People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — DAVID H. YEOMAN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DAVID H. YEOMAN.

PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR PILOT PUBLISHING COMPANY. D. H. Yeoman was born in Jasper county, SepkJ)26, 1841. His life has been spent on the farm and he received a fair education in the common schools of this county. He enlisted in the war of the rebellion, served a while and was discharged for reason of sickness, but soon returned to the field and was made first lieutenant of the eightyseventh Indiana regiment. —ln October 18(55 he married Miss Mary E. Morris, and from this union there have been born eight children, four sons and four daughters, all of whom are now living excepting Ettie Belle, who died last February. Mr.

Yeoman is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Methodist Protestant church. For years he has been one of the most prominent citizens of the county, his services for years being in much demand in presiding at public meetings, representing the county at agricul tural associations, etc. In 1884 he was a Candida'e f>r the state legislature on the greenback and democratic ti -kets, and though defeated made a very creditable race. In 1892 he was the populist candidate for con gress and ran in his own county over one hundred ahead of his ticket. He is now serving his township in the capacity of trustee. Mr. Yeoman has at different times been member of

the statO executive committee of the Grange, president of the state Alliance, member state board of agriculture promoter of the Indiana Farmer, president Jasper County Agricultural Society* and at one time served on the county committee of the republican party. By good management Mr. Yeoman has been able to secure for himself and family a fine country home. As a neighbor and citizen i). |H. Yeoman has few equals and no superiors in Jasper county.

A. J. M’FARLAND.

A. G. W. FARMER.