Biographical Sketches
Frank Mason
Frank Mason is one of the leading citizens of Valley county, who owns a well improved farm in section 17, township 20, range 16, and has spent the past twenty years in this locality. Mr. Mason is a man of industrious habits, who has made many friends by his strict integrity and many sterling qualities of heart and mind, and is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.
Mr. Mason was born in Austria in 1856, and grew up there until a young man, following a line of general work, anything he could get to do. In 1884 he left his native land and came to the United States to seek his fortune and build up a home. He first located in New York, spending several years there working as a cigar maker. He came west and located in Nebraska in 1888, settling in Valley county, where he began farming. He went through hard times during the first few years, experiencing many discouragements from poor crops and different causes, but stuck to his work and succeeded in building up a good farm, now owning two hundred and forty acres of good farming land, and is engaged by quite an extent in grain raising principally and also cuts a big crop of hay each year. He keeps quite a herd of stock on his place, raising cattle and hogs for the market.
Mr. Mason was married in 1885, while living in New York city, to Annie Havacek, also a native of Austria, who came to this country in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Mason are the parents of six children who are named as follows: Frank, Annie, Mary, Rosie, Joe and Charles. The family are devoted members of the Bohemian Catholic church of Valley county, and well liked by all who know them.
Mr. Mason has always voted the Democratic ticket up to several years ago, but now leans toward the Independent party, voting for the best man up. He is an admirer of Mr. Bryan.
Source: Transcription from the book, Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Western Nebraska, published in 1909; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 21 December 2025.
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