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..Hartford  City  Illustrated.. 

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A  PUBLICATION  DEVOTED  TO  THE  CITY'S  '  '. 

BEST  INTERESTS  AND  CONTAINING 
HALF  TONE  ENORAVINOS  OF 

Proiviinent  Factories,  Business  Blocks,  Residences 

..AND  A  SELECTION  OF.. 

Representative  Commercial  and  Professional  Men  and  Women 

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PUBLISHED  APRIL,  1896,  BY  DAULTON  &  SCOTT 


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LILLIAN  MILLIKAN.        JESSIE  ARNOLD.         BESSIE^ABBOTT 
DAISY  GARTIN.  MABEL  CLIFTON  DONA   SCHREEL. 


...HARTFORD  CITY... 


In  one  of  the  greatest  states  in  the  Union,  and  in  the 
most  fertile  and  productive  county  of  that  state,  is  located 
beautiful  and  progressive  Hartford  City,  the  future  metrop- 
olis of  Eastern  Indiana.  Time  was  when  this  bustling, 
thriving  manufacturing  city's  chief  claim  for  distuiction  arose 
from  the  fact  that  it  was  the  -judicial  head  of  a  ccunty  that 
contamed  a  rich  agricultural  territory,  with  tine  black  loam 
soil  that  needed  only  to  be  cultivated  by  man's  hand  to  in- 
duce it  to  give  forth  its  most  bounteous  blessings.  This  was 
prior  to  the  discovery  of  natural  gas  in  the  immediate 
neighborhood  in  the  spring  of  1S87,  at  which  time  Hart- 
ford City  had  a  total  population  of  not  to  exceed  2,0U0  people, 
none  of  whom  dreamed  of  the  coming  inipi:)rtance  of  their 
humble  village  in  the  manufacturing  and  commercial  world. 
With  tnat  discovery  of  nature's  fuel  a  great  change  came  over 
the  comniunit}',  and  an  awakening  to  a  new  and  better  life  wag 
experienced;  the  rumblings  of  a  metropolitan  future  were 
heard  in  the  distance  and  honors  unexpected  and  unsought 
were  showered  upon  IIartf(jrd  City.  New  and  wide-awake 
people  begun  to  locate  here  and  they,  working  hand  in  hand 
with  the  older  residents  who  were  alive  to  the  possibilities  of 
the  dny,  eoon  had  the  city  fairly  started  on  the  road  to  wealth 
and  fame.  They  did  this  in  a  thorough,  8}'stematic  and  direct 
manner,  offering  and  giving  free  factory  sites  and  free  fuel  and 
before  long  had  a  number  of  important  manufacturing  indus- 
tries located,  which  naturally  gave  a  great  impetus  to  the 
growth  of  the  city. 


The  increase  in  population  from  that  time  to  the  present 
has  been  slow  but  sure  and  today  a  conservative  estimate  of 
the  residents  within  the  city  limits  places  the  number  at  (j,orin. 
Probably  one-half  of  these  are  employes,  or  wives  and  chil- 
dren of  employes,  of  the  various  manufacturing  industries  lo- 
cated in  the  city,  so  these  plants  are  great  contributors  to  the 
wealth  and  prosperity  of  local  commercial  institutions. 

But  those  men  who  were  working  so  hard  to  make  Hartford 
City  an  ideal  manufacturing  centtr  did  not  confine  their  efforts 
in  that  direction  atone.  They  lived  in  this  city,  called  it  home, 
and  were  justly  proud  of  the  place;  but  at  the  same  time  they 
were  painfully  awnre  that  it  was  deficient  in  many  of  the  ad- 
vantages usually  found  in  a  modern  residence  city.  They  be- 
gan work  on  another  line — this  time  to  remedy  e.\i3ting  defects 
— and  many  public  improvements  were  soon  projected  and 
carried  to  surcessfu'  i^sue.  This  work  has  been  unceasingly 
continued  from  that  time  until  the  present,  and  today  strang- 
ers admit  that  Hartford  City  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
places  in  the  country.  We  now  have  everything  in  the  way 
of  modern  conveniences  and  improvements  ordinary  to  metro- 
politan cities,  and  these  are  fine  business  blocks,  modern  hotels, 
palatial  residences,  beautiful  churches,  and  convenient  school 
buililings;  we  also  have  local  and  long  distance  telephones, 
electric  light  and  power,  as  well  as  down  town  telegraph  and 
express  ottices.  But  this  is  not  all,  for  we  supplement  these 
many  advantages  with  fine  block  paved  streets,  stone,  brick 
and  cement  pavements,  an  excellent  sewerage  system,  and  ef- 


ficient  fire  and  police  departments.  Then  nsain  we  have  a  frt e 
hbrary  and  readiii',;  roDui,  secret  and  benevolent  orders  of  all 
kinds  literary,  musical  and  social  organizations  too  numerous 
to  mention.  All  these  thint;3  add  to  the  attractiveness  of  the 
city  as  a  place  of  residence  In  addition  to  the  many  advan- 
tages jn-^t  mentioned  Hartford  City  has  a  practically  unlimited 
sujjply  of  natural  eas,  excellent  shipping  and  transportation 
facilities,  as  well  as  live  and  progressive  commercial  and  pro- 
fessional men  who  have  the  interests  of  the  city  at  heart. 

One  other  point  that  should  not  be  overlooked  in  making 
claims  for  the  future  greatness  of  Hartford  City  is  its  proximity 
to  the  great  Indiana  oil  lield.  At  the  present  time  the  lower 
edge  of  that  field  is  but  a  few  short  miles  north  of  the  city  lim- 
its and  the  close  of  every  day  brings  additional  testimony  to 
the  fact  that  before  long  Hartford  City  will  be  in  its  geograph- 
ical center.  Already  many  of  the  local  capitalists  have  inves- 
ted large  sums  of  money  in  companies  organized  for  the  pur- 
pose of  prospecting  for  oil  and  considerable  work  is  being  done 
in  that  line. 

And  now,  having  in  a  general  way  explained  the  many  ad- 
vant;iges  attached  to  Hartford  City  as  a  place  for  the  location 
of  manufacturing  and  commercial  institutions,  as  well  as  resi- 
dences, it  13  well  to,  in  a  brief  manner,  exiilain  some  of  the  in- 
teresting points  of  the  citj',  and  therefore  some  of  the  follow- 
ing pages  are  devoted  to  that  purpose. 


HARTFORD  CITY  LAND  CO. 


One  of  the  many  agencies  that  has  contributed  effectively  to 
the  up-building  of  the  community  is  the  Hartford  City  Land 
Co.,  which  was  incorporated  under  the  state  laws  in  .January, 
1891,  with  a  capital  stock  of  .Soill,iiOO,  allot  which  is  paid  in. 
The  object  of  its  organization,  briefly  stated,  was  to  secure  the 
location  of  additional  manufacturing  industries  in   the  city, 


thereby  assuring  an  expansion  of  local  mercaiilile  trade.  With 
this  end  in  view  the  company  makes  the  generous  otler  of  free 
sites,  free  gas,  excellent  switching  facilities,  and  reasonable 
cash  subsidies  to  responsible  parties  who  desire  to  esuiblish  in- 
dustries that  will  give  employment  toa:iy  number  of  workmen. 
Soon  after  its  organization  the  company  secured  largo  tracts 
of  land  located  on  both  the  north  and  south  Bides  of  the  city. 
That  on  the  latter  was  laid  off  and  platted  into  592  lots  and  is 
now  known  as  the  South  Side  and  the  Cantwell  A  Patterson 
additions;  over  one  hundred  dwellings  were  erected  by  the 
company  and  these  houses  and  the  ground  they  occupied  were 
soon  sold,  as  well  as  great  numbers  of  single  lots.  A  few  of 
the  latter  are  still  on  the  market  and  are  5fixJ:;0  feet  in  size 
while  their  value  ranges  from  $')0  to  S'-jO  eacii.  Most  of  the 
streets  in  these  two  additions  are  nicely  graded  and  many  of 
them  are  paved;  the  land  is  well  situated  and  possesses  excel- 
lent natural  drainage.  Taken  altogether  this  part  of  the  city 
has  a  bustling  thriving  appearance,  and  is  an  ideal  working- 
man's  district. 

The  company's  property  on  the  north  side  of  the  citv  is  des- 
ignated as  the  1st,  2d,  and  3d  additions  and  originally  con- 
tained 1,000  lots.  It  is  situated  between  the  business  district 
and  the  Sneath  Glass  Works  and  is  all  inside  the  city  limits. 
The  size  and  value  of  these  lots  is  practically  the  same  as  those 
on  the  south  side,  and  there  are  still  some  remaining  unsold. 
This  is  a  most  desirable  section  for  residence  purposes  and  now 
contains  some  of  the  handsomest  dwellings  in  the  city.  The 
large  and  elegant  new  North  School  building  is  also  situated  on 
this  property 

The  comiiny  also  owns  some  eighty  additional 
acres  just  north  of  this  property,  which  has  been  reserved  for 
the  use  of  factories.  A  railway  switch,  constructed  and 
owned  by  the  land  company,  runs  from  the  L.  E.  &  W.  rail- 
way to  this  property  and  preparations  are  being  made  to  ex- 
tend it  to  the  Pan  Handle  railway,  thus  supplj'ing  a  "belt"  line 
for  the  convenience  of  manufacturers.     At  present  two  Indus- 


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tries  of  considerable  importTnceare  on  thisgrounit — tlie  Pneatli 
Glais  Workaand  tlie  Seuu-Steel  Castings  plant.  The  otiicers  of 
the  land  company  are  nijvv  in  communication  with  several 
other  concerns  tliat  are  seeking  liications  and  it  is  more  than 
probable  that  some  of  them  will  be  secured  soon. 

The  officers  and  directors  of  the  Hartford  City  Land  Co.  are 
men  well  known  in  the  business  wurld  and  their  connection 
with  tlie  company  is  an  evulence  of  its  reliability.  Col.  A.  L. 
Conger,  of  Akron,  (Jhio,  is  president;  W.  B.  Cooley,  vice  presi- 
dent; S.  \V.  Cantwell,  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  directors 
are:  Col.  A.  L.  Conger,  president  of  the  Whitman-Barnes 
-M'fg.  Co.;  Geo.  T.  Perkins,  presulent  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Akron,  Ohio;  F.  M.  Atterholt,  attorney;  W.  B.  Cooley, 
president  of  tlie  El:ickfor<l  County  Bank;  CTias.  AV.  Cole,  vice 
president  of  the  Blackford  County  Bank;  S.  \V.  Cantwell,  at- 
torney; K.  B.  Conger,  treasurer  of  the  Muncie  L«nd  Co.  All 
mquines  in  reference  to  the  advantages  oc  Hartford  City  as  a 
place  for  the  location  of  factories,  business  institutions,  resi- 
dences, etc.,  etc.,  addressed  to  S.  \V.  Cantwell,  secretary  of  the 
company,  will  receive  prompt  attention. 


EDUCATIONAL  ADVANTAGES. 


The  opportunities  afforded  fur  the  acquisition  of  an  educa- 
tion in  Harttord  City  are  not  surpassed  anywhere  in  the  state. 
The  system  which  now  exists  has  been  in  progress  of  develop- 
ment since  the  t<')wn  was  originally  settled  and  is  as  complete 
as  years  of  experience  can  make  it.  The  course  of  study  em- 
braces twelve  years'  work — four  years  each  in  the  primarj-,  in- 
termedinte,  an^lthehish  school  departments.  In  the  latter 
the  course  is  arrai'ired  with  a  view  to  the  wantsof  students  who 
complete  their  education  there,  with  additional  studies  calcu- 
lated to  qualify  them  to  enter  any  of  the  state   universities. 


The  course  in  the  intermediate  department  includes  arithmetic 
geograph}',and  jjranimar,  etc.,  etc.,  rhile  the  primary  studies 
are,  of  course,  ot  a  preparatory  character. 

The  city  has  two  tine  public  school  buildings,  known  res- 
pectively as  the  North  and  booth  Schools,  they  are  both  sub- 
stantially built  of  brick,  commodious  and  well  equipped, 
thoroughly  lighted  and  ventilated,  and  provided  with  every 
au.xiliary  and  facility  to  add  to  the  comfort  and  convenience  of 
both  teachers  and  pupils.  The  f>outh  buildiag  contains  eight 
rooms  and  is  under  the  charge  of  W'm.  Keed,  assisted  by  seven 
lady  teachers.  The  North  building  has  eleven  rooms  and 
Walter  E.  Ervin  is  the  principal.  Owing  to  the  city's  rapid  in- 
crease in  population  these  accomodations  are  not  sufficient  and 
the  high  school  department  and  two  primary  grades  occupy 
rooms  away  from  the  main  buildings.  The  high  school  is  loca- 
ted in  the  Evening  News  building  and  is  in  charge  of  Miss  Jen- 
nie E.  Hoover,  assisted  by  Finley  Gieiger.  The  two  primary 
grades  are  located  ca  the  West  and  South  sides  and  are  taught 
by  Miss  Nettie  Tyner  and  Edwin  C.Ford,  respectively.  It  is 
believed  that  another  large  building  will  be  erected  within  the 
near  future,  thus  provuling  additional  accomodations. 

Nearly  fourteen  hundred  pupils  now  have  their  names  en- 
rolled upon  the  record,  seventy-five  of  which  are  credited  to 
the  high  school.  Frank  M.  Beard  is  the  city  school  superin- 
tendent and  under  his  efficient  management  the  standard  of 
education  is  being  rapidly  elevated. 


CHURCHES   AND   SOCIETIES. 


The  cause  of  religion  found  expression  in  the  very  earlj- 
days  of  the  city's  development  and  the  religious  character  of 
the  people,  as  also  their  liberality,  has  kept  pace  with  munici- 
pal growtfi.     This  fact  is  evidenced  by  the  large   number  of 


church  organizations  now  in  flourishing  condition  in  Hartford 
City.  These  embrace  the  denominations  of  the  following  title: 
Methodist  Episcopal,  Presbyterian,  <'hristian  (the  Church  of 
Christ),  Seventh  L)ayAdventist^,  United  Brethern,  Evangelical 
Lutheran,  Wesleyan  Mothodi>t,  Catholic,  and  Baptist  (Ger- 
man). All  of  these  societies  have  church  ediliceg  of  their  own, 
some  of  them  being  very  hanil:<ome  and  of  striking  architect- 
ual  beauty.  Besides  the  church  organizations  proper  there  are 
a  number  of  societies  more  or  less  allied  with  the  cliurclies  and 
worUing  wiih  them  in  connection  with  the  promotion  of  Chris- 
tianity ."benevolence  and  charity. 

The  social  and  fraternal  siiirit  of  the  residents  of  Hartford 
City  is  evidenced  by  tlie  many  secret  and  benevolent  organiza- 
tions that  are  in  flourishing  condition.  Among  the  most  im- 
portant of  these  should  be  mentioned  the  Free  &  Accepted 
JIasons,  including  a  Subordinate  Lodge,  ('hapter  of  the  Koj'al 
Arch  Masons,  and  the  Order  of  Eastern  Star;  Independent  Or- 
der of  Odd  Fellows,  hicliiding  the  Subordinate  Lodge,  Uni- 
formed liank.  Encampment,  and  Daughters  of  Rcbekah;  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Independent  Order  of  Pvcd  Men,  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen,  Junior  Order  of  Lnited  American 
Mechanics,  Knighted  Order  of  the  Tented  J[accabees,  and  the 
Grand  Army  ofthe  Republic.  In  addition  to  these  there  are  a 
number  of  clubs  organized  solely  for  social  enjoyment  whose 
members  are  from  among  the  city's  best  p(-oplc. 


SUPPLY  OF  NATURAL  GAS. 


As  stated  elsewliere  the  local  supply  of  natural  gas  is  prac- 
tically unlimited,  there  being  plenty  for  home  consumption 
and  enough  to  spare  to  pipe  it  to  other  cities  without  diminish- 
ing the  pressure  in  the  least.  In  fact,  instead  of  its  force  de- 
creasing it  can  be  truthfully  asserted  that  the  pressure  is  even 


greater  than  when  gas  was  first  discovered  in  the  neighbor- 
hood. The  supply  used  within  the  city  for  illuminating  and 
heating  purposes  is  controlled  by  two  companies,  tlie  Hartford 
City  Natural  CJas  &  <  HI  Co.  and  the  Peoples  Gas  «"o.  The  lirst- 
named  concern  owns  four  wells  and  the  other  has  live  wells, 
all  of  which  have  a  pressure  of  27-5  to  SdO  pounds  and  a  flow  of 
of  from  •2,500,U.ii)  to  6,0iJi)O,00U  feet  of  gas  each  per  day. 

The  rates  charged  for  residence  heaters  and  cook  stoves 
range  from  fifty  to  seventj--hve  cents  per  month  while  ten  il- 
lununating  tips  cost  f."..!)6  per  year.  These  companies  also  sup- 
ply some  of  the  factories  with  gas  for  fuel  although  many  of 
the  manufacturing  industries  control  their  own  supDly. 

When  it  is  known  that  the  Indiana  gas  belt,  the  largest  in 
the  world,  has  an  area  of  nearly  three  thousand  square  miles, 
and  that  Hartford  Cit}'  is  situated  near  its  highest  point,  it  re- 
quires no  great  amount  of  figuring  to  reach  the  conclusion 
that  the  local  supply  is  almost  inexhaustible.  That  this  is  a 
fact  is  conceded  liy  authorities  on  the  subject  ami  nocity  in  the 
state  has  better  prospects  for  continued  prosjierity. 


THE  HARTFORD  CITY  PRESS. 


It  has  been  said— .md  truly  said — that  the  thrift,  enterprise, 
and  intelligence  of  any  community  can  be  fairly  estimated  by 
the  number  and  character  of  its  newspapers.  Judged  hy  thi-* 
standard  Hartford  City  is  a  leader  among  municipalities  of 
equal  size  in  this  state,  for  it  has  four  good  ones  — two  daily 
and  two  weekly.  All  of  tliese  are  ably  edited  and  occupy  a 
distinctive  place  in  the  front  rank  among  their  coiitemp<:>r:irics 
in  the  Gas  heltof  Indiana.  They  furnish  their  readers  with  a 
complete  transcript  of  t'.io  local  news,  as  well  as  brief  epitomes 
of  interesting  hapjienings  at  a  distance;  taken  as  a  whole   they 


I A  ^j 


HOTEL  INGRAM. 


CAMPBELL  BLOCK. 


VAN  CLEVE  BLOCK. 


are  good  i)apers  and  n,  credit  to  the  city.     The  oldest  is  the 

Hartfokd  City  Tele  hiam 

which  w:is  estnlilirilicii  in  ISTo  and  purchased  by  the  present 
editor  and  piihlislier,  E.  E.  Cox,  in  IS'Jl.  It  is  a  weekly  paper, 
i.-'Sucd  every  Wednesday,  a  Eix-co!umn  quarto,  and  has  a  lartte 
ciiy  and  county  circulation,  being  recognized  as  the  PKnith- 
picce  of  the  local  democratic  pany.  Its  policy  is  to  fcive  the 
general  news  of  county,  state  ami  national  importance  in  an 
impartial  manner.     The  initial  number  of  the 

IIautford  City  Evening  Xews 

made  its  appearance  in  February,  isn.3.  being  under  the  same 
managemeut  as  the  Telegram,  E.  E.  Cox,  publisher  and  editor, 
and  C.  II.  Hoover,  city  editor.  It  is  a  seven-column  folio 
daily,  with  eight  pageson  Saturday,  and  is  delivered  hy  carriers 
for  ten  cents  a  week.  The  Xews  is  a  non  political  paper  and 
devotes  its  space  principally  to  disseminating  local  news. 

The  IIaktioud  City  Times 

another  weekly  paper,  was  established  in  1S84,  but  was  pur- 
chased by  A.  \V.  Tracy,  the  present  owner  and  editor,  Dec.  1, 
ls;i.5.  It  is  a  six-column  quarto,  of  republican  faith  and  is  the 
otticial  paper  of  the  county.  The  subscription  price  is  Sl.iio 
per  year  and  since  coming  under  Mr.  Tracy's  management 
has  increased  its  circulation  greatly. 

The  Daily  IJTiMES, 

an  evening  paper,  is  the  offspring  of  the  weekly,  and  is  also 
edXed  by  Mr.  Tracy,  assisted  by  II.  .Mercer,  who  holds  the  po- 
sition of  city  editor.  It  is  a  six-column  quarto  and  is  del'vered 
to  any  p-irt  of  the  city  for  i,eu  cents  a  week.  It  is  also  of  re- 
publican faith  and   is  the  official   city  paper.     Although  the 


younp'p-'t  daily  in  the  city,  Jan.   1,1896,  being  the  date  of  its 
birth,  like  the  Times  it  has  a  strung  hold  on  public   patronage. 


BANKING  INSTITUTIONS. 


There  is,  perhaps,  no  feature  that  more  fully  indicates  th.e 
business  and  commercial  interests  of  a  city  than  its  financial 
institutions.  The  bank,  to  a  great  extent,  is  animmense  artery 
channel  that  sup[ilies  the  life  currents  to  nil  busmees  eiuer- 
prises,  and  13  as  indispensable  to  business  life  and  activity  as 
the  great  blo(5d  channels  are  to  animal  vitality  and  e\i>icnce. 
Hartford  City,  estimated  by  this  standard,  makes  an  unusually 
solid  and  substantial  showing,  for  there  are  few  cities  of  its  size 
possessed  of  belter  or  even  as  good  banking  facililie-*.  Two 
banks,  both  state  inslitutinns,  furnish  our  manufacturers,  mer- 
chants, and  professional  men,  with  excellent  opportunities  for 
exchange  of  money  and  paper.     Of  these  two 

The  Citizens'  Bank 
is  the  oldest,  as  it  opened  its  doors  for  business  in  ls72.  For 
some  years  it  was  conducted  as  a  private  concern  under  the 
firm  name  of  Sweetser  &  Matter  but  in  ]s7'J  the  present  man- 
agement secured  control,  merged  it  into  a  State  bank  and 
adopted  the  name  now  in  u>c.  Fronj  that  time  to  the  ]iresent 
busine-is  matters  entrusted  to  its  othcera  have  been  succesjfully 
handled.  A  general  banking  businos  is  transacted  and  the 
accounts  of  individuals,  firms,  and  corporations,  aru  solicited. 
The  capital  stock  is  $i;0,mijO  and  the  surplus  and  undivided 
profits  amount  to  S30,ijrio.  The  otficers  are  as  follow^:  H.  R. 
Smith,  president:  C.  Q.  Shull,  vice  president;  E.  M.  Stahl, 
cashier;  J.  B.  Stahl,  bookkeeper;  S.  J.  Farrell,  clerk. 

The  Blackford  County  Bank 
has  a  capital  stock  of  §75,UOU  and  is  officered  as  foilowo:  W.  B. 


■    ,   .  . 


Cooley ,  president;  C.  W.  Cole,  vice  president,  A.  O.  Lupton,  cash- 
ier; J.  A.  Ncwbauer,  assiot:int  oushifr;  M.  tSchniidt  and  Anna 
Voss,  book-keepers.  The  nianatijement  is  a  liberal  and  pro- 
gressive one,  a  promoter  o£  leijitimate  enterprises,  and  stands 
everready  to  do  alhn  its  power  to  advance  the  interests  of  Hart- 
ford City.  However,  combined  with  the  qualities  enumerated, 
it  blends  a  conservatism  that  is  a  guarantee  of  the  safety  of 
any  enterprise  it  may  be  iilentified  with.  This  bank  was  in- 
corporated under  the  laws  of  the  state  in  Dec.  ISO-J,  with  a  cap- 
ital stocli  of  $-'i<.i,00O;  this  amount  was  increased  in  January  of 
the  present  year  to  the  tij;ure  first  mentioned  which  gives  it 
the  largest  banking  capital  in  the  county.  In  addition  to  this 
the  Btock-holders,  including  such  men  as  A.  Lupton,  president 
of  the  I'ennville  (ind.)  Kank,  and  Wm.  H.  Reed,  president  of 
the  Citizens'  Bank  of  Portland,  Ind.,  represent  over  $l,OoO,OuO 
of  capital.  The  bank  has  a  large  real  estate  backing,  and  is 
recognized  as  a  substantial  concern. 


HARTFORD  CITY'S  POST  OFFICE. 


Nothing  is  more  iiuiicative  of  the  growth  and  expansion  of 
ITartford  City's  commercial  and  manufacturing  interests  than 
a  glance  at  the  amount  of  business  transacted  by  the  local 
[lostuttice  during  l*i.i-j.  When  this  is  compared  with  the  tig- 
ures  of  1804  and  tlie  years  jirccefiling  it  the  most  skeptical  'pv'ill 
be  compelled  to  admit  that  tlie  city  had  a  healthy  and  surpris- 
ing growth.  During  the  year  ending  Dec.  31,  1895,  the  total 
number  of  pieces  of  mail  handled  "in"  and  "out,"  was  1,103,- 
ii3i>,  an  average  of  3,527  daily,  not  including  Sunday.  The 
total  weight  of  this  matter  amounted  to  thirty-one  tons,  and 
was  more  than  double  the  business  done  in  \><0l  or  any  year 
]ireceding  that  one.  It  should  here  be  mentioned  that  local 
mail,  that  is  pieces  addressed  from  resident  to  resident,  is  not 
included  in  either  weight  or  number  of  pieces  handled.  The 
numbiT   of  money   orders   issued    during    1S94    was    3,I4.'i,  a 


monthly  average  of  287;  during  180.5  the  record  shows  that  4,.SCvi 
were  issued,  or  an  average  of  -in-j  each  n.onth.  This  shows  an 
increase  in  the  latter  year  of  a  total  of  l,41.j  or  1 18  eachmontli. 
These  figures  do  not  include  the  International  Money  order 
business  which,  was  considerable. 

In  1801  the  rating  of  this  olHce  was  changed  from  the  fourth 
to  the  tlurd  cla.-s,  and  from  tlie  fact  tliat  so  far  this  3-ear's  bus- 
iness has  been  much  greater  than  the  corresponding  period  of 
last  year,  it  is  believed  that  witliin  two  years  at  the  longest 
Hartford  City  will  be  placed  in  the  second  class  with  the  atten- 
dant free  delivery  accomodations.  Xot  including  two  "star" 
routes  there  are  nine  mails  received  dail\- and  an  equal  num- 
ber dispatched,  e.xceptmg  on  Sunday  when  two  mails  arrive 
and  two  leave.  Tliis  Sunday  feature  is  an  addition  made 
within  the  last  year  on  account  of  increased  business.  For  the 
convenience  of  patrons  there  are  8o7  private  boxes,  4u0  of 
which  are  "call"  boxes  and  the  remainder  "lock"  boxc^.  Of 
these  1-57  have  been  added  within  the  la^t  eighicen  months  and 
more  will  have  to  be  placed  in  soon.  The  patrons  of  the  post- 
office  include  a  population  of  ll.oOO  people  which  is  nearly 
double  tlie  number  tiitit  u>ed  it  in  IS'Jl. 

J.  B.  Chapman  is  the  present  postmaster  and  has  held  the 
office  since  Jan.  1,  18114.  Hi^  adniinistratiua  of  its  affairs  have 
been  extremely  satisfactory  to  the  public  and  he  is  recognized 
as  a  careful  and  painstaking  official.  His  daughters, -Misses 
Maud  A.  and  Urace  G.,  act  as  first  and  second  assistant,  res- 
pectively. 

SOHE  GENERAL  HENTION. 


That  Hartford  City  has  a  brilliant  future  no  one  will  attempt 
to  deny.  The  boom  which  it  has  and  has  had  is  not  an  artilic- 
ial  one  by  any  means,  but  is  solid  and  substantial  and  founded 
on  purely  business  conditions.  That  this  is  pois  provrn  by  t'.ie 
confidence  Its  own  citizens   have  exhibUed   by   erecting  many 


handsome  and  substantial  business  blocks,  residences  and  pub- 
lic buildmgs.  Of  the  latter  class  the  pride  of  the  city  is  trie 
new  county  court  house  \vhicl\  is  a  structure  of  striking  archi- 
tectual  beauty.  It  was  commenced  in  ItJ'ja  and  was  ready  for 
occupancy  in  December,  1^94,  costing;  complete  Sr-O.OOii.  It  is 
a  two-story  building,  with  a  half  biisement  and  tower,  and 
stands  in  the  center  of  the  public  square.  The  interior  is  hand- 
somely frescoed  throughout  and  finished  in  the  highest  style 
of  art  from  top  to  bottcjni. 

Prominent  among  the  business  blocks  stiould  be  mentioned 
the  Cooley  block,  Campbell  block,  Briscoe  block,  Weiler  block 
and  the  Hotel  Ingram.  The  Weiler  block,  now  being  erected 
by  \V.  B.  Cooley,  will  soon  be  occupied  by  A.  Weiler  iS:  Bros., 
the  general  merchants,  who  will  then  conduct  one  of  the  largest 
department  stores  in  the  state  of  Indiana.  The  budding  is 
three  stories  high,  is  composed  of  brick  and  iron  and  is  abso- 
lutely fire  proof.  Each  tloor  is  liiOxUJ  feet  in  size  and  the  en- 
tire building  will  be  modern  in  all  particulars,  as  it  is  to  be  fit- 
ted with  elevators,  electric  lights,  and  every  convenience. 

.  The  Hotel  Ingram,  which  was  erected  in  1S'J3  and  opened  to 
the  traveling  pulilic  Jan.  9,  IS'.U.  is  also  a  credit  to  the  city.  It 
is  under  the  iiKinagement  of  W.  F.  Cri^t,  a  hotel  man  of  twelve 
years'  experience.  It  has  fortj--tive  handsomely  furnished 
guest  rooms  and  a  number  of  large  sample  rooms,  and  taken  al- 
together make  a  welcome  refuge  for  the  weary  "Knightof  the 
Grip."  The  dining  room,  one  of  the  chief  features  of  this 
h(jiise,  is  a  large,  well  ventilated  room,  resplendent  with  silver- 
ware, clean  linen  and  is  a  model  of  neatness.  The  food  placed 
on  the  table  is  the  best  the  market  affords  and  is  gotten  up  in  a 
style  to  suit  the  taste  of  the  most  critical. 

CiTV  Water  W.jrks. 

Hartford  City  is  blessed  witli  an  abundant  supply  of  pure 
and  wiiolesome  water  that,  is  obtained  from  four  8-inch  artesian 
wells,  each  "J'jU  feet  deep.  Over  ten  miles  of,"mains  arc  in  use 
through  which  the  ,vater  is  forced  by  two  Gordon  Compound 


Duplex  pumps,  each  with  a  nominal  capacity  of  J.OOU.uiiO  gal- 
lons per  day.  The  entire  water  works  system  is  owned  by 'the 
city  and  cost  about  .•?43,nUi),  bonds  to"  that  amount  having 
been  issued  to  jirnvide  for  the  payment.  Work  was  com- 
menced on  the  plant  during  August,  18'.»1,  and  completed  in 
January,  l-Stlo,  the  mains  also  being  laid  within  that  time.  Dur- 
ing lS9o  more  than  three  liundrcd  services  were  put  in  making 
fully  l,0<ii)  consumers  at  the  pre-ent  time.  From  the  very  be- 
ginning the  system  has  been  self  sustaining  and  the  city  will  be 
able  to  redeem  the  bnnds  before  maturity,  even  after  making 
contemplated  extensions.  For  u.-e  in  case  of  fit e  a  supply  of 
water  is  kept  in  a  resorvoT  with  a  30U,U'iO  gallon  capacity  and 
eighty-five  hydrants  or  fire  plm;s  are  scattered  throughout  the 
city.      Edwin  H.  Ford  is  superintendent  of   the    system. 

Local  Firk  Protection'. 

The  city  is  protected  against  fire  in  the  business  and  main 
residence  districts  by  paid  and  volunteer  fire  departments. 
The  former  consists  of  tlie  men  who  have  charge  of  the  head- 
quarters and  the  latter  is  composed  of  twenty  citizens  who 
work  under  the  direction  of  C.  S.  Leonard,  chief,  and  (ieo.  ('. 
Laine,  assistant  chief.  They  have  at  their  command  a  fine, 
all-steel  hose  wagon  that  is  drawn  by  two  horses,  and  have 
proven  themselves  successful  fire  fighters.  The  departniniit  is 
well-equipped  and  responds  to  all  calls  promptly.  An  engine 
is  not  used  as  the  water  works  system  suijplies  ail  needed  jires- 
sure,  rjU  pounds,  which  is  a  force  capable  of  throwing  from 
four  to  si.x  streams  of  water  a  distance  of   i;>i1  feet. 

The  south  side  also  has  a  volunteer  department  which  is 
known  as  the  Diamond  .s^pecials;  it  is  equipped  with  a  hand 
reel  hose  cart  and  occupies  a  special  building  erected  by  the 
individual  members.     John  Mclntee  acts  as  chief. 

Transport ATio.v  F-vcilities. 

.\s  one  of  many  inducements  for  the  location  of  manufac- 
turing industries  Hartford  City  can  ofler  shipping  and    trans- 


SWINGLEY'S  STUDIO 


portation  facilities  that  are  exrpptioriiilly  gooil  for  a  place  of 
its  size.  Two  railroads  eiitrr  ami  leave  the  city,  (jne  east  and 
west  line  and  the  other  north  and  ^outh.  The  first  is  the  "  Pan- 
Handle"  route,  a  portion  of  the  Pennsylvania  system,  one  of 
the  greatest  trunk  lilies  in  the  conntry.  while  tlie  other  is  the 
Fort  Wayne  division  of  tlie  Lake  Erie  &  Western  railway. 
These  two  roads  either  directly  reach  or  make  connections 
with  all  the  principal  trunk  line  roads  in  the  country,  and  have 
guaranteed  switching  charges  to  all  transfer  points. 


HANUFACTURINQ  INDUSTRIES. 


Hartford  City  is  particularly  fortunate  in  its  possession  of 
many  nianufacturint;  industries  that  are  not  only  permanent 
in  location  and  reliable  in  character,  but  are  of  the  kind  that 
give  employment  to  great  numbers  of  people,  many  of  them 
skilled  mechanics  who  receive  remunerative  wages:  hence,  they 
are  today  all  successes  and  great  contributors  to  the  city's 
wealth  and  general  prosperity.  Among  the  chief  and  most  im- 
portant of  these  industries — considered  from  the  standpoint  of 
people  employed  and  value  of  annual  product — is  the 

Hartford  City  Gl.\s3  Co., 

which  has  been  in  successful  operation  since  1891.  Its  plant  is 
located  on  the  south  side  of  the  city  and  the  factory  proper, 
with  auxiliary  buildings,  covers  twelve  acres  of  ground.  The 
business  carried  on  is  the  manufacture  of  window  glass  and  the 
product  is  conceded  by  authorities  to  he  the  best  in  the  market, 
as  it  is  of  a  clearness  which  is  very  striking  and  is  entirely  free 
from  seeds  and  blemishes.  This  is  accounted  for  by  the  fact 
that  all  the  raw  material  that  goes  to  make  up  the  tinished 
goods  is  of  the  best  quality,  care  being  taken  in  its  selection  as 
the  management  desire  to  build  up  and  maintain  a   reputation 


fur  the  integrity  of  the  company's  product.  Although  e\e:! 
at  the  beginning  its  operations  were  by  no  means  on  a  small 
scale  the  capacity  of  the  plant  has  been  grutluully  increas^'d  as 
the  quality  of  the  goo<l3  became  known,  until  at  the  preMiit 
time  an  average  of  40,i)ii0  boxes  of  window  glass  (approximate- 
ly 2,000,000  square  feet)  are  placed  on  the  market  each  month  . 

To  do  this  requires  the  employment  of  .>">i)  people — many  of 
them  skilled  workmen — whose  monthly  pay-roll  averages  ?4'J,- 
000.  The  earnings  of  a  blower  runs  from  .SloO  to  S200  per 
month,  that  of  a  gatherer  about  §90,  a  flaltener's  wages  is  f  l-t' 
a  month,  and  a  cutter  gets  $140.  It  is  easily  seen  that  the  dis- 
tribution of  such  a  volume  of  money  every  thirty  days  is  a 
good  thing  both  for  Hartford  City  and  the  employes. 

.\s  this  factory  is  one  of  the  largest  of  the  kind  in  the  coun- 
try a  little  information  about  its  details  will  prove  interesting. 
There  are  two  melting  and  blowing  rooms,  known  as  Xo.  1  and 
Xo.  2;  the  dimensions  of  the  lirst-named  are  lliijxl^.j  feet  and 
it  contains  a  tank  eighty-tive  feet  long,  eighteen  feet  wide,  and 
six  feet  deep.  The  set  of  four  flattening  ovens  belong  to  this 
tank  and  occupy  a  space  f.f  l.^Oxoti-)  feet,  while  the  cutting 
room  is  50x305  feet  in  size.  The  corrugated  galvanized  iron 
roofs  that  cover  the  buildings  are  supported  by  immense  steel 
trusses  that  extend  from  wall  to  wall  in  single  pieces,  thu> 
doing  away  with  the  necessity  of  obstructing  pillars.  In  addi- 
tion "to  these  buildings  there  are  two  large  warehouses,  eacii  -50 
xOSO  feet  in  size,  that  are  located  on  cither  siile  of  the  railway 
switch  that  traverses  the  company's  property:  then  again  there 
is  a  large  blacksmith  and  machine  shop,  whi-re  skilled  me- 
chanics are  employed  in  turning  out  all  the  blow  pipes,  tools 
and  iron  work  used  in  the  factory. 

This  is  a  great  source  of  economy  to  the  company  and  in 
addition  it  manufactures  all  other  articles  necessary  for  its 
own  use,  such  as  clay  tank  blocks,  Hoating  dams  and  bridges., 
flattening  stones,  as  well  all  packing  boxes  or  cases,  using  for 
the  latter  purpose  3,000,000  feet  of  lumber  annually.  Natural 
gas,  is,  of  course,  used  exclusively  as  a  fuel,  thereby  ett'ecling 


l^jZf^iyi-  V'^-S;<^         -pL/^^ 


X 


a  saving  of  tliousamls  of  itolhirs  yearly  in  the  expense  acoonnt. 

One  hundred  and  eightj'-four  dwellings  have  been  built  by 
the  companj'in  the  vicinity  of  the  factories  for  the  use  of  their 
workmen  and  families;  4ho  of  their  hands  live  here,  all  of 
whom  are  married.  They  average  hve  to  a  family,  and  this 
makes  2,215  in  the  south  side  towards  the  total  populaticjn  of 
Hartford  City,  which  is  now  estimated  to  be  ti,0()ii,  or  nearly 
one-third  of  "the  whole.  It  is  evident,  therefore,  that  the  pros- 
perity of  the  window  glass  manufacturers  means  the  prosperity 
of  the  city  in  a  Uirge  measure,  and  that  this  prosperity  is  likely 
to  continue  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  the  pressure  of  nat- 
ural gas  here  is  not  excelled  anywhere. 

The  otticers  of  the  Hartford  City  Glass  Co.  are:  Oeo.  T.  Per- 
kins, president:  .John  A.  .Jay,  vice  president:  H.  B.  Smith, 
treasurer:  J.  R.  Johnston,  secretary:  Richard  Heagany,  gener- 
al manager.  The  tirst  three  named  are  engaged  in  the  banking 
business  in  Akron.  Ohio,  Kokomo  and  Hartford  City,  Ind.,  res- 
pectively, where  thej'  are  well  known  and  highly  esteemed  for 
their  bu.siness  ability,  integrity  and  general  worth.  J.  K.John- 
ston, the  secretary,  and  Richard  Heagany,  tlie  general  mana- 
ger, devote  their  entire  personal  attention  to  the  affairs  of  the 
company,  and  no  higher  compliment  could  be  paid  thes"  gen- 
tlemen than  to  say  that  they  have  the  confidence  of  their  su- 
periors, the  respect  of  their  employes,  and  that  their  conduct 
of  the  affairs  of  the  company  has  been  marked  by  intelligent 
enterprise. 

The  Sne.\th  Glass  Co. 

is  another  local  manufacturing  concern  of  considerable  magni- 
tude and  second  only  in  importance  to  the  one  just  described, 
although  the  business  carried  on  is  entirely  different.  The 
Sneath  (.tIkss  Co.  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  all  kinds  of 
lantern  globes,  giving  especial  attention  to  railway  and  ship 
lantern  globes  and  semaphore  glass:  it  also  has  the  distinction 
of  being  one  of  three  factories  in  the  United  States  that  make 


what  are  known  as  copper  ruby  globes.  The  annual  value  of 
this  company's  product  exceeds  •i'lOOjiiUO  and  there  is  a  daily  av- 
erage output  of  l,20o  dozen  lantern  globes,  fifty  dozen  sema- 
phores, and  from  fifty  to  seventy-live  dozen  copper  ruby 
globes.  To  do  this  necessitates  the  steady  employment  of 
about  ninety  hands  who  annually  receive  over  S40,uOii  in 
wages. 

This  industry  was  originally  established  in  188'.)  at  Tiffin, 
Ohio,  and  was  known  as  the  Tiffin  Glass  Co..  two  years  later  the 
UMnie  was  changed  to  the  one  now  in  use,  and  in  .May,  1S;'4,  the 
plant  was  located  in  this  cit}'.  It  covers  three  acres  of  ground 
and  the  main  building,  three  warehouses  and  cooper  ^hop,  are 
all  substantially  built  and  leml  a  prosperous  and  busy  appear- 
ance t(i  the  section  of  the  city  in  which  they  are  situated. 

To  tit  these  biiihlings  with  machinery  necessary  for  the  suc- 
cessful manufacture  of  this  company's  goods  cost  over  s|-j,oou, 
and  it  is  needless  to  add  that  everything  in  use  is  of  tlie  latest 
improved  pattern. 

The  Sneath  Glass  Co.s  factory  is  the  only  one  in  the  L'nited 
States  devoting  its  entire  attention  to  this  one  line  of  goods, 
anil  it  makes  more  globes  than  any  two  concerns  in  existence: 
that  the  quality  of  its  product  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  a 
market  is  found  for  the  goods  over  the  entire  l'nited  States,  while 
considerable  exporting  is  done.  Manufacturers  of  lantern 
frames  are  extensive  patrons  of  the  company  and  many  of  the 
leading  railroads  are  numliered  among  Us  permanent  custom- 
ers. .\gencies  have  been  established  in  New  York,  Chicago, 
Philadelphia,  Pittsburg,  New  Orleans,  and  many  other  large 
cities. 

Natural  gas  is  the  only  fuel  in  use  and  is  secured  from  a 
well  owned  by  the  company,  which  has  a  capacity  of  6,000,0(iO 
cubic  feet  per  day  and  is  one  of  the  best  wells  in  the  county. 
All  barrels  used  for  shipment  of  globes  and  semaphores  are 
manufactured  by  the  conipan}',  as  are  the  glass  moulds,  which 
are  made  from  cast  iron. 

The  officers  of  the  Sneath  i Mass  Co.  are   as   follows;   R.  D. 


Sneath,  president;  J.  W.  Geiger,  treasurer:  A.  C.  Crimniel, 
secretary;  Harry  ("riiiiniel,  manager.  The}- are  all  men  (if  ex- 
perience and  ability  and  have  worked  hard  to  bring  their  com- 
pany's product  up  t<i  the  proud  standard  of  perfection  it  lias 
reached.  Under  their  judicious  management  the  future  suc- 
cess of  the  concern  they  represent  is  assured  and  the  iiuality 
of  their  goods  will  never  grow  less. 

The  H.^rtforu  (  itv  Pai-kr  Co.  • 

is  the  largest  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  state  and  was  lo- 
cated in  Hartford  City  during  the  year  18!i'.2.  Both  news  and 
manilla  paper  are  manufactured  and  a  ready  sale  of  the  com- 
pany's product  is  found  among  the  jobbers  of  the  central  and 
southern  sUites.  The  mill  is  equipped  with  machinery  of  the 
most  approved  pattern  and  a  process  of  manufacture  origina- 
ted by  the  company  enables  the  production  of  paper  stock  at 
a  less  cost  than  that  of  competitors.  One  brand  of  manilla 
paper  known  as  "Texas,"  manufactured  at  this  mill,  is  in  es- 
pecial favor  with  the  trade;  it  is  a  butcher's  wrapping  paper 
and  has  practically  superceded  the  use  of  conmion  s(raw  paper 
as  it  is  much  cleaner  and  has  a  more  inviting  appearance. 

The  water  useil  in  the  manufacture  of  this  company's  paper 
is  secured  from  a  large  artirtcial  lake  near  the  mill,  which  is 
teeming  with  trout,  an  evidence  of  its  purity.  The  natural  gas 
which  is  used  for  fuel  comes  from  the  company's  own  wells 
and  the  supply  is  ample  for  all   needs. 

About  one  hundred  employes  are  given  steady  work  and 
the  company's  annual  pay  njlfis  over  $30,000,  while  the  value 
of  the  year's  product  is  fully  si.>o,oiiO.  A.  D.  Schaetl'er  is  the 
local  manager. 

Thk  Utility  P.\per  Co. 

was  organized  during  the  fall  of  1890  and  the  following  .Jan- 
uary began  active  operations;  the  company  is  incorporateil  un- 
der the  laws  of  the  State  of  Iniliana  and  has  a  capital  stock  of 
$r20,000.     The  business  carried  on  is  the  manufacture  of  strnw 


wrapping  paper,  nearly  six  thousand  tons  of  which  are  made 
and  ^(dd  each  year.  The  works  cover  an  area  of  six  acres,  ha.s 
solid  stone  and  brick  huiUiings  with  slate  roofs,  and  is  located 
on  Lick  ('reek  just  south  of  the  L.  E.  &  \V.  tie  pot. 

From  seventy-tive  to  eighty  hands  are  given  steady  employ 
ment  in  the  C(jmpany's  mill  at  Hartford  City,  whileforty-live 
others  act  as  straw  buyers  and  shippers  in  the  territory  "from 
which  the  raw  material  is  secured.  To  pay  this  large  force  for 
services  performed  not  less  than  ^45,000  is  required  each  year, 
and  this  sum  distributed  in  the  regular  channels  of  commerce 
is  a  great  benefit  to  the  community. 

The  otticers  of  the  Utility  Paper  Co.  are  the  following:  X.  H. 
Trentman,  president;  \V.  .s.  Bash,  vice  president:  .lohn  Mohr, 
.Jr.,  secretary  and  treasurer:  S.  li.  Fleming,  local  secretary  and 
cashier.  Messrs.  Trenlm:;;;  and  Fleming  are  both  residents  of 
H:irtfiird  City  ami  give  the  business  their  per.sonal  supervision: 
under  their  judicious  management  of  affairs  tlie  success  of  the 
company  has  been  phenoniinal  and  the  produoi,  of  the  mill  is 
now  shipped  over  almost  the  entire  country-  and  gives  the 
greatest  .satisfaction   to  consumers. 

The  Con(;ress  Cvci.k  Co. 

is  one  of  the  late<t  additions  to  lltirtford  City's  manufacturing 
circle,  althnugh  it  i-i  by  no  means  the  least  important  as  it  givi-s 
employment  to  seventy-five  workme:',  many  of  whom  are 
practical  and  experienced  mechiinics  who  comm:ind  good 
wages.  This  concern  began  the  manufacture  of  high  grade  bi- 
cycies  during  October,  Issto,  and  the  DO|)ularity  of  its  product  is 
evidenced  by  the  fact  that  nearly  all  of  this  season's  dutpiii  is 
alreaily  contracted  for:  in  round  rtgures  this  amounts  to  lU,niio 
wheels,  truly  a  wonderful  showing  for  a  new  company. 

The  "Senator,"  for  gentlemen,  and  the  "Uipsy  t^ueen,"  for 
laiiies,  are  the  names  of  the  two  machines  made  by  the  Con- 
gress Cycle  Co.;  they  are  strictly  high  grade  wheels,  and  arc 
doing  much  to  advertise  Hartford  City  abroad. 

the  otticers  of  the  company  are  M.  Frash,  president;   .lohn 


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Frash,  treasurer  ;  I.  T.  Beard,  secretary;  V.  A.  Frash,  manager. 
Under  their  direction  tlie  factor}-  has  been  fitted  with  tiie  latest 
improved  machiner}-,  all  of  whicli  was  built  expressly  fur  tlie 
company. 

ChAS.    H.  IlfBllAKD 

is  a  manufacturer  of  wagon  spokes  and  carnacte  turned  work 
anil  has  been  engaged  in  that  business  in  Hartford  Tit}-  since 
ISiiO.  The  product  of  his  establishment  is  sold  over  the  entire 
United  States,  Mr.  Hubbard,  however,  dealing  only  with  the 
jobbing  trade.  About  fifty  men  are  engaged  in  this  industry, 
finding  comparatively  steady  employment. 
Meredith,  Da>[os  &  i- o. 
is  the  name  of  a  tirm  that  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
barrel  staves  and  headings,  also  making  a  specialty  of  butter 
tub  stock.  From  forty  to  forty  five  men  are  given  steady  em- 
ployment during  the  twelve  months  of  the  year  and  the  annual 
pay  roll  of  the  company  is  Sr2,(J0O. 

The  output  of  the  concern  last  year  was  sold  in  seventeen 
different  states  and  its  value  was  in  excess  of  >i.30,U(iO;  during 
the  present  year  it  is  confidently  expected  that  the  business 
transacted  will  not  be  less  than  ■?50,UO0,  as  each  year  of  the 
company's  existence  has  >een  an  expansion  of  trade. 

C.  H.  <'roninger,  the  resident  manager,  has  been  with  the 
company  ever  since  the  Hartford  City  factor\-  was  established 
six  j'ears  ago.  He  is  a  man  of  wide  experience  in  this  line  and 
under   his  able  direction  the  business  ha^  prospered. 

The  Willmax  Ltmber  Co. 
located  on  East  Washington  street,  was  organized  and  incor- 
porated in  March,  189.3,  and  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
sash,  doors,  blinds,  stair  work  and  all  kinds  of  interior  and  ex- 
terior decorations  for  houses.  The  plant  is  well  equipped  with 
modern  improved  machinery  and  the  facilities  for  turning  out 
first-class  work  are  unexcelled  in  this  p-irt  of  the  state.  This 
firm  also  does  a  retail  bu-nness  in  hard  and  soft  lumber  and  all 
kinds  of  builders'  materials,  the  trade  in  both  particulars  being 


principally  local — that  is  confined  to  Hartford  City,  the  adja- 
cent country  and  neighboring  towns.  Employment  is  given  to 
about  twentj'-five  men,  all  of  whom  receive  good  wages  and 
comparatively  steady  work. 

The  Willman  Lumber  Co.  is  officered  as  follows;  .lohn  Mon- 
tano,  president:  .1.  l\  Willman,  vice  president;  A.  G.  Luptnn, 
treasurer:  I-t.  K.  Willman,  secret;iry  and  manager.  The  first 
named,  Mr.  .\Iontano,  is  a  resident  of  Union  Cit\-,  Ind.,  while 
all  of  the  others  live  in  Hartford  City  and  enjoy  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  the  community.  J.  P.  and  K.  K.  Willman  de- 
vote their  entire  attention  to  the  companj''s  affairs,  and 
the  volume  of  the  trade  enjoyed  by  it  evidences 
their  efficiency  in  that  direction.  A.  G.  I.upton.  the 
treasurer,  is  cashier  of  the  Blackford  County  Bank  and  pos- 
sesses a  large  acquaintance  throughout  the  county. 

A.  .V.  BowMA.v  A  Co. 
are  manufacturers  of  surreys,  buggies;  and  light  vehiclesof  all 
descriptions,  and  have  been  in  business  in  Hartford  cjiy  for  the 
past  eight  years;  the  local  patronage  bestowed  upon  the  firm 
has  increased  each  year  as  the  public  apparently  appreciates 
the  value  of  first-class  work.  The  shop  is  located  at  the  cor- 
ner of  X'ain  and  Monroe  streets  and  especial  attention  is  given 
to  fine  repair  work. 

WiNKLEBLECK  i<:    WlNXINIi 

is  the  firm  name  of  a  concern  that  manufacturers  patent  elm 
hoops  and  has  been  doing  a  large  business  ever  since  it  was  es- 
tablished, four  years  ago.  The  goods  of  this  company's  man- 
ufacture possess  an  enviable  reputation  and  are  sold  over  the 
entire  United  States. 

Messrs.  Winklebleck  it  Winning  are  also  retail  dealers  in 
hardwood  lumber  and  transact  a  large  business  in  that  line.  In 
the  various  departments  of  the  C(jmpany's  plant  twenty-five 
hands  are  given  steady  employment  throughout  the  entire 
vear.  -J.  E.  Winning,  tiie  junior  member  of  the  firm,  is  the 
general  business  manager. 


WHO    THEY    l^RE  -  - 


And  Something  About  the  Positions  Occupied  by  the  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  Whose  Features 
are  Reproduced  in  This  Publication. 


Adams,  H.  B.,  of  the  firm  known  as 
Crist-Adams  Co.,  dealers  in  harne;)i  and 
all  articles  of  horsewear,  as  well  as  lii^ht 
vehicles  of  all  descriptions.  Mr.  ,\danis 
is  well  known  throughout  tlie  city  and 
county  and  is  recoKnized  as  n  reliable  Vms- 
iness  man.  The  tirni  of  which  he  is  a 
member  also  does  considerable  business  in 
the  real  estate  line. 

Adams,  J.  C,  photographer,  located  his 
business  in  Hartford  city  three  years  aijo. 
He  is  an  adept  at  all  kinds  of  photo- 
graphic work  and  makes  a  specialty  of 
free  hand  crayon  portraits. 

Alexander,  J.  F.,  is  a  physician  of 
the  regular  school  and  has  been  practicing 
his  profession  in  Hartford  City  for  the 
past  twelve  j'ears.  Dr.  Alexander  is  a 
graduate  of  the  University  of   Pennsylva- 


nia and  came  to  this  city  from  Philadel- 
phia. He  is  connerted  with  the  O.  X  R., 
being  entitled  to  membership  ia  that  or- 
ganization from  the  fact  tliat  he  served 
over  f<jur  years  as  a  soldier  ia  the  war  of 
the  rebellion. 

.4nder8on,  0.,  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Cronin  &  Anderson,  druggists, and 
was  born  in  Warren,  Ind.,  in  1851.  For 
thirteen  years  he  was  identitied  with  the 
drug  business  in  that  city  and  has  been 
located  here  for  nearly  three  years.  Mr. 
Anderson  is  a  member  of  the  F.  &  A.  M. 
and  has  made  many  warm  friemls  during 
his  residence  in  Hartford  City. 

Anderman,  Miss  Rae,  is  a  bookkeep- 
er and  stenographer  in  the  ortice  of  S.  J. 
Emshwiller,  real  estate  dealer,  loan  and 
insurance  agent. 

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Arrick,  C  C,  is  manager  of  the  local 
oflice  of  the  Western  Union  Telegrapli 
company  and  has  he'd  that  position  for 
the  last  two  years.  He  is  well  and  favor- 
ably known  in  the  city  and  has  resideil 
here  for  five  years.  Mr.  .\rrick  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  local  lodge  of  the  K.  of  P. 

jVvres,  G.  P.,  conducts  a  first-class 
grocery  and  meat  market  which  is  located 
(jn  the  northwest  corner  of  the  public 
si|uare.  He  was  born  and  rai-ed  in  Hart- 
ford (  ity  and  has  been  established  in  hi-^ 
pre-ent  bu>iness  for  thirteen  years.  Mr. 
.\yres  is  also  a  member  of  the  citj-  council 
as  in  the  spring  of  IS'.i-t  he  was  elected  to 
that  hoily  by  the  Republican  party  to  rep- 
resent the  third  ward.  Socially  he  is  a 
member  of  the  K.  of  P.  order. 


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Beard,  Frank  .H.,  superintendent  uf 
the  Uailford  Lit}-  pablic  scliools  is  con- 
ceded by  aiitlioritiea  to  be  an  etlueator 
(vitli  advanced  ideas  and  one  wlio  is  doing 
much  to  advance  the  efficiency  of  the 
teachers  who  work  under  hia  directions. 
Prof,  lieard  has  engaged  in  educational 
work  since  tlie  fall  of  Is'.M,  and  wherever 
employed  has  given  the  best  of  satisfaction. 
lie  gratluated  from  DePauw  University 
with  great  honors  in  the  Class  of  ''J2.  In 
the  summer  of  1N'J4  he  was  selected  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  the  office  he  now 
holds  and  it  is  safe  to  add  that  the  wisdom 
of  that  selection  has  never  been  questioned. 

IJedwell,  J.  A.,  has  been  a  resident  of 
Hartford  City  for  the  past  sixteen  years 
and  for  ten  years  of  that  time  was  con- 
nected with  the  Cleo.  Gable  Dry  OoodsCo. 
Mr.  iJedwell  is  well  known  in  the  county 
and  numbers  his  friends  by  the  liundreds. 
tSocially  he  is  affiliated  "with  the  local 
lodge  of  the  K.  of  P. 

Bell,  C.  L..  is  one  of  Hartford  City'i 
leading  pliysicians  of  the  younger  genera- 
tion and  has  been  practicing  medicine  in 
this  locality  for  over  two  years.  He  occu- 
pies a  suite  of  pleasantly  furnished  office 
rooms  in  the  Briscoe  block  and  is  rapidly 
acquiring  a  large  and  desirable  practice. 
Dr.  Bell  is  a  graduate  of  the  Starling  Med- 
ical (.'oUege,  of  Columbus,  Oh:o.  At  the 
present  time  he  holds  the  position  of 
county  health  officer  and  is  a  member  in 
good  standing  of  the  local  K.  of  P.  lodge. 


Bell,  J.  E.,  is  a  memlier  of  the  firm  of 
Bell  A  Harris,  dealers  in  boots  and  shoes. 
and  located  on  the  south  side  of  the  pub- 
lic square  in  the  Bri-coe  block.  Mr.  Bell 
has  been  a  resident  of  the  city  for  the  past 
twelve  years,  and  has  a  large  number  of 
acquaintances  and  friends.  His  hrm  is  a 
prosperous  one  and  does  a  business  that  is 
second  to  none  other  in  the  same  line  in 
the  city. 

Bell,  T.  B.,  is  a  jevyeler  and  optician 
whose  place  of  business  is  on  the  we.-tside 
of  the  public  S(|uare.  Mr.  Bell  has  been  a 
resident  of  Hartford  City  for  twelve  years 
and  established  himself  in  his  present  bus- 
iness something  less  than  two  years  ago. 
.Socially  he  is  a  K.  of  1'. 

Bell,  W.  H.,  is  junior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Co.x  &  Bell,  furniture  dealers,  un- 
dertakers and  embalmers,  and  gives  all 
of  his  time  to  the  management  of  a 
branch  store  at  the  thriving  little  oil  town 
known  as  Van  Buren.  Fraternally  Mr. 
Bell  is  an  F.  &  A.  M. 

Boulinm,  Joliu  A.,  is  Hartford  City's 
chief  executive  being  elected  to  the  office 
of  mayor  in  the  spruig  of  1n'J4;  since  that 
time  he  has  perfcjrnied  the  public  duties 
of  the  position  in  such  a  manner  as  to  re- 
flect credit  both  upim  himself  and  hispar- 
ty.  Mayor  Bonham  was  born  in  Black- 
ford county  and  has  a  large  personal  ac- 
quaintance among  its  residents;  being  an 
ardent  Kepublican  and  a  tireless  worker  in 


that  party's  behalf  he  has  been  honored 
with  (lublic  otlice  many  times.  In  lsS4  lie 
was  elected  to  the  position  of  town  clerk, 
re-elected  in  is.s.i,  and  again  in  l^>t);  he 
subsequently  served  a  two-year  term  as 
town  trustee;  from  1SS4  to  1.'>.^.S,  inclusive, 
was  town  attorney,  and  in  ISsi)  and  in  l^'.nj 
was  county  prosecutor.  In  the  latteryear 
he  left  Hartford  City  and  located  in  Wash- 
ington Co.,  Colo.,  wliere  he  remained  for 
three  years,  one  year  of  that  time  holding 
the  positions  of  county  attorney  and  a 
member  of  the  Republican  County  Central 
Coiiimitlee.  In  the  spring  of  lsy3  lie  re- 
turned to  his  old  home  and  again  identi- 
fied himself  with  public  attairs,  the  follow- 
ing sjiring  being  elected  to  the  office  he 
now  holds  and  later  the  same  j'ear  was 
chairman  of  the  Republican  County  Cen- 
tral Committee.  Mayor  Konhaiu  takes  a 
great  interest  in  municipal  attairs  and  is  a 
willing  worker  for  any  enterprise  that  has 
for  its  end  local  advancement.  Socially 
he  is  a  member  of  the  I.  C).  O.  F.,  the  K. 
of  P.,  and  the  Jr.  0.  U.  A.  M. 

Boiiham,  J.  M.,  of  the  firm  of  McCieath. 
BonlKiiu  A 'I'rant,  was  bom  on  a  farm  in 
Blackford  county  and  devoted  the  earlier 
years  of  his  life  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
From  IST'J  to  ISSS  he  taught  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  district,  and  in  the  latter 
year  was  nominated  by  the  Democratic 
party  for  the  office  of  recorder  of  the 
County.  His  election  followed  and  he 
gave  a  more  than  satisfactory   admmistra 


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LEw.i/>^c(;(^e^DY5  Rc>.  ,j 


tion  of  the  affairs  of  the  office.  At  the  ex- 
piration of  his  term  Mr.  Hon  ham  became 
associated  with  J.  P.  Mcdfuth  in  the  ab- 
stract, real  estate,  loan  and  insurance  bus- 
iness and  tiie  tirm  was  kni)vvn  as  Mctleatli 
&  Bonham  until  the  admission  of  Mr. 
Trant  some  time  later.  Mr.  Bonham  is  a 
member  in  good  standing  of  both  the  I.O. 
(>.  F.  and  the  K.  of  ?.  lodges  ami  is  ex- 
tremely popular  with  all  classes,  irrespec- 
tive of  political  opinion. 

Bowman,  A.  A.,  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  .v.  \.  Bowman  &  <'o.,  manufacturers  of 
surries,  buggies  and  light  vehicles. 

Bowman,  J.  B.,  is  also  a  member  of  the 
tirm  mentioned  above. 

Bowman,  J.  T.,  is  another  member  of 
the  same  tirm. 

Briscoe.  Miss  Francis  M.,  is  a  teacher 
in  the  South  school  building. 

Bn^li,  Jesse,  the  present  shcrifTof  Black- 
ford county,  was  born  in  I'erry  Co.,  Ohio, 
in  1847;  one  year  later  his  parents  moved  to 
this  county  and  he  has  re-ided  here  ever 
since.  When  sixteen  years  old  Mr.  Bugh 
became  a  soldier  in  defense  of  his  country 
serving  five  months  in  Co.  I,  13Stli  Indiana 
Volunteers.  Politically  he  is  a  Republican 
and  was  elected  to  his  position  on  that 
party's  ticket  in  Nov.  1894,  taking  the  of- 
fice .\ug.  24,  1895.  So  far  he  has  proven 
himself  a  capable  officer  and  justified  the 
expectations  of  his  friends. 


Bnp:h,  I.everett,  is  a  deputy  in  the  office 
of  his  father,  Jesse  Bugli,the  sheritf  of 
Blackford  county.  Mr.  llugh,  the  young- 
er, is  twenty-six  years  of  age,  was  boin  in 
this  county  and  prior  to  appointment  to 
the  office  he  now  lioids  resided  in  Wash- 
ington township  where  he  engaged  in 
farming. 

Caldwell,  A.  M.,  member  of  the  firm  of 
Krauss  &  Caldwell,  dealers  in  drugs  and 
druggists'  sundries,  has  been  a  resident  of 
Ilantord  City  since  the  year  1S87.  lie  is 
a  druggist  of  over ts\-elve  years'  experience 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  present  tirm 
since  1891.  Mr.  Caldwell  is  affiliated  wltti 
the  local  K.  of  P.  lodge  and  personally  is 
a  very  pleasant  gentleman. 

Caldwell.  D.  C,  is  now  serving  his  sec- 
ond term  as  clerk  of  l;l:ickfi>rd  county 
which  fact  is  a  sufficient  guarantee  of  his 
fitness  for  the  position.  lie  was  first  elec- 
ted in  1888  and  re-elected  to  succeed  him- 
self four  years  later.  Mr.  Caldwell  is  a 
true  and  tried  democrat  and  has  been  one 
of  the  wheel  horses  for  that  party  since  he 
located  in  Blackford  county  during  the 
year  1874. 

Camphell,  W.  H..  is  senior  member  of 
the  lirni  of  Campbell  it  Ervin,  dealers  in 
dry  goods,  carpels,  clothing,  boots  and 
shoes.  Mr.  Campbell  gives  his  personal  at- 
tention to  the  business  and  what  is  gener- 
ally and  properly  termed  a  successful 
businessman.     His  store  has  been  in  suc- 


cessful operation  for  fourteen   years  and 

empUiyment  is  given  to  six  clerks. 

tautwell.  John,  is  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Cantwell,  Cantwell  &  Mmnion-. 
the  well-known  attorneys  at  lav,-.  He 
was  born  June  29,  1822,  in  Canton. 
Stark  Co.,  Ohio,  and  located  in  Indi- 
ana when  twenty  years  of  age.  Snon 
afterwards  he  began  to  study  law  during 
spare  moments  and  in  18.">2  was  adiniUed 
to  the  bar  and  commenced  the  pr:iciice  of 
law  in  8-ciitt  county.  Mr.  Cantwell  re- 
moved to  this  county  in  18."i7  and  has  livcil 
here  continuously  since;  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  period  of  six  years  when  he  en- 
gaged in  farming  he  has  been  pracucing 
his  chosen  profession.  Politically  Mr. 
Cantwell  is  an  uncompromising  opponeiil 
of  democracy,  believing  that  its  princip.es 
are  detrimental  to  the  country's  best  in- 
terests; prior  to  tin  birth  of  the  Kepuiili- 
can  party  in  IS.'h!  he  was  a  Wtiig  but  since 
that  time  he  has  always  voted  the  Repub- 
lican ticket. 

Cantwell,  S.  W.,  attorney  at  law,  and 
member  of  the  tirm  of  Cantwell,  Cant- 
well &  SimiiKms,  was  born  in  this  county 
inl8.J9and  has  always  made  it  his  honie. 
He  began  the  study  of  law  prior  to  reach- 
ing hi's  maj.)rity  and  in  18^0  graduated 
from  the  Central  Law  School  of  Indianap- 
olis; one  year  later  he  had  taken  a  literary 
course  in  OePauw  University  and  gradu- 
ated from  that  institution  with  high  liiui- 
ors.     Mr.  Cantwell  then  returned  to  Hart- 


ford  City  and  begnn  to  practice  law,  be- 
coming a  partner  cit' liii  fatlier.  The  Hrm 
name  was  C'annvell  &  L'antwell  until  Nov. 
1S94,  when  L.  B.  Simmons'  name  was  add- 
ed. Mr.  Cantwell  is  a  Republican  and 
has  always  been  prominently  identified 
witli  that  party's  affairs.  In  1^*8  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Central 
Conimitiee  and  has  twice  been  prosecu- 
ting attorney  for  this  district.  Inaddition 
to  his  law  business  Mr.  Cantwell  hasniany 
other  intere'^ts;  he  is  a  director  of  the 
Black-ford  Co.  bank  and  Akron  Oil  Co., 
and  is  al^o  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Hartford  City  Land  Co.  and  as  such  has 
been  instrumental  in  accomplishing  much 
good  for  the  city.  Socially  he  is  connect- 
ed with  the  K.  of  P.  order. 

riiitwell.  Miss  Eliiora,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  North  school  buildmg. 

Casterline,  C.  L.,  is  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Casterline  &  Co.,  jewelers  and 
ciplicians,  and  has  been  in  business  in 
Hartford  City  for  the  last  nine  years.  His 
[ilace  of  business  is  on  the  south  side  of 
the  public  sijuare.  Mr.  Casterline  is  also 
local  manager  of  the  Central  L'nion  Tele- 
phone company's  affairs  and  is  well 
known  in  the  community. 

Casterliue.  Mrs.  C.  L.,  wife  of  C.  L. 
Casterline  the  jeweler,  is  direi'fly  m- 
terested  in  the  management  of  her  hus- 
band's business  affairs,  as  she  is  herself  an 
expert  jeweler. 


Cawley,  .T.  W.,  lias  been  Hartford  City's 
leading  mercliant  tailor  fur  the  past  eight 
years.  His  business  roi>in  is  located  in 
the  Cooley  block  and  contains  an  ample 
stnck  uf  foreign  and  domestic  suitings,  ami 
as  .Mr.  Cawley  himself  is  a  practical  cut- 
ter and  fitter,  the  work  turned  out  from 
his  estabhshment  is  alwavs  satisfactory. 
Politic: 

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in  the  City  Council,  and  is  the  president 
of  that  body.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  the  F.  &  .A..  M. 


Politically  sneaking   Mr.  Cawley   is  a  re- 
publican ana  represents  the  Fourth  Ward 


Chapman,  J.  B..  is  Hartford  City's 
postmaster  and  since  faking  posse-^sion  of 
liis  office,  .Ian.  1,  1S94,  has  performed  his 
duties  in  a  more  than  creditable  manner. 
He  was  horn  in  Allen  Co.,  Iiid.,  in  lSi4, 
ami  has  alwaysresided  in  this  state.  He 
located  in  Blackford  county  a  little  over 
ten  years  ago,  and  until  the  timeofliis 
appointment  to  office  lived  ^n  a  farm  in 
Licking  township  and  worked  at  the  car- 
penter trade.  He  had  always  been  a 
tighter  for  the  cause  of  democracy  but 
never  sought  public  office  until  lie  made 
the  race  for  the  postmnsfership.  Mr. 
chapman  fias  given  an  ail  ministration  of 
the  duties  of  his  position  in  a  way  thathas 
made  a  favorable  impression  with  the  lo- 
cal business  men  and  the  gen.eral  public. 
He  is  a  pleisant  and  obliging  gentleman 
whose  great  desire  is  to  render  every  ser- 
vice to  those  who  pi.fronize  his  office. 


Chapnian,  Miss  Man*!  .V.,  daughter  of  J. 
P..  (  hapnian,  is  fir-t  assistant  in  the  Hart- 
ford City  postoffice  and  performs  her 
otiicial  duties  in  a  satisfactory  manner. 

riiapmaii.  3[iss  Grace  G.,  also  a  daugh- 
ter of  . I.  B.  chapman,  is  second  assistant 
in  the  postoffice.  Like  her  sister  she  is 
prompt  and  reliable  in  transacting  official 
business. 

Clapper,  M.  M..  is  a  physician  with  a 
recognized  standing  in  the  city  and  occu- 
pies a  pleasant  suite  of  office  rooms  in  the 
Uowell  bldCK.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Xortlnvestern  L'niversity  Medical  College 
of  Chicago  and  since  his  location  in  Hart- 
ford City  has  acquired  a  host  of  friends. 
Socially  Dr.  Clapper  is  a  member  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F. 

rionser,  N.  T).,  is  the  oldest  practicing 
resident  physician  in  Hartford  City,  and 
is  hislily  esteemed  by  all  acquain'tances 
on  account  of  his  many  sterling  qualities. 

Cole,  Chas.  W.,  is  vice-president  of  the 
Blackford  iJounty  Rank  and  one  of  Hart- 
ford City's  representative  men  of  the 
younger  gi^neration.  He  isalsuone  of  the 
directors  of  the  Hartford  City  Laml  Co. 
and  has  numerous  otlier  local  interests. 

Cole,  F.nos,  is  an  attorney  at  lawand  h«» 
hern  actively  engageil  at  his  chosen  j'ro- 
fe->-ion  in  Hartford  (  ity  for  the  la<l  five 
years.  His  ollii'e  is  in  the  Kir-hb-iimi 
block,  where  he  gives  attention  to  legal 
matters  of  all   kinds  and   is  prepared   to 


the  picture  of  Norman  Wood,  and  Mr.  Wood's  name  under 


NOTE:— Throug-h  an  unfortunate  mistake,  not  discovered  until 
^    -"  too  late  to  be  rectified,  the  name  of  Jav  A..  Hindman  appears  under  ;| 

Mr.  Hind- J 


practice  in  the  state  and  county  courts. 
Mr.  Cole  13  au  cx-tiiwn  clerk  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  K.  of  I',  order. 

Cong-er,  Col.  .1.  L  ,  president  of  the 
Hartford  City  Land  Co.,  was  born  in  Eos- 
ton,  S^ummit  Co.,  (Jliio,  Feb.  19,  is:;s.  He 
was  a  farmer's  son  and  began  his  business 
career  at  the  age  of  ten  in  a  foundry, 
working  for  ten  cents  a  day;  soon  after- 
wards, however,  securing  a  position  in  a 
tlourmg  null  at  the  increased  wages  of 
twenty  five  cents  per  day.  Later  he  em- 
barked U[ion  the  Ohio  canal  where  he  re- 
mained for  two  years,  or  until  he  began 
teaching  sclioul,  which  occupation  he  fol- 
lowed until  war  was  declared  witii  the 
South.  At  that  time  he  enlisted  in  the  ar- 
my as  a  private;  was  soon  made  Sei'ond 
Lieutenant,  then  First  Lieutenant,  and  af- 
ter the  final  surrender  at  Appomafox,  re- 
turned home  in  cimimand  of  hisconipany. 
He  has  always  taken  a  prominent  pare  in 
politics,  and  while  never  a  candidate  for 
office  he  has  served  an  entire  apprentice- 
ship upon  republican  committees,  having 
been  a  member  of  the  National  Repulili- 
can  E.xeciUive  committee  for  eight  yc:irs; 
he  has  also  been  twice  elected  treasurer  of 
Summit  county.  Col.  Conger  is  also 
prominent  in  Grand  .Army  circles  and  was 
Commander  of  the  Department  of  Oliio  in 
ISSfi.  He  is  identified  in  a  prominent  way 
with  many  important  manufacturing  in- 
dustries; he  is  president  of  the  Whitman  & 
Barnes  M'fg.  Co.,  operating  several   large 


factories  throughout  ttiis  country  and  Can- 
ada; is  vice-president  of  the  Pittsburg 
Glass  Company,  operating  nine  ditt'erent 
plants  in  the  L'liited  States,  establislied 
the  American  Tin  Plate  Co.,  at  Khvood, 
Fnd.,  which  has  grown  to  be  the  largest 
tin  plate  factory  in  the  world;  was  presi-- 
dent  of  the  Hartford  Ciiy  Glass  Co.  until 
recently;  is  president  of  the  Akron  Steam 
Forge  Co.,  Icicated  at  Klwood,  Ind;  and  a 
director  in  numerous  other  manufactur- 
ing concerns  at  Akron,  <Thio.,  of  which 
city  Col.  Conger  is  a  resident. 

fooley,  W.  H.,  is  president  of  the  Black- 
ford County  Bank,  president  of  the  Elec- 
tric Light  i 'o.,  vice  president  of  the  Hart- 
ford (  ity  Land  Co.  and  treasurer  of  the 
P(jard  of  Education,  besides  being  promi- 
nently identified  with  many  local  business 
enterprises  of  various  character.  He  was 
born  and  has  always  lived  in  Hartford  City 
and  is  one  of  the  b'est  known  men  in 
Blackford  county. 


and  located  in  Blackford  county  in  1S4.''>. 
For  some  time  he  engaged  in  farming  but 
for  the  last  forty  years  he  has  been  in  the 
jewelry  busine.-s.  Nov.  1,  ISSS,  Mr.  Thom- 
as was  taken  in  as  a  partner. 

Cox.  R.  T..,  editor  and  publisher  of  the 
Hartford  City  Telegram  and  the  Evening 
News,  is  a  newspaper  man  of  extensive  ex- 
perience a  fact  that  is  aptly  flemonstrated 
by  the  capable  manner  in  which  he  con- 
ducts his  two  publications.  He  was  horn 
in  Tipton,  lud*.,  in  IsiiS,  but  came  to  Hart- 
ford City  in  ISfll  from  Peru,  Ind.,  where 
he  had  been  identified  Hith  newspapers 
for  several  years.  Shortly  after  his  arrival 
here  Mr.  Cox  purchased  the  Hartford 
City  Telegram,  a  weekly  paper,  and  in 
February,  1S'.I8,  begin  the  publication  of 
the  Evening  News,  and  from  that  time  to 
the  present  has  been  very  succes>ful  with 
both  publications.  Socially  he  isattiliated 
with  the  F.  ,!i  A.  M.,  and  the  K.  of  P.  so- 
cieties. 

Covaiilt,  J.  F.,  has  been  a  practicing  Cox,  W.  H..  ia  senior  member  of  the  firm 
dentist  in  Harl  ford  City  for  the  past  ten  of  Cux  &  Bell,  furniture  dealers,  under- 
ycars  and  in  the  county  for  over  twenty  takers  and  embalmers;  he  gives  the  bu>i- 
years.  He  has  an  enviable  standing  in  ness  his  personal  supervision  and  by  his 
the  community  and  this  fact  is  due  to"  his  artable  manner  has  made  many  friends  for 
strict  atteniiiin  to  busmess  and  his  ever  himself  and  steady  patrons  for  the  store, 
courteous  manner.  Dr.  Covaiilt  is  a  mem-  Mr.  Cox  is  a  menilier  of  both  the  K.  of  1'. 
ber  of  the  local  lodge  of  the  K.  of  P.  and  the  F.  &  A.  JI.  societie^. 

Covanlt,  P.  JI.,  senior  member  of  the  Croiiin,  J.  P..  the  senior  member  of  tlie 
firm  of  Covault  A  Thomas,  jewelers,  was  firm  of  Cronin  &  Winters,  dealers  in  gen- 
born  in  Penusylvaniasixty-seven  years  ago    eral    merchandise,   is  one     of    Hartford 


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city's  best  known  husinoss  men.  His  firm 
hen  been  in  existence  twd  years  ami  for 
eleven  years  prior  to  its  birth  he  was  con- 
neetcd  with  A.  Weiler  &  Rros.  three  years 
in  Farmland  as  a  partner  and  eight  3'ear3 
in  this  city  as  a  clerk.  Mr.  C'ronin  has  al- 
ways been  prominent  in  local  politics,  is  a 
staunch  democrat,  and  is  ex-recorder  of 
Blackford  county. 

C'ronin,  T.  J.,  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Cronin  &  .Anderson,  drugsi'ts,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Iila<-kf(ird  county  for  thirty- 
one  3'ears,  althougli  he  was  born  in  Dela- 
ware county  this  state,  seven  years  prior 
to  locating  here.  He  has  been  connected 
witli  tlie  drus  business  in  Hartford  City 
for  lifteen  years  and  has  an  established 
reputation  as  a  successful  merchant  in 
that  line.  His  store  is  located  in  the  Van 
Cleve  block. 

Croiilti,  ^\'.  N.,  is  a  physician  of  tlie  reg' 
ular  school  and  a  graduate  of  the  Detroit 
Cullege  of  Medicine,  receiving  the  diploma 
of  ^I.  D.  in  1SS.5.  Dr.  Cronin  has  been 
practicing  in  Hartford  City  for  tlie  last  ten 
years  and  is  very  popular  both  with  his 
professional  bretlircn  and  the  public  gen- 
erally. His  office  is  in  the  Citizens'  Rank 
block  on  the  east  side  of  the  public 
square. 

Davissou,  H.  C.  has  been  a  practicing 
physician  in  Hartford  (_'i^y  for  over  ciglit- 
een  years  and  in  lilackford  count}"  for 
thirty-three    years.     Dr.  Davisson's  office 


is  in  the  Cooley  I: lock  and  lie  resides  on 
Soutliwest  Walnut  street.  Ue  is  of  the 
regular  school  and  is  recognized  as  one  of 
tlie  leading  professional  men  of  tlie  d.-iy, 
which  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  tliat  he  is 
ex-president  of  the  Delaware  Medical 
Society  and  is  a  member  in  good  standing 
of  the  County,  District,  State,  and  Ameri- 
can Medical  Societies.  He  is  also  an  F.  & 
A.  M. 

Deiiany,  L,  M.,  is  senior  niendjcr  of  the 
lirm  of  Iienany  &  Hendry,  real  estate, 
loan  and  insurance  agents,  with  offices  on 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  court  house 
square.  Tliey  have  alarge  amountof  city 
and  farm  property  listed  on  their  books 
for  sale  and  exchange;  represent  a  num- 
ber of  the  best -known  tire  and  in- 
surance companies,  and  make  a  special- 
ty of  building  and  loan  business.  Ti  e 
present  firm  has  been  in  existence  for  two 
years  althougli  the  business  was  establish- 
ed over  live  years  ago. 

Dick.  .lolin  U.,  is  the  oldest  harness 
dealer  in  I'.lackford  county  liaving  estab- 
lished his  business  in  this  city  tliirt)'-one 
years  ago.  His  store  is  located  on  tlieeaft 
side  of  the  public  s(|uare  and  he  keeps  in 
stock  a  full  line  of  hor^ewear,  all  of  wliich 
he  manufactures  himself.  Mr.  Dick  w:s 
born  in  W.rk  Co.,  Ha.,  in  IS.'IO  and  by  his 
man}'  years'  residence  in  this  city  has 
earned  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  fel- 
low townsmen. 


Dick,  .Miss  Irene  1?.,  is  a  bookkeeper  l,i 
the  employ  of  her  father,  John  I". ^  Dick, 
tlie  well-known  liarness  dealer.  Slie  lives 
with  her  parents  on  West  Main  street.   , 

Dowell.  Frank  P.,  is  a  real  estate  bro- 
ker, abstracter  of  titles,  and  tire  in>urance 
asientjwith  an  olrice  in  the  Dowell  block 
on  tlie  Boutli  side  of  the  public  square. 
He  was  born  in  this  city  in  lS"i;>  and  has 
engaged  in  the  above  lines  of  business 
since  1S70.  Mr.  Dowell  possesses  large  tracts 
of  land  anil  has  subdivided  three  ailili- 
tions  just  north  of  town.  Honiakes  murt- 
g;ige  loans  and  investments,  loans  private 
money  at  low  rates,  buys,  sells  ai:(l  rents 
property  and  is  also  a  notary  puldic.  lie 
is  tlioroughly  identified  with  tlie  bu-inc-s 
interests  of  r>lackford  county,  and  has  a 
high  rating  in  the  community. 

Dowf  11,  .1.  H.,  president  of  the  Hartford 
<  ity  Natural  Casantl  oil  t'o.,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Hartford  City  since  the  year 
Is.'iO  although  he  was  born  in  the  s'ate  of 
\'irginia  in  I'S.j.3.  Since  he  has  lived  in  this 
city  Mr.  Dowell  has  always  been  looked 
upon  iisa  prominent  and  iuHuential  citi- 
zen; for  many  years  he  was  a  leading  mer- 
chant and  grain  dealer,  was  al-o  ni  the 
banking  business,  afterwards  eii'.r:igiiig  in 
hor-e  buyimr,  selling  and  timliiig.  He 
has  now  practically  ret  ri  d  fiMin  activr 
life.  Since  ISSl  until  tliepresent  lime  Mr. 
Dowell  has  continuously  been  a  Drain:ii;i' 
Commisfiiiner  of  I'.lackford  county.  Fra- 
ternolly  he  is  -x  member  of  F.  &  A.  .M.  and 


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has  held  all  oflicial  im^itKins  in    hiith  the 
Lodge  and  Chapter  of  that   orgauization. 

Draper,  Miss  Annsi  B..  is  a  teacher  in 
the  .South  school  building. 

Draper,  Miss  Winifred  .1..  is  a  teache*- 
in  the  South  school  building. 

Edsoii,  L.  0',  nieniber  of  the  firm  of 
niake  &  Edson,  dealers  in  bootsand  shoes, 
has  been  a  resident  of  Hartford  City  for 
over  a  qr.arter  of  a  century  and  is  favor- 
alily  kn'iwnin  the  coinniunity.  He  served 
as  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  fifteen  3'ears; 
for  five  years  held  tlie  position  of  secre- 
tary of  the  Hartford  Natural  Gas  and  Cil 
Co.  and  al~o  engaged  in  the  hott  1  business 
for  a  number  of  years.  Something  over  a 
year  ago  lie  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr. 
Blake  and  now  devotes  his  entire  time  to 
the  sliue  trade.  Mr.  Edscm  is  a  member 
of  both  the  F.  &  A.  M.  and  theG.  A.  R. 

j;mslnTil!er,  Dell,  represents  some  of 
the  best-known  and  olderrt  established 
tire,  life  and  accident  insurance  compan- 
ies in  existence;  lie  will  be  found  in  his 
office  in  the  Opera  House  block  during 
business  hours  ready  to  give  information 
to  those  desiring  policies  of  any  kind. 
Mr.  Enishvviller  was  born  and  raised  in 
Blackford  county  and  has  a  wide  acquain- 
tance with  the  people  of  the  vicinity.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  JMasonic  lodge  and  the 
Order  of  Ben  Hur. 

rrnshw'ller,  S.  J.,  is  a  real  estate 
dealer,  loan  and  insurance  agent,  wuli  an 


office  in  the  Opera  n(juse  block.  He  was 
born  in  this,  county  in  lJ>4:i  and  devoted 
his  entire  time  to  agricultural  pursuits 
until  ISil  when  lie  moved  to  Hartford 
City  and  became  a  merchant;  si.Kyearsago 
ho  took  up  the  real  estate,  loan  and  insur- 
ance busiue-s  and  has  met  with  more  than 
ordinary  success  since  that  time.  Vt. 
Emshwdler  handles  both  farm  and  city 
propert_v,  represents  some  first  class  fire, 
life  and  accident  insurance  companies  and 
makes  loans  on  realty  holdings. 

Emsliwiller.  Miss  Mary,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  North  school  building. 

Erviu,  Walter  E.,  principal  of  the  Xorth 
school,  graduated  from  liePainv  L'niversi- 
ty  in  the  Class  of  "J-J,  but  prior  to  that 
time  had  two  years'  experience  as  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Portland, 
Ind.  In  the  fall  of  ISii-j  .Mr.  Ervin  was  se- 
lected f(jr  the  piisilion  he  now  holds,  and 
is  performing  his  duties  in  more  tiian  a 
satisfactory  manner.  While  in  college  he 
made  an  especial  study  of  history  and  ex- 
pects to  make  the  educational  line  his 
life's  work. 

ErTiti,  W.  H.,  is  a  doctor  of  dental  sur- 
gery, with  otticcs  in  the  Briscoe  block.  He 
graduated  from  the  Ohio  College  of  Den- 
tal Surgery  at  Cincinnati  in  the  class  of 
"JI,  and  practiced  three  years  before  locat- 
ing in  Hartford  City  two  years  ago.  He 
has  a  high  standing  anumg  the  local  pro- 
fessionaT  brethren  "iind  Irs  a  large  circle 
of  acquaintances  and  friends. 

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Farrell.  S.  J.,  is  a  clerk  in  the  Citizens' 
I;ank,  and  by  strict  attention  to  business 
is  making  his  services  of  great  value  to 
that  institution. 

Ford.  Edwin  C,  is  a  school  teacher  and 

has  charge  of  the  South  side  primary 
building.  Although  still  youns  in  the 
service  he  is  iilready  givmg  eviderce  of 
his  ability  in  educational  work. 

Ford,  Edwin  H.,  superintendent  of  the 
city  water  works  system,  has  held  that  po- 
sition ever  since  the  plant  has  been  in  op- 
eration. He  is  a  native  of  this  state  and 
has  -resided  in  Hartford  City  since  Issj, 
with  the  exception  of  two  years  spent  in 
(Jas  City,  Ind.,  as  secretary  of  the  Almer- 
ian  Glass  Co.  He  resigned  that  position 
to  return  to  this  city  and  oversee  the  erec- 
tion of  the  water  works  plant,  after  which 
he  was  appointed  to  his  present  office. 

Fonts,  Clias.  M.,  attorney  at  law,  is  a 
member  of  the  hrm  of  Geiger  &  Fonts, 
and  occupies  offices  in  the  Opera  House 
block.  This  firm  practices  in  both  county 
anil  state  courts  and  transacts  all  kinds  of 
legal  business. 

Fulton.  G.  T.,  the  present  incumbent  in 
the  office  of  County  Surveyor,  has  proven 
himself  in  every  way  competent  to  suc- 
cessfully attend  to  the  many  duties  de- 
volving upon  him.  He  was  born  in  Onta- 
rio, Ca.Kuia,  in  1!S7'2,  but  accompanied  his 
parents  to  this  country  when  very  young. 
He  was  elected  to  his  present  position  by 


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tile  voles  of  the  Republican  party  in  Xo- 
veniber,  1S'.»4,  anil  has  dl;ehari;cd  his  du- 
ties m  a  creditalile  manner.  Mr.  Fultim 
is  also  a  member  of  the  lirni  of  Harley  & 
Fulton,  and  does  all  kinds  of  general  en- 
gineering work.' 

Fulton.  .Miss  .Vnna  E.,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  N'orth  school  building. 

Gadbnry.  S.  L.,  is  one  of  the  directors 
of  the  Willnian  Lumber  Co.  lie  was  born 
in  Ross  Co.,  Ohio,  in  ISIVJ,  but  has  been  a 
resident  of  I'.lackford  county  and  Hart- 
fcird  t'ity  for  tifty-t'ight  years.  Mr.  (iad- 
bury  has  served  two  terms  as  slieritt'  of 
Blacktord  county,  bemg  elected  on  the 
Democratic  ticket  in  ls72  and  again  in 
l>so.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  late  war  and 
a  member  of  the  <  i.  \.  R. 

Geis^er,  Fiiiley,  i-  a  well-known  attor- 
ney at  law  and  a  member  of  the  tirm  of 
I  ieiger  &  Fonts,  witli  an  ottice  in  the  <  ipera 
House  block.  He  has  a  large  cir;'le  of 
acquaintances,  all  of  whom  can  be  claimed 
as  personal  friends,  made  so  by  Mr.  Gei- 
ger'salfable  manner  ami  evident  willing- 
ness to  render  any  favor  within  Ins  power. 
He  also  has  charge  of  a  deparlment  in  the 
Iwcal  High  School. 

Geijrer,  J.  Vf..  is  treasurer  i)f  the  Sneatli 
Glass  I  o.  and  one  of  Hartford  City's  re()- 
resentative  men.  His  conservative  but 
forceful  business  methods  in  transacting 
the  atl'airs  of  the  company  which  he  rep- 


resent-' has  won    tor   Mr.  deigcr   an  eim- 
alile  standing  in  the  coiumunity. 

(Jeisler,  Frank,  formerly  senior  editor 
anil  pubhslier  (if  the  Hartford  City  Repub- 
lican, ilaily  and  weekly,  was  born  in 
Wayne  Co.,  Ind.,  in  1S04,  and  removed  to 
this  city  six  years  later.  In  ISVy  he  be- 
came identified  with  the  newspaper  bu-i- 
ness  and  has  made  it  his  lUe's  work  siin-e. 
In  lSS-1  he,  in  connection  with  E.  S.  lUiti'- 
man,  established  the  Hartford  City  T  nies 
and  successfully  conducted  it  until  fuur 
years  later,  when  the  plant  was  disposed 
of.  Mr.  (leisler  then  removeil  to  Wi-cim- 
siii  and  for  the  ne.^t  three  3-ear3  published 
the  Clintonvillo  Times  and  the  Mcrnll 
.\dvocate.  He  then  returned  to  Indiana 
and  established  the  Stark  County  Repub- 
lican, but  after  a  time  disposed  of  that 
paper  and  in  March,  lSi:i4,  again  located 
in  Hartfnnl  City  and,  with  his  brotlier 
Henrj',  purchased  a  local  paper  called  the 
Arena  and  rerhristened  it  the  Kepubliran. 
Last.Mairh  that  pajjer  was  consolidated 
with  the  Hartford  City  Times  and  .Mr. 
•  ieisler  will  soon  seek  another  location. 

(Jeisler,  Henrv.  was  one  of  the  editors 
and  publishers  of  the  Hartford  City  Re- 
publican until  its  consolidation  with  the 
Times.  He  was  bi.rn  in  this  city  twenty- 
three  years  ago,  and  although  stiil  a  young 
man  IS  a  goo'd  all-around  news  and  job 
printer  and  a  fir>t-cla3s  newspaperman, 
having  had  a  practical  experience  in  the 
busiiiess  seldom    secured    by    one   of   his 


years.  1  Ins  experience  was  liy  no  means 
conlined  to  Hartford  Ci:y,  as  he  has  work- 
ed in  some  of  the  best  btiices  in  the  cen- 
tral states. 

HiuMiiii.  Miss  Liilil.  is  a  teacher  in  the 
North  school  building. 

HeairarrT.  liicliard,  is  general  manager 
of  the  Ihirtfiird  <  ity  Glass  Company's 
local  buslni-s,  and  to  him  much  of  that 
concern's  success  is  justly  attrilnitalile,  fur 
lie  is  a  conservative  but  enerL'Ciie  luisuic  s 
man  and  one  who  is  th<iroii.;hly  ionver>- 
ant  with  the  technical  points  in  ihe  man- 
ufacture of  glass. 

Hemingor.  Mis-*  Clara,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  South  scliool  building. 

Hciiilry,  II.  (i.,  junior  member  of  t'.io 
linn  of  lienany  \  Hendry,  real  estate, 
loan  and  insurance  agents.  (See  Denanv, 
L.  .M.) 

Ilindmaii.  .lay  A.,  prosecuting  attorney 
for  tne  Twenty-eighth  .Iiidici.:!  I'ircnii. 
which  is  composed  of  lilacktord  and 
Wells  counties,  was  tir?t  apiminted  to  that 
ottice  ill  .March,  IS'.:!,  to  HU  a  vacancy 
caused  by  a  special  legl-lative  euactmenl. 
He  proved  himself  to  be  such  a  compe- 
tent and  pain.-taking  otticial  that  at  the 
e.xpiralion  of  his  teiin  ,'>Ir.  Hindmaii  was 
nominated  by  the  ])emocralic  party  to 
succeed  him-elf.  and  the  people  of  the 
two  counties  named  recognized  his  es- 
pecial fitness   for   the   place  by  rciurning 


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Ilim  to  office  liy  a  lar£;e  majority  over  his 
Ke|iiililic:ui  opponent.  Mr.  Himlnian  was 
horn  in  Wells  eonnty,  Inii.,  in  isij.").  lie 
was  edueated  in  the  Fort  Wavne  M.  K. 
I'ollese  and  tlie  X'aliiaruiso  I'niversity, 
i;radiiatini(  from  hoth  institntions  and  oh- 
taininj;  the  decree  1'..  S.  from  the  latter. 
In  IMiih  he  was  elected  to  the  oltice  of 
County  Sn|)erintendent  of  .^ch(A)ls  and  re- 
elei-ted  in  IS'.i'i,  re-i^iiinj;  that  position  one 
year  later  to  acce)it  the  appointment  be- 
fore mentioned.  .Mr.  Ilindii'.an  is  an  I. 
(I.  ().  K,  and  an  F.  and  A.  M.  Politically 
he  is  recosjnizeil  as  one  of  the  local  lead- 
er<  \n  the  liemocratic  party  and  is  an  ag- 
gressive but  fair  tighter  for  it.s  principles. 

HdKver.  I'.  H..  city  editor  of  the  Even- 
ing News,  has  held  "that  position  since  the 
birth  of  the  paper,  lie  is  a  thorough  and 
practical  newspaper  man  of  twenty  years' 
experience  and  a  leaily  and  plea-ing  wri- 
ter on  the  <unreid  topii's  of  the  day. 

Iloovei-,  Miss  ,Ieii-ie  K.,  is  principal  of 
the  High  Schoi.d.and  for  a  nnmber  of 
year>  has  been  connected  with  local  edu- 
cational work,  acting  as  a  grade  teacher 
for  a  considerable  length  of  time.  Her 
general  work  was  of  so  satisfactory  a  char- 
acter as  to  merit  promotion  to  a  more  ad- 
vanced position.  It  is  only  fair  to  aild 
that  .Miss  Hoover  just  as  successfully 
transacts  the  duties  attendant  upon  the 
princijjal  of  a  high  school. 

Hiii-,lis,  E!i.  is  proprietor  id'  the  "Kxcel 
-ior"  grocery  and  has  been  engaged  in  his 


present  business  for  the  last  thirteen  years. 
His  establishment  is  located  on  the  east 
side  of  the  public  square,  the  hrst  door 
north  of  the  Citi7,en>'  bank.  N'r.  Hui;hs 
is  i'\  treasurer  of  I'.lackford  county  and  is 
recogni/.cil  by  all  as  one  of  llartfoi'd  I'lty's 
representative  commercial  men. 

Hummer.  I).  .1.,  Recorder  of  niackford 
county,  was  elected  to  his  present  position 
in  isii-j.  He  was  born  in  helaware  county, 
Ind.,  but  has  rcr-ided  in  lilacktord  county 
since  l>iN4.  He  has  alwax's  been  a  worker 
in  the  ranks  of  the  r)em(j 'rtitic  party,  and 
was  rewarded  for  his  many  years  of  faith- 
ful service  by  political  preferment  in  the 
year  above  mentioned,  and  has  satisfac- 
torily administeretl  the  responsible  duties 
of  i\is  ortice  ever  since.  Socially  Mr. 
Hummer  is  a  Royal  .\rch  Mason  and 
stantls  high  in  fraternal  att'airs. 

HiiU-liiiisoii.  (Jeo.  \V..  dealer  in  haril- 
warc,  luuvarc  and  stoves,  has  lieen  one  of 
Hartford  City's  leading  business  men  for 
nearly  a  .pi.-irter  of  a  century.  His  store 
is  located  on  the  west  side  of  the  [lublic 
stiuare,  and  in  addition  to  the  above  men- 
tioued  lines  he  liandles  high-grade  bicy<des 
and  prolfalilv  has  the  largest  trade  of  that 
kind  in  the  city.  Mr.  Hulcdiinson  is  a 
member  in  2:ood  standing  of  the  local 
lodge  of  the  I.  (1.  .1.  F. 

Hiitfdiiiisoii.  Miss  Kdiiu,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  North  ^choid  building. 

Jay,  .loliii    .v..  is   vice-i)resident  of   the 

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Hartford  City  Olass  Co.,  and  is  also  en- 
gajjed  in  the  banking  business  at  Koko- 
mo.  liuL,  of  which  city  he  is  a  resident. 

Jiiliiistoii.  J.  15.,  is  secretary  of  the 
Hartfonl  City  Glass  Co.  and  is  a  thorough- 
going ami  practical  business  man.  He  is 
possessed  of  an  atfable  and  accommo- 
dating disposition  that  has  been  the  means 
of  providing  him  with  friends  innumer- 
able. 

Jones.  .Miss  Ida  E..  is  a  teacher  in  tin- 
.Vorth  school  building. 

Kraiiss,  W.  K.,  senior  member  of  the 
tirm  of  Krauss  A  Caldwell,  dealers  in 
drugs  and  druggists'  sundries,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Hartford  City  for  the  past  Mf- 
teen  years  and  has  engaged  in  the  drug 
busine<s  during  all  that  time.  His  long 
e.xperience  has  taught  him  just  how  to 
conduct  a  Hrst-class  pharmacy,  and  he  is 
looked  upon  as  one  of  the  city's  represen- 
tative business  men.  .Socially  .Mr.  Krauss 
is  a  member  of  the  K.  of  P.  order. 

haiiie.  (Jeo.  ('..  represents  the  First 
Ward  in  the  Cdy  t'ouncil  and  does  it  in  a 
thorough  anil  satisfactory  niaiuiiT.  He 
was  elected  in  the  spring  of  ISlUoiithe 
Uepublican  ticket  and  is  an  enthusiastic 
worker  in  that  party's  behalf  Mr.  I.aine 
IS  also  a  member  ofthc  I.  <).  <>.  F.  and  the 
.1.1).  r.  A.  M.,  being  State  Vice-Counsel- 
lor of  the  latter  society.  He  is  a  clerk  in 
the  emidoy  of  li.  l*."Ayres,  the  grocery 
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Laitem,  Miss  Rose,  is  a  teacher  in  the 
South  school  building. 

Lechein,  F.,  repre-ents  the  Third  ward 
in  the  city  council,  bein^  elected  in  the 
spring  of  ISD-l  liy  the  Republican  party. 
lie  was  horn  in  France  and  is  a  blower  in 
the  Hartford  City  (Jlasj  Company's  fac- 
tory. 

Lenox,  John,  is  secretary  of  tlie  Hart- 
ford L'ity  Natural  Gas  anil  Oil  Co.  Mr. 
Leno.x  was  born  in  I)elaware  Co.,  Ind.,  in 
186-2.  He  has  been  with  the  company 
since  its  organization  in  ISST,  holding  the 
position  of  secretar}'  for  over  two  years, 
and  prior  to  that  was  manager  for  about 
one  year. 

Leonard,  Chas.  S.,  is  Hemocratic  coun- 
cilman from  the  second  ward,  to  which 
position  he  was  elected  in  the  spring  of 
1894.  He  is  also  chief  of  the  tire  depart- 
ment and  chairman  of  tlie  water  works 
committee.  Mr.  Leonard  was  born  in 
France  sixty  }'ears  ago  but  accompanied 
his  parents  to  this  country  wlien  two 
years  of  age  and  has  lived  in  Hartford 
City  for  nearly  tliirty  years.  Socially  he 
is  a-90ciated  with  the  G.  A.  R.  and  the  1. 
O.  O.  P.,  and  in  business  life  is  a  lumber 
dealer  and  salesman,  his  headiiuarters  be- 
ing with  the  .Mercer  Lumber  Co. 

Lnpton,  A.  (i.,  is  cashier  of  the  Black- 
ford county  bank,  treasurer  of  the  Will- 
man  Lumber  Co.  and  a  gentleman  who 
takes  an  active  interest  in  all  enterprises 


that  have  a  tendency  to  develop  the  city's 
advantages. 

Lyon,  .r.  Ervin,  is  a  photographic  print" 
er  and  has  been  an  assistant  in  C.  L- 
Swingley's  studio  for  two  years. 

3U'(Jeatli,  M.H., County  Superintendent 
of  public  schools,  was  l»")rn  at  Montpelier, 
Ind.,  during  the  year  18.57,  and  his  entire 
life  has  lieeu  devoted  to  educational  pur- 
suits in  the  immediate  neighborhood. 
From  l.STC  to  18',i.S  lie  performed  the  duties 
of  a  school  teacher  in  Wells  and  lihu-k- 
fc)rd  counties,  and  during  the  latter  year 
was  elected  to  his  present  oHicc  and  re- 
elected in  isy-'i.  Although  a  Democrat  of 
pronounced  views.  .Mr.  .McGeath  adminis- 
ters the  artairs  of  his  office  in  a  fair  and 
impartial  manner  regardless  of  political 
preferences,  having  an  e}'e  only  for  the 
good  of  the  public.  He  now  is,  an<l  has 
been  for  twelve  years,  a  member  of  the  I. 
U.  R.  M. 

3Ir(ieatli.  J  P.,  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  .McGeath,  Bonham  \-  'Irant,  is 
one  of  the  best  known,  and  it  wo^'.ld  be  no 
exaggeration  to  add  one  of  the  most  pop- 
ular, residents  of  Blackford  county.  He 
was  tioni  at  Xeiv  Castle,  Ind.,  but  removed 
to  Mt>ntpelier  when  (piite  young  and  has 
been  a  resident  of  this  county  for  thirty- 
nine  ye.-ir-:.  From  the  age  of  fifteen  until 
188(1  he  acted  as  scho(d  teacher,  but  from 
the  latter  year  until  18ss  he  engaged  in 
the  iieneral  mercantile  busiiies-^  in  Mont- 
pelier     .Mr.  .McGeath,  or  ".1.  P."  as  he  is 

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generally  called,  has  alway-i  valiantly 
championed  the  cause  of  Dernocracy  anii 
that  party  nominated  him  for  and  elected 
him  to  the  office  of  County  Treasurer  in 
188S,  and  re-electe<l  him  to  the  same  office 
two  years  later,  which  is  an  evidence  of 
the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 
.\t  the  expiration  of  hi^  last  term  of  office 
.Mr.  .McGeath  established  himself  as  an  ab- 
stractiir,  real  estate  dealer,  loan  and  in- 
surance agent,  which  business  he  is  still 
eni;a;;ed  m.  having  .Messrs.  J.  M.  lionliam 
and  .[.  T.  Train  as  partners.  In  18'J4  he 
was  elected  to  the  state  legislature,  repre- 
seutiiig  Blackford,  .lay  and  A.lams  coun- 
ties m  that  body.  In  addition  to  his  local 
business  .Mr.  McGeath  has  many  interests 
ill  \Iont|)elier.  being  president  of  the 
Farmers'  Deposit  Bank,  and  is  also  identi- 
fied wilh  the  .Montpelier  Land  and  OH 
Co.,  the  Montpelier  Sheet  and  Tin  Plate 
factory  and  the  .Montpelier  Klectric  Light 
Company. 

.Mcfieatli.  .Miss  Leota.  is  a  ileputy  in  the 
office  of  the  county  recorilcr,  receiving 
the  api)uintment  in  ISIU.  She  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  .1.  P.  McGeath  and  resides  with  him 
on  ea>t  Washington  street.  Mi.-s  Mc- 
Geath i<  well  known  in  local  >ocial  atl'airs 
and  has  a  large  aci|Uaintance  throughout 
the  county,  her  charming  personality  and 
f'racioiisness  of  manner  making  all  of 
these  her  steadfast  friends. 

Mi-Cready,  .Hiss  Dea.  is  a  teacher  in  the 
.South  school  building. 


MadtlOK,  J.  J.,  is  now  serving  his  third 
term  as  justice  of  the  pence  and  is  well 
and  favorably  known  over  the  entire 
county.  He  was  horn  in  lliland  county, 
Ohio,  during  the  year  18-5,  but  has  been  a 
resident  of  Blackford  county  for  tifty  six 
years  and  now  enjoys  the  distinction  of 
being  the  oldest  attorney  practicing  at  the 
bar  in  this  city.  During  his  residence  in 
the  community  Mr.  Maddox  has  engaged 
in  nearh'  all  kinds  of  business,  but  has 
now  practically  retired  from  active  life. 
He  is  an  extensive  holder  of  city  and 
farm  property  and  is  looked  upon  as  one 
of  the  city's  solid  men.  He  served  his 
country  in  the  late  civil  u-ar  and  was  a 
secimd  lieutenant  in  tiie  Thirty-fourth 
Indiana  Volunteers. 

Alaildox,  Mrs.  J.  J.,  deceased  wife  of  .J. 
J.   Maddox. 

Maiiies,  .Miss  Tda  IS.,  is  a  teacher  in  the 
North  School  budding. 

Manor,  R.  )i..  holds  the  positiim  of  City 
Clerk,  being  elected  to  that  ottice  by  the 
Republican  party  in  the  spring  of  l^tU. 
He  was  born  in  Xenia,  Ohio,  during  the 
year  \S'yl,  and  since  1^77  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Hartford,  working  at  his  traile, 
that  of  stone  catting,  until  the  time  of  his 
election  to  the  othce  he  now  holds.  Mr. 
Manor  is  recognized  by  all  as  a  courteous 
gentlemen  and  an  etticient  public  servant. 

Mercer,  H.,  a  practical  and  all-around 
newspaper   man,  has   been   city  editor   of 


the  Daily  Times  since  the  first  issue  of 
that  paper.  He  is  a  native  of  this  state 
and  learned  the  printing  trade  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  -Vnderson  Bulletin  and  has 
held  several  important  editorial  positions 
on  prominent  papers,  chief  among  which 
should  be  nientioneil  the  Times- Recorder, 
of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  where  he  acted  as 
city  editor  for  some  time.  He  located  in 
this  cit}-  about  one  year  ago  and  for  a  time 
was  connected  with  the  Kepublican,  but 
as  before  mentioned  assumed  his  present 
responslbilit.es  with  the  birth  of  the  paper. 
Mr.  Mercer  is  well  known  ivnuins;  the 
news|iaper  fraternity  throughout  this  state 
as  well  as  Ohio. 

MotTet,  t".  I).,  is  pre-ident  of  the  board 
of  education  as  well  as  an  attorney' at  law. 
He  is  well  and  favorabi)-  known  in  both 
cit}'  and  county,  as  for  a  number  of  years 
he  was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Hart- 
ford (;ity  Times. 

3I<)Hett,  Miss  Fiiiiclioii,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  Xorth  school  building. 

Morse,  )V.  H.,  is  the  representative  of 
the  second  ward  in  the  deliberations  of 
the  cit}-  council.  He  was  nominated  and 
elected  by  the  Republican  party  in  the 
spring  of  ISiH  and  performs  well  the  du- 
ties of  the  office,  giving  universal  satisfac- 
tion to  his  constituents.  Mr.  Morse  is  also 
proprietor  of  the  Hartford  City  dairy. 

Xewhaiipr,  .1.  .\.,  is  assistant  cashier  of 
the    Blackford    countv    bank   and   .a,   well 


known  and  inHuential  citizen.  He  is  also 
senior  member  of  the  tirm  of  J.  A.  Xew- 
bauer  A  Co.,  dealers  in  agricultural  imple- 
ments of  all  kinds,  as  well  as  lime,  cement 
and  tile.  This  establishment  is  located  on 
Walnut  street,  just  south  of  Washington 
street. 

Owens,  H.  G.,  member  of  the  tirni  of  c. 
L.  Casterliiie  i^i:  Co.,  dealers  in  jewelry, 
watches,  clocks,  etc.  This  tirm's  place  of 
business  is  located  on  the  south  siile  of  the 
public  siiuare  and  is  recognized  as  head- 
rjuarters  for  gnods  in  the  lines  abijve  men- 
tioned. 

Painter,  .1.  .V.,  is  the  auditor  of  Black- 
ford county  and  since  his  election,  Nov. 
1S94,  has  administered  the  atf'airs  of  his 
ottice  in  a  systematic  manner.  Mr.  Paint- 
er is  a  tlyed-in-the-wool  Republican  and 
has  always  been  an  active  jiarty  worker. 
He  is  recognized  as  a  practical  business 
man  as  well  as  a  courteous  public  servant, 
and  as  a  result  has  won  the  friendship  of 
all  whom  his  official  duties  have  brought 
him  in  contact  with. 

Perkins,  (.eo.  T.,  is  president  of  the 
Harttord  City  Glass  Co.  He  is  a  resident 
of  Akron,  Ohio,   where   he   is  engaged  in 

the  banking  business. 

Pierce,  Clias.  >V.,  is  an  attorney  at  law 
and  junior  member  of  the  tirm  of  Pierce, 
Uonham  ii^  Pierce.  Is  well  known  in  the 
city  and  countjs  having  lived  here  prac- 
ticiillv  all  his  life. 


Pierce,  Elislia.  an  attorney  at  law,  is 
senior  member  of  the  well-known  tirni  of 
Pierce,  Ronham  &  Pierce,  that  transacts 
legal  bnsines-;  in  all  the  courts  of  the 
state.  Mr.  Pierce  has  been  practicinsi  la.v 
in  this  city  since  IS7-2  and  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  all  movements  that  have 
had  for  their  object  the  advancement  of 
his  chosen  home.  Politically  he  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat and  has  always  been  a  leader  in  that 
party's  affairs.  From  1S7:;  to  1S77  he  was 
prosecutor  for  Ulackford  county.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  tlie  state  lejjislature 
in  the  session  of  1SS7  and  was  ac;am  elect- 
ed to  the  session  of  ISSH,  serving  his  con- 
stituents in  a  faithful  manner  during  both 
terms  of  office.  Soeiallv  Mr.  Pierce  is  a 
member  of  the  F.  A  .v'.  M.,  the  K.  of  P. 
and  the  O.  .\..  R.,  being  entitled  to  mem- 
bership in  the  last  organization  from  the 
fact  that  he  served  in  the  late  war  in  I'o. 
{',  -lith  Indiana  Volunteers,  and  in  Co.  I, 
■J4th  Indiana  Volunteers,  aciiuitting  him- 
self in  a  manner  creditable  alike  to  both 
himself  and  his  countrj-. 

Pierce.  Titos.  .M.,  an  attorney  at  law, 
has  an  office  in  the  l>ri-coe  block  and  has 
been  practicing  his  profession  in  this  city 
for  the  last  four  years.  He  was  born  in 
Xewton,  Iowa,  in  lSii.5,  and  when  twentj-- 
one  years  of  age  began  the  study  of  law 
at  Winchester.  Ind.  Three  years  later  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  an<l  has  been 
practicing  since  that  time.  Mr.  Pierce 
transacts  all  kinds  of  legal  business  in  the 


county,  state  and  V.  .S.  courts  and  is  looked 
upon  as  a  successful  lawyer.  In  Decem- 
ber, ISDo,  he  was  appointed  to  and  now 
tliilds  the  position  of  County  Attorney. 
He  is  also  chairman  of  the  Republican 
county  central  committee. 

Powell.  .11.  !>.,  is  proprietor  of  the  In- 
gram grocery,  which  is  located  in  the  In- 
gram tiotel  bloi'k  on  the  east  ^ide  of  the 
public  square.  Mr.  Powell  is  a  thorough 
and  practical  merchant  who  understands 
just  how  to  conduct  his  establishment  so 
as  to  give  his  patrons  full  value  f.ir  their 
money. 

Reed,  >Viii..  principal  of  the  .'^oiith 
school,  has  had  a  quarter  of  a  century's 
e.Kperience  in  educational  work,  and  for 
seventeen  years  of  that  time  has  been 
ideiititied  with  the  public  schoids  of  this 
city.  He  is  well  known  in  the  city  and 
county,  and  by  his  ever  urbane  and  cour- 
teous manner  has  won  the  respect  of  the 
Community  at  large  and  the  esteem  of 
those  with  whom  duty  has  brought  him  in 
contact. 

Reiiiv.  John  .V.,  attorney  at  law,  was 
born  in  Bartholomew  county,  lad.,  in 
isi>7.  Hi-  education  w'as  seciireil  in  the 
common  and  graded  schools  of  his  neigli- 
liorhood,  supplemented  by  a  thorough 
i-ourse  m  the  Ilartsville  ITniversity.  He 
began  the  study  of  law  in  1S,S7,  practiced 
f.)r  a  short  time  in  Kokomo,  Ind..  and 
then    located    in    this    city.     He    is    well 

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known  in  the  city  and  county  ami  has  de- 
serveilly  attained  the  reputation  of  being 
a  painstaking  and  conscientious  lawer. 

Rlioades,  J.  H..  i.-,  senior  member  of  the 
lirm  of  Klioades,  Kennej'  i*i  .<pence,  real 
e>tate,  loan  and  insurance  agents,  with 
offices  in  the  Cooley  block.  .Mr.  Rhoades 
is  one  of  those  .safe,  conservative  business 
men  who>e  counsel  is  eagerly  looked  for 
by  younger  men  in  the  business  and  he  is 
recognized  by  all  as  a  represenrative  citi- 
zen. 

Sasro.  .1.  \V..  has  been  a  practicing  phy- 
sician in  this  city  since  ISUS  and  is  ot  the 
eclectic  school,  graduating  from  the."-cnd- 
der  Medical  Cc)llege,  of  Cincinnati.  He 
nov,-  holds  the  positicnis  of  coroner  and 
city  health  officer,  and  was  several  times 
elected  as  president  of  the  town  board. 
Dr.  Sage  served  three  years  in  the  war  of 
the  rebellion  and  was  wounded  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Chickamauga.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  F.  ct  .v..  M. 

>$chnii(lt,  )r..  is  a  bookkeeper  in  the 
Blackford  county  bank. 

Sfhilllz.  .1.  T.,  is  local  freight  and  pass- 
enger agent  for  the  Lake  Erie  .t  Western 
Kailway.  He  has  been  located  in  this  city 
for  about  eight  montlis  and  during  that 
short  time  has  made  many  friends  by  his 
strict  attention  to  business  and  ever  will- 
ingness n  accommodate  the  patrons  of 
his  road. 


Sdiultz,  Miss  Georgia  E.,  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  J.  T.  Sehultz  and  lives  with  her  pa- 
rents on  East  Washington  street. 

Sliainbarsfer.  .loliii  W.,  is  the  marshal 
of  [lartford  City  and  is  accredited  with 
being  a  capable  and  efficient  officer. 

Sliarpe,  T.  W..  is  one  of  this  city's  lead- 
ing dentists  and  has  been  located  here  for 
the  last  four  years.  He  is  a  graduate 
from  the  Baltnnore  College  of  Dental 
Surgery,  securing  the  title  of  D.  D.  8.  in 
1891.  He  practiced  in  l'enn^ylvania  (jne 
year  before  coming  here.  Dr.  .Sharpe  is  a 
courteous  and  affable  gentleman  wliose 
friends  are  limited  only  to  the  number  of 
his  acnuaintaiices.  He  is  a  menilier  of 
the  local  K.  of  P.  lodge. 

Shiiiii,  B.  G.,  attorney  at  law,  wa<  born 
in  Dublin.  Ind..  tifty-seven  years  agn,  but 
has  practiced  law  in  this  city  for  a  (piar- 
ter  of  a  century.  His  office  is  on  the  east 
siile  of  the  public  s(|Uare  over  the  I'itizens' 
bank,  where  he  transacts  legal  business  of 
all  kinds.  Mr.  Shinn  is  a  member  of  the 
I.  O.  t>.  F.  anil  the  (J.  A.  R.,  and  at  the 
pre-ent  time  holds  the  position  of  City 
.\ttorney. 

JSIiiill,  Dr.  C.  I.,  is  vice-president  of  the 
Citizens'  bank.  Was  the  second  physician 
to  locate  in  Blackford  county  and  has 
now  practically  retired  from  active  bus- 
iness and  professional  life.  Dr.  Shull  is  a 
resilient  of  Montpelier. 


Simnioiis,  L.  IJ.,  attorney  at  law,  has 
only  been  located  in  this  city  for  about 
eighteen  months,  although  he  is  tjy  no 
means  a  stranger  in  the  neighborhooil, 
havmg  lived  and  practiced  hi;,  profe— -ion 
for  many  years  in  lUutlton,  Ind.,  where 
he  held  the  office  of  deputy  prosecuting 
attorney.  He  is  now  a  menilier  of  the  law 
firm  known  as  Cantwell,  Cantwell  tV:  Sim- 
mons, and  is  recognized  as  a  valuable  ad- 
dition to  the  local  professional  circle. 

Smith,  H.  U.,  is  president  of  the  Citi- 
zens' bank,  treasurer  of  the  Hartford  city 
Glass  Co.,  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  other  local  enterprises.  He  is  recog- 
nizeil  by  all  as  one  of  the  county's  repre- 
sentative citizens. 

Stalil,  E  .H.,  is  cashier  of  the  Citizens' 
bank  and  an  old  and  prominent  resident 
of  Hartford  City. 

Stalil.  .1.  15.,  is  bookkeeper  in  the  Citi- 
zens' bank  and  a  son  of  K.  .\I.  Stahl. 

Stewart,  Clark,  represents  the  Fourth 
ward  in  the  city  council,  being  elected  to 
that  position  by  the  Republican  jiarty  in 
the  spring  of  IstM.  In  business  life  .Mr. 
Stewart  is  a  buyer  and  shipper  of  live 
stock.  Socially  he  is  affiliated  with  the 
F.  i<:  .\.  M. 

Sildwartli.  .Iliss  Eniiiia.  is  a  teacher  in 
the  North  school  building. 

Swiiiifley.  Clias.  I,.,  proprietor  of  Swing- 
ley's   photo   parlors,    located    in  this  cny 

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about  two  years  ago  and  since  that  time 
has  -ecured  a  large  and  permanent  pat- 
ronage, for  the  general  public  is  ipuck  to 
recognize  and  a(ipreciate  the  worth  of 
true  merit.  .Mr.  Swingley's  studio  is  lo- 
cated on  the  southeast  corner  of  the  pub- 
lic si|uare  where  he  exhibits  tine  samples 
of  his  work  in  butli  gloss  and  plalino  Hn- 
ish.  as  well  as  interior  and  e.xterior  views. 
He  also  makes  a  specially  of  group  and 
life-size  portraits. 

The  (iroiip  "f  young  ladies  shown  on 
another  page  arc  the  Misses  lie^sie  Abbott. 
Daisy  tiartin,  fiona  Schreel,  Lillian  Milli- 
kan.'Mabel  Clifton  and  .lessie  Arnold, 
'riie  tirst  two  named  are  tvpewriters  in  the 
othces  of  .lohn  A.  Remy'and  J.  A.  Hind- 
man,  respectively;  the  second  two  reside 
at  home  witti  their  parents,  while  the  last 
two  are  stenographers.  Miss  Clifton  at  the 
rtility  Paper  Co.'s  office,  and  Miss  Arnold 
in  Frank  P.  Dowell's  abstract  office. 

Tlioinas.  I).  S..  is  junior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Covaiilt  .V:  I  homas,  jewelers.  He 
was  born  in  Wells  county.  Ind.,  in  \!'i\''>. 
and  resided  there  until  ISSS  when  he  re- 
moved to  this  city  and  engaged  in  the 
jewelry  business. 

Toniisend.  I.  L.,  building  conlnclor. 
has  resided  in  this  city  for  the  last  thirty- 
five  years,  and  for  nmre  than  twenty 
vears  has  engaged  in  the  business  (hat 
now  occupies  his  attention.  During  that 
time  he  has  erecteil  many  large  buiidmgs. 


prominent  among  whicli  sUoukl  be  men- 
tioned the  paper  mills  located  at  Albany 
and  Eaton,  Inil.,  as  well  as  the  two  in  this 
oit}'.  He  also  makes  a  specialty' of  con- 
tracting for  business  blocks  and  tine  resi- 
dences. 

Tracy,  A.  »'.,  editor  and  publisher  of 
the  Hartford  City  Times,  daily  and  week- 
ly, was  born  in  I'.iUler  county,  Ohio,  twen- 
ty-tive  years  ago  but  located  in  Xew  Cas- 
tle, Ind.,  when  ([uite  young.  It  was  there 
that  he  aciiuired  his  early  newspaper  ex- 
perience by  acting  as  cit\-  editor  of  the 
(."oiirier.  Prior  to  that  time,  while  going 
to  high  school,  he  became  interested  in 
the  business  to  the  extent  of  establishing 
a  school  paper.  Later,  while  attending 
the  DePauw  University,  he  was  editor-in- 
chief  of  the  college  paper.  After  leaving 
that  institution  he  became  assistant  city 
editor  of  the  Richmond,  Ind.,  Item,  re- 
signing that  position  to  return  to  his  home 
and  become  part  owner  of  the  Xew  C;istle 
Press,  then  a  weekly  paper,  and  to  which 
he  afterwards  added  a  daily  edition.  Dec. 
1,  189.),  Mr.  Tracy  purchased  the  Hartford 
City  Times  and  .Jan.  1,  ISOi.i,  established 
the  Daily  Times.  Since  that  date  he  has 
successfully  conducted  both  papers.  Not 
long  ago  he  purchased  the  plant  and 
good  will  of  the  Hartford  City  Republi- 
can and  consolidated  it  with  the  Times. 

Trant.  J.  T.,  the  junior  member  of  the 
firm  of  McGeath,  iionham  >^:  Trant,  is  one 
of  this  city's  best-known    residents,  as  he 


has  lived  here  since  IStW.  He  has  always 
been  more  or  less  prominently  identified 
with  local  and  county  politics,  taking  his 
stand  with  the  Democratic  party  in  all  its 
issues.  Ill  IS'JU  he  was  nominated  for  and 
elected  to  the  office  of  County  Auditor. 
He  served  the  public  in  a  conscientious 
manner  and  in  ISiU  was  again  nominated 
to  succeed  himself.  That,  however,  was 
the  year  of  the  great  Democratic  landslide 
and  he  met  defeat  with  his  party,  although 
the  majority  against  him  was  but  tifty- 
nine  votes  "Wlien  his  successor  took  the 
ottice  Mr.  Trant  ideutihed  himself  with 
.McOeath  i<:  Bonham.  abstracters,  real  es- 
tate dealers,  loan  and  insurance  agent-^, 
and  the  firm  has  since  been  known  as 
Mcdeath,  P.onham  &  Trant. 

Trant.  Mrs.  J.  T..  is  a  teacher  in  the 
South  school  building. 

Trniite.  Miss  Ella,  is  a  teacher  in  the 
Xorth  school  building. 

Vanirliii.  K.  C,  is  judge  of  the  Twenty- 
eighth  .Judicial  Circuit  of  Indiana,  which 
is  composed  of  Hlackford  and  WelU 
counties.  He  was  first  a[ipointed  to  that 
position  by  (Governor  Mattiiews,  in  I^'.i:'., 
to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  .hulge  riailcw 
who  went  upon  the  Supreme  Hencli.  In 
1894  .Judge  Vaughn  was  nominated  by 
the  Democratic  party  to  succeed  himself 
and  his  election,  as  a  matter  of  coiir-p. 
followed.  He  is  a  resident  of  I'.lutVtun. 
the  capitol   of    Wells   county,    where    his 

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popularity  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  he 
was  once  chosen  as  mayor  of  that  city. 
He  was  also  prosecuting  attorney  for  two 
terms  when  the  judicial  circuit  was  com- 
posed of  Huntington,  Wells,  .\dams  anil 
■lay  counties.  .Judge  Vaughn,  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  was  chairman  of  the  Wells 
Counly  Democratic  Ontral  Committee, 
and  while  holding  ihat  position  did  effect- 
ive work  for  his  party.  He  has  always 
been  an  earnest  and  conscientious  believer 
in  the  etiicacv  of  Democratic  doctrine. 

Voss,  Miss  Anna,  is  a  bookkeeper  in  the 
P.lackford  county  bank. 

Weller.  .ll)e.  senior  member  of  the  tirm 
of  v.  Weiler  vV  l!ro>.,  at  the  present  time 
is  living  in  Indian.ipolis,  although  for 
twelve  year-!  he  was  a  resident  of  Hart- 
ford City.  He  i-  well  and  favorably 
Known  here  and  has  many  staunch  friends 
who  claim  that  his  ett'orfs  have  done  much 
to  advance  the  commercial  interests  of  the 
county,  '"ertain  it  is  that  he  is  at  the  head 
of  one  of  the  largest  and  most  substantial 
mercantile  institutions  in  Indiana,  and 
that  its  presence  in  this  city  add-  much  to 
the  general  im[iortance  of  Hartford  City 
as  a  trailing  place. 

Weiler,  At'.olpli  K..  also  a  member  of 
the  lirm  (jf  .V.  Weiler  A  Bros.,  may  be  said 
to  have  practically  grown  up  with  the 
business  as  he  has  engaged  in  it  nearly  all 
his  life.  He  has  lived  in  this  city  for  six- 
teen years  and  is  known  to  most  of  the 
residents  of  the  county,  as  his  position  as 


manager  of  the  firm's  business  has  been 
the  means  of  Jntrodu(;ing:  him,  j'ear  after 
year,  to  hundreds  of  people  all  of  whom 
he  can  claim  as  personal  friends.  Much 
of  A.  Weiler  A:  Bros.'s  business  success  can 
justly  be  attributed  to  Adolpli's  hard 
work. 

Weiler,  Meyer  M..  another  member  of 
the  firm  of  A.  Weiler  A  liros.,  is  common- 
ly called  'Meyer"  and  can  count  as  many 
friends  as  any  man  in  this  city.  This  fact 
is  due  to  his  ever-courteous  and  affable 
manner,  for  to  know  him  is  to  like  him. 
Mr.  Weiler  also  devotes  his  entire  time  to 
the  firm's  business  and  is  a  valuable  man 
in  his  position. 

Williams,  /adok.  is  one  of  the  three 
commissioners  of  Blackford  county  and 
was  elected  to  that  position  in  the  fall  of 
18'J4  by  the  votes  of  the  Republican  party. 
Mr.  Williams  has  lived  m  the  county  for 
forty  years  and  been  engnged  in  farming 
until  seven  years  ago,  when  he  retired  and 
moved  into  this  city. 

Willmaii.  Floyd,  deputy  clerk  of  Black- 
ford county,  IS  well  known  to  mo^t  of  the 
residents  of  this  city.  His  attention  to  the 
petails  of   the   work   connected    with    the 


countv  clerk's  office   shows   him    to   be  a 
valuable  assistant  to  Mr.  Caldwell. 

Willmaii.  .r.  P..  vice-president  of  the 
WiUiiiau  Lumber  Co.,  has  engaged  in  the 
saw  mill  ami  lumber  business  in  this  city 
for  the  la>t  thirty  years.  He  was  born  in 
fierman}'  in  18;->(i  and  came  to  this  country 
with  bis  parents  when  less  than  two  years 
old.     He  is  a  member  of  the  F.  i>t  .V.  .M. 

Willina!!,  K.  K..  the  secretary  of  the 
Wlllnian  Lumber  Co.,  was  born  and  raised 
in  this  city.  Although  still  yoiing  in 
}-ears  he  is  rapidly  developing  a  business 
instinct  that  makes  his  services  of  much 
value  to  the  C(_)mpany  with  which  he  is 
connected. 

Wiiiniiiff.  J.  E..  is  secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Education  and  a  well  known 
citizen.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Winkleblf-ck  iV:  Winning,  manufactur- 
ers of  patent  elm  hoops  and  dealers  in 
hardwood  lumber. 

Winters,  E.  I.,  the  junior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Crouin  <i  Winters,  dealers  in 
general  merchandise,  is  a  progressive  and 
a  successful  business  man,  as  is  evidenced 
by  the  rapid  strides  his  firm  has  made  into 


popular  favor  within  the  last  two  years. 
That  lie  stands  well  in  the  estimation  of 
his  fellow  citizens  is  shown  by  the  fact 
that  Mr.  Winters  is  now  serving  his  fourth 
term  as  treasurer  of  this  oity.  Politically 
he  is  a  Kepublican. 

Wood.  .Joliii  <i..  treasurer  of  lilackford 
county,  was  elected  in  November.  IS'.U,  by 
the  votes  of  the  Republican  party  and  is  a 
conscientious  and  faithful  public  otticer. 
He  is  a  native  of  Ohio  and  was  born  in  the 
year  1S4-J,  but  has  lived  in  ihis  county 
nearly  all  his  life.  Mr.  Wood,  when 
elected  to  his  present  office,  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Harrison  township  where  been 
gaged  in  fanning  and  stock  raising.  ."So- 
cially he  is  a  member  of  the  <1.  A.  K.,  the 
I.  (I.  <).  F.  and  the  K.  of  P. 

Wood.  .Norman,  is  a  deputy  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  treasurer  of  Blackford  county 
and  a  son  of  John  O.  Wood.  He  was  born 
in  Harris(jn  township,  this  county,  in  the 
year  IsT'J,  and,  like  his  father,  i-  a  staunch 
and  uncompromising  Kepublican. 

Worley.  Nelson,  is  deputy  marshal  of 
Hartford  City  as  well  as  street  commis- 
sioner. 


Mr.  Cecil   Beeson 

P.  O.   Box   1 

Hartford  Citv,  Indiana  47348 


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