Gabriel J. Ostroot Biography


	This biography appears on page 1000 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and 
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				GABRIEL J. OSTROOT. 

	Gabriel J. Ostroot, one of the enterprising and promising young 
business men of Kingsbury county and South Dakota, is the secretary and 
treasurer of the Lake Preston Milling Company. His birth occurred in 
Cherokee county, Iowa, on the 8th of October, 1880, his parents being 
Jonas and Carrie Ostroot. The father came to this state in 1882, 
settling on a tree claim and carrying on agricultural pursuits for some 
time. Subsequently he turned his attention to general merchandising and 
still conducts a store, being accorded a liberal patronage and being 
widely recognized as a prosperous and esteemed citizen of his 
community. 

	Gabriel J. Ostroot, who was but two years of age when brought to 
South Dakota by his parents, acquired his early education in the public 
schools of Brookings and later entered Brookings College, completing 
the commercial course in that institution in 1900. After putting aside 
his textbooks he was identified with his father in business until 1907, 
when he came to Lake Preston and became connected with the Ostroot 
Elevator Company, which owned a number of elevators. Later he purchased 
an interest in the Lake Preston Milling Company and assumed the 
position of secretary and treasurer, in which dual capacity he has 
served to the present time. The company supplies light and power to 
Lake Preston, De Smet, Hetland and Erwin and is an incorporated concern 
the stock of which is held by Lake Preston people. Mr. Ostroot has 
contributed in no uncertain degree to the success of the company and 
enjoys an enviable reputation as a progressive and substantial young 
business man. 

	On the 10th of June, 1913, Mr. Ostroot was united in marriage to 
Miss Ida T. Larson, a daughter of Sievert H. Larson. They now have one 
child, Geraldine. Mr. Ostroot gives his political allegiance to the 
republican party and is a Lutheran in religious faith, while 
fraternally he is identified with the Masons and the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows. He has resided in this state throughout almost his 
entire life, or for about a third of a century, and has made a host of 
friends who esteem him highly for his many good traits of character and 
genuine personal worth.