Tulare County Biographies

E. H. HARDELL

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        For more than thirty years E. H. Hardell, treasurer of the city of 
Porterville and one of its well known and substantial merchants, has been a 
resident of California, and during that time has had a variety of experiences 
out of which he has gained a thorough acquaintance with local conditions. He 
also is traditionally connected with the pioneer period of this state, for his 
paternal grandfather, W. J. Hardell, was one of the '49ers who came in here in 
the time of the great "gold rush" and was one of the active participants in the 
stirring adventures of that period. E. H. Hardell was born in LeMars, county 
seat of the county of Plymouth, Iowa, October 27, 1876, and is a son of Frank 
and Elizabeth (Schneider) Hardell, who in 1893 came with their family to 
California and located in Madera, and both are still living. For some time after 
his arrival in California, Frank Hardell was engaged in the transfer business at 
Madera, but of late years he has been connected with the operations of the 
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
        As will be observed by a comparison of above dates, E. H. Hardell was 
but sixteen years of age when he came to California with his parents in the 
spring of 1893 and for some time after his arrival here he was an aid to his 
father in the latter's transfer business in Madera. He then was for two years in 
the livery business in Madera and Fresno, after which he began "railroading" 
with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. That was in 1901, and he continued 
this employment until 1913, making his home in Porterville. In 1912, while still 
thus employed, Mr. Hardell opened a billiard parlor in Porterville and thus 
became engaged in business there. Not long afterward he sold this place and 
established himself in his present line, stationery and cigars, and has done 
very well as proprietor of the leading exclusive stationery establishment in the 
city. In 1920 Mr. Hardell was appointed city treasurer to fill an unexpired term 
in that important public office and in the ensuing election was returned to that 
office by the franchise of the people of the city. In the next election he was 
reelected treasurer of the city and is thus now (1925) serving his third term in 
that office, one of the most popular public officials in the county.
        Mr. Hardell was united in marriage to Mrs. Frances Morgan, and they have 
two daughters, Corinne and Lilias. Mr. and Mrs. Hardell take a proper interest 
in the general civic and social affairs of the community, Mr. Hardell being 
regarded as one of the leaders of his party hereabout. He also takes an 
interested part in certain of the fraternal society activities of the city and 
is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926., p. 253