Historical souvenir of Phoenix, , and vicinity . Dii. I). 1. Vdi Nils 1(1 sii)i:.N( i;. GRIPS HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF PHCENIX. 61. llon-nwtd Photos. E. RCISS. iind lii-i HijiKlnicce, TE\A JOS(ffraoclchuiirlitLr of H. (_. Riiss. Hosea B. Russ for more than thirty yearswas a leadins business mau of PluBiiix, who en-t;ap:e(l largely in industrial as well as commercialenterprises. HaviuK a vigorous constitution,though small in stature, an iron will and a resolutejiurpose to aoeomj)lish every nnilertaking he hadbegun, his life was cut short by hard—almost un-ceasing—work. Up at b/eak o
Historical souvenir of Phoenix, , and vicinity . Dii. I). 1. Vdi Nils 1(1 sii)i:.N( i;. GRIPS HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF PHCENIX. 61. llon-nwtd Photos. E. RCISS. iind lii-i HijiKlnicce, TE\A JOS(ffraoclchuiirlitLr of H. (_. Riiss. Hosea B. Russ for more than thirty yearswas a leadins business mau of PluBiiix, who en-t;ap:e(l largely in industrial as well as commercialenterprises. HaviuK a vigorous constitution,though small in stature, an iron will and a resolutejiurpose to aoeomj)lish every nnilertaking he hadbegun, his life was cut short by hard—almost un-ceasing—work. Up at b/eak of day and steadilyemployed until late at night, often going withouthis meals, and measuring his capacity for workwith the hardiest of his employes, Mr. Rnss oftensaid he never found days long enough to suit hisjiurpose. Rigidly temperate in his food anddrink, an nneomprouusing toe to all forms ofstimulant, he might have lived many more yearshad he lieen as temperate in his devotion to busi- ness. He was one of the influential citi-zens whose iMlvice was sought snd acc<ptedand who was kind to the needy nnd dis-t) essed. M
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