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	HAROLD W. HOUSTON, prosecuting attorney for Champaign county and one of Urbana's best-known and most successful young lawyers, was born in Urbana and has lived there all his life.  He was born on Jan. 18, 1886, son of Dr. Henry C. and Sarah (Warnock) Houston, both of whom also were born  in this state, the former at Lebanon and the latter in this county, further and extended mention of whom is made in a memorial sketch relating to the late Dr. Henry C. Houston, presented elsewhere in this volume.      Dr. Henry C. Houston, who moved from Urbana on Jan. 8, 1916, was the son of Dr. William M. Houston, who moved from Lebanon to Urbana shortly after the close of the Civil War, in which struggle he had served as a surgeon of the Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Army Corps, and who engaged in practice in Urbana and there spent the remainder of his life, his son having  been in practice with him at the time of his death.  The latter was but a lad when his parents located in Urbana and he early turned his attention to the study of medicine in his father's office.  Upon receiving his degree from the Cleveland Homeopathic College he entered upon the practice of his profession at Urbana and was thus engaged the rest of his life.  He and his wife were the parents of three children, the subject of this sketch having an elder brother, Dr. M. C. Houston, of Urbana, the third Doctor Houston in direct line in that city, and a sister, Helen, wife of Stockton, Raymond, of New York City.      Reared at Urbana, H. W. Houston was graduated from the high school in that city in 1905 and later entered the law department of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated in 1909.  He was admitted to the bar in this county in June of that same year and immediately thereafter opened an office for the practice of his profession in his home city.  In 1910 he was elected city solicitor in which responsible capacity he served for two terms and in 1914 was elected prosecuting attorney for Champaign county.  So satisfactory did his services in that office prove that he was re-elected in 1916 and is now serving his second term.  Mr. Houston is a Republican and is looked upon as one of the leaders of his party in this county.  In addition to his official duties he has considerable interests in a commercial and industrial way in Urbana and is a member of the board of directors of the Citizens National Bank of Urbana, vice-president of the Urbana Ice Company and a member of the board of directors of the Urbana Furniture Company.  Fraternally, Mr. Houston is a Mason and a member of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias and in the affairs of these popular fraternal organization takes a warm interest.      On Sept. 14, 1912, H. W. Houston was united in marriage to Pauline Pratt, daughter of C. S. and Belle (Rogers) Pratt, and to, this union one child has been born, a daughter, Janet.  Mr. Houston is the teacher of the famous class No. 8 of the Sunday school of the Baptist church, a class which was organized by his late father many years ago and which is said to have been the first Sunday school class regularly organized as a Men's Bible Class in the United States.  Mr. and Mrs. Houston have a very pleasant home at Urbana and have ever given their close personal attention to the general social activities of their home town, helpful in many ways in promoting movements designed to advance the common welfare hereabout. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 158
	LUCIUS S. HOWARD.     One of the progressive and well-known business men of Champaign county is Lucius S. Howard, secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Howard Paper Company of Urbana.  He is a scion of a sterling old Southern family, and was born near Lebanon, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood and received his education, in part, later attending Central College at Danville, Kentucky.  After leaving school he became connected with the Aetna Paper Mills at Dayton, Ohio, where he soon mastered the various phases of the paper business, and remained with that concern until he came to Urbana in 1909.  He was one of the principal organizers of the Howard Paper Company, which began business in May, 1910, and which, under his able management and wise foresight, has had a steady and satisfactory growth and is now one of the well-known paper mills of the Middle West, employing from one hundred and fifty to two hundred people and working twenty-four hours a day.  The demand for the products of this popular mill is always beyond the mill's capacity, owing to the high-grade work done there.  The products of this mill are shipped all over the United States, also to many of the leading foreign countries of the world, including various cities of South America, England, France, India and the Philippines.  The plant is modern in all its equipment and has a capacity of seventy thousand pounds in twenty-four hours.  The company's payroll is as large if not larger than any factory or other establishment in the city of Urbana.  Excellent facilities are enjoyed, a spur of the Pennsylvania railroad being built to the plant.  The Howard Paper Company is the largest manufacturer of one grade of bond paper in the United States.  They make paper for the government, some of which is used in making stamped envelopes. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 160
	OTTO N. HOWARD.     Otto N. Howard, proprietor of "Oakland Place," Rush township, Champaign county, was born in Milford Center, Ohio, May 15, 1868.  He is a son of Nathan and Helen M. (Hathaway) Howard.  The father was born in Irwin, Union county, this state, where he grew up and attended school.  The mother was also a native of that county where she grew to womanhood and received her education, after their marriage they located two and one-half miles west of Milford Center, Ohio, where they spent the rest of their lives engaged in farming and stock raising.  Politically, Nathan Howard was a Republican and was active in the affairs of his county.  He served as county commissioner.  His father, William Howard, was one of the first settlers at Irwin. Union county.  He married Mary McDonald, and devoted the rest of his life to farming there.  He had but three children - Nathan, father of the subject of this sketch: William, of Union county, deceased, 1917, and Mary, who died in infancy.      Nathan Howard and wife had three children, namely: Charles Mack, who is engaged in farming and stock raising at Hammond, Kansas, married Lucy Reichenecker; Cone, who is a farmer and stockman of near Milford Center, Ohio, married Alice Hunt; Otto N., of this sketch.      Otto N. Howard grew up on the home farm and he was educated in the schools of Milford Center, Ohio, then attended the State University at Columbus.  After leaving school he took up farming, finally buying the J. D. Cranston place in Rush township. Champaign county, one and one-half miles north of Woodstock, which place consists of five hundred acres.  He also owns three hundred acres in Union county, Ohio.  Both farms are under a fine state of improvement, with substantial and convenient sets of buildings and the land is kept well tilled.  General farming and stock raising is carried on extensively, large numbers of cattle and hogs being fattened each year for the market.  He has made a specialty of breeding Belgian horses since 1914.  He is one of the progressive and industrious general farmers of the county, being an advocate of modern scientific methods.  Everything about his place denotes thrift, good taste and good management.  He has an attractive home with up-to-date conveniences.  He keeps well posted on all agricultural topics as well as general questions of public import.      Mr. Howard was married on Mar. 23, 1892, to Eunice Smith, of Rush township, Champaign county, and a daughter of A. J. and Delilah Smith, who lived on a farm in Rush township many years, but in 1890 removed to California w here they spent the rest of their lives, his death occurring in 1894 and she died in March, 1916.      To Mr. and Mrs. Howard three sons have been born, namely: Paul S., Max S. and Donald D.  The last named died Feb. 21, 1916.      Mr. Howard is public-spirited and always ready to assist in any movement having for its object the general good of his locality, but he does not aspire to political leadership.  Fraternally, he belongs to the Masonic blue lodge and chapter at North Lewisburg, also the chapter and Knights Templar at Urbana, and the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus.  He is a man of excellent business acumen and personally is neighborly, companionable and honest in all his relations with his fellowmen. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 198

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