H. S. OSBORNE, publisher of the Bedford Magnet, was born in Toronto, Canada,
November 8, 1849, the youngest of four children, one yet living, born to
John and Lydia (Jones) Osborne, both of whom died in Canada when H. S. was
yet a mere lad.  Until sixteen years old he resided with his paternal
grandfather, the two succeeding years being passed at Trinity College in
Toronto.  On the death of his grandmother he inherited property in his
native city which he exchanged for property on the Humber River, the product
of which was largely used as rubble stone for macadamizing.  Owing to
inexperience and mismanagement he soon lost his quarries.  In 1873 he
located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where for a time he was connected with a
dramatic company, and as such traveled extensively over the Southern and
Middle States.  The fall of 1876 he located at Bedford, Ind., where for a
number of months he was employed as a typo on the Bedford Banner.  For about
one year, beginning in 1877, he published the Owensburg Gazette, then
purchasing the material he removed the office to Bedford, and in company
with C. L. Yockey published the Banner for two months.  Early in the fall of
1878 he began issuing the Daily Magnet, then a four-column folio, which
shortly thereafter was merged into tri-weekly, then a semi-weekly, and
finally to a five-column folio weekly.  The weekly Magnet has ever since
continued, but with prosperity it has changed from its first weekly
appearance respectively to a six-column quarto.  Mr. Osborne first began in
the printing business a poor man, but by diligence and economy he has
cleared his paper of all encumbrances, and now issues one of the newsiest
papers of Lawrence County.  In politics he has faithfully advocated the
principles of the Republican party, and as a journalist is esteemed by al
his contemporaries.  To his marriage with Miss Annie S. McCormick, which was
solemnized in 1877, two children were born, named Edith B. and Roy H.  Mr.
Osborne is now engaged in the publication of the Lawrence Mail, into which
the Magnet was merged.


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