The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-11-19
OLD CITIZENS.
A Group of Substantial Men For
the BazOO's Gallery.

III shO uSfS'opuCut VI SOnbknI MIS-
souri, not heretofore mentioned in
these columns are the following:
GEO. NJ. PIPES.
The subject of this sketch was born
in Howard county Oct. II, 1888.
His father, Judge David Pipes, was q
Kentuckian by birth, having come to
this state in 1877, settling in Howard
county, where he lived until 1858,
when he moved to his present home
in Boone county. George grew up to
manhood, working upon the farm in
the summer and attending the district
school in the winter. Here he learned
arithmetic, geography, reading and
writing. In the year 1867 he married
Miss Fannie A. Settle, most beauti-
full and excellent young lady, with
whom he lived twenty-three years,
when she died. To them were born
four children, three boys and a
daughter, the youngest child, who is
now his housekeeper. During the
war he remained at home upon his
farm. During this time he
was frequently visited by the
soldiers of both sides and
compelled to feed them. His SYM
pathies were largely with the South.
During this dark period he was elect
ed justice of the peace, which office
he filled acceptahly to his people.
After the war he resigned his office,
preferrins to be private citizen. He
became local correspondent for a
Fayette paper, writing under the us
sumed name of "Moniteau." Under
this name he become we'll advertised
over the country. His correspond
ence was general as well as specific
news, and gotten up in such style
that frequently it was copied into out
side papers. He was born and raised
a democrat and while never seeking
office yet, he was active in election
times and exercised a potent influence
in his own community. AT the age
of twenty-one he joined the Christian
church and has been one of Its lead
ing members ever since.
In 1886 he and his daughter came
TO Rocheport, soon after which he
entered the Rocheport Bank, as vice
president, acting in this capacity for
one Syear, he was elected cashier,
which position he now fills.
His integrity as a man. his hon esty
and influence gives assurance that
the funds of the Bank will be secure,
thus giving that confidence that Is
always needed and which makes de-
positors feel that their money is safe,
and always at their command.
L. GRossMAN.
The subject of this sketch located
in Rocheport in 1874. He is one of
the wealthiest and most prosperous
citizens of Boone county. He is one
of the staunchest democrats, served
as county central committeeman for
eighteen years and Is always consulted
in the democratic caucuses of the
county and state. He is the owner
of the Rocbeport Touring mills, two
good farms and large lot of real
estate in Rocheport. He has done
more for the prosperity of Rocheport
than any other man. Mr.. Grossman
was born in Baden. Germany, No
vember Is, 1917. He has four liv-
ing children: Houston, Josephine,
wife of DIR. w. E. Evans of Boon
vile, Eliza, and Annie. wife of DR..
E. III. Chinn of Rocheport. MIR.
Grossman has done much to build up
and keep up the trade of
ROchepurt, and to improve the town.
He has been a member of the town
board for twenty years, and about
half of that time serving as mayor.
He was elected president OF the Roch-
port savings bank in 1873, and is still
in connection Herewith. He belongs
to the RochpOrt lodge A. +. & A. NJ. j.,
and is one of the most esteemed citi-
zens of that place.
MOSES BARTH.
Mr.. Barth is by far the most ex-
tensive merchant Of ROcheport, where
he lives. and is, also, the largest
shipper of wheat on the Missouri
river. Mr.. Barth is foreign born
gentleman, a native of Iiligen, Ger
many born October "A, 1924
Though Prussian descent, heis of pure
Hebrew extraction. He came to
America in 1S47. Arriving at New
York June 10 of that year, he pro-
ceeded 10 Philadelphia and supplied
himself with a stock of goods, which
he peddled out to advantage in Berks
end Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania.
He then came to Missouri and was
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