Frank Emerson Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1025-1026 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				FRANK EMERSON. 

	Frank Emerson, of Yankton, is one of the owners of a modern, up-
to-date and complete dairy plant and is conducting a growing and 
profitable business. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born at 
Uniontown, March 25, 1880, a son of Aquilla and Ellen (Springer) 
Emerson, who were also natives of the Keystone state. In the year 1884 
the parents brought their family to Dakota territory settling at 
Freeman, but after a year removed to Yankton In their family were eight 
children, those besides the subject of this review being: Amanda Jane, 
now the wife of Rasmus Peterson, of Yankton county; Springer, who is 
engaged in the dray and transfer business at Calexico, California; 
John, a horse dealer at White Owl, South Dakota; Milton R., a farmer of 
Moscow, Idaho; Joseph, engaged in the dairy business with his brother 
Frank; Steve, who is connected with the Guernsey Seed Company of 
Yankton; and Mrs. Ellery Dunn, of Yankton. 

	Frank Emerson acquired his education in the public schools of 
Yankton and after his textbooks were put aside worked upon a farm for 
seven years, becoming familiar with all of the duties and labors that 
fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In 1903 he and his brother Joseph 
began dealing in milk, establishing a dairy business on a very limited 
capital. Their interests and activities have constantly enlarged and 
developed and they today own one hundred and eighty acres of land near 
Yankton. They have a large number of horses and all kinds of modern 
machinery to facilitate their work. They have one of the most modern 
concrete barns in the state, its dimensions being thirty-six by ninety 
feet, and they use the Hinman milking machines in milking from thirty-
five to sixty cows. The most sanitary conditions are observed in the 
care of the milk and of the stock and as they keep high grade cows the 
milk which they handle is of excellent quality and they have no 
difficulty in winning patronage. 

	In 1907 Frank Emerson was united in marriage to Miss Grace Otis, 
of Yankton, and they have two daughters, Ruth Viola and Rheta Mae. In 
his fraternal relations Mr. Emerson is a Modern Woodman, having joined 
the camp at Mission Hill, South Dakota. He and his family are members 
of the Methodist church and are in sympathy with movements for the 
moral progress of the community. In business circles Mr. Emerson has 
justly won the proud American title of a self-made man, for on starting 
out in life he had to spend seven years in the employ of others, 
receiving but meager wages, yet from that sum he managed to save enough 
to enable him to start in business. Since then his progress has been 
continuous and his record is most creditable.