; ▁three ▁girls ▁and ▁four ▁boys . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁others , ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁Cl iff ord ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁After ▁sett ling ▁in ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁Kra al ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁local , ▁county ▁and ▁state ▁politics , ▁beginning ▁as ▁town ship ▁cl erk ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁as ▁town ship ▁tre as urer . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 8 ; ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Republican ▁Primary . ▁He ▁ran ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁another ▁term . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁however , ▁he ▁once ▁again ▁lost ▁the ▁primary ▁for ▁his ▁party . ▁After ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chair ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁several ▁bo ards . ▁He ▁helped ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Tra ill ▁County ▁Tele phone ▁Company ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁president ▁for ▁twelve ▁years . ▁ ▁Death ▁Kra abel ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁Circle , ▁Mont ana . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁at ▁Cl iff ord ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Cl iff ord , ▁North ▁Dak ota . ▁