FRED. L. KING dates his birth in Broome county. New York, on the 17th of August, 1858. At an early age he removed with his parents to Mexico, Oswego county, where he was reared and received his early education. In December, 1876, he came to Sauk Rapids, as telegraph operator for the railroad company, and ten months later, was placed in charge of the station, which position he still fills, discharging the duties in an able and business like manner.

History of the Upper Mississippi Valley (1881) p. 348 [Sauk Rapids]