| Summary: | GS8 COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. being one thousand dollars, and from the grain he sold from the place he immediately realized the cost price. He was successful in i8y3, and was enabled to straighten up his debts, and he now has a farm of three hundred and twenty acres, all of wljich is under cultivation. He purchased a threshing outfit in 1892, and has followed this line of work each sea-son since with good success, and now has a twenty-horse- power rig. with a steam engine and a large separator. Our subject was married, in the spring of 1887, to Miss Emma Craig. Mrs. Horn was born in Pennsylvania, and was a daughter of George Craig, who was a carpenter by trade. ^Ir. and ]\lrs. Horn are the parents of four children, as follows: John, George. Laura and Thomas. Air. Horn is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and po-iltically is a Republican. He has held school offices in his township, and is active in local affairs, and commands the highest respect of all with whom he has to do. DAXIEL J. LAXDAL, attorney at law, and land commissioner for North Dakota, is a represent-ative member of his profession, and has gained a high position in his locality, and enjoys a good prac-tice in Cavalier, Pembina county. Our subject was born in Iceland, April 9. 1866, and he and an elder sister constituted the family born to Grimur and Aldis (Jonasdottir or Berg-mann 1 Laxdal. By a former marriage of the fa-ther five children were born. The father died in Iceland, and when our subject was ten years of age the mother came to America with her children and step-children, and was one of a colony of one thou-sand persons who emigrated from Iceland, with Lake Winnipeg as their objective point. The mother of our subject and the children went to Pembina county, Xorth Dakota, in the spring of 1879, and there took land in section 27 in Gardar township. Our subject attended school in Winnipeg two months, but his English education was obtained in the common schools of Pembina county. When thirteen years of age he obtained a position at eight dollars per month, "caring for officers' children at Fort Pembina, and in 1880-81 he worked in a biscuit factory in Winnipeg. He entered the Lutheran College in Iowa, in 1883, and by working hard re-mained five years, and then when in his senior year accepted a position in the law office of W. J. Knee-shaw, at Pembina, with whom he read law. and two years later in March. 1890. w'as admitted to the bar. In the fall of that year, in partnership with Magnus Brynjolfson, he established an office in Cavalier, and this became the pioneer law firm of that city. He began alone in 1892 and has since conducted a general law practice, and also deals in real estate, loans and insurance. (3ur subject was married, in 1893, to Aliss Bes-sie Rose. Two children have been "born to Mr. and Mrs. Laxdal, named as follows: Mabel, and Fred-rick Eggert. Mr. Laxdal was appointed land com-missioner for the state of Xorth Dakota in 1899, and now serves in that capacity. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Lutheran church. Politically he is a Republican and served ten vears as secretarv of the countv central committee. G. W. DAKIX. who enjoys the distinction of being one of the earliest settlers of Lake township, Cass county, is a gentleman of excellent character-istics and has accumulated a comfortable compe-tence since taking up his residence there, by dint of his own efforts. He has a well developed farm and is among the substantial citizens of that region. Our subject was born in Digbee county, Xova Scotia, Xovember 23, 1850. His parents, John and Weltha A. (Tucker) Dakin, were natives of Xova Scotia, and passed their lives there. The father was a shipbuilder and farmer. They had four sons and two daughters, an(3 our subject has one brother in the L'nited States. l\Ir. Dakin was reared and educated in Xova Scotia and remained there until 1881 and then went directly to X'orth Dakota. He entered a homestead claim to land in section 12 of Lake township, and was among the first settlers of the township, and drew the first load of lumber into Page. He has followed farming there since and is now the owner of a half-section of tillable land which gives an ample competence. Our stibject was married, Alay 11, 1874, to Augusta Small, a native of Xova Scotia. Mr. and i\Irs. Dakin are the parents of two children, named as follows : Nellie B. and Albert G- Mr. Dakin assisted in the organization of Lake township and served as assessor, and a member of the town board and in other local offices, and is widely known for his active public spirit. He is a Republican in political sentiment and strong in his convctions. He has made a success of his calling ami is deservedly popular with those among whom he has resided for nearly twenty years. JOHX MOXTGOMERY. As an all around prominent man of Harvey, Wells comity, there is probably no one of its citizens who more justly deserves the title than Mr. Alontgomery. tie is one of the leading business men of the ttiwn and is well and favorably known for his active public sjiirit and good citizenship. Our subject was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1863. His father, William Montgomery, came to America with his family in 1867 and settled on a farm in Ontario, Canada, and resided there seven-teen years. Our subject was the second in a family of seven children and was raised on the home farm in Canada and attended the common schools. He left home at the age of sixteen years and worked at farm Internet Archive
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