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In September, 1895, the Columbus establishment was opened under the firm style of Bryce Brothers & Company, the partners being the subject of this review and his brother. Thomas J. Bryce, now deceased. In February, 1896, the business was incorporated as the Bryce Brothers Company. Mr. Bryce conducted all of these interests in addition to his duties as traveling salesman for a wholesale clothing house, displaying a spirit of enterprise that has carried him into large and prosperous undertakings. In 1896 he disposed of the Terre Haute store and invested that capital in the business of Kellar, Bryce & Company, at Muncie, Indiana, which business is today the largest of the kind in the state outside of Indianapolis. The firm carries an extensive line of clothing, hats, caps and furnishing goods, and success has attended the undertaking from the outset. The Columbus store was es- tablished at its present location but has been enlarged to cope with the in- creasing trade. Bryce Brothers Company today carries the largest stock of high grade men's clothing in the city and the business has been built up from a small beginning to its present magnitude through the efforts and bus- iness discernment of the partners, who have gathered around thenr a corps of etficient helpers. In 1905 Mr. Bryce became interested in the firm of John- son. Morgan & Company, of Louisville, Kentucky, dealers in men's and boys' clothing, and is president of this concern, which is one of the hand- some mercantile establishments of that city.
In 1878 Mr. Bryce was married to Miss Helen Prero, of Illinois, and unto them were born two daughters, but the elder, Mabel, who became the wife of C. P. Dunn, died in March, 1907. The younger daughter, Ethel, is still at home.
Mr. Bryce has always been too busy to devote unich time to social inter- ests. or has he ever sought political preferment. He attends the Presbyterian church and has traveled extensively, somewhat in the interests of pleasure as well as of business. He is entirely a self-made man and his entire career, successful as it is, has been based upon the substantial qualities of unfaltering industry and perseverance. He has always continued in one line of trade, has become a thorough master of the business and has worked his way up- ward along lines that neither seek nor require disguise. In fact his splendid record has gained for him the honor and respect of all who know him. and such a history i- a source of inspiration to the young, showing what may be accomplished when indotry and integrity are well balanced forces of char- arter.
C. EDWARD BORN.
C. Edward Born, who for a number of years has been accounted one of the active business men of the city, although he has not yet reached the prime of life, is a native of Columbus, his natal day being February 3, 1875. From the primary schools he passed on through consecutive grades to the high school. from which he wa- graduated very creditably. From the beginning of his business career he had been closely connected with the great brewing
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interests of Columbus and almost from the beginning has occupied positions of great financial responsibility. Up to the time of the merger of the brew- ing interests of Columbus he was assistant manager of the Born Breweries, and on the consolidation of these interests under the name of Hoster-Colum- bus Associated Breweries Company, Mr. Born was made manager of the city sales and investment department-a responsible position that he has since filled with satisfaction to all concerned. The capacity of this plant is one million barrels annually, and the company is capitalized at six million dol- lars and bonded for the same amount. The quality of its product has in- sured a ready sale and the specialties of manufacture are: Hoster's Wiener, Born's XX Pale, Schlee's Special Brew, Columbus Select and many others. The beer of this establishment is ranked with the best and purest manu- factured anywhere and its increasing sales demand an enlarged output.
The success of Mr. Born in his present responsible position stamps him as the possessor of business ability seldom found in men of his age. He has not confined his efforts, however, alone to this line, for his opinions and judgment have been influencing factors in the successful control of other en- terprises. He is now engaged in the automobile business, being secretary and treasurer of the Curtin Williams Automobile Company. distributers of high grade motor cars, such as the Peerless, the Olds and the Cadillac. Mr. Born also is prominently identified with banking interests. being the vice president of the Capital Trust Company, one of the most substantial banks of the city, while of the Columbus Lithograph Company he is a director.
On the 15th of November, 1906, Mr. Born was married to Miss Dorothy Muriel Newcomb, of Columbus, a daughter of Otis Newcomb, formerly a well known citizen of London, Ohio, but for the past four years a resident of the capital. They have one child, Katharine Margaret. born March 29. 1909. Mr. Born is a member of the Arlington, the Columbu- Temple. the Hound, the Olentangy and the Ohio Clubs, while his fraternal relations are with the Elks and the Eagles. He is a very popular business man and numbers his friends throughout the wide circles of his acquaintance. He is recognized as one of the powers in the world of success and finance and with all is a most affable and companionable gentleman in social life.
GEORGE M. FINCKEL.
The tendency of the age is toward specialization. It is at once evident that singleness of purpose will lead to the highest attainment in a given line and no longer does he who assays the arduous and difficult profession of the law give his attention to general practice, but confines his efforts rather to one department of jurisprudence until his understanding thereof is so thor- ough as to render him largely an authority upon that branch. In accord with this tendency George M. Finckel has confined his attention to patent and trade-mark litigation and his work has been of a most important character.
One of the adopted sons of Ohio, he comes of a family inclined to pro- fessional life, his grandfather being the Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Finckel, a rep-
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resentative of the Lutheran faith, who for many years was minister of Concordia church, Washington, D. C. The great-great-grandfather, Dr. Philip Finckel, was a physician and surgeon of Berks county, Pennsylvania, during and prior to the Revolutionary war. The original American ances- tor of the family was Philip Finckel, a sturdy German Palatine, who settled about the year 1720 in the Livingston Manor, in what is now Columbia county. New York.
George M. Finckel was born in Washington, D. C., July 4, 1862, the first of thirteen children of George K. and Sophie L. (Peters) Finckel. also of the capital city. The Peters family came from Neufachatel, Switzerland. about 1838. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Finckel was for a number of years a translator in the treasury department at Washington. George K. Finckel has been a clerk in the quartermaster general's office at Washington D. C .. for more than half a century, his service there antedating that of any other clerk in the war department, it is believed. For thirteen years he was chief clerk under General Montgomery C. Meigs.
George M. Finckel was educated in the public schools and Columbian College at Washington, D. C., receiving the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1890. In the same years he was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, and in 1890 he came to Columbus, where he opened an office as a branch of that he had already established in Washington. In Columbus he has built up a lucrative practice and has been engaged as coun- sel in a large number of important patent and trade-mark litigations to which his practice is confined.
In 1897 Mr. Finckel was married to Miss A. M. MeDaniel. of Logan. Ohio, and they have two daughters, Margaret and Georgia.
WILLIAM W. ROSS.
William W. Ross is vice president and general manager of the Scioto Valley Supply Company in which connection he controle large business in- terests that are constantly growing along safe lines of development and expansion. Notably prompt, energetic and reliable, he has gained a prom- inent position in trade circles and is today enjoying the fruits of well-directed effort. His birth occurred in Union City, Indiana, June 26, 1876. his parents being James B. and Della (McGill) Ross, both of whom are natives of Ohio. The father devoted many years of his life to the practice of law but is now living retired in Columbus with his son William. He served as prosecuting attorney for Randolph county. Indiana. was also mayor of Union City and prominent in community affairs, his efforts constituting elements in the municipal progress of the city.
At the usual age William W. Ross entered the public schools and passed through consecutive grades, becoming a high-school student in Union City. He made his initial step in the business world in 1891 when he entered the employ of the Knapp Supply Company in a minor position. He knew
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that promotion must depend upon the value of his services to his employers and realized that industry, diligence and faithfulness alone would gain him advancement. Accordingly along those lines he worked his way upward in positions of increasing responsibility until he became the secretary and treasurer of the company. In 1905, seeking a still broader field of labor, he became one of the organizers of the Scioto Valley Supply Company and the same year removed to Columbus where headquarters of the business were maintained. On the organization of the company he was elected the vice presi- dent and general manager and has since acted in the dual capacity. There are two other constituent companies, one at Indianapolis, known as the Central Supply Company, and the other at Union City, Indiana, known as the Knapp Supply Company. They are large jobbers of plumbers' sup- plies, their business being equal to any house in the same line in the United States. The Columbus department employs about fifty people and is under the direct supervision of Mr. Ross, who indicates his thorough business train- . ing in his capable control of its work.
. On the 1st of January, 1901, occurred the marriage of William W. Ross to Miss Ada Anderson, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and they have one son, James B. Mr. Ross is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and of the Ohio Club. In the field of industry and commercial activity he has made steady advance along substantial lines that has brought him success.
JOHN GRACEY LIKES.
John Gracey Likes, vice president and secretary of the Z. L. White Dry Goods Company of Columbus, was born near Fairview, Guernsey county, Ohio, August 23, 1863. His father. James Likes, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, the year 1840 witnessing his arrival in Guernsey county, was a mechanic but later engaged in business as a contractor and builder, becom- ing very successful in that field of labor. He married Elizabeth Gracey. who was born in Guernsey county, although her father was a native of Ireland, and she in died 1901, the death of James Likes occurring in 1904.
. John Gracey Likes was reared upon the home farm and attended the district schools of his native county to the age of sixteen years when, be- lieving that he would find other pursuits more congenial and profitable, he secured a clerkship in a general store at Fairview. and being naturally inclined in that direction he has devoted his entire life to mercantile in- terests. After a year spent in the store, however, he realized the need of commercial training and entered a business college at Zanesville, Ohio, where he remained for six months. He next went to New York city, where he was employed at office work in an importing monument house, there rising rapidly as the result of his close application, and within four years he was made chief clerk in the establishment. He remained for three years after his promotion to that position, and in 1887 went to Boston, where he entered the service of a similar concern as traveling salesman, his territory covering
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New England. For two years he continued with this house, and this period was marked by most gratifying success, enabling him to engage in business on his own account. In 1889 returning to Ohio he located near his boy- hood home, on account of his mother's ill health, and started in business there as railroad and express agent at Shawnee, Ohio, continuing to act in that capacity until 1893, when he came to Columbus and entered the eni- ploy of Z. L. White as assistant bookkeeper. After a year he became head bookkeeper and remained until 1902, when he was made manager of the department, and now superintends the buying for thirteen departments. In 1904 he was elected secretary and treasurer of the Z. L. White Company, and in 1907 was elected vice president and secretary, and devoting his entire time and attention to the business he has become recognized as one of the forceful and determined merchants of the city-a man of purpose, who carefully formulates his plans and carries them forward to successful com- pletion.
On the 10th of July, 1891, Mr. Likes was married to Miss Rose Elder of Shawnee, Ohio, and they now have two daughters, Ruth and Martha, the former a high-school pupil. Mr. Likes is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity, and belongs also to the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal church, serving now as one of its official board and taking an active part in its work. He is a lover of nature, being especially fond of rural scenery. in that way he obtaining rest and recreation from the arduous duties of business life. Straightforward dealing, persistent energy and indefatigable endeavor have constituted the basis upon which he has pended his success. He has made steady advancement as the years have gone by, and the place he occupies in commercial circles today is indeed a creditable one, indicating clearly the force of his character and the commendable business methods he has followed.
W. D. DEUSCHLE, M. D.
The history of the medical fraternity in Columbus would be considered incomplete and unsatisfactory were there failure to make prominent and personal reference to Dr. W. D. Deuschle. a recognized expert in mental disorders and alienation. At the present time, in addition to an extensive private practice in the line of his specialty, he is now professor of nervous diseases in Starling-Ohio Medical College. He was a most discriminating student along this line and from his wide investigation and practical experi- ence has made logical deductions which have found expression in success- fui practice.
Dr. Deuschle is a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, born October 12, 1864. His father, E. G. Deuschle, also a native of this state, remained a resident of Ohio until his demise in 1904, at which time he had reached the serip- tural limitation of three score and ten years. The mother of our subject, who bore the maiden name of Caroline Dilk, was born in the state of New
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York, whence she removed westward to Ohio in her girlhood days and is still living in this city.
Dr. Deuschle is a fine type of the German-American of the second gener- ation, possessing many of the strong characteristics of the two nationalities. He was educated in the public schools of the city of Chillicothe and after- ward took up the study of pharmacy, and in 1885 he was graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He afterward studied medicine and was graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in the class of 1890. Imme- diately afterward he returned to his native city, where he entered upon the practice of medicine. That he chose the line of work for which nature in- tended him seems evidenced in the ability which he has displayed and the excellent results which have attended his labors when viewed from a pro- fessional standpoint. He has always been much interested in the treatment of mental and nervous diseases, and, while his professional reading has been most broad and comprehensive, he has principally made a study of mental disorders. He was appointed to the staff of the State Hospital at Columbus by Dr. A. B. Richardson, a distinguished specialist, where he did excellent service until 1897, when he withdrew from the hospital and entered upon practice in Columbus, where his abilities were quickly recognized. He served as health officer of this city from 1899 until 1902 and in Starling College was appointed to the position of professor of mental and nervous diseases and now fills the chair of nervous diseases with the merging of the Ohio Medical University in its present organization as the Starling-Ohio Medical College. He is neurologist to St. Francis and Mount Carmel Hos- pitals and was president of the Columbus Academy of Medicine in 1907. In all his professional work he has maintained a high reputation for the excellence of his service and his strict conformity to a high standard of professional ethics. He has come to be largely recognized as an authority in the field of his specialization and is making continual advance in that depart- ment of medical science. The Doctor is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, while socially he is con- nected with Goodale Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
On the 12th of October, 1899, Dr. Deuschle was united in marriage to Miss Jessie G. Field, of Columbus, and to them have been born two children. William and Paul.
ISAAC LEHMAN.
Though he has passed the seventy-fourth milestone on life's journey, Isaac Lehman is still numbered among the active and successful agriculturists of Madison township. His birth occurred on the 15th of February, 1834. Throughout his entire business career he has been connected with farming in- terests and, in association with his wife, now owns three hundred and twenty acres of rich and productivve land in Madison township, having deeded one
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hundred and sixty acres to Mrs. Lehman. Owing to his careful management, unremitting industry and unfaltering integrity he has gained a commendable measure of prosperity in his undertakings and has long been recognized as one of the most enterprising and progressive citizens of the community. Though he has attained an advanced age, indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature and he still gives supervision to his business interests.
In 1862 Mr. Lehman was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth D. Det- wiler, who was born in 1839. Their children are as follows: John M., Mrs. Kate E. Brener, Mrs. Anna M. Moore and Samuel D. Lehman.
Politically Mr. Lehman is independent, always taking into consideration the ability and fitness of the candidate rather than his party affiliation. He is a devoted member of the Reform church and also belongs to the Grange. He has gained an extensive circle of friends during the long period of his residence here, his genuine personal worth commending him to the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact.
FLORENZ B. WEISZ.
Florenz B. Weisz, who figures prominently in the commercial circles of Columbus, as sole owner and proprietor of the Powell Run Coal Company, of which he was the incorporator, was born in this city, April 30, 1856. He entered business life when a mere lad and while he did not have the advan- tages of a higher education he possessed those qualities-industry, patience and perseverance-which are of far more worth than the learning of the schools, and which stood him well in the battle of life and enabled him to pursue his way successfully and finally attain to his present influential station in the business world. Mr. Weisz is a son of Florentine and Mary (Zettler) Weisz, the mother's family being among early settlers of Columbus. His father was born near Strasburg, Germany, October 25, 1822, and coming to America in 1830, settled in Stark county, Ohio. Here he plied his trade as a black- smith and carriagemaker for seventeen years. at the expiration of which time, in 1847, he came to Columbus, where he engaged in the same business which he followed until he retired from active life, but was not able to enjoy the fruits of his labors long before death ealled him on June 18, 1901. He was well known throughout the city as a skilled mechanic. being one of the most neat and particular men at his trade, and for his excellent qualities of character was widely known throughout the city.
Upon attaining the required age Florenz B. Weisz was enrolled as a pupil at Holy Cross school, and after completing his studies there he secured employment with the Zettler Flour Milling Company, for which he worked two years, and then became connected with Zettler & Ryan, who were in the grocery business. With this firm he remained but a brief period. when he entered the employ of H. Mineif & Company. hardware merchants. with which firm he continued until he was seventeen years of age. and then was apprenticed to a blacksmith, with whom he learned the trade and subse-
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quently followed that occupation for many years as a journeyman. In 1883 he left the forge, which had been the means of enabling him to amass con- siderable money, and established himself in the coal business, in which he remained alone until 1892, when he organized a stock firm under the name of the Powell Run Coal Company. Three years later he bought up the entire amount of stock and has since been sole owner and proprietor. His business is in a most prosperous condition and from year to year has witnessed steady growth, until at present the volume of trade is about as much as Mr. Weisz can conveniently handle.
On June 18, 1887, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Krumm, a daughter of Henry and Mary ( Yearling) Krumm, representatives of an old family of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Weisz have become the parents of five children, three of whom survive, namely: Florence Marie, Bernard Henry and Louis J.
Among the fraternal organizations with which Mr. Weisz is affiliated are the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Colum- bus. Hle is also a member of the Holy Cross Catholic church. He is a man of exceptional business ability and it has been by hard work and patience that he has succeeded in establishing himself in the lucrative business of which he is now proprietor, and in this position he is numbered among the prominent factors which constitute the commercial worth of the city.
THEODORE D. KALB.
Theodore D. Kalb, who is engaged in general agricultural pursuits. owns a valuable farm of one hundred and ninety-five acres situated in Madi- son township, within seven miles of the city of Columbus, so that while he enjoys the advantages of a rural existence he can also avail himself of the conveniences of city life. He was born October 27. 1859. and is a son of Isaac Kalb, who was born in Madison township in 1817, and is a repre- sentative of one of the prominent old families of Franklin county. Through- out his life the father followed the occupation of farming, owning and oper- ating one hundred and twenty-six acres of land. He was married in 1843 to Miss Sarah A. Brown, who died in 1880, and his death occurred in 1871. In their family were the following children: Eliza, who died in infancy; James P., Mary Ellen. Theodore D. and Anna Belle.
Theodore D. Kalb received a common-school education. When start- ing out in life upon an independent business venture, he worked by the month as a farm hand for seven years and by carefully saving his earnings he was eventually justified in making a purchase of land by adding to his own savings a small amount of money which had been left from the father's estate. He now has one hundred and ninety-five acres in Madison township. The place is improved with the most modern buildings, including a nice residence, barns and outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, and he also has a good well at the barn. He has a windmill and has pipes leading
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to various parts of his farm, so that the water is forced to every field. He keepe everything about the place in the best condition possible, so that his property presents a most neat and attractive appearance, while through the careful cultivation of his crops he annually harvests large amounts of grain. Mr. Kalb has become a man of influence in his home locality and he is honored and respected for his striet integrity and honorable business methods.
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