Madison County, Indiana - The whole text, 1914 (part 1 of 16)

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MiKON G. Reynolds. In the person of Miron G. Reynolds, of Anderson, is found another splendid example of the self-made manhood of which this country is so proud. Commencing life wdthout advantages, working with his hands and climbing the familiar but difiiealt road of poverty, meeting with obstacles and overcoming them as they arose, he to-day finds himself in the ranks of Anderson's and mau> other cities successful business men, and as president of the Central Heating Company, vice-president of the Indiana Silo Company and proprietor and manager of the Reynolds Gas Regulator Company, he is recognized as one of those who have made Andei-son the city that it now is. His career has been one of great activity and uncommon success, due to ability, tho exercise of good judgment and the exhibition under ail circmnstances of the strictest integrity. A review of his career should have something in it of a nature encouraging to the youth of to-day who is struggling to gain, without friends or fortune, a place on the ladder that leads to success and independence.

Miron G. Reynolds was born in "Wayne county, Indiana, J-iinti 16, 1853, a son of Brazila and Lydia (Layton) Reynolds. The parents, natives of New Jersey, became early settlers of Indiana, locating near "Williamsburg in Wayne county. The father was a millwright, and follov/ed that trade during his life time. He was an excellent business man, and in his later years was prosperous. His was the reputation of an honorable man of atiairs, and by his associates he was held in the greatest confidence.

Miron G. Reynolds received only a common school education, doing the greater part of his studying in the school of hard work. In time he began learning the blacksmith's trade in his father's carriage works plant at WilUamsburg, remaining. with his father until his twenty-fifth year, after which he and his brother conducted a planing mill, the young man in the meantime vainly trying to find his proper field. In 1890 he invented a gas governor, and in the same year came to Anderson in search of capital to exploit it. Capital, however, is a scarce commodity to those who have not influential connections, but Mr. Reynolds persevered, with a faith in his ideas that would not down, and eventualh' secured his backer, found his market, and after his invention was tested and compared with others his future was assured. These regulators are now being used throughout the United States and many foreign countries. The Reynolds Gas Regulator Company was formed for the manufacturing of this article, and of this large institution Mr. Reynolds was the president and general manager, but is now the sole owner. He was also the principal organizer of the Central Heating Company, capitalized at $130,000, and which has a large plant equipped with the most modern machinery, and of this concern Mr. Reynolds is the president, a position which he has held since the company's inception. In addition he is vice-president and a large stockholder in the Indiana Silo Company, the largest enterprise of its kind in the United States. Other enterprises and ventures of Anderson have had the benefit of Mr. RejTiold's co-operation and support, and everywhere among his associates he is looked to for guidance, counsel and leadership. No taint of dishonesty has rested upon his record. He is positive, strong and energetic, but is tolerant of the opinions and careful of the rights of others, recognizing the equal liberty of all, and alvrays willing to help those who were trying to help themselves.

In 1892 Mr. Reynolds was married to Miss Carrie B. Bousman, and there is one child of this union, Myron B. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds has membership relations with the Knights of Pythias fraternity. His beautiful home, erected in 1910, is of brick and in point of architectural design and modern conveniences is considered one of the finest in Anderson.

Neils P. Salling. The largest local enterprise of Anderson is the lumber and coal business conducted under the name of N. P. Salling. The yards of this business are located on Home Avenue between Bronnenberg and Twelfth Streets, ilr. Sailing, who has the largest lumber yards and planing mills in this section of the state, furnishes to the trade all kinds of lumber, lath, shingles, sash, blinds, doors, frames, mouldings and wood turned work.

Mr. Sailing is a native of Denmark, born in the city of Viborg in 1858. He is one of the men of foreign birth who came to America at the beginning of their careers, sought and found the largest opportunities of life in this new country, and though he came without capital his success has been much more generous than that of the average American bom citizen.

Neils P. Sailing was educated in the city and select schools of his native land, and was about thirteen years old when he came to America in 1872. His first location was at Manistee, Michigan, where he was' connected for a time with the lumber business. His association was with his uncle, E. N. Salling, a well known lumberman at Manistee, and while there he acquired the thorough experience which has enabled him successfully to handle an independent enterprise and make a success of it. In 1879 he removed to Grayling, ^Michigan, where he became interested in the mercantile business under the firm name of Salling, Hanson & Company. For several years, Mr. Sailing was in the wholesale lumber trade at Grayling and other parts of Michigan.

In 1899,. Mr. Sailing moved to Anderson, and established his present husiness on April 25, of that year. From 1899 to 1903, he was extensively engaged in the manufacture of lumber, shingles and other lumber products. Purchasing the business of Koontz, Koontz & Lament Cash Lumber Company, he added the planing mill and has since developed his plant in Anderaon, until his yards and planing factory are the largest in this section of Indiana, His large and well selected stock of lumber is secured and protected under extensive sheds, and by that means he is able to supply his customers with all kinds of lumber, and have it finished in the planing mill according to the customer's specifications and wishes. In eoniiection with his large lumber yard, he handles coal on an extensive scale. jMr. Sailing is also interested in other lumber yards, two at ]\runcie, Indiana, and one at Huntington in this state. He is also a stockbolder in the "Webb-Baxter Company at Anderson.

Mr. Sailing married Miss Nancy Coolidge, a native of Michigan, and a daughter of Elisha W. Coolidge, a prominent lumber merchant. No children have been born to their man-iage. jNIr. Sailing is well known as a Mason, haying membership in the ^lanistee Lodge No. 258, A. F. & A. M., at Manistee; Chapter No. 142 R. A. 'M., at Grayling; and Anderson Commander^' No. 32 K. T. : Detroit Council of Loyal and Select Masters in Michigan; and Moslem Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Detroit, having taken also thii-ty-two degrees of the Scottish Rite. His other social affiliations are with the Knights of Pythias at Anderson, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in the same city. As to politics, Mr. Sailing has always given his support to the Republican party.

]\[r. Sailing came to America a boy without means and with no one especially to direct his youthful course, and by energy, tact and good management has aceunuilated a considerable amount of property, and is recognized as one of the successful business men of Anderson, a broad- ^ minded, public spirited and very cordial gentleman. He has a good residence at 832 "West Eighth Street, on one of the best residence thoroughfares in Anderson.

Joel B. Benefiel. In ^Madison county where he has spent his entire life, and where his ability as a farmer and business man and citizen is highly appreciated, Joel B. Benefiel is now serv'ing as incumbent of the -important county office of auditor. His residence is in Pendleton, and his name has been known in the southwestern "section of the county since 1889.

Of all the old and respected families of Madison county, it is doubtful if any has played a more important part than ^'he Benefiels, in the settlement, development and the business and civic acti'vuties of this section. The present Madison county auditor is the only son of W. H. H. Benefiel and Jennie H. (Epperly) Benefiel, both of whom still reside at Pendleton. The career of the elder Benefiel in Madison county has been an interesting one, and among the old-timers none can relate with keener memory and with better appreciation of relative values in a story reminiscences of old-timers in Madison county than "W. H. H. Benefiel. He tells not only the experiences of his own life, but the life and experiences of many pioneers in this section of Indiana, and a younger generation may better understand what pioneer life meant when they hear the elder Benefiel describe the corn-huskings, the log-rollings, the apple cuttings, and similar incidents and activities in which the first settlers in Madison county engaged. Among the old-timers still living probably 'W. H. H. Benefiel knows and can recall that early life better than any other of his contemporaries. From him one may gain a graphic word picture of the old school house with its puncheon floors, with its %vindows admitting light through greased paper, and with its various other primitive facilities and furnishings. In these schools were taught the three R's - reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. His memory even goes back to the pioneer and green forests, the wild deer and other game, which haunted this country before the advent of the white man and railroads and other facilities of civilization had extenainated them. Mr. Benefiel and his good wife now reside in a beautiful and comfortable home at Pendleton, and are honored by all their old and young friends, among whom there is none to begrudge them the enjoyment of the fruits of their early industry and, savings.

Joel B. Benefiel was born on the old home farm in Jackson township December 20, 1867, and all his early career was spent in the rural district. When he arrived at the proper age he entered the local schools, and proved himself an eager student, and when his services were needed at home he gave the benefit of his labors in morning and evening and in vacation time to the multifarious details which alv/ays require attention on a farm. When he was about fifteen years old, in order to secure a better education, he entered the high school at Frankton, and there studied and obtained much useful knowledge which has been of benefit to him in all his life and in the business world. When his school days were finished, he took up farming as his regular vocation, and followed that in connection with stock raising and the manufacturing of cheese for many years.

Mr. Benefiel 's caret;r as a farmer brought him more than ordinary success, and it was his standing as a responsible business man and emcient agriculturist that finally brought him into public affairs. In 1911 he was chosen auditor of Madison county, and took charge of that office on January 1, 1912. In 1911 after his election to office he moved from the farm to Pendleton. ^Iv. Benefiel is accommodating and efficient as auditor, and his admiiiistration of the office has brought credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituency.

In October, 1890, ^Mr. Benefiel was united in marriage witli Hannah J. Gusinger. Their marricige has been blessed with the following children: Leon G., born February 22, 1892, a graduate of the Pendleton high school and now deputy auditor under his father; Horace I., born April 23, 1894, a graduate of the Pendleton high school; William E., born September 10, 1896, Mary A., bom September 30, 1S95; Nora J., born October 29, 1900; and Martha A., born April 30, 1905 ; ,ind Joel T., bom September 25, 1907. The family are communicants of the Catholic church and j\Ir. Benefiel is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus at Andei-son.

Since taking up his duties as county auditor, Mr. Benefiel has disposed of his farming interests in Madison comity. He is a man who is well and favorably regarded tlu-oughout this county, has made a record for honesty and honorable dealings, and has won man}- of the finest fruits of life, consisting not only of material prosperity, but the tine esteem of a community, which takes occasion to show its complete confidence in his integrity.

Chaeles a. Henderson. The oldest drug store in IVIadison county is that now conducted by Charles A. Henderson, at Anderson, which has been used as a pharmacy for more than forty-five years, and has an old and well-established trade. Mr. Henderson, who is widely and favorably known in Anderson, is a veteran of the Civil war, and both in times of war and peace has jtistified the confidence that has been placed in him, and has ably and faithfully discharged his duties as both soldier and citizen. He was born near ZanesviUe, Muskingum county, Ohio, January 28, 1844, and is a son of William R. arid Ann (Lumb) Hender son. His father was bom in Orange county, New York, and was an early settler of Muskingum county, where he practiced law until his death. He was a son of John Henderson, an early settler of West Vir- ^nia, who was born in the North of Ireland, and who emigrated thence to New York, later settling in "West Virginia and taking up his residence in the vicinity of the city of Wheeling.

The educational training of Charles A. Henderson was secured in the public schools of Dresden, Ohio, where, after taking his high school course under the instruction of Robert Stevenson, a noted educator of that day, he entered a pharmacy in Zanesville, Ohio, and there he learned the drug business. He was so engaged at the outbreak of the struggle between the North and the South, and in 1863 came to Decatur, Indiana. His youthful patriotism and enthusiasm for the cause of the Union led him to enlist as a member of Company S, Fifty -ninth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He entered the service as a raw recruit, was mustered in at Kendallville, soon after being placed in charge of a company doing guard duty at Indianapolis, Indiana, where he served his full time in the service. He received his honorable discharge in 1865, and returning from his military career, he spent two years in the drug busiiiess at Rochester, then v/ent to Indianapolis, where he was employed by A. Kiefer, who was engaged iu the sale of wholesale drugs. j\Ir. Henderson's advent into Anderson was in 1868, and since that time this city has been his home and the scene of his business activities. He continued to successfully conduct this business until 1882, when he was elected clerk of the court of Madison county, a position he continued to hold four years. During this time he also ran his drug store successfully, having a competent m.an in charge of the business, so that his time was not deflected from his official duties. The stock of his establishraent is a comprehensive one. embracing varied lines of drugs and medicines, toilet articles, druggists sundries and such other stock as is usual to first class pharmacies, and his business has with the ]^assing years continued to shov/ a steady and gratifying growth. Absolutely reUabie, Mr. Henderson has gained and held the confidence of his fellow to^msmen, and as a business man and a private citizen is held in the highest esteem.

On June 1, 1875, ]\Ir. Henderson was united in marriage with Miss Harriett E. Crabbs, of "Wabash, Indiana, a daughter of Joseph Crabbs. a banker of that city, and well known and highly esteemed in that part of the state. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, as follows: Charles E., a druggist; Joseph C, who is also engaged in that business; Frederick A., a physician and surgeon, and a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and now seiwing as interne in the Kings County Hospital in New York City ; Bessie M., the only daughter, who died in the seventeenth year of her life. The wife and mother died on December 23, 1906, and her loss is deeply mourned, not only by her family, but by all who knew her and shared in her worthy life in any way.

Mr. Henderson has always been a stalwart Democrat, but with the exception of four years spent as county clerk and two years as city clerk of Anderson, he has never aspired to public service. On both those occasions he was elected to the office by magnificent and flattering majorities, and in both he gave a worthy service, in ever^v way satisfactoj-y to the public and creditable to himself. His fraternal connections are with the A. F. & A. M. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 77, in which he has taken the

Master's degree. He also has membership in Major May Post No. 2-44, G. A. R., and his friends in all walks of life are numerous and devoted.

Joseph E. Hexxings. One time owner of the Grand Hotel of Anderson and now manager of the Grand Opera House and the Anderson Posting xVdvertisiug Company, Joseph E. Ilennings has been identified with the business interests of this city since 1890. His first connection with the commercial affairs of Anderson was as salesman and solicitor, and he gained a local reputation for progressive ideas and genuine business capacity that has stood him in excellent stead through a'l the years of his operation.

, Bom in New York City, May 10, 1865, Joseph E. Hennings received his early training in the schools of the American metropolis. During his hours out of school the boy practically supported himself by selling papers in the streets. His educc^tion was limited to the briefest training, and he was but ten years old when he left school to engage in regular work. He was employed as an office boy for a time, and then left New York and landed in Kokomo, Indiana, where he became a bell boy in the Clinton House. He was also a newsboy in that city. He came to Anderson in 1890. He w^as attracted to this town during the days of the Indiana State Baseball League. In his loyalty to the Kokomo team he was landed in the grarid stand for all his spare change, and the Anderson boys advertised him as lost. He remained in Andereon, as he says, rather than walk back, besides facing* the humiliation of defeat. However, he possessed the wit and independence which would prosper anywhere, and it is said of Mr. Hennings that no matter what convolutions of experience he might go through he would land on his feet. Though he had only brains with which to contend against both brains and capital, his native shrewdness won oat and he thus became well established in Anderson vrithin a few years. In 1894, he engaged in the hotel business, becoming proprietor of what was knov\m as the old Anderson Hotel, a place he continued to operate with success for the ensuing ten years. In 1905 he became interested in the Grand Opera House, and in the same year leased the Grand Hotel, then the principal -hotel in Anderson and new and modern in all its appointments. In this hotel he brought to bear all his early acquired knowledge of the business as weU as that he had gained in later years, and carried on the management until the Grand Hotel became the most popular hostelry in the state. In the meantime he had become manager of the Grand Opera House, which he operated profitably in connection with his activities as landlord of the finest hotel. In February, 1913, Mr. Hennings disposed of his interests in the Grand Hotel, but continued as manager of the Opera House. For five consecutive years he was president of tlie Indiana Hotelkeepers Association. Since retiring from the hotel business, ^Ir. Hennings has bought a neat and substantial residence on Central Avenue, and now devotes his entire time to those interests which have gradually accumul-ated during his active business career. He is a stock holder in the People's State Bank and the Farmers Trust Company, is also owner of the Bill Posting Plant, the best equipped concern of its kind in the state. He owns valuable grounds opposite the post office, covering an area of seventy-two by one hundred and forty-four feet. The Anderson Posting Advertising Company is well known throughout this section of the state. Mr. Hennings was director general in the most important commercial event in the history of Anderson, and also the most success- ful affair ever brought about for boosting home interests. This was the "Made in Anderson exhibit" held under a mammoth canvas during the first week in June, 1913, and attracting visitors, business men and industrial representatives from every part of the country*. He was chairman of the finance committee in this county. His fraternal relations are with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and at the present time he is grand district deputy of the Grand Lodge of that Order, while he served as chairman of the committee appointed to provide for the Elks State Convention which met in Anderson in May, 1912. That was the best state convention in the history of the order. He is likewise a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, the Knights of Pythias, is interested in the Travelers Protective Association, of which he is a director, and is a director of the Antlers Club.

Mr. Henuings as a successful man credits no small share of his progress and prosperity to his capable wife. On August 7, 1S91, soon after he located in Anderson, he married ^Miss Josephine Morey, of Adrian, Michigan, a daughter of l\Iax 2\Iorey. They have one daughter Eva.. The family residence is 1222 Central Avenu^

I\Ir. Hennings has long since demonstrated the character of his citizenship to be above reproach, and his public spiritoduess and openmindedness has been of the greatest benefit of the city which represents his home, and where he displays a wholesome interest in every eiiterprise calculated to enhance the community welfare.

j\Ir. Hennings 'retains his otiice in the Grand Opera House block and while he has opportunities in other cities whore a larger field for operations are offered him, he still stands by the ship that carried him over and believes in loyalty to good old Anderson.

Henry Drach. It is gratifying to be able to present in this publication individual mention of so appreciable a percentage of the representative citizenship of Anderson, and to such recog'iition Mr. Drach is well entitled, as he is a loyal and public-spirited citizen and is the able and popular incumbent of the office of superintendent of the city water vrorks.

Mr. Drach w^as born in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, on the 4th of August, 1868, and is a son of Jacob "W. and Maria (Hechler) Drach, both natives of Germany and representatives of stanch old families of that great empire. Jacob W. Drach was reared to adult age in his native land ,and was there afforded good educational advantages. At the age of eighteen years he emigrated to America and here he served a thorough apprenticeship to the blacksmith's trade in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, soon afterward moving to Cleveland, Ohio, and to that enterprise he devoted the greater part of his active career in that city, there spending the remainder of his life, and dying in 1871, his widow surviving him until 1889. Of their five children one son and one daughter are deceased.

To the public schools of his native c4ty Henry Drach is chiefly indebted for his early educational discipline, and after he left the grades he attended a night school in the city for some time, after which he entered the employ of the Standard Oil Company, where he occupied himself at learning the machinist's trade. He later had charge of the installation of machinery in different plants of the Hughes Steam Pump Company of Cleveland, and still later was employed by the same company in the work of installing waterworks plants and equipmr-nt in various cities and towns. In 1893 Mr. Drach came to Anderson and assumed charge of the installation of machinery in a local water works plant, of which he was, in 1895, appointed superintendent upon the completion of the system. Of this office he has continued as the valued incumbent from the time of the organization of the controlling company and it is largely due to his ability and effective endeavors that the local water-works system has been maintained at the highest standard of efficiency.

In politics iMr. Drach is faithful to the principles of the Republican party, and in fraternal matters he is affiliated with "Mount ^vloriah Lodge No. 77, A. F. & A. M., as well as with the local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

In 1898 Mr. Drach was married to Miss Agnes Ethell, who died in 1906, leaving him one son, - George Henry. He resides at 728 West Seventh street.

Forrest J. Hill. Two of the important industrial enterprises that are lending commercial prestige to the city of Anderson, are those represented in the Hill Machine Company, and the Hill-Tripp Pump Company. Of the first named, Forrest J. Hill is secretary and treasurer, and of the latter he is treasurer, as he also is of the Hill Stage Company. Mr. Hill is one of the aggressive business men and public spirited citizens of Madison county, where he is well known and held in high esteem, so that there are many reasons why he should be given specific recognition in this history of the county and its representative citizens.

Mr. Hill claims the Buckeye State as the place of his nativity, and belongs to a staunch pioneer family. He was born at Carlisle in Warren county on the 31st of August, 1859, and is a sou of Jasper N. and Rebecca (Keiser) Hill, the former of whom died at Anderson on July 1, 1900, and the latter died in ISSl. The name Hill has been long and conspicuously identified with general bujsiviess enlerprise in the ciiy of Anderson, and Jasper N. Hill was the founder of the extensive concern with which his son Forrest J. is now activeh" and prominently idenritied. Jasper N. Hill was a native of Pennsylvania, and established his residence in Ohio when a young man. He became one of the substantial business men of Montgomery county, that state, wi:ere he continued to maintain his home until 1862, when the family came to Anderson, Indiana. In 1889 was effected the organization and incorporation of the Hill ^lachine Company, of which he became president, and the other officials were likewise members of the famih% namely: Forrest J. Hill, secretary; Hugh A. Hill, treasurer, and Ernest N. Hill, superintendent. The present officers of the company are: HugJi A. Hill, president; Forrest -J. Hill, secretary and treasurer; and Ernest N. Hill, general manager. The Hill Machine Company operates with a capital stock of forty-five thousand dollars, and its large and well equipped plant is situated at the corner of St. Charles and Twenty-third Streets. The main building is one hundred and ninety by eighty feet in dimensions, containing the machine shop with an extension of sixty-fiVe feet by eighty feet containing foundry and further extension containing cupola, raitler, flasks, pig iron etc. An "L" that is sLxty-five by one hundred and fifty feet in dimensions is used for offices and for shipping and crating rooms, as well as for the general sales department. The other apartments are the pattern shop, pattern storage, boiler room, etc. The manufacturing department is equipped with the most improved machinery and power for its operation is furnished by electric motors of .seventy-five horse power. In the establishment are manufactured steam, electric and power pumps, especially those designed for the pumping of water from wells of great depth.

The products of the Hill Machine Company have gained a wide sale, and the trade extends through the various sections of the United States as well as into South America and Europe. Jasper N. Hill wa5 numbered among the most progressive business men and the most honored citizens of Anderson, and contributed much to the furtherance of the civic and industrial prosperity of his community. After his retirement from business affairs, he continued to live in Anderson until death came as an end of his mortal endeavors, when he was in the fullness of years and well earned honors. His career was giiided and governed by the highest principles of integrity, he was strong in his convictions and ever ready to do his part in supporting m.easures and enterprises advanced for the general good of the community. His name is remembered with lasting honor in Madison county, and he made his life productive for good in its eveiy relation.

Forrest J. Hill is indebted to the public schools of his native city for his earlier educational discipline, after which, he attended the public schools of Anderson, completing his studies in the high school. He then entered his father's factory, v.'here he gained a thorough knowledge of the practical details of the 'business and soon became a valued assistant in the conduct and m.anagement of the enterprise. In the field of manufacturing his advancement has been steady, and his ovai ability and energy- have won him success. In eveiy respect Mr. Hill has well upheld the high prestige of the honored name which he bears. He is one of the liberal and representative business men of Anderson, is a staunch Republican in his political belief, and takes an abiding interest in all matters touching the social and material progress and prosperity of his home city.

Mr. Hill married Miss Tillie Granger, a daughter of Dow Granger of Noblesville, Indiana. The four children of their marriage are : Forrest Jr., Hester, Marybelle, and J^Iildred.

Robert C. Shepherd. \Yhen the late Robert C. Shepherd died on November 5, 1904, he was the possessor of one of the finest farm homes in Madison county, Indiana, where he had lived for many years and reared his family. Probably no man in ^ladison county betrayed a deeper interest in farms and farming than did he, and it is certain that few if any, reached the pinnacle of success as an agriculturist that he attained. The study of that subject was long one of the most engrossing interest to him, and he possessed a deeper insight into it and was more thoroughly familiar with the secrets of Mother Earth than is often given to any who are not scientific students of the soil. His splendid farm of 260 acres near Anderson was long regarded as one of the finest in Madison county, and his home corresponded to it in all its detail of comfort and capacity.

Robert C. Shepherd was born in Kent county, Maryland, on August 24, 1852, and his death occurred at his home place on November 5, 1904. He was the son of James and Jane (Clendenning) Shepherd, natives both of Maryland, and there they passed their days. The son received his education in Kent county, and in his youth was thoroughly trained in the carpentering business, in which he was for some years occupied as a contractor, and in which he was fairly successful. It was not the work, however, in which his heart was centered, and when he came to Indiana in early life and beheld about him the splendid opportunities for securing land engaging independently in the business of farming,

Success was never a stranger to Mr. Shepherd. His first three years in Indiana were spent in Selina and Chesterfield, and it was then that he took up farming. His first place was one of forty acres, but he early began to add to his holdings and when he died a few years ago he had 360 acres of the finest Indiana land represented on his 'tax list. He was a man of the most thoroughgoing methods, and one who believed that whatever was worth doing at all was worth doing v\'ell. Consequently, he did not farm in a half hearted or indifferent manner. He did not make the mistake of attempting to successfully conduct a farm without acquainting himself with first principles in the art of farming. Rather did he delve deep into the subject, learning the comparative values and qualities of the difi:'ereut types of soil, and applying his knowledge in a manner that was conducive to the best results. His fine home was planned and built by himself, and is a distinct credit to him as a builder, despite the fact that he abandoned the contracting business to take up one that was of deeper interest to him. and more suited to his natural inclinations. A man of considerable education, he v.-a.s a citizen of the highest type and evtr evinced a proper interest in matters affecting the public weal in his community.

Mr. Shepherd was married on April 10, 1870, to ]Miss Leona Treadway Nelson, the only child of Moses and 3,Iartha Nelson. Seven children were born to them. Warren, the eldest, married Anna Dean. Thomas C. is married to Mattie Gobin, and they have two children, - Dorothea and Beulah. Charles W. married Ira Abbott. Alzora is the wifv- of Homer Lawler, and they have one son, William. ]Mae is the wife of Daniel Boner, and the mo-^her of two sons, - Robert and Theodore. Jessie man-icd Francis Scott, and their two children are Helen Mae and Lavona. Bertha, the last born, is the wife of Henry Hawlor, and has one daughter, Margaret All have reached places of usefulness and merit and are acquitting Themselves honorably in the work to which Life has called them variously.

Mr. Shepherd was an exceptionally public-spirited and enterprising man, and was known widely throughout his ciuinty. He was well read on topics of the day, an interesting conversationalist, but a thinker and doer, rather than a talker. He was long a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was fraternally identified by his rciembership in the Red Men. He died comparatively young in years, being bat little past his fifty-second birth anniversary, but he had accomplished more in that brief span than many who are longer spared to this world and its work, and "v^ill long be remembered as one of the most capable and successful men who ever identified themselves with the business of agriculture in Madison county. , .

W. C. Scott. Few men who find pleasure in country life realize more solid enjoyment from their work than does W.' C. Scott, well knouTi farmer and stock breeder of this community. His work is his recreation alike, and in it he exercises every faculty in his possession. As a breeder of fine horses ^Ir. Scott is known throughout the state, and he is especially well known as the owner of Dan R., one of the fastest horses of the country, with a registered speed of 2:01^/4- As a general farmer, too, as well as in his capacity of breeder, Mr. Scott has gained prominence.

Mr. Scott was born on September 32, 1852, in the town named above, and is the son of William and Betsey (Schrayer) Scott, the former a native son of Lee county, Virginia, who came to this region in the year 1836 and here settled. He was variously employed in the community for some years, and was for a considerable time occupied in railroad contracting, a work in which he was particularly successful. Both parents died in this locality.

"When Mr. Scott was a boy he early gained habits of independence and energy, his first work being that of waterboy to the gang which his farher employed in the railroad work. Later he served as pumpman for the tank that fed the engines, and he went to school when it was convenient, rather than otherwise. He also worked on the fami and did teaming for wages, and was occupied in these ways until he reached his twentysecond year, when he set out for himself as an independent fanner. He rented land the first while and later bought the farm, where he has ever since resided most comfortably. Here he has caiTied on his v.'ork and with advancing years and growing independence, he has found it possible to indulge his fancy for thoroughbred horses, as well as to keep up the regular work of his plf.ee. His ownership of the well known Dan R. has already been mentioned, and is indicative of his taste in horseflesh.

In 1875 ]Mr. Scott married Rachel Boddel who died without issue, and he later married Hannah Boddel, who bore him three children. Luther, the eldest, married Vina Boner; Jacob married Nettie Dunbam, and Hannah is the wife of Charles Ovvens. The third marriage of Mr. Scott was to ilary A. Parker, and to them have been born tv;o daughters. Angeline, the eldest, married William Boner, and tli^y have one child, Eva. Elizabeth married Elmer Jeffries, and to them two sons, - Walter and Floyd, were born, the first of whom is deceased.

Beyond his home interests ^Mr. Scott is not concerned with public matters, beyond the interest of any good citizen. He is a Republican in Politics and attends the Christian church.

Alonzo D. Norris. Holding prestige as the leading fruit grower of Adams township, Alonzo D. Norris has also the distinction of belonging to that class of men who have achieved their success through personal effort, as he entered upon his career without financial backing or influential connections and has worked his way to the front by steady application, untiring industry and constant perseverance. From modest beginnings he has built up a business which adds to the importance of Madison county as a fruit-growing center, and at the same time has identified himself with all movements which have gone to make for the public welfare. IVIr. Norris was born in Henry county, Indiana, November 10, 1857, and is a son of John C. and Emmeline M. (Bray) Norris, both now deceased, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Adams tx)wnship. There were three children in their family, of whom two now survive: Cindora, who is the wife of Isaac Keesling and resides in Kansas; and Alonzo D.

Alonzo D. Norris received his education in the district schools of Adams township, whence he had been brought as a child, and was reared to manhood. In 1878 he was married to Mary F. Stanley, and about eighteen months thereafter went to Illinois, where he spent two years. Subsequently he went to Kansas, by way of wagon, but after three years spent in farming in that state returned to Indiana, and took up his residence in the city of Anderson. Dui-ing the twelve years that followed, Mr. Norris followed the trade of carpenter, with moderate success, and then spent two years in Henry county, bui about the year 1898 returned to Adams township, Madison county. His capital at this time consisted of about $100, and part of this he invested in a small tract of land, on which he began truck farming. Here he also began experimenting in the growing of fruit and was so successful with - his initial ventures that he was encouraged to extend his operations along this line. From year to year he has extended the scope of this industry, and today he has seventeen acres set out in small fruits, principally strawberries and raspberries, and, as before mentioned, is the leading fruit grower of the town.ship. His products find a ready sale in the markets at Anderson, where I\Ir. Norris is known as a man of excellent business abilities. He has made a thorough study of his calling, is recognized as an expert in his line, and lias been successful in producing some excellent varieties of the smaller fruits. It would be dilBcult to find a better example of self-reliance, progressiveness and persevering energy, than that displayed in the career of Mr. Norris. He has met discouragements and disappointments, but has not allowed them to make him lose faith in himself, and his steady contldence in his_ ultimate success has eventually brought him to the vocation for which, it would seem, he is best fitted. In his political views Mr. Norris is a Democrat, but he has found little time to devote to matters of a public nature, althDUgh he endeavors to support good men and measures and to aid other public-spirited men in forwarding mcvemetits for the benefit of Adams township and county. His fraternal connections include memberehip in the Improved Order of Red Men. at Emporia, and the Hay ilakers at Anderson.

Mr. and Mrs. Norris are the parents of six children: Herbert; Clarence, who is married and lives in Adams tov.'iiship ; George, a member of the cavalry service in the United States army, stationed at a fort in Wyoming, Nebraska; Alva, single and living at home; and Ada and Gladys. ,

John T. Starr. Adams township can boast of some of the bestregulated farms in ^Madison county, and here are also to be found some of the most progressive agriculturists of this part of the state. Many of these men have been the architects of their own fortunes, and, appreciating their success because it has been self-gained, take a pardonable degree of pride in their own achievements and those of their community, and are striving earnestly in behalf of the public welfare. Prominent among this class stands John Thomas Starr, who has not only won an enviable positioo in agriculture, but has also rendered his county signal service in the capacity of sheriff. Mr. Starr was born in Henry county, Indiana, November 5, 1852, and is a son of "Wiley and Dorcas (Yickerj-) Starr. His father, a native of South Carolina, migrated to Henry county, here established himself as a farmer, and passed away when John T. was a child. Mrs. Starr was remarried in 1860, but her second husband died four years later. Three children were born to Wiley and Dorcas Starr, namely : John T. ; Joel D.. whu served in the Union army throughout the Civil War, subsequently becoming a farmer of Anderson township, where he died in April, 1912, one of his community's most highly respected citizens: and Elizabeth,

John T. StaiT was educated in the district schools of Henry county, and was there reared to manhood, continuing to reside in the vicinity of his native place until March, 18S2, vvhen he came to Madison county and located in Fall Creek township, near Pendleton. Here he commenced to feed and ship stock, and his operations, commenced in a humble manner, soon grew to large proportions, and he was recognized as one of the substantial men of his community. Since 1898 he has devoted the greater part of his attention to general farming in Adams township, and is now the owner of a valuable, well-cultivated property. He has always been ready to adopt modern methods and ideas in his work, understands his business thoroughly, and because of perseverance, far-sightedness and good management has been uniformly successful in all of his ventures. In his political views he is a Republican with progressive tendencies. He was three times nominated in convention \\'ithout opposition for the office of sheriff and became his party's nominee on another occasion, and served in that eapa'-'ity from 1894 to 1898, giving the people of Madison county an excellent administration and bringing to the discharge of his official duties the same enthusiasm and well-directed effort that have made him successful in his business affairs. He belongs to Sicilian Lodge, No. 234, Knights of Pythias; has been connected v/ith the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since 1372, and has twice been noble grand of Mechanicsburg Lodge ; and is also prominent in j\Iasonry, being a member of ^Madison Lodge No, 44, F. & A. M., Pendleton Chapter No. 51, R. A. M., Pendleton Council, R. & S. M., and Anderson Comniandery. In all of these he has a wide acquaincance and numerous sincere friends.

Mr. Starr was married to ^Miss Mar>- Ann Pring, who v.'as born and educated in Henry county, Indiana, and three children were born to this union, of whom two are living in 1913 : James M., born April 21, 1875, in Henry county, who served four years as deputy sheriff* under his father, and is now engaged in the manufacturing business at Anderson; and J. Ward, born in jMadison county, who is a graduate of the common and high schools of Anderson and an Indiana University student now teaching in ^ladison county; James if., was married to iMiss Maude Aiman, a daughter of Benj. Aiman of Pendleton, and they have two children, Frances and Morris.

James J. NETTER^^LLE. It is highly probable that there are few residents of Madison county who are unfamiliar with the name of James J. Netterville. His is the name of a man, essentially self-made an<.L the term in this instance is used in the broadest application possible, being that of one who in early life determined to win success if industry .nid good management might be held as factors in the ultimate realization of his ambition. "With neither the prestige of family nor the open sesame of money to aid him, he has made his way to the front ranks i:i the citizenship of Anderson, and is today foremost among business and political circles of the city.

Of Irish birth and parenLage, Mr. Netterville was born in Ireland, on February 7, 18 i9. He comes of a family whose paternal ancestors were born in that country. The paternal grandfather, Mr. Netterville, was a well-to-do farmer and landlord in County Mayo, Ireland, and the fatlier was also engaged in the same vocation while he remained on the island, but he migrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, where he died ^ in 1851. Following his deatli, his widow, who was Margaret 2^Iurphy in ; her maiden days, took her two children to Canada in the fail of 1851, |. and there made her home with her brother, who waii liviiiir soiue sixty | miles distant from Toronto. She came to Anderson in 1S87, where j she resided until her death. Besides James J., of this review, Airs. Netterville had one other son, Frank, who died at the age of four yeai-s.

His first stop was at Detroit, Michigan, and there he was employed as check boy at the American Exchange Hotel. After two years he went to Chicago, and from. thence to IMilwaukee where he enlisied in the regular army, serving three years in the reconstruction days following the Civif war. At the expiration of his term of service he returned to Chicago. In that city :Mr. Netterville received employmeiit as time keeper in the North Chicago Rolling .Mills, but wlien the works were destroyed by fire in 1871, he went to Cincinnati, there accepting a position in the 'wholesale and retail dry goods house of H. B. Clafiin & Companv. of New York City. It was while thus employed thai he met and "married Miss Amanda, the daughter of J?mes and Emily (Ross) Smith. She was born in Boone towmship, Madison county, Indiana, where her parents, who were well knovrn farming people, were pioneer settlers. Until 1875 Mr. Netterville continued in Cincinuuti, and in that year with his wife he located in Anderson, and engaged in the grocery business, investing his entire savings and available capital in the business.

For two. years he continued in that enterprise, but it failed to .neet his expectations in any way, so that he decided to dispose of it and for some time engaged in farming. This, too, was not sp.tisfactory to Mr. Netterville, and he felt a strong inclination to yield to a latent desire to studv law. His indecision resulted in his beginning the study under the tutelage of C. D. Tnompson, long since deceased, and withm a year after he began his studies he was appointed deputy county clerk uu.ler R. H. Hannah, then officiating, and continued in the office through ^the administration of ^Ir. Hannah's successor, Jesse L. Henry. Alter three years of service in the office of deputy clerk, he was appomred Deputy Countv Treasurer under George Ross. In these departments of public service he was afforded the best possible opportunity to become acquainted with the people, and so well did he utilize that opportunity that the Democratic convention of 1885 nominated him for county clerk and he was elected with a majority of 350, despite the fact that certain of his fellow candidates for various other offices were mgloriousiy defeated, some of them by majorities of four hundred, - a simple state^ ment but highly indicative of the position of the man m the esteem o. his fellows Mr. Netterville assumed the duties of his office m Ibbb, and three years later he was renominated without serious opposition, being elected by a pleasing majority. When he was first the incumbent of a public office in Andei-son the population of the city was 4,oiU. and during the years of his service the city gi-ew to something hte 25,000, three deputies being required to carry on the work ot the ottiee of county clerk. . ^ ., ^ - ,

In 1887 Mr. Netterville bought the interests or ^mv. Myers, ttien Seeretarj- of State, in the WeeUy Democrat and becGme associated m its publication with Dale J. Crittenden. Tu 1891 a dauy edition of tne

Democrat was launched, and when Mr. Crittenden was appointed postmaster of Anderson hy ]\Ir. Cleveland, the paper was sold to the Democrat Company in 1893.

ilr. Netterville has been identified with the organization and operation of a number of the more important enterprises that are now in operation in the city, and his relation to many of them today is a highly influential one. He was a leader in the organization of the Anderson Fuel Company, of which he became secretary, and which was organized with a capital stock of $250,000, and owned twenty-five natural gas wells. In 1896 he established the Netterville Insurance Agency, a concern that rapidly assumed generous proportions and can-ied on a large and lucrative business in the city. This was afterwards merged with the Farmers' Trust Company, one of the leading banking institutions of the city, and ^Ir. Netterville is now president of the 'concern, with George E. Niehol as secretaiy and treasurer, and A. T. Dye assistant secretary-treasurer.

The ^Maplewood Cemetery Association was another enterprise with which j\Ir. Netterville has been conspicuously identified, and as one of the promoters of the Association has done excellent work for it since the organization was effected. A purchase was made of 300 acres of land north of AVhite river and just opposite the city, where is platted and maintained one of the most beautiful cemeteries of the state. 3Ir. Netterville is an. active member of the executive committee, nov," serving as its chairman.

In the line of public service, his name has long been a proniinent one. In 1895, when Congress enacted a national incorae tax law, he was appointed by President Cleveland collector of that tax in Indiana, uiid he served in that capacity until the Supreuie Court dt-clared the I.'iw unconstitutional and therefore void. He was chairman of the Board of Public AYorks of the City of Anderson from 190? to 1906 and while serving in that position he planned and constructed the water system that now furnishes pure and healthful water to the city. He also made such other improvements in the public utilities of tlie city as to transform them from a revenue consuming to a revenue producing basis. In 1910 Mr.. Netterville was elected to the state legislature as .loint senator from the counties of Henry and Madison, and was appointed by Governor ^Marshall a member of the legislative visiting committee of 1911 to visit the various penal, benevolent, and correctional and educational institutions of the state, and make n^eommendations as to their financial needs for the biennial period of 1912 and 1913. And it is gratifying to add that these duties were so well performed that Mr. Nettervilhi was reappointed by the Governor to serve on the same committee for the legislature of 1913. He was appointed by the Lieutenant-governor to a membership on the Penal Farm Commission, of which he was afterward made chairman, and as such visited and investigated the work farms and similar correctional institutions in the United States and Canada. As a result of this investigation work he t'aused a law to be enacted providing for a Penal Farm for the state of Indiana, for the detention of short term jail priscnei"S. and this law is regarded in the state as the most advanced prison reform measure undertaken in Indiana in many years, and it is believed will go far towards relieving the state of the odium of the present disgraceful i^W and prison system. In the sessions of 1911 and 1913 Mr. Netterville was an especially active and influential member, and he served Vol. n - 2 on many important committees in the senate, as weU as servin^r as chairman of the joint committees on Ways and :\Ieans of the House and Finances of the Senate.

^ Mr. Netterville is a man who has ever displayed the utmost irterest in the securing of industrial establishments for the city of Ande-son and has been influential in that- good work to a large extent With Colonel Storer he platted Grandview addition of four hundred lots which has been long built up and is surrounded by such factories as the Anderson Paper Company and the American Wire and Nail Company He is the owner of two fine business blocks on Meridian street and It IS undeniable that his enterprise along many Hues has materially aided in the splendid growth of his home city.

Mr. Netterville is a member of the Knights of Pvthias the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Loyal Order of* Moose and the Masonic orders, in which he is well advanced, and he is well known for his advanced ideas of fratemalism and brotherhood. Politically, he ^ a Democrat, as has been stated, and has been active in the party ranks for years, serving as Chairman of the County Central Cominittee on a number of occasions and on the State Committee. He is known for a systematic and effective organizer, as well as a worker of the utmost energ:^, and has represented his pai*ly in many state and county conventions.

Mr. Netterville was married July loth, 1874, and five children have come tp them, three of whom are yet living. Their names, in the order of their birth, are as follows: Lorena May, George F., Victor Hugo. James J. Jr., and Emily Ptoss. George and Victor are deceased, tie former dying at the age of seven and the latter when four years' old.

Ernest M. Conrad. M. D. One of t]ie old and honored families of Madison county, members of which have been prominently identified with agricultural pursuits, commercial and industrial activities, and the various learned professions since the advent of the first pioneer is that of Conrad. Among the worthy representatives of the name is Ernest- M_. Conrad, M. D., physician and surgeon of Anderson, whose native ability and devotion to his calling have won him high distinction in his profession.

Dr. Conrad was born near Lapel, Madison county, Indiana, February 20, 1870, the younger of the two sons of Zaehriah and Emma (Woodward) Conrad. His father, who was born in this county, in lSi5. became one of the prosperous farmers of the vicinity of Lapel, and later in life turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, in which he achieved an equal success. His death occurred in 1894, when the community lost one of its most energetic and progressive citizens.

Ernest M. Conrad secured his early education in the country schools near Lapel, and the high school at Anderson. In 1889, he became a student in Depauw University at Greencastle, where his studies were continued for three years. On leaving college and before preparing himself definitely for his profession, he had one year of experience in teaching school at Fishersburg. Then began his medical studies in the Indianapolis Medical College. From that institution in 1897 he was graduated M. D. and practiced at until March, 1898, when, desiring a wider field for his activities, he moved to Anderson. The success that lias atteuded Dr. Conrad's efforts demonstrates his excellent choice of a profession. He is a close student of his calling, keeps fully abi-east of the advancements that are continually being made in the science of medicine, his knowledge is comprehensive and accurate, aud his skill is demonstrated in the excellent success which has attended his efforts in the sick room. He possesses marked judgment and discernment in the diagnosing of disease, and is peculiarly successful in anticipating the issue of complications. Along professional lines he is connected with the Madison County ^Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society, and the American ]\Iedicai Association, also having membership with the Delta Upsilon College Fraternity. To no small degree the success of Dr. Conrad has been due to his constant study and ambition to keep abreast with the advance in medical knowledge. Hardly a day passes in which he does not add something to his knowledge and experience by personal observation and study, and he has also taken three post-graduate courses, one in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, and one in the New York Post-graduate school, and another in the Harvard ^ledicai College. At the present time Dr. Conrad is giving special attention to internal medicine and diseases of children. For seven years his professional services were also directed to the public welfare as a member of the boa,rd of health and for four years he sei^-ed as coroner of ^ladison county, having been elected on the Republican ticket.

Dr. Conrad has long been one of the Republican leaders in ]Madison county. From 1902 to 1906 he v/as chairman and secretaiy of the Republican County Central Committee, and in 1908 again became chairman. Fraternally his relations are with the BeiT^volent and Protective Order of Elks, and the local lodge of the Woodmen of the "World, in both of which orders, he has numerous friends, as he has in all social circles of Anderson. The doctor, besides his professional activities, has interested himself in agriculture, being ov»-ner of a fine farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Anderson township.

In 1897 Dr. Conrad married Mhs Charity L. Gwinn of Madison county, a daughter of Harvey Gwdnn, an old resident and highly esteemed citizen. To Dr. and Mrs. Conrad has been born one daughter; Bernice E. Conrad. The present family residence is located at 2124 Meridian Street.

Silas R. Mauzy. The career of Silas R. Mauzy, of Adams township, is illustrative of what may be accomplished by the man of energy and 'industry, for from small beginnings he has built up a business that has grown to such proportions as to give him the distinction of being the largest shipper of livestock in Madison county. Not only has he gained prestige in the business world, but in public life and social circles he has won equal prominence, and no man in his section stands higher in general public esteem. Mr. i\Iauzy was bom on a farm in Rush county, Indiana, May 30, 1846, and is a son of Cornelius C. and Sarah (Garretson) Mauzy.

Silas V. Mauzy, the grandfather of Silas R. of this sketch, was born in Kentucky, and in young manhood came to Indiana with his first wife, R+ibecea Mauzy. After her death he returned to his native state and there married a Miss Barnes, and ance more came to Indiana, settling in Rush county, w^here both passed away. Cornelius C. Mauzy was born in Kentucky, and was eight years of age when his mother died, he being reared by his step-mother in Rush county. After his marriage, which occurred in Rush county, he came to Madison county in 1S52, - and settled on a farm in Adams township, there spending the remainder of his life in agricultural pursuits. He became one of the substantial men of his community, engaged in general farming and stock dealing, and at the time of his death was the owner of 192 acres of good land.

Silas R. Mauzy was six years of age when he accompanied his parents to Adams township, and here he secured his education in the district schools during the short winter months, his summers being given to the work on the home farm. Thus he became a thoroughly practical agi-iculturist and expert stock dealer, and the latter occupation he has made his life work. "When he commenced his operations were carried on on a modest scale, but gradually his business expanded, each year seeing him widen the scope of his dealings, until he is now justlv acknowledged to be the largest handler of^ stock in ^Madison county, buying _ cattle in St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago, feeding them, and shipping them to the various markets all over the country. ^Vn idea of the extent of this enterprise may be gained from the fact that his business has run as high as $oS4,000 per annum, ilr. Mauzy is known as a skillful man of business, quick to grasp an opportunity, ever ready and alert, but always fair and above-board in all his dealings. He has won the confidence of his associates and those v/ho have had transactions with him, and his reputation is that of a man of business integrity and personal probity. He has invested his means wisely in land, owning 300 acres in Adams township, 140 acres being in the home farm. This has been developed into one of the valuable properties of Adams to^-nship and shows the care and good management which are expended upon it.

Mr. Mauzy was married first to ^Miss Lou Ann Gilmore, who died leaving one child : Fay, who became the wife of Woody Cooper, and is a graduate of the tov/nship schools. On July 3, 1S92."' :\[r. yrj^uzy was married to Jerusha Biddle, who was bom in "Adams tov.nship, Madison county, Indiana, and is a sister of the Hon. Charles Biddle. ^ One child has been bom to Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy; Cophine, who is a graduate of the township schools and is now in her third year in the Pendleton High school.

'~'Mr. Mauzy has taken a prominent part in fraternal work, and at this time is a popular member of Mechanicsburg Lodge Free and Accepted ^^.lasons, Pendleton Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, No. 51, and Pendleton Council, R. & S. M. He also belongs to th-e Improved Order of Red Men, the Haymakers' Lodge, Active Lodge No. 746, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he is past noble grand, Baruier Lodge No. 416, Knights of Pythias, at Anderson, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, in which he carries an insurance policy of $2,000. In his political belief he was. a Republican until the campaign, when he cast his fortunes with the new Progressive party. His interest in politics, however, is only that taken by every good citizen, as he has been too busy with his private affairs to enter the public arena. Good men and measures receive his hearty support, and he is justly considered one of his section's representative, public-spirited citizens.

Lewis Johnson. Prominent among the highly esteemed agriculturists of Madison county who have won success through the medium of energy, industry and well-applied exertion, Lewis Johnson, of Adams township is deserving of more than passing mention in a work of this nature. He has been a lifelong resident of this township, and has witnessed and participated in the remarkable growth and development of its interests, which have changed it during this time from v;hat was little more than a wilderness into one of the most flourishing and prosperous sections of the Hoosier State. Mr. Johnson was born in Adams toTvnship, Madison county, Indiana, July 30, 1846, and is a son of James and Amanda (Johnson) Johnson.

James Johnson was born in Jackson county, Kentucky, and as a young man came to ^Madison county and located in Adams township, having a farm on Fall Creek, where he spent his entire life. Here he was married to Jane Johnson, who was born in Greenbrier county, Virginia, and came to Madison county in 1835, and she died when Lewis Johnson was still a babe. Mr. Johnson, being thus deprived of maternal care, was reared to manhood by his maternal grandmother, and received his education in the district schools, although the greater part of his schooling in his youth was in the school of hard work. He was taught the numerous duties necessary for the good farmer to know, and when about twenty-one years embarked upon a career of his ovm, renting land, carrying on general farming, and engaging to some extent in cattle trading, which later occupation he has followed off and on during his entire career. Being sober, honest and indust?.-ious, he managed to accumulate enough money with which to purchase his first piece of property, and as the years have passed he has added to this from time to time, as his finances have pennitted, and has erected new buildings and made other improvements on this land. This has resulted in the development of a handsome farm, the appearance of which shows its owner to be a man of intelligence and thrift, an able agri.mlturisc and an experienced manager, while his sleek, well-fed cattle give evidence of his ability and good judgment in the line of stock raising. He has always been ready to embrace new ideas and methods, believes firuily in the use of modem machinery, and is justly considered one of the most progressive men of his section.

Mr. Johnson ^\-as married to ^Miss Martha A. Slaughter, who was born in Madison county, Indiana, a daughter of James and Rebecca (Fessler) Slaughter. The father was a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, and came to this county when he was eight years old. His father, John Slaughter, entered land from the government. Two children were born to James Slaughter and his wife, John, living in this county, and Martha, who became ]Mrs. Johnson. The Slaughters are an old pioneer family here. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson there have been born four daughters and two sons, as follows : Carey A. ; Cora B. ; Georgianna, a graduate of the Adams township public schools and the Pendleton High school, who also took a course in the State University and is now engaged in teaching in Adams township ; Everett L., a graduate of the Pendleton High school and the State University, and also an Adams township school teacher; Stella, who has been given a good education, and now resides at home with her parents ; and James L., who is engaged in farming in Adams townsliip.

In fraternal circles. Mr. Johnson is known as a valued member of Ovid Lodge No. 164, Free and Accepted ^Easons. He is a man of broad and liberal views, tolerant of the opinions of others. By his own industry he has won 'himself a competence and has reared a family that IS a credit both to himself and to the community in which they are filling honorable places. Politically a Democrat, he has manifested a commendable interest in affairs that affect his community, and in addition to serving as assessor and deputy assessor acted as door-keeper in the Fifty-third General Assembly of Indiana, in 1913. His wide circle of friends testiSes to his popularity, in which his wife and children share.

Amos Underwood. About the best means by which a man can establish the highest credit for integrity and good citizenship, is to maintain a long residence in one locality, where ail his neighbors knovr him under a great variety of circumstances, test his reliability and still continue to sustain him as a valued and valuable citizen. It is through this test that Amos Underwood has been judged one of the leading agriculturists of Adams township, while his reputation as a citizen is equally higli. He is now the owner of a well-cultivated property, situated on the northeast one-quarter of section 31, where he has ever borne a reputation for integrity in business dealings and probity of character. Mr. Underwood was born 2darch 20, 1858, in Hamilton county, Indiana, and is a son of John and Catherine (Thomas) Underwood.

Am.os and ^lary Unden\'cod, the paternal grandparents of Amos Underwood, were natives of Pennsylvania, and some time after their marriage migrated to Clinton county, Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their careers in agricultural pursuits. They had children as follows : Amos, Reuben, Isaac, John, Zephauiah, Edward, "William, Elisha, Percilla, Laura and Elihu. the last named of whom is still a resident of Clinton county, Ohio, and owns the old homestead place.

John Underwood, father of Amos of this r-jview, Vv^as born in Highland county, Ohio, and was tiiere married to Catherine Thomas, a native of Green county, that state. About the year 1852 they migrated to Hamilton county, Indiana, locating in Adams township, where they continued to reside until their deaths. In addition to farming, Mr. Underwood was a crrpenter, a millwi-ight and the proprietor of a mill, built the first steam sawmill in Adams township, and was always knov;n as an industrious, energetic and successful man of busine?^. He was a faithful member of the Friends Church. He and his wife had eleven children, as follows: Rebecca, who died in infancy; Mary E., v/ho also died as a babe ; Lydia, who is the widow of John C. Kassabaum; Reuben, who died at the age of seven years; Benjamin, who died in infancy; Josephine, who became the v.-ifc of Charles Thistiethwaite ; Percilla, who is the widow of Eli Hutchins; Harriet, who became the wdfe of Lenu Ragon; Amos; John T., who is married and a farmer; and Hannibal, who is deceased.

Amos Underwood was reared on his father's farm, and during his youth worked on the home place during the summer months, his educational advantages being limited to occasional attendance at the district schools during the short winter terms. He was early put to work at farming, plowing, plainting, grubbing and harvesting, and the thousand and one things that are found to occupy the time of an Indiana farmer's son, thus thoroughly learning the duties of an agriculturalist which have been of such great benefit to him in later life. He also was employed in a tile mill in his youth, and aft^r attaining his majority operated a mill of that kind for a period of five years.

2S, 1S65, a daughter of Washicgton Davis and Mary Davis, and was educated in the Spring Valley school. To this union there have been born two children: John TV., born March 24, 1892, a graduate of th© common schools of Madison county, single, and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Adams township; and Maiy C., born February 24, 1895, a gradute of the com'non schools and Pendleton High School, and now a student in Earlham College, ilrs. Underwood is a member of the Friends Church. Her husband is a member of Sicilian Lodge No. 234, Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, and has been active in the ranlis of his party in matters of local importance. In addition to his home farm in Adams township, he has a weLl-cultivated tract of eighty acres in section 27, Fall Creek to\vnship. As a general farmer and stock raiser, he has met with uniform success in his various operations, and is acknowledged to be a practical agriculturist and excellent judge of livestock. During his long residence here, he has made numerous friends, and no man stands higher in the general esteem of the community.

Samuel Q. Maekle. During the past twenty years Adams township has been the field of endeavor of Samuel Qaincy Markle, a man of energv' and push, who has been influential in business, political and social circles, and y,'ho has added materially to the growth and development of this section of Madison county. He belongs to one of the old and honored families of this part of the state, whose members have been noted for their honesty, their integrity, as well as for their prominent connection with commercial, agricultural and professional activities. As a worthy representative of this name, he is worthy of and receives the esteem of his fellow-citizens.

John Markle, the paternal grandfather of Samuel Q. Markle, A,vas a native of New York State, and in young manhood came to ^Madison county, here becoming a pioneer farmer. He became well known to the citizens of this vicinity, arose to a position of prominence, and eventually the town was named in his honor, Markle ville. Among his children was Samuel ^Markle, the father of Samuel Q. Samuel Markle followed in the footsteps of his father, taking up agricultural pursuits, and followed this vocation throughout a long and honorable career. He married liliss Ann Riggs, and they had a family of eleven children, of whom eight are living in 1913 : Laura, who became the wife of Mahlon Maine ; Madeline, who is the wife of Jacob Swingle ; Loretta, who married Jacob Keesling; Delia, who became the wife of Harry Blake; Ella, the wife of D. Fesler ; Quincy ; James and Henry.

Samuel Quincy Markle, or Quincy Markle as he is better known, was reared on the farm of his birth, situated about one and one-half miles north of Markleville, and there received his education in the district schools. He was reared to the work of the home farm, and as was the custom of farmers' youths of his day and locality spent the long summer months in assisting his father and brothers on the homestead, his opportunities for an education being limited to the short winter terms in the nearby schools. He was ambitious and industrious, made the most of his chances, and thus acquired a good fund of practical knowledge. In 1892, with his three brothers, James, Henry and Albert, the last-named of whom is now deceased, he entered the sawmill business. None of the brothers at that time had much money to invest, but a small mill was purchased for $400, for a part of which sum they went into debt, and out of this humble beginning has grown the large enterprise that now bears their name. In addition to the large sawmill located near Markleville, they are now the owners of farms near tluit place, to the east, deal extensively in lumber, and have carried on much profitable contract work. Mr. Markle is recogDized by his associates as a shrewd, astute man of business, with the ability to recognize an opportunity, the courage to grasp it, and the business capacity to carry it through to a successful termination. His career has been but another example of the successful business man coming from the farm, and through his achievements he has won the right to the title of self-made man.

In 1888, Mr. Markle was united in marriage with iliss Eva J. Van- Dyke, and to this union there have been born six children, namely; Merle, Oren, Florence, Agnes, AYard and Paul. Mr. ^Markle is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, which his wife and children also attend, and which all the members of the family have liberally supported. His fraternal connection is with Markleville 'Lodge No. 629, Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has a number of warm friends. In his political views he is independent, believing in exercising his prerogative of voting for the man he deems best fitted for the office, irrespective of party lines. His interest in poliiicb has been only tliat of a good cirizen, but he has never withheld his support from any measure or uiovenient which his judgment has told hini will eventually work out for the betterment of the community in which he has made his home all of his life. Adams township has no more representative or popular citizen.

John "W. Lambert, originator of the famous Lambert Patented Friction Transmission, and treasurer and general manager of the Buckeye Manufacturing Company. The "Sage of East Aui'ora" has said: "To achieve fame, seek out an unpopular cause tiiat you know is right; then work for it, live for it, die for it." There Ls sonn^thing reflecting this thought underlying the struggles of tiiose pioneers of industrial progress who have had the hardihood to disagree with established ideas and processes and substitute for them new methods and revolutionary inventions. Through years of discouragement and ridiculf, Alexander Bell brought his telephone to final public acceptance, and today many wiU agree that he is the greatest benefactor of modern business. But . a short time ago, Peter Cooper built a locomotive and dreamed of transcontinental traffic. Luxurious trains now take us from New York to San Francisco in five days - a forceful tribute to the far-sightedness of this pioneer who dared work against public sentiment that the wheel? of progress might revolve with greater speed. There are those li^-ing who laughed at the "impossible" invention of Samuel Morse, ^e all remember the public skepticism that preceded the epoch-making- achievement of Marconi.

The point is that these men, with scores of others like them, believed in their ideas and fought for them through every sort of discouragement until success and approval finally smiled upon them. From their efforts we draw a lesson that, even in our smaller, more prosaic undertaki'igs. cannot fail to leave its impress upon our work. Things worth while seldom come easily or over night. And just as there seems to be something inherent in mankind that scoffs at the attempts of our giant brothers to overturn established practices, just so does it seem to be the habit of the big men of all times to keep on and on. unmindful of discouragements, overcoming barriers, hopeful and confident of making their dreams come true. Big men are attracted to the big problems. Bridge building, canal digging, railroad construction, and, more recently, automobile building, have drawn the daring masters of commerce, the seekers after the romantic in business.

Even in the pioneer days of the automobile business, certain conventions of construction were established. Some of these were uprooted early to be succeeded by the improvements that necessarily follow in the rapid development of a new world - industry. Others, though thought b}^ many to be basicly wrong, held on and even to this day few have had the hardihood to attempt the changes that mean so much opposition on the part of those who decry a disturbance of set methods. But the business, since its inception, has attracted man^^ men who have not been content to build on the ideas of others. For the most part they have played "the game for the game's sake." They have found no joy or profit in their work except as they might discover faults and remedies for them; except as they mig'lit plan innovations and, after a hard struggle, put them ''over the plate."

Twenty years ago - almost a life-time as things are reckoned in the automobile world - a man of this t\^De began building a self-propelled vehicle at Anderson, Indiana, where he was already regarded as one of the successful manufacturers of the town. To be sure, he .did not spend his time experimenting with a conventional car. Cut and dried methods did not appeal to him in the least. It was a three-wheeler to which he turned his thoughts and his inventive capacities. And he built a successful three-wheeled car, only to abandon the idea, as a whole, on the grounds that his deeper study of the market failed to show him the necessary commercial possibilities of a vehicle of that type. But that abandoned three-wheel enterprise formed the foundation of a business today grovv'n to sturdy proportions. The present Lambert pleasure cars and power wagons, knovv-n wherever automobiles are bought and sold, are its proud successors in the aft'eetions and interests of the man whose name they bear, John Lambert. Even during the time he was trying to perfect a three- wheeled car that would be practicable and marketable, Mr. Lambert had his attention focused upon certain features of conventionable automobile construction that he knew to be sources of certain trouble and confusion, and which he intuitively felt could and should be remedied. Many improvements, now of universal adoption, are products of his thought and industry; but, without doubt, his most important invention is what is novv^ known in the trade as "The Lambert Patented Friction Transmission."

In his earlier work, Mr. Lambert used in the cars he built the usual type of gear transmission. That he abandoned it is, in itself, a forceful argument in favor of the simpler form of transmitting power from engine to driving mechanism, based on the time-tried principle of friction. His mechanical mind grasped the idea that the tendency in automobile construction should be toward simplicity. He foresaw that a universal use of power-driven vehicles depended upon a reduction of up-keep and maintenance costs, rather than upon a lowered cost of tirst production of selling piiees. He knew that there were thousands of men who could afford to buy a car, but who could not afford to run the gauntlet of expense necessary to maintain one. based on the then tremendous outlay for broken and worn-out parts due to complicated construction and to the lack of mechanical knowledge and skill of those who wished to do their own driving. This amounted to a con- viction, and lie decided at once to begiu the expenuieutal' work that has since resulted m the perfection of the simple, powerful, fool-proof and saie Lambert friction transmission. The greatest difiiealties encountered in attaining success for his product lay more in convincing the public of i^-^xK^'^^-® ^^^^ ^ perfeuting it, mechanically - just a repetition of the diliiculties that the pioneers of progress have been up against fo^ aU time.

Practically all other builders of automobiles employed the gear tvpe of transmission. Many of them, due to the treme'ndous popularity of the automobile itself, and the unexpected demand that characterized its earlier history, were highly successful from the standpoint of lar^'e output and high profits. People unfamiliar with mechanics aud m°echanical prmciples reasoned that if the friction type of transmission had such extraordinary- advantages as were claimed for it, why were not these large builders using it?

Naturally, those v/ho had automobiles to sell wauted to sell th^ir own. They laughed at the Lambert form of transmission. Many knocked" it outright without reason or thought; others damned it with lamt praise ; all refused to see, or at least to recoguize its superior points until there grew up among users, dealers and manufacture^* a prejudice against it. But this did not, by any means, discoura':^^ ^he Lamberts. Though theirs was the only coneeni using this tvansniissiou innovation ; though they vrere compelled to fight this commercial battle alone and unaided, they knew the principle of their invention as well as the application was right; and they knew that ultimately a proper and just recognition would come. That correct theory- aud right judgment will rise to The surface of universal usage is an inexorable law. And so they continued to employ in their pleasure cars their simp^j friction device. Each year saw an increasing output ; each season^ a o-mwin'^ tendency toward gi-eater public favor. They 'built into every part of then- product an honesty of intent and purpose that gradaally won for them an honorable standing, not only among those whr used thei^ ear, but among competing manufacturers as well. They built strainbearing parts more heavily; they sought to simplify construction wherever it could be done without sacrifice of strength or effieiencv; ^they used better materials than most of the manufacturers who pro- ^-duced cars of their price - better iron, better steel, better tires, better "" axles.

Early and late, season after season, they planned to build each car better than its predecessor, to produce a line of models that would more nearly than any other, meet the needs and requirements of those -to whom they sought to sell. Today finds their plant a busv hire of ^industry, filled with an army of hurrying worlcmen, behind orders nearly every day in the year, and with plans for expansion and increased output that will satisfy the hundreds of dealers who are clamoring for their line.

_ Today .we find the old prejudice against the friction system of transmission practically laid to rest among the other ghostly impediments of progress, with scores of successful manufacturers of both pleasure and commercial cars adopting it without fear of outcome, and the Lamberts fighting in the courts of the land to retain, under their patents, the fruits of their labors and brains. The very disputing of their claims may b^^ taken as a public recognition of the worth of their invention.

son. he lias seen the town grow into an importaut center for the production, not only of tinished accessories and parts of varied character and large output that have won well merited fame and found their way into the wide markets of the world, hut of cars other than his ovm.

John W. Lambert was bora iri Champaign county, Ohio, January 29, 1860, son of George and Anna (Liber) Lambert, natives of Pennsylvania and early settlei"s of the Buckeye State. He received his education in the public schools of his native state, and then went to Union City, where he formed a partnersliip with his father, and under the firm style of J. W. Lambert & Company, engaged in the manufacture of fork handles and spokes. Subsequently, he moved to Ohio City, where he was for some time. He conducted an agricultural implement store and grain elevator, and in 1893, came to Andei-son from Union City, moving a part of the machinery from the plant at that place to Anderson, this being the nucleus for the present plant. This now covers six acres, is brick construction, and equipped with the most modern machinery of every kind, 2-50 people being employed in the works. In 1893 it was incorporated under the finn name of the Buckeye Manufactiu-ing Company and the Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company, and recently the plant has been equipped for the manufacture of automobiles, a very superior car being turned out. The capital stock of this concern is $100,000. and the preseni officers are as follows: B. F. Lambert, president ; George A. Lambert, secretary ; John "W. Lambert, treasurer and general manager. Among his associates John "W. Lambert is known as a man of force of will, possessed of the courage of his convictions. It will be seen from a perusal of the foregoing sketch that faith in self and indomitable perseverance have no small place in his character, qualities that have unlocked for him the portaV~ of success and brought out some of its rich treasures. Aside from his business his chief pleasure is his home, and his handsome city residence, located at No. 705 Hendricks street, and surrounded by beautifrl shade trees, is one of the finest in the city.

In 1884 Mr. Lanj.bert was married to Miss Marv- F. Kelly, of Ansonia, Ohio, daughter of T. T. Kelly. Two children have been born to this union, namely: E. ^loe and Roy, who are associated with their father in business. They are manufacturers of gas engines, stationary and portable farm tractors and commercial motor trucks, railroad inspection cars and gasoline street cars.

Henry P. Hap.die. Among the capable public officials of Madison county who are discharging the duties of high public positions with fidelity and efficiency, none is held in higher esteein than Henry P. Hardie, the postmaster of Anderson, a man who has long been identified with the business interests of the city. He is a native of England, born at "Woolwich in county Kent, in February, 1867. His parents were Henry and Mary (Johnson) Hardie, natives of England, the former being for a number of years employed in the Illinois Steel Company's works at Joliet, Illinois. He came to Anderson in 1889 and secured employment in the steel and nail works here, continuing with that company until his death, in 1905. His widow stiil survives, and now makes her home in Anderson.

lienrv' P. Hardie was brought to the United States by his parents when still a child, and his education was secured in the public and high schools of Joliet, Illinois. After his graduation from the latter he was employed for five years in the steel mills at Joliet. In 1889 he came to Anderson and was inade foreman of the shipping department of the rolling mill, a position v.-hich he held for eleven years. In 1900 he became the bookkeeper for the Ten-e Haute Brewing Company, a position which he continued to fill for six years, then becoming assistant manager of the business. In 1906 he was appointed city comptroller of the city of Anderson, under Mayor J. H. Terhune, and acted in thai capacity for three years, and Mr. Terhune then dying Mr. Hardie by virtue of his office became mayor and filled out the unexpired term of one year. On the completion of his term as mayor he embarked in the real estate and fire insurance business with a ilr. Luse, under the firm style of Luse & Hardie, and this association has continued with mutual success to the present time. Mr. Hardie assumed his duties as postmaster of Anderson in 1912, for a term of four years, and has been rendering his city excellent service in the handling of the mails. A courteous, obliging ofiieial, with a high conception of the duties of public service, he has made an excellent record, and Anderson has had no more popular public servant. For eight years he also served as police comtnissioner, under two appointinents by Go^'ernor ]\Iount, and a third under Governor Durbin. He is a Republican in his political views, but he has friends among all political parties.

On the 14th of October, 18S9. I\Ir. Hardie was united in marriage with Miss Susan Harris, of Anderson, a daughter of Richard Harris,^ an old and honored resident of this city and who for many years was manager of the Steel "Wire and Nail Works. One sou has been bom to jNIr. and jVIrs. Hardie, Harrv^ R., who is now engaged in the real estate and insurance business in this city. Mr. Hardie has for a number of years been prominent in ^Masonry, and now holds membership in Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 77. A. F. & A. M. ; Anderson Chapter, No. 52. R. A. M. ; Ander.-!on Comniandery, No. 32, K. T. ; and Murat Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S.. Indianapolis. He is also a member of Anderson Lodge, No. 209, B. P. 6. E., and Banner Lodge, No. 416, K. of P. He is a member of the First Church of Christy Scientist, of Anderson.

"~ C. B. Pendleton, M. D. Among the men of Madison county v/hc have won positions of prestige in various lines of endeavor through the exercise of native ability, good judgment and constant integrity. Dr. C. B. Pendleton, of Adams township, holds prominent place. A member of a family that had been connected with the growth and development of this section for more than eighty years, he has steadfastly maintained the family reputation for public spirit and personal probity, and no man stands in higher esteem in the medical profession, in agricultural affairs or in public life. He was born on the home farm in Adams township, Madison county, Indiana, which had been entered in 1830 by his paternal grandfather, John B. Pendleton. His father, A. E. Pendleton, was born in 1830 on this farm, was here reared and educated, and on growing to manhood was married to ilary A. Richwine, by whom he had nine children, of whom four are living in 1913 .- Dr. C. B. ; C. V., who makes his home at Rochester, Indiana ; Dr. 0. F., a retired dentist now living in Nortiiem California; and Nina J., who is the wife of John J. McClure, of Los Angeles, California.

Curtis Bern Pendleton attended the district schools during the winter terms, and in the summer months assisted his father in the work of the home farm. Subsequently he became a student in the

National Normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, and for some years thereafter was eng'aged in teaching public schools in Henry, Madison and Fulton counties. Later, deciding upon a medical career, he entered the Physio- Medical College of IndiaTia, and after his graduation therefrom entered upon the practice of his profession at ^lechaniesburg, Indiana, where he remained for twenty years. Following this he became a farmer and for eight years was engaged in tilling the soil of Adams township. Although he had always been an independent voter, on i\Iay 13, 1912, he was elected trustee of Adams township on the Republican ticket, and has continued to hold this office to the present time. At the time of his election he located at ]Markleville, where he discharges the duties of his ofSce and looks after the needs of a large and representative medical practice. He was a member of the Firet District ^Medical Association, and at one time was president of the State Physio-Medical Association, of which he is still a member. He also holds membership in Mechanicsburg Lodge, No. 327, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he is past noble grand, is also a member of the Encampment, and with his wife is a member of the Rebekahs, in which she is past noble grand. Dr. Pendleton is the owner of eighty acres of laud ancl his wife of seventy acres, all this property being under a high state of cultivation. It is devoted principally to general farming, but they have also had success in breeding stock, principally thoroughbred Duroc hogs. As a physician Dr. Pendleton is a close student, an able practitioner and a steady-handed surgeon, and as such has become widely known in the ranks of his profession, holding a high place in the esteem of his confreres and that of the public at large.