Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1911 — James F. Joseph to Be the Underwriting Manager for Home. [ARTICLE]

James F. Joseph to Be the Underwriting Manager for Home.

The Home Fire Insurance Co. of Indianapolis, of which John C. Billheimer is the president' and in which a number of Rensselaer people purchased stock, has secured the services of James F. Joseph, the present vice-president of the Commonwealth Insurance Co., who will become the underwriting manager of the company. Mr. Joseph is one of the leading insurance men of the country and hi 3 experience will do much toward getting the Home Insurance Co. started off on a prosperous career. The following mention of the well known officers and directors of the company will be Interesting to the readers of T&e Republican: John C. Biilheimer, president. For "four years Auditor of the State of Indiana, retiring November, 1910. Deputy auditor qt state for two te/ins prior to that time, prior to which he practiced law at Washington, Ind. Ctolversant With insurance laws of all states and of all fire insurance companies doing business in the United States. Will devote his sole attention to the company. John W. Ijioltzman, vice-president. Lawyer, ex-mayor of Indianapolis. Is senior member of firm of Holtzman & Coleman, one of the larger law firms of the city. Is chairman of the board of directors of the Continental National bank and interested in other financial institutions. Lynn B.' Millikan, treasurer. Contractor and capitalist. Engaged in large construction work throughout the United States. Is interested in a number of financial institutions in Indiana and elsewhere. . *' - Cyrus W/Neal, secretary. For sixteen years deputy auditor of state of Indiana, in charge of the insurance department. Prior to that time was a banker at Marion, Ind. One of the best informed and best known insurance men in the Middle West. Will devote his entire time to the affairs of the company. Lewis A. Coleman, director. Lawyer, of the law firm of Holtzman & Coleman, counsel for the company. A director in the Continental National bank, Indianapolis Commercial club and secretary of the Indianapolis Bar association. Is giving much of his time and services to the company. Edwin M. Hinshaw, director. Banker, Noblesville, Ind. Vice-president of the First National bank of Noblesville and president of the Hamilton Trust company. Formerly state bank examiner. Personally acquainted with every banker and trust company official in Indiana. Alfred D. Hurst, director. Banker, vice-president of the Peoples State bank of Anderson, Ind. Interested in a number of financial institutions in Indiana. James W. Knight, director. Capitalist. One of the proprietors of the Bulletin Printing and Manufacturing company. Well known as a manufacturer. William N. Showers, director. President of Shower Bros, company, Bloomington, Ind., the largest furniture factory in the state, and a director in the First National banlf and Citizens’ Loan and Trust company of that city. Well known by business men throughout the state, and influential in his locality. John T. Beasley, director. President of the United States Trust company, Terre Haute, Ind. Member of the firm of Lamb & Beasley, attorneys at law. Charles M. Horner, director. President of the Monon bank, Monon, Ind., and one of the largest landowners in the northern part of Indiana. Rankin C. Walkup, director. Director in the Crawfordsville'State bank, Crawfordsville, Ind. Was for several years general manager of the Indiana ft Ohio Live Stock Insurance company. At present is local postmaster. Oscar L. Ross, assistant secretary. Formerly assistant secretary of Commercial Life Insurance company of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Fire Insurance company. A. Leopold has found that one automobile is not large enough for his entire family and also has found the delights so pleasing as to keep his Overland in constant use. In order to meet the demand he has purchased another car of the Apperson Jack Rabbit pattern and will hereafter have two cars. The auto market took a rather sudden brace the last of the week. Sheriff Hoover and Joe Davisson each purchased a Maxwell runabout and there are reports of other Bales which The Republican could not verify. Smith, Kellner ft Co. this morning began the construction of the alley pavement In ths rear of the stores on the south side of Washington street.