O. H. Hiatt

    O. H. Hiatt, proprietor of the Harford City Livery Stables, is a native of Indiana, born in Grant County, June 17, 1848. His father is a native of Ohio, and his mother, Drusilla (Johnson) Hiatt, was born in Indiana. He was reared to manhood in his native county, and in 1870 came to Harford City, Blackford County. At that time he possessed but limited means, but with a determination to succeed he established himself in the livery business, and his success in this undertaking has been something remarkable, and his natural business ability, and the strict attention he has paid to the details and requirements of his trade have placed him in the front rank of Hartford City's business men.

    His livery barn has a frontage of 32 feet on Washington Street and 40 feet on Monroe Street, beside which he has sheds for stabling fifty horses. He has an excellent equipment of rigs, and a number of first-class horses, all being a good stock. In connection with his livery he also conducts the Hartford City Bus and Transfer Line, which has become popular, the certainty and promptitude of the service giving complete satisfaction.

Source: Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887.