Jasper county, Iowa, in 1852 and shortly afterward took up his residence in Story county. Five children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Harrington : Charles A., now a farmer of Collins township; Jesse I., a farmer of Grant township; William J., who is engaged in farming in New Albany township; and Christopher C. and George N., both of whom are at home.
Mr. Harrington gives his support to the republican party and although he has never sought public office, he has served as a member of the school board and for many years as road supervisor, being largely instrumental in the construction of the present good roads in the township. At the present time he is a member of the board of township trustees. Fraternally he is identified with Crescent Camp, No. 2358, M. W. A. He ranks as one of the substantial and progressive farmers of the county. In the early part of his career he overcame many difficulties, keeping in view a position of independence which he has now gained. He justly stands very high in the estimation of the community in which he lives, being regarded as one of its most valued members.
JONAS A. CHRISTIAN.
One of the best improved farms in Story county is the. property of Jonas A. Christian, the vice president of the Roland Savings Bank, who was born in Harvard township in 1867. His father, John Christian, was born in Norway but came to the United States with his parents when he was twelve years of age. The family located in Kendall county, Illinois, in the district schools of which John Christian acquired his education. He remained a member of his father's household until he had reached the age of twenty-three years, when he removed to Story county, Iowa, to engage in farming. By purchase he had already acquired the right to one hundred and twenty acres, upon which he located when he arrived and made all improvements thereon. He was one of those men who make industry spell success and by application and economy he became one of the most extensive landowners in this section of the state, having acquired title to fourteen hundred acres at the time of his death. He married Miss Cecelia Pierson and they became the parents of nine children three of whom are still living: Jonas A.; Otis H., a resident of Aberdeen, South Dakota ; and Edward. The parents were both members of the Lutheran church, to which Mr. Christian gave liberal support, being one of the organizers of the church in Roland. He was a stanch advocate of the policy of the republican party, for whose candidates he always cast his ballot. Mrs. Christian is still living at the age of sixty-seven and makes her home on the farm where they first settled, but her husband passed away in 1908 at the age of seventy-five years. His only asset when he