George W. Minchin

George W. Minchin, of the firm of Minchin Bros., proprietors of the Evart Review, os a native Michigan man, born at Pontiac, Mich., Aug. 3, 1854, and is therefore now in his 31st year. Born of humble parents who gained their living for themselves and family by hard labor, young Minchin soon had to begin to look around for himself; and in the fall of 1869, after receiving a common-school education at Pontiac, he entered the printing-office of the Pontiac Bill-Poster, then owned by Wm. P. Nisbett, now of the Big Rapids Herald. From office "devil" he rose to be foreman before the expiration of his aprenticeship. In the spring of 1873 he left Pontiac to take the position of foreman in the Ludington (Mich.) Appeal office, founded at that time, and held that position over two years, when he resigned and went to Reed City, and accepted the position of Local editor upon the Reed City Clarion, in the spring of 1875. From here he went to Toledo, where he worked at his trade in the Commercial job-printing room for nearly two years. Then, with his brother Jesse T., he purchased the Reed City Clarion from Mr. T.D. Talbot. This they found in very bad condition, financially and otherwise, but succeeded in putting it upon a first-class footing, - upon equal standing with the best of country papers.

In September, 1879, Mr. Minchin received the commission of Railway Postal Clerk from the government of the United States, which position he still holds, to the credit of both himself and the service. Minchin Bros. sold the Clarion to Charles E. Barnes in 1880, and bought the Evart Review, George W. still retaining a half interest, while his brother continues as editor. The latter is also President of the village of Evart. Mr. George W. Minchin, the subject of the above outline, was married at Ludington, Sept. 14, 1880, to Miss Alice Bennett, of that city, and now has a pleasant home of his own at Evart.

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