Emerson R. Place Biography


	This biography appears on pages 539-540 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				EMERSON R. PLACE. 

	Emerson R. Place is a prosperous merchant of Conde and also owns 
the Hotel Gibbons at that place. He has resided in South Dakota for 
over thirty-one years, but he was born in Vermont. His natal day was 
the 22d of September, 1845, and his parents were Harry J. and Mary 
(Clement) Place, both of whom are deceased and are buried in Hinesburg, 
Vermont. The family traces its ancestry back to England, but has been 
in this country since long before the Revolutionary war 

	Emerson R. Place received his education in Vermont but left 
school when sixteen years of age for the purpose of volunteering for 
service in the Civil war. He enlisted in the Fourteenth Vermont 
Regiment for nine months and at the expiration of that time he enlisted 
in the Eighth Vermont, remaining with that command until the close of 
the war. He then moved to Chicago where he followed different 
occupations for a time but was principally engaged in the wholesale and 
retail oil business. In 1884 he came to South Dakota and took up his 
residence in Spink county. His wife's brother, W. W. Rounds, had 
located the claim on which the town of Conde now stands and Mr. Place 
purchased the first quarter section lying north of it. He subsequently 
bought another claim and hater purchased the first claim south of town. 
He farmed his land and bought additional property until he now owns 
eight hundred acres. In 1902 he started a general store in Conde and it 
has proved a most successful venture from every point of view. His 
customers are assured of courteous treatment and of securing the full 
value of their money, and his patronage is steadily growing. He also 
owns the Hotel Gibbons, which is a modern structure and one of the best 
of the smaller hostelries of the state. He has a number of other 
business interests, being president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank of 
Conde and owning considerable reel estate in that town. 

	Mr. Place was married in August, 1876, to Miss Alice I. Rounds, a 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rounds, the former a farmer by 
occupation. Both are deceased and are buried in Hinesburg, Vermont. Mr. 
and Mrs. Place have two daughters and one son. Harry, who married 
Margaret Sue White, of Conde, is managing the hotel for his father and 
is a partner in the store. Edith is the wife of N. J. Haight, who is 
also a partner in the ownership of the store. Ida is the wife of E. D. 
Cundiff, a jeweler of Conde. 

	Mr. Place is a republican and is serving as alderman. He has won 
success in a number of lines and his prosperity is due to his faculty 
of recognizing and promptly utilizing all opportunities that present 
themselves. He is respected by his fellow townsmen for his business 
ability and energy and also for his integrity and commendable public 
spirit.