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Pendleton, both natives of North Carolina, who in 1823 came to the Hoosier state and settled in
Wayne county, where they resided until 1830, when they removed to Madison county, where the
father died in 1839, and the mother at the ripe old age of eighty-four years. The subject of this
sketch resided in Madison county until about thirty-five years of age and then removed to Henry
county, where he lived for ten years and in the spring of 1875 he came to Fulton county and
settled in Richland township, where the residence was continued for nine years. He then moved to
Rochester township and for the last five years he has been a resident of the city of Rochester. The
life of Mr. Pendleton has been that of a farmer and in politics he has always been an earnest
supporter of the republican party. In 1883-84 he was township trustee of Richland township and
in 1894 he was elected to the same position in Rochester township. In township affairs his policy
is to enforce economy wherever it is possible. Mr. Pendleton was united in marriage in 1853 to
Miss Mary A. Richwine, who was born in Wayne county, Ind., and died in Fulton county, Ind., in
1878. Born of this union were nine children, the following six of whom are living: Dr. C. B.
Pendleton, of Mechanicsburg, Henry county, Ind.; Clinton V., Charles A., a merchant of Richland
township, this county; Nannie J., now Mrs. McClure, who resides in California; Warren D., and
Franklin O. Mr. Pendleton is a member of the Masonic fraternity and one of the highly respected
citizens of this county.
[Elia W. Peattie, Fulton County History, National Publishing Co., Chicago 1896, pp. 116-
117]
PENSLAR DRUG STORE [Rochester, Indiana]
PENSLAR DRUG STORE SOLD
Mr. Everett Gilbert, a graduate pharmacist of the Des Moines University has purchased
the Penslar Drug Store of L. B. Farrar. Mr. Gilbert comes from Marshfield, Missouri, where he
spent several years as clerk in a drug store prior to studying pharmacy at Des Moines. He will
move his family here as soon as suitable location can be found and expects to remain here
permanently. Mr. Farrar has not made known his plans for the future.
[Rochester Sentinel, Thursday, June 21, 1923]
PEOPLES AUCTION COMPANY [Rochester, Indiana]
See Sale Barn
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BASTOW AND COPLEN BUY SALES COMPANY
The Community Sales Company which has been under the management of Tom
McMahan has been taken over by Ira Bastow, auctioneer, and Herman Coplen, cashier of the U. S.
Bank and Trust Co. The new managers have rented the large barn on East Eighth Street and will
conduct the sales on every Saturday. The name of the company from now on will be the Peoples
Auction Company. It is the intention of Mr. Bastow and Mr. Coplen to make the local sales a
regular bi-monthly event in the county.
[Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, July 18, 1922]
[Adv] PUBLIC SALE, People’s Auction Barn, Rochester, Ind. Saturday, Feb 18, ‘24. - -
- - Bring any property you have for sale! PEOPLE’S AUCTION CO. I. A. Bastow, auctioneer.
H. L. Coplen, clerk.
[Rochester Sentinel, Friday, February 15, 1924]
PEOPLES SALES CO. SALES DAYS DATE IS CHANGED
Ira A. Bastow, local auctioneer and a member of the People’s Sales Co. of this city,
announced today that in the future all of the public sales of the East 8th street sales barn will be
conducted on Wednesdays instead of Saturdays.