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Horatio S. Herbert, postmaster of Rolla, and a member of the firm of Herbert & McCrae, editors and proprietors of the Rolla Herald, was born in Erie, Penn., in 1837, and is the son of Rev. James and Harriet (Weston) Herbert. The parents removed to Lawrenceburg, Ind., from there in 1847 to Indianapolis, in 1855 to Schuyler County, Ill., and in 1870 to Sullivan County, Mo., where they now reside. Horatio S. Herbert was educated in the common schools, and in the graded schools of Indianapolis. At an early age he entered a printing office, and in 1855 entered the high-school, where he remained two years. He then went to Milan, Mo.; was in a printing office here for some time, but in 1859 went to Lebanon, Mo., where he became editor of the Laclede Journal. At the end of one year he bought the paper and material, and was editor and proprietor until 1861. This year Mr. Herbert cast his fortune with the Confederacy, and became a member of the State Guard of Missouri, afterward joining Gen. Price’s army; and going to Arkansas, was in the fight at Pea Ridge. His command was ordered to Corinth, was in the fight at Iuka Springs, siege of Vicksburg, and after he was exchanged he joined the command of Gen. J. E. Johnston at Atlanta. He was wounded at Altoona, but, rejoined his regiment three months later; was in the fight at Mobile, and in 1865, at the surrender of Fort Blakely, was sent to Black Island, where he was released in June, 1865. After the war Mr. Herbert went to Central Mississippi, where he clerked in a store and in a printing office until 1868, when he went to Rolla, Mo. Previous to this, in 1860, he married Miss Tennie A. Hooker, daughter of Benjamin and Martha Hooker, of Lebanon, Mo. To this union were born two children: Hattie, wife of A. M. Millard, and Bessie. After coming to Rolla Mr. Herbert was employed on the Herald, but in 1869 purchased the office and paper. In 1879 Charles McCrae became a partner, and they have since been proprietors of the same. The Herald has a large patronage, and wields an important influence. Mr. Herbert is prominent in politics, being one of the influential Democrats of Phelps County, and in 1885 was appointed by President Cleveland as post master of Rolla, to compensate partially for the good he had done the party.