Writer and engraver's picture of Graham County's progress since it s organization . he early eighties became dis-gusted and returned to the east and their friends, there were those whopossessed the will and loyalty to purpose to withstand the hot winds andthe drouths and privations of the unsettled west and remain at their postof duty, believing they could win in spite of adversity. A notable illustration of the latter class is Dr. N. Crank who foughtthe natural enemies of the west with the same fortitude and perseverancethat he fought the enemy in his four years service in the Civil War. ,Dr.
Writer and engraver's picture of Graham County's progress since it s organization . he early eighties became dis-gusted and returned to the east and their friends, there were those whopossessed the will and loyalty to purpose to withstand the hot winds andthe drouths and privations of the unsettled west and remain at their postof duty, believing they could win in spite of adversity. A notable illustration of the latter class is Dr. N. Crank who foughtthe natural enemies of the west with the same fortitude and perseverancethat he fought the enemy in his four years service in the Civil War. , was born in Ohio, on December 12th, 1837, and twenty-one years (74) later emigrated to Missouri where he engaged in farming, until in theautumn of 1861 where he enlisted in the Missouri Home Guards. InOctober, 1863 he became a member of the Fourth Missouri Cavalry, M., and served until the regiment was mustered out at Benton Bar-racks, St. Louis, in July, 1865, where he returned to his farm. In theautumn of 1878, Dr. Crank with his family homesteaded in the south part. of Graham county and they have been continuous residents since thattime. Dr. Crank sold his original homestead and moved to a farm threemiles southwest of his present home, but two years later moved to hisfarm eight miles southwest of Hill City where he has resided for the pastnineteen years. He was at one time an extensive sheep raiser, havingsome 1500 head, but luck seemed to turn against him when a fatal epi-demic prevailed among his flock and left but 200 sheep uninjured. This,with a debt of $1400 on the land involved him in a debt some $3500 andfor a number of years he paid 10 per cent interest on that amount. ButDr. Crank was not discouraged and in 1890 his persistence was year he marketed 1100 bushels of onions, 32000 heads of cabbage,1100 bushels of potatoes 800 bushels of tomatoes and after all expenseswere paid had $1800. In 1895 he sold $500 worth of peaches grown onhis place.
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