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A. F. Shriner, of the real estate firm of J. N. Sperry & Co., and one of the prominent business men of Bolivar, is the son of Allison and Melvina (Smith) Shriner, natives of Ohio, and of German and English descent, respectively. After marriage they lived in Ohio until 1867, when they located in Illinois, and in 1870 came to Polk County, Mo., settling on a farm, where they are now living. He is a Republican in politics; is a farmer by occupation, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church. During the war he served a short time in the Union Army. In their family were six children, three sons and three daughters. A. F. Shriner, the eldest of this family, was born in Vinton County, Ohio, July 29, i860, and while growing up received a good education, first in the public schools, and after ward in the Southwest Baptist College, at Bolivar, attending up to the last term of the senior year. At the ,age of nineteen he began teaching, and for two years was principal of the Buffalo, Mo., public schools, and an equal length of time was principal of Pleasant Hope Academy, Polk County. Having taught until 1888, he became a member of the above firm. He is an energetic and highly respected young business man; is a Knight Templar, an Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias, and in his political views he affiliates with the Republican party.