William D. HARDIN, whose father was one of the pioneers of Pottawattamie County, is engaged in the real-estate and loan business in Council Bluffs.

Mr. HARDIN is also City Assessor, to which position he was elected at the spring election of 1890.

He is a native of Council Bluffs, where he was born in October, 1856. He was educated in the public schools of this city.

He began business for himself as a messenger boy, for the Omaha Bridge Transfer Company. With this company he continued two years. He was then employed by J. P. and J. N. CASADY, real-estate agents and abstracters, for about two years and for about six years was employed as one of the Deputy County Treasurers of Pottawattamie County. He then engaged in his present business, in which he has since continued.

He is one of the representative young men of Council Bluffs, and is an esteemed and worthy citizen.

Contributed By: Mona Sarratt-Knight