Charles H. Fraser Biography This biography appears on page 1889-1890 in "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. CHARLES H. FRASER, of Gann Valley, Buffalo county, is a native of the state of Iowa, and was reared on the homestead farm and early began to assist in its work and management, while he continued to attend the public schools of his native county at varying intervals until he had attained the age of seventeen years. He then engaged in farming on his own responsibility, continuing operations along this line for the ensuing several years and then engaged in the grain and live-stock business, with which he continued to be actively identified for five years, at the expiration of which he came to South Dakota and purchased a ranch in Buffalo county. He was there engaged in farming and stock raising until he disposed of the property and took up his residence in Gann Valley, where he has been since established in business as noted in the opening paragraph of this sketch. Shortly after locating in the village Mr. Fraser purchased the general merchandise business of J. W. Johnson, and has since successfully conducted the same, increasing the stock in the various departments and making the establishment one of the leading mercantile concerns of the sort in this section. He also buys and ships cattle upon a large scale, and is one of the reliable and progressive business men and popular citizens of the county. In politics he gives allegiance to the Republican party.