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 HISTORY OP SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 667 Order of Odd Pelows, the Rebekahs and the Modern Woodmen of America. His is a per- sonality that wins friends and admirers in all his relations of life — political, fraternal, religious and social. G. B. Snider, cashier of the Bank of Marble Hill and one of the leading citizens of the town, is as popular as he is influential. Throughout his career his maxim has been to do the duty which lies nearest, not worrying about what the next might be, and it is be- cause of this simplicity of action that Mr. Snider has made such an unmitigated suc- cess of his life up to the present time, He has by no means reached the limit of his capabilities, and it is safe to predict that in- asmuch as he has heretofore filled all posi- tions in a highly satisfactory manner, that he will continue to have greater responsibil- ities thrust upon him. Mr. Snider 's birth occurred January 27, 1880, near Lafliu, Bollinger county, on the old homestead which has been in the family for one himdred years or more. Early in the nineteenth century George Snider (one of G. B. Snider 's ancestors) came from his home in North Carolina and took up a tract of land in Bollinger county, which he re- ceived by government grant ; he cultivated the land and built the house which has re- mained in the family ever since. His son was Andrew Snider, who married and farmed in Bollinger county and there reared his family; one of his children was George P., the father of G. B. Snider. Mr. George P. Snider passed his whole life on the old homestead, engaged in agi-icultural pursuits. As a young man he married Miss ilartha E. Clippard, and to this union one son, G. B., was born. The father died when their son was a mere child and in course of time the mother married again. She is now living in Kennett, the wife of Dr. W. B. Finney of that town. G. B. Snider received his preliminary edu- cational training in the public schools and was graduated from the State Normal at Cape Girardeau in 1900. When he was twelve years old he accompanied his mother to Kennett and remained there until 1902, when he returned to Marble Hill in Bol- linger county. The last two years of his resi- dence in this county he was the editor of the Bollinger County Times. In 1902 he sold his interest in the paper, moved to Laflin and entered the mercantile business. In 1906 he commenced his connection with the Bank of Marble Hill, serving successively as book- keeper, assistant cashier and later as cashier, which responsible position he still occupies. Mr. Snider was one of the original stock- holders, as the bank was organized in 1906, with C. A. Sanders, M. D., as its president. During the five years of its existence the stockholders have each year received div- idends and the capital is now fifteen thou- sand dollars. Today (1911) the deposits amount to fift.y-one thousand dollars and tlie bank is doing a thriving business under the management of its efficient cashier. Mr. Snider has other interests besides his bank c'onnection ; he is a stockholder of the Ad- vance Telephone Company and is the owner of two hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Bollinger county and another tract of one hundred and twenty acres in Dunklin county. On the 17th day of December, 1903, Mr. Snider was united in marriage to Miss Anna Drum, a daughter of Senator Robert Drum, of Marble Hill. Mr. Snider is afBliated with the Masonic fraternal order and with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, his direct membership in the former being in the Blue Lodge at Marble Hill, Ancient Free and Accepted IIason, and he hoJds member- ship with the Elks at Cape Girardeau. His is the personality that gains friends, who re- spect him for his sterling characteristics and esteem him for his genial,. affable manners. W. T. Caneer, Jr. Possessing in an em- inent degree the energy, keen foresight and sound judgment that ever command success in the business world, W. T. Caneer, Jr., general manager of the Caneer Store Com- pany, holds a place of note among the lead- ing merchants of Senath, and is numbered among the representative citizens of Dunk- lin county. A native of Tennessee, he was born July 29, 1866, in Gibson county, near Milan, where the days of his youth were spent. Soon after attaining his ma.jority Mr. Caneer spent a year in Missouri, and was so well pleased with its future possibilities that when looking about for a permanent location he came to Dunklin county, in 1894 locating in Senath, which has since been his home. The following four years he was employed as a clerk in the store of Caneer & Karnes, and then, with his brothers, bought the en- tire business, which was conducted for sev-