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FLOWERS, H. H., merchant; born at Cleveland, Minn., Sept. 11, 1865; son of William A. and Margaret (Jones) Flow- ers; educated in district school; St. Paul High School; Fayette Normal Mu- sic and Business College, Fayette, O., graduating from commercial course, 1886. Began active career in 1889, can- vassing for a sulky plow, and became proprietor of a general merchandise es- tablishment. Married at Cleveland, Minn., Aug. 29, 1889, to Miss Mary E. Diller. Address: Cleveland, Minn.
FLYNN, John E., implements, etc .; born at Trenton, N. J., Jan. 13, 1872; son of Philip and Margaret (Tighe) Flynn; came to Minnesota, 1880; edu- cated at St. Mary's Parochial School, Trenton, and in public schools of Mur- ray Co., Minn .; married at Avoca, Minn., Nov. 20, 1900, to Miss Estella Farrell. Engaged in business for himself, oper- ating grain elevator, 1896-97; in farm implement and retail coal business, 1898- 1904; devoted time exclusively to Flynn Bros. Land Co., sale of lands, 1904-06, and is now general manager of the com- pany; purchased implement business at Avoca, June, 1906, which he now owns; also interested in farm lands. Catholic. Member A. O. H., M. W. A. Address: Avoca, Minn.
FOGG, Frederic A., vice president Northwestern Trust Co .; born in Port- land, Me .; graduated at Bowdoin Col- lege, 1869; married at St. Paul, Minn., 1880, to Miss Louise Miller. Came to Minnesota, 1870; taught
in public
schools of St. Paul and later conducted a college preparatory school on his own account; superintendent of Ramsey
County schools, 1878, retiring from edu- cational work to devote his attention to private interests. President of Board of Education of St. Paul, 1885. Is now vice president Northwestern Trust Co .; president of several farm land compa- nies; director St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co .; member board of direc- tors of St. Paul Public Library. Club: Minnesota. Recreations: Traveling and reading. Office: Merchants' National Bank Bldg. Residence: 285 Summit Av., St. Paul.
FOLEY, Michael H., railroad contrac- tor; native of Lanark Co., Ont., Can .; educated in public schools in Canada. Came to Minnesota, 1882, and began in contracting, same year, with headquar- ters in St. Paul. Treasurer Foley Broth- ers, railroad contractors, Foley Brothers & Kelly, wholesale grocers; member Foley Brothers, Larson & Co., railroad contractors; director Foley Bean Lum- ber Co., Foley, Lock & Larson, whole- sale grocers, Winnipeg. Catholic. Mar- ried at Prescott, Can .. 1886, to Miss Helena White. Clubs: Minnesota, Town and Country. Office: Gilfillan Blk. Resi- dence: 1203 Summit Av., St. Paul.
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FOLEY, Timothy, railroad contractor; born in Lanark County, Ont., Can., 1848; son of John and Hannah (O'Brien) Fo- ley; educated in common schools; mar- ried in Lanark Co., 1870, to Mary Guth- rie. At age of 20, with brother, started in the saw-mill and lumber business in Canada; came to St. Paul, 1879, and or- ganized the firm of Foley Bros., general railroad contractors, of which he is president. Also, since 1896, president Foley Bros. & Kelly, wholesale grocers; president of Foley-Bean Lumber Co., Malaca, Minn., since 1896, , and since 1902, president of Foley, Lock & Larson, Winnipeg, Man. Catholic. Clubs: Min- nesota, Town and Country. Office: Gil- fillan Bldg. Residence: 544 Summit Av., St. Paul.
FOLSOM, Simeon Pearl, lawyer; born at Ascot, Canada East, Dec. 27, 1819; son of Jeremiah and Octavia (Howe) Folsom (citizens of United States tem- porarily sojourning in Canada); edu- cated in common schools of New Hamp- shire and Maine, and at Maine Wesleyan Seminary, graduating, June, 1837. Taught school, was in employ of Kennebec Driv- ing Co., 1837-38, and student of law, 1837-39; took an active part in inter- national disturbance over boundary line between Maine and New Brunswick; came to Fort Atkinson, Ia., 1840, and was clerk in sutler's store for 2 years; was sheriff and county surveyor Craw- ford Co., Wis .; resumed study of law and was admitted to the bar, at Prairie du Chien, 1844. Served as volunteer at time of Mexican War, in protecting Northwestern settlements against In- dians. Came to St. Paul July 25, 1847, and in earlier days was hotel keeper, Indian trader, real estate dealer, poli- tician, assistant secretary territorial council, county surveyor of Ramsey Co., 1st city surveyor of St. Paul (1854). Member of abstract firm, and member St. Paul school board. Enlisted in three years' service in Civil War, Aug. 9, 1862, as member Co. H, 7th Minn. Vol. Inf., serving in campaigns against the In- dians in Minnesota and in Army of the Tennessee, becoming engineer at division headquarters. Returned to Minnesota at the close of the war and was identified with engineering departments St. Paul & Pacific and Lake Superior & Wiscon- sin railways, and in securing rights of way for other lines in Northwest, 1865- 1878; attorney St. Paul Water Co., 1879-82, and on board of water commis- sioners until 1891. Has been connected `with general solicitor's office, Great Northern Railway Co., since 1890, and is still retained as counsel for the com- pany. Office: 3rd, N. W. Cor. Broad- way. Residence: 521 Whitall St., St. Paul.
FOLWELL, William Watts, educator; born at Romulus, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1833; graduate Hobart College, N. Y., 1857;
degree of LL.D., same college, 1880: married at Buffalo, N. Y., Marchi 13, 1869, to Sarah Hubbard Heywood. Was teacher of languages, Ovid Academy, N. Y., 1857-58; adjunct professor of mathe- matics, Hobart College, 1858-60; student in Berlin, 1860-61; enlisted in army and was in 50th N. Y .; 1st lieut. to major and brevet lieut. col., 1862-65; engaged in business in Ohio, 1865-69; professor in Kenyon College, Gambier, O., 1869; president University of Minnesota, 1869- 84; Minnesota Centennial Commissioner, 1876; has been professor of political science, University of Minnesota, since 1875; president Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, 1882-92; member Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, since 1889, and president, 1894-1901; was act- ing president American Economic Asso- ciation, 1892; chairman State Board of Correction and Charities, 1895-1901;
president Minneapolis Improvement League, 1902-05. Author of numerous
addresses and papers. Address: 1020 5th St., S. E., Minneapolis.
FOOSHE, Fuller W., insurance; born at Coronaca, S. C., Jan. 29, 1875; son of James D. and Mary (Fuller) Fooshe; educated in county schools, one year at Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C., and one year at C. C. Calhoun's Business College, Lexington, Ky .; married at Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 22, 1901, to Marie Gorham. Reared on farm; entered in- surance business at Mt. Sterling, Ky., with the Sun Life Insurance Co., of Louisville, remaining until Feb. 12, 1900; with Prudential Insurance Co., at Ma- rion, Ind., until July, 1901; since then superintendent at St. Paul for same company. Member B. P. O. E., Masons, Knights of Pythias. Clubs: Commer- cial, Roosevelt. Office: Ryan Annex. Residence: 218 N. Chatsworth St., St. Paul.
FOOT, Frederick Warner, lawyer, in- surance; born at Red Wing, Minn., Feb. 11. 1872; son of Silas B. and Lorana (Park) Foot; educated in public schools Red Wing; The Shattuck School, Fari- bault, 1888; Minnesota State University. 1890-93; Law Department Minnesota State University, 1893-95; admitted to the bar, June, 1895. Served appren- ticeship in the law, in law offices of C. D. and Thomas D. O'Brien, St. Paul; practiced law in St. Paul 6 years; re- moved to Red Wing on account of prop- erty interests of family there, 1903; took on insurance, 1904, and now represents 15 fire insurance companies, two liabil- ity insurance companies and one surety company. Director Red Wing Butter & Egg Co. Served 5 years, 2nd lieut., Co. G, 1st Inf., M. N. G. Roman Catholic. Member Sigma Chi fraternity. Recrea- tions: Fishing, automobiling, tennis and outdoor exercises generally. Address:
Red Wing, Minn.
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FOOT, Jesse, county treasurer of
Ramsey Co., Minn .; born in Susque- hanna Co., Pa., Aug. 14, 1873; son of Leslie and Mary Cecilia (Harper) Foot; came to St. Paul, with family, 1880; educated in public schools, St. Paul; married, 1st, 1893 (wife died, April 23, 1903); 2nd, April 9, 1905, Mrs. George Seibert. Began business career in jew- elry business. Elected county treasurer of Ramsey County, Nov. 8, 1904; re- elected, Nov. 6, 1906. Member Knights of Pythias, Eagles, Loyal Americans, Sons of Hermann, Royal Arcanum, Mac- cabees, K. P., and Modern Samaritans. Office: Court House. Residence: 774 Dayton Av., St. Paul.
FOOT, Silas B., manufacturer and jobber; born at New Milford, Pa., Nov. 17, 1833; son of Belus H. and Betsey ( Hawley) Foot; educated in country school; widower. Came to Minnesota, 1857, and established in clothing and furnishings business; sold out in 1858 and bought a boot and shoe making es- tablishment, which was conducted as Foot & Sweeney and then as Foot & Sterling, which continued about twenty years, then changed to Foot, Johnson & Co., and since 1898 the style of the firm at Red Wing has been S. B. Foot & Co., of which is president. Since 1881 in manufacturing and jobbing shoe busi- ness at St. Paul, as Foot, Schulze & Co., and since its incorporation, 1903, has been president of the company. Episcopalian. Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. Clubs: Minnesota, Church. Office: 3rd and Wacouta Sts., St. Paul. Residence: Red Wing, Minn.
FOOTE, Henry Gould, president H. G. Foote Lumber Co .; born at Danbury, Conn., May 22, 1874; son of David Thompson and
Mary Alice (Gould) Foote; educated in schools at Bridge- port, Conn., and Boston, Mass. Began in lumber business, 1898; president and general manager H. G. Foote Lumber Co., organized Sept. 1, 1906, as whole- sale and retail dealers in lumber, lime, cement, plaster, coal, wood and building material. Member Gamma Delta Psi fraternity. Mason; member I. O. O. F., Knights of Maccabees. Married at Min- neapolis, Jan. 8, 1902, to Miss Jessie M. Queal. Club: Commercial. Recreation: Automobiling. Office: 2528 University Av., S. E. Residence: 2704 Park Av., Minneapolis.
FORBES, Charles A., civil engineer; born near Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1857; son of Charles F. H. and Harriet (Mc- Leod) Forbes; educated in public schools in Canada and Upper Canada College; married, 1884, to Arabella O'Neill; four children: Robert, Charles, Katherine and Laura. Father was locating railway en- gineer and was head of the party that established first railway line across the State of Iowa; with father returned, 1860, to Canada; after leaving school
was employed in mill construction, 1876- 1879; rodman and leveler on what is now Canadian Pacific Ry., 1879-81; came to St. Paul, 1881; was employed by Northern Pacific Railway three years, 1881-84; settled down near St. Paul, where he has maintained an engineer's office ever since. County surveyor oť Dakota County for past 18 years, and for about same period, city engineer of West St. Paul. Member St. Paul So- ciety of Civil Engineers; member State Surveyors and Engineers' Society. As county surveyor has completely over- turned old methods of building country roads and introduced a new system which is being widely copied in other counties. Member W. O. W. Recrea- tions: Farming and water color sketch- ing. Club: Commercial. Office: Court Blk. Residence: Dodd Road, St. Paul.
FORBES, Harvey James; physician; born at Chickasaw, Ia., 1880; son of J. C. and Lena (Bartsch) Forbes; gradu- ated from New Hampton High School, Iowa, 1899, and College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois, de- gree of M.D., 1903; unmarried. Located at Winnebago, Minn., in general prac- tice of medicine, since 1903. Member Blue Earth Valley Medical Society, Min- nesota State and American Medical as- sociations. Member I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. and Alpha Kappa Kappa frater- nity. Club: Business Men's. Address: Winnebago, Minn.
FORBES, Melvin J., president Consol- idated Elevator Co .; born at Bridge- water, Mass., Dec. 31, 1848; son of An- drew J. and Betsey (Fuller) Forbes; ed- ucated in public schools of Bridgewater and Bridgewater Academy. Began ac- tive career in book and stationery busi- ness at Boston, Mass .; came to Du- luth, 1870, and engaged in same line of business until 1874; was identified with grain commission business, 1874- 89; retired, 1889-93; has been president and general manager Consolidated Ele- vator Co., since incorporation of the company in 1894. Independent in poli- tics. Episcopalian. Scottish Rite Ma- son (30°), Knight Templar. Married at Duluth, Jan. 6, 1885, to Miss Ida M. Raymond. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Com- mercial, Duluth Boat, Duluth Curling. Northland Country. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 530 E. 2nd St., Duluth.
FORCE, Edwin Arthur, bonds and in- surance; born at Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 9. 1872; son of Arthur W. and Jennie M. Force; educated at Slayton High School and University of Minnesota; married at Minneapolis, 1894, to Miss Florence Truesdell. Came to Minneap-
olis, 1882; deputy county auditor of Hennepin Co., 1904 to 1906; now mem- ber of the firm of Wilson & Force, bonds and insurance. Republican. Member Royal Arcanum, M. W. A., Modern Sa- maritans. Club : Commercial. Office:
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New York Life Bldg. Residence: 214 E. 16th St., Minneapolis.
FORD, Charles F., manufacturer; born at Lowell, Mass., Oct. 25, 1855; son of Charles and Hannah T. (Hopkins) Ford; educated in public schools; Bry- ant and Stratton's Commercial College, Boston; Worcester Institute of Technol- ogy, Worcester, Mass. Began active ca- reer in Dudley Mills, Newton, Mass., 1875; became general manager of the mills, 1884, and continued in that posi- tion until 1895; came to Minnesota, 1901, as superintendent of Mankato
Mills Co .; established Midland Knit Goods Co., Mankato, Dec., 1904, jobbers of knit goods, of which he is general manager. Republican. Member A. O. U. W., B. P. O. E. Married at Newton, Mass., 1882, to Miss Lillian Standish. Club: Commercial. Address: Mankato, Minn.
FORD, Frank E., insurance agent and adjuster; born in New York State, Jan. 17, 1862; college and law educa- tion. Has been identified with The Travelers' Insurance Co. for 17 years; came to St. Paul from New York in 1890, and is state agent and adjuster for the company for Minnesota, N. and S. Dakota. Married at St. Paul, 1892, to Miss Margaret Elliott. Clubs: Min- nesota, Town and Country, Lafayette, Commercial. Office: Pioneer Press Bldg. Residence: 5 Crocus Pl., St. Paul.
FOREPAUGH, Joseph Louis, railway official; born, July 27, 1873; graduate Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Univer- sity, 1896. Entered railway service Aug. 5, 1896, as clerk to auditor of disburse- ments Great Northern Ry., at St. Paul; was timekeeper and material clerk East- ern Railway of Minnesota, at West Su- perior, Wis., 1897-98; assistant to road- master Cascade division Great Northern Ry., at Everett, Wash., June to Aug. 1, 1898; special clerk Montana Central Railway, at Great Falls, 1898-99; chief clerk to assistant general superinten- dent same road, March to August 18, 1899; chief clerk to general superinten- dent Great Northern Railway at St. Paul, 1899-1900; assistant division super- intendent same road, at Grand Forks, N. D., 1900-1902; has been division su- perintendent same road at Breckenridge, Minn. since Aug. 1, 1902. Address: Breckenridge, Min.
FORMAN, Frank W., merchant and manufacturer; born, Oneida, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1835; son of Jonathan M. and Mar- tha (Burleson) Forman ; educated in public schools New York State. Con- ducted general merchandise business in Le Roy, N. Y., for 29 years; came to Minneapolis, Minn., 1883, and assisted in organization of the firm of Forman, Ford & Co., wholesale dealers in paints, etc., of which he is president; also presi- dent Northern Linseed Oil Co. Demo- crat. Episcopalian. Married, Lenox, N. Y., 1857, Miss Mary J. Bridge. Recrea-
tion: Traveling abroad for pleasure. Office: I16-120 Washington Av., S. Re- sidence: 2303 Park Av., Minneapolis.
FORSTER, Edwin James, insurance; born, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 4, 1867; son of Walter Edwin and Anna (Copley) Forster; educated in public schools and at Alexander Academy, Healdsburg, Cal., 1874-80. During school days in Cali- fornia was in spare time employed in the office of Wells, Fargo & Co., Western Union Telegraph Co., and as local car- rier of San Francisco newspapers; came to Minneapolis, 1881; was cash boy and stock clerk in the "Boston One Price Clothing Store," in the old Academy of Music; bookkeeper for furniture, gro- cery and wholesale commission houses. 1882-89; began fire insurance business in office of Pliny Bartlett & Co., 1889. and since that time, except for a period with the H. N. Leighton Co., contractors, and as associate manager of Guaranty Safe Deposit Vaults, has been associated with J. F. Conklin & Zonne Co., as sec- retary and manager of insurance de- partment. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (33°), Knight Templar, Shriner. President Masonic Library Association of Minneapolis. Married, Sept. 27, 1891, to Emily Winnifred Hyland. Club:
Commercial. Recreations: Farm life during summer; driving. Office: Temple Court. Residence: 2204 S. Colfax Av., Minneapolis.
FORTIER, George M., physician and surgeon; born at St. David, P. Q., Can., April 15, 1857; attended Nicollet Col- lege, P. Q., Can., 1870-74; Sulpicians College, Montreal, 1874-77; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Montreal (affiliated with University of Victoria, Cobourg, Ont.), degrees of M.D., C.M., 1881. Located in Little Falls, 1881; surgeon to St. Raphael Hospital; U. S. pension examiner for eight years under President Cleveland; has been health officer of Little Falls since 1891; county coroner since 1894 and is now city phy- sician. Member American and Minne- sota State Medical associations, Upper Mississippi Medical Society. Member B. P. O. E., Knights of Columbus. Mar- ried at Little Falls, Sept. 10, 1883, to Miss Petronilla R. Vasaly. Address: Little Falls, Minn.
FOSNES, Christopher, lawyer; born in Norway, July 2, 1862; son of A. M. and Bertha (Sherdahl) Fosnes; educated at State Normal School, Winona; studied law at Winona and was admitted to the bar, 1884. Engaged in practice of law at Montevideo since 1884; member of Minnesota Legislature, 1897-99; city at- torney of Montevideo for 15 years. President and director Citizens Tele- phone Exchange. Married at Montevideo, to Miss Sarah M. Arneson. Address: Montevideo, Minn.
FOSNES, Martin Christopher, post- office inspector in charge; born near Bergen, Norway, March 26, 1851; son
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of Amund and Bertha (Sherdahl) Fos- nes; educated in common schols; mar- ried at Des Moines, Iowa, 1891, to Edith M. Gould. Came to America, and direct- to Winona County, Minn., with parents and family, in 1867; followed farming for time, afterwards Secretary to Senator Windom; became special examiner U. S. pension office un- til 1891; postoffice inspector since 1891; promoted to inspector in charge of a division in 1899. Director general of Posts of Cuba, 1900-1902, two years, following the postal scandals in the is- land; reorganized the postal service of Cuba; since 1902 postoffice inspector in charge of St. Paul Division; comprising Minnesota and the Dakotas. Clubs: Commercial, Norden. Office: Govern- ment Bldg. Residence: The Marl- borough, St. Paul.
FOSS, James F. R., retired banker; born, Biddeford, Me., March 17, 1848; son of James and Frances Foss; educat- ed in the common schools, High School, New Redford, and Bucksport Seminary, Bucksport, Me .; unmarried. Began in banking business, 1872; elected cashier of bank, Boston, Mass., 1875, the young- est man ever elected bank cashier in Boston up to that time; came to Min- neapolis, Minn., 1883, and established the Nicollet National Bank, 1884; re- tired from banking business, 1901. En- gaged with Minnesota Tribune Co., as director and treasurer, 1905; trustee Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. Served in United States Navy in Civil War, 1862-64; rear admiral, commanding National Association of Naval Veterans, U. S. of A., 1899. Republican. Protest- ant Episcopal church. Member G. A. R., National Association of Naval Veterans U. S. of A., B. P. O. E. Club: Min- neapolis. Office: Minneapolis Tribune. Residence: 323 10th St. S., Minneap- olis.
FOSSEEN, Manley L., lawyer; born at Leland, Ill., Dec. . 10, 1869; son of Os- man and Isabelle Fosseen; educated in common schools, Minneapolis Academy, College of Law, University of Minne- sota, degree of LL.B., 1895. Has been engaged in practice of law at Minne- apolis since Oct., 1895. Republican. Member State Legislature, 1903-1907 and elected State senator, Nov., 1906, for term ending 1911. Member Masonic order, A. O. U. W., M. W. A. Married at Minneapolis, Sept. 15, 1897, to Miss Carrie S. Jorgens.
Office: Temple Court. Residence: 2920 Bloomington
Av., Minneapolis.
FOSTER, Charles, auditor; born at Hector, Minn., Sept. 17, 1878; educated in high school, Hector. Began active career as school teacher, 1897, continuing until Dec., 1901; filled position of clerk in store, Jan., 1902, to Jan. 1903; was deputy treasurer of Hubbard County, Jan., 1903, to Jan., 1905; auditor of Hubbard County, 1905-07. Married at
Hubbard, 1900, to Miss Ella D. Wilkins. Address: Park Rapids, Minn.
FOSTER, Charles Edmons, warehouse manager; born at Bangor, Me., Aug. 1, 1856; son of W. A. and H. A. (Spear) Foster. Was engaged for a number of years in the west as buyer for whole- sale commission lines; came to Min- neapolis, 1896, and is manager of the Realty Company, fire proof storage and U. S. bonded warehouses. Republican. Member Ancient Order of United Work- men. Office: 100-112 1st Av., N. Resi- dence: 3900 Lyndale Av., N., Minne- apolis.
FOSTER, Harrison Gardner, lumber merchant; born Wabasha, Minn., March 8. 1866; son of Addison Gardner Foster (U. S. Senator from Washington, 1899- 1905) and Martha Ann (Wetherbee) Foster; educated in public schools, St. Paul, Minn., Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Conn., and Yale University; married, Lexington, Ky., June 26, 1889, Elizabeth Dunster Gibson. Connected with lumber business since 1889; was in partnership with George W. Hastings as Foster & Hastings, at Tacoma, Wash., wholesale lumber and shingles, March, 1891-93 (death of Mr. Hastings causing an end to the partnership); continued in business as H. G. Foster, 1893-98; west- ern manager and assistant secretary of the Coast Lumber Co., 1898-1901; in Chicago, Ill., as Eastern representative of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. (stockholder in the company), 1901- 03; has filled same position with office in Minneapolis, Minn., since 1903. Mem- ber John D. Gruber Co., Minneapolis. Member C Co., M. N. G., 1885. Repub- lican; active in politics in state of Wash- ington, 1891-1901, and delegate to county and State conventions during that period. Congregationalist. Member Masonic order, Elks, Sons of the American Rev- olution, Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoos. Clubs: Minnesota and Town and Country (St. Paul); Minneapolis and Lafayette (Minneapolis) ; Union
(Ta- coma). Recreations: Hunting, golf and out door sports. Office: Lumber Ex- change Bldg., Minneapolis. Residence: . 297 Laurel Av., St. Paul. Summer Resi- dence: Lake Minnetonka.
FOSTER, Norman W., physician; born at Fulton, N. Y., Aug. 3. 1874; son of James Alvah and Cornelia (Earl) Fos- ter; educated in public schools of Ful- ton; St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.
'Y .; Medical Department Syracuse University, graduating, 1898. Married at St Paul, Minn., to Miss Ella Keenan. Member Masonic order, O. E. S., M. W. A., Modern Samaritans, K. O. T. M. Office: 896 Payne Av Residence: 677 Sims St., St. Paul.
FOSTER, Robert Owen, pianos and organs; born at Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. ", 1859; son of Andrew J. and Mary W.
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Foster; educated in public schools at Minneapolis. Began on his own account in sale of pianos and organs in 1877; was member of firm of Foster Brothers & Whitcomb, 1881, which later became Foster & Waldo; senior partner of the firm of Foster & Waldo, since 1890. Married at Minneapolis, Sept. 26, 1906. 10 Miss Mamie Keidel. Clubs: Com-
mercial, Minneapolis, Minikahda. Rec-
reations: Fishing and all outdoor athletic sports. Office: 5th St. and Nic- ollet Av. Residence: 1678 Hennepin Av., Minneapolis.
FOULKE, William, lawyer; born in Morgan Co., O .; son of William and Eliza (Walker) Foulke; educated in public schools and at Mount Pleasant Academy, (O.) and Westtown Academy, Chester Co., Pa .; studied law in winter and worked on farm in summer. Was admitted to the bar in Ohio, 1868, and engaged in practice at McConnelsville, O., 1868-83, serving two terms as prosecuting attorney of Morgan Co., and was mayor and municipal judge of Malta, O .; has been engaged in practice of law in St. Paul since 1883. Congre- gationlist. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F. Married in Morgan Co., O., 1866, to Miss Margaret J. Dewees. Office: Germania Life Bldg. Residence: 558 Lincoln Av., St. Paul.
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