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National Bank since 1873. Member
board of trustees of Carleton College. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason. Club: Commercial. Recreations: Out- ing vacations. Address: Northfield, Minn.
NUTTING, Walter Merriman, manu- facturer; born at Northampton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1876; son of Elijah Graves and Emerette E. (Pomeroy) Nutting; edu- cated in Faribault High School; married at Faribault, March 2, 1899, to Ida May Morris. Began active career, 1891, with his father in manufacture of floor trucks and has since continued as secretary and treasurer of the Nutting Truck Co. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Member Modern Woodmen of America. Recrea- tion: Motoring. Address: Faribault, Minn.
NYE, Carroll A., lawyer; born in St. Croix Co., Wis., Feb. 3, 1861; son of Franklyn and Eliza M. (Loring) Nye; educated in public and normal schools of Wisconsin and at University of Wis- consin, Law Department, graduating, degree of LL.B., 1886. In practice since 1886; city attorney Moorhead, 4 years; county attorney, Clay Co., 8 years; now serving second term as mayor of Moor- head; member of State Normal School Board for four years. Treasurer Moor- head Brick Co .; director First State Bank of Moorhead. York and Scottish Rite Mason (32°), Knight Templar, Shriner. Married 'at Madison, Wis .. Dec., 1886, to Miss Mary A. Gordon. Recreations: Horses and all out door sports. Address: Moorhead, Minn.
NYE, Frank Mellen, lawyer; born at Shirley, Me., March 7, 1862; son of Franklin and Eliza M. (Loring) Nye; came with his parents to Wisconsin; was reared on a farm; educated at com- mon schools and at River Falls Acad- emy; studied law and was admitted to the bar of Wisconsin, 1878; married at River Falls, Wis., 1876, to Miss Carrie M. Wilson. Began practice of law in Polk Co., Wis ; was twice elected district attorney and was sent to Wisconsin Legislature; removed to Minneapolis, 1886; county attorney Hennepin Co .. 1892-96; member law firm of Nye & Deutsch. Club: Commercial. Office: N. Y. Life Bldg. Residence: 2708 Pills- bury Av., Minneapolis.
NYE, George Lewis, manufacturer; born at Marietta, O., July 27, 1857; son of Anselm Tupper Nye, 2nd, and Ellen Elisa (Lewis) Nye; educated in public schools of Marietta, O. Began business career as apprentice in the stove foun- dry of A. T. Nye & Son, Marietta, 1875, continuing until 1878; was in sales de- partment, same firm, 1878-84; engaged in farming, near Lexington, Ky., 1888-91; again with A. T. Nye & Son, 1891; came to Minnesota, 1891, and organized the Minnesota Stove Co., manufacturers of stoves and ranges, of which he is presi- dent and manager; also director The A. T. Nye & Son Co., Marietta, O. Mar- ried at Lexington, Ky., Nov. 10, 1881, to
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Miss Lydia Wheeler. Member Masonic order, Modern Woodmen of America, A. O. U. W. Clubs: Minnesota, Commer- cial, Town and Country, all of St. Paul. Recreations: Shooting and fishing. Ad- dress: Shakopee, Minn.
NYE, Wallace George, commissioner of public affairs for Minneapolis Commer- cial Club; born near Hortonville, Wis., Oct. 7, 1859; educated in district school and State Normal School, Oshkosh, Wis .; married at New London, Wis., 1881, to Miss Etta Rudd. Began active career as a school teacher and became principal of high school at Plover and also at Hortonville, Wis .; took up study of pharmacy and was connected with its practice in Chicago, Ill., until 1881, when he removed to Minneapolis and estab- lished drug business, continuing until 1893. Was secretary Board of Park Commissioners, 1889-93; city comptrol- ler, 1893-98; member Board of Park Commissioners, 1894-98; member of the Board of City Hall and Court House Commissioners; commissioner of public affairs for Commercial Club since 1901. Republican. Baptist. Mason (32°),
Shriner; member A. O. U. W., I. O. O. F. (Grand Encampment and all offices, including grand representative). Office: Andrus Bldg. Residence:
1501 N. Girard Av., Minneapolis.
NYQUIST, John, merchant; born in Sweden, July 20, 1852; son of John and Anna Nyquist; educated in Sweden; married at Mankato, Minn., 1878, to Hattie M. Peterson. Came to America, 1873, and located in Mankato; engaged in boot and shoe business until 1888, when he removed to Mankato and en- gaged in clothing and furnishing goods business as Nyquist & Iverson; director First National Bank. Republican. Luth- eran. Mason. Club: Commercial. Ad- dress: Mankato, Minn.
NYVALL, Peter J., artificial stone and Portland cement work; born in Sweden, Sept. 22, 1858; son of John J. and Car- rie (Swenson) Nyvall; educated in pub- lic schools in Sweden. Came to Amer- ica, 1881, and has been a resident of Minneapolis since June of that year; worked at sidewalk paving trade for several years; employed in book, music and notion house for 3 years; began on his own account as contractor for side- walk paving, 1886. President Standard Stone Sidewalk Co., established 1888, contractors for street and sidewalk pav- ing, etc .; also president Minneapolis Paving and Cement Brick Mfg. Co., or- ganized, 1905,
for manufacture of cement, brick and building blocks of all kinds. Republican. Congregationalist (Swedish). Member Minneapolis Build- ers Exchange, Modern Woodmen of America. Married at Minneapolis, 1895, to Miss Carrie Julian. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 1827 Chicago Av., Minneapolis.
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OAKES, George W., contractor; born at Zanesville, O., July 4, 1844; son of
Josiah C. and Eliza (Hopkins) Oakes; educated in public schools of Muskin- gum Co., O .; married at St. Paul, Minn., 1874, to Miss Flora A. Sutherland. Came to Minnesota 1871; was in train service of St. Paul & Pacific Ry. for a number of years; engaged in grain ele- vator business for 4 years; began in contracting business, 1884, (especially railroad work) and since 1901 has been at the head of the contracting firm of George W. Oakes & Co., successors to G. W. Sherwood who began business, 1861. Member Builders Exchange. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Member I. O. O. F., Royal Arcanum. Office: 336 End- icott Bldg. Residence: 1901 Rondo Av., St. Paul.
OAKLEY, Clarence E., banker; born at Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y., May 17, 1846; son of Timothy W. and Ruth (Carpenter) Oakley; educated in public schools of New York City. Began ac- tive career at 14 in wholesale grocery store of New York City, continuing un- til 1873; came to Minnesota and spent winter of 1873-74 at Richfield; removed to Buffalo, spring of 1874, and engaged in general merchandise business, con- tinuing until 1885, when he entered hanking business as C. E. Oakley & Co .; incorporated as Oakley State Bank, 1905. of which he is president. Presbyterian. Married in New York City, April 6, 1869, to Anna L. Dudley. Address: Buf- falo, Minn.
OBER, Edgar Buchanan, railway of- ficial; born at Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 23, 1866. Entered service of Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. in 1884 and filled positions of clerk in auditor's office, traveling auditor, chief freight clerk auditing department, chief clerk freight department and second assistant general freight agent, up to Oct., 1896; was assistant general freight agent at St. Paul, 1896-1904; has been first assist- ant general freight agent same road at Minneapolis since May 1, 1904. Clubs: Minneapolis, Commercial. Residence: 2407 Pleasant Av., Minneapolis.
OBERNOLTE, Aug. G., county treas- urer Sibley Co .; born at New Rome, Sibley Co., Minn., 1865; son of S. A. G. and Sophia (Steinmeyer) Obernolte; edu- cated at German and English College, Galena, Ill., 1884-85; C. C. Curtis Busi- ness College, 1889. Began active career by clerking in general store at Brown- ton, Minn., continuing, 1885-89; engaged in general hardware business at Arling- ton, in partnership with brother, until 1892; traveled as salesman for Acme Harvesting & Machinery Co. and later engaged in milling business at Arling- ton, Minn .; county treasurer Sibley Co. since Nov., 1900. Republican. Methodist. Married at Arlington, Minn., 1901, to Miss Laura Esther Bandelin. Recrea- tion: Automobiling. Address:
Hender- son, Minn.
O'BRIEN, Christopher D., lawyer; born in Ireland, Dec. 4, 1848; son of Dillon O'Brien; came to America with
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parents at age of 8; educated in schools of La Pointe, Wis., and St. Anthony, Minn .; studied law in offices of Gorman & Davis, and Hon. Cushman K. Davis and was admitted to the bar, Jan. 1870. Began practice of law, 1870; was assist- ant U. S. district attorney at St. Paul; elected county attorney of Ramsey Co., 1874. Lecturer on criminal law and procedure, University of Minnesota; now senior member of law firm of C. D. & R. D. O'Brien. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Married at St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 2, 1872, to Miss Susan E. Slater. Office: Globe Bldg. Residence: 506 Portland Av., St. Paul.
O'BRIEN, Henry Joseph, surgeon ; born Red Cliff, Wis., April 21, 1862; son of Dillon and Elizabeth (Kelly) O'Brien, both natives of Ireland; educated in public schools, Christian Brothers School of Minnesota, and University of Penn- sylvania, graduating M.D., 1888; mar- ried at St. Paul, Sept., 1890, Mary A. King. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1888; since 1890 in association with Dr. E. J. Abbott in firm of Abbott & O'Brien. Professor of clinical surgery University of Minnesota. Surgeon to St. Joseph's Hospital; consulting sur- geon to City and County Hospital, House of the Good Shepard. Member Minne- sota State Medical Asociation, Ramsey
County Medical Society. Member Knights of Columbus, A. O. H. Recrea- tions: Hunting, fishing. Club: Minne- sota. Office: Endicott Bldg. Residence: 623 Lincoln Av., St. Paul.
O'BRIEN, Patrick F., Roman Catholic priest; born in Co .. Tipperary, Ireland, 1865; son of P. Cornelius and Katherine (Ryan) O'Brien; educated at Rockwell College, Co. Tipperary; Trinity College, Dublin, graduating, degree of A.B., 1887 (M.A., same college, 1905); ecclesiasti- cal student at Thurles College, Co. Tip- perary, graduating, 1891. Professor in Carlow College for 4 years; came to America upon invitation of Archbishop Ireland, 1901, and has been senior pro- fessor of Latin, College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, since that time. Address: College of St. Thomas, St. Paul.
O'BRIEN, Richard Dillon, lawyer; born at St. Paul, Aug. 15, 1874; son of C. D. and Susan E. (Slater) O'Brien; educated in public schools, high school, three years in academic course, and afterward law course in University of Minnesota, graduating, degree of LL.B., 1900; married at Minneapolis, Minn., June 1906 to Edith L. Clements. Ad- mitted to bar, June 1, 1900; since Jan. 1, 1905, junior member law firm C. D. & R. D. O'Brien. Served in M. N. G. 13 years; regimental quartermaster sergt. of 14th Minn. Vols. and promoted to 2nd lieut. same. Member Common Council of City of St. Paul; reelected May 1, 1906, for second term. Nominated on Democratic ticket for County Attorney of Ramsey County. Member Chi Psi and Delta Phi fraternties. Clubs: Com-
mercial, Minnesota. Office: Globe Bldg., Residence: 506 Portland Av., St. Paul.
O'BRIEN, Thomas D., state insurance commissioner; born in La Point, Wis., Feb. 14, 1859; son of Dillon and Eliza- beth (Kelly) O'Brien; came to Minne- sota with parents, 1863; educated in public schools; married at Philadelphia, Pa., April 24, 1888, to Miss Mary Cruice. Began study of law in office of Young & Newel, St. Paul, 1877; was admitted to the bar, April 17, 1880; was assistant city attorney St. Paul, and was elected county attorney, 1890, serving 1891-93, state insurance commissioner since 1905. Was captain of Battery A, M. N. G. for two years. Demoerat. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Minnesota, Commercial. Of- fice: State Capitol. Residence: 635 Lincoln Av., St. Paul.
OCHS, Adolph Casimir, manufacturer; born in Brown Co., Minn., June 6, 1857; son of Anton and Walpurga (Drexler) Ochs; educated in public schools of St. Paul and New Ulm, Minn .; he took pri- vate instruction in architecture at San Francisco, Calif. Began as contractor at New Ulm, 1880, and continued in con- tracting and making architectural draw- ings until 1890; removed to Springfield, Minn., and engaged in milling business with J. B. Schmid for 2 years; sold out, began manufacturing brick and is now owner Springfield Brick Works, Heron Lake Brick Works; farms near Spring- field, and part owner farm in N. Dakota. Director State Bank of Springfield, State Bank of New Ulm, State Bank of Milroy, State Bank of Lamberton, State Bank of Ivanhoe, State Bank of Wa- basso, vice president State Bank of Clements, all of Minnesota. Alderman city council New Ulm, 6 years; now member Springfield School Board. Mar- ried at New Ulm, Oct. 15, 1885, to Miss Mary Epple. Address: Springfield, Minn.
O'CONNOR, Jeremiah, pastor St. James Catholic Church, St. Paul; born in Co. Kerry, Ireland, 1865; son of John and Katherine (Kennelly) O'Connor; educated in public and private schools; All Hallows College, Dublin, graduat- ing, degree of A.B., 1889; ordained to priesthood by Bishop Murry, 1889. Came to America in the fall of 1889 and filled position of assistant to pastor of Church of the Immaculate Conception, Fari- bault, Minn .; occupied, later, positions as assistant to pastor St. Mary's Church, St. Paul, and St. Anthony's Church. Minneapolis: was pastor St. John's Church, Morton, Minn., for 10 years; has been pastor Church of St. James, St. Paul, since 1901. Address: 496 View St., St. Paul.
O'CONNOR, John J., chief of police, St. Paul; born at Louisville, Ky., 1855; son of John and Catherine O'Connor; came to St. Paul with his parents, 1856; educated in schools of St. Paul. Began active career at 15 years of age in em- ploy of P. H. Kelly & Co., wholesale grocers, continuing 10 years; was ap-
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pointed to detective force of St. Paul, 1881; became chief of detectives, 1885, and gained a national reputation for special ability in ferreting out crimi- nals; was retired to private life through politics, 1892-94; again chief of detec- tives, 1894-96, and in private life 1896- 1900. Has been chief of police and detective department since 1900. Mem- ber of State Legislature, 1899. Mar- ried at St. Paul, Jan. 24, 1890, to Miss Annie B. Murphy. Recreations: All out door athletic sports. Office: 97 W. 3rd St. Residence: 144 W. 4th St., St. Paul.
O'CONNOR, John Patrick, secretary to Archbishop Ireland; born in County Limerick, Ireland, July 4, 1852; son of Henry and Catherine (Walsh) O'Connor; educated in national and private schools, Ireland and Villanova College, near Philadelphia, Pa. Came to America, 1871; worked as civil engineer on several railroads, 1873-78; went to South Amer- ica as civil engineer Maderia & Mamore Ry., on the Amazon River, 1878-79; came to Minnesota, 1880. At intervals, 1880-1886, in charge of Catholic colonies for Archbishop Ireland and his private secretary occasionally, 1880-85, and con- tinuously since 1886. Married at Kan- sas City, Mo., Jan. 12, 1881, to Olive Robinson. Office: St. Peter St., near
6th. Residence: 2056 Shelley Av., St. Paul.
O'CONNOR, Richard Thomas, banker and broker; born at St. Paul, June 21, 1857; son of John O'Connor; educated in schools of St. Paul and at Notre Dame, Ind. Began business career at 16 years of age as collector for James J. Hill, then in the wood and coal busi- ness, St. Paul; was deputy city clerk of St. Paul, 1876-87, and for 4 years of that time member of City Council; county clerk, 1887-95; U. S. marshal, 1895-99; appointed police commissioner, St. Paul, 1900. Senior member of the firm of O'Connor & Van Berger. Demo- crat. Married at Lebanon, Ind., 1868, to Miss Julia Jacks. Clubs: Commer- cial, Minnesota, Democratic Club, N. Y. City (honorary member). Office: 341 Robert St. Residence: Hotel Ryan, St. Paul.
O'CONNOR, Timothy, banker; born in Iowa Co., Wis., May 21, 1866; son of James and Eliza (Erickson) O'Connor; common school education. Began busi- ness career as cashier of private bank (O'Connor Brothers, Bankers), 1887, continuing until 1890; was cashier The Renville State Bank, 1890-98; president of the same bank, since 1898; also presi- dent State Bank of Miles, Danube, Minn., Olivia State Bank, Olivia, Minn .; organ- izer and vice president Bank of Buffalo Lake, and Farmers State Bank, Sacred Heart, Minn. Treasurer Farmers Ele- vator Co. Democrat, and presidential elector at large for Minnesota, 1904. Member Masonic order, Chapter, Knights Templar, Shrine. Married at Renville, Minn., March 2, 1887, to Miss Jane Ol- son. Address: Renville, Minn.
ODELL, Daniel Austin, banker; born at Cleveland, O., Aug. 4, 1875; son of Daniel A. and Ellen Odell; came to Min- nesota, 1889; educated in the public schools of Cleveland, O., and Wells, Minn., and graduated from law depart- ment of the University of Minnesota, Jan. 4, 1895. Entered banking business Jan. 13, 1903, and is now president of Wells National Bank; vice president of the Security State Bank of Delavan, Minn .; director and attorney Wells Mu- tual Building and Loan Association. Married at Wells, Minn., June 14, 1900, Carman S. Leland. Address: Wells, Minn.
ODELL, Robert Ransom, lawyer; born at Newark, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1850; son of Jesse Ballou and Marie (Ballou) Odell; educated in public schools of Newark and at Newark Academy; read law in office of Hon. Stevens K. Williams, Newark; was admitted to the bar, Jan. 8, 1875; married at Newark, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1876, to Miss Carrie C. Vosburgh. Engaged in practice of law in state of New York, 1875-81; removed to Minne- apolis, Oct., 1881. Member Minnesota State Bar Association. U. S. Commis- sioner, 1881-97. Mason. Recreations: Hunting and fishing. Office: Bank of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 2836 Irv- ing Av., S., Minneapolis.
ODQUIST, Carl G., lawyer; born at Gottenburg, Sweden, June 13, 1869; edu- cated in public schools; graduate Got- tenburg Latin College, degree of A.B., 1888; graduate College of Law, Univer- sity of Minnesota, degree of LL.B., 1894. Has been engaged in practice of law in Hutchinson since June, 1894. Republican. Member Board of Education, 1897-1900; city clerk, 1899-1902; city attorney, 1899 to present time; county attorney, Mc- Leod Co., since 1902. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F. Married at Houston, Minn., June 9, 1897, to Miss Hattie Johnson. Address: Hutchinson, Ninn.
OFSTHUN, Christopher O., lawyer, bank cashier; born in Norway, April 9, 1871; son of Ole Christopherson and Brita (Christopherson) Ofsthun; came to America with parents, 1873, and has since resided in Minnesota; educated at Willmar Seminary, 1891-3; Glenwood Academy, graduating, 1897; College of Law, University of Minnesota, graduat- ing, degree of LL.B., 1902. Unmarried. Reared on a farm in Pope Co .; taught school two years; engaged in land busi- ness and practiced law at Starbuck, Minn .. 1903-05; has been cashier and director of State Bank of Karlstad since May, 1905. Also secretary and treasurer C. J. Gorsberg Land & Loan Co., Inc .; editor Karlstad Advocate, Inc. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Member M. B. A. Address: Karlstad, Minn.
OFTEL, Harry A., physician; born at Minneapolis, Minn., July 18, 1879; edu- cated in Minneapolis public schools and Minneapolis College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating, May, 1902. Mem- ber Red River Valley Medical Society
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and Minnesota State Medical Associa- tion. Married, 1004, to Miss Anna Gron-
vola, of Goodhue Co., Minn. Recrea- tions: Hunting and fishing. Address: Oslo, Minn.
OGDEN, James K., president Twin City Varnish Co .; born in Philadelphia, March 7, 1868; son of Joseph and Es- ther (Swain) Ogden; educated in public schools of Milwaukee, Wis. Came to St. Paul, 1886, and entered employ of St. Paul White Lead & Oil Co., start- ing as office boy and becoming collector and bookkeeper; assisted in organizing the Twin City Japan Co., now the Twin City Varnish Co., 1889, and has been president of the company since 1894. Office: 521-29 N. Cleveland Av. Resi- dence: 68 The Marlborough, St. Paul.
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OHAGE, Justus, commissioner health, St. Paul, and professor of sur- gery, University of Minn .; born in Ger- many, Oct. 13, 1849; graduate of Got- tingen; came to America and graduated from University of Missouri, 1880. Came to St. Paul, 1881, and was appointed commissioner of health, St. Paul, 1899, for a term of 4 years and reappointed, 1903; has gained an international repu- tation on account of the remarkable work he has accomplished as health of- ficer of a large and growing city; was in an important degree instrumental in establishment of public baths and park of 40 acres on island in river in heart of city, and in making health depart- ment independent of politics. Received the grand prize and gold medal, in com- petition with the world, at St. Louis Exposition, 1904, for St. Paul health ex- hibit; also prize medal, Paris Exposition, 1900. Ex-president Minnesota State Med- ical Association and Minnesota State Medical Examining Board; twice presi- dent Ramsey County Medical Society, honorary member Wisconsin State Medi- cal Association; consulting surgeon St. Joseph's Hospital and surgeon to City and County Hospital and St. Luke's Hos- pital; life member Imperial German Society of Surgeons. Was first to intro- duce liver surgery in America and is author of a work on the subject. Mar- ried at St. Louis, Mo., May 10, 1877, to Miss Augusta Ensor. Recreations: All out door athletic sports. Office: City Hall and 83 Union Blk. Residence: 59 Irvine Park, St. Paul.
OHNSTAD, Jens, physician; born at De Forest, Wis., June 20, 1868; son of L. R. and Carrie (Jerdel) Ohnstad; gradu- ate St. Ansgar Seminary and Institute, St. Ansgar, Ia., 1892; taught school, 1892-94; attended Stoughton Academy, Stoughton, Wis., 1896-97; studied medi- cine and has been engaged in practice since June, 1903. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associa- tions, Red River Valley Medical So- ciety. Lutheran. Member Knights of Pythias, Modern Brotherhood of Ameri- .02 Unmarried. Address: McIntosh, Minn.
OLCOTT, William J., railway official;
born at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 22, 1862; son of Harlow and Elizabeth (Fifield) Olcott; educated at Marquette, Mich .; University Michigan, graduating, course in mining and chemisty, 1882 Was assistant engineer Chapin Mine, Menominee range; chemist and engineer for Ashland and Germania mines, Peno- kee and Gogebic Consolidated Iron Mines, Bessemer; Comet . Mine, Wake- field, Aurora Mine, Ironwood; Superior mine, Hurley. Became superintendent Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines, Feb. 3, 1894; was general superintendent U. S. Steel Corporation mines, April 1, 1901, to July 25, 1902; is vice president same, and president Duluth, Missabe & Northern R. R. Was president Lake Superior Society of Mining Engineers, 1902; member American Society of Min- ing Engineers. Married at Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 26, 1887, to Fannie Bailey. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Commercial, Minnesota, Northland Country. Office: Wolvin Bldg. Residence: 2316 E. 1st St., Duluth.
OLDENBURG, John Adalbert, mer- chant, banker; born at Bjorneborg, Fin- land, July 14, 1862; educated in College of Abo, Finland. Came to America, 1881, and located at Chicago, Ill .; entered mercantile business at Finlayson, Minn., 1896. Owner The Oldenburg Mercantile Co., Bank of Finlayson. Married at Minneapolis, Minn., 1885, to Miss Mary Melville de Marini. Address: Finlay- son, Minn.
OLDS, Charles Samuel, grain; born at Ash Creek, Rock Co., Minn., Jan. 4, 1876; son of George H. and Jennie E. (Knight) Olds; educated in public schools of Min- nesota, Luverne High School and Uni- versity of Minnesota, B.S., 1899; mar- ried at Luverne, Jan. 2, 1900, to Nellie Hodgson. Began business career, Jan. 1, 1897, as member of the grain com- mission firm of E. O. Brown & Co., which position he still holds. Republi- can. Presbyterian. Club: Commercial. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 2715 Fremont Av., N., Min- neapolis.
OLESON, Olof, county superintendent of schools; born in Norway, Aug. 19, 1876; educated at Alexandria, Minn., High School, graduating with class of 1899, and at Hamline University; un- married. County superintendent of schools Cass Co., since Jan. 1, 1902. Republican. Address: Pequot, Minn.
OLIEN, Christian A., merchant; born in Norway, Oct. 11, 1867; son of Asle Aalien and Helga (Gronhovd) Olien; came to Minnesota, Sept., 1887; educated in public schools of Norway and Minne- sota. Began as hired man on farm, con- tinuing for 7 years; engaged as retail coal dealer for 2 years; clerk in dry goods store one year; began in general hardware and farm implement business, under title of Knutson & Olien, Jan. 1, 1897, in which he still continues. Re- publican. Has been postmaster of Em- mons since March 19, 1896. Lutheran.
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Married at Emmons, 1897, to Miss Min- nie Hanson. Address: Emmons, Minn.
OLIVIER, John B., lawyer; born at Berthier, Quebec, Can., Dec. 8, 1836; one of a family of 17 children; son of Max- ime and Genevieve (Laferriere) Olivier; educated in public schools and at Ber- thier Academy, graduating, 1854. Came to St. Paul, 1854, and became clerk and later, deputy, in office of register of deeds; entered abstract and title busi- ness, 1858; enlisted as private in Co. C, 8th Minn. Vol. Inf., Aug. 15, 1862, serv- ing until July 10, 1865. After the war, returned to St. Paul and entered county auditor's office, Ramsey Co,. as clerk, also engaging in abstract and title busi- ness as Mainzer & Olivier; was elected county auditor, 1872, but resigned in one year to take charge of abstract office created by the State Legislature, in which he continued until 1883; admitted to Ramsey Co. bar, 1873; was in real estate business, 1883-90 and judge of probate, 1891-95; has devoted his at- tention to practice of law since 1895. Roman Catholic. Member G. A. R. Married at Centerville, Minn., Sept. 20, 1860, to Miss Mary Louise Capistrant. Office : Bradley Bldg. Residence: 407 W. Central Av., St. Paul.
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