Franklin J. Krug Biography This biography appears on page 678 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 FRANKLIN J. KRUG. Franklin J. Krug is a resident farmer of Lake county, his home being on section 3, Lake View township. He was born in Wisconsin on the 12th of February, 1872, and is a son of Albert and Bertha Krug. The father was a pioneer farmer of Wisconsin. Born in Germany, he came from that country when seventeen years of age, and, making his way to the Badger state, he there bought land and reared his family, numbering seven sons and a daughter. Both he and his wife still survive and are numbered among the esteemed residents of their locality. Franklin J. Krug was educated in the district schools and when his course was completed he concentrated his efforts upon assisting his father in the further development and improvement of the homestead farm. In 1893 he rented land and began farming on his own account. Coming to this state, he lived in South Dakota, for a year, after which he returned to Wisconsin, where he again engaged in farming. In the fall of 1905 he once more came to South Dakota and purchased his present place of three hundred and twenty acres. Upon this farm he built a home and made many improvements, developing his land according to practical and progressive methods. He now keeps a herd of forty head of blooded cattle and fifty head of Poland China hogs. He has been very successful in his stock-raising ventures as well as in the production of crops. On the 27th of May, 1897, Mr. Krug was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Grueffroy, a daughter of John Grueffroy. Their children are six in number, namely: Hattie, Helen, Agnes, Mabel, Alvin and Harry. The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, while in political belief Mr. Krug is a republican. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows, the Woodmen and with the Neenah Life Insurance Company of Wisconsin. He is also a director of the Lake County Mutual Fire & Lightning Insurance Company, is a stockholder and director of the Lake County Agricultural Society, is a stockholder of the Farmers Elevator Company and is local agent for the Dakota Silo Company. Upon his place he has flocks of Chinese pheasants and quails, which he protects from the hunter. He enjoys both fishing and hunting but he does not believe in the slaughter of game that will annihilate the kind. In a word, he looks at all public questions from a safe, sane standpoint, prompted by a progressive spirit, and he is regarded as one of the valued citizens of the community.