New Baltimore, Hamilton Co., Ohio, is the birthplace of Ira Holland and January 16, 1870, the date. In 1871 his parents move to Bartholomew county, IN, in 1874 to Brown county, in 1877 to Johnson county, in 1880 to Jackson county, Missour and in the fall of the same year returned to this State, lkocating in Clay County. Mr. Holland received a common school education and graduated in 1885 from the graded school of Centre Point. In the fall of 1886 he began teaching, at which he was engaged for one year in this county, the following two years in Dade county, Missouri, and the next two years as principal of the school at Saline City. Mr. Holland was deputy in the County Recorder's office part of the time under Dennis C. Gilfillan and in 1892 upon the death of W. F. Yocom entered the County Auditor's office aas deputy under Matt R. Yocom, continuing in the same position when Thomas Phillips became County Auditor. July 20, 1895, Mr. Holland was chosen County Clerk by the Board of County Commissioners to succeed the late J. M. Wehrle. He has proven himself one of the mosst efficient and popular officers ever in charge of the public business in this county and by his uniform kidness and genial manners has made a friend of every individual who knows him. Politically Mr. Holland is a democrat, conscientious in advocating his party principles yet popular with those who differ with him because of his tolerance and manly manner of discussing questions. Mr. Holland was married to Miss Lora Hulstone at Greenfield, Missourt, December 26,1894. The Brazil Democrat December 1895 Brazil, IN Louis Holtman, Publisher