from his farm of one hundred and forty-three acres which adjoins the corporation limits of Roland on the east. He is a young man of good business ability, displaying special aptitude for successful management, and the progress that he has already made seems to promise further advancement for the future.
On the 7th of December, 1900, Mr. Boyd was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Gaard, a native of Story county and a daughter of R. K. Gaard, of Roland. In 1902, however, Mr. Boyd was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who passed away on the 25th of August, leaving many friends. On the 19th of October, 1905, Mr. Boyd was joined in wedlock to Miss Olive Hegland, a native of this county and a daughter of O. O. Hegland, of Roland. There is one child of this marriage, Paula.
Aside from business affairs Mr. Boyd takes an active part in the public interests of the community and is accounted one of the popular and progressive citizens. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and while he has never sought nor desired office in political lines he has done official service in various other connections. For five years he served as school treasurer and for the past seven years has been secretary and manager of the Roland Lecture Course Association whereby the town has been furnished many delightful entertainments. While at Ames he did special work in vocal music, possessing naturally a fine tenor voice, and he has since been a popular solo singer of his part of the county. He is a member and chorister of the United Lutheran church and was director of the Fortress Choral Union, which held its song fest in Marshalltown in 1910. His musical talent and ability as a director make him a valuable factor in all those circles where music is a feature of entertainment, and he has done much to promote musical taste in the city where he resides.
FRANK D. THOMPSON.
Investigation into the history of Story county brings to light the fact that Frank D. Thompson has borne an important part in the work of public progress. There are found many tangible evidences of his public spirit and enterprise, and moreover he deserves the recognition that should be accorded a self-made man whose business principles and actions are based upon the rules that govern unabating energy and strict, unswerving integrity, prompted in life by a laudable ambition. He took up the study of law without an instructor and in due time so thoroughly mastered the principles of jurisprudence that he secured admission to the bar. In the practice of law and the conduct of a real-estate business and as an incumbent in office, he has made a record which is creditable alike to himself and to the city of his adoption.