History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . the past half century. In the courseof the half century which has elapsed since this bank was established Dan-ville has grown from a mere village to a prosperous little city, with wellpaved streets and beautiful residences. During all of these years the bankhas constantly enjoyed the fullest measure of public confidence, passingthrough every period of general financial stringency with stability unshakenand credit unimpaired. The bank conducts all the departments of commercialbanking, making loans, discounts, the bu
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . the past half century. In the courseof the half century which has elapsed since this bank was established Dan-ville has grown from a mere village to a prosperous little city, with wellpaved streets and beautiful residences. During all of these years the bankhas constantly enjoyed the fullest measure of public confidence, passingthrough every period of general financial stringency with stability unshakenand credit unimpaired. The bank conducts all the departments of commercialbanking, making loans, discounts, the buying and selling of government bondsand exchange, issuing foreign drafts, letters of credit and making commercialloans. The safe deposit vaults are equipped in the most approved and modernmanner and afford excellent facilities of the safe keeping of papers and val-uables. William C. Osborne, the son of Ednumd and Martha (Cook) Osborne,w^as born January i6, 1865, on a farm near Kokomo, in Howard county,Indiana. His father was a native of Orange county, this state, but came to. WILLIAM C. OSBORNE HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 553 Hendricks county when a young lad with his parents and lived here untilafter his marriage, when he moved to Howard county, where he followed theoccupation of a farmer for many years, and late in life moved to Hendrickscounty, where his death occurred. Edmund Osborne and wife were theparents of five children: John H., deceased; William C.; Rosaltha; LindleyM., and Emma, deceased. William C. Osborne received his education in the common schools ofHoward and Hendricks counties, this state, and then entered the WesttownSchools, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a school under the management ofthe Eriends church. After leaving school he began teaching and for severalyears followed this profession, during which time he taught in several statesin the Union. He incidentally carried on farming to some extent while teach-ing. In 1895 he permanently located in Danville
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