HON. FRANK J. LANGER. cashier of
the First National Bank of Casselton, is a gentleman of rare ability
and the intricate affairs of the institution with which he is
connected are successfully attended to by him. He has been
identified with the development and advancement of the social and
financial interests of Cass county for nearly a quarter of a century
and has always had the welfare of his adopted country in his mind.
He has gained a high position and is worthy the confidence reposed
in him.
Our subject was born near Prague, Germany,
August 22, 1849, he is a son of Franz and Rosa (Miller) Langer, both
natives of Germany. The family came to America in 1852 and
located at Watertown, Wisconsin, and later moved to
Plainview, Minnesota, where the mother
died and the father still resides. Three sons and one daughter were
born to this worthy couple, two of whom are now in Cass county,
North
Dakota.
Our subject was reared and educated in
Wisconsin and Minnesota and followed farming in the last named state
until 1877, when he went to Cass county, North Dakota, and entered
claim to land near Casselton, which he improved and he now owns and
operates four sections of land in that vicinity. He became a
director in the First National Bank of Casselton in 1894, and was
elected to the position of cashier about the same time and is now
ably filling the same.
Our subject was married, in 1874. to Miss Mary
Webber, a native of
Germany
. Six
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Langer. Mr. Langer was
elected to the legislature in 1890 and served one term in the lower
house and was efficient in his work for the interest of his
constituents. He was elected county commissioner of Cass county in
1892 and served six years and has also filled many minor offices,
including town clerk and chairman of the town board. He is a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has been a member of the
Masonic order for many years. Politically, he is a Republican and is
an earnest worker for party principles and lends his influence for
good government.
JOSEPH LANGER. The fine farms of
Everest township form a goodly proportion of the wealth of Cass
county and among the prominent men of that vicinity who have devoted
their attention to agriculture and are enjoying well earned success
Mr. Langer deserves special mention. He was one of the earliest
settlers of that locality and has lent his influence for the up
building and strengthening of the social and financial interests and
labored earnestly to the end that he is now the owner of one of the
carefully cultivated tracts of Everest township, his home being
located in section 4.
Our subject was born in Germany January 22,
1852, and was a son of Franz and Rosa (Miller) Langer, both natives
of Germany. The family came to America when our subject was but
three months old and they settled in Wisconsin and later went to
Wabasha county, Minnesota. Joseph Langer was reared in Wisconsin
till nine years of age and then made his home in Minnesota with his
parents, where he grew to manhood and began farming in Wabasha
county and later owned a farm there. He went to Cass county. North
Dakota, in the fall of 1877, and entered claim to land as a tree
claim and pre- emption. He improved the claims and made his home
with his brother and later purchased the farm where he now resides.
He is now the possessor of three sections of land, all of which is
fully improved, and he is also interested in a general merchandise
store at Hope, but devotes his attention to farming, in which
vocation he has been remarkably successful.
Our subject was married, in 1883, to Christina
Weber, a native of Germany. Five children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Langer, as follows: Arthur, Frank, Joseph, Hattie, deceased,
and Lawrence. Mr. Langer is a man of active public spirit and has
filled the office of supervisor for the past twelve years. He is a
member of the Masonic fraternity. Politically he is a Republican and
is an earnest worker for the principles of his party.
HANS
LARSON, who is conducting an extensive farm in
Harwood township. Cass county, has accumulated his wealth
single-handed, and is a striking example of what can be accomplished
by strict business methods and industrious habits. He has risen to
an assured position among his fellow men by his integrity and
honesty, and is now enjoying a happy home and financial success, and
resides in section 10, Harwood township.
Our subject was born in Denmark, October 1,
1850. His father died when Mr. Larson was but thirteen years of age,
and he remained in his native country about four years thereafter,
and when seventeen years of age came to America with his
widowed mother. They made their home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and after two
years our subject went to Dakota. He located at Fort Randall in the
spring of 1870, and was employed for one year there, and the spring
of 1871 went to Cass county and entered claim to land, as a
"squatter's claim," on which he has since resided with the exception
of thirteen months when he was employed in different capacities on
the Northern Pacific Railroad. He has followed farming entirely with
that short exception, and on his home farm has erected a complete
set of commodious and substantial buildings, and his holdings now
amount to eight hundred and thirty-eight acres of land. He follows
general farming, and is classed among the substantial men of his
calling in Harwood township.
Our subject was married in Fargo,
January 11, 1881, to Miss Julia Harrison. Mrs. Larson was born in
Norway, and came to
America with her
parents when she was an infant, and was reared in Iowa county, Wisconsin. Three children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Larson died in infancy, and three are still
living. The deceased children bore the names Lulu, James and Maud,
and the surviving children are named as follows: Josephine C,
William H. and Lulu L Mr. Larson is a true and
public-spirited citizen, and ably seconds all projects which tend to
the protection and up building of the financial interests of his
community. He has served as a member of the township board of
supervisors, and lends his influence for good local government. He
is a member of the Masonic fraternity and Ancient Order of United
Workmen.
HENRY
LARSON is
proprietor of one of the well-regulated farms which form so large a
part of the wealth of Gardner township, Cass county. It is located
in section 12, and he also owns lands in Wiser and Harwood townships
and is recognized as one of the leading farmers of the county. On
his home estate he has placed substantial and commodious buildings
and made various arrangements for the easy disposition of the crops
and the comfort of the inhabitants. He is industrious, intelligent
and possessed of untiring energy and is highly esteemed throughout
that locality.
Our subject was born near the city of Maribo,
Denmark, April 5, 1845, and was reared on a farm and remained there
till after he attained his majority. He emigrated to America in the
spring of 1866, landing at Quebec, from whence he proceeded to New
York, and then went to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he resided until
1870. He then went to South Dakota and remained one year and then
located in North Dakota, taking land as a "squatter's claim," in
what is now Harwood township, Cass county, and there lived till the
fall of 1873, when he returned to Oshkosh. He remained in Wisconsin
till the spring of 1878, and then located permanently in Dakota,
entering claim to land as a homestead and tree claim in Gardner
township, Cass county, where he has since resided. He is now the
owner of one section and a quarter of land in Gardner, Wiser and
Harwood townships, and is known as an agriculturist who is
conducting an extensive business. He has given his attention wholly
to farming since taking up his residence in Dakota and has acquired
a thorough knowledge of his calling and met with eminent success.
His home farm is well improved and he enjoys a pleasant country
home.
Our subject was married, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
to Ellen Connors, a native of Ireland. Mrs. Larson died in Fargo,
North Dakota, in 1885, leaving one son, Arthur. Mr. Larson was
married to Miss Carrie Maddison, in Fargo, North Dakota, December 2,
1887. Mrs. Larson was born in Norway, January 3, 1852. Six children
have been born to this union, as follows: Frank, Charles, Albert,
Mary, William and John. Mr. Larson is an earnest worker for the
welfare of his community and has been a member of the board of
supervisors of Gardner township for many years. He is strong in his
convictions and keeps abreast of the times in all matters of a
public nature and lends his influence for good local
government.
JENS O. LEE, one of the
substantial agriculturists of Cass county, North Dakota, makes his
home in section 25, in Noble township, and is held in the highest
respect by his fellow men. He is energetic and industrious, and his
fine farm evidences careful tillage and the most approved methods in
its operation.
Our subject was born in Norway, March 23, 1861,
and was a son of Ole J. and Johanna Lee. The mother died in Cass
county, North Dakota, in the latter part of the '70s. Our subject
came to America with his parents when he was seven years of age, and
lived with them in Goodhue county, Minnesota, two years, and in the
spring of 1871 went to Cass county and settled one mile south of
Fargo, North Dakota, and lived there several years. He then settled
in Norman county, Minnesota, where he resided until he removed to
Noble township, Cass county, North Dakota, in March, 1898. He is now
the fortunate possessor of one hundred and ten acres of land in
Noble township, Cass county, and two hundred and forty acres in
Norman county, Minnesota.
Our subject was married in Hillsboro, North
Dakota, November 9, 1886, to Miss Sophia Grandol, a native of
Norway. Three children have been born to bless the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee, named as follows: Julia, Annie and Clarence. Mr. Lee is
intelligent and progressive, and is heartily interested in the
welfare of his adopted land, and in all local matters takes a
prominent part. He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church, and
enjoys the confidence of the people among whom he
resides.
STEINER O.
LEE, a diversified farmer, residing in township
148, range 65, has made a success of his vocation and is entitled to
special mention as a man of excellent character and enterprise. He
is a foreign-born citizen, but has become thoroughly identified with
American customs and methods and ii- a man of practical nature and
broad mind and as such is highly esteemed in his community.
Our subject was born in Numedal, Norway, on a
farm, in 1851. His father, Ole K. Lee, was a farmer by occupation
and came to America with his family in 1861 and settled in Iowa, and
later moved to Freeborn county, Minnesota, where his death occurred.
Our subject attended the common schools in his
native land and after coming to America he remained at home on the
farm many years and followed farming in company with his father. He
engaged in farming on his father's place during 1881, and 1882 was
spent on another farm in Minnesota, and the following year he went
to North Dakota, locating in Cass county, where he bought land and
began farming. He had no teams or machinery and nothing on which to
depend but his own labor and he farmed the first four years with
oxen. He visited Eddy county in the fall of 1893 and removed his
family to township 148, range 65, taking one hundred and sixty acres
of land from the government, on which he built a 12x18 shanty and
began farming there. He had three horses, some cattle, a few sheep
and a little farm machinery, and the first crop was good. He has
experienced losses from hail and other causes, hut in the main has
prospered and now has a farm of three hundred and twenty acres and
engages in wheat and flax raising, and also has taken some interest
in horse raising. His land is made to yield abundantly and he is
enjoying a good income.
Our subject was married, in 1881. to .Miss
.Mary Larson, who was born in Mitchell county, Iowa, and was raised
in Minnesota, and her father was an old settler of Dakota. Six
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee, as follows: Lena, born
March 25, 1883; Stella, born April 19, 1885; :Martha, born August
21, 1887; Rosa, born December 16, 1889; LeRoy, born July 18, 1894;
and Mabel, born February 11, 1897.
Mr. Lee has taken an active part in public
affairs wherever he has resided, and while living in Minnesota
served as supervisor in his township four years and was school clerk
some two years, when he resigned the office, and he was active in
Republican affairs and attended every county convention since
attaining his majority, and since taking up his residence in Dakota
has attended numerous state conventions of his party. He was elected
on the Republican ticket as assessor in Cass county. North Dakota,
and also served as school clerk in that county four or five years,
and in his present township has served as school clerk since 1894.
He is a member of the Lutheran
church.
ADDISON LEECH, deceased. In the
death of the late Addison Leech of Fargo,
North Dakota, the farming
community of Warren township lost a most
worthy citizen and prominent man. He was one of the pioneer settlers
of Warren township, and was at
one time the most extensive farmer of the state, and prior to his
demise disposed of his lands, and was one of the wealthy and
influential citizens of that locality.
Our subject was a native of Armstrong county,
Pennsylvania, and was born
February 20, 1824. His parents, David and Phebe (Finley) Leech, were
natives of Pennsylvania, and were among
the pioneers of the western part of the state. Three sons and one
daughter were born to them, all of whom are now deceased.
Mr. Leech was reared and educated in Pennsylvania and graduated
in Allegheny College of Meadville, Pennsylvania. He followed farming
and milling and was also interested in the canal trade, and remained
in Pennsylvania until 1880, when
he went to Cass county, and purchased seven thousand three hundred
acres of land in Warren township, and later
bought forty thousand acres in western Cass and Barnes counties. A
portion of the land has been partially improved, but he at once
opened up an extensive farm and operated the land for many years and
then sold most of the estate. Fie was a large stockholder of the
"Anchor Line," or Erie & Western Transportation Company, of
Erie, Pennsylvania, and was manager
of Erie ports for ten years.
Mr. Leech was married at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1852, to Mary
I. Watson, a native of Pennsylvania. The following
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Leech: John W.. Mary R., William
F., Isadora, now Mrs. Chester W. Bliss, of Springfield,
Massachusetts: Addison, Isbelle, now Mrs. W. A. Luce of Erie,
Pennsylvania; Ella and Louise. Mr. Leech died April 10, 1899, and
was survived by a wife and eight children. He was a member of the
Constitutional convention of 1889, and was a man of excellent
character and deeply mourned by all who knew him. He was a
Republican politically, but never sought public preferment or filled
office, and was a man of strict integrity, and attended to his
business affairs in all details and made a success of his
career.
MICHAEL M.
LENHART. one of the early settlers of Davenport township, has a
well-improved estate and has gained an assured position and the
highest esteem of his fellowmen by his earnest efforts toward
success in his calling.
Our subject was born in Baden, Germany, August 22,
1849. and was a son of Michael and Leona (Hawk) Lenhart. His parents
were natives of Baden. Germany, and
emigrated to America in 1853 and
settled at St. Louis, Missouri, and from there went
to Fountain City. Wisconsin. His father was a
farmer by occupation and died in Minneapolis, where also the
mother died. They were the parents of seven children, of whom our
subject is the only one in North Dakota.
Mr. Lenhart was. reared and educated in
Wisconsin and resided there
until 1879, when he went to Cass county, North
Dakota, and entered a homestead claim on section
8, in Davenport township, where he
has resided continuously since. He was among the first settlers of
that region and now has a half-section of choice land in Cass county
and a tree claim in Richland county. His
buildings on his home farm are modern in design and finish and form
a home of more than usual comforts and with other improvements of
the place make a valuable estate.
Our subject was married, in Wisconsin, in 1872, to Anna
Plath, a native of Illinois. Five sons, all of
whom are living, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lenhart, as follows:
Emil P., Christ R., Frank A., George A. and Benjamin B. Mr. Lenhart
has served in various local offices and is active in matters
pertaining to the general welfare or up building of his community.
He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Ancient Order of United
Workmen. He is a Democrat politically and is a stanch adherent to
party principles. His farm is well located in every particular and
he is enjoying well merited
success.
NEWTON A.
LEWIS, the well-known president of the Merchants'
State Bank and a prominent business man of Fargo, North Dakota, is a
native of Vermont, born in Orleans County, April 4, 1855, and is a
son of Harvey and Emily D. (Tomlinson) Lewis, farming people, who
spent their entire lives in the Green Mountain state. In their
family were four sons, three of whom are now living, but our subject
is the only one who makes his home in the West. He was reared and
principally educated in his native state, but also took a course of
study at Gaskill Business College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Mr. Lewis began his business career as a clerk,
and followed that occupation in the East for three years, after
which he was engaged in business there for himself one year. It was
in 1882 that he came to Fargo, North Dakota, and here he clerked in
a grocery store for a time. Two years were spent as mailing clerk in
the post office, and he then embarked in the grocery business as a
member of the firm of Vidger & Lewis. They soon became
interested in a wholesale produce and commission business, which
they successfully carried on together until January, 1898, when Mr.
Lewis retired from the firm, but Mr. Vidger still continues the
business. Mr. Lewis has been a director of the Merchants' State Bank
since its organization, August 18. 1890. It began business with a
capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, which has since been
increased to one hundred thousand dollars, and its first officers
were Hon. B. F. Spalding, president; Thomas
Baker. Jr., vice-president ; and L. S. Champirie, cashier. Mr.
Spalding continued as president for about four years and was
succeeded by Col. J. D. Benton, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere
in this volume. Mr. Lewis was chosen as vice-president and also
served as cashier and general manager. In 1896 H. W. Gearey was
elected cashier, in which capacity he had served for some months
previous, and is still filling that position. When Colonel Benton
retired in 1898, Mr. Lewis was chosen president in his
stead and Oscar G. Barnes, vice-president. The hoard of directors
are all residents of Fargo and leading business men of the place.
They do a general banking business and their annual deposits amount
to about four hundred thousand dollars. The bank is one of the most
solid financial institutions of the state, and its officers are
straightforward and successful business men of known reliability.
Mr. Lewis is also a stockholder of the Fargo Packing & Cold
Storage Company, and is interested in other business enterprises.
Since coming to this state he has met with most excellent success in
his undertakings and has become the possessor of a handsome
competence secured through his own well-directed efforts. Besides
the property already mentioned, he is also the owner of some real
estate.
In 1878 Mr. Lewis was married in Vermont to
Miss Cora E. Baker, a native of that state. Socially he belongs to
the Knights of Pythias, and politically is identified with the
Republican party. He has been treasurer of the Agricultural College
for four years, and today he is one of the best known men in North
Dakota, especially in business circles. His
life affords an example to the young, in that he commenced life here
without money or friends, but having a determination to succeed he
industriously applied himself until he has acquired a handsome
property.
ROBERT S. LEWIS, vice-president of
the Red River National Bank, of Fargo, North Dakota, has risen to
prominence by dint of his own efforts, supplemented by the strictest
honesty of word and deed. He came to Dakota with limited means, but
is now one of the wealthy and highly esteemed citizens of the
state.
Our subject was born in Tennessee, August 15,
1856. His parents were Josiah F. and Mary (Steele) Lewis, the former
a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Louisiana. His father
was a college professor and was connected with the State Female
Seminary. He removed to Minnesota in 1863, and was county
superintendent of schools of Wright county for many years. Both
parents died in Minnesota. Our subject and one brother, now
superintendent of schools in Minnesota, are the only sons.
Robert S. Lewis was reared and educated in
Minnesota, and began his career as a clerk in Minneapolis, which he
followed one year, and in 1882 went to Fargo, where he entered the
employ of the Red River National Bank as collector. He held this
position a year and a half and was then teller two years, after
which he was promoted to the position of assistant cashier, and in
1891 was made cashier. He was in this position till 1897, and was
then elected vice-president, which office he ably fills at present.
He has been a director in the bank many years, and he also owns and
operates five thousand seven hundred acres of land in Cass county.
He is secretary of the Fargo Packing Company, and in each of the
enterprises in which he has embarked he has met with eminent
success, and is one of the solid men of North Dakota.
Our subject was married in Minnesota, in 1879,
to Alice Carpenter, a native of that state. Three children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, as follows: Roy C., Olive E. and Alice.
He is active in educational matters, and is president of the board
of education, and also of the board of directors of the Agricultural
College. He is a member of the various branches of the Knights of
Pythias Lodge, and has passed the thirty-second and Scottish-rite
degrees of the Masonic fraternity. Politically, he is a Republican,
and takes an active interest in party matters, and was a member and
secretary of the state convention.
WILLARD H.
LINCOLN, a pioneer settler of Cass county, is one of
the most highly respected and influential citizens of Webster
township. He resides on section 4, and in company with his brother
operates two and a half sections of choice land.
Our subject was born in Michigan, August 21,
1843, and was a son of George L. and Sarah ( Covee) Lincoln, natives
of New York. His father was a farmer and lumberman and went to
Michigan in an early day, settling at White Pigeon, where he resided
some years and then removed to Adrian, Michigan, where his death
occurred in 1854. The mother survives and makes her home in North
Dakota. Three sons and one daughter constituted the family of which
our subject was a member and all now reside in North Dakota.
Mr. Lincoln was reared and educated in Michigan
and Wisconsin, removing to the latter state when he was twelve years
of age, and settling in Green Lake county. After two years he
removed to Waseca county, Minnesota, in 1857, where the mother took
land as a homestead and there our subject grew to manhood, assisting
in making a home on the frontier. He enlisted in Company F, Tenth
Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, and served on the frontier fighting
Indians nine months, when he was discharged from the service on
account of disability. He returned to Minnesota and remained there
until 1880, when he went to Cass county. North Dakota, and took land
as a homestead in section 2, in Webster township, where he resided
five and a half years. The land was all wild land and he at once
began to make a home there, but removed to his present location in
section 4 later, and is now conducting a tract covering two and a
half sections. His brother and he are interested together in
farming, and are among the substantial men of Webster township.
Mr. Lincoln was married, in 1871, in Dodge
county, Minnesota, to Mary E. Perley, a native of Green Lake county,
Wisconsin, and a daughter of Stephen and Sarah E. {nee Wells)
Perley. Mrs. Lincoln's parents were natives of New Hampshire and
Pennsylvania and were among the pioneer settlers of Green Lake
county, Wisconsin. The following children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Lincoln: Leonard W., C. Herbert, Richard S., Nellie I., F.
Fern, Mary E., S. Elizabeth, Sarah E., Emma P. and Dorothy B. Air.
Lincoln assisted in the organization of his township and is actively
interested in the general welfare of his community. He has served as
a member of the town board, and in political faith is a free-silver
Republican. He holds membership in the G. A. R. and is highly
esteemed by his associates.
DRAPER A.
LINDSEY, attorney-at-law, with residence at Fargo,
North Dakota, is well known throughout the state, not only as a
well-versed lawyer, but also a man of public spirit and moral
influence. His name has been associated with the history of that
region for many years, and he has a host of friends.
Mr. Lindsey was born at Fairfax, Monroe county, Indiana, June
1, 1848, and was a son of William H. and Zerelda (Long) Lindsey,
both of whom were natives of Indiana. The grandfather of
our subject, William Lindsey, was a soldier under William H.
Harrison, in Indiana and the Northwest,
and the father of our subject was a veteran of the Civil war. He was
mustered out as captain of Company M, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, and was
an early settler of Kansas. He saw service in the border warfare in
1858, and his death occurred in Kansas in 1885. The mother still
resides in that state. Of the family of seven children, four sons
and three daughters, our subject is the only one residing in North
Dakota.
Draper A. Lindsey was accorded a liberal
education, attending the Baker University, of Kansas, after which he
entered the Northwestern University of Illinois, from which
institution he graduated in June, 1873. He went to Plainview,
Minnesota, the same year, where he served as superintendent of
schools for seven years. He went to Fargo, North Dakota, in 1880.
and filled the office of superintendent of schools there for two
years, and began the study of law in January. 1883. under Stone
& Newman. He was admitted to the bar in 1885, and remained with
the firm under whose guidance he had completed his course, until
January. 1887, when he established his practice, and has continued
thus engaged since that time. He has given his entire attention to
his practice and has built up an extensive and lucrative business.
He served as city attorney two years.
Our subject was married. in 1877, to Carrie A.
Stone, a native of Minnesota . Three children
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey, named as follows: Ralph A.,
Maude M. and Gladys. Mr. Lindsey is a prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity, having passed the thirty-second degree of that
order, and has been elected to the thirty-third and Mystic Shrine.
He is master of the local lodge, and has filled some of the offices
of the Grand Lodge. Politically he is a Republican, and on various
occasions has canvassed the state for the principles of his
party.
EDWARD
LITTLE. This gentleman is one of the leading and most
influential farmers of Highland township, Cass county. One of the
early settlers of the township, he has been identified with its
interests since its organization, and in all matters pertaining to
the civil government, and in every way relating to the welfare of
the township he has taken an active part. His residence is located
on section 2, in township 37, range 54, where he purchased his
present farm in 1884. He has a well improved estate and enjoys the
comforts of country life and the respect and esteem of his
fellowmen.
Our subject was born in Onedia county. New
York, July 15, 1853, and was a son of Edward and Grace (Thompson)
Little, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Scotland.
His parents came to America when young and were married in New York
and later removed to Illinois, and from there to Missouri, and
finally located in Dodge county, Minnesota, where the father still
resides. They were the parents of four sons, two of whom now live in
North Dakota, and one daughter, now Mrs. South of Cass county.
Our subject was reared and educated in
Minnesota and followed farming there until 1881, when he went to
Cass county and first settled at Mapleton, and in 1884 removed to
his present home, in Highland township, Cass county. He was engaged
in the butcher business at Enderlin two years and also sold farm
machinery. He has made a success of his vocation and now has a well
improved farm.
Our subject was married in Minnesota in 1881 to
Fanny Penny, a native of Wisconsin. Four children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Little, as follows: Laura M., Lulu F., Edward J. J. and
Ellen Jane. Mr. Little has served in various township offices and is
active in public affairs. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity,
Brotherhood of American Yeomen, and Knights of the Maccabees. He is
a man of industrious habits and his success is well
merited.
JOHN B. LOCKHART. Canada has
furnished to the United States many bright, enterprising young men
who have left the dominion to enter the business circles of this
country with its more progressive methods, livelier competition and
advancement more quickly secured. Among this number is Mr. Lockhart,
a prominent real estate dealer of Fargo, North Dakota.
He was born in the town of Woodstock, Oxford
county, Canada, November 18, 1868, and is a son of James and Mary
(Walton) Lockhart, natives of Scotland and England, respectively.
They were married in Canada, and there both died when our subject
was only six years old. He was reared and educated in his native
land, completing his education in the University of Toronto in 1890.
The same year he came to Fargo, and in 1893 entered the law office
of Francis & Sully, with whom he studied for some time. In 1893
he also took charge of the real estate business of H. C. Southard,
and on the death of that gentleman, in the same year, succeeded to
it. He handles lands and loans quite extensively in North Dakota and
western Minnesota, and now does an extensive business amounting to
one million five hundred thousand dollars per annum. Being
enterprising, wide-awake and energetic he has met with most
excellent success during his residence in this state, and has
personally become the owner of a large amount of farming land and
city property.
In January, 1899, Mr. Lockhart was united in
marriage with Mrs. Dr. Turner, of Fargo. He is a stanch supporter of
the Democratic party, but has never sought nor desired public
office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business
interests. Socially he is a Knight Templar Mason and a member of the
Mystic Shrine, and also belongs to the Knights of
Pythias.
COLONEL CLEMENT A.
LOUNSBERRY, member of the historical commission of the
North Dakota Historical Society and editor of the "Record,"
published under the auspices of the North Dakota Historical Society,
at Fargo, North Dakota, was born at Newville, Dekalb county,
Indiana, March 27, 1843. He was educated in the public schools at
Hicksville, Ohio, where he went to reside after the death of his
parents, which occurred before his seventh year; also at the public
schools in Michigan. At fourteen years of age he went to Fort Wayne
to learn the machinist's trade, but there being no opening he
started on a tramp in search of work, landing finally at Marshall,
Michigan, where he secured work on a farm, near Albion, and spent
three winters in the vicinity in the country schools. April 21,
1861, he enlisted in response to Lincoln's first call for troops and
became a private in Company I, First Michigan Volunteers and was
mustered into the United States service for three months. Three days
before the expiration of his term he was wounded and taken prisoner
at first Bull Run and remained a prisoner at Libby prison, in
Richmond, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Salisbury, North Carolina, until
June 17, 1862, nearly a year. Mustered out July 6, 1862, at Detroit,
Michigan, he enlisted again in the Twentieth Michigan, August 9,
1862, and upon the organization of the regiment he became first
sergeant of Company I; January 26, 1863, he became second lieutenant
Company K; November 19, 1863, first lieutenant Company H; May 12,
1864, captain Company A; December 2, major by brevet "for gallant
and meritorious services in the campaign before Richmond. Virginia."
This appointment was made by President Lincoln. December 20, 1864,
he was appointed lieutenant-colonel and March 2, 1865, colonel. This
latter commission was received by him on his twenty-second birthday
and his friends claim for him that he was the youngest colonel in
the service who rose from the ranks. The colonelcy was offered him
some months before, but declined on the ground that it belonged to
his old captain. His military record, as stated above, will be found
on page 875, Michigan in the War, published by the state of
Michigan. He was wounded, as stated, and taken prisoner at the First
Bull Run; again he was wounded and taken prisoner at the Cumberland
river, Kentucky, in a battle with Morgan's forces, when they were
starting on their raid into Ohio, but escaped from this imprisonment
through inducing one of the enemy to desert. General Burnside sent
out a force to recapture him, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Jacobs, afterward governor of Kentucky. At
the close of the war his was the first regiment to leave Washington
under the order mustering out the troops. He commanded the two
regiments which took possession of Petersburg and received the
surrender from the three committees sent out by the city council to
surrender the city. Masons will be interested to know
that a member of the Masonic lodge, of which Washington was W. M.,
was placed at the head of each of these committees and by those
signs which one Mason may know another in the dark, as well as in
the light, made themselves known to Colonel Lounsberry, then a
master Mason, a member of St. Albans, Michigan. Masonry, received
credit for the protection which was extended to the citizens.
Greeley in his great work on the Rebellion calls attention to the
fact that at Petersburg there was no disorderly conduct on the part
of the soldiers who took possession. There was no drunkenness and in
no single instance was private property disturbed nor public
property injured. The war was over and under Colonel Lounsberry the
Union troops became their protectors. The mayor and common council
and sixty citizens of Petersburg waited on General O. B. Wilcox and
requested that Colonel Lounsberry be appointed provost marshal of
the city, but this was refused on the ground that Colonel
Lounsberry's services were invaluable at the front. He marched on
with Wilcox and was present with the Army of the Potomac when Lee
surrendered, as he was at Alexandria when Ellsworth was killed. He
was at the first battle of Bull Run, heard the roar of cannon and
rattle of musketry at Antietam, participated in the battle of
Fredericksburg, Virginia. Horse Shoe Bend, Kentucky, where the
Colonel was wounded and taken prisoner. Blue Springs, Loudon, Lenoir
Station, Campbell Station, siege of Knoxville, Fort Saunders,
Thurley's Ford, Strawberry Plains and Chucky Bend, Tennessee, the
Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House (where he was again badly
wounded), Hatcher's Run, Fort Steadman, capture of Petersburg and
siege of Petersburg, Virginia, from October l0, 1864, to April 3,
1865. During all these months there was not an hour when the whistle
of minie ball could not be heard, and casualties were of almost
constant occurrence, while there were frequent sharp engagements.
During most of this time Colonel Lounsberry was an aide or
adjutant-general on the staff of General Byron M. Cutcheon.
commanding the brigade General Cutcheon spoke of him as
having served under him as sergeant, lieutenant, captain,
adjutant-general and also of my staff, and succeeded later as
colonel and I regard him as the bravest soldier I ever saw.
After the war he went into the real estate
business at Fairmount, Minnesota. He and his associates had
purchased the town site and became the founders of the bright little
village. In September, 1866, he was appointed county auditor, Martin
county, Minnesota, and in November was elected to the same position.
He was re-elected in 1868, but having established the "Martin County
Atlas," which he moved to Wells in 1870, he resigned and published
the "Wells Atlas" till 1872, when he accepted a position on the
"Minneapolis Tribune" and during the campaign of 1872 was engaged as
a leading editorial writer on that paper, contributing articles,
also, for the "Times," which after various changes became the
"Journal." In 1872 he established the "Bismarck Tribune," the first
newspaper published in North Dakota, with which he remained until
1884.
In February, 1876, he was appointed postmaster
at Bismarck and held the position until Cleveland's election, when
he resigned. During Harrison's administration he served as special
agent of the general land office and had over four thousand cases
for investigation and many for trial in the states of North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico,
California, Washington and Oregon. His work was especially
investigating the cases of alleged fraud held for cancellation under
the Spark's administration of the general land office. Colonel
Lounsberry was the correspondent of the "New York Herald," who
furnished that paper with the fourteen-column account of the Custer
massacre. He has repeatedly been employed by the associated press,
by the "Chicago Times," and all of the St. Paul and Minneapolis
dailies for special service, and resigned his position as managing
editor on the "Fargo Argus" to begin the publication of the
"Record," which has been a success from every standpoint from the
beginning.
There are many traits in the character of
Colonel Lounsberry which deserves attention. He hates shams and the
men pretending to be what they are not, no matter to what profession
they may belong or what profession they may espouse. It was noticed
in him as a child when he declared he would not ride a stick and
call it a horse, though he was willing to drag it by his side and
continue to play with his associates. When he came home from a year
in southern prison, it is related of him in the History of Calhoun
county, Michigan, that "he sought the first opportunity to
re-enlist, declaring that he wanted to go back and pay his board
bill, as he was indebted to the Confederates for a year's free
entertainment." When in camp at Alexandria the Confederates came
down one night and fired on the Union pickets. It was just before
July 4, 1861. On the 4th Colonel Lounsberry, a lad of eighteen, and
William H. Smith, of his company, shouldered their muskets, stole
out of camp and through the pickets, and taking the main road to
Fairfax Court House, fourteen miles distant, where Beauregard's army
was stationed, fired on their pickets in broad daylight, killing one
and wounding another. They heard the long roll beat in the rebel
camp, in ten minutes were surrounded by the enemy, but through the
friendly offices of an old negro managed to escape and get back into
camp. The colonel says he was as badly frightened as the rebels were
when they opened fire on them. When wounded at first Bull Run he
refused to leave the field and afterward fell into line with the
fragments of a hundred broken regiments to assist in repelling that
famous charge of the Black Horse Cavalry. At the time his regiment
met Morgan's command in Kentucky the Colonel had command of the
advance guard and though the numbers against him were overwhelming,
forgetful of danger, he stepped from shelter in the woods into the
middle of the road, followed by Charles Benham of his company.
Captain Chenault and a sergeant on the Confederate side followed
their example. The four fired. Captain Chenault and Benham were
killed, the Confederate sergeant was shot through both hips and
Lounsberry through the right thigh, the ball passing through between
the bone and the main artery. At Spottsylvania Court House his
command consisted of Sergeant William Gleason, now of Jamestown,
North Dakota, and twenty-five men. Twenty-two of the twenty-seven,
including Gleason and the Colonel, fell under the murderous fire. It
was a hand-to-hand conflict as to a portion of the men who clubbed
their muskets when to load and fire was impossible. It was in this
engagement that the tree, cut down by minie balls, exhibited at the
World's Fair, was found. At Fort Saunders the conflict was also hand
to hand and at one point of the angle .of the fort the dead were
five deep, and the Confederates claimed there was blood enough in
the ditch to drown a cat. Each man of Colonel Lounsberry's command
had from two to three muskets loaded and used them with terrible
effect. Muskets were clubbed and in some instances the rebels were
cut down with axes and in others bayonetted. Lieutenant Benjamin
fired his artillery with deadly effect, even after the rebels had
laid hands on his guns. The Colonel promises to make war
reminiscences a feature later in the '"Record." Twenty-two years
after the battle at Spottsylvania Court House his leg, weakened by
the gunshot received in that engagement, broke from his
weight.
FRANK
LONG. The early settlement of North Dakota called
to that state many men of energetic spirit and good character. They
entered into all trades and vocations, and perhaps one of the most
important was the farming interests which have been so materially
enhanced by this class of citizens. Among those who now enjoy a
comfortable home and the esteem of their fellow men stands the
gentleman above named. He located first in Traill county, North
Dakota, but for the past seventeen years has been a resident of Cass
county and is well known as an old settler and exemplary citizen of
Ayr township.
Our subject was born in Dodge county.
Wisconsin. May 20. 1857. His parents, John and Francis (Schwaher)
Long, were born in Germany and came to America about 1837 and
settled in New York, and in 1840 moved to Dodge county, Wisconsin,
where the mother still lives and the father died there. They had two
sons and two daughters who grew to maturity, and our subject is the
only one in North Dakota.
Mr. Long spent his boyhood and early youth in
Dodge county, Wisconsin, and in 1880 went to North Dakota and
entered a claim to land in Traill county, which he sold in 1883 and
then settled in Cass county, where he has since resided and has met
with remarkable success as an agriculturist.
Our subject was married, in 1886, to Sarah E.
Preston, a native of Oakfield, Wisconsin. Three children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Long, as follows: Francis, Thomas A. and Inez
E., all of whom are living. Mr. Long was one of the organizers of
Ayr township and is a man of active public spirit. Politically he is
a Republican and stands firmly for the principles of his party. He
holds membership in the Ancient Order of United
Workmen
JAMES
LONG. A striking example of what can be
accomplished by persistent labor and strict attention to business is
afforded in the life of Mr. Long. He is possessed of activity and a
good capacity for well-directed labor, and has placed himself in a
foremost rank among the agriculturists of his vicinity. His home
farm in Rich township is in section 8, and he has operated the same
successfully for the past twenty years, and is well and favorably
known as one of the pioneers of that locality.
Our subject was born in Dublin, Ireland,
August12, 1842. His parents, Peter and Mary ( Cartley) Long, were
natives of Ireland, and lived there throughout their lives. They had
five sons and two daughters and one son now resides in Dublin and
two sons in the United States.
Mr. Long was reared in his native isle and
received his education there and in 1866 emigrated to America and
located at LaSalle, Illinois, where he followed farming until 1881.
He then went to Cass county. North Dakota, and entered a homestead
claim in section 10, of Rich township, where he remained six years.
He then removed to section 8, where he has since resided. He is now
the owner of a section and three-quarters of land, all of which is
improved and furnishes a comfortable income. He has about sixty head
of cattle and thirty-five horses.
Our subject was married, in Illinois, in 1870,
to Johanna McEagan, a native of county Carey, Ireland. Mrs. Long
came to America in 1868 and settled at LaSalle, Illinois, where she
and our subject were married. Seven children have been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Long, five sons and two daughters, named as follows: John
E., Peter, Eugene, James, Jr., Patrick H. and Helena M., all of whom
are living. Mary died in 1898. Mr. Long and family are members of
the Catholic church of Page and are highly respected m their
community. Mr. Long assisted in the organization of his township and
has filled numerous local offices and is well known as a
public-spirited citizen, devoted to the interests of his adopted
land. He is independent in politics and is a man who keeps pace with
the times and lends his influence for good local
government.
ALMON L.
LOOMIS, a leading representative of the business
interests of Fargo, North Dakota, is the junior member of the firm
of March & Loomis, a well-known liveryman of that place. Of
excellent business ability and broad resources, he has attained a
prominent place among its substantial citizens and is a recognized
leader in public affairs. He has won success by his well-directed,
energetic efforts, and the property that has come to him is
certainly well merited.
Mr. Loomis was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio,
January 3, 1854. a son of Almon and Amelia (Morgan) Loomis, who
spent their entire lives in that state, the father dying when our
subject was only two years old, the mother five years later. In his
native state the son passed his boyhood and youth, attending the
Grand River Institute of Austinburg and the Orwell Normal Institute
of Ashtabula County. In 1874 he went to Chicago, Illinois, and
filled the position of traveling salesman for five years. He came to
Fargo, North Dakota, in 1879, and for three years was employed as
clerk in the post office at this place. Subsequently he spent a
short time in Montana, but in the fall of the same year returned to
Fargo, where he was employed as bookkeeper and was in the real
estate business for some time. In the spring of 1887 he embarked in
the livery business, which he has since most successfully conducted
and now as a member of the firm of March & Loomis is doing a
large and profitable business.
Socially Mr. Loomis is a prominent member of
the Masonic order and politically is an ardent Republican, taking an
active interest in political affairs. In 1890 he was elected to the
state legislature from Cass County for a period of two years, and in
1891 was appointed deputy United States marshal, in which capacity
he served for eight years. He was appointed postmaster of Fargo in
May, 1898, and is now filling that office in a most efficient and
satisfactory manner.
GUSTAV J.
LOUBERGET. The farming community of Stanley township,
Cass County, has an able representative in the person of Mr.
Louberget. He is yet in the prime of vigorous manhood and has
resided in North Dakota from his boyhood days, and has been
identified intimately with its growth and development and is
proprietor of an excellent farm, his home being located on section
3.
He is a man of strict integrity and careful and methodical
habits, and carries these characteristics into every detail of his
life. He has made many friends by
his push and energy and active public spirit.
Our subject was born in Norway, January 27,
1867. and came to America with his parents when he was but a few
months old. The family settled in Rice County, Minnesota, and lived
there till the spring of 1870, when they removed to Cass County,
North Dakota, and settled in Barnes township, where the parents have
since resided. Our subject was reared to manhood in Cass County, and
educated in the public schools, and assisted on the farm where he
remained till the spring of 1891, when he began farming for himself
in Barnes township, and lived there till the fall of 1897, and then
settled on section 3, in Stanley township, where he has since
resided. He is now the owner of four hundred and fifty-nine acres of
land, on which are good improvements, and he is enjoying the
comforts of a pleasant country home. He has spent his entire career
in the pursuit of agriculture, and is meeting with eminent success.
He and his brother, Ole Louberget, own the farm in partnership, and
are classed among the substantial farmers of Stanley township.
Our subject was married in Barnes township,
Cass County, April 17, 1891, to Matilda Hanson, who was born in
Norway, August 23. 1875. The following children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Louberget: Carl, Maria, Jennie,
Henry and Mildred. One daughter died in infancy. Mr.
Louberget possesses a good capacity for well-directed labor, and is
intelligent and progressive. He keeps pace with the times in public
affairs, and stands for right and justice.
VERNER R.
LOVELL, one of the ablest lawyers practicing at the
bar of Cass county, is now a member of the well-known firm of
Benton, Lovell & Bradley, of Fargo, North Dakota. A native of
Minnesota, he was born in Hastings, Dakota county. May 8, 1863, and
is a son of Royal and Rosella (Elliott) Lovell, natives of Vermont
and New Hampshire, respectively. In their family were two sons, who
are still living. As early as 1855 the father became a resident of
St. Paul, Minnesota, and later made his home in Hastings, where he
engaged in business as a grain dealer. The paternal grandfather of
our subject was Captain Frink Lovell, of Connecticut.
The subject of this sketch obtained his
education in the school of Iowa, in which state his parents are now
living, and he was graduated from the University of Iowa in 1886. He
came to Fargo the same year and here began the study of law, but
completed' his preparations for entering the legal profession at
Moorhead, Minnesota. On his admission to the bar, in 1888, he opened
an office in Casselton, Cass county, North Dakota, forming a
partnership with Hon. S. B. Bartlett and was successfully engaged in
practice there until 1898, since which time he has been a member of
the firm of Benton, Lovell & Bradley at Fargo. He gives his
entire time and attention to practice and has met with well-deserved
success in his chosen calling.
In 1894 Mr. Lovell married Miss Bertha F.
Taylor, a native of Ohio, and they now have a little daughter, Lois
Virginia. Since casting his first ballot he has been a firm
supporter of the Democracy and has served on both the state and
county central committees. During his residence in Casselton he
filled the office of city attorney and also mayor for. some years
and has always taken a deep and commendable interest in public
affairs. Socially, he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of
Pvthias.
CHARLES A.
LOWELL, a pioneer settler of Cass County, resides at
Casselton and is now retired from active farm life. He is interested
in two sections of land in Cass County and has made a success of the
pursuit of agriculture, now enjoying the result of his efforts and
esteemed by his fellowmen.
He was born in Washington County, Minnesota,
November 24, 1858, and was a son of Albert and Abbie B. (Read)
Lowell, both of whom were natives of Maine. His father was a farmer
by occupation and went to Minnesota in 1852 or 1853 and settled in
Washington County, where he engaged in farming and lumbering and
later in the hotel business until his death in 1888. The mother died
in 1890. leaving three sons and one daughter. He and
one brother in Stillwater. Minnesota, are the only ones of the
family now living.
Mr. Lowell was reared and educated in
Washington County, Minnesota, and remained there until 1876, when he
went to Fargo, North Dakota, and made his home near his uncle. Jacob
Lowell. He entered claim to land in Maple River township, as a
homestead, in 1878, and resided thereon for some years, and in 1894
went to Casselton, where he has since lived. He conducts general
farming on two sections of land in that vicinity and has met with
remarkable success in his vocation.
He was married, in 1881, to Sarah Ross. Mrs.
Lowell died in 1886, leaving two children, Abbie and Lilly. Mr.
Lowell was married to Maud Whitman, a native of Wisconsin, in
1894.
Three children have been born to this union, as follows;
Maude, Elinor and Margaret. Mr. Lowell is a member of the Masonic
fraternity and Modern Woodmen of America and in the first named is a
Mystic Shriner. He is interested in the welfare of his community and
keeps abreast of the times, but does not take part in political
affairs and has never sought public preferment. He is a gentleman of
the best of character and well merits his
success.
JACOB
LOWELL, an honored pioneer and highly-esteemed
citizen of Fargo, pre-empted a part of the land on which the city
now stands and has been prominently identified with its development
and progress for almost thirty years. He has seen the wild lands of
the state transformed into beautiful homes and farms, its hamlets
grow into villages and flourishing towns, and all of the interests
and evidences of advanced civilization introduced.
Mr. Lowell was born in Somerset County, Maine,
May 7, 1843, a son of Jacob and Climena (Thompson) Lowell, also
natives of the Pine Tree state, where the father engaged in business
as a lumberman and was also collector of customs for some time.
Coming to Fargo, North Dakota, in 1871, he took a claim near his
son, but died in Stillwater, Minnesota, in 1884. The wife and mother
died in Fargo. In their family were four children, three sons and
one daughter, but our subject is the only one now living. The
grandfather, Jacob Lowell, spent his entire life in Maine.
The subject of this sketch was but eleven years
of age when, with his parents, he removed from Maine to New
Hampshire, and in 1854 they became residents of Stillwater,
Minnesota, where he grew to manhood. He completed his literary
education at Hamlin University, Red Wing. Minnesota, where he was a
student in 1861 and 1862, and in 1865 and 1866 attended a business
college at St. Paul. In 1868 he entered the law
department of the Michigan University at Ann Arbor, and on the
completion of the course was admitted to the bar. In 1870
Mr. Lowell came to North Dakota, by way of St. Cloud and
Abercrombie, and after spending the winter on Elm river, came to the
present site of Fargo in the spring of 1871. Here he pre-empted one
hundred and sixty acres on section 18, Fargo township, and began to
break and improve his land, but did not follow farming, most of his
time being devoted to locating settlers in the neighborhood. Fargo
was laid out in 1874, and he took an active part in promoting its
interests. He engaged in the practice of law until 1882, when he
retired from that business. He was the first County attorney
appointed by the governor, and held that position a short time, and
later served as County superintendent of schools. He was also a
member of the constitutional convention in 1889. He has handled
considerable real estate and has met with most excellent success in
business affairs, becoming one of the substantial and prosperous
residents of the city.
In June, 1874. Mr. Lowell was united in
marriage with Miss Lucy Dinsmore. a native of Maine, who died in
August, 1878. Three children were born of that union. Anna L..
Jacob. Jr., and Alphcus J., but only Jacob is now living. Mr. Lowell
was again married, in September, 1892, his second union being with
Etta M. Thompson. Fraternally Mr. Lowell is a
Knight Templar Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine. In his
political affiliations he is a Republican, but has never sought
public office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his
business affairs. His father was one of the first County
commissioners of Cass County, which was organized in 1873, and
served one year. All of that body are now deceased. When
our subject located in Fargo his nearest neighbor was fourteen miles
away, and is the oldest settler now living in North Dakota with the
exception of Martin Skow, who located here in June, while our
subject came in October, 1870. He is widely and favorably known
and is recognized as a valued citizen of the community with whose
interests he has been long and prominently
identified.
FRANK
LYNCH, who is well known throughout Cass county as a
business man of marked ability and integrity, is extensively engaged
in the real estate and ,loan business and is also one of the pioneer
implement dealers of Casselton. He is a valued and respected citizen
and a representative man of that region, and his labors since taking
up his residence in North
Dakota have done much to further the
advancement of the state and add to the wealth of Cass county more
especially. He has various business interests and conducts each with
progressive ideas and forethought.
Our subject was born in Coshocton, Coshocton
county, Ohio, December 19, 1853, and
was a son of James and Sarah (Piatt) Lynch. His father was a native
of Ireland and the
mother of New
Jersey. The father came to
America when a young
man and passed his life in Ohio,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was a farmer
by occupation and was a pioneer of the last named state, and died at
Plainview, Minnesota.
Mr. Lynch was reared and educated in Wisconsin and Minnesota and received a
common school education. He engaged in the farming implement
business at Plainview, Minnesota, in 70's and continued there four
years, and in January, 1882, went to Casselton, Cass county, North
Dakota, and established in the same business, which he has conducted
there since. He later added real estate and loans. He owns and
operates extensive tracts of land in that vicinity, and platted the
towns of Lynchburg and Chaffee, and in
company with H. T.. Chaffee organized the Red
River \alley and Western Railroad in 1893, and was
president of the road. He held this position, and Mr. Chaffee acted
as secretary, till the fall of that year when the railroad was sold
to the Great Northern. Mr. Lynch was president of the American &
Sharon Land Company, who were the owners of twenty-five thousand
acres of land in Cass county, and acted in that capacity in the
organization one year. He owned the Occidental hotel of Casselton
for some time, and has built some of the best business blocks in the
city. In 1897 he established a farming implement, and real estate
and loan business in Fargo, which he still
conducts.
Our subject was married in Plainview, Minnesota, in 1879, to Miss
Georgia Allen, a native of New Hampshire. Mr. Lynch is
a man of broad mind and true to his convictions he has served twice
as mayor of the city of Casselton. He is a member of
the Masonic fraternity and politically is associated with the
Republican party. He has attended all state and county conventions
of his party, and is prominent in public
affairs.
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