twenty-acre fruit farm in the Uncompahgre valley. He remained here but a short time, however, and then purchased a forty-acre grain ranch, which he very soon sold, and, returning to Story county, he bought the original Olinger homestead.
On the 3oth of December, 1896, Mr. Olinger was united in marriage to Miss Edna Amelia Ellis, a daughter of Dr. G. H. Ellis, a prominent dentist of Maxwell, Iowa. Two children have been born of this marriage: Georgena May and Ila Lee.
The family attend the Presbyterian church of which the parents are members. Although he does not take an active part in politics, Mr. Olinger meets the requirements of good citizenship by casting a ballot at each election, his vote being given in support of the candidates of the prohibition party. That he has ever been thrifty, enterprising and ambitious is evidenced by the fact that he has retired from active business at an age when most men are just beginning to obtain a foothold. What he has achieved can be very largely attributed to his sagacity, keen perception and sound judgment. He is ranked as one of the most substantial and progressive citizens of his community and is a highly esteemed and respected member of a family which for half a century has occupied a prominent position in Story county.
T. C. SIME.
T. C. Sime, successfully engaged in farming in Nevada township, where, in connection with his sister, he owns and cultivates two hundred acres of productive and highly improved land, was born near Vossevangen, Norway, September 19, 1856, a son of Colben C. and Betsy (Sime) Sime, who were also natives of that place. In the year 1864 the family sailed for America, made their way to Chicago and thence to Shelby county, Illinois, where they resided for six years. On the expiration of that period they returned to Chicago, where another period of six years was passed, on the expiration of which they removed to Story county, Iowa, settling three miles north of Nevada. After residing there for seven years a removal was made to Hardin county, Iowa, where they remained for fourteen years, at which time the family home was established on what is still known as the Sime farm, adjoining the corporation limits of Nevada on the south. Upon this place the father resided until his death. He was a life-long farmer, always devoting his energies to the work of the fields with the exception of a period spent in Chicago, when he was employed in a planing mill, and a few years of his early life, which was spent upon the ocean as a fisherman off the coast of Norway. That was a very hazardous business, however, and he determined to turn his attention to other pursuits. He found in the new world the opportunities which he sought and