James Mlady Biography This biography is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated compendium of biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 1011-1012 Scan, OCR and editing by Maurice Krueger,mkrueger@iw.net, 1998. 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 JAMES MLADY, extensive land owner and "mixed farmer," living on section 22, in Eagle township, Brule county, South Dakota, is a native of Bohemia, and was born near Tabor, October 18, 1862. He is the youngest of a family of eight children born to Frank and Kohout (Froney) Mlady, both of whom are deceased, the mother passing away when our subject was but one year of age. In 1872 the father emigrated, with his family, to America, and settled in Howard county, Iowa, where our subject grew to manhood, working with his father until eighteen years of age, when the father's estate was divided among the children, and our subject went to Algona, Iowa. Here he learned the blacksmith trade, at which calling he was engaged until he went to Dakota. In the spring of 1883 he landed in Kimball, Dakota, and bought a relinquishment to land in Charles Mix county, living there six months and proving up his claim, engaging in outside work to meet his expenses. In this way he added to his possessions, purchasing a relinquishment to another tract of land and working a year to obtain money to begin its development. He went to Iowa and purchased a team of horses and a wagon, and his sister returned with him as his housekeeper. He now owns five hundred and twenty acres of land in Eagle township, Brule county, and a quarter- section of land in Charles Mix county, all of which is enclosed by a good fence. He cultivates one hundred and fifty acres, and winters from thirty to fifty head of cattle, including twenty to twenty-five cows, and is a shareholder and patron of the Eagle Co-operative Creamery Company. He has a model residence built in 1897, and a barn, 56 x 48 feet, is now in course of erection. He has been untiring in his labors, and the appearance of his-extensive farm evidences his thrift. Our subject was married in 1887, Miss Frances Pridal, a native of Moravia, being the lady of his choice. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mlady, named as follows: Vincent F., Otilie A., Frank J., and Lula G. The second child died when three years old. Mr. Mlady is a leader in the Populist party of his county, and has served his township as treasurer, and is a member of the township board. He favors high license and equal suffrage. He holds membership in the Modern Woodmen of America.