Harry Pomeroy Biography


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				HARRY POMEROY. 

	Harry Pomeroy, a veteran of the Spanish-American war and 
prominently connected with business interests of Sioux Falls as 
secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Sioux Falls Paper 
Company, was born in Hudson, Wisconsin, in 1877. He is a son of Austin 
Linaus and Anna Margaret (Traverse) Pomeroy, the former a native of 
Springfield, Massachusetts. He died in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1895, at 
the age of forty-five. The grandfather of the subject of this review, 
Linaus Pomeroy, was a native of Massachusetts. 

	Harry Pomeroy acquired his education in the public schools of 
Hudson, Wisconsin, and St. Paul, Minnesota, laying aside his books at 
the age of fifteen. He removed to Sioux City, Iowa, and after four 
years to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he opened a small stationery store. 
From St. Paul he enlisted in May, 1898, in Company C, Thirteenth 
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and went to the Philippines as a private, 
serving until September, 1899, when he was honorably discharged at San 
Francisco, California. His regiment took an active part in the Spanish-
American war, participating in eighteen battles and five skirmishes, 
from all of which Mr. Pomeroy escaped unhurt. Leaving the army, he 
returned to St. Paul, Minnesota, and for four years thereafter was a 
traveling salesman. representing various business houses. In 1900 he 
came to Sioux Falls and bought in company with F. G. Kimball the 
business controlled by the Sioux Falls Paper Company. This was then in 
a bad condition owing to the recent death of its owner. Fred G. Kimball 
is now president of this concern, James E. Smeed, vice president, and 
Harry Pomeroy, secretary, treasurer and general manager. The central 
northwest is the territory most thoroughly covered by the company and 
this includes South Dakota and portions of Minnesota and Iowa. The 
company has the legitimate dealers, trade only, making no effort to 
enter into the retail business. It deals in every variety of wrapping 
paper and papers both plain and printed, building papers of all kinds, 
roofing, grocers, butchers, and druggists, sundries, stationery in 
great variety school supplies, cotton gloves, fireworks, paper 
decorations, Christmas trees, holiday decorations, sweeping compounds, 
woodware and many other kindred products such as are to be found in up-
to-date establishments of this kind. Mr. Pomeroy gives practically all 
of his time and attention to the affairs of the concern and his ability 
and industry have been prominent factors in its growth. 

	At Sioux Falls, in June, 1907, Mr. Pomeroy married Miss June 
Elsie Bear, a daughter of Samuel M. Bear, of this city, and they have 
become the parents of a daughter, Jean Margaret. Mr. Pomeroy is a 
member of the Episcopal church and gives his political allegiance to 
the republican party. He is a member of the association known as the 
Army of the Philippines and belongs to the Country and the Automobile 
clubs. The success which has come to him is well merited, being the 
fitting reward of his industry, ability and enterprise.