William G. George Biography


	This biography appears on page 501 in "History of Minnehaha
 	County, South Dakota" by Dana R. Bailey and was scanned, OCRed
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GEORGE, WILLIAM G., is a native of Ems, Germany, and was born January 13, 1851; 
was educated in the public schools, and when sixteen years of age entered a 
printing office; emigrated to the United States and settled at West Bend, 
Wisconsin; worked at his trade in Winona and St. Paul, Minnesota, and came to 
Sioux Falls in April, 1886.  In 1887, was employed by Caldwell & Bliss, and 
took charge of the job department in their printing office until 1895, when 
he opened a job printing office on his own account, and is conducting this 
business at the present writing.  He is a member of the Modern Woodmen, the A. 
O. U. W., Germania Verein, and Modern Brotherhood of America.  Mr. George is 
a good business man, and a respected citizen.