Charles Stedronsky Biography


	This biography appears on pages 654-655 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				CHARLES STEDRONSKY. 

	Charles is a member of the Stedronsky Brothers Company, of Lake 
Andes and Wagner, Charles Mix county, well known dealers in furniture, 
hardware and implements. He is a native of this state, born in Yankton 
county, May 29, 1874, a son of John and Mary Ann Stedronsky, who in the 
'60s settled in the vicinity of Yankton. The father homesteaded land 
and continued to operate his farm until his demise. The mother survives 
and resides with our subject. 

	Charles Stedronsky first attended the district schools in the 
acquirement of his education and later became a student in the Yankton 
Academy. Upon putting aside his textbooks he engaged in farming in 
Yankton county, but after twelve years devoted to agricultural pursuits 
he removed to Lake Andes and has since been a member of the Stedronsky 
Brothers Company, his partners being his brothers, Adam and John. The 
company, which is incorporated, erected their present building, a fine 
two-story brick structure in 1909, and their stock is valued at about 
ten thousand dollars. They also conduct a branch store in Wagner. Their 
patronage has steadily increased as the years have passed and custom 
once gained is usually retained, as they carry high grade lines and as 
they give full value for every dollar received. Mr. Stedronsky of this 
review is also financially interested in the Farmers Elevator Company 
and owns an interest in the old homestead in Yankton county. 

	In politics he is a democrat and was for eight years a member of 
the city council. His fraternal affiliations arc with the Masonic blue 
lodge, the Odd Fellows and the Z. C. B. J. He is up-to-date and 
energetic, holds the respect and confidence of all with whom he has had 
dealings and has also gained the sincere friendship of many.