C. F. Koepp Biography This biography appears on pages 404-407 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) 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. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm C. F. KOEPP. C. F. Koepp, a representative and enterprising merchant of Huron, where he- has conducted the largest men's furnishing goods store since 1898, is a self-made man who owes his success entirely to his own well directed efforts. He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, on the 11th of August, 1858. He attended the Lutheran parochial school in Watertown and after putting aside his textbooks worked in a sawmill and also in stores and at other labor until 1882. -In that year he went to Casselton, Dakota territory, and in 1883 came to Huron. In the spring of the latter year he removed to Walworth county, where he was one of the first to take up government land and prove up his claim. Returning to Huron in 1884, he again began working for others. In 1898, feeling that his capital and experience justified him in embarking in business for himself, he purchased the clothing establishment of Samuel Apple and has successfully conducted the same throughout the intervening fifteen years, being now proprietor of one of the largest men's clothing and furnishing goods stores in the state of South Dakota. On the 14th of June, 1905, Mr. Koepp was united in marriage to Miss Blanch Foulke, of Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Koepp is a democrat in politics and was chosen the first mayor of Huron under the commission form of government. His administration was one of great value to the city. He established the present excellent water works, extended the sewer system and also established a sinking fund to take care of the city's bonded indebtedness. Mr. Koepp has lived in Huron for a period covering three decades and enjoys an enviable reputation as one of its most esteemed, representative and public-spirited citizens.