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Med. Soc., and First Dist. Med. Soc. Office : 914 N. Quincy.
Poindexter, E. W .- Born, Martin Co., Ind., Jan. 8, 1854; son of Lourinda and Christian P .; graduated, Univ. of Ind., A. B., '79; married Mollie Hatfield, of Owensburg, Green Co., Ind., Dec. 24, 1879; supt. public schools, Shoals, Ind., 1880; supt. public schools, Bloomfield, and principal, Bloomfield Normal School, 1881-83; became dist. mgr., S. W. Ind., for N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 1883; to To- peka, 1885; took gen. agency for Kansas, Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., Mil- waukee, Wis., 1885; has been gen. agt. for that company ever since. Office : Real Estate Bldg.
Pollock, John C .- Born, Belmont Co., Ohio, Nov. 5, 1857; educated, Franklin Coll., Ohio, A. B., '82; read law, 2 years; married Louise Lafferty, of Belmont Co., 1886; practiced, New- ton, Iowa, I year ; practiced in southern and southwestern Missouri until Jan., 1888; to Winfield, Kan., 1888; organized law dept., St. Louis & San Francisco Rwy .; retired from position with that railroad, 1892, and began general prac- tice ; apptd. justice of supreme court, Kansas, 1901 ; apptd. judge, U. S. dist. court, Nov., 1903. Office : Federal Bldg.
Pond, M. A .- Born, July 24, 1846, Erie Co., Pa .; son of Iru and Polly (Pot- ter) P .; received academic education, Kingsville, Ohio; graduated, Spencerian Institute of Penmanship, Geneva, Ohio; married Belle M. Haines, Zeandale, Riley Co., Kan., June 26, 1873; to Topeka, April 1, 1868; started Pond Business Coll., April 1, 1868, and has run it as a Christian Business Coll., ever since. Col- lege : 521 Kan. Ave.
Potter, A. G .- Born, Washington Co., N. Y., March 23, 1845; son of Na- thaniel and Jane (Haviland) P .; gradu-
ated, Friends' School, Providence, R. I., '64; married Anna Virginia Hughes, To- peka, 1873; to Topeka, 1869; dairy busi- ness, Highland Park, 15 years; Warner & Potter, agricultural implement dealers, since 1894 ; one of owners, Sturgis Hard- ware Co., N. Topeka, since 1902. Store : 6th and Quincy.
Powell, Lewis M., M. D .- Born, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1858; to Baldwin, Kan., 1871; educated, Ottawa Baptist Coll., I year, Univ. of Kan., A. B., '85, and Univ. of Pa., M. D., '91 ; principal Newton (Kan.) High School, 1885-86; principal of ward schools, Topeka, 1886- 88; has practiced in Topeka since gradu- ation from med. dept., Univ. of Pa., 1891; chemist and microscopist to state bd. of health, 5 years ; pres., Topeka Bd. of Health under Mayor J. W. F. Hughes ; mem. bd. of education, I term; mem. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc., Kan. State Med. Soc., and Am. Med. Assn. Office : Central Nat. Bank Bldg.
Pratt, John D .- Born, Topeka, Kan., Jan. 7, 1871 ; son of Dudley and Mary E. (Noble) P .; educated, Baker Univ .; married Anna Allen, 1894; has been with brother, O. A., in hardware busi- ness, since 1887. Store : 901-03 N. Kan. Avenue.
Pratt, O. A .- Born, St. Marys, Ohio, 1863; son of Dudley and Mary E. (Noble) P .; received common and busi- ness college education; married Anna Ekel, 1891; to Topeka, 1866; Babcock & Pratt, dealers in hardware, 2 years; bought out Babcock, and took brother into partnership, 1887; has been in the business with him ever since. Store: 901-03 N. Kan. Ave.
Prescott, F. M .- Born, East Jeffrey, N. H., April 23, 1848; son of Benjamin and Lavina (Brown) P .; went through freshman year, Knox Coll .; married Allie
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McClure, Topeka, Sept. 21, 1875; to To- peka, July, 1874; with Addison Prescott, engaged in real estate and loan business, 1874-76; grocery business, Colo., and N. M., 2 years ; N. Topeka, grocery business, 4 years ; treas., A. Prescott & Co., 1882- 83; in mercantile business, N. M., 5 years; Pueblo, Colo., loans and commer- cial brokerage, about 10 years; has been, since 1898, in loan and real estate busi- ness, Topeka. Office : Real Estate Bldg.
Prout, Thomas E .- Born, Birming- ham, England, Aug. 31, 1865; son of Edwin and Rodha (Caddick) P .; mar- ried Anna Paynter, Nov. 15, 1888; sales- man at 14 for father, who was a wire- maker ; worked 14 years for Burden Iron Works; sec., Y. M. C. A., Whitehall, N. Y., 5 years ; sec., Argentine, Kan., 18 months; sec., R. R. Y. M. C. A., since 1900; editor, Santa Fe, 1900-03; one of secretaries, Association of Gen. Y. M. C. A. Secretaries and Physical Directors. Office : R. R. Y. M. C. A. Bldg., E. 4th.
Purcell, John .- Supt., Topeka shops, A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, St. Charles, Mo., Jan. 19, 1870; began work with Santa Fe Rwy., Oct. 1, 1889; in various positions, until gen. foreman, and then asst. master mechanic, Argentine, Kan .; division master mechanic, Fort Madison, Iowa, 2 years; has been in present posi- tion, since April, 1902. Office : Santa Fe Rwy. Shops.
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Quinton, A. B .- Born, Denmark, Ill., Jan. 25, 1856; son of R. and Sarah (Hornby) Q .; married Georgie Hoffman, Jan. 25, 1882 ; educated, Denmark Acad., and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '76; to To- peka, 1876; in 1885, Quinton & Quinton, law firm established ; city atty., 1883-86; probate judge, 1887 to 1891; 1892, lec-
turer probate practice, K. U. Law School; atty. and dir. for Atna Bldg. and Loan Assn .; pres., Topeka Ceme- tery Assn. Office: Columbian Bldg.
Quinton, E. S .- Born, Denmark, Ill., July 22, 1858; son of R. and Sarah (Hornby) Q .; married Mary Kendall, Denver, Colo., April 5, 1891 ; educated, Denmark (Ill.) Acad., and Iowa State Univ., A. B., '83, LL. B., '85; in 1885, commenced practice in Topeka with brother, A. B. Quinton, and has been in practice here ever since. Office : Colum- bian Bldg.
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Radford, Weldon A .- Born, Quit- man, Mo., Oct. 31, 1880; son of Charles A. and Anna B. (Reckard) R .; educated in common schools and high school; to Kansas, 1884; began work with R. G. Dun & Co., Kansas City, Kan., 1898; worked in all their departments and was subsequently apptd. mgr. at Topeka; to Topeka, Aug. 29, 1903. Office: Central Nat. Bank Bldg.
Radges, Sam .- Born in England over 64 years ago; educated in the common schools and Milk Street Acad., England ; in Co. H., Ohio inf., 3 years and 3 months in Civil War; to Kansas, 1867; to To- peka, 1868; issued first directory in the fall of 1869; has been publisher of Radges' City Directory, ever since. Ad- dress : Office Block, E. 5th.
Ralston, W. C .- Born, Dec. 22, 1867, Monongahela City, Pa .; son of S. S. Ral- ston and Fanny K. (Barr) R .; educated, Park Coll., Mo., A. B., '93, K. U., LL. B., '96; admitted to the bar, 1896; com- menced practice, Topeka, 1896; mem. of bd. of trustees, Park Coll .; sec., Republi- can City Central Committee; asst. city atty .; married, Aug. 28, 1902, to Clara M. Lanbach. Res .: 1236 Clay.
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Randolph, Leslie Fitz .- Born, Mead- ville, Pa., March 12, 1851 ; son of Rev. A. A. F. and Lucy C. (Maxson) R .; edu- cated, State Normal School, Edinboro, Pa., and Alfred Univ., Alfred, N. Y .; married Adeline Wheeler, Nortonville, Kan., Dec. 26, 1883 ; to Nortonville, April 23, 1863; school teacher, 1870-82; asst. reporter, Kan. Supreme Court, 1883-97; editor and proprietor, Nortonville News, 1890-1902; mem. House of Representa- tives, Kansas, 1882-84; mayor, Norton- ville, 1893-95 ; delegate, Rep. Nat. Con- vention, 1892; pres., Kansas Editorial Assn., 1900-01 ; pres., Kansas Commis- sion, Pan-American Exposition, 1901 ; now editor and publisher, Inland In- vestor. Office : 630 Kan. Ave.
Ransom, J. R., Rev .- Born Mur- freesborough, Tenn., June 30, 1861 ; son of Sam and Hettie (Shaw) R .; educated, Central Tenn. Coll., 2 years; married Amanda Brooks, Murfreesborough, 1881 ; pastor, A. M. E. church, Tenn., 3 years ; to Kan., July, 1888; pastor, Council Grove, I year ; Argentine, 3 years; Par- sons, 4 years; to Topeka, Sept., 1896; pastor, St. John's A. M. E. church, 3 years ; a presiding elder for the past 6 years. Res .: 1726 Topeka Ave.
Raub, A. A., M. D .- Born, Blairs- town, N. J., March 6, 1839; son of Philip and Sabra (Angle) R .; educated, Lafay- ette Coll., Easton, Pa., 3 years, and Univ. of Pa., M. D., '63; married Ernestine McClure, Memphis, Tenn., May 2, 1864; enlisted, Co. D., Ist Pa., inf .; asst. surg., 4th U. S. inf., 1863-May, 1864; com- menced practice, Northampton, Pa., 1864; to Cawker City, Kan., 1879; mem. bd. of pension examiners, Beloit, 2 years ; government physician, Pottawatomie In- dians, I year; to Topeka, 1883; chmn. med. bd. of pension examiners, 7 years. Office : 615 Kan. Ave.
Ray, H. E .- Storekeeper, A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, West Va., May 18, 1871 ; son of T. F. and Harriet (Warner) R .; educated, Wittenberg Coll., to sophomore year ; married Harriet Boulware, Law- rence, 1894; clerk in store dept., Santa Fe, St. Joseph, Mo., I year ; storekeeper, 2 years; Dec., 1892-1903, clerk in gen. storekeeper's office; apptd. asst. to Mr. Rice, gen. storekeeper, April, 1903 ; store- keeper, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., since July I, 1903. Res .: 433 Topeka Ave.
Reale, George. - Born, Frederick, Md., Jan. 20, 1851 ; son of George and Mary A. (Kohler) R .; educated, St. John's School, 5 years ; married, 1876, to Mary Hammond, who died March 30, 1889; to Abilene, Kan., 1878; in shoe business, 3 years ; on farm, S. E. of To- peka, 3 years; to Topeka, 1882; propri- etor of meat market, 1885; in charge, meat dept., Newland's grocery, 5 years ; large two-story brick bldg., just complet- ed, ruined at the time of the flood of 1889 ; proprietor, meat market, 221-23 E. 4th, since 1896; groceries added, 1897. Res. : 405 Monroe.
Redden, A. L .- Born near Bridger- ville, Sussex Co., Del., Dec. 19, 1844; son of William O. and Margaret (Can- 11011) R .; married Mrs. Redden, Topeka, Oct., 1895; sergt. 2d Del. regt., Civil War; read law under Atty. Gen. Moore, Georgetown, Del .; practiced, there, 1867- 70; practiced, Eldorado, Kan., 1870-97 ; co. atty., Butler Co., 1872; state sen- ator, 1884-87; judge 26th judicial dist .; chmn., Rep. State Convention, 1880; chmn., Rep. State Central Committee, 1882-84; pres., Exchange Bank of Eldo- rado, 1882-84; pres., Exchange Nat. Bank, 1884-96; to Topeka, 1896; mem. law firm, Redden, Mckeever & Gilluly. Office: Crawford Bldg.
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Reed, Joseph .- Born, Portland, Me., Dec. 12, 1848; son of Joseph and Cathe- rine (Webster) R .; cousin of late Hon. T. B. Reed, ex-speaker of National House of Representatives ; married, first, Almira Toops, 1872; second, Mary N. Reid, 1890; to Kansas, 1871; to Topeka, 1877; associated with George Reed in publication of Topeka State Journal, 1879-80; justice of the peace, 1880-89; commr. of elections, 1889-93; asst. city atty., and asst. co. atty., 1894-95; since then has practiced exclusively. Office : 421 Kan. Ave.
Reed, J. W .- Pastor, Kansas Avenue M. E. church (see Corrections and Ad- ditions, back part of this book).
Rees, B. L .- Born, Camden, Ohio, Oct. 16, 1861 ; son of Victor and Augus- ta L. (Carroll) R .; received common and high school education ; married Mary E. Welsh, Minneapolis, Kan., 1885; gen. agt., McCormick Harvesting Co., 9 years; now gen. agt., International Harvester Co. of Am .; to Kansas, 1867; to Topeka, 1899. Office: 109-11-13 N. Kan. Ave.
Reid, Albert T .- Born, Concordia, Kansas, August 12, 1873; son of Wm. E. and Margaret (Turner) R .; educated at K. U., 3 years, and took a business college course; stud- Blashfield, and Cox, of N. Y .; cartoonist, Mail and Breeze, since 1896; in 1903, Reid-Stone School of Art merged with Washburn Coll .; now instructor drawing and illustration in it; cartoonist for Kan- sas City Journal, and Mail and Breeze, for last 8 years; has contributed to Mc- Clure's Kansas City Star, Chicago Rec- ord, New York Herald, Judge, Leslie's Weekly, etc .; stockholder, and one of the editors, American Cartoonist Maga- zine; married, Vera Low, Oct. 22, 1902. Illustrator : In Varying Moods, by W. H.
Cline; Tom McNeal's Fables; and Troubles of a Worried Man, Harmon Wilson; originator of the Peachville Band, which appeared in the Mail and Breeze. Office : Crawford Bldg.
Reisner, Henry. - Born, Annville, Lebanon Co., Pa., Oct. 29, 1831; re- ceived common school and commercial coll. education ; maried Eliza A. Bowen, Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 29, 1869; to Leav- enworth, Kan., April 6, 1855 ; pre-empted 160 acres of land, 1857; farmed until 1860; crossed the plains to Colorado, where he followed mining and trading to 1866; to Topeka, Dec. 3, 1875; com- menced confectionery business here then, and has been in it ever since. Res. : 1275 Harrison.
Renwick, J. A .- Pastor, First United Presbyterian church ; born, Idaville, Ind .; son of James and Margaret J. (McCully) R .; graduated, Monmouth Coll., A. B., '79, and Xenia Seminary, March 24, 1881; married Lizzie Patton, Harshas- ville, Ohio, June 13, 1883 ; pastor, Tran- quility, Ohio, 1882-87, and Biggsville, Ill., 1887-1902 ; to Topeka, Sept. 4, 1902, and has been pastor here since then. Res. : 812 Tyler.
Reynolds, T. B., D. D. S .- Born, Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 14, 1859; son of Rev. Chas. and Mary (Braine) R .; edu- cated at N. Y. Dental Coll., D. D. S., '84 ; married Mabel Hilton, Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 10, 1886; practiced dentistry, Brook- lyn, N. Y., 3 years; practiced, Lincoln, Kan., 1885 to 1896; has practiced in To- peka, since 1896; mem. of Kan. State Dental Assn. Office : 832 N. Kan. Ave.
Rice, N. M .- Gen. storekeeper, the Santa Fe Rwy. system ; born, Rome, Ind., Dec. 28, 1863 ; son of D. H. and Vileta (Montgomery) R .; educated in common schools and high school; married Mary S. Watson, Temple, Texas; brakcman.
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yard clerk, and clerk in supt's office and store dept., Temple, Texas, 1886-90; div. storekeeper, 10 years; to Topeka, Nov. 30, 1900; on special work over the sys- tem, four months ; asst. gen. storekeeper, April 1, 1901; gen. storekeeper, since April, 1903. Res. : 901 Fillmore.
Richards, Robert A .- Born, Easton, Pa., Dec., 28, 1848; son of Daniel R. and Mary S. (Raub) R .; received high school education; to Silver Lake, Kan., 1878; on farm, 3 years ; justice of peace ; 1894 mayor of Silver Lake, and in real estate business ; township trustee, several terms ; traveled for Trust Co. of Am. 21/2 years ; in real estate business, Topeka, since 1897. Office: III W. 6th.
Rigby, M. F .- Born, Centerville, Ind., Jan. 26, 1853; educated in the com- mon schools; commenced confectionery business, Topeka, 1879, and has been in it ever since. Res. : 5th and Van Buren. Store : 609 Kan. Ave.
Righter, W. H., M. D .- Born, Wil- mington, Del., April 14, 1853; son of Wm. H. and Rebecca M. (Strimple) R .; graduated, Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy, 1876, Jefferson Med. Coll., M. D., '79; spent 8 months in hospitals and univer- sities of Berlin, 1884 ; to Topeka, March 10, 1880; married Ida M. Scott, Jan. 3, 1888, Topeka; was prof., genito-urinary organs, rectum and diseases of the skin, Kan. Med. Coll., 5 years; mem. Kan. State Med. Soc., and Eastern Kan. Dist. Med. Soc .; ex-co. physician and health officer, Shawnee; has practiced in Topeka since 1880. Office : 714 Kan. Ave.
Risteen, F. N .- Mechanical supt., eastern grand div., A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, May 24, 1856; son of George and Mary M. (Cliff) R .; married Sarah Wormald, Sprague, Wash .; machinist's apprentice, 21/2 years, New Brunswick,
Canada ; locomotive fireman, 3 years; on construction work, Canadian Pacific R. R., 2 years ; locomotive engineer, 4 years, same R. R .; locomotive engineer, North- ern Pacific, 1883-8; road foreman of en- gineers, 1888 to 1895; master mechanic, Fargo, N. Dak., 1895 to Oct., 1901 ; asst. supt. of motive power, Chicago, Great Western R. R .; to Topeka, Feb., I, 1902, as mechanical supt. eastern grand div. Santa Fe. Res .: 1306 Harrison.
Ritchie, Hale .- Born, Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., Jan. 27, 1851 ; son of Col. John and Mary Jane (Shellady) R .; attended Washburn Coll., and Kan. State Agrl. Coll., but is not a graduate ; married Anna May Roland, Topeka, Oct. 26, 1876; to Topeka, April, 1855; life work has been the manufacture of lime. Lime Kiln Works : 1101-1135 Madison.
Rivers, James, Rev .- Born, Tuscum- bia, Ala., Aug. 29, 1861 ; son of S. and I. (Jones) R .; educated, Central Tenn. Coll., partial course; married Annie Odell, Topeka, April 26, 1894; pastor, C. M. E. church, Covington, Tenn., 1882 ; then at Milan, Trenton, and Paris, Tenn., 1882-87; to Topeka, Dec. 20, 1887; has been a minister in Kansas ever since; now a presiding elder, C. M. E. church. Res. : 1415 Tyler.
Roberts, Byron .- Born, Tuscarawas, Ohio, Aug. 22, 1832; son of Louis and Catherine (Neighbor) R .; educated in a college at Akron, Ohio, two terms; asst. cashier and cashier, Bank of Topeka for period of 15 years; co. treas., Shawnee, 1886 to 1890; receiver of Hutchinson and Southern R. R., 2 years ; to Topeka, 1870; organized the Ætna Building and Loan Association, 1891, and has been pres. since that time. Office : 116 E. 5th.
Roberts, J. W .- Chief clerk to audit- or of disbursements, A. T. & S. F. Rwy; born, Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 18, 1864; son
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of J. W. and Ellan A. (Nolan) R .; edu- cated in the common schools ; clerk, audi- tor's offices, Southern Kan. Rwy., Law- rence, Kan., 1883-88; to Topeka, May 1888, as clerk in the audtor's dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; chief clerk, auditor of dis- bursements, since May, 1901. Res. : 1122 Van Buren.
Roberts, S. H .- Born, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Feb. 1859; son of Henry and Ann (Pryor) R .; received common and high school education ; married Sarah E. Pooley, Winfield, Kan .; to Kansas, 1879; has been practicing law and been in loan business for last 24 years; to Topeka, 1888. Res. : 629 Tyler.
Robinson, A. A .- Born, South Read- ing, Vt., Oct. 21, 1844; son of Ebenezer and Adaline (Williams) R .; educated, Milton (Wis.) Acad., and Univ. of Mich., C. E. and B. S., '69, M. S., '71, LL. D., 1900 ; married Dec. 9, 1869, Julia Caroline Burdick, who died Aug. 3, 1881 ; married Mrs. Ellen Francis Williams, sister of first wife, Sept. 3, 1885 ; asst. on U. S. lake survey work, about 5 months of each year, 1866-68; began railroad work on St. Joseph and Denver City R. R., as axman in engineering corps, May 27, 1869; then served successively as chainman, levelman, transit man, office engineer, locating engineer, and asst. en- gineer ; April 1, 1871, asst. engineer, A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; 1873-80, chief engin- ecr ; Sept., 1880-Oct., 1881, division supt., Las Vegas to Santa Fe, Deming and El Paso; Oct., 1881-June 1, 1883, supt. bridges, bldgs., and water service; asst. gen. supt., June 1, 1883-Sept. I, 1883; gen. supt., Sept. 1, 1883-March I, 1884; gen. mgr., 1884-86; 2d v. pres., 1886-88; 2d v. pres. and gen. mgr., May, 1888-May 3, 1893; left Santa Fe Rwy. to accept presidency, Mexican Central Rwy. Co., Ltd., May 3, 1893; has been
pres. of it ever since; is an old resident of Topeka. Home: 910 Tyler. Office : 25 Broad St., N. Y.
Robinson, J. W .- Born near St. Joseph, Mo., June 26, 1859; son of David A. and Elizabeth E. (Ellis) R .; received commercial college education; married Marion Hoy, Carbondale, Kan., April 22, 1886; taught school, Osage Co., 1878- 82; clerk, Carbondale post office, I year ; 1884-1893, worked for Tanner Bros. & Heed; clerk, Palace Clothing Co., 1893- 99; formed with Mr. Marshall, 1899, the clothing company, Robinson, Marshall & Co .; mem. bd. of directors, Topeka Prov- ident Assn., and Kansas Society for the Friendless. Store : 701-03 Kan. Ave.
Roby, Henry W., M. D .- Born, Harmony, Ohio, July 29, 1842; son of Benjamin and Hannah (Irish) R .; mar- ried Sara E. Collier; enlisted, 1862, in Co. K, 22d Wis. vol. inf .; in Libby Pris- on, one month; served in the War, 3 years; official phonographic court re- porter, Milwaukee and Kenosha Counties, Wis., 1867-76; read medicine under Surg. Gen. E. B. Wolcott, 6 years ; educated, Rush Med. Coll., I year, and Hahnemann Med. Coll., M. D., '77 ; gen. sec. and asst. surg. Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp., 2 years; to Topeka, June 4, 1879; has been in practice here ever since; pres. Kan. State Homeo. Soc., 1881-82; found- ed first surgical hosp. in Kansas, 1882; prof. of surgery K. C. Homeo. Med. Coll., 2 years; lecturer, surgery, now; mem., surgical staff, Christ's Hosp., 18 years; mem. Am. Institute of Homeo .; pres. Kansas Authors' Club ; ex-mem. state bd. of health; ex-mem. state bd. of med. registration ; was secretary of it, 2 years ; assisted in literary work on Burt's Materia Medica and Ludlam's Discases of Women; one of the editors of The Doctor's Leisure Hour Series; author,
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Early Shorthand and Typewriter Days in the Northwest; helped invent and build first Remington typewriter ; author, Roby's Poems, (unpublished). Office : 730 Kan. Ave.
Roby, R. T .- Born, May 4, 1867, Metropolis, Ill .; son of T. and Sarah E. (Stone) R .; educated in Metropolis schools ; learned printing trade in Cincin- nati ; to Kansas, 1885; to Topeka, 1890; worked for Daily Capital, 6 years, and Hall Lithographing Co., 2 years ; became senior member of the firm of Roby and Knox, printers and publishers, 1898; married Laura A. McElroy, Oct., 1894. Office : 114 W. 8th.
Rodgers, A. A .- Born, Logansport, Ind., Nov. 15, 1852; son of Alexander and Susana (Thompson) R .; married Miss Roose, 1890; to Topeka, 1870; has been in real estate business for last 15 years ; Rodgers, Davis & Co., since 1897; has been dir. Shawnee Bldg. and Loan Assn. for over 5 years. Office: IIO W. Sixth.
Rodgers, A. K .- Born, Logansport, Ind., Dec. 6, 1847; son of Alexander and Susana (Thompson) R; married Anna Dick, Topeka, Nov., 1872; clerk in gen. merchandise store, Logansport, Ind., 15 years; 2 years service in Civil War; to Topeka, 1869; Rodgers's grocery store, 16 years; sec. Kan. Mortgage & Debenture Co., 4 years ; co. treas., Shaw- nee, 4 years; organizer Ancient Order of Pyramids, and sec. 4 years ; asst. post- master since 1898. Res. : 503 Monroe.
Rodman, James E .- Born, Radnor, Ohio, May 13, 1862; son of James and Maria (Mills) R .; married Mary Trans ; to Kan., 1878; on farm S. of Emporia; worked in floral business, Emporia; es- tablished floral business here over 15 years ago. Store: 112 W. 8th.
Rogers, John P .- Born, I11., 1860;
son of Dryden and Elizabeth (Wiswell) R .; received higher education, law and engineering depts., Washington Univ .; married Liza Macbeth, St. Louis, 1882; engineer in various capacities ; navigator, 2 years ; surveying and civil engineering, 22 years; has been county surveyor, Shawnee, for over 7 years; re-elected, Nov. 1904; to Topeka, 1872. Res .: 715 Western.
Roope, Thomas .- Supt. of motive power for lines west of Missouri river, R. I. system; born, Brantford, Canada, Oct. 25, 1865; machinist's apprentice, Brantford, 1885-89; fireman, St. P., M. & M. R. R., 1889-92; engineer, 1892-95; master mechanic, 1895-1900; gen. master mechanic, 1900-03 ; present position since 1903. Office : Rock Island depot.
Root, Frank A .- Born, Binghamton, N. Y., July 3, 1837; son of Albert B. and Marinda (Boyden) R .; married Em- ma Clark, Atchison, Kan., Oct. 21, 1864; she died April 20, 1904; to Lawrence, Kan., 1857; began work in office of The Herald of Freedom; employed by Col. John A. Martin of Atchison (afterwards governor of Kan.) for nearly 4 years in the Champion office and as deputy post- master and chief clerk in the Atchison postoffice; 1863 became messenger on Overland Stage Line; later, local mail agt., Latham, Colo .; then traveling mail agt. between Denver and Atchison on great stage line ; made 32 trips across the plains between Mo. River and Rocky Mts., 1863-65 ; publisher, Free Press, and Champion, Atchison, Kan., April, 1865- April, 1869; Telegraph, Waterville, Jan. 1870-Feb., 1871; Courier, Seneca, 1871- 72 ; Express, Holton, 1872-75 ; North To- peka Times, 1876-79; Gunnison Review and Review-Press, Colo., 1880-Nov., 1886; Topeka Mail, 1886-93 ; postmaster, Holton, 1875; at North Topeka, 1877-79.
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Author : The Overland Stage to Califor- nia, Dec., 1901. Res. : 829 N. Quincy.
Root, George Allen .- Born, Atchi- son, Kan., March 13, 1867; son of F. A. and Emma (Clark) R .; educated in com- mon schools of Kan. and Colo; learned printing trade, and was associated with father in newspaper business at Gunni- son, Colo., and in the publication of the Topeka Mail from Oct. 1886 to Aug. 1889; returned to Colorado., 1889, and was one of the publishers of White Pine Cone, for over a year; since 1891 has been employed in library of Kan. State Historical Society ; with W. W. Cone is getting material for a genealogy of the Bishop family ; married Minnie J. Van- Cleave, Dec. 22, 1902, Topeka. Res .: 324 Lindenwood.
Root, Hiram C .- Born, Sept. 7, 1858, Meriden, 'Conn .; son of Luther H. and Elizabeth (Beech) R .; educated at Kan- sas State Agrl. Coll., Manhattan; mar- ried Laura Douthitt, April 20, 1898; in- structor, 1875-8; has been in law prac- tice in Topeka since 1880. Office : Bates Bldg., 6th and Jackson.
Rosen, C. J .- Born, Aug. 10, 1871, Topeka; son of C. J. and Johanna R .; educated, Washburn Academy, I year ; married Ethel Wood, Aug. 16, 1898, To- peka ; worked in the supply dept. of the Santa Fe Rwy., 8 years ; in coal business, 3 years; has been in the merchandise brokerage business since 1898. Office: 418 Kan. Ave.
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