. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history . July, 1891, he made his way to the northwest, arriving in Minot on the :id of he engaged in the butchering business on the 4tli of April, 1892, and continued activein that field of labor for fourteen mikI otic-lialf years, when he sold out to William . that time he had beconu the owjicr of farm lands and of city property, having wiselyplaced his money in the safest of all investments—real estate. After selling his nu^at markethe devoted his time to looking after the renting of various city iiropertics a
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history . July, 1891, he made his way to the northwest, arriving in Minot on the :id of he engaged in the butchering business on the 4tli of April, 1892, and continued activein that field of labor for fourteen mikI otic-lialf years, when he sold out to William . that time he had beconu the owjicr of farm lands and of city property, having wiselyplaced his money in the safest of all investments—real estate. After selling his nu^at markethe devoted his time to looking after the renting of various city iiropertics and farm landsand to his activities in school and church affairs. Liitii. Imumvc r. he aj^airi liccame connectedwith the butchering business, forming a partnership with Mr. Porter that continued foreighteen months, at the end of which time he sold his interest to Mr. Nelson. He stillcontinues active in the field of real estate, handling his own properties, his entire timebeing devoted to that business and to other interests which he regards as the duty as well. JARSaS H. TOMPKINS HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 555 as the privilege of every individual. He has displayed sound business judgment in hisundertakings and was long accounted one of the representative merchants of Minot, wherehis wisely directed efforts have brought to him substantial success. On the 30th of January, 1897, Mr. Tompkins was united in marriage to Miss JennieMcLean, a native of Woodstock, New Brunswick, and a daughter of Arthur and Jane(Crawford) McLean. Her father is also a native of Woodstock, born of Scotch parentage,and the mother was born in Debec, New Brunswick, of Scotch-Irish lineage. Her grand-parents in the paternal line were Hugh and Isabel (Blair) McLean, both natives of Scotland,and her maternal grandparents were William and Catherine (McBeth) Crawford, alsonatives of the land of hills and heather. Her mother is now deceased, while her fatheris a retired farmer living in Woodstock. In the McLean fami
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