Charles Bangert was born on March 3, 1879 in Sabula, Iowa.  He received his degree in business administration from Westman College and did various jobs in legal, banking and surveying professions.  After coming to North Dakota, Bangert studied law by correspondence at the University of North Dakota and passed his bar exams in 1906.  He opened his own law office in Enderlin in 1910 and served as the city attorney for 40 years as well as attorney for the Soo Railroad for twenty years.  Bangert helped to organize the People's Bank of Enderlin, was active with the published of the Enderlin Independent and the Ransom County Farmers Press, served as secretary of the Enderlin Farmers Elevator and state senator from Ransom County.

The papers consist of correspondence relating to the Enderlin Independent and Ransom County Farmers Press newspapers, the Nonpartisan League in Ransom County, and the 1941 North Dakota State Legislature.  As well, there is material concerning the Moline Plow Company suit, the legal battles between William Langer and William Lemke over the Land Finance Company, and many other topics.
 

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