Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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DANIEL J. ADLUM

Born and reared in Pennsylvania, Daniel J. Adlum went to Missouri Valley, Iowa, when he was 20 years of age and has since made that city his home. He was in the employ of the railroad company in this city for the first few years and then engaged in mercantile business, which he continued until he was appointed postmaster in the spring of 1898. He has held this position continuously since his first appointment, a fact which speaks well for the efficient administration which he has given the patrons of the office.

Daniel J. Adlum, the son of Joseph G. and Evaline (IRWIN) ADLUM, was born at Altoona, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1860. His parents were both natives of the same state and his father was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature from 1861 to 1865. Joseph G. Adlum was also the first Justice of the Peace at Altoona, and a prominent man in the business life of that city, where he was engaged in the mercantile business all his life. The mother of Daniel J. Adlum died in 1911. His parents reared a family of eight children, six of whom are living.

Mr. Adlum received all of his education in the schools of Altoona, and when still a lad began to clerk in his father's store, there gaining his first knowledge of the mercantile business. In 1880, he arrived in Missouri Valley, Iowa, as a timekeeper for the Missouri Valley and Northwestern Railway Company, and remained with that company until 1887. He then engaged in mercantile pursuits in Missouri Valley and built up a lucrative business, which he disposed of when he was appointed postmaster in the spring of 1898, which office he has held for four terms and one half, a continuous period of 18 years.

Mr. Adlum was married in 1884 to Carrie MacKain of Missouri Valley, and to this union two sons have been born: Bruce of Portland, Oregon, and Downs, who is now residing in Seattle Washington. Mr. Adlum has always been active in Republican circles and for many years has been considered one of the leaders of his party in this section. His fraternal connections are with the Knights of Pythias, of which lodge he has been a member for many years.

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