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JAMES A COLLINS, Lawyer; born Arlington Mass. Oct 12, 1870; grad Ind Law Sch, 1904; judge City Court, Indpls, 1910-14; intro probation in that court, collection of money fines on installments and special sessions for women; elected Judge Crim Ct, Marion Co, 1914; res Indpls.
SAMUEL O PICKENS, Lawyer; born Owen Co, Ind, April 26, 1846; grad law dept, Ind Univ, 1873; came to Indpls 1886; pros atty Owen, Mor- gan & Greene Cos, 1877-81; memb Am, State & Indpls Bar Assns; atty Penn Ry Lines since 1878; res, Indpls.
ALEXANDER C AYRES, Lawyer; born Mt Carmel, Ind, Nov 9, 1846; grad A B N W Christian Univ (now Butler Coll), 1868; LL B, 1872; elec circuit judge Marion & Hendricks Cos, 1882-6; judge Marion Co Cir- cuit Ct, 1890; pract law since; res, Indpls,
JESSE T JOHNSON, Architect; born Franklin Co, Mo, Aug 21, 1874; grad Indpis High Sch; Washington Univ (arct dept), St Louis, Mo, 1887-91; began pract Indpls, 1905; designer Owen Co court house, Tipton, and Sharpsville High Schs, Elks Club, Frankfort, Ind; Bona Thompson Libr, Indpls; Ind Bldg, Panama-Pac Expos; res, Indpls.
CHARLES O DURHAM, Physician; born Hendricks Co, Ind, May 9, 1867; taught sch Hendricks Co two years; grad Cent Coll Phy & Surg, 1892; attd Ky Sch of Med, 1891-2; interne Indpis City Hosp, 1892-3; 11 years memb fac Coll Phy & Surg; memb Bd Health, Indpls, 1897-9; pract since 1893; elec coroner, 1910; re-elec, 1912; res, Indpls.
JAMES BINGHAM, Lawyer: born Fountain Co. Ind, March 16, 1861; worked on farm, railroad, taught sch Fountain Co 6 years; co supt Fountain Co, 1883-87; pros atty Fountain & Warren Cos, 1891-93; atty gen of Ind, 1907-11; now pract law; res, Indpls.
LARZ A WHITCOMB, Lawyer; born Clinton, Ind, March 26, 1871; Ph B. DePauw Univ, 1893; A B Yale Coll, 1894, and LL B Yale Law Sch. 1895; mem Ind Legis, 1899-01; prac law since 1895; mem Ind State and Indpls Bar Assn; res, Indpls.
JAMES A ROSS, Lawyer; born Delaware Co, Ind, Feb 19, 1883; attd North- western Univ; grad Ind Law Sch, 1904; mem Indpls Bar Assn; mem firm Matson, Gates & Ross; res, Indpis.
WILLIAM F ELLIOTT, Lawyer; born Indpls. Ind, April 29. 1859; attd Butler Univ, Univ of Mich and Cent Law Sch; collaborated with Judge Byron K Elliott, "Work of Advocate," "Roads & Streets," "Railroads." "Evidence," "Contracts": magazine writer; memb Indpls. State and Am Bar Assns; res, Indpls.
SAMUEL ASHBY, Lawyer: born near Pittsboro, Ind. Aug 24, 1868; LL B Ind Univ, 1891; began practice law Indpls, 1892; mem Am, Indpls Bar Assns; res, Indpls.
RUSSELL T MAC FALL, Lawyer; born Floyd Co, Ind, Sept 20, 1865: attd Eikosi Acad, Salem, Ind; grad 1892, law dept, Univ Mich; began pract Indpls, 1893; mem Ind State & Indpls Bar Assns; res, Indpls,
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ALBRECHT KIPP, business man; born Isingdorf, Bielefeld, Westphalia, Germany educ in German schls: came to Indpls 1867; connected with Charles Mayer & Co until 1880; estb firm of Kipp Bros with his brother Robert; pres Kipp Bros Co since incorp 1893; one of organizers of German House and pres since 1908; res Indpls.
MARION WARD, business man; horn Parke County. Ind: educ High Schl Connersville, Ind; come to Indpls 1570; engaged in business with Boswel Ward his brother; now chin bd of dir Mooney. Mueller Ward Drug Co: res Indpls.
CHARLES B SOMMERS, business man, born Cincinnati, O, Jan 26, 1873; attd grade and High Schl; came to Indpls 1899; pres Gibson Auto Co & D Sommers & Co; res Indpls.
HENRY C THOMSON, business man; born Morrow. O. Oct 12, 1862; educ Publle Schis. Indpls; with Jas R. Ross & Co 29 years; pres and mgr since 1900; mem Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
LOUIS G DESCHLER, business man: born Indpls Jan 24, 1865; attd German English Schl; bogan business Bates House July, 1878; founded and now pres Deschler Cig Co in 1883; dir Ind (Claypool) Hotel Co; res Indpls.
ALEXANDER M STEWART, business man: born Terre Haute Mch 4 1867; became partner Wulschner & Son 1891; pres Wulschner Stewart Music Co 1901-12; pres and treas A M Stewart Realty Co; owner Stewart Talk Mach Co; res Indpls.
EDWARD SCHMIDT, business man; born Cincinnati, O, May 10, 1859; attd schls Hoboken, N J, & Leipsic. Germany, also German English Schl Indpls; began bus with C T Schmidt Brewery 1876; retired 1890; trip around world 1892-93; res Indpls.
GEORGE N MANNFELD, born Indpls. Jan 5, 1866; att German English schl 1872-80; att Shortridge High Schl; engaged in tailoring business with his father, George Mannfeld, 1882; organized and first pres Marion d'o Fish and Game Protec Assn; writer on fish and game protec and conservation; pres Ind Fish, Game and Forest League 1913-14; res Indpls.
FRANK MAUS FAUVRE, business man; born New Alsace, Dearborn Co, Ind, Jan 24, 1851; edue pub schls, German English Sehl; Bryant- Stratton Bus Coll 1866-67; mem City Council 1877; pres and builder of Indpls & Eastern Trae line between Indpls and Cambridge City 1902; pres Fauvre Coal Co; V-p Rogue River Pub Serv Corp, Ore; res Indpls.
JOSEPH ( SCHAF, business man; born Brookville, Ind, Jan 14, 1859; une St Meinrad's Acad; 1881 came to Indpls; 1886 engaged in the Brewing business now pres and sole owner of the American Brewing Co; dir Fletcher Am Bank; dir Indiana Hotel Co; Waverly Elec Co; pres Columbia Club; V-p Ind Road Comms; res Indpls.
OARL F WALK, business man; born Indpls Aug 29, 1870; edue Indpls Grade Schls and Shrtrdge High Schl; 1886 connected with Theo Pfafflin Music House and Fairbanks Scale Co '87-88; entered store of Bingham & Walk 1888; firm of Julius Walk & Son 1892; now pres Julius C Walk & Son Inc; res Indpls.
R JI MCCLELLAN, business man; born Franklin, Ind, Feb 18, 1867; educ Comn Schls Franklin; came to Indpls age 13 with Fahnley-MeCrea wholesale millinery; on road at 16; traveled for them for 28 years; with H B Gates orgn Hotel Colonial & Hotel Severin; mgr and pres Gates-MeClellan Hotel Co; res Indpls.
PAUL JIAGEN, business man; born Fortville, Ind, June 14, 1868; grad Notre Dame 1885; grain bus for 18 yrs; gen mgr Home Brewing Co for S yrs to date; res Indpls.
J J COLE, business man; born on farm near Connersville, Ind, Meh 23, 1869; educ High Schl Fayette Co & Bus Coll Richmond, Ind; with Parry Mfg Co 10 yrs; Moon Bros Carriage Co St Louis 8 yrs; began carrlage mfg 1904; automobiles 1908; now pres Cole Motor Car Co; mem Natl Auto Cham of Com; mem Bd of Trade & Cham of Com; res Indpls.
HARRY B. GATES, business man; born Connersville, Ind, Sept 5, 1858; educ Common Schls Indpls; pres Climax Coffee & Bak Powder Co; pres Ilotel Severin; res Indpls.
G A EFROYMSON, business man; born Evansville, Ind, Jan 21, 1870; attd Common Schls Indpls; began hus 1883; pres H P Wasson Co since Apr, 1912; mem Cham of Commerce & Bd of Trade; mem Union of American Hebrew Congregations; res Indpls.
ALBERT G SNIDER, business man; born Indpls, Feb 23, 1878; attd Comn Schls. lligh Schl, Butler Coll; entered present bus 1898; now pres of Hide Leather & Belting Co; mem Cham of Com, Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
WILLIAM T CANNON, Railroad Official: born Logansport, Ind. Apr 23, 1856; attd pub schls in Wis; returned to Ind in 1873 to accept clerkship with Indpls Peru & Chicago Ry; 1883 treas of same; secy 1901: in 1887 orgn The R R Men's Build & Sav Assn; now pres; res Indpls.
JAS E PIERCE, Rallway Official; born Buffalo, N Y, Nov. 14, 1863; educ Indpls High Schl; at 11 began as messenger for Merchants Despatch Transp Co; became asstd agt in 1885, Dairy Agt 1893; was elected treas of the R R Men's Build & Sav Assn upon orgn in 1887; elec secy & auditor of this assn in 1912; res Indpls.
CHARLES T AUSTIN, Express Company Official; born New Albany, Ind, Feb 19, 1866; grad Vincennes Iligh Schl. began work with Adams Express Co. Vincennes at 18 yrs & served as agent at various places and resigned as agt at Indpls 1903: 1903 orgn present bus Express Parcel Delivery Co; now pres; res Indpls.
E M ( RAFT, Manufacturer: born Indpls Sept 9, 1881: attd pub schls and Manual Training Hgh Schl; hegan bus with A P Craft 1897; now pris & gen mgr \ P' Craft Co; res Indpls.
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MARSHALL T LEVEY, Manufacturing Printer; born Madison, Ind, Oct 6, 1875; attd Shortridge Hgh Schl Indpls; sery & treas Thornton- Levey Co; res Indpls.
FRED J OSTERMEYER, business man; born Indpls Der 21, 1879; attd German Lutheran Schl & Bus Coll; began bus at 16 with Severin Oster- meyer & Co, and Severin & Co till June, 1901: sr with Ind Paper Co; now pres; mem Indpls Cham of Com; pres Ostermeyer Realty Co, dir Schwartz Elec Co; res Indpls.
RALPH A LEMCKE, Capitalist: born Evansvilb, Jord. Feb 5, 1880; grad St Johns Delafield, Wis; attd Princeton Univ. prrs R A Lemcke Realty Co; mng Trustee Lemcke Estate: mein Bd of Gov; B of Trade; res Indpls.
S BENSON, Banker and Live Stock Commission Broker; born Rush Co, Ind, Aug 4, 1858; began work as messenger boy in First Natl Bank; in Live Stock Comn bus for 36 yrs; pres Live Stock Exch Bank; res Indpis.
' S GRAVES, Live Stock Broker; was born Nelson Co, Ky, June 26, 1552: educ Transylvania Univ Lexington, Ky; Northwestern Christian (now Butler) Univ; began business Union Stock Yards 1877; was pres Indpls Live Stock Exchange 1887-1897; pres Natl Live Stock Exchange 1908-10; senior member T S Graves-Navin Co.
GORDON B. TANNER, business man; born April 4, 1886; attd The Adiron- dack Florida schl, Rainbow Lake, N Y; began business with father in Tanner & Co, wholesale sheet metals July 18, 1904: at present head of firm; mem Indpls Bd of Trade; wholesale Trade div of Chamber of Com; res Indpls.
IENRY C THORNTON, Manufacturing Printer; born Bedford, Ind. Nov 8, 1851; A B Hanover Coll 1871; began business In Bedford. Ind, 1873; gen merchandise; in blank hook & sta bus in Indpls 1885 to present; now pres Thornton Levy Co; mem Cham of Commerce & Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
FINLEY P MOUNT, Lawyer; born Montgomery Co, Ind. Nov 26, 1866; B. S. Wabash Coll 1890; A M 1895; studied law Crawfordsville & Anderson; admitted 1892; practiced law Crawfordsville 1892-1912; Indpis since; taught schl '84-'86: prin Crawfordsville High Schl '90-'92; mem Bd Trustees Wabash Coll; City att Crawfordsville 12 yrs; res Indpls.
EDWARD E GATES, Lawyer; born Indpls Aug 23, 1871; grad Yale 1891 PhB; Ind Law Schl LLB 1895; began practice of law In 1893 at Indpls: served in war with Spain in 27 Light Battery Ind Vol 1898; Spanish Amer War; pres Lincoln League of Ind. 2 yrs 1906; mem Indpls Bar Assn; res Indpls.
JAMES P GOODRICH, Lawyer; born Randolph Co. Ind, Feb 18, 1864; attd Winchester High Schl & DePauw Univ; taught schl 2 yrs In Randolph Co; began practice in 1888; chairman Rep State Com 1901-10; mem Natl Com 1912-16; mem State Bar Assn; res Win- chester, Ind.
HORACE E KINNEY, Grain Broker; born Stilesville, Ind, Sept 6, 1858; attd common schls; at age of 1I entered Ry service as a tele- graph operator; later connected with the Associated Press in like capacity; entered grain business in Indpls 1883; V-p Indpls Bd Trade 1897-98; and since mem Bd of Gov; res Indpls.
EDGAR H EVANS, Miller; born Saratoga Springs, N Y, July 18, 1870; grad Shortridge Hgh Schl; Wabash Coll 1892 A B & A M; began flour milling with Geo Evans & Son: now pres-treas Acme-Evans Mill Co; pres Indpis Bd of Trade 1911-12; Gov Bd Trade since 1898; treas Indpls Elev Co; dir Summitville Drain Tile Co; Indpls Cham Com; ex-p Boys Club; mem Chicago & St Louis Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
BENJ B MINOR, business man; born Lodi, N Y, Oct 20, 1840; taught schl 4 yrs New York State; attd Seminary Ovid Seneca Co, N Y; operating Country Elevators 50 yrs; mem Bd of Trade 1885; acting Gov 17 yrs; res Indpls.
AUGUSTUS LYNCH MASON, Lawyer; born Bloomington, Ind. Feb 10, 1859; attd Northwestern Christian (now Butler) Univ; PhB. \ M Depauw univ; retired from law pract 1910; was pres Cit St Ry Co Indpls; Dean Depauw Univ Law Schl; lect r r law Ind Law Schl; since 1898 atty Depauw Univ, I & E Ry etc; Author "Pioneer History of Am," etc; res Indpls.
J A RINK, business man; born Lawrenceburgh, Ind. Apr 15, 1858; attd comn schls; began usiness at age of 14 with M H Spades; est The Rink Cloak House 1878; appointed pres board of works 1914 beginning Jan 6; res Indpls.
FRANK A WITT, Grain Broker; born Thornton, Ind, Oct 15, 1884; grad Frankfort, Ind, Hgh Schl 1902; A B Franklin Coll 1906; came to Indpls with Stebbins-Witt Grain Co 1909; since engaged in grain comn bus; Gov Bd of Trade since 1912; res Indpls.
GEO H EVANS, Manufacturer; born Waynesville, O, Oct 15, 1863; grad Haverford Coll Pa 1883; with I P Evans & Co 1883; Evans Milling Co since 1904; Gov Bd of Trade since; now Pres Bd of Trade; res Indpis. WM ( HAYWARD, Grain Broker; born Mahomet, Ills, Dec 4, 1883; attd Ill St Normal & Ill State Univ; came to Indpls 1911; grain broker & mgr of Mutual Grain Co; mem Bd of Trade; res Brownsburg, Ind.
ED K SHEPPERD, Grain Broker; born Brookville, Ind, July 6, 1881; attd public schls Brookville & Indpls; in grain trade In Indpis since 1896; mem Bd of Trade; mgr Cleveland Grain Co; res Indpls.
UNION B HUNT, Lawver; born Randolph Co, Ind. Sept 2, 1864; educ common schls; Secretary State of Ind 1898-1902; Chmn Ind Ry Commn 1906-08; was pres and genl counsel Supr Lodge K of P Ins Dept.
EDWARD B RAUB, Lawyer; born Chalmers, Ind, Dec 23. 1871; DePauw Univ PhB 1894; Ind Law Schl LLB 1895; began practice law 1896; City Atty 1903-5; County Atty 1910-11; asstd in orgn of Indpls Life Ins Co 1905; secy, V-p & gen counsel; Gov Bd of Trade 1913; res Indpls.
GEORGE ALIG, Manufacturer: born Chur, Switzerland, Feb 22. 1852. att Univ of Freiburg; came to Am 1872; began work with Deloss Root & Co. stove mfgrs and has been in same business since; was pres Indpls Stove Co 1892; now pres and migr Home Stove Co. res Indpls.
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JOHN H EMRK H, M. MIATT publ'e ein In je;
www.n Cr. Ind, Sept 16, 1860; attd sin - . : h0x with Einrich, Paulina & 48. . mon Mill & ther Henry Emrich and bro I Ihopser mer name of Emrich Furn Co in 1 95; er & tresen, mir. Je min Indpis Bd of Schl Com- missione e pres Bd 1/14 ; nem cham ! Com; res Indpls.
W D' MILHOLLAND. Stret Railway Official: born Cartersburg. Ind, Aug 24, 185: atid con h & HLe . chls Patnam Co: came to Indpls July, 1880; bryan as office boy with Citizens Street Ry Co 1883; paymaster and cashier now secy & treas Indils Tract & Term Co; assid sec and treas Indp's St Ry Co & Terre HI I & E Traet Co; res Indpls.
CHARLES 1. HENRY, Ex-Congressman; born Hancock Co, Ind, July 1, 1849; attd pub schls and Asbury Univ (now DePauw); afterward grad in law at Ind Univ; practiced law at Pendleton and Anderson 25 yrs: State Senator '80-84: Congress 1895-99; official Interurban Rys from 189} to present: res Indpls.
IRA E GUTHRIE, Interurban Railway Official; born in Brown Co, Ind, Feb 28. INSI; edue pub schis and Hgh Schl; 14 yrs experience in higher accounting and with financial systems of banks, Indus, Ry and pub utility corps; now treas of Interstate Pub Ser Co, owning and operating elec rys and pub utilities serving 30 Ind cities and towns; res Indpls.
CHESTER P WILSON, Electric Railroad Official; born Indpis, Feb 8, 1871; M E. MM E Cornell Univ; was supt Phila Pa Tract Co; chief engr Milwaukee Elect Ry & Lt Co; genl mangr Camps Bay Tramways, Cape Town, S Africa; supt Lack & Wyom Val Ry Scranton, Pa etc; now pres Interstate Pub Serv Co, Indpls; Cent Ind Lt Co: Louisville & Northern Ry & Lt Co: Louisville & Southern Ind Tract Co; United Gas & Elect Co; res Indpls.
ROBERT R HARGIS; Railroad Traffic Manager; born Frankfort, Ky, July 6, 1882; educ Univ Schl of Ky: Yale Coll; with railroad and express companies till 1914; now traffic manager Indpls Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
C A MeCOTTER, insurance man; born Kipton, Lorain Co, O, June 2, 1861; attd Iligh Schl and Business Coll; secy and mgr Grain Dealers Natl Mutual Fire Ins Co; treas Childrens' Aid Assn; res Indpls.
JOHN F ROBBINS, Lawyer; horn Economy, Ind, June 11, 1856; educ Earlham Coll, Ohio Wesleyan Univ & Mich Univ; began practice in 1878 at Richmond, Ind; pros atty Wayne Co 1884-86; mem of law firm of Monks, Robbins, Starr & Goodrich; res Richmond.
E E FLICKINGER, insurance man; born Willoughby, O. Ap] 7, 1862; Otterbein Univ B S 1883; M D Cleveland Med Coll 1885; practiced med 5 yrs; started as local agt with John Hancock Life Ind Co of Boston Mass at Willoughby, O, 1890; spec agt Cleveland 1891; state agt for Ind since 1892; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
GEORGE C CALVERT, born Charleston, Ills, Sept 2, 1871; PhB DePauw 1893; AM 1894; LL B Ind Law Schl 1896; Fellow in Univ of Chicago 1894-5; editorial writer The Indpls Press; since 1901 mgr Indpls Clearing House Assn; res Indpls.
VICTOR C KENDALL, business man; born Six Points, Ind, Mch 9, 1863; attd High Schl Hendricks Co; with L S Ayres & Co 33 yrs; now secy-treas of Amer Mortgage Guarantee Co; treas Sunlight Coal Co & Ohio Valley Coal Co; mem Bd of Trade & Cham of Com; res Indpls. JOHN C WRIGHT, Capitalist; was born Rockville, Ind, Oct 17, 1832; att Asbury (now DePauw) Univ; att Berlin Univ 1857; was secy Jegatlon under his father Gov. Wright who was serving his second term as minister; after his father's death was chrge d'affairs lega- tlon; since 1868 connected with banking and real estate bus in Indpis.
M B WILSON, Banker; born Palestine, Ills, Dec 8, 1845; educ Vincennes Univ & Marburg Germany; began banking Sullivan, Ind, Oct 1870; estb Cap Natl Bank Indpls Dec, 1889; pres of same until 1904; pres Columbia Natl until June, 1909; orgn Nat Live Stock Ins Co 1910; dir of various coml & financial orgn; res Indpls.
FRED J MACK, Decorator; born Cleveland, O, Jan 5, 1854; attd comn schis Cleveland; came to Indpls 1872; learned trade of decorator; estb firm of F J Mack & Co Sept, 1877; mem Indpls City Council 1884-88; legislature from Marion Co 1891-93; Bd of Safety 1895-1900; Park Bd Jan 1902; Bd of Works 1906-10; res Indpls.
ORAN PERRY, Soldier-Author; born at Liberty, Ind, Feb 1, 1838; attd public schls; bookkeeper until Civil War; served Civil war from Apr 19, 1861 to July 5, 1865; private, adjutant, It col, col 16th and 69th Ind; with Penn Ry 35 yrs; Q M G & Adj Gen Ind, 1902-11; author "Indiana in Mexican War"; res Indpls.
ALVIN HIGH SMITH, business man; born Cleveland, O, Apl 17, 1875; educated public schl and coml coll; began in bicycle bus; then en- gaged in engineering and contracting and banking; identified with auto bus since 1903; now Indpis mang Ford Motor Co; res Indpis.
F A BUTLER, business man; born Morgantown, Ind, Mch 30, 1876; educ Morgantown schis; with Big 4 Ry 6 yrs; Merchants Nail Bank 10 yrs; C B Cones Son Mfg Co 5 yrs; since 1909 Secy Cones Mfg Co; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
LOUIS C HUESMANN, business man; born Dayton, O, June 20, 1856; attd public schls Dayton, O; began work Am Exp Co; engaged in merc business Union City 1889; orgn Central Supply Co 1902; now pres; res Indpis.
ROBERT C LOSEY, born Utica, O, mem 115th Ind Vol Com C till Feb, 1864, joined US Navy Apr 1, 1864-65; mem Met Theater Stock Co, Indpls, 1867-69; dept Sheriff Marion Co 1873; appt Assn in Bankruptcy 1877 by Judge W Q Gresham; res Indpis.
ALEXANDER W THOMSON, Broker; born Morrow, O, May 18, 1858; educ public schls, in brokerage business Indpis since 1888; mem N Y Stock Exchange; N Y Cotton Exchange; Chicago Bd of Trade; Indpls Bd of Trade; Indpls Stock Exchange; res Indpls.
PHILANDER I FITZGERALD, Lawyer; born Greensburg, Ind, Feb 14, 1848, studied law and attended Bryant & Stratton Commercial Law Soll; pract pension law since 1872; founded City of Fitzgerald, Ga, 1596; res Indpis.
JOHN R WELCH, Real Estate Broker; born Warsaw, Ky, Oct 23, 1856; edu publie and parochial schis; came jo Indpls 1875 became secy Celtic Sus & Loan a sh ISS4; in real estate and insurance business mer ISSA Ap and dir Na city Bank, dir Citizens Gas Co; Greater tadpis Todos bal A s Marion Title Guar Co; mem Cham of Com- Write, rea Indpis.
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BERNARD E O'CONNOR, business man; born Indpls. Ind, April 24, 1876; grad St Viateurs Coll, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee, Ils, 1892: +n- tered firm of M O'Connor Co, wholesale grocer .:. 1.32, now secy -treas; seey Wilson-Bryan League, Ind 1915. r's Indpls.
OREN M RAGSDALE, business man; born Frank'in, Ind Mar 2, 1884: attd Indiana Univ; A B Yale 1907; attd New York Law Schl, entered banking business Franklin 1907; engaged in brokerage bus with Louis E Lathrop, Indpls, 1908; estb firm Oren M Ragsdale & Co. 1911; elected pres Indpls Stk Exch 1914; res Indpls.
H THOMAS HEAD, insurance man; born on farm Davis Co, Ky. Nov 26 1869; attd country schl 5 yrs; worked on farm until 20; clerk in country store 3 yrs; travl sismn 4 yrs: at 27 began work in life ins for Prudential Life Ins Co as agt; with Metro Life Ins 5 yrs; orgn Public Sav Ins Co, Indpls, 1909; now pres; res Indpls.
WILLIAM H COOK, business man; born Apr 22, 1854, Indpls. Ind; attd public schls and German English Schl; with Falinley & McCrea 45 yrs; now V-p; res Indpls.
MAURICE DONNELLY, born in Ireland Apr 21, 1859: attd Parochial schls; county recorder Marion Co 1892-3; mgr Terre Haute Brew Co: secy-treas North Western Ranch Co & Adams Co Land & Inv Co; res Indpls.
GEORGE O ROCKWOOD, business man; born Aug. 7, 1872, Chattanooga. Tenn; attd Indpls Pub Schl & Purdue Univ; came to Indpls 1880; with Rockwood Mfg Co since 1893; now pres; res Indpls.
OTTO P DELUSE, business man; born Indpls, Ind, Oct 16, 1877; attd public schl and Com'l Coll; secy Indpls Brewing Co; treas Kihler- Lieber Co: worthy pres Fraternal Order of Eagles; dir Cham of Com; dir Eagles Temple Assn; res Indpls.
ELMER E CRANE, business man; born Eaton, O, May 12, 1866; attd public schl Noblesville; in 1895 estb the largest wholesale cigar house in Ind "The House of Crane"; branches Louisville, Evansville, Ind, Bloomington, Ills; res Indpls.
FREDK C GROSSART, business man; born Odernheim, Rhein, Germany, July 6, 1855; attd pub schl and gymnasium; eame to Amer May 1868; to Indpls Mch, 1877; was connected with Ger Telegraph 3 yrs; Ger mania House 10 yrs; asstd mgr Indpis Brew Co 10 yrs; mem Ind Legislature 1893; now mem firm of Grossart & Gale; res Indpls.
EDWARD C GALE, business man; born Cumberland, Ind, Dec 25, 1874; attd Comn Schls; entered commereial bus in 1890 at Indpls with firm of Koepper & Waterman; estab in bus Jan, 1906. with firm of Grossart & Gale; mem Indpls Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
E REAGAN, business man; born Indpls, Ind, May 22, 1865; attd pub schls, began with Baldwin-Miller Co, wholesale jewelers; in 1884 as city slsmn; now secy-treas same; dir Cham of Com; res Indpls.
CLYDE E TITUS, Funeral Director; born Williamsport, Ind, Sept 1, 1881; attd Williamsport Hgh Schl; grad Chieago Coll of Embalming; aptd a mem State Board of Embalmers by Gov. Hanly and elec seey of Bd for 4 yrs; mem of Cham of Com; Past Master of Pentalpha Lodge of Masons 564 Indpls; mem of Ind Funeral Dir Assn; pres N Am Conference Embalmers Exam Bd; res Indpls.
JOSEPH K SHARPE, Manufacturer; born Indpls; attd city academy and Wabash Coll; began business with his father J K Sharpe about 1880; became identified with Indiana Manufacturing Co as secy and treas 1892; pres of company since 1907; res Indpls.
HENRY KLANKE, business man; was born in Liebenan Hessen-Cassel, Germany, May 21, 1852; attd sehl in Germ, Com'l Coll in Indpls; came to Amer in 1867 to Indpls IS68; painter and decorator till 1877: mgr contr dept Consumers Gas Trust Co till 1904; in Ins & Real Est since; res Indpls.
MAJOR TAYLOR, business man; born in Dundas, Ont, Canada, Fcb 22, 1841; attd pub schl until 15; six yrs as marble cutter and earver; now pres Excelsior Ldry Co; estab first steam public laundry in Ind 1878; l'es Indpls.
ALBERT R WORM, business man; born Landsberg, East Prussia, Ger- many, Dec 15, 1866; attd pub schls; came to Indpis 1893; eng in packing bus; estb Worm & Co 1901; now pres of Co; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
[ F KAHN, business man; born Indpls, Sept S, 1885; attd Shortridge Hgh Schl & Univ of Wisc; began bus with Capital Paper Co 1904; now pres & mgr Capital Paper Co; res Indpls.
HORACE HI FLETCHER, Agriculturist and Live Stock Dealer; born Marion Co, Ind, May 2, 1856; grad Northwestern Christian Univ (now Butler Coll) 1878; prac law 5 yrs; agriculturist and live stock Comn merchant; pres Indpls Live Stock Exch for 3 yrs; res Indpls.
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