Faulk-Spink County, SD Biographies.....Norbeck, Peter 
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Author: C. H. Ellis



    NORBECK & NICHOLSON CO., a popular and sociable business firm at Redfield,

Spink county, South Dakota.



    Peter Norbeck is a native born Dakotan, thirty-nine years old, who has the

confidence and respect of his fellow citizens. He has not only been successful

in business, but has taken an interest in public affairs. He is now a member of

the state legislature.



    Charles L. Nicholson the junior member of the firm, came with his parents to

Dakota Territory from Chicago, Illinois, when eight years old. Mr. Nicholson is

now thirty-six years old. For the last seven years this firm has been engaged in

drilling deep artesian wells, and in manufacturing and handling well drilling

supplies. They were the first to introduce the cheap artesian wells into Faulk

county. When they came into the county to drill wells, there was only one

flowing well in the county, and that was the old Faulkton city well, which had

cost about $8,000 and had never been a success.



    What is true of Faulk county, is true of the state; they have been the

pioneers in the artesian well business, or rather were the first men to put the

artesian well business in the reach of the people, making a price that the

settlers could afford to pay, thus making it possible for them to utilize the

life-giving force, not only for drinking purposes but for power.



    The liberal policy of this enterprising firm is clearly demonstrated by the

rapid increase of wells in this county, there now being nearly four hundred of

them which are-bringing vast quantities of pure sparkling water to the surface,

not only a blessing to man and beast, but completely changing atmospheric

conditions, transforming a semi-arid region with its drought and hot winds, with

failure of crops, to ideal homes, abundant harvests and many times doubling the

price of land, above what it was worth under former conditions.





    ARTHUR W. ELLIS, son of Caleb H. and Lydia E. (Haines) Ellis, was born at

Fort Fairfield, Aroastook county, Maine, June 7th, 1852. When he was about

fifteen years of age his parents moved to the state of Michigan, where his home

was until 1883 when he moved to Beadle county, Territory of Dakota. In 1886 he

moved to Ellisville, Faulk county and in 1891 he located in Faulkton where he

has resided until the present time.



    On October 14th, 1877, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Hannah Bates, of

Camden, Hillsdale county, Michigan. To them was born one daughter, Mabel

Winnefred Ellis, whose death occurred at Clinton, Iowa, July 4th, 1908, just

twelve days after her marriage. On April 18th, 1895, there was a second

marriage, to Mrs. Nellie L. Warren, of Faulkton, South Dakota, where they have

since resided at their pleasant home on Ninth Avenue.



    Mrs. Warren was born November 6th, 1858, in Oberlin, Ohio, where she grew up

to womanhood, and enjoyed the advantages of the Oberlin celebrated schools.

After her marriage to Mr. Warren, of Sandusky, Ohio, on January 27th, 1881, they

resided in that city until their removal to Spink county, the spring of 1886.

From this union there was born, November 8th, 1884, one son, Ralph E. Warren,

who has grown up to manhood in this city.



    Socially Mr. Ellis is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and

the Knights of the Maccabees and Mrs. Ellis is a member of the Ladies of the

Maccabees and the Rebekahs, the ladies organization of the order of Odd Fellows.

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.





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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

19O9

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