Ernest A. Schenk Biography


	This biography appears on page 989 in "History of Dakota 
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				ERNEST A. SCHENK. 

	Ernest A. Schenk, cashier of the Merchants State Bank of Presho, 
Lyman county, was born in Burlington, Iowa, May 11, 1885, and is the 
younger of the two children of George W. and Delia (Manz) Schenk. The 
father is now a druggist in Lyons, Iowa. 

	Ernest A. Schenk attended the grammer and high schools of Lyons, 
Iowa, and later entered the law department of the University of Iowa, 
graduating with the class of 1907. In 1908 he removed to Chamberlain, 
South Dakota, and entered upon the active practice of law, being so 
engaged until 1910, when he located in Presho and organized the 
Merchants State Bank, of which he is one of the principal stockholders. 
He has been the cashier of the institution since it was founded and has 
the direction of its financial policy. Under his management the bank 
has gained the confidence of the public and the volume of its business 
has grown steadily. He also owns farm lands in Stanley county and 
although he is a young man has gained a measure of success that many of 
his seniors might well envy. 

	Mr. Schenk was married on the 11th of November, 1911, to Miss 
Hazel Ochsner, a daughter of William H. and Lola K. (Shontz) Ochsner, 
of Chamberlain, South Dakota. Mrs. Schenk was educated in the State 
Normal School at Platteville, Wisconsin. By her marriage she has become 
the mother of two sons, George William and Albert Ochsner. 

	Mr. Schenk attends the Congregational church and is a member of 
the Masonic order He also belongs to Sigma Chi, a well known college 
fraternity. His political allegiance is given to the republican party 
and he is now serving as chairman of the school board and in that 
capacity is doing much to further the interests of the schools. He 
greatly enjoys hunting and fishing and when his business permits 
devotes some time to those sports. He is a strong advocate of good 
roads, recognizing their close relation to the development of a 
section, and is a member of the Good Roads Congress. In all relations 
of life he has measured up to high standards and he is held in high 
esteem by all who have come in contact with him.