Orris Johnson Biography

	This biography appears on page 580 in "History of Minnehaha 
	County, South Dakota" by Dana R. Bailey and was scanned, OCRed 
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JOHNSON, ORRIS, was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, August 10, 1853.  He 
received a common school education, and worked on a farm until the spring of 
1880, when he removed to Lincoln county, Dakota, and took up a farm.  He 
remained there engaged in farming until 1893, when he removed to Sioux Falls and 
opened up a livery, feed and sale stable, in which business he still continues.  
He also has a farm in the township of Hartford, this county, but resides in 
Sioux Falls.  While in Lincoln county, he held township offices.  He is a good 
citizen, and liked by all who know him.