Compendium history and biography of North Dakota; a history of early settlement, political history, and biography; reminiscences of pioneer life, Part 157

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Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago, G.A.Ogle
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Our subject was married, in 1898, to Anna Sul- livan, a native of Canada. Mr. Murphy is a mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias and Elks, and in po-

litical sentiment he is a Democrat. He is firm in his convictions, well read and is a man who keeps pace with the times, and takes an active interest in affairs of a public nature. He is a young man, en- ergetic and wide-awake, and has prospects of a bright future in North Dakota.

HON. HENRY A. NOLTIMIER, a prosper- ous farmer residing near Churchs Ferry, is active in sustaining the agricultural interests of his com- munity. He gives special attention to stock rais- ing, and has met with success in Ramsey county, and now enjoys a happy and pleasant home, and owns about eight hundred acres of land.

Our subject was born on a farm in Warren county, Missouri, October 13, 1853. When he was seven years of age he accompanied his parents to Minnesota, where they settled on a farm near St. Paul, which is now included in the city of St. Paul. After seven years they removed to Cottage Grove, Minnesota, where our subject was reared to manhood. He attended the public schools and also the Central Wesleyan College at .Warrenton, Mis- souri, and also took a commercial business course at La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he graduated in 1873. He taught school several years in Minne- sota, and then engaged in the mercantile and ma- chinery business at St. Paul for some years. He went to Larimore, North Dakota, in the spring of 1882 and engaged in mercantile pursuits there until July, 1886, in company with his brother, August H. Noltimier. In July of that year he went to Churchs Ferry and engaged in the mercantile busi- ness until September. 1, 1887. He spent one year in California and upon his return engaged in farm- ing and stock raising. He has erected a complete set of excellent buildings on his farm and owns about eight hundred acres of land, and has made a success in Ramsey county.

Our subject was married in Washington county, Minnesota, to Miss Susie M. Heil, who died in St. Paul. Mr. Noltimier was married afterwards to Hattie E. Schofield, who died in Churchs Ferry. Two children were born to this union, who are as follows: Zoa E. and Warren H. Miss Clara L. Schofield afterward became the wife of Mr. Nolti- mier. Mr. and Mrs. Noltimier are the parents of five children, who are named as follows: Rov A., Mark O., Lillian M., Alice I. and Bertha MÍ. Our subject is an attendant and supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of the Maccabees, and Good Templars. Our subject has always been prominent in his community and while residing in Larimore was one of the alderman appointed by the city of Larimore which was or- ganized by special act of the legislature and took a leading part in its organization, and that of the schools. He is prominent in public affairs of Churchs Ferry. In the fall of 1890 he was elected to the legislature on the Republican ticket. He was

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elected county commissioner while residing in Lari- more, but did not qualify for the office. He is interested in the upbuilding of his community and county and aids every public enterprise.

GEORGE C. CHAMBERS, the efficient and popular postmaster of Churchs Ferry, and editor of the "Churchs Ferry Sun," is a gentleman of excellent business qualifications and enjoys the con- fidence of the people of his community. He was born in Muscoda, Wisconsin, May 4, 1857.

The mother of our subject died when he was an infant of six months, and he was taken to Fulton county, New York, where he was reared by an aunt. He was educated in the public schools of Albany, New York, and at the high school, and after completing his studies he was engaged in civil engineering in New York and followed that business about one year and then went to Mc- Gregor, Iowa, where he engaged in grain buying eight years, and was engaged four years in the same business at Luana, Clayton county, Iowa, or until 1887. In June of that year he went to Churchs Ferry and engaged in the grain business there three years. He purchased the "Churchs Ferry Sun" in 1890, which was established in 1886. by S. A. Nye, formerly of Devils Lake and now of Valley City. The paper has a circulation of about five hundred and is one of the leading papers of the county. Our subject has been editor of the paper since he purchased the same with the exception of one year. He was appointed postmaster of Churchs Ferry in May, 1897, under the administration of President McKinley and has held the office since that date.

Our subject was married in Luana, Iowa, to Miss Neva Burgess, a native of Luana, Iowa, and a daughter of the late William Burgess, who was a prominent stockman of that place. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, who are named as follows: Cornelia C., Georgia M., Tom W. and Ralph M. Our subject is prominent in local public matters and is a member of the Churchs Ferry school board. He was village as- sessor for several years. He holds membership in the Masonic fraternity and is a gentleman of strict honesty of word and deed and commands the high- est respect of his community.

HON. CHRISTOPHER L. LINDSTROM, receiver of United States land office of Grand Forks, is one of the well known and public-spirited citi- zens of the state of North Dakota. He was born in Goodhne county, Minnesota, September 12, 1861.

The parents of our subject, Andrew and Enge- borg (Christoferson) Lindstrom, were natives of Sweden and Norway, respectively, and the father came to America in 1846, and the mother in 1855. They were married in Minnesota and still reside there and follow farming. Four sons were born

to them, three of whom now reside in North Da- kota.

Mr. Lindstrom was reared in Minnesota and educated in the Agustns Adolphus College of St. Peter, Minnesota. He went to Grand Forks in 1879, and then spent some time in Montana and in 1881 located in Benson county, North Dakota, entering land and followed farming there, which work he still conducts. He was appointed receiver of United States land office in 1898. He filled the office of industrial teacher in the Indian school at Fort Totten in 1890-91-92.

Our subject was married in 1888 to Mary Math- erson, a native of Michigan. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom, upon whom they have bestowed the names of Albert L. and Effa, both of whom are living. Mr. Lindstrom is an active participant in public affairs of local im- portance and has held numerous county and town- ship offices wherever he has made his home. While a resident of Benson county he served on the county board and in various other capacities. He served as a state representative in 1895 and '96, and his efficient work while a member of the general as- sembly and popularity as a public officer and citi- zen of true worth are best evidenced by the fact that he was re-elected and served as a member of that body in 1897-98. He is prominent in secret society circles and holds membership in the Masonic fraternity and Ancient Order of United Work- men. Politically he is a Republican, and has been identified with that party throughout his career. He is a successful and highly reputed man of Grand Forks county.

DR. SAMUEL H. IRWIN, PH. D., M. D. C. M. For nearly fifteen years the gentleman above named has stood at the head of the medical frater- nity in Grand Forks county. He has continued a general practice of his profession in the city of Grand Forks during these many years, and has a `host of friends there and in the vicinity of the city and has earned a good practice and enviable name ..

Our subject was born in Ontario, Canada, Sep- tember 3, 1859. His parents, John and Julia (Love) Irwin, were natives of Ireland, and Can- ada, respectively. The father was a contractor and went to Canada when a child in the '20s, and later in life, in 1873, moved to Pennsylvania and his death occurred in that state.

Mr. Irwin was the only son in a family of three children, and he was raised in Canada, and re- ceived his education there. Later he read medicine with Doctor Blackstock, of Hillsdale, Canada. He entered Trinity College in 1882 and graduated in June. 1886. He then spent one year in Bellevue Hospital, New York, and also in Toronto, Canada. He went to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1887, and began the practice of his profession, and has fol- lowed a general practice there since that datc. He is a member of the state and county medical

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societies, and also the American Medical Associa- tion, and by examination is a fellow of Trinity Col- lege. He is well read in his profession and is always a student as well as practitioner and has built up an extensive and profitable patronage.

Our subject was married, in May, 1887, to Miss Eunice Lumonis, a native of Canada. Two children, one son and one daughter, have been born to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin. Mr. Irwin has been one of the important factors in the upbuilding of Grand Forks, and his name is one of the well known ones of Dakota's latter day history.

JOHN H. CRARY, residing in Crary, Ramsey county, is proprietor of an extensive farm in Stevens township, and until recently was one of the busi- ness men of Crary. He was a pioneer settler of that region, and has accumulated a good competence in North Dakota, and is one of the few early set- tlers of that locality who stayed through the dis- couragements and hardships which meet the early settlers of a country.

Our subject was born in Fond du Lac, Wiscon- sin, May 22, 1856. When he was four years of age he removed to St. Lawrence county, New York, where he was reared to manhood and received a common school education. He was employed on his father's farm until 1878, when he went to Floyd county, Iowa, and operated a creamery there four. years during the summer seasons. He went to Ramsey county, North Dakota, in the spring of 1883. and at once located a claim in Stevens township. He spent one year on the farm, and since that time has resided in the town of Crary. He engaged in the hotel business there until the spring of 1900, and while thus engaged entertained many noted persons and proved himself a royal host. His land inter- ests amount to four hundred and eighty acres, and this is located in Stevens township, and furnishes a good income. Mr. Crary has been successful in North Dakota, and is one of the substantial men of Ramsey county. He erected the hotel known as the North Star Hotel, which he still owns and leases to others, and is retired from active pursuits, after serving the people of North Dakota many years as a hotel man.

In his life work Mr. Crary has had an able help- meet in the person of his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mina Montagne, and to whom he was mar- ried in St. Lawrence county, New York. Mrs. Crary was a native of that county, and she was the first woman to settle in Crary, arriving there in May, 1884. During the years of hardships which fol- lowed she proved a loving and helpful companion, enduring patiently whatever came to their lot and guiding and cheering her husband to success. She aided in entertaining many prominent persons while her husband conducted the hotel, and is a lady of rare attainments and culture. Three children have been born to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Crary, who are named as follows: Asil W., Margaret and

Ulysses E. Mr. Crary is prominent in public af- fairs of his township, and has served many years as township clerk, and also school clerk, and a men- ber of the township board and school treasurer, and his popularity and success are well merited.

JOHN G. JACOBSON. Persistent industry is not without its reward to whatever vocation it is applied. This gentleman has pursued an active life, and since taking up his residence in North Dakota has accumulated a fine property and a good name. He is cashier of the North Dakota Bank at Church's Ferry, and is also interested largely in other enterprises, and has extensive land interests in the county.

Our subject was born on a farm in Allamakee county, Iowa, January 27, 1856. He was reared and educated in Allamakee county, and lived there until 1880, when he went to Hillsboro, North Da- kota, and followed the carpenter's trade there one year. He was called to Iowa by the death of his mother and remained there until the spring of 1882, when he went to Brule county, South Dakota, and followed carpenter work there until August, 1885. He then returned to Hillsboro, North Dakota, and was employed by the Hillsboro National Bank two years as collector, and then entered the employ of C. Aultman & Company as collector. He held the position until the spring of 1892 and then went to Church's Ferry. He purchased a third interest in the North Dakota Bank and also a fourth interest in the lumber business of Morgan, Davis & Com- pany. He has acted as cashier of the bank since March 31, 1892, and is also in the lumber business with A. H. Noltimier. He has prospered and each of the enterprises with which he is connected is ably represented by him. He also owns about one thon- sand acres of land near the city.

Our subject was married, at Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Miss Anna Erickson, a native of Albert Lee, Minnesota. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson, of whom one died in infancy, a son named Roy Arthur. The surviv- ing children are named as follows: Ray Arnold, Walter H. and Gladys C. Our subject is a gen- tleman of active public spirit and is president of the village board, and is serving his fourth term as sich. He is interested in educational matters, and is a member of the school board. He has always taken a leading part in temperance work, and is an exemplary citizen.

LUTHER B. RICHARDSON. This gentleman is one of the most influential citizens of Grand Forks and has aided materially in its upbuilding. He was born in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, March 22, 1836.

The parents of our subject, Joel and Caroline S. (Mason) Richardson, were natives of Massa- chusetts, and the father was a cotton manufacturer,

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and in 1841 moved to Plattsburg, New York, and later moved to Lowville, Lewis county, New York, where he died at the age of seventy-two years, and the mother died there in 1893. Three daughters and four sons were born to them, all of whom re- main in the East with the exception of our subject.

Mr. Richardson was educated in New York, attending the Lowville Academy, and taught school for some time beginning at the age of seventeen years. He began work as a traveling salesman and was occupied thus and also in other capacities five years, and then engaged in the drug trade at Low- ville, and continued there four years .. He then fol- lowed general merchandising and manufacturing of clothing and remained in New York until 1882. He then went to Minneapolis, and the same year weut to Grand Forks, North Dakota, and engaged in the real estate and loan business and has continued there since that date, and has met with prosperity. He also engaged in the cattle business on the Mouse river for some years in the early days. He was one of the organizers of the Union National Bank, and and was its first president, and also assisted in or- ganizing the Grand Forks National, and was vice- president of the same for a short time.

Our subject was married, in 1855, to Miss Sarah O'Donnell, a sister of Senator O'Donnell, of New York. Two children have been born to Mr. an:1 Mrs. Richardson, named as folows: Luther B. and Mabel K. Mr. Richardson was elected mayor of Grand Forks in 1890, and again in 1892. He was appointed secretary of Dakota territory by Presi- dent Harrison, and served as such from March, 1889, until the admission of North Dakota as a state. He is a stanch Republican and has been identified with that party since its organization in Dakota.

AUGUST H. NOLTIMIER, president of the North Dakota Bank at Churchs Ferry, is one of the well-known and influential business men of Ramsey county. He is interested largely in various financial enterprises of the village and locality, and is a gentleman of excellent characteristics.

Our subject was born on a farm in Warren county, Missouri, September 18, 1855. At the age of five years he removed with his parents to Min- nesota, and settled on a farm near St. Paul, which land is now included in the city of St. Paul. He was reared to manhood there and at Cottage Grove, Minnesota. He left home in the spring of 1878 and went to North Dakota, and engaged in farming in Barnes county, where he remained until the fall of 1881. He went to Larimore in the spring of the following year and engaged in the mercantile busi- ness with his brother, Hon. H. A. Noltimier, and continued there until the winter of 1886, when he removed to the old Churchs Ferry and engaged in the mercantile business until July. He then dis- posed of the business and about two years later en- gaged in the stock business, and also farm ma-

chinery business in company with the late John Erie, and was thus engaged until the spring of 1891, when he purchased an interest in the North Dakota Bank, and the lumber business in which he has since been engaged. He was chosen president of the bank in the spring of 1900. He had formerly served as assistant cashier of the institution. He owns four hundred and eighty acres of land in that locality, and is one of the solid men of Ramsey county.

Our subject was married, at Churchs Ferry, North Dakota, to Miss Nellie C. Campbell, a native of Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Noltimier are the parents of one child, who bears the name of Ruth A. Mr. Noltimier has served as a member of the board of supervisors of Coulee township, and takes a hearty interest in local public matters. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and Modern Woodmen of America.

JUDGE WILLIAM MCKENZIE, county judge of Walsh county, is so well known throughout that region that he needs no introduction to the people. He has served in the capacity of county judge for many years, and his services have been given with a public spirit and oneness of purpose that com- mends him to all as a citizen of true worth, and an officer in whom the people may repose every con- fidence. He has been a resident of Grafton since 1889, and his friends are legion."

Our subject is a native of Prince Edward island, British Columbia, and was born June 15, 1852. His parents, Murdock and Rachel ( McLeod) McKen- zie, were natives of Scotland, and emigrated to British Columbia in 1840, and settled on Prince Ed- ward island, later moved to Ontario, and in 1879 came to Walsh county, North Dakota, and remained there the remainder of their lives. The mother died in 1880 and the father in 1891. Six sons were born to them, two of whom now live in Walsh county.

Mr. Mckenzie was reared and educated in On- tario, Canada, and went to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1878, and came to Walsh county the fol- lowing year and established a general store at Swe- den, and conducted that business until 1884. He then moved to Auburn and remained there until 1888, when his stock was destroyed by fire and in November, 1889, he came to Grafton. Upon the death of County Judge James Currie, in 1889, Mr. Mckenzie was appointed to fill his unexpired term and has been re-elected continuously since that date. He was admitted to the bar of North Dakota July 12, 1890, and is widely known as a gentleman of superior legal information. He was postmaster at Sweden and Auburn while a resident of those towns.

Our subject was married, in 1882, to Miss Fannie Ocohock, a native of Michigan. Mrs. McKenzie died in 1889. One son and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mckenzie. Our subject is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Independent

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Order of Odd Fellows. He is chairman of the county insanity board and is prominent in public affairs. He has considerable farm property and has conducted wheat raising since 1879. He is one of the popular men of his county and his many friends will be delighted in his excellent portrait in this publication.

DR. ROBERT S. RAMSEY, D. D. S. Among the leading professions that of dentistry has re- cently taken rapid strides toward the front ranks. The profession is graced by many able and skillful practitioners, and no one is more deserving of men- tion for the high plane to which he has ever sought to hold his calling than the gentleman whose name introduces this article. He has been a resident of Grand Forks for the past eight years, and has established upon a permanent basis a valuable and extensive practice.

Dr. Ramsey is a native of Canada, having been born in Ontario, August 7, 1864. His parents, James and Mary (Scott) Ramsey, are natives of Canada, and still reside in the land of their birth. They are the parents of two sons, Dr. W. R. Ram- sey, of St. Paul, Minnesota, and our subject.

Robert S. Ramsey was reared and educated in Canada, and attended the College of St. Catherines, Ontario, from which institution he graduated in 1885. He took up the study of dentistry at St. Catherines in 1886, and in 1887 entered the Penn- sylvania College of Dental Surgery, from which he graduated in 1889. He started for Dakota the same year, and for two and a half years he prac- ticed his profession at. St. Thomas, North Dakota. He then came to Grand Forks, and has been en- gaged in practice at this point since. In 1893 he took a course in Land's Post-Graduate College, at Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the State Dental Society.

Dr. Ramsey was married, in 1889, to Miss Annie V. Brown, a native of Canada. To them one son has been born, namely, Roscoe. Dr. Ramsey is a valued member of society and is esteemed in the community in which he resides. He is a member of the Elks, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He has been successful in his business, and has gathered to- gether considerable property. He is the owner of a half-section of valuable land in Grand Forks county, besides other property, and has a practice well established and growing rapidly.

DR. ALEXANDER D. J. McDONALD, who has gained his way to the front rank in his profes- sion by judicious work and skilled labor, is one of the worthy citizens of the state of North Dakota. He las practiced medicine in Grand Forks compara- tively few years, and is one of the rising young men of the locality. He is a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and was born August 2, 1867.

The parents of our subject, Ronald G. and Ellen (McDonald) McDonald, were natives of Canada, and the family was of Scotch extraction. The fa- ther was a ship builder and lived and died in Canada. Six sons were born to this worthy couple, of whom our subject is the only one in North Dakota.

Mr. McDonald was raised in Canada, and re- ceived his early schooling there, and attended St. Dunstan's College, of Charlott-town, Prince Edward Isle, graduating from the institution in 1889. He came to the United States the same year, and began the study of medicine in New York in the Univer- sity of New York. He graduated in 1894, and spent a year and a half in hospital work in New York city. He went to Grand Forks, North Da- kota, in November, 1895, and has continued his prac- tice there since that date, and now enjoys a liberal and ever-increasing patronage.

Mr. McDonald is a member of the State Medical Society, and is well known in his profession, and enjoys an enviable reputation as a skillful and con- scientious practitioner and a worthy citizen.

JAMES O. PERKINS, residing on section 27, in South Minnewaukon township, Ramsey county, may be truly classed as one of the leading farmers of that region. He lias for some time been num- bered among the agriculturists of Ramsey county, and in prosecuting his farm work is very indus- trious, progressive in his ideas, and ready to make the best of his opportunities, and enjoys a comfort- able and happy home.

Our subject was born in Stow, Massachusetts, June 25, 1852, and was reared in his native state and educated in the common schools. When he was eighteen years of age he started for the west and went to North Dakota in 1872, and followed carpen- ter work in Fargo and vicinity about ten years, until 1882. While a resident of that city he was inter- ested in a flouring-mill with Charles A. Roberts, the firm being Roberts & Perkins, and in May, 1882, he went to Ramsey county, North Dakota. He en- tered a homestead claim to land in southern Minne- waukon township, and has continued his residence thereon since that date. He followed the grocery business in Devils Lake two years, and has since de- voted his entire attention to farming, and has met with the best results. He has erected a complete set of comfortable and substantial buildings on his farm, and made other valuable improvements thereon and owns and operates a tract of eight hundred acres, most of which is tillable and furnishes a good yearly income.

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Compendium history and biography of North Dakota; a history of early settlement, political history, and biography; reminiscences of pioneer life, Part 157

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago, G.A.Ogle Number of Pages: 1432

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago, G.A.Ogle
Number of Pages: 1432