History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . house. At home wewas twice (Vimmander of John P>all Iost,(irand Army of the Rejiublic. He has takengreat interest in this philanthropic organiza-tion, and he legards its honors second tonone in the gift of the people. In 1804 hewas chosen Senior \ice Commander of theDepartment of Minnesota. In 1895 he wasmade Commander. Such was his fidelity tohis duties that he traveled over twenty thou-sand miles visiting posts, attendin
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . house. At home wewas twice (Vimmander of John P>all Iost,(irand Army of the Rejiublic. He has takengreat interest in this philanthropic organiza-tion, and he legards its honors second tonone in the gift of the people. In 1804 hewas chosen Senior \ice Commander of theDepartment of Minnesota. In 1895 he wasmade Commander. Such was his fidelity tohis duties that he traveled over twenty thou-sand miles visiting posts, attending reunions,celebrations, establishing new posts and mak-ing iiublic addresses. He was elected gover-nor of Minnesota in 1000. His genial natureand aptitude for social life is indicated byhis fraternal associations. He is a Mason,mend)er of the Ancient Order of UnitedWorkmen, of the Veteran Masons, of theElks, of the Woodmen, and of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution. In 181)8 he was mar-ried to Ruth Hall. They have had three chil-dren, only one of whom survives. Grant VanSant, a graduate of the Law Department ofthe University, and now jirarticing his WILLIAjr It. KOIKiEIiS. RODCERS, William l!;iker.—It has beentruly said the weslern states are theyoung nmns paradise. Opportunity, forw liiili a man may wait for years in the thick-ly populated centers of the east, is alwaysat hand, and if the one that grasps it is madeof the right material, his success is R. Rodgers, although a young manof thirty-five, has for over two years occu-[lied the responsible position of United StatesDistrict attorney for the District of Mon-tana. The Rodgers faiiiiiy comes from tliigood old Scotch-Irish stock, so well knownin this country. John White Rodgers wasan Illinois faioner in good circumstances;lie was a man of firm convictions and wasdeeply interested in public affairs. He mar-lied Margaret Elizabeth Gillenwater, adaughter of one of the early pioneers of Il
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