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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Logan County and Ohio
Chicago: O. L. Basking & Co., Historical Publishers
186
Dearborn Street.
1880
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DON C. BAILEY.
Don C. Bailey needs no introduction to the
readers of this volume, for he is one of the native sons
of West Liberty, his birth having here occurred on the
1st of January, 1859, his parents being George F. and
Susan (Van Buskirk) Bailey. The father, a
native of Harford county, Maryland, came to Ohio on 1840
and is represented on another page of this work.
His wife died when the subject of this review was but
twelve days old.
The son was educated in the public schools of his
native town and in 1878, at the age of nineteen years,
he entered the office of the West Liberty Gazette to
learn the printer's trade and bought a half interest in
the plant, becoming a partner with H. W. Hamilton.
He remained in the office until the 27th of June, 1S79.
and then became interested in the Buckeye Blade, which
was really the successor of the Gazette, a change in the
name occurring only. This was made in 1881. and
for a short time Mr. Bailey was in
partnership with W. S. Allen in the conduct of
this paper. On the 21st of December, 1882, Mr.
Bailey established the West Liberty Banner and the
Blade soon discontinued publication. The Banner
became the leading paper and Mr. Bailey has
conducted it without interruption and with very
desirable success for over twenty years. It is the
leading weekly paper in Logan county, with a circulation
of thirteen hundred, and is Republican in its political
complexion. It exerts a wide influence in
political lines and is the champion of measures of
progress, reform and improvement. The paper is
well edited and as a means of disseminating general news
proves a potent factor. Superior workmanship is
also a characteristic of this journal, and Mr.
Bailey does everything in his power to make the
paper one of the best ever published in his section of
Ohio. He has succeeded in the undertaking and is
widely recognized as a leading representative of
journalistic interests.
By President McKinley Mr. Bailey was appointed
to the position of postmaster of West Liberty, on the
22d of May, 1898, and on the 1st of July of the same
year entered upon the duties of the position, which he
continued to fill until the 10th of January, 1903.
His administration has business like and progressive and
he discharged the duties of the office to the
satisfaction of all its patrons and also to those in
authority in the post office department in Washington,
D. C. During his term of service there was one
rural route established and three others provided for by
the department. On his retirement from the post
office, Mr. Bailey resumed active management of
The Banner.
Mr. Bailey's public service, however, has not
been confined alone to the post office, for he has been
a member of the city council, a member of the board of
education and in other wasy has rendered efficient aid
in matters of public interest. He is now serving
his third term as a director in the Farmers' Banking
Company. Strong in his local political belief, he
wields a wide influence, and has done much for the
success and growth of the party.
Of the 31st of December, 1879, Mr. Bailey was
united in marriage to Miss Alpharetta
ATHA, a daughter of Simeon and Rhoda (EUANS)
ATHA, who are residents of
West Liberty. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have
been born five children who survive: Clara
Myrtle, Leila Ann, Howard Franklin, Donnetta and
Zellah Oleeta, while three died in infancy.
The eldest daughter is a graduate of the West Liberty
high school, of the class of 1901. Mr. Bailey
has a nice residence, one of the finest in West Liberty,
and the home is celebrated justly for its gracious
hospitality and good cheer. Mr. Bailey is
connected with the Knights of Pythias fraternity, and is
a popular and esteemed resident of his community.
His entire life has been passed here, and the fact that
many of this stanchest friends are numbered among those
who have known him from boyhood is an indication of an
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GEORGE F. BAILEY |
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