It is a pleasure to any one, whether farmer or not, to look over a well-improved and finely-kept landed estate like that of John W. Maish, of Center township, Boone county, for he is a man who believes in keeping fully abreast of the times, in adopting, so far as practicable, the most approved twentieth century methods in general farming and stock raising. As a result of his careful system of husbandry he has about solved the question of scientific farming as we all know and understand it today. He was formerly engaged in merchandising, in which he was equally successful, for he has always stood for progressiveness, not only in material things, but in political, educational and religious matters, and he has always been an advocate of right living and honesty in public life as well as business, and while laboring for his individual advancement he has never been found neglectful of his duties to his neighbors and the general public.

Mr. Maish was born May 5, 1859, in Clinton county, Indiana. He is a son of Joseph and Mary E. (Looney) Maish. The father was born in Clinton county and the mother was a native of Rush county, Indiana. Joseph Maish spent all his life in his native county and was a successful farmer and large land owner, also owned considerable valuable property in Frankfort. He was born November 21, 1827, and his death occurred January 10, 1867. His wife was born September 29, 1832, and died November 29. 1897. These parents had two sons who lived to maturity, namely: John W., of this review, and David L., who died when twenty-one years of age, April 19, 1881; Anna, Matilda J. and Joseph, Jr., all died in infancy. The mother married a second time, her last husband being William C. Heaton, and to this union one child was born, Martha E., now the wife of William B. Kramer, Jr., of Frankfort.