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         H. M. HOLLER, who has been a teacher of recognized ability in the public schools of Louisa County since 1882, and who now resides in Columbus City, was born in Keokuk County, Iowa, June 18, 1855, and is a son of Levi and Harriet (Martin) Holler, who were natives of Ohio. The maternal grandfather, Daniel Martin, was an early settler of Keokuk County, Iowa, and the founder of the town of Martinsburg. He was a man of prominence in the community where he resided, and while living in Ohio served as Judge. Levi Holler, the father of our subject, removed to Keokuk County when a young man, and there remained for ten years, when he returned to Ohio, and now resides in Newark. His wife died in 1864. They were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were the parents of four children: H. M. was the first in order of birth; Richard is now a railroad agent at Chicago Junction; Flora is the wife of Benjamin Green, a resident of Newark, Ohio; and Sarah, the youngest child, died at the age of five years.

Our subject was reared upon a farm, and re- . . .

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. . . ceived his education in the graded schools of Chesterville, Ohio. In 1877 he came to Keokuk County, Iowa, where he engaged in teaching school until 1882, and then became a resident of Louisa County, where he has since followed his chosen profession. For three years he taught in the village of Letts, and in 1886 moved to Columbus City, where he had charge of its public schools for two years. He has a natural talent for this line of work, and was one of the most successful teachers ever employed in the Columbus City schools.

In 1879 Mr. Holler was united in marriage with Lucinda Durfey, who was born in Keokuk County, Iowa, and is a daughter of S. H. Durfey, also of that county. They have been the parents of three children—Lawrence, Glendora and an infant daughter. Mrs. Holler is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1888 Mr. Holler, who has always been an ardent supporter of the Republican party, was nominated by that body as candidate for the office of Clerk of the Courts, and was triumphantly elected, his term of office beginning Jan. 1, 1889. That he will make a popular officer is to be expected from his past record.