Memorial record of northeastern Indiana, Part 67

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Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 932

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In July, 1873, he formed a partnership with Hon. E. D. Hartman, which continued

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under the firm name of Rose & Hartman until July, 1881, when it was dissolved, Mr. Rose continuing the practice alone. The firm name now is James E. and James H. Rose, the son of our subject, James H. Rose, entering in partnership with his father in 1892. The firm are attorneys for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and are doing a good business. That Mr. Rose has been successful has been attested by the fullness of a career now rounded into fruition by more than thirty years of active practice in the courts of Indiana. Of a persevering and indomitable nature, he has sturdily held to his course. Obstacles he has encountered, and his best achievements have been wrested from conditions insuring almost the certainty of defeat to the less courageous and resoInte. To rise equal to the emergency of a case is an essential quality in a lawyer, and this element is strongly intrenched in the mental and moral make-up of Mr. Rose. Whether as a boy conning his lesson at his mother's side by the flickering light of the cabin fire- place, or imparting the knowledge thus gleaned to scholars of a primitive school, or as an advocate of the law before the bar of his State, two characteristic forces of his nature-self-reliance and justice have been paramount.

His political affiliations have been with the Republican party since arriving at his majority. Its principles he has warmly es- poused, contributing liberally of his time and money for its success, not for the per- sonal reward that it may bring him, but rather that he may have the consciousness of enjoying the performance of a recognized duty. Fraterally he is a member of the Masonic order, having attained to the degree of Knight Templar. He is an earnest cham- pion of temperance reform, and by precept

and example arrays his influence against the destroying curse of intemperance.

Mr. Rose has been thrice married. His first wife departed this life February 5. 1872, leaving three children, two sons, Frank E. and James H., and one daughter, Ella J. His second wife. Miss Ellen D. Aldrich, of Butler, died in 1873. leaving one child, who died soon afterward. His third marriage was to Miss Mary F. Nim- mons, of Butler, who has borne him three children Mac E., Ines P. and Laura A.

ON. EZRA D. HARTMAN, attor- ney at law, Auburn, Indiana, is one of the leading and successful practitioners of the Indiana bar. He is a Pennsylvanian by birth, having been born in Lehigh county, May 16, 1841, a son of Reverend Abraham and Catherine Hart- man, the former of German and the latter of English descent. Abraham Hartman with his family settled in DeKalb county, *near Auburn, in 1847. He was an able and zealous minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, possessing those rare and rugged attributes of character which make men a force in the development and establishment of moral and Christian virtues in the lives of his fellows. Although long since . gathered to his fathers," dying in the spring of 1873, at the age of sixty-three years, the good works of his humane and Christian life live on. In the performance of his duties he was ably assisted by his devoted wife, who is still living, at the advanced age of eighty- one years.

It is, however, with the life of Ezra D). Hartman that we have to do in this sketch. In the district schools and the Auburn high

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school he acquired a practical English edu- cation. That he was a progressive and diligent student is evinced by the fact that at the age of seventeen he was qualified to teach in the common school. The art of teaching was a means with him to the ac- quirement of a more extended knowledge . Ohio, for treatment, and remained there un-

which in the course of a few years gave to him the rating of an academic scholar. Hav- ing a natural aptitude for the law he early in life decided on a legal career, and to that end while teaching he borrowed some law- books of Judge Mott, which he read during leisure hours under that Judge's able direc- tions. Subsequently he entered the law office of J. B. Morrison, Esq., of Auburn, who was his preceptor until September, 1861, when he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, remaining six months. Returning to Auburn he renewed his studies and the following June was ad mitted to the bar.

The war spirit was then strong in the land, and young Hartman, catching the martial spirit of the day, enlisted. He at once became active in encouraging others to do likewise, and in a short time a company was raised, of which, upon its organization, he was chosen Second Lieutenant. This company became Company A, One Hun- dredth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infan- try. In two months he was promoted as First Lieutenant, and two months later held a Captain's commission, although from the organization of the company he was practi- cally in command the greater part of the time. He participated in the operations of the army in Kentucky and Tennessee, and later his command was identified with Grant's unconquerable host before Vicks- burg as it approached. About this period he became sorely afflicted with a disease of

the eyes, from which he suffered severely for several years and has never fully recovered therefrom. On account of this affliction he was afterward recommended for discharge by a board of surgeons, and after being hon- orably discharged he went to Cleveland, til July, 1866.

During this period he attended lectures at a law school, his previous knowledge of the law enabling him to pass the examina- tion with very little extra reading. After his graduation he located in Waterloo, In- diana, and at once entered upon the prac- tice of his profession. The Republican Convention of that year honored him with the nomination for Representative in the State Legislature, his opponent being Hon. Freeman Kelly. The canvass that followed was both interesting and aggressive. This was Mr. Hartman's maiden effort on the "stump " for the suffrage of the people, and so well did he acquit himself in this long drawn out political battle that he was triumphantly elected. As a legislator his conduct met the approval not only of his friends, but also of many of his opponents as well. The following year he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, then comprising the coun- ties of De Kalb, Steuben, La Grange, Noble, Elkhart and Kosciusko, serving three years and discharging the duties incumbent upon the office in a manner highly creditable to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his constituency.

Meanwhile he had entered into a part- nership with J. L. Morland, Esq., which was terminated in the winter of 1871-2, when Mr. Hartman moved to South Bend, where he engaged in practice. In 1873 he returned to De Kalb county and located in

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Auburn, formning a partnership with J. E. Rose, Esq. In 1881 the firm was dissolved and Mr. Hartman practiced alone until July, 1894, when his son, Walter C. Hartman, who had just graduated in the law depart- ment of Michigan University, was received into partnership with him.

As a general practitioner or counselor Mr. Hartman takes high rank in the legal profession. He is cogent, incisive and clear in utterance, and his reasoning is guided by logic so forcible that his opponents rarely dislodge him; and in the preparation of his cases he is thorough, mastering the evidence, in the arrangement of which it is said he displays the sagacity of a field marshal. As a counselor he is deliberate, pondering well the points as they touch parallels in his wide range of reading and practice, and, being somewhat conservative, reaches conclusions through a process of mental comparisons peculiar to trained thinkers. To his profes- sion he is devoted, being a close student of law and of general literature, and taking a deep interest in public affairs.

While politically a Republican, he is in no sense an "offensive partisan;" yet he warmly espouses the cause of his party, in the councils of which he has considerable influence. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, having been the first Com- mander of De Long Post at Auburn. He is an acceptable member of the Presbyterian Church, having filled the important positions of Elder and Trustee therein for many years.

October 15, 1868, he married Mary, daughter of Levi Cunningham, a prominent citizen of Bryan, Ohio. They were the parents of the following children: Mable, now the wife of D. A. Hodge, of Auburn;

Walter C. and Hubert Ezra. Mrs. Hart- man died December 18, 1888, after a long illness. She was active in church work, was one of the organizers of the Ladies' Literary Society, and took an active interest in all moral and religious affairs.

ILLIAM H. MCINTYRE, Auburn, Indiana, is a native of De Kalb county, Indiana, born April 27, 1862, a son of William McIntyre, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. In the public and graded schools of his native county he acquired his education, before attaining his eighteenth year. Secur- ing a position in a drug store for one year, he delved into the mysteries of that trade. An opening then occurring to a clerkship in the First National Bank. of which his father was cashier, he accepted it, and a year later he himself was elected to the responsible position of cashier, a compliment indeed and one that rarely falls to young men of barely twenty years. In this position he quickly developed a talent for the manage- ment of financial affairs, creditably main- taining his position until January, 1893, when he resigned.

During his connection with the bank, he evolved and became interested in outside business of great promise, and it was to per- sonally superintend this that he resigned his position in the bank. In the spring of 1894 he was chosen by W. H. Kiblinger to man- age his extensive carriage factory. The po- sition offered splendid opportunities for the use of his well developed business ability; and upon the death of Mr. Kiblinger, which soon occurred, the entire plant was pur- chased, in the fall of 1894, by himself and

J. Jl. Bash.

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S. C. Snyder, they continuing the business under the name of the W. H. Kiblinger Company. The capital stock, $75,000, is all paid up, and equally held by the proprie- tors, Mr. McIntyre acting as president and Mr. Snyder as manager of the company.

Their output is of a high grade, as to both material and workmanship, giving to their vehicles a reputation for durability and elegance second to none in the market. Their business, now extensive, is assuming still larger proportions, extending from Maine to the foothills of the "Rockies," and is maintained by competent traveling sales- men. The capacity of the works is about 100 vehicles per day, and from 150 to 175 men are constantly employed. The business is the second largest of the kind now in the State, with a good prospect of soon passing its only competitor. Additional to this line, Mr. McIntyre has other interests, being president of the Garrett Electric Light Com- pany, president of the Auburn Mining Com- pany, and is the owner of the Nappanee Electric Light plant in Nappanee, Indiana, and the Butler Electric Light Company, in Butler, same State. That Mr. McIntyre is a successful business man is attested by his rapid advancement and the esteem in which he is held by his business associates, friends and acquaintances. His powers of organi- zation are not excelled by his administrative ability, and, being of conservative tempera- ment, a mental balance is obtained giving accuracy to his judgment, which so far in his career has largely contained the elements of success.

His marriage to Miss Louise, daughter of J. C. Henry, one of Auburn's most re- spected citizens, occurred July 15, 1884. They have one child, Harvey C., now five years of age.

J M. BASH, M. D., proprietor of the Bash Stock Farm, Warsaw, Indiana, is one of the most extensive, enter- prising and successful stock men of Indiana. He is a native of the State, born in Fayette county, December 17, 1847. At the age of eight years his parents removed to Marion county, Indiana, near Indianapolis, where he remained alernating attendance at school with aiding his father on the farm during the busy seasons. In 1867, wishing to widen and extend the scope of his educa- tion, he entered the Northwestern Christian University, at Indianapolis, where he re- mained until the expiration of the freshman year.

The following year he was a student at the Asbury University, at the expiration of which time he went to Indianapolis and be- gan the study of medicine under the able direction of Dr. I. J. Rooker, who was his preceptor until the winter of 1871-2, when he had so far advanced that he was com- petent to matriculate for lectures in the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio. At the completion of the course he went to New London, Indiana, where he entered the office of Doctor J. D. Sherley, resuming his studies and assisting the Doctor in his prac- tice, being thus occupied two years.

Next he entered the Indiana Medical College, at Indianapolis, at which institu- tion he was graduated in 1874, immediately establishing himself in practice at McCords- ville, Hancock county. In the practice he was eminently successful. Gradually, how- ever, Dr. Bash was forced to give up his practice by the increase of business interests, which demanded his time and personal supervision. He is a member of the Amer- ican, State and County Medical Societies, and although actively engaged in other busi-

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ness morests. Ing Interest in the profession has not abated.

Socially, Dr. Bash is a member of the Order of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons, and has attained to the thirty-second degree. Ilis marriage to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Wallace, a respected pioneer of Kosciusko county, occurred in 1881, and of their union two children have been born: Wallace, aged thirteen, and Flint, aged right.

Dr. Bash, in his business, as in his pro- fessional career, has been remarkably suc- cessful, evincing a clear insight and sound judgment in the management of his rapidly increasing business. His is a resourceful mind, full of latent and inherent forces which do not easily succumb to difficulties. His abilities are as versatile as his interests are varied, and to each he gives personal attention, even to the minutest details.

He is a stockholder in the Lake City Bank, and a director of the Maish & Gordon Manufacturing Company. His property holdings are large, among which is a magni- ficent block in Chicago, situated on South Halstead street, between Jackson Boulevard and Bedford place. It is in his stock farm. however, that he takes the greatest pride; and his is a pardonable pride, too, for in arrangement, equipment and the character of stock he handles he is certainly unrivaled by any. In this connection it may be said that Dr. Bash, while slowly gathering to- gether his collection of trotting stock, has paid strict attention not only to the selection of animals bred in prepotent, extreme speed- producing lines, but has also exercised the greatest care to secure those of the highest individual excellence, not only as to sound- ness and conformation, but also as to tem- perament, beauty and the individual speed

to trot fast and the demonstrated capacity for training. He has been looking forward to the production of campaigners with the speed to keep company with the fastest and the stamina to stay with the best. Thus he has been seeking to produce horses with these essentials of fitness for the turf, com- bined with the form, size and style of the ideal light-harness horse, " Kings of the Turf and Lords of the Road."

llis brood mares are a sound, handsome and grandly gaited lot, many of them trot- ters with fast records, and it is safe to say it is difficult to excel them in point of size, style, speed, bone, substance and finish. In the selection of his stallions the Doctor has been uninfluenced by prejudice or par- tiality for any stallion or family, but from observation of what cross and combinations of blood have produced the highest order of training quality and the greatest amount of speed.

Ilis selection of Phœbus, 11,349, to tread his stud, makes it seem clear that Onward, 2:251, sire of Phoebus, was one of the best sons of the "Mighty Wilkes," if in- .decd not the best; and that Almont, Jr., 2:26 |sire of Fanchon, his dam), was the best son of Almont. Malt, 11.700, foaled in 1889, a chestnut horse with black points and dim star and of fair size, is a beautifully finished animal, and he grandly upholds the breeding methods pursued at the Bash Stock Farm, and in all respects is a sample that would do credit to any breeding farm in the world. His sire, Wilkeswood, 2:233, has quickly taken rank as one of the very best sons of Nutwood, 2:18 3-4.

These stallions represent the blood of Onward, George Wilkes, Nutwood, Almont, Jr., Almont, Alexander's Abdallah, Hamble- tonian, Mambrino Chief, Pilot, Jr., all

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backed by the strongest of thoroughbred blood.

Having now noticed the head of the stud it is well to consider in brief detail some of the descendants of these noble sires. Well up in the list is Mattie, dam of Litta, 2:22, full sister to Mag, dam of Magnolia, 2:09] ; Pet, dam of Ergot, 2:233, and full sis- ter to Magnolia, 2:091 ; Litta, sired by Haw Patch, record 2:22; Atropine, sired by Haw Patch, and full sister to Magnolia, record 2:091 ; Maple Leaf, sired by Alexander Wilkes Belle Onward, sire Councillor, record 2:213; Ergotine, full sister to Ergot, sire Wilkes- wood, record 2:233; Magnolia, sire Haw Patch, record 2:091 ; Ergot, sire Wilkeswood, record, four years old, 2:233; Ether, sired by Phobus, full brother of Tangent, 2:183; · and Energy, 2:24; Magnesia, sired by Phœbus; Castor, sired by Phoebus; Salicine, sired by Sphinx, record 2:203; Cinchona, sired by Phoebus; Bismuth, sired by Pho- bus; Creosote, sired by Phoebus; Ergotine, sire Wilkeswood, record 2:233 ; Citrate, sire Phœbus; Aloes, sire Phœbus.

These and numerous other youngsters are a sound, handsome, finely-formed and as promising a lot as can be found, and as Mr. Bash breeds to sell he will price them accord- ingly. While always preferring personal in- spection, he will, however, furnish on appli- cation from intending purchasers, written descriptions, and such descriptions will in- variably include known defects and may be implicitly relied on.

ON. DANIEL D. MOODY .- At this point we are permitted to touch upon the life history of one who has honored and been honored by the people of his native county, -Daniel D. .

Moody, present Clerk of De Kalb county, Indiana, his native county.

He was born February 22, 1845, and is one of a family of eight children, three sons and five daughters. The first two born in this family were twins; one died in infancy and the other grew to womanhood and be- came the wife of James Hall, of De Kalb county. The next two, also twins, are Adeline, wife of William H. Fair, and Daniel I)., the subject of this article. Strange to relate, the next children also were twins; both grew to womanhood, and married brothers, Alexander and William Davie, and all live together in the same house, their home being in Iowa. The two Mrs. Davies are so much alike in every respect that their most intimate friends are often mistaken in their identity. The venerable father of this remarkable family, John R. Moody, was for many years one of the most promi- nent and active men in the county, carrying on extensive operations in farming and stock dealing. He has reached the octoge- narian rank and is now living practically retired. Mr. Moody's mother was before her marriage Miss Mary Ann Patterson, her father being Robert Patterson, of New York State.

On his father's farm Mr. Moody spent his boyhood days, and the district school, which he first entered as pupil, had him a few years later for teacher, such rapid ad- vancement did he make in his studies. His higher education was obtained in the Michi- gan State University at Ann Arbor. After pursuing a select course there for one year, he took up the study of law, and graduated in the law department of the class of 1869. Immediately after his graduation he returned home and became associated in the practice of law with Mr. W. L. Penfield, like him-

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self a graduate of the Michigan University. Equipped with a thorough training, natural ability, industry, and devotion to the pro- fession, Mr. Moody entered the legal ranks with a determination to stop short of noth- ing but eminence, and the success he has achieved has equaled his most sanguine ex- pectations.

Now, after more than twenty-five years of active professional life, we find him the proprietor of a beautiful home, surrounded with every evidence of culture and refine- ment, and with all that goes to make life worth living. His home is presided over by his amiable and accomplished wife and is made cheerful by the presence of a charm- ing daughter and two sons. Mrs. Moody, nce Miss Clara F. Grube, is the only daugh- ter of John Grube, and the date of their marriage was November 21, 1869; and in connection with the family history we may further state that Mr. and Mrs. Moody each had a grandfather who carried a flag in the war of 1812. When not occupied with his business cares, Mr. Moody finds his chief delight in his home and with his family. He has one of the finest law and literary libra- ries in northern Indiana, and the casual visitor to his home is apt to find him in the midst of his books, pursuing his favorite studies in poetry, history and literary criti- cism.

is peculiar to himself. His tastes are culti- vated and refined by an enthusiastic devo- tion to belles-lettres, and this is indicated at once by the graceful and fluent diction of his extemporaneous speeches, as well as in his more elaborate addresses on set occa- sions. Firm and unflinching in his ideas of things, when he believes he is right on a proposition nothing can change his views. In debate especially does he excel.

All these qualities have not only contri- buted to Mr. Moody's success as a lawyer, but also, when he was honored by a seat in the State Legislature, they placed him among the foremost rank of legislators and gained for him a popularity that is State-wide. Mr. Moody was first elected to represent his county in the Legislature in 1880, at that time defeating Mr. Hopkins, a gentleman of great popularity, foreman of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops located at Garrett. In 1882 he defeated Jerry Lewis, a promi- nent farmer of De Kalb county, and in 1884 was elected for a third term. Few mem- bers have thus been honored by their fellow citizens, and nothing could more thoroughly testify to his worth and popularity. His election to the office of County Clerk of De Kalb county was in 1894, and he has but recently entered upon the duties of this office. Mr. Moody is a Democrat.

Personally, Mr. Moody is of medium size, has a piercing black eye, a digni- fied manner, and is always found to be PILLIAM FULTON, one of the old and honored pioneers of Huntington county, was born January 23. 1826, in Bath town- ship, Greene county, Ohio, a son of Samuel and Catharine (Woodward) Fulton. The lineage of this family is traced to seven genial and courteous. His friendship is of that lasting kind that never knows what it is to desert a friend. As a speaker, Mr. Moody has few equals. He is ready, forci- ble and fluent, has a clear, strong voice that is under perfect control, and his natural and easy delivery has a charm about it that i brothers of the generation of the great-

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grandfather of our subject. They emigrated from Ireland to this country, took a prom- inent part in Colonial history, and their descendants fought in the war of the Revo- lution. The paternal great-grandfather of William Fulton married Miss Steel, a sister of Samuel and David Steel, zealous patriots in the war of the Revolution. They reared a family of nine children: William, the grandfather of William Fulton, who is the subject of this notice; James, who re- mained single until sixty-five years of age, was then married, and his inheritance, passing to his wife's people, was diverted from the Fulton heirs; Andrew, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was once pursued by the British dragoons and cornered in a stable, surrendered with the under- standing that he was to be given the protec- tion of a prisoner, but was immediately cut down, and with thirteen wounds was left for dead; reviving, was taken under the pro- tection of the wife of one of the Britons, and finally survived the attack; he became a member of the Virginia Legislature and attained considerable prominence; was mar- ried to Elizabeth Hall, who was born December 27, 1756, and they were the parents of two children, -Judge Andrew Fulton, of the Wythe Judicial district, and John H., a member of Congress from the Wythe district; Hugh Fulton, the fourth of the family was also a soldier in the Revolu- tion; he married Sarah Tate, widow of Cap- tain Tate, a daughter of Edward and Eleanor (Stewart) Hall; John, who entered the war at the age of sixteen years and was killed at the battle of Guilford Court House, in which engagement Captain Tate lost his life; Samuel, who was a merchant in Richmond, Virginia; Sarah, who married Samuel Ram- sey; Margaret, who married a Mr. Woodlaw;

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Memorial record of northeastern Indiana, Part 67

Author: Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 932

Author:
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 932