Gustav A. Baer
Today is the birthday anniversary of Sheriff Gustav A. Baer, who was born at Schoenfeld in the province of Brandenburg, Prussia, Aug. 15, 1865. The family came to America and settled in Mansfield when the present sheriff was six and a half years old. He learned the machinist's trade in the Aultman & Taylor plant and continued to work at that trade during the two terms that he served as clerk of Madison township, to which office he was elected in 1896. He is now serving his second term as sheriff, upon the duties of which office he entered Jan. 1, 1906. He has been a well-liked official and has performed the duties of his office in a manner that has given quite general satisfaction. Fraternally Mr. Baer is a member of the Odd Fellows, the Maccabees, the Modern Woodmen, the Foresters, the Red Men, the Eagles and the International Association of Machinists.
From The Mansfield News, Page 3: August 15, 1910