The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-01-19
BAIRD new HEAD
FOR DICK INS0N
NATIONAL BANK
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Popular Banking Man Has Made
Rapid Progress - Other
Queen City Changes

Dickinson, Jan. 19,--L. Il. Baird.
assistant cashier Of the First National
bank, and one Of the best known bank
Grs and military mo-" Iii North Dak0-
ia. was elected president Of the DakO-
Ia National bank at the annual meet
ing of that institution. lie has a.
ready assumed active management or
the Dakota National, which has been
almost completely rcorSaniZcd within
the past two months.
Mr.. Baird came to Dickinson about
Il dozen years ago and formed Il part
nership with +. c. llcftrOn in the
practice of law, also becoming inter-
ested in the Currcnt-llcffrOn Ahshact
company. A few years later he he
came actively engaged in the bank
ing business and was elected Il dircc-
tor and assistant cashier OF the First
National Bank of Dickinson. During
his residence in Dickinson Mr.. Balrd
has also been active in military af-
fairs, especially in the North Dakota
National guard. He holds the rank
Of captain.
The reorganization began last No.
vembcr, when c. +. Merry, w. A. Nc
Clurc and l.. II. Baird purchased the
extensive bank holdings Of Alfrcu
White, George Scnour and Syvanc
Ferris later securing the stock owned
by c. C. Mead. Midway; w. Il. Howe,
Mclaughlin, S. Oak. II. f., Hagcr'
man, Mandan, and G. Il. Allen, s..
Paul. later on II. Il. Skauge, cashier
Of the Taylor State Bank, also pur.
chased Il block Of stock.
p" OTHER BANK CHANGES
At the annual meeting the follow
ing officers and directors were elect
cd: Otiicers-L. X. Baird, president ;
w. A. Mcclure, vice president; V. W.
Mascr, cashier; j. G. Sanders, assist
ant cashier. Directors-L. II. Baird,
II. G. Christensen c. T.. Merry, DR.. G.
A. Perkins, w. A. Mcclure. II. Il
Skaugc and J. G. Sanders.
Among the old stock holders who re-
main with the institution arc Red
mond and Joseph Murphy and William
Connolly, Kiudccr; Mike Connolly,
Mandan; Judge Il. 4. Burke, Bis
marck Rasmus Jensen. Oakdalc. ana
Judge w. G. Crawford, Dickinson.
The new vice president, w. A. Nc
Clure, is secretary-trcasurcr Of the
Farmers Insurance Co., home office
Dickinson. He was receiver Of the
United States Land Office in Dickin'
son for several years, and is interest
cd in the banking business at Dunn
Center. He is one of the best known
men in Stark county.
G. +. Merry and II. Ii. Skauge, new
men on the board Of directors, arc
also well known, Mr.. Merry, who has
been resident OF Dickinson for a
third of Il century. was the organizer
of the Farmers Insurance Company
which is already Il statewide mStlt'''
tiOn and promises to eventually he
come one of the strongest companies
Of its kind~in the Northwest. Mr.
Skaugc resides at Taylor, where he Is
regarded as one Of the most agsrcs
i've young business men of the town
RumOr has it that Mr.. Skaugc may
become actively Identified in the man
accmcnt of the Dickinson bank in tho
near future.
V. W. Mascr and J. G. Sanders
cashier and assistant cashier, rcsp"c
lively. retain the positions they have
held since the. resignation of y. y
Mars as cashier a couple Of years
ago.