Thomas I. and Robert M. Foster are the sons of Morris B. Foster, who filed on the first homestead in Hector township. They were born on the old homestead two miles west of Buffalo Lake and except for short intervals, when away at school, have always lived at home on the farm. Both are graduates of the Hector High School and subsequently attended Hamlin University, from which institution Thomas I. is a graduate. Robert M. is managing editor of the News, while Thomas I. devotes himself largely to looking after the home farm.