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Born 1869
From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908)
CHARLES BAUER, a member of the city council of Springfield, has been successfully engaged in business here for many years. He was born at Springfield, Ohio, in 1869, and is a son of Jacob Bauer.
Jacob Bauer, father of Charles, was born in Germany and was an early settler at Spring-field. He worked in the Ross Mitchell flour mill, which then stood on the site of the International Harvester plant. Later he conducted a dairy and operated a milk wagon through Springfield, although his patrons were few because the population was limited at that day. He died in 1899.
Charles Bauer was educated in the schools of Springfield, and while still a boy went to work for the Warder. Bushnell Glessner Company, with whom he remained for fifteen years. He then embarked in a feed, flour and grain business, to which commodities he later added coal and cement, and has been so engaged ever since.
On December 23, ]905, Mr. Bauer was married to Vinnie Peden. He has taken a very active part in city politics. For five years he served as a member of the school board from the First Ward, during two of which he was its president. His present standing in the council is that of a member at large. His business judgment is valued on the boai'd and his integrity and efficiency as a citizen is very generally conceded. He is a popular member of a number of fraternal orders, including the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Red Men, and the Knights of Pythias.
As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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