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| * RUNNELS, Dewee H.
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* RUSSELL, James - 504 |
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DEWEE H. RUNNELS, owner and
proprietor of the Bradner Advocate, and one of
the successful newspaper men of northwestern Ohio, was born
in Adrian, Seneca County, Ohio, September 1, 1867. The
first representative of the family in Ohio was his
grandfather, Zachariah Runneals, a pioneer of Seneca
County, who commenced the task of clearing a farm there, but
his labors were cut short by his untimely death at the age
of twenty-eight. His farm was situated near Rehobeth,
and is now known as the Warren P. Noble Place.
Retaining possession of the homestead, our subject's
grandmother made it her home until her death, in April,
1879, at the age of sixty-seven.
The maternal grandparents of Mr. Runnels, Francis J.
and Lucy Weber, are living at Carey, Wyandot
County, Ohio, and are seventy-six and seventy-two
years old, respectively. They are the parents of six
sons and six daughters, all of whom are living, and all are
married but the youngest daughter. There are now four
generations of that family living. During the late war
Grandfather Weber served in the Forty-ninth Ohio
Infantry, and two of his sons were also members of that
regiment. They rendered valiant service in their
country's behalf, and were fortunate in escaping uninjured.
James C. Runneals, father of our subject, was
born in Rehobeth, Seneca County, Ohio, June 2, 1837, and
followed the profession of a school-teacher, together with
the occupation of a bookkeeper, until his death, which
occurred at Fostria, Seneca County, May 2, 1884, at
forty-seven years of age. Politically he was a
Republican, but never took an active part in public affairs.
June 22, 1865, he married Miss Cora Weber, who was
born in Paris, Stark County, Ohio August 9, 1845. Two
children blessed their union, Frank C. and Dewee H.,
both of whom survive.
When a child of less than five years, our subject was
taken by his parents to Fostoria, where he received a
common-school education; The death of his father, in
1884, forced him to enter upon an active business career
earlier than he otherwise would have done. In August
of that year he began to learn the printing trade in the
office of the Fostoria Democrat, where he was
employed for two years. In 1886 he went to Kansas,
where for fourteen months he was assistant foreman on the
Abilene Daily Gazette. Proceeding still further
West, he joined the printer's union in Denver, Colo.
After traveling around that part of the country, he finally
stopped at Garden City, where he secured a position as
foreman on the Daily Sentinel. About a
year later the publication of the daily was suspended, and
he left town, returning East.
Establishing the Fostoria Daily Journal,
Mr. Runneals continued its publication for nine
months, when he sold out to the Democrat. He
then went to Colorado and engaged in compiling a historical
review of the city of Trinidad, associated with A. L.
Clark, his former partner. Thence he went to
Marysville, Kan., where, with Mr. Clark, he purchased
the True Republican, and afterward the name of the
paper was changed to the People's Advocate,
making it a stanch advocate of the doctrines of the People's
party. After two years he sold the concern to a stock
company. Associated with Mr. Clark, he leased
the Marshall County Democrat, which he conducted for
a year. In February, 18932, he settled in Deshler,
Ohio, and, with his brother, leased the Deshler Flag,
which they continued to publish for one year.
Temporarily retiring from the printing business, Mr.
Runneals accepted the position of Deputy Great Commander
of the Knights of the Maccabees in Ohio, which office he
held for a year. Meantime he made his home in North
Baltimore. In October, 1894, he removed to Bradner,
and the following month founded the Advocate, which
he still owns and controls. As an editor, he is quick,
far-seeing, intelligent and discriminating, and his
editorials are spicy and forcible. His paper has an
increasing circulation, and is a welcome guest in many of
the best homes of the community.
At Manhattan, Kan., February 9, 1892, Mr. Runneals
married Miss Nellie I. Barksdale. This lady is
the third in the family of Madison and Mary Barksdale,
who are now living upon a farm in Bigelow, Kan. She
has five brothers and six sisters, of whom all but two
survive. By their union Mr. and Mrs. Runneals
have a son, James Madison who was born in Oketo,
Marshall County, Kan., January 13, 1893. In national
issues Mr. Runneals is a Republican, but in local
affairs he gives his support to the candidate whom he
believes best qualified for the office in question.
Socially he and his wife are identified respectively with
the Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees, and he also belongs
to the uniformed rank of the same order. |
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