The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-23
HEAVY WEIGHTS
In Business As Well AS In Flesh
Some Big Men We
Know.

The force with which gravity attracts
a man toward the center of the earth Is
no measure of the force which that man
may exert upon the earth. But large
men are usually more jovial always more
conspicuous and more looked up to than
men of small proportions.
Canton might sit for her portrait as an
ideal Ohio town. Her following heavy
weights might sit for their portraits as
ideal business men.
Heavy weight number one, whose bus
mess is to clean, extract and repair
natural teeth and to insert artificial ones,
is Frank II. Douds. The quantity of his
heaviness is two-hundred and forty-fi five
pounds. He is graduate Of the Phila-
delphia dental college and now very sue
cessfully practices his chosen profession.
Canton has always been his home and
everybody knows large and jovial Frank
Douds.
A heavy weight in the law business and
one who tips the scales at 240 pounds Is
James j. Grant. He was born in Beth
lehem township and has always been a
resident of Mollie Stark. j. j. is grad
uate of both classical and law school
and is one of Canton's ablest lawyers.
He is statesman in appearance and in
tellect.
William f. Schario, the North Market
street grocer, is also member Of the two
forty class He was born and raised In
jackson township, this county, from
which place he came to Canton twenty
two years ago. Since his residence here
he has always been engaged in butcher
and grocery business.
John @. Stanton, the well known jes-
ter, is the heavyweight in the real estate
business. He weighs two-hundred and
twenty-seyen pounds. "Jack" Is o Penn
sylyanian by birth and came to Canton
five years ago. In these five years he has
been very successful and is now one of the
leading real estate men in the town.
Jacob Il. Marchand, whose business is
to prescribe remedies for diseases, Is
another heavyweight. He was born in
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He
is graduate of the classical depart
ment oe Washington and Jefferson college
and also of the medical department of the
university of Pennsylvania. He came
to Canton in 1889 and for two years was
principal of the High school. He after
wards studied medicine and is now one Of
the leading practitioners of the healing art
in the city.
Edward j. Landor, vice president and
chief engineer of the Wrought Iron
Bridge company, is another man of no
mean proportions and one who for more
reasons than his size, may be classed
among the heavy weights in business
Mr.. Landor Is Canadian by birth but
left the dominions of Johnny Bull for
those of Uncle Sam when young man.
He is a skilled mechanic and the principal
stockholder in the bridge company with
which he Is connected.
Herman O. G. Kortheuer, whose bust
ness is to instruct in the art and science
OF music, Is also in this class. He was
born in Massillon, this county, and was
educated in Europe. He studied under
Liszt the great Hungarian pianist, and
was considered one of his most promising
students The people Of Canton hardly
appreciate the great musician which Thea
haye as fellow citizen In the person of
Professor II. o. @. Kortheuer.
william Dannemiller, the well known
Canton business man, would balance a
weight Of 220 pounds. He has always
lived in Canton and is one Of our most
public spirited men. He is one OF the
firm of b. Dannemiller a. Sons the whole
sale grocers of wide reputation, president
OF the Farmers Bank and secretary and
treasurer of the Champion Stoneware
Company
william W. Clark, another old resident
Of Canton, also comes under the heavy
weights In business. He Is u lawyer by
profession but has not practiced for a