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 710 HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI thoroughly up-to-date business nieu who arc aiding in the up-building of the eity, and while his own affairs are of engrossing nature he still finds time to concern himself with the matters eft'ecting the general community in an admirably public-spirited fashion. Although a native of the Buckeye state. JMr. Weirick has been a resident of the city for a quarter of a century, his ideutitication with it dating from the year 1886. In this period he has built up an extensive business and his specialties. "Tibbes Missouri Meerschaum Patent Corn Cob Pipes" and the "Only Genuine Detmold Corn Cob Pipes." are known and enthusias- tically recommended in whatever country and clime are found devotees of Lady Nicotine. This concern is a definite factor in the in- dustrial and conunercial jirestige of Washing ton and the subject 's reijresentation in a work of this nature is indeed fitting. Upton L. Weirick was born at Dalton, Ohio, October 7, 18-i7, but passed the roseate days of childhood and youth in Tiffin, Seneca county, that state. He is a, son of Jesse Wei- rick, a TifSn carriage manufacturer, who died in that place in 1871. after a life of in- dustry and usefulness. The maiden name of the mother was Eliza Flenuei;, and lie was one of a family of six children. Young Upton received his education in the public schools and previous to entering commercial pursuits he worked at painting and blacksmithing. He had had some training as a clerk before he embarked in merchandising at Tiffin, and in that place he conducted a store for four years. Retiring from this, he represented the Buck- eye Tobacco Company of Toledo, Ohio, as a traveling salesman for eight years and then settled down in Kansas City. Becoming in- terested in mining and the development of mining territory, he took an interest in the Niles-Augusta mine at Leadville and helped develop the property to a commercial proposi- tion, and in 1879 he disposed of his stock. His next move of importance was embarking in the cattle business in western Nebraska. He located not far distant from Fort Robinson and for a number of years continued there successfully, in 1885 selling out his stock at the topnotch of cattle prices and seeking other channels for his capital. It was upon returning to Kansas City that Jlr. Weirick lie 'ame interested in the manu- facture of cob pipes, and he was so favor- ably impressed with the possibilities in this feld that he iuv-ested extensively in the busi- ness of H. Tibbe & Sons at Washington. With his entry into the business the name was changed to the 11. Tibbe & Sons Manu- facturing Company and eventually to the Mis- souri Meerschaum Company. Since 1886 he has made his home here and has large real estate interests here and in Kansas City, IMis- souri. ilr. Weirick laid the foundation of a happy houseiiold and congenial life companionship when, on November 2-5, 188.5, he was married at Kenton, Ohio, to Sirs. Flora B. Mille, daughter of Judge T. II. Bagby, a widely Imown citizen of that place. Their charm- ing home is situated upon the grassy bluff overlooking the Missouri river, where they share the blessings of prosperity with their friends and neighbors, not forgetting the derelicts and those to whom fortune has been less kind. They are friends and supporters of the Episcopal church and are held in high regard in the community. In politics the Weiricks have for many years espoused the faith of Thomas Jeffer- son, but the present representative of the family confines his political action to the ad- vocacy of protection policies at national elec- tions. H. B. ilcCLENDON. Faithfulness to duty and strict adherence to a fixed purpose in life will do more to advance a man's interests than wealth or advantageous circumstances. The successful men of the da.y are they who have planned their own advancement and have accomplished it in spite of many ob- stacles and with a certainty that could have been attained only through their own efforts. One of the well and favorably known farmer- citizens of Bollinger county is H. B. McClen- don, who is engaged in general farming and stock raising and who has been identified with this section since 1887. He is a native of Randolph county, Alabama, his birth having occurred there on the Kith day of August, 18.53, his parents being Wiley and Sarah ilc- Clendon, natives of Georgia and South Caro- lina, respectively. Mr. McClendon was reared upon his father's homestead farm, his time, like that of the majority of his rural associates, being divided between assisting in the work of the farm and pursuing his study of the conunon brandies behind a desk in the district school. He liegan farming independ- ently in young manhood and for some years was engaged in that calling in his native state. His coming to ilissouri, as previously men- tioned, dates from the vear 1887, when he sev-