HON. ROGER ALLIN. The highest gift within the power of the people of North Dakota was bestowed upon this gentleman in the fall of 1894, and he served one term as governor with honor and distinction. He now resides on section 22, in Fertile township, Walsh county, where he located in the early days of the settlement of that locality, and his active public career and honorable service have gained him a high position in the minds of the people.

Mr. Allin was born inDevonshire, England, December 18, 1848. His father, Roger Allin. died in England, and the mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Walter. She married a second time, and became the wife of William Bond, and when our subject was three years of age the family came to Oshawa, Ontario, where they settled on a farm, and there our subject grew to man-had and received a common school education and followed agricultural pursuits. He resided there until 1880 when he went to Michigan and after a short stay there came to North Dakota, in April, 1881, and entered claim to one hundred and sixty acres of land in Fertile (then Pembina) county, where he has since resided, and has followed farming with marked success. He has erected a complete set of commodious and substantial buildings on his farm, and otherwise provided for the comfort of the inhabitants thereon and the economical conduct of the place, and he now owns and cultivates two hundred and forty acres of land. Upon the organization of Fertile township in 1882. he was elected justice of the peace and held that office several years, and he has since served in all the important offices of his township. He was elected to the territorial council in 1886 and re-elected in 1888, and the following year was elected a member of the constitutional convention, and in the fall of 1889 was elected to the state senate and served one term in that capacity. In 1891 he was elected lieutenant-governor of North Dakota, and served one term and in the fall of 1894 was elected governor. During his term of office he conducted the affairs of the state judiciously and brought credit to himself and the state. He has always acted with the Republican party and has been an active worker in that party in the state of North Dakota. He takes a hearty interest in church work and is identified with the Presbyterian denomination, of which he has been a member the greater part of his life, and is one of the ruling elders of the church.

Our subject was married in Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 22, 1882, to Miss Isabella McKenzie, a native of Canada . One child was born to Air. and Mrs. Allin named Isabella, who died in infancy. Mr. Allin was appointed by the late Governor Briggs as a regent in the Agricultural College at Fargo . He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Foresters.

Our subject was born inSweden, April 13, 1850, and when nineteen years of age emigrated to America and settled in Minnesota, and worked on a farm in that state one season, and was employed on the railroad during the winter. He later engaged in farm work and attended school in Goodhue county, and after one season spent in Wisconsin, returned to Minnesota, and entered a homestead in Benton county, where he located and remained three years, and then relinquished his claim and in August.1878, removed with his family to North Dakota. He settled on land in section 35, in Glenwood township, Walsh county, and has held his residence there since that date. He has erected good buildings on his farm and now owns and operates two hundred and forty acres of good land.

Our subject was married in Pierce county, Wisconsin, to Miss Nellie Nelson, a native of Sweden. Eleven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Almen, named as follows: Minnie, Alfred C, Hannah M., Alma O., Edith, Olga and Hilda, Otto, Nellie, Victor and Alfa. Mr. Almen has always taken an active part in public matters since residing in North Dakota. He was appointed postmaster of Sweden, in Glenwood township, and after a short time resigned this office. He has held the various township offices and in the spring of 1889 was elected a member of the constitutional convention, and in the fall of 1890 was elected to the state senate. He served one term in this capacity and did very efficient work for his community. He is a strong temperance man and a stanch advocate of prohibition principles.

Alfred C. Almen, the eldest son of our subject, was born in Benton county, Minnesota , September 5, 1876. He received a common-school education and also attended one term in the State Agricultural College, and when the call was made for troops for service in the Philippines ,he responded and became a member of Company C, First North Dakota Regiment. He served faithfully and well and on the Santa Cruz expedition, April 12. 1899. he was shot and instantly killed. His remains were brought to North Dakota for interment and he was laid to rest with military honors, March 20, 1900.

CARL F. ANDERSON, whose home is on section 29, Grafton township, has been a resident of Walsh county since the first great influx of settlers crowded into that region in 1880, and he has done his share toward the up building and improvement of his adopted county.

Mr. Anderson is a native of Norway, and was born June 21, 1853. He remained in his native country until about twenty years of age, when he came to America. He located first at Big Rapids, Michigan, and was employed at railroad work for about five years, and then went to Mitchell county, Iowa, and engaged at farm labor until 1880. In the spring of that year he came to Walsh county, North Dakota, and took a homestead claim to a quarter-section of land in section 29, Grafton township, and there he has since made his home. He has been successful in his farming operations and has gathered about him valuable property. He has erected good buildings and has a comfortable and commodious residence, besides many outbuildings for his stock and machinery and for the gathering of his crops.

Mr. Anderson was happily married, and the lady of his choice was Miss Bertha Olson. The wedding occurred in Mitchell county, Iowa. Mrs. Anderson was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, May 17, 1857, and she has been a true helpmeet to her husband in his many and arduous undertakings in pioneer days. They are the parents of eight living children, and two died in infancy. The names of tlie others are as follows: Albert, Oscar, Martin, Marv, Ida, Emma, Clara and Lillie.

Mr. Anderson is one of the best known men in the county, and has gained many warm personal friends by his strict adherence to justice and uprightness of character.

ISRAEL ANDERSON. Walsh county owes much of its prosperity to the industry and thrift of her foreign-born industry and thrift of her foreign-born population, and among these should be mentioned the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. He has made for himself and family a pleasant home on section 15, Fertile township, and has surrounded it with the conveniences of modern farm life.

Mr. Anderson is a native of the kingdom of Sweden, and was born April 26, 1829. He remained in his native land until twenty years of age, and then went to Norway, where he resided about seven years. In Norway he worked at the trade of stonecutter and mason. In 1855 he came to America and proceeded direct to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he arrived in June of that year. He followed his trade in Rock county, Wisconsin, for about ten years, and then went to Worth county. Iowa. There he continued to work at his trade, and also .engaged in farming for the period of about twelve years. In 1878 he came to Dakota and took up government land on section 28. Fertile township. Walsh county, and has made his home there ever since. Although, owing to his ill health, he has been able to do but little work personally, yet he has erected a substantial residence, and many farm buildings for shelter of his stock and machinery and the storing of his grain, and has placed ma and the storing of his grain, and has placed many valuable and convenient improvements upon his estate, greatly enhancing the value of the farm. He now owns one hundred and sixty acres of excellent lands, though formerly he was the owner of a half-section.

Mr. Anderson was married in Norway to Johanna Gunderson. To this union ten children have been born, eight of whom are living, named in the order of their birth as follows: Andrew; Betsey, now the wife of Hans Onsrud; Olava, now the wife of George Thompson; John; Sophia, now the wife of Fred Sinkler; Carl, and Ida, the wife of Nels Folson. The two children who died are John, who died at the age of two years, and Annetta, who became the wife of Ole Everson and died in Grand Forks county, at the age of twenty-six years. Mrs. Israel Anderson died April 19. 1900, and her taking away leaves a void in this family that nothing can fill. She was a good wife and a faithful mother.

HON. JAMES BELL, one of the most prominent men of Minto, near which village he conducts an extensive farm, is one of the wide-awake, and energetic citizens of Walsh county. Attention to his business, industry, and the most approved methods have been the corner stones of his business transactions, and his integrity of word and deed are well known in his community, and he has made many warm friends throughout the county and state. He has resided in Minto for the past fifteen years, and has a pleasant and comfortable home there.

Our subject was born in Renfewshire. Scotland, August 26. 1850. At the age of ten years he went with his parents to Bruce county. Ontario, where he was reared to manhood, and after attaining his majority engaged in farming until the spring of 1879. He then decided to try his fortunes in the Northwest, and accordingly went to Dakota territory and at once entered claim to land in Walsh Center township, Walsh county, where he resided and conducted his farm until he removed to the town of Minto in the fall of 1887. He engaged in the grain business in Minto, in 1885, and made his home there continuously since 1887. He owns four hundred and eighty acres of land in the vicinity of Minto. and successfully operates the same.

Our subject was married, in Bruce county, Ontario, to Miss Jean Herriot, a native of Ontario . Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bell , as follows: William, Jessie. Cecilia, Maggie, Jean, and James, Jr. Mr. Bell has taken an active part in public affairs since taking up his residence in North Dakota, and was elected a member of the constitutional convention in 1889, and the fall of the same year was elected a member of the state senate on the Democratic ticket, and served one term, and was an efficient and popular member of the general assembly. He served as chairman of the township board of Walsh Center township four years, and assisted in all enterprises for the public good. He is connected with the Presbyterian church and is prominent in the financial affairs of that denomination, and is a gentleman of exemplary character and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him.

HANS J. BREKKE. A prominent position as a citizen and a member of the farming community of Grafton township, Walsh county, is held by the gentleman above named. He is of foreign birth and brought to this country the habits of thrift and economy characteristic of the children of the Scandinavian peninsula. He resides in section 31 of Grafton township, and has a pleasant home and well-regulated farm.

Our subject was born in Christiania, Norway, March 26, 1859, where he was reared and educated. He remained in his native country until 1878, and then emigrated to America and located in Fillmore county, .Minnesota. He worked out at farm labor about two years until the early summer of 1880, when he went to Walsh county. North Dakota (then Grand Forks county), and' entered claim to land in Walsh Center township. He lived there several years and then settled on section 31, in Grafton township, and has resided there continuously since that date. He has thoroughly improved his farm with good buildings, and modern machinery is used in conducting the place. He now owns three hundred and twenty acres of good land and has made a success of his vocation in North Dakota.

Our subject was married, in Grafton township, February 20, 1893, to Miss Josie Helgennes, a native of Iowa. Three children have been born to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brekke, named as follows: Helger, John and Ruth. Mr. Brekke has devoted his career to agricultural pursuits and has made a success of his calling and is well known as an early settler and an energetic farmer of Walsh county.

HON. KNUTE O. BROTNOV. Few young men have attained the prominent position accorded this gentleman in North Dakota. He has served as a member of the state legislature two terms, and his efficient service and oneness of purpose commend him to all alike, and he enjoys increasing popularity. He has a pleasant home in section 32 of Grafton township, and is proprietor of a fine farm.

Our subject was born in Norway, September 25, 1885, and when about three years of age came with his mother to America in 1869, his father having died in Norway. After his arrival in this country a home was made in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and they remained there until 1878 and then removed to Cottonwood county, Minnesota, and lived there about one year. Mr. Brotnov came to North Dakota with his mother late in the fall of 1879 and settled on section 32, in Grafton township, Walsh county, where he has since resided. He was one of the first settlers of Walsh county, and has followed farming there continuously since that time. He now owns nearly four hundred acres of choice land, and has erected a complete set of substantial buildings, and has a good farm.

Our subject was married in Grafton, North Dakota, December 19, 1896, to Miss Sophia Kringstad, who is a native of Norway . One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Brotnov, upon whom they have bestowed the name of Stella M. Mr. Brotnov has filled most of the offices in Grafton township, and served as assessor of the township when he was but twenty years of age. In the fall of 1896 he was elected to the North Dakota legislature, and reelected in the fall of 1898 on the Independent ticket. He holds membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Independent Order of Foresters.

OLE CHRISTENSON, an agriculturist of prominence in Walsh county, has been a resident of Prairie Center township for twenty years, being one of the pioneers of the region. His pleasant home on section i, surrounded by the comforts and conveniences of modern country life, shows little trace of the primitive conditions under which he began his career in North Dakota.

Mr. Christenson was born in Winneshick county. Iowa, near Decorah, April 4. 1854. He was reared and educated in his native county, and although his education was all obtained within the county, he managed to get the best it afforded. He attended the common schools. In 1874 he left Winneshiek county and went to Clay county. Minnesota, where he took up a homestead claim and lived there for six years. He then sold it and came to North Dakota and took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres on section 1, Prairie Center township. This was in April, 1880. He improved his estate, and from time to time erected buildings for the storing of his crops and shelter of his stock and machinery, and today there is not a better improved or more valuable farm to be found within the township. He is the owner of three hundred and forty-four acres of land, and is regarded as one of the substantial and influential citizens of the county.

Mr. Christenson was married in Clay county, Minnesota , January 20, 1878, Miss Ginna Anderson becoming his wife. Mrs. Christenson is a native of Norway . Three children bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Christenson, named in the order of their birth, Cara M. Caroline E. and Denora E. Mr. Christenson has always taken an active interest in affairs of a public nature, and has been called upon to fill many local offices of trust. He has been president of the school board for fifteen years, served upon the board of arbitration, and also as township trustee. He is also an active church worker, and is a trustee of the United Lutheran church. His well-known integrity and fair-minded liberality have brought him the esteem and confidence of all men of every party and of whatever faith.

SEVALD P. DAHLEN. A striking example of what may be accomplished by persistent industry and strict attention to business is afforded in the life of Mr. Dahlen, one of the well-to-do and well-known citizens of Martin township, Walsh county, who is engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He is a worthy citizen and excellent farmer, and was one of the early settlers of that locality. His home is in section 18, and his farm consists of four hundred and eighty acres of land, and bears a full line of improvements. The land is carefully and thoroughly tilled, made to produce abundantly, and in the quality of the crops raised compares favorably with others of the township.

Mr. Dahlen is of foreign birth, but has won an honorable name in North Dakota, and although no very exciting events have transpired in his life a brief biography of his career will prove interesting to the readers of this work. Our subject was born in Norway, November 13, 1861. and in his native country he received his early training and education and spent his boyhood days. After attaining his majority he decided to cross the Atlantic and search for fortunes in the new world, and in 1884 came to America and settled in Walsh county. North Dakota. He was employed at farm labor for others for the first few years, and then from his savings thus earned purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in section 17, of Martin township, and he has engaged in general farming since. He has added to his possessions from time to time, and his holdings now amount to four hundred and eighty acres, all of which he cultivates and devotes his entire attention to the successful operation of his farm.

HON. JAMES A. DOUGLAS, ex-county treasurer of Walsh county, is a gentleman of excellent character, and is widely known and honored throughout his community. He is now engaged in the hardware and machine business in Grafton, and is successful in his business.

Our subject was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, January I, 1847, and is a son of James and Letitia ( Mullholland) Douglas, both of whom were natives of Ireland, and their families were of Scotch descent. The parents died in Ireland, and the father followed farming during his career.

Mr. Douglas was reared and educated in Ireland, and remained there until twenty-two years of age, and in 1870 emigrated to America and located in Ontario, Canada, where he remained fifteen years, and where he taught school and was engaged in the general merchandise business. He came to North Dakota in 1885, and purchased land near Park River and began farming, in which occupation he was engaged four years, and then took up his residence in Park River, and later established the first general merchandise store at Hoople, and also bought grain. He operated this store five years, and in 1892 was elected county treasurer of Walsh county, and re-elected in 1894. He removed to Grafton in 1892, and in 1897 engaged in the hardware business, and he is also interested in the machine business in that city.

Our subject was married in Canada, in January. 1874, to Miss Annie Scott, a native of the same county in Ireland as Mr. Douglas. Eight children, seven sons and one daughter, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, two of whom are now deceased. Mr. Douglas is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Order of Foresters and Knights of the Maccabees. .He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1889 from the third district, and also served one term as state representative, being elected in 1891. He is an old-line Democrat, and a leader of his party in Walsh county.

HON. DENNIS W. DRISCOLL. Success is determined by one's ability to recognize opportunity, and to pursue this with a resolute and unflagging energy. It results from continued labor, and the man who thus accomplishes his purpose usually becomes an important factor in business circles and in public life. Through such means Mr. Driscoll, state treasurer, has attained a leading place among the representative men of North Dakota, and his well-spent and honorable life commands the respect of all who know him. A portrait of Mr. Driscoll will be found in this volume.

He was born in Canada, September 22. 1849, and is a son of John J. and Julia (Dennison) Driscoll. natives of Canada. The parents were married in Canada, where the father died during the infancy of our subject, and in 1850 the mother removed to Detroit, Michigan. There our subject was reared and educated and also learned the potter's trade, which he followed until 1873. In 1870 he removed to Boone county, Iowa, where he worked at his trade for a time and in 1875 became a resident of La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he was first engaged in selling farm implements and later traveled for the Deering Company.

Coming to North Dakota in 1879, Mr. Driscoll located in Pembina, Pembina county, where he became a member of the firm of Johnson, Hobner & Company, agricultural implement dealers. When Walsh county was formed, in 1881, he went to Acton in the interest of the same company. In 1881 he took up his residence at Grafton, continuing in the employ of the same company until 1887.  He was next engaged in farming and stock raising for eight years and then returned to Grafton, where he still makes his home. He is now engaged in the real estate business, is vice-president of the Grafton National Bank, and president of the Bates Carbon Book Company of that place. In business affairs he is prompt and notably reliable, and has met with most excellent success.

In 1882 Mr. Driscoll led to the marriage altar Miss Clara K. Hogg, a native of Nova Scotia, and to them have been born four children, namely:  William J., Charles K. Nellie H. and Clara K., all living. Since attaining his majority Mr. Driscoll has always cast his ballot with the Republican party, and although he has never been an office seeker, he was elected, in 1898, to the office of state treasurer, carrying every county in the commonwealth.

Socially he is a Royal Arch Mason, and is held in high esteem by all who know him. The farm of Mr. Driscoll, which consists of fourteen hundred acres, is located in Acton township, Walsh county, and is devoted to grain and stock interests.

OLIVER M. ERASER. As a gentleman of the highest integrity and an efficient public officer of Walsh county, the gentleman above named is well known. He has served five successive terms as auditor of Walsh county and has built up an enviable reputation for uprightness of character and sound financial methods. His career has been one of continued successes in every direction in which his faculties have been directed and in matters tending to promote the general welfare and to develop the business or society interests of his adopted town he has taken a hearty interest and aided materially in various ways in the up building and strengthening of good local government and as a man and citizen is held in the highest esteem.

Our subject was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 12, 1859. his parents, John and Kate (Mowat) Eraser, were natives of Scotland and Canada, respectively, and passed their lives in Canada, where the father was a merchant. Our subject was reared and educated in Canada, attending the Collegiate Institute. He spent some time afterward in Canada and in 1880 went to Grand Forks, North Dakota, and engaged in the lumber business there one year and then engaged in the machine trade and in 1883 came to Grafton. Here he worked in the county treasurer's office two years and was also engaged as city justice and also followed the loan and insurance business during 1887-1888 and in the fall of 1888 was elected county auditor. His efficiency and popularity are best evidenced by the fact that he has been elected to that office five consecutive times. He is also United States commissioner for North Dakota.

Our subject was married in 1889. to Miss Eugenie Gjeme, a native of Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Eraser are the parents of two sons and one daughter. Mr. Eraser is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Foresters and Knights of Pythias and in political sentiment has been a life-long Democrat.

EDWEN EVENSON. The vocation to which this gentleman has devoted his career is one of the honorable callings of man, and he has met with unbounded success in his undertakings. Mr. Evenson is an agriculturist of sound practical knowledge and experience, and his estate in Farmington township, Walsh county, is one of the best tilled and improved places of the locality. He is an old settler of his township, and since taking up his residence there has striven to further the better interests of the community as well as add to his personal possessions, and is well and favorably known. His handsome residence is in section 24, and the other buildings of that place evidence the thrift and prosperity of our subject, and the care which he bestows upon the operation of his farm.

Mr. Evenson was born in Norway, June 10, 1855, and resided there until about twenty years of age. After attaining his manhood he emigrated to America and went direct to Hamilton county, Iowa, and was employed there six years at farm labor. He came to Dakota in April, 1880, and entered claim to land in Farmington township, Walsh county, as a homestead, and in Martin township, as a tree claim, been a resident of Farmington township. He now owns five hundred and thirty acres of land, and all the improvements of his place have been placed there by himself, as the land was wild when he first began operations thereon. The losses and experiences of pioneer life in the Northwest were his, as is incident to that time and place, but amid these drawbacks he has prospered and now enjoys the reward of honest and earnest efforts.

Our subject was married, in Walsh county, North Dakota, to Miss Christina Johnson, a native of Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Evenson are the parents of six living children, named as follows: Josie, Edward, Robert, Selma, Hannah and Caspar. Two other children, Robert, who died at the age of nine months, and Henry, who died when five months of age, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Evenson. Our subject is a man of strict integrity of word and deed and is highly esteemed by all.

HON. HENRY FERRIS, resides in the town of Ardoch, Walsh county, is proprietor of a farm of two hundred acres, and has gained an assured position as a citizen and agriculturist. He has gained his property and good name by the exercise of industry and the strictest integrity. and his active services for the public good. His entire tract is well improved and tillable, and altogether makes up an estate whereon a remunerative business may be done by one who devotes himself to his work and intelligently looks after the details of farm life.

Our subject was born in the county of Frontenac, Ontario, February 4, 1865. He resided in his native place until the fall of 1879, and received a good education in the common schools. He went to Walsh county, in 1879, where he has since made his home, and has aided materially in enhancing the value of the properties of Ardoch township, and now has one of the thoroughly cultivated tracts of his community.

Our subject was married in Grand Forks county, North Dakota, to Miss Jane A. Stead, a native of Ontario. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ferris, named in order of birth as follows: Lottie, Fred and Clarence. Mr. Ferris was elected to the Dakota legislature on the Fusion ticket in the fall of 1897, and served one term in that capacity and proved his efficiency as a public official. He has also been called upon to serve in various local offices, and has been a member of the township board of supervisors, justice of the peace, and constable, and in every instance has administered the duties of his position with fidelity and increasing popularity. He is a man of good principles, and adheres strictly to justice and the up building of the better interest's of those among whom he makes his home. He is active in his farm life, and enjoys well-merited success financially.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GRAFTON, was organized January 1, 1883, and succeeded the Walsh County Bank, which was founded in 1881. This was a private bank, and was founded by F. T. Walker, D. Rhombery, of Dubuque, Iowa, William O'Mulchay and J. L. Cashel. Mr. Walker was president and Mr. Cashel was cashier, and they had a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars and did a general banking business. Upon the organization of the First National Bank of Grafton, the capital stock was increased to fifty thousand dollars, and ]\Ir. \\'alker was chosen president, Mr. Leistikow, vice-president, and Mr. Cashel, cashier. Mr. Walker died in 1889 and was succeeded as president by Mr. Leistikow, who is now serving as such, and Mr. Cashel is still cashier. The bank has an undivided profit and surplus of sixty-five thousand dollars, the largest of any bank in the state, and deposits run from two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to three hundred thousand dollars.

JOHN  L. CASHEL, cashier of the First National Bank, is a man of excellent business qualities and has made a success of his career, and has extensive financial interests in and around Grafton.

Mr. Cashel was born at New York City, New York, in Kings county, June 24, 1848. His parents moved to Clark county, Ohio, when he was five years of age, and when ten years of age he removed with them to Buffalo county, Wisconsin, where he was reared and educated and remained there until twenty-three years of age. His father was a farmer by occupation and died in Wisconsin. Our subject taught school four years and also conducted a business college at Lacrosse. Wisconsin, for five years, and in 1876 removed to Rochester, Minnesota, and from there to Faribault, Minnesota, where he remained three years, and in 1881 came to Grafton, Walsh county. North Dakota. He purchased town lots and erected the building in which the Walsh County Bank was established, and he has followed banking and farming here continuously since. He at one time owned one-half of the town site of Grafton, and is now interested largely in real estate.

Our subject was married, in Wisconsin, in 1875, to Miss Margaret Morris, a native of that state. Mr. and Mrs. Cashel are the parents of two sons, named as follows: Thomas M. and John L., Jr. Mr. Cashel served as a state senator in 1891 and 1893, and was again elected in 1898. The former election was on the Republican and the latter on the Democratic ticket. He is a popular and efficient officer, and in 1896 was a candidate for lieutenant-governor, and has taken an active part in public affairs since residing in North Dakota.

MAJOR JOHN H. FRAINE. This gentleman occupies a prominent and influential position as a member of the North Dakota bar. He has an extensive practice in Grafton, North Dakota, and his practice has brought him in contact with the most learned members of the profession in the state, and he is recognized as a gentleman of broad ideas and excellent qualities. He has recently returned from the Spanish-American war with the rank of major, and during his service earned high honors for loyalty and bravery.

Our subject was born near Sheffield, Nottinghamshire, England, September 7, 1861, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Cook) Fraine .the former a native of Ireland, and the latter of England. His father was an ivory-worker and came to America in 1866 and settled in Brooklyn, and now resides in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Our subject is one of the four sons who grew to manhood, of whom one brother and our subject reside in North Dakota. Mr. Fraine was reared and educated in Springfield, Massachusetts, and remained in that state until 1878, and then spent some years in travel. He came to North Dakota in 1885 and settled at Grafton, where he finished reading law and was admitted to the bar in May, 1891. He at once began the practice of his profession and continued alone until January 1, 1893. when he formed a partnership with Judge Sauter, which existed until Judge Sauter was appointed district judge of the newly created seventh judicial circuit. Mr. Fraine gave his entire attention to the practice of law until the breaking out of the Spanish-American war, when he enlisted, April 26, 1898. as captain of Company C, First North Dakota Infantry. Prior to that he had been captain of Company C for five years as a member of the National Guard. He sailed for Manila in May, 1898. and served seventeen months, and was discharged with the rank of major of the First North Dakota, Second Battalion. During the service he participated in twenty-four engagements, including the battle of Manila, Santa Cruz, and was with General Lawton in three campaigns. He served with distinction and honor to himself and country. He has met with good success as an attorney and has an increasing practice.

Our subject was married, in 1882, to Miss Marian Robinson, a native of Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Fraine are the parents of one son, named John R. Mr. Fraine is prominent in secret society circles, and holds membership in the Masonic fraternity, Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Foresters. He is independent in political faith, and wields his influence for good local government

GRAFTON NATIONAL BANK, of Grafton, North Dakota, was organized January 1, 1884, and was the successor of the Bank of Grafton, which was organized in 1881, with the following officers: W. W. Hartwell, of New York, president: F. R. Fulton, vice-president and D. C. Moore, cashier. The institution did a general banking business and had a capital stock of thirty thousand dollars. They operated as the Bank of Grafton until 1884, when the first named bank was organized, the same officers continuing. Mr. Hartwell later retired and Mr. Fulton was chosen president. They have a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, and carry deposits amounting to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the bank has undivided surplus of sixty thousand dollars. Mr. D. C. Moore, cashier, has handled the business of the institution for many years, and his skillful management has placed it foremost among the substantial institutions of the Northwest.

D. C. Moore is a native of Lewis County. New York, and was born in 1851. He was reared and educated in his native state and went to Iowa in 1872 and engaged in the real estate business there until 1875 at Decorah, and then followed the practice of law until 1879, and was then elected sheriff of the County and again served in that capacity in 1881. He resigned his office to go to Grafton, North Dakota, and has been associated with the bank of which he now has the management since that date. He is a man of excellent business qualifications and whatever enlists his attention is almost sure of meeting with success. He is careful and systematic in all details and has a clear head and a good education, and is well-known as a man of the highest honor and is respected by all with whom he has to do so. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He does not seek public preferment and takes no part in political affairs.