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PAUL R MARTIN, newspaper man, born Galway, Ireland, Jan 23, 1884; LL B, A. M Notre Dame 1902-7; spec post grad Univ Ind, 1903-4; began newspaper work Marion, Ind; Chicago Record-Herald 1906; Indpls Star dram and mus edtr 1907; Cleveland Leader 1910; Indpls Star; now asst edtr Ind Catholic, etc; res Indpls.
SEPTIMUS H SMITH, born Sterling, Ill, Nov 21, 1857; att comm schl War- ren Co, O, est "Woodworker" as editor and prop Indianapolis 1882; now pres S H Smith Co, pubs Indpls, writer on woodworking machin- ery topics; res Indpis.
OSCAR G THOMAS, born Dayton, O, Sep 11, 1864; att comm schls Dayton and Indpis; began newspaper work as comp Indpls Journal 1884; org firm of Thomas & Evans, trade composition plant, 1908; mem Cham Com; res Indpls.
IWM L EVANS, born Clinton Co, Ind, Feb 7, 1868; att comm and High sch Tipton; began print bus 1882 in office Tipton Advocate; with O G Thomas org firm of Thomas & Evans, trade compositers, 1908; res Indpls.
CHARLES C BROWN, civil engineer, born Austinburg, O, Oct 4, 1856; stud engr Cornell 1874-5; C E Univ Mich 1879 (hon A M 1913); Prof civ engr Rose Poly Inst 1883-6; Union Coll, 1886-93: cousitg engr N Y State Bd Health 1888-93; city engr Indpls 1894-5; const engr 1888 -; mem Am Soc C E; past pres Ind Engr Soc, ete; edtr Municipal Engineering; res Indpls.
CHARLES M WALKER, newspaper man, born Athens, Ohio, Dec 25, 1834: grad Ohio Univ 1854; taught schl; read law; 5th Aud U S Treas; connet with Indpls Journal 1872-80; Indpls Times 1880-82; chf clk post office dept 1883-5; Indpls Journal 1886-93; Indpls News since 1903; res Indpls.
LOUIS HOLLWEG, business man, born near Westphalia, Germany, July 27. 1840; attd Gymnasium Soest Germany; came to America in 1860; three months in Cleveland and came to Indpls Jan 7, 1861; estb firm Louis Hollweg, later Hollweg & Reese, Jan 1868; mem firm Hibben, Hollweg & Co; V-P C U Tele Co & New Long Dist Co; V-P Indpls Charity Assn; Treas League 1914; res Indpls.
J GEORGE MUELLER, business man, born Indpls June 21, 1860; attd German Eng Schl; Cincinnati College Phar Ph G: began as Pharma- cist Indpls 1887; orgn Indpls Drug Co 1891, later merged into Mooney- Mueller Drug Co in 1902; was Sec & Treas; Mem of Amer Pharm Assn; Dir Chamber Commerce; Mem Board Trade; Mem Normal Schl N A Gym Univ; now secy-treas Mooney-Mueller, Ward Co; res, Indpls. CORTLAND VAN CAMP, business man, born Franklin Co, Ind; Pres Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co; V-P of Van Camp Packing Co; V-P Van Camp Products Co; one of builders Indpls Southern R R, which made low coal rates permanent; now part of Ills Cent system; mem Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce; res Indpls.
SAMUEL E RAUH, financier, born Bavaria, Germany, Dec 21, 1853; came to America at 13; educ public schis and Commercial Coll, Dayton O; came to Indpls 1874; engaged in various business enterprises; pres Moore Packing Co 1891-7; pres Belt R R & Stock Yards Co since 1897; dir Union Trust Co, Indpls Abattoir Co, E Rauh Fertilizer Co, etc; res Indpls.
ALBERT A BARNES, manufacturer, born Stockbridge Vt Feb 14. 1839; attd common schls; pres Udell Works; dir Union Trust Co and Natl City Bank: Trustee Franklin College; res Indpis.
HENRY KAHN, business man, born Bloomington, Ind. March 31, 1860; attd Butler College; started in wholesale business Indpis; estb Kahn Tai- loring Co 1886; pres since organization; trustee Citizens Gas Co; res Indpls.
CARL G FISHER, business man, born in Indiana; educ public sehls: orig- inator of plan to build highway from coast to coast and V-P and dir Lincoln Highway Assn; originator and one of builders of the Motor Speedway, Indpls: pres Prest-O-Lite Co, Fisher Automobile Co, ete; orgnr "Dixie Highway" movement; res, Indpls.
JAMES W LILLY, business man. born Lafayette, Ind. Nov 10, 1862; attd Butler Coll; engaged in retail hardware business Indpis April 1. 1885; now pres Lilly & Stalnaker; dir Ind Natl Bank, Farmers Trust Co & Indpls Trac & Ter Co; trustee S E Hosp for Insane, Madison, Ind; res Indpls.
CLEMENS VONNEGUT, business man, born Indpis Nov 19, 1853; attd German-English & Indpis High Schil; began mercantile business April, 1870; V-P Vonnegut Hardware Co; mem Ind Legislature 1895; res Indpls.
GUSTAV A RECKER, business man, born Indpls July 19, 1865; attd Ger- man-English & High Schl; began with Sander & Recker 1883; now pres Sander & Recker Furn Co; was pres Ind Ret Furn Dealers Assu; mem Board of Trade & Chamber of Commerce: res Indpls.
A B MEYER, business man, born Indpls Dec 24. 1853: attd German-Eng- lish and Cincti Schis; began business 1872; est A B Meyer & Co 1877: pres A B Meyer & Co, A & C Stone & Lime Co & Ind Plaster & Roof- ing Co; dir United Fourth Vein Coal Co; mem Bd of Trade. Chamber of Commerce; res Indpls.
CHARLES D PEARSON, business man, born Bloomfield. Dec 15, 1851; attd public and high schls; at 18 became traveling salesman for Hollweg & Reese, Indpls; estb business Pearson & Wetzel 1882, succeeding Mr Wetzel on his retirement in 1896: continuously 45 yrs In wholesale china & glassware business; res Indpls.
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GEORGE A GAY, business man, born Dedham, Mass. June 18, 1859; attd public schis; came to Indpls Jan 1, 1892; pres Pettis Dry Goods Co, "The New York Store"; res Indpls.
CARL H LIEBER, business man, born Indpls Mch 16. 1866; attd German- English & Shortridge High Schl; treas the H Lieber Co; dir of Art Assn, etc; res Indpls.
WILLIAM K STEWART, business man, born Indpis July 26, 1875; attd Shortridge High Schl & Wisc Univ; A B Yale, 1899; merc business un- til 1909, then orgn W K Stewart Co of Indpls and Stewart & Kidd Co of Cincti; pres & treas of both; mem Economic Club, Indpls Literary Club, etc; dir Boys' Club Assn, Ind State Tax. Public Welfare Loan Assns; res Indpls.
EDWARD J ROBISON. business man, born Bedford, O, Sept 18, 1855; grad 1880 Hiram Coll, Hiram, O; treas State Bd of Agr, 1900-5; mem Indpis Bd of Schl Comn, 1897-1900; County Treas Marion Co, 1908-10; res Indpls.
WILLIAM FORTUNE, business man, born Boonville, Ind, May 27, 1863; edit writer Indpls News, 1888-90; founder Munic Eng Mag, 1890; pres Indpls Tel Co, New Long Dis Co, etc; dir various corp; orgn Indpls Com! Club, 1890 (sec 1890-95), V-P 95-97, pres 97-98; originator Ind State Bd of Commerce, 1894 (pres 1897-8-9); chmn Elevated R R Comn, 1898-14; presented with Loving Cup 1898 by citizens for promoting general welfare of city; res Indpls.
JOHN C PERRY, business man, born Paoli, Pa, Feb 21, 1834; attd com- mon schis; came to Indpls 1853; began work as wood turner; in whole- sale grocery business 45 years; pres J C Perry & Co, Inc; res Indpls.
C. W. CRAIG, business man, born Peru, Ill. Nov 6, 1860; attd common schls; began business mfg confectioner, Indpls, April, 1873; mem Cham- ber of Commerce; res Indpls.
JOSIAH K LILLY, manufacturing chemist, born Greencastle, Ind, Nov 18, 1861; attd Phila Coll of Phar & Asbury Univ; became supt Lilly Lab 1882; after death of his father, Eli Lilly, June, 1898, became pres of Co; res Indpls.
ALBERT LIEBER, business man. born Indpls Aug 16, 1863; attd German- English Schl & Indpis Bus Coll; pres Indpls Brewing Co; pres Schakk Brewing Co, Newark, N J; V-P Kibler-Lieber Chem Co; dir Merchants Natl, also Ind Trust Co; V-P Progress Mach Co; res Indpls.
FREDERIC M AYRES, business man, born Geneva, N Y, Feb 17, 1872: Yale Univ, Ph B, 1892; pres L S Ayres & Co; dir Fletcher Trust Co & Chandler & Taylor; res Indpls.
W B WHEELOCK, business man, born Ogdensburg, N Y, May 17, 1862; attd Greene St High Schl, Ogdensburg, N Y; came to Indpls Jan, 1893; V-P L S Ayres & Co; sec & Treas Murray Inv Co; res Indpls.
WILLIAM J. MOONEY, business man, born Washington, Ind. Apr 17, 1863; attd public & parochial schls; came to Indpls 1881, with A Kiefer; orgn Mooney-Mueller Drug Co 1902; pres Board Trade 1907-8; dir Fletcher Trust & Sav Co. State Life Ins Co, Citizens Gas Co, Greater Indpls Indust Assn, Children's Aid Soc. Merchants & Mfg Ins Bur; pres Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co; res, Indpls.
OLIVER P ENSLEY, business man, born Auburn, Ind, Oct 9, 1866; grad Auburn High Schl & Bus Coll; came to Indpls as chief clk U S Pen- sion Agency 1890-94; in lumber bus until elected treas Marion Co, 1904-8; dir Union Natl Sav & Loan Assn; now pres A Burdsal Co, paint mfrs; res Indpls.
JOHN F DARMODY, business man, born Indpls Nov 26, 1865; attd public schis; began work with Daggett & Co, mfg confectioners, 1879; est Darmody Co 1895; mem Chamber Commerce, Bd of Trade; secy-treas & gen mgr J F Darmody Co; res Indpls.
FRANK S FISHBACK, born Indpls, May 14, 1866; att comm and Shrtdge High schls, Indpls; newspaper work, Indpls Times, 1885; Merch broker 1889; mem city council 1903-5; treas Marion Co 1910-11; now pres Geiger-Fishback Co, Frank S Fishback Co, merch, brokers; prop Fish- back Warehouse Co; res Indpls.
ALMUS G RUDDELL, business man, born Indpls July 29, 1873; A B Le- land Stanford Jr Univ 1895; came to Indpls in 1895; in merc business until Nov, 1897: pres & mgr Central Rubber & Supply Co, 1897 to date; mem Chamber Commerce Exec Committee & Chrman Wholesale Trade Division, 1913-14; res Indpls.
GEORGE J MAROTT, business man, born Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, Dec 10, 1858; attd schl one year; built railways from Ko- komo to Marion & from Kokomo to Frankfort; now pres Ind Ry & Lt Co; V-P Security Trust Co; operates one of the finest & largest shoe stores in U S; res Indpls.
WILLIAM SCOTT, business man, born County of Donegal, Ireland, April 6, 1850; received classical educ Londonderry, Ireland; came to U S 1868, to Indpls 1870; estb firm William Scott & Co; in 1890 became associated in wholesale drug bus with Daniel Stewart; was pres Daniel Stewart Drug Co; mem Bd Governor Board of Trade since 1882; V-P 1887; pres 1888; mom Bd of Schl Comms 1891-1900 (pres 1896-7); now pres Kiefer-Stewart Drug Co; res Indpls.
CARL VERNON GRIFFITH, business man, born Dayton, O. Aug 8, 1869; grad Rose Poly 1889; mem firm Griffith Bros, wholesale milliners; sec & treas Potter Hat Co; res Indpls.
MERRITT A POTTER, manufacturer, born Clarkston, Mich .; attd Univ of 111; with E C Atkins & Co since 1878, now secy; mem Chamber of Commerce, Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
WILLIAM L ELDER, born Indpls, July 31. 1855; att Indpls High sch; be- gan work as bank clk, after 5 years was appt paymaster I D & S Ry; In furniture bus till 1893; since large operator in real estate; devel and platted Armstrong and N W Park, Clifton Pl, Edgewood, Marion East and Unlv Heights, and other additions; res Indpis.
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ARTIIUR JORDAN, financier, born Madison, Ind, Sept 1, 1555; attd Indpls High Schl; engaged in various mfg, coml & financial enterprises since 1877; now pres Meridian Life Ins Co, Internl Mach Tool Co, Keyless Lock Co, City Ice & Coal Co, Printing Arts Co. Capital Gas Eng Co, Western Cold Storage Co, etc; dir Franklin Coll; truster Y W CA. Indpls; mem Ind Commdry Loyal Leg; res Indpls.
FRED FAHNLEY, business man, born Wurtemburg, Germany, Nov 1. 1839; came to America in 1854 at age of 15; came to Indpls in 1865; eng in wholesale millinery; one of the orgn of the firm styled Fahnley & McCrea; now pres Fahnley & McCrea; V-P & dir Ind Trust; V-P & dir Merchants Natl; res Indpls.
SEVERANCE BURRAGE, chemist, born West Newton, Mass, July 18 1865; attd Mass Inst Techn '92; Ph D Hanover Coll; D P H Valparaiso Univ; Prof Sanit Science Purdue Univ 1895-1912; at present dir Biol Lab Eli Lilly & Co, Indpls & Greenfield; pres Ind Acad Science, Ind Soc Prev Tubercls; dir Natl Assn Study & Preyn Tuber; dir Indpls Boys' Club; mem A M A, State & County Med Soc, Am Pub Health Assn, Soc Am Bact, Am Phar Assn, Am Chem Soc: author (with H T Bailey) "School Sanitation & Decoration"; res Indpls.
OTTO R LIEBER, business man, born Indpls Oct 1. 1861; attd German- English Indep Schl; began bus with H Lieber & Co. 1876; now pres H Lieber Co; dir German House; owner Wiscinda Stock & Dairy Farm. Acton, Ind; res Indpls.
JAMES E LILLY, business man, born Lexington, Ky, July 8, 1844; attd common schis, Asbury Univ; came to Ind 1852; 1st lieut Co H, 43rd Ind Vols, Civil War, 1861-65; began bus with Ell Lilly 1878; V-P Ell Lilly Co, Mfg Chemists; dir Sterling Fire Ins Co; mem Loyal Legion; res Indpls.
WILLIAM J HOGAN, business man, born Chillicothe, O, Aug 18, 1872; attd common schls; began bus Indpls 1892, transfer and storage; pres Hogan Trans & Storage Co, Ind Refrigerating Co, Ind State Chamber of Commerce; mem Cham of Com, Indpls; res Indpls.
ANDREW STEFFEN, clgar manufacturer. born Madison, Ind, Mch 4, 1850; att comm sch Madison; came to Indpls 1870; now engaged In manufact cigars; res Indpls.
FRANKLIN VONNEGUT, business man, born Indpls Oct 20, 1856; attd German-English Indep Schl and High Schl; school commissioner 5 years; pres Commercial Club 2 years; pres Normal Schl of N A Gymn Union; pres Citizens Gas Co; res Indpls.
JOHN N CAREY, business man, born Dayton, O, Mar 4, 1855; attd Brown Univ, Providence. R I; began business in Indpls with Layman, Carey & Co, wholesale hdwe, 1876; in 1883 went in drug business with Daniel Stewart; orgn the Stewart-Carey Glass Co; 1908 pres & treas; dir Indpls Tele Co; pres Y M C A; first pres Indpls Trade Assn; trustee Methodist Hosp; res Indpls.
FRANK G WOOD, business man, born Indpls Feb 7, 1859; attd Indpls Pub- lic & High Schl; with Singer Sewing Machine Co 21 years; pres Atlas Paper Co since 1900; res Indpls.
WILLIAM H ELVIN, business man, born Madison, Ind, 1853; attd Madi- son and Hanover Colleges; came to Indpls Oct, 1871; with Merrill & Field Publ; was pres Bowen-Merrill Co Pubs six years; one of Orgn Indpls Book & Stationery Co, now pres; Trustee Rescue Mission 15 years; res Indpls.
LEONIDAS HI LEWIS, born Manilla, Ind, July 30, 1886; attd Valparaiso Univ and Indiana Univ; former newspaper man and manager Conven- tion and Publicity Bureau; was chosen Gen Secy of Chamber of Com- merce at its formation in 1912; engaged in business 1915; res Indpls. RALPH W DOUGLASS, born Bartholomew Co, Ind, Dec 5, 1882; grad Ind Univ, 1905; attd Ind Univ Law Schl, 1906-7, Indpls Coll of Law, 1908; in newspaper work, Shelbyville, 1905-7; prac law, Shelbyville, 1908-10; on staff Indpls Star, 1910, and Indpls News, 1910-13; publicity dir Indpls Chamber of Commerce; elec asst Gen Secy Chamber of Com- merce, 1914; res Indpls.
C C PERRY, financier, born Richmond, Ind, Dec 15, 1857; educ Earlham Coll; began work as messenger boy P C C & St L R R; learned tel- egraphy; mgr W U Tel Co, Richmond, 1880-84; came to Indpls '86 as representative Jenny Elec Co; one of orgn Marmon-Perry Light Co, 1888, and Indpls Lt & Pr Co, 1892; now pres and treas Indpls Lt & Ht Co; res Indpls.
J EDWARD MORRIS, real est broker, born Broad Ripple, Ind; attd State Normal, Terre Haute; taught schl 5 years Marion Co; mgr C U Tele Co, Shelbyville, 1903-7; engaged real estate bus, Indpls, 1907; orgn & elect pres Ind Real Est Assn, 1914; res Indpls.
DR R C LIGHT, physician, born Somerset, Ky, June 3, 1856; grad Rush Med College, 1879; orgn Broad Ripple Nat Gas Co, 1886; orgn Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Co, 1892; built Broad Ripple electric line and ran first cars, Sept, 1894; built White City, 1906; practiced med in Broad Ripple since 1880; res Broad Ripple, Ind.
THOMAS A WYNNE, business man, born Ottawa, Canada, 1866; attd com- mon schls; moved to Indpls 1887; connected with Indpls Lt & HIt Co 28 years; V-P & Treas Indpls Lt & Ht Co; V-P Farmers Trust Co; served term in Indpls City Council; res Indpls.
FREMONT ALFORD, lawyer, born near Eden, Ind, Dec 30, 1857; attd common schl, State Normal, Terre Haute; grad Central Law Schl, 188]; Depty Pros Atty, 1894-1898; Judge Criminal Court Marion Co, 1598- 1907; res Indpls.
JEFFERSON H CLAYPOOL, lawyer, born Connersville, Ind, Aug 15, 1856; attd Univ of Va & Miami Univ; mem Ind Legislature, 1889-91; miem State Board Election Commissioners; res Indpls.
ROWLAND EVANS, lawyer, born Boston, Mass, Apr 10, 1864; attd Boston Public Schis, Ind Law Schl; standing examiner in chancery U S Court; mem Am, Indpls & State Bar Asans, Amer Assn for Advancement of Science, Am Economic Assn, Am Pol Science Assn; res Indpls.
HERMAN P LIEBER, business man, born Indpls Oct 9, 1873; attd public schls and Shortridge; entered merc business 1891; secy 11 Lieber Co; res Indpls.
IHENRY R DANNER, born New York City, Dec 25, 1870; degrees: A B, A M. Rutger's Coll; LL B, A M, Ph D, Univ Minn; adm bar Minn. 1893; N Y State 1896; Ind 1910; with Wm Burford, Indpls, since 1909; res Indpls.
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ALBERT M ROSENTHAL, business man, born Kokomo, Ind. Oct 17. 1876; attd Indpls Publie Schls; began business 1903; now pres Standard Pa- per Co, mfg & wholesale dealers; res Indpls.
CHARLES F MEYER, business man, born Indpls Aug 4, 1852; educ Indpls & Cincti Bus Coll; began business in Indpls April, 1869; now V-P A B Meyer & Co: dir A & C Stone & Lime Co & Ind Plaster & Roofing Co; 33d A & A S R: treas Ind Consist 25 years; charter mem Murat Tem- ple; treas over 30 years; res Indpls.
WILLIAM H BOCKSTAHLER, business man, born Indpls July 12, 1867; attd common schis; learned printer's trade; connected with stock yards 21 years as clerk Belt R R & Stock Yards Co; traffic mgr since 1909; res Indpls.
SOL SCHLOSS, business man, born Ligonier, Ind; attd public schls Ligo- nier; began as clerk at 14; engaged in merc business, Titusville, Pa. 1894; started in bus for self at Monmouth, Ill, 1897; came to Indpls 1910; now pres Schloss Bros Co, Indpls; dir Monmouth, Ill, Plow Fac- tory; res Indpls.
AARON WOLFSON, business man, born Boston, Mass, July 24, 1871: attd English High Schl, Boston; came to Indpis Nov, 1904; now sec Kahn Tailoring Co; ex-pres Indpls Assn of Credit Men; dir Chamber of Com- merce; chrman Natl Com on Commercial Arbit Natl Assn of Credit Men; res Indpls.
CHARLES L BUSCHMANN, business man, born Indpls Sept 5. 1876; attd Indpis High Schl, Capitol Univ, Columbus, O; began mfg 1887; V-P & Genl Mgr Lewis Meier & Co; dir wholesale div Chamber of Commerce; res Indpls.
THOMAS H SPANN, born Indpls June 8, 1848; A B Williams College, 1869; ret Indpls & eng in real est bus with his father, John S Spann; now pres John S Spann & Co, Inc; res Indpls.
PAUL II KRAUSS, business man, born Stuttgart, Germany, Oct 9, 1853; attd comn schis Stuttgart & Indpls; came to Indpls Jan, 1864; mes- senger boy in Ind Natl Bank 1868-70; engaged in haberdashery busi- ness 1871; now pres Paul H Krauss Co; pres Merchants Assn 1914; pres German Park Assn; dir Mchts Natl Bank; trustee Indpls Maen- nerchor; treas Ancient Landmark Lodge Masons since 1883; mem St James Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine; res Indpis.
GEORGE J MAYER, business man, born Indpls Jan 6, 1862; attd German, English & Public Schls; began business 1884; mem Chamber Com- merce; pres Geo J Mayer Co; res Indpls.
FRED A HETHERINGTON, inventor and manufacturer, born Indpls, 1858; attd comn schls & Indpls Schl of Art; at 15 began work in Hether- ington & Berner Mach Shop; supt Campbell Printing Press & Mfg Co, New York City, 1881; inventor Railway Asphalt Paving Plant used in estab first municipal paving plant in U S at Detroit; inventor Hether- ington Camera, etc; res Indpls.
HENRY W KLAUSMANN, civil engineer, born Centralia, Ill, Sep 2, 1868; educ common schls; pract civil engr since 1891; appt surveyor Marion Co 1901; re-elect 3 terms till 1910; appt city engr 1910-14; music director Indpis Mil Band; chm Rep City comm 1910 -; res Indpis.
HARRY E. BARNARD, chemist, born Dunbarton, N H, Nov 14, 1874; grad N II Coll, 1899; Ph D Hanover Coll, 1913; State Chem of N H, 1901-5; Chem State Bd Health of Ind. 1905; State Food and Drug Commr of Ind, 1907 -; State Commr Weights and Meas of Ind, 1911; Food and Drug Insp Chem, U S Dept Agr, 1907 -; res, Indpls.
WILLIAM SHIMER, born Indianapolis, Sept. 20, 1878; grad Butler Coll, 1902; Ind Med Coll, 1906; interne Indpls City Hosp, 1906-7; appt Supt Bacteriological Lab, Ind. State Bd Health, 1912.
C Hf BALDWIN, born Jenningsville, Pa, May 21, 1883; B S Bucknell, Pa, Univ, 1907; appt State Entomologist of Ind. 1911; res Edgewood, Ind.
JOHN N HURTY, born Lebanon, O, Feb 21, 1852; grad Medical Coll, 1881; Purdue Univ, 1886, Ph D; Prof Hygiene and Sanitary Science, Med Dept Ind Univ; Sec Ind State Bd Health; State Health Commr Ind, 1896 -; Pres Ind Dental Coll; author "Health with Life," tc; res, Indpis.
JOHN D SHEA, born Bowling Green, Ky, Oct 29, 1864; att St John's Acad, Indpls; vice chm Dem Co Comm, Indpls, 1912; elect Doorkeeper Senate, Legis, 1913; appt supt bidgs and prop, State House, Jan 1, 1914.
MYRON D KING, born Covington, Ind., Aug. 9, 1859; grad Northwestern Univ, 1881; Dept Sec State Ind, 1884; 1891, Sec State unexpired term Claude Matthews; Priv Sec Gov Claude Matthews, 1893; Auditor Dem Nat Com, 1904 and 1908; Dept Aud State of Ind, 1911 -; res, Indpls.
P' A DAVIS, born Putnam Co, Ind, May 8, 1880; att. High Schl Kokomo; appt. Quartermaster-Gen, I N G, Jan 1 1914; res, Indpls.
WILLIAM J McKEE, born Madison, Ind, Dec 12, 1853; grad Yale Coll, Sheffield Scien Dept, 1875; identified with Ind Nat Guard since 1873; appt Brig-Gen Comdg, Mch 23, 1893; appt Brig-Gen U S V May 27, 1898; served until Mar 15, 1899; resigned as Brig-Gen Ind Nat Guard July 30, 1914; res, Indpls.
BERT NEW, born Vernon, Ind, Aug 26, 1870; att Ind Univ, 1888-89; Bethany Coll, W Va, A B, 1891; prac law Jennings Co; appt Counsel for Gov Marshall, 1908-'13; Counsel to' Gov Ralston and Public Service Comm; res, Indpls.
B B JOHNSON, born Marlboro, O. Sept 2, 1852; att common and high schl; Asst Postmaster Kokomo, 1868-71; Dept and Treas Howard Co, 1878-84 ; Editor Kokomo Tribune, 1885-7; Editor-Propr Richmond Item, 1891-98; mem Bd of Wks, Richmond, 1905-09; appt Priv See Gov Ralston, Jan 1, 1913; res, Richmond.
FRANK L BRIDGES, born Indianapolis, Jan 3, 1878; att Ind Univ and Butler Coll; Reg Quar-Serg 158th Ind Vol Inf; appt Adj .- Gen Ind, Jan 1, 1911.
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OHN A LAPP, Librarian, born Filmore N Y, Nov 19, 1880: Ph B Alford Univ, 1906; grad scholar in polit science Univ Wis, 1906-7; fellow in economics Cornell, 1907-8; asst in politics, Cornell, 1905; legis. reference libr Ind, 1908-13; dir Ind Bur Lgis Informn, 1913 -: sec State Commr Industrial and Agrl Educ, 1912-13; mngr editor "Special Libraries;" asso editor Nat Municipal Review, 1912-13; lecturer in legis Ind Univ, etc; res, Indpls.
EO LANDO, Optician, born Hungary, 1851; educated in common schls; re- moved to U S, 1871, to Indpls Apr 27, 1889; manufacturing and refrac- tory optician; res, Indpls.
LERT SLACK, Lawyer, born Johnson Co, Ind. Oct S. 1\74: att grade and high schls; atty Johnson Co; state Rep and State Senator Ind Gen Assembly; res, Indpls.
EWIS E LANCASTER, born Virginia, Ill; att pub schs and Gem City Bus. Coll; in wholesale grocery; bus mgr Liby Bureau, Indpls; res, Indpls.
IUGH DOUGHERTY, Banker, born on farm near Greenville, O, July 28. 1844; att Comm schs; removed to Bluffton, Ind; State Senator 1876-75; former Pres. Marion Trust Co; V P Fletcher Savings & Trust Co; appt by Gov Ralston Trustee Flood Fund; Pres Bd of Trustees De Pauw . Univ; res, Indpls.
OSCAR L POND, Lawyer; born near Shelbyville, Mch 25, 1877; Ind Un A B, 1899; Columbia Un A M, L L B, Ph D; lawyer; author "Munic Control of Pub Ut"; V P Indpls Commercial Club & mem Chamber of Com.
ELMER W STOUT, Lawyer; born Paoli, Ind; grad Earlham Coll, 1896; grad Harvard Un Law Dept, 1901; atty Bd of Park Commrs, Indpls, 1908; res, Indpls.
GEORGE W BROWN, Real Estate Broker; born Indpls Jan 12, 1857; att pub schs; business course Butler Coll; res, Indpls.
GEORGE B ELLIOTT, Bond Broker, born Indpls Feb 29, 1868; att pub schs and Shortridge H. S; mem State Legis 1897; Clerk Marion Co, 1898; res, Indpls.
OSWALD STAHN, State Official; born at Strehla a e Saxony, Germany, Sept 21, 1865; grad coll at Doebler, Saxony, 1882; book business at Ft Wayne, 1882-1910; appt Supt State Free Employment Bureau, Indpls, Jan 1, 1911.
VALLACE FOSTER, Author; born Vernon, June 22, 1837; att pub sch Vernon and Indpls; civil engr O & M R R, 1856; Lieut Co H 11th Ind Zouave Reg 3 mos serv Civil War, 1861; Lt Capt A D C and Pay Dept U S A to 1865; instituted patriotic instruc in pub schs, 1889; Woman's Relief Corps, etc; author of "Patriotic Primer for Am. Citizen," "Origin and Hist. of the Stars and Stripes"; owner of copy- right "Fac Simile of the Declaration of Independence"; res, Indpls.
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