Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... . s College at Minneap-olis, Minnesota, following which he became a stu-dent of the Normal School at Mankota, order to earn the money to continue his studieshe taught school before he completed his normalschool course, and subsequent to his graduation wasprincipal of the Froid school, but resigned from theschoolroom to accept the office of postmaster. Itwas not, however, as a school teacher that Mr. Don-aldson came west,
Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... . s College at Minneap-olis, Minnesota, following which he became a stu-dent of the Normal School at Mankota, order to earn the money to continue his studieshe taught school before he completed his normalschool course, and subsequent to his graduation wasprincipal of the Froid school, but resigned from theschoolroom to accept the office of postmaster. Itwas not, however, as a school teacher that Mr. Don-aldson came west, but as agent for the ImperialLumber Company, first at Overly, North whence he was transferred to Mondak. Mon-tana, in the spring of 1906. Still later Mr. Donald-son, together with his brother and some other stock-holders, formed the Bond Luinbcr Company, whichhad a yard at Fairview. Montana. In the mean-while Mr. Donaldson had purchased a relinquish-ment claim adjacent to Bainville, Montana, and thereMrs. and the children resided until sold his interest in the Bond LumberCompany and joined them. .After several years resi-. ;r^ J1U<:^ HISTORY OF MONTANA 891 dence on this property Mr. Donaldson sold it at afair compensation for the improvements made onit and moved to Froid. From December, 1914 untilhis death on February 23, 1916, he was postmasterof Froid, and, as before stated, was succeeded byhis widow. In the meanwhile the Donaldsons hadso expanded the business of the office that it becamean appointative one and Mrs. Donaldson was ap-pointed postmistress by President Wilson in April,1916. Mrs. Donaldson was brought up in a republicanhousehold and taught to think for herself, so thatwhen she was given the right of suffrage by herstate she exercised it and intends to continue to doher duty as a citizen. During the late war she wasvery active in Red Cross work. Her pleasant six-room residence was planned and constructed underthe supervision
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