The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-05-30
HON. JOHN L. ZIMMERMAN.

VIII command oil the votes Of his party ana
will draw many from other parties.
Mr. Zimmerman was born near Washing.
tonville, In Mahoning county, on q farm,
being a descendant of one of the pioneer
families of Ohio, his great-grapdfat thel
having moved to Columbana county In
1903 He lived on this farm until II Year,
OF age. His early education was obtained
at country school. He taught school In
the winter OF 1874, following which he at.
tended Mt. Union college. In the fall of
1873 he entered Wittenberg college, Spring
field o.. from which institution he was
graduated with honors in 1879 The fol.
lowing two years he read law with Judge
J. X. Mower, and In October 1881, was
admitted to practice by the Supreme court
of Ohio.
May 1. 1882, Mr. Zimmerman began tho
practic" Of law In Springfield, which he
has continued unlnterruptediy to this data
He has twice been elected president Of the
Clark County Bar association, which Ia 4
good Index 10 his high sta aiding az a bas-
rister In all the years he has been prom.
inent In politics he has never been a oan.
didnte FOR public office. except whom hs was
candidate for congress In the Seventh
district against Hon. Walter Weaver.
For 16 years he has been o member Of
the board of directors Of WittenborR col.
lege, part OF the time serving as president
or that board. He has also been director
Of The Warder Free library. Springfield, O.,
for 10 years. and Is now tho president of
the National Improvement League Of Anae
ina. an organization with 100, 600 a6lJiateA
members which IL welding large influences
In beantfyinx cities villages and hami<te
throughout tina United States
Chief among his public benefactiops In
the donation 10 WiftcnberR college Of the
Zimmerman Memorial library, eonstruetet
anu presented sovsa years ago. II 10 q
splendid structure and Is viewed with ad-
mdration by all who visit the college He
was liberal contributor to the building
or the Mannlc, Knights Of Pythias and
ODD Fellows homes. He Is member Of the
two former organizations
He has given to Springfield four of its
most substantial business blocks: The Zim.
norman building on Main street, Citizens
National Bank building. the three. story
frame structure at No West Main street
and the fve-story "New Zmmerma NJ
building on the corner OF Main aad Lime
stone streets
He is president OF the Democrat Publish.
ing company, a director in the Floral Pub.
fishing company, director aud one Of the
organizers OF the Citlzeps' National bank.
Vice president Of the E W. Ross company.
which employs large force OF men 10 tho
manufacture OF feed cutters, and Vice pres
ident Of the d. Q. Fox company, whole
sale grocers.
In 1889 he married Miss Helen q. Ballard,
a daughter of one Of the presentatiys
families OF the city Two promising sous.
Charles Ballard. aged 0 years and Joha l.,
Jr', aged years, are the resuit OF this
union Mr.. Zimmermas Is devoted to Ats
nome and never 10 he happier than when In
the society Of his own family
He was born and reared In the old Gar
neld congressional district, Republican By
about $4,000, and had Demoqyatic thteiagJ
under adverse circumstances from biz eav
Hest days. '..ra.s
Mr.. Zimmerman put himasif thFourn
school and supported himself igJhe nasni
une sy selling bsoka II ysf29t asee%s
sary for him to do this. bon be wanted To
be Independent and seif.rellant 4
He Is progressive Democrat Of the JSlsb
clasa