H. E. Dahl Biography


	This biography appears on pages 793-794 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				H. E. DAHL.  

	H. E. Dahl is a member of the Baskerville & Dahl Company, 
extensive dealers in agricultural implements at Watertown. His life 
record is another proof of the value of the Norwegian element in the 
citizenship of South Dakota, for Mr. Dahl is a native of the land of 
the midnight sun, his birth having occurred in Norway on the 30th of 
September, 1873. His parents, Martin E. and Lina Dahl, came to the 
United States in 1883 and made their way to Codington county, where the 
father homesteaded on section 24, township 119, range 51. He secured a 
preemption, which he cultivated and developed for a number of years. He 
was, however, a carpenter by trade and was foreman for the Chicago, 
Milwaukee Railroad Company building depots, windhouses, etc., from 
Hastings, Minnesota, to Aberdeen, South Dakota. He and his wife are now 
residents of Spokane, Washington.  

	H. E. Dahl spent the first ten years of his life in his native 
country and then came with his parents to South Dakota, so that his 
education was largely acquired in the schools of this state. His 
textbooks were put aside and he left home when nineteen years of age, 
at which time he began working for Mr. McIntyre in the Arcade Hotel at 
Watertown, remaining in that connection for two years. In 1895 he 
became associated with the Great Western Elevator Company as grain 
buyer and continued in that position of responsibility for five years. 
He was afterward traveling auditor for the B. R. Lewis Lumber Company 
for two years and in October, 1902, he became general agent for the 
Monther Drill Company of Minneapolis, having his headquarters at 
Watertown. Each step in his career has been a forward one, bringing him 
a broader outlook and wider opportunities. The spirit of progress has 
at all times characterized him and his advancement has been continuous 
as the result of his developing powers and his laudable ambition. On 
the 1st of January, 1905, he purchased the implement business of J. I. 
Monks, on the 1st of January, 1907, he consolidated his business with 
that of M. R. Baskerville under the firm style of Baskerville & Dahl, 
and in December, 1914, the firm reorganized as the Baskerville & Dahl 
Company. They now enjoy an extensive trade, their patronage having 
grown year by year, and their goods are bought by customers throughout 
an extended territory. Mr. Dahl is also interested in an elevator 
business and is president of the Farmers Elevator of Foley. He likewise 
has some other interests in the state, but concentrates his efforts 
upon his duties as secretary and treasurer of the Baskerville & Dahl 
Company, which is today one of the foremost concerns of the kind in 
northeastern South Dakota.  

	In January, 1906, Mr. Dahl was united in marriage to Miss 
Mathilda Engebertson, a daughter of Knut Engebertson They have one 
child, Harry, who is attending school. The religious faith of the 
family is that of the Lutheran church and in his political views Mr. 
Dahl is a republican, earnest and stalwart in support of the party. He 
has membership with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and with 
the United Commercial Travelers and his varied business interests have 
brought him a wide acquaintance throughout South Dakota. Wherever he 
has gone he has made warm friends and he is a popular citizen of 
Watertown.