Charles A. McArthur Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1477-1478 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	CHARLES A. McARTHUR, dealer in agricultural implements in the city 
of Aberdeen, is a native of the state of Minnesota, having been born in 
Plainview, Wabasha county, on the 11th of September, 1871, and being a 
son of John and Mary (Campbell) McArthur, who now reside in the city of 
Seattle, Washington. The subject received his elementary educational 
discipline in the public schools of Minnesota, and was ten years of age 
at the time of his parents' removal to Ordway, South Dakota, in 1881. 
Here he continued his educational work, the family removing to Aberdeen 
in 1886, and in the high school of this city he was graduated as a 
member of the class of I89l, having completed the scientific course. 
After leaving school Mr. McArthur became identified with his father in 
the implement business, being admitted to partnership in 1893, under the 
firm name of John McArthur & Sons. This association continued until 
1894, when the firm of C. A. McArthur & Company was organized. Under 
this title the enterprise was continued until November, 1901, when the 
subject became the sole owner, having individually conducted the 
business since that time. He handles a full line of agricultural 
implements and machinery, including the McCormick harvesters and mowers 
the John Deer plows, the Gaar-Scott threshing machines and engines, 
windmills, gasoline engines, the United States cream separators, Winona 
wagons and a select stock of carriages and buggies. In politics Mr. 
McArthur gives his support to the Republican party, and fraternally he 
is identified with the Masonic order, in which he has attained the 
Knights Templar degrees, and with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. 

	On the 4th of September, 1895, at Wellsburg, West Virginia, was 
solemnized the marriage of Mr. McArthur to Miss Clara Bracken, daughter 
of Margaret R. Bracken of that place. She was well and favorably known 
in Aberdeen, having here held the position of delivery clerk in the 
postoffice for some time prior to her marriage, and both she and her 
husband are active in the social life of the community. They have two 
children, Everett and Stuart.