Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Rice, William H. 1858 - 
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Author: C. H. Ellis



    WILLIAM H. RICE was born at Waupaca, Waupaca county, Wisconsin, June 26th,

1858, and resided there until 1890, when he came to South Dakota, locating at

Faulk -ton, where he published the Faulk County Record for about three years in

connection with M.. P. Springer. In 1896, he moved back to Wisconsin, returing

to Faulkton, again in 1900. In 1906 he purchased the Faulkton Record and has

ibeen identified with its publication ever since.



    On April 24th, 1893, he was married to Miss Emma R. Oertel, of Waupaca,

Wisconsin, and to them has been born one child, Grace, now fifteen years of age.



    Mr. Rice is of American parentage, his father, Henry H. Rice, having been

born and raised in Chautauqua county, New York, and a great grandfather was a

surgeon in the revolutionary army.



    Socially Mr. Rice is a member of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias.

Politically he has always been identified with the republican party and is at

the present time chairman of the Faulk county republican central committee.





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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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