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 . , Tex., completing the power house anddam. He also held the same official positionfor Helena, Mont., while constructing thelight and power house at Canon Ferry. His election as city engineer of Minneap-olis in l>S!t9 was a well merited recognitionof his practical experience and rich profes-sional acquirements. Mr. Sublette is an active Odd Fellow,holding the highest office in the subordinatelodge. He is also a member of th
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 . , Tex., completing the power house anddam. He also held the same official positionfor Helena, Mont., while constructing thelight and power house at Canon Ferry. His election as city engineer of Minneap-olis in l>S!t9 was a well merited recognitionof his practical experience and rich profes-sional acquirements. Mr. Sublette is an active Odd Fellow,holding the highest office in the subordinatelodge. He is also a member of the Knightsof Pythias, and has his church relationswith the Church of Christ. In politics hehas always been a Republican. He was married to Miss Anna B. Baldwinin 1S70. and is the hapjiy father of two chil-dren, lo and Marguerite. So long as the attairs of the city are inthe hands of such a man, Minneapolis mayrest assured that its physical welfare willbe efficientlv conserved. BERii. Otto secretary of state ofSouth Dakota, is a resident of Redfield,Spink .-onnty. He was born September 10,1S4!). ai BnMiuiii. Ringsager, Norway, and HISTORY OF THE GKKAT OTTO C. BERG. is the son of Cbristence Berg, nee ovreRudd, and Cliiistian T. Berg. His fatherwas a government employe and was over-seer of government roads, and other im-j)rovements. He received a common schooleducation in his native village and at theage of sixteen started on a business careerand was employed as a clerk in a generalstore at Lillehammer, and then for severalyears was bookkeeper in a wholesale estab-lishment at Drammen. He became dissat-isfied with conditions in Norway and deter-mined to come to America, and came to thiscountry in 1873, locating at Norwalk, Mon-roe county, Wis., engaging in the mercan-tile business. He came to South Dakota in1883 and settled at Northville and started ageneral mercantile business. He after-wards located at Redfield, his present Berg is one of the best known me
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