The above photo appeared in a 1920 or 1921 issue of the Hurricane Breeze. The gentleman pictured is long-time Lincoln and Putnam County educator Hiram A. Stover. Stover, born in 1865, was active in the Republican Party and was appointed as WV Department of Education Supply Clerk in 1920.

Gerry Stover, a great-great nephew of Hiram Stover, provided the photo and following information to the Breeze:

“The following is a story told to me (Gerry…