William T. Caldow Biography


	This biography appears on pages 570-571 in "History of Dakota 
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				WILLIAM T. CALDOW. 

	William T. Caldow, postmaster and general merchant at Nunda, 
being junior partner of the firm of John Caldow & Son, was born in 
Moody county, South Dakota, on the 28th of April, 1883, a son of John 
and Rosa Caldow, who in the year 1878 removed westward to this state, 
settling in Moody county, where the father secured a tree claim. This 
he developed and improved, carrying on farming on that land for a 
number of years. He afterward took up his abode in Colman, where he 
engaged in general merchandising and in the live-stock business for 
twelve years. On the expiration of that period he removed to Brookings, 
where he continued in the live-stock business and in 1907 he located in 
Nunda, where he again began dealing in general merchandise, in which he 
is still engaged. Both he and his wife yet make their home in Nunda, 
where they are now widely and favorably known. 

	William T. Caldow pursued his early education in the common 
schools and afterward attended the high school of Flandreau, while 
still later he was a student in the South Dakota State College at 
Brookings. For special training he entered the commercial department 
and following his graduation was sent to work in the First National 
Bank at Hopes North Dakota, where he remained for three years. At the 
end of that time he became connected with the First National Bank at 
Sauk Center, Minnesota, where he continued for three years, and on the 
expiration of that period removed to Nunda, where he joined his father 
in business under the present firm name of John Caldow & Son. They 
conduct a general mercantile establishment, carrying a well selected 
line of goods, and their trade is growing along substantial and 
gratifying lines. 

	On the 11th of May, 1911, Mr. Caldow was united in marriage to 
Miss Julia A. Fleming, a daughter of John and Martha Fleming, and they 
have two children: Rose Martha; and Corrine. Mr. Caldow is a Protestant 
in religious faith, while his wife is a Catholic. He enjoys baseball, 
fishing, hunting and motoring and knows how to play well and how to 
work well, a fact which maintains an even balance in his life. In 
January, 1914, he was appointed postmaster by President Wilson, a fact 
which indicates his political belief. A young man, he has won a 
position in business and political circles that many a man of twice his 
years might well envy, and in both connections he has proven his worth 
and ability.