Jacob Blum Biography

	This biography appears on page 451-452 in "History of Minnehaha 
	County, South Dakota" by Dana R. Bailey and was scanned, OCRed 
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BLUM, JACOB, is a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and was October 26, 
1826.  He received his education in the public schools, and when 
sixteen years of age he was employed by an uncle to travel for him in 
the hide and wool business.  At the age of twenty-one years he 
emigrated with his wife to the United States, and located in New 
Jersey.  From that time on he has been engaged in the hide and wool 
business in Philadelphia, then Pittsburg, St. Louis, and Nebraska City, 
Nebraska, from  which place he came to Siox Falls on the 26th ddy of 
August, 1882, where he has since resided. He and his good wife 
celebrated their golden wedding on the10th day of June, 1896.  Mr. Blum 
is a good business man, and a respected citizen, and notwithstanding 
his seventy-three years, is seen daily at his place of business, 
actively engaged in managing his affairs.