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fel; educated: WVapakoneta, O .; Pough- keepsie, N. Y. Married, Elsie O. Haman, Feb. 22, 1906. Secy. Citizens' Bldg. and Loan Co., Wapakoneta, O., 1894-1901; cashler Peoples National Bank, Wapa- koneta, O., 1901-1911; cashier of Auglaize National Bank, Wapakoneta, O., 1911 -. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; K. O. T. M. M. E. Ch. Home address: Wapakoneta, Ohio.
KLIPFEL, FRED A., Mayor; born, Wapa- koneta, O., Sept. 26, 1878; son of August W. Klipfel and Mary D. (Bitler) Klipfel; educated: Wapakoneta grade and high schools. Married, Katharine L. Morey, Oct. 23, 1902. Secy. Citizens Bldg. & Loan Co., 1899 ---; clerk Village of Wapakoneta, 4 yrs .; auditor City of Wapakoneta, 4 yrs .; mayor of Wapakoneta, Jan., 1916-
Secy. Wapakoneta Commercial Club. Socs. and clubs: Masons; B. P. O. E .; Schwabian Benevolent Soc .; F. O. E .; English Lutheran. Home address: Wapa- koneta, O.
KLOTZ, SOLON TREMBLEY, Attorney; born, Toledo, O., April 5, 1864; son of John Calhoun Klotz and Sarah Ann (Culp) Klotz; educated: Toledo public schools; Business Coll .; Toledo Univ., LL. B. Mar- rled, Florence Bruning, July 2, 1901. Mu- sician; traveling salesman; lecturer; post office official; newspaper man; law- yer; Prof. of Law in Toledo Univ .; Secy. Civic Music League. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; Modern Woodmen; Masons; K. T .; The Shrine; Eastern Star; Musical Art Soc .; Toledo Shakespeare Assn .; Musi- cians' Club; Commerce Club; Museum of Art; Lucas Co. Bar Assn .; Ohio and American Bar. Assns .; Drama League of America. Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio. Home address: 3130 Scottwood Ave., To- ledo, O.
KLUMPH, ARCH COOPER, Merchant; born, Conneautville, Pa., June 6, 1869; son of Mort J. Klumph and Emma (Cooper) Klumph; educated: common schools, Con- neautville, Pa. Married, Evelyn M. Weide- man, July 23, 1898. Entered office Travel- ers' Insurance Co., 1884; entered office Perry Young & Co .. lumber dealers. as bookkeeper, 1898; organized The Cuyahoga Lumber Co., which purchased the old company known as The Young & Fulton Lumber Co .; Pres. and Gen. Mgr. The Cuyahoga Lumber Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1915- Pres. The Buckeye Box Co., 1915- Vice Pres. and Secy. The Mon- ticello Realty Co .. 1915 -; Pres. Cleve-
land Bd. Lumber Dealers: Pres. Ohio Lumbermen's Credit Assn .; Vice Pres. Ohio Retail Lumber Dealers' Assn .; Vice Pres., then Pres. The Cleveland Builders' Exchange. Socs, and clubs: Pres. Cleve- land, O .. Rotary Club; Vice Pres. Inter- national Assn. Rotary Clubs; Cleveland Athletic Club; Hermit Club; Dover Bay Club. Home address: Bay Village and Cleveland, O.
KNAPP, JAMES ANDREW, Insurance; born, Marion, O., Jan. 19. 1853; son of John R. Knapp and Lydia (Lybarger) Knapp; educated: Marion public schools. Married, Rosetta Tavenner, 1876. Was engaged in harness making, and a little later in undertaking; now engaged in in- surance business; was chief of fire de- partment and director of public safety. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order in all branches. Methodist Church. Home ad- dress: 263 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, O.
KNAUSS, FRANK VINCENT, Manufac- turer; born, Monroe Co., Pa .. Dec. 22, 1850; son of Joseph Knauss and Katherine Ann (Mansfield) Knauss; educated: pub- lic schools of White Haver, Pa. Mar- ried, Frances Beaching, Sept., 1872. Be-
came moulder in Pennsylvania R. R. shops at Altoona, Pa., 1869; operated flour mill at Zaleski. O., 1879-1881; managed stimped ware factory at Washington . C. H., 1881-1883, when he located in Ports- mouth, O .; organized Portsmouth Stove & Range Co., 1889, and has been its Pres. and Gen. Mgr. ever since; member of city council for several years; Pres. of Ports- mouth City Water Works Advisory Con- mittee. Socs. and clubs: Pres. of Ports- mouth Bd. of Trade; Mem. Portsmouth Mfrs. Assn .; Mason. Home address: 835 Eighth St., Portsmouth, O.
KNEIFEL, LULU PHELPS (Mrs. Burt G.), born, Ravenna, O., Aug. 30, 1875; daugh- ter of I. H. Phelps and Rose (Wolcott) Phelps; educated: public. high and nor- mal schools of Akron, O. Married, Burt G. Kneifel, June 28, 1905. Socs. and clubs: Kent Coteric Club (Federated) ; Art Club; trustee Child Welfare League of Portage Co. Episcopal Church. Home address: 441 Park Ave., Kent, O.
KNEPPER, RUSSELL M., Attorney; born, Hopewell Twp., Seneca Co., Feb. 11, 1878; son of Benjamin Knepper and Mary (Reeme) Knepper; educated: country schools of Seneca Co., and Ohio Northern Univ. College degrees: A. B., Northern Univ .; B. L., Ohio Northern Law Dept. Married. Mamia A. Corn, Dec. 12. 1906. Following his graduation in the Law Dept. of Ohio Northern Univ., Junc, 1905, he began the practice of law in Tiffin, O .. and in June, 1906. entered into part- nership with Judge W. S. Wagner, under the firm name of Wagner & Knepper; elected Pros. Atty. of Seneca Co. on the Democratic ticket. 1912; re-elected in 1914, and retired Jan. 1, 1917, after serving two terms with a splendid record; special counsel in office Attorney-General of Ohio since Jan. 8, 1917. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; Jr. O. U. A. M .; B. P. O. E .: F. O. E .. State Pres. of latter organization. Home address: 143 S. Sandusky St., Tiffin, Ohio.
KNIGHT, CHARLES LANDON, Publisher; born, Milledgeville, Georgia, June 18, 1867; son of St. John Knight and Sarah (Lan- don) Knight; educated: Vanderbilt Univ .; Columbia Coll. College degrees: A. B .; LL. B. Married, Clare I. Shively, Nov.
22, 1893. Went abroad in 1889, three yrs. writer for publications on industrial and economic subjects; war correspondent Lon- don Times. in Chili, 1891-2; member Phil- adelphia Times staff. 1895-9; war corre- spondent in Cuba, 1898; member editorial staff Woman's Home Companion, 1900-3; editor Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, O., 1904 -; member State Central Commit- tee, Rep. party, 1912; member Progressive party, State Cent. Com., 1912; member Rep. State Central Committee and Vice Chairman, 1914-16; delegate to Rep. Natl. Convention, 1916. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Soc. of New York; The Congress Lake Club; Portage Country Club. Home ad- dress: 80 N. Portage Path, Akron, O.
KNIGHT, CHARLES MELLEN, College Professor: born, Dummerston, Vt., Feb. 1. 1848; son of Joel Knight and Fanny Maria (Duncan) Knight; educated: West- brook Seminary, Deering, Me. (1868); Tufts Coll. (1873); post-grad. courses, Har- vard and Mass. Inst. Tech. (1874). Col- lege degrees: A. B .; A. M .: Sc. D. Mar- ried, May Acomb, Aug. 31. 1882. Prof. Nat. Science, 1875-83; Phy. Sc., 1883-1907; Prof. Chem., 1907-13; dean, 1902-13; Prof. Emeritus, 1913-, Buchtel Coll., Akron, O .: acting Pres. Buchtel Coll .. 1896-1897; "Knight Chemical Laboratory" named for him. 1909; established course In rubber chemistry, the first in any American Col- lege. Contributor: Articles Sanitary
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Science; Water Analysis; Chemistry Rub- ber. Socs. and clubs: fellow, A. A. A. S .; American Chem. Soc .; Phl Beta Kappa; Zeta Psi; Phi Sigma Alpha; Phi Kappa Epsilon; Univ. Club. Akron, O. Home ad- dress: 129 South Union St., Akron. O.
KNIGHT, GEORGE WELLS, College Deall; born, Ann Arbor, Mich., June 25, 1858; son of Johnson Wells Knight and Cornelia Perkins (Hebbard) Knight; educated: Ann Arbor public schools; Univ. Mich .; Univs. Halle, Berlin, Freiburg (Germany). College degrees: A. B .. 1878; A. M .. 1883; Plı. D., 1884. Married, Marietta Amanda Barnes. Jan. 12. 1882. Prin. Lansing, Mich., high school, 1879-81; Instr. history, Ann Arbor (Mich.) high school. 1883-5; Prof. history and English Lit., Ohio State Univ., 1885-7; history and political science. 1887-98; Am. history and political science, 1898-1909; Am. history, 1909 -; dean college of education, 1914 -; meni- ber Ohio Commission to Jamestown Expo., 1907; Ohio Constitutional Conv., 1912. Author: History of Land Grants for Edu- cation in the Northwest Territory, N. Y., 1885; History Higher Education in Ohio (with Prof. John R. Commons); The Gov- ernment of the People of Ohio. 1895. Editor (with critical and supplementary notes). a new edition Gulzot's History of Civilization in Europe, 1896. Contributor to educational press on history, training and educational questions. Socs. and clubs: Am. Hist. Assn .; Am. Economic Assn. (Vice Pres., 1895); Am. Political Science Assn .; Nat. Educational Assn .; Soc. College Teachers of Education; Am. Assn. Univ. Professors; Ohio State Arch. and Hist. Soc .; Sons Am. Rev .; Nat. Se- curity League; Psi Upsilon Frat .; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Columbus (O.) Club; Scioto Country Club. Home address: 104 Fifteenth Ave., Columbus, O. KNIGHT, WILLIAM JAMES, Business Man; born. Urbana, O., Dec. 29. 1864; son of John Palmer Knight and Jennie (Raw- lings) Knight; educated: Champaign Co. Schs .; Oberlin College. College degrees: A. B. (1899). Married, Florency Dempcy, Oct. 5, 1899. Farmer, 1890-1902; business, 1902 -; elected member Board of Educa- tion, Urbana. O., 1909-13; re-elected, 1913- 1915; re-elected. 1915-19; Pres. Urbana Board Education, 1914-15; re-elected, 1916- 1917; elected Secy. Ohio State Assn. Sch. Board Members, 1914-15; re-elected, 1915- 1917; re-elected. 1917-18; Supt. First Bap- tist Sunday School, Urbana, O., 1912-1916; Asst. Secy. Champaign Co. S. S. Assn., 1913 -; Secy. Champaign Co. Dry Fed., 1913-14; chairman Champaign Co. Dry Federation, 1915-17. Socs. and clubs: Ma- sonic Order, Blue Lodge and Chapter. Congregationalist. Home address: 407 E. Church St .. Urbana, O.
KNISELY, ISAAC E., Banker; born, New Philadelphia. O., Jan. 23. 1839; son of David Knisely and Sarah (Bowers) Knise- ly: educated: New Philadelphia high school; Wittenberg College, Springfield, O. Married, Lucinda R. De Muth, 1861. Prac- ticed law in Ligonier, Ind .. 1865-1880; moved to Toledo, O., April, 1881; practiced law until 1892: since then has been in the banking business. Home address: 2133 Park Place, Toledo, O.
KNOX, HARRY DROWN, Ship Builder; born, Marietta. O., Oct. 16. 1862; son of Morris G. Knox and Mary E. (Stratton) Knox; educated: public schools. Unmar- ried. Pres. Inter-Clties Printing & Pub- lishing Co .; member S1st General Assem- bly; Colonel 7th Ohio Infantry. Home address: 227 Fourth St., Marietta, O.
KOEHLER, HUGO CHRISTIAN, Attorney; born, Dundee, Tuscarawas Co., O., June
14. 1869: son of Conrad Koehler and Catherine (Allman) Koehler; educated: Ohio Normal Univ., Ada, O .; Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O .; Berea Coll., Berea, O. College degrees: B. Sc .. 1896. Married, Mae Myers. June 8, 1899. Admitted to bar of Ohlo. Dec .. 1902; began practice of law, Alliance. O., by forming a part- nership with Willlam L. Hart, under firm name of Hart & Koehler, general and corporation work; counsel and represen- tatives The Stark Elec. Ry .; The Cleve- land, Alliance & Mahoning Valley Ry. Co .; Alliance Bank Co .; also three local banks, two loan associations and principal manu- facturing industries of Alliance, Ohio, 1903 -; Dir. First Nat. Bank, Alliance; member Bd. Trustees, Kent Normal Col- lege, Kent. O .; Pres. Alliance Bd. Trade, 1910-11; member of directorate since or- ganization. Socs. and clubs: K. T .; 32d degree Mason; Shriner; Alliance Country
Club; Congress Lake Co .; Alliance Cham- ber of Commerce. Methodist. Home ad- dress: 82 W. Cambridge St., Alliance, O. KOELLIKER, G. P., Banker; Secy. Citi- zens Savings & Trust Co. Home address: 1364 St. Charles Ave., Lakewood, Cleve- land, O.
KOENIG, JACOB T., Attorney; born. St. Marys. O .. June 10. 1880; son of Jacob Koenig and Barbara (Hopple) Koenig; educated: St. Marys high school; Law School, Ohio State Univ. and Univ. of Mich. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Irma B. Pepper. July 4, 1906. Practicing attorney-at-law in St. Marys. O .; junior member of law firm of Koenig & Koenig, July 1. 1903. to Jan. 9. 1911; appointed probate judge of Auglaize Co. by Gov. Harmon on Jan. 7. 1911; elected to same office. Nov .. 1912; term expired Feb. 9, 1917; practicing law; offices Brown Thea- tre Bldg., Wapakoneta, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Mercer Lodge. No. 121, F. & A. M .; Wapakoneta Chapter. R. A. M .; St. Marys Council. R. S. & M .; Dayton Con- sistory Scottish Rite Masons; Wapakoneta Lodge. No. 1170. B. P. O. E. Presby- terian. Home address: 213 E. Benton St., Wapakoneta, O.
KOHLER, MINNIE ICHLER, nom de plume "Hilda Richmond," Writer; born, Kenton, Ohio; daughter of Joseph Ichler and An- nette (Baker) Ichler; educated: public school, Kenton, Ohio. Married, Willis C. Kohler, June 5, 1901. Left school and be- gan teaching at age 15 yrs .; taught school number yrs .; worked in Kenton, O., post- office number yrs .; for 20 yrs. contributor to leading farm, household. and church papers; The Ladies' Home Journal; Youth's Companion; Delineator; Designer; Housewife. Author: History Hardin Co .; Interested in farming and farm life. Socs. and clubs: Member Cleveland Wom- en's Press Club. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 306 West Columbus St., Kenton. O.
KOLBE, PARKE REXFORD, Univ. Pres .; born. Akron. O., April 23, 1881; son of Carl F. Kolbe and Jennle (Yergen) Kolbe; educated: Buchtel Coll., A. B. and A. M .; Paris, Gottingen, Heidelberg, Germany, Ph. D. Married. Lydia Voris. June 17, 1905. Teacher, Salem high school, 1902-5; Prof. of German, Buchtel Coll., and Mu- nicipal Univ. of Akron, 1913 -; Pres. Univ. of Akron and Municipal Univ., 1913- -. Socs. and clubs: Z. A. E. (Fra- ternity); N. V. S. (Heidelberg); Univ. Club; Rotary Club; Am. Modern Language Assn .; Mem. Organization Committee of Assn. of Urban Universities; Mem. Organ- ization Committee and of Board of Trus- tees for Promotion of Training for Public Service; Dir. Univ. of Akron; Akron
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Chamber of Commerce. Home address: 250 E. Buchtel Ave .. Akron, O.
KOPPE, FREDERIC A., Real Estate Deal- er: born. Upper Sandusky, O .. June 27, 1871; son of Anton Koppe and Catherine Koppe; educated: Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Married, Alice Armbruster, Sept. 11, 1892. Engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Logan, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Elks; Red Men; Royal Arcanum. Home address: 412 W. Hunter St., Logan, O. KORNS, WILSON ALLEN, Editor-Publish- er; born, New Philadelphia, O., April 6, 1859; son of (Capt.) Daniel Korns and Margaret Jane (McElroy) Korns; edu- cated: public schools. Married, Fannie
Sargent, Oct. 31, 1889. Has charge as owner, publisher and editor, The Advo- cate Tribune, New Philadelphia, O .; mem- ber Bd. Managers Ohio State Reforma- tory, Mansfield, O., 3 yrs .; postmaster, New Philadelphia. O., over 9 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Mason. Presbyterian. Home address: 233 N. Broadway, New Philadel- phia. O.
KRABACH, JOSEPH A., Cierical Worker; born, Pusheta Tp., Auglaize Co., O., June 4. 1885; son of Joseph Krabach and Mag- delena (Altenburger) Krabach; educated: Wapakoneta Schs .; Lima Business Coll., Lima, O. Marrled, Eleanor C. Tebben, June 14, 1911. Bookkeeper and assistant business manager, 7 yrs., and deputy county auditor since 1911. Socs. and clubs: Dist. Deputy of Knights of Colum- bus; Eagles, Aerie No. 691. Roman Cath- olic. Home address: 206 W. Benton St., Wapakoneta. O.
KRAMER, SAMUEL EDMUND, Judge; born, Newark. O., Dec. 4. 1878; son of Charies Kramer and Mattie (Samuels) Kramer; educated: Adeibert College and Law Sch. of W. R. Univ .. Cieveiand. Ohio. College degrees: Ph. B .; LL. B. Married, Flora Cornelia Fitch. Oct. 14, 1908. Entered practice of law at Cleveland in 1903. as member of firm Kramer & Chapman, later Ewing, Neiding & Kramer, then Ewing, Kramer & Counts, and continued until 1912, when elected judge; member of city council. 1908-11; judge Municipal Court, 1912-16; re-elected and now serving 2d term. Socs. and clubs; Alpha Delta Phi; Theta Nu Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Cieveland Athletic Club; City Club; Lead- ing Civic and Political Clubs. Home ad- dress: 1861 E. 90th, Suite 7, Cleveland, Ohio.
KRAMER, SIMON PENDLETON, Surgeon; born, Cincinnati, O., Jan. 1, 1868; son of Jacob Kramer and Emma (Bloom) Kra- mer; educated: (Grad.) Woodward high school, Cincinnati, 1885; M. D., Med. Coll. of Ohio. 1888; Post-Grad. work Univ. Gottingen, 1889; Univ. Berlin, 1890; Univ. Coll., London, 1893. Married, Minnie Halle, May 24, 1912. Engaged in prac- tice medicine Cincinnati, O., 1888 -:
Prof. Prin. surgery, Univ. Cincinnati, Oct., 1909 -; surgeon to Cincinnati Hosp.,
Nov., 1910 -; major and brigade sur- geon, U. S. V., in Spanish-American War, Aug. 11. 1898-Oct. 31, 1899; served in Ha- vana during Am. occupation as command- ing officer Mil. Hosp., etc .; Pres. Academy Medicine, Cincinnati, 1904-5. Author: Memoirs on Surgery and Physiology of Central Nervous System. Socs. and clubs: 1st Pres. Cincinnati Soc. Med. Research; A. M. A .; Assn. Mil. Surgeons; Am. Neurol. Assn. Home address: 832 Hutchins Ave., Avondale, Cincinnati, O.
KRAMER, W. C., Educator; born, Worth- ington Twp., Richland Co., O., Feb. 22, 1875; son of Jonathan Kramer and Sarah Catherine (Niman) Kramer; educated: Ada, O. (Ohio Northern Univ.); Oberlin
Coll. College degrees: A. B. Married, Dora E. Wheeler, Aug. 16, 1904. Teacher district schools over 3 yrs .; Supt. Lucas Co., O., 6 yrs .; North Fairfield, O., 4 yrs .; Wakeman, O., 3 yrs .; Chicago Junction, O., 1913 -; school examiner Richland Co., 1903-6; Huron Co., 1909-15. Socs. and
clubs: (Pres., 1 term) Richland Co. Teachers' Assn .; (Pres., 2 terms) Huron Co. Teachers' Assn .; Commercial Club; I. O. O. F. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Chicago Junction, O.
KRAPP, FRANKLIN MELVILLE, Attor- ney; born, Springfield, O., May 4, 1877; son of Martin Krapp and Louls M. (Adams) Krapp; educated: Springfield public schools; Univ. Cincinnati. Mar- ried, Bessie Wade, Dec. 27, 1900. Admit- ted to bar, 1898; Pres. Gray Electric Co .; Dir. Springfield Coffin and Casket Co .; referee in bankruptcy, 1903 -; Dir. Y. M. C. A. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Or- der; Lutheran. Home address: Springfield, O.
KRATSCH, GEORGE W., Attorney; born, Juiy 7, 1882; son of Herman Kratsch and Bertha A. (Boerngen) Kratsch; educated: Massillon (O.) high school; Univ. Mich. College degrees: LL. B. Married, Marie Krantz, June 5. 1907. Admitted to Ohlo bar, 1903 -; elected city solicitor Mas- sillon, O., Jan. 1. 1906 (2 terms); Dir. West Side Milling Co .; Dir. The MassIllon Water Supply Co .; Dir., Secy. and Treas. Amer- ican Rubber Tire Co. (Akron). Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order; MassIllon Chamber Commerce; (Dir. and Vice Pres.) Massil- lon Automobile Club; Massillon Social Club; Massillon Ciub; Union Country Club; Tuscarawas County. Lutheran. Home address: 2115 Lincoln Way, East Massil- lon, Ohio.
KRAUS, J. R., Banker; Vice Pres. First Natl. Bank. Home address: 3040 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland, O.
KREMER, THEODORE JOHN, Attorney; born, Miltonsburg, O., Dec. 28, 1873; son of Philip Kremer and Margaret (Weidner) Kremer; educated: public schools Miitons- burg, O .; Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O. Married, Eloise R. Weisend, Nov. 28, 1905. Taught school from 1893-1898; admitted to Ohio bar. Dec., 1901, and since that time has been practicing at Woodsfield, O .; Secy. of The Woodsfield Bldg. & Loan Co. since May, 1903; Pros. Atty. of Mon- roe Co., O., 1911-1915; deaier in oil and gas properties; Dir. of The Cleveland Natl. Fire Ins. Co. since 1914. Catholic Church. Home address: Woodsfield, O.
KRICKER, GEORGE ENGLEBERT, Bank- er; born, Portsmouth, O., Dec. 19, 1858: son of Matthias Kricker and Margaret (Myers) Kricker; educated: Portsmouth public and parochial schools. Married,
Isabel A. Dunn, 1884. Store clerk, 1874- 1884, when he took up bookkeeping; deputy U. S. collector, 1885-1887. when he be- came manager of The Spring Lane Dis- tilling Co .; organized Central Nati. Bank, 1892, and has been its cashier ever since; member Portsmouth city council, 1889- 1895; member city water works commis- sion and city board of sinking fund trus- tees. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Colum- bus and Elks. Roman Catholic. Home address: Portsmouth, O.
KRIDER, JEROME J., Pres. Business Coll .; born, Oct. 13, 1871; son of Henry Krider and Elizabeth (Byers) Krider; educated: common schools, Ohio; Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O .; Actual Business College, Canton, O. Married, Blanche H. Diver, July 24, 1901. Teacher common schools, Stark Co., O., 5 yrs .; engaged in teach- ing and Pres. Actual Business College, Canton, O., 20 yrs., 1897 -. Socs. and
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Club; Chamber Commerce. Methodist.
Home address: 909 12th St., N. W., Can- ton, Ohio.
KRIDLER, JAMES C., Probate Judge; born, Shawnee Twp., Allen Co., O., July 31, 1867; son of Henry Kridler and Margaret (Hennon) Kridler; educated: common
schools. Married, Anna O. Montague, June 1. 1892. Farmer until 1890; mer- chant until 1898; clerical work and fire insurance; probate judge, Auglaize Co., Feb. 9, 1917 -. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Pythias. Home address: 511 West Ben- ton St., Wapakoneta, O.
KROUT, CHARLES A., Educator; born, Morrow Co., O., 1862; son of Jacob Krout and Lovina (Rule) Krout; educated: Chesterville high school; Wittenberg Col- lege; (special work) Harvard Univ. and Columbia Univ. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Married, Eva E. Bacher, 1895. Taught in rural schools in Iowa and Ohio; Supt. New Burlington schools, 1SSS-1890; teacher and Prin. Tiffin, O., high school, 1890-1900; Supt. instruction Tiffin, Ohio, schools, 1900 -; served as delegate to State and National Synods of the Gen- eral Lutheran Church; member Board of Directors Wittenberg College, 1906-1918. Socs. and clubs: National and State Teachers' Assn .: K. T .; Jr. O. U. A. M .; K. P. Home address: 240 South Wash- ington St., Tiffin, O.
KRUCKEMEYER, H. F., Manufacturer: born. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 9, 1873; son of Louis Kruckemeyer and Lean (Bardes) Kruckemeyer; educated: public schools; Architectural Drawing in private school. Married, Caroline B. Sohn, June 3, 1896 Entered firm of L. Kruckemeyer Co., stove and range dealers, when a young man and became Vice Pres. in 1904, when it was incorporated by his father; became Pres. and Mgr. of same at the death of his father in 1907, which positions he still holds. Socs. and clubs: Young Men's Biaine Ciub; Masons. German Evangelical Church. Home address: 346S Corneli Pl., Clifton, Cincinnati, O.
KUMLER, CHARLES HANNIBAL, Attor- ney; born, near Trenton, Butler Co., O., Nov. 22. 1855; son of John Kumler and Sarah (Landis) Kumler; educated: com- mon schools of Butler Co .; the common schools of Dayton. O .; Univ. of Michigan. College degrees: B. A., Univ. of Mich., 1881. Married. Marie Jacque, June 26, 1890. Admitted to the bar, May, 1883, and since then has engaged in the general practice of law; member of Bd. of Edn., Dayton, O., 1885-1891; Pres. of Bd. of Edn. of Dayton. 3 yrs .. 1887-1SS9; member of Library Bd .. Dayton, O., 1 yr .; Pros. Atty. of Montgomery Co., 1894-1900. Socs. and clubs: D. K. E. Frat .; Lawyers Club of Dayton, O .; Montgomery Co. Bar Assn. First Unitarian Church of Dayton, Ohio. Home address: 230 Grafton Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
KUNCE, WALTER C., Educator; born, Taylor Co., Iowa, Oct. 12, 1878; son of M. A. Kunce and Emma (Murphy) Kunce; educated: high school, Portland, Ind .; In- diana State Normal; Indiana State Univ .; Boston Sch. Expression. College degrees: B. O .: A. B. Teacher rural, graded and high schools; Prin. schools, Portland, Ind .; Prin. Montpelier, Ind .; dramatic reader, Lyceum platform; contributor, educational magazines; Dist. Supt. schools, Antwerp, O., 1914 --. Socs. and clubs: K. P .: P. F. R. of Eiks. IIome address: Antwerp, Ohio.
KUNWALD, ERNST, Orchestra Conductor; born, Vienna, Austria, April 14, 1868; son of Dr. Ludwig Kunwald and Emma (Pol- I
lak) Kunwald; educated: Doctor Law, Univ. Vienna, 1891; Conservatory, Leipzig, 1893-4. Married, Lina Rucker, of Laugen- schwalbach, ncar Wiesbaden, May 20, 1899. Served in Austrian army, 1888-9; orchestra and opera conductor various European cities, 1897-1907; director Phil- harmonic Orchestra, Berlin, 1907-12; coll- ductor Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1912 -; musical director Cincinnati Mu- sical May Festival; piano soloist. Socs. and clubs: Musicians' Club; Optimists' Club. Lutheran. Home address: 3435 Telford Ave., Clifton, Cincinnati, O.
KURTZ, CHARLES LINDLEY, Manufac- turer; born, Albany. O., May 4, 1854; son of William Wyland Kurtz and Isabella (McEliroy) Kurtz; educated: public schools. Married, Annie Jewett, Sept. 11, 1878. Newsboy and bookseller, 1867-84; Pres. Guanajuato Reduction and Mines Co .; The Kcever Starch Co .; The Scioto Stone Co .; The Columbus Public Service Co .; Dir. Columbus Railway Power and Light Co .; member Ohio House Representatives, 1880- 1884; Priv. Secy. to Gov. Foraker, 1886-90; delegate to Republican National Conven- tions, 1880, 18SS, 1896; member of State Executive Committee, 1885-90 (chairman, 1995-6); contractor public work, 1890-5; state inspector oil, Ohio, 1896-1900; state delegate National Irrigation Congresses, 1897, 1898, 1899. Married, Vivian Ebensole, Nov. 27, 1915. Socs. and clubs: Member Columbus Athletic and Columbus Country Clubs; Ohio Society and Lotos Clubs, New York City. Home address: 1525 Broad St., East, Columbus, O.
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