CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



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Putting Up Wild Hay on One of Martin E. L. Wilk's Farms 



S. 0. Westberg, the cashier, came 

 to Moorhead in 1882, and since 1894 

 has been associated with Mr. Weum. 

 This association continued when the 

 bank was organized and Mr. Westberg 

 became one of its employes. He kept 

 moving up and is now the cashier. 



The First National Bank of Ulen 

 was organized January 1, 1904, with 

 $25,000 capital stock. On January 1, 

 1916, the capital had grown to $47,- 

 949.09 and the deposits were $182,- 

 698.67. C. J. Lofgren of Ada is presi- 

 dent and Louis Lofgren is cashier. 



Louis Lofgren was less than five years 

 old when he came to the United States 

 from Sweden in 1871. He was in busi- 

 ness at Park River, N. D., and at Ada 

 in the banking and milling business be- 

 fore coming to Ulen when the bank 

 began business. 



The Security State Bank of Hitter- 

 dal was organized March 16, 1904, with 

 $10,000 capital stock. The banking 

 capital on January 1, 1916, was $19,- 

 520.51 and the deposits $49,626.28. 



J. Solum is president and G. Gun- 

 derson cashier. Mr. Solum is one of 



Winter Rye Field West of Ulen— Man Is Six Feet Tall 



