FRANK VANDERLINDEN. The wealth of Ramsey county is formed in a good part by the incomes of the well-regulated farms of Grand Harbor township, and one of these carefully cultivated tracts is owned and operated by Mr. Vanderlinden, who resides in section 36. He is a pioneer settler of that region, and is one of the worthy citizens of his community, and one in whose coming to the country has aided in its development to a remarkable degree. He is a man of good character, energetic and intelligent, and has made a success of his labors in the Northwest.

Our subject was born in Belgium, in 1855, and resided in his native place until 1871, when he came to the United States with his parents. The family settled in Brown county, Wisconsin. where our subject remained until 1882. In March of that year he came to North Dakota, and entered claim to land in section 36, of Grand Harbor township. He at once began the improvement of his farm and has resided thereon since that date. The farm has good buildings and every arrangement for its economical conduct. Mr. Vanderlinden owns one hundred and sixty acres of land, and has met with good success, and his farm yields abundantly and furnishes a comfortable competence.

Mr. Vanderlinden was married, in Devils Lake, North Dakota , to Miss DeClark. who was also born in Belgium . Mr. and Mrs. Vanderlinden are the parents of one son, upon whom they have bestowed the name of Joseph. Our subject takes an active interest in the general welfare of his community, and casts his influence for good local government.

JOHN A. VAN LIEW. A prominent position as a citizen and member of the farming community of Lake township, Ramsey county, is held by the gentleman above named. He resides in section 18, where he located over seventeen years ago, and he has accumulated a good property and enjoys the confidence of his fellow men.

Our subject was born on a farm in Livingston county, New York, January 10, 1853, and was a son of Martin and Clara (Spicer) Van Liew. The father entered the Union army during the Civil war, and the mother and family removed to Michigan in 1864 and settled in Kent county, and they have resided there most of the time since that date.

Our subject was educated in the common-schools and his early life was spent on a farm, and he later engaged in a flour-mill, and followed that occupation in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas for seventeen years. He went to North Dakota in the spring of 1883, and entered claim to land in Lake township, Ramsey county, and settled thereon and began farming operations, giving up the business at which he had been engaged for so many years. He has since been a resident of Lake township, and has accumulated four hundred and eighty acres of land, on which he has placed good improvements in the way of buildings, fences, etc., and has successfully followed general farming

Our subject was married in Rochester. Minnesota, to Miss Ellen M. Farrell, a native of St. Lawrence county. New York. Mr. and Mrs. Van Liew are the parents of three living children, named as follows: Harry W., Dawn E. and Mary. Horace died July 4, 1898, at the age of fifteen years, and one son died- in infancy. Mr. Van Liew is very active in public affairs of local importance, and has served as county commissioner two terms in Ramsey county and has held various offices in Lake township. He is intelligent and enterprising, and well merits his success and high station.

HON. ROBERT J. WALKER, residing on section 5, Irvine township, Ramsey county, is one of the influential and prominent citizens of that region. He has always been found standing for right and justice and manifesting the true spirit of American progress in his financial and social life.

Our subject was born near Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, November 23, 1840. He left there when an infant and went to Center county, Pennsylvania, where he lived until fifteen years old, and then went to Ohio. He lived in Miami and Clark counties until 1862, being engaged in the milling business. He enlisted in Company A, Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, and served three years. After the close of the war he went to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he engaged in the milling business six months, after which he removed to Virdin, Illinois. He was engaged in the milling and grain business there and at Girard. Illinois, until 1883, and in April of that year went to North Dakota and located in what is now Ramsey county. He selected land in Irvine township, where he has since made his home. He has erected good buildings and made valuable improvements and now owns eighteen hundred acres of choice land, located in Ramsey, Towner and Benson counties.

Our subject was married, in Macoupin county. Illinois, to Lucy Williams, a native of that county. Mrs. Walker died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 7, 1897. Five children were born to this union, who were as follows: Oliver, Wilbur, Theo, Eva, now Mrs. Edward Danley; and Gussie, now Mrs. William Wirtz. Mr. Walker was married to Miss Laura Vose in October, 1898. Mrs. Walker is a native of Maine. Mr. Walker is a supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and has taken the degrees of the Knights Templar and Mystic Shrine. He was elected to the legislature on the Republican ticket in 1896 and served one term, and for two terms he was president of the Enforcement League of North Dakota. He takes a hearty interest in public affairs and is deservedly popular and successful.

WILLIAM WEBSTER. who has devoted his later years to agricultural pursuits, has a fine farm in the township which bears his name, and is one of the extensive land owners of Ramsey county. He was born about eight miles from Dundee. Scotland, August 9. 1838, and his present home is in section 31 of Webster township, Ramsey county.

The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation, and Mr. Webster was reared on the home farm and assisted with the farm work until he was fifteen years of age. He began to learn the mill Wright's trade when a boy of thirteen years, and after about two years left home and went to Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where he completed his trade, and was employed in a foundry and machine shop. He continued working there at his trade until 1860, when he went to East St. Louis, Illinois, and continued the same kind of work until 1866. He then returned to Canada and for several years was employed in the saw-mill business until 1883. In the early summer of that year he came to Ramsey county, North Dakota, 'and located on the farm on which he now resides. He has erected good buildings, made valuable improvements and otherwise provided a comfortable home, and is now the fortunate possessor of thirteen hundred and twenty acres of land. He was one of the pioneers of Webster county, and in appreciation of his services in its early development the township was named in his honor.

Our subject was married, in Huron county, Ontario, Canada, to Miss Esther Nay, a native of Canada, where she was reared. Mr. and Mrs. Webster have been the parents of thirteen children, twelve of whom are now living, named as follows: David, Robert, William J. Margaret, Mary, George, Anna, Sarah, Edith, Ida, Pearl and Daniel M. Samuel died in Canada at the age of two and a half years. Mr. Webster has served as school treasurer for several years and also as justice of the peace. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, and is an elder in that denomination.

WILLIAM A. WILSON occupies a prominent and influential position as a member of the farming community of Ramsey county, in Grand Harbor township, of which he owns a pleasant home. He has resided in section 13 continuously since the early settlement of that region and his efforts have met with unbounded success.

Our subject was born in Lock Haven, Clinton county, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1854. He lived at his native place until he was sixteen years of age, when he left Pennsylvania and lived in different states and followed various occupations until 1880, when he located in North Dakota. In the early summer of that year he went to East Grand Forks, where he remained two years and was employed grading on the Great Northern Railroad. He settled on his present farm in June, 1882. and has devoted his attention to farming since that date, with the exception of about two years, when he was engaged in freighting from Larimore to Grand Harbor and he also followed farming. He has made good improvements on his home place and now owns and operates five hundred and twenty acres of choice land and ranks among the foremost men of his calling in the county.

Our subject was married, in Olmstead county, Minnesota, to Miss Dora Conner, a native of McGregor, Iowa . Mrs. Wilson was reared in Olmstead county, Minnesota . Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, who are named as follows : Pearl R., Mary L., William H. and Elsie F. Mr. Wilson has served as a member of the township board of supervisors and chairman of the board and also as chairman of the school board, and is a man who keeps abreast of the times and lends his influence for the up building of the business and social interests of his adopted state.