North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history . hness of his work and liiscarefulness in safeguarding its interests. The bank is capitalized for twenty-five thousanddollars and is the largest in Grand Forks county outside of the city of Grand Forks. Healso established and is manager of the Farmers Elevator Companj of Reynolds, having one ofthe largest elevators of the state, four hundred thousand bushels being handled in that year a two hundred per cent dividend was paid to the stockholders. In January. 1896, at Postville, Iowa, Mr. Murphy was married to Miss Katherine


North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history . hness of his work and liiscarefulness in safeguarding its interests. The bank is capitalized for twenty-five thousanddollars and is the largest in Grand Forks county outside of the city of Grand Forks. Healso established and is manager of the Farmers Elevator Companj of Reynolds, having one ofthe largest elevators of the state, four hundred thousand bushels being handled in that year a two hundred per cent dividend was paid to the stockholders. In January. 1896, at Postville, Iowa, Mr. Murphy was married to Miss Katherine Horgan,a native of that state. They have become parents of three children: H. Reginald, who wasborn at Reynolds in 1897 and is now a law student in Greighton University at Omaha,Nebraska; Monica, who was born in Reynolds in 1898 and is now attending the GoUege ofSt. Catherine at St. Paul, Minnesota; and Veronica, who was born in Reynolds in 1903 and isattending high school. The religious faith of tlie family is that of the Roman Catholic church and Mr. Murphy. JOHX MLRPHY HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 357 is a Kiiiglit of Columbus of tlie fourth degiee. In politics he is a democrat, and while hehas never sought nor desired political ollice, he has been president of the school board ofReynolds for the past twenty years. He stands loyally in support of interests and activitieswhich he believes will upbuild his city and lends active support to every measure for thegeneral good. For twenty-four years he has been a resident of Grand Forks county, witness-ing much of its development and growth as the evidences of pioneer life have been supplantedby those of modern civilization. He has contributed his full share to the material develop-ment of the county and is justly classed with the most enterprising business men of hissection. J. X. SOUTHARD. J. N. Southard, business manager of the New Rockford State Center, was born in Col-chester, Illinois, on the 4th of Maj, 1S6S, and is a son of Newm


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