Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Lytle, Harry J. 1882 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

HARRY J. LYTLE.

Harry J. Lytle, a partner in the Ottumwa Auto Company, with which he has been
connected since February, 1909, was born upon a farm in Mahaska county, Iowa,
October 19, 1882. His father, A. J. Lytle, was a native of Ohio, born September
11, 1848, and in 1855 became a resident of Mahaska county, where he still makes
his home, having resided upon a farm four miles northwest of Oskaloosa since
1856. He married Sarah Dice, who was born in Ohio, April 30, 1853, and they
became parents of five children, those beside our subject being: Walter, who is
living in Oskaloosa; Blanche, who is engaged in teaching in Grinnell, Iowa;
James, who is upon the road as a traveling salesman for the Ottumwa Auto Co.;
and Elmer, at home.

In the public schools of his native county Harry J. Lytle pursued his early
education and afterward took a preparatory course in Penn College of Oskaloosa.
He afterward devoted two years to a college course and then left school. In the
school of experience, however, he has learned many valuable lessons which have
made him a practical, energetic business man. He started in the business world
by buying and feeding hogs, and later he turned his attention to the carpenter's
trade. Eventually he entered a hardware store in a clerical position and
afterward purchased a moving picture show in Oskaloosa, which he conducted for
eight months. In February, 1909, he came to Ottumwa and purchased a half
interest in the Ottumwa Auto Co., with which he is still connected. They handle
the Ford car exclusively and also conduct a wholesale auto supply business. Mr.
Lytle handles the wholesale business in Ottumwa and does all the buying for the
firm. Their patronage has steadily grown and makes their business of an
extensive and important character. Mr. Lytle is also interested in an orchard
project in Idaho. A young man, he has won a creditable measure of success for
one of his years, and he falters not in the face of difficulties or obstacles,
knowing that these can be overcome by persistent, earnest effort and honorable
purpose.

On the 26th of October, 1911, Mr. Lytle was united in marriage to Miss Adeline
Augustine, who was born in Mahaska county, Iowa, near Rose Hill, a daughter of
A. J. and Ella (Moore) Augustine. The father is a well known real-estate man and
a large stockholder in the Idaho orchard project previously mentioned. He was
quite prominent in Oskaloosa business circles and at one time was director of a
bank there.

In his political belief Mr. Lytle is a republican, having supported the party
since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. His religious faith is that
of the Presbyterian church, and in its work he and his wife are helpfully
interested. He is a member of the Wapello Club and the Country Club, and both he
and Mrs. Lytle are well known socially in Ottumwa and have a circle of friends
which is growing as the circle of their acquaintance broadens.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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