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Autobiographical Sketch Written for The Independent.INDUSTRY AND ABILITY.Mr. Medill Labored Under Many Dis advantages, and Obtained his Education by the Exercise of Self Denial and Application.less crippled mei bui I am fairly well satisfied with the final outcome, to date.I have never written a similar sketch for anybody. File it away, and when I drop out let that enterprising young Skinner have it as data from which tomake his biographical sketch of his father's schoolmate and old Massillon friend. J- Medill.POWELL PROPERTY SOLD.Joseph Sc*haeld€r aolt;! Frederick Hess BuyMost uf Ir.-A number of years asrot F. L Baldwin* of this city, while in Chicago handed the late Joseph Medill a copy of The Independent containing a sketch of the life of the famous editor of the Chicago Tribune. Subsequently Mr. Medill wrote the letter which is given below, and which will be found self-explanatory. At the time the letter was received a copy was made and given to R. P. Skinner, then editor of The Independent. When Mr. MedilPs death was announced an unsuccessful attempt was made to find this copy, the existence of which wa9 known. Mr. Baldwin was then not m the city. Immediately upon his return he furnished The Independent with the original:The sale of the real estate of the late Richard Powell was conducted Saturday morning. Administrator L. A. Koons.sr-being in charge. Turenne Getz was the auctioneer, and L. A. Kooos, jr., the clerk. The Main street property, the first building east of the canal on the south side, which was owned jointly by Mr. Powell and the heirs of the late Abel James, was sold as a whole to Frederick Hess for SG.OOO.Joseph Schneider bought the Major saloon building, in Exchange street, for $1,750.Mrs. Martha Powell, widow of Richard Potfell, purchased the two vacant West Cherry street lots for $1,300The Akron street house and lot went to Mrs! Wilhelmina Koontz for 8350.The four West Tremont street lots were not sold, there being no biddersIf you have a cough, throat irritation, weak lungs, pain tu the chest, difficult breathing, croup or hoarseness, let us suggest One Minute Cough Cure. Always reliable and safe. RiderSnyder.The Massillon Market.The following prices are paid by Massillon merchants today:GRAIN, HAY, STRAW AND WOOL.Wheat....................................... 70Hav. per ton.....................4 00 to 5 00
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Mon, Mar 27, 1899
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