Carl C. Reis
Carl C. Reis, one of the representative merchants of Lima, whose business is located on the corner of North and Jackson streets, was born at Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1880, and is a son of the late M. J. Reis, who for more that a quarter of a century was a conductor on the Lake Erie & Western Railroad, and was well and favorably known in railroad circles.
Until he was 18 years of age, Carl C. Reis remained at Fremont, where he enjoyed excellent educational advantages. Then he came to Lima, entering the grocery line, first as a clerk. After three years in partnership with C. B. Wells, under the firm style of Reis & Wells, he purchased a grocery and went into business. The partnership continued for one year, when Mr. Reis purchased his partner's interest and has since continued alone. Mr. Reis' conception of business principles has made him a fine merchant. He carries a complete and carefully selected stock of all staple and fancy groceries, including delicacies of all kinds, salt meats and feed. His business territory and his reputation have both so expanded that his grocery is now conceded to be the most reliable, the most attractive and the largest in the city east of Main street. In addition to this establishment, Mr. Reis is interest in Lusk Brothers' wholesale fruit and produce business, thus assuring him superior advantages in the way of supplying his customers with fine produce and choice fresh fruit. His interest have become so large at Lima, that he has disposed of a branch business formerly conducted at Bluffton.
Mr. Reis was married on February 9, 1903, to Mary Wilson, who is a daughter of Melville J. Wilson, who is prominently identified with the grocery trade at Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Reis have one son, Wilson Carl. Mr. Reis is a member of the Tribe of Ben Hur and the Home Guards of America. Both Mr. Reis and wife are prominent in Lima's social life, and are identified with St. John's Catholic Church.