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RICHARDSON, William B., lawyer; born at Rochester, Minn., Nov. 10, 1876; son of H. M. and Sarah J. (McCrillis) Richardson; graduate College of Law, University of Minnesota, degree of
LL.B., 1900; unmarried. Has been en- gaged in practice of law in Rochester since 1900; member of the law firm of Richardson & Richardson. Republican. Judge of Municipal court, Rochester, for two years. Methodist. Member Law Alumni Association. Member Knights
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of Pythias, Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Club: Commercial. Address: Roches- ter, Minn.
RIDDELL, William Henry, manufac- turer; born at Merrickville, Can., Nov. 11, 1848; son of Robert and Catherine (Foster) Riddell; educated in public schools of Canada and at Carleton Col- lege, Minn .; married at Northfield, Minn., August 25, 1881, to Miss Jane M. Hun- ter. Worked at trade of tin smith at Merrickville, two
years; located in Northfield, 1867, and was connected with the Hyde Hardware Co .; disposed of his interest and since 1895 holds interest in the Northfield Furnace Co. Republi- can. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., I. O. F. Club: Commer- cial. Address: Northfield, Minn.
RIDDLE, John Wallace, diplomat; born at Philadelphia, Pa., July 12, 1864; son of John Wallace and Rebecca Blair (McClure) Riddle; prepared for college in private school; graduate Harvard Uni- versity, degree of A.B., 1887; student Columbia Law School, 1888-91; studied international law, history and diplomacy at Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Paris, 1891-93; received certificate of profi- ciency in Russian language from Col- lege de France, 1893. Was secretary U. S. legation to Turkey, 1893-1900; sec- retary U. S. embassy to Russia, 1901- 03; diplomatic agent and consul general of U. S. to Egypt, 1903-05; Envoy Ex- traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Roumania and Servia since March 6, 1905. Unmarried. Clubs: Minnesota; Rittenhouse (Philadelphia); Metropoli- tan ( Washington); Union (New York). Home: St. Paul, Minn. Address: Amer- ican Legation, Bucharest, Roumania.
RIDER, Ted E., banking; born at Gar- win, Ia., March 18, 1868; son of George R. and Eliza (Mitchell) Rider; graduate Garwin High School, 1888; married at Garwin, Ia., 1890, to Miss Nannie I. Cuthbertson. Came to Minnesota, 1897, and has been cashier of the Bank of Shevlin since 1901. Republican. Mem- ber Modern Woodmen of America. Ad- dress: Shevlin, Minn.
RIEDELE, Philip, brick manufacturer; born, Carver County, Minn., Sept. 17, 1862; son of Andrew and Marie A. (Nie- berle) Riedele; educated in the public schools of Chaska, Minn. Has been en- gaged in the manufacture of brick since 1881, the firm name being Riedele and Casper. Married, Chaska, Nov. 24, 1884, Mary Maurus. Director of the Carver County Sugar Company; president, 1905, Chaska Canning Company. Mayor of the City of Chaska, 1901-1907, (now serving third term). Republican. Mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. Club: St. Paul Commercial. Office: Chaska, Minn., and 326 Jackson St., St. Paul. Residence: Chaska, Minn.
RIEDL, Frank J., merchant; born in Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Feb. 22, 1867; son of Franz and Elizabeth B. (Schott) Riedl; educated in district schools, and in graded schools of Sleepy Eye, Minn.
Came to Minnesota, 1871; lived on a farm until 1882; entered business as junior member of the firm of Nelson & Riedl, clothing and shoes, Aug. 6, 1886. Also director Sleepy Eye Telephone Co. Republican. Roman Catholic. Member Knights of Columbus, C. O. F., Modern Woodmen of America. Married at Sleepy Eye, Oct. 1, 1895, to Miss Georgie G. McCarthy. Address: Sleepy Eye, Minn.
RIEKE, August V., lawyer; born at Cairo, Minn., Aug. 15, 1865; son of George and Sophia (Schweer) Rieke; educated in public schools and at Cur- tiss Business College, Minneapolis. First white child born in town of Cairo, Minn. (parents were pioneers of Minnesota, the father taking part in siege of Fort Ridgely, 1862; mother captured by Indians, who first killed her first hus- band; released to General Sibley after six weeks of captivity); lived on farm until 22 years of age; went into grain business and later followed farm imple- ment business at Fairfax, Minn. En- tered law office of Hon. John A. Dalzell, Fairfax, 1893; admitted to the bar, Feb. 14, 1898, and has since been engaged in
practice of law. County attorney of Renville Co., 1899-1903; member state senate, 1903-07. Director F. & M. State Bank, of Arlington, Minn., Fairfax Tele- phone Co .; general manager Renville
Rural Telephone Co. Republican.
Methodist. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Married at Fairfax, Minn., May 29, 1895, to Miss Lena Maurer. Ad- dress: Fairfax, Minn.
RIES, Jacob, bottler of carbonated beverages; born in Simmern, Luxem- burg, Germany, Dec. 6, 1830; son of Nicholas and Katharena (Kiefer) Ries; educated in common schools of Simmern. Came to America, May, 1854, and was engaged as musician and carpenter at Buffalo, N. Y., 1854-57; settled in Sha- kopee, Minn., 1857; entered bottling busi- ness as junior member of the firm of O'Leary & Ries, 1872; bought out part- ner, 1873, and has since conducted the business himself under title of Jacob Riese Bottling Works, bottler and man- ufacturer Rock Spring table water and carbonated beverages, wholesale only. Received highest prize medal and diplo- ma, World's Fair, Chicago. Director Security State Bank, Shakopee. Demo- crat. Alderman City of Shakopee, 1879- 91; president of city council, 1887-91; mayor of city, 1895-99. Roman Catholic. Member St. John's Society. Married at Shakopee, Oct. 27, 1857, to Miss Jose- phine M. Mamer. Address: Minn. Shakopee,
RIGGS, Charles Eugene, physician; born in Williams County, O., April 26, 1853; son of Charles and Annie (North- craft) Riggs; graduated from Ohio Wes- levan University, Delaware, Ohio, A.B., 1877 (A.M., later); College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md., M.D. 1880; post graduate courses at New York, London, Edinburgh, Paris. Married at
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Bryan, Ohio, 1884, to Mable Elizabeth Pratt. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1881. Professor of nervous and mental diseases in Medical Department University of Minnesota; consulting neurologist to St. Joseph's Hospital, City and County Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Paul, Asbury Hospital, Mineapolis; chief of neurological de- partment, St. Paul Free Dispensary. Member American Neurological Associa- tion, American Medico Psychological Association, American Medical Associa- tion, etc. Scottish Rite Mason (32°),
Shriner. Congregationalist. Clubs: Minnesota, Town and County (St. Paul) ; Sewanhaka Corinthian Yacht (New
York). Office: Endicott Arcade Bldg. Residence: 595 Dayton Av., St. Paul.
RILEY, Edwin Almiron, physician; born in Atchison Co., Kansas, March 28, 1871; son of Alexander and Alvina E. (Carlton) Riley; educated in public schools of native county, Campbell Un- iversity, Holton, Kan., graduating, de- gree of B.C.E., 1890; Rush Medical Col- lege, Chicago, Ill., degree of M.D., 1897. Began practice of medicine at Huron, Kan., June, 1897; located at Willow River, Minn., April, 1899; spent one year post graduate course, 1906-07, in hospi- tals, Chicago. Republican. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations. Mason, Knight Templar; member M. W. A. Unmarried. Address: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Chicago, Il1.
RILEY, William Bell, clergyman; born in Green Co., Ind., March 22, 1861; son of Branson Radish and Ruth Anna (Jackson) Riley; educated in country schools of Kentucky; Northern Indiana Normal School, Valparaiso, Ind., 1879- 80; Hanover College, Ind., 1881-85, grad- uate, degree of A.B., 1885, A.M., later, from same college; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., 1885-88, graduate, full course, degree of D.Th., 1888. Served as pastor First Baptist Church, Carrollton, Ky., 1884-86; Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, Ind., 1886-87; First Baptist Church, Lafayette, Ind., 1888-90; First Baptist Church, Bloomington, Ill., 1890-93; Cal- vary Baptist Church, Chicago, 1893-97; First Baptist Church, Minneapolis, since 1897. Also superintendent Northwest- ern Bible Training School. Author of 8 volumes on religious subjects. Married at Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 31, 1890. Office: 1006 Harmon Place. Residence: 2001 Kenwood Blvd., Minneapolis.
RING, Christian I., judge of probate, Pipestone Co .; born at Christiania, Nor- way, June 11, 1848; son of Iver H. and Inger (Jacobson) Ring; educated in com- mon schools of Norway. Came to America, 1869, and worked as farm hand, 1869-71; clerk in general merchan- dise store, Lansing, Ia., 1871-75; visited old home in Norway, 1875; came to Min- nesota and was clerk in store at Lu- verne, 1877-81; became agent for the John Paul Lumber Co., of La Crosse, Wis., managing yard at Edgerton, Minn.,
to 1890 when company sold out; was elected judge of probate, Pipestone Co., 1900, and has been reelected at each succeeding election. Republican. Luth-
eran. Married at Lansing, Ia., 1885, to
Miss Hokina Johnson. Office: Pipe- stone, Minn. Residence: Edgerton, Minn.
RINGDAL, Peter M., president North- western Marble Works; born at Good- hue, Minn., Feb. 10, 1861; son of Matias P. and Ingeborg (Sateren) Ringdal; at- tended public schools at Zumbrota, Minn., 1867-78, St. Olaf's Academy, Northfield, Minn., 1879-80. Was telegraph operator, station agent and express agent, 1881- 90; conducted wholesale and retail fruit and confectionery business, 1890-92; en- gaged in manufacture and sale of mar- ble, 1893 to the present time. President Northwestern Marble Works; vice presi- dent Crookston Building and Loan Asso- ciation. Member Minnesota State Sen- ate, 1894-98; State railroad commis- sioner, 1899-1900. Member Masonic or- der, Modern Woodmen of America, In- dependent Order of Foresters. Married at Zumbrota, Minn., 1885, Mary Shirley. Club: Commercial. Address: Crooks- ton, Minn.
RISING, Benjamin W., soap; born in Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 25, 1869; public school education. Came to St. Paul, 1887, and entered soap business; has been secretary and treasurer of The Minnesota Soap Co. since 1900. Office: 202-214 Eagle St. Residence: 787 Laurel Av., St. Paul.
RISJORD, John N., physician, opti- cian; born in Norway, Dec. 22, 1863; son of Nels J. and Sonneva (Rollag) Ris- jord; educated at Hvidsid Seminary, Norway, 1881, remaining until within one year of graduation; came to Amer- ica, July, 1882; was editor, publisher and half owner Mount Horeb (Wis.) Times, 1892-94; attended Northwestern Academy, Madison, Wis., 1888 and 1889 and Black Earth High School, 1890; taught school two years; attended Keo- kuk (Ia.) Medical College, 1894-98, građ- uating, 1898, receiving degree of M.D. Began practice of medicine at Kensett, Ia., 1898; has been engaged in practice at Fertile, Minn., since 1899; also owns and operates farm near Fertile and pri- vate hospital. Local surgeon Northern Pacific Ry. Co .; chairman Fertile board of health. Member American and Min- nesota State Medical associations, Red River Valley Medical Society. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Member A. O. U. W. and M. W. A. (medical examiner for these and other organizations). Mar- ried at Mount Horeb, Wis., 1891, to Miss Carrie Skogen; 4 children. Address: Fertile, Minn.
RITCHIE, Parks, physician and sur- geon; born at Brainbridge, Putnam Co., Ind., Dec. 15, 1845; son of Rev. James and Hannah E. (Parks) Ritchie; edu- cated at Franklin Academy (Ind.) Served as private in War of the Re- bellion, Army of the Cumberland, 1864.
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Graduate Ohio Medical College of Cin- cinnati, O., 1870. Entered practice of medicine at Petersburg, Ind .; removed to Wellington, Kas., where he continued, 1871-73; returned to Indiana and prac- ticed for 8 years at Martinsville; matri- culated at College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, and took post graduate course at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1880-81; has been en- gaged in practice at St. Paul since 1881. Professor of obstetrics, College of Medi- cine and Surgery, University of Minne- sota, since 1888; member medical and surgical staff St. Luke's Hospital and obstetrician St. Paul City Hospital. Member American Medical Association, Minnesota State Medical Association (ex-president), Minnesota Academy of Medicine (ex-president), Ramsey County Medical Society. Member Obstetrical Council 9th International Medical Con- gress. Married at Petersburg, Ind., 1871, to Miss Emma Bates. Office: Lowrie Arcade. Residence: 579 Summit Av., St. Paul.
ROADMAN, Ira M., physician; born at Stahlstown, Pa., Dec. 28, 1865; son of William and Polly Jane ( McConnaughey) Roadman; attended common school un- til 17 years of age; Cornell College, Ia., 1883-85; Iowa State Normal School, graduating, 1888; taught school two years; in railway mail service, 1890-94; entered College of Medicine and Sur- gery, University of Minnesota, 1894, graduating, M.D., 1898. Has been en- gaged in practice since June, 1898. Mem- ber American and Minnesota State Med- ical associations, St. Louis County Medi- cal Society. Republican. Member Ma- sonic order. Royal League, Modern
Brotherhood of America. Married at Yale, Mich., 1893, to Miss Nancy Leva- good. Address: Bovey, Minn.
ROBBINS, Andrew B., street railway official and real estate owner; born at Phillips, Me., April 21, 1845; son of Daniel and Mary (Shaw) Robbins; came to Minnesota, 1855, and was educated in public schools at Anoka, 1855-62. Parti- cipated in the War of the Rebellion as member of Co. A, 8th Regt., Minn. Vols., serving from Sept., 1862, until honorably discharged in 1865. Was agent of the St. Paul and Pacific Ry., at Willmar, Minn., 1870-74; established Bank of Willmar, 1879; was general manager Northwestern Elevator Co.,
1882-1906; has been interested in street railway and in real estate investments since 1890 and is now president and treasurer of the North Side Street Rail- way Co. Was member Minnesota State Senate, 1876; House of Representatives, 1895; surveyor general of logs and lum- ber, 1895-97. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32º), Scottish Rite, Shriner; member Ancient Order United Work- men. Member Butler Post, G. A. R. Married at Minneapolis, 1869, to Miss Adelaide Walker. Recreations: Hunt- ing and fishing. Office: Security Bank Bldg., Minneapolis. Residence: Rob- binsdale, Minn.
ROBBINS, Charles Pern, physician (internist) ; born at Burlington, Ia., Jan. 12, 1873; son of Joseph Vasture and Hannah (Bennett) Robbins; educated in common and high schools of Burling- ton, 1889; private school in literature and Greek, 1889-90; studied under Prof. Egbert; attended Northwestern Univer- sity, Chicago; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, graduating May 4, 1894; private laboratory, Da Costa & Kyle, Philadelphia, 1894; resident physician Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, 1894. Was assistant surgeon P.B .: N.H.D.V.S., Los Angeles Co., Calif., 1895-96; at New York Post Graduate School; operative surgery and gynecology, winter of 1895- 96; has been located at Winona, Minn .. since 1896; examiner for Metropolitan, Mutual and Securities Mutual Life In- surance companies, all of New York. Upon eligible list assistant surgeon U. S. Army, contract service, 1902; eligible list surgeon Isthmian Canal, U. S. A., 1905. Special studies, internal medicine and medical diagnosis, Vienna, July, 1906, to close of year, and at Berlin, un- til March, 1907. Member Winona Co. and Southern Minnesota Medical socie- ties, Minnesota State and American Medical associations. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason. Married at
Winona, July
28, 1906, Miss Frances Lyon Sinclair. Address: Winona, Minn.
ROBBINS, John Shaw, lumber and fuel; born in Maine, Dec. 28, 1848; son of Daniel and Mary R. (Shaw) Robbins; came to Minnesota, 1855; educated in public schools of Anoka. Began active career at 18 by leaving home and going to work for Merrill Ryder, in the fur trade; entered employ of Crowley, House & Edgerton, fur traders, and remained with the firm 1866-69; returned to St. Paul and joined brother D. M. Robbins, in buying and selling horses; went out on first survey of Northern Pacific Rail- road, as wagon master, 1871; in fall of same year worked for St. Paul & Paci- fic R. R. Co., at Minneapolis, checking and handling freight into cars going out of the city with assistance of three men; has been engaged in retail lumber and fuel business at Willmar since July. 1873 (also farm implements for 20
years). Director Bank of Willmar.
Director, until 1904, of Northwestern Elevator Co., Bank of New London, Bank of Raymond, ex-aldermann. Re- publican. Member A. O. U. W., B. P. O. E. Clubs: Commercial (Willmar) ; Commercial (Minneapolis). Address: Willmar, Minn.
ROBERTON, James G., banking and manufacturing; born at Fremont, Minn .. July 2, 1871; son of John and Annie (Gilmore) Roberton; educated in com- mon schools of Minnesota and at busi- ness college, Winona, Minn. Was raised on a farm and went directly from the farm to banking. Second vice president Rushford State Bank; director and treasurer Rushford Wagon Co .; treasur- er Farmers Elevator Co .; director Rush- ford Knitting Mills; also investor, real
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estate owner and farmer. Alderman,
town of Rushford. Republican. Presby- terian. Mason. Married at Sparta, Wis., June 6, 1903, to Miss Antoinette Lewis. Address: Rushford, Minn.
ROBERTS, Edward Hough, heating and ventilating apparatus; born, Pen- dleton, Ind., June 24, 1869; son of Daniel Hough and Elizabeth Paul (Austin) Roberts; came to Minnesota when a child and was educated in public schools in Owatonna and at Minnesota Academy, Owatonna; unmarried. Moved to Min- neapolis from Winona, Minn., in 1897, and is junior member of The Roberts Heating and Ventilating Co. Republi- can. Methodist. Clubs: Commercial, Lafayette, Automobile, Roosevelt. Rec- reations: Golf, tennis, automobiling. Office: 213-217 S. 3rd St. Residence: 317 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis.
ROBERTS, George Franklin, physi- cian; born at Barnstead, N. H., 1848; son of George Seward and Eliza Ann (Bunker) Roberts; educated at Pitts- field Academy, Pittsfield, N. H .; Mon- mouth College, Monmouth, Ill., degree of M.D., 1872; New York Homeopathic Medical College, degree of M.D., 1891. Practiced medicine in Waterloo, Ia., un- til 1882, being while there member State Board of Health, U. S. Pension Examin- ing Board, and one of the faculty of the State University; moved to Chicago and remained until 1884; while there pro- fessor of gynecology, Chicago Ameri- can Medical College, and surgeon Cook County Hospital. Located in Minne- apolis, 1884. Member of staff of Asbury Hospital, and of the State Tuberculosis Commission; until recently professor of gynecology in University of Minnesota. President Platte Valley Milling Co .; vice president Minneapolis Copper De- velopment Co., Belen Mining Co., Home- opath. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem- ber American and Minnesota State in- stitutes of Homeopathy, Illinois State Homeopathic Association, national and state associations for prevention and cure of tuberculosis. Mason
(32°), Knight Templar; member Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Married to Miss Ella S. Thayer. Clubs: Minneapolis, Com- mercial. Office: Pillsbury Bldg. Resi- dence: 1623 1st Av., S., Minneapolis.
ROBERTS, Harlan Page, lawyer; born in Wayne, Ashtabula Co., O., Dec. 5, 1854; son of Rev. George and Ann Jean- nette (Marvin) Roberts; educated in dis- trict school, Wayne Co .; high school and Howe's Academy, Mt. Pleasant, Ia .; Oberlin Academy and College, graduat- ing from college, 1875; Theological De- partment, Yale College, graduating, 1878. Married, at Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 3, 1888, to Margaret Lee Conklin. Preached in Silverton, Colo., 1878-81; admitted to bar in Colorado, 1882, and came to Min- neapolis, 1884, and has practiced law at Minneapolis ever since. Was county treasurer, Silverton Co., Colo., 1879-82. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem- ber Hennepin County and American Bar
associations. Clubs: Six O'Clock, Min- neapolis, Minnikahda. Recreations: Golf, hunting. Office: Security Bk. Bldg. Residence: 1704 Knox Av., S., Minne- apolis.
ROBERTS, Harry, mining and con- tracting; born at Cornwall, Eng., March 26, 1852; son of Henry and Mary (Temby) Roberts; self educated. Began active career when a boy in mines of Cornwall, 1861; came to America, 1869; has been identified intimately with min- ing interests all his life, especially with mines of the Northwest and the Lake Superior region. President Roberts- Kingston Construction Co., railroad and mining contractors, Copper Butte Mines Co .; director Idaho Continental Mining Co. Republican. Member American In- stitute of Mining Engineers, Lake Super- for Institute of Mining Engineers. Mason. Married at Negaunee, Mich., 1873, to Jeannette Cocks. Clubs: Kitchi Gammi, Minnesota (St. Paul). Office: Lyceum Bldg. Residence: 727 E. 1st Av., Du- luth.
ROBERTS, Oliver Nixon, heating and ventilating apparatus; born at Rich- mond, Ind., Oct. 23, 1851; son of Dr. D. H. and Elizabeth Paul (Austin) Roberts; educated in schools at Pendleton and Richmond, Ind., and Plainview, Minn. Began business in 1875 as firm of Lan- don & Roberts, at Winona, Minn .; en- gaged later in sale of heating and ven- tilating apparatus and took up his resi- dence in Minneapolis, 1896, as senior member of The Roberts Heating and Ventilating Co., manufacturer and job- bers of high grade heating apparatus and supplies, which position he now
holds. Republican. Mason. Married, Winona. Feb. 1, 1887, to Mame Drew. Club: Lafayette. Office : 213-217 3rd
St., S. Residence: 317 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis.
ROBERTS, Thomas Monfort, manager; born at Bedford, Ind .; son of R. M. and Mary R. (Monfort) Roberts; educated at Hillsboro College, Ill. Was engaged in sale of general merchandise and hard- ware, in Southern Illinois, 1870-85; came to Minneapolis, 1885, and founded The T. M. Roberts Co-operative Supply Co., incorporated, 1905, of which he is general manager. Republican. Married at Min- neapolis, 1889, to Miss Elizabeth E. Fifield. ' Office: 717-721 Nicollet Av. Residence: 1915 Hennepin Av., Minne- apolis.
ROBERTS, Thomas Sadler, physician; born at Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 16, 1858; removed to Minnesota, July, 1867; edu- cated in public schools of Minneapolis, graduating from high school, 1877; Uni- versity of Minnesota, two years 1877- 79; graduated from Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania, May 1, 1885; interne in Philadelphia Children's Hos- pital and Philadelphia City Hospital. Member of staff of City Hospital (Min- neapolis), Northwestern Hospital and Swedish Hospital; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Department Univer-
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sity of Minnesota (for 5 years professor of pediatrics). For 12 years was on staff of St. Barnabas Hospital and for 5 years, chief of staff. Member Amer- ican and Minnesota State Medical asso- ciations, Hennepin County Medical So- ciety, Minnesota Academy of Medicine, Fellow and Member of Council of Amer- ican Ornithologists Union, trustee Min- nesota Academy of Science (ex-presi- dent), corresponding member of Biolog- ical Society of Washington, etc. Direc- tor Department of Birds, Minnesota State Natural History Survey. Member Nu Sigma Nu fraternity. Married at Minneapolis, Oct. 19, 1887, to Miss Jane Cleveland. Clubs: Minneapolis, Mini- kahda. Office and residence: 1603 4th Av., S., Minneapolis.
ROBERTSON, George, county auditor Mower County; born in Rock Co., Wis., July 23, 1862; son of John and Mar- garet (Campbell) Robertson; came to Minnesota with parents, 1866; educated in public schools of Freeborn Co. Fol- lowed farming until 1885; taught school until 1892; druggist and postmaster, Lyle, until 1902; county auditor Mower Co., since Jan. 1, 1903, present term expiring Jan., 1909. Was mayor village of Lyle, 4 years. Republican. Member Masonic order, K. of P., B. P. O. E., M. W. A., A. O. U. W., Eagles, M. B. A. Married at Austin, Minn, April 3, 1882, to Miss Sarah S. Marsh, of Waupum, Wis. Club: Progressive League. Rec- creations: Hunting, baseball, riding and driving. Address: Austin, Minn.
ROBERTSON, James W., physician; born at Perrysburg, O., July 26, 1852; son of John A. and Ann Campbell (Mc- Isaac) Robertson; graduate Perrysburg High School; University of Michigan; Detroit Medical College, Detroit, Mich., degree of M.D., 1877; special courses in Vienna, Paris, Edinburgh and London. Practiced medicine at Detroit, 1879-89; went to Milwaukee, Wis., as manager of the Maizea Milling Co., 1889; sold out and moved to Litchfield, Minn., 1891, where he has since been engaged in practice. Special examiner U. S. pension board; examining physician Minnesota Sanitorium for Consumptives; surgeon Great Northern R. R. Member Ameri- can and Minnesota State Medical asso- ciations. Crow River Valley Medical So- ciety, Meeker County Medical Society (secretary last two societies named). Re- publican. Mayor of Litchfield, 1905. Presbyterian. Member K. P. and B. P. O. E. Married at Detroit, Mich., to Miss Ella J. Phelps. Clubs: Litch- field, Ripley Beach Yacht. Recreation: Yachting. Address: Litchfield, Minn.
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