. A Biographical history of Nodaway and Atchison counties, Missouri : compendium of national biography. souri militia, and enduredmany hardships. Previous to coming toHopkins he was engaged one year in mer-cantile business at Xenia. and upon remov-ing to Hopkins. Missouri, which i)lace wasthen in its infancy, he began dealing in grainand stock, continuing in these lines until hebecame interested in the banking business,in July. J877. In 1878 he was made thepresident of the Bank of Hopkins, whichposition he held for several years. In thelater 80s, he jjurchased a one-half interestin the Hopkins
. A Biographical history of Nodaway and Atchison counties, Missouri : compendium of national biography. souri militia, and enduredmany hardships. Previous to coming toHopkins he was engaged one year in mer-cantile business at Xenia. and upon remov-ing to Hopkins. Missouri, which i)lace wasthen in its infancy, he began dealing in grainand stock, continuing in these lines until hebecame interested in the banking business,in July. J877. In 1878 he was made thepresident of the Bank of Hopkins, whichposition he held for several years. In thelater 80s, he jjurchased a one-half interestin the Hopkins roller mill, his partner inthis business being the late Pri>f. D. , and the fum name being Downing&: Chaney. This lirm was dissohcd in thespring of 189J. Irof. Chaney retiring, andlater in the .same year Mr. Downing soldthe mill property, retiring from active busi-ness himself at that lime on account of illhealth. He was always numbered amongthe most successful and enterprising citi-zens of Xodaway county, .ind was alwaysheld in high esteem by his neighbors and New ^.HE VORK ^ WASHINGTON DOWNING.
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