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ARTE F SINGLETON, Banker; born Columbus, Ind, June 29, 1866; attd comn schls of Ind; bookkeeping and accting until 1900 then associated with the Ind Nat Bank until May, 1913, orgn the Live Stock Exch Bank at the Union Stock Yards; elec cashier; res Indpls.
WILLIAM J TAYLOR, business man; born Indpls, 1876; A B Harvard 1899; Ind Law Schl LLB, 1901; Asst City Atty 1901-3; prac 4 yrs; V-p The Taylor Belting Co 1903; now pres; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
JESSE C MOORE, business man; born Delphi, Ind, Ist8; grad Delphi Hgh Schl; attd Ann Arbor Mch Hgh Schl; PhB & LLB Univ of Mich; attd Harvard Coll 1 yr; began practicing law in Indpls in IN91; after 6 yrs went into mfg bus; pres Standard Coal & Sup Co; secy- treas Columbia Schl Sup Co; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
F H LANGSENKAMP, business man; born Indpls, May 21, 1878: attd St. Mary's, Indpls & St Josephs, Teutopolis, Ill; began with Wmn Lang- senkamp; business estb in 1868; succeeded in 1908; mem Cham of Com & Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
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WILLIAM KOTHE, business man; born Indpls, May 8, 1858; educ Ger- man-English Schl & Indpls Hgh Schl; estb Kothe-Wells & Bauer ('h 'n Iss9; beeen engaged in Wholesale Groc Bus 36 yrs; now pres Kothe-Wells & Bauer; res Indpls.
JOHN M DALRYMPLE, business man; born Flemingsburg, Ky. Sept 17, 1846; attd Country schls; learned saddlery trade at 13 yrs of age; came to Ind in 1851: eng in wholesale saddlery bus in Indpls in 18×1; one of orgn of Indpls Saddlery Co; pres since about 1900; mem I'd of Trade; Cham of Com; res Indpls.
1.01 IS HI LEVEY, business man; born Madison, Ind, Jan 19, 1857; attd pub sels: began prtg bus with father W P Levey at Madison in bus esth 1848; moved to Indpls 1883 and esth firm Levey Bros & Co; was pres: mem Bd of Trade; mem Cham of Com; res, Indpls.
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I II HARRISON, business man; born Indpls Aug 18, 1863; attd Wash- ington I'niv, St Louis; with United Edison Mfg Co in Chicago office 1891; connected with promotion of industry since; now pres Mer- chants Heat & Light Co; V-p Ann Arbor R R Co; mem Cham of Commerce; res Indpls.
HENRY SEVERIN, business man; born Indpls, Ind, Apr 9, 1870; educ German-English and Indpls Ilgh Schls; began bus with Severin Oster- meyer & Co at 20; dir Fletcher-Am Nat Bnk; owner of Hotel Severin; pres Lewis Meier & Co; res Indpls.
EDWARD 4 RAUCH, Cigar Manufacturer; born Indpls, Dec 23, 1877; grad Shortridge Hgh Schl & Notre Dame Univ B S 1894; began bus with father John Rauch in cigar mfg; estb firm of Ed J Rauch Co 1910; mem Cham of Com and Bd of Trade; mem Natl Assn of Credit Men; res Indpls.
CHARLES W WELLS, business man; born Indpls, Aug 29, 1855; attd public schls until 1865; worked on farm till 19; began in wholesale gro bus in Indpls 1873; one of orgn of firm Kothe-Wells-Bauer 1889; now V-p Kothe Wells Bauer Co; mem Natl Wholesale Grocers Assn; res Indpls.
O D HASKETT, business man; born on a farm Hamilton Co, Ind, Oct 30, 1868; attd comn schls and Union Hgh Acad; mem town council 1 yr and treas 3 yrs Cicero, Ind; worked on farm until 1890 then engaged in lbr bus: pres O D Haskett Lbr Co; pres Indpls Cham of Com 1914; res Indpls.
GEORGE M DICKSON, business man; born Indpls, Aug 15. 1873; attd Shortridge Hgh Schl; began hus with D P Erwin Co 1888; entered automobile bus 1902 with National Motor Vehicle Co; now secy-treas and gen mgr; mem Natl Automobile Cham of Com; res Indpls.
ANTON VONNEGUT, business man; born Indpls, Dec 18, 1881; grad Manual Training Hgh Schl 1901; Cornell Univ M E 1905; prac mech engr 3 yrs; Vonnegut Hdwe Co 3 yrs; Vonnegut Machinery Co 1911; pres Vonnegut Machinery 1914; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
HENRY T HEARSEY, business man; born London, Eng, Feb 11, 1863; attd comn schl Boston. Mass; came to Amer as a child to Indpls 1885; pioneer of the Wholesale & Retail Bicycle and Auto Bus of Ind; gov of Bd of Trade since June 15, 1903; res Indpls.
FRED I WILLIS, business man; born Waterloo, Ind, Sept 27, 1873; grad Waterloo Hgh Schl 1893; began as clerk 1894 H T Hearsey Co; now Secy-mgr Hearsey-Willis Co; Pres Indpls Cham of Com; dir Ind State Bank; res Indpls.
CARL HUNT, Editor; born Jan 12, 1880, at Coatesville. Ind; grad Cen- tral Acad; did editorial work, Indpls newspapers several yrs; later in adv service bus and contb to bus mag: now editor Associate Advertising; the magazine of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World; res Indpls.
HERBERT M WOOLLEN, Insurance Official; born Indpls Dec 1, 1875; B S I'niv of Wise 1900; Univ of Ind Medical Dept 1903; pres Amer Cent Life Ins Co; res Indpls.
GEO E HUME, Insurance Official; born Indpls Mch 19, 1869; Harvard Coll 1893 A B; one of orgn of Ind Title Guaranty & Loan Co; now treas Amer Central Life Ins Co; Secy-treas Hume-Mansur Co; res Indpls.
GREENLY V WOOLLEN, Physician; born Indpls, June 24, 1840; hon A M Franklin Coll; grad Bellevue Hosp Med Coll N Y; asst surg 27th Ind Vols 1861-4; post surg Camp Morton 1861; supt city hosp 1866-70; on faculty Cent College Phys & Surg 10 years; med dir Am Cent Life Ins Co since 1905; mem A M A, Marion Co & Ind State Med socs; v-p Bd trust Franklin Coll since 1894; v-p Bd trust Crawford Baptist Indstri sehl since organization; res Indpls.
ROBERT P OBLINGER, business man, born Perrysburg, O, Jan 10 1870; came to Indpls 1908; in Nov 1910 with H E Rasmussen bought the Royse Elec Co and re-incorp as the Indpls Electr Supply Co, now pres; member Electrical Supply Jobbers assn, Indpls Chamber of Com- merce; res Indpls.
GEORGE C PEARSON, business man, born Pittsburg. Pa, May 26, 1851; edue Western Univ Pittsburg; came to Indpls 1871; in piano business since 1873; estb firm George C Pearson, incorp Jan, 1914; now pres Pearson Piano Co; mem Chamber of Commerce; res Indpls.
W KNIGHT, lumberman; born Germantown, Phila, Pa, May 8, 1862; educated Friend's schl, Germantown; came to Indpls 1888; organized Long- Knight Lumber Co, 1898; mem Chamber of Comm; res Indpls.
JAMES L KINGSBURY, Editor; born Putnamville, Ind, Jan 23, 1861; att Butler Coll; Asbury (now DePauw); grad Wabash Coll, A B; began newspaper work on Ind Farmer, now managing editor; pres Indiana Farmer Co; mem Chamber of Commerce; res Indpls.
[ B HATFIELD, business man; born Dayton, O, Jan 15, 1874; educ Indpls, now Shortridge High schl, and Purdue Univ electrical course; began business with Hatfield Electric Co 1892; mem Cham Comm; Nat Con- tractors assn; Indpls Builders Exchange, cte; res Indpls.
M O LEETH, Physician; born Birmingham, Ala, Feb 18. 1867; B S Van- derbilt Univ; M D Univ of Tenn; post grad N Y Post Grad Med Coll; Berlin Univ and Chicago Polyclinic; was deputy coroner Marion Co 4 years; now v-p and nied dir Public Savings Ins Co of Am; mem A M A and Ind Med soes; res indpls.
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CHAS S NORTON, Telephone Co Official; born Columbus, Ind. Aug 10, 1866; attd DePauw Univ: mgr City Tele Co, Columbus, 1895; supt New Long Dist Tel Co. 1899; secy-treas of New Long Dist & Indpls Tele Co, 1909 to present; orgn and was pres two yrs of Ind T.l Asso- ciation; res Indpls.
W M COVAL, Title Abstracter; was born Lawrenceburg. Ind. Apr 5. 1:51; educ public schls Indpls: city commissioner: Abstract of Titles since 1874; mem Am Assn of Title Men and Ind Title Assn; res Indp s.
FRED D BECK, business man; was born Sulenfeld. Westphalia. Germany May 4, 1872; educ schls of Germany; came to Indpls in 1890; engaged in bakery business; estb Budweiser Cafe 1905; mem of Chami of Com: res Indpls.
C D RENICK, Insurance man; was born Silverwood. Ind. Oct 28, 1672; attd Ind State Normal Coll; County Clerk Parke Co, 1900-4; pres Ind Natl Life Ins since 1908; mem Cham of Com, Columbia Club; res Indpls.
EVERETT WAGNER, Insurance Man; born Vernon, Ind. Apr 27, 1856; educ comn schls; began in the insurance business in Indpls 1894; orgn & pres National Indemnity Co. 1909; treas Hackedorn Contr Co; res Indpls.
ALVIN T COATE, Insurance man; born Dayton, O. Nov 15. 1870; a til High Schl & Coml Coll, Terre Haute; in 1901 came to Indpls and orgn Ins Audit & Inspection Co; Chrmn Friends Publication Board of Amer; res Indpls.
AUGUSTUS SCHMIDT, Assessor: born New York City, Feb 24, 1850; attd public schl. Madison, Ind: came to Indpls Apr, 1872; traveling man 10 yrs; Life Ins work 12 yrs: Deputy Co Tr Marion Co, 4 yrs; elected County Assessor 1914; res Indpls.
MICHAEL L JEFFERSON, Assessor; was born at New Paris, O, Jan 13, 1864; attd schls New Paris; came to Indpls in 1885; elected Assessor 1900; re-elect 1904 and 1914; Dep Assessor from 1886 to 1900.
HARRY E RASMUSSEN, business man; was born Indpls Feb 18, 1876; grad Manual Training Hgh Schl 1896; eng in the wholesale elec bus and one of the organizers of Indpls Elec Supply Co 1910: mem Cham. of com; Electrical Supply Jobbers Assn; Natl Jovian orgn; res Indpls.
CHAPIN C FOSTER, business man; was born Vernon, Ind, April 15. 1847; educ Northwestern (now Butler) univ; entered 132 vol at 16 in civil war; was steward Deaf and Dumb Inst of Ind for six years; In lumber business since 1872; now pres Ind Lumberman's Ins Co; res Indpls.
C S DRAKE, Insurance man; born Paulding Co. Ga. July 6, 1673; grad Dallas, Ga, High Schl; at 22 began Ins work with Metropolitan Life Ins Co at Atlanta, Ga, and engaged in Ins work since; orgn Ky Cent Life Ins at Louisville; secy & treas 3 yrs; orgn Empire Health & Ac- cident Insurance Co 1908, now pres; res Indpls.
JAMES H HOOKER, Manufacturer; born Indianapolis; educ Cathcart priv- ate and Indpls now Shortridge High schls; began work as a boy with Sinker & Davis Co; now pres Sinker-Davis Co; res Indpls.
CHARLES N STEVENSON, Manufacturer; born Greencastle, Ind, June 23. 1858; attd Asbury (now DePauw) Univ; in merc business in Rockville, Ind, from 1879-89; estb business of Chas N Stevenson & Co mfg of sus- penders in 1900; orgn Stevenson Glove Co Oct, 1910; res Indpls.
VICTOR H ROTHLEY, Manufacturer; born Tell City, Ind, June 12, 1864; attd public schls; cabinet making 10 yrs; came to Indpls 1887; orgn Aetna Cabinet Co 1895; pres of Company since orgn; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
NORMAN ADAMS PERRY, business man; was born Indpls, Ind. Apr 11, 1891; grad Culver Military Acad Prep to Ann Arbor; with Indpls Lt & Ht Co since 1907; now Gen Mgr; one of organizers of Jovian League 1914; res Indpls.
HUBERT H WOODSMALL, business man; born Macon, Ga, Dec 20, 1875; grad Franklin Coll 1898; commercial business in Indpls since 1903; estb the Woodsmall Agency in 1906; one of orgn of Indiana State Bank now Commercial Natl; v-p and dir since orgn: mem and former dir Cham of Com; dir Fidelity Trust Co; Northwestern State Bank & East 10th street State Bank; res Indpls.
H C KNODE, business man; was born Hagerstown, Ind, July 5, 1860; with J R Ross Co ten years; estb firm of H C Knode Co May 1, 1897; mem Com Club; Bd of Trade; pres Knode Hotel Co; Union Stock Yards; res Indpls.
JOSEPH H SPELLMIRE, business man; born Crescentville, O, Apr 9, 1872. A B St Xavier Coll Cineti, O. 1892; came to Indpls 1893; pres Puritan Bed Spring Co; pres Central Film Serv Co; v-p Peoples Amusement Co; dir Fletcher Sav & Trust Co; res Indpls.
ROBERT ELLIOTT, manufacturer; born Detroit, Mich, Feb 11. 1859; educ Detroit Pub & High Schls; began mnfg Louisville, Ky, 1887; came to Indpls 1894; now pres The Standard Dry Kiln Co; mem Cham of Com res Indpls.
JAMES T EAGLESFIELD, business man; born at Eaglesfield, Ind, Sept 29. 1856; attd Terre Haute comn & High Schls and Mich Univ: in lumber business since 1885; Deputy State Treas 18\1-83; now pres Isgrigg Lum- ber Co; mem of Com; res Indpls.
ILLIS F HACKEDORN, business man; born Cardington, O, Sept 4, 1861; attd common schls: pres Hackedorn Contr Co concreto bridges; pres Amec Soc of Engr Contractors; mem Rotary Club; res Indpls.
'HAS M COOPER, Lawyer; born Jan 17, 1855; attd Indpls public schl & High Schl: B S Cornell Univ 1877: read law with H N Buskirk: began practice in Indpls in 1880 to present time; pres U S Encaustic Tile Wks; mem Cham of Com; Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
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Charles N. Stevenson V.H. Rothley naterra a Gimsmall Filmice
James Eaglesfield Helis .Hackedom
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ALBERT KRULL, business man: born Magdeburg, Germany, Apr 9, 1850; attd Koenigliche Real Schule Berlin: came to Indpis 1870; with Dag- gett Co Confec until ISSS: went into the mfg conf business; sold to National Candy Co 1900 and joined Bessire & Co; now with Bessire & Co; res Indpls.
DENNIS HI JENKINS, Editor; born Brown Co. Ind, June 26, 1844; attd comn schl; esth Jersey Bulletin in 1883 devoted to Jersey Cattle In- dustry ; first and only magazine of this in the world; editor since es- tablishment; res Indpls.
WILLIAM C VAN ARSDEL: born Montgomery Co. Ind, Dec 19, 1849; attd DePauw Univ; LLB Indpls Law Schl: was gen agt New York Life 15 yrs; trustee Methodist Hosp Indpls; mem Ind Legis 1895; trustee Ind Schl for Boys 8 yrs; res Indpls.
JOSEPH KELLER, business man; born Baden. Germany, July 6, 1859; grad gymnasium in Konstanz 1879; mem Bd of Schl Commissioners; first v-p Natl German-Amer Alliance; res Indpls.
ROBERT METZGER; born Indpls Oct 6, 1865; educ German-English Schl Indpls Bus Coll; worked carpenter's trade 7 yrs; Vonnegut Hdwe Co 14 yrs; Sheriff Marion Co 1903-4; city chrmn Rep Com 1902; apptd Rep mem of Bd of Public Safety 1914; mem Cham of Com; pres River- side Amusement Co; pres Globe Coal Co; res Indpls.
JACOB BIENNAGEL, business man; born Gosport, Ind, June 6, 1858; grad St Mary's Indpls & Coml Coll; in lumber bus 19 yrs; furn mig 10 yrs; Dep City Compt Dep Aud School Board Indpls; mem Ind Legis 2 terms and now Secy The Columbian Ins Co; res Indpls.
GEO R SULLIVAN, business man; born Indpls Aug 11, 1856; educ public schls of Indpls; with Geo G Tanner estb firm of Tanner & Sullivan; retired from this firm 1904; mem Indpls Bd of Trade, Cham of Com- merce; res Indpls.
GEO C FORREY, JR, Investment Broker; born Anderson, Ind, Jan 31, IS82; grad Culver Military Acad 1899; A B Williams Coll 1903; v-p Breed Elliott & Harrison; mem Indpls Stk Exchange; res Indpls.
JOHN Q A McCLURG, Manufacturer: born Arcadia, O, Oct 5, 1862; attd public schIs; engaged in bus at 15; was clerk of court of Hardin Co, O; came to Indpls in 1904; engaged in mfg; now pres Indpls Corrugat- ing Co; Pres State Exch Bank; mem Cham of Com; res Indpls.
HENRY L SMITH, Investment Broker; born Dayton, O, Aug 27, 1857; attd Indpls Pub Schls; came to Indpls 1859; clk First Natl Bank 1875; Re- ceiving teller until 1890; 4 yrs mem City Council; orgn the Indpls Greenwood & Franklin R R the first interurban Ry to enter Indpls; cashier for County Treas for 4 yrs; orgn the Indpls & Plainfield El Rd; res Indpls.
CARROLL B CARR, Insurance man; born Wooster, O, Dec 28, 1865; attd Univ of Wooster; with Amer Central Life Ins Co since orgn, now Secy; Lt U S Vol war with Spain; res Indpls.
JOHN J APPEL, Real Estate Dealer; born Cumberland, Md, Aug 19, 1859; came to Indpls Sept 19, 1878; engaged in Real Est, Loan & Rental business; now v-p Indpls Tract & Termn Co; v-p T H I & E Trac Co; Seey Indpls & Cincti Tract Co; Dir Ind Nat'l Bank; Dir R R Men's Bldg & Sav Assn; res Indpls.
LORENZ SCHMIDT, Investment Broker; was born in Mecklar, Kur Hessen ( now Prussia) Germany, Oct 21, 1845; educ German schls; came to Indpls 1864; was Secy German Mutual Fire Ins Co from 1873 till its retirement; now memb firm Lorenz Schmidt & Sons; res Indpls.
JOS A KEBLER; born Cincinnati, O, May 1, 1861; began business with R G Dun & Co Mercantile Agency Cincinnati Jan, 1877; came to Indpls 1892 as MIgr & now Dist Mgr R G Dun & Co Indpls; Governor Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
WILLIAM L HORNE, Insurance Manager; born Bedford, Pa, July 18, 1863; attd Eastman Business Coll, Poughkeepsie, N Y; began Life Ins work 1884; with Travelers of Hartford at Pittsburgh 1885; came to Indpls 1887 as special agt New Eng Mut Life Ins Co; Gen Agt for Ky Aetna Life Ins Co 1889; Gen Agt for New Eng Mut for Ind since 1895; res Indpls.
LINNAES C BOYD, Capitalist; was born near Richmond, Ind, Jan 18, 1864; educ country schls and Earlham Coll; taught schl 4 years; admt bar at 21; in legal dept Penna Lines till 27; interested in management and executive offices public service corpor since; was pres Indpls Water Co; v-p Indpls Gas Co; res Indpls.
HENRY C STARR, Lawyer; born Richmond, Ind, Sept 13, 1859; student at Hanover Coll; pros atty 17th judicial circuit 1890-94; v-p Chicago, Cincti & Louisville R R 1904-1908; v-p Wisc Cent R R 1906-9; asst gen'l Counsel Chesapeake & O R R 1910; res Indpls.
WM L HIGGINS, Banker; born Milford, Ind. Jan 7, 1852; attd Howard Coll; 15 yrs grain & commission bus; mfg 6 yrs; 1st v-p State Sav- ings & Trust Co; res Indpls. (Died Dec, 1914.)
HUGH Mek LANDON, Capitalist; was born Muscatine, Iowa, June 22, 1867; grad Phillips Acad, Andover, Mass; A B Harvard 1892; was secy-treas and vice-pres Indpls Water Co; res Indpls.
CLARENCE L KIRK, Capitalist; born Burlington, Ky, May 6, 1866; attd comn schls of Burlington; agt for Monon Ry for 14 yrs; gen mgr East Chicago & Ind Harbor Water Co for 10 yrs; later elec pres of this Co, clee pres of Indpls Water Co in 1913; mem Bd of Trade; Cham of Com; l'es Indpls.
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Civil Engineer; was born Philadelphia, Pa, Jan 17, 1877; edur Phila Manual Training High Schl; served Spanish-Am war Gen Miles Porto Rican expedition with Phila City cavalry; secy-treas Ind Engineering soc, mem Ind Acad of Science; Ind San & Water Sup aesu Indpls Cham Commerce; res Indpls.
HENRY LANGSENKAMP, Manufacturer; born Indpls Apr 13, 1865; at 14 lech 9od. 'th Hither Win H as coppersmith and began brass bus in ISaw him lamown as The Langsenkamp Bros Brass Wks; orgn the Langenkamp Wheeler Brass Wks in 1905; now secy-treas; mem of (lainer of Com; res Indpls.
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FRANK P MANLY, Insurance man; born Rushford, Minn, May 28. 1865; grad Northern Ind Coll (now Valparaiso Univ, ; attd Northwestern Univ; Schl Supt Illinois & Minn; studied law; began Life Ins work 1892; orgn Indpls Life Ins Co 1905; V-p & Gen Mgr since orgn; res Indpls.
LEIGH R GIGNILLIAT, Educator; born Savannah, Ga, July 4. 1<75; grad Emerson Inst, Wash; Virg Mil Inst, Lexington, Va; asst ener boundary line location Yellowstone Park 1896; commandant cadets Culver Mil Acad 1897-1910; comdg Culver Summer Naval Schls 1902: supt Culver Mil Acad since Sept 15, 1910; now It-col Ind N G; pres Naval Militia Regatta. assn 1913-14, etc; res Culver, Ind.
OTTO F HAUEISEN, business man; born Indpls Nov S, 1871; attd Indpis Pub Schls; entered Mere bus 1889; began iny brokerage 1902; mem Indpls Stock Exch; mem Ind Bankers Assn; res Indpls.
SAMUEL E PERKINS III, Lawyer: born Indpls May S. 1875: A B Wabash Coll 1900; Indiana Law Schl LLB 1902; began practice Indpls 1901. treas Indpls Bar Assn 1906-14; res Indpls.
CHARLES E NORDYKE, Investment Broker; born Richmond, Ind, March 28, 1867; att pub sch Richmond; Classical sch Indpls; made trip around the world 1888; with Nordyke & Marmon Co after 18S& for several years; ranched in Wash for number of years: returned to Nordyke & Marmon Co till 1897; since investment broker; res Indpls.
LUKE W DUFFEY, Real Estate Broker; born Hendricks Co. Ind. Ort :1. 1879; educ Central Normal Coll, Danville; admitted bar Hendricks Co; orgn Luke Duffey Farm Sales Co, Indpls 1910; chairman State High- way Commission; meme Indpls Real Estate Exchange, etc; res Indpis. JAMES S CRUSE, business man; born New Albany, Ind, July 16, 1858; attd public schls; pres J S Cruse Realty Co. Marion Title Guar Co & Indpls Real Est Board; mem of bd of dir Farmers Trust Co: res Indpls.
LOUIS F SMITH, business man; born Peru. Ind, May S, 1874; educ High Schl; began merc bus Indpls; real est W E Stevenson & Co; pres W E Stevenson & Co; dir of Real Est Board; Bd of Trade, Cham of Com- merce; res Indpls.
HENRY W LAWRENCE, business man; born Duane, N Y, 1853; attd Plattsburgh, N Y, High Schl; hotel business 43 yrs; pres Ind Hotel Co; dir Merchants Natl Bank & Ind Trust Co; resident of Indpls 25 yrs; res Indpls.
ROBERT LIEBER, business man; born Indpls Sept 29, 1870; attd German- Eng Schl & Shortridge High Schl; v-p H Lieber Co; dir Citizens Gas Co & Cham of Commerce; res Indpls.
THEODORE STEIN, JR, born Indpls Apr 11, 1889; grad Manual Train Hgh Schl 1908; attd Wabash Coll & Univ of Penn; with German Fire Ins Co of Ind 1910; their city agent 1911; orgn Ger Fire Ins Agcy 1912; elect clerk Marion County 1914; mem Cham of Com & Bd of Trade; res Indpls.
F R KAUTZ, business man; born Dora, Ind, Nov 27, 1864; A B 1887 & A M 1899 Butler Coll; with The Bowen-Merrill Co 1889; estb The Kautz Stationery Co 1909; pres said Co since orgn; res Indpls.
JOHN F WALLICK, was born East Waterford, Pa, March 2, 1830; educ common schls Pa; came to Indpls July, 1852; was operator and man- ager Cinn & St L Tel Co till consolidation with Ind & Ohio Tel Co; continued as mgr till absorption by Western Union 1856; supt 1864- 1911; now retired: mem Bd of Trade from organization; governor 24 years; mem Chamber of Commerce; res Indpls.
GEORGE W POWELL, born near Lake Maxinkuckee, Ind, Apl 8, 1850; att pub schls Indpls and Earlham Coll; appt Supt of Police, Indpls 1893-5: Quart-Genl Ind 1905-9, now retired rank Brig-Genl N G; 1891-8 Reg-Adj. 158th Ind Vol Inf Span-Am war; Pres Indpls Humane Soc; res Indpls.
C P LESII, business man; born Kankakee, Ill, May 13, 1859; educ Rich- mond, Ind, schls; began bus Indpls 1878, Indpls Sentinel Printing Co; est firm of C P Lesh wholesale paper 1894; now pres C P Lesh Paper Co; res Indpls.
GEORGE W JUNE, was born Newburgh, N Y, Nov 15, 1850; was theatrical manager from 1877-1901; since propr "Pop June's" Oyster House estab 1872; was original promotor order B P O Elks in Ind and P G Tiler; was mem Exec Comm Cham Commerce and v-p Indpls Conv and Tour- ists Bureau; res Indpls.
JOIIN BERTERMANN, Florist; was born at Wilhelm's Hoehe bei Cassel, Germany, Apl 21, 1851; came to America 1876, to Indpls 1877; est firm Bertermann Bros, florists; was pres Nat Assn Carnation growers; life member Soc of Am Florists; res Indpls.
BERT A BOYD, Grain Broker; born Richmond. Ind, Nov 20, 1870; attd comn schools: W U Mess boy 1884-85; started in Bd of Trade 1885; office boy Fred P Rush & Co; elec pres I Bd of Trade June, 1913; Gov since June, 1904; now pres Bert A Boyd Grain Co; dir Cont Natl Bank; v-p Chas C Carr Co; res Indpls.
FRANK T CALLON, business man; born Indpls March 23, 1866; attd pub- lic schls; learned trade of steam fitter with Knight & Jillson; with Milton A Woollen; est firm of Woollen & Callon 1900; res Indpls.
CHAS J KOTTEMAN, business man; born Indpls Sept 7, 1866; attd pub schls: began business with father Wm Kotteman and with his brother Frank E Kotteman; has conducted business since death of father in 1905; res Indpls.
WARREN H SIMMONS, Manufacturer; born Riverdale (on the Hudson), N Y, Oct 11, 1856; attd comn sehls N Y & Ohio; with Bemis Bros Bag Co St Louis 1877-1900; Indpls 1900 to present; now Mgr Bemis Indpis Bag Co; Gov Bd of Trade, mem Chamber of Commerce; dir Y M C A & Y W CA; res Indpls.
ULYSSES G LEEDY, Manufacturer; born West Independence, O, Nov G. 1867; attd comn schls Fostoria, (; began as musician at is; came to Indpls 1891; with Indpls Military Band 10 yrs; orgn Leedy Mfg Co. mfg musical instruments 1898; incor 1903; now pres & gen mgr; res Indpls.
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WHO'S WHO IN INDIANA
ELIJAH A HANLEY, College President: was born Prairie Creek, Indiana, May 26 1871: A B Franklin Coll: A M Brown Univ; Univ of Chicago; Fellow 189>-1900 (D D Franklin) ; ordained Baptist Ministry 1901; pas- tor East End Church, Cleveland; First Church Providence, R I; pres Franklin Coll since 1911; res Franklin. Ind.
WILLIAM A KITTINGER. Lawyer: was born Wayne County, Ind, October 17, 1849; taught schl 5 yrs Madison Co; read law with Judges Goody- koontz and Lake: elect pros atty Madison and Hamilton Co 1880; re- elect 18S2: State Senator 1900; re-elect 1904; served 8 yrs; mem State Bar Assn: res Anderson, Ind.
CHARLES HI NEFF, newspaper man; born Madison county, Ind, March 19, 1861: PhB. A M. B L. DePauw Univ; taught schl 6 yrs: began news- paper work in Anderson; Asso Press corresp since 1895: secy and v-p Herald Publ Co: chrm Library Purch Comm; res Anderson. Ind.
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