ISIDOR KASTOR.

    Isidor Kastor, one of the progressive business men of Evanston, dealing in men's clothing, was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the 13th of May, 1860, and is a son of S. Kastor and Babetta Kastor, who spent their entire lives in their native land. The father was there engaged in merchandising and both he and his wife are now deceased. The mother bore the maiden name of Babetta Allenberg and was a native of Bavaria. There were four children of that marriage, of whom Isidor is the eldest.
    In his boyhood days he attended the public schools of his native country and in 1883, when a young man of twenty-three years, determined to try his fortune in the new world. Accordingly he crossed the Atlantic and made his way into the interior of the country, settling first in Arkansas. In 1885. however, he arrived in Wyoming and took up his abode in Evanston, where he established one of the first mercantile enterprises in Uinta county. He has built up a splendid business as a dealer in men's clothing and furnishings, and although he started the business on a small scale, he has today an extensive and profitable trade. He occupies one of the finest business block's in Evanston and his store is equal to that to be found in any city in the state.
    On the 29th of December, 1889, Mr. Kastor was married to Miss Fannie Lewis, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Lewis, who were pioneer settlers of Wyoming. They have four children. Louis, who was born in Evanston in November, 1890, and is a graduate of the public schools here, is married and now resides in Kemmerer. Selma, born in Evanston in 1892, attended the Conservatory of Music at Boston, Massachusetts, and also studied music in Europe. She was a teacher of languages in the high school at Evanston, and has become the wife of M. L. Katz, an attorney of Worcester, Massachusetts. Shirley, born in Evanston in 1895, was graduated from the high school and is now in business with his father. He is also a graduate of a commercial school at Boston, Massachusetts. Bertha, the youngest of the family, was born in Evanston in 1905 and is still in school.
    Mr. Kastor is a thirty-second degree Mason, prominent in the order, and he is also connected with the Woodmen of the World and the Modern Woodmen of America. His political endorsement is given to the republican party and he served as mayor of his city from 1914 until 1916, having been elected on the citizens' ticket. He was also a member of the board of education for six years and at all times he stands for progress and improvement in relation to those interests which have to do with the upbuilding and welfare of his community, his county or the commonwealth. He is, judged from a business standpoint, entirely a self-made man and he deserves much credit for what he has accomplished. Starting out empty-handed, he has so utilized his opportunities that he has advanced steadily step by step and is today one of the foremost merchants and leading citizens of Uinta county.


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