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In 1870 Mr. Hayward was married to Miss Mary Louise Allen, of Du- buque, Iowa. She died in 1885 leaving three sons: Allen O., who was born in 1874 and who is a veteran of the Spanish-American war, having served in the regular army; Lester A., who was born in 1876, and is now of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Herbert M., who was born in 1879 and also followed the Stars and Stripes as a volunteer in the Spanish-American war. Two sons thus defended American interests at the time of the conflict of 1898, and both are now partners of their father in the lumber business. In 1886 Mr. Hay-
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ward was again married, his second union being with Miss Jennie Neff, of New Carlisle, Ohio. There is one son by this marriage, Benjamin Neff, who was born in 1888 and is now a college student.
Mr. Hayward has taken high rank in Masonry, belonging to the consis- tory and to Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the famous organization of lumbermen known as Hoo-Hoo. His political support is given to the republican party and he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, but is without aspirations for office. In early manhood he was locally known as a successful baseball player, and he always mani- fested an interest in manly outdoor sports. He is particularly fond of horses and both rides and drives. He never allows outside interests, however, to in- terfere with business and through the twenty years of his residence in Colum- bus has maintained the most creditable position in commercial circles. Early realizing the fact that there is no royal road to wealth, and that there is no excellence without labor, he has put forth most earnest and concentrated effort and has become recognized as one of the most prominent and successful repre- sentatives of lumber interests in this section of the state.
DENNIS KELLY.
Dennis Kelly is one of the successful business men of Columbus and in his entire record there has been not a single esoteric phase. Day by day as the years came and went he made good use of his opportunities and while his start in the business world was a most humble one, each forward step brought him a wider outlook and broader opportunities. He early learned the fact that unabating industry and integrity are indispensable elements of success and learned furthermore to discriminate between the essential and non-essen- tial. Thus as the years have been added to the cycle of the centuries they have chronicled excellent achievement on the part of Mr. Kelly until his busi- ness career is recognized as a potential part of the commercial and financial history of Columbus.
Throughout the entire period of his connection with business interests Mr. Kelly has resided in Columbus, coming to this city when eight years of age from Vanceburg, Kentucky. His parents, John and Mary (Swift) Kelly, were natives of Ireland, whence they came to the new world, settling in Vanceburg. The year 1858 witnessed their arrival in Columbus and even in the period of his youth Dennis Kelly faced the necessity of providing for his own support. The public schools afforded him his educational privileges and. ambitious to earn a living, he began by selling newspapers on the streets of the city, at- tending to his trade through the hours of day, while in the evenings he sup- plemented his somewhat meager education by study in the night schools.
His experience as a newsboy also brought him valuable lessons and in building up a trade, he developed the alert mind and ready adaptability which have characterized him throughout the intervening years to the present time. Pursuing the road to wealth by new routes, he learned the printer's trade,
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which he followed for eight years and then sought other fields of labor, be- coming connected with the retail grocery business in 1873. The beginning was small but from that nucleus has developed the extensive wholesale enter- prise which he now owns and controls. Studying closely the demands and desires of his patrons, conforming his efforts ever to a high standard of com- mercial ethics, in course of time his business developed until his trade was a most extensive one and his success permitted his embarkation in the wholesale business in 1893, at which time he erected the fine new business block at the corner of Naghten and Front streets. Formulating and inaugurating new plans for the development of the business, his trade now extends over most of the states of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, but while he has been a most suc- cessful wholesale merchant he has by no means confined his efforts to one line but with resourceful ability has extended his labors into various fields of activity which have promoted his individual success and also constituted fea- tures in the business development and prosperity of Columbus.
Mr. Kelly was the founder of the Capital City Dairy Company, which business was organized in 1880 and capitalized for five thousand dollars, with Mr. Kelly as the first president, in which position he has continued since. The company first conducted business at Spruce street and Dennison avenue, whence a removal was made to Fourth street and later the enterprise was estab- lished on the present site. The capital stock has been increased to one hun- dred and twenty-five thousand dollars and the business is today the largest of the kind in the United States. The company owns a model plant, thoroughly equipped. Mr. Kelly likewise became one of the organizers of the Bank of Commerce and from the beginning has served as its vice president. He was also one of the organizers and is the vice president of the Darby Canning Com- pany of West Jefferson, Ohio, and is president and owner of the Lockville Canning Company, of Lockville, which he operates in connection with his wholesale grocery interests. He is a director of Iroquois Hotel Company and a director of the Eastern Kentucky Coal, Timber, Oil & Mineral Land Com- pany, owning a large amount of land in Kentucky, was the organizer and first president of the Crystal Ice Company and is the founder and promoter of the Ohio Driving Park Association, of which he served as the first president. This has grown to be one of the largest associations of this character in the world and many notable races have here been held and various records have been broken on the track here.
In 1887 Mr. Kelly was married to Miss Mary L. Pirrung, of Columbus, a daughter of Frank Pirrung, and they have one son, Edmund P., who is now attending the high school. Fraternally Mr. Kelly is connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a man of benevolent spirit who has never forgotten his own early struggles and is ever willing to assist those who without special family or pecuniary advantages at the outset of their careers are striving to work their way upward. He is now a member of the Ohio Newsboys Association, an organization recently formed, drawing its membership from among the successful business men of Columbus who at one time engaged in selling papers on the streets of the city. The officers are : H. W. Krumm, president; W. O. Taylor, vice president; C. M. Cotter, secre-
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tary; D. Kelly, treasurer; and M. J. Hanly, sergeant at arms. More than a year ago the members of this society banded themselves together in an or- ganization for the purpose of returning once each year to their boyhood occu- pation of selling papers but for charity's sake instead of personal gain and on the 20th of December, 1908, fifty members again took their places as newsboys on the street corners to sell a magnificent souvenir charity edition of the Ohio State Journal, the proceeds of their united sales to be expended in benevolent work.
This is but one of the many evidences of Mr. Kelly's kindliness of heart and his deep and abiding interest in his fellowmen. His benevolences, how- ever, are exceptionally free from ostentation or display. He is numbered among the men who by tact, mental force and keen business sagacity make great cities. The brilliancy of a man's genius asserts its force in the mastery of his work-the completeness of his undertakings-and judged by this standard Dennis Kelly well deserves classification with the leading citizens of the capital for throughout his entire life he has accomplished what he has begun and along original lines has wrought out his success, utilizing opportunities which largely surround every individual. By his work he has reared for himself a magnificent testimonial and an indestructible compliment to his management and financial genius.
JONATHAN RUSE.
A well improved and highly cultivated tract of land, comprising eighty- three acres, situated in Madison township, is the home of Jonathan Ruse, who is numbered among the substantial agriculturists of Franklin county and who is also a representative of one of the worthy pioneers of this section of the state. His father, Emanuel Ruse, was born in the Buckeye state in 1810, and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Marks, was likewise born in this state in 1819. They had five children, but only two are now living, the sister of our subject being Mrs. Martha Wingert. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Ruse began their domestic life in true pioneer style on a farm, which when it came into their possession was a dense forest. Mr. Ruse cleared and developed the land and built a rough log cabin, in which they made their home for fifteen years, and during that time they experienced all the privations and experiences of life on the frontier. The problem which confronted them seemed an arduous one, but with the sturdy characteristics of the pioneer settlers they applied themselves to the task and through their combined efforts worked their way on to prosperity. In due time Mr. Ruse re- placed his pioneer home with a modern structure built of brick and he burned the brick which was used in its construction. In course of years he became a well-to-do man and acquired four hundred and fifty-five acres of farm land, which was the result of his own hard labor and the assistance of his estimable wife, who proved to him a valuable helpmate on the journey of life. Mr. Ruse died at the comparatively early age of fifty-five years and thus Franklin county lost one of its most highly esteemed and honored pioneer citi-
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zens. He was a democrat in his political belief and was a devoted and consist- ent member of the United Brethren church.
Jonathan Ruse, the only son and the younger of their five children, was born October 6, 1855, and pursued his studies in the little country schoolhouse which stands on his present farm, although at that time he little dreamed that some day he would be the owner of this tract of land. He is now engaged in general farming and each year harvests good crops as a reward for the care and labor that he bestows upon the fields. His farm is supplied with a good country residence and substantial outbuildings and everything about the place is kept in excellent condition, indicating the progressve methods of the owner.
Mr. Ruse was marred in 1878 to Miss Mary O'Roark, who was born in December, 1855, and their union has been blessed with six children-Lindell, Myrtle, Jessie, Frank, Bertha and Harry J. The third in order of birth, Jessie, is now deceased. The other children have been educated in the common schools.
Mr. Ruse is a democrat in his political belief and for the past two years has served as supervisor of his township, while at various times he has been a director of the school board. He is a Methodist in religious faith. By those who are brought into close connection with him his companionship, friendship and counsel are appreciated and have been helpful to them. In his relations with his fellowmen and in his treatment of his neighbor he has never lost sight of the principle of the Golden Rule and wherever known he is highly esteemed.
DAVID H. BUDD.
There has been marked change in methods of real-estate transfer. In former years if a purchaser desired a piece of property he sought out the owner and terms of purchase and sale were agreed upon between them. In the developing business conditions of the country, however, the real-estate agent and promoter has become a most important factor in the upbuilding and development of the towns and cities and to this work Mr. Budd is now giving his attention. He handles all kinds of real-estate, including farm and city property, and through his efforts in this direction is contributing to the general progress of the communities in which he carries on business. A native of Ohio, he was born on a farm in Delaware county about ten miles northeast of Westerville, May 9, 1848. His parents, William and Sarah E. (Adams) Budd, were also natives of Delaware county and for many years resided upon a farm, but at length retired and took up their abode in Wester- ville, where the death of the father occurred in 1908. His widow still sur- vives and is yet living in that town. Their family numbered five children, of whom David H. Budd is the eldest.
Reared on the old homestead farm, Mr. Budd acquired his early edu- cation in the district schools, afterward attended Central College Academy and later pursued a course in a business college. He has since resided in Westerville, where he has conducted a general real-estate business, being also
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closely connected with real-state operations in Columbus. He handleś both city and farm property, not only of central Ohio but all over the United States. He is an extensive and original advertiser and has thus brought his business into prominence. In this way he has brought many people to Westerville and has done much for the upbuilding of the town.
At the age of twenty years Mr. Budd was married to Miss Irena Gates, a native of Franklin county and a daughter of John B. Gates. Their chil- dren are: Myrtle E., the wife of H. N. Ingle of Westerville; and Dale How- ard. While the life record of Mr. Budd has in some respects been an un- eventful one, it has been characterized by those qualities which in every land and clime command respect and confidence. He has sought his success along honorable lines, never fearing that laborious attention to business which is so necessary an element in success. He has become widely known as a real-estate promoter and has comprehensive knowledge of property values and investment opportunities in various sections of the country.
GEORGE STOCKTON, M. D.
Dr. George Stockton, continually advancing in professional ranks, has made a specialty of the treatment of nervous and mental diseases and is now professor of mental diseases in the Starling-Ohio Medical College, and superintendent of the State Hospital. He was born at Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio, April 17, 1854, and comes of an ancestry strong in mind and body. Two of his maternal uncles were members of the medical fraternity. His father, Joseph P. Stockton, was born in Ohio, followed farming for some years and in 1866 removed to Columbus, where he died in 1885. His wife, in her maidenhood, Emily Brown, was a native of Perry county, Ohio, and after her husband's death lived with her son, Dr. Stockton, until Easter Sun- day of 1908, when she passed away at the age of eighty-one years. A daughter Maggie and a son John, are deceased, while the surviving daughter, Mrs. Ida Raymond, has been matron of the State Hospital for the past six years and has been reelected for another term.
Dr. Stockton attended a country school near Lockbourne, Ohio, until about twelve years of age, when the family moved to Columbus where he continued his studies in the public schools in the capital city, graduating from the high school in 1872. Soon afterward he took up the study of med- icine with Dr. R. M. Denig, of Columbus, as his preceptor, and after attend- ing two courses of lectures in the Starling Medical College he went to Belle- vue Hospital, of New York city, where he was graduated in 1875 when not yet twenty-one years of age. He continued his studies, however, from the fact that his diploma was withheld as the laws of the state do not permit of a diploma being granted until a student obtains his majority.
In 1877 Dr. Stockton located for practice in Chillicothe, Ohio, where he remained until 1880 when he was appoined on the staff of the Columbus State Hospital. He had directed his studies largely along the lines of mental
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and nervous diseases and this appointment was therefore a congenial one, giving him opportunity to exercise his skill and talents in the department of his specialty. He stands today as one of the foremost representatives of that branch of practice and his opinions are largely regarded as authority upon nervous and mental diseases. In 1890 he opened an office in Colum- bus, practicing for two years as a specialist at the end of which time the state again sought his services and he entered the hospital under Superin- tendent Richardson in 1892. He belongs to that class of progressive young men whose work is doing so much to add to the knowledge possessed by the medical fraternity in regard to mental diseases. He practices along the most progressive lines, being in hearty sympathy with the movement which recog- nizes the possibility for benefit and cure through the exercise of humane practices that soothe, quiet, divert or stimulate the mind of the patient as the case demands. On the 13th of October, 1902, he was elected superin- tendent of the Columbus State Hospital as successor to the late Dr. Carpenter. He is also a professor of mental diseases in the Starling-Ohio Medical College and he is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Na- tional Society for the Cure and Prevention of Tuberculosis. He also belongs to the Columbus Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Alpha Nu Pi Omeaga, a medical fraternity. His fitness for his position as superintendent of the State Hospi- tal is widely acknowledged and his course has received the endorsement of many of the most prominent members of the profession.
EDWARD WOOD SCOTT.
Edward Wood Scott, well known in the business circles of Columbus as one whose enterprise has carried him over obstacles and difficulties and brought him forward to the goal of success, is now senior partner of the firm of Scott & Woodrow, grain and hay shippers. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1850. His father, Charles Love Scott, was a native of Virginia and a wholesale dry-goods merchant, who also engaged in the practice of law at Chillicothe, Ohio, for a number of years. In 1849 he re- moved to philadelphia, where he entered the ranks of the wholesale mer- chants, successfully conducting business interests in that city until his death. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Slesman and was also a native of Pennsylvania, has passed away.
In private schools of his native city Edward Wood Scott pursued his education to the age of eighteen years and then made his initial step in the business world, becoming a salesman in a wholesale dry-goods store, where he was employed until 1874. That year witnessed his arrival in Ohio. Settling in Circleville he became proprietor of a grain elevator busi- ness as a member of the firm of Heffner & Company, conducting his inter- ests at that place until 1879 when he removed to Columbus. Here he estab- lished a grain shipping business under the firm style of Heffner, Scott &
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Company and so continued for three years when he withdrew from that partnership and organized the firm of Seeds & Scott, grain and hay shippers. Thus he carried on business until 1894, conducting the largest enterprise of that character in the city. The firm was then dissolved and Mr. Scott be- came senior partner of the firm of Scott & Woodrow, which has existed to the present time. They are extensive grain and hay shippers, sending their output chiefly to the New England and southern states. They buy from country elevators throughout Ohio in carload lots, and the business has en- joyed a steady and healthy growth. Mr. Scott is thoroughly familiar with the trade in all of its departments and his success is largely due to his close and unfaltering application. Such a business does not merely mean the pur- chase and sale of the commodities which they handle, for success in this line must depend also upon an intimate knowledge of the market, an under- standing of crop conditions and the possibilities for shipment. Mr. Scott is thoroughly informed on every subject bearing upon the trade and his administrative direction is a strong element in the success which the house enjoys.
In 1875 occurred the marriage of Mr. Scott and Miss Cynthia Renick, a daughter of John Renick, a large landowner and pioneer settler of Pick- away county, Ohio. They have but one child, Minnie, now the wife of Charles Wareham, of Columbus. Mr. Scott devotes his time to his business and he owns a farm in Pickaway county. He is broad-gauged and liberal in all of his views and is a man of action rather than of theory. Throughout the whole course of his career the prime moving spirit that has prompted his actions seems to have been improvement and advancement.
JAMES E. WRIGHT.
James E. Wright lives in the memory of contemporaries and friends, en- shrined in their hearts with a halo of a gracious presence, a strong intellect and a keen appreciation for all that was beautiful and ennobling in life. Throughout his entire career there was a vein of sublimity and grandeur and he was a striking example of the man who cultivates learning from the pure love of it. His earthly pilgrimage covered the intervening years be- tween the 29th of September, 1829, when he was born on his father's home- stead farm near the village of Dublin, Ohio, until the 17th of November, 1890, when he passed away at his home in Worthington. His parents were Daniel and Margaret (Christie) Wright, the former a man of superior mental culture, a great reader and clear thinker-a man of influence enjoying the friendship of the foremost men of the county. The mother, a native of Con- necticut and a lady of many superior qualities, was a sister of the Rev. William Christie, who is remembered as one of the pioneer preachers of the Methodist Episcopal church, noted for his great eloquence and his devotion in proclaim- ing the Gospel message in what was then a wild western country. The family numbered several sons and daughters, all of whom are now dead.
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The Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus said: "James E. Wright was born in an atmosphere sacred to the intellectual and spiritual life; and this early influ- ence, alone, accounted to those who knew him best for the ease and grace with which his mind took hold of literary problems. Close friendship opened many a window into the past, through which might have been seen his fater-Daniel Wright-opening the page of Bunyan or Shakespeare to the ardent youth. Without great opportunities, the father had a cultivated love of that which has constituted the best English literature. His boy soon be- came master of a few great books. For him Goldsmith and Walter Scott dreamed, and described their visions; for him Lear and Hamlet were familiar figures ; and old Dr. Johnson rambled over the luxuriant page of Macauley, while Gibbon and Hallam and Hume recreated the past."
From childhood James E. Wright hungered and thirsted for knowledge and read with eagerness all the books he could obtain. It is said that before he was twelve years old he had mastered with limited assistance thirteen different arithmetics and this love of mathematics was developed and cultivated in all its branches in his subsequent years. After exhausting the aids the local schools of the neighborhood afforded, he pursued his studies in Central College, near Co- lumbus ; Wittenberg College at Springfield; and the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, while in 1845 he entered Princeton College, where he continued his studies until 1848, winning the Master's degree. While engaged in college studies he cultivated general literature and indulged in authorship from taste and also for pecuniary profit to help defray his current expenses. Among the accepted and commended products of his pen at the age of nineteen were several stories of western adventure and Indian life, published in Putnam's Magazine and other periodicals of that day. These attracted favorable men- tion from Washington Irving and other eminent authors, but while he al- ways remained a student of general literature, his professional labors in later years precluded the possibility of further authorship.
Close application to study seriously affected Mr. Wright's eyes and made it impossible for him to use them in any close work for three or four years thereafter, so that he spent much of his time on the extensive plantation in Alabama owned by his uncle, James Wright, who had assisted him financially in the pursuit of his higher education. On his return from the south, he took up the study of law with Samuel Galloway, a prominent attorney of Columbus, as his preceptor. He was handicapped in his study somewhat by the fact of his impaired eyesight, it being necessary that the text-books should be read to him, but on the 4th of January, 1853, he was admitted to the bar and soon afterward entered in partnership with Thomas Sparrow in the prac- tice of law, and within a brief period they secured an extensive clientele, which connected them with much of the important litigation tried in the courts of the district.
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