Rand, Jasper
lawyer, legislator, was born in March, 1829, in Charlestown, Mass. In 1849 he sailed around the Horn to California, where he engaged in mining successfully. In 1862 he moved to Idaho; thence two years later to Missoula, Mont., where he served two terms as a member of the territorial council.
Since that time he has been engaged in the practice of law at Lewiston, Idaho; and has been mayor of that city.
RAND, MRS. MARY FRANCES [AB- BOTT], author, was born in 1840 in Maine. She is the author of Holly and Mistletoe; and Home-Spun Yarns for Christmas Stockings.