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WILLIAM M. LINN.
The Democratic Times, published at Wapakoneta, is a
journal well known in Auglaize County and the adjoining country
as a medium of information regarding the news of the day,
affairs in which the people of the locality are especially
interested and various matters which pertain to the good of all
humanity. Of this sheet Mr. Linn is proprietor and
editor-in-chief, and in its control he is adding to an already
established reputation as a newspaper man. Although quite
a young man, he has had some years' experience in the fields of
journalism, and knows well how to handle the enterprise he has
in hand.
Our subject was born in Greenfield, Highland County,
this State, Aug. 5, 1857, and is the son of William S. and
Mary Linn. His educational advantages were very
limited, he never having entered a schoolhouse for the purpose
of studying since twelve years of age. By careful
observation, however, and strict attention to business, he has
acquired a good practical education, which has made him a
successful business man.
In 1870, Mr. Linn, in company with his
parents, moved to Indiana, where he served as "printer's devil"
in the office of the Union City Eagle. In 1877, in
partnership with Cal Bidlack, he established the
Versailles Policy, which they published for a short time.
In 1883, Mr. Linn left that city and going to
Greenville, this State, started the Greenville Advocate,
which he sold out five years later, and, locating in Wapakoneta,
began the publication of the Democratic Times. It
is one of the leading papers in the county, and has a large
circulation, finding its way into the homes of the best people
in this section, and is well deserving of the patronage which it
receives. Mr. Linn is a self-made man in the
true acceptance of that term, as he started out in life with no
capital whatever, and is now at the head of a growing business.
While residing in Versailles, Mr. Linn, Sept.
29, 1878, was united in marriage with Miss Isabella,
daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Radabaugh, and to them
have been born four sons, namely, Willie J., Ernest Lee,
George Ward, and Edward R. Our subject is a
genial, quick-witted man, whose keen observation and habits of
thought afford him much pleasure as well as form a lever to
advance his financial interests. He is a prominent member
of the Knights of Pythias, and votes the straight Democratic
ticket, having cast his first Presidential vote for Winfield
S. Hancock.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Auglaize, Logan
and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 -
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