Harry S. White

As printed in 1910

HARRY S. WHITE.

Among the young business men of Cambridge Harry S. White is prominent, being of the well known firm of White & Kellogg, grain dealers, who also handle coal, ice and feed. This is his native city, his birth having here occurred September 30, 1878. He is a son of Henry and Hattie (Sims) White, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. In his parents' home his youthful days were passed and the public schools afforded him his educational privileges. Advancing through consecutive grades, he was graduated from the high school with the class of 1898, and soon afterward entered upon business life as bookkeeper in the First National Bank, where he continued for a short time. He then went to the First National Bank of Kewanee, Illinois, as teller, and after a brief period accepted a more lucrative and responsible position with the National Tube Company as cashier and paymaster, in which connection there devolved upon him the duty of issuing a pay roll of several thousand dollars per week. He remained with the tube company until the ist of January, 1909, when he returned to Cambridge, and making investment of the capital which he had saved from his earnings in a business in this city, has since been a factor in its commercial life. Forming a partnership with H. C. Kellogg, he purchased the grain elevator of O. M. Etter & Company, and their business now furnishes an excellent market to the farmers of the community. He handles a large amount of grain each year and also does good business in coal, ice and feed. The trade of the firm is rapidly growing and the enterprise of the partners insures them success. On the 17th of October, 1906, Mr. White was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Bradley, a daughter of Samuel and Alice Bradley, natives of Kewanee. Theirs is a pleasant and attractive home, where the spirit of warm-hearted hospitality abides. Mr. White belongs to the Baptist church, while his wife is a member of the Primitive Methodist church. His political views are in accord with the principles of the republican party, and he keeps well informed on the issues and questions of the day, so that he is able to support his position by intelligent argument. He does not seek nor desire office, however, but prefers to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs.

As printed in History of Henry County, Illinois (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.