George Haag Biography


	This biography appears on pages 926-927 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				GEORGE HAAG. 

	Among the business enterprises of worth at Frankfort the hardware 
store of George Haag, established in 1911, should be mentioned. He is 
today carrying a large and well selected line of both shelf and heavy 
hardware, qualifying him to meet the demands of the general public. He 
was born and reared upon the frontier and has been a factor in the 
growth and progress which are bringing this section of the country into 
its present state of progress and prosperity. 

	The birth of Mr. Haag occurred at New Ulm, Minnesota, February 
22, 1866, his parents being Frank and Margaret Haag, who are of German 
lineage. The son began his education in the public schools of his 
native city, which he attended to the age of fourteen years. He then 
began to learn the milling business at the Eagle Roller Mills, in which 
he was employed for fifteen years, during which time he thoroughly 
acquainted himself with every phase of the business. He afterward 
purchased the Buffalo Lake Roller Mills of Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, and 
continued their operation for a decade. In 1906 he bought the Frankfort 
Mill, which he managed with success until he turned his attention from 
industrial to commercial pursuits and purchased his present hardware 
store, in Frankfort, which is the most extensive in that section of 
South Dakota. He ranks with the leading merchants of Frankfort, and the 
volume of business which he controls well attests his right to the 
position which he holds. He also owns a half interest in four hundred 
acres of farm land in Spink county and also has farm land in Clay 
county, Minnesota. He is a man of determined purpose and his 
persistency and industry have constituted the foundation upon which he 
has built his success. He remodeled the Frankfort Mill and bought the 
attractive residence which he occupies. 

	On the 14th of June, 1892, at New Ulm, Minnesota, Mr. Haag was 
united in marriage to Miss Katie Flor, a daughter of Joseph and Annie 
Flor. Our subject and his wife have two children, namely: Oscar, who is 
a student in the State College at Brookings and also assists his father 
in the conduct of his business; and Edward, attending school. 

	Mr. Haag votes with the republican party and for three years he 
has filled the position of alderman of Frankfort, exercising his 
official prerogatives in support of many progressive measures which he 
believes will prove beneficial to the town and uphold its civic 
interests. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen camp and of the Knights 
of Columbus. While he has been a resident of Frankfort for but a 
comparatively brief period, he has already become widely and favorably 
known and his many substantial qualities have gained for him the warm 
regard of those with whom he has been brought in contact. It is not 
difficult to analyze his life record. All who know him recognize the 
fact that he has ever been a busy man, and his diligence and 
determination have gained for him the success which he enjoys. Some 
hold that prosperity is the result of genius, others that it comes from 
fortunate circumstances or influence, but the life record of Mr. Haag 
stands in contradiction to those statements, for it has been through 
persistency of purpose and industry that he has gained the prosperity 
which places him among the men of affluence in Spink county.