LUSK, Frank A. (1858-1932)

LUSK

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 5/31/2021 at 17:56:15

Frank A. Lusk
(October 2, 1858 – February 27, 1932)

F. A. Lusk, of the firm of Lusk & Davis, dealers in dry goods, shoes and carpets, Ida Grove, Iowa, is one of the leading business men of the town. This firm occupies the first floor and basement, each 25 x 100 feet, in National Block, which were fitted up expressly for their use in 1892, and carry there a very extensive stock of goods, making a specialty of carpets. They employ three efficient assistants in the store. The business was started in 1881, and is now one of the best concerns of its kind in the county.
Mr. Lusk, the head member of the above firm, is a native of western New York, born in 1858, son of I.C. and M. C. (Shaw) Lusk. His mother is deceased. His father, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a resident of this State. In April, 1868, the Lusk family came to Iowa, and for five years made their home in Jones County; thence removed to Jackson County. The subject of our sketch attended the public schools, and completed his education with one year at Cornell College. When he was fifteen he began clerking, entering the employ of his present partner, H. J. Davis, by whom he was engaged as a clerk until 1881. As above stated, they formed a partnership at that time and opened business at Ida Grove, and of this establishment Mr. Lusk has since had charge. He has worked up an extensive trade here, and is justly deserving of the large patronage that he receives.
During the years he has resided at Ida Grove, Mr. Lusk has thoroughly identified himself with its best interests, socially, politically and otherwise. He is a Knight Templar Mason, holding membership in Rose Croix Commandery, at Sac City, and his chapter and blue lodge membership in Syria Chapter, No. 104, and Kane Lodge, No. 377, at Ida Grove. He is also a Past Grand and Past High Priest in the Subordinate and Encampment branches of the I. O. O. F., and has taken an active part in the work of this order. He has been a member of the City Board of Aldermen nine consecutive years, and for three years has been Chairman of the City Water Board. He affiliates with the Republican Party.
Mr. Lusk was married in Jackson County, Iowa, in 1879, to Miss Ola Fish, a native of Iowa. They have two children: Edith and Bruce, born in 1885 and 1887. They have a pleasant home on Taylor Street, and the entire family are highly esteemed by all who know them.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.604