Christin C. Bratrud Biography

	This biography appears on page 467 in "History of Minnehaha 
	County, South Dakota" by Dana R. Bailey and was scanned, OCRed 
	and edited by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031
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BRATRUD, CHRISTIN C., was born at Chatfield, Fillmore county Minn., 
December 27, 1855; was reared on a farm and educated in the public 
schools.  When 23 years old went to Nebraska and remained one year, and 
then was employed in Sioux City four years.  In 1883 went to Hamlin 
county, Dakota, and bought grain at Estelline four years. and was 
engaged in the real estate business at Bryant eight years and moved to 
Sioux Falls in 1896, and is engaged in the real estate business there. 
He is not much of a political aspirant. He declined the nomination of 
state senator and county treasurer while in Hamlin county; belongs to 
the Masons, odd Fellows and the A. 0. U. W., and has during the short 
time he has resided in Sioux Falls become known as an enterprising, 
upright citizen.