of whom are attending school. They lost one little daughter, Selma, at the age of two years.
The family attend the Lutheran church in which the parents are communicants. Ever since he has acquired the full rights of citizenship through naturalization Mr. Solem has cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party, as he feels that the basic principles of that political body are best adapted to subserve the interests of the general public. He has always been a very active wide-awake citizen, taking a warm interest in all municipal affairs and for three years served as a member of the Roland council and is now acting as a member of the board of school directors.
He is a progressive man, possessing very broad views. His extensive travel and residence in so many different countries, as well as the fact of his having followed various occupations, has given him a comprehensive understanding and grasp of many subjects which never come within the scope of the average individual who only acquires his knowledge from books or at second hand. He has always proven himself to be a capable man, well worthy of the regard which is generally granted him by his fellow townsmen.
LOGAN OLINGER.
One of the noticeable factors of recent years in business circles is the presence of young men in positions of large responsibility. Possessing advantages of early training of which former generations had only a dim conception, they are prepared to advance rapidly and the result is that many of the important enterprises of the country are directed by young men. Logan Olinger, in the real-estate business at Maxwell, belongs to the class briefly outlined above., He is a native of Maxwell, born February 23, 1880, a son of George W. Olinger, a record of whom appears in the sketch of Charles E. Olinger, to be found elsewhere in this work.
Logan Olinger received his preliminary education in the public schools of his native town and also attended the high school. At the age of nineteen years he became connected with the real-estate business of his brother, Charles E. Olinger, and in March, 1900, was made a member of the firm of Olinger Brothers and was placed in charge of the insurance department, the firm doing the largest fire insurance business of any in this section of the state. As time passed the personal affairs of the senior member of the concern demanded more and more of his attention until, on December 1, 1909, he retired and the subject of this review is now sole proprietor. The firm has been prominent in handling local real estate but its main operations have been in Iowa and Dakota farm lands, while the insurance business controlled by them under active and able management has grown to remarkable proportions.