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Title: History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Fairbairn, Robert Herd S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
Subjects: Chickasaw County (Iowa) -- History Chickasaw County (Iowa) -- Biography Howard County (Iowa) -- History Howard County (Iowa) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke publishing company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ship, Chickasaw county, is wellknown as a successful dealer in registered Poland China hogs, registered black polledAngus cattle and pure bred Percheron horses, together with pure blooded PlymouthRock chickens. His live stock interests constitute a most important feature in hisbusiness and he is known as one of the prominent and progressive stock raisersof his section of the state. He was born in Utica township, July 8, 1874, and is a son of Frank and Mary(Ptacnik) Prochaska, both of whom were natives of Bohemia. They came to theUnited States after reaching adult age and took up their abode in Chickasawcounty, where they were married. They settled upon a farm in Utica townshipand as the years passed Mr. Prochaska prospered in the conduct of his businessaffairs and became the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of valuable land,of which he still owns one hundred and sixty acres. For many years he carefully,systematically and profitably conducted his farm, and when he had acquired a
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JOSEPH J. PROCHASKA AND FAMILY CHICKASAW AND HOWARD COUNTIES 481 handsome competence he retired from active business life and is now living inProtivin, enjoying all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Joseph J. Prochaska was educated in the district schools and his training madehim thoroughly familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and cultivating thecrops during his boyhood days. Arrived at years of maturity, he was married onthe 18th of November, 1907, to Miss Mamie Fisher, of Winneshiek county, a daughterof John Fisher, who was one of the early settlers of that county. To Mr. and Mrs.Prochaska have been born four children, namely: Clarence J., Alice M.. Joseph R.and May A. In the spring following his marriage Mr. Prochaska began farming on his ownaccount and settled upon his present home place, which he rented from his fatherfor three years. In 1911, however, having carefully saved his earnings, he pur-chased the farm and has since been the owner of this va

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