F. L. Warder

As printed in 1914

F. L. WARDER.

F. L. Warder, cashier of the Farson Savings Bank at Farson, has been a lifelong resident of Wapello county, his birth having occurred in Pleasant township, July 24, 1879, his parents being John C. and Nancy A. (Goudy) Warder, the former a native of Ohio. The mother was born in this county and is a representative of one of its old pioneer families. Both are still living and their family circle, including twelve children, has never been broken by the hand of death — a remarkable record.

F. L. Warder, whose name introduces this review, spent his youthful days in the usual manner of farm lads. He became a pupil in the district school near his father's home and through the summer months assisted in farm work, being thus engaged until he reached the age of twenty-one. Thinking to find other pursuits more congenial, and also hoping to find them more profitable than agriculture, he left home and secured a clerkship in the Ottumwa National Bank, where he remained for a year. On the expiration of that period he purchased an interest in the Doty Clothing Company, with which he was connected for three years. He then established the Farson Savings Bank in 1905, became its cashier, and is still active in that capacity. He is a graduate of the Gem City Business College of Quincy, Illinois. He has closely applied himself to his work, and the thoroughness and energy with which he has executed the tasks devolving upon him have developed his powers and made him a resourceful and forceful business man.

In 1903 Mr. Warder was united in marriage to Miss Lorene Lemberger of Burlington, Iowa, a daughter of John L. and Mary (Semshorn) Lemberger, who are now residents of Los Angeles, California. In their family were four children, all of whom yet survive. Mr. and Mrs. Warder hold membership in the Congregational church and are greatly esteemed in the community where they reside because of various attractive social qualities and genuine character worth. They own and occupy a fine residence in Farson, and Mr. Warder is also the owner of an excellent farm of two hundred and seven acres on section 5, Pleasant township, from which he derives a substantial annual income. It is now a recognized fact that whatever he undertakes he accomplishes if the result can be attained through straightforward, honorable effort, and thus he has made for himself a creditable position in the business circles of the county.

CHARLES w. Mccarty.

Charles W. McCarty, postmaster of Ottumwa, is a popular citizen, widely and favorably known in this county. In the discharge of the duties of his present position he is always prompt and capable, and businesslike methods are manifest in the control of all the interests of the office. Wapello county numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred within her borders on the lath of April, 1864. He is a son of John W. and Margaret J. (Warren) McCarty, natives of Ohio, whence they came to Iowa with their respective parents, and all four of the grandparents continued residents of Wapello county until called to their final rest, their graves being in this county. John W. McCarty devoted the greater part of his life to the profession of school teaching, but passed away when a comparatively young man of thirty-six years, his death occurring February 22, 1874. His widow still survives and makes her home with her children. In their family were five children: Charles W.; A. C, who was killed in a railroad accident; Maggie, deceased; W. F., living in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and John H., of Stockport, Iowa.

Charles W. McCarty has spent the greater part of his life in Wapello county, where he was reared upon a farm, early becoming familiar with the duties and labors incident to the development of the fields. When seventeen years of age he entered the railroad service as a telegraph operator and for nearly a quarter of a century was connected with the Rock Island Railroad Company. He was acting as cashier in the local freight office at the time he was nominated and elected county auditor in November, 1906. He has since been continuously in public office and the record which he has made as a public servant is most commendable. After serving as auditor for two years he was re-elected and at the close of his second term he was made deputy auditor, in which position he continued for a year and a half, when he resigned to become postmaster of Ottumwa, his commission being dated July 23, 1913. He has been a lifelong democrat, never changing his party affiliation, and he has labored earnestly to promote the growth and insure the success of his party.

In nSgo Mr. McCarty was married to Miss Sophia Houk, a native of Wapello county, and a daughter of Jacob and Cloe J. (Comstock) Houk, who were early settlers here and continued to make their home in Wapello county throughout their remaining days. The father was a farmer by occupation and devoted his entire life to that pursuit save for three years, in which he served his country as a soldier in the Civil war. His wife was a daughter of Dr. A. B. Comstock, one of the pioneer physicians of this county, who rode horseback over a large section of the country, undeterred by the hardships and difficulties that attend the physician who practices in a frontier region. " He became a large landowner, was well known and was highly respected by all. Unto Mr. and Mrs. McCarty have been born four children: Gladys M., at home; Merrill and Vera, who are now attending the Ottumwa high school; and Pauline, who is also in school.

The family are Presbyterians in religious faith, and Mr. McCarty gives generously in support of the church and takes an active part in its work. Fraternally he is connected with Ottumwa Lodge, No. i6, F. & A. ]\L, and with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and he is loyal to their teachings concerning the brotherhood of man and the obligations of mutual helpfulness. His long residence in the county has brought him a wider acquaintance, and his many sterling traits of character have gained for him the enduring regard of those with whom he has been associated.

As printed in History of Wapello County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.