History of Logan County and Ohio, Part 106

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Battle, J. H; O.L. Baskin & Co
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin
Number of Pages: 798

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II. S. TAYLOR & CO., grocers; West Lib- erty. Prominently identified among the lead- ing business men of West Liberty is the firm heading this article; they were born in this place, Frank P., the elder, in 1854; he at- tended college at Oxford. Ohio, in 1868 and

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1869; in 1870, began keeping books in the bank at this place; continued until 18:3, when the cashier, Mr. Runkle, died, and he succeeded him in the position, which he still merits. Was married, October, 1878, to Hat- tie Johnson, native of Pennsylvania; by her he has one child-Ralph. He is a member of Mad River Lodge, No. 191, A., F. & A. M., at this place, in which he is now J. W .; also, member of Lafayette Chapter, Bellefon- taine, Ohio, and Roper Commandery, No. 19, Urbana, Ohio. Harry S., the younger mem- ber, assumes entire control of the grocery, and, by close attention to business, they have learned that, coupled with buying lay the chief point in selling. They have always had the satisfaction of seeing their business in- crease, until they are now running a capital stock of $7,000. They are erecting a fine two-story brick, 21x80 feet, in which they purpose running a wholesale and retail line of the best qualities of all kinds of grocer- ies.

I. C. TAYLOR, physician; West Liberty. In the practice of medicine in all cities and towns there are those physicians who, by long practice, have become so well known to the people that the compliments of the press are unneeded on their part. Among this class of physicians we find Dr. I. C. Taylor, who has been a resident of this village s nce Jan. 1, 1841; he is a native of Champaign Co., and was born Oct. 10, 1820, in Urbana; his early days were spent in a log schoolhouse; at the age of 13, he went to the Ohio University at Athens, where he remained until 15 years old, when he then entered school at Oxford, re- maining there two years; he then returned to his native heath, and began reading medi- cine with Dr. J. E. Carter, with whom he con- tinued for three years; he then attended the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati; he at once began practicing with Dr. Marshall at Addison, Champaign Co. In one year his partner died, and the doctor then went to Marysville, Union Co., where he remained two years; he then came to West Liberty, where he has since been; he came here young in his profession and somewhat a stranger, and, be- ing naturally of a despondent nature, the future sometimes looked dark; but, being a gentleman as well as a thoroughly well-read physician, his practice gradually increased,

as did also his circle of friends, until now, by his close attention to business, he has a fine practice and a host of warm friends, some be- ing of the poorer class, to whom he has been a friend in many cases of need. In 1856 he was sent by the government to the plains of Colorado, for the purpose of effecting some compromise with the Indians, on the construc- tion of the Union Pacific Railroad. He giin- ed the desired object only verbally, the Indians promising to go south, which they did, but would not sign any writing. Dr. Taylor returned in about fifteen months, and again entered on his professional duties. He was married in 1841 to Jane D. Arden, a native of New Jersey. Her parents were Moses and Ann E. Arden, who emigrated to this county at an early day. He has had by this union nine children, six of whom are liv- ing-Moses, Eudora, Robroy, I. C. (practicing medicine in Butler, Ky.), Alonzo and Jesse P. He has been Township Clerk and member of the Town Council, also a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 161, F. & A. M. His amiable consort died March 19, 1880. llis father, Samuel, was a native of Virginia, and his mother, Sarah (Philips) of Kentucky. The father was a miller, and his father built the first grist-mill in the State of Ohio. The mother of our subject died about 1824, and was the mother of four children, all deceased but the doctor. The father was married twice since, and became sick June 1, 1828. The doctor brought him to his home and treated him until June 10, ISSO, when he died at the ripe old age of 85 years. Dr. Taylor makes a specialty of lung and throat diseases, and is fast gaining a world-wide reputation on these two almost incurable diseases. He has treated some cases where men has been seventeen years deaf, and has restored them to perfect hearing. For a verification of this statement we refer the reader to S. S. Ilartzler and James or Charles Houger; the latter two were treated for consumption, having been given up by many eminent physicians as in- curable. We would thus commend Dr. Tay- lor to the public as one of the most efficient physicians of the State. lle is somewhat diseased, and may, ere long, enter a new sphere, but will leave a lasting remembrance of having acted a life of usefulness without ostentation.

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DAMARIS A. WILLIAMS (widow), far- mer; Liberty Tp .; is a daughter of Morgan Eddy, who was born April 6, 1804, in Fred- erick Co., Va. Married, in 1822. to Sophia McConnell; came to Logan Co., Ohio, in 1828; lied Jan. 23. 1829, of lung fever. He was noted for his social qualities and hospitality. Ilis wife died in 1822; he made his settle- ment on what is the residence of Levi King, and in 1853 bought (where the subject now lives) of the Williams heirs; here the parents died, and had ten children, four of whom survive-Catharine, married Ilenry Kelley, of Bellefontaine; Damaris A .; Martha E., married Thomas Pinkerton, farmer, in Colby Co., Kan .; James W., married Abbie Frantz, and has one child-Addie. The names of those deceased-John, Mary, Nancy, and three infants. Mrs. Williams was born July 13, 1831, and was married, in 1852, to George A. Willams, a brother of Mrs. I. N. Dille, men- tioned elsewhere. Her husband was born July 20, 1824, in Berkeley Co., Va .; he de- voted about twenty-seven years of his life to the saw-mill business. Ile finally became insane from unknown causes, and, July 24, 1815, hung himself in his own shed. He was always kind to his family, and the last few weeks prior to his suicide he had been uncom- monly good, and very devoted to them. No adverse winds or threatening storms seemed to ob struct their passage. It is probable that dyspepsia was partially the cause of his insan- ity. Ile was the father of three children, two of whom survive-Tempie S. A., Carrie E. and James M., who died in 1853 at the age of 6 months. Mrs. Williams owns 91 acres of well improved land, a portion of the old homestead; she and her two daughters remain thereon, and rent the farm for sufficient means for their support. She is an active member of the Mekre's Creek Christian Church.

J. W. WOODWARD, merchant; West Liberty; was born Jan 8, 1829, in Spring- field, Clark d'o., Ohio; his father, Jacob L .. was born in Chester Co., Penn, and his mother, Sarah Christie, was born in New Bos- ton, N. H., in ISUS; they came to Springfield when young: there the father engaged in varding. fuling and general merchandising until death, which occurred in 1831. They had two boys-J. W. and R. C .: the latter is now Librarian of the Public Library of

Springfield. The mother was again married, to John Nicols, by whom she had four chil- dren-William G., Jesse C., Isabella and Laura M. Jesse C. was Captain of the 66th O. V. 1., and is now engaged in the drug business in California. William G. was in the war, and is now traveling salesman for William Mann & Co., of Philadelphia, whole- sale stationery. The parents of our subject were members of the Congregational Church. When J. W. was ? years ohl, he came to live with Dr. Ordway, and has mostly been with him since; he was engaged as cashier of the bank at this place from 1857 to 1866, at which time he went West, and engaged in raising rattle, and in two years he returned. and again entered the bank, where he remained until 1824, when he entered his present busi- ness-that of boots and shoes-and is having an excellent trade. In 1826, he built a fine two-story brick building. at a cost of $3,600, which was consumed by the great fire of 1880. Was married in 1853 to Lucy Ste- vens, by whom he had Lizzie and Christie I ..; both survive. Ilis wife died in 1866, and was a strict member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. He was again married in Octo- ber, 1868, to Laura E. Hitchcox, by whom he had two children-Richard O. and Katie T. Himself and wife are members of the Pres- byterian Church. Ile has been Township Trustee and Town Clerk a number of times, and has been willing to serve his share of other small offices, where it is all labor and no pay. He cast his first vote for Scott on the Whig ticket, and has since been a strong sup- porter of the Whig and Republican parties. Socially, we know Mr. Woodward as a genial, pleasant gentleman; enjoying good health, be bids fair for a long life of usefulness in his labors among the community. The Christies came from Ireland, and the Goodrich descend- ants came from the borders of Wales. A letter from Hiram P. Goodrich says: "I have the coat of arms, and also a family motto, which was, 'None of the name were ever pun- ished for crime '; and another in Latin, being translated, says: " The way to be good is the way to be rich."" Of the name, more than forty were patriots in the Revolutionary war, eight members of t'ongress, three doctors of divinity, five doctors of laws, The old castle and manor house is still standing on the Welsh borders.

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J. W. WRIGHT, millwright; West Lib- erty; was born April 12, 1831, in Allegheny Co., Md .; his younger days were occupied somewhat in attending school in the old log cabins; at the age of 21, he hired on a farm at $4 per month; this he continued for several years; he then began learning mill- wrighting with Stephen Hannum, which he has continued since with the exception of two years, during which he was engaged in a saw mill at Quiney, O., with E. Bailey; he was married in 1861 to Margaret Secrist, whose parents are mentioned elsewhere; she was born Sept. 20, 1840, in this county; by her he had four children-Esta Florence, Anna Frances, Clara Gertrude and Walter J. E .: they settled in West Liberty soon after mar- riage, where they have since remained; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., at this place; his amiable wife is a member of the Christian Church; he cast his first vote for the Whig party, and has been identified with the Re- publican party since its organization: Mr. Wright has always been an active worker in the temperance movement; he is now in partnership with Stephen Hannum in repair- ing engines, threshers, reapers, mowers, wag- ons, and all kinds of farming implements, and is also running a double-press cider mill; he has, by strict economy, attained some proper- ty adjoining the village of West Liberty. His parents, James and Louisa, were natives of Maryland-the former of Baltimore and the latter of Cumberland, Allegheny Co; they emigrated to Champaign Co., O., early; there the father engaged in farming and milling; they came to Logan Co. in 1838; the father died in 1848, and the mother in 1823; were a long time members of the Presbyterian Church; they had eight children-John, Mary, J. W., Henry, Thomas, Rachel, Calvin and Maria.

MRS. BARBARA YODER, farmer: P. O., West Liberty; was born Sept. 2, 1820, in Huntingdon Co., Pa. Her father, Daniel Yo- der, was born in Mifflin Co., Pa., and her mother, Nancy King, in Lancaster Co., same State. They had seven children, six of whom are now living-John, Martha, Anist, Daniel, Barbara, Benjamin and Nancy. Our subject attended school but little, and that was in the log cabin. Her younger days were spent at the spinning-wheel or the loom, the potato patch or the garden. She was married Feb.

14, 1843, to John Yoder (no relation). He was the son of David and Magdalena Yoder and a brother of D. D. Yoder. She and her husband settled after marriage in Mifflin Co., l'a., until 1844, when they came to Logan Co., O., she by water and stage, and he by a five-horse team, in company with her brother and Christ Kauffman. They settled where she now lives, on Sec. 4; they improved it, and now she possesses 115 acres of fine, arable land, the attainment of their own energies. They had seven children, four of whom sur- vive-Nancy (married John Fett), John (man- ages the farm), Elizabeth and Arnod. She is also raising a little girl, Ida Dillon. The husband, John, is now deerased and was a member of the Ormish Mennonite Church, to which she also belongs.

DANIEL C. YODER, farmer, P. O., West Liberty, is another of the pioneers of Logan Co. and was born May 13, 1825, in Huntingdon Co., Pa. He is a brother of Jonathan Yod- er whose sketch appears elsewhere. His younger days were spent like those of all the rest of the young boys of this county, in attend- ing school in the pioneer cabins, going to mill on horseback, reaping wheat with the sickle. going to church barefooted, roaming the woods in search of raccoons and opossums, rolling logs, picking brush, and relishing many meals of corn bread and milk. Ile was married in 1853 to Judith, a daughter of David Byler, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Fairfield Co., O., 1840. By her Mr. Yoder had five children, two of whom are living-Ezra B., and David B. His wife died in 1862. He was again married in . 1864 to Martha Byler (some connection of his first wife); by her he had four children, two of whom are living-Christ, and John. His second wife died in 1870, and was a member of the Ormish Mennonite Church, as was also his former consort. His third and last mar- riage occurred in 1822 with Nancy Hartzler; she is a daghhter of John and L. Zook Hartzler. By her he has five children- Rebecca H., Daniel II., Nancy MI. (dead), Levi and Fannie. Mrs. Yoder was born in 1843, in Mifflin Co., Pa. When Mr. Yoder first married, he began on a farm in Monroe Tp., renting it for three years -afterwards buying a farm now owned by Troyer & Smoker, and remained on this

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farm in Liberty Tp. until 1876, where he bought the present farm of 140 aeres of John P. King: it is among the best farms in the township, being woll watered by living springs; he has served in some of the minor township offices, and has paid twice to clear the township draft; he has been a member of the Ormish Mennonite Church for thirty-five years, and has assisted in building a fine church; he cast his first vote for the Whig party, and since the formation of the Re- publican party he has been an active member. On his farm once stood an old log cabin school- house, 18x20 feet, with słab seats, puncheon floor, clapboard roof and writing desks made by fastening slabs on pins inserted in augur holes in the logs; the light was obtained by fastening greased paper over openings made in the wall.

D. D. YODER, farmer; P. O., West Lib- erty; was born June 12, 1830, in Huntingdon Co .. Penn .: his father, David C., was born in 1800 in Mifflin Co., same State, and his mother, Magdalena (Hooly), was born in 1803 in the same county. The parents came to Ohio in 1845. settling on the farm where our subject now lives, and buying 320 acres, afterward selling 160 of the same to John Yoder. The father was killed by a team running away in 1849; the mother died in 1850 with the dropsy. They were members of the Ormish Mennon- ite Church. The children born to them were -John, Jonathan, Lydia, Elizabeth, Christ, Mary and Jacob. Our representative re- mained on the farm with his parents until their deerase, and witnessed all the hard- ships that were allotted to the pioneers. In 1851, he had both legs broken by the bent of a barn, and he was compelled to lie on his back on a table for six weeks ere he could go to bed; in about three months he became able to get around, and worked for Jacob Yoder at butchering during the year 1852. They had market at Bellefontaine and De Graff; he then returned to the farm, and has since devoted his life to the same, and is suc- cessful, making a specialty of stocking on his fine farm of 160 acres, which is the old home- stead of his father. He was married in 1855 to Elizabeth Yoder (no connection); she was born in 1535 in Huntingdon Co., Penn., and came with her parents to Fairficht t'o., Ohio, in 1810; she had, by her union with Mr.

Yoder, eight children, four of whom are liv- ing-Uriel, Nancy, David and Rudy; the four deceased are-John, Malinda, Andrew and an infant. Mr. Yoder and wife are mem- bers of the Orinish Mennonite Church, which building stands on his farm: he donated one aere of land for the same, and it was built in 1875, at a cost of $1,253; he also gave $140 in cash to the building fund. He has always been identified with the Republican party since its organization. Mr. Yoder is the architect of his own fortune, and in every- thing he has undertaken he has been success- ful-in the ten years during which he dealt in farming implements, as well as in other voca- tions. He possesses 251 acres of fine land, and connected with every industrial enter- prise you find the name of D. D. Yoder.

JONATHAN YODER, farmer: P. O., West Liberty; was born Feb. 26. 1829, in Mifflin Co., Penn. His father, Christopher, was born in the same county in 1293, and his mother, Mary, in Berks Co., same State, in 1286. They were married in Mifflin Co .; came to Ohio in 1845 and made their settlement in Champaign Co., renting of J. Ordway for two years. They then bought 160 acres in Mon- roe Tp., and remained there thirteen years. at which time, or in 1860, the father died; the mother, however, made her home on the farm until 1865, when she, too, ended her pil- grimage here. The Creator gave to them twelve children; eleven of whom survive- David, Jonas, Martha, Rebecca, Benjamin and Phebe (twins), Christopher and Mary (deceased), Daniel, Noah, Jonathan and Salo- ma. They were members of the Ormish Mennonite Church. Our subject attended school about five years in the old log cabin, and the rest of his boyhood's days were spent at farming. At the death of his parents he began working by the month for J. B. Yoder at SIO, clearing, ditching, etc., on the farm. He was married Dec. 23, 1852, to Auna Sharp, a daughter of Samuel and Martha (Hostettler) Sharp, who were natives of Lan- caster Co., Pa. They came to Logan Co. in 1852, and, after several changes, they finally settled on J. Yoder's farm in Monroe Tp., and there the father engaged in weaving woolen and linen goods, which he continued some time. They had quite a family of children, live of whom are living-Lydia, Christopher,

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Anna, Joseph and Jacob. Mrs. Yoder was born in November, 1826. She and our subject settled at their marriage on what is now known as the Covington Farm, buying 30 aeres in part- nership with his brother Daniel. In Is ?? he bought his present farm, near West Liberty, of Samuel Chamberlain; it contains 1823 aeres of well improved land, and is the fruit of his and his wife's own labors. Their union blessed them with eight children, seven of

whom now survive-Israel, married Elizabeth King; Rachael, married Daniel Grabill; Ru- dolph, married Fannie Smoker; Arie E., mar- ried Levi King; Martha E., Artie and Oliver: Mr. Yoder has been no office-seeker, but has always taken deep interest in the selection of upright men to fill the various positions, and has always been identified with the Re- publican party since its organization.

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AARON ARCHER, farmer; P. O., Bloom Centre; was born in Logan Co., O., Aug. 21, 1843, and was a son of W. W. Archer, of Fayette Co., O .; he moved to Logan Co., Miami Tp., in 1840. Mr. Archer has always been a resident of this county; was sent to school here, and married Miss Margaret E. Heath, formerly of Illinois. They now have three children living-Marion E., Allen .J., and Jacob. Three died in infancy. They own 80 acres of well improved land. He is Democratic in polities.

HENRY BAUGHMAN, farmer; P. O., Bloom Contre; was born in Franklin Co., (., Dee. 28, 1802, a son of Samuel Banghman, of Pennsylvania, who was one of the first settlers of Franklin Co., O. He was united in mar- riage to Miss Eliza Fip, who was a native of Pennsylvania, on Aug. 28, 1832. He moved to Bloomfield Tp. in 1836, and bought of the government 400 aeres of land, and has devoted his life to the improvement of the same. Their children are -- Gordon, Emma (wife of George Robins, Esq., of Shelby Co., O.); Eliza Ann (wife of lohn Hosie, Esq., of Logan Co.) Mr. Baughman has, for a number of times, filled the offices of the township, but has always sought retirement. He has never belonged to any of the different societies or churches, but is one of " God's noblest and best works -an honest man."

A. M. BAYER, manufacturer of drain tile; Bloom Centre; was born in Maryland, in 1853; he came to Ohio in 18:3, and settled in: Bellefontaine in 1878, afterwards moving to Bloom Centre, and with his brother, D. B.

Bayer, who was also born in Maryland, in 1849, entered into the business of tile-making. They employ four men, and are manufacturing all sizes of tile at their works, where they are always glad to see their many friends. He was married to Miss Lucinda Deitrich, daugh- ter of Philip Deitrich, Esq., of Logan Co., O., Dec. 25, 1879. They own their house and 3 acres of land, tile-kilns, ete. He is a Demo- crat in politics.

RICHARD S. BRIGGS, farmer; P. O., Bloom Centre; was born in Chowan Co., N. C., July 25, 1840, and was a son of Eldred and Rhoda (Holway) Briggs; they moved with their family to Franklin Co. in 1854, and in 1869 came to this county. Richard S. Briggs was united in matrimony on Jan. 14, 1869, to Miss Susan M. Kneif, of Logan Co., O .; they have been blessed with six children-Mary A. E., Angie A., Irena C., Allen L., Fred Tilton, Rosetta M. MIr. Briggs is one of the most enterprising young farmers of the county, owning a nice little farm of 38 acres. Mrs. Briggs is a mem- ber of the Reformed Church at Bloom Centre. Mr. Briggs has always voted the straight Democratic ticket, and is a member of Grange No. 484.

CHARLES E. CONLEY, miller; Bloom Centre; was born, in Auglaize C'o., O., Sept. 5, 1840; the son of John and Eliza (Marshall) Conley, of Ohio; he spent his boyhood in Au- glaize Co., and was united in the holy bonds of wedlock to Miss Viola MeBeth, of the same county, on Nov. 10, 1872; he moved to Bloom Centre in 1828, and built the Bloom Centre

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Flouring Mill. It has three ron of buhrs, and under the management of Mr. Conley is doing a good enstom business, Mr. and Mrs. Con- ley have been blessed with one child-Emmet ('İyde-born July 6, 1880. He owns a good residence and several other dwellings in the prosperous village of Bloom Contre.

GEORGE W. COX, sawyer; Bloom Contre; proprietor of the " Hall Saw Mill; " was born Der. 22, 1846, at Dayton, O .; he was a son of John and Rachel (Steeth) Cov, of Greene Co., O. Mr. C'ox was raised at Osborne. O., until 1:59, when he moved with his parents to Logan ('o., 0. At the breaking ont of the late war he enlisted in the 5th O. V. I., Company K. for

two years. Ile was captured at Cape Fear River, N. C., and sent to the rebel hells of Saulsbury, Milan and Andersonville, and was paroled at Charlottesville, N. C., in Inly. 1865. He was married to Miss Amanda Pence on Sept. 1. 1868. They have four chil- dren Charles A .. Lou Ellen, Florence and Gerte Belle. He belongs to Lodge No. 621, Odd Fellows, at Bloom Contre.

JAMES DILLON, farmer; P. O., Bloom l'entre. Among the many grand old men of this county, 'none are grander than James Dillon; he was born in Clark Co., O .. in April, Is11; he was early inured to the hardships of a frontier life: his grandfather was a Rov- olutionary soldier, and his father, William Dillon, was in the war of 1812. James came to Bloomfield in Sept. 1833, and moved his family to his present residence November, 1533; he built his own house without nails or brick, and has now SO acres of good land, well improved; he has one child living- Thomas Waite Dillon-and a daughter, who was the wife of Edwin West, died Dee. G. IS; 1; he belongs to the Baptist Church, and is Republican in politics.

SOLONON GARLING. farmer; 1. 0). Bloom Centre. Among the prosperous well- to do farmers of Bloomfield is Mr. Solomon Harling, who was born in l'emechania on the ffith of March, 1820, and moved to Ohio with his father in 1821. They settled in Fairfield to., where he married Miss Marie Low in 1516. They came to Bloomfield in 1-30, and settled on the place they now own. They have Had four children the first-born, Irving, died on Ang. 11. 18;2; James Monroe, who was married to Miss Yates, of Hamrock

Co .: Mary and Catharine. Mr. Garling has been for ten years a Trustee of the township; belongs to the terman Reformed Church at Bloom Centre, and is a Jacksonian Democrat.

DAVID HALL, farmer; P. O., Bloom C'entre; he is a native of Logan Co. His father, Samuel Hall, moved from Fairfield C'o., O., to Stokes Tp., in 1835, where the subject of this sketch was born, on Aug. 4, 1844. Mr. Hall was raised in this county, and has been an eye-witness to the many changes that the civilization of the age has wrought for this county; he has spent all his time in this county, and was married to Miss Mary A., daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Diesback) tireenwalt, of Fairfield Co., O .. on Dec. 28, 1865, and they moved to their present splendid residence, near Bloom C'entre, shortly afterwards. They have two children living, and one in the spirit land -Emma V., born Feb. 3, 1868; Jennie 1., L., Aug. 18, 18;0, and Clara, Nov. 13, 1866, who died Feb. 3, 1867. Mr. Hall owns 237 acres of finely improved land, is a member of the German Reformed Church, also of Grange No. 484, and wants it understood that he has always been a Democrat.

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History of Logan County and Ohio, Part 106

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Battle, J. H; O.L. Baskin & Co Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin Number of Pages: 798

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Battle, J. H; O.L. Baskin & Co
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, O.L. Baskin
Number of Pages: 798