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In January, 1882, at St. Louis, was cele- brated the marriage of Dr. Rosenthal to Miss Affie Nickerson, who was born at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on the 16th of May, 1860. Dr. and Mrs. Rosenthal have no children. In religious faith Mrs. Rosenthal is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. They are popular and prominent factors in con- nection with the best social activities of Cape Girardeau.
In his political proclivities Dr. Rosenthal is an uncompromising advocate of the prin- ciples and policies set forth by the Democratic party and while he has never mixed much in local polities he served at one time with all of efficiency as coroner of Dunklin county. In fraternal circles he is affiliated with the
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Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks and with the Modern Woodmen of America. Dr. Rosenthal's professional career excites the ad- miration and has won the respect of his con- temporaries, and in a calling in which one has to gain reputation by merit he has advanced steadily until he is acknowledged as the su- perior of most of the members of the medical fraternity in this part of the state, having long since left the ranks of the many to stand among the successful few.
HARRY A. GUESS. An essentially promi- nent and influential business man at Flat River, Saint Francois county, Missouri, Harry A. Guess is manager of the Federal Lead Company, an important mining concern of this county. Though a native Canadian, Mr. Guess has resided in the United States and Mexico since 1901, and during the interven- ing years to the present time he has been en- gaged along mining and metallurgical lines.
Harry A. Guess was born, November 21, 1875, at Kingston, in the province of Ontario, Canada. He is a son of Charles Wellington and Sarah (Shorey) Guess, both natives of Canada, where the former was born in the year 1846, and the latter in 1848. The Guess family traces its ancestry back to stanch Eng- lish and Irish stock. Charles W. Guess was identified with agricultural pursuits during the major portion of his active career but re- tired from business in recent years and is now living at Napanee, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Guess became the parents of three chil- dren, whose names are here entered in re- spective order of birth,-George A., Harry A., and Ross W. George A. Guess is metallur- gical superintendent of the Cerro de Paseo Mining Company, at La Fundicion, Peru, South America; Harry A. is the immediate subject of this review; and Ross W. is cash- ier of the Bank of Montreal, at Glace Bay, Canada. In politics the father is a liberal and in his religious adhereney he is a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose faith he reared his children.
To the public schools of his native place Harry A. Gness is indebted for his early edu- eational training, which was followed by a course in the Sydenham Collegiate Institute. at Sydenham. Subsequently he was matricu- lated as a student in Queens University. at Kingston, in which excellent institution he was graduated as a member of the class of 1895, duly receiving the degree of Master of Arts and also the University medal in chem-
istry. He was also graduated in the School of Mines at Kingston and thereafter he passed two years in British Columbia, in the southern part of which province he was en- graged in survey and assay work. For a time he had an office in British Columbia but in 1897 he returned to eastern Canada, where he became manager of the Ottawa Gold Mill- ing & Mining Company, at Kewatin, prov- ince of Ontario, remaining there until 1901. In the latter year he came to the United States and assumed charge of the concentrat- ing plant of Silver Lake Mines at Silverton, Colorado-a Guggenheim property-continu- ing there for the ensuing three years. Dur- ing the year 1904 to 1905 he had charge of special experimental work for the Cananea Consolidated Copper Company, at Cananca. Mexico. Subsequently he was manager of the Silver Lake Mines, at Silver Lake, Colorado, and in 1907 he became general milling super- intendent for the Guggenheim interests in the United States and Mexico, retaining the lat- ter position to the present time. Since 1908 he has also been manager of the Federal Lead Company and of the Central Experi- mental plant at Flat River. In connection with the latter concern he is interested in de- vising the best processes of treatment for all difficult ores and products from the various properties of the Guggenheim interests in the United States and Mexico. He is a member of the Colorado Scientific Society; Society of Chemical Industry; American Chemical So- ciety ; and the American Institute of Mining Engineers.
Mr. Guess was married on the 19th of June, 1901, to Miss Eva Young, of Winnipeg, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Guess have one son, Shorey Guess, born on the 16th of April. 1907. They are popular and prominent in connection with the best social activities of Flat River, where their spacious and com- fortable home is the center of many attrac- tive gatherings and where they are held in high regard by all. In their religious faith they are members of the Presbyterian church. to whose philanthropical work they are lib- eral contributors.
UPTON L. WEIRICK. One of the important industrial enterprises that contribute ma- terially to the commercial prestige of the city of Washington, Missouri, is the Missouri Meerschaum Company, of which that promi- nent and valned citizen, Upton L. Weirick, is president. He is one of the aggressive and
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thoroughly up-to-date business men who are aiding in the up-building of the city, and while his own affairs are of engrossing nature he still finds time to concern himself with the matters effecting the general community in an admirably public-spirited fashion. Althoughi a native of the Buckeye state, Mr. Weirick has been a resident of the city for a quarter of a century, his identification with it dating from the year 1886. In this period he has built up an extensive business and his specialties, "Tibbes Missouri Meerschaum Patent Corn Cob Pipes" and the "Only Genuine Detmold Corn Cob Pipes." are known and enthusias- tically recommended in whatever country and clime are found devotees of Lady Nicotine. This concern is a definite factor in the in- dustrial and commercial prestige of Washing ton and the subject's representation in a work of this nature is indeed fitting.
Upton L. Weirick was born at Dalton, Ohio, October 7, 1847, but passed the roseate days of childhood and youth in Tiffin, Seneca county, that state. He is a son of Jesse Wei- rick, a Tiffin carriage manufacturer. who died in that place in 1871, after a life of in- dustry and usefulness. The maiden name of the mother was Eliza Flenner, and he was one of a family of six children. Young Upton received his education in the public schools and previous to entering commercial pursuits he worked at painting and blacksmithing. He had had some training as a clerk before he embarked in merchandising at Tiffin, and in that place he conducted a store for four years. Retiring from this, he represented the Buck- eye Tobacco Company of Toledo, Ohio, as a traveling salesman for eight years and then settled down in Kansas City. Becoming in- terested in mining and the development of mining territory, he took an interest in the Niles-Augusta mine at Leadville and helped develop the property to a commercial proposi- tion, and in 1879 he disposed of his stock. His next move of importance was embarking in the cattle business in western Nebraska. He located not far distant from Fort Robinson and for a number of years continued there successfully, in 1885 selling out his stock at the topnoteli of cattle prices and seeking other channels for his capital.
It was upon returning to Kansas City that Mr. Weirick became interested in the manu- facture of cob pipes, and he was so favor- ably impressed with the possibilities in this feld that he invested extensively in the busi- ness of H. Tibbe & Sons at Washington.
With his entry into the business the name was changed to the H. Tibbe & Sons Manu- facturing Company and eventually to the Mis- souri Meerschaum Company. Since 1886 he has made his home here and has large real estate interests here and in Kansas City, Mis- souri.
Mr. Weirick laid the foundation of a happy household and congenial life companionship when, on November 25, 1885, he was married at Kenton, Ohio, to Mrs. Flora B. Mille, daughter of Judge T. H. Bagby, a widely known citizen of that place. Their charm- ing home is situated upon the grassy bluff overlooking the Missouri river, where they share the blessings of prosperity with their friends and neighbors, not forgetting the derelicts and those to whom fortune has been less kind. They are friends and supporters of the Episcopal church and are held in high regard in the community.
In politics the Weiricks have for many years espoused the faith of Thomas Jeffer- son, but the present representative of the family confines his political action to the ad- vocacy of protection policies at national elec- tions.
H. B. MCCLENDON. Faithfulness to duty and strict adherence to a fixed purpose in life will do more to advance a man's interests than wealth or advantageous circumstances. The successful men of the day are they who have planned their own advancement and have accomplished it in spite of many ob- stacles and with a certainty that could have been attained only through their own efforts. One of the well and favorably known farmer- citizens of Bollinger county is H. B. McClen- don, who is engaged in general farming and stock raising and who has been identified with this section since 1887. He is a native of Randolph county, Alabama, his birth having occurred there on the 16th day of August, 1853, his parents being Wiley and Sarah Mc- Clendon, natives of Georgia and South Caro- lina, respectively. Mr. Mcclendon was reared upon his father's homestead farm, his time, like that of the majority of his rural associates, being divided between assisting in the work of the farm and pursuing his study of the common branches behind a desk in the district school. He began farming independ- ently in young manhood and for some years was engaged in that calling in his native state. His coming to Missouri, as previously men- tioned, dates from the year 1887, when he sev-
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ered old associations and removed to Bollinger county, of whose advantages he had heard good report. Here he bought two hundred and forty acres of land, five miles west of Glen Allen, and this has ever since been his home and the seene of his activities. Al- though this gives the greater part of his at- tention to general farming, he also raises stock and at the present time owns sixteen head of cattle, fifteen hogs and thirty sheep. He be- lieves in the future of Bollinger county and takes a helpful interest in all affairs of pub- lic import.
Mr. Mcclendon laid the foundations of a happy marriage by his union on the 7th day of September, 1902, to Anna Pridy, one of Bollinger county's daughters. Her parents are J. T. and Betty Pridy. They share their home with one daughter, Enla, born in 1903.
Mr. McClendon is a stanch and stalwart supporter of the policies and principles of the Democratic party and for two years served as marshal of Alexandria City. Alabama, rep- resenting the law and its restrictions with entire efficiency. He is one of a family of nine children, the other members being Cyn- thia, Joseph, Mary, Wyley. Samantha, Eliza, Clamanda and William.
DR. N. F. KELLY. "The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones." Considering that one never hears so many good things about a man as at the time of his funeral. at first glance it seems as if the immortal bard were incorrect in his statement, but if we take it in the broader sense, that evil has more lasting effects than good, it is true to some extent. Dr. Norris F. Kelly, father of Will V., did many acts of kindness. performed many aets of goodness, made many worthy efforts towards the bet- terment of his fellow citizens. which now, three years after his death, live in the hearts of his friends. The results have not all been buried with him, but have been inculeated in his son and many others with whom the Doetor had intimate relations.
Norris F. Kelly was born in North Caro- lina, April 20. 1850, and eame to Dunklin county when a boy, about 1868. when he lo- eated at Clarkton, his brother John having preceded him and become a man of note in the county. N. F. Kelly studied medieine under the late Dr. V. H. Harrison and was later graduated at the Missouri Medieal College, St. Louis. Immediately after his graduation he engaged in the practice of medicine. lo-
cating in Kennett in 1871. Since then he has lived here constantly except a few years that lie spent at Senath. He built up an extensive practice, partly on account of his skill and partly because of his personality.
Early in the seventies the Doctor married Miss Ruth Bragg, daughter of Captain Bragg and sister of W. G. Bragg and of Mrs. I. F. Tatum, Mrs. Bettie Sturgis, Mrs. Mattie Tow- son and the large family of daughters of Captain Bragg. Three children were born of the union, only one of whom lived to matu- rity. Will V. Kelly. Mrs. Kelly died in the late eighties. Several years afterwards he was married to Miss Bow White, of Jersey- ville. Illinois, but she lived only a few years.
Dr. Kelly was a leading citizen in Kennett for many years and at one time owned mueh valuable property, but he could never become what is known as a wealthy man. He eon- sidered that money was made to spend and he lived with a great degree of comfort, be- sides expending mueh in helping those less fortunate than he. He was not ostentatious in his giving, but as a rule only the recipients of his kindness knew anything about them. The Doctor was a lover of politieal excitement and was never happier than in a contest for his friends. His power was felt many times in the county and district. He was several times treasurer of the county and was coro- ner for several terms. He was chairman of the Democratic county committee for a con- siderable time. He was a warm-hearted man and no one who came to him in trouble would he turned away without his trying in some slight manner to ease the burdens. Besides his son. he left two sisters in North Carolina to mourn his loss when he died on Angust +, 1908. in his native plaee. Ile was a man whose memory will long be cherished, even as it has been during these three years.
William V. Kelly was born in Kennett July 8. 1875. Ile attended the publie sehools and then entered the insurance business, estab- lishing an ageney in Kennett in April. 1908, dealing with general and fire insurance. He is a well read man, thoroughly well up in insurance and a student of human nature. It is this last ability which causes him to be so successful. He knows when to talk to a man and when to let him alone and he knows the kind of talk that will suit a particular man. He is still a young man, with much of his career still before him and judging from his past record, this career will be a noteworthy one. full of achievements and worthy acts.
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FRANK LEO LONG, M. D., is a prominent young physician of Doe Run, and has ac- - being the third in the family. quired high rank in the profession and an excellent practice in this vicinity. His fam- ily have been identified with southeastern Missouri more than half a century, and its members have been honored citizens and able workers in various lines of activity.
He was born in Jefferson county, Novem- ber 18, 1882. His father, W. T. Long, who was born in the same county in July, 1855, is one of the best known railroad men in this part of the state. He spent his early life on a farm, being edueated in the common schools and when about thirty-five began railroading. With the exception of four years when he was sheriff of Jefferson county, he has been conductor on the Iron Mountain railroad for the last twenty-five years .. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conduetors, and in polities is a Democrat. His mother was a cousin of the late Senator Hearst of Califor- nia. He was married about 1878 to Miss Emma Goodin, of Jefferson county, and of
their eight children six are living, the Doctor
The early life of Dr. Long was spent in Jefferson county, and he graduated from the DeSoto high school in 1900. The following year he entered the medieal department of the Washington University at St. Louis and took his degree in medicine in 1904. His first two years of practice was in DeSoto, after which for three years he was a member of the medical staff at the Farmington asylum un- til a change in politics occurred. Since then he has been a resident of Doe Run, where in addition to a large general practice he does the surgical work for the M. R. & B. T. rail- road and the Doe Run Lead Company. He is a member of the County, State and Amer- ican Medical Societies. In politics he is a Democrat, is a member of the Presbyterian church, and affiliates with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Court of Honor and the Masonic order.
On March 31, 1909, Dr. Long married Miss Genevieve Browne, of DeSoto, Missouri. They have one child, Frank L .. Jr.
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