of the pioneer coniu try physician, and while he laid by no great fortune in earthly goods he gained that love and affection which cannot be bought with money His son, who inherited many of his father's sterling traits of cluiraeter, was born in Madison county in 1859, and, like the elder man became highly esteemed and widely known, although his field was no<'' essarily more restricted, and tl'e greater part of his active career was passed in Alexandria. He was a valued member of the ^Madison Couiity Medical Society, the Indiana ^Medical Society and the American Medio;U

'Association, and in his death his community lost a man who stood hi^'h in the ranks of his profession. He passed away in 190-1. Dr. Ilunr married :\Iiss Etta Briekley, a daughter of Dr. W" P. Brickley, a prominent physician of Madison county.

Lee F. Hunt received his preliminary educational training in tht public and high schools of Anderson, Indiana, and after some preparation entered the State University at Bloomington, this swte, from which he graduated in 1899, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In the fall

. of the same year he matriculated in Rush Medical College, Chicago, and in 1900 entered the medical department of Kentucky- University. He was graduated from the last named institution in 1903^ and at once returned^ to Anderson, where he opened an elegantly appointed siiite of offices' in the Union building, where he has continued to carry on a general practice. Dr. Hunt is a close and careful student, and is fully informed as to the advancements, inventions and discoveries which are constantly being made in his profession. He is a strict adherent of tlic unwritten ethics of the ^rateruity, and among his professional brethrec bears a high reputatio:'\ He has never practiced the arts of the charlatan, but has done all in his power to maintain the higli dignity of his honored calling and to fonvard the w^ork of the Madis^jn County ]\Iedical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society and the American Medio;il Association, of which organizations he is a valued member. Dr. Hunt also holds membership in the Beta Theta Pi and Phi Chi medical fraternities, and he also has membership relations with ]Mr. ]kloriah Lodgs-. Ancient Free and Accepted ^Masons, and the Benevolent and Protectivo Order of Elks.

"New Hampshire, who at the time of their marriage was a resident of New York. To this union there have been born two children - Job.n Carr and Elizabeth. "Wlien Dr. Hunt can find leisure from the duti-.'S of his large practice he delights in travel, in the winter mouths taking trips to the south and in the summer months, with rod or gun, spending his vacations in more northerly resorts.

Blaeste H. Ball. Probably the law has been the main highway by which more men of m.erit have advanced to prominence and po.sition in the United States than any other road, and it is not unusunl. therefore, to find among the leading citizens of a community a member of the legal profession. A prominent figure in many of the legal controversies of the ^[adison county bar. a man of unerring judgment, and one able in the solution of many complexities. Blaine H. Bail, of AIp:^- andria, has long been known as one of this city's most influential men. He is a native of the Hoosier state, and was born in Rush county, Julv 13. 1879, a son of Cyrus W. and Sarah E. (AVilsou) Ball.

Jonathan and Asenith Ball, the paternal grandparents of Blaine H. Ball, were natives of Pennsylvania, from whence they drove through to Indiana at an early day, and settled in Rush county. In early life Mr. Ball had been a tailor, but on coming to Indiana took up government land and became a successful farmer, being the owner of 1200 acres at the time of his death, which occurred when he was ninety-two years of age. He and his wife were the parents of these children : Henry, Demosthenes, AVilliam, Caleb, Cyrus, iMary and Emily. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Ball were natives of Maryland, and were early settlers of Fayette county, Indiana, where they passed the closing years of their lives in farming. Their three children were : Jonathan, Melissa and Sarah.

Cyrus AV. Ball was born in ]\Icrcer county, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and was a child of three years when he accompanied his parents in an ox-wagon in their journey to Rush county, Indiana. There he grew to manhood, being reared to agricultural pursuits, improved an excellent farm, and contimiod to live within a mile of the old homestead throughout the rest of his life. He died there in May, 1903, when seventy-one years of age, while his widow still survives him and resides at Rushville. She is a native of Fayette county, Indiana, and is a member of the Methodist church, with which her husband was identified. During the Civil war he served as a private during the ninetyday service. Cyrus W. and Sarah E. Ball were the parents of four children : Osmer "W., who resides at ]Malta, Idaho ; I'earl, deceased, who was the wife of A. J. Shelby; Eva ]\r., who lives with her mother at Rushville, Indiana; and Blaine H., of Alexandria.

Blaine H. Ball was reared on his father's farm, on which he Vv-orked until he was eighteen years of age, in the meantime pursuing his studies in the district schools and the Carthage High school. When eighteen, he began studying law and stenography, in the oiifice of his brotherin-law, A. J. Shelby, at Lebanon, Indiana, and in the fall of 1901 entered the Indiana Law school, at Indianapolis, being graduated therefrom in 1903. In the spring of that year he came to Alexandria, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession, his native ability and conscientious devotion to the interests of his clients having attracted to him a very satisfactory professional business. He maintains well-appointed offices at No. 205V2 North Harrison street.

Mr. Ball belongs to Alexandria Lodge No. 235, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is the present master; Alexandria Chapter No. 99, Royal Arch Masons; Alexandria Council No. 85, Royal and Select Masons, and has attained to the thirty-second Scottish Rite degree. He also holds membership in Alexandria Lodge No. 335, Knights of Pythias, and Alexandria Lodge No. 478, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a Republican in politics, and his general popularity was attested when he was elected city attorney for five years under a Democratic administration. Mr. Ball's religious connection is with the ^Methodist church.

Sheridan Bronnenberg. Among the names of those intimately associated with the pioneer history of Madison county is that belonging to the Bronnenberg .family, members of wh'ich located here at a day when the most primitive conditions prevailed and throu<'h t,, work developed excellent farming property out of raw prairie Inud timber The first male white child born in the county bore this .,- " Michael Bronnenberg having been born in what is now Union tovn " ship and a grandson of this progenitor, Sheridan Bronnenb.-rir is ..".-V representing the family worthily, being a successful farmer' and sto'- - raiser and valued and valuable citizen of Richland township Althou-r not a native of the county, Sheridan Bronnenberg has been' identify.! with Its agricultural interests for many years, and is regarded as oi -- oi his community's substantial men. He was born in Douo'las coun-' Illinois in 1SG9, and is a son of Cari and Polly (Nelsonj Bl-onnenlx-i-.V Carl Bronnenberg was born on the old Michael Bronnenbercr hoiu"' stead farm on Kilbuck Creek, in Madison county, Indiana and oiw r.. manhood m Union township, there securing his education 'in thj'pul)!!- schools. Some time after his marriage he migrated to Douglas Illinois, and there 'he passed a number of years in farmint^ and ra-^' ing stock. He was uniformly successful in his operations and wkiiown as a good citizen and thorough man of business. He and iii> wife became the parents of four children, of whom two arc Hvm;- Sheridan; and Laura, who married Gilbert Mooreland an a'-ri-Mri" turist of Alberta, Canada, and has four children - Paul, Geor^e^ Nin;. and Carl T. ^ > o ,

Sheridan Bronnenberg was brought from Douglas couutv. Illiiioi> to Madison county, Indiana, when a child, and here was reared to mai: hood. As a lad and youth he vvorked on his father's farm, and in th^. meantime, during the winter terms, secured a good edueatiou in thschools of Center, Thornl)erg and College Corner, and for a timo w;i> also a pupil in the old schoolhouse situated on the Conner farm. Mr. Bronnenberg continued to remain with his father until twenty -sevt-:! years of age, at which time he decided to embark upon a career of his own and accordingly rented a tract of land from his grandfather aiul started operations in larrning and stock raising. Industrv and perseverance brought him a well-earned success, and in 1911 he removed i:> .his present property, a handsome tract of land located in Richlan.] township about one mile from the city of Anderson. Mr. Bronnenberg is a practical farmer, but is ready at all times to give int;ova tions_ and new ideas a trial, believing thoroughly in the use of progressive methods. He has been successful alike in general farming au'l stock raising, and in addition for some years has bred draft horses for the markets, his animals meeting with a ready sale. Thoroughly 'msiness like in his methods, he has won the esteem and respect of his associates, who have shown their confidence in his judgment on numerous occasions.

On January 29, 1896, ilr. Bronnenberg was united in marriag-' with Miss Anna Green, daughter of Gisorge W. and Lydia (Kirkman^' Green, and to this union there have been born four children, namely; Beruice, Edna, Forrest and Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Bronnenberg ;iV.> faithful members of the Christian church, and have repeatedly given of their time and means in assisting to support its various religious and charitable movements. Mr. Bronnenberg is a Republican in politics, but has not cared to enter acrively .into public life, althougli ail good movements enlist his interest and co-operation. He has also devoted some attention to fraternal work, and among the members of the local lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellov.s and ^lodcrn j in his business duties. He is recognized as an excellent judge of cattle, and the breed of Jerseys raised on the Linv/ood Jereey farm find a

I eration, who, in the full strength of their manhood, are able to contribute to the needs of this developing locality, adding the enthusiasm and zealousness of youth to the experience and practicality of the I older men of the community. A representative of this younger class is found in the person of Grattan Busby, of Anderson township, who in addition to operating an excellent farm of 120 acres is also extensively engaged in the threshing business with two of his brothers. Mr. Busby is by birth, nurture aiid training a Hoosier. He was born on a farm near Hamilton, Steuben county, Indiana, November 15, 1888, and is a son of John 'M. and Emma (Brown) Busby. There were nine children in the family : Lena, Charles, Grattan, Blanche, Edith, Harry, Fred, Lloyd and Arthur. Of these, three now reside on the home farm on Anderson Rural Route No. 5.

Grattan Busby was given the advantages of a good educational training, attending the common schools of his native locality and the Anderson high school, and supplementing this with one year at Purdue University. In the meantime, his education as a farmer was not neg- lected, for he spent the summer months in assisting his father aid brothers m the work of the home place and in gaining the train'innecessary for his life vocation. On reaching manhood he embanked in general farming and stock raising, in both of which lines he has mada decided success, and in addition, with his brothers, he has taken up threshing, and they now control the majority of the work of this nature in their section. An earnest, industrious and energetic agriculturLsi Mr. Busby has allowed no other interests to claim a part of. his attention, being satisfied to follow the vocation which his forefathers made their life work. His property of 120 acres is under an excellent stat,- of cultivation, his machinery is of the latest manufacture, his stock shows the beneficial effects of careful breeding, and his products find a ready market at top-notch prices. While he has not entered public life as a seeker after office, he has always taken an intelligent inrer-st in those things which make fur progress in his community, and can be depended upon to support good men and measures.

JoHN_ J. Gibson, 2,1. D. Twenty years of practice at Alexandria as a physician and surgeon have brought Dr. Gibson special distinction and success as an able and skillful doctor and as a man who devotes himself conscientiously to the duties of professional life.

Dr. Gibson is a native of Canada, and a product of one of the best medical schools of that nation. He was born in Perth. Lanark county, Ontario, February 3, 1866, a son of John and Mary (Scott) Gibson. The partenal grandfather was John Gibson, who married Agnes Murray. On both sides the family is of Scotch ancestry. The grandfather was a merchant in Scotland, in the town of Dumfries, and after transferring his home to Canada followed farming. Both he and his wife attained a good old age before their death, and in their family were the following named children: William, James, Andrew. John, Mary, Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Maggie. Andrew Gibson, of this family, after graduating from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, praoLiced medicine successfully for' several years in Clinton, Ontario. He then took a post graduate couree in London, and Edinburgh and then settled in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he en.joyed for about fifteen years a very lucrative and extejisive practice. His death was caused by typlioid fever. William and Annie (Harkness) Scott, the maternal grandparents of Dr. Gibson, had the following children: Edward, Matthew. James, John, Thomas, Mary, Mina, Maggie and Annie. The parents both lived to between seventy and eighty years of age.

Both John and Mary (Scott) Gibson spent most of their lives in Lanark county, Ontario, on a farm. John Gibson was of age when he left his native land of Scotland, and he located on a farm in Lanark county, where he maintained his home until his death, at the age of forty-nine. His wife survived him and is now sixty-nine years of age. Their church was the. Presbyterian, and the father during his life time held various township offices. Their family of children numbered ten, eight of whom reached maturity and are mentioned as follov>s: Dr. John J. Gibson, of Alexandria ; William, of Atlanta, Georg-ia : Mary. of Lanark county; Jessie, who died in the spring of 1912, the wife of Charles Grant, of Kenora, Ontario; Samuel, of Lanark county; Edith, who is married and resides in the state of New York; James, of Lanark

Dr. John J. Gibson was reared on his father's farm, in Lanark county, and as a boy attended the country schools and the Perth Collegiate Institute, where he was graduated in 1882. The profes-sion of medicine was the goal toward which his ambition centered, but he had to pass through some years of indejjeudent efi'ort before he could secure the means to prepare himself for practice. He was engaged as a teacher for six years, <ind then entered Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, where he studied until graduation with his medical degree in 1893. In the same year, on the 1st of June, he located in Alexandria, and has enjoyed in later years the best practice in the city.

Dr. Gibson is a member of the Presbyterian church, and his fraternal affiliations are with Alexandria Lodge, No. 235, F. & A. M. ; Alexandria Chapter, No. 99, R. A. M. ; and Alexandria Council, No. 85. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Alexandria, and in the line of his profession is a member of the County and State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. His politics are Republican. Dr. Gibson in graduating from Queen's University was valedictorian of his class, and his subsequent successful career has fully justified the promise and hopes raised b\' his under graduate work.

John Klumpp, Sr. Practically all the business career of John Klumpp, Sr., has been passed in the employ of the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, one of the most widely known concerns of its kind in the United States today, if not, indeed, the most famous. He was ten years of age when he first identified himself Avith the glass business in Pittsburg, and continued there "with the main plant until 1902, when he came to Elwood, Indiana, to take charge of the plant at this place, and he has continued as superintendent at this point without interruption since that time. His identification wnth the glass business has been of a most interesting character, and has brought him into prominence as an expert glass-blower in the largest cities of this country.

Born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1865, John Klumpp is the son of Charles and Barbara (Hoffman) Klumpp, both natives of Baden, Germany. They came to America in 1841. Five children were born to them, as follows: Barbara, who died unmarried at the age of nineteen years; Catherine, who married Gust Bodenhagen, and is now deceased ; Charles, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ; John, of this review ; and P'rank, also a resident of Pittsburg. The father of this family settled in Pittsburg soon after his arrival in this country and engaged in various activities. He fought in the Civil war as a member of what was known as "The Fifth Heavy" regiment and gave faithful service for something like three years. He died in Pittsburg in 1882 at the age of fifty-five years, and his widow survived him until 1906. when she pa.ssed away at the advanced age of seventy-six years. Both were members of the German Lutheran church during their lives.

John Klumpp was born and reared in Pittsburg, and attended the public schools of that city for a few years, but his education was cut short in his boyhood by his advent into the commercial world when he was ten years of age. after which he attended school but little. He began work 'in the plant of the ^Macbeth-Evans Glass Company at that age, and has been connected with them for the greater part of his life up to the present time, principally in Pittsburg, and coming to El»\.,.,,i in July, 1902, to assume the supcrintendeney of their mammoth pi ^ ' at this place.

Concerning this magnificent organization, it may be said briefly li,.r.. that it was organized in Pittsburg in 1874, being known first as ti;'- George A. :\Iaebeth Glass Company. It was reorganized in 1807 as ui- Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, and now has branches and t'actori- . in numerous cities throughout the United States. The Elwood braii.i. was established here in 1892, when the country hereabouts was in fl-.,- heights of the gas excitement. The plant went into operation with a force of about four hundred persons, a number that has since b.-.u increased with the demands of the business until today a force o"' between five and six hundred people are on the pay rolls of the compai.v here, the same aggregating some $18,000 a month. The principal out{.u"t of the factory is lamp chimneys, lantern globes and lamp shade^s, an<! the products of the plant are shipped all over the world. About si>:t>- five thousand globes and chimneys is the average daily output. Th.- company maintains branches at ^Marion, Indiana; Toledo, Ohio; aiiu Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in addition to their mammoth plant at Pitt-- burg, and they employ about twenty-six thousand people in their com bined factories and offices. The Elwood plant is a fine brick buildin;:. admirably suited to the business, and under the able direction of Mr. Klumpp is able to make a fine showing among the various factorit.'.^ oi the company.

Mr. Kiumpp began to learn glass-blowing as a boy, and has advamrvl through all the stages of knovrledge connected with the business, so tl.;.: he is known to be one of the most capable men connected with ihindustry today. He has long been known for an expert glass-blov'-r and was chosen as one of the blowers of America to blow glass at tl:-- AVorld's Fair in Ch^'cago, in 1893. He also blew glass on exhibitioi: for three years in Pittsburg, and has accomplished some wonderful feats in that line. For a year, in about 1897, he traveled for t'.i- Thomas Evans Glass Company, and when the Macbeth-Evans Company came into existence as a result of the consolidation of the Maeb-M people with the Evans', Mr. Klumpp took charge of the Pittsbur.' plant as manager, following which he became superintendent of ''i- Elwood business.

During the years 1895-1896-1897 Mr. Klumpp was president of tlu: United Labor League of "Western Pennsylvania, representing .seventyfive thousand organized workingmen. Upon entering the dutie.s salesman for the Thomas Evans Company he severed his connection^ with this organization, having received an honorable v.-ithdrawal car<l

On October 23, 1883, Mr. Klumpp was united in marriage with Mns Ida McCurry, the daughter of Henry and ]\Iargaret (McKelvey McCurry, and they have three children, - John, Helen, and Ghu]>>- John is assistant superintendent of the plant, under his father, a:id "-^ one of the capable young men who are identified with the business .the Macbeth-Evans Company here. He married ]Miss Gladys :\Ioor.\ and they have two children, - John III, and Dorothy. Helen ai^. Gladys Klumpp are attending school and still share the parental roc

Mr. Klumpp is fraternally identified with the Masonic order, hav ing membership in Quincy Lodge No. 230, A. F. & A. :M., as well as with the Maccabees. He is a stanch Republican, and is one who has given honest service to the party all his life. Mrs. Klumpp was born an'?

; reared in Pittsburg, where her parents passed the best years of their lives, and died. They were the parents of seven children, as follows: Charles, James, William, Hugh, Ida, who became Mrs. PQumpp, and Margaret.

The Klumpp family is one that is highly esteemed in Elwood, where the various members are known and appreciated for their many excellent qualities, and where they take prominent places in the leading social activities of the community.

^ themselves more dignified in its ethics or more reasonably helpful to the world than that of medicine. Similar claims are made by the church

. and by the law, but they, while essentially true enough, are based on other foundations. The healing art demands of its real followers that natural reverence for the dignity of the human body that commands the exercise of all the skill that years of training and study have brought them, to cure its ills, even though they know tliat their services will receive no pecuniary reward. AVhere or when does a real physician refuse to give help, and to v/hat other body of men does the world owe so much? The medical profession's scientific discoveries have not only eased the bed of former torture, but have found the cure for almost

Charles G. Dick, M. D., was born in AVinona county, Minnesota, November 5, 186'6, and is a son of Samuel C. and Elizabeth (Young) . Dick, natives of Ohio. Ilis paternal grandparents were natives of the North of Ireland, of Scotch parentage, and were early settlers of Ohio, while on the maternal side he is descended from grandparents who were natives of the Buckeye State and spent their entire lives in the vicinity of Steubenville.

Samuel C. Dick was born in Steubenville, Ohio, April 19, 1816, and was the son of William and Jane McClintock Dick, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Scotland. Crossing the Atlantic to America, William Dick took up his residence in Steubenville, where he died in 1849. Samuel C. Dick was reared in Steubenville, and as a young tnan learned the trade of millwright, and in 1848 removed to Davenport, Iowa, where he followed his vocation for some time. Subsequently, he removed to Richmond, Minnesota, early in the 'fifties, and was interested in a gristmill there, but later turned his attention to farming in Winona county, where his death occurred in 1892, when he was seventytwo years of age.

Mrs. Dick survived her husband for a period, and was seveuty-iiiii years of age at the time of her demise. Originally Quakers, they lac-.-r transferred their support to the faith of the Presbyterian church, m which they both died.

Charles G. Dick was reared on the home farm, and received hi.-v early education in the district schools, subsequently graduating frou. the State Normal School in 1890. During the several terms that fuilowed, he was engaged in teaching school in Minnesota, and he tht-u entered Keokuk ^ledical College, Keokuk, Iowa, where he was graduated v;ith his degree in 1895. Succeeding this he spent two years in ti:-.- hospital at ^larquette, Michigan, and in 1897 came to Elwood, wh^ic he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. It wa^ ii^:* long after his arrival that his talents were recognized, and he has be-h in the enjoyment of a constantly increasing professional business, his remarkable success in a number of complicated cases having tirmh established him in the contidence of the community. Dr. Dick is a cloav and careful student, and has kept fully abreast of the advancements that are constantly being made in the field of medicine. He is a stricobserver of the unwritten ethics of the profession, and enjoys marb-d popularity among his confreres of the fraternity in Madison county

On September 21, 1897, Dr. Dick was married to ^liss Floreu;;-,- Clark, who was born in Winona, Minnesota, daughter, of George and Jennie (Lockwcod) Clark, natives of New York state, both of whoi.' are deceased. George AVashington Clark was born June 10, 1827, in Copenhagen, Lewis county, New York. His father, Orrin Clark, was a soldier in the \Var of 1812 and took part in the battle of Sackets Hnr- "bor. After his death, which occured in 1848. his family was granted a land warrant in recognition of his services. This was located m l^----* by his son, George W., in whose family its possession still remains.

The Clark family is of Scotch-Irish origin. Jolui Clnrk was boi-.i on the Emerald Isle in 1655, and in 1699 was married. In 1717 h'^ came to America and took up his residence in Rutland, Massaehusotts. His children were: Mathew, Thomas John, William Samuel, Jam-s George, Sarah and Elizabeth, all born in Ireland. Mathew niarrie-.i Jane Bothel. His children were: Jane, John Alexander, Agnes, William, Hannah and Elizabeth, born in Rutland, and James, Margaret. Sarah and Mathevr, born in Colerain, Massachusetts. James Clark oi this family became a captain in the French and Indian war, sorviuj: from 1754" to 1763. His children were : John Scott, Royal, Silas, Daviu, James, Orrin and Betsy.

John Scott Clark was the first white male child born m Chester. Massachusetts, 1762. He married Sarah Anderson in 1790. Their children were: Orrin, Asenath, Electa, John and Lucinda. Orrin Clari^. father of George W., married Rebecca White Templeton. Their children were: Electa, Betsy, Sarah, Rebecca, Orrin, Nathan, Wayiie. George W., and John Scott. George W. Clark v/as educated m th^^ common school and Lowville Academy. He came west in 1851. On the 13th of November he landed in Winona county, where he spent the remainder of his life. On the 11th of February, 1857, he was married to Jennie Lockwood of Waupun, Wisconsin, who was born December 4, 1837. By this marriage were born seven children: Frank W., January 4, 185S; Adah L., January 27, 1S60; Jav Scott, November 4, 1862; Florence E., July 28, 1868; Alfred H., :\Iarch 26, 1870; Jennie A., January 25, 1874 ; and May, September 13, 1878.

Dr. Dick is a member of the Presbyterian church, while his wife is a Unitarian. His fraternal connection is with Quincy Lodge No. 230, F. & A. M., but while he appreciates the privileges of membership he has never sought official position.

Joseph A. Zettel is a newcomer in Madison county, having located here after a long and varied experience in business and trade in different parts of the United States, chiefly in Minnesota. Mr. Zettel is now proprietor of an establishment at 112 West Church street in Alexandria for tin, galvanized and sheet iron work and hot air heating apparatus.

Joseph. A. Zettel was born in AYaterloo county, Ontario, Canada, ! May 12, 1852. The family originated in Germany, and after coming to America moved into Canada. The paternal grandfather was Lucas Zettel, the maiden name of whose wife was Monica Straub, both of whom died in Waterloo county, Ontario, when in old age, Mrs. Zettel being ninety-two at the time of her death. Their family consisted of Joseph, Herman, Theresa, ]\Iary and Eegina. The marernal grandfather of the Alexandria merchant was Andrew Holrocl, whose wife was ]\Iagdelana Holi-od. They also were natives of Germany, whence they migrated to Canada and died in Bruce county, Ontario, he at the age of eighty-two and she at eighty-four years. Their tive children were named: Magdelana, Mary, Anna, Joseph and Felix.

Andrew and ]\Iagdelana (Holrod) Zettel, parents of Joseph A., were bom in Germany, thS former in Wuertemberg, and the latter in Baden. Their nine children are mentioned as follows: ]\Iary, wife of John W^eehter, of Bruce county, Ontario; Felix, deceased; Ambrose, of Bruce county ; Monica, deceased, who was the wife of Henry Oldheiser of Liticoln, North Dakota ; Joseph A., of Alexandriti ; Lucas, of Bruce county, Ontario; Theresa, wife of Charles Mickus of Scott county, Minnesota; Eegina, wife of Andrew Schwartz of Bruce county; Herbert, of St. Paul, Minnesota. The father of this family accompanied his parents from Germany to Canada, when he was eleven years of age, aiid he grew to manhood in Waterloo county. By trade he was a cooper, but subsequently followed farming. His death occurred in Bruce county, when he was seventy-eight years of age and his wife passed i away when fifty-six. They were both members of the Catholic cliurch. ; Joseph A. Zettel was reared a farmer boy in Bruce county, and the years up to maturity were spent under the home roof. His education was such as could be furnished by the country schools. After school days he continued as a worker on his father's farm for eleven years and then went out to the western states, locating at Sbakopee, :\Iinriesota, in 1886. It was his distinction in that locality to establish and operate the fii'st creamery, aud in subsequent years he was in the same liu,. - busmess in different pla(ies in ilinuesota. He was also a hotel br^" prietor m Shakopee. While a resident at Montgomery, Minnesota i served as the first mayor of the town. In November, 1912, Mr. Z.'ti-'i came to Alexandria, where he bought out the tinning and sheet iruj. business of 0. :\L Hoover, and is now enjoyiiig a prosperous busin'./

On September 29, IS/i, he married ^SHss ^Mary Sehumacher, a dau-i. ter of Anthony and Mary (Kirsch) Schumacher. Thev were ib".. parents of five children: Theresa, LawTenee, Joseph, Frank and AVi^' liam. The daughter, Theresa, is now at home in Alexandria. Laurence and Joseph both studied for the priesthood, but are now deeeasr-.J Frank ^nd William are Franciscan priests. The mother of this familv passed away March 12, 1S87, at the age of thirty-four years.

On June 5, 1890, Mr. Zettel married his second wife, Sophia Koep.-r daughter of John Koeper. She died January 1, 1912, at the age oi fi'itv' She was the mother of seven children, Albhius, Cyril, Ida, Irenl-^ Sybilla, Leo and Eegina. Albinus died at the age of eleven, aud la.' other children are now at home. The family are all communicants ci the Catholic church and Mr. Zettel is affiliated with the Knights oi Columbus. In politics he is a Democrat.

Thomas M. Joxes, M. D. For three successive generations mt-m bers_ of the Jones family have been identified with the procession v: medicine aud surgery, and Thomas Monroe Jones since beginning pri;..- tice at Anderson about seven years ago has emphasized surgery, h-c which branch of" practice he has shown unusual aptitude aud skill. His father before him is well known as a physician and surgeon in r^Tadisc:: county, aud the grandfather at one time also practiced medicine in this county.

Few members of the profession in Indiana have entered upon active practice more generously endowed with the e:?:perience and training which come from association with the great readers in medicine and surgery and with observation in the foremost clinics and hospitals of the world than has Dr. Thomas M. Jones. He was born in the city -of Anderson, August 9, 1S77, the only son of Dr. tlorace E. and Carrii; E. (Cockefair) Jones. His literary education was obtained at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, at which institution he spent four years. Returning to this country in 1893, he entered tii:> Indiana State University, from which institution he was graduate' i with the A. B. degree in one year. The same year after graduating frosi; "the Indiana State University, he entered the Johns Hopkins' Medical School of Baltimore, Maryland. From here he was graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1902. Immediately after graduation he was appointed a member of the staff of St. Marks hospital of New York city, which position he held for one year. From St. Marks hospital he obtained, by competitive examination, a position in the surgical statT oi Kings County Hospital of Brooklyn, New York. This position he iilh"- for two years during which tim^e he was afforded abundant praeti-'al experience in surgery. After leaving the last named institution h-* returned to his native city of Anderson, Indiana, where he opened ;'-': office and entered upon the practice of medicine. In 190S he gave ui' the general practice, devoting his entire time to that of surgery.

Dr. Jones is at present in the active practice of surgery and is affiliated with the Madison County and Indiana State JMedieal societies. Also with the American Medical Assoeiatiou, the Mississippi Valley Medical Society and is a member of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America.

He has contributed liberally to surgical literature, having written original articles on surgical subjects more especially on the subject of Goitre from a surgical standpoint and also numerous case reports.

In 1907, Dr. Jones married Miss Elizabeth Shields Baker, of Winchester, Virginia, where she was reared and educated. They are the parents of one son, Horace Edgar. Dr. Jones is prominent in'Masonry, being a member of Fellowship Lodge, No. 681, A. F. & A. M., Anderson Chapter, E. A. M., and he is also identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His fine home is at 310 West Twelfth street, Anderson.

Thomas W. Wright was born in 1849 near Matlock, Derbyshire, England, Matlock being noted for its hydropathic establishments. Mr. Wright's parents lived on an estate that came from father to son for five generations; his father died when he was in his infancy and on the remarriage of his mother they left the estate and moved to Dronfield, near Sheffield.

In his youth Thomas W. AVright decided of his own free will to look for some occupation ; he sought employment with Edward Lucas & Sons, friends of the family, who gave him the option of going in the office or to learn a trade. He decided he would learn a trade first and went to work in their shovel works. At twenty years of age he was put in charge of a department as foreman. As they would not agree to put in some important im|)rovemeuts he wished to make he resigned and came to America in the fall of 1872. He obtained employment with H. ]\I. flyers & Company, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in February, 1873, and was made foreman of that plant in 1875 and held that position until he resigned in 1889, when he then started in the business himself, manufacturing shovels under the name of The Wright Shovel Co. at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The business outgrew the building then occupied and the plant was moved to Anderson in 1891. A short time before W. J. Alford had become associated with ]\rr. Wright and in 1895 Mr. Wright and Mr. Alford organized the Elwood Steel Co. and Elwood Fuel Co. and were the sole owners in 1900 when these plants, together with the Wright Shovel Co. of this city were taken over by the Ames Shovel & Tool Co.

Mr. Wright then became associated with a number of industries and was one of the organizers in the building of the Union building and is at the present time one of the largest stockholders and president of that company. He was chairman of the Board of Governors of the Present Day Club which was the foundation of the organization of the Commercial Club. He was one of a committee of three to raise funds for the building of the present Elks Home. Mr. Wright is treasurer of the Wright Rich Cut Glass Co. and is now building a plant to manufacture some metal specialties of his own invention under the name of the Wright Metal IHg. Co. While Mr. Wright is supposed to lead a retired life he cannot content himself without some activity.

modest in his pretensions, close in friendships and a denial coiii,>m He and his estimable wife are prominent in Lial cireles and d" ." a":' the entertainment of the legions of their friends. No worthy olt! " .

lence^Tl?^^' 'w' "^'''''^ ^"^'^^^' ''' ^^^ ostentatious 'in b^u lence. The Y. rights became residents here when the new And ," began to take shape and they have helped to transform a coumiw t ^'r mto a thriving city. They worship at the Episcopal church ou I "' ware street and have been large factors in the building of a neu i': comfortable rectory and in the maintenance thereof.

Peter Ritter. The agricultural interests of Adams township a... ably and worthily represented by Peter Ritter, who has resided iu tl .^ township a 1 of his life and is now the owner of thirty-two acres of w '- ' cu tivatcd land An agriculturist throughout his career, he has h.r nilly abreast af all the changes and improvements that have mai-V. -^ his calling and, while he has never sought honors in other fields iL[ mat m which he entered upon his career, is todav accounted on- the substantial^ men of his section. Mr. Ritter was" born on a fanu i^ Adams townsnip. Madison county, Indiana, April 1, 1852, and is a s, " ol Abrahain and Mary (Basicker) Ritter. His father, who foilcv.-i the occupation of tilling the soil, went some vears ago to Missouri where his death occurred, while Mrs. Ritter stilf resides and makps h. home with her daughter and son-in-law. Abraham and ilarv Ritkihad a family of three children: Peter; Emma Eliza, who is the wii, of John Muncie, a resident of Anderson. Indiana; and John who i^ an agriculturist of Adams township.

The educational advantages of Peter Ritter were secured iu <li. district schools of Adams township, which he attended during winter terms, the summer months being passed on the home %iii\. where he assisted his father and gained a comprehensive knowledge ei" farming methods. He continued to remain under the parental ro..; until his marriage, in 1880, at which time he embarked upon a care.-r of his own. General farming has continued to occupy Iiis attention, and through industry, perseverance and the exercise of good judcruienr and able management he has succeeded in accumulating a handsonie an ! .valuable property. He finds a ready market for the produts of infarm, and while he is known as a good business man and one alert t > all the_ opportunities of trade, has the reputation of being a man of the strictest integrity, holding the esteem and confidence of those wit!: whom he has had dealings. Mr. Ritter has interested himself in fiMternal work, and at this time is a valued member of Pendleton Ia>]l- No. 88, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Emporia Lodge No. lo-'. of which he is past sachem, and a member of the Grand Lodge, Improv.-.I Order of Red Men; and the Haymakers, in which he has passed througii the chairs. _ Public life or the struggles of the political arena have not attracted him, but he has at all times manifested a willingness to giv-' his aid to movements calculated to be of benefit to this community.

^ On January 11, 1880, Mr. Ritter was united in marriage with M:>> E. Stinson, of Adams township, and to them there have been born foiir children, namely : Courtney E., who is married and makes his hoinin Anderson; Orpha A., who is single and living at home; Claude, a graduate of the common schools, who is married and a farmer iu x\dam.s township; and Ruth B., a graduate of the common schools and Anderson Business College, who resides with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Ritter are members of the Christian church. They have lived quiet, honorable lives, fairly earning the regard of a wide circle of friends find the general esteem of the people of the community.

Philip G. Shirley. Farming and stock breeding have constituted the main interests of Philip G. Shirley since he located in ^Madison county in 18SS, and he is today one of the prosperous and independent men of the township and county, although it is well known that he established himself here with but the most slender resources in the way of material possessions. His success is a fitting example of the results that attend honest toil, with the exercise of a sound business .iudgment, such as Mr. Shirley has ever possessed. Prosperity made friendl}' overtures to him, only when he made aggressive, overtures to Prosperity, and so it will always be v.ith the men who strive to gain materia] success in dealing with the products of the soil, and kindred industries.

Philip G. Shirley was born in the Shenandoah Valley, in Virginia, in November, 1860, aud is the son of William and Frances (Grim) Shirley, both of whom are now deceased. He was reared on the home farm in the beautiful valley of the Shenandoah, and was educated in the public schools to the age of eighteen years. When he was twentyone years old Philip Shirley came to ]Montgomery county, near Germantown, Ohio, and was there occupied as a farm hand, remaining in the community for four years. In 18S8 he migrated to ^ladison county, Indiana, and this district has held the center of his interests since that day. After locating on a farm in the vicinity of Pendleton, Mr. Shirley devoted himself to the dairy business for something like seven or eight years, and at the end of that time he bought a farm of his own, having previously operated a rented place, and settled down to farnjing in genuine earnest. In addition to his regular farming, he carries on a lively business in the breeding of thoroughbred Jersey cattle and Poland China hogs. He breeds in pure blood, and his place has produced some valuable cattle and hogs in recent years. His success has been a matter of steady and consistent growth and all credit is due to him for the manner in which he has conducted his business since locating here.

In 1894 ]Mr. Shirley was married to Florence Beard, a daughter of the state of Virginia, where she was reared and educated. They iiave three sons: Beard, the eldest, is sixteen years of age; Raymond, age fourteen ; and Joseph S. All three are attendants at ' the Pendleton high school, and give promise of worthy accomplishments ^vith the passing years.

]Mr. and Mrs. Shirley ^re members of the United Brethren church, of which Mr. Shirley has long been a trustee and a member of the official board of the church. In his polities he is a Prohibitionist, and is active and prominent in the work of that party. ]Mr. Shirley is a man who has led a clean and wholesome life, and has many excellent traits which have won for him a place in the general regard of his fellow beings that is mo.^t enviable. He had little chance to educate himself in his youth, his scliooling being of the district school variety, but he has sujpplemented that meager training with lessons learned under the greatest of all schoolmasters, experience; and he has been one who was able to profit by his mistakes as well as by his successes and victories. ,He has the unqualified respect of all who know him, and is cherished in his community as an excellent friend and neighbor,

Michael Joseph Fogerty. In everv large comnmnity then- -ir found business men. who have risen to successful walks of life throu-l' the medium of their own efforts, and in this respect Elwood is no exceo" tion to the rule. Few, however, of the business men of this place havbeen the architects of their own fortunes in so great a degree as 1im Michael Joseph Fogerty, secretary and general manager of the Elwo-Jd Iron ^orks Company. In his youth he received only ordinarv educa tional advantages, but his perseverance, his industry, and his 'inher.-ir abilityhave allowed him to forge steadily to the front, and today he Is recognized as an important factor in the business life of his adopt..; eity.^ Mr. Fogerty was born at Belief outaine, Ohio, September 24, 1875 and is a son of Patrick and Anna (Curran) Fogerty. ' '

Patrick Fogerty, the paternal grandfather of :\Iichael J. Fogertv was a native of Ireland, who emigrated from his native land to Canada' and came thence to the United States, settling in Bellefontaine, Oliio where the grandfather died when nearly ninetv years of age, his wifr also attaining advanced years. He followed farming and railroad construction work, was a steady, industrious workman, and had the respec-: of those who knew him for his sterling (jualities of heart. He married Julia Griflin, and they became the parents of five children, namely: John, Patrick, Daniel, Jeremiah and Mary. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Fogerty, also natives of Ireland, were pioneer settlers of Indian.!, and lived lirst at ^klount Jackson and later at Indianapolis, where botli died in old age, the parents of five children: Mary, Julia, Auni..-. Bridget and Daniel.

Patrick Fogerty, father of Michael J. Fogerty, was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and was a lad when brought to America by his parents. For seven or eight years the family resided at Quebec, but subseLiuesitly came to Bellefontaine, Ohio, where the youth grew to manhood, and where he still resides. As a youth he served as a fireman on the "B-'e Line," but later embarked in business as the proprietor of a general store, although for the past several years he has lived a retired life. His wife passed away in 1894, in the faith of the Catholic church, of which he is also a member. Mr. and Mrs. Fogerty had a family of nine children, of whom six grew to maturity: Catherine, the v.ife of Robcr: P. Dickinson, of Bellefontaine, Ohio; Michael Joseph; ^Margaret, singh.- of Bellefontaine; James, living in that city; Jeremiah J.^ whose home is at Lima, Ohio ; and Julia, single, who lives at Bellefontaine.

parochial schools of Bellefontaine, and as a lad received his introduction to business life as a clerk in his father's store in his native place. He first came to Elwood, in 1898, and here was content to accept a position as a laborer, although this was but a means to an end, for from that time he steadily advanced as his ability, industry and faithfulness won him promotion. Becoming bookkeeper and salesman for the Elwood Iron Works Company, in September, 1901, he was made general manager of the concern, a position he continued to hold until July 1, 1910. when the company was reorganized, and he became a part owner, secretary and general manager, offices he has continued to hold to the present time. This institution was established in 1889 by John Holleran, James B. Baird and Gustav Kramer, and at that time employed ten or fifteen hands. At the present writing ou an average of eighty-five skilled men are employed in the manufacture of tin-plate machinery, glasshouse machinery and grey iron eastings, the pay-roll amounting to about $75,000_ per annum. Wayne Leeson is the president of this venture, the business of which extends all over this country and Europe. Much of the success of the Elwood Iron Works Company has come as a direct result of the untii-ing efforts of its manager, whose progressive ideas, shi-ewd business judgment and able handling of matters pertaining to employes and emploj-raent have served to keep the business free from those misfortunes and setbacks that have meant the undoing of more than one large enterprise. Among his associates Mr. Fogerty is held in the utmost confidence, while his men respect him for his ability and esteem him for his fairness.

On June 8, 1904, ^Ir. Fogerty was married to Miss Genevieve A. Hueper, who was born in Louisville, Kentucky, daughter of Franklin and Rose (Reinhart) Hueper. Mr. and Mrs. Hueper still reside in Louisville, where Mr. Hueper has a prosperous painting and decorating business. They have two daughters: Genevieve and Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Fogerty are the parents of four children: Robert, John, Mary and Joseph. They belong to the Catholic church, and he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hiberians and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In political matters, he is a Republican, but has taken only a good citizen's interest in the affairs of the public arena, having been too busily occupied in making a place for himself in the business world. v v . .vf j

R-EUBiiN Neese. Now retired from active business cares, but still one of the largest landholders in Jackson township, Reuben Neese has made a large and worthy success, won entirely as the result of his own well directed efforts. When he and his wife began housekeepiiig it was in a lo^ cabin home and on a few acres of ground, with practically no improvement. Around that little nucleus he has since built up one of the finest agricultural properties in JMadison county. ]V'Ir. Neese is known toda,y to be one of the wealthy farmers in the county, and stands high in the regard of his fellow men wherever known.

Reuben Neese has for more than sixty-five years considered Jackson township his home. He was bom in that township, January 24, 1847. He comes of a long line of American ancestry, and in almost every generation there appeared a pioneer, one among those who pushed the boundaries of civilization further west. His father was Jacob Neese, born in Meigs county, Ohio, in 1804. The grandfather was Henry Neese, born in Pennsylvania, where he was reared and married, and from which state, he took his family to Ohio, at a time when Ohio was in the far west. The journey was made in flat-boats down the Ohio river until they came to the nearest point to Meigs county, in which county Grandfather Neese was a pioneer. Buying land, he improved a farm, and remained there until his death.

Jacob Neese, father of Reuben was seven years old when, in 1811,. he saw the first steamboat go down the Ohio river. That boat had been constructed at Pittsburg by a member of the Roosevelt family, and just a century- later, in 1911, an exact duplicate of that pioneer vessel steamed down the river from Pittsburg to Now Orleans. When he was eighteen years old Jacob Neese left the parental home and went to western Virginia, where he served an apprenticeship in learning the tanner's trade. Completing that training, lie entered the employ of John Moore, who owned a farm, a gi-ist and saw mill, and a diolillL-:- on Mill creek, in Shenandoah county, Virginia. By his ability he suol rose to the position of superintendent of the industry, and married a daughter of his employer. In 1835 Henry Neese and family came i^; Indiana. The journey was made across the country, and all tlie moveable household goods were brought along in a wagon. At the end uf each day the family camped by the wayside. Arriving in Madis'jii county, Jacob Neese bought a tract of timber land in section twontvseven of township twenty, range six east, now a portion of Jacksoi. . township. A log house was built in the woods, and it was in that ru<ie home that Reuben Neese was born. Later Jacob Neese built a raill o:; Pipe creek, and superintended both farm and mOl until his death in 1861.

Jacob Neese married Sarah Moore, whose family has a long ai:d interesting record. She was born in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. ^ daughter of John ]Moore, who was born in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, and a granddaughter of John Moore, a native of the sr-me locality, while her great-grandfather was also John ]\roore. The last named moved from New Amsterdam, New York, to Lebanon county. Pennsylvania, where he was an early settler. He secured land from tli-, Penn Proprietor and the deed written on parchment, is still preserved by his descendants, who own and occupy the original tract of land. On that original land purchase John Moore built a large stone hous.;, which is still standing and in good condition. In that house he lived until his death. John, son of tlie John who first settled in Lebanon county was an only child and inherited the homestead, where lie remained a life long resident. He reared a large family. His son. -John ^loore, grandfather of Reuben Neese was reared in Pennsylvania. but when a young man moved to Shenandoah county, Virginia, and di-l the work of a pioneer in that vicinity. His father had given hiui -"' tract of land, located about four miles east of Mt. Jackson. There i:e improf'ed the water power, built a flour and saw mill, also a disiiller.v. and cleared and cultivated a large amount of land in the vicinity. .-- commodious brick house wdiich he built is still standing, and is always -kept in excellent repair. It was in that home that John Moore spent his last years. He married a Miss Heiser, a life long resident of Virginia.

Reuben Neese was fourteen years old when his father died. _ H;s mother died when he was but five years old, and his father married a second time. After living with his step-mother one year Reuben Ne---?^ started out for himself, and from that time forward was self-supporting. His early employment was in different lines of work, up to the time of his marriage, and his first enterprise after that event was in the grocery trade at Perkinsville. The venture did not prove profitabl-. and he closed out and took up the trade of shoe making. Later he bouirai twenty acres of land in section twenty-seven in Jackson township, ai-u on that small tract he began his career as an independent farn:er. Practically the only improvement on the land was a log house, and iwas in that humble abode that he and his young wife spent six happ.^ years. Success rewarded their thrift and industry, and with the accumulation of means other land was bought, and in the course of years tJi^

Since 1890, Mr. Neese and wife have had their residence in the village of Perkinsville. For nine years there he conducted a thriving store, and also served two terms in the office of postmaster. With the well earned prosperity, ^Ir. Neese and wife have taken life easily in recent years, and spent much of their time in travel. They have visited nearly_ all sections of the United States, and a part of each winter is spent in the south. Among his other interests, Mr. Neese is a director in the Farmer's Trust Company of Anderson. Before her marriage, Mrs. Neese was Clara AVebb. She was born near Bell Brook, in Greene county, Ohio, and her father w^as Isham Webb. Her grandfather, Henry Webb, a farmer by occupation, spent all his career in Greene county. The father of ]Mrs. Neese learned the trade of blacksmith, and moving to Indiana conducted a shop at Rushville for a time, but later took up liis residence at Perkinsville in Madison county, where he died at the age of fifty-three. Isham Webb married Phebe Vaughan, who was born in Green county,- where her father John Vaughan was a farmer. Mrs. Neese was a child when her mother died, and she was reared in the home of a step-mother. The only child born to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Neese was John S., who died at the age of twenty-two and one-half years. Mr. Neese is a E.epublican in politics. He has never cared for the honor of office, but for a number of years served as a committeeman. He attended the Methodist church in Perkinsville, and in that city he assisted in the organizing of the Red Men.

Elmax G. Vernox. Among the old and honored families of Madison county whose membei-s have contributed through their activities to the material welfare of the community along agricultural and commercial lines and also to the higher culture, that of Vernon is deserving of more than passing mention. One of the oldest enterprises of the city of Anderson is the firm of E. G. Vernon & Son, which was established in 1868 by Elman G. Vernon. This firm handles coal, cement, lime and practically every class of builders' supplies excepting lumber and building brick.