HENRY LAKE. The fine farms of Ramsey county place it among the thriving agricultural districts of North Dakota. One of these well regulated tracts is owned and operated by Henry Lake, who resides in section 24 of Dry Lake township, and is known as a progressive and intelligent member of his community. He has beautified his home farm, and has added to its value as well by planting fourteen acres of trees around his residence, and the landscape in that vicinity is thereby enhanced in beauty. Other valuable improvements have been added from time to time, and the family enjoys a pleasant and comfortable home.

Our subject was born on a farm in York county. Ontario, Canada, June 11. 1856. He was reared and educated in his native county, and remained in Ontario until the spring of 1882, when he came to Ramsey county. North Dakota. He was engaged in teaching six years in Canada, and after taking up his residence in North Dakota devoted his entire attention to the development of his farm. He now owns four hundred and eighty acres of choice land, and follows general farming with good results and is well-to-do.

Our subject was married in Ontario county, Ontario, Canada , to Miss Mary Jane Scott, a native of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Lake are the parents of five living children, named as follows: Leila L., Ruddy C, Elmer L, Olive and Charlotte M. Arksey, the second child of the family, was drowned in a tub of water at the age of twenty months. Mr. Lake is a man of active public spirit, and was the first township clerk of Dry Lake township. He has also been township treasurer and a member of the township board of supervisors, and has held the office of assessor for several years. He and wife are consistent members of the Presbyterian church, and are active in church affairs of that denomination, having been members since 1888. Mr. Lake is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.

THEODORE A. LUROS, president of the Farmers Bank of Crary, North Dakota, is a gentleman of excellent characteristics and is widely and favorably known as a citizen and business man. He was born near Decorah, Winneshiek county, Iowa, December 4, 1864. He was reared on his father's farm in that county and remained there until 1890, engaged in farming and stock raising.

Mr. Luros was elected register of deeds in Winneshiek county, in the fall of 1890. and served one term. In the early summer of 1893 he went to Crary, North Dakota, and, in company with Edgar Anderson, established the Farmers' Bank of that town, opened for business June 26, and Mr. Luros has since acted as president of the institution. He is also engaged in buying and shipping horses from the eastern market for North Dakota.

Mr. Luros was married, in Winneshiek county, Iowa , to Miss Hannah Anderson, a native of Winneshiek county, and a daughter of Anon Anderson, a prominent farmer and stock dealer of Winneshiek county. Mr. and Mrs. Luros are the parents of one child, named Floyd T. Mr. Luros is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and also holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of the Maccabees and Modern Woodmen of America.

JOHN W. MAHER. This gentleman is one of the leading attorneys of Devils Lake, North Dakota, and stands at the head of the Ramsey county bar. He was born on a farm near Streator, Illinois, December 18, 1856.

Mr. Maher was reared in his native place and received a high-school education at Streator and then entered the University of Michigan, where he took a special literary course and graduated from the law department of that institution in the class of 1880. After spending one year in the law office of Duncan & O'Conor, at La Salle, Illinois, he went to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the spring of 1881, and entered into partnership with Hon. George H. Walsh. They continued their practice together until September, 1893, when the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Maher went to Devils Lake, where he has since been located in the practice of his profession. From 1884 to 1886 he was district attorney for Towner county. He was treasurer of Ramsey county two years and is largely interested in Ramsey county and adjoining counties.

Our subject was married, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 29, 1884, to Miss Sadie Coleman, a native of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Maher are the parents of six children, who are named as follows: Mary M., Josephine E., Kathleen, Howard, Wallace and Evangeline. Mr. Maher takes an active part in all matters of interest in the development of the county in which he lives and for many years he has been president of the Business Men's Union of Devils Lake. He takes an active interest in the Chautauqua Association and has been one of the directors of the association since its organization. He enjoys an extensive practice and has attained his high standing as a lawyer and citizen by his honest and faithful efforts for the advancement of his community and the manner in which he deals with the cases entrusted to his care. He avoids litigated cases and recently his law business is mostly as counselor. He is courteous, pleasant spoken and takes a prominent position in the social affairs of his locality and is an all around worthy and prominent citizen of Ramsey county. Since he has resided at Devils Lake Mr. Maher has placed a large amount of money in farm loans in this vicinity for eastern parties and is one of the few loan agents in North Dakota who can say that no client has ever lost a dollar of principal or interest on a loan placed in his hands.

PHILIP A. MANSEAU, the genial proprietor of the Cottonwood Grove farm, located on section 25, Grand Harbor township, is one of the most widely known men in the county. He has done much to advance the prosperity of Ramsey county by his example of fine stock raising and there is no man in North Dakota who is a better judge of fine stock or a more thorough stock man.

Mr. Manseau was born in Nicolet, province of Quebec, Canada, January 1, 1861. He was reared and educated there and resided there until 1883. In the spring of that year he came to Ramsey county and took up a tree claim and pre-emption claim (three hundred and twenty acres). He has made this his home and has witnessed the rapid development of his adopted county, and has been a part of its growth and history. He is now the owner of four hundred and eighty acres and has made many valuable improvements on his property. by far the most important department of his business is that of fine stock breeding. His Percheron horses are the pride of the community and he has made a marked success in the line of cattle raising, his choice being the Short Horn variety. He also raises Berkshire hogs and Plymouth Rock chickens and all his choice varieties are the purest blood.

Mr. Manseau was married, in Quebec, to Miss Marie A. Courtchesne, who was born January 18, 1865, in La Bale, in the province of Quebec, where she was reared to womanhood. To this congenial union five children have been born, namely: Marie Gabrielle A., Marie Sylvia, Marie Camille, Marie Beatrice and F. P. Horace E. Their home is one of refinement, where the visitor always meets with a cordial welcome. Mr. Manseau has taken an active interest in public matters and has been en-trusted with some of the more important local offices. He has become thoroughly identified with the interests of his adopted county and is a valued member of the community where he makes his home.

JAMES O. MARK, residing on section 2 in Grand Harbor township, enjoys the comforts of a country home, and conducts a model farm. He has resided in North Dakota since the early days of its settlement, and is thoroughly identified with its development, and has aided in the extension of the agricultural resources in Ramsey county in a remarkable degree.

Our subject was born on a farm in Victoria county, Ontario, Canada, March 12. 1833. He was reared in his native place and received a common school education and continued his residence there until .March, 1882. In August of that year he went to Ramsey county, North Dakota, and at once located on the land on which he now resides and where lie has followed agricultural pursuits continuously since. He has placed valuable improvements on his place in the way of residence, barns, and other buildings, and has made a success of farming in North Dakota. He owns six hundred and forty acres of land, and is one of the solid men of his community.

Our subject was married, in Victoria county, Ontario, Canada, to Miss Mary Jane Hoover, who was born and raised in Victoria county, Ontario. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mark, upon whom they have bestowed the names: Ethel M., Alice and Ada. Mr. Mark has taken a hearty interest in all matters tending to promote the general welfare and to develop the business or society interests of his community, and has aided in various ways in the up-building and strengthening of good local government. He has served as a member of township board of supervisors, and also as a member of the school board three years and county commissioner of Ramsey county. As a man and citizen he is highly respected, and as an agriculturist he has made a success in his adopted state. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and Knights of the Maccabees.

HON. PETER J. McCLORY, state's attorney for Ramsey county, is a practicing attorney of Devils Lake, where he has a fine home and prospers in his profession. He is associated in his work with Hon. J. F. Cowan, attorney-general of North Dakota.

He was born in the city of Quebec, Canada, September 15, 1859. When quite young he left his native place and resided in Erie, Pennsylvania, Chicago, and other places until he came to Devils Lake, North Dakota, in May, 1882, and took up a claim near Grand Harbor. He was appointed first justice of the peace when the county was organized in January, 1883, and held that office continuously until 1892. He began the study of law in 1883 and was admitted to the bar in Devils Lake, Ramsey county, in 1886. In 1884 he was elected clerk of the district court of Ramsey county and in 1886 was elected county judge and re-elected in 1888, holding the office two terms. From 1892-95 he was in the Indian service at Fort Totten, as chief clerk of the agency. He was elected state's attorney in 1894 and was re-elected in 1896 and again in 1898. He served as assistant secretary of the senate in 1889 and 1890 during the first state legislature.

Mr. McClory was married in Devils Lake, North Dakota, in 1886, to Anna M. Adamson, of Kenosha, Wisconsin . Mr. and Mrs. McClory are the parents of two children, named as follows: Sherman and Margaret. It is needless to comment on the public life of our subject as he is one of the well known men of North Dakota , and is held in the highest respect and esteem by all.

JUDGE LUTHER D. McGAHAN, editor and publisher of the "Free Press," of Devils Lake, is one of the widely-known newspaper men of North Dakota. He is a gentleman of intelligence, good education, systematic and public spirited, and commands respect wherever he is known. He was born in Ravenna, Ohio, September 25, 1865.

Mr. McGahan was reared to manhood and educated in his native place and resided there until April, 1885, when he went to North Dakota and was engaged in editing a paper at Winona. In the spring of 1887 he went to Williston, North Dakota, in advance of the railroad, and established "The Williston Beacon," and published that paper until 1889, when he sold his interests and removed to Minto, North Dakota, and in company with George W. Wilson established "The Minto journal." He remained there until 1891, and then disposed of his interests in Minot and located in Devils Lake, where he has since resided. In 1892 he established the "Free Press" in company with Siver Serumgard, and they operated the plant together until the spring of 1895, when Mr. Serumgard retired and Mr. McGahan became sole owner. The paper is Republican in politics and boasts a circulation of eleven hundred copies each issue. Mr. McGahan has devoted his career to newspaper work and has met with unbounded success.

Our subject was married, in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 4, 1889, to Miss Jennie H. Spelman, a native of Stark county. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. McGahan are the parents of two children, named as  follows: Luther S. and Aileen S. Four children born to Mr. and Mrs. McGahan died in infancy.  Our subject served, one term as chief of the enrolling and engrossing force in the state senate and as bill clerk in the senate one term. He has been city justice at Devils Lake for six years and is actively interested in local affairs of a public nature and works earnestly for the up building of his town and county. He established the lodge of the Knights of Pythias at Devils Lake and is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and Knights of the Maccabees and is prominent in each of the orders.

JOHN McKAY. Among the farmers of Grand Harbor township, Ramsey county, who have been potent factors in the up building of that locality, there is no better representative than Mr. McKay. He has a pleasant home in section 12 and is proprietor of the well-known Grand View Farm. This is one of the estates of that region on which a remunerative business may be done by strict attention to details, and the subject of this review has chosen well and made a success of his work there.

Mr. McKay was born in Ontario county, Canada. May 14, 1858. He was reared on a farm in his native county and remained there until 1884. In the spring of that year he went to North Dakota and settled on a farm where he now resides. He has held continuous residence thereon and has erected substantial and commodious buildings and otherwise improved the place and made it a fit habitation in every particular. The land is made to yield abundantly and modern methods and machinery are used in the garnering and disposing of the products of the place. The estate covers five hundred and twenty acres, and is one of the finest farms of Ramsey county.

Our subject was married at Devils Lake , North Dakota , to Miss Cora Conner, a native of Iowa . Mr. and Mrs. McKay are the parents of three children, who are named as follows: Robert C, Iva M. and Gladys. Mr. McKay is a man of excellent character, enterprising and hearty in his support of public enterprises which tend to the development or advancement of his community. He has been called upon by the people to serve in various local offices, and is always found ready to perform his duties faithfully and with a oneness of purpose that is commendable, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellows.

DUNCAN C. McLEOD is one of the enterprising and progressive citizens of Crary, North Dakota. He has a fine estate in Stevens township, Ramsey county. and is also largely interested in other financial enterprises of that locality. He is the present efficient and popular postmaster of Crary and has made a success in his work in North Dakota.

Our subject was born near North Sidney, Nova Scotia, February 15, 1858, where he was reared and resided until 1878. After attaining his majority he went to Michigan and was employed at carpenter work on the Detroit, Saginaw & Ray City Railroad (now the Michigan Central) between two and three years and then went to South Dakota. He followed the same line of work there until the summer of 1883. when he went to Ramsey county, North Dakota, and located near the village of Crary and has been a resident of Stevens township since that date. He owns nine hundred and twenty acres of land and since 1890, in addition to his farming, he has been employed by the Minneapolis & Northern Elevator Company in buying grain. He is also a member of the firm of McLeod & Kavanaugh, who conduct an extensive hardware business in the town of Crary. Mr. McLcod was appointed postmaster of Crary in 1898 and is ably discharging the duties of that office.

Our subject was married, in Niagara , North Dakota , to Miss Mary R. Nason, a native of Maine . Mr. and Mrs. McLeod are the parents of three children, who are named as follows: Duncan C, Jr., Lucile and Eva S. Our subject is prominent in secret society circles and is a member of the Masonic fraternity in the Scottish Rite, being a thirty-second-degree Mason, a Royal Arch and a Mystic Shriner, and also is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Modern Woodmen of America. He takes a hearty interest in all public affairs of local importance and is deservedly popular with the people among whom he has passed so many years and is held in high esteem by all.

JOHN MUNIG, residing on section 17. of Freshwater township, Ramsey county, is one of the intelligent and enterprising farmers of his community. He is of foreign birth, but brought to this country the thrift and economy characteristic of the children of the German fatherland, and he is highly esteemed in his locality for these characteristics and the position he has gained as a prosperous farmer.

Our subject was born in Germany, in January, 1846. He spent the early years of his life until sixteen years of age in his native land, and about 1862 came to America. He resided in the city of New York for some time, and then enlisted in Company C, Sixty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in Company C, and served eighteen months. He was engaged at the battle of the Wilderness, and was severely injured, his left hip being broken. After his discharge from the service he returned to New York, and after a short time went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and resided in the state of Wisconsin until the spring of 1883. That spring for the first time he set foot in Ramsey county. North Dakota, and at once located on the farm on which he has since resided. He owns nine hundred and forty acres of land, and his home farm is well improved, and the entire tract is tillable and furnishes a good competence. In the way of buildings the place compares favorably with any farm of that locality, and Mr. Munig gives the place his personal supervision.

Our subject was married in Brown county, Wisconsin , to Miss Anna Seidenklantz. Mrs. Munig died in Freshwater township, Ramsey county, in September, 1891. One child was born to this union, who bears the name of Louis. Mr. Munig was married in Freshwater township to Mrs. Emma (Leet) Bradley, a native of Norway . Mr. and Mrs. Munig are the parents of three children, named as follows: Flora B., George W. and Frank. Mrs. Munig was the mother of one child by her former marriage, a daughter, named Grace E. Our subject has taken a good degree of interest in township and county affairs of a public nature, and is one of the esteemed and influential citizens of his locality.

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