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 . erest asa citizen in the societies, clubs and organi-zations to jiromote social and commensal en-terprises and the ]iublic welfare, being anu-niber of several. He is also a director ofthe Capital Bank of St. Paul. In religion heatliliatcs with the Ei)iscopalians, and at-tends the St. .lohns EiMscoi)al church, He was mairied in 1SS2 to Miss Cor-delia L. Foster, of St. Albans, Vt. Theyha\e two sons, .lule and I^ist
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 . erest asa citizen in the societies, clubs and organi-zations to jiromote social and commensal en-terprises and the ]iublic welfare, being anu-niber of several. He is also a director ofthe Capital Bank of St. Paul. In religion heatliliatcs with the Ei)iscopalians, and at-tends the St. .lohns EiMscoi)al church, He was mairied in 1SS2 to Miss Cor-delia L. Foster, of St. Albans, Vt. Theyha\e two sons, .lule and I^ister Hanna-ford. COMSTOCK, Oliver Darling.—The at-torney general of North Dakota, Oliver , came to North Dakota—then apart of the Territory of Dakota—with hisfather, when a boy (mly seventeen years father, Anva Comstock, was a native ofNew York, and was one of the earliest set-tlers in central Minnesota, going to Mankatoabout isns. In 1S7() he moved to Sauk(enter. His wife, ()li\ers mother, was woman. Her maiden namewas Susan J. Wood. Kolh were of earlyKnglisli and Scotch .-inceslrv. ()li\er was HISTORY OF THE GREAT OLIVER D. COMSTOCK. born at Mankato, Minn., Feb. 5, 1866, and ob-tained his early education in the publicschools of Mankato and Sauk Center. Hisacademic education was secured at the SaukCenter Academy. When he and his motherwent to North Dakota in 1883, they took upa claim and engaged in farming. Oliver,when not working on the farm, taughtschool, and thus struggled to win the prizethat he early set before himself—that of be-coming a lawyer. It was no easy task forone in his circumstances, but by persistentenergy, industry and perseverance he pre-pared and entered the law department of theUniversity of Michigan, and graduated as aBachelor of Laws in the class of 1890, andat once engaged in practice at Minnewaukon,N. D., and at the same time operated a had so commended himself to the peopleby his sterling cha
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