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I* M. KRANEB*.Louis M. Kraner the genial proprietor of the Excelsior herd of Duroc Jersy swine is a successful farmer and stock raiser of Hopewell township Mercer county O'. Graduating from thehige schotl of Reynoldsburg hisnative county* at an earTv~ag£a m A1!jhe followed teaching for a whilewith marked success, learningtelegraphy at odd times helt;er\ed the T. O, C. railroad for over a year when he resigned Ins position and came to Mercer (ounty in 1SSS locating on a sixty acre farm. Hehas followed farming and paid special attention to the breeding of registered Oxford Down sheep. Duroc Jer«v swine and 'Numerous breej^ of fancypoultry. In Janurv hemarried the accomplished daughter of George and Mahnda Klinger.Mr. Kraner has held numerous offices of trust such as township and corporation clerk of Ins native tow nship and corporation j and is at present serving his second term as Justice of the peace. Politically he is a populist. Fraternally an Odd fellow and Religiously a Methodist, his frequent contributions to the Ohioj farmer and other Agricultural papers has brought him prominently before the people during the la«t few years.Mr. Kraner is a regular exhibitor at the county, district and state fairs, and his success in the show ring attests the care and good judgement he has thrown in his selection of breeding stock.You will find him at the fair again this year making some of the older breeders hustle for first honors.\
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Mercer County Observer
Celina, Ohio, US
Thu, Aug 06, 1896
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