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HAOKEN HAAGENSON. Among the "Valley" farmers of Cass county the gentleman above named is entitled to a foremost place. He has a fine farm in Norman township and his home on section 2 is one of pleasant surroundings and furnishes every comfort of life and many of the luxuries. Mr. Haagenson went to North Dakota as a pioneer settler, driving to his new location with an ox-team, and he had but limited means, but is today one of the well-to-do and highly esteemed men of his community.
Our subject was born near Christiania, Norway, November 19, 1842. His parents, Hagan and Carrie Haagenson, were also natives of Norway and passed the most of their lives in that country. The father died there and the mother emigrated to America and passed her last days in this country, they were the parents of two children, our subject and one daughter, both of whom reside in North Dakota.
Mr. Haagenson was reared and educated in Norway and emigrated to the United States in 1869 and soon afterward located in Mitchell county, Iowa, and remained there six years. He went to Cass county. North Dakota, in 1875, and entered a homestead claim to eighty acres of land in section 2, of Norman township, where he still resides. He erected a small log house, in which he lived for fifteen years, and then built his present fine residence, which is substantial and furnished in good taste and comfort. The other buildings of the place evidence thrift and skillful management and Mr. Haagenson now owns three hundred and sixty acres of good land and is one of the substantial men of Norman township.
Our subject was married, in 1869, in his native country, to Carrie Olson. Mr. and Mrs. Haagenson are the parents of nine children, named as follows: Caroline, Else, Annie, Isabella, Knute, Hilda, Christina. Carl O. and Henry O., all of whom are living. The family are members of the Lutheran church and are highly respected in the community in which they reside. Mr. Haagenson assisted in the organization of his township and has served in various local offices. Politically, he is a Republican and is firm in his convictions.
HON. JOHN E. HAGGART. Few men are more prominent or more widely known in the enterprising city of Fargo and North Dakota than John E. Haggart, United States marshal for North Dakota. He has been an important factor in public affairs and his popularity is well deserved, as in him are embraced the characteristics of an unbending integrity, unabated energy and industry that never flags. He is public-spirited and thoroughly interested in whatever tends to promote the moral, intellectual and material welfare of his city, county or state.
Mr. Haggart was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, April 19, 1846, a son of John and .Mabel (Northrop) Haggart, also natives of the Empire state. The grandfather, Gilbert Haggart, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and on his emigration to the United States located in New York, where he followed farming throughout life. The father was also an agriculturist, was major in the state militia, and was quite a prominent man in New York. He was twice married and had three sons.
Reared on the home farm in much the usual manner of farmer boys of his day, John E. Haggart was educated in the country schools. In 1863 he entered the employ of the government in the coast construction corps and spent about a year and a half with the Army of the Potomac, after which he returned to New York. In 1867 he came west and crossed the plains, starting from Leavenworth, Kansas. The following winter was spent in southern Colorado and New Mexico, and he then came to what is now Wyoming, where he conducted a lumber yard for the Union Pacific Railroad until 1870. In 1871 he landed four miles below the present city of Fargo, North Dakota, and in August of that year took up a claim on the Sheyenne river, which he improved and still owns. He is one of the most extensive land owners in the state, having nineteen hundred and sixty acres in all in the home farm. He raises from thirty-five to forty thousand bushels of wheat annually, and in 1898 harvested thirty-seven thousand seven hundred fifty bushels. He was one of the thirteen to organize and put in operation the Fargo Southern Railroad, of which he was a director, and is always willing to support any enterprise for the good of the community.
In 1875 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Haggart and Miss Betsy J. Hertsgaard, and to them have been born nine children, as follows: Gilbert W., Mabel E., Maggie I., John C, Estella M., Alexander M., George E., William H. R. and Daniel.
Mr. Haggart was the first man to be made a Mason in this state, being initiated into the order in 1873, since which time he has been made a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight Templar, a thirty-second-degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the A. A. O. of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Since attaining his majority he has been a stanch supporter of the Republican party and has served on the county and state central committees. In 1874 he was elected sheriff of Cass county and filled that office for twelve consecutive years in a most capable manner. He was elected the first city marshal of Fargo, and in 1889 was elected to the state senate, of which he was a prominent and influential member until 1898, when he resigned to accept his present office, that of United States marshal for North Dakota. He was well qualified to fill that office, as he had previously served as deputy for eight years. He has been called upon to fill a number of other public positions of honor and trust, being a member of the state prison board and other important boards. He also assisted in locating the Agricultural College at Fargo and has done much to help that institution, introducing in the senate all the bills in its behalf, including the one to secure the land on which the college has been erected. The part which he has taken in the development of the county and in advancing the interests of the state has impressed his name indelibly upon its records, and he well deserves mention among the honored pioneers and representative citizens.
HON. HORACE HALBERT. Intelligence, untiring energy and integrity are the leading characteristics which have guided this gentleman to success, financially and socially. He is proprietor of one of the most extensive and finest tracts of land in Cass county, and is held in the highest esteem by his fellowmen. His home is in Kinyon township, on section 7, and he follows general farming.
Our subject was born in Potter township, Yates county, New York, March 1, 1827, and was reared on a farm in his native county. He went to Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1858, after graduating from the State University, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, which he entered in 1854. He was engaged in teaching mathematics in the Kalamazoo high school about four years and then returned to his native place and followed farming until about 1866, when he removed to Livingstone county, Michigan, and followed agriculture one year and then taught mathematics in the Baptist College, at Kalamazoo. He resided in Livingstone county, Michigan, till the spring of 1885, when he went to North Dakota, and settled in Kenyon township, where he has since been a resident and has devoted his entire attention to agricultural pursuits. He owns one thousand two hundred and eighty acres of land in Kinyon township and is among the substantial men of his calling.
Our subject was married in Yates county, New York, to Miss Mary E. Taylor, a native of that county. Mrs. Halbert died in Kinyon township, Cass county, North Dakota, June 28, 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Halbert adopted two children, brother and sister: Theresa E., now Mrs. D.E. Porter; and Clifford E., who married Miss M.E. Garrett, and resides in Kinyon township, Cass county. Mr. Halbert has always taken an active part in public affairs wherever he has chosen his home, and while a resident of Livingstone county, Michigan, he served as county treasurer four years, and for some years was supervisor of his township. He was elected to the Michigan senate on the Republican ticket in the fall of 1878 and served one term. He has been county commissioner for Cass county for six years, and has also served as a member of the board of supervisors of Kinyon township, Cass county. He is identified with the Presbyterian church and is active in church work. He was a charter member of the college society, Zeta Psi, of Michigan.
THOMAS M. HANCOCK, of the firm of Shields & Hancock, publishers of the "Edgeley Mail," is a gentleman of much force of character, and occupies a prominent position as a citizen of true worth.
He was born in London, England, April 15, 1870, and was the eldest in a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, born to Luke and Louisa (Mitchell) Hancock. His parents were married in their native country, England, and the father was a machinist by trade. He received his early education in his native land, and came to America with his parents when a young boy, and located in Canada. Some time later they went to the state of New York, and there our subject worked at railroading, and in 1889 went to Fargo, North Dakota.
He secured a position on the "Fargo Commonwealth," which paper has since been discontinued. He there received his first lessons in printing, and remained in their employ until the fall of 1891 when he went to Edgeley and assumed charge of the "Mail" publishing office, the following year becoming a partner with Mr. Shields. He is the present editor of the paper, and supervises the news columns. He was appointed postmaster at Edgeley during Cleveland's administration, and was an efficient officer.
He was married in Salem, South Dakota, October 6, 1894. to Miss Hattie French, a native of Missouri. Mrs. Hancock's father, L. W. French, was an extensive farmer in Missouri, and is now a resident of Edgeley, North Dakota. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, a daughter, who bears the name of Gertrude M. Mr. Hancock is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Modern Woodmen of America, 1. O. G. T., and the Masonic fraternity, and the auxiliary lodge. Order Eastern Star. He is a man of genial social nature, and pleasing address, and is deservedly popular in his community, and is one of the leading newspaper men of that part of the state.
OLE K. HANSON, is successfully pursuing farming on the fertile soil of Raymond township, Cass county, and has a pleasant home in section 22. He is one of the pioneers of that region and his thorough practical knowledge of his calling and his honest industry have been potent factors in producing the present solid prosperity of the locality and giving to it a name as a thriving agricultural district.
Our subject was born in Norway October 30, 1853, and remained in his native land until 1873, when, in June, of that year, he came to America. He settled in ^Minnesota and was employed at farm labor and also worked in the woods and at different occupations, and in the fall of 1877 went to Cass county. North Dakota, and located on the land where he still resides. He has built a complete set of good, substantial f set of good, substantial farm buildings on his place and made every arrangement by which he can more easily till the land and dispose of the products, and he is recognized as one of the substantial farmers of Raymond township. He owns five hundred and sixty acres of land and engages in general farming.
Mr. Hanson was married, in Moorehead, Minnesota, July 18, 1887, to Miss Mary F. Anderson, who was born in Goodhue county, Minnesota , November 20, 1865. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, three of whom died in childhood. The surviving children are named as follows : Henry F., Martin A. and Fred T. Mr. Hanson has always taken an active interest in the welfare of his community and has held numerous local offices, and is highly esteemed and respected for his true citizenship. He is a man of just principles and his career has been marked throughout by persistent efforts to advance the interests of those for whom he labored as well as for himself, and he has been rewarded in a financial as well as social sense for his earnest efforts.
 THOMAS G. HARROLD, a pioneer settler of Wheatland township, Cass county, has devoted his career to the pursuit of agriculture, and is now one of the most extensive land owners of the state of North Dakota. He has a thorough knowledge of his calling and is passing his declining years amid the comforts which result from a well-spent life. He is a man of excellent character and highly respected throughout the region in which he has spent over twenty years.
Our subject was born in Halton. Ontario, Canada, April 25, 1829, and was a son of James F. and Catherine (Ghent) Harrold, of Irish-Canadian and American descent. The father went to Canada when a young man and engaged in teaching school and farming and he died the same year our subject was born. Our subject had one brother and three sisters and the brother and our subject are the only survivors of the family and reside in Cass county. The maternal grandparents were of English extraction and settled in North Carolina and when that colony seceded from the English government they removed to Canada. Our subject was reared and educated in Canada and resided in Hamilton, where he was employed in a boot and shoe factory ten years as a leather cutter. He went to Cass county, North Dakota, in 1879, and purchased a half-section of land in Empire township and also entered claim to land as a tree claim in Richland county and in 1881 moved to the farm where he now resides in Wheatland township. He is now the owner of twenty-eight hundred and fifty acres of land, all of which he operates, and raises annually over twenty-five thousand bushels of grain of different kinds. He has met with phenomenal success and is one of the solid men of the state.
Our subject was married, December 6, 1855, to Miss Catherine Davis, who died in 1858, leaving two children, one son now living, named Ralph W Mr. Harrold was married to Mrs. Mary A. Stewart, nee Cross, a native of Halton county, Ontario, September 29, 1862. Mrs. Harrold's grandparents were natives of Vermont and were of the old Puritan stock, but removed to Canada during the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Harrold are the parents of four children, as follows: Carrie E.. now Mrs. J. M. Pattullo, of Tacoma, Washington; Benjamin H.; Willis P.; Franklin S., all of whom are living. Mr. Harrold is a member of the Baptist church and Mrs. Harrold of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Harrold has advanced the better interests of the community in which he has made his home and is interested in public affairs, but has never sought public preferment, devoting his attention to his work, and is highly esteemed as a citizen and farmer. Politically, he is a Republican.
GILBERT G. HAUGEN. Among the foreign-born citizens of Cass county who have entered heartily into American customs and civilization and are found prospering in their chosen callings and gaining an assured position among their associates, this gentleman is entitled to prominent mention. He came to America in his youth and has since that time been identified with American progress and is now the fortunate possessor of a fine farm in Noble township, Cass county, his home being located on section 25.
Our subject was born in Norway, December 10, 1850, and resided in his native land until eighteen years of age, when he emigrated to America and landed at Quebec. He went at once to Houston county, Minnesota, where he was employed at farm labor for eight years and then settled in Dakota, June, 1877. He located on the farm where he still resides in Noble township and is the owner of three hundred and seventy acres of well-improved land. He has followed farming throughout his career and is well versed in that calling and has met with success.
Our subject was married in Noble township, Cass county, North Dakota, June 7, 1880, to Miss Martha Oseth, who was born in Houston county, Minnesota, May 7, 1861. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Haugen, named as follows: Gena Maria, Henry O., Gustave M., Olena, Oliver Albert and Selma B. Mr. Haugen is widely known as a public-spirited citizen and one who keeps pace with the times. He is a hearty supporter of every enterprise which has for its end the up building or advancement of his community, and has served as a member of the board of supervisors of Noble township. He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
 HON. WILLIAM J. HAWK, the pioneer merchant of Buffalo, Cass county, is one of the men in whose coming to that locality all who honor honest industry and good citizenship can rejoice. His career has been marked with persistent efforts to advance the interests of his community as well as his personal interests, and he has been rewarded by the acquisition of a comfortable competence and a high reputation. He is engaged in operating an elevator in Buffalo and also in the implement business and conducts general farming on four sections of valuable land in the vicinity of the city.
Our subject was born near Wilkesbarre, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, March 20, 1853, and was a son of Isaac and Jane (Owen) Hawk, natives, respectively, of New Jersey and New York. His father was a farmer by occupation and moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, and in 1856 went to Rock county, Wisconsin, where he purchased land and resided until his death in 1878, aged sixty-three years. The mother died in 1891. The grandfather of our subject, on the father's side, served in the Revolutionary war.
Our subject was one of three children, two sons and one daughter, and he was reared and educated in Wisconsin and engaged in farming there until 1879. when he went to Cass county, North Dakota, and entered claim to land six miles south of Buffalo. In 1880 he erected one of the first store buildings in Buffalo and established a general merchandise store and also engaged in the lumber business and farming implements. He continued thus until 1894, when he disposed of the merchandise and at present conducts the implement business. He erected the first flat house to handle grain in 1880 and in 1888 erected the elevator which he now conducts. He deals extensively in grain and devotes a portion of his time to the operation of his fine farm adjoining the city of Buffalo, Cass county, and is giving considerable attention to the improvement of his stock, which consists at present of a small herd of thoroughbred brown Swiss cattle and about forty head of grades.
Our subject was married in Wisconsin , in 1882, to Mary E. Smiley, a native of Wisconsin . Mr. and Mrs. Hawk are the parents of one daughter, upon whom they have bestowed the name of Delia J. Mr. Hawk served in the territorial legislature of 1887 and his efficient services during that session are best evidenced by the fact that he was elected as a representative in the state legislature in 1897 and served one term. He. has also filled many local offices and is one of the leading citizens of Cass county. He affiliates with the Masonic fraternity and Ancient Order of United Workmen.
ANDREW HAYERTZ, proprietor of one of the fine farms of Eldred township, Cass county, is one of the men in whose coming to this county all who honor honest industry and good citizenship can rejoice. He was among the first settlers of that locality and is successfully pursuing farming in section 20 and has a well improved estate.
Our subject was born in Loraine, France, December 21, 1856, and was a son of Nicholas Hayertz, a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere in this volume. Our subject was reared in his native land and remained there until the family came to America in 1874 and went to Cass county with his father and entered a homestead claim in section 24 of Clifton township. This he sold and bought the northwest quarter of section 9, Eldred township. He makes his home on section 20, which he rents. The farm comprises one quarter section, and is carefully tilled and provides a comfortable living.
Our subject was married, in Cass county, North Dakota, March 24, 1886, to Amelia Blase, a native of Bohemia. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayertz, named as follows: Louis, Mary, Christina, Annie, Gustavus and Katherina, all of whom are living. Mr. Hayertz is well versed in his calling and his farm evidences good management and economical conduct, and he devotes his attention entirely to his calling, and has met with success, and is well and favorably known in Eldred township.
NICHOLAS HAYERTZ, deceased. For over twenty years prior to his demise this gentleman was identified with the farming interests of Eldred township, Cass county, where he was one of the first settlers. He prospered in his calling and became the owner of a fine estate covering a half section, and placed upon it good improvements, and provided a comfortable home for his declining years.
Our subject was born in France. June 8, 1827. His parents were natives of France and passed their lives in their native land. Our subject was reared in France and followed shoemaking there until 1874. when he emigrated to the United
States and located at Winona, Minnesota. He remained there five years, and in 1879 went to North
Dakota, and settled on section 7, in Eldred township, Cass county, purchasing the land from the railroad company, and was the first settler of that section. He purchased a half section for one hundred and ninety dollars, and at the time of his death this tract was fully improved and well cultivated.
Our subject was married, in France, in 1853, to Annie Dephring. Four sons and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayertz, as follows: Anton, Andrew, Lena, John, Maggie and Henry. All reside in Cass county. North Dakota. The mother died April 29, 1900. Mr. Hayertz died August 11, 1899. He was well known as an early settler and held in high esteem by his many friends.
JOHN E. HEADLAND. The lands beyond the seas are well represented in the agricultural districts of the West and Cass County, North Dakota, owes much to these foreign-born citizens who are found in the possession of well cultivated tracts and are working for the better interests of the country which they have chosen as their home. The subject of this review has resided in Cass County for over a quarter of a century and at all times has been found standing on the side of right and justice and laboring to up build his community, and his efforts have been crowned by the acquisition of a good estate and a wide reputation as a public-spirited and energetic citizen. He makes his home on section l in Stanley township.
Our subject was born in Sogn Bergen Stift, Norway, July 30, 1837, and was reared on a farm and continued his residence there till April, 1869, when he left his native land for America and landed at Quebec in May, of that year. He went with his wife from Quebec to Red Wing, Minnesota, and later to Goodhue County, Minnesota, and worked there one year at farm labor and then worked in Rice County one year. He went to Cass County. North Dakota, June 9, 1871, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He has added to his possessions from time to time and is now the owner of one hundred and ninety acres of well improved land, and he has erected good buildings and completed every arrangement for lessening labor and disposing more easily of the products of the farm. He is a thorough, practical farmer and his estate bears evidence of careful management and painstaking care in its operation.
Our subject was married, in Norway, April 15, 1869, to Miss Solvei Ousen, who was born in Norway May 27, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Headland are the parents of six children, as follows: Ella M., Andrew J., Carrie G., Emil J., Anna S. and Herman N. Mr. Headland takes an active interest in educational affairs, and has served as a member of the school board for many years. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
OLE E. HEADLAND. For
over a quarter of a century this gentleman has been identified with
the farming interests of Stanley township, Cass County, and has
acquired a comfortable competence and a pleasant home, and gained
the confidence and esteem of his associates. He came to America in
search of a home and advantages for a young man, and his fine farm
is evidence of his prosperity and thrift. He has
a thorough knowledge of his calling and has aided materially in the
development of that region. His home is in section 2, and he is
engaged in general farming.
Our subject was born in Norway, June 1, 1841,
and resided in his native land until 1875. when he came to America
and landed in New York, in May of that year. He went from there
direct to Dakota, and entered claim to one hundred and sixty acres
of land as a pre-emption, and has since resided thereon. He has
increased his acreage, and is now the owner of a farm of three
hundred and twenty acres, the improvements of which he has placed
there, and they include a good residence, barn and outbuildings, and
all the machinery and conveniences of modern farming.
Our subject was married in Norway, in June,
1873, to Miss Bertha Berdal. who was also a native of Norway. Ten
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Headland, named as
follows: Ella, Gertie, Andrew, Gertina. Hannah G., Ada N., Edwin H.,
Jensene M., Adolph J. and Oscar B. Adolph died at the age of eleven
and a half years. Mr. Headland is active in public affairs, and has
served as a member of the school board for several years. The family
are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
THOMAS
HEATH. The farming and stock raising interests of
North Dakota
have a worthy representative in the person of Thomas Heath. He has
resided in Kinyon township, Cass county, many years and has
developed a fine farm and is among the substantial men of his
calling. He is a man of excellent character and integrity and well
versed in his vocation, and he is a hearty supporter of all projects
which tend to the protection and up building of the better interests
of his adopted land. His home in section 31 is supplied with every
convenience known to modern farming.
Our subject was born in Devonshire,
England, December 7, 1852, and was
reared on the farm there till he attained his majority, when he came
to America and settled in Rochester, New York. He remained there five
years and in the spring of 1879 went to Dakota and purchased a farm
in Reed township, Cass county, on which he resided six years and
then disposed of his interests there and removed to the farm on
which he now resides in Kinyon township, Cass county. He has placed
valuable improvements on the place and engages in general farming
and stock raising, being interested largely in the raising of sheep
and cattle. His labors have met with success and he is now the
fortunate possessor of eight hundred and twenty acres of well
improved land.
Our subject was married, in
New
York
City, April 14,
1878, to Miss Fannie Burrows, who was born in
Devonshire,
England
, May 30, 1854.
Mr. and Mrs. Heath are the parents of three children, as follows:
Annie G., Frank B. and Walter A. One child, Thomas Spurgeon, died at
the age of two years. Mr. Heath takes an active part in all matters
pertaining to local government and has served as justice of the
peace. Mr. and Mrs. Heath visited their native land during the
winter of 1898-09 and had visited there seven years prior to that
time. He has prospered through industrious habits and careful
methods and enjoys a goodly fortune. Mr. and Mrs. Heath take an
active part in religious work and are identified with the Free
Methodist
church.
HON.
MARTIN HECTOR, one of Fargo's most popular and
influential business men, is now president of the Fargo National
Bank, which, while not one of the oldest banking houses of the
state, is considered one of its most substantial. It was organized
in 1807. and its deposits have rapidly increased until today they
average with any hank in the state. On its organization Mr. Hector
was chosen president, O. J. DeLendrecies, vice-president and W. C.
McFaddcn, cashier. Its board of directors is composed of the above
named gentleman, together with Seth Wright and George E.
Nichols.
All are well-known citizens of North Dakota and are numbered
among Fargo's most prosperous and reliable business men. They do a
general banking business and issue foreign and domestic
exchange.
Mr. Hector, the able president of this financial institution,
has been a resident of Fargo since 1872.
He came to the Northwest a poor boy without
other resources than good health and a determination to succeed, and
has worked his way upward in the commercial world until today he
stands in the front rank of the successful business men of this
section, having become one of the wealthiest men of North Dakota. He
is also prominent in public affairs and has filled a number of
positions of honor and trust since coming to this state. He was
president of the city council for several years, and has done much
to bring about the substantial improvements in which Fargo takes a
great pride. He has never sought political preferment or public
honors, but holds a high position in social and business
circles.
In 1893 he was selected as a member of the board of
commissioners from North Dakota to the World's Fair, and was elected
president of that body. While devoting a great deal of time and
money to that work (probably equivalent to $1,000), he refused to
accept from the state any pay for his services. He is always willing
to support any movement calculated to prove of public benefit and
the community is fortunate that number him among its
citizens.
J. D. HENNING, M.
D., a leading physician and surgeon of Fargo, North
Dakota, was born January 9, 1850, near the city of Pittsburg, in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Samuel and Elizabeth
(Dodds) Henning, who were of Scotch-Irish descent, spent their
entire lives in Pennsylvania, the father following the occupation of
farming.
The Doctor attended the academy at Wilkinsbury,
Pennsylvania, and after leaving that institution he commenced the
study of medicine. In March, 1876, he entered the Jefferson Medical
College, from which he was graduated two years later. During
the following three years he engaged in practice at Beaver Falls,
Pennsylvania, and from there removed to Cedarville, Ohio, where he
remained for two years. In 1883 he came to North Dakota, and after
eight years spent in practice at Sheldon became a resident of Fargo,
where he has since made his home. He is now at the head of a large
and growing general practice, and as County physician has charge of
the Cass County hospital. He has met with eminent success
in his chosen calling, and is justly ranked among the ablest
physicians and surgeons of this section of the state.
In 1877 Dr. Henning was united in marriage with
Miss Mary Sterrett, also a native of the Keystone state, and they
are the parents of two children, Carl S. and Helen. Politically the
Doctor is an ardent Republican and takes a deep and commendable
interest in public affairs. He is a member of the State Medical
Society, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Modern Woodmen of
America and the Independent Order of Foresters. He is
examining surgeon of all these secret organizations and others, and
is quite a popular and prominent citizen of Fargo.
WILLIAM
HENSCHEL, one of the most influential and best-known
citizens of Cass county, is conducting a fine farm in Walburg
township and is also engaged in the handling of farm machinery in
Chaffee. He is a foreign-born citizen, but has become identified
with American civilization and progress and is possessed of
energetic character and active public spirit.
Our subject was born in Prussia,
Germany, March 19, 1854, and was a
son of Frederick and Dorothy (Tantow) Henschel, who were natives of
the same province and now reside in North
Dakota. His father was a laborer and in 1858
came to America with his family and settled at Mayville, Dodge
county, Wisconsin, and resided there until 1869, when he went to
Winona county, Minnesota, and remained there until 1878, when he
went to Cass county, and entered a homestead claim in section 8, of
Maple River township, remaining there until 1897, and then moved to
the home of our subject, where he now resides. Our subject had one
brother and five sisters and two of the sisters are deceased. The
others of the family reside in North
Dakota.
Mr. Henschel was reared and educated in
Wisconsin and
Minnesota and
went with his parents to Dakota and assisted in building a home in
the far West. They were among the first settlers of Cass county and
the improvements made on their farm were among the first in the
county. During the first year of his residence there our subject
entered a pre-emption claim to land in section 20, and later sold
this and purchased a half-section in sections 4 and 9, of the same
township, on which he began farming in 1882. He remained there until
1888 and then moved to his present home and has followed farming
there continuously since that date. He has prospered and is now the
owner of two sections and a quarter of choice and well-improved
land.
Our subject was married, in 1882, to Augusta
Froemke, a native of Buffalo county, Wisconsin, and a daughter of Carl
and Mary (Stangerberg) Froemke. Mrs. Henschel's parents came to the
United
States in 1857, and her father was among the
early settlers of Cass county, settling one mile west of Fargo in 1875 and he died in 1897.
Mr. and Mrs. Henschel are the parents of six children, named as
follows: Frederick C, Augusta R., Mary E., Herbert H., Clara R. and
Robert W. The family are members of the Evangelical Association and
are highly respected in the community in which they reside. Mr.
Henschel has been chairman of the township board for the past four
years and has served in some of the school offices. Politically, he
is a Republican.
OLE O.
HERBRANDSON. One of the well-cultivated tracts of Norman
township, Cass county is ably conducted by the subject of this
review. He was reared in Dakota, and has been identified with the
progress and growth of the township in which he resides since its
early settlement. and is widely and favorably known as a farmer and
citizen.
Our subject was born in Houston county,
Minnesota. October 28, 1858. His parents. Ole and Carrie
Herbrandson, emigrated to America from Norway about 1850 and settled
in Houston county, Minnesota, and resided there until 1872. when
they removed to Cass county, North Dakota, and the father
homesteaded land on section 14 of Norman township, where he still
resides, and where the mother died in 1888. They were the parents of
three sons, all of whom live in North Dakota. The family are members
of the Lutheran church and are held in high esteem throughout Cass
county.
Our subject was reared and educated in North
Dakota, and has followed farming there continuously since attaining
his majority, and is now proprietor of a well-improved estate. His
real estate consists of two hundred and forty acres of land, and he
has erected a complete set of good buildings on the place, and is
recognized as one of the substantial men of Norman township.
Our subject was married. March 29, 1882, to
Miss Gunil Huffen, a native of Norway. Four children have been born
to Mr. and Mrs. Herbrandson. as follows: Caroline. Olava. Ole and
Matilda, all of whom are living. The family are members of the
Lutheran church, and are esteemed highly in the community in which
they make their home. Mr. Herbrandson is a wide-awake and energetic
farmer, and his estate is well managed and improved, and he commands
respect and esteem wherever he is known.
WILLIAM H.
HERMAN. In whatever vocation engaged the successful
man is the persistent man. The subject of this review has a well
developed farm in Harwood township, Cass county, and has acquired
his possessions and enviable reputation by honest industry and
economy. He is now enjoying his well-earned success in his pleasant
home in section 9.
Our subject was born in Winnebago county,
Wisconsin,
November 14. 1863. He spent his boyhood days in his native place and
remained there till the fall of 1881, when he went to Dakota in
search of a field for his labors and with the object of engaging in
farming for himself. He worked at farm labor in Harwood township.
Cass county, till the fall of 1889. He settled on the farm which he
now owns and has operated it since 1890. consisting of three hundred
and twenty acres of land. He has erected a complete set of good farm
buildings and added other improvements to the place and conducts
general farming. His place evidences careful management and
painstaking care in its operation and ranks among the best tracts of
land in the locality.
Our subject was married in Harwood township,
Cass county, December 25. 1890, to Miss Maggie Still, daughter of
David Still, one of the early settlers of Harwood township. Mrs.
Herman was born in Canada and went to Dakota
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Herman are the parents of one child,
Ira A. One son died at the age of fifteen months. Mr. Herman is a
man of the highest honor and is respected by all with whom he has to
do. In affairs pertaining to local government he has taken an active
part and has held various official positions. He has been township
clerk two years in Harwood township and a member of the board of
supervisors five years and is the present chairman of the board. He
holds membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen and
Brotherhood of
American
KNUD
HERTSGAARD. This gentleman was one of the first settlers
of Norman township, Cass county, and has been engaged in farming
there for nearly thirty years. He has developed a fine farm and is
now one of the well-to-do men of his locality and enjoys an enviable
reputation as a farmer and worthy citizen. His home is located on
section 34, and he has gathered together a fortune and is enjoying
the result of a well-spent career.
Our subject was born in Norway, October 8, 1843.
His parents, Jorgen and Ingri (Inselhus) Hertsgaard, were natives of
Norway, and the father
died in his native land. The mother died in the United States in 1896.
Three sons and four daughters comprised the family, all of whom are
in the United
States, and three sons and one daughter live in
North
Dakota.
Mr. Hertsgaard was reared and educated in
Norway, and in 1869, in company with
his mother, brother and three sisters came to America, and
located in Rock county, Wisconsin. He remained there one
year and then removed to Lansing, Iowa, and in 1871 went to Cass
county, North Dakota, and entered a homestead claim in section 34,
where he has resided continuously since. He erected a log house and
began at once to break the wild prairie land, and now has one of the
well developed farms of that locality. He now owns over three
quarter-sections of land', all of which is fully improved, and on
his home farm he has erected a complete set of substantial
buildings, and enjoys prosperity.
Our subject was married, in 1877, to Christie
Maikin, a native of Norway, who came to
America with her parents
in 1869. Her parents are now residents of Sargent county, North Dakota. Nine children have
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hertsgaard as follows: Jergon, Ida C, Otto
E., Iver B., Henry O.. Inger K., Selma T., Carl E. and Albert M. The
family are members of the Lutheran church of Kindred,
and are highly respected in their community. Mr. Hertsgaard is a
director of the school district and is active in school affairs. He
is independent in politics and is a man of good judgment and
practical ideas.
OLE J.
HERTSGAARD. one of the earliest settlers of Norman
township, Cass county, is a man of good judgment and has gained a
comfortable competence and an enviable reputation by honest efforts.
He is proprietor of one of the best farms of his community and has
resided in Norman township for nearly thirty years and is well known
throughout the locality as a wide-awake and enterprising
agriculturist.
Our subject was married, in North Dakota, in 1842, and is a
brother of Knud Hertsgaard, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in
this volume. He was reared and educated in Norway and in
1868 came to the United States and located in Rock
county, Wisconsin,
where he remained three years. He went to Cass county, North Dakota,
in 1871, and-located in section 35, in Norman township. This was
railroad land and he had to purchase same. He erected a small log
house and at once began breaking a farm and later took a homestead
in Walcott township, Richland county. He now owns four
hundred and thirty acres of land, all of which is improved and he
has built a set of good buildings and arranged every detail for the
comforts of life and the economical conduct of the place and is
among the solid men of Norman township.
Our subject was married in North Dakota, in 1876, to
Carrie Haugstad, who was born in Norway, and came to
.America in 1869. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Hertsgaard. as follows: Jurgen, Oscar L and Conrad L The family are
members of the Lutheran church, of Kindred', and enjoy he esteem of
those among whom they reside. Mr. Hertsgaard has served as clerk of
the school board and in various local offices and in 1874 was chosen
county commissioner and served five years in that capacity. He is a
man of active public spirit and is firm in his adherence to the
right and to his friends. In political sentiment he is
independent.
OLE
HICKS, in whose honor the town of Hickson is named, is
a pioneer settler of Pleasant township, Cass County, and has a fine
estate in section 24, which he has accumulated since taking up his
residence there, and is one of the honored and esteemed citizens and
agriculturists of his locality.
Our subject was born in Sweden, April 21, 1845,
and was a son of Hakan A. and Carrie (Olsson) Hicks. His parents
were born in Sweden, and in 1869 the father came to the United
States, and was joined by the family the following year. He entered
a homestead in Clay County, Minnesota, on the Red river, in the fall
of 1869, and began work on the land in 1870. His family resided
there until the father's death in 1894, and' the mother passed away
in 1899. Seven sons and three daughters came to the United States,
of whom five sons and two daughters are still living, and three sons
now reside in Cass County. North Dakota. The parents were devout
members of the Lutheran church.
Mr. Hicks was reared and educated in Sweden,
and came with his parents to the United States in 1870 and entered a
homestead in Cass County. North Dakota, on which he now resides. He
is the owner of a section and a half of good land, thirty head of
cattle and twenty horses, and the improvements of his place are
modern in every particular and form a fit habitation, while the
buildings and machinery are of the best, and he has made a
remarkable success of his work in North Dakota, and is now accorded
a prominent place as a farmer of good methods and ideas.
Our subject was married, in 1872, to Marit
Larson, a native of Sweden, and Mr. and Mrs. Hicks are the parents
of six living children, named in order of birth as follows : Helma
Caroline, Lewis Henry, Clara Helen, Olive Alvera, Annie Lillian and
Minnie Viola. The family are members of the Swedish Lutheran church
and are highly respected in the community in which they reside. Mr.
Hicks is well known as an old settler of Pleasant township, and has
done much to further the development and growth of that locality and
enjoys the respect of his fellowmen. In politics he is a Republican.
AUGUST HILKE. Among the prominent
early settlers of Cass county the gentleman above named is entitled
to special mention. He has remained through discouragements and
privations and is now the fortunate possessor of one of the best
farms of Cass county, and his residence on section 23, of Everest
township, is evidence of his prosperity and thrift. He has gained an
assured position as a citizen by his earnest labors for the
advancement of the locality of which he chose his home and much of
the present solid prosperity of that region is due to his faithful
and painstaking efforts.
Our subject was born near Berlin, Germany,
November 18, 1837, and was a son of George and Dora (Engle) Hilke,
both of whom were natives of Germany. His parents came to America in
1852 and settled on a timber farm in Dodge county, Wisconsin. they
removed to Winona county, Minnesota, in 1861, where the mother's
death occurred. The father died at the home of our subject in North
Dakota, aged ninety-five years. Three sons were born to this worthy
couple, our subject being the only survivor of the family.
Mr. Hilke was reared in Wisconsin and there
began farming and acquired a good property in that state and in 1861
removed to Minnesota, where he purchased land and followed farming
some years. He went to Casselton, North Dakota, in 1878, and then
purchased a half-section of land, on which he now resides. It was
without improvements, but he has transformed it into one of the
finest pieces of property to be found in Cass county. He removed his
family to the new home in 1880, and has held residence there
continuously since.
Our subject was married, in Wisconsin, in 1859,
to Minnie Krugmeier, a native of Germany. Mrs. Hilke died in 1884.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hilke, four sons and seven
daughters. Three children died in infancy and the surviving children
bear the following names: Amelia, Elizabeth, Minnie, Henry, Ida,
Amanda, Annie and Albert. Mr. Hilke was next married to Cora Clark,
a native of Minnesota, in 1885. Our subject assisted in the
organization of his township and has held various offices therein
almost continuously since. He is at present chairman of the board of
supervisors, school treasurer and road overseer. He holds membership
in the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He keeps pace with the times and in political sentiment is
a stanch Democrat.
JAMES
E. HILL, is one of the leading farmers of Cass county,
wherein he is a large land owner. His real estate amounts to eight
hundred acres, his home farm being in section 14, in Rich township.
He has added the usual improvements of a model farm and every detail
is carefully looked after and provisions made for the economical
conduct of the place and the comfort of its inhabitants.
Our subject is a native of Oxford county,
Canada, and was born October 28, 1854. His parents, Henry C. and
Jane (Dolson) Hill, were natives of New York and Canada,
respectively. His father was born in 1827 and emigrated to Canada at
the age of twelve years and there grew to manhood and followed
farming until 1881, when he went to Cass county and entered a
homestead claim on section 24, of Rich township, where he resided
until his death, July 25, 1899. The mother died in 1891. They were
members of the Baptist church and highly esteemed by all. Five sons
and two daughters were born to them, all of whom are now residents
of Cass county, North Dakota.
Our subject was reared in Canada and received
his education there and then followed farming until he went to Cass
county. North Dakota, in 1881. He entered claim to land in section
12, of Rich township, and later homesteaded land in section 14, of
the same township, which now comprises his home farm. He has added
to his possessions from time to time and is now the fortunate
possessor of eight hundred acres of choice land, which he
successfully operates.
Our subject was married, in Canada, in 1873, to
Elizabeth Caister, a native of Canada. Three children have been born
to Mr. and Mrs. Hill, as follows: Laura L., Henry L. and Ethel M.
Mr. Hill keeps abreast of the times and is actively interested in
the welfare of his adopted country. He has served as chairman of the
town board and is widely and favorably known. He is independent in
politics.
SIMON V.
HOAG, an ex-soldier and well-to-do farmer, resides
in section 33, in Harwood township, Cass county, and is widely known
as a man who is conducting an extensive business. He is a man of
indomitable will, untiring perseverance and an energetic character.
He experienced pioneer life in Dakota, and has been a resident of
Cass county for nearly thirty years, during which time he has
devoted his attention wholly to farming and has met with success in
his calling.
Our subject was born in .Montgomery county. New
York, December 18, 1833, and was reared in that county till twenty
years of age and then removed to Fulton county, Ohio, and engaged in
farming three years, after which he settled in Whiteside county,
Illinois, on a farm near Morrison. While a resident there he
enlisted in Company C, Eighth Regiment Illinois Cavalry, and served
nearly four years, a brave and loyal service. After the close of the
war he returned to Whiteside county, Illinois, and resumed farming, which he
followed there from 1865 till the spring of 1870, when he removed to
Yankton, Dakota, and one year later went to North Dakota and entered claim to
land in section 34, in Harwood township, and has resided there since
that date. He was in company with John M. Bender for nearly ten
years, in agricultural pursuits, and of late years has conducted his
business alone. He has erected a complete set of good farm buildings
on his place and is now the owner of four hundred and eighty acres
of well-improved land, and follows general farming successfully.
Our subject was married, in September, 1861, at
Delta, Ohio,
to Martha A. Bradley, a native of Fulton county, Ohio. Mrs. Hoag died in Fulton county, Ohio, June 23, 1866, while on a
visit to her native place. Mr. Hoag was married in Cass county,
North Dakota,
October 29, 1876, to Miss S. Lizzie Leaverett. Mrs. Hoag was born in
Errol, New
Hampshire, March 5, 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Hoag
are tlie parents of the following children: Stephen H., Gertrude E.,
Phoebe C, Mary C, Nellie, Cora J. and S. Bender. Three children died
in childhood, as follows: Amelia died in infancy; S. Lizzie died at
the age of three years; and John E. died at the age of twelve years.
Mr. Hoag takes an active interest in affairs of local import and has
served as county commissioner of Cass county one term and was
elected for a second term but resigned after serving one year. He
has been a member of the board of supervisors of Harwood township
for many years. He holds membership in John F. Reynolds Post, No. 5,
G. A. R., and affiliates with the Masonic
fraternity.
 JOHN S.
HOCKING, a prosperous and highly esteemed farmer of
Cass county, makes his home in section 34 in Empire township, and is
one of the pioneers of that locality. He has acquired a tine estate
through honest industry, and stands foremost in his calling.
Our subject was born in Cornwall, England, June
24, 1846, and was a son of Edmund and Tabitha (Bennetts) Hocking,
both of whom were natives of Cornwall. His father was a tin miner
and passed his life in England, and the mother died there in 1896.
Four sons and three daughters were born to them, our subject being
the only one of the family in the United States. The family is one
of the oldest and best known in England. The grandfather of our
subject, Samuel Hocking, was a soldier under Wellington at Waterloo
and was awarded several medals during his service for bravery.
Mr. Hocking was reared and educated in his
native isle until nineteen years of age, and in 1866 came to
America, landing at New York. He located in New Haven county,
Connecticut, and worked there as a miner one year and then went to
North Carolina, where he worked in the copper and gold mines, and in
1868 went to Lake Superior, in the copper mines of Michigan, and
remained thus engaged until the spring of 1878, when he went to Cass
county, and began farming. He entered claim to land in section 4, of
Wheatland township, as a homestead, and later took land as a tree
claim in Empire township, in section 34, where he has resided
continuously ever since. The land was all wild at the time he
settled thereon and there was but one settler between his place and
Casselton. Mr. Hocking is now the owner of two and a quarter
sections of land, all of which is under plow, and he has met with
unbounded success in his vocation.
Our subject was married, in 1870, to Miss Mary
Matters, a native of Devonshire, England. Ten children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Hocking, named as follows. Ella, now Mrs. R. S.
Smith; Jennie, now Mrs. Walker; Edmund, Samuel, Richard. John,
William, Thomas, Harry and Isaac Newton. Mr. Hocking is a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has filled various local
offices in the township and has been chairman of the township board
for many years. He is progressive and intelligent and works
earnestly for the better interests of his community and well' merits
his high standing. Politically he is a Republican.
 JAMES B. HOCKRIDGE, a prominent farmer
of Cass county, is following his calling in Bell township, and has a
well-developed farm of one section. He is one of the early settlers
of the county, and his labors in behalf of the community in which he
resides entitle him to' a foremost rank as a citizen and farmer.
Our subject was born in Oxford county, Ontario, April 9, 1860. His
parents. Richard and Elizabeth (Ormrod) Hockridge,
were natives of England, and his father was born at
Barnstable. He
was a farmer by occupation, and emigrated to Canada about
1835, and settled in Oxford county, where he spent most
of his life and died at the age of forty-eight years. Three sons and
two daughters were born to them, all of whom reside in the
United
States. The mother now resides in
Cass county. North
Dakota.
Our subject was reared in Canada and there
received his education, and in 1872 went to Detroit, Michigan, where
he learned the plumber and gas fitter's trade, and then returned to
Canada. He spent two years there, and then two years on the great
lakes and in the pineries, and then went to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the
employ of the government in the geographical survey on the lower
Mississippi
river. He later became engineer on a tug, and remained
in the south until 1887, when he went to Cass county, North Dakota, and settled on
section 12, in Arthur township, which he purchased in 1885. He
engaged in farming thereon until 1898, when he purchased the farm on
which he now resides. He is the owner of one section of choice land,
and has surrounded himself with all the conveniences and
appointments of a model farm, and is among the substantial men of
Bell
township.
Our subject was married at Chester, Illinois, in 1889, to
Nettie M. Beare, a native of Illinois. Four children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Hockridge, as follows: Jessie B., Thomas B.,
Floyd and Earle R. Mr. Hockridge is a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, and in political sentiment is a Republican. He
takes an active interest in local affairs, and has served as a
member of the town board, and school treasurer for many
years.
 HON. EVEN H.
HOLTE. Among the farmers in the prime of life in
Cass county, a good station has been attained by the gentleman above
named, whose career has been marked with energy, prudence and
persistent effort. His well-directed labors have resulted in the
attainment of a fine estate in Noble township, where he resides on
section 26, and is surrounded by all that goes to make life
enjoyable, while he has gained a host of friends by his active
labors for the welfare of his community, and is deservedly popular
with the people among whom he has lived since his boyhood.
Our subject was born in Norway, March 21, 1860,
and was a son of Hans O. and Elene Holte. His parents came to
America in 1869 and settled in Wilmington township, Houston county,
Minnesota, where they lived until the spring of 1878, and then
removed to Noble township, Cass county , North Dakota, where they
reside on section 36.
Mr. Holte came to America with his parents
when he was nine years of age, and remained at home until 1891, when
he began farming for himself, settling on the land where he now
resides. He has lived in Noble township since the spring of 1878 and
has followed farming, and is now the owner of five Hundred and
eighty-two acres of land. He is progressive in his work, and on his
home farm has erected a complete set of good farm buildings, and
made other valuable improvements.
Our subject was married in Noble township, Cass
county, December 9, 1891, to Miss Alma Schow, a daughter of Martin
and Dorothea Schow, a .sketch of whose lives appears on another page
of this volume. Mrs. Holte was born in Norway, January
17, 1863, and came to America with her parents
when about two years of age. Two children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Holte, as follows : Malven H. and Delia E. M. Mr. Holte
was elected to the North
Dakota legislature in the fall of 1890, on the
Republican ticket, and served one term, giving efficient service for
his community. He has served as county assessor of Cass county, and
has been a member of the board of supervisors of Noble township for
many years, and justice of the peace and clerk of the school board
several years. He is a member of the Norwegian
Lutheran church, and s an earnest worker in that denomination. He is a
gentleman of the highest degree of integrity, and adheres strictly
to the right and justice, and enjoys the confidence of his fellow
men.
DAVID HENDERSON
HOUSTON. Much has been said of the wonderful resources
of North Dakota, but too much cannot be said of the men who have
developed these resources and cultivated and encouraged to the
utmost its wealth-producing elements. Of these worthy men, none in
all North Dakota is more deserving than D. H. Houston, whose fine
residence is on section 25, Hunter township, Cass county, near the
village of Hunter.
Mr. Houston settled in Cass county, near
Hunter, in 1879. He had moderate financial means, but immediately
set about building for himself a competent fortune in his new home.
He entered both a homestead and a tree claim, and also purchased
land till his holdings aggregated eight hundred acres. Since that
time he has added to his possessions until his landed estates now
cover five sections, all of which is under cultivation, yielding
annually from fifty thousand to sixty thousand bushels of grain. Nor
are the productions of his farm remarkable in quantity only. Mr.
Houston has for many years given special attention to the production
of a superior article of seed wheat, and the yield and quality of
Houston's blue stem seed wheat attained an enviable reputation
throughout the state. Stock raising has also been given a share of
the attention of this modern agriculturist. He has constantly sought
in the breeding of stock to develop the best grades for practical
purposes, and his success has become a part of the history of the
county. His farm machinery is of the best manufacture and modern
pattern, and includes a steam thresher, a dozen or more binders, and
other farm machinery in proportion, and on the farm is an elevator
with a capacity of thirty thousand bushels for handling his
grain.
Mr. Houston is a native of Scotland, and traces
his ancestry by a clearly defined line of descent, as far back as
1160, to the Houston's who held a baronial entailed estate in
Scotland. Our present subject was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in
1841, and the next year came with his parents, Peter and Margaret
(Henderson) Houston, to the United States. They lived for about a
year in New York city and then moved to Albany, New York state, and
lived there about two years, and in 1847 settled in Columbia county,
Wisconsin, and in that county both parents died. The father was a
contractor and builder, but in later life followed farming. There
were six sons in the family, three of whom are now living, and Mr.
Houston's two brothers still reside in Wisconsin. The father
acquired the title of "Honorable" under
appointment by the governor, and on account of valuable services
rendered the people of Wisconsin in the sale of a land grant donated
by the Milwaukee Railroad Company for the benefit of the railroad
farm mortgagors.
Our subject was reared in Wisconsin, and
received the education afforded by the schools of that state. He
followed farming and seed growing there until, in 1879, he removed
to Dakota and began the career that will be briefly described in the
following lines. His marriage occurred, in 1888, Miss Annie Laura
Pencille, of South Troy, Minnesota, becoming his wife. Mrs. Houston
is a daughter of Professor Pencille, who for more than thirty years
has been well known as a leader in musical circles. Mrs. Houston is
lady of much refinement and culture, and her acquirements in music
are of a high degree; singing and playing on piano and guitar, and
when traveling with her husband she earned the appellation of "The
North Dakota Songstress." Mr. and Mrs. Houston have one child, David
Henderson Houston, Jr.
Mr. Houston has not found farm life unsuited to
an active mind. He has, in addition to his extensive farming, found
time to perfect many photographic inventions. In 1861 he began his
experiments in photography. In 1867 he patented his first camera,
and in 1881 invented the arrangement involving the basic principles
of the kodak camera, and sold the patent to George Eastman, of the
kodak company, for five thousand seven hundred dollars, from which
an immense business was built. In 1894 he had issued two new patents
covering new principles over those of the 1881 patent. The basic
principles of these later patents were also incorporated in a more
modern kodak camera, and upon which Mr. Houston receives a royalty.
He is now engaged in perfecting more photographic and other
inventions, and is a regularly registered patent attorney,
practicing directly with the patent office at Washington, D, C. In
addition to his other qualities Mr. Houston is endowed with ability
as a literary man. He is the author of a number of productions of
merit, his poems and verses having attracted much attention
throughout the state. He is gifted with rare descriptive powers. His
Red river valley poem, and his war song, "On to Cuba," the words and
music of which were both written by himself, have passed through
several editions. Mr. Houston is a man of rare social qualities,
surrounded by all the conveniences and comforts of modern life, and
his home is characterized by an air of genuine hospitality and good
cheer. Mr. Houston, with Mrs. Houston and their son, David, attended
the International Exposition at Paris, France, in the summer of
1900, and visited relatives in Scotland. Our subject is a member of
the Masonic fraternity.
WILLIAM HOWELLS. an early settler of
Bell township, Cass county, is successfully operating three sections
of land and is well known in that region for his energetic character
and strict integrity. He has followed farming throughout his career,
and is well versed in the most approved methods of operating a farm
and is able to contribute information for the benefit of others less
favored by nature or experience.
Our subject was born in England, September 15,
1852, and was a son of Henry and Ellen (Hall) Howells, natives of
Wales and England respectively. His father was foreman on one of the
large farms of England for many years, and in 1861 went to Canada,
where he remained until his death in 1898. The mother of our subject
survives and makes her home in Gray county, Ontario, Canada. She was
the mother of four sons and six daughters, two of the sons now
residing in the United States and the others of the family in
Canada. Mr. Howells was reared and educated in Canada and there
learned farming, and in 1878 came to the United States and the
following year located at Fargo, North Dakota. He went to Hunter,
Cass county, in 1883, and opened up the farm for James Hales, since
which time he has operated three sections of land, breaking most of
it himself. He has met with unbounded success in the pursuit of
agriculture and is one of the men whose labors in North Dakota have
done much to sustain and extend the farming interests.
Our subject was married, in 1892. to Miss
Carrie Nyquest, a native of Sweden. Two children have been born to
Mr. and Mrs. Howells, as follows: Nettie E. and Minnie E. Mr.
Howells is a Republican in political faith and stands firm for his
convictions.
NEWTON
K. HUBBARD, is one of the honored veterans of the Civil
war whose devotion to his country was tested not only by his service
on the field of battle, but in the still more deadly dangers of
southern prisons. This gallant soldier is now a leading and
prominent business man of Fargo,
North
Dakota, and a prosperous and influential
citizen.
Mr. Hubbard was born in Hampden county,
Massachusetts,
December 17, 1839, and is a son of George J. and Marian (Adams)
Hubbard, natives of Massachusetts and Connecticut, respectively. The
father, who was a farmer by occupation, passed his life in New
England, and reared a family of five sons, of whom two are still
living on the old homestead in Massachusetts, while two are now
deceased. Our subject completes the family. His paternal grandfather
was Capt. George Hubbard of Revolutionary fame, who was a member of
the Connecticut
troops.
Mr. Hubbard, of this review, is indebted to the
schools of Massachusetts for his early education, but
later he was a student in the Providence Conference
College in East
Greenwich, Rhode Island. In 1859 he removed
to Painesville,
Ohio where he
taught school until the spring of 1861, when, feeling that his
country needed his services in her efforts to preserve the
Union, he
enlisted in Company D, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was in
the service for three years and three months, being first with the
Army of the Potomac and later with the Army of Tennessee.
During an engagement at Cross Lanes, West Virginia, he was captured with one
hundred and fifteen others and held prisoner for nine months and six
days, being first confined at Richmond three weeks. New Orleans five months,
and the remainder of the time at Salisbury, North Carolina. He was out on
parole nine months, and was finally exchanged in the spring of 1863.
The following winter he rejoined his regiment at Dumfries, Virginia; participated in
the battles of Chancellorsville, May 1-3, 1863 ; Gettysburg, July 1-3 ;
Lookout Mountain, November
24, 1863; Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; and Ringgold, Georgia, November 27,
1863, where all the officers of his company were killed but one. He
was promoted to sergeant major of this regiment for meritorious
conduct at Ringgold,
Georgia. He was in the
battles of Resaca and Dallas, Georgia, in 1864. He was
slightly wounded at Chancellorsville, and was mustered out at
Cleveland, Ohio, with a
war record of which he may be justly proud.
For four years thereafter Mr. Hubbard made his
home in Geneva, Ohio. In 1870
he went to Duluth, Minnesota, and in the fall of the same year
came to the Red
river valley, being one of the pioneers of this section.
He located on Elm river, in Dakota Territory, and carried the dispatch
from Mr. Cook which located the railroad at that place. In company
with Jacob Lowell, he located upon land at that point, but the
following spring a man "with two guns" jumped his claim and offered
to move for $500. Mr. Hubbard declined the offer, however, having
given up the idea of farming, to which decision he probably owes his
great success. Going to St.
Paul in the spring of 1871, he purchased a stock of
general merchandise and under the firm name of Hubbard & Raymond
opened a store at Oak
Lake, North
Dakota, furnishing supplies for the Northern
Pacific Railroad. They also successfully carried on stores at
Brainard, Moorhead, Glyndon, in Minnesota, and Jamestown, Dakota, but at
the end of two years dissolved partnership, Mr. Raymond going to
Bismarck, while
Mr. Hubbard remained in business alone at Moorhead for some time. In 1874 he
formed a partnership with his bookkeeper, E. S. Tyler, and they
opened a store at Fargo under the firm style of E.S.
Tyler & Co. This business was carried on until 1882. In the fall
of 1875 Mr. Hubbard disposed of his store at Moorhead, and the same
year the firm of Hubbard & Tyler built the Headquarters Hotel at
Fargo, in
sixty days, at a cost of $20,000. He bought Mr. Tyler's interest in
1880. That hostelry he successfully conducted until 1882, when he
sold the same for $40,000. For some years he has been interested in
the real estate and banking business, and assisted in organizing the
First National Bank of Fargo, of which he was the first
vice-president, and is still a stockholder. He purchased the first
three lots sold at this place for one hundred and seventy-five
dollars each, on the corner where the First National Bank now
stands, and has been prominently identified with the commercial
interests and the development of Fargo and Cass county.
In 1876 Mr. Hubbard was united in marriage with
Miss Elizabeth C. Clayton, of Paynesville, Ohio, and they have one daughter.
May B. Politically Mr. Hubbard is an ardent Republican, and takes a
deep interest in the success of his party, but his extensive
business interests have prevented him from taking an active part in
political matters, though he has served as a member of the central
committee, and delegate to county and state conventions. He was one
of the three delegates to the national convention at Chicago that nominated President
Harrison. He was one of the first charter member Masons in Fargo, and is also an honored
member of the Grand Army Post at that place. He has borne a very
active and important part in the development and up building of the
Red river
valley, and is one of the best-known citizens of the Northwest. At
one time his health failed, and he spent six months in the
sanitarium at Battle Creek.
He regained his health and is now rugged and
strong.
 JUDGE SANFORD A. HUDSON.
When, after years of long and honorable labor in some field of
business, a man puts aside all cares to spend his remaining years in
the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil, it is certainly a
well-deserved reward of his industry.
" How blest is he
who crowns in shades like these A youth of labor with an age of
ease." wrote the poet, and the world everywhere recognizes the
justice of a season of rest following an active period of business
life. Judge Hudson is now living
retired at his home in Fargo, North Dakota, and his history is one
that shows the accomplishment of well-directed labor. A portrait of
Judge Hudson is presented in connection with this sketch.
The Judge was born
in Oxford, Massachusetts, May 16, 1817, and is a son of Amos and
Mary (Fisk) Hudson, also natives of that state, where the father was
engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods and in merchandising in
early life. In 1828 he removed to Ellisburg, Jefferson county. New
York, where he died ten years later. He had a family of nine
children, seven sons and two daughters, but only three sons are now
living. The grandfather, William Hudson, was born in Massachusetts,
in 1751, and as a lieutenant in the Colonial army took an active
part in some of the most important battles of the Revolutionary
war.
Judge Hudson's early
education, acquired in the common schools, was supplemented by a
course at Union Academy, Belleville, Jefferson county, New York, and
in 1846 he commenced the study of law in that county, being admitted
to the bar at Utica, New York, in 1848. The same year he removed to
Janesville, Wisconsin, in company with John R.
Bennett, later a circuit judge of that state, and there he
successfully engaged in practice for thirty-two years, acting as
city attorney for some time. In 1881 he came to Fargo, North Dakota,
as judge of the third judicial district, having United States
jurisdiction, comprising the entire territory now composing North
Dakota. He was appointed to that position by President Garfield, and
most creditably filled the office for four years. He then engaged in
private practice until 1892, since which time he has lived retired.
He was a distinguished lawyer and jurist and enjoyed an excellent
practice.
In October, 1847,
Judge Hudson married Miss Sarah D. Campfield, a native of New York
and daughter of John M. and Fanny (Harvey) Campfield, by whom he had
five children, who are still living, namely: Francis L.; Theodore C,
a clergyman in the Episcopal church; Harriet J.; Sanford H., an
attorney in Henson, Minnesota, and Sarah C. The wife and mother died
in Wisconsin in 1877. Her father, John M. Campfield, was a prominent
lawyer of Jefferson county. New York. In his political affiliations
the Judge was first a Whig and later a Republican. He assisted in
organizing the latter party, and has taken an active and prominent
part in promoting its interests. He stands deserved high in the
esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens and is held in high
regard by all who know him.
 GENERAL ALEXANDER HUGHES,
of whom a portrait will be found on another page, is one of the
ablest .lawyers practicing in the state, is a recognized leader in
the Republican party, and is an honored veteran of the Civil war. A
native of Canada, he was born in Brandford, September 30, 1846, and
is a son of Christopher and Frances (Pike) Hughes, who were born in
the north of Ireland and emigrated to Canada about 1801 or 1802. In
1846 they removed to Columbia county, Wisconsin, where the father
entered a government tract of land. He was a graduate of Trinity
College. Dublin, Ireland, and was a civil engineer, which profession
he followed to some extent throughout his entire life. He died in
Wisconsin in 1867, and his wife in 1871. To them were born thirteen
children, six sons and seven daughters, of whom only our subject and
four sisters are now living. Two of the sons died from wounds
received in the Civil war.
General Hughes was
reared and educated in Wisconsin, attending first the common schools
of that state, which at that time were much inferior to those of the
present day. Feeling his country needed his services during the dark
days of the Rebellion, he enlisted in Company B, Seventh Wisconsin
Infantry, which was assigned to the First Division, First Corps,
Army of the Potomac. With this command he participated in the
battles of Gainesville, the second Bull Run, the first and second
battles of Fredericksburg, and the engagements at Chancellorsville
and Brady Station. He was slightly wounded at Gainesville; was shot
through the right arm at South Mountain, and in the last day of the
battle of Gettysburg was wounded in the left side. Subsequently he
took part in the seven days' battle of the Wilderness, where he was
wounded in the right leg, and received a heavy blow from a musket at
Spottsylvania Court House, but did not go to the hospital. During
the battle oŁ North Anne river he was seriously wounded, a shot
entering his left side and coming out on the right. He lay
in a helpless condition for nearly two years. On
leaving the service. General Hughes realized the necessity for a
good education, and entered Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin,
and later took a course at Bryant & Stratton's Business College,
Milwaukee. He was married in 1869 to Miss Mary E. Higinbotham, a
native of Indiana, and a granddaughter of Judge Eckles, of Indiana,
who was later chief justice of Utah territory. Her father, Samuel
Higinbotham, was a surgeon in the Eighty-seventh Indiana Volunteer
Infantry during the Civil war, and died in the service in
Tennessee. To our subject and his wife were
born five sons and one daughter, namely: George A. and Edmund A.,
both residents of Fargo, North Dakota; Harry A., who died in 1883;
William V., Frank C. and Helen A., all at home.
General Hughes
located at Monticello, Iowa, in 1868, and commenced the practice of
law. The following year he was elected superintendent of schools for
the county of Jones. In April, 1871, he removed, with his family, to
Elk Point, in the territory of Dakota, now the state of South
Dakota, and soon gained high rank in his profession. In 1872 he was
elected a member of the upper house of the territorial legislature,
and upon its organization was elected presiding officer of said
body. In 1880 he was appointed, by the President, superintendent of
the census for the territory of Dakota.
In 1881 he was
appointed receiver for the United States land office at Yankton,
which office he resigned in 1883 to accept the office of attorney
general. In the year 1883 he was appointed, by the legislative
assembly, a member of the committee to select the site for the seat
of government and to erect a capitol building upon such site. When
the commission was organized he was elected as president. The
capitol building at Bismarck was constructed under his immediate
direction and supervision. He removed to Bismarck in 1883 with the
other territorial officers and continued to reside at said place
until 1899. when he removed to Fargo.
He represented the
Bismarck district in the higher branch of the legislative assembly
for two terms, and was chairman of the committee on judiciary. Many of
the most important laws enacted during the past thirty years in the
territory of Dakota and in the state of North Dakota were prepared
by him. For sixteen years he filled the position of assistant
counsel of the Northern Pacific Railway Company to the entire
satisfaction of the company. He was also the first
adjutant-general of the territory of Dakota. During the last few
years he has given considerable time to business affairs, and is
president of the Fargo-Edison Company and of the Hughes Electric
Company, whose plants at Fargo, Bismarck and Dickinson furnish
light, power and heat for those cities.
The General is now
one of the most active and best-known Republicans in the northwest.
He has been a member of the territorial and state central and
executive committees almost continuously for the past twenty-seven
years. He was a delegate to the national Republican conventions in
1872, 1876, 1880 and in 1896. He is recognized as an able lawyer, a
graceful, logical and forcible speaker, and is considered especially
able in the discussion of legal questions before the
courts.
WILLIAM T. HUNTER. Probably no one of
the citizens of Cass county is more closely connected with the
financial growth of that locality than the gentleman whose name
appears at the head of this article. He has various interests and in
every enterprise in which he has embarked has exercised sound
judgment and good management, and in consequence is one of the
substantial men of that region. He is a prosperous merchant and
farmer and makes his home in Wheatland, where he located many years
since.
Our subject was born
near Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, November 27,
1860, and was a son of John B. and Deborah (Thompson) Hunter, the
former a native of Scotland and the
latter of England. His father
came to Canada when a boy
and followed farming there throughout his career, and died in
North
Dakota in 1896, aged seventy-six
years. Six sons comprise the children of the family, and all now
reside in the United States, and
John C. and our subject in Cass county. North
Dakota.
William T. Hunter
was reared and educated in Canada, in the high school, and in 1879
went to Cass county, and was engaged in clerking for his brother in
Casselton a year and a half, and then went to Wheatland, where he
established his present general merchandise business. He operates
about one to two sections of land annually, and also has established
a branch store at Erie and one at Chaffee. He
is also interested in the Wheatland Implement Company, and in each
line of his work has met with success.
Our subject was
married, in 1881, to Eliza Anderson, a native of Canada. Six sons
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, named as follows: William A..
Harry P.. Lloyd, Theodore, Robert R. and Harold. Mr. Hunter is
interested in the welfare of his community but does not fill public
office. He holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Modern Woodmen of America. His
career has been that of an honorable, upright man, and he is held in
the highest esteem wherever he is
known.
THE HUNTER STATE BANK, of Hunter. North
Dakota, was organized in March, 1891. with a capital stock of five
thousand dollars. This was increased in 1893 to a capital of ten
thousand dollars. The following officers were chosen at the
organization of the institution: E. H. Paine, president: J. H. Gale,
vice-president; A. H. Paine, cashier: and directors. E. H. Paine. J.
H. Gale. A. H. Paine. R. M. Pollock and Wallace Grosvenor. Mr. E. H.
Paine continued president of the bank one year and was then
succeeded by Mr. Gale, and Joseph Sayer was chosen vice-president,
and W. H. Simmons, cashier. Mr. Grosvenor and Mr. Pollock also
retired and E. W. Featherstone was elected director. The bank now
carries an average deposit of eighty-five thousand dollars, and has
a surplus and undivided profit of thirty thousand dollars. It does a
general banking business, including foreign and domestic exchange,
and is one of the sound financial institutions of the locality.
William H. Simmons, cashier of the
Hunter State Bank, is a gentleman of prominence in social and
financial circles. He has extensive interests in that locality and
has acquired a fortune and a good reputation by his push and
energy.
Mr. Simmons was born
at Sacramento, California, March 20, 1858, and was a son of Nathan
and Julia E. (Foster) Simmons, both of whom were natives of Vermont.
He is a brother of F. B. Simmons, of Amenia, whose sketch appears on
another page of this volume.
Our subject was
reared and educated in Vermont and there began his business career
as a clerk. He went to Cass county, North Dakota, in 1879, locating
at Casselton, where he entered the employ of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, and the following year he became agent at Hunter,
Cass county, the first agent there after the sale of the road to the
Great Northern Railroad Company. He continued as agent until 1891.
when he resigned the office, and in 1892 entered the institution
with which he is now connected. He has been associated with this
concern continuously since and has prospered as a business man and
ably conducts the duties of his position. He is interested
extensively in farming, is interested in general merchandising at
Addison, Cass county, and is also president of the Kindred State
Bank, which was founded in 1899.
Mr. Simmons was
married, at Hunter, North Dakota, in 1885, to Marion E. Muir, a
daughter of Walter Muir, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this
work. Three daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, named
as follows: Julia, Majoria and Dorothy. Mr. Simmons holds membership
in the Foresters, and in political faith is a Republican. He is
actively interested in the welfare of his community and has filled
various local offices, and is deservedly popular with the people
among whom he
resides.
JOHN J.
HUSEBYE, deceased, was for nearly twenty years
intimately connected with the development of the great agricultural
resources of Norman township, Cass county. He went to Dakota as a
pioneer settler of that locality, and at the time of his demise was
a prosperous and highly esteemed farmer and citizen.
Mr. Husebye was a native of Norway, and was born in
August, 1827. He was a son of John and Martha Husebye, who were also
natives of Norway. They emigrated to
America in 1853. and the
father died in Chicago, and the mother and family later
located in Iowa, where
our subject, the next oldest child, had purchased land. The family
of children consisted of three sons and three daughters, all
deceased but one, who is living in the United States. The mother
afterward settled in North
Dakota, and passed away there.
Our subject was reared and educated in
Norway. and with his
parents came to America and resided in Iowa until 1879. He then went to
Cass county. North Dakota, and purchased three quarter-sections of
land in Norman township, which was wild land, and began at once to
make a home there, and at the time of his death had a well improved
and highly cultivated farm.
Mr. Husebye was married in Iowa, in 1864, to Miss
Kjersti Lovbroten, a native of Norway, who
emigrated to America in 1849. Eleven
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Husebye, ten of whom are now
living, and are as follows: Julia, now Mrs. Ellerston ; Martha, now
Mrs. A. H. Johnson ; Henry J., Albert; Emma, now Mrs. Stehjenyem;
Clara; Oscar and Minnie, twins; William and Ida. Mr. Husebye died in
North Dakota
in 1897, and left a large circle of mourning friends and relatives.
He was a consistent member of the Lutheran church, and was highly
esteemed in the community in which he spent so many years of his
life.
Henry J. Husebye, the eldest son of John J.
Husebye, was born in Iowa, September 9, 1870, and went with his
parents to North Dakota,
where he has since resided. He is now the owner of a half-section of
good land, and engages in general farming in Norman township. He was
married, in 1893, to Miss Caroline Haagenson, a daughter of Hawken
Haagenson, a sketch of whose career appears elsewhere in this
volume. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Husebye, named
as follows : Alvin, Keziah and John. The family are members of the
Lutheran church, and are well known and held in high respect and
esteem.
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