Harrison County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1921 (part 7 of 15)

Randall Wilson received his education in the public school of Bethany, Wentworth Military Academy from which he graduated in 1907, the University of Missouri and the Law School of the University of Michigan from which he graduated in 1912. He at once began the practice of law in Bethany, associating himself with his father. Judge J. C. Wilson, and continued in the practice until June, 1916, when he entered the United States service and went with his company to the Mexican border. He had enlisted at his home town in Company "G", 4th Infantry (Missouri) N. G. U. S. and was elected captain of the company at the date of his enlistment. He returned home from the Mexican border in March, 1917 and again took up the practice of law with his father remaining at his home until August, 1917.

When the United States declared war against Germany, he again volunteered his services, entering the sen'ice of the United States again in August, 1917; he went with his company to Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. In October of that year the Fourth Missouri and the Third Kansas Infantry were merged into the 139th U. S. Infantry, 35th Division, and Randall Wilson was placed in command of Company "G" of that organization.

In April, 1918, he with his organization was ordered overseas and he remained in command of this organization until October 6, 1918. During his command, this organization participated in the defensive sector of the Voges Mountains, the battle of St. Mihiel and the battle of the Argonne Forest. Following the battle of the Avgonne Forest, Randall Wilson was, by order, made operations officer of his regiment and directed the operations of his regiment until November of that year.

Captain Wilson was promoted to the rank of major on October 29, 1918 while he was at Verdun, and in November was placed in command of the first battalion of his regiment which battalion he commanded until January, 1919, when by order of the commanding general of the 35th

Major Randall Wilson

Division, he was transferred to the command of the second battalion of the 140th Infantry for the purpose of raising the standard of that battalion. Having accomplished his mission, in March, 1919, he was returned to the command of the first battalion of the 139th Infantry. In April, 1919, he was again transferred and was placed in command of the 114th Military Police Battalion with headquarters at Lyons, France, the second largest city in France. He was ordered home in June and mustered out of service at Camp Dix, New Jersey, July 8, 1919.

For his valor and devotion to duty in the battle of the Argonne, Major Wilson was cited by Gen. John J. Pershing, being awarded the Silver Star citation, the highest award of the General Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces ; General Traub, commanding the 35th Division, and by his regimental commander.

Major Wilson has been engaged in the practice of law in partnership with his father since his return from the World War. In April, 1920, he was appointed city attorney and is serving the city in that capacity at the time of the writing of this sketch. His training in law added to the broad experience which he obtained by his service in the World War have helped to make him one of the valuable and progressive citizens of his native town. Major Wilson is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, one of the first lodges in the United States to give and provide a hospital for soldiers of the World War. He is one of the founders of the "Wilson-Axline Post", No. 216, Department of Missouri, American Legion.

Major Wilson married November 24, 1915 to Monte L. Ballard, a daughter of Judge John R. and Lola (Barlow) Ballard, of Bethany. Major and Mrs. Wilson have one son, Pershing, born January 7, 1918.

Homer RoUen, better known as Homer Hamaker, a prominent and successful fanner of Adams Township, was born in Ray County, Missouri, April 30, 1874, and was reared by Oliver Hamaker in Harrison County, Missouri, three miles south of Blue Ridge, Missouri. His father, Mr. Rollen, was a veteran of the Civil War, and died from injuries received while in the service.

When Homer Hamaker was four years of age, he came to Daviess County, Missouri, with his uncle, Isaac Odell, who now lives in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Homer Hamaker was educated in the public schools (30) of this county, and has hved in Adams Township ever since he came here. He owns a valuabe farm of 320 acres, three-fourths mile west of Blue Ridge, and this is a well improved place, with good residence, tenat house, two bams, etc. Mr. Hamaker purchased this farm in July, 1919, and was formerly known as the John Oram farm.

Homer Hamaker was married in 1899 to Osa Oram, a daughter of John and Jennie Oram. Mrs. Jennie Oram died in April, 1919, and her husband now lives in Oilman, Missouri. Mrs. Hamaker was born near Melboui'ne, Missouri, and received her education there.

Mr. and Mrs. John Oram were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Dora Taggart, deceased ; Mrs. Nancy Cole of Bethany, Missouri ; Mrs. Osa Hamaker; and Marian, of Melbourne, Missouri.

Jesse L. Lowe, one of Harrison County's honored veterans of the World War, was born in Gentry County, Missouri, October 30, 1887, the son of W. N. and Lulu J. (Roberts) Lowe.

W. N. Lowe was born in Gentry County and his wife in DeKalb County. They now live in Oilman City. Their children were: Charlie, living in Oilman City ; Curtis, living in Coin, Iowa ; Roy, living in Billings, Montana ; Mintie, living in Oilman City ; Lennie, now Mrs. C. E. Davisson, of Oilman City; and Jesse L., the subject of this sketch. By a fonner marriage of W. N. Lowe, he had a daughter, Mecie, now Mrs. Charles Fusson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Jesse L. Lowe was educated in the public schools of Gentry County and was a painter by trade prior to entering the World War. He enlisted for service in the army, July 2, 1917 at St. Joseph, Missouri. He was sent to Nevada, Missouri, for training and remained six weeks ; then went to Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill. Oklahoma; from there to Camp Mills, New York, April 10, 1918; and overseas on April 25, 1918. He airived in Liverpool, England, and from there was sent to Havre, France. He participated in the battles in Vosges Mountains and was wounded there Aug- ust 9, 1918, receiving four wounds from a hand grenade, one in the head, two in the leg, and two in the body. He was taken to a field hospital in Cruth, France, and then to the Base Hospital at Vishie, and finally to Savonne, from which place he was sent home on October 15, 1918. He landed at New York, October 25, 1918 and remained in the hospital on Ellis Island for a week, then was taken to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and from there to Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was discharged as ninety per cent disabled, February 28, 1919. In June, 1919, he was taken to a hospital in St. Joseph for an operation, remaining in the hospital for two weeks.

Mr. Lowe served in Company M, 139th Infantry, 35th Division and is one of the men recently placed by the government on the permanent total disability list. He makes his home in Oilman City, Missouri, where he is esteemed most highly for his service to the country.

W. H. Oram, prominent pioneer citizen of Harrison County, Missouri, was born in Harrison County five miles north of Oilman City, September 2, 1849, the son of John Owen and Sophia (Payne) Oram.

John Owen Oram was born in Maryland. He moved to Ohio in the early days and then came to Daviess County, Missouri in 1839. Later he traded for the farm upon which W. H. was born and where John Owen Oram continued to live until his death in September, 1878. Sophia (Payne) Oram was born in Ohio, and was married there. She died at the home place one and one-half miles east of Oilman City in 1874. Both she and her husband are buried in Mitchell Cemetery, near Melbourne. Their children were : Thomas, living in Oilman City ; James, a Civil War veteran, now deceased; Elizabeth, later Mrs. Scott and now deceased; Rachel, later Mrs. Ward and now deceased; Edward, deceased; W. H., the subject of this sketch; John, now living in Oilman City; Sarah, now Mrs. Burrell, of Oilman City; Mary, now Mrs. Claybaugh, of Seneca, Nebraska; and Charles D., now living in Denver, Colorado.

W. H. Oram was educated in the rural schools of Harrison County, attending the Hagerty school part of the time. He took up the vocation of farming, buying land in Daviess and Harrison counties, and then buying out the heirs of his parents until he at one time had 1120 acres of land. He recently sold 440 acres to his oldest son. Mr. Oram was an extensive farmer and stockman and was known throughout the county for his enterprise and success. He now has 160 acres of land adjoining

W. H. Oram was married in 1872 to Elizabeth Ward, a daughter of James F. and Rebecca (Staley) Ward. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ward were born in Sangamon County, Illinois. They came to Missouri in 1856, and settled two and one-half miles east of Bancroft. Mrs. Ward died in 1870 and Mr. Ward died in Gilman City, February 20, 1908. They are buried in Mitchell Cemetery. To James F. and Rebecca (Staley) Ward the following children were born : Maiy Jane, later Mrs. Oram, deceased ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. W. H. Oram; J. D., now living in Oklahoma; William, Gilman City; Lucretia Oram, Gilman City; Marian F., Gilman City; Louisa, now Mrs. Lirley, of Gilman City; Robert, deceased; and Rosa, deceased.

To W. H. and Elizabeth (Ward) Oram the following children were born: Sylvester, now living on the home farm in Sugar Creek Township, married to Mrs. Lizzie Burrell and has three children, Bertha, Doris and William; C. F., a brief sketch of whom appears later; and Rebecca Pearl, living in Daviess County, seven miles southeast of Gilman City, married to Edmond Leigh, a farmer and stockman. They have four children living; Charles F., Opal, Harry B., and Willena. Their oldest girl, Estella, died at the age of sixteen.

Mr. Oram helped organize the bank at Melbourne and his son, C. F., was the first cashier. Both Mr. and Mrs. Oram are stockholders in the Citizens Bank of Gilman City which Mr. Oram assisted in organizing.

The Citizens Bank of Gilman City was organized in 1906 with a capital stock of $15,000.00. The first cashier was Ed Case; he was succeeded by J. 0. Oliphant, who was succeeded by D. E. Fair. Mr. Fair was the cashier until 1912, when the present cashier, C. F. Oram, went into office. The present capital stock of the bank is 15,000 with a surplus of $25,000.00 and deposits of $110,000.00. The present officers of the bank are: M. F. Ward, president; John Brown, vice-president; C. F. Oram, cashier; and C. F. Oram, E. L. Moulin, H. V. Hutchinson, G. W. Dowell, and G. W. Oram, directors. The bank owns the brick building in which its business is conducted. This building was constructed in 1911.

C. F. Oram, cashier of the Citizens Bank, was born in Daviess County, August 27, 1878, the son of the subject of this sketch. He was educated in the public schools of Harrison County and followed the vocation of farming prior to his acceptance of his present position. He still conducts his fanii of 360 acres, six miles southeast of Gihiian City and does general farming and stock raising. He was married to Tressie Shaffer of Daviess County, November 4, 1901. She is the daughter of John M. and Susanna (Lierley) Shaffer, both of Oilman City, Missouri. C. F. and Tressie (Shaffer) Oram have one daughter, Eva Pearl.

The Oram family has always been prominent in Harrison County where the members have stood for high ideals in citizenship and for everything that tends toward progress. The community is justly proud of the record of the Oram laially.

Josiah Bogue, a well known and highly respected pioneer settler of Harrison County, was born in Fox Creek Township, October 13, 1848, the son of Joseph and Hannah (Wiles) Bogue.

Joseph and Hannah (Wiles) Bogue were married in Indiana and came to Missouri in 1837. They stopped in Daviess County, then came to Fox Creek Township, Harrison County, where they took up a claim which they later sold to Daniel Brown. They then took up land near Bolton, Missouri, and in 1872, they moved to Cloud County, Kansas. Joseph Bogue died in Courtland, Kansas, and is buried in Cloud County, Kansas. His wife, who died several years before her husband, is buried in Springer Cemetery, Han-ison County, Missouri.

To Joseph and Hannah (Wiles) Bogue the following children were born : Sarah Jane, now Mrs. Anderson Foster of Oilman City ; John, who died at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, while serving in the Union army ; Margaret, now deceased, who married James Manville and died in Sugar Creek Township ; Elizabeth, now deceased, who married William Springer, for several years judge of the county court of Harrison County; Josiah, the subject of this sketch ; J. Hugh, who died at Jamestown, Cloud County, Kansas ; Mary, now the wife of Thomas Frisbie ; Martha, now the wife of John Jolly of Kansas ; Jonathan, now living in Manhattan, Kansas ; and Jesse, now living in the west.

Josiah Bogue was educated in the public schools of Harrison County and except for two years spent in Grundy County, has lived here all of his life. Harrison County has been the scene of many changes during the lifetime of Mr. Bogue. He tells of how there were only three families living near his prairie home in the early days. They were the families of Lewis Charlton; old Mr. Barker, who lived in a dugout in what is now

Sherman Township ; and old Mr. Buck, who Hved on the west side of Pole Cat Creek near Bethany. When the families needed gi-oceries, the neighbors all clubbed together and sent an ox team to Brunswick, Missouri, taking along for exchange, beeswax, deer meat, deer hides and coon skins while they brought back groceries and leather which was made into shoes by Hill Lyons who lived about eight miles northeast of the present site of Oilman City. The corn raised on the farm was taken to an old horse power mill near Eagleville owned by Mr. Taylor. In those days. Fox Creek, Adams, and Sherman towiiships were open prairie. Sugar Creek and Fox were partly wooded. On all of this wild land were to be found wild turkeys and deer. It required from four to six yoke of oxen to break the prairie land, and Mr. Bogue often drove the ox teams in this work. He says that he was always afraid of the rattle snakes and never quite got used to their being so friendly.

Mr. Bogue was a blacksmith at Bolton, Trenton, and Blue Ridge for thirty years and a hotel keeper at Oilman City from 1900 to 1903. For the twelve years following, he was with the Haynes Furniture Company, since that time has has been living in Oilman City where he has a nice home and owns six lots near his residence and four in the south part of tovim. He raises chickens, keeps Jersey cows, and looks after his flowers, enjoying a well earned leisure. Besides his other business interests, Mr. Bogue is a stockholder in the Oilman City Bank.

Josiah Bogue was married to Nancy Ann Taggart, October 17, 1869. She is the daughter of Senator John Taggart and Matilda Ann (Wiley) Taggart, both deceased. Mrs. Bogue was born in Indiana, but came to Harrison County with her parents in 1860. To Josiah and Nancy Ann (Taggart) Bogue the following children were born: Lorenzo, who died at the age of four ; John, who died in infancy ; and Levora Etta, now the wife of N. B. Williams, the cashier of the Oilman City Bank.

Mr. Bogue has been called several times to serve his community as an officer. He was constable of Fox Creek Township for fourteen years ; and was elected coroner of Harrison County about 1883. He served one term and because of the removal of the sheriff, Mr. Bogue filled that office. He was well fitted for this duty as he had seized two years as deputy sheriff under Thomas Barker. Mr. Bogue also served two years as justice of the peace in Adams Township and is now serving his third term as justice of the peace and member of the township board in Sugar Creek Township.

The estimation in which Mr. Bogue is held by his fellow citizens is shown by the number of times they have summoned him to fill offices. He is known as a man who is interested in all civic welfare and he is justly popular in his community.

James L. Broyles, well known farmer, living near Gilman City, Adams Township, was born in Macon County, Missouri, January 27, 1867, the son of Simeon and Ellen (McDavitt) Broyles, both now deecased.

Simeon Broyles was born in Kentucky and was reared in Macon County, Missouri. He came to Harrison County and settled in Adams Township in 1876. He farmed here until 1913 when he moved to Gilman City where he lived until his death in 1920 at the age of seventy-eight. His wife, Ellen (McDavitt) Broyles, was born in Randolph County, Missouri. She died in 1913 at the age of seventy-five. Both Mr. and Mrs. Broyles are buried in Gilman City Cemetery.

The children of Simeon and Ellen (McDavitt) Broyles were: Lela, who was married to H. M. Gutshall and who died in the fall of 1909, and James L., the subject of this sketch.

James L. Broyles was educated in the public schools of Harrison County. He has lived in Adams Township since 1876. He has a farm of 600 acres located two and one-half miles west of Gilman City. His farm is well improved and shows the good effect of his progressive methods. On the farm he has a nice residence, two tenant houses, two barns, one built in 1889 and one in 1909, a good set of farm implements, a good well and ponds for the stock. Mr. Broyles keeps everything in good repair and the farm has a well kept and prosperous appearance.

James L. Broyles was married to Lillie A. Gutshall, February 3, 1887. Mrs. Broyles is a daughter of Jacob and Kittie A. Gutshall. Jacob Gutshall was married near Cadiz, Ohio and came to Missouri, locating in Harrison County in the early sixties. He died on his farm in Adams Township in 1881 and his wife died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Broyles, in 1900. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gutshall are buried in Union Grove Cemetery.

James L. Broyles and Lillie A. (Gutshall) Broyles had one son, Basil C., who died April 4, 1912, at the age of twenty-four. He was mamed to Roberta Wilson and left one daughter, Mildred Lucille. His widow lives in Moberly, Missouri. Basil C. Broyles was a hardware merchant in Gilman City at the time of his death. He was a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and was a bright and promising young man.

James L. Broyles is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Gilman City and is connected with the Gilman City Bank. He is known as an upright and honorable citizen in Harrison County.

Dockery Wilson, a well known member of the Harrison County bar of the younger generation, is a native son of Harrison County and a member of one of the prominent families of this section of the state. He is a son of James C. and Alice (Turner) Wilson, the former a native of Columbus, Ohio, and the latter was bom in Bethany, Harrison County and whose parents were early settlers here.

The Wilson family is of unusual interest from a number of standpoints. James C. Wilson, the father, of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this volume, is one of the leading lawyers of this section of the state, and his three living sons. Garland, Major Randall and Dockery, of this review, are also all attorneys. Captain Carlisle "Chuck" who died in France from wounds received in the battle of Argonne Forest was also an attorney.

Dockery Wilson served in the World War as a first lieutenant of infantry and his two brothers, Randall and Carlisle, biographical sketches of whom appear in this volume also served as commissioned officers in the World War, the former attaining the rank of major and the latter was commissioned captain.

Dockery Wilson was reared in Harrison County and received his preliminary education in the public schools of Bethany, Missouri. After completing his university course and reading law he was admitted to the Supreme Court of Missouri. While Mr. Wilson is identified with the practice of law to a certain extent, at the present time he is interested in other enterprises to such an extent that little of his time is now devoted to the

First Lieut. Dockery Wilson

For many years the Wilson family has been prominent in northeastern Missouri. Dockery Wilson, his father and his brothers have been identified with progressive movements and have been strong factors in the growth of their section of the state.

William Walden, a prominent citizen of Melbourne, and president of the Bank of Melbourne for the past four years, was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, September 26, 1857, the son of John and Elizabeth Walden, who were married in Kentucky and came to Grundy County, Missouri, in 1872, and improved a farm there. William Walden lived there until twenty-five years of age.

John Walden died at the age of seventy-seven years and his wife when seventy-nine years of age and they are buried in Coon Creek Church Cemetery. John Walden was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting with the Union army from Kentucky and serving two years. Mr. and Mrs. John Walden were the parents of the following children : William ; Armilda, the wife of Martin Duncan, of Nodaway County, Missouri; J. M., a retired farmer of Grundy County, Missouri ; Morgan, B. H. and R. S., all on the home place.

William Walden was educated in the public schools of Grundy County. Thirty-six years ago, he moved to his present home one-fourth mile east of Melbourne. This place consists of 170 acres and is well improved, with good buildings, fences, two barns, etc. Mr. Walden engages in general farming and stock raising and is very successful.

In 1883, Mr. Walden was married to Saphrona A. Cole, a daughter of Solomon and May Brown Cole. Solomon Cole died about 1912 at the age of eighty years. He and his wife were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Elizabeth Turley, of Sugar Creek Township; Mrs. Emma VanDyke, of Kansas ; Mrs. Lena Moore of Grundy County, Missouri ; Mrs. Walden; 0. H., postmaster at Brimson, Missouri; Mrs. Ellen VanDyke and Mrs. Dora Bosley, both deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Walden have four children: Huldah, the wife of James Goudie, of Clinton, Missouri ; George, who married Mary Chaney, and who live at home ; Ora, the wife of Hadley Pollard of Grundy County, Missouri ;

Mr. Walden is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is progressive and public spirited and one of the substantial citizens and financiers of this county.

The Bank of Melbourne at Melbourne, Missouri, was organized in 1904 with a capital stock of $10,000.00, with C. F. Oram, cashier; Dr. E. Saylor, secretary; and W. H. Oram, president. Its present capital stock is $10,000.00, with surplus profits of $6,000.00, and the present ofticers are: William Walden, president; Israel VanDyke, vice-president; Frank Murphy, cashier. All of the officers are directors, along with L. D. Terry, J. B. Shirley, John Hughes and W. W. Alexander. The deposits are $50,000.00. The bank owns its building which was built in 1904, and is one of the most dependable institutions in the county.

W. M. and D. O. Van Dyke, well known and successful proprietors of Van Dyke Brothers general merchandise store at Melbourne, Missouri, were born in Sugar Creek Township, the sons of Israel and Emily Jane (Lovell) Van Dyke. Emily Jane Van Dyke was born in Illinois and died here in 1920. Her husband is living a I'etired life in Melbourne. He is a Civil War veteran as are also two of his brothers, Griffith and Charlie Van Dyke. His father, John Van Dyke, was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars and died in 1862 in St. Louis, Missouri, in a hospital. Charley Van Dyke died in Harrison County, Missouri, and Griffith Van Dyke died in 1920. The Van Dykes are of German and English descent and the great grandfather of D. 0. and W. M. Van Dyke was a Revolutionary soldier.

Mr. and Mrs. Israel Van Dyke were the parents of the following children : Charlie, who conducts a restaurant in Melbourne, Missouri ; W. M. and D. 0., the subjects of this sketch; Hannah, the wife of B. F. Payne of Sugar Creek Township; Mary, the wife of G. W. Chaney of Sugar Creek Township; Laura Ann, the wife of G. W. Hazelit of Glen Rock, Wyoming; and Martha, the wife of E. McClure of Fox Creek Township.

Van Dyke Brothers purchased their store from G. W. Hazelit in February, 1918. They have a nice building, 25x28 with steel ceilings. They conduct their store in a systematic and businesslike manner and have an excellent trade.

D. 0. VaiiDyke was married in 1913 to Leora Opal McClufe, a daughter of J. C. and Celestia McClure of Sugar Creek Township. They have three children: Herschel, Celestia J. and Randell C.

Samuel R. Foster, a well known citizen of Bethany Township, and member of a pioneer family of Harrison County, was born on the farm where he now lives, November 1, 1875, the son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Smith) Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foster were married in Harrison County, Missouri, both having come to the county in the early days with their parents. Samuel Foster died in November, 1910 and is buried at Antioch and his wife is now living at the age of ninety years, with her son. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foster were the parents of the following children: John, deceased; William, who died in Texas; Sarah Jane Harvey, of Bethany Township ; Thomas of St. Joseph, Missouri ; Rhodus, deceased ; George, of Daviess County, Missouri; Ellen Ann Flint, of Cypress Township; and Samuel R., the subject of this sketch.

Samuel R. Foster was educated in the public schools of the county and has lived on his present farm all of his life. He owns sixty acres, which is located four and one-half miles southeast of Bethany, Missouri, and all of the improvements on the place were put on by his father. Mr. Foster farms sixty additional acres to that of his farm and is very successful in general farming and dairying. He has the Jersey cows, eligible for registry and milks six cows. He raises the 0. I. C. hogs and the standard bred Yellow Leghorn chickens.

Samuel R. Foster was married in April, 1895, to Ida M. Selby, a daughter of J. P. and Ann (Nichols) Selby. The former lives in Grant Township and the latter died a few years ago. Mrs. Foster was born in this county, reared and educated here. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have two children: Garland M.. born November 12, 1912; and McKinley H., born March 21, 1896. McKinley H. Foster enlisted with Company B, 356th Infantry, September 17, 1917, and was sent to Camp Funston and from there went to New Mexico with Machine Gun Company, 134th Infantry. He went overseas June 15, 1918 with Company A, 108th Machine Gun Battalion, 28th Division, and remained with them until his return to the United States, May 17, 1919. He was in the Argonne Forest, Chateau

Thierry, and spent twenty-two months in service. He is now living at home and is a charter member of the American Legion Wilson-Axline Post, No. 216, and also a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge.

Samuel Foster, the grandfather of this subject, entered the land now owned by Alfred Dale, in Sherman Township, which consists of eighty acres, in 1855. At that time he had no neighbors nearer than two miles. His wife still has the old spinning wheel she used sixty-six years ago, and also a pair of cotton and wool cards, together with a little wheel foi' spinning flax and tow. John S. Allen operated a store in Bethany, and during the Civil War, Mrs. Foster walked to town and did her trading, while her husband was amay. She also walked to Bethany to church. Her husband was in the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. Having been a resident of Texas when war was declared and not desiring to join the southern army, he started north and enlisted in the Union army at Fort Smith. For fifteen months Mrs. Foster never slept in a house. She drove a team through from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to Springfield, and on to Harrison County, Missouri, in 1863, and then, with her two children made a livelihood, until her husband's return from the army, with her wheel and loom. Mrs. Foster bought forty acres of land from George Foster in 1865 and later owned 150 acres, buying land in small quantities. Mrs. Foster was ninety years of age, August 23, 1921 and is still active; she has a clear memory and good hearing. Mrs. Foster recalls the old settlers who lived here prior to the Civil War, among whom were: Lewis Charlton, for whom Mrs. Foster worked when a girl for one dollar a week, weaving and spinning; John Jones, Jonathan Jones, Adam Brown, Felix Good, John Bolar and Philip Nighthart.

K. Clifford Burris, a progressive and enterprising farmer of Bethany Township, was born in Cypress Township, March 4, 1890, the son of Frank P. and Emma C. Burris, a sketch of whom appears in this volume.

K. Clifford Burris was educated in the public schools and also attended Bethany High School. After finishing his education, he engaged in farming and bought a farm of sixty acres in 1913, formerly the Charlie Chapman farm in Cypress Township, which he sold in 1919. At present Mr. Burris is farming eighty acres of the Charles Taggart place in Bethany Township.

Mr. Burris is very successful and does general farming and stock raising. He raises the high grade Jersey cattle and the Spotted Poland China hogs, and the pure White Leghorn chickens.

July 2, 1913, Mr. Burris was married to Myra Brown, of Cypress Township, a daughter of George L. and Winnie Brown. Mrs. Brown died about the year 1893 and is buried in Burris Cemetery and Mr. Brown is Hving in St. Joseph, Missouri.

K. Clifford Burris is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Bethany, Missouri. Mr. Burris is a substantial citizen and a progressive type of man. He is a good farmer and stockmian and successful manager.

Joseph N. Homan, the capable and well known street commissioner of Bethany, Missouri, was born in Adams County, Iowa, April 17, 1858, the son of Wesley and Melissa (Ramsey) Homan, natives of Kentucky, but who were married in Putnam County, Indiana, and settled in Iowa in 1855, where Mr. Homan entered land, paying therefore $1.25 per acre. Both Mr. and Mrs. Homan died there, she at the age of thirty-three years in 1864, and he in 1893, and they are buried in Washington Township Cemetery in Adams County. Mr. Homan filled the office of county treasurer and was county commissioner there for some time.

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Homan were the parents of the following children: Robert of Adams County, Iowa, who lives near the home place; Nancy Jane Falconer, of Enterprise, Oregon; Edmund, of Arkansas; Joseph N. ; William M., who died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1916; and Oliver P., of Des Moines, Iowa.

Joseph N. Homan was educated in Adams County, Iowa, attending the public schools. He engaged in farming there until 1903, then removed to Harrison County, Missouri, where he bought a farm of 240 acres, four miles west of Ridgeway in Jefferson Township. The farm is well improved and since coming here, Mr. Homan has built three barns, two of them being destroyed by fire. Mr. Homan moved to Bethany in February, 1917, and owns a residence on 28th Street. He was appointed street commissioner in 1920 and has filled this office for the past year, giving entire satisfaction to the citizens of Bethany in the efficient manner in which he handles the duties of this office.

Mr. Homan was married February 21, 1880, to Miss Luna K. Knodle of Ogle County, Illinois, a daughter of Jonathan and Virginia (Eakle) Knodle. Mrs. Homan was eduated at Mount Morris, Illinois, where she attended a seminary.

Mr. and Mrs. Homan are the parents of four children living and one dead: Oliver L., Lois E., Lula Glee, Ira T., and Edmund Herschel. Oliver, who married Minnie Olson of Montford, Wisconsin, and have three children, Luna Mildred, Jesse and Chauncey; Lois E., who married W. E. Hendren and live near Eagleville on a farm of their own and have one son, Dwight, and lost two little girls; Ira T., who married Carrie C. Cooper of Holbrook, Nebraska, and they have one child living, Phylis, and lost one little girl; Edmund Herschel, lives on the home place on the Jefferson Highway, just half way between Bethany and Eagleville. He married Nellie N. Teeter of Holbrook, Nebraska, and has one child, Keith.

Mr. Homan is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges and is one of the progressive and enterprising citizens of Bethany. They are also leading members of the First Baptist Church, Mr. Homan being the superintendent of the Sunday School.

Charles M. Wagoner, a prosperous farmer of Sherman Towaiship, and proprietor of Woodbine Farm, was born on the farm where he now lives, May 26, 1876, the son of John W. and Clara J. (Williams) Wagoner. John W. Wagoner was born in Indiana, June 14, 1853, and his wife was born June 4, 1860. She is living in Bethany, Missouri, with her daughter. Bertha. John W. Wagoner died March 17, 1899, at the age of forty-five years and is buried in Fairview Cemetery. John W. Wagoner owned 280 acres of land at the time of his death. During his school days, he associated with Edgar Howe, now a famous writer.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wagoner were the parents of the following children : Charles M., the subject of this sketch ; John Burton and Bertha Jeannette, twins, born June 16, 1879; Roy Silas, bom January 1, 1887, who lives in Daviess County, Missouri, near Bancroft, and has five children.

Jacob Wagoner, grandfather of Charles M. Wagoner, was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and located in Missouri, April 16, 1859. He settled where Charles M. Wagoner now lives, paying $650.00 for eighty acres of land. Jacob Wagoner died in Ridgeway, Missouri, in April, 1888. Charles Wagoner has a photograph of his grandfather's residence, built in 1865 on the site of his present home. The old kitchen still stands and is used now for a smokehouse.

Charles M. Wagoner was educated in the public schools, and at Ridgeway High School, and moved to his present farm, December 27, 1899. He owns 280 acres in Sherman Township, and, with the exception of a barn built in 1879, has put all of the buildings on the place himself. The present bungalow was built in 1917 by Charles Wagoner, and is a pretty residence, with all modern conveniences, including furnace, bath, water, etc.

Charles M. Wagoner was married December 25, 1899, to Mada Puis, a daughter of James A. and Margaret Puis, a sketch of whom appears in connection with P. C. and Everet Puis, her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Wagoner were the parents of a daughter, Carmaleta, who was born June 17, 1901, and died April 15, 1921. She was the wife of Roe Foster, having married August 29, 1918.

W. W. Helton, a prosperous farmer and proprietor of Fairview Farm in Fox Creek Township, was born in Morgan County, Indiana, February 20, 1859, the son of James B. and Mary Jane (Kelso) Helton, both of whom died in Gentry County in 1912.

Mr. and Mrs. James B. Helton were the parents of the following children: Thomas A., of Stanberry, Missouri; W. W., the subject of this sketch of Harrison County, Missouri ; Charlie, of Gentry County, Missouri ; Francis M., Cass County, Missouri; Sarah Burroughs, of Iowa; Hattie, the wife of John Petit of Idaho. By a former marriage of James Helton, he had four children: Mrs. Eliza Jane Stout, deceased; Jess W., of Montana; Mrs. Nancy Ann Elkins, of Indiana, and Mrs. Mary Studer, deceased.

W. W. Helton was educated in the public schools and came to Harrison County, Missouri, in 1881, locating in Fox Creek Township, where he bought his present farm in 1885 of D. P. Brown. He now owns 200 acres, which is situated ten miles east of Bethany, Missouri, on the county road. There are two sets of improvements on the farm, a fine residence built in 1897, good barn and other buildings, and the land is watered by wells and pools. Mr. Helton does general farming and is very successful. He also owns a residence in Bethany, where he lives in the winter.

W. W. Helton was married the first time in 1884 to Ibbie Brown, a daughter of D. P. Brown. Mrs. Helton died in 1908, leaving a daughter, Lura G., the wife of Bert Layson, of Cypress Township, and they have a son, Garland Layson.

Mr. Helton was married the second time in January, 1913, to Nellie Coffey, of Martinsville, Indiana, a daughter of Moses T. and Lucinda Renner Coffey, both of whom are deceased. Mr. Coffey was a native of Indiana and a veteran of the Civil War and his wife was a native of Ohio. Mrs. Helton was educated in Morgan County, Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Coffey were the parents of the following children: George W., deceased; Maiy J., the wife of James Beecham ; John, deceased; Philip L., of Indiana; Mrs. Barbary Huntzniger, deceased; Eliza, the wife of Nathan Elgin ; Mrs. Helton ; Willie, of Martinsville, Indiana.

Lewis Coffey, grandfather of Mrs. Helton, was of Irish descent, and was born in Kentucky, but moved to Indiana in pioneer days. The Renners, who are Pennsylvania Dutch, are natives of Pennsylvania and reared there.

Mr. Helton has been a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Bethany for the past five years and is well and favorably known in Harrison County.

Samuel I. Harrison, an enterprising farmer and stockman of Marion Township, was born in Harrison County, near Morrison Chapel, November 18, 1884, and is a son of Henry B. and Katharine J. (Milligan) Harrison, both natives of Green County, Tennessee, and early settlers in Harrison County, Missouri, where the father was a successful farmer during his active career. The father died in March, 1891 and is buried in the Ridgeway Cemetery, and the mother lives in Marion Township with Samuel I. of this sketch.

To Henry B. and Katharine J. (Milligan) Harrison were born the following children : John W., married Ira McLaughlin and they reside at Ridgeway, Missouri ; Mary, married William V. Leasenby and they live in Marion Township; Seba J., married Alfred Mulnix and they live in Marion Township; James, married Mae Ellington and they reside at Living Springs, Montana; Coleman B., married Hesther Caldwell, Marion Township; Addie, married Wallace Denton, Marion Township: Emma, married Sam Baker, Madison Township; Frank married Audrey White

Samuel I. Harrison was reared on a farm and attended school at the Pleasant Valley School District and other rural schools in Harrison County. Early in life he bought sixty acres of land which he later sold and went to Texas. After remaining four years in that state, he returned to Harrison County and operated rented land for two years. He then bought a part of his present place which consisted of 100 acres of valuable land. Later he purchased more land and now owns 208 acres which is known as "Blue Grass Corner." The place is well improved and Mr. Harrison carries on general farming and stock raising and has met with success. He is unmarried and his mother m.akes her home with him.

Mr. Harrison is a member of the Methodist Church at Ridgeway, and has held membership in the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge for the past twenty years. He is a Democrat and one of the substantial citizens of Marion Township and Harrison County.

Joseph NefF, a progressive and enterprising farmer of Sherman and Fox Creek townships, and proprietor of Glendale Farm, is a native of Fox Creek Township, born March 13, 1874, the son of Daniel B. and Nancy E. (Wiley) Neff, both deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Neff were natives of Indiana, but settled in Harrison County in 1858, and Mr. Neff was one of the prominent stock men and farmers of this county for many years. He died May 4, 1919, and his wife died November 4, 1911; both are buried in Miriam Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Neff were the parents of the following children: George T., of Bethany; Landa T., who died when twenty-seven years of age ; Minta 0., the wife of Robert Kincade of Coffey, Missouri ; Mrs. Emma Springer, deceased; Joseph S., the subject of this sketch; Addie, the wife of W. R. Kinkade of Montana; Eva, the wife of Frank Miller of Peculiar, Missouri; Essie, of Los Angeles, California; and Ona Ree, the wife of J. R. Tilley of Idaho.

Joseph S. Neff was educated in the public schools and at Chillicothe Business College, and taught in this college for one year. After finishing his education, he farmed the home place in Fox Creek Township until in 1919, when he moved to his present place, which consists of 504 acres. He farms more than 200 acres and the remainder of the land is pasture (31) and meadow. Mr. Neff has ten acres of soy beans, and also raises corn, oats, and wheat, and feeds cattle and hogs, raising the Jersey cattle and Poland-China hogs. The farm is well improved with two sets of improvements suitable for farm and stock use.

Joseph Neff was married in December, 1900, to Ella Bebermeyer, a daughter of H. C. and Lucy (Ulmer) Bebermeyer, who now live in Emporia, Kansas. Mrs. Neff was born in Warren County, Missouri, and received her education there, later attending the Chillicothe State Teachers College, where she taught a few years.

Mr. and Mrs. Neff are the parents of the following children : Howard W., a graduate of Bethany High School of class 1920; Garland D., now in the third year of the high school; Maurine, who is in her third year in high school; Nadine, who is in the sixth grade.

Mr. Neff has filled membership on the township board. He is well known throughout the county for his progressive ideas and he and his family are highly respected citizens.

George R. Burris, an enterprising and wide-awake young farmer of Fox Creek Township, was born in Cypress Township, the son of Frank P. and Emma C. (Barlow) Burris, a sketch of whom appears in this book.

George R. Burris was educated in the Bethany, Missouri, High School ; Cameron, Missouri, Wesleyan College, and at the State University at Columbia, Missouri. After finishing his education, he clerked in the general store of R. H. Wren and son at Bethany, and then went to Cainsville, Missouri, and is in business for himself. He then retumea to Betnany and engaged in the implement business for two years, and, since 1911, has farmed on his present place in Fox Creek Township ; this was formei'ly the Oliver B. Clinkenbeard farm. This place consists of 320 acres of land and is well improved. Mr. Burris is a very successful farmer and besides his agricultural pursuits he takes an active interest in politics and affairs of the county. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Bethany.

Mr. Burris was married June 2, 1909 to Etta Clinkenbeard, a daughter of Oliver B. and Mary A. (Brown) Clinkenbeard, the latter a daughter of William Brovm, a pioneer of Fox Creek Township, and a sketch of whom appears in connection with that of L. S. Brown. Mrs. Clinkenbeard lives in Bethany, Missouri, and her husband died in February,

1919 and is buried at Bethany, Missouri. Mr. Clinkenbeard's father, George W. Clinkenbeard, entered the farm on which Mr. and Mrs. Burris live, and the improvements were put on by Oliver B. Clinkenbeard, deceased.

Francis M. McLey, a well known and highly respected citizen of Harrison County, is a native of Sugar Creek Township, this county, and born December 14, 1853, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Watts) McLey, both deceased. Joseph McLey was a native of West Virginia, born in 1827, and who died here September 22, 1915, and is buried in Union Cemetery. His wife was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, and died July 5, 1895. Joseph McLey came to Missouri from Virginia with his father in pioneer days, and entered land in 1848, when twenty-one years of age. His father, mother, two brothers and a sister came with him, making the ti'ip by boat from Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to Brunswick, Missouri, and drove overland to Grundy County. Joseph McLey was in the Missouri State Militia on the Union side, during the Civil War.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McLey were the parents of the following children: Francis M., the subject of this sketch; Henry Franklin of Bridgeport, Missouri ; Mrs. Louisa Clutter of St. Clair, Missouri ; J. B., who died in 1864 ; Joseph Lincoln, who died in 1864 ; and Rachel, who died when sixteen years of age.

Francis M. McLey was educated in the schools of the county and married when twenty years of age. He has lived on his present farm of 120 acres, four and one-half miles northwest of Melbourne, since December, 1900. This place is well improved, with good residence, barns, and other buildings, and Mr. McLey does general farming.

February 15, 1874, Mr. McLey was married to Sarah Ninemyers, who died October 1, 1881, leaving three children: Extine Felix, of Bethany, Joseph S., of Sugar Creek Township, and Cora Alice, the wife of Will Curtiss of St. Joseph, Missouri.

Mr. and Mrs. McLey are the parents of the following children : Nancy Elizabeth, who died when thirteen months old ; Sarah May, the wife of Arthur Terhune of Melbourne, Missouri ; Roy H., who married Katie E. Miller, who died, and who married the second time Ula Card; Myrtle Ellen, the wife of Jacob Hutchinson of Bethany, Missouri; Tressie 0., the wife of John Harrison of Melbourne, Missouri ; Catherine, the wife of Charles King of Jamesport, Missouri; and Arthur D., who lives at home.

Roy H. McLey was in the United States Army during the World War, enlisting April 1, 1918, and was sent to Camp Funston, and two months later, went overseas with the 89th Division. He was under shell fire at the front for twenty-three hours prior to the signing of the armistice.

The grandchildren of Mr. ancj Mrs. Francis McLey are: Ruth Miller; Othal and Harmon McLey; Alice Hudson; Cassia and Laberta McLey; Mrs. Lorine Ridgeway of Kansas City, Missouri; Francis Turner, now in the United States Army at Camp Upton, New York; Paul Turner, now with the army of occupation at Coblenz, Germany; Truman King; Mildred, Ralph, Wilfreda, Ellen, Ethel, Roy Clinton, Howard and Loretta Terhune; Marion, Marvel and Cecil Hutchinson; and the following who are deceased : Amy, Leta, Cecil, Deloris, Alath, Frederick K., Flora Olive, Fi'ancis Dale McLey, and Volney, Jr., Harrison, Ruby Terhune.

Frank Murphy, the efficient and well known cashier of the Bank of Melbourne, was born in Grundy County, Missouri, March 11, 1897, the son of James E. and Edna (Dunlap) Murphy, who reside near Laredo, Missouri, on a farm. Mrs. Edna Murphy was born in Grundy County, Missouri, and James E. Murphy is a native of Ohio, but came to Grundy County in 1883.

Frank Murphy was graduated from the Laredo High School in 1914, and after finishing school, taught for two years, and then worked in the bank of Laredo for one year. During the World War, he enlisted in the United States army, June 10, 1918, at Trenton, Missouri, and was first sent to Jefferson Barracks, then to Camp Humphreys, Virginia, Camp

Forest, Georgia, Camp Meade, Maryland, and back to Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where he was discharged February 10, 1919. He was with the 211th Engineers, 11th Division. He is a member of the Major Dale Stepp Post of the American Legion at Trenton, Missouri, also a member of the Masonic Lodge at Oilman and the Lidependent Order of Odd Fellows at Melbourne.

Philip Schwenk, a well known and highly respected citizen of Bethany, and who is now living a retired life, was born in Germany, February 23, 1854, the son of John and Philipine (Rus) Schwenk, but who came to America when seventeen years of age, and engaged in the bakery business which he had learned in Germany. He located first at Charleston, Indiana, then went to St. Louis, Missouri, from there to Ottumwa, Iowa, and then came to Princeton, Missouri, but eventually located in Bethany in 1881, and first worked for Mr. Robinson and Aufricht Bros. In 1884, he bought the William Heaston bakery, which he operated until September, 1920, when he sold out to Fred Wheeler. Philip Schwenk has resided in Bethany for forty years, during which time he has made many friends.

Mr. Schwenk was married December 4, 1884 to Amelia Mainwaring, a daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Henry) Mainwaring, both natives of England, where they were married. Mr. and Mrs. Mainwaring came to America in 1840 and settled in Jefferson Township, where Mrs. Schwenk was bom in a cabin. Mr. Mainwaring died April 7, 1907, and his wife died September, 1907, and both are buried in Spruce Cemetery.

Mr and Mrs. Schwenk are the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, born February 14, 1886, who was graduated from Bethany High School and Gem City Business College at Quincy, Illinois and who is a stenographer at the naval ordinance plant; John C, born December 20, 1888, who attended high school here, and who is now a baker at Spokane, Washington; Clara E., born November 27, 1891 and who died at the age of twenty years, and who was also a graduate of Bethany High School and Gem City Business College, and was a stenographer; Gay and May twins, born December 28, 1894, the former died January 15, 1895 and the latter February 15, 1895 ; Paul Lewis, born November 2, 1902 and died February 2, 1903; Loren Dockery bom September 4, 1903 and died February 1, 1904.

twenty years. They bought this house, which was built by Samuel Frazier, from Gay Aufrecht. Mr. and Mrs. Schwenk are enjoying the fruits of their well spent life, in their modern home, which has a comfortable porch, and which is surrounded by a well kept lawn with shade trees. This lawn together with a garden gives Mr. Schwenk just enough labor in its care to keep him healthy.

In 1900 Mr. Schwenk took a trip to his old home in Germany; after visiting there he took a trip by boat down the Rhine, seeing all the old castles. He then went to Paris and took in the Worlds Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Schwenk are members of the First Christian Church of Bethany, Missouri.

James W, Amey, a prosperous and wide-awake farmer of Fox Creek Township, was born one mile south of his present home, December 10, 1878 the son of George and Hannah (Hughes) Arney. The latter died in 1918 and is buried at Sharon Chapel, and the former lives in Bethany, Missouri.

Mr. and Mrs. George Amey were the parents of the following children : Thomas A. of Bethany, Missouri ; J. D., Bakersfield, California ; Mrs. Lummie Hogan of Fox Creek Township ; Floyd J. of Fox Creek Township; 0. R. of Fox Creek Township; Mrs. B. L. Neff of Sherman Township; Mrs. Ree Dickover of Marshall County, Iowa; Mrs. Rue Butcher of St. Joseph, Missouri; and James W., the subject of this sketch.

James W. Arney was educated in the schools of this district, and at the age of twenty-three years, went to Grant County, Oklahoma where he engaged in farming and stock raising. He was there for ten years and then returned to Fox Creek Township, where he has lived since. He owns 240 acres of land on the home place and 285 acres one mile north. He does general farming and raises the registered whitefaced Hereford cattle and the pure bred Duroc Jersey hogs, and is one of the most successful farmers of the county.

Mr. Arney is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Bethany. He is a very energetic, and enterprising farmer, and besides his agricultural pursuits, finds time to take an interest in the affairs of the county.

Alfred C. Bonser, a substantial citizen of Bethany, who has been in the painting business here for the past twenty-five years, was born January 19, 1864, in Illinois, the son of Joseph W. and Priscilla J. (Cave) Bonser. Priscilla Bonser was a daughter of the Rev. A. N. Cave, Sr., who was born April 25, 1814, and who came here in the fifties, and died November 24, 1888. For many years, he was a minister of the Methodist Church of Bethany. Priscilla J. Bonser died January 23, 1864 and her husband, Joseph W. Bonser died November 15, 1898.

Rev. A. N. Cave, Sr., grandfather of Alfred C. Bonser, was a veteran of the Civil War and was treasure of Harrison County for two terms, and at one time, in pioneer days, he had twenty-two appointments in this and other counties and was instrumental in establishing a number of churches in this part of Missouri. He was a popular minister and officiated at eighty weddings in one winter, and the bad weather never kept him from his services, although he rode horseback, and often fed his horse on potatoes.

The Bonser family records begins in Hesse Castle, Germany, where John Bonser, the great grandfather of Alfred C. Bonser, was born. He came to America during the Revolutionary War, and was married in Virginia to Elizabeth Bensyl, a native of Virginia. They located in Chillicothe, Ohio, where John Bonser died. His son, John Bonser, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania and died April 19, 1865. He married Rebecca Work, a. native of Indiana, who was born in 1804 and died September 13, 1836. Joseph W. Bonser, the father of Alfred Bonser, was the second son of his parents, born March 31, 1831 and who died November 5, 1898.

Alfred C. Bonser was educated in the schools at Bethany, Missouri, and, when sixteen years of age, began to learn the painting trade. For eight years, he was coroner of Harrison County, and was in the undertaking business, but has followed his painting trade for twenty-five years, and is still engaged in this work, with a shop, thirty feet square, which is located near his residence. Mr. Bonser does fancy sign painting and specializes in automobile painting as well, and is an expert in this line of work.

December 30, 1886, Mr. Bonser was married to Hattie M. Branham, a daughter of Jonathan and Sarah J. Branham of Albany, Missouri. Jonathan Branham, who was a veteran of the Civil War, died October 1, 1883 in Albany, Missouri, and his wife, who is eighty-six years of age, lives with Mrs. Bonser.

Mr. and Mrs. Bonser have a daughter Hazel M., the wife of Dr. Glenn H. Broyles of Kansas City, Missouri, and they have a son Llyod Bonser Broyles.

Mr. Bonser is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen of America and Yeoman Lodges, and is a highly respected citizen of Bethany.

S. D. Rardin, Jr., of the firm of S. D. Rardin, Jr. and Company, Ridgeway, Missouri, is one of the extensive general produce dealers of northern Missouri. Mr. Rardin was born in Laville, Iowa, December 3, 1869, a son of S. D. and Alice (Moore) Rardin.

S. D. Rardin, Sr., was a native of Indiana. Early in life he removed to Iowa which was some time in the fifties. About 1870, he came to Missouri and engaged in the mercantile business at Cainsville, Harrison County. He remained there until 1880 when he located on the present site of Ridgeway. This was before the raih'oad was built here and before there was any settlement except a few farm houses in this vicinity. He erected a crude building about where the telephone office is now located and there engaged in the general mercantile business. This was the first store in Ridgeway. The town was platted the following fall after Mr. Rardin located here and shortly afterwards he built a more commodious and substantial store building where Ollie Bennett's store is now located. He was engaged in the general mercantile business here for a number of years but spent the latter part of his life in retirement. He died December 2, 1918. His first wife died about the time that S. D. Rardin, Jr. was born, leaving the following children: Caroline Drew, now deceased ; Mrs. Mary Nelson, Texas ; Mrs. Alice Lincoln, Cainsville, Missouri ; Charles Rardin, who now lives in Kansas; Ida, married Ben Reeves, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere; and S. D. Rardin, the subject of this sketch. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Rardin married the ^^idow of William Reeves. (See sketch of Ben Reeves in this volume).

April 27, 1894, he engaged in the produce business at Ridgeway and with the exception of a few months he has been engaged in that business up to the present time. He handles poultry, eggs and cream and does an extensive business. His business covers a broad scope of territory and he has branch stations at Brooklyn, Mount Moriah and Blue Ridge and at the present time has nine men in his employ. He ships eggs and dressed poultry in car load lots to the principal markets of the middle west and east and live poultry is generally shipped in smaller lots.

The business is housed by a building 47x120 feet which is divided into various departments, including packing, picking and shipping and storage rooms. He has installed the most complete refrigerator system in Harrison County at a cost of $10,000. It is operated by a fifteen-horse power gas engine and the refrigerator has a storage capacity of three car loads. This is one of the important industrial institutions of Harrison County and Mr. Rardin is deserving of much credit for providing such an extensive market for the producers of this section.

On February 19, 1891, Mr. Rardin was married to Miss Dolly Walker of Mercer County, Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. Rardin have been born three children as follows: Paul, who is with his father in the produce business ; Daisy, lives in California ; and Dorothy, at home.

Mr. Rardin is a member of the Brotherhood of American Yeoman, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Christian Church. He is a progressive and enterprising citizen and one of the leading business men of Harrison County.

Simon R. King, a well known citizen of Bethany, Missouri, better known as "Dick" King, was born in Dallas Township, October 14, 1881, the son of William J. and Carlottie J. (Lovelace) King. Mrs. King was a daughter of Richard Lovelace and wife, early settlers of Dallas Township. They died in Bethany, Missouri, and are buried here. William J. King died in January, 1898 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, and his wife is now living in Bethany, Missouri.

William J. King and wife were the parents of the following children: Samuel E. of Bethany; Bell, the wife of E. W. Kelly; Myrtle, the widow of Charles Hocker of Bethany ; Alice, the wife of J. H. Hogan of Bethany ; Simon R., the subject of this sketch; Elsie Ann, the wife of Frank Elliott of Hemingford, Nebraska; Charles H. of Genoa, Platte County, Nebraska ; Margaret, the wife of Harry Sawyer of Bethany ; Bessie E., the

Simon R. King was married, March 11, 1903, to Bessie A. Hogan, of Gentry County, Missouri, a daughter of S. M. and Lydia C. (Ward) Hogan, both of whom live in Gentry County. Mrs. King was born, reared and educated in Athens Township.

Mr. and Mrs. King have a son, Garland R., born August 1, 1914. The family reside at the corner of South Fifteenth Street and Vandvert Avenue, and prior to moving to Bethany in March, 1921. Mr. King was engaged in farming in Dallas Township.

Isaac Allen Edson, an enterprising and successful dealer in country produce and feed of Bethany, Missouri, is a native of Harrison County, born in Jefferson Township, January 14, 1860, the son of Timothy and Caroline (Bridges) Edson. Timothy Edson was bom in Illinois, September 18, 1841, and came to Harrison County in the 50's. During the Civil War, he enlisted with Company B of Merrill's Horse 2nd Missouri Cavalry, and died at St. Louis in 1863. while on his way home on a furlough and is buried at Jefferson Barracks. Mrs. Timothy Edson is living at Martinsville. Mr. and Mrs. Edson were the parents of two children ; Janie, who died in infancy, and Isaac Allen, the subject of this sketch.

Isaac Allen Edson was educated in the Jefferson Township and Union schools, and has been engaged in farming and shipping stock ever since young manhood until November, 1915, when he moved to Bethany, and started his present business June, 10, 1918. He buys and sells poultry, eggs, cream, etc., and sells feeds of all kinds, and has been very successful. Besides his business affairs. Mr. Edson has also filled the office of justice of the peace and trustee of Jefferson Township.

September 21, 1879, Mr. Edson was married to Alice Stanton, a daughter of Morris H. and Serena J. (Blakeman) Stanton, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Stanton were early settlers of Washington To^vnship, coming here about 1860, and Mrs. Isaac Edson was born in that township in 1860.

Battery Station of Bethany; Alma E., deceased, the wife of John Wyant; Edwin F., a farmer of Jefferson Township; Acta 0., the widow of Lee Morris of Bethany, Missouri; M. C. of Baca County, Colorado; R. M. of Baca County, Colorado, and Edith S., the wife of Ellis Lawrence of Washington Township. A son died in infancy.

Mr. Edson is a member of the Independent Ordfer of Odd Fellows at Martinsville, Missouri. He takes a commendable interest in local affairs and is public spirited and progressive.

Dr. George Edgar Hendren, a well known and efficient veterinary of Bethany, Missouri, was born in Jefferson Township, August 26, 1872, the son of George W. and Isabelle A. (Kelly) Hendren. Mrs. Hendren is a daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (Alexander) Kelly who came to Harrison County about 1857 and located in Jefferson Township, where they both died and are buried at Morris Chapel. George W. Hendren still lives on the Kelly farm which was entered by George W. Kelly. William Hendren, grandfather of Dr. Hendren, was a native of Kentucky, but settled in Daviess County in 1856, and a year later, came to Harrison County and bought land in Jefferson Township. J. L. Hendren, a son, bought the home place, and 0. C. Hendren, a son of George Hendren, bought the farm from him and is living there now.

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hendren are the parents of the following children: Lewis of Jeffer.son Township; G. E., the subject of this sketch; Delia, the wife of Call Wyatt of Topeka, Kansas; Oliver C. of Jefferson Township; Rosa, the wife of Jacob Jennings of Bethany: Waltei-, who lives at home; and Abigail, who died in girlhood.

G. E. Hendren was educated in the public schools and attended a veterinary college of Kansas City, Missouri, from which he was graduated in the class of 1914. He then located in Bethany, Missouri, where he has since enjoyed an excellent practice.

Dr. Hendren was married December 25, 1900 to Rosa D. Ragland, a daughter of Thomas and Minnie (Parker) Ragland, who reside in Lancaster, Kansas. Mrs. Hendren was born near Highland, Kansas, in Doniphan County and educated in the public schools there.

Dr. and Mrs. Hendren are the parents of two children: Bertha I., a student in Bethany High School; and Kenneth, a junior in the High School.

William A. Baldwin, a widely known educator of the county, but who is now engaged in the coal business in Bethany, was born in Denton County, Texas May 2, 1865, the son of Edward and Susan (Glendenning) Baldwin. Edward Baldwin went to Texas from Missouri and Michigan prior to the Civil War and enlisted in the Confederate Army and served until the war closed. He was shot in the right leg in Louisiana, and was incapacitated for a short time, but upon recovery, went back with his company. After the war closed, he settled in Bates County, Missouri, but in 1868, came to Harrison County and located in Dallas Township, where he died December 15, 1895, and is buried in Kidwell Cemetery. His wife is living with her daughter Mrs. W. R. Thompson near Martinsvlle, and Mrs. Jonathan Vanhoozer of Albany. She is eighty-two years of age.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baldwin were the parents of the following children: Emma, the wife of J. L. Roundtree, deceased; Ellis of New Hampton, Missouri, deceased ; Edward, who died at the age of six years ; Eugene, a blacksmith of Shenandoah, Iowa; W. A., the subject of this sketch; Ezra, who died at the age of five years; Flora, the wife of W. R. Thompson of Dallis Township ; Nellie, the wife of Jonathan Van Hoozer of Albany, Missouri; Charles, the superintendent of schools at Neosho, Missouri; and Ethel, who died at the age of thirty-five years.

William A. Baldvdn was educated in Dallas Township, and for twentyfive years, taught school in Harrison and Gentry counties, and one year at Lyons County, Kansas. His first school was at Danford School in 1883, and his last school was at Blue Ridge, Missouri in 1919, and he is teaching there this year, 1922. Mr. Baldwin moved to Bethany in April, 1916 and since then, he has dealt in coal here and has built up a good business.

William A. Baldwin was married April 8, 1891, to Emma Taggart, a daughter of John and Matilda Taggart, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Taggart were married in Indiana and came to Harrison County before the Civil War. He was a captain of the Home Guards, stationed at St. Joseph,

Missouri. Mr. Taggart was a native of Ireland, and came to America when four years of age, with his parents. He died in August, 1913 and his wife died in October, 1911 ; both are buried at Antioch Cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. Taggart were the parents of the following children: Nancy Ann, the wife of Josiah Bogue of Oilman, Missouri ; John and James, both of whom died in infancy ; Wiley P., deceased ; Madora Ellen, the widow of Robert Mayhrigh of Bethany, Missouri ; W. W. of Sherman Township ; Bessie, the wife of James Welden, deceased ; Mrs. Baldwin ; Charles Mansur of Adams Township; and Nona B., deceased. John Taggart was a farmer and for eight years was a state senator, having been elected on the Democratic ticket. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for sixty-three years.

Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin have three children; Blanche, the widow of George Rouzer of Bethany; Edith, the wife of Benjamin Hill, a merchant at Blue Ridge, Missouri, and Evah, a student in the Bethany High School.

Blanche Rouzer was educated in the Oilman City schools, and was graduated from the high schools at that place in 1910, and is also a graduate of the Central Business College at Bethany. Her husband, George Rouzer, who was born in Kansas City, Missouri, died November 21, 1918 at Hog Island, while he was with the United States shipyard, as a ship builder. Mrs. Rouzer is at present employed by the Bethany Trust Company in the abstract department. Edith the wife of Benjamin Hill. Graduated in the Oilman High School and taught four years. She was teaching in Oilman when married.

Alexander Murray, a member of the firm of Ebersole Brothers and Company at Albany, Missouri, is well known in Harrison County where he was born, grew up, and engaged in farming for many years.

Mr. Murray was born in Harrison County, September 29, 1878, the son of W. O. and Janet (Griffen) Murray. They were both born in Glasgow, Scotland, where they were also married. They came to the United States in 1873 and settled on a farm in this county where they lived until recently when they sold the first place and purchased a ten acre tract of land near Bethany where they now live. To their union the following children were born: Walter, living at Bethany; Lizzie, now Mrs. Eckard of Hatfield; Jessie, a teacher in Kansas City, Missouri; Alexander, the subject of this sketch; William, living at Bethany; Christina, now Mrs.

Morris of Bethany; Agnes, living at home; John, a resident of Bethany, Alexina, deceased, was Mrs. Morris ; Andrew, living at Bethany ; and Jeannie, now Mrs. Miles of New Hampton.

Alexander Murray attended the White Cloud rural school. He farmed on a tract of land north of New Hampton with marked success until October, 1919 when he sold this farm and moved to Ridgeway where he lived for six months. He then bought a half interest in the Ebef.^iole Mill at Albany with P. R. Ebersole as the other owner. Previously to buying an interest in the mill, Mr. Murray sold a small tract of land adjoining Ridgeway which he had taken in the trade of his farm. The disposal of this land left Mr. Murray free to devote all of his time to the work in the will. This mill is equipped with machinery for grinding and chopping; and the fimi handles flour, feed and farm seeds as well as buying and shipping grain. The mill is a successful business venture and has been well managed by the owners.

Alexander Murray was married August 10, 1904 to Evah Ebersole, a daughter of C. and Eliza Ebersole of New Hampton. Mrs. Ebersole is deceased, and Mr. Ebersole is living at New Hampton. To the union of Alexander and Evah (Ebersole) Murray two children have been born: Gordon, now a junior in the Albany High School; and Jenet Evelyn.

Mr. Murray is favorably known throughout Han-ison County as a man of enterprise and ability. In Albany also, he is esteemed as a progressive business man.

Dr. Felix G. Smith a well known physician of Bethany, is a member of a prominent pioneer family of the county. The Smith family has been known in Harrison County since the first half of the nineteenth century, and the men of the family have been prominent in political affairs of the county and the state for many years.

Hercules Smith, deceased, the father of Dr. Felix G. Smith, was born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1821, and came to Scotland County, Missouri, in 1848. His father, David G. Smith, came from the same county in Kentucky to Missouri in 1850 and joined his son, Hercules, in a land venture in Scotland County. They entered a large tract of land, and were successful operators of these large farms all their lives. At his death in 1898 in Scotland County, Hercules Smith held more than 500 acres of land near Memphis, Missouri. Hercules Smith was married to Mary Ellen Leeman of Hardin County, Kentucky, who died in 1891. Her remains are buried in the Baptist Church Cemetery in Miller Township, and the remains of her husband are buried in the Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. To their union the following children were born: Matilda, the wife of John L. Drake of Lancaster, Missouri ; Elizabeth, died at the age of twenty-one years; Mollie, wife of E. M. Giles of Ridgeway, Missouri; Thomas J., a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Keokuk, Iowa, and of the Ensworth Medical College at St. Joseph, and now located in Long Beach, California; Sarah EUza, wife of James Colvin of Maryville, Missouri; Felix G., the subject of this sketch; Nancy, wife of Shadrach Bridges of Decatur, Illinois; W. L., formerly in the drug business at Maysville, then at McFall, and now in the same business at Albany, Missouri; America, married to Ambrose Dunagan, a druggist of Ridgeway, Missouri; John Chilton, mention of whom appears later in this review; and Charlotte, the widow of Richard Watkins of Alliance, Nebraska.

Dr. John Chilton Smith is a graduate of the Ensworth Medical College of St. Joseph and is a registered pharmacist by examination. He clerked for a brother in Grant City for a few years, but since 1885 he has owned and conducted a drug store on the west side of the square at Albany. Here he keeps a full line of drugs and does a good business. He does office practice in connection with his work in the store. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and of the Redmen.

Felix G. Smith, the subject of this sketch, is a graduate of the Ensworth Medical College at St. Joseph. He is a man of varied and interesting experiences. He began to teach school in 1872, and taught his last school in Worth County in 1879. He then entered the drug business at Denver, Missouri, w^here he remained one year. He then went into the drug business at Grant City, remained there three years, and entered the same business at Albany, where he remaind another three years. For the past thirty-three years he has lived in Befhany, and until nine years ago, he conducted a drug business there in connection with which he did office practice much of the time ; the past nine years he had spent in California.

The Smith family was accustomed to holding family reunions each year for several years prior to the death of the mother. There are ten of the family still living, the youngest being past sixty-two years of age and the oldest more than seventy-seven years old. They are a long-lived family. The great-grandfather, James Smith, of Hardin County, Kentucky, lived to be 107 years of age.

The Smiths have always been prominent Democrats, all four of the Smith brothers having taken active parts in democratic party politics in northwest Missouri. In the Congressional Convention held at Plattsburg, Missouri, three of the brothers wei'e present and each supported a diiTerent candidate. Dr. Felix G. Smith was allied with the supporters of T. A. Dunn, a banker of Bethany; Dr. J. C. Smith was equally ardent in his support of Ed Ayleshire of Stanberry; and Dr. T. J. Smith upheld the cause of "Toot" Hudson of Grant City. Each of the brothers stood by his candidate until the question was settled by the nomination of John Daugherty. At the Democratic State Convention at Sedalia in 1892, Dr. Felix G. Smith was elected an alternate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago which nominated Grover Cleveland for the presidency. The Doctor has entertained several prominent democrats at his home in Bethany. Among these were W. J. Bryan, Senator William J. Stone, R. P. Hobson, Gov. A. M. Dockery and many of the pleading politicians of the state.

Doctor Smith was appointed to the office of county collector of revenues by Governor Folk in 1906 and served for a year in that capacity. He also served as United States pension examiner during the first term of Grover Cleveland's administration. His brother. Dr. T. J. Smith, served on the same board at Grant City at the special request of the old soldiers of Worth County. Dr. F. G. Smith is a member of the Masonic order and of the Knights of Pythias. He served as chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias for two years and was very efficient in his work. Families such as that founded by Hercules Smith have been influential in moulding the destiny of the county and the state. It is particularly fitting that in a volume of this character due honor be given to such men.

John Barber, of Eagleville, has been prominently identified with Harrison County for many years, and is a member of one of the very early pioneer families of this section of the state. He was born in Licking County, Ohio. December 25, 1842, a son of Aquilla C. and Ellen (Kerr) Barber.

Aquilla C. Barber was born in Washington D. C, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He saw Lafayette, when that distinguished soldier visited Washington, D. C. Aquilla Barber was a son of Bernard Barber, who was a native of Washington D. C. and served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was of Scotch descent and spent his life in Washington D. C.

Aquilla Barber moved to Ohio in an early day and while living in that state, he followed farming and was also interested in boating and teaming. He hauled salt across the Alleghany Mountains to Washington, D. C, and Baltimore. In 1885 he came to Missouri v/ith his family and settled in Harrison County northeast of Eagleville. He pre-empted some land, homesteaded some and bought some. He engaged in farming and also conducted a store at Eagleville for a number of years and was engaged in business here at the time of his death, January 20, 1864, at the age of seventy-five years. Ellen (Kerr) Barber was a native of Pennsylvania and of Irish descent. She died at Eaglesvillc in 1887, at the age of eighty-one years, and she and her husband are buried in what is known as the West Cemetery, at Eagleville. They were the parents of the following, who grew to maturity: Elizabeth, deceased; Andrew, Kansas City, Missouri; John, the subject of this sketch; Justus, died in the Union Army during the Civil War; Martha, married Samuel V. McHenry, who is now deceased, and she lives at Hiawatha, Kansas; and Wheeler, Sprott, Missouri.

John Barber was about thirteen years old when the family came to Missouri, in 1855. They drove through from Ohio to Harrison County with two teams and brought with them a buggy which was the first vehicle of the kind in this section of Missouri. Mr. Barber recalls that when he was a boy and drove his mother to church that the other boys would make fun of him for riding in a buggy. Everybody in those days drove to church with ox-teams and heavy wagons.

John Barber attended the early day subscription school, and was living on the home farm with his parents when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted at Bethany, August 3, 18G1, and he and his brother Andrew and John Hagerty, were the first soldiers to be sworn in as members of "Merrill's Horse." This organization later became the 2nd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry. Mr. Barber took part in a number of engagements with his regiment and after a term of service Avas discharged on account of disability. As soon as he regained his health he enlisted in Company E, 16th Kansas Cavalry. He served with that command until the close of the war and then went on an expedition with his regiment against hostile Indians in the West. He was first sergeant of his company and the oflScer in command while on this expedition in Wyoming and other

After his discharge from the army, Mr. Barber returned to Eagleville and engaged in farming and stock raising. He was one of the first successful Shorthorn Stock raisers in this section. He also raised Norman horses and Poland China hogs. His farm is located in Colfax Township, two miles from Eagleville, and consists of 220 acres of valuable land. He was successfully engaged in fanning here until 1900, and still owns his home place.

In 1900 Mr. Barber assisted in organizing the Citizens Bank og Eagleville, becoming its first cashier and served in that capacity until 1908. This bank was organized with a capital stock of $10,000. George A. Powell who was the first president still holds that position. G. D. Cramer has been vice-president since the bank was organized. J. C. Barber succeeded his father as cashier in 1908, and served in that capacity until November 1919, and since that time J. C. Thompson has been cashier of the bank. The bank owns its own building which is a substantial brick structure and the furniture and fixtures are modern and conveniently arranged for the banking business. Mr. Barber is still interested in the bank and is one of the heaviest stock holders, he and Mrs. Barber owning $10,500 worth of the bank's stock. This is one of the substantial banking institutions of Harrison County and has had a successful career.

Mr. Barber is now and has been for years extensively engaged in the private loan business. He has perhaps handled more estates as administrator and executor than any other man in Harrison County.

Mr. Barber was first married in 1862, to Elizabeth J. Poynter, and two children were born to that marriage, Mrs. Ella Oaks, of Colfax Township, and George W., who died in infancy. Mr. Barber's first wife died on June 29, 1868, and March 2, 1870, he was married to Martha S. Poynter, a sister of his first wife. She was bom near Eagleville, September 29, 1851, a daughter of Thomas H. and Susan A. (Jenks) Poynter, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Ohio. They came here when young with their respective parents.

Thomas H. Poynter was a son of John Poynter, who came from Kentucky to Harrison County with his family in 1840. He was a slave owner in Kentucky and after coming to Harrison County he homesteaded government land near Eagleville and spent the remainder of his life here. He died in 1865, and his wife died in 1863, and they are buried in the Masonic Cemetery at Eagleville. Susan A. Jenks was born in Ohio, a daughter of Ichabod Jenks, who came from Ohio to Missouri with his family in 1841 and first settled at Chillicothe. In 1842 they came to Harrison County and took up government land in the vicinity of Eagleville.

Thomas H. Poynter, was engaged in farming for a number of years and in 1855 he engaged in the mercantile business at Eagleville and was in business there for a number of years. He was postmaster at Eagleville during the Civil War and for some years afterward. He died in 1878, at the age of fifty-three years. His widow survived him for a number of years and died in 1918, at the age of ninty-years. Their remains are buried in the Masonic Cemetery at Eagleville. They were the parents of ten children of whom Mrs. Barber and Thomas M. Poynter of Atchison, Kansas are the only ones living.

To John Barber and wife have been born two children: Grace M., married Amos Smith, Santa Jose, California; and J. C, who is engaged in the loan business at Eagleville, married Chloe Robertson, daughter of Dr. C. H. Robertson of Eagleville.

Mr. Barber has been a life long Republican and has always taken an active part in public affairs. He served as township clerk and assessor for ten years and in 1890, was elected judge of the county court and reelected to that oftice at the expiration of his first term, serving two terms. He is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 257, Eagleville, having been made a mason in 1873, and has served as master of that lodge for ten years. He and Mrs. Barber are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Barber is one of Harrison Counties most highly respected and substantial citizens and he and Mrs. Barber stand high in the community.

Virgil Emerson Yates was bom in Flag Springs, Andrew County, Missouri, October 5, 1878, and is the son of John Leslie Yates, deceased, and Mattie (Emerson) Yates, both native Kentuckians.

John Leslie Yates was the son of Weeden Smith Yates and Ermin Ella (Roberts) Yates, of Barren County, Kentucky. Weeden Smith Yates was a descendant of Capt. John Strother, of Culpeper County, Virginia, who served in the French and Indian wars, and who served on the Committee of Safety, Culpeper, Virginia. He was also one of the thirteen

Mattie Emerson Yates was the daughter of Thomas Franklin Emerson and Lucy Margaret (Simpson) Emerson, of Wayne County, Kentucky. Thomas F. Emerson was the son of Col. Walter Emerson, a very prominent man of Wayne County, Kentucky, and who was a member of the Kentucky legislature, contemporary with Henry Clay.

Virgil Emerson Yates moved, when a boy, with his parents to King City, Missouri, and attended the school at that place, where he was graduated from the high school in 1895. Entered Gem City Business College at Quincy, 111., in 1896 and was graduated in 1897.

In 1892 he started the printer's trade. He worked in King City, Pattonsburg and Union Star during vacations and until 1898. He came to Bethany March 28th. He was employed on the Democrat with John A. and William T. Templeman. He went to St. Joseph in 1905 and was with the Combe Printing Company in capacity of assistant foreman and stock man for three years. Returned to Bethany in spring of 1909; he was made manager of the Bethany Printing Company and Bethany Republican on March 15, 1909. Later he became a member of the board of directors, secretary and treasurer of the company.

Mr. Yates was married June 19, 1902, to Marian L. Templeman, daughter of William A. and Emeline (Allen) Templeman. Three sons were born, Leslie Allen, deceased, William Emerson and Virgil Templeman.

G. C. Zingerle, the well known manager of the Miner and Free Lumber Company, at Bethany, Missouri, is a native of Ohio. He was bom in Cincinnati, a son of Christopher and Rose (Brenner) Zingerle, the former a native of France and the latter of Germany and both now deceased. They spent their lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and died there.

G. C. Zingerle was reared and educated in Cincinnati and when seventeen years old began life as a telegraph operator with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He remained with that company for six years, becoming chief train dispatcher at Indianapolis, Indiana, on the Indianapohs-Chicago division and later went to Cincinnati. In 1897, he came to Trenton, Missouri, as train dispatcher for the Chicago-Rock Island and Pacific. In 1914 he entered the employ of the Miner and Frees Lumber Company and worked in their yard at Blythedale, Missouri. In 1917, he was made manager of the company's yards at Bethany and has held that position until the present time.

Mr. Zingerle is a Knights Templar Mason and belongs to the Knights of Pythias Lodg-e. He has been president of the Bethany Chamber of Commerce since December, 1920.

E. Newton Carter, the well known county superintendent of schools of Harrison County is recognized as one of the capable and efficient public officers of this county. He was born in Sherman Township, Harrison County, October 31, 1892, a son of T. C. and Charlotte (Fergus) Carter.

The Carter family is one of the pioneer families of Harrison County. T. C. Carter was a son of Thomas Carter who was one of the first settlers in the south part of the county. T. C. Carter was born in Cypress Township, May 12, 1852 and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising in this county for a number of years. He died in February, 1919. His remains are buried in Dale Cemetery. His widow now resides with her daughter, Mrs. Laura Decker, in Bethany Township.

To T. C. Carter and wife were born the following children: Mrs. Laura Decker, Bethany Township; Mrs. Myrtle Morris, Bethany Township; F. S., who has served in the United States Navy for the past sixteen years and is now connected with that branch of service, lives at Charleston, Massachusetts; and E. Newton, the subject of this sketch.

E. Newton Carter received his preliminary education in the district schools and the Bethany High School from which he graduated in the class of 1915. He then attended the State Teachers College at Maryville, Missouri, and the University of Missouri. He also taught school at intervals during the course of his educational career and was engaged in teaching when the United States entered the World War.

Corps of the 10th Division. After two months at Camp Funston he was transferred to Detroit, Michigan. While there he was detailed to take cars to Holabird, Maryland. From there he went to Wabash, Indiana and took a number of trucks from there to camp Holabird. He then went to Valparaiso, Indiana, and from there transferred equipment to camp Holabird. He remained in the service until January 31, 1919, when he received his honorable discharge.

On April 1, 1919, Mr. Carter was elected County Superintendent of Schools of Harrison County and is now serving in that capacity. He is an able school man and the public schools of Harrison County are making notable progress under his administration. There are 196 teachers and 5,292 pupils enrolled in Harrison County and there are ten high schools within the borders of this county.

Joseph B. McClure, the well known county treasurer of Harrison County, is a native of this county and is a descendant of a pioneer family of Missouri. He was born in Bethany, July 19, 1882, a son of Frank and Clementine (Osmon) McClure. Clementine Osmon was a native of Harrison County, her parents being very early settlers here who came from Indiana at an early date. They were natives of Ohio.

Frank McClure was a son of Jacob B. McClure and was a native of Ohio. Jacob McClure was an early settler in Missouri. He came to this state with his family and first located in Grundy County and for a number of years operated a mill on Grand River in that county. From Grundy County he came to Harrison County and settled at Bethany and bought the old mill which was located here. He improved it and put in rolls and was the first man to operate a modern flour mill in this locality. He also operated a carding machine and manufactured yam here for a number of years. Jacob McClure and his three sons, Andy, Sparks and Frank, conducted the business in partnership during the lifetime of the father and after his death the three brothers continued in business together for a number of years. Two of the brothers are now deceased and the survivor now resides in Daviess County, Missouri. Frank McClure died on April 11, 1892.

Joseph B. McClure is one of three children now living who were bom to his parents as follows: Joseph B., the subject of this sketch; Beulah,

Joseph B. McClure was reared in Bethany and received his education in the public schools. He was first employed in compiling a set of abstract books of Harrison County by I. E. Nelson. This complete set of abstract books is now the property of the Bethany Trust Company. Mr. McCIure began his career as a public officer as city collector of Bethany, having been elected for a term of three years. He was appointed city clerk and served in that capacity for nine years. He then received the nomination for county treasurer in 1916 and was elected and after serving a term of four years he was re-elected to that office in the fall of 1920 and is now serving in that capacity. Mr. McClure is a Republican and since early manhood he has taken an active part in political matters. He has a wide acquaintance over Harrison County and stands high in this section of the state.

On June 10, 1914 Joseph B. McClure was united in marriage with Miss Daisy E. Bender of Bethany, Missouri. She is a daughter of Robert Bender, now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. McClure have been born two children: Margaret and Max.

Mr. McClure is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he and Mrs. McClure are members of the Methodist Church.

C. C. Ross, a well known and successful attorney of Bethany, Missouri, is a native of Harrison County. He was born October 24, 1881 and is a son of S. M. and Lou (Pettit) Ross, the former a native of Gentry County, Missouri, and the latter of Ohio. They now live in Harrison County, near Bethany.

To S. M. Ross and wife were born the following children: R. R., Lorimor, Iowa; Hettie; C. C, the subject of this sketch and F. F., Bethany, Missouri.

C. C. Ross received his education in the public schools and for three years was a successful teacher in Harrison County. He then began work as a jeweler and watchmaker and followed that vocation at Carrolton, and Maryville, Missouri. He then engaged in the jewelry business at Cainsville, Missouri, for himself and successfully carried on business there for about ten years. In 1917 he came to Bethany where he has since owned the jewelry store known as the Gift Shop. This is one of the high class mercantile establishments of Bethany and a valuable stock of watches, jewelry, cut-glass, stationery and kindred articles are handled.

When Mr. Ross lived at Cainsville he took up the study of law and at the same time conducted his jewelry business. He applied himself to the study of law with systematic persistency, devoting four hours each day to the pursuit of his legal studies. After four years he took the bar examination and was admitted before the Supreme Court of Missouri, July 3, 1916. About a year later, upon coming to Bethany, he took up the practice of law and has met with marked success. He is recognized as an able lawyer and is an untiring student of his profession.