The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-02

WILLIAM WAGNER, the Democratic.
candidate for County Treasurer, was
born in Lake township, this county,
May, 1910, being the second of family
otl ten children. He was raised on q
farm and attended the common schools
OF Lake township, and after that
Greensburg Academy aud Mount Union
College. He entered the army at the
early age of eighteen, having enlisted
In Company X, 25th Regiment, O.V.
V. l., and served as a member of that
regiment until after the war. For years
he has been an active member Of the
Il. A. II. Post of Canton. After the
war he was engaged as a school teacher
for number of years, and was also a
merchant in Hartville for about four
teen years. While carrying on the
mercantile business, and since then, the
subject to this sketch held many Of
lices of trust in his township. He was
Justice of the Peace for six consecutive
terms, and regarded as one of the best
In the county; for five terms he was
elected Clerk of this township, and he
also held position as township treas
urer.
Besides these public positions Of
trust, he has been called upon by his
| neighboIs and others, and appointed
by the Courts of the county, to manage
large number of estates, some in
volving large sums of money. Proba-
bly, there is no better test of a mans
standing for ability and integrity, than
the fact that his neighbors call upon
him frequently to fill positions of trust
and responsibility such as these.
| Among the estates administered upon
is the Brumbaugh estates, and the
Baum, Roger and Ream estates, on
which bonds of fifteen to thirty thou
sand dollars were promptly furnished
by him. Besides these, q large number
| OF smaller estates have been managed
and closed up by him, to the entire sat
istaction of everybody concerned.
His standing among his friends and
neighbors is such that there is no per-
son in the county who can more readily
secure the surities upon large bond.
A special inatance might be cited show
ing the reputation of Mr.. Wagner for
his ability and integrity, in his appoint
ment by the common please court,
some years ago, to the trusteeship of
the Meyer estate, which is probably the
largest trust ever created or managed
by our courts here, Great difficulty
was found in procuring suitable per-
son who could give the required bond
of $4,000. Mr.. Wagner was finally
suggested and proved entirely accept
able to the court and to the Interested
parties, and promptly furnished the
bond named. His management of i'm
portant matters connected with this
trust, and also in the other estates
which have been placed in his hands, is
said by those familiar with him, to have
been perfect in every respect and to
show high ability on his part as busi-
ness man and an accountant-the
very qualities most needed by the in
cumbent of the treasurers Office.
For four years past Mr.. Wagner has
been Deputy Sheriff under Mr.. Krider
and has had special charge Of the Office
business of the Sheriff. The attorneys
of the county, and all who have had
occasion to do business in that office
bear testimony to the uniform fairness,
ability and courtesy with which he has
filed the duties of that place. The
Democratic party has in Mr.. Wagner
most acceptable candidate for the posi-
ton of County Treasurer, not only on
account of his fairness and ability and
his high integrity and honesty, but also
on account OF the unusual amount OF
experience that he has had as an ac-
countant and business man In the
handling of trust funds.