The Book of Perry County, Page 34

HON. EMMET E. BRANNON,
Crooksville's Popular Attorney and Typical Hustler

leading companies, covering fire, plate glass, tornado, and burglary insurance, and is the representative here of the Fidelity & Casualty Bonding Co. and American Surety Co. In 1886 he married Miss Ann B. Flannagan of Athens. He is manager and owner of the Crooksville Opera House, one of the best appointed in this section, and he makes it a point to book nothing but the cleanest and best attractions on the road. He is also president of the Crooksville Oil & Gas Co., a company whose pros- pects are particularly bright. No improvement in. Crooksville has ever been made but Emmet E. Bran- non was interested in it, and in many of them he has been not only the pro- moter but has handled the entire mat- ter personally. Bridges, pavements, additional territory for the city, etc., he has directly or indirectly been the

means of obtaining, and to no one man, probably, is Crooksville more in- debted for its growth and improve- ments than to him. In 1901 he was unanimously nom- inated on the Republican ticket for the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Perry County, but his duties were such in Crooksville that he was unable to make the run. During the ten years he has resided in Crooksville, he has proved himself a progressive citizen who has the wel- fare of the city at heart and a man who is not only ready to put his shoulder to the wheel and work for its advance- ment, but one who is also ready to put his hand in his pocket and help pay for that advancement and improvement. Affable, energetic, quick to see and swift to execute, he has been and is Crooksville's biggest booster, with a record for results not surpassed.

Attorney Emmet E. Brannon was born in Vinton County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Stockport when very young. It was there that he received his early education, after which he attended the Ohio University at Athens. He then read law in the office of DeSteiger & Jewett, at Athens, and was admitted to the Bar in August, 1887. In 1892 he was admitted to prac- tice in both the Circuit and District Courts of the United States. He came to Crooksville about ten years ago and has practiced his profession here since. In addition to his practice of law, E. E. Brannon is a large dealer in real estate, and also conducts an insurance business representing some fourteen

VIEW OF PLANT OF CROOKSVILLE CHINA CO.

This important enterprise was or ganized in January, 1903. and the fol- lowing fall began the manufacture of chinaware in its own plant, a mammoth structure of brick, covering more than 75,000 square feet of space. Two hund

red and twenty-five people are em- ployed the year round at good wages, and the annual output is nearly $300, 000.00. The wares are shipped to all parts of the United States and other countries. The demand grows con-

tinually, and the company was obliged only recently to enlarge the plant. The officers are: J. L. Bennett, president; W. H. Brown, vice president; Guy E. Crooks, secretary and treasurer; W. H. Tritt, superintendent. These gentle- men are all prominent and enterprising

citizens of Crooksville, to whose en- ergy and ability the company owes its success. The wares made consist of high- grade porcelain, semi-vitreous, deco- rated toilet and dinner wares, and in design or finish are not surpassed.

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HON. EMMET E. BRANNON, Crooksville's Popular Attorney and Typical Hustler		leading companies, covering fire, plate glass, tornado, and burglary insurance, and is the representative here of the Fidelity & Casualty Bonding Co. and American Surety Co. In 1886 he married Miss Ann B. Flannagan of Athens. He is manager and owner of the Crooksville Opera House, one of the best appointed in this section, and he makes it a point to book nothing but the cleanest and best attractions on the road. He is also president of the Crooksville Oil & Gas Co., a company whose pros- pects are particularly bright. No improvement in. Crooksville has ever been made but Emmet E. Bran- non was interested in it, and in many of them he has been not only the pro- moter but has handled the entire mat- ter personally. Bridges, pavements, additional territory for the city, etc., he has directly or indirectly been the	means of obtaining, and to no one man, probably, is Crooksville more in- debted for its growth and improve- ments than to him. In 1901 he was unanimously nom- inated on the Republican ticket for the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Perry County, but his duties were such in Crooksville that he was unable to make the run. During the ten years he has resided in Crooksville, he has proved himself a progressive citizen who has the wel- fare of the city at heart and a man who is not only ready to put his shoulder to the wheel and work for its advance- ment, but one who is also ready to put his hand in his pocket and help pay for that advancement and improvement. Affable, energetic, quick to see and swift to execute, he has been and is Crooksville's biggest booster, with a record for results not surpassed.
Attorney Emmet E. Brannon was born in Vinton County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Stockport when very young. It was there that he received his early education, after which he attended the Ohio University at Athens. He then read law in the office of DeSteiger & Jewett, at Athens, and was admitted to the Bar in August, 1887. In 1892 he was admitted to prac- tice in both the Circuit and District Courts of the United States. He came to Crooksville about ten years ago and has practiced his profession here since. In addition to his practice of law, E. E. Brannon is a large dealer in real estate, and also conducts an insurance business representing some fourteen


VIEW OF PLANT OF CROOKSVILLE CHINA CO.
This important enterprise was or ganized in January, 1903. and the fol- lowing fall began the manufacture of chinaware in its own plant, a mammoth structure of brick, covering more than 75,000 square feet of space. Two hund	red and twenty-five people are em- ployed the year round at good wages, and the annual output is nearly $300, 000.00. The wares are shipped to all parts of the United States and other countries. The demand grows con-	tinually, and the company was obliged only recently to enlarge the plant. The officers are: J. L. Bennett, president; W. H. Brown, vice president; Guy E. Crooks, secretary and treasurer; W. H. Tritt, superintendent. These gentle- men are all prominent and enterprising	citizens of Crooksville, to whose en- ergy and ability the company owes its success. The wares made consist of high- grade porcelain, semi-vitreous, deco- rated toilet and dinner wares, and in design or finish are not surpassed.