C. W. HARLOW

HARLOW

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/20/2020 at 17:16:46

C. W. HARLOW, dealer in general merchandise, dry-goods, clothing, boots and shoes, groceries, etc., has been engaged in business in Carl, Adams county, iowa, since October, 1889. The year after he established his business here he purchased the store of his competitor, E. Rice, and consolidated the stocks. Mr. Harlow is a man of fine business ability, and is one of the most successful merchants in the county. Located in the center of a rich agricultural district, he now does a business that amounts to $16,000 per annum, and has a trade that is constantly increasing.

Mr. Harlow was born in Quincy, Adams county, Iowa, when that hamlet was the county seat of Adams county, and before the steam whistle had been heard in the vales of Western iowa, his birth occurring September 1, 1865. His parents, B. W. and Lydia (Kelly) Harlow,came to this county in 1856, and were among the early settlers of Quincy. The father was engaged in business there for a time. He subsequently went to Corning, where he did a hardware business. From there he moved to Spivey, Kingman county, Kansas. C. W. Harlow was reared inCorning, and received a good education. At the age of eighteen he engaged in business. In 1885 he went to Kansas, where he was in business four years. Returning to Adams county, he established himself in his present location. He is the Nasby of the Cross Roads. In November, 1890, he was appointed postmaster of Carl, and has proved himself an efficient and popular officer.

Near Mt. Etna, Iowa, on the 4th day of September, 1887, Mr. Harlow was united in marriage with Miss Edna Davis, an estimable young lady, and the daughter of Thomas H. Davis, one of the pioneers of Adams county, prominent mention of whom will be found on another page of this work. They have two daughters, Leah and Lois.

He is a member of Mount Etna Lodge, No. 382, I. O. O. F., and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he is a Republican.