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WILLIAM F. BIPPUS.
The National Cash Register Company has assembled a corps of competent men in charge of a most extensive enterprise, its ramifying trade interests reach- ing out to all portions of this country and foreign lands as well. Prominent in control of its interests as the manager of its financial affairs, is William F. Bippus, who is now occupying the office of treasurer of the company.
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He was born in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of Christian and Sophia (Faupel) Bippus, both natives of Germany. He spent the first fifteen years of his life in Bellaire, his time being largely employed in the mastery of the branches of learning that constituted the public school curriculum. He prepared for the onerous duties of a business career by a course in the Wheeling Business Col- lege, from which he was graduated in 1888. The following year, believing that Dayton offered good business opportunities, he came to this city in the month of June and entered the National Cash Register Company, where his willingness to work, his ready understanding of instructions and quick adaptability in execut- ing the tasks assigned him led to his promotion. In 1893 he was transferred to the treasurer's department from the order department, and on the 16th of July, 1907, he was made treasurer. He is thus actively connected with the financial management of a most important industry, recognized not only as one of the leading productive concerns of Dayton but also of this section of the country. Hle is in hearty sympathy with the progressive policy of the company which has made theirs known throughout the world as a model factory in all of its ap- pointments, equipment and its service. not only to the public but to its em- ployers.
On the 12th of October, 1897. in Zanesville, Ohio, Mr. Bippus was married to Miss Florence J. Knight. They attend the Presbyterian church and have a large circle of warm friends who enjoy the hospitality of their attractive home. In Masonry Mr. Bippus has passed through the various degrees and is a Knight Templar and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Dayton City Club and in politics votes independently, preferring to champion the principles or candidates without regard to party affiliations. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and is a cooperant factor in many of its movements toward building up a greater city and extending its industrial and commercial relations. Personally he is notably prompt, energetic and reliable, adding to his other business qualifications a large amount of that quality which is termed common sense and which is too often lacking in the business world. It is this quality which enables one to place a correct value upon every situation and its opportunities and to estimate with accuracy upon the outcome of every busi- ness move or condition.
SAMUEL CREG HUDSON.
A rich and productive tract of land on section 5, Jefferson township, pays tribute to the care and labor which is bestowed upon it by Samuel C. Hudson. His birth occurred in Mansfield, Richland county, Ohio, on the 5th of April, 1873, his parents being Robert and Barbara (Harter) Hudson. The paternal grandfather of our subject was James Hudson, of Maryland.
In early manhood Samuel C. Hudson learned the trade of a stonecutter and brickmason, with which lines of activity he was successfully identified for some time but is now devoting his energies to general farming. He cultivates the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and finds a ready market for his prod-
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ucts. In his business methods he is systematic and in all of his dealings is thoroughly reliable and energetic.
On the 24th of December, 1899, Mr. Hudson wedded Miss Grace O. Holler, who was born on the 14th of July, 1881, and is a daughter of Levi P. Holler. By this union there are two children: Robert Doan, whose natal day was Feb- ruary 2, 1903; and Zella Marie, born on the 14th of December, 1906. The par- ents are consistent and faithful members of the Church of the Brethren and their many sterling traits of character and genuine personal worth have gained them the warm regard and esteem of all with whom they have been associated.
H. J. EDWARDS.
H. J. Edwards, factory manager and chief engineer of the Dayton Motor Car Company, is thus associated with one of the important industrial concerns that is recognized as a leading factor in the trade activities of this city. He was born in Somerset, England, April 22, 1872, and came to America in September, 1891, being at that time a young man of nineteen years. He had acquired his education in the schools of his native country and the opportunities which he had heard concerning the business conditions in the new world constituted an irresistible attraction which brought him to Ohio at the date designated. He was for almost fourteen years a resident of Cleveland, being engaged with the automobile companies of that city until July, 1905, when he came to Dayton and accepted his present position as factory manager and chief engineer of the Dayton Motor Car Company. He is also vice president of the Courier Car Com- pany.
Mr. Edwards was married in 1898 in Cleveland, to Miss Henriette L. Beek- man, a daughter of Henry Beekman, and unto them have been born four chil- dren, Henriette L., Mary J., John H. and Thomas E. Mr. Edwards and his wife are communicants of the Catholic church and he belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of the Dayton City Club and the Country Club. While he has been a resident of Dayton for but a comparatively brief period, he has already established his place as a worthy representative of indus- trial circles and one whose salient qualities of manhood entitle him to the good will and confidence which are uniformly given him.
MICHAEL JOSEPH SCHWIND.
The record of Michael Joseph Schwind was terminated long ere he had at- tained the prime of life and yet in the years of his manhood his activity and enterprisc were such as to win him classification with the representative, re- liable and valued business men of Dayton. He was one of the native sons of this city and represented one of the old German familics, his father having come to Dayton at an early day. Here he was recognized as a leading German
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pioneer, associated with various business enterprises of importance. The son pursued his education at St. Mary's and also in a college at Windsor, Canada, from which he was graduated on the completion of the course. He possessed notable enterprise, energy and determination and always recognized and utilized his opportunities. He was well known in business circles here as the president of the C. Schwind Realty Company and was the president of the C. Schwind Brewing Company until it became part of the Dayton Breweries Company and of the latter he was one of the directors. In the control of his business affairs he displayed sound judgment and conducted his interests along lines leading to substantial success.
On the 12th of February, 1896, Mr. Schwind was united in marriage to Miss Louise Eva Schamel of Dayton, who was born in Darke county, Ohio. They had many friends here, cccupying a leading position in social circles. Mr. Schwind was a member of Emanuel church, also belonging to the Knights of St. John and was connected with St. Joseph's Orphan Society. He gave gen- erously of his means to the poor and needy and also to organized charities. He was particularly fond of outdoor life and sports and found much pleasure in hunting. He also greatly enjoyed farm life and for some time prior to his death which occurred December 8, 1908, made his home upon a farm near the city.
WARREN G. LENTZ.
Warren G. Lentz, of Madison township, is the owner of a neat and valuable farm of seventy acres, situated on the east side of the Lexington road about five miles north of Dayton. He was born December 23, 1877, on the old Lentz homestead in this township, and is the youngest living child of George and Catharine (Blessing) Lentz. The family is of German lineage and was founded in America by Jacob Lentz, who was born in the fatherland and as a young man came to this country. Eventually he became a resident of Montgomery county, securing a tract of land near Dayton. He married Fredricka Moselman and their son George was the father of our subject. He was born in Pennsyl- vania and after coming to Montgomery county gave his attention to general agricultural pursuits, his first home being a farm near Dayton. He afterward purchased the old Sanger farm and later bought one hundred and sixty acres of land now known as the old Lentz homestead. He married Catharine Bless- ing and they became the parents of twelve children, namely: Amos, Martha, Lydia, Isaac, Aaron, Emma, Amanda, Ida, Jesse, Ira, Anna and Warren G. All are living in this county with the exception of Emma, who resides in California.
Warren G. Lentz obtained his education in the schools of his native town- ship and when not busy with his text-books he aided his father in the work of the home farm. On starting out in business life for himself he purchased a part of the old Klepinger farm in Madison township, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his time and energies. A branch of Wolf Creek runs through the property, thus affording a natural watering
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place for his cattle, of which he raises a number for his own use. In addition to his agricultural interests he also conducts a wholesale dairy, selling milk to his brothers, who are the leading dairymen of the county. He resides in a modern two-story brick structure and his farm is equipped with the latest improved machinery to facilitate the work of the fields. In fact everything about the place is indicative of the business management and keen discernment of the owner, who is accounted one of the representative and successful citizens of the community.
On the 16th of March, 1902, Mr. Lentz was united in marriage to Miss Altha May Diehl, a native of Madison township and a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Ella (Garst) Diehl. They now have a daughter, Lola May, six years of age. Mr. Lentz belongs to the conservative branch of the Dunkard church, in the work of which he is actively and helpfully interested. Both he and his wife have spent their entire lives in Montgomery county and are a popular young couple, whose many excellent traits of heart and mind have endeared them to all with whom they have been associated.
MAURICE D. LARKIN.
It is only the successful men who are before the public eye and we have become so accustomed to accept their work without comment that we seldom pause to seriously contemplate their accomplishments or reflect upon the causes which have won them success. In analyzing the life records of such men as Maurice D. Larkin, however, it becomes evident that close application and unfaltering and intelligently directed energy constitute the salient elements in their continuous advancement in business lines. He is today president and treasurer of the M. D. Larkin Supply Company, engaged extensively in the jobbing of mill, factory and steamfitters supplies, and sole proprietor of the Lar- kin Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of fire department supplies.
A native of Dayton, Mr. Larkin was born March 22, 1876, a son of Daniel C. Larkin, former chief of the fire department of this city. The father was born in' Sandusky, Ohio, July 29, 1849, while the grandfather, Thomas Larkin, a native of Connecticut, was one of six brothers who came together to the middle west in 1824, three of them locating in Sandusky, Ohio, while the other three became residents of Detroit, Michigan. For more than thirty years Thomas Larkin was a locomotive engineer and through the explosion of his locomotive about two miles from Sandusky, on the 5th of June, 1875, he lost his life. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ann Ryne, was born in Ireland, came to the United States in childhood with her two sisters and died in 1893.
Daniel C. Larkin spent his youthful days as a public school student in Sandusky and in learning the machinist's trade, at which he served a three years' apprenticeship. He then accepted a position as locomotive fireman, his run being between Sandusky and Dayton. Three years' faithful service in that position won him promotion to the position of engineer on the same route. He
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acted in that capacity for three years, after which he spent a similar period as locomotive engineer between Cincinnati and Dayton on the Cleveland, Cincin- nati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad. On his retirement from railroad service in 1875 he turned his attention to the transfer and storage business in Dayton, in which he was actively engaged until 1880, when he was appointed chief of the fire department, serving continuously until 1907. He was called to the posi- tion at the time of the organization of the present board of fire commissioners and the development of the fire system of Dayton is largely attributable to the efforts of Daniel C. Larkin. When he took charge in 1880 the department had eleven horses and six hose reels, a hook and ladder truck, thirty-five alarm boxes and six engine houses, three of which, however, were unfit for the service. As the years passed, through Mr. Larkin's efforts all the modern appliances and equipments of fire engines were introduced and the system was improved in every particular. As the fire chief Mr. Larkin displayed the utmost skill, ability and courage, keeping cool in times of danger and excitement, so that he was able to direct his forces to the best possible advantage. His work was indeed of great benefit to the community and after twenty-seven years' faithful service Mr. Larkin retired from the position as he had entered it-with the confidence, respect and good will of all concerned. The work which he did in improving the Dayton fire department won for him much more than local renown. He was honored with the position of treasurer of the International Fire Chiefs' Association for twenty years and still is treasurer, and in 1895 was made presi- dent of the Fire Chiefs' Association of Ohio. He was likewise a member of the Great Britain Fire Brigade Union, was president of the Firemen's Benevolent Society and secretary of the Firemen's Relief Fund.
Daniel C. Larkin also became a member of Iola Lodge, No. 83, K. P., and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Both he and his wife are members of St. Joseph's Catholic church. He was married May 26, 1875, to Hannah A. Hartnett, of Dayton, a daughter of Maurice and Julia (Hern) Hartnett, who were natives of Ireland. Mrs. Larkin was born in Dayton, January 10, 1856, and by her marriage became the mother of twelve children, of whom four died in early childhood. Maurice D., Thomas, John, Alice, Helen, Francis, Daniel C., Jr., and Ruth are living.
Maurice D. Larkin was a pupil in the public schools of Dayton and later entered the Georgetown University at Washington, D. C., from which he was graduated in the class of 1898. Returning to his native city at the age of twenty-two years, he became identified with its business interests, organizing the Larkin Manufacturing Company for the manufacture of fire department supplies. This line of business followed as a logical sequence of his early in- terests and experiences, for his father was chief of the Dayton fire department and he naturally gained much knowledge concerning the equipment of the de- partment. Realizing the needs in this direction, he began manufacturing along those lines and has conducted the business with growing success to the present time. In addition to the Larkin Manufacturing Company, in March, 1907, he organized and incorporated the M. D. Larkin Supply Company. The output of both businesses is now extensive and is being increased to meet the growing de- mands of the trade.
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On the Ist of February, 1905, Mr. Larkin was married in Dayton to Miss Eva Harvey and they have one son, Maurice D. Jr. Mr. Larkin gives his polit- ical support to the republican party at the polls but is not active in its ranks. He is a communicant of the Catholic church, while his social relations are with the Dayton Club and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is well known in Dayton, where the thirty-three years of his life have been passed and where his substantial qualities in business and citizenship have won him high regard and good will.
JOSEPH GRAHAM CRANE SCHENCK.
Joseph Graham Crane Schenck, cashier of the National Cash Register Com- pany of Dayton, was born in Han Chow, China, in 1872, a son of Woodhull S. Schenck, a nephew of the late General Robert C. Schenck and an officer in the Chinese customs, who during his stay in the orient was located at Han Chow, Canton and Shanghai, China. In 1881 he started on his homeward way but was ill at the time and could proceed no further than San Francisco, where he passed away.
Joseph G. C. Schenck was then a lad of nine years. He came with his wid- owed mother to Dayton and, entering school in this city, continued his studies through successive grades until he was graduated from the high school. On the expiration of that period, in 1889, he entered the employ of the Dayton Gas & Coke Company, with which he continued for two years, there receiving his first business training. Since 1891 he has been continuously connected with the National Cash Register Company, in that year being made cashier, in which capacity he has since served. The head officers regard him as a prominent rep- resentative of the worthy corps of assistants with whom they have surrounded themselves in the control and management of what is today one of the most extensive and best known industrial enterprises in the country.
Mr. Schenck votes with the republican party but is not active in its ranks. His social nature finds expression in his membership in the Dayton City Club, the Country Club and the Buz Fuz Club, while his interest in the religious prog- ress of the city is manifest in his membership in the First Presbyterian church.
GEORGE GOODHUE, M. D.
There is no profession or line of business so little commercialized as is the prac- tice of medicine. This statement finds verification particularly in the efforts of the physician to prevent disease and to promote health conditions through the dis- semination of knowledge concerning the causes of ill health. In all of his profes- sional connections Dr. Goodhue has held to a high standard and many tangible evidences of his effective work are cited, not only in connection with his private practice but also through his service as health officer of Dayton and as one of the trustees of Miami Valley Hospital.
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A native of Westminster, Vermont, Dr. Goodhue was born on the 24th of May, 1853, and is of English lineage, tracing his ancestry back to William Good- hue, whose descendants are now found in this county in the eighth generation. His parents were Horace and Clarissa (Braley) Goodhue, who spent their entire lives in the Green Mountain state. Their family numbered nine children of whom three sons survive. Horace Goodhue is professor of Greek in Carleton College of Minnesota, and Harlan is living on a farm in Vermont.
Dr. Goodue, the youngest of the family, and the only one living in Ohio, spent his youthful days on the home farm and pursued a district-school educa- tion to the age of sixteen years, when he became a student in the preparatory department of Carleton College at Northfield, Minnesota. His work there cov- ered a three years' course and later he was for four years a student in Dartmouth College, being numbered among its alumni of 1876. His liberal education, en- abled him to take up the profession of teaching as professor of Greek and Physics in Miami Valley College at Springboro, Ohio, where he remained for two years, but attracted by the profession of medicine, he began preparation for practice as a student in the office and under the direction of Dr. John Davis of Dayton, now deceased.
Subsequently he attended the College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York city but pursued his second course of medical lectures in the medical de- partment of Dartmouth College, from which he was graduated in 1879. In March of the following year he was graduated from the medical department of the University of New York and for a year thereafter he was surgical interne in the Brooklyn City Hospital and also spent three months in the Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital, thus gaining broad and varied experience as a preparation for the general practice of medicine.
He returned to Dayton and entered into partnership with Dr. John Davis, his former preceptor, the association being maintained until the death of Dr. Davis on the Ioth of June, 1883. Later he was associated for two and a half years with the nephew of Dr. Davis but with that exception has been alone in practice to the present time. His ability is pronounced, his energy unflagging and in his chosen life work he has made a splendid record. He continues in the general practice and yet gives considerable attention to diseases of the eye and ear and to surgery, in which he displays notable skill.
Dr. Goodhue has at different times been surgeon of the Panhandle Railroad Company and all the different railroads entering Dayton. He was chosen sur- geon of the Deaconess Hospital on its organization and is now a trustee of the Miami Valley Hospital, in which connection he has done more than any other individual to bring this institution to its present state of efficiency. In 1908 he was appointed health officer of Dayton and in that position did a work of great value to the city. He belongs to the Montgomery County Medical Society, of which he was elected president in 1890. He is also a member of the Ohio State Medical Association and was chairman of its surgical section in 1907-08. Aside from his practice Dr. Goodhue has had various business interests and is finan- cially connected with a number of the leading commercial and industrial enter- prises of the city.
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In Terre Haute, Indiana, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Goodhue to Miss Rose E. Kendall, and they have an attractive home which is the center of a cultured social circle. They hold membership in the Protestant Episcopal church and Dr. Goodhue is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Dayton Lodge, No. 147, F. & A. M., and Dayton Consistory and Mystic Shrine. Those who know him find him a social, genial gentleman, of broad and liberal culture outside of his profession and with a helpful interest in all that pertains to general progress.
MARTIN H. WOLF.
Martin H. Wolf, a retired agriculturist of Mad River township, resides on his valuable farm of fifty acres on the Brandt pike, about two and a half miles north of the courthouse. His birth occurred on his father's farm in Madison township on the 26th of December, 1842, his parents being John and Hettie (Helsel) Wolf. The paternal grandparents were Jacob and Eva Wolf and the grandfather, who came here from Virginia, was the first representative of the name in this county. His family numbered ten children, of whom John, the father of our subject, was the fifth in order of birth. He was born and reared on the ground now occupied by the Soldiers' Home and became a leading agri- culturist and prominent and well known citizen in Dayton. He lived to attain the venerable age of ninety-two years and was laid to rest in Woodland cem- etery. The record of his children is as follows: David, who is deceased; Jacob, who passed away in California in 1876; Elizabeth; Rebecca, whose demise oc- curred in 1882; Martin H., of this review ; Zereldia; and Edward, who was called to his final rest in 1893.
Martin H. Wolf attended the schools of Harrison township in pursuit of an education that would fit him for the practical and responsible duties of life and when not busy with his text-books he assisted his father in the work of the home farm. Throughout the years of his active business career he was identified with agricultural interests and met with a large measure of prosper- ity in his undertakings, owing to his energy, untiring perseverance and capable management. He resides on his farm of about fifty acres, just on the edge of Dayton, but has put aside the active work of the fields in order that he may enjoy in well earned case the fruits of his former toil. His residence is one of the finest in Mad River township, the dwelling being of pressed brick and con- taining ten rooms.
On the 12th of February, 1868, Mr. Wolf was united in marriage to Miss Hattie R. Keplinger, a daughter of William and Eliza ( Nisley) Keplinger, of Montgomery county. They now have four children. Bert, who is connected with the paper novelty company in Dayton, wedded Miss Laura Green, by whom he has two children, Orville and Helen. Daniel, who married Miss Callie Win- ner. resides in Miamisburg. Wilbur, living at home, married Miss Edith Zalg and is identified with telephone interests. Alfred, who operates the home farm, wedded Miss Catharine McClelland.
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