Biographies

North Dakota History and People
S. J. Clarke Publishing Company Chicago, Ill. 1917

PETER O. INGEBRIKTSON, The agricultural interests of Cass county find a worthy representative in Peter 0.  lngebriktson who resides on section 5 Reed township. Moreover, he deserves prominent mention as one of the earliest pioneers of North Dakota, settling in the territory when the work of progress and development seemed scarcely begun. He was born in Norway on the 12th of February, 1847, his parents being lngebrikt and Carrie (Johnson) Lowek, both of whom died in Norway.

Their son Peter had spent his youthful days under the parental roof and had acquired a public school education in his native country. Favorable reports reached him concerning the opportunities of the new world and at length he decided to try his fortune on this side of the Atlantic. Accordingly in 1869 he bade adieu to friends and native country and sailed for Quebec, whence he made his way to Detroit in a box car. He proceeded from that city to Chicago and three weeks later went to Albert Lea. Minnesota, where he secured a position as clerk in a drug store. There he worked for about a year and in 1870 he obtained employment on the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway, the laborers being Largely Norwegians. Mr. Ingebriktson, who had secured a fair education, was made foreman of a crew and continued work in connection with the construction of the road into Moorhead, where he arrived on the 11th day of November, 1871. After the completion of the line to that point he obtained a position as clerk with the firm of Hubbard, Raymond & Allen, general merchants of Moorhead, with whom he continued as a trusted employee for four years or more. In 1878 he preempted one hundred and sixty acres on section 6, Reed township, on which he built a small frame house and there began farming. After two years he bought sixty-eight acres lying between his place and the river and afterward added forty acres more, making his present farm one of two hundred and sixty-eight acres. This tract he has converted into well tilled fields and his energy and industry have been rewarded with substantial crops which bring to him a gratifying annual income. In addition to his farming interests Mr. lngebriktson has been prominent and active along other lines.  He was one of seven men who organized the Farmers Elevator at Harwood and for several years was a member of its board of directors. He is also a stockholder in the Fargo Lee Cream Company.

Mr. lngebriktson has been married twice. In 1874 he wedded Miss Anna Hanson, of Calmar, Iowa, by whom he had two children, namely; Emil who is employed as clerk in a general store at Prosper, North Dakota, and Carl, who is engaged in farming in Reed township. The wife and mother passed away in 1800 and two years later Mr. lngebriktson was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Mary Christensen, of Fargo, North Dakota. Her father, Hand Palmer, emigrated to the United States in 1872 and located in Clay county, Minnesota, five miles from Moorhead. Mrs. lngebriktson has one daughter by her former marriage, Ida, who is the wife of John Storley. of Reed township, Cass county, North Dakota.

Politically a republican, Mr. lngebriktson was the first county treasurer of Traill county but has declined other public offices, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs, which have brought him substantial return. However, he has not been unmindful of the duties of citizenship and has cooperated in many plans and movements for the general good, he is also a stockholder in St. Luke’s Hospital of Fargo, he has manifested in his career many sterling traits and is accounted a progressive and public-spirited citizen, well informed and one whose life record is an indication of the fact that success may he won when there is a will to dare and to do.

FRED A. IRISH, Through the successive steps of an orderly progression Fred A. Irish has reached the responsible and important position of vice president of the First National Bank of Fargo and is accounted one of the prominent figures in financial circles in this state. He was born at Taylors Falls, Minnesota, on the 29th of September 1870, and was but nine years of age when he went to Moorhead, Minnesota, in company with his parents, John S. and Emma J. Irish. The father was a boat builder and contractor and led an active, busy and useful life.

Fred A. Irish with the glowing enthusiasm of youth, entered upon the pursuit of an education and received liberal training in that direction. Moreover, throughout his life he has been a reader and a student of human nature and in the school of experience he has learned many valuable lessons. When his text books were put aside he turned to the banking business, securing a position in the First National Bank at Moorhead, Minnesota, where he remained as assistant cashier until 1903. In that year he removed to Fargo and was appointed to the position of assistant cashier in the Red River Valley National Bank, with which he remained for about four years. On the 1st of January 1906, he was elected cashier of the First National Bank of Fargo and acted in that capacity until he was chosen vice president of the same institution. He recognizes the fact that the bank which most carefully safeguards the interests of its depositors is most worthy of public trust and he has ever in its conduct adhered to a progressive policy that is tempered by conservatism.

In 1904 Mr. Irish was united in marriage to Miss Mila Brown, of Aberdeen, South Dakota. In politics he is a republican, stalwart in support of the party, but has never been an office seeker. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and he also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias. The community knows him as a public-spirited citizen, one whose interest in the general welfare is deep and sincere, finding expression in many tangible efforts to promote the public good. He has always lived in the west and the spirit of enterprise which has been the dominant factor in the upbuilding of this section of the country has found exemplification in his business career.

WILLIAM IWEN, an agriculturist residing on section G, Rush River township, Cass county is the owner of a valuable farm of three hundred and twenty acres, which he has operated continuously and successfully for the past twenty-four years. His birth occurred in Germany, on the 15th of December, 1863, his parents being Fred and Caroline lwen, who emigrated to the United States in 1864 and located in Winona county, Minnesota. There the father passed away in 1873 and the mother afterward married John Schlaet, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this work.

In 1880 when in his seventeenth year, William Iwen came to North Dakota with his mother and stepfather and ten years later began farming on his own account as a renter.  In 1892 he purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land on section G, Rush River township, which he has cultivated continuously to the present time, the well tilled fields annually yielding golden harvests as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon them. He is a member of the board of directors and one of the stockholders of the Farmers Elevator Company at Arthur.

In 1890 Mr. lwen was united in marriage to Miss Martha Sommerfeld, who is a sister of Julius E. Sommerfeld, a prosperous agriculturist of Arthur township, Cass county, whose record is given on another page of this volume. To our subject and his wife have been born five children, three of whom survive, namely: Edwin, William, Jr., and Elizabeth All are still at home.

Politically Mr. lwen is a stanch republican and he is now ably serving in the capacity of school treasurer, while for about ten years he was a member of the board of township trustees. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the German Lutheran church, to which his wife and children also belong, he has always shown great interest in all that pertains to the general welfare and has been known as a public-spirited man who has ever found time and inclination to cooperate in the movements for the public good. In all the relations of life he has been honorable and straight forward, and his example is well worthy of emulation.

FRANK M. JOHNSON, one of the leading business men of Alice, North Dakota, is now engaged in general merchandising but formerly devoted his time and attention to agricultural pursuits, in which he was also successful. He was born in Iowa county, Iowa, on the 3d of June, 1866, a son of Alexander P. and Mary (Wade) Johnson, both natives of Peoria county, Illinois, where they were reared and married. In 1853 they removed to Iowa county, Iowa, becoming pioneer settlers of that part of the state. At the time of the Civil war the father enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry, under the command of Colonel Robert Ingersoll. After the close of the war he returned to Iowa and farmed there until 1888, when he removed to South Dakota. Five years later he came to North Dakota, locating in Sargent county, where he passed his last years. His wife is still living and makes her home with her two sons, Frank M. and Thomas F.

Frank M. Johnson attended the public schools in the pursuit of an education and during his boyhood and youth gained valuable training in farming through assisting his father. On reaching manhood, he decided to follow the occupation to which he had been reared and for a number of years was successfully engaged in farming in Sargent county. In 1913, however, he came to Cass county and in partnership with his brother, Thomas F., is now engaged in the mercantile business in Alice. They carry a well selected stock and have built up a large and lucrative patronage, their reliable business methods commending them to the confidence of the general public. They still retain their land holdings, owning seven hundred and twenty acres in Sargent county.

Frank M. Johnson casts his ballot in support of the democratic party, but has never been an aspirant for office, finding that his private affairs require his entire time and attention, he belongs to the Masonic order and in all relations of life strives to live up to the high moral teachings of the craft, he has not only won the respect of all who have come in contact with him, but has also gained the warm personal regard of many.

JOHN W. JOHNSON, the owner of the Holy Cross farm, on section 18, Stanley township, is one of the leading agriculturists of Cass county and is widely and favorably known. A native of Urasa, Sweden, his birth occurred on the 3d of July 1869, and he is a son of Johan and Johanna Maria Magnuson, both of whom spent their entire lives in that, country.

In 1887, when seventeen years of age, our subject left his native land and crossed the Atlantic to the United States, making his way to Stillwater, Minnesota. After working on the river for some time he was employed as a carpenter in Minneapolis and St. Paul and in 1888 came to North Dakota and worked in the harvest fields until the close of the season, when he returned to Minnesota, where he spent the following winter in the lumber woods. In 1889 he settled permanently in this state and worked as a farm hand on the place which he now owns. Subsequently he was made foreman of the farm and later rented the place, operating it under a lease for a number of years. He carefully saved his money and in 1904 had accumulated sufficient capital to purchase the farm, which comprises four hundred and twelve acres of fine land. For the past ten years he has been making a specialty of raising seed potatoes, principally Early Ohios, for the Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma markets and has succeeded beyond his expectations in that undertaking. In 1914, in association with Albert Brakke, he built a potato storage house with a capacity of twenty-five thousand bushels. He is also a stockholder in the Farmers elevator at Wild Rice, the Farmers elevator at Sanders and the River Line Telephone Company.  The Holy Cross farm is one of the points of historic interest in the county as it was located by the first white settler in this state with the exception of the French Canadians who settled at Pembina. In 1859 Father Genin, a French Catholic priest, came to what is now Cass county, North Dakota, and built a church and erected a cross, which is to this day known as the Holy Cross. He had received from the government a grant of land on which to establish a mission, which was known as the Holy Cross Mission, but subsequently returned to France and also spent some time in Rome before again coming to North Dakota.  On his arrival at the site of his mission he found that six French Canadians had squatted on the land, but he forbore to contest their claim. This was in 1870. The French Canadians thought that thirty or forty acres apiece was all the land that they wanted but later found that inadequate and sold out, removing westward. The old mission ground, which is now in possession of Mr. Johnson, is still known as the Holy Cross farm.

In 1892 Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Peterson, of Norman county, Minnesota, and they have become the parents of seven children: George A., manager of the W. H. White lumberyard at Wild Rice; and Richard W., Albert T., Ima M., Myrtle, Anna and John W., Jr., all at home.

Mr. Johnson is independent in politics, following the lead of his judgment rather than the dictates of a party leader. He holds membership in the Modern Woodmen, and his religious faith is that of the United Lutheran church. His has been an active, useful life, and his industry has been rewarded with gratifying success, he has also gained the sincere respect and the warm regard of those with whom he has been brought in contact, for his salient characteristics are those of the highest type of manhood.

L. J. JOHNSON, As the raising of grain is the most important industry in North Dakota the elevators of the district are among the chief factors in its development and their annual business is of large volume. The Farmers elevator at Horace is one of the leading business undertakings of that town and its manager, L. J. Johnson, is recognized as a man of energy, initiative and sound judgment. He was born in Sweden on the 25th of March 1864, and is a son of John and Mary (Larson) Johnson, the latter of whom died in that country. In 1882 the father came to the United States with two of his children and a year later our subject and a brother and sister joined the others of the family here. The father took up his residence in Grant county, Minnesota, where he lived until his death.

L. J. Johnson came to North Dakota on his arrival in this country in 1883 and located at Horace, where an uncle, P. J. Frykland, was living. At that time Mr. Johnson was in such strained financial circumstances that he had to borrow ten cents from his uncle to buy paper and stamps in order to write home and he was in debt sixty-eight dollars for his passage money. He found work as a farm hand as soon as possible and after discharging his obligations began saving his money with the end in view of eventually purchasing land.  For a number of years he farmed as a renter, but about 1905 he bought two hundred and fifty acres on sections 17 and 18, Stanley township, adjoining Horace, and has since resided upon his farm, which is all under cultivation. In addition to his activity as an agriculturist he has been engaged in buying grain for twenty-two years, devoting a great deal of his time to that work. He represented the Andrews Grain Company of Minneapolis at Horace for twenty years, while since 1914 he has been manager of the Farmers Elevator Company, which bought out the interests of the Minneapolis company at Horace. He understands the grain business thoroughly and as he keeps a close watch on all of the details of the business the enterprise has proved very successful.

In 1893 Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Bertha Olson, a native of Houston county, Minnesota, by whom he has six children. Ethel, Martha, Walter, Elder, Lillian and Raymond, all at home.

The political views of Mr. Johnson coincide with the principles of the republican party, which be supports at the polls, and for fifteen years he has served as township clerk and for many years as school treasurer, proving very efficient in those capacities. He and his family hold membership in the Norwegian Lutheran church and seek to extend its influence in every way possible. Mr. Johnson is not only a successful farmer and business man, but is also a public-spirited citizen and in all relations of life has proved upright and honorable, thus gaining the sincere respect of all who have come in contact with him.

PETER JOHNSON, As North Dakota is primarily an agricultural state its wealth and development are due chiefly to the labor of its progressive and enterprising farmers, among whom is numbered Peter Johnson, who owns and operates three hundred and twenty acres of excellent land in Raymond township, Cass county. He was born in Sweden on the 24th of May 1860, of the marriage of John F. and Margaret (Hendrickson) Johnson, both of whom died in their native country.

Peter Johnson was reared at home and in the acquirement of his education attended the common schools of Sweden. In 1882, when a young man of about twenty-two years, he determined to try his fortune in the United States and accordingly made his way to North Dakota, where he was employed during the summer as a farm hand. The following winter he went to Duluth, Minnesota, and did teaming and worked in the woods until spring, when he returned to this state. A year later he bought a relinquishment on a tree claim in Steele county, which he sold three years later. He then returned to Sweden and for a year and a half remained there but at the end of that time came again to the United States and purchased his present home farm, which comprises one hundred and sixty acres on section 10, Raymond township, Cass county. He also owns one hundred and sixty acres on section 11 and cultivates the entire three hundred and twenty acres, his labors being rewarded by large crops, the sale of which yields him a good profit. Although he is now one of the substantial citizens of his township he not only had no capital when he came to North Dakota in 1882 but was in debt for his passage money. He worked to such good purpose and managed his affairs so well that on his return to Sweden five years later he had sixteen hundred dollars saved. In addition to his valuable farm he owns stock in the Farmers elevator at Harwood and the Farmers elevator at Prosper.

In 1888 Mr. Johnson was married in Sweden to Miss Margaret Peterson, by whom he had four children, two of whom are living, John and Peter E., both at home. The wife and mother died in 1894 and six years later Mr. Johnson married Miss Edla Sandstrom, who was born in Sweden, a daughter of Lars and Johanna (Peterson) Sandstrom. Her father is still living in Sweden but her mother has passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have become the parents of three children, Herbert, Sigma and Fern.  Mr. Johnson is a stalwart republican and for a number of years was constable and for several terms was a member of the school board, his services proving very satisfactory in those capacities. He is identified with the American Yeomen and the Scandinavian lodge, and both he and his wife are communicants of the Swedish Lutheran church, which indicates the principles which govern their conduct.

G O. KANTRUD, who is meeting with gratifying success as a farmer, resides upon his well developed place on section 25, Noble township, Cass county. He was born in Norway on the 11th of December 1864, a son of Ole and Ingebord (Veslum) Kantrud, who came with their family to the United States in 1875. Making their way to the middle west, the father took up a homestead in Ottertail county, Minnesota, and there he still lives. His wife died about 1906.

G. 0. Kantrud, who was a child of ten years on the removal of the family to this country, received the greater part of his education in the district schools of Minnesota and grew to manhood under the parental roof. In 1888, the year following his marriage, he came with his bride to North Dakota and located in Cass county, where for a considerable period he operated rented land. He carefully saved his money to the end of becoming a landowner and at length was able to buy eighty acres, to the cultivation of which he devoted his energies. In the intervening years that followed he made a number of changes, but in 1908 he bought his present home farm of one hundred and ten acres in Noble township, where he has since made his home. He also rents additional land and is operating in all two hundred and forty acres, from which he derives a good income. He is a stockholder in the Cooperative Creamery Company of Perley, Minnesota.

In 1887 Mr. Kantrud married Miss Carrie Johnson, a native of Norway, who was brought to this country by her parents when but two years old. To this marriage have been born five children: Oscar, Josie, Minnie, Gena and Mary, all at home.  The political belief of Mr. Kantrud is that of the republican party, and he is serving as a member of the school board. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Norwegian Lutheran church, and their lives are guided by high standards of ethics. They are widely and favorably known and those who have been intimately associated with them are their sincere friends.

GEORGE W. KELLEY is one of those who have contributed to the business growth and expansion of Tower City and who aided in organizing the Farmers Elevator Company there, of which he has since served as manager. He owns eight hundred acres of land and is one of the well-to-do residents of Cass county. A native of Minnesota, his birth occurred on the 16th of February 1859, and his parents were John and Jane (Hammel) Kelley, both of whom were born in Ireland. In 1850 they emigrated to America and after residing in New Jersey for four years removed to Minnesota, where they lived on a farm until 1880. In that year they arrived in Cass county, North Dakota, and then they spent their remaining years. Two of their three children are still living.

George W. Kelley was educated in the common schools of Minnesota and remained under the parental roof until he reached man’s estate. In 1870 he came to North Dakota and took up land on section 8 Cornell township, Cass county, which he at once began to bring under cultivation. He devoted twenty-five years to farming and from time to time bought additional land, acquiring in all eight hundred acres, all of which is improved. On leaving the farm he removed to Tower City and helped to organize the Farmers elevator there, of which he has since served as manager. He is an arcuate judge of the quality of grain, keeps in close touch with the markets and possesses sound judgment, and has proved very successful as manager of the elevator, which does a large business. He is also vice president of the First National Bank of Tower City and is treasurer and secretary of the local telephone company.  his sagacity and enterprise being factors in the advancement of the interests of those concerns.

Mr. Kelley was married in 1894 to Miss Myrtle Beil, a native of Indiana, by whom he has had eight children: George R., Vera, John, Myrtle, Muriel, Helen and Roy, all of whom are at home; and Frederick, who is deceased. Mr. Kelley is a stanch adherent of the republican party and for four years served as county commissioner, while for a number of years he held the office of school director. He is a member of Tower City Lodge, No. 83, I. O. O. F., and the teachings of the order are exemplified in his conduct. When he began his independent career, he had no capital and he has at all times depended upon his own resources. The gratifying measure of success which he has gained is therefore evidence of his ability.

T. T. KINNEBERG, Among the substantial citizens of Cass county that Norway has furnished is numbered T. T. Kinneberg, who makes his home in the village of Hickson, with the business interests of which he has been actively identified for a number of years. He is now president of the Hickson State Bank and is also engaged in the real estate business. His activities have been carefully and systematically directed and he seems to have accomplished at any one point in his career the full possibilities for successful accomplishment at that point. He was born in Norway, September 16, 1869, a son of T. P. and Carrie Kinneberg, who were also natives of the same country. There they remained until 1884, when they came to the United States, settling at Houston, Minnesota, where they still make their home.

T. T. Kinneberg spent the first fourteen years of his life in the land of his nativity and then accompanied his parents to the new world, the voyage across the Atlantic being long remembered because of the novel experiences which it brought to him. He supplemented his early education by further study in this country and from the age of nine years he has made his own way in the world. During the early period of his residence in America he worked as a farm hand in Cass county and his life was one of unremitting diligence and earnest toil.  He was ambitious, however, to engage in business on his own account and carefully directed his efforts so that in 1895 he removed to Hickson, erected a store building and conducted a fruit store. He also operated a barber shop but afterward rented his store building, which, however, he still owns. He then turned his attention to real estate and other business interests. He is also a successful auctioneer. He entered financial circles in connection with the Hickson State Bank, of which he is the president, and as its chief executive officer he is wisely and carefully directing and safeguarding its interests. He is also the owner of four hundred acres of land in Cass county and Canada.

In 1897 Mr. Kinneberg was married to Miss Rangdine 0. Tuskind, a native of Cass county, and to them have been born two children, Randall and Milford.  In his political views Mr. Kinneberg is a republican and for fourteen years filled the office of township clerk, his long continuance in the position indicating most clearly his capability in office and the confidence and trust reposed in him. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen camp and both he and his wife are members of the Lutheran church, to the teachings of which they loyally adhere. They are people of the highest respectability and enjoy the friendship and kindly regard of many with whom they come in contact.

FRED KLINGER, of Hill township, who has gained gratifying prosperity as a farmer, was born in Germany on the 15th of June 1850, a son of Frederick William and Beattie (Krueger) Klinger, both of whom passed away in the fatherland. Our subject was reared at home and acquired his education in the common schools. After his removal to the United States in 1867 he spent about four months in the vicinity of Chicago, after which he removed to Winnebago county, Wisconsin, where he remained for about twelve years, working as a farm hand, after which he came to North Dakota, where he has since resided. For a year he worked for a blacksmith in Buffalo, Cass county, but in 1880 he bought a relinquishment on a homestead on section. 4, Hill township, his present home farm. He has since purchased additional land and now owns three hundred and twenty acres, from which he derives a good income. He has made many excellent improvements upon his place and in 1903 he erected a modern residence, which is one of the most attractive farm homes of the county.

In 1852 Mr. Klinger was married to Miss Eliza Berry, a native of Minnesota, and they have become the parents of nine children, of whom eight survive, Laura, Clara, Maria, Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Adeline and Fred.

Mr. Klinger is a liberal democrat in politics and when he deems that he can best serve the public interests by so doing he votes independently. For about fifteen years he has served as a member of the school board and during that time has been instrumental in advancing the interests of the public schools, he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and his religious faith is that of the Lutheran church, with which his family is also identified. When he came to this country he had no capital, but he was quick to see and take advantage of the opportunities here offered to the ambitions young man and as the years have passed his resources have increased until he is now one of the substantial residents of his township.

GODFREY H. KNIGHT is one of the extensive land owners of Cass county, his possessions aggregating fourteen hundred and forty acres. He was born in Columbia county, Michigan.  August 20, 1830, and the intervening years have marked a life of notable industry, perseverance, diligence and business integrity. These qualities have brought him substantial success, so that he is now classed with the men of affluence in his part of the state. He is of English lineage, his parents being Thomas and Ann (Wass) Knight, both of whom were natives of England, whence they came to the new world about 1829, settling in Michigan, where they took up their abode upon a farm that continued to be their home throughout their remaining days. In their family were ten children, six of whom are living.

Godfrey H. Knight spent the period of his minority under the parental roof and afterward worked for his father as a farm hand for a year. He had been well trained in the methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops and in the public schools of the neighborhood had acquired his education. In 1862 he left his native state and went to Idaho looking for gold, spending seven years there. At the end of that time he returned to his old home in Michigan and in 1870 removed to Niles, that state, where he established a farm implement business, which he conducted for two years. On selling out he purchased a farm in Calhoun county, Michigan, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits for a decade. At the end of that time he disposed of his farm and removed to Cass county, North Dakota, purchasing land on section 28, Bell township. To this he has added from time to time as his financial resources have increased and favorable opportunity has been presented and he now owns fourteen hundred and forty acres, being one of the extensive land owners of the county, his farm is splendidly improved. The raw prairie has been converted into rich and productive fields which annually yield golden harvests and his knowledge of conditions of the soil, the needs of various crops and the most scientific methods of farm work have resulted in making his labors a source of gratifying success. He is engaged in raising shorthorn rattle and Percheron horses and his livestock interests are an important feature of his business.

In 1871 Mr. Knight was married to Miss Lorisa Sutherland, who was born in New York in 1854, a daughter of Jarvis and Emily (Northrup) Sutherland, who were likewise natives of the Empire state but removed to Michigan at an early day. Later he took up his abode in North Dakota and passed away at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Knight. To Mr. and Mrs. Knight has been born a daughter, Emily Ann, the wife of Shepard L. Sheldon, a resident of Fargo.

Mr. Knight exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, of which he is a stalwart advocate. he has served on the town board of supervisors for a number of years, yet cannot be said to be a politician in the sense of office seeking, for he prefers to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs rather than to public office. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and has advanced high in Masonry, being now a noble of the Mystic Shrine. His life exemplifies the beneficent spirit of the craft which is based upon mutual helpfulness and brotherly kindness and he is prominent and popular among his associates in the fraternity. In fact he is held in high esteem wherever known and most of all where he is best known, for his record will bear close investigation and scrutiny.

AUGUST L. KRUMM is widely known throughout Cass county and is one of the foremost residents of Durbin, where he is engaged in general merchandising and is also filling the office of postmaster. He is likewise identified with agricultural interests as he owns eight hundred acres of fine land in the county. A native of Germany, he was born on the 27th of June 1858, and is a son of John H. and Christina Krumm, who were lifelong residents of the fatherland. To them were born seven children, of whom one is now deceased.

August L. Krumm was roared at home and received his education in his native land but in 1880, when twenty-two years of age, he decided to try his fortune in America. He at once located in Cass county, North Dakota, whore he was employed on a farm until 1882, when he filed on a homestead, on which he resided for about a year. In 1893 he purchased six hundred and forty acres on sections 11 and 13, Maple River township, and took up his residence upon that place. He lived there for nine years, during which time he made many improvements upon the farm, and subsequently he bought an additional one hundred and sixty acres, making his holdings eight hundred acres in all. In 1904 he left the farm and removed to Durbin, where he has since conducted a general store. He carries a well selected stock and as he gives full value for the money received and strives to please his patrons he has met with gratifying success in his business. Since 1906 he has also served as postmaster.

In 1895 Mr. Krumm was united in marriage to Misa Mary L. Kaut, a native of Wisconsin, by whom he has had seven children: Jennie M., Emma L., Louisa M., John H., Francis W., Charles L. and Alice D. John H. is deceased.  Mr. Krumm votes the republican ticket and for a number of years has been a member of the school board. Both he and his wife belong to the Evangelical church. He is a typical resident of the west, for he has the qualities of self-reliance, perseverance and the readiness to take advantage of an opportunity. When he came to Cass county he was without money and he has always relied upon his own resources but as the years have passed his capital has steadily increased and he is now a man of independent means.

OLUF KYLLO, who follows farming on section 31, Reed township, Cass county, is of Norwegian birth but from the age of two years has made his home in the new world and from early boyhood has been actively identified with agricultural interests, being now the owner of an excellent farm property equipped with all of the conveniences and accessories of a model farm of the twentieth century. His birth occurred in Norway on the 13th of June 1864, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kyllo, mentioned elsewhere in this work in connection with the sketch of Theodore Kyllo. They came to the United States when their son Oluf was but two years of age, so that his education was acquired in the district schools of this land, but his opportunities for educational training were limited, as his services were early required upon the home farm. When a youth of but fourteen years he made a hand in the harvest field at a time when grain was bound by the workmen, as invention had not yet brought forth the machine to do this task. The habits of industry which he formed in the early days have remained with him throughout the intervening years. He worked upon the old homestead until he could purchase a farm of his own, buying his first land in 1895, at which time he became owner of a tract of two hundred and eighty acres situated on section 31, Reed township, Cass county. He then bent his energies to the development of the property and today has one of the best improved farms of the county. The place is well fenced and divided into fields of convenient size which return a gratifying annual income. He has erected good buildings and the latest improved farm machinery is used to facilitate the cultivation and care of the crops.

In 1897 Mr. Kyllo was united in marriage to Miss Oleana Knudson, by whom he had six children, five of whom still survive, namely: Gorda S., Clara G., Helen A., Olga 0. and H. Lillian. Mr. Kyllo votes with the republican party and is now serving on the board of township trustees.

THEODORE KYLLO, who is engaged in general farming on section 13, Raymond township, has a well developed and well improved property, owning and cultivating three hundred and twenty acres of land and for the past twelve years operating a threshing outfit. He is a native of Waupaca county, Wisconsin, born October 21, 1867, and comes of Norwegian ancestry his parents, Peter and Gunald Kyllo were both natives of Norway and came to the United States immediately following the Civil war, crossing the ocean on a sailing vessel which was five weeks in completing the voyage. They took up their abode in Waupaca, Wisconsin, but afterward removed to Pope county, Minnesota, where they settled upon a farm. In 1871 they arrived in North Dakota, being among the earliest of the pioneer residents in the state. There were no railroads in this district at the time of their arrival and all around them could be seen the rolling prairies, giving little evidence of the handiwork of man. On his arrival Mr. Kyllo homesteaded eighty acres in Reed township, Cass county, at which time there were but three or four other settlers in the township. A little later he purchased eighty acres of land adjoining the home place and subsequently took up one hundred and sixty acres as a tree claim. To this he afterward added forty acres by purchase, so that his holdings embraced three hundred and sixty acres.    With characteristic energy he began to till and improve his farm, which his labors soon converted into rich and productive fields. He lived upon that place until the death of his wife in 1896, after which he disposed of his holdings and subsequently made his home with his sons, passing away in 1907.

Theodore Kyllo was reared under the parental roof, spending his youthful days in the usual manner of farm lads, his time being divided between the acquirement of an education in the district schools and work on the home farm. He was but nine years of age, however, when he began to assist in the labors of the fields, plowing with a yoke of oxen.  He continued on the old home place until a year after his mother’s death and while there residing he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he afterward traded for the tree claim that had been taken up by his father, he never lived upon the tree claim but cultivated it and in addition rented three hundred and twenty acres. His life has been a busy and useful one and his work as an agriculturist has brought good results. In 1900 he located upon his present farm, which he had purchased the year before. He now owns three hundred and twenty acres of excellent land and is numbered among the substantial farmers of Cass county.

Mr. Kyllo has been married twice, in 1899 he wedded Miss Olina Waugh, of Reed township, her father being Torger Waugh, one of the early pioneers of that township. She passed away in 1903, leaving one child, Richard L. In 1905 Mr. Kyllo was again married, his second union being with Miss Minnie Halverson, of Iowa, by whom he had five children, four of whom still survive, namely: Gilbert T., Archie M., Ethel L. and Pearl M.  Mr. Kyllo exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party and is somewhat active along that line. He is serving at the present time as a member of the board of township trustees and is also a member of the school board.  He holds membership with the Sons of Norway and he and his wife are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church, to the teachings of which they are most loyal. They are well known in Cass county and the circle of their friends is constantly growing as the circle of their acquaintance widens.

AUGUST P. LANDBLOM, living in Reed township, Cass county, is one of the honored pioneer settlers of this part of the state, where he has now made his home for forty-five years.  It was on the 14th of April 1871, that he crossed the Red river at Georgetown and took up his abode upon the farm which has since been his home, his labors throughout the intervening years being devoted to the development and improvement of this place. He was born in Sweden, September 21, 1846, a son of Peter and Anna (Stein) Landblom, both of whom were natives of that country. In 1863 they sailed for America with their family and first established their home in Clayton county, Iowa. They afterward removed to Moore county, Minnesota, where their remaining days were passed. They had a family of ten children, eight of whom survive.

August P. Landblom pursued his education in the schools of his native country. He was a youth of sixteen years when the family sailed for America. Five years later he too sought a home in the new world, arriving in 1867 and making his way to Clayton county, Iowa, where he remained for four years. In April 1871, he came to Cass county.  North Dakota, and took up his abode upon the farm upon which he now resides, crossing the Red river at Georgetown on the 14th of April and settling on section 18, Reed township.  There was not an improvement upon the place or any indication that the work of civilization and development had been there begun. He built a log cabin, which he occupied for four years, at the end of which time he replaced the primitive home by a more modern and commodious residence. He has since added fine buildings to his farm and has a splendidly improved property equipped with all the conveniences and accessories of the model farm of the twentieth century. To his original purchase he has also added from time to time until he is now the owner of five hundred and eighty acres, all of which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. His methods are practical and progressive and are productive of good results and he has made his farm one of the valuable and desirable properties of the county. He has also been vice president of the Farmers Elevator Company at Harwood. His business affairs are capably managed, he is systematic and methodical in what he does and the spirit of enterprise characterizes him at all points in his career.

In November 1871, Mr. Landblom was married to Miss Clara Johnson, a native of Sweden who came to America in 1870 and for a year and a half was a resident of Chicago, after which she came to North Dakota. Eleven children were born of this union: Minnie, the wife of Theo Euren; Herman L.; Axel E.; John E.; France A.; William A.; Carl Rudolph; Martin G.; Roy T.; and two who are deceased.  The parents are members of the Lutheran church, of which Mr. Landblom is serving as trustee.

In politics he is an earnest republican, recognized as one of the local party leaders.  He served as county commissioner for twelve years and for more than forty years has been township treasurer, a fact indicative of his faithfulness and capability in office. He has also been treasurer of the school board for twenty-six years. It is well known that he is a most trustworthy man, loyal and faithful at all times, and his many good traits of character have won him high regard. His success is the direct result of his earnest labor and has been so honorably and worthily won that the most envious cannot grudge him his prosperity. As a pioneer settler he has witnessed many changes in the county as the years have gone by. He has seen a wild and sparsely settled region converted into a progressive county with a large population of prosperous and contented people. Those who know him, and he has a wide acquaintance, esteem him for his sterling worth, and are glad to call him friend.

HANS LARSON, who owns more than eight hundred acres of land and is now living retired in Harwood township, Cass county, was one of the early settlers of the county and has from his arrival in the state had firm faith in the greatness of its future although in the early days such faith required unusual farsightedness as North Dakota was then a wild and forbidding region. He was born on the island of Laaland, Denmark, October 1, 1850, a son of Lars Hendrickson, who died when his son Hans was thirteen years of age.  The latter continued to reside in his native country until he was seventeen years old, when in company with his mother he came to the United States. For two years they resided at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but at the end of that time he and his brother Henry removed to Dakota territory in 1870. After spending one year at Fort Randall, in what is now South Dakota, they came to the present state of North Dakota. For a short time they worked on the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad but as expenses were high and wages low they made their way to what is now Cass county and took up Squatter claims, on which Hans Larson filed in 1873. He worked for the Northern Pacific for thirteen months, thus meeting his living expenses. He first entered his quarter section as a preemption claim but as money was hard to obtain he commuted on eighty acres, which he took up as a homestead. Later he filed on a quarter section under the timber act, which he later commuted and scripped and paid for in subsequent years. He was a very practical and efficient farmer and his land yielded large crops, the sale of which netted him a good profit.  From time to time he invested in more land and now owns eight hundred and twenty-nine acres, he resided upon his original homestead for forty-three years, or until March, 1914, when he retired from active work, renting his farm to others and taking up his abode on the Nicholas A. Peterson farm, on section 14, Harwood township, he is financially independent and the period of leisure which he is now enjoying is the deserved reward of many years of well directed labor.

On the 11th of January, 1882. Mr. Larson was united in marriage to Miss Julia Harrison, of Arena, Wisconsin, who, however, was born in Norway. Three of their six children survive, namely: Josephine, the wife of M. C. Smith, of Cloverdale, British Columbia; William H., at home; and Lulu M., the wife of George Ostby, of Cass county.  Mr. Larson is a stanch republican but has never taken a very active part in politics although he has held a number of minor offices and has served as chairman of the township board for ten years. Fraternally he belongs to Shiloh Lodge, No. 1, A. F. & A. M.: Keystone Chapter, No. 5, R. A. M.; Auvergne Commandory. No. 2, K. T.; and El Zagal Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. Mr. Larson, is progressive and up-to-date and has been a factor not only in the agricultural development of his county but also in its advancement along other lines, he is widely and favorably known and those who have been intimately associated with him hold him in warm personal regard.

HENRY LARSON, residing on section 12, Gardner township, is one of those who since pioneer times have contributed much toward the development of Cass county and who have also gained individual success.. Ho owns eight hundred acres of excellent land and is one of the foremost citizens of his township. A native of Denmark, he was born on the 5th of April. 1845, a son of Lars and Maren Christina (Hanson) Hendrickson. The father died in Denmark in 1863, and five years later the mother came to the United States and during the remainder of her life made her home with her two sons. Henry and Hans. She passed away at the home of our subject in April 1888, at the advanced age of eighty-three years.

Henry Larson was educated in the public schools of Denmark and remained in that country until 1866, when, as a young man of twenty-one years, he emigrated to the United States, coming by way of Quebec and New York city. He continued his journey westward and settled at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Not long afterward he spent some time in Kansas and Missouri, but returned to Oshkosh in the summer of 1867. He was variously employed there, sailing on Lake Winnebago and working in the lime kilns, in the lumber and shingle mills and in the gas works until May 1870, when he came to Dakota territory.  From Sioux City, Iowa, he made his way on foot through Vermilion and Yankton to Fort Randall. There they were rebuilding the fort and on his applying for work he was asked if he could burn lime. He rephed that he had just come from the lime kilns and was immediately given work. Not having a kiln, he dug a hole in the ground and burned about eight hundred barrels at a cost of sixty cents a barrel. The contractor who was furnishing the lime brought it from Sioux City and had the contract at six dollars per barrel.  In the spring of 1871 Mr. Larson went to Yankton and purchased a team of mules, with which he started for what is now North Dakota on the 6th of April, arriving on the Sheyenne river in what is now Cass county in the latter part of that month. He took up a squatter’s claim, the present southwest quarter of section 10, Harwood township, and he made his home upon that place for a number of years. The country was at that time sparsely settled conditions of life were in all respects those of a frontier region. His wife missed the comforts and conveniences of an older settled district and returned to Oshkosh, where our subject, joined her in the fall of 1873. He remained there for about a year, when he again came to North Dakota, driving through with a four horse team, and not long afterward his family followed him. When the land was formally opened for settlement Mr. Larson filed soldier’s additional rights on his claim and in 1878 took up a tree claim which is his present home farm. In the following year he filed on a homestead, upon which he lived until he had secured his patent thereto, when he removed to the tree claim, which is nearer town and which afforded his children better school advantages. In the intervening years he has bought three hundred and twenty acres and his present holdings total eight hundred acres, a quarter section in Wiser township, a quarter section in Harwood township and three-quarter sections in Gardner township, he also owns stock in the Farmers Cooperative Store of Gardner and in the Independent Harvester Company.

In 1868 Mr. Larson was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Connors, a native of Ireland, and they became the parents of a son, Arthur, who is now farming in Clay county, Minnesota. The wife and mother died in 1895 and in 1897 Mr. Larson married Miss Carrie Kishert. a native of Norway, and they have become the parents of six children, namely: Frank, at home; Charles, who is farming his father’s place in Harwood township; and Albert, Mary, William and John. at home.

Mr. Larson supports the measures and candidates of the republican party at the polls and for twenty-eight years served as a member of the board of township trustees, his long retention proving the acceptability of his services. He is at present a member of the Cass county drainage board. Fraternally he is identified with the American Yeomen, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His religious faith is that of the Lutheran church, and he assisted in the building of the Norwegian Lutheran church in Wiser, which he and his wife attend. He also gave generously to the building fund of the Congregational church in Gardner, as he recognizes the fact that all denominations have the same aims and work in behalf of the same cause.

CHARLES J. LEE, a Fargo capitalist numbered among Wisconsin’s native sons, was born at Arcadia, Trempealeau county, that state, January 9, 1869, and comes of a family who largely followed the occupation of farming in Norway, where John Lee, father of Charles J.  Lee, was born in the year 1810. Coming to America, he settled in Wisconsin in pioneer times, securing a homestead claim where Winona now stands. He married Miss Christina Johnson and later removed to Halfway Creek, now called Holmen. Subsequently he became a resident of Trempealeau county and was the first settler in the district now known as Lee Valley, there passing his remaining days, his death occurring in 1888. He was a man of marked business energy and accumulated considerable land.

Charles J. Lee was reared in the usual manner of farm lads, dividing his time between the work of the fields on the home farm, the duties of the schoolroom and the pleasures of the playground. He arrived in Barnes county in 1887, when a youth of eighteen years, and for one year was employed as a farm hand after which he accepted a clerkship in a store in Valley City and while thus employed also attended school. He realized the value of educational training and in 1893 he entered the pharmaceutical department of the Northwestern University at Chicago, from which he was graduated with the class of 1894. He then returned to Valley City, where he embarked in the drug business, successfully conducting his store until 1901, when he sold out to George Day. Having acquired considerable farm land, he then gave his attention to his agricultural interests and he now owns and cultivates seven sections of land, thus becoming one of the most extensive farmers of Barnes county. He likewise owns considerable property in Valley City and he has contributed to the substantial improvement of the place by the erection of the Valley Hotel, a two-story structure and finished basement, seventy-five by one hundred feet, and containing sixty-five rooms. It is a thoroughly modern structure supplied with hot and cold wafer in each room and other up-to-date conveniences. He has also erected other buildings in Valley City and he was one of the organizers and the president of the Equity Rural Credit Association, having its head offices in Fargo. He was likewise a leader in the promotion of the Equity International Bank, which was opened at Fargo in 1916 and of which he became the first president. He has removed to Fargo to take an active part in the management of those two concerns and of other equity enterprises. He also organized the American National Bank of Valley City, of which he has been a director from the beginning.

In 1887 Mr. Lee was married to Miss Mary Halverson, a native of Trempealeau county, Wisconsin, and their children are: Carl John, attending the Valley City State Normal; and Victor John, Edwin Howard, Junette Marion and Clifford Marvin, all in school.

Mr. Lee several times served as alderman of Valley City and was the father of the present waterworks system, which is considered the best in the northwest. He it was who suggested and promoted the municipal ownership of the electric light plant and also of the new sewerage system. He has closely studied the question of public utilities and believes strongly in municipal ownership. He has been honored with the presidency of the North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association and fraternally he is connected with the Elks and the Knights of Pythias.

OLE M. LIAN, a successful farmer of Barnes township, Cass county, is one of the excellent citizens whom Norway has given to the northwest, he was born on the 4th of May 1864, a son of Martin and Enger Lian, the former of whom is still living in that country, while the latter has passed away.

Ole M. Lian is one of a family of five children, of whom four survive, and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed in his native country. In 1883 he emigrated to the United States and made his way direct to Fargo, Cass county, North Dakota, where he worked as a laborer for ten years. At the end of that time he rented six hundred and forty acres of land, which he has since cultivated, he is energetic and practical and his labors yield him a good return.

In 1890 Mr. Lian was married to Miss Beintina Moe, of Missouri, by whom he has two children, Enger and Martin, both at home. Mr. Lian is a republican, but confines his political activity to the exercise of his right of franchise. He has been dependent upon his own resources and the prosperity which he has gained is evidence of his enterprise and good management, he is a member of the Lutheran church.

NELS A. LIUDAHL, who is farming on section 14, Davenport township, Cass county, has found in North Dakota the opportunities which he sought and through the utilization of which he has gained financial independence, owning six hundred and forty acres of excellent land. A native of Norway, he was born on the 4th of June 1847, a son of Amund and Turi (Sundet) Liudahl, who in 1861 came with their family to the United States, locating in Houston county, Minnesota, where the father passed away. In 1883 the mother came to North Dakota and passed her remaining days with her son Amund.

Nels A. Liudahl received the greater part of his education in the common schools of Norway but attended school for a few months after removing to the United States with his parents at the age of fourteen years. He continued to reside in Houston county, Minnesota, for a number of years after reaching maturity and following his marriage engaged in farming in that county on his own account, having purchased three hundred and sixty acres of land. However, the chinch bug destroyed all his crops and after six years of hardship he was compelled to leave it all and in 1880 he became a resident of North Dakota. He bought a homestead relinquishment on his present home farm and at once began to develop and improve the place, which is now one of the valuable properties of this locality. He has added to his holdings and now owns six hundred and forty acres of excellent land, from which he derives a handsome yearly income. He is up-to-date in his farming methods and uses improved machinery in his work, his progressiveness being one of the factors of his success.

In 1874 Mr. Liudahl was married to Miss Aase Peterson Enger, a native of Norway, who came to this country with her parents in 1861. To their union have been born eight children, but only three survive, namely: Albert and Oscar, who are operating the home farm; and Norah, at home.

Mr. Liudahl is a republican in politics and for a number of years served as a member of the board of township trustees, while for the past quarter of a century he has served as school treasurer, doing much in that time to promote the welfare of the public schools. He and his family belong to the Norwegian Lutheran church, the work of which they further in every way possible. Mr. Liudahl has made many sincere friends and all who have been brought into contact with him hold him in high esteem, his salient characteristics being such as invariably command respect.

FRANK LYNCH, of Casselton, is recognized as one of the foremost citizens of North Dakota, as he is not only one of the largest capitalists of the state but is also prominently identified with its development along moral and educational lines. He was born in Coshocton, Ohio, December 19, 1853, a son of James and Sarah (Piatt) Lynch, natives respectively of Ireland and New Jersey. The paternal grandfather, Hugh Lynch, was a well-to-do merchant in Ireland and following his emigration to this country retired from active life. He lived to the advanced age of ninety-three years. James Lynch settled near Coshocton, Ohio, upon emigrating to this country and there engaged in farming although he had followed the stonemason’s trade while living in Ireland. In 1854 he removed to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and ten years later went to Plainview, Minnesota, where he passed the remainder of his life.  He gained a gratifying measure of success and was highly esteemed in his community.  In politics he supported the republican party and his fellow citizens called him to a number of minor offices. Fraternally he was a Mason and both he and his wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. To their union were born seven children, three of whom besides our subject survive, as follows. Thomas J., who is living retired in San Diego, California, served for four and a half years in the Civil war as a member of the First Wisconsin Cavalry. Among other engagements he participated in the battle of Chickamauga and while at the front sustained a wound in the leg. Samuel P. is now living retired in New York state: J. A., who is a resident of North Yakima, Washington, was for eighteen years United States government agent for the Yakima Indians. He has the title of major.

Frank Lynch received his education in the public schools of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and Plainview, Minnesota, and on beginning his independent career engaged in farming in Minnesota. Subsequently he turned his attention to the farm implement business, conducting a store at Plainview for five years, but in 1882 he removed to Casselton, North Dakota, and established an implement business there. He still conducts the business, which has grown to large proportions and is one of the most important enterprises of Cass county. He also negotiates many farm loans and mortgages and aside from the interests in North Dakota already mentioned he owns ten sections of land in the state. He owns a two-thirds interest in and is president of the Benson Lumber Company of San Diego, California, the Benson Timber Company of Oregon and the Clatskanie-Nehalem Railway Company, which together are capitalized at three million dollars. The Benson Timber Company of Oregon owns seventeen thousand acres of timber land and does a large lumbering and logging business, being an important factor in the industrial development of the Pacific coast. It has had a prosperous year although conditions in general have been had and its mills have been busy when others were closed down. The Benson Lumber Company of San Diego, California, contracts with the Merchants & Shipowners Tug Boat Company of San Francisco for the use of the tug Hercules during the summer seasons and tows five enormous ocean log rafts from Wallace slough, Oregon, to San Diego, where the rafts are sawed into lumber. Each raft is about nine hundred feet long, fifty-eight feet wide and draws about twenty-six feet of water, or as much as the largest trans-Atlantic liners. It requires about one hundred and thirty-five tons of steel chain to bind each raft together as it contains approximately five million feet of logs, or enough lumber to build two hundred eight-room houses. Some rafts carry a deck load of three hundred thousand cedar poles, or enough to build a power line many miles, and it takes ten men two months to build one raft. The logs in these rafts are sufficient to keep the company’s sawmill in San Diego running for a year. The large shipment of logs attracts wide attention in the lumber world, being reported in detail in the American Lumberman. The activities of the Benson Lumber Company of San Diego, California, and of the Benson Lumber Company of Oregon were also mentioned at length in the Scientific American.  Mr. Lynch was president of the Amenia-Sharon Land Company for two years and during that time built a railroad from Addison to Chaffee, a distance of twelve miles, to enable the company to market its wheat. At that time the concern owned more cultivated land than any other company in the state. Mr. Lynch has the power to recognize opportunities that others fail to see and also the ability to plan large things, these faculties combined with his excellent administrative ability, have enabled him to plan and carry to successful completion enterprises affecting the development of large sections of the country.

Mr. Lynch has always taken a great interest in the general welfare and has given freely of his time to the public service. He is president of the board of trustees of Wesley College at Grand Forks, which is affiliated with the State University. He is also a member of the executive committee of the North Dakota Law Enforcement League, of which he was president for a number of years, and he has done a great deal of work in behalf of prohibition. He has spent considerable money in the enforcement of the law and has been largely instrumental in keeping the state dry. It is needless to state that he is known throughout the state and that he has the entire confidence of the people, a fact which was demonstrated when he was urged to accept the nomination on the republican ticket for governor at the last election. However, he refused the honor on account of his vast business interests.

In 1878 Mr. Lynch was united in marriage to Miss Georgia A. Allen, of Plainview, Minnesota. For two terms he served as mayor of Casselton, bringing to bear his astuteness and business ability in directing the affairs of the municipality. Fraternally he is a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine and both he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose work they take a deep interest. He owns a beautiful home in San Diego, California, and spends considerable time there.

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