Bio of David Boss (b.1883) Wabasha Co., MN

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Boss - 

David Boss, who is traveling the road to fortune along agricultural lines 
in the township of Gillford, was born in this township August 6, 1883, 
son of Andrew and Jeanette (Nesbit) Boss. His parents, natives of 
Scotland, were among the Wabasha County pioneers of 1863. He was 
reared on the home farm and in his boyhood attended district school 
No. 88, continuing his studies up to the age of 17. In 1901 he was 
graduated from the Minnesota Agricultural College, and in 1908 he 
bought the home farm, on which he has always resided, and is now 
operating it as a general farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Boss breeds pure 
blooded Hereford cattle, having now a herd of about 50, and raises 
about the same number of pure blood Poland-China hogs annually, 
together with a good grade of Shropshire sheep. He has greatly 
improved the buildings on his farm and has built a tile silo and other 
necessary structures. He has also provided himself with a first class 
operating equipment. His business interests are not entirely confined to 
his farm, he is a stockholder in the Farmer's Shipping Association of 
Zumbro Falls, the Farmers' Elevator Co. of the same place, of which he 
is an officer; the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Zumbro Falls, 
the Zumbro Falls Farmers' Telephone Co., and the Terminal Packing 
Co. of Newport, Minn. A Democrat in politics, he has served as town 
clerk for the past three years and is a member of the school board of his 
district. He has a wide acquaintance throughout this part of the county 
and is universally respected.

Note: This biography was taken from the book "History of Wabasha 
County" copyrighted in 1920.