Byron Andrus
yron Andrus, land and law attorney and real estate broker, came to Griggs
County in July of 1882. He was one
of the very first to engage in the business at Cooperstown. Andrus was the local agent for Griggs County of the Northern Pacific land
department. He also tended to a
land office business, made final proofs and loaned money for eastern
capitalists. He was elected to be
the first Judge of Probate.
Source: Cooperstown, North Dakota 1882-1982 page 19
