Washington Township (part 3 of 16)

Mr. Maddox was in politics a Repunlican and served as justice of the peace twelve years under appointment by the county com- ! missioners - twice during the administration of Governor Cray, once under Gov¬ ernor Mathews and once under iovernor Mount. lie was peculiarly popular as a justice, and during hi- terms married thirty-seven couples. As a politician lie has been chairman of twenty-one Republican county conventions, and as a lawyer has cared for two hundred and twenty- nine lawsuits. As a soldier he enlisted, Sep¬ tember 16, 1861, m the Thirty-fourth Indiana 'volunteer Infantry, attained the rank of second lieutenant and resigned a: Camp Weakley, Kentucky, on account of some disagreement. Still this wonderful . .an had no education in yov.h, having h:u! only thirty days' schooling in his life. Com¬ ment is 1; lecessary.

Charles L. Swingley

Charles Luther Swingley, the artistic photographer of Hartford City, Blackford t ainty, was born in Delaware county, Indi¬ ana, October 30, 1866, and is the youngest of the five children that blessed the union of Jacob and Leah (Detach) Swingley, na¬ tives of Pennsyl vania, where they were mar¬ ried and whence they came to Indiana. They made their residence in Henry county until the '60s, then moved to Cross Roads, Salem township, Delaware county, where the father followed his trade of blacksmith until 1873. He then moved on a farm in Delaware coun¬ ty, thence went to New Castle and later pur- j chased and now r- Ts on a fort) -acre tract |

The family are Lutherans in religion, in poli¬ tics are Republicans, and fraternally the la¬ ther is an Odd Fellow and all are highly cs teemed socially.

Charles L. Swing! attended the com nion schools until seventeen years of age and then worked for tv years on the home farm for his rather. Photography now attracted his attention and raste, and for two year he studied the art under the Goodlanders, at Muncie, Indiana, lie was then prepared to engage in business on his own account, and for live and one-half years conducted a flour¬ ishing gallery at New Castle, Henry county. He then sold his establishment and located in Hartford City, investing quite heavily, and now owns some very fine lenses, of great value, and his entire equipment is first-class in every respect, enabling him to do a busi¬ ness of eighteen hundred dollars per annum and to keep constantly employed one as¬ sistant.

Mr. Swingley was wedded at Nev Castle, Indiana, April 9, 1890, to Miss A11- netta Ilobson, who was born in Montpeb- , Blackford county, December 2 2, 1867, and this marriage has been blessed by the birth of one child, Clarence Dana. Mrs. Swingley and her child affiliate with the Methodist Episcopal church, while Mr. Swingley is a Lutheran and in politics a Republican. Fra¬ ternally lie is an Odd Fellow and Wood¬ man, and bis wife is a res cted Daughter of Rebekah.

As an artist Mr. Swingny is unexcelled in the count)', and as an individual is one of the most genial and popular young men to be found anywhere in the country. He made the photographs from which the ma¬ jority of the plates in this work were en¬ graved.

The Biograp Iical Record

David Henry Holiingshead, sheriff of Blackford comity, Indiana, is a native of Delaware county, sai 2 state, wn horn March 17, 1 86 r , and is a son of Janies and Anna (Rutter) Holiingshead.

The family of James Holiingshead came ! from Ohio and that of his wife from Vir¬ ginia, but their marriage took place in Dela¬ ware county, Indiana. The father was a farmer and stock buyer, was an industrious and respectable citizen, and died in 1880, in the Methodist faith. The mother is a mem¬ ber of the same church and is now the wife of W. F. Reason er, a prominent farmei of Licking township, Blackford county, she having located here eighteen years ago.

David Henry Kollingshead * was the fourth of the eigb children born to his par ents, was educated in Delaware county and reared on his father's farm until eighteen years of age, when he hired out by the month at farm labor, ids father having passed away- i This engaged Ids time and attention until February, 1885, when he changed his con¬ dition in life by wedding Miss Susie C. Cline, who was born in Delaware county, Indiana, September 12, 1861, and is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Peck) Cline, natives of Ohio.

February 7, 1885,. Mr. Holiingshead lo¬ cated in Licking township on a rented rm, on which he lived until elected sheriff by the Democratic party in the fall of 1898, havingmade a practice of leasing ground from the time he began farming on bis own account when a young .an and living on one farm so leased eight years. He had served as supervisor by appointment for two years and had rendered himself very popular, and when nominated for sheriff was elected tri¬ umphal il ly by a majority of one hundred and eighty five. He now owns a handsome resi¬ dence in the city, where lie enjoys the society of his wife and two chikhcn Jason B. and Elias C., and his many wai and devoted friends.

The family attend the Methodist Episco¬ pal church, and fraternally Mr. Ilollingshead is u 'del Fellow and a Knight of the Tent of 'ahe.es. He has proven himself to be a Vigilant and competent, sheriff and has fancied four culprits in the penitentiary sii he has held the office. He is an en¬ tirely self-made man, in the financial sense of the term, and all that he is is the result of his own practical sound sense and knowledge of human nature.

Peter L. Maddox

Peter L. Maddox, the accommodating T ory man of Hartford City, Indiana, was born in Blackford county, September 16, 1858. His parents, Tames J. and Sophia M. (Miller) Maddox, came from Highland county, Ohio, and Germany respectively, and were married in Jay county, Indiana, but later located in Blackford county, as will he ascertained by a perusal of a sketch of the father to be found adjacent to this, and here Peter L., the subject, lost his mother in November, 1S94.

Peter L. Maddox attended the city schools until sixteen years of age and then engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1878, when he found himself to bo thoroughly practical and rented his father's homestead for four years, but on the division of his father's estate he was awarded one hundred and twenty acres, which he continued l cultivate until. 1896, when he came to Hartford City and fitted lip a first class livery barn. Two years of this experience satisfied him for the nonce, although he found it to his taste and real¬ ized that he could make money at it; so he went back to his farm and there remained until September, 1899, when he returned to the city and again opened his business in better style than before, now keeping ten horses, iweive buggies, three carriages and other traps and equippages suited to a firstclass livery and the demands of a traveling <md equestrian population. His premises extend eighty feet on Washington street, the barn and residence being adjacent, and everything is near clean, compact and con¬ venient, and he Iso owns residence property on Chestnut street.

Mr. Maddox was married in Montpelier, December 24. 1878, to Miss Lucinda Porter, who was born in Blackford county in 1862, and to this union have been born nine chil¬ dren. of whom two infants, unnamed, are dead ; Roily and Charles are deceased ; Eddie, Clayton, George, Harry and Lucille still sur¬ vive to gladden the hearts of their parents.

Mrs. Maddc -> a member of the Meth¬ odist F- : -copal arch and in politics Mr. Mad.de a Republican. The family are all held in tie utmost respect by their neighbors, and as a business man Mr. Maddox is looked upon as the soul of integrity.

Norman J. Wood

Norman J. Wood, deputy county clerk, is the son of John G. and Jane (Hugh) Wood, and was born in Blackford county, Indiana, on the 25th day of April, 1872. In the public schools, which he attended quite regularly during the years of his minority, he obtained a good practical education, and at the age of twenty left the parental roof and engaged in the pursuit of agriculture, which he followed with fair success until 1894. In the fall of that year Mr. \V<vJ be¬ came deputy county treasurer under his fa¬ ther and continued to discharge the duties oi the position until the latter part of t8</ ». when he took charge of his father's grocery business in this city, cot dieting the same for a peril ' of one year. Severing his connec¬ tion with merchandising, Mr. Wood was appointed deputy county clerk of Blackford county, the duties of which p< don he has discharged in an eminently satisfactory man¬ lier since August, 1897. Our subject is well iiltct 1 for the responsible place with which lie has been entrusted. As is well known, the office requires a clear brain, sound judg¬ ment and clerical ahilitv of a high order, all of which he possesses in a marked de¬ gree, as is evidenced by the excellent rec¬ ords he has kept and the efficiency and dis¬ patch with which the routine business hasbeen transacted, lie enjoys the confidence of his superior and also of the court, is kind and obliging to all having business with the office, and among the officials and clerks in the court house none is more popular or stands higher in the estimation of the peo¬ ple. His faithfulness and efficiency in sub¬ ordinate cr aeities, together with a wide ac¬ quaintance ,1 . ughoiu the county, has given rise to the prediction that the future awaits him with a still more responsible and re¬ munerative position, the direct gift of the people.

Ti E Biographical Record

Edmund and Isabella (Kelso) Hell. The father was a native of Missouri, where he resided until about eighfi en year- of age, when he went lo New Castle, Pennsylvania, in which city he cawicd on the copper trade ior a period of several years, removing at the end of that time to Youngstown, Ohio, lie made Youngstown his home until his death, which occurred on the 25th of lie- : cember, 1895, at the advanced age of 1 seventy- nine years. For some time prior to his death Edmund Hell suffered much from impaired health, to improve which he made an extensive trip thro yhout the west, par¬ ticularly California. While benefited in some respects he failed to arrest entirely the malady which eventually carried him off, though in all probability the journey was means of prolonging his life a number of years.

Pennsylvania, became the mother of five children, namely: Lizzi. B., wife of Henry S. Odbert, a coal merchant doing a large and successful business in Cleveland, Ohio ; Emma B., wife of George E. McNab, mer¬ chant of Youngstown ; Edward, also a resi¬ dent of Youngstown, where he is engaged in manufacturing; Wi him IT, whose name appears at the head of this article, and Claudie, deceased. in many respects Ed¬ mund Bell was nuio . more than an ordinary man. Possessing in a marked degree the characteristic of successful manhood known as energy, he addressed himself to every matter in hand with a tenacity of purpose which, guided and controlled by intelligent forethought, seldom, if ever, failed in the accomplishment of his purposes. \ Republi¬ can in politics, lie became one of ihe leaders of his party in local affairs a "id while many times refusing positions of trust and profit he assisted by wise advice in inducing proper persons to accept some of the most import¬ ant offices within the gift of the people of his city and county.

For a number of years he served as a member of the city school hoard of Youngs¬ town and to him as much as to any other individual is due the credit of bringing the school system up to the present stale of efficiency. Denied the privilege of thor¬ ough scholastic training* in youth, he supplied this deficiency in subsequent years by a careful and wide range of readme* and at the time of his death he was considered one of the most intelligent and broad minded men of affairs in the community where lie re¬ sided. His religious cr 1 was embodied in the Methodist church which his wife also was an active membe nd the influence of : godly life will always remain a bene¬ diction upon the local congregation with which he was identified. Financially his success i i s commensurate with the zeal manifested in his every undertaking and a number of years prior to retiring from active life he was the possessor of an ample ' competence estimated a >ore than $60,000, all of which represents the fruits of his own labor and industry. His wife, a most exemplary Christian lady, widely known for her gentle virtue and unostentatious char¬ acter, departed this life at her home in Yom gstwwn on the 21st day of April, 1890.

'iliam Henderson Bell inherited from ex. nt ancestry a strong* d vigorous physique and a rich endowim . ;t of mental and moral forces, which have enabled him to discharge very successfully the duties of an active and useful life. At the j quo* age he entered the public schools of his na- 1 tive city, where he pursued his studies with g 1 1 1 dual i» 'i i fioni !ne high school n he vear * A / - i mmediat e!y on (jiutting school he became a member, with his father and brother, of the cooperage firm known as Edmund Hell & Sons, and was thus em¬

Severing his connection with the afore¬ said firm, M r. dell, in 1887, located in Hammond, Indiana, where, until 1893, he carried on a large and lucrative business in ness he is also interested in hardware, fund : lure and undertaking in the town o! Van | Huron, (want count}, under the firm name of Lande & Hell, having there, as at the old stand in I lartford, a large and constant! v increasing share of public patronage.

The establishment at Hartford Citv is supplied with all the latest modern appli¬ ances, including two fine funeral cars, black arid white, and teams in harmony therewith. Public spirited in all the term implies, aliv e to the material and moral advancement of his city and county, Mr. Bell has steadily grown in the public esteem, and using* the past as a criterion, it is safe to predict for j him a still larger measure of success in the i future.

the manufacture of cooperage, disposing of Ids factory in the latter year and removing to Hartford City, with the industrial inter¬ ests of which place he - ,s since been actively dentified. On locating in Hartford City Mr Bell engaged in the sale of furniture, to which he later added undertaking. He ef¬ fected a co-partnership with W. IT Cox and built up a large and prosperous trade, be¬ coming* widely and favorably known in busi¬ ness circles throughout central Indiana. After a few'- minor changes in the firm Mr. Bell succeeded in becoming* sole owner of the establishment and since September, 1899, has operated it by himself, devoting his en¬ tire attention to undertaking, in which his success has more than met his former ex¬ pectations. As a busiiv s man Mr. Bell is painstaking and methodical, possesses ex¬ ecutive ability of a high order and his career thus far, in Hartford City, presents a scries of continue 1 ad v mveme :: , until at the pres¬ ent time he occuj -s ; conspicuous ace an; :g the most successful men of Blackford county. Additional to his undertaking busi-

On the 26th day October, .1878. in | Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, Mr. Bell and Miss Loretta A. Hadley, a native of the Keystone state, were united in the bonds of wedlock. Mrs. Belh the daughter of John and Mary (McClure) Hadley, was born June 1.4, 1859, and is the mother of two children, both deceased.

The gentleman by whose name this sketch is introduced has had a most remark¬ able and varied career, and his life, beset as it was in the beginning with discouragim*- environments, over which by sheer force of indomitable will he finally triumphed, may serve as a stimulus to those whose fortunes and destiny are still to be realized. He is in the besi sense of the word a striking ex¬ ample of the successful self-made man, such as only our full institutions produce and the honorable positions to which he has attained in both publn and private life mark him as possessing mental ability of a high order and a determination of purpose that hesitates at no difficulty and laughs at obstacles, how¬ ever numerous and formidable.

The paternal ancestors of Mr, Pierce were for many generations residents of North Carolina, wk re some of them settled in the colonial period, and the name is still to be met with in various parts of that state. Ill's grandfather, the first of the family of whom anything very definite has been learned, was a wealthy plantc and slave¬ holder and a man of more than local repute in the community where he lived. Like man of his progenitors, he became the possessor of a large landed estate, known far and wide as the abode of a genuine, (-pen hearted hos¬ pitality, which was generously dispel A to all who laid claim to his friendship. Such free-handed hospitality was prevalent among the wealthy classes throughout the south during the ante helium days, but with the changed conditions wrought by the war it is now only too rarely met with.

I berry Pierce, father of Elisha, was born ol; the paternal plantation in North Carolina and there gr -w to maturity, re¬ maining with his parents until twenty-two years of age lie then engaged in agricult¬ ural pursuits for h'mself, hut did not re¬ main long in his native state, going thence to Ohio in 1842 and settling in the county of Clinton, where he purchased land and made his home until 1851. Thinking to better his condition in a country abounding in better opportunities for a man in mod¬ erate circumstances, Mr. Pierce, 111 the latter year, moved to llkickfon county, Indiana, and bought eighty acres' of woodland in lacking township, which in due time was cleared and developed into a first class farm. At the time of his settling there the place contained a small clearing of fifteen acres, the remainder of the tract being in its primi¬ tive condition of dense w< 's and thick un¬ derbrush, in short, an almost unbroken wil¬ derness, penetrated only by a lew foot paths. Addressing himself to the herculean task be¬ fore him, Mr. Pierce, by working early and late, soon felled the forest monarch, s, en¬ larged the area of cultivable land and within a few years bad a comfortable home, pat¬ terned ii! many respects after the old plan¬ tation in .North Carolina, though by no means so large in extent as the latter. Here lie lived and reared his family and until ad¬ vancing 4'e and the infirmities incident: thereto compelled him n> desist somewhat from manual toil, he followed agricultural pursuits profitably and earned the reputa¬ tion of a high-minded and honorable Chris¬ tian gentleman. In 1896 lie moved to Hart¬ ford City, where lie passed the residue of life yet remaining, and here, amid a large circle of friends who respected him >r his many sterling qualities, this good man was called to the higher life in September, 1898

For over twenty years Littleberry Pierce held the -office of justice of the peace in Licking township and as a dispenser of jus¬ tice and adviser of his neighbors in matters of law he is remembered for the impartiality of his decisions and the disinterested man¬ ner with which he compromised much troublesome and expensive litigation. In early life he united with the Methodist church, to which he ever afterwards re¬ mained loyal, and for nearly a quarter of a cent in y lie was n license'! preacher in his dcnommalii m, though not at :uiv lime regn- j icily employed or in ciiaryc u a circuit nr siation. 1 Ie ministered ; tin people of his w ighbonng counties. []:. intellectual alt a inn lend were tar we tlio p i.-sesscd 1"; the average n an a us wide reading' and general information upon ail t ho leading questions of the day. both secular and relig¬ gave much attention to stock dealing, trad¬ ing realty etc., which added considerable to Ins income, although at no t me was he what might be considered a wealthy man -

As stated in a preceding paragraph Mr. Pierce gave considerable attention to the law arid in addition to his office as justice of the peace he was frequently retained as coun¬ sel in justice courts.

He married in Clinton comity, Ohio, soon after locating there, PTuldah Graham, a de¬ scendant of an old Scotch family, and be¬ came the father of twelve children whose names are as follows: Elisha, the subject of this mention; James, a sold . in the Civil war, died in 1864 at Raleigh, North Caro¬ lina; Rebecca, wife of William Spence, of Eaton, Ohio; Franklin, deceased; Will¬ iam, a merchant of St. Louis, Missouri; Stephen LX, a farmer of Hack - rd county; Hand ford resides in the state oi Nebraska; Wiiev. a resident of Hartford City; Mary married D. Adkinson and lives in Kan ns, Charles, attorney at. law and deputy prosecut¬ ing attorney of the county of Blackford, and Minnie, wife IX Smith, 1 farm¬ er "i Oc.iav, are county. thC state. 'The moth er i'i these children is siii ving, the age of sixty-nine, her home at ilib time being' in 1 hart ford City.

ElKha Bn, e, the eldest member of tire above large 1 "by, was born December 14, 1846, in Ciinioii county, Ohio, and v lten five year of ago was brought by his pm ents to the county o j Black hard. Mis vouth was passed on the little- i; an in Licking 1 \vn -J - * p winch at that time whs 1 nig fitted for tivatiou, young Elisha contributing his sh e towards clearing die land and preparing it Jor the plow. This labor, hard and exact¬ ing as it was, developed strength of muscle and re soluteness oi purpose and served not only as the foundation for a vigorous ysiquo, but also as a lesson of self relia ee. With limited educational advantages Hr. Pierce learned his most important les ons by direct contact with nature and he states that the sum total of his schooling ur d young man embraced a period of less than four months. During the progress of the great Rebellion, when it became necessary for the governmernt to resort to the draft in order to procure the necessary number of men, his father was included among those required to fill the quota fro . Blackford county. Immediately after the draft Elisha offered himself in his father's stead, and although quite a young man at that time, volunteer d in Company I, Fifty-fourth In¬ diana Infantry, for one year's service. His regiment was assigned to the Army . f Hie Mississippi under Generals Sherman and (brant, and among- the baft' s i which he bore a gallant part were the siege of Vicks¬ burg and engagements in that vicinity - Joel >11, Mississippi ; Port Gibson, .Kan¬ sas Post, Milligan s Bend and miner en- gagoinents in various parts of the south. At the expiration of his period of enlistment Mr. Pierce was mustered out at Xcw Orleans, and returning- home, again entered the army as substitute for a gentleman b> the name of Glascoe, of Wells countv, join¬ ing* Company C, Twenty-sixth Indiana Vol¬ unteers, in the fall of 1864. Fofr two months following* his enlistment he was en¬ gaged in drilling* drafted men and substi¬ tutes at Camp Carrington. Indiauap dis, after which his company was assigned to various regiments. Mr. Pierce again found himself in the Army of the Missiwv, j raider General Smith, and took part in all the varied experiences of lim command nnt" the dose of the war. Pie was first station at Fort Butler, seventy- dive miles above New Orleans on the Mississippi river, where be remained one month and. then was placed in j charge of one of the heavy guns forwarded j from that place to Mobile. At the latter i place he took part* in the batiks of Forts j Spanish and Blakely, directly in front of j the city, after which he accompanied his j command in a forced march of fourteen - days duration to Montgomery. From the ! latter city his company was subsequently sent to Louisville, thirty miles west, where he remained until the cessation of hostili¬ ties. At the close of the war Mr. Pierce was j placed in command of a squad of men to 1 gather in government proper : y. and he wo thus engaged for six months, during* whn period he traversed tin greater part of Mi sissippi and Alabama, collecting vast store-, which wore turned over to the proper au¬ thorities. In the fall of 1865 he received j liis final discharge at Jackson, Mississippi, and immediately thereafter turned his face towards the dear old home from which he had been so long* absent.

1 he itsry career of Mr. Pierce was replete w 1 dut\ faithfully and heroically performed in behalf of one of the noblest causes that was ever settled by the arbitra¬ ment of war. Actuated by motives of filial regard he saved his good itlier from a long am' probably fatal service, and through¬ out his entire experience at the front lie "ver lost sight of the high obligation he was under to the government, which at that time was almost stranded upon the nigged rocks of disunion. If narrated in detail his experiences would fill a volume. On the firing line in m: ay bloody battles, with death upon ever)* hand, in dangerous situations from which escape appeared impossible, on the forced march, tired and footsore, in the hasty bivouac, exposed to the inclemencies of the elements, standing picket in the dark and lonesome night a target for the hidden foe, through these and many other expe¬ riences fraught with dangers seen and unforseen, he passed unscratched and returned to tell the story of the struggle which struck the shackles from the limbs of three millions of bondmen and made them free, and re¬ united a disrupted country in the ties of an indissoluble brotherhood.

The experience of arnn life, although fraught with dangers manifold and great, is not without its ludicrous side, as many an old soldier can testify. Mr. Pier a relates many incidents and being* an entertaining Tory teller is always sure of appreciative auditors. Among his numerous advent¬ ures he relates with much interest the inci¬ dent of the- bee hive. Being very fond of honey and knowing that a liberal store was in a farm house near by, lie hurriedly left his post and securing* a full hiv was returning with it in his arms when whom should he meet but the colonel of his regiment. With geant hept tight LTd upon the hone) and although humiliated he and his comrades that night reveled in sweetness low: drawn out ann mane the camp wlarious with lieu re sounding songs and laughter. The follow¬ ing day be was put on duty as eighth cor¬ poral, but from the tin of the incident, the Hartford city high school, where he re¬ mained one year and for tho same length of time was a student in the high school at Jonesboro, Grant county.

Hr. Pierce long contemplated studying law, hut the many difficulties in his way made the realisation oi his wishes appear a which by tne way was never reported at -' remote possibility if not totally impossible, headquarters, until, mustered out of service Id.: was led to enter up m the undertaking i under very peculiar circumstances, a brief I statement of which is as follows: He had ar- | ranged his affairs so as to further pursue his | studies in the Hartford City high school and | while going to tk building on the opening I day of the term was invited by Mr. Jetmore j to step into that gentleman's law office. Mr. Jetmore had long known the young man and being convinced that lie possessed the ability

As already stated, Mr. Pierce's educa¬ tion pi ! to entering the army was of a very meager character, indeed he could with diffi¬ culty read the simplest sent nee and as for writing lie had never learned to trace single letter. All his communic: ons with his par¬ ents during his first period of service were written by a bunk mate, a fact which humil¬ iated him not a little and he formed a resolu¬ tion to master the mystery of chirography mg, in holding out such flatter.; mduceit it required all of his leisure to do it. Dur- j merits to he desired from the legal proicsing the latter years of the war he applied , sion that almost -icfore knowing what he did himself so diligently that, with such instruc- | young Pierce decided to abandon further lions as a comrade gave, he was soon able to j scholastic study -d began at once a course write a legible ban 1 besides learning tlie fun- of professional reading. Thus in a few damental rules oi arithmetic, to-wdt: addi¬ tion, subtraction, multiplication and division.

By carefully poring over such books and papers as fell into his hands lie became in j to-day of one of the ablest and most: distime a fairly uod reader, after w hich his j tinguished members of the Blackford county desire for knowledge became almost a pas- j bar. Laying aside his school books, Mr. sion. Immediately upon his return home ! Pierce with tils accustomed energy took up he took up the branches constituting the j the -tudy oi law under the able instruction common-school course and, though a young | of Mr. Jetmore. in whose office he continued man at the time, began with the simple vie- } one year, making iring that time remarkniontary studies and so diligent!} did i. >- ably rapid and su >taniial progress.

U liile pu. oiling his professional studies Mr. Pierce, on the 30th day of ( Ember , 1870. was united in marriage to Miss Ella Beecher, of I ciinsy i van a, and in order to nrocure means necessary to go to housekeeping, took charge of tho district school which he taught one winter, the following spring' lie reeled a small cabin, 16x17 feet in sire, on his fathers farm, two rules w< 0 i the -. itv, cutting the logs hnnsolf as performing nearly all of the work .require i to complete the building. In this primitive domicile Mr. Pierce and his dev< ted wife >et 1 first »mcstic establishment and they look back to the time spent beneath its humble roof as some of the happiest ; their married experience. After becoming settled Mr. Pierce again resumed his legal studio in Hartford City, walking the ance between the office and his home twice each day. lie was thus engaged the greater part of five years, rarely" missing any time and eating but two men 1 day, breakfast and supper, both with his wife. After working early and .late and triumphing over difficulties be¬ fore which many of loss energy would have retired in defeat, Mr. Pierce was at length, in 1872, admitted to the bar of Blackford county by judge Haines and gum- ately thereafter began the practice in I iford City, removing his family here a short time . rwar< ....

office of his own, but in the latter year effected a co-partnership with Jacob Wells, which lasted until some time in 1870. Again he practiced by himself for eighteen months, when j. B. Weir hers ie his partner and the firm thus constituted did an extensive busi¬ ness until its dissolution two years later. Mr. Pierce's next associate was Hon. W II. Carroll, with whom lie continued until the election of that gentleman to the bench two years later, after which he conducted hi-- own office until becoming' a partner of Hi';;. !!. ('< Shinn. The firm of Shinn ec Pierce, which lasted eight vears, was one of the strongest legal partnerships in Hart¬ ford City and its reputation was not con¬ fined to the local courts of Blackford coun¬ ty alone, but extended throughout

Since dissolving the partnership with Mr. Shinn, Mr. Pierce* lias at different, times practiced with two other well-known lawyers of this city, namely; j. A. Kindman, from March 8, 1893, to January,

During the interim of 1873 to 1875 Mr. Pierce sei ved as deputy prosecuting attor¬ ney o; the counties m Blackford, Huntington mid Grant, and in 1880 he was the Democratic candidate for the office of pros¬ ecutor, making the race against a reliable majority of eight hundred, which he great¬ ly reduced, being defeated by Charles W. Watkins, whose majority was but sixtyfour votes. In 1886 he was elected joint representative in the general assembly from the comities of Adams, Blackford and Jay by a majority of twelve hundred and (yfour, and two years later was unanimously re-nominated by his party and at the en¬ suing election was returned to the legisla¬ ture by a. largely increased majority. While a member of that body Mr. Pierce served on a number of important commit¬ tees, was active in defending his measures on the floor and had the honor of presenting several important hills which ultimately be¬ came some, of the most valuable laws upon the statute books. lie was instrumental as a member of the committee on corpora- t ioj is in bring! about much needed- legis¬ lation, and it wa. his pleasure, u. asTst in the dedication f die present magnificent state house, in tlio exercises attendant upon which he took an active part.

At the conclusion of: his legislative career Mr. Pierce resume, his professional practice, if indeed it had been interfered with during his absence at the state capital, and in 1897 was appointed county atloi ney, an office he has since filled by consec¬ utive reappointment - For a number of years lie has been a prominent factor in local politics and few share with him the leadership of the Democratic pan in Bh.rkfonl county. His popularity with the pub¬ lic, irrespective of party affiliations, has mug been a subject of comment and. the large majorities he has at different times over¬ come attest the strong friendship felt fim him by the opposition. Financially his sue cess has neen most encouraging, he having accumulated a comfortable competence, and in his domestic relations he is happy and content, having an amiable and devoted wife and one child, Horace Greely Pierce, an in¬ telligent and high!) educated young gen¬ tleman, at this time an employe of the Flint Glass Company, in Hartford City.

Mrs. Pierce, to whom reference has been made in a preceding paragraph, w: : born October 31, .1851:. in Tipsy, Tic county, Pennsylvania, and is the d alight¬ ed: Jesse and Elizabeth (Trussel) Beecher, both parents natives of the Keystone state. She is well and popularly known in the city of her adoption and as a member ot the Methodist church C foremost in all good work of the congregation to which she be¬ longs, well as a helper in g uoral benev¬ olences among the poor and unfortunate oi the community.

Mr. Pierce is a member of the Masonic Iratvruity, the Pythi; u bnaiwrhnod and die Army of tho Republic, having In hi in the last named the posits of post 0 0-

, mander. Endowed by nature with a sir- mg j physique and much more than ordinary j powers of intellect, he has by an application i akin to passion overcome a remarkably ttu- . divorabie environment and by the exercise : of will power \vhic laughed at obstacles i however forinidahle, lias forged to the front | and won for himself an honored standing i among the successful men of his city and county.

ful, and liis knowledge of the underlying I principles of the profession, together with : his power as an advocate, make him a forj midable opponent, besides attracting to him . a large share of pubil patronage. He is | quick to de *ct any flaw in the opposition,

! but is always courteous in FT treatment of j opposing counsel, never losing sight of the j ethics of the profession nor -.looping to am - | thing savoring of dis' epu able practice. An.

' after receiving die appointment of deputy ! prosecutor and while still living in t - little , cabin on the farm, his wife expressed a J strong desire to attend the Forepaugh show, j which -an a certain day was to exhibit in the | town. M uch to the disappointment > both, | it was found thai the sum total of . iahle j cash in their possession, would be. insu scient to pay the way of either into the tent.

grounds to defraud ilie innocent and gulli¬ ble out of their money. Oid'k to seize an opportunity he at once had the entire po se arrested and arraigned before, the proper authorities by whom they were heavi! ined. The fees thus falling to him were -- no means inconsiderable, and that evening both himself and wife occupied reserved sores

Lewis, a uk hinist of I lagers toy. u ; Aaron M. ; Lila, who marred Charles \ . erking, a carpenter living in Ik-nry county; and Daniel, a mechanic residing in the town os* Moreland, this state.

As a public official 7 [r. Pierce pro , ed true to the trust reposed in him by the peo¬ ple, and in every relation of life he sustains an unblemished character. As a citizen he has been active to encourage every utility, takes a lively interest in promoting the gen¬ eral good and the community is proud to number him among the most substantial members of the body politic.

Aaron Madison Waltz

Conspicuous among the successful mem¬ bers of the Blackford county bar is the gen¬ tleman whose name introduces this article. Mr. Waltz is one of Indiana's native sons and a representative type of its best citizen ship. His father, Solomon Waltz, was de¬ scended from an old and highly re neeted Pennsylvania family and became a resident of Indiana in eirl youth. He settled in Wayne county, where he grew to manhood and where he met and married MabaJa Fouls, who became the mother of a large family, twelve children in all, name' : Anderson, deceased; Eliza Jane, wife of John Kiser, of Howard county, this slate; Elizabeth, deceased; Harvey J.. a resident of Sherman, Texas; Eli Monroe, contractor and builder, Indianapolis; Henrietta, wife of Henry Brumback, of Henry county, Inclinear the village of Germantown, Wayne county, and in earl; life served an apprentice¬ ship; w carpentering, following his chosen calling until fifty years of age. He then abandoned mechanical pursuits and engaged in agriculture near Hagerstown, where he resided until his death, which occurred on the 2 yh of October, 1895. The life of this excellent man was fraught with much to encourage those just starting upon their own career and furnishes a striking illus¬ tration of what a youth with a well formed determination to succeed can accomplish in the face of adverse circumstances. With comparatively no educational advantages, having attended school but three weeks in his life, he early cultivw 1 a taste for read¬ ing, and every momen could spare from his work was spent in p: g over such books and papers as fell into w--> hands. By thus employing his few leisure urs and care¬ fully stowing away in a very , etentive mem¬ ory what he read, he became in time a re¬ markably well, informed man on all the cur¬ rent questions of the day, besides which his natural ability as a mathematician caused him to be frequently consulted by those hav¬ ing difficult and obscure problems to solve, lie entered upon his apprenticeship at the early ige of f mrteen, his first year's remun¬ eration being thirty dollars, which for each of the two succeeding years was increased ' twice that amount. FinalL resolving- to become master of his Irade, lie oared no j'ams to become thoroughly acquainted with its every detail, and at the expiration of his term of apprenticeship there were few bettei ui 11101 e skilled mechanics ameuig men who had devoted many years to the vocation. As a consequence of bis devotion to his work lie soon had more work than he could do and the evident ; < / his skill as an architect as vvcli as a builder is still to be seen in many substantial edifices, both public - and private, in tne village and county where he lived so many years. Havintr a si -on ^ desire to revisit the scenes of his early boy¬ hood in the Keystone state, Mr. Waltz, when a young' man, made the journey from his home in Wayne county to Philadelphia on foot, with a boy companion, enjoying* the long walk arid meeting with many interest ¬ ing incidents on the way there and back. He possessed most excellent judgment and a nat¬ ural aptitude for business, in consequence of w iiicii was frequently consulted upon mat¬ ters relating to law, and it is said that his sound and able advice smoothed the way over many difficulties and prevented much expensive litigation among friends and neighbors. In fact he was for many years a trusted adviser in the community where he lived; Ids judgment was seldom at fault, and his ad ;e in the great majority of cases was carefully heeded and followed out.

Although deprived of educational privi¬ leges, as already stated, he was ever a warm friend and an earnest advocate of schools, and no one in his county worked harder or did more effective service in bringing about the law providing* for the present eff icierpublic school system of the state. From early youth Mr. Waltz determined to think r himself, and follow no man's opinion relative to matters of public or private intcTcsis without firct carefully investigating ami weighing their merits and demerits. 1 ins habit of investigation cm 'y led him to believe that the political party with which his i at tier andi several brothers acted -/as wrong, consequently lie broke away from its teaching' and became a strong* and intelli¬ gent supporter M the opposition; indeed, he was the only member of the family who open'3 and vigorously espoused the cause of Democracy, tor which party lie wielded a potent influence as long as he lived. Not ieefi equently was lie solicited and impm/tuned by his friends to allow his name to be used im* noli i ical purposes, but he invariably and iinruv declined ah official o stinction, having ]!'- ambition in that direction, preferring the quiet of his domestic fireside t me distrac- | tions which such honors sually bring. He was indeed a good mail, a substantial citi¬ zen, ever true t* his convictions of right, and he left as a pricelc s heritage to a grateful posterity a name unclouded by the slightest tinge of an} thing suspicious or dishonorable, l b's wife, a lady of many admirable qualities of head and heart, and to whom he was in a large measure indebted for much of his suc¬ cess in life, is still living at a good old: age on the home farm in Wayne count v, respect¬ ed and honored by all who know her.

Aaron Madison Waltz the leading facts of whose life are herewith set forth, was bon. in the county of Wayne on the 8th day oi. May, 1864, and received his elemetary education in the public schools which he at¬ tended until his eighteenth year. The fur¬ ther to increase his knowledge and fit him¬ self for the profession which he early se¬ lected as a life work, he entered the North¬ ern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso, wiie re he .sued the higher branches of learning foi two terms of twenty weeks each, teaching the meantime in the eomnmn schools of In's county. Owing to the unfoi tuiiatc sickness u! his brother, Ah . W alt/ w.as o impelled to leave school befoi com¬ pleting- the prescribed ( >urse in the select studies he was then pm >;iing, and i'or two ycai s t he - eat ter In- taught school during- the time t ie prosecution of his legal stud'es with s Ji substantial progress dial ( a the 2gul Qt February, 1889, he was a:! t nit ted to the bar at Richn id, Indiana, by fudge Comstock. This admission wa: n< t mo-«t meaning-lesk legal formality which un¬ fortunately obtains in this state where any one with or without knowledge of the law can obtain permission to practice in our couits, it was a- clmission based upon a sound acquaint: with the underlyingprinciples of juris m udence as demons- rated by a critical examination by Judges Fox and Abbott and Richard Jackson, all prominent members of the Richmond bar.

Air. Waltz swung his shingle to the breeze in Hagerstown, and there began the practice under favorable auspices. He ob¬ tained his share ot the legal business until 1890, in February of which year lie sought a wider and more favorable field- for the ex¬ ercise of his talents in Hartford City, cueclmg a copartnership with David II. Fonts, which continued until November, 1896. r 1 the latter year he was elected pros ecu, attorney for the circuit composed of the counties of i llackford and Wells, and so and efficiently did he discharge the duties o! his office that in 1898 he was elected his own successor by large'y increased ma¬ jority. Prior to 'ruling the active prac¬ tice of his profes 0 n, Air. Waltz, while a resident o Hagerstown, verve ! the people as

| justice o! the peace, having been elected to j that office as a Democrat, overcoming a standing 'Republican majority of fifty votes, i A 'Us serving to teen nv it lis he resigned the j °hice in ; rder n accept the position of deputy | pr 'Seen ling attorney under Richard fade- ! s<m- discharging his official functions in a j manner highly creditable 1.0 himself and sat- : factory to the public until his removal to 1 1 mt ford City at be date before mentioned. Abr. Waltz's experience as a general practi¬ tioner was all that an ambitious young law- 3 ei could have reasonably desired, and bis career as prosecuting attorney and attorney tor tl - unity, to which latter position lie was eh... ed in 1893, was characterized by a devotion to duty and an ability which at once placed mm among the most successful lawyers at a bar noted for the high order of its legal taler.

From early manhood Mr. Waltz had been a painstaking student of political economy, and as a leader of the young Democ¬ racy of i bade ford county he stamped the impress of his strong personality upon the party of which he has been a vigorous and unswerving adherent ever since becoming of sufficient age to wield the election fran¬ chise. In the larger and truer sense of the .ord he is a partisan, deeply versed in the history of politics, thoroughly acquainted wi'ii tile i ethods by which campaigns are planned and conducted, wise in counsel and untiling 111 tlie cam. is, and upon the hustings he is a leader with but few peers and no supe¬ riors in this part of the state. He was chosen chairman of the county central com¬ mittee during the campaign of 1892, and °- his office that in J.898 he was elected Ins credit of the triumph of the local ticket that year, both county and town, the latter win¬ ning, over a long standing majority of oiip hundred and fifty votes. During the session of the general assembly of r8< 3 lie was roll c.k k of the state senate, and at different times he has been honored by being chosen delegate to city, county and state conven¬ tions, in all of which he wade his influence felt and proved a potent factor in formulat¬ ing principles and platforms and planning for agg ssive campaigns. His successful leadership as ch -man of the central com¬ mittee in i 892 i to his being; chosen to the same position in 0896. in the campaign of which year another signal victory . as won, the entire Democratic ticket with a single exception being triumphantly elected. It is fitting* in this connection to state that Mr. Waltz has not always been uniformly suc¬ cessful in his political contests, having suf¬ fered defeat by a small major W for the nom¬ ination for prosecuting* attorney in 1894; his majority in 1896 over his opponent, J. Boyd, a popular man, was seven bund re much more than the party's strength, and in 1898 lie went into the office with a largely Teased vote, eight hundred and eightyc ght majorip/, which fact attests his great personal popularity with the people irrespect¬ ive of party affiliations. He was assistant sergeant-at-arms in the national convention at Chicago in 1896, and during the memora¬ ble campaign of that year rendered able and brilliant service as a worker in the ranks and as an earnest and fearless exponent of Demo¬ cratic principles upon the platform. At the state convention in 1898 he was a member of the committee on organization and rules, and in 1900 was a delegate to the national convention at Kas .is City from this, the eighth cow cession al district.

As a close indent, a clear, profound thinker and an able counselor he occupies a conspicu¬ ous place among his brethren of the bar. Before court a =d jury lie is uniformly loud d courteous, quick to defect a flaw in the opposition and equally quick to follow it m to the advantage of himself and chew l ie possesses the ability to present to a jury A wrong* and lucid language the cause he rep. - - sents, and by arguments logically connected and couched in vigorous and often eloquent appeals seldom f; ils to convince the jury and obtain verdicts at their hands. In his inter¬ course with fellow attorneys he aims to be guided and controlled by professional ethics and since entering upon the active duties of the law nothing savoring of disreputable practice lias ever been coupled with his name.

Mr. Waltz has other claims upon the public esteem than those of intellectual and j professional worth. He is not wanting in social and moral qualities of a high order; candor and probity mark all his intercourse with his fellow men, and his conscientious dealing and upright life have won for him a high place in public esteem. He possesses a vigorous personality and fine presence, which with other qualities already alluded to make him in the social circle and else¬ where a popular favorite, and it is fitting* to predict for him a permanent abiding place in the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens.

Mr. Waltz was married in Hartford City, December 23, 1894, to Miss Anna Geislcr, of Hartford City, Indiana, daugh¬ ter of George and Magdalene (Swope) Geis¬ lcr. Mr. and Mrs. Waltz have a pleasant home on North Jefferson street, where they dispense to their many friends an openhanded hospitality characteristic of those who endeavor to obtain from life its great- est and most satisfactory enjoyments. Mr. Waltz holds membership in the following orders: Independent Order of Odd Fel¬ lows, including encampment and Rebekah degree, and the Modern Woodmen ; be is also director of the leading budding and loan association of the city.

James Holcroft

James Holcroft, a retired artisan of Hartford City, is a native of England, where his birth occurred on the 22cl day of June, 1826. His father, John Holcroft, also born in England, was a dyer in the celebrated Thompson Print Works at Clilhero and iwo uncles were color makers in the same es¬ tablishment. His maternal grandfather was for many years employed in the manufacture of uniforms for the British army and his mother's father was a gas manufacturer. The maiden name of Mrs. Iiolcroft's mother was Nancy Smithton, whose family for mam generations lived in the part of England where the subject was born. While still a lad James Holcroft manifested decided tal¬ ents for mechanics and early became quite skillful in making various kinds of devices. At the age of thirteen he entered upon a seven-years apprenticeship in an establish¬ ment for the manufacture of calico and in due time acquired much more than ordinary skill in his chosen calling, so much so in fact that his services were in great demand at re¬ munerative wages. He bid not long con¬ tinue this work, however, but turned his at¬ tention to the cotton industiy, serving a fiveyears apprenticeship in a cotton mill and becoming thoroughly familiar with every de¬ partment of the manufacture of all kinds of

-cotton goods. After spending eleven years in perfecting his knowledge of the cloth and cotton manufacture, he decided to add to these the of plastering; accordingly he ap¬ plied himself to the latter trade and in due time became an expert in the same.

In March, 184F, Mr. Holcroft, finding himself out of employment, started on a long foot journey throughout various parts of England in hope of somehow bettering his financial condition. Foot sore, penniless and alone he braved the inclement weather, trudged mile after mile, trusting in provi¬ dence alone as to the outcome of his weary wanderings. While tramping along the highways, with his thoughts for Ins only companion-, he made up his mind to leave his native shores and go to America, where he felt sure more favorable opportunities awaited young men or energy and deter¬ mination who could find no way to rise in a country where all industry was controlled by a favored few. Animated by this thought, he finally returned to his native town, and laying the matter before his father solicited of him a loan sufficient to -pay for passage across the ocean This was cheerfully granted and now with seven pounds in his possession the young artisan boarded a ves¬ sel and in due time lande; May 5, 1848, in the harbor of Boston, where he indeed found himself a stranger in a strange land. From Boston he made his way on foot to Provi¬ dence, Rhode Island, where he was not long in finding employment in a cotton mill, his skill as a workman being his only success¬ ful recommendation. A short time after en¬ tering the mill Mr. Holcroft displayed his mastery of (he work by successfully operat¬ ing six looms at the same time, something unheard of in the factory before, his re¬ muneration for the same excelling that of the foreman of the establishment. This roused j the jealousy of the latter individual, who spared no pains to make (lie young' foreign¬ er S position embarrassing. These petty per¬ secutions finally became well nigh unbearable and when (hey ended in a reduction of MV. Holcrofts wap -s he threw his looms out of gear, 'eft the ctory and made preparations j to re n to his native land. Foam lately for h m, he met at this time in Providence a gentleman by the name of Monroe, through ' whose solicitation he was induced to go fn Cincinnati, where he soon found employ¬ ment as a plasterer. Not content to work for others, he began in a short time taking contracts by himsel r anct it w, not lon<v until he commanded a large and; remuner¬ ative business. After carrying on his trade for some time in Cincinnati Mr. Holcroft went to the town of Richmond, Wayne conntv, Indiana, where he again began contract¬ ing for plastering work, and such was his reputation that within a comparatively brief ; iod he had all that he and his employees could do. Success now attended him and remuneration being liberal he soon found himself in easy financial circumstances. By judicious investments in real estate, which in due season greatly increased in value, he added largely to is worldly store and be¬ came in time the possessor of a handsome competence, such as has since enabled 1 n to retire from the active duties of life. Tie owns two hundred acres of land in Niles town¬ ship. Delaware count}', idiana, and eight residence properties in Hartford City, the latter of which are rented. He also has three gas wells on his farm.

While residing in the town of Richmond Mr. Holcroft became acquainted with Miss Mary A. Bailey, to whom he was united in marriage on the 1st day of January, 1851

Mrs. ] To oft is of Quaker parentage, her iamily coning to the United States from N> orkshire, England. and settling on a farm in Wayne county. Indiana. Her father, James Ikiilev, became a large landholder and inr many years was noted as one oi the most successful agriculturists in the county of Wayne. He began life a poor man, but by well directed energy and economy succeeded, n 1 ter coming to America, in getting a sub¬ stantial start, and at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest and most highly honored citizens in the community where he resided. His wife, whose maiden name was j Jane Wethcrald, was a woman of many exj eel lent traits, and trom her Quaker ancestry inherited a highly religious nature, which greatly endeared her to a large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout Wayne and other counties.

until 1888 Mr. Holcroft continued to re¬ side in Delaware cow v. where, in 1861, he had moved to his farm of two hundred acres. At that time he removed to Hartford City, where he intends to spend the years yet al¬ lotted to him in peaceful retirement from active business.

o Mr. and Mrs. Holcroft have been born seven children, namely; Joanna, wife of Chauncy Edwards; James E. ; Emma R, v'. ife of John Stewart; Mary E., deceased wife of ITenrv Beard; Sarah A., widow of Alexander >ore; Henrietta, wife of Charles C. Pruitt; and John T.

Mr. Holcroft became a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity in his native coun¬ try «'ind has continued his connection there¬ with since co ing to the United States.

U lnle a lad he became a skilled hell ringer, as were a number of his family before him, and his services were often required at wed¬ dings, funerals, Christmas festivities, Easter and other occasions, when he would make mu? c on the chimes suitable to he occasion. He recalls those olden times with much pleas¬ ure and in imagination can still hear the music of the chimes as it comes floating back to him through the mystic avenues of memory. Mr. Holcroi' is a purely self made man, mid' as such has arisen from an humble station in life to be one of the prominent and influential citizens of the beautiful little city in which he resides. Unaided and alone he encountered adverse fortune and over¬ came it, and his present enviable standing, together with the competence at his com¬ mand. are the fruits of a life well directed bv energy and controlled by'principles of a high moral rectitude. Few men have done as well as he, but the success which lie has attained he largely attributes to the advantages af¬ forded by the free institutions of a country untrammelled by class distinctions and where fortune knows no favorites. In a word Mr. Holcroft's life is a striking example of what may be accomplished by every young man who takes for his motto "onward and up¬ ward," providing his motives be honest and h actions be measured by the unfailing standard of right.

Jeremiah A. Horn

eremiab A. Horn, en neer at the Hartfc City water works, is a native of Ran¬ ch county, Indiana, and a son of Silas and Charlotte (Evans) Horn. He was born September 3, 1856, and received his edu¬ cational training in the public schools, which he attended during the years of youth and early manhood, making substantial progress in the various studies pursued. From boy¬ hood he exhibited marked mechanical skill and his ingenuity in constructing devices of different kinds was early the subject of much comment. His greatest delight was in watching the working of machinery, espe¬ cially engii es, and in their presence he be¬ came so absorbed that for the time every¬ thing else was forgotten.

By studying the construction of engines he soon became familiar with then every part and while still a lad lie would frequent¬ ly take the engineer's place in a sawmill near his home and operate it with the skill be¬ tokening a thorough kr ledge of its mechanism. While still in his 'teens Mr. Horn accepted position of engineer in a sawmill and with such satisfaction did he discharge the duties incumbent upon him that he was never without regular and re¬ munerative employment thereafter. For several years he operated a saw-mill engine during the winter, spring and summer and in the fall of the year ran a threshing ma¬ chine engine, his services always being in great demand. In December, 1887, Mr. Horn entered the employ of the Big Four Railroad as pumper and repairer of pumps, in which capacity he continued until the lat¬ ter part of 1892, when he became manager of Scantlin & Sons' large hub and spoke fac¬ tory at the town of Lynn. This factory at that time employed about twenty men and did a large and thriving business, much of which was largely due to the skillful over¬ sight of Mr.ITorn.who proved a most capable and faithful superintendent. After filling the position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his employers for several months he severed his connection with the establishment and for some time there, 'ter was head sawyer in a large mill for the manu¬ facture of handles and other materials. In

May, 1894, Mr. Horn accepted the position of salesman in a furniture store in Hartford City, in which capacity he continued until the following November, when lie engaged in the const, tion of the city water works, taking char. >f the engines and boilers and overseeing [; fitting of pipes and similar work throughout the entire plant. After placing the machinery and successfully test¬ ing the operations of the same, he was in¬ duced to take charge of the engines at a liberal salary, a position he has since effi¬ ciently filled.

Mr. Horn's practical knowledge of me¬ chanics is of a high order and his skill in handling engines of all kinds proves him a con' ete master of his calling. He has made a profound udy of mechanism in general and in the line of engineering and work allied thereto is not on.v an expert, but possesses ability akin almost to genius. I11 the discharge of the duties of the various positions with which he has been intrusted, his efficiency has never been quei med, while his faithfulness to every trust has won for him the lasting regard of his many em¬ ployers. In addition to his work as me¬ chanic and engineer, Mr. Horn is the in¬ ventor of the Morning Star washing com¬ pound, a preparation for softening hard water and rendering it fit for cleaning per¬ fectly the most delicate woolens, cotton or silk fabrics. It is now handled by the gen¬ eral trade and wherever tried has given sat¬ isfactory results by making washing much easier and at the same time adding an extra softness to the materials upon which used. He has also invented a compound for the purpose of removing lime and scale from steam boilers, which is now in use in many large mills and factories of the country and meets every demand claimed for it by

Mr. Horn was happily married, March 16, 1876, to Miss Jennie Carroll, daughter of Lewis and Orplia (Thorn) Carroll, the result of which union are two children: Grace, horn September 30, 1 88 1 , and Goldie, whose birth occurred on the 20th 'day of December, 1886. Mr. Horn belongs to the Pythian fraternity, becoming a member of Lynn Lodge, No. 1 19, on November 24, 18S7. He lias filled all the chairs in the above lodge and is an earnest and faithful worker in promulgating the beautiful princi¬ ples of the order.

Levi Frash

For a number of years Levi Frash was ; identified prominently with the affairs of ! Blackford county and left the impress of his strong personality upon the community in which he was a leading spirit. His paternal grandfather, Frederick Frash, was a native of Germany, as were the family ancestors for generations. William Frash, son of Frederick, was horn September 15, 1808, in Naberau Oberoent, Germany, and in Sep¬ tember, 1832, came to the United States, locating first in the city of Philadelphia. Subsequently he transferred his residence to Muskingum county, Ohio, where he met and married Eva Cline, whose birth occurred in Ohio. William and Eva Frash reared children as follows: Levi, horn December 7, 1829; Catharine, horn December 24, 1834; John, born November 28, 1836; George, born in 1838; Michael, born February 14, 1839; and Henrietta, born March 29, 1843.

Levi Frash, eldest oF the above family, was reared in Muskingum county, Ohio, where his birth occurred December 7, 1829, and received a good education in the schools of Zanesville. Tu early life he turned lus attention to mechanics and in due time he became a successful carpenter, which trade he followed a number of years, first as a journeyman ar 1 later as jobber and con¬ tractor, both of which resulted in liberal financial profits. He came , Hartford City in the '40s and here he did a great deal of business, erecting quite a number of build¬ ings of all descriptions in and about the city ; and county, and establishing a reputation in j bis line second to that of no other man in the county who plied the carpentei trade. Late in life be purchased a farm not far from Hartford City, and to its management he devoted his remaining days, making of ! agriculture the same success that he realized from his regular vocation.

On the 1 6th day of January, 1851, Air. Frash was united in marriage to Aiiss Sarah McGee, who was born in Marion county, Virginia, February 15, 1831. When a small child Airs. Frash was adopted by Phillip and Elizabeth (Cooper) Snell and she has little knowledge of her immediate family or rela¬ tives, having, to her knowledge, never seen but one of her kindred, a cousin, Elias Pierce, who called at her home in Hartford City in the year 1847. Air. and Mrs. Snell, with their family, moved from Virginia to Fayette county, Indiana, in 1837, and after residing (1; 're about six years came Black¬ ford cot: and settled on a farm in Lick¬

Air. Frash was a strong adherent of the Republican party and for many years be¬ longed to the Methodist church, cr which religious body his wife also is a member. He was a prominent member in the Odd bellows fratc. :ty, having filled al! the op¬ tical positions in the lodge to which lie be¬ longed, and bis name was always identified with any good work for the benefit of the community. His record as a bus: .ess man and citizen is a clean one, and bis reputation among those with whom he came in contact or had any relations whatever was without flaw or blemish. He was progressive in his ideas and his judgment upon all questions of business and politics or 011 matters per¬ taining to die social wellbeing of the com¬ munity was greatly respected. His life was commendable in every particular and his ideas always commanded the esteem of his fellow citizens. Indeed it can be truthfully said of him that he was a true man at all times and under all circumstances, a id in his death, which occurred on the 2d day of Sep- tember, 1891, his family lost a devoted hus¬ band and loving father, the community a kind neighbor and the city and countv an in¬ telligent, upright t and exemplary citizen.

Lewis J. Hudson

Lewis Jerome in son, manufacturer of monuments, tomb si* a- and dealer in mar ¬ ble, granite and all kinds c ' building and ornamental stone, with business place on High street, 1 fartford City, is a native of Indiana, born on the 10th day of June, 1857, in the county of Wabash. John and Sophia (Crawford) Hudson, his parents, both na¬ tives of Ohio, were married in Wabash coun¬ ty, Indiana, and there resided on a farm un¬ til the year i860, when they removed to the county of Blackford, locating a short distance north of the town of Dundee, where they continued the pursuit of agriculture, changing tlieir residence to a place within three miles of Hartford City in 1873. Sub¬ sequently, in 1889, they purchased a home in this city and here the father still lives, (he mother having died in the year 1893. To John and Sophia Hudson were born seven children, whose names in the order of birth are as follows: Lewis Jerome; Or~ levia J., deceased; Jesse J., a merchant do¬ ing business at Montpelier; Rachel E., wife of Philip Roush, of Fort Wayne; John L., a grocer of Hartford City; Dosia E., de¬ ceased, who married John C. Neel; and James R., of Montpelier. The father of these children is c of the reputable citi¬ zens of ''kick ford mty. belonging to that large ai eminently respectable class of peo¬ ple who in a quiet way add character and dignity to the communis, -s blessed with their presence. A great reader, lie takes an active interest in ail questions of the da v. and for a number of years has supported the Republican party, the principles of which he believes to be for the best interest of the people. In religion he is a member of what is known as . e Christian, or New Light, church, to which his wife also belonged, and he has always endeavored to shape his liie according to the divine standard of manhood as found in the person of the Saviour of men.

Lewis Jerome Hudson was three years 1 when brought by his parents to this mty, and the greater part of his life since .1 :t time has been passed within its boun¬ dary Until his eighteenth year he attended at intervals the public schools of Washing¬ ton and Harrison townships, acquiring by dose application a good English education, which was afterward supplemented by one and a half years in DePauw University, when oe pursued the higher branches oi learn ; with the object in view of entering the ministry. Until his twentieth year he remained under the parental roof, assisting his father on the farm, and then began life for himself in Hartford City, working first at arious kinds of labor and later accept¬ ing a. position with Winters & Sons, grain and produce dealers. He remained with the firni two years and then accepted a similar position with Cooley & Sons, with whom he continued for a limited period, after which he was variously employed until 1886. In that year Mr. Hudson moved to Grant coun¬ ty to engage in the pursuit of agriculture, which he followed about sixteen months, retiring from manual labor at the end of that time for the purpose of prosecuting his the- ological si lies in DcPamv University, as noted in a preccdim >aragraph. In made commendable progress a a student, but by reason of failing health was compelled to abandon his cherished plans and turn his at¬ tention to more healthful vocations. On quitting the university Mr. Hudson was for about two years employed as traveling sales¬ man for a book publishing firm, meeting with good success and regaining in a great meas¬ ure that best of treasures, health. During the year succeeding his leaving the road he was employed in house painting and after¬ ward accepted a clerkship with a grocery firm, in which capacity lie continued for eighteen months, acquiring in the meantime a good practical knowledge of business and business methods.

Mr. Hudson's next venture was in the mercantile business upon his own responsi¬ bility, but this lasted only four months, at the end of which time he disposed of lus stock of groceries and engaged in his pres¬ ent undertaking. This was in 1894, since which ate he has greatly increased the ca¬ pacity of his establishment, adding largely to his stock, and from what he has already accomplished his friends predict for him a still larger share of public patronage in the future. Mr: .Hudson lias filled many large orders for building stone, locally and at a distance, and the result of his skill and handi¬ work may he seen in many cemeteries throughout Blackford and neighboring counties of central Indiana. He employs constantly two expert stone cutters and fre¬ quently a much larger force, doing an annual business considerably in excess of eight thousand dollars, and keeping on band a fine assortment of monuments and stone of all kinds, representing a capital of over fifteen hundred dollars. By carefully consulting the tastes and wishes of the public and faith¬ fully carrying them out in every detail, Mr. Hudson lias become widely and favorably known as a lair minded dealer whom it is a pleasure to meet in business relations, while as a citizen and a member of society none stand higher in the estimation of the people of the city.

Mr. Hudson's pleasant home on East Kickapoo street, which he owns, is presided over by a devoted wife, to whom be was married on the 7th day of December, r 88 t . The maiden name of Mrs. Hudson was Mary F. Harden. She is the daughter of Dr. Harden, of Hartford City, and was born in Hocking county, Ohio, January 22, 1863. The following are the names of the children resulting from this union: Hoyt P. died at the age of five years and four months; Ruth H., Esther F. and one, the first-born, who died in infancy unnamed. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Hartford City, keenly alive to every interest of the congregation with which they are identified and active in all departments of church work. Fraternally Mr. Hudson belongs to the T. O. O. F., M. W. A. and Order American Plowmen.

Edward C. Cooley, the enterprising miller of Hartford City, and a member of the firm of C. R. Cooley & Sons, proprietors of the flouring-mill east of town, is the youngest son of Charles R. and Catharine (Brough) Cooley. He was born July 9, 1863, and was educated in the public schools of Hartford City. At the age of eighteen be began assisting his father in the mill. This

Politically Mr. Cooley affiliates with the Republican party, and was a member of the city council fn n 1892 to 1 893 » a position he filled conscientiously and to the entire sat isfaction of his constituents. He has lorn, been a member of the Hartford City Band and is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. t 35, Hartford City.

, On May 12, 1889, he was married to Clara Crow, daughter of John and Emily Crow, and to them was born, April 3, 1890, a daughter, Marian. Oia subject is a quiet man, attending closely to his business. He takes a deep interest in his family, is con- -crvalive, upright and honest and possesses that strict integrity that makes him worthy to be the son of that noble father, Charles R. Cooley.

The subject of this sketch is a native of Indiana, born in the old town of Corydon, Harrison county, on the 9th clay of April. 1876. His father, C. M. Miller, was born and reared in the same county, as were also bis grandparents, James Milton Miller and Margaret (Reaugh) Miller. His mother, Lizzie (Carr) Miller, was born at Rome, Indiana, but- afterward moved to Illinois. C. M. Miller was educated in the common schools at Corydon and in 1874 was elected auditor of Harrison county. At the expira¬ tion of his term of office he engaged in mer¬ cantile business in Corydon, which be still pursues. He was married, April 9, 1873, to Elizabeth Carr, daughter of Hiram and Susan (Ricks) Carr, and became the father of eight children: facie, wife of Joseph F. Starkey, of St. Paul, Minnesota; J. Milton, whose name introduces this article; Reaugh ; II. Carr; Hettie; Louise; Elizabeth and Robert Earl.

C. M. and Elizabetli Miller have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Corydon for many wars and Mr. Hiller has long had charge of the Sunday school; lie is also the leader of the church choir, and in many other ways is prominent in promoting the cause of religion and morality in the community. The subject's fatner was a veteran of the Civil war, hav¬ ing twice enlisted, the first time as musician, in which capacity he served until sickness led to his discharge. He again entered the service and going to the front continued with his command until the close of the war. He passed throng], the trying ordeal with¬ out receiving a wound, but was taken pris¬ oner by Morgan's raiders. He became fa¬ miliar with the privations and experience that belong to war re and earned the reputa¬ tion of a brave and gallant defender of the national Union.

J. Milton Miller was reared at his birth place and received his education in the pub¬ lic schools, graduating from t! Corydon high school in 1893 at the age of seventeen. In the fall of the same year he entered De- Pauw University at Greencastle, and finished the freshman year of his course. Sickness prevented his return for the next year, but in 1895 he returned and remained two more years, but did not complete the course, which it was his original intention to do, and de¬ cided to turn his attention to dentistry, which he had in the meantime chosen for his life work. In 1897 Mr. Miller entered the In¬ diana Dental College, at Indianapolis, in which he completed the prescribed course, and from which lie was graduated on the 28th day of April, 1900. In the meantime lie had opened an office in the town of Ar¬ cadia, Hamilton county, this state, where he practiced his profession one year, keeping up his studies at the same time and making sub¬ stantial progress in his chosen calling. After graduating he sold his office and business in Arcadia and came to Hartford City where he opened an office in the Sage block and at once resumed the practice with most satis¬ factory results.

Dr. Miller is young in years, but is a master of his profession and has already earned the reputation of a skillful operator in every department of dentistry. His office is supplied with all modern appliances and the satisfactory nature of his work, together with his genial and winning personality, have been the means of attracting to him a large and lucre e share of public patron¬ age. Dr. Millei habits are unexceptionable and the pluck and determination which are among his chief characteristics fill him with the hope and confidence of abundant suc¬ cess in the future. His religions creed is represented by the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he has belonged for a num¬ ber of years, and since locating in Hartford City he has been active in all good work of the congregation with which he is identified.

We1Ler Brothers

A. Weiler & Brothers, proprietors of the large and well-known department store, lo¬ cated opposite the county court house, on the north side of the public square, Hartford City, Indiana, is composed of Abe, Adolph R. and Meyer M. Weiler.

Abe Weiler, senior member of the firm, was born in Germany, February 24, 1847. He was educated in the common schools of his native country, coming to America at the age of sixteen. He located in Union City, Indiana, connecting himself with R. Kirchbaum in the dry goods and clothing business. He worked in this capacity for seven years. In 1870 he bought the interest of David May, of the firm then known as Kirehbaum May, Hartford City, Indiana. Coming then to Hartford City, they established a business under the firm name of Kirchb&uin & Weiler. In 1888 Mr. Weiler moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. The inter¬ est of Mr. Kirehbaum was then purchased by the Weiler Brothers and the business is now known under that name. When they first came to Hartford City they occupied a building on the east side of the public square, where they did business from 1878 until 1S96. Their business became so great that they did not have room tor their im¬ mense stock. In that year they took a long lease of William B. Cooley to build a large brick building, 100x120 feet and three stories high. They now carry a stock of goods valued at one hundred and twentyfive thousand dollars. This stock is to be in¬ creased the co ling year, necessitating the use of the entire building for the store and ware rooms.

Weiler Brothers are also interested in a store at Portland, Indiana, known as Weiler Brothers, and one at Farmland, known as Weiler Brothers & Lumpkin.

Adolph R., the second brother, is a son of Isaac and Rosina (Kern) Weiler, and was born in Germany, April 3 3 , 1864. lie,' too, was educated in the common schools of Ger¬ many, coming to the United States at the age of sixteen. At the age of twenty-four lie became interested in the mercantile busi¬ ness with his brothers, which connection still exists. Adolph was married, December 31, 1894, to Blanche, daughter of Samuel and Gertrude (Kahn) Kahn, of Indianapolis, Indiana. To them have been born two chil¬ dren: Amy, born July 13, 1896, and. Rosina, born May 3, 1900.

Meyer M. VVeiler, the third member of die hrm of A. Weiler & Brothers, was also born in Germany, April 14. 1861. He came to the United States at the age of twentytwo years. When he first arrived in this country he clerked in the store known then as Weiler Brothers, Farmland, Indiana, but for the last ten years has been associated with and is now a member of the firm of A. Weiler & Brothers. Meyer Weiler is one of the best liked and most sociable fellows one meets with and has frieir by the hun¬ dred.

The Weiler brothers, by their genial manner, whole heartedness, energy, tact and close attention to the details of their business, have built up an enormous trade. It ex¬ ceeds that of any other dry-goods store in the state, outside of the larger cities. A survey of their store in Hartford City dis¬ closes the fact that it alone is the largest department store in this section of the state. One can go there and furnish his house com¬ plete and supply the wardrobe of his entire family without passing from the building. The third floor of the building is used for a store room for the goods sold in the vari¬ ous departments. This comprises hardware, furniture, ladies' and gents' funds ngs, carpets, millinery, dry goods, crockery, glassware, china, boots and shoes - in fact everything desirable in these lines. The second floor is one large room, divided into sections, one for the sale of carpets and rugs.

another for furniture, another for draperies, and 011c for mirrors and glassware The first floor is composed of five departments, clothing, dry goods, boots and shoes, mil¬ linery and ladies' furnishings, men's furnish¬ ings, fine china and glassware. The success of these men is an example of what youi men can accompli- :>y patience, industry an good habits.

Henry Wilder

The gentleman whose name introduces this sketch is a skillful tailor of Hartford City and a gallant ex-soldier of the war of the Rebellion. Mr. Wilier is a native of Germany and belongs to that large and in¬ dustrious class of people which the Fatherland has contributed to the United States, a class to which we are largely indebted for much of the material and moral stamina of the body politic. Fiis birth occurred on the 15th day of January, 1S34, and sixteen years later, hoping to better his condition in a coun¬ try abounding in greater opportunities he came to the United States, locating in Cincin¬ nati, where he served as an apprentice at the tailor's trade. After becoming proficient in his chosen calling and working at it for some time in Cincinnati, Mr. Wilier went else¬ where, but until the breaking out of the Civil war he was mostly employed in that city. In April, 1861, he responded to the country's call for volunteers by joining a company, which for some reason was not called to the front. With a determination not to be thwarted he made a second and more successful attempt in June of the same year, enlisting on the nth day of that month in Company H, Twenty-eighth Ohio In fanrun BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.

try, with which he served for a period of three years and three months in the Army of the Potomac. Mr. Wilier was with his com¬ mand throughout all its varied experiences in the eastern campaigns, taking a gallant part from the first battle at Bull Run until his discharge, in October, 1865, in all twen¬ ty-five battles, the majority of which have gone into history as among the ost bloody and hotly contested engagemems of that great struggle. He received a scalp wound at South Mountain and was twice made prisom . escaping both times and being as many time ecaptured. Mr. Waller's military ex¬ perience while fighting for the a ntry of his adoption is replete with rugged, toilsome duty gallantly and uncomplainingly per¬ formed, and his record is one of which any loyal, defender of the flag might feel de¬ servedly proud.

Aftei lis discharge Mr. Wilier resumed his trade and has ever since fed lowed it for a livelihood. He worked at different places until 1882, when he moved from Union City to Hartford City, and here he has since made his home, spending a part of the interim in the employ of other parties and part in business for himself. At present he is the proprietor of a successful establishment and employs a number of hands, and by keeping himself fully abreast of the times and study¬ ing- carefully the wishes of his customers in the matter of first-class and artistic wearing apparel, has obtained a large share of pub¬ lic patronage. Mr. Wilier is a master of his trade, always aiming to please, and by fair dealing has never been without a large number of wcll-pa)ring customers.

In April, 1861, the same month of his first enlistment, he entered into the marriage relation, at Cincinnati, with Hannah, daugh¬ ter of William and Elizabeth Horst, of that

In his twenty-first year Mr. Wilier joined the Odd Fellows fraternity at Cincinnati and has ever since been an active and enthusiastic worker in the order; in 1896 he became a member of Blackford Lodge, No. 166, F. & A. M., and in his life always endeavors to exemplify the teachings of that ancient and honorable craft. I11 religion he is a Luther¬ an, as is also his wife, both belonging to the congregation worshiping in Hartford City. The parents of Mr. Wilier were Henry and Ange (Tissing) Wilier, both natives of Gerj many where their lives were passed and where the ancestors of the family for many generations have lived.

John A. Newbauer

The gentleman whose career is herewith briefly presented is essentially a business man and as such ranks with the most energetic and progressive in Hartford City. He was born October 17, 1847, in Darke county, Ohio, and is the son of Jacob and Eliza¬ beth Newbauer,tlie family name of the moth¬ er being Lorenz. Lie was reared and edu¬ cated in his native county and state and while young laid broad and deep the founda¬ tion of a strong, manly character which re¬ sulted in a subsequent career of great activ¬ ity and usefulness.

In 1873 he became a resident of Black¬ ford county, Indiana, opening that year a meat market in Hartford City which he suc¬ cessfully conducted until 1887. At the lat¬ ter date he erected the building he now oc¬ cupies and began handling lime, cement.

building- material of all kinds, implements, etc., and continued tbe same by himself until 1893, in May of which year he disposed of a two-thirds interest in the business to Messrs. Moon & Temple, with whom lie re¬ mained in partnership until purchasing the entire stock, in 1898, since which time be has been sole proprietor. I11 the meantime, 1892, Mr. Newbauer became cashier of the Blackford County Bank, the duties of which position be discharged for five years, at the expiration of which time he was elected vicepresident, a place he now fills.

Mr. Newbauer was married, December 24, 1875, Miss Elizabeth Bolner, who has borne him five children, namely: Altha, George II. , Robert, Eva and Hazel.

Mr. Newbauer became a member of ! Blackford County Lodge, No. 262, I. O. O. F., on the 25th of January, 1874, and since that time has filled all the chairs and duringthe last fifteen years has held the responsi¬ ble position of financial secretary. He was a prime mover in the organization of the can¬ ton at Hartford City and in 1893 joined the I. O. R. M., in which he has also been called to fill important offices besides becoming a member of the Great Council at Indianap¬ olis.

In addition to his other business inter¬ prises Air. Newbauer is interested in the People's Gas Company, of which he was one of the original organizers in 1891, and at the present time he holds the office of treasu: r. For four years he has been trustee and secretary of the Hartford City I. O. O. F. Cemetery Association, and for a number of terms he looked after the city's interest as a member of the common council. He was also township trustee for seven years, be¬ sides which his name has been identified with a number of other projects and move¬ ments having for their object the material prosperity of both city and county. In all his business transactions Mr. Newbauer lias shown himself to be a man of sagacity and discreetness of judgment, of scrupulous in¬ tegrity and gentlemanly demeanor. Al¬ though called at different times to positions of honor and trust, he lias never sought pub¬ lic distinction, these places coming to him in recognition of his business ability and trust¬ worthiness as an intelligent and prog-res -iv> man of affairs. Honest and upright in all his dealings, he enjoys the friendship and good will c all with whom he has ever been associated and to say that in every relation of life he enjoys the confidence and esteem < the public is to publish a truth univers.- recognized.

Clark Stewart

The name of Clark Stewart is familiar to every man, woman and child in Hart¬ ford City and throughout the county. No man is better known or highly appreciated. A representative citizen, interested in every movement having for its object the public welfare, a gallant soldier of the great Civil war, in which he shed his blood in defense of the nation's honor, a neighbor whose friends are legion, lie is in every respect a man of unimpeachable character and fully merits the esteem in which he has so long been held by the people of Blackford county.

'Mr. Stewart's paternal ancestors were residents of Virginia in the time of the colonies, and as early as 1812 his great¬ grandfather, James Stewart, emigrated from the state to Ohio, where many descendants still live. Maternally he is also descended from an old Virginia family of Scotch-Irish lineage, which, according > the besi in¬ formation ' tamable, was represented in this country p * to the war of independence. Eli Stewart, the subject's father, a native of Ohio, married Sarah Dubois, of that state, and reared a family of eight children, whose names are as follows: Helen, deceased; Jacob R., deceased; Priscilla; Clark; Cal¬ vin, deceased; Martha Jane; Sarah Malissa; and James, deceased.

ty, Ohio, June xi, 183C, and there lived until his sixteenth year. I11 company with his parents he came t Blackford county, Indiana, in 1852, and during his youth and early manhood attended the district schools, in which he laid the foundation for the practical training he has since received in the rugged school of experience. Reared to the honorable pursuit of agriculture, he se¬ lected that useful calling for his life work and followed the same with gratifying suc¬ cess until 1870, when he retired from the. farm and removed to Hartford City. Since that date he has devoted his attention largely to buying and shipping* all kinds of live stock, > Hncipally for the Chicago, Pittsburg and falo markets. This business has prove* rerv remunerative and from it alone he has acquired a handsome competence, sufficient indeed to enable him to pass the remaining years of life in ease and com¬ fort did he so choose to apply it. Mr. Stewart owns, in Licking township, two hundred and eleven acres of well improved land. Besides this he has town property, two residences and outlying lots, and two and a half acres of suburban property. I11 politics he is a Republican.