History of Clay and Norman counties, Minnesota : their people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . p and married and continuedto reside until 1872, when they immigrated with their family to theLnited Slates, locating in Cass county. North Dakota, where the fatherentered a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres in Pleasant town-ship, which he developed into a farm and there he and his wife spentthe rest of their lives. Their family consisted of the following children:Corrinne. Ingeborg, Cla
History of Clay and Norman counties, Minnesota : their people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . p and married and continuedto reside until 1872, when they immigrated with their family to theLnited Slates, locating in Cass county. North Dakota, where the fatherentered a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres in Pleasant town-ship, which he developed into a farm and there he and his wife spentthe rest of their lives. Their family consisted of the following children:Corrinne. Ingeborg, Clara, Ole, David, John, Otto. Peter, Johannes andMary. The junior David Askegaard grew to inanhood in Norway and therehe attended the public schools. He was nineteen years old when he camewith the rest of the family to America. As a young man he took upa homestead of eighty acres in Pleasant township, Cass county, North Da-kota, which he developed into a farm through hard \vork and perseverance,remaining there until 1886. when he removed to Holy Cross county, Minnesota, and bought the land on which the \illage of Com-stock now stands. Here he improved another farm and established the. >rr!. AM) Mi;s. kavih askhcjaakd. tsEV^ Y0R1^ CLAY AND NORMAN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. 24I l;iniil\- home. In 1890 he iiio\ecl to Conistock and started a general storein partnership witli a .Mr. HaHand under the firm name of Halland &Askegaard. and he lieen successfully engaged in the mercantile busi-ness ever since, enjoying a large and constantly growing trade. He carriesan extensive general stock of goods. In 1909 he assisted in organizingthe Comstock State Bank and was elected vice-president of the same. Heis now president of the bank. The rapid growth of this sound and popularinstitution has been due very largely to his able management and localprestige. In 1891 Mr. .Vskegaard established the Askegaard elevator atComstock and he also manages a lumber yard in Comstock. Both hav
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