. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history . tate. He looked beyond the exigen-cies of the moment to the possibilities of the future and became a most conspicuous figurein financial circles. Banks were established or acquired at Caledonia and Grandin, NorthDakota, and at Shelly, ^Minnesota, and the First National Bank of Northwood was purchasedin after years, also the First State Bank of Blanchard, and Mr. Sarles became one of theorganizers and vice president of the Northwestern Trust Company of Grand Forks. He wasever one of the foremost figures in the development of the
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history . tate. He looked beyond the exigen-cies of the moment to the possibilities of the future and became a most conspicuous figurein financial circles. Banks were established or acquired at Caledonia and Grandin, NorthDakota, and at Shelly, ^Minnesota, and the First National Bank of Northwood was purchasedin after years, also the First State Bank of Blanchard, and Mr. Sarles became one of theorganizers and vice president of the Northwestern Trust Company of Grand Forks. He wasever one of the foremost figures in the development of the Red river valley and his extensiveand important business afiairs brought him such a wide acquaintance and gained him sucha recognition of his business ability that he was brought into public life by an cfiort on thepart of his friends who desired hira to become a candidate for governor. While appreciative of the honor they would have conferred upon him, he had no specialambition to become prominent in public alTairs and took no active part in securing the noml-. HON. ELMORE Y. SARLES TJl.* HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 97 nation, which went to Governor White. He was at that time, as he had been for years,engrossed in business affairs of moment, and he considered the pursuits of private lifeabundantly worthy his best efforts. He had, however, been an ardent republican from thetime that age conferred upon him the right of franchise and he had served as mayor ofHillsboro and as a member of the state normal school board. His public service as wellas his private business interests made him widely known far beyond the borders of his stateas a typical resident of Dakota. People came to recognize in him one who was capable ofhandling extensive and important interests, who brought to the solution of vital problemssound judgment, clear discrimination and public spirit and when in 1904 the republicans ofthe state sought a candidate for the office of governor the choice of the party fell upon hi
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