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 | [...]AK we invited all pioneers who arrived here prior to 1920 to submit a story; in this sequel we include some of those wh[...]come and made this their home for some period of time. There are over 2300 biographies and nearly 1800 pictures to update our story. A vast amount of material has been submitted and it has been necessary to edit and reduce the manuscripts to a workable volume. The editing has been done by num[...]ir best judgment; naturally we don't always agree on what is important and what is not. This has all been done by volunteer help; to them and the typists who have given so much of their time, we extend a great big, "Thank you." We have tried not to include information that was given in the first p[...]rganizations come in this category. We have tried to preserve for posteri- ty not only the human element but also material of historical importance. We are aware much has been left unsaid; but we are very comfortable with what is recorded. It is very gratifying to note the response of those who left Sheridan Coun[...]loyment elsewhere; economic condition forced them to migrate. They were quick in submitting a story and they were the most anxiou to put in an order for a book. Even if they live el ewhere, they till feel thi i where their roots are. Many did not re pond becau[...]t aware of the project· our sincere apologies go out to the e people.[...] |
| [...]Ground breaking for the new courthouse was begun on 8-5-37 . Built with the assistance[...]of the WPA, it was opened for inspection on 10-17-38. |
| [...]c-5lfo; a-a There still seems to be a blendmg of the past and the pre nt in Sheridan County which continu o er a philosophy grounded in rs 1v • 1 's an |
| [...]en's detention quarters, Civil Defense, Com- On 3-24-13, the Valley County Commissioners passed a resolution munity Meeting Room, other[...]ng the same. of the County Commissioners was held on Monday, 3-31-1 3, at the The archi[...]1st Chairman and contract was awarded to Builders Centre-Arden Olson and Delbert the other Commissioners were F. A. Weinrich and Eli P. Hanson. Mar[...]d schoolhouse until Plans for a 2nd addition to the original Courthouse started taking 1936. At t[...]requesting the building of shape in 1981. On 7-9-81, the Commissioners hired the architectural a new County Courthouse. On 7-21 -36, during the primary election, firm of Hatfield and ZumBrunnen of Dickinson, NO to draw up the voters approved the Courthouse by a 2 to 1 vote. The project was preliminary designs and cost estimates on the west addition to the approved by the PWA board, but no funds were available at the time. Courthouse. After 6 months of reviewing and revising plans, a public After consultations in Helena, it was decided to try for WPA funds. meeting was held on 12-10-81 to discuss the project and get approval Local citizens went to Washington, DC to lobby for the funding and on for the project. At that meeting the Co[...]he WPA at an approximate cost proval to go ahead with the project. Aldinger Construction of Glendive of $75,000. On 8-5-37, a ground breaking ceremony was held. Edwin[...]tion revenues. The project included a Commissioners office, Clerk and manager. Most of[...]on was 32' by 28'. processing center on the 2nd floor, the county library and meeting The[...]red concrete. room on the ground floor, and mechanical equipment, libra[...]fices. The Superintendent of Schools has moved to the former Commis-[...]ncorporated towns. The original members appointed to the board were[...]The Planning Board serves as an advisory board to the county[...]The new Courthouse was 1st open for inspection on 10-1 7-38 Since its creation in 197 4 the Planning Board has studied a when Plentywood's 25th Jubilee was held. The dedi[...]lid waste disposal, oil, coal and potash was held on Saturday, 1-28-39, with open house inspection from 3 to development impacts, land use planning and regulations and interlocal 11 P.M. and a dance held in the evening. The total cost of the[...]as a part-time consultant to work for the board and to prepare a com- On 5-8-73, another step was taken to improve County government prehensive plan for Sheridan County. housing. On 3-5-73, a resolution was made by the County Commis- Since hiring a staff the Planning Board has become involved in sioners to hold a special election on 5-8-73, to get authorization by the assessing the potential for rural water systems, applying for grants to voters for an addition to the existing County Courthouse. On that day a provide sewer and water services, develop[...]zed the County Commis- and preparing a comprehensive plan for the county which was adopted sioners to incur an indebtedness of $180,000 (7½ mills for[...]March 1984 by the county commissioners. addition to federal matching funds for the purpose of buildin[...]lan is basically an assess- structing an addition to the Courthouse. The federal matching funds[...]amount of otters recommendations to the county government in relation to its $85,000 . The monies were used to remodel the Court Room[...] |
| [...]e, so we can expect that the county will continue to lose By John Overby its rural population, and that Plentywood will continue to have an i~-[...]The need for additional museum space to preserve early day creasingly larger share of the[...]agriculture equipment and a Civic Center to accommodate large can be expected that the need for public and communi~y f[...]years. A combined committee of members of the Old Tractor[...]missioners was formed The plan also supports a policy of resource conse.rvation .and to study the situation. The increase in county valuation due to the oil recognizes the important role that agricu[...]impact presented the opportunity to be able to afford such facilities. County's economy. "With the continued cost-price squeeze on After rough drafts were[...]ward larger Woosley of Billings, was hired to fill in details to meet state specifica- capital intensive farms and[...]s will turn tions required by such a public building. Depressed economic condi- around[...]s throughout the United States enabled the County to capitalize on duration is limited by the amount of available re[...]on of Glendive was chosen. area economy will need to rely on agriculture's renewable r~sour~~s As the building was to house and preserve homestead days' equip- and the long-term success of the community may depend on its ability ment, another idea was presented to honor all early homesteaders. to provide increased employment and expanded business opportunities This was the rock facing on the outside of the building. These rocks through[...]piles. Over the years lichen has grown on these rocks fed by the sun, In May, 1919, County Superintendent of Schools Ellen Wilson cir- air and rain making a colorful exterior. culated petitions to establish a Library facility. At a hearing on The fully equipped kitchen has added to the Civic Center's ver- 7-28-19, the County Commissioners passed a resolution establishing a satility; the tables and chairs were c[...]road. facility opened in the old Kitzenberg store on First Avenue on 3-26-20 The building was completed in 1983 and dedicated in July of that for reading and on May 29th the circulation department opened. year. Schwartz's contract came to $362,525.00, Plum~i~g In October of 1925 the 1st Sheridan Count[...].00, Kitchen $27 ,366 .00. The total cost coming to Crone, and Rodney Salisbury. According to a history done by Edgar I. $483,626.00. Syverud, housing was a problem. In order to improve the situation, on 11 -4-25, the County Commissioners purchased the[...]DER DAM defunct State Bank of Plentywood, located on the northeast corner of By Lou DeSilva[...]In 1943 3 "Flash" floods did considerable damage to the Old Many times during the depression years it was threatened to close Townsite area; this resulted in a great deal of pressure to solve the the library, but each time strong opposition stopped it. problem; little could be done at the time because of WWII restrictions.[...]s of Engineers was called in; the Corps submitted a plan to and Homestead.[...]e chan- The Sheridan County Library became a member of the Golden nel with concrete. Property owners put up a strong objection to this Plains Library Federation in 1971 . The est[...]The theory of building a dam was revived as Harold DeSilva, Len was funded by the Federal government as a demonstration grant to im-[...]tment for funds; and with the assistance of taxes on adja- every 3 weeks. When the Bookmobile was dis[...]eted the following year. The new project provided a Dagmar and Westby. Today we receive our Inter-li[...]dam with a lake, spillways, and RV park area and new picnic[...]area Conserva- The lack of space was again a topic of discussion at Board tionist District Supervisor. Those on the Soil Conservation Board at that meetings during the 1970s. In 1983, aner a decade of trying, our new time were Gor[...]aae, Jack Rasmus- county library facility became a reality. Located on the gr~u~d flo~r of sen, Glenn Jacobsen and Billie Janssen. the west-end addition to the Sheridan County Courthouse, 1t 1s 3 times la[...]ding with room for reading tables and chairs and a separate reading and magazine area. We also have a meeting r~om SHERWOOD AIRPORT for s[...]rold DeSilva the facility the week of December 5 to 1O, 1983, and our open house Plent[...]port was located in the present area of was held on 4-13-84. The architect was Bob Hatfield of Glendi[...]rport in The old Library building was sold to Capital Savings Bank at a 1925. Thirteen hundred dollars was received from Bisecker's bank for public auction on 10-25-83 for $55,000.[...]of an airport with sod runways. The city provided a consists of Duane Arneklev, Dennis Nathe,[...] |
| [...]b, Plen- tywood was the smallest town in the US to receive approval of this type school. Instructor[...]raffic became quite congested; the elevators were a hazard to low-flying aircraft; there was only 1 thing to do and that was to find another location. Earlier Cliff Petersen and Vernon Hoven had had the foresight to acquire a section of land from Nancy Marron 1½ miles nort[...]e Municipal Airport. mission plans were made for a new facility. Construction started in the spring of 1958; a 3200' by 75' runway was paved and 2 sod strips[...]The Airport has seen many improvements; a residence was pro- were completed to accommodate crosswinds; the total cost was[...]he oiled runway 3900' by Johnson, Stan Rue-Secy. A dedication was held 6-7 -59 with nearly[...]17 hangars. In 1981 Basin Air was established to provide charter ser- following, the fly-in becam[...]) (D) . .............. . ........... . 1932-38 0. A. Aspeland ...... . ... . ..... ... .. . . . . 192[...]April '84 David Cybulski (l)(A) . . . . . .... . ..... . .......... 7/80-present[...]Co. Clerk *Fl-Farmer-labor Party from 1937 to 1950. Limited finances made consolidation necessa[...].... . .. . ..... . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. A. A. Major elected 1934 . . ................. Carl H.[...]ber 1920 ...... Beatrice O'Grady elected, defeats A. A. Major 935-1937 ....................... . ......[...]etired mid-term); Terry Angvick on 3-31-13. Harry Loucks was Chairman and the other[...]Beth Linquist Eli P. Hansen and F. A. Weinrich . 1982-1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]ber 1914 . . . . J.C. Timmons defeated Loucks for a 6 yr. term[...]S.S. Moen was elected for a 4 yr. term* SHERIDAN COUNTY ATTORNEYS[...]A. A. Chapman was elected for a 2 yr. term* Paul Babcock (A) .............................. 1914-16 •The above were elected but an Attorney General's Opinion held that present[...]for 2 years and 4 years, respectively. L.J.Onstad(A) ..... .. . . . . . .....[...]P. J. Eie's name appeared on the minutes as a commissioner. The record does J. J. Gunther (A) ................. . 1918-20 not state who he replaced but he probably took Hansen's position as his name Ar[...]1920-28 does not appear on any further minutes.[...] |
| [...].......... Ray Stoner was elected, no opposition May 20, 1920 . . . Board approved Resolution forming[...]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jens Ibsen elected to 6 yr. term January 1967 ......... R. Stone[...]R. G. Tyler elected to 4 yr. term November 1968 ............. Clif[...]tad (F. French was appointed to replace Jens Ibsen) January 1975[...]mber 6, 1926 . . . Robert Kahle was appointed due to resignation November 1978 . . . .[...]m.; C. Holje and H. Ator June 29, 1927 .......... A. N. Wankel appointed to replace Kahle November 1982 .[...]nk November 1928 .. . . Victor Anker (R) defeated A. N. Wankel (lndep.) January 1983[...]April 1984 ... ... . . Bernt Ward was appointed to H. Ator's position November 1932 ........... . ......... A. J. Olson was elected January 1933 . . .... V. E. Anker, Chm.; A. J. Olson and Carl Hansen SHERIDA[...]GES October 2, 1933 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. J. Olson appointed Chairman[...]1919 March 6, 1933 .... Edward Spoklie appointed to replace Carl Hansen[...]4 September 1933 . . . . . . Carl Tange appointed to replace V. E. Anker S. E. Paul . .[...]n Hoven ... . .. .. ... .. ........ February 1938-May 1943 Henry Hun[...]David N. Nyquist .. ......... ...... . . . May 1943-January 1944 January 3, 1935 .... A. J. Olson, Chm.; Henry Hunter and Carl Tange[...]une 1969 November 1938 . . ........ .. . .. . ... A. J. Olson (lndep.) elected M. Jame[...]Andrew Christensen elected January 3, 1939 .. . . A. J. Olson, Chm .; A. Christensen and C. Tange November 1940 . . .....[...]... . .. . .. 1921 -1924 January 4, 1943 . . . .. A. Christensen, Chm .; A. J. Olson and G. lngell[...]August 7, 1944 . .. . B. N. Benson appointed for A. J. Olson's position[...]House January 6, 1947 ...... A. Christensen, Chm.; Danielson and Walder[...]A. Christensen did not run[...]3, 1949 . ... Tom Danielson , Chm.; H. Walder and A. Rehmer Fishbeck, F. G. (R) Plen[...]ry 1951 ..... Tom Danielson, Chm .; H. Walder and A. Rehmer Lowe, Henry P. (R) Cu[...]tlook January 5, 1953 ... T. W. Danielson , Chm.; A. Rehmer and R. Stoner[...]lor, Charles (R) Plentywood Larsen A. T. (0) Dagmar January 1955 ..... T. W. Danielson, Chm.; A. Rehmer and R. Stoner[...]Taylor, Charles (F.L.) Plentywood Larsen , A.T. (F.L.) Plentywood January 7, 1957 ... T. W. Danielson, Chm .; A. Rehmer and R. Stoner[...]927) January 1959 ... . . T. w. Danielson, Chm .; A. Rehmer and R. Stoner Tayl[...] |
| [...]Murphy, 1st term probably appointed, (Prog) (D) (A) 26th Assembly (1939)[...].) Tyler, A. G. (D) Medicine Lake 1927 -30 . .. .............. ........ . .... Ethel Singleton (A) 27th Assembly (1941)[...]Bennet1 ............. appointed 4-9-13 and served to 1914 Dahl, Andrew (D) Dagmar Michel[...]n B. Duggan ................ (D) served from 1915 to 1916 34th Assembly (1955[...]k Bennett .................. (R) served from 1917 to 1920 Dahl, Andrew (0) Dagmar Michel[...]. Collins ............... (Soc.) served from 1921 to 1922 35th Assembly (1957[...]Salisbury .............. (F .L.) served from 1923 to 1928 Dahl, Andrew (0) Dagmar Michels[...]P. Madsen .............. (R) (D) served from 1929 to 1942 36th Assembly (1959[...]Erdahl ................ (R) (D) served from 1943 to 1962 Michels, Lloyd (0) Medicine Lake Aash[...]Nikolaisen ................ (D) served from 1963 to 1964 37th Assembly (1961[...]Lyle Medders . (D) appointed to fill Arne Nikolaisen's term on 2-28-64 ichels, Lloyd (0) Medicine Lake A[...]Jack Westphal ................... (D) appointed to fill vacancy ichels, Lloyd (0) Medicine Lake[...]n (F.l.) ........................ 1924 & 1926 Cot1on, Robert (D) Glasgow Smit[...]Lien, Orphey (D) Poplar Paul Kurtz (A) .............................. 1932 & 1934[...]Lien, Orphey (0) Poplar Note: N.P.L. refers to Non-Partisan League; F.L. refers to Farm-labor: Oates are the elec- Lund, Art (A) Scobey tion years |
| [...]fields are more susceptible to wind and water erosion due to decreased There have been many changes in t[...]il. county has remained fairly constant at 927 , but the number of farm Erosion pro[...]ing use acreage requirements operators continues to decline. In 1969, there were 734 farm[...]ciated with farm programs have led many producers to leave more operators, farming an average of 1,430 acres. Currently this number crop residue on the soil surface. Stubble-mulch fallow and a reduction has decreased to 658 farm operators, farming approximately 1,595[...]y, primary utilization is of herbicides to control weed problems on fallow acreage. In addition, it for dryland crop and livestock production. From 1969 to 1983, crop- is estimated that 10% of[...]40 ,000 acres, is land acreage increased 705,000 to 729,000 acres. During the same ei[...]r continuous crop rotation. This has led in part, to an period, rangeland declined from 345,000 to 321,000 acres. The increased u[...]d USDA price support programs, have from 333,000 to 401,000 acres. led to an increase of on-farm grain storage facilities. Some farms now The increase in cropland acreage was due to a number of in- have the capacity to store several years of grain production. fluences. The early 1970s saw a substantial increase in grain prices, Due to larger carryover of wheat stocks, record wheat pr[...]s averaged $4.57 , with highs of order to comply and be eligible for government price support programs $5[...]storage loans for their commodities. In addition, a Payment- most of 1973, '7 4, '75, and '76. Previ[...]d 1984. This program and durum had averaged $1.25 to $1 .90 per bushel. allowed farmers to further reduce their wheat acreage and production[...]vy culling barley, as an alternative to wheat production. Also, safflower acreage with many livestock producers completely selling out herds. Acreage as an oil crop incre[...]Sheridan County continues to have a noxious weed problem. Leafy Sheridan County remains primarily a wheat-producing county, with Spurge, F[...]of ma- the majority of harvested cropland seeded to durum. Sheridan County jor concern. A control program has been in effect since 1970, wi[...]state, annually averaging formation of a county Weed Control Board. The Board presently 4 to 6 million bushels of production. Total wheat acreage in the county employs a Weed Supervisor and crew members who coordinate nox- rose from 233,000 in 1969 to 328,000 presently. This again, due in ious weed control efforts on private and public lands. Major control ef- part to the favorable prices of the early 1970s as well a[...]Average wheat yields in the county vary from year to year, but Lake. have averaged approximately 2[...]was voted into ex- feed grain acreage once again to above the previous highs.[...]ers have declined substantially from 2700 in 1969 to the Extension Service. 1690 pr[...]However, in the late The late 197Os brought a great interest in irrigation in the county. '60s or early '70s a tax of 1½ mills on County real property became Several irrigation wells were drilled along an aquifer suspected to be available for operation costs. the Anc[...]rough the years has provided technical assistance to found close to the surface. Over 20 quarter-section center pivot[...]mers and ranchers. They help plan, design and lay out practices tion systems were established in the northeastern and eastern portion on the lands to protect the precious top soil from erosion. They[...]watershed project. This flood protection is a dam 60 feet high with a fill larger, more efficient machinery. A good many farms operate four- of[...]capable of covering several engineers to give maximum protection both to the city of Plentywood hundred acres each day. This large machinery has all but eliminated and the bottom la[...] |
| [...]instrumental in organizing our group and gave us a lot of help also a part of the overall project.[...]ears. He was in charge of many wheat farmer tours to Between 1965 and 1971 a soil survey was done in Sheridan[...]Roy of the soils and interpretive information as to the use of the soils and Campbell, Vice P[...]m Growers Association for many District initiated a thorough water resource study on the ancestral river years and is now Presi[...]nnel that extends from southwest of Medicine Lake to the north- east corner of Sheridan County and the[...]his SHERIDAN COUNTY STOCKMEN'S study as a guide, a formal reservation of water under State law will be requested. This reservation will make it possible[...]ASSOCIATION municipal uses to be planned in an orderly manner for up to 30 years in the future. The Sheridan County[...]r 1950 which included the pens, chutes and scale. A ye rly rental is also paid to the B . The facility has been a great boon o the[...]IFE as organized December 1976 in ebraska to promote[...]rheading he project. "L bread" ·s sill on he shelves[...]non-nu ritive fibre or cellulose hich urned ou to be a ood There has been tremendous pr[...]men an gislators. he I commu[...]-the soil. (last e e by .A preser[...]O s i rum n aJ in 0 A A DURU S ASSOCIATIO[...]ric ing a more ec By I on Paulson Le isl . The on an Durum Gro ers oc l 1975 a Reserve. Through th efforts of . d Farmers Eleva or of Reserve, he organiz t1on s form d to promo e in eres in durum plan in nd mar etmg in h[...]e annual meeting is held in April every ye r · h a fre sp he · ti luncheon ser ed to the pubric at noon. The firs mee ings ere held a the Reserve Hall and since then they have been he[...]1 O y ars It 10 a d1vi ion of the State[...]has b en ac om i d educa ion GR USTRY[...]ry. Royal Grannmg Fair as I rdi phy and ro th " ho served a 3 year term as direc or of the US Durum Gro ers A[...]heat Comm1s• lone r from 3 to 31 s.[...] |
| [...]City and then transfer- By mid-Ju i d red hen Glenwood Center opened. There have be[...]xchange groups as well as ational 4-H. rate may vary. rs. Phyllis Granning was the 1st supervisor and since then it has A . been under the management of Nancy Thuesen, ary[...]ell- bo cCarty. We at this time have a "Wheat Queen" Francine Smith of Reserve represent[...]BIG MUDDY COWBELLES We have helped on many education projects at the State level and By Dor ilave a continuing promotion proJect going.[...] |
| [...]mis s, reporters, TV cameras d on "Good orning, America," ·n[...], Eileen ielsen; Smith . Front row: Be ty Sorensen. Judy Cheetham, Lorraine Pedersen, an[...]burned, but it as rebuilt. There is only 1 rural schoo[...] |
| [...]cCrory won the theme contest for her picture BEGI I G THE BICENTENNIAL[...]Bicentennial logo were placed on sale together with coins, ontana The 1st meet[...]in the 3 themes: Heritage, Festival and as held on 6-21-7 4 with Bill Smi1h of Medicine Lake as acting chair- Horizon. man. At a subsequent meeting he was elected permanent Chairman A Bicentennial monument using native stone as built[...]Parpart; it was placed near the Museum entrance; a bronze plaque Secretary; Cliff Peterson, Treasure[...]containing the Centennial logo was implanted on the face.[...]Craig Saxton made a Time Capsule; each to n as given a 3 lb. coffee can which was to be filled ith histories, pictures and other[...]memorabilia and to be placed in the Capsule during the July 4 celebra-[...]tion; it is to be brought out again at the Tricentennial Celebration.[...]Ken Syme promoted a Bicentennial tour; Syme led he caravan as[...]"Trail Boss" on June 4 with 35 campers and mobile homes; they mad[...]Former Sheridan County residents came to the campgrounds for pie•[...]sheet cakes decorated like USA flags were served to the visitors;[...]entertainment follo ed at a nearby hall. BICENTE[...], ·s BIATHDA Y PARTY (1776- 801 )- ntelo On Saturday, 7•3-76 one of the largest cro ds lin[...]s of Uncle Sam (1801 -1826)- Plen ood to vte the hour-long parade, the many organizational[...]floats, school bands and the e c,tement of a fre barbeque later at the[...]876)- Reserve anso 6:00 A. Brea fas serv d by the Tractor Club[...]76-1901 }- rcher, Redstone, Wolf 8:00 A. . All Church Service[...]k Raymond A. Contributors: |
| [...]until softball took the spotlight. nial Room a the Courthouse.[...]oads into the popularity of fastpitch; the SPORTS I SHERIDA COU TY[...]is he Golden Decade of High School To those seeking leisure-time activities the opportunities are many and a hie ics during he '70s. Follo ing is an outline o[...]mpions 72 a e Cas lace in e ball[...]h ime i I in S e U mee[...]I ea Falls. One of the machines[...]all parts o ; helping to[...]ch es or d· 1 is reported to be the 1st Ford- |
| [...]the move was made from the old hospital structure on tiaw . . at Main Street to the new fac ility at 440 N. Laurel Avenue. In 196[...]g was added followed by the nursing home addition to the PLJIIITYWOO J>. K O ST. _ _ ~ - ~- ~ - 1a f37-[...]e in the base- ment contained 51 ,761 sq. ft . at a cost of $1 ,700,000.00; local a~~- citizens donated $250,000; the balance came from a loan of $1 ,063,700.00 from the FMHA at 5% intere[...]I tJ .. ti?)[...]D.U.I. cases are referred for a day of Court Schooling. At present each[...]mily ng ome es1 en s an ga er or a p1 re · ore e n members of alcholics. There is a program for all county h"gh schools to House and Dechca ion held June 17, 1979. Back ro[...]ention of drugs Florence By onen, Vali a A or, Mi e cy Tyl r, and a[...]Wars. Plen ood Carl Lodahl. a Hep , began the 1st organized service in '51 with a '39 LaSalle. Trained Hov I nd, TiUi U land[...]d Pehl. cl.ean, Adm. , Chari R. . , A S nhi m, R. . , .H. Dir. of ur .[...]over he serv·ce and a '67 Pontiac as purchased. By '7 4 the drivers[...]of hich 21 are designa ed for had to pass an 81 -hour course h"ch has no been extended to 100 hospi al and 65 fo nursing home use. There ar[...]espons Units locat d in 1 120,225.00. n adchtion to the emergency room in 1984 cos[...]000.00. Dr. Gayl n Stoner is completing an office to the est Au iliary as form d n '83 to 'Ip I h d tatls and th re are no &eh ill have[...] |
| [...]BORDER A.R.C . By Martha Lee[...]By Susie Andrilenas A group of senior citizens met on 7-7-71 and decided there was In January 1965, a group of concerned parents in Medicine Lake need for an organization o provide a meeting place and entertainment met to form a unit of the Association for Retarded Children . f[...]ls, Treas.; and 3 directors- 1973 the group moved to the old John Deere building. Three years[...]e In November 1965, it was decided to have a newsletter. Wilma center of activities. A piano was furnished and kitchen appliances sup-[...]d many The purpose of the unit was to help the retarded people in the area more social activities. In 983 room was made to accommodate addi- by providing medical help and also transportation to Eastmont in Glen- ional card tables and chairs, a pool table, serving tables, a new dive. Over the years they have d[...]e Handicapped. The 1st camp was held in 1973 with to Clubs at Min on, Fortuna, Scobey, Westby and Medicine Lake for[...]local athletes in the Special Olympics. month for a free blood-pressure clinic.[...]members from Sheridan, Daniels and In 1976 a 1 2-passenger mini-bus was purchased with Bob Cook Roosevelt counties; so the name was changed to the BORDER driver. In 983 an additional 20-passen[...]h, Vice Pres.; Judy Suggs, Sec.; busses were used to transport the citizens to Medora, Glasgow, Fort and Rosemary Miller, Treas. Pee and o Billings to the Governor's Conference. The Center is open Tuesday through Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00 AMERICAN RED CROSS P.M. Present[...]unteers. County Chairmen have been Carl Peterson, A. C. Erickson,[...]ers, home nursing and meals and weekly v·sits by a county nurse. It was dedicated to giv- courses, and Service to Military Families, which is sending messages ing a retirement home to those aging people who wished to be free of overseas, and emergency leaves, which can only be done through the maintaining a home of their own. Preliminary work in the develo[...]y for the above comes from the local fund drives, but of the project was done by Dr. Gaylen Stoner, Dua[...]ridan County was uniquely prepared for developing a program[...]a chapter of the Association for Retarded Citizens.[...]alerted the public to the needs in Northeast Montana, and became the[...]came the 1st Director and Ruth Snyder the To date 3 admin·strators have been in charge; they[...]l facility |
| [...]enter with 7 clients; the Vogel Apartments became a Group Home, A black doctor for short time specialized in relief of rheumatism serving 4 clients. Sale of gas, a car wash and ceramics were the 1st[...]In the 1st 3 years much time and energy was spent on the Dr. Morrow sold practice to Dr. Storkan; moved to Plentywood physical needs of the program. During[...]len-Wood started Dr. Storkan-moved to Plentywood and practiced until 1941 recycling paper and aluminum and started a Thrift Shoppe.[...]Dr. Du Hammel me Everson Building with plans for a new Center. Volunteers staff the Dr. L[...]Dr. Fosset-left in 1927 are now helping pay for a new van. Also in '79 Jim and Gunnie Syme Dr. Guy Campbell moved to Plentywood rnade a house available to the program. This personal care home has 5 Dr. H. J. Robb-moved to Plentywood in 1927, electrocuted by lients and a manager; other clients live in apartments supervised by a ex-ray machine in 1929 semi-independent[...]Dr. Cecil Hall-moved to Plentywood in 1922 Dr. I. J. Bridenstine, 1927 MENTAL HEALTH In our fast moving society it became evident that there was a need Reds[...]treated in their home community. Much credit goes to Mrs. Ruth Snyder of Plentywood, formerly of Antel[...]g this organization and obtaining the services of a Dr. J. L. Norris psychologist[...]Plentywood and Sheridan counties, has a case load of 80 patients with a part time Dr. 0. G. Benson-son of Oscar[...]moved to Plentywood and left 1941 SHERIDAN COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING Dr. Myron Vesseth-was with Dr. Benson a couple years The purpose of the County Council on Aging is to assess elderly Dr. Willard Peterson- a short time in the '40s needs, plan and develop pr[...]Messinger-1950-65 and serve as an advisory group to the County Commissioners. Meeting Dr. Harold Messinger- nephew of Roy, moved to Loma Linda 1982 each month at the courthouse, the[...]There are now Dr. Maurice Keenan - here a short time in '60s 2 Senior Citizens' busses making weekly trips to areas in the county. Dr. Gaylen Stoner[...]killed in plane crash Plentywood, meals on wheels in Plentywood and Congregate meals in[...]Dentists Dr. Keats-a lady medic about 1913[...]Dr. Earl Messinger- Plentywood 1950 to retirement Jr. Clifford Sells-moved to Plentywood in 1922[...]Tom Lidahl- Plentywood Dr. E. G. Steele - moved to Plentywood[...] |
| [...]Related services and industries grew to provide for the demands of When the major pa[...]ly were seismic northeastern section was enjoying a comparative bonanza. For crew[...]service personnel for various ac- discovered oil on the Jens Tange land southwest of Outlook. One tivities to mention a few of the related endeavors. When oil activity measure of the impact can be measured by taxes paid by the industry slowed, the impact was felt on main street as well as on financial in- beginning in 1958 as shown in the f[...]61 ,1 06,211 6,477 ,869 acre to provide units of !eases large enough to entice the major com- 1982 112.12 77,234 ,532 8,582,301 panies to invest in the area. Another visionary was Clarenc[...]ould These figures do not include taxes paid on drilling rigs and related some day benefit[...]Johnston's Abstract office have been helpful to the land men. ---------------------------------,[...]1-1-83 (M-BBLS) main purpose was to give the land-[...]2,056 surface damages and to unify the Clear Lake Madison[...]453 Oil activity has made a great con- Refuge Red River[...]320 77 tribution to the economy in Sheridan[...]58 Credit for the oil research goes to John Kemp, Sr. and Bernt Ward.[...] |
| [...]A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Besides the regular service it offered[...]which gave uninterrupted music to merchants for a monthly fee. Nemont presently serves about 2[...]Since most residents had AM radios, they had to invest in in- NE Montana and NW North Dakota. In[...]Cooperative has purchased Project Telephone Co., a stock company, best; however,[...]- headquartered at Worden, MT, and is operated as a wholly owned sub- tience was rew[...]o purchased when Being on the air for 12 hours was not economically feasibl[...]sequently broadcasting hours were changed to 7 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. acquired the Montana portion of Contine[...]Popescu was the sportscaster and on trips away from home, Morris ac- their areas; Nem[...]in hours, Moldeheaur went to Rugby, ND. Project and the Continental properties serve about 2,300 A bolt of lightening took the life of Keith Krebsba[...]Nelsons bought his interests; from then on the station was operated sarokee/Nye and Belfry/C[...]ool property in this area. Preliminary discussion on this exchange of prop- girls helped[...]rival of Martha Buckalew erty is underway at this time.[...]the sta- telephone industry, it appears advisable to expand into areas of com-[...]tion. Morris was the chief engineer and put out a daily "Poop Sheet" munication other than traditio[...]mmunication is called "Cellular Telephone." It is a mobile or hand held portable telephone with priva[...]The owners felt it was time to move on to other things; after some dustry plans are for a network from coast to coast. considerable review by the FCC, a sale was made in May of 1968 to Nemont, through its subsidiary, Project Tele[...]tive telephone companies in the state have formed a cor- managers under the new ownership were Lee Leis, Steve Graham, poration to file for FCC licenses to provide this service in several areas G[...]MT Advance Communica- On 1-1-75 the station again changed hands with Bill[...]ed Nemont Com- applied for a license to operate an AM station at 1070 MHZ with 5,000 muni[...]with Cable TV. NCI has also filed for FCC license to serve the en- changed to KATO and the station became the most powerful in[...]Montana. well as town people of the area, access to a wider choice of TV view- Further improvements were made in August 1983 when a ing, which also would include a Montana station. satellite dish was installed making it possible to receive the ABC radio[...]purchased from the city for a tower site. The FM tower is located at the I[...]o station in Montana airport. went on the air. It was owned by Ed Clair and Keith Kresb[...]sule" to be[...]brought out at the[...] |
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| [...]called the Biggest Little City in Eastern Montana to- serve the congregation until his death in[...]e congregation in 191 O were the establishment of a Post Office, Antelope Grain, Spoklie Sales and Ni[...]Government, part of which was set aside as a cemetery. Vornholt's Office in the early days. It[...]ion were held at the schoolhouse, vick, and moved to its present site. Mr. Sorvick was Postmaster from[...]ch, or in homes for many years while members 1922 to 1947. Since his retirement, other Postmasters were Alice pondered ways to provide a church building of their own. Around 1920 Hedges,[...]te Tronson. decided to dissolve and that ~ongregation offered its building as a gift. ANTELOPE SCHOOL-Pictures of the Antelope Sc[...]In 1922 the base- memories of the years gone by. To the 559 graduates from 1922 to ment was made and the chancel added. But it would be many years of 1979, it was their Alma Mater. The[...]gym projects mostly by the Ladies Aid to finance the purc.hase of furniture was finished i[...]and the building dedicated. It stood as a monument to the ladies who[...]incidentally could not even vote on congregational matters until 1930.[...]congregation joined the Norwegian Lutheran Synod, a[...]The congregation managed to survive the depression years of the[...]'30s, and after WWII was over it experienced a revitalization as 1st,[...]and young pastors came to lead. The '50s and '60s might be called the[...]remodeling or even building to provide more room for Sunday school[...]e School & Gym. of a steeple which was built before the golden anniver[...]n 1959. Students, faculty and community faced a difficult year when our By the[...]faculty, so Antelope retiring and moving out of the community or spending the winters in compl[...]le were leaving for college and new homes. tywood on 5-13-79.[...]here were reluctant discussions about We want to express our gratitude to School Dist. 20 for its help. closing[...]e suspended during the winter months We also want to express our appreciation to all our former superinten- of 1980 and[...]ek dents and teachers, both grade school and high to the lunchroom Lutheran was conducted by Pastor Herb Knutson on Easter Sunday, cooks and dorm matrons, to the custodians, school bus drivers, and 4-19-81. On the following May 4, members present at a special the school boards and community for their[...]ng our meeting voted unanimously to dissolve the congregation as soon as school such a good institution of learning.[...]The cornerstone was removed and will be appropriately placed ANTELOPE SCHOOL SUPTS. 1915-[...]ceme• J. J. Becker Vernon A. Dahl Norman Iverson Mr. Kuefler[...]tery's 80 acres and the parsonage adjacent to Plentywood Lutheran F. A. Puckett Ernest Desonia Neal Arthur were given to that congregation. On 11 -30-81 the council of ''Antelope Earl Hanner[...]275, was organized May 1925 with 63 charter members. Its purpose ANTELOP[...]of the homesteaders was to preserve the Scandinavian heritage. It was 1 of 4 Montana who came to the Antelope area in the early 1900s were of Norwegian lodges to survive the difficult times. extraction and had b[...]; so when the Presently it boasts a membership of 140, many of whom live in pioneer pastor, G. M. Tangvold, came in 1909, he received a warm other communities. Membership has increased because the head lodge welcome. He helped to organize the "Antelope Creek Lutherske has sponsored group travels to Norway. Menighed" and conducted its first service on 8-27-09. The names of Although not a modern building, the structure has been the site[...]Sunderland, and Ueland. Pastor Tangvold continued to saries and Norwegian holidays.[...] |
| [...]memakers was organ- went to Hong Kong, then back to Guam for 7½ months. The next move ized in 1935 w[...]Long Beach, where it was equipped with missiles. On 7-24-72 presently has 25 members.[...]home Port of Naples, returning to the US in February 197 4. The ship[...]was now turned over to the US Naval Reserve and decommissioned[...]missioning Pennant, and the Life Ring were loaned to[...]They have been on display at the Sheridan County Museum.[...]home port is Annapolis, MD. It was converted to a laboratory; under-[...]water equipment was added in 1978-79 to collect scientific data of[...]drich, Evelyn Danielson, Laura manned by a team of 12 scientists, assisted by an equal numbe[...]1911 and came to Sheridan County in 1916. They resided on a farm ANTELOPE SHIP-The United States Ship Antelop[...]near Antelope until 1966 when they moved to Plentywood. They lived of aluminum and fiberglass[...]children were born to Gust and Mary Aakhus-Jerome, born 1920; Navy Lt. D. J. Cary came to Antelope 6-1-67 to tell us about the Josephine, born 1922[...]Montana Six crew members from the ship came to Antelope, MT, Sept. 1-3, State Univer[...]nd were entertained at various tained a Master's Degree in Agriculture Economics from Cor[...]tions, including the unveiling and christening of a mock ship. sity. In 1950, he marrie[...]n and died in 1976, Jerome was a vice-president of Carnation Milk Co. in Los respo[...]tive service in the Naval presented Antelope with a large plaque on which was a painting of the Reserve; upon retiring[...]Cuban Crisis, Jerome commanded a destroyer escort on a tour in the Dagmar, and it is still on display in the Antelope Post Office.[...]rn ished and mounted an antelope head and sent it to the ship. We also California. Greg received a degree in physical education, was married had a contest for a motto-Adolph Ramstad contributed the winning[...]AL trays and a desk set made by her.[...]Each command within the US Navy is authorized to display an Army in Korea, Al went on to obtain a degree in Agriculture Education emblem and a motto symbolic of its mission. The emblem of our[...]unboat 86 , pictures the stag pronghorn antelope, a native of our Medicine Lake and the[...]motto Four children were born to Carol and Al- Cheryl in 1956, Daniel in "Keeping the Watch" draws a parallel between the vigilance of this no-[...]San Jose State University and is employed as a recreation therapist in The USS Antelope was[...]tephen Luhr, is an accountant for the T~coma, WA, on 11 -1 4-6 7. A large group of Sheridan County folks[...]nthony and James are working and living near On 11 -21 -67 , the USS Antelope sailed to its home port of San Sacramento. Diego, CA for testing and exercises in the Pacific Ocean. On 11 -2-69 it MAXINE was sent to Guam. On 1-19-70 , it left Guam to join the Pacific Fleet Maxine gra[...]of Nursing in Great Falls. She Some hit the ship, but no great harm was done. Six months later t[...] |
| [...]y married Peggy Helfrich and is the stepfather of a boy and girl Thomas married Tonya Skaggs. They have a son, Shan, born in 1981 and the father of a daughter. He received his BS from Valparaiso U in[...]Master's in Hospital in Stockton and later became a member of a heart surgery Math from MSU. He is[...]ons. Motley, who served in the US Navy and is now a Stockton Glen recei[...]nda Kammerzell have 3 sons. State University with a B. S. in Elementary Education. There she met[...]ary Edward Weintraub, who graduated from MSU with a degree in In- in 1958 and Glen in 1959. Mags has a 2-year diploma from Western, a dustrial Arts. They were married in 1957 and have 3 children-Jef- B.A. and M.E. from the U of M. He taught 3 years at A[...]fry; he was superintendent at Outlook 1937-44 and a year at Froid; For many years, Peggy and Ed and t[...]lived in Las he was released from a Scobey contract after which he rented the farm Ve[...]souri and Nevada, Peggy obtained home. a Master's Degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a Velma received her degree in Ho[...]t school librarian. Jeffrey is now working toward a Master's Degree in spring she took up[...]makers, ALCW, com- Nevada Test Site. Elizabeth is a senior in high school. mu[...]l. Most of the From suit and tie to jeans; from classroom to pitching hay, hauling time, they walked across the pasture, over a dam and through the rocks, wrestling cattle was not an easy adjustment. The routine of fields to and from school. During the spring thaw, the dam[...]reeing basketball, attending meetings school only to spend the morning drying the wet bib overalls by[...]Union, Boy Scouts, Governor's Ad Hoc Committee on Post-Secondary deep and the roads impassable, the Aakhus' could walk on the snow Education. In 197 4 he was elected to Sheridan Co. Study Commission. drifts as high as[...]hunting, fishing, The school yard was large but contained only the school, a barn bowling and later golf. Life was not dull. for those who rode horses and a homemade seesaw. In later years, a Stockmen were losing cattle; so Mags organized the Sheridan merry-go-round was added-to the delight of the children. Most of the County Stockmen's Association; a special detective was hired; later a time, the children played hide and seek, ante-i-over or made up games. veterinarian was subsidized to carry out this work which developed in- Children had to bring their own water to school and it was believed that to a full-time veterinary practice. Peggy held the rec[...]f Representatives. In the 1st session he long way to and from school-1 ½ miles by the road. introduced only 1 bill; it passed and a Diagnostic Laboratory was built In 1946, whe[...]In the spring of 1970 with the assistance of a multitude of to Oliver Lee, who moved and renovated it for a home. The children community-minded[...]BREAK. By early December the book was distributed to the[...]In 1972 Mags was elected delegate to the Montana Constitutional MAGNUS and VELMA AASHE[...]5-30-36 . Gary was born in March of 1940 and Glen a year[...]1910, and Esther in 1916. They were born on the home place, 2 miles[...]Dillon, MT 4 years and earned a B. A. Degree. She later attended the[...]Argents, a small gold mining town near Dillon. Edith[...] |
| [...]I am working on a water and sewer project for Antelope. I also[...]I am a plank holder (USS Antelope PG-86). We followed th[...]L and LEE ANDERSON In 1940, the Allens moved to Spokane, where Tom worked for[...]Anderson , was Smith Electric until he was called to work in the Puget Sound Naval born on 8-27-28 at Plentywood. He was raised on his parents' home- Ship Yard as an electrician in[...]ed country school at the nearby Monroe school. As a Edith taught school in the Bremerton school[...]Olson Construction She retired in 1973. They have a home on Puget Sound. Many people Company,[...]entered "line" work, which turned out to be a career. Tom and Edith's daughter, Patricia g[...]rton married Lee (born 3-4-33) on 5-9-54 . The couple lived in Malta for 12 chool district. She is married to Charles Ruiz. She has 6 children: year[...]ll worked for Big Flat Electric Co-op. They moved to uane 26; Janice 25; Teresa 22; James 21 ; Valerie 20; and Carol 19. Kalispell to work for Flathead Electric Co-op, where he is now[...]) Antelope was born 6-5- 20. He spent his boyhood on the farm helping Witts, and Lana, a junior at Flathead High School. They have 8 grand[...]. They are looking forward to retirement and travel in the near I was born 1-13-22 on the Hovland farm east of Antelope. My[...]as she did many of those in the community at that time. BRUCE and DIXIE ARNEKLEV I graduated from Antelope school in 1939 and from N[...]e L. Arneklev was born in the Plentywood Hospital on My 1st teaching job was at the Lew Wallace School[...]ce entered the Lone Star school 9 miles students, a coal furnace, kerosene lamps and stove, I was kept busy. I northeast of Antelope as the only 1st g[...]rned one of the cloakrooms into an apartment with a rollaway bed 2nd grader. There was[...]r. The Rasmussen twins (Bob and Bet- the weekend. I also taught later at Comertown and Antelope. ty) and Cliff Lee constituted a large 6th grade. Of course, after 3 years Leon and I were married 9-25-43 . We farmed his mother's far[...]wins and Cltt had completed the 8th grade and had to go to town until the twins, Myron and Byron, returned f[...]her, Dorothy Gott (now then our work has taken us to Reserve, Plentywood, Malta, Dodson,[...]. Thus, the doors of that 1-room before returning to Antelope in 1951. school were closed for students the last time on a muddy spring day, That summer Leon became ill with sleeping sickness and I re- and what would have been the total student body for 1946-47 rode turned to teaching in the Antelope system. In 1955, we purchased the home across the field on the back of 1 horse. Antelope Tavern from Albert[...]year. He graduated as valedictorian of a class of 6 in the spring of Antelope school.[...]as from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree in the employed there[...]Texas, in December 1959, and was commissioned as a Second Lieute- now employed as District Supervis[...]pring. He married Dixie M. Koon from Portland, OR on Culbertson. They have 2 daughters.[...]gineering there. She married they moved to Sacramento, CA, for advanced training. Their 1st[...](Bruce J.) was born at the Mather AFB Hospital on 4-30-61. Their 2nd[...] |
| son (Edward T.) was born on 8-3-62 in Grand Forks, ND, while Bruce L. to work for Basalt Rock. was stationed at Grand Forks AFB as a B-52 Navigator/Bombardier. In November of 1953 I started Beauty School in San Bernadino, After 5½[...]aduating in September 1954. regular commission as a Captain to "pursue a profession commensu- On 8-13-56 Milo went to work for the California State Beaches and rate with personal interests." After a month stopover home on the Parks as a heavy equipment operator, so we moved to San Clemente. farm to help with harvest, the Bruce Arneklev family went back to the His job took him to all the state beaches and parks in the 6 southern[...]uidance. counties in California. He did a lot of traveling. Milo joined the Elks During that stay in Eugene a third son (David S.) was born into the[...]e in San Clemente. We also joined 2 square family on 10-1 -65 . In August 1966, after completing requirements for dance clubs. We had a pretty active social life. It was not unusual for a a Master of Science degree, Bruce was employed at Utah State Univer- group of us to travel 60 miles for an evening of square dancing.[...]1959 I went into partnership with Stewart Ryan and opene[...]Julie Ann holding Robert, and Jeannie. While a USU, Bruce worked at the counseling center, taugh[...]aduation he Reserves (making several supply trips to Vietnam). Finally, he gave up[...]lying and his reserve commission in 1969 in order to complete his Sebastpol, CA on 11-23-61. Jeannie was working for me at Minart's[...]Our son Jerry was killed in a car accident on 5-2-63. Seoul, Korea. The family stayed in Logan[...]Stanley and Jeannie were blessed with a son, Jerry Milo, born when they moved to Tacoma, WA. 7-6-63 and a daughter Julie Ann born 8-28-64. Stanley went to work While in Washington, Bruce L. has worked for over 1Oyears as a[...]I retired from the beauty profession in 1966 after[...]We moved to Ranchita, CA where we lived until Milo retired in[...]August of 1973, at which time we moved to Bullhead City, AZ where ministrators, and chairma[...]ith the help of friends. After 9 years we decided to Dixie finished her bachelor's degree a the University of Puget Sound,[...]man, AZ. and is now teaching part ime and serving on a Lutheran Church[...]e beating the high cost of electricity as we have a wind Council.[...]and solar panels that furnish our power. It is 10 to 15 degrees[...]nna, lives in Denver, CO. ilo lost his dad on 12-28-18 from influenza, his mother passed away 12-11 -58 . He worked on he Fort Peck Dam the in er of 935 & 36. In 1937 he joined the Army, as stationed a Fort Ruger, Hawaii OLAF and FLORE CE AR[...]ce. He Olaf as born at Rothsay, MN on 2-8-07 . At the age of 3 months married innie Johansen from Reserve on 7-1-39. he came with his parents Edward and Inga Arneklev, to Antelope, T innie Serena Johansen was born[...]ghter of (see p. 62 in Sheridan's Daybrea I). Olaf could only speak orwegian Sigvart and Anna Johansen of Reserve. They lived on the family when he started school[...](Bernau) Nelson. She said she fel1 sorry for him, but it was not long spent on my fol s' homestead 5 miles west of Reserve. In 1[...]nd boys and others, he could speak English. moved to Reserve.[...]he started farming for his mother. Milo and I moved to the Arneklev home place in the fall of 1939,[...]1933 Olaf and Frank Bernau, driving Frank's odel A Ford wrth which we farmed for 7 years. On 5-25-41 , our 1st son Jerry Milo was a rumble seat, went to the World's Fair in Chicago. Before returning born; Stanley Allen was born 6-30-42, and Gale Sigvart on 6-13-43, home to Montana they visited Frank's relatives in Wiscons[...]ma Bernau, at In September of 194 7 we moved to Colorado. Milo worked on con- Elkhorn, WI. I (Florence) and sister Gladys (cousins of Frank) came struction jobs so we moved quite a lot back to Montana with them to visit our uncle Elmer Bernau, and aunt The summer of 1953 we moved to Fontana, CA , where Milo went[...] |
| tives in Iowa and South Dakota. Being on the road two weeks we Roy at[...]would have been around 1922 through Hanson came to Wisconsin. I went with them to the World's Fair in 1932. He then farmed around Antelope until he went to work on the Chicago. We returned to Milwaukee, and Olaf and I were married at my Fort Peck Dam in 1937. After working there tor about a year, he re- aunt's home on July 9th. We lived on the Arneklev farm, a mile NE of turned to farming. He then moved to California where he worked for Antelope for 5 years, then moved to the Lars Botten farm 9 miles NE of about a year before coming back home and enlisting in the[...]September of 1942, and was in Europe and in 1946 a new house was built. There being no trees on the place, most of his 3 years that he served. In 1945, before he returned to the we planted a shelterbelt. states, he arranged to meet his brother Frank in Bernau, Germany. He On 2-28-36 our son Duane Randall was born, and on 12-15-37 then returned home to Antelope, to begin farming once again. But on Bruce Leon (see their stories in this book). We w[...]ur 7-5-46, the hail hit and totally wiped out his crops. family, with farming, raising cattle, and trying to save our crops and Around 1948, he moved and worked in Oregon driving a beer gardens from grasshoppers, weeds, and drough[...]truck around Klamath Falls. From there he moved to Bigfork, MT where School closed we drove the boys to Antelope to school, until they were he got a job working on the state highway department. He then quit old enough to drive. We enjoyed fishing trips to Canada, trips to Mon- there and started working in the sa[...]4, when he retired tana parks, and several trips to Wisconsin to visit my relatives. due to ill health. My sisters living in Wisconsin a[...]LaVaughn was born on 9-14-31 to Caroline and Roy Meyer, in[...]wn. She then moved with her parents and 1 brother to Bigfork, MT in May 1949.[...]Roy and LaVaughn were married on 4-7-52 in Las Vegas. They[...]lived in Bigfork for 2 years, then moved to their present address of Flo[...]e in community affairs. He helped get electricity to They have 3 children Allen, Renee, and Donna. Allen was born on the farms by signing up neighbors in our area. He also served on the 12-19-52. He married Linda McClain on 7-28 -72. They have 2 Antelope school board, and[...]ears. He was children, Bobbi Jo, born on 3-26-75, and Jeff, born on 11 -12-77. Allen a director of Farmers Union Oil Co., and Farmers Un[...]m Creek Lumber and they reside in the tywood, and on the F. U. county board for many years. He is a member Kalispell area. Allen worked along s,i de his dad for a few years in the of Plentywood Mason's and Shrine Club, and belonged to Toast- sawmills before Roy retired in 74. Allen continued on in the lumber in- masters.[...]dustry. Olaf and I were active members of Antelope Creek Lutheran Renee was born on 9-12-54 and she married Dan Olmstead on Church. Olaf was on the church council, and Florence a member of 6-1-73. They have 2 children, Jason born on 1-27-74 and Julie born W. M. F. We are now members of Plentywood Lutheran Church. on 2-23-77. Dan is employed by Pacific Po er and Light and hey Florence has been a member of Antelope Homemakers for many years; reside in the Kalispell area. and Olaf and I are life-members of Sons of Norway Lodge at Antelope. Donna as born on 3-10-57 and married E. Wayne Weaver on In July of 1981 we purchased Mrs. Thoresen'[...]nna is employed by Plaza West Dental and works as a den- in Plentywood. We enjoy going to the farm, planting a garden, and tal assistant. Her husband 1s employed by Flathead Electric Co•op as a spending time there. In summer our 7 grandchildre[...]d Kalispell, in the hondas and helping at harvest time. Lake Blaine area. On the 1st page of Sheridan s Daybreak I there is a beautiful pic- Roy always enjo ed the outdoors where he hunted up until his ture of a rainbow. At the end of the rainbow (in the distance) is a pic- health made him stop. He still gets out and does some fishing which he ture of the Ed. Ar[...]really enjoys and he is always aiting for spring to arrive so that he e have found the "Pot of Gold" in having a wonderful family, rela- can get going in the garden. He and LaVaughn do a little traveling now tives, and our many dear nei[...]OODROW and OPAL BERNAU Roy G. Bernau was born to Elmer and Mary (Theis) Bernau, on My parents, Elmer "Shorty" Bernau (1882-1949) from East Troy, 7·11 -14 on the homestead near Antelope, MT where Woodrow Ber[...]ary Theis (1880-1953) from Eden Valley, MN, moved to and his wife Opal are stm living.[...] |
| her claim at Kramer to help finance their Montana move. Francisco on a 26-day boat trip to Brisbane, Australia. I spent the next Five children were born to this union: Frank (1909-75), Clarence 3[...]Roy (1914). Frank Command, where I worked in the supply and transportation section. farmed for several years prior to serving in the armed services in Ger- After being discharged in 1945, we moved to Woods Bay on Flat- many, and later lived in Antelope and Flat[...]ispell. head Lake where we operated a tavern and restaurant, "The Cherry Clarence farm[...]r, Allyn Ann , was born in Kalispell in 1947. In a tunnel accident. Allen farmed with Dad and hunted coyotes with Thor 1948-49 I came back to Antelope and helped with the farming. We Thorste[...]eath of my dad and have himself crawling through a wire fence a short distance from our home. farmed since that time. During the early '50s we suffered 3 severe Roy w[...]urchased this farm from my Born in 1918, I was reared during the depression. During this tim[...]bought our first Holt combine and pulled it with a John Deere "D" Lug tractor, which was stuck on the hills quite often. Wheat sold for 23¢, and[...]ELSON hoed 300 acres of summer fallow. We rusted out in 1936; the grass- By Reid Grayson, a nephew hoppers harvested us in 1938; the drought[...]h, and Bert Bertelson were born in Cottonwood, MN to For recreation there were barn dances and[...]was born 1-5-1899 places for the young neighbors to slide and ice skate. Our mothers and passed away at Cutbank on 9-21-80. Bert was born 12-19-1889 cooked delicio[...]y lngebret Bertelson came to Antelope from Cottonwood, MN in popular and everyone was very willing to cut and put up plenty of ice. 1909, where he was a section foreman for the Great Northern We walked to many dances in Antelope and to play cards with our Railroad. He looked over the Antelope area and filed for a homestead of neighbors.[...]240 acres and in 191 O returned to Cottonwood for his family of Bert, Paul P[...]telope and during the 1920s and 1930s he was able to build the Arneklev families. buildings on the homestead. During these hard times, after going to In 1923 the Antelope school board (Fred B[...]school in Antelope, Dave and Adolph started to do threshing in the and R. A. Ueland) asked my dad and Hilmar Thoresen to petition into Antelope area. Bert went to work for Battleson and Co. as a clerk in District 19 and they would supply trans[...]30 per month) was our bus driver in 1924. He used a ing in Chattanooga, TN. After a few years Bert and family moved to Model T truck and bob sled in the winter. This was all enclosed with a Missoula and ran a grocery store for many years until the interstate[...]After completing my freshman year of high school, I dropped out away while in Missoula and he later remarried. He retired while in and helped my dad and a family friend, "Dad Stephens", make moon- Missoula and later moved to Sun City, CA. In 1966 Julie, his wife, died shine[...]sold for $5.00 per and he went to live with his daughter Phyllis (Bertelson) Reimer[...]n. Charles Johnson and Earl Fellbaum convinced me to finish high he lived in Chattanooga[...]is own apartment by himself until school in 1934. I stayed with Walter Hansen and helped with the[...]passed away. janitor work at the Antelope school. I finally did graduate in 1937 and[...]ph in the 1920s threshed in the Antelope area for a enrolled in the Great Falls Commercial College that fall. I later worked in number of years and then A[...]hel Trumble from Brockton restaurants and started to learn the baking trade. In 1940 I left for and they went to farm in the Brockton, MT area. When the hard time California; after attending sheet metal school I started working for years of the 30s came along Adolph moved into Brockton and ran a fill- North American Aviation until I was drafted into the Air Corps in 1942. ing station. In 1942 he moved to Cutbank, where Ethel passed away, In 1941 I married Florence Opal clnnis in Las Vegas, NV on the and he later married Marie and went to work for the Union Oil Co. as a 15th of ovember. Opal was from Great Falls, T. We[...]as living in Cutbank where he tan Beach, CA until I entered the Army. Opal then returned to Great passed away. Adolph and Ethe[...]ng- Falls and worked for the Great Northern until I returned from the ser- ham who lives[...]c training and Commercial College in Los Angeles, I was then came back and lived and farmed at Antelope and kept on custom sent to Salt Lake for overseas training and later shipped out of San threshing and tried to make a living farming 4 miles east of Antelope. I[...] |
| [...]t 130 in Idaho, gold mining with a brother-in-law in Yreka, CA and logging in acres[...]ling there in his 1929 Model T Ford sedan. enough to make a living on. He got married in 1943 to Eleanor and He was a mechanic at the Donaldson Garage in Plentywood fo[...]n 1939 he started farming with his brother Knute. On sold the farm and moved the farm house to Plentywood. He lived in 11 -1- 4[...]Laura Christensen. Plentywood with his family for a few years and then bought a house in Laura was born 5-2-20.[...]pe. After being in Antelope for awhile they moved to St. Louis, 5-22-53) and Karen L. Christensen (dee. 11-16-70). She is the second MO for a couple of years. Dave moved back to Antelope and lived in his youngest of[...]ilda O'Brien, Superior, house there until he went to the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Dave[...]ester (7-4 -18-dec. 9-8-61), and James, rural was a barber by trade and had a shop in Reserve and at one time at Westby (7 -18 -22). Laura grew up on the family farm 3 miles west of Opheim. He had a barber shop in Plentywood for a number of years and Coalridge. then[...]t years have many pleasant memories. Playing I remember when I was in my early high school years I would go baseball at the Monroe school, James and Laura herding cows during out to the farm and help Uncle Dave. One of the first th[...]the dry years, waiting for the dinner bell to ring, trapping gophers for bolt old rubber tires onto the steel rims on his big Rumley tractor and their valua[...]After Dave's father passed away in 1936 he used to come and Mary the piano and the rest joining in on guitars, banjos and mandolin stay at our place in the wintertime. Dave was one to always be work- while her mother crocheted or knitted. James and Laura were dancing ing on inventions. He never did patent one but he sure did have a lot of to the usual music one evening when they swung their[...]oline lamp off its hook. Luckily nothing happened but Dave was also one to always be busy with things such as photog- broken mantels and an early evening to bed for the 2 of them. raphy, music of most any kind, played a guitar at home and recorded I[...]ed for Knute and Jergen the following He was a member of the old tractor club in Plentywood and[...]scharged in October and he and Laura were married on HOWARD and PENNY BESTLAND[...]December. The next day the attack on Pearl Harbor took place and born 6-16-1893, decea[...]land was Jergen was called back to the service and left in March of 1942. He[...]campaign ribbons and was Plentywood until needed on the family farm during WWII. Howard has 1 si[...]hospitalized 15 months in an effort to restore the nerves in his right[...]Douglas of Wichita, KS and Gwen Irene of Seattle. A half sister Wana Weihmann living in Portland, OR, born 3-1 7-17, a half sister Grace Donaldson born 3-13-14, deceased 3-31-7 4 and a half brother Glen Buck born 1913, deceased 1941.[...]don High School and Williams Collegiate. She came to Plentywood in 1963. Howard and Penny farmed and ranched the home place until 197 4, then moved to Billings, MT, where they train, condition and Laura stayed on the farm . Knute taught her the basics of summer[...]fallowing and driving a grain truck and she filled in, hen hiring help[...]On 8-31 -50 their daugh er Annette Karen as born.[...]ip near East Grand Laura is a member of the Plentywood ALCW, and the Antelope For s, MN, the 3rd youngest son of a family of 1O children . Hom[...]s in both as well as offices in the He came to Antelope in 1929 to work for his brother Halvor, who She[...]As most farmers are, Jergen as a good mechanic and carpenter. miles northeast of A[...]k Picker which is manufactured in Bill- he bought a black stallion for $25.00 from Jack Manning who drove a ings. herd of wild horses to the Turtle Mountains from the west. This horse, Jergen died 7-4-81 . Laura lives on the farm. Rex, was well known in the area for his[...]he tried his luck at picking potatoes To the family of Mons and Petra Brekke were b[...] |
| [...]ended the area rural school, Eden Valley and then out to work in 1942. He served aboard the de[...]the area. Inga cooked in many cook cars, and went to Iowa for work. rank of Chief Petty Of[...]she met and married Julian Teigen. They came back to to the University of Montana where he obtained a B.S. degree in Phar- Montana to farm 6 miles east of Antelope, at the Eric Teigen[...]aduated from NMC in 1942 and taught at Saco prior to her ty at the courthouse in Plentywood. Julian died in October of 1982. marriage to Trygve in New York City on 8-16-43. Eliza also worked in the area before going to Iowa to work. While After graduation from the university in 1948, the family moved to there she met and married George Hanna. They worked on farms in Billings where Trygve[...]; Duane, business there since that time. Coon Rapids, MN; Mayvis, LeRoy, MN; Marvin, McInt[...]oldest daughter, Barbara, was Solway worked on farms in the area. She went to Portland, OR born 8-3-46. She is the wife of David L. Revell, a CPA presently living where she met and married Joe Helmers. They later moved to Min- in Nashville, TN. neapolis where Joe worked as a carpenter. They and their children,[...]ed McCoy Company of Billings. Monrad stayed on the family farm where he still resides.[...]11-52. His wife is Georgia Palma also lived on the farm until her death in December 1971.[...]and they live at Livingston, MT. I, Harold, was born in Phillips County, MT in 1918,[...]has been sundries buyer as of 8 our family moved to Sheridan County where we bought land and[...]armacist in the store, and have farmed since that time. I attended the Alcott Elementary School pharmacist-consultant to the local hospital. He is a past president of District No. 77 , then the Come[...]al Association, and was named Phar- largest class to begin and finish at Comertown. Then I attended North- macist of the Year, an[...]fall Outstanding service. Eileen is a 25-year member of Extension Home- at the University of Montana at Missoula to continue in Pharmacy. makers; a charter member and past president of Montana State Phar- After the winter quarter I returned home to help with the farm and have maceutical Auxiliary. A member of Shining Mountain DAR, she is an been in[...]amateur genealogist working on the Brensdal-Solberg, Phelan-Warren- I've been interested in community affairs and have served on Wood families. various boards, suc[...]and have developed family traditions as a blend of the cultures of their 9 years, also the[...]Norwegian, Irish and English ancestors. I continue to live at the family farm home with my sister Hulda. She was a twin of Borgny Brensdal Dahl. They were born in 1[...]GER Phillips County, MT and moved with the family to Sheridan County Paul R. Bus[...]sisters. family history, having been to orway twice to visit family and friends. El'la Th[...]at the home of her parents John She also provides a "Welcome Home" for the family visi s.[...]sisters are Ruth Mulkey and ari Ann McCracken. I graduated from and ALCW.[...]Antelope High School in 1936; received a B.S. degree at Montana Our dad, Peder Brens[...]ge in Bozeman in 1940; taught high school for 120 a 1973. He was in failing health for 3 years and passed away in January month in Belfry, MT where I met Paul, grade school principal. We were 1976. O[...]married 6-22-4 . On our Regina honeymoon, Hotel Saskatchewan[...]served a 5-course dinner ith a choice of 8 desserts for $1.00![...]Rent for our first home in Belfry was $15 a month. After Ronald TRYGVE and EILEEN BRENSDAL[...]was born in 1942, Paul was a teacher and coach at Laurel. We sold Trygve[...]or WWII. An Brensdal, was born in Sheridan County on 1-19-17. His parents had old baby[...]m from old blue jeans homesteaded and were living on a farm north of Saco in Phillips Coun-[...]and Hulda, were born before the family moved back to the per month for Boeing in Seattle while I taught school in Antelope for farming area east o[...]the home farm has been since 150 a month. y father retired in 1945 and died 10-6·48[...]ldren were born into the family; of a heart attack. So Paul and I farmed at Antelope for 26 years. Betty Palma who[...]gve attended grade school in the country. He went to high Boy Scouts, and Paul[...] |
| [...]illings during My childhood years on the farm 5 miles west of Antelope were WWII just in time to get an extra 5 lb. sugar ration! He graduated fro[...]ighbors and friends so typical AHS 1960; received a B.A. degree at University of Montana in 1964 in of a small farming community. I look back on my education in Antelope Missoula; and a Doctorate in Optometry at Pacific University at Forest public schools with pride. Wittiout a doubt, the individual attention and Grove, OR. He has his private practice in Tacoma; married a teacher, the opportunity to actively participate in many extra-curricular ac- Trusilla Pickerel of Seattle 4-15-73. They have a daughter, Tara, born tivities, such as;[...]ometric Association are the benefits I cherish most. In addition, I was very active in 4-H and in 1978.[...]uth activities at Antelope Creek Lutheran Church. I was salutatorian[...]Nursing) and Laverne University (M . A. in Health Care Administration).[...]On 6-1 7-6 7 I married a Sheridan County resident, David Allen[...]Boeing and obtained a masters in engineering from University of[...]by 7 years of residence in Bellingham, WA, where I was head Back row: Larry, Thoresen, Pa[...]and Paul Bussinger. After a brief residence in southern California, we are now residing in a[...]etary, Kathleen Rindy, of DOROTHY MAY (RICHARDSON) CHRISTIANSEN Portland, ND 6-7-69; received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at[...]ve in Bothell, WA. glad to have been a part of it. Music was always a big part of our Larry was born 6-15-49 in P[...]ated from AHS household, and so I started piano lessons at age 5, sang solo in all the 1967; received a B.S. degree at MSU in Bozeman as Mechanical[...]home was the center of life then, and we've tried to keep 1t that 8-14-71; worked for Stauffer Chemic[...]or lntalco The "dirty '30s" made a person very self reliant and so I worked Aluminum Co. at Bellingham, WA. Their chil[...]969. ing in secretarial work. In 1937 I went to work for AAA in Plentywood The rest of her story[...]lette Kelley. Her daughter Orea was as a steno and also became treasurer for 3 years. In 1940 I left for Los born 12-27-73. Angeles to get married to Ejnar V. Christiansen who was born and Scot[...]quotes his teacher Ivar Brekke saying, "It shows a Ejnar's parents were Emil Christiansen and Karen Lauridsen of mother's love when a child wears patched jeans and darned socks."[...]graduated from Bozeman High School 1978; received a B.S. The first 5 years of[...]SU in Bozeman; has Ryan Aircraft m L. A. and San Diego; and 5 daughters ere born- a partnership " Professional Practice Systems" with[...]and anlyn Kay 8-31 -45. Paul passed away of a heart attack 11 -8-69 at age 55. After call- Then we moved bac to Antelope for 2 years and Opheim for 3 mg Antelope "homel' for 52 years, I sold the farm in 1971 to Arneklev, years where Ejnar worked as a car and farm machinery mechanic. Danielson and Spoklie. Scott and I moved to Bozeman where I took Two more children joined our family- Lorraine May 3-21 -47 and final- graduate classes at MSU, worked 4 years at Hallmarks and 7 years at ly a son Everett Dale 2-25-48. Employment was better in Glasgow so a fabric store. I moved to Portland, OR in 1981 , and my mother, 90,[...]s our ne t home for 9 y ars, and 7 more additions to the fami- has been living with me the past 2 year[...]y Emil 10-27 -50, Donna Jo 10-10-51, Always to be remembered after Paul's death-neighbors volun-[...]8-10-54, Barbara Lynn 10-19-55, teered their help to put in our crop of 1970. Seventeen men, 12 trac-[...]ivators. 1Odrills, and 1Otrue s were at the scene to culti- dances 1th a 5-piece orchestra (E1nar on Violin and I as pianist). In vate, then seed the wheat and oat[...]the usician's Union, Ejnar as Business Agent and I was Sec.-Treas. the thoughtfulness and beautiful[...]dan County people. In 1959 we ere on the move again, this time to Phoenix, AZ, and Antelope will always be "home." a permanent residence, and another son-Stanley Vern[...]and Welder and worked on many ma1or roads 1n this state. I worked as DAVID and CAROLYN CHRISTENSEN a secretary for 3 years for the State Health Dept.[...]at Our daughter, Marilyn, while a stewardess with Western Airlines, Sheridan[...] |
| [...]wn electric com- pany. Kathy is the only one with a college degree and heads the Learn- ing Disabilit[...]Larry, followed in his father's footsteps and is a welder in the construc- tion field. Sharon is a professional photographer, Everett a truck driver, Donna was a steno for a law firm, Rita's husband is in the Air Force, Glenn color codes ink for printing, Babs is a mail carrier, Stanley a salesman-just to mention a few. Ejnar retired in 1976 and I retired in 1979. So now, 15 children, 25 grandchi[...]r life is all relaxa- tion and enjoyment. We have a family reunion every 3 years and 1984 is "the" ye[...]: Anita, Robert, Adele, Marjorie. Washington with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1952. Alwin ma[...]Plen- Annette grew up on the family farm 1O miles northeast of tywood.[...]belonged to 4-H, Luther League and was involved in many schoo[...]driving the grain truck for moved with his father to ontana in 1924 and settled on a farmstead harvest. southeast of A[...]es, and Julian helped wi1h the 1972 with a degree in nursing. She worked at the Fergus Count[...]When his father, Joe, died 5-9-55 he continued to farm. His On 3-22-75, Annette married David Ray Christman. mother, Tillie, Ii ed w· h him until moving to the nursing home. She Dave (6[...]Army in July of the same year. He was a Military Policeman in the 1st PAUL and LUCY CHRIS[...]ry Division, serving in Vietnam from January 1969 to January Paul Christianson . son of Oscar an[...]0. After being discharged from the Army, Dave was a policeman in Antelope as born 1 -13-08. Two broth[...]men- Mercersburg, PA. He came to Montana in the summer of 1972 and ioned else he[...]nson and they have 4 worked as a security guard at Lake Lodge in Yellowstone Park. In children: aren, Kathy, Anna and els ho live in Kent, A. August of the same yea[...]ment, where he worked for 2 years. pie ed 2 years a An elope High School. He trapped for muskrats, mi[...]In August of 1975, Dave and Annette moved to Sheridan County easel, s un and badgers along the Big uddy and Antelope Creek. and began to learn the business of farming from Laura and Jergen. He as emp oyed on farms doing the usual chores. He enjoyed playing Dave didn't have any farm experience so there was much learned in his[...]horses. Dam at the Spillway Builders. Then he en to CCC Camp at Alberton, T for the in er. P[...]n m Butte 1-6-19, the daug ter of Fran and Bertha A or of edicine Lake. Her sisters are Ruth Roy, Jea[...]ul found or ith John Deere in Grenora, then moved to Froid in 1 941 , where he was employed by[...] |
| [...]Dave is an avid hunter and fisherman; he belongs to the Danish LOIS CLARK Brotherhood, and is on the Sheridan County Weed Board. Annette en-[...]k (Sheridan's joys calligraphy and sewing; she is a member of the Antelope Daybre[...]ospital, Chicago, she continued her profession as on the board of education of Plentywood Lutheran Chu[...]hospital dietitian until her marriage to Dr. A. Burton Clark in 1942 in[...]moved to Visalia, CA where Dr. Clark bought an optometric[...]hey live in Lancaster (Quartz Hill), CA. Daybreak I, page 64). The family came to live in the Antelope com- munity in 1915.[...]the time Frank was ready for high school, he and a friend Robert Clark, son of R. D.[...]ck, Boulder, he was in the 10th grade, he dropped out of school again and went to CO; Marjorie West, Mesa, AZ; Joyce En[...]pring, VA, his father's home. He stayed there for a year. His Dixon, Seattle, WA; and Mar[...]NN BERNAU CUMMINS After graduating he worked on the Fort Peck Dam project. Later he I was born 7-28-47 in Kalispell, MT and became the "only child" of went to Minneapolis and lived with his sister. There he w[...]row W. Bernau and Florence Opal (Mcinnis) Bernau. I spent 3 Ford Motor Co. in St. Paul. From Minneapolis Frank went to Chicago years with my parents in Bigfork, MT where they ran a tavern- where he worked for a year in the steel mills and then for Zenith Radio[...]lled The Cherry Way. In the fall of 1949 we moved to Frank stayed in Chicago until the 2nd world war.[...]hospitalized in England for more I graduated from Antelope High School in 1965, and from Universi- than a month. He was discharged 6-6-46 at Camp McCoy, WI. ty of Oregon in 1969. I received a Masters degree in Social Work from[...]ent of Social & Rehabilitation Services from 1969 to[...]I married Bob Cummins in April 1980. Bob's roots also have a con- nection to eastern Montana. Robert T. Cummins, 9-11 -32, was born to[...]pioneers in Dawson County. The Cummins operated a clothing depart-[...]Although Bob and I have no children, I do have 3 stepchildren: Cory,[...]ice skating on the Arneklev Dam, Bernau Cree , hay rides, music After leaving the service he made 2 trips to Alaska wi1h an old festivals, to the community spirit and sense of camaraderie that exits truck. He worked on Garrison Dam at Riverdale, D where he was in- today. Antelope was a wonderful community in which to grow up and jured in a motorcycle accident, suffering a fractured vertebra and a in which we can aJI be proud. head injury. After his accident Frank live[...]son. He as born at Plentywood area. He was always a good hiker and would set out for Bygland, near East Grand[...]vemb r 1916· Blanche, rs. Ted Hove, that usually a friend would drive by and give him a ride at least part of whose story may be found in the Westby section, was born in arch the[...]Van eter, was born in June 1925. Frank was a happy, friendly, independent person who liked peo[...]0. Danielson farm was in School District 38, the but he also liked to be alone, spending a lot of time reading, making children went to Lone Star School in District 37 b cause it was cl[...]r as ready for high school, all the children went to tywood and was buried in the Antelope Creek Ceme[...]obert graduated from high school in 1937 and went to the cte Winzell Clark, brother Robert J. and wife Clara Iverson Clark are CCC that summer. After a year in the C's, he went to the Great Falls buried.[...] |
| [...]s some 40 years later, he was back at the ASCS as a county commit- teeman. During the summer of 1941, he learned to fly through the Civilian Pilot Training program[...]of Stady, ND after being assured that they would be flying in a short time. About 1 year later, Robert was a sergeant teaching basic electricity at Truax Field in Madison, WI, when he was finally accepted as a flying cadet. In August 1943, he com- pleted flight training, was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant, and then continued specialized training as a night fighter pilot. He was shipped to England in June 1944 to join the 422nd Night Fighter Sqdn. of the 9th Ai[...]ughters: Christine Ann 4-27-55 and Carol returned to Antelope to farm with his father. He made 1 brief foray into[...]n of Reserve. Her early years story home to us. That's where our roots are." may be found in the Reserve section.[...]he Preus J. Enstad family moved from North Dakota to Antelope,[...]also was a registered nurse and worked at the hospital in Pl[...]In the summer of 1961 the family moved to 421 Sheridan Street[...]Mrs. Enstad continued to work at the hospital and Paul and Marie[...]in arch 1949, gradua ed from oorhead State U with a degree in Special Education, married in 972 to Dr. icholas owanko, a chemistry professor at SU. They have son, Robe[...]re. Joan was born in June 1951 and is cur- rently a tending the graduate school of economics at SU. S[...]Plentywood to Huntington, OR where Mr. Enstad taught high schoo[...]nglish. Mr. Enstad retired in 1971 and they moved to DO and EVELY EASTON[...]Silverton, OR. There r. Enstad died in May of 1983. Mrs. Enstad now Evelyn Hedges, the 3rd of 7 children, was born on the family farm ltves at 162 Fiske St. in Silverton. west of Antelope on 7-26-33. Her parents ere Alice and Leslie[...]ves in Santa Maria, CA, where he's the manager of a Hedges. She graduated from Antelope High School i[...]rilyn, were married in 1979. Eastern Montana wi1h a B.S. in 1970. arilyn is bookkeeper for a diesel company. She and Donald Easton married on 8-28-51 . Don was born in M[...]o n an Aerial apping Co. in Portland, OR and have a with a B.S. degree; he has an M.S. from Greeley, CO and a Doctorate 6-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. from MSU. He taught in Antelope from 1950 to 1953 and in Plenty- Peter operates a car repair garage in Silverton, OR. He and his wife wood from 1953 to 1959. Don is presently Personnel Director for the Kathie, were married in 1979 and have a 3-year-old girl and a 2-year- Billings School District.[...] |
| [...]daughters. Don worked as a brick layer and Myrtle worked in cafes. Eri[...]dren, Willard and Sandra. Lester lost his life in a plane crash soldiers dying all around him from in[...]d Jake Nichols 12-19-62 at Plentywood, MT. Lewis, but he survived. He was ready to board a ship for France at Nor- They have 1 son,[...]he war was declared over. He married Cora Hanson, a school teacher and moved to Tacoma, WA in 1919. Erick was a sta- AL ZANE FOLSOM tionary fireman in a plywood plant. Al Zane Folsom was born near Antelope on 8-21 -10, son of Seth Erick Leonard Erickso[...]ther (Mrs. Peter Lund) 9-5-16 of Persson. Married to Cora Elyda Hanson 3-7-19. Cora Elyda Han-[...]ffense. He was discharged in July 1919. Returning to Minnesota he worked as a farm hand and also in the iron mines. In 1923 he came to Montana and worked in the harvest fields. Os[...], MO and came with her parents and brother Elbert to Montana to their homestead east of Reserve in 1908. She had[...]nded grade and high school in Antelope and worked on the 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Ruth's 1st grade sc[...]family ranch. In the late 1920s he worked on Emil Grimsrud's large Pearl Kellam's tar paper sh[...]ll School was built and farming operation on the Fort Peck Reservation . she finished 8th grad[...]When the work started at Fort Peck Dam, Al went to wor as a[...]on include a dam near Kansas City, MO and orony Dam near Great[...]began a 3-year stint out of the US. When he came home WWII had[...]started, then it could be told that he had been in Trinidad (British[...]possession} helping construct a submarine base.[...]Drafted into the US Army on 6-22-42, he as assigned to Fitzsim-[...]he mine and Ruth cooked. They lived several years on the Hatti Rud, Lee as born in Bergen[...]y farm near the Rose Hill School. Then they moved to the I as born on my om and Dad's homestead 7 miles northeast of alla place just east of Reserve. While there Ozzie did a small amount Antelope. I'm the 2nd of 6 children . Esther is th oldest, th[...]ladys, Bob and Chff. h~me_s. She lived in Seattle a few years and worked m a cafe. During We didn't have all[...]ought the Clark house in Antelope Ozzie continued to ning ater. We read by erosen lamps and had to carry our ater drill ells and Ruth returned and b[...]big sno ban s. We played fo and geese and had a lot of sno ball he county fairs.[...]t and In the summer e ould have to or h lping Dad pie roe off moved to the Alta Vista apartments. She didn't get to enJoy her apart- the fields, shocking o[...]d away 6-3-79. Osmund wash clothes on the scrub board until she got her gas motor ashin[...]rade school at Rose HIii and We ent to the Lone Star School 1½ miles northeast of the f[...]They had 2 Bob" hich we rode once m a hile. Esther, Bud and I ould get on[...] |
| [...]from AHS. They were bap- wouldn't get the saddle on tight enough and we would slide off. Old Bob[...]in the Antelope Lutheran Church, in which church I would stop and wait patiently until we got the saddle back on. In the was also baptized and confirmed. They all 3 enjoyed belonging to 4-H. winter if it was too cold, Dad would take us to school in the jumper, a Dolores married Donald Becker of R[...]irls and small enclosed sleigh, and he always had a foot warmer with hot coals 2 boys. One boy is a high school student. Don manages a bulk and pro- from the coal stove to warm our feet.[...]and a daughter who is married and lives in Casper, WY.[...]Marilyn married Leo Kueffler and they live on a farm 13 miles[...]Besides my 15 grandchildren, I also have 9 great-grandchildren.[...]After retiring from the Post Office, I am still living in Antelope and[...]have been active in Senior Citizen work. I have now been on the Coun-[...]Council of the Aging for 7 years. In recent years I've had the oppor- tunity to do some traveling both in the US and overseas. I still enjoy my Elliot and[...]hobbies of needlework and crocheting. I do hope to go on a few more[...]trips before retiring to the rocking chair. I left Montana in 1946 and came to Oregon and have been here since. I'm married to Elliot Frahm. He's been in construction for 35[...]GUNNAR and SOLVEIG (SIMONSON) FRANSON years. I have 2 daughters by a previous marriage. My daughter Donna Gunnar came to Comertown, MT in February of 1928 from Ryd, lives[...]an equipment operator until 1937, when he went to the state of Beverly was deceased in 197 4, a beautiful daughter and we miss Washington. He bought an orchard there until 1956. Then he went to her very much.[...]tment for 16 Elliot has 12 grandchildren and I have 4 grandchildren. years before retiring. I've been working at the Taft Dairy Queen for the past 11 years. Gunnar married Solveig A. Simonson in 1935. Solveig is the We always enjoy coming back to Montana and visiting the farm olde[...]born and raised in Minnesota before coming to Montana and[...]Perham, MN. After his birth, the family returned to ontana[...]Gerharda. To this union were born Barney (Bernhardt H.) born 5-23-25; son. Clara was born 8-1-12 on the farm 5 miles SE of Antelope . Joseph[...]a M. born 2-20-29 (de- sold the farm and returned to innesota. It was in Barnesville, MN[...]trude E.) born 9-29-30; William D. Jr. born where I received most of my grade school education. Then[...]5-11 -33, who still lives on the family farm. re urned o ontana here I finished he 8th grade in a country school[...]Solveig worked in Havre before getting married, but thereafter was and graduated from high school in[...]a full time homemaker. Solveig and Gunnar had 7 chi[...]lows: Lyle and Clara were married and lived on a farm SE of Antelope in[...]Helen G. who married Forest Wichern (a rancher) and lives in Cody the Eden Valley commun[...]4 children-Wayne, Daryl, Kevin and Lynda. Arlene A. children started school. Because the Eden Valley[...]who married Wm. Sheckler (a Boeing aircraft worker for 28 years). closed, we moved to An elope where we had purchased a house from[...]h and works for Seattle City Light. He is married to Lyle worked on WPA and hen for Sheridan County, 1st on the[...]and has 3 children-Kurtis, Mike and Sara. Robert A. who bridge crew and then the road patrol until h[...]lives in Seattle and is a Chef in a Seattle restaurant. He is married to In 1947-1948, I had ta en a boo keeping course at AHS after[...]3 girls-Monica, Simone and Reine. Rayno! J. which I began working as a clerk in the post office. hen rs. Hedges[...]Seattle and works at Todd Shipyard. He is married to Laneva retired, I became Postmas er and continued working until my[...]attle and works at Boeing. He ment in March 97 8. I've seen a lot of changes in the Postal System[...]-Joel and Bryce. Steven M. is single and works as a during those 30 years.[...]jo!ned a ~enior Citizen s group in our church. These keep[...]with ta mg care of a garden and flowers. We visit our children and[...]On 5-2-46 she married Bob Freske of Urbank, M , who[...]gest of 16 children. They farmed in Minnesota for a couple years[...] |
| nd then moved to Outlook helping Mr. Wangerin with his operation.[...], and Patricia Madsen of Sidney. grain, improving a Charolais cattle herd and putting their efforts i[...]ng the ranch. Depredations by coyotes forced them to discon- School in 1965 and Montana State University in 1969 with a BS in tinue raising sheep.[...]ted this sideline in 1952 at they moved to Antelope and purchased Plentywood Motor, which th[...]raduated from Antelope High in miles and without a single accident. He was also drafted to take the 1969. In 1970, while a student at MSU, Bozeman, he suffered severe bask[...]rived injuries in an auto accident. He was a patient at Sheridan Memorial and he had the responsibility of a busload of teenagers. He was par· Hosp[...]bus's progress during inclement weather. Staying on the job for 30 in 1971 and from Billin[...]rs with only 5 days absence because of illness is a record difficult Berry there in 1973. They have 2 children , Tammy born in 1975 and to beat.[...]onna and the children Erma and Bob continue on the farm planting trees, repairing old l[...]Erma says she has too much ambition; to 1978, and Antelope Grain 1978 to 1984. He began working on the she gets too many projects started and doesn'[...]attended Antelope School for 11 years. continues to live at Wadena, MN.[...]When the school burned in 1978, he transferred to Plentywood and[...]graduated in 1980. He is a student at MSU, Bozeman. CARL EDWARD FRIEDRICH[...]rt and Lucille Friedrich and was ferred to Plentywood, and graduated in 1982. She attended NOSU at born on 5-4-51 and graduated from the Antelope High Schoo[...]married Lynn Madsen of Sidney in 1983. They have a He helped on the farm with his dad, and attended the Vo-Tech S[...]He worked for the Coca-Cola Company of Helena for a as a service station mechanic. few years before coming[...]plumbing or automatic hay baler. arl now lives on a hill overlooking the "meadow" on his Uncle Don's Don recalls that hay ma[...]in bowling, enjoys hand and hauled home on a trailer. Now hay handling is largely done by fish[...]machine. For quite a few years livestock were fattened on the farm[...]s Alice started working in 1977 as a bookkeeper at Glenwood, Inc., orn in Antelope on 4-5-27. His father died in 1932. His mother lives m which is a non-profit organization serving developmentally d[...]son of ebraska, 2 brothers, adults in a 3-county area. She served as a school clerk from 1972 un- Robert of Antelope and Harold of Plentywood. A brother Carl died in til the district was dissolved in 1982. She is a member of Antelope 1935. Don attended Lone Star g[...]word puules. Antelope High School m 1945. He took a mechanics course at Hansen Bot[...]belong to Sons of orway. Alice Johnson Friedrich, 6th child of William and Harriet Johnson of Dagmar, was born on 12-26-27. Her brothers and sisters are George[...]Eugene Paul as born ·n Plentywood on 2·21 -55, a son of Robert James of Dagmar, Alvin of Plentywoo[...]he great honor of b ing chos n for an appointment to West Point that Antelope High School m 1945. She[...]born on 11 -6-81 . Eu ene nt to ork for . L. Acme Tool and Oil Ser•[...]vice in Williston, D in 197 8 as a "fisherman " and is no manager of[...]the Williston office, after being transferred to Dickinson, ND, Glendive,[...]T, bac to Die mson, then to Casper, WY and this year bac to[...]Rhoda Louise was born to Robert and Lucille Friedrich on 10-9-56[...]ich. 197 4 and ent to Vo-Tech in Helena for a secretarial course. She Don and Alice were ma[...]for 3 years, at present hey purchased and moved to the Ator ranch 3 miles north of Antelope[...] |
| [...]Thomas Allen was born in Plentywood on 7-28-52, son of Robert[...]zeman and also Robert Lars was born 3-24-49, a son of Robert and Lucille took a year at the Vo-Tech in Helena. He went to work for the Slum- Friedrich at Plentywood. He gr[...]ny of Williston, ND, February of 1978 and is 1 of a received a Masters Degree in 1977 in Animal Science from MSU, crew of 4 on what they refer to as the "million dollar" truck. They Bozeman, MT. He was Research Associate to the Professor in the assay the oil wells before completion to determine the potential output Animal Science Dept. until taking a job as Computer Operations of oi[...]s at ND and is at present working out of Evanston, WY. Bozeman. He is active in the Belgrade Lions Club, is a Boy Scout leader, bowling, Little League coach an[...]William James (Bill) was born on 2-1 0-61 in Plentywood to Robert 7-31 -71 on his great grandmother Frieda Friedrich's birthday[...]uates of Antelope High was born 1-27-75 and Traig on 6-18-78. School because in his senior year the school burned down on October[...]29. They got permission to use available rooms in the Plentywood High ROBERT[...]lispell Robert Walter was born in Plentywood on 4-2-22, the son of Ed- area. He came home and got a job on the oil rigs around here and is still win and Fri[...]brother, Hendrickson of Plentywood on 6-26-83 and they have 2 sons, Allen Carl, was acc[...]ted James and Tory Wayne. They have a trailer house at the Rocky Ridge from he Antelope[...]farm. His father passed away in 1932. He did get a short course on agriculture in Bozeman, which amounted to nearly 2 quarters crammed into a summer course. He has since been active in[...]NDA GLAZE affairs of the county, such as 22 years a director on the Farmers Union I, Linda Glaze, began my life in Warren, MN. My twin sister, Lottie Oil Station, 14 years on Antelope School Board, and many years on the and I were born 4-9-1900 to Jonas and Betty Erickson. We joined a REC board of directors which he still holds. He has been a member of brother Leonard and a sister Elvina. Lottie was not well and died in in- the Sons of Norway, church treasurer for a number of years; and even fancy. My sister Alice was born in Minnesota, but my youngest sister some whis , bridge and pinochl[...]once in Elna was born after we moved to Montana. awhile. In 1947 he married Lucille Angvi[...]as Ambrose, ND, then by covered wagon to our homestead in the[...]Dagmar community. We lived in a sod house until the farmhouse was[...]built. I started my schooling in Warren and continued my s[...]y school located about 3 miles from our home. Due to the[...]As a young woman, I spent several harvest seasons working in[...]In 1928 I married Theodore (Ted) Glaze. He passed away 5-26[...]Dagmar communities. In March 1942 we moved to Stevensville, MT Robert, Carl , Tommy, Eugene, Rhoda , and Bill-the Friedrich ch ildre n. where I still live. Lucille Margory was born at Medicine Lake on 6-4-22. the daughter of Lars and Beatrice Angvick[...]ohn Angvick of Baton Rouge, LA; and Eddie Angvick on the 'home place' out of Reserve. Lucille graduated from edicine Lake High School in 1939 and after a 6-month post-graduate course in secretarial courses, worked on the campaign of Gov. Ayers, and also in the Monta[...]1946 and worked in San Francisco and San Jose for a year. She and Robert Friedrich were married 10-3-47 and have lived their entire married life on the Fried• rich homestead, raising their family[...]nsville High School. Dorothy have 8 grandchildren to keep them busy and happy. Lucille enjoys[...] |
| [...]Since my husband's passing in December of 1971, I have spent and Gary and 2 daughters, Cheryl and L[...]nics on the spur of the moment and also the kind that took a couple of Tom was born in Plentywood, MT. His parents were William and weeks to plan. As I sit here thinking about it-it makes me lonesome E[...]John and Elizabeth Grayson moved to Shaunavon, SK. He died in ed on construction, and is now retired; and Tom (1927),[...]as in the paratroopers. After the war he returned to Sheridan County and[...]a in 1934. They lived at and he has 1 stepson and a granddaughter. Bonnie formerly worked as[...]while John worked at the Fort Peck Dam. He worked a secretary at Laurel, MT. Tom and Bonnie live on the Herman Flacker most of his life as a heavy equipment mechanic at Hanford, WA, Fort far[...]died in 1945 at Tacoma, Bonnie was killed in a car accident 3-30-84.[...]and moved to Great Falls for several years. He moved in 197 4 to Seat- ART and ASTRID GRAYSON tle, WA to live closer to his sons, Joe and David. He is now 83 years[...]; and 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. a shower of used items, which was very much appreciated. Money was very scarce and Art used to laughingly say he had just 3¢ left in his pocket[...]ELLA MAY (GRAYSON) AFDAHL[...]ing in Antelope, MT. She moved to Canada with her family in 1928.[...]About 1933 she moved back to the US and went to work as a house- keeper to the Ervin Afdahl family of Rudyard, MT. She worke[...]the children were raised and gone, and then moved to[...]Marshtown, IA. Ella and Ervin were married on 10-20-59 at arsh-[...]They built a new home m the own of Rudyard, T, close to the[...]amily farm. Ervin died in 1980 and Ella continued to live in Rudyard[...]and was devoted in her duties as grandmother to the Afdahl children[...]Earl W. Grayson as born in Lankin, D, on 4-16·10 and married Art had been farming f[...]ved Agnes Irene Spiers of Shaunavon SK on 3-18-33. Their children are out to the farm to the little 2-room house on what was then and now George, who has[...]children, and called the Whitish Hill. We stayed on the farmstead for about 3 years. John who has 2 children. Earl Grayson died on 10-25-79 in Swift Cur- Two of our sons were born[...]rent, SK. His wife Agnes continues to hve there. Some of the winters Art worked f[...]ad been WALTER JAMES GRAYSON vacated on the flat, so we got permission and lived there for 2 years. Walter J. Grayson was born on 6-21 -12 in Antelope. He married 1les and Marg[...]ar. They lived in the Helen Gladys Waldorf on 10-20-34 m Shaunavon, SK. Their children back par[...]has 3 children; Raymond ho has 3 Art worked on the Carrol Dam project and also on WPA. He was a children; Eloise Rowlandson, ho has 2 children; Donald ho has 2 heavy equipment operator on county roads for years and also became[...]and Lloyd who has 2 children. Walter Grayson died on ~ ner of a small farm southwest of Antelope. Farming was what we 8-11 -56 and Helen died on 7-31 -68 . h ed the best, but an asthmatic condition came back to plague him as rt had when he was a child and eventually contributed to his death in OPEL LUELLA GRAYSON 1971.[...]heir names tor Ross Waldorf of Canada on 3-17-34 . Their children are Carol Han- are: Rona[...]who has 2 children; and Leslie. Opel Grayson died on born September 1937; Janet Arlene, born June 1941 ; and Wesley 1-13-50, and Hector died on 6-29-75 .[...] |
| [...]a Speech Pathologist. His continued employment in t[...]Antelope. He married Vera has included a variety of assignments. Of these he has been Dire[...]uise Delong of Eastend, SK in 1940. They operated a grocery store Special Education, Direc[...]ompletion of his service, they owned and operated a grocery store in Oroville, WA. Roger has worked[...]Miles Woodrow Grayson was born in Antelope, MT on 10-14-16, spector. Vera has worked for Reinell Boatworks and for Boeing in to Richard and Emma Grayson. Miles was 1 of 1O child[...]illian. Miles lived in Antelope most of Vera live on a farm in Snohomish, WA and have horses which they his younger life, going to Antelope Grade School and High School. He take on trips up into the Cascade Mt. and Canada. worked on farms later as a mechanic in Plentywood and Reserve, MT.[...]and trapping and was very good at it. He was also a sharp shooter with a rifle and shotgun and won many trapshooting GWEND[...]She Louise Severson of Raymond, MT on 9-5-36 in Scobey, MT. Four attended school in Sha[...]n Eugene Tichenor children were born to Miles and Margaret: Gerald 1938; Robert 1941; of Opheim on 6-14-47. Ivan worked for GTA. After retirement in[...]e 1944. Miles and Margaret moved their they moved to Spokane, WA and have a new home there. They have 3 family west of the Divide in 1955 where Miles worked as a heavy children , Linda Kunstman who has 2 childre[...]njoy golf- Great Falls, MT and enjoying a retirement of hunting and fishing. ing, traveling[...]In 1948 he joined the Air Force and after serving but a short time, he received a medical discharge. He attended telegraph school. After working at several locations in Montana, he went to work in Fort Benton as an auto mechanic. In 195 7 he moved to Dillon and worked at the Ford and Dodge garages. In 1972 he began working for Beaver- head County as a heavy duty mechanic in charge of the Dillon distr[...]My parents were Mae and Richard (Ern) Grayson and I was born in[...]Antelope 7-18-25. I have a brother Lyle, and a sister Lorna. I grew up[...]for cattle feed. During these times it was my job to[...]herd the milk cows down the railroad track to find feed for them where-[...]. ever possible. I graduated from high school in the spring of 1943[...]) went into the service that fall. I was stationed at Ft. Warren,[...]Cheyenne, WY and came back to Antelope on furlough in April 1944. He married arjorie H[...]-14-51 . They have 4 Edi h Olsen and I ere married during this time, on 4-12-44. I went children: William ( ay 1952); Donald (June 1954); ancy (June overseas to the European theater of operations and arrived in[...]LYLE and ARDINE GRAYSON Lyle, born 3-22 -30, a son of r. and rs. R. E. Grayson of Ante- lope, gr[...]tion he was employed by Great orthern Railroad as a station agent in Richland and Reserve. In 19[...]ad, entered inot State College and graduated with a aster's Degree in 1966. Lyle directed the[...] |
| My company landed on the Normandy Beach Head during the inva- On 2-25-23 Mae and Richard (Ern) were married in Ant[...]there was the addition of 4 children to this union. Reid of Scobey, Lyle the front lines and we earned 5 battle stars. While in France I met Bob of Billings, a baby boy that passed away in infancy and Lorna Hackman Danielson and went for a ride in his Black Widow plane. During the fall of Sidney, MT. of 1945, after the war was over, I drove a truck and hauled troops When D[...], Dad was still farming part of the from Germany to southern France. I got on the boat to come home from land the Grayson brother[...]ed. As with all of the farmers Marseille, France on New Years Eve of 1945, and arrived 1-15-46. in the late '20s and '30s he was not making a living at farming and he In June 1946 I started to work for the G. N. Railroad at 80¢ an a[...]he Antelope dray in 1913. During hour and it was a year or so before wages started to go up. Edith and I the 3 years he and George were in this bus[...], ND when Muriel the many things of a city dray. They met the train every day to haul the was born on 10-25-46, and we stayed in the Fairview area until I got freight all over town, hauled ashes[...]947, at Cartwright, ND. Reid in town to be used by the people during the summer. Dad purchased Jr. was born 5-5-48 and Karla Jean was born on 1-31-51. We moved this business in 1932 and after this time business started to falter as to Opheim in October of 1951 and Larry was born 4-22[...]g. In 1935-36 Dad worked spring of 1956 we moved to Scobey and built a new house that sum- for the WPA program as this seemed to be the only way for town peo- mer, and got involved[...]vities of Scobey. ple to make a living. They would plant the gardens and tend to the live- I coached a women's softball team that Edith, Muriel and Karla stock to try to keep something on the tables for their families. played on. This team won 35 championships in 7 years. I also coached In 1936 Dad started to work for the Fairview Milling Elev. in Ante• L[...]d Babe Ruth teams which Reid Jr. and Larry played on lope and in the early spring of 1937 moved to Fairview, MT to work for with some championships, also. Edith wa[...]e in the Fairview Mill there. This had to be the hardest time of Mae and my community adventures. I was active in the Mon-Oak Babe Ruth Em's life. Thirty-two dollars a month to feed 4 people. We moved back League for many years, with Bill Reiter of Froid. to Antelope in 1938 and it was good to be back home for all of us. Dad I was an All State Commander in the VFW, 100% Presi[...]nd Lions Club and Zone Chairman for the Lions for a number of years. Dur- the nation started to get better. ing all this time I was active in Boy Scouts and in 1966 was recog-[...]economy got better, there also got to be more activities. om was Scouting to boys and received the Silver Beaver Award for the[...]f them were members of Scouts of America in 1977. I received a number of special awards the Sons of Norway. Dad belonged to the Congregational Church and from the National Babe Ruth Council. In 1973 I was employee of the due to the inactivity of this church he later joined the[...]pro- Muriel graduated from Scobey and went to college at Concordia tection and all the things to be done for a thriving community. and NDSU at Fargo. She marrie[...]In 1959 Mom and Dad moved to Plentywood to operate the Leland they have no children. They ar[...]Hotel and at this time Dad operated a shoe repair shop. They were kept Dickinson, ND an[...]busy with these things until 1970 when they moved to Scobey to Reid Jr. graduated from Scobey and went to college at Havre. He retire and be close to us. Dad passed away 9-14-72 and other went into t[...]tioned in Georgia. Reid Jr. was killed in Vietnam on 12-28·68. Since then Judy married Burt Olson of Crosby, ND and Wendi Jo has a sister, Chanda. Karla graduated from Scobey and went to college in Bozeman. She married Douglas Moen of P[...]aycie. Larry graduated from Scobey and went to college in Minot, ND and at Auburn, WA. He married Rhonda Goulet of Flaxville and they have a baby boy, Elliot. RICHARD (ERN) and MAE 8. GRAYS[...]other was born at Cottonwood, MN 2-15-01, a daughter to ln- William La rence (81II) Gray on and Sue Grayson ere marri d |
| [...]until November, as some of the children had far to school and transpor- Albert passed away in[...]away in 1979 at the age of 91. Their history can be found on page 89 from Westby High School and later went to the Minnesota School of in the Sheridan Daybreak.[...]Business in Minneapolis, MN. She worked as a secretary for Horton Alice. Orvin was born 5-17-1[...]Manufacturing Company there for over a year and previous to her mar- lope, Lew Wallace and Blue Valley grade[...]ultural (AAA) Office in Plentywood. He worked for a time at Fort Peck, MT, also at the Snyder Auto Ga[...]ilt and oiled the State Highway 5 from Plentywood to Westby. Shortly after that he went to work for Northland Greyhound as a driver. After 35 years he retired and they live a[...]For 1Oyears Gorden and Arlene rented a farm at Archer, MT; then[...]they had the opportunity to buy a quarter of land next to his father's[...]farm at Antelope, MT and continued to farm there. He also started a water hauling business, a job he liked very much. Gorden was[...]sometimes accused of drinking a lot of the water he hauled (in the form[...]in 1982. Then they transferred to the Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]and on 6-19-52 another son, Vernon was born. Ronald went to grade[...]graduated from high school there. He went 2 years to Billings[...]. ed at San Diego on the Bon Homme Richard aircraft carrier, and at[...]have a son, Phillip, born 3-16-84. After his discharge from the Navy he Alice was born at Antelope, MT on 3-14-27. She attended Ante- attend[...]ool and high school and after graduating she went to and is now employed by Montana Pow[...]s later employed by Otter non went to the Antelope grade school and high school and gra[...]on, North Dakota Junior Col- time of her marriage to Selvin Rovelstad in November 194 7. They[...]f Bemidji, MN in Oc- Foltowing that they operated a dairy farm near Underwood, MN. She tober 1977 and they have a son, Justin, born 2-26-82. Vernon taught was acti[...]In July 1968 Gorden, Arlene, and Vernon enjoyed a trip to Norway Halbert was born in 1950 and is presen ly[...]ar- visiting many relatives and taking a tour of the country. For the past ried to Linda Baker of assachusetts. They have 1 son, Set[...]was Apache Junction, AZ along with a lot of other residents from Sheridan born in Janu[...]odd of Alabama and they County. As a family we did not make a very large dent in this world but are presently living in Virginia. They have 1 daughter, Jennifer. did manage to make a pretty good splash and create a few ripples. GORDO and ARLE E GRIMSRUD[...]John and Mayree Harshbarger came to Sheridan County with their |
| [...]In the spring of 1945 we moved to the Weldon Richardson ranch. Madlyn and James[...]Washington. Bess and Evelyn live On 6-16 -46 deep sorrow came our way when Leslie fel[...]lives in Williston, ND. Minnie, I applied for the job as Postmaster at Antelope, MT[...]working there in March 194 7. I retired in 19 73. In 1963 John married Janie[...]d she died in 1978. In 1948, I married Leslie's brother, Harvey and we continued He still resides on the farm.[...]4. My parents, Betty and Jonas Erickson came to Montana from War- I have lived most of my life in Sheridan County. Happy times with ren, MN in the spring of 1909. I, Alice Hedges, born 11 -10-05, was[...]ons: birthdays, graduations, only 3 years old, so I don't remember much about our journey.[...]homestead was in the Dagmar area. We settled near a spring, and it doesn't seem long from sod house days to space age. To me one so water was plentiful. I remember the sod house with its 2 rooms, its[...]ramatic occasions was history's 1st manned flight to the deep set windows where house plants bloomed.[...]and William The floors were wide boards that had to be scrubbed with a brush. My Anders aboard Apollo VIII. Their lift off was 12-21 -68. On Christmas mother let me help her scrub; my area w[...]e table, it wasn't Eve their message to us was read from the 1st 1O verses of Genesis. so dirty there, and she praised the good job I had done. That was good "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." How psychology. I still like to scrub.[...]hey say the "Early Settlers started this Country, but those wild flowers, played games like "Farmer in the Dell," "Last Couple who settle on the 1st of the month, keep it going." That's us! Have we Out," and "Tag" and "Drop the Handkerchief." We helpe[...]ours? I remember the afternoon 8-4-11 when my sister, Eln[...]SHIRLEY HEDGES Anna Brown, a midwife was in attendance. During the "waiting pe[...]as we looked into the western I, Shirley Hedges, was born to Charles A. Hedges and Mary cloudy sky, we sang, "There Shall Be Showers of Blessing." That was Elizabeth Dieter Hedges on 3-21-15 at Antelope, MT. I was born in a ood philosophy, too. We didn't worry about our mother being sick, and sod house on the original home site. I am the youngest of 8 children, ln a short time we had a live doll to play with. and t[...]ber of my family. My sisters were Lulu (Mrs. I started school in the Lew Wallace School. My firs[...]8th grade teacher, Eva Bates. We were privileged to Jessie Cook) and my brothers were Je[...]s, Leslie, Harvey have good teachers that gave us a background of learning that proved and a baby who died in infancy. very useful when we sta[...]l in Antelope in the fall of I grew up in Sheridan County, a graduate of Antelope High School 1921. I graduated in 1925 with a class of 11. in 1932. I attended Montana ormal School, Dillon, MT to hich I had I went to summer school in iles City, T for 2 summers, then a scholarship. I also attended the ontana University at issoula. I taught in the uddy School 2 terms. have a Bachelor of Science in Education and the equivalent of a In 1928, I married a classmate, Leslie Hedges. We lived on his asters earned m extra classes. I taught 10 years in ontana and 20 folks' place, Ma[...]years in Washington. In Sheridan County I spent 5 years in rural same one he was born in on 9-20-04.[...]although I taught all 8 grades.[...]the summer there after their father's death on 6-9-55. They are: Bill[...]eisner b. 2-4-43 (Construction Engineer) married to Doreen arie[...]t Stevensville, T, historically no n as Ft. O en (a 1st[...]y 2nd son James Lester, b. 10-26-45, has a BA in education[...]b. 6-3-49, has a B in education from Bellingham and a masters in[...]Lynn, b. 4·1·75. They reside at ent, A on pioneer land settled by[...]reat grandparents. anlyn arty, b. 11 ·24-49, has a BA m We had chickens, cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and a small acreage communication from University of ashmgton, Seattle and a degree in of farm land. So we tried to make a living through the hard times of the food management She marri d Richard Lester St ger on 10-2-69. He "Dirty Thirties."[...]1st son, Weldon was born 10-12-28. (He is married to Edna ane b. 4·10-71 . They res[...]daughter Lorraine born 2-25 -31 I am no retired from the teaching profession. I ta e care of the (married to Sheridan Torgrimson) hves near Antelope. Evelyn,[...]e V. Hedges. Leslie and Curtis 7-26 -33 (married to Don Easton) lives in Billings, T. Donald, born[...]r, who is the daughter of Marie 2-19-35 (married to Ardyth Ramstad) lives near Antelope, MT. Sandra, Hedges Forgery cKmnon. I no reside at Bothe!, WA. born 8-21 -38 (married to Jalmer Flom) lives in Ft. Peck, MT. Sonia, born 8-21 -38 (married to Clifford Lee) lives in Antelope . Carolyn, born WELDON and EDNA HEDGES 10-6-45 (married to David Christensen) lives in Saudi Arabia at pres- I was born m Antelope with Grandma Hedges, m[...] |
| the oldest son of Leslie and Alice Hedges. I graduated from AHS in 1946. The following year I went to school at Coyne Electric in Chicago, came back a[...]indchargers and wiring farm homes for REA. On 6-20-48, I married Edna Olsen of Dagmar. We lived on the Arneklev farm outside of Antelope. Three sons were born: Leslie, Michael, and Brian. I worked for Art Thunem in Plentywood, farmed and milked cows. In 1954, we hailed out and I got a job with NeMont installing phones in farm homes. In 1955, I transferred to Scobey where I was plant superintendent. We moved to Eureka where I worked for the lnterbel Telephone Cooperative in[...]hones. We were active in community affairs, on the hospital board, grade[...]l and high school boards and with the Lions Club. I was granted 1 of the 6 awards of Distinctive Mer[...]Gib and JoAnn were married on 4-29-71. They moved to Antelope Association-Thom McAn School Board Awar[...]listed in Personalities of the west and midwest. I also received an many improvements on the home since. Gib worked for the Antelope awar[...]School District driving a school bus and doing custodial chores. On We moved to Missoula and then Forsyth. After putting in 25 ye[...]Barbara and Leon Ander- with the rural telephone I decided to do something different and now son. In[...]rn in Eidsvold, Norway 12-27-1867, passed team as a senior. He attended the University of Idaho and graduated away in Crosby, ND in 1953. with a B.S. degree. He married Bobbi Mason of Eureka. They have 2 He came to US in 1908 and settled with his family on a farm near daughters, Kami and Maime. Michael is making a career of the Navy Antelope, MT in[...]so owned and operated Otto Hendrickson and is now a Lt. Commander. He received his Masters Degree at[...]University of Washington and is being transferred to Mechanicsberg, Helga Olsen Hend[...]osby, NO in 58. Brian was born in Culbertson on 10-6-53. He graduated from Lin-[...]ll education available in Sheridan County at that time. Worked Eureka and has 1 daughter, Jolene. He divorced. He spent 5 years in on the farm, also in 0. Hendrickson & Co. store and, later County the avy working as a medic and specializing in giving E.E.K.'s. He Assessors office in Plentywood from 1935 to 1942. Moved to Tucson, married Patricia VanArtsdalen of Los Ange[...]electric/electronics engineer Then moved to Rancho Cordova, CA where we now reside. Married a[...]children Greg and San- Erva Phillips, a teacher near Antelope in 1922, who later operated[...]also a Pharmacist. They have 2 sons, Raymond Hendrickson, a UCLA[...]worked for Standard Oil. A promotion transferred him to California. He[...]now owns and operates a Standard Oil outlet and service. He married[...]Jeanette Kazaal in Tucson. They have a son Robert L. Hendrickson,[...]ane WA in 1955. He married Thea Gutterud in 1928, a registered[...]ad 2 sons. Gib Heltemes 6-21 -30, was reared on his parents' farm near Larry Hendrie son, a graduate of Gonzaga College, Spokane, WA Wadena,[...], Norway, attend- years in the army before moving to Montana. ed B[...]he married Harold Hanisch of ing school worked as a waitress and tended bar. She came to Plenty- Plentywood, who owns a[...] |
| [...]e banking business. Jon served JUNIOR A. HESS in the US Navy. Gary married Helen Haugo. They have a son Paul I am the oldest son of William and Ruth Hess, who h[...]After graduating from high school in 1935, I joined the CCC's and MYRTEL (CHRISTIANSON ) HERMA[...]was stationed in Glacier National Park, where I performed various I attended school in Antelope and was a member of the Antelope types of work,[...]ng construction, forestry tasks Thimble 4-H Club. I later worked in Antelope, Plentywood, Reserve,[...]damaged areas. A great deal of the cleared wood was cut up for fire- I married George Herman, 1-9-37, son of Fred and Hattie Herman wood and used to heat the cold uninsulated buildings in the camp. I of rural Antelope. George worked on the Fort Peck Dam from 1934 wanted to go to college, but didn't know what course to take. My th rough 1939. We then moved back to Antelope, later to Anaconda, parents saved part of the $25 monthly allotment sent home to them to MT, where George worked at the smelter, later at a saw mill and the make this dream possible. gold mine at Southern Cross, from there to the coal mine at Coalridge, Two forestry students from the U of M joined our camp to get ex- MT. perience and to earn money for college. I learned I could work my way One son, Wayne, was born 1[...]In the spring of 1944 we bought partnership in a farm 2 miles east Service and private logging companies. I entered the University in the of Westby. In 1946 we moved to the present farm 5 miles east of[...]My forestry plans were slightly delayed by WWII. I was drafted a served on the Alkabo, ND School Board, Writing Rock Church[...]r graduation and spent the next 4½ years helping to defeat Township Assessor and 4-H leader for a number of years. His favorite the Nazis. I served as a platoon leader in an Engineer Regiment. Our pasti[...]truction of hospitals, roads, pipelines, sup- and I continue to live on the farm where Wayne and his family live,[...]I was mustered out of the service in November 1945 and spent[...]approximately a month with my family in Antelope, but my brothers[...]and sisters were pretty well scattered due to marriages and military[...]The day after my military leave expired, I accepted a job ith the[...]ion Service in western ontana. Eight months later I transferred to the Forest Service where I was employed until my retire-[...]sales, road location surveys and design to Road aintenance as my[...]last assignment. In summers I was often involved in fighting forest[...]I met my wife in France during the war. I consider our marriage my Myr[...]forms ith the man. Born 1-5-43 in Plentywood, MT, I lived with my parents at Coal- Eugene Symphony and other orchestras as a violinist. Our 2nd son is a ridge, T for a year before we moved to a farm located east of Westby, film edit[...]youngest, a daughter, is director of a day care center m e exico Divide Co., ND. I attended 12 years of school m Al abo, D, graduati[...]We have a small home on e es edge of Eugene, A. We inot Air Force Base 2½ years, I returned to Westby, T to live and[...]10 year obJ ctives, traveling from Alas a to e ico, most of the[...]plan is more modest, but 1f our h alth holds out, e 111 continu to[...]boo s and maintain good relations ith our travel a nt. After all, you kno i is hard to p them do non th farm, after they[...]Lars as born n Suldal, o ay on 3-20-1892. H came to th US at ag 17. H a employ d on farms until h horn st d d in[...]Divide County, D. Lars marri d Hannah Born tad on 4-25-17 at[...]Stanley, D. I married Arletta ( arum), Amidon, D 6-5-65. We have 2 children Hannah as born on 7-16-1896 m St v ns Coun , . Sh Jandy[...]31 -69. They attend school at moved to Coulee, D 1th her family about 1902. estby and Jandy ill be graduating with the class of 1984. We Their daughter, Th Ima as born m orth Da ota on 4-10-19. presently live 5 miles east of Westby and raise grain and sheep. I have Their 2nd child, L onard as born on 2-10-21 at Plent ood, T. In s~rved on the Westby Township Board and Writing Rock Church Coun- 1920, they moved to the Antelope area her th y farm d. In 1942, cil. I en1oy woodworking as a hobby. they moved to Vancouver, WA, and sold th ir farm to the Rasmussen[...] |
| [...]Margaret, the 2 eldest, grad- His last job was at a school for the blind where he retired in 1948.[...]ed from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Don is a Marine Officer They also bought a home in Vancouver in 1948 and are still making in California. Margaret is a Special Education teacher in Washington, their ho[...]DC. She is married to David Anderson and they have a son Erik. Jean[...]e was president of the Vets Club for 17 years, is a VFW[...]member and served 12 years on the Antelope School Board. Both Joe[...]It was a good life and now they are retired, still enjoy t[...]travel to family members living away from Sheridan County.[...]in Norway and immigrated to US in the 1900s. Marie was born in Min-[...]tled on a farm homestead 7 miles east of Antelope, MT, where I was born, on 9-6-17. I have 3 brothers: Harold, born 9-17-20; Donald, bo[...]orn 1-10-24; and Sigrid, born 5-3-25. My brothers I, pg. 38), and Esther Lee, daughter of Albert and[...]area, while my sister Sigrid resides in Daybreak I, pg. 69), were married 6· 10-46 in Plentywood. A[...]anuary 1981 . His father, Alfred I left Montana at age 19, spent some time as a miner in Idaho, 4 Hoven passed away in March of 1[...]Joe grew up in the town of Antelope and Esther on her parents' farm 6 miles NE of Antelope. Esther attended grade school at the Lone I married Nadine Rhodes in 1942. We were blessed wi[...]children: Judith Ann was born in 1940 to Dusty and Nadine Rhodes. Joe and Esther graduated[...]Mr. Rhodes was killed in an accident in 1940 and I legally adopted her tended Montana State College[...]"Big Thor" Christian, worked as a powerhouse operator and was killed in an auto Thorstenson and later went on to Spokane, WA for advanced training. a[...]en served their country. In the is a career man in US Navy. Christina Marie was born i[...]grandson. They live in Redding. airplane mechanic out of him. While in the Air Force Joe spent time in I have spent most of life in California so I haven't contributed much Missouri, Nebraska, California, New York and Maine. He spent 2 years to the welfare of Sheridan County. I graduated from high school in in Keflavik, Iceland, working mostly on bombers in transport flights. In 1936. I spent some time before I started high school working for some Iceland he was a member of the Air Force Choir. They sang in many[...]lbert Rasmussen, Mr. and Mrs. Botten churches and on radio programs. He was discharged from the service and Mr. Halvor Bestland. I enjoyed these experiences, and look back 11 -25-4[...]worked for Magnus Aasheim in the on them with nostalgic feelings, as some pretty happ[...]47 they, with the help of Alfred Hoven, were able to buy the farm Gordon Hovet was born on 1-10-24 to Gunder and Marie Hovet. He of the late W. W. Clar[...]Antelope. attended a country school as a child, then finished high school in J[...] |
| [...]n the Army Air Corp. His time in the war took him to many On 3-25-25 their 1st son, Howard, was born. Archie g[...]down, from U of M in 1926 and was hired to teach and coach at Conrad, MT, and Germany, where he spent 11 months in a POW camp. After the where 2nd so[...]27. In 1928 Archie was hired as war, he returned to Antelope and lived on his parents' farm until 1954, Supt. at An[...]s was born. Because of Howard's asthma they moved to the .had 4 children: Kevin, born 5-22-55; James,[...]imate at Geyser and remained as Supt. until 1936. On 7-7-32 born 11-30-58; and Karen, born 8-20-62. I[...]Following a year at U of WA Archie became Supt. at the Mary[...]oys completed high school in Antelope. Karen went to Knight School near Matlock, WA. Duri[...]ng in Seattle. When the war ended Archie returned to Kevin Hovet joined the navy for 4 years aft[...]ended Montana State University, where he received a B.S. in there until 1960, when a heart attack necessitated retirement. Chemical E[...]t, CA, where he is They moved to a retirement community at Woodburn, OR with a employed by a government munitions plant.[...], AZ. James Hovet worked for his father for a time after graduation, In 1975 Archie passed away from a heart attack following surgery then became a driller on oil rigs. This occupation has carried him all[...]I, Gilma Christianson, was born at Antelope, MT 8-20-1 4 on th@ is employed by a state office.[...]rs. Ed Iverson was he mid- Karen Hovet went to Concordia College, a Lutheran institution in[...]wife. I was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Antelope. Moorhead, MN, where she received a B.A. in English. She is currently[...]I had a happy, healthy, active childhood. From 1919 to 1924 I enrolled at MSU in Bozeman to receive a teaching certificate.[...]ime Mother was Gordon Hovet currently lives on his farm east of Antelope. He con-[...]sick at Mayo Clinic, I stayed with Grandma Sanda on her farm 9 miles tinues to be a contractor-carpenter.[...]SE of Barnesville, MN, until my parents moved in to Barnesville. I cherish the memories of my childhood. Orvin and G[...]Hovet, the 2nd of 5 children, was born and raised on a farm[...]house, and Eilert Brekke's barn. Money was scarce but we had fun. northeast of Antelope on 9-17-20 to Gunder and Marie Hovet. Harold,[...]I always helped Dad with field work and chores. Whi[...]afternoon lunch Dad and I would sit in the shade of a shock and he'd school and then completed high school in Antelope. Harold worked on make whistles out of wheat straws. Other jobs were haying, rock pic[...]ing and hauling bundles. him to many parts of the United States and Germany. Afte[...]One year Clara and I cooked for Emil Grimsrud's threshing crew returned to Antelope and farmed for his uncle, Knute Hovet un[...]e jello didn't get firm so they had runny dessert-but they were when Knute died. Harold has run the far[...]Harold married Dorothy Sain. The couple now live on the I attended public school at Barnesville, MN 1st thr[...]In 1924, we moved to the homestead at Antelope and attended rural[...]ise (7-29-1899) is the eldest of 1O children born to Richard together for an enjoyable evening. and Emma Jane Grayson (Sheridan's Daybreak, p. 39). On 12-23-22 I graduated from Antelope High School, then took nu[...]chie Hunter, born in Minnesota (5-30-1900), moved to Antelope pneumonia at Plentywood Hospital. Then I went to Fergus Falls Wright with his parents, the William[...]l in Minnesota-12 hr. duty and 1/2 day off at $32 a attended high school in Antelope. After graduating in 1922 Archie at- month. In December of 1937 I went to work at Ah-gwah -ching, MN- a tended U of M at Missoula; he was a member of the Grizzly football Tuberculosis State Sanitorium. The wages were higher and I got a team. Louise attended a business college in Billings. They were mar- whole day off. I worked until I got married on 9-20-39 to E. Harold ried at Christmas time, but continued their schooling. Johnson - then moved to Minneapolis. Victory Hospital was being built[...]in Robbinsdale , MN. I worked in surgery and O.B. and general floor[...]work and was on call every night. Our son, Douglas, was born at V[...]tory Hospital on 1-1-42 . (The hospital is now called Ors. Memoria[...]Then I didn 't work except for some private duty and vol[...]til 1969- when I went back full-time in State Nursing Homes. I retired[...]suburbs. He retired in 197 4. We moved to Walker in 1977 to the cabin we'd had on Leech Lake since 1956.[...]Years go by and things change, but I still enjoy my yearly visits[...]Archie Hunter. back to Antelope.[...] |
| [...]d with Margaret for several years before becoming a resi- dent of a Mennonite home until his death in 1971 at age 88.[...]nson, 1873, was born in Kvitesed, Norway and came to[...]cated in Antelope. Born with a love of music, she stood on 1 foot many sin, Minnesota and North Dakota. He m[...]hours a day pumping and playing the old organ. gaard and moved to Kremlin, MT where he filed on a homestead. They[...]B. Hoven asked Margaret's dad if she could moved to the Antelope area in 1923 and rented the Blake fa[...]teach her to play the piano, and since money was a scarce item, eggs, awhile and then moved to the Jens Ibsen farm 6 miles south of Comer-[...]Taking lessons on a piano, then practicing an old pump organ proved to Cemetery. be quite an adjustment. At age 12, she started playi[...]urch in Antelope. family farm until her marriage. To the Johnson marriage 6 children[...]the courthouse in Plentywood, in the Triple A office. On 6-1-45[...]Margaret and Stanley became the 1st couple to marry in the Antelope[...]Lutheran Church. Their 1st home was a small house they had moved to the Johnson dairy farm, and they assumed dairy farming would be the way of life. But 2 years later Stanley was advised to look for a dif-[...]old son and headed to Oregon. Stanley got employment at the plywood[...]med together until 1948 when Oliver was killed in a tracter ac- cident while raking hay. Albert, 11-22-15, farmed alone for a few years and then moved to Kalispell. His story is in the Westby section.[...]and. Harriet was born 5-29-23 in Kremlin. As a child she went to Margaret and St[...]owden, ND and lived with relatives. Then she went to a children's home at Lake Park, MN. From there she moved to Niagara, ND where Music has continued to be a major part of Margaret's life, and she she finish[...]had many exciting and rewarding experiences as a result. Being an brothers near Comertown. In 1941[...]there amateur song writer enabled her to use her material in schools, and en- was employme[...]und the state, and husband and the ties were made on 4-4-46. She became Mrs. Lowell sang many of Margaret's songs on radio and TV. P. Rosebrook.[...]away June 1975. organist since that time. Through the years she has been active in Her inte[...]Sunday school, choir, ALC women, Altar guild, and Lutheran World Hazel is the youngest an[...]THA (FRIEDRICH) JOHNSON son Hess. Her mother came to the Plentywood area at the age of 1, in a Martha, a daughter of Edwin and Frieda Friedrich was born c[...]uating in 1941. She mar- built. William Hess came to Plentywood around 1909 from Minnesota, ried J. Vernon Johnson in April 1941, and to this union there were 4 and worked for the Jacksons until settling a claim northeast of children: Edwin[...]for many years as an farmed until 194 7, retiring to Oregon (Brownsville). Margaret's mother R. N. and also a floor supervisor in Iowa, North Dakota and Nebras[...]ay in 1954, and her dad lived with son Walter for a number She resides in Bellevue, NB, a suburb of Omaha. They have 6 grand-[...] |
| [...]d even with family and work, they do make it back to Mon- at the Lone Star school located on the NE corner of his dad's farm, tana nearly every year to visit her mother and brothers, Frieda[...]I, Toni, daughter of Leslie and Alice Erickson Hedg[...]SD) was born in Plentywood 8-21-38. I graduated from AHS in 1956. Paulette Bussing[...]We were married in 1956 and moved to Hungry Horse, MT where lope, was born 1-17-51 in Plentywood. I have 4 brothers-Dr. Ronald, Cliff wo[...]fishing, Thoresen, Larry and Scott. In 1959, when I was 8 years old, I intro- hunting and boating that was available in the area. duced the hula hoop at a talent show at the Harvest Fest Show in[...]; Wade Donald 1-3-62 and Craig Alan 2-11-63. A highlight of high school days was winning the Mon[...]Billings and participating in the National to help on the family farm. We stayed on the farm with his folks for the Wool Contest in Dallas, TX. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1st year then moved to Antelope in the former Gust Lee home. 1969, the same year my father passed away. I attended Montana State College in Bozeman for 1½ years. In March 1971 I married Gordon French, son of Willard and Violet[...]-27-73 in Plentywood. While living in Plentywood, I worked for Montana Na- tional Bank and Kenneth Collins Insurance Agency. Active in Jaycees, I chaired the Junior Miss Pageant. After a divorce early 1976, Orea and I moved to Portland, OR where I attended Interior Decorating School and worked for insurance firms. On 2-24-79 I married Brian H. Kelley.[...]Harvey went to 1st grade in Deer Park school, Kalispell, then co[...]in Billings in 1983 with a BS in Education, major in Health, Physical Ed.[...]and Recreation, K-12, and a minor in Business Ed.[...]and Payne as a driller on oil rigs. They have been in Oklahoma, Wyom-[...]Wade and Craig went to school in Antelope until the school burnt[...]1984 and is taking his basic train- Brian and I own and operate a furniture store "Kelley's Recliner i[...]In the fall of 1979 I went to UNO-Williston, ND and graduated from MARY ELLEN ([...]the Licensed Practical Nurses school. I work at the Plentywood Nursing Mary was born 11 -27-48 to Craig and Florence Saxton of Ante-[...]Bozeman in 1970. After work- years, to State basketball games and track meets. We have been ac- ing in Olympia, WA, she was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the US Air tive in 4-H, Homemakers and Sunday school. Cliff is a member of VFW Force. She has been stationed in Il[...]Cliff's dad passed away 2-13-73 and his mom on 5-7-79. rank of major. She married Joseph Sid Kis[...]ded grade school at the Lone Star school and went to ROGER and LaRAE KRUMWIEDE[...]AHS. Roger and LaRae Krumwiede came to the Antelope community in 1_ 970 from Sidney, MT[...]om Underwood, ND. Roger was hired as an assistant to V. L. Snyder at the Snyder Grain Co. In 1978 he purchased the elevator and changed the name to the Antelope Grain Co. The 4 Krumwiede children a[...]Hattie Rudi Lee (pg. 68-69 SD) was born 4·28-33 on the family farm NE of Antelope. He attende[...] |
| [...]nly enough flour for 3 loaves of bread and gave 1 to a He farmed with his father until his death on 2-13-64. bachelor neighbor so he could have something to eat. Many times she[...]barrassed when company came and she had no coffee to serve NORMAN and BARBARA LEE[...]them. It was her custom to serve coffee to everyone that came into the Norman A. Lee was born 11-29-46 in Plentywood, MT, the 1st[...]h bread and sugar or syrup many times. child born to Adolph and Martha Lee. He attended grade school i[...]One morning when Lydia and Oliver came up to the house after tywood, and graduated from Plenty[...]He at- chores, they were surprised to find that someone had been in the tended Northern[...]Even though Oliver had heart trouble he worked on WPA. His fami- Barbara Stadstad was born on 1-22-49 in Grafton, ND, the oldest ly d[...]d daughter of Delmar and lone Stadstad. She moved to Seattle, WA for a the Lone Star School to the homestead and made it into a house. The short time and then returned to Raymond, MT. She attended grade family lived on Oliver's father's place until Oliver's death in September, school at Gibson School for 2 years. She came to Plentywood to begin 1967. Lydia then moved to Plentywood. She enjoyed visiting with 3rd grade a[...]in 1967. She friends and belonging to the senior citizen's club until she passed away b[...]mpletion of Airline School in Denver, she decided to work in Oscar Lee farmed the land[...]Vietnam, Barb and Norm were married in Plentywood on 4-19-69. They then OSCAR LEE traveled to Ft. Benning, GA, and spent the last 5 months of s[...]10-30-03 in Todd County, MN, 1 of 13 children of time. After release from the Army, Norm got a job at the Post Office in[...]family moved to Antelope, where Oscar grew up. months, they decided to come back to Sheridan County and farm. They remodeled the house on Norm's grandmother's homestead (Helen Gronvold), and moved out to the farm 8 miles southeast of Antelope in 1971. Previous to that, they lived in an apartment in Plentywood. N[...]n the spring of 1971, and Barb started working as a clerk at the Young Generation, 5-1-76. On 7-28-71, their son was born, Jeffery Alan. On 9-27-73, their daughter was born, Tori Raye. Jeff started school in Antelope, but after the school burned in 1978, he came to Plentywood where he is presently a 7th grader and involved in sports. Tori is a 5th grader, and is involved in band. Barb is pres[...]he Young Generation, and Norm is still working as a clerk at the Post Office and also farms.[...]ce during Oliver was born in Todd County, MN on 6-24-1900, a son of Chris- WWII. After his discharge he returned to Antelope and worked there tian and Ingeborg Lee. He came to Antelope when he was 10 years old unt[...]away on 5-4-82. He started farming on his dad's homestead when Christian moved[...]ter Emma, Mrs. Ben Holland of Spokane, his family to Antelope to live. He also bought land north of his dad's[...]on of Albert and Hattie Rudi Lee was born 12-9-30 on the[...]He married Jean Duff of Regina on 2-6-53. They lived in Washing-[...]ton state where he worked on construction. They moved to Kalispell in[...]married, has 1 son Scott, and is a dentist residing in Japan. Brian[...]-57, was also educated in Washington State and is a bio-chemist[...]ng in Santa Ana, CA. He married Lydia Bomstad on 11-10-24 in Plentywood. She was born in Synnes, MN on 11-9-1900, a twin daughter of Lars and Trina Bomstad. When she was 3 years old, she moved with her family to Coulee, ND where she grew up and attended school. She later came to the Antelope area with her twin sister Emma (Mrs.[...]aitresses at the Antelope Hotel. They also cooked on farms during the busy times. Oliver and Lydia had 2 daughters. Lavonne was born on 12-28-25 (Mrs. Tim Syme of Raymond, MT). Orves was born on 12-14-31 (Mrs. Paul Farone of San Jose, CA[...] |
| [...]t Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. After a stay in the hospital Mary and baby Lyle came home to Comer- town to join Dad and brother Lloyd. Later sisters Donna a[...]y school in Comer- town. Shortly after Christmas, on 1 of the coldest days of the year, a 19~6 Chevy car pulled up outside Rustaads General Store. Being a typical boy, Lyle was more interested in the car[...]were Bob Spoklie and Max Rasmussen and they were on a I attended college in Bozeman and Billings, MT. Received my BS "student drive" looking for students to go to high school in Antelope. ?egree in Education at Billings in June, 1952. That fall I began teach- That chance meeting resulted in the McCauley family moving to Ante- ing elementary school in Sid[...]a Rug- the Korean War. In August 1953 I married Ralph McCracken who was gles and going to high school in Plentywood so the rest went to Ante- born 9-1 0-27 in Billings, MT.[...]school and college in Bill- lope so they could go to school.[...]r of teaching elementary school in San Diego. ing a load of coal," he replied. As of this year Lyle has worked for Ralph is a Real Estate Agent. Spoklie Farms for 27 years.[...]We look forward to our trips to Montana during the summer Along with working[...]Dad with the work at the months to visit relatives and friends. school, and studying[...]rnon Hedges and Emma Helena Olsen. brand new car, a white over blue 2-door Impala. But fate intervened My f~ther was a son of the pioneer family, Charles and Mary Hedges. before Lyle could enjoy his new car, Uncle Sam knocked on his door He died 10-19-31. My mother, a native of Minnesota, came to and said come and join me. Antelope to teach school. She taught several years in the Mud[...]red birthdays, Mary Hedges and Marie Hedges. On 7-9-66 Lyle left for basic training at Fort Ord, then a stopover in Petersburg, VA at Fort Lee before hea[...]with honorable discharge in hand, Lyle came home to Clinic in Rochester, MN. I was born 10-14-18 and named Edna Marie ~1s folks in Antelope, his job at Spoklie Farms and a brand new car pa- Hedges. tiently wait[...]I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935 and from the On 10-2-82 Lyle married Donna Vert M~dders. They liv[...]University of Montana in 1939 with a BS degree in Home Economics. I tywood until April 1983 when they moved trailer and all to Antelope. married Louis J. Forgey 1[...]3 children: Marcus Jay, They attached the trailer to the little house on Main Street that was 6-3-42; Linda Jean, 2-8-45; and Robert Steven, 11 -18-55. I have 4 once Strom Hardware. They live there today[...]nda's children). My husband, Louis, died 1-2-7 4. I remarried in 1977 RALPH and MARI ANN McCRACKEN[...]born 11-23-30 at Sheridan I have spent most of my life in the Seattle area an[...]ho homesteaded 5 miles As I look back on my childhood in Montana, I wonder if I am the NE of ~ntelope. My father died in 1948. My[...]rather difficult, depressing times: 90th birthday on 5-7-84. She is living in Portland, OR. My sisters[...]er-born 5-24-19. They about $90 a month, paid by warrants that were discounted. My[...]life was to leave the area. Now, I realize what a wonderful community I attended elementary school and 1 year of high sch[...]of high school in Plentywood. During high school I was ac- Please forgive me for ever th[...]d worked as an usherette at the Orp_heum Theater. I can still remember where some of the local FRED and VIVIAN MILLER resident~ preferred to sit each time they came to a movie. Fred Miller and Vivian Taylor were married 2-14-14 and lived on f During elementary school I lived on the farm with my parents. My his homestead 20 miles east of Antelope, MT. Fred came to Montana ather h_ad to drive me back and forth each ciay. During bad weather I with his family from Brainard,[...] |
| [...]James of Helena; Mary passed away. Vivian stayed on the farm until 1942 when she moved Ann Durm of Idaho and children James Jason and James. to Plentywood, MT. She passed away 9-18-62.[...]army from 1951 to 1953 and was in the Korean War 1951-1952 in[...]Marine Corp from September 1951 to September 1954 and was in[...]Korea from May 1952 to July 1953. Earl and his wife Darlene live in[...]lives in Sidney, MT and is a Teller for Richland National Bank and[...]ey, MT; and Bruce and the Army in Japan from 1945 to 1946. He also had a farm west of Debbie Linder and[...]MT. Fred lived in East Helena, MT until his death on 8-17 -76. Surviving him are his wife, Ella, and c[...]ming. They In 1918 they moved to Montana to a homestead 14 miles west of have a son Gordon and Eileen and 2 boys, Matthew and Kev[...]s. Fred Chittle (Signa), Anna Culbertson, MT, and a daughter, Mrs. John "Sharon" Snyder and sons,[...]grew up. worked in the Coalridge Coal Mine, but now farms in the Westby area.[...]Ribbon and flew 51 missions as Engineer Gunner in a (Tige), Eugene and Donald, and 2[...]airplane totaling 450 flying combat hours and was a disabled (Ruth), and Mrs. Ewald R[...]completed grade school at veteran. He passed away on 7-28-82 and is survived by Mrs. Dale[...]In the spring of 1946 we moved to Reserve. In 1948 we moved to Paul Miller was born 9-14-22 in Plentywood,[...]per and later as cook at pean Theater Ribbon with a Silver Star on it (which is 5 Bronze Stars), the Antelope School lunchroom for 16 years. A short time, she worked and a Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbon . Paul and his wife, Dori[...]past 11 years. and Michelle of Danville, CA; and a daughter Mrs. Michell "Betty" Kite and chi[...] |
| [...]n Portland, in Korea. After his discharge he went to Phillipsburg, KS where he OR, gradua[...]hool of worked at the Phillips County Hospital as a Lab Technician. He met and Commerce in P[...]is an electrician. Luana is a happy homemaker and "professional They have[...]6-16-73. until it closed in 1982. They then moved to McPherson, KS where they Maridee[...]ol at Helena, MT, graduated in 1972. He then went to work for Gallatin Equipment in Bozeman. He[...]Gerald Nelson was born in Glasgow, MT on 4-22-35, the son of 4-25-83. Weston and his famil[...]Thomas S. and Annie (Arneklev) Nelson. I have 1 sister, Shirley[...]Spoklie. I attended school in Antelope and graduated in 1954. I married ment moved to Belgrade where Weston works and has except for a[...]I went to work for Sun Oil Company and worked in Montana, N[...]oresen of Antelope, MT. In 1958 I was drafted into the army. I was stationed in California, They were Sheridan C[...]48, and my Texas and South Carolina. I was in the service for 2 years. When I got mother now resides with Ella Bussinger in Portland, OR. out, I went to work for Owens Corning Fiberglas in Aiken, SC, where I I was born 10-22-17 at the farm home in Antelope, MT. I was bap- worked for 12 years. tized and confirmed in the Antelope Creek Lutheran Church. I have 2 sisters: Ella Bussinger (Portland, OR) and Mari Ann McCracken (San Diego, CA). When I started the 1st grade, I could only speak Norwegian, but it did not take me very long to learn English. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935, and[...]iversity of Montana at Missoula for 1 year taking a pre-med course. In 1939 I graduated as a Registered Nurse from Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in _ Min- neapolis, MN. I worked at Fairview Hospital for 1 year and Thornton Hospital in Missoula, MT for 1 year. Then I was called into the service during WWII and serve[...]an, Scott, and Carolyn Nelson. from February 1941 to February 1942.[...]r daughter Carolyn, was born in Aiken, SC 2-9-60. A son Scott, I married 1 of my patients, Leslie D. Mulkey, Jr., on 1-3-42. He was in the service from 1940 to 1945. He was seriously wounded in was born on 9-27-63 in Aiken, SC. action in Germany on 10-4-44. He retired in 1976 as Deputy Tax Col- We moved back to Montana in 1972, where I took over my lector for Multnomah County in Portl[...]tended college for 1 year in Williston, then went to work[...]We lost our son Scott in a tragic accident in July 1979.[...]Carolyn married Ron Anderson on 6-13-81. They live in[...]I stay busy with my farming and cattle, while Vivia[...]We enjoy a month or 6 weeks' vacationing in the south in the[...]lkey. While my husband was in the service, I returned to Antelope in the TOM and MARGARET NELSON |
| On 5-30-35 I married Emil Petersen (son of Svend and Johanna[...]We have lived in Sheridan since then, except for a few months Petersen) of Dagmar, at the Nathanael[...]oned with the US Navy at the hard years. Emil and I moved many places where he could find Bremerton, WA before shipping out to the South Pacific. work. Several of those years w[...]He returned safely from the war, operated a Main Street barber On 2-13-48 we adopted a baby girl, Janice Louise. She married[...]died in 1972. and Heather. Emil passed away from a heart attack December 1948. I Jerrine married Clyde Stewart of Rozet, WY, a student at what is returned to teaching the next 8 years and married Tom Nelson[...]aige Nicholson. We spent the next 24½ years on his farm north of Antelope, at I became a 1st time grandmother in 1952 and a 1st time college |
| [...]Medicine Lake. For a time he taught Adult Education classes at[...]and Ebba Anderson of northeast Antelope. I attended country school at Baclc row: Mary[...]Monroe School for the 1st 4 grades, transferring to Antelope and Front row: Nettie[...]Old Sheridan Memorial Hospital On 8-26-51 I married Edward M. Parpart, son of Paul and Ida Pa[...]h School in 1948. He lope Creek Lutheran Church. On graduating from Antelope High in[...]f 1951 . After basic training and 1946, she went on to Dillon for 1 semester, then the Minnesota School schooling he was stationed at Fort Worth, TX. I joined him there and of Business. She was employed in Minneapolis for a time, came back worked for Montgomery Ward until his release from the service in Oc- to Montana and met and married Leo Oblender from Ballantine, MT on tober of 1953. We returned to Antelope until July of 1955. During that 3-5-50.[...]power line construction. Once again they returned to Antelope daughter, Leslie Rae was born[...]Two children were We moved to the Flathead Valley. Ed worked on the Hungry Horse born: Lou Tonette (Toni) in Octo[...]Todd Ellis in August of Dam in 1949 for a while and fell in love with the valley. He found[...]ere baptised in the Antelope Lutheran Church. Due to an with Anaconda Aluminum Company. a[...]ad while working for the REA they made their move to Ed built our first house in[...]electrician. In 1977 Leo was born on 10-1 -60. I went back to work for Montgomery Ward formed Blue Brite Electr[...]e with Mrs. Rushton in Antelope while out of Columbia Falls on 10 acres. Our 3rd daughter, Lisa Renae was her parents were making their move to Minnesota. In January of that born on 3-23-69. I continued to work part-time at the Ward's store un- school yea[...]Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights, went 1 year to 2 grandchildren, Brian (4) and Brieanna (3), Leslie is married to William the U of M and worked in Medical offices before going back to school Bales and lives in Columbia Falls. Lori is married to Michael Wynn and as a dental assistant, which she worked at up until he[...]n 1982. Toni and Lisa and I still live here near Columbia Falls. Lisa attends[...]a. and I drive a bus for handicapped children and work part-time a[...]ved in 1937 after Nels passed away. They also had a home in baptised, confirmed, and married in the A[...]Antelope where they lived while the children went to school. the age of 15, while helping his father s[...]nd con- Woody farmed and operated a service station in Antelope for 14 tinued to play football and basketball for the Antelope High School. years. From 1940 to 1954 he pumped Texaco gas and fixed tires. He After his graduation from AHS in 1950, he went to Montana State Col- was employed by Gordon Richardson when he was not doing his own lege where as a Senior he earned his varsity letter in wrestling.[...]ing on 8-22 -71. Connie returned to Antelope where he taught school. In 1956 he wa~ married to Arlene Logan and moved to Lima, MT where he taught[...]THELMA RASMUSSEN Agriculture and Industrial Arts. On the retirement of his father, Art, Connie and his family returned to Antelope to farm. Three children Thelma St[...]rn 7-4-25 at Dickinson, ND. Her parents were born to the Olson family: Dawn Marie in January of 195 7,[...]of In June 1980 Connie and Betty-Jean Geda (a native of Camas, Plentywood. She a[...]in Mon- WA), _ were married in Glasgow. "B. J.", a primary teacher, is currently tana State C[...]s been active in community affairs and has served on Albert D. (Jack) was born 8-24-21 to Albert and Sarah Hovet he Antelope school board,[...]ved in local politics and has Rasmussen on their farm 8 miles northeast of Antelope , MT. He[...]1 ve member of the Plentywood Elks and is a Past President of the ntelope Sons of Norway.[...]After high school Jack went to Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) at[...] |
| [...]was 2 years at Northern Montana went to Billings to attend Eastern Montana College and Bob to Missoula College at Havre. He started college at Bozeman and then enlisted in to attend the University of Montana. Betty taught sc[...], Texas, Minnesota, Later she returned to college in Missoula for her degree and went to Georgia, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Jack and 9 others took their California to teach. After Bob graduated from the university he spent 2 plane to England. He was in a Reconnaissance squadron and flew 34 years in the Air Force. He later moved to San Jose, CA and has worked missions as a navigator bombardier mostly in British mosquito f[...]years. Bob mar- bombers. "War is not good and can be rather terrifying," Jack says. ried[...]Richard and James After being discharged as a 1st lieutenant it was back to school in and a daughter, Robin. Bozeman where he got a degree in Agriculture Economics and was[...]offices in the Bay area of California. They have a college and were married at the Glendive Zion Lutheran Church daughter, Jan and a son, Kirk. 6-7-4 7. They moved into a small house in Antelope and were offered Both families return often to Montana to visit the family farms. jobs teaching on temporary certificates in Antelope. They and 4 ot[...]Rasmussen, was born on 6-25-52 in Plentywood. David grew up on[...]Bozeman and earned a degree in Agricultural Business. Through col-[...]lege and since, David has worked on the family farm and also at[...]. (Stan) and Delores I Lund of Reserve. She was born 11-7-55 on Elmendorf Air Force Base David Rasmussen, holding[...]near Anchorage, AK. When she was a year old, she moved with her Thelma Rasmussen, Ja[...]Kendall, parents and brother Tom to Reserve where she lived and attended the Ron Grove, Vicki Rasmussen, Bob Mack. In front on right side: Nikki 1st through the 5[...]ool system and Danette completed They moved to the farm 8 miles northeast of Antelope and starte[...]ol there. Danette attended MSU and graduated with a degree in farming with Jack's folks and brother[...]civil engineering. While in college, she was a member of Alpha Gamma Vicki, born 8-18-49. She went to college in Bozeman, Missoula and Delta, Spurs and ASCE. After graduation Danette went to work for Fort Worth, TX and is one of the head P[...]ital in Seattle. Wanda was born 10-6-50. She went to college at David and Danette were married on 12-28-79 in Plentywood. They Missoula and Cheney[...]rees in math, English and live on the Rasmussen farm with their children Beth Marie and Blake physical education. She is married to Leland Kendall and lives in Col- David. Beth was born on 8-15-81 and Blake on 2-2-83. orado Springs, CO. David was born 6-25-54. He graduated from college David is a board member for the Community Oil and also a member at Bozeman and is married to Danette Lund of Reserve. They have 2 of the Coalridge Flying Club. Danette is a member of the Antelope children, Beth and Blake a[...]Thelma. Connie was born 11-22-54. She is married to Ronnie Grove. Chairman for the Sh[...]nd Drive. They live in Plentywood where they have a furniture store. They have[...]nd Kelly. Thelma graduated from college with a degree in Elementary Jon[...]telope youngest of 4 children born to Max and Florence Rasmussen. Jon at- for 5 years a[...]h until it After high school, he went to Montana State University in Bozeman. was closed and then they transferred to Plentywood. Some of the While in college, Jon was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity organization[...]and the Les Bouffons. He graduated from MSU with a degree in ladies aid, church councils, Homemakers[...]e and Masons. Jack turned home to farm and ranch full time. Jon lives on the former served 13 years on the Weed Board and between the 2, 25 years were[...]hen she was the sweetheart of his fraterni- chose to live in the Antelope area. ty. Donna was a member of Phi Beta Phi Sorority and graduated fro[...]MSU in 197 4, with a degree in English and an education option. She[...]wood High School for 3 years, where she enjoyed a state champion- Betty and Bob, twins were· born in January 1933 to Albert and ship drama team. Sarah[...]Max and At present, Jon is a soil conservation supervisor and a member of Jack. Betty and Bob being twins and sev[...]the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Donna belongs to the Antelope brothers were very special to their family, especially Aunt Anna Hovet[...]nd Knute in Catholic Church. On 1-30-84, Suzanne Rae was born to Jon and Donna 1965.[...]and Florence were married in 1945 and have lived on the After graduating from the Antelope[...] |
| [...]I was born 11-19-13. My parents were Fred and Florence Richard- He has a brother, Jack, with whom he has farmed the past 35 years. son (Sheridan Daybreak No. I, pg. 59). He also has a brother and sister, twins, Betty and Bob, who liv[...]achers who taught all 8 grades had I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935. To participate in as many as 27 pupils. They also bu[...]wn fires, carried ashes, s~orts we had to buy our own uniforms. Members of the teams helped[...]the group. Pupils either walk- mme coal to heat the Sons of Norway Hall for practice. I drove school ed, rode horseback, drove horse and buggy, or a team and sleigh to bus using horses, Model T and later on a touring Overland belonging to school. One Valentine's Day when the Danielsons, Hovets, and Jack Lipski. Wages were $14 a month. Rasmussens were going home together with a team and buggy the My father passed away when I was 6 years old. My mother h?rses ran away and everyone lost their homemade valentines, a great managed to care for the family by raising cattle, farming an[...]a share of the coal mine. Max graduated from A[...]h School in 1937, the driest year I married Barbara Ueland, a school teacher in 1940. She was the of the dirty '30s. He then worked at the Fort Peck Dam on the spillway daughter of Arthur and Ama[...]ook (Sheridan Daybreak for 50¢ an hour. He spent a year in the CCC Camp at Lolo, MT earning No. I, pg. 567). $1 .00 a day. He went to college in Missoula and later worked on the We have 7 children: Gale, at[...]; and 9 grandchildren. 1920 when they were living on the Pfeiffer farm southwest of Redstone. Later they moved to the Carl Bull ranch and also lived on a JAMES R. RICHARDSON farm out of Madoc in Daniels County. Florence started scho[...]Jim was born 11-28-24 on a farm 4½ miles west of Antelope, to and in 1929 the family moved to the Stringer farm southeast of[...]. of Ken- she attended college in Havre returning to work in the Sheridan County[...]As a child he went to the Antelope Grade and High School, where people,[...]enior year. During the summer he helped his folks on the farm. In[...]June of 1942, Jim and his mother moved to Washington where they[...]n Bozeman. Janyth, born in December 1946 was a nurse in the Air Force 4 years spending 15 months in the Azores Islands. Later she was a nurse in the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland,[...]James R. Richardson. a nurse in Billings, MT. Kent, born in October 1948 was a county agent at Broadus for 4 In 1943, Jim enlisted in the Army and was sent to Belgium where years and is now living in Rapid Ci[...]getting out, he went to Spokane, WA where he made his home with his[...]and Laurel mother, until Walter got out of the service, then they moved to Bremer- for 7 years. She is married to Arvid Haugeberg and they live in Billings. ton, WA. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a son Troy.[...]1970. Solberg of Billings. They live on the former Bestland place and help[...]Hospital in Seattle. Jim was laid to rest beside his mother in Forrest The family[...]od. He graduated from Antelope Star. Florence was a member and officer of the Antelope Ladies Aid[...]with the 50th Anniversary of cluded a 40 horsepower tractor, a 6 ft. JD combine, 1/2 ton pickup, the Antelope Lu[...]th the fund drive of the Sheridan and a horse-drawn mower. Memorial Hospital and Nursing[...]Antelope community and Sheridan County has been a wonderful born 9-17-27. Her mother died in 1934, her father in 1958. Her place to live and raise a family. We have enjoyed it.[...] |
| [...]I met my wife Mary Ilene Myrphy in April of 1948. W[...]ried on my dad and mother's 40th wedding anniversary, 12-[...]Daniel June. (8-18-49) who is married to Emily Lovberg of San Diego, CA; Bert I am now working for Rockwell Hanford on a maintenance con- (11 -18-50) is married to Debra Morstad. They have 2 girls, Wendy and tract. I have been an officer in the local union for the p[...]nd live in Plentywood. Susan (4-20-52) is married to Herb member of the executive board, recording secretary, and now on the Joyes. They have 3 children, Jennifer, Alliso[...]oard. Plentywood, also. Kay (10-18-54) is married to Craig Buckalew. They and their sons Brandon and Cody live in the trailer court on the farm. THOMAS JERALD RICHARDSON Nancy (3 -11 -62) lives with her parents and has a son, Andrew.[...]My parents were Henry Weldon Richardson (6-9-1877 to 4-11-40) Electrical service in 1946 brought[...]and Lulu Luella Hedges (4-5-1889 to 6-2-70). I was born 5-28-16. I service was acquired in 1952. As the family grew,[...](7 -5-11 ), Eugene Lewis (5-6-13 to 10-2-83), Walter Leslie (2-18-19), homestead to a farmstead along the highway. A new home was built in Thomas Wayne (4-23-21 ), and James Robe, t (11-28-23 to 11-29-83). 1962. In 1968-70 Bob completed a total hog confinement facility[...]ng in construction labor which has the capability to produce some 1500 hogs per year. During[...]. For 16 years we lived in Washington State where I 1979, a shop was constructed. This houses Richardson Auto[...]and is operated by son Bert. In 1982 Bob decided to take Southern California working for[...]of Construction Industrial Relations. I retired in the spring of 1981 at productive land by developing a 9-unit trailer court, Rocky Ridge Trailer which time we moved to Cary, NC, where we currently reside. I mar- Court, located on the farm .[...]y are pleased and happy at the I have 2 sons: Jere Michael, born 7-8-40 (in Plenty[...]Depression". They give thanks that they are able to spend their later years with the comforts afforde[...]arents, Weldon and Lulu (Hedges) Richardson, came to Sheridan County in 1900. They had a ranch 4½ miles west of Antelope. There seems to be some disagreement as to the exact distance, so, as a boy I remember it took 1 hour and 1O minutes to walk the distance. I was the 5th of 7 children: Margaret Nelson, Weldon (Bud), Eugene, Jerald, Walter, Tom, and James. I spent 2 years and 6 months in the Air Force (July 1943-February 1946). I obtained the rank of Sgt.[...]lice and Greg Richard son . with the Armor Gunner on a B-24. After service I came back to Sheridan County and worked as a farm helper during 1946. I left in Jere Michael graduate[...]Military Academy in June December 1946 and moved to Spokane, WA where I joined the Iron 1964; obtained[...]neering from the University of Workers' Local 14. I worked on a bridge at North Port, WA that winter. I[...]law degree from the U of Washington in From there I went on to help build an elevator. In the fall of 194 7 I 1975; married Faye Lorenson of Spokane, WA on 6-4-64 . They have moved to Richland, WA to work on the Hanford Plant. In the past years 2[...]-23-68 and Peter Allen born 8-29-70. 1have worked on dams in the Columbia River, Boundry, Sand Coulee,[...]s, Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Brownlee and Ax Box. I obtained his MS in Geotechnical Engineering in 1973 and completed have worked on several bridges on the Snake and Columbia. I was in his Ph.Din the same subject in 1976, both advanced degrees were ob- Alaska on the Dew Line, in New York on the St. Lawrence Sea Way, in tained from UCLA. He married Stephanie Smith of Raleigh, NC on Arizona on the Missile bases.[...] |
| [...]area from Luck, WI, at the age of 15 to the Fredrick Hansen farm . I was born 2-18-18 on a farm 4½ miles west of Antelope, to While in Westby he worked in[...]ed hunting and trapp- Weldon and Lulu Richardson. I have 1 sister, Marge Nelson of Plenty•[...]n, WA; Gene, deceased; On 7-25-23 he married Esther Elizabeth Jensen, daugh[...]e days when the Russian thistles were heaped high on the[...]the house to the barn at times and grasshoppers were having a field[...]day; therefore, income was often inadequate to support the family.[...]work for both Esther and Henry. Though there was a lot[...]of work they found time to attend church, to have big Easter, Back row: Marge, T[...]ter Richardson. day parties, go to 4th of July celebrations and many more social As a child I went to Antelope grade and high school, and helped on events. The years were especially difficult for Esther as she was not the farm summers. On 4·26-42 I joined the service. After Basic Train· well much of the time. ing I spent a year in India and a year and a half in the Pacific, returning From Westby they moved to the Helga Schultz farm in the Dagmar to the states in 1945. I re-enlisted and went to Germany for 3 years. community, but farming did not improve so in the fall of 1937 they After getting out of the service I went to work in the Navy yard in decided to go to California to seek employment for the winter and Bremerton, retiring in 1973. Jim and I lived in Bremerton until he pass- perhaps find a different occupation. Henry and his brother-in -l[...]Stanley Jensen, built a trailer house to be pulled by the car, it was no[...]Airstream, but it housed all the essentials and the family took[...]Petaluma, CA. Henry and Esther found employment on a dairy farm . My parents Weldon Richardson and Lulu Hedges lived on a farm 5 miles west of Antelope. I was born 7-5-11 , 1 of 6 boys and 1 girl, Margaret, Weldon, Gene, Jerald, Walter, Jim , Thomas. I attended school in Antelope and graduated in 1929. I worked on the farm and the Fort Peck Dam . In May 1942 I left for Bremerton, WA and worked at the Navy Yard for 4 years. In February 1946 I left the yard for the Bremerton Housing Authority[...]The family returned to Montana in 1938. They decided to pur-[...]he grocery store in Antelope in 1940. This turned out to be[...]Esther liked to bake and cook. She served delicious lunches to her Marjorie , Weldon H . Weldon Jr. (B[...]guests and friends. Esther had a natural ability for making a variety of[...], knitted, and crocheted articles and lovely On 12-28-36 I married Marjorie Tooke from Raymond, MT. We painted pictures, which are now a treasure for her family. Esther died have a son Weldon H. He married Kathy Robertson from Bel[...]Church and Sons of Norway Lodge. Esther was a member of the ried Donald Johnson. They have 2 bo[...]Homemakers. Henry was a substitute rural mail carrier and a hail ad- Marjorie passed away 7-21 -81.[...]On 10-16-75, Henry was married to Olga Christensen of Luck, WI. HENRY and ESTHER RO[...]SON Bertina Robertson, in Racine, WI. He 1st came to the Westby-Coalridge Norman was born 10-4-30 on a farm south of Westby to Henry[...] |
| [...]ded grade and high school at Antelope, and earned a BA Doris continued teaching vario[...]She was born in We belonged to the Lutheran Church, Sons of Norway, Eastern Scob[...]d there 8½ years. In 1952, Axel and Adah retired to Plenty- wood and we moved to the home farm. A special memory: a postcard entry won a black and white TV from KUM-TV before it was on the air. After 20 years on the farm , we moved to Plentywood in 1971.[...]dythe was a speech therapist. They have 2 children, Rom (who[...]They have 5 children: Kerry born 9-23-54, married to Sherry[...]Buzz is married to the former Suzie Abar of Reserve. Their home Koloruda. He is a draftsman with the Montana Highway Department.[...]girls, Stefanie and Bruce born 11-29-56, married to Jenny McDermott. He is a commer- Monica. Buzz farmed wit[...]cial fisherman in Alaska. Randy, born 11-2-58 is a ranch hand at servation Office[...]ounting. When Winston, MT. Keith born 10-17-60 is a musician. Shelley born 9-26-64 Adolph retired from active farm work after a 1975 heart attack Ar- and is a student at Washington State University. dythe and Don returned to the farm, which Don manages while Ardythe[...]s have enjoyed some traveling in late years. They on their farm near Antelope. Brothers and sisters we[...]started early, milking cows at 8 I was born 9-27-23 to Thomas and Ella Sundsted at their home in and driving work teams at 10. At 14, a Rumley Oil Pull was his 1st the D[...]ith mechanics and augmented I attended Garfield Grade School which was walking distance from this with -a 1934 winter course at Hansen Auto School in Fargo, ND. home. In 1942 I enrolled in the Great Falls Business College. In[...]Doris Billington from Fairview, MT, when she came to of 1943 I found secretarial work in Seattle and stayed ther[...]e 1945 - after VJ Day. After that I returned to Sheridan County and was was west of the Romstad farm. A little daughter, Ardythe, kept things[...]On 10-6-50, Erling Dahl Romstad (born 10-23-15) and I were mar- Rural life was a switch for Doris; no electricity, an ornery coal[...]son of Axel and Adah Romstad. He attended range, a cistern hand pump, battery radio, a pot-bellied front room Antelope sc[...]Later he joined the Civilian Con- heater. It was a joy to remove that for the summer. The scrubboard servation Corps and spent a winter in western Montana in road con- was soon replaced with a gas-powered washer. A kerosene struction. On 10-8-41 he entered the military service and was assign- refrigerator eliminated the cellar-cistern as a cooler for milk and butter. ed to the 160th Infantry and served 3 years in the South Pacific during Then came a 6v windcharger and Adolph wired the house. Plumbi[...]WWII. He was discharged 10-4-45. Erling and I bought Anton Jorgen- was still a pump and a walk to the "little house". Belligerent leghorns[...]Doris and Ardythe. As fast as Adolph disposed of a was a member of the Plentywood Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite, culprit, another took over. We ate a lot of chicken! Son[...]ed the family in this home. Life was un- A sudden heart attack claimed his life 9-13-[...] |
| [...]helped his dad manage the Tavern until 1957 I sold our farm and went to work for Drs. Stoner, Wilson and w[...]he Medical-Dental Building in Plentywood in 1960. I worked - in Reserve. there until Dr. Stoner and I opened the Riba House in November 1963. That busi[...]er 1966. During the late '50s and early '60s I was active in the Antelope Lutheran Church as dir[...]League Choir, president of the Ladies Aid group, a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 66 at Plentywood and served as Worthy Matron in 1961-62. I moved to Billings the fall of 1966, where I met Harold Niel Blair. We were married in Elko, NV 10-21-67, lived in Billings from 1967 to 1972 and then moved to Kalispell. September of 1983 we sold our home in Kalispell and moved to Largo, FL where we had bought a place in 1982. The climate here is very agreeable; but I know my fondest memories will always be of my years in Sheridan County, and I know we'll return time and again. I'm proud of my heritage.[...]Willie is married to Lana McCall and they live in Denver, CO. Willie[...]is a CPA and works as office manager for the Accounting Department Born 5-21-24, I spent my 1st 23 years on the family farm. In[...]of Hamilton Brothers Oil Co. Lana is a stewardess for United Air Line. 194 7 I moved to Missoula to further my education. I received my[...]Sandy lives in Denver and works as a shift manager for National Rent- degree in 1951. I then taught and coached in Winnifred, MT for 2[...]a-car at Stapleton Airport in Denver. years. I returned to Missoula and continued my teaching career there,[...]Les was an avid bowler and bowled a perfect 300 game while he[...]ake, ND. Sunday evening 4-8-62, Les was killed in a My wife, Bobee (Selvidge from Billings) is also a teacher and is[...]things continuing teaching in Missoula. Bobee and I have no children. I have 2[...]he loved best-bowling. children from a previous marriage: Christine is married to Norman Starke!. They both teach at Ronan, MT. Chr[...]s Nellie B. Saxton, 1886-1978. My father, Willard I. Saxton. I, Willard Craig and twin brother, Walter Herbert w[...]the state of Montana in the town of Mondak on 11-18-14. I attended Rolf was the 4th child of Axel and A[...]uated from the Citizens Military Training grew up on the home farm west of Antelope. He graduated from[...]MT; took 1937 and went with his brother, Erling, to work that summer in Fort additional[...]Civilian Conservation Corps; graduated from Peck on the Dam. That fall, they both joined the CCC and[...]1940. He served in the Euro- worked for a total of approximately 7 years on the Fort Peck and Grand pean and the Far East the[...]e and Coulee dams. While working on the Grand Coulee Dam I was drafted in- Korean conflicts. He married Marion (Betty) Nutter of Portland, OR. to the Infantry and later transferred to the US Army Air Force; was sent They had 2 childr[...]on) of Martinez, GA and Eric, overseas to England; was in the 8th Air Force and later trans[...]-French Morocco campaign, Tunisia Cam- he died of a heart attack.[...]campaign. When I returned to civilian life I purchased the W. J. Hunter[...]farm south of Antelope and married Florence A. Cybulski, who taught LESTER and EVELYN RORVIG[...]for his sisters' names. In 1928 the family moved to Reserve where Les became attached to the Carl Holje family and more or less lived with them. He worked just like 1 of the boys, helping on the farm, at the Holje Imp. and store, and haulin[...]and Implement dealership in Reserve and also had a Case dealership and relay station in Devils Lake, ND where Les worked for a few years in the 1930s. He did a lot of trucking for them. While living in Reserve he and Earl Holje did a lot of hunting in the winter. They would take off on their skis, sandwich in a pocket and be gone all day. They took part in many rabbit drives and would sell them for 1o or 15¢ each. (Thank you to Earl Holje for telling about this part of Les' life.) In 1943 Les moved to Seattle where he married a Reserve native,[...]and Lewis R1pp1ey. Evelyn Estenson (born 9-19-25) on 3-16-44. Their son Willard was Mi[...]Saxton. born in Seattle 8-28-44. Later they moved to Antelope. On 8-18-50 their daughter Sandra was born. From 1951 to 1953 they lived in At 1 time I held 3 (voted in) Sheridan County public offices:[...]fuel for Peck's Oil Co. In 1953, they moved back to oner, Public Administrator and Precinct committeeman. Later, I resign-[...] |
| ed and became a rural mail carrier for Antelope. I drove approximately After being stationed in several more states and after a tour in Ger- 569,600 accident free miles in the c[...]many with the family, Herb was by now a Major. He retired 9-30-60, with total service to the US Government of 33 years and 1 month. We returning to California where he had once been stationed and accepted have 3 daughters, Helen A. Saxton (Mrs. Lewis Rippley), Mary E. Sax- a job as a civilian employee. This was also with the Air Force at ton (Mrs. Sidney Kistler) and Sue A. Saxton (Mrs. Alton Smith). Ma[...], CA. With failing health and 15 years Civil I am a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, The American[...], NY, Paleon- Kim is married to Richard Scruggs, an Army Major and a tological Society of North Dakota, Saskatchewan A[...], resides at Ft. Campbell, KY and has 2 children: a boy, ty, and the Montana Archaeological Society. Eric 6 years, and a baby girl Ann-Marie 6 months. I served 5 years on the Selective Service board which ended in Walter Trent Saxton is now a Chiropractor and resides in Placer- 1972. At the time the SSS board ended I was chairman of this board of ville,[...]Military Antiques. geology, which dates way back to when I attended school in Antelope. I have observed a number of archaeological sites not only in Sheridan PETE and SIGRID (HOVET) SCULLY County but also in Africa, Sicily, Italy, England and on the island of Cor- sica. Regarding Paleontology, I have walked a number of miles in the I was born on 5-3-25 to Gunder and Marie Hovet of Antelope. I "Bad Lands" of the great fossil fields of Fort Pe[...]n Antelope until 1944. During that 19 year period I went to Lone[...]chool for 8 years and Antelope High School, where I graduated in 1943. Then I moved to Havre, MT and attended Northern Montana Col-[...]lege for 1 year. In August of 1944 I put on my walking shoes and head- HERBERT and MIDGE SAXT[...]ed for Redding, CA to live with Dennis' wife Nadine while he was Walter Herbert Saxton, the younger of twin boys born to Nellie overseas in the service. Blanch Stevens Saxton and Willard lsaca Saxton on 11-1 8-14 at Fort While in Redding I met a tech sergeant by the name of Ignatius Union (Mond[...]lly from Gentilly, MN. Obviously that name needed to be changed so 197 8 and Willard I. Saxton died October 196 7. Walter Herbert's twin[...]led by their mid- my name from Hovet to Scully on 5-3-45. This change took place at dle names, Herb[...]Fort Lewis, WA where he had been transferred to assume duties as friends. Both boys 1st started t[...]ntelope High School in the class of '35. He likes to In December of 1945 after Pete was discharged from the Army, point out he was 10th in his class standing!! (There were only 1Oin the we moved to Naches, WA where we lived for 16 years and then to whole graduating class of 1935.)[...]After high school graduation in 1935 "Herb" went to work on the children: Richard Dean (born 12[...]Patricia Marie (born 1-15-53). Richard is now a Roman Catholic Priest this job and enlisted as a Private in Company "B", 1st Battalion of the assigned to St. Paul's Cathedral as an Associate Pastor. He a[...]istry, Lay Ministry Development, and Perma- moved to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK. In November of th[...]ent. After WWII started in married on 12-5-70 to Edward Jay Lombness of Yakima. They have 2 1941 , Herb was a Staff Sergeant and Air Gunner in the 36th Bomb[...]oup. The primary mission of part of the group was to fly Antisub- Edd works as a machine operator at Yakima Manufacturing and Shar[...]and the Gulf of Alaska and works as a Secretary/Receptionist and Computer Operator for[...]s here in Yakima After reporting for duty as a new officer and then to the grade of also and has worked for a number of years as a cutter at Yakima 1st Lt. 6 months later he was assigned to an Air Force station in Manufact[...]ete worked at several jobs. Even- Frances Midgley on 8-5-44 . tually he bought a tavern which we called Pete and Sigs in 196 7. We[...]sold it in 1973 and bought the Cabulance Company (a non-emergency just as the war ended he was sent to Tokyo, Japan. Later in August of[...]service). 1946 "Midge" joined him over there and on 9-23-47 Kimberly Lynne,[...]Pete died on 12-16-80 in Yakima and I have continued to run the their daughter, was born in Tokyo. After returning to the States in[...]To think that this end began 59 years ago on a farm in Antelope, is named Walter Trent, on 10-30-49.[...]My name is Nora Ramstad Small, born 6-3-17 on my brother[...]Adolph's 3rd birthday. I am the 3rd of 6 children born to Adah and Axel[...]Ramstad. We were a lively family, all born in a 10-year span. Our[...]parents must have had great fortitude to have withstood those years. I[...]can remember my mother going to the piano and playing "Rock of[...]Music played an important part in our lives on the farm. I believe[...]l 6 of us took some type of music. Mine was piano-I aspired to be as[...] |
| [...]l and Nursing Home. In 1964, supporters of both. I was often asked to play the piano at events spon- Ruth organi[...]heridan County and sored by these organizations. I remember the 1st time I played for was referral person for Me[...]r the past 20 years. She served church services. I had only accompanied the choir before, but Mrs. on the State Board of Directors for 6 years and was employed as 0. B. Hoven decided it was time to "initiate" me into playing for Regio[...]ere was no pianist so the Rev. Simundson asked me to play. It was also instrumental in acquiring Special Education within the school while I was accompanying the congregation in a hymn that Ludvig Ror - system and to push for the county's need of a Public Health Nurse. vig passed away. This was an unnerving experience for a 14-year-old. We had a high school orchestra and from that, Lewis Crohn, Herb Saxton, Glen Stoen, my brother Erling, and I formed "The Saturday Knights." We had weekly practices at our home and I repeat-our parents had great fortitude! We playe[...]ces at the Sons of Norway Hall. We even had bids to play at other towns, but my dad would only let me play in Antelope, so we were a bit frustrated. I have fond memories of teachers and friends at Ant[...]ly enjoyed the high school reunion in 1968. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935 and i[...]entering the new 5 year Nursing pro- gram leading to a BS in Nursing Education. While there, I met Laverne Small, who was a student in the College of Pharmacy. When Vern graduated in 1938, we wanted to get married but I still had 2 years of Back row: J[...]ated: Ruth and Vivian Snyder. Nursing. We decided to try to break the "barrier". After much consulta- tion, the Director of the School of Nursing granted me permission to be In 1972 they moved to Plentywood, purchasing the Jim Boyer married and remain in Nursing. In September 1938 I became the 1st house on Main Street. In 1978 Vivian and Ruth sold their b[...]sota graduating in June 1940. Antelope to Roger Krumweide. Their family of 5 had grown up, finished I taught at the U of Minn. School of Nursing while[...]nd Ph.D. degrees in Medicinal Chemistry. In 1945, I retired to pleting 43 years in the grain business. raise a family. Our son, Larry was born in June 1945 and Jim was born They continue to make their home in Plentywood, but have a park in January 1951. I returned to Nursing in 1962, working in a surgeon's home, for winter living, in Me[...]Robert L. Spoklie was born in Rochester, MN, on 2-11 -35 . He is VIVIAN and RUTH SNYDER[...]s, MO. try near Underwood. Though they lived only a few miles apart they did Bob attended the Antelope and Plentywood schools from 1941 to not meet until their late teens; marrying in October, 1938. 1944 and then moved to western Montana attending schools there un-[...]became an "elevator man" at Garrison, ND; moving to til returning to Antelope in 1951 , graduating from Antelope High[...]have 5 children , Darcy, In 1947 they moved to Reserve, MT. During the summer of 1951[...]-56 and married in 1980. She is the family moved to Tolley, NO. Ruth made many a home for her family currently teaching[...]Antelope, MT. Thus the Snyder Grain Company came to be. The orig- inal elevator was expanded many times[...]ctive in the American Lutheran Church. Vivian was a Boy Scout leader for years; served as board of di[...]e Department and served several years as director on the State Mental Health Associa- tion Board.[...]leader for 2 years; organized 2 4-H clubs and was a leader for 15 years. She was also Regional Vice P[...]When 2 or 3 children had left the nest she became a Nurses Aide, working 8[...] |
| Guy was born 4-5-58, married in August 1981 to the former Diane the school year in Antelope. We stayed with Uncle Ted. I helped Ted Hackley, Plentywood. Guy and Diane liv[...]e has farm that summer, then went to Chinook where I attended high school. farming interests and helps[...]y farm where his mother Every summer I came back and helped my uncle farm. In 1970 I rented still lives.[...]at Havre. Grant, born 3-3-66, graduated in May 1984, from Medicine Lake High School and will att[...]e. He founded Spoklie Sales & Construction, Inc., a steel grain bin, trucking, and building business.[...]Linda Milbrandt of Flaxville, and I were married on 3-17-72. We residing in Bigfork, MT, where they h[...]born in Plentywood: Joy Lynn, 197 4; Hope tinues to travel back to Sheridan every 2 weeks to attend to farming Ann, 1977 and Michael Glen in[...]I was the oldest of 4 boys born to Ernest and Rose (Jorgensen) Milo's parents w[...]Stangeland. They came Torgerson, on 4-12-45. My brothers are Wayne, Keith and Randy.[...]eaded 1½ miles east of I was raised on a farm 7 miles northwest of Dagmar in an area Antel[...]away in 1956 in Minnesota. I was 1 of the 1st boys to join 4-H in Antelope. With 4 boys in our Milo passed away on 3-28-76 in Brockton, MT. Minnie passed away in[...]ly life. Mom was a den mother, and scout camps were something I Ruth's parents were Edward and Inga Arneklev. They came from looked forward to each year. Rothsay, MN in 1907 and homesteaded 1[...]ast of Antelope. Sports were a big part of my life. I played basketball and track dur- They had 4 child[...]ing high school, and in the summer I played Legion baseball, Big Muddy in 1918 at Ante[...]I graduated from high school in the spring of 1963.[...]pe, Raymond and Plentywood until 1963 I attended Dawson County Community College in Glendive on a his parents moved to Seattle, WA. Then he continued school there. He combination track and basketball scholarship. I graduated from DCCC came back to Antelope in the late 20s and worked for Obert and Roy in the spring of 1966. I attended Eastern Montana College at Billings Dahl farming and threshing until 1933 when he went to Fort Peck and for the next 5 years on a part-time basis. During this time, I worked for got work. Ruth went to school in Antelope and Beauty School in Min-[...]High School in 1970. We until 1944 when hey moved to Brockton, MT and started farming. were married 9-2-72. We moved to Antelope and started farming the They have 2 chil[...]home farm. In 1980 I bought the farm from my folks. We live in Sandra went on to school in Billings, then on to San Francisco. Antelope at the former[...]nd reside in Placerville, CA. Milo, Jr. went to school in Brockton and Poplar, he farmed with his[...]ve 2 children- Stacy Milo and Tammy Lynn. They go to school in Poplar. They live in Brockton, MT.[...]God has given us. KEITH and LINDA TORGERSON |
| Ready Mix. At this time we added Darek Zaun to our partnership and Kermit was active in many organizations. He was a life member of formed Prairie Sand and Gravel, Inc. Darek sold his interest to Ron and Fremgang Lodge 275 Sons of Norway, Antelope, and a member of Ken in June of 1982.[...]e was active in Boy Scouts, 4-H Club, In 1982 I was elected to both the Antelope Park Board and Ante- Antelope Lutheran Church, Old Tractor Club, and was a supporter of lope County Water and Sewer Board.[...]I enjoy my family. What is more rewarding than being a mother KERMIT and ELNA UELAND and a grandmother? Outside activities include Homemakers, ALCW, a By Elna (Erickson) Ueland[...]se We retired in 1973 and moved to Plentywood. In the fall of that history is in the Sheridan Daybreak on page 92. same year, we made a trip to the Scandinavian countries. We ap- I was the youngest of a family of 6 children-Leonard, Elvina, Lin-[...]We spent winters in Mesa, AZ. I attended the Lew Wallace grade school, which was[...]We celebrated our Golden Wedding Anniversary on 6-22-80 with our farm. It was early in the morning as we walked to school and many all our family and many[...]s-it was an Kermit passed away on 12-30-80. eerie feeling. During the noon hour, we used our sleds and slid down I have continued to spend the winters in Mesa, and summers at the hil[...]entywood. Besides my 2 sons and daughters-in-law, I games.[...]4 great-grandchildren. My father taught me to drive the Model T Ford at an early age, as his eyesight was failing. Everyone had to help with all the chores, both KURT and ADE[...]and inside. When the work was done, we were free to play or By Kurtis Ueland visit our friends. I appreciate the discipline and independence that were Kurtis A. Ueland, born 2-9-30, son of Kermit and Elna Ueland, of emphasized on us when we were growing up.[...]ccupation: Insurance Salesman and Farmer. Adeline A. I attended Antelope High School. They were fun year[...]Children: Keith Allen-5-5-57; Kathleen Ann- I married Kermit Ueland, son of Rasmus and Molly Ue[...]l Ann-8-5-61. history is in the Sheridan Daybreak on page 47. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1948 and attended Mon- Kermit was born in Cottonwood, MN on 5-12-06. When he was 1 tana State College 1948-50. I enlisted in the US Air Force 1-8-51 for 4 year old, he moved with his parents to Antelope. His brothers were •. years, was honorably discharged January 1955. I married Adeline Ax- Sylvester, Theodore, Rudolph[...]ss from Medicine Lake September 1956 and returned to college at away in 1970.[...]June 1958 with After graduation, he worked on his father's farm and spent some a BS in Business Administration. I started in the life insurance business time working on construction at Port Townsend, WA. He also worked June 1958 and after 26 years I am still in the business. Since 1971, I on several threshing machines (usually as a fireman) in the Antelope have been farming east of Antelope. area. He was also a census taker in the Depression years. My wife Adeline came from Minnesota to Medicine Lake, March We spent 14 years on a farm 3 miles east of Antelope with no 1945. She graduated from Lake High School May 1949 and attended electricity. Some of my memories on this farm were the years of the colleg[...]June 1952. She returned to Plentywood to work in the local hospital, One sunny day, we looked up and a dark cloud covered the sun. worked fo[...]worked 2 years in Missoula We watched and it was a swarm of grasshoppers. As they came down before returning to Sheridan County. On 4-3-72 she started work as on the ground, they took everything edible in sight.[...]ds and• Sheridan Co. Public Health Nurse, a job she has at the present time. garden were gone. Another year, the army wor[...]d cars and down the hills. In 1944, we moved to Antelope and rented Kermit's folks' place, so our sons, Kurtis and Ronald, could attend school. We continued to farm.[...]Keith , being a great sports fan, is assistant coach at Medicine[...]Lake and is the rural mail carrier out of Antelope. He also helps me[...]MT. To this union was born twin girls prematurely[...] |
| Yvonne, who is 1 year old lives with her parents on the family farm in Syl, all born in Minnesota. Dad came a few days ahead with an immi- Westby.[...]grant car to Culbertson. We boys and Mother came via what was to be Kendal (Kendy) graduated from college in May 1982 and works as called the "Empire Builder." a legal secretary for Thomas Darland, attorney in P[...]ly 1983. They make their home in Westby, MT. I have 1 brother, Ronald, who lives on the family farm in Antelope. Adeline has a brother Willard Axness, living in Gig Harbor, WA and a sister Charlotte Tronson, living in Medicine Lake[...]ome in Antelope since 1960. We are so for- tunate to have our children and parents living in Sheridan[...]s we have made over the years. You could not find a better place to live. RONALD and ANN UELAND |
| [...]CA. I clerked many years in Strom Hardware. Sales from North Dakota line along the Canadian line to near Scobey. A man from near Scobey bought 6 sacks of sugar from me at 1 time ($4.98 a hundred lbs.) for neighbors. I am living near Rialto, CA. Have been away from co[...]CE(STEWART)VANHEE My father and mother came to Antelope, MT in 191 Ofrom Lankin, ND. Our mo[...]ur father was in the freighting business, and had a farm west of Washington is our home now but still have a soft spot in our town.[...]st of our wonderful oldtimers gone, it's not I had 5 brothers: Leslie E. Stewart-Mt. Clemens, Ml[...]Dorothy J. Hess was born 3-3-19 to Wm . E. and Ruth M. Hess. My 3 oldest brothe[...]nd Louie served in WWII. Wm. E. came to Sheridan Co. in 1910. Ruth M. was daughter of Milas My brothers were all born in North Dakota, and I was born in Antelope, and Rosa Jackson who came to Sheridan Co. in 1900. Ruth M. was 1 and married to Edward VanHee of Plentywood. We moved to Seattle, year old. WA in 1937. Edw[...]I attended school all 12 years in Antelope , graduating in 1937. I CURTIS and JOYCE VAN VOOST[...]Gilbert D. Wolfe born 9-9-11. Came to Plentywood in 1916 with Jensen. She was born in G[...]When Joyce was 1O her folks moved from Dagmar to Antelope so her older sister, La Fern could atten[...]Montana Col- lege at Havre for 2 years receiving a provisional teaching certificate . She completed[...]ourses and in- dependent study from MSU receiving a degree in 1967 in Elementary Education. Joyc[...]ls and is involved full Lebanon. We came to Lebanon in 1960. I worked at Lebanon High time on the ranch. They just finished a 25-year project to create a School in the cafeteria and then work[...]unity backyard wildlife reserve for small animals on 3 acres. Hospital since 1970 and until retiring in 1983. I was an admitting clerk STANLEY and GLADYS WIRTZ[...]and really enjoyed the contact I had with patients and families through[...]the years. It was a rewarding experience for me. Stanley Wirtz[...]to camp in the mountains and at the coast. Albert Le[...]ocky Springs and Raymond. Stanley, born 5-30-26 , a son of Guard. Wm. and Tillie Wirtz, att[...]er Stan's discharge and marriage they headed for "out West" in Eunice Rorvig was born 3-22-25 in Antelope , MT, the 4th child of th eir Model "A". Stan worked on construction for 20 years and now is Alb[...]Rorvig. For names of my brother and sisters refer to employed by Boise Cascade, Burbank, WA and has o[...]too Maxine Hoffman's story. ~~merous to mention, including his contracting business. Gladys was My parents built a home in Reserve and we moved there in 1929 igh[...]or 19 years and is now retired . where I attended grade school. The 1st year of high schoo[...]cher and Antelope and then we moved to Minnesota, where my parents bought Aerobic danc[...], Kennewick, WA, home- and operated a restaurant, tavern. After graduating from high sc[...]y's husband is in real estate Ulen , MN, I went to Seattle, WA with my brother, Lester. In Seattle, I and works for a bank in Kennewick. They hav~ 3 sons, Simon[...] |
| [...]Vern taught high school at Garrison, ND from 1949 to 1951 and 1983 after 38 years with that company.[...]school at the Washington University with honors, a major in Psychology and minor in Uni[...]ng sum- Education. She now lives with her husband on Long Island in New York mer school[...]when not attending summer school, he worked on his father-in-law's TOM and TERRI YEAGER[...]atomy at the University of North Dakota from 1955 to Sheridan County. My father attended all 12 years[...]om- Bangkok, Thailand, from 1968 to 1971 and has been at St. Louis munity and graduat[...]oal- in the spring of 1960 under a National Science Foundation post-[...]has received numerous teaching awards, the ridge on 10-4-4 7. I was born on 9-12-48 in Minot, ND where my father was attend-[...]30 papers in homesteaded near Coalridge in 1908. I was baptized in the Antelope scie[...]WILLIAM and LOUISE YEAGER 1-9-55. I have 1 brother, Robin Vernon, born 5-9-56. While my father attended college, we spent several summers on William Leo is a son of Walter and Leona Yeager (see page 44 in my[...]as born 11-14-23 in Plentywood, MT. school years, I spent summers there and worked for my uncle, Bob They lived on a farm , southwest of Antelope, where his dad farmed Spoklie. After I graduated from high school in Grand Forks, ND, in[...]ey moved into Antelope so that Bill and his 1966, I returned to Sheridan County where I worked at Tim Clawson's brother, V[...]p, clerked at Roy's Market and Piggly Wiggly, and on the Bill graduated in 1942; he joined the Army Air Force, became a oil rigs. In 196 7, I attended the Humbolt Institute in Minneapolis. pilot, flying 817s out of Italy. At the end of WWII he returned to Ante- I enlisted in the Navy in 1969. I had home port at San Diego and lope a[...]visited Saigon, Okinawa, Philippines, Japan, etc. I was in coal for Antelope community (the schoolhouse was his best customer) Hong Kong in 1970 on our way to Vietnam with a load of tanks when I until February 1953 when he was recalled to the Air Force. got a 3-day pass. My parents were living in Bangkok, Th[...]and Myrtle Ander- time and only 2 air hours away, but I couldn't visit them because I son-see page 54 Sheridan Daybreak) were married 2-13-46 in Bill- didn't have a passport. I was discharged from the Navy in April of[...]from Antelope High School in 1945. I worked for a time as a painter in San Diego, CA, before returning The family moved to Rapid City, SD in 1953. Bill flew B36s, B47s to Antelope in 197 4. After working as a carpenter and in the oil fields, I and 852s until he was medically retired as a Major in 1963. enrolled in the National Business College in Rapid City, SD. In 1976, I Some will remember the 836 that flew low enough to bring some moved to Connecticut, where I worked for the Hubbell Plastics, Co. I people out of doors and send cattle toward home. Bill was 1 of the completed a 4-year Tool and Die apprenticeship in 1980. pilots on that plane; he has made several flights over that area, flying On 2-29-80 I married Teresa (Terri) Clark, who was born on above 40,000 feet. His memories[...], Ralph, born 12-3-71, and mine to the wild blue yonder. Eric, born 10-23-76 . In the fall of 1981 we moved back to Antelope. Bill now has his feet on the ground and wheels on the highways as The boys are attending school in[...]has worked at the he and Louise go to small gas engine shows and tour the country and Nursing Home for 2 years now. In April of 1982 while working on a see their family and friends. metal building, I accidently came in contact with a high power line and had 7200 volts pass through me from head to foot. I am currently working for Jerry Thuesen on the farm. VERNON L. YEAGER |
| [...]THE TOWN OF ARCHER Archer, at one time, was a big little city with a couple of elevators, THE ARCHER GOLDEN VALLEY a section house, a depot, mercantile store, lumberyard, hardware[...]d even sold machinery. The little town boasted of a restaurant, a cigar factory and Mr. Whitmarsh made circus wagons. This Lutheran Ladies Aid originated on February 16, 191 O at the It even had a gas station and a blacksmith shop and last, but not least, home of Mrs. Andrew Fadness in the Archer community. The ladies it had a post office. Later came the Archer Lutheran Churc[...]ool. This all began in 1914 and as the years went on the a Ladies Aid and each paid a dime for their lunch. This was their nest town slowly disappeared. The post office was moved to Plentywood egg for their Ladies Aid that they hoped to organize soon. Before this and is the home of Mrs[...]nd the last post office that date a Lutheran Church or a Ladies Aid was unknown in northeastern was in Arc[...]nudsen. She had it for Montana due to the new sparcely settle region, but Rev. Gustav Hegg a few years and then the Archer mail route was abandoned and our from a Norwegian Lutheran settlement in Manger, ND came to mailing address was changed to Plentywood. When Mrs. Knudsen the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee to bring the message from the Holy died, Howard Holt[...]me fice and her living quarters and moved it over to his farm. from far and near to worship until a Lutheran Church was later[...]this Ladies Aid in Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 101 was dedicated to the pioneer[...]church services to the public, bazaars, quilt raffles and monthly[...]Locally we have made and given supplies to the nursing home, furnish- story of Archer ended with Archer being just a memory, with a popula- ed food baskets for the needy and given gifts of money to many tion of one citizen and since then he (Mr. E[...]E. Shackelford of Plentywood. All that is left is a set of corrals and cattle sheds for their horses[...]t, Agnes The original "Archer" sign that was on the Great Northern railroad Kampen; Vi[...]Sunshine Lady, Lillian Frasier. The other members to date are: and is mounted over the "J Bar E Ranch" Hereford sign on the north Martha Styve, who is our eldest active member, she joined in May side of the highway in the original townsi[...] |
| [...]Gina Lee, Mason in 1964. He is a General Contractor and has worked in many Edna Ro[...]in 1968 and Michael in 1972. They live on the farm near me. In March, 1985 the Archer Gol[...]They have 2 boys and a girl- John Jr. born in 1967, Phillip in 1969 AUGU[...]lsie, also graduated from Sedro Woolley High I was born 8-19-28, the 8th child of George J. and[...]School and in 1963 she married Steven Summers, a teacher in the My education was obtained in Hamle[...]tate University in graduated from P.H.S. in 1947. I bought my parents' farm in 1948,[...]1966 and Joe in 1969. more acres to my farm. On 6-20-50 I married Dorothy Ann Brenteson,[...]-81. 5 children-Cherie Lynn, born 9-4-51, married to James Kisler of rural Plentywood. They have 2 children and operate a ranch southwest of Plentywood. Gregg August (8-2-[...]ge. Joni Suzanne and Jill Suzelle to the U.S. at 6 years of age to Reed City, Ml. He worked his way west were born 4[...]ed at the Security State Bank, is to Balfour, ND and took up a homestead. Our mother, Hilda Christine married to Mark Brensdal of Westby and they have 3 children. Jill is a Greco, was born in Evansville, MN 7-19-1886. In 1909 she took up a graduate of Arizona State U. majoring in Music Therapy and a minor in homestead 3 miles east of A[...]rn, attended by Mrs. 0. T. Benson-Carl W. In May, 1959 I became employed with the Soil Conservation Ser-[...]-24-12) lives in Phoenix, AZ; vice. With this job I was on almost every farm in the county helping ap-[...]la (9-15-17) lives in East Helena, MT; ment today to see some of these projects still in operation. Af[...]22) lives in Great Falls ing with S.C.S. 22 years I resigned in May 1981 and am now a full and August H. (8-18-28) liv[...]wood. Our dad died in 1959 and time farmer, which I enjoy very much. Mother in 197 4. I give thanks to our pioneer parents who settled here and in the My first wife, Henrietta (Goetzinger) and I were married in Plen- face of hardships and adver[...]er parents were George and Hattie Goetzinger, who to enjoy a better quality of life. came to the Comertown area in 1928 from Corinth, NO. We f[...]Shippi ranch south of Plentywood, the A. J. Langer land and the God- MR. and MRS. CARL W.[...]of Plentywood 3 years until 1943 when it was sold to Nels Carl Abenroth, the eldest of 8 childre[...]8-6-11 of pioneer Thompson. Next move was to the Henry Ross farm and finally ter- parents-Mr.[...]minated our farming interests and moved to Washington State. After Grecko) who homesteaded i[...]10. He went various employments I was employed by the government A.S.C. for 1o to school in the Lee School and 2 years of high school in Plentywood. years, then 10 years with a paper company. His brothers and sisters are-Georg[...]and works around Walla Walla. Paul A. (5 -29-40) is married to Diane George and Hattie Goetzinger, who came to Comertown in 1928 from Dahlin of[...]family live in Walla Walla, where he is a building contractor. Beulah M. In December[...]s born in Plen- (2-8-43) is married to Bruce Brewer of Carbonado, WA, who is vice tywood and in 1941 we moved to Sidney, where Carl worked as a president in charge of lending at a savings & loan. They live in Walla ~echanic for a year. World War II had begun and he signed up for[...]th their 2 sons. Bonnie M. (1 -31 -47) is married to Barry Flippo airplane mechanic job in Civil Servi[...]ked our belongings of Falmouth, VA, a building contractor. They live in Phoenix and have 3 and started for Boise, ID, where he was to be in training for 3 months. sons. Loren W[...]n State The trip was not without event, the tires on the old trailer were poor College in March 1971 with a B.A. major in economics and a minor in and since tires were rationed, we could not buy a new one. We finally English Lit. He passed away 9-5-7 5 at the age of 26 years. He had ~a? to leave our trailer in Livingston to return for it later. When Carl been working on a building project in Casa Grande and living in[...]of Dayton, OH. He finished his training we moved to Walla Walla, WA to work at the air base there. We lived at Waitsburg[...]my 2 years and they live in Walla Walla. Cindi is a son John was born in 1944. In 1945 Carl was calle[...]registered nurse and Lane is studying to become a respiratory and served in the Army Medical Corps[...]were born in Plentywood, Bonnie in Pacific twice on the hospital ship "Hope." We had moved to Skagit Burlington, WA, Loren in M[...]lla, County, WA before Carl went into the service to be near my folks while WA. My first wife, Henrietta passed away 12-31-75. In 1980 I married he was away. After his discharge 6-1-46, we decided to settle in that Dorothy E. (Strouse) Bennett of Milton-Freewater, OR. We live in Walla area and on 10-21 -46 our 3rd child, Elsie, was born. Carl worked as a Walla. Dorothy is a teacher by career and was born and raised around ~echanic for several years until we were able to buy a small farm and Jamestown, NO. I have been working at retirement since 1980. or 2[...]High School DAN D. BARGE and worked as a secretary for several years until she married Jac[...]Dan was born in Minnesota, his family moved to Archer when he[...] |
| was a child. He worked on farms and ranches in eastern Montana until Cemetery near the family ranch. Lissa (9-26-68) is a student at Circle entering military service in 19[...]n 1942. After his military service, he worked for a year and a in her project work and has won trips to Billings and Bozeman for live- half in the Seattle shipyards, then moved to Plentywood where he was stock judging. She is also a member of the Montana Jr. Hereford a garage mechanic. The family moved to Kalispell in 1953 and Dan Assoc. , the Circle F.H.A. Chapter and won 2nd place in the local Beef work[...]e Montana Jr. Hereford Assoc. They Larry. Dan was a brother to Mrs. Robert (Jennie) Cook, Plentywood. He[...]nry (Leck) Bedwell was born 5-20-03 at Rippey, IA to I was born 7-16-44 in Plentywood to Joseph and Katherine Henry G. (Hankie) and Ella Garrow Bedwell. (See Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 765 (Kohler) Eggen, graduated from PHS in 1962. In my junior year I was and 766). Leck attended Redstone School, farmed, worked on the the Scobey Saddle Club Queen and in my senior year I was the Plenty- railroad during World War I and was substitute mail carrier on the wood FFA Chapter Sweetheart and was in 4-H for 8 years. I attended Redstone route. On 3-7-31 he married Aster Fretheim at the Plen- Billings Business College and MSU at Bozeman, then returned to Plen- tywood parsonage with Knut Knut[...]nts tywood and worked in the Security State Bank. On 10-17-64 I married and Rev. Simonson officiatin[...]he Plentywood Lutheran Church. Eddy to Henry and Nellie Knutson Fretheim. In 1913 the fa[...]et Beery of Vida, born at Wolf Point to Minnesota, and after graduating from Mechanic Art[...]St. Paul in 1928 Aster moved with the family to a farm south of Archer his entire life on the family ranch, was named Outstanding Young[...]farm Farmer by the Circle Jaycees in 1967, served on the McCone County for Montana land[...]chased from An- Fair Board for 6 years and served on the Vida School Board for 6 years. drew[...]to Dillon that fall and returned to the hotel the next summer. That year[...]the 1930's neighbors of the area banded together to dig[...]their own use by stripping off the soil. One fall a huge dirt bank[...]he men missed by inches plunging his pick ax into a tobacco[...]year. In April of 1931 my dad and Leck circulated a petition to get a tri- weekly mail route south out of Archer. On 6-15-31 the route was in[...]ter again taught at Two Tree and in 1946 finished out a Front row: Leanne and Nita Beery.[...]term at Wenso. During the '40s Leck hauled a lot of grain and coal,[...]Wanso baseball team and earlier part of a softball team. family is involved in 4-H with Eddy and I both being 4-H leaders. We are active members of the Montana Hereford Assoc. and I served as State Secretary for 6 years. Leanne (9-25-65) has been a member of 4-H for 1O years, and won awards in Bee[...]e, Leadership and· Achievement and has won trips to Bozeman and Billings for livestock judging. She went o Washington, DC to the Washington Focus for win- ning the Federal La[...]h contest in Sidney. In 1980 she won the coveted "I Dare You" award in 4-H. Leanne is a member and Director of the Montana Jr. Hereford A[...]Speech winner in 1980 and 1981 and won two trips to Kansas City, MO to participate in the Na- tional Speech contest. In[...]na Here- ford Queen. While in high school she was a member and officer of the Circle F.H.A. Chapter, served as President of the District F.H.A. in 1982 and '83, served as State Director those years and attended the National F.H.A. Convention in Atlanta, GA in the summer of 1982.[...], school annual staff, pep club, class plays, was on Honor Society and was 1982 Mon-[...]as born 12-12-67 and died 12-13-67 . She was laid to rest at the Prairie Lawn On Easter Sunday 1975 a terrible blizzard came up taking the[...] |
| R.E.A. power and leaving us without heat or lights. Leck, just home farm with my dad. I worked for other farmers until 1948 when I rented following surgery, kept warm by remaining[...]sed off the some land and went farming on my own. In 1950 my dad passed away dining room and cooked by means of a covered bun warmer over a so I took over the land he farmed. I lived on the farm until 1955 when I milk strainer inverted over 3 candles on the table and had an Aladdin married Dor[...]arence "Tiny" and Hazel Torgrimson. Then we moved to having only a flashlight to check the cattle.[...]marriage-Pat, Mike and Sandy Mclinden, and on 3-31-57 a son, Truman Lester born 5-24-39. The boys went to Two Tree, Wanso and Russell was born to us. Pat is married and has 3 children and is to Plentywood High School. Truman worked part time a[...]Hank and Myrna Michels and lives on a farm at Richey. Mike is married and has 5 childre[...]Clinic. They have 2 children- I farmed until the fall of 1982 when I sold out and retired and we James Henry born 7-3-58 and An[...]Faith Lutheran Church of Wanso and Aster of Faith A.LC. W. She also was with the Rock Spring Zippers 4-H and Faith Fellowship and is a member of the A.W.R. Club and the Ameri- Mex-Amigo Group. H[...]buried in the Plentywood cemetery. We moved to Plentywood in 1978 and Leck still enjoys going to the farm in the summertime and since 1975 I have enjoyed working with several other women thr[...]I was born 5-27-43 at Plentywood to John and Catherine Flakne of Redstone Review M[...]the Archer community. I got my education in the Plentywood school Fancy Wheat-$.57 a Bu.; Durum-$.50; Oats-$.25; and graduated from P.H.S. in May 1961. I married Robert J. Blythe Flax-$1.04; Rye-$.30; Barley-$.30; Butter-$.20 a Lb. and from Russellville, AL 8-24-61. He is an electrical engineer. Eggs-$.06 a dozen.[...]Ernest was born 1-7-67 at Russellville, he is a student at Montgomery By Murray Bell[...]H.S. and he will graduate in May 1985. I was born 12-21 -20 on the homestead 13 miles south of Archer, the son of Charles and Ada Bell. I had 3 sisters, Marion and Grace[...]uise Knutson . Marion and Grace have passed away. I at- tended the Courtney school 3 miles east of the farm , which we walked I was the youngest of 8 sons born to pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. twice a day, regardless of weather. In 1939 I went to C.C.C. Camp near George E. Bolster, who[...]iest settlers in Sheridan County. Belton , MT for a year, then in the winter of 1942 I went to the Army I was born in Plentywood 5-30-17 where I grew up and attended and spent a year and a half in the states for my training and a year and school graduating in 1936. I worked around Plentywood for about 6 a half overseas in Europe with the 26th Infantry Division. years as a carpenter and painter. I was married in the "Old Bolster[...]House" on Box Elder Creek to Gladys Flakne of the Archer community[...]from Redstone H.S. We farmed and ranched on 320 acres of land we[...]bought from the county. We lived in a two-room trailer that I built, car- ried water up a hill from a spring to water our chickens and garden. In[...]the fall we were asked to take care of the chickens and hogs on the[...]n. Having more land we began farming and ranching on a larger scale and raised turkeys, chickens and milked cows to supple-[...]we had no modern conveniences but after a few years we got a 32 volt Mike (insert), Russell, Pat , Dor[...]windcharger and when we got the R.E.A. it made it possible to do my[...]geration. My mother passed away in 1945 while I was overseas. When I got In 1958 we changed over to Registered Angus cattle and were discharged from the Army in the winter of 1946 I went back to the members of the American[...] |
| club work, was a council leader for 5 years and president of the[...]After returning home he work- Bureau Federation. I was a community committeeman on the A.S.C. ed for Frank Heppner and after he and Luella were married they moved and served on the election board from Archer and incidently was on to East Helena. He enjoyed hunting in the nearby mou[...]. They had 3 daughters-Mrs. Boyd 1913. Gladys was a member of the Big Muddy Cowbelles, the A.W.R. Bomar, East Helena, Mrs. Kenn[...]I was born 7-6-28 to Nels and· Daisey Whitish Thompson. I had 5[...]Melvin (1943). I attended grade school at Thornwood school, 1½ mi[...]east of our farm from 1934-41 . We walked to school regardless of the[...]the school in a small room off the classroom. Only once do I remember[...]that we couldn't get home from school. A small creek flowed just Lloyd Jr., Rodn[...]om our home and in the spring of 1939 it was like a[...]aging river from the snow thaw and we were unable to cross it. The Our 3 sons were raised on the ranch. Lloyd Jr. was born in 1948[...]folks had met us on the opposite shore and told us we would have to and attended school in Plentywood. He was active[...]. We weren't the only ones who didn't well as F.F.A. while in high school. He graduated from Walla Wa[...]get home and that night the classroom floor made a hard bed. The year Valley Academy and Walla Walla College with a B.S. degree. He mar- I was in the 8th grade our teacher, Mrs. Garbor from Kalispell had us ried Rene Singer and they have a daughter born 10-13-70. Lloyd Jr.[...]put on a carnival as one of our school projects to raise money so all the taught school for 9 years[...]students could take a trip to her home town. Dad and Mom drove us Walla, where they live. He is a volunteer worker in the Red Cross and[...]out in their new pickup. I can also remember one of the dust storms in enjoy[...]it was hard to breathe, even in the house. It turned as dark as night in was also active in 4-H club work. He went to high school and Walla[...]the floor and leave tracks in the sand on the linoleum. was a licensed pilot and enjoyed sports. Rodney was mar[...]I graduated from Redstone H.S. in 1946, attended co[...]er 197 5 and passed away 7-29-78 as the result of a drowning near[...]summer at Missoula and in the fall taught a country school at Froid, Missoula.[...]MT, where I met Howard Clark. We were married in October 1947. We Gary born in 1956 attended school in Plentywood, but finished started a home site on the corner of a wheat field, dug a well, planted grade and high school in College Pl[...]lla Col- lege, where he majored in biology. He is a member of the Walla Walla trees, dug a basement and lived in the basement for 11 years.[...]We have 3 children-Mary, born 5-1 0-51 is married to Buddy Neo-Tech International for many years as their advertiser-photog- Oshel and lives on ato College Place, WA in 1968 and in 1978 we sold the[...]Technician. He is married to Jeanne Swank and they have a son, Ryan[...]We are members of the Church of the Brethr~n and I am president The story of George and Hilda Abenroth is in Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. of the Women's Aid Group. Howard is a director on the Nemont 104. Being one of their children is a privilege I have cherished more as Telephone board and[...]elephone Association. the years have gone. It was a time of many hardships for them, also[...]mesteaders could tell of many and north to Alaska. We have been fishing in Canada as far as the road real life stories. I, Helen Albertina, married Frank Laurence Buffone[...]oes and sight-seeing in Mexico. 8-9-45. Frank was a WWII veteran serving in the European Theatre. He[...]Keith Jr. was born at Culbertson, MT 5-2-53 to Keith and Alberta Kenneth Kestler and lives in Ne[...]parents, his older (7-13-69) and Ari (10-1 -74). I have lived in Phoenix, AZ since 1957. s[...]audia and Karen and his younger brother Pat moved to My sister, Luella Abenroth Miller was married to Frederick R. Plentywood from Culbert[...]latter providing him with many good memories and a scholarship to January 1937 and years later his mother and Ted J[...]played in the East-West Shrine game. He went on to Dillon that fall and[...] |
| attended college for a year before the lure of good money in the grow- Antelope. On 4-4-17 my mother passed away at the Cook homestead 7 ing oilfield industry proved to be too much for him. In 1973 he went to miles south of Archer. My dad's sister Lula (Mrs. Joe Whitish) had New Mexico for a year and worked on the first geothermal rig in that taken[...]nd she took me home with state. When he came back to Plentywood he established his present her after her death. I spent the next 18 years in their home. I graduated residence west ot Plentywood.[...]from high school in 1935 and that fall I married Genevieve V10Iet I, Laurel Clawson, was born 7-10-63 in ltuna, Sask.[...]t daughter of John and Ethel Barge. (Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. of Clifford and Tess Larson. I grew up in Kelliher, Sask., attended 122 and 600, Matt Barge and Susan Barge.) Jenny came from a family school there and graduated from Matthew Ha[...]Walter at Wickenberg, AZ; Creek, Alberta. In 1980 on my yearly visit to my sister and brother-in- Jenny at Plentyw[...]D. The first winter we law, Kim and Gary Kanning, I met Keith. I never returned to Canada, ex- were married we worked for our board. In the spring of 1936 I got a cept occasionally under duress from immigration officials, and we were call to go to work on the Fort Peck Dam. On 9-2-36 our daughter married 1.0-2-81 in the Plent[...]e) was born in the townsite of Wheeler, MT. After I Crystal Laurel was born 3-28-82 in Plentywood and is Dad's right-hand was laid off we returned to the Plentywood area, worked on W.P.A. girl and farming companion. We live west of Plen[...]arms his father's land and has 33 cows with plans to get more. I work equipment to put in a crop. occasionally at the County Seat Restaurant[...]mals. Life is good in Sheridan C?unty and we hope to make this our home. CONRAD and EMMA COLTOM[...]tine, ND, the |
| had 1 sister, Martha Grace, born 12-2-09, a half-sister, Edith Louise Welliver District until 1948. In 1945 Laverne took on an extra job as Bell (11-11-16) and a half-brother, Murray Charles Bell (12-21-20). mail carrier on the Archer Star Route and later they moved to Archer After their marriage Marion and "Chike" (a[...]arrier until 1956 when the post office at settled on a farm that joined the Charles Bell place. They had 3 Archer was closed. They moved to Plentywood where he Gontinued to children-Kenneth Charles born 1-2-27, Ardith Grac[...]June 1971, having served Gary Lee (12-26-36). Due to the drought and depression years of the[...]began looking for "greener pastures." Chike took a trip to western Montana, purchased a piece of property located on the Big Beaver Creek near Whitepine and in 1937 the family moved to that location.[...]In November 1971 Laverne suffered a stroke and spent the re-[...]ill health for much of her life and she too was a resident of the nursing Chike was employed b[...]ce in the family during their years at Whitepine. On 6-19-49 their the past 12 years Maurice has worked as a Sanitation Supervisor for son, Kenneth (22) was k[...]Army during WWII. In November 1954 Chike died in a logging accident at the family ranch, he was 53[...]oulder. While there she worked as house parent in a girls' cottage, tended the College of[...]for 1 year. She and Bill Dwyer of Great then was a supervisor prior to her retirement. While at Boulder, Marion[...]1949. They have 4 children and 2 grand- returned to school to earn her G.E.D. She also completed her[...]Cathy have 2 sons and live in Great and returned to the family ranch in 1973 and lived there until he[...]ughter, Julie lives in Stamford, CT. health began to fail. In 1977 she moved to Spokane to be near her daughter, Ardith and medical facilities.[...]Ernest Draszt was born 10-22-06 at Fennimore, WI to Charles and Mary Draszt. When he was 3 years old[...]brothers-Charles, Ar- thur and Eugene and settled on a homestead near Antelope. On 7-4-29 he married Martha Grace Lee, she was born 12-2-09 to Andrew and Ada Lee of St. Marys, Ontario. Her fat[...]6 her mother married Charles Orville Bell who had a homestead in the Welliver District. Grace had an older sister, Marion, a Anna Dwyer with her sculpturing. half-sister, Louise Bell and a half-brother, Murray Bell. Laverne and Grace farm[...]es southwest of Plen- Anna is a well-known western artist who works in pai[...] |
| Anaconda Copper in Great Falls until his job moved him to Connecticut me after my parents moved to North Dakota. That special family was where they[...]Arvid and I got married 6-18-67 on Father's Day. We had a IRENE (THOMPSON) EDINGTON[...]e so many friends helped make it special. It I was born 1-20-30 in the Wanso community and now l[...]led another for 9 miles so they could give us a buggy ride with a team and settled in the Wanso community (Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 115). He mar- after the reception[...]dren-Eugene, Viola, cle) helped put on a 2nd reception at the J Bar E Ranch with some of D[...]ildren- Johnny, Eddie, Richard, Mabel and Melvin. I graduated from P.H.S., worked during the summer and in 1948 came to Vancouver, WA to live with my sister, Viola. I married Jack Edington 9-1-50, he was born in Pueb[...]er work for the Assoc. for Retarded Citizens, was a member of the Washington Brotherhood of Masonry and was a carpenter, working the last 13 years at the Swan[...]Portland, OR until his health failed causing him to take a medical disability retirement in 197 4. He passed away on 11 -30-78. We had 3 boys-John Edward born 7-8-51, he got the measles when he was a baby which left him mildly retarded. Conditions p[...]aduated from Fort Vancouver H.S. and is presently a drum-[...]Lorrie. Front row: Linda and Arvid Eggen . mer in a band. Steven Charles (3-9-70) is attending grade school. I volunteered services for the Washington Assoc. fo[...]Jay-De Arvid Citizens several years before taking a job as secretary. I am now work- born 11 -29-70. I have been active with teaching Bible class or Sunday ing as a bookkeeper for Homes for Community Living, doing business School for 1Oyears, have been on the board of education at the Plen- at Grandview Group Home for retarded people. A rewarding time for tywood Lutheran Church and in the Bible Studies. I am also involved Jack and I was when we chose to be guardians for Dorothy Seely, a in CowBelles and a director on the Montana Hereford Auxiliary. Ar- resident at Grandview. She is 30 years old and she comes home on oc- vid and I enjoy most areas that concern youth. We like to help with casional weekends and all holidays. My boys call her sister and she is F.F.A., 4-H and Luther League events. In 4-H Arvid is a livestock one of my family. leader and I work with sewing, sheep and county projects and Junior We went home often to visit Mom and Dad when they lived in[...]njoys all livestock projects, sewing, Plentywood. I have lots of wonderful memories of those visits.[...]aphy, judging and Jr. leadership projects. She is a cheerleader, most outstanding event was our family reunion 7-4-78. I had not seen is in drill team, F.F.A. , F.H.A., Luther League, Sunday School and 4-H. my brothe[...]ay-De is in 4-H and takes beef projects and horse but his real love is[...]and Jay-De go to school in Plentywood and are members of the Mon- Arvid Joseph Eggen was born 6-26-43 in Plentywood to Joseph tana Jr. Hereford Assoc. The[...]and bull rides and both are learning to rope. Plentywood. Being the 3rd generation of the Eggen family on the J Bar Herefords are an import[...]is ancestors. He enjoys nothing more than getting on a horse the state and we had the 1983 Champion bull calf at the Denver Stock and setting out across the hills to gather Hereford cows. He feels close Show, the world's largest Hereford show. to God when he is out in the beauty of mother nature and its peacefulne[...]ational Guard where he and Ray Wang traveled once a month to Great I was born 3-21 -44 at Plentywood to Gene and Dorothy (Ersness) Falls for six years. T[...]miles and never left the state or in 1962. I attended Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle, WA missed a meeting. They traveled the farthest of any Guards in the state and followed through in Illustration and Advertising Design. I spent to their monthly meetings.[...]about 7 years in the Puget Sound area. I, Linda Joy, am the daughter of Donald and Wava Lee, I have 2 I married Genevieve Westerness of Columbus, ND in 1966. Our younger brothers, Jerry and Jim. I was 3 years old when my folks 1st son, Jon W. was born 4-7-68 in Seattle. I worked as a Combat Ar- moved from North Dakota to the Vic Kisler Ranch 16 miles southwest tist during the Vietnam conflict in 1968-69, attached to H.H.C. 29th of Plentywood. I went to Plentywood school up to the 8th grade and Inf. of Hawaii. Our 2nd child, Dawn-Marie Nani was born in Honolulu, HI then to Outlook for high school. I have a warm feeling in my heart when on 9-7-69 . After my discharge we came back to Plentywood and I was I remember the friends and classmates at Outlook. My senior year I kept busy with Art and Sign painting jobs. Our 3rd child, Darci-Jo was lived with a very special family who shared their home[...] |
| [...]ommon in those days. In 1934 during the dry years I went to Min- nesota to find work, put in 42 days on different threshing rigs hauling[...]bundles for $3.00 a day. In February 1941 I was one of the first 20 men to be drafted into[...]the Army. Harry Loucks and I were appointed to take care of meal[...]railway from Plentywood to Fort Missoula. From there we went to Fort Lewis WA where I was stationed with the 3rd Division. During the[...]Roosevelt called out the 3rd Division and we walked in with live am-[...]munition and fixed bayonets and put them back to work. We slept in[...]pup tents on the airplant runway. My dad became ill and I was released Gene, Dorothy, Tillie, Do[...]on 12-6-41 and put in the Reserves for 7 years. While I was on the I moved to Sauk Rapids, MN in 197 4 where I operated a Sign and train homeward bound (December 7th) I heard that Pearl Harbor was Advertising Business until 1980. I have been honored by many Art bom[...]On 6-1-42 I married Katherine Kohler, daughter of Adam and Aw[...]ins schools north of Outlook and Raymond and I have a younger brother, Terry, who was born 11-21-4 7. H[...]W.P.A. office in the courthouse. In 1945 I bought the ranch from my LA. From there he was sent to Vietnam for 15 months. He was award-[...]da. (See Arvid's After his discharge he came back to the Archer community and farmed[...]spends his winte~s ~t Ab- sorakee and comes back to his ranch in the Archer community m the[...]ckelford, son of Joseph and Lorraine Shackelford, on[...]cation at the State School of Science. They moved to JOSEPH EGGEN[...]Bozeman in March, 1973 and came back to Plentywood in March[...]197 4. Ed is employed as a mechanic for N. L. Well Service in Plen- I was born 4-19-14 to John and Tillie Lee Eggen. Dad passed[...]r first son, Nathan Edward was born 10-6-77, then on away 10-30-41 and Mother 5-14-82. I lived on the farm in the Archer 1-2-80 Linda and Ed had a race with the stork to the Williston Hospital community all my life. I have one brother, Gene, and one sister, Lilli~n again, but Ed's foot was heavier than the stork's and they got there (Mrs. Frank Frasier), both younger than me. I wen~ to grade scho_ol m just seconds before the[...]by of the decade born that year in that hospital. On 9-12-83 School in Los Angeles in 1939. We drove to grade school with horse a daughter, Lacie Ann was welcomed to Linda and Ed's family, also in and buggy and in t[...]children and the Kent girls, leaving home at 7:00 A.M. a member of the Plentywood New Horizons Homemakers Club. in order to get there on time with our "modern school-bus service." Later years I got to use the touring "Star" car to haul the kids to GLORIA (FLAKNE) ELLISON school.[...]I am the 7th and youngest child of John and Catheri[...]rural Plentywood. I was born 8-29-58, attended grammar and high[...]school in Plentywood and graduated in 1976. I have 4 sisters and 2[...]Raymond of Plentywood. I married Pete Ellison in Miles City ~n[...]1-30-80, lived there a couple years and came back to Plentywood m[...]April 1983 where we plan to make our home. Pete is a chef at the[...].'' I plowed 21 acres with 3 horses on a sulky plow when I was 7 years old and hauled wheat from Dad's Nickersen-Shepard steam threshing rig 10 miles to Archer, making 4 trips a day with team and wagon (60 bu. a trip). In the spring of 1926 Gene and I plowed all the summer-fallow with horses and that summer Dad bought the first gas tractor, a 15-27 John Deere and we really thought we were modern. We still used horses to cut grain with the binders and runaways we[...] |
| [...](Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 115). I attended the Courtney school through the 8th August was born 3-19-05 on the small island of Smrala, Norway. gr[...]were Nels and Dorothea Ersness. (See Sher. D. Bk. I on chores and gardening and helping Mother with the younger ones, but it page 67 .) When August was 17 years old he and[...]eems we always had time for family fun and games. I came from a doubled up to work on threshing crews. After the first year he got to family of 5 brothers and 4 sisters-Fran[...]fire up the steam engine, he would get up at 3:00 A.M. and blow the Stockett, MT; Ervin, deceased; Anna Louis Cuzelis (7-4-20, Detroit, whistle to wake up the crew and stoke the fire. He went to Molar Ml); Agnes O'Reilley (9-29-2[...]ng at the hospital there. His dad didn't want him to be a Selmer, deceased; and Ivan (5-25 -30, Plentywood). barber so he rented a farm for him. He cleared $4,000.00 by getting I married John Flakne 4-9-40 in Plentywood and we have lived in 1/3 of the profit but he spent it all the next year. Then his dad rente[...]Archer him the Granvold farm. He also worked for a dairy farm in Minnesota to Theodore and Christine Flakne (Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 116). John comes for 13 months, 3 months for $100.00 where he had to milk 16 cows. from a family of 7 children and he is the only son. He has a sister older, August married Polly Lidahl i[...]-24-13, lives in Plentywood; Mathilda Thomp- back to Sheridan County shortly after and August worked f[...]ane); Ida Fowler farms. Mr. McKee helped him find out about the Hardersen place con- (11-11[...]Clara Welk sisting of 115 acres, where they lived a couple of years. Then they (6-28-25,[...]y had 2 daughters-Loretta born in 1932 is married to Dan Scott of Spokane. He has been trucking for Sa[...]e 4 children-Paula, Lori, Kevin and Jim. Donna is a couple years younger and she works at the nursing[...]old when he learned to ride horseback. He worked in the fields with[...]was 11 and when he was 14 he did field work with a[...]were dry years and he went to North Dakota and got work wherever it August started playing the violin when he was just a child and was available. In March 1938[...]d and Gus Lee. He got his John and I have 7 children-Mildred born 1-13-41 married to first sheep in 1936 and sold his first crop to Jack Van by Raymond. Lloyd Marsh and[...]of Plentywood, they have 6 children. When he came to get them he crammed 30 head in an old rack and[...]have 2 boys and live in there were legs sticking out the bottom and sides all over. Jack told[...]Little Rock, AR; Curtis (6-19-53) whiskey and do a little bootlegging. He bought sugar for $7. 00 a hun- graduated from P.H.S. in 1971, worked on farms around the area until dred pounds and sold little mickeys for $1.00 a piece so a quart usual- 1975. Then he worked for a firm based in Fargo, ND, he is trained in ly paid[...]iskey in those carpentry and becoming a siding applicator. He married Faith Pedersen days[...]lly also had purebred Holstein cows and sold milk to Curtis. Curtis has established a small carpentry business in Plentywood Powers Creamery. He preferred the Ramala sheep and tried a few Suf- and his favorite pastime is woodworking. Raymond (6-22-56) married folk but said they were fence crawlers so he didn't keep t[...]ear that he had sheep he lost 50 lambs in 20 days to coyotes. When (8-29-58) married Pete[...]ren. Our children you herded you didn't lose them but he just couldn't do that. He said he were[...]t Curtis, has their own remembers wool getting up to $1 .50 a pound one year. August used to story written up. give bum lambs to 4-H kids to raise and several of them became Grand Champion m[...]ming and JOSEPH KONRAD FLAKNE travels out west to see his family every year. Besides his 7 grand-[...]s were Ole J. and Ruth (Forsberg) Flakne. Joe was a graduate of JOHN and CATHERINE FLAKNE[...]to January 1946 and after his discharge he held various jobs and I was born near Archer on 6-2-15 to Frank and Rena Sebastian bo[...] |
| [...]Veteran and I would sit and listen to him tell of his time in the Army and[...]r and Fred Lossing were married in 1916. We lived on the[...]old homestead until 1926 when we moved to the Freeman place about[...]3½ miles southwest. James Lossing now lives on the place. When I was in my teens we were out working wherever a job was available, to get some money. As I got older, it was in the spring and[...]neighbors would get together to some place where there was coal and[...]clear off enough to last until the next fall and haul it home.[...]In the spring of 1942 I went into the Army and spent about half of[...]my time in camps in the States. We then boarded a troop ship, "The Josep[...]-eight days later, 1st stop was New Guinea, after a while sold his farm and moved to Goodland, KS where he had farm related another boat ride to the Island of Leyte and next to the Island of Luzon jobs. Due to health problems, Joe sold his home in Kansas and[...]in the Philippines. After the war was over, I was discharged from the residing at the Veterans[...]n December of 1945 at Fort Lewis, WA and got home a couple[...]days before Christmas. No one knew I was anywhere around until I ORVILLE PALMER FLAKNE[...]The next year I worked for Hank Kanning at Devon, MT. In 1947 I Orville Flakne.[...]d with my stepfather and that fall Hazel Skei and I were married.[...]John Skei who im- Orville was born in Archer on 9-26-30, the youngest of 7 children mi[...]place, and farmed until 1972 when I quit for health reasons. We rented descent and Lu[...]our place to my nephew James Lossing Jr. After graduating[...]. Navy for 4 years. After his discharge he worked on the family farm and later KAREN EMILIE (LEE) FORD moved to North Dakota where he worked as a mechanic in Minot, I, Karen Emilie, was born on 4-27 -44 at Sheridan Memorial Mohall and Drake. H[...]ood, MT. My parents are Elmer F. and Olga E. ried to Mary Westphal of Minot. They have 5 children-Debb[...](Flakne) Lee. I lived on a farm 16½ miles west of Plentywood with my Ceilia[...]arren. Myron was born 7-17-42 VERNER FOLLOSE I was born in 1908, the only son of Martin and Selma Follose of Devils Lake, ND. My father died in 191 O when I was 2 years old. In 1911 Mother decided to come west and join her parents, the Ike fami- ly, who had come to the Culbertson area in 1908. Her brother, Arthur[...]as land open by him so in 1912 Mother homesteaded a half section next to his. I went to a school called Two Tree, the school is still there, but is empty. In my early days there were sometimes 15 or 16 kids going to school. The 1st year Mother worked for a family by the name of Bogart during the spring and summer cooking for a crew on the steam engine. I used to like to sit and watch it chug along and now and then Charley, the engineer, would take me on it for a round or so. Then there was a neighbor, Chauncy Jackson, who was a Spanish American War[...] |
| [...]ased and my pasture land and moved to a small irrigated farm near St. Ignatius in brother[...]rs, Shelley western Montana. Learning a new method of farming and making new and Kelley i[...]friends was rough for the first year, but the weather was mild, the I graduated from high school in 1962 and went on to pursue a country beautiful and the people cl[...]e at Eastern Montana College in Billings. In 1965 I the adjustment was made. A few years later the Archer farm was sold graduated from Eastern and on June 17 was married to Frederick to the Nelson brothers of Westby. William Ford from[...]year In 1968 Tony's health began to deteriorate so we sold the little and then moved to Minneapolis. MN in 1966. I started teaching and ranch and moved to the Ronan area and in 1975 retired into Ronan. Fred went on to school for his Master's Degree. I taught several years After suffering thr[...]ubstitute teaching. Fred finished school and went to August 1983 at age 83. I will stay on in my home in Ronan where I work in the area of personnel. He is currently a vice president of per- have many good and[...]tives nearby in Missoula. sonnel for Target. On 1-30-70, our daughter, Jolene Kay, was born and on 8-11-76, KIRBY and GAIL GATZ our son,[...]n Plentywood, the daughter of Ed- Albans Green in a western suburb of Minneapolis.[...]operate the Midway Tavern in Raymond. Gail is a 1972 graduate of TONY and VERNA GAINES[...]ructor's Degree in April 1973. In In 1927-28 I taught the Lee school with about 18 well behaved[...]Ed and Fred nection with the 4-H People to People Program. She toured Lee, Abenroth, Eggen, Hardersen and Leader families. A small Washington, DC the same[...]H and gave riding lessons teacherage was provided on the school grounds and I usually spent the and had a drill team one year. She has one sister, Janice A[...]rothers, Marvin Edward born 8-9-51 and April 1928 I married Tony Gaines, a young Outlook farmer. He was twins[...]Janice resides at born in Kentucky in 1900, moved to the Navajo country with his the[...]arents, who homesteaded in 1913. In 1930 we moved to a rented south of Archer. She has a son, Chase Ryan, born 5-3-79. Marvin lives farm southwest of Redstone and I again taught the Lee school with in[...]vernment seed loans. Edwin is working on oil rigs in Wyoming and Melvin is on the farm In 1940 crops and grain prices began to get better so we moved into south of[...]so our 2 girls could attend school there. In 1944 to expand our farming operations we bought the Truel[...]her and the girls attended the Plentywood school. I was the clerk of the school district and along wi[...]ve the school bus into Plentywood for many years. A windcharger with large glass storage batteries was erected so there were electric lights and a cou- ple small appliances in the house. In about 194 7 a large sturdy house in the north Outlook country was purchased and moved to the farm to replace the added-onto homestead house. With the coming of the REA in 1952, life on the farm was much more comfortable. Water had been hauled in barrels on a stoneboat from a hillside spring but now a well was dug near the house and running water and a bathroom were en- joyed. In 1947 Tony was elected to the original board of directors of the REA. Rights of Way had to be obtained for the power line and some[...]Gail and Kirby Gatz. farmers were reluctant to sign for the minimum monthly charge of $1 O to $20 depending on the distance between farms. He served on this Gail and Kirby Gatz were[...]of Outlook. They moved to the area in 1964 from Minnesota and[...]Marlyn works at C & D Lumber and Dorothy is a nurse at Sheridan[...]Memorial Hospital. Kirby is a 197 4 graduate of Outlook H.S., he went[...]to Billings Vo Tech in 197 4 where he took up auto m[...]Mix for a year. Kirby is now working for Con Agra, Inc. in[...]and have one daughter, Amie Jill (3). Galen works on the[...]auditor for the IRS. She has a degree in accounting. Crops had been good but in three different years hailstorms flatten-[...]showing and selling Ara- was no longer profitable to farm a small acreage. So in 1958 we put bian horses. Kirby in his spare time likes to work on and overhaul the cultivated land into the Government Soil Bank, leased out the vehicles.[...] |
| [...]home early to work on farms as a hired girl until I went to work at the "If it's a boy, we will close the meat market and buy the fa[...]Sheridan Memorial Hospital for 2 years as cook. I then came to Van- Paul Joseph was born 3-18-30 to Mary and Joe Golterman, helping his port, OR to live with Norbert and Jean Isac's family and work in the parents make that big decision. Joe had operated a meat market in shipyards until WWII was over. The lzacs moved out of the state and I Redstone from 1914 until 1930. In 1940 the family moved to the pres- stayed on the west coast to continue to work. This was a real ex- ent farm 6 miles west of Plentywood. Pau[...]s-Ada perience for me, coming from a small community town to a big city, (Mrs. Willard Nash) and Anna Lee (Mrs. Bill Dwyer) and a younger now knowing streets from avenues. I wondered if I'd ever learn to get sister Marietta (Mrs. Robert Riese). They attended the Mann school for around but it did not take long after getting lost a couple times and that 4 years. The school was loc[...]t of their home and the foun- is how I met the man who later became my husband. William and I dation can still be seen, which brings back many memories. Paul[...]7-20-05, worked in the coal mines before coming to the coast to work high school in 1948. Because of his father's[...]later retired from the Union Pacific Railroad as a responsible for doing the farming. Joe Golterman[...]a welder. James Eugene born 6-19-48 in Portland, OR[...]AK. Donald Earl born 10-8-51 at Vancouver, WA is a student at[...]and a stepson, Jessie. Married Veronica Arnett 12-31-83[...]roe, TX. They have one girl-Tracy Renee. Linda is a L.P.N. and is going to school in Houston, TX to become an R.N. Terry Back row:[...]Lee born 12-28-54 at Vancouver, WA is a heavy equipment and truck Front r[...]sa, Tiffany and Brian all in Vancouver, WA. On 2-28-60 Paul married Barbara Picard in St. Paul.[...]and for moved into Plentywood, leaving Paul with a "city gal" for a bride to many churches while growing up. Bob and Jim played in the big make into a farm wife. In 1963 Paul and Barbara adopted their 1st son, Portland Rose Parade in 1966 which was a 5 mile march. David Joseph was born on August 31st. We hurried to finish our fall I became interested in nursing and worked as a nurse's aide for 28 work and drove off on a beautiful day to pick up David in Helena. David years until health problems prevented the nursing career. Since then I was mechanical and loved to take things apart. He was interested in[...]dio and during high school years he worked for KA TO. He graduated Things have not been ea[...]-48. We lost everything we had except the clothes on our has been employed by radio stations in Billi[...]. The Red Cross and Salvation Army set us up with a small apart- working in Baker, his radio name is[...]ment and some things that we needed to set up housekeeping. A lost An adopted daughter, Colleen Marie came to join the family in feeling to get up and not have a comb, toothbrush or a wash cloth to March 1965. She was born 2-10-65, we flew in 30 below weather to call your own. Still we have lots to be thankful for. God has been good Great Falls to get her and came home in very stormy weather, finally to us and we are grateful for that. We enjoy going to see the children landing in Plentywood on a flat tire, with Al Hardy as our capable flier. that live far away and we made a trip to Alaska by car which is a trip I She followed her dad everywhere and enjoyed worki[...]any animal projects and loved competition at fair time. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1983 and is now a college student major- ing in farm and ranch man[...]HARDERSEN Mark Joseph was born 8-24-67 and on November 2nd the family By Leo Hardersen drove to Havre over icy roads and through blowing snow to get him. I was born 12-15-21 in the Outlook hospital to Hans and Grace E. Mark is interested in music. He is a sophomore in the Plentywood (Morgan) Hardersen. I have 2 sisters-Helen R. Wirtz and Sara G. school and hopes to be a music teacher and musician. Krieger, have been a building contractor, worked as a mechanic and Paul and Barbara have been fos[...]who owned my own welding business. I attended the Lee grade school, needed a temporary home. Paul started doing metal sculpturing as a P.Jr.H.S. and in 1937 moved to Enumclaw, WA with my parents and hobby in 1968 wi[...]7 at Rock Rapids, IA, attended grade school there to the 5th family attends St. Joseph's Catholic Chur[...]grade, then moved with her parents to Enumclaw, WA in 1936, where members in the Knight[...]Richard was born 11-24-46, attended the Inc. for a number of years. He enjoys working with the clien[...]oldest girl of Nels and Daisy (Whitish) Thompson, I left Enumclaw H.S. in 1969 and[...] |
| [...]erved with the U.S. Navy for 4 years and works as a welder. He married Nancy Lee Gunnoe 8-16-69, she[...]ollege and graduated from Seattle Pacific U. with a degree in Home Economics and Elementary Education[...]numclaw schools, graduating in 197 4. He works as a welder and mechanic. Peter was born 3-21-62,[...]Community College for 1 year and is now managing a welding supplies store. All our sons and families[...]then in 1935 they drove to El Centro, CA where Ben worked for the[...]I. V. Box Co. and Florence worked trimming lettuce in a lettuce shed. In[...]the spring of 1936 they came back to Montana and moved to Ben's[...]e north of Redstone where Sylvia was born 8-5-36. On[...]Klos got the house ready to live in. The 1st winter it was cold in the[...]our good neighbors, Ernst and Elmer Lee hauled us a load,[...]Pat in Wolf Point 9-11 -5 2. Ben worked on the railroad and also drove[...]checks came in mighty handy in those hard times. I churned butter,[...]baked bread and sewed for the kids and put in a garden every year. My mother, Grace (Morgan)[...]Sylvia graduated from P.H.S., went to Carroll College in Helena and 95, my father, Hans[...]ears living after college she worked as a coder for the Western Express. Kathy on the farm near Archer were happy ones. I didn't realize how the great graduated from P.H.S. then went to nurses training in Miles City. depression and drought was wiping out the hopes and dreams of my Robert graduated from P.H.S. and went to college in Dickinson, ND and parents who had home[...]ly in from Outlook High and went to art school in Seattle and Denver. Jim 1937 they s[...]9-2-73. Tom graduated from Outlook High and went to ed together contracting after WWII. He continued[...]in Billings, he is an electrician and has worked on the nuclear he was 74 years old. They were both sturdy pioneers. I often wonder if plants in Washington. He[...]s-Michelle born 6-7-73 and Shan- we, who are used to the easy life, could endure the same hardships.[...]Hawaii. Pat graduated from Outlook High and went to col-[...]hildren-Ryan born Ben was born in Portal, NO on 8-23-05 . He was the 4th child in a[...]-81 and Amanda 1-19-83. Another son, Pat Jr. from a former mar- family of 8. In 1914 his parents, Tom and Mary Harrington, moved to[...]askatchewan and Ben wants to add these sayings: also worked for Herman and Paul Kanning at a very young age. In " It has been my joy in life to find, that in every turning of the road, 1927 and[...]se in San Diego, the strong arm of a comrade kind, to help me onward with my load, CA.[...]and as I have no goal to give, and love alone must make amends Flore[...]the last of 8 my only prayers, while I live, God make me worthy of my friends.,: Children. Her folks, Michael and Frances Klos, moved to Montana in "There is a destiny that makes us brothers, none walks his way 1915 and homesteaded north of Navajo where Florence went to alone. The good you send in[...]f others, comes back into school. She met Ben at a dance in the Navajo school in 1925 and wer[...] |
| [...]chool until the 7th grade when the family I was a 9-25-55 arrival in Plentywood to Howard and Lois Holtan, moved to Opheim for the school year and she graduated in 1[...]system and graduated fall Lois went to California and was married in January of 1942 wit[...]attended Reno's University of tivities made for a busy schedule. One of the highlights of sports wa[...]49. Lillie the state track meet in Billings when I was a freshman. Darby was our McKinney, Lois[...]ood in 1Omonths old and was an answer to a prayer. While in California Lois 100, the 220 and a record holder in the 440. I had trouble with the worked in a cafe and 1 event we often laugh about was when a hand off and was a bit behind at the finish line despite my best efforts dissatisfied customer sent his steak back to the kitchen for the 3rd to win. However, the penalty flag was up for Darby a[...]d time and this aggravated the cook to the point that he spit on the won. In 1972 at Missoula, Plentywood made a new record in the mile steak, threw it on the floor, stomped on it then proceeded to put it back relay. I attended Macalester in St. Paul and 1 of the 1st events there on the grill and then to the customer. He ate it without another word. was the picketing of the school by blacks. All one had to do to catch up I won a national contest selling welders with 1st prize being a trip on activities on campus was to turn on the TV, there was constant for 2, so we used it as a honeymoon, going to Ft. Collins, Dallas, New media coverage. My last semester was on board ship beginning in Los Orleans and Miami by private plane. From Miami we took a tour to Angeles in February and traveling around the world to such places as Havana, Cuba. When we returned to Miami we decided our room was Hawaii, Taiwan, Kor[...]too expensive for our limited funds so we moved to another hotel, leav- Greece and Sri Lanka. While visiting the pyramids my body ing a message for our pilot and which he never received[...]ed to us in Cuba. Pre-med began in Bozeman M.S.U. for 1 year then to the U. of Washington, graduating in June 1982. So[...]in Alaska, Boise, ID, and Spokane, WA. One summer I worked in cancer research in Kansas City.[...]first married we lived in Plentywood, then moved to the[...]farm 8 miles west of town living in a mobile home and in 1963 built our[...]San Diego, Okinawa, Vietnam and the Philip- I married Brenda McKenny on 3-12-83 in Seattle, WA. She was p[...]Homes of Glasgow. He married SanDee Christensen on 8-5-72, they The fall of 1978 she went to Mexico as an exchange student. She[...]re.) graduated in December 1981 . She was awarded a six months scholar- During the years our farm income was supplemented by Oil Patch, ship to Western U. at Bellevue and then went to Dallas, TX working in carpenter work, a small subdivision and rentals in Plentywood, Lois[...]Beauty Salon and her 9½ years at the Plentywood A.S.C.S. office. We live in Lancaster with our 2 German Schnauzers, General and To celebrate our 25th anniversary we went to Hawaii, 2 years Sasha. I am in my 2nd year of residency in Radiology and Brenda in in- later a Caribbean cruise, visiting Puerto Rico, Curacao,[...]horses and carving The oldest of 6 children I was born in the Outlook hospital on sculptures from poly clay. Lois enjoy[...]r now and then for the ladies at the Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 517 .) I attended Hamley School and my teachers in-[...]uced little except Russian thistle used for feed. I attended high school in RANDY and DEBRA[...]ok, basketball and track were the sports in which I participated, Randy Howard was born 3-9-53 in Plentywood to Howard and Lois then to college in Bozeman and farmed during the summer. I joined the Holtan. He was the 2nd of 3[...]and Brian born Navy and atter discharge went back to school in Bozeman and later to in 1955. Randy graduated from P.H.S.[...]wrestling and track. He went on to Montana State University in Lois Padgett, a beautician at Peterson's Ready to Wear, and I were Bozeman for 2 years, then to Denver, Colorado where he got his married in the Congregational Church on 2-12-51 . She was born to degree in auto body paint and repair. The community felt he made the John and Laura Padgett on 5-26 -23 , 20 mile~ southeast of Opheim.[...] |
| Denver he met Debbie Brokaw and they were married on 11-22-75. MARY MARCH HUMES Debbie was born 2-10-54 in Corning, IA and was raised on a farm in In 1913 my parents, Elizabeth and Arthur W. March, came to live Iowa. She came from a family of 4 children, graduated from Lenox High on Mother's homestead 1Omiles southwest of Plentywoo[...]at Iowa State University. She ing year a son, born at home died at birth. I, Mary Elizabeth, was born was active in basketball, volleyball and bowling. on Christmas Eve, 1916 in Dr. Mangan's little hospit[...]Randy lov_es down hill skiing and decided to teach his wife (being Voight school was my[...]m the cornfields of Iowa) the sport. The 1st time out almost ended in in 1933 I graduated from P.H.S. That fall I enrolled in Montana State divorce. Four years la[...]me with 1 year of college and satisfactory scores on the state joined a league in Plentywood. Randy prefers the outdoor sport of hunt- teachers' exams you were qualified to teach in a rural school. ing, anything from a gopher to an elk. In 1979 he started hunting with[...]er died in December 1933 so it was necessary that I get a a bow and arrow and enjoys the challenge of this method. In 1982 the job as soon as I became eligible to teach. In 1934 I started my career Bull Pen opened and Debbie got[...]fter earning $.25 an hour the exe~?ise_ and parti?i~ates in racquetball leagues. In 1983 Randy[...]of it went for board and room. The following year I got a thusiasm. Proof of this was his first spear fishing tournament, where $5.00 a month raise and a place to room and board for $15.00 a he came home with 2 trophies.[...]month with transportation provided. I didn't mind a bit driving that team In 1982 Debbie starte[...]d, those 3 miles. Sure beat walking. With another to _9 classes a week. We do have a sport in common, we love to water year of college completed in 1937 I was ready for the "big cities" ski. We spend our[...]the lake, camping and which turned out to be Bainville, Augusta and Fort Benton. water skiing.[...]to Body was built in 1975, with an addition built on in 1_ 980. Besides having a full time job with the business, Randy takes time out in the spring and fall to farm 200 acres. Debbie has had several _jobs !n h[...]Clifford Humes and I were married in Fort Benton in 1947. We The most important thing that has happened to us is our 2 lived in Deer Lodge and Havre where Cliff worked as a machinist, then daughters, Jessica Beth and Brandy Rose. Jessica was born 5-20-78 moved to Big Sandy. Four daughters were born to us-Barbara in and Brandy on 3-29-81 . They have blessed our house with their[...]lyn in 1951, Virginia in 1953 and Arlene in 1954. I resumed smiles, laughter, tears and many question[...]ching in 1956 in the Big Sandy elementary school, a job that con- We love to travel and have seen much of the state of Montana[...]ton and of course, Iowa. ried and to date (1984) have presented us with 5 grandsons. Plans are being made for Texas to visit brother, Brian.[...]e of Big Sandy in 1967. She and Looking back on his years of growing up in Sheridan County,[...]ay afternoons dirt 197 4, she is a high school teacher and Fred does contract painti[...]David is Leona was born in Minnesota and came to Antelope in 1911 with 2½ years ol[...]- her parents who farmed in that area. They moved to Wheeler in 1937 ried in 1976. They[...]in Sapulpa, OK where Dick where her father worked on Fort Peck Dam. She moved to Glasgow in has a plumbing and heating supply store. 1952 where she lived except for a 3-year period when she lived in Amusing incidents abound in the teaching business. I recall the lit- Nashua. She married Leo Kazeck in[...]954. She tle fellow who didn't want to play cowboys because he always had to married Floyd (Sarge) Howarth on 12-28 -55 in Glasgow. She worked in be the cow. Then there was the little girl who wanted to picture cates in Glasgow from 1939 to 1955. She was a member of the VFW something for[...]ce, Duane, Lloyd would you draw P.C.A.?" A 4th grader brought an item to share in and Wesley Whitish and 4 sisters - Mrs.[...]science class. The article told of a medical discovery that seemed the Gus (Daisy) Lee[...]e) Donges and Stella Carlson. She answer to the suffering of all mankind. When he came upon a word he had 2 sons- Keith and Duane Kazeck and 1 stepson, John Howarth. couldn't pronounce I looked down at the paper and discovered he[...] |
| [...]as each day comes to be "it is the most important day of your life."[...]er and his 2 brothers, William and Severine, came to Culbertson from Crary, ND in 1908. The father and[...]ded east of what is now Froid, MT. Arthur decided to look around a bit and in 1909 he homesteaded about 20 miles southwest of Plentywood. He farmed and raised cattle and was on the place until he passed away in 1972. Nettie Anfinson was a cousin to Arthur Ike and she came to Mon- tana in 1912 from Fort Pelly, Sask., Canada. She took a homestead joining her cousin, Arthur Ike's homestead. She got some breaking done, farmed and ran a few head of cattle. She was on her place until she passed away in 1945. MILLER[...]w up and were married in |
| [...]1952, then sold the house and went back to the farm. In 1967 he sold Astoria, OR and they li[...]ille, FL). There are 6 grand- the farm to his grandnephew, Truman Bedwell and lived in town[...]rena his death 10-20-68. Knut traveled a lot but the highlight of his travels Lee.[...]was the 1967 trip to Alaska with Oscar. They drove to the Peace River In the summer of 1948 Herman, his younger brother Bennie, country to visit their sister Randie (Mrs. Pete) Janssen and then on to Laverne and Maurice Draszt built a new house at Archer. The post of- Alaska[...]College, worked in Laurel and was sold and moved to Plentywood. Herman had been in poor health[...]Kay for several years and in January 1949 he went to Denver to seek 12-6-55 in Plentywood and Char[...]reatment at the Spears Sanitarium. He passed away on 1-13-49 at the Carole hauled mail and af[...]June 1959 when she got a Federal office job in Yellowstone Park. On I continued with the post office and in May 1949 I received my 7-22-59 Carole married John (Jack) A. Martin, the son of John A. and commission as postmaster of Archer, MT. I served there until the Justine Sterm[...]. His grandparents had homestead- spring of 1952. I married Oscar Knutson 7-5-51, who farmed south of[...]Jack's We enjoyed traveling and made 5 trips to Arizona where we spent oldest son Melvin (Butch) moved with the family near Belgrade. A few the winters. Oscar passed away 1-2-83. We wer[...]thers Robert (Bob) and William (Bill) joined them to members of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. My p[...]role Ann, Chuck and sisters have all passed away. I still reside in Plentywood. Anna Kay. Jack drove tankers for a Bozeman company in the 4 state[...]rton, WA and Knut Knutson was born 11-2-1897 to immigrant parents Knut and[...]and Oscar went into the Army. Knut married Delvin a (Dolly) Elizabeth Garneau on 3-22-33 at Plentywood, the daughter of Euzebe Oscar was born 9-26 -1899 near Albert Lea, MN to Knut and Carrie (Zeb) and Sarah Knowles Garneau.[...]. Knutson. Oscar was the youngest of a family of 7 and he and his 10-9-10. The Garneaus[...]ther Knut farmed together near Hayward, MN. After a few years to the farm now owned by Cecil and Delphine Garneau. The children at- they sold out and did some traveling. In May 1925 in their 1919 Chev, tended Two Tree, Leet an[...]. Dolly did housework for they started out for Peace River, Alberta, which proved quite adven- area families and her happy nature was a joy to everyone. On 6-6-34 turous for at that time there we[...]. They their daughter Carole Delvina was born and on 4-12-39 Dolly and an in- began traveling through the Black Hills, to Yellowstonw Nat'I. Park and fant daughter died at Plentywood. When Knut and Carole took a trip to from there north to Canada. In Canada they drove through 30 miles of[...]g Peace River they had traveled over 4,000 miles, but had to[...]for 2 months and not wanting to go through that again, they loaded the[...]In 1926 Oscar and Knut came to Sheridan County. They bought a[...]to Port Huenime, CA, where he worked as a longshoreman for a year, then returned to Sheridan County and in 1945 he bought the Bill Er[...]Delvina and Knut Knutson. Knut was on the school board of Two Tree school, which Carole[...]'s brother Peter and family near Hayward and went |
| On 7-5-51 he married Louise Lee, the postmaster of A[...]the Fort Peck Dam and from there he went to Oroville, CA and worked had 2 children-Bonnie and Roger by a former marriage. In 1952 they in the mines. He went back to Montana for a time and then moved to moved to Plentywood, where they made their home. Oscar ret[...]wned his own service sta- 1963 and sold the farm to Truman Bedwell. He passed away 1-2-83 at tion as well as working as a mechanic. He passed away from a heart the age of 83. He was survived by his wife, Louise, 2 stepchildren, a attack on 2-23-80, he was working as a mechanic for Case Power and brother, Peter and a sister, Clara Ramsey of Albert Lea, MN and Equipment Co. at the time. several nieces and nephews. Among his nieces are Mrs. Lester (Aster) I have had many positions through my working years, the last be- Bedwell and Mrs. Andrew (Ruth) Michels, both of Plentywood. ing a secretary for the Dept. of Social and Health Serv[...]of Washington from which I retired 6-30-82. Max and I lived in Seattle JIM and DOROTHY KRATOVIL[...]the first 12 years of our marriage and then moved to Deer Park, Jim and Dorothy moved to Plentywood in 1976 to manage the Ben WA. We bought and managed a motel for 15 years, then I worked at Franklin Store. Previous to this they had lived in Fort Collins, CO where Boeings in Seattle, at a hardware store, as a secretary for a lumber co. Jim had been manager of Woolworth's.[...]that time I have spent the winters of 1982 and 1983 in Phoeni[...]Maxine was born 9-12-43, she is a cosmetologist and has been work- Jim was bor[...]ars at her profession. She married Dorwin B. Cook on ingston, MT area. He went to school at M.S.U. in Bozeman and later 7-30-65, he was born 6-8-40, is a graduate of the University of was employed by Woo[...]and Fort Collins Washington with a B.A. in Accounting and has his C.P.A. license. He is before coming to Plentywood. Dorothy, an area native and the daugh[...]d taught school in the Glasgow area before moving to Colorado. graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Accounting They have 2 children-Tony born 8-2[...]er born 2-5-72. and has her C.P.A. license. She works for Seattle Natural Gas in th[...]1-19-43, is a graduate of the University of Washington with a B.A. in MAX L. and SARAH G. KRIEGER[...]Electrical Engineering as a systems analyst. He works for Level II Inc., By S[...]a computer programming firm . They live in Renton,[...]as My father, Hans H. Hardersen passed away on 9-14-69 at 86 born 9-2-56, grad[...]at years of age and my mother, Grace E. Hardersen on 11 -4-75 at 95 Cheney, WA with a B.A. in Education. He taught manual arts and years of age, both at Enumclaw, WA . My mother was a homemaker, coached basketball and golf for 2 years in Oregon and then moved to never working outside her home and my father was a carpenter after Petersburg, AK, where he is now working as a police officer for the city they left Montana in[...]urg. He married Leslie Marie Cook of Umatilla, OR on I, Sara Grace Hardersen Krieger was born 4-12-19 on my folks' farm 5-27-81 , she was born 2-21 -58 and is working as a bank teller in the 3 miles east of Archer, MT. I have 1 sister, Helen (Mrs. Francis Wirtz) Petersburg Bank. They have a daughter-Jennifer Lindsey. and 1 brother, Leo. He[...]s born 3-11 -43 at Plentywood. Her parents, house I was born in and Eugene Eggen now owns the farm wh[...]e Bell Lee, lived in Archer where they had lived. I went to the Lee school until I entered the 7th grade at Plen- the pos[...]father passed away 1-13-49 and in folks, Leo and I moved from Montana June, 1937 to Bothell, WA , 1951 her mother m[...]after she finished her fam ily moved to Plentywood, where they would spend the winter schooling. I graduated from high school May, 1938 and went to Seattle months and the summers on Oscar's farm in the Wanso area. Bonnie Business C[...]attended school in Plentywood and graduated in May, 1961 ; was a I married Max L. Krieger on 2-22-42 , he was born 3-29-16 , the m[...]C. R. Anthony store that summer. Outlook. He went to Outlook school and worked several years for Bill Bonnie married Dave A. Ladd on 10-7-61 in the Plentywood Hass, he was in the Civilian Conservation Corps for a time, worked at Lutheran Church. They lived in Plentywood for a few months, then[...] |
| moved to Westby where they lived until July 1963 when at t[...]harged from the Air Force. Dave was born 11-26-40 to Simon Swanson) of Plentywood, Jennie[...]and Glenn Johnson of Outlook was my last teacher. I til his mother divorced and remarried. His new father, Orville Ladd remember we used to put rocks in the oven to get them hot then we moved the family to Oregon, where he worked as a fisherman on the would put them under our robe and it would keep us warm going to Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. Dave attend[...]the winter. We would also heat them at the school on the mond, OR and graduated from Warrenton High Sc[...]t Lackland Air Force The first place I ever worked was at John Eggen's place. I was Base in Texas and was sent to the radar base in Fortuna, ND July about 7 years old. I pushed the grain back from the spout of the 1960.[...]thrashing machine when they threshed out in the field next to the grain bins. The next year I got to drive the International 15-30 tractor, pull-[...]the binder that Gene had changed from horse power to tractor power. We had to haul water from a well in a barrel on a stoneboat[...]. Then haul wood and coal in the fall and winter. I[...]remember one winter when Dad was sick, Harold and I had to haul hay[...]from near Pat Greffs. I don't know how many times we tipped over in[...]the snow and had to reload the hay. Another time at Pat Greff's home I[...]remember Don Greff walking around on big long stilts. He sat up on the[...]edge of the granary roof, then stood up on his stilts and walked off out[...]In 1940 we moved to Redstone out in the country to what was[...]called the Harrington place. I was in the service during WWII and was[...]ippines and in Japan as occupational force. While I was sta-[...]apan, the city with the big castle in the center, a Bonnie, Steven, Corey, Kevin and Dave[...]the Carrol Dam near Plentywood After getting out of the service, the Ladds moved to Hammond, OR had washed out. After returning home from the service I went to work to make their home. Dave worked in the Point Adams cannery in Ham- near Whitetail and then on to Nashua where I am today. mond, and on 3-4-64 Steven Russell was born in Astoria, OR. The I was born 9-14-26, married Vivian Frances Lafoy of Big Beaver, Ladds moved to Astoria in 1964 where Dave worked on refrigeration Sask. on 10-24-53. We have 4 children-Juanita, Ricardo, Ju[...]storage for Bumble Bee Canning Co. and later took a job Karleen. Juanita is married to Arlin Scott, he is in the Air Navy and with Orego[...]rminster, PA. Rick lives in Nashua and is married to In 1967 the Ladds moved to Hammond and Dave got a job at Bio- Doris Knight of Glasgow. Julaine is going to Eastern Montana College in Products Inc., a processing plant that makes food for fish and he[...]tary education and Karleen is attending delivered to hatcheries in Oregon, Washington, California and[...]College in Wyoming and is playing basketball and a few years. On 2-23-68 Kevin Scott was born and in July 1971 Bon[...]nie started working at the Hammond post office as a part-time clerk. That fall Corey and Steve started dancing with a folk dance group and WILLIAM FRED LEADER[...]By Esther (Mrs. Alvin) Martin Dancers and she and a friend are presently teaching about 60 young[...]s born at Fairbault, MN 8-29-1888. He came people to folk dance. All of the Ladds folk dance and are involved in to Sheridan County in 1913, went to work for John Eggen and married Scandinavian danc[...]rom Warrenton Winger, MN. They rented a farm 4 miles south of Archer, MT. The High School[...]an University in Tacoma, WA and raised a garden . is taking computer science and business courses. Kevin , a sophomore To this couple were born 7 children - Harold (3-7-18[...]), Agnes (10-8-28), Selma in the starting line-up on the basketball team.[...]t Leonard and Selma. In 1938 we moved from Archer to 4 miles family activities. They like to folk dance, down-hill ski and travel. north of Redstone on the Harrington place. The younger children at-[...]en , SD and Leonard in Malta. with a son Harold. I, Fred Leader, lived 4 miles southeast of Archer, went to grade school in Archer and to Redstone for high school. Uncle Ole Flakne[...]pt 1 year we had Gene Eggen as bus driver. He had a new green They homesteaded about a mile south of the Lee school in 1905. (See Chevrolet Coupe with a cover over the top of the rumbleseat. My Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 121 .) They had 10 children-Lawrence, Eleanor[...]Otto, Roy, Alice, Ella, Paul and Frank, all born on the[...] |
| [...]worked summer fallow for Melvin at age 10, but horses were his first they moved away.[...]love and thanks to Louie and LaVada Marsh he got a good start on Lawrence was born 1-27-10, resides at Herm[...]Linda watched over Jim and cooked dinners, while I helped from the railroad and has 3 children-Bar[...]at there were no school buses, I worked part-time during school hours Portland.[...]ed school, from house cleaning, hospital cleaning to children. Dale and wife Gwen reside at Barstow, CA and they have 3 check-out at Kisler's Market. Olga Lee and I worked together for some children and 1 grandchi[...]and people teased that we should change the name to Lee's Eleanor {Leader) Storaasli was born 6-29-11, was married to Market. In the '60's we moved to Nash's farm at Redstone where Oscar Storaasli of[...]Marjorie. Donald worked for 4 years. I worked at Ben Franklin during that time. LeRoy and Peggy reside at Mission Viejo, CA and have 4 Then in April 1964 I started the most rewarding job of all, nurses' ai[...]eridan Memorial Hospital. October 1966 Donald got a job working jorie and Pat Walkins reside in Spok[...]sey with Reg. Charolais at Cando, ND, but Montana was in our blood so in attends college.[...]March 1967 we returned. Working at Poplar on the Fred Clark ranch, Henry {Hank) born 12-16-13 is a retired business man and resides cooki[...]hter, Ruth Ann married Larry Dodge and they have a son, Craig. Larry is the manager and Ruth Ann th[...]WA. Otto " Red" born 4-6-18 was killed in a logging accident 8-28-43. Survivors were his wif[...]and has 2 sons; Tom lives at Umitilla, OR and has a son and daughter.[...]In September 1970 we moved back to Sheridan County to work children-Cindy and Mike. Cindy and Carl Olso[...]for Richard McCarty, farming and ranching. I went to work at the Carl is employed in a tax service. They have 3 children-Mary, Erick[...]al Hospital again. All was great until Donald had to and Frank. Mary is married and has 2 children; Mi[...]have back surgery in 1973, then we moved to the Martha Styve[...]ranch, which Linda and Arvid had purchased. I had to have surgery Spokane, he is with the Dodge dealership and they have a son, Scott[...]before Don was able to work again, but the children and friends started and a granddaughter. Ella {Leader) Tichenor born 8-3-24 is retired and is at Rosemead, a fund and had a benefit dance helping us until we could work. Don[...]ue live in Morgan then acquired a position with the county. In April 1977 I injured my Hills, CA with their 3 children. Jim is at San Jose, CA. back on the job, never to do nursing again. Though the tears flowed P[...]and my heart was sad, it was nothing compared to the trials and sor- ceased. Paul is with the timber industries, served in the Navy during rows to follow. But it gave me time to find God, who was waiting for me WWII. He has 1 d[...]to slow down. I enjoyed working for the Christian Women's Club an[...]Sandpoint, ID, where Jim is belonged to a Bible Class. employed at Swietzer Ski Resort.[...]and went Frank born 10-13-29 was killed in a logging accident on to Dr. Stoner. There is no easy way to fight cancer, first to Billings, 12-15-62 . He had served in the Korean War. Wife Betty and 5 sons, then many trips to Denver- snow, ice and storms-but with God and Brad, Larry, Robert, Mark and Rick s[...]ay, OR , where Larry is sheriff; with a cancer fund helped us immensely. Rev. Knutson hel[...]ed away 6-24-79 , just 1O days after we had moved to[...]In July 1979 I went to work at the hospital in the office. Life does DON[...]go on when we think it is over. After awhile you get bu[...]work. I served a short term on the Plentywood Lutheran Church Coun- Born in Burke County, ND we came to the Melvin Kisler ranch in cil and[...]Donald passed many doubts as we unloaded the car but the next day Sabina Jones away. It just turned out that we got acquainted and started dating. Ar- drove in for a cheerful welcome. Mary Lou Nelson was another warm vid always said I just wanted my cows back, but I lost my head and greeter to welcome us. The fall of 1952 we moved to the Vic Kisler heart so we got married 7-10-82 and now I live on the N Diamond ranch where we spent 11 years and Jim was born there in 1953. Jerry Ranch on Poplar Creek in Roosevelt County. We still come to Plen-[...] |
| tywood and each time I feel at home just seeing all your friendly faces[...]A few memories of the old days was the 1st day my dad let me Blessing to everyone there ... I Love You All! drive a horse on a single buggy, I had to take my sister to the[...]east of the house, she drove the horse going and I drove it back. I was Eddie was born near Galchutt, ND on 3-28-08. When he was 2 only 5 o[...]old he came with his parents, Edward and Gina Lee to the Lee and said I was as proud as a peacock. In 1927 Hans Hardersen ran homestead 5 m[...]en's thrashing outfit. Gene Eggen, my cousin, and I were both Lee school for 8 years and high school[...]12 years old and he hauled bundles and I hauled grain . die helped his father on the farm but there was not enough work to I remember the 1st load of wheat I hauled was to an elevator at keep 3 boys busy, so Eddie hired out to Ted Flakne, helping him haul Midby. I had to go up a hill known as the Westerberg Hill, the horses mail on the Archer Route. No graded roads then, in the wi[...]up the hill, as they hadn't been used all summer. a 2-day trip with horses and sleigh. He later worke[...]s station attendant and delivering gas. Eddie and a man from Scobey drove the Farmers Union oil truck from St. Paul to Scobey, tiring of the long trips by truck, he bou[...]unty land and went into farming and ranching full time.[...]My 1st motor vehicle I bought from Adolph Lee. It was my pride[...]up that helped me locate Olga Flakne, who is On 6-9-49 he married Myrtle Peterson at Bismarck, ND[...]e State Capitol Church by Pastor Orval A. Schmidt. We were blessed with 3 in the Division[...]Warren born 1-4-46. Myron was killed in a tractor accident. Karen from Conrad and Ida Peterson. In 1951 they moved to Underwood, ND, married Fred Ford f[...]nd teaches school in Minneapolis, where he bought a farm which had been owned by Myrtle's uncle and[...]ck onto the snow bank. Crops were good that year, but hail came in of Washington. We have 4[...]Kelley Lee. farmers-hail, drought and low prices, but still thought farming was a We bought the Charles Madsen far[...]our farming with a Farmal M tractor until we bought more land and had In 1969 Eddie and Myrtle bought a house in Washburn. They lived to go to bigger machinery. I drove school bus for many years and was there winters, but continued to farm and in 1973, they retired from on the building committee when the new Lutheran Church was built. I farming and made Washburn their permanent home. M[...]r of the F. U. Trading Co., the Cenex Oil Station to enjoy her hobbies-crocheting, sewing, writing to her pen pals and and I am presently on the Farmers Elevator Board in Outlook, MT. I writing poetry. Her poetry is mostly about life on the farm or things that served on the A.S.C.S. County Committee for 1O years. tou'ch her life. She does not plan to publish her works, it is all for her[...]raised in the enjoyment. Eddie and Myrtle both go out to the farm whenever they Archer com[...]. tywood. She was 1 of 7 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore[...]he Golden Valley Ladies Aid and also secre· I was born and raised on a farm 9 miles west of Plentywood on tary for the Wednesday bowling league. She loves to bowl, golf and 3-8-15, my parents were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee. I was 1 of 8[...]I, Ernst M. Lee, son of Fredrick E. and Emilie Lee was born We went to school in the Lee school. I worked for many farmers in 1-16-06 on a farm near Abercrombie, ND. In 1907 my parents, my[...]ans Madsen, Joe sister, Emma, and I moved to Montana to my father's homestead about Golterman, Judd Goodm[...]elmer 1O miles west of Plentywood. I attended grade school in 3 different Johnson. I also worked on a dairy farm at Thompson Falls, MT and in schools, all close to home. The first term of 3 months was in a small harvest fields at Stanwood, WA. In 1938, '39 and '40 I farmed with homestead shack which belonged to Tillie Lee (my father's sister). my brothers Ernst and Arnold . I also ran a trap line on the Muddy in the After finishing grade school I worked part time at home and part time[...] |
| [...]imes taking care of their buckles. I was working for Selmer and Ardell Sebastian then, and they places when they went away for the winter or on vacation trips. One took me all over with them. When the Centennial celebration took spring I worked for a neighbor and plowed 140 acres with a 2 bottom place in 1962, Linda Collins and I were chosen to ride with the adults plow drawn by 6 horses. For this I received $1.00 per day. in the nightly show. The Saddle Club put on a colorful, well planned In 1931 I began working for Hans Madsen who was the Sheridan Quadrill directed by Fran McNulty and a professional director. County sheriff at that time. The first spring I worked there I was paid While working for Sebastians, I saved enough money for the 1st of $2.00 per day and after earning about $94.00 I deposited the money many cars. It was a 194 7 Chevy Coupe and Mom said it was 1 more in a Plentywood bank just before its doors were closed permanently. I great big worry for her. In October, 1966 we moved to Cando, ND for a worked on that farm 5 years except for short periods of time when I few months, but none of us liked it as well as Montana. Perhaps i[...]ators for International Elevator Co. and operated a because Linda stayed in Outlook to finish high school with the Bantz portable grain[...]family and we all missed her. We moved back to Montana near Poplar In 1936 my brother, Herman and I leased Hans Madsen's farm. in 1967. The first year we raised a few bushels of very light wheat and in 1937 On 2-14-69 Cathy Murray and I got married at Poplar. Things did we did not harvest anything because of the drouth. In 1938 I went not work out for us, but 11-24-70 we had a true gift from God, a son back to the old home place, which I eventually bought and farmed and named Robert Paul. I started working on work-over rigs when I got out raised cattle until retirement.[...]Ray Bracken and Joe Eggen. Then to a truck driving career with[...]rty, Jerry Vogel, Big M and Mike Michels. Jim and I work- ed on oil rigs in Montana, Colorado, North Dakota and W[...]Katherine and Ernst Lee. In 1945 I married A. Katherine Jensen who was born 8-11-09, |
| my first. We lived at Popiar a short time and in 1970 we moved back[...]ubin worked at Plaisance Implement in Plentywood, to Plentywood. I used to comb my hair back and up over my ears, put[...]evrolet Garage for several years. In 1951 he went to on a cowboy hat and go down to the bars and arm wrestle Canadians[...]rother Arnold at his farm northeast of town. 1952 to 1956 for a drink. I worked for Richard McCarty and then for Dick's Oi[...]nson. In 1956 the family Service until 1973. Went to work for Big M in 197 4 for a couple years moved to Glasgow where he worked as a carpenter at the Air Base un- and then worked for Arvid Eggen. There I learned the difference be- til 1965. Since then, he has been in the floor covering business. We tween a good and a bad Hereford GOW. One spring day, Arvid was going[...]home in 1965, and are members of the Elks Lodge, to cut out a dry cow from the herd. She went on the fight, took the VFW Club and[...]children. where we wanted her and needless to say, she ended up going to Marian Frederick was[...]e graduated Sidney Market Center. Life was always a challenge and exciting work- from[...]Center. He and Donna Falk, a grade school teacher, were married in[...]was transferred to Livingston, MT. They later moved to Billings where Jim, Sheri Daw[...]worked at the Plush Pillow. He is now employed at a cabinet shop In 1976 I went to work for the Highway Department for a couple as he enjoys working with[...]d Drive, years. The fall of 1977 was the 1st year I went elk hunting with Ken Billing[...]ay was born 2-2-59 in Glasgow. She graduated from to Ennis, MT. We were all ready to leave, to pack in the mountains, Glasgow H[...]were divorced 4 years later. She has a son, Garth Hill, 2 years. She[...]ccount- the back of Ken's horse and the rodeo was on. Ken was using some strong language with his Engl[...]his Appaloosa grunting and bucking and Ken trying to get the tent off[...]KLTZ in Glasgow. Her hob- his tail. We never got any elk, but it was the best hunting trip I ever ex-[...]g, needlecrafts and refinishing furniture. She is a perienced. Jamie Holte and I and my bird dog, Ottis, used to go duck[...]asant hunting as much as possible. Karen was also a hunting[...]s by Archer, Ottis started pointing. Karen walked on a small mound of dirt to see what the dog was doing. She yelled at the dog and he flushed a pheasant. She ROGER E. LEE pulled up her gun and fired at the pheasant and landed flat on her back By Louise Knutson in the brush. "Damnit!" I heard. The dog stood on his hind legs and Roger Evan[...]has an older sister, Bonita Marion (Mrs. got back to the pickup, I found Karen had gotten into my 3" magnum[...]office at Archer and this is shells. They do make a difference.[...]His father, Herman Lee, passed away We moved to Rock Springs, WY in 1978, worked for H.B. & R.[...]ther married Oscar Knutson 7-5-51, who farmed and I started my own trucking business in 1980. We enjo[...]hunting when they moved their house to Plentywood and made their new with me every year,[...]weekends and summers Roger spent much time on his stepfather's REUBIN and NORMA L. (GLOVER) LEE[...]farm helping with the field work. In May 1964 he graduated from Reubin was born 12-1-[...]d Lee grade school and was sent to Fort Ord, CA for his basic training. In January 1[...]edstone H.S. He served in the U.S. Army from 9-42 to sent to Fort Eustis, VA for a few weeks of schooling before going on to 10-45 in Africa and Italy. He farmed for 3 years[...]plement. He married Norma L. Glover of Plentywood on then returned to the U. S. and was stationed in Fort Hood, TX. Other 11-1-48. She was born 7-31 -28 to James and Ethel Glover at the farm[...]tney coun- where he was promoted to Specialist 4, his specialty being a helicopter try school, Redstone and Plentywood hi[...]ed 6 P.H.S. in 1946. In 1940 the family had moved to a farm near Archer. months later to Plentywood, having served his stint in the Army.[...]In the fall of 1967, he took a job at a Supermarket and worked years at Peterson's Beauty[...]and entered the Clatsop she clerked at the Coast-to-Coast store, where she is presently[...] |
| [...]orghilda Skillingberg's children, born and raised on the family farm worked for the Bumble Bee Sea Foo[...]retired from teaching kindergarten at Outlook in May 1983. I rented the farm from my dad and have made this ou[...]since. Agnes and I work side by side on the farm. She has hauled[...]away. We never had any children of our own, but our nephews, Larry[...]most of our cattle but continue to farm and I raise horses as a hobby.[...]Both Agnes and I are active members of the Plentywood Lutheran[...]Church. I have served on the Church Council and help The Brotherhood[...]tion Bible School for years. She is active in the A.L.C.W. and enjoys On 6-10-72 he married Janice Marie Wright of Astoria[...]aveling. We Jacksonville, FL. In 197 4 they moved to Portland, where Roger work- spent several weeks in Texas a couple of winters ago, but it was nice ed for the United Fire and Safety Equipment Co. In August, 1980 they to get back to Montana. We love "Our Home Sweet Home" on the Mon- moved to Jacksonville, FL, where Roger works for a welding company tana prairie. and Janice works as a key punch operator. They have 3 children-Eva[...]I was born in Plentywood on 1-4-46, the son of Elmer and Olga WILLIAM LEONARD[...]Lee. I had one brother, Myron, born 7-17-42, and I have a sister, I am the youngest son of Edward E. (died 7-13-65) a[...]Karen, born 4-27-44. Myron died in a tragic farming accident on (Sneen) Lee (died 4-28-70). I was born 6-8-14 on the family farm east 8-22-58. I have worked for the Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A. in of Archer. I grew up on the farm and learned to work at a very young various locations in Montana, Colorado and Washington since 1966. I age. I was 8 years old when my sister, Gladys and I hauled water for am presently the As[...]cows from the Muddy River. We hooked Ned and Lady to the in Spokane, WA. !umber wagon and started out, and sometimes we drove only 1 horse I graduated from M.S.U. with a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering. I hitched to the stoneboat. I attended the Lee school and after finishing[...]rs in Business Administration from the 8th grade, I helped Dad on the farm or worked for the neighbors. I Eastern Washington University. On 11-28-70 I married Barbara worked for Martin Olson and received a horse as my wages. I also Voegele from Bismarck, ND.[...]brothers-Henry, Allan, William and Work was hard to find in the "thirties" so I went to North Dakota to John, and 2 sisters-Sandy and Alice.[...]rk for my uncles for 1O months and then back home to Montana. cept for Henry, who is living in Washington, DC. Barb is presently a In January 1941 I was inducted into the U. S. Army at Missoula homemaker, but has worked as a legal secretary and medical assis- and got my Boot Training at Fort Lewis, WA. I was a member of Head- tant. She attended[...]1 st Division. In September College. 1941 I was sent overseas on the Queen Elizabeth, landing in Australia and ser[...]action in New Guinea, Doba Dora, Watke and Biak. I earned 3 Battle Stars and the Sharp Shooters Medals for pistol and rifle. After returning to the U. S. in 1944 I was transferred to the Air Corps, stationed at Shepherd Field, TX and Keesler Field, MS. I got my discharge at Salt Lake City in 1945 and returned to Archer, rented some land from Walter Raess and st[...]and Kelley Jo, born in Walla Walla, WA on 2-6-77. We have been ac-[...]gregation in Baker and am on the council of Central Lutheran in[...]Spokane, WA. Barb is on the education committee and teaches Sun-[...]day School. I am a member of the Montana Board of Professional Engi-[...]Association of Conservation District. I am presently serving on the na- On 6-15-4 7 I married Agnes Elizabeth Skillingberg at th[...] |
| [...]On 11-28-59 Lloyd married Mildred Christine Flakne at St. A real highlight of my life was when we were able to purchase my Joseph's Catholic Church[...]Minot State College, Minot, ND. He is working as a welder's helper and and Lavada Marsh. He joined a family of 4 older brothers-Kerry, Bill,[...]uated from P.H.S. in Loyal and Lloyd. He grew up on the family farm 10 miles southwest of[...]active in sports, 1981. Tom is a student at Carroll College at Helena and Todd is[...]t M.S.U. Bozeman. Gregory was born 6-14-64 and is a student at a running back. In track he specialized in the 100[...]ywood High School. Milissa arrived 4-10-69 and is a student at 220. He was known as the "Montana Cow[...]t During August 1969 we moved to the country. Our home site is at Rock, NV, and then transferred to Mannheim, Germany, where he th[...]ootball team. In 1959, Gaylen tinues to raise Arabian horses, an interest that Lloyd began during the was discharged from the service and came home to Plentywood to 1950's. Lloyd's other hobbies a[...]. Gaylen married Kathleen Butsch at Mt. Angel, OR on 11-5-60 and they lived in Plentywood where Gaylen LOUIS MARSH FAMILY continued to farm and Kathie went into nursing. My father, Bennett Marsh and I arrived in Plentywood in 1912. On 7-19-61, Jodie Vincent was born, the 1st of Gaylen and (See Sher. D. Bk. I pg. 659.) During the time Dad was building the Ka[...]lectrical engineering at M.S.U. in house I stayed with the A. F. Ziebarth family 6 miles south of Plen- Bozema[...]Their son, Art, was my classmate from Minnesota. I was the AZ. The Marsh's only daughter, Tammara Pauline, arrived on 12-1-62. youngest of a family of 8 and my parents, sister and 6 brothers[...]Billings, having graduated passed away. I married LaVada Ross 6-1-25 at St. Joseph's Cathol[...]urke officiating. We had 5 John joined the family on 8-29-64, and is now in farming and livestock[...]Matthew Luke completed the family when he arrived on cis (10-23-31 ), Lloyd Ervin (2-2-35), and Gaylen Matthew (2-29-36). 8-18-65, and is going to school at MSU in Bozeman.[...]As the children were growing up, Gaylen spent a few years work- tended Plentywood School, were active members in basketball, football ing on the oil rigs. Around this time he also renewed hi[...]nzaga bian horses and started taking some of them to shows. The whole University, Spokane. family went along and enjoyed many fun weekends on the road with the horses. They showed in Montana,[...]also became interested in horses and all learned to ride and show horses. In the fall of 1981, G[...]working part time for the Sheriff's Department as a jailer, then in November of 1983 he began working full time as a Deputy. LLOYD and MILLIE MARSH |
| [...]I, Dale Evan Medders, was born at Sheridan Memorial[...]Plentywood, MT on 11-9-56, the 6th child of Lyle and Elsie (Michels} sarokee and operate a restaurant and laundromat. Their children live in[...]ried 8-29-53 in Spokane. He helped on the family farm, and worked at the Social Services in Plen- graduated from Gonzaga University on 5-29-55, receiving a B. S.[...]1982. She was very ac- Degree. He received his M. A. Degree from University of Portland and[...]Professor in the Psychology Department. Returning to Port-[...]ice) of Plentywood; Mary Jean (Mrs. lan_d he. has a private practice and is Instructor of Psychology[...]Mary's Boys Richard of Plentywood. I was raised on the family farm west of Plen- Home. Loyal and Mar[...]Portland. tywood and went to school in Plentywood, graduating in 1975. I at- Lloyd and Millie and family, Gaylen and Kathleen and family live on tended Montana Auto College in 1976, re[...]wor~~d on the _family farm. From 1979 to 1981 I was employed at Big . Layada and I retired from active ranching a few years ago. We en- M 01lf1eld Service as a truck driver, hauling water in the oilfield and as JOY having the boys and their families near and we give a helping hand a pressure truck operator during the oil boom. I am currently an in- at branding time. We still have a few cattle and live at our farm home.[...]ve of Lawson Products selling Industrial, This is a good place to live and we plan to stay here as long as Agricultur[...]~orthwest North Dakota. I enjoy hunting, fishing and my favorite hobby[...]1s restoring and building high performance cars. I founded the Sheridan MABLE CAROLINE McGREGOR[...]Street Rod Association in 1983. The S.S.R.A. is a local car club with I was born 7-28-28 in Plentywood, MT to Ole J. and Ruth various act[...]r show. The first one was held (Forsburg} Flakne. I lived with my parents and 3 sisters-Gladys[...]1946 and in July of that year my sister, Alma and I went to Great Falls. My first job was working at the Montana Deaconess Hospital Medical Center. I held that position for about 6 years. In addition to working there I also did general office work at Malmberg Travel Agency. In the evenings I attended class at the Great Falls Commercial College. On 7-17-51 I started work at Town and Ran_c_h Self Service Fur[...]eral office. Taking add1t1onal classes enabled me to advance to my present position of Of- fice Mgr. and Credit a[...]I married Mary Elizabeth Hathaway of Great Falls, MT on 6-7-80 in[...]She attended classes at the College of Great I am the Vice-President of the Cascade County Credit Assoc., a na- Falls. Beth has worked as a printer in Great Falls and Glen-Wood, Inc. tional[...]ing of credit people in the administration field. I am in Plentywood, where she helped start t[...]organization in 1980. She has been a homemaker since the birth of our 2nd child. compr[...]ry of the New Consumer Credit Counseling Service, a national organization in- Horizons Homemakers Club and a lesson Guide in Stonecroft Bible ~trumental in assisting people in a debt consolidation service, a posi- St~dies. B~th enjoys crafts, especially counted cross-stitch, gardening, tion I have held for 12 years. I am past president of Zonta Club Interna-[...]ave 2 children-Randall Martin, age 7, born world. I had the distinct honor of opening our local Fox H[...]Plentywood. Also at this writing we are expecting a new addition to the tion is to raise money to support local agencies. We placed numerous[...]ces of equipment in the Easter Seal Society. I am married to Donald L. McGregor, a contractor. We maintain 9 LYLE and[...], the and Mrs. Loren (Vickie Lynn) Geschwill, and a son, Donald. Valarie has only[...] |
| finished high school in 1937. He worked on construction of the Westby there. I moved with my family to Thompson Falls in 1936 and attended highway that summer. Lyle was married to Elsie Anne Michels in high school there. In 1939 I married Johnnie Johnson of Plains. We 1938. She w[...]ughter of James ranched and operated a sawmill at Trout Creek for 19 years. We and Anna[...]the 1st twins separated in 1960 and I moved to Missogla in 1961, bought a home born at Medicine Lake. Elsie grew up on the ranch west of Medicine and got a job. My father, Emil, passed away in 1964 and Mot[...]e lived in Plentywood until 1941, when they moved to I worked as a supervisor of the City Cleaners and Laundry for 1[...]e and am Sound Sheet Metal. In 1945 they returned to Plentywood where Lyle now employed at the Royal Manor Nursing Home. I have 2 daughters- and his father opened a garage, "Medders and Son" and did auto repair[...]rming. With the help of Lyle's father, they built a new where George is a builder and developer. Dolores Rae was born home on the farm 7 miles west of Plentywood in 1954. Lyle[...]oula, tive in several civic organizations; he was a charter member of the 11-15-63. Roger has made a career of the Navy and they had 2 Jaycees; served on the Board of Directors of the Farmer's Union[...]and Damon born Trading Co. as secretary from 1965 to 1973; he was a member of the 12-29-69 at San Diego,[...]was chairman of Dolores remarried and a daughter, Laura was born 2-28-81. Dolores the Democratic Central Committee and also served on the school board lives in Missoula and[...]ears old and my sister, Ida, resides Elsie became a member of the Democratic Women's Club and was[...]Ida Katherine (Moe) was born at Archer, went to grade school in was one of the charter members an[...]he Exten- parents, Emil and Begga Moe, to Thompson Falls in 1936. She finished sion Homemaker's state staff for 3 years. Elsie was a member of the high school there and went to St. Patricks Hospital School of Nursing, Altar So[...]Lyle was appointed graduated in 1939, went to Helena and worked at St. Peters Hospital. sheriff of Sheridan County in 1964 and became very dedicated to law She married Gene Ferguson at Helena and moved to Billings, where enforcement and upgrading the eff[...]mployed at Deaconess Hospital. Gene was killed in a car ac- tended many courses sponsored by the FBI[...]ught nurses training in Billings until they moved to Poplar in 1951 Academy in Bozeman. Lyle served as[...]and managed the Fort Peck Motel, from there to Ronan for a while and[...]da was employed at the Ronan Hospital. They moved to Missoula in[...]Manor Nursing Home for 10 years and was promoted to Administrator,[...]Patricks Hospital in 1976. A daughter, Vivian was born to them[...]9-12-51 at Billings. She went to Nurses School in Bozeman and Bill-[...]born 2-10-83. They live in Missoula where Ken has a auto body shop[...]and Vivian works as a nurse at St. Patricks Hospital.[...]Percy Alton was born 9-24-13 at Archer and went to grade school there, and to high school at Plentywood and Poplar and graduate[...]e, Dale and 1934. He worked at Poplar as a builder and contractor and later moved Rick Medde[...]to Thompson Falls where he had a cabinet shop. He served in the Navy[...]o during WWII. He married Seline Huso of Wolf Pt. on Six children were born to Lyle and Elsie-Roy Allen died in infan- 12-22-42 at Sandpoint, ID; moved back to Poplar again in 1950 and cy; Karolyn Anne (Mrs. K[...]Jean (Mrs. Jim Walikonis); worked as a contractor and builder. He built the Fort Peck Mo[...]me restaurants and houses. Two children were born to Seline and stories.) Lyle and Elsie's marriage en[...]Linda Owens of Plentywood 6-11 -73. Lyle died of a heart at- Thompson Falls. Percy Jr. mar[...]ien in 1963 and they tack 2-3-74. Elsie continued to operate the farm, with the help of the ha[...]-10-74. Percy boys. In September, 1972 Elsie took a position as Home Attendant for Jr. resi[...]he worked for 1Oyears, retiring in November 1982. On 7-22-83 Elsie have 2 sons-Terry born 6[...]rried Ottar Gjesdal in Plentywood and they reside on a farm near Percy Sr. died at Popl[...]Poplar where she worked as a nurse until she retired. PERCY MOE 1[...]r |
| died in October 1949. He and his mother continued living on the farm. was born 2-12-45 in Duluth, MN, reared in Minot and graduated from His mother suffered a broken hip and went in the Plentywood Nursing[...]f Nursing in Minot in 1966. She worked in Home in May 1973 and she passed away in February 1977.[...]in Minot and Grand Forks, married Lt. Tom Berge, a native of Leon lives on the family farm 10 miles southwest of Plentywood Wisconsin on 7-15-67. After discharge from service Tom attended the and continues to farm.[...]y of North Dakota at Grand Forks, graduating with a M.S.[...]Degree in Accounting and a C.P.A. Certificate. Barbara and Tom are[...]district as controller secretary to the Board of Education. They have 2[...]belong to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City.[...]. (Graduation-1947) CAROL (FLAKNE) MORTON |
| [...]bus. Early in the fall she contracted then moved to the Midby farm and Jens enrolled in the Mann scho[...]rchased the Walt Fredrick county on the outskirts of Redstone and remodeled the Brieb[...]ast of Plentywood and Jens that was on it. In 1944 the move to the Jensen farm west of Archer finished his grade[...]g school. He later attended meant a ride of about 20 miles to the Plentywood school. One of the Coyne Electric[...]where he received girls' chores was to bring in the milk cows for the evening milking fr[...]vowed they were always at the far end Prior to going to Coyne, Jens helped his father with the farm,[...]s at school and and probably was one of the first to build a homemade windcharger. In did solo work at many community functions and school activities. 1939 he went into partnership with a childhood friend, Merl Midby. Wilma was also a member of the school band. Charlotte graduated Th[...]they lived in Minot, ND, where he received his B.A. degree in more modern 32 volt models around Sher[...]ties. Soon the wind chargers were replaced by R.E.A. and elec- years and then moved to Missoula to earn his Master's degree. He was tricity flourish[...]rintendent of Schools in Boulder, MT before going to the State tion to a place on Main Street, which had previously been a barber- Superintendent of Schools office in Helena. From there the family shop. They built a new building which is still the location of Plentywood moved to western Washington, where he is now financial ad- Electric. This partnership lasted for 43 years and on 10-1-82 Merl Mid- ministrator for the[...]in Redmond, WA. They have 4 by sold his interest to Robert Nikolaisen, Jens' oldest son. Father and[...]ight aide: Charlotte and Harold Rehmer & family . on the family farm. One brother, Vernon is deceased. Jens married Mary Cybulski on 12-27-41 and they have 2 children-Robert, born[...]Attorney Vernon schools for 12 years. Robert went to Gonzaga University and has a Hoven. In 1954 she married Jack Engler, a painter in Plentywood, degree in Business Adminis[...]aul. They lived there until 1959, when they moved a C.P.A. Robert married Judith Hoffman of Tacoma, WA. They have 3 to Missoula where they now operate a catering service. They have 6 children-Amy, Jill[...]hey are of the children is married to an Air Force officer stationed in Mt. Home, presently living in Reno, NV, where he is privately employed as a ID; 2 live in Seattle, 1 in Spokane, and 2 in Missoula. C.P.A. Mary (Cybulski) Nikolaisen was born 6-15-23[...]My parents were Joseph and Mary Golterman. I have 2 sisters and brothers- Gertrude Michels, Ma[...]-29-27) and Paul Golterman (Plentywood, 3-18-30). I was born Raymond and James Cybulski. Mary attende[...]11 -25-33 at Plentywood, grew up on a farm west of town and Plentywood and for 7 years[...]graduated from P.H.S. in 1951 . I attended college at St. Teresa's at graduated fro[...]years, then moved to Great Falls and worked as a teller at the[...]I married Lt. Robert Riese of Flushing, NY on 6-15-57 and in 1958 WILMA (GAINES) ENGLER[...]1st son Stephen was born on 6-3-59. The next year we lived at Ft. In 1933[...]stationed in Berlin, ~hartotte was born with only a nurse and sister-in-law, Hazel Wigmore,[...]years in Berlin we were assigned to Ft. Ailey, KS in 1963. In 1965 we home in Plentyw[...]r Taipei, Taiwan, where my husband was an advisor to the[...] |
| [...]e), Ed Lee and Joe Golterman. Edna and Emil lived on[...]eggs to customers in Plentywood every Friday.[...]Emil and Edna had no children of their own, but were foster[...]s 7 and Karen was 4 when they came from Minnesota to live[...]Holly and Rachel. 1967 my husband was sent to Vietnam, and I spent the year in Great Edna wa[...]s. She became Falls. After he came back, we spent a year in Los Angeles, CA, where clerk after Emma Lee Coltom moved to Minnesota and was clerk until he was deputy Distr[...]divided. Part of the district was added to Outlook school district 29 and tended the Command and General Staff College for a year and was an the rest to Plentywood school district 20. instructor for the next 3 years. After a year in Korea we retired from Edna'[...]l's hobby was yard work and gardening. They lived on their Our oldest son Stephen graduated from Notre Dame with a degree farm until Edna passed away 10-[...]g in Tampa, FL. Kathy will enter the a brain tumor. Emil continued to live there until the next fall when he University[...]had an auction sale and he sold the farm to Arvid and Linda Eggen.[...]born 2-3-02 near Galchutt, NO. In 191 Othey moved to her father's homestead about 9 miles west of Plen[...]IVAN and MARGARET SEBASTIAN Sher. D. Bk. I pg. 109.) She attended the Lee School and Edna was On 5-25-30, the last child of Frank and Rena Sebastian was born. I always proud of the fact that Laura Robertson (Mrs. Walter Benson) came from a family of 10 children, 5 sisters and 4 was 1 of h[...]ouise; Agnes; Helen; Rita; Clem was killed flying a ding Anniversary. Edna finished the 8th grade at[...]plane 6-6-59 in Wyoming; and Selmer was killed in a pickup- attended high school in Plentywood 1 year[...]train accident 10-24-68 in Saskatchewan. I attended Courtney school ladies in Plentywood doi[...]k for threshers. She joined the Golden to Basic Training in Fort Ord, CA, and on to 82nd Airborne Division, Valley Ladies Aid in 1946, but she always said she should have been Fort Bragg, NC. I made 11 airborne jumps there. In the night of 6-6-55, considered a member since 1910, because at their meetings the I was struck on the head with a bunk adapter and my money taken. women did lots of knitting and Edna, as a little girl, had to hold the The blow caused severe damage to my brain and skull and was taken skeins of yarn f[...]when they wound it into balls. She often to surgery to relieve the pressure. I was incoherent 10 days and was said her arms grew so tired she didn't think she could hold them out discharged August 1955. I went to the Veteran's Hospital in St. Paul to any longer, but they always said, "You're a good girl, just a few more undergo tests and had surgery 4-9-56 for a brain tumor. minutes and we'll be through." She also helped her mother serve for la[...]On 1-2-58 I married Margaret Seifert, who had immigrated to the[...]U.S. from Munich, Germany. Prior to our marriage, Margaret worked in[...]the Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls. We went to Nashville, TN where I attended Nashville Auto Diesel for 15 months. Our[...]born in Nashville on 9-14-58. We returned to Montana in April 1959 and I worked for Battleson Inc., in Scobey. Our 2nd son, Perry, was On 10-14-45 Edna and Emil L. Rost were married at the Plen- born 2-6-60 in Scobey, and on 10-17-60 I bought the ranch from my tywood Lutheran Church b[...]daughter, Marianne was born 2-15-63 in Winger, MN on 10-13-06, the son of Eric and Helena Rost. He attended Plentywood. She went to Dahl's College of Beauty in Great Falls, work- a country school and worked on farms in Minnesota before coming to ed in Glasgow for 6 months, and then returned to Plentywood to work. Montana in 1938. He worked for his s[...] |
| [...]the late Nels and Mathilda Thompson. I have 6 brothers and 3 some snakes had made themselves a den in that part of the house. s[...]Dorothy Clark and Irene Edington. I am a housewife selling Avon and saw them on the outside roof. That night I took a flashlight and found enjoying both of them thoroughly. I attended Plentywood schools all 12 them in a small hole next to the eave. I killed 32 of them that 1 night. years, 1946-1958. One day a neighbor was visiting and a snake crawled out of the heat I married Clarence Sherman on 10-17-59 at Plentywood. He has 4 register and curled up next to his feet by the table. In a crawl space brothers and 4 sisters. Hi[...]rence Sherman, died in July, between the 2 roofs, I killed 83 of them between Thanksgiving and[...], ND. We have 4 chil- Christmas in 1970. We built a snake-proof new house and haven't[...]cy Jo, Kevin Charles and Timothy Alan. Tracy seen any since.[...]ttended several schools for her Joseph went to Auto College in Great Falls and went to work in elementary years. She gradua[...]eld "roughnecking" for 3 years. He ing to Mary College in Bismarck, ND, where she is majoring in nursing married Sherry Bummer on 11-27-82.[...]1-18-62 at Stanley, ND. She Perry is going to M.S.U. in Bozeman. On 1-11 -82 he and a friend also attended several schools while going to the elementary grades left at 6:00 A.M., flying from Great Falls back to Bozeman. Joseph was and attended high[...]graduated in 1980. attending M.S.U. also, and was to give them a ride from the airport to She is attending Mary College in Bisma[...]. Kevin was born 4-27-63 at plane was overdue, so a search party started looking for them. At noon[...]ed several different schools before we settled in a deputy sheriff called and said they had landed at Boulder, but it turn- Williston. He graduated from high school in 1981, and is presently ed out that it was not Perry's plane. The weather was re[...]Alester, next day so the search did not continue. On the 13th, Helena Air OK. He is a junior this year and is working as a carry out boy at Search Control had 36 planes out looking for them. The following is[...]"We left Great Falls, the weather was closing in on us. We crash- January 1979 and Mother in July 1981. I really haven't anything more ed into the Bridger[...]miles north of Bozeman about 7:30 to add, as I don't think my life has been too full of surprises. A.M. We stayed with the plane that day, tearing up[...]-turned plane. The next morning we decided we had to get down the mountain so we started walking, thin[...]Harlan was the 2nd son born to Henry and Malee (Arnold) Skill- looking for us. W[...]nd their 1st son, waded through the snow. We came to a vacant cabin about noon, Larr[...]gow. In found some coffee and Tang, and were able to start a fire and dry our the spring of 1948 Henry and Malee came to Plentywood to start their clothes. The next morning with the E.[...]ended grade and high antenna in place, we started to walk again. Soon there was a plane school in Plentywood and spe[...]uncle and aunt, over us and then there were more, but with a low lying haze we could Bill and Agn[...]Archer community. After graduating from see them but they couldn't see us. The searchers were getting a signal Plentywood High School in 1962[...]Harlan enrolled in col- from the E.L.T. and sent a helicopter to look under the haze. The first lege at M.S.U. and in June 1967 he graduated with a B.S. degree in pass-by they didn't see us, but the second time around they spotted us agricultural engineering. After graduation, Harlan worked on the Lazy T and we were flown from there to Bozeman Hospital."[...]moved The search leader called Margaret and I and said they were up and back home. walking and that was the best news for us to hear. In Mar[...]making 1 cruise to Vietnam in the winter of 1968-69. He was ALFRED(B[...]honorably discharged in December 1971 with a rank of machinist's By Robert Cook[...]mate 2nd class. After a trip to Arizona and Texas, Harlan returned to Buck was born 2-8-1898, in Sherbert, NE, to Henry and Lydia Sheridan County in January 1972 to start his present career. Early that Shaw. The family moved to Lebanon, SD in 1906. Buck was an all[...]S. Government during WWI Roy Mann to lease Roy's farm. Harlan helped Bill farm and in turn used at Camp Cody, NM. Returning to South Dakota after the war, he Bill's machinery to farm Roy's place, gradually accumulating his own became good friends with a fellow by the name of Dewey Dreblaw, who[...]in the horse business here and was headquartered on the old Dave Burshie ranch. Dewey talked Buck into coming here with him to visit Derushie. He must have liked what he saw be[...]nchers in the area and eventually started farming on his own. He lived on the Ed Bell farm south of Archer several years, leaving here in 1934 to work on the Ft. Peck Dam. When that job finished, he moved on west to the next job- like so many did in those times. Buck was married 9-26 -24 to Marie Swanson. This marriage end- ed in divorce 7[...]ried at Yakima. MABEL ANN (THOMPSON) SHERMAN |
| In September 197 4, Harlan made a trip to Texas to be best man I came to the Archer community on 3-15-24 and got a job doing for his brother, Larry. There he met Jan Gray, who was an R.N. work- housework. On 2-18-25 I married Henry Styve at Plentywood. He was ing in[...]Fertile, MN, the son of Andrew and Kristbjorg and a couple more trips south, there was another wedding in San Styve, and he came to the Archer community in 1908. Henry and I Angelo the next fall. Harlan and Jan were married 9-27-75 and after a lived through the "dirty thirties" wit[...]coal for our fuel supply. It wasn't easy, but we stuck it out and sur- Harlan and his dad could get their mobile home set up next to Roy vived. I remember one cold, windy spring day in 1925, my b[...]Helmer, my sister Caroline and myself went to Archer with the team Christmas 1975. Harlan and J[...]dren, Mandy and Robin. and wagon to ship the cream. The Big Muddy River was going over its Mandy was born 7-21-78 on her grandpa Henry's birthday and Robin banks and just as we crossed the bridge, a big ice chunk came along was born 6-18-80. Their[...]and jarred the wagon so hard that my sister and I fell overboard into Harlan and Jan are invo[...]the ice cold water. The hard wind helped us float to shore. My brother Lutheran and teach Sunday School. Harlan also serves on the board of still had hold of the r[...]the directors for F. U. Oil Co. in Plentywood and on the board of trustees of wagon and he tur[...]ice nurse for temperature was close to zero and the wind chill factor was way below Dr.[...]zero. By the way, the cream cans didn't go out on the train that day! the Christian Women's Club.[...]came to live with me. They went to school in Plentywood and By Vallerie Dahlenburg[...]graduated from P.H.S. Betty married a local boy, John Thompson, and Scott was born[...]they live in Bozeman; Ansel is working on a ranch in the Missoula, (Morgan) Snyder. Freddie w[...]area and LeRoy is in St. Cloud, MN and working in a refrigeration Morgan, who lived near Archer. Scot[...]living in Salem, OR. Scott's I sold my farm in 1972 and moved to Plentywood where I now live mother died when he was 7 years old and at the age of 1O he went to with my brother, Emil. When we lived on the farm we belonged to the live with his aunt and uncle, Charley and Lul[...]grew up local Farmers Union, and to date I am still an inactive member of same. there and in 1941 he farmed the J. J. Morgan ranch for a year. In July I have been an active member of the Archer Golden V[...]n October 1942 he was induct- since May 1927, an organization that originated in February 1910. ed into the Army. He was sent to Leyte Island where he was killed in action 11 -24-44, without ever getting to see his son, Scott Jr. A few EDDIE and CLARICE THOMPSON years later his father, Omar Snyder, had Scott's body brought back to Eddie Thompson was born on 4-22-37 to Nels and Mathilda Flakne the United States and laid to rest near Salem, OR.[...]ls and Mathilda farmed near Reserve at that time, but later moved to the Midby place in the Archer community. Nels die[...]y 1979 and Mathilda in July 1981. Eddie is 8th in a family of 11 I was born June 24, 1900 in Aspas, Jamtland, Sweden[...]Dorothy, Irene, Gladys, also baptized in Sweden. I was not quite 3 years old when I came with Mabel, Eugene, Nels Jr., Jo[...]elvin. my parents, Erick and Helen (Jensen) Rost, to the U.S. in April 1903. We lived with my uncle at Winger, MN for 2 years until Father bought some land to make a home for us. I lived in Winger most of my life, got my education in the Winger schools and as I got older, I worked on farms in Minnesota, North Dakota and in the city of Minneapolis as a housekeeper. I had 1O brothers and 6 sisters and I, being 1 of the oldest, had the responsibility of helping take care of the younger ones. To date I have 3 brothers and 4 sisters living-Emil, living[...]He attended a country school until the family moved and then[...]went to the Plentywood school. Since leaving school, Eddi[...]vator and the Anaconda Smelter at Great Falls for a time.[...]Eddie married Clarice Gatz in Outlook, MT on 2-16-73. Clarice was born on 4-26-54 in Minneapolis, MN. She is the oldest of[...]born to Marlyn and Dorothy Westergard Gatz. The Gatz fami[...]from Wayzata, MN to Redstone, MT in March of 1964. Marlyn and[...] |
| [...]fter graduating from Outlook High School she went to (Edington) of Vancouver, WA; Gladys[...]ttended school in Plentywood and helped his folks on the Eddie and Clarice lived in Plentywood un[...]d the Montana National Guard, was sta- they moved to his brother, Melvin's farm west of Plentywood. Th[...]ren, both born in Plentywood. Ronnie Joe was born on 1964, for basic training. He was in the Guards for 7 years. 9-6-73 and Susan Lee on 1-30-77. They both attend Plentywood[...]els and Mathilda retired from the farm, and moved to school, Ronnie is a 4th grader and Susan a 1st grader. They also at- Plentywood where they bought a home and spent the remainder of tend Sunday Schoo[...]and the other farm is the former Midby farm I was born at Reserve, MT 7-9-35 to Nels and Mathilda (Flakne) and town of Midby. The grain elevator that used to be there by the rail- Thompson (both deceased). My b[...]moved down by Poplar. Melvin is also Melvin, and a sister, Mabel. I graduated from P.H.S. and from the a rural mail carrier. Nashville Auto-Diesel College, Nashville, TN. On 11 -10-57 I married Melvin and Glennis Drane[...]e daughter of Merle and Elaine Drane. She 2-19-39 to Marin and Helga Rost at McIntosh, MN. Marin lives[...], LeRoy, Harlan, Joann and Karen . Elizabeth came to Plentywood in 1956 to live with her Aunt Martha Styve and graduated fro[...]rlene Kay was born 10-20-67 in Plentywood. She is a We left Sheridan County in 1961 to look for employment and are sophomore[...]tive in Rainbow Girls, now living in Bozeman, MT. I am employed at Badgley Distributing as[...]ce served 3 years in the US Marine Corps. She was a NELS THOMPSON JR. military pol[...]e rank of Lance Corporal (E-3). I was born 11 -15-31 , the 5th child of 6 of the fi[...]ttended and Daisy Belle Whitish. I was reared on a farm 17 miles west of M.S.U. majoring in Pre-Med[...]Reserve, MT during the "Great Depression". When I was about 1½ ried John Keith Laborde, son of Preston J. Laborde and Edith A. years old, Dad divorced Daisy and married Mathilda Flakne. To this (Frouste) Laborde, on 4-14-79 in Bozeman. Keith was born 3-2-57 in[...]y education at Thornwood School, of which Dad was a board U.S. Marine Corps. He has served since February 1975, is a staff member. We walked 1½ miles to school winter and summer. sergeant (E-6) and is s[...]terloo, IA with C Battery, 1st Bat· I enlisted in the armed forces at the age of 19 and[...]d Keith have 3 bell, KY. I took my jump training at Fort Benning, GA, and ma[...]e, SC; Theresa jumps (2 at night). I held the rank of Sgt. when I was discharged. Mary Erin born 11 -24-80 in Camp[...]Ellen Joyner of Clarksburg, TN (a student at Falls Business College) and 9-10-82 in[...]ve in Naval Housing Area quarters in I were married 10-31 -53. She was born 10-24-33 , t[...]mother on 1-22 -66. I was discharged from the service in 1954 and at- M[...]d Nashville Auto-Diesel College. After graduation I got a job with Melvin was born 8-24-43 at Wanso, MT[...]the son of Mr. and Mrs. mile trip to our new home. Our son, James Nels (Jimmy) was bor[...]since 2-23-56 in Plentywood. Due to a slow economy, Mr. Everson went out January 1979. Mathilda was the daughter of Theodore and Kristina of business and we decided to return to Tennessee in December 1956. Flakne, and has been[...]obs were as scarce in Tennessee as in Montana, so I decided to[...] |
| [...]s operated by members of the Church of Christ, so I thought this remained in farming and ranching in the Peerless area since. would be an opportunity to learn something about the Bible. The day I Richard's father, Nels passed away 1-4-79 and his mother registered for school I was hired as a mechanic by Stroud Chevrolet (Mathilda) followed on 7-17-81. Both are buried in the Plentywood Co. in Henderson, and for 2 years I went to school in the mornings, Cemetery. worked in the afternoons and preached on Sundays wherever I could .[...]I was born in Plentywood in 1926 to Ole J. and Ruth (Forsberg)[...]Flakne of Norwegian and Swedish heritage. I have 3 sisters and 2[...]and Joe Flakne. I was raised on a farm near Archer and went to grade[...]school there. In my school years at Archer I won ribbons for track at[...]the Sheridan County Round-up in 1940 and '41. I attended Redstone[...]High School and later came to Great Falls, MT where I worked at the[...]ed: Sherry and Jared. My first opportunity to preach was at the Popular Springs Church |
| [...]FRANCIS W. and HELEN R. WIRTZ I was born 6-20-21 in Northwood, ND to Gilman and Hattie By Helen (Hardersen) Wirtz Winden. I have 6 brothers and 3 sisters-Richard (born in 1940, lives I was born 9-4-17 in the Outlook hospital. My siste[...]ander, ND); Lloyd (1933, Dillon, MT); Edith (Mrs. A. C. Fjelstad) home, which Daddy[...]Archer community. Being the eldest in my family, I Kush, 1922, lives in Seattle). We came to the Archer community in helped my dad in the fields and rode herd summers on our registered 1929 where Dad operated an elevato[...]Herefords. Sarah, Leo and I going by horse and buggy 3 miles to the manager for the Archer baseball team. I enjoyed growing up in this Lee school was a happy time. We used to race with the Abenroths to community where everybody joined in on the fun of card parties, see who could get hitched up first and out of the school yard. A couple basket socials, dances with local people f[...]we drove in our own covered sled with a team of horses, called Bill and got a penny a tail for our spending money. I had saved enough tails so I Lady. could get myself some swimmin[...]Mom and Dad, Sarah and Leo moved to the Seattle, WA area in sister, Helen and some ot[...]7. Mom had dust pneumonia and Dad thought it best to leave. Big Muddy Creek south of Archer. She was the kind that liked to pull I came in December of 1937 after attending the Billings Business Col- pranks, but this time she went too far when she threw my swimsuit lege. I graduated from Plentywood H.S. in 1936 and the next 4 years into the river. I pulled off my bib overalls and dived in after it, but it was were tough. I worked at many varied and part time positions. In May gone and I tore out after her, but she could run like a deer and soon I 1942 my career began as secretary and clerk with Perry Bros., Inc., of realized I was chasing down the road with no clothes on! I made a Seattle, a Wholesale Food Service Co., from which I retired 8-31-82. quick turn-about and headed for the river. Henry Styve treated me to Much of my work pertained to exporting to Alaska. my first taste of chewing tobacco, he told me to help myself to a big helping and to this day tobacco turns my stomach.[...]Francis and I met at my parents' home in Enumclaw, WA in 1942.[...]row: Lloyd, John, Edith He came to visit Max Krieger, newly married to Sarah. We were mar- and Roy. Seated: Harold, Hele[...]rancis was born 8-24-20 in Minnesota, son of I got my elementary education in the Archer school[...]Bozeman. sationalist. He was a welder, auto rebuild mechanic and he commercial In 1944 and 1945 I was a B-24 pilot in WWII in the Army-Air Corps. fished 3 seasons in Alaska. He took a course at University of My overseas duty was in Foggio, Italy and I was commissioned a 1st Washington on mineralogy and spent many a day prospecting in the Lieutenant when I was discharged. I married Naomi Burrows of Fort mountains. Worth, TX on 5-8-44, just 6 weeks before I went overseas. (I was in In the fall of 1960 he drove by pickup to Fairbanks, AK, accompa- the same squadron as Jimmy Stewart.) We have 2 boys-Kevin, a nying his brother, LeRoy and Gene Burton, in their pickup. I flew to computer programmer living in Columbus, OH and Paul, a registered Fairbanks in December and what a memorable drive over the Alcan in surgical nurse[...]the dead of winter. I worked in elevators in Lewistown for 13 years, in[...]ed 7-15-81 . Our growing up years in Montana will I am now retired and living in Williston, ND. always be back home, with some of the fondest memories we c[...]to the fullest.[...] |
| [...], when Vacation Bible Coalridge has been reduced to a population of 8 people. The families of[...], and Charles Stephan are that time on a Vacation Bible School was conducted every year un[...]the church closed. In May of 1970 Dolpha and Mabel Lobdell retired and moved to When the church first started[...]and Ruth Missoula. They sold the Coalridge Store to LeRoy Brenteson and Ber-[...]ecame so strict it was impossible for small mines to operate for a few months, when the church closed in 1975. under[...]The Coalridge Mennonite Church began as a group of settlers who heat by then. came to the area to homestead in the early 1900's from Virginia of[...]round. At first they met in homes from about 1908 to there were too few pupils in the area. The distri[...]district and the children were transported by bus to schoolhouse. That same year Bro. Levi A. Kauffman was ordained as the Antelope school.[...]gation was served by visiting ministers from time to time. In May, 1953 Bro. Joe C. Gingerich of Detroit Lakes, MN[...]A gathering at Dolpha Lobdell's Blanche Morken in t[...]ding had just been moved, and was not yet used as a school. Front row : Clarice[...] |
| The church purchased the Longfellow School to use as a church hotel-hospital and doctor[...]Ators Rock Lutheran Church building and moved it to the Coalridge area, never had ot[...]th an attendance of ing was scant due to army worms, hail, drouth, rust and grasshoppers 4[...]the Ators then moved to Kootenai Co., Worley, ID, where the parents of The Coalridge area has quite a few producing oil wells which are Ma[...]enther, had located some years earlier. benefical to the economy of Sheridan County.[...]We found the change from prairie homesteading to woodland and Clarence (Heavy) and Margaret (Sis) Myers have developed a stumpage livelihood a real challenge, one that taxed our Montana boatin[...]tributed to our stay here until Dallas graduated from Worley[...]in 1906. He came here from Indiana together with a friend, Walter Olsen, who homesteaded near him. My mother, whose maiden name was Anna Nielsen, came to Montana from Racine, WI with her mother and brothers in the spring of 1910. She and my father were married on 11-1 0-1 O. Mother used to say that she married the first man she met in Montana. I was born 2-10-15 at Coalridge. I have 1 sister, Louise, Mrs. Alvin Jensen, who li[...]Phillip, born 4-13-12, lives in Fargo, ND. I spent most of my life on the homestead with my parents. Grade school attendance was a hassle in the early '20s as we lived 3 miles from school and there were no door-to-door buses in those days. My sister and brother went to school in Westby for 2 years or more, stay- ing[...]college training and again we moved Church. For a couple of years, Mother spent the week with us in a to be near the school. In 1946, Dallas graduated from the junior college shack about 1/2 a mile from the school while Dad batched at home. I[...]ars of training at was no lark for Mother or him but we kids thought it was rather fun as M[...]degrees. Dallas had destined his life's career to be in the field of educa- Jensen, who lived nearby, and we would get together after school to tion. go sledding on the hills or to play games indoors.[...]st Falls, ID. They None of us children got to go to high school. In those days not too were m[...]. Alison Alene many from our area had the chance to go and those who did usually Spel[...]of Miami, FL. Dallas and Norma also have 3 I well remember the 1930 years with dust storms, dr[...]ters. hoppers, army worms-poor crops many years, but through it all, God Dallas he[...]Corvallis. Several years were spent at In a period from 1939-1945 at various times, I had the privilege of Denver U. and they t[...]his was 1 of the OH where Dallas served on the university board of directors. In highlights of my life. I graduated from there in 1945. I spent 2 en- September of 1980 he was[...]mel Bible Camp near ington, DC to handle technical and organize vocational training, a job in Alexandria, MN.[...]ted After the death of my parents in 1964, I moved to Plentywood and and moved to Riyadh, Arabia. Norma does secretary work when ne[...]dventure immensely. The two have it hard for me to continue working there. I have continued to live in traveled to many foreign lands and have traversed the univers[...]rtments. times on annual leave. Their 1984 vacation plans include a stop in I am a baptized and confirmed member of the Emmaus Luthe[...]Jean which was dedicated in 1917. While living on the farm, I was a Sunday Guenther live on the old homestead near Clear Lake. Then back to the School teacher for many years and also serve[...]bring back childhood memories of Montana. I am thankful for God's blessings, guidance and pro[...]Frank Bast was born 4-19-19 in Minnesota, a son of Mr. and Mrs. By Mabel Ator[...]e married Lillian Jorgensen, daughter It was a Sheridan County, MT, blizzardy day 11 -15-27 when[...]as born 1-12-15 and attend· Dallas Gene was born to Albert "Kidd" and Mabel Ator in Grenora, ND.[...]coal was mined. Frank worked the ranch belonging to Lake sand flats area. Grenora, 12 miles away, had[...]Lillian's dad and mother until his death on 10-15-76. The ranch was[...] |
| sold to Emmett Drawbond where his son, Dale, now lives an[...]had his first heart attack in 1972. We then moved to Plen-[...]here after several more attacks he died in 197 4. I shall always be grateful to my family, relatives, friends and church through[...]those trying times. I love you all! Since then I have spent most winters[...]in Mesa, AZ, where I am surrounded by friends. My sister, Helen, and[...]childhood memories are: Moving from our sod shack to a granary while our house was being built; picking[...]for fuel for the kitchen stove, turning them with a hay fork so[...]they would dry; sitting in a circle listening to Mother reading Bible[...]stories on the Sunday mornings when bad weather prohibited u[...]getting to church; running barefooted alongside a stoneboat loaded Frank and[...]with 2 barrels of water to be pailed into the water tank in the pasture[...]1/3 mile from home, the 2 horses running in order to pull the heavy Lillian died 4-24-78.[...]load, and sometime having to scoop off army worms (using a board) floating on top of the water; promising myself, when eating o[...]rnflakes for breakfast, that with the first money I I was born in Racine, WI 10-26-09, my parents are Chris and earned I would buy a box of cornflakes and eat it all myself; being so[...]Later memories are: Lester trying to find his way from the house I am a graduate of Antelope High School, attended teacher college to the barn to do the chores in a blinding dust storm; hanging up wet at Miles City and began teaching in 1926. On 12-8-28 I married Lester sheets when Allen was a baby and lying in a carriage to keep him from Brenteson. Children born to us were: Donald, born 12-1-29, is a choking from the dusty air, cleaning out dirt when the wind went down graduate of Plentywood High School, Thunderbird Institute of lntn'I. toward evening; being so discouraged[...]torm that we Management of Glendale, AZ and U. of A. at Tucson, married Doris decided to leave the cleaning until morning and then have a carload of McKenzie, 2 children are Pamela and Douglas, Donald is a wholesaler relatives from Minnesota[...]the children safe Abenroth); Allen, born 4-4-36, a graduate of Plentywood High School, a[...]ollege at Fargo, NO and Thunderbird Inst. of lntn'I. the night, everyone well and being so thankful to a loving God, for my Management of Glendale, AZ, married Roslyn Bohrer to which union 3 husband, my children and a nice warm home. Would that everyone in children w[...]ee, divorced the world today could be that fortunate. and later married to Maria Llorenz. Allen is president of lnt'I. Trading Co. in Miami, FL.[...]ERNICE (MATHISEN) BRENTESON After Lester and I were married we lived on a farm near Coalridge. Melvin Brente[...]moved with his parents, Fred and Clara Brenteson to a plaguing the whole area. Money was very scarce, but with seed loans, homestead 1½ miles north of Coalridge. He grew up in the Coalridge W.P.A. (Works Progress Admin istration) and careful man[...]his life. He farmed and worked for the were able to survive. One year we mowed thistles in low areas of our Acme Coal Mine as a miner, later as manager and in 1958 he bought far[...]d the mine. with salt which acted as a preservative. Cottonseed cake or meal was[...]1936. They have 3 children. shipped into the area to be fed with the thistle hay to prevent scours. LeRoy lives in Coal[...]LeOonna went to Portland, OR after she graduated from high[...]and has 1 son, Dennis. She and Dennis moved back to[...]wood. Dennis goes to school in Plentywood.[...]Dale lives on a farm near Raymond, MT. He went to college at[...]2 years and 2 years at Dillon, MT. He is married to[...]Miller. They have 2 sons, Steve and Chad. They go to school[...]ARDELLE (SYME) BRENTESON, JR. year that I wasn't teaching we spent the winters in Arizona. In 1963 I was born 8-12-37 in Plentywood. I was the only boy of the 7 we spent some winter mo[...]ia, S. Am . where children born to Raymond and Martha Brenteson. I have 5 older sisters Allen was living at the time. Otherwise our travels were within the US[...]), Phyllis (Mrs. Alvin Newnam), We were (and I still am) members of the Nathanael Luth . Church,[...]Nelson), and Sharon (Mrs. Ronald Engstrom). where I taught Sunday School for a number of years, taught classes at[...] |
| [...]with the help of the older girls raised us kids. I attended the grade. He helped his dad at[...]s and graduated from Plentywood On 1-19-29 Raymond married Martha Petersen, the only daughter High School in 1956. While in high school I met Ardelle Syme. She and the ol[...]hanne Petersen. Martha was born was born 1-24-40 to Kenneth and Velma Syme. She has 1 older[...]es. She in 1907 and moved his family to the homestead in 1908. She attended lived in Ros[...]and graduated from Antelope High School in 1925. a maintainer operator building the Air Base landing[...]ers college at Havre, Miles City, and Dillon. She to Raymond, MT, where she attended school through th[...]the Nathanael Church in Dagmar, 6-30-5 7. I worked at the Coalridge coal mine for 3 winters and in the sum- mer months we lived in Trenton, ND, where I worked for Ken (Ardelle's dad) leveling land for irrigation. We moved to Plentywood the fall of 1959. That winter I went to work for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. and Ardelle worked at Roy's Super Valu. In 1963 I started working at Northern Auto Parts and worked there for about a year and in the spring of 1964 we bought a farm in Canada and started farming. I farm- ed in the summer months, worked for Ron-Dea[...]ed at the Westland Service Station in the winter. I did this un- til about 1969 when we built a house on my dad's land 1½ miles north[...]ce, Ray, Jr., Dolores, and Phyllis. of Coalridge. I bought Dad's land and machinery when he retired i[...]arming the land here and in Canada at the present time.[...]m), Vivian (Mrs. Gerald Nelson), Ray Jr., married to[...]during those years and was a big help with the family.[...]in 197 8. He con- There were 6 children born to us. The first was Debra on 5-13-58. tinued to live on the farm until his death, 3-31 -83. She only live[...]Cindy Raymond looked forward to some of his family coming home every[...]Sunday and usually had a roast in the oven. We girls would prepare the was[...]grandchildren. He liked to hunt and fish. ing, ND and they have 2 children.[...]rnon LeRoy Brenteson, 7th of the 11 children born to Fred and schools and 2 years at UNO, Williston ,[...]attending Antelope and Plenty- I married Elizabeth M. Johanson, the oldest of 6 children born to wood schools he graduated from Northern Montana C[...]He moved with his parents, sisters, and brothers to Mondak, MT in 1907. In 1908 they homestead[...] |
| I worked in the Coalridge Coal Mine for 6 winters in the late 1930s is married to Cary Sundsted and they have 3 girls, Krista, Ambe[...]EMC at Billings; and Shelley Elizabeth and I have 1 son, Duane Vernon, who was born in 1942. (1 -19-67) will be a senior at Plentywood High School. He married Car[...]hurch and school activities and have rently live on their own homeplace 1/2 mile west of us on the same served on several community boards such as Farmers Union, St. quarter of land we live on. They have 3 daughters; Linda Jo, Julie Ann[...]wood and they have 1 son, Spending a weekend at the lake with our family and friends i[...]favorite pastime. We have rented a lot on Blacktail Dam near Williston Julie married[...]d and they have 1 daughter, and hope to build a summer cabin there. Kirsten Eileen.[...]attends Plentywood schools. Elizabeth and I live across the road from the "old homeplace" of[...]my father and mother, which still stands, where I was born and lived Christian M[...](12-25-1857-0ctober 1943) and Elizabeth and I bought the quarter of land which we built our far[...]nson) (1-19-1885-0ctober 1972). We were all stead on in 1939 from my dad. In later years we purchased the re- raised on the homestead 10 miles east of Antelope, which is[...]ng their Sophus Christensen farm. A story about each one follows. homestead of 1908. My son and I have also purchased additional land Mildred Christensen was born on 5-13-14. She attended school at in the past years[...]Boulder, MT. She lived on the farm until she and her mother moved to Elizabeth and I, along with Duane's family, are members of the Em[...]Christ Christensen was born on 1-30-16. He attended Monroe[...]school, did farm work and was in the CCC for a year before joining the ALVIN and MYRA CHRISTENSE[...]he service, he was stationed in the Aleutian On 11 -3-29 Sheridan County woke up to a blinding snowstorm. Islands for[...]wife Sharon settled in Omaha, NE That was the day I, Alvin Christensen, decided to come into the world. in 1945 where h[...]he doctor from Grenora fining Corp. On 12-22-55, Chris and Nancy were married and a son, was contacted and my dad met him in Coalridge by horse and sleigh to Dennis, was born on 2-20-57. Chris passed away in July 1968. assist him in finding the Christensen farm. Later that day a 13 lb. boy Cherulf Christensen was born on 11-12-19. He attended Monroe was delivered.[...]school, worked on the farm and for a year was in the CCCs. He joined I am the son of Andrew and Millie Christensen. I had 3 brothers: the air force in 1942. He attended cadet school and became a pilot. In John (1913) deceased 1945, Clifford (1915) killed in WWII in 1944, 1945 he moved to California and was employed at the Alameda Naval[...]ion. He and Grace Collum were married in 1946 and to them 3 1921 , Agnes (1923) and Alice (1925). I grew up on the farm , went to daughters were born: Cheryl (Mrs. Ha[...](Mrs. Glenn Cornette) 3-15-48 and Kathy on 12-18-49. On 12-16-61, School in 194 7. After graduation I helped Dad with the farming . On Cherulf and Virginia Green were married and they reside in Castro 1-1-50 I married Myra Sorensen of Plentywood. My parents then Valley, CA. moved to Plentywood and Kenneth and I rented the farm from my dad. Alma Christensen was born on 4-2-21. She attended Monroe Dad passed away in August 1955 and I then bought the farm from my sch[...]school she moved to Oakland, CA and during the war she went to work Myra (4-24-31) is the daughter of Nels[...]Station as an airplane mechanic. She passed went to grade school at Lowell and Antelope schools and a[...]away in November 1972 and is survived by a son, Gerald, born school at Missoula and Plentywo[...]Sophus Christensen was born on 5-5-23. He attended Monroe[...]Antelope. On 9-25-48 , he married Marie (Nielsen) Sorensen, da[...]and beef cattle the main products. Their home is on the[...]Louis Christensen was born on 3-2-25. He attended Monroe[...]1943 until May 1946 were spent in the army with service in Franc[...]Germany and Austria. Returning to Sheridan County, he worked for[...]Strandskov doing electrical work. On 3-1-52, he married Grace M.[...]sen . November of 1952 they moved to California where he is employed by Myra and I have 4 girls: Coleen (2-15-51} is married to Gail Sund- the Crown Zellerbac[...] |
| 8-25-53, Ronald born 6-21-55 and Keith born on 4-6-60. We shoc[...]eld mice Alvilda (Mrs. Donald Cates) was born on 7-8-27. She attended in those[...]cattle. When the pasture December 1945 she moved to California. She married Donald Cates on was over-grazed and dry, the cattle were turned out on the prairie and 10-20-46. They have 2 children, Carol (Mrs. David Allard) born we were to be sure they grazed on the prairie and not in the fields. 11-19-54 and Gene born on 3-19-58. Don is a retired Deputy Sheriff When Mom rang that big old dinner bell we were to bring them home. and Alvilda has been working for[...]k Sheridan County one year paid a penny and a nickel for gopher and Exchange in San Francisco.[...]CA. rabbit tails. We went out armed with snares and traps and a bucket if there was a slough nearby. Water poured down a gopher hole would GARY and ARLENE CHRISTENSEN[...]bring the gopher up into our snare. Dad took us to the courthouse in Gary Chester Christensen (10-15-42) was the first born to Chester Plentywood to turn in our little "boxes." They didn't count the[...]One year something happened to the well at the busiest time so children in this family. Curtis was killed in a car accident near Reserve we hauled water from Grandpa's a mile away. We had a wild ride a in 1959. Chester worked in the Coalridge Coal Min[...]ady, pulling the and then farmed with his parents on the original homestead, 4 miles ha[...]ose west of Coalridge, for many years. Anne lived on the farm for several empty drums bounced around precariously and Hilda tumbled to the years following Chester's death in 1961 and then moved to Plenty- ground but miraculously escaped with no serious injury. wood[...]We had that same old team to bring coal home from the Coalridge Arlene (P[...]ectively. Andy and Lucille con- I married Dick Carr from Medora, ND in Miles City where we made tinue to live in Plentywood as they have all their married years. our home until we moved to Butte. We now live in Billings. We have 2 Ga[...]vale, CA and Marie of Billings and 6 grand- lived on Gary's grandparents original homestead for the pa[...]Roy was born on 5-10-1896 in Greenbush, MN. He came to HILDA (CHRISTENSEN) O'BRIEN[...]1913 to 1948 Roy lived in Sheridan County as a farmer and rancher. I was born 7-25-16, the 2nd oldest daughter of 5 ch[...]He owned and operated a threshing machine and managed threshing parents w[...]and Karen L. crews from 1920 to 1928. Christensen (dee. 11-16-70). I grew up on the family farm 4 miles west of Coalridge. My bro[...]-22. We attended the Monroe school which was a 2½ mile walk, weather permitting. My sister Mary and myself, being the 2 oldest children of a busy farm family were introduced to chores at an early age. Keeping watch on a year's hatch of wandering turkeys, our mother had[...]e 2 of the many chores. The cream checks put food on the table and we helped milk the 24 cows we had at that time. Ten gallon cream cans were taken to the creamery in Coalridge or shipped Roy and Gladys Dahl. out of Antelope, by train, to Valley City and Minot. A penny a cow didn't bring in a lot of spending money, though the tallies on the barn In 1928 Roy married Glad[...]the Sears Roebuck MN and came to Sheridan County in 1911 with her parents, Fred an[...]Mary Lilja. I married Charles O'Brien 10-3-38. We spent several[...]ane, WA since 1961. Their Sheridan County, moving to Superior, MT in 1948.[...]in Spokane. Lorraine's children are Darrell I am retired and live in Superior, MT.[...]Sheridan County in 1910, born at the family home on Bestland, Antelope, MT. Brothers: Chester (deceased) and James, 12-12-18. Wilbur went to the Monroe school before going to the west Westby, MT.[...]coast in 1938. He worked in Los Angeles as a warehouse clerk , as a I lived all my childhood and teenage years on the family farm 4 carpenter and as a salesman. He returned to take over the family farm miles west of Coalridge. It was a busy life for all of us. I remember all in 1939. In October 1940 he married Eloyce Anderson of Westlock, the family out picking rocks. The large ones were rolled onto th[...]. The others were loaded into the hayrack bottom. I went back to of Rubgy, ND and Hilma Anderson of[...]s, MN. Carl worked in the house before the others to fire up the kitchen range and have the[...]oal mine with Frank Buckwald and others. Carl was a potatoes boiling for dinner at 12:00.[...] |
| [...]born 4-3-60 attended school in Antelope. She went to married Robert Gridley of Beaver, PA a[...]in Reynoldsberg, OH December 1983. Corrine, born May 1962. She graduated from Plenty-[...]s in Anchorage, AK. In 1953, I married Henry Dominek. His parents were William a[...]Mary (Cichocki) Dominek, who immigrated to the US from Poland. They married Theresa Horner o[...]were married in Minot, ND and thereafter settled on a Wayde works for H. L. Acme Oilfield. Shawn, born[...]ty- AL. wood High School. Received a bachelor degree in Agriculture Educa- After our marriage we lived and farmed on the Oominek home tion from MSU. Spent 4 years in[...]t place until 1958, when we moved to Williston, ND where we still Kathleen Dahl, a Minnesota girl, in Ecuador. They were married in reside. We continue to farm in Sheridan County and also by Williston. 1973. Craig worked as a Peace Corps rep. for 2 years. They have lived[...]ons, Arlen and Allen. Arlen, of St. Louis, MO, is a senior in Columbia, Costa Rica, and for the past[...]of Ohio. his dad bought the Alfred Wike farm and a quarter from Hunter. He was active in FFA, and ra[...]In 1925, Gerald (Pete) Engel came to Montana with his mother. Daughter Cheryl-bo[...]ald Haughn. Gerald was born 6-5-21. schools. Went to 2 years of college at MSU. Graduated from Long[...]ade school was at the Beach State University with a degree in Liberal Studies, music concen- Wilson school. He went to high school 3 years, and finished the 4th tration[...]then entered the Army Air Corps and spent a couple years in England supervisor.[...]farm from years, before he left to work at various jobs at Boeing and carpentry. Wil[...]through the usual gas and He is now a retired carpenter and he and his wife are active[...]bad roads, coal stoves, oil lamps, carrying wat~r to 32 Disabled Veterans Organization in Neb[...]In 1925, Vernon Engel came with his mother to Montana. She With children scattered, we hav[...]Haugen. Vernon was born 7-5-19. Sheridan County, but Arizona winters appeal to us. HENRY and OTHELIA (BAKKE) DOM INEK |
| He went to school 2 years in Billings and the rest was at th[...]Bert married Virgie Chapman on 5-17 -17. They were blessed with He went to the Poly Tech in Billings for 2 years. During har[...]y in infancy. Three sons, Clyde Robert, born 1938 a runaway team of horses ran over him and his back[...], and Donald Dee born 7-6-23, still broken. After a year of recuperation he attended 2 years at Havre to are residing in Sheridan County, and 1 daughter, Dorothy Rose, who become a certified teacher. In 1941 he taught at Westby un[...]his service time in Arizona as an to live with the Guenthers in 1935. MP. He met and m[...]Bert passed away 11 -15-60 and Virgie continued to live on the Vernon is a retired CPA in Phoenix, AZ. farm until she suffered a heart attack and then moved to the Sheridan[...]Memorial Nursing Home. She passed away on 10-31-82 . BERGUOT(SAND)FAULKNER I, Donald, was born at Dagmar and attended the Roos[...]ra High School in 1942. Following graduation came to Antelope, MT in 1919 from a rural area near Edberg, Alberta, I was employed at Acme Coal Mine and by a contractor building REA Canada, where my father had a homestead. He was an ordained[...]. Sand In the fall e>f 1947 I was invited by Buster Crohn to come down and was a registered nurse in the Deaconess Hospital there. I was 3½ meet the schoolteacher, Marion Oyen, who was boarding with Crohns. years old when I came to Antelope. I was born in Norway 12-10-16, We w[...]t 2 years in Europe shortly after their marriage. I graduated from Antelope except Randall a[...]fire in 1978. as Homestead, southwest to an area a little north of Poplar and Brockton and east of Antelope. At one time he was going to as many as 13 communities. In 1921 we moved to Medicine Lake and he con- tinued to serve the same areas. We lived there until I was through the 7th grade. During this time my mother and father bought a 1/2 section of land near Coalridge that was "the old Dugan place. " We lived there in the summers-I loved it there. We then moved to Westby where I graduated from high school in 1933. From Westby my father served 3 rural churches. He retired to the farm because of ill health. He died there when I was 20 years old. The family of Donald and Marion Guenther . Taken 6-18-77. I graduated from Normal College in Havre and taught school in Montana for 3 years. I also taught in Idaho. I came to Spokane in the Our children are: Kevin, who is a surveyor for a seismograph firm, early 1940s. I'm now retired from Pacific Northwest Bell telephone is in Utah at this time. Glenn is a teacher at Ft. Peck school. He and his company, where I was a supervisor in the traffic department. wife Gail, who is a teacher at the Nashua school, have 2 children, Ca[...]daughter, Somer. Donelle is married to Clint Miller and they live at[...]Havre. Clint works on a farm and Donelle is a medical secretary. They[...]Through the years I have been employed by the Sheridan County[...]did some construction work. Since 1970 I have been employed by[...]moved in the fall of that year. I have 3 children - Diane Lindvall, who lives in Si[...]Shelley, lives in Portland, OR and ward to retirement when we can travel more and spend more[...]Spokane and she has 2 boys, Sean and Brian. I raised 2 stepchildren. The oldest, Karen, and her[...]SONSTEGAARD My mother came to Spokane to live near me shortly after I came I, Dorothy, was born 11 -30-25 in Grenora, ND to Bert and Virgie here. She died here 8-14·73. She[...]ved in graduating from high school, a girl friend and I ventured out to Portland, Montana. OR to find work and help in the defense program. After about 1 year in . , I remember Montana and the people there with great fondness- Oregon, we decided to return to Dagmar, where I worked at the Dagmar ,t s a wonderful area.[...]fall of 1946, the Coalridge school came up short a[...]teacher, and the school board came to me to see if I would consider DONALD and MARION GUENTHER[...]teaching their school. I accepted the teaching position and taught for 1[...]aded in Sheridan County in year. I had 15 children, teaching all 8 grades.[...] |
| [...]school and Dallas will be the 4th to graduate from International Bible[...]On 6-17-78 Roxanne married Walter Willford and on 10-15-81,[...]they presented us with a granddaughter, Marlyssa Louise.[...]God has been good to us; we've all had good health and are thank-[...]ful for a loving family. I am truly thankful to the Guenther family for[...]allowing me to be a part of their family.[...]Going back to my beginning, I am glad to have known and kept in Clarenc[...]ford, Odessa, TX; Ervin, Plentywood; Harold, On 6-27-47 I married Clarence Sonstegaard of Grenora, ND. We[...]Warden, WA; and Rosella, Glendive, MT. then moved to Medicine Lake, where Clarence was employed at Lar- son's Hdwe. A couple years later, when REA was coming into the[...]VERN and JEAN (WIVHOLM) GUENTHER we decided to go into business for ourselves. We started a shop and Vern LeRoy is the 4th son born to Bert and Virgie (Chapman) called it Lake Electric[...]emy. enjoyable years in Medicine Lake, we decided to sell our business and During WWII he served in the army stationed in Europe. When the war move to Glasgow, MT where Clarence worked as an electrician. We was over he returned to his parents' home and in 1948 he married were alw[...]Jean Wivholm-who is the second child born to Frank and Elsie (Ran- chased a Coast to Coast store in Laurel, MT. After 9 years of hard[...]She was born in Grenora, ND, was raised and went to work, we sold the store in February, 1970. We ope[...]Elec rical & Plumbing from our home for 14 years. On 1-1-84, we in Grenora, ND, the family moved to Medicine Lake where she decided it was time to retire and have more time to travel and enjoy graduated in 1943.[...]hters and their families, so we sold our business to one of our Minneapolis, MN, Arlington,[...]Jean and Vern have lived on his father's original homestead On 6-27- 72 Corrine married Ken Zickovich and they h[...]rs were spent in Conrad, where Ken is employed as a carpenter and Corrine a homemaker. MT operating a Tastee Freez, which was sold and the family returned Marlene married Bob Steinmetz on 6-15-74, and they are blessed to full-time farming and ranching. There are 5 child[...]Antelope High School in 1967, U of MN in 1971, a medical technician education.[...]s-born 5-28-50. Graduated from Antelope High I, Evelyn Daniels, was born 3-2-35 in Plentywood to Rudy and Fan- School in 1968, U of M[...]Montana Law School in 1981. He is serving as a Deputy County At- fant and I was raised on the farm near Dagmar.[...]Deane born 7-29-78. school for 8 enjoyable years, I attended Medicine Lake High School,[...]ing with the class of 53 . For further schooling, I attended Inter- School in 1970, U of M in 197 4. Has a degree in accounting and is a national Bible College near Estevan, Sask. for 3 years and there I met CPA working for Continental Milli[...]tta has Jerold Daniels from Alberta. In 1956-57 , I worked in Plentywood for 1 son born[...]lridge Assembly of God Church. Jerold became a minister in the Church of God (headquarters in[...]Lisa Jannelle Guenther-born on 11-11 -64 . Graduated from Cleveland, TN} in 1958[...]; and are presently in Moosomin , Sask., which is a town Jean and Vern have recently purchased a home in Missoula and about the size of Plentywood. plan to move there in the fall of 1984.[...]his grandparents, Edward and Anne Guenther, moved to Harrison, ID in[...]Guenther to Idaho, Frank and Maude to Washington , Bud and Bernice[...]Chapman to Weippe, ID, Virgil Guenther to Harrison, ID, Albert (Kidd)[...]and Mabel Guenther Ator to Worley, ID. His mother's aunt and uncle,[...]Alice and Pat Chapman and family, moved to Weippe, ID. William and The[...]Violet Lobdell moved to Florence, MT.[...] |
| [...]ng WWII, in later years he Henry Haaven filed on a homestead in the East Coalridge com-[...]L. HANSEN 11-19-1886 in Minneapolis, MN and came to Montana to teach the I, Howard, was born to Jens C. and Mabel L. (Sather) Hansen on Haaven school located on Henry's land. 4-22-20, on the farm in the East Coalridge community. I have 4 Henry farmed the land until retiring i[...]sisters: Eleanor S. Stone 6-16 -21, Ethelyn A. Hallberg 11 -18-22, moved to Kalispell, MT and lived there until his death 3-2[...]r 11 -30-26, and Beverly J. Shubin 6-28-33. moved to Fresno, CA in 1953 and now resides in a retirement home. I graduated from Kingsburg, CA High School (1938),[...]AA, Fresno State and U of Southern CA (1948) with a BS in Accounting. I was a WWII veteran from 1942 to 1945 in the[...]Pacific theatre. I was employed by the Louisiana-Pacific Corp for 33[...]and Truckee, CA locations. I am currently retired at Santa Rosa (Oak-[...]ing WWII, he was wounded twice in Italy and spent a Back row: Robert, Cheryl,[...]des in Kalispell, MT. Henry On 5-24-59 I married Velora P. Claiborne and we have 4 childre[...]ls. Lawrence was born I lived on my parents' farm from birth until 1941, mostly in[...]alispell, they have 2 Growing up as a farm child with close relatives, friends and neig[...]mother moved to Buena Park, CA for a brief spell then back to El Toro Miriam Marie was born 1-30-22-she at[...]graduated from Billings Business College in 1942. On Buena Park before passing away in 1980. 11 -1-48 Miriam was united in marriage to Kearney N. Holst, son of Peter and Nellie Holst o[...]E years, where their 6 children were born, moving to Lewiston, MT in I am the daughter of Jim and Mabel Hansen, born on Hollow Rock 1963. Kearney worked for the State Highway Commission until retiring Farm on 6-16-21. (See Howard Hansen's story for a list of my sisters.) in 1981. Their children are:[...]graduated from Parks the combines to the home elevator or Grenora. Also, visiting our[...]61, she attended 3 years of college and presently a Travel Agen• cy School. Margaret Lorraine,[...]worked in Civil Service until her marriage 3-8-47 to Howard Seibert of Fresno, CA, where they have mad[...]Jack and El a nor Stone. Seibert Oil Co. Douglas has 2 children[...]uglas, Jr. Lisa works m the bookkeeping dept. for a chemical company in Fresno. I graduated from Kingsburg High School, Reedley Col[...]School, College in Fresno, CA. I married Jack Stone from Kingsburg and we[...] |
| [...]ated our 40th wedding anniversary 10-9-83. He was a In November 1944, Lennert marri[...]ltry Breeding His mother and sister moved to Sidney, MT. Lennert and Ellen con- Farm. He is no[...]laying alot of golf and traveling. tinued to live on the farm. Mrs. Hansen passed away in March 1973.[...], and Jim. We also have 5 In May 1946 twin boys were born to Lennert and Ellen. They grew grandchildren.[...]1969. Robert continued to live and work in Billings. Together, with my[...]In November 1969 we lost Frederick in a car accident. our relatives, friends and the beautiful wheat fields of Montana-the In May 1973 Robert married Shirley Anderson, daughter of Leon state where I was born!![...]or good pioneers in the East Coalridge community. I was born on the home- neighbors and also Emmaus church which has been a blessing to us stead on 11 -1 8-22. My sisters and brother are listed und[...]I, Mark, son of Menno and Beatrice Harshbarger, was[...]I was born 6-30-19 at the parental home in Coalridg[...]spent my life in Sheridan County as a farmer. I completed the 8th grade. On 9-28-44 I married Florence Miller of Bloomfield, MT. She wa[...]Ethelyn (Hansen) Hallberg. I attended high school in Kingsburg, CA and college at Fresno |
| [...]He was married for awhile and had a daughter, Teresa, and 1 grand- My parents a[...]tt) Harsh- son. Henry passed away on 8-13-82 in Portland. barger. My father was born[...]was born in 191 6. He lives in Odessa, WA and has a dairy farm. He married Mary Oslazski of Whitefis[...]da, and Ftuby. He also has 7 grandchildren. I, Mary, was born in 1917 at home. I have 5 children: Phyllis, born in 1940, lives in[...]has 4 children. Richard, born in 1964, works for a carpenter in Ohio. My husband was Leonard Richard[...]Millard was born in Divide County on 8-18-13. He was inducted was a mechanic and died at Harwick, MN in 1972 of a massive heart into the US Army on 6-16-42 and was discharged on 1-17-46. He was attack. a radio operator in the southern Philippines and Luzon. He went to Mark Harshbarger, born in 1919, is number 3[...]I (Pearl) was also born in Divide County. I was born on 1-20-15. I David Harvey was born in 1922. He married Do[...]nd Warren. They have 2 grand- On 5-20-31 I married Russell (Peck) Harshbarger. We farmed for[...]about 3 years, then moved to Coalridge, where Russell worked in the Isaac[...]ortland, OR. We both work- at home and is married to Kenneth Gordon. She lives in Los Angeles, ed in the shipyards during the war, Russell as a welder and I as an CA and has 1 stepdaughter, Nichole. She's the only one of the family to electrician . go to college. I worked for the Oregon Journal for 15 years in Circulation Ac- My dad died 8-12-76 and my mother died on 12-1-28 . counting and for Columbia Machine for 18 years in Cost Accounting. I[...]We had 2 children, Beverly, born on 5-1-32 and Ronald, born on Our family came to Sheridan County in the fall of 1927, having[...]ake. We had Bernice was born on 8-20-20 in Divide County. She is the only one li[...]er, Ludvig, was born 1-8-1884 in Denmark. He came to Albert was the youngest and was the only one born in a hospital. the US as a young man and worked on farms in Wells County, ND. He[...]m met my mother, Olia Olson, there. She was born on 10-6-1892 in Hills- 4-17- 43 until[...]enden, ND in the early part of a heavy truck driver. He married Betty Duffy of Helena before entering 1909. They rented a farm near Peever, SD and moved there shortly[...]army. They had 1 daughter, Sharon. After getting out of the army, after marrying. he went to Portland, OR. On 12-6-47 he married Jean Knudson. In about 1912 they moved to Divide County, ND, where my father[...]Laurie, Jeffrey, Steven, and Tracie, and 3 filed on a homestead. He became a US citizen on 9-28-15. grandchildren. Albert passed away on 5-22-81 . When we first came to Sheridan County there was very little to do for entertainment in the winter, as very few people even owned a radio. Several families got together and started a whist club. They SIGWALD " RED" and IRENE HAUGEN would meet at a different home each Saturday night. The adults would Sigwald J. Haugen was born to Edward and Marie Haugen on play whist and children would play or go to sleep. After the whist game 12·25-1[...]f 11 children. In 1907 Ed and ended, they served a potluck lunch. There was usually someone that Marie and 5 children moved to a homestead, filed earlier, in Good Luck could play a violin, accordion or harmonica so we could dance.[...]of Grenora, ND. Sigwald learned, with his mother, to In the summer the ladies of the Coalridge area had a club they call- speak and read English[...]In 1920 Sigwald, known as Red due to the color of his hair, and play whist and serve a light lunch. started farming in the Hanks area. He moved to the east Coalridge In 1934 Dad gave up farming and moved to Antelope, and in 1937 area, to farm in 1924, to the Drawbond place. His work in the Coalridge they moved to Plentywood. When WWII began, they left for Helena, mine was of short duration due to an injury in the mine. MT.[...]l, who had 2 sons, Ver- My father worked as a farmer, cement mason, coal miner and as a non and Gerald (Pete). Irene (born 12-7-01) had come with her dad to chipper at Swan Island Shipyards during the war. the Hanks, ND area to homestead and grew up there. He was able to go home to Denmark in 1948, the only trip he In 1927 Irene and Red moved to a farm south 6-7 miles, both be- made back.[...]ing of hardy stock, they attempted to farm the sand. They had a My mother passed away in Portland, OR oii 3[...]nd 2 beautiful crops in 1927 and 1928. Both crops on 6-21 -68. of wheat were lost to hail, depleting their resources. The horses, cow,[...]t into an immigrant car and born in South Dakota on 12-28-09. He served in the US Army during shipped to Billings, MT. Red's brother, Alvin , rode in the car to feed and WWII, from 12-22-44 until 9-14-46 . He[...]stock. was head of the Motor Pool there. He went to Portland, OR and worked Enroute to Billings, by car, Irene gave birth to a girl in Glendive, for the Southern Pacific Railroad, until he had to retire due to ill health. which died.[...] |
| While at Billings, they farmed a 1O•acre tract and worked RUBY[...]My father, Mathias Hovland, was a Montana pioneer and together In 1931 they on[...]which Sigurd Erlien had just moved. The house was a small, 4·room miles northeast of[...], supposedly moved from Minnesota and occupied by a ghost. Elbow Lake, MN on 7-31 -1886 and they were married on 10-21 -08. The only "spirits" I ever encountered were cooked in a dugout out Dad died 6-21 -51 and Mother 2-11 -67. behind the barn. A visit from a sheriff's deputy was constantly feared. I Five children were born to Math and Ragna: Emma Negaard, now cannot imagine[...]living in Washington; Myrtle Samuels and only had to follow one's nose.[...], Morris, lived in Plenty- In the late 1930s a girl was stillborn in Plentywood. Red brought wood until his death, 12-31 -80. the body home in a shoe box. Martin Erickson and Red made a small I, Ruby, was born at home in the Antelope community[...]4 at the Alcott school and 5th·12th at the body to the cemetery and buried it.[...]Comertown. As did most students from rural areas, I lived with Comer- In 1945 with 3 children still at home, they moved to Billings and town residents, and returned home on weekends, weather permitting. I farmed on the Pryor Flat, leasing Indian land until Red ret[...]recall some winter trips were made using a sled and horses. Red spent his later years i[...]Graduating from high school in 1941 , I worked at the Agricultural Ad- Irene moved to Pasco, WA to be near Janiece. She died 5·23·77.[...]and Elsie Olson to Seattle. I met my husband, Harold Johnson, a[...]d in 1944 in Sun Valley, ID, which then served as a Naval[...]Convalescent Hospital. We returned to New York after his discharge,[...]and have returned to Montana frequently over the years. My husband[...]is a manufacturing engineer at SCM Corporation. I am now retired after[...]1 942) Jackson as our babysitter. Mother was a self-taught cook, canner, and sewed beautifully.[...]mas was made festive with handmade gifts, candles on the tree, Darleen, born in 1948; and[...]ave 7 grand- and Mother's baking. She learned how to bake Norse goodies to please children . Dad but also made candied orange and lemon peel, prune torte, and In 1982, a most memorable occasion occurred, when my husband[...]was asked by his company to travel to Singapore to oversee the SCM Dad loved his horses and far[...]han most. His Plan1 operation there. I joined him and following his assignment we horse, Lady, got a sugar lump at coffee time as they tilled the land, and took the advantage of making this a trip around the world. sometimes shared one of Mo[...]ing cattle and pigs, WPA, and bartended for years on Sunday nights at Brush Lake. He was good-hearted, willing to share with those less for-[...]I attended elementary grades at rural Alcott school[...]from Comertown High School. I worked in Seattle in the early '40s, and[...]death, I worked in the credit department at Sears, and at[...]ton State Pollution Control Commission. I am now retired and living in I was born on the farm in Coalridge, MT on 8-9-16 to Mathias and New York with my sister,[...]Motel in Olympia. A daughter, 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild Ragna Hovland. I married Laura Mahlen at the Plentywood Lutheran Church on live in Seattle. 5-29-49. I moved to Shelby, MT in 1959 to Libby, MT in 1967, Wilbur, WA in 1969, and Bremerton, WA in 1970 to the present date. I work· ed as manager, hardware salesman in all the towns at Coast to Coast HOVLAND BROTHERS stores. I retired in 1981 but went back to work at the Coast to Coast Reinert, Mathias, Christian store again in 1982, part-time.[...]ers who homesteaded in the Antelope communi- I have 6 children, 3 sons and 3 daughters; 13 grand[...]ty in 1909 had their interesting story on page 136 of Sheridan's grandsons and 3 gra[...] |
| [...]children, only Mary Yanakie is living. She is in a retirement[...]I, Vernon Christian Ibsen, was born 3-23-20 on the farm on which I reside. My parents were Marinus and Nellie Ibsen.[...]As a grade schooler I attended school at both Whittier, District 57[...]and the Haaven school, District 23. The teachers I had were Susie[...]wood Pioneer Manor. Hedges. I remember their teaching with fondness.[...]Due to a leg injury I did not attend my 2nd year of school with the THE[...]other children, but Susie Legge, out of the kindness of her heart, would By Mabel (Hue[...]come over regularly with assignments and listen to my lessons. Grandpa and Grandma, Ferdinand and Augusta came from Ger- I graduated from Grenora High School in 1938 and at[...]tana State at Bozeman, MT for 2 years. I worked for Grenora Farmers (my father). The rest[...]orn in the US. They had 18 Union, also on NY A at Medicine Lake, MT. In 1941 I decided to try for children and 12 of them lived to adulthood. Grandpa was a mason and the big wages on the West Coast of $1.05 per hour and worked in a Grandma was a licensed midwife. When they first arrived in the States, shipyard at Richmond, CA. they went to Wisconsin where Grandma took the test for her US Mid- In the spring of 1942 I entered the Army Air Corps, specializing in wife license. They then went to Morton, MN, where they became ac- armament and gun turrets. After my discharge, June 1943, I started quainted with the William Schmidt family. There Grandpa helped drain farming. I have had the opportunity to be on the board of directors of swamp ground for farming. From there, they went to Bottineau, ND and the Grenora Farmers Union, Grenora Credit Union, St. Olaf Church of on to Coalridge, MT. They first strip-mined coal 4 mile[...]an Home of Williston, ridge and later, deep-mined on the land now belonging to Brentesons. ND. In 1915, Max Hueth married Laura C. Schmidt in Minnesota. They came back to Montana to help Max's dad farm and mine coal. Max also ran s[...]ayed ball and was bouncer at Brush Lake. He loved to box and wrestle. To this family, there was born 7 children, Vernon, a girl who died in infancy, Edward, Mabel, Alvin, Brainard (fell down a coal mine shaft and died at 1½ years old) and Harvey. In 1921, they went back to Morton, staying there until 1924 when they came b[...]nd's farm and mine. Ferdi- nand and Augusta moved to Medicine Lake and ran a cafe. Grandpa was janitor of the school and town[...]Then the Great Depression hit. In 1932, Max went to Fort Peck with the first to go from Plentywood. Also in 1932, Max and Laura w[...]at Ft Peck until the start of On 12·1-49, I married Arlene Haugen, daughter of Sig aid & Irene WWII. Max ran the compressor to drive the pilings. They also pur- Haugen at Billings, T. chased a farm in that area. I, Arlene, was one of 4 children born to Irene & Sig aid Haugen. I Vernon married Phyllis Johnson from Nashua.[...]d 2 half-brothers, Vernon and Gerald (Pete) ngel. I was born at children, Virginia, Phillip, and Lind[...]high school in Grenora, D, and then to coll g at Billings. T and and had 2 children, Gen[...]ked many years as Dillon, MT. I taugh rural schools for a fe years before marrying. carpet layer for Chads[...]n Sheridan County. After becoming a farm ife, motherhood soon followed. Gr gory Harvey married May Sharbono and they had 2 boys. Mabel married Joe[...]r, CO, here he is the Of the 7 children born to Max and Laura, only 3 are still living.[...]nd Constance. They live in Reserve, MT and she is a Our mother married Frank Sharbono in 1942. S[...]In 1961 , 5 of the Haven children came to make their home with many years and Lowell is s i[...]bout the Ferdinand Hueth children, Walter died in a coal mine and Donald Lee and Donna[...]-25-55). Alfred lives in St. Paul, MN where he is a manager and Elizabeth Augusta Brown; Max, Laura S[...]and his ife, Betty, have 2 children, name unknown to me); Mary, first Stub Stephen, marriage annuled and Patricia and Richard. Doris Kibler is a bartender in Milwaukee, WI. She married a Yanakie; Bertha, Ted Falk; Anna, Patrick Chapman; William, had a daughter, Doris Emmaline (deceased). Donal[...] |
| Lake, MT where he is a mechanic at REA. He and his wife, Sharon,[...]the remaining 1O years of his life. He continued to live alone have 3 children, Zora, Charlene and Ra[...]A and care for himself until his death on 3-25-80. Laurits never married. and works at Photo Lab. She is married to Tim Regimbal and they have Laurits will be remembered for his unselfish donations to com- 3 children: Lesli, Scott and Joshua. Dianne is married to David Hovland munity and church, his will[...]y live in Pasco, WA, where generosity to family and friends. she works at Taco Bill's.[...]ean Alvin (8-15-64). Now we also I, Stanley, was born in Racine, WI on 5-4-07. My parents were had bunk cribs![...]Chris and Marie Jensen. I have 3 brothers, Clifford born 3-4-09 living at[...]I came with my parents to the Westby community where they We are now se[...]homesteaded in 1909. We traveled by train to Ambrose, ND and from[...]there went by horse and wagon to our homestead. I attended rural CLIFFORD and ALICE (HELSETH) JENSE[...]school and helped on the farm. During the 1930s I left home during the By Alice Jensen[...]r and got employment in various places, returning to do the farm- Clifford Jensen, son of Marie a[...]in the spring. My father passed away in 1939, so I took over the born 3-4-09. There were 7 children[...]tensen), and Helen (Rohweder). He was educated in a 1-room school that was located across from the Emmaus Church. I, Alice Helseth, daughter of Oscar and Anna Helset[...]brothers are Lloyd, Wallace and Omar (deceased). I grew up in Westby where I graduated from high school in 1934. Clifford and I were mar- ried 5- 7-36 in Fort Peck, MT. In 1937, we went to Washington and California. We returned to Washington in 1938 and purchased a home outside of Bothell. We operated a chicken ranch on our property and Clifford was also employed in Seattle. In 1943 we moved to Seattle where Clifford was employed with a pleasure boat firm. We returned to Bothell and pur- chased a farm and again operated a chicken ranch. In 1963, we built Standing: Norma, Helen, Stanley, and Mike. homes on our 5 acres of land and sold them. We are now living in a Seated: Barbara and Mary Jensen. mobile park nearby. Clifford and I are both retired. We have 1 son, Gerald Lee, born 2-12-37; also 5 grandchildren: On 11-4-39 I was married to Helen Johnson of Dagmar. We have 4 Kathaleen arie[...]children: Norma Delong of Blaine, MN born on 9-1 6-40. She has 4 Richard Allen; and 1 great-gr[...]ndchild Brian, son of My father passed away, but my mother is still living at the age of C[...]e Kathy is from Great Laurits Jensen was born on 12-6-01 in Denmark. He came to the[...]Falls, graduated from MSU and is a registered nurse. They have 2 US in 1925 and stay[...]Laurrts worked for Jim Hansen for many years on the farm. In the I, Helen, was born at Dagmar, MT. My parents were W[...]tle, Helen, James, Alvin, Alice, Grace, and Earl. I grew farm was sold in 1945.[...]up on the farm near Dagmar and attended Antelope High S[...]I graduated in 1936.[...]past 12 years we have spent the winter months in a travel[...]ther, Albert Lindquist, was born at Ishpeming, Ml on[...]to this union. Grace Haugen, 9-18-09, now lives in H[...]9-15, died In the middle 1960s Laurits moved to Grenora, ND and continued 10-4-59 . Lila Kleppen, 3-4-21, lives in Plentywood. Allan, 8-18-25, to farm his own land until he had a stroke in 1970. As a result of this lives at Antelope. Audrey[...]urits lost his speech and was partially paralyzed on his left Albert died 11 -21 -48 an[...] |
| In 1965, I married Florence Olsen of Glendive, MT, originally of ter written to Emma from Carl Emil, on many pages of pink tissue Minnesota. I inherited 4 grown children and 11 grandchildren. Florence paper. and I still reside on the home place and farm the land. We still have the same house I was born in, but it has changed a bit through the years. AUDREY (LINDQUIST) SOLBERG CARL EMIL L[...]ed. He enjoyed |
| [...]Roosevelt school, was a member of the Farmers Union Local and the As I write these memoirs of my life, I have chosen to leave out 2 Grenora Methodist Church. chapters: (1) my 1st marriage and (2) my years of being a widow, as During the years, we traveled to western Montana, camping and both were equally d[...]lso have toured Washington and California. I spent my growing up years in Coalridge, MT, where I was the Ruby passed away on 11-4-77. middle child of Dolfa and Mabel Lobdell. My brother, Gene was 2 years On 3-8-80 I married a widow, Mrs. Lindahl (Annetta) Nustad at older and my sister, Lois, was 2 years younger than I. Being the child Downey, CA. She was originally from Grenora, ND. We moved to of Mabel Lobdell leaves so many pleasant memorie[...]Rhaina. gypsies that traveled through Coalridge. I hid in the wheat stocks for hours, knowing that it was only a matter of time till they would find and[...]By Hettie Melby The year of 1952 I married Harold Isaacson. In 1953 a baby was George Melby (3-30-09) is the son of Oscar and Nellie Melby. He born to us, whom we named Dolfa. In 1954 we moved to Palmer, AK, was born at Osnabrook, ND and came with his parents to Montana in where we had 2 more children, Kimi, who was born in 1955, and May of 1909 when they moved here to find land to homestead. George Luke, born in 1965. Their fathe[...]has 2 brothers: Everett and Albert, and a sister Esther Lipscomb. the PaJmer cemetery.[...]George and I were married 11 -28-34. I, Hettie, was born 11-22-08 In 1968 I married Harold Dale and we moved to Kenai, AK. He had to Samuel and Ella (Harshbarger) Drawbond. 3 boys; w[...]-18) married Lois My son, Dolpa (Spike), is a commercial fisherman and an "up-and-[...]g" politician. He and his wife, Karen, have twins-a boy named Miller, they have 4 c[...]ry (2-24-25) taught school at Coalridge Isaac and a girl named Anya. They will be 4 years old in December. and Res[...]Downey, CA. My dad, Samuel, Kimi is married to Craig Lofstedt, a helicopter pilot. They have 2 died 7-2[...], Ella, died 12-16-28. girls: Curry, who is 4 and a brand new daughter born April 9, named George and I have lived on my dad's homestead since our mar- April.[...]We lived through the drought years. George worked on WPA. We My youngest son, Luke, will graduate from high school this May. had a few cattle, chickens and turkeys. The year of 1937 was a com - As I finish this it comes to mind that I've lived 30 years in Montana plete disast[...]and my dad kept a cow and a calf up at his home for us till the spring of[...]1938. George served on the school board for many years. In May of EVERETT MELBY FAMILY 1942 a tornado took our barn. In December of 1941 we bought what I was born in Osnabrook, D 1-2-05, and came with my[...]oung homestead from the Federal Land Bank. It had a Oscar and ellie Melby in May 1909 when my dad filed on a home- barn on it. In 1942 we bought the land we lived on from Dad. Later we stead in northeast Montana in[...]moved the barn from there to here in time for winter. George attended My[...]hool in east Coalridge and high school in George, on 3-30-09 in Osnabrook, ND. My brother, Albert, was born on Antelope. I finished 8th grade in North Dakota and went to Hesston, KS 9-1 2-13 in Montana. to a ennonite church school and took 1 year of high school. Then I I started farming with my parents when I was 9 years old as my cooked for coal miners for a few years in the fall of the year while trade dad's vision was poor. In 1931 I bought the August Bast farm. I work- was heavy at the Coalridge Mine. ed on the Fort Peck Dam in 1934 and on 6-17-35 I married Ruby Nelson. I bought the Jake Gouthun land in 1945 and in 1970 I rented the farm to my son, Vernon, which he bought in 1977 when I retired.[...]George and I have 5 children. Berdena (8 -18-35) graduated fro[...]children are Keith, Shirley, Sharon Ruby and I had 3 children: Lucille (4-9-36), Vernon (8-19-41[...]Ronald (8-2-44) graduated from Antelope High I served on the school board while the children were attendin[...]School. He served in the army from December 1967 to fall of 1969. He[...] |
| [...]2 years of premedical school and is contin- uing on for a Chiropractic Degree. RAYMOND and NANCY MELBY HENRY and ESTHER (MELBY) LIPSCOMB |
| [...]gh including many deer. We have developed a recreation lake resort at School. In November of[...]ring the summer months. Sis also has they bought a house in Plentywood. Oscar continued to farm the a snack bar there. Morken land, and they lived the[...]1 daughter. They reside In 1967 they moved to Jamestown, where what is now Trinity Bi-[...]Parker, CO. He is employed by Raytheon, a computer company. Gaylin chief of maintenance for[...]librarian, and part-time teacher. Oscar continued to farm in live in Mesa, AZ. the summer. In 1979 they moved to Mobridge, SD, where they worked at the Good Sheph[...]hool work in 1982. Blanche was born in 1912 to Fred and Susan (Loutzenhiser) Glaze of Antelope.[...]s are deceased, Archie, 1953, and Charles, 197 4. A sister, Bernice Nielsen Plaggemeyer, died in 1979. A sister, Beulah Waller, lives in Wolf Point, another sister, Alta Stephan, in Coalridge, and a brother, Alton Glaze, in Spokane, WA. Blanche gra[...], and oldest son, Terry, also I, George Nelson, was born 8-22-10 at Alexandria, MN to Augusta works there. Their daughter, Kandy, and h[...]Louie, William, Harold, Elsie Belgrade. They have a baby daughter, Tiffany. Paul, Naomi and Vonnee[...]Palmer Nelson was a logger, moving from camp to camp, until one David and his wife, the for[...]daughter, Tammy, day in 1912 he went to work and was never seen again. live in E. Coalridge community, where he farms and works as a pumper We moved, with Mother, to live with Uncle August Bast at Dagmar in the oil[...]e died in 1913. Louie died in 1950. Ruby, married to and wor s for R. Spoklie as a truck driver.[...]Phil has been employed in the oil I farmed with my brother Louie. In June 1941, I was drafted into industry on Alaska Pipeline, off the orway coast, in Venezuela and the army. I served 2 years at Mather Field, CA and 2 years at[...]sently attending De Vry Technical AZ. I then returned to my farming interests until I retired in 1976. I Institute in West Covina, CA. belong to the Methodist Church in Grenora, ND. Joseph[...]s of homesteaders has been reported-will continue on with Daybreak II. We are the family of Lon (Alonz[...]pass- ed away in 1957. She has suffered 2 strokes but moves good yet. George Myers and his wife li[...]On 8-10-78, I married Edna Ibsen Andersen in Williston, ND. We[...]Plentywood, MT. Honeywell Computer Co. They have a son and a daughter. The 4 Myers children had a reunion in 1983. They had not been I, Edna, was born in Kensail, ND on 5-23-17. At 2 years of age, I together for several years. came with my mother to the Volmer area south of Dagmar. Mother Clar[...]nal Myers married Ole Ibsen in 1922. I went to school at the H. C. Andersen farm when Clarence's[...]. We farm some of the school. I was confirmed at the Volmer Church. On Friday, 3-13-41, I land, most has been in the Water Bank for the las[...]ere is married Fred Andersen who was a farmer. Fred liked to play horse tame grass and alfalfa to furnish feed and cover for lots of wild game,[...]travel. He died in 1959. After Fred passed away, I[...] |
| moved to Plentywood and lived in my mother's house for a year. I then engine. After the basement was finished, 2 foot forms were put up and purchased a house. A while later I sold the house and bought a trailer. cement was carried in pails. Every morning the forms were put up 2 I keep busy with traveling, playing cards, visiting friends and feet higher. They finally had to use a rope to hoist up the pails. The relatives. I enjoy doing needlework. I attend the Trinity Lutheran wall was 4 inches thick so it took lots of rocks and cement to reach Church in Plentywood. George and I are active in our churches, senior th[...]$5.00 a day, 1 helper $3.00 a day.[...]In 1929 wheat was down to $1.29 a bushel. Later wheat was AXEL A. NIELSEN DESCENDANTS sold for 89¢ a bushel. That was the start of the dirty '30s. The[...]4 and '37 were complete crop blanks. The only hay to be found mark, 9-20-1881 and came to America in 1903. Our mother, Hansine[...]limbed up in the hay rack they would fall through to came to America in 1905. They were married 3-22-08 in Bla[...]the bottom of the rack. The cattle were let out in the fall to roam the County, IA. Farmed there 5 years before coming to Montana in 1913. countryside to find something to eat. Then there was the job of getting Mother die[...]to keep your distance as the cattle had diarrhea fro[...]You could get hit with a small stream 10 feet away. If you walked[...]ked their tails were tied, and the milk hung high to keep[...]it unexposed. They tried to give cattle a little ground feed and cotton[...]seed cake, what they could afford to keep them alive. Cattle were sold[...]for $1 O to $20. Calves from $4 to $12 each.[...]Manure was carried out in pails, instead of forks to clean barns.[...]to lay on. The dirt storms were so immense we used shovels to shovel out dirt in the house. Emilie, George, Helga, Elme[...]was born in Iowa 5-17-09 coming with her parents to I was born on 11 -8-28 in Grenora, ND to Math and Barbara (Fresz) Montana in 1913. She left Montana in 1930 to work for her aunt in Ottenbreit. I was 1 of 8 children-3 sisters, Elizabeth (deceased), Anne Minnesota for several years, then to Iowa where she. married Viggo (Mrs.[...]daughter Rose and her 3 children I grew up on the family farm south of Coalridge and worked there and 1 grandchild live near Grundy Center on a farm. until entering the US Air Force in 1951. I attended Roosevelt and Axel George Nielsen was also born in Iowa on 1-17 -12. He worked Longfellow grade sc[...]ars, worked in Fort Peck, then as 1947. I received my associates degree from the Los Angeles Trade an electrician. Then worked as a carpenter until he was forced to retire Tech. and am now occupied as a design drafter, Texas Instruments. because of he[...]-10-81 . On 2-1-55 I married Mariam Murphy of Brownwood, TX. We have[...]We are now living in Carrollton, TX, a suburb north of Dallas. Dagmar Hansine Niel[...]George Ottenbreit was born in 1922 to ath and Barbara (Fresz) on the family farm.[...]rmed George Powney's CA for almost a year before he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve and farm for about 1O years. Ill health forced him to retire in 1976. He Civilian Pilot Training Program. This program was discontinued in the rented out the land and had an auction sale in 1976.[...]f teacher and as high as 30 children from grade 1 to 8. In the winter we 1945 and was disch[...]of 1943, ate frozen sandwiches and kept our coats on to keep warm. The stove while stationed[...]m in the east Coalridge communi- We decided to retire and move to Plentywood, Elmer started to ty, in 1922. Helen has an older brother, Vernon , and a younger sister, build his new home late October 1[...]and 2 helpers. Mabel, who is married to George's brother Math. She attended 1st They got[...]lier. She attended 8th grade at Grenora, ND A contrast from the new house Dad built. In the fal[...]l there in 1940. After attending Billings started to dig the basement. Axel and George used a walking plow and Business College for 6 months in 1941 , she went to Fresno, CA, where pick. Dirt was scraped out with 2 horses and scraper. After seeding in she obtained a position as a mother's helper to a wealthy Jewish fami• 1929, they started to make forms for the basement. They borrowed a ly. In 1942, Helen moved to Seattle, WA where she had a job as a fil- small cement mixer from Granvold in Antelope[...]lerk at Sears, Roebuck and Co. In 1943, she asked to be transfer-[...] |
| red from the Seattle store to the Reno, NV store. with a BS degree in Earth Science. He obtained his maste[...]une, 197 4. community from 1947 until the present time. In 1979, they built a They have 1 daughter, Jennica Lee, b[...]even is employed house in Billings, MT and expect to retire there in 1984. For the past · by an engineering firm in Great Falls and Paula is a graphic's artist. 15 years they have wintered in[...]We moved back to Math's family farm at Dagmar in 1951 and The[...]ere full time until 1960 at which time we started to spend our both University of Montana graduates. Barbara is married to Curtis An- winters in Whitefish, where Math worked for the railroad. He continued tonson, a stock broker for Dain, Bosworth at Billings. She presently to farm at Dagmar until his retirement in 1981. We n[...]ome. Math enjoys ice fishing and snowmobiling and I received her masters degree in 1983 from Eastern College at Billings, keep busy as a homemaker and have been involved in the investmen[...]gs, MT. His wife, Glacier Park. Linda, is a medical technologist at the Deaconess Hospital. T[...]e from near Brookfield, MO. Burton Palmer came up to I am the son of Math and Barbara Ottenbreit, and wa[...]ith his daughter Nellie Melby and Dagmar in 1920. I attended grade school at Longfellow school, family. His wife, Mary, never came to Montana, for she passed away in southeast of Coalridge. I spent some time in the CCC (Civilian Conser- 1928 before Burton came to Sheridan Co. Burton spent some time vation Corp)[...]e Bitter Root Valley in western Montana. He liked to work into the army during WWII in April 1942, bei[...]boys and 3 girls, including my mother, Mrs. I married Sylvia Sorensen, youngest daughter of Sam[...]ry 1971 . Loren, living in Spokane, WA is married to Chris Holbrook from Tonasket, WA. They have 2 chi[...]was the youngest child of arinus and ellie Ibsen. I was born at the family home, Dagmar, 1-17-25 . I graduated GERDA V. (PAULSEN) OLSON from Grenora, D high school in 1942. After graduation I lived in Seat- Gerda Paulsen, dau[...]of Coalridge, tle, WA and San Francisco, CA where I worked at various office jobs. married Oscar 0. Olson, son of Pedar M. Olson of Volmer. They had a Math and I were married at Plenty ood 10-29-48.[...]Oscar worked for Halvor Foss until they moved to San Diego, CA in[...]During her lifetime, Gerda worked as a cook and bakery owner and[...]retired as a chef for a retirement hotel. Her daughter married Robert[...]Gladys was born 10-5-17 on a farm in rural Medicine Lake, MT.[...]raised and attended rural schools in Sheridan Co. On 9-16-35[...]rried Harold Lundby at Plentywood, MT. They moved to his farm Math and Mabel Ott[...]since lived. A son, Richard , was born 11 -19-37 in Grenora.[...]Myrna Berg 6-8-57 . They live in Grenora and own a lumber company and I worked for an architectural firm. Math missed[...]n Hardware. They have 3 children: Connie, married to Steve his native Montana, so we moved back to Whitefish, where he was Simoneau[...]renora and have 2 children, Jason and employed as a carpenter at Hungry Horse Dam. Our son, Steven[...]Jennifer; another daughter, Tammy, married to Steve Muller in 1980, Mathew, was born at Whitefi[...]He graduated from and live on a farm south of Grenora; and Danny, at home[...] |
| [...]llingham, WA restaurants for many years and later a dress shop. She was an avid and have 2 girls, Tracy and Kelly. bowler and a fantastic cook. Gladys was employed as a cook at the Grenora Cafe at the time of her death, 5-1-80. She was a member of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Grenora[...]husband passed away 10-30-68 in Grenora, ND where I still live. I belong to the St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Darcus Circle, Amer[...]ther, Kirstine, Legion Auxiliary which I have belonged to for 57 years in 1985, made her home with Gladys until she passed away on 5-26-74. Toastmistress, Senior Citizens of which I am a substitute for the bowl- Kirstine kept her 3 grea[...]er antics and ing team. stories. She was a member of the Nathanael Lutheran Church of Dagmar[...]he Harry Quam family lived in Coalridge from 1945 to 1960, CLARENCE and EVA PETERSON[...]ere Harry worked at the Acme Coal Mine. Harry and I were blessed By Eva Peterson[...]Marie Clarence, Thora, Guy, Irene, and Eva; moved to Sheridan County from Kent (1951) at[...]fall of 1909. We had an immigrant car and brought a 1980; Doris Kerts (1954) at Scobey, MT[...]rniture and 1 cow. My dad and oldest brother came out in the 1960; Dallas (1958) at Glendive, MT; and Irving (1960) at Long spring and built a house. We came to Williston and there were just dirt Beach, CA. streets and wood sidewalks at that time. My dad homesteaded on 2 In 1960 we moved to Plentywood where Harry was employed at quarters o[...]use Market. He passed away in February 1977. that time. Our closest town was Williston. There were no houses or I now live in Glendive, MT. lights to be seen-just the wide open prairies. Alvin, m[...]north· By Iver Sneva east of Grenora on a farm for 37 years. They moved to California where I, Iver, am the son of Hans and aria (Musgjerd) Sne[...]My parents were married in 1911 and had a family of 3 children Sylvanus, Sharon and Julane.[...]rette who Zahl, ND. They had 5 children and lived on Dad's farm after he moved passed away[...]. Irene was 7 months old when I was born 11 -2-12 on Oline Sneva's homestead, baptized 1-5-13 we came out here and passed away when she was 3½ years old.[...]hel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Daneville To nship and of us were born in Ashby, MN. I, Eva (2 -1-03), married Clarence Peter-[...]Grenora, D 7-25-26. son (1 -20-1898) from Luck WI on 11-22-22. We lived on a farm We continued living on Oline's homestead until 1916 when the across from[...]f Dagmar where we farm- family moved to Grenora, D. My mother passed away during the flu in ed for many years. We played for dances-a neighbor boy, Louie Thor- 1919. After her death I lived with the Ben Andersons in Grenora, son played accordion, Clarence played violin and I played the piano. spending my summers on the Simon Taarud farm. When Louie quit then Clare[...]High School in 1930. After this date I worked full time until April 1937 Kilbride. They[...]kdahl) of Grand when Wilhelm usJgerd and I purchased Bntt Osheim's interest. The Forks, ND,[...]Helene and I were married 3-27-42. Helene Sjol came to Grenora Mildred (12-23-26) married Myrad Aspelund of Plentywood, MT. from Parshall, ND to teach in the Grenora school system. She taught Th[...]son, Dennis, born in 1946, who is married to Ava DeMotte. They have where Myrad still lives. T[...]I spent the years 1942 through 1945 in the Armed Se[...]w, WA. ing in the US Navy. Helene and I lived in San Francisco, CA while I was They have 2 children, Jan and James, and 1 grandchild. stationed on Treasure Island. I spent the years 1944 and 1945 aboard[...] |
| ship, making several trips to the South Pacific and 1 trip to Europe. chasing for the Department of th[...]t Lake City. During WWII we were when we returned to Grenora to pursue our separate vocations. i[...]agent. Eventually we established a farm home halfway between[...]Plentywood and Westby on Highway 5. Herman passed away 7-31 -73.[...]I graduated from the U of Mand taught school for 25[...]tension at San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I have been a member for 6[...]ars of La Sociedad Hispanica. Other organizations I have belonged to[...]Delta Kappa Gamma, 4-H Club Leader, MEA, NEA, and a member of[...]winter for 12 years I have spent 6 months in Arizona. Hawaii, Alaska,[...]Our daughter, Karen, was born in Seattle on 11-21 -43. On[...]where they graduated at MSU. They have a son, James Michael[...]ears 1946-4 7 were busy years, getting settled in a new a secretary for the James Co. Realtors of Great Fal[...]Joyes of Plentywood on 12-31 -64. She is a secretary for faculty We continued operatin[...]s My sister, Rachael, is married to Ralph Bolles of Keene, NH. She interest was purch[...]ining at St. Patricks Hospital in Missoula and is a RN. retirement in 1975. Ralph went to Washington State College at Pullman and worked as a Since our retirements in 1975, Helene and I have stayed busy Forest Service Range[...]Her husband, Eldon Chap- weather. We look forward to spring and getting back to Grenora to en- man, farms and has a small saw mill near their home. They both are joy[...]qualified auctioneers. Ralph and Rachael have a son, Gary Randall. He We consider ourselves most fortunate in having been able to is a third generation farmer of land originally owned[...]nd are very rie Spoklie. He is married to Pat Quaas of Cedar Falls, IA, who is a grateful to them for their determination and efforts to make a better medical technician at Sheridan Memorial Hospital at Plentywood. They community in which to live. Our hope is that we do as well for the have a son, Jared and a daughter, Carrie. generation following us.[...]My sister, Mildred, has a BA degree in Home Economics from the[...]enlisted in the army in WWII as a medical department dietician. Follow- By Constanc[...]Carrie (Rasmussen) Spoklie came from on 4-6-46. They have 2 sons, Dick and Rollin, and a daughter, Diane. Minot, D and Luck, WI, respectiv[...]ey are buried in Emmaus Lutheran Church Cemetery, a few (Mrs. John Brown) has 2 sons, Shan[...]h of the home they established near Coalridge-now a ghost Gwen (Mayberry) live in Seattle,[...]Mildred kept busy as a homemaker and was a substitute dietician[...]Then she became a full time dietician until her retirement in May,[...]worked hard to provide us fine educations and we deeply apprecia[...]mer fishing trips to Minnesota, a tour of Montana including Yellowstone[...]harvesting in the fall. These gifts all help to make us very proud of our[...]In conclusion , a quote from Psalms 103:15, "As for us, our life is[...]like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower; then the wind blows Mildred, Constan[...]ael-daughters of Edward and Carrie on it, and it is gone- no one sees it again. " Spokl[...]My father, Albert Spoklie, was born on 1-3·1887. in a log cabin 1 Mildred Beatrice (3 -15-16), born at[...]NO. His parents, Ole and Gunild Spoklie, and I, Constance, married Herman Flacker of Helena in 1[...]brother, Knute, were the first white family to land on the site of what is before the disaster of Pearl[...]pur- now Minot. They, another couple and a bachelor dug into the hillside to[...] |
| [...]the Rockefeller Foundation brother, Edward, came to Sheridan County in 1908 and homesteaded teaching and helping to establish a Medical School equivalent to those north of Coalridge. On 1-4-23, he married my mother, Gladys Nord- in the United States. It was a wonderful experience and it gave us the hougen, at Leeds, ND. They had 3 children . Howard was born on the chance to travel in other countries of Europe and Asia. In 1971 we farm on 10-25-23. I was born at Minot on 6-8-26 . Robert (Bob) was returned to St. Louis, where my husband is teaching anatomy to born 2-11-35. Dad lived on his farm until illness made it necessary to medical students and doing research a[...]in the navy when we were in Thailand but the other 3 children were after suffering from cancer for several years. My mother returned to able to be with us and enjoy the travels. Donna and Susan no[...]cian. I worked for a while at Cardinal Glennon Hospital and later at the I grew up on the farm near Coalridge. I remember the "dirty '30s," medical school bookstore, but mostly, I have been a housewife and which got the name because of all t[...]they mother. were so bad we had to go to the basement to breathe. I remember there were times we had to cover the drinking water pail coming from the well or we would have mud by the time we got to the house. I at-[...]ast of our home. In the winter, Dad would take us to school steaders in the Coalridge area. I have 1 sister, Grethe Yeager and 1 by sled and ho[...]melted, we'd have brother, Robert. to use the wagon. Dad had alot of patience as he would let us tie our I was born on the homestead in Coalridge 10-25-23 and lived sma[...]ll off there all my life until 1962 when I moved to Plentywood. and he would stop the horses and wait for us to catch up. Our My first 2 years of school I attended a school near Clarence schoolhouse was a 1-room building with a coal stove. During the cold- Nelson's. The rest of my grade school years I went at the Coalridge est weather, we'd wear our coats till noon and sit on empty powder School. I also attended high school in Antelope. cans from the coal mine around the coal stove to keep warm. One day we arrived at school and no one was there. We really ran fast to try to catch Dad. He didn't hear us yelling and just happened to turn around and saw us before going down the hill[...]zero. If Dad hadn't seen us we would have frozen to death. A neighbor, Paula Norgaard, was my teacher for 6 of[...]She was the one who taught me that learning could be fun. She is still a very dear friend after all these years. I attended high school at Antelope for a year and a half. I roomed and boarded at the Walter Yeager home until I moved with my mother and brother, Bob, to Plentywood where I graduated in 1944. Later, I at- tended nursing school at Rugby, ND, taking so[...]ege until the fall of 1947 when Vernon Yeager and I I farmed my dad's land until 5 years ago, when, because of ill were married on October 4. We were married in the Emmaus Lutheran[...]ob, has farmed it for me. Church of rural Westby. I was confirmed in this church also on 9-9-39 . I have enjoyed extensive traveling in Australia, So[...]ta and eastern Sheridan County immigrated. Having a[...]on by the name of Nils Mel lid, Ole left orway as a young man and came to nea by Osnabrock, ND where relatives and[...]friends had settled earlier. He worked there for a while untll he had the[...]urge to go est with other young men and omen to find a homestead.[...]as 1905 hen Ole, Anton Bakke and Alex Haaven came to Vernon and Grethe (Spoklie ) Ye[...]pick their site. They stopp d on the hill here "West Writing Rock" Vern and I have 4 children. Thomas Albert was born 9-12-48,[...]ck inot. He married Teresa Clark in Connecticut on 2-29 -80. They have or site to be seen in any direction. Later that year more friends and 2 boys, Ralph and Eric. They live in Antelope. He is a tool and die relatives came to pick a homestead so it became a community of Sun• maker. Donna Joy was born on 2-2-51 , when we lived in Garrison, ND. dalings and Osnabrock people on both sides of the border. Sod houses She attended[...]er, Carrie Susan, After a few years Ole and Iver Musgjerd ventured into the[...]. Susan Elaine was born 1-9-55, and Robin Vernon on threshing business, but had hard luck as their outfit burned on their 5-9-56. They were both born in Grand Forks, where we lived for 16 first venture. A spar from the engine ignited the straw pile and t[...]the university there. In were unable to save any of it. That was the end of Ole's farming in 1967 we moved to St. Louis, MO. We spent 3 years in Bangkok[...] |
| [...]from Antelope. He married Eva Myles of Plentywood on[...]graduated from there. She has 1 son, Tory, from a previous marriage. O[...]Susan was born in 1957. She is married to Clifford Kaufmann of Ole worked as a carpenter in the area until he and Hans Sneva[...]. She has 2 children, Trampas and Bran· decided to try farming again in 1927, this time on the "Sand Flats" of di, from a previous marriage. "Suzie" also graduated from Antelope. Montana, farming 3 quarters that belonged to the "Minneapolis Trust Gerri was born in 1960 and graduated from Antelope and went to Co." and a quarter that belonged to Norman Rustad, who had a store in college in Williston and Havre[...]d Coalridge. This farm was so located that it was a stopping-off place · where she works for Cordero Mines. She drives a 14 foot wide truck. for many of the people hauling coal from Coalridge, MT. Ole being a good cook, many were the meals and coffee served to friends. Also STANLEY and DONNA STEPHAN many a card game, as Ole was quite a card wizard. He also had a team of balky pinto ponies that were widely known for their speed on the Stanley Paul Stephan was born 10-17-50 in Williston, ND to buggy when they got them going.[...]is home with various bachelors. He then went back to Norway in of Reserve. Three sist[...]Geri of Gillette, WY. 1949 where he had a home and his sister was residing. Later he built a 2-story summer home overlooking the fjord where h[...]he transferred to Antelope and graduated in 1968. That year he fish[...]ed working for Peterson Hardware in Plentywood as a carpet Adolph Sneva and Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Snev[...]On 3-16-71 Stan married Donna Richardson in Plentywood A friend from Osnabrock, Frithjof Ottem, who visite[...]Assembly of God Church. Donna was born on 8-1 5-50 in Havre, MT to said of him, "Although he is in his middle 80s, y[...]f so by his keen mind. He certainly made my visit a most enjoyable one Montesano, WA and a sister, Carol Allison, of Anderson, MO. One and one of the reasons that I would love to go back again soon." sister, Gail, passed away on 4-15-68 at the age of 14 from leukemia.[...]Bible Institute in Jamestown, ND CHARLES and ALT A STEPHAN[...]n of Adolph (Stub) and Margaret Stephan. Stub ran a blacksmith shop, worked in the coal mine, and farmed. He and Margaret retired in 1960 and moved to Lakeside, MT, where they made their home until 1[...]ed and Susan Glaze were married in 1904. Fred was a schoolteacher, worked in lumberyards and grain el[...]way in 1962. "Suzie" enjoyed embroidery, painting on fabric and crocheting. She passed away in 1954. y win and I were born In Wobourn, D, in Augus of 1923. I had 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Blanche, the oldes[...]int, Alton in Spokane, and Archie ( ickle) passed a ay Stan and Donna lived in Malta f[...]and returned to Plenty ood. They have 3 sons: Casey Paul, born Charles worked in the coaJ mine-ran the hoist there for a number 8-22-75 in Williston, D; Reese[...]0-77 in of years. He worked for the John Deere as a mechanic both in Grenora Williston, D[...]In 1976 Stan and Donna moved to Ellendale, ND, where Stan at• home. He enjoys p[...]ity Bible Institute. In August 1978 they returned to Plen· I graduated from Antelope and went to NMC at Havre. I taught tywood and in 1979 moved to Coalridge. Stan works for Bowman school for 4½ y[...]have 7 children. Larry was born in 1948 and went to school in Casey attended H[...] |
| [...]- Emma Gable, 12-16-13, deceased May 1977; Clarenee, 10·13-15; sors for the youth group in the past. Donna is a church pianist and Alvin, 4-10-17;[...]merup children. She is now 100 years ·0Id. A grand, unselfish woman, By Lillie Thomas[...]t Coalridge and attended grade school there. born on 4-17-05 at Dalton, MN. Myrtle, Effie, Eilene and[...]He married Lillian Petersen from Blaisdell, ND on 3-11-36. After their sisters-and brother. They came to Montana in 1910. He went to school marriage, he worked for some[...]and Anton Sundsted. Clarence and Lil his dad and on 4-1-25 he married Lillie Lysne from Dalton, MN. Lillie moved to Sidney, MT, where he worked for Pete Petersen as a hod car• was born 10-9-07 at the Dalton home fa[...]arvey's families rier and brick mason on the Sidney Post Office. After completion of the w[...]ired post office they moved back to Coalridge, where he worked in the coal help so she wrote to the Lysnes and had Lillie come and work for her. mine. They then moved to Blaisdell, ND. where he farmed and raised[...]gage and moved to Kalispell, MT, where they purchased a ranch and[...]raised beef cattle, later converting it to a dairy.[...]In 19 58 Clarence went to work in the Christmas tree industry and[...]Lil went to work for the Tax Assessors office. Clarence was a[...]-26 and after graduating from Grenora HS he moved to Alaska, was engaged in fishing and still resides there, where he is currently a clerk at the Seward Hotel. Helen, born 11 -16-27,[...]in Grenora and married Edward Gjesdal from Westby on 8-3-47. They moved to Kennewick, WA; where they[...]rry born 6-25-39, and Carol born 9-15-43. 9-25-29 on the Thomas farm. graduated from high school m Gre[...]They farmed in the Dagmar and to Florence Boorman of Kalispell. They no presently res de in a ne Coalridge area till Edwin's death in 1981. The[...]lt in 1980 at the north end of their private la e on the born 11-29-49. She graduated from Grenora HS[...]9-69; Sean, born 5-2-73; and Scott, born 9-17-78. On 3-5-83 RoseMary married Robert clean and they liv[...]merup married anford Lagerquist 7-6-63. They live on a farm near Westby and have 2 children, Barbara, born 11 -14-67 and Ronald born I was born o -10 · h of Old Coal to 3-12-68.[...]Pe om .I to Besides farming, Harvey was a handy repair man and carp nter. sc[...]ore e m .I · h lots of snow and cold. He sometimes went to ark on skis and or d for d1 fa[...]n t various fa at d jo . I Children. The teach r, Shirley Hedges from Antelo[...]On 10-21-45 I marri of Athel and Roy Harvey died in 1966. I th n traveled about visiting friends and Thrapp. I farm d s ing to ashington relatives. In 1973 I bought the home in which I no reside in Gr nora to ork every wint a for 6 years on the D.[...]uying Peter Holts' place and moving I long to the St. Olaf Lutheran Church and the Grenora Seni[...]eG n place. Ci izens. I ke p busy visiting friends and relatives,[...] |
| [...]and poor crops, wet years and dry years, but all-in-all we are truly[...]I was the eldest of the last half dozen. I attended Westby HS,[...]graduating in 1938. I attended business college in Great Falls, MT for[...]year. I was employed at the Agricultural office in Plentywood for a year and then accepted a job in Washington, DC with the Navy Department.[...]During WWII I enlisted in the US Coast Guard (Women's Reserve)[...]LA. I have worked at various positions throughout the s[...]a year of teaching in a country school in Sheridan County (Washington[...]imes hen hey were all home and still and I left Sheridan County in late 1949 to make our home in Santa have ood imes when hey all[...]maus Lutheran Church, where they were charter o a i tie bi abou each family: Judy graduated from West[...]embers. Dillon in 1969 and married ichael Colbert on 6-20-70. They have 2 My husband, W[...]works in Helena as an 6-13-19. Bill and I were married 2-20-65. Bill has 2 children and we[...]aches in now have 6 lovely grandchildren. To nsend. Rand went o es ern or 3 years. He married Helen Rebich of Dillon on 6-7-69. hey have 3 children: David (12), Bradley (9) and eresa ( ). hey have a ranch south of Dillon here they raise everything:[...]daugh er of Beverly and Chester Olson of es by on 12-27-69. hey have 3 children: ende (13), Ro ann[...]ere Terry has his own machine shop and Ca h war s a he school part-time and babysits. Je en o estern 2 quarters. On 6-2-73 he married Connie Post of Shepherd, T. They ave 2 children: Ti faney (5) and Dustin (5 months . hey i e in Perr on here Jeff is a pe roleum engineer and or s or Diamond Shamroc and Connie is a CPA and or s for a ta company. Brian ent to e Vo ech in 1ssoula. He married Angie[...]lle aard (daugh er of arvel and elvin Hellegaard) on 6-28-75. They ve 2 children: Riley (7) and Austin[...]tired in 1981-Bill from Pacific Telephone Co. and I and he or s or Chrs ensen Construction and arms i[...]nent home in or s or he P. en wood er Id 2 days a ee . Doug ent o he Oxnard, CA[...]ech ·n elena. He married Joan Amundsen of Sid ey on 9-16-81. Uni ed Sta es and Canada. Th[...]e he has is o n machine shop and Jo n is secre ar a he Pen y ood Lu eran Church. Ellen, our ELVI and OR A (JE SE ) TOMMERUP youn s , h s j on he Coun Sp Iii g Bee or he th ime. Her I as born on he old homestead in the Coalridge area. I gre up h bbi s ri h no r her hor es a d h r dr ·ng. there and enjoyed every bit of i even if I hought that I pie ed and[...]hauled more roe s from he fields than any of he rest of hem. I went JO to Coalnd e school and finished 8 h grade here. I or ed mostly on as bor the home place but did or · out sometimes for the other farmers Tommerup. I[...]Ou s m Te as. I pent the rest of he ime[...]oe i· aly Franc G rmany, and Aus ria. After[...]ret r I or ed or Delmar Anderson of Dagmar. I[...]Jensen of Come on 10-2-46.[...]Sh rl len , and A L e Cit . One o[...]d bro s i rea or s uca ed in the Jo[...]e ere · . er e e i ed on a farm rth Coafrid e u t' 1 55 hen t[...]Coun y and in 195 moved inn- a farm 3 miles sou h of y in Divide Co.. D and mo ed e viii 3 e moved to Portland and have lived ver have farmed most all o e cep for a couple years aft e sin as a e der and mechanic for about 15 years. I then married e hved in els A ere I was employed ·n an aluminum bough business, a fabricafng and machine shop. sold out in factory.[...]1979 and since have been or ing as an engineer on a fishing tender I have been act,1 ve in community attairs- am serving on the in Alas a at Bris ol Bay. I took an early re irement this year (1983) but church board, township board, rural fire distnc , Grenora bowling may o bac on he boat as we are only gone 3 months. orma[...] |
| [...]I graduated from Plentywood HS in 1944, attended nu[...]myself came to California. We were fortunate to have employment at Ron an[...]via are retired and make their home in Oak Harbor on under the same order of Sisters as our[...]time cruising the been converted to beautiful apartments. When Dad passed away in nei[...]Alaskan waters in 1948, Mother wished to be with us. It was then my sister, artha, their 44'[...]t before retirement in 1979. They came to California with other. have 5 children: Gayle, Craig, Janette, Vicki and Mary. I worked at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Hospital for[...]years. MYRTLE (TOMMERUP) FAGNANT I am one of the triplets along with argaret and inn[...]born near Westby in 1926. My triplet sisters and I had a very happy childhood, never had to be alone and we graduated from Plentywood HS and went to nurse's training together and all became register[...]rt School of Nursing at Havre T. The 3 of us went to Havre last year (1983) for a nurses' reunion, which was a pleasant experience. The nursing school has closed several years ago. The 3 of us moved to California shortly after graduating from nurse's training and wor ed ma hospital m Santa aria, CA. I met my husband, Armand, in California and as married m Santa aria m 1953. We moved to Kemmerer, WY in 1954, and have lived here since. Armand had a grocery store for 19 years before selling out. He is no a agen or the Equia e Lie In uranc Co. I am hi part-tim secretary at present. I did or at the hospital her in mmerer for 5 years[...]d as born and raised here In 1960 I ma born m Kemmerer, hat happens to b a good reason hy e live heFe. e[...]othy and Christin . e are also I am current f of Cal stitut to n, grandparents of 2 lit11e boys, children of Chrisfne and J tf Lar n. C ino, CA as a r u and I ontclair, C They five m Richfield.[...]us grandchi dren much oo little-they are 5 hours a ay. IE (TOMMERUP) AYTA[...]n of Sa a |
| [...]barger, son of George Harshbarger. To this union 6 children were born[...]away later on. They made their home in Mississippi.[...]Clarence Andrew was born 4-17 -07. He was married to Tillie Reber September 1926. To this union 3 children were born. He later[...]Florence Hazel was born 12-27-08 and was married to Sanford Shelter on 5-5-32. To this union 5 children were born. They made their[...]6-1-35. To this union 3 children and 7 grandchildren were bo[...]on. They made their home in Pennsylvania. B To uam, and Ralph H r[...]Jennie Esther was born on 9-1-15 and was married to Lloyd Chad- had 3 sons Dennis, Arthur, and enneth. They lived in the Plentywood wich 8-13-34. To this union was born 3 children. They are living i[...]now California. live in orth Da o a.[...]Roy Monroe was born 4-8-22. He was married to Grace Kleinsmith girls, imberly, Rebecca, and Stacy. They are a I living in western on- April 1942. They made their home in Washi[...]e, T, 6-29 -63 . She passed away children, ichael a d ehssa. Fran and ichael Ii e in Plen ywood and[...]went through 8th grade in Montana, and later went to Im gradua ed rom Plen y ood in 959. She or ed as a mechanics school. He was a mechanic and had his own garage in elephone oper[...]married illie Fullmer of Riverton, Y. They moved to 3 children: Bonnie arie, Lorrin Nat[...]aroslas i, ho homes eaded in[...]HS in 19 5 i ha[...]d o on he ran h is fa her. H o eaks of[...]. . 5. ed to pull on. The purpose so the goat[...]ich r up ill to the house, ra her han him carrying i[...]s sine e arr" d. I 's al ay home.[...]il and Ha · (S u o came from a Bozeman.[...]n y omest ad d a Coalr h ra y bro her, Fred[...]at nd is emp oyed · h he for a d ells also. Emil and H 8[...](9·3· 7) 9 ar aret Federal A iat,on Agency at Palmdale, CA[...]Rob rt Young and I w re marri d in Pl ood 10-3 -35.[...]Eu 28-36), · 1937. were marred 6-2 -04. To his union 9 children ere born, all at[...]1 -38) and Fred (6-28-40), er bo n in Idaho. Erma a d h r Gladys Elizabeth was born 3-12-06 and m[...]daughter, Esth • di d In a car ace 'd nt 1-27-58 .[...] |
| [...]Fred Cameron was born in Oskaloosa, IA on 2-17-1885. He pass-[...]ed away in May of 197 4.[...]s. Arthur Christensen (Karen) was born in Denmark on[...]Peter was born on 1-5-1896 in Minnesota. He passed away in In 1967 we moved to Washington, where Robert worked in Seat- March of 1977. tle at the shipyards. I was sales clerk and worked in dry cleaning. We are both retired now and live at Glenoma, WA. Robert has a 2-man VIRGIE GUENTHER sawmill for h[...]passed away in February 197 4. Fred married a woman with 6 boys who are all grown now. My[...]am passed away in August 1979. darkness from 8:45 to 11 A.M.[...]Christine passed a ay m October 1982. ELLEN DUNDORE (YOUNG) Ell[...]rs. Edward (Carrie) Spo lie passed a ay in ovember 1976. Ellen says, "I have very fond memories of the time I spent in on- tana. After moving away, I was homesic to go back. For a number of CHRIST HOVLAND years I hoped Father would take us bac , but it never happened. I at- Christ as born on 1 23-1889 and passed a ay m 1973. tended Eastern Mennonite School until passing the 10th grade. I mar- ried Franklin Dundore from Sinking Springs,[...]Dolfa as born in innesota in 1898 and passed a ay m 1973.[...] |
| [...]P2!!3?.A CO ERTOW[...]y Otto Pohle, Raymond and Hilda Olson from A bird's eye view of he to n of Comertown and surrounding area,[...]ughs and the Soo was odd as it was a slope where more businesses were located to the RR ha connects he towns of Comertown and Dool[...]also had Both owns were thriving from 1920 to 930, but the dirty '30s the dray, and delivered milk in bottles to the town. A cafe run by Hans and he Soil Ban in the '50s caused the people to move west. The Andreasons was located here and to the north a beer parlor owned by homesteader's dream of getting rich on 160 acres didn't materialize Minnie Hanson. The handsome depot which was a neat, 2-story frame and as bigger machinery was a[...]tructure painted yellow and trimmed with red with a big cottonwood Comer's la e was the scene[...]ches between the depot and Minnie's saloon. and s i slope on the hill o he north. Also due s, mus rats and swa[...]would come pulling his cart to get the mail bags, August Olson with his T school as a 1-room hall, but in 1922 a new 2-room wagon for freight and everyone else in town to gather at the post office buildin opened[...]nd of town, this was heated ith to wait for M. L. and Hannah to sort the mail. The post office was steam[...]located in Rostad's store until 195 7 when a daily rural route was school classes began in 192[...]d with Ervin Overgaard as its driver. then became a dorm. High school co ued until 1953 a[...]The elevators stood across the railroad, also a stockyard. From 96 bus e ro tb as s a ed. The high part of the this spot[...]pressive was the home of Martin Rostad's, a 3-story mansion sur- sha h to e used for his purpose. In sno , rounded by trees. There was a stone summer house where the Luther int a hor d be seen to pie up he children on League and Boy Scout Troop 113 were allowed to have an occasional riday and brin ba[...]were the Library Club (started in 1915) and could be named ho ere educated here. The school had i s o n elec- later the name was changed to Park Club. Its purpose was to provide a ric ligh plan s early as 1 31 bu such convenienc[...]the town and school, and grounds were bought for a park in ater and telephone i did not possess, nor did the dorms. The[...]ty Club was organized in the '30s. It was to distribute information from carry ater in pails f[...]chool students he County office to area omen how to be better homemakers. The a one ti · d d for a r union in 1972 ith 101 group reorganized in 1970 and changed its name to " Hi- eighbor" of he held emceed by Lillian Pe erson, club, i decided to cease in 1980. and m over 500 people a ending. or mans Progre[...]he utherans formed ogive jobs to he needy. A county- ide relief program hich f innin but for many gave employment o the drouth s[...]and o a e ed. The he unem[...]h he p r . he ent to or . They could or about 80 hours a month. They io[...]f e a horses and agons ere paid for their use.[...]ce, WPA m i o toilet[...]k. The - s I. T hurch of Chris ser ices boys b[...]ena Larson as he se ing instructor. T ey also had a depression hese fam ilies moved[...]ostad's sore. Their salar'es ere abou 6.50 a cons rue ed.[...]Comertown had no go en f in o the 1 20s hen i suffered the One of t[...]bits. The rabbi popluation rose to the point where they ate much of the o ned by Ons[...]d for the cattle and horses. In the spring of 193 a town never again had a hotef. Actually, cGo an's restaurant is said Rabbi Dnve as organized. It as a nice day ith only a fe o have some rooms to rent. and Carlson's hotel had a dining room so i sno ban s left. The area to be covered as about 6 miles in diameter, was h e 2 hotels I h meal service La er in tha bloc on ain Stree . 1th the Riers[...](one owned by T et and the o her by Sa ern), and a cafe (former were thinly[...] |
| Several coyotes were in the drive but later escaped. The rabbits were driven into a wire corral on the Rierson farm and clubbed to death, they were sold and hauled away by truck.[...]e late '50s, the Soil Bank helped farmers at this time. Contracts ran for 5 or 1O years. The oil ind[...]1st pro• ducing oil well in the Flatlake Field on the Melvin Hellegaard farm in 1962 by Sun Oil Com[...]veloped after that. The 1st oil well producer was on the Walter Goetz south of Com- ertown by Diamond[...]Lena, Doris, Matt town Field. A Gas Pipeline was built in 1981 by Philips Petrole[...]nd of silence." There are cars and trucks driving on the streets going somewhere else.[...]with his dad Pete Anderson and his brother Henry to The cemetery is located on a hill that overlooks the town to the Plentywood, from Valley City, ND, to file on a homestead, 17 miles east. The land was purchased from Mrs. A. Vogt. Names on the tomb- northeast of Plentywood.[...]munity as a Census Enumerator. Later the family moved to Plen-[...]Carl also worked for the city. In 1943 they moved to Renton, DOOLEY[...]Boeing until he retired. Eight children were born to[...]y of Dooley was well covered in Sheridan Daybreak I.[...], Renton, WA. Marland, Nothing has changed since, but we have a few things to add to the[...]the spring of 1916 the US Government established a Customs[...]lives in Mineral, WA. They are busy raising a garden and flowers. From House at Dooley. It was[...]a family of 9, Carl has 1 brother Roy Anderson of Plenty ood, and 1 of the depot to the south. The name of the 1st customs officer is[...]unknown. He was succeeded by Dan P. Bailey. After a couple years the J. R. Segers came and remained u[...]discontinued. The Canadian trade was cut off due to severe duties and regulations. When Bailey was here he was a tall man so he could not enter the boxcar without scraping his head. He tore it down and built a nice building which stood on the south side of the tracks just off the road fr[...]wells, and making dams. Dooley was known as a patriotic town. Its liberty Loan drives were well[...], m Bergen, or ay. H Dal came to America as a young man a d s rv d in t avy. H th n ar a e his Al ce came to ontana and horn ead d land south est of Westby no[...]m Olson ho as born 9-1 -1884. ·n i nesota. She homestead d nt a ears o a land also sou h est of estb tha is no o n d by Ro[...]Johnson. Ellzabe h as 1 of he 1 reg, ter d nurses to or m far[...]r on 3-2-50. o birth of Eugene Ca[...]6). Ladies in th neighborhood cared for the baby but he became 111 and di d on rn •[...]n infant. avon, Roy edders and Charles Hilyard to name a fe . Years later Loretta att[...]h school m stby, and was con - a chan d his name from S muelson to II n nd in 1936 marri d - d at[...]years she Helen "Lena" Heppner. Th y lived in al a. T and ther r 2 r ed[...]logg. ID until icholson) of alta. att continued to liv in alta. T until his d ath r marria e. Du t1a hav 2 sons Craig and Russ, and 2 on 2-23-64.[...]grandchildr n Carmi and D . Duan s rv d on the Jefferson School[...] |
| Board, is a life member of the Moose Lodge, and a member of the Plen• Valley City, ND, on 6-14·23, and lived in that area for a short while. I ywood El s Lodge.[...]ts of grandparents were mar- Duane and Loret a are members of the Plentywood Lutheran ried at a double wedding and that both had the name Anderson. The Church and both enjoy golfing and belong to the Plentywood Golf families were S[...]part of the winter months in Arizona. Loretta is a and 1 in Minnesota, also, the 2 families were neighbors in North housewife and enjoys living on he farm helping her husband and sons Da[...]I, Priscilla, was born at Fingal, ND, on 9-5-24, and came with my[...]parents to Montana at an early age where they farmed near Dooley. A[...]only a few weeks. Gertrude was born on 8·1-28, and Roger on[...]borhood house parties. We children looked forward to these occa•[...]In the fall of 1934 our family moved to the town of Dooley because[...]of the distance to school, but continued the farming operations as well[...]Russell as born 0-17 ·54 in P entywood. He went to Jefferson Dooley, and repaired vehicl[...]grade school at Dooley for 1 year, hen ransferred to Plentywood. He was sort of interesting as the power was turned on when it became continued c ool here until graduat[...]off again at 11 :30 each evening. The people paid a flat rate of 972.[...]for electricity. Special arrarigements were made to keep the Russ enjoyed all sports. He played baseball for the Raymond Ball power on for a few more hours if there was some special event at[...]ntywood. school. He as involved in some s a e ournaments, and in 197 he par· y parents moved to Plentywood in the fall of 1945, since Roger icip[...]and Gertrude ere still in school. They planned to live in Plentywood rophy. He played bas e ball,[...]ood. Russ spen 1 year of college Dooley, but that changed very suddenly as my dad passed away on the SU hen joined Fa her on he amity farm. Russ made a miraculous morning of 2-22-46, from a heart attac . recovery ram major surgery In 980 a er a umor· as diagnosed on y mother too a job at the Plentywood School Lunchroom where his[...]she coo ed for several years. Her health began to fail in 1965 and in Y ood Gol ea ue, is a member of he El s Lodge and the Plenty- ay of 967 she moved to the Faith Lutheran ursing Home in Wolf ood Lu h[...]Point here she passed a ay on 3-22-69. y parents and he twins[...]the Dooley Cemetery. E RY and ED A DERSO[...]Roger and his ife, Bertha, hve in Plentywood; and I also live m Plenty- Henry A rso orn on 10-5- 897, near Valley City, ood.[...]d erson. He at ended schools in orth Oa a and h · s to he Dooley commum y m arch HA S and A A ANDRESE . re ra e r the[...]is each rs Hans and Anna came st to Coalridge around 191 O or 1912 to as the late c homestead from Schles i Hals ein, Denmar . In 1916 hey adopted[...]Eleanor ane. In 919 hey moved to Grenora, D here Hans or ed[...]for the railroad. From here hey moved to Index, A here Hans or ed as a lumberjac and Anna coo ed. Then back to Coalrdge.[...]In 1925 hey sold he farm to P. C. Pedersen and moved to Comer- to n. nna ran th res aurant in Comerto n and Hans or[...]to Plen y ood. nna or ed in the local res auran s fo[...]valier Edna Anderson as born near Fi gal, D, on 10- 7- 899, a Coun y. He as an only child. da[...]the daugh er of r. and r . artin Olson. Sh came to th US in tary school in orth Da o a. she came to ontana in 1 22 to teach th 1880 ith her par nts.[...] |
| [...]ridan was part of Valley County, Mr. Arneson came to homestead. He settled 14 miles northeast of Antel[...]John had 5 sisters and 3 brothers. A sister, Elvina, as born in[...], ND, 12-14-08. She married Clayton S. Zimmerman, a Soo[...]t McElroy. They raised 3 children. Clayton passed a ay[...]Christopher, was born in Canada on 3-26-10. He now resides in Front row:[...]Bank in Minneapolis. He 1s married and has 1 son, a nuclear physicist Helen Violet Stillman 11-20-43[...]Isabel was born in Canada 10-4-11 . She passed a ay 1-29-30. 4-4-7 4 at American Fork, UT.[...]Howard was born in innesota on 12-18-13. He is a retired con- Anne Gurnine was born 1-11-1900[...]Gerald Violet was born in Canada on 1-27 -16. She is married, has 2 died 12-29-71.[...]children and resides at Everett, A. Nels Andrew was born 10-17-01 at Nekoma. He[...]Lila as born in Comerto n 7-14-20. She is single, a semi-retired Kirkland, WA. He married and had 2 c[...]rces during W II. At the time of his death, he as a Leonard Reinlasoder 6-4-26 at Wolf Point, T. They[...]etired Soo Line operator in inneapolis. He passed a ay 10-31 -83 non Leonard born 3-15-27 at Plentywo[...]Croix Falls. bus. OH, Gerald Christ born 2-28-29 a Poplar, T. He no lives a Poplar. Christ died 12-18-72 and Sena d1 d 5-7-84[...]e oma. He never married. He and AUGUST A FROELICH died 7-3-38 at Antelope, T. Hen e, came to me · hi innie malie as born 1[...]and Peder arius as born 1-1 0-1 5 a n elop , T. He marri d farmer Ph[...]n 1cheal Ed rd. Peder d d 5-19-78 a Po land OR. a The meson childr n ent o lco school. Di trc[...]. F inrne nt to hi school in Pl n od. P d r ,ni[...]and rv d ov r 6-20-1 Euro . rn a dra d into h rvic bo n. Ed rd me on d1 d -12-37 nd[...]I t[...]I i[...]a |
| [...]erman Mission for the Church of due to hail, drought, dust storms and difficult times; and moved to a Jesus Christ of LOS. He graduated from the University of Utah and small house on Ed Campbell's property, and lived there till 1935. Then went into business as a contract builder. On 8-12-7 1, Evert and Cherie he and his family moved to Plentywood where he worked for the city. ells[...]In 1937 Mattie and the 3 girls moved to Mulino, OR where her daughter. Their 2nd son died[...]parents lived. Mattie fell victim to diabetes and was ill thereafter till her Ge[...]was born In 1940 Elmer moved to Oregon and joined his family. There he July 3. Sh[...]retirement. Their youngest son died of luekemia. On 4-17 -4 7, George married the Aft[...]mer Esther Long in Plen ywood. In 962, they moved to ashua, Gladestone, OR. T, here they purchased a farm. On 6- 4-81, George passed away[...]hters Vivian and Maurita. His death was caused by a Arthur is still farming north of Dooley and lives on he old stroke. homestead. He married Ger rude Anderson on 3-4-49 in Plentywood Mattie[...]ew Cemetery in Oregon Donald married Diane Schott on 5-27-78, in Plentywood. They have 2[...]Blake Arthur (11-3-83). Vicky married John Haddi on 5-26-78, in Plentywood, and they have 2[...]By Lois Brightsman Clifford or s as a janitor or ed1cine La e school. Thomas married Jo[...]erman Brightsman, was born in 1891 in Min· Couch on 5-17 -77, in Spearfish, SD. They have 2 children; ayla nesota. He came to Canada, and later to Montana with his family. His Chris ine 1- 8-78) and Thomas Jason (8-26-80). Tom is a rue driver father, Charles Brightsma[...]ide in Casper, Y. Arthur spends the summer months on he farm and the inter months m Plentywood. Erna[...]SMA Elmer C. Brigh sman as born in Reesville, I 3-9-1887. Elmer immigrated o idale, Sas ., Ca[...]es and Emma Brightsman. Elmer and his fa her came to he US in 909 o put up hay. Then a prairie ire burned the hay so they went b c to ,dale for the inter. In 19 O he family moved to he orth Dooley area. His father built small house on the land he homes eaded, lived in i for a fe years, hen buil a large house here the family grew up. At the age of 17 Elmer en o Canada and filed on a homestead here. Later he moved bac o he US and iled on homes ead 6 miles north o Dooley near his a her' place, and proved it up. A few years after coming to ontana in about 1915 my father ob-[...]nd ch Id. Lois Ruth, as born in 1923. Frances and I ere bo h born in ino, D a my aun , rs. Oruhl's home.[...]The country school that my sis er and I attend d as named after[...]my rand at er. I s call d he Bri htsman School. I ent to Plenty-[...]mov d to Th Dalles, OR in 1936. y father or ed for the[...]un ii II started, then he or ed at the Ore on Shipyard in Portl nd. I r duated from he Dalles HS.[...]In 19 2 I married Gai Clifford from eise, ID. e moved to[...]l th r ended in 19 6. fter com·ng On 8- 7 he married ood. T. home, en to pho ogr phy school, and c me a pho ogr pher in a ie as born in Goldfield, I 7-27 - 8 0. Po land. To h s union 3 childre er born. Vivi n Juvin II of D[...]e hav 2 daugh ers, Val ne Oa n, a e 25 and Tamie Tera, a auri1a Cov1ll0 of Denver, CO; and rland ibler of Glade one, OR. 20 They both a end d high school in Po land. Valerie married Darryl Ounng he lean years of the 1 30s Elmer buil a large chic en Beaty in 1978. They[...]ying from this union and D v·d Be ty from a previous marria . Tamie mar- chic ens o some of h[...]have 1 child Brandi ichelle. pluc ed and shipped to Chicago for the Than s ivin and Christmas[...], Frances, married Raymond G1 ch in 1 50. H orked a seasons. a lumber mill. Frances or ed as a "pho o re oucher'' for v rious Elmer gave up[...]os. They had 2 girls, Cheryl and Llona. They both a tended[...] |
| [...]Herber in garden. The children had a long ways to school in those days; there 1975. They have 2 chi[...]a flourishing business sharpening plowshares and ke[...]machinery in shape. Ed was a licensed steam engineer. By Hazel Thompson P[...]den. They settled at Clara City, MN, later moving to Swift Current, Sask. Hulda came to visit her sister Esther Watkins and met and marri[...]uvold and 3 children, Ernest, Hazel and Nan moved to a farm near Comertown. Hulda died in 1918. Peder ma[...]In 1952 we went to make our home a Aberdeen, WA until Ed The children are: Ernes[...]909; Hazel passed away 9-29-56. Later. I returned to live with my brother Arthur Thompson, Vancouver, WA , 1911 ; an Collonge Los Gatos, CA, on the farm in the summer and Plentywood in he in er[...]· (Page 189 of Sheridan's Daybreak I) Reynold Bruvold. Kensington, N died 1954;[...]8-75 at 92 years o age and E ora died Valparaiso, I , born 1928; Beatrice Kotz, White Bear Lake, ,[...]6-1·79 at 95. Their son, Wayne married L d,a Kurle, is retir d Peder Bruvold, Wahpeton D, 1932[...]nthony He nolds m an oo (n To 0. r tired. HS in 1929. Henry Raaen a[...]Dale and Joan (Kanning) Bummer o ned and hved on the "Doo ey" a . ranch from August 1956 until April 1964 hen hey moved to British[...]a hving in Canada. e are all Canadian c1t1zens.[...]i • Calvi[...]y live , Prince George. BC Ca hy and H mz Sp i lsach and children Darn I and C ristop er URITA and J live in Delta, BC. C ndace, Chris ina and Cameron are a home a 100 11 Hou (B[...]0-1 -21 . Sh ·s dau hter born o tmer a d Th Dooley farm is res ntly o ned by the Br[...]nP omp ted h I ,n GEORGE and ER , A CAMPBELL[...]f e Jantz n nitting mills ·n Portland, OR as a His fa her, Hubert Campbell as born 5-20-1862 at[...]seam r ars. aurila moved to Denver, CO in 19 9 mo her Emma Campbell born -5-1873 t Friberg, . To this a d attend II for dental assistants. Up[...]union children ere born, Julia (8-26-189 ). d Jes i {5-2-189 ) prac c d as a dental assist nt or 20 ears. and John (12-25-03).[...]nly 1 Jiv·ng of th Camp II family. On 8-29-53 aurita and Jerry Cov,llo er married in D n r, CO. The camp 11s mov d to Can da in about 190 7. They homeste d- Jerry Covillo as born in elby, CO, 8·18-15, a suburb of Denv r, ed and rais d grain, cattle, pigs and chic ens. They always h d a larg co.[...] |
| [...]those years: Robert on 5-17-62, Bradley on 1-26-64, Lloyd on 3-18-66, and Douglas on 4-1-68. Life was never dull![...]The boys attended school in Plentywood and were a big help with[...]and will be enrolling at Eastern Montana College in the fall.[...]presently a sophomore with no definite plans for the future.[...]Karol married George Berg of Helena on 7-22 -52, and had 4 boys.[...]George passed away of a heart attack in 197 4. Jerry at ended school in Denver, CO. He was on the Denver Police LeRoy farmed through 1982, until illness forced him to rent his Force dur'ng the war. He later worked for the Wells Fargo Co. for 30 land; he died on 10-17-83 . Other members of the family are, Lottibelle, ears as a supervisor.[...]CO. Ersness on 12-29-50. Calmer has been a district court reporter for[...]ed to Plentywood during the '70s to retire. By Robert Dahl[...]ed in November of 197 4, at the age of 85. I as born 6-28-20, a Plentywood, and my parents were pioneer[...]into the Pioneer se lers, r. and rs. Pe er Dahl. I have spent all of my life in Sheridan Manor, and later into the nursing home. Elizabeth passed away on Coun helping on he farm. I acquired land of my own in 1940, and[...]nd is 87 years after e dea h of my fa her in 956, I too over he home farm. I mar- old. ried Borgny Brensdal of n elope on 6-5-60. Borgny was born at hite ater, Ton 9-12[...]d MARY DROTAR Brensdal. She moved ith her parents to Sheridan County in 1926, By Anna[...]Cecilia Drotar Lesko, and Peter Drotar, Jr. helps on he farm and or s for he Sheridan County Road Depa[...]-62, is in her 3rd year of college, at ending E C a Our pioneer parents, Peter and Ma[...]her's maiden name was Mary Macko and she illis on.[...]as born in Czechoslavakia in 188-2. She came to America at the age[...]was also born in Czechoslovakia in 1878 and came to[...]in he mines or about 2 years. From Ike Pasterna , a cousin[...]nd Hamzi families again pulled up stakes and went to orth Da o a. The homesteads in onh Dakota were all ta en so t[...]moved on o ontana, here the 2 families homesteaded adjoini[...]r hu ·n S ep I. They elena, an he .[...]o sb nd nd on ood and con mued o fa[...]· and On 3-4-58, enneth marri d mmis in S'dney,[...]emmis. 910 I Ing ae · d in In December of 1961 , a fire yed our machine shop i h 3 th Doo etery. .[...] |
| [...]ert in chase and caught them about a mile out of town, when the safe fell off Endwell, NY and C[...]Dad gave up the store business in 1941 and moved to Sidney, NY and Clearwater, FL. They have 6 childr[...]ter his discharge in In the early days life on the farm was rather difficult. In the fall of[...]ine 1920 our parents had an auction sale and went to Binghamton, NY. Steinberg fr[...]Mother passed away 3-17-46. Dad went to Long Beach, CA where retired at the age of 70. Mother made several trips to Plentywood and he resided until his death November 1959. They are buried in Estevan, Dooley to rent the farm and house. The house burned down in[...]DT William Jens Ehrhardt was born in Penn, ND on 4·2·1882 . He went to Estevan, Sask. in 1900. He carried his violin with him and played for dances at 75e a night for extra money.[...]MN. He came to Dooley around 1913. He homesteaded 80 acres ne[...]s, born 5·21 ·1881, in Har- to the Canadian line. In 1915 he married Anna Kia en[...]3 miles north of Dooley in (4·30·09). Dad took a homestead at Gladmar, Sask. Alma stayed with 1909. Anna had a homestead 2 miles east of he an le and Hoffman her maternal grandma in Ontario to attend school. Three children were[...], Helen (1 -7-14 ), and Clifford arvin to Annas place and tha became heir home. In 1920 els[...]c Bloc " (3 stores) in ent bac to innesota to farm els' father's place. They s ayed unti Dooley, MT. In partnership with Hans Stenseth, they opened a grocery 1926, then came bac to Dooley. and dry-goods store. In 1917 the Ehrhardt[...]Dooley for T o sons ere born on the homestead, Brad! y on 10-30-16 and the winter. Alma came home from Ontano and ent to business school Kennet on 8·22-18. Daughter, P yllfs, as born 4-24 ·29 in[...]ood. Victoria BC. Ernie passed a ay in ovember 1971.[...]e res of from edicine Lake, T. They moved to Vancouver, A in 1943 o their five[...]8. or in the shipyards. George passed a ay 11 ·6· 9 at Oa hurst I, ho[...]s th inme and H ent to Regina m 1925 for 3 years of high[...]1 ntral niture and ren ed out heir land a d mov d to . nnie stay d ·n[...]o e ae Re ina. In 1941 she moved to v·cto ia, BC s and her hu -[...]in sup- band n a e s II hv[...]u a no n d s store n cho[...]nn , • • . Sh y I I hve. In 1 By . Erni a[...]i[...]tC or a to t I[...], ) and a dau , II and fo[...] |
| on, Gary, was born 8-13-5 7. He completed high schoo[...]Marine Corps starting his moved to Dooley. Larry graduated from 8th grade in Dooley[...]ted o mechanic's school at Camp Le Jeune, NC and to diesel mechanic's from Plent[...]s dad his discharge from the arines, Gary decided to continue his educa- quit running the elevator in Dooley and Larry took over. His boss was tion. He attended Saddleback Community Colleg[...]s now attending Chico State at Chico, CA, working to Bertha was born 7-17 -36 and married Roger Anderson, and they live in become a civil engineer. He has enlisted in the Marine Cor[...]nior High and in as born in Stanley, D on 3-17-11. y dad Theordore Falk 1960 came to Plentywood and got a job in the courthouse working in ho aded on 160 acres 12 miles north of Stanley or 1 mile eas[...]r Miller in 1946. Helen othe d o be near her fol s, so in March 1916, we had an[...]sal ioneer Jensen from Dagmar came on the train from lives in Billings,[...]Greenfield (7-29-41) nd our household belongings to Coalridge o my grandfa her's mine[...]as h her. ad long des s; you had to shde in from the end as s all[...]slates ith ooden bead top rn to count ith. I Dad ed on ano her 160 acres, 23 miles est of a e. ou there in ember 191 7 and[...]d sh eren' acquain i e country and the only e ne[...]s 16 miles away nd o di I yourself, an ere sn' any place to s ay. ou o Ii m so ayed i ed or 3 days un ii he s over. Then[...]Larry and Carol Falk. on hat. School as he bi p m. 8 different schools bu On 3- 8-61 Larry and Carol were married in Billings. On 10-5-62 mos · d i[...]imberly ay as born; on 6-1-64 Scott Allan was born· and on I ho icine[...]as born. In 1968 the elevator in Dooley was I ospi uil i ty ood, o her closing, so arry and Carol and family moved to Wilsall T, here coo[...]he farm to Larry and Carol. So the Falk family moved bac to Dooley in ba o the homestead and he las school I ay of 97 3 here they still resi[...]her d1 d in ood. She is busy i h her edding plans in June to Rick Fi e from[...]icine dau of Fred on he Sta e Football Champ·onsh1p team. He 1s no or ing out of Los n e. d he oling a ngel s for ble Fire E ingusher Co. and[...]d for Smi h' S a es. Cindy mam d i e GodiJohn in 1982 and hey have a rttle 31 i If Poin , duh mber Oa n, ho Grandma and Grandpa love to poil. D I C. and DOROTHY L. (HASS) FAA SE[...]born 7-25-1883 in Fall Cr dt d 6-1-63. |
| [...]20. He grew up in the the house to a 5 acre tract at Fairview where we lived for 30 years. Comertown community on a farm 7 miles south of Comertown and at-[...]y of 19791 sold this place tended grade school at a school about a mile west of his home place and moved to Stevensville, where I presently live. called Coolidge. There he finishe[...]s. He started farm- ing at about 15 years old due to his father's ill health, so he never at- tended high school. He took over the farm and all the work that had to be done there. Dorothy was born in Westby, MT, 1.2-27-25, and grew up on her folks' farm about 12 miles north of Westby, along the Canadian line. I, Dorothy, attended 8 years of grade school at a school called Pleasant Valley about 2 miles from my home. I attended Westby HS and graduated in 1944. Edwin and I were married 6-4-44, at my home north of Westby. We made our home on Edwin's farm 1Omiles west of[...]and St. John's Rella and I had 3 children; Ronald L (3-15-44), Norma Jean church is also on our land.[...]and presently lives at Ransom, KS where Ronald is a[...]daughter, married Bill Altatfer of Moorcroft, WY on 4-22-71. He is a preacher and they presently live near Moorecroft.[...]in Richville, M , Glenn August (11-27-16 to 12-12-83), Gladys E. Edwin, Dorothy, Deb[...]born on the homestead in Sheridan County. Three chi[...]ennis was born in 1945 at Plentywood, MT. He went to Westby husband Al Chaffee. HS graduating in 1963. He went to college at Minot, D, and EMC at[...]Raymond marr"ed Hazel s· eson of Coeur d' A ene, ID in 1942. James was born in 1946 at Plentywood, T. He ent to Westby[...]·c , Theron. Ray- HS graduating in 1964. He went to college at E Cm Billings, T, and[...]e 7-13-69 and James, Jr. 7-27-71. ate and Jim ive i Presco , AZ ith their mo1her. James is remarried[...]By Luc1I Go and they live m Phoenix, AZ. James has his o n upholstery business. Debra was born in 19 7 a Plen y ood, T. She ent to Wes by I as born ood, on 3-2-18 to Oav·d !son's. y HS graduating in 1965. She ent to college a E C in Billings • brother, C a he home place. I marr' E dred Goetzm er graduating ith a degree in elemen ary education. O bra mar · d on -30·10. Charles Goodheart on 7-25-70, at St. John's church. They have daughter[...]nd and y parents Fred and I a ( ac ) Frib rg came to Sheri an Coun• ty in the spring of 1911 . After 33 years th y sold he f rm south of Comerto n and moved to Hayden La e, ID her lta pa d a ay in 1955. Fred sold his arm a fe years after lta's d ah and mov d in o the o n of Hayden La e her he died in 1973. I as b nm hite Roe , SD in 1908 and as 3 years od hen h fol scam to on ana. I marri d R I Follo Ill of s·dney, Ton 11 -26-38. Due to my mo hers heal h the fol s moved to Co ur d' r ne, ID, hil Rella and I farmed h homestead and th ac place h1ch moth r had tnh ri d. The fol s mov d bac to Sh ridan County for 1 year, th n sold the farm and mov d to Hayd n La . Rella and I rented a arm outh of Cul rtson for a years and th n purcha d Rella's parents' f[...]rs of h ii dama e and 1 year of drought caus d us to sell th land and mov[...] |
| [...]n the Water In 1928 the family moved to the Simon Hanson farm southwest of Ouali Bur[...]Here they had a good-sized herd of Holstein cows which they milked to Chester, born 7-1 -39, has his own veterina[...]of the largest consignments of turkeys sold in a Turkey Co-op managed they have 3 children: odi ([...]by Ole Wang. The turkeys were brought to the old Farmer's Labor Tem- Jeremy (June 980).[...]fired the Sylvia, born 1· -40, is married to Gerald Adams who is a com- steam engine on the threshing rig owned by Oscar Clemetson. He fi[...]burning straw. During 1 of the dry years they had a 20 acre field ha e 5 children: Jeffrey (January[...]of corn which Eldred cultivated by walking behind a horse. It was the (Augus 1969}, Teresa ( ovember[...]g with flax straw, took the Syl ia and Jerry ill be a ing over our farm in 985. milk cows through the winter. This was on the former Ole Aspelund Anita, born 2-20-42[...]farm now owned by Chandlers. They lived on other farms in Sheridan Charlo, . Their chi[...]69), Heather ( arch Co. until moving to Sedro Woolley, WA in 1944. 97 , Loren ( ay 197[...](Mrs. Carl} Abenroth, born 8-24-07 of Sedro Be y, born 7-28· , is married to Jean Paul andler. He is Direc- Woolle[...]Pete} Goltz and lling ( arsh) Goltz of Dooley, T. I have 2 Lois, born 6- 3-52, is married o Dar[...]nt- Ii ing in o loon, Hong o , here Daryl or s as a geo echnical[...]I am an accountant for Farmers Union Oil, Black Eag[...]ife, arian, or s as a teacher's helper. We were married at Jordon, m , born 0- -57, a gh in daho Falls or 2 years and is no[...]I Ii ed o he Louis arsh Ranch south est of Plenty ood and s1udied ·n e ico a d us ria.[...]also in Plen od as a child, and then moved to Dooley from 1946 to e ha childr n in chools in S er'dan Coun[...]959. I a en Plent ood and Dooley elementary schools a[...]in he all of 9 . They Y ood HS. I rked for Robert Johnston of Johnston's Pharmacy from a en d h Pen ood School n 953 and continued through[...]d 953) hrough igh school (1957) and then for a short en ·af radua ed from high school. I 9 children gradua ed from[...]as of the earlies breeders of r gistered ngus cat I in[...]e Fal and Richey unson for Sher' an Coun y. e is a Ii e ime member of he mer' can ngus[...]· r operator and United Construction ssoc·a ,on, 'o'nin ·n 19 7. He as an ear member of he S eri[...]t I at ended accoun- Co Soc m n's ssocia io .[...]hool Dis rict 33 an la er as he cl r . He has b n on h o Harold Raabe of local SC nd on e F A Bo rd.[...]I . mov d o[...]nt Telephone i[...]ere I or ed · er[...]i also. In June r[...] |
| [...]In the summer of 1942, Pete worked on the highway at Brockton. Great Falls, Sacejawea,[...]nd graduated from CM We all moved to Glasgow where he worked on the airport. Russell in 1982. She attended Vo-Tec[...]In the summer of 1943 Pete started to work for Louie Marsh until puter operator and gra[...]n the CCC Nine Mile at Helena and also has served on Gwen is a junior at CM Russell High, and Kurt is now in the[...]OLE and KAREN GRANVOLD I, Gordon (Pete) Otto Goltz was born at Daleview, MT, 10-19-13. I By Olaf Granvold am the 3rd child of 6 children born to Otto and Lillie (McHattie) Goltz. Olaf, eldest of 6 children was born in Vestre A er, or ay in As a child I lived in the North Daleview country and northwest[...]My father (Otto) ran the Greer Coal Mine and was a carpenter 1907. The father, Ole, was born in Hedemarken, orway in 1877. The by trade. I worked at the Pete Marron Ranch in the summers and I mother, Karen, was born in Vestre Toten in 1882. Ole and a bro her of stayed and helped at the John Mehl's who I adopted as my 2nd set of Karen, also[...]rom orway via the SS Teutonic parents. In 1935-36 I worked for Joseph Marsh, where I re-met lling which had left Liverpool, England in 1907. They came do n the S . Marsh. We courted on and off and finally eloped in June 1937.[...]River and landed in Hanska, . Ole or ed on various My dad died 3-3-38 and Mother 2-5-73[...]d hours in the coal 1913 Ole went to Westby, T to file on a 1/2 section homestead. He mine making a living for his family. My mother was a good cook and was together with a bachelor, Peter Gerde. The 2 helped each o her worked for the Elgin Cafe. I had 1 brother, Harry an electrician who build a shack. Ours was 12 x 20 and Pe er's as smaller. I he spring died 4-11-66. I had often helped him in his work. I have 3 sisters and 1 of 1914 Ole moved the family on the Soo Line o Westby hie as brother l[...]st depot in the area. Conrad had been born in Han a, in OR; Beatrice Onstad; and Gladys, M[...]e place in 1923. Born at Dooley, MT 2-13-20, I, lling Anna ( arsh) Goltz was born We all attended a country school near the homes ead and also in Com- to Joseph Alfred and Florence May (Jordon) Marsh. I come from a fami- erto n HS. Olaf ent on to Plen ood graduating from high school ly of 12, an[...]ae Es her, rs. Edward year he went to the Univers1 f mnesota for 2 qua ers i[...]mechanical engineering. ext s n as a 2 month course in the (2-24-27); David Joseph (10[...]; er- Dun oody Industrial Institute i nn polls here he studied ar- mit Anthony ([...]here he did c r a fe ear (12-10-39). Kermit was killed m a car accident in 1955 and Robert for[...]nt. All of us live in this area. Ola I went to school all 8 years at he arsh school. I had i s Eth I ab Holmquist for 4 years. Then my fres[...]f eloped and ere married at heeler, T, 6·22-37 . To his union as born 3 children: Dale, Ruby and Sha[...]ta 8 to he rd[...]o from a f rm accid nt, t o . Th y h[...]In 1 3 4 t mo d to th Alf r d Cl m t on farm outh ot Com r[...] |
| own . Here Ruth Irene was born 8-23-34. In 1938 they moved to the near Westby. Anne and Oscar w[...]tad), was ac ive in church activities. Dad served on the Farmers Union Edwin, who lives on the home place and is married to Dorothy Haas, Board. They raised cat le.[...]o lives in Oak Harbor, WA. In 947 they moved to Bellingham, WA. Dad worked for Columbia I was born 1-13·19, just after WWI. I went to McKinley and Valle Lumber ill, and Bellingham Hot[...]wood Convalescent Coolidge school. I graduated from Comertown HS in 1937. I went to Center. other died on Mother's Day 1979. Dad lives at Alderwood Minneapolis and found a housekeeping job 1/2 days and went to a Convalescent Center.[...]business college 1/2 days. During WWII I worked at a defense plant. I went to Portland, OR and did office work, returning home to help my folks for a long time. Kalmer Haarstad and I were married on 3-20-50 at my home near[...]St. John's Church by Rev. Hagen. Kalmer was a dragline operator at[...]Baukol-Noonan Inc., a coal mine near Larson, NO. He passed away[...]rom Dooley HS ay 1939. In ugust 1942 she enrolled a Trinity Hospi al School of ursing in inot, D and[...]mmate was June Olson of Com n. They or ed a short ime a the Plentywood Hospital and hen o wor at[...]uchny, Julie ried eh Sanderson from Deming, A, 7-1 -50. He is a carpenter Podruchny , Cathy Haarst[...]have 4 children. Kenneth, born in 1951 , married to Cathy mili ary service in February 1945. He as wi[...]ive in Minot. They have 1 daughter, Monica. He is a com- Fort Benning, G and ser ed in Japan. He was[...]arried Priscilla nderson 11 -7• 5 a he Dooley Lu he ran Elaine, born in 1955, is married to Paul Carlson. They live on a eir children are Bonnie Leigh 9- -4[...]ld Juhe, born in 1956 is married to Bryan Podruchny. They have 2 anch for 2 years. He moved to Bi lings and wor ed for Con- sons ichael[...]ere Vanda, born 195 7, is married to Richard Campbell. They have 1[...]eron, A and or sin I started or ing for Bau ol· oonan, Inc. in Octobe[...]s ill there. They sell lignite coal to truckers, colleges, and ship coal by[...]r 0. Ha en as born m er hoven, and came to the[...]school here until the high school closed. He ent to born 8-9-6 .[...]in Bellin h m, . She s lu a orian ·n 19 O Bro h s Kerel Dean and orman[...]at Dooley and attend d local grad schools a d graduated from Plen- Sep ember 1 55. She married Richard Go rley of Evere . A, ywood HS. Th y attend d E C and or e , in Billin s for a hile and eacher, 6-9·56. They have 2 children , Bruce illtam (1 -20-58) and then moved to Columb'a Falls, T. Kerel a d orman a e eachers at Susan are -9-61 ).[...]Columbia Falls HS and De n orks as a carpenter and foreman at[...]going into he grocery business, Autt's Super Valu i h the I as born and raised in Sheridan Co. y paren s ere[...]lla . Hagen marri d iels Jensen in 1940 and lived on the father came from Goteberg, S eden in 1908 wit[...],ers Jensen passed a ay in 1950. Ella or ed at the Plent ood Anne Jenson came to Montana, 3-1-13, and ftled on a homestead Hospital as coo and later moved to Billings where she worked as a[...] |
| [...]Mothers and 4-H. Ellis and Susan Hagen and moved to Wolf Point and lived near Inez Ault until 1979 when she family are the 3rd generation to farm the Olson farm since 1919. moved to Columbia Falls. She now resides at the Immanuel L[...]na Sterud Hanson. His father had come from Norway to Osseo, WI. The family moved to Comertown in a covered wagon. Mrs. Hanson died[...]Helga (2-4-1896 to 1-10-82) married Tom Ofsthus in 1922. Their son[...]to 1925) was killed in a train accident in Rosville, CA. He never mar-[...]ried. Milia (2-23-1899 to 1968) was married to Carl Anderson, Dooley,[...]MT. (See C. Anderson story.) Olga (12-8-01 to 12-10-20) never mar-[...]ried. Emil (6-8-03 to 1923} never married. Jalmer (3-31 -05 to Back row: Guy Ault, Mary Ann, Norman Hagen, Dean[...]2-28-34) never married. Axel (5-6-07 to 1924) adopted brother, Anna Chester, Phyllis Hage[...]Jalmer and Arnold built a barn and shop on land which they had bought By Phyllis Hagen[...]from Sill Hoven. Simon and Minnie moved to Comertown. He opened a Chester 0. Hagen and Phyllis I. Olson were married in 1945, and butch[...]t the Niels Jensen farm until 1 946 when we moved to the Peter C. Olson farm northwest of Westby. We r[...]1961 when we purchased the homesite. We continued to farm until 1971 when a hail storm destroyed the entire crop. We moved to Columbia Falls, MT, where Chester worked at the A[...]clincis in the Columbia Falls area and continues to live there.[...]Ii e s I and dau Children born to this un·on: Curtis J. Hagen-completed h·g |
| Local 1797, and worked as a carpenter for 35 years, retiring in 1973.[...]have 1 daughter, Nicole Michelle He belongs to the Washington Horse Breeders Assn. He bought a (6-23-83). 3-old filly, named Tara[...]pumper. They have a daughter, Trina Ann (1-18-80) and a son, Tyson MR. and MRS. HENRY HANSON[...](6-1-61) graduated from Westby HS and U of M with a Henry came with his dad Simon Hanson to Montana from Wiscon- degree in Elementary Education. She is presently employed as a 4th sin. Henry is a WWI veteran. He served his country as an enlisted[...]s present- for several years. Henry met his bride to be, Esther Newcomb, who ly attending the U of M majoring in business. was teaching in a 1-room school. They were married 11-24-32 at the[...]and grasshoppers, they gave up farming. They went to Min- Brent Jay (6-28-65) gra[...]In March 1939 they 1984. moved to Anchorage, AK. Henry and Esther worked at Ft. Ric[...]oldest of 9 children. Surviving besides Henry is a brother Arnold of class of 1988. Renton, WA. A sister Anna Dixon, of California. I served 9 years on the Westby school board. Presently serving on[...]of Plentywood in 1910. I, Henry, was born 8-9-12 on the homestead[...]My wife, Susanna Lasar Heppner, was born 1-18-16 on her[...]tridge, Harold Dinkel. migrated to Canada in 1911, and lived in the Coalridge area w[...]Lasar's father, lgnatz Fresz, from 1912 to 1914, before homesteading[...]We were married 9-28-34, and made our home on my parents' MELVIN and MARVEL HELLEGAARD[...]d Margret Olson were no crops. I worked on the WPA project in Plentywood, building (9-22-1888) on 3-1-23. Melvin was born 6-16-29, the youngest of[...]til school district 31 was consolidated children. A sister Beatrice McKinnon, and a brother Allen Hellegaard. into the Plentywood district. I was trustee and clerk of schools. We are I've been farming and ranching in the Westby area s[...]members of Trinity Lutheran Church where I was an elder for 1Oyears. from Westby HS in 1946. Married Marvel McCall, 6-16-52 . She is a graduate of Comertown HS, class of 1952. Besides being a housewife she also is a secretary at the Plentywood Herald. We have 12 ch[...]11-4-54) graduated from Westby HS and U of M with a degree in business administration. He married Lyn[...]Dale (9-13-76) and Austin Jay (4-24-79). Brian is a heavy machine operator for Christiansen Con-[...]-78) and Allan Jens (1-4-80). Allan was killed in a construction ac- farm the family f[...] |
| [...]ntywood. Ralph is an insurance agent and Linda is a RN at of the deaf. Lisa Ann was bor[...]r husband Bob Anderson live in Plentywood. Bob is a Westby, MT and are living on the farm previously owned by Clifford mechanic. M[...]and Agnes Jerde. where Michael is a senior at DeVry Institute of Technology and his wife Sharon is a legal secretary. In 1979 Michael was a FFA work ex- TIM and NORA HOLD[...]Tim and Nora Holdeman lived on a farm just east of the Flacker My brother Fra[...]Darlene, Clayton and Leroy moved that fall to Fergus Falls, MN. LAWRENCE and MARY LOU (EDLUND)[...]e Ray Heppner was born at Plentywood, MT 7-24-39, to |
| [...]WMC at Dillion as did their spouses In 1940 I worked on construction jobs, then moved to Lewistown and taught school in Oregon[...]where Connie was in the hospital for treatments. I worked for US Gyp- Our family of 16, all think Montana is a wonderful state to call sum making sheet rock. In 1942 we moved back to Comertown to "HOME." farm. The winters of[...]ortland, OR where Connie attended special school. I worked as mechanic there. In 1945 I CARL and RUTH ISAACSON worked part time as a cat operator for Soil Conservation. In 1953 I was Carl was born 6-14-20 to Martin (died 1951) and Petra (died promoted to foreman and worked until 1971. Then I went to work as 1958) Isaacson. They lived on a farm south of Comertown. He had 1 road foreman for Sheridan County and retired in 1977. I took up flying brother, Magnus T., and a sister, Palma was born 3-23-18 (died in 1961 which I am still enjoying. My hobbies are collecting and[...]pleting officer training and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in My parents, Bert 0. Solhei[...]trand) the 80th Infantry and went to France in the fall of 1943. He was Solheim (1887-[...]teaded. The He returned to school at University of Denver and earned a Solheim farm 7 miles northeast of Dooley is where I was born 5-1-22 . I masters in communication. He was a professor of Speech and Com- attended Strand and[...]nt in Communication and Industrial Rela- we moved to a farm 2 miles west of Comertown. In 1940 I graduated tions, and Professional[...]Magnus was born 5-13-14. He has a brother, Carl and a sister,[...]s) Smithers, Cripple Creek, CO. During WWII I worked at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA, in the payroll and accounting office and returned to Montana in 1946. My brother, Oscar (1917) lives in Tacoma, WA. I have 2 sisters, Mrs. Orville (Hazel) Solberg (19[...]Maxwell (Luella) Pedersen (1929) of Reverve, MT. I have 10 nieces and nephews. My husband, Fr[...]e lived in Libby for 27 years and Fran worked as a lumber grader for St. Regis Lumber Co. , the former J. Neils Lumber Co. I worked as a book- keeper and homemaker. Fran still own[...]entywood, and his fall vacations have been spent on the farm to harvest and visit friends and relatives[...]HOWARD 0. IVERSON In 1980 we retired to Elmo on the Flathead Lake where our I was born on the farm near Comertown, 8-10-24. My parents chil[...]ir were lngvald and Ethel Iverson. I attended all 12 years of school at vacations, making it a very enjoyable time for us. Comertown, and graduated in May of 1942. James G. Hopkins and his wife Loui[...]dren, David After graduation, I remained on my parents' farm for 3 years. Early (1966) and Ch[...]ronics Engineer at WR Grace in 1945, I joined "Uncle Sam's Infantry." While in the servi[...]4 years in the Air Force California, I met Ruth Oelkers from Culbertson. She was working[...]Riverside, CA. We were married on 5-12-46 after my discharge from Ronald J. H[...]Our children are: Sandra, married to Tim Feeley of Sidney, MT; count executive for DA[...]live at Kalispell, MT. Debra, married to J. Abeita of Hiawatha, KS; Steve, married to Madelyn Our daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Linda Fa[...]1975); and Brandi Doreen married to Curtis Thiessen (they live on a farm West Froid.); (1980). Ron Riley is an[...] |
| [...]Ruth, Howard Iverson and children. I have been employed as a dairyman, farmer, trucker, body shop, |
| they moved o Olivia, . Bill wor ed as a Star Route mail carrier for dog, 9-4-65. E[...]ng; Don died of cancer (8-2-75); 18 ears. He made a 100 mile trip each day. Two more sons were[...]rgery. Bennett was married; she passed away and i h he a ional Guard Unit from Olivia. After returning hom[...]he died 1 year later. Rosalie is married to Bill Ingrum; they live in Libby, his fa her operated a S elly Gas Station. Curtis was injured in a car ac- MT. Robert is married and lives in Honolulu, HI, where he is a Navy ciden and died 1-6-53.[...]vin Ella married Frank Ayotte, a widower. He has passed away. Ella moved o lbuquer[...]e attended the Dooley School. In 1933 George went to children and 3 reat grandchildren. Gladys has orked as a teacher's southeastern Alaska where he worked on fishing boats. In the fall of a'de for 2 years in he Olivia Elementary School. Sh[...]934 he came back to Dooley and was employed as a truck driver. On aide in a pre-school in Bird Island, , for 9 years.[...]for the county of Plentywood as a mechanic. In 1958 they moved to B E hel I erson[...]tana. After George's retirement in 1978, we moved to[...]lla, AK here we still live. Ge born a Bemidji, , 2-16 1896 son of Albert and Be ha . e as the 1st of 7 brothers and sisters. When Gear e o school age, his schooling as to be herever his da · freightin[...]s from Bo • in lived a ohall for a fe years. Upon he ana[...]n ideal place in he no a. The June of 1906, the family ra[...]e. ors and as a grea hunter and ra[...]ed and r n home, o on his Ii tie buc d o report his find to Pe er ar- ron .[...]acoma. to co motology school and graduated in 1957. Lavina[...]me Don Bun er a school. They ere married in 1958. In 962[...]o era e. They live at Graham, A. They have 3 children, James,[...]· ellie. Jam is · · I ·c,an. Daniel or s as[...]. and Robert (12-28-38). George as Ifled by a h· and run driv 3 y as S I ept toge her, a ended school-church. lb in B[...]n Bend, OR Clarence fe ed i HAROLD and E EA OR ARIE JOH SO Libby until Clarence lost his Ide ·n a pickup acc'den ith his[...] |
| [...]nson. afraid of me but the female would come and kiss me on the chee . One[...]ose and headed for the chicken ouse and too the r To this union 10 children were born. Richard Eugene[...]n Norman and had 5 children. Dick and Doreen live on the anything it could carry. I took some of these animals with me hen I farm east of Comertown. Robert Allen (11-4-40) married Delores worked for Carl West on his muskrat farm m 1930. Johnson and have 3 child[...]. Darvin Baker), David In 1934 I or ed in a grain elevator in Dalevie . In 937 I oo a Harold, and Mark Allen. Bob and Delores live in W[...]in boo keeping and accounting and got my diploma. I got his Marion Louise (12-9-42) married Roger Paulson and lives in course free due to a bad injury I received in 1919. Sidney with their 4 children: Ricky, Randy, Micheal, and Terri Lynn. A few years later I bought a farm near Dooley and rented more Carol Ann (11-12[...]and. The horses had gone "ou of style" for me and I bought a used 4 boys: Darrin, Kelly, Merle, and Marvin. Be[...]married Fordson tractor. They were Ii e a odel T car when it as cold. I had a Ronald Boucher. They have 4 children: Shannon, Shane, Shawn and 15-30 tractor for a hile. In 1942 I got a ne Ford rac or. I ore out 3 isti Dawn, and live in Centralia, WA. Christi[...]Crystal Oa n, and Tammy. I sold my farm to a relative and bought a 3 room house n Pen- Christine lives in Centralia, WA. Harold Carl (1 -3-55) married Lavonne tywood. I do odd jobs in to n and a e care o the Dooley cemetery. Galland. They live[...]rs o heir Harold lived all his life on the farm east of Comerto n and spent ma[...]th horses. as a m chani a iv Harold as illed m a car/true accident east of Plen ood on cu om combinin 3-27-67.[...]che an. Eleanor sod the farm to Die in 1969 and mo ed to Plen ood here she still resides. LESTER C. JOH SO |
| [...]Tim in 1977, and veteran of WWII and a charter member of the National Farmer's Tracey in[...]telope and have both pass- is at the present time a manager-trainee at Surfsand Resort in Cannon[...]from Plentywood HS and NMC, Havre (in education) to he ational College at Rapid City, SD. She graduat[...]at Missoula. She taught at Roosevelt school, with a bachelor's degree in air travel in 1981. Tracey i[...]Westby grade school (7 years). She is a member of the Catholic In 1967 Die 's father was killed in a car/truck accident and we Church, Right to life, and Confidential Pregnancy Service. moved o estby to farm. We bought the Anhalt house and lived there[...]until Eleanor, with he 5 youngest children, moved to Plentywood in children: Bob (12-17-53[...]tby 969. e then sold he house in Westby, bought a few cattle and HS, UND, Williston, ND, MSU, Bozeman with a BS in Education, and began e 3rd generation living on the farm which Carl and Louise works as a partsman at Plentywood Power and Equipment; Steve[...]Bozeman with a BS in Education, and is presently working on an en- OBERT and CO IE JOH SO[...]Billings with a BS in Education and a Master's Degree in Counseling, were Albert and Be[...]ra ehl. Daniel's parents were Pedersen, on 7-26-80, in Plentywood, MT. John and T eresa ehl.[...]7. as born 10-1-0 , and now lives in Billings. I (Connie) as born He attended the U of M in issoula, T for 4 years. 9-8- O in Pten ywood. I have 2 brothers: Eugene, born 7-12-26, and[...]has 10 children. They Leininger, a twin brother Tom Johnson, and Tracey McKinney. bo h farm by Plen y ood. A 3rd brother, Curtis as born in 932 and[...]at Plen ywood, MT. She attended school died 937. I have 2 sisters: Coralie born 9-17-35, now living[...]marriage to Tim, she attended the Vocational-Technical Center[...]issoula, T for 1 year and received a certificate in the medical Plent ood, raduating in 95 7. I spen my school years in Plen- se[...]died 7-17 -66 in a drowning near their family farm home. e e[...]n he spring of 1981 Tim and onica moved bac to the orn on -6•58 in Great F 11s, no livin ·o ill's on, has 3 children; Pedersen farm and are presently engaged in farming and ra ching on Robert, Jr., born 12· -59 in Great F 11s, ser ed years in he avy, he JL Ranch along I h onica's parents. They are members of he nd plans on armin ; Pa ricia, born 10-29-61 in Plen ywood now[...]Plenty ood Lutheran Church. lives in Fair iew a d as 1 child; Curtis born 1-21 -63 in Pie ty ood,[...]im and onica have child Joshua Eugene, ho as born on current! or s in ·edicine La e a d lives home. -7-82, on his mo her's 21st birthday in Plen y ood T. Joshua as e e on o Pe tywood Luth ran Chu ch. I m a m mb r of b ptized in the Luth[...]ectin their Rachel Circle belon o h oDana C ramie A soci ion, d m 2nd child in September of 198 . ecr ary re sur r of h. I ave ceramic busin ss m home nd enjoy doin[...]ohnson as born on the farm east of Dooley, 11 -29 •15,[...]s nd Bertha Johnson. He re up as a typical farm boy. He OBERT and DO 0 a ears of school and raduated from Com[...]y, . Robert's 1 paren s ere I re and Jennie ( a nu on) Johnson. T y[...]ro · · 5. a ay. Their children ere: ally (1 9), farm on his p rents' orgmal[...]o ~ Dan e in, has 2 daughters and a son ho died a age , 2 grand- that |
| [...]before there was even a town of Dooley. Dooley was estabilshed in[...]1913 when the railroad sold lots. Bill proved up on a homestead and built a new barn as well as other buildings. Mae (Mrs. Ro[...]sister, recalls living in that new barn for a whole summer and fall, and[...]ville at the time. Bill was the 1st of several of the Johnston family to come to Sheridan Co. (See Barney Johnston story.)[...]Bill gave up his homestead and returned to Minnesota sometime[...]MN. She was born 10-19-1899. She passed away on 5-15-36 . They had a daughter, Eva Frances Johnston born 3-31 -29. Bil[...]Bill worked as a plumber in Scanlon, . Also in a match factory. Funeral services were held at[...]orties until the late 1960s, Bill began returning to Sheridan Bungum officiating. Interment followed in the Dooley Cemetery with Co. for years at a time. While in Montana, Bill helped Roy edders with mil[...]ARNOLD and IRIS JOYES I was born in Ottertail County, MN on 12-18-1898 to John H. and Arnold is the son o[...]He had 2 brothers Mary C. Estes Hoover Johnston. I was the youngest of 8 children, hav-[...]in January 1983. Arnold has spent his entire life on his Bessie, 1889; Evelyn, 1891; George, 1893; an[...]ring only Mae (Mrs. Roy Medders, Plentywood) and I are living. his youth he had a dog or a horse ith him. My father was a pioneer and a sawmill owner. He helped to build In 1941 he married Iris Vogt. Iris is the daughter of Andre and Richville, MN where I attended school.[...]ene Vogt. She had 3 sisters and 4 brothers. I 1st went to Sheridan County, T in the spring of 1916. I went Arnold began school at a small 2-room rural school no n as out in an immigrant car with my brother Bill who had a small Ueland. Subsequently, all 4 of his children also a ended elemen ary homestead north of Dooley and so[...]school there during summers until i was permanen ly clo in 1963. was a big hill on the northwest corner of Bill's place called Lante[...]also both attended school in Comerto n. as a long All the homesteaders would light the lantern[...]orsebac , often in stormy eather. Co o n had to to n because there were no roads and it was easy to get lost. several businesses including 2 general stores, a lunch room, barber I remember the 1st dance I attended as ma sod house o ned by shop, depot and a pos office here he res·dents, including he Perry Johnson. He had 3 daughters I recall, Ruth, agnolia and Cap- students aJI gat red t their mail each day a e ·n. tolia. I worked for D Dooley on a cattle ranch for about a year and a Arnold and Ins ra · nt., half. I or ed in harvest, threshing, and later or ed for[...]on[...]to[...]h Dool y ar a about 1908, r H r for . th as a busin ss and as hobb . e can[...] |
| [...]were less han adequate), working the fields i h a earn of horses, the big, awkward steam tractors,[...]every meal). Iris passed away 5-27-84 as a result of a car accident. HAROLD and SHIRLEY JOYES |
| also kept busy with her activities as a board member of the Montana Mar[...]72). are Anthony and Ceciela Kavon. He was raised on the family farm 2 Carol works at a bank in Bothell, WA and has a son Alex Michael miles south of Raymond along wit[...]lled at MSU and graduated from there in 1971 with a degree in born 11 -25-75. Bruce farms and works on pipelines. Agricultural Business.[...]hools. calves that spring. They had to sell the cattle for 65 a co . They had She attended Gonzaga University in[...]hey started over. graduated from MSU in 1971 with a degree in Speech/Communication. Francis and Esther purchased a home in Plenty ood in 1971. Since their marriage, Joe and Karla have been involved in a farm- Esther worked as a fry coo at the Blue Moon and Golden Wheel for ran[...]about 1O years. She was a cook at the Plentywood schools or 20 Joe and[...]es was born 3-6-1897 at Redwood Falls, to Bruce and Francis Lavell King was born 11-30[...]Falls, MN. His Catherine King. Jim and a brother, Paul came to ontana in 1916. Sm parents were Bruce James (9-15-1865 to 6-17-40) and Catherine bought a farm 3 miles north of Dooley. He served in the Army in 1918. Ellen (6-24-1867 to 5-22-30). His brothers and sisters are in this book Later Jim, Larry, and Ralph lived together on their father's homestead except Paul (12-10-1899 to 7-1-69) and Theresa (9-4-01) lives in[...]rked for his neighbors and at Boeings in Seattle, A California. Florence (3-23-1894 to 1-10-82). for a few years. He died 9-6-52. Francis came with his parents in 1912 to Plentywood. His father had a homestead north of Comertown. They lived there 8[...]Theresa, and Francis, and their parents returned to Minnesota. Francis came back m 1925 to Montana to help farm the homestead until 1931. Francis[...]1 at Plentywood, T. Es her Amanda was born 5-4-14 to Peter and Lena Larson. Peter (1864-1932) and Lena (2-13-1880 to 12-28-60) o ned a farm north of Dooley. Esther attended Jefferson a[...]Larry a fter Fra |
| Ruben King was born 8-27-06 at Redwood Falls, MN to Bruce and Catherine King. Ruben came with his dad to Montana in 1912. He went back to Minnesota until 1924 when he came back to Montana and farmed and ranched on his father's farm north of Comertown. He died 5-2[...]chuyler Hoppins grew up near Kingston, Ontario. To this union 10 children were born; 4 girls born in[...]ian were born in Montana. In 1903 we moved to a homestead near Estevan; in 191 O we[...]n 1-31-31; Jessie Althea, 3-12-32; Dennis . moved to a farm near Weyburn, and then in 1913 to a homestead on Arnold, 12-4-33; Avon Arlene, 9-2[...]About a week after bringing Karen home from the hospital,[...]the 4 oldest children. Wallace went to Iowa to live with his Grandma[...]Marvin farmed until 1945 and moved to Plentywood. Clifford[...]to Arthur Gabrielson. Marvin worked for the County u[...]vivor of Marvin's family. She lives in a nursing home in Spokane, WA. We older children went 4 miles to the Fellon school, walking from[...]farm. Later we walked 4 miles from our homestead to children. Barbara died February 1972[...]2 daughters. They live in Spokane, WA. David was a Bert Klakken and Joy married at Dooley in 19[...]al Air- of Martin and Tomina Klakken who had come to the Dooley community port. from Minnesota in 1913 to homestead. Bert and Joy farmed in the Jessie, a registered nurse, married Henry Treftz of Richey, MT on Dooley area till about 1937, and then moved to Noxon, MT. Bert work- 11-2-53. They had 4 children. Henry passed away 8-16-79. Jessie ed on state highway till retiring in 1968. Joy died of a heart attack in and children live in Ken[...]Dennis, a mechanic and welder, married Carol Bassen 6-29-57. A son, Eugene was in the Army in Spokane and was on They live at Pompey's Pi[...]maneuvers and drowned at 25 years of age in 1963. A son, Junior, Arlene marrie[...]was in the Korean War and then at age 35 died of a heart attack in and lives in Meadville, MS where Arlene is a rural mail carrier. They 1967. Junior had 3 children. A daughter, Florence, lives in Idaho and[...]ty, IA. They have 3 children. has been a depot agent for many years.[...]tywood. Ervin Sachow died 1-22-69. Karen is a domestic worker and MARVIN and NOVA KLAKKEN[...]h child of Martin and Tamina Klakken. Marvin came to Montana Henry Wm. Knabe came from Minnesota and took a homestead with his father in July 191 Oto stake out a homestead 4 miles north of southeast o[...]e sent for Dooley. His mother and 4 children came to join them. His sisters, Anna Mary C. T[...]ried Marvin and his father farmed and bought a steam engine, grain at the Luthera[...]d by Waldemar Nova was the daughter of David A. C. and Jessie Beery of Gravity, Lane. She and the children then moved to Edward's place. The children IA. She was born 5-2[...]6-6-31 ). passed away in April 1983. Newell lives on the Beery Hereford Ranch Edwar[...]Garnet died the same southeast of Vida. Nova was a teacher at the Brightsman school. Nova[...]Six children were and Mary. born to them.[...] |
| [...]and Bruce Allen born 10-16-67. Ed Strombo was a brother of Mrs. Tony (Ida) Rheinertson and Mrs.[...]d, MT. He James (Mattie) McLean. Mary Strombo was a sister of Christ Toedte, also attende[...]the Army 2 years including service in Vietnam as a sentry dog Henry Knabe was a brother to Anna Wipplinger. Her husband, Fred,[...]th of Victor, MT, 12-20-70. He taught homesteaded on what is now owned by Domonoske.[...]present he is a spray pilot and does construction work. Maxine ta[...]the 1st 5 years while station- Simon Hansons were a big thing, and playing whist. ed at Fortuna, ND (including a 1-year remote for Chris to Okinawa) after The children attended Bain Sch[...]which they were transferred to Montauk, Long Island; another remote[...]for Chris to Iceland; next a 2-year stay at Tacoma, WA; and their most BENNETT[...]enjoyable experience of all-a 3-year term in Bremerhaven, Germany Bennett Krowen was born to Andrew and Inga Krowen on their where they traveled to many different countries nearby, and the most hom[...]r himself. They returned to US in October 1983 and are presently stationed at[...]ried at Emmaus Lutheran Church, 6-30-43. We lived on the Andrew Krowen farm until the fall of 1947[...]Marlow was born to Andrew and Inga Krowen on their homestead Kronen farm from Mary Stadig. In[...]by HS in 1944. He was in the Army from March 1945 to Bennett was a member of the Ueland school board for several[...]spent in Korea. years and Margaret was also clerk a number of years. We both belong- A[...]Army he rented the family farm which he later ed to the Lone Tree Church which later merged with Our[...]d now Immanuel Lutheran of Westby. Bennett served on wood. the church board of Our Savior's[...]n passed away 3-3-74 and Inga, 2-18-80. school as a teacher and superintendent, and is a member of the ALCW. Other brothers[...]his folks on the family farm.[...]and graduated from Westby HS in 1952, and went to college 2 years.[...]married to Monica Ann Willis, 3-20-82 and Nikki Fisher. They[...]went to high school at Simms and attended Vo Tech in Grea[...]worked in Denver until she married Larry Johnson on as "biller typist" for Columbia Pictures on through bookkeeping posi- 7-12-64. They lived in[...]panies and the petroleum industry. From and moved to Anchorage, AK in 1971 . Larry is presently Construction December 1969 to the present time, she has been employed as[...] |
| [...]lived on the Tom Oftus place from 1939 till the fall of 1943. I then By George A. Laverdure moved to the Mack place where I am now living. Pierre "Pete" Laverdure was born on the prairie near the Little I got married 8-19-4 7, to Genevieve Ruggles of Dooley, MT. Her Rocky Mts., Montana Territory, in 1860. Eliza Primeau was born on folks were Isaac and Nova Ruggles[...]nadian West Territory in 1876. died on 4-28-73. Nova died on 7-28-67. Both are buried in the Dooley In 1[...]ding the Laverdure and Primeau families, returned to the designated reservation. Pierre and Eliza[...]4 the government permitted the landless eligibles to file for 160 acre tracts. Pierre and Eliza filed for their children and in 1912 moved by team and wagon to Rose and Delia's tract 3 miles southeast of Dooley. Pierre remembered killing a buffalo in the area of the city limits of Plentywood. The Metis who came west were no more able to support themselves on 160 acre farms than the homesteaders on 320 acre homesteads. Pierre's brothers, David, William and Napoleon returned to the Turtle Mts. or sought work elsewhere.[...]and living in Fairview. He works at a gas plant northwest of town. He[...]Kimberly (8-15-63) is going to college in Williston, ND. She has a Pierre and Eliza Laverdure with Louise, Horace ,[...]n, Alexander, George and Gladys. Pierre worked as a section hand on the GN Railroad RALPH CLINTON and BETT[...]ded the Ralph was the 2nd son born to Evald and Florence (Humes) Johnson, Bain and Dool[...]Lindell. He was born on 1-25-22 at Ambrose, NO. His older brother, In 1935, Pierre passed away at home in Dooley, a pauper. Eliza Delbert, died in infanc[...]- In the interim, Louis married artin Sindt, a homesteader. Horace tended school. In[...]th the 609th edical Corps in the European Beaman, a homesteader from innesota. Rose married Raymond[...]nd of Tinkey, an Iowan. Delia married Jack Smith, a orth Dakotan. John General Patton[...]rged from the Army m 1946. married Wanneta Payne, a issourian. Emily married George Peterson, On 6-7-46 he as united in marriage to Betty L. Lindell at Plentywood, an immigrant from[...]om Czechoslova ia. George married Lillian S . Cyr a member Be ty is the 2nd oldes daughter born to John J. and Lydia o the Winnebago Tribe ot ebras a. Gladys married Harold Pot er a (Christensen) Andersen on 8-1-26. She has 4 sisters; Dorothy (Ham- orth D[...]he son of Jacob and HIida Lee ed to Sheridan Co. and farmed the els Andersen farm sou[...]here hey still reside. Ralph 1s a member of he American Legion Post rural Westby.[...]229 of Westby and Betty 1s a member of their American Legion Au · My brothers came to Sheridan County with their parents in 1911 .[...]hfe m the in- Arden Lindell who was born on 3-13-48 at Plentywood, T. He vasion of Normandy,[...]ywood HS in 1967. Wayne has been employed at I started farming m 1939. The seeding was done with 4 horses on the Chandler Farms near Dooley. On 6-15-74 he as urnted in mar- the drill, and my brother Helmer prepared the ground with a tractor. I riage to oreen Gail Birr at Williston, ND. They mak[...] |
| [...]Carla. Teena is married Delbert Lindell was born on 10-12-5 0 at Plentywood, MT. He attended[...]Justin. Shelia attends UNO in Williston. Carla is a senior in Scobey HS. school at Choteau, MT where[...]During the years of 1976 and 1978, we and a friend took over the he enlisted in the US Army a[...]Four Buttes, MT General Store and Post Office. I was officer-in-charge 25th Aviation Co. of the 12th Aviation Group. On 6-19-71 he was and postmaster during these years. united in marriage to Eileen Marie Moe at Colgan, ND. He is Montana I have helped in the Sunday school of Scobey Luther[...]the parents of 2 children: 17 years. I have held offices in the Home Demonstration Club.[...]Hilda Torpen. I was baptized 4-16-37 at Hawley, M and confirmed[...]6-20-48 at Zion Lutheran Church in Comertown. I attended Comertown[...]grade school graduating in May 1953.[...]moved to Plentywood. I had 5 brothers and 1 sister, Arvid Edwin[...](3-12-19 to 2-20-60), Alice Viola (10-28 -20), einard Lloyd[...]In 1953 I worked at the . P. Restaurant in Helena. and May 1954 I worked at Britt's Cate in Plentywood. On 8-12-56 I married Ernest R. Back row: Clyde,[...]City, ND, and Jenkins Motors in Libby. We opened a Husky service Jayne Louise (Lindell) Kueffler was born on 7-28 -54 at Plen- station in Libby.[...]loyed at the Montana National Bank of Plentywood. On 5-5 -73 she was married to Richard Kueffler of Grenora, ND at Plentywood. Rick is a manager of the Cenex Station at Dagmar, MT. Jayne[...]assed away in 1971 and Betty's father passed away on 5-29-73 . Her mother resides at Velva, 0. RUBY a[...]uby Winifred, was born in |
| [...]ily farm east of Homestead, MT. Florence was born on We children attended the[...]teachers. Bakken (3-6-38), Hansville, WA; Clarice A. Bakken (Salverson) In 1930 all the family except Leon, moved to Independence, MO. (9-16-42), Federal Way, WA; Mar[...]d the Uland school and Comer- graduation she went to work in Plentywood, MT as a telephone town HS. They moved to Medicine Lake in 1949 when it was sold to operator for MST& T. She worked there full time u[...]a died 6-13-51. The children all married. Avis is a 1960.[...]in Plentywood retired. Stanley's a businessman and carpenter. for a short while and then moved to his parents' farm where Dave farmed with his dad. On 3-21-61 Cecil David was born. Cecil attended scho[...]mployed by Meyer Construction of Westby, MT. On 5-29-62 Denise Marie was born. She also went to school in Plentywood, graduating in 1980. She went to Carroll College at Helena 1 year and to UNO-Williston Center at Williston, ND the following year, graduating with a degree in secretarial procedures. On 6-12-82 she married Mark A. Onstad. Mark is working with his dad on the farm south of Westby. Denise is employed by S[...]ical Clinic in Plen- tywood. Kermit was born on 5-19-63. He graduated in 1982 and attended 1 year of college at UNO-Williston and received a certificate in welding. He works part-time for Ro[...]ront row: Lillian and Esther. guitar in his spare time. He lives at home. Brian was born on 7-7-64. After graduating with Kermit in 1982,[...]a (divorced)-4 children. Married Marian and hopes to graduate in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering. Sh[...]children; Leroy-2 children; Ann K. was born on 7-17-65. After she graduated from Plenty- Esther-2 children. wood HS she went to Seattle University in Washington where she is[...]hildren; Stanley-2 children. Darrin was born on 7-18-67 and Janice on 8-13-68. Both are Sadie[...]nser-2 girls. Lois-3 children; Marilyn-2 Ani1a Rae was born on 6-18-7 5 and Monica Sue on 6-30- 77. children. Anita is[...]Esther Mayhew-single. Mitchell was born on 8-1 -81 and is still enjoying all the comforts of[...]Alberta (Basham) and James Par- home. He manages to keep everyone hopping.[...]David and Florence farm and ranch. Dave likes to hunt and fish and Dean Ray; Avis[...]hnston; Curtiss and Iva; Stanley and trap. He has a small business known as Marsh's Gun Shop.[...]rta Wertz was Families have a way of spreading out once the children in those born 2-5-1892 in Genoa[...]ren live in 6 different states. Albert went to Sas ., Canada in 1897 and too homestead. He[...]rtz and they ere mamed 4-25-09 in Bromhead, Sask. On and Elizabeth cCall of Comertown. He graduated from Comerto n HS 5-28-1O a son, Lawrence Edward, as born. When he was 4 months in 1932, and on August 28 of that year he married Evelyn Johnson in old they took their belongings in hay wagon with a buggy tied behind Plenty ood. and their 2 horses, a colt. 1 cow, and 6 chic ens and ent 100 miles[...]h of 6 children of Adolph and where they obtained a 320-acre homestead in Sheridan County, MT. A Lucetta Johnson of Dooley. She a[...]wn schools. son, Leon Albert was born 6-8-12; and a daughter, Sadie Ida, as Clayton and Evelyn lived for a short time in Plentywood before born 3-12-14. ext[...]hile here moving their family to Comerto n. They farmed 3 miles northeast of Lilli[...]Comertown unitl 1958, hen they returned to Plentywood. Clayton farm . Another daughter, Es h[...]Sheridan Memorial Hospital and ursing Home. ed in a kitchen accident. Clayton died on 11 -27-72. Evelyn died on 6-3-78 . They have 6 Albert was one of 20 c[...]6 strumental in obtaining 9-month school. He was on the Board of Direc- children includ[...]organized the Lone Tree Ball Club. In 1918 he had a 1-cylinder Hartpar 1-13-35. She has[...]employed as bookkeeper at tractor. In 1920 he had a Clean Sweep thrashing machine run with a Plentywood Herald. steam[...] |
| [...]employed as a master plumber.[...]their home. Janel is a physical therapist.[...]Jeff graduated with honor in a science degree in Agriculture[...]Shirley Holje at Regway Border as a broker. He and his wife, Lynn, live[...]often spent on the farm helping his dad. Marilyn Hallesy w[...]munity College in Guernsey, WY where she operates a railroad boarding house. Glendive in Agriculture Business. He worked on the farm with his dad Lucetta (Mrs. Ronald)[...]as 5 for 2 years, then moved to Billings and is employed at Western Equip- children and lives in Apple Valley, CA, where she is a federal payroll of- ment there and was promoted to the Great Falls, MT firm where he and ficer.[...]ife, Cathy, and son, Connar live. Connar was born on his great- Jimmy was born 6-16-44. He and hi[...]mother, Carrie Anderson's 90th birthday. Cathy is a medical and live in St. Cloud, MN where he teaches business at a vocational secretary. center.[...]Randall is a graduate of U of M in Missoula in social work with a Lana (Mrs. Willard) Rorvig was born 5-5-46.[...]e is now employed in Missoula. and is employed as a stewardess for United Airlines. Claudette chose to enlist in the Army after high school graduation.[...]nts were Daniel and Elizabeth McCall and Opal was a child of Don, Ill. George and E[...]rents of 7 Crouse Ruggles. A brother and 3 sisters, David, Loretta, Genevieve,[...]ildren. Barbara married Russell I attended elementary and high school m Dooley and as a Long and they have 4 children. Vivian married Dou[...]ening; hauling ater by the buc etful; and helping to parents of 7 children.[...]care for the younger children. e found time to go s imming in the Howard, Opal and Aubrey a[...]slew. We would ma e a raft and u e It Ii e a boat. In the winter e[...]was when the circus or the chatauqua ould come to town. William cCall, son of Dan and Lrz cCa[...], WA. In arch 1948, e began our career of farming on Brll's dad's farm 3 miles est of Comerto n, here[...]ated from Helena HS at Helena, T Wilham was on the school board of Comerto n for 1Oyears. He is a charter member of FO of Sheridan county and also a charter member of the Plentywood El s Lodge 2566[...]seph Catholic Church of Plentywood, and Eudora ,s a member of the St. Raymond's Gurld of the same chu[...]change After school years, I began to work , babysitting and doing student, lived wrth[...]house eeping. For this or I earned the fantastic salary of soe a day. A McCall reunion as held 8-8-82 on this farm to commemorate In 1940 I met David McCauley and we were married at the Lut[...]parsonage m Westby by Rev. Bremmer on 12-9-40. Because money ago. There ere 11 2 relati[...]dest son, Barry, graduated from C in Havre with a degree on the Walt Wrlhston farm near Dalev1ew. David worked on farms dur- in Industrial Arts and Drafting. He ta[...]We lived in Comertown for 17 years before moving to[...] |
| [...]ho now Beatrice is currently a member of the Sarah Circle ALCW of the lives in G[...]heran Church of Westby. Her father, Ole, was born on with Grandma and Grandpa Ruggles at that time and attending school 5-29-1888 and passed away on 1-31-80. Her mother, Margaret, was in Plentywood.[...]lope with Lyle, who now lives in born on 9-22-1888 and passed away on 9-1-73. Antelope, Donna who lives in Greensburg, PA, and has a full-time job Arden's father, Duncan, was born on 12-15-1886 and passed raising her 3 sons, and Delores who lives in Houma, LA, and who away on 2-28-71. His mother, Marie, was born on 12-28-1898 and works for the Beasle.y Pest Contro[...]still resides in Westby. After moving to Antelope I began working at the school lunchroom as assistan[...]nd DOROTHY MILLER burned in 1978. During ths time I lost my mother on 7-28-67 and Dad Robert and Dorothy were both born and raised in Glen Ullin, ND. left us on 4-26-73. I did some babysitting for some people in Antelope,[...]The Soo Line Railroad brought the Miller family to Dooley, MT in I worked there for the next 3½ years before retiri[...]and flower beds. closed. We moved to Bismarck, ND for several years, then we moved Wintertime now, I do handwork, make quilts and still find time to to Sumstad, ND for a year and a half. That depot was closed, so we babysit for th[...]ways called me "Grandma." moved to Napoleon, ND where we lived until 1980. Bob went on the[...]extra board all those years. We moved to Plentywood, MT in December ARDEN and BEATRICE McK[...]b is the Soo Line traveling agent from Westby, MT to Beatrice Marie (Hellegaard) McKinnon was born at Outlook, MT on Whitetail, MT. Dorothy is a full-time kitchen aid at Sheridan Memorial 2-5-24[...]atrice We have 2 children, a daughter, Debra Raye Hannah was born was bapized[...]. Ole Dickinson, ND where Allan is a crane operator for Getter, and Debby is homestead[...]f the oldest pioneers. They had 3 a basic skills teacher. children as follows: Beatri[...]the National Guard. He Melvin Charles (6-16-29). On 11-27-41 she married Arden Alexander[...]in Bismarck. McKinnon. They lived at Grenora, ND on Arden's farm for 1 year; then bought the John Hod[...]MMA (HOVLAND) NEGAARD 1942. They have lived there to date. Arden and Beatrice have 4 sons; I was born in a homestead shack 7 miles northeast of Comertown, D[...]passed away in 1970. I have 2 sisters, Edna (1-9-18) and Constance[...]e school. All (7-22-22). Edna was married to Morris Hovland, now deceased, and is of their son[...]n the Lutheran faith . now married to Orlando Bruvold and lives in Plentywood. Constanc[...]married to Merle Johnson and lives in North Bend, OR.[...]We lived on the farm until 1928 and moved to Comertown to be near school. I graduated from Comertown HS in 1931. On 7-8-33 I[...]ont row: Loren, Darrel and Gary. Darrel is a diesel mechanic at Buffalo, NY. He graduated from[...]Bozeman. He served in the |
| [...]ed John Lee and lives in Minneapolis, MN. John is a B & B supervisor for the BN Railroad. Mona is in[...]ildren, 1 deceased. Janice (4-20-36) married to Gordon Masters and lives in Williston, ND. She wo[...]ns, Beverly Kay and Sheila Fay (7-8-39) were born on our wed- ding anniversary. Kay is married to Carl Henning and they own BKH Transfer Co. in Wac[...]dren by her 1st husband, Gaylen Goette, killed in a[...]Front row: Clayton and Dale. Fay is married to Marlo Hilyard and lives in Plentywood. She is head waitress in a local cafe and he is on the county bridge crew. They they live[...]in Kalispell Hospital. They have a daughter, Lindsey. Irwin Joseph, Jr. (1 -4-4[...]rd District 31, Farmers Union, National They have a son, and twin girls age 9.[...]n at the homestead, 4-7-25. "We are having a baby." Doctor Cooper braced his feet against the[...]chool north of Dooley, MT, habit. My father had a team of horses hooked on the doctor's car. They[...]chool soon crossed the creek which was full due to a heavy rain. I made my[...]ney in Reno, NV, 8-11-42. and Martha. They lived on this farm for over 40 years then moved to To this union a son was born, 4-20-44: James E. Kanney, Jr. Kali[...]to body shop and specializes in air-brush 1981 . I have a sister, Lucille, 2 years older; she married Eldre[...]inger in 1936. Elizabeth is 2 years younger than I; she married Ray-[...]Arland married Richard J. Zak, 2-4-49, and to this union a son The farm was homesteaded by Ole Asplund[...]stepson. Douglas has a landscaping business. Aspland homestead in 1916.[...]ere divorced later. later bought back. Alice and I bought it in 195 7. I had bought a quarter of land earlier that was homesteaded by Peter Berg. I attended Rock Springs School for 8 years, then 1 year of high school in Dooley. In the fall of 1935 I went to Minnesota and attended and graduated in 1938 from[...]ye in 1927 and had it removed in 1931 . That year I started to do a lot of field work. In September of 1949 l m[...]Ralph and Arland Nibler. When I (Alice) was 3 years old, we moved to North Dakota and lived in the Bowbells, Northgate and Flaxton areas. We moved to Outlook, MT. Arland and Ralph[...]Bill Hass and Charlie Grant and the Soo Line RR. I operated a tavern in Gladestone, OR for several years. graduated from Outlook in 1949. I have worked 14 years at the Blue Moon as a waitress, and now at the Plentywood Hospital as a nurses' ALBERT and HELGA NORMAN ai[...]Marion. Two children, Deanne and Robert were born to them. Walter, and 5 sisters, Emm[...]che (Mrs. Hub Wirtzberger), Mable (Mrs. Nester as a dental assistant. Dale, born 7-8-52, also lives i[...]aughter of Bernt and Elsie Riggs, born in Dale is a truck driver for Suhr Transport. Clayton, born 6-[...]n and Emil. riage ended in divorce. Clayton works out of Havre for Hebberly Albert came to Dooley in 1916 with his widowed mother, 3 Enginee[...]brothers and 3 of his 5 sisters to homestead north of Dooley. Helga[...] |
| [...]1 mile In 1919 Christie moved to Gladmar, Sask. and married Matt northeast of Dool[...]mained a bachelor and died in 1977 at Gladmar, Sask. Blanc[...]his mother decided to come to Montana. They settled on 4/37/55 north Three children born here: Floyd Arnold (1920), Eleanor May (1919),[...]and 5 and Doris Evelyn (1922). In 1924 they moved to Canada and[...]Ella, Emma, Mable, Blanche and Lilly. homesteaded on land about 3 miles east of Gladmar, Sask. Here 4[...]933), and Alvin Roy (1934). In 1937 they returned to Dooley where the twins-Doreen and Delores-were bo[...]or the Dooley School District. In 1940 they moved to Plentywood where Albert worked for the Plentywood[...]was born in 1940 in Plentywood. Albert died on 1-2-44 , and Helga died on 8-27 -61. Delores died February 1939. Doris died[...]Lilly. and Doreen (Mrs. Richard E. Johnson) lives on a farm east of Comer- town.[...]In 1919 they moved to Gladmar where his mother remarried (Matt[...]Sybots). When Leonard was older he went back to Minnesota for a CHRISTI E (SAMPSON) NORMAN time and then returned to Dooley to farm. His mother died in 1952.[...]Leonard then spent a few years farming both sides of the border. Even-[...]ad settled with tually, he moved to Canada and his brother Walter moved in with him.[...]e had 4 Leonard died in 1977 on August 23. His body was sent back to Min-[...]s. Harley Eckelburger). Christie was married to John Andre orman on 7-2-1892. They farmed near onson Lake,[...]Daybreak 11, farm until 916 hen Christie decided to join her ido ed mother and page 216). I as born in Comertown on 8-1 1-20. I attended Comer- brothers and sisters ho ere no living in he Westby and to n grade school and gradua ed from Comerto n HS in 1939. I ent Saskatche an areas. She sold the farm , machinery, livestock and to Glacier ational Par and orked for the CCC Camp. m[...]ge 22; George, age 7; In 1940 I completed a course in Aircraft Sheet etaJ and or ed Walter, a[...]at Helena Aeronautic Trade School. Then I orked at Boeings until the Lilly, age 4 o 4/37 /5[...]in innesota. Ella married I ent to Gridley, CA and opened a gas station and auto repair Carl Hagen and la er moved to the Dootey community. shop. I met my fu ure ife, Lucille here and e were marrie[...]In 1947 e moved back to Seattle due to my dad's poor health. I[...]worked at Boeings in the final assembly shop. I as transferred to the Ren on Plant in the aterials and Properties Lab doing ex[...]I am now retired after 40 years at Boemgs.[...]Our son, Alvin, orks for Seattle Lighting as a commercial lighting[...]Alvin is married to Renee and has 4 children , Brian, Angie, B[...] |
| [...]the house where he now lives. Chris (12-14-1886 to 3-21-71) and Clifford was bor[...]Overland, Sask., Canada. He came Inga (9-23-1885 to 8-5-71) came from Norway. Chester's sisters and with his parents, Eric and Mattie Olson and a brother to Comertown, brother are Gladys Iverson (12-8-10),[...]n (4-14-15), Glasgow, 1930. He has a brother, Raymond, living in Seattle, WA born in 1[...]ion, OR; Elsie, Mrs. Ralph married; a sister, Verna, Mrs. Aubrey Ferguson of Plentywood[...]1919; another sister born in 1927, deceased; also a brother, Norma (8-10-20) and Bill Aicher (8[...]rce. They have 2 sons. Lee (11 -15-48) is married to Irene (2-29-56). They have 2 children, Krissie (1[...]ve in San Diego, CA. Sheldon (7-31-53) is married to Cherie (9-30-57). They have 2 sons, Ryan (12-21-7[...]A. Elsie (2-27-22) and Ralph Knull (7-19-20 to 5-6-83) were married 2-3-53. Elsie worked for dif[...]ave their stories in this book. Chester went to school all 12 years in Comertown and graduated in[...]arson of Dooley, MT 12-31 -32. She was born moved to Montana. Beverly graduated from Comertown HS. She[...]son to the Dooley community and settled on a farm 5 miles north of After their marriage t[...]homestead and later Dooley. She went to country grade school, Dooley HS for 3 years, purchased i1, and the Hensler farm south of Comertown. They w[...]ther, rs. Francis Lutheran Church. Chester served on 1he Westby School Board from Kin[...]Mabel and Clifford lived on the farm ith her mother after her dad[...]moved to Comertown where Clifford or ed for WPA on road construe•[...]tion as there asn't any rain and no crops. They still farmed a little and had a fe cattle, pigs and chic ens. abel's mother also[...]them to Comerto n. Four more children ere born there. ,me[...]moved to Plenty ood as the h gh school at Comerto n closed[...]or ed as a dish asher at the Btu oon ite Club and the Alta V[...]1953, and marr' d R1 a y r o Westby, T, they have 4 children; Cathy[...]arjorie, rs. Luke Patte of Seattle, A, born 11 -13-36, gradual d Westby schools and gra[...]rs . Dean Tittle of Seattle, A, born 9-27 -38 and has 6 children, 1 (1-29-51) on 12-27-69 . They have lived in O nver and Greeley,[...]-2-78). a ay in 1969; Terry of Crosby, D, born 9-20-48, gra[...]then the school closed and the students ere bused to Westby. He Clifford suff red a heart attac and stroke in 1982. Clifford and grad[...]ir 50th edding anniversary 12-31 -82. They became a machinist. He or s for Tibbits echamcal Service m[...]om Denmar . Th y homesteaded north of Dooley, MT. I M in Missoula majoring in Business Administration and Financing. as born 1-14 ·22 . I have 5 brothers and 1 sister. Their birthd[...] |
| After graduating from Comertown HS in 1940, I moved to Canada to Dooley, MT in February 1910. They homesteaded 4 miles southern California. I worked in the defense plants during the war, and[...]north of Dooley. in construction until 1960 when I went into the electronics field. I John's brothers and sisters were Olga (7-15-11 to 9-24-11 ); Oluf retired from the Xerox Corp. in 197 4 due to ill health. I now live in Los (11 -13-07 to 10-3-08); Inger Johanne (9-22-08 to 12-20-69); Anton Molinas, in northern California.[...](1-14-22) Los Molinas, CA. I was born in St. Paul, MN, 3-30-13, to Chris and Inga Olson. I came with my parents and sister Gladys, to Montana when I was just a few weeks old. The 1st year I went to school in Dooley and stayed with Iver and Mary Johnson west of town. Then I went to the Bain school about 2½ miles south of home. It was a 1-room school and we had 1 teacher. After I got through the 8th grade the school closed and the building was moved to Comertown. I did not go to high school. I was confirmed in Dooley by Pastor A. M. Egge. I played softball with Comer- town and then changed to baseball. I worked for Dad on the farm and other area farmers. We used horses for farming and cut grain with binders. I shocked the bundles. We hauled bundles to the threshing machine. I was only 14 then. Two of the neighbors, Andrew Vo[...]Olson. machines. The 1st ones were steam engines. I recall many runaways as the horses were afraid wh[...]all wheat. He retired and moved to Plentywood in 1969. He sold his farm depending on the crop. The pay was about $4 a day and $2 a day for to Duane Anderson. In his retirement he carves walking canes, does the team of horses. In 1928 Dad bought a tractor but we still used leathercraft and makes miniature horse-drawn wagons. horses to seed and pull binders. In the early 30s the droug[...]JOHN and MABEL OLSON some grain for feed but not enough. People had to sell most of their John Olson,[...]12-10-38. His mother was born and buried them in a trench.[...]at Tacoma. They were both buried in In 1934 I went to work at Fort Peck Dam. I came back to the farm Ketchikan, AK. in 1935 and h[...]He came back to Dooley in 1928, and stayed with J. 0. Brendsdal a[...]ert Swanson until the spring of 1929 when he went to work for Ole[...]when he made a trip to Alaska Each trip to Alaska he fished at Port[...]Alexander on Cape Ommaney. He also worked m the cold storage[...]packing fish. He came back to ontana in 193 , and in 1936 he went[...]back to Alaska again, and returned in a year He then worked for dif·[...]started farming north of Dooley in 1940. I married innie Arneson, 4-9-37, a daughter of Ed ard and arie |
| [...]rold, and Eudora all graduated from to Edinburg, ND where they now own and operate Olson[...]t, Judy, Lori and Jill were born in Sheridan On 5-22-42, John was drafted into the Army. He served in the Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. A son, Mark, and a daughter, Mar- Luzon and Layte Islands (Philippin[...]r son, Lyle, is married and has 4 boys. They live on the home Judy married Allen Sorbo an[...]He attended school employed by LBI as a team member of the Music Outreach group, in Missoula for 1 quarter. Then he came home to help his dad, as he "Family," for 1 ye[...]e, Moorhead. Greeley. Laverne married Nancy Welte on 2-1-75 . They have a Marjean, an 8th grader, at[...]rg Public School. daughter, Carrie, born 5-30-78; a son Joseph Ralph, born 5-6-80.[...]h and community and our favorite Laverne also has a daughter Kim, born 5-9-69 , from a previous mar- pastime is music. riage.[...]a brother named Calvin, born 7-18-54, died 12-30-56[...]Lyle's occupation is farming on the family farm. Joseph T. Olson came to, what is now, Sheridan County with his[...]tended Westby HS and graduated in 1961. He worked on farms for 2 homesteaded north of Dooley. The family of 7 spent the 1st year in a years. Then he took a mechanic course at the trade school in 12' by 16'[...]born in Norway. He married On 1-30-65, Lyle married Joan Solberg, daughter of C[...]1963. She completed a business course at Billings Business College in[...]1964. She then worked as a secretary at the BIiiings Shipping Corpora-[...]Joe Olson. Joe worked on farms in the Dooley area, and then moved to Ray• |
| [...]actively involved in the church. Lyle has served on I married Violet Berfett from Eureka, MT, 4-14-56. I retired in the church council, Joan has helped wi[...]live 20 miles east of Salem, OR. have both served on the Youth Committee. Joan also is presently the[...]homesteaded north of Dooley, MT. I was born in Dooley 12-13-17. My OSCAR and ESTHER[...]I went to Brightsman grade school and high school in Comertown. I My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olson, came to Sheridan County moved to Los Angeles, CA and worked at Lockheed Aircraft P[...]then in construction. For the next 20 years I worked as an operating 7-28-1895. He came with his parents as a small boy to Ambrose. His engineer at Con-Rock sa[...]ie (Mrs. Gray), Mattie (Mrs. Eric Olson), to Los Molinas in northern California. Olga (Mrs. Os[...]ble (Mrs. Pete Erickson). In 1947 I married Neva Dorman from Oklahoma (born 2-28-31 )[...]son was born in Fingal, ND, 2-24-06. She moved as a She attended grade school in Texas and high school in San Fernando, baby with her parents to Ambrose. It was here the Andersons met the[...](1 0-3-48) is married to Carol Benson of California. They have 1 son[...]Gail Olson (1-6-53) is married to Jack Heaney of California. They[...]Katrina Olson (7-23-57) is married to Cliff Petitt of California. They[...]have a son, Wayne (4-27-81) and 2 daughters, Lisa (6-11-[...]nd their oldest In September 1932 they moved to Dooley, MT where Dad bought daughter, Eleanor, came to the Comertown area in the fall of 1919 his sister[...]from Madison, MN. They resided with Oscar Olson, a brother who lived away a month before of appendicitis and she was unable to carry on on the Justus Ueland place, until they moved to the farm of 360 acres the wor .[...]arlie Ebling in July Oscar farmed and worked on PA at the Raymond Dam during the 1919. They built a 4-room frame house on the property with the help hard years of the 30s.[...]le Olson, Aas from Madison, MN. They farmed A son, Kenneth, was born in 1934. He went to school in Comer- there for 26 years after which they moved to Enumclaw, WA, where town and Plenty ood. He started orking on oil rigs in the Outlook oil Dad orked as a carpenter and came back every summer to help with field. He has or ed in Wyoming, Texas and O lahoma. He now lives the harvest and to visit. Dad died in July 1963 of Hodgkins disease.[...]other is now a resident of Bethseda anor, Enumclaw, WA, at the Dad sold the farm to Jim Syme in 1945 and moved to Plenty ood. age of 92 years. He orked[...]ent jobs. y mother passed away 7-8-5 7 and my dad on 3-8-60. They had 3 grandchildren, Terry, Dennis, and Curtis Johnson. OTTO W. OLSO |
| [...]and LORRAINE PEDERSEN Peter C. Olson served on the Lone Tree Lutheran Church Board[...]nday school superintendent and teacher. He served on ried Lorraine Anne Soderquist, daugh[...]School Board as clerk for many years. He was also a direc- on 10-12-48. tor of the Federal Land Bank, from Sher[...]They sold the Junior was born on 9-29-27 in Plentywood, MT. Junior attended original 360 acres to Chester and Phyllis Hagen in 1961 .[...]ersen (3-4-18); Muriel Lagerquist (9-5-21 ); Dale on 9-25-35. Raymond is the son of Mattie and Eric Ol[...]msburg, IN and died ertown for 4 years then moved to Lena Larson's farm and farmed for 9 9[...]r Comapny. Our daughter, Lois Kay married Richard A. Chandler in 1964 and they have 1 son, Jeffrey Ra[...]and Lois run their own business, AdCenter, Inc., a distribu- Moruca , Lo[...]. torship, in Seattle. They live in Bellevue, WA, a suburb of Seattle.[...]After their marriage, Junior and Lorraine settled on the Pedersen[...]south of Comertown where they still reside. Born to GEORGE and EFFIE PEELE[...]in 1879. Effie was born in and Westby. On 7-17-66 he dro ned at the age of 15½ in a lake on Missouri in 1885. They met at his uncle's place[...]ed in issouri that inter. The On 4-7-61, a daughter, onica Sue, as born. On 7-26-80 onica next spring they traveled by tram to orth Dakota. They rented a place married Timothy Eugene Johnson. Their son Joshua Eugene as born and George worked as a hired man on a farm. Their oldest daughter, 4-7-82.[...]In 1979 Junior, Lorraine and onica formed a family corporation In 1909, they, with the[...]s discovered and horses and their few possessions to Canada. They settled on some near this farm and a year later 011 as also discovered on JL Ranch land in the vicinity of Overland, Saskatchewan. Whil they ere here, land. they had a prairie fire which almost took their 2-room shac[...]theran Church. neighbors all got together and put I out. Women, ds, and all ere helping. They lived there[...]y Fern Schutz (P derson) Westby. They homesteaded on 320 acres of prairie land. Th re ere[...](Ro stad) as born in ' inne ota, 1-22-07, to Even Rogstads. Irvin wouldn't get bac until the n[...]food and haul- as born m isconsin to Peter P d rsons on 2-28-1900. They were mg coal.[...]had 6 grandchildren and 11 great• In 1911 I as born. Ethel as born in 1913, Ray in 1916.Th re[...]d Irvin di d 7-26-83. All 6 as no doctor, Just a mid ife, Anna B1ork. e call d her "Grandma."[...]re born in Westby here lrvins lived b fore moving to Fern- A doctor was present hen Leonard as born in 1923.[...]nded There ere long hours of ashing cloth s on the ashboard, ba - Ueland School. I[...]y area. other also sang at church with the ith a team of horses and a alkmg plo . other and e ids mil ed[...]ngstveit. the co sand did the chores m the summer time. om came a mid- arvel as born 9-5-26, marn d to Betty and they had 3 children: ife for some of[...]. Marvel died 11 -20-78. Dad never ent back to Virginia, but his sister, Laura, came to Fern, 3-19-29, graduated from We[...]eorge visit him from Virginia ,n 1952. om ent bac to 1ssoun a couple of Schutz. We live in Auburn, WA and George has been a welder, times to see her brothers and sisters.[...]tired e cept for taking care of They bought a house and moved to Plentywood 1n 1960. They our 3 r[...]rents lived there until their deaths. Dad passed a ay m 196 7. Mother pass· out. I managed the Good Shephard Gitt and Thritt[...] |
| [...]They lived on his homestead until they retired in 1960 and move[...]to Plentywood.[...]they have 3 children: Elisha, 6; I was born 4-13-11 on the home place and attended Rocky Eric, 4; and Rebecca, 2 months. He teaches in Salem, OR and she is a Springs school. The school building remains as a landmark in the com- nurse at Salem General Hosp[...]He came to Sheridan County in 1924 and farmed for many years with Karen Louise Schutz, 7-13-50, married to Rick Niemeyer, who is his brother Emil. Art and I were married on 4-15-28. We purchased manager of the Les Schwab Tire Shop at Ephrata. Karen is a housewife land with good buildings in 1929 just 1 mile east of my parent's home and helps out at the store. They have 3 boys: Troy, 13; Travis,[...]poultry and put in a large garden every year. Carolyn Joan Schutz, 11-19-54, and is married to Floyd Cantrell, foreman at Weldco in Enumclaw, WA[...], 5 and Cristin, 2. Irvin, 4-20-31, married to Imogene and works for Mobil Oil Refinery. They live in Ferndale, WA and have 3 children: Vanet1a Sue, 30; Wayne, 26; and Jay, 25 . Edward, 8-26-33, married to Trudy and works for Thayer Realty. They live in Ellensburg, WA and have 3 children: Gary, 20, married to Lana and they have 1 son, Donovon, 3 and a daughter Lindsey. Also Terry, 26 and Evelyn, 16. arlys, 10-2-35, married to Alen Bradwic , a salesman, and they live in Ferndale, WA. They have 5 children: Rick 28; Ron, 27, married to Brenda and they have 1 daughter, Jennifer, 3. Als[...]y, 23; and Rod, 22. Gordon, 9-3-39, married to Teri, and orks for lntalco Aluminum and hey live in Ferndale, A. They have 4 children: Cathy, 20; Doug, 16; Craig[...]Roe y Springs James C. Petersen, born 3-4-18 on the family homestead school, g[...]-1978) and Elnora University prior to serving years in the US Air Force. He received a (Nielsen) Pedersen (1892-1921) both of horn immig[...]elors Degree from inot State Teachers College and a aster's mar . Half-brother of C. Junior Pedersen[...]Air Force in 19 1 and retired from active du y as a Harold and Charlotte live in Redmond[...]siness anager of the Lake ashmgton School ebras a, Alabama and ashing on, DC as ell as in Italy during WWII Dis[...]of Per- Lois ( r. arren Craig) of Lyle, A; Gail ( rs. Lance Ketterling) of sonnel! for Davi[...]Force Base in Tucson, AZ. hile servin I qu h, A and Bart in ir land WA. One grandson, 1chael, is the at the Penta on in ashington, DC he completed his BS degree from[...]sity of aryland. Upon retirement in 1964 returned to rt and I ere both active members of Trinity Lutheran Churc[...]PM.) in Business buildm as moved to Plen ood in the late 40s. I taught Sunday Administration. From 1969 o 1983 as a Professor of ar eting a school for many years and am a charter member of the Ladies Aid Cali1ornia State[...]hich as organized in 948. For 15 years I as a coo at the as a Professor Emiritus in 1983.[...]ounty Commissioner for 12 years and arried to the former Sylvia Rushing of Stephenville, TX . T[...]hich brought po er to the rural areas east of Plenty ood in 1948. He[...]served as a director of this REA board as ell as a director on both the ALBERT G. and JOSEPHI E PETERSO[...]rg, and Art retired from farming in 1970 but continu d to live on the home Sarles, D. He took a homestead north of Dooley.[...]on, D. Josephine ed away in 1980 and I now reside in Plenty ood.[...] |
| [...]Red and Edna lived on the Brackley place until 1935, when they By Esthe[...]rented a farm northwest of Comertown. He worked on WPA that John Reinlasoder was born in Wieste[...]9-1867. winter. In 1937, they moved to Fort Peck where Red worked on the His father's name was Fredrich R. John got hi[...]Dam. They were there until early m 1938, He came to Wisconsin when he was 22 years old on a big ship. He got then moved back to Comertown. They bought the Barnhouse place. a job in a flour mill.[...]s born 12-6-1870 in Uienzell, Germany. They moved to a farm in Wisconsin. In 191 O John came to Montana and took a 160-acre homestead near Dooley. He brought his family. They had nothing but drouth, grasshoppers, army worms, rust and hail s[...]child, Fredrich, was born in 1898. He only lived a few weeks. George was born in 1899 in Pittsville, WI. He went to school there and was confirmed in Froid, MT in 19[...]er lived in Plentywood where she at- Christ owned a bar until his death, 12-18-72. Sena and Gerald li[...]Lola married Leroy Rusbult from illiamsburg, IA on 9-10-60. died 5-7-84.[...]active member of the Sheridan Saddle Club. He as a ple around Dooley. He married Gertrude Frieburger[...]Dakota. He and some friends put on the 1st rodeo to be held in the 1-1 4·71 . Gertrude still lives in R[...]l. She worked at the Leland Hotel in Boss of the Sitting Bull Wagon Train, which s arted at Wood ountain, Plentywood before moving to Hot Springs. She met and married Lloyd[...]n of the 100th anniver- Beer in 1930. They bought a sheep ranch at Shelby. They sold that sary of Sitting Bull's return to the United States. and went to Big Timber, MT and bought a cattle ranch. They lived there Bec[...]many hours in training until Lloyd's health began to fail. They sold and moved into Big Timber. even the toughest outlaw to be a orthy horse. He once o ned a Lloyd and son, Dennis, had a trucking business until Lloyd died horse tha as a saddle bronc in a rodeo in adison Square Gardens. 3-17-71. They had[...]sts are boys and 1 girl. The daughter, Corale, is aA the age of 5 she came children. with her family to Dooley. She went to school at Roe y Springs school. Smee her husband's death on 12-16-71 , Edna has been living She worked in caf[...]31 rth Lola and family. she moved to Kalispell. She married Paul Casey, a city fireman. They had 2 boys, Jerry and Scott. J[...]36. fter igh CLARENCE and VET A RIERSON school Jerry entered the avy for 3 years.[...]Clarence Rierson as bo n at illmar, on 4-4-06 . In 1908 th engineer. He orked in the Los[...]married and h R1 rson family moved to Bo man, Dand m 1930 they moved to Com- 1 daughter. He died of cancer at the age o 2[...]nd hit the Spo ane and has 3 boys. Scott has been a city fireman ,n Spo ane for hardest y[...]f the 30s." H stay d 18 years. Esther was married to H. el son and t y farm d n ar[...]On 1-8-52, Clarence and I, V ta Quam ere marri d. Enroute to Albin (Red) Rierson as born in illmar, ,[...]Cahfornia for our hon ymoon, e had a car accident near Great Falls, from orth Oa ota i[...]e Clarence, Leonard, Alfred, George, a ne car in Gr at Falls and contmu d on to California. We continued Benny, Gladys, and abet. Benny died hen h as 9 years old. a I to farm and ranch and mclud d chic ens, so e could s[...]spare time e fl d and remodeled on our home m Plen ood. Red and his dad rented t[...]ride in keeping them e tra erto n. They ran sheep on shares 1th Pete arron. nice. Albin married Edna Peele on 1-12-33. Born north est of Westby[...]d from farming and sold the farm. Clarence 1oined on 5-24-11 , she as the daughter of George and Effie[...]e Ray, Leonard, Opal, and Ethel. Opal to th meetings. died in January 1977 .[...] |
| [...]Service, worked as a mechanic, drove school bus, and operated a mail[...]In 1956 Stacy went back to teaching in Sheridan County rural[...]school, and the Jefferson school. She obtained a BS Degree in Educa- Memorial Cemetery. Life for m[...]heridan County Superintendent of Schools. She I was born in Sheridan County and my parents were Soren and has been a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma International sin[...]JAMES and ELLEN ROBIESON Son, Howard, is married to Sharon Baker and they live at Woodland, James A. Robieson was born 2-4-1886 at Clinton, IA. He ma[...]Ellen Ownes, born 11-2-1889, in England on 10-26-08. They came to and Doyle and 1 daughter, Desi. Dooley 1-14-14 as a depot agent for the Soo Line with their son, I helped care for my mother till she passed away on 7-13·77 at the James, Jr. They left Dooley 9-20-23. James continued as a depot age of 93.[...]The children are James Lenard (9-1-09), Ruby May (5-4-14), Ken-[...]ard Rierson, son of els and Anna Rierson, as born on[...]County, D. Leonard lived his early years in life on[...]are Clarence (deceased 1980) Bennie (de- ceased), A bin (deceased 971 ), abe (deceased) Alfred, George, Sara GiU came to Canada from Dawn County Ireland, around 1900 and Gladys. After a year in Spo ane, , the family se led in to live ith her brother Alfred. There she met and ma[...]en s homestead d in family came to She(dan County in 1913 homesteading 1Omiles north[...]est of Dooley. George passed a ay ·n Kenmar Hospital in 1917 and illiam (1886- ovember 1966). After their marriage on 12·10-10 Sara passed a ay at Boise, ID, in 1953. Saras brother, Alfred Gill they set11ed on her mother's homestead 3 miles north of Wes by, T. came to live i1h them and run the farm after George died. The bo[...]attended the Brightsman school. Leslie ent on to Doo ey HS for 3 La es, . 0 her members of[...]chell, 1913; and Elmer, 1919. AJI of the children a ended elementary 1929. school in El horn Township and high school in estby. Stacy a ended inot State Teachers College or 2 years a[...]Leonard Rierson and Stacy AnhaJt ere married on 8-10-38. Their children are Allan (9-22-40); Yvon[...]od and graduated from the Plentywood HS. Allan is a bnc layer living in Ravenna, OH; Yvonne is a government relations specialist tth the ational E[...]ith his family ·n Forsyth, T. From 1941 to 1944, Leonard, Stacy, and their 1st 2 chil[...] |
| Leslie worked on ranches and in the mines at Butte and Pony,[...]la were married they rented and MT. Later he went to southern Idaho, working as a truck driver for farmed Sanford Fra[...]cson farm and moved there. The house was enlarged to and moved to Pocatello, ID in 1967, retired in 1975 to real estate make room for their 7 c[...]child who didn't at least start school at a rural school because they had and they have 3 dau[...]all closed before she was old enough to start. All the children Their other daughter, Bev[...]Sally {2 -13-42) is a registered nurse and presently lives in Seattle[...](5-16-44) married Sharon Heinrich of Moccasin, MT on I was born in Redvers, Sask., Canada, in 1908 and came to 9-3-66, and have 3 children: Wa[...]for Northwest Pipe and Fitting Company. We lived on a homestead 1O miles NE of Dooley and I lived there until Russell {7-13-4 7) graduated from MSU and after graduation 1942 when I went to the Army and was discharged in 1946. I then served 2 years in the Army, 8 mon hs of his service spent in Vietnam. went to work lambing on a sheep ranch west of Circle, later for the[...]ears at Ersness ranch west of Plentywood. In 1952 I went to work for the Owyhee, NV, 5 years[...]tby. He Great Northern Railroad retiring in 1973. I live at the Pioneer Manor in bought his g[...]Jensen's tarm, who died 1·2-78, and Plentywood. I have many memories of the pioneer neighbors, Joe[...]nd more. In the early 1920s someone had concealed a married Vicki Christensen, a daughter of Gene and Joan Robinson of new model T[...]ks. As the livestock ate Plentywood, on 6-18-77, and they have 3 children: Jason, Elizabeth, away the straw, the car was exposed to view. A mysterious lightning and Trisha. storm set it on fire burning it up. Arlene (5-12-49) is married to John Hove and has 2 children:[...]Cleo (7-24-51) is married to Rod Mack and lives in Capitola, CA.[...]She works with her husband in a computer business.[...]i (12 -31 -57) lives in Westby, T and was married on 11 -10-83 to Wade Drew of Big Sandy, MT. Wade teaches 4th grad[...]Westby school. Lori has a hobby of raising a few sheep and cows.[...]Arla have done some traveling. Aria took a trip in ovember 1982 to[...]Kristine, ho as nearly 98 years old at that time. She also traveled to West Germany to visi daughter Susan. SELMER and ARLA SAMUELSON[...]Selmer and Arla are now retired and still live on the farm they Selmer Oscar Samuelson as born 10-6-14 on a farm southwest bought in 1943. of Westby to atthew and Elizabeth Samuelson. His mother died h[...]IDT and relatives. When he was 4 years o d he ent to live 1th his uncle By Fran Schmidt Hans A. Olson and his ife Louise ho lived on the farm now o ned I as born m Can da on 11 22-20, and came to ontana n 1922[...]I by Robert O. Johnson, a nephe of Louise's. He gre up there and as a ith my par n J and Cecelta Schm'd[...]and or ed in estern hv d n Oulloo . I ent o schoo at h Snu gms and LaGran |
| [...]son, Raymond, Coolidge and graduated from Westby, May Hector and I were married in 1927 and lived in Dooley for 2 years. 1965. He went to college in Havre for 1 year. Worked at the smelters We moved to Minneapolis, MN and lived here ever since. Hector was in Anaconda until joining the armed forces on 10-20-66. He went to employed by the Zeco Company unti[...]Vietnam 2-26-68 , serving there until his death on 1-1-69 . away 2 years ago.[...]ibson, Raymond, Coolidge, graduating from Westby, May 1968. He went to college at Minot, ND and Bozeman, MT. He started[...]NK SCHUMACHER in the oil field business in 1970. On 12-29-73 he married Judy I came to Sheridan County from Eugene, OR in September 1930[...]lived in Westby, Gillette, WY, and to teach in the Outlook HS. I am now retired, and am a freelance author are presently living in Roundup[...]of published articles, stories, poems and books. I have a BA degree[...]I went to Dooley in 1931 to teach in their newly-built high school. HECTOR an[...]On 4-21-33 I married Peter Ambrose Schumacher of Dooley. Born[...]san. They homesteaded north ontana had a sound of magic to me. I was 18 years old, had just of Dooley. graduated from ontrose, M HS and assigned to teach school in on- I quit teaching and assisted in our general store,[...]was postmaster. We became the parents of tained a country school for me to teach. I was thrilled beyond words, 3 girls, Jean, Rita and Donna. pac ed up my suitcase and was off on the Soo Line Railroad to Dooley, T. Everything was a thrill! I sat with my nose to the window to watch the trees fade into the prairie until I fell asleep. I a o eat Kenmare, D. The conductor kindly too me across the street to a hotel where I had brea fast and waited for my train out to Dooley. My sisters, Ethel and Teresa Franey were at the depot to meet me. I also met a handsome young man. I did not no then but I had just me my future husband, Hector Schumacher. He lived on a farm north of Dooley, and was in the to n for the wee end. He was orking at Hol s Drug Store. Hee or had attended Plenty ood HS and as living on his parents' heat farm north of Dooley up towards the Canadian border. The school that I as to preside over as 1/2 ay bet een Dooley and Plenty[...]nd Jtm clean came o meet me at school the st day. I was afraid of loo ing oo young for teaching so I In 19 O e moved to Plen ood here Ambrose or ed in the ore a long blacks irt, a hite blouse, and tried to loo sophis icated. post office and e o ned and operated a dime store. In 1943 e ent They ere very cordial a[...]mbrose as employed in building landing craft and I could order any supplies I anted for the school. engines for · he avy, and I augh . By the fall of 1944 e ere The children were very good and co~operative and lad to be in homesic for ontana, and re urned to se le m Grea Falls. We had 2 school. I was happy to be 1th them and I tried to make school life more children, P[...]e wea her permi · businesses, and I augh junior high language arts. ted. y salary as $100 a mon h. I paid 25 for room and board at the[...]King Home. We had 1 dance in the school and also a Christmas pany; married to Lloyd Sage, Ford otor Co.; children: Steve, ngela[...]astern ontana loo ed productive and beautiful due to a Eric Dunbar. A' a Cerny, Colorado Springs, CO, treasurer of the Bro[...]g Club and national figure s ating Judge; married to elevators in the town. Walter Scott and his w11e,[...]assistant vice presiden (personnel); married to Dr. Arthur Sterling, years.[...] |
| [...]eering vice president and in- On 9-3-32 , Dr. Sells married Lydia Josephine Romsta[...]r, Measureonics Corporation, Great Falls; married to artist Lynn a nursing supervisor in Plentywood in 1923-24 . Whe[...]she enrolled at the University of WA. Lydia moved to Tacoma, teacher; Master's degree; married to Daniel Nardinger, construction ; WA[...]4 (Minneapolis), Dooley schoolteacher. They moved to Minneapolis. sons, Mark Kevin (11 -19-55) is a meat cutter for Lucky Stores: on Their children are: sons, Attorney Jim Schumacher[...]Schumacher Mcconville. Hec- ried to Susan JoAnn Jackson and lives in Puyallup, WA; th[...]children. Clifford is a saw filer and Susan works for H & R Block. Eric[...]Clifford Jerome Sells was born on 4-1-37 in Longvie , WA. Jerry Highlights of[...]ington, WA in 1959. Jerry grad- 1938. Ambrose was a charter member of the Montana Association of[...]ool of edicine in 1963. He is an Postmasters, and a well-known baseball player (from North Dakota to Ass. Professor of Pediatrics at the university. He is also Clinical Direc- Canada). As a teacher, I presented many community programs and[...]n Center. Jerry and orma live in Lake For- plays. I was a correspondent for the Plentywood Herald. We belon[...]h of Seattle, WA. They have 3 children : Clifford to St. Joseph's Catholic Church.[...]Wayne graduated from PLU and hopes to enroll in medical school. Todd J. R. SEGER and JE[...]will go to Arizona to work for a asters degree in Chemical Engineer- By Ross Seger[...]Cox Seger, Burton (age 7), and Ross (age 4) moved to Dooley in June of 1920. We came from southern Ida[...]CAR and DORIS SMITH came through Yellowstone Park on the way to N. E. Montana. We lived By Patsy Smith Davies Johnson in Dooley until May of 1924 when we moved to Scobey. Oscar Ellsworth Smith was born 3-29 -17 near Dooley on the farm Mother taught school in Dooley and w[...]y, and sister, Verna, ere orphaned Dooley was a port of entry from Canada. Sometime after we left[...]from complications of the Dooley, the port moved to Raymond. Dad was a custom officer. flu. They[...]uncle iels Jensen. Oscar graduated from the U of a DR. CLIFFORD J. SELLS[...]Doris Evelyn Olson as born 8-13-23 a home on the farm of her family moved to Longview, WA where Or. continued his medical prac[...]ool and coach d. Sh taught grad s 1• . Th liv d on a farm Robert (11 -30-42). Charles or ed for Long-B[...]A daughter, Patsy ii en, as born 4-1-47 at Pl n ood. A sho Rosemary married Roy Leonard Filla of elso, A in ay 19 O.[...]mary and Roy now hve m Toledo, WA. Roy 1s retired but at 1 ,me mov d to Enumcla , n ar h P te Olsons. as th[...]raft horses. Rosemary and Roy hav childr n: Dav d i e[...]cott Evan, as born 6· -53. Doris d vol d her lif to raising h r (5-14-42), Roy Chttord (1H 5-47), Ric[...]ul Sells as born in inneapohs, , 11 -10-2 Bill is a Patsy is married to David Johnson They hav 2 daughters, Kelse veteran[...]and Al is. Th liv m Fair Oa s, CA. Scott is mam d to athy Patton Jean Oirchrel of Portland, here she is a nursing sup rvisor. Th y[...]lor Davies is r married to Pat Zyler and lives in Th Dalles, OR. 11ham J[...]Robert Richard Sells as born in Longv1e , A on 10-5-26 . Bob DALE and ELO A "TONI " SODERQUIST as raised in Portland. Bob[...]ed Clarana Inbody. She as born 9-26 -31 . Bobo ns a lar e Elona "Toni" Arlette Brunn[...]ed Comerto n grade ary (1 -29 -56), erry Patnc,a (10-28 -57), Robert Richard {2·9-64),[...]discharged in 1955. He then returned to farming 1th his dad until his tending PSU and Kristen is a senior in high school. Bob and Clare have[...]Dale has served on the St. John's church council, as a director Dr. and ary Lally Sells were divorced. ary died in August of on the Shendan County Stockmens Assoc., and 1[...] |
| [...]Louise Anderson (born 6-5-04 at Valley City, ND) on Paul, Plentywood, MT; and Rosella[...](6-24-27); Lorraine Florence and I lived on the Tansom located about 10 miles north of Anne P[...](5·1 ·37); Sharon Comertown for a few years. We raised cattle and grain. We gave up[...]farming for the masonry trade and moved to Plentywood. I helped lay died 2-22-31. Another brother and sist[...]oolhouse, the hospital and bank. In 1952 we moved to Dale and Elana were married 11 -6-64 at St. John's Lutheran Tacoma, WA where I worked for Kaiser Aluminium for a while Church, rural Westby, by Pastor Ernest Lars[...]rom Dale's mom in 1968 and are the 3rd generation on that Our children are Pat,[...]Janice (Mrs. Charley But1z) of Spanaway, WA. She has 3 children:[...]Diana (Mrs. Neil Brown), Spanaway, WA. She has a son, Ben and a daughter, Anita.[...]Rosalyn of Tacoma, WA has a son, Dion.[...]elma, Hilda, Mable, Elvine and Helen. Thorer came to Sheridan County[...]and purchased a farm from Arthur Dahl north of Dooley. He moved to Elana Brunner was born 6-25-42, at Mercy Hos[...]Plentywood upon retirement. He sold his farm to Jim Syme. He died ND. Her paren s ere Edward (9-28-1895 to 6-5-63) and Erna Brunner 6-7-66. (4-24·0 to 9- 1-83). Elona came from a family of 15 brothers and sisters; all their name[...]ALEXANDER and ELIZABETH ST. ARNAUD (7 ·8-20 to 6-19-38); Elda Arlene Brunner (9-6-22); Ellen Ethyle Alex was born in Devils Lake, ND on 1-19-1 876. Elizabeth St. Ar- Thomas (5-27-24); E[...]naud was born near Morden, anitoba, Canada on 5-12-1872. After (12·6-27); Elaine Ardith ong (1 -23-29); Edward Arvan (3-29-31 to their marriage they lived on the Canadian side, just north of Walhalla 7-11-82[...]old (9-27 - O); Elona Arlette moved to a farm at Comertown. There Theodore was born in 191[...]ap ized and confirmed at S . John's Lutheran, and a ends es by HS. OSCAR and FLORE CE SOLHEI |
| Glen has been a carpenter for many years and makes his home[...]1 and was discharged in February 1953. Since then I with my mother.[...]Evedine and her husband, Waldemar Lane, live on a farm east of for Erna Campbell. Plentywood. They have 2 children. Vicki is married to Chris Ruby; they have 2 children, Crystal Janette[...]n, Olga, Bernice, Elinor, Clarice, and Earl moved to Comertown from Colgan, ND in 1928. Egil managed a local elevator for the next 1Oyears. The family w[...]On 8-10-55, I married Ann Jensen of Reserve daughter of r. and[...]Mrs. Niels Jensen. We had 2 daughters, Kathy Ann on 12-20-55 and Linda Marie on 11 -13-56. We lived on the farm until 1960 and moved[...]to Plentywood so Kathy could attend school as there[...]HS, Kathy in 197 4 and Linda in 1975. Kathy went to[...]Billings Business College and Linda to College of Beautician in Billings.[...]Kathy is married to David aier (formerly of Plen ood) and lives in[...]i Lynn (4 -7-80) and Stacy Jo (8-20-81). Linda is a[...]beautician in Billings and has a daughter, Alexis Ann (2 -14-81 ). Back ro w: Eile[...]Gunderson, Mrs. Howard belongs to FO and Grain Gro ers Assoc. In 1960 we Egil Stran[...]Woodrow Bernau's land near Antelope, e decided a er 4 years to sell In 1938 the family moved to Westby, T along with Ervin, who the bowling alley to Farrell Rasmussen. was born in 1936.[...]OD 1970-79. She helps out a itzenb rg's Style Shop no . Eilert and Recka[...]y ars and retir d m In 1935 the family mov d to Couer O'AI ne ID. Eil rt passed a ay aft r 27 ears oft aching. Haz arri d Harry T ompson of a heart attack, as did both Glenn and Edt h. Glenn[...]in of tn1939. Harry's f A. TT pon, bomS-17-1877, the area. Rec a passed away 4-15-84 at a e 93. and his mo chil a, d Harry came to[...]and I ne h arl D in HOWARD and ANN SYME I, Ho ard Syme, as b rn 4-1-29 at horn at Raymond,[...]h r ary Ann cGreevey as born 10-7-189 in At m na, I and di d 3-5-80. I as num r 1O of th ir family. y broth rs and sist[...]y 1st 3 years of school ere in Pl nt ood School. I nt to Raymond School to finish 4th through 8th grades, then bac to Plen- ywood for high school. I played 3 y ars of varsity bas tball. e nt to th state tournament 2 out of the 3 years. fter graduation I went south on the harvest run ith Jo O'Toole in ay 1947. In 1949, I entered the Air Force in the fall, spent time in Wichita F 11s, T for basic train ng, nt to school m Cheyenne, Y and end d up in Hamilton F, Id, CA. I a released from th s rvice in 1950 to Harry and Hazel mov d to Washington in 1939. Harry retired from come home and help my mother on the farm but as draft d again m Arm[...] |
| A. T. Thompson started a store with supplies from Minnesota. He[...]until 1965 when they moved to Wolf Point. CHRISTIAN C . and HENRIETTA TOEDTE[...]and Chris were married in St. Louis, MO and came to The boys all attended Comert[...]hurch of Plentywood, which was originally located on Church Hill, 1/2 ROBERT ELWOOD TORGRIM[...]Adolph Torgrimson and Mabel Olson Torgrimson came to Montana community during the 1920s and 30s and was a well-known landmark around 1910[...]dison, MN. They in the area. The church was moved to Plentywood in the 1940s. were married in Plentywood on 11-6-15. They lived on a homestead The Toedtes had 3 children: Gilber[...]l now north of Dooley until Dad went to the Army during WWI and served in living in California. All were born in Montana and did not move to France. After the war they moved to the Fred Decker farm northeast of California unti[...]oley. They lived there until 1934 when they moved to Fort Peck Rocky Spring School. Amanda went to Dooley HS 1 year. She where Dad worked on the dam. After Fort Peck they moved to Noxon in graduated from Plentywood HS in 1941.[...]western Montana and then to Thompson Falls where they resided until In 1941 they sold their farm and moved to California. Chris passed their deaths.[...]ndchildren and 5 great- I was born 5-5-21 at Dooley, MT. Kenneth (Kenny), 1[...]nd Agnes Torgerson, born kicked by a horse. Phyllis Torgrimson Tanner was born 11-8-29[...]1 . Robert's father, elvin (see Sheridan Daybreak I, p. Plentywood and lives in Rensselaer, I now. Darrel was born 11-10-38 227) was he 5th of 1Ochildren born to lngri and Martin Torgerson in at Nox[...]he teaches in the Bransvold, Nin 1891 . He came to ontana by train in 1912. In 1918 h[...]ried Agnes Ludvig. Agnes was 1 of 1Ochildren born to I attended school in Dooley, Fort Peck and Noxon. I spent 3 years Augusta and Regina Ludvig in Minne[...]Force during WWII, serving Agnes had filed a homestead claim in 1915 on a section of land in the China-Burma•lndia theater. After my discharge from the Air next to Melvin's. Gene Tutton now owns hat land. Melvin was called Force I worked as a lumbeqack in northern Idaho for a short time to military service in 1918. He and Agnes were marri[...]before moving o Hes City in 194 7. I worked for Foster Drug Company left the next day.[...]and Western Pharmacy until 1972. Then I ent to ork at the Coast to Robert at ended he country schools of Lincoln, Jefferson, and Coast Store until I retired in 1983. I am now back working part time at Jae son all nort[...]he 8 h grade in Comertown. the Coast to Coast Store. The family moved to Fort Pee in 193 here he attended high school. arch 20, 1943 I married Lela Baldwin of Ismay. Her maternal elvin worked as a deck hand on a dredge named "The Gallant" and gra[...]early 1900s. She attended school in a country school close to their bac to the farm. In 19 9 they moved to Plen y ood. elvin con- home a[...]igh school in Ismay. She is presently City tinued to farm, and orked as a bartender a he Spot Bar until his Treasurer[...]ranches he old home dea h in 195 7. Agnes wor ed a various cafes and or ed 15 years at[...]She as born in iles C1 y, 6-20-4 , is a graduate of the U of at in 1940. They lived in Sidney for a year hile he or ed on WPA. issoula. She teaches b[...]for Ed Campbell for 3 years. In 19 4 they bought a sec- and her husband, Ron, is m th[...]mson Bat aglia as born in iles City. 4-30-49, and to Plentywood. Robert or ed for the Sheridan County[...]the food service business. She has 2 sons. moving to Wolf Point in 1964. They moved back to Plenty ood in Her husband. Alan, is a heavy equipment salesman. She at ended 1968. While working at the County Shop on 2-25-74. a ladder on iles C1 y schools. which Ro[...]ty. He died jured leaving him paralyzed. He spent a month in the Billings Hospital of cancer on 7-4-55 at iles City. and moved to Seattle Harborv1ew Hospital for phys1caf therapy.[...]born 5·6-56 in iles City. She is no office moved to Ya ima, WA where his wife too care of him at home. After manager for a CPA firm in Denver, CO. She attended 1les City schools she injured her back in 1979 they moved to Plent ood where Robert and gradua[...]have been active in 1t for many years. I have been a ruling elder since south of Culbertson. Sh[...] |
| [...]1937 we moved on the McGrown farm north of Comertown. In the By Ar[...]spring of 1939 we moved to the Alfred Clemetson farm southeast of Arvid[...]s young and was confirmed I was born on a farm north of Comertown. My brothers and sisters[...]are listed in Evedean Lizotte story. I was baptized 11 -27-27 in Min- town. He attended[...]hool north of Comertown. He nesota. I attended the Ueland and Come,town schools, graduating May went into the service in 1941 and was discharged in 1945. He attend- 1943. I was in the Army from January 1945 to August 1946. I farmed ed barber school in Vancouver, WA . He mar[...]in southeast of Comertown and worked on farms until I moved to Libby in August 1947. They farmed near Comertown until Arvid's death, 1956. I worked at a mill in St. Regis, later in the shop as a greaser. I 2-20-60. They had 6 children all born in Plentywo[...]Comertown, MT. This is where I attended grade and high school,[...]graduating in 1936. My parents moved to Billings, where they lived un-[...]I am married to Evelyn Vincent; we have been married 42 years.[...]Both have 2 sons. I was born in 1918.[...]Sharon and her husband. They have a son Ryan, 2½ years old. Sharon[...]The oldest, Edwin William, was born 6-5-48. On 11-8-69 he mar- Gladys has a son, Warren cCall, ho just moved to Portland from ried Jeannette Lognette (1-16-51) i[...]3 children: Seattle. His wife Carol died a few years ago. They have 1 daughter, Melissa Lynn[...]s The 2nd child, Linda Jean was born 5-8-50. On 9-21-68 she mar- lite in Billings. He[...]is retired and lives in his o n home in Spo ane, A. He (7-9-69); Kimberly Ann (1-9-73); Michelle Lynn (6-26 -77). did construction for a number of years. He is single. Third child is Clinton Eugene, born 6-16-52. On 6-26-71 he mar• The youngest, L[...]7·4·77). Truman, Jalmor and I served in the Army during II, all Fourth child is Debra Kay, born 6-15-54 . On 8-11 -73 she married overseas duty. Thoma[...]esa, AZ. y hobby is restoring "an ique" cars. I hav 2 odel " " Fifth child is Susan arie . born 1-14-56. On 2-28-79 she married sports coupes and 1 odel " A" '29 pie up; also a '52 Cadillac. Ir tired Danny Robinson (2-25-54) a[...]CE had passed away that inter. Then Delores moved to Cahforma and The 8 children[...]Tillie d'ed in Billings, 1-17 -71 , i h burial n St. John Cemetery, WALLACE TORPEN[...]in are t ins. b ter no n as Ann and Jo. WI and as a young man he set up a homestead north of Comerto n. nn Seltv dt has liv d on their farm at Harv y, Dsince their mar-[...]band, Andre • died of a h art attac in Sept mb r 1965.[...]Jo Gat s has lived ·n SeaUI smce 1941 and has a son and a[...]Roy Vincent has stay d on the Vincent place north of Comerto n[...]and for over 1Oyears has gone to the home of our sister, Ann. m orth[...]ae Rose ent to Los Angeles, CA in 1939 where she still or s[...]discharge they lived in 81llings until movmg to alispell area in 1971 .[...] |
| They now have a home about 1O miles northwest of Kalispell where[...]ng summer and spend winter in Mesa, AZ. They have a on 5-15-65. son and a daughter. Evelyn was a nurse having last worked at St. Vin- cent's hospital in Billings. On 4-26-71 , Arthur Vincent died in an accident aboa[...]ND and at our farm; 2 train trips to Mt. Vernon and Longview, WA; Elmer Vincen was in the Army and on combat duty in the Pacific Abilene, TX; and a California trip. during WII. After discharge he w[...]in Plentywood, and then married Larry Frederick on 1-19-80. Vince in Las Vegas, V and a Keno writer at the Sahara.[...]nd Seattle for 4 Abilene, TX enrolled in a social work course. Glenda has completed a years before being married to Edwin "Ted" Ott~n in July 1948. They[...]lentywood. We lived in Billings 2 years and moved to Fort Peck in July 1950. He work- have 2 g[...]son, Brad Richard, died of menigitis. moved to their present home in 1970. It is 4 miles north o[...]ranch life from a team of horses and pitch fork, to a heated cab tractor to roll out a bale. Vic likes cattle and finds calving in our climate a[...]challenge. Marlys likes the varied seasons-a time to garden; a time to VICTOR and MARLYS VOGT[...]read, quilt and arrange photo albums, go to Connie's for ceramics; Victor and arlys are[...]Comerto n community, hav- every day a ime e thank God for His many blessings! ing grown up on adjoining farms. Andrew and Charlene Vogt's famil[...](See Evedean Lizotte and Wallace Torpen stories.) I was baptized of bare fee , the Saturday night bath in the wash tub and mil cooled 2-26-20. I attended Ueland school and graduated from Comertown in he ice ell, also ice to make ice cream until July. HS, ay 1940. I worked on YA for rs. Larson in Comertown .. In e were both educa ed a the Comertown school. Our means of June 1941 I ent to i nesota and worked for my uncle, returning getting there as to al ; this asn't so bad as neighboring families home to do housekeeping for ayhe s and Danielsons.[...]On 12-23- I married illiam Emel Wes rup (12-6-20 to ould join ogether on the ro d. n the inter families moved in_o the dorms here ach family h d a small uni . Our dads help d o build the 5-23-76). Willie as born at Dooley, grew up on a farm on the Blue dorms as PA projec s.[...]His mo her discharged July 19 6. e lived on illte s father's farm moving to[...]Comertown in the inters of 1945· 6. e moved to Helena in October passed a ay in 1952. His brother, Curtis. enlisted in he i[...]p oyed at Fo ey's 111, the railroad and later too a business course, and or ed at Ab rdeen, A in a plywo d of- th city. I or ed at Capitol Laundry. We moved to Corvallis, OR July fice. She returned o ontana an[...]ie or ed for th city until he became ill in 1975. I or ed[...]inen until 5-8-81, retiring because of my health. I moved to As a wedding gift, Vic s dad gave us a floe of 100 chickens, East Helena and in July 1982 I moved to a farm east of Froid I h E e- which proved to be a valuable 91ft as hey prod_uced .eggs to sell f~r dean and Ernest Lizotte. I am a m mber of the om n of the oose groceries. So e started out wi h 200 acres h1ch V,c had bought in Chapter 1193 a ed1cine La e. 1949, 100 chic ens and a loan to buy a ashing machine, also a roof We had children, Beverly Ann (11 -12-42) ent to school m over our heads because e live on the Vog home. place. He[...]sework, then as receptionist for Dr. S. Lindblom, a telephone Ann (8-18-63) marri d Robin L Bu c I, 10-10-82 in Helena. Their operator for t. Bell and a summer Job at the ASC. In 1959 she too[...]d our 1st child, Rhonda Denise (7-5-58). She came to Pe gy Lou (12-23-44) attend d school in H I na graduatin in our home at the age of 2½ months[...]married Chris eier in Helena, 6-19-63 . H passed a ay[...] |
| [...]) and Cynthia Mae war he returned to Comertown. (12-19-66). She married Cliff Hennessey in Helena in 1977 and di- I left Norway, 6-11 ·46 and came over on a bride ship. The only vorced in 1981. She married[...]passengers were war brides enroute to the US. I landed in New York Helena.[...]1O years. In 1959 we moved to Plentywood and bought our home[...]where I still reside. In 1959 I took my citizenship test and became a citizen. That was a highlight in my life.[...]ggy, Alice and Beverly. (1983) I have a brother, Dale, and a sister, Ruby. I, Sharon, the youngest of[...]he Army, December 1967, being discharged in 1969. On 2-21 -70 he and Cory. married Conni[...]1972. They had 1 son, William As a youngster I lived on the Louis and LaVada Marsh ranch Emel Ill (9-22-7[...]of Plentywood and then moved into Plentywood for a short Viola Sophia (4-8-49) attended school[...]duating in duration. In 1946 e moved to the farm 2 miles north of Dooley. June 1967. She[...]Medical Assisting College in I started school at Dooley, 1st through 3rd grades.[...]Burns of Johnson, now of Alaska, and I were the only 2 rn the class. I ent to Commerce, CA. They have 1 daughter, Robin Marie ([...]s aunt, Celestia arsh, who we adopted as a 2nd mother. Bausman 11 -19-83 at Helena where they live. I graduated from Plentywood HS in 1961 and graduate[...]cosmetology school in Billings in 1962. I returned home and o ed LUDVIG and ODDLAUG WILLIAM[...]for Lois Holtan at Lois' Beauty Salon. I marrried Gary on 6-27-64. I By Oddlaug Williams[...]d for Roy's Super Value and ontgomery Wards. I was born in Eide, orway, 8-3-23, daughter of Ole[...]e moved to ountam View, CA. There Loi ee Ann as born, 1-7-66. In 1945, after peace was declared, I met Ludvig through my sister From there e moved o Federal ay, for a short stay, and in who is married to his brother. Ludvig visited his brother in Eide, or• arch 1966 e were on ou ay to stay ith m parents hen e way, enroute to the US. ere involved ·n a train accident in h·ch 2 Grea o hern passenger[...]trams hit head-on. e ere Jue y i h only a fe bruises compared to others on the train . e then stayed 9 months hile Gary as o[...]his r turn hOme e moved to anch ster, H before going to 8 ltie d,[...]ied hile he ay · 19 5 on[...]inson, D, 12-12-68. quite young his family moved to Canada and home ead d n ar Lorile start d school in B Ifie d and th n e mov d to Haz n, 0 Buchanan, Sas . Esther as born th r . Th[...]ade. e lived in Haz n almost 4 ears th y return d to o ay here she lat r died. and b onged to St. anain's parish wher he d office as the V. P.[...]th r, their Altar Soc, ty. and Gary be onged to the . C.'s and was honored later rs. Gene Hanson, cam to the US. They came to their aunt and for night of 1975. h1I e ere living there, our priest pass d awa uncle Carl and Louise Johnson a Comerto n, T. and Gary as chosen to b 1 of the pallbear rs. In 1940 Ludv'g join[...]d 5½ y ars, La r in 1975 w mov d to andan, D wh re Ga worked for mostly overseas, inc[...]nd h d his own business und r Gary's Electric. In May[...] |
| 1980 we moved to the farm just north of Dooley where we now reside. We belong to St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood and I am currently the V. P. of Altar Society. Our children go to Plentywood School where Lorilee is now a senior and has been accepted into National College of Rapid City, SD. Our son Cory is a freshman at Plentywood. BETTY IVERSON ZOANNI |
| [...]82 for the Golden and Diamond Jubilees. Each year a he a hanael Church during Midsummer or Fall Fest, m respect to our early and con inumg Damsh Hen ag .[...] |
| [...]nor of E. F. and Mariane Madsen. Dagmar has a short ain Street but is long on people whose lives carried over from age to age. Words change meanings, customs vary, |
| [...]e Lake Rural Fire District Board decided it would be advantageous to have a fire truck stationed at Dagmar. The public was in[...]n- sequently, plans were made and construction of a Fire Hall began the fall of 1982 and completed the spring of 1983. It is a building that houses 2 fire trucks with a training room that can also serve as a com- munity center. There are complete kitchen an[...]The Dagmar Volunteer Firemen group was formed to operate the Back row: Mrs . Judy[...]t Lunch Cook; Mrs. Cynthlo 1 equipment. They meet on a regular monthly basis to train. Teacher's Aide; Mr[...]kah Raffaeli, Mar Soren n, P ter Mill r, and A sod house built by homesteaders in 1911 first hou[...]School stands just outside Dagmar. In later years a 2-room school was built, but the coming of rural electrification in[...]ment and excellent teachers all contribute o A long series of improvements at the school began with a well in our good school system. This is evidenced by the State Department of 1950 followed by a teacherage in 1953 and a new sewer system in Public Instruction evaluator who performed an on-site evaluation of our 1954. In the spring of 1957 the building was enlarged to provide 3 school last year and pro[...]roud, too, of the many honor roll students e send on to area are enjoying their new spacious home.[...]indeed contribute to excellence in educaron.[...]ches us into the computer age-a long ay from great granddad's[...]Kenneth yby, J rry Thues n, A chard Kuettler, and G ne Ander n.[...]DAG A BAL[...]e, districts ere abandon d and portions er anne d to th[...]' original Distr ct 9. As a result, busing of stud nts cam n cess Our 1 bus route to the south nd est of O mar b an ith the 1952-53 school term. In 1955 a 2nd route as add d o g1v to families from the anne ed area north and e t of O[...]. At th pres- ent time all pupils are transported to school in bus ith Gr Thu s n at the heel. A mobile telephon p ov·d s contact I h he chool- house and famili s along the rout . Our school lunch program as b gun in a portion of the basement area in 1960, here etha Ols n as the coo for many years fol- lo ed by 8 a J nsen. Judy ilemon is no compl tmg h r 3rd year serving meals to our tudents. Our current enrollment is 26·[...]through grade 8, taught Back ro : Bill A., by 2 teachers and aide, Cynthia Jensen. We have[...]Dagmar had some real rivalry during th early 40s, but[...] |
| [...]lped form the (Big Muddy League) which be such a success that they went into many more printings.[...]worn with pride Chester Andersen was manager for a year, followed by Bill A., then (and we could have sold many more) said simply, "Dane for a Day." Delmer A., then Buck Andersen and finally Ken Nyby was man[...]In 1930, a Home Demonstration Club was organized in the Dagm[...]both communities. area and lasted for just a few years. Ida Thuesen was a member of this The first 7 settlers moved into[...]became Dagmar in 1906, group and was also a charter member of our current club. and the Dan[...]home event was held in the small town of Dagmar on July 25-26. with County Extens[...]m all over the United States and • ganizing a Homemakers Club again. The name Dagmar Merribees was Canada came families, friends, and former residents to join in the chosen and their club song[...]tion. The committee that served the noon barbecue on the belonging to the Merribees are, Mrs. Chester (Cora) Anderson,[...]. -at least 500 more than had been anticipated! But the food held out! The 11 A.M. parade was scheduled to be led by Governor and As a club we have helped with many county-wide and community Mrs. Ted Schwinden, but unfortunately, their plane was delayed. How- projects. A play was presented with the proceeds going to the new ever, the over 70 entries were headed u[...]and the VFW Ambulance Fund. For the Bicentennial a firstborn babies in the community-Mrs. Dagmar ([...]Local men built a cook-house for clubs to serve from and we have pro- were also in the parade, along with a marching band, under the direc-[...]vided equipment necessary to operate it. tion of iels Miller, that was compos[...]om the area. The Governor arrived in time to address the crowd at the 2 P.M. program, and was joined on he stage by our 2 local legislators. The communi[...]Harry and etha Olsen performed Danish Fol Dancing on the ball diamond. Both Harry and etha and Ove and Mary ielsen had danced a the celebration that was held o celebrate the 50t[...]Other Saturday afternoon even s included a orth-South Tug-o- war, with children's games and a pony cart ride. A museum as open in the former Alfred Jensens' home. A variety show followed by a DAGMAR MERRJBEE HOMEMAKERS CLUB street dance closed out the day.[...]orning the Gun Club served rolls and coffee prior to h lie the 11 A. . interdenominational Church service. Faye Crusc[...]t address at this and a joint choir sang. m This as fo lo ed by a en uc y Fried Chic en dinner served to more han 1000, and the a ernoon sa some of the Old Timers once We have a joint pro1ect going i h the Volmer Helping Hand Club again playing base[...]fresh and preserved) produce has filled our booth to capaci y mnmg shown. The Golden Jubilee was similar, but differen in that the Sunday many ribbons and a ards. This has been a re ardmg combined effort as spent at the Dagm[...]g the anniversary there as and hopefully, i will continue. part of the en ire celebration. Fo[...]ns represented, e ould have the in- be n made available for community use and e purchased a stove for terdenominational services in Dagmar.[...]e 'older genera ion' of Danes at the and e hop to continue support in hat area. 75th, but in no ay did tha lessen he enthusiasm; or the pri[...]unity· or the same atmosphere of or ing together to achieve and lessons The fello ship[...]h des- joyable. Our membership includ s a vari d a e group and e strive to cent And everyone had at least 1 responsibility-the entire communi- have a pro ram that inter sts everyone. I is o our advantage to learn ty was involved in some way, with the surro[...]present. It is right that e are able to gro in kno I dge to ether. ost of the area homes hosted gues[...]mpers par ed in the area of the 'par ' and in the to n itself. Current off,c rs are: Pau[...]ps, Jubilee Books and cookbooks ere sold in order to adsen, Secretary-Treasurer; Donna Stra[...]es of the giant undertaking. The coo books proved to Thuesen, President.[...] |
| [...]to the declining numbers of these people and the sur[...]these rules have been relaxed to allow more people to qualify. At the This organization was offic[...]National Convention in 1959, it was voted to allow women to become Niels (Washington) Christensen. Its name w[...]States and Canada. Today almost anyone who has a desire to join the Brotherhood).[...]Lodge members can Lodge 283 is subordinate to the Danish Brotherhood in America, be enrolled at any age and at the age of 16 can become voting organi[...]ized for the purpose of strengthening its members to honor the laws and the constitution of the United States. It also aided its members to become citizens of the United States, aiding and assisting its members by money contributions to sick members, aiding in secur- ing employment and furnishing to its members other help and assistance. Many[...]ge had been members of other lodges before coming to Montana. At the 1st meeting about 40 people were present and it was decided to organ ize a lodge and elect a set of officers for the proper starting of the lo[...]sen, 2nd trustee; Rasmus Poulsen, 3rd trustee; P. A. In spite of the declining popula ion hich ma es it harder to recru, Petersen, conductor; Froberg Hansen, inner[...]new members, we still have a membership roll numbering m he 80s. I Andersen, outer guard. Others of the 29 charter m[...]P. is still the desire of the Lodge to see the membership gro and carry Olsen, Harold Pe[...]dor Hansen, Jens Petersen Holm, Carl on the traditions that the Lodge has provided hrough[...]The athanael Lu heran Church has a r,ich Danish heri age since 1t To start with the meetings were held at various scho[...]the membership and the tion on he early his ory see Sher"dan's Daybrea .) Over h[...]n enough so that they could build their o n hall. On Danish blood has been thinned un ·1to[...]3, the new building was dedicated, it being buitt on an acre of left, but heir tradi are still s rong. land donated by J[...]several annual celebrations. What used to be a d off o ome o[...]elsesfest", which marked the birth- a good sleep and to a camp, date of the organization of the lodge on 3-15-1 0. Entertainment usually Sunday e[...]mere o h consisted of a Home Talent Play followed by dancing and hen a mid- years but hey sfl p ri nig[...]ga our 50th anniversary, held on Fnday 3-18-60. Another annual affair[...]our o n the time when a form of governm nt representative of e p op e as adopted. This as held on the 5th of June and ould start in th for ·[...]as an noon. A concession stand sold a variety of things throughout th day[...]aron and evening. Hor eshoe gam s, a baseball game card gam s and jus[...]at to• 1956. The third annual af air as no n a Christm Tre . This[...]a mg he d during the Chns mas Holiday .[...]h r hil sin ing C ris m carols, much to the enjoym nt of all. · fter this candy and ap s r given to th chi dr n and hen dancing b an to th music of local[...]I ro 1d a birthda musicians. time the lodg al[...]in at e opportunity to hile e • y ars d as a community hall for i gC IS mad ava1labl[...]and Treasurer Lind on. t ons.[...]The church c hip on p cial occasions, often In 1968 the me ·[...]e ge as remodeled. The in - doing a cantata at Christmas. This is a m1 d group of 20-some eager erior alls e[...]o·c s und r the dir ction of iels iller. changed to incl ormica co d s rving coun[...]y In th earlier years of the Lodge, dmlssion to the Lodge qurt m short supply making a youth group difficult to facilitate during a time r t from the standpoint of ing of t[...] |
| [...]mar with the 1st session in 1915-16. It continued to run for a teachers, who take turns teaching every other mon[...]roll- The "Gleaner" is the church grapevine, a publication sent out ment from 25 to 30. The largest group of 32 students attended in once a month containing minutes from the various meetings, a calen- 1932-33. The last term was th[...]ressed properly. $1.00 to $30.00. Instructors' salaries varied from $255 to $375 for A church council consisting of 9 members plus the p[...]in the instructional program. All year terms, not to succeed themselves. They meet once a month. classes were conducted i[...]The school begun in 1915 had a 3-fold purpose. It was intended to Anderson. Early church records indicate there was a woman secretary help Danish immigran[...]nguage and meet other for the council at one time but from then until 19 75 serving on the needs such as preparation for US Citizenship. It was also intended to council was men's work. Joan Miller was elected i[...]Marjorie Andersen and Linda Nelson (the 1st woman to limited public school training, to further their education. The curriculum be elected council/congregational president). was also designed to perpetuate Danish culture and to foster an ap- Pastor Don Kern was serving at[...]neration. The school printed. He resigned in 1972 to be replaced by Paster Gary Brenna. was[...]The classes changed somewhat over the years but the basic goals 1981 . Pastor Barak Anderson, Ell[...]sions to which anyone in the community was welcome.[...]these endeavors besides providing entertainment to other communities[...]n the area. Many home talent plays were performed on a platform stage laid on saw horses with improvised make-up and props.[...]Transportation to school was mostly by sled, on foot or horseback.[...]in a blizzard with 28 degrees below zero and were joined by Henry developed into a choir loft. 1971 was the beginning of 5th grade c[...]Jorgensen halfway to the church 8 miles away. That year the students munion following aa dormitory situation in a vacant farm home near the church. munion began being offered twice a month, the 1st Sunday using the[...]lamps, general cleaning, and also milking he cow. But there A W y. In 1976 a picnic area north of the church was developed on was time for fellowship comradery and tricks. the suggestion of Jens Sundsted to commemorate the Bicentennial[...]tt is fitting to conclude wi h an e cerpt from an article entitled[...]I G YOUTH, ritten by Ejnar Ouus, one of the instructors for the Danish ship Danmar ' to be hung in the sane uary a Danish custom 0[...]The hving youth is concerned ith life. I must find a meaning a sh p (the green book) as adopted. 1979 saw the ad[...]age purpose of life. There must be a God-given purpose for me- space. A solar system was installed on he sou1h side of this. hat is rt? here shall it be found? This shortlived life on earth Evergreen trees on the est end of he cemetery ere transplanted cannot be a mere stepping stone bet een eternities. There is[...]eekly com- something hich I shall do. What is it? ... Living youth be true munion instigated at Sunday orship on a trial bas,s and adopted at to yourself, to your home, to your country and o mankind-and he end of this te[...]saw the merger of the AELC, ALC and LCA churches, to be enacted in 1985. 1982 as the church's Dia- live this truth! mond Jubilee. A 2-day celebration as held i1h many past What a special e perience in living for hose ho were a part of parishioners and pastors in attendance. An upda e to our his ory entitl· the Dagmar Young Peo[...]strong. DREAMS FULFILLED LIVE ON AS MEMORIES[...]Dagmar; my parents were Peter and Anna iller |
| dances. Our family then moved to Antelope so we could get our high a[...]e, have 3 children. school education, moving back to the farm for the summer. I graduated Roland chose a career as an Air Force pilot. He and his wife, in 1940. In 1941 I went to Grand View College, having obtained a Laurie, have a son. They live in England. $100 scholarship. I graduated from MSU, Bozeman, in 1945. After[...]cs at Cook County Hospital in off to raise 2 children. Her husband, Michael Taylor, is an engineer Chicago, I worked as Staff Dietitian at Bismarck Hospital; then taking a with Celanese Corp. in Bay City, TX. posi[...]Charles died suddenly, 6-22-72. Since then I have worked as a 1948. On 11 -27-50 I married Chad Addison in the Dagmar Church with teacher's aide, and since retirement, as a part-time day care worker. I Rev. Ove Nielsen officiating. We have lived on a cattle ranch near travel quite a bit, and frequently the trip takes me "back home'' to Belvidere, SD since and have 8 children : Beryl ([...]. Chad By Dagmar Andersen Way was born on the ranch where we live. It was the homestead of[...]and Christina Andersen. The family moved to Dagmar in October 1916.[...]Harvey and Andrew. The boys worked on the farm , and in later years[...]s born 6-27 -07 at Dagmar. She was the first girl to be[...]n the new community and so was named Dagmar. Born to Jens[...]children to support. The 2 oldest children , Ludvig and Krist[...]already out on their own. Four of the children, Walter, Victor,[...]and Agnes were taken to Tyler, where they stayed at the Lutheran[...]he years we have made at least 1 trip every year to Dagmar When Dagmar as about 10, her mother sold the homestead and and my parents have come to South Dakota often to keep the ties moved to orth Dakota to be near the older boys ho had land there. strong. y[...]ld Two years later she moved back to Dagmar and lived Ith her sister, have been closer to their grandchildren. other passed away in ay Agnes and Jens ielsen, for a hile. At age 14, she hauled bundles for 1972 . Dad continued to live at the Pioneer anor for 11 years, eep-[...]In 1927, Dagmar and her mother ent to visit an uncle, Johannes ouch with many relatives and friends. He passed a ay in 1983. e ielsen, in Chicag[...]y fam ily gatherings at the farm, hich on t e coo car of Harvey and Cliffo d Andersen. both[...]amed m 1928 y moved to th[...]ag gas AGNES (JE SEN) A DEASE[...]ere poor, so in I as born 9-9-1o, the 2nd of 5 children born to Christen and da[...]a 1927 Buie . Landberg Jensen (SO 240) in their " little house on the prairie". I at-[...]also on the ended Ha thorne School through the 8th grade[...]ter ho of Danish vacation school th re. mth grade I as at Dagmar cad my i , t d ound the 1st year it as m session. and I spent 2 inters ·n ·nter school.[...]uite common that young gtrls from the country ent to the[...]About 3 later. Chttord return d to Or gon for his famil . They ci y to or . I ent o mneapolis hen I as 19; my s·blings accus-[...]mov d t y ar a. ed me of or mg Just long enough each y ar to earn mon y for a tic e home ·n the spri g, hen there as or available m farm homes. d'd ing for a numb r of families, staying n eir omes, here I as r at d more Ii e a guest than an employe . Four summ rs, during he d p ssion I taught vacation school, 2 years at Ha home and 2 y ars a Volmer. This as a great e p r' nee. Ia butterma er. Our son Paul, as born in 1939. When he as 2 e mov d to ississippi h re e operated a chic en farm for 3 years. Roland as born in 19 3. In the summer of 19 4 e moved to Texas here I still make my home. Our daughter, ary Ruth, as born m 1948. It our good fortune to live, for many years on the edge of Lamar University campus, so the child[...]ds the service department of Boehnnger- annh m, a computerized blood analyzing company in Houston. H In D cemb r 1938, they moved to Shasta County to a mining[...] |
| claim south of Redding. In the summer of 1944, they bought a ranch in Whitmore. They lived there until 1953, during which time Cliff worked at various jobs as a heavy duty mechanic. Dagmar was left with the farm and the children to look after. With the 4 older children out of high school and either married or working in Redding, the folks bought a trailer and moved to where the jobs were available. Their family[...]I, Mae, was born on 5-7-29 at Grandmother Mine and Grandfather DELMAR[...]Hazel Madsen (SD 868) lived on their homestead 17 miles west of MAE (MADSEN) FIS[...]er an extended illness Mother died in 1933. I, Delmar, was born in Palmer, KA on 5-13-14. My parents were I was baptized at the Nathanael Lutheran Church of Dagmar and Chris and Hannah Andersen (SO 268). We moved to Dagmar in the was later confirmed at the Reserve Lutheran Church. spring of 1917. I worked at home and on neighboring farms. I went to My grandparents raised the 3 of us,[...]dhood memories are pleasant ones. Grandmother had a lot of baseball. I belonged to 4-H and we played ball almost every Sunday. of patience with us and she would read to us in Danish from Hans I worked on the Fort Peck Dam in 1935 until we were cut down to Christian Andersen's fairy tales and the children's Bible stories. Later 4 hours a day. We made 50¢ an hour and worked for 5 days each she taught me to cook, sew, knit and embroider. She was so very de[...]for 7 days of the week, so this left us to me and I feel as though I've gained a wealth of knowledge from her. with a wage of $1.75 for our week's work. This was not a paying pro- What a trial we 3 must have been! I remember when Grandmother position so I went to work on a farm for Clifford Andersen for 15 per and I would lay down to take a nap, and as soon as she was asleep, I month, with a raise o 35 for the spring and summer months. In 1936 would get up and walk 3/4 mile to Aunt Harriet's to play with Cousin I went to California and worked on construction. Grace. It wouldn't be long before the phone would ring and Grand- Vera ielsen as born on 8-14-16, daughter of Skov and ielsene mother would be looking for me. ielsen (SD 244). Vera attended the Garden Grove School and also I remember helping my brothers shock grain behind the binder. I went to winter school at the Nathanael Church basement. S[...]as too little and my shocks would fall down, so I was not much help. with Pastor Larsens while in Y[...]nts raised most of the food we ate. We made trips to the In 1936 she en to California and wor ed as a maid in private homes. sandhills (south of Dagmar) to pick chokecherries for the winter supply[...]The boys and I walked 1¾ mile to the Garfield School where[...]Richardsen) Petersen was my teacher. We had quite a time; I spo e no English and she spo e no Danish. During[...]andfather retired hat year. They bought the house on my dad's farm and moved it to Reserve. I as a member of the Reserve ·H club[...]led by Hertha Lund. y 1st trip a ay from home as 4-H camp at[...]Brush La e. Ho luc y, it seemed to me, as Hertha Lund to b able to camp ou · h us! I attended high school at edicine La e. I moved to Plentywood Vera and I ere marr'ed on 5-29·37 in Oa land CA. T o a[...]elephone office. After or ing there for some time I daughters were born there. Connie, 1938, is married to Fran Covar- as promoted to assi ant chief operator. rubias and has 2 childre[...]t IL. Donna, 1939, Fran Fishbec and I ere married and lived in Havre, here he is marr'e[...]ren. They live at Riverdale, or ed as a bra eman on the G. . Railroad. We have 2 daughters. Jo 0.[...]nn, 1950 is married to Ro II er and they hve at ent, WA. She has[...]farm . Our 3rd dau hter, Sandra, 19 1 is married to Jim Alb rs and hves ·n Renton, A. e returned to Plent ood and la er ere and they live at Littleto[...]ir 2 daugh ers. divorced. I ent bac to or for the tel phone company. I as manager of he Dagmar Ball Club for many years and also Delmar Andersen and I ere married and here I am, liv·ng at umpired in the e·g uddy League. In 1946 I rented the Andersen and Dagmar again. e have 1 daughter Gail, marri d to Andy Pie rd. They Brown farm and e hved there until January 1955. e then mov d in- have a daughter and a son and live on a farm in the Bainville area. With to our new house in Dagmar. Vera died of cancer in O[...]3 st pdaughters, their husbands and children to ether ith mine, e On 4.5.57, I as married to ae F1shbec of Plentywood. She had are indeed a lar family. 2 daughters; Jo Ann was 6 and Candace[...]e are members of the athanael Lutheran Church. I as a 4-H was born in 1958. leader for 15 years. I am a member of the Da mar erribee's Home- I continued farming the Andersen-Brown land until 1977. I also ma ers Club. e enjoy our home, fa[...]ed the L. M. Jensen land from 1970 until 1979 hen I retired. ty activities that k[...] |
| [...](EMELIA) (ANDERSEN) HANSE Hans Andersen was a native of Denmark, born 3-14-1854. While[...]ristine Hansen, born in Denmark 1-27 · 1861, and a her parents, Hans and Christine Andersen , to Dagmar in 1912. She few years later they came to America. He received his naturalization[...]ere and papers 9-17-1900 in Iowa. They then moved on to Larimore, ND, later moved to Tacoma, WA. They had 4 children: Leslie R., Chest[...]till drives her car. In 1912 the family came to Sheridan County where Hans pur- chased land in th[...]JOHN 8 . and ROSE ANDERSEN they moved to Reserve. Hans and his 4 sons farmed and had a l~rge John B. Andersen was born[...]. He lived threshing rig, which they moved around to different farms threshing. with his par[...]spent some time serving in the Army in WWI. On 10-24 -21 , he married had retired from active farming. Hans died in 1937 at age 83 from a Rose Schermer (born 4-18-01 ). They ha[...]and Homer, brain concussion . He received it when a garage door he was opening and 2 daugh[...]se) and Lenora Gertrude {Stephens). was caught by a gust of wind that threw him to the ground. He had They farmed on the home place 1 /4 mile south of Dagmar. John was a walked to the house then was taken to the Plentywood Hospital where substitute mail carrier. In the winter he went half ay ith a team, then he died. Hans had planned to attend Danish festivities at the Danish changed teams and went the rest of the way. He had a stove in the Hall at Dagmar that day and together with a friend had gone to the sled and wore big sheepskin gloves to eep his hands from freezing garage to drive out the car. He had been looking forward to the day of while driving the team. Rose was a good pastry maker and an ex• festivities, friends said. Hans was a highly respected citizen of the cellent seamstress. In 1940 they moved to Big For , then Swan La e, communities in which he[...]then to Polson, MT, where they farmed est of to n until retiring. Hans and his wife are buri[...]John's main hobbies in retirement years as going to the oods[...]and company. He was a member of the Danish Brotherhood Lodge 283 Anton Andersen was born 3-11-1883, in Denmark to Hans and of Dagmar, and he ept up[...]death. He as very Christine Andersen. They moved to Dagmar, Tin 1912 to farm with proud of his Danish heritage. He passed a ay 1 2-18-78 at the age of his 3 brothers and 1 s[...]Kristine and Lester E. They Polson. moved to the school section and then to Reserve in about 1922, where Anton and his brother George Andersen had a machinery store in LENORA GERTRUD[...]Lenora as born 8-24-21 in edicine La e, T to Jo n B. and Matilda's parents, Jens and arie[...]Rose Andersen. Lenora remembers, "I as about 5 hen my grand· and they lived in Volmer un II they moved to Washing on to Ii e ith[...]hristine Andersen , died of cancer. Grandpa liv d I h us part Edith s family in 1927. (Froberg, Theod[...]of th ·m · drove a car 1th a rumb e seat and he used farmed in Volmer. The church is located on land donated by Andre[...]ot to Dagmar o bu candy. A penny bou h Hansen.)[...]e." GEORGE F. and CAROLINE A DEASE[...]re brothers and 1 sister gre up; then they mov d to Lar more, here[...]nt u on to to hey farmed and had a threshing ng. The family then mov d to Dagmar here they continued farming. George mov d to Reserve in 1920[...]d part d a ·[...]t ch nt here he had a garage business 1th his brother, nton. In 1930 h[...]my a th marri d Carol ne Fredric[...]h I lo The Reserve mplemen as started in t[...]a da a, Christensen planned he roads m ach d1r ction from A rve; they[...]d his shares in the ·mplem nt business and mov d to Broe · ton here he had a Gambl Store. In about 1939 t mov d to 0 e on then return d to Polson T, in the fall of 19 0. t hey DOROTHYJU (AD RSE ) ROSE mov d to alisp II and h farmed 1th his broth r ndr[...]Grenor John B. nd Ros Ban G orge passed a ay 6-6 64. HI 1f Carolin has r m rr' d (to And rsen d en I as born, Doc B n Hazeltine) and lives on th South Shore at Polson. and the n r I , crying while the ent to t n those s). rs. Bill Lobdal A DREW A DEASE[...]heater. nurse out of the circus. he gave ith his parents in Dagmar, he as an avid hist player and as th ma on of the champ·ons of a hist team that on at Pl nty ood. Andre Dor r R. Rose 12 16-43 They liv d on a dairy s rv d m WI. n th 1940s h farm d for s v ra[...]son. They had 5 daughters: Judy L., Irene, bou ht a fe acres south of Polson here he farm d until his[...]Ver Octob r 1976. but Dorothy still liv s on the home Andrew was the son of Hans a[...] |
| [...]we went to Clifford's at Hayward and later rented a house in Martinez. Homer was born 10-29-26 in Grenora, ND to John B. and Rose Our son, Harvey Kermit, was born 11-17-37. In 1938 we returned to Andersen. Homer married Emma (Juanita) Long on 12-1 8-57 , and they ~a~mar so that Harvey could take care of the seeding[...]better. Harvey's sister Lily and Henry Brown came out from California HOWARD ANDERSEN[...]. He in Grenora. spent from birth to age 12 in Sheridan County with his parents, John[...]ri Andersen are owners of the Hollow He was taken to Plentywood to the doctor who broke a board off an ap- R?ck farm. Henry Brown sold his interest in the business to Harvey. ple box and made a splint for Howard's arm. Howard left Dagmar in Gilbert Olsen was brought in as a partner until the business was 1940 for Big Fork,[...]Kermit went to Hiawatha School for 6½ years. We moved to Howard married Betty Joan Seifert on 11-1 0-51. They have 3 Ronan in 1950, where we purchased a small farm. Kermit now works children: Audrey Ann[...]Christine Mae. as a Mountain State Bank examiner. Harvey died suddenl[...]March 1978 . Kermit and I continue to reside on the same farm . HARVEY and ELNA (BRINKMAN) ANDERS[...]YN ANDERSEN The N. P. Andersen family moved to Dagmar in 1916. Harvey (7-7-04) attended the Hiaw[...]My parents, Rasmus and Minnie Andersen, came to this country in bought a tractor. Harvey and his brother Clifford spent a lot of time 1907. After living in Valley City, ND we moved here in 1912. I have a wor ing with it and became good mechanics. Harve[...]brother (1908), sister Ann (1910) and I was born 3-23-12. We attend- Larsen on the building of the railroad near Opheim, and later on the Ft. ed rural schools and were bapt[...]Church. The Brinkman family moved from Iowa to Dagmar in 1908. Three Money was scarce, so after graduating from 8th grade I went out of their children were born in Iowa: Carl (8-30-03); I, Elna (8-17-05); working as a housekeeper and babysitter for several years. and[...]joined the family 5-4-13. In 1928 I met Hugo Andersen of Dagmar. We went to Crosby, ND The H. C. Andersen school which was built in 1909 was 1/2 mile north to be married 9-11-34, but after stating our names and parents' names of our[...]as our fathers' names were the same and both had to go to Franklin school because of lack of teachers. We e[...]from Dagmar, so he listed me from Grenora to avoid confusion. Danish summer school and we 4 er[...]ars, we lived with his parents northwest of I graduated from Grand View College in 1925. That summer I went Dagmar. Later we bought a house and moved it on the farm. Here our to school at Miles City so I would be able to start teaching. I taught the son orman was born 4-23-35. He[...]the H. C. auto mechanic. He has a son Lee (1 973). Andersen school. I received my 2-year diploma from the Teachers Col-[...]trator of the schools. He married Bonnie Stringer on 6-17-60. She Sheridan County, that included being janitor, also. I distinctly teaches Special Educ[...]ers Penny Jo (1964) and Pamela (1966). job trying to keep the schoolhouse clean. The old schools were[...]Harry (12-19-42) lives at Lolo. He has a son Darrel, and a difficult o heat I always walked to school and I remember mornings of daughter icole from a former marriage. In 1983 he married Michele crying before any heat could be felt from he newly started fire. The 1st[...]ughters, Holly (1982) and Christina (1 984). year I taught, my salary as O per month and due to hard times, Harry ~as an engine rebuilding shop in Lolo. He does some farming he las1 year I received only 65 per month. Al hough my salary near 1ssoula and also comes to edicine Lake to do the family farm- decreased, I was fortunate that I al ays received a vahd paymen . In ing in Dagmar. 1934, I got a life teaching certificate. The fall of 1934, I joined my parents and brother Carl in their move to ississippi.[...]In 1949, we moved to Reserve so our boys could attend LHS.[...]Hugo retired in 1965. We built a new home in Medicine Lake where I[...]still reside. Harvey and I were married 6-12-36. We stayed with Harvey's dad[...]ert Olsen's garage. In the spring I am a member of the Nathanael Lutheran Church at Dagmar, and we moved over on the Andersen farm. Harvey seeded the grain early[...]the Women of the Moose in Medicine Lake where I am an appointed of- that year, 1937; however, nothing grew, not even a thistle. That fall ficer, a position I have held for several years.[...] |
| [...]dersen (SD By Loretta Anderson 268) on the farm 1½ mile northwest of Dagmar. He had 9 b[...]ater finished his schooling when the family moved to Mon- in the basement of the Nathanael Lutheran C[...]y, household furnishings, etc. The California for a time. In 1943 he was inducted into the army and served rest of the family came by passenger train to Antelope. They all arrived with an Anti-Aircraft[...]worked for various California, before being sent to England. They took part in the Invasion f[...]ws during harvest. One of Normandy, landing there on DDay Ill. In 1945 he was returned to the farmer he worked for was Olaf Miller. States and discharged. I, Marjorie, was born 10-26-23, daughter of Peter and Ida Thuesen (SD 277). I had 4 brothers, Vivian, Roger (died in 1975), Alvin (died in infancy), and Donald. I attended the Hiawatha School and graduated from Antelope in 1941 . I worked in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, and in the[...]Cedar Falls, IA and kept house for him. This was a good experience for me and I also got better acquainted with relatives there.[...]he farm Leslie's parents purchased when they came to the area in 1917. For 8 years Leslie drove the mail route from Dagmar to Reserve besides farm ing. We kept cows, pigs and chickens enough to supply meat for ourselves. At that time we could sell cream and eggs to the Dagmar Store which helped on the grocery bill. This gradually changed over the[...]d our son, Gene, farms the land and we still live on the farm. Andrew mar[...], Plentywood, and Hazel Holmgard, 4-H members and I was a leader for several years. Leslie played Spokane. A brother Edwin died in 1935. Alice spent her child[...]lmer area where her parents farmed. League. He is a member of the Gun Club and now is playing a little golf. Andrew and Alice had 2[...]chickens, turkeys and a big garden. At one time they did the janitor[...]work at the Brotherhood Hall to ma e extra money. Alice boarded[...]be close to his son and family Dale and Shirley, and their ch[...]RA (LARSEN) ANDERSON Billings. In 196 7 she moved to Minneapolis and currently has a posi• I, Chester Anderson, was born in Palmer, KS 5-29-09[...]were Chris and Hanna Andersen (SD 268). I went to Hiawatha School Our son Gene was born m 1948, went to Hiawatha School and at Dagmar through the 8th grade. (See Eva Nustad story for siblings.) I graduated from Medicine Lake in 1966. He attended[...]worked for farmers in the area and later worked on Fort Peck Dam. In C, Havre, and received a degree in drafting from Wahpeton, D. In 1936 Leo Jensen and I went to Nevada to placer mine gold. In 1937 I August 197O he married Geralyn Sneva of Grenora. They live on a returned to Dagmar to help my folks put in the crop. farm about 1Omiles[...]ar. They have 3 children: Brent, I met Cora Larsen at a dance in Reserve. We were married 1973; Kerby, 19[...]1-30-38. I went to California in July 1937 and worked on construction Geralyn is the granddaughter o[...]in and around Martinez, CA for so, an hour. If I could find work my pay Fredericksen.[...]check was $31 .85 per week if I worked every day. It was tough going[...] |
| [...]story.) When he was 6 years old the family moved to Dagmar. Jim I, Cora Larsen, was born at Dagmar, 11-12-13.1 went to Hiawatha farmed the home place for man[...]8th grade. My leased the farm to his neighbor. He now lives permanently in Yuma, p[...]e in Post Falls, ID. Mother is 92 and has been in a nursing home for 16 years. I worked at the Olav Viks spring and fall, 1929-31. I went to Chicago to look for work in 1931. I worked there until in 1937. I wanted a change and went to California. I took the train and stopped off to visit my parents at Dagmar for a week, which was when I met Chester. My brother, Richard, went with me on the train to California. I stayed with Clifford and Dagmar Andersen (aunt) until I got work.[...]Immigrants from Denmark, Niels A. and Signe Lodahl (see Niels[...]Lodahl story) are my parents. I was born 12-3-30 in Grenora, the[...]t of 6 children. Early childhood years were spent on farms in the[...]north Dagmar and Fairview areas. We moved to the Volmer community[...]mail route we moved to a farm 1/2 mile west of Dagmar and I attended[...]the Hiawatha School. A highlight of grade school years was the Annual[...]n here. vited to compete in academic and athletic contests. Ribbons were Chester had a chance to farm in Dagmar ith his brother Bill on awarded for the top 3 places in each event. I attended Medicine Lake the John 8. Andersen farm. We moved to Dagmar in 194 . e had 19 HS, boa[...]. During the senior year the entire family sailed on the Grepsholm We raised heat, oats, barley and put up ots of hay. e had a couple to visit relatives in Denmark. or mil co s, but qui mi ing in 960. I had a big garden every year and did a lo o canning and also had a big flower garden. e are bo h members of athanael Church, Dagmar. Ches er is a charter member of Dagmar Gu Club. Cora is a charter member of er- ribees Homem ker Club. Ches[...]from arming in 1975. James Johnson of Dagmar buil a ne home for us in Plen y ood in 1976. Ric Sampsen[...]ub in 1960. Th have 2 children and res de in Hous on, T . arilyn en o inman Coll g in Spo ane and hen[...]e Island. L. e have 5 grandchildren. each born in a differen s a e.[...]nderso JAMES C . A DE SO[...]Churc James C. nd rson as born on 6-28-1 00 in an s.[...]nd child of Chris nd Hannah Anderson SD 268). Jim i en[...]fo s. married toa he a e of 7. Vera died on 3-3-54. Dona d a end· h ed schools in Sheridan County a d as marri d o Joyce Dahlb rg on[...]r JA ES AR~ A DERSO[...]r cu D 'ft e fa I Jim was born 12·24 1O in Palmer, KS the son[...]ha So rm, 8112 a dehna oft Anderson. (For bro hers and sisters se[...]D ma 1 I n in[...] |
| [...]farm, 5 miles west of popping belt on the way up to the separator at threshing t me. Dagmar. The Spaabeck farm was on a rise and afforded us a spec• After attending machinist school in Nebraska and working on tacular view. In those days the air was indescrib[...]West. Union Pole line construction in Oh o, I enlisted in the US arlne now there seems to be an ever-present haziness. Corp. I served with the 2nd Marines and took part in the assaults on Both Newell and Marlene attended Hiawatha G[...]Nagasake after hostilities ended. I was honorably discharged in 1946. disease, 4-10-6[...]r dolls and cats and also raised I, Mary Louise Gardner was born m Los Angeles, CA. As a avy chickens as a money-making project. She graduated from Medicine "brat" I received my schooling in California and Colon, Pa[...]in 1976. She married Gar Virgil and I were married in February 1946, I wor ed as a telephone Amundson in 1978. They live in Bozeman,[...]brary operator. We later returned to the Andreasen family farm 4 miles assistant at the Creative Arts library at MSU. Gar has a MA in School southwest of Dagmar, and[...]n and Ed.D. in adult and higher education. He and a part- Clara. ner are involved in a marketing business. On 10-24-69, Harold Nelson and I were married. Harold has 7 children and 14 grandchildren. We lived on Harold's farm, 8½ miles east and north of Medici[...]armed until Harold's retirement. In 1977 we moved to Plentywood. We have enjoyed traveling and hope to be able to take more trips in our motorhome, during this tim[...]ANDERSON Wilbur (Bill) Anderson was born to Chris and Hanna Anderson (SD 268) 1-9-07 in Palmer, KS. As a young boy he came with his family to Dagmar. He farmed all of his adult lite in the Da[...]Virqtl dr n. On 10-31-36 in Plentywood Bill married Edna S. Peder[...]10-15·13 in Kensal , D, and moved ith her family to and lives in Poplar, here they opera ea store ith vending and an ,ce Dagmar in 1915. Prior to her marriage to Bill she orked in edicme service.[...]s·gne (Sept mber 1948) married James Bannister, a fores ser- is married and has 1 son and 3 daughte[...]d 2 childr n, Andrea (1977) and Dant I ilissa and Crystal. He fives in Bloomington,[...]by (1979) live · AT&T. Roger is married to the former Bernice Eide of Homestead. He[...]C als , ho ed as a farms near Alamo, O and also does carpenter or .[...]d ad a ong 2 bo s, illiston and have 2 sons a[...]c i , · s. e ar m m rs of[...]dd R an I[...]and I[...] |
| I went to school at Hiawatha, Antelope and Plentywood. In 1942 I ERNEST and LILLIAN (JORGENSEN) mar[...]RISTENSEN Marie (1945), Ethel Ann (1946), Shirley May (1949), and Lori Lynn Ernest Christensen came to Dagmar from Laramie, WY in the (1964). All of our[...]and brother, Arnold. There was a brother, Walter, and a sister, Anna, At this writing, I am managing the Senior Center in Kalispell and born on the Dagmar farm. Their grandmother, Mary Casper,[...]Ernest went to Emerson School. In 1929 he went into farming[...]kane, WA. Arnold and his Although not native to Dagmar soil, we were transplanted into the wife, Gladys, came back to Montana in 1937. The brothers rented Dagmar-Volm[...]and farmed together until Arnold and family moved to a farm nights for which northeast Montana is famous[...], when by Antelope. Gary accepted a call as Pastor of the Nathanael-Volmer Lutheran I, Lillian, daughter of Martin and Cathinka Jorgensen, was born Parish. It was a good match and the roots took, nourished by the 1-21 -14 on the Dagmar farm . Maren Johnson delivered me. My[...]ters came from Lindsay, NE in the spring of 1909. a farm girl at heart, took to the rural life quickly and proceeded to stock There also were twin boys born 1-3-[...]s with horses (her real love in life ... Gary has a I went to Garfield School until 1923, then my folks sold out and picture she too of him riding horse on their honeymoon in which she moved to St. Paul, MN, where I finished grade school. I did housework, cut off his head, but got the whole horse!), chickens, cats, turkeys and then worked in a cafe before moving back to Montana. My folks lived dogs. Shawna eventually a[...]in Reserve then, where they had bought a house. ducks to round out what quickly became a Norwegian version of McDonald's Farm. Gary was content to take pictures of all of them and then to hide away in he dar room whenever possible. G[...]n 1941 in South Dakota. He moved with his parents to Grand Forks, ND and later to Boise, ID. He attended high school and jr. college in Boise, attained a BS degree from Oregon State University and a A of Divinity degree from PLU Seminary in Ber ely,[...]0. She was the mid· die of triplets, 2 girls and a boy. She moved to Boise, ID where she at- ended high school and jr[...]962 she and Gary were married. Gretchen wor ed as a secretary in Boise, universities in Oregon, Calif[...]Ernes and I ere married 10-15-36. e have a son and 2 It is unfair o include specific i[...]n in 1939. After attending school at Guen· years a Dagmar-Volmer for our e perience was enriched by[...]r, Reserve, Hja atha. Ou loo and Bozeman he or ed on farms is only he limitation of space ha preve[...]iesmographed until 12-4-65. He as in an acc·dent on the everyone, bu I ill mention a fe . One of he mos important as he cElroy road a d as hospi alized here for a e hours until Dr. ess- excellent educa ional and[...]Sha na and Bruce inger fie LeRoy to 81lhngs. He as there 6 ee s then in Denver received under the tutila e o he Olsons a he Dagmar school. is an se eral[...]around in an el ctr'c heelchair. He as married to Larette Zir son arm hospital' y ( o say nothin[...]d lien. They are no divorc d. Cleo ho ere ai ·ng a he Parsona e on a cold n· h in February, LeR[...]ng o 0 lores ·nn (19 1 en to Guen h r an Hia a ha also Out oo b ea fas . ( e ere too ir d to accep bu believ m , 1t as p-[...]l moron 12-9-61 and has 5 preciated.) The 1st ime I wal ed into Jim aae's room a he anor children: ic y, Shi I ay, Bel'nda Sue. Leonard and James. She also and[...]nd her family live m drawer of his dresser nd ave i o me in ensif1 d he feel n of being OeSot , I er sh or s in a plastic fa ory. home. I've never enjoy d a c· ar so much b fore or s·nce! Si1tin do n[...]t Da mar nd Outloo . She at the dining room table a Herluf and Leo's and finding a copy of h coo s at the Pion er nor. She married Geor e a brus er m 196 7. newsletter for the S udy of Democra ic Ins i u ions comple e 1th They have[...]d sa 100, hours and days spent cryin and laughing i h friends, silting elm ranch n O[...]ide the reservoir with Shm and Jorgen . these and a housand other Ernest is no retired. • e still live in Plenty ood and belon to the times o1 sharing life are the e perience upon[...]Seventh Da Adventist Church. while vacationing a La e Cha colet hich resul ed ·n a rp to the Holy Land produced a change and gro h in my life and theolo ica[...] |
| [...]Culbertson, the closest railroad to the Dagmar community. wood. It was in this sod house I was born 5-12-11, and remained a Dad squatted on a 1/ 4 section which contained a shack and 10 resident of Sheridan County until le[...]ast 21 years plowed acres. He paid a man $1 O for it. later.[...]lexandra Larsen it was in order to build a new home. In between we had to plow sod (1894), Ambrosius (1896-1918), Viola Nie[...]blocks, plant, harvest, and raise food to place on the table, 'cause each (1901 ), Emilie Thidemann[...]passing day was getting closer to the fall and winter months. In retrospect growing up on the farm was very good for me. I Two more children were born at Dagmar, Ella (1910) and Edgar treasure what I learned about growing crops and about animal husban- (1912). In 1915 the folks built a 2-story house, where they lived unti dry. Unless it is experienced it is difficult for anyone to realize the long their retirement in 1947. They then moved to Idaho. other passed hours and hard work required to become a successful farmer. away[...]r official family language; English would in time be After passing the state exam of the 7th grade, I did housewor learned in school. With help from my sisters, transition to English upon from the time I as 12, 'cause I was big. I also wor ed in a coo car entering school was very easy. My parents[...]s; therefore, one fall. In 1921 , I left Montana to find or in innesota. In 1924-25 I was baptized in the faith, and later confirmed in the class of 1925. I was a cook at the Danebod Folk School in Tyler, There were many interesting things on the farm. One was a large slough which annually filled with water and tall grass and was a haven for migrating waterfowl seeking a place to rest and raise their young. There was my dog "Tro[...]uring meanderings over the land. With the help of a Caliber .22 single shot ri- fle, the dog and I managed to now and then deplete the rodent popula- tion. And[...]ere were the glorious summer days when just lying on the grass and watching the scuddling white clouds, one could generate daydreams of derring-do for hours at a time. Ah! those were the days! As boyhood drifte[...]ind became important. Jobs available were mostly on farms during spring seeding, summer haying, and[...]Olga, Ax I and Doro hy Chn be stirred up. In as much as the Volstead Act was still very much in force, to oil the wheels of pursuit it was necessary o be acqurunted On 10-14-25 I married el Christensen. e la er moved to daho with the better quality home-bre masters ithin at least a 50-mile Falls, ID. e ha e a daugh er Dorothy, and 3 grandchildren. A el radius. There as never a shortage of compatriots m such adventures. passed a ay in 1973. In 1929, my family, Em1he, and myself headed for Oregon in a 1929 odel A Ford. Finding or in Portland as no easy. I or ed at various jobs and finally became a driver for Greyhound Lines. In 1967 I retired from Greyhound ith 25 years of service, n[...]names o my 15 years plus, I orked as a boo eep r and accountan re ir ng fo good on 1-1-83. t marr d y 3-20-3[...]In n Vista, C , njoying our r i m nt.[...]es his |
| early 40s. I stayed home on the farm with my folks, Christian and Inge-[...]mpossible feat). borg. My dad only had 280 acres, but I was able to rent an additional In 1937 I moved to Sidney, MT and worked on different farms. In 160 and later buy them from Soren Nielsen. Things I enjoy most are 1944 I met and married Frieda Bieber. We farmed north of[...]22 years. Later I quit farming and worked for John Deere and for Ri[...]Christian, Ingeborg and Harold Conradsen. (A few thoughts from iels and Dora.) Twins, Harold a[...]one could beat him. Then the came to my family; we lost our youngest son, Dale, in a car accident. El ER CO RADSE |
| [...]Ritamar1a Dahl. We have 3 sons, Arnold (1943) is married to Donna Sinks. They erle and aria are still living on the ome place. He had 1 I m m of th |
| I was confirmed at the Danish Lutheran Church near Dagmar. We not bragging when I say this and I'm sure many of the older farmers had many good ti[...]that he was 1 of the best blacksmiths in Montana. A choir, and folk dancing. In the summer there was also the 4-H club very busy one, I know for sure, and a hard worker. which helped teach us to cook and sew, and the attempt to teach me to swim at Brush Lake. But we also helped on the farm in many ways as all the children did. Th[...]hand and horses until tractors came. In 1937 I went to California where I married Robert Espana, and spent a few years in Santa Barbara where Marlene was born[...]4. We moved o Lompoc, CA in 1956 and started a garden nursery. We retired in 1968. We have 6 gra[...]Nobles (1906-1971) graduated from Antelope. I am Valborg Eve, the youngest daughter of Danish i[...]went to Minnesota for nurses training and followed that f[...]ar and Marie Godfredsen (SD 257). My parents came to Dagmar in years. 1907 along with ch[...]dfred, Bertrand, Ellen, Peter, I, Laura Emily Ford, (1908) graduated from Antelope[...]ar, and Eve. Another daughter was born in Dagmar, but training in Miles City and Havre, after which I taught school near died in infancy, and Peter died as a young man during the influenza Comertown for 3 years and above Coalridge for 2 years; went to epidemic.[...]liam Ford in 1936. He died in 1980. We were a large family, and no here are only 4 of us left.[...]sen and has lived in orway since. Ellen has quite a few grandchildren and even some great grandchildr[...]3 children and 2 grandchildren . . They have a daugh er, an Jeanine, a son, Eugene, and 2 grand- We have 2 half sisters and a half brother: Anna (1891 ), Mary children. Svend[...]girls and 2 boys. How we children looked forward to her adopted 2 children Diane and Vic or. Dagmar l[...]visits to the farm. I do an to say we are a very fortunate 8 children having such[...]Some of these ere trips to Brush La e in 2-seated spring wagon for[...]uly 4, autumn fairs at he city of Dagmar. Once in a hile a movie at[...]his parents to his fa her's homestead, I d 4 miles north est of[...]ucy Hess 1906-1935; 19 O I marrie m Copen[...]as e are. ground an · m a Damsh colony m es mil m 5 for a un· are part of an er at I more nd a part of[...]n . th Den aren s on d f hrou many a y ar. Th a in a younger generation have done a fine jo epi he bes part alive. I n d[...]u LAURA E ILY (A DERSO ) FORD[...]d I am proud o able o tell of our paren s part of[...]55). Our parents along ith e 3 oder children came to Dagmar community m 1914 from ansas. Papa purchase[...]r 2 Andrew Casper farm . He aJso buil a blac smith shop on th farm ~[...]ause that was what he did both m O nmark nd an s. I'm sure re ,[...] |
| [...]My f'ather passed away in 1960 and Mother lived on the family[...]farm until moving to the Sheridan emorial Nursing Home. She pass d[...]I, Henry P. Haggerty, as born o William and argare[...](SD 93) on 5-14-18 on their farm 1O miles east of Antelope. y[...]d sisters are: James (1914) is living in Seattle, A;[...]24-19 6); Helen (1927) lives in Barbara and I lived with my mother on the farm, then in California Seattle, WA[...]n Helena, T; Dorothy (1932-1982)· and Minnesota, but returned to Sheridan County in 1948 to make our Bill Jr. (1936) lives in Sea tie. permanent home in Plentywood. I worked at the Plentywood Herald and at Security State Bank. After Jorgen and I were married, we moved to his farm 3/4 mile northwest of Nathanael Lutheran[...]father. In 1964 we sold the cattle, rented out the farm and moved to Williston so Richard could attend a special school. After 7 years, hen he was attendi[...]Training Center at Glendive, we retired and moved to Sidney. Later Richard worked at Richland Opportun[...]he group home there. He passed away 8-29-78 after a brief illness. In August 1980 we moved to Plentywood where e are no liv- ing. Jorgen still owns the farm, which is rented. A producing oil ell J left Sheridan County in 936, going to or a Fort Pee and as brought in on his land in 1980, hich is shared by all the family. I then Seattle. y ife, argare , and I ha e mad our home in Bifrngs, still o n my father[...]T since 1951. I re ired in 1983. Barbara graduated from Ple[...]in 1960, as valedic orian ha I remember mos abou living in S eridan Goun as e of her class, graduated with a BS from SU, Bozeman, then attended cold harsh inters al ing to Lo ell Schoof and he ho d summers. SIU, Carbondal[...]daughters, G endolyn and Diane. Barbara orked as a medical technologist, but 1s no teaching in a h'gh school at exico, 0. SHIR[...]I CLYOE and ARLENE GUE THEA Dah I, Clyde as born on the family farm northeast of Dagmar, the son s of Bert and Virgie Guenther. I have 2 brothers, and 2 sisters, D[...]·n the Dag pa ·on h rmin mg and o I mar• ri J ns 1-27-5 .[...]B ATHA JOHA A (PLAMBECK) HEI rrz[...]) and (11-25-59). I in th r communit -16-15.[...]r Ch Bu dmin s rat'on Economics d .H ri d s I so oth r . I hall nev r forg t on 2. Sh is teaching school i or is an i t n my II off o froz n ground; I had to go to[...] |
| he neighbor for help. All I could say was, "Vars, you have to come, Seldom are church bells rung in the cities. But in Dagmar the you have to come." Dad was a cripple the rest of his life. I remember church bells were rung 30 t[...]o tolled the winter Uncle Sophus and Mother went to Denmark. I should have as one of the brethren was carried from the church to the grave. There gone; I would have seen my grandparents. I did get to go to Denmark in is a Danish hymn "Hallowed Church Bells" which speaks of living one's 1982. I saw where my mother was born, where she went to the mis- life hearing the churc[...]the celebrations of the Lord's year. sion house, to school, church and some places she worked. Dad to[...]e best thing in life are the people we live with. I remember com- care of ·he cooking and washing the winter mother was gone. For his menting to a friend of mine that the pioneer people were very indepen- birthday the neighbors all came together. I remember he had baked dent. He s[...]d their own burden and lived their life uniquely. But they were much wagon at the coal mine, they brought him home. I had to haul the coal, more dependent on each other than we are today. When there was no that with 2 horses and a wagon.[...]and no automobile, people needed each other I enjoyed the winter school I went to at our church. We girls to survive. The mutual concern continued. There was never a blizzard stayed in a house near the church. We teamed up in 2's, Edna Con- where people did not call to find out how we were doing. And when I radsen and I were a team. The team that took care of the stove fires was a bachelor, the president of the ladies group would call before it had to get out of bed in he cold and fix it in the mornings. All had trou- was reasonable to get up and warn me to get my pants on because the ble with that stove to keep it warm. One team washed dishes; they ladies were coming over to clean the house! were always last minute for classes. The team that cooked had to One of the happiest scene[...]arochial camp. in those summer each eek. Some had to bring in wood, coal and water. We managed evenings the children would be taught folk dancing and the older folks to have fun. would come to see them dance, listen to the music, and enjoy the I used to help work in the garden. We canned lots of fruit[...]arned how vegetables. Every fall we would butcher a pig and a steer. Some would the Christian life is lived out in the community in the evening. I have be canned and/or smoked; some would be hung in the shed to freeze. always thought that Dagmar was the most delightful place for a child to Finally, the dust storms ere so bad I followed the Conradsen girls grow up and one who has lived out his life among the people who loved o Portland,[...]him or her, to be laid to rest.[...]When we were married and Carol came to live at Dagmar, both the[...]churches had a big wedding shower for us. We still have unused w[...]marriage as the opportunity to remodel the parsonage, the largest and[...]received as a young couple in the ministry was a blessing to us. Dagmar was a wonderful place to begin a ministry and a marriage. In 9 0 me Albe Heini z and we ere married. He as born in |
| [...]farming and also hauling mail from Dagmar to Reserve and back. In[...]lmgards. Cleo and Audrey arrived and caused quite a stir.[...]rls attended school east of Reserve, then boarded a bus to Medicine Lake where they completed their educatio[...]and paved the way to Spokane for her sisters, where they all[...]ed Dagmar In 197 4 Carl started to have serious health problems and seemed School, g[...]and received her BS in education. She to be spending much time in Spokane, so he retired in 1[...]and have 2 traveling with his home on wheels, visiting all of our many friends, we chil[...]seem to be very busy. We love our home and are so fortunate to have Janet (10-1-56) graduated from school[...]Daniel (7-7-59) was born at Plentywood and has a BS in Rec. from Clarence Holmgard was born 12-8-25 to artin (1888-1963) and PLU at Tacoma.[...]- brother, Carl, of Spokane, WA. cepted a "call" to serve until 1964.[...]Antelope One of the 1st big events in coming to Dagmar was the birth of our in 1943. He served in the Army until 1945. On his return to Sheridan daughter Janet. She was born during the[...]nd go- were married. In 1963 they moved to innesota here Clarence as ing to the big Dagmar parade. employed as a carpenter. They are no semi-retired and live in F[...]akes, MN. for the 1st time in our lives. And when a severe thunder storm hit dur- ing Bible camp, we[...]float through the boys' tent. The flood also took out some roads and part of the dam by the church.[...]been very special. Dagmar and Volmer will al ays be our 1st and most special home and those 2 beautif[...]EN) HOLMGARD Carl Holmgard as born 6-4-19 in a little blac tar pa er shac[...]h R and east of Reserve on a farm tha he no o ns. He is th son of artin[...]R as er • and ethea Holmgard. Carf a end d school at Dagmar and had 2 y ars i I and his of high school at the Dagmar church. H gr[...]r s foo and is a 1939.[...]to California and ent te e In 19[...]a I time dream Al he c[...]ried in nch ey mad th ir home. After a short[...]rtin and Anna n Octo r 19 3 marri d Haz I Ped r n, dau ht r of Anton Lars n. (For broth rs and sist r s L nora iel n sto .) I start d and A nes P d r n. ·t that tim Carl as h lping his fat[...]school at Garfi Id and finish d at Ed n Vall y. I wor d for th Anton[...] |
| [...]high school in Medicine Lake. Lyle was killed in a car accident on the I moved with my parents and 2 brothers to Castana, IA in 1937. I way to Medicine Lake on 2-14-70. married Elmer Sonnenborg Jensen on 1-12-41 . We have 3 daughters, Lorraine has a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Veronica (1942), Angela (1947) and Merri[...]A graduate of Medicine Lake, Loren attended UNO-Wil[...]I have been the clerk of Dagmar School since 1949 a[...]Dagmar F. U. Trading Co. for more than 30 years. I was[...]he bookkeeping for the Spoklie Corp. in Antelope. I served a[...]from the old store to the new and am secretary of Sheridan County[...]F. U. and the Volmer Local. I served as the treasurer of the Sheridan We are now residents of Lubbock, TX. I find it a great joy to go County Democratic Central Committee. I am serving a 2nd term as back to Sherican County to meet old acquaintances and to see the treasurer of Nathanael Church and was a Sunday school and confirma- beautiful wheat field[...]tion teacher. I am a member of the LCW and sing in the choir.[...]I get much enjoyment and satisfaction from my home[...]and study groups are my special pleasures. Dagmar on 6-27-18. She spent her childhood at the family ho[...]l other young people from the community journeyed to Marius and Rosa were both[...]California. where she has resided since. She was a superb waitress steaded in the Dagmar community. Marius was born to Peter and Elise and worked in many of the finest[...]. Marius had 5 brothers: Fred 1896; Jens Angeles. On 6-27-46, she married Don Wylie and at the present[...]Rosa Nielsen on 7-14-32. Rosa, child of Piet and Kristine Nielsen[...]he oldest son of 4 sons and 2 daughters, was born to Alfred lived in Sheridan County until 1935, when they moved to Froid. There and Valborg (Strandskov) Jensen on 10-29-16, at Dagmar. He was a Marius farmed and worked as a mechanic. Rosa worked in several of member of Nat[...]Olson of Homestead in 1959. They have 2 returned to Dagmar in the early 1940s and was employed as a children of their own, plus[...]Union Jerry has 1 son. He is a mechanic foreman for a construction com- Trading Company.[...]pany. He lives in Nebraska. Marius and Rosa moved to Sidney to live I was born on 1-9·22, to Andrew and Anna (Boe) Dahl on my with their daughter in 1970. In 1971, Rosa went home to the Lord, fa her's homestead near Dagmar. I was a member of the Grenora Marius f[...]1979. Lutheran Parish. attended he Haaven School, a 2 h mile trek from our farm, and graduated from Plentywood in 940. I was employed by NORMAN and TRUDY J[...]seed and feed loans at the Plentywood Courthouse. I remember the and Valborg Strandskov Jensen on 2-16-26 in the old Oscar rate of in erest on those old loans of less than $400 each was 4½%[...]n atten- which had been borrowed in the dirty 30s to try to keep the farm dance were Mrs. Emil Christiansen and Mrs. Mads Strandskov (Nor- afloat. I worked in he office of County Superintendent of S[...]The 1st thing Norman remembers is going to Arizona in a Model T Union Oil Co. and treasurer of the credit union when Leo and I were truck in the winter of 1928-29. When they returned they moved to married 11 -5-47.[...]the 8th grade in 1940. One day in 1936 I was -62°. Norman's class- children, Lorraine, 19[...]Church. When they tried to eat their lunch, it was frozen, so their teacher sent After having worked as a mechanic for 17 years, Leo rented my[...]eman in the father's land and enjoyed his life as a farmer. He drove he local school school. He was to get the stove blazing to heat up the room before bus, was a council member of Nathanael Church, a member and officer school, making 10¢ a day if the temperature was 60 °, 15¢ if above in the gun club, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of 60 °. Some days Norman rai[...]ywood Toastmasters Club. breathing on it, then calling the teacher to read it! One of his most ad- In February of 1960 Leo suffered a severe heart attack and the next mi[...]me 5-29-65. Norman went to high school in Plentywood and joined the M[...] |
| [...]ation so his residing here. We raised a family of 5 children who all attended mother rece[...]m home by Antelope are as follows: to William and Geharda Simonson. She was the 2nd to the last child of 1Ochildren. She remembers herding cattle on horseback, riding across the swollen creeks in the spring to get to school, and sitting on the roof of their low barn watching her dad and b[...]Mark Alfred, born 4-5-55, and died 5-23-75 in a car accident[...]Kay, born 12-31-57, married Dick Simoneau 9-8-79. to their new home on the east side of Dagmar in 1958. In 1951 they Beatrice was born 9-18-30 at Plentywood, to the Eric and Olida started the 1st school bus route from Haaven school to the Dagmar Lyngaas family of Res[...]tion at Northern Montana College she became a teacher at Hiawatha[...]ol in Dagmar. After marriage she devoted her time to family, Their 1st son, Guy Dean, was born 3-6-52 and is a pilot and air- home, community, and the many plants she loves to grow. plane mechanic. Elaine Jo was born 1-4-54,[...]m was We have both served on many community boards including born 4-14-55. Ela[...]accidents. Larry Wayne, born 6-16-56, is married to Kari been privileged to be a part of the Dagmar community. Andersen. They have[...]H. "Red" Jensen was born in the Dagmar community to "Having traveled extensively, we discovered[...]ne pioneers had built the best place in the world to hve." School, graduati[...]College, Des oines, IA. OTTO E. and BEATRICE I. (LYNGAAS) JENSEN[...]Red was an avid motorcycle enthusiast and did a lot of traveling Born 10-16-23 at Plentywood, T (Alfred Jensen family, pg. 276, on his Harley Davidson. He worked on various farms in Sheridan and SD 1), other and I arrived home a few days later. At that time we[...]innesota. His hobbies were hunting, fishing lived on the Pete Hendricksen homestead½ mile west of Dagmar, but and photography. He enjoyed wearing his cowboy hat and whenever a a few years later moved to Dagmar where the family home still stands.[...]ked him his name, he would lift his hat and point to his hair. I attended the Hiawatha rural school for 8 years and the highlight of those years was summer vacation, which I would spend with "Bedste" and " ormor" Strandskov. I also attended Danish school during vacation time, and with my time at the Strandskov farm, I became quite 11uent m the Danish language. Following grade school graduation I attended high school in Plenty- wood and graduated in 1941 . A year later Beverly Hills, CA was my home, but I missed the farm and prairies and returned to Dagmar in 1943. On 9-20-44, I was inducted into the Army and after 6 weeks of basic training we were sent overseas where I served as 1st scout for the 158th Regimental Combat Team. After V.J. Day we were sent to Japan as occupation troops and on 12-26-46, I was discharged. Returning to Dagmar, I was employed by my uncle Leo Strandskov as a plumber and electrical helper. In March 1948, I was appointed rural mail carrier out of the Dagmar Post Office and retired on 12-1-78. He was inducted into the Army in 1941 . He served with the 1st On 9-27-50, Beatrice Lyngaas and I were married at Reserve Armore[...]ca under the command of Lutheran Church. We built a new home at Dagmar in 1952 and are still[...]al George Patton of whom he wrote, "He never asks any of his[...] |
| men to do anything or go anywhere he isn't willing to do or go first." time they also owned[...]in Scobey, MT Red was reported missing in action on the African desert on 3-31-43. for a year and a half. Farming also stayed in their blood throughout On 6-7-41 he married Ragnhild Linn (now Mrs. Jorgen[...]those 16 years as Alfred continued to assist his dad at the Antelope His company was under quarantine so he was unable to come home at farm. the time of t[...]r biggest moment came in 1958 when they were able to pur- story.)[...]ir Flaxville property in 1963 they were able I, Ella Jespersen was born 10-31 -1O to Claus and Eline (Nielsen) to move to the farm permanently. Jensen (SD 259). (For broth[...]itts story); Yvonne After finishing grade school, I worked out some as a hired girl, but Kay was born 6-10-49 (see Yvonne Ri[...]-19-56 (see Victor Johansen story). In 1929, I left for Minnesota. Hans Jespersen and I were married Now that Victor an[...]Alfred in 1932. We farmed until 1960, then moved to Freeborn. and Vivian[...]. the original homesteaders live on the land and till its soil." We hope it Hans pass[...]d Mine Johnson. My sister Freida was married to Alfred Olsen, son of Fred and Anna Olsen. Alfred[...]dren, 7 grand- Leora's claim to fame is that she was born on election day, children and 3 great-grandchildren.[...]11-3-14. Her dad drove 15 miles with horses to Antelope to get Dr. Keith (a woman) to help with the delivery, then he took her back and[...]made it to the polls in time to vote. She was the eldest born at home on On 6-30-22 Alfred was born to Viggo and Carrie Johansen at their the farm to Carl (died 1982) and Freda (died 1977) Sampsen Lo[...]d Danish summer school before starting elementary a family of 12 sisters. (See Elaine Johansen story[...]remembers seeing her dad cry the day of a devastating hail storm right Harvester Company un[...]before harvest in 1928. Olga and she were to start high school in Arnie Rasmussen.[...]September. Many parents didn't have enough money to pay room and In September 1942 Vivian DeTienne became a resident of board to send their children to town to attend high school. Rev. Frost, Sheridan County a[...]Lutheran Church pastor, and some parents started a 2-year the Reserve 2-room. Her teaching partner w[...]lary payments. Leora Vivian was born 11-4-22 to Joseph and Bertha (Brenden of Home-[...]died in 1970. He drove a farm delivery truck for the Farmers Union of[...]Grenora and Dagmar until moving to his parents' homestead in 1944[...]ter his father died. In 1953 Carl and Leora moved to their farm ½[...]mile east of Dagmar church. On 12-23- 3 Alfred and Vivian were married at the Ba[...]sted in Reserve. In the spring of 1944 |
| [...]s in California. In 1950 we started up only woman on the 9-member board. She moved to Plentywood in our own garden[...]he We are now retired and live a mile out of Solvang. We have a translated Nathanael Church and Ladies Aid minutes from the years daughter Adele and a son Glen. We also have 6 grandchildren and 2 1911 -1917 written in Danish, for a history of the church and its ac- great-grandchildren. tivities for a book, There Is a Way. Also, Carl and Leora had parts in many[...]od Hall, and sang in the Dagmar I, Esther Schultz, was born in Denmark in 1904 to Carl and Helga choir 40 years.[...]SD 294). My sister, Helga, was born in 1897. When I was a little girl I started school where Holms' used to live. That was CHRIS and BETTY JOHANSEN about 1910. I could not speak English but soon learned. When school Chris was born 6-1[...]o were both born in Den- school, I went there until I finished the 8th grade. When I went to Gar- mark. They emigrated to the US and settled by Antelope after having field I rode horseback to school, let the horse go home, and then at reside[...]ine night my dad would come riding on his horse and pull my horse along Pedersen, Agnes[...]. and we rode home together. When I was about 17 I worked in the cook Chris graduated from Ante[...]llege, car when they threshed grain. I went to Racine, WI ·in about 1920, Des Moines, IA. After a brief period of working at the Fort Peck Dam, worked there for 1 year, back home again to my dad's home and work- he was employed as Sherid[...]ed in the field, whatever there was to do. I drove 4 horses, Helga drove Administration and later also had charge of the NY A in Daniels and 6, discing, plowing,[...]n Montana counties. He mar- mustard out of fresh broken flax fields. In 1924, I married Niels Sund- ried Betty Krum of Bonner, MT[...]Alan and Lynn, and 2 grandchildren. Edith has a school for gifted chil -[...]dren. They have to be real smart to get into her school.[...]Gabrielle. Ervin is a plastic mechanic for Aerojet. Chris was empl[...]cial Club, serving as president for awhile and as on the local school board at Reserve and on the board of directors of the ontana[...]n were married in Plenty- receiving employment as a fieldman for the armers Union Grain Ter-[...]d, T 4-15-18. Both ere born in Denmark. They came to this minal Association in the Die inson, ND area[...]in ontana. Two children were born in transferred to Great Falls. After spending 24 years ith GT A he retired Dagmar, Carl Stephen (3-26-19[...]traveled to Denmark in 1924. Six months later they returned to the[...]area. In 1942 Soren and Catherine Johansen moved to Port- ELAI E JOHANSEN[...]ere until r. Johansen's death in 1971 . Mrs. I was born (1918) to Viggo and Carrie Johansen on the farm 7½ Johansen died in 1983[...]Teachers College in Dillon, T. On 2-17-44 she married Harry Elaine (1918); Florence[...]on . After teaching 1 year in Plentywood, he I received my 8 grades of school at Lew Wallace 1/2 mile north of joined the Navy Air Corp. Carl has a son, John, and a daughter, Kathy. the farm. I attended several summers of Danish school. I worked for Carl lives in Auburn , WA[...]dia and husband Arnold Francis for several years. I also help d out at my sister Dora and husband Anker Jensen's rest[...]Victor Allen Johansen was born 10-19-56 to Alfred and Vivian At the age of 17 I had an opportunity to come to California where I Johansen. Victor and his 2 sisters, Judy and Yvonne, lived in Flaxville got a job housekeeping and cooking. I married Eiler Johansen 5-25 -37.[...] |
| In the fall of 1963 they moved to the farm of Elmer and Dyma whole penny a tail. It was a hard job carrying those water buckets. Johnson. V[...]agmar, later the Later we both went to MLHS. June went to beauty school in Billings oilfield, and in 1980 s[...]t and Autobody, which was and Sigrid to work in Oregon. During WWII June joined her there[...], and 2 grand- 11-5-61 in Plentywood. She grew up on the family farm 6 miles north· child[...]Axel was born to James and Mine Johnson (SD 306) 7-13-1900.[...]racks that had been built at Culbertson, to haul their possessions to Dagmar. Axel went to school in the Johnson home, then later at the[...]to fire the Racine Valley threshing rig.[...]In 1921 a bumper crop was completely hailed out at home, so Ax- Debbie and Victor Johansen and Family. el went to work for Bernard Jacobsen east of Froid. He hauled wheat to Vic and Debbie made their home at the family[...]Froid which was 1Omiles away. He made 1 trip a day with a grain tank the farm house while Vic's parents bought a new home that is also on and a 4-horse team, and shoveled by hand every bushel.[...]year he bought his 1st Model T. moved to the farm. Vic and his dad run the farm and Vic st[...]ome born 8-25-81; pletely hailed out. Axel bought the Beck Larsen farm in 1929. He als[...]After buying his own farm he still continued to live and help out at KNUT and OLEANNA JOHNSEN[...]hnsen (3-20-1880) was born in Norway. He squatted on daughter of the Ed Whitney's (SD 815). So we moved to Axel's farm land 2½ miles north of the Dagmar Ch[...]d farming in the great depression. Wheat was 15¢ a bushel, citizenship, he then became legal owner o[...]eggs from 1¢-5¢, and the butter·fat was 5¢ a lb. A family could live on Ten years later in 1918 at Duluth, MN he married Oleanna lndrebo, $5 a month for groceries if they had their own meat, eggs, milk and a who was born in Norway in 1880. They lived on the homestead for 24 garden and exc[...]ll. It rained years, where they farmed and raised a variety of stock such as turkeys very l[...]o then there were the dust storms. How and it can be remembered cutting thistles to feed the cattle during the well I remember the 1st one. The wind was blowing hard from the dry depression. They moved to Reserve in 1936.[...]ight. Our 1st thought They had 3 children : a stillborn son in 1919, June in 920, and was that a severe thunderstorm was coming, but when it hit with all its Sigrid in 1923. Both children attended country school, a sometimes fury, you could hardly br[...]fields were made into smaller strips we cleaned out a lot of dirt after we built, the giant strides, and putting on a "little' makeup in the many such stor[...]here were the grasshop· outhouse. Then wondering on our walk home if our mother would be pers by the millions to eat what little was growing. I remember looking able to tell what we had been up to. She did, of course, and what up at the sun and the sky seemed to be moving. It was-with millions followed was a scrub job. of hoppers moving northwest with the wind. I remember Axel fixing[...]soned bait, and spreading it with his bare hands. I wonder[...]Axel's farm did not have good buildings on it so he had to build[...]neighborhood. He put in a water system before REA came through.[...]Work was scarce that spring and I remember Arnold Francis say-[...]ing he would dig a well if Axel would let him have the job. Axel als[...]radio. It was nice to be relieved of always cleaning lamps, and pumping[...]gas lights and putting on new mantles. In the late 40s we were able to[...]pay off the farm and then we had a little money for traveling.[...]Dwain (1936); and Aita Louise (1946); and a girl we raised the same An exciting event was catching a ride home with Bill Thorstensen, age a[...]rlene Miller. the mail carrier, whose team pulled a nice warm enclosed sled.[...]ur spending money drowning gophers in the spring- a was valedictorian in 1951 . She went to business school in Minnesota.[...] |
| [...]and Hans made the then phenomenally long trip to Yellowstone Park, Lynn and Loren. Bob died in 1969. Gay is an accountant in Dallas, TX. then on through Idaho, Washington, and all the way to Portland, OR.[...]ral more years at Willie Johnson's before he went to[...]40s he and Lydia moved to Portland where Hans worked in the ship-[...]yards. After the war years they moved to Denver where plans were[...]business. But, this was not to be, for in August of 1958, Hans had a heart attack and died a few weeks later, at an early age of 54. Lydia[...]James was born in Dagmar 9-2-21 to Harriet and William Johnson.[...]and Earl Dwain was very active in sports and on the Reserve and Dagmar of Kingston, NY . baseball teams. After graduation he went to school in Minnesota. He Jame[...]44th Infantry Division in France, He later moved to Wolf Point and currently is in Sidney. He married[...]dy, Scott, Curtis, Brent, assisted on the family farm . He is a member of the Danish Brotherhood Janna, Nikki, Wa[...]and has served on various cooperative boards, the school board, and[...]Helena where she married Den- I, Bernice, was born in Westby, daughter of Henry and Esther nis Stathem. He was killed in a motorcycle accident. In 1968 she mar- Robertson on 6-7-24. I attended Roosevelt School in rural Westby, ried D[...]Garfield School, and graduated from Antelope. I have a brother, or- near Raymond.[...]School days remind me of walking 3 to 4 miles to school, playing the south, we bought a home in Plentywood. Axel broke his hip and is the game of knife at recess, and rides on the Giant Stride. In the winter now in the nursing home and I am busy visiting him and being active in we were taken to school in a sled pulled by horses. To keep us warm, Bible education work.[...]we were covered with a horse blanket. The skunks often visited us at[...]school. They found a home under the schoolhouse. I also recall having HANS and LYDIA JOHNSON[...]whooping cough, which became a lengthy illness. Hans Johnson was born at Morgan, M on 5-26-04, where his After high school, I worked for the telephone office in Seattle and pa[...]After James and I were married, we purchased his parents' farm Hans attended Garfield School a mile and a half from home, and near Dagmar and built a new house. The availability of rural electricity[...]and gave us many advantages. The prices for grain to help with farm work, he went to live with his sister Harriet and Willie a[...]loss of crops due to hail, drought, and insects. We also lost our barn[...]es in Bozeman at the agricultural col- a fire . lege now known as MSU. After that he got a job at the Central Montana We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. I am a Branch Experiment Station at Moccasin, where he w[...]Women. I also have been a member of the Nathanael Choir and a Sun-[...]ohnson. In 1924 his brother Axel had bought a new Model T Ford and he[...] |
| [...]telope. Donna graduated from I, Selma Kneeland, am the oldest of their 5 children. I was born Montana State University at Bozeman. We have 4 grandchildren, 5-2 5-12 in a sod house which was our 1st home. I grew up in Dagmar, Ronald and Wanda Nagel, and Jo[...]awatha School. My 1st teacher was Miss Ellen Bye. I[...]ked in many of the homes in the community helping out during NIELS ELMER and DYMA JOHNSON[...]spring work and harvesting. I married Neil Arneson of Outlook in 1929. Niels Elmer Johnson was born 9-25-10 in a sodhouse on a farm We have 1 daughter, Avis Elaine (1930). I left Dagmar with my family homesteaded (1908) by[...]and brother Kenneth for Idaho in 1931. I was divorced in 1953 and Johnson, near Dagmar (SD[...]of married Sherald Kneeland in 1963. I now live in Monroe, WA. My hus- age are: Harriet[...], 3-3-1895; band passed away in 197 4. I worked for 20 years as a LPN. I have 3 Ella (Sundsted), 3-14-1896; Anna (Johansen[...]2; Hans (1904-1958); and Hazel I, Kenneth (12-12-13) attended Hiawatha School, and grew up on (Madsen} (1907 -1933); all born in Minnesota. His youngest sister, the farm. I remember the hard work and working on the threshing rig, Elsie (Jensen) was born at Dagmar on 10-11-1 5. powered by an old steam engine, and how difficult it was to get from Elmer remembers several incidents from his childhood. One time place to place because roads were often muddy, icy, or covered with during a heavy rainstorm, his father had to put props under the roof to snow. I left Dagmar, to work in Washington. I married Kathleen Baker keep it from coming down. He also remembers at one time they had to in 1935. I worked as a heavy duty mechanic for 35 years, retiring in sleep in the hayloft and the chickens roosted on the bedposts. There 1975. We now make[...]d speak only Danish. Guess the teachers had quite a job Kay and Paul (deceased). We have 8[...]nguage as well as the 3 R's. In 1916 he remembers a Vesta Irene (1915-1916) is buried in the old Jorgen Jorgenson salesman coming to their home and taking the family for a ride in a cemetery. new Overland car-result-the Johnson's bought their 1st car. Elmer I, Irma Berlin (5-24-17) also attended Hiawatha School. I left says their new house was also used for a school, until a schoolhouse Dagmar in 1933 to work in Idaho. I graduated from Everett Comm. Col- could be built. Elmer attended Sunday school and Danish Bible School. lege with a degree in nursing in 197 4. I retired in 1982, but continue He did not go to high school, but in later years became a self-made to work part-time. I have 4 children: Ronald, Richard, James and carpe[...]Patricia. I have 6 grandchildren. I married Roy Berlin in 1977 and we Before tha[...]rs. In 1930 Elmer, his Washington, but by March he was anxious to "go home to Dagmar," brother Hans, and Einer Thompson went east in search of work. In July and I fully understand that as we make frequent trips back to Dagmar, 1931 he bought a Model T Ford for $22.50. With $4.50 in his pocket, also. he drove back to Montana, and had 50¢ left when he arrived home. Those years, known as the "Dirty 30s", forced farmers to seek work with the WPA.[...]I, Vera Carlson (5-11 -19), attended Hiawatha Schoo[...]Dagmar for Idaho. I married Roy Carlson in 1937. We had 4 children:[...]Jerry, Sharon, Royce, and Bruce. I am a bookkeeper and had my office In 1936 the Ju[...]eir in Washington. In 1968 we built a home in the country in the golden anniversary. li[...]d-Arlington area. My husband passed away in 1971. I have meet his future ife, Dyma Jacobsen, from Mor[...]grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. married on 6-21 -39, and settled on the home farm for 19 years. They O[...]Joyce (11 -25-43). are all very proud to be the son and daughters of Dagmar pioneer In 1958 the family moved to Broomfield, CO where Elmer pursued par[...]ded the University of Colorado. Dyma earned her B.A. and returned to HENRY and EDITH {ENGEBRITSON) teac[...]On a moonlit winter evening in 1913, my uncle, Peter P[...]our lives in ontana began in a bobsled traveling a distance of 12 JOHNSON , SELMA, KE NETH , IRMA and VERA miles to a sod house where we were to spend the rest of the winter James T. Johnson came from Tyler, M and homesteaded on a and following summer. My father, Niels Jorgensen, arrived later with a 1/2 section of land lying 1/2 mile east and 1/2 m[...]mar. freight train from Askov, MN where I was born 2-15 •12. Two years later, my mother,[...]My father and mother, Ella (Plambeck), bought a farm where our and they were married in 191 O (SD[...]family was reared and I worked, studied by the dim light of a kerosene[...] |
| lamp, and learned to accept responsibility. In this connection I Two mottos have provided valuable guidance in my life. "The way remember attending a church meeting at which officers were being to get something done is to start on it," and "It is better to light 1 can- elected. No one wanted to be secretary, a post being vacated by a man dle than to curse the darkness. '' who had served many years[...]ishing the 8th grade in the rural Garfield School I enrolled JORGENSEN as a student at Antelope from which I graduated in 1930. I had always Melvin Panurn was born in 1920 to Janus and Dorothea loved animals, tilling the soil, seeing things grow, etc. I would have lik- Jorgensen. Melvin and his sister Karen were born on the Soren Larsen ed nothing better than becoming a farmer, but then came the severe homestead.[...]ion followed by drouth and crop failures that fed a spirit of church in Dagmar and att[...]well schools. When frustration and hopelessness. I enrolled in 1933 in the Dagmar Young Melvin was 11 , his parents moved to the Johannes Olsen homestead People's School. Th[...]farm and rekindled my interest in education and I attended Grand View College in farmed it until he retired in 1982. Melvin is a member of the Danish Iowa. After 2 years I attended Uof M, Missoula, for a year. I was finan- Brotherhood, has served as school board member of District 38, and cially unable to return because of an utter crop failure in Sherid[...]County. Perhaps this was destiny because the year I remained in Melvin remembers when he went to Roosevelt, there were 42 Dagmar, Carl and Leora Johansen turned matchmakers and I met my students in a 1-roorn school with only 1 teacher for all 8 grad[...]fe, Edith Engebritson, who had come from Redstone to teach 1930s Melvin and his mothe[...]also stacked some of the Edith was born in a little 1-room shack on the prairie in Saskat · thistles to be used as hay for the cattle. chewan, Canada on 1-14-14. When she was about 6 weeks old her folks loaded them into a horse drawn wagon and moved to Whitetail, MT. They started a restaurant, her mother the cook and her sisters waiting tables. Whitetail was a booming town at that time as it was at the end of[...]oad and the trainmen would spend the night there. A lot of wheat was shipped out of there. At the birth of 1 of their sons n[...]itis and died, leaving 3 girls and 3 boys without a mother. Frances, 14, wanted to keep house for their father to keep the children together but he decided to give them away. Edith was adopted by the Ed Engebritsons, who ran a hotel in Whitetail. They soon moved to Redstone where Ed ran a hardware store. Edith graduated with a BS from MSU and taught in rural schools in the area. I graduated from U of MT in 1938. The following year Edith and I were married and lived in Bozeman where our son,[...]s born B a and Melvin Jorgen n. in 1940. In 1942 we returned to Dagmar and farmed until I was In 1948 Melvin married Beatrice Simonson. She was born in recruited in 1945 to finish a school term at Antelope and later to teach 1919, the 4th daughter of Willi[...]ol and Paul, 1945; and Audrey, 1951 . Henry E. is a wildlife biologist in graduated[...]attended beauty school in Chinook Bozeman; Joyce, a 1ournaJist in Yuma, AZ; Ronald, computer and operated a beauty shop in edicine Lake and Plenty ood. In 19[...]she worked in Vancouver, WA for 2 years as a secretary for govern- Audrey a librarian in Anchorage. All 5 are college graduat[...]d has 1 Lutheran Church. She was a Sunday school teacher and superinten- and Paul ha[...]dent for 20 years. In 1955 I accepted a position as a principal in the Helena school[...]Bea remembers riding horseback to school, but in the winter her system where I served until re irernent in 1977 and Edith served as a dad drove them to school in a covered sleigh that he made. And she teacher until she retired in 1975. Edith and I have resided in Helena[...]Havre and graduated as a legal secretary. She is a loan otti~er in a[...]has 2 children, a daughter Robbin and son Shane. Rodney was born in[...]1954. He graduated from SU at Bozeman with a BS degree in[...]tural Business and is assistant vice-president of a Bozeman[...]NMC, majoring in auto mechanics. Tom lives on and operates the home[...]Ted Jorgensen was born 9·21 -06 in Willmar, MN to Niels and Ella[...] |
| Jorgensen. When he was 7 years old he came to Dagmar with his privates to officer status, Glenn's specialty being electroni[...]Segundo. Glenn worked for Western Air Lines, a small aircraft radio[...]Vivian and Theodore Jorgensen. On 3-1-50 he married Vivian Miller in Helena. They lived in Plenty- |
| [...]use or at the homes of my several I attended the Garfield school. We attended the Dan[...]Church, where I was confirmed in 1927. I was a member of 4-H. As a young boy I remember helping Mother cover the evening sup- In October of 1927, my parents moved back to Iowa. In 1953 my per table with dish towels to keep the dust out of the plates after the parents moved to Buellton, CA where my brother Russell, and sister table was set. Some of the worst dust storms seemed to come rolling Fern lived. My mother died in 1954 and my father in 1973. My sister in out of the west about sundown. One time the wind was[...]r barn and almost the roof as I married Alice Jensen on 11 -14-33. We have 5 sons: Norman, well. There was a lot of time spent cutting wood for the cook stove[...]children and 2 great-grandchildren. weeds to be hoed. Dad was an enthusiastic worker and his plan[...]he son of J. Martin and Anna Larsen. 1934. It was a 1-room school with 1 teacher and 17 to 19 students. (See Melvin Larsen's[...]thers and sisters.) Arnold attended My daily walk to school took me by an abandoned farm. During the MLHS and earned a BS in accounting from MSU in Bozeman. His pre- winter there would often be coyotes seeking shelter in the trees. This[...]Blue Rock Bev. Co. and Blue Rock Prod. Co. in was a bit scary at times and I often dreamed of a machine that could Sidney. glide across the snow and get me to school quickly. Little did I realize I I, Doris, was born 3-12-32 to Anton and Helga Sundsted. I have 1 would later enjoy snowmobiling and that my children would be riding to sister, Karna, and 2 brothers, Erik and Tony. I graduated from Antelope school in a bus. Sometimes I could catch a ride with our mail carrier, and attended MSU at Bozeman where I earned a degree in secondary Oscar Thorsten sen. He hauled mail in the winter with horses and a education. I am presently employed at Myers Ranch Supply in Sidney. covered sleigh that .was heated with a small coal stove. What a treat On 6-17-56, Arnold and I were married. We have 5 children. Deb- on cold mornings![...]Gary Prindle, live in Billings. They have 1 I attended high school in Antelope graduating in 1946. All 4 years daughter. I boarded with the Folmer Pedersen family during the school week. Bryce (1958) has a BS in engineering from MSU. Dawna (1959) This was during the years of gas rationing, so to help save gas and and her husband,[...]pooled with 3 other neighbors. After high school I worked Desta (1963) and Rebecca (1969), are students, 1 at EMC, and at home until 1950 when I attended Grand View College in Des Moines,[...]spent working for my uncle and aunt. In 1951 I entered the Air Force. This was during the Korean situa- tion. Duty assignments took me to Texas, Connecticut, Kansas, Alaska and Oregon, where I received my discharge in 1954. I attended MSC, Bozeman, before returning home to farm with my brother, Kenneth.[...]I have many good memories of growing up in the Ante[...]rm that started the day before 1 of my birthdays, on[...]less than 30 feet from our house. When Papa went out in the storm to care for the animals, we watched and waited anxio[...]safe return. Of course, Karna and I appreciated the vacation from Elinor "Ellie" Poulsen of Sidney and I were married at Nathanael school. Wh[...]there were huge snowdrifts in our Lutheran Church on 5-27-56. We have 3 children: Valeri 1957 Brian yard-1 as high as the barn! Karna, Tony, and I could hardly wait to try 1958 and Pen 1963. Valeri graduated from Antelope and UND- our sleds on that hill. Erik and my cousin, Jens, who were att[...]before the roads were passable. Needless to say, there was no birth- purchasing his own farm[...]from Plentywood and attends I have memories of walking to country school with Karna and MSU, Bozeman.[...]Paulsen pasture where the crocuses Ellie and I still reside on what we call the home place northeast of and buttercups were in full bloom. I remember Uncle Erik Sundsted's Dagmar. We enjoy o[...]and working outdoors. car, a convertible-Model A Ford, had good air circulation even with Through[...]and her 2 sons, lngor and Martin and family moved to Racine My parents wer[...] |
| sin, they settled on the homestead about 5 miles northeast of Dagmar need a lot of help so we notified friends and relatives[...]get work there. In the spring of 1938, I went home and got a job with I finished high school in Racine in 1927. Because of hard times, in- neighbor, Anton Sundsted, a very kind person, putting in his crop. His cluding the 1st years of the depression, I did not start college at Grand heart wasn't too good at the time. View until 1934. I transferred to the U of WI where I received my In 1939 I went to Martinez, CA, got a job for a contractor and Bachelor's and Master's degrees.[...]joined the Labor Union. Chester Anderson and I worked together on the I worked 33 years in Wisconsin schools of Vocationa[...]h brothers Richard, Art, Ted, and George. In 1940 I Adult Education. My professional career was inter[...]ain-Field Artillery. building. I went to welding school with Bud Thorstensen. In 1941 I married Laverne Wetzel. We had 2 children, Mary a[...]1 grandchild. Laverne died in 1978. In 1980 I married Gladys Olsen Estenson . We live in Northfield, MN. I have always had a feeling of nostalgia for the home of my child- hood, Dagmar. Often I have reflected on the joys and traumas of our family and other fami[...]ays in that community. That nostalgia prompted me to write the book NEXT YEAR WILL BE BETTER. The book is based on those experiences in Dagmar. Highlights of[...]I married Virginia Ball 3-16-41 . We have 5 childre[...]grandchildren. Cora Andersen story for siblings. I went to Hawthorne School, Dist. 22, After living in California for 31 years we moved to Thompson Falls, through the 8th grade. I followed farm work until 1933. Frode Jensen, MT in 1970. We built a home on a scenic spot on 12½ acres about 2 George, my brother, and I drove to Minnesota and picked potatoes. I miles from town. We are members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. stayed to work for my Uncle Walter Nielsen, at Illinois in his gas sta- I served in the US Armed Services durin~ WWII, 1943-45 . ion. I also worked in a store in Chicago before returning home to farm in Dagmar. From there Theodore, George and I went to Saco, MT dig- RICHARD and PEARL (DAHLSTROM) LARSEN ging rocks for Ft. Peck Dam. I worked as a crane operator in the ship-[...]Larsen (SD 260). Born and reared on his parents' homestead 6 miles In 1939, I met a widow, Alta Majors who had a 7 year old[...]sleigh rides twice a week to get coal to keep the house warm during[...]time, boarded a train in Culbertson with sister Cora and headed f[...]California, where he worked as a laborer with the iron workers in[...]shipyards. I worked as a carpenter until 1975 when I retired. y hobbies are |
| [...]of 1921 held all the promise of a crop that would equal or better that the Montana[...]ng of 1912. This was looked forward to with eagerness because there and farming.[...]had been drought the 4 previous years. But a hailstorm wiped out the Patricia, 1940, graduated from Grenora,[...]have 3 children. had taken her to the doctor in Plentywood, but it was too late. Her ap- Albin, 1941, graduated f[...]pendix had burst. Science, Wahpeton, with a degree in Architectural Engineering and[...]In November of that year, the family moved back to Racine, WI. Drafting. He had a construction company in Washington and in 1984[...]72 in 1953. One year before her death moved back to North Dakota to continue farming the Larsen farmstead.[...]golden wedding anniversary. My His wife Chris is a beautician and they have 4 daughters. Gerald,[...]d North Dakota School of Science at Wahpeton with a degree in Architectural Engineering and[...]N Drafting. He is farming south of Grenora and is a licensed pilot. Wife Ted, son of Lawrence and Kirstine Larsen (SD 260) was born Sharon is a nurse. They have 3 children.[...]illie, daughter of Richard and Pearl retired to their home at 4038 Pinecove, Billings,[...]elsen (Coalridge) was born 9-12-10. Ted worked MT on 1-1-84.[...]coming back to Dagmar in 1935. He married Lillie 9-20-35, after[...]Dannevirke about the Danish col- ed on the dam. They moved to the reservation west of Reserve where ony being formed in Dagmar. He came to Dagmar in 1907, staked his we lived on Uncle Morris's place. Ted worked on WPA and then moved claim and did some preliminary building. He went back to Racine for to California. in 1940. He worked as a carpenter. They returned to the winter. In 1908 he returned to Dagmar and with the help of other Dagmar in 1946 and later mov.ed to Clearlake Oaks, CA where they are early settlers, built a 3-room frame house, a sod barn, and a chicken still living and enjoying senior activities and dances. They are active in coop on the homestead. This was located about 5 miles nor[...]e holds an office. Dagmar. Clear Lake was 2 miles to the northeast. When Dad completed the buildi[...]rge, and Ray. Dad didn't own horses at that time. Not wanting to drive oxen all the way to Culbertson, a distance of about 45 miles, to pick up Mother and the children, he borrowed .2 h[...]cousin, Peter Thorpe, who had homesteaded ½ mile to the north. The original homestead acreage was a 1/4 section. This was later increased to 240 acres. Many years later Mother told me that t[...](welldigger) Sorensen dug the well in 1908. When I visited him at Pioneer Manor in Plentywood in 1980, he told me that Dad used oxen to get casings from Culbertson, and had arrived with[...]from LHS in 1951 , now lives in the nick of time to keep the dirt walls from caving in on the water.[...]n (1936) and husband live in California. She owns a halters were hastily cut as the flames approached[...]ters. She raised 5 children and has 3 took us all to the potato patch in front of the house. Just as t[...]grandchildren. got close to the buildings, the wind shifted directions and th[...]Fernandez (1937) lives in California and has been a bus no longer a hazard.[...]randchildren. Betty Mor- In 191 ODad bought a steam engine, threshing machine and a plat- ris (1939) lives m Washington w[...]wife ary Ann. other settlers. Later he installed a feed grinder in the granary. Farmers[...]nia with ife Priscilla. They have 6 brought oats to be ground into feed for the horses. They also brough[...]king bread. It footsteps working as a carpenter. They have 1 grandchild. was also used for a cooked breakfast cereal. I remember seeing as many as 1O wagons lined up in[...]ried Freda Sampsen, a pioneer. Both are deceased. Born to them at I was born in 1909, Norman in 1911 , Ethel in 1915[...]16), Verna in 1919. The crops were good in 1912, but after that they were not so (3· 15-1[...]and 5 miles west of the homestead. This place had a large County for Portland, OR where she married Raymond Larsen. They grove of trees and a 2-bedroom house. We needed more living space.[...]0) and Gloria (1942). and Here, George, Ray, and I slept in the unheated attic. I especially 6 grandchildren. remem[...]included the dairy business, owning and operating a reached 48 below zero outside.[...] |
| transportation of a 13-school district, owning a retail antique store, and VIVIAN (STROMBE[...]sed with school and training. I, Vivian Le Sueur, was born 8-24-26 to Oscar and Marie[...]tromberg (SD 246). Our Stromberg farm was located on[...]Both of our parents had a high sense of humor, and even today[...]ny that happened when we lived on the farm. There were many family[...]We went to the 1-room school just across the field from our[...]had to move to Medicine Lake so we could go to school there. Our[...]parents bought a home there and we spent the school year in town a[...]the summers on the farm. I graduated in 1944. Raymon[...]cordian for these dances. At 6 years old she |
| [...]born. fall of 1948 Signe and I and our 5 children went to Denmark to visit our During the 30 years spent on the Dagmar farm, Ronnie and Sylvia families and to help celebrate my parent's golden wedding. We als[...]iated the consideration and attention we received on our own ers-like the time Sylvia watched Ronnie g[...]window silver wedding in 1954 and on our golden wedding in 1979. when he was supposed to be on the roof painting. And there is the time when Ron[...]LBORG LODAHL ting in the water line from the well to the house and the dynamite blast I, Rudolph, was born on my dad's homestead on 9-2-15, the son of shook the house under Sylvia's feet. Stepping out the door, her only Peter and Petra Lo[...]ys, Ronnie mother died in 1955 from a lingering illness. was the wild horse breaker of[...], was born 9-10-14 and died in 1943. He was after a wild horse smashed him into the barn supports. married to Josephine Christensen. My brother, Anker, the you[...]us 3 boys was born 9-12-16. He was married to Gloria Furia of Califor- from Medicine Lake High[...]nia. They farmed in the Dagmar area, on his Uncle Chris Lodahl's farm tywood High School.[...]at various places until Gloria had a farm sale in the fall of 1974, then she moved back to Darrel entered the Army. He also attended Billings Business College California, close to her family. and worked in Billings until 1973 when he passed away. I married Valborg Reynolds from Laurens, IA on 10-25-56. She Sharon married Lloyd Sorensen[...]e George, British Columbia, Canada. They continue to live on and operate the Lindberg farm. They have 2 childr[...]My dad, who is 95, is still living with us on the farm. I have lived here on the farm, have a few cattle and have farmed since I was old NIELS and SIGNE LODAHL enough to work. My name is Niels Andersen Lodahl, address Dagmar, MT. I was born 2-6-1900 in Hurup, Thy, Denmark, the old[...]now live in Den- Johnson, was born on 7-17-07 at Lucan, M . mark. One sister and 3 of u[...]mily arrived at Culbertson, MT and traveled north to I came to the US and Sheridan County in March 1927, and wor[...]ch was located 7 miles northwest of Dagmar. Hazel on farms until September 1929, when I married Signe Moller, who was attend[...]ck bloomers and sailor type tops. Hazel wor ed in a has passed away, the other 3 live in Denmark.[...]early with cooking breakfast, dinner at 11 , a rather large lunch in the[...]afternoon, and a late supper completed the day.[...]Peter Madsen and Hazel were married on 11-13·24. They lived in a house close to Anton Sundsteds' their 1st years together. Peter[...]Hazel had a kidney disease and died on 4-11-33.[...]Delving into our history to help make this book involves remem-[...]ood has sustained Sheridan County. Signe and I have 6 children. Franklin Johannes died in infanc[...]e born at Corinth, D 6-21-15. She came to Sheridan County in the fall of Julius lives in As[...]e married in June 1943. Their lives We lived on rented farms until 1940 when we purchased our 1st[...]th planning, farming, and building. half section. I was a rural mail carrier from Dagmar for 28½ years. I Dagmar was their shopping center; Nathanael Lutheran was their worked with 4-H for some years. I am a member of the Danish Brother- church.[...]mmunity planned and built the hood, and Signe and I are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church[...]adsens took part. My parents visited us from May 1946 to September 1947. In the[...] |
| [...]mps. They attended Sunday school, which grew from a short are: Paul Werner (10-18-26). He resides at Aurora, CO with his wife summer session to a full 9-month period. Blanche was a leader and Livia and is an emplo[...]r of Ladies Aid ing (9-18-33), married to Ardella Lyson, lives in Bellevue, WA and is a and a charter member of the Dagmar Merribees Club.[...]She is a teacher and is married to Dr. Harry Smith; Don (8-18-43),[...]resides at Bothell, WA and is a news broadcaster for KING TV in Seat-[...]tle. He is married to Pat Herzog of Chicago.[...]Dan grew up on the farm east of Reserve. His first 4 years of[...]hool were at Hawthorne School. While there he had to learn to speak[...]and Werner would ski or walk the 3 miles to school. Weather condi-[...]tions had to be very severe to prevent them from going to school. They learned to swim in the slough holes around their place and J[...]horses and a sleigh to Uncle Chris (Madsen), Tante Anna, and cousins[...]this country. At an early age the boys left home to Blanche returned to teaching 6th grade in Plentywood. The Madsens[...]worked long, hard hours for small compensa- built a 2nd home there where they lived during the school[...]gh school in Antelope. Sports was Alvin had a deep interest in his farm operations, and was also Dan's big love. Several nights a week he would go to Plentywood and skilled at electrical, mechanical, and carpentry work. He found time to set pins at the bowling alley. travel,[...]ter days he spent in and purchased a 1925 Chevy car for $25. When it broke down they P[...]working in his basement sold it to Axel Nielsen in Dagmar for parts. Soon after high[...]l Cemetery made his 1st "big" purchase-a Dodge Tandem truck from Cliff near his farm and t[...]-27-70. They have 2 niture to Kalispell and got his first view of western Montana. children, Garth John (1976), and a daughter Dana Madsen (1980). Dan writes: I was in the Army December 1950 through December Bo[...]degrees at the University of 1952. On 9-1-51, Velma Rungborg and I were married at the Dagmar Washington in Seattle,[...]he has been full-time mother and homemaker. After be- Alvin and Blanche have traveled to many places. Blanche has ing discharged from the service I worked in a lumber yard at Pasco, been in all 50 states.[...]WA and then as an iron worker. We moved to Hot Springs, MT in 1953 Blanche taught a total of 22 years and is retired at her home in and operated a service station. After this we bought out several in- Plentywood, where she enjoys the slow[...]and dividual milk haulers and built a contract milk hauling business that family.[...]was to last 25 years, folding in 1979 when the company w[...]and have expanded that. We have a small irrigated farm; we grow hay,[...]ounders of Dagmar Colony. Their wish and hope was to give freedom and self sus enance o their own land and to perpetuate the spiritual values and beliefs of th[...]nity, regardless of age, ancestry or color. I was born in 1901 . I had a half brother named Hejmdal. In 1906, my fat[...]for many years, come true. So Dagmar, named after a very popular, but short lived queen from the 10th Century came to pass. A very interesting and well remembered childhood fr[...]in his new and invigorating landscape. When I grew up, I had my own dream, that of becoming a regis- tered nurse. I spent the last of my 55 years of nursing here in[...]2-19-53, married Abigail Ramos and they have I am now retired, but still active in many ways, and deeply grateful[...]n 1979, they have 3 daughters; Susan, 3-27-63, is a junior at DAN and VELMA (RUNGBORG) MADSEN[...]MSU; Tammy, 11 -26-64 , is a freshman at MSU; Lisa, 10-19-69, is an[...] |
| My parents live in a mobile home in Ronan. Dad is 88 and Mom is dam in Willie's pasture. Summer was also a lot of work; Vernon or I 81 and they are capable of taking care of nearly[...]ive the tractor for Grandpa while the other 1 had to ride the farm still remains in the family and is presently farmed by Alfred and binder to dump the bundle carrier. We also had to shock the oats and Victor Johansen. We have all[...]Roger went to work at Deck's Bakery, then spent the next 2 year[...]in the Army and was sent to Korea, working as a cook. After getting ERLING and ARDELLA (LYSON) MADSEN out of the service, he drove a semi-truck, hauling for Farmers Union. My[...]lived in Plentywood and Jamestown, ND. They moved to California in I was the middle of 5 children born 9-18-33. My brothers are 1952 but in 1970 moved to Portland, OR. They have 3 children: Werner (192[...]my, is married and has a son. My grade school years, aside from 1 year in Antelope, were spent at Garfield, a 1-room school 3 miles northeast of the farm. Thanks to VERNON MADSEN some talented and dedicated teachers, I consider that part of my[...]e oldest son of Peter and Hazel education second to none. The 10-15 kids enrolled usually managed to Johnson Madsen. Peter Martin Masden was born 5-19-1893 at Vinke, have a good time, too. The journey to and from school was not always Jut[...]nd Agnes Hazel Johnson was born 7-17-07 at easy, but my mother fortified us with bountiful snacks when[...]rents were living in the Racine Valley area close to home.[...]Anton Sundsted's. In 1927 they moved back to the homestead 17 I attended high school in Medicine Lake. The school[...]west of Reserve. His dad and Jens Lind had built a 1-room house Monday morning and Friday evening, so I spent the week living in town there in 1919; a lean-to was added and this was their home. Peter along w[...]d provided warmth and caring for all her charges. I enjoyed about the good flax crop of 1922. high school ... we had a lot of school spirit. I met a lot of new friends, When Vernon was 6 they moved to Reserve and lived with his Un- and many fine teachers guided us to graduation in 1951. c[...]ansen so he could start school. His mother I guess one of the biggest highlights of my youth w[...]in 1933, so his brother 1948 of electrification on the farm via the REA. The conveniences this Roger, sister Mae, and Vernon went to live with their grandparents, the brought changed life for all of us, but most significantly eased the enor- James Johnsons, who had a farm near Dagmar. He attended Garfield mous hous[...]School, walking 1 31◄ miles to get there and well remembers the frozen I attended 1 year at U of M, Missoula, then decided to fulfill the sandwiches in the lunch pai[...]ld the farm and military obligation that loomed. I enlisted in the Air Force in 1952. I moved to Reserve, so he finished grade school there. In 1940 Vernon eventually became a navigator and later a pilot. Most of my Air Force and Roger moved to Plentywood so that he could attend high school. In career involved long haul transport missions. I found myself in places the summer mon[...]New Zealand, New Delhi, Buenos Aires and Saigon, to Lind, and Jens Nielsen. After graduating in 1944, Vernon was drafted name a few. In 1966 I left the AF for employment as a pilot for NW into the Army, served as a combat infantryman in the South Pacific, Airlines. I've been with NW in Seattle since and hope to continue until and was discharged in 1[...]ment. With the airline most of my flying has been on the interna- Washington where he received a BA, majoring in accounting. tional routes, mainly to the Orient. On 4-20-84, I had a view of the community as we flew just south of Froid on a non-stop flight from Tokyo to New York. Medicine Lake, Reserve and Dagmar were visible and I wished I could have said "hello" to someone! In 1956 I married Ardella Lyson, daughter of Leonard and yr[...]illiston, Plentywood, and edicine Lake. She moved to Houston, TX in 1954 and was employed there until[...]Kirsten (1968) and Kent (1970). Ardella and I both enjoyed our youth in the community. For us i[...]y, for our parents it as (born 1959) but ere later divorced. In 1969 he moved to Richmond another matter. The hardships and disapp[...]incomprehensible. Through all of it they managed to provide us chrysanthemums while als[...]unty, yet mention of the word "home" brings first to mind that little farm in Dagmar.[...]I, Elvira McCarty, was born February 1924 on the family farm 7¼ ROGER MADSEN[...](Johnson) Madsen. Roger story.) I attended Lew Wallace School, and later MLHS. I finished high writes: The Hans Madsen boys, the W[...]hool in California. We also were fortunate enough to have Otillia of us, Vernon, Mae and I, would often walk to school together. When Ther[...] |
| I will always be most grateful to brother-in-law Anker Jensen who ed from Medicine Lake in 1964. After attending college, I married instilled in me a need for more education and made it possible for me to James (Nim) Stephens from Medicine Lake. We moved to Havre to at- obtain that high school education. Upon graduation in 1941, I worked tend NMC. Our son, James Walt[...]n 1966. at Solvang, CA and later at Vallejo where I worked as a secretary at After receiving my BS degree in elementary education, I taught in Mare Island Navy yard. I married Navyman Claude McCarthy on various places. I received my Masters degree in 1980. I presently 10-18-44. Claude's years in the service took us to many places. teach at Hellgate Elementary in Missoula. Receiving a medical discharge in 194 7, we returned to Montana for a I married Arnold Melnikoff in 1981 . He is the bureau chief at the short while. I taught at Lew Wallace School the 2nd half of the[...]students were sisters Gladys, Zelda, and Arliss! I also worked intermittently at the PMA office in P[...]Hans Miller was born in 1924 to Peter (1886-1983) and Anna[...]ars his father retired and his brother relocated, but he remained a[...]hired to help during the busy summer season. For some years he had a small herd of cattle, but his primary farming interest was in durum[...]wheat, supplemented by a small amount of barley and safflower.[...]After moving many times again we finally came to Billings in 1976 singing in the choir, serving on the church council, and maintaining the to assist in the care of my sister Jane. Sorrowfully we learned of her cemetery records. He also was a member and/or officer of the Dagmar untimely deat[...]tional Farmers Organization, years. We then moved to Great Falls. In September 1978 my parents[...]rs Union Trading Company, Dagmar Cooperative came to live with us and remained until 1983, at which ti[...]ty Toastmasters, and the Democratic Cen- returned to Plentywood. Having sister Ruby and Wally living n[...]s an avid reader and interested in the activities to us since 197 8 has been most gratifying, not only[...]munity, state, and country. help with our parents but also for their friendship. Since Joan had been a secretary prior to her marriage, she worked We have no children, but have always had a fondness for dogs; with many newsl[...]home for most of our break" and a church history book. She gave piano lessons, was years together. I am employed part-time at home as a bookkeeper. church organist for many years, and was a member of the church Claude spent most of 1983 in[...]h council. have many fond memories of life on the farm, although we[...]of Medicine Lake and Michigan State Sleigh rides to Grandma Johnson's house for Christ'!las Eve, o~tdoor University; employed at Michigan State as a computer analyst in the in- games with family and[...]grated pest management program; currently working on an advanced the kitchen stove, threshing and hayi[...]degree in entomology. across the field to bring us children candy-all were a part of growing up on a farm. GLORIA (OLSE ) MELNIKOFF |
| [...]etiring from teaching Niels and Lorraine returned to farming operation. Joan and the 2 youngest children moved to Min- Sheridan County and reside in P[...]lives in Maple Grove, MN, and works part-time as a temporary Mary have 2 daughters[...]e in Reno where Glenn secretary and part-time for a travel agency in Kalispell, MT.[...]from Antelope and college days at I was born 2-16-13 to Chris and Karen Lodahl. (For brothers and NMC, H[...]irmed sisters see Ellen Nielsen story.) I remember the prairie before it was by Pastor Mari[...]all the pretty wildflowers. Pink wild roses with a Lorraine was born 3-5-23 to Chris and Minnie Sampsen of the fragrance like no other smell on earth. Crocuses, yellow violets, and Dagmar commu[...]son of Peter and Anna Miller of Dagmar. Niels has a larks, prairie chickens, mallard du[...]was the 1st crop grown in the sod. It bloomed in a cer- Niels graduated from high school in 1939 with a class of seniors tain beautiful blue color and we imagined it was an ocean on the unusually large because of the influx of 20 or so students coming from prairie. A special good neighbor, Jens Nicholaisen, played c[...]o had attended 2 years at the us. I helped my mother with the work, such as scrubbing diapers on Dagmar Academy and entered Antelope HS as juniors[...]the washboard in the galvanized tub. I learned to milk Pa's old cow during the early 40s were exciting years for young people many miles "Sis." When I started school, Viola Larsen walked with me and helped from home, but were also years involving the discomforts that are me, since I couldn't speak any English. Somewhere in this time frame, associated with having little or no money for living expenses, to say my 1 and only neighbor girl friend died of a burst appendix. That was nothing of the lack of m[...]n. Mabel Olsen. I was devastated. I got to drive the Model T out in the Lorraine received her teaching crede[...]field. Later Pa had me drive 1 of the teams on a haybucker and the teaching at Westby. She taught[...]hired man drove the other team. It was quite a tricky business to keep graduation from MSC, they were married June[...]of the Army. Lorraine accompanied him from 1 camp to another, finding a new job at every move. At the time of Niels' overseas departure, Lor- raine went back to teaching at Antelope. After Niels' return from Ge[...]other Hans in farming at Dagmar in 1947 and built a house on the Albertina Miller farmstead. The 1948 crop was[...]nten- dent of Medicine Lake School, offered Niels a job teaching and direct- ing band, it was quickly[...]At 13 Pa sent me to Grenora with a load of wheat with an empty[...]50 gallon gas barrel on top of the wheat. I remember rounding the[...]curve by "Stink La e" and I nearly chocked. I remember going along to[...]blacksmith shop or Julius· in Dagmar as sort of a re ard for work well done. I can hear the ringing of the hammer and[...]them and called them by name. I had my special horses that I drove in the field which I curried and harnessed in the morning. I really loved it[...]outside, much more than in the house. At 15 I graduated from the 8th[...]grade; we were no 6 girls going to Hia atha. After purchasing the Olaf iller fa[...], Niels Lodahl, farmed separately. Niels returned to teaching at Antelope for the next stayed[...]ng the 17-mile distance daily. During this period a back farm, who was the ''founder'' of Dag[...]eloped which resulted in renting the farm in 1961 to house so beautifully and planted evergreen trees all around. Madsen's Hans. The family moved to Vermillion, SD where Niels received his MA[...]sometimes we prac- in chemistry. The family moved to Solvang, CA where the children ticed at Madsen's. I had fun as a girl in Dagmar, along with the work. I grew up. went to Sunday school in the Brotherhood Hall, Danish Sch[...]in Medicine Lake, his wife, Anne, and family came to Montana to take over the family choke-cherry pic[...]Lake, Midsummer Fest at the church, a barn dance or 2, dance at Carl Miller, passed awa[...]the church. I was confirmed by the venerable H. C. Stran[...] |
| Nathanael Church. I went to Dagmar Academy and had 2 wonderful[...]nd was then needed at home. When the family lived on the Sherman was pastor. He led us in singing and prayer each day. I taught Danish Ranch near Reserve, Evelyn walked to work at the cafe and home school 2 summers before I left home. One school was near Niels again. This got to be too much and she moved into Reserve and board- Sorensens' and the other Hiawatha. I worked for Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. ed with the Bernard Nelsons. In the early years she walked to Brush Herman Nelson after high school. Threshing[...]Lake with her brothers and caught a ride home. for us girls. There was so much activity about. It was a hard time for On 6-12-33, Arne and Evelyn headed for Williston in[...]ther preparing all that food. One year, Ellen and I had a bundle Ford to be married, only to discover a 3-day wait was required. They team together. That was a test on 2 young girls' ability in that heat and went home and the next morning went with haste to Wolf Point to dust. I went to Chicago in 1933, then to California and have been here begin th[...]orken's sheep ranch (the Dewey Hjort place). I reared a family of 4 and have 1O grandchildren and 1 great- In 1934 they moved to Fort Peck (the Depression Bonanza) where grandson[...]Arne helped build the dam. They moved back to the farm in 1936.[...]Nace house and moved it to Antelope. Arne worked in the coal mines. I, Otillia Nelson, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Therkildsen (SD Next they moved back to Dagmar, house and all, where Arne worked 255). I attended Hiawatha School, then in 1932-33 I went to Grand as store clerk and manager.[...]ege in Des Moines, IA. Returning from Grand View, I taught missed farming. Skov retired[...](which still stands in Dagmar) for a Farmall tractor and moved to the Ejner Ouus. I worked in Minneapolis and Seattle for several yea[...]d. Over the years Arne and Evelyn in January 1940 I started working as clerk in the Dagmar Store under continued to farm, acquiring more land in the good years (the[...]led and the In the fall of 1943 my folks and I went to Minneapolis for the family grew to 6. They enjoyed fishing in Canada, bowling, and attend- winter. We came back in the spring, stayed on the farm until the fall of ing dances. 1944 when we moved to western Montana where I helped Dad in a Arne belonged to the Nathanael Lutheran Church, the Brother- 12-Ca[...]5. He was well While living in Whitefish, MT I was married. In September of 1948 known for his jokes and playing practical jokes on others. my son, William, was born.[...]Evelyn still lives on the farm. She belongs to the Nathanael[...]all her flowers. In 1952 other, Will and I took a trip to Minneapolis to visit |
| [...]s, Mrs. Vernon Miller; Elizabeth, Mrs. Britt I have 1 sister, Dagmar Christine Nielsen born 3-10[...]MT. She finished grade school at Dagmar and went to Tyler, MN to Jr., who passed away in 1937. "Dan[...]n the Dagmar Store When I was 6 years old, I started school in Hiawatha, Dist. 49, at in 1928.[...]As so many others of that time, we couldn't speak any 3 children, Helga May, Ruth Ann, and Richard Jr. They also have 3[...]he 75th Jubilee. the home, to their relatives, neighbors, and friends, and the church ser- I finished grade school at Dagmar in 1918. In 1920 I started doing vices were also condu[...]ork at the farm besides working for many farmers. I worked on The school was strictly Ame[...]an 8 months threshing rigs every fall. In 1923-24 I went to Tyler, MN for the winter of the year.[...]eks of vacation or course at Danebog Folk School. I took a course at Hanson Auto and "Dane School" as we called it. Here we learned to read, write and Tractor School in Fargo, ND in 1926. I really enjoyed that course and spe[...]ible study, and sang from the Danish song learned a lot. I was treasurer of "Skjold" Young Peoples Society for 1O book. Then, in the fall, it was back to American school again. years in the 20s-30s.[...]When I was old enough to go to confirmation class it was back to In 1928 I built a shop at the farm, 14x20x8, also started farming. I Danish again for all our Bible study and we memorized many Danish farmed until 1938 so I had 3 total crop failures 1931-34-37. The seed[...]al, which has its advantages. loans were for $845 but it took $1390 to pay them back. I graduated from the 8th grade and went 2 winters to the Dagmar On 4-4-40 I started as manager for the Dagmar Substation of[...]at that time tywood school system. On 9-1 -29, I was confirmed at athanael were Thorvald Christens[...]time. As there weren't many jobs anywhere, many of the young people I started at $40 per month and paid 15% on shop labor and I fur- left Dagmar to "seek their fortunes" elsewhere. I went to Iowa where I nished my own tools. After the tanks and meter were installed there found work as a maid in the homes of the more well-to-do. was no time for shop work, so I told the directors I should have as much as the regular man at Grenora, which was $80. So that's what I got. But I had to keep books and make daily reports which they didn't do. By October 1940 I was really crowded and needed extra help. I had many accounts from Dakota farmers, as the fuel I could sell couldn't be sold in Dakota because of sulphur content. I was inducted in the Army 5-22-42 and was transferred to Enlisted Reserve Corp. 5-31-43. I went through basic training at Fort Knox, KY and then Armored Force school. I had a rating of T/5 army specialty auto mechanic with the Headquarters Co. 220 Armored Engineer Battalion. I was transferred to Camp Campbell, KY. I was honorably discharged on 2-14-45. In 1934 I married Jens J. ielsen and e started farming in 1[...]e farmed the same place for 28 years, then bought a store hich we[...]ran for 11 years. In 197 4 we retired to Tyler and still live there.[...]I, verett A. 1elsen, as born to Jens and Lenore Larsen ielsen[...]on 1·4·34. I gre up in the Volm r area southeast of Dagmar on the[...]homestead in 1909. I attended rural grade school in the Volmer area[...]and graduated from edicine La . I joined the Air Force in 1953. |
| [...]and graduated with a BS in nursing in 1984. Mari Beth was born in[...]We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. I have been a[...]various offices. I have served on the boards of various organizations[...]throughout the years. I served as clerk of the Lowell School, Dist. 38; I also served on the school board of the Antelope School, Dist. 19[...]1963 I started working part-time as an agent for the Far[...]Fire Ins. Co. of Dagmar. In December of 1966 I was appointed to the[...]board of directors and became a full time agent. I am still working in[...]the company. In 1968 I began selling Blue Cross of Montana health[...]coverage. I served as president and vice-president of the Mon[...]ociation of Mutual Fire Ins. Cos. from 1979-1982. I was a delegate Everett and Ella Nielsen. to the national convention of the National Associati[...]Church. Big city liv- We are proud to have been a part of this heritage and hope our ing and the va[...]d home does not family can continue to contribute to the growth of this great community give us time to partake in many social activities; however, the m[...]Jens Lund Nielsen was born 7-3-05 to Soren and Marie Nielsen HAROLD C . (NICK) and CLE[...]who came to Valley City, ND from Denmark in 1904. He had 5 sisters: I was born 9-27-25 at Plentywood, the son of Niels[...], Christine (5-12-09) lives in Nielsen (SD 291 ). I attended grade school at Lowell School which was[...]d Lillian located 3/4 mile southeast of our farm. I graduated from Plentywood in (1917 -1945). 1943. I worked on the farm until 1947 when I purchased my 1st Jens came with his parents to southeast Dagmar in 1909. Grade farmland from Fred Herman. I entered the Army in 1955. I spent most school was attended at H.[...]Volmer of my service time in Germany and England. I was discharged in 195 7 Cemetery. He a[...]terms in Tyler, MN, Folke School and and returned to farming. On 2· 1-58 I married Cleo Doyen at Glendive. later i[...]nt work. He and sister Betty were sent frequently to have plow NSC, Aberdeen, SD. She began teaching 4[...]me of our marriage. At the learned young to haul wheat bundles to the threshing machine, later he completion of the school term we returned to the farm and built a new was promoted to running the machine which he did until the combin[...]Lenore was born 1-7-11 to Jens Martin and Anna Larsen at[...]lection of traveling was by train with my parents to[...]Racine Valley, northwest Dagmar in 1916. I attended Garfield School[...]and took a winter course at Dagmar Church in 1927-28. We have 4 children. Julie Anne, 1958, went to school at Antelope |
| [...]lbert Paulson, Jim Byrnes, My occupation was a farm wife until 1956 when I took a clerking Chris Lodahl, Jake Pe[...]Reinertson moving houses, truck driver on Brockton highway, and continued this occupation u[...]kept Morris busy. In 1943, Morris trained at Swan to Volmer Lutheran Church and I to Ladies Aid. In 1975 we moved to Island shipyards, Oregon to be a welder. In 1953 we moved to the farm Buellton, CA where we joined Bethania Lu[...]1-83 in Solvang and is buried at Volmer Cemetery. I reside in health reasons we moved to Plentywood. Buellton.[...]Morris served on Lowell and Coalridge school boards, and drove[...]f parents Piet church suppers. I was president of the Aid anq held various offices[...]ge, formal education was at Lowell School nearby, but his adventurous square danc[...]children could come too, music and nature led him to any job available to make up for it. Being robust at an[...]d many happy hours in our home. Though we adhered to early age he tackled jobs like pitching bundles on the farm at threshing the adage "Idle hands are the devil's workshop" we took time out to time, later hiring out to other farmers. During the worst of the "depres-[...]oy our wonderful family, having good homespun fun-a lot of sion," when money was non-existent, he joi[...]1973 we honored Morris' parents and grandparents a month plus room , board, and clothing. Ft. Peck and Antelope coal by flying to their native Denmark, also visiting my kinfolk at[...]Morris died in Billings, due to kidney failure and a heart condition.[...]My world collapsed that day, but I have peace of mind, and a thankful[...]om 1958-66 he attended Jamestown College, NO with a BS in[...]nded the U of M, issoula, graduate school and was a Piet and Kristine Nielsen Family . Rosa (djed 197[...]y is an Agri. Research Tech., Dept. of Agri. On 7-5-39, Morris married Elinor Simonson. I am the daughter of Bertha and Edward Simonson (SD 929), homesteaders at Skermo, ND. Edward died when I was 4 and my brother Leslie was 2. In 1931 Ed's brother Bill and his wife Gay offered Elinor the chance to attend high school at Comertown. After graduation, I got my cosmetology license from an Omaha, NB beau[...]orris oiler i lsen, Jr. (12-29-41) attended school at Coalridge[...]ational Bank here he as cashier, later moving to Circle and Billings[...]Morris was married to Judy Blakeslee and their daughter, ikki Jo was[...]served his country in days, money we didn't have, but we got a loan from my brother who th[...]d at Deck's Bakery slicing bread. Morris did have a job with WPA Seattle. On 5-30-68, he married Mary Burke. They moved back to and we lived in Antelope. This job paid $40 a month - $1 O went for[...] |
| store. They returned to Washington and Loren attended schooling for[...]. the South Seattle Fire Department. They adopted a son, Josef Loren in Susan graduate[...]r 2 years. named Bethanie Eve. Loren was promoted to lieutenant in the Fire Dept. They reside at Burie[...]eman. She married Howard Olson, 6-18-78. They ran a day care center in Bozeman and eventually had an opportunity to purchase a home at Old Chico, MT where Howard has a taxidermy service. They are self- sufficient, rai[...]imals. They adopted their son, Bret Matthew, born on 3-29-82. DENNIS and CINDY (CYBULSKI) NIELSEN |
| [...]in Billings for 7 years where Bob was employed as a foreign car repairman. Bob attended several schools at Oregon and California to keep updated and became a certified auto repairman in all areas of repair. Bob also taught a tune-up class at the Career Center in the evenings. In 1979 we came back to Sheridan County where Bob has his own repair business, Bob's Auto Workshop in Plentywood. I work part-time at Plentywood Drug. We both are me[...]ious areas of the church. We were 4-H leaders for a time. The highlight of our married life has been b[...]ary and Ove Nielsen . our 2 daughters. As for me, I am thankful for the influence of my parents and grandparents. They were a source of much happiness for[...]Both attended MLHS and MSU. Julie graduated with a and feel most fortunate to have had these wonderful people as a part of chemical engineering degree.[...]1982). Mike is now my partner in our farming I was born in Dagmar, MT in 1922, a son of Niels and Rosa operation. Nielsen. I attended the Lowell school, which was less than a mile from Julie married Burt Todd in 1980. He is a petroleum engineer and is our farm. I have spent most of my life in the Dagmar area as a farmer, teaching at Butte Tech, and[...]his Masters. with the exception of the years 1942 to 1946 when I served in Europe Mary has 1 relative that came to live in this country in 1966, her with the Third[...]oked and later was supervisor at the Pioneer I have 1 daughter, Rita, who is married to Tony Eck of Gonvick, Manor, where[...]W.I.F.E.-Women Involved in Farm Economics-as national[...]chairman. She also serves as exec. sec. of A.B.L.E. in an effort to save[...]I have been a member or officer of Nathanael Church council,[...]F.U. Trading Co., on the draft board, and the Pioneer Manor board. (1883-1930) in 1913 (SD 244). I was born 6-1-22 with Mrs. Emil Christiansen as midwife, on Dad's homestead, (NWV◄ -31-33-57). My[...]-1978); Vera (1916-1955); Alf (1920-1936) died in a car accident on the Brush I was pastor of the 2-point parish, athanael and Vo[...]S. Dagmar from 1948-1954. Then I joined the staff of Lutheran World I attended Garden Grove School, 2 miles northwest of home and Relief in ew York here I remained as an ambassador of the church later Haw[...]rtheast of home. o school busses to the disadvantaged in the orld until my retirement in 1980. in those days; I either walked, rode horse, or skiied in the winter. I at- I was born 1 mile west of my grandparents' homestea[...]ion). The school Dakota in 1915, to Harold and Thyra (Ostergaard) ielsen. When I was was accredited through Antelope HS. The 1 tea[...]freshmen small, the family moved to Tyler. M where I attended parochial school and sophomores was Jaco[...]for 5 years and then public schools. Later I attended Grand Vie Col- coach and part-time janit[...]lege and Grand Vie Theological Seminary. In 1942 I as ordained in 1937-38 year, most of the students transferred to Antelope (also r. the Lutheran Church. Blink!). I graduated in 1940.[...]Lauritsen) Koch was born at Den· That fall I went to California and did construction work and welded[...]. She attended schools in various places and also on "Liberty Ships." I enlisted in the Air Force in 1942, attended[...]Spec. training pro, la and I ere married 6-19-43. Our oldest son Richard was b[...]diving school, and was finally assigned overseas to a ship at Enumclaw, WA in 1944. Our other son Dane Paul, as born in Perth repair unit as a diver. Typical of the Army the unit had no diving equip- Amboy, Jin 1946. Richard di din a drowning accident in 197 4, and ment, so I eventually became supply sergeant! Shortly before[...]is career military. of WWII, our company boarded a ship bound for the Philippines via the Panama Can[...]he Canal, peace as declared and we turned around. I was discharged in 1946. I married Mary W. Lewington of Southampton, England on 1-21 -47. She was working in the office of a large commercial bakery, that was her closest con[...]till live. It was the 1st time Mary had ever been on a farm, and having lived all her life in a city that has more people than all of Montana wit[...], running water, and indoor plumbing-it was quite a change. I have sold Mutual Funds and life insurance[...] |
| [...]tensens'). The Lowell School we attended was only a Leslie Anderson farm northwest of Dagmar late in the afternoon. I said 1/• of a mile from our house. In December 1941 I married Robert to Ela that from there she should be able to see Nathanael Church. She Nielsen at Plentywood. We lived on Robert's grandfather's farm (Jens focused her eye[...]es north of this farm. We in the distance seemed to her to be in so bleak a setting on that gray, moved to Plentywood in 1951. We have 4 boys. The twins, Sh[...]Wayne and Gordon Doyle were born on 9-14-42. Sheldon weighed in at From the sig[...]ever heard of and she had delivered quite a few in her day. Dean Kelly came to serve to be the enlightened and forebearing progeny of pio-[...]me 4 decades earlier than we. These young couples on In 1951 we bought a bar in Plentywood from John Boulds. That the farm[...]an experience as we knew nothing about bar work. But it the animal traction of oxen and horses to large tractors; from 4-horse didn't ta[...]s were booming. It kept us very busy. Ten binders to mighty machines that both harvested and threshed in 1 years later we built a new bar, Bob and Lou's, 4 lots north from where g[...]ere. We operated it for 17 years and then sold it to our son, These people had a profound appreciation of what had gone before[...]d Lowell School and graduated from Plentywood ing to venture forth. During our years among them they e[...]een Rasmussen and they are now living in Plen- ed on the church grounds, learned about Christ, the church, heard tywood. They have a son, Mike and a daughter, Medena. They built a stories from great literature, had gym, group sin[...]ew bar (Butch's Lounge and Deli) and are enjoying a good business at and campfires. The children learned in fellowship to appreciate each the present time. other, to further value good inter-personal relationships.[...]se. Gordon bought the Orpheum and Sunset Theaters on 10-1-69 Nathanael built a new parish hall and Volmer hung a bell in the church and has made many i[...]nued not only because it was built on top of the snack bar at the Sunset Theater a few years ago. His tradition, but because they were useful. Begun in 1913 by Rev. is the 1st and only bar at a drive-in theater in the state of Montana as Jorge[...]with the parish, topics ranged from presentations on hymnody to lec- Dean went to Lowell School, graduated from Plentywood, and from tures on rural development; from information on life in a prisoner-of. Burnley School of Professional Arts at Seattle. He married Irene Kann- war camp to the intrinsic values in family living.[...]College at Portland, OR. He has his own of wheat to the hungry in other nations who had not been help[...]I am 1 of 1O children born to Chris and Hannah Anderson (SD Robert Nielsen[...]rsen), and Rosa ( rs. arius Jensen). Robert lived on the farm and helped his father Carrie. Carrie was born on 3-19-04. As an infant she contacted spinal[...]he farming. During the dry years here was no work to be had so he went to California and worked in the shipyards. He also w[...]ey in the beet fields. Following that he returned to the farm. living.[...]I was born in Palmer, KA on 3-15-12. My parents came to Mon- tana in 1917. I went to school at Hiawatha Grade School in Dagmar. I[...]stayed at home mostly and helped my mother until I was about 18 I, Luella Larsen, daughter of Alfred and Alexandra (Christensen) years old. Then I started working at the Dagmar store. Walter Therk[...]te Thuesen were managers at that time; and it was a busy of Nathanael Lutheran Church. Our folks move[...]The post office was in the store at the time, so I helped with that place was to my grandparents' farm northwest of Dagmar[...] |
| In 1936, I married Morris Nustad from Bonetrail, ND. We live[...]AGNES(JORGENSEN)OLSEN Grenora, ND and later moved to Malta, MT. Morris was drafted into the[...]Agnes Jorgensen was born 1-29-25 to Niels and Ella (Plambeck) We moved to Idaho where Morris went to work at the smelter at[...]We were there for 25 years until his retirement. I went to[...]after graduation from Antelope she went to Portland, OR and worked as work in a grocery store for about 15 years. Now we live in[...]a shipfitter in the Swan Island shipyards. On 5-29-46 she married ID and spend part of each winter in Arizona. We love to come back to[...]years Sheridan County and Grenora at least once a year, as we still call it and thei[...]offered a job as manager of the elevator at Lund's Valley a[...]in 1942, he attended MSU at Bozeman where he took a draft- ing course. He worked as a draftsman in the shipyards at Vancouver, WA. In 1[...]in the summers and during the winters he returned to Washington and worked on con- struction projects. In March of 1952 K[...]at Dagmar. Dur- ing the summer of 1952, he built a new building and moved the post office into that[...]oday. He is still the postmaster and farms. On 6-21 -52 Ken and Jean Snively were married. Jean[...], Willard, Connie Olsen . fall of 1951 , she came to Dagmar to teach at Hiawatha School, and taught 1 year befor[...]to see if a similar book could be published about Burke County, ND.[...]parades either with one of their restored cars or a steam[...]Agnes passed a ay 1-6-80 follo ing a 3-month losing battle with[...]organization and attended their camps. He ent to high school in Ken and Jean have 5 children[...]duated from inot Business College in 197 4. He Is a carpenter. Robert Jens (Bob) (10-21 -54) gr[...]Minot Business Col- lege in 197 4. He is married to Rita, and they have 3 children; Charles, Phil, an[...]59) graduated from BBC in Billings and is married to Curtis Heisler. Daryl Howard (3-28-68) is at[...]s of Nathanael Lutheran Church and Ken has served on the school board for many years. Jean was the sub[...]rks at the Dagmar Allen was a member of the Sheridan Saddle Club and the Dagmar[...]The FFA of Medicine Lake HS presents a traveling trophy for Beef[...] |
| [...]ich were daily treks by foot. Activities were was a senior in high school at the time of his death.[...]in Brush and Clear Lakes. All family members had to pitch in ARTHUR C. OLSEN[...]d at Dagmar. We pulled thistles in the depression to feed Dagmar. He died 9-10-75. He attended Danish[...]were shipped in from North Dakota. Church. He was a member of the Danish Brotherhood.[...]In the winter of 1933-34 I attended Winter School at Nathanael[...]Lutheran Church. I worked on an area farm for $20 a month, shocking[...]grain and threshing. I also spent part time working at the Fort Peck[...]I, Metha Olsen, was born 6-28-20 to Oscar and Marie Riemers[...]sisters.) I was born on my grandparents farm home where Harry and I[...]still living in the same house, twice remodeled. I attended Richwine[...](McNulty). The school was a community center for a church group,[...]I remember the depression well. The dust, grasshopp[...](1943-1951 ), Kenneth (1946) who for a penny a tail and washings on the line all gray. We occasionally lives in Calif[...]Marie Reel (1951) lives in Oregon went to the bedroom to "dust off our baby brother Eddie." My parents wit[...]and Jodie. Harold put their talents to use, my father farmed, painted, carpentered, was[...]I attended Antelope School and graduated from Medicine Lake in I, Edvin Olsen was born 8-25-17 to Jens and Clara Olsen. In 1936 1938. I moved to Oregon where my brothers Raymond and Art lived. I am Harry and I were married on 6-28-39. In 1940 Harry served on the retired from the Weyerhaeuser Co. and from ra[...]r years we were rationed My wife Gloria and I have a son, Carle and 2 daughters, Tamyra s[...]In 1944 we lost a baby girl, Beverly Ann, at birth. In 1946 Gloria[...]I worked with the 1st hot lunch program at the Hiaw[...]Both went on to college and later married. We have 1 grandson, Ji[...]cy and Julie Jensen. During prohibition, I'll never forget what my brother, Harry and I |
| [...]en Lindberg James was born 2-28-22 at Dagmar to Jens and Clara Olsen. He attended the Emerson School. In 1936 he moved with his parents and sisters to Washington. In the spring the family moved back to Dagmar leaving James to work for his brother and attend school. He gradua[...]Center HS in Washington in 1940. He then returned to the Dagmar farm. Clara was born at Medicine Lake 9-29-24 to Oscar and Marie Stromberg. She attended Richwine School. There are many happy times to remember at the school such as the Peanut Showers[...]Leo and Ina Mae Olsen. often walked to school on stilts, made houses out of the thistles and in the spring we would carry pails of water from the ditch to drown gophers. The school closed in 1937 so the family moved to Medicine RAYMOND E. OLSEN Lake for[...]Raymond was born 9-21 -08 to Jens and Clara Olsen in their sod James and Clara were married in 1943. They bought a small house on the farm. His brothers and sisters are: Arthur, M[...]helped run the farm machinery, plowing with a 5-horse team and later children attended the Hiawatha School and Medicine Lake HS. a 7-horse team.[...]house became too small for the growing family so a frame[...]Church. He started school in a sod house when he was 7 and spoke[...]only Danish. The next school house was a frame structure on Holm's[...]property. The community wanted to move the building, but Holms ob-[...]jected, so 1 night the men used a big steam engine to put the school- house on its new location.[...]threshing time in 1917 those 18-45 years old went to Dagmar to registe for the draft. The only one Raymond can r[...]that went to France was lngor Larsen.[...]The depression of the 30s sent Raymond to Oregon where he soon Geraldine graduated from BBC in Billings. In 1965 she married Ar- rented a small dairy and poultry farm . thur Ponto. They l[...]d have 2 sons, David and Brian. Ronald went to school at Havre and Wahpeton, ND, where he took C[...]ND in 1972. After his fathers death they returned to Dagmar to take over the family farm. They have 4 children, Joshua, Gabriel, Benjamin and Jenniane. Bonnie has a BS degree in microbiology. She married David Aich[...]James farmed until his death m 197 4. He loved to fish and hunt and for many years the family would go to Canada for a week in June to fish. After Jim's death, Clara moved to Plentywood and worked at the Farmers Union Station for a year. In 1975 she married Ronald Lindberg of Dagm[...]ildren: Clara, Leo Olsen was born 11 -10·19 to Jens and Clara Olsen. He attend• Law[...]Raymond and Bertha are semi-retired and live on their dairy and 1935-36, in Jamestown, ND in 1937[...]served overseas in the Army in WWII. He received a medical discharge from the service, when he contr[...]in Sheridan County, having been He returned to the family farm and lived there until he married[...]in eastern North Dakota. Bob was born in McVille to Mae Munro Thompson on 11 -2-59 . They moved to Dagmar. A son, Oscar and Thelma Olson, who farmed near Kloten. He grew up there Kevin, was born on 9-26-60. Leo lost his life in an auto accident on his along with 2 sisters and 1 brother an[...]years. Faye was born in Carrington to Falke and Inez Borgeson, who College in May of 1983 and resides in Minneapolis, MN.[...] |
| [...]have a great-grandson born on Andrea's (bestemor) birthday.[...]edersen. Faye began her teaching carrer in a rural school near Sheyenne.[...]Arne, 1940, owns a restaurant in Dutton, MT. He and Connie have After 1 year she moved to Kloten to teach grades 4 and 5 for 2 years.[...]nd year in Kloten. The following fall they moved to Hamar, ND where Bob was teaching. Their 1st son,[...]their 2nd son, Barry Gene, Joined I, Elsine, was born 6-7-07 and came to the Dagmar area with my them in 1956. That fall they moved to Hanks where Bob taught for 8 parent[...]ars. Faye taught for 1 year in Hanks, then paused to have Joni Faye are Agnes Brentesen, ba[...]Christensen, brothers are Carl and Chris. to teach in Hanks the last 2 years they lived there. In the summer of I attended a 1-room rural school through the 8th grade and went to 1964 they moved to Dagmar to teach in the Hiawatha school, and after high school in Antelope. I spent 2 summers at college in Miles City and 20[...]teaching in the Dagmar area schools. youngsters to work with through the years. Their own children a[...]One event in my life which impressed me was when I went with graduated from Hiawatha and from Medicine Lak~ HS. . my father to what was termed a "Sears Roebuck Sale". Times were Danny attended MSU in Bozeman for a short time before returning hard for farmers. A widow with 5 children, living on a farm north of us, to Sheridan County to work in elevators and do short and long-haul was being foreclosed by a local bank, thus losing her farm, machinery truck[...]spersed themselves among the crowd. Believe it or to MarShele Engstrom of Plentywood. They have 2 chil[...](1981) and Christopher Ray (1982). Danny also has a son from a It showed what determination, cooper[...](1979). . . to alleviate some tragedies. Following graduat[...]ana State University, Barry taught On 6-1-29, Wilferd Pedersen and I were married by Arthur Frost of and coached at Harrison, MT for a year. He is married to Beth Hellwig the Dagmar Lutheran Church. We, as farmers, survived the Depress!on of Albuquerque, NM. They have 1 son Ryan Michael[...]of the 30s. Three children were born to us. Eugene, born 3-13-30, died employed at Colora[...]Whitefish, MT. I have 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.[...]Turner and 1978 my husband and I were involved in a tragic auto accident which Medicine Lake. She married Rick Justice and they have a son, Chase took his life but spared mine. I am now retired and living in a senior Soren (1983) and live in Volmer.[...]After spending every previous summer going to school, Bob began long-haul trucking in 1972.[...]ALVIN and BERNICE PETERSEN the opportunity to enjoy the warm and friendly atmosphere cr~ated by I, Alvin Petersen, was born 3-20-21 to Svend and Johanna the people who live in this com[...]are Martha (Mrs. Raymond this, Dagmar will always be 'home' for us.[...]on of Niels Christian Pedersen and I attended Emerson school, next to the D. B. S. Hall north of Andrea artine Madsen.[...]y years in the Dagmar com- Dagmar. I graduated from Antelope in 1940. After that I worked on the munity. In 1935 he went o CC camp at Belton Glacier National Park. farm. In 1944 I rented it, have been farming since. Elsie LaPorte, 10-8-20, of St. Ignatius, married Bertel on On 10-19-4 7 I married Bernice Haugen from Grenora, ND. She was 12-29-38. They farmed a short time and then moved to California. born 2-9-26 at Grenor[...]children. Jacalyn JoAnn was born Bertel worked as a welder.[...]lope schools, graduating in They moved back to St. Ignatius in 1946 and ran a _restauran~. 1973. She graduated from[...]e of Beauty. She married Road construction became a way of life in 1951. Bertel, Elsie and fami-[...]ldren, Adam (1978) and Arin ly traveled from site to site with their trailer. In 1977 ~e~el h~d open[...]They live at Gladmar, Sask. heart surgery. Within a year he went back to work until his retirement Joel Jon and Jerald Jene were born 18 minutes apart on in 1980.[...]nding had 2 children. Rosemarie, 1939, is married to Joseph Wagner of Big the U of[...] |
| [...]Petersen (1920). We walked 1½ miles to the Franklin School located[...]east of us. This was a long way in the winter. There were no roads, the[...]p and our legs were short. The wind always seemed to[...]were walking home. I remember seeing the sundogs and ring around[...]ades with 30 students sometimes attending. We had a dif-[...]acher every year. Perhaps teachers were difficult to keep. I attended high school at the Dagmar Academy and Mi[...]graduated from Antelope in 1938. The next year I attended Grand View[...]I married Elmer Petersen, son of Jacob and Dagmar P[...]Reserve and Dagmar. He went to the CCC Camp at Swan Lake, MT and Bernice as[...]ars at the Dagmar Store. After worked on the Fort Peck Dam in 1937. He and his cousin, Alv[...]rsen We are members of the Nathanael Church. I have served on the land. Later we bought two quarters of land from Mrs. Laursen. council and am presently on the board of the Dagmar- Volmer Educa- tional Fund. Bernice is a member of the LCW and was a Sunday School teacher and Superintendent. Ou[...]he future are that our children and grandchildren may have years as good as we have had in the Dagmar c[...]in Dagmar and attended Emerson School. He worked on the Fort Peck Dam in 1934-35 . In 1936 he went to work for J. I. Case Company and in 1937 was transferred to eastern North Dakota as territory manager. On 5-2-37 he married Mary E. Westergaard, daughter o[...]ughters were born, Beverly Ann, 10-24-38, married to Raymond Johnston and living in Havre, MT; and Carol Arlene, born 7-27-40 , married to Dennis Johnson and living in Morris, MN.[...]Three children were born to us. Keith, 1945, attended grade[...]from edicine Lake in 1971 . She received a BS in Psychology from[...]munity and church activities. Elmer took his turn on[...]the church council and .as 4-H leader. I as involved in LCW and[...]ny years. During WWII, they were transferred to Rockford, IL to the wing Our home as destroyed by fire in April 194 7. We lost everything. division of J. I. Case Co., building wings for airplanes. In 1945[...]moved in the old house of Sigurd Rasmussen to replace our home. We orth Dakota and in 1959 th[...]o. They made no structural changes, but replastered as it had been used for then made Hav[...]storage. Later e replaced all the windows and did a They are now retired and spend their winters[...]small amount of remodeling. Until we put a pipeline from the well to the summers In Havre.[...]Vacations were taken as work allowed, usually a week of fishing My parents are Folmer and Es[...]died in 1971 and my mother is still living alone on the farm. spent boating and picnicing at Brush Lake or Clear Lake. Seven children were born to them: Jorgen (1917); Ruth (1918); Ver- Elmer died 5-5-75. I moved to Plentywood in November of 1976 non (1923);[...] |
| [...]moved to Las Vegas, NV where they still reside. Emma, Raym[...]agmar, with the exception MLHS. With a break for army service, he farmed at Dagmar, marrying a of the youngest. A short history of each of these children follows:[...]John. In 1952 they sold their farm and moved to Minnesota where[...]they still have their home. Leonard suffered a stroke while still a young[...]I was born on 12-17-44 to Alfred and Vivian Johansen. I lived in[...]Dagmar before moving to Flaxville. My parents owned the drug store in[...]. The 1st few years we lived in 2 rooms connected to the[...]store. The memory that stands out in my mind from those days was[...]having no bathroom and having to take our bath in a washtub. Later we added on 2 more rooms plus a bathroom! Back row: Laura, Elmer, Ray, and Emm[...]that I had a baby brother (Vic), what an exciting time that wa[...]ived in the Dagmar area helping also I remember having to dust the shelves in the store; clerking in the with the farm work until she moved to Plentywood in 1945. She store when I was in high school; and fighting with my sister (we are walked to school or drove a horse and buggy. When snow and cold[...]velous high school days at made this impossible, a sled was used, drawn by a team and heated by Flaxville. a little stove. Occasionally the temperature dropped to 50 below zero. After graduating from Flaxville, I attended college at Moorhead and The 1st musicia[...]ning's performance. Emma never married, choosing to enjoy her life as a single person. Arnold (3-1 8-1 5) died at[...]ols along with his sister Emma. The family moved to Reserve during winter months, returning to Dagmar in time for spring planting, and the schoo[...]of that time was spent overseas. After his return to Dagmar, he con- Stephanie, Mike, Terri and Judy Johansen Pitts. tinued to farm until his retirement in 1975, at which time he rented out his land, purchased a home in Plentywood, and still resides there. I have 3 children: Teresa (1964), Michael (1968), a[...](1971 ). My children have had many summers on "Grandma's and laura (10-29-19) attended g[...]r time given them the opportunity to learn of life in the wonderful State of ith he[...]grades at Grenora. In her important to us. 7th grade year she lived ith her Uncle Hans and Aunt Alma Larsen, I am merchandise manager for Omaha Steaks International in a tending school in Reserve with their son Andy. La[...]from Omaha, NB. My position allows me to travel all over the United States the 8th grade a[...]attending National Food Shows. Being able to travel and see these enrolled at C in Havre, graduating in 939, ith a ontana elemen- great United States is one of my greatest joys, but never have I seen a ary certificate. She taugh for 1 year at Chinoo[...]place as dear and beautiful as the place where I was born and raised. School in Dagmar. On 6-25-41 , Laura and Jess L. Angstman Jr. were mar[...]country, she traveled the Sheridan County area as a salesman for a By Knud Poulsen and Ann Gleason wholesale parts company. After Jess' return he purchased a Chevrolet ikkel Poulsen (188[...]rea. They met there and 1979. Laura and Jess have a daughter, Darlene, and a son, Jess L. ere married at the[...]ended and graduated from Lillian (8-22-22) a tended Dagmar schools until completing the 8th Lowell School. grade, then on to MLHS until graduation. She then moved to Havre Knud C. Poulsen (bor[...]yment. arried in In- issoula with a degree in Chemistry. He obtained a masters degree diana during the war, and later se[...]titute in Houston, TX and worked some 36 years as a employed with Buttrey Foods for about 12 y[...] |
| [...]own. Pop, ice cream cones, etc., were always sold on these occa- Pedersen and they make their home in[...]sions and we felt quite fortunate if we had a whole quarter to spend. In children; Eva Marie, Michael, and Karol[...]hildren. those days we paid only a nickel for each thing. My most unpleasant An[...]until memory is the castor oil which on occasion we were compelled to her senior year when she moved with Rev. and Mrs.[...]take. pastor at the Plentywood Lutheran Church, to Chinook where she After attending Garfield School, I went to the Dagmar Academy at graduated. She also graduat[...]f California in the church. This was a branch of the Plentywood school system. I had Berkeley with a major in bacteriology and minor in chemistry. She is a my junior year at Grand View College, an[...]urn, After working in California I returned to Montana and worked at CA and have 2 children Gary[...]nud writes: "Most of my time in Montana was spent on my dad's I, Arnie, was born on 10-14-15 to Tina and Emil Rasmussen, who wheat farm. l worked[...]rvation Association were then living on their farm 4 miles north of Dagmar. My brother, Allotment office 1937-1939 measuring aerial photos. This was a new Vernon, was born in 1917 and died in 1982. I lived and worked on our approach to measuring acreage of fields under cultivation. I worked farm until I was 19. Then I went to work for Gilbert Olsen, who owned with Walter Ras[...]o Peter- the Dagmar Garage. In 1938 I worked at the Dagmar Store. son's sons."[...]I married Johanna Sundsted on 6-22-38. In 1942 we moved to Reserve, where I became manager of the Farmers Coop. In 1945 I pur- DARLISS (JOHNSON) PRINCE[...]ing Flaxville until 1960 when we moved to Scobey and had the Coast to on the homestead of my grandparents, James and Mine[...]Motel in Plen- time that my sister, Mavis Ann and I, Darliss Joyce were born. I was tywood. In 1969 I became administrator of the Montana Pioneer Manor born on 11-25-43.[...]irement Home in Plentywood and worked there until I retired and I attended Garfield, Dagmar, and Antelope schools. My summers moved to Helena in 1976. were filled with parochial, 4-H and Farmers Union camps at the Nathanael Lutheran Church. I vividly recall when we tore down the old house on the farm and built the new one in the late '40s. In August 1958 we moved to Broomfield, CO where I graduated from high school in 1961 , then attende[...]m is an optometrist and has Danny Prince and I were wed on 4-10-71. We have 2 children, his o[...]ections of my 14 years of childhood in but leads an active life. Computers and ham radios ar[...]Alton (1950) is married to Diane Harrison. They live in Seattle, customs that were observed. Life as a Southerner shows a lot of here Alton is a heavy equipment operator. change in many ways, but my childhood memories of Sheridan County Janet (1953) is married to John Bahnsen. They live in Helena, will never be forgotten. where Janet is a housewife.[...]During my years at Flaxville, I served as mayor, served on the[...]urch council, and the school board. In Plentywood I served as presi- ARNIE and JOHANNA (SUNDSTED) RAS[...]dent and treasurer of the Lion's Club. I, Johanna, was born to Ella and Thomas Sundsted on 3-25-17. I Johanna's hobby was quilt-makin[...]rol Stokke, and 2 brothers, Carl and Jens. We had a with ALS in July of 1983, and is now in West Care Nursing Home, very happy childhood on the farm, living near aunts, uncles, cousins,[...]s. Six weeks of every summer was spent going to Danish school. Learning so much of our Danish heritage, it became my dream to visit VERNON and MARGARET RASMUSSEN De[...]Vernon was born in Dagmar on 10-22-17. His parents were Emil The hi[...] |
| [...]ed Richard Hatfield. They have 2 children. played on the teachers ... some funny, some not. He went to Lorin Jay (1951) marri[...]omads, among the places we in Yellowstone Park as a tourist bus driver. Later he worked in a CCC lived were Plentywood and Scobey,[...]sugar beet fields near Lorin died in a car accident in 1970. Sidney. He went to Missoula Business College. Vernon was an excep- t[...]In December 1971 I married Bill Reilly. He has his own bookkeep-[...]ing, accounting and tax service. I finally retired after many years of[...]nursing and am enjoying being "just" a wife and grandmother. Margaret[...]ONRADSEN)RODDY Vernon married Margaret Barth on 11-20-46. She was a I, Edna Conradsen Roddy, was born in Dagmar on 4-15-15, to Con- registered nurse from Bismarck, ND. During t[...]ry for lived in Reserve. In the spring they moved to the farm. For the next 7 brothers and sisters.) years they would move to Reserve during the winter where Vernon I was baptized in the Dagmar Lutheran Church. I attended the worked in the J. H. Hardware store. In 1957 Vernon went to work for Danish summer school, which they had 3 weeks at Garfield School and the USPO as a mail carrier in Plentywood. They continued farmin[...]t the Eden Valley School each summer for 8 years. I was evenings, week ends, and vacations. In 1959 he rented the farm to a confirmed in the church. neighbor.[...]hts of my childhood was hunting rabbits and moved to Helena.[...]indberg was born in sisters and I earned our spending money in this way. After graduation I 194 7. She received her elementary education at D[...]in 1965. My sister, Dora, moved to Portland, OR in May 1936 and I followed in She attended EMC, Billings. In 1969 s[...]at Timmer, D. She graduated from Mandan and went on to become an RN. She took her training in Aberdeen,[...], T (which was the t.b. sanitarium). She belonged to the US urses Cadet Corps while in training. She w[...]ret also worked for hospitals in Bismarck both as a Edna and Robert Roddy. private and general duty nurse. She is a past member of A A. She is active in various projects in Helena where she resides. I married Robert L. Roddy on 12-9-37. He was a carpenter and[...]and for the last 27 years before retiring he was a barber. Dur• DOROTHY (SUNDSTED) HART REILLY ing WWII, I orked as a welder in the shipyards and Bob enlisted in the I was born 9-21 -20 on the Dagmar farm to Thomas and Ella Sund- Air Force. After the war we made our home in the Portland area. I sted. (See Johanna Rasmussen story for sisters an[...]in 1971 . As After graduating from Antelope, I went into a 3-year nursing a rule, I made a trip home once a year to visit my folks and family. In school at Trinity H[...]in 1942. My 1s1 job was 1983 we moved to Grants Pass, where we now make our home. at the hospital in Plentywood. In 1944 I joined sister Edith in Seattle. There I met Lorin Hart, a friend of Vernon Rasmussen. They were sta-[...]Florence was the oldest daughter born to Alfred and .Valborg ried. We settled in Redding,[...]We have 3 children: Lowell (194 7) is married to Emma Jo Endicot. school at Hiawatha an[...]She left for Los Angeles in 1933 where she became a telephone[...] |
| operator at $12 per week. In 1935 she went to Grand View College in elementary sc[...]ng at Fort St. John, Des Moines, IA. She returned to her job in California and went to work British Columbia, Canada. for Douglas Aircraft at the start of WWII. She came back to Dagmar in 1944-46 to help her father in the Dagmar store. She went back to DENNIS E. and DOLORES SAMPSON Ca[...]7 and married Edwin- Rodrigues in San Francisco. A son Ronnie was born to them 4-19-48. Then Gary was born 11 -12-50.[...]son (SD 281 ). In 1939 his folks bought and moved to the They moved to Nice, CA in 1961 where they built a new home. Ed was postmaster in Upper Lake, retiri[...]his dad farm and haul coal and grain. On 9-15-50 he married Dolores[...]s was born 4-11-32 at her parents' home. She went to grade We are the 3rd generation to live on our farm homesteaded by my school at[...]2 children in our family, Lor- built a house in Plentywood, moving to the Pioneer Manor in 1966. His raine (Mrs. Niels[...]ssed away 10-18-7 4, and his mother 1-10-81. I attended the Emerson School near the Brotherhood[...]38. After 2 years at NMC, Havre, (in agriculture) I took over the farm. I haven't forgotten the lean years of the 30s. In 1937 when we had a total crop failure, Harry Olsen, Art Christensen, Woodrow and Dennis Petersen, and I went to the Devils Lake, ND area and got jobs shocking grain at $2.50 a day and then pitching bundles on a threshing rig at $3.50 a day. I felt quite rich going home after 6 weeks with $115 in my pocket. Helen Romstad (Antelope) and I were married in 1942. We moved to our farmsite into the house (at one time the Reserve schoolhouse) which my folks moved to their land west of Reserve and where they lived for 2 years before moving to Dagmar. It has undergone several remodelings and continues to be our home. Helen taught grade school in Medic[...]orn 5-15-52 in Plentywood and Music has been a hobby for both of us as well as a supplement to Beverly Jane, born 10-28-55 in Willis[...]me. In high school we played for parties and when I was a ed Sunday school, Luther League, ere confirmed and married at junior, I started playing with the Swing Kings. In Havre, i[...]n Church. They graduated from Medicine Lake HS in a member of our 4-piece band that played for colleg[...]iane attended SU at Bozeman and continued off and on with a band to the present time. married Gary eal Ward[...]ood. Their children are Jeremie Mother moved to Plentywood in 1950, and sold her house to Todd (1973), eal Ed in (1976,[...]1 ). They cur- The last of the original buildings on the place was the barn, which was rently live in Sidney. Beverly graduated from SU at Bozeman ith a demolished in 1983, 76 years after the homesteadi[...]BS in nursing, and married David Cybuls i, Sheridan County attorney. I suppose the two greatest strides in our generatio[...]nday school superinten- Rural Telephones Systems. I have had the privilege of serving on the dent for several years. She is a member of the LCW, and is no LC e ont Telephone[...]president. Dennis is serving on the church council. Dolores 1s a[...]esiden of the Grenora Women's Bo ling Assoc., and a[...]of the Lu heran Center in Billings. Dennis served on the Board[...]of Directors of the armers Union m Dagmar and is a m mber of the[...]y gro ng evergre n trees, some of hich are gro mg on[...]s. Back row: Rick, Mary, SuSdll, H I n and Ario. MAVIS ANN (JOH[...]n. In 1940 on ay 24 , I, avis Ann Johnson Seter, as born in |
| [...]Vana became a Californian but always remembered her Montana[...]roots. She came " home" to visit frequently or her family from Montana[...]would fly or drive to California. For 32 years she worked for Lockheed[...]Aircraft Corp. of Burbank, and was about to retire at the age of 62[...]when she died on 1-19-83. She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park[...]North Hollywood, but in Nathanael Cemetery there is a marker in her[...]I am Lillian Marie Sorensen Sizemore, daughter of N[...]Frederikke Sorensen. I was born 11 -21 -23 at home with Grandma[...]r. Johnson as midwife. I went to Lowell School and graduated from[...]Antelope in 1941 . After a year at Concordia College and a year at I am involved in selective child-care plus a hobby of tailoress that home I at last realized my dream of becoming a nurse. After 3 years of is quite a full time business. I'm also involved in many church related training at Trinity Hospital of Nursing, Minot, ND, I graduated in June, functions. Clair is currently teaching in the Broomfield, CO area. 1946. I worked at the old Sheridan Memorial Hospital, then went to Portland, OR where I worked at the VA Hospital. CLARE VANA (MADSEN) SH[...]It was here that I met my husband, William E. Sizemore. We were Vana Madsen was born 12-27-20 to Chris and Anna Madsen. Mrs. married[...]son, accomplished midwife, presented the new baby to Bill later decided to make a career of it. He served in Korea and many her br[...]other places. On 12-27-21 Helen came down with scarlet fever. Cons[...]In conjunction with being an Air Force wife, I also worked as a the whole family was quarantined-including Sigri[...]have been blessed with 7 children: Shirley come out from Medicine Lake during Christmas to visit Hjalmar (1 951 ), Bill ([...](1961 ), Donna (1965). When Vana was a toddler, her mother never had to be concerned for her safety when the family was awa[...]ith her life. She learned how Vana was introduced to education when she was a 7th grader under Agnes Jacobsen and Vana was a 1st grader. In the 2nd grade under Ingeborg Chris[...]gram. With great s age presence, she never forgot a word and enjoyed every minute. In the spring of that year Vana almost died from a ruptured appen- dix. The new man, Dr. Robb, saved[...]fterward Chris would do anything within his power to please his daughter. However, she could evidently[...]ne else in the com- Looking back on the years of growing up in the Dagmar communi- mu[...]when she and Helen visited in ty, I remember best the feeling of common nationality and religion, the Denmark in 1973, they were asked by a clerk at what time they had summe[...]In he spring of 1938, Vana graduated from PHS ith a good Brotherhood Hall, 5th of[...]rties, roller skating and Silver Wedding parties. I also remember Those were tough times with l[...]overed with dust. Also the horse and sleigh rides to tion to California for Ann and Bertha Reuter Vana was also a school in bad weather, riding into Antelope each onday and out again passenger, financed by borrowed funds. She hired out as a maid and on Friday boarding during the eek at Grandma Johnson's while going became proficient as a cook. In September 1941 she brought Don Lim- to school, band festivals skip day at Regino and many others. pus home for their wedding on the 20th. She had 2 sons, Robert and Kent, and 1[...]Einer was born on he family farm 9-9-18, the son of Nels J. and[...]Rika (Johnson) Sorensen. Einer's namesake was a fello that Nels hired to take care of his farm when he made a trip to Denmark in 1917,[...]was drafted into the army and was shipped to France where he was[...]Einer grew up on the farm which is now the home of Nels[...]Sorensen Jr. He attended Lowell School. Whenever a breakdown oc- curred on the farm Einer was always in the center of the re[...]old pull-type Baldwin combine that could cut a square corner and leave[...] |
| only 3 straws." He belonged to the Nathanael Lutheran Church, Danish In June 1947, I married Ethel Solie at Grandville, ND. She was Br[...]born April 1925. She is a 3-year RN and finished her training at Fitz- Will[...]also worked in the In 1939 and 1940 he went to work for the C.C.'s in western Mon-[...]e there, he stayed at the Raymond Brenteson home, a in Tacoma, WA. She has 3 boys,[...]Our son Keith (July 1951) has a Law Enforcement degree. He let him use his machinery to put in the 2 quarters of land that Einer had[...]in Flaxville. have 1 daughter, April. On 3-10-4 7, he married Ina Mae Steele. They lived on the Lars Linn Our 3rd child[...]n's disease. they used gas lamps, cook stoves and a cistern. They used a gas Kathy (August 1955) is a dental assistant/receptionist. She and powered washing machine and heated all the water. A gas iron or flat her husband, Ger[...]ville, GA where he is in the con- irons were used to get the weekly ironing done.[...]Kevin (December 1959) dropped out of school at 16 and is at[...]home at the present time.[...]Cory (June 1962) lived only a few hours. Kermit, Ina Mae, Lois[...]. As Ker- |
| [...]On 2-16-49, Vicki passed away after a year's illness with cancer.[...]She was an inspiration to all who knew her and through her illness we[...]came to know the Lord as our personal Savior. Nels has se[...]many years as a Sunday school teacher and deacon at the Coalridge[...]od Assembly of God churches. Violet has served as a[...]years. Children are very important to us and we have been privileged[...]to care for many children in our home.[...]signed the ceiling. Several years ago he designed a bin[...]and his brother, Gilbert, built it. It has proven to Martin L. Sorensen. be a good business for them.[...]other, Melvin Jorgensen. Karen was born June 1921 on the[...](1976). tywood as a clerk/typist, later went to Vancouver, WA and worked for[...]at Minot State College. She married Kent Kunkler on dust storms. She remembers 1 storm when it got so dark her father, 7-26-81. Janus, had to walk home from the field by hanging onto the fence line Nels recalls a story his father loved to tell. In the homestead days in order to find his way. She recalls another storm around suppertime Nels, Sr. had built a sod shanty and had left to dig a well for a few when her mother had made an egg pancake "omelet" and the wind days. When he returned a squatter had built a shanty on his land. He started blowing so hard they decided to go in the cellar until it passed, decided now was a good time to show that fellow a thing or two so he when they emerged the omelet w[...]hooked onto the sod and pulled the walls to his shanty and added a blown in. new room on. He then took the roof and put that in the coulee. The Times were tough, but Karen says they never went hungry. She[...]owed his face again. Nels remembers his mother as a was baptized and confirmed at the Nathanael Church of Dagmar and is gentle person who loved to take care of her family and crochet. still a member. In 1946 Karen married Martin Sorensen, th[...]ve Violet remembers her mother as a hard working mother who cared on the Ed Sunderland homestead. Martin retired in 197 4, but Karen for her family before hersel[...]eing proud of his still hasn't retired from being a housewife. c[...]1972, they had Nels Sr. died May 1983, Frederikke, January 1967. Martin died 4 dau[...]as taken over the farming operation and now lives on the old Kris Kleis homestead. Pamela married Stua[...]amin and Joseph, both at I, Norman W. Sorensen was born 3-13-14 on a farm 6 miles north home. Pam and Stu now live in Billings where Pam is a bank officer of Dagmar where my pa[...]. and Stu is an engineer with B Railroad. yrna is a medical technician My grandmother, M[...]by Trinity edical Center. away in May 1983 at the age of 96. Mother passed away in 1957[...]I attended Lowell School and graduated from Antelope. I attended NELS and VIOLET (TORGERSON) SORENSEN[...]college at Dillon and taught school for a time in Sheridan County. From els Jorgen So[...]n of els Jensen and 1944-46 I was in the Navy. I then went to school, studying to be an Frederikke Sorensen. After attending Lowell School he was in the CCC electrician. In 1948, I went to work as an electrician at March Air near West Gla[...]rce Base at March Field, CA and later transferred to Naval Weapons On 12-25-45 he married Violet Torgerson of Volmer. Her parents Center at Corona, CA where I served until my retirement in 1970. ere artin a[...]attended school at Sunny Hill I married innie S. Hostbjor in 1948 and we came to Riverside, and edicine Lake. CA where I am still living. Min passed away in August 1981.[...]A A (SUNDSTED) CONWAY SORENSEN[...]I was born 9-30-28 to Thomas and Ella Sundsted. (For brothers[...]and sisters see Johanna Rasmussen story.) When I was born that early[...]morning hour, Edith, hearing a new noise, thought there was a chicken in the house. I had a very happy and carefree childhood. With older[...]sisters all there was left for me to do was play. At times I was mischie·[...]vous; m one accident I got into a box of my dad's cigars and broke[...]them up. Needless to say, Dad and I made a trip to the basement that I[...]I attended school at Garfield, Antelope, and gradua[...]tywood in 1946. I later attended Grand View College.[...]The fall of 194 7 I went to Great Falls to seek employment. I was accompanied on this trip with Patty Fishbeck. It was thro[...] |
| boyfriend that I met and later married Russel Conway in 1948. After town. They rented a house in the south end of Antelope and even had[...]r students staying with them so they could all go to school. 1 because of his employment with the Gr[...]With the advent of the combine to replace the threshing machine 1 daughter, Mar[...]Spaabeck and Paul Mouritsen, and they invested in a combine. Many In February 1971 Russel di[...]times the brothers were resting in the shade on the north side of the many changes. On 5-6-72 I married Chet Sorenson. Chet has 2 house after dinner, listening to the machinery of their neighbors children, Su[...]n the field. These brothers from Jutland knew how to[...]At the age of 62, Peter and Kristine moved to their new house in[...]Plentywood. Later they sold the house to Lowell Snyder and moved in-[...]to the Manor. They later moved to Bethel Home in Williston, ND.[...]ly) died in 1979. Viggo is married to Hazel. They live in Ft. Benton, and[...]nity there is no house or barn where the I have just retired from working as a licensed practical nurse. I en- Godfredsens and Spaabecks lived. There are trees to mark the place, a joy doing knitting, crocheting, needlepoint,[...]ted in generation, driving by on the road, can remember who used to live church work which keeps us very busy.[...]there and how it used to be. PETER and KRISTINE SPAABECK[...]ox. In Ella Jorgensen as born on 9-22-21 , a daughter of iels and Ella |
| moved to the Pioneer Manor. Failing health required his admittance to Gary John (3-19-52) graduated f[...]he family farm with his brother and also operates a semi-[...]truck hauling water in the oilfields. He lives on the former Sigurd[...]Cindy Jean (3-6-55) graduated with a BS in nursing from MSU in[...]from EMC in Billings. She married David B. Nelson on[...]ly farm Neal John (8-5-60) lives on the Oscar Stromberg homestead and is and later wo[...]farming with Gary. He is working toward a Farm and Ranch Manage- counties. He enjoyed telli[...]operating steam ment Degree. engines on the early threshing rigs. Desiring an education,[...]oscow, one winter at Grand View College in Iowa, but financial problems ended ID working toward a degree in musical performance (flute). his dream of becoming a teacher and instead obtained a job on a road Besides farming Clifford had a small feedlot, fattening up to 200 construction crew in Iowa.[...]cattle per winter. He was on the Hiawatha School Board, a 4-H leader, Returning to Montana, he spent the winter of 1928-29 remodeling and served on the board of the Medicine Lake Co-op Store. He was a the Dagmar Coop Store. The following year found h[...]a Soup" Andersen restaurant. Tir- a heart attack on 2-15-68 at the age of 39. Carol continued to live on ing of this, his brother Herman and he operated a gas and repair ser- the farm until 1978, when she, Ann, and Tammy moved to Highwood. vice in Solvang. This was later sold and during the WWII years was It has become a family tradition that all the children have married on employed as a carpenter on different military bases.[...]r's Day. Nineteen forty-five found Leo back on the family farm where a plumbing and electrical business was started. This was to be his last EARL STROMBERG move and he s[...]By Metha Olsen Sheridan County, which he felt was a privilege. Always happy, he did a Earl Stromberg was born 4-10-23 to Oscar and Marie Stromberg. remendous amount of r[...]the Army during WWII. years should end their time on earth within 9 days of each other. They are survived by a sister, Ydun Madsen of San Francisco, CA, and a brother, Herman Strandskov of Solvang, CA. CLIF[...]Clifford Stromberg was born at Medicine La e on 10-13-28 to |
| [...]Cary Lee Sundsted was born on 12-20-52 to Carl and Mabel[...]Janice Ann Christensen was born on 12-21 -54 to Alvin and Myra[...]ol of Dagmar until it He married Doris Bauske on 3-11-50. He then trained as a drafts- closed its doors because of l[...]duated from man and carpenter. Two sons were born to them, David Edwin (now Antelope[...]ed Cary and Janice were married on Sunday, 7-2-72. They have lived to Medicine Lake and did carpenter work. He passed away while on Carl and Mabel's farm since that time, farming with his dad and employed at a farm near Homestead on 8-2-76. brother, Gail. CARL and MABEL (SVENDSON) SUNDSTED |
| [...]I, Jens was born 3-8-26 to Thomas and Ella Sundsted. (See[...]Hospital. Of all the good things that came about to us, having Carol in[...]I have been trying to think of the 1st things I can remember and it[...]was about February 1931 when I had pneumonia, Dr. Storkan came[...]out from Plentywood and Mrs. Emil Christiansen came a[...]make mustard plasters for my chest and back. When I was almost well[...]again, Grandpa Jim gave me a handmade bobsled with a hayrack on it and a team of horses made from plywood with leather har[...]hook-ups like Pa used to haul hay and straw with, each unit about 1[...]thinks that's what made me well. Bonnie and I live in the Antelope community on the section of land I have a picture of that outfit. originally homesteaded by[...]Anton, his brother Erik and 2 I went to grade school in the Garfield School. Viola Everso[...]aret Richardsen, Leora Johansen were my teachers. I went to Bonnie, former Mrs. Gene Mehl, grew up in St[...]high school in Antelope and after graduating I spent 2 years in the ar- lived on a farm east of Plentywood with her family and worked as a my with 1O months of that time in K[...]Pa and Ma always went to church and we to Sunday school. Mid- I have spent my life trying to produce food for as many as possible summ[...]Each summer we kids went for 4 to 6 weeks of Danish Language[...]s, among those Gail Merryl Sundsted was born on 2-7-49 to Carl and Mabel were milking a lot of cows. When I was 11 , I ran the tractor pulling the (Svendson) Sundsted. Gail attended Eden Valley School. Due to the combine for Pa. I had to use my foot to kick the tractor into gear; I closing of the school, Gail attended the Antelope school graduating in could pull it out. 196 7. He attended Eastern Montana College befor[...]y 1968. Coleen Kay Sundsted was born 2-15-51 to Alvin and Myra (Sorensen) Christensen. Coleen att[...]ried 8-30-69. Following their marriage they moved to Billings here Gail again enrolled at Eastern and[...]farming ith his dad and brother, Cary. They live on the Erling Romstad farm where they built a home in 1976. Coleen is currently or ing part-tim[...]Christmas of 1946 I met Mayme Rorvig and we were married[...]have lived on Pa and Ma's farm. We have 3 children. Ronald born[...]7-48. He married Debi Stewart from New London, MN on 4-23-70[...]ive in Dallas, TX where Ron teaches elementary in a Christian school.[...]ichelle (1975) and elissa (1981 ). They live on and farm Art[...]It was 30 below on 1-7-30 when I, ayme was born in Reserve to They have 2 children, Troy Allen (6-18-71)[...]Hoffman's story. Being the youngest of the 5 I was tabbed the spoiled Gail is active in sp[...]that. license and enjoys flying whenever he gets a chance. We moved around a lot as I was growing up. We lived in in- Coleen is a[...]nesota and Seattle for some years before moving to Antelope in 1945. ing cards, and playing piano.[...]Many summers I stayed with my sister, Burnette and family. They[...]t. sisters to me.[...] |
| We didn't have big Christmas gatherings like so many, but it was County when I came here. There were no children born to us. Emilie always a special time. I can remember getting a picture of the Dionne passed away on 9· 1-68. She was 64 years old. She is buried in the quintuplets as a gift one year. My folks were short of money like[...]ael Lutheran Cemetery of Dagmar. many in the 30s, but Mom cut this picture out of a magazine and framed it for me. It was a Karo syrup ad when they were about a year old. I have it yet. While living in Antelope I worked at the telephone office. Virginia Petersen was the operator and taught me how to run the switchboard. We weren't so busy that we didn't have time for visiting and coffee. VIOLET A. (LARSEN) TAKEHARA CARL and EMILIE (CHRISTENSEN} THIDEMANN |
| 1944, I won my pilot wings and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in Dagmar. Paulette attended Medicine Lake HS. She was a member of the Army Air Corp. A 30-year career followed with a tour in England Nathanael Church, Lut[...]r. She was active with flying bombing missions in a B-17. While in the Air Force I attended many school activities. Her plans to become a teacher were ended more college. I retired in 1972 having attained the rank of colon[...]aduated from Medicine Lake in 1971. They at- I have 2 children, William (1944) and Kathleen (194[...]f Sidney in 1973. Lest anyone think this was a "solo" accomplishment, I was mar- They have 3 daughters, Amy-1975, Kimberly-1979 and Kelly- ried in 1942 to the former Irene Ibsen, daughter of Christian and 1980. Greg is now a part of the grain and sheep raising operation. Se[...]Hiawatha school bus. Our retirement home is on acreage at the foot of Mt. Spokane. The After a year at Dawson College, Gary went to MSU, Bozeman, mountainous terrain often makes me[...]spaces" of graduating in 1976 with a degree in accounting. He married Lynne my childhood, but the more moderate climate of Washington makes it[...]MT in 1976. They live in Flathead Valley. Gary is a bearable. CPA, working with a firm in Whitefish. They have 2 children, Nicholas[...]"It is indeed a privilege to be a part of this caring community. As Donald wa[...]was the 5th child time goes by, we hope to continue as friend to our neighbor and pass of Peter and Ida Thuesen (SD 277) and the only one to be born in a this heritage down to our children and their children." hospital. He grew up on the family farm 1/2 mile north of Dagmar. He atte[...]By Marjorie Andersen I, Laura Jean, was born 4-29-28 in Helena, MT. My p[...]ded school at Hiawatha. By the time he community. I grew up on the farm along with 1 brother, Arie. I attended was ready to go to high school, arrangements had been made to have a rural school through my 5th grade. Rural schools[...]as no bus system as we know it today. Mother went to Bain- Church, and this is where he went for the 1st 2 years, then to Antelope ville, established a 2nd home for the school months, and we continued[...]later in our education there. Weekends were spent on the farm "catching up." Bozeman, graduating from there in 1943 with a degree in civil It was no an easy time for my parents but an education for us was ut- engineering[...]became feasible and in the mid 40s the area began to feel some ell deserved comforts. I graduated from Bainville in 1946 and went o MC, Havre, taking Elementary Education. I taught in the LaMar School ·n Roosevelt Coun- ty[...]ary grades at Hiawatha School, Dagmar. Donald and I met when I was teaching in Antelope. We were married 6-1-51[...]Coop from 1956-58. His parents retired and moved to Plen ywood. We came to the farm and have continued to live here since. Donald became managing secretary[...]e office was in our home until business warranted a move in 1983 to Plentywood. It is his pleasure to still be serving this company. We are both members of Nathanael Lutheran Church, serving on the council, singing with the choir, and serving[...]were leaders in our community On 5-31 -43 he married Cecelia Just. They lived in C[...]ing Aircraft Co. In March of 1944 they has served on many boards through the years. returned to Montana and he was inducted into the Army Corp of[...]Gary and Gregory, Engineers. He went to OCS in Ann Arbor, Ml, was commissioned a 2nd joined our family in 1953. All 3 children attended Hiawatha School of lieutenant and sent to Italy to serve. He was discharged and returned[...] |
| to Montana in the fall of 19~6. They moved to Billings where he began the state of M[...], son of Peter and Ida Thuesen. I was born to Niels and Ella (Plambeck) Jorgensen, 10-1-19. My[...]aughter of Martin and Metha Holmgard, was married to Vivian at the Kermit and Harley. The[...]nce. Martin Holmgard died in I grew up on a farm northwest of Dagmar and attended school m a 1963; Metha died in 1976. Peter Thuesen died in 1[...]one-room schoolhouse 1/4 mile from home. Later I attended Antelope 1983.[...]HS. In 1943 Agnes, Ella and I went to Portland, OR and got employ- Vivian and Hild[...]d ment in the Swan Island shipyards. I met Ernest Torgerson in Portland. the business of making a living by raising turkeys. Oil burning in· Ernie was born in Parshall, ND on 5-26-15. His parents died when cubators and brood[...]older children took care of the younger ones and to the community. The turkeys were dressed for marke[...]with the help of an uncle and aunt, managed to keep the family and hauled to Williston for shipping. The turkey market dropped and Vi· together. He worked on the Ft. Peck Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, in vian turned to raising durum and other small grains. REA came in[...]the privacy of the coun- Ernie and I were married 4-2-44. We farmed northwest of Dagma[...]until we sold the farm in 197 5 to our oldest son, Kenneth. We moved Jerry was[...]mes in 1944 and Shirley in 1951. All 3 to Chinook, MT where we owned a coin-operated laundry and dry• children attende[...]while I carried on in the business. In 1978 we sold the laundry and[...]cleaning business and in 1980 moved to Antelope where we now[...]r of Plenty• Lake. He is married to Debbie Schreiner and they have 2 sons, Ted and wo[...]Keith (8·10-48) is also a farmer. He married Linda Milbrandt in Vivian has served on several boards in the community: the[...]e is past president of Sheridan ried to Darla elson. County Grain Growers and ontana Grai[...]was chairman of transportation for AWG. He served on the Wheat In· dustry Council in Washington, DC and also on the Dist. E po~ Council. RUBY PETRINE (LODAHL) WALKER Vivian is a member of the athanael Lutheran Church, asomc Lodge, I was born 5-23-15 to James and Hilda Lockert Lodahl (SD 273). Shriners[...]y brother, Alex Robert (7 -1·17) is a retired Seventh-day Adventist Hilda is a member of the Nathanael Lutheran Church and the L[...]inia Genstler (11 -9-18) (past president). She is a member of oro Y Plata Eastern Star Daugh· is a nurse and married a doctor. They live in California. We were all ters[...]ent). One of her fondest memories was being asked to make I went to high school at the Dagmar Academy, at the Dagmar[...]an Church, and graduated from Plentywood in 1932. I attended the Philippines. These were some of the 1st grain trade teams to visit Walla Walla College, then Loma Linda University in California where I[...] |
| finished my nurses training in 1938. Later I took graduate work in L.A. Michael was born 12-2-46. He is a well-known western sculptor and finished college[...]wood vicinity. He is married graduating in 1941 . I was a nursing supervisor at the St. Helena to Patty Holje of Plentywood, and they have 2 daught[...]City, SD and married to Nikki Stocklin, an RN from Kalispell. They have[...]a daughter, Amy.[...]Carl, Jr. was born 8-18-52. He lives on and operates the home[...]lso does carpentry and woodworking. He is married to Sherry Wolf, a high school teacher from Havre. They have a son,[...]Carl, Sr. said a final goody-bye on 5-19-81.[...]Freemon and Aleen Wilemon. I, Judy Ann Lane Wilemon was born[...]Danny came to Sheridan County from Lefors, TX in 197 4. The 1st[...]left Texas and it was 15 below when he got to Gillette! The children On 6-29-41 , I married Hampton Eugene Walker. We spent 23 and I came after school was out. We lived in Medicine Lake until 1975 years in Br[...]stor and educator. when we moved to Dagmar to the old Holmgard place. In 1976 we We have[...]e and Hampton Eugene Jr. We moved to the Elmer Petersen place near Dagmar. have 4 gran[...]ing in Texas and semi- Danny is a contract pumper for Phillips Oil Co. He also took[...]drilled. Danny is a member of the Dagmar Gun Club. CARL SR. and MARY[...]1971) and Carl was born 12-14-17 in Chicago. A few years later he came to Shannon (1976). Shane is a student at Montana Tech at Butte. Scott ontana[...]y attend school in Medicine Lake and Shannon goes to school sister, Mary ( rs. Carl Petersen). They se[...]rural grade schools and Antelope HS. While still a teen- I cook at the Dagmar school and am also a hairdresser. I was a ager he joined the CCC's and worked in the mounta[...]gmar Merribees (past president and secretary) and a ontana. Carl joined the US Navy at the outbreak[...]member of the Dagmar women's softball team. I had a lead part in the his entire enlistment in he comb[...]n 1981. aboard the USS Ormsby and the USLST 45 as a radarman. He returned Happi[...]They lived on the Christensen homestead 2 miles west of Dagmar.[...]children were born to this union (SD 251 ).[...]Erlis was born 1-10-22 on the farm. She attended Hiawatha[...]graduated from Antelope in 1940. In 1941 she went to[...]her profession for 4 years until her marriage to Tony Kleeman of[...]of 1945. In the spring of 1946 they headed north to ontana and settled north of Dagmar in he Coalridge communi y on the orris and Fia adsen farm about 3 miles southw[...]er when orris and Fia retired, they sold the farm to Carl and ary, and the 3 Westergaard boys w[...] |
| [...]lis have 2 sons. Roger James, 5-14-50, is married to EARL WINTHER Lyla Solberg Johnston and lives only a mile away from his folks' place. Earl[...]less HS. Glenn was born 11-10-58. took a 2-year course in farm and ranch management at Nor[...]around Medicine Lake until 1950. In 1952 she went to Granger, IA where she later married Donald R. Geneser. He was killed in a car accident in 1959. She has 4 children: Charles[...]necessitated a number of moves. He is now a supervisor in the[...]after the death of our mother in 1938. Dagmar as a cousin of Donna, Virgil, Richard, Gladys, Linda, Bill York. Tony's. She went to Grand View College. In 1956 Betty married Gladys is now married to Virgil York. They have retired and live in Laverne James. Since her marriage they have lived on farms in Iowa Bentonville, AR.[...]Thompson, 5-17-52. In the fall of 1959 they moved to Tacoma, WA. Beverly works with the Tacoma school system and Arlie ent back to engineering school, completing that in 1962.[...]the horses to the bobsled and ta e other and the children. We h[...]d Darrell, its real candles glowing on th tree. After much singing and dancing born 11-2[...]around the tree e ould all receive a bag of peanuts and hard candy.[...] |
| [...]entary grades. In 1920 there were enough students to warrant opening a 4-year high school. This continued until 1927, graduating 2 classes. From then on the high school students attended Froid and Medicine Lake and we continued with a 2-teacher school for the 8 grades for the greater[...]nly 1 teacher and in 1961 , the decision was made to consolidate with Medicine Lake and bus the studen[...]steel bins with a capacity of 100,000 bushels were added. Curtiss[...]piled on the ground west of the elevator during harvest fo[...]family moved to Idaho, and finally retired in San Jose, CA. Richa[...]dware, and groceries. After Richard's death Edith May, Helen Bucklin, Myron Aslakson, Lawrence Fairweat[...]ford Olson took over and the merchandise was sold out in Mrs. Wallace Beaudry, Edwin Johnson, Erving An[...]term from December until the close of school due to the illness of a teacher. The school building was sold to Clifford Olson and Richard Sell and they used it at times as a granary. It was torn down in 1983. In the past we have had a baseball field and team. The field was located wh[...]ring the '40s the " Ralph and Ruth Brays·· came to the Legion Hall twice monthly with a new 3-act play and dance following. When they qui[...]ed roller skates from Mr. Hjort of Medicine Lake. A yearly community pic- Barbara Ol[...]nic area The post office was a 3rd class office until 1970 when loss of west of[...]population and businesses caused it to reduce to 4th class. Harriet Ella Johnson opened a ceramic shop in the Emma Anderson home[...]r local mail carrier, V. E. Johnson they operated a truck garden business in 197 8 until ill health f[...]came substitute carrier for 1 year. Then the them to quit in 1983.[...] |
| [...]ent in 1981; then Bill Reiter filled in for about a year. In 1983 Kathy Reiter Taylor of Froid was ap[...]n. John Olson purchased it in 1916, running it as a pool hall during prohibition days, beginning in 1918 until 1933. He then ran it as a saloon until his death November 1940. Harry Jensv[...]rated it until he entered the Army. It was leased to Hank Knudtson who ran it throughout the war until Harry returned. In 1958 Harry sold it to Selmer Lee, who operated it until he died due to injuries from a car accident, 6-20-62, east of Homestead. His son[...]ever rebuilt. Norma and Harry, Selmer and Don put on many feeds of venison stews, duck muligans, turke[...]ver the area. from 1980 to June 1983 participated in the service. Our presen[...]I the late Victor and Ma[...]pinned on all who signed the guest book. A collection of pictures from[...]and from those who came for the festival were put on[...]poster board and hung in the basement for all to see. The 75th anniver-[...]and the small metal trays with our church picture on them[...]highway. In 1921, this building was moved to its present site in[...]along with Reserve. As a Homestead Bicentennial community project in 1976, a homestead shack picture drawn by Harriet Olson was painted on both sides of a steel sheet by Harriet Olson and Ardell Nelson. T[...]ted the frame and hung the picture by the highway on the Howard Skillingberg land were Stanley Urdahl,[...]The American Legion Auxiliary unit 49 was granted a charter m[...]monthly in the church basement on the same evening as the Legion[...]an- m the homes of the members. We had a big part in making the Legion niversary on Sunday, 7-17-83, with over 200 friends and members at- Hall a beautiful place to have socials and community events. The hall tendi[...]Free Kentucky Fried ,s available to anyone who desires to use it. Chicken dinners were served outside, east[...]embers sell the veteran-made poppies each year in May, us- seated at picnic tables under a beautiful partly cloudy sky. Anniversary[...] |
| American flags have been purchased and presented to area years in California while[...]holidays and also make cash donations there and to other veteran hospitals. Local needy veterans an[...]so our concern. Each year in March we have a birthday dinner and social time for Legion members. In June a picnic is held for all members and their familie[...]We enjoy our family and life on the farm and keep busy with Wailers moved out of the community in 1968, Mary Ann Overland[...]verland, Alcorn, was born 10-25-1893 on a farm near Evansville, IN. He was Hank Haagenstad,[...]a Abar, Glenda Nelson, Ralph 2nd of a family of 12 sons and 1 daughter. His ancestors c[...]Ireland in 1666. In 1903 the family moved to a farm near Imboden, AK. The ranchers have ha[...]Imboden for 1 year. He into Homestead, sponsoring a diabetic screening test, organizing a enlisted in the US Navy in 1918. After this service, he completed a rabies vaccination clinic in Homestead, planting[...]rash cans in Homestead. Activities include giving a Mother's Tea, a ment with the Union Pacific Railroad[...]pecial Rural Life Sunday programs and A strike interfered with employment and he received a teaching posi· community Christmas caroling.[...]They were married 10-4-26 in Malta. They moved to Carbonneau, ND nis and Glenda Nelson, Curt and De[...]I[...].I• Reserve Commmunity.) He has 1 brother, Jim of[...]entary School through 7th grade, then transferred to Medicine Lake, graduating from there in 1968. In[...]ee and 14 months in They came to Homestead in 1938 and Jim relieved Ernest Neikirk Okinawa and Japan. In 1976 they returned to the Homestead com- who moved to Bainville. From that time, Jim served as agent for G. N. munity to farm for Barbara's parents, Clifford and Harriet[...]Legion Aux., and 4-H Club work. She passed away on 4-8-54 and was Homestead Elementary through 5th g[...]tead Cemetery. school was closed. She transferred to Medicine Lake and graduated[...]min . for the US Dept. of year and graduated with a degree in Business Education with honors[...]Joyce Ann, born 7-19-34 is married to Frank James Michels, son[...] |
| [...]Lake. Their children, Steven ried to Faye Wood, born 2-16-51. They have 3 children: Lu[...]rode in several rodeos and worked on several cattle ranches. In 1983,[...]a story was in the US News and World Report magazin[...]"Today's Cowboys, Still at Home on the Range," about Butch and Faye[...]worked in Los Angeles, CA area before moving back to Glasgow. She is married to Lorrie Sampson, a brakeman for Burlington Northern[...]ing the Vietnam War. She works as a checker at Gordon's Warehouse[...]cey Alaine, 12-30-71 and Jay Allen, 3-21-73. On 8-18-57 James Alcorn married Ora Williamson Rusk[...]Rene Sue was born in Culbertson, MT on 11 ·21-55. She attended Lutheran Church in Sidne[...]rn 10-29-54. He taught S. S. in Homestead, became a charter member of Chi Chapter of served in the Navy and since his discharge is a Nuclear Welder where Delta Kappa Gamma of Montana[...]n, WA shipyards. They have 4 children: they moved to Ashland, OR in 1966. Ora graduated from So. OR St[...]in the John Dennis was born on 1-24-61 and is buried at the Highland Senior Orchestra for 1 5 years. Both are members of a poetry club call- Cemetery in Glasgo[...]Victor Lee was born at Glasgow, MT on 4-2~·62. He is single. His belong to VWWI and Ladies Aux. 1268 which observed its Silv[...]raduation from high school were at Glasgow. He is a niv. on 2-9-84. Ora is past president of the Ladies Aux. , historian and derrick hand on oil rigs. publicity chr. Jim is past Commander of[...]William (Bill) Anderson , a pioneer homesteader and merchant of[...]theastern Montana, was born in Council Bluffs, IA on 7-20-1886. In MORRIS and EVELYN ANDERSON[...]1905 he arrived in Culbertson on an emigrant train to file for a On 7-17-25 at the Mathias Dalby residence at Homeste[...]edicine Lake and 10 miles Morris Ellwood was born to Emil Albert and Emma Lovese Dalby Ander- southeast of Reserve. While camping out on Sheep Creek near Froid, son. He joined a sister Eunice. After attending school at the Flat[...]ller, West school west of Homestead, he worked in a coal mine and also did farm Jutland (Denmark) on 2-11-1891. The 2 found they had something in work[...]Evelyn rem (Medicine Lake) on 11-2-09 by Judge Dailey. They moved to their Elizabeth Nayes, daughter of Clarence and L[...]new homestead and began life in a sod house. Bill began breaking the Froid, MT. She was born in Plentywood, MT on 5-26-29. She attended land and to get extra money he worked for the arron Ranch, of[...]from his homestead 1 2 miles east of edicine Lake to the until graduation. She had 4 sisters, Lucile,[...]and els Hagen bought an in- Morris worked as a carpenter, building and repairing grain[...]nance for the Housing Authority of Glasgow. He is a lifetime member of the VFW.[...]Marie had the cafe on the south side of Main Street in Reserve be-[...]Everson's Lumber Yard and the bank. After sellng out, he Morris and Evelyn have 5 children living and 1 that died soon after moved back to the old homestead and farmed for several years. In birth. Morris Harlen was born 1n Williston, ND on 10-14-4 7. He is mar- 1929 he bought a meat and grocery market in Froid, MT. He o[...] |
| [...]t of child, Keyla. He also is a logger. Allen Baker was born 1-29-61. He Homestead until 1936. Bill and Marie then moved to California for 1 graduated from Denv[...]ology in 1980. He is married winter before moving to Great Falls, MT. Bill was employed at the Great to Chistina and has 2 children, Megan and Erich. All[...]Brewery for 15 years. After retirement they moved to Plentywood an electronic technician at Westminster, CO. to make their home. Marie Anderson passed away on 9-4-60 and William on 9-21-60. There were 4 Anderson children: Alv[...]ver Anderson of Plentywood. KENNETH and CHARLOTT A BAKER |
| [...]Ruth Lorraine Barkley, born In 1953 we moved to Bonners Ferry. I am still active at 90 years. I October 1922 lives at Orlando, FL. I, Jeraldine lone Bakken, born got a Battered Boot Award for a 7-mile hike in October 1977 sponsored 3-24-24 in Medicine Lake live on my farm northeast of Homestead. My by the March o[...]d Laurence Orton Portra, born January 1929, lives on the Robinson , born 1886, died at Medicine Lake,[...]1890 and died 3-3-48 at I grew up in Roosevelt County on my parents ranch east of Froid . I Maxim , Sask.; Charles Schad, born 1895, died 198[...]southeast of our home. In 1941 I graduated from high school in Flan-[...]dreau, SD. I attended Kinmen Business College in Spokane, WA. I ROBERT II and REMEDIOS BAKER[...]in Seattle censoring mail until the fall of 1943. I entered the I was born 10-28-26 , the 6th child of Robert "Bert[...]Territory and following term I taught at the Hammond School where I enjoyed board- Emma from Bad Axe, Ml. They were m[...]d 1 mile south of Homestead. I married Mervin Clifford Bakken, 9-19-46. Mervin was the son of First in a small 5-room house and then in 1929, a 10-room house. Sheridan County pioneers Ole S. and Bertha Bakken (see SD). Mervin I went to the 1st 8 grades at Central Consolidated School l[...]miles east of Homestead. One highlight was riding to and from School east of Homestead. After the death of his father in 1937, Mer- school in a horse-drawn sleigh with a canvas top. The 1st driver was vin continued to operate the family farm. Walter Grovom and when I rode, it was Floyd Martini. For my high[...]y, born 4-28 -47 and James Clif- school education I went to Froid HS, graduatng in 1945.[...]from the When my dad died in January 1935, I began doing more of the Univers[...]t Brooks General Hospital in San Anton io, TX for a year, then McCormick-Deering tractor was a big job. Then in the fall, the at Valley Forge, PA for a year. She took her State Board exam at harvesting. The most pleasant times were driving cattle to pasture and Philadelphia, PA where s[...]license. She mar- catching frogs from the slough a 1/4 mile east of our home.[...]son, April 1971 . She had twins, John David I was called in the militry draft and took a preinduction physical at and Angela Amy, born 5-27-7 4. She divorced Dave Simpson in 197 8. Butte. I was a little too small at 102 pounds, so I got a free trip and a She then married Richard McLean, March 1981 . Pam now lives in little adventure. Some thrill for a farm kid. Kalamazoo, Ml. She is a physical therapist at a school for handicapped In 194 7 we were persuaded to sell the farm and move to Idaho by children. Our son Jim gradu[...]969. He Kenneth, who had moved the previous year. I then spent 6 years on a received his BS degree from Eastern MT College at Billings in 1973, dairy farm and in 1956 I was employed by the US Forest Service. After[...]s, working trails, surveying and being camp cook, I now another year and received a minor in history. Jim and Janis Ilene Ur- work in the road maintenance section. I have built and done repair dahl[...]17-74. They have 2 children : Douglas James, work on bridges, built Gabions (rock retaining walls), bo[...]ters, installed gates and culverts. In 1959 I started studies in the Bible and became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1960. I am still active as one.[...]we started in 195 7. Mervin was a licensed electrician so kept busy[...]during winter months. He passed away suddenly of a heart attack, I met a Filipina in 1981 and we were married, 12-19-81 .[...]mbining, and he and name, Remedios, means remedy. I call her Remy. Her full name is[...]bout 180 miles We belong to several organizations: the First Luthern Church a[...]24-44 dur- ALCW in Homestead where I have held several off ices over the years. ing th[...]n Palmer was born on 11 -18-17 at the farm of his parents, Ole and Dec[...]He had 4 brothers, Ole born Rolette, ND. Dad came to Roosevelt County about 1906. Mom moved[...] |
| born 3-30-26. He also had a sister, Selma (Mrs. Lawrence Castle) born 11-29-1[...]ral decorations in- cluding the bronze star. On 2-18-46 Palmer married Betty Wachsmuth and·they[...]corner. Betty was born in Billings, 5-20-20 to William and Clara (Bauer)[...]ntered the 1st grade. dent. Betty attended school on the Huntley Project and graduated from[...]While his vocation may be farming, it is obvious that hunting, fishing[...]Bruce E. Bolstad was born to Don and Betty Bolstad, 3-23-51 in[...]Williston, ND. Since his parents traveled a lot during the years combin-[...]Bruce moved to Rapid City, SD where he experienced the terrible[...].A a tree. He managed to aid several victims of the flood. He was working[...]Shari C. Wrage was born to Doug and Betty Wrage, 5-8-54 in Palmer and B[...]0-4 7 and Valentine, NE. She attended a rural school there through the 8th grade. William Dean (Bill) on 9-17-48. Dan is an engineer with his masters in[...]and graduated in 1972. She completed a secretarial course at the Na- east Froid and they[...]e fall of 1973. the Homestead area and is married to Loretta Jacobson from Grenora, NO. They have a son, Ryan , and a daughter, Victoria. Palmer died in August of 197 4. Betty continues to live on the fami- ly farm which son Bill farms for her. B[...]LORETTA BAKKEN Wilham Dean Bakken was born to Betty and Palmer Bakken on 9-17-48. He graduated from Med,cme Lake in 1966.[...]In 1968, Bill as shipped overseas where he spent a year Jen[...]City, 1-12-7 4. They moved to Medicine Lake where Bruce drives truck he married[...]retta Kay Jacobson was the 1st of 6 children born to Ruby and and Jennifer May, born 12-19-79. They are now living on S. K. Pendley Jacobson. She was born on 8-12-47 and raised on the family Bolstad's homestead si[...]e at UND-W, U of SD and U of V where she received a BA in music.[...]son of Kinley and Nora Bolstad, was , ta returned to the family farm where Bill began helping out with his born 4-25-27 in Homestead[...]lmer died. Bill took over 1948 Donald and I rented a farm near Westby, where we worked the operation completely at that time.[...] |
| [...]In 1975 I designed a plan for a duplex on a corner lot located next I enlisted in the army in 1951 and took my basic training in to where we live. We built a brick duplex with our whole family active- Hawaii. I was sent to Korea for active duty and only a short time later, I ly participating in the project. It was a good learning experience and it was seriously wounded. I spent months recuperating in VA hospitals became a lovely piece of income property. and was awarded the purple heart. On 9-10-54 I married Pearl Norager, daughter of Morten and Lyd[...]ADELINE BOLSTAD Norager of Outlook, MT. We spent a few months in Denver, CO where I I was born 8-4-30 at the family farm east of Homest[...]oned at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital. In April 1953, I was sent child of Kinley and Nora Bolstad. I attended school at the Central Con- overseas agai[...]dated school located 4½ miles east of Homestead. I graduated from Outlook, and while I was in Europe, our 1st son Harold Lowell, Jr. was Medicine Lake HS. born at Plentywood, 9-9-53. I returned to the States in February 1954 I married Adeline Torreson, 9-4·54 , at Park Centr[...]nted Morten Norager's farm in 1954 and then moved to Iowa and daughter of Harold and Tilda Torreson. They moved to Hoople Homestead where we purchased the Nels Reinertson farm. I also when Adeline was 2 years old. She attended grade school at a small helped my dad on his farm in 1955 and 1956. Our 2nd son, Sheldon,[...]56 at Culbertson. In the summers of 1957 and 1958 I Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis and received her worked for a construction company in Plentywood, where I helped R.N. build the new Ame[...]I entered the army in September 1954 and served 2 years in the We moved to Iowa in March 1959 and lived on a small acreage. Corp of Engineer[...]ther relatives also lived in central Iowa at that time. I got a Memorial Hospital. job as a carpenter for a contractor in Ames. We returned to Homestead in 1956. A year later we moved to In 1961 we built a 3-bedroom ranch style home in Story City. Williston, ND where I drove truck for a feed company and Adeline There was space for garden, fruit trees and a big lawn for the children worked at the Good Samaritan Hospital and Harmon Park Clinic. In the to play on. Our 3rd son, Neil, was born 3-13-63 at Story City. Our 4th spring of 1959 we returned to the farm, and started farming and ranch- son , Arlan, was born 7-10-64 at Ames. Pearl and I have attended ing on our own. We returned to Williston for the winter months that school activ[...]church activities at Immanuel year, to earn money to pay for the machinery we purchased to start Lutheran Church.[...]Williston , D. Jonathan at- MN where he received a BB degree. In 1975 he enrolled at Luther[...]erge of Glasgow, MT in 1979. They have 2 training to be a minister. Lowell and Robbi , daughter of Dr. and[...]aduated from where Jeff manages a radio station. Joel is a carpenter and lives in Luther Seminary in 1979, Robbi received a call to be pastor at Williston. Jonatha[...]tarm- Boyceville and Wheeler, WI. Lowell received a call to be pastor at work. Arland and Prair[...]elson farm east of Homestead in Sheldon was a school photographer in high school and continued 1961 . We have raised our family there. I also farm my dad's farm . that interest for his l[...]raduated from Hawkeye Tech I have been active in the community and served on numerous School at Waterloo, IA in 1976 with a 2-year degree in photography. boards, locally and on the county level. I love to sing, so am involved in He got a job with Dave Olsen Commercial Photography in Minneapolis a group called the Homestead Legionnaires. We have sung for many and has worked there until the present time. funerals as a quartet. Our men's group has sung at the retirement Neil enjoyed his school years. He played guard on the varsity foot· homes and nursing ho[...]ball team which won 1st place in the State Class 2A division in 1981 . casions. He is at[...]embers of the First Lutheran Church in Homestead. I was Arlan is our studious, industrious young man. He was on the honor Sunday school superintenden[...]taught Sun- society in senior high, and has been a part-time cook at a nearby day school. She has continued to work part time at the Sheridan restaurant for a number of years. He is attending IA State U, majoring Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. I enjoy carpenter work and the many in Const[...] |
| [...]before moving to the reservation w. of Medicine Lake where Dad far[...]orn 12-1-39; and Ellen, born 5-29-44. 3-24-01 in aa sod shack until a house was built. Dad worked on the farm and attended rural school to the 4th grade and then was needed at home to work and help feed the rest of the family. In 19[...]Eugene, OR. Mom was born at Ben- son, MN and was a clerk in her dad's grocery store in Minnesota, Mo[...]We moved to Scottsdale, AZ in 1946, and Dad had a garage and[...]worked as an auto mechanic. We moved to Paradise, CA in February[...]d bought Paradise Freight Line and hauled freight be-[...]My brothers and I graduated from Paradise School. Melvin helped[...]when he got a custodian job at the high school where he still w[...]Roger married, 11-5-77, to Eunice Pelton. They moved to Tyler, Back row: Marion, Harold, D[...]TX in August 1982 where he is a milker on a large dairy farm. I married Clifford Larsen, 10-16-65, at Paradise. W[...]2-21-78. until 197 4 when he retired. They moved to Culbertson, MT and lived In 197[...]and Dad passed away in 1981 after spending about a year in the nurs- We attend the[...]e early years of Dad's farming career, there were a lot of hardships: hail, drought, grasshoppers, cy[...]s. At 1 time GILBERT and LUCY BRATVOLD a tornado took all the buildings on the farm except the house. Feed By[...]s Gilbert Bratvold was born on a farm near East Grand Forks, MN on were very short of any luxuries. Dad made most of the toys that we[...]Christ[ne Gorseth Bratvold, was born dirty '30s, I remember Dad would butcher hogs, cure bacon and h[...]la Richardson where he would sell the commodities to the workers who had money (former residents of Antelope, MT) on 6-13-21. to buy.[...]tvold, was born 3-29-25; Jeannette, Dad was a self-educated man. He took correspondence course[...]r the en1oyment of music. He also could play some on the another daughter was still-born in Homestead later on. organ and the piano.[...]The Gilbert Bratvolds moved to Homestead in the spring of 1931 Dad was concerned about soil conservation and tried to do his when Gilbert came to manage the Farmers Elevator. He continued in best[...]1964. Mrs. Bratvold had been in- Sheridan County to win a trip to Arizona sponsored by the Good Year[...]or outstandrng conservation practices established on to time, making her an invalid for about 38 years. During this time, his farm . He served on many boards locally and was instrumental in Gilbert cared for her in addition to the elevator job, and took her promoting REA and the Rural Telephone. My folks had a strong faith in faithfully to the Assembly of God Church at Grenora, and later to the their Maker, so were very much involved with[...]church at Culbertson. She was also transported to community affairs in tivities. a panel vehicle, which he used to bring her to church in Minot, ND after[...]parents set a beautiful example of love and patience in the spi[...]Christ, affecting many people in a positive way. Young ladies from the My fathe[...]families, as well as Beulah Waller (now River, D to S. K. and Gertrude Bolstad. He moved with his family to of Wolf Point), assisted in the home because of Mother's physical con- Homestead, MT while a child, and lived on the farm. dition. Dad shipped in hay from Nebraska during the depression to help My mother, Alma Eleanor Fossum , born 9-[...]their livestock in those days when some were wet- to Albert J. and Elise Fossum , grew up there, gradu[...]ting down Russian thistles in their brave effort to keep going. Doris and She and my dad were married 4-3-37 and hved in Homestead a while Jeannette each stayed home a year from high school to help in the[...] |
| home. Both went on to graduate from MLHS, Jeannette going on to daughter of Elmer and Elizabeth[...]h Central Bible College in Minneapolis, and Doris to Minot State 1 child, Lance Phillips,[...]ing Whitefish , MT HS, during his senior year due to an extreme asthma condition. He at- tended North[...]nne Quistad of Willmar, MN in June 1947. They had a daughter, Linda, born 9-10-49; a son, Larry, born 12-16-50, born at Powers lake, ND; and a son Craig, born 12-5-57 at Detroit Lakes, MN. Lin[...]N and from the Mounds-Midway School of Nursing as a RN. Larry graduated from high school in Park Rapi[...]. Craig graduated from high school in Minot, took a year at Minot State College and more[...]served as treasurer of the ALCW. Curt is a member of the American[...]sergeant of arms. Deanna is a member of the American Legion Aux-[...]iliary. Lance attends school in Medicine Lake, is a member of the[...]It has been most enjoyable being a part of a small rural community[...]people are friendly and really know what it means to be[...]en. (See Sheridan Daybreak, page 326.) He grew up on the fami- Back row: Jeannette,[...]he worked on the family farm and also drove school bus. He recalls at- Lucy Bratvold died in Minot on 4-3-7 3. Gilbert is now residing with ten[...]hey have 1 son, Duane, serving as a trustee on the board in later years. In the fall of 1929 Ver[...]in Minot. Jeannette lives with nie drove to Snoqualmie Falls, WA to work in a sawmill returning in the her husband, Marvin Albe[...]hey have 3 daughters. spring of 1930 to continue farming with his father. In 1936 he work[...]nd of 1937 he was back working at a sawmill in Seattle until the spring of their 5 so[...]tte and husband Ron 1938, returning to the family farm . He remembers enjoying barn Ross[...]n 1967, bringing her 3 children On 10-4-47 Vernie married Lorraine McKenzie, born 1-[...]Harvey and Mabel McKenzie of Medicine Lake. After a honeymoon trip to the Black Hills, SD, they returned to work the family[...]farm and raise Lorraine's 2 children by a previous marriage, ancy, 4 CURTISS and DEANNA BRE[...]-48, son of Verne and Lorraine On 8-22-48 Curtiss was born in Williston, D. On 8-16-53 Robin Brenden, at Williston, ND. His early years were spent on the family as born m Culbertson. A daughter, Verna, was born 4-17-55 in farm east of[...]Williston. Twm boys were born in 1956 but died within a few hours Hansen) of Flagstaff, AZ, and Verna (Mr[...]the children became school age, they rode the bus to He also has 3 brothers: Rick, Robin and Larry all[...]1957 Vernie became 2nd man at the Curt went to school in Medicine Lake through 3rd grade. The fa[...]taking over as manager in the spring of ly moved to Froid in 1958 where he graduated from 8th grade.[...]hildren attended Froid School and the family went to the family moved to Dodson in 1963, Curt helped his dad in the[...]oid Lutheran where Vernie served as treasurer for a few elevator after school and in the summer. Foll[...]ears. high school at Dodson in 1967, he continued to help his dad at the ancy m[...]In July 1963 the family moved to Dodson where Vernie became Chinook and Centennial[...]. Rick Joined the army October 1964. He mar- On 5-31 -80 he married Deanna Werbelow Phillips, born 8-20-47 , ried Linda Licht in Dodson on 9-4-68 . They have 4 sons: Richey,[...] |
| [...]Cokato, MN where she was The final addition to the family came on 5-9-65 when Larry was born 1-30-1878. She was 1 of a fam ily of 11 children, and 1 of 4 born in Malta.[...]children who went to Norquay, Sask., northeast of Regina, to try Lorraine was active in VFW Auxiliary in Dodson and was a book- homestead farm ing there fr[...]stment in the Coast Guard and came to Homestead in the early '30s. Anson worked as a carpenter Navy. He was married 5-31 -80 to Deanna Phillips at Kremlin, MT. They and in farm labor, and Hulda hired out as housekeeper. They assisted have 1 son, Lance,[...]Hulda lived in Homestead. Thus they were a part of the family in the lives with her husband, Dick Smith, a daughter Patricia and a son, memories of the Johnson children . Hulda was a sister of Mabel Jonathan.[...]Anson continued to work part time. He loved to pitch horseshoes;[...]he smoked a pipe and loved to sing- his bass was often added to[...]insist on being called Cosper, but it didn't seem to matter to me, so I[...]N and died 10-8-53. In the early 1890s he drifted to the Vernie and Lorraine Bre[...]ator business in 197 4 and moved into a very young age to a man named Gellette. As a young widow with 4 Malta. Lorraine continued to work at Penneys and was active as a Boy young girls to raise, she came to Culbertson to be with her sister, Mrs. Scout leader. Vernie worked[...]. The 4 girls were Pearl Allen , Margret In a car accident near Harlem on 10-7-78, Lorraine died and Ver- Murr[...]m , However, his stubborn Norwegian ancestory won out and he now born 7-31 -04,[...]thel Cosper Olson, born 9-22-07 , died walks with a cane.[...]ived in Culbertson area until 1916 and then moved to They live in Havre; both attended Northern Montan[...]Homestead where my father established a dray business and an oil have 2 daughters, Loriane and April. In May of 1983 Larry graduated retail bu[...]iam, more the lege in Havre and works weekends as a disc jockey for KMMR radio in cow[...]The family moved to Coeur 0' Alene, 10 in 192 7 for 1 year, return-[...]ing to Froid and again to Homestead for the remainder of the family life. J[...]Sister Ethel married Sigurd Olson and lived on the ranch the re- By Robert Johnson (nephew)[...]he Stringer. William became a barber and had shops over the years in grew up. He played hockey and for a time played on a semi- Froid, Hogland, Dodson, Saco and Polson. He was married to professional team in a league in South Manitoba. He went to South Evangeline Rogney and there was 1 son, Guy. James had a number of Africa in the Canadian Army, supporting the British forces in the Boer wives, but never any children to bear his name. War 1901 -02 . Later he moved to Hyas, Sask. where he farmed and I attended the university for 3 years. My 1st job w[...]Munson. dian CCC at Poplar. I was later transferred to Browning Indian Agency m a similar capacity and 1t was from that I went into the Army. After[...]the Army, I returned to work again at the agency in Poplar. It was while[...]in the Army that I married Kathleen urial Higgins who was a nurse.[...]I, Donald J. Clark, was born 6-3-18, on the original homestead of[...]my parents Harris and Frances Clark. I have 2 older brothers: Robert,[...]rn 8-30-24; and Ralph, born 9-15-27 . We all went to Beverly School[...]roads were blocked, I stayed with my grandmother in Froid, along[...] |
| [...]f Homestead. Doug went to school at Beverly School a half mile west of their City life never appealed to me and I spent every weekend I could home for his 1st 6 grades, and then rode the bus to Medicine Lake on the farm. Money for entertainment was practically[...]graduated in 1971 in Economics. He returned home to help his dad privileged youngsters by today's sta[...]ever with farming and cattle, and to begin building his own herd of cows. entered our heads. When our school work was out of the way, we On 10-5-75, Doug married Linda Rismon born 1-24-48 to Anna hunted jack rabbits and played dominoes and whist. I graduated from and the late Jalmer Ri[...]has 2 brothers, Russell and Froid HS in 1935 and any higher learning has all been obtained in the[...]the Laketonian Restaurant. Then they lived On 12-10-43, I was united in marriage to Marilyn Sorteberg of in Froid for 1½[...]arming with his father. In August 1977 they moved to the Peter and Ida Sorteberg. After graduating fro[...]farm , purchasing it from his parents who moved to Minneapolis. Marilyn worked as a private secretary to a lawyer and typist for the Doug gradually changed the farming operation to 1 of cattle and Anoka County Abstract Company until her marriage to Don. hayland. In 1984 he started raising a few sheep. Back row: Judy and Doug. Front r[...]Jamie, Linda, Doug, and D. I. Clark. Four years later, on 5-15-4 7, our daughter, Judy Lynn, was born.[...](0. J.) born 5-11-78, |
| After a summer working with the Grandview Church of the[...]okane, WA. They have 5 children and live returned to the Froid area as Ralph's bride.[...]My 1st day in Sheridan County began in Plentywood on 7-2-27,[...]Homestead, joining a sister, Dorothy, born 2 years earlier.[...]e school years were spent at Consolidated School, a rural[...]bus, which used horses a good share of the time, the only affordable[...]nd Russ Clark. Due to my father's health I began farming in 194 7, and with my[...]wife, Cleone, continue to live and work the farm started in 1907 by my[...]father. Anna, born 9-2-67 in Williston, is a junior in MLHS and active in girl's basketball, m[...]4-H. Russell Kirk, born 4-22-69 in Williston, is a freshman at MLHS and active in sports, music, FFA[...]First Baptist Church of McCabe) having completed a merger in 1983. Ralph has served as moderator, teacher, S.S. superintendent and trustee and is currently a deacon. Ruth has served as youth counselor-teache[...]p, S. S. superintendent and clerk. Ruth served as a member of the Board of Ad- ministration, orth Plains District of the Church of the Brethren, 1972-79. On 10-9-83, the 75th anniversary of the Grandview Ch[...]ne and Vernon Danielson. Ralph has served as a director and delegate on co-ops and on ASCS community committees. Ruth is currently in M[...]pter Mother in the MLS and is in her 11th year as a 4-H She attended Bainville School[...]hool in leader, having also served as officer and on committees of the Williston , N[...]on in Sheridan Co. 4-H council. They look forward to more years of farming Froid, MT. and[...]29 in FHS in 1944. She went to college at Bozeman and San Jose, CA. She Homestea[...]then married and went to work while her husband completed his Tom was born in Vining, M in 1900. At age 18 he went to work education at Stanford Univers[...]he Northern Pacific Railroad for 5 years. He came to Homestead in Park, CA and had 3 children. She became a widow and moved to San 1926 and started farming. He was County Commi[...]Juan Capistrano, CA where she owned and operated a restaurant, later County, 1944-60 moving to Cascais, Portugal, a suburb of Lisbon, and resided there for Lena[...]ears. She now calls Rockport, TX her home. family to ontana in 1907 and homesteaded land 4 miles east[...]ifer is getting her Homestead. Tom and Lena lived on the farm for 25 years. In 1960 m[...]ubbock, TX. Daughter they sold the farm and moved to issoula, MT. While there, they[...]on at U of TX, in Austin . 11 years before moving to Kalispell in 971 where they now reside. Cleone and I continue to number our days in Sheridan County with[...]a great amount of satisfaction and take pleasure in being a part of it's[...]Deubner. They came to Montana in 1918 from Ohio. They bought the[...]farm we now live on. I, Edward, was born 3-22-19 in Greenville, OH. I was 1 month old when I came to Sheridan County. I have 2 sisters, Margaret who was[...]he passed away 9-5-83. Evelyn was born 6-23-21 on the farm. She[...] |
| was married to Gordon Snellman and later to Gene Thompson. ROY and CHERYL DEUBNER I got my schooling in Sheridan County at the Centra[...]ston, ND, son of Edward school east of Homestead. I went 3 years to Froid HS and graduated at and Joyce[...]ke, graduating in 1965. He After graduation, I worked for my dad on the farm, and also for lettered in[...]ck Ryder in his store in Froid for 6 or 7 months. I could see that He attended Northern[...]in Havre and took Diesel Mechanics wasn't for me. I went to California in the fall of 1939 and worked for[...]Rossmeier while attending school in Medicine On 6-14-41 I married Joyce Lucille Johnson of East Froid, in L[...]ifornia until the fall of 1942 when my father had a bad heart attack. We came back to Montana and in the spring of 1943 my dad passed away. I farmed for my mother for 2 years, then bought the[...]Cheryl was born 11-28-47 in Lynch, NE to Don and Betty[...]Rossmeier. She lived on a farm for 5 years and then moved into Lynch[...]as employed for the REA. In 1952 her family moved to Back row: Frank Difonzo, Don, Ed, Roy and Wa[...]Wolf Point where her dad had accepted a position with Montana Front row: Mary, C[...]Dakota Utilities. They were transferred to Medicine Lake, their present[...]home. Cheryl was in 5th grade when they moved to Medicine Lake and Mary Margaret was born 4[...]graduated from MLHS in 1966. She was a cheerleader and active in college in Havre, MT fo[...]attended college in Williston, ND where she took a was confirmed in the Froid Lutheran Church. On 7-24-68 Mary married business and[...]onzo at the Homestead Lutheran Church . Frank was a After their marriage, Roy attended his basic training for the a- highway patrol officer for several years, at pre[...]Jennifer, Amy, and ed in Sidney for a short time where Roy was employed for the sugar B[...]beet factory and in the spring worked for a local farmer. In the spring of Roy Edward[...]He attended col- 1968 Roy purchased a 51 O assey combine and a truck, and started lege in Havre where he took me[...]ears. He was confirmed going south to custom combine with his dad until 197 4. in Homes[...]Lake which community. He married Cheryl Rossmeier on 3-26-67 at the Medicine had been[...]John was born 11 -13-49 in Williston, ND. He went to Bill- 6-2-72, both at Williston, 0. in[...]armers Union Oil in Bill- and we moved out to the Tim Hjort place. We sold our house to Axel ings. He married Carolyn Clark of east Froid. on 8-9-70 at ~edicine and Wilma Soren[...]Froid. They booming during this time. have 2 children: Benjamin and Michele. A desire to own our own farm was still in us and the opportun[...]obert was born 5-16-53 in Culbertson, MT. He went to arose in 1982 when we purchased th[...]stead Lutheran Church. He married Cindy Stromberg on 6-15-75 to farm in Canada and Montana making our summer mont[...]Life hasn't been dull in Sheridan County. I am old enough to where Roy has served on the church council and Cheryl has taught remembe[...]and has held various offices in the ALCW. again. I would hate to think of 11 years these days with very little cro[...]re. It would make the '30s look like prosperity. I would say our generation lived in as good a time as ORVIN and ALPHA EIDE this cou[...]t. Luke's Hospital, Crosby, ND, south combining. I had done quite a bit around home for neighbors, but one of 9 children. His parents came from Minnesota and homesteaded this was a bit different and must say I hked it. I stayed with it for 17 north of Al[...] |
| [...]Going to Brush Lake for the 4th of July was a highlight of the year;[...]et our Wachter and Pederson cousins there and had a picnic[...]lunch. Boat rides, airplane rides and sometimes a chatauqua were[...]could only speak Norwegian, so it was quite a challenge for the teacher to teach them English. Usually we had neighbor children to play with, whist parties to go to in the winter, and horseback riding and rabbit[...]entertainment. Esther and Margaret were fortunate to be able to attend high school as not everyone did at that time.[...]We also looked forward to branding time and marketing livestock.[...]The cattle were driven to the stockyards and then loaded in cattle cars[...]in Froid to be shipped to St. Paul or Chicago. Lloyd and Floyd and Ar-[...]thur often helped neighbors drive their cattle to the stockyards too. Our Bernice , Julia E[...]arie Eide. dad sometimes caught a free ride to Chicago in the caboose when he[...]Lloyd is now semi-retired and lives on the family homestead. His taught at several rural schools in ND before moving the family to nephew, Donn Elvsaas, operates th[...]1954. When the school closed in 1961, they moved to Medicine Lake where he taught 3rd grade. They moved to the family KENNETH and VIOLET ENG[...]10-11-32 on the family farm . (See SD, p.331 . The picture th[...]0-67 and Orvin was still teaching until his death on 12-12-68.[...]Nursing, nie Young.) Kenneth has a sister Kate, born 6-27-16, born to his Minot, ND and is working at Mercy Hospital, Williston. mother by a previous marriage. Kate married Ben Tax of Medici[...]2-16-24, was married 10-16-53 to Delores Rohrbacker of Denver, CO. son of Dagmar on 7-1-67. Both graduated from Minot State College,[...]ldren Dustin and Kristen live west of Froid, both on farms. On 1-1-33 a fire destroyed the Albert Engelke home. Kenneth's[...]lived with the Fred Martini family for a short time and then with the By Lloyd Elvsaas[...]ars. Kenneth's father Lloyd Elvsaas was born on the family farm 12 miles southeast of[...]g of 1936 when horses had run away Homestead, MT, on 9-26- 6 to Andrew and Randi Elvsaas. Randi was with a drag he was using in a cornfield. a sister of Mrs. William Wachter and Magnus Pederson, all of whom In 1937 Kenneth went to live with his mother's sister Olga and emigrated[...]e was working at the John Miller on a farm NE of Homestead. John died in 1954. Kenneth[...]Andrew who and Olga continued to farm. Olga moved to Sidney in the early '60s and emigrated from Norway about the same time. she passed away there on her birthday, 4-23-80 at age 89. Lloyd has a twin brother Floyd who resides in Froid, T and |
| [...]ried Julie Erickson of Froid in 1979 and they had a son We both grew up on farms in North Dakota in Mountrail County. Thadde[...]After attending country schools, Jim went to Sanish High, now flooded daughter of Arlie and Ph[...]by Garrison Dam, and into the Navy. Ruth went to Stanley High and has an insulating business. Keen[...]chools. We were married in 1948. He helps his dad on the farm and also helps do electrical work with his dad who has a master electrician's license and electrical contr[...]the Froid and Homestead Lutheran churches, served on the co-op store board in Medicine Lake, Roosevelt County Farmers Union President, has been on the board of Honker Homes, Inc. Both he and Viole[...]lt County Farmers Union Educational Director, was on the Montana State Farmers Union Education Board i[...]Four children were born to us. Ron is married to Nancy Hall and[...]operates heavy equipment for a pipeline. They reside in Moorcroft, CLINTON and S[...]rved in Vietnam with the Army. Clinton is married to Sylvia. Clint was born 9-10-52, son of Jim and Ruth Feehan of Newtown, They have a home in Homestead but are now in Douglas, WY where he ND. He joined the[...]e was in the Army serving in Africa with took him to Africa and Europe and later to El Paso, TX where he was the M. P.'s (history elsewhere in this section). Brad has been a security discharged. He married and had a daughter Yvonne Lisa, born 8-2-74. guard in Las Vegas for the last 2 years but has gone back this year to Clint was attending Community College, then quit to work full-time with be a deputy sheriff in Shelby, MT. His years in the Ar[...]randchildren. he married Sylvia Orona. They moved to Homestead to go into Jim has been a trucker for 30 years, hauling a variety of products business with his father who has 2 trucks under lease to HOTCO. Clint which has made it necessary for us to make many moves across the has 2 brothers, Ron and Brad, and a sister, Lisa. coun[...]in 1979 with the oil company to Froid where we lived for 2 years. We[...]had many occasions to drive to Homestead as we rented a shop there[...]sven. We decided that this was the town we wanted to settle in. As it turned out there was a very nice piece of land by the[...]road that e were able to purchase from Wayne Haase, known as the[...]Although relatively new to this neighborhod, we have been made[...]to feel so welcome here. Jim is a member of the Legion and Ruth joined[...]Homestead is a town of working together and loo ing out for thei[...]rona was born 10-22-55 in Mexico City, Mexico and a few DEANE and TWILA FLAGEN months later her parents moved back to El Paso, TX. At the time of her[...]heir birth her father was playing basketball with a team from exico. Her home in Homeste[...]na ( aggie) Rodriguez Orona. had a family of 9 children, 5 girls and 4 boys. (See M.[...]d the Medicine Lake 011 Co. in I, Twila Flagen, was the last child born 11-25-55 at Williston, D. I edicine Lake. She was also on the womens' softball team in Fro d,[...]l 12 years of school at LHS, graduating in 197 4. I went on T for 2 years. She has 2 older sisters, Irene and Yvonne, a brother for a 12•month course at the College of Beauty in iles City, MT. Then Raymond, all married, and a younger single sister Linda. I apprenticed for a year at the Hair Affaire in Plentywood, T. I am At Homestead they purchased a home from Vic and Ella Johnson pre[...]there for 31/z years until they were transferred to Douglas, I married Deane Flagen, 11-7-76 in the Lutheran Church of WY where they now live. They have a daughter Camille Rochelle born Home[...]Davidson's Westland 0,1 in Froid. He also worked on some farms JIM and RUTH FEEHAN[...]the western part of the state before moving back to Jim's parents were Charles and Anna Feehan. His mother is still Homestead where he worked a short time for Conoco Oil in Medicine[...] |
| [...]Evelyn Peterson was born 1-28-24. She worked as a welder in[...]Portland, OR during WWII. She went to nurses' training and graduated[...]is employed at Whittier, CA now, where she raised a[...]Henrietta was born 1-22-28 and went on to Flandreau to school. She raised a family in Tacoma, WA.[...]I was born 1-7-16, son of Alexander and Florence Gr[...]Santa Claus. All the kids got a sack of candy, nuts and an apple which now reside[...]eciated because we didn't get that at home. After I finished Williston, ND, and Ross, born 10-15-80 i[...]school at Ft. Totten in 1935, I went back and learned the trade of[...]mechanics and welding which I worked at the rest of my life. ALEXANDER and FLOR[...]I joined the Civilian Conservation Corp at Ft. Totten, ND. Then I By David Granbois (son)[...]worked for Moe Chev. in Poplar. I joined the National Guard in 1940[...]and went to Ft. Lewis, WA. I got my discharge 10-23-41 . I went to Alexander Granbois, born in 1885 in St. Joe, ND, and Florence Portland to work in the shipyards. Then Pearl Harbor was bombed on Merrick born in 1883 in St. John, ND were married in 1908 in St. December 7. I was deferred for awhile being they were hard up for John. There were 1Oof us born to them and all lived to maturity. John welders in the shipyards. I was fortunate in getting my 2 sisters, died in 19[...]I got my enlistment notice from uncle Sam in 1944 i[...]and saw alot of action in the Pacific. I got my discharge 2-5-46 and He farmed and worked[...]After serving in WWII, he farmed went to work for Stockman Motors in Williston. and then went to work for the railroad. I married Marie LaRoque of Bainville on 6-28-47 in Oregon. I work- Lewis was born 12-6-11. He also attended school in Poplar and on ed for highway building contractors there and returned to Montana to to Fort Totten, and finished high school in Chemawa, OR. He helped do the same for 1Oyears. I joined the Operating Engineers in 1958 and Dad farm for a few years until he acquired a farm of his own. He died worked as a welder/mechanic for the next 20 years at Great Fa[...]ten in 1932. She married Mike Thompson and raised a family in Fort Totten.[...]5-22-51 . After 4 years in the Navy, he went to the U of Mand W. WA[...]U where he earned a BA in accounting. He married Anita Thierolf, David was born 1-7-16. He went on to Ft. Totten and graduated 6-30-73. T[...]ended beauty Navy during WWII. Later he worked as a welder and mechanic and school.[...]on, Brandon. John was born 11 -8-17. He went to Ft. Totten and finished 9th Bru[...]o. of Spokane where he died of tuberculosis after a lengthy illness in 1942.[...]n 7-10-56 . He majored in forest ecology, and got a She worked in the shipyards in Portland during the war as a welder. degree in range management a[...]nie Eining and they have a daughter Casey Jo.[...] |
| [...]e from Belcourt, ND in 1908 married to Susan Reynolds and they have 2 children: Meaghan Sarah, and settled on government allotments in the east sandhills. Gran[...]family lived in Greenbush, Minnesota before going to Belcourt. Robert and Christiana's[...]n February Dad was oldest and Uncle Mike was 2nd. I heard Dad tell this story 1967. ma[...]andad would go into the woods On 4-6-74 Robert and Gonda Uhlenbusch were married in near Greenbush to cut cordwood. It took all day to cut 3 cords. The Pasadena, CA. Gond[...]-13-34 in Tasikmalaja, West next day they took it to town to sell or trade it. Dad said his and Uncle[...]Grandpa would trade his for whiskey. Grandpa was a happy-go-lucky person as I remember him. He was quite a fiddler and Grandma would sing in French, neither[...]English. New Year's was our big celebration. I remember Dad getting up at 4 A.M. and got us boys up to do the chores, and then we would hook up the bobsled to go to my grandparents. We got there about 6 A.M. when it was still dark. I remember Dad kneeling in front of granddad and receiving a blessing. Uncle Mike would probably be next to come and went through the same procedure. This would go on until all of my aunts and uncles were there; then we would have a big breakfast. All of this time there was a bottle of whiskey being passed around and plenty[...], Ke vin, Susan, and etl. =rench songs. There was a lot of jigging and dancing going on all day. Front .r ow : Great-g randchi[...]part of Martin G ronlie. the evening. I remember we had to go home about 4 P.M. to milk the cows and do the chores, and then we woul[...]Lutheran Church. He moved with his family to Pasadena, CA in 1946 The '30s were rough, dry years for a lot of people. Most of my where he[...]s left the sandhills for greener parts, some went to Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN[...]oit, some North Dakota and Washington, and 1 went to Alaska. ty degree in May 1960. His 1st ministerial call as to South Dakota My dad Alexander and Uncle Andrew were the last to stay in the and 3 years later to Detroit, Ml. In 1965 he entered social work in Lo[...]area. Aunt Mary Angeles, CA. Dalton, a bachelor, currently resides in Arcadia, CA. LaRoq[...]Martin Gronlie was born in Delamare, ND 7-9-02, a son of Carl C. ceived his education in[...]parents and other family members he moved to Sheridan County set- and Montana schools. He moved to Sheridan County with his parents in tling on a farm 1 mile east of Homestead. He orked on his father's March 1917 settling on a farm 1 mile east of Homestead. (See[...]until he had "worked" for land west of Homestead to gain title for Sheridan's Daybreak, p.336.) Marti[...]nd Froid public schools. In 1927 the family moved to Froid, MT. (See Sheridan's Daybreak, pages 35 and[...]home west of Homestead until 1933 when they moved to the Gronlie "home" place east of Homestead. In 1943 they moved to Froid, and in 1946 to Pasadena, CA. Martin worked in a furniture store warehouse while his Montana farm was farmed by Manon's brother Fred. Marion was a busy housewife and gardener, and was involved wit[...]and school activities. In 1946 the family moved to Pasadena, CA where he graduated from Junior Colle[...]age 338 . We celebrated our Berlin. They returned to the US and he was discharged on 1-13-53 . 50th anniversary with a celebration at the Legion Hall, hosted by[...] |
| [...]employed by Crowell-Collier, Inc., working as a salesman and field[...]transferred to Spence International which was based out of St. Louis and worked as a regional trainer in a 14 state area. In 1969 he was[...]-73; and Amanda Jo, born 9-30-79. Norman also has a son who[...]Crusader Choir which went on tours every spring. Kenneth was mar- We have[...]ted from MLHS. We ried 12-29-75 to Benita Rogers of Yakima, WA. They live on the farm have 21 grandchildren and 2 great-grandd[...]south of Homestead. He is self-employed as a mechanic and carpenter.[...]I have been asked to write a history of the Hilliard family since no[...]in this area. We were their closest neighbors and I knew Norman (insert ), Rollin , Rosalyn , Dolores , Wayne, Donald, and Kenneth them well. They had a very unique lifestyle. In the case of the Hilliar[...]y excelled in Rollin, born 10-12-32, worked on a ranch in Wyoming after to a fantastic degree. graduation. He also worked in Utah and California as a mechanic, and Byron H. Hilliard was a schoolteacher in Illinois as a young man. in the Butte mines. He and his wife Susan have a son, Araunah James, After he married, he moved to the state of Washington where later his born 5-2[...]wife died. They had 3 children, Mercy E., Chester A., and Lonson. Of sionaries. Previous to this calling, Rollin had 6 children: Alvin Curt,[...]Clarkston, WA for a 1/2 section of land in Sheridan County, MT; sight[...]ck in the sandhills. Williston, then transferred to Fargo where she has worked for the Byron soon found that he had made a bad bargain. Raising same company. She is active[...]urt in Water was pumped with a windmill but when the wind failed they Williston for 5 years. She moved to Bellevue, WA in 1961 where she would operate the pump with an ama.zing contraption concocted out of was executive secretary at the National Bank[...]and barbed wire (in picture) that was powered by a horse Bellevue office, and held this position for 13 years. She married hooked to a sweep, walking in a circle. They never owned a gas Douglas Conover in 197 5 at Homestead and moved to Nice, CA. They engine. now live in Lakeport, CA where Doug is a self-employed designer and As[...]loan farmers money to earn interest on his money and take a mortgage Wayne, born 11 -25-38, enlisted in the Army for a 6-year tour of on their land to cover his investment. As the drouth and depressio[...]½ years and deepened, he was forced to 'foreclose or get the borrower to deed the spen time in Lebanon during the crises there. He returned to land over to him so he could pay off the tax liability to keep from losing Homes ead in 1963. He hen farme[...]s Helmer Jensven farms. He is farming and living on the V. E. Johnson scanty income and[...]rn and big loan companies were forced to lose thousands of acres of land. 8-19-75; David[...]an of his 1958 standard of living, but the Hilliards could not seem to break out of their class at MLHS. In 1962 he graduated from[...]llege in mold. They refused to hook up to either REA or RT A and really their Bozeman with a degree in chemical engineer'ng. He was employed at only concession to modernization was a windcharger to keep their Hanford Atomic Plant in Richland, WA f[...]now employed radio battery full, and a 2nd handed pickup truck. by Florida Power and Lig[...]uclear Plant, where he Chet oied on 1-16-56 at age 70. Mercy accompanied her nephew,[...]is wife Alma live in Miami, FL. Stanley, to Troy, ID where she lived with her sister-in-law f[...]nald, born months. She returned to spend the next 3 years living alone on her 1-5-63; Dale John, born 7-19-64; and Brian Curtiss, born 8-13-67. farm. She raised a garden and had fresh vegetables in season, but no[...] |
| fresh fruit and scarcely any meat. She enjoyed her very 1st milkshake[...]m MLHS in 1943. The 2 summers after graduation as a treat on her 80th birthday.[...]1945 I worked for the Milwaukee Railroad as agent and tr[...]I attended automobile school in Minneapolis and the[...]Chevrolet garage and Ford garage in Plentywood as a bodyman.[...]In October 194 7 I became employed by the Great Northern[...]the Army from September 1950 until May 1952. In June 1957 I ac-[...]that job until 1983. Presently I am agent at Stanford, MT.[...]On 11-1 -52 I married Marjorie Lee Kobeck at Malta. I have 1 sister[...]d. In the fall of 1958, Mercy was placed in a nursing home in ALBERT and MABEL JACOBSEN |
| [...]born 1-2 4-63, lives in Great Falls On 1-17-44, he mrried Myrtle Borstad at Wolf Point.[...]children . Myrna is married to Don Oelkers in Culbertson and they have[...]tle west of Culbertson. Gary passed away at a young age of 17. They[...]retired due to ill health . He continued farming. He was deputy[...]n 1977 he retired from farm ing, renting his land to his son-in-law.[...]After Ernie's death Myrtle moved from the farm to Froid, MT where By Myrtle Jensven[...]sides. Ernest was the oldest son of Ida and A. H. Jensven. He was born HARRY and 8-17 -08 on the homestead of his dad 1½ miles south of Homes[...]NORMA JENSVEN (MRS. COY RUSSELL) ed in a car accident east of Homestead, 6-30-52. Harry, b[...]916, died while very 3rd child in a family of 4 born to Ida and Helmer Jensven in Homestead. young from p[...]on his father's farm and in construction work. Durin[...]ated this business, besides farming, until moving to Seattle with when the new schoolhouse was built,[...]ived school graduating class in Homestead. He was on the basketball team a Radio Technician Certificate in 1934 and complete[...]course in Seattle, WA in 1960. As a child, their main transportation was with horses, sled or buggy. He's told about going to a school program with team and sled and while watching the program they had a chinook wind, which melted all the snow, so they went home with sled on dry ground. During the flu season Ernest Ol[...]While playing basketball, he'd often run home, but at times he'd stay with his Uncle John Olson, who[...]in town. One night they were closing, Ernie went to the basement to fix the furnace for the night, John was checking[...]2 strangers walked in. They gagged and bound John to the bed in the rear; when Ernie came up they did the same to him. Butch Haase, who was working in the garage down the street came and rapped on the window. He was told by the 2 men the place was closed. Somehow Ernie and John got loose but it wasn't until the next morning that anyone real[...]rry Jensven. pened. The money was never recovered but checks were scattered.[...]elevators in Brockton and Wolf On 11-16-45 Harry married Norma Olson, daughter of Andrew and Point, coming back to Homestead to help his dad farm as Harry and Cla[...]1942. She took a nursing course and received her RN from Sacred[...]Susan Kay (1-2-4 7 to 4-18-81 ). Susan died in a car accident leav-[...]Rebecca Lee, born 2-21 -48, married to Jim Burns in 1971. They[...]Louise Ann, born 2-14-51, married to Steve Farmer in 1969. They Myrna ,[...]and Ernest Jensven . have a daughter Tina. Louise and Steve were divor[...] |
| [...]d by Lucky Food Stores and Patrick is an engineer on a broadcast by KFYR, Bismarck. He[...]and sold the 1st combines to be used in the Homestead area. Aileen Marie, bo[...]raduated from Eastern WA Univ. in 1977. She moved to Anchorage, AK and married Darrell Keifer,[...]E. and Mabel Johnson. He went to grade school in Homestead and and will receive her Electronic Technology Certificate May 1984, just[...]served in the Army until 194 7, when he returned to St. chorage.[...]Olaf and finished with a degree in physics and chemistry in 1949. He[...]as the science and TX. He is still single and is a man of many talents including cooking[...]to Kalispell in 1957. Harry and Norma were divorced in 196 7. Harry lived in Seattle but[...]teaching there for 9 years, they moved to Santa Barbara, CA where and other relatives and f[...]e earned his Cemetery. Norma married Coy Russell, a real estate broker, and now[...]doctors degree at USC. They returned to Kalispell in 1970 where he lives in Renton , WA.[...]spent a year at the Office of Public Instruction in Helen[...]retired . Rudy was born 4-8-1O to Ida and A. H. Jensven (see Sheridan's Daybreak I, p.341 ), on the homestead, 1½ miles south of Homestead, MT.[...]and is now a manufacturing engineer. He 1s married and lives i[...]Paul. Doreen is married to Wayne Ridenour and they hve in Altus, OK[...]where Wayne is a flight instructor in the Air Force. They have 2[...]egree m Oklahoma schools. Rudy was killed in a car accident east of Homestead, 6-30-52 . He spent his life on the farm helping his folks with the farm work. He[...]ts Homestead about 1928 He as next to oldest in a family of 8 from Sweden. He was next to the youngest of 8 brothers of whom 5,[...]omes for vary- Clarence leased a couple of sections of land est of Smoke Cree ing[...]mestead. Arnold served in the avy on the Fort Peck Reservation about 12 miles from Homestead and during WWI and returned to Cokato to open a garage. began rais[...]ng the long inters he or ed with Arnold came to Homestead in 1924 and rebuilt the Homestead[...]stead Garage. Garage and operated the business as a garage, implement distributor,[...]married Olivia Johnson and together they carried on blacksmith shop, and oil station.[...]e farming venture until about 1948 hen they moved to the Bitter- In 1938 he married Agnes Johnson, a school teacher. They root Va[...]aised bermes for market, and Clarence built moved to Plentywood where he operated a machine shop in the back spec homes. Later they moved to Kalispell where Clarence died in of 1chels Oldsmobile garage. Later they moved to Twin Falls, ID 1954. here Ar[...]year, about 1928 before moving to Everett, WA here he was a rural Arnold was a skilled craftsman , quite ingenious at making thi[...]his retirement. of metal. He loved music, and as a dealer for Zenith, he had perhaps the best consol[...]ce at EINAR C. and EUNICE JOHNSON night to hear the Bell Telephone Hour, the Fireston[...] |
| born at Froid. The family moved to a farm east of Homestead about 7-3-1[...]d, and Vacation Bible School 1925 and Eunice went to grade school at Consolidated. She went to many summers where she learned in[...]or farm wives from 1933 until 1942, when she went to Louisiana and married Einar C. Johnson who was in[...]They farmed that land until 1955 when they moved to Minnesota. They lived on a farm near Milaca for about 1O years and then moved to Min- neapolis where Einar worked at the St. P~ul[...]nt. Eunice, an active Jehovah Witness, lives on north side of Bonners Ferry.[...]oy, Winfield, Phyllis, and Hazel Johnson. HAROLD A. and VINIE JOHNSON[...]January 1942, when LeRoy was refueling his truck on the farm, |
| [...]t Westby, Sylvia born 3-10-51 at tinued to live at Vic's home for 21 years, as Vic retired f[...]Vic died July 1973 at age 81 . Hazel moved to Medicine Lake on 5-31-53 and then served a newly formed parish at Flaxville, MT. In[...]years until she died February 1980. 1959 he moved to Harlem to serve a recent mission-status congrega-[...]separate histories. tion until 1963 when he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to serve a Florence was born 10-19-29[...]College in Northfield, MN graduating in 1951 with a Their 2nd child Naomi was born 6-23-57 at Scobey. Then a son BA degree in home economics tha[...]schools. In 1968 he and his family moved to San Francisco Bay area for a Florence married Fulton 8. Klinkerfues on 11 -24-51 in St. Paul, year of study, and 1 year later they moved to Detroit, Ml to begin MN. They have 3 children: Kand[...]in this mostly Black church. In 197 4 they moved to the west Margaret was born 2-26-31 and graduated from MLHS in 1948. edge of Detroit to serve a Finnish ethnic congregation as its 1st non-[...]8½ years there he chaired the with a degree in English. She married Duncan McCarthy on 6-14-52 Synod Parish Education and Church Vocatio[...]In December 1982 he was appointed assistant to the Bishop of the Research, Parke-Davis[...]d Gunhild Hullet Kaupang, who emigrated from o ay to Minnesota town. Victor went west while Mabel worked locally as a teller in a in 1893. Paul as born 1-19-1894 and[...]S cavalry during WWI and as based North Dakota in a Hungarian community. In 1913 Vic and 3 friends in Ft. Bliss. TX. He 1st came to ontana in the 1930s, and over the loaded 2 wagons at Medicine Lake and set off to locate a homestead next several years came to spend an increasing amount of time in this site north of Opheim where they proved up on land and lived until WWI state. Paul married Lillian Tlustosch on 12-8-43. She was born in called them in 17 -18. H[...]nfantry Division in France. Henderson, M on 4·1-16, and had lived principally in the edicine Vic returned to Homestead in 1920 to work on the farm of Sam Lake area. Paul and[...]also worked at the there until his death on 12-22-71. Lillian now lives in Fairview. MT. Farm[...]appointed letter carrier replacing Noland. He was to continue on that mail route for 40 years. In 1924 Vic returned to Minnesota to marry abel. They settled into the house at the we[...], widow of his youngest brother, LeRoy. He b came a parent to 2 younger children, Phyllis and Winfield.[...] |
| rell, born 7-20-50. Polly received a BA from Colorado Woman's College in a[...]d attended school at Froid. Moorhead and received a BS from Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.[...]trose, CO. year when he moved to Bonners Ferry and graduated there. He has[...]ar- sold their land in 1916 and moved their house to town and it was there ried Mary Lockwood and they have 1 son Keith born 1-6-64. I was born on 10-27 -18. They lived here until their deaths; Mother died Melvin passed away in August 1981. I've been a member of VFW 2-28-57 at age 72 and Father died 3[...]n of Eagles Aux. , and do volunteer work for I attended grade school in Homestead and MLHS for a time. During Senior Center, and Hospital Aux. I am a member of the Trinity Lutheran 1937-38 I worked in libby, MT in a gold mine, in lumbering and for a Church at Bonners Ferry. transfer/storage company. Upon my return to Homestead, I mined coal west of town and also worked as a brakeman for the Great Northern SELMER and MAYBELL LEE Railway. I worked on farms in the area until I was inducted into the By Donald Lee (son) Army in April 1942. I was stationed in Canada, went to France and Selmer Benjamin L[...]hue County, MN, ended my tour of duty in Okinawa. I received my discharge January son[...]He married Maybell Urdahl, born 1946 and returned to Homestead where I worked on farms, did grain 5-17-09, daughter of Steen and Anna Urdahl of McIntosh, MN, on elevator repair, and had a custom harvest business for over 20 years. I 8-1-25 at Lakota, ND. They farmed there[...]Lee . Bottom : Palmer , Donald , and Robert. On 10-22-43, Joan Wulf and I were married at her home in Froid. She returned to her nurses schooling and I went back to Army duty. They moved to a farm northwest of Homestead in 1927 where son From 1946-71 we lived in Homestead and then we moved to Sidney. Palmer was born 12-19-2[...]mestead and They moved back to McIntosh, MN in 1934 and rented a farm MLHS. Mrs. Ray Miles (Deborah Gail) was born[...]rt 7-12-39. In 1944, Mrs. in Montrose, CO and has a son Rex Devin. She works part time for a Lee passed away. travel agency and[...], Selmer and his sons Donald and Robert returned to the summers.[...]r Medicine Lake School. Robert returned to Minnesota where he Rapid City, SD and is employed as a private secretary for the State gra[...]which he operated until he passed away 6-20-62 as a result of injuries I retired in 1980, selling my custom harvesting equipment to my from a car accident. Funeral services were held at Homestead son-in-law Ray Miles. I still help with the harvesting when I can. During Lu heran Church , and again a[...]he was buried my years in Homestead, my wife and I were active in the American besi[...]ar while Donald worked at area farms and ranches. On 1-19-73 the MELVIN and DOROTHY KROHMER[...]bar burned down which was a great loss to Donald, who lost all his Dorothy Baker Krohm[...]e Lake, the possessions, and also to the town of Homestead. 4th child of Robert E. and Emma Baker. I went to grade school at Con- Donald continues to live in the area and is working at the Ray solidated east of Homestead and 1 year at MLHS. Then I went to work Johnson ranch west of Froid. His brother Robert is working in Billings; until I married Melvin Krohmer on 10-31 -38. We farmed in Sheridan P[...]of Everett, WA pass- County until 1950. We moved to Froid where he worked at the ed away 8-28-83. Farmers Union Oil until 1966. We moved to Bonners Ferry, ID in 1968. Our 1st child Loi[...]5-1-30 at Moorcroft, WY , son of years. He moved to Seattle and worked at Boeings. He got his[...] |
| [...]in many ways, giving us a family that has never forgotten where home Eu[...]aul is, and surrounding us with a multitude of good friends that really care. Jacob[...]Sylvan was employed at the I was born in Michigan, ND on 3-2-13, the daughter of Magnus and Farmers Coop S[...]Maria (Valseth) Mork. Dad came to the United States from Skook, Nor-[...]gan, ND and were married there. In 1919 they came to Mon- tana to settle 14 miles west of Reserve. They lived on the farm until[...]1940 when they moved to Antelope, then to Medicine Lake in 1950.[...]From there they moved to the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Due to failing health they moved to the Richland Home in Sidney where[...]I have 4 sisters: Signa Chittle, Harrow, Ontario, C[...]Five brothers: Lars, Antelope; Maurice, who lives on the[...]Yeager was our teacher. Later they built a schoolhouse close to our Front row: Colleen Schock, Sylvan Lodahl,[...]Lackland and Shepherd Air Force there. I grew up on the farm, worked for neighbors by babysitting and Bases in Texas and then received a transfer to Frances E. Warren AFB doing housewor[...]Bill and I were married 5-13-31 at Plentywood, MT. We lived on at Cheyenne, WY. The next 4 years were spent ther[...]and a sister Mrs. Ray Bracken (Anna) who lives in Froid[...]was honorably discharged from the AF and returned to civilian life on 3-5-55. The family moved back to Bill and I had 2 children Dorothy (Mrs. Louie Rasmussen), Je[...]nd also operated UT who lives on a ranch . Johnny lives on the home place. Dorothy has Jack's Service Station for a number of years. 4 children: Cheryl Tuncy who has a daughter Melissa, and lives in Rock Colleen[...]-58. Springs, WY . Cheryl works at a store there; Billie Jo Weather, who has In J[...]Jennifer and they live in Cody, WY. Billie Jo is a[...]s 1 son Danny and they live in Houston, TX. moved to Homestead. The children attended Medicine Lake Sc[...]son Beou Jay. Farron is a truck driver. Laurie attended Billings Business College. She married Russell Par- part on 9-4 -71 at First Lutheran Church in Homestead. Th[...]resided in Sidney for 1O years and recently moved to Bozeman. Laurie has been affiliated with "Jewels[...]ently Senior Divi- sion Manager. Greg worked on the family farm and at the J & L Implement in Medicine Lake where his father was a partner in the business for a number of years. He was employed on farms at Cut Bank and Miles City, MT. On 7-2- 77 he married Susan Watterson at Froid Luthe[...]ple lived in Miles City here Greg was employed as a partsman for Miles City Motor Service. They have[...]nded Glendive Junior College. She was employed as a secretary at B & C Oil Company in Miles City. On 9-1 7·77 she married Johnny has 1 son John Jr. and a daughter Jolynn. One daughter Alan Schock at Pell[...]. They have 2 Julie was killed m a car accident in 1973. Johnny farms the home daugh[...]d also raises cattle. Dorothy and Johnny both ent to school in Stanley was employed by Stromberg[...]Lake. Lake and Steve's Chevrolet in Froid, prior to moving to Miles City, Bill passed away in 1970. I lived in Homestead until 1979 when I where he was employed at Lohman Chevrolet. On 11-18-79 he mar- went to ed,cme Lake, to care for Regina Wessner. I was there until ried Diana Ryder at the Congregat[...]the spring of 1980 when Regina went to the nursing home. I then returned to Froid in 1980 where Stanley joined the staff at the Farmers came to the Pioneer anor where I have been matron for 4 years. I am Union. They have a child, Natasha Romain . a member of the First Lutheran Church of Homestead[...]HOPE MCCABE Life has had its ups and downs, but always those we love and By Hope c[...]as born in Dark County, OH 3-30-1895 and came to[...] |
| Montana in 1906 with his parents 0. B. (Oscar) and Anna May and Homestead to the farm I now live on. (See SD, page 349.) family who homesteaded 3 miles north of Froid. Carl grew up on this I was born 12-13-20 and raised on my farm east of Homestead. I farm, which was a stage stop and early post office. When the Great[...]the crew used the 0. B. McCabe On 10-13-43 I married Margaret Engler, born 8-17-23, of Froid. farm as a camp. In appreciation, the railroad named the tow[...]arm from my folks and raised our 3 children here. I "McCabe" in Roosevelt County for Mr. McCabe.[...]s were married in Plentywood 11 -15-18, and lived on the McCabe homestead until 1943. The bought the T[...]egon. In 1945 Carl retired from farming and moved to Oregon, spending summers back on the farm with son Tom and family. Agnes died 5-6-[...]hos lived in Homestead from 1915-1924, then moved to Bainville where Helen still[...]12-14-69. Yvonne died 1-16-72 while giving birth to John his dad and moved there. We also bought what[...]Kathleen Anna was born 7-10-49. She went to Beauty School in In the early '50s Tom also[...]Miles City. She married John Rainey of Miles City on 4-19-69. He is a Nebraska, and Oklahoma. We had a feedlot for several years in the[...]Margaret and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary[...]I was born 6-20-53 to Carl and Margaret Nelson of Homestead. I[...]sisters. I was raised on the family farm, the Ole Nelson homestead, and[...]ttended school at Medicine Lake. After graduation I took a cor- Back row: Rodney, James, Br dJe[...]McCabe. meat cutting. On 10-27-73 I married Glenda DeTienne of Plentywood. We ha[...]ney Glenda was born 10-26-54 to Robert and Loraine DeTienne. Glen- was born 3-2-4[...]and Roberta. Dean was born 4-19-48 and is married to Janis Grimm. They have 3 children Deanna, Micheal[...]T, and taught several years in Circle. He is now a self-employed carpenter in Circle. Paul as born 1[...]t ended Butte Tech for 2 years, and also work- ed on oil rigs in this area. He is single and is farmin[...]My father Ole elson came from Norway in 1891 to live with his Front[...]They were married in 1902, and in 1907 they came to We have 4 children:[...] |
| [...]youth groups and is a member of 2 veteran groups. On 7-5-7 4 I went to work for the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Lois is active with several youth groups and a member of Music Refuge part time. That along with farming for Ken Nyquist of Froid,[...]he family are members of the sheep keeps me busy. I do find time to hunt, trap and fish and was Homestead Lutheran Church and Lois is a member of the ALCW. president of the parish counc[...]My wife keeps busy with our 4 kids and housework, but finds time to oil paint and decorate cakes. She was president of the Froid Jayceens 1 year. Glenda is also a member of the Sheridan County Ambulance Associati[...]elson, born 3-14-06 at Park River, ND. They moved to their homestead east of Homestead, MT in 1906. Ed[...]ck, Marilyn, Arlen holding Karmila, Lois, the 1st to be confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church. He married Irene Kimberly, and Darla. Reitan of Williston on 9-9-32. Irene was born 4-20-14, daughter of Ben and Clare Reitan who moved to a farm near Bonetrail, ND from Fargo.[...]nsolidated, and the remainder at her mother moved to Williston.[...]e and Irene spent the 1st years of their marriage on a farm service in 1959 and served most o[...]WA. After his discharge, he worked on the family farm and at other They moved back to the Homestead area and took up farming. Rudale[...]he area until 1962 when he married Arlene Daniels on was born 8-9-35. They farmed until retiring in 1968. They remained on 3-31 -62. Arlene is a daughter of Art and Ruth Bakke of Williston. the farm until 1975 when they built a new home in Williston, ND. Eddie Rudale drove a bus for Missouri Valley Trailway out of Williston for a died 10-16-75. Irene resides in that home. Eddie[...]s and Antique Association in On 9-16-62 a daughter Darla was born to Rudale and Arlene. Darla Culbertson. He served on various boards and committees in the area,[...]On 11-8-63 a 2nd daughter Marilyn was born. Darla and Marilyn[...]N. D. for a time and Marilyn is a sophomore at Concordia College.[...]Rudale has driven a truck for Cenex of Williston for the past 12[...]years, and Arlene works as a baker at County arket. Rudale and his[...]many years, until moving to Daniels County in the late '40s. rs.[...]ed at Gordon was born 12-28-30, on the farm e are now living on east Concordia College for 2 years before enteri[...]of Homestead. The farm at 1 time belonged to his grandparents, Carl years, a part of this time in Japan. He was discharged in 1955 and and Sena Paulson. returned to the family farm . In 1957 he went to work for Gamble Robin· Gordon's sister, Hope, born 6-14-32, 1s married to Fern Fugere son out of Williston.[...]Roger, born in September 1934, is married to the former Connie Birdie Zemliska on 6-14-5 8. In 1959 they moved back to the farm near DeWitt of Wolf Point, and[...]n Billings here he is Homestead and reside there to date. They have 3 children.[...]ss. Kimberly born 5-2-60 was married 9-5-81 to Rick Knick of Jack, the yo[...]nded college in Billings T. married to the former Joan Barkie of W1lhston, D. He and his family On 3-7-83 a daughter Kamila was born. live in Glasgow here Jae is a ontana High ay Patrolman. Dale born 6-6-63[...]s and sister received most of their educa- works on his father's farm in the summertime.[...]d1cine La e School. Dean born 2-25-67 is a junior at MLHS.[...]years. He returned to the states in late 1953 and was stationed in Fort Orvis served on several boards, sings in a quartet, member of the Bragg, NC[...] |
| [...], they came back We also raised a nephew, William Cobban. He was born 8-7-46 at to Montana, working for his brother-in-law that spri[...]tead and Medicine Lake School the fall they moved to their present farm, where they have farmed and[...]Laboratory. He married Linda Nelson ofTowner, ND on 6-2-72.[...]We lived on the Ole Nelson farm for a time then rented the Julius[...]forced us to move into Froid. He had lung surgery in May 1980. Ove served on the Homestead Elevator Board and School Board.[...]of the First Lutheran Church of Homestead. We had a[...]The church members had a surprise cake and coffee hour for us[...]ldren, Pamela Jane, who We had a Nelson family reuriion at the Legion Hall in Home[...]ly 1980 and again in 1983. Over 100 attended each time. 1975 and from the University of North Dakota, Wil[...]resent is attend- ty in 1906, settling on a 1/4 section of land 1½ miles southeast of ing th[...]Homestead. He returned to Minnesota in 1908 to marry Clara Larson[...]from Flom , MN and they returned to their home in Montana. Hazel was Gordon and Ardell are pleased to still have Gordon's parents living[...]born 3-31-09, Orris on 5-4-11. They lived there until 1914 when they in[...]moved into a house that Dad built in Homestead. Russell was bo[...]7-3-16. Our summers were spent on a 1/4 section of land 25 miles away on 7-24-76.[...]1919, the folks sold their property and returned to Minnesota OVE and DOROTHY NELSON[...]where Dad continued his trade as a carpenter, building many homes in Ove was the[...]ry in SD.) the area. We moved back to Homestead in 1924. Ove was born and raised on their farm east of Homestead. He at- tended the B[...]Orris and I attended church regularly with our folks. We also[...]estead area. It was when he worked for Reg Tyler, a Scotchman,[...]e entered The Dunn Woody Institute in Minneapolis to Ove and Dorothy Nelson . take a course in welding and mechanics. The sprin[...] |
| to Boise, ID where he was employed by a construction company as a Darryl born 11 -7-46 at Croo[...]ed from high school welder, returning in the fall to Homestead. A short time later, Orris there. While[...]reat Falls, he was injured in an accident as went to work selling cars for Reep Motors in Williston, ND, also sold a passenger on a motorcycle, which left him disabled for several y[...]the Lamplite Cafe in Culbertson, MT. He went to Seattle, WA in 1942 to weld in the shipyards until the[...]ated from Great Falls war ended in 1945, returned to the Homestead area and worked on HS. He married Debbie Nickeson[...]1982, no ch ildren. He has had a band called "Misty Flyer" since 1976 In 1959, he went to work for Berger Aker at Opheim on the farm and has played throughout[...]Doctor Darland attending. Carma attended the I was born 7-3-16 to Henry and Clara (Larson) Norby in Homestead[...]raduated from McIntosh HS. She attended the where I attended school. I had a sister Hazel and a brother Orris, both Zion Lutheran Churc[...]4 sisters and 1 brother. deceased. Learning to play a musical instrument was my ambition . At age 9, ERNEST and JUDITH OLNESS I answered an ad in the Montana Farmer who wanted someone to sell Ernie and Judy (Gronlie[...]heir 50th wedding an • Coverdale Salve and earn a violin . I ordered 3 dozen can s, sold them, niver[...]unting and tax business at and earned the violin. I traded it for a ukulele; Alvy Casper taught me a Sidney in 1979 and moved to Billings in 1979 for medical reasons. few chords so I could play and sing. Orris bought me my 1st guita[...]udy still lives in Billings. Their 2 sons age 12; I began to entertain at church and school programs. I learned also live in Billings. to play a harmonica-guitar combination . I entertained at many bars and night clubs and on radio stations until June 1938. My father had pass- ed away 6-8-38 so my mother asked me to take over Dad's Wards Products route. I met the Gilbert Vraa family, who Dad spoke of many times, west of Froid. Their daughter Carma became my wife on 12-24-40 at McIntosh, MN. My mother passed a[...]ile employed by Western Fruit at Grand Forks, ND, I was asked to come and help my brother-in-law LeRoy Johnson who[...]ed his leg with his farm work . In June, we moved to Homestead where we raised hogs, chickens, and milked cows. I bought a truck and hauled wheat and coal. We sold our property in April 1945, moved to Minneapolis to resume my musical career as The Montana Cowboy on a radio station, also at supper clubs. After several jobs, my health declined and we started to sell Miracle Maid Waterless[...]Bottom: Irma Jean. Merle, Ero s Jr. Then I went to work tor Fuller Brush Co. in 1955. A daughter Irma Jean, born 12·10-28 died in ay 1955. In 1964 I had major surgery, and in 1966 Corma had major Merle born 6-24-32 is a bachelor and lives at the parental home. surgery[...]reat Falls, so we moved there. In 1968 Carma went to Ernest Olness Jr. born 3-13-[...]o has apartment rentals. He and manager. We moved to Culbertson in 1977 where we started Norby[...]home in tending MSU taking a course in echanical Engineering. Brent is Homeste[...]Schwoebel died in 1976 and a son, Donald Bolyard.[...]Homestead, who is a retired nurse and lives in Havre, T. She had 2[...]Fosston, M and came to Froid in 1910. In 1927 they moved to We have 3 sons. Dennis born 6-11 -41 graduat[...]omestead, farming extensively in Sheridan County. A. J. was County NHS. He married Billie Bice in 1[...]ssioner for many years. He died 7-13-44 and Clara on 8-3-51 . 1976. They had 4 children. In Nov[...] |
| [...]-valedictorian from MLHS, (1911-55) was killed in a car accident north of Culbertson, MT; Marian[...]ed from MLHS in 1933. After high school he worked on the of Science, married Brenda Metz[...]and did road construction work. He began farming on his own in WY. 1938. He purchased th[...]1, when he leased his farm and cattle opera- tion to his son-in-law, Gordon Abar. Clifford served on many county, JAMES and HELENA OLSON state and city boards, some of which he is still a member. He also Jim Olson was born 11-21-20 in Froid, MT. He was 1 of 11 served as a board member of the Northwest Region of National[...]children of Andrew and Clara Olson. (See Daybreak I, p.353.} Jim at- of Counties. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge 91 and the Algeria[...]Clifford married Harriet Margaret Strand, then a schoolteacher in helped his mother on the farm until moving to Fairview, MT in 1959. Medicine Lake in 1939. She[...]ene Edgbert Jim was injured in a car accident in 1956 and in another accident (188[...]964). They while dismantling a building in Fairview in 196 7, being thus disable[...]d in Ryegate, MT area in 1910. In 1918 they moved to He is retired. Barber, MT where[...]r 1st 6 grades. In 1925 they On 6-6-40 he married Helena Griggs. Helena was born 1-21-20 at moved to Wolf Point where she attended junior high and in 1927 to the Schnitzler Corporation ranch.[...]2 her family Jr., Loren, and Roberta Clayson. All but Harriet live on the West Coast. moved into Froid where sh[...]School graduating in 1939. She worked 5 years as a telephone the University of MT in Missoula. She t[...]f their offices throughout the years. She is also a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society.[...]Rose, born 4-21 ·62, married to Jacob Damm of Fairview. They have 1[...]Walter, born 5-6-74, drowned in husband, Don, is a mill worker in Missoula. She has 2 daughters,[...]Kay, born 9-5-75. Kathlyn Rae, born Yolanda Sue, a beautician in issoula, T and Lisa Lee in high[...]n 8-21 -74· Sarah Lynn, born 1-11 -78; Josi also a graduate of the University of V. John is a certified welder and Sue born 1-27 -84· and Jessica Marie, born 5-16-82 . They live on a mechanic for a construction company. They have 2 daughters in hi[...]ento School of Automation. Her husband, David, is a graduate of the uhlenberg Col- A DREW OSTBY lege at Allentown, PA and is wi[...] |
| [...]mer and returned to spend the winter. They helped feed the cattle and[...]cook and received a few dollars for an occasional outing in town. In[...]Sorensen, the Azure boys, and others whose names I have forgotten.[...]Among these workers and friends were a Spanish American veteran, a son of a Civil War veteran, a WWI veteran, a son of the American A[...]Revolution and a number who later served in WWII.[...]nd died while at the ranch and After earning a degree in chemical engineering from MSU he[...]Edna Ostby in the Froid South Cemetery. returned to the ranch in the sand hills to take over the operation of the The ranch has come from the age of the pitchfork to the age of the Ostby ranch.[...]During the early years we owed a lot to the Dagmar store and to special outside interest.[...]long winters. The cattle were driven by horseback to be loaded on[...]s of Gran- David Wade Ostby was born 8-13-51 to Sigfrid and Emery Ostby. I bois, Millers, Smiths, Hansens, Morans[...]duated from FHS in 1969 and from MSU in 1973 with a BS in Johnson), Larsens, Gosly[...]nkmans, Lavallies, Portras, chemical engineering. I went to work for Allied Chemical in Idaho Falls, G[...]in July 1973 and worked for them until July 1980. I was transferred Louie Delorme (Louie Blue) who lived 1/2 mile away was treating to Exxon Nuclear and worked there until February 1984. I am present- . an infected foot with a rabbit skin for a bandage. Jim Ostby found him ly working for Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear as a project engineer and in need of care[...]he wound with stock dip and hot water. am working on the design and construction of nuclear facilities[...]Louie Paula Ann McCray of Las Cruces, NM and I were married on returned the favor by coming to the ranch another winter to worry 4-15-75 in Idaho Falls. We have 2 children:[...]im who was bedridden from having been thro n from a horse. 7-18-81 and Adam Wade born 5-5-83.[...]married in Forsyth on 12-27 -41 and established their home on he[...]m Ostby. Paula Ann was born in West Bend, WI on 8-15-53. She graduated |
| 3-9-43 in Williston, ND. His childhood years were spent on the ranch Presently I'm working in the pharmacy at St. Peter's Hospital[...]. of Missoula in 1967. I have fond memories of my years in Sheridan County. I especially On 8-27-66 he married Gayle Schmid of Missoula. Afte[...]enjoy remembering the picnics at Brush Lake. I feel fortunate to have tion they moved to Seattle where he worked as an aircraft engineer for attended a small school because I was able to participate in all pro- Boeing Co. In 1970 they moved to St. Louis, Ml and he was employed gr[...]th computer graphics. He took this knowledge back to Boeing Company in 197 4 ARNOLD and ESTHER OVERLAND and he was 1 of the primary engineers to set up this process within the Arnol[...]7-19-1899 in company which has become invaluable to the company's design of Wenatchee, WA. Arnold came to stay with his Uncle Ole Overland east future airc[...]ried to Arnold in Wenatchee, WA in 1924 at the home · of[...]parents. They lived there for a year and Arnold worked on a relative's[...]They returned to the Ole Overland farm with their son Byron, born[...]and left a large family.[...]Byron grew up on the family farm and graduated from MLHS in[...]1944. After his discharge he returned to the farm. He married Gertrude Gary , D[...]1950. Byron moved to Seattle in 1951 where he was employed by Gar[...]He was killed there in 1972 when he was struck by a car Charles Emery born 9-27-74, and James Gary born 3-1-78. while crossing a street. Gary died in Missoula on 6-21 -80. Gayle married Vernon Waters of Froid on 9-25-83. They and the children reside on a farm east of Froid. NEAL and RITA OSTBY |
| the World's Fair. He bought a new Mercury to make the trip. Things in her retire[...]ed at the Fort Peck Dam, returning to the farm at peak seasons. He Astrid was born January 1941, grew up on the family farm and at• enlisted[...]lt life in the Portland, OR area. Her on the outskirts of Tokyo. Ironically his brother Bill was aboard the children still live there but she now lives at Rim Forest, CA and is Mrs.[...]After discharge, he returned to the farm with his brother-in-law Arnold. Arn[...]He married Evelyn Nelson of Froid and moved to Glasgow where he sowing 1500 acres of wheat each[...]is land was virgin was employed by a construction firm . They have 1 daughter Raye sod[...]Lillie Evenson (1915-79) was also born on the farm. When her did most of the farming alone.[...]father died, and her sister became ill and went to the Galen Sanitarium, Arnold and Esther were[...]Lutheran Church, the Lillie had to leave school to help at home. At 17, she went to stay with church her parents had helped organize.[...]the American Legion and Auxiliary. They continued to farm until their bank all their mar[...], MT. When her children were older, she worked as a book- OLE and GINA OVERLAND[...]in 1923, Gina remain- Moose, holding a state office at the time of her death . She was a Na- ed on the old homestead with her oldest daughter Esther[...]n Esther married and and Erling went to Norway to see the places her parents came from had a family of her own she continued living there, caring for her and to meet the relatives there. She came back to visit family and mother and both families. It was[...]usband Arnold died in 1958, Esther and Gina moved to the Baker William Maurice Overland (1917 -81) grew to manhood on the farm that Arnold had purchased. When Esther d[...]Poplar in 1941. He enlisted in the Gina continued to live there with her grandson Terry and his family[...]Three months later he was located on an island, injured, and was died in infancy, and[...]buried in the Big Lake taken to New Zealand. He later served aboard the USS Leray[...]tery east of Homestead near the church Ole helped to build. After the war ended, he went to school. He worked at China Lake Esther has a separate history.[...]while on vacation at Poplar, MT.[...]I was born 10-28·30, the 3rd generation Overland to farm in[...]family homestead aft.er Ole's death in 1923. I began farming with my[...]father after I graduated from LHS in 1950. Arthur Valdemar[...]born in Park River, D and I was married 9·12-54 to ary Ann Becker, daugh er of illard came to Sheridan (then Valley) County with his parents as[...]cker of Froid. She was born 8-13-37. e have lived on the attended the Levang School and worked for are[...]our married life. at the Fort Peck Dam and became a blacksmith and machinist in Glasgow. He owned 2 p[...]rried Dennis Tirral in Great Falls and then moved to Portland where they bought a restaurant. They had 2 children: Barbara and Rick[...]n 1929. She attended Eastern MT College and moved to San Diego, CA in 1932. She married Merritt Freebu[...]he 1st 3 graduated from MLHS where and then moved to San Diego in 1934 to be near her sister. She mar· Darin is now a junior. ried Aubrey Ashley, Jr. who was a county deputy sheriff. Michael was born 4·30·55 . He attended SU. On 6·11 ·77 he mar- They have 2 children: Cra[...]y live at Plentywood where he Diego State U. with a degree in education and taught in San Diego until[...]mployed by Williston-Scobey Transfer, and she has a position at[...] |
| [...]Rebecca born 4-30-82. He was in a nursing home in Gillette, WY when he died 2-11-76[...]rked in Richard is married to Lee McGregor of Helena, MT. They live in Billings until her marriage to Michael Cobb 4-11 -82. She has 2 Lodi, CA where Richard works for the Newspaper Guild and Lee is a children, Crystal 4 and Ashley 1. She presently[...]teacher. They have 4 children: Robb is a lawyer in California and is Kelly Ann was born 5-2-61. She was married to Allen Thiel on married; Rick works for the Polic[...]going to college in Stockton, CA. Darin was born 7-2-66 and is presently a junior at MLHS. We have lived much the same lives, I suppose, as most of our neighbors. We enjoyed observing school events that our children par- ticipated in; be it drama, speech, band, chorus, cheerleading or athletics. We attend the Church of the Brethren, now a part of the Big Sky Church of rural Froid. Mary[...]s of church work over the years and is presently a Sunday school teacher and church treasurer.[...]n most local and county 4-H events. Mary Ann was a 4-H leader for 17 years, 9 of them as organizational leader. Our generation has witnessed a revolution in the life cycle of rural Sheridan County. We were born just prior to or during the Great Depression. There was no rur[...]ors and machinery primitive by today's standards, but revolutionary com- Lois Catherine is a retired RN married to Ray Kato of Havre who is pared to what came before. Still, much labor was done by s[...]m the post office. They have 8 children: Scott is a backs.[...]registered nurse, is married to Beverly Matovich and they live in Farm eco[...]Tigard, OR, they have 2 daughters; Paula is a housewife and married to raise what you can feed your family and livestock[...]pard, they live in Havre and have 1 son; Kathy is a bank surplus for whatever _ the local market is[...]Builders; Cindy is a professional seamstress and •s married to Dana In the 1940s a wartime economy needed all that the American Roe of Havre; Barry is a college student and married to Suzanne farmer could raise and he was paid well[...]0, the England of Havre; Micheal is a college student in Missoula; Teresa is bounty of[...]still living at home and going to high school. have depressed real farm income for[...]Patricia Beverly is married to Norman Cairns of Coronach, Sask. have seen many f[...]otments, where we live. Norm is a pit supt. at the Poplar River mine and we soil ba[...]has 1 daughter Terena who lives with us and goes to high cy payments, target prices, farmer owned reserves, and the now in- school. I have 6 children: Linda is married to Pat Tange of Plentywood. famous PIK.[...]He works in the oil field and Linda is a teacher but is staying home rais- Our goals are the sa[...]ers; Clint also works in the oil fields and lives on his To nurture the land and o be nurtured by it in return. acreage by Raymond, MT; Cary is a basketball coach and teacher in[...]Miles City, MT; Brad is married to Val Hawbaker and they live in Circle[...]orks for Mid River Telephone Co-op; Kelly is also a GUY and HILDA PATTISON[...]N Credit Union in Havre and will be married to Pam Puckett 6-30-84. Guy Pattison was born[...]ool in Beardsley where he enjoyed sports. He came to Montana in 1925 to work in the NELS and LYDIA REINE[...]killingberg, daughter of I remember very well when my mother and 5 of us old[...]rtson, MT the fall of 1906. My father had gone I on 11 -12- 900. Her parents moved to Homestead 6-12-07 where ahead earlier to build a 1-room house on the land he had filed on 4 they farmed. Hilda started school at King Schoo[...]t of Homestead. We came from Park River, ND where I was and high school in Homestead for 2 years. She at ended business col- born. We lived in a sod house until 1912 when my father buitt a lege at Grand Forks D. She or ed in banks in Cali[...]2-story house. This is where I lived until 1953. Homes ead. and then in Glen ana[...]son In September 1926 I married els Reinertson. He was born in Fit- 6-13-[...]at Glentana. jar orway and came to America i 1919. We bought a farm 4½ miles In 1929 they moved to Homestead here Guy or ed at different[...]-27, jobs. ois as born 7-27-30 at Froid. Guy went to Chicago o a govern- Genevieve born 9-11 -29,[...]nd live in San Francisco The family stayed on in Homestead here Guy worked in he post[...]Farmland Food head- 1946 and so the family moved to Plen y ood. The County Treasurer[...]ldren and live could not succeed themselves after a 4-year erm so he took the job as a Faribault on a farm. Lewis orks wrth the air controllers in deputy for 4 years hen he on the election for County Treasurer Farmington out of inneapolis. orman and Phyllis have 2 sons and again. He continued to wor in he treasurer's office until he re i[...] |
| [...]married Darrell Lee Heim. Darrell had a job awaiting him in Washington,[...]Lauraine remarried in May 197 4. Her husband, William Bourne,[...]lege to go to work for Great Northern Railroad. In October 1976[...]Elaine and Darcy Jo. Bill left the railroad to take over his father-in-law's[...]moved from the farm in Montana in September 1953 to[...]tives at- youngest ~ons. In December 1960 we came to California. ~e lived in[...]tending the dinner and program put on by their children. San Bruno (Bay area) until 197 4 when we moved to Paradise for our[...]ard retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad on 2-3-84 . He retirement years.[...]passed away with a heart attack on 2-27-84 after having treatments While in Ho[...]s were Ole and Nora Bjerkaker. My father Ole came to WILLARD and LAURA RUNNING Sheridan County as a young boy from Opdahl, Norway in 1908 and[...]squatted on land known as the Barsness farm east of Homestead: He Laura Inez Baker was born in Froid, MT 7-15-22. I moved with my[...]sold his rights to Ole Barsness and moved to Everett, WA. He resided family to a farm 5½ miles east of Homestead in 1925. I attended Cen-[...]there 2 years and then came back to Sheridan County and bought the tral Consolidated[...]Hunsighter place of 160 acres with a small 1-room house in which my On 1-13-42 I married L. Willard Running in Wolf Point, MT and[...]sister Mabel and I were born. On 7-10-13 he married Nora Grovom, moved to Williston, ND. On 10-14-42 Willard was inducted into the[...]Mrs. Andrew Grovom, another pioneer family. Army. On 11-24-42 our 1st child, Lauraine Wilma wa~ born.[...]rn 11 -15-14 and myself, Gladys, as born spending a few months following my husband around while h~ w[...]5-9-16. When I was 6 months old, my mother ora passed away at the service I came back to Williston and I worked as a nurses aid at the[...]nah Grovom. Willard received a Good Conduct Medal in January 1944 and then he left for England as a surgical technician on 7-25-44. He was honorably discharged on 11-10-45 at Camp McCoy, WI. Willard returned to join Lauraine and I in Williston. Sheila Marilyn, our 2nd daughter, was born on 8-29-46 in Williston. Willard worked for the Farmers Union Creamery and later delivered milk for them . On 8-19-49 our 3rd daughter, Wanda Lee, was born. In October 1949 we moved to our farm on the outskirts of Troy, T. Willard hewed railroad ties during our 1st winter there. I was housewife and mother during that time . In August 1950 Willard went to ark for Great Northern Railroad. On 2-23-51 our son, Willard Loren (Bill) was born in[...]by Central Consolidated School our children al ed to John, lady , Jae i , school and came home for lunch. They all graduated from Central and ent on to graduate from Troy HS.[...]Ole then la er marri d Anna Olson on 7-1-18 and with daughter[...]abel moved to Fart Peck Indian reservation where Anna owned a 1/2[...]ection of land est of dicme La e. Here they built a family 2-room[...]armed and rais d cattle. With their 3 children ab I, Louise[...]born 2-4-25 and Vernon born 12-11 -24 mov d to arysville, WA[...]home in arysv1lle to live ith daughter Louise, ( rs. Henry Wathne)[...]residing at Edmonds, WA until her death on 0-27-81 at age 97 . Son[...]I received my grade school education at Homestead at a country school. I later attended high school at Froid, MT. Later I married Jacob Ronald and Wanda J n, Sheila[...]Schlabs, a Homestead farmer. He died 3-2-42 in a car accident. We ilJiam Bourn , Willard[...] |
| [...]children. Jackie born WA. He was a tractor foreman for the Schnitzler Corporation of 6-22-42 died in a car accident on 12-11-62. Homestead for a number of years before and after his marriage to In 1950 I married John Schlabs born 6-20-04, a Medicine Lake Adelia Eschenbacher of Froid. farmer. We moved to Kalispell, MT in 1950. We had 2 children. Karen[...]f Adam and Minnie was born 2-26-51 and is married to Gary Saurey. They reside in E[...]Ger- Jones and resides at Kalispell, MT. She has a child by a previous mar- many. They had lived in[...]ing to the Donnybrook area of North Dakota. Adelia worked in Williston, John Schlabs died 5-17-57. I'm currently living at Kalispell, MT. ND, before being employed as a cook for the Schnitzler Corporation.[...]After her marriage to Clint in 1922, they spent 3 years in Los Angeles,[...]mpany. Richard Sell was born 2-1-17. He came to Homestead in the sum- They purchas[...]Ross and Anna Mae Plummer ing on it in the same year. They remained there until 19[...]d as custodian of retired and bought a home in Froid. Clint passed away on 9-23-77, and the school in Homestead for many yea[...]ester, MT for 3 years before her marriage in 1952 to Almont Harvey There were 5 children in the[...]family. Paul worked in who was also a teacher at Chester. Spokane until his death. Irvi[...]. They have 1 son, Douglas. had a family of 5 children-James Leslie (1953), Claudia[...]orghild, lived in Great Falls, MT until his death on (1956), Clifford Almont (195 7-83), Brenda Faye (1959}, and Joyce 10-27-71. He was a Great Northern agent and later a telegrapher. They Sharlene (1963). W[...]rjorie Waller (history Al moved to Froid and Jim and his bride moved onto the family[...]He was drafted into the Army in 1941 . He became a staff from college and Joyce is[...]daughter, Kodi Renea. Clifford was killed in a car accident in July 1983 in Homes ead and Richland, MT. In 1945 he became a partner with near Froid. He ha[...]er and also had farming interests until his death on 12-3-69 at the age of marriage in 1959 to Joseph (Joe) Denny Gray of Anchorage, AK. They 52[...]lived in Alaska before moving to Crow Agency, Tin 1960, Aberdeen,[...]SO in 1964, and to Billings, MT in 1967 where they are now living. J[...](1962) and The Hans Skillingberg family came to ontana in 1907 from Steven E[...]Steven is enrolled in the Billings born in Fumes on 1-23-1857, and Borghilde born in Suldal on school system. 1-22-1868.[...]David eil, youngest of 4 children born to Howard Skillingberg, their parents in July 1907.[...]pital in Williston. Because remained in Wisconsin to oversee the harvesting of the final crop there[...]n blood types of his mother and father, he needed a and the sale of that farm. Those 3 children arriv[...]mmediately after his birth and was the first baby to December 1907. Agnes (Lee) was born in Homestead[...]ad. He has 1 sister Cyn- Homestead area. He spent a number of winters orking in the forestry[...] |
| [...]Brunsvold born 2-11-56, oldest of 4 children born to the oldest member of the Homestead Church, the only one to be a Richard and Maxine Burnsvold of Skaar, ND was bor[...]17-57, Randy born 11 -6-58, and Doug born 9-7-6 0 on a ranch 28 miles southeast of Sidney. She attended a 1-room school, Shadwell School, at Skaar for the[...]school in Sidney until 1971 when her family moved to Medicine Lake. She graduated from MLHS in 197 4 and then worked as a secretary for an attorney, Jerry Wallander in Fro[...]iliary; he has been a member of Post 49 since its beginning. He is now[...]a lifetime member, and he's very proud of this hono[...]Ethel died on Christmas day 1965 in Great Falls on their way to[...]here they had spent many winters. Holly continued to go Dixje, Eric, David, and Mark S[...]In 1977 Holly moved to Medicine Lake and lived there until David and[...]2 September 1982 when he moved to the Pioneer Manor at Plentywood sons: Mark David[...]Howard was the 1st child born to Halver and Ethel Skillingberg. He HALVER and ETHE[...]was born in Homestead on 5-30-23 and was baptized and confirmed in[...]duated in 1941 from LHS. He as active in music WI to Montana in 1907.[...]e worked at the Farmers serving on the Iowa, a battleship. He as discharged July 1946 and Elevat[...]y in 1918. He was station- returned to farm ith his fa her. He no o ns the original S illingberg · ed at Camp Lewis, WA and returned to Homestead to continue farming. homestead land.[...]On 9-1·48 he married June Jensen of Froid, a daughter of Ole and Holly married Ethel Fraley Morrison on 7-15-22 at Poplar. Ethel's Anne Jensen[...]June as born 6-4-28 parents were Henry and Kissie May Fraley. Ethel was born 8-6-1895[...]IN. She attended school in Granville, D. She came to area and later m Grenora where June started school; the next 11 years Homestead to live with her parents after her 1st husband died[...]m 1946. She as baptized in 1918. Her parents came to Homestead in 191 O and her father ran[...]ried Joyce Luebke 11 -22-58 and as a substitute teacher, teachers' aid and remedial re[...]vin ( orma) Davidson, She has been a 4-H leader, Sunday school teacher, Luther League[...]State College at Bozeman. He married June Jensen on 9-1-48 . They have 4 children: rs. Ron (Cynthia)[...]chmond, VA- and David, Homestead, T. Howard lives on the original homestead. Betty Jean was bor[...]re born in Williston, ND, Holly has served on the following boards: REA (now REC), Farme[...] |
| [...]fields including research, director of a school of nursing and public tivities; the boys were all named on conference football teams. health. She is now working in a nursing home in Kennewick, WA Cynthia Ann w[...]ern MT College. She married Ron Baumann of Sidney on Mike has retired as director of a mental health center and psychiatric 12-28-69. Th[...]and Mike have 1 daughter, Karen born in 1958, and a the hospital and Cynthia teaches 6th grade and Ad[...]currently living in Florida. tion. She's working on her Master's degree at Montana State Univer- sity[...]Billings. Jason married Eileen Thompson of Laurel on Doris was born in 1914 to Jerry and Marie Stanek at Stipek, MT. 4-20-7 4. T[...]They moved to Homestead and she graduated from MLHS in 1933. Kelly Marie born 3-27-81. Jason is a regional manager for Tandy[...]1971. He attended MIT in Cambridge, MA. He is now a research scientist for Reynolds Metals in Richmon[...]College in Havre, MT. He married Dixie Brunsvold on 1-15-77. They have 2 sons: Mark David born 8-6-77 and Eric Richard born 3-27-81. David is a farmer, the 4th generation to farm the land his great-grandfather homesteaded.[...]ngberg, was born 8-13-1898 in Wisconsin. He moved to Sheridan County with his family 6-12-07 when his parents homesteaded on land Betty, Doris[...]mestead lngwal attended King Schooi and was a member of Big Lake and graduat[...]e Nurse Corps. She took flight training and moved to Homestead and the congregation reorganized in 192[...]n In 1922 he met Dorris Bowman who had come to Homestead from and live at Ft. Si[...]han is handicapped and lives at home; Illinois as a schoolteacher. lngwal and Dorris were married 2-2[...]r parents' In 1925, lngwal and Henry bought a 1/2 section of land on the home and store in Homestead in April of 1941 and Marlene died in May reservation 7 miles west of Homestead. Ill health forced Henry to sell of 1941. We moved to Sandpoint, ID where Dad farmed until we his share of the land to lngwal who continued to break the ground into moved to Roseburg, OR in 1943. Betty graduated from Roseburg HS in a productive farm. In 1937 the family moved to Idaho where he work- 194 7 and worked as deputy clerk with Douglas County District Court ed in a silver mine. They returned every year for planting and harvest. until she moved to San Jose in 1960. She is now manager of the[...]1956 at 66 years, and father Jerry died on his 93rd birthday 9-18-76.[...]ard and Johanna S ubban. He was the 5th child in a family of 5 boys[...]ng in Portland OR Elmer went to school in edicine Lake and attended orthern where[...]c- ontana College in Havre for a time. He worked in his father's store tion sites in Alas a here he helped build the Defense Early Warning[...], and several Air Force bases. In 963 hey retired to Lincoln City which time he oo over th[...]ere hey ltved until shortly before Ing al's ~eath on 4-11 -80. ment. The farm was sold in 197 4 and is owned by a relative. Dorris con- On 12-31 -34 he married Edna Anderson of Reserve , T[...]life, including e tensive travel, until her death on wor ed m the Tjomsos store in Reserve[...]had 1 daughter Maqorie born in 1929. She received a brothers. Harry, and Oliver A[...]d. masters degree in Nursing and has practiced in a wide range of nursing She at en[...] |
| [...]to Montana and later moved to the Jacobsen farm west of Homestead[...]Ronald moved home from Texas in 1980 to help on the farm as we While in Medicine Lake they[...]the Medicine Lake have continued to farm west of Homestead. We have 7 grandchildren t[...]and 1 great-grandchild. Grenora, ND having many a struggle in the snow and mud getting to Grenora in time.[...]Elmer and Edna bought the ranch, retired and sold out the store and Ron Tompt was bor[...]and Margaret Tompt. raised cattle until retiring a few years later. After graduation from MLHS in 1963, Ron helped his dad on the farm The land was the love of their live[...]when riding their horses over the range. Edna was a fine cook and January 1966 he joined t[...]and San Antonia, TX. From there he was sent to Rapid City, SD where gatherings at the ranch on Sunday afternoons. They were known for[...]Donna was born 12-4-47 to William and Dottie Goodman of aper, They lived on the ranch until ill health forced them to sell and NB, the youngest of 8 childr[...]National College of Business in Rapid City. move to Medicine Lake where both died in a house fire April 1975, during a spring snow storm. I like to think their spirits still roam over the land they loved so very much. EDDIE and MARGARET TOMPT |
| [...]ersity of of the local church board for a time. Montana for a year and studied pharmacy. On June 18, 1925 he married Eva Bates. They lived on the home place until 1931. From there they moved[...]ng the Sidney Fair. Eva Elise Bates was born on 1·24·1896 in Canada. Eva was 1 of 3 daughters and 1 son born to Charles and Nellie Bates (history in Sheridan Daybreak). In 1907 Eva and her 2 sisters and mother came to Montana to join her father and brother on a homestead 4 miles east of Reserve. She attended school the 1st 7 years in Montana and then in 1912 went to live with an aunt in Batavia, NY. She stayed there until 1917. She returned to Medicine Lake and was in the 1st graduating class[...]er. 1919. Eva attended Normal school and then was a schoolteacher for Wayne was a[...]served on Sheridan Co. ASCS Committee for 15 years. For sev[...]years he sponsored a bowling team, a sport in which they both par-[...]year before being a patrolman at the Fish and Wild Life Service at[...]Medicine Lake for 4 years. He is a member of Plentywood Lodge 91[...]A. P. and A. M. and received his 50 year pin in 1981. He is also a[...]I I Eva and Cub Tyler.[...]. Urdahl was born 6·30-1897 in Story County, IA, a son of |
| [...]. Memorial Hospital in Sidney, MT on Saturday 9-29-79, and Hallie While here, Gladys w[...]6. The children attended the Eng on Thursday 12-8-83. Tiffani was baptized at Zion Lu[...]rnie was crippled with Glendive, MT on Sunday 3-3-80. Her sponsors are Rich and Sue rhum[...]om farm work, which his wife and young family had to do. Homestead, MT on Sunday 2-19-84 . Her sponsors are Gary and Kathy In 1937 the Urdahls moved to Homestead where the children at- Wa[...]ended high school at Harvey went to 1st grade in Homestead and then finished school M[...]e, where Blanch graduated in 1941. The family was a in Medicine Lake where he gradu[...]Tech for 2 years and graduated. He then returned to Homestead to was a member of the Homestead WMF.[...]farm with his father. Urdahls moved to Williston in 1946 where Gladys, Leona and Lila, I went to school grades K-12 in Plentywood and graduated in[...]d Leonard continued the farming 1972. I attended Carroll College in Helena and EMC in Billings. Then to operation for their father. In 1950 Urdahls moved to Froid where Oliver Lakeland Medical-Dental Academy in Minneapolis, MN where I studied attended school and graduated. Burnie and Julia and son Oliver moved to be a certified laboratory assistant. graduating in December 197 4. I to Culbertson in June 1952. Burnie passed away 3-20-[...]Lake Cemetery east of Homestead. Julia continues to live my internship. My degree is CLA (ASCP) MT (HEW). I have worked at in their home in Culbertson. She h[...]tte, Prairie Community Hospital in Stanley, a farmer, married Lillian Sundvold of Froid, and th[...]s and Harvey. In December 1978, I married Ron Utgaard of Glendive. We di- Bla[...]Judy, Jerry, Patricia and Troy. I toured Europe for 3 months, December 1975 to February 1976 Lillian married Herman Ebel a[...]y had 2 children: Vicki and Germany. I also toured Greece, Italy, France, Holland and En[...]and had 1 daughter, Harvey and I started building a house in October 1981 and moved Lenarda.[...]in on 11 -23-82. Gladys married William Shae of W[...]d Raymond Larson of rural Williston and they live on Stanley Lloyd Urdahl, son of Burnie and Julia Urdahl, as born at a farm northeast of Williston, ND. They have 6 children: Gary, David, McIntosh, MN on 12-17-21 . He was oldest in a family of 3 boys and 5 Valerie, Naomi, James and[...]they had 2 daughters: with his parents to Dahlen, D where they rented a farm . In 1928 they Linda and Barbara. Lila then married Albert Engberg and they live at moved to a farm 13 miles est of edicine Lake in Sheridan Cou[...]the country Eng School. He started Oliver, a farmer, married Marlene Coats of Froid and they live in farming at an ear1y age, due to his father being crippled with rheuma- Froid. The[...]Stanley moved to Homestead ith his parents in 1937. He drove[...]to the farm 14 miles north est of Homestead to do the farm ing. HARVEY and LOUISE URDAHL[...]h of Homestead, Sundvold of ro·d on 12-2-46. She as born 3-17-25 at Froid and as MT on Sunday, 11 -1-81.[...]ke of Reserve , and Janis Bakken of edicine La e. I have 1 ed as a book eeper for the Farmers Union 011 Station, Sto[...]for 2 years, and then as a teller at the First State Bank of Froid.[...] |
| [...]es. Stanley served as trustee for many years on the Homestead Joann, 2-25-[...]torian from MLHS and from Con- Church board, also on the Medicine Lake Parish board. He served on cordia College as a medical technician. She works in St. Lukes Hospital the Homestead school board for 8 years and on the Medicine Lake in Denver, CO.[...]girls; School board for 12 years. He also served on the Homestead Farmers Michelle Lynette, 3-2-64, is married and has a daughter, Lyndsay Elevator board many years. Lillian served as officer on the local and Wilson born 1-9-83, whic[...]with the follow up book. She served as historian on the Sheri- tended Northwest Electronic[...]nd the scrapbook is in the went to work for Sperry Rand in Phoenix, AZ. He was draft[...]here he spent 5 years until ill health forced him to retire. He Sheridan County Bicentennial Caravan t[...]married Penny Waller, his sister-in-law, on 3-12-77. One girl, Dena Sue 1976.[...]Sidney in 197 4. Every employed by a dictaphone company in Jacksonville, FL. year they[...]ver, CO. He enlisted in the navy, served 4 bought a house in Sidney that members remodeled to use for their years and married[...]Hostefest in Chrisse. He works for a sheet metal company as a certified welder in Minot in October for the past[...]n Valley, MN. His parents were as a microbiologist. She married Kenneth Rossemier, 3-21-71. They Helmer Olie, 5-16-1885 to 10-1917, and Ida Johnson Waller,[...]4-14-75; Mark Bryan, 1-31-77; and Kerri 7-11- 879 to 7-5-7 3. Helmer came to Homestead in 1909. Ida, with Ann, 5-18-82. They live in Bozeman, MT where Kenneth is a computer babies Myron and Sander, arrived in 1910[...]an RN. Mother Ida raised her 5 children remaining on the farm until her death, She married Sc[...]5-83. They live in Hawaii where Janice except for a time when she wor ed in Poplar, MT. Their children were: works in a hospital and her husband is post master in the Ma[...]ron graduated from Homestead HS in 1927. He tried to get into brothers: Paul, Irving, Robert and Richa[...]the navy after school but was rejected because he was 1 inch too Myron and Marjorie spent all their lives on the farm. They raised 9 short. He started farming and worked on farms and ranches until he children, all educated[...]ng as Sec. and Treas. for many years. He was also a trustee. He was a school board member in Homestead. He spent 20[...]years as a substitute mail carrier, then 1 year as a regular carrier. At[...]Marjorie and Myron continue to live in Homestead. As of 1984 he[...]Sander Waller, son of Helmer and Ida Waller, came to Culbertson,[...]Sander's father had been in Homestead off and on for about 2 years Richard Duane as born 8-23-38. He as in he navy for 8 years preparing a home for his family. He met hem in Culbertson with a as a avy ir Control man. He as stationed in the ntarct[...]gy and they traveled o Homestead. He was illed in a car accident hile coming home from ork on When Sander as 7 years[...]eaving 9-7-73. He married Penny Sue nick of Froid on 8-2 -54. They had 2 his mother i h 5 children to raise. Sander attended grade school and girls, Di[...]cause Jacksonville, FL. Dixie was married 8- 4-82 to Albert Rice. She of costs he was unable to go to surrounding towns for school. At 16, graduated fr[...]n South Carolina. arjorie is he orked on the railroad for a short time. Li e many youths, Sander living with her mother a[...]spent a winter in the CC Camp at issoula. Ca[...] |
| [...]American Legion. As a hobby Sander does wood carving, and is a Sander spent most of his adult years as an e[...]member of the Woodwind Carvers Guild. His wife Beulah became direc• Homestead Farmer[...]1-73, and has continued ing. He spent 22 years as a member of the Coalridge Assembly of God in the same employment until the present time. church board. He worked with 4-H Clubs for 8 years. On 12-22-46 he married Beulah Glaze in Antelope, MT.[...]CLARA (BOLSTAD) and OLAND YANCY On 6-24-72 Katherine married Curtis Stahl. Kathy has a masters[...]had 13 children: Kinley Edwin 3-24-01 to 7-13-81 , Lydia Sarah rebuilds, refinishes and tu[...]He has 6-16-02, Gunda Cornelia 8-1-03 to 10-28 -61 , Ernest Oliver 9-16-04 to a degree in music and his wife is a graduate nurse. They have 1 son , July 1958, Myron Benjamin 1-30-06 to 3-16-68, Esther Bergliat 1907 Cody, age 1½. They[...]town , MT. to 1919, Olga Ruth 12-8-08 , Carl born and died in 1[...]living now. Education, and at the present time is a space planning specialist at the C[...]until moving to Westwood, CA in 1945. They had 4 children: Carol[...]a secretary and housewife, and has 3 children: Debb[...]Tam i Augsburg. Duane, a systems analyst for Prudential Insurance, is[...]married to Betty and lives in orth Hollywood, and has 2 daug[...]The family moved to Medford, OR in 1952 where Clifford died of a[...]2 children. Oland was employed as a groceryman and Clara did altera-[...]tions in a tailorshop at on gomery ards for 20 years. Beulah Glaze, dau[...]Antelope HS in 1938. born 11 -2-14 a Harlem, T. They moved to Los Angeles in 194 1 and She attended college in[...]ol of ursing at UCSF. about 25 years. She is also a member of the American Legion Aux-[...]Bob as a gardening supervisor, and Hazel as an office manager. Both In April of 1972 Beulah went to work for Action for eastern Mon- have[...]SVP bus for 11 years and has played the violin in a Greg and ife all toured o ay in 197[...]her's volunteer band. The band plays 2 or 3 times ato visi sister Cleone and sion. He is a member of the Montana Fiddlers Association[...] |
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| [...]of the con games of the car- given, we would like to present a few facts that help to make up the nivals. The familiar cha[...]A jewelry store run by Undseth was located at 1 tim[...]up at Borley's cock Alignment now has a business. (near old CCC camp) and hauled to ice houses where it was kept in sawdust for summe[...]for carp in the lake, and the fish were ship- ped to New York for the Jews. The 1st Juvenile Degr[...]e Charlesworth. At 1 time there was not only a Rifle Club, but also a Golf Club. Bill Glaenzke ran Lake's 1st light plant. Lights were on only on Monday morning for the ladies to wash clothes, and lights were out at 12 midnight. Three blinks meant that people had about 5 minutes until lights were out. Andy Lambert, Loutzenhizer, Nels Miller Kap[...]Saby, who lived in Lake for a short hile, had a hypnotic sho[...]which he presented here and in nearby to ns. One time "Beaver"[...]Charette was hypnotized and told to pretend he as a s immer. He[...]When there is a bad flood on the flat in the spring, the ater[...]comes up practically to the door of the elevator.[...]r, Rueben Hultgren, and lastly by George Leibach. On the north[...]theater, then John Stubban ithout a med'cal doctor, Les gave first a'd to many people, and often too over and later Don Ros[...]rly had been the Golden took them to doctors hen they had no transportation. His ife,[...]the theatre and holds plays there. a nurse, also assist d peopl . His office as in the present apartment Scott and eat French started a ater service during the oil boom. bui[...]Dewey Hjort remembers thrashing spelts m 191 7 on Bruce's th old rooming hous (no apartments). Later rs. St phens, mother I land now part of the Bird Refuge. He also helped ma e i lands in the of Or. Les Stephens, too over. la e ith a team of horses for the Bird Refuge.[...]Blather• At 1 time parties ere held in the a1tmg room of the Great orth- ick, C[...]hard are store as started by Sparling, then sold to of Lucy Smith ere the 1st to erect a fence and start the decorating. orman Larson then to Harold ichels as a partner. Later LeRoy Olson Shelley Gaffney used this for her project as a sta e FHA officer. bought out orman's share and then finally Harold bought out Olson. For years Chautauquas and carnivals w[...]The n t owners ere the Van ampens ho sold to Rev. Tim Hustler. tainments. Herbs and candy ere sold to the audience during inter- The Eight Ball Bar, no o ned by Jerry Jensen, was once a post missions of the chautauquas, and, of[...] |
| [...]es. When someone complained of how they looked in a photo,[...]his reply was "you want to look better than what you look like; the[...]Bill Bucholz ran a barber shop for years in the area where Kirbys[...]Medicine Lake has been a fun place to be, and people have[...]d very well. Barb Larson's barber shop was always a gather-[...]ing place during the day-a place for the fellows to argue and have fun.[...]coffee was a way of life. People seemed to have fun doing about every-[...]the entry of the hardware store and then jumping out in front of Phil to frighten him as he came by. The Hotel and[...]mer most young moved from Flandrem and once had a thriving dining room. Another people went to dances a couple of times a week. Barn dances were hotel, the Vendome (located on the corner now occupied by Kenneth[...], Frenchs, country schools, the Johnson) burned to the ground about 1917.[...]sembly room in the old school, and Brush Lake was a must every Howard Johnson started taking[...]ys also helped. by Bud Stephens, became a real attraction. After that, the Rainbow Later, school children were hired to mow. Howard still heads the Lake Dance[...]ion and beginning in 1981, the organization voted to ing. Many remember the orchestras of B[...]lk's band. Three livery stables were once a part of Lake. Nickey's stable was Bill Chandler tells of a fund raising basket social held in the Rain- located on the south corner of the lot now occupied by Trico[...]another basket. Couples would get together after a hay ride and have area of the Vern Michels house[...]fun at the Rainbow dancing to a nickelodian. Located in the middle of Joe Winter had the 1st garage which was on the sight of the new Main Street, the Rainbow was practically a town hall for events. fire hall. Markuson and Epler had a garage now owned by Stromberg Romey's pool hall and a former cafe had been dismantled to make otor and sold Ford cars.[...]Joe Dolan drove her Hupmobile, purchased in Lake, to Minneapolis in 1 day. Post 90 of the Ame[...]the 1st auxiliary president. Lake once had a flour mill run by Paul Preuss. Terry Stromberg's trailer now sits on that area. The Klu Klux Klan once burned a cross in front of Romey's pool hall and on the Reservation. One time they came into the Cong[...]sat down, said nothing and got up and left ithout a ord. The 1st pfane to land in Lake was on 7-4-12, and a few snow- fla es came do n that day. In he[...]The cafe that was torn down was formerly run by a fellow named FHA Christmas Ball.[...]edicine La e's only Chinaman, .. China Joe," ran a cafe in a he would ta e the customers' order call them out to the kitchen and building ne o hat is no he[...]of pie do you have?' His he kept a supply in 1 of the walls. reply was "apple mhnse[...]Betty and Don Bolstad, and known ing a convention. The legion had prepared big crocks of moonshine for for good home cooked ood is a daily gathering place for the many cof-[...]Poe's Drugstore is the oldes1 business in to n. John Poe is the he alley. The Feds as ed Emmett Gormley and Romey Barley to haul owner of his store hich as established by his fa her, Clin on. part of the moonshine to the dump grounds, so on the way, the fellows A 1914 issue of T e a e states that H. H. Harris was the stopped in a few places and left some for later use. manager o[...]Strode ran the cafe next to the Lake Hotel and he was interested lighting. He[...]One rooster every morning very early got himself on Barley's gravel pit supplied gravel for many earry houses in to n. the garbage incinerator and proceeded to wake those people nearby. Dewey Hjort shoveled al[...]Finally Vin Gaffney got tired of it and ent out 1 morning and shot the by he Frank Wivholms.[...]aid, " o crow, you S.O.B." Bill Battes had a photo studio in the area where rs. Don Garrick Chickens seemed to play an important part. For instance, Bob[...] |
| [...]l cost of construction was approximately Saturday to the cafe. At that time a plate chicken dinner was 35¢ . $3[...]ar- In October of 1970, through a concerted community effort, the son raised chickens out on their farm. One time, Walt Norbo, Dick and[...]and cinders added. This has proved a valuable asset to the athletic couples on the 4th. They slipped out to the Larson farm the night depart[...]ook them the next day. "Aby" said the next day, ''I guess the skunks at 320 enrolled in[...]e time when Howard Johnson sold A new vocational education building was built in 1972 through the Bob French a pig to be butchered. Howard, Bob, and Jerry[...]sistance of Harold Nelson. Neiderhauser hauled it to the slaughter house near Froid, owned by Buck's Store. They went into Froid and Bob got out and said he wanted to tell Buck how to cut it up. As he went in, Howard said to Jerry, "Let's go load the pig again." So, they hurried out and loaded it. It was winter and getting dark and they returned to Lake. Howard dropped the fellows off and took the pig home and kept it for 2 weeks. Later Bob went down to get the meat and Buck Ryder, never finding the pig at the slaughter house, said to Bob, "You are a damn liar-you didn't bring any pig down here." Finally, Howard took the pig down and delivered it for keeps that time.[...]ineteen seventy-three brought approval of a 59,745 contract for a new music department and 2 additional classrooms[...]A new bus maintenance shop was built in 1976 enabli[...]repair to be accomplished much more efficiently.[...]In 1976-1977, kindergarten was instituted as a part of the school[...]currculum. It started as a halt day program with 6 students. Toda e[...]4) it continues with 2 sections going all day ith a total of 23 Medicine Lake 50th Anniv[...]Due to an unfortunate fire the morning of 7-28-79, he en[...]8 as destroyed, leaving only the ped at the depot on his way home if the train was in. One day a bric shell standing. Despite the initial setbac , school opened on time passenger said to him, "Is there any place a fella can get a drink using the remaining facilit[...]not much e ra here?'' George replied, "Why, yes, I can get you 1 uptown if you give roo[...]me the money." George knew the train stopped only a short time and ran really quite smoothly until e ere able to move ·nto he ne enjoyed the joke as the train pulled out on his way to town. Another structure in February, 1981 . t as a generous community and a com- time, George pretended he was the cop when an out-of-towner turned bined ettort by all that passed a bond issue of 270,000.00 enabling around in front[...]m he was the cop and construction of a ne facility combined 1th he insurance money he wasn't to do that. The fellow said, "Can I make rt right ith you and received. Th[...]f the ne facility oo place 5-25-81 . This buy you a beer?" George told him that ould be o ay and he ould facih y cons[...]s, an elementary and high school overlook it this time.[...]p opl sa hordes of grasshop• pers move in land on business buildings and eat the paint off. De[...]e, along with other enterprising people. Belo can be found interesting accounts of La e's businesses.[...]The edicine Lake school system has e p rienced a mar ed change from the original 2 room frame but ding of 1911 . any internal and e ternaJ improvements have ta en pla[...]meteen eight -t o brought a ne , school-o ned home built In the summer of 1964 and 1965, 2 ne hous s ere built to ac- south of the school on the old dormitory lot. Cost of construction was commodate teachers. These were constructed close to the site of the 55,701 .00. A ne bus barn as built in 1982 also. It hous[...] |
| [...]daily serving approximately digging a water well. A lantern was lowered to see what the obstruc- 190 students per day. It e[...]f 7 teachers, 1 teacher aide later used to light the area during the summer at the dance pav[...]l or 7-12 includes Sometime later a group of businessmen formed a company, trying 13 teachers, a special education aide, a principal and a superinten- to raise funds to explore for gas and oil. Later leasing began for[...]Curriculum follows the state requirements with a total of 16 possibly more. credits for graduation. Computer Science was added to the curriculum It was the discovery of oil east of Medicine Lake on the Benson, in 1982-83.[...]e boom in Lake for Adult education has shown a tremendous interest in the communi- awhile. Thousands of dollars were paid to local land owners for seismic ty; so, consequently, many evening classes have been created. A con- work, locations and leasing for[...]ne hook-ups. Close to the Lake are 22 locations and 27 producers and approx- A solar system was adapted to the new facility as an experimental im[...]ich Oil production in the area has been good to School District 7 the shows on this page the wells close to Medicine Lake. past 5 years. To date (1983-84) 1 mill in the elementary district[...],528.00. The summer of 1983 brought pavement on the north and south sides of the school plant. This with an on-going grounds keeping gave the final touches to the pretty setting of a community-generated struc- ture and facility of which we all can be proud. MEDICINE LAKE MEMORIAL PARK |
| [...]nniversary of the church was observed. Since On 9-20-06, the 1st post office was established in E[...], and new lights have brightened the in· changed to Medicine Lake on 8-7-07.[...]Women's Fellowship continues to be active serving weddings, an• 1913. John Dailey[...]hn Dailey breakfast. They now have a joint breakfast once a month tor all the as acting postmaster in 1924. I[...]e became postmaster and the post office was moved to the Medicine abandoned because o[...]started serv- Johnson as leader. ing on 3-2-29. Leo Z. Francis took over in May of 1933, with the post office located where the p[...]serving that position. The post office was moved to its present location in April of 1962. On 6-1-12, the 1st rural route was established with[...]months. At this time the rural route was changed to a star route. Marilyn Bolstad was awarded the contract for the star route on 12-30-78, and at present she still has the contra[...]members are chairman, David urray, Dean For a few years there was a star route that went west of Medicine F[...]A most rewarding fellowship has grown bet een our 2[...]Tim Hutslar. MEDICINE LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH On 5-24-38, 25 people met at the school to form a Lutheran con- ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC C[...]s of the Congregational Church and some continued to do dedicated in 1915 by Bishop Leniha[...]From 1915 to 1948, St. Patric 's as a mission of Culbertson; The 1st pastor was W[...]o the church is again served by a priest from Culbertson. Medicine Lake became the center of a new parish with Homestead During[...]any p op e in d1cme Lake r m mb r the many good t[...]f and good lunches ere al ays a part of these affairs. Recentfy[...]ic. The Union Congregational Church continues to b active after 75 years. Since the 50th anniversary of the church when Rev. Ralph Dix• on as minister, a ne parsonage as built. Rev. Steve Rolhoff as HONK R HOMES he 1st minister to occupy this parsonage and he as folio ed by[...]Rev. Tom Lasswell, Rev. Don Chorley, Rev. Chari s i Jsen, and our build lo cost housin[...]nd the building as compl t d in January or formed a youth group ho later enjoyed a trip to California supervised February[...] |
| [...]2-8-52, the women entertained their husbands with a dinner party, Waters, and Kenneth Engleke.[...]and Mrs. Bennett made a toast to the men. Irving Andreasen re- The building was sold in 197 4 to William C. Smith who later sold it sponded with his: to Gary Erickson of Plentywood.[...]TOAST TO THE LADIES The building stands where Joe Pomarleau once had a saloon,[...]We Fireside men may complain of our lot Kraus had a shoe shop, and where Pete Connole had the 1st imp[...]When our helpmates try out some new frills, business which was taken over by[...]But we're happy enough with the wives that we've got[...]So a toast to the girls of the Fireside Club THE MEDICINE LAKE[...]t do without them, ah, there is the rub. 1969 as a social gathering honoring the elderly in the comm[...]When Sheridan Electric Co-op, Inc. moved to their new head- The club was sponsored by t[...]ie Johnson in charge. The 1st place to the community room there. Because of bowling conflicts, the meeting was held on April 20 with 30 in attendance. Each Ladies Aid[...]in the Con- enjoyed everything from a Hawaiian luau to Christmas parties. It gregational Church and the[...]itional for the ladies at their Christmas parties to "dance In 1970 the age was lowered to 65 and included couples, but on around the tree" in true Danish fashion on party night. 4-3-74, it was decided to drop the club because not enough interest On 5-16-82, an open house was held in the Congregati[...]owever, in the same year, another club was formed to Fellowship Room and 3 charter members were honored. It was a time serve people 55 and over to meet every Thursday. Government funds[...]ere granted and the Moose Hall was rented for $50 a month. Officers meetings of the Fires[...]zens purchased chairs, tables, kitchen cupboards, a storage tana. There was record attendance for games every summer. A league closet and other supplies and carpeting. T[...]00 rent tournament was held every fall to determine the league champions. for the use of th[...]championship 3 years in succession, but not without some very guide, Lu Tronson Hatfield.[...]owever, all ended in fun. The center is also a Government Information Center. As an outreach pro[...]to look after in addition to the city. The Share and Care Clothes Closet[...]irst State Bank, then the REA of- people on call 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, and who put their fice, and later the libra[...]eld, Outreach Worker for Sheridan life on the line when the need arises. County and Stewardship Chairwoman for the Lutheran Church, saw there was a need for such a closet and discussed this with other church women[...]ger use and anyone in need of clothing is welcome to choose hat he needs. The Closet is open 2 days a week in arm eather and once a week during the cold months. Community donations have come in for he heat and electricity. any needy families have been helped. Volunteers at the Closet or on quilts and lap robes for the nursing home or for[...]The Fireside Club of edicine Lake, organized on 7-10-36, ith a accabe, A. Thie) n n, H. membership of 30 women as truly a mel ing pot. Through the years M[...]me, J. Wivholm B. 1Uer and J. Hancoc . shades to instigating a skating rink. They 1st met once a month in the Catholic church basement, and[...]ost challenging fires was at Clarence later moved to the home economics room of the high school. Here, on Hanson's IH Implement in Froid where it was necessary to thaw frozen[...] |
| [...]eluded bake sales, raffles, and a talent show. stroyed.[...]day and election day every The firemen were on the scene when Coast-to-Coast burned in year. They have worked to provide a good costume library. A Santa Plentywood in December 1982. In May 1983, they were there again Claus outfit was bought in 1961 . Gifts with a lift are sent to Warm fighting fire in the same place.[...]purchase coats, boots, hats, spot- their lives in a house fire on 4-8-75. A blocked highway prevented the lights, and respiratory equipment. They continue to be an active ambulance from arriving until early mor[...]0. Johnson's Store, and AUXILIARY burned a little later. The building occupied most of the s[...]Medicine Lake VFW Post 8869 has been a part of the community J & L Implement to the brick Lake Electric building, with a dance hall for 37 years. The main purpose of this organization is to help the on the upper story.[...]ng with financial assistance, legislative work or to see that a veteran located; George Borley's elevator, locate[...]en held every year since 194 7. Members have On 10-7-71, an organizational meeting was called to order by act- been there in all kinds of weather and there always seems to be wind ing chairman Wayne Tyler to organize the Medicine Lake Rural Fire on the Volmer hill. District. It was voted and passed to set the boundaries the same as[...]One of the most those of High School District 7. On 3-8-72, the board of county com- exc[...]up with more Thuesen, Sam Aasheim and Jim Bolstad to serve as directors on the mice than they started with.[...]e members paid life memberships thus the post has a man; and Richard Hendrickson, secretary. perpetual charter. A monument was erected at the edicine Lake On 7-26-72, a new fire truck was ordered costing $28,000 for th[...]who served their country. They have district, and on 7-14-80, a new 4x4 Ford pickup was also purchased helped Boy Scouts, 4-H Clubs, FFA, given scholarships to a senior from for the fire district.[...]VOD contests, helped raise money for an am- On 1-8-82, discussion began to build a new fire station at Dagmar bulance for the county, and given a wheel chair to the hospital. and Medicine Lake. Wayne Woosley of[...]are 28 members, with Lyle Hancock as com- chitect to draw up the plans for the stations. On 11-17-82, a contract mander. was awarded to C and D Lumber of Plentywood to build the Dagmar There are[...], Ernestine Jeanotte, Alice Delorme and Ester was to be used as housing for trucks and a community center. It was Stromberg. The Auxiliary to Post 8869 as instructed in January of completed i[...]1948. They have been a very active unit, assisting he Post when call- In June of 1982, another 4x4 pickup was purchased to serve the ed upon. Dagmar area, and also on 10-14-82, the fire district received a 4x4 They have raised money for[...]jects through lunch truck from the forest service to serve the Volmer area, and a small counters at the men's carnivals, food bas ets, and their recent ven ure garage was built on the Loren Henke farm to house this unit. into commun[...]the honor of being president of District 5. On 9-20-83, bids were opened for the new fire station at edicme On the local level this organization has given money and flags to Lake with C and D Lumber low bidder. The building[...]ubs, churches, school library, hospital, and held a 7,000 square feet is to be completed in the summer of 1984 and ill benefit for a needy family. T ey are at present, 45 members strong. be used for housing equipment and as a community center and Both the Auxiliary and Pos hope to continue as units for many meeting place.[...]years and hop to serve the community hen n d d. A new area east and north of Dagmar as annexed into[...]UXILIARY The Firemen's Auxtliary was founded on 4-17-56, ith t e folfo - ing original members: rs[...]aard. At the 6-12-56 meeting, plans ere made to sell concessions at the Lake and at ball games to help raise money. The portable wagon S; . i~holm, R. Schm . used as called " the little red[...]by son, . itz, P. R ut r, A. Gro u the members ho took turns wor ing at the La e on eekends. and .[...] |
| [...]on October 7th, 13 were enrolled. The Medicine Lake Quick Response Unit is a group of dedicated The Moose[...]at people in the Medicine Lake area who respond to a scene of an acci- Mooseheart ("the[...]ey are through dent or illness. Their purpose is to stabilize the patient before the am- school. bulance arrives or as in some cases, to decide if an ambulance is need~ Judy Jensen, of Froid, received a scholarship from the Moose or ed. They are Advan[...]ng receptions, gradua- is 20 minutes away, it is a service that are greatly needed.[...]by Jim DeTienne, the area's EMS director at the time. In the fall of 1982, Genise Han- FARM[...]The Farmer's Co-op Store was incorporated on 2-24-42. There another group of people were cert[...]e 1st officers hours of training plus keeping up a minimum of 24 hours of training ele[...]elson and Genise Hancock. Barb Danielson was also a member for The 1st manager was Carl A. Eid with Hurd McKinney as meat cut- a period of time. The area the Unit takes care of is not only the t[...]ey Sorley later became meat cutter. Medicine Lake but its surrounding areas including Reserve, Dagmar, Alma Axness Groskurth became a clerk in March 1945 and con- Volmer, Homestead an[...], another group of people finished their training to and Marlin Grandahl, who had been the mea[...]manager in March of 1957. However, he died as a result of an airplane Borer, Bill Nyby and Greg Thuesen, to bring the membership up to 12. accident on company business. The ORU is an affiliate o[...]the Unit. The members in the drickson, A. J. Cartwright, Melvin Tronson and David Erdahl. ORU often comment on the support of the people in the area and the[...]George Waters Sheridan County Ambulance, for as a volunteer group, this helps make and is now called Jack and Jill. their job a lot easier. To date, the group has responded to at least 1O calls in the year that they have been in progress. Future plans are to receive a vehicle to transport their equipment. At present, the equipment is stored in Irene Strauss' porch and kitchen and has to be loaded into a vehicle each time there is a call. As the equipment list gets larger, with o2[...]unit, the group finds it not only time consuming but exhausting to load each time. The group often wonders how Irene feels about the[...]tacked in her house and the people running in and out at all times of the day and night. The Unit hopes to relieve her of hat soon, as the Firemen have promised the Unit a spot in the new firehall, when finished.[...]1959 Firemen's Auxiliary Cleanup Day: Le.ft to rear: R. Parpart , D. Han- LOY AL ORDER OF MOOSE[...], P. French , . Grandahl, D. Sons eqaard , and I. The Loyal Order of oose 1343 began in Plentywood on C handler . 12-14- 7, with the enrollment of 90 names on the charter. The lodge membership was over 480 by 1960, but membership dropped drastically, through mismanage[...]HOPPE While Ervin Stringer was visiting ith a friend he found out about Al's Ceramic and Gift Shoppe, now closed, was 1st established in a building in edicine Lake hat as for sale. In 1972[...]ather, Gene Parent purchased and the name changed to edicine Lake while the number[...]nger; Jr. by themselves. They put on new siding, put up plyboard and notched Governor,[...]Governor, Alvin Pe ersen; Prelate, out grooves in it, burned the wood, and varnished the[...]on; Treasurer Ernest Snellman. a remar able change in the former Loftgrin building which had at Lodge 343 celebrated i s 25 h anni er ry 12-16-72. Paul Parpart various times housed a real estate business, a shoe shop, served as an and Oscar elson, charter[...]eir 25 division pins apartment a lodge room for he Odd Felio s, and a parish hall for the and Ervin Str'nger received h[...]in Congregational Church, and then a laundromat. on the list: Oscar elson, John 1vholm, Ove ielsen and Paul Parpart. While the oil boom as on Ahce received large orders from dif- In 1973, a hall was added onto the Lodge building i hall donated ferent oil companies fo[...]craft items ere very popular. ontana by a hair. Duane Christofferson received the Governor[...]Gover• she instilled in them, but also her creativ, y. nor from 197 4 to July of 1976. In 1975, permission was granted for the addition of a Women of S ELLMA CU IC the oose Chapter. On August 10th, 37 candidates were enrolled a[...] |
| [...]ess for 26 years. She had many patients come to the farm from the surrounding[...]ears of business with an open After 13 years on the farm, she moved to town to keep regular house and free coffee[...]iends and customers. hours so she could have time to rest. She bought a building next to the George, who operates a wrecker service, has probably been at he old rooming house on the east end of Main Street a~d converted it to scene of more accidents than anyone[...]itable rooms for examination and massage. She got a renewal license in 1970 and opened the Clinic. Open house was on 9-16-70. When Caroline became tired and ill and was hospitalized for a short time, she closed the Clinic in May of 1978. Mrs. Snellman moved into her house in to[...]e morning. This station came into being when a group of farmers got together on 6-16-28, to form a corporation. Vin Gaffney was appointed tem- porar[...]e J. Eamon The board made an offer of $4,150 to Jensen and Jensen to buy went to work for Vincent Gaffney. In 1944, he bought the[...]rail- garage at the CCC camp and moved it to ain Street in edicine La e, road tracks. Their of[...]e started his own shop. lnitiaJly, he operated as a sub-dealer, Company was in business as a bulk plant. but by 1946, Clarence had earned his own Chevrolet de[...]Eamon otor Service soon became 1 of the to n's leading businesses. for 7 years. However, in 1935 the board purchased a new site just Clarence owned and[...]onsiderable success, west of Joe Winter's garage. A building was brought in from Home- selling Crosley appliances and grain s athers in addi ion to Chevrote stead and George Norburn was given $25 to dig the basement and by cars and trucks. The 1st car used for the drivers training course a he July 1935, the service station was in business[...]purchased auto accessories and fixtures belonging to HANCOCK BODY SHOP him. Lloyd Michels then became manager, a position he held until ark The door opened to a ne business in edicine La e in October Michets be[...]1945- Hancock Body Shop. Bryce rented a building f om Fie ding so his management was cut[...]ments currently are located on his property. The following year Julius Carlson opened a blacksmith shop east His 1s job as body or done on Ralph Johnson's Dodge car at of the station as pa[...]the rate of 2.50 per hour during II. duty to take over the station. As early as 1948 Mar started a discus• The 1s comple e paint job as on Ole Hallquis s car. Bryce s sion with the board about a new plant and location. Before any action shop wasn t equipped 1th an ai[...]he business in o the ar uson-Epler Ford was held on 6-2-56, with a arehouse being added later. With the Ag ncy bui ding. This is h re S romb rg o o S rv1ce i today. He death of Lionel Sorley in 1958, ar[...]nt d had 5 m n or ing for im at that time. manager until he retired, due to ill health, m June of 1977. During In 19 9, he purchas d a barn from Die rdahl's farm east of to n those years considerable expansion was completed and ne services and had 1t moved on the 2 lots e purchas d from Lio d J. ichels. added, including a fertilizer program. The final addition as mad in[...]the body shop. ddie orin 1976 and celebrated with a grand opening. convert d this b rn into a b shop for he firm. During ark's years[...]2 lots est of the o d shop from th day, hether it be to help motorists, prov·de rides out of to n 1or p O- Sheridan Et ctr"c Coo a ·v . H built a n shop o these lots and pie, fix furnaces, or hel[...]shop 32' y 90'. H rman Ebel built this addi- A history of edicme La e Oil Company ou d not b complete tion . Bryce Jr. put ·n a front-end at gnm nt. ithout mentioning Julius Brien, ho as employed for 37 years as a Aft 32 y ars ·n business Brye sold the business to Brye Jr. faithful worker and tank truck salesman. on 1-1-79. He built an ddrtion to th shop for an offic and parts[...] |
| [...]s partners. A branch was opened at Medicine Lake in September 1[...]terson. retired and sold the company to Michael Jensen of Reserve. His brother, Ronald Je[...]other water well drilling rig and join- A SPECIAL THANKS ed the Western Drilling Company.[...]ave Morin, and Lucy Smith for her time and effort on the city not reliable producers of gas.[...]We are sorry the stories had to be cut. Some very good informa- CARLSON DRILLING[...]water truck, service rig and 2 pickups. He keeps a large stock of Goulds pumps and well supplies on hand at all times. ALBERT and[...]r Maxine and Albert Albertini came to Medicine Lake in August of in the business. Work[...]Maxine retired in June of 1983 and Lloyd is a licensed and bonded driller for Montana and North moved to Great Falls. Dakota and has served as a director of the Montana Water Well Drillers[...]with a Registered Nurse Degree.[...]from the College of Great Falls in 1954 with a BS degree in math and[...]They were married on 1-2-50 in Glasgow, MT.[...]ie and David Rasmussen started edicine Lake Ready i ith 3 ready-mi trucks and 2 gravel trucks. They e[...]1977 by adding Culbertson Ready ix and setting up a ash plant on Die French's land est of to n. en Torgerson and Ron Ueland started[...]e of 1979, Dare ike was born on 10-20-51 . He is a graduate of the University of Zaun joined them as a partner, and they purchased he ready-mix[...]he University of Arizona School of edicine. He is a business from Spo lie Sales. To keep up I h the oil boom in he pedia rician practicing in Richland, WA. Willis on Basin, Prairie Sand & Gravel as he business was renamed, Ed, born on 5-17-53, is also a University of ontana graduate. He expanded to 4 ready-mi true s and 5 gravel true s. R C[...]Alan, born 5-16-65 is currently a ending the University of on- to concentrate on he ready mix and gravel hauling. ana. A new office and shop ere buil on the property in edicine La e in 1981 . In June of 1982, Darek Zaun left the business and moved to ARLOW HARDING ALFSON Willis on, D to pursue another business.[...]OeLamere, O on 5-9-21 . At 1 year old he came ith his parents to TRICO I DUSTRIES, I C.[...]sehill and Griffin Trico Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of oil field equipment in- schools. Ario moved i h his parents and brothers and sisters to Dut- cluding down hole sucker rod pumps, surface[...]s. Trico is also involved in oil ceived a medical discharge and returned to Fairfield, where his parents[...] |
| were living at that time. He worked with his dad as a mechanic, 1-4-55. Martin lives on a farm near Fairfield. He has 2 sons. Mali also carpenter, or whatever job was on hand at the time. Arlow has always lives on a farm near Fairfield. She has a son and a daughter. Marion lived with his parents and taken[...]on and Kenneth were both killed near their cabins on 9-6-77. They DONALD E. ALFSON[...]l Danielson Alfson, was born at Medicine Lake, MT on 12-23-27. I lived in and near Medicine MUREL MABLE ALFSON Lake until 1940 when the family moved to Dutton, MT and then to By Pearl Alfson Fairfield, MT. I married Ida Larson of Fairfield. We have 1 daughter, Murel Mable Alfson, a twin, was born at Medicine Lake, MT on Linda who is married to Daniel Goos. They have 3 daughters, Rebecca 5-2-25, to Ralph Edwin Alfson and Mabel Danielson Alfson. She moved Lynn, Tia Nichole and Samantha Jo. I retired 1-1-84 after 32½ years from Medicine Lake with the family to Dutton, MT in 1940, then to with the Montana State Highway Department. Ida works for a local CPA Fairfield. She lived with[...]were married in Choteau, MT in June 1943. On 5-10-44 they had a set Greenfield Farmers Oil.[...]The twin girls were named Glenna Mable and Glenda May.[...]n Hood family lived in Choteau for about 6 years. On 9-6-45 ETHEL ALFSON AMELINE they had a son, Lyle Curtis. Glen worked on several different ranches By Ethel Alfson Ameline[...]in the Choteau area. They moved to Butte in 1950. Glen worked in the Ethel Maxi[...]ood were divorced around was born at DeLamere, ND on 5-15-20. At the age of 2, she moved to 1960. Murel then moved (with the 3 children) to Grants, , where Sheridan County. She went to the Griffin and Rosehill rural schools, she met and married Edward Mossach. On 11 -21 -63 they had a set of and attended Med. Lake HS where she graduated in 1938. In 1940, twins; a boy and a girl. They were named Robin Karla and Robert Karl[...], NORMAN RUSSEL ALFSON WY. Her husband is a Petrolane manager there. Shirley has 3 step-[...]o stepgrandchildren. Shirley was born at DeLamere on Norman Russell Alfson was born to Ralph and abel S. Alfson on 3-31 -41.[...]rank and Caroline Snellman's Dennis was born on 6-1-42. Dennis married Drena Lane in 1963. home. Norman was married to Wilma Irene orris at Fort Shaw, Ton He was in the[...]Dennis and Drena have 3 6-1-47. To this union was born 6 children. children. Their o[...]a has 2 children, Erica Rachel and Adam Dennis is a mechanic in Cutbank, MT.[...]lives in Madison, WI. Dorothy's husband, Bill, is a com- Ronald was born at Fairfield, MT on 6-24-43. He served in the puter re[...]nty Rest Home. Ronny also has his I. He is a school administrator. own repair shop at home.[...]1 son. San- bara's husband S eve is a chemical engineer for the 3 company. dra worked for a few years in a grocery and is presently employed at a John Eugene Alfson is married and[...]John or s for Burling on orthern RR. Randy Lee Lindgren was born at Choteau, MT on 2-10-54. Randy Terry Lee Alf[...]Devin Cody. They live in Helena, T. Terry is a eado God at Moscow, ID in 1976. Randy lives at Ta[...]Helena, T. i e is a meat cu er for Bu ery Foods in Helena.[...]orman lived in Fairfi d for 30 years ne t to his parents and after ORVILLE HENRY ALFSON (SLIM)[...]they passed a ay purchas d the Evergreen cabins on High ay 200 at Orville Alfson, son of Mabel[...]enty- the foo o Roger's Pass. orman has a draghne and cat and dozer and wood, MT on 8-5-31 . He ent to school at Rosehill rural and ed. do s construction or on ditc es, etc. Lake elementary for a few years He moved to Dutton, T 1th his parents in 1940, and in 1941 moved to Fairfield, T here he finished PEAR MAY ALFSO his schooling. Orville worked with his dad[...]By Pearl Alfson business. In 1952 he went to or for the Forest Service and or d P arl ay Alf on a in, as born at dicine Lake T on for them every summer for 8 y ars. He then mov d to Chouteau, T 5-2-25, to Ralph E. lfson and a I Danielson I on. She mov d and ent to work for the city of Choteau. He as Superintendent of from edicin La e ith the family to Dutton, Tin 1940. The family Public Works in Chot[...]as been or ing lived in Dutton for a year, and from there moved to Fairfield, T. In for Teton County.[...]ere marri d bn fly. P arl mov d bac to fa1rfield ith the family. In MARION ALFSON McLEAN[...]m d ug ne H. Ameline (April 23). The had 1 child, a arion lone Alfson was born in Plentywood, T on 2-1-36. She girl, nam d Jere Gayl[...]s D. Trainor were years old when the family moved to Dutton. She ent through school ma[...]at 7-10-63, and Dawn Leeanne was born on 10-25-65 . In June 1979, Fairfi Id in 1953. anon[...]hey have 1 son, ichael John, born born at Choteau on 11 -12-53 and Mali Lenore was born in Choteau on 6·15-80. Oa n Leeann is in her last year of high school. She goes to[...] |
| Helena High and is a cheerleader. Jim and Jere are both employed in[...]school bus which had been made into a camper. During the big-game proximately 20 years. Jere is a keypunch operator. She has been there[...]ey would take their camper into the mountains for a for 7 years. They have a home in east Helena, 1 in Fairfield, and a week or more at a time. They went antelope hunting near Jordan, MT large[...]nd Alvin Kornec also live in Helena. She works at a rest home as a All during the summer and int[...]t find nurses' aide, and he works for Wells Fargo out of Helena. them at home, all you had to do was look for them at 1 of the many Pearl[...]lakes near Choteau or Fairfield. They would be fishing and relaxing. 1953 Pearl moved to Washington. On 12-19-53 at Weed, CA, Clifford T[...]ford was born passed away at home on 11-6-79. Ralph passed away on 8-15-80. At 6-6-55 at Springfield, OR. He is sing[...]of Choteau. Their 2nd son, Lennie Dale, was born on 7-30-57 great-grandchildren. at Etna, CA. He worked as a carpenter and also played in many small bands as a lead guitar player. He was killed at Monroe, WA on 9-6-80. Pearl and Dale were divorced in 1980, and she moved back to Mon- STANLEY E. and LILLIAN I. ALFSON tana. She has been employed at The Teton Medical Center in Choteau, By Lillian I. Alfson MT as a laundry person.[...]Stanley Eugene Alfson was born to Ralph Edwin and Mabel Sophia[...]Alfson on 6-28-34, in Reserve, MT. He joined 5 older brothe[...]His family lived at Medicine Lake, later moving to Dutton, MT, ried June Ezell (born 6-9-39), in Cut[...]where Stanley started school and later they moved to Fairfield, MT, reside in Fairfield, MT, but Boone's job as journeyman electrician takes[...]h the Greenfields Irrigation District as an oiler on the Peggy Diane Alfson, born 5-17-57, is the[...]dragline crew and now 31 years later, has risen to foreman. Jason Cole, born 10-19-78, and Lanc[...]years. On 2-13-55, Robert Dwayne, was born in Choteau, MT. Sue Ann Snow as born 11-9-61. She married Mark Snow on Robert completed his[...]s After his graduation he moved to Helena, where he worked for Wells taken them to Butte, MT, where they now live. Fargo for a couple of years as a guard. He later moved to Denver,[...]is employed by an Air Courier Service. He married a local girl, RALPH and MABEL S. DANIELSON ALFSON[...]3, and they now reside in Arvada, CO. His wife is a By Ethel Alfson Ameline[...]married at Med. Lake, MT in 1919. They went back to orth Dakota and lived for 2 years. Their 2 oldest children, Ethel and I was born in Medicine Lake, MT (10-31-15), graduat[...]ake HS in 1933 and attended college at Havre, MT. I have Arlow were born here. Ralph and Mabel moved back to Med. Lake, and became the parents of 8 more child[...]worked with the general public for 47 years. I married Bert Allee from (twins), Donald, Ralph (J[...]Sheridan County. In 1940, Ralph moved his family to Dutton, MT and in Shipyards in Valle[...]nd Wash. Nat. Gas Co. in Seattle. 1941 they moved to Fairfield, T. They lived there until they both[...]We are now both retired and spend quite a bit of time traveling. We passed away.[...]ave 2 children, Ron and Ginger. Ralph as a mechanic and carpenter most of his life. In 1945 he |
| [...]versity and Kim is attending Juanita HS. Although I've•been gone many years, Montana is still my st[...]• ~f Albert was born on a farm near Medicine Lake on 9-2-18 to Emil I[...]graduated from Hawthorne Grade School. He helped on the[...]hools. After schooling, he worked with his father on the In 1948, Albert and Lloyd Carlson boug[...]Lake. from the Stubbans and Johnsons and formed a partnership in the During WW[...]urchased Western Drilling Co. and Albert remained a Albert became the sole owner of Western Dr[...]He retired in 1981, selling the drilling company to Michael strom in 1953 and lives[...]raining at St. Vincents in Billings, she orked as a Albert's hobbies have been gardening, fish[...]lbert married Jeanne Lindstrom in Idaho Falls, ID on 12-28-53. stationed during WWII. She[...]72, and they live She was born in Lewisville, 10, on 10-13-26 , the daughter of Gus and[...]ted from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID with a BS (Home Medicine Lake and gradu[...]obert ielsen of ebraska hile both Then, she moved to Froid, MT where she taught for 3 years. ere orkmg during harves at the i el Paulson farm. They ere Wayne Arthur was Jeanne's birthday present on 10-13-54 . He at- married in 1943 hile Robert as on leave from the army m II. tended sc[...]ebras a and they lived in Poplar here Guy as the depot ag[...]Ruby suffered from multiple sclerosis for a period of 1 Oyears and pass- graduating in 1976.[...]She don Andersen as born 4-29 39. H a ended school in Plentywood, on 9-4-76. They have 2 daughters; Kellie Lee, born[...]edicme La e and graduated there in 1957. He ent to business 1-5-79 and Kristi Jo, born 5-19-8 2.[...]rm and m 1972 he marri d Jane Sn der. Their works on oil drilling rigs.[...]mil An r n pa d ay m O c m r 1983 a th age of 95 Department of First Bank.[...]years. lsi is s ill living m d1cine a e. Darcy Ellen was the only child born in[...]The oth rs ere born m Williston, D. She amv d on 4-6-66. HUGO an[...]s bo n in Plen d 4-27 • o to[...]· Dagmar. Hugo d a country the Girls' State delegate in 1983. Darcy[...]Restaurant in edicine Lake for 3 years. She plans to at end Eastern nt to o th grade h n gan[...]brothers. orma n fr ,A st rb rg, Dale Strand, Emil Andersen, 1 of 3 brothers, came from lo a in 1915 and mar- and orris P ri T at Res Hall the most, but also ried Elsie Reimers in 1918 -at the athaniel[...]m Culbert- They farmed in the area and liv d on various farms nd in son and[...]958. dad, but his ha fever prevented him from ma mg that[...] |
| [...]ending summer he ma1ored in Elementary Education. On 6-17-60, he married Bonnie school a[...]lifying by teaching, we could get what was called a Life Cer- Bonnie Lee Stringer was born in Plentywood 8-27 -40 to Ervin and tificate. We were married on 6-11-41 , and spent our honeymoon at- Lillian Str[...]Bonnie Andersen. him out of the service, he and his Boy Scouts became invo[...]lecting newspapers and scrap metal to help the war effort. Hugo and Bonnie were ma[...]mentary school annual, THE HONKER. On 7-28-50, Robert Struckman presented teaching degree. Hugo wrote to John Ballard, Supt. at Medicine Lake,[...]iser award, 1 of which was given every asking for a letter of recommendation. John responded with the letter year to an outstanding high school journalism adviser. Irving's multiple and a job offer. So in 19G2, they moved to Medicine Lake where Hugo sclerosis fi[...]During those years in Medicine helped, but the mystery of MS still remains unsolved. When Ir[...]girls, Penny (1964) and longer had a job he became the secretary for the Medicine Lake[...]operative Association and wrote news she also had a private kindergarten for 3 months each spring in 1968, for_ all ~he ~apers that came to our area. He established an accounting 969, and[...]s home, became the Justice of the Peace, and died on In 1970, they moved to Havre where Hugo was employed as an[...]e Roosevelt Memorial Hospital in Culbertson after a Elementary Principal. Hugo is now Personnel Direc[...]y teaching career in Medicine Lake ended in 1949, I wash· Elementary Education degree at NMC in 1973[...]Ladies Aid and Fireside Club until I became the bookkeeper for the Schools as a pre-school Special Ed. teacher for he last 9 year[...]in 1984 Sh~~idan Electric Co-op, Inc. I held this position for nearly 25 years, and will a end Carroll College in the fall. Both Penny and Pam have retmng on 7-31-80. received honor scholarships from Carroll[...]When the bowling alley opened I rolled my 1 st ball (Alfred[...]hole), and at present IRVI G and HELE A DREASE bowl on 3 teams. By Helen Andreasen When Irving and I bough the Irene-Adler Plaisance place in 1941, I expected to live in edicine Lake about 2 years-3 at the most-and EDWARD and SUSIE ANDRILENAS in 198 I am still here![...]both born in he Dagmar community in 1914, Irving on 8-21 -14. He grew up on his parent's farm west of Reserve. Ed bought January 1, and on arch 10. Irving's parents were Clara and Aage a farm west of edicine Lake in 1945 from Myron Bols[...]ing the farm, Ed worked several years on the Fort Peck Dam. Ed's Virgil, as born in 1922,[...]sister Helen and husband Francis Sebastian helped out on the farm for sister, Vana, in 1920. We all at end[...]Danish school in the summer. In On 12-29-54, Ed married Susie Zeimet Frideres at St. Joe, IA. 1928, Irving and I a ended Dagmar Academy, a branch of the Plenty- Susie as born and raised in St. Joe. She was married 2-6-35 to Pros- ood High School, and in 1932 I graduated from Plenty ood. Irving pe[...]dren: arlene was born 10-30-35; Darrell graduated a year later from the Culbertson High School, havin[...]s year in the Dodson High School. e both attended on~ 9-27-46. They lived on Susie's father's farm. On 9-30-52 Prosper died. tana State ormal College in Dillon, and in 1933, I began my teaching Susie and her children continued to live on the farm. After being mar- career in my home scho[...]ng began his ried, Ed moved everyone to his farm on 1-30-55. eaching career in the Richwine School. Irving taught in Dagmar, On 11 -23-55 , Annette Marlene was born. Ed ard James as born Homestead, and Medicine Lake schools, and I taught in the Lowell and 10-11[...] |
| [...]in 1930. Miss Murphy was Ed and Susie lived on their farm west of Medicine Lake until superintendent at that time. September of 1983, when they moved toon the fam ily farm.[...]originally from Medicine Lake. As a child she remembers the prairie very vividly. Whe[...]horses grazing Construction in Havre and Char is a Special Education teacher. They the[...]ings would see the smoke coming out of some coulee after the Indians[...]had built a fire for their evening meal.[...]they can be out of the cold, ice and snow. They are always eager to return to their home in Montana in the spring.[...]RALPH and JULIE (FRENCH) A ICCHIARICO James mar[...]eived her was born in Williston, D on 1-16-5 4, 1 of the coldest days on record Bachelor Degree from Washington State Univ[...]ers Degree and Doctorate Degree. Jim is currently a Grade and HS, where she was outgoing,[...]gfield, IL. Larry attended ~aughter being a piano virtuoso. An old piano was purchased and pu[...]m a cold, secluded area of the basemen . Julie never[...]and Car- roll College. He is currently working as a draftsman for the State High- recital tim[...]ly embarrassed, also made a quic exit! Chicago and her nursing degree from Carroll College. She is currently a[...]tte married Sidney Waller of Homestead. They live on the La e Hon ers. any memorable hours ere also spent playing flute in[...]band. Saskatoon, Regina, Billings, and ,mston ere but a fam ily farm west of Medicine Lake. They have 2 c[...]p the slac hours. Graduation in 1972 mean working on his Master's Degree at the University of Wyoming[...]ends and onderful ,mes ha ould never be Laramie.[...]Graduation from hi h school brought a move to Rapid Ci , SD, Training Center in Glendive. She g[...]te of Sc"ence Degree m E cutive Secretarial. hile a a• lives.[...]chiarico, youngest of 11 child n, the on of Joseph and icolena An• ROBERT F . and ELLA WESSNER A NDRING nicchianco of Irvington, Y. Ella Wessner Andring is a daughter of George and Regina Wessner. She was born on 3· 19-10 at Garrison, D. She start d school at Garrison in the fall of 191 7, but for just a short time. In December of 1917, Ella's mother her 2 sisters, Ida and Hu da, and Ella came by train to edicine Lak . Her father had come earlier. S[...]family as waiting for the1r household furnishings to come. Ella started school again that winter,[...]Robert F. Andring was born at Bird Island, , a son of Lena and Henry Andring . The family later moved to ahnomen, and liv don the family farm. Bob came to Montana in 1929 and d d farm war and later en- On 3-22 -75, Julie and Ralph ere married in Rapid City. gaged in farming for himself. He retired after having a serious accident Julie has spent the last 10 years orking for RE/SPEC Inc., a firm in the fall of 1973.[...] |
| [...]10-21-76). Frank Ator was born in Nevada, MO on 4-6-1890. His parents This[...]hoot Con- were Tom and Anne (Salee) Ator. He came to Montana in 1905 and test in Indianapolis, IN (5-5-84). He had to win in 5 previous contests- worked on a farm for his brother Henry and L. C. Shippee near[...]ts. In the summer, my born 9-6-1897 at Benson, MN to Julius and Margaret Nelson. Her[...]the baseball program; and she and the kids spend a mother died when Bertha was 3 years old; so Berth[...]ding. Sundvold, sister of her father. Bertha came to Froid, MT with her family in 1916.[...]Clarence was born on 3-30-26 in Plentywood. He is the son of Ole[...]the army. He returned to Homestead and farmed.[...]He married Sylvia Ronning on 7-29-49 in Medicine Lake at the[...]They left the farm in 1962 and moved to Medicine Lake. Clarence[...]He also belonged to the Volunteer Fire Department and was the Special[...]Sam and In- Frank and Bertha lived in Butte a while, where he worked in the geborg R[...]1st child Lucy was born there 1-6-19. They moved to Williston HS in 1948. Her brother[...]live east of Froid Glasgow where they farmed for a few years. Here it was that Ruth was at the present. One sister Marion lives in Williston . A brother George born 10-9-21. Roy was born on 7-26-23. Jean was born on 9-25-26 . died in the army. They moved to Reserve in 1929 where Marvin was born on 1-14-30. Clarence and Sylvia had 7 children. Dennis, the oldest was born on They moved to a farm east of Medicine Lake in 1935 and continued[...]nglish girl, Susan Davies, Lucy was married to Paul Christianson 10-12-40 and they live in in Engl~nd. They moved to Billings, MT where Dennis attended Rocky Froid. T[...]nd and they live in Fallon, NV. They a CPA and assistant vice-president in the Security[...]Karen was born on 10-19-52 in Culbertson. She graduated from Marvin married Joan Evans and they live on his parent's farm east Medicine Lake HS also and went on to attend college in Bozeman, of Medicine Lake. They[...]ghter: Mark , Phillip, transferring to Missoula, MT her 2nd year. There she married Ever[...]Vezain in 1972. He was a college student from Illinois. A daughter Frank passed away 3-1-46 and was buried in the Plentywood Sara was born to them on 6-18-73 . They were divorced in 1976.[...]Cemetery. Bertha and Marvin continued living on the farm .When Marvin mar- Seattle, WA , having a bone marrow transplant. Her brother, Eddie, was ried, Bertha bought a trailer home and moved to Medicine Lake. Bertha her donor for th[...]David Bakken was born on 7-16-54 in Culbertson . He graduated[...]ending college in Missoula since. He got his I was born on 1-14-30, on the Seth Folsum farm north of Reserve[...]ology and Medical Technology. He will receive his to Frank Ator and Bertha Nelson . We lived 3 miles s[...]hen we moved 3 miles east of Medicine Lake, where I Edward Bakken was born 10-2[...]Medicine Lake. After graduation he moved to Billings and worked for I was married on 2-5-66 to Joan Evans, daughter of Russell Evans[...]married Kim Robertson in and Helen Reuter. Prior to marriage, Joan worked for the Spokane, WA[...] |
| [...]in Grenora, ND. Julie Bakken was born on 4-7 -60 in Culbertson. She graduated from Medicin[...]o-Tech in Great Falls for 1 year. She later moved to Missoula with her sister, Karen, to help take care of Sara through Karen's illness. S[...]since. Eileen Bakken was born in Plentywood on 3-12-64. She graduated from Medicine Lake HS. Dur[...]ken. He was born 11-2-51 and lived with his folks on the Norbert Portra Sr. ranch east of Froid.[...]n. time Jim moved with his folks and sister, Pam, to the Bakken home- Oka and Ted w[...]stead. He finished his educa- resided on the Bergeron farm , north of Hanks, ND, and later[...]tern Montana town . Ted and Oka shared a big part in the pioneer life, until Ted pass- College and graduated with a BS teaching degree in Physical Educa- ed away on 12-14-60. tion, Biology, and History.[...]Oka then moved to Medicine Lake to be around her family. She Jim was baptized at h[...]Citizens and also the Catholic Church. She spent a lot[...]daughter, Mrs. Eugene Parent. Later she was moved to the[...]rent, of Medicine Lake; Arthur (deceased) married to Olga Storseth[...]of Grenora, ND; Howard (deceased); Lloyd, married to Adeline Rolfstad[...]of Minot, ND; Donald, married to Charlene Fleming, of Mills, WY ; and[...]Kenneth, married to Valerie Gilbertson of Williston , ND.[...]e both born in 1886, raised and were married On 3.17 -74, after a long courtship, Jim married Janis Ilene Urdahl[...]In 1921 they left Webster and moved to Crosby, ND where they Janis was born 10-23-52. She was the 3rd daughter born to became engaged in farming , and[...]s baptized and confirmed at the First in a coal mining operation, a theatre and liquor sales store. Lutheran Church o[...]he school closed and the students were all bussed to Medicine tually became the family fa[...]nephew and niece, George and Patricia, due to the death of their and graduated with a BS degree in Business and Physical Education.[...]bining every They moved back to Crosby in 1928 and Emil commuted from his summer. They lived with Jim's folks until they completed a home in business there and the farm[...]artnership with his brothers and moved his family to his children, Douglas James born 10-30-77, and Ji[...]of the Medicine Lake fire department. Jim is also a school at Medicine Lake. member of th[...]In 1948, Emil and Martha decided to retire and moved into Sidney.[...]Martha was a member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church and Oka Smith came to Medicine Lake with her parents, Ed and Alice[...]y, IA in 1907. She was born 12-22 -1900. As a young girl, Oka would train calves, as though the[...]Spokane, WA and has 4 horses, and hook them up as a team . One day Mrs. Spencer had Just children. washed clothes and hung them to dry. In those days that was a chore George has 2 children and[...], he was adopted by Theodore Bergeron moved to Williams County with his parents,[...] |
| family moved to their farm 12 miles west of Medicine Lake. George February 1969. Seeing the need for a comfortable dining and entertain- graduated in 19[...]wood in 1949 and moved Restaurant on 6-11 -70. to the family farm. Their 2 daughters, Sheryl and De[...]rport until his mar- George moved his family to Medicine Lake in 1953, where the riage to Shari Wrage from Valentine, NB, 1-12-7 4. They have a son, girls graduated from Medicine Lake HS and George commuted from Kory Lee and a daughter Jennifer May. Bruce is now in the farming and town to the farm.[...]trucking business with his dad. Sheryl, a graduate of Rocky Mountain College and Debbie, a Judy attended MSU in Bozeman, was a newspaper advertising Licensed Practical Nurse, w[...]eapolis, MN, before marrying Sheryl, married to Max Aasheim, lives on his family farm east of Tom Davis, a mortician from Livingston, MT 7-7-73. They have a Reserve; they have 2 children, Casey and Brock.[...]daughter Stephanie Michelle, and a son, Justin John. Debbie, married to Charles Somppi (a native of Great Falls), lives in Pat[...]by school system. They and is a legal secretary. She married Randy Schmidt from D[...]9-15-73. He is a buying consultant for Black Hills Glass in Rapid[...]ters, Lisa Marie and Amanda Leah. in Arizona, due to health reasons.[...]ear at LBI at Fergus Falls, was born on the farm east of Homestead 9-30-34. Kermit grew up on MN and graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran HS at Fa[...]ears at Oak family farm home, 3-6-26 near Correll to Melvin and Betty Shelstad. Grove HS at Fargo, ND, graduating in 1952. Kermit went to college at She was raised and educated in that vi[...]Fort Ord, CA. While in the Army he learned to play the bagpipes, and where he took a course in electrical wiring . Betty attended Nort[...]y fairs, State College at Aberdeen , SD, acquired a teaching certificate and parades a[...]he came home to help on the family farm, and then did custom combin- While still single, Don worked on a farm in Minnesota and also ing from 1957 to 1959. drove truck for Archer Daniels Midland, hauling flax bales for making linen, to Winona, MN. Don and Betty were married 6-29-4 7 at a rural church, Immanuel Lutheran near Odessa, MN.[...]Don drove milk truck and substituted teaching in a rural school while the regular teacher convalesced with a broken leg. In the spring of 1948, Don, Betty and[...]rold, started farming northeast of Antelope. On 5-24-48, their 1st son, Carlyle Eugene was born.[...]k Line (which was 1 truck) and hauled live- stock to south St. Paul. In 1950, they moved to the Ernest Bolstad farm which they later purchase[...]orn 4-18-52, and Patsy Lou was On 5-7-61, Kermit married Marilyn Joan Snellman. Mar[...]arrying they lived east of Homestead. While there on the and by 1957 Don's family was on the road . A trailer house was pur- farm, 2 girls were born, Vickie Lynn on 3-8-62 , and Susan Joann on chased in 1958 and so the family had a home on wheels . 5-26-63 . In the fall of 1964 they built a new home in Medicine Lake, During their "gro[...]in and in January of 1965 they moved to Medicine Lake. Kermit started Texas, Oklahoma, Ka[...]ctions at the Refuge. In 197 4 Kermit was elected to the another.[...] |
| Marilyn gave birth to their 3rd girl, Sandi Lee, on 5-21-68. with smoke and we could[...]area have been, Sunday house, was on fire. school, Music Mothers, and is the current c[...]ars in Plentywood munity, struggled to save the school. The Medicine Lake fire depart- f[...]20 years. ment worked frantically to keep the fire contained in the west wing Marilyn has bowled on the Blue Moon team of Medicine Lake, which[...]unchroom, and several class- took the State Class A tourney in 1982 at Helena, MT. In 1983 the rooms including a beautifully remodeled home economics room. team t[...]munity worked through the night emptying the On 12-30-78, Marilyn began delivering the mail. She[...]cine Lake, and was started in June of 1912. It is a route of about room as the flames were[...]hat direction. Through 37 miles and is run 6 days a week. As of 1978 it has been a Star the community effort, the f[...]We enjoy our life in Medicine Lake. We feel it is a progressive at Medicine Lake Lutheran, and all attended school at Medicine Lake. place, and for a small town has a variety of activities. John is kept They are the 3rd generation of the same family to attend and graduate busy managing the[...]Lake schools. Vickie graduated in 1980, and went to which enabled him to take over the drivers' education program. The col[...]y music activities, and some of the Bainville, MT on 7-17-82. They presently live and work in Culbertson, athletic programs. I work as a nurse's aid in Plentywood and am in- MT.[...]onse unit. Broadcasting in Billings, MT, becoming a radio broadcaster. Upon We came to Medicine Lake with plans to stay only a couple of graduation from YSB, Susan worked for a time in Thermopolis, WY years and they have quickly turned to 10. before moving back to Billings to become the office manager of YSB. Sandi will[...]as born at Rockford, IL 6-1-1878 and It was a spring day in May when the Borer family 1st arrived in died 1-22-67. Eleven children were born to them : Myrtle (Mrs. Medicine Lake. After driving[...](Mrs. John break-up had begun and at 3:00 or 4:00 A.M., we were not prepared Henricksmier); Vernon; Clifford; Louise (Mrs. Arnold Boe); Ruby to dodge northeastern Montana chuckholes.[...]John, my husband, could freshen up as he was due to be inter- Ole and Eva Boe homeste[...]1891 and died 1-12-57, both at Plenty- was 2, and I were glad for the respite. At that point, bed loo[...]my parents during Christmas vacation, we decided to drive up and look farmers. He also wo[...]real' evergreen strung across from telephone pole to telephone pole. Each pole had a Santa or some other decoration on it. A huge Christmas tree adorned the center of town . Medicine Lake at Christmas was and still is a very impressive sight. My husband, John, wa[...]chool campus reminded him of colleges he had been to where the academic buildings are surrounded by ex[...]elter as well as beauty. The music department was a very desirable asset. A new facility had just been built where the concer[...]band , and swing choir held scheduled rehearsals. A marimba and set of chimes, along with[...]On 8-21 -37, Erma and Buster were married and lived[...], Gordon Lubbers, that only if he signed would he be shown where Ritland,) lives in Plenty[...]ing most widely in our mind, is the early morning a few years ago Hurst), lives in Plentyw[...]s graduated from the Plentywood HS. sound was not to be ignored. We ran to the windows of our trailer to Buster was a trucker for the Farmers Union Oil Co. of Plentywo[...]The whole sky was filled and from 1947 to 1951 he worked with Simon Swanson wiring m[...] |
| [...]ty-getting ready for the REA. He was 1 of the 1st to sign up for membership in REA when they had their[...]wood. They were there for 9 years. The girls went to the Coalridge grade school. In the fall of 1[...]Richard Brunsvold Family. Buster was a member of the Volunteer Firemen from 1960 to 1980. With their families all within a few miles, they have enjoyed a James Richard was born 11-1 7-5[...]. He Julius Brien was born at Medicine Lake on 11-6-09 to Joseph and now operates the home place[...]ed at Medicine Lake Lutheran Church. He went east to finish his education. When returning, he worked f[...]l, ried Stacy Tronson of Medicine Lake on 7-19-80 at Medicine Lake MN. She was born to Barney and Minnie Raether. Mr. and Mrs. Raether[...]n 12-6-81 were both born and raised in Wisconsin, but came to Sheridan County and Marcy Marie was born 2-20-84. Randy now works as a pumper for in 1908, where they lived the rest of[...]. He was baptized at Grace Julius worked as a school bus driver, bartender, and also worked[...]nd confirmed at Medicine Lake Lutheran Church. He on government projects. Then when his father-in-law'[...]attended Wyoming took over the farm. Then he sold out and went to work for the Medicine Institute of Techn[...]ths. Richard and Maxine rented out the home place at Skaar and[...]moved to Medicine Lake in March 1971. They were employed b[...]Lake. Richard Leroy was the only child born to Elmer and Marie Bruns- Richard was diag[...]ed grade school at 1976. They continued to work at the Hendrickson farm until March Beach until his parents moved to the Skaar community in North Dakota 1979, when because of Richard's health they moved to Sidney and to ranch in 1939. He then attended a 1-room school, Shadwell School, then finally back to the ranch at Skaar in November 1979. Richard thro[...]was in declining health until his death on 1-16-81. Maxine continues to Lutheran Church, Skaar, ND. He attended high scho[...]graduated in 1948. After high school he traveled to California where he worked in a cabinet shop until 1949, when he returned to LLOYD H. and JUNE CARLSON Skaar to ranch with his father.[...]gest child of Richard married Maxine Candee on 2-21 -53 at Trinity Lutheran Gilbert[...]brothers, Cloyd and Conrad, who later moved to Spokane. Cloyd died in youngest child born to Floyd and Cleta Candee at the Reed Ranch,[...]nd Mrs. Edgar Peerless. He worked for a while and entered the Army in 1943 and (Doris) Fi[...]ce. ated from Richey HS in 1950. In 1951 she w'mt to work for Mountain Lloyd starte[...]on and Stubban , drilling water Bell in Sidney as a telephone operator. She worked there until 1954.[...]operated it until the spring of 1972. He started on his own as Carlson Four children were born to Richard and Maxine. All 4 were born in Dr[...]at Shadwell School, the same On 3-8-57 he married June Young of Froid, at the Union Congrega- 1-room country school that Richard attended as a boy. tional Church in M[...]Lake HS in June was born on 7-27-37 , at Williston to Robert and Barbara 197 4. After graduation she worked as a secretary in Froid, MT. She (Eschenbacher) Young of Froid, and was raised on a farm 12 miles married David Skillingberg 1[...] |
| [...]Rae, born 9-27-57; Curtis Cheryl is a teacher in Northville, Ml. Alan, born 10-16-58; C[...]s. Connie graduated from Medicine Lake HS in May 1976. On Charlotte married Darrell I. Frideres in Plentywood 6-17-61. They 6-26-76, sh[...]Andrea Cooper in Los Angeles 6-27 -71. They have to Medicine Lake, and he started working at Hancock[...]he school. Cheryl married Joseph A. Mallette in Plentywood 9-22-62. From They have 2[...]this union, 2 children, Mishelle N. and Helley A. Mallette. and Chad Aaron was born 5-1-83 in Plen[...]ing water wells with his dad. He has be the proper place for our life story, namely: The[...]cott at the swimming pool, working there 4 years. On 9-3-83, she married Martell. She was born in Sheridan County and lived on the farm west of Mark Lubbers, the son of Gordon[...]Lake. She had 4 sisters and 5 brothers. They went to Eng After Mark's graduation from MSU they moved to Spokane where Mark School of Hom[...]They enjoyed riding horseback, going to rodeos and farm dances, Karen graduated from[...]She worked 2 and then listening to good western music. Her brothers all played the s[...]ar and they sang and played for dances. then went to the Vo-Tech in Missoula to LPN training. Edna married Louis Charette at Wolf Point in 1936. He worked on All the family has been active in the Congre[...]d of ill holding different offices. Lloyd belongs to the commercial club and was health and passed away 5-24-75 . a director on the Montana Water Wells Drillers Association.[...]th Dakota State School of Science at Wahpeton and a years working for the Montana State Highway Dept.[...]M. Smith lives in Seattle. Maude E. Portman this time. Moonshine whiskey and home brew beer and every ba[...]graduated from Medicine Lake HS and went to St. Joseph School of dance for 50 miles around wa[...]Memorial and Bill were married in 1938. We moved to Medicine Lake and Hospital. Later she moved to Portland, OR . She is retired now. entered a phase of life more serious and, we might add, mor[...]erts also graduated from Medicine Lake HS and at- To wit: making a living and home for 3 wonderful children . We mad[...]tland. Edna's sister Ida our livelihood operating a saloon, "The Eight Ball Inn" from 1938 to passed away 12-16-33. 1958 in Medic[...]es in Pt. Angeles, W and is retired from the 1958 to 1969 at Plentywood, where we currently reside. Th[...]graduating in 1964. He then went to the University of Montana,[...]was injured in a farm accident, so Billy returned to take over the farm. Bil[...]n 1971 he married Barbara Ostby of Froid. Now to the statistics and the life style of our children[...]Barbara Ostby was born in Williston , ND on 3-26 -48 , the 3rd of 5 Chandler, born 11-14-39.[...]rid Ostby of Froid. She attended school in Cheryl A. Chandler, born 9-23-42. All 3 graduated from the[...]Lake HS. All 3 have college degrees. Charlotte is a teacher in the then transferred to the University of Montana, graduating from the Havre, MT school system. Bill Jr. a pharmacist, working in Reno, NV.[...] |
| [...]Barbara was active in the Medicine Lake Carnival to raise money for the park. Clarence Danielson family. Billy served on the city council and the Medicine Lake Oil Co. Board. On 2-1 6-74, Valerie Jo was born. She was joined by Alan on 4-11-77. Barbara works as a relief pharmacist, traveling to towns HENRY "HANK" DANIELSON t[...]"Hank" was born 3-4-1897 at DeLamere, ND to Haaken and Mali needlework, stained glass, and co[...]es. Billy farms with Danielson. He is a brother of Caroline Snellman of Medicine Lake. He Vernon Danielson in the Homestead area, and on his father's place- came to Medicine Lake in 1940 and worked on construction for REA now Danielson Brothers. He i[...]electrical lines and then was employed as a mechanic at Pagan Quick Response Unit.[...]Chevrolet in Medicine Lake. He was a very cheerful person. If you[...]11-61. His passing Clarence Danielson came to Sheridan County in 1924. He was left a void in the lives of numerous nephews, nieces, great-nephews born near Vining, MN to Carl and Mary Danielson 4-11-03. He was the[...]ed ern agent at Medicine Lake. He had a heart attack in 1955 but was at various jobs in this area and elsewhere. able to travel and visit friends and relatives. He died 4[...]San Bernardino, CA. Lydia and Reserves from 1942 to 1944. On 6-7-44, Clarenc( and Dorothy continued to live at their home much of the time and enjoyed raising a Base were married in Glendive, MT. They purchased a house and garden and flowers. She and Betty made several trips to Seattle and moved to Medicine Lake that fall. Clarence was farming eas[...]California. In 1980 it was necessary for her to live with Betty and Ar- stead in partnership wit[...]the Medicine Lake Coal Co. In became a resident of Sheridan Nursing Home. She will be 96 on 1960 Clarence and Dorothy bought out Tom's interest in the west 5-25-84. farm. Clarence continued to farm until 1970 when he was injured in a farm accident and decided to retire. He remained interested in the farm until his death on 2-6-80 . Dorothy was born 3-7 -16 near Stewartville, MN to William and Minnie Base. She was the youngest of 5 children. In October of 1916 she moved to a farm north of Froid with her parents, brothers He[...]r Homestead and they lived in Sheridan County for a number of years. Dorothy attended the Zich countr[...]ffices in Froid, Havre and Saco, before returning to Froid in 1944 to marry Clarence. Dorothy belonged to the Bethel Ladies Aid near Homestead until they merged. She is a member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church, taught Sunday school for 12 years, is a member of the Church Women and at times has been an officer. She was a Cub Scout den mother for Top row: Gly[...]and Darlyne Lamb treasurer the year the band went to Helena to the State Tournament with Maria. with the basketball team. We also made several trips to Moosejaw, Sask. All band travel then was in priva[...]Augsburg College, Minneapolis on 6-3-53. She taught a year in Clarence and Dorothy had 2 sons, B[...]1955, lived in Missoula and in 1958 moved to San Bernardino. Bill 1964 and 1965, respectively.[...]continued his education while working, receiving a Master's Degree in of Montana in Missoula.[...] |
| The family made many trips to Medicine Lake during summers. Darlyne[...]son Robert was born in 1939. In 1942 they bought a has since been teaching Jr. Hi math at Hesperia,[...]Church of Medicine Lake in 1938. Maria will be high school senior and an honor student. Darlyne[...]department in Chaplin were married in 1982. He is a self-employed house painter. 194 7, and was the town's 1st fire chief. He served as a senior[...]men's club, member of the commercial Robert A. Deem was born 5-20-18 at Medicine Lake in living club, and for 6 years, a trustee of the Lutheran Church. During the quarte[...]hen the children were young, Jennie was active as a leader in William Arthur Deem, was the resident agent (SD 391 ). His mother Cub Scouts, as a Sunday school teacher, and in school activities.[...]after Christmas in 1951, Clarence died at home of a reader and secretary for Joe Dolin, publisher of[...]found that raising 4 young sons by herself was a full-time job, so she church organist. When Rober[...]sold Eamon Motor Service. She rented out the building for several then working as clerk at the GN depot, succumbed to the flu on years before selling it to Monte Gaffney. 10-15-18. Robert spent his early y[...]g raised by his In 1963 Jennie took a job at the First National Bank of Reserve. Great Uncle and Aunt, Charles and Rebecca Deem. He returned to She continued to work at the bank after it became Montana National[...]ywood, and is still employed there. She continues to live He and brother Glyn attended Civilian[...]Plentywood to avoid commuting in bad weather. He was inducted into the US Army on 1-19-45, received basic in- Bob g[...]ntry training at Camp Wolters in Texas, and after a short term as State College, and graduated with a degree in Mathematics in 1960. Company Clerk, was[...]ir Force at Holabird Signal Depot, Baltimore, MD. On 1-27-46, he was assigned Base in Texas. Bob worked as a computer analyst in Utah for 1 year to 970th Counter Intelligence Corps, Regensburg, Germany, with and then as a systems analyst for Telecomputing Services, Inc.[...]Slidell, LA. Tragically, Bob was killed in a car accident at Slidell in Discharge from active military duty, he continued working as a Special 1964. Agent CIC on a civil service appointment.[...]torian. He attended the University of Chicago on a 4-year scholarship Neumeyer, a secretary at German Police Headquarters. They were and received a degree in Physics in 1965. Jim worked for Lockhee[...]ail Christensen of Dagmar in Belinda. In addition to their 3 children, they raised 2 children from 1966 and in 1969 they moved to Colorado Springs, CO where Jim has Robert's previ[...]University of Montana. He graduated with a degree in Psychology and Clarence Jacob Eamo[...]rs in Georgetown, eldest of 8 children. He worked on the family farm in his early years, Guya[...]e, Mary Keegan from Pennsylvania. Doug and joined a highway construction crew in the late 1920s. He b[...]ed in 1970, and both continued their education at a foreman on a highway construction crew in North Dakota, operat[...]Mary have 1 son, Christopher. Doug has been a college professor in Jennie was born in Hall[...]Clarence and Jennie were married in Halliday on 11 -27 -36 . They ed a master's degree in 1970. He attended the Universi[...]ed in Westhope, ND for 1 year. Then Clarence took a job as an in- where he received his Ph[...]tuart of dependent contractor with the government to work with the CCC in the Glasgow in 1967. They have 1 daughter, Leslye. Bill has been a construction of the new Medicine Lake Migratory W[...]visiting professor at the University of Miama, a Mellon Faculty Fellow He operated a large dragline which was used in channel excavati[...]then the family moved to Sidney for 2 years before moving to Antelope[...]family moved to Medicine Lake. Duane attended Concordia College i[...]tional Guard Duane joined his father as a carpenter. In the fall of 1971[...] |
| [...]graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1967. She On 6-11 -72 Duane married Marla Ann Painter. Marla is the was married to Ronald Keith Christensen. Born to this marriage were 2 daughter of Russel and Helen[...]ded Bill- 9-30-46 in Pierre, SD. Her folks moved to the Black Hills in 1948 and ings Business College where she received a Medical Secretary degree. to Spearfish in 1953. Marla has an older brother and[...]She now lives in Glendive and is married to James H. Knapp, indepen- She graduated from Spear[...]operates Knapp Oil Corporation in University with a BS in home economics education in January of 1969[...]Rivers Telephone Company in Glen- Marla worked as a Home Economist with Montana Dakota Utilities Co.[...]12-4-52. She attended Duane and Marla moved to Livingston for 6 months before moving[...]in Antelope and Medicine Lake and high school in to Medicine Lake in September of 197 4. Duane starte[...]4. In 197 4-75 he attended HERMAN W. and LILLIAN I. EBEL[...]as In the fall of 1966, they moved to Medicine Lake. In 197 4 they pur- born in Sisset[...]d Northeast Cabinet Rudolph and Marie moved to Sisseton, SD in 1924, where they[...]He worked in the shipyards in Seattle, WA, as a ship-fitter up until the time he was 21 years ol[...]Bernard Eid was born 1-15-04 near Gary, MN to Anders and Forces, where he served as a Section Sgt. with the Pennsylvania 28th Aliana Mathea Skogstad. He was the youngest of a family of 9 Division, 109 F.A. , and Battery B, Section 1, in Europe during WWII. children. Raised on the farm, they lived in a house made of logs hauled He served from March 1943 to October 1945. from the Rice River. In 1912 they built a new frame house. After finishing his tour of duty, he moved to Montana, where he His father never owned a tractor, doing all his field work with married Lillian Urdahl on 10-30-46. She is the daughter of Mr. Burnie[...]born at Hadiland, Norway and came to America when he was 5 years[...]old. His mother was a native of Valders, Norway. Mother Eid, in her 8-[...]d high school in Medicine Lake. Her parents moved to Mon-[...]r their mittens and stockings. She also wove rugs on her loom for tana in 1928 from McIntosh. Her brot[...]man and Lillian's 1st home was in Froid from 1946 to 1961, of logs. It was a 7-mile journey from the farm to Gary.[...]here he farmed and was also in construction. Born to them were 4 children. Duane Dennis Ebel was born[...]home place until he retired from farming and took a janitorial job. Ben tary school in Froid and high[...], where he graduated in then continued to farm the place and also worked for the oil statio[...]s. He mar- Fertile, MN until coming to Medicine Lake on 4-14-44 to be with his ried Marla Painter. Her parents are Mr.[...]He was employed as a farm hand for Dewey Hjort for 17 years. Spearfish[...]his future bride, Mattie Spencer, who also worked on the operates Northeast Cabinet & Supply in partne[...]After some time Ben decided he needed a home of his own, so he[...]Medicine Lake. He moved it to town, and being a carpenter, completely[...]remodeled it. He continued to work for Mr. Hjort and as a carpenter[...]e area. He also did saw filing in the evening for a number of[...]Mattie Elizabeth was born to Ed and Sophie Spencer 6-8-04 at[...]Stewartsville, MN. They arrived on their homestead 7½ miles north-[...]east of Flandrem on Mattie's 3rd birthday 6-8-07. Here she grew up[...]at home and was also employed in the vicinity as a house maid. For a period of time she was employed as a seamstress on a sewing[...]er mother's death in November 1936, she continued to[...]e for her father and brothers. After her marriage to Ben Eid, Marilynn Yvonne Ebel Knapp wa[...] |
| indoor carpenter jobs. They raised a large garden and enjoyed travel- 1951. They then purchased a home in Medicine Lake. ing.[...]icine Lake and MSU in Mr. Eid's health began to fail and on 1-30-77 he was stricken with Missoula. He later moved to Billings where he was an officer of the a stroke. He was hospitalized in the Grand Forks Re[...]tie could no during WWII previous to living in Billings. longer care for him at home.[...]Lake and was a very active member of the Lutheran Church and Aid[...]In 1961 she sold the home and moved to Billings to live with Nor-[...]ris, who had just bought a nice home which had many beautiful shrubs[...]and flowers for her to enjoy. Her daughters, Bernice (Mrs. Les Gran-[...]both daughters have moved back to Minnesota.[...]After Norris' health began to tail, he sold the home and Mrs. Eid,[...]no longer able to live alone, entered the Glendeen Nursing Home. Sh[...]later was moved to the St. John Home, where she is a resident at this time. Norris passed away in the veterans' home in Miles City, after a long illness, on 9-5-83. Ben and Mattie[...]and Ben celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on |
| [...]f the candle- Hulda was born in 1911 on a farm west of Homestead, MT. She had 3 light ser[...]2 4-5 7. At the time of their marriage, David was a lineman 11-6-34. A short time after the birth of David, Hulda passed[...]Richard married Amanda Solberg on 1-6-39. Amanda was born They have spent th[...]several years in North Dakota and came to Montana in 1938. Amanda since. In 1972, they built a home in Medicine Lake, constructing a por- taught at the Eng school, west of Medicine Lake, until her marriage to tion of it themselves. Many hours were spent get[...]interior decorating, Richard was a charter member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran she played an important part in doing the finishing touches on their Church, which he helped build i[...]nd with pick and shovel. The dirt was shoveled in a wagon and haul- raine was a member of the Bi-Centennial Committee, active wit[...]ed away. In 1928, Richard contributed money to begin the Medicine Cub Scouts and the Homemakers[...]for Lake Oil Company, and was a board member of the Farmers Co-op several years,[...]e Lake for several years. ladies who has carried on a Town Decorating Project for 7 years by do-[...]Richard sold the farm west of Medicine Lake. For a year, and a fenced, vacant lot near by. She worked for Peterson's Ready-To- they traveled through 25 central sta[...]ing to Medicine Lake and buying land east of there. Rich[...]through the years. David built a home in Medicine Lake and have remained there since. played on the Big Muddy Baseball League for several years and also served on the church council and was a board member of the Farmer's RUSSELL EVANS Co-op Store and a member of the Moose Lodge.[...]Montana State University. came to Sheridan County in 1908. They homesteaded on a farm 13 Steve, now a CPA, is employed by the office of Hamilton, Misfe[...]eir children all grew up and at- Great Falls, MT. On 9-26-81, Steve and Denise Dean of Bozeman were tended grade school in a rural school called Lynd School; then later at- m[...]ars, Helen is the 2nd oldest of a family of 12 children. Two children she was in FHA, band, girl's track, basketball, and was a cheerleader. died in infancy. There are only 4 living in the Reuter family. Besides Shelley was a contestant in the Miss Northeastern Montana Pagea[...]ster Mary Lawrence of She is presently fulfilling a childhood dream of becoming a nurse by Great Falls; Frieda, Mrs. H[...]Richard Erdahl (and his twin sister) were born on 11 -26 -01 at his parents' farm home near Donnelly, MN. Richard was 1 of 8 c~ildren born to Sievert and Ingeborg Erdahl, who came from Norway[...]h school in Morris, MN. In 1924 Richard went to Ethridge, MT and worked for the Great Nort[...] |
| Helen married Russell "Chub" Evans on 6-9-31 . That was the time After her marriage to Tom, she decided to go back to school. She of the "Dirty Thirties." Although ti[...]Butte, MT. From that times, too. Helen had saved a little money, which she was going to use point of her life she managed a shoe store for about 4 years. Along to furnish their little house; but, much to her dismay, the bank closed, with doing this, her nights were spent to receive her degree in In- and she lost what little money she had saved. There was a lot of visit- vestigation in Police Sci[...]al assistant. ing and card playing as no one had any money. She remembers that In 1976 she moved to Medicine Lake, where she worked at the there wer[...]ars and also part-time at the Club Bar. She 50¢ a couple for the evening, including dance and lunch[...]yed with Heidi Construction Company. they wanted to go, but Chub had holes in the soles of his best pair of[...]obbies are writing poetry, ceramics, macrame, and be- shoes, so they stayed home. A few days later, when they were visiting[...]Chub, as he was called by his many frtends, came to Medicine DEAN and LISA FRENCH Lak[...]r son Shane, born in July 1983. The youngster got a head worked for St. Anthony Lumber Co. for 20 years, which was later pur- start on mobility, learning to walk at 8 months old. chased by GTA. In 1946 Chu[...]ND, 1 of 3 operated until the time of his death on 12-23-71. childre[...]Medicine Lake HS, where he was ac- fairs. He was a WWI veteran so was 1 of the 1st to help organize a tive in music and all sports. Leg[...]farm and ranch management. He returned to Medicine Lake in 1975 to dent of the local golf club and an active member[...]y farm and Club. At the time of his death he was a member of St. Patrick's Dturch ranch.[...]. Helen was born in Lansford, ND, and came to Montana when she was 6 months old. So she has li[...]any times since. She still helps when the Poes go on vacation. She also still works 2 days a week cooking in the Laketo- nian Cafe. Through th[...]4 years in the Navy during the Korean War. He is a graduate of MSC, Bozeman, with a degree in Ar- chitectural Engineering. He is marr[...]e in Olympia, WA. His oldest daughter, Sheila, is a graduate of Gonzaga College, Spokane. Their oldest daughter, Mary, now Mrs. Joe Tropila, is a graduate of Lisa, Sh[...]Dean married Lisa Marie Shields on 6-15-80. daughter, Cathy, is married, and the youngest, Cecile, is a junior in high Lisa, daughter of Ma[...], she moved with her mother and her brother David to Plen- Next come their twin daughters Jean and Joan. Jean, Mrs. Mc- tywood. Whtie a high school student, she worked as a nurse's aide at Carvel, attended Seattle University and is a graduate of Kinman Sheridan Memorial Hospital. She also played on the Plentywood HS Business College. She lives in[...]girls' basketball team for 4 seasons. As a senior the Wildcat team S~ has 2 sons and 2 daugh[...]named to the all-state tournament team. to Carrol College in Helena. Russell, Angela, and Robert are at home. Joan, Mrs. Marvin Ator, is a graduate of BBC and attended Keating[...]2 years, majoring in business. She then returned to Business College in Spokane. They live on a farm 3 miles east of[...], where she was employed at Plentywood Drug prior to and Medicine Lake. They have 6 children: Mark, To[...]is a member of the Medicine Lake Fire Department, Plen[...]he daughter of prize possessions is a bayonet from WWI action in France that was Eugene[...]e. given to his grandfather. Lisa is active in the Firemen's Auxiliary and Virginia moved to Helena in 1966 where she worked until she met as a bowler, and her spare time is devoted to sewing and cross- and later married Tom Fr[...] |
| [...]ities with their mother, Susan. in 1969. He went to Northern Montana College in Havre where he[...]s, he was active in Vo. Ag. and FFA and received a 2-year certificate in farm and ranch management.[...]ootball 4 years, was in the MLHS band for 6 went to Bozeman for 1 quarter before returning home to farm with his years, and took part[...]ton , where she lived uniil 1961 . She then moved to went to college in Bozeman for 2 quarters. Grenora with h[...]married Patricia Rae Ryerson, born tion she moved to Tampa, FL and attended 2 years of college at[...]ents, George and Hillsboro Community, transferred to EMC in Billings for 1 quarter, and Ju[...]ne Lake also, coming in 1911 then started work as a bookkeeper at the Billings Clinic. She worked from a law practice in Minot, ND to run the Security State Bank here. here for a year before getting homesick and returning to Grenora. Gayla Patricia was an only c[...]worked in the First State Bank of Froid for a time, and as it happened where she was working wh[...]masked gunmen entered the bank. After a little persuasion with a gun Neal and Gayla both enjoy sports and ar[...]hich the men robbed the main vault. Retreating in a Bowling Associations through the years. Neal enjo[...], as she was "3½ months the weather, it couldn't be bad enough to keep Neal in the house. along" a[...]orked for and managed the Schnitzler Neal is a member of the Medicine Lake Fire Department and h[...]tle still resides office of sec-treas. He belongs to the Congregational Church and is a in Froid, coming there as a bride in 1924. member of the Commercial Club. He[...]e Froid Public School all 12 years, Pat graduated a company called French and French Fresh Water Serv[...]n 1980. They deliver drinking and showering water to trailer down the street and with whom she grew up just like a sister, was houses which live on the oil rig locations. Gayla is the bookkeeper fo[...]en she married her husband's company. She is also a member of the Medicine Lake Bob[...]e she holds office of secretary-treasurer. She is a years, and went on to MSU in Missoula for 1 year. Jeanne then went to member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church where[...]French home- Neal and Gayla have 2 children, a girl, Shawneal, born 2-25-78, stead[...]feed cattle. At the present time, Bob is also and a boy, Brandon, born 8-16-79.[...]was a member of the church board for many years, and ch[...]Twin sons, Robert and Richard, were born 6-18-27, to Frank and[...]boards he was a member of in the past were: Co-op Store, 6 years;[...]He is a charter member of the M. L. Volunteer Fire Dept.[...]tive in the department. Pat is a charter member of the Auxiliary to this Tucson, AZ and a brother, Willard, a dentist in England in WWII and[...]same unit. He has been a member of the High Plains Council that then in Pa[...]serves a 5-county area, for 1O years, serving as board cha[...]of those years. He is a member of the Medicine Lake Moose Lodge, a they were always inseparable-when they weren't fi[...]he Plentywood Lodge), and is affiliated said that a prime attraction could be the twins in a "rough-and-tumble"[...]gs. in the middle of Main Street, slowing traffic to a minimum, while He's been on the committees for both the Medicine Lake Golden and onlookers cheered (and egged!) them on.[...]terested in a city street paving project which he hopes to see[...]A footnote to Bob's story might be: "The saddest event of my life[...]devastating for me. But among the happiest and rewarding has been[...] |
| [...]d, Jr. was born 5-24-49 in Globe, AZ. He received a Puget Sound Shipyard in Bremerton, WA during WWII[...]drafted into the armed forces. He is currently a Captain in the Army wiler living in Vermont and N[...]ling. children and grandchildren and they spend 2 to 3 months in Arizona Home is in Miami, AZ, but a house is maintained in Medicine Lake, during the winters. They also enjoy visits to Medicine Lake each year. where they enj[...]When Mary was 6 months old, her parents moved to the site There was no information in the 1st Sheridan Daybreak about my which was to be their home for as long as they lived and where their grandparents or parents and I would like to write a few words about[...]s open country. There were few I am a granddaughter of Joseph and Georgina Pomarleau, w[...]pastures, came from Corcoran, MN, to Medicine Lake in 1910. He owned and[...]arents were David and Verda Pomarleau. David came to of prairie fires.[...]Neighbors were few and far between. Some of them, to the south, Store, a saloon, in 1911 . Verda, her brother Harold, sist[...]and father John McClellan Harris came to this area from Iowa in 1912 and their families.[...]the lights of Medicine Lake were turned on in August in 1914. Verda was mostly done by wagon, buggy or on horseback. Rarely was there a was a compositor for Medicine Lake Wave and Bertha Mae was a trip of any distance that included family.[...]now the Helen Evans residence. Donald was born on 8-30-15, and from Culbertson to Scobey went by the ranch, which was the half-way[...]Douglas made his appearance exactly 2 years after to the day. My stopping place. Horses were used to pull these heavy wagons.[...]father died several months before I was born and our family broke up Sometimes oxen were used on the lighter wagons.[...]marleau Kilgore of Scobey. Donald wasn't adopted, but made his was opened to homesteaders. There were children now so country[...]me with Otto and Ida Glaenzke Olson at Whitetail. I lived with schools were opened. The school near t[...]Verda married Stork Swenson, who was a cashier with Simon She graduated from NMC at[...]tate Bank. They had 2 daughters, Madrene received a degree from ASU in Tempe, AZ.[...]and Marjorie, and moved to St. Paul, MN. Mary taught school in the Wolf[...]My adopted parents and I moved to Medicine Lake from Min- the Thorn wood and Rock S[...]neapolis when I was 6 years old. My sister, Marcella, was born sh[...]lived on a farm at the east end of the lake. He attended the[...]at age 18 and came home each year to visit his family. I was intro- duced to him during 1 of these visits and we were married[...]We had a "nomad" type of life the 1st 4 years of our marri[...]moved to Bremerton, WA a few months after our daughter, Noreen,[...]was born. Monte worked as a welder in the Navy shipyard and re-[...]ceived a master welder rating. Our 2nd daughter, Sharon, w[...]We moved to Medicine Lake in 1948, and Monte joined his[...]om the old townsite of Mary and Joe Fowells, a geologist from Portland, OR, were married[...]erri, Shelley and Thomas were born after we moved to 11 -11 -45. They are the parents of 2 sons. Frank[...]aduated from MLHS. Klamath Falls, OR. He received a degree from Arizona State University[...]neering. He served in the military for 8 years as a College of Great Falls with a degree in nursing. She is married to Dr. navy pilot. He is currently a pilot of the executive jet for ARAMCO in Wayne Thompson, a surgeon, and has 1 daughter, Nicole. They live in[...]Noblesville, IN. Noreen continues to work as a surgical nurse. Frank and Marilyn Zindle of[...]Sharon graduated from Northern Montana College as a legal[...] |
| [...]ntinues her education, taking lives in a nursing home in Everett, WA near her daughter, Ma[...]will be 100 years old in October. Terri attended Go[...]aduated from the Univer- sity of Nevada-Reno with a degree in Microbiology. She is married to LAURA and DON (TBONE and BARNEY) GAR[...]rick. When he was 1Oyears old, the family moved to Outlook, in 1909, Shelley graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a where they homesteaded on a farm southeast of Outlook. They farmed degree in Music Education and a Master's degree in Music Perfor-[...]Ernie and his sons started mance. She is married to Terrell Heiserman of Longmont, CO, who also[...]Shop. Ernie continued blacksmithing until his has a Master's degree in music. They are now teaching i[...]death in 1951 . Seven sons were born to this happy marriage: Floyd, Tom graduated f[...]Outlook area at various jobs. Monte then accepted a position as mechanic for Sheridan Electric Co- On 7-13-26 he married Laura Omar at Scobey. They far[...]years on the old Marvig place west of Outlook. The family then moved Monte passed away 8-1-80, after a long siege of emphysema. into Outlook where Don went to work for Sheridan County, driving cat, I have always been and am still active in church affairs, a member helping build the Raymond Dam.[...]t the Jack and Jill store, and moved to Plentywood where Don began working for Plentywood[...]ar. Sales as a mechanic.[...]In 1944, TBone and his fami.ly moved to Medicine Lake where[...]n, SO, oldest child of had been able to satisfy a life-long desire to farm southwest of Simon and Nora Gaffney. One of[...]Medicine Lake. TBone enjoyed bowling and loved to talk to people until William Jennings Bryant, the "Silver Tongued Orator" who made a trip his sad and sudden death, 8-7-8[...]th Dakota while running for president. Simon came to Mon- Laura (Barney) was born at Coal City, IL, a daughter of George and tana February 1911 ano filed on a homestead east of Medicine Lake. S[...]8-47) and Marie (1910), all born in South Dakota, to Sheridan Esther of Inglewood, CA,[...]nths old when her dad, George Omar, was killed in a train and Simon by immigrant car with the machine[...]coal mine. The family then moved to Chicago, IL, where Sophie The 1st years in[...]lie) of was developed by converting hay and oats to usable energy, horses Bothell, WA[...]being the converting factor. Nineteen-twelve was a good year, but until When Laura was 9 years old, the family moved to Outlook, where 1921 years were lean. The '2 0s were generally good, but with the they homesteaded on a farm north of Outlook. Laura attended grade '30s[...]e old Snuggin's country school, walking 1½ miles to school lucky enough to produce. They soon learned the economics for sur-[...]introduced in the '20s with horsepower in the 30 to (chiropractor) for 2 years. When she wa[...]h, NO, Arlie of Carson, CA and Larry as there was a lot of free time, Vin began doing repair work in[...]r- ship. He gave up the Chevy dealership in 1946, but added New Holland and Noble to his line. He handled the 1st undertillage equipme[...]4-wheel drive tractor in Montana in 1954. It was a Wagner tractor. In 1929 Vin rented land on the reservation and began farming on his own. He bought land in 1935 and built up a farmstead. He farmed in summer and lived in Medic[...]ple- ment. Vin recalls that labor in the '40s was a problem, as many men were in the service. To make up the shortage, there was an influx of[...]nd TBone Garrick. "Minnesota Irishmen." There was a terrible snuff shortage, but the local merchants came through for them quickly[...]h and Brother Monte joined the Implement as a partner in 1948. He was Laura still resides in Medicine Lake. a valuable addition to the business. Monte was a good mechanic and remained with Vin until they sold out the business in 1967 to Sylvan FRANCIS GENTRY Lodahl and Gle[...]ears in the Army in the European Theatre of built a new home on the same lot. WWII. He was employed as a carpenter and finisher for 27 years. He Sim[...]as born in Joliet, IL. He passed was a member of the Masonic Lodge (Mrytle Lodge[...] |
| was a 32nd Degree Mason, and was Master in 1968 and als[...]of Shrine in Seattle. He married Maxine Mitchell on 9-10-49 in Issaquah, WA. She was born in Seattle,[...]g in 1949. She is an accountant. Franf.assed away on 8-13-79, survived by his wife and 2 daughters, Ge[...]children living and 1 deceased. Jim, Jr. was born on[...]ed 1 year at the University of Formosa, came back to[...]ied Mary Lou Roberts from Idaho in 1965. She went to Washington Fran and Maxine[...]ty of California. She is now Gerri was born on 10-4-53 in Kirkland, WA, graduated from Issa-[...]ships in music and English writing. She worked as a the University of Washington. She likes skiing, swimming and secretary and trained as a dental assistant. She moved to California baseball. Joann, who is in h[...]946 who graduated Sisak in 1980. Michael was born on 3-2-46 in Casablanca, Morocco, from high school in 1964. She went 4 years to Everett College and then moved to California where he graduated from Santa Monica Col- graduated with a nursing degree. She worked at Children's Orthopedic lege with a degree in criminology. He was appointed Santa Monica Hospital in Seattle before moving to Vancouver, BC and is now super- police officer in 196 7 and retired in 1978. He was a member of Santa visor of Children's Ort[...]from Woodland Hills, CA. Chris (9-20-68) belongs to the Order of Demolay. Snohomish HS in[...]shing, hunting and auto Tiffany (4-8-7 2) belongs to Job's Daughters. mechanics. He accidentally drowned while fishing on 4-22-70. Tammy was born on 4-3-58 at Kirland, WA. She attended Issa- quah HS[...]ene Raleigh Gentry, Sr. retired as a rural route mail carrier out of Roy on 4-16-77. He was born 8-29-57 at White Earth, MN a[...]tended school. Raleigh Sr. and his wife schooling to achieve apprenticeship and is now employed at Lockheed Bessie returned to the place of their birth in Indiana where Mr. Gen[...]82). They Medicine Lake and returned to finish his high school education. reside in Rento[...]operated the local restaurant and gave him a place to stay. There were James Gentry was born in Medicine Lake on 11 -4-19, and attend- many townspeople who saw that he had odd jobs to supplement what ed school there. He went to work for the railroad in 1934; was in the his family could send him to live on. CCC Camp and left for Seattle in 1941 . He married Pearl Larter of In 1946 he went to Seattle where most of his brothers and sisters Ou[...]the United States Air Force, and and went 2 years to college in Billings. She worked in the Plentywood with the help of Harry Truman, who gave him a Korean War involun- Court House until going to Seattle in 1941 ; then worked in King County tary extension, he retired in 197 4. In 1956 he married a wonderful Court House for Army Engineers until 19[...]is transient life in James left for the Army on 2-17•42 from Plentywood and went to many parts of the United States and t[...]6½ years of the Fort Lewis, WA. He was then sent to Camp Collum in San Diego, and vagabond military life and living in a lot of places many people would later to San Francisco for overseas duty in Hawaii on 5-16-42 . He was consider desirous, they decided to make their home in Montana. He in the Pacific during all action on the Philippines and Leyte. He was considered re-establishing the Gentry family in Medicine Lake but final- discharged on 10-16-45, with the rating of Sergeant. He worked for ly decided on Great Falls where job opportunities and the facilities of an Appliance Service Co. until they bought a gas station and feed store Air Force B[...]have 5 acres and beef cattle for sion to make their home in Montana and they feel G[...] |
| his 2nd retirement, intends to remain in Montana. Their daughter and 3 s[...]s born in 1939 at Plentywood, now 1Oyears old, is a 3rd generation Montana Gentry attending school[...]Lake and now belong to the United Methodist Church of Edmonds, WA.[...]A few months ago Margaret and Rey celebrated their[...]niversary. The years go by so fast but she will always have very[...]n in Medicine Lake at his parents' home, 2-23-26. A RALEIGH GENTRY, JR.[...]his senior year Raleigh Gentry, Jr. was born on 8-13-21, at Medicine Lake, MT, during[...]manager of the store. The store also had a locker plant and many after Falls. He passed away[...]I, Mary Lou, daughter of Ai (Buster) and Mary (Schl[...]helping my folks with the dairy business, I worked at the Cozy Cafe[...]Marlin and I were married on 6-8-52. We bought the Romie Sorley[...]and lived there until Marlin's untimely death in a[...]belonged to the Firemen's and Auxiliary, Lutheran Church, VFW[...]Ladies' auxiliary. In 1966 I was honored as being District 5 "President[...]to play in the annual East-West Shrine Football game[...]College with a BA in PE, Recreation and Drivers' Education. He taught Rey was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corp 4760 as[...]past 16 years Margaret and Rey owned and operated a grocery ing for the Billings Police Department where she is now a secretary in[...] |
| [...]Ford Company. They have oil company out of Glasgow. He has 1 son, Wade Lee, and 2 step-[...]After they received their farm and were able to have livestock, Ad· with basketball when it beca[...]l school sport in 1973. die could be found out in the hay field on the Refuge helping her brother Sharon McCabe was[...]or Winters she could always be found busy with her quilt making or Miss and Montana's Junior Miss in 1977 and on to the National Junior crocheting. Addie[...]mpany in Casper, WY. In brought to her by friends and relatives. 1981, she married M[...]ey reside in Addie will have to say the highlight of her life is her oil well. He[...]only regret is that Erick isn't here to enjoy their good fortune. Her oil children: Katie[...]. well has made it possible to have several real nice vacations. Besides following the children in their activities, I worked in the She says that after all the years of working and trying to help her Medicine Lake School kitchen, as a bus driver and secretary in the children through school, it is nice to be able to renovate the old Gentry principal's office. In 1976, I began working at the Montana National home, which is now her home. Bank in Plentywood, where I am presently employed and living.[...]Alma Axness came to Sheridan County in March of 1945 with her Ad[...]n, Willard, Adeline Ueland and Charlotte Tronson, to join her a sod shanty on her dad's homestead with her dad as midwife. husband, Floyd Axness. Floyd was working on the Wilfred Parent farm She grew up with 3 brothers, more a tomboy, as she could always northeast of Medicine Lake, better known today as the Ove and Mary be found out in the field with her dad or milking cows. As she[...]mother, because Later, moving to Medicine Lake, Alma began working for Carl Eid sh[...]at The Farmers Co-op Store in May of 1945. Alma worked over the There were 4 c[...]re Dame Holger Groskurth, a Sheridan County native, was born and raised Acade[...]law, Harry Johnson, agreed to operate the mine while Holger served[...]During his time in the Field Artillery, Battery A, 965th Field Ar-[...]for distinguishing himself by Meritorious service a[...]Europe during the period of 7-18-44 to 5-8-45 against an enemy of the[...]Returning to Medicine Lake in 1945, Holger continued the opera- From graduation until she married Erick Grandlund, a farmer south tion of the mine. By this time, government regulations made it almost of Dagmar, on 10-3-33, she worked in Minot, Williston, and Plenty· impossible to operate a small mine. Also, the demand for coal was wood.[...]ple• farms for her. During the winters they had to move into town so their ment and later[...]ake and Leonard and Robert entered the Navy right out of high school, both school driving bus[...]erett, WA and works for the PUD. tions to the young people, Alma was awarded the Silver App[...](twins) and at commencement exercises in May 1983. Carlene are all married and each have 1 son[...]honeymoon, they were surprised with a shivaree along with Howard has 2 sons, John Erick[...]recently married. The caravan was in a new manure spreader that[...] |
| [...]moved to a farm east of Medicine Lake, now owned by the Bud[...]Gayle worked as a bookkeeper at the Medicine Lake Oil Company[...]and Lake Electric. May of 1968 she started work as a postal clerk for[...]moted May of 196 7 to line foreman of the Sheridan Electric Co-op, a[...]. He graduated in 197 4. Kim was the recipient of a During their vacations they did some travel[...]cholarship. In 1978 he graduated from the Univer- to Hawaii in 1968. In June of 1976, Holger and Alma celebrated their sity of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and 25th anniversary at the Moose Hall with a large attendance of friends immedia[...]ve in the ments. He and his wife have a baby daughter, Kristin Alexandra, and Medicine La[...]bowling and an avid spectator of On 6-20-58, Cyrene Dawn was born. She was FHA presid[...], MT for 2 years. Presently Cyrene is training as a WILLIAM and GAYLE PETERSEN GROTHAUS[...]e graduated from Medicine IN. About 1912 Gus came to Sheridan County, where he worked for[...]MT, where she studied nursing. She decided to go to sunny California Army and served in France. Gus w[...]of the famous where she worked in a hospital in Carson. Presently Jacqlyn is doing Lost Battalion, which was saved by a homing pigeon named Cher Ami. off[...]tive work and enjoying some modeling assignments. A On 3-2-23, Gus married Jurdie (Bessie) Smith. They f[...]light for her was having her picture published in a national Medicine Lake until 1928 when they moved to Butte, MT, where Gus magazine. worked in the mines. In 1931 they returned to Medicine Lake and began farming again. Gus passed[...]John Haddix was born 11 -20-56 in West Virginia to Charles and Bill attended the 1st and 7th g[...]Arlene Haddix. In 1964 the family moved to Butte, MT. They lived Reserve. All the other year[...]there until December of 1972 when they moved to Plentywood. John graduating in 1948. In June of that year he entered the Army, _taking went to school in Plentywood and Antelope. his basic training at Fort Ord, CA. From there he was sent to ordinance John met Vicky Boike w[...]They were married 5-26-78. In November they moved to In July 1950, Bill was with the 1st troops from US to land in the Townsend, MT and John worked at the saw mill. Vicky worked at a Pusan Perimeter, Korea, during the Korean conflic[...]bruary 1979 the mill shut down and they Bill went to work for the Sheridan Electric Co-op as a groundman. moved to Casper, WY. There John worked at Land & Marine Rental on[...]oil rig equipment. He was transferred to Williston in June of that year.[...]They lived there until May 1982 when they bought a house in Medicine[...]Bill and Gayle were married at Missoula, MT on 2-6-55. Gayle was[...] |
| [...]rry Hackmann of Hancock. Mary died on 2-26 -74 and James died on 9-4-77. Flaxville in June 1975. They now reside i[...]icky, 2nd child of Arthur and Gertrude Boike went to school in Gordon. Lillian passed away[...]od. She also spent 5 years in Aberdeen , SD going to school Bryce grew up on the family farm, attended the country (Rose Hill) while she lived with her aunt. She returned to Plentywood and school and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1939. He spent a graduated in 1971. She has 2 brothers, Don of Ple[...]rn 10-26-79, Force doing sheet metal on aircraft. He spent 33½ months in the and Joshua[...]South Pacific. During this time he was in on 5 campaigns in WWII. They are all baptized Luther[...]f homesteader Ole Lutheran Church of Homestead in May 1983. John started working as and Eva French Boe. Mrs. Boe died on 1-12-57 and Ole died on a janitor at the Medicine Lake school in July 1982.[...]T Olaf and Anna were born in Sweden and came to the United States as children . Both families set[...]married 2-29-1896 at Little Falls, MN. They came to North Dakota in 1897 and homesteaded near Niobe, where they farmed until 1917. They moved to Montana, settling northeast of Medicine Lake where they farmed until the 1940s, when they moved to Medicine Lake and later to Plentywood.[...]ted Hancock Body Shop from 1945-19 78. He sold it to[...]Bryce Edward Jr., born 7-12-46, is married to Joyce Urdahl, and[...]Beverly Kay, born 7-28 -48 is a registered physical therapist at the[...]Jay Dallas, born 9-28-52 is married to Alethea Eidsness, and they[...]T and Maynard of Plentywood, MT. Maynard was born on Church. They also have been active[...]t Thronson of Gary, MN 6-8-44. Adolph passed away on grade and high school at Medi[...]ated in 1964. He at• 1-23-31 and Margaret moved to Montana in March 1943, where she[...]ywood until she retired. ceived a 2-year degree in Autobody Repair in 1966. In Nove[...]ed in New Mexico and Maynard and Grace lived on the family farm and in Medicine lake Korea and was discharged in June 1970. until they moved to Plentywood in 1946, where they worked and were Bryce married Joyce Avon Urdahl on 12-31 -70 at First Lutheran in business until 195 7, when they moved to Great Falls, where they Church in Hom[...]ed until Maynard retired in 1983. Maynard retired a 25-year child of Stanley and Lill[...]ad and grades 7-12 at Medicine Lake and graduated to Plentywood, MT.[...]Lewistown, Moorhead, MN in 1969 with a degree in Business Education and taught MT[...] |
| Joyce moved to Medicine Lake in 1972 and Bryce opened up a wheel alignment shop in the south section of the[...]Jay is a member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church, Medi[...]Church where Joyce Alethea is a member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church, teac[...]teaches Sunday school, is a member of the Medicine Lake Quick Bryce was appointed to the town council in 1978 and continues to Response Unit, and the Firemen's Ladies Aux. She enjoys sewing and serve on the council. He is an active member of the Commer[...]k of Medicine Lake in November 1979 and continues to serve in that position.[...]Lake. The REA brought electricity to us in 1949; the RTA brought GORDON HANCOCK[...]telephone in 1968, but we didn't have privilege of running water or Gordon Bernard Hancock was born 8-31 -27 , 1 of 6 children to plumbing until we moved into Medicine Lake in 1976. James and Mary Hancock (SD 400), on the family farm 7 miles north-[...]h the family doctor in attendance and the help of a family James, Vern Thomas, Earl Daniel and Bryce[...]cock. miles from home for all his 8 years walking to and from school most of Brothers are Vern, Bryce and Gordon of this area, and Earl living in the time. A few of the teachers were: Bertha Paulson, Freida Reuter, New York. A sister, Lillian, died in 1930 at age 19 in the fl[...]He attended the Rose Hill school. A few teachers were: Helen He graduated from Medici[...]d the family farm until failing health forced him to later to become his aunt. He attended Welding and Electric[...]She spent some time in Minneapolis, then came to Medicine Lake year. At this time, he enlisted in[...]anuary 1943 during WWII. They Eidsness in Reserve on 12-28-74. couldn't buy a tractor, machinery, or truck to farm with as factories Alethea is the daught[...]Betty Eidsness of Reserve. She were all out for the making of supplies and equipment for the war. They was born on 6-23-52 and attended school in Reserve through the 7th couldn't find cooking utensils except a pan here or a kettle there. They grade. After graduating from M[...]gar rationing and gas rationing . They were lucky to get the Missoula where she earned a BS degree in business administration.[...]e Air Force, Jay and Alethea and it went on a drawing. returned to Medicine Lake where they purchased the Rhoda Bush[...]their marriage were involved with house. Jay went to work for Buster Brenteson for 2 years and then school and church. Lester served on the Lutheran church council for purchased Lake El[...]aine was born 8-2-77 and Kel- secretary on church council for 11 years, ALCW conference secr[...]arious local ALCW offices. In 1956, Lester served on a commit-[...] |
| tee to contact residents northeast of Medicine Lake to raise funds to farming has been a healthy and productive life for all of them. help get a TV station started-KUMV-TV-at Williston and to bring TV Vern and Helen's gran[...]was a small boy. He is a senior at Plentywood HS.[...]Emma Jean live in Wichita also. A brother Cecil lives in Oklahoma,[...]ND before moving to Conrad, MT. Ogden is in business with P. J.[...]Anderson and Sons of Conrad (a mustard seed company). Marjorie is in[...]Ogden is a graduate of Westby HS and the son of Hans and Mat[...]hile attending Medicine Lake. She is a Plentywood HS graduate. Marjorie has 2 high schoo[...]and is still there teaching 2nd grade. She helped to Mrs. Wayne (Carol) Hurst of Plentywood, b[...]rmed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, VA. He is a member of Medicine Lake in 1964. She attended Eastern and went on to the US Army Band. Three chil[...]a- Lula Spencer was born 5-17 -11 to Ed and Sophia (Horstmann) sound Lab of the Radiol[...]Spencer, on the family homestead, during 1 of the worst snows[...]duated in 1965 of the year. She grew up on the farm and attended the Smith school. from the[...]years, serving in Vietnam for 1 year. a very small child, she was always out with her father; and recalls be- Lyle married Genise De Tienne of Plentywood in 1[...]aways, when the team became spooked. are residing on the old Storkan place north of Medicine Lake. Gen[...]the daughter of Lorraine and Bob as a hired girl. She attended 1 year of high school in[...]enne. She has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She moved to Plentywood She later was employed in a restaurant in Plentywood and also did in 1957 and[...]nt. Chairman in 1980 and through this position is on the board of the Com- After residing in Plentywood that fall and winter, they moved to the bination Fund Drive which started in 1982. Ly[...]farm west of Medicine Lake. In 1936 they moved to the Jens Jensen children: Mirenda Aileen, Gennife[...]rm 1/2 mile east of Medicine Lake. They continued to rent the farm; Lyle. Both are very active in VFW[...]rough, but nevertheless, their togetherness made life pleasa[...]as the son of James and Mary Hancock. He was born on was involved with the school, serving on the school board. Both Melvin his parents' homest[...]until 1980 and family moved here to take over the farm and built a home nearby. then built a new home in Plentywood where they now reside. Vern still After his death, Lu saw the need to become involved in other ac- farms, but leases some land to Max Aashiem .[...]ecame in- Vern and brother Bryce constructed a hog barn and operated it for volved with the Senior Citizens. She has been a member of the County 5 years, then leased it to Bob Esterby. Council on Aging for over 1O years. She helped organize the Medicine Carol Jean is married to Mike Lamphier. They have 4 children and[...]The plains of northeast Montana have been good to the family; and Referral Tec[...] |
| [...]Shop. Sharon works full-time at being a housewife and mother. They work as Stewardship Ch[...]was the youngest of 9 girls and 3 boys born to Andrew and Emma[...]winter of 1951-52, when the family bought a dairy farm and moved to[...]Shirley was at Sunny Hill School, a rural schoolhouse 5½ miles from[...]summer of 1959 Shirley's dad bought a house and lots in Medicine[...]moved back to Medicine Lake in 1968, then to Plentywood for a time Jim was born 9-28-11 at Navajo, MT to Lucy and Calvin Hatfield. and then back to Lake in 1970 when her mother passed away. She Jim is retired and rents out his farm, 15 miles west of Medicine Lake,[...]azen in 197 4 and had 2 sons: Andrew, February of to Butch Michels. He also owns some property in Medi[...]f 1978. Shirley's dad died in 1975 leaving reside on the farm east of Medicine Lake. the house in Medicine Lake to her. She replaced this house with a new Jim has 3 children, all are married. Jim of Redondo Beach, CA. A house built in 1981, and continues to live there with her 4 sons, 1 daughter, Karel Nor[...]ly of 1982. Jim also has 6 grandchildren. Jim has a sister, Harriet Cook, of Flax- ville. Brothers Jo[...]Diana, 5 years, and Gerald, 3 years came to Medicine Lake on She has 3 brothers: Fred of Portland, OR, Harry,[...]raised up to the time they came to Sheridan County.[...]owed the REA line construction work from Winifred to Plentywood, then up to Westby before coming to Medicine Lake. DON and SHARON HAVEN[...]e late summer of the following year after we came to the Sharon Elaine Haven was born 10-15-51 in[...], had the misfortune of being hit and run over by a parents, Robert Charles Triebull and Shirley Jean[...]hospitalized 3 weeks, it was then time for school to also born and raised there. start and too late to make the move to the new construction site. The In 1961 the family moved to La Mesa, CA. Sharon moved to opportunity came up to take over the Lake Cafe, as Mike Patneudes Medici[...]ler and her were giving it up. We decided to take the cafe for the winter, which family. Sharl[...]off, born took it over). Royal went to work on the new grade school and kitchen 11 -22-55, Denis[...]struction. After this was completed, he worked as a mechanic for Triebull, born 3-11-60.[...]nt and as mechanic for John Deere Implement. On 11-4-78 she married Donald Lee Haven of Dagmar, MT. His Doris started work as a "Hot Lunch" cook at school in 1954 (the father, H[...]old school building, as the from blood poisoning on Christmas Day 1960. Don's mother Emmiline[...]d). Myra Abdo, was born in Syria in 1916 and died on 5-18-61 of cancer. In 1960 Royal's health started failing and he had to quit work 2 Don's oldest sister Dorthy Emmiline,[...]Alfred and. twin, Erling Robert Haven, were born on The children completed their hi[...]y 1955. hauser Lumber. Trude has a catering business. They have 2 Donald lived[...]death of his folks. They Diana took a secretarial course at UNO in Williston, ND. She m[...]ried Jerry Olson of Williston. They have a daughter, Kristin, and a son, and Chris and Ordean Ibsen.[...]Kelsey. They now own and operate the Coast to Coast Store in Towner, Donald and Sharon hav[...]are Zora Louise, born ND. Gerald went to school at UM in Missoula. He married Linda Larson[...]eir home. They have 3 sons: David, 3-10-80. Zora, a 6th grader and Charlene, in kindergarten, attend Matthew and Daniel and a daughter, Monica. Gerald, after several school in[...]en employed at the years, went back to school. He is now a registered nurse and works in REA in Medicine Lak[...]the Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls. Linda has a "Color[...] |
| Analysis" business and is a substitute teacher in Belt. on 11-9-64. All were born in Williston, ND. Doris worked as a school hot lunch cook for 12 years. She and John Poe were married on 3-5-66. EDDIE and ANNA HENDRICKSON |
| 2nd World War I worked at Mare Island Shipyards in Vallejo, CA. I mar- In 1975 I moved to Billings; in 1979 to California and in 1980 to ried Don Nordhagen of Choteau, MT. He served in[...]Ford. WWII and in civilian life was employed as a newspaper lineotyper. We So, in 1984 I'm in Conrad where I'm close to my family. It is such have 3 sons: Raleigh James married Debra Kay Roach and they have a privilege to be near them: Marilyn, Jim and their 4 children. The[...]reside in Moscow, ID. After 25 years of marriage, I divorced Don and later married Ray Herring of Wallace, ID. At present I am living in Issa- BLANCHE HERZOG quah, W[...]Blanche was born in Silver Lake, MN on 4-20-1893, daughter of[...]e born in Germany as was her sister, When I was a 1st grader, my family moved from Kenmare, ND to Frances, and 1 brother, Ben, who became a priest after he grew up in Medicine Lake. Dad[...]the United States. After her parents came to the United States, they was certainly high adv[...]rothers, When relatives from Kenmare came to visit, it was absolutely a Walter and John, were born in Minnesota. major event. A trip of that magnitude deserved several days of visiting. Oh, the devastation when they left. I still don't like to say "goodbye. " My grade school years wer[...]tanding teachers was Ruth Guy Tange. That year I was absolutely sure of becoming a teacher and how I would love to be just like Miss Guy. In the 7th and 8th grades, there must have been a shortage of room at the school because we used an old restaurant on Main Street. Mrs. Wise was our teacher. I spent my high school years at Medicine Lake, grad[...]arold Everson and Keith Tyler. Keith and I went to lnternmountain College, Helena, a church- related school, our freshman year. I felt so hemmed in by the moun- tains.[...]ops were bad the next year and there was no money to borrow as I had done my freshman year. Not meeting state certification stan- She met Frank A. Herzog in Geneseo, ND, where she worked in a dards, I had to give up my country school after 3 months. My ego bank. They were married in Forman, ND on 1-15-14. Frank was a son thought it would never recover.[...]g. His mother was the former Florence Soon I went to work in Stubban's store. I was grateful to Mr. Stub- Mollendorf. Frank was born in Lennox, SD. Their daughter, Doloros, ban for hiring me, but teaching was my aim. That fall, I borrowed $125 was born in Mantador, ND on 6-29-14. Frank's folks had moved to from Mrs. Harry Sparling. Thelma Nygard helped me find a place I could Roundup, MT and so Frank and Blanche decided to move there, too, work for my board and room so I went to Minot State Teachers' Col- and arrived in Roundup 11-11 -18. On 9-1-19, their son Gene was lege. Marge Peterson of Reserve and I rode with Marie Gaffney in her born. Two years later they had a set of twin girls, Charlotte and very own car.[...]for 32 years until the time of Frank's death on 12-12-51. She came to schools. Consequently, I went 11 consecutive months at Minot to get Medicine Lake and made her home w[...]ne, and family. Her my Standard Certificate. Now I could teach if I could find a job. Jobs time is spent crocheting afgha[...]lies, and doing cross- were scarce. Fortunately, I got a job at Pioneer School on the highway stitch work. She loves to read and watch TV. between Culbertson and Froid. I stayed there 3 years, then moved to Blanche lives by herself and remains active. She has 1Ograndchil- Froid where I taught 5th and 6th grade home room , and music to some dren and 23 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren . of the other grades. I wanted to move on. After 4 years at Froid, I went to Roundup to teach English and Music in Jr. High, having a 7th grade GENE and GLADYS HERZOG home room . I wanted to try a larger school system, so I spent 1 year at Gladys was born to Frank and Caroline Snellman, who were both the B[...]ife. Her 1st 8 years of school That spring I returned to Medicine Lake where Winfield Scott Her- w[...]hich was across the road from their farm zog and I were married by the Rev. Inez Lacey, in my parent[...]and Anna yard. "Jim" Stephens provided the music on the piano, which was in Reuter (Sis[...]e Lake HS in 1939; worked as school secretary for A. L. We lived in Roundup where Wynn was a city postman. Kadlec. In January 1941 , she left for Helena, MT to work as secretary We have 1 child, a daughter, Marilyn Kay. After graduating from[...]attended college at Bozeman. Later, she worked as a married 11 -27-41. War was declared[...]ar- were married and Gene left 1-13-42 to serve his country as a T/Sgt. in ried. Jim's work took them to Sacramento, Portland, San Francisco.[...]ed to Helena and worked for the federal government for the 2 years he When Marilyn was in Jr. High, I was offered the job of teaching was gon[...]undup, MT, son of Frank time and lasted 14 years. I retired in 1971 when Wynn was so very ill.[...] |
| [...]ool and graduated from the they moved to Medicine Lake Novem ber 1930. That winter Bernard[...]schooling in Helena and worked on the strip coal mine west of town. The spring of 1931 Ber- received a scholarship to Carroll College. He attended Post school in[...]around the area. When it became known he was also a carpenter and He received an honorable medi[...]busy building and remodeling, building They came to Medicine Lake to help her folks on the farm while her concrete gates and dikes for the Wildlife Refuge. In 1932 to 1933, brother, Kenny was in the service. Bernard drove a team of horses hauling gravel for the new road fr[...]Medicine Lake to Antelope. He also worked on the county courthouse.[...]era of WPA came into being. Medicine Lake started to build[...]he septic tank building project. As they prepared to make the concrete forms to hold the earth walls from collapsing, they[...]it could be pumped out. After several days of 24 hours of pumping, it[...]was finally completed. Hippe donated his time to help build the[...]inish the track for the Medicine Lake school. Due to illness,[...]eanwhile, Anna took care of the children. She was a cook at[...]"Cooley" Engelstad's Cafe for a year, and also helped out at various Gene Herzog[...]ull. Bernard now lives at the Sheridan Memorial to Powell, WY, where Gene was with US Steel Co. In 1947 they moved Nursing Home. Anna passed away on 3-16-84. They have 5 children, to Miles City where Gene was Asst. Mgr. with Karl Jo[...]. Store. James was born 8-29-48 . They returned to Medicine Lake in Marian Hippe was born 4-11-16 near Starbuck, MN. She married 1949 to take over the Westland Oil Co. business. Later he[...]nest Snellman. Farmers' Coop in Reserve and for a very short time he worked for Great[...]ied Northern Railroad. Michel was born 6-29-53. On 9-14-53, Gene went Harlan Skar of Crosby, ND on 12-7-41. Theirs was the 1st wedding at to work as accountant analyst for Sheridan Electric Coop-a position the Medicine Lake Lutheran Ch[...]Civil Conser- he has held for nearly 31 years. On 10-10-54 their daughter, Wendie vation Corps near Medicine Lake. They moved to Minot where Harlan Marie, was born. All their c[...]ity of Montana and Eastern Montana College. He is a chemical tinued to teach and lone works as a cashier at a Sacramento bank. analyst. He joined the Marine[...]ow of Sacramento, and Twila months. He returned to Camp Pendleton and met and married Ellar[...]d Rita Ryder 12-19-70, and he came back to work for his dad. He returned to Great Falls to work was divorced. He married Teddie Lynn Booth 6-7-77 and divorced. He for a roofing firm . He married Flo Ellen Davison, June 1959. Flo is a later married Debbie Harmon 3-17-84. James atte[...]tana College and Bismarck Junior College. He is a professional com- the school. They hav[...]LaVern Hippe was born at Writing Rock, a community south of children-Kenneth, Daniel and[...]was divorced and married Fortuna, ND, on 4-21 -30. She went to school at Medicine Lake. In Valerie Clemmons 7-[...]er). Mike attended Eastern Montana College and is a chemical the grain elevators at Opheim and Four Buttes. They moved to Sumner, ' analyst and was manager of Continental[...]ildren, Carol McKenzie, Kathy Nelson and David. a son, Kevin, and they live in Belgrade, MT. Wendie[...]Beverly Ann Hippe was born at Reserve on 10-28-34 . She attend- Business College and is a legal secretary.[...]Cub Scouts; he worked tion, she went to Galludet College for the Deaf in Washington, DC for 1 with the Boy Scouts- all 3 sons belonged to the scouts. He worked year. She then returned to Great Falls and was employed at Montana with Gl[...]LeMieux, who of the Commercial Club. Gladys was a 4-H leader for several years; was born 5-13-28 at Stanley, NO. He is a teacher at the Montana Deaf president of the PT[...]ry of the Altar Society School and Bev is a teacher's aid at the school. They have 3 and Public Stenographer before going to work as school secretary of daughters,[...]I was born 8-6-1898, son of Eddie and Charlotte Hjo[...]. Anna Vandella Johnson was born to Peter Magnus Johnson and Anna Sofia Thompson wa[...]wnship, Welch, were married 5-19-15. They lived on the Iver Hippe farm , Bernard's MN, 6-20-1898. father's farm until 1925, when they moved to a farm northeast of In North Dakota the school district was not organized or a school-[...] |
| house built until I was 8 years old. Schools operated 3 months in the[...]chairman when the outlying districts were annexed to form fall ·and 3 months in the spring, slowing[...]son, was born education. In the spring of 1917, I finished my 8th grade examinations 4-11[...]in Daybreak 2. Judy Ann lives at high school for a few months.[...]ity Work- In the fall and winter of 191 7, I worked as 2nd man in the shop 5 days per week. She is a resident of The Annex, a group home. Farmer's Elevator. In 1918 Dad purch[...]me every Christmas and summer vacation. She loves to in Medicine Lake. I did most of the hauling, the mail as well as the fly to Minot where we pick her up. freight and express[...]0-gallon barrels called for careful to Plentywood in the fall of 1979. handling and part of it had to be delivered to saloon basements. Freight Alice die[...]several years. I live in our home at 41 O Sunnyside Avenue, Plenty- In 1920 I returned to North Dakota where I worked in my uncle's wood. store at Kenmare until in 1923 when I came back to Montana and started a farming partnership with Enoch Land, renting the[...]AS and JOYCE HJORT farm northeast of town. We had a good crop in 1924. We also pur-[...]Douglas Hjort and Joyce Schnittgen were married on 12-23-62 in chased a 22-inch threshing separator and an Oil Pull 3-bot[...]engaged in farming with his parents and Joyce was a teacher at Lowell area, hauling wheat for ourselv[...]son of Dewey and Alice Hjort, graduated from and I continued farming the Collier land as well as the[...]but graduated from Plentywood HS in 1958 and received a teaching ing to Minneapolis, where she worked in the Soo Line Rai[...]n Montana College in Havre. Doug attended the for a few years. In 1925, coming to visit her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Carl[...]in Music Nelson in Medicine Lake, Alice accepted a job at the Math Frandsen[...]Jayceens. Joyce taught Church School and took a ·turn as Church[...]le at Medicine Lake the 1st 3 daughters were born to Doug[...]They moved to Bozeman in December 1968, where Doug enrolled[...]in Montana State University and received a BS degree i.~..Ag Business[...]was on to Washington, DC where Doug was ·livestock and mea[...]for 2½ years. It was during this time that On 11 -6-26 at her parent's home in Zumbrota, Alice and I were their last daughter, Colleen Co[...]nager of Farmers Grain and Livestock Corporation, a as well as other land until retiring in the fall of 1964 when we bought a company that provides marketing consulting services to farmers and home in town.[...]ranchers in 28 states. On this ranch, we raised hogs and registered Polled Hereford cattle In t 9_82 Joyce opened a retail and wholesale ceramics outlet in for seve[...]church activities. Kathaleen has begun a career in Merchandising Alice and I worked hard during our farming days, just frke al[...]l as in their local church choir and a charter member of the Des Moines trying to do our part in the community. We were involved in[...]chool, Women's Fellowship, Men's Fel- lowship, PT A, ARC (Association for Retired Citizens) of which[...]ARD and ELLEN (JENSEN) HJORT served as secretary. I was Sunday school superintendent of the Con-[...]d Ellen is gregational SS for 18 years, served as a local committee member of the daughter of Christian and Elsie (Johnson) Jensen. the Triple A (Agricultural Adjustment Act), the Farmers' Store[...]Howard was born in the Plentywood hospital on 12-20-31 . He was Medicine Lake Oil Co. board, Community chairman of the Lake group, raised on farms in the Medicine Lake area, and graduated from preparing Sheridan's Daybreak. I served on the school board for 1O Med[...] |
| [...]nia, Texas In 1962 he came back to the ranch and worked until 1964 when and Germany before being discharged in 1953. After working as a rate Dewey and Alice retired and moved to Medicine Lake. At that time clerk for a motor freight company in Dayton, OH he returned to help Richard and Douglas operated t[...]at this time that he met Ellen. out. The ranch is still in the Hjort name and is now being leased out. Ellen was born in Antelope on 5-9-37. She attended Medicine During his time in Medicine Lake Richard was a member of board of the Lake HS, graduating in 1955. She was a cheerleader for 3 years and Union Congregational Church and a member of the building committee. active in the[...]erving as the president Also, he was a member of the board of the Medicine Lake Oil Co. He during 1953-54 and a delegate to the regional convention in Utah dur-[...]s and managed the Medicine Lake Baseball team for a ing her senior year.[...]urch in Medicine Richard moved to Billings in August of 1969 and worked at the Lake on 9-11-55. Howard had entered Montana State College in Great Western Sugar Factory. In May of 1970 he went to work for January, so they established their 1st h[...]Walt Parker of Laurel, MT driving a truck leased to Midwest Coast the BS in 1958 and the MS in 1959 w[...]Transport of Sioux Falls, SD. In 197 4 he went to work driving truck for economics. He started work[...]n Oakes of Billings, MT until 1976 when John sold out. In 1976 Agriculture the summer of 1956. One of the early projects was to ex- Richard went to work for Pierce Packing Co. of Billings driving t[...]rley, and the results of the study eventually led to the construction of a processing facility near Culbertson. Three[...]in 1956, Kim in 1957 and Brad in 1958. They moved to Raleigh , NC in 1959. Howard continued his studie[...]University. Sheri was born in 1960. The south was a new experience. The agriculture was very differen[...]4th, there was 1 season-summer. They moved to the Washington, DC area in 1963, where Kris was b[...]Richard and Violet Hjort. and Ellen managed a weaving activity, they have continued to reside in this area. Howard worked in the office[...]and was married 6-20-79. Violet is the from 1963 to 1969, and returned to serve as the economic advisor to daughter of Sam Jones Dicky and Vi[...]land during the Carter years. He helped establish a 8-10-30 at Billings. Violet has 3 sons by a previous marriage: Rex food and agriculture consu[...]the truck from John Bembd and Violet then learned to drive truck. Ellen returned to school upon return from India, and subsequently[...]Valerie married James Tyson in 1976. They have a son, Giles CHARLES and CHRISTINE[...]We are not "Natives of Montana" but for more than 50 years we couples live in the are[...]uate school at Purdue University. Brad works with a consulting Lake. firm and Kris has a lawn care business. We went to Medicine Lake 55 years ago as bride and groom fro[...]e V. Hjort, was born Montana was a very new experience for us. In fact, there were on 4-11 -28 on the farm 6 miles northeast of Medicine Lake. He a[...]many new experiences, ranging from lignite coal (I struggled to learn to ed grade school at the Smith school 1½ miles northeast of the farm. cook with it), to the many different customs we learned to adopt. We Brothers Howard and Douglas and sister[...]family while had never before seen a "banked house." But our memories are plea- living on this farm. In 1942 Dewey and Alice bought the Sto[...]Registered Polled Herefords were raised there for a church where the very English Rev.[...]g from high tle church; he seemed to always be there. I shall always remember the school in 1946. He was[...]ng Glad Girls Sunday School class I tried to organize and teach. What fun as secretary and the[...]d! elected state FFA secretary in 1946. He worked on the ranch until Oc- We like to think back on those people who were so thoughtful of tober 1953[...]all and say, "Don't go anywhere today; it's going to blizzard!" Base at Spokane, WA. In 1955 Richard was released from active ser- Since I was not too much older than the high school seniors, I had vice and came back to the ranch to work until 1957 when Richard at- much fun going with the athletic teams on basketball trips; much of the tended Montana State University at Bozeman for a short time. He then time by train. Lucky if we didn't have most of the hotel with us! moved to Billings and drove truck for Eddie Bash.[...] |
| We rented a small house from Mr. Umbreit and he gave us free[...]HS and Herdis came out from Minneapolis, MN in August 1941 , to help After 15 years of teaching we went int[...]ess in at the cafe. Windsor, MO. As a hobby, we built or remodeled 55 houses, some of[...]many late night lunches prepared and delivered to the card players at directed the Christian Churc[...]ring hunting seasons twice, and is now active in a club he chartered in 1968, never dream- there were many early morning breakfasts at 4 A.M. Every morning ing that he would someday be an active member of that club. In Wind- Chris Winter came to sharpen the knives and have his cup of coffee sor he served on the bank board for 20 years, also served on the and A. I. Quint (Buster) brought the daily milk supply and[...]operated the cafe until the fall of 1945, selling to when that body instigated the building of a new hospital. Lorring and[...]With the school opening September 1946, Mom went to work as[...]January 1943 and lived on a farm northeast of Medicine Lake. Ester[...]Andy passed away May 1972. He often said he had lived in the[...]time of history-the coming of age of the airplane to the landing on the moon.[...]ions: Bethel, Homestead; Zion, Brockton; and On August 20th we shall have been married 56 years.[...]Huglen had the honor of com- We now live in a church-related retirement complex, Foxwood ing back to dedicate it in 1961. Springs, in a small toiAri, Raymore, MO, just outside Kansas Ci[...]Pastor Huglen was born in Wildrose, ND on 12-29-27 to Rev. and latchstring is always out![...]lived there for 3 years as a boy. He graduated from Newfolden, MN high ANDREW[...]was ordained in Minneapolis in 1953 and came to Medicine Lake in He was neither 1 of the early settlers nor a son thereof. He and his[...]early July of that year. family came to Montana in 1941 to make their home. He did come out In addition to his church work he remembers considerable oil ex-[...]ploration activity going on in the area although no producing wells had Walter Therkildsen, but as there wasn't any land available to purchase[...]been brought in at that time. Further out in the county, yes. The new he went back to his homeplace in South Dakota.[...]veloped Andrew Christian Holmgaard was born on a farm near Lake[...]7-3-1887, the oldest of 5 brothers and 2 sisters, to Metta[...]The REC headquarters provided quite a few jobs. The new Congrega- (Madsen) and Chris Ho[...]urch was built and dedicated. many years earlier. On 10-27-20, he married Mathilde Caroline Hansen[...]The "Galloping Goose" train on which he 1st arrived to visit the at Tyler, MN.[...]parish in May 1953, had by 1958 been replaced, as far as passen[...]and mail service go, by a "bruck," combination bus and truck. sisters and 1 brother, to Sine (Sorensen) and Hans Peter Christain[...]ND. For 5 years he was Ansgar, IA in 1882, moving to Tyler in 1885. on the staff of Association Free Lutheran Bible School, Minneapolis, Mathilde came to Dagmar in 1916 with sister, Methea (Holmgaard[...]since 1963 he has edited The Lutheran Ambassador, a bi-weekly SD 254) and the 2 girls on the train to Reserve and on to Dagmar with[...]serves a rural congregation in addition to his editorial work. He has the basement of the Na[...]edited and contributed to the book The Augsburg Confession: Its Mean- then returned home to Tyler.[...]21, and Ester in November, 1924. The family lived on 2 farms in Hamlin and Kingsbury counties until 19[...]ALFRED JEANNOTTE March of 1941 they came to Dagmar, MT. They worked for Paul In the small township of St. John, ND on 9-30-1900, Alfred Jean- Mouritsen (SD 244) putting in the spring crop. This move was made to notte was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jeannotte, where he spent his[...]boyhood years until his family moved to Rolla, ND and farmed for many In July, they had the opportunity to purchase the Lake Cafe from y[...] |
| [...]ie was born in 1902, the firstborn of 11 children to Their son-in-law managed the store[...]t, ND Ida and Elmer sold the Coast to Coast store to their son-in-law on where they made their home until 1942 when Alfre[...]re totally retired. In the summer of 1981 , they to Medicine Lake to the horne where Ernestine still resides. bought a home on the Flathead Lake near Elmo, MT. So now it's sum- Times were tough, but Alfred and Ernestine worked very hard pro-[...]hours working in the Ida likes to do hand work, which includes anything of challeng[...]ake Hotel with Mrs. Margaret McCabe. She also did a lot of domestic Ida says she will always cherish the memories on the farm with work for many of the town ladies.[...]ing the threshing, combining, walking out to the fields in the spring with a at Camp Mimenogish at Big Timber, MT where she w[...]the men. known as "Cookie" and in 1956 she went to work for the Medicine Lake School System as a cook where she enjoyed her work for 19 years unt[...]Ida a nd Elmer Jensen . In the fall of 1953, Rena[...]Minot she MARIE (MERRILL) JENSEN had to be flown to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to have surgery for a My parents were John and Mary Merrill and I was born in Neills- brain tumor. She was hospital[...]ville, WI 7-25 -07. Doctors advised my dad to come to a dry climate Rena were home a very short time, when Rena suddenly became and he came to Montana in 1907 and took a claim that is now the worse and passed away a day after her 11th birthday, 1-17-54 in the[...]ce, Victor, Culbertson hospital. Deep sorrow came to our family again on 4-29-70 Dorothy and I came to Medicine Lake. My cousin , Leo Francis, met us wh[...]at the depot with a team of horses and a wagon. Ernestine is a lifetime member of the Women's Auxiliary of the[...]ied Henry VFW, which she enjoys very much. She is a member of St. Patrick's Thompson[...]A, and had 2 children, Arlyne Catholic Church and a member of the Medicine Lake Moose Lodge.[...]ied in December 1980. Ernestine was honored on her 72nd birthday with a family reunion Victor clerked f[...]e her 80th birthday Benton, MT. He was a WWI veteran and lives in Paradise, CA. in July 19[...]of her grand- Dorothy and I stayed in town with Flo and Vic to go to school. children and great-grandchildren.[...]I stayed home to help my folks and was the hired man until I[...]of Medicine 11 -20-29, when Jens and I were married. We were married in the Lake in 1907[...]part of the farm. Jens came to the United States as a young man from Norway. He Ida was born at home with Doctor Storkan assisting on 8-16-19. was in WWI and then came to Montana and farmed west of In December 1924 her s[...]and Ida were married 5-15-37 . Their 1st home was a small 2-room house on the north end of Dagmar. Elmer managed the Dagmar bar. In the fall of 1937 they went to Idaho, returning late that fall and leasing the Crystal Bar and Cafe in Westby. While in Westby on 7-2-38, Sharon Fay was born in Crosby, ND. In 1939 they purchased the Dagmar Bar. A house was moved in and set on the hill east of the bar. In 1941, a larger building was moved in and remodeled, which is now the present bar. Due to ill health, they sold the bar to Roy Rasmussen. Ida and Elmer moved to Medicine Lake and lived in her folks' house. Here their 2nd daughter, Dianna Lee, was born on 12-28-44, in Williston, ND. From 1940 to 1945, Elmer adjusted hail insurance for the state[...]ther with the farm work . In 1945 they moved to Conrad and purchased the Coast to Coast Ellen was born in January 1931. John joined us in October 1933; store. On 4-22-48, in Conrad, their 3rd daughter, Yvonne Id[...]Carol was born May 1945.[...] |
| [...]2 miles from our home. The 4 oldest children went to a The family came to Reserve in the fall of 1917 and rented Oscar co[...]rg's farm. They lived in various places and moved to Medicine Ellen graduated from MLHS in May 194 7. She stayed home a Lake in 1936. year, then went to college in Bozeman and from there to Billings to Morris liked garden and yard work and also loved to play cards. study nursing. Later, she married R[...]Nicholina liked crocheting. She would cut out paper animals and such children , Terry, Deb an[...]amusement. In the fall of 194 7, we moved to Medicine Lake for John to go to Elmer went to the Richwine school, to the North School District high school, and Jens stayed on the farm as we had cows and horses 22, and to the Dagmar school. In 1923-24 he went to high school in to take care of. We would go out home over weekends. John[...]e Jens and Aunt Marie. He graduated from MLHS in May 1951. He stayed home to help his dad on went to Billings Business College in 1924-25. the farm. He loved music and played the banjo. Also, he was a good Elmer married Ida Irene Parent on 5-15-37. They have 3 mechanic and helped many with machinery. John passed away on daughters, 7 grandchildren,[...]n Ida's story. June graduated from MLHS in May 1954. She went to college in Elmer worked at ma[...]Marie the sugar beet fields, running a cafe and bar before moving to Conrad, and Monica. MT, and buying a Coast to Coast store. In this business Ida helped a lot. Shirley graduated from MLHS in May 1955, and went to college in Elmer joined the Moos[...]nt 1964-65. Lillian graduated from MLHS in May 1960. She went to college in He enjoyed bird hunti[...]hris Jensen married · Mildred B. Bergh in Scobey on in California for several years. Lillian passed away in June 1982, after 6-20-39. She was born on 10-22-17 in Westby. a long illness. Elvin was a meat cutter and worked in various places in Monta[...]h school in Medicine Lake. He lived for a while in Conrad. He joined the Moose while he liv[...]. Craig graduated passed away of cancer on 9-21-7 4. from MLHS in 1979 and is in the Air For[...], presi- college in Bozeman and Billings and will be receiving her nursing dent of Fir[...]Joan has 2 boys, Pat and Mike, from a former marriage to Bud in Froid with her son and husband. Timothy is a freshman at Froid HS Biegler. and Tasha Jo was born 11 -7-82. I have 13 grandchildren and 4 great-[...]missions in San Antonio, TX. They Jens and I moved to Medicine Lake in January 1968, but went to have 2 children, a son Robert and a daughter Micky. the farm in the summer. When Jens had a heart attack in 1972, we Z[...]rn 6-30-43 in Great Falls and married Charles had to stay in town and he died suddenly of a heart attack in May Coutt, who installs and programs[...]tional Cash Register 1977. Carol and Francis live on the family farm west of Homestead.[...]tacy, Mrs. Tony Hastings, of St. Peters, MO, from a former marriage to Micky Doxey. Romey Morris was born on 11-8-46 in Hardin, MT and MORRIS JENSEN[...]married Lynne Stangeland of Leeds, ND on 8-22-71. They have 2 Morris Jens Jensen was b[...]sons, Mark and Shane. They were divorced on 9-8-83. Romey is living Andrea Jensen was born 12[...]ildred's main hobby is piano playing. She belongs to the Women[...]of the Moose and Eagles. She also bowls on the Senior Citizen League.[...]Ella Elvina Jensen was born on 4-25-22 and was married on 6-17-51 , to George Quander, born on 3-29-21 . They live in Conrad,[...]ge have 2 sons. Donald Warren, born 11-23-52 , is a[...]University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, earning a[...]ter's degree in computer science. Don was married on 6-8-78 to Elinore Monger, born on 2-10-52 . They have 1 daughter, Caitlin Shield,[...]born on 3-13-83. Ella's hobby is crocheting.[...]Morris Jensen passed away on 2-16-57 and Nicholina passed[...]away on 9-15-73 . Morris and Nicho[...]County, SO. She Thelma was born on 7-1-1O, on the Larson homestead east of |
| [...]who died in 1972; and Norman On 10-9-39 our daughter, Barbara, was born at Plenty[...]daughter Cheryl, joined our family on 7-16-48 . She was born at Kirk- Thelma went to a country school and also to Medicine Lake. land, WA. Barbar[...]ried David Britton of Kennewick, WA and they have a daughter, Lee ried to Edith Corneliuson; they have 2 boys and 1 girl. T[...]at Columbus and Tioga. Thelma is now married to Ole Jensen. They have been married for 40 years.[...]He had 5 brothers. He was previously married to Anne Rasmussen and they had 3 children. VireI · was barn 7-6-24 and is a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He gradua·te[...]. Howard Skillingberg, was born 6-4~28 . She went to college in Billings and Moorhead, MN, and she tau[...]Lee and I reside at Issaquah, WA. We both enjoy working wit[...]hey have 1 son and 1 daughter. She still works as a secretary.[...]I was born 11 -25-18 in Williston, ND, the 2nd child of J. P. and Twin Bridges. He is now a carpenter and lives in Havre. He's married to Helen Ann Johnson. After a few days at the hospital, my mother and I Lyla Heydan and they have 1 boy and 1 girl.[...]came to Medicine Lake on the train. My dad met us at the depot with M[...]and buggy. We stopped at John and Annette Kelly's on the way University of California at Sacramento. T[...]I went to the Smith School 1/2 mile south of home in grades[...]g the '30s things were tough , no crops-no money, but we always had food on the table. We hauled water to the garden and Mom[...]always had a lot of home canned goods in the cellar. Every year for a[...]g time the 1st week in January, Dad would butcher a beef and 2 big[...]Reserve. It was a Model L Case for $1325 . He traded 4 head of hors[...]n family . and a triple plow for the down payment and never was able to make Thelma and Ole left the Medicine Lake a[...]I graduated from Medicine Lake HS in May of 1936. Thelma has been active in the Lutheran Church, Eastern Star, I started farming in 1937 and rented 1/2 section fr[...]ow owned by Leroy Lodahl. The in- Ole served on the city council, president of the Commercial Club, come that year was a com·plete zero. I told my dad I was going to the Rod and Gun Club, Hi-way 200 Board, Boy Scout[...]in Richey until Melvin Kampen and I went together to Missoula to Lola National Forest. 1958. He has a workshop in his backyard and still continues to do all Charlie Grant met us in Plenty[...]in Flaxville and Scobey and picked up more, then to and picture frames· for friends and family. Wolf Point to board the train to Missoula. Max Rasmussen, Erling and[...]Rolf Ramstad and Jerome Akins were also on that truck. We got there[...]in fire season and worked for $1 a day for food , clothing, doctor and AN N GENTRY J[...]dental care. Twenty-five dollars a month was sent home and $5 was I was born at Medicine Lake on 11 -9-13. I graduated from kept for spend[...]NMC at Havre for 2 years. For I came home in June of 1938 with little crop to harvest in the fall. 3 years I taught country schools in the Froid and Wolf Point areas. In 1938 and 1939, I worked on the NYA for $17 .50 a month. In 1938 I married Lee Johnson who was born and raised at[...]n, Albert Anderson, Earl Hancock Upham, ND. He is a graduate of Upham HS and at the time we lived at and I worked at Fort Peck tearing down buildings which were hauled to Medicine Lake, was employed at the local CCC camp[...]Medicine Lake and then built what is now a school bus barn.[...] |
| Lester, Earl, Vern Hancock and I worked for Arion Hancock on the Flying D Ranch at Gallatin Gateway by Bozeman putting up hay in the summer of 1939. I worked at the Hancock Coal Mine 2 winters hoistin[...]l holes for powder shots. In August of 1941 I got a letter, like many other young men, from Uncle Sam[...]have been selected by your friends and neighbors to serve your country ... " I thought what a hell of a bunch of friends and neighbors. My dad was in the hospital at the time for 6 weeks, so I got a deferment for 1 year, but went in, in November 1942. I was in the 9th Air Force Service Command with the[...]deline Mae Thompson Johnson was born in Appam, ND on[...]om Sombra, Ontario, Canada, and around 1909 moved to Montana to homestead and farm. I have 3 brothers: Mark, who lives in Las Vegas;[...]tired in Hawaii; and Donald, who lives in Conrad. I also have a sister, Rose, who lives now in Lou isiana. My bro[...]nces, Anna, and Shirley, are all deceased. I was married to Carrie Grandahl 3-9-51 at Sidney, MT. We are |
| [...]d In 1969 Carl and Gudrun bought a house in Medicine Lake, and living in Jackson.[...]Carl went to work for the Fish and Wildlife Refuge, where he s[...]works. Gudrun went to school in the summers and received her[...]iew. She retired from full time teach ing in 1978 but has con - Froystad Kampen) 1st came to Wh itman, ND where Carl and Melvin[...]. program , the new Bible study SEARCH at church, a steaded west of Reserve in 1918. A daughter, Amanda, was born in who[...]e, Ole and Ragnhild Halvorsen. The boys continued to During those years the family al[...]1976, the year Gudrun's dad, Olav Vik, came to Minnesota in 1912. After working of th[...]icentennial. The last of the 4 Kampen/Vik prairie on a number of farms, he enlisted and served in the Ca[...]eserve and in 1921 , Ingeborg Tjosaas joined him. To this family were born: Gudrun (Mrs. Carl Kampen),[...]Lake, MT from Andersen), 1927; Torgeir Vik, 1931 (on the Vik homeplace now); and 1919 to 1931 , for Ed Powers, who owned the ban k. He was a good Olav T. Vik, 1935 (a nuclear physicist living and working in Colorado boss. Springs). Jack made many a walk from the bank to the railroad depot to pick Carl and Gudrun were married on 9-10-47 after Carl had been in up ba[...]lver dollars and curren cy. the service from 1942 to 1946 in the European area. Gudrun had[...]d at Antelope. movie theatre; so he had a job evenings and weekends. The admission They far[...]There was a golf course near the lake on French's grazing land Ca[...]th sand greens and pasture. They were not allowed to cut the grass[...]so it was hard to find the golf balls. We had to fence the greens to keep Over the years the fam ily grew: Carol[...]f. The only ones Jack remembers golfing with ried to James Watson, Sr. and they live in Tacoma, WA. Ca[...]Jr. is in the Air Force He moved to Robinsdale, MN when he left Medicine Lake. Reserve; Rhonda is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix; Rozalynn is a student at Ft. Steilacoom Community College; Jero[...]eth Kelly Hancock Gordon Carl (2-28-50) went to college in Logen, UT, and graduated became grandparents for the 1st time when I, Carol Jean, was born on in agriculture. He is now farming and rebuilding[...]ce of which is the original homestead "shack" ... a 3rd generation Fern Clark, daugh[...]n Haines Clark and Charles Clark of Froid, Kampen on the farm . MT on 3-14-41 at Glasgow, MT. Mary Anne Ingrid (11[...]nded Pacific Lutheran University As I was told by my Grandmother Hancock, there was a great deal and graduated from Montana State with a degree in Interior Design in of snow in 1942. She recalled my mother walking in snow up to her 1976. She is now secretary to the county attorney. hips the day before I was born. My mother passed away in November Jean Agnes (2-13-55) has a degree from Eastern Montana College 1943. I spent much of my childhood with my Grandfather an[...]acoma and mother Hancock. It was fun to go to my dad's farm and help him drive works as a secretary.[...]the tractor and truck for him , although I'm sure he didn't think much of All 4 Kampen[...]my help at times. located about a mile northwest of their farm home. If that 1-room I attended my 1st schooling at Medicine Lake in a kindergarten set schoolhouse could talk, there would be some pretty amusing stories it up by Mrs. Lucy Smith for her home economics girls. I also attended could tell. An anachronism in an er[...]e Lake for my 1st and 2nd grades. school provided a solid basis of education , and more important, fr[...]my father married Helen Miller. We made our home on the ships of long standing. But times brought change , the Rock Springs farm and I attended Eden Valley, a country school, about 3½ miles school closed , and the kids rode bus to Medicine Lake ... the BIG away. Ivar Brekke was our teacher and there were 13 students in a school. 1-room school. I attended Medicine Lake school again from 7[...] |
| [...]teachers each term. In In the fall of 1961, I attended NMC at Havre, MT. I majored in 1917 the Hjort family moved to Medicine Lake. After 2 years in elementary education and received my teaching certificate in 1963. I Medicine Lake HS, I returned to North Dakota where my education was taught 3rd grade at the Southside school in Wolf Point where I lived completed and I embarked on a 4-year teaching career in 1-room rural with my Au[...]schools. On 8-29-64 Michael Francis Lamphier of Glasgow, son[...]1 bright spring day when and Clara Lamphier, and I were married at the St. Patrick Catholic the Land brothers, visiting their parental home, and a group of local Church in Medicine Lake by Father[...]young people, including myself, were enjoying a Sunday afternoon Michael and I made our home in Great Falls where he is employed[...]In about 1921 Enoch returned to Montana. He and his brother, We have 4 child[...]Spener, operate Lake dray line for a while. Selling this business, Enoch child is Michael Scott, born on 5-31-66. He is a senior at CMRHS this started farming t[...]g part of summer vacation at home (1923 or 1924), I learned of a postal clerk vacancy in the Plentywood Post Offic[...]Together with several other hopefuls, I wrote the Civil Service exami-[...]needing employment and unsure as to the outcome of the exam, I had, by this time, signed a contract to teach near Bismarck. M[...]Beth Michelle, our winter child, was born on 1-5-68. She is on the |
| ty Fair Board for several years, was a long-time director of Montana[...]ege of watching from the beginning tee. He served on the ASCS for several years and had the Federal Crop as Medicine Lake took the form of a promising new town on the prairie. Insurance Agency for 7 years. ·[...]experiences carried us from horse-drawn machinery to steel- used to be located north of where Medicine Lake is now. Grac[...]ver possible, until she was 18 when she cooked in a cafe pulled combine, and to rubber-tired tractors and self-propelled com- and also in a cook car. bines. We raised certified seed grains,[...]farm operator. What exciting years in which to live! Together we experienced ocean liner and air travel across the Atlantic, lived to see powerful jets streak across the skies, to watch the launching of space vehicles, see men walking on the moon, and to benefit from or know of benefits in technological progress in many fields. Enoch died of a massive heart attack in Sheridan Memorial Hospital on 7-30-73. He was a philanthropist. Granted, I may be pre- judiced, but I know that Medicine Lake, Sheridan County, the sta[...]ansrud . less giving of himself and his substance to worthy causes. My home is in Plentywood, hav[...]Grace later became Mrs. W. 0. Landsrud, living on a farm 21 miles 1979. And, I have reached the wonders and the complexities of[...]In years to follow, Bill and Grace added to their family: Wilma, born Lavanda (Vicki) Garrick was born to Donald (T-Bone) and Laura 5-25-31[...]and her high school years in Plentywood. She went on to born 1-7-39 at the Plentywood Hospital. Beauty School in Great Falls. She opened a beauty shop in Medicine Dur[...]hat both were missing in action. Six months A son, Frank Mann (married to Ellen Reuter), lives in Watford City, later they were notified that Kermit was killed in a bombing mission ND. A daughter, Bobbi Manley, resides in Portland, OR.[...]ver Kiel, Germany, and Gaylord was taken prisoner on D-Day in 1944. Vicki has 3 brothers. One br[...]e Lake. May, he was back with US Army forces. Vicki mar[...]e serv- Medicine Lake until 1983, when they moved to Beach, ND. ing in the Armed Forces in WWI. Also he was a member of the VFW, Charles Lane was born in[...]TX in 1938. He worked with serving as a chaplain for a time. In 1952 he sold the farm , spending Phillips Petroleum and was transferred to Cut Bank, MT, in 1963 and the rema[...]in Medicine Lake until his death 2-22-64. later, to Medicine Lake in 1966 . He worked in the Dwyer Field as a Grace has been a widow for 20 years, spending time making pumper a[...]ntil April 1983 , quilts, caring for a big garden , canning, freezing and giving to those in when he was transferred to Beach. need. Charles has a sister, Judy Wilemon, married to Danny Wilemon of She joined the VFW Auxiliary, and has been a member for about Dagmar.[...]40 years and serves as a musician by playing for the floor work. She is[...]also a Gold Star Mother. GRACE LANDSRUD[...]; or Gaylord in Bradenton, weeks old when he came to America with his mother, Inga Grandahl.[...]n Douglas, WY; Alice in Bill- Grace's mother came to this country when she was 21 . Her maiden[...](Charlene) Schmitz. Being left a widow, 11 years later her mother married Anton Gr[...]orn 6-29-1900. Alden was born 5-6-02 . They lived on EINER and ESTHER LARSEN a farm just outside of Mondovi, WI, attending a small country school. Einer Marius Larsen was born in Hellerod, Sjelland, Denmark, on In 191 OGrace's dad and Andrew came to Montana to homestead, 7-20-1896 , the 9th and last of the family. He decided to relieve his returning to Mondivi with news of their new land. Rapid plans[...]d mother of supporting him, so at age 14 he hired out onto a made for an auction sale, and later the men returned to Montana to merchant marine ship and sailed the seas to 4 continents of the world. begin the process of building a house. Eventually he came to America to visit his mother and brothers and 1 Grace's mother, Alden , and Grace began a new adventure by tak- sister. He worked on farms and also in silver-lead mines in Idaho, later ing the train from Mondovi to Culbertson, where her dad met them with coming to Montana again. a wagon and a team of horses. They proceeded to their new home Esther, born to F. W. Sorenson and Sophie Thompson in 1903, locat[...]1st visited Montana in 1913. She returned to Minnesota to attend history in the making as the railroad continued to develop northward school, but later she and the family moved to South Dakota and then to from Culbertson .[...] |
| In 1923, I graduated from Medicine Lake HS, then attended Minot, away of a massive coronary while attending a National Guard school in ND college. This was my 2nd summer of college which allowed one to Fort Knox, KY. teach. So my 1st sc[...]25. At the end of the school term in 1927, I met Einer Larsen. In 2 weeks we were married on 5-24-27 , at Wolf Point, MT. I taught that 1st winter living in the country schoolroom while Einer stayed on the farm tending cattle. By 11-20-28 , our[...]sen, was born and the teaching had really begun. On 10-23-30, Palmer L. Larsen arrived. And on 7-26-32, our 1st girl, Nina Etta, came to liven the home. Baby Lily Ann was born on 6-8-34, and that completed our fam ily. The '30s were bad years in which to raise a family, but we sur- vived and the children finished grade sc[...]tended Acme Beauty School in Billings, is married to Carl Galetti are married and Melburn and Ila hav[...]have 3 daughters, Nikki, Dani, and Andi. Carl is a claims ad- uated from Medicine Lake HS in 1949 a[...]ountries. While in Cuba, he married Nereida Avila on Bob works for a wholesale company in Billings, MT. They have 2 11[...]LPN and received her education at Great Falls Vo- on 4-3-53. They live in Minneapolis and their son, A[...]Tech. She married Alan Steinberg, a ranch hand at the Nelson Bros. daughter, Gisele,[...]nded college Millissa. in Bozeman, MT. On 9-2-55 , she married Ray Schoessler. They have 5[...]n. Great Falls and is a medical secretary. She is working in the radiology Einer left us on 11-28-76, and I'm now living alone in Medicine department of the Columbus Hospital as a supervisor in her office. She Lake. My 4 children[...]n, Michelle and Christopher. After being widowed, I was Now there are also 12 great-grandchildren. I'm reaching my 81st birth- able to remain at home with my children. In 1962, I went to work at day and when I think of the changes there have been in my lifetime, the Medicine Lake NW Refuge. I am still there with 21 years of service . I'm thankful to God for the years He has given me and the good health I I had been a widow for 8 years, when LeRoy " Barb" Larson, who[...]had lost his wife, Katie in 1964, asked me to bowl in a mixed doubles[...]in July of 1970. " Barb" as he was known to everyone around I was born January 1922, the 3rd child of Frank and[...]Medicine Lake, had the barber shop from 1932 to 1962. He was a son, pioneers in Sheridan County from 1907. Dad[...]farmed with his brother Norman. After 2½ years, I lost "Barb" I was born and raised on Dad's homestead where the Don Tron- from a massive coronary 12-2-72 . He left 3 children from his 1st mar- sons now live. The only things that remain to bring back memories is a riage , Don, Shirley and Sue. Two were grown and gone but Sue was portion of the old house wh ich is now used for a granary and some of still in high scho[...]ously planted in the " 30s. " off to college at Bozeman, where she learned to be a lab technician. I was the only 1 of the family that stayed in Medicine Lake. Alice, She is married to Loren Olson of Plentywood and has a boy and a girl- Mrs. Nels Nelson, went farming in the Eden[...]ntinuing her Mrs. Harold Nelson, deceased; Frank to Great Falls where he is an college education and Loren is working on an oil rig out in the middle of engineer for the Montana Highway Department; and Gary to Spokane the Persian Gulf. Don is[...]resident of finance for Comminico American , Inc. I The years after "Barb's" death w[...]wling alley, babysitting and making several trips a week I worked at various jobs such as the school, the local mercantile, to Plentywood where Dad was a patient in the nursing home. the Security State B[...]RSON , JR. After the war was over, in 1945, a 1st Lt. Lionel Borley of Co. G, Norm[...]in the Pacific such in Medicine Lake to Lars and Bertha Benson Larson. He attended King a[...]ke School District. Norman owned "Corn" came back to Medicine Lake he lived with his Grandmother[...]re Implement in Borley and an Uncle Romey. He was a painter by trade and soon went Medicine Lake and also farmed . to work in the community. On 10-25 -49, "Corn " and I were married In 1940 Verna Wright came to Sheridan County from Rolla, ND and remained in Me[...]er of the Medicine where she was a US government nurse. Verna, born 12-5-05, was 1 L[...]right of Oklahoma. there received his comm ission to Captain. On 9-16-58 , "Corn" passed Norman and Verna were married and on 4-8-40, a son, Norman Jr.[...] |
| [...]ife , Sandy Frazier Lar- Alvin is a 1st-year student at NDSU-Fargo, taking electrical[...]ther (Niels and Mary Ann Lodahl) and us kids came to Culbertson , MT on 7-3-08 from Denmark. The next day we went to the[...]The children born on the homestead near Dagmar were: Emil[...]bout the highlights of his life, Norman replies, "I feel Howard, born in Plentywood , MT, 3-17-30, now of Fort Myers, FL; that Medicine Lake gave me a good start. My family and I made a good Helen (Mrs. Nando Amabile) bor[...]in Medicine Lake, now of California; Hugh , I was farming in good years when we had plenty of m[...]assed away in December of 1982 at Fort Myers, FL. A lot of When I get older, I'd like to live at the Plentywood Pioneer Manor, th[...]ough the years. Nels and Milly didn 't have where I can see many friends. much money but 1 thing they learned quickly: if you wanted to eat you Reminiscing on times before the good years, I remember gathering worked for it. sacks of "cowchips" on the prairie. Wood was scarce and money[...]check. They didn't know what money looked like , but they There were days I struggled on $1.00 a day when I was selling were so proud because[...]North Dakota. did a lot of things. They built dams and roads and they[...]in Medicine Lake and did a good job of it. The city council had a hard Norman now lives at 22 Heather Heights[...]time getting that sewer and many did a lot of work getting it going.[...]ed. I remember old people that were sick and didn 't ha[...]it seemed that nobody wanted anything to do with them . Social Securi- moved to Medicine Lake in June 1965. They owned and operated the ty gave them a chance. Jack and Jill store, formerly the Co-op store, operated by Marlin Gran- There was a group that got a golf course going on the hill south of dahl.[...]Medicine Lake. Funds were, as usual, short but they did a lot of work on it. There was a rifle club and Nels served as president for a couple of[...]years. There were a lot of good times on the range.[...]He did a lot of trucking and custom combining and farmed f[...]" I would say I have had a full life. God bless Montana."[...]Soren Lodahl was born in Hurup, Denmark on 1-31 -02 . His[...]became a US citizen on 11 -7-13. Earl and Verena moved from Raub, ND where they owned a general merchandise store. They operated the Jack and Jill store until February 1970 when they sold it to George Waters. They then moved to Watford City, ND and now operate the Piggly Wiggly store. Lonnie, an artist, is married to Monica Weinand , formerly from Raub. They have 1[...]ent at the Piggly Wiggly in Watford City. Monica, a registered nurse, is Director of Nurses at the G[...]and Forks for 6 years and was recently mar- ried to Cari Hagen from Mohall. Bill works in the produce[...]per at the Piggly Wiggly in Watford City. Cari is a kinder- M[...] |
| Soren married Myrtle Ovidia Andrews at Wolf Point, on 5-23-31. Tim was born on 1-7 -65. He will graduate from high school in the Myrtle was born in Sherbrooke Township, ND on 7-2-07. She was a spring of 1984. His future plans are to join the Coast Guard and go to child of Thomas E. Andrews and Gertrude Dorothea[...]college. The Lodahls operated a restaurant in Medicine Lake for a number Tracy was born 11-28-67. She is currently a sophomore and will of years. Later, Soren became[...]yrtle were both employed at this establishment as a " hus- mer of 1979. This caused a great many problems between 1979 and band and wife team" several years prior to their deaths. 1981 when[...]assed away at the 1 that will never be forgotten. Plentywood Hospital on 2-3-70.[...]ter Soren died at Sheridan Memorial Hospital on 2-3-73. coming to Medicine Lake. Elaine is presently serving as church The couple had no children, but they are survived by a brother, treasurer and has been for[...]Alice Lund. He was raised on a farm near Stady, ND. His family moved Gordo[...]harbor HS, Coleharbor, ND in 1947. He to Grenora in 1965, where he attended high school. H[...]summer of 1948, and Gordon quit college and got a job to help support plumbing. On 6-5-71 , he married Pam Jacobson of Grenora. his[...]rvice in 1951 and Pam was born to Pendley and Ruby Jacobson in Williston on served in Korea during 1952 and 1953.[...]12-11 -51. She was the 3rd of 6 children raised on the family farm at On 8-22-53, Gordon married Elaine, of Sawyer, ND. Sh[...], she graduated from high school at Sawyer, ND in May of 1951. She attended 2 years from[...]a (Mrs. Bill Bakken) lives Gordon went back to college at Minot State, Minot, ND and gradu- at Homestead. Her brother, Larry Jacobson, lives on the family farm. ated in 1957. He taught in 2 sch[...]. Her superintendent in Trenton, ND before coming to Medicine Lake. While brother, Pat, was killed in 1973. Her brother, Luke, is currently on tour in Trenton he attended summer school at Grand Forks, ND where he with a rock band. got his masters degree in the summer o[...]in Grenora where Arden worked as They moved to Medicine Lake from Trenton in the summer of a roustabout and Pam worked for Conlin Furniture in[...]school principal at Medicine moved to Plentywood in May 1972 where Arden worked as a plumber Lake from that time to the year of this writing, 1984. and Pam as a secretary for C&D Lumber. In June 1972 they moved to a farm south of Dagmar, MT, where Arden worked for[...]richson. In 1982 they moved to Medicine Lake where Arden was[...]where she is involved as a teacher in the CCD program. She is also a[...]f He moved with his parents to a homestead on the Greenfield Irriga- college at EMC, Billings, MT. She has a double major in elementary tion pr[...]ears. She is presently He went to work for the REA department of the State Water Co[...]un collection, and gun repair. He is also an will be in micro-biology. He will be spending a year of internship at avid hunter. Sacred Heart Hospital at Spokane, WA. He will be a medical technician Merlin and Fa[...]950 at when he has finished his internship. Prior to entering his senior year in Scobey. She g[...]t Falls Commer- Bozeman, he married Carol Carlson on 9-3-83.[...] |
| [...]tz of Westby. They lived in Billings for 7 years, but now reside in and Jane. Medicine Lake wi[...]ive in Olympia, WA. They have 2 children: Rick is a contractor and is active in city council and fire[...]llings with 3 sons: Kyle, Brian and Jason. Kim is a Hird and Esther McKinny moved to Helena in 1956. Hird died body mechanic and Melan[...]12-5-65 at Helena. Esther moved to Minot in 1971 to reside with her Jay was born in Plentywood in[...]daughter, Eunice. She died 9-2-7 4. Fay is a pianist at the Lutheran Church where they are mem[...]1st years of marriage Paul worked for his parents on the family farm, and Janet worked in the local re[...]Hird McKinny fam ily . moved to Bismarck, ND, where Paul attended Electrical Lineman School for a year. They returned to Medicine Lake in 1976 when Paul got a job as Electrical Lineman for Sheridan Electric C[...]Janice Melton was and as of April 1984, Paul will be farming full time. born in Williston, ND on 3-3-60. Randy attended school in Medicine Th[...]nd have en- Around the same time, a young lady was growing to womanhood. joyed living in this community. They h[...]mmunity activities, and with youngsters they will be daughter of Lois and Harry Vancampe[...]but all her school years were at Medicine Lake, where[...]attended a vocational school for nursing in Billings, MT.[...]On 2-14-81 Randy and Tami were united in marriage at[...]Lake, MT. They bought a lot from Milo Holms and placed their trailer on[...]Randy is employed as a driller for Bomac Drilling while Tam i is en- joying being a full-time mother and housewife.[...]moved to Sheridan County with his parents, Shorty and Nove[...]of San- Medicine Lake. They resided on the Lloyd Michels farm, west of born, ND 9-5-18. They farmed at Aurora, SD before coming to Medicine Medicine Lake, where Sam wor[...]time Sam was In the early days he worked as a butcher with his brother-in-law, employe[...]mployed at the Jack and Jill, where she worked as a clerk for Earl retirement in 1956.[...]Bomac Drilling Co. They sold the bar to Gerald Jensen in 1981 .[...] |
| [...]construction business. In 1984 T. J. went to school in Williston, ND at They are blessed with 2 children: Randall Eugene, married to Tami UNO where she took computers. Nielsen of Medicine Lake; David Wayne, married to Susan Lapke of While in hig[...]She took Westby, MT. David is stationed in Hawaii on the USS Puffer SSN 652 several st[...]Jack (Charles Francis) was born in Archer to pioneers James and HAROLD LLOYD and[...]Anna Michels on 12-20-15, and grew up on a homestead with 1O JOANNA SUE DAVIS MICHELS[...]n Plentywood, MT. He in Plaza, ND on 12-27-20 to Nels and Hannah Nordgren and grew up on attended Sheridan County schools and graduated from the Medicine a homestead 15 miles south of Flaxville. Lake HS[...]on graduation from this technical school, he went to work for the Lake Electric Shop in Medicine Lake. Harold married Joanna Sue Davis in Casper, WY on 5-26-56. They have 2 children: Jeff Allen born 2-6-61 and Teri Jo born 3-1 5-63. In 1958, Harold went to work for the Larson Hardware and Imple- ment Cor[...]working for many years, he bought Norman Larson out. Harold and Sue operated this hardware store and[...]ed Harold and Sue many memorable trips. They had a trip to Hawaii, 1 to Jack and Wilma Michels. the Canary Islands, a trip to Morocco, a trip to Jamaica and a Caribbean Cruise in 1980, leaving from San Juan P[...]and Wilma were married at Pleasant Prairie Church on After leaving the hardware and implement business, Harold went 7-15-42 and settled on the Michels farm to work for brother Lloyd. A into dirt construction business, H. Michels Construction. This work is 2-room bunkhouse on the "homeplace" was their 1st home. Their 1st the[...]l activity they turned the old machirnry lot into a Arlene on 5-1 9-45. In 1946 they moved to a farmstead 8 miles west 10-unit trailer court.[...]of Medicine Lake and began to participate in commun ity events in Harold[...]and Reserve. Jacquelyn Dawn was born in Williston on tion of his father's farm. Both Jeff and Teri Jo[...]work 3-23-49; Wayne Norman in Culbertson on 12-5-51; and Glen Rodney and also help run equip[...]the construction in Plentywood on 7-14-55 . The children attended school in Medicin[...]e involved in 4-H, Luther League, Harold is a member of the local Moose Lodge; he was on the city music, sports and other activities in both communities. council for 1O years; was a member of the county planning board for[...]ood, with Down's Syn- several years. He has been a member of the Medicine Lake Voluntary drome and a heart condition. His special needs provided the impetus Fire Department for the past 20 years. He is a member of the Medicine for chartering[...]zens in the county, Lake FFA Alumni and has been on the FFA council for several years.[...]ograms for retarded Joanna Sue Davis, known to all her friends as Sue, was born[...]nce. Dean died 11 -8-74. 7-14-39 in Winfield, KS to Robert and Helen Davis, now of Tyron, OK. Jack was on county and regional boards for Boy Scouts and[...]th Harold as the bookkeeper received a Silver Beaver award for his efforts in 1966. He served on and helped order and run the store when Harold w[...]participated in regional and statewide events as on doing books for H. Michels Construction.[...]cupied as follows: Gary, a computer specialist in Colorado Springs, at- Sue has been a member of the Medicine Lake Firemen Aux. for 20[...]versity of Montana. He married years. She is also a member of the Women of the Moose.[...]ne, At present Sue is working part-time for a real estate in Plentywood born 5-2-74. after having gone to school in Billings in 1983 and getting her real Helen, a teacher for learning disabled children in Fredoni[...]and they have 2 children: Erin Alexia, 1979, went to work with his dad in the construction business, r[...]with football and FFA, Jackie, a teacher of nursing at North Dakota State Universi[...]n 1982. Jeff also helps his dad with the farming. On 3-24-84 he mar- 2 sons, Winfield Scot[...]15-79 . ried Teresa Bott, whom he met while going to school in Billings. Wayne, a heavy-equipment mechanic and operator in Columbia Teri Jo, known to her friends as T. J., after graduating from[...], MT, married Leanne Carpenter of Spirit Lake, ID on 1-18-75 and Medicine Lake school, went to Bozeman for 2 quarters. The following they have a daughter, Tricia Marie, born 1-14-84. year she went to Billings Vo-Tech where she took auto body.[...] |
| [...]Lloyd was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in[...]fairs, serving on the school board, Commercial Club, St. Patrick's[...]Church and Moose Lodge. often said he later took out US citizenship when he moved to Montana. One of Dad's favorite jobs was that of a director of the Farmer's Lloyd was the 2nd s[...]In 1910, the family moved from North Dakota to a homestead much. about 1O miles sou[...]ty, Truman Bedwell ranch. Later, the family moved to Archer where they Cub Scouts, Band Mothers, Fireside Club and Women of the Moose, to operated a general store. mention a few. In 1917, the family moved to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, to Lloyd and Wyn ne had 3 children: Ann Dixon (1938), who has a location 20 miles west of Reserve, and were engag[...]who has resided on the old Davis ranch since 1966; Marcia (1948) Lloyd went to school in North Dakota, various schools in Sherid[...]Lloyd passed away at Plentywood , MT on 10-16-81 at the age of tain College).[...]ting, Wynne resides at the Sheridan Striking out on his own in 1928, Lloyd bought land approximately[...]Mark was born in Medicine Lake on 7-4-20 , a twin to Mrs. Ottar Benton City, WA for the last several y[...]e) Gjesdal of Westby. He is 1 of 12 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wynne (as she prefers to be called) attended all her elementary Jam[...]School at Mark was raised on the family ranch about 30 miles west of Cheney, WA, graduating in 1930 with a teaching certificate. Medicine[...]he 1930-31 In 1938 , he came to Medicine Lake to work for his brother Lloyd, school year. The next year she moved to Sheridan County, and taught who was manager of the Medicine Lake Oil Co. at a school near the Hugh Jones place, called the Voig[...]In 1943, Mark became manager of the oil co., but was inducted in- she taught a school called the Fremont Nelson school. It was while she to the army in March of 1944. He served in the Europ[...]ing duty in Germany, where he was taken a "Prisoner of War" for 4½ at a dance at the Thornwood school near the Michels fa[...]Ord, CA. Times were extremely tough in 1935, but Lloyd and Wynne de- He was discharged in December of 1945. In April of 1946, he again cided to get married in spite of hard times. Wynne was liv[...]signed several Spokane at the time, and Lloyd had to borrow money from his brother, years later, to go into business for himself, but again in October of Fred, who had a job at Fort Peck Dam, to get gasoline for the trip to 1958, he was appointed manager and remai[...]il June of Spokane. Lloyd was so broke, Wynne had to buy her own wedding 1977, when he had to retire due to ill health. ring. They were married at Spokane, WA on 6-15-35 . Mark ha[...]Club, VFW Post 8869, served on the city council and Fireman s. He[...]and the late Clarence Eamon went to Helena and drove back a 1942[...]school there for 12 years. She came to Medicine Lake in September of[...]irs, and has held many different offices. She was a member of the[...]nt for various community activities. She belonged to a bowling[...]Bridge Club. She has worked at the From 1935 to 1938 they lived at the Michels homeplace, which[...]several different capacities. She worked as Title I teacher had been moved to a hilly wooded area 2½ miles south of the original[...]tarted Title II as teacher's aide in the location on Wolf Creek. Wynne taught school at Rock Springs d[...]ars. She was editor of the newspaper for the this time. Lloyd had a AAA job. city's 50th anniversary. She has served on both city and county elec- In 1938, Lloyd and Wynne moved to Medicine Lake. Lloyd was tion boards for many years. She is city librarian, a job she has held for manager of Medicine Lake Oil[...]n , ND. He attended Medicine Lake school. He went to Eastern[...] |
| [...]igh school. Leila is Administration. He then went to San Francisco where he attended The[...]on, was dating Leila's sister Billings working as a hair-stylist and mortician, after living in San Fran- Gail at the time, so they did a lot of double dating. cisco for 15 years.[...]Leila attended MSU in Bozeman for 2 years in a general studies[...]curriculum . It was while Leila was going to MSU that she became[...]engaged to Robert.[...]Robert and Leila were married on 9-3-66 at Nathanael Lutheran[...]maid-of-honor. After a honeymoon in western Montana, they took up[...]residence on the old John Davis ranch 16 miles west of Medicin[...]ounty Assessor's office in Plentywood and also as a nurse's aide at Sheridan Memorial Hospital.[...]Robert Michels family. ing year she went to Eastern Montana College in Billings, where she[...], born in 1968; Pamela, born in changed her major to elementary education. She is currently attending[...]t was born 4-16-67 in Plentywood. He is presently a Robert and Leila's li[...]rigors of farming and ranching, but they have found time to travel to Scott was in a serious motor boat accident at Brush Lake on Colorado, Wyoming, Washington,[...]81 . He nearly lost his left arm in the accident, but thanks to the As far as special interests, Robert has been on the board of direc- Good Lord, a lot of hard work and determination, quick respons[...]has worked with the Medicine Lake FFA chapter as a member of FFA All 4 children have been activ[...]cattle. She has belonged to the AWA home demonstration club, WIFE, By Robert[...]and Cowbelles for a number of years. Robert was born in Williston, ND on 9-22 -43, the middle child and only son of Lloyd[...]HELS Lloyd and Wynne had moved from the farm to Medicine Lake in Roy Mich[...]teaded near Archer. Robert had always wanted to spend more time on the farm , so Shirley is t[...]after graduation from high school he spent 1 year on the farm. Medicine Lake and[...]Leonard- Roy's hobby is anything to do with horses. He spends 3 months wood , MO and[...]of Staff Sergeant, every summer at a Christian Youth Camp teaching horse-breaking and[...]horsemanship to youngsters. His winter months are spent sc[...] |
| [...]HELS Vernon James Michels was born 12-6-01 on Graham's Island near Minnewaukan, ND. He was the 1st child born to James and Anna Michels. The 1st 6 years of his life were spent on his parents' farm near Maddock. In 1907, Vernon's parents moved to Minnewaukan, where Mr. Michels was employed by t[...]homestead land, Vernon's father moved his family out to Montana in 1910. They settled on a homestead about 54 miles northwest of Culbertson. After proving up his claim, Mr. Michels moved to Archer, MT where the family built and operated a general merchan- dising store.[...]She married Nels P. Miller on 7-23-39, who was then postmaster for farming ope[...]of Medicine Lake. Formerly, he was married to Paula Jensen, 3-17-17. virgin prairie and plante[...]To their union was born Katherine, Erna, Margaret, and June, who died ing and cattle raising on this ranch.[...]Margaret and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson. She went to school in Valley City to[...]ge live in Tampa, FL. Paula died 1-25-34. become a teacher. She came to Montana to teach the Michels children[...]d, Nels, passed away 6-17-79. Marian lives in the out at the ranch where she met Vernon and married him on 11 -24-26 in Plentywood, MT.[...]fts, and visits by Three children were born to this marriage: Frank James, 10-12-29; Lois Ann, 8[...]Vernon and Hazel started their married life on a farm 18 miles southwest of Plentywood. In 1944 th[...]BILL and TAMMY MILLER After moving to Medicine Lake Hazel did some substitute[...]was also active in the Congregational Church and a Tammy Miller was born on 6-1 -60 at Malta, MT, daughter of Ar- charter mem[...]hiel. She was 2nd of 4 children. Her family moved to Vernon had several hobbies; the most extens[...]years of age. lecting of stamps; and then he had a collection of antiques. He had[...]ractors and trucks. He She then moved to Great Falls to attend the commercial college for a was a licensed traction engineer.[...]ars. until, because of failing health, they moved to the Pioneer in Plen- William Miller was born on 3-7-59, to Arnold and Florence Miller in tywood in 1978. The[...]Vernon passed Butte, MT. away on 12-18-81 . Hazel still lives at the Manor.[...]both moved back to Medicine Lake and were married 5-8-82. Bill is[...]ant, Jack and Jill, and is an Avon of 6 children to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keller. Her brothers and siste[...]Representative. They bought a lot and trailer in Medicine Lake, where order of[...]chool, and graduated from high school in 1917, in a class of 17. She attended the St. Cloud Teacher's[...]d College, located only 2 miles from Sauk Rapids. On account of the MARY RACHELL LATT[...]David was born in Belcourt, ND on 6-3-05 , to John B. and Mary E. tion less expensive. She graduated from college on 6-1-22 . After Morin. He was the 6th of 10 children. They were Joe A. "Joe Red", graduation, she taught in some nearby[...]When he was 2 years old, they moved to a homestead 4½ miles east a vacancy in the 5th and 6~h grade of the Medicine[...]rt farm . The homestead and farm When coming to Medicine Lake, she attended the Congregational[...]t he built in 1953. After he finished painting it a When the Lutheran Church was built, she joined th[...]t let- her husband, Nels and his girls were going to attend there. It was with ters across[...]and ask Dave if that was a beer joint and many people stopped to take She taught school in the old building o[...]which was quite cold in the winter and difficult to heat. Her room was David attende[...]ocated the warmest. However, there was constantly a struggle with the across the[...]years old his dad died of exposure trying to come home in a blizzard Christensen, the janitor, had to be called in to mop up the water and when his team got away from him on 1-14-15. After that David and his stop the noise.[...]taught 9½ brother Moses went to Fort Totten, ND to attend school. They were years and substit[...] |
| Red, as his mother and the rest of the family had moved to Maddoc, JAMES MORIN MT.[...]frienier) David worked wherever he could find a job with the local farmers. Morin, wa[...]ilda, 8-4-05. wasn't working for farmers he would be down by the Bill Walkter place Th[...]moved to Wolf Point, where she lived with her sisters. Whi[...]Mary and Dave Morin. In 1927 he went to Minnomen, MN and worked as a lumberjack |
| [...]ittaker. She was raised September 1941 we moved to Seattle, WA where I worked in the ship- in Plentywood until 1955 when her dad received a promotional transfer yards building destroyers for the US Navy. While in Seattle a daughter, to Scobey. In 1958 they moved to Medicine Lake and she graduated Karen came along in July 1942. In May 1943 we moved again, th is from Medicine Lake HS in 1960. time to a farm 7 miles northeast of Medicine Lake. In 1944,[...]Cloe was born in September. Then in 1948 we moved to the Harry Sparling farm, and that year Linda cam[...]llen in December 1958. In year 1960 we were able to purchase the Sparling farm and everything was goi[...]and all the other good things of rural living. In May 1968, Edith suddenly passed away of cancer, leaving a very empty time for us all. In October 1969 Elice Anderson and I were married and continued to live on the farm until 1977. We moved to Plentywood where we still reside. Elice has 1 da[...]Roger and Linda Nelson family. Elice and I like to travel and have a motor home, having visited 20 Rog[...]hanael Lutheran states, 2 provinces of Canada and a 30-day tour of Old Mexico and the[...]of their full length of the Baja, Mexico. We hope to travel much more. marriage. Roger was in a farming partnership with his dad and in the[...]child, Kristy, was Medicine Lake schools and went to EMC in Billings. She married Melvin[...]born 4-23-70. and Jennifer. They own and operate a seismic drilling business and are In 1964 they began the project of building a house in the country. active in bowling and coach[...]ing. They selected a spot in a summer fallow field and set about developing[...]d Medicine Lake schools and a homestead . After hiring the basement and shell c[...]ided in stay home with the girls on weekends and Linda would go out to paint Medicine Lake until they bu ilt their home[...]Much work lay ahead of them in developing a yard and shelterbelt Jeff.[...]which has turned into a continuing project. Karen graduated in 1960 from Medicine Lake schools and went on Roger and Linda were charter members of the Medicine Lake to Billings Business College. She married George Fis[...]hout northern and southern also a director of the National Durum Growers' Associati[...]served several terms on the board of the Dagmar Farmers Union Linda[...]er graduating from Medicine Lake in 1966 she went to Bill- Linda was involved with[...]ending freshman and sophomore now own and operate a seismic drilling business. They have 3 chil- workshops in Bozeman. She was selected for a Study/Travel fellow- dren-Scott, Suzanne and Char[...]ship for 1978 and 1979 to study industry in western Montana and life-[...]IFE in Sheridan Dagmar in 1977, and they now live on the farm 7 miles east of C[...]keswoman. In 1980 she was 1 of 12 people selected to repre- Ellen attended Vocational school in[...]tana at President Carter's White House Conference on Medicine Lake in 1977. She married Frank Mann of[...]r the western states in Los Angeles. She has been a and now lives in Watford City, ND where he manage[...]on the Medicine Lake school board, being the 1st wom[...]to this position. ROGER and LINDA NELSON[...]-39 in Los Angeles, CA where his parents had gone to on the council , serving as president and secretary.[...]intendent and teacher, LCW secretary and returned to the Medicine Lake area where his dad began farmin[...]rer, choir member, and currently is the 1st woman to be council Roger was the 1st son of 7 children, 5 gi[...]den Valley school for his 1st grade and then went to Medicine Lake Two of their children are now grown. Kristy has a secretarial for the remainder of his school years[...]loyed in Bill- Parks School of Business in Denver to learn radio and TV repair. in[...]Linda Whittaker Nelson was born in Plentywood on 6-12-42 , 2nd school in Me[...] |
| [...]as born. After graduating born 10-3-11 on the farmsite 3 miles south of Medicine Lake where[...]as reared at Medicine Lake and graduated returned to the farm . from Medicine Lake HS in 1931. On 6-18-51 he married Carmen Enochson, daughter of C[...]and Kaspara Johnson Angeline Enochson . She went to grade school in Four Buttes, MT, Aasved, was born 1-6-13 on their homestead 2½ miles east of graduated from[...]to school 1 year at Oak Grove in Fargo, ND.[...]y and became proud great-grandparents for the 1st time. During[...]f M in Missoula. He is now farm- ing with his dad on the family farm. Vicki attended MSU in Bozeman[...]Walt Norbo family. and school in Denver and is a Veterinarian Technician. She and Tim Eckerdt were married on 6-9-79, and they are now living in Ru idoso[...]raduated from Montana State College Jerry is a member of the Medicine Lake Volunteer Fire Depart[...]he married Patricia Smith of ment. He has served on the Medicine Lake Oil Co. board of directors, 3[...]f Bessie and Dick Smith. Being in the Army, years on the Sheridan-Daniels FmHA board, was treasurer of[...]both Korea and Vietnam. Honker Homes, and served on the Farmers' Co-op Store board.[...]Gary retired from the Army in 1980 Carmen is a member of the Fire Department Auxiliary. She taug[...]rank of Colonel. He is now Personnel Director in a hospital elementary school for 2 years; in Froid[...]there. They have 2 sons: Kirk, who is a dentist in Alexandria, and and in Medicine Lake t[...]edicine Lake school district clerk and secretary, a just had their 1st grandchild, Justin, born 3-18-84 to Kirk and LuAnn position she still holds.[...]12 years and graduated in 1960. She then went to Rocky Mountain[...]to Great Falls, and then moved to Parshall, ND where they bought John Jacob and Clemantine (McGregor} Niederhauser, known to Williamson's Funeral Home. They st[...]heir 4 their many friends as Jack and Clem, moved to Medicine Lake from school-age chil[...]age 10, Marilyn age 4, and Jack (John R.} age 1, to the farm 1 graduating in 1965. She the[...]versity of Montana at mile west of Medicine Lake. On 1-27-29, a 2nd son Jerry, was born, Missoula an[...]handler, son of who is still farming and residing on the home place. John B[...]school in Missoula and Vallejo, CA before moving to Plentywood death on 11 -18-50; Clem then moved to Miles City to make her home, in 1978. Britt is asso[...]ol at the Plentywood Elementary School. They City to Sidney in October 1972, where she resided until her death on have 3 children: Jill, Kori and Kai. 3[...]er Walt and Julia got married in 1934, they lived on the farm a During the drought of the 30s, Jack and Clem[...]e plow couple of years and then moved to town in 1936 for a year. During the and Jack went to work for the Medicine Lake Post Office as a Star Depression and "Dirty Thirties" Walt worked on WPA, being foreman Route mail carrier for 5 years. When the rains came, Jack again out at the Medicine Lake Refuge, did some trucking, and went to North resumed farming, and with that came the set[...]Dakota for harvest. Medicine Lake. Jack served on the school board from 1941 to 1947. In 1937, Walt's folks moved to Medicine Lake due to John's poor All 4 children graduated from Me[...]Jerry is health and Walt and Julia moved out to the farm. Besides grain farm- the only 1 who rema[...]ing, Walt raised registered Hereford cattle for a few years and later and husband are retired and l[...]Richland. Jack and his wife (Vanaye) are residing on a They belong to the Congregational Church where Walt has been on ranch at Corvallis, MT. Jerry and his wife Carmen[...]the board of directors. Julia belongs to the Women's Fellowship. Lake.[...]Walt has been on several other boards in the county: the Me[...] |
| [...]reen and Ed lived in Medicine Lake and Plentywood a short Grain in Reserve, and chairman of Sheridan County Stockman's Assn. time. They then moved to Belgrade, MT where Ed worked as a He is now serving on the County Fair Board, the Planning Board and he[...]n Homes until he was injured. Ed did carpenter is a director of the Montana National Bank in Plentywo[...]ywood and college at Billings. Julia belongs to Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile. Walt[...]wling, stitchery and sewing. Ed's hobbies belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Shriners, the Scottish Rite, t[...]I, Anna Larson Olson, was born 4-12-05 in Cottonwoo[...]ars and Bertha Benson Larson. My father, Lars was a came to Montana with his parents in 1906. He remembers attending a Sheridan County pioneer. My parents came to Medicine Lake in 1907. small school near Sheep Creek Post Office and later going to the Froid school at Froid, MT. As a young man, Ray remembers his trips to the reservation for their winter supply of coal. They packed enough food to last and started their journey by means of a team and sleigh. The trips were long and hard and[...]After finishing Medicine Lake HS, I went 1 year to Normal School[...]at Minot, ND and then I taught 2 country schools near Sidney. In 1931[...]I worked through the summer at Old Faithful, Yellowstone Park. Here I[...]met my husband, Harold Olson. We married on 2-20-32. Harold was Ray[...]5-27-06 in Rockford, WA. Harold was Chief Steward on Moore- Ray married Lena Holms, born 8-14-18[...], WI. She McCormack Lines. He was a chef at Grison's, Alfred's, Amelia's, was the dau[...]au Clair. After their Ernie's, and he was a San Francisco member of the 1980 United[...]attended Tacoma, WA public marriage, they bought a house from Wilfred Carlson, where Ray now[...]born 11 -29 -32 in Los Angeles. Ray worked on the railroad until he retired in 1962. Along with[...]e at Cody, WY. They have 3 daughters: Ann started to build. With a lot of help from Bernard Hippe and Swede[...]they had built 18 houses that Ray and Lena rented out. That Gialdini. Susan will graduate from South Dakota School of Mines and wasn't enough to keep Ray busy because he also had a dairy behind Technology in June of 1984. his house. Here he had 22 cows to milk and tend to along with deliver- ing the milk to different homes. The building is now east of the[...]LeRoy was born near Shevlin, MN on 7-13-26. He is the son of Lena passed away[...]John and Gena Olson. He received his education at a nearby country Ray has continued to keep up with the rented houses and a lot of school. LeRoy worked on a farm in orth Dakota before coming to hobbies he has taken up since. He worked for Pi-C[...]f 1945. He was employed at the Hank Kann- trapped out at the refuge, and did various other jobs to keep him busy. ing Ranch until he as d[...]Ray and Lena had 5 children: Laura, married to Pat Kirk; Celia, training at Camp Polk, LA. LeRoy spent nearly 2 years in Japan and married to Ernie Bundhund; Archie, married to Phyliss Madsen; Milo, Korea, where[...]rank of Master Sergeant. He received his married to Helen Bougass; and Ella, married to Jerry Reep, all of discharge in[...]On 3-6-51 LeRoy married Marianne Haurum of Shevlin,[...]arianne was born near Wyndmere, ND on 1-4-31 . She is the daughter DOREEN and ED NYBY[...]with her family to Shevlin, MN. She went to the same country school[...]After LeRoy's discharge, the Olsons moved to Menomonee Falls, graduated from Medicine Lake in 1976. On 7-24-76 Doreen married Ed[...]Allis Chalmers Co. of Nyby. Ed was born 11 -9-52 to Ed and Thelma Nyby of Plentywood, MT.[...]Milwaukee. LeRoy as a welder and Marianne worked in the office[...]Dam. When Allis Chalmers went on strike, he went to work for A. 0.[...]While in Wisconsin 2 children were born: Karen on 10-9-53 and Michael on 9-3-54 .[...]In April 1955, LeRoy and family came to Montana. He worked for[...]Vince Gaffney and leased a half section of farmland nearby. In the fall[...]of 1958 the Olsons moved to Poplar, where LeRoy had a mechanic[...]shop. While in Poplar Marilyn was born on 6-22 -62 and John on Ed and Doreen Ny[...] |
| [...]taking things a little slower. They are letting the kids do the h[...]flied a claim on a ½ section of land, northeast of Medicine Lake. I[...]1918 his parents sold their homestead and moved to North Battleford,[...]In 1927 Eugene came back to Medicine Lake, where he lived and[...]he went back to Canada to farm and do other various jobs until his[...]return to Medicine Lake in 1938. In 1965 the Olsons m[...]Theodore and Oka Bergeron of Hanks. She spent a lot of her years with ing. In December 1968 they[...]hardware department. In January 197 4 LeRoy sold out his interest and bought the Farm and Home in Froid. In 1978 LeRoy sold out and went to work for the Medicine Lake school as maintenance man and bus driver, a position he holds at the present time. Marianne is employed at Peterson's Ready to Wear in Plentywood, as seamstress. She has worke[...]Karen graduated from MLHS in 1972 and went to Rapid City for a course in office machines. Karen worked for Gain[...]tts- dale, AZ and Santa Yenez, CA. Karen returned to Sheridan County in[...]t the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home, and then as a dental assistant at the Sheridan Dental Clinic. K[...]1-20-39 at Plentywood. Eugene Hanson of Flaxville on 6 18-83. They live on the family farm south of was the for[...]rm). Home. Mike married Beth Looman of Plentywood on 11 -29-7 4. He Along with farming, Eugene did a lot of various jobs, as well as dig- worked for the Snitzler Corp. for a time then they moved to Plenty- ging water wells around the[...]fer. They now make Leona had a big responsibility during those months Gene was t[...]struction. They have 2 children: Nikki Lynn, born on 5-16-75 and children know it. Wh[...]g farm chores, she spent her Austin Michael, born on 8-29-79.[...]nto town and starting in Bozeman and transferring to Eastern in Billings. She will bought[...]nd Sheridan adjoining cafe for about a year. Eugene still kept his farming until he Memo[...]nds and relatives. In the summer months they take a LeRoy and sons built our present home.[...]are 7 children in the Parent family: Iva, married to Leo Altar Society.[...]Simoneau of Zahl, D; Janice, married to Samuel Melton of Medicine[...]Lake; Theresa, married to Dean Groat of Big Fork, MT; Bill, married to CHARLOTTE PARENT HOMEWOOD[...]Karen Drigert of West Germany; Alice, married to Robert Kirby of Charlotte Janet, daugh er o[...]Virginia, of Medicine Lake; and Theodore, married to Goodrich, NO in the home of her grandparents, 12-[...]e and Leona have 21 grandchildren Griffin School, a short distance from the farm east of Medicine Lak[...]RPART closed in the spring of 1935 as there would be only 2 students to at· Ralph was born at Antelope, MT a son of Paul and Ida Parpart. He tend. It was cheaper to bus them to Medicine Lake. When it closed, went to school at Antelope; his senior year was interrupted by 2 years she went to Medicine Lake and to high school at Westby.[...]27 . Philippine Islands. He returned to school and graduated in 194 7. It was They have 6[...]n, Delphina, Lucky upon his return to school that he met Ramona. Gene.[...]nchers. Lucky lives at home ranching on various farms in Sheridan County before buying the Ziebarth place, with his dad. They have a place at Luther, MT and at Frannie, WY.[...]ters, Ardis, Mrs. Lorring Stevens, Williston, ND; to winter pasture at Frannie, hauling the cows and c[...]eat Falls, MT; and 1 brother, Jerry also in Great to Luther. As the cost of gas has gone up and age has slowed them up, Falls; a half-sister, Vicki Fishell Penner, in Idah[...] |
| [...]Since farming was a desire of Alfred's, they decided they would[...]move as soon as a farm was available.[...]year they moved to Montana.[...]and since there was no house on the place, the Art Charlesworth[...]house on the flat was moved up and a shed for the cattle. There was a barn on the place and over the years, they added a chicken coop and[...]garage. They had chickens, milk cows, cattle and a couple of Linda, Russ, Ralph, Randy, Ramo[...]horses for the children . They usually hired a couple of young boys from[...]Medicine Lake to help haul bales of hay. Ralph and Ramona liv[...]Russell and Randall were born. In 1955 they moved to Medicine Lake like pioneering again . Harriet cooked on a coal stove and they had a where Ralph operated a service station, then worked for Medicine[...]Co. and later for the city. He is now Postmaster, a position he The good crops in 1950 made it possible for the whole family to go has held since his appointment in 1961. to Denmark for 3 months during the winter. Linda went to school her 1st year in Antelope, otherwise the chil- Traveling from Williston to New York by train took 3 days and then dren were[...]con- they boarded the Botory Ship to Denmark, which took 1Odays. There firmed members[...]Copenhagen . It seems as In 1963 they built a home using some material from the old Con- though all the Danes were there to meet them! Most of them were gregational Church.[...]ach, the others Com ing back to America took 13 days on the ship, Gripsholm, were 90 lbs. Ralph wanted a native rock fireplace in their home. No[...]rough sea. one did this kind of work, so he built a machine to split field stone, and Leonard, Eile[...]es; 1 in the basement and 1 upstairs. He has been on Leonard graduated from Medicine Lak[...], building fireplaces, ornamentals and monuments, a full time and Joyce in 1964. Afterward[...]ughter Eileen graduated with a degree in elementary education and taught live in[...]hey George Klisis and they lived on the Klisis farm west of Reserve, until and their[...]they moved to Kalispell. They have 2 children , Brenda (born 1969) and Ralph and Ramona decided to build another home. They purchased[...]home. Ed is a lawyer, specializing in tax consulting.[...]Plentywood. Leonard is a stockbroker with Dain, Bosworth Inc., and HARRIET[...]nd Valerie (born 1978). Born in South Dakota on 3-9-15, Harriet was only 2 years old Alfred and Harriet are still on the farm , but have leased out the when her parents, Martin and Metha Holmgard, decided to move to a farm ing. farm in the northeast[...]Reserve. They lived there until 1922, then moved on to a farm 2 miles west of Dagmar. Her sister, Hil[...]nd ALFRED and HAZEL PETERSEN she went to school and attended church in Dagmar.[...]0, the youngest of 12 children . His Chicago with a friend, Ragnhild Jensen (SD 254) and they worked[...]e, Alma, Hjamlmer, Ester and Agnes. He was raised on a farm in to Minneapolis where she met a young man from Denmark named[...]rn School. Later he Alfred Pedersen, who had come to America in 1929. moved with his parents to Reserve. They were married in the Dagmar chu[...]married at Plentywood. Hazel's Harriet worked as a beauty operator and Alfred worked in greenhouses[...]901 and homesteaded near Grenora, ND. They raised a family of[...]of 1935 they moved to Fort Peck, where Alfred obtained a job working[...]sister, Agnes Legge, managed the hotel for a period of time.[...]Later they moved into a 3-room apartment where their daughter,[...]tunate that Alf red had a job. It was a very cold winter and the mercury[...]dropped to -60 degrees; even the water in the reservo[...] |
| [...]lfred worked various shifts and some weeks he had to go Janice have 3 daughters. They live in Eugene, OR. to work at midnight. They stayed there until the wor[...]Helen was the 2nd child born to Clint and Marie, on 8-2-13. She, slowed and the men were laid off.[...]g with Then they loaded their belongings in a 4-wheel trailer and went to the class of 1932. After graduation, she went on to attend Minot State Butte to " rustle" the copper mines, but with no luck. Also , they went Teacher'[...]ere she met Homer Lambdin, up into the mountains to Phillipsburg to check on a gold mine. After an electrical engin[...]er their marriage, Homer and Helen they saw what a remote area it was, they wouldn't take a chance on moved to Medicine Lake, where Homer was employed as a draftsman spending the winter there with their 2[...]stablished Medicine Lake Refuge. They later moved to to return to Reserve. That trip is one she will never forget.[...]rwriter. The old tires wearing thin and no money to purchase new ones, a lot of company later moved their business to Great Falls, and Homer and time was spent patchi[...]til Homer's retirement. flat broke as they could be, with just enough money for a couple of After retirement they moved to Billings where they live today. Homer cups of co[...]n, and 3 great- Shortly after they returned to Reserve, they moved to the Grover grandchildren. Barbara and[...]ildren. Carol and husband Robert when they moved to Medicine Lake. There they purchased the old[...]y John was the 3rd child born to Clint and Marie on 8-29-18. John, moved into their newly-built home,[...]cine Soderholm. Alfred passed away 11 -7-64 after a lengthy bout with Lake. He then went on to graduate from the Pharmacy School at the U cancer[...]s until After Alfred's death Hazel acquired a license in cosmetology at the end of WWII. After being discharged, he returned to Medicine Lake Billings and then purchased a home at Laurel, living there until May of and went to work in his father's business. He still operates[...]on Clint's death. John married Ruth suddenly from a massive stroke 2-14-84.[...]cated in Medicine Lake. Michael, the oldest, went on to become a Vance attended college at Missoula. He was called[...]4. spent time overseas till he was discharged due to his dad's illness. Sandra, the 2nd born to John and Ruth became a RN and is married to Vance went to work for JC Penneys at Oakland, CA and continued[...]child, Brian John. working for them for 13 years. On 11-13-72 , he married Melinda Jack, the last child, is a CPA and works for Fairchild Instrument Co. in Eva[...]2-64 and John later married Doris Heggem in On 2-6-55 Gayle married William Grothaus of Medicine[...]on 5-19-26. She is married to Donald H. Carpenter. She has lived in Over[...]for 58 years. They have 2 children: Janie married to ing, sewing, crafts, yard work and gardening, and[...]tory appears elsewhere under the future she hopes to spend her winters in Arizona, and her summers[...]8 years, Tom has lived in Sheridan County, To begin the history of Clinton J. Poe family, it is necessary to residing in Medicine Lake and working as elementary principal and briefly return to the year 1909 , where he worked in the Huxol Drug[...]rried in 1910, the same Coming to Medicine Lake in the fall of 1976, he found a very nice year he decided to start his own business. At this time, the Great school and a very stable staff. Since that time, the staff has[...]orth from the main line, so Clint and but the stability remains. Marie, along with several[...]ved north with it. They first Prior to 1976, he served in the United States Army from 1962-65, settled north of the present to n of edicine Lake in a town named and attended Northern[...]ge from 1965-66. In 1966, he re- Flandrem . After a few months, it became obvious that he railroad[...]erved in South East Asia UTAPO Thailand from 1966 to 196 7. Being cluding Clint and Marie, moved heir building south to the present site discharged from the[...]d arie established their then moved back to ontana where he enrolled at Eastern ontana busine[...]College in Billings. Upon graduation in 1974 with a BS in Elementary still is located today, and star[...]ear was 1910. Clint Education he accepted a teaching contract in Australia where he died on 1-26-64, at age 80 . arie, age 96 , resides in th[...]5 for 1O months in elbourne, Victoria. Returning to the emorial ursing Home.[...]United States Tom accepted a teaching contract with the Rapelje Their 1[...]attended all schools. In 1976, he signed a contract with the Medicine Lake schools 12 years[...]ted as salutatorian and has served as a teacher/principal to date. in the class of 1929 , and then went on to attend U of for 2 more Tom received a masters in elementary education from Easte[...] |
| [...]cine Lake HS. back to the farm in the morning. Toward the last years of[...]ars, because the town of had a son stay on the farm and Frank stayed in town, but he still would Medicine Lake and Lake schools has made Tom very welcome and ac- go out and see how things were going. cepted him as a resident of the community. He belonged to the Kn ights of Columbus and other organizations.[...]bowled on the Moose team. He also liked to play cards. They especially William and Met[...]at the World's Fair enjoyed their trip to Hawaii in 1977. Frank passed away on 12-12-78, in Chicago in 1893. They were both born[...]3 wonderful years of marriage. with their parents to the United States. They were married on 3-20-1897, and lived in Iowa and Chicago before moving to northeast Montana to take a homestead some 15 miles northeast of Flandrem (now Medicine Lake) It was in Iowa that Marie was born on 5-3-1898, and Elsie on 12-20-1899. In Chicago, another sister was born on 4-6-07, named Mildred. The family came by train to Culbertson in 1908. William came 1st in early spring, to begin breaking the land and build a house. Metha and the daughters arrived later in t[...]e farm that the next 3 children were born: Henry, on 2-18-10; Aage, on 7-10-12; and Ruth , on 7-9-19. Their 1st child, David Lawrence, was born on 6-4-46, and lives in The children received[...]Looman. A naval veteran, he served twice in Vietnam during[...]Their 2nd son, Richard James (Gizzard), was born on 7-29-48 . He many years in the area. After retire[...]Anderson and Chad. He is employed by the Burling on Edwin.[...]Donald Dean (Doc), their 3rd son, was born on 7-7-49. He lives in for many years in the area. A[...]e 3 children: Matthe , Kris and Frank. Jeannie is a nurse Mildred Reimers graduated from Busine[...]tal in Culbertson, T. worked in Chicago from 1934 to 1938. She married Magnus Danielson On 5-15-50, Anthony Leo (Tony), their 4th son, as bo[...]eimers graduated from Billings Polytechnic and is a public[...]the edicine La e school. Aage Reimers moved to Greeley, KS and was in poor health for[...]ere so happy hen their daughter, Roberta, as born on many years. He passed away there in 1981 .[...]4-16-53. She is married to Benjamin Panotes. He is ith the Air Force R[...]ioned in he Philippines, Ha aii, and in worked as a registered nurse in various states. Her children[...]Francis arie as born on 11 -25-63. She or sat he Sheridan Metha pas[...]Hen- William lived in retirement. William passed a ay in 1962. They are drickson, or[...]passed a ay. He is no 18, and ill graduat trom edicine La[...]. She attended cCabe School her 1st year, hen ent to country Over the yea[...]l s, Harry and Pansy tions and is a charter member of the oose Lodge and also a VF Sorensen, bought a home in Froid, so the children could go to high memb r. school. Phyllis graduated from high school in 1943. hen she as a senior, she also kept house for her dad, brothers[...]de By Rob rta Buffington Reut r A ake school.[...]Eugene Christian (d ceas d); 5-26-21, to La rence and Christina Reuter at the farm 14 mile[...]; and Rosemary Joy ( ansfield). Her mo her pass d a a in (L o, Fran , Lorrie and Rob r[...]Frieda, Ber- 1976. Her dad is living in Shelton, A ith her sister, Audrey. tha,[...]ent for the birth of the ins. The tiny babies ere a 1944, ent to Culbertson to or in the ba ery under Chet Bloid. challenge to the family. Later, she came back to Froid and or ed for the hotel again. During[...]edicine Lake schools, graduating in 1939. He went on to attend 1945, and ere married the follo ing month on August 22 . orthern ontana College in Havre, here he pursued a business Frank James Reuter was born on 9-27 -11 on the Reuter farm east course. For a time he orked for the US Engineer Corps in the of Medicine Lake. He ent through the 8th grade, and stayed on the Business Administration Depa[...]ard all the time and when they ferred to Rapid City, SD; then later to California. In the summer of 1944 built a house in town, he ould come in and stay overnight and go right he returned to Medicine La e. He worked for a time at the Medicine[...] |
| Lake Wildlife Refuge and later, for Eamon Motor Service as a book- here she met a young man, Craig Tande, from Scobey. Six years la[...]he went to Brazil, married Mida, and brought her back to us. Mida and I am a native of Saco, MT. My parents, Allilian and Char[...]de Tog- ton, homesteaded there in the early days. I was born Roberta Dee Buff- gery. They[...]during the dry years of the early 30s, they moved to Chinook; later we returned to our farm in Saco. After finishing high school, I went to Montana State College. The KEITH and MAE R~YNOLDS summer before my sen ior year I went to Fort Peck to work, where I Mae Tronson was born 5-6-30,[...]n met Phil. He immediately christened me "Buffy," a nickname which I and Lu Tronson. In 1948 she gradua[...]fter have retained through the years. In the fall I returned to Bozeman and graduation she was employe[...]o. of finished my last year of college, receiving a BS degree in secretarial Omaha. Mae returned to Medicine Lake and worked at the White Spot studies. I taught my 1st year in Terry, MT. Cafe after which she went to Billings and was employed by the Mon- Phil and I were married at St. Rafael's Catholic Church in G[...]53 she married Keith Reynolds of Fromberg who was a tinued to work for the Eamon Motor Service. Then in the ear[...]Keith finished his tour of duty. They soon moved to Molt, MT where Agency. He also drove the local school bus for over 20 years. they leased a wheat and cattle ranch for 23 years.[...]In the fall of 1976 they purchased a ranch at Winnet where they[...]Mae is the state secretary-treasurer. Keith is a past president of the[...]They are delegates to the Interstate Alfalfa Seed Council, which takes[...]Phil Reuter family. A son Lauren Philip was born 7-3-49. Rochelle Marie[...]uated from the Medicine Lake schools. Lauren went |
| at Wolf Point, Richard Alan, born on 6-29-57 , making a family of 2 Both have done extens[...]elped with various comm ittees over the period of time. Their Instead of accepting a transfer to Opheim, MT, Don accepted a hobbies are camping, traveling , fol[...]with Montana Dakota Utilities and was transferred to Medicine dening, their yard of well-kept[...]town. 1982 and They are proud to be a part of the Medicine Lake community and 1983 were[...]u nd ser- they take pride in helping to make it a better place to live. vices to all the oil activity customers. Betty has been a cook at the Medicine Lake school since February[...]Irene French Ryder was born on the family farm located 4 miles in some families.[...]south and 1 mile east of Medicine Lake, on 5- 27 -13. She was the 3rd[...]of 5 children born to Susan C. and Frank J. French. The land had been[...]ville, OH, to Montana in 1906. He and Irene's mother, Susan Cat[...]in Greenville in 1909. He brought his bride back to the Montana homestead to live.[...]Medicine Lake for the winter months and back to the farm in the Don Rossm[...]spring. In the spring and fall they drove a horse and buggy to school, Their children all graduated from Medicine Lake HS. The boys and later graduated to a Model T Ford. were each active and lettered in t[...]ra and Billy Danielson), and moved into town On 3-26 -67 , Cheryl married Roy Deubner, son of Mr.[...]Medicine Lake ere happy times. The coun- she took a secretarial course. They now live on a farm east of Home- try had recovered f[...]She played center on the high school girls' basketball team . The[...]rls' teams traveled Business College, Denver, CO. On 3-21 -71 , Kenneth married Anne bo[...]yron Waller. They the home teams or at a hotel, and returned home the following day. presently live in Bozeman where Kenny is a computer programmer for Irene remembers spending a night at the Antelope Hotel, and one at the a private business and Anne is a housewife. They have 3 children:[...]town being turned off at midnight. There as a aming blink at 11 :45 a hospital for a few years. Then her ambitions changed and she went and everyone scattered and tried to get home before the lights ent back to college in Billings for a legal secretary course. She married out. The light plant as privately o ned. There ass im[...]ton, D summer and skating in the inter on Borley's pond, barn dances in the on 8-27-77. After their marriage, Bruce was accepted[...]e. at Missoula. During this time, Donna worked as a legal secretary. Upon During summe[...]First State Ban in Bruce's graduation, they moved to Williston, here Bruce is an at- edicine La e for Ed Po ers. The bank, along ith 2 others in to n, torney in a law firm and Donna teaches a legal secretary class at the as forced to close its doors during the depression. Saturday a[...]ol Data Institute at inneapolis, . He then ent to the Lake ercantile, o ned by E. G. Peter[...]ol- She as married in arch 1934 to Buck Ryder, deceased ing at Chicago, IL. He married Beverly Bartlett of yles, I on 6-3-83. (1912-65), of Froid. He attended the Universi of ontana at Their home is in Fort Wayne, I . Richard has an area of 6 states here[...]son of Susie and Arthur Ryder, who had come he is a trouble analyzer, correcting problems by phone or traveling to to the Froid area from orth Dakota in 1907 to homestead. Susie the spot. Beverly is an office s[...]eople. Buck and Irene opened a general merchandise store and meat They are members of the American Lutheran Church. Don has been a market (a locker plant as added later) in Froid in Septembe[...], City ayor, cub scout leader and has al ays been a han- an airplane accident. After his d[...]ing anyone in the time of need; whatever the need may 1977, hen she sold it to the present owners, Francis and Ron Hippe. be. Betty held office as Ladies Aide President, Sund[...]d FHA Chapter lvell, married to Curtis Halseide, GVW officer, lives in Culbertson[...]where she teaches at Culbertson HS. She is a graduate of the Universi-[...] |
| ty of Montana at Missoula. She received a master's degree from Mon- child born to Martin and Christina (Wessner) Schlabs. He moved[...]1 daughter, Kim Halseide his family to a farm west of Homestead, MT, where he attended a near- Brady, CPA, married to Kevin Brady, Helena. Kim is employed by the[...]chlabs was the oldest of 3 children. She was born on tion. 1-12-26, near Esmond, ND to Joseph Erck, Jr. and Christine (Gummer- Dee Ann , married to Keith Turck, counselor, Havre HS, lives in[...]letus of Seattle, WA, and Gerald of Havre. She is a graduate of Montana State University at Bozeman.[...]uated from Esmond HS and attended Dakota received a master's degree from Northern Montana College at[...]worths in Havre. Dee and Keith pleted a business course at Billings Business College in Billings. have 3 sons: Geoffrey, a 3rd-year student at Eastern Montana College Their oldest son, David Gary, was born on 3-22-47 at Tacoma, at Billings; Bradley and Jason[...]WA. At the age of 2, he moved to Medicine Lake with his parents, Irene has been a resident of Froid for 50 years and has been ac-[...]tnam War. Congregational Church for 25 years, was a member of the Board of After his discharge from the Army, he completed a course in meat cut- Directors of the Montana Groc[...]officer of several local organiza- as a lineman for Montana-Dakota Utilities Company at W[...]Terry Lynn, their 2nd son, was born on 2-24-51 at Plentywood.[...]orn in Minot in 26 team points, to win 1st place for Medicine Lake HS in the 1969 S[...]where she met my father, who On 7-1-72, Terry married Carol Kilness at St. Barbar[...]Church at Powell, WY. Carol was born on 10-4-50, and is the 3rd of 6 I was born in Northwood, ND in November of 1919. My parents children born to Mary Irene (Everett) Kilness and Justin S. Kilnes[...]Stanley died Terry and Carol moved to Oakland, CA where Terry completed a shortly after birth. We later moved to Medicine Lake where Dad was in Commercial Deep Sea Diving course. Later they moved to Vista, CA the bank. My sister, Olive Martha, was[...]where their daughter, Stacy Lane, was born on 11 -13-76. Terry and in Medicine Lake.[...]ic School System. Terry is In 1926 we moved to Minot, ND and returned to Medicine Lake in also a real estate broker in Vista. 1935, where my dad cashiered in Mr. Sparling's bank. I was a Their youngest son, Darryl Wayne, was born on 4-19-52 at Plenty- sophomore in the old yellow school building but I was in the 1st class wood. He graduated from Medicine Lake HS. He attended Eastern Mon- to graduate from the new school in 1938. I attended Montana State tana Colleg[...], Mary Ellen, Normal School in Dillon. From there I attended business college in Min- graduated together with degrees in education. neapolis. I also attended EMC in Billings in 1940-41 . On 6-11 -77, Darryl married Mary Ellen Wesen at Queen of Angels In 1941 , I married Charles W. Billie and we had 2 sons. Russ[...]rch at Nashua, MT. Mary Ellen was born at Glasgow on the eldest, was born in Monterey, CA in August 19[...]daughter, Lana. daughter born to Arlene (Johnson) Wesen and Wes Wesen , who are of[...]Denver, CO and Sharon of Thermopolis, WY. have a son and 2 daughters; 1 is deceased.[...]both teaching in the public school at After a divorce from Charles Bille, I married Ray Sandbak, who Nashua, MT. They have 1 son, Tyson Wade, who was born on 9-18-83 was born and raised on the ranch we presently live on out of Broad- at Havre, MT. view. I have lived there for 35 years.[...]still reside in Medicine Lake, where he continues to My father, Andrew Johnson, passed away in Ju[...]n. The bank burned 1 night in 1939 and that meant a move to Billings for my parents.[...]GEORGIE (GENTRY) SCHMIDER I played piano for the Congregational Church servic[...]Georgie Gayle (Gentry) Schmider was born on 4-16-30 at Medicine choir and their practices. In high school I was in the Honor Society, Lake. She is[...]BS David and Ella (Erck) Schlabs were married on 5-18-46 at St. Leo's Catholic Church at Tacoma, W[...]sons, David, Terry and Darryl. David was born on 4-5-19 near Ashley, ND. He was the younges[...] |
| On 10-1 0-50, Georgie married Robert Schmider of Ken[...]Joe married Doris Victoria Nyquist on 11 -25 -40. She was the They have made their resi[...]and Korea, attaining Doris went to the Hammond school 1½ miles north of the family[...]Schmitz. In 1949, the family moved to Medicine Lake so the children Robin Rene was born on 7-22-53. She married Richard Baker on could go to school. 2-14-79. They have 2 children , Alaina R[...]h her mother and dad in Rolla Anne was born on 8-25-54. She married Stephen Pierce on Medicine Lake and has 2 sons, Mike a[...]and Robin. mother and goes to Medicine Lake HS. James, who is assistant Richelle Marie was born on 3-25-59. She is now attending m[...]Roger K. is married to Charlene Roness and they have 2 sons, Georg[...]is Daren and LeAlan, who travel by bus to school in Medicine Lake. Roger anticipating her[...]and his family are living on the family farm and he is the 3rd generation[...]of the Schmitz family to farm and ranch. JACK and KRIS SCHMIDT[...]Steven M. is married to Kathleen Burns and they have 1 daughter, Ja[...]Jack's father, Ernest Frank Schmidt, was born on 4-9-1892 in Richard J. is emp[...]nd is• Minnesota. Clara Munsch Schmidt was born on 2-29-12 in Wishek, presently li[...]n Fairview, MT, and is working for Farmer's moved to Flaxville, MT in the early 1940s, then to Medicine Lake in Union Cenex and servicing their oil wells out of Sidney. 1951. There, Ernest Schmidt worked for[...]traveling. He and Doris work until he passed away on 3-4-67. Clara was well known and liked[...]in Medicine Lake from 1951 until she passed away on 8-6-80.[...]tended high school in Medicine Lake, MT, and went to col- Vietnam with the First Marine Air Wing attached to the Tactical Air lege at Minot State College, Min[...]ot at Da Nang. Medicine Lake Oil Co. They married on 10-6-79. Jack worked for Corporal Schmitz returned to edicine Lake after his discharge. Bowman Trucking in Westby for a year and then returned to manage He worked at the Plentywood[...]lsen bought By then, he had planned to move to the Schmitz ranch after his mar- Jack's Service S[...]T. Jack and Kris moved from riage to the former Charlene Roness. Medicine Lake to Reserve in December 1982.[...]ells, D and Kristie Hoffman Schmidt was born on 12-25-60 in Culbertson, T. Medicine L[...]residing 7 miles south of Froid, T. Paul was born on oonan, D. aternal grandparent[...]e son of Michael and Anna Schmitz. He grew up on his folks' homestead 14 miles southeast of edicine Lake, and went to school at the District o. 6 Lynd School, which wa[...], Charlene and their sons, Daren and LeAlan, live on the[...] |
| the Auxiliary to the VFW. They enjoy exhibiting at the county fair[...]is showing Tennessee Walking horses. Harry is a lead singer in a especially grain and grain sheaves. Recent intere[...]together frequently. leaders in the Volmer Lucky Clover 4-H Club. Their son, George Melville, was born on 11-1 3-4 7. He began The Schmitz's hosted a French student, through the North Atlantic[...]83. The same student, Gillis with a BA degree in music and later received an honorary Master's DeLattre, from Nice, France, came both years for a 4-week stay. He degree. He is a keyboard musician, arranger, producer of records[...]s. He ap- tre, were guests at the Schmitz's while on holiday in 1982. Gilles en- peared i[...]His wife is joyed the ranch life so much he took a western saddle home with him. Martha B. O'Brien Wagner. She is a lalJoratory technician at Weyer- That was a wonderful experience for their family, sure to be repeated. hauser Company. Both Georg[...], music lessons, gardening, pleasant Mel was a meat inspector for John Morrell and an iron molder until school days, and wonderful friends. But most precious of all are he was almost 30. Due to many workers in the foundry not under-[...]n and other years. Because of this Belle insisted on going west to homestead. They went to Newburg, ND, where distant cousins, the Smiths, l[...]Simoneau. He was 1 of 12 children raised on the family farm just west[...]he married Laura Kelly in May 1944. Laura, the only child of John and[...]In September 1944, George went to Germany to fight for his coun-[...]try. He was a member of the 20th Armed Infantry Battalion, Comp[...]until 1972, when they moved to Missoula. George had a stroke and[...]as forced into an early retirement. Laura died of a heart attack[...]-23-74, at their home in Missoula. George died of a heart attack on M. C. and Belle Shively.[...]e, ID. In March 1906, Mel and Ed Smith came to Culbertson, MT by train, then by stagecoach to Medicine Lake (then called Flandrem). From there[...]tely 7 miles northeast in deep snow and each made a choice of land. In May, Mel and Belle returned with a few household goods and a wagon and horses shipped to Culbertson in a box car. From there they went north by wagon, staying overnight at Sheep Creek, a half way house, and arrived at the claim in May 1906. They lived in a 1O'x12' shack with a sod floor. Mel walked 4 miles in the cold, lonely winters to dig coal for their heat, at the Nizer's open pit[...]In 5 years they proved up the claim and Mel built a house in 1913. They farmed for 45 years and then rented to Nels Nelson. They then moved to Olympia, WA, to be near their daughter. They purchased a home where they lived several[...]G. Simoneau family . years before Mel passed away on 1-17-67, and Belle on 3-1 -76. Verna was born on 9-27-13 at Medicine Lake on the homestead. George and Laura had 5 sons to carry on their memory. John was She graduated from edicine[...]then from Dillon ontana born on 5-13-46. Ronald was born on 7-5-4 7. Robert was born on Normal College. She taught at rural schools in Ro[...]ty for 9 11 -12-48 . James was born on 8-27-52. Thomas was born on years. In 1941, she moved to Washington. In Tacoma, WA she was of-[...]anything else his dad could find to do. After a couple years of this, In 1944, Verna marrie[...]birthdate John decided it was time to move on so he went to work for William is 2-28-05 . Gale's father was[...]Tronson. He worked for other farmers, but he always went back to Wyland Wagner. They moved to Olympia, WA in 1907 where he Willie. operated a furniture and hardware store. Gale has owned Wagn[...]far as helping his dad. When he was ready to move on, he worked for vented and built many things, suc[...]Larsen and William Tronson. Ron moved around for a time. pia, a turkey plucking machine, machine parts and restor[...]While making these moves he married abel Disney on 12-22-78, in Buckmobile car, and built their 3-m[...]In 1945, their daughter, Tessa Gayle, was born on April 11 . She daughters Barbara and[...]ry has 2 children. Aldrich, is a batallion chief in the Tacoma Fire Department. Th[...]graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1966. He went to Kin-[...] |
| [...]At Medicine Lake school Lucy taught a range of subjects to junior to the Marines, where he was stationed in Florida an[...]s, in Hawaii until his mother died, then he moved to Missoula to be with geography, world history, Americ[...]n his father and his 2 younger brothers. Bob went to work for the Mon- democracy, typing,[...]al tana State Employment Service in Hamilton, MT. On 5-3-75 , Bob mar- education. She as[...]pervised the hot lunch program when it ferred him to Kalispell. Bob has 3 children : Joseph, Kelly and[...]raduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1971 . He moved to years, and during that time, under her guidance, they accomplished Missoula to further his education at the University of Montan[...]anagement. Since he cou ld areas with a captain and assistant for each area; sponsored a tree- not find work in this field, he went to work in the woods around planting project; decorated and fixed up an area on Main Street to Missoula. Charolette Buck became his bride on 2-9-80 . Charolette has cover up an u[...]put window displays and seasonal 4 children from a previous marriage. They had 1 child of their own:[...]ied of crib death 1-15-81 . They for a state ambulance drive by all FHA groups in the state and the most moved to Medicine Lake in 1981 . James is currently employed at money for a foreign student scholarship; contributed generously for a Medicine Lake HS as a custodian.[...]ored safety programs and nutri- Thomas went to school at Medicine Lake until 1972, when his[...]ool; had annual style shows of gar- parents moved to Missoula. He graduated from Sentinel HS in[...]ments they had made; kept seasonal decorations on the lunchroom Missoula. He worked for Monarch Cloth ing for a few years. Tom mar- tables as well[...]stly, earned money ried Vickie Curran at Missoula on 4-2-77. Monarchs moved them to for their state FHA trips through concessions at school. Billings to work in their main store. They have 1 child, Kirkpatrick, Lucy served as a Montana representative on the Board of Teen born 3-6-80. After Monarchs lai[...]Times national FHA magazine, was a member of the state advisory clothing store and a lumberyard and Vickie worked for Safeway. They[...]chosen as an honorary member of that group moved to Alaska. Tom will be going to work for Wein Air Alaska. at a state convention . Vickie will be going back to work for Safeway chain in Anchorage in[...]Lucy Charlesworth was born near Medicine Lake to George and Club, Tuesday night b[...]l MEA, Delta Gamma Society. Emily Charlesworth in a small 2-room house. Her folks moved to town She judged at the Sheridan Cou[...]She was always interested in activities and as a 6th grader en- Scholarship Pageant f[...]events, and community affairs. Helping others is a favorite pastime. the senior play "Cyclone Sally,[...]n of the basketball Lucy had a sister and brother, abel and Clarence Royels, ho[...]She graduated from the University of ontana with a BA degree, school was in a little green shack located near edicine Lake's dump and in 1958 she earned a Master's degree from Montana State Univer-[...]d "Red" Bench as the teacher. abel graduated from a sity. Her 1st teaching position was the Points School out of Redstone, Spokane business school,[...]rapher married then 2 years at Medicine Lake, and on to Oilmont for 6 years until she Clarence[...]She still married William Smith in 1941 and moved to Fargo. lives in S[...]and as a superintendent of schools in S eetgrass, Jordan,[...]Brady, T. He moved to evada and was superintendent in the Gold-[...]ile at S eetgrass he married Joy orris La lor and to this[...]orris and ife, ary Lou, run a food establishment and Elisabeth is[...]th in 1965 . Bill was born at Centre Point SD to Jorgen and Christine Smith, and he moved with his parents to the Culbertson-Froid area at an early age. He attended Culbertson schools, worked as a farm hand, and hen older, became a brakeman in the Great orthern yard at Williston. THEODORE BRIEN Because of a diabetic condition, he as forced to give up this position, Theodore Brien was born on 7-12-1856 in innesota, to Antoine and later at Fargo, he had the mail contract for hauling mail to planes. Brien and Suzette Azure, whose p[...]and born in eastern Dakota Territory at St. Joe, a small settlement near to Medicine Lake in 1 2, where he took over farming for the Charles- what was to become the present site of Walhalla in the Pembin[...]icine La e. Bill passed away As a young man, he made his way to Winnipeg, Manitoba, looking in 1973 and Lucy reti[...]for work . He was hired as an interpreter by a French fur trader, Patrick[...] |
| Bartand, who owned a saloon and store, trading with the Indians. This[...]'s half sister, Rose Weaver Wormsbecker, was born on man later became Theodore's father-in-law. On 6-10-1 881 , he married 5-18-1894, in Towner, NO. She died on 12-14-70. Jorden Patterson Mary Rose Barland at[...]Smith, Jr. (Nig), her brother, was born on 11 -15-1895, in Glasgow, bride then traveled to St. John, ND in the Turtle Mountains, trailing 7[...]e, each pulled with 1 horse. was born on 8-30-02, on a ranch north of Culbertson, and died on This was a gift from his in-laws. The Brien famity stayed in[...]Jurdie's twin sister, Mayme Ellis Smith, was born on Dakota for many years, farming and working. Mos[...]Stella Smith Delong, born north of Culbertson on 11 -9-08 . She lives in In the fall of 190[...]with their family Portland, OR at this time. traveled by wagon to Culbertson, MT, where they wintered in a log Jurdie lived on the ranch north of Culbertson until she was 9 yea[...]s born old. At that time they moved to Oswego, MT where her mother ran a there on 1-19-02. After traveling back to North Dakota in the spring of restaurant for a short period of time before moving to Glasgow. Her ear- 1902, the Brien family returned to Montana in 1905, again by wagon, ly[...]moves; therefore, she attended several schools. to stake a claim. Their claim was 5 mites east on the north shore of She started school[...]The family farmed, plowed the ground with a walking plow, raising time waiting tables at her mother's and stepfather's restaurants; but grain, feed and livestock. The boys helped with[...]cine Lake. milked cows, raised chickens and grew a large garden to help feed the family. Theodore was a skilled hunter and a good marksman in both the plains and woodlands. He was also a trapper. Always helping friends and neighbors, the Brien home was often a halfway house for friends traveling through the area, where a good meal and a night's lodging could be had. The Briens attended the Catholic Church in Medicine Lake, often traveling in the winter on the ice in a horse-drawn sleigh. In the sum- mer they swam an[...]ong with the good times. Mary Rose was born on 7-12-1862, and died 5-9-26 in Medicine Lake. The[...]son, Gregery, in Poplar, MT when he passed away on 11 -23-38.[...]Jurdie married August Fred Grothaus (Gus) on 3-2-23, in Plenty- many grandchildren and great-g[...], Marguerite (Tudie) Grothaus Jack, was born born to Theodore and Mary Rose, were raised in Sheridan County: on 1-1 2-24, in Medicine Lake, MT. She attended Thor[...]rom Medicine Lake HS in 1942. After gradua- On 11-15-24, Clarice married Jorden P. Smith in Plen[...]the shipyards. She married Ollie Jorden was born on 11 -15-1895 at Culbertson, MT, on what is now Jack and lived in We[...]Dennis. Tudie lives in Quincy, WA at the present time. 1924 to 1934. During the dust bowl of the '30s, they moved to Fort William August Grothaus, their son, was born on 8-25-30, in Peck to work on the dam. They also worked in Butte, T, in the min[...]ation, Bill joined the Army for 4 1944, they came to Poplar, T, where they farmed. Jorden passed[...]ar. Upon returning he was employed away in Poplar on 1-18-56. Clarice still lives in Poplar where she[...]On 7-5-33 Jurdie married Diamond Richard Smith (Dick[...]Sidney, T. Dick was born in arshell, IN on 9-11 -1895 and died on Jurdie Smith, better known as Bessie, was born a twin on 7-4-05 3-24 -70. He came to Montana in 1911 and wor ed for Seth Folsum, on a ranch 18 miles north of Culbertson or 4½ miles s[...]. He loved sports and played baseball for 5 years on the what is now Homestead, T.[...]ther was Jorden Patterson (Doc) Smith. He as born on married Ann Carpenter and they adopted Harry Robert Smrth, born on 1-1-1854, in Houston, TX, and died 1-8-08. As for[...]nd the Medicine trailed 2 cattle herds from Texas to ontana. Charlie M. Russell was Lake HS. He is married to Jean Smith and they live in Green Acres, WA on 1 of the drives, at which time he as inspired to paint the famous at present. Ann and Dick raised ary Ryan Evans, born on 5-11 -26 in painting, The Last of the 5 000. Her[...]nty, of which Sheridan County was part of at that time. ated from edicine Lake HS in 1941. She received a teaching cer- Jurdie's mother was ary Alice Jackson Smith. She as born on tificate from the College of Grea[...]-1874, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and she died on 3-16-53. here she has orked for the Department of Agricutture for 30 years. After moving to North Dakota with her parents as a young girl, she was ary is married to Benjamin Gunn Evans. They have 4 children: Larry, married to William Weaver for a short period of time, which ended in[...]otels and restaurants They lived on a farm 22 miles west of Medicine Lake. In ea[...] |
| [...]ay. They now live in Alexandria, VA, where Pat is a Christensen of Cody, WY, and Lissa an[...]-grandchildren, Bradly and Jessica ministrator at a hospital in the area.[...]n of Casper, WY. Richard Patterson was born on 7-15-37, in Plentywood, MT. After attending 12 ye[...]NELLMAN He enrolled at MSC that fall. He received a BS in agricultural education in 1959 from MSC. Ri[...]st M. Snellman was born 7-{ 9-14 at De Lamere, ND to Frank They have 3 daughters: Richa Wilene, Karen[...]k and Caroline Snellman. They moved to Dutton, MT early in 1917, then was in the Air For[...]rs and served in the Vietnam War. He to Medicine Lake in November 1917. Ernie attended the Smith school, retired as a LTC. They now live in Colorado Springs, CO, where[...]helping other farmers, Sharon Smith was born on 9-24-39 in Plentywood. Her elementary Harry Richwine and Ted Trageton, who lived on the Harry Sparling and secondary education was re[...]rolled at MSC. The next year ing of a steer and hogs for canned meat, hams, bacon and sausage. In she transferred and graduated with a teaching certificate in elementary the early '30s, Ernie and his friends would go to Sidney and Fairview in education from Northern Mo[...]in 1961 . She married Keith the fall to help with the beet harvest. In the late '30s, he rented a McKibben from Taber, Alberta. They have 2 children: Sherri Rae and quarter of land to farm. During the WPA era, he worked on the county Shauna Ann . They live in Swift Curren[...]ines, Ernie and his uncle, Hank Danielson, worked on The youngest member of the family, Kathleen (Kay), was born on them. Ernest married Marian Hippe on 4-1-38 . 7-13-46 in Williston, ND. For cross refe[...]the VFW auxiliary, both in Medicine Lake. She is a form er member of the Fireside Club, a past 4-H leader, and belonged to the Band Mother's Club serving as the treasurer f[...]ELLMAN Alice Anne Richwine Snellman was born on 8-12-16 in Froid, T. Her father, George Richwine,[...]f Medicine Lake. He married Alice Haines, who had a homestead east of Froid and he worked both farms.[...]d. arian was born at Starbuck, N on 4-11 -16. She attended She married Herbert S[...]edicine Lake HS. She Ann, was born in Plentywood on 8-17-38, and after her birth Alice graduated from edicine la e HS in April 1934. She orked as a went back to teaching. aitress and a babysitter. Ernie and arian farmed and raised cat[...]Ernie as a Life ember of Moose Lodge 1343, Legionnaire of[...], 8 days after his 68th birthday. arian continues to farm with[...]the help of Jack. She is a member of Women of the oose 1193 at[...]edicine Lake, has held officer stations and is a member of Academy[...]years. After graduation, she attended a dental college at Seattle WA.[...]When she came back to Medicine Lake, she was employed at the[...]4 years. She married Ralph Becker of Raymond , MT on 5-28-60. Ralph was born on 6-8-35 to John and Sara Becker. Ralph[...]Field" in Great Falls dur- Ralph moved to Billings, where he was employed at J. C. Penney Co. ing WWII, and then returned to teaching. Their daughter Patricia Ann[...]sper, WY. He was manager as born in Great Falls on 3-25 -48. Herbert and Alice were divorced in[...]n and Ralph have 4 daughters. Connie Rae was born on AZ. Alice now lives in Phoenix, AZ during most of[...]2-20-62. She married Glenn "Ernie" Parrett on 6-6·81 . Connie will[...] |
| graduate as a RN in May 1984. " Ernie" is a farm machines broker. gold mine and Alice taught school. From Toston they moved to Great They live in Kearney, NE. Christine Becker was born 4-26-64 in Falls and he went to work as a mechanic for International Harvester. Casper, WY. She is a college student and works part-time as a cashier Their 2nd daughter, Patricia Ann was born in Great Falls on 3-25-48. at a bank in Kearney. Tina was born on 1-27-67 in Casper, WY. She is Alice[...]re divorced in 1950. Beverly and Herb moved back a high school student in Kearney. Alisa was born on 11 -6-71. She is a to Medicine Lake. grade school student. The Becker[...], was born 2-4-24 in Medicine Lake. He grew up on the farm , attending a country school, high school in Medicine Lake, gra[...]d School, Froid and Medicine Lake schools, went to NMC, Havre for 2 years, taught in Homestead 6,[...]rdon and Evelyn were married in June 1944, moving to Herb an[...]He moved from the Medicine Lake area to Bozeman in 1958. After lived in Medicine Lake in the A. Fossum house, with Gordon doing living in Bozeman, Billings and Great Falls, he moved to Butte and hauling, coal, cattle, etc. We moved to the Billy Wishek farm where we worked fo[...]i White lived until 1964, with the exception of a couple years on the bird in 1968 in Orofino, ID. He[...]spending the summer in Montana. years. In 194 7, a 2nd son, Jerry Lee, joined us. We had him for nea[...]N E. and CASANDRA K. laryngitis. Two weeks later a 3rd son, Richard Gordon, was born in[...]"Jack" was born in Plentywood, MT on 3-2-41 , son of Ernie and Charles (Chuck) was bo[...]boys attended Medicine Lake school until we moved to Bolstad. He attended Medicine L[...]From 1961 -67, Jack Missoula in 1964. We leased a 76 Union station on Brooks, Missoula, worked for Don Bolstad as a custom combiner. When not in Canada or later moving to a ranch east of Stevensville, MT.[...]south" custom combining, Jack worked for his dad on his farm- Over the years Evelyn went back to teaching to supplement the ranch. In 1965, Jack[...]Lowell school, 3 years at worked at a stock car race track. When returning to Medicine Lake in Lone Rock School, Stevensville, MT, returning to Froid Public School in the spring, Jack again worked on the farm. In the summer of 196 7, the late '60s for over 11 years, retiring in May 1982. Jack started wor[...]Refuge. He worked Gordon lived in Missoula to be near his 3 sons. He was a lover of there for the next 3 years duri[...]s. animals. He passed away in September 1983 from a massive heart at- On 12-5-69, Jack married Casandra Parpart. After the[...]s exactly 100 years later- 12-5-1869. Nicole live on a ranch on the outskirts of Helena. He has a car dealer- Jack was also named after t[...]anches. Richard, Susan, Luke and Joby live on a ranch south of Charlo. He is a feed, seed and fertilizer consultant for Cenex an[...]s also. Evelyn remarried in 1978-continuing to teach until her retire- ment. She is Mrs. Eugene[...]AN Herbert Snellman was born in DeLamere, ND on 4-26-12. He moved with his parents, Frank Snellma[...]Ja ck Snellman family . Snellman, to Medicine Lake in 1906 where they settled on the Ed Smith place. He had 3 brothers, Ernest, Go[...]"Cassie" was born in Plentywood, MT on 10-16-50 to Ralph and sisters, Opal, Grace, Francis and Glady[...]ND. When Cassie was 4 years old, the family moved to He married Alice Richwine of Froid in 1937 and they lived on the Medicine Lake. She graduated from[...]their oldest daughter, Beverly Ann in Plentywood on 8-17-38 , he In the fall of 1970, they moved to Williston , where Jack started an went to work for Steve's Chevrolet in Froid and Alice tau[...]rth Dakota-Williston east of Froid. They lived in a "cook car" on the school grounds. Center. While Jack went to school, Cassie worked at the Elk's Lodge. The family moved to Toston, MT in 1941 where he worked in a When Jack graduated, they moved to Havre, MT, where he was a[...] |
| [...]children all live in Montana. They returned to Medicine Lake in the summer of 1972. Jack[...]oid, MT. worked at the J&L Implement, and helped on his parents' farm in his Her husband is employed by Roosevelt County. Verlayne graduated spare time. Cassie began clerking at the Jack and Jill grocer[...]in 1969, and attended Kinman Business about this time. She clerked until a strange illness "morning sickness" University in Spokane, WA. She had 3 children by a previous marriage: caused her to spend more time at home. Michelle, Ryan and Stacy Schmidt. On 2-17-74, their daughter, Caroline Ann Louise, was[...]e and own and operate Lake Bowl. Candy added zest to their lives. She's always happy and busy. She's[...]ndy also does backhoe and mechanic work and helps on the farm . taking piano lessons and she's a 4-H member with a horse project. Danny was bor[...]in Candy loves basketball and is looking forward to being on the grade 1972 and attended Bismarc[...]They live in Townsend, MT, where he is a lineman for the Vigilante begun to enjoy working with leather craft.[...]uge again and he is employed there at the present time. Jack is tru- 1973. He married Susan Crain of Froid, MT in 1978. They live on the ly a "jack of all trades." He's done all the remodelin[...]Medicine Lake. Medicine Lake, including building a spl it rock fireplace. He still helps Kenny retired as a lineman on 7-1-82 , and keeps busy at the farm . his mother on her farm . Last winter, 1984, he started oil painting and Hazel still works part-time as a clerk at the Jack and Jill in edicine is doing very well. When he has time, Jack loves to hunt with bow, ri· Lake. fie or shotg[...]ics-there is nothing he likes better than working on a motor.[...]working part-time at the Medicine Lake school as a custodian. The best part of her job is being arou[...]Fritz) Spencer was born 8-12-06 at Grand eado , N to "kids." Her hobbies are sewing, wheat weaving, ca[...]Edward Spencer and Sophia Horstman. He moved to ontana with his dy making, crewel embroidery, gar[...]nd sister Mattie in June of 1907. Here he grew up on the basketball fan . She also enjoys hunting and[...]northeast of Flandrem. He attend- Cassie has been a Sunday school teacher, Sunday school secretary-[...]offices in the Christian Women's had to help out at home with the farm work and expenses. After hi[...]rganizing brother Harry was old enough to help on the farm in 1937 he ent to and working in the Homestead-Medicine Lake fair b[...]Rolla, ND. He was employed there as a garage mechanic until 1947, Sheridan County Fair.[...]when he moved to Minot built a home and was on the police force as[...]rk. KENNY and HAZEL SNELLMAN |
| [...]Isobel moved to Medicine Lake with her family in 1925. She at- Ralph grew up on the farm, attended rural Smith School and[...]ke HS and graduated graduated in 1932. He worked on the farm and other jobs including[...]During the late 1930s he worked at Fort Peck Dam on NYA as did many other boys. In January of 1942,[...]Army Air Force. He was inducted at Missoula, MT on 1-16-42. He was sent to serve at March Field Air Base at Riverside, CA,[...]e was the only 1 of his squadron that sailed, in a very small English ship, from the ancient city of Carthage, Africa, to Syracuse, Sicily. He was later stationed at Palermo and Trapani. He convoyed from Palermo to the Straits of Messina, across by ferry and then convoyed to Naples, Italy. While there, he served under the 1[...]ighter Con- She became certified to teach in 1928 and taught 8 years in rural trol Squadron, a radio and radar unit, as a Staff Sergeant in the schools.[...]aching in the Griffin School (Addolorata) Dolores A. D' Angelo, daughter of Francesco D' Angelo and[...]ast 5 years she taught in the Concetta Castiello, on 6-14-46.[...]en played with Princess Mia Pia, she had a great group of pupils there. Previous to her hiring, 2 teachers daughter of Queen Elena an[...]wedding, Ralph and Dolores spent their honeymoon on 8-1 2-36. She was hired to teach primary grades in the Medicine Lake the Isle of Capri for 15 days. In November 1946, they returned to school in the fall of 19 36 and[...]1941. Medicine Lake. He farmed and also worked as a mechanic for Don Durin[...]quested and received a year's leave of absence from teaching in[...]Medicine Lake. Instead of returning to teach, she accepted a position[...]In 194 7, she was given a position with the Army Post Exchange[...]Service, managing a gift shop in Berlin, Germany. When she returned[...]taught in Centralia, WA. In 1950, Isobel returned to Army[...]Service at Fort Ord, CA. In 1955, she transferred to the Defense[...]retirement on 1-1 -75.[...]Stephens. He was born on 6-30-04 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He There were 4 children born to them. The 1st, a daughter, Dolores came to Culbertson, MT with his parents in 1906, and moved to his Ann, was born on 3-28-47, at Williston, NO, and passed away a few parents' homestead 3 miles[...]custom threshing for from Medicine Lake HS and is a graduate of the University of Montana Art Ryder, and worked on farms. In 1925, he moved to Medicine Lake with a aster of Arts degree. He resides at Battle Ground, WA with his and was employed as a clerk in the Ed Stubban store. wife, Pam Donaldso[...]Bertha (Bert) Smith was born near DeGraff, MN on 1-22-11. In Christina. Antonio P., born 11 -2-49[...]oved with her parents, Lewis and Clara Bye Smith, to Out- Medicine Lake HS and is a graduate of the University of Montana with look, MT. They spent that winter on great-grandfather, George W. a Bachelor of Arts degree. He and his wife, June Ch[...]re farm machinery, 4 horses, 2 cows, chickens and a buggy to and Brian R. They reside in DeSoto, TX. Robert A., born 4-6-51 at Poplar, T. A 1-room shack had been built on their farm claim 20 Williston , NO, graduated from Medicine Lake HS and is a graduate of miles northwest of Poplar. A year or so later, they moved into Wolf the Universi1y of Montana with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is now a Point so the children could attend[...]Great orthern Railway Round House, he as a machinist's helper and wife, Vickie Bergstrom, an[...]iah R. and Geoffrey J. They she as a tool checker. In the mid '20s and the discontinua[...]at Northern Division Point, the family moved back to the Ralph has been post commander, post adju[...]ster of VFW Post 8869 of edicine Lake and is also a lifetime died in 1943 and Cl[...]Bud and Bert were married on 11 -21 -31 . A friend loaned them a ISOBEL KATHLEEN STEPHENS[...]new Ford so they could "ride in style" to Sidney to be married. Isobel Kathleen Stephens, the 4th offspring, was born 9-4-08, on In the early '30s, highways we[...]ed and graveled. the farm 3 miles north of Froid, to Walter and Kathleen Stephens. B[...]nstruction work for several years until he became a[...] |
| manager for Frank French's Lakeview Tavern. In May of 193 7, the for Walt Disney Productions and they live in Canoga Park, CA. Janice CCC moved to Medicine Lake from Valley City, ND, and set up it[...]he University at Missoula in 1959, and has taught on land formerly owned by Elizabeth Sorley. The Lakeview Tavern was school up to the present time. One child, Jane Langan, was born on a place for the young camp swains to meet and dance with the native 5-8-6[...]es were James McLean was born on 2-20-44. He married Gloria Olson of abound and many culminated in marriage. The Lakeview Tavern did a Dagmar. Jim graduated from Norther[...]taught school until 1972, then went to Missoula to work for ITT Aetna[...]Finance Corporation as a branch office manager until 1980. He re-[...]turned to his teaching profession in 1980. He lives at Wolf[...]has a son James. Bud died on 11 -10-64, and is buried in Froid next to his mother,[...]ent Store. During that time, 3 children were born to this union: James[...]amily began its Bud trucked coal from Noonan, ND to the CCC camp and to the Evans journey by train to establish a home in the USA. On their way they lumberyard. About this time, the[...]brother in Bottineau, ND and her sister in Miles a new school bus and a bus driver was needed to transport the chil- City, MT. Mr. St[...]hile he journeyed dren from Reserve and Homestead to Medicine Lake. to Culbertson, MT to file his claim and establish residence. He rented a In 1943, Bud bought the Lake Hotel-Bar from Inez Wigmore log cabin in Culbertson to house his family until he built a house on the Brobst. In a short while, he took Charles Peters in as co-part[...]ey Business flourished for Bud and Charlie after a few month's operation. traveled by stagecoach trom Glendive to Culbertson on the old stage It was a place where "the boys" came for joviality, tall t[...]e filed her claim for desert land. lowship after a hard day's work. It would be remiss if the names and Their claims w[...]nd 3 miles characters in that era who contributed to the merriment and resulting north of w[...]was Margaret Mc- moved his family to the homestead in a haywagon pulled by 2 horses, Cabe, manager of the[...]ch as tied the 1 and only cow. Until Froid became a town, food for miles around. Others were a "come on" and an attraction for lumber was scarce and expensive. Consequently sod was used to all who wanted to be entertained. Namely, the French "twins, " Bob[...]ers. Bud's sister, Isobel, Bud and Bert, would go out in the street and coax them to "come in" just to have some laughter for an hour or so. After they were grown and could frequent the Club Bar, the hilarity of a crowd could be heard across the street. The laughter signaled th[...]sent, and consequently, others would walk in just to see "what the twins were up to." They would haggle over the most trivial thing . Last, but not least, "Moke," Frank J. Boyles, as a witty Irish- man, a loyal and faithful bartender, and an inveterate purveyor of dupiety. " oke's" fish story will bear this out. " oke" as a name shortened from "Smokey." While tending the hotel furnace 1 day, he opened the furnace door only to have it blo up all over him. frightened and soot-[...]ders ere shoe ed at 1st sight of him then started to On 9-4-08, a daughter, Isobel athleen, as born. This arrival laugh. One of the fellows asked, "What happened to you, 'Smo ey'?" completed their fam ily of 2 sons and 2 daughters. The answer he gave can't be printed. Hence, the nickname " o e" Entertainment consisted of a dinner with a neighbor and an even- from "Smokey" came into bei[...]e Stephens family played euchre or Frank was a public spirited man and always anted a piece of the hist. The teenage children played games and visited. When evening a~tion. His wages eren't all that much, but he made a generous dona- came, the younger children ere put do n to rest until their parents tion to the fire hall hen it as being built. He gladly donated to any ere ready to leave for home. Their summer transportation as by[...]. When he died in 1963, the VFW Post 8869 carried out horse-dra n agon or buggy and inter travel by sleigh. his wishes "to be buried in the Custer Battlefield," and did the ho[...]d educated in bors considered him to be a very good farmer and they came to him for edicine Lake. Jack Lewis as born 4-6-36 , and died on 7-6-76 . He advice and use of his equ[...]ly named the farm "Pleasant married Sharon Greahl on 11 -21 -61 . They both attended the University View" farm , but it was known throughout the area as the 'Stephens' at Missoula. Jae was a lineman for Sheridan County REC from place. 1956-64, when he moved to Missoula as a lineman for ontana On 2-11 -16 Mr. Stephens passed away after being ill[...]ity of rearing the Janice Lorraine was born on 3-10-38. She married John F. ch[...]lie (Les) enlisted in the Smalley of Van Nuys, CA on 7-3-64 . John works in the art department[...] |
| [...]of Sunday school and have taught never moved back to the farm for any length of time. for 30 years. F[...], Mrs. Stephens managed the Vendome rooming house on Main Street in Froid. In the spring of 1925, the[...]RICK and IRENE STRAUSS family, except Elmo, moved to Medicine Lake where Mrs. Stephens Rick Strauss came to Medicine Lake in the fall of 1971 to begin operated a maternity hospital on Main Street. Dr. James L. Stephens, his teaching career. He came from Polson, MT and was a University of Chiropractor, and Dr. H. B. Cloud,[...]In the fall of 1972 Irene Kachena came to Medicine Lake to teach. Medicine Lake, Mrs. Stephens operated a dormitory for high school Her home town was Pisek, ND and she was a Mayville State College students who needed housin[...]petitive forensic's the summer, the dormitory was a rooming house. In 1936, the building[...]2 years of courtship, Rick and Irene were married on[...]7-27-74. They both continued to teach until May of 1976 when Irene LORRING and ARDIS STEVENS[...]resigned to raise a family. Vernon and Millie Stevens were rent[...]born, 9-6-32. Her earliest memories are of living on the March farm , southwest of Plentywood. Ardis went to school at Antelope and Voight, a country school 2 miles from home. The children walked to school as long as weather permitted. In the winter their father hitched the team to the sleigh to take them. It was a homemade sleigh; Vern had it fixed up with a tank heater, and a roof over most of the high box. Ardis, Corrine and Ramona sat on a seat covered with a horse-hide robe, heated flat irons at their feet, and a horse-hide robe over them . As soon as they got t[...]the sleigh, allowing the team, Birdie and Beauty, to find the way. In 194 7 Ardis, Corrine and Jerry transferred to Plentywood where[...]ss family. they finished their schooling. As a child, Ardis had a difficult time learn ing to spell her last On 7-18-76, their 1st son, Sean Travis, was born . On 11-1-78 , name. The family teased her, and when s[...]munity. Rick is thought that she really meant it! On 10-20-50 Ardis married Lorring a volunteer fireman and a member of the Quick Response Unit. Irene is Steve[...]Church. They had met the year a VFW auxiliary member, and an active member of St.[...]Ervin was born 6-10-06 to Frank and Alice Stringer of Porter, MN.[...]Ervin came to Montana with his mother when he was 1O months old[...]Ervin went to school in various homes, finished elementary scho[...]in the Richwine school, and went to Medicine Lake HS for 1 year. He[...]in electricity and steam engineering and received a[...]oilers License which served him well at threshing time.[...]of DeLamere, ND. She came to Medicine Lake with her parents on[...]home in Medicine Lil went to the Smith school for 6 years and completed grade Lake, from Pete Canole. I was the house in which Lorring s Aunt and[...]car and served meals to the threshers. Their 1st child arrived 2-24-[...]Dennis II, In 1928, Ervin built a 7'x14' home on a 1921 Sampson chassis nicknamed Dusty. On 5-23-57 Ruth Naomi was born. Lori Lea com-[...]leted the family, arriving 6-10-62. Measles, with a high fever, and fortunate to get a job on Highway 16 driving 3 mules on a wagon, haul- other complications, left Naomi retarded. Finding a school for her ing fill. At this t[...]motorhome by the lake. resulted in their decision to sell their home in Medicine Lake and move ow that he had a good job, he and Lil could marry. They were to Williston, ND where Naomi was enrolled in UMARC.[...]married in Plentywood by Judge Solinski on 11 · 0-32. He had to bor- residing in the Glenwood Group Home in Plent[...]ori both attended school in Williston. Dusty went on to them and their attendants, who were Ann[...]ey then took their attendants home and then drove out to patch" became too strong to resist. He's been with Noble Drilling Corp.[...]That spring, he worked on the road and farmed for Neuser. Their Lori a[...]ton 5 daughter, Grace, was born that fall on 9-13-33 . That winter they lived months of the year, where Ardis works at Hand H shoes, and on their on the Griffin place. The next summer they had dust[...]. times they had to cover Grace's face with a wet handkerchief. That fall[...] |
| [...]Olson of Froid, on 9-11-60 . He was Chief of Police for Medicine Lake Their 2nd daughter, Donna Marie, was born on 11 -16-34 . for a year. Ervin worked on the refuge. They then moved onto the Fulkerson Lloyd was called to serve his country in 1962. He served 2 years farm[...]run- and 1936. Many times that winter, he walked to work wh ich was ning heavy e[...]out 4 miles across country. One time it was close to -60 degrees and After returning from the service, Lloyd went to Butte, MT. He the folks stayed in bed until Ervin came to get the furnace going. worked fo[...]Lloyd and Dolores have their own D & S ments and a barbershop. They had learned how to cope. Fencing Co.,[...]Their youngest daughter, Bonnie Lee, was born on 8-27-40. The fam ily belongs to many clubs. One is the Rodeo Club in which Ervin bought 80 acres from the county and moved a small 2-story they are very active. They have their own horses. They go on many house there. Lil lived in the house and took[...]trail rides. Janet, their daughter, belongs to the Petticoat Brigade. Ervin built roads for the county. During this time, he and Gene Parent bought a well-digging machine. They dug wells around the county in- cluding 1 on their 80 acres for the cattle .[...]and Dolores have 3 children. Dean Thomas was born on[...]10-17-66. Janet Lynn was born on 1-4-70. Kyle Allen was born on Lil and Ervin Stringer.[...]iding, snowmobiling, hunting and They moved to the subheadquarters on the refuge in 1943 where trap sho[...]te, MT. they farmed and raised cattle. They moved out March 17 and took part of their things with them. They needed to go back the next day for the rest of their things and to get groceries. That morn ing it was blizzard-[...]ubsided, the manager Orland is a son of Frank and Alice Stringer. Both have passed called Ervin to come and plow the road to town . He started out with the away. Orland was born on 8-26-14, on his parents farm in Sheridan sled and a team, but he ended up walking. He worked all day, plowing County. There were no doctors close, so a mid ife attended his the road to town and the streets in town. He tried to plow the way mother. Orland has 2 brothers and 1 sister. Ervin passed a ay. or- home, but he had to lift the blade and ride over the drifts. The kids[...]atmeal and eggs once that day so Lil woke them up to eat hen Orland received his[...]helped his father on the farm and or ed as a ranch hand in the sur- Ervin joined the Moo[...]mmunity. Horseback as the means of travel at that time. Degree" and was Deputy Supreme Governor for 2 ter[...]rk. ent to ork for Harris Construction Co. of Scobey, drivin[...]He and his brother Norman bought 2 planes, 1st a Taylor Craft and orked for them until 1937. then a TriPacer. They flew many years without a single incident. On 8-16 -37, Orland married Frances Snellman. They lived on the Ervin and George Schmitz were instrumen[...]old Harry Rich ine farm. Orland orked PA on the ildlife Refuge of for Medicine Lake. Ervin wa[...]ine Lake and at the iser Dam . About 1939, he ent to ork for years.[...]heridan County, running blade. In 1942 they moved to to n so the Eventually they sold their cattle, bought a trailer and traveled dur- children could go to school. They rented the John errill place. Orland[...]rairie Sand and Gravel is In 1969 Ervin had a cancerous lung removed and he recovered[...]ery. Ervin passed away from polymyosits and a massive stroke on Gormely place in 1959, and have lived there since. On Orland s off[...]hours from the county he orked on the farm for himself. He retired 12-14-80 .[...]hey have 2 children , Teresa passed a ay in ay 1983. Caroline lives in edicine Lake. Fr[...]born on 5-27-19, on her parents' farm in Sheridan County. Her mother[...]ls: Debra, had Mrs. Raether as a midwife when she as born. Fran has 4 Bonnie, Beth[...]ral Smith school, and 2 years Lloyd was born on 11-10-38. He received 12 years of education[...]He worked for local farmers dad on the farm, hauling grain, summer fallowing, and wh[...]es Olson, daughter of Segrud ed to be done. After moving to town, Fran went to work at the Farmers[...] |
| [...]as meat cutter and wrap- the Army as a SP-5. per in the freezer processing plant. On 3-13-71, Wayne married Kathleen Lucas, daughter o[...]ooting, hunting Kathy was born on 6-16-51 in Williston, ND. She attended her 1st an[...]4 years of school in Grenora. Moving to Chinook in 1961, she attended[...]2 years of school. In 1963, her family moved to Plentywood, where[...]belong to various clubs in the community of Medicine Lake.[...], born 6-25-73; and Ronald Stringer was born on 1-10-43. He received his education T[...]icine Lake schools. Shortly after school, he went to work for enjoys horses, hunting, bow[...]awly Krooser, hauling crude oil. In 1961, he went to work for Frank and baseball. Olsen Co[...]ng roads (this was Wayne now works on the family farm with his father. The farm seasonal employment). In 1966, he went to work for Gallatin Homes, was homest[...]Frank Stringer, in 1906. delivering mobile homes to dealers. Judy, his wife, was his pilot. In 1978, he bought his own tractor and trailer.. Now he's "on the road GEORGE and ESTER STROMBERG again" from east to west. George is a native of Sheridan County. He was born and lived[...]her father's health they moved to Sheridan County in the spring of[...]1941; 1st to the Dagmar area for about 4 months; and then they[...]ings and went to work for the telephone company in Minneapolis unt[...]On 12-7-42, Ester was working in the cafe. It seemed[...]had the radio on and suddenly the announcement of the attack on Pearl Ron was married to Judy oravec. They have 2 children. Frank[...]bor was made! The dishes she was carrying dropped to the floor Durward was born on 7-7-65, and argo arie as born on 2-2-67. and everyone just stood or sat in stunned silence. It was a long 3½ They make their home in Belgrade, T. Ron[...]shooting years of war. Men gone to war-not knowing where they were or if pool, trap shooting and tours on his motorcycle. they would ever come home. On the home front, it seemed, every[...]action. Families moved to plants to work, young girls going to camps to WAYNE and KATHY STAI GER be ith husbands or to work in ammunition plants. Ration books came By K[...]out. One had to have coupons to buy sugar, meat· only 4 gallons of gas Wayn[...]48 in Williston, D, is the son of Orland a week. Coupons even for shoes-1 pair every 6 month[...]edicine about paper shortage! As a senior, they couldn't decorate for the prom, Lake. He graduated in 1966. After graduation Wayne worked as a no annual and the Buda Wauka was cut down to half the number of farmhand on neighboring farms before going to work for John Deere of issues. Finally on 9-1 4-45 the Japanese surrendered. Ester was on Medicine Lake. her ay home from work on the streetcar in Minneapolis. Bells began In[...]s drafted into the Army. He served 1 to ring! Sirens blew! Traffic was so thick the streetcar couldn't move. year as instructor on heavy equipment in Missouri, before being sent to A normal hour ride took over 3 hours and when she f[...]th the 6th Combat Engi- there was a message for her to get back to work the fastest way possi- neers, before being w[...]next day's shift. received the Bronze Star, with a V-device for valour, and a Purple The war was over! Heart. In February of 1970, Wayne received a Medical Discharge from G[...] |
| [...]On 4-18-30 he married Gladys Greenee, the music teac[...]Louis; John, a consulting engineer in Redding, CA; and Craig, wh[...]theater in Grenora for awhile. John continued to operate the theater 1964; attended Grand View Col[...]R and practical. is employed at INTEL as a financial analyst.[...]In the early '5 0s, Gladys decided she'd like to go back to teaching; Denver Auto and Diesel Institute as a diesel technician. He spent 2 so she went back to college to get an elementary degree to go with her years in the armed forces during the[...]rked in Glendive and Sidney. In 1979, he returned to 1959. That fall they moved to Manhattan, MT and then to Lewistown, Medicine Lake.[...]d She died in 1969. John moved to California, where he currently schools in Denver[...]athology and Audiology at Pocatello, ID. She went on to get her masters at Monmouth, OR. She married Mich[...]David Edward Summers (8-26-07 to 6-21 ·63) as born in Bis- George and Ester have been a part of many community organiza- marc[...]La e and Roe Springs. Clarence Eamon, and worked on many city projects. They have both[...]herd of cattle and of horses as a full-time job on his father's ranch at several times and also Quartermaster. Ester has been president, local- that time. David continued ork on farms and ranches in the area. ly, 5 times, went on to District President in 1972-73. She had the[...]spent in Butte in the mines. Later he orked on oil honor of being appointed to a state office twice.[...]In 1938 David and Hazel Barge (1 ·3-18 to 3-30-77) ere married. business.[...]They lived on their farm est of Reserve for 30 years. They both[...]John Stubban was born in inneapolis, on 9-17-01 , a son of ERNEST ALVIN (CHIC) SUMMERS Edward and Johanna Fossum Stubban. He came to ontana in the fall Ernest Alvin (Chic) Summers (8-9-18 to 1-14-76) as born at the of 1906 with his parents and si ers inda, Gina and argaret, to ranch home est of Reserve. He at[...]Later he orked on ranches and farms in the area. Schools weren t firmly established yet; so he only got to go to Chic as in the 1st group inducted[...]p was anchored for the He wasn t old enough to get into WWI, but joined the Army in Oc· night a few miles out of Pearl Harbor when the bombing took place. He tober 1919. He as assigned to Company A, 7th Field Signal Bat• sa duty[...]earned several they were transferred from 1 camp to another, and alked all the ay medals. across Texas wrth a mule train, carrying their supplies. He was dis-[...]his discharge, June 1945, Chic farmed and worked on charged in 1922, and came back to Medicine Lake where he finished ran[...]had 1 daughter, Carla Sue, born in 1947. She is a teacher. Carla mar- back to Medicine Lake and was employed by the Lake[...] |
| [...]Coxswain when dis- Fred Summers Jr. (7-5-16 to 5-4-75) was born in Homestead, MT. c[...]lived in Richmond, CA a year and a half, moving back to Montana the Fred was inducted into the milit[...]ry 1945. He summer of 1949. Ralph was a painter by trade and also painted pic- was statio[...]ds have today. He enjoyed drawing while worked at a lumber mill in Libby, MT. Following his job in Li[...]ng and then giving you the picture. returned home to farm with his father.[...]daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Azure. They have 1 on farms in the Brockton area.[...]South Florida. He is a building contractor and Linda has her own beauty[...]. wood a year before going to Acme Beauty College in Billings. She was Nel[...]Ralph Jr. graduated in 1973, worked as a carpenter in Florida a The following year a building was moved to the area and became year, coming back to Montana in 197 4. He was employed at Great the Ro[...]so at Sheridan Grain in Reserve. At She went to high school in Great Falls, Poplar and Brockton.[...]Salem, OR. There in Dagmar. she took a course in beauty culture.[...]married Bonnie Clark. They MT, where she received a degree in home economics. She taught[...]in 1972 and Jen lives in Medicine Nellie has a son, Fred Nesbit, who is a stationary engineer at Lake. Kaiser H[...]Robert Irving Summers (8-28-22 to 1-3-77) was born at home on Fred, Jr. of Corvallis, OR.[...]Robert enlisted in the Army on 11-5-42. He saw military duty in Ralph F. Su[...]hael died at After his discharge on 10-18-46, Robert was employed on farms birth and Ralph often wondered what it would have been like to have in the area before moving to Poplar, MT where he worked for a lumber had a twin brother. firm. Later he worked on oil rigs and as a truck driver.[...]In May, 1970 Robert married Marie Smith of Poplar. They[...]armers and have both passed The family lived on a ranch west of Reserve and from the time he[...]rs and 3 brothers, all liv- was old or big enough to ride, he spent most of his time on a horse. He ing at the present time. attended country school a mile from the ranch , going to Chemawa, OR Oscar was called int[...]ar left Bejou, MN in the spring of 1947 and moved to Reserve Pacific and was also stationed in Tiburon and Seal Beach, CA. He to look for work. His 1st job was for the summer on the Joe Walikonis,[...] |
| Sr., farm. In the fall, he returned to Minnesota. The next spring, he went back to Reserve to work on the Hank Kanning ranch. Hank died in 1948, and Os[...]Reserve in November 1951. Eunice had 2 children, a son and a daughter, when they were married. She was employed on the Minnie Severson farm as a cook from 1950-53. In August 1953, they moved to Plentywood. Eunice came to Montana in April 1947. She was born in Mah- nomen[...]ates; none in Montana. Oscar and Eunice went to work on the Andrew P. Larsen farm in[...]WY. Tammy, June 1954 until 1963, when they moved to Reserve. Oscar continued their 2n[...]child was born 5-8-64 at From 1964-69 she worked on the farm for Kristine, Henry and Knut Culbertson, MT. Twedt. In September 1969, they moved to Medicine Lake. Eunice was A[...]ar. Then, in the 1970s, she worked a job opening in Medicine Lake at Sheridan Electric Coop. On 7-16-64 again for the Twedts, and off and on at the Laketonian Restaurant until they moved to Medicine Lake. 1978, when she quit working.[...]and Leona lived in Rudolph Belisle's back yard in a[...]trailer house. In 1967 they purchased a corner lot and in 1968 they[...]put a doublewide modular home on the lot. They still live here.[...]Robert attended Vo-Tech school and became a lineman, like his[...]Art owns horses and enjoys them in his spare time. Their daughter, Judie Torgrimson, was born at[...]rown, Leona worked at the cafe, school is married to Jim L. Pope and they live in Sidney. Judie is emp[...]teria, and is now employed at Hutslar's Hardware. a secretary and has 2 children, David and Toni. They are both married and also live in Sidney. Toni has a daughter. DON[...]Donald Dewayne Tronson, born to Melvin Cornelius Tronson and graduated from Medic[...]ives in Whitefish, Lula Mary Spencer on 9-28·38, was born at home on the place where MT. He is employed as a mechanic in Kalispell, MT. He has a son and he now resides. At the time[...]ter, Jeff and Laurie. Laurie is married, lives in Be.lgrade, MT and the croop. Since Lula didn't like hospitals and really could not afford to has a son and daughter. Jeff married Dixie Portra of Fr[...]the help of · rs. Frank Ator (Bertha), made have a son and live in Sidney. preparations to deliver the baby on the old Frank Robinson homestead Their son, G[...]ert- hich elvin was renting at the time. After the baby's birth, Lula son. He graduated fr[...]73 until July 1977. In August mission to return to the rest of her family. 1977, he moved to Great Falls and went to work for Montana Mer· Aft[...]dising and is still employed there at the present time. He is not the Army in January 195 7. He spent 3 years as a helicoptor crew- married.[...]ef. After serving his time in the service, he ent to work in Billings, Oscar is still employed at[...]He married Carrol Lindsay on 6-1-66 in Billings. They purchased a[...]e farm bet een Laurel and Billings. Don continued to truck; but[...]with the help of his wife, raised hogs, sheep and a few calves. ART and LEONA THIEL Leona as born on 3-11-39 at andan, D, the 3rd of 3 children, to Ralph and Monica Erhardt. She went to Saint ary' s School at Bis- marck during grades 1-12. Arthur as born on 10-23-34 in Mandan, D the 5th child of 9, to Peter and Helen Thiel. He went to school in Glen Ullin, while he lived on the farm . In 1954 he went to work for his uncle at ike J. Thiel Con- struction, where he learned to do line construction. Art and Leona met at a dance in 1956 at Mandan. They went together for a year and on 11-2 5-57, they were married at St. Ann's[...] |
| Twin boys were born to them on 11-1 9-67. They were given the employed at Sheridan Electric Co-op prior to her employment with the names Ted Wayne and Brad Dewayne. A daughter was born here also US P[...]ting under Postmaster R. E. Parpart, 6-26-62. In on 11-19-71 . She was given the name Janice Lynn.[...]arge at Antelope, MT, and Melvin passed away on 4-3-72. Donald moved his family back to 12-2-78, Charlotte was appointed P[...]d. First Four children were born to the Tronsons. They attended and Don rented his mo[...]an Business University in Spokane, There was a big red barn on the place when the house was built.[...], attended East Grand Forks Area Vocational lived on the place before Don and Carrol moved here. With[...]ed and Brad, the barn was remodeled and made into a farrowing barn, Medical Secretary. On 7-19-80, she married Randy Brunsvold, born where[...]Lake HS and Wyoming Wendy Michelle was born on 6-13-74 . Wendy and Janice love[...]and Randy have 2 daughters: Casey Laine, born on 12-6-81, and Mar- ects. All 4 are participating i[...]er, Sharri, school. Carrol has served 1O years as a 4-H leader. born 10-[...]on, ND. She mar- Don has added another truck to his farm and hog raising. He pur- ried Clinton Lunde, born 6-1-61, on 8-14-82. Clinton graduated from chased a semi-truck in 1980 and this keeps him fairly busy[...]ed their lifetime in the Big becoming a licensed beautician in March of 1984. Horn Basin in Wyoming, where Cliff farmed and later worked on a farm The Tronson family are mem[...]hurch. Melvin and Charlotte have each taken terms on the church sheep. council and on the parish council. Charlotte has held offices in[...]their children attended. Melvin has been a member of the Medicine MELVIN and CHARLOTTE TRONS[...]Lake Volunteer Fire Dept. since 1962, a director of the Farmers Co-op The Tronsons g[...]tore (the present Jack and Jill store). Melvin is a member of the 11-15-34 to Melvin and Lu Tronson west of Medicine Lake, near[...]heir children's participat- 2-15-35 in Winona, MN to Floyd and Alma Axness, moving to Medicine ing years, and the present[...]is Lake in March 1945. She remembers this well as a 4th grader where the heart i[...]William Edward Tronson was born 6-14-31 to Melvin and Lula 1953 and 1954. Melvin attended Wa[...]oma from Airline Personnel his family to the present location east of Medicine Lake, where[...]hool and assisted his father with the farming. As a boy he On 11 -19-55, Melvin and Charlotte were married at P[...]south of Bainville, MT, living alone on his farm. Later he also assisted him with his far[...]lliam was also employed for others in the area as a farm hand. ranch on the Missouri River. This was a very unique 1st home because He served in the Army from November 1951 to November 1954. it was a large 3-story house with 14 rooms, and all they h[...]he took basic training at Fort Ord, CA; then went to Fort niture was a table and chair set given to them as a wedding gift. Benning, GA for Airb[...]Sgt. and a qualified Jump Master.[...]cattle business and has been a Custom Grain Harvester. Since 1962,[...]He resides on the home place.[...]Duane "Sweede" Tutton was born in Plentywood, MT on 5-2-45 to Christ and Clara (Corcoran) Tuftan. He was the 4th of 7 About 2 years later, they returned to Medicine Lake where Melvin children:[...]a contractors during the winter up on a farm 4½ miles north of Comertown, MT and attende[...]until school through grade 8 then went on to graduate from Westby HS in he went farming[...] |
| He went to work in the oil field as a roughneck until he went into west of Medicine Lake on the Indian reservation and continued farming the[...]received his discharge in 1967. He then returned to Comertown Their farm was only a few miles from the Albert and Dick Erdahl and wen[...]attended the Eng country were married in Cody, WY on 12-26-69.[...]Darlyn "Kaye" Brien Morin was born in Salinas, CA on lngvald and Irene had 2 children: a son, Donald lngvald, born 5-31-43 to Wilfred "Jack" and Doris (Morin) Brien. When she was 15 12-18-30 at the Blank farm ; and a daughter, Faye Iola Irene, born months old her Gr[...]ed the US Air Force, and then returned to farm with his father. He later graduated in 1962.[...]moved to New Mexico where he died 6-10-72 in San Jon, NM .[...]10-12-57 in Medicine Lake. They have 2 children: a son, Rick; and a[...]Irene continued to live in Medicine Lake after the death of lngvald,[...]I am the youngest daughter of the late Paula Jensen[...]Keller Miller, who taught the 5th and 6th grades to my[...]rn 9-9-66; Robert John McKin- I attended Medicine Lake schools grade 1-2. Our 8th[...]orn 3-10-71 ; and Colleen the 1st to graduate from the "new" school on 5-20-38. In May of Kaye "Koko" Tutton, born 2-6-73.[...]before finally set- My sisters and I played in the high school band; Katherine and I tling in Medicine Lake. Sweede is a tool pusher for Transcontinental cla[...]nd festivals were always big Drilling and Kaye is a bus driver for Medicine Lake schools.[...]tywood and Williston. One year, the band traveled to[...]As a child, I remember the terrible fire at the oil station do[...]y flour mill, run by Paul Pruess, as also By Faye I. I. Hilyard[...]destroyed by fire. As children , we used to visit the mill and ere per- lngvald John "Slim" Tverberg ,father of Faye I. I. Hilyard, was born mitted to eat handfuls of wheatgerm. 5-15-1896, the younges[...]raised him after the death us children to hook our sleighs to his mil agon and he ould pull us of their parents when he was a very small child. She later moved to around town hile delivering milk. live with their brother, Ole, on a ranch southeast of Broadus, MT.[...]ces during WWI. He married Irene and on the lake. In summers, e s am at the Sorley s imming hole Eldoris Clark at Wolf Point, MT on 11 -8-29 . Irene, born 7-30-1 1, on a south of the ater tower and afterwards, alked to Poe's Soda Foun- farm a few miles west of Medicine Lake, MT, was the daug[...]e ent to Brush Lake for reunions ith our parents' friends[...]jitterbug to Bob Zick's famous band in that hall after it was[...]used as a school. I attended the University of Washington, ent to Guam and[...]Hawaii. In Honolulu, in 1952, I met and married George Uremovich who[...]US arine Corps. After his retirement, we returned to his home to n of Waukegan , IL and for the past decade we hav[...]aded in Powder River County near his brother Ole, but moved north to Sheridan County where he worked on a farm own- ed by the Blank brothers west of Medici[...]ter lngvald and Irene were married they continued to work on Katherine Miller Walker was born 10-12-22 in Medicine Lake, to the Blank farm for the next 1O years. Irene manag[...]34) and Nels Peter Miller (1888-1979). cooked for a large crew of sometimes 8 to 10 men. After 10 years, Both Paula and Nels had come from Denmark. they purchased a nearby farm which was located 15 miles straight She was a stepdaughter of Marian Keller Miller, who[...] |
| [...]Waller, raised the family in Homestead on a small farm. She also work- Katherine's sisters: Erna Miller Ford, born on 3-9-24, now lives in ed to support the family in the 1930s. She died in July 1973, at the Seattle; Margaret Miller Uremovich, born on 5-1 2-25 , lives in Tampa, age of 93.[...]ing, he joined the Civilian Conservation had been a cheerleader and was very active in the 4-H club.[...]and sisters ·are: Myron Waller, born 8-7-08, now a retired have very wonderful memories of those for[...]aller Madison, born 12-3-13, living in Later on, Katherine was confirmed in the new Lutheran Chur[...]being discharged from the service, Alton returned to In the fall of 1940, Katherine went to the Columbus School of Nur- Homestead and married Lorraine Jacobson on 11 -10-46. Lorraine is sing in Great Falls and in 1943 became a registered nurse . She worked the dau[...]r died in 1963, at the hospital in Plentywood for a few months and with WWII at its an[...]Roy Jacobsen of Great Falls. travel, she returned to school and became a registered medical record Lorra[...]ing at Peralta Hospital in Oakland until she went to Medicine Lake. She worked at vario[...]children started In Venezuela, she worked as a nurse for Gulf Oil Corporation and it s[...]t and married Edward B. Walker Ill in 1953. Ed is a later, at the Bowling Alley and th[...]Medicine Lake. After graduation he went 2 years to NMC at Havre. In[...]rginia Their sons are: Edward, born in 1955, a petroleum landman; and Beach, VA. He plans on retiring from the Navy in 4 years with 20 years R[...]e married Marilyn Floer of Minton, Sask., Canada, on sity of Denver and now make their home in that ci[...]chool in Medicine Lake. After graduating she went to Beauty College[...]Glenn Hodge of Billings on 11-30-68. They now live in Livingston Shirley was born on the family farm 10-25-36, to Melvin and Lula where her husband is[...]high school in Medicine Lake. He went to meat cutting school in Co-op for 3 years. On 1-3-57, she married Greg Wallander of Froid, and[...]t cutter at Albertson's in Billings, Pierce moved to Billings in June 1958, following his release from[...]n Billings until January 1982, when they returned to Denny in Billings on 12-15-75. They have 3 children: Troy Lee, Darcee[...]amara Rae. Shirley and Greg have 2 children. A son, Jeff, born 12-29-59, resides with his wife and son in Billings. And a daughter, Susan, born SIDNEY and ANNETTE WALLER 3-10-61, is married to Steve Hove of Homestead and lives in Froid.[...]ett and Betty Hen- 8th child born to Myron and Marjorie Waller of Homestead. Sidney dr[...]Sidney married Annette Marlene Andrilenas on 3-23-7 4. Annette ALTON and LORRAINE WALLER[...]Susie Andrilenas of Medicine Lake. She grew up on her parents' farm Alton was born 6-29-17 in H[...]west of Medicine Lake. Annette went to Medicine Lake school for 12 Helmer and Ida[...] |
| [...]She earned the necessary credentials to be able to teach in high Lake.[...]years, she had "leaves" to live 2½ years in South America and 1 year[...]in Ensor, KY . He had 2 sisters and a brother: Pearl, was born on[...]March of 1962, George joined the Navy and served on the USS Coral Sea. George married Lucille Young,[...]grandchildren . and Barbara Young, also of Froid, on 2-17-63 in San Francisco, CA, while he was statio[...]Otis and Stella live in Richey, MT. He is a retired farmer. He has a After his discharge, George went to meat cutting school in Toledo, family[...]ldren and 21 OH, and in November 1965, they moved to Choteau , MT, where he great[...]d 3 sisters grew up George and family belong to the United Church of Christ. He is a on a small farm and attended the country "one room " s[...]Medicine Lake Volunteer Fire Department, belongs to worked her way through high school. Her motto was "Opportunity may the Commercial Club and serves on the church board. only knock once" so she tried to learn as much about everything as George and[...]ed from Medicine Lake HS in a shoe factory. 1983. She was active in basketball[...]n's Hospital in Springfield, IL. After graduation to state all 4 years of basketball and the team's wi[...]senior year. She is nie Lynn, moved to Billings, T to be with her brother and family. She presently attend[...]Jeff was born 10-19-68 in Great Falls, MT, and is a freshman at In July of 1953,[...]al in Culbertson , MT. Her ad- Besides going to all Lyn and Jeff's games, George runs the clock ministrative and nursing duties bra[...]ent of the at basketball games and has been booed a few times for getting in- small[...]the fall everyone and everything takes 2nd place to the sport. Jeff follows close behind his dad when it comes to hunting. In fact, George spends so much time hunting, 1 of his friends said "Lucille is a real saint to put up with it like she does." STELLA LARSON WATERS |
| eluded branding, calving, a few cesearians, and was A.I. technician for Their children are all married and have their own homes. a few years. Her gardening interest accepted the ch[...]John and Barbara Crohn were married on 9-26-50, and they live in fruit trees. Apple tree[...]d for 9 laborers and carried Layman on 11-4-51 in Glendive, and they have lived there since. Allen lunch to the field at their coffee breaks to 13 men. She was active in works at Gl[...]Dale and Marlene Jacobsen were married in Reserve on 12-3-61. On 2-5-83, she moved into the Sam Melton house in Me[...]Dale works for the 3M Co. They have Lake. It was a delight for Mrs. Wheeler when someone would come up 1 son, Dirk Paul. to her and say, "I remember you, you were my nurse. " Mrs. Wheeler i[...]e Dagmar-Volmer area. John attended 1981 she went on a missionary trip to the Orient. The countries in- Wils[...]North and South Taiwan, his fam ily to Medicine Lake in 1942. John entered the US Navy i[...]in the Navy he served as a signalman on the USS West Virginia, a bat- FRANK WIVHOLM[...]After his discharge in 1946 he worked on his parents' farm and[...]r Enoch Land. Frank was born in Boston, MA, to Mathilda and John Wivholm, on[...]t the age of 1½ years, he moved with his parents to[...]area and attended Sweden. There he lived and went to school with his 3 younger[...]have farmed all his school he decided he wanted to come to America. His uncle An- drew Casper lived in the Dagmar area and invited 14-year-old Frank to that time. Barbara has worked at various jobs in the area. I[...]ich he did and made Montana built a new home. Their 7 children all graduated from Medicine Lake his future home. Frank entered school here for a year to learn the HS. English language. While growing up, he worked as a farmhand or whatever jobs were available. In[...]n Grenora, ND. She was visiting her 2 sisters and a brother, who lived there. Elsie was born in Minnesota to John and Serina Randall on 9-12-03 . They were married in Plentywood, MT 2-3[...]the children were born in Grenora, NO; there was a hospital and doctors in Grenora at the time.[...]John Wivholm family. They lived on Martin Johnson's farm through the dry years. They[...]arried Paul McCabe in 1971 they always had plenty to eat. Frank would trap in the winter months[...]en born 7-10-77, and Brian born and sell the furs to buy clothes for the family. He also worked on the 7-10-79. WPA. In the fall of 1939, they moved to a farm north of Dagmar where D[...]enty- they lived for 2 years. In 1942 they bought a farm northeast of[...]wood in 1981 . They have a son Brandon born 7-27-81. David Medicine Lake. It had been John Collier's place at 1 time. They lived[...]graduated from MSU in 1981 with a degree in Math Technology. They there the 1st summer, but rented a house in town for the winter. In 1943, they bough[...]live in Medicine Lake where he is a siding contractor.[...]That was their home until they sold it and moved to Plentywood in 1982. They had also added 3 more quarters of land to ern and is stationed out of Minot, NO. He is not married.[...]'s health was fa iling. It was necessary for them to be nearer the doctors and hospital.[...]Mines in 1984 with a degree in Geological Engineering.[...]Cut Bank). She is employed in Sacramento as a CPA.[...] |
| [...]ildren, all of whom were born in Wolf Point. Mary A. ing as an Adult Probation Officer.[...]orked for NAPA in Plentywood and in Watford On 2-1-65, Ed and Eileen purchased the Lake Hotel an[...]arch of 1978 Ed and Eileen sold the hotel and bar to Don and had 2 children and was living in Spokane,[...]as married and Fern Greff and moved to Moses Lake, WA, to be closer to Mary and attending college in Bozeman, MT. Tom wa[...]Ted and their fam ilies. Dick returned to Medicine Lake to work for Willy and was living with an aunt and un[...]Dick is currently employed by Robert Spoklie as a manager of tary.[...]In February of 1969 Mary Wolski Stanfill moved to Medicine Lake 1981 , Dick married Juli[...]Chadron, NE at the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church. On there. In July of 1969, Mary married Don Morin , who was a native of 4-21 -83, Dick adopted Juli[...]ntary and with Larson Hardware. Don and Mary have a son , Scott, born in June Rachel is[...]In March of 1973, Don and Mary and fam ily moved to Moses church and other community ac[...]man to serve on the Medicine Lake City Council in November 1983, Ted Wolski is a CPA in Omak, WA , and has 5 children, Jerr[...] |
| [...]er built the Security State Bank in "New Outlook" on the SE corner of the block where the Outlook fire[...]ed . The bank burned in December, 1930. Buildings to left of bank: first office of Robert Kahle, Chiropractor and Oscar Bee's light plant. To the right of banlr . B & M Cafe and Bar. Wheat farming is a way of life at Outlook. In 1957-Combines on Nelson |
| [...], Budge's Pool Room, (later Cure Law office moved to lot). Next Blk.: Mrs. Steven's Em- porium, Stive[...]contributed their efforts and talents to are, planting trees and fencing Mangan; N. J. Nelson; Lyle "Shavey" Garrick, whom we believe to the city park. In 1965 the C & S[...]ool, was have been the longest reign as mayor of any town in the state, that be- organized. It was formerly the PTA. They[...]ferent projects ranging from the Safety Course to 4th of July celebra- position. Since 1913 we have gone from a street full of businesses to tions to Halloween and Christmas activities. They have als[...]1929 with Robert Fitz- funds and time to sports programs, senior citizens, and cub scouts. A gerald as the first manager and Arthur Ueland as[...]volunteer fire department. It was started on 6-5-57 and a new fire hall non Stoner as president of the boa[...]ed and operated by Jack and Beth tion to our town is having the central sewer and water sy[...]rels. It has been owned and voted to form such a district on 4-3-79 (Lee Rovig , chairman), and operated by K[...]one by L & S Improvement of Wangerin, renting it to Terry West in 1961 , Frances Garrick and Judy[...]Johnson and Dora Hatvick were the first to make wreaths for our then those who owned and ope[...]s' graves. The American Legion Post 72 was formed on 3-1-20 and Joe Schmidt. It was sold to the Bensons in 1949. Our first official and the Ladies' Auxiliary on 4-5-54. Together, they were a very active post office was established in 191 O[...]ger of the Caroline Nielsen who did a marvelous job with the poppy sales. The Farmers E[...]d gathering for mass services in 191 o and became a ing purchased it from the Peavey Co. John Tange p[...]old it They celebrated their 50th jubilee on 10-18-60. They have an active to Silas Kanning and Terry Syme who also use it for[...]community. Those for the became a parish in 1911 with Severt J. Frethiem as the fir[...]rganized in 1982 They are part of a 3-point parish, consisting of Plentywood, Faith,[...]1961. They have an active women's ALCW and a Sunday school pro- Stoner, Nellie Tutty and Irish[...]superintendent. In the past they have also had a summer Bible school 1958 with June Scott and Marg[...]spring of 1968 holding class for 6 opportunities to learn about such things as cooking, sewing, anima[...]teams have Fellon who holds classes on Monday and Wednesday the first been a very successful group. Over the years, they have[...]ay and Friday the 2nd semester. The championships on the district, divisional and state level.[...] |
| [...]Outlook-Daleview still stan d ing . .. a silent sentinel overlooking the Muddy[...]Daleview Lumber Yard Building . One of the first to be moved out of[...]Daleview as the depression worsened, moving west to Whitetail via the Soo[...]a rbara Bromberg now replaced June Rovig as clerk but not pictured.[...]Railroad Depot at Ranus now Daleview. Lon Desonia on the white horse. David Ruggles, assistant forema n a nd Gera ld Fagerland , re lief foreman .[...] |
| [...]Bromberg, second man. Gwynn , Kelm , Be th Seo , Bucklin and[...] |
| [...]h , Matthew Bucklin and Jeffrey Ordahl. Missing : i e Garneau .[...]Wells which were producing but have been abandoned since[...] |
| [...]Marcella Torno. The mine on the outskirts of Daleview.[...]A Daleview community picnic on a Sunday afternoon in the '30s. To the far[...]70 of OUTLOOK-DALEVIEW PIONEERS, |
| [...]-75 TOBIA':;ON , Art 9-26-80 GUNDERSON, James 9-79[...]trocuted 12-9-81 when they pulled a hair dryer into the WHIT EY, Richard 12-17-82[...]Our committee apologizes to family members if we have errors.[...]We know attempting a list as this can have mistakes or someone omit-[...]Additional Individuals to the list:[...] |
| [...]erson, Plentywood and Wyman Anhalt, formerly I am Sally (Ereth) Alastra. I am the youngest of 13 children of of Westby. Jacob and Rosa Ereth. (See biography.) I was born 10-29-30, on the Dorothy was born in Clyde, ND in 1907. She was the daughter of farm at Outlook. I went to grade school, 1st through 6th, at the Snug- David and Alberta McCollar Dubry. The family came to Raymond in gins School. Then I attended school at Outlook, graduating in 1948. I 1918, where Dorothy's father was section foreman on the Soo Line went to work at the Security State Bank in the fall of 19[...]n in the family: 3 brothers, Thomas, Arthur there to an insurance company in Great Falls. Then I went to California and Glenn (deceased); and a sister, Kathleen (deceased). One brother, and worked for the Bank of America. I also worked as a PBX operator Oliver, a retired US marine and guard at Boeings, resides in Seattle. in a department store in San Diego.[...]is, Kenmare, ND, Raymond, San Diego is where I met my husband, Donald Alastra. He was in and in Alberta, Canada. the Navy at the time. Don was born in Pendleton, OR on 6-6 -35 . He grew up in Gooding, ID and went into[...]r traffic controller at Seattle-Tacoma Air- port, a job he has held for 26 years. He plans to retire in 6½ years. Don is the son of James and Pauline Alastra, Gooding, ID. Don has a twin sister, Donna Leopold, of Phoenix, AZ. My husband is an avid lover of planes. He is a licensed pilot, and is in the process of building[...]in 1927. The An halts lived in Outlook from 1932 to[...]Syme moved their Outlook home to Plentywood and placed it at the[...]n of 517 Hoover. Lawrence had 4 extra rooms built on We have 3 sons. Michael R. Alastra (11 -6-57). He spent 4 years and a garage. in the Air Force, 2 in Madrid, Spain. Whi[...]Library from 1953 to 1972 when she retired. Mark D. Alastra (11-1[...]2 medals during her service and received an I have many fond memories of friends and relatives[...]Democratic Women's Club, of which she was a charter member. I was born at Crosby, ND and I have 1 sister, Claire Hillstrom, who[...]elor's degree from the U of Mon- lives at Scobey. I graduated from Northern MT College at Havre with a tana in education and her master's d[...]nesota in degree in Elementary Education. In 1942 I married Milo Bakken of library science. Noonan, ND. I moved to Outlook to teach school in 1956. Milo died in[...]years, until poor health forced her to retire. She now lives in Plenty- Our childr[...]one Pine, CA and works in wood, next to her parents' home. the post office; Dorene, of Au[...]traveling all over eastern Montana checking crops on state Morris, Ryan Morris and Troy Bakken.[...]years of teaching 1st and 2nd grades in Outlook, I retired in 1980 and moved to Lone Pine, CA where I am presently living.[...]Walter and I, Clara, were married 1-5-26 in Plentywood. We re-[...]1926 until 1940. Walter was section foreman, 1900 to Emil and Mary Anhalt. Lawrence's father had emigr[...]which was south of the Soo Line Germany (Saxony) to avoid doing military service. His mother was born[...]tracks. in Minnesota. Lawrence's parents moved to northwest North Dakota in We[...]Debra Sue (9-5-51 ); Glen Louis, Jr. came across to live in Montana.[...] |
| Oswego and is married to John Krodar. 1959-62. Since September 1962, I have been teaching in Outlook, Our son, Walter Anhalt, Jr. was born 6-20-30. He is a retired army with the exception of 1968-69 school year when I went back to Colonel, and lives in Charleston, SC. He works fo[...]Manor Nursing Home since Tim was a security police. They moved to Outlook in 1979 and Tim 8-30-79 . He is blind and cannot walk . I live in an apartment in Lake was the cu stodian at the school. In July 1983, they moved to Helena. Oswege, OR.[...]in Billings for a short time and then came back to the farm. He has Lawrence "Penny" Bantz was born 6-8-22 in Daleview to Loyd worked at different times on the oil rigs, but his main interests are the and Caroline (Clark) Bantz. He was the fifth of 6 children : Jennie (May cattle and farm . He has moved a double-wide trailer house to a farm - 1917); the twins George and Glenn (Decemb[...]stead east of Al Tange's and this will be home for him and Wendy Jo. I 1921 ); Lawrence (June 1922); and Jack (March 19[...]th and 7th grades in Daleview, I have spent many summers traveling from Key West, FL to then in Redstone, graduating in 1941.[...]Alaska. In March 1979, Mary Jane and I also had an enjoyable Before graduation he w[...]nd 40 odd years later overseas tour to the Netherlands, France and Germany. We visited i[...]· I was born 7-21 -37 in Plentywood. I attended school in Outlook. I, Geraldine "Gerry" Bantz was born to Avery and Doris (Stone) On 1-19-61 , I married Helen Hoffart from Minton, Saskatchewan .[...]and I reside on the family farm at Outlook, which I bought in February I graduated in 1946, the last class to graduate from Redstone HS. 1974. Teac[...]Hoffart. Helen was born high school graduation . I taught that fall at Eagle Creek School south of[...]iving: Jacob, Kundus, Navajo. The summer of 194 7 I attended Eastern Montana College,[...]and Rose. Montana College in Dillon and returned to teach at Eagle Creek again. Penny and I were married 12-27 -48 at the home of my parents.[...]re my brother Jim (born 1926) and his wife Joyce. I finished that school term and then we lived with[...]-in-law Jennie and Ed Bromberg. We also lived for a time on the Stringer place.[...]Our fam ily includes Robert born 6-17-62 ; Anita on 6-17-63; Glen,[...]ks at the nursing home. The Lawrence Bantz Family on Larry's Wedding Day, 6-16-84 . Back row :[...]Daniel R. Beckers was the first son born to our parents, 3-22-25[...]joined the US Navy and was discharged in 1946. He I taught the Phelps School south of Redstone. When Mother died returned to the family farm for a short time but moved to Bozeman 12-6-53, we moved to the folks' place and ran the dairy. Larry was[...]a painter and a body man . Penny and I had a restaurant in Redstone for a year while the oil He married Mary Wittman , 6-7-47, the daughter of John and boom was on . Penny also worked on the railroad . I taught in Redstone Frances Wittman. After a short time at the Outlook farm they moved to[...] |
| [...]in Ireland, was born 7-26-1868 and died 12-4-02. I was only 4 Following his return from the Navy, there were a series of moves, years old when my mo[...]. My and then they settled in Billings. Mary went to work in 1958 at the oldest sister[...]53; Susan Beckers Schoen (9-21-1900) died working on a bridge. Dan was left disabled and retired. Mary h[...]I went to school at Watkins. I helped my father with the farm work They had[...]Rita Renae, Kenneth John, San- and I also did masonry work and carpentry. I came to Outlook in the dra Jean, Douglas Louis and Lucind[...]arried John Lahey spring of 1922. I married Mary Wirtz 10-9-23. We rented the Henry a[...]d the Carl Back farm which we later and they have a year old, Aleta. They live in Mountain Village, A[...]wife Julie live in Port Orchard, WA and they have a child, Andy. Greener homestead. We moved the house from the Wagnild farm to the Sandra married Dean Krimmer and they live in Laurel. They have Krista Greener site. I did a lot of other work plastering houses and building[...]ndy and Fred Keller were chimneys. I helped build the Catholic church in Outlook and I did most married in August. She attends college at Eastern. Doug is a chemical of the cement work. engineer[...]In 1955 we built a house in Outlook and moved to town. Our son[...]Eldon now lives on the home place and farms it. GENE and TILLIE BECK[...]Over the years I was an oil board member for 25 years, on the[...]school for 12 years and on the cemetery board for many years and My pa[...]drove the school bus. We mined our own coal and I worked on the Car- I was the third son born, 9-2-30 in Plentywood. I attended school roll Dam. Len Tooke and I bought the old Korth Store, fixed it up and in in Outlook for 12 years, graduating in 1948. On 1-6-51 I married 1946 opened up the Hub Bar and later we sold it to Louis Ereth. Margaret Chaffee. We had 2 daughters, Shirley Jean and Margie Lu. I have enjoyed fishing and basketball games. Robert West and I Shirley was born on 11-23-51 in Plentywood. She graduated from OHS made a trip to Alaska one summer and visited around Anchorage an[...]. She married Bob West, son of I, Mary Wirtz Beckers, was born 2-13-04, daughter o[...]d Jane West, and lived in Glendive while Bob went to col- Wirtz, Sr. and Anna Effertz Wirtz. I lived in Watkins, MN where I was lege at Dawson Community College. They presently reside at Glasgow. born until I was about 6 years old. In 1909 my dad and brother came to Bob is the assistant chief of police and has many[...](1-17-1887) nosis. Shirley now works part time as a beautician and Bob also is in died 12[...]) died 5-5 -70; Frederick rug shampooing business on the side. They have 3 children, Travis[...]d is also employed by Big M Oilfield Service part time. Chip and Margie have 3 children: Becky Lynn (5-9-72); Corina Jill (5-9-78); and Kristy Lane (4-21-84). I worked for my dad on the farm in 1951 and in the winter of that year I worked in a feed mill in Bozeman. In the winter of 1952, I work- ed on an oil field in Tioga, ND driving a water truck. I left the farm in 1953 and became manager of the Farmers Oil Station at Outlook. In 1958, I started going south custom combining. In 1964 I rented Swen Rydberg's farm at Outlook. In 1968 I rented Earl Kellington's land and farmed it until 1982, when Robert Galland purchased it. In 1970 I rented some land from Eldred Goetzinger at Dooley and in 1980 I rented land from Elmer Thomsen of northeast Plentywood. In 1980 I purchased a truck and trailer from Glenn Miller, owner of Big[...]Leonard, Eugene, Laverne, Daniel and Eldon. On 11 -22 -71 , I married Tillie Stichel of Fallon, MT. Her husband[...]sed away in 1968. We moved from Outlook and built a home in Plentywood in 1982. Tillie has 2 children. Son Steven and Derinda live Louis and I were married in St. Boniface Catholic church in Outlook on the family farm, and have 1 child, John Nathaniel[...]ren Tillie's daughter, Velda Rene is married to Wade Pehle, who works biography and up[...]Eugene and Marilyn Stashick.} I am an officer in the Plentywood Elks Lodge 2566 a[...]hildren and 32 great- an Elks member for 8 years. I am a member of St. Joseph's Catholic gr[...]Louis and I moved to the Pioneer Manor in 1979. I am still a resi- dent of the Manor but Louis has been in the nursing home since May LOUIS and MARY BECKERS[...]1982. God has truly blessed our lives for on 10-9-83 Louis and I 1, Louis Beckers, was born 10-9-1898 at Watki[...]60th wedding anniversary. Our family has given us a Peter and Mary Ann Omelia Beckers. My fath[...] |
| [...]9-9-67) and Sandra Jo (11 -1-69). At age 2, I came to the Outlook community in 1914 with my[...]d Donna Arm ijo of Los Angeles, 10-1-83. Steve is a parents, Ben and Julia Benson. We lived on the Pete Osabough farm store mana[...]Ole Wollan homestead. My folks I married Lloyd Benson of Outlook in 1951, and we h[...]e until their retirement in 1946, when they moved to Plenty- Jerry Eugene (3-29-52); Lorrie[...](6 -29-59); and Troy Alan (10-21 -60). I was born in Sioux City, IA, 6-30-12. I have 1 sister, Agnes, born Jerry mar[...]and they have in 1916 at Outlook, who is married to Ralph Thompson . (See Aaron[...]and Shelley (4-16-79). biography.) Both Agnes and I attended school in Outlook. They reside at Polson , where Jerry is manager of a tire store. Matalina Melle and I were married in 1935. Matalina, a daughter of Lorrie married Robert G[...]ey live in Ronan. years old when the family moved to the Outlook area, and she attended Bradley married Carolyn Bartel of Ronan on 1-3-81. They have the Lagrange and Lindblom Schoo[...]live at Ronan where Bradley is Matalina and I have lived on the Benson farm since my parents e[...]attended school in It has been a few years since living up north of Outlook on the Outlook. Dorothy taught school at Tekoa, WA after graduating from farm , where we were a growing family. My oldest brother, Art, resides E[...]ts, for they have been grand- 1965. He is married to the former Edna Green , and they reside in[...]y parents are Herbert E. and Katherine L. Benson. I was born I was born 11 -2-20 at Agate, ND, the third ch ild of Joe and Nellie 9-23-31 in Plentywood, MT. I moved to the Outlook area in 1933. I at- Johnson, the granddaughter of Outlook pioneer[...]irst 2 grades. Then the school closed in Johnson. I attended the Meharry School, grades 1-8 and gradu[...]1938 . Agnes Skillingberg was the teacher. I attended 3rd and 4th from OHS in 1938. I attended the NMC, Havre, receiving my elemen- grades in Plentywood, then came to Outlook and finished my schooling, tary certificate . I taught 1 year in a country school at Archer, 2 years graduating in 1949. at Redstone and substituted at Outlook. I also worked as a postal clerk I was inducted into the service on 3-24-52 and discharged on in the Outlook and Redstone post offices. 3-23-54 . After getting out of the service I returned to Outlook to help[...]I am a member of the Outlook Volunteer Fire Department a[...]ld of Joe and Nellie, Jeffrey William Wirt. I married William "Billy" Crossen of Redstone and w[...]Roger "Skip" Loucks of Redstone, 6-2-63, and |
| Herbert a tended the Olson School.[...]E BILLET atherine Benson was born 10-8-08 to John and Mamie Boyd in By Outlook friends " aryfield, Saskatchewan. The family moved to Westby in 1911 , and[...]oe was born 7-9-11, the eldest of 4 children born to Mads and atherine attended the Dooley School. C[...]ember 1916 and Edla (3-27-25) died 7-15-28. moved to Minton, Saskatchewan in 1928.[...]Outlook in 1909, and then returned to Weyburn for Nellie arriving in Hub Bar in Outlook[...]ears the John Gunder- Outlook. Kate also operated a cafe for a time and then sold it to the son farmstead was purchased and far[...]As a young man, Joe worked at Fort Peck Dam, and later[...]to farm the Outlook land. In 1947, he married Thora[...]Vernetta writes, "Joe and I met in early year of 1968. He loved to dance, so did I. He was in Vancouver, WA with his father, Mads Bi[...]who resided in a rest home for many years. It was a pleasure to meet him and I went with Joe to visit every week. Sometimes we took my[...]great-grandchild (3 years old) to see him . What a pleasure that was to[...]; Lorrie; Bradley; and Troy. Lloyd is now married to the ormer Georgia Hageboeck, and is working in t[...]raine attended Eastern MT College. She is married to Harold Slavens and lives in Billings. She is a secretary/receptionist for the ental Health Cen[...]onard,·Sandra and Jennifer. Elaine went for a ime to airline school in Omaha, NE and then worked in Wa[...]d twins David and Donald . Donald is married to Valerie Wilson and lives in Plentywood here he is[...]" Around Easter time in the year of 1969, Joe and I had al ed of Deborah, Cory and ic -ie.[...]d , so e ere, in he chapel of the ethodist Church on Herb and Ka e have 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. 8-8-70 . e ent to Outloo for Joe to farm. Joe bough our motor[...]ing 1 summer in las a, and sopped o visi the Pat es family a THE BETTS FAMILY[...]b c o h ou s irts of Portland and bou tit a home, and er ve[...]happy. Joe had a lo ely or shop.[...]" e enJo ed r elin and oo a 7,000 mile trip to the east bu hen Joe beg n to h ve trouble i h his le s and had 3 replacemen s[...]of he hip soc e·s. Our las rip o on ana and Sas atch an as in[...]1982. Joe had cancer on his bac and in his glands ... lymphoma ...[...]"I h d or ed in he Re II Dru sore for years fore I married Joe. I h d 2 ch1ldr n. Donald, no married. and dau her,[...]had 5 children, and I h e 2 grea -grandchildren. Th y dearly loved[...]" P pa Joe... s they called him. Joe made a ery good and ind and[...]unders ndm randp . He as h a o all of my people. p. I .) . -[...]"Joe dona ed eddm doll of his mo her's and a saddle from one n enne h . Front row : Bon[...]"I s ery h rd h n Joe s so 111. seeing him and no in res1 es 1n an rou I[...]ho stron he once had been . Joe as a very good husband to me. c hd ren nd I r .a n Charley p ii SSP ·[...] |
| [...]OSCAR BOE FAMILY My father, Ole, filed on a homestead in the East Coalridge com- By Clarence Boe munity in 1909. On 11 -6-12 he married Eva French at Osnabrock, ND In 1 91 2 Oscar and Olive Boe moved to the Antelope area. The and they then made their h[...]following year the family moved to Outlook. It was from the Outloo I was born 3-3-15 on my father's homestead. I am the oldest of 4 School that we gradu[...]unty various cock, all living in Sheridan County. I attended elementary school at the school sy[...]-7-03 in innesota died 11 -1-18 at Osnabrock, ND. I stayed at the family farm until 1936 and then wor[...]Berg at the Acme coal mine in Coalridge. In 1937 I was employed by the in Spokane and had 2 children, Douglas (7 -22-34) who has a daughter Farmers Union Oil Company at Grenora. On 10-3 -37, Louise Brenteson Elaine arie. Effie and Clifford 's daughter's name is Carol Ann and I were united in marriage. Louise was born at the f[...](11 -1 3-3 7) and her children are Lisa and a Jo. northeast of Coalridge on 7-19-17, a daughter of Fred and Clara (Chris-[...]I, Clarence Boe, born at Flaxton, D (8 -12-11 ), ta[...]southeast of Outloo . I married Coyla Peterson , daughter of pioneers,[...]oo , or ed for se eral ears in the Sheridan moved to onda , Tin 1907 here they o ned and operated a mer- Coun Court House m Plen ood. She married A. F. Rasmussen. (S e cantile store. Fred homestead[...]irgmia, (1 -27-25) Ou loo , as a teach r and o ,ce or er in a family of 11 children . They are: y le elson , Fl[...]Sher dan Coun y. She marri d Lio d ar ell, son of A ds one p oneers, (deceased), Raymond (deceased),[...]Gunderson. In the late 1930s and early 19 Os I as emplo ed at he Farmers Union Oil Compan in Pl[...], In 19 3 our firs Id, Ila Lou, s born on February 24 , and sprin o 194 m to oo commun, y o enga in · mg a the Ray S rf ii January[...]n 1th a sto S ri r co I • cosme T[...]U for 2 ars. For 12 1970 I[...]of ursm attl hie a 1hat d 1th in on he h1I m r oo add1t1 a ses at th U Ou loo . an Louise and I hla[...]h1 am d on 8-17-47 . more time for ed n[...]younge t on . s born .[...] |
| In 1958 we moved to Garden Grove, CA and have lived in our[...]I came to Outlook in 1913 with my parents, Amund and Maren Bud worked as a construction superintendent for a company that Johnson, from Burlington, ND. I was born 1-28-09, and attended grade built teleph[...]OHS, graduating in 1926, and in the fall of 1927, I went to For 7 years I wor ed for the California Youth Authority and 17[...]habilitation and William Boe was born to Oscar and Olive Boe, 1-27-07, in acute nursing.[...]ended the same col- Garden Grove. Wayne Jr. spent a year in Vietnam. lege as I in 1930 and 1931, majoring in industrial arts. He had attend- Bryan worked in the industry until a back injury in August 1982. ed college in Bozeman for 1 quarter prior to Minot but had to quit (He spent 2½ years in Germany.)[...]because of illness. Karen is a homemaker and active in church and school activities. My sister, Margaret, went to college with me and we both got jobs Her husband[...]n Raymond, where we taught for 2 years. There was a vacancy in the In May we will have 17 grandchildren, but at present 8 boys and 8 primary room at Outlook in 1931, so Margaret took the job. I taught in girls. All the children live nearby in[...]most enjoyable years of teaching. I had 8 children and 3 grades. It was CLARENCE and[...]really a fun year for me as I had no discipline problems. I boarded and[...]ar Wagnild family. Sadie, Mrs. Wagnild, was I, Cayla, was the daughter of Tom and Josephine Run[...]always trying to fatten me up with good food, but she didn't have much son. (See Tom Peterson Family Biography.) I was born in 1915 at luck as I still stayed thin. Milan, M the second of 5 children. I attended he Outlook School[...]There were no fast foods or vacuum bottles; I always had graduating in 1933, and attended orthe[...]something hot for my lunch. I heated it on the floor furnace. augh at the Lindquist School[...]A tragedy occurred in the spring of 1932 at the Wagnild home, I, Clarence (Dutch) Boe, as born a Fla ton, D, 8-12-11, he son of Oscar and Oli e Boe. Our amily moved to Antelope in 1912, here when their home burned. All the neighbors came to help but the house my dad assisted ith construction of the telephone system. The burned to the ground. I had to finish out he school year staying with allowing year e moved o a farm about 4 miles southwest of Peter[...]5, e moved in o Outloo here Dad operated the to n light plan . Later he as the RFD mail carrier in the Outfoo community. e ere a gro ing family. (See Sheridan Daybrea I, p. 92.) We children a ended the Ou loo School and I graduated in 1929. I attend- ed college in ashing on and orth Da ota, receiving a teaching cer- ificate. I substitu ed for a time a the ic erson School sou heast of Ou loo . au h or a year at the Thorn ood sc ool south of Reds one and for years a he Ueland school north of Comerto n.[...]From 1932 o he spring of 1935, I taught 2nd grade in Outloo . In[...]June of ha year. I married illiam Boe in Havre. Bill wor ed in the[...]Outloo and lived ith my fol s. I taught in Outloo again for 3 years[...]from 19 1 to 1 9 . Deen attended 1st grade here. e hen moved to[...]Grea FaJfs e came to Chinoo wh re I go a teaching job on he fort[...]Bill to s art teaching school and by attendin summer scho[...]he final! go his degree in education. Tha ·s hat I call etting[...]here e au ht in a 2-teacher school for 2 ears. I m rried C . 1 n o Chinoo Deen a ended hi h school in Chinoo , graduatin in 195 . H here I en ered o s for 8 ears. hen ent o issoula here he received a bachelor d gree in forestry. hen s rt d 1I I b en in 197 4.[...]present in Ch dron, E here he r ides ith his i ~• ath and _2 Gre chen nn Bee m n i d hey Ii nd, children, Sara nd Randall. They are moving to ashin on DC this They have 2 children ns rn[...]r · 7· I'm living alone no , bu eep busy i h church ac i rties nd mamed Glenn A. P chell in 196 0 a Ii Irv ry G ii arde[...]rl ri ey hve in Harrington , A d ha e 2 children , Conr or[...] |
| [...]ula, Plentywood, Outlook and Billings. He active on the farm. He spends part of the winters with Palm[...]rgie Hailstone were married 11 -7-81 . They moved to Billings Cox in Shelton, WA. There he helps cut[...]ks for Firestone Tire Sales, and Margie wor s tor a food garden work in the spring. Henry will be 96, 7-20-84. and gas sal[...]6th grade. After leaving Elmer serves on the Farmers Oil Board and was past chairman, school he worked at home and for different neighbors. As a young man and is commander of the Outlook American Legion, Post 72 . I am on in 1937 and 1938 he worked for Bill Hass, and also drove a school bus the Cemetery Association Board, a member of the Highland ALCW, and to Outlook. In June 1941 Elmer entered the Army, serving in the we are members of the church. I was a charter member of he Outloo Pacific, stationed for a time in New Guinea, the Philippines and[...]stralia. He was discharged 11 -27 -45 , returning to the family farm where he now lives.[...]ter Palma and her husband Marvin and I ere married on 7-31 -72 at the Plenty ood Lutheran Bill Cox came back to Outlook to help her folks on the farm, spending Church. We moved to Outloo in September 1972, here arvin as some time at their home in Oregon and some time on the farm. They employed by the Farm[...]her husband, Maynard Mathiason, also helped some on the farm, and Maynard worked for the Soo Line RR[...]e Soo Line RR, and they now live in Clancy. I was born in Comertown, 7-2-28 , daughter of Otto and Esther agel. The fam ily moved to Raymond where I grew up and attended school. In 1943 I started high school in Redstone, quit school, ent back to Raymond and helped my grandparents, r. and rs. Ole athiason, as my grandmother as confined to a heelchair. In 194 7, I went with my sister Rose ho was attending inot Business College, and I worked in inot Drug as aitress and cler . In 1948 I returned o Plentywood. as born on 2-5-54 to Bernt and Arline ard of Pl n ood.[...]dad born 2·10 eden, a son of els and Ingeborg ard.[...]Ar m on 8-28 -26 o r. and rs. Thor[...]( (11 ·3-56): and s(2··61).l a -[...]v1 born on 8·9 Br rg o[...]born on 5·20-18 C[...]2 on (8·12· 5);[...]and th to GI n- On 12-19- 8 I married lmer BrelJe at t e Pl n o[...]1II o s |
| I, Barbara Yvonne, was born to Dick and Jean West 1-11 -57 in[...]ha, Margaret (Sis), Glennie and Veva. Plentywood. I was the seventh of 9 children, 7 girls and 2 boys. I at- Mother and Dad were married 1[...]enry tended school in Outlook graduating in 1975. I was active in both Raaen south of Archer. For a short time they lived on the Clair Stoner sports and music. I was on the first girls basketball team at Outlook,[...]d west of the present Stoner farm, and then moved to Plenty- going to the State Tournament the second year we had a team . wood living in a small house owned by Dave Kelly (south of the present I married John Bucklin 9-27 -75 in Outlook.[...]Glenn Jacobsen residence). Dad worked on local WPA projects, and[...]was a car salesman working for Stanley Palubicki of the[...]garage. They moved to Wagner, MT where Dad worked on Ft. Peck Dam living on a resettlement acreage, a government project to assist[...]stitute times. In the early 1940s the folks moved to[...]"On 10-1 6-50 Dad was killed in a machinery construction acci-[...]"I was born 5-30-29 and married Marian Treva Dean, N[...]coma and Pamela Susan (6 -15-59) of Lawndale, CA. I am a[...]Carol married Jack Zembrodt May 1952, and they reside at Union, The John Bucklin[...]lieves there were 5 children: Ann , Sharon, Mark, but not able to[...]John Tyler as born 3-21 -76 in Plentywood. He is a 2nd grader, compare to D. a. Carol and Jack have grandchildren. and was on the Little League Tearn last year. John Carroll writes, "I married Olive Ewing, daughter of the Bill Be[...]s in Ewings, Plentywood. I worked for Elmer Jackson at the Orpheum inderga[...]traded land with my folks in order to build the Carroll Dam as a WPA and Grandpa every day as we live in the same[...]its present site, 406 W. 1st Ave ., and Olive and I lived next door to registered Suffolk sheep and we recently bought registered Hampshire the west that Dad and I built. In the early 40s we moved to Seattle. sheep.[...]Janet married Hugh Glassbourne and John and I lived in Redstone until July of 1976; then moved to resides in Winthrop, WA. She ha[...]rry, Scott and Susie, Grace West's house. John is on the school board and enjoys men's[...]with a summer home in Winthrop." THE REDDEN FAMILY[...]om Torrence, CA, "WWII started not too long after I By the family graduated. I was a flight instructor in the Air Force and also a flight John and Vera Carroll were early timers in the Ou look community, engineer on B-29s. In the past years I have been a machinist at purchasing the homesteading righ s of Charles As rup on land hich Hughes Tool Company[...]riet (7 -2-07), "Shirley and I ere married 4-9-49. Shirley's son Tom Freeman, Do[...]ls at- hose father was illed m a motorcycle accident 2 months before his tended th[...]ee Biography.) he has a boy, Christopher ( ).[...]drrvmg home from war , Allan's car as struc head on by a[...]drun en driver crossrng the median. At this time. Allan still lies un-[...]come having heard Outloo as a "boom " to n. In 1915 a boy,[...] |
| [...], Mrs. Ralph Chaffee); Opal; Violet; remembers as a young lad helping his dad deliver water. Some of[...]r; John; Francis; Lila and Ruby. Her family moved to Daleview in town ladies were real particular and required John to take off his over - 1916. shoes for each bucket of water he carried in to empty. It was really a nuisance for a young lad to take off his overshoes each time for a trip of 5 or 6 buckets of water.[...]rl and Maggie were married 12-3-24 at Plentywood. A daugh er,[...]arl was employed by the Soo Line for 45 years, as a section Bae.le row: Joe and Mary. Front row: Joh[...]and Glen ood, In 1920, the Cavanaughs moved to a farm in Roosevelt County, Maggie was a self-employed beaut1c1an for 25 years. though the boys continued to go to school in Outlook. Joe died at that Earl died at Crosby on 1-9·7 4 and aggie died at Crosby, 8-11 -80. farm in 1934. Mary moved to Flaxville in 1936 and was in the Scobey[...]in 1958. sided at Westby) have passed a ay. Elmer, (Fay, Jim and Jeanette's John and I met at a Catholic Church doings in Flaxville. I attended father) resides at altspell. Th[...].) Flaxville till 1960 when we retired and moved to Scobey. We have 4 children, and with the excepti[...]ol and graduated from Flaxville I as born 10-22-15 to Adolph and Lud ina Chaffee and baptized HS.[...]{21 ), Judy {20), Theresa transferred to Oalevie m 1922, f a tended the Oalevie School and {19), Patrick (12)[...]s home with us at iss ary Huddles on as the eacher ho aught me ho to tell time. present. Shirley Anne (49) Hell1c son has 5 children Robert (27), I did house or in the rooming house run b Hazel Lu[...]d Brenda (20) She married me 50 a day. rs. Fran a ner as a good ri nd, and after so James Helllc son 9-25-54. James has a elding and tools shop in many years it as a thrill to h ar from r this pas C ris mas. Scobey (Hell1c son and Son). Shirley cler s and checks out at Getchel's Super arket. Jae resides at ites City and has i daughters: Laurie (21) and Terrie (20). John as 82 m July and I as 73 in June so e don't do too much I ma e quilts and eep busy doing nothing. John reads and loves sports, and goes to all the bas etball games and atch s TV. Pat[...]er h as discharged he traveled and as a card player. H di d m Seattle January of 1977 at[...]20· 6. The years do go by for us. John and I ere r memb rmg that h bought my edding ring from[...]oth r. Eunic and I moved to Plenty ood and I tended bar at the[...]t . bro h rs. Earl. Ralph and orman have pas d a ay. Elm r[...]resid s in ahsp II and unic lives m Plent ood. I am a r sid nt of EARL and MAGGIE CHAFFEE[...]Ole as the son of Hans and Ida Johnson. Hans a, . His Earl Chaffee as born 12-5-02 at D nt. , the first child of 6 to broth rs. Juhus. Aaron and Alfr d and 1 sister. Inga ( rs a nard Adolph and Lud ina Chatte . Five children er[...]n m innesota and Inga moved to D v1ls La e. 1915. a year after the family moved to the eslb area. Ole and I ere married in 1940 by Judge Belans i. Ole or ed on The family moved to Oalev,e m 1922 and Earl, as his dad and the section ere of the Gr at orthern. and had a Iun ard for a time. brothers. as employed by the Soo Lme Railr[...] |
| [...]allace's children are James, born on 2-10-43 . His father Tim was born in Outlook, 11 -17-17, and Valerie, Carol and Anna, by a previous marriage.[...]n Gary was born the family lived north of Outlook on the ork, and Shirley works as a nurses aid at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Meharry farm . They moved to the Raymond area, 2 miles south of the They have 3 adopted children: Eddy, at EMC, Billings; Scott, a junior at US-Canadian border in 1946. G[...]I was born 7-16-47 in Bengough, Saskatchewan, the d[...]er Hazel (Gee) was born in Flaxton, as also fun to visit our neighbors, the Coles and Griffins, as there ND, 3-20-09 . I attended Minton School grades 1-9, and Gladmar seemed to be goodies to eat which we didn't always have.[...]n 1-18-05 in Dent, MN, the second child of 6 born to Adolph and Ludwina Greunke Chaffee. In 191 4, the family moved o estby, here his dad orked as a dray man, hauling lumber from estby to Grenora by team and wagon . His dad began or ith the Soo Line in 1916 and was transferred in 1922 to Daleview. y dad as employed on the section at Outlook and at arious places as a relief agent. He was section foreman at Crosby fr[...]ad and his brothers, Earl, orman and Elmer played on the[...]Dean Clawson. Dalevie baseball team. Later Dad as a member of the Outlook baseball team coached by th[...]Gary Clawson and I ere married 7-21 -67. We have 2 children.[...]f Oof artin and Altha Griffin. Their family moved to Gary worked on the farm and on oil rigs from 1967-78 . He worked Dalevie , here[...]n the mine and also farmed. for a brief time at the Salt Lake in Saskatchewan. He s[...]We moved to the Outloo area in August 1979. We are members[...]of the Highland Lutheran Church, here I teach Sunday school. I am an[...]active -H leader, and also a charter member of the Loo out[...]rn an · he Outloo community· a ended the[...]sb · Cu on to · d Ru h[...]II Ii on. I and 3[...]son, the only child of Tim nd R1 Crou Cl w on. w s[...] |
| Keith and I live 3 miles northwest of Plentywood on the former radio station and W7EJ[...]community. We raised 5 children on the ranch, all attending and graduating from[...]d, ND, and have 1 daughter Rhonda but not least having a small printing business. Neco. Claudia Jean Roader (6-16-50) lives in Kansas City, MO and has 2 children: a son Shawn, and a daughter Cindy. Karen Alberta (2-22-52) married D[...]al. Patrick Neil (10-18-54) died 8-21 -80. He had a fine athletic career. He won the State Class A 126 lb. wrestling title in February 197 4. He was an outstanding lineman on the Wildcat football team despite being outweighe[...]they had 1 daughter Sasha Dawn. He farmed, worked on oil rigs, and was employed by Wheatland Tire, whe[...]well known for his involvement in area rodeos as a bronc and bull rider as well as a rodeo clown.[...]Ellen and I remember bac o the Fall of 1946 hen e paid DON an[...]Outlook a visit and ere given a arm Ou loo elcome. complete[...]with pot-luc dinner in The HaJI and a silver ottering ith hich e The year was 1 935 and in the space of 1 month I graduated from bought an electric t[...]hich e are using 38 years la er. college, married a beautiful young lady from Bozeman, got a steady Remember no . .. that coffee is on .. . any time. job, and we bought a home in Denton MT where we intended to reside. However, that fall the promise of BIG mon[...]EARL COSPER (PIONEER) months) enticed us to Outlook. We spent the first night ith Supt. and[...]Lois ic olson rs. J. B. Alexander. Soon I was advised that if I smo ed ( hich I did) I as not to do so hen Outloo as a young to n, our Uncle Earl Cosper came o in public, and it was suggested I never be seen in a bar for any reason. he a, along , h other family members. inch 1ding Uncle Roy and Also, there were certain people in to n ith horn it as bes not to Au ila, mar ied to . I can reme ·ne associate. Before the[...]ied, no people ere more considerate or more 1lhng to h Ip e .F[...]C al ing . Hol an a ing a liveable, iny er o ed and ich he illing to rent for 5 ired the building nd hoo d i up. a ing-s1zed card tab e from a Claude ills old us a lar months e lived on Camp mories: Bob est schoolhouse, and nobody to m I u[...]h e 10 I c . s[...]d m et a Sa d 1th his[...]a t on. ould b d do n on schoo[...]ella Hamilton. H r husband, Francis (a til the on s[...]Uncl Earl had no chi of his o n, but our brother . Ransom 1fe. A of[...]r. Ransom a n e. . att nd d high chool at I m still a "ham" r dio o rator. In 1 36. I d an amat ur Outloo and ont t Teach r's Coll nd h Id an A[...] |
| [...]vely engaged in could reset them on the wheels. He did that job usually in the evenin[...]s would go watch because the flax straw made such a pret- dent of the Prescott school district in Washington for 8 years following ty fire. Mother used to help and got a few burns doing it. Many times he 18 years as sup[...]e Oakesdale school system , when had to take butter, eggs, chickens or whatever for his labor. He had Er- he had to retire because of ill health.[...]bee, ND and attended work. They went to Grass Valley, CA, a mining town, where they ran a school at the eharry and Outlook schools, graduat[...]oming house. Several boys from Outlook went there to work, name- som and orma had 2 children: Kenward[...]in ly reside at cKenzie Bridge, OR and "Skip" is a TV and movie direc- Minneapolis, and also took a correspondence course in electrical or.[...]cal, playing the violin and banjo. He Dale, a PhD, is a professor of foreign languages, and currently[...]lla Our dad's brother George, moved to Washington before Grandma 1-19-75 . He died in 19[...]Cosper died, and he had a son, Leslie. orma was residing at alla all[...]rf and Lois Nicholson rom the Outlook community. A few of the old timers like Henry Our Uncle Roy came to "Old Outlook" shortly after the area was Radons,[...]. Uncle Roy homesteaded the land north of them as a very colorful family.[...]s north of the Joseph and Anna Wirtz UGH CU TO and ZULA COSPER (PIONEERS) farm . Lois remembers walking down to play ith ary irtz ( rs. Hugh Clin on Cosper as born 12-14-1879. Zula Elizabeth Slyter Louis Beckers). There as a schoolhouse right do n the road from our Cosper a[...], ontana and argret. Vivian chorded on he piano for the dancers. Sunday there was al ays a died in in ancy. They moved o "Old Outloo " short[...]ere born at enmare, D and Tan nd argret ere born a Ou loo . hen e arrived in Ou loo , e lived on Uncle Roy's homes ead, north of Donnell angerin's, presen ly o ned by him. Grandma and Grandpa Cosp r Ii ed on Uncle Earl's homes ead hich as JUS across he road from Uncle Roy's to he north nd east. e lived on Uncle Roy's place until Dad ound us a house in to n. Then D d's sis er, Lil , ho married Blanch rd Dryden, 11 ed on Uncle Ro ·s homes e d. hen e moved to Ou loo . D d s ar ed bl c smi h business. He as lso cons bl o he to n.[...]a d nd[...]re I r[...]T o rt d. fro rs to burn o he I nms so he[...] |
| [...]ross the street from the new school and next door to their good before and after high school, Tana pla[...]Gina elson . Eventually, the law office was moved to rounding communities and Canadian towns close to the border. When Main Street next to the elson department store. In the block above, Lois' second baby was born, Tana went to Dodson to help her and the Karels fam ily[...]ge, in the little one-room school in the She went to Zortman to teach and there she met and married Dan[...]rs in the ne school ere Ger- Whitcomb. They moved to California where he got a job as a diesel trude Emnger and her sister[...]r in the shipyards loading ships. Margret managed a liquor taught by Alice Dodge and l[...]for 14 years and then she became overseer of the out-patients in Ivy Karels and so it was un[...]d not have children. BRUCE and SHERI CRAIN |
| [...]hman in 1984. Bill was born at ontevideo, MN to Charles and Linnie Cromwell. Bill Jr. attended Concordia and graduated with a BS degree at He gre up and attended school there.[...]6 7. es, Sr. and Scott, all now deceased, moved to Daniels County and Their children are Scott (1 2), Gina (10), Chad (6), and Heidi (3). They orked on farms; later renting or buying them. live across the road from me on the farm and manage part of the land I came with my parents, William and Marie Hanisch, as a small and cattle. child in 19 3 to Plentywood. I graduated from PHS and then attended Bill, Sr. passed away of a heart attack 3-23-70. I retired from ac- Teacher's College at Miles City and at Minot. In the late '20s I taught tive teaching in 1970, with my last 8[...]Rural School in Daniels County where I had taught in the late 1920s.[...]e children of my students from those early years. I occa- sionally have been a substitute teacher at Flaxville, and continue to live on the farm . ·[...]I, Bertha Lux Curry, live at Cut Bank, MT. I was born in 1911 in[...]ter of Christian and Malwena Lux, and later moved to Outlook. I married William Edward Curry of Roundup in 1948 a[...]Sr., C leo and Bert French. years. I received my degree in elementary education at Hav[...]eview, Reed, Snuggins, and Outlook Bill and I ere married 6-21 -33 at Scobey by Rev. Leo Plumme[...]nd Cleo and Gene Culbertson Grade School. I also taught special education at Conrad. attended[...]duated from OHS in 1938 . Bill and I have 5 children and 6 grandchildren. They are: Ca[...]e people. e all survived the hard time o the '30s but no one is poor ( ovember 964); De'Ane (O[...]ac ion bein "Serial" ch al ays managed to end in an almost daughter, LaRyn, ovember 1981 . Sheron is a self-employed book- impossible si ion. One[...]They have hi · uni en , much a isf n of he audience. 1 son, illiam[...]na Curry of Santa Barbara as born ay 1951. She is a II rea the spring of 19 1.[...]rr n m 8. Rd a pur-[...]n n ni a rician.[...]i m med Jesus Gonz les, n ml fi s ,sor. a Their children are Charil (6) and ell Roche[...]ie -8 ). J and Aaron Frederic (5) are by a pr us mar P ula Chabo , and hey have[...] |
| I am going to share in my story, a picture of my brother, Chris Lux 1937, a[...]one. Celina died and his wife, Bernice and family on their 45th wedding anniversary. in J[...](PIONEERS) Before the turn of the century, a young man from Saginaw, Ml came west to try his luck at ranching. Alonzo (Lon) Desonia first came to North Dakota, then on to the unsettled country of northeastern Mon- tana.[...]l creeks flow. In early 1902, Lon returned to Michigan, where he married a little dressmaker from Bay City, Celina Auger (0 -Zhay), and they returned immediately to Montana. They spent some time working on cow camps north of Poplar, and then moved to their first temporary home, a dug- IV r , out on the west side of the Muddy Creek about 1/2 mile west of the Chari I Carroll. site where the town of Daleview was lat[...]working there about 2 years, in 1904 they filed on their own desert claims about 3 Lon and Celina's 10 children ere: Fran , a construe ion or er, miles farther west along Whit[...], (deceased 1967); ildred (Toots) Bantz, ranching a Dalevie ; for over 30 years, raising their family, horses and cattle and doing Arthur, a schoolteacher retired in Billings; Lucille Cele)[...](deceased 1980); red Their first home was a rather spacious house made of poles and[...]ss, ashua; Ettie e in orris, issoula; adobe, with a shingled roof, which was rare in those days. The firs Ernes a schoolteacher, Plen ood, (deceased 1972); La rence barn was also made of poles and adobe. A few years later, a ne hip (died at birth); Charles Hen[...](deceased 1982). roof barn was built, and in 1915 a large ne 2½ story house designed[...]usband Ra mond as handy with carpenter tools (a talent evidently inherited from her Garbe[...]" Hominy" Thompson and ranch here I h their son Brian and amil . several pieces of fu[...]and Celina's claims, and Lon's brother, Bill, too a meado s on the udd , Beaver and h1e II cree s once o ned b homestead to the south. These homesteads later became part of[...], Ba d ns, Grego s and others. Sh II es and 1s ac i e- Desonia ranch, as did the homes ea George Is sou h o Bill's ly m ol d in ranc ing on sam place here er paren s sp n land) hich Lon acquired in a deal in h he al raded George he heir ,rs ears m on ana. Silver Dollar Bar, a saloon hich he ned and era ed for a e years in the ne to n of Dalevie . The Oesonias' first and clos[...]THE DRAGER FAMILIES Thompson, ho had settled on a claim fart Cre[...]Our par nts as I f1 to ra, th fam,I rs of th '30s, h D son, s I ft th ranch ,n Ion . Im m d[...] |
| and I lived in Willmar, M for he worked on the railroad. We had a son in the Bob Marshall Wilderness area. In u[...]He worked for the Missoulian Newspaper as a sterotype when we Whitetail area. He and Mae were working for them. The children and I moved to Missoula in 1956, and for 1O years for the Glendale News ent out to visit them and while we were there their little b[...]pressman, combina- ae and artin took him back to Minnesota for burial. I stayed at the tion sterotype in Monterey. He was a member of the Elks and Moose Endersbys to do the cooking for threshers and also helped with[...]e process of threshers at Desonias. That was when I met Frank Lund. (See Frank building his 13th boat, when he drove to Bakersfield for supplies. On and Inez Lund Biography.) his way back, he was killed in a 16-car accident during a sandstorm on We were married in December 1926 and went back to Minnesota 3-7-75 . for our honeymoon and took David (Bud) and Margaret (June) along. I was working for the Curoc Company, but decided to move back When we came back to Montana, Grandma Drager, Amanda and Bob to Montana to raise the children . Kimberley Anne (12-24-55) came o Outlook on the train, and Grace came with us in the car.[...]duated from LaCresenta HS in 197 4 and is married to Jerry Senger, Grandma was house eeper for Mr. Hom[...]lan Ankers. Later Grandma Drager and Amanda lived on the Emil Ray (12-25 -57) died 12-31 -58. The following year was a rough one with homestead (3 miles south of Outloo[...]as born in 1928. She married Smoky Carter and has a daughter, Jeremy and Melissa. Our fourth child, Michael (9-21 -63), graduated Pat y and a granddaughter, Charity and a grandson, Ashley. Dorothy is from OHS in 1980 and from MSU in 1984. Cheryl (11 -11 -65) in a Seattle nursing home suffering of a heart condition and em- graduated from[...]ysema. The Salone s had Georgia Lee, after moving to Seattle, when Dorothy was 19 years old. Georgia married Steve cCauley and has 2 girls, Sherri and Vic i and a son, Ron . artin died in 1969; ae in April 198 .[...]worked in the Elgin Cafe, Plentywood and then ent to Billings for employment and met Carl. They moved to Seattle and did not have a family. Carl died in 969; Grace in ay 1984.[...]ywood pioneers, John and Gertrude el er. He or ed a the eville garage. Their children ere Robert,[...]e '60s. Royal lives in Sand Point ID and orks for a telephone company. Verlie married Bill Han ins of[...]nd they reside in Sea le here Bill is an engineer a Boeings, and Verlie also is employed there . They have 2 girls, Kim and erri and I can't remember I married Dennis Eide, 9-5-81 at Plenty ood Luthera[...]Dennis gradua ed isi ing rela ives and they met a dance. They ere married and lived from o h[...]Or er died 1n 953 or 1 5 . The Or er n me i gon rom Sherid n County but gre -gre - r ndson m es Outloo his home . . . i[...]on the r[...]nor bl ed . I, Donn J n Ord herine Ordahl. ( ra[...]· · · - a ing m Ou loo , g in s[...]c I h hrs On 9- ,cha I m[...]enms came Outloo . e moved to Bozema e[...]rn mechanic I engineering. He love n[...]d r boat at 22 years old . He did a 1derm d for[...]r I s urer, he nd Ronald , his bro her nd fri[...] |
| [...]his wife Marilyn live in Great Falls. Ronald had a heart attack and cannot work. Marilyn and daughter Linda have a quilt gallery. Children are: Linda, the oldest, i[...]I have 2 brothers: Ronnie of Plen y ood, and La ry[...]eside in Tucson and the 2 of them work and manage a 24-hour mother and dad originally er[...]ART and DO A ERETH Art as born to Jacob and Rosa Ereth in Outloo on 6-23-28. A THE ENGLER FAMILY[...]brothers (one died as an infant) and 5 si rs. He a ended the y mother, Eva B. Engler and my f[...]olis. In about Donna as born to Louis a Bee ers i u n 6-2-33 I 1925, my mother moved to Outloo to coo and do practical nursing at hav[...]OuU rs home on e el son rarm y mother and fat her had divorced prior to our move to Outloo . he her, John. On 2 our firs The ere 4 children in th[...]summ f 195 bought 191 s a beauty operator and or din r a time and h n Jim[...]en, dson i ec r's Jamil . They have 1 son and 1 adopted son and n Tampa, FL. I innie Ehzabe as born in I abo 1913. I gradua d from OHS in 1931 a nt o nurses rain Falls in 193 and the U of inneso th a BS m nur · 1951 . I mar· ried Clifford Hamil on son o loo 1s Hamil on m 1959. I had been m p dn . and d had nd 1 a OU • m El . her n a San II nn[...] |
| [...]he Harley Robinson ranch until buy- As a child I lived in Raymond, where I attended grade school for 1 ing it it 1974.[...]year. My family moved to Plentywood and I attended grade school and Kathy married Ken Hagan of Redstone on 2-27 -71. She is high school there. employed as a dental assistant for Dr. Tom Lidahl and Ken is the rural Ken and I were married on 10-6-73 and live 11 miles northwest of mail carrier as well as being employed by his dad on the farm . They Outlook where we farm and rai[...]y.) Debbie married Steve Garrett of Troy, MT on 6-20-81. They are living in iles City here Debbie[...]ommuni y College. Leisha married Les Garneau on 6-18-83. They are presently living in Havre where Leisha is employed as a bookkeeper and Les is attend- ing orthern T Colle[...]i and Shelly. hobbies. Ar likes going fishing and I enjoy crocheting, making silk[...]Ereth . flowers, and embroidering. Art and I feel very blessed in being able to share many happy We have 4 daughters: Ka[...]On 8-22-7 9, Shelly Dawn was born and Dulcy Jean came on JOE and MARIO ERETH 3-7-81. I was born on the family farm near inneapolis on 6-1-17 to Gor-[...]JACOB and ROSA ERETH don and Edna Robertson . I have 2 sisters, Ruth ary Beekman[...]and Robert Arthur (11 -14-28). Gordon is married to Jacob Ereth was born 5-6-1886 in Malcoci,[...]Jacob and Juliana Ereth. In his teens he came to Estevan, Saskat- descendents of Dalevie residents[...]chewan. There he wor ed in a brick factory. He married Rosa Fenrich I a ended he anso School, and high school in Plenty ood, on 5-13-08 in Estevan. Rosa was born in Karamurt, Rumania on boarding a he Ge e unson, illiam Hanish and John Paulbec[...]he daughter of John and atelina Fenrich. She came to homes. I gradua ed 1 4, a ended college at Dillon, graduating in Es[...]They had 13 children. Clara (1909) and June 1936. I augh Cabe, he Phelps sc ool and in Reserve . In Juliana (1910) ere born in Estevan. They moved to arian hat (near 19 1, nd I ere married.[...]nd Rosa Ereth. (See Dad then mo ed to the Bergfield area (near here in on Sas at- Biograp[...]es (1' 914), Jacob Jr. ed en i w years and hen in 95 e (1915[...]d later In January of 1923 hey mo ed o on ana. This same year Baby I ill .[...]a~ce O d armed north of Ou loo near he Can[...]a moved o Plen y ood in 19 7. ([...]a E[...]. ) a[...]KY ERETH paren s are Art and Donn Er h. I s born on 2-28-53 in Plen ywood. I ha e 3 is r : hy H n (5-16-52); D b i G rr (7-27 -58 ; and Leisha Game u ( -23-63). J Ii ed in o n un 11 I s 10 en my paren s mov d o he family farm 6 miles north of Ou loo . I a ended grad sc ool 1n Ou loo and r dua d rom OHS i[...]T . i . rt (Ronald nd L sli s t y p ren s are Joe and Phyllis Fin , R ymond. I s born on Subltm 8-25-56 in ino . I ha e 1 bro her, Gre (5- -55) nd a sis er Colle e J · · ·[...]J s t Eur inneapohs, ag 7, from a rare he rt dise s .[...] |
| [...]ntywood. In 1952 I married Beverly Holtan, daughter of artin and All[...]t Scobey. Holtan. Bev was born on the Benson farm 6 miles south of Outloo on Joe married Marion Robertson (Karen, Janice,[...]nd lives at Mesa. went to Crookston, graduating there m he pring of 195[...]are the parents of 2 children, Diane born 9-21 55 a Sheridan ette) and lives at Phoenix.[...]FAWCETT FAMILY WILFRED and BEVERLY FAWCETT I was the third of 4 children born to Ephraim and Gladys Fawcett. La Verna was born in[...]ilfred in 1929 and Roy in 1931. We were all born on the Fawcett homestead 7 miles north- east of Outlook. I arrived in time to get in on the hardships of the '30s, v rly a nd Doug , 7-2- . getting my first job when I was 4½ years old herding cows on any patch that looked green. The fall of 1935 I started school in Outloo , Diane gra[...]etore daylight during her school years and a er or ing in anous jobs m Sheridan until after dark. y dad started working on WPA the fall of 1936 so e County decided to pursue a career in music. She 111 radua e his moved into O[...]ing the Decks Cafe spring, 1984, ith a degree in music and also etementa educa ion. that year. I didn't miss the long bus ride but made up for it chopping On 4-2-83 she married James artin of alta. Jim earne[...]burner range. In 1937 my dad traded his homestead to degree from E C the spnng o 1983 and is presen ly emplo ed b he William Hass for land closer to town, receiving enough to boot to buy a college. small house in Outlook and pay t[...]oug attended uating 83. He 1s a he The following year my parents[...]in raising us 3 boys. We had quite a time learning the duties of maintain- high school. e'v be n rien ed am, ,s ing a home. Roy being the youngest got stuc ith most of t e compulsory in Ou I household chores. Conrad and I started or ing on he farm at an early During our ea[...]rs age because my dad as or ing herever he could to ma e ends of severaJ orgarnz[...]board a o Things started improving in[...]e bough he fices 1 Amund Johnson farm on hich ife Bev and I s 111 res·de. Lu In the spring of 1948 I grad from OHS. I en1oy d my hi h[...]c1ally com m tr ball. I s arted on o arn arming on my o n the s[...]California l' on y all m b o[...] |
| While teaching in Opheim I met my wife, Teri Ann Nugent. We FELLON-LINDHE FAMILIES were married on 4-10-77 . Teri was born 9-5-53 in Butte, the daug[...]rs: Jim of Missoula, came with the family to homestead. His brothers were John, Francis, J[...]and attended school there . Teri and I have 2 sons: Nicholas Patrick, born 8-26-80 in Bi[...]Grenora, who had come to the Daleview school as a teacher. Later On 7·16-82 we walked away from our shredded mobile home after they moved to Yucca Valley, CA and had 2 daughters, Harriet and it was devastated by a tornado which ripped through the Daleview Carmae. area. We had gone for a ride that will never be forgotten. Our granddad died on 4-2-84. We currently live on the family farm north of Daleview. GREG and RHONDA FELLON ADI E and DEAL FELLO[...]or |
| [...]dren are Ran- in both sports. There was a time when Louie Wirtz n his bea -up dy, Laurie an[...]to a tournament in Scobey. We nearly froze to death coming home in a There are none of the Lindhe descendents in the Outlook com- blizzard, but we did have fun! Another memory: hen our school began munity now. A cousin of our grandmother, Robert Galland, purcha[...]the hot lunch program, Bob attson (Hoover) and I ere sent our grandparents' homestead and now farms their land. downtown to carry back a 5-gallon can of kerosene for rs. Joe[...]Johnson to fuel the stove. o car those days; e had o al bo h[...]I wor ed for Joe Wirtz and learned about farming an[...], 10-1 9-06 , the son of from him. I worked also for rs. Joe Ko s i ho taught me alot about Charley and Sarah Fellon. As a small boy the family moved to Daleview horses as well as farming. where his dad had filed on a homestead. He went to country schools There used to be alo of s iing out at the est place (Uncle Bob around Daleview until they moved to Redstone where he finished his and[...]would serve up a great ste . Louie irtz and I spent many a happy I was born 1 0-1 0-1 0 on a farm near Outlook, the third child in a weekend skiing around the coun ry, hunting rabbits. family of 11 . My parents, J. A. (Bert) and Martha Grove moved on the Later our family ent to California, e cep argare ho as in homestead in 1909. I went to school in Outlook, graduating in 1930. I business in Plentywood, and later married orman Paulbec . I spen 4 went to college in Havre and taught a country school north of Dooley years[...]South Pacific. I married Francis Fellon in June of 1935. We orked for the In ay of 1946 I married an O lahoma girl, Rox'e Lou Gilbe in Charles Grants for 2 years. We moved to Oaleview here Francis Galveston and have had a onderful life since. e have 2 boys, Terry worked on WPA .[...]ir home. Francis orked for I've been in aircra quali control mostly since 1946. o I'm in Grants during the day and ould ork on the telephones at night i h Gulfstream in Bethany, O and reside in oore, 0 . the aid of a flashlight. I operated the switchboard. In 1940 we bought the Bob Dickey farm, but continued to live in Outlook until 1943 hen e bought the forme[...]from Willard and Frances Hurst We farmed and ran a fe head of cat le.[...]r onl In 195 e land Oa could a nd . Our impossible to ma trip e sat a time. Fran br ar . In st · farm an ti . Franc ·a -17-72. Dalea rnued to farm. pril 1 a 1cho as an S rming. Dal ac JIM FITZGERALD |
| [...]ton's push he escaped from prison camp, but was recaptured and then eresa's second child, ichael, died in a car accident 1983 in Califor- finally liberated in April 1945. He returned home in May 1945 to be re- nia. Teresa is her third child; Colleen, the fourth who has a daughter, distributed back into the servic[...]until the spring of 1948. He accepted a teaching-coaching position at married Colleen Dug[...]3 children and reside in Arroya Chinook, but was recalled from inactive reserve to serve in the Korean Grande. Their children are: Stephen; Tim; Eileen Thompson (has a conflict and was on the front lines again, overseas in 1951-52. daughter); aureen (has a son); Catherine; Pat and Mike are twins; Upon discharge, he returned to Chinook and attended school in the eg; Barbara[...]d not graduate from Outlook, for the family moved to ball coach at Laurel in the fall of 196[...]nce. They have 4 daughters: Charlotte Maloney has a girl, Ellen; dent of schools at Medicine Lake, and then retired 6-30-83, to return ary Thompson has a daughter, Emily; Joan Dawson has a son, to the farm in Outlook. Jacob· and Ruth is the four[...]ude. Jeanne was born Karl is a Past Master of Plentywood Lodge 91 AF & AM; is a 1-24-28, married John Weisgerber and has 5 children. The member of Al Bedoo Shrine; a life member of VFW; a past Worthy eisgerber's reside in Bismarck. Th[...]on of Oro y Plata Chapter 66 of Eastern Star, and a member of the Rotunna who has children, Anthony a[...]Elk's lodge. Jeanne's third child, as illed in a car accident in 197 4; Susan I, June, was born at Staples, MN, 7-2-24. I came with my mother, Schmid has 3 children, icole[...]oey is the last Inez Drager Marshall to the Daleview area the summer of 1926. My child of[...]brother, David, was 5½ years old at that time. I attended the Outlook hey had 6 children. Paul di[...]chool through grade 11, and then the family moved to Hysham and I Her children are: Paula Aus in (has 1 son, Lupin); Donald (has 2 girls, graduated from there. I returned to Outlook in 1942 and was employed Angelina and Rac[...]gnes; Rita Orlando has til Karl and I ere married. While he was overseas, I returned to work ar and Raman, and he si h child is eith. J[...]iden ally shot and illed I have been active in Homemaker's Club, VFW Auxilia[...]ssica), Teresa, Julie and as a volunteer on community charity drives. Freddie.[...]o mechanic you have probably ondered here they en a er leaving for Califor - and lived i[...]e all thou h he nd of he rainbo as o be found out Rue of Aberdeen, SD in 1949 and they had[...]arl and I had 2 children arl, Jr., born at tlliston, 2-20-4[...]Peggy. arl a ended school at Chinoo , and graduated from Laure[...]e's parents, Olai and Anna F1 came from or ay to 1965. He a tended the U of on a foo ball scholarship, graduating in ort o a and hen on o in 9 . arl was born on the 1970. e married Sharon ogs ad on 7-19-69, and hey have 2 h r, Ole, as born in orway on children, aren nn (1 ). nd Ole John (8). He or s ith a rue ing 3[...]firm and Shar eaches 2nd rade a eado lar School.[...]P J ne Sm, as born 8-21 - 9 a avre, raduatin from[...]he L urel HS and E s ern T 1th honors. On 9-13-69 sh married[...]ed eac es ma h a Bilhn s Sr , nd Pe 1s a subs I ute librarian a bo h[...]dre , born 8-25-79 . B H and I, |
| [...]'40s. Greg resides on the West Coast; Geraldine and Robe in Phoeni[...]and Darlene in Helena. Robert had been in a very serious car acciden[...]and was hospitalized for quite some time and had a[...]IO EERS) Our daughter, Ann Marie, is married to Galen Harshbarger and has By rs. George e[...]rlene, Galen, Jr. and Chad. Galen, Jr. is married to Cheryl Gatz, a daughter of Marlyn and Dorothy of Outlook and the[...]. Ch Ann Marie and Galen reside in Williston a the present time, having had a brother, Forrest, deceased long ago. They had 2 d[...]in Plentywood for many years. After we had moved to Plenty- Beverly and Shirley. Shirley Ford Silva lives in lamat FaJls, OR. Edna wood they lived on the Fiske farmstead for quite a number of years . also lived there bu has d[...]no died in Arizona some time ago. reside on and own the Fiske farm. I married Emil Babitzke from Ashley D, having met h[...]rtuna Radar Station. We reside in Fortuna at this time. Correction (SD I, page 550): Homer and arie Rogers Biography. Picture caption: L. to R.: Fred Pitcherson, Louise claughlin and Homer R[...]ARMSTUT (FORMER OUTLOOK-DALEVIEW RESIDE TS) A landmar for Outloo residents is the stone foundation on the est side of the high ay at the bottom of he hill o the 6 mile corner. Once upon a tim ere as a hip-roofed barn unda ,on ... the masonry or as done by Claude Smi h ·[...]· ber him. Fran Lund remembers him as a good friend of artha's parents. Alois claimed[...]dons d h hor th O livery of On n r cal Alo uld do[...]GLADYS BRATVOLD By L a a m all o 1 81 GI s '" Ii s n 8 c . ED and ELEA OR FINK z[...]g on a np, Ho ould sta th |
| boys but WIiiard says it wasn't called "baby sitting" in t[...]e of 7 girls born in Peterboro, Ontario. Her been a member of the "Dutch Henry Gang" but had quit them. It always parents were Caroline and William Madill, who moved as a family to as said that the gang threatened to get him but the worst that ever Saskatchewan in 1901 and then to US in 1910. They resided about happened, old-time[...]sters were Zella (Mrs. Strubeck), Hominy was sent to prison for several years following his episode of[...]Olga; and Vera (deceased). mail delivery. (SD I, p. 464). It had always been rumored that he and[...]ill married Crescent (Happy) Stapleton in Glasgow on Bill Endersby, another bachelor, had had an on-going fued, and were 4-21-20. They[...]dren, all born in Outlook. They are Geraldine not on the best of terms. It was always believed that Bi[...]Jacqueline Trombly of Kalispell. Lola moved to Plentywood when the his home was gone he wouldn't ever come back. But Hominy did return children weren't very old and got a divorce from Happy. She worked for and had his 8 x 1O dugout on the Whitetail Creek. He had a single cot a doctor for a few years and then married Tom Weatherly, who was a that let down from the wall, and a little table and not much more. But US custom immigration officer. They moved to Sweet Grass, MT where he ept clean and kept his clothes washed. He kept a subscription to a Tom worked and Lola had a hotel. They moved to Eureka and then to big city newspaper and as ell read.[...]Whitefish where they operated a grocery store until 1965. Tom passed When illard as a little fellow, 7 or 8 years old, Hominy showed[...]es in Kalispell now. im his guns. illard wanted to buy them (he wonders how he thought he ould pay for them) but Hominy wouldn't sell![...]D and ETHEL FREDRIKSEN Hominy al ays said, " A man should be able to live on $20.00 a I was born 2-1-13 to Alfred and Dagmar Selvig in their little house ye[...]on the prairie about 3 miles north of OutlookV(See SD I, p.556, Alfred[...]and my bro her was Arthur. Getting to school for us 4 kids north of THE RICK FAMILY[...]to n could be a painful experience on icy winter days. Just getting to THE BAUER FAMILY[...]arents and dedicated coe, ic s a sis er of Tillie Effertz, ae Tobin, Anna irtz[...]lped us reach that goal. For me it as in ay 1931. I was ( rs i elen Do ney and Gertrude Huser, bu hey di[...]salutatorian and received the Ci izenship award. I had been a not c tana to homestead. Ho ever, heir 2 sons, Al and Joe member of the OHS debate team. I was hen e debated the LHS came ou and rented the[...]this time, their sister, team hat I met Arnold, a member of that team. Philomen came ou o isi her bro hers. She was or ing a he Securi- Arnold as born[...]boys of Fred and Ebba YS tloo on he day i as robbed . A Ou loo , she met Fredriksen in Culber[...]in LHS in the 6 h grade. He as a member of the high school band,[...]had 8 children in- in some spo s. After gradua ,on he a ended Hansen Auto and Av1a- clud · er nd a sister ar The ion School in Fargo. I en ered C a Havre, Sep ember 193 , and B u[...]mo ed o enm , D after one erm, augh a he Snuggins school. nd[...]r n. I f f |
| [...]ded 1st grade in Burlington, ND. The family moved to Oulloo , where our son, Art was born 7-30-35; Havre, where our daughter 1913, and I attended school at "Old Outlook" (transported fro[...]Schultz lives in Canton, In 1925-26 I attended ormal College a Dillon. Then in 1926-27, I KS. Art and his wife, Ronna reside in Helena and Patty and her hus- taught at Hamley School. I lived in a teacherage and Adeline Johnson band, Larry Barnet[...]stayed with me part of the time. About once a . ee ·he orris family Now Arnold and I are retired but we find many hobbies and in- invited us over for dinner. I don' thin hey ever realized hat their terests and[...], MT. In 1927·28, I stayed at the Ole Wold place during he inter[...]months, but drove home in spring and fall, hile teaching a th Nickerson school. I can't remember the names of all the pupils bu MAY[...]l Fiske was in 1st grade. The agnild children ere a big "Though I've been a "web-footed" Washingtonian for the past 39 help to me hen it came to communicating ith arl. I could under- years, I still have a myriad of childhood memories of Outlook: the stand a bit of or egian but couldn't spea it. art learned he English Outlook hospital where I was born; the school where I spent 12 years language very quickly so as no problem or him to learn o read. trying to keep my grades up and my mischief-making down; the post In the spring of 1929, I a tended ormal College again and re• office at ma[...]year diploma. That summer, 6-1-29, Jae Gaines and I on the news (we didn't need a newspaper); the stores- . J. elson's were married. ·e lived on he Johnson farm or 5 years- he ears of and Karl K[...]he watchful eye of iss Craig, ere held. I married Bob Joslin e t, |
| setting up combines in Great Fans; then to Fullridge making trails in the aunt, John and Rachel Emilson. I attended OHS. I have 1 brother, mountains with a cat tractor for a saw mill, using the Kant Hook to turn Merlyn Stokke who is 2 years older than I and now lives in Florida. I logs for the saws. In 1952, I went to Burbank, CA and took a job as a grew up with 2 foster brothers, Orrin and Arthur Kleppen. sweeper for enasco Manufacturing. I attended classes in math- ematics and served an apprenticeship as a tool and cutter grinder and within a few months received my journeyman credentials. In 959, I married Anne Armitage Chandler and have a stepson, Charles Chandler and an adopted son, Chad Joseph Galland. Charles is a UCLA gradua e with a psychology degree. After wor ing 25 years at Menasco, I went to work for Marquardts anufacturing in Van Nuys, CA in 1979, on the space shuttles and B-1 bomber. I have received many achievement awards over the ye[...]rbital flight of the Columbia Space Shuttle. I am including an up-date of my sister, Olive, in m[...]We were married on 3-14-43 in Muskogee, OK. We have 4[...]To this marriage there were 2 children: Dana (7 ·18[...]here Janet e is a dispatcher for the Page police department[...]argaret married George (Bill) Feickert of Terry on 6-11-67. They live on an irrigated farm wes1 of Terry. Margaret works f[...]Dale ts presently living on the family farm. He married Kathy[...]oenig of Fallon on 8-5-72. They have 1 boy, Jesse, born on 3-17 ·77.[...]in Fallon. Besides farming and feeding cattle I Olive Ann Galland, youngest child of Ole and Anna Galland, as Dale has a Hobby Shop and has started an uphols1ery business[...]our youngest daughter married Tom Young of Terry on o he Galland farm eas of Ou • T.[...]rently living in Plent ood. Connie is orking a end I in Ou loo ugh my sophomore year. I hen at• at J. C. Penney Company, and Tom is or ing on or --0 er rigs in the ended and ed ram rove Seminary, a Lu heran high area. school in Far During all of my school years I as very ac ive in fter Orris came out of he army in 19 5, e rented and farmed musical c[...]ar Ou loo for 6 years. In he fall of 1951 , e I ended Co · oorhead, on- moved o Plen ood. Spr'ng of 1952 ou[...]ceived my ea .I arm a Fallon. aught in Siou o[...]an ze he Cedar Cr Grazi · ia- On 6-6-5 Ai[...]. ser ing resid n of he or niza ·on and ha ccoun an for[...]I me o a on t e room[...]ounty ii of ear in t' I Carla i C Ills nd p rO[...]nrvers, y sin i , ORRIS and ELVI A GALLA D |
| [...]in the area. When Echo was a little girl the no endary "Hominy"[...]wal ing down to their home for a visit and meal. Echo and her cousins[...]were fascinated by his alrus mus ache (especially a er he dran from a glass of mil !) and were probably the only childr[...]get to no him. They also visited in h s home, a dug-ou in a hillside, with a pole and adobe front and pole roof covered i h dirt, and a Back: row: Robert and Rog[...]smoothly pac ed dirt floor. "Hominy" as a n · · eper![...]e (4-10-51 ); Roger Ben (7-14-53); ing to a farm south of to n. Echo's paren e Dalevie Selm[...]9-12-57). (See Selma community o a farm es of hi e ail for a fe Hertig and Lavonne Johnson Biography including Robert and Roger up- years. She then lived on a ranch near Oa r un date[...]ond ere married. r ey i 11 and The first 7 years we were married we[...]1958, we hitetail hich had belonged to Ra mond's gr ir only put the farm in the Soil Bank program and Bob went to ork. He child , Brian, as born in 1957, and a ended sch h ail and started working[...]Ren Endersby and Hominy" Thompson homes eads on hi e ail[...]e coun . The mo here in from 1962 to 1968. At this time the farm as bro e out of Soil Ba 1968, ha ing a house and barn mo ed in and building a shop, sheds, and put back in production. Bobby and Roger ere old enough by this etc. on he site o he Ren Endersby place, or no buildings remained . time that they could take over a lot of the farm or . Bob en o or[...]ha e al s bee ain part o h g · on road construction. He as ell bro e in-on his hands a es many years the r d h hen he went to or for orthern Improvement Cons ructio[...]· cess, h Ech I in curb and gutters in Plent ood. He or ed o her[...]uch as the airport and in erstate in Glendive and a pavi g[...]C-0nservation S Is Conservation office i 1971 or 8-6-73 I started as cl pis epa ha posi ion[...]· a d ,caring d t RAY O D and ECH[...] |
| [...]Ernest Garrick passed away in May 1951. Red stayed with his T-Bone was born in 1905 in Iowa and came to Montana with his mother and took care of her while continuing to operate the business. parents. He worked at odd j[...]d in 1928 he married He later added a radio and TV repair shop. Laura Omar. Like many o[...]d drums in the Garrick Or- 1971 and sold out all of the tools and machinery. He continued to work chestra to help make ends meet. In the late 1930s he went to work for with radio and TV repair until 1973 and then sold out this business and the Ford Garage in Plentywood as a mechanic. Around 1945 he moved retired. He is still living in Outlook. to Medicine Lake and had his own garage and service[...]y GERALD (SLIM) and MAE GARRICK after a short illness. Laura is still residing in Medicin[...]ND; Mee of Torrance, CA and Larry of to Montana in 1909 with his parents Ernest and Nelli[...]Arthur and Mabel Tutty came to Montana in the early 1900s and[...]at the Olson school. Floyd Garrick was born on the family farm near Outlook in the year of 1911. In 1937 Floyd went to Spokane, and worked at different jobs here until 1946 when he again returned to Outlook. In 1948 Floyd married Ruth Johnson. That[...]in the garage for him and worked there for about a year and a half. He hen moved o Plentywood and began work- ing for Western lmplemen as a mechanic. He or ed there for some 20 or more years and in 1970 ent to or for the Plentywood school systems as a repair and service man for the school busses. In 1973 he retired and moved to Cut Bank, here he and Ruth lived for 2 years moving from there to Laurel here they now live. Floyd and Ruth have daughter: Joan ( rs. Byron a son) ho resides in Billings, here she is a teacher. CEC L (RED) GARRICK |
| [...]orn 6-28 -07 at heeloc • D, and came Glenn and I attended the McPhail School of Music, Minneapolis[...](Ducharme) Wunderlic • here following summer, I worked at the Charles Edwards farm at Whiteta il they filed on a homestead 1½ miles north of present day Outloo . Ann until March of 1951 when I was drafted. During my service time Ia year in Ger- many. I, Sgt. Garrick, was discharged in March 1953 and returned to Outlook. Frances Edwards, daughter of Charles and Irma Edwards, was raised on the farm near Whitetail. Her brothers are Alvin a[...]school in Whitetail and high school in Flaxville. On July 29, she and I were married in Whitetail and we moved to Outlook where I worked for Maurice Egger. In October 1953, I was appointed postmaster at Outlook and still ho[...]in that position for 24 years. She also worked as a clerk in the store for James Wangerin. In 1969,[...]ro : Morgan formed a partnership and purchased the store from James[...], layton, Wangerin . In 1970, Judy sold to Hazel Brelje, and later Frances also ( ms sold to Hazel. In 197 4, Agnes Beck and Frances purchased the store from Hazel. In 1979, Frances and Agnes sold to Jae and Beth Scott Lyle and Ann ere[...]of 13 children : Glenn Calvin, 7-16-28. Glenn has a bachelor Frances worked at Kitzenberg's St[...]ence degrees from C, Havre. He resides a years, at Peterson's Ready to Wear for 3½ years and presently is Ant[...]l sales manager, Donaldson Over the years, I have played in many dance bands and also had Electronics. He and h1 Donna (S inner) res·de a Hastings, my own band, "The Western Rainbows." I have been a volunteer She or s for Sne[...]Has ings. The ha e 5 fireman for 30 years, and am on the toI am an active El s member Ronald is hea ing[...]trom Arr orce Base. H,s ife being their organist. I have been adjutant for the American Legion Post aren (Timberman •s h · a ceramics sore in Grea 72 and a member since 1954. I am an avid baseball fan and played on Falls. aren as a or school. Lorraine[...]2-10-36: Lorraine iI uated fro A 1c in Fort Be LYLE and ANN GARRICK |
| [...]ng, plastering, painting, and harvesting, helping to Syndicate). He and Mom were divorced shor[...]meet. He played drums with the Garrick Orchestra on Agnes Melquist in 1962. In 1965 he sold his share of the Spot to Louie Saturday nights for many years. Ann had her[...]t home. She Marsh. He retired and moved to Kalispell where he lived for 17 years. played pia[...]h their music. In the 1960s Dad died of a heart attack while visiting with friends, Ardell[...]ays young at heart, and all his in 1971 hey moved to Ronan for 3 years, then returned to Sheridan family and friends enjoyed h[...]here they now reside. Lyle was always on himself. He loved to come back to Plentywood every spring mayor of Ou look for 40 years, which is believed to be the longest term and fall to visit. His family all miss him very much. of any mayor in the state. All 13 children attended and graduated from OHS, and many of them went on to further their education and became MARL[...]Lloyd Gatz was born 6-21 -29 at Little Falls, MN to Edward[...]the family moved to Brooten, MN. In 1951 he began working for By Donn[...]othy Elaine Gatz was born 7-30-32 at Belgrade, MN to Walter children of Ernes and ellie (Stoner) Garri[...]d Elda Westergard. She graduated in 1950 and went on to nurse's girl. The girl died a the age of 3 months. I remember Dad telling ho training, gradua[...]spital in Min- he rode several miles by horseback to a farm for goat's milk because neapolis. she couldn' digest any other mil , but she was already too malnourish- Dorot[...]at Emmanuel Lutheran ed. Dad moved ith his family to Ou look by horse and buggy in 1909. Chu[...]N. The first year of their marriage Marlyn was He a tended grade school a the Olson school, and he joined the arine[...]ed her senior year of nurse's Corps during I. He as only 17 at hat time. After the ar, he raining. Returning from Korea in July 1953, arlyn and Dorothy went returned to Ou loo and barbered for a number of years. Later he farm- to Fort Carson, CO where he was released from active duty in October. ed north es of Outloo on the farm that no belongs o Toddy irtz.[...]the inactive reserves. In ovember of 1953 e had a sheep ranch and a ca le ranch at one time and had orked[...]an working at Fairvie Hospital and arlyn returned to on other farms as ell. e even ra eled for a hile ith a pro essional Pillsbury ills; he later b[...]me part of the Outloo Community in 1972. artyn is a self-[...]many years to come .[...]I r |
| [...]dy in Denver and thought the town would never run out of Goodlaxon offspring. First Jeri in Billings with a son, David. there was Vida, born in 1905 and grad[...]t, ND. Christie who had a son, Tom. Verna was born in 1907 and gradua[...]e taught at the So this is an update on the Goodlaxon family ho ept OHS sup• Lee and Ni[...]191 0 and graduated in 1927. He did not I was born in 1901 to Barbara Ann and Schuyler Hoppins, on of 7 marry.[...]1928. She married Car- Isabell, Hatty Eva, I, Florence Irene, Henrietta Joy, Schu er Armidos r[...]hn Gunderson as born of o egian parents at elrose I, a and Ellen. Greg and Debrah Cowan have Sienna and[...]family of 3 boys and 3 g.irls. In 1914, he came to Ou loo as a fireman and Pamela have Joshua and Mandy. Ellen and Kelly Raines have on the Soo Line. I met him at the Ot o eiss place here e bo h Shane[...].50 for 5 gallons of good grade cream. John or ed on e Car• nette and Roger. She married David Konzen and had Katie and Aimee roll Dam and aJso on he high ay t'!en i as built sou h of Outloo • as and they reside i[...]Our 4 chi dren ere born hi e e ere on he Ed Cordes farm. In[...]1941 , John en to Grea Falls or ing on farms; I or ed in cafes. He died of leu em1a in 1953. au 1933.[...]n on-[...] |
| [...]I was the eldest of Ralph and Mary Griffin Chaffee's children. I was and they have a set of twins and 1 girl. Sheila and her husband,[...]k) born 3-9-36, both of Crosby, ND at the present time. Lillian Gunderson Cray, born in 1921 graduat[...]We grew up in Outlook and I graduated from Outlook HS in 1948. HS, earning her way working on NY A. Later she attended Great Falls[...]Because the folks moved to Crosby the boys graduated from high college, working at boarding houses, and then to Portland working in[...]chool over there. shipyards. In 1944 she returned to Great Falls, and married Kenneth[...]irley Cray in 1950; his folks lived in Flaxville, but have both died. She work-[...]Store, the Farmers Lillian and Kenneth have a daughter Marian, married, and she had[...]cretary at the Outlook school and was town clerk. a daughter Debbie, and son Mark. Debbie is married and has 1 year old Robert. which makes Lillian a great-grandmother and I a great-great- grandmother. We had 2 sons, Joh[...]underson biography.) ow at 83 years of age, I have 14 great-grandchildren and 1 grea -great-gra[...]ool, Outlook and Plentywood schools and finished a the fine school at Great Falls for the deaf and b[...]hes er 1r z and Wal er Anhal . He re urned to he Plenty ood area, and then or ed at the Middle row: J ck Be s, Loren Hurs (behind), Gene Bee ers, Shendan ic erson farm for abou 9 years. La er he or ed on county roads Tor rimson, Gaylen Stoner and Darlene Fink . Front row: Roy Fawce , and on he Plenty ood Dray until he had a stro e in 1978 and at age Leonard O[...]Selvig. o tee the h le leg o he lef 52 as forced to retire. He married Elsie Graham of Raymond and they fron , whi c h woul be argare Cha ees as the 5th girl in he class.[...]here her husband is assistant in 1955, married i e Ehart in 1976 and lives in Sidney. Brenda born[...]n 1960, lives at home. Jimmie born in 962 married a argie married Ed ard (Chip)[...]children. John, at present they reside on he Halverson arm sou h o Redstone. They have 3 Ii[...]a in and I h Griffin.[...]b o her, Don married Lorraine Gardner 195 a Crosby, and[...]the have 6 children : Vic i Terry, Ch rles arl . S even nd Thomas.[...]Die m rri d Doro hy lmsfand o Hamle • O a d ha childr n:[...]7 nd reside a Pablo. T[...] |
| Outlook. I graduated from the Outlook HS in 1926 in a class of 8. I paper shack. We moved into the house he built for us in 1914. Besides went to Barber College in Minneapolis following graduation. However, I helping to erect many buildings in Outloo and area, he put in did not follow that trade but worked on farms and in my spare time sidewalks in[...]t the artin and Alice Holtan house. He played in a little dance band with Pete Garrick, Ted Kohler, Kenneth was seriously injured in a fall from the depot roof. Cosper, and Tana Cospe[...]she brought recuperating patients to our home to care for.[...]Ours was an open house to all 7 days a ee . She often served[...]dinners after church to members a· ending ho Ii ed on the prairie.[...]In 1919 e moved to Rochester, . Dad or ed constru n[...]and other ran a boardinghouse for clinic pa ien any Ou[...]tainments at Stivers Hall to years of the deep sno s a ota pl s,[...]ans er to any request by a friend. I left Outlook in 1928 and went to Butte to or in the copper Dad died 5-1-45 a[...]My brother Bert and family already ere in Butte. I then ent to husband, Slim cln osh, as an earl ime[...]orchards. That same year Garage. (See SD I, p.466.) Correc ion: The r Inn I moved to Grass Valley, CA to wor in the gold mines. The gold mines as[...]nl . The door should closed hen the war began so I ent to work in the defense depart- end). Le to r"ght as pictured are: Chns Lund, Bob ment. I worked as a carpenter on bases in northern California and as a pley, Lars Brads ad, 0 e Johnson, Ralph Thompson, welder in the Richmond shipyards. After the ar I came bac to Grass Dec , uniden ifJed, anon Buz2ard, el in D c , • Valley to start the first Ready ix Cement business in to n. I sold the ,tied. business in 195 9.[...]. ad I married Jennie Stubbe from estby in 1935. She as a eacher at the Collins school near Raymond hen I met her. Jennie as t e daughter of Gus and Lena Slager S ubbe and as born in 909. S e had a brother, Charles, born in 1911 and a sister, Lllhan born in 1921 . Jennie and I have 2 dau : Lorraine r, ho lives a Liver- more CA and Dorothy Ched of Fremo . Lorraine s children are Ed ard, 18, a freshman n Luis Ob , a junior at the L1 re HS. Doro hy's ch a 0 eacher in Fremo lie 22 a p rsonal[...]a y broth r, am d lives at B rt mar B and River in Lu Ila child R,char a ay i . Lu Ila Hamil on C .[...]a ro r,[...]d 11 -8-70 Surv1v h1 a c a an n and Palma ,[...]. born ro, I, 84 . s Rochest r[...] |
| [...]a and their 5 children, and then moved to Pontiac, Ml. Charles and Lavina had a son, Cassuis, Helen, Edna, Mildred, Edwin, and Morris came by Model T to Sheridan who lives in Denver, but has no children. A daughter, Evelyn Harmes County where Robert was[...]of Charles and Lavina, Francis and Roland, moved to the artin nutson farm near Outlook. They bought l[...]anted by Ole elby. After 5 years they moved to the Dave Meharry place where they had some sad e[...]y and jam for the entire winter. Times were hard but in spite of this there were some bright spots an[...]saddest day was when their son Morris passed away on 6-6-44 . In 956 Adolph and Emma retired and moved to Plentywood. They celebrated their 60th anniversar[...]ng in Canada and he Plentywood Dam. r. Har passed a ay on 4-3-73 at the age of 89 and Mrs. Hark a year later on 5-24-74 at the age of 84. They are bur"ed in the[...]: James, Vern and Glenn. Seated: Ede, Blondia and a friend,[...]5-14-1885, moving to California when his father and family moved to[...]athryn, Jean and a son ho died in infancy. Kathryn and her hus-[...]Charles and his family until they all moved to Pontiac, including Verne,[...]Blondia Irene (Bonnie) as born 2- -1900 a Russell . After ED A HARK (UP-DATE)[...]ears in ontana having been he one daugh er o come out I as born 2-10-12 at Diamond SO. I a tended OHS, then en to · h her father to Oa e ie she returned o innesota and married a re and as emplo ed there for ears. In 193 I returned o South George ottat . They had 5 boys: George Jr. ·n inneso a· Lyle and Da ot nd married George Pistorius. e f[...]Donald of California. heir parents, Blond1a and George, and 2 rothers, ears. In 1956 e move[...]ound Joe and Lyle ha e died. I do not no if Geor e, Jr. of innesota still emplo men i h he F rmers Union Oil Co. Our children (born a It es. Sisse on, SD) tended grades, ht h school nd college[...]Lor n nd 1 d es in C Be ught school or alem[...]re II e i ' d e[...](PIO EEA) By Oli e Irelan Geor e H r Eda• a Cram ife had d1 d claim on h before e Soo sons and 1 d[...]EL HARMES Call orni ra her o on an . rn 5-[...]in away on 11 -30-81 . Charles mamed ith his family on Beaver Cree west of he .[...] |
| tended school and was a teacher, including substituting at the Beaver[...]dad died the summer of 1966 and my moth r pass d a a Creek School when a teacher had quit. (See George and Estella Robin-[...]Dorothy Irwin and I were married 9-28 -55 and e have 4 children :[...]Michael, Donald, Kimberly and S ephen. I am a memb r of on ana He came with his dad, George Harmes to the Daleview area and Grain Growers, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc., Sh r ood Pilo worked on farms in Outlook-Daleview.[...]Canadian Legion, American L gion and h El s. On 3-15-21 he and Ethel were married. They moved to Lynd, MN. I In "Stoutheart of the West Toil, S[...]telling how they picked corn in Minnesota for .05 a of William Hass ln SD I 513-514 i records, ''An interesting pion r tid· bushel. They stayed in Minnesota about 5 years and returned to the bit is that Bill was postmaster for a fe days or a village call d Gr n- Outlook area to farm. In 1928 they took over the Robinson Ranch. ville while the regular postmistress as a ay on vacation . Gr ·en ill[...]was located on one of the present Hass farms." The G nvlll pos o[...]2 postcards addressed to Reuben Sea erg, arian's fa r, in Janu[...]arded, and has the Greenv,11 cancella ion s amp d on it.[...]Bill and I were both born and raised in the Outloo . area. B[...]born on 7-28 -20 to Richard and a herine Hass. I as bo n 4-25-22 to[...]John and Cora Lien. e met for the irst time a a birthda part or[...]Bill ent o grade school a the Cotrn s School and I[...]or ed on YA { ational You h dministra ,on). L en Ethel did a lot of hand work and reading. She made my high school for Harriet and Ray Stoner on th · · o do e graduation dress. She[...]s even after house or during harvest. Then I t Pr o e. 81II they moved to Outlook. rs. Joe Wagoner was one of her best friends. or ed for a short time for Rippley n. In 1942, Bill as in· Once Ethel got thrown badly from her horse hen a sna e had frigh - ducted into he army-t[...]them often over the years. William Harmes stayed i h ped o erseas, landed them often also. other and I visited each yea . Ethel as al ays P[...]sent om se Glenn as a 5'0-year member of he Plen ood Lodge 91 F and Hospital a ne. A and a member of he odern oodman of menca. Genn pass d e o h1 a ay 6-23-70 and is buried in Outloo . Ethel moved[...]born and passed a ay 7-1 6·77. They are both bur' ed a e Ou loo •4- ; J us[...]mon. nd J an no O a d.[...] |
| Cheryl is married to Byron Ouren, also of Wildrose, ND and they S[...]live at Crosby, 0 where Cheryl works at the Coast-to-Coast Store. and her husband, Michael[...]her Byron is associated with Lund Construction as a carpenter. They have husband Randy Reed live in Billings. 2 children: im Lanette is a senior at Crosby HS; and Wade Byron is a Lila and her husband David Green liv[...]Spokane and have 2 sons, Judy was married to Reid Grayson of Scobey, MT. He was killed in[...]she married Burton Olson of Crosby, ND. They live on a bie live in Bremerton, WA and have 3 childr[...]y where Judy works in the USDA office and Burt is a Jeremy, 8, 6 and 5 years of age. farmer. They have 2 girls: Wendi Jo Grayson, who is a freshman at Glenn lost his wife,[...]fter graduating from high Randy is married to Jennifer Oster of Trenton, ND. They live in[...]e 1 son, Ryan CORRECTION: P. 555 SD I, Harry and Else Selvig Biog-Picture Caption il[...]uld read: Else Selvig sitting outside of her home on her homestead Our greatest heritage and j[...]1/2 mile north of Outlook. This house was moved to Outlook, and lived im, our granddaughter, was k[...]Farmers Elevator CORRECTIO : Sheridan 's Daybreak I: Richard and Katherine Hass Biog. house years ago. P. 514 - 0n 3-30-56 , atherine passed a ay of a heart attack.[...]the only child of Ernest and Edna Helgeson, I was born in e aunee, IL in 1903 and came to ontana in 1907 born 12-1 3-18 in Plenty[...]brothers, Donald and 1936 and then he ent to college at MSU. Edna Helgeson had a dress Evere t. e homesteaded 8 miles eas of the present to n of shop in Plentywood and Ernest as a state bank examiner for Montana Homestead. Donald and I at ended a coun ry school (one-room of a until his retirement hen they moved to Billings. He died in Billings in farm home).[...]tt died at 3 years of age of scarlet fever I as born on 5-8-16 the third child of parents, Robert L. and in 909 and as buried on he farm . Later e moved to Froid and Grace Fitzgerald est ho[...]or. La er e and Grace homesteaded next to him in 1909. They ere married on mo ed to Dale ie and my fa her opened a coal mine in the hills on he 7-9-13 and had 10 children . outskirts of he village. I ended school in Dalevie until 19 8· then I a ended school in Outlook, graduating in 1934. I or ed for a ended Ou loo , gradua ing in 1923.[...]al years at he Plen y ood Drug for C. . Undhjem . I also or ed Tha year Os aid Sel ig and I ere married and e lived in the for Dr. illard Peterson as a receptionist. Ou loo community till his dea h of a heart attac in 938 , hile or • fter the ar bro e out in 1942 I ent o CaJifornia joined my ing on the P projec of he Carroll dam . e had 3 children[...]ft. Lila and Glenn. y mother also died in 1938 of a heart attac , and my Then on 5-25-43 I married ermit Helgeson in Ros ell here he fa her and bro her died of hear a tac s in 195 . as at ached o the ir Force as a chec riter. i Co |
| [...]and Ryan and Hans H llerud. Jo Ann was born on 11-10-5 7 and died a tragic death on 4-10-58 The Hellerud family lived in orth Da · ota and innesota efore when she inhaled a tack. moving to Outloo in 1943. John was depo agent and wor ed for the Robert was born 3-26-58 in Billings but the family moved to Out- Soo Line RR. He retired and we moved to Vancouver, A here still look later and he graduated from OHS. He took a course in car body have a beauty shop in our home. paint and repair and now lives and works in Billings. Kermit and I and the family lived in Plentywood and Outlook fo[...]ered the hospital and nursing home in Plentywood. I took a job as family through marriage, he fami[...]rk- cott Bangs writes from Stevensville, "I as surprised and pleas d to ing in the Outlook and Westby Catholic parishes.[...]o friends. It certainly brough back man memories. I In 1978 the family moved back to Billings where we took care of have not been bac to Outloo since our father's funeral. e are no Kermi[...]of March 1984 we are longer living on the arm. Th ee years ago e sold i o our younges residing at 404 Mervin St. in Billi[...]son and this past fall e bough a home in Stevens vii e."[...]arvin Hellerud was born 12-28 -1897 at Veblen, SD to An- She and her husband live in Great[...]e Heleen in 1949 and has 3 children : Rausie I, Metta G., was born 8-25-1O at Sumstad D to Ann e Christina (34), risti (31) and[...]rup, who had been born in Denmar . ing a divorce, Richard married Gladys Be e and ives in issoula. There were 7 children: Bell, Peter, Ella, myself, Wallace, Curtis and I, orma, as born in 1921 and gradua ed in 1939 rom OHS. I Vera.[...]5 sons and 2 daugh ers, John . Hellerud and I, etta Hoirup, ere married 3-11 -28 a and 6 ·grandchildren. Our childre[...]m (3 ) and Linda {25 . Aberdeen Business College. I had attended rural school at Burnstad[...]m beau y school o Fargo Lu ema presen I es·de ·n G endi and ir children are as[...]. ' r n ar To h , Jo II, ich I, A , Oa d[...] |
| Louis, farmed the home place until it was sold to John Hallesy in 1948. NORMAN and ELEANOR HOLLA[...]My parents were William and Elsie Hollatz. I was born 6-9-23 on a away in infancy); Barbara ( rs. Pete Ruscheinsky[...]rs. John Kohler) born 7-31 -16 and I attended school at OHS. After school I went into the service in lives in Plentywood; Roy (8-10-18) died in 960; he was married to 1944, and was discharged in 1946. Then, I farmed with my dad in Verda Torgerson; he was in[...]military service 12-12-42 1947 and 1948. I also worked for Frank Heppner, George Overby, Art[...]Louis born 3-28-22, married Shirley On 10-10-48 I married Eleanor Nichols in Plentywood. We lived on Johansen and lives in Great Falls, MT; the triple[...]Garrick's house until 1979, when we sold it to Gary Clawson. Brown) lives in Plentywood and Elizabeth (Mrs. Lester Shields) lives in I also worked for Farmers Elevator in Outlook from 1962 to 1971. alispell. Ja e was born 7 -17-25, married Patty Fishbeck, lived in Then I worked at the Outlook School as janitor from 1971 to 1979. lo a and in 1983 they moved back to Plentywood. He was in the ser- Elea[...]Outlook School from 1958 to 1979. She also worked at Sheridan In August of 197 Rosa moved to the Plentywood Pioneer anor, Memorial Ho[...]lived for 9½ years, until her health forced her to go to the in he summer months. ursing Home in the[...]ollatz was born 5-19-1897 at orth Effington, a son of r. and rs. Albert Hollatz. Esther Thun was[...]lbert's brothers and sisters ho ha e passed a ay are August, ilhelm (Bill), Ida, Bertha and E[...]889). Regnold (1891) and Fred (1909) have passed a ay.[...]arilyn as born on 3-18-49 and no lives in Billings. She mar-[...]rns and is no divorced. She has 2 children and is a[...]Shirl rn on 8-1-51 . She as married to Orrin Aovig· no[...]divorced. is married to Gary Ruud and fives on a farm south of[...]on 8-20-5 3. He m a Gre ; no d. ore d.[...]e e or d on s, bu no 1s employed[...] |
| to farm, plus he looked for horses and machinery. Fr[...]Bank) knew of some farmland southeast of Outlook. On Joe Ereth had opened a barber shop a r ed · · ap· 4-12-23, Bill and Elsie moved on the Sloneker Place and farmed there proximately 2½ years; a er hich I pu d an e for 3 years.[...]business until 1978. Since t at time I ha in r s[...]In 1981 , Ca ole and I ere mam d. C rol or s a Sp rry light[...]It would be nice if everyon a s on the farm as I did, plus havin · es,[...]and the ne t 9 a Outloo , d[...]ftee ere follo d a. Norman, Luc1lle, Elsie, Bill, Doro h[...]In the fall of 1926, Bill and Elsie bought a farm north est of husban[...] |
| [...]Benson Biog.). Her daughter Kelly graduated this May and hardware store in Heyworth, and la[...]ore wor s part- ime at the Dairy Queen. Greg will be a senior and is active there, which he operated for quite a number of years and is now in sports, and works part-time at Tri Electric. Michelle will be a fresh- retired. He and Ruby had 2 girls, Ri[...]Loyd's wife Philomen writes, "I was born and raised in Glencoe. I Howard (See Biog.) and Beverly (See Fawcett Biog.) are the 2 went to school there and graduated in 1921. I went to Montana in the Holtan children ho have remained i[...]spring of 1922 and left there in 1938. I went back to Glencoe to take passed away 5-25-76 and our mother resides a[...]y parents because they were both quite ill at the time. My Plentywood.[...]Jewan and May." LOYD and PHILOMEN HOMME Philomen was a sister of Joe Rick, who lived on the Ole Galland and THE HOMME BROTHERS[...]I was born at Stady, Don 10-7-09. Our family came to Outlook in[...]son's so we had to walk the last mile. I started school the first year of[...]ary Huddleston. In high school I especially remember " Ma" Craig and[...]In those times entertainment wasn't brought to you-you had to make your own. e played a form of soccer in the fall and the season[...]ball courts . The best e could do was to nail up an oatmeal box and Rudy Lundquist as a en in 1919. e had sent o he iles City Sad- use a bean bag as a ball. By the way, a bean bag furnished lots of en- dlery Company for[...]S etsons and cost us tertainment. I carried one in my pocket all through grade and high 25 for each one and ha as a lo of money in those days. Rudy was school. he firs gradua e o OHS, 918 , and I as the second, 1919, and the S[...]Radons, and at Elm Coulee south of nigh ould get a ourth fello and he ould play hist all night . .. he Davis Ranch. Ho did e get to our camps? e alked. Our i h hose a s on. Then hey ould inish he night off ith an oys er camps ere near a spring and al ays suspended from a tree _e had a s e ." For some reason Roy d1dn' seem to an o reveal here hey gallon syr[...]didn't an o press him for the revela- a bea up frying pan. Our menu- bread, butter, co on ail or sno shoe ion.[...]rabbit and coffee I h y good hen e tremely hungry h e e ere.[...] |
| I married Violet Boyd and we had 2 children, Shirle[...]Traci has 3 My sister, Helen orked out a Redstone and also in Outloo at he years of colleg[...]esa, AZ to keep house for i e lannery follo ing Laura Flanne 's From Antelope I went to Medicine Lake and was Superintendent of death. Schools there from 1945-49. I then moved to Fort Benton and from D. W. and Hel[...]died. Helen has continued to eep house for i t ough s is no We built the bowling alley in Plentywood in 1957 and I moved to 88 and · i e is 94 , and she still does all t e or . Plentywood and operated it from 1962-65. I married Fran Pemberton at Hot Springs, MT in 1963[...]Elmo Pearl Robinson as born a ard Coun , Vel a, D, We are semi-retired. I still sell steel buildings. Also have many 6·20 -1898 . She came , ith her family he George Robinsons o on- hobbies like woodworking, gardening, sports of a[...]cluded a bro her, Ray (1892); a sister je I · 94) See Glenn[...]Robinson biog.). Hoppins. After our family moved to the homestead nor h est of The c[...]land Robinson School as built in moved to anhattan, T. Chester died in 1921 . They had 1 girl and 2 191 4. boys, and argaret had a hard time for there as no social securi or[...]"Jap' elfare in those days. She married i e Barry in 1924 and lived in Huntley, and " . o her Bozeman. They had a son and daughter. i e passed a ay in 1953, w H and ar[...] |
| [...]l. After Eugene Huntley's dea h, Pearl moved to Portland where she I attended all my school years in Outlook, graduating in 1936. married A Yoder. She as employed until her death 5-15-68 of a heart ack. She is buried in asonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Tum- ater, A. MAURICE and ADELIA HURST |
| they should entertain us for the years to come. PASTOR NORMAN and NORMA JO SHOY Willard and I have a home here in Sidney, just us two at home like[...]It surely as a surpris to receiv vita[...]memories to be remember n oo rs ha or- I, Olive Georgia Robinson Irelan, was the sixth child of 9 born to ma, Grammie and I shared of y c urch s of George and Estella (Stella) Mae Pace Robinson. I was born 5-19-08 at the Outloo -Pl ood[...]Daleview in Valley County. Mother said there was a bad blizzard that seems a long ac be am nd of i , day, but her good friend, Mrs. Alonzo Desonia, was there to help. for if the Lor I ill r I started school before I was 6, attending the Beaver Creek School with Miss Mary Huddleston as teacher. I attended the Robinson School, after it was built, and was very scared as I took myself to Redstone by horse and buggy to write my 8th grade examinations. I attended White· tail HS, boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Murray and rs. Holmes. In 1928 I graduated with a class of 8. I went to the Teacher's College in Dillon and then transferred to Billings. Upon graduation my first school was the Richwine Country school out of Medicine Lake, southwest of Dagmar. Then I taught in Daleview. I have taught school for 42 years; 8 in ontana, 34[...]ose years in the 2nd grade, Centralia. When I taught at the Daleview school, my first pupils to graduate from the 8th grade were Lyle Fellon, Lizzie Cole and a Christenson girl. I married Oliver C. Irelan 3-28-43 . Oliver as in t[...]II in the Pacific. He was an educator. He died of a heart attac at a foot- ball game 10-22-54, and is buried at aravia Cemetery, aravia, I . I orma, Grammie and I r am retired now and live in Centralia. some ime I had co · cou d[...]am mg aa any years have passed · |
| [...]years when these fellows Glenn and I were married in 1951 . That same year, Glenn pur-[...]north of Outlook (Meharry's place) and continued to farm hood our family still considered them as "M[...]." until his death, 9-11 -63. I now rent the land to Wayne Ordahl. Archie was born 11 -18-04[...]illie Johnson from innesota the fall of 1911 to the farmstead which 11 -16-53 . Michael di[...]of the older pioneer children, Archie did not go on to school was born 7-11 -62 . Terry married Ji[...]Greg Fellon, and they live in Plentywood I asked Orville Wold, Archie's schoolmate, friend a[...]Kadi Rae (8 -31 -79) and Michael Don (2-23-81 ). a little remembrance to add to this story. Orville said he never would Darcy married Pat O'Toole and they have a daughter, Kristen Marie, forget one day the kids were down to visit Herb and Oscar. At that time and reside in Spokane, WA. rs. 0. T. Benson's father was living on the place in a little house I had cousins who lived in the Outlook community and graduated beside the Bensons. He had a calendar (all of us who are old enough from the Outlook HS, Marjorie and Dorothy Rydberg. I am sharing my can remember similar ones) hich had a pouch for holding bills, etc. space wi[...]RONOLOGY ville said, that if hey hadn't been able to find the door in a hurry and By Dorothy cDonald get out for some air they all ould have been sic and fallen over. Or- In 1887 in Guteborg, Sweden, a boy was born into a family of 6 ville recalls that Archie was a lover of beautiful horses and he an[...]ve. He ould anitoba, Canada, a tiny girl was born into a family of 13 children and sometimes take the mail route for Oscar Boe, pulling a sleigh in the was named Beatrice Olive[...]people should cross in 1918 in Outlook, T, when a wheel rolled from Archie had 3 sisters, Lillian Tronson, Alice Hol an Plentywood, a car "Beaty" was driving and was repaired by Swen, part owner of deline Ordahl and a brother, Clair, Plentywood and an infant brother,[...]y in town . They ere married and, in due time, 2 (a in of Adeline) died at birth. daughters were born to this union- arjorie and Dorothy. rchie[...]nia. arjorie rchie and Lillian resided on the Outloo farm for many years, married Donald L. Krueger, a native of Red Lodge. They have 2 later retiring o[...]is mother died 10-13-72 ; his home- and a son Kenneth, with the Forestry Service in the amm[...]Doro hy Rydberg met Gene cDonald, a native of Cha anooga, T Engstrom farms the Johnson land and resides on he farm . hile she as a gradua e studen at UCLA. Gene as then and still i[...]ried in 195 7 and have 2 children: a daugh er Heid,, married o John Glenn 0. Johnson, son of · nd Joe Johnson, was born in Out- Holt and a son, Bruce currently in college. The cDonalds liv[...]I, Jeane · D[...]23· 8 · a · .I[...]a[...] |
| [...]11 -3-64, lives and works in Gillette and i ola ay (11 -9-68) is in high 1984-85 at Plentywoo[...]Dennis Johnson is a control operato ith Bl c Hill Po r and[...]d Calvin Cromwell of Scobey and h 4 children: r s i Ra My dad was born 8-25-1887 in Wheaton , MN. He came to the (8 -28-54) married to Robe Anderson, G ea North Outlook community in 19[...]t Bradley (12-10-57) and Trac nn (7•15-65). a ian (1848-1922) and Annie (1850-1923) Johnson. He[...]is Dept. gr. for Anthony's and resides in Gr a Falls. Ted, Adolph and sisters Mary and Minnie. M[...]ents, Joe and ellie, have man d sc ndan s o ca ry on in Clarion, IA, and later the family moved to Bisbee, D. Her sister Ellen the family heri a[...]athilda Ste y sisters are June Seo Be Lou L'en and Jae ie[...]Bridges, and I have 1 brother Floyd. I a ended school in Ra mond and[...]adua ing in 1939 rom PH graduation I o ed[...]I marri enne h Johnso , 6-20-45 a bo[...]is no manag same Ii a Ja[...]hland Lutheran Sunday School for 25 ear e ere a large family and all gradua ed from OHS. I as e born on 7-30-17, attended the eharry School and atte gr ua rom OHS a ended college at orth o tana Havre, later a a State U. and Stanford U. I served in the US Air Force i n orean ar and also in he S ice an[...]ith service in area d t hill . I Bu Teacher (no retired in Satin Uni Sa[...]e born 11 - · in th Cosp r b·og. Eunice a born 1-2-20. (S b·og.) On 2-20-23 r |
| [...]lfred Selvig and Billet for 10 years and is now a dental assistant. In 1963 she married Ken- farm. In ovember 953, we moved to Glendive and bought a ranch. In neth Reinker. He is a teacher in the Cody, WY school system. The 955, Von had health problems so we rented the farmland out, but Reinkers have 4 children: Paul E. (11-20-64); Lori S. (8-18-68); continued to live on he place and kept the grassland. We raised[...]Lavonne Susie was born at Fortuna, ND on 4-17-43. She is now n 1959, I a tended Dawson College and took an accounting[...]n 1965 she married Lance Lee of Deadwood, course. I got a job as Computer Operator for an accountant and co[...]part-time jobs in town. (2-7-73). e decided to move o Mesa so we sold our Glendive house, built a Jerald was born in Sisseton, SD on 12-24-45. He is foreman for ne home in Arizona an[...]d enjoy our retirement. We travel about one month a is married to Dianne Beemer. Dianne is a homemaker and operates a year o see our families.[...]Robert was born in Madison, SD on 6-30-49. He is Building[...]Manager for the Husky Oil Co. and is married to Cindi Asay of Forsythe,[...]MT. Cindi is a homemaker and piano instructor. Robert and Cindi[...]By Gene Beckers Yvonne (Mrs. i e Han e) lives in Altamont, UT on a farm. Her Kelly was one of 6 children born to Robert and Mary Kelling1on of husband also has an oil field business. They h[...]e Portal area, and in 1912, moved with his family to Ronald is married and lives in Columbus, OH and is now a Com- orth Portal in Sas . puter and Regi[...]Wisconsin. He came in an immigrant car to Oalevie in 1921. He Beverly married orman Slagsvold and she is a property manager or ed for various farme[...]He continued to farm tha place after the death of Oillia until he[...]tired in 1965. He then ren ed he arm to Gene Bee ers ho farmed it I as born t Rosholt, SD on 6-15-10. hen I as 15 years old until ell passed a ay, 6·2-81 . my parents moved o the Outloo area.[...]nd Emma Har Biog. ted from OHS in 930. I attended Cat Havre and later aug e Larte[...]n as s ap days of my l'fe and if I could realize t · ·1 Id be o visi all he childr s I[...]4 children: Romell L Vonne Robert. Romell as born on 6-6-40 in Plen ood. Sh[...] |
| Plentywood. We were a family of 6 children: ldor, Ethel, Eno, lvin, Iris 1977. I went to work for the W Ifare and Social and Edna. We live[...]worked in coal worked tor Cenex S01I Service Co. and in 1979 h mines. Dad also worked on WPA. During the summer water was in[...]the cattle , so an old Buick truck was fixed with a box supervise secretaries of Roosevel , Sheridan and Dani which was used to haul water from Radons Creek, a job we older chil· Jennifer Jill was born in Wolf Pain 6-12 80. I no am dren did, bringing it home, emptying it and[...]hes were mainly hand-me-downs and relief food was on the table. Fred was transferred to he Pl d · · n of[...]On 4- 0-82 Easter Sunday, red as bap d conf[...]Cichy. Sharon urner, LaSalle, I, he c 1ld en are Paul and Front row:[...]e 4 oldest children ldor, Ethel, Eno and lvin ent to school at L . D[...]closed. During the winter, an old car body as put on a end the sled, bricks were heated in the oven to keep our feet arm. Dad 1965, wore overalls to church as he usually had to shovel sno . du . In t[...]coupe of af years later they sold out at Daleview, as Dad had health prob ems. n Je on 1 ovember 1954 he passed a ay. o her stayed a fe years, and iv d 1 moved to e York ills here she lives near her daugh er Iris. ldor (3-6-25) married Dolly Brightsman and had 4 c i dren: Larry, Sharon Eileen and Fred. Larry marrie[...]d has 2 children Eileen ma ned Jo n a Zuris, Great Falls and has 1 child. Fred married Vic, y Schmidt of Outloo and they have a boy, Christopher and a girl, Jenni er. Ethel {3-29-27) married Elm[...]has 2 c 1ld Rodne has 1 child, Sheri. Thomas p ed a at Fors h. lvin ( •1 -31) mar i d GI d s Lan erm nd a G and Gal d r d a 8 La , Is (3-10-33) m m Ra[...] |
| After graduation she accepted a job in St. Vincent's Hospital in Bill- 1939. Th[...]le they were living in Washington , she worked as a first-aid (1 942) and Carolyn Lacey (194 7). Stuart was married to Dee Williams, nurse at Hanford No. 2, a nuclear power plant under construction , and[...]ving in Chinook she worked as employed as a machinist. Donald is not married and is employed by Los a Home Health urse under the direction o the Havre[...]Angeles Water and Power. Carolyn was married to Hymie Klaus and returning to Outlook she worked at the Sheridan Memorial Nursing divorced. They have a son, Kelly, born in 1966 who graduated this Home, and after Larry's death she transferred to the Stoner Clinic June from Van Nuys HS. Carolyn is a Group Marketer of Caelho In- here she is presently working . She is a member of St. Boniface surance Co. Church, active in church and school activities, a CCD teacher, a 4-H Noel attended NMC, Havre. He e[...]and He spent time in England and returned to Outlook in the fall of 1945, bo ling. The childre[...]worked at the Farmers Elevator in Outlook for a time, and then was nd track during the school y[...]continued to work there until his death in February 1971.[...]ember 1949 and J. . eogh no n as Jack, came to the Outlook and Big Muddy Ethel li[...]estphals. She spent several estern orth Da ota to his brother Frank. He and his brother-in-la ,[...]away in Ra Lacey and an Arnie Strand were driving a herd of Percheron February 1969. We feel our parents contributed a great deal to the horses hich ere to be his intended enterprise of raising and selling[...]ly. They left us a great heritage. He and Ethel Lacey ere married 1-21 -13 in orth Da ota and lived on he Bar V7 ranch about 12 miles north of Outloo sh[...]I, Arthur. as born 7-14-17 on the family farm 3 miles east of Out- loo to pioneers Ole and Rachel leppen. Since my parents[...]English language by bringing home a few ne words each day. I attended the Outloo School and later graduated fr[...]HS. I married Lila Lindquist of the Antelope-Coalridge[...]1938. She as born 3-4-21 to homesteaders Albert and Alma Lmd-[...]8-1 . oel arrived 3-20- on 6 born in the hospital[...]d be |
| irrigation farm near Malta and a season on the Ray Stoner farm . From 1941 -44 I did carpenter work in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area. From 1944-46 I was in the army serving in New Caledonia, lwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war we lived in Plentywood and I did carpenter work. In 1959 we bought the Erick Karlson farms and I started farming full-time until 1979. We still live on the farm (the Henry Karsten home- stead) but Curtis farms the land. HARLEY and JULIE KLEPPEN In 1972 I married Julie nn Alsberg o Plen y ood.[...] |
| [...]manager. Children born to Oswald and Cecilia Klofstad are Gordon,[...]married Har- riet Iller 6-2 -61 . Robert or s as a elder for Franklin fg. Co. in St. Gordon Klofstad (6-20-41) and Elizabeth Nistler, a teacher at Plen- Cloud. They have 2 sons: Jeffre[...]11 -68). tywood, were married at Wibaux on 8-15-64. They have 2 daughters, Howard (5-[...]neer. They reside in Sha nee, KS, here Howard is a sales manager in elec- Wayne (3-1[...]mentary school in Plentywood and Lacey, A. continued in ilaca. She married m. Bemis 3-3-62 and they live on a Lucille lofstad (10-16-45) and[...]oreston, . Lynae or s at Foreston Dimension a orth, TX on 3-28-70. They met while both were graduate studen[...]Rice University in Houston, TX. She earned her A in German and he ha e children : Stacy (6-2-62) ho is married to Aaron Anderson, his doc orate in Chemistry. Since the fall of 1969 he has been a chem- Oc ober 1983; ichael (11-29-5 ); Charles (9[...]Fort Worth. They have 2 (5-29-71 ). Lynae's ins, a girl and a boy, died in infancy. sons, Da[...]January 1971 ). Pam or s for United ay and Zed is a sales live and or in Plent oo[...]born on her daddy's birthday, 2-23-83 . endy {7[...]d Both Os and Cec are no retired, but she taught mathematics, Say 2-2-72 . They are par[...]5-3-73) and German and other classes a Antelope HS from 1961 to 1973. Begin- De nna Jo (3·31 76). They reside on a farm near Foreston and raise ning in 1952 she as a subs i ute eacher a Pen ood, then a ain da· horses.[...]from 1973 o 1983. She has also been a seams ress most of her life -2[...]· Pa , Jo do·ng al erat ons for he ogue be i ning in Oc ober o 1942. Os has[...]n many o his re iremen ears hun ing for and o ing i h aga e n, ta,[...]Fi c I r n[...] |
| from the family farm. Getting to school was a problem in the early than anything, a home and a family of he o n. hil in t con n 1900s with the c[...]h d gi n Ro School was usually held only 6 months out of the year. his address. After a 2-year courtship by corr pond nc h y m t and In 191 6 our dad bought a farm 5½ miles southeast of the town of they married in 1914. Their marri d hfe gan in a 2 room hous ith Outlook, MT. The farm was bought from a Mr. Willard. Sigurd helped a sod roof on a farm by Glen Ullin, D; la r hey II ed in i oula and his dad on the farm and upon his dad's death in 1938, he too[...]hlights of his life were the winter trips he took to Mesa, AZ and California with the Wagnild brothers, Marvin and Orace. Upon selling the land to the Stoner brothers in 1956, Sig and Mother moved to Plentywood, where they lived until his death in 1977. Mother lived to be 102 and Sig, 76 . Dad, Mother, Bjarne and Sig are buried in the Outlook Cemetery. Sig never married, but he was "Uncle Sig" to 15 proud nieces and nephews. FRANK X. and ANNA M[...]gen |
| [...]e Rae McDowell Logansport until her parents moved to a farm just east of Raymond. In[...]family business. He 933 the fam ily of 9 moved to Thompson Falls. Iris, the second oldest[...]Don and Iris were married in Georgetown, IN on 12-25-35 . The ollowing spring they moved back to Outlook and worked for H. B. Braddock. Later that year they hired on at the Victor Anker farm . But in DON and ROZANNE KOTERBA 938 they struc out on their own. By Don Koterba Ray orris rented his place to them and Don borrowed machinery[...]tywood. Don was joined by brother Phillip Richard on rented another from the state and rented some mor[...]fe Pam have 2 children, Scott and Jennifer. moved to the An er place in the fall of 1942. Don grew up on the family farm south of Outlook. He attended[...]OHS, graduating in 1958. He went to MSU, graduating in 1963 with a[...]n Mechanical Technology. After graduation he went to work for[...]ment. He went to work for KBLL Radio and Television in Helena as[...]On 4-2-75, Don, Rozanne and Shelley returned to Outlook to take over[...]the family farm due to the illness of his father.[...]ldren: Sharon ( rs. evin Co ell), Spo ane, who is a teacher and[...]imberly (5-13-64) is currently a sophomore in college at Spo ane,[...]ing. Their last son as Richard (9-28-65). Rick is a fresh-[...]in arch 1979. Their "Pleasant Grove Farm ' stood a the crest of a hill, 3½ miles south of Outloo . embership in Hi[...]ol board, fire board and -H council occupied much time. Don became an accomplished oodwor er in the inter[...]in 1958 Phil in 1962. Don e d on na S ate in Bozeman nd dua ed i h a B chelor S nee in Industrial Arts nd Technol[...]r 3 ye rs b urning to Don m rri d Roz nne Hennessey 12-27[...]m re rned to Helena hro d ro[...]o er op r ions in he I me in h summer, bu[...]ur I hved in O[...]b d hen in 1965 I e. For 9 h yea s I[...] |
| William (Bill) of Plentywood, and 1 sister, Cherryl Wagner, a professor Paul were born in Scobey. of language[...]Arts Museum. Lor- Shortly after moving to Scobey, Al rt bee me Sh ri f of D niels raine att[...]ood, graduating in 1938. In the fall of County, a position he held for 2 erms. 1938 she attended Gr[...]ywood, until the spring of 1943 when we us to Red Wing, . He started[...]which he later sold to my broth this into a large int -rs a e busin[...]age of 25 in 1944 on the ora ai I[...]charged a · end of' his rs. I en he U of adua ed rom e Scho[...]as there I met my husba ho as in the School o[...]y dad's farm is no o ned by A le n and pr iou f b[...]n Outlook, graduating as class valedic - I came o on torian in 1963. He was active in Boy Scouts, band[...]), attended U of at Missoula, graduating ith a as ·ers Degree in ha ime, I and hi le, Botany. He entered the armed services spending "boo camp" a· Fort abou 2 /2 ears an a . Lewis and also a year in Vietnam. After coming home, he became pnn[...]en: yle, Seth Lu e and Briano. Gordon (Jim) a ended school in Ou a mg in 1966. e as in Boy Scouts, band and in sp[...]pro- gramming. He s arted or a he S he presen ime. He is a member o his raining ith the guard m Decern J for his basic raining, a n aryland. He 1s no a Serg F1 R a Dalgarno daughter a S ur Springs. They ha e 1ld Co David, om 1-31 -73. e Helena, T. ,ve on h o n board an ALBERT {AL) |
| [...], 1903; and Herman Russel, 1905. to stay with Louie and Francis Melle. Violet (9-14-4[...]1st hen alter as 2 years old, his family moved to Crosby, ND. At age grade in 1953, and spent a lot of time with the Melles, also. 6, alter wen o Daleview to stay with his sister, Anna and her hus-[...]we began spending winters in Colorado. This meant a job band, John Storseth, who was the section boss on the railroad. Walter for Bob and a change in schools for the children. Gary graduated in or ed on the section for a time and then worked for Jack Wagoner[...]e. Middle row: Tom, Cori, Helen and Violet. I, Vera Griffin Lee, as born in D 7-12-05,[...]ng ere Ruby Hazel, 1907· ag · et a Chaffee, 1908; ary Violet graduated[...]s Junior, 1923; Robbie (7-26-7 4). Violet is a teacher and Joe orks for the govern- nd L[...]Bob and I are still farming and enjoying wintering in Colorado and I came · aren s to Dalevie in 191 alter a re Arizona. married in i[...]es sou of Dale · f ars on he Pe erson place h is no ed by[...]By Coralie Hass Hun I[...]m as y dad as born at Ringsa er, or ay on 12-18-1892. He came they ·[...]hel. he service during I and spent ime in France. After his discharge I[...]y mo her as born 6-1 · 900 ·n inneso a-the only chi d of pl C[...]d nnie Caroline Rossum. en er mother passed a ay in Eli a e have 191 s e d her ather ent to Columbus O here here ere Ii ed[...]rela 1v s on bo h ·des of he m1 . Ro ho[...] |
| Boe was my mother's aunt-her mother's sister. Howard and I liked to Esther's mother was visi ing her sIst rs in inn apohs n s r go to Plentywood to the Rexall Drug. Uncle Clarence was sure to give decided she anted to born on 9 27 17. us our favorite treat at the soda fount[...]sther attended all 12 y ars of school in Ou loo . A r f1m hin uncle. Boes, Undhjems and we spent man[...]high school she wor ed at various farms for 3 a e until in My mother had been having a lot of headaches and then had to be married. hospitalized. She never regaine[...]s and passed away 4-8-37. After school was out that spring, Dad, Howard and I went to Missoula, to Minnie and Andrew Kaiser. She was a sister of Mrs. Boe. Work was scarce and Dad and Howard came back to Outlook in the late fall to Oscar Boes'. Dad drove the mail route for Oscar that winter. I came back to Outlook in June. To join our family was my grandfather, Tom Rossum and a neighbor and good friend, Martin Bjerke. My grand[...]ay in 1939. Later that year, Dad, Howard and I moved into Outloo where my dad went to work at the Farmers Elevator and later became the manager. I graduated from OHS in 1940 and Howard in 1946. Fr[...]r at Moore, MT. Then in the early '50s, he worked on the farm for George Severson, near Redstone. In 1956 he retired and bought a small trailer house which he moved into our back[...]y 1966 hen he e have 2 c moved to the Old Soldiers Home in Columbia Falls. He had surgery which was followed by a stroke that left him paralyzed and bedridden. ors an In December 1966, he as moved to the nursing home at Scobey. He[...] |
| In 1938, I married Dale E. Long. He worked as a Carman Welder in from the Blackstone School of Law in Chicago. He received a Bachelor Great Falls for Oyears for the Great orthern and Burlington Northern of Law Degree within a year. His knowledge of law was a tremendous Railroads.[...]aughters. Carol was born 2-16-39 . She is married to retired in 197 4 and passed away in July 1975 from a heart attack. Fran Williams, and they live in Dunconville. TX . They have 2 children, After moving to Wolf Point I taught school there for many years Cherryl and Sh[...]until I retired in 1976. Our son, Bob, graduated from WPHS and attend- Dalene as born 10-17-43 . She met with a fatal car accident on ed EMC, Billings and NMC, Havre. He gradua[...]with 6-1 3-64 in Casper, WY while returning from a vacation in the south. a BS in Secondary Ed., a major in history, and a minor in Phy. Ed. He Linda was born 6-11 -54 . She is a teacher and homemaker. She taught school 2 years and decided to go into the radio business. He at- nd her husba[...], OR. Bob married Connie Jane Walter of Kalispell on the Outlook community. Dad drove school bus and served on the 7-14-79. Their son, Bif Robert, was born 5-19-81 . They have a home school board 8 years. We were late only once[...]by Lake in Warrenton, WA. wi h tonsilitis and had to get my uncle's hired man to come over and Since retiring I have done some traveling and now have a home 3 dri e. e had 3 accidents during those 8 ye[...]came blocks from my son and his family. I am involved with the Retired off, nd another time[...]d time with my darling grandson, Bif. We all plan to move back to i h he sled. Spar s rom the stove flew in all directions. I had holes Montana some day. burned in my coat,[...]which had been given o me by Grandma Hass. I taught in a one-room school southwest of Plentywood, teaching[...]all 8 grades. The school had no storm indo s, so I put on a pie social THE ERNEST SKAGGS and JOE DAVIS FAMILIES hich raised 22 . It as enough to buy he storm windows! I feel for- y mother, yrtle Skaggs married Vally P. Larson, a former black- una e that e had good schools, and I loo a those years as being smith in Plenty o[...]1 adop ed son. All live in the Portland area but David. y mother yr- hryn Yung, was born on 5-22 -09 in eyburn, Sask. to Anton tie passed away at Renton, WA in Se[...]died in An- and rine Yung. y fam ily moved to Outloo here I graduated chorage in June 1939. from OHS. I or in cafes o earn mone for college and atte[...]S Teachers' College; and Cat Havre. I received a BS in Elemen a . at C. From 937 -39 I aught at the Joe arsh School northea Plent[...]3 he , FL to the European Thea er. I nev over in 19 5. During this ime I resi leJo C[...]Ve eran's Affairs D,v,sio on ices. In his spare 1me and evenin Fr nee cours in I |
| [...]r of l982 , Duane and Bia r mov d o Shallbetter, a son of Charles Ignatius and Josephine Sue Smith[...]1 O miles northeast of from elson A he old Judd Goodman pla Outlook. Pearl and Ed Shallbetter had a daughter, Lucille. Ed Shall- worked in[...]Tom Clawson, and 2 of their 4 sons, moving to Outlo y liv no s ar d su Tim[...]in Sheridan County. Pearl ing in Outloo a d. Davis Skaggs Shallbetter died February 1950. Ed Shallbetter died January 1975. To my mother and my stepfather Joe Davis, 2 children were born: Emmet August (1918) and Betty (1923). I, the oldest child of my mother, Myrtle, was born at Outlook in 1915. Emmet married Lucille, a daughter of Herbert, Jr. and Florence Johnson Shirtliff, of Outlook (See Shirtliff Biog.). Emmet passed a ay at age 45 in 1962. Betty Davis Arterburn , Cal[...]36 and is buried in the Plent ood cemetery. I, Marie, Myrtle Skaggs' daughter, married Ho ard Christianson in ovember 1935 and returned to his family in Brandon, for he next 11 years.[...]augh er Toby K. (August 1943). In 1955 , we moved to Eugene, OR here Is ill On 12-16-83 ichael Fran Hn Lund a bor o Blair and Duane. reside, as Howard, my husb[...]r son, Dione mar- ic ael as chris ened on Ease Sunda , 4·22 -84 and his God· ried Darlene[...]elle ood. (Darci) and Dale has a granddaughter Chelsi Singh. Toby K. and Edgar King, yrtle Cree OR have 2 sons, Thom A ORES LU D FAMILY and Brian.[...]Fran and Inez Lund. an d a 1llard as born 9-9-58, a S endan 1al .1 1[...] |
| [...]follows: Esther (deceased), lived on the farm there 1or many years, and the land is no[...]are as follows: Roy lives in California and had a son, Rodney. Dorothy lives in Walnut Creek, CA.[...]eresa and Randy, Norco; Pamela, Bill a team of oxen, helping his dad to break the virgin soil. He attended the and 2 boys a Roland Heights. argaret's husband has passed away[...]ool (Frank's early day Olson school memories will be in the She s ays busy with atercolor painting. Jubilee Book). But the work on the prairies was demanding and Frank's Luci[...]e, Gary and help was needed too badly to have a chance for further education. Tammy and 2 girls a[...]Frank isn't well now and doesn't want to talk old times. But over i1e in Utah. Clifford and Joyce reside in Santa Ana. Their son, Rich the years what fun it was to hear him visit with ones as Art Tobiason, and fam[...]Susan, Judy and argaret aren't married. Billy has a boy and a girl. filled this history book all on his own. The girls, Theresa, Susan, Judy and arga[...]was the next child; hen La rence. He and Bev have a Marshall and they lived in Willmar, MN where Dave worked on the rail- daughter Bee y and reside in Fairmount,[...]aret Chicago. Daughter Lois resides in San Diego, a son in inneapolis, and (June). But tragedy struck! The day June was born, 7-2-24, he[...]s live in Claremon , was killed in a railroad related accident. CA. David and Julie live in Long Lake, . He had 2 daughters by a Inez's sister ae and her husband[...]came out for a visit. The threshers came to the community! Frank Walter was born 6-18-0[...]Jeanne lives in Die in , T . alter or a elep one company i lena, in Chile, S. for he Andes · g Co.; for Honey ell i inneapohs and i e avy yards i . He retired hile or for Boeing in S le. He passed a as 12-23-73. gr d[...]nd from SU in 1928 majoring in Home Economics. Is a eaching in my chosen field in Chinoo he fall of 1928, g fo ars. I meantime I married ( 93 Floyd Bo en a 2 ga eachi o[...]nden ent ba o rt- e ub i u ing , s con inued un ii 1 . Fl ·s deat . I had 3 children; 2 arry[...]a ho el · utlo or ed on the Andre Ueland farm er,[...]en he s in gisla ure and later liv d on h[...]HEL LU DEE children. any year gon b since h Lund childr n r youn[...]born 1-26-0 s ers on their nd mo h r's home ead. Fr n[...] |
| [...]hi: 99) Outlook. His dad had immigrated to the US working first in Nebraska for married Merle A. Gntfi h; Rudolph (6 12 01) marri ner; a year before homesteading 5½ miles northwest of O[...]id community until 1923 when he went to Avondale to work for his Uncle Jeanne oorhead a John.[...]n to[...]loo , 1th Rudy, a h1 h[...]do nstairs. A short tim[...]other side by a[...]d until 1937. hen ere Roundup; T d, a chemical e were no crops, they moved to Eureka, here they began arming and it[...]ess. FL· is still the home place. They had moved to Eure a because Ethel's 9-24-75; 8111, a chemis, an folks ere there and liked it Do o hy, a ome economics In 1942, Erick's folks ere out and anted them to come bac o a evin, T. run their farm at Outlook. Though they kept their Eure a farm they did r n. go back to Outlook for the next 5 years, but then decided o re urn o[...]Upon their return they added o he ·arm and made i in o a ca · a. tie ranch. Their 3 children ere Carl, arge and Don. earl and his i h e in Eure a. arge lives in Spo ane and 1s marned o Lio d illt e a d has 2 gro n girts. Don lives at home and help d build a ne home 2 years ago. He drove school bus for quite a fe ears tie arming. no o ns pa of a real estate busm ss i Eure a. Don as bor Pl nty ood on 8·9·43 during he y ars n h am1I It d m Outloo commum . Enc pa d a ay m S o a e 7-26-72. T amtly o d o o resides in Eu a. PEHA and IDA LUNDQUIST (PIO |
| [...]retired as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator on road con-[...]A granddaughter and great-granddaughter live at Marion, MT and a[...]I graduated from the Plentywood HS in 1937 and have[...]been single. I farmed with my dad during the 1940s and it was he[...], Ebba, had already graduated by the time we came to I farmed the land a few years and Marvin and Orace Wagnild have Outlook and was attending school at Dillon, but soon she came to the been farming it since about 1950. Since then I have lived around area as a eacher and taught at the Meharry school and later at Shelby. Until a number of years ago, I followed road construction work. ntelope.[...]I would Ii e to share my story with my brother Chris and his family Being I was the only graduate in 1918 here was no special gradu- as follows: a ion. Instead my mother had our eachers over for dinner. I was quite I, Chris Lux, Jr. was the second child of Chris and Malwena Lux, bashful so about all that happened as a Ii le speech by Principal born on 12-20-12 at Kremlin, MT. Our family moved to Outlook in Tes e.[...]r ing as second man for my father at he eleva or, I recall or ing for a farmer who used broncs as ork horses, but I can' remember is name. The family moved from Outlook, but I re- urned in 1922 to war as second man again in the elevator for a r. Larson. ow I am 8 ears old and I reside at Stevensville Box 376 if old Outloo friends an o drop a line. I married Viola iner and our chil- dren are Richard[...]t Sha , T and has dau - h ers elod in Helena· i eal o married Gary Ha- jec lives in Great Falls ([...]I attended Ou loo school gradua ing from 8th grade. In 1930 I at- sis er Ebb (9 -6-1899) m rried erle . Grif i h. The had no[...]in January children. S e died 1 -18-72 . i e, mla, died in 1970.[...]931 . In he fall of 1937 I moved to Grass Valley CA and o ed in[...]On 6-26-38 I married Bernice S rauch from Elverta C . e[...]n in Europe. The ere rl 1983 e moved to rus c, •C[...]o re. In he oved to he d Lin A o, h ve 2 bo s. ·[...]ed ·he Chas. 65 a 2 6-7 e in S cram o[...]a I lo Chris ian m dp s d[...]u as d hal a 1 49 a ag rn in 878[...] |
| threshing crew) Harry and Charlie decided to return to Iowa. ed to Peerless. Bud has 2 brothers and 2 sisters: However, they decided to rent their half-section to Ruegsegger, Peerless, Albert of Sheridan,[...]nd who rented the property from 1917 to 1945. Bill Miller has rented the Ralph of St[...]tended a year o college oz .[...]7-22 -49 at Scobey. A er ing ari[...]I as born 11 26 30 e ly[...]Josie Knudson . I am one o[...]till I married. e ha e c[...]to David y and has o[...]live in S1dne here Da i d[...]e r 1ga 10 Harry, who established a general merchandise store in Slifer, IA, STEVE MARSH FAMILY e s HAROLD and DO ORES MARTI |
| cheerleading. I graduated in 197 8 and went to the Institute of Hair have 5 children: Mark[...]ing taught for several years, is working as a computer programmer for a banking firm in Bozeman. Marcia and Erica are bot[...]and Brent are at home. Mark and wife, Debie, have a daughter,[...]works as a dietitian at a nursing home, and George practices law. They[...]have 4 children-David, a senior at MSU, Kris a graduate of Concordia, soon to become Mrs. David Jones; Beth is working for an a[...]firm in Minneapolis; and Dan is a sophomore at St. Olaf College.[...]Joe and Mary McBurney. In 1903 the family moved to Ambrose, ND;[...]then in 1910 they moved to a homestead northwest of Raymond,[...]here he grew up and went to a country school. John and ere married at[...]N 10-16-09, daughter of made our home in Outlook. I was employed at Peterson's Beauty Salon Henry and Leva Mathiason. In 1911 the family moved to Plentywood, in Plentywood ram ovember 1979-81 . On 0-16-81 our son, Joshua later moving to the Dooley area, where she received most of her J[...]schooling. In 1928 the family moved to Raymond where she met Roy er ed i h Petro-Lewis o Glenburn, D here e are presently[...]hey continued to live at Raymond until 1945 when they moved[...]SO FA ILY to the Ou loo area where Roy worked for the Soo Line[...]orked as a farmhand in the area. Henry son farmed miles east of Outloo from 907 to 195 7. artin cBurney was born 12-5[...]. They had 5 children-Helen ho going on to telegrapher school. After graduation he or ed for Great passed away a age , al er, Robert Doris and Lois.[...]orthern RR un ii 968. He and his ife Linda moved to Las Vegas I, al er, assisted my parents ith the farming or se[...]. prior o my marr'age, and in the years following I would spend much of Leonard cBurney as born 2-10-42, graduating from OHS in each summer on he farm. In 196 7 the arm as rented o Orrin lep-[...]d Bertha He itt of Plenty ood. In 1961 they moved to pen, ho still farms it along ith his son Harley. I am County E en- alispell here they live[...]e 3 children aren , aria and Kent. aren 1s a Olga continued to live in Outloo after Roy's death in 1966. She learning disa eacher at B an D. She is married to Ric as active in American Legion Aux.,[...]1978. ineau, 0. du tes rom rth Oa o a Sta e Uni ersi y his year. R folio ing graduation from igh I as bor raised on h amity sch o[...]en . I d is o r[...]ife Sandy liv s a ·· refords or a h e r[...]Dons nd her husb nd, eroy ud h e on r nch n r eroy s re ired[...] |
| a construction company burying underground cable and enjoyed it, but ing, fishing, traveling abroad, and ,n t[...]winter months in Arizona. moved back to Montana. We remodeled our little house, but in 1971 decided to move back to Washington again. This time I worked with the water irrigation district which was different. I enjoyed the job because I got to meet some of the big farmers around there and find out how to measure the amount of water each farmer was to receive a day for irrigating. I had to drive many miles a day which was very bor- ing and after a few months with that we decided our hearts were really in farming and we moved back to Outlook. We decided to move our house to the old Bakke place where we live now. I also enjoy doing construction work and have a backhoe and am part owner of a Cat When I am busy farming, Tom Carlson, who has worked with[...]JERRY McCRORY 8-11-46 in Plentywood to Margaret and Leonard cCrory. Gene as By the Family raised on the farm he now owns which was the Joe Kawski hom[...]Ides s n o stead. He and his brothers were taught to work by their father on the Leonard cCrory, as born in farm. He started working on equipment when he as 8 years old. He younger bro hers, Donald and remembers having to hoe 3 rows of trees that his dad planted in a 3/4 schools, grad · · 195 7. mile shelter belt. They would get 1.00 a row. Their efforts paid o as Bozeman and ending to this day the trees keep the road from bloc ing ith sno . On 6-26-60 he m rri He graduated from OHS in 1[...]d in bas etball and the fall o · a track. His basketball team went to the State Tournament in 1962 in e d[...]nne bui and in Glendive. He as trained to fty the famil airp ane by my unc chil[...]n and received his student's learning permi at he a e Seven Jerome on 2-11 -65. of 15. In 1965 he joined the ontana at1onal Guard for 6 years. is a member of the El s Club 2566 and he H'ghland Luth[...]ing. His brother Don farms 2 miles north of Ou I br rry aJso nown as "B g Da[...]d u ft n Pent ood, died on 5-31 -83. r m 6 a er[...] |
| [...]i" while Frank and Victor chose I lived at the home of Mrs. Boe, sharing a room with Grace " oskey."[...]en: Frank (deceased); James In no time, I was directing the school band, the choir, teachin[...]remerton, WA; Arthur, Aloha, We organized a vocal sextette and quartet and often these organi[...]to perform . Leonard came to Outlook in 1934 to visit his uncle, Joe and his The Lutheran Church members were most kind to me. I sang in ife Edla Lundeen Kawski. Edla was a sister of my dad, Martin Lun- the choir and worshipped with them. I was a part of that congregation deen. While Leonard was visiting, Joe was killed in a car accident. So in a special way. I made many friends in Outlook and when I left, I was Leonard stayed on to help Aunt Edla with the farm work. richer as a person because of the challenges and opportunitie[...]had been given to me. I married a Lutheran Pastor, Reverend T. H. Megorden in my ho[...]bo), a nurse, of Devils Lake. She and her husband have 2[...]nsin ... Stout in Menomonie. He and his wife have a baby[...], and is married to Terry Hurni, also a teacher and they have a daughter and a son. Daniel is a Lutheran pastor at Mt. Calvary in St.[...]Paul. His ife, Mary is a nurse. After years of being a Pastor's wife and a mother, I returned to school and received a Masters Degree in Counseling and Guidance and[...]English. We moved to Moorhead, MN in 1964 and since then I have[...]been teaching in the Fargo School System. I sing in my church choir,[...]lead Bible studies and often speak to organizations. On 11 -20-37 Leonard and I were married. n 1941 we bought the Greetings to former students and friends ho might remember me Joe and Edla ows i farm which was our home un ii 1971 , hen e[...]nd Gene (See Biogs.). Since 963 Leonard and I did qui e a lot of raveling. e had been FAA K and CLARA MELLE and RALPH o s a es, including Ha aii and Alas a. In 197 e wen to I was born at Estevan Sas . Canada on 3-1-09. y parents ere us raJia nd ew Zealand o[...]. here my dad homes eaded. en o Aus ralia. Rela i es rom "do n under'' have come to visit us hile in Canada ent o the Jut[...]about 25 ears. In January of 1923 I came o on ana i h my family. I as he y un Edla Lundeen ows i Olson is a residen in a nursing old s of 13 children. (See Jaco[...]ere her d ug er, Es her nderson, also I at end d he Snuggins School hrough he 6 h grad . I ould r sides. Bobby nder on is m rried nd h s children nd lives in[...]haul roe It agon and ho ses, and do eld or I' e C Ii orni . draggin nd discing. I ould also do house or horn and at t[...]On -5-28 Fr n re m rri a S . Boniface C horc C urc I Ou oo . |
| Frank and I had 2 sons. Roy was born 10-20-28 in the Outlook[...]Peter was born on his pare ' o d r · . Plentywo[...]the Outlook area (6½ miles northeast of Outlook on 5-14-1 7, to Kas1mir and Kathan e.[...]the Frank Koester place) until Frank passed away on 8-7-59. Then our Mildred Crabtree ills as his ea d sons took over the farm . I have continued to make my home in Plen- (located about 1 mi[...]t · Roy married Dorothy Nichols on 7-28-51 in St. Joseph's Catholic across the road from the pres Church in Plentywood. I have 3 grandchildren: Bill, Robin (Ordahl), and[...]winters he spent a Cc[...]s. Melle was born 7-29-1881 in Rumania, coming to Estevan, Sask., in Follo ing the ar he came 1 ~13 and coming to Sheridan County in 1922, living on the farm bought some Indian land and[...]er married Eugena Radke of Sacramento. She passed a ay in 1951 . for 3-4 years, on he Farmers Later Kasimir returned to Plenty ood and resided ith Ed Hannah.[...]en: Cecilia (Schmid ) and later he Farmers Ele a or. who resides at Pioneer anor; Frank died in August 1959; atelina I, Juliana, as born 8-26·1 A[...]d), as he second ol 12 chil en a cousin of the late Frank and Henry Wangerin and as a brother of the Snuggin en James[...]Ih o brother was Louie, esa; Tony passed a ay 12-1 -49; Peter of bery, 1927 . I co Outlook; ichael died hile the family lived in Canada and Fred of about by ill rd a Parkers Prairie. on past he gara asimir had 2 brothers that ca[...]d asimir and atharina. Joseph remained in Canada, but Tony and asimir came on n in . to Sheridan County. Tony married Clara Fenrich, ho as a sister to I . Rosa the ife of Jacob Ereth. Tony and Cla[...]D Raymond). This ma es a alma and Pearl cousins on heir mo ·her's (7 side to Juliana, Pe er s 1fe, and a alma and Pearl are cousins o Pe er on their dad's side. Three children of asImtr a[...]ectively. as,mir d, d in June 1960. a d a an a a a o o descendan s ·n Sher dan Coun . LOUIS and F[...]el e L[...] |
| Peter and I were married 1-5-54. We bought Henry Walder's[...]t 77. He later at- house in Outlook and we bought a home in Sunny Acres in Mesa for tended high school at Comertown, and went to CCC camp and worked the winters. We are members o[...]he Glacier National Park for 2 winters. He worked on NY A and for Ii es to play horseshoes and I like crafts, art and painting and sewing. his neighbors and on his parents' farm. I, Dorothy Norton Miller was born 9-9-19 at Fairvie[...]when she was Roy Francis was born in Outlook on 10-20-28, the son of Frank just 39 years old and left 7 girls and 1 boy. I was just 25 months old and Clara elle. He grew u[...]rs ed. Places here he lived and grew up ere back on the Muddy, the took over in taking car[...]nd finally the Frank oester place nor- I attended 8 years in a country school and we then moved to Froid heast of Outloo here he has since lived and farmed. His grand- in 1936 where I graduated in 1940. I also had attended 1 year at the father, asimir elle, decided to quit farming and move to Plentywood, Bainville HS. so Roy is he third generation to be farming he Koester place. My s[...]d Wedding bells rang in 1940! Bill and I were married 11-2-40. In from OHS in 9 6.[...]February we moved to the Ruegsegger ranch and lived there, manag-[...]n arch of 1953 and ing and farming until May 1978. We then moved to the old Amerada served 2 years.[...]we still live. He married Dorothy ae ichols on 7-28-51 at S. Joseph's[...]- nd Vilo ichols. (Fran passed a ay on 1-9-65, and ilo passed a ay on 9-9-70.) They farmed and ranched 5 miles southeas[...]: I[...]~~ y ood. Some imes in he fall Dorothy ould have to stay ith a family[...]inter and also in he spring hen her paren s had to move bac o he ranch before schoo closed o do spri[...]6 she co inued her educa ion by enrolling at E C a B'llings o ob ain a eaching degree. She taught 2 years at[...]·~· ~ I,' Roundup and 1 year at Sidn y before being marri[...]blessed ith 3 children, Gloria ae, born 12-28-41 but[...]1-23-46. Gordon and Sharon a ended Outloo School and Sharon[...]e Schoo ce at ahp ton D and help d us on the[...]from illis on. S s ly ly in Plent[...]12 s Bill, born in a en he mo as ed "l'I you'll hav ittens." |
| [...]ghbors, including Ed 0. and Melvin Morgan, struck out for what By Moselle Veatch would[...]present- Andrew orris was born 8 29 1890 a rgus alls, fol s day Outlook in that year of 1907. A few years later a young girl, Clara moved to Outlook in 1922 to th Todd Do ney ptac ; th n in 192 Forsyth from Crookston, MN came out to work for homesteaders. She we moved to the Winters' place, no farm d by John ange. In th[...]by Don Koterba. We ent to the Hamley School and nn th r dua d Their daughter, Norma was born on 3-13-15, and in February at OHS. After he graduated e mo d to 81lllngs. 1918, a son, Ralph was born. Shortly after his birth thei[...]She passed away at their home and Norma continued to live w,th the Ed Wollan family, while Carl Wollan[...]e, Betsy, who had homesteaded nearby), took Ralph to live with them. Norma and Ralph were baptize[...]in 1933 and Ralph in 1938. orma attended orthern on- tana College at Havre and taught schools at Gold[...]ri • Fron He au ht a h d1cin La e |
| throu h rade 8. I attended OHS, working for my room and board. 1882. He went to Minneapolis as a steam engineer at an early age and h r as a bus from Bill Hass's place, so I stayed there some of the ran the steam plant in a steam laundry. im .[...]ther when he worked in Minneapolis. He mar- I at ended an e tra year in Plentywood High to get my required ried Miss Amanda Stroskeen in 1899, and I was born in the north creden ials as I as determined o become a nurse, in spi e of the wood country of Minnesota 3-4-1900. My brother Melvin was born on d pression ears.[...]in North Dakota in July 1902. In July 1936, I entered nurses training at Mercy Hospital, The family moved to what is now Noonan, ND in 1907 where my ilhsto[...]y Hospital, graduating in father built a 2-story rooming and boarding house. The area was the 939. I en o arm Springs, affiliated with SU, for post-gr[...]sheriff of the er II as declared, I came bac to Sheridan emorial county, serving for[...]es In 1917, the family moved to Outlook, where Father went into a r 75 .00 a month, but this included board, room and laundry. I farm machinery business. It was at Outlook where I graduated in 1920 as la er appointed superinten[...]n of Plentywood Our family moved to Scobey in 1929. I worked for Dad in the farm moved o California and[...]ess and was in partnership with Dad until we sold out[...]I moved to Longmont, CO in 1946 and did bookkeeping service[...]rom there ent into sales ork, and for 8 years was a salesman for a[...]I am sending some pictures of Outlook and a couple of myself. And also a newspaper cut out of my 3 brothers in the service during WWII.[...]tieir decision to join the armed forces, el and Lyle farmed on quite a[...]n, P , running the Daniels County Implement Co. to heir father and brother,[...]ded Sa s Obispo rom this coun y on figh mg ronts, but as far as e no , he elson[...]bo s comprise he only group of 3 from one family on he ·ghting r[...]I as married o nn Larson in S . Paul in 1930. e hav[...]d ir ( • •7 ). The live at Tiburon. C . e ly out to 80 i se t em once a ear.[...]or h i H[...] |
| born in Ireland (Cork County), coming to the USA as a small boy. the farm during the summer ... i as som ,m in my hi h sc oot Mother, Alta Finley, was born in New York state coming to Minnesota years that e bought our first rac or. as a young girl. My brothers and sisters were Vera (Mr[...], and Lila Ereth. In 1916 my parents moved to Daleview, living on the Carl Berger place and Dad worked in the mine. His job was to work nights drilling holes in the mine walls and[...]ith powder. He would light the fuse, there would be an explosion, and he would get many tons of coal[...]older children would help him. He ould put us in a coal car, hook a mule to it and pull us into the mine under the hill to work. We went to school in Daleview with Hanna Johnson, Palmer Sco[...]eltine Ho el across from Kramer's Saloon. She was a midwife, taking care of the mothers and newborns. As I grew up I took jobs herding sheep tor Jae Wagner, shocking grain for Mr. Ross and r. Die ey and any availab e job. In spite of little cash and[...]s our folks ou d load he sleigh of kids and drive to Pasley Brooks in Canada for dances ... the highlight of our life. Allen eras came from Enderlin, D to or for 8111 Tobin , Ou loo . e were married i[...]lenn Harmes. Then came PA. e moved o Enderlin and a er b mg there about 11 months, he sheriff as orde[...]o ontana because you couldn't move from one s a e o ano er on PA. Ith much red tape Allen had to go o Pen ood i sheriff and i h no place open they both slep in he jail e sue mg e periences, Allen got a job 1th he Soo Lme as a re r era on foreman icing all trains from inneapohs o[...] |
| ixth child of ii on and Amelia Thames.[...]my sister, Lorna. In April o 1946, Amy and I moved back to my father's farm 6 I, Lorna, was the only daughter of the Nickerson fa[...]eat since there was no electricity or telephones on the farms at that midwife. I attended the Nickerson school about a mile south of the ime Our only son, Gerald Lee,[...]School of Nursing, Minot in 1939. I worked for a year at the U of Min- 7-6-50.[...]nesota before going to California in 1940, where I attended the U of Our son, Jerr , raduated[...]d Dawson California, Berkely for a year, then joined the US Army Nursing Corps Junior College in Glendive until his death in a car accident on 12-18-68 on 5-17-42, and was attached to the U of California Hospital Unit ... he w s on his ay home for he Christmas holidays.[...](known as the 30th General). Our unit was sent to Mansfield, England, retired rom farmin[...]rizon , bu always enjoy re urning o our real home on the France and 9 months near Antwerp, Belgium. In September 1945 I farm nd to our close friends and neighbors. returned to California, living here since that time. Although I retired from an interesting and enjoyable nursing[...]14 years ago, I keep my RN license up to date. Many people and[...]iding light. She urged me into nurses training at a time when I felt any future education was futile. My brother, Frank, t[...]ervice, financed my books and uniforms, for which I have been ever[...]teful. y mother churned and sold butter and cream to be able to send 5 a month to me for expenses during my 3 years of training. My[...]is that her grandchildren did not have the chance to know[...]I married Robert Andrew Harris in 1946 in Oakland. He is a native[...]of Te nessee and moved to California in 1940. He is an electrician and[...]s wri · en. lo sin nne h 1c er on. I, CII ord ,c ersons and[...]from od I studied draft in a rm |
| I graduated from OHS in May 1966. I attended MSU, receiving my[...]ntary Education in 1970. Shortly after graduation I was By the family married and moved to Edmonton, Alberta. My daughter, Christine[...]O Frost, was born 2-8-75. In 1978, Chrisee and I moved and began a third of 5 children born t els and ane iels ca new life on our own in Calgary. I became a student again after 8 years[...]rew s 6 months old. ead as a housewife and mother, updating my credentials at[...]Sheridan County in he e A p. Calgary. I taught for the Calgary School Board until I met and married Carolin[...]oldest of 8 children born to o y ca John was born in Montreal, Quebec on 6-8-46. He moved west to Sheridan Coun y in 1913 th comm Calgary in 197 4 to pursue his career as a professional house painter[...]l. and finisher. Following our marriage, we moved to Denver, but in On 10-24 26 Andre and am November 1983 we returned to Outlook to reside on the ic erson Church.[...]Their 2 ol st chil father, Elmer Nickerson, built on this site in 1908, e still ·enjoy the on 6-11 -27 and V rnon on 10-1 trees he planted so many years ago. SD here A dre hel ed is Our generation of the Outlook community, live with a sense of ter, Alice, as born on 3-4-3 family history and continuity that is becom[...]or ed as arm labore ly feels privileged to be a part of a community where this sense of he[...]ns. John, n Chrisee and I are enjoying our ne life here.[...]to[...]' I[...]'~, I ·,, . . I |
| [...]ywood, the sec- from Norway, and was a sister of Louis Thorson. ond child of Andrew H.[...]ded OHS. He worked for Bill Miller in 1945-46. In May of 9 6, he joined the army and was discharged i[...]he again worked for Bill iller and later ent to Hanson's Auto School in Fargo. In October 1950,[...]k, and at he Peavy Company in Grenora. I as born 1-10-38 in Williston, the daughter of Roy and Mabel An ermeier. I as raised at Grenora and graduated from the Grenora HS. After I radua ed in 1955, I or ed as clerk in the Red Owl store in Grenora until I married ernon.[...]y brothers and sis ers are, Joe, Carol (married to Vernon's Front row: Julia and Morten, on his 90th birthday. bro her, Richard), Gordon, Fr[...]ed in infancy, Solvig, Thorval rnon nd I ere married - 5-56 . e have 1 son, Wesley Ver-[...]ris. Solvig attended the Hamley non, born 9-8-58 a 1tchell, SO. Our family has lived in innesota,[...]ven Hegland isconsin, orth Da ota, Sou h Da o a, ebras a and ontana, (deceased) and li[...]urning o Plen ood in 96 . He is employed i h the Sheridan grade school at Hamley. He went to Iowa where he married Beverly Coun Ro d Departmen . I have or ed in the Plenty ood School[...]gh ers: Carol and Sharman. Carol and her husband, i e Peterman[...]OHS in 9 . She a ended college and taught for a number of years (including a Flax ille) previous to her marriage to Or. ervin Fry. He is[...]is an R , and she married Or g, a de tis[...]eapohs, and she i ssis-[...]8 and is plannin Or I ORTE CRAGER A ILY |
| [...]ed the people of the area and of' cours , as able to Stoner's is Jon and he attended Concordia and gra[...]married Julia Stenmark of going to strictly farming ith his brother, Carl. Gust rema[...]nderson O land. Dad Carl G. Odegard was born on 4-30-54 in Scobey to Orville and was a merchant in Randall, IA. y mo her's father as a Oenm im- Carole Odegard of Whitetail. He att[...]migran . y brother, Lloyd as born 10-12-08 and I, 10-18-09 an- school and graduated from Flax[...]married. On 6-22-7 4 Carl married Karen Goulet in Flaxville. Karen as born I gradua ed from S . . lie on 6·30-54 in Scobey to Gerald and Mary Lou Goulet. She graduated Theological Seminary in I, qu be from Flaxville in 1972. 1ss1on ,nist • a posi io le O heir Carl h[...]After our mamage rn y move as a 28-year-old, ne ly . · d 197 4 we moved to the Hurst ranch north of Dalevie , h1ch he cor-[...]73. Also mov- understand I ou d fe a or h ing to the ranch that spring were Carl's sister and her husband, athy es . tha of 1938. I 2 small room and Dennis Gray, here they[...]Boe's. 1977, at which time they moved to Whitetail to run the corporation's[...]a hre h orld[...] |
| [...]ise that you will School. They moved to California, and Lucille died in the 1930s. They ait ill you e home to your apartment at Boe's. Then look up Second[...]ton, WA. I, ellie, as the oldest daughter of Art and Mabel R[...]e, Walter and his wife Aunt Lizzie born 6 12 07 . A sister, Ida, died as a child and is buried out on the hill Tutty, who were early time pioneers in the Outlook community. They a h Tut y homestead about 8 miles north est of Outl[...]ls: Grace, Violet, Irene, Lucille and Juanita. As I the hird child nd erle, the fourth daughter. The[...]ed Ted Kohler, the son of Frank and Anna, who was a brother of b en a p otograp er.[...]de in Uncle Walter went to Minneapolis and was later remarried. Henry Po I nd. P trici , the second daughter married Charles[...]with him in later years and at that time, he was a ha e 2 children, Jamie and Adam and reside m mnem[...]reetcar conductor in inneapolis. L le passed a ay 1-9-69, and his ife, Inez resides in innemuc[...]ANNE ORDAHL communi in he earl days. rs Schruhl b a pre Ious marriage had[...]re Ethel and Katherine. In 1915 they Bill nd I ere marred 3- 2-25. re urned o or ay for a year and during that time, I was born on[...]3-6-16 ·n Tjome. They did return to ontana when I was about 3 months old and on 10-10-18 my brother Arthur as born. He died on[...]e ere raised on a farm which is still in the family. All of us at-[...]tended school in Outloo and I graduated m 1933 as valedictorian of[...]he largest class ever to graduate rom OHS. I attended C m Havre[...]for 2 ears, graduating in 1935 i h a 6-year teaching certificate. Be· i · ing epressIon years, it as quite a strug le o[...], bu r ed for room and board to help ta e care of[...]t a h Li hool near Raymon[...]ol nd a ool[...] |
| On 6-9-5 7, Raymond Ordahl and I were married in Outlook where Johnson family, who owned a dairy farm, no b ed and we li[...]o s and delive or d over to his son, Gene, who is still operating it. Ray was[...]yed with th . fa fan and rarely missed a high school basketball game or tournament. He[...]rested in golfing during his stayed in a small house in Outlook He woul o later years. He served on the school board several years. He was very nigh to basketball practice In 1932 the basketb a . active in Highland Lutheran Church. serving as treasurer and on the trict championship and he was nam[...]me- he worked in the fields for 1.50 a day pitching undl ua- thing had to be done. Ray died on 6-3-80. tion he got a job at the Fort P c Dam or ing on a dr ing Our daughter, LuAnne, was born on 12-19-58 and attended so, an hour. school in Outlook and EMC in Billings. She was married to Charles I as born on 11 -15 4 to Al red and Super on 4-5-80 in Outlook. They live in Shephard, MT and have 2 Outloo . I had my first rthday aboard ship sons-Paul Anthony born on 7-30-81 and Daniel Raymond bom on return to or ay. e stay d for 2 e r 11 -4-82.[...]mann, Gene and Janet Dull he was 12. He a tend d OHS and g d (See Ordahl Biogs.)[...]1936, and a ended college in Gre · am I have been spendjng the winters in Shepherd and es[...]plications a er a rup ured appendi ry. GENE and CAROLYN OR[...]1957. Her paren s, |
| [...]2-28-65) in college evin is the fifth generation to be farming the Ordahl land north of and Shawn (12-17-70) an 8th grader. A son, Gene Raymond Outlook.[...]iog.). While Kevin was in high school he was a member of two State Class C Championship basketball teams. They took State in 1978 when he as a sophomore and in 980 when he was a senior. After gradua ing, Kevin attended Miles Community College in Miles Ci . He received a basketball scholarship o play for the Pioneers. He became certified in Auto Mechanics. On 5-15 82 he married Robin Maureen Melle at St. Jos[...]nd Dorothy elle of Outloo . In 1979 Robin was a Page at the State Legislature in Helena. She as also a part of the 1980 basketball championship season, being one of the cheerleaders who won a st place trophy that year at the Dis nc Tournamen[...]first airplane ride when a visit was made to the Dulls at Goose Air[...]On 6-9-57. Dad married his brother's sister-in-law Anne Selvig. A[...]For almost 20 years Dad bo led on he Farmers Elevator team. He evin d Robin h[...]heard her evin and obin enjoy golfing and p a ing cards. Robin also en ·oys father say as. "I never thought I'd golf on volcanic ash." . St. pla in h p no.[...]elen's had er p ed a fe d ys before.[...]C uc and LuAnne's edding day as he las bi family a air e had o e her be o our dad's dea h. On 6-3-80 having su er d a h a a ac h day before. our d d di d.[...] |
| to close the gate to the water tank. When his dad got home, he wasn't[...]the bull dead from drinking too much water. I, Judith Annette, was born 6-27-43 in Plentywood,[...]ere Edward and Eveline Joyes and Ole and Eva Boe. I have 1 sister, Darlene, Mrs. Ed Flacker of Boise, ID and 1 brother, Herbert of Plentywood. I attended schools in Plentywood, Outlook and Rugby, ND. I was a Girl Scout leader and Sun· day School teacher. I served as Sunday School Superintendent from 1971 to 1976 and am currently on the church council. As a girl, I was very active in grade school activities and with Brownies and Girl Scouts. I remember going to many Girl Scout camps at the arron Ranch . I also remember going to Uncle Arnold's with Grandpa and Grandma Boe. The car could never seem to reach the top of the steep hill without rolling b[...]~ Wayne and I were married 4·12-59 at Highland Lutheran, Outlo[...]e Selvig, ayne's great· vege a grandparents.[...]died e O. 0 o died a a in-[...],I a, B109. |
| Our children are as allows: Rachel married to Harry Johnson, lives The sons graduate[...]in Billings. She has 5 children: im (24), married to Mike Swanson and 1978, and 1981, resp[...]Technical Center in Minneapolis. He is currently a loan officer at First ell (22), Kandance (15),[...]de at Kalispell in 1982, and is currently a freshman at the University of Minnesota nd have[...]have Jason (5) and reside at CA as a junior, majoring in human biology. lispell.[...]in alispell. Our last child, Arthur I am the youngest member of the John and Ethel Keog[...]born 6-16-28 in Plentywood. I had 3 brothers and 1 sister as follows: The first money ha I can remember making was selling gopher[...]Though our parents had ails. e'd stuff them in a snuff box of our father's and take them to ranched in Canada and we spent our chi[...]e. It was so funny hen the lady at the office had to had all been born in US and attended school in Outlook. I graduated open hat bo and ake our word for · he count and dump the tails. I'm from OHS in 1947. ure he smell[...]Gene was the third child born to Gilbert and Mable Paulson, with 3 he rabbit dr[...]ford, Alton, yrlen and Carol Heppner. Gene miles. I remember being in Comertown hen they rounded up t[...]and coyo es in Rierson's corrals. They hauled ou a big rue load On 12-31 -47 Gene and I were married at San Francisco, and lived of rabbi[...]in Great Falls until 1950 hen we came back to farm with his family. I as during his ime e ere ge ing commodi ies from h[...], beans, etc . One day in school he teacher as ed a e moved to he Seaberg place north of Outlook. oun bo after earing he had a ne bab a heir house. " hat do au have a our house?" The small bo ans ered, " Beans." I re up on he home place 2 miles no heas of Plent ood. y r[...]in he summertime). paren s Da id and a ha elson. moved o alispell ·n 958. d d ied 3- 7-72 nd m mo her passed a a 9-29-81 . CL FFORD and JEA |
| [...]in the family operation at Outlook, and has been a crop school in Outloo until the 9th gr d and t en a t nd d m sprayer for about 24 years. Our lives ha[...]· valved in. Suddenly the home is very quiet and I feel hke a "displaced ARNOLD and AGNES PAI mother."[...]My parents, Tom and Josephine Peterson came to Sheridan Coun• ban . y mother's m t[...]Redstone, the present hen I as a II I residence of Corwin and Lynn Kanning. I as playing o Gladys was the first child born[...]e Kvitsied Lutheran Church. When the family moved to the Todd Downey, Outlook farmstead, she at[...] |
| [...]married. arried on 5- 5-2 e farmed and lived on the |
| Hutton Construction Co. I first came to Sheridan County in the fall of death 6-6-76, I would receive letters from farmers as ing hy Billy 1972 when I worked for Sheridan Electric burying cable. In 197 4 I didn't return to do their combining. I would write to ell h m of his came to Outlook to bury cable for NeMont Telephone Co.[...]th, and they would send sympathy cards. Billy was a good machme On 12-21 -74 at Outlook I married Larae Wirtz, daughter of ma[...]ntry, living in 6 different states. We moved back to Outlook in Lewis (15) and William (14). They reside 1t their mother in August of 1979 and bought a house from Clarence Wollan . We have 2[...]Junior married Helen Sa on, An elope, a daughter of Crai and[...]Florence Sax on. They have 2 children: Le ugen Ill and Le[...]John. Front row: Gwen and Ja n Ric • son. I started working for the Farmers Oil Co. m September 1979. |
| [...]"I have 2 children: Paivi Hammock (2-27 -63) and laa[...](4-30-70). I work part-time at the Oakland Museum. Paivi is a model By Helen Rippley[...]and Nuvo." Lewis was born 8-27-48 to Lewis and Lily Rippley, the youngest of 3 children-an older brother William (Billy) and a sister Kathryn. He attended Outloo Public School[...]3 in Fort Sill, 0 . He now farms he family farm. On 12-28 -71 Lewis mar• Kentucky, and his[...]3-8-1837. Helen as born 7- 2·47 to Craig and Florence Saxton of Antelope,[...]County, IA. They were married in Velva, ND, moved to Arkansas, but ended the ntelope Public Schools and gradua ed in 1965. She returned to North Dakota for a short time before going to Montana in received a degree in Special and Elemen ary Educa ion from E[...]o schools. were with Sy Merle. After a year or so they moved to the Big Muddy in Also has enjoyed travels in Europe and he Orien . She is a member of the Daleview Country. My father[...]in Iowa, and so he was known for beautiful horses to sell. e h children: Eugene born[...]y grandmother, Martha Robinson , filed on 320 acres of land also. 9- 3-8 . sidenc[...]endan s The following children were born to George and Estella Mae Pace o Sheridan County homesteaders. On Helen's paternal side is her Robinso[...], ND. He ranched in the r Sa on n elope (SD I, p. 86) and on her mater- Richland area from 1916 until[...]-79. He raised cattle, Per- na a C buls i, Plenty ood (SD I p. 610). Le is' roots cherons and Belgium horses. He was a 50-year member of the ar e is[...]ard and atherine asonic Lodge and belonged to he Glasgow Elks Lodge and ashua nd i Le is Rippley arrived Sr. Citizens. H[...]Glasgow. in (SO I a ie E hel Robinson Harmes: Born 12-9-1894 (see Gle[...]h Le ' a hy. E hel Harmes Biog.). orn 3 I a ended sc ool in yrtle arie Robinson Sa[...]Bo d Robinson as born in Velva D 9-2-01. He was a logger and loo , nd have[...]Raymond com- as in he Pacific in I. He had a ranch in ashington and had m[...]Tum a er, OR. nd I are our space i h our mo her·s Olive Georgia[...] |
| In 1928, George and Estella, my folks, moved to Littlerock, WA on Museum. I remember h Seo s u d o stay at our plac ov rnigh i , a ranch. On 8-22-31, Dad died of cancer at the age of 68. My[...]nd they couldn' make it up h pass hill. continued to live in the area until 6-12-65 when she passed aw[...]h try School, and when he was in the 1st grade, a Miss Morgan from the parents, Frederic and Ge[...]nity was the teacher. She thought Harley was such a Leanore helped in the Outl Scho nice little boy, she took him home with her for a visit some wee ends. ethod1st Church pr or o t u,I When the Robinsons went west, Harley attend[...]the Outloo post office pri o b He was a WWII veteran, having spent 3 years in the Alas an In 1919, she oo a claim on . Islands area and Europe. He returned to Sheridan County, buying and quished. farming[...]10-2-51 a JU rs t[...]retired and hves in Gr he ninth remembe Ii ed to h 1 family firs above e mo rt and Our ho er er • I[...]rn t R n 3-19-25. I gr duat d[...]2 I or ho f to th int r of |
| 19 2-43, and then in he spring I came to Montana where I have lived J. L. and EVA ROVIG since e c[...]Willard were born to this union. His wife died 5 months after Willard[...]On 12-30-28, he married Eva Lund, Madison, MN. She w[...]llen retired from the dI ·n ashing on and ard their son or s for the in on. ilia eh er, Jo ho lives in Call ornia and a n, I in o. r illa's mother died 7-28-7 3[...]Their first child Lee as born in Duluth, on 10-5·29. At this p·oneers. Ches er's dad came o[...]hav- time J. L. was wor ing as fireman on a boat hauling ore from Duluth to ing come rom Ber en, or ay, o visi her bachelor b[...]In 930, they had the urge to move to ontana here they settled : Ches er, Ruby an Be Lou. Ruby arush hves rn Tacoma a Dooley aJong ith other innesota friends Tiny Torg[...]r i hin e day . She is he ne 5 oal as mined m a tunnel mine and hauled o Out- 8-8· 1 Tacoma nd his loo and Pl in a model T rue . 2 ons at a time. Coal as[...]Those ere for everyone I h the drouth and[...]·c ens and a e p· s. There as[...]mo r sp nt a o al of[...]z a loo |
| [...]College of Auctioneering in Bill- and joining a smaJI community as a elco h By 111 ings in 1952.[...]s were spent auctioneering and selling real was a sophomore in h·gh school and Ell n s[...]They have enIoyed Ou lo ha i ha n t em ·I LEE ROVIG[...]od schooling and po un • I was born 10-5-29 in Duluth, MN and graduated from[...]A this time Bill has compl d 3 ears a C oll I attended MSU in Bozeman whenever finances would p[...]st graduated from school and Is ,pa 1952, I enlisted in the army where I served in the Veterinary Corp in a college. Berlin, Germany. In 1954, I returned to MSU where I finished my eat and Lyman are en1oyI g farm life and op ill a e agricultural studies, earning my BS Degree in 1955. I then went to many future years , he peop e of Ou loo an work for the MSU Extension Service in Baker for a year and then returned to MSU to study for MS Degree which I received in 1958. For the next 11 years I served as County Extension Agen at NELL[...]The Outloo sc ool o he '30s and ' In 1967, I purchased my parents' farm at Ou look and have farmed perous ranche s and businessmen. Ou as a hri it since that time. In 1971, I married June Unsworth of Scobey. We o n and had a large sc en oilmen . me nece were divorce[...]an ove lo classroom. I he or un cher o be[...]na in 1935. In 1940 e amlly, gr e and a s nc disc including Bill, elle, and eal, moved o[...]son HS in 1953. After high school he or ed as a fireman or he ed a railroad. This job as interrupted by 4 years in h[...]pan stationed at Par s Base (near Oa land}, To yo, Japan and Lo ade in Denver. His assignment in he Air Force as a o a musIc1an m und Ai[...]uld Lyllian Loe en as born a Hepburn Sa[...]" and bought a cotton farm. She graduated from asco hen a Regis ered ur a Foun osp d hat L eal me gra a UCL h and I s ial Hosp . |
| Then I new why the crew put Columbus in chains and headed for 1-17-55 to Frank Cecil and Esther Eaton of Lindsay. Alice gr[...]from Dawson County HS, Glendive, in 1972 and went on to college at o story of Outlook school would be complete without honoring MSU in Bozeman, where she earned a BS degree in Zoology in 1976. our faithful and always cheerful and obliging janitor. I never heard an In 1981 she became certified to teach secondary science and moved un ind or word[...]made of "Shavey." No teacher ever asked to Outlook, where she taught Science, grades 7-12. She is still teach- too much hat he wouldn't answer with a smile and the favor was ing there at this time. granted. I am sure there will never be another like "Shavey." We have a son, Carl Norman, born 2-2-84 in Plentywood. We a[...]currently living in Outlook. WY A P. and MARIE SANDY By Olive Irelan[...]oy, ND By Betty Schmidt 10·10·1896, a daughter of George and Estelle Robinson. She came[...]ith her family soon after the turn of the century to the Big Muddy and Elizabeth Schmidt. He came to the US at the age of 16 years with area. She married Wyman P. Sandy in 1915, a son of Jim and ell his sister Elizabeth Welhelmi to Starkweather, ND. Elizabeth passed Sandy. The Jim Sandys lived a few years on the present farmstead of away the fall[...]our home (the George Robin- 4-24-03 in a village in Romania, a daughter of Kasimir and Katharina sons). Wyman ha[...]ank, Louis, good friends. They lived up north for a few years and then moved Tony, Peter, Fred and a sister Matelina Wangerin. southeast of Ou loo . T[...]0 at Plentywood. They made 192 -25 and then mo ed to Littleroc , A here they operated a their home in Burkefield, Can., later moving to the Outlook area in April dairy.[...]1922. They lived on the George White farm, now part of the Hass Land[...]Co., until 1938 when they moved to Starkweather, ND. In 1944, they[...]returned o the Outlook community, living on the Bruno Hass farm;[...]later living in Outlook for a year. Joe bought the Hub bar, later selling to[...]Herb Benson. In 1952 they moved to Plentywood where Joe tended[...]pot and 3-0. Joe passed away 7-22-64. Celia moved to the[...]midt elhelmi lived in Bertha, and passed a ay 4-11 -75. She[...]o, S he son of Rev. a o c ncer i h n- Sch 07[...]. 30 • d I r dua m r[...] |
| Then I knew why he crew put Columbus in chains and headed for 1-17-55 to Frank Cecil and Esther Eaton of Lindsay. Alice gr[...]from Dawson County HS, Glendive, in 1972 and went on to college at o story of Outloo school would be complete without honoring MSU in Bozeman, where she earned a BS degree in Zoology in 1976. our faithful and always cheerful and obliging janitor. I never heard an In 1981 she became certified to teach secondary science and moved un ind or word[...]made of "Shavey." No teacher ever asked to Outlook, where she taught Science, grades 7-12. She is still teach- oo much that he wouldn' answer with a smile and the favor was ing there at this time. granted. I am sure there will never be another like "Shavey." We have a son, Carl Norman, born 2-2-84 in Plentywood. We a[...]roy, D By Betty Schmidt 0-10-1896, a daughter of George and Estelle Robinson. She came[...]ith her family soon after the turn of the century to the Big Muddy and Elizabeth Schmidt. He came to the US at the age of 16 years with area. She married Wyman P. Sandy in 1915, a son of Jim and Nell his sister Elizabeth Welhelmi to Starkweather, ND. Elizabeth passed Sandy. The Jim Sandys lived a few years on the present farmstead of away the fall[...]ur home (the George Robin- 4-24-03 in a village in Romania, a daughter of Kasimir and Katharina sons). W man ha[...]rank, Louis, good friends. hey lived up north for a few years and then moved Tony, Peter, Fred and a sister Matelina Wangerin. southeas of Outloo . Th[...]-20 at Plentywood. They made 92 25 an then moved to Littleroc , A, here they operated a their home in Burkefield, Can., later moving to the Outlook area in April dairy.[...]1922. They lived on the George White farm, now part of the Hass Land[...]Co., until 1938 when they moved to Starkweather, ND. In 1944, they[...]returned to the Outlook community, living on the Bruno Hass farm;[...]later living in Outlook for a year. Joe bought the Hub bar, later selling to[...]Herb Benson. In 1952 they moved to Plentywood where Joe tended[...]pot and 3-D. Joe passed away 7-22-64. Celia moved to the[...]mid elhelmi lived in Bertha and passed a ay 4-11 ·75. She[...](See B109.). orman and Be y have 5 children: Vic y, ar ayde[...], nd m r co i |
| [...]Appleton, 3-3 03. In 1906 the family moved to a farm near Bromhead, Sask. In 908 they moved to ontana, homesteading 4½ miles northwest of Outlo[...]aduated in 1926. He taught at Whitetail as ell as a rural school north of Scobey-the Battleson School[...]Christopher, Janet, Darle and George Scott. On 12 28 26 Palmer married Emma C. Hinricksen of Whi[...]as born in Los Angeles 5-9-48 and George returned to Dodson. On 5-21 -30 Palmer Mars Scott, Jr. was born. In 1933 the Montana to farm that summer. In 1949 the 3 Scotts moved to Outlook, family moved to Loring, MT where Palmer was Superintendent of[...]from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN in 1970 with a BS Degree in Douglas, ·8· 2 and Edgar Clarence,[...]from OHS as co-valedictorian in Do(s, who died in a hun ing acciden in 1937. 1968, and from UNO, Grand Forks in 1973 with a BS Degree as a In 9 0, Palmer ran for he State Legislature on the Democratic Registered Physical T[...]ectronics engineer at Hughes Aircraft, and Jan is a supervisor un ii his re irement in 1950 because o[...]Carey Beth, born 1-25-79 and Omaha, E; Duane In o on: Ronald in alta and Ed in Butte.[...]James born 10-3-81. T o o er sons were born to "P. J." and Hilda. Edgar Clarence,[...]epresentative for United Power Assn., and Dana is a physical Bromhead, Sas in 906, died in infancy.[...]the Rush City Hospital and ursing Home. They live on "P. J." and Beulah Peers Bjorne hun were married in Apple on, Rush La e, M . 3- 2-18. The ha[...]was a member of the Coalridge Flying Club. He and Darle[...]of Highland Lutheran Church. They retired on 5-31 -80 and now enjoy GEORGE and DARLE SCOTT[...]reedom to ravel and do the things they enjoy, h1ch include[...]George· George - - a he Scot homes ead north-[...]nd furniture and gardening. for Darle. Ou I angan. From 922-2[...]laces he 've been, "Outloo ,s the best ed a Canada border on Beaver place to live." a so 6 he moved to Ou loo so George co[...]TT i I. n 1. he Robe . " Bob' Seo a[...]. He a d d Seo m a sod and rame house at the family farm south[...]empt d by Canada border on Beaver Se am1ly B[...] |
| daughter, Debbie, was born 10-30-7 0. They moved back to Montana In January 1971, Ardelle marr[...]and ranch full time.[...]us in a car accident in January 1982. arena is current! a nding[...]from Coiffeur of Arts in Billings and i no employed there. Rach I and Shane a tend school a Outloo . The Harts returned to en's na ive e Zealand o spend[...]1983 a banner year en's parents er ilfr d and[...]a bro her, eal res de ·n e Zealand, and i n and aren Ii e in[...]971 where she was active in band and girl scouts. On 4-1-72 she girl born ·n 1s area, h1ch la er b[...]raci Lynn loo -Dalevie History Commi ee deems i a pr" ilege born 5-13-73 at Wolf Point. and Cami Ly[...]George and cCo on 1899 o Sorrow struck our family on 7-29-81 hen our son, Bobby, died · o Sh un y. , I, ar- suddenfy of an apparent heart attac at the a[...]-30-1 attending school at Outloo . I am a member of the Highland Lu heran C urch, as a Sunday School teacher, and a Bro nie leader. I enjoy my ome, fami y, and truly enJoy my grandchildren. I remember he good imes a d ood friends at Raymond. sleighndes, ma ing candy, paying cads, o · ing bac the rugs and dancing to the mus·c of a phonograp : am1I fun imes including he Ed Blac s, Ed Hannahs, ugus Gf son. a in Severson, Lee unson, Carl Fm and ndy Rios. Rob rt and I still reside m Ou oo ere ·[...] |
| House; as a hresher in the area and worked on the Carroll Dam. In Robin- 8-2[...]and is 19 2 we bought the farm that we still live on and operate today north- presently coach[...]mar- est of Plentywood abou 3 miles. Lester and I had 4 children: Jackie, ried Jane Hagan[...]83. Jessie and Eric. David, her fifth, is married but has no children, and Randall- 8-13-[...]17 ·76 at Plentywood Lutheran Church. Steve I have 23 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-gra[...]A. They E cept for he short stay in Seattle, I have lived in Sheridan Coun- have 2 childr[...]. ty m entire life since that very first day when I was born in a tent set Sandra Jo- 5-24-58, played basketball 1 year at Flathead College up on the on ana prairie. Tha as 85 years ago in September.[...]the present time. They have 1 child, Ashley, born 5-19-83. ROALD an[...]the U of M. Roal as born 5-29-29 in Outloo toon ana College for ar, he aught at h eds one[...]m and in By Roald Selvig 958 got a job wor ing for merican Petroleum Corp. in the oil field On 2-25-1 4 Bert and Lina Anderson were married (See Biog. SD I near e is s ill far g and or ing in th[...]d e a Hellerud. She at- ith his double cousins atherine and Anne Selvig ( rs. I in Ordahl[...]here gnes He married Rita elson, a daughter of John and Hazel elson. (See[...]College and Biog. SD I p. 536) They had 2 children Jerry and Carolyn. Jerry 1s a[...]ath p ofessor at Columbia Basin College, Pasco, A. He marri d[...]oo and Sissel Oe1s ad and their children a rti and Christa.[...]J I and .T "des in[...]y a Jo n Jo nson , C4m to previous marria e. So ·[...] |
| Now I am going to be 79, October 10th. My husband passed away We were married 5 29 34 . In 1937, we moved to Havre, where 1-23-70. He was the son of Outlook p[...]aught until 1943. Three of our children were born a Havr . Diane liff. I have 7 children, 5 sons and 2 daughters. I have 18 grandchildren (3-15·38) has her BA[...]Jim Cleveland 9 1 63, and 28 great-grandchildren. I live in our house by myself in Kalispell. l[...]mmy (11 -19-67) and ,m My son Lewis and his wife, May, live in San Diego. James and wife, (1[...]rry (11 26 41) is in Pharmacy. He married Charlen May, live in Kalispell. They have 2 daughters and 1 s[...]ensen (See Vally P. and Myrtle Larson Biog.) adds to Great Falls, is a CPA, and lives m Cort adera, CA. the Shirtli[...]rtliff, daughter In 1950, Orley accepted a job as assistan principal at Par Coun of Herbert[...]here he administered until his dea h {1 ·6-68). I anne. Terri is married to Jeffrey Lyford and they have 1 son, Travis went bac to teaching indergarten in the public school a Livingston. and live in Milton-Freewater, OR. Vicki is married to Wm. Luisi, Jr. and in 1965 and retired in 1972. f am still livrng a 5 5 5th 13 h in Li • they have a daughter, Jennifer, and live in Portland. Roxanne[...]live at It is interesting hen loo ing a the rite-up in he Billings Gaze te Creswell, OR.[...]f-brother, Emmet Davis married Lucille Shirtliff, a sister of the Outloo team, and no ing I had taugh all of heir dads or grand- my daughter-[...]rea." y sis er, argare and I liv o and rs.[...]George Simonet on the same st th ol;[...]My parents were Amund and Maren Johnson. Dad came to " e years I began to haul coal and h orc[...]d the ulaas lumberyard, or my fa her, and a e ears ta uired a odel which he later managed until retiring in 1945. other and 4 children T car i h a sport body on it. I m o ing came in the fall of 1913. We lived for a short time in the rooms that hol[...]uncle Rasmus, ,had la homesteaded east of to n, building a home hich as later bough by my dad, and where my[...]a Biog.), Esther (See Wm. and Esther Boe Biog.), ay[...]) marr,ied Ro ert Joslin, and no Ii e ·n Graham. A. They have 5 children: Caro n, Jill, P r, Bob and[...]1 a (Simon t)[...] |
| [...]d Linda Buchner has 3 children, Jen- In 9 2, I as married to John H. Wynn, who was in the Air Force[...]. After his return from the serv'ice we purchased a small I was born in 1929 and married Alfred Dighans and w[...]1 boy, Kyle and 1 girl, Sharlissa. We live on a farm south of Peerless. estern and southern sta[...]child, born in 1936, died in 1963. Dad died at i h over the years. We finally gave up the Square dancing, but still do Daniels' County Memorial Hospital,[...]o died in childhood. Jess yron , as born 8-6-1886 on a farm near Independence, IA. He[...]in the early 1900s. Dad only moved to Canada from Oalesburg, SD in 1903. Beulah was born spen summers at Ou loo and returned to Iowa via the Soo Line every 11-19-04[...]years. o her's sister, lone, aught or 2 years at a coun ry school 8 or 9 miles north est of idby. She stayed with a Pe erson family. lone la er married, bu she and h[...]m Sumner. A h erton's paren s.[...] |
| [...]lentywood and Weyburn. She and me occupied on wee ends by carting me along even if it as jus a (d · Merton are buried in the Outlook cemetery.[...]I remember well, meals at D c s I O ho as a EUGENE and MARILYN STASHICK[...]ool half where all the men lay b · On 2-22-42, Marilyn Ann was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beckers. and shoot a little pool h1le their oun sters ol. My first 7½ years of schooling were at Outlook. I graduated from Walder at the elevator as al ays dre sed · s m d in a sui and ti . Sacred Heart Academy in Minot in 1960 . While attending St. Joseph's Yes, I have fond m mones of my stay in Outloo and t School of Nursing in Minot, I met Airman 1st Class Eugene Andrew there.[...]0 : On 6-1 4-61 , Eugene and I were married in Outloo . ed for[...]nne Jean and Rachelle Rae. In 1 966 we moved to Eugene's hometo n of P . Pen- ny Sue[...]has been for he past 15 years. I have bee r ms Fruit and[...]ars. e reside at 34 Garard A e. in Unio We are sharing our space ith m I, Leonard, as born 9·16-39 in loo School and gra[...]ye n Dorothy y n Dorothy family to Ba 961 . |
| [...]d me Raymond, and it was our home for 32 years, but we decided the move to re ire on permanent disability in 1962. Andree went to work in a wasn't so bad after all. Dad carried mail[...]ear health started failing, so they spent a few winters in Arizona which department.[...]seemed to help her arthritis. She had wonderful gardens and[...]When Dad carried the mail, he made himself a type of cab called a[...]utter." It fit over the sled and was large enough to hold 2 people plus[...]all the mail and the foot warmer. "The mail has to be delivered," he'd[...]say, hitch up Mac and Dan and start on his way, and his horses would[...]always bring him home. People on the route including the Wankels,[...]Morstads and Carlsons would often have the coffee on while the horses got a rest.[...]Jack's inventive mind was used to create ways of coping with the[...]irie roads, mud holes, and snow. One of these was a Model "A" which he converted to use large balloon tires. He also had a 1929[...]"having a head for figures." He was a baseball enthusiast and pitched[...]ond team. He was also an avid fisherman and liked to Our children are married and live in Spo ane[...]She was Hospi al for crippled children. They have a son, Ryan, (6-8-71) and[...]to Plentywood in 1973 and lived at the Sunnyside Apa[...]years. He decided to give up housekeeping and moved to the Pioneer 1· 8-82 .[...]himself there. John and Bonnie have 2 sons: a he born 2-5-70 during Dad will be 90 years young in August. His parents, 2 brothers[...]duty in Vie nam, and Brady born 10-28-72. John is a[...]grandson, Bobby Scott, have passed away. da a base manager a the ISC Corp. The firm is a designer and manu- f c urer of microprocessors based on hne data terminal systems.[...]In 979, ndree's mother, rs. Odile ilbroo , came to live ith[...]Gordon John Stoner as born 5-21-55, to Vernon and Helen ho sops by hen in Spo ane, e d[...]Stoner, Ou loo . Hegre up on the family farm and went to school in[...]ating in 1973. He attended Seattle Pacific U with a JO ATHILDA STE ART[...]summa cum laude in 1977. He as elected to he Centurions, an[...]and served as student J " S a Charles and Sarah S e art[...]body reasurer. He selec ed to go to Ethiopia in 197 4 for 3 8- 2• un[...]CPA Tes 1978, and as Assis ant Con- Canad , a re ii hey move on[...]· · na on in he morn Be ou - |
| [...]t Plentywood ing at Outlook. I was more interested in or ing than going to school at Lutheran and moved to Seattle where Gordon had 6 months of college the time, and I was needed on the farm o help my dad ma e nds left. Bonnie worked as a Registered Nurse at Virginia Mason Hospital in meet. With the exception of 6 years of my adul /if , I hav liv d on his the Intensive Coronary Care Unit for 3 years[...]came on the home place it consisted o 560 acres. It asn' asy, Gordon now farms in the summer and works as a CPA at Nelson those first years. We[...]s and Bonnie works at Sheridan to about 20 per acre. Memorial as an RN and part-ti[...]We were grateful that our 3 children re u n d to Sh ridan Coun y They have 2 children, Ryan[...]living on the farm. Gaylen married Doris orager and is in m[...]entywood. He has been instrum ntaf in enlarging e a m fo sister, Howard and Carol, Verlaine and with[...]live in Plen ood and farm. (7-7-52) were married on 7-9-70 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Plen- The 1930s e e difficult years i poor crops and pric s. lh tywood. Howard graduate[...]d HS in 1970. Howard gradu• wasn't any. Seed and feed loans ere orro d from t ego emrnen[...]College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, M in 1973 with a BA making ,t possible to stay ·n the farming game. e m,t d co s, sold deg[...]ised chic ens and p·gs, dug and sold coal o help i h he company which does appraising and salvage wo[...]es in family livmg. The '40s ere a urn-around 1th ood crop . e paid o Boston and Mia[...]n 1976 had very good help along the a . A nold Boe and I farmed o et er o with a BS degree in biochemistry. She obtained her Ph.D.[...]ndeis U in Waltham, MA in 1982. She currently has a Eileen joined e amily farming uni .[...]eir o n and ar arming Medical School, Boston, as a research fellow. She has a fello ship separately. from the Nati[...]2 -55) at the u of · Heart Hosprtal. The surgery a successful, but because of heart and lung damage she cou d no sur[...]this day and age, the defects ou d corr c d o ly a e birth and she ould hve, but heart surgery as a n i d ·n o days. Her chances for survival it out e a emp r n a d .1 , only 50%. Bu ha a b essing or all of e family en on ·10·65 Verlam are as born. She a d d sc oo • P11en1,rwoi.1XJ graduating 1[...]c and om Econo ·cs ( ) her as or ing a Pl n ood a.d Class. o sh i a ndm Pac, firs year. GROWi G U[...]I[...]I Mf 00[...]o a~[...] |
| Fargo. But I was much more in erested in my VRS (Vernon Ray Stoner) In 1945 I taught 5th-6th grades until Christmas in Outlook and degree than I ever was in college. So on 6-12-49, Vernon and I were then I moved to St. Paul where I met my future husband, Lloyd Smith. married in a double wedding with my sister, Margaret, and Lloyd Smith After his ordination in 1953 we sailed on the Queen Mary for France a Plen ywood Lu heran. and then on to the Central African Republic as missionaries of the Vernon and I set up housekeeping in the bunk house on the Stoner American Lutheran Church. We retired in 1983, after 30 years on the farm, and then in 1952, we moved south in the yard to the house mission field. Now we are[...]ch Arnold Boe had built in the late '40s previous to buying the Ed daughter, Rachel Lynn." Fin fa[...]TH (PIONEERS) December 1954), we moved their home to the Stoner farmstead (fur• By Irene Larson ther south) and have added on to it over the years. We sold our other My maternal grandmother, Helena Halvorson, came from house to the Don Tryans of south Flaxville and it is their[...]y. My maternal grandfather, Thomas Lee, came from on the RY. Leckfourd. They were on the same boat, and were later married in Min· Vernon and I have had a very full and rewarding life: our family nes[...]o came from Norway and married in uld have o be his serving on the emont Telephone Board for 25 Minnes[...]of Highland Lutheran, Outloo , eachin e Be hel udi ent ood Lu heran, the month[...]me. Bu our greatest blessings ould hav o be our children d, Carol n's memories, Go[...]yan, llison and Sarah, and our 2 a arol and B o chose our sons o marry[...]Back row: Haze) and a. ur et as folio s. "I, Front row: John, Ir n per on ch ir rm, and S 11a andmg. 1918. 2-[...]· ' · a Crosb in 1912. They had 6 children, Ste[...] |
| and is now owned by "Toots" Desonia Bantz. I also saw the Desonia (Verlyn passed a ay in arch 1980). They a 3 chi dr n: Davi , house, which had been moved from the farm. But at Daleview, there Julie and Peter. was nothing there but the sign "Daleview" and the elevator. The base- argaret Ann as born 4-3-31 . Sh graduat d I r HS ment of the old school brought fond memor[...]. of Sou hem Ca . Sh marri d or I am sure many of you know my Uncle Walt Lee. I dearly love him 12-19 58 and has 1 dau[...]raduat d ,om S and exception of Cecile, who moved to Maine. Stella married Selmer Lein, the[...]en; Hazel married Bert Hansen and had 6 children. I resides in Pans, France. married Levi[...]They passed a ay in Cahforn,a; Carl m 1978 Mother will be 90 in July and is now in a home here in Abbotsford 1979 at age 84.[...]3702 McDougall Ave., Abbotsford, B.C., Canada, 1f any of the old friends of Daleview still remember our[...]Tange and m U I s By Margaret Tange ear I as born; c s[...] |
| [...]I had twin brothers, John and Alfred. John resides[...]Agnes live at Brea, CA. My sister Margaret (Mrs. on to attend college to qualify herself for the teaching profession. She[...]including Poplar, Kalispell and I graduated from Montana State Normal College, Dill[...]nd is where she tended for 2 years. I taught the Longfellow School near Dagmar and met James innie, also a teacher. Jim taught 5th and 6th grade and the Coalridge School. I attended 1 year at Brigham Young University, coac[...]years at the Utah State University, Logan, where I aught in Ou loo and coached. Later, James left[...]es- received my BS and MS degrees. Then I taught high school for 1 year sion and became an[...]rgaret enjoyed her At the time I was at Chester, there was no county agent in Liberty life to the utmost until she became ill with cancer and she passed County, so I helped organize the Marias 4 County Fair at Shelby in away a age 42 in 1959. She has been sorely missed by her brothers. 1939-41 . I also had charge of the grasshopper control progra[...]In 1941 , I began working with the Indian Services at Elbowoo[...]ND. I served in the United States Air Corps from 1942-45. I served in[...]After the war, I went to work in 1946 for the United States Soil Conser-[...]ervice. That same year, 1946, Mae Kurschinski and I were[...]married at Parshall, ND. In 1953, we moved to Redmond, OR, where[...]e reside a present. Mae and I had 2 daughters Theresa and Charlene[...]away in 1982, John horson as born and raised on he Louis Thorson farm leaving a little daughter, Cheryl, age 4. sou h of Ou loo .[...]u school and helped his mo her nd ather on the home arm and ed ith different farmers in the rea. He purchased a ranch north f Redstone and raised Hereford[...]rm and produced cereal rains and forage. John has a love of horses and had small herd o quarter horse[...]d Thorson raised on he Louis Thorson farm south[...]he left |
| [...]Lux children, Lindhe Leonard B. Too came to Outloo , girls and the Hans Hanson family.[...]Manitoba, where he as born. He mar i d erl ut y, dau r o Art Harry went into[...]abel Tutty, in 1929 They had 1 daught r, Pa ricia a . months and in Honolulu. He became a Staff Sergeant. Leonard wor ed on the Fort P c· Dam, as in partne ship oft Art and I were married in 1932. We lived southeast of Outlo[...]th Louis Bee ers, wor ed in the ship ards durin h a miles. Art's folks left the farm in our hands then and they moved to years, and wor ed as mana er of estland 011 and arm rs Oil for Plentywood where they passed away. On 11 -3-35, our daughter many years. He also sold cars and ork d on a farm. Denelda was born in Plentywood. On 12-27-39 our son, Larry was born in Mounds Park H[...]She la er be e eF a[...]od. thaw. Wilfred walked ahead of the bus to s road her deal 12-[...]d HAZEL TORGRI SO culvert as going to wash him do n stream By ur a heir lives to save ilfy. Art heard holler'ng, hadn't been started all inter, but luc ily across the water to the other side and rescu I ing on the ban ; all ere in ears, and i children do n. Denelda m ·[...]s 1ld n: d m r, h Glenda Smi i g 00 .[...]a th n[...] |
| hem un ii 954. He then went to work for Joe Walikonis, Jr., on a Fred and Louise had 2 boys[...]George, the younger resides in Denver, and moved to Richey and he went to work for the Dawson County road de-[...]ied and has 3 children, Todd Michael, and Jerome, but Louise partment until he retired.[...]ws the oil rig work. Haze owned and operated a cafe and bakery in Richey for several[...]975, and could not live alone years until she had to sell out on account of her health. anymore. She sold her house and lots in Outlook to Glen and Bonnie Tny and Hazel had 6 children[...]Wirtz now stands where Fred and Louise ho lived a Antelope, born 4-15-30; Alden of Lewistown, born[...]n Ladd Jr., born 1-7-1900 died the winter of 1984 on and read and also a story or wo o tell. They enjoyed fishing, hunt-[...]at Youngtown, AZ, and I, Onalee Dorthea, born 6-4-04, were children ing a[...]moved to Traer, IA and due to Papa's health, we moved to several on 5- 1-79. Two grandsons, Steve (Sheridan and Lorra[...]till lives at Richey and still has the coffee pot on for anyone which was the original location of Outlook. I remember John and I had hos ops b . to pick up broken glass and throw in the cellars. Th[...]from the former townsite which Papa had to fill with dirt. He also FRED and LOU S TREFZ[...]remodeled the old lumberyard into a granary. By Helen S oner Louise as born 1-2 -12 a aylor, T , a daughter of Dave Ulrich and Lilly Clemens Ta . Louise's Grandm lemens (Lilly's mo her) as a sis er o Tom Connoll ho as gr her of he former Texas Go ernor, John Connolly. John Connolly be remembered as the overnor injur d a he ime of Presiden nedy's assassination in Dallas. Louise ad 2 brothers, Jim and Jae , and a sister, Beatrice. hen Louise as 5 ears e[...]he amil og er, so Louise and Bearce ere placed in a C anage aylo e in he o[...].. . . a rice 8, hey e a en from[...]d Be tart y[...]I in the urch ool[...]to[...] |
| [...]d 1 daughter, CORRECTIO S: S. D. I: artin and Laura Homme Biog. P. 518: azel Mae. John farmed with Papa until he moved to Van Nuys, CA in 1. r. Homme di d[...]ography: Harold ey . time they moved to Youngtown, AZ. 3. 2nd to the last paragraph I. P. 518, s[...]4. To n S ory L Those were the da[...]er end.' artin Homm a ut they did and now after 60 years and more,[...]d f us who are left are getting very dim. I remember the first graduate north blo on f ..vas Rudy Lundquist, 1918;[...]z So P. 517 hou d Ea ols . r. Taylor, was a brother of Charles Taylor-Editor of the Producer'[...]MARGARET TUR E Our graduating class had a class play performed at Stiver's Hall to BRUCE and ETHEL HASS a capacrty crowd. Mrs. Rueber, 1fe of the ban er, s[...]Rr tor. The play "The Arrival of Kitty" as quite a sophisticated play for arga[...]l town characters as we. George elson did not ant a part a erine ass.[...]ll team. Some schoo bo s and townsmen ould play, but about the 3rd term a boys' earn as organ- ized and the year I graduated 1919-20, e had he first girls' earn. e[...]s upstairs over the Implement Shop. e had 1 bas e a I trip. Both the boys' and girls' teams ent b ram to es b and m- brose. e played estby the first night, s a ed o er and n on o Ambrose. e played that n ht, s ay d o er and cam bac on next day. hen e arrived n Outloo rs. ard El ood a d o mothers had dinner aiting for us. Eve[...]s oun da raves at t e cemetery on on hand. In our small schoo s there a n' t e ere quite ell duca d. st hey could pro · e. any of throu h h 8th so mo o[...] |
| [...]ch, 1970 and Bruce died 6-25-79. Wilfred Fawcett, a cousin, now farms the land which lies between the[...]ars during WWII when farm laborers were very hard to come by. She went to college in the winters and home to work over summer. Eventually she went o California and stayed, having become a Lab Technician, which is still her line of work. She resides at Racedia, a suburb of Los Angeles. ROY and FRANCES UDY |
| [...]pression t1 nd m on- Gale was born in Outlook, 3-23-23. Her paren[...]existent. We mov d toto attend the U. other and Clarence came[...]I, ary, and Stuart c amar · d in 1[...]General otors. reside a O ar[...]mail carrier, au es a,[...](10). Pegg (29), S . C a has Richard (Dick) West , Arnold Wirtz[...]ot m visor, Don Cole. Front row: Melba Be s, , Coralie Lien and L[...]I. Florence, . Smi as She graduated from OHS in 1940; graduated from on ana Sta e ~ . - ~ ~ University and held a Master's Degree from Cornell University m the o a -65 1 c DEWITT and JENNIE VA HOR E[...]as born 2-22- |
| [...]rcher community, George and I opened up a coal mine which we operated for 4 leaving the[...]birth. Dora Raaen lives in St. years, but then in about 1937, George struck out on his own. He was Paul and was 93 12-18-84. Ed R[...]School and then the Nickerson the family moved to Mentor, MN where Dorothy attended school and School, but his help was needed on the farm so he didn't get to high graduated. Then in 1940, she came out to Montana to visit her Uncle school. He entered t[...]in Henry Raaen and his wife, Minnie and stayed on for work. Her first job the Air Force.[...]ke, WA fice in Plentywood. Her salary was $4.00 a week. Later she worked 8-2-67, an[...]nild was born 6-5-54 at Sheridan Memorial good. I remember being left with a babysitter while my mother taught H[...]d child of Clarence and Dorothy Wagnild school. I wasn't completely trained, and was told if I had an accident I (See Biog.). would be put in the oven. I will never forget it. And cold winter morn-[...]tywood all 12 years, graduating in ings getting out of bed to step into the snow which had drifted through[...]... rain or shine. The school ran only 12 years. I was Gary bought the Selmer Johnson hom[...]4-1 9-83 at 95 years. only student in my class. I remember the cold winter mornings when In 1977, Gary and James Holte went on a trip including visits to we all sat around the furnace floor register waiting for the room to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salv[...]abel Foss, was There were also good times I remember ... the basket socials, st[...]old country church. There caught a ride in a canoe from Puerta Cabezas across to the peninsula was plenty of homemade ice cream, lemonade, pop, candy and then to the village of Haulover. When the boys were ready to go back, no there were ball games and horse shoe. Then home to do chores, which canoe ride was available and so they walked for 18 miles barefoot. I was never too fond of![...]they couldn't wear shoes for several days. I entered high school in Plentywood the fall of 1931 , graduating in 1935. I never was a great lover of the books but I enjoyed athletics. In the spring of 1932, we lost our house by fire and most of the contents. With a lot of hard work we bought used buildings (including the Plentywood livery barn) and by fall had a nice building started, liv- ing in the basement[...]n 1939 fire again took our barn and outbuildings but by fall we had the Carl Oberg barn moved on plus more used lumber (Jack Bennet barn that we tore down) for the re- mainder. More bad luck that fall; a hail storm took the entire crop. That was the end of the depression and from then on crops returned to nor- mal and prices were better; REA, RTA, nice cars, homes and all life was starting to be more pleasant on the farm. I had been able to save a little money and bought my first land from the county for $1.50 an acre. I had taken over helping Jad wi h the farming about[...]nd Kathy holding Cass. George left for Washington to go on his own. The farm was heavily in debt but with good crops, a lot of hard work, it soon became a going But Gary and Jamie discovered that you don't have to go to operation. Life has been good: we traveled to Europe and Africa in the Nicaragua to find adventure. Three years ago when the run-off[...]there is no place like home. We are semi-retired but spring was at its peak, the 2 fellows decided to take a ride in Gary's when the time comes for full retirement it will be here where all our kaya . They got aboard over on the creek by Ray Koterba's and were friends are.[...]enjoying a thrilling ride at breakneck speed. Suddenly west[...]smashed, and the boys struggled to shore. Hiking across the fields for[...]I was the youngest child of Joseph Earl and Lorrain[...]born 4-3-58 at a iles City hospital. (See Shackelford Biog.) I gradu·[...]ated from high school in 1977. I attended the Cliff Mann Floral School[...]in Denver, and returned to Plentywood to work for 2 years for Bob and[...]Nancy Marlenee. In 1979, I started the Flower Shack at 116 S. ain.[...]In 1981, we expanded into a partnership with Gary's sister, Jeanette[...]and her husband, Jim. In 1984, we sold my share to them and the[...]Gary and I were married at Plentywood Lutheran 7-12-80, with[...]Pastor Lloyd Smith officiating. Lloyd is married to Gary's aunt, the[...] |
| [...]re home from the Mission Field "I, Ruth Geneva, was born 9-1-20 in Outlook. My parents were of the Republic of Central Africa, on furlough that summer. That made Pete and Inga Wagnild. I attended grade and high school in Outlook. our wedding day an extra special occasion to have Lloyd marry us. The fall following my graduation in 1938, I went to Spokane to attend We have 2 boys, Seth Ray, 3-11-81 and Cass Dean, 10-12-82. I Kinman Business University. I worked as a secretary in Spokane for 5 am a Mary Kay consultant and a Diet Center Counselor. Gary is on the years- after graduating from Kinman's in 1940. I worked at the Plenty- Board of Directors of the F[...]ry. "On 1-5-46 , I married Charles Garriot at the Norwegian Lutheran I am happy as the mother of 2 wonderful children. G[...]isco. Of this union were 2 children: Marvin Dale, on in the tradition of his dad, Clarence, and before[...]"In 1951 , we went to Spokane, and as of this writing we are still MARV[...]re deeply involved in square dancing. Some may have noticed the license plate in Sheridan County " WHEEL." With a last name like "Wagnild" it was a natural to soon ac- quire the nickname "Wagonwheel," soon shortened to just WHEEL. I was born 8-4-18 to pioneer parents, Peter and Inga Wagnild, growing up on the homestead 2 miles directly east of Outlook, a[...]all 12 years of school there, graduating in 1936. I remember some of my teachers through the years:[...]as superintendent. Following graduation, I helped Dad with the farming operation. I also went to Pittsburg, CA to work in steel construction. In the 1940s, I worked in a Libby Canning operation in Sacramento. In the late '50s and on into the '70s, I worked for the ASCS office, checking bins and l[...]ith other general work. During the '50s and '60s, I spent the winters in Mesa and California. In 1955, Orace and I went[...]eth in front. with the Farmers Union Tour group to Europe, which included Frode[...]d in Italy, France, Switzerland, They have a little girl, Beth arie, born 4-1-74. Our son, arv[...]"Charlie and I are looking forward to going with Orace and arvin I served on the Farmers Oil Board of Outlook for 9 years. And I in June to Norway. We always have such good times together." belong to the Sons of Norway, Antelope. I bowled on the Outlook Farmers Oil Team. Then later we were[...]By Oliver Wagnild I am a member of the Plentywood Masonic Lodge 91 . And I am a Christian -Edwin Wagnild (6-12-1[...]son of Ole and Bet- 32nd Degree Mason belonging to the Scottish Rite of Billings and Al s[...]married Elline Odland (3-12-18 91 } of Coulee, O on tywood.[...]iver (1 -5-18), Vernon (5-21 -19). Clifford I grew up in the hard times, but I realize now, that it was the hard- (6-1-20) and Edwin (5-23-22) who as born 2 months after our dad est on Dad and Mom, who had the responsibility. Dad died 2-14-70. passed away of ruptured appendix on 3-2-22. other remained on the Following his death, om stayed on ith Orace and me on the farm - farm until 1924 when she sold to Uncle Ole and Aunt Tina old. We stead hich Dad ha[...]Then in the early spring of returned to orth Dakota where we made our home with her fathe[...]n the nursing home in Plen- Mother 1s now a resident at Faith Lutheran Home, Wolf Pomt. tywood. On August 22, that same year, she passed away. I ma med Lillian Undem of Circle here we farmed for 6 years Orace and I, as the Wagnild Bros., have continued farming our before moving to Wolf Point. Until retiring, I as a Lutheran Brother· mother's homestead about 6 mi[...]nsurance agent for many years (1 O of those years I served as dad's homestead east of Outlook. We hav[...]renewed ith "home." We wete al ays close as a family. And though Ruth, my sister,[...]ough the years, gone back and forth once or twice a year. Ruth has Colstrip, and Janice is an executive secretary. Her children are Duane always been a very dear sister, and I feel sorry for anyone who (21) and Connie (17) Webster. Loren is a civil engineer for the Wash- hasn't had one like Ruth to share with . It has been a joy for me to have ington State Highway. He married Donna Ault, daughter of former Plen· her as a sister to be close to. The past winters I have spent quite a bit tywood residents, Guy and Inez Ault, an[...]s, Orace, Ella Hagen, Dooley. Donna is a dietician in Vancouver, WA where they Ruth, Charlie and I are anticipating a trip to orway for 20 days in June reside. They hav[...]of Carl and y cousin , Helen Stoner and I wrote my story together, and I want Hazel Holmgaard, Dagmar. They live at Spokane where he is an ac- to save some of my space to share with Ruth for her family update as[...] |
| [...]Then I obtained a Graphic camera for black and white printing. I y brother, Vernon married Esther Halvorson[...]am now using a Hasselblad. It is easier to use. is retired and they live at San a Rosa, CA. They did not have a family.[...]The organization that helped take being timid out of me most was y ne brother, Clifford, marrie[...]Toastmasters. I was voted the most improved speaker one year. I also taugh in the English Dept. of he Plenty ood School prior to their mar- belong to Sons of Norway, Old Tractor Club (which I am President of a• riage. hey reside at altspell, where Cliff is[...](Director) and on the Sheridan County Council on Aging. paren s nd has a son, Brian (5); Ruth Elaine (30) married Rev. Joh[...]I am a member of the following farm organizations: Monta[...]y cousin, Helen Stoner, says my story can't go to print unless it can ne ic , and or s a he atomic energy plant a Richland. be added that I am kno n in Sheridan County for my whole wheat pa[...]y youngest brother, Edwin married Lorraine Baird a St. Thomas,[...]ca es. 0. He is no re ired but had an au omo ive shop in alispell in part•[...]I am not much of a sportsman, but I enjoy fishing. nership i h Cli ord for several years, besides other busine[...]ADDITIO : P. 485 SO I: Peter and Olga Anderson Biog. picture caption tu[...]should read: Peter and Olga had no children, but always had the great· alispell. They Ii e nea[...]old and oods and lives in Bilhngs where he 1s a contractor. They have Ryan[...]dren, 1924. hey live in inneapolis, here Joe is a computor designer and Sandra is secretary or La erquis Elevator Co. They have a dau hter, n- drea (1 ). CORRECTIO : SD P. 7 . Pie[...]urch Choir: Should re d Chris gnild. nc a nile. E OUR[...]rg ia ( leven) aller's paren s migrated to US from or· a a in isconsm and mnesota here Clifford[...]rents, bro her ard and sis er Es her mo d I en er i orld · v · -25 sl p on my t uth, Gladys, red, Berniece and a brother bu ! ah! ! ! Di rt![...]. du from H Chff a · eas of Ou . mo s[...]r s e under a fme te · i |
| [...]Plentywood 9-6-59. He attended OHS and played on the basketball[...]the state Class "C" tournament in 1978. This was a[...]College for a year. He played on the Teton basketball team. Randy Is[...]ctive in softball, golfing, and hunting. He works on the family farm and[...]Scott was born in Plentywood 9-15-66. He is a junior at OHS. He plays on the basketball team and also enJoys baseball, sof[...], Myrtle and Cliff, Charlene and residing on the former Frank Wangerin farm . This farm was Ga[...]trips. Bradshaw of Drummond, MT, a MSU graduate, were married on 10-4-75 in St. Timothy's Chapel at Southern Cross[...]employed by Ford Motor Credit Co., and Charlene, a nurse, in the Inten- Fran Wangerin was born 3-31 -1896 at Par ers Prame, to sive Care Unit of Deaconess Hospital.[...]in Cleveland, OH; Richard Being employed in a public office 32 years I will always remember on 2-14-1874 and Emma on 8-8-1874. Richard farmed at Parers the fine peopl[...]g Parkers Prairie and Henry of Outloo . I as born to Joseph and artha friendships with my co-workers. I treasure my years of employment by Klime , ho ere born in Germany near Berlin. They came to he USA Sheridan County and especially remember my good associations ith as children. I had 5 brothers and sisters. those responsible for[...]ng m US and the Scandinavian Countries. In orway, I became even more a are of my roots when we visited relatives living m the sturdy old house on a tiny ,stand in he orth Sea here our dad was born in 1880. It as also a moving experience to stand in the Trondenes Lu heran Church, hich a[...]our dad had been bap ,zed and con• irmed. hat a priceless Christian heritage these old and al er[...]ren, grandchildren and grea -grandchildren. I cidentally there are appro ima ely 1000 mhab·tan s on his Ii island and e ere old that most of hem ere infol . hat a hame d"dn't have ime o drin coffe and ea lei i all of h m... DO and CO IE[...]. |
| nd Louis. Bertha Elizabeth Hollatz was born on 8-20-1898 in Parkers ing and livi[...]ghter, Kristen; Sheila is attending Prairie, to Albert and Bertha Hollatz and had 6 brothers: August, Reno State U in Reno, NV; and Scott is a freshman at MSU in Bozeman. illiam, Albert, He[...]residents, Max and Dorothy Klimper. Max was a teacher and coach at Henry ttended the Agricultur[...]rlene. Max and Dorothy have both ried in innesota on 3-8-17. They moved to Outlook to begin a lifetime passed away. of farming on a ranch 1½ miles north of Outlook. here were good[...]me lean years. Their passed away on 1-29-59. The Wangerins had 5 children, 20 grand-[...]Herman Wangerin was born 12-30-1900. He worked as a farm-[...]I was born in Romania 12-5-09. I came to Canada in 1913 with[...]in Canada until the spring of 1921 when we moved to the Outloo community. I went to school in Outlook and the Lagrange[...]I married Herman Wangerin 11-4-30 in Plentywood and[...]to innesota that year. We had 5 children: Leonard (1[...]Herman wor ed on road construction till his death 9-29-69.[...]nded odern Business College in issoula, wor ed as a is no ma ing his home with me.[...]. Col. Je re c nail and It ing in California i h heir 2 y ood police force before[...]sons, Travis and Colby; Gary e, Judy, a teacher, are living in H rdin, T ith heir 2[...]Gary is princi junior high. For a y parents oe and artha Hatvic . I as born 12-31-1 . in num y rs E[...]and o Outloo at the age of 18 months. I sta ed a Bozem nee Supervisor o school a Dalev ith Hannah Johnson as my teacher,[...]d as sarutatorian in 1933. The family lived on e is or - Je . A brother. ·· the famil 7-6-32. mg[...]is o n pain in bus dean and Laura; Sandy and hu i soula. Be co · a Da -Care Center in Charles hmp is he B1lh[...]d are h ing and gin Sea le. A; Ru ell U, wife, V[...] |
| land State U. She worked as a legal secretary in Beverly Hills, CA and new home and raised 7 children while they were on the farm: Donald Dallas, TX, where she met and ma[...]New England, ND in 1964 a,1d attended Portland U for 2 years. He[...]Outlook went to St. ary s in e England, D. A er graduation he[...]years in the army, most of the time in Germany. A er discharge he at•[...]lendive Jr. College for 2 years. He wor ed m Alas a, as a Top picture: Jimmy, Gladys, Marcine and[...]policeman at Glasgo Air Force Base, custodian a he Outloo school Bottom picture : hm and V1. and moved to Helena in 1983, here he or ed or Don in he ho el[...]mily resides near Robert . est as born on 12-11 -50 and a ended school m Out· Polson, where Jim has a Real Log Home business and a small farm. loo . Bob married Shirley Be[...]Rita Lucille West as born 3-2-53 and a ended and gradua ed We had the only Bell pho[...]o community at the store. from OHS. She moved to Juneau, A here she or ed for he s a e. Frequently it would arouse us in the middle of the night m our apart• She married Jens Fran fo er on 11 -17-72 and the ltved in Juneau, ment next door, if only to have Jim ans er and someone ish him a then in he Sea le area. Jens or ed as a computer operato a a Happy ew Year.[...]currently res·de in Helena. The have 6 chi dren: a han ow, fully retired, e spend our time gardening, caring for a large (12-29-74); Dale (9·8-76); Ryan (9-20-77[...]enifer (11 ·14·81 ). Joys hunting, and fishing; I, se ing, quilting and hand or ; and e[...]on 5-20-78 an aunce An hony est as born 5-12-20 o Grace and Rob es Bob s a ism in O o graduated from OHS n 1938 a[...]so o o fo o L d Aircra . On •1 r Pamel Jan e[...]. n 3- s deceased but her si u ltv d e I a n H e[...] |
| [...]944. was born on 4-6-22 in the Outlook Hospital. After graduation[...]ed at Pat managed he onarch Lumber Co. They moved to Sunburst in home to take over the family farm and was hired by the Outlook School 949 here he managed a Monarch lumberyard there until 1954. to coach the boys' basketball team in 1944-45 and again the next Then they moved to Saco where he worked for the same company. In[...]ear. He married Rosella Jean Wilson in Plentywood on 10-4-45 and 1955 the family moved to Outlook where Pat worked in the oil fields they lived on the West farm for 3 years before moving into the[...]born in Medicine Lake, MT on 8-16-26 . The family moved to Plenty-[...]had 6 children: Mary Joyce (10- 6- 8) and married to Pa Cargill on 7- 4-73 in Douglas, A , here hey s ill live. They have a son, Carson Patric (10-31-75). Pat is a carpenter and Mary or s as a secre ary or he legislature. ichael Pa ric (6-15-51) lives in Alas a. i e was a coo in the US avy and also on the orth Slope for ere s on oil rigs. He has 1 Back row: Doug[...]ohn B., Sheila, Jean , Dick, John and son, illiam A. est (9-10-80).[...]and Barbara . 'lliam C. es lives in Alas a and war s as a P. A. man for a li- Front row: Ty, Randy, J son. Debra , Ben . Shari, Brenda, Bryan and a ·[...]thew . uor dis ribu or. He as born on 12-26-52 . eresa C. es (7 • -5 ), became ill on 6-12-55 and died of men- Jean and Die have 9 children: athleen arie (6-6-46), ent to ingitis.[...]Portland, OR and after graduation she wen 1 year to Stan- (8-19-78), Erin (2-5-80) and n[...]ard Th st 1- as on hs o n he amily Carry i 2 an ed in Hunting on Beach, CA. Kathy or ed in moved e[...]dep Savings and Loan, hen moved to DaJ school till in Jun a here he for es ern c, y,[...]Beverly Jea 6- 0- 7 (See Larry and Be erly elm[...]-27-71 and on 2 -7 o[...]for on om . valor d or |
| Michael Dinkelman on 10-20-80. Mike works as a power plant ing this time which I continued for several years, eventually selling the operator for Illinois Power Co. They have a daughter, Megan Michelle, equipment to the Wirtz brothers, Chester and Melvin. born 3-3[...]ised 7 children during these years: Mark was born on Barbara Yvonne was born 1-11-57. (See John[...]-11-55. He graduated from Outlook and the U of as a teacher and Biog.)[...]July 1982 and they are Maureen Kay was born on 8-18-60 and after high school she at-[...]ings. He married Linda Rasmussen of Plentywood on 8-6-77 and they Maureen graduated from UNO in May 1983 as a Registered Physical have 2 chi[...]Therapist. She married David Godec at Neenah, WI on 11-26-83. Dave da live in Billings where Joe works for Tech Time Computers as a Com- 1s a pilot and Maureen is working as a staff therapist at Deaconness puter[...]s birthday is 5-19-63. After high school she went to U of MT. He now lives in Billings an[...]llege in Helena, MT for 2 years, then transferred to the Jerry was born 10-31 -[...]ayed basketball all through wood, M on 8-30-80 and they have 1 son Christopher, born school, including 1 year at Carroll, and played on girls' softball teams in 7-23-82 . They a[...]works for a Ory-Wall Company. In 1973 Jean and Dick bou[...]live and farm. They at- Bismarck as a Social Wor er. She entered the Benedictine Order[...]at Sacred Heart Rectory, Richardton . Dick served on the school board, the Farmers Oil Board and has always arie was born on 5-28-62, graduated from OHS and attended been a staunch supporter of the Outlook Bluejay basketba[...]ed Heart Prio Richard- became Father Robert West, a Benedictine monk of Assumption Abbey[...]pril 1968 Julie as born on 4-3-66 and attended school in Outloo un ii and re[...]e resides at the monastery 1982 hen I transferred to a route m Jolie , after driving the mall rou e h[...]plans to attend E C in Billings.[...]Donna and I plan to retire some ere m southern ontana ere TERRANCE an[...]areas. I as born to pioneer parents Robert and Grace est on 7-27-30 y brother, illi[...]as born 10-18-18, fifth chi d o in Plent ood and I as the younges of 1O children.[...]d Grace. After high chool he en o Caltfo nia I attended grade school m Outloo and graduated from high school or ed at a o hrup Aircraft ac o as as e met or r.[...]ried Lorene G,bson of Outloo and the ha e 2 c I dren: Ga (6-2 -43) I joined the Air Force in 1950 and served as a eatherman in he and O"anne (10-20-45). Ga l'v s in L s V , V d h a d ·s United S ates and Greenland until 195 . i e Su n ha e 3 ch dr n: C r' op r (7-26-67 , Brad[...]and Ga u ust (8-30-78 . Oi nn B a "d s h 1 son O "d s[...] |
| [...]in Fort Peck. In March 1944 we I attended school at Park Grove and Fort Peck. In March 1944 we moved to he farm south of Outlook. I attended OHS, graduating in moved to my grandmother's farm south of Outlook. I was happy to 960 s class Valedictorian. The next 2 inters I attended business move to the farm. I had spent summers with my grandmother on the school in Spo ane. In 1964 I began working at the bakery in Plenty- farm . But it wasn't the same without her there and I missed her. I ood here I continued until the spring of 1966. I then moved to San graduated from OHS in 1952. I worked for John Tange, and joined the Francisco[...]ine Corps in December 1953. mo her's health began to fail, I returned home to help. I spent 2 years in Korea and 2 years in Japan. o her II ed to reminisce of the "good old days." She recalled the I was in the Reserves from 1957 through 1960. I came back to day, hen she as only about 5 years old and was ri[...]ridan County and worked for John and Ella Overby. I went back to i h her Uncle Jens and Aunt atrina (a sister of orten orager). active[...]nd spent the next 14 years in California, Jens ot out of the buggy o open a gate. The horses on the other side Japan, Vietnam, ort[...]l- Islands, Virginia and Okinawa. I left the Marines in 1975 with the rank ing he buggy. hen Tommy started, Katrina was thrown to the of Staff Sergeant. I was in the Engineers Battalion during all my serv[...]gy. She yelled for Tommy years. I was a truck driver, bridge builder, general carpenter, head to whoa nd he stopped just long enough for her to climb down, then carpenter, and[...]e warfare. oo of again. Tommy finally came home a week later without the I had some good years with the Marines. I enjoyed Japan and buggy or he harness. The buggy was found months later stuc in a Okinawa. I spent enough time there to learn the language and ap- coulee 1 O miles south[...]re. Other tours were not so satisfactory. Vietnam I special pet, because she al ays fed him sugar. Her indness to him ish I could forget. probab y sa II e. I'm happy to be bac on the farm. There is no place else I would y par of he To n Country Square Dance rather be. Club, and la ares. They raveled to differen s ates This is a picture of the school children where my mother an[...]et and Uncle Soren attended. Miss Huddelston will be he arm du ue to failing health, hey each ere remembered as a teacher at Beaver Cree Daleview, Desonia and forc[...]der (6· 6-2 ). Richard cam paren s to he t[...]in ds one area . Ri ed in a coun ry a[...]I ~am[...]n · a in[...]d h Ou I o . h ol[...] |
| [...]through the alley. rm sure Slim would have liked to trip Salem, OR having retired from work at the Salem Memorial Hospital. us a few times for tramping down his grass. Soren is r[...]rom Illinois with her mother, sister and brother, to join their father on the homestead south of Outlook. Elizabeth fi[...]or various peo- ple in the area. In 1925 she went to Cleveland, OH to work for her aunt, but returned to Sheridan County and went to work for Vince Bergh. It was then she met Richard[...]next year Elizabeth's mother and brothers decided to Front row: Harold, H sell their[...]the house, improved the buildings, ferred to aeon, T to operate the elevator there. Arden as he only and[...]th antique tractors. He maintained his license as a retired in 1972, hen they moved bac to Richey or several ears. steam engineer until his[...]as formed They are now living in Chester in a retiremen home. in Plentywood, he became a member. He participated in the club's an- nual sh[...]r retired or had JACK and BETTY LOU WESTPHAL any wish to live elsewhere. Elizabeth died 8-3-7 5 after a long illness. In 1908 August B. Westphal, 18-year-old son o German im- Richard continued on the farm until his death 12-17-82. migrants came from Oh,o to o gi Is, Their ch[...]northeast of Ou loo . In 1 a iied Bernice Van Curen Biog.) Their grandchildren[...]hildren. Hazel, I, Ehzabeth Lisa Van Curen. Jae , gre up on the fam, I[...]aduated from P ,I[...],m ere married on 12-7-20 and have 1O[...] |
| Our 4 children attended school in Outlook, but graduated from Plentywood, when we bought the Stoner home and moved to Plen- tywood in 1968. Leslie Jo (1953) gra[...]pent most of her second and third year of life in a full body cast. When she was about 19 she had ost[...]a; after each surgery she spent about 3 months in a full body cast. She graduated from the California State U, Sacramento in 1980 and works in a Computer Company living near San Francisco.[...]Back row : Chester and G race. Front row : Lind a, G reg, C arol. the Salmon industry of Alaska and of later years have gone to sea as commercial fishermen, near Juneau and on to the Aleutian Islands. Gregory was born 9-11 -66 and is a Senior at OHS. Over winter they attend the U of M; Kyle pursuing a course in Account- Chester and Me[...]Mayor of Outlook since 1979. Grace is employed as a litis, a progressive disease of the bones of the back, arm[...]ursing Home. They are members Betty Lou and I have a full and productive life here in Minot.[...]Joseph Wirtz, Jr. was one of 5 sons born to Joseph and Anna By Grace Wirtz[...]r was born 3-6-30 in Plentywood. The family lived on the Cecelia was the oldest chi[...]and Peggy Wirtz Biog.) and mil cows and chic ens to town. The cream was shipped to Kenmare Larry (See Larry and LaVerle Wirtz Biog.). on he Soo Line. Some of the milk was sold for 1O a quart to various Betty married Pete Bac[...]on, Barret and Benjamin and reside in Lolo, A blizzard hit in arch 1943. Chester's mother had j[...]reside in After graduation in 1948, Chester or ed on he farm, except or a Longview, TX. onica is in he Pe[...]n ashington, California, Cecelia moved to Plentywood and lives there at the present time. England, the Islands of the Pacific, and Japan. He as a staff sergeant upon discharge in 19 55. Fred[...]By Bunky irtz On 9- •33, Grace was born o Vincent and Anna Cybuls i, at he Larry Robert irtz as born 7·22-38 to Cecila and Joseph Wirtz Plentywood hospital. hen[...]mother in Pie ood He has a brother, Theodore, living in Outloo and 2 died. Grace as loved a d ta en care of by her 7 older sisters and 2[...]ended he unson School for 2 years. The total enro I- Larry as raised on a ltttle farm 2½ miles north est of Outloo . men d[...]ly farm until he married. His in 1942 he s udents a ended Plenty ood School. Grace lived i h fa her died in April of 1959[...]Faye Bun y' Wirtz as born 4· 1 - 2 in Williston to Or'le left home she too her turn at coo ing nd ee[...]the Col- 1970. Her father as remarried to Audry lindquis Reynolds of Ante· lege of S . Ter[...]from he Columbus lope. They live in To nsend, T. Audry is a sister of rs. Art lepp n. School of ursing in Gre[...]After graduating from Da son County HS Bunky came to Ou loo to Ches er and Grace ere married 2-13-60 in St.[...]graduated from OHS in 1979 On 11 -3·62 Bun y and Larry ere married in St. Boniface Catholic and from Carroll College in 1984 ith a BA in both Special and Elemen- Church[...]roll Lady Saints for 4 in Plent ood. As a youngster h tried his hand at barebac and bull ye[...]riding, but soon gave that up. H enjoyed playing bas etball i[...]and graduated from OHS. He is living at home. a Junior at Carroll College, orking towards a degree ·n Special Educa- In the fall of 1964 Bunky got a job as cook at the Outloo School. tion and Psycho[...]She worked with Eleanor Hollatz tiff 971 . On 10-22 7 Bun y nd[...] |
| Larry had a baby girl, Brenda Lea, born in Plentywood. Bunky[...]worked in Minnesota where their son Francis back to work in January 1972. In July 1972 she got the jo[...](8-24-20) was born at Watkins. They moved to Outlook and rented the Secretary for the Outlook[...]arm and then rented the Henry Walder farm . While on April 1972 and secretary for the newly-formed Out[...]segger farm and they lived there untH they moved to Bozeman where enjoys playing basketball. She work[...]truction at the time of his death. He and belongs to the Redstone Four Star 4-H Club. passed away at Lathrop, MT on 12-17-46, of a heart attack at age 50. In the summer the Wirtzs are kept busy rodeoing. Larry is a stock Rose worked in the dining room at the hospital at Bozeman for contractor. He started out with youth rodeos (ages 6-18). He bought many years. She lived at Kalispell and then moved to Eugene, OR the stock from George and Lucille Canfield of Richey. As years went on where her grandchildren were living. She died on 7-23-75 at the age of he got involved with adult rodeos. He has taken stock to the North 80. Dakota Rodeo Ass'n. R[...]in grade school. Francis' Uncle Bill Tobin was a great influence. Francis 1981 Salt Creek won it.[...]graduated from OHS in 1940; he "fired" on the railroad out of Liv- Rodeo Ass'n. Rodeo in Billings in 1982, L[...]s Darl- ingston, sheep sheared and was a ranch hand. He went to Seattle in ing, won the bareback of the year award. Larry has taken stock to the 1942 and became a high tech welder on navy ship equipment during North American Rodeo C[...]the past 3 WWII; later he turned to mechanics and the auto-rebuild business. years.[...]I, Helen Hardersen, daughter of Hans H. and Grace M[...]13-4 7 in Seattle and reside in Lynnwood. In 1965 a woman ran a stop sign in which both of us were injured. Francis suffered a severe LEWIS and JULIA WIRTZ[...]raduated from the Bozeman HS in 1948. He has been a and Anna Wirtz. He has 4 brothers, Arnold (Great[...]and JoAnn, all of his first marriage to Marie Chisholm: laura {9-12-53), Ric (10-30-54), Great Falls. He went to Snuggins School north of Outlook for part of[...]rried 9-11-82 and live in Tigard, OR where she is a ban of- farmed north of Outlook for the next few years, and then attended ficer. Bick is a hospital Bio-Med Electronics Technician in Eugene[...]uating about 1948. In 1949 he Kelly is a millwright at an industrial cabinet shop in Eugen[...]and live in Temple, AZ; hey as well as much work on machinery and vehicles in the Outloo com- have a son Jared (12-7-80). munity. In 1980 he and his family moved to Bozeman where they now LeRoy[...]s does arcella Wirtz Tillman. LeRoy and Joan plan to retire Julia Hepburn was born in e Haven, C[...]ne College, Atchison KS in 1949. In 1951 she came to Outlook to teach English and 8th grade. In 1952 Le is and sh[...]After the children ere born, in 1966 she returned to teaching at Outlook School, chiefly science and l[...]-in-la as her best friend, and sho ed her ho to live ·n the country on a farm. Anna Wirtz, Le is mother died 10-25-80.[...]d 5 stepchi dren, Cedric, Richard, ·za Randol a d Elma. Lucy (1955) married Bill Fran and ha a on Dav d. They liv ·n Bu e. Donald ( 956) married Ca ol unda and Ii es in Bozeman. Allen { 57) lives in To , . Chari s (1958) marr' d El en La o s i and Ii s m S a I . auric (1960) hves in Bozeman. Helen ( 961) live[...]rs. Sylvester Wirtz) a fol o s: Thomas L onard (11-4· 1 ) marri d[...]a ay G artney Sep emb r 19 3. He as illed ·n WII a[...]marri d H nry Bureau. and a daughter Darlene di d in infancy. She M[...]married Dave Po ell and had a son, Tom Dave. Tom marr' d Linda By rs, H I n and Clara rtz D Haven and had a daughter Renee ichelle. H married Cheryl att[...]ph and Anna z born and they have a daughter Ashley Ann , and a on, illlam R an, and in 8-1 1-1896. Br[...]yn marri d Randolph Floris Banovich and th y have a daughter hter of Peter and ary Ann Beckers. Rose was a sist r RanD e Lyn and a son athe Lain. A s cond daught r, Valon Rae, o s and I, ary Wirtz B c ers as sister of atth 's. marri d Fran arion Bishop and they have a son Brandon James ho Ros born n 1895[...] |
| Leonard suffered a fatal heart attack while attending a reunion in Chester (3-6-30) married Grace Cybulski (See Biog). Edward Van uys, CA on 3-3-57. Dorothy Marion (9-11-19) married Merle Bo[...]n, Bob. Falls. They do not have any children. Joann (8-18-40) married Jean Dorothy later married George Boscovich and they had a daughter lngbritson and they live in Great Falls, also. They have a married Kristina. She married Robert Limon and h[...]daughter, Christine Rowe, Tucson and a son, Jerry, Great Falls. Doro hy Marion died 5-1[...]Helen (10-25-22) worked for I went to grade and high school in Outlook. I participated in basket- State Offices in Sacrame[...]and track. Following graduation from OHS in 1949, I attended the Sacramento. Sylvester Vincent (2-22[...]College of Education in Great Falls, for a short time in 1955-56, as a Wirtz and they have a son, Douglas Kent. and a daughter Darla Vincen- Business Admin[...]tina. William Bernard Wirtz (4-13-29) met tragedy on 8-25-43 at the Tobin place on the northeast edge of Outlook where "Little Bill"[...]e working. "little Bill" and Sylvester had chores to do. That particular day the septic system had to be cleaned out and the cows had to be milked. The boys decided to flip a coin to find out what task would be heirs. "Little Bill's" body was found that day beneath Bill Tobin's in the septic system, deaths due to sewer gas asphyxiation. any years later on Sylvester's ranch in California, a butcher was called to help with butchering. As they were working, Monta[...]ok area in years past. One of the jobs that stood out clearly in his mind was helping to Melvin and Kathy W[...]I married Kathy Harrington Casura of Archer on 2-5·72. Kathy is illiam Joseph and Tilli[...]Bob of Evalina and David. ost of he 13 were born on the farm in he Outlook Olympia, WA;[...]outstanding reside. They have 1 boy and a girl. lady a the age of 92 and resides in Sacramento.[...]Bozeman, married Suzanne Tischmak of Reserve, a daughter of the[...]athy and I reside in Outlook and I am engaged in farming.[...]On 11 -10-51 , Theodore "Todd' Wirtz and Peggy Ivers[...]united in marriage a St. Philip's Catholic Church in Scobey. Todd is t[...]Outloo , graduating ·n 19 8 folio ed by a ending a trade school, far· I as born 5-2 -3 in Ou loo , he on of Fred and nna Yung ra ut[...]12-18-33. Sh has 1 younger sister. Ar ene and nna i z, a d my mother (9-2-1900) as he daughter of n on and 2 brothers, Carl and Ge[...]rine Yung. Dad died 11 -5-59 and o her, 10-10-80. I as Ed ard lversons, homestead[...]gradua ing in 1951 . Soon a er graduation, P gy becam he bride of y b[...]his ife Lucille Todd 1rtz, and has lived on he old Tob'n r nch since hat ,m live in Great Falls; he has 1 daugh er, Pat by a previous marriage ho (ori inal John D[...]Le is (7-2-24) married Judy Hepbur (See Bio .). I belle Todd and P ggy ha 8 childr n. The old · s , Boni a, married GI n (7-28-24) married Russell Bed ell,[...]e 2 children, ichael US avy is marri d to Linda iller of ens ngton, PA. The[...] |
| [...]Joanne was born 12-13-53 in Assiniboia, Sask., to Duane and born 7-17-59, married Rhonda Trupe of Plentywood. They have a son, Phyllis (Callan) Noble of Mint[...]ther, Brent Noble of Minton. She lived in married to Michael Burgess, Big Beaver, Sask. They have 1 da[...]me the bride of Regina. She became a citizen of the US 6-5-79 at Wolf Point by Judge R[...]and have resided here since that time. They have 2 children . Dallas for their square da[...]e is active in Cub Scou s, crowds around the area on numerous occasions. They especially[...]little League Baseball, and loves to play basketball. Tanya Larae as remember when the[...]born 4-11 -75 in Plentywood. She is a member of he Redstone Four sion in Regina Exhibit[...]Star Club. The famity hopes to live in Outlook for many years to come Now that their family is all married, Todd and Peggy are content to as it is a "great community." enjoy their children and grandchildren when they come home to visit. They entertain at family gatherings quite often and always open their home to others who enjoy horseback riding, gopher hunting[...]hey all spend time gather• Tim and I ere married 8-11 -78 in the Lutheran Church at Pl[...]5-29-79 ho is 5 about their happy childhood days on the inter Sunday afternoons. year[...]s They remember several camping and fishing trips to Western ontana born B-18-57 to Theodore and P ggy ·rtz in Plenty ood at Sheridan that they ent on as children. A lodge at La e ary .. . Ronan brings emorial. I as born 8-12-58 in a in, SD to J c and Beth Scott. back a lot of fond memories. They enjoyed traveling and[...]that their classma es gathered at their home for "a good old barbeque." Through the years they have enjoyed helping and teaching heir children to enjoy the simple things hat hfe has offered them.[...]ting, eldmg, coo ing and Just trying their bes o be happy are among their many hobbies. They all enJo[...]y fol s and I mov d to ontana in o emb r 1976 from Bill attended O[...]Tim has 7 brothers and sisters, and I have 1 older sister m Coll e in Glendive. He oo c[...]rinary sci nee and re urn d bra a. Tim or ed on the oil rigs for 5 ars and is no mplo d to h family farm to help his dad. In April 1972 he an s·ngin a d ith the Outloo School as custodian and bus driver. I am the rural mail playing guitar 11h Gordon and L[...]al eel bra- of schooling m Outloo . I finish d my schooling in Holtville, CA. t ons. or ed for area farm rs till h ent to or for Ston r farms th fall of 197 4 to the end of 1980. H as employ d by icor Drilling[...]and PEGGY WOLD till spring o 1983, th n re urned to Stoner Farms wh re h is currently[...] |
| Orville and Muriel Wold became the proud parents of a bouncing boy- year. We sang in diffe[...]nday for Bernie. He was followed 3 years later by a brother, Norman (whose several weeks as a part of a public relations promotion for the home. cries he did not enjoy awakening to late at night), and 3 years after Whil[...]e usually relaxed, their director could sometimes be that, a sister, Natalie, joined the family, making it complete. very "uptight". I would on occasion hear, "Don't worry, Miss Wold, They resided on the family farm northwest of Plentywood, where[...]gh for you." And they usually did. Bernie learned to love cattle at an early age. At 13, he gladly resigned from piano practice to do the milking and chores. He remained on the farm after graduation from Plentywood HS, with a break taken only to attend horseshoeing school at Bozeman. A few winter months he drove truck. His love for cattle and horses grew, and Bernie became a self-taught calf-and-team roper, entering rodeos when time permitted. In May of 1977 Bernie met Peggy Knick, who became his bride on- ly after convincing him that cattle and horses could be put in 2nd place. Peggy Lavonne was born in Culbertson on 4-21 -53 to Jim and Beverly Knick of Froid. She moved with her family to Plentywood in September of that year, attended schools and graduated from PHS in 1971. She worked a year as a waitress before attending the U of MT for a year, then worked at a Pizza Shoppe there until December 1975,[...]Dagny Wold. when she returned to Plentywood and worked for Sheridan Floral and Gif[...]he met her cowboy. Before she I especially recall the first time we were to sing at United Lutheran new it, she was walking down the aisle, and became the wife of a Church in Oak Park, a suburb. There was no piano, so the church farmer and rancher, on 8-21 -77 . It wasn't long before Bernie and[...]ist accompanied us instead of our beloved, Verna, a bookkeep~r Peggy were blessed with a daughter, Erin, on 6-25-78-a week after at the home. United was a beautiful cathedral type church with high Father'[...]eiling, flying buttresses, stained glass windows, a mighty joined by a brother, David. What a wonderful 2nd anniversary that was organ, an accomplished organist, a richly robed choir, and then there or om and Dad[...]we ambled down the aisle behind the Senior Choir, I prayed, "Lord, if ever I've needed your help, it's now." Do you see how it[...]I was scared stiff! But with the Lord's help we managed.[...]A real fun time was when we sang in the show window at a new[...]Sears Roebuck department store in a shopping area on the north side[...]fling along in the snow ould stop momentarily to listen and then move on. o tension here.[...]After 8 years I left Edison Park and worked as a teacher at the[...]ck and Jill ursery School in Aurora, IL. This was a charitable insti-[...]tution sponsored by the "Red Feather." I stayed there for just 1 year.[...]Antelope. These ere great years for me. I liked to walk into a class- Erin and David have inherited heir fa[...]ey room close he door behind me and say to myself, "This is my domain. bo h experienced thei[...]ore the age of 1, and Let me see what I can do ith it." have con inued o ride since. As the family e panded, so did the ranch- I am retired and enjoy raveling, family and friends. I have had a ing. 11 has become a family af air· both children and heir mother a e trip to he Scandinavian Coun ries to Hawaii and many places in the urns as cowhands for Bernie, especially during calving time. states. I anticipate 1 or 2 more this year. Peggy has 2 brothers, Wm. (Bill) and Tony a d 2 sisters Carolyn Tha ·s the ay It as and that's he ay i is for me. and Peggy See James nic Bio . Pe[...]ie, Peggy, Erin and David are the hird old family to live in ORVILLE and MURIEL WOLD their[...]and pray By uriel old here ill be more years to come.[...]1910 he came i h his mother and sister Gladys to ontana in a Helen ins! I'm finally putting some hing to e her for "the boo ." sno storm to join his father ho had filed a claim on land 7 mil s tt all started for me right here in Sheridan Coun y hen I as born outh ast of Ou loo . Orville has 2 sist rs, Da ny old and yrtle to r. and rs. Ole . old, Ou loo . I a ended school in the country, all[...]quired in he one-room OHS and graduated from PHS. I earned a teaching certificate from rural s[...]ers' College and taught in this area before going to ed bu al ays a little short of cash. Orville and his cousins the W nild Chicago. Living in the heart of Chicago was a whole new ball game for boys, us d to cu ice for family use and for ne· hbors to earn money for me. Being young and adventuresome, I loved it. After graduating from bas b[...]l, receiving 1 p r ton. the oocfy Bible rnstitute I ent to Edison Par on Chicago's north est Once they par ed Orville's 1928 true under th tippl but hen th y side to teach kindergarten, reflgious classes, and direct the choir at er ready to driv a ay, it wouldn't start. They discover d that the L[...]gh and high battery cag had rusted out and the battery had faJlen off on a hills'de. school girls in the choir, and once a month e sang a Edison Park They retrieved the missing part, ti d rt on someho and drove away. Lutheran Church here the l[...]s pastor. Our In 1928 a cousin from orway Os aid el on, imm· rated to the superintendent, Lars Kildahl, scheduled a "spring tour" for us each US and lived ith the Wolds until he came a citizen. Th n h mov d[...] |
| to Chicago and found employment as a butler in wealthy homes. One of Wollan, Outlook pioneers. We lived in Outlook from 1936 to 1943 the highlights in Orville's life was a visit to Oswald while he was butler- where Claren[...]Dagny and Myrtle, and Poplar for a few years when Clarence was transferred to the Farmers friend Freda Petersen (Hague) drove to Chicago and for a glorious week Elevator there. We returned to Plentywood as Clarence was manager lived like royalty in a luxurious servanted home. The owners were there, but the bad years of rust and smut in the grain resulted in poor traveling in Europe at the time. What if they had returned suddenly . .. health for him and prompted our move to Eureka, MT in June 194 7. Whoopsie![...]ll confirmed in the In 1940 Orville met, and on 6-27-43 married Muriel B. Nerseth Lutheran faith. As a fami ly, we were instrumental in establishing the who had come to Plentywood to teach typing, shorthand and book-[...]th and then attended the Univ. of ND and received a BS degree in Education . Three years later she received a MA degree from the Univ. of Oregon. She taught 2[...]HS. In 1947 he moved with our family to Eure a. He served in the ar-[...]my for 2 years, and upon his return to Eureka married Pearl Hobson,[...]2-10-5 6. They purchased a small ranch, as ell as Bob as employed[...]Forest Service, he retired in 1976. He passed a ay 1-19-78. His ife, Orville and uriel hav[...]ried Peggy Knick Pearl, continues to live on the ranch ith son Grant and daughter (See Biog.). Norman graduated from MSU and is a Lt. Cmdr. in the avy ary. Daugh[...]Fran ie. bor, WA. atalie attended SU and is a Certified Operating Room Clarence and I had 6 children: Ronald, Shan en, Ria an (d.ed 3 T[...]of Orville's life was his 7-day trip from Hawaii to ceme ery); Arlette, Blame and Clair. San Diego aboard the Carrier itty Ha kin 1975 as a guest of son or- Ron gradua[...], Joan, hav 2 Orville and uriel still live on the farm. hen Bernie married they son[...]e and live m Grea Falls. S an n gradual d m built a small home behind the original house. Orville Just has to k ep a 1957 and marri d D nnis B rg e ·n 19[...]dma in 195 7 and has 5 child n: Bob I nn, ar , Diana, Coyla and om. needs a ne body 'cuz her hands are shrin ing; Grandpa, to[...]children. H r husband Fran d1 d in 1975. S e no i gle.'[...]es·des m ahsp II. Slam marn d mta St vens of Eur a in 964.[...]a- Barbara C n gy of Los An I s. Th have 2 daughters, Elana Jenta mond SD s r c[...]ia and D anna L nn icol . o n as destroyed by a tornado. In arch 926 arri d at th Clarence and I hav 15 grandchildren and 6 gr at grandchildren. O[...]e hved for the ne t 10 y ars. y sister, Edna and I re con- than ful for all of them We loo fo ard to our visits at Outloo here firm d at t e b"g house[...]stead. horn stead), in the German-Lutheran fa1 h. I recall th mi hty voic s of lbert and BIii Holl[...]By Kathryn Loucks I r duated from OHS in1934 and as a hired girl for the families An[...]at Hopzenitsa, Austria-Hunga by Fr. ichael m. A d. In 1936 I marn d Clarence Wollan, son of d and H lga[...]y were of G rman d scent. In 1904 th y immigrat d to[...] |
| [...]in Naper, NE in 1895. Anton immediately got a job with the railroad, and Katherine did[...]rn at Carter, SD in 1916. The Zeitner family came to specialties and a family favorite was German streudel filled with a[...]imately 3 months. Jacob went to work for Scotty Weiss for a year, and ples_, carrots, or cottage cheese. On special holidays she would make[...]then he worked for Joe Kawski a year. In 1931 they moved to a farm Konig Grupa, a deep-fried raised dough similar to bismarcks with no fill-[...]ond and farmed there until 194 7, when they moved to ~ng. She would insert a nickel in one, and her children had fun finding[...]o famous for her Hungarian goulash. Katherine was a[...]w1fe at no charge. Her duties were very important on the home- he p~rchased a farm from John Foley and began farming. He sold his steads where doc1ors were 21 miles away. Anton was a neat dresser farm m 1953 to Dutch Wilson and went to work for the Chandler Corp. and grew a mustache once that he combed and fussed with till[...]ir 7 years in Weyburn, 2 girls were born: Barbara on 10-5-06 and athryn on 5-22-09.[...]n Germany in 1944 h . I m the baby. less th n l year old, and c-[...]since selling his farm in 953. T ey decided to try homesteading 5 miles northwest of inton. It[...]a mg. During their O years there 2 girls ere born a ED ZUGG FAMILY Roanmine; Grace on 1-12- 3 and Elizabeth on 3~6-14. In 1922 Anton By Jean Zugg and his 2 sons ren ed a farm 5 miles north es of Outloo (Ed organ[...]and Gas in s·d ey, has played a large part in Sheridan County's 01I Slone er farm 5 miles southeas of Outloo . The Yu[...]and graduated from high the farm in 937 and moved to Plenty ood. An on died in 956 at 79, school in Bra[...]eedmg a job, he moved to Sheridan County to live ith his grand- Anna married Fred irtz i[...]of Red one. H or ed on the railroad and for various farmers. Joseph never marred. e armed at Eure a, T and died Jea L[...]ear Libby. ere rais d on a farm 19 mile south of Scob where heir fol s ,c Tony marred Glenola Redden on 12-26-3 . He or ed on F . Pee and Ida Langa er, had homestead d. Jean ent to school in Scob y. Darn and mo ed to California in 9 1. He o ed as a hea du y Older children i[...]orven, olf Poin . T ey are re ired d Ii e in S n a Cru . The·, sons, Dal and Brian, are June as illed in a car accident Decembe 1950. married and live nearb[...]Grace gradua ed from OHS and attended C a Havre ino St. Teachers U of , and St. Teachers ·n Greely, CO. She has a asters in Elerr.antary Ed., taught 5 years in ontana, tau h many years in Denver, and was wor ing on her PhD hen she retired. She married Sam ills 7-2[...]Elizabeth married Ed Reuter 10-6-36 at Bilhn s. A son eil, as born 11 -6-41 in Plentywood. He marri[...]Joseph and David. Ed died 4-5-79. Elizabeth lives on a farm 12 miles south of Grand Forks ith her[...] |
| [...]and Ed were married in Scobey in 1951 and Ed went to work tive in Jayceens. She also works for the driver examiner. Neven and as a roughneck for Penrod Drilling, a subsidiary of Hunt Oil. Later Ed Debbie acquired other businesses through the years. In May and June operated the Conoco station in Plentywood, but he soon returned to the of 1984, they sold out and moved to Libby to take over a summer oil fields. He was a floorhand for Noble Drilling on the Jens Tange rig resort. Their sons will go to school in Kalispell and Debbie will go to col- which in November 1956 produced the county's[...]He completed 9 During this time, Jean went to Beauty College in Billings and years of school in Outlook and then moved with his family to Tioga. He started a Beauty Shop in Outlook in the fall of 1961. Ed an[...]basketball during his high school years. He went to college in Fargo. In 1966 she made second in the[...]Canadian Cowboys' 1977 he moved to Sidney•Fairview area as an oilfield pumper. He[...]ried Connie Elaine Schaff (2-25-59), a graduate of Ryegate, T on Neven was born in Scobey, February 1952. He[...]) and the top 5 in conference in 1970. Neven went to Williston College Nathan Edgar (12[...]superintendent for Luff Exploration, working out of Billings. He then February 1973. They have 2 sons, Kolby Neven born 6-8-73 and moved to Plentywood and has done independent consulting wo[...]Ed's spare time is devoted to sports. Boxing and hunting head the Neven was active with Jaycees on the state and national level and list. Je[...]SIE TRIPPL T re married 3-22-13 a Ole Selvig came in 1901 and my mother, Dagmar And[...]the 1st Outloo couple o c lebrate a 1912. They homesteaded 3½ mites north est of Out[...]u loo · Dalev·e commum y. Jeffrey 1s being ared on t horn st ad of h's grea -greal•great- randpare[...]TEO SCH I OE made his 1 I visit to Outlook as the Governor of[...]ontana on 4-5-84 . H nry R[...]country school about Thank you to E CH ON OF YOU for your tr mendous h Ip in com• 1 10-11[...]ranch. pilin "Our Story." ay any rrors or any omissions please be forgiven.[...] |
| A rural p nor m epic s w gric 1 ur[...] |
| [...]by Woody Michels & May I. Anderson I I. .Mo,\ bl.rt(t,[...]Clu.b +.I a. CC D ~rnbtr In I q .tS · C11c.oll\ -[...] |
| [...]vil in order from present to past[...]Avery Roser 6. Ford Mercantile-J. A. Ford 1. International Implement & Neville T[...]Hall-(Tom Welter) (Denty Moore) 4. Opera House-J. A. Ford 1. Arthur Pronin, M.D. 2. Dr. A. Howe, Optometrist 3. Dr. Bill Peterson 4. J. C.[...]ton 7. Originiaf Aiba Bank 4. PRIVATE RESIDENCE-A. J. Thunem[...]TRAVELIN' ON TOURS- ancy Nordhagen 6. O'TOOLE & HUNT, ATTORN[...]Willard & Adele Michels 3. County Attorneys (A. C. Erickson) (Grant Bakewell)[...]on Jewelry-( itty Lynch) (Amundsons) 2. ont. Dako a Po er Co. 3. Downstairs-KATO Racfo-Bill Stallard 1. Northwestern at'I Life lns.-Kurt Walstein's C[...]42. A.OWER SHACK-Jeanette Jo nson & thy a mid 13. VACANT LOT[...]be Store-Fay Chandler, Sr. 6. es 's Ca e & Beer Oist[...]sI er- Den Ists I 18. U.S. POST OFRCE/ELKS LODGE[...]aners-( (Sam Ice Spragu ) 2. I c ·s Beauty sop 2[...]Co.- dot A, 2 2[...] |
| [...]Bisecker Hansford, DDS; Frances Powers, DDS: A. E. Gustafson, DDS; Ors. Roy & Harold[...]1. Petrolane-Harold Raabe 2. A. C. Erickson, Atty. 3. Ackelstad Shoe Shop- 58. S[...]& Cafe-Britt Chandler I & II 4. Plentywood Hotel-Mrs. Hunt 5. Severt Olso[...]84. COAST TO COAST-Ward & Marge Peterson, Cleo Chandler & Crai[...]-C. S. elson 7. (Upsta rs) 85. COAST TO COAST-Ward & arge Peterson, Cleo Chandler & Craig[...]86. COAST TO COAST- Ward & Marge Peterson, Cleo Chandler & Cra[...]b & Lou ielsen 2. John's Bar-John Boulds 3. Coast to rson Used Cars 2. Peterson's Hardwar[...]'s Vic Fran ie isler 3. Redmond Tir I 1. Vacant until tzenbergs built[...]c Fran ie isler 3. Forman Grocery- 90. I 9 ILDI 6 F[...]dL I nty ood Imp. Co.[...]99. Jo on J m Johnson 73. TE -Fay Chandler, Jr. & a, Chand! r A on Smi h 3. Smtih rmy S 1. The Spo Bar-(Rupert a[...]Wal Carter 3. The Silver Dollar-Otto St d g with I Collins' H 4.[...]p t r on Front Office: 1. Overcast S ns-Don E n 2. Har[...]3. Roy 101 . esslnger, .0. 4. Or. A. Bolton, 0 nt1st 5. Leona's Beauty Shop-L[...] |
| [...]Spiri!ual i~terests are met through Bible study and Fellowshi[...]s, Altar Society and Christian Women . Like a wiry, ,dedicated boxer, the Plentywood community[...]. Yet the town and its people have always managed to get off Such groups as Al-Anon, Alateen, AA , Survivors Anonymous, the canvas. And thanks to Sheridan County's tremendous good fortune[...]ight Control, and most recently the Assault Task to be part of the Williston Oil Basin, the decade from the mid-1970s to Force, _offer guidan~e, counselling and support to the community. the mid-1980s could go down as th[...]4 mid-year economy of Plentywood a social purpose. was. Despite complaints that Can[...]dollar), despite com- ~kills, enJoymg_a bit of competition, sharing in collecting or just[...]tions as Saddle the town of Plentywood continued to prosper. Club,[...]Tractor Security State Bank was completing a major building, expansion, Club, Museu[...]Veterans of armed services benefit and help to keep patriotism former County Library building on Main Street, Plentywood HS was al[...]ncert Assoc. and the Hi Line Art Club have jacent to Sheridan Memorial Hospital had just opened, a summer-long brought about an appreci[...]art and drama. project was underway to add insulation to the courthouse, and city ~o_vernment was working with the county planner to bring larger quan- Membership in organizations provides a ay to express civic t1t1es of water to the thirsty community.[...]and gone, some lasting only long How could a community of 2500 people have serious economic enough to complete a project, while others have served a special in- problems when it supports 2 health cl[...]houses, 1o terest only until a newer one came along. As a rule organizations exist churches, 9 bars, 2 banks and a savings and loan, 5 grocery stores, 4[...]ational or community betterment needs. motels and a hotel, 7 clothing stores and a shoe store, 9 restaurants They are a means of developing and recognizing leadership, a and 2 supper clubs?[...]or sharing of ideas and an opportunity for people to or and[...]Meeting place facilities are sometimes at a premium because of youngsters and its elders.[...]the number of meetings scheduled throughout a ee in Plenty ood. . Located here are thriving s[...]both boys and One need only listen to radio's "People, Places and Things" or scan the Q[...]nd "Coming Events" in the ne spaper to recognize he important part fishing opportunities[...]ves of Plen ood people. Plentywood also has a unique opportunity to participate in the rehabilitation training of the[...]the Pioneer anor (located near the north edge of to n) are anything bu rest homes.[...]histories of organizations submitted for the boo on he purpose, goals, and ac- complishments of the v[...]a e conttnu d o or o ard c,vic improvem nts, recr a ional areas, medical aciltt es and annual ac 1v1t[...]nior iss Pageant, tradesho s, st le sho , and s· a onal promo• ions, o insure a healthy economy, and a constant inc ntiv to ma e nd e p P nt ood h trad and recreational cent r th it i . PLE TYWOOD SCHOOL-Educati[...]history of the Plen ood schools s ms appropriat a a part of dividuals, Plenty ood 1s a progr s iv ampl of th accomplish-[...]and rev al d startling statistics on the accomplishm nts and achievements par , Sports[...]of th gradual · s of PHS. numerous to mention.[...]te ith prid about hat their children ere doing as a The El s, Lady El s ni hts of Columbu[...] |
| Since Montana cannot begin to provide enough hi-tech jobs for Dagny[...]Ethel Holmquist those young people who go on to higher education, many are scat1ered N[...]ded. Others have returned Marcia Hass to Plentywood to start their own businesses or carry on as second or third generation managers of the family business or ranch. Others to be remembered : (Census figures show Montana[...]Njaa Don Easton A. Varty[...]ie Opgrande Walt Goetz A. Peterson ho have completed HS.) Gazette 6-2[...]hich included 8 high schools. Most L.A. Wollan Osta Madsen[...]E. CadweH of the schools were 1-room with a single teacher who taught grades Ral[...]ey Norem Gretchen Winn 1-8. In order to graduate from the 8th grade, the students were re[...]Warren Stegner Bernice Roble quired to take and pass the tests given by the Co. Supt. in[...]is 1,071, and there are 102 Others on the teaching staff have been:[...]e Palmer R. Goggins I. Breslin teachers.[...]Wathne Plentywood's first school, a 2-room frame structure, was built in Wesley Williams A. Solheim McKay 1909 on a lot in the old townsite. J. J. Gunther, the first teacher, J. Stensland A. Mullen Remington[...]taught 20 pupils. In 1911 the building was moved to the old court- J. Stone[...]school. In June 913 he school purchased land for a new building from Len Aue. ithin 2 wee[...]e total cost as 20,000. School opened 9-7-1 wi h a comple e grade program plus a 2-year high school. In Sep ember 1916, P' ood be[...]a ed. By the fall o 1917, 3 courses were given: . to prepare for college entrance; 2. to get a eacher's certifica e; and 3. Eighth[...]nston, and Hazel Brown. Third Henry Raaen, a teacher in 19 1, estima ed a endance o be row: Joe Ch pm , ry oi e, Erna Gr ms, ildred around 170 and people moved to town or he in er or had heir[...]ive Br ndon. Second row: Sheldon children boarded out i h local families. The first board members ere[...]. Redden. In 9 6 the school lunch as begun i h 2 coo s, rs. Edna nderson and rs. Lillian Tr[...]itions in the 3rd rade building. bou 200 s uden s a e each day. hen he Laurel Elementary build'ng as opened i h ample lunch room facili ies, the si uation impr[...]las 70-plus years many chers in he sy t m stay d to ma e Plen ood their horn . A partial tis includes:[...]: W rd Pe er I , B rnice[...]s fson, To , son Larson,[...]els, Fay Chan Han on,[...] |
| [...]with 1 son and lives at Fergus Falls, MN. Naomi, a graduate of Baldwin- March issue of the Producer'[...]corated many times. One of the later additions is a separate, Club and in Toastmasters. w[...]OLAF and LEAH AASHEIM The latest is a coal burning steam plant, built a year ago, north of By Leah Michels Aasheim[...]11 -2-05 at Bisbee, ND, the first of 5 sons born to year of operation. The plant, which operates at 5[...]Svein and Marthea Aasheim . nishes heat to all school rooms and the bus barn. Steam is also sold to I was born 11 -12-06 on a homestead near Minnewaukan, NO, the the courthous[...]ary moved into the old study hall A graduate of the Antelope HS, Olaf attended summer[...]more shelf space and research area. Last December a kitchen was Miles City and started teaching at the Garden Grove School in he added to the Elementary Resource Room (an old 6th grade ro[...]ram. A graduate of the Medicine Lake HS, I attended college for 1 year Needless to say, the curriculum and teaching standards have k[...]nge in cur- munity school held in a building furnished by my parents. Olaf enrolled riculum was introduction to computers-which Supt. Richards labeled[...]. He taught school and farmed the Richards, a Butte native, followed Gene Lagerquist when he[...]I alternately taught school and went to college until I as ap- through the 8th grade.[...]1940. buses also take teams and school personnel to out of town events.[...]Olaf had always dreamed of doing things on a large scale. In the Administrators, teachers, and students have come and gone but[...]spring of 1943, he resigned his office to und.erta e an extensive farm- for over 30 years, Sylvia Johnson, a PHS graduate, has given and is still giving infor[...]ion of raising wheat barley corn, pigs, chic ens, a· d fice. potatoes. I as appointed Co. Supt. in his place. (See s[...]In 1946, he reduced his farming operation to build an apartment Fossum, Logan, jaa, Opgrande a[...]same year he operated a sheep ranching partnership 1th Gib Zeidler,[...]ranch m 1952 adding i to our other holdings and lived int is fine old The Reverend ilton and Dorothy (Eastvold) Aarsvold moved to home until e sold our interests and moved to Plenty ood in 1959. Plentywood in January of 1961[...]The Aarsvolds, both natives of innesota, served a parish at had full-time Jobs Olaf oo over the agency. He as afso a real e ta e Brandon, before moving to Plen ood. Upon leaving, they moved[...]he bought th Fed ral Crop In urance franch1s from to Baldwin, I here they are serving the Peace Lutheran congrega- Enoch Land and add d i to his op ra I0n. tion. Dorothy, an A , orked at the Plentywood ursing Home in the Co. Sup . Lio d ar II resign din 1956, I as appoint d to com- early '70s.[...]p! t hIs t rm of off ce and I ct d a a ar erm ·n 1958, I con- inued until 1963 h n I b am s c tary- r a ur r of our insu anc[...]The oldest children er born in mnesota. Paul Dani I, om at Plenty ood in 1962, a senior at Lu her Coll e D corah, IA. atthe[...]in 1973 and St. Olaf Coll g in 1977; is presently a professor deral Crop Insurance to my n ph , Willard ich · 1s. We retained of athematics a St. John's Univ rs,ty, Collegeville, . Timothy, a the r at stat interest and set up an o[...]a Colle e, Is marri d 01 lov d to gamble . .. anything from a b t, to a poker game, high[...] |
| [...]ged in top leasing work when he was stricken with a fast acting and fatal lung cancer, died 9-30-78. It is most regrettable that he did not live to see the oil boom of the '80s. LEE and DORIS (HIL[...]duated August, 1963, and received |
| to resume his work on the North Slope. Bonnie is attending Anchorage left Plentywood to attend Helena Vo-Tech College to study accounting. CC where she is studying art. S[...]After completing her course in Helena, they moved to Billings where elementary school in Anchorage, Al[...]Teresa planned to attend Billings Business College. Before starting[...]school they went to visit Teresa's father, Ray, in Sacramento, CA. LL[...]th the many sights they saw, the most interesting to Teresa I, Lloyd (Butch) Adams, born 11 -1-40 in Plentywood[...]h, Teresa remembered having said in high school, "I don't Plentywood and Glen of Anchorage, AK . I grew up on a farm north of need to take Spanish, I will never need it." How wrong she was! Raymond, enjoying time spent with grandparents, Jesse and May At that time, Jake was[...]the California Almond Growers Adams, in Glasgow. I attended grade school in Glasgow and the Gibson in Sacramento. On 9-29 -72, Teresa presented Jake with his first son. School north of Raymond, then PHS. In 1959, I joined the Army Jacobo Dolor[...]where Jake found employment at the Golden Wheel. On On 6-8-61 , I married Sharon Syme. At that time I was working on 2-18-74, Anthony Joseph arrived. Then in the Bicentennial year, on the farm for Adolph Kanning . Later, I farmed for K. D. Collins, Sr. north 10-22-76, Robert James. In 1977 Jake and Teresa bought a home to of Raymond, then worked for Stanten Danelson of Scobey, feed ing 300 fit their family, but, lo and behold, the family began to gro . Frances head of cows.[...]turday, 1-5-80, Louis In the spring of 1963, I worked for Collins again and one winter Ned. After 5 boys in a row, on 6-5-81, Teresa gave birth to no only worked nights for Lee's Westland. Later, I worked for Lohrenz Truck- one, but two girls, Margaret Mary and Anna Teresa. ing, hauling water to oil rigs. In 196 7, I became a Sheridan Co. With a good job and a home of their o n in Plenty ood, on employee, then moved to Glasgow in 1969 to become shop foreman 6-11 -82[...]ed their family. for Markle's Implement. In 1972, I moved to Billings and worked as a mechanic with Cummins Power Inc. Next I was working on the new ex- ARNOLD and HAZEL (RE[...]By Connie Pimpl In 1975, I decided to open my own diesel repair business in Plen- Arnold (Swede) came to Plenty ood at the age of 13 ith his tywood, renti[...]da, sister, Beatrice, and brother, Harold. Later, I bought property south of Plentywood and built my[...]Ida worked at various jobs making 1O an hour, but she cared for My father passed away 1-24-82.[...]her family and even managed to save. She built the ontana Inn and I, Sharon Dawn Syme, was born 5-29-43, the daughter of Don and made a home for all ho stayed ith her. Ida passed a ay, 12-18-56, Ila (Westphal) Syme. I attended grade school in Raymond and high[...]Wibaux, Miles City, graduating from PHS in 1961 . I worked summers at the Sheridan County ASCS office and after graduation con- tinued to work there. While living in Glasgo , I did map work for the ASCS. When we lived m Billings, I attended BBC. Since moving back to Plentywood, most of my time is spent at Butch's D[...]P rt, t as a ait r for[...]d d earn, to build a n ht[...]rn 6-6-62, graduat d from OeVry I 00[...]ns , ute of Technology of Phoem , and is or mg as a technician for ma tub Christmas I gal mplica, Inc. of Thousand Oa s, C . Da[...]ft to go into t dur- h e Years baby for 19[...]. ;t i nighters ho came banging on h y live m s·dney here they bo h or or She han S ism raph. ting to get a str ht. Too bad he too so many tales J sse Layne as born 2-10-66 and is a junior at Outloo HS. y only sist r, Ardeth, is marri d to ayn Fran e and lives in S ede[...](Lrttl S ede). Conni , married a man from Yor , has 5 sons: Bill,[...]e, born 2-15- 2, 1s the second of 1 children born to Ignacio daughters: enneth, Richar[...]Cheryl. nneth fives in 01 mpia, A. Tere • born 10-10-50, is the first of 3 childr n of h late alter S de passed a ay 11 -19-68, at age 71, I avmg a larg void in Ray Colli rand argaret (Cybuls i) ads n. She as born in S dney,[...]Haz I passed a ay 5-16-70 at age 68. She will b remembere[...] |
| [...]a one room country school (Washington) for 2 years.[...]nd Debra with her mother and brother, Alex, moved to Clarence Anderson, son of Lewis and Marie An[...]in the hospital. Debra 3-13-12 in Canby, MN, came to Divide Co., ND in 1914. Later his[...]en attended MSU graduating from the parents moved to Westby where he attended school.[...]Ruth (Mrs. Ed Krause), died 2 children, a girl, Carmi Michelle, born 4-24-78, and son, Dane[...]arence farmed north of Plentywood and also worked on WPA. In 1942, they moved to Portland, where he worked in the ship- yards. Then back to Plenty ood in 1945, taking over Deck's Bakery and[...]g. They bought the Dairy Lunch Cafe, hich he sold to his grandson in 1980. Clarence drove school bus f[...]Dale erle Anderson as born 6-18-33 on the Danish homestead[...]Shirley was born 5-10-35 in Crosby, D to Hub and Blanche Wirtz·[...]i e Soderquist 1953, then or ed as a cler ypist for insurance companies in Helena 6-3-[...]Forrest (Gene) Short, Plenty ood a egan or ing for the a 1onal Guard and held night 3-5-70 and Ii es[...]the Vet's Club. Canyon Club, and the Blu oon, a butcher for Clarenc e[...]urch, Roy's and a carp nter for Del- Construction, an hich mer[...]ge. Dal is a you ere f ys[...]gmar co ee, a ta .[...]~~ in on ana .[...]here a Tommerup in 1972 hile[...]or ed for a Resource Agen until he mo ed e counseling psycholog1s for a new al Center. In ay of 1979, Cra1 and his family moved to P nt here he began farming 1th his parents and[...]ball nd golf. Debra was born -2-52 to Henry and Dorothy Tommerup ho farmed northeast of Coalridge. Debra was born m S n a aria, CA[...] |
| [...]the Anderson children were bapt,z d and confirm d a struction. Marsha has been a part-time postal clerk for the past 10[...]er grandfather, Hub Wirtz- helping out at the family-owned Dairy Lunch: ba ing p1 s, a, r ssing, berger, was a rural carrier for 30 years.[...]f b mg o servjce o som one. Don b ga and Robyn is a LPN. Jeffrey Dale, born 2-14-61 , married Wanda[...]xploration at Sidney. Nancy Joy, born 3-20-64, is a student at Carroll College, Helena. The 4 childre[...]Donald Andersen, born 11 -17 26, a Hardy, the s cond Dagmar, confirmed at Pl[...]le's mother, Alice, passed away 7-4-65 and father on Labor school, then to Plentywood in 1936. Day, 1968.[...]mechanics through C1v1I Service or ing a Hill e DONALD and MAE (SODERQU[...]Ogden Arsenal a Ogden, UT. Don is the son of Clarence R. and[...]After the ar, Donald or ed or ndy's Gara e a d n Mae's parents, both deceased, were Swen[...]st, otor Sales in Plen ood, for a number o farmers i e coun , of the Dooley-Comertown area.[...]wood, brother of Avis (G. W.) On 8-1-49, Donald married ary R. Simoneau of Han s,[...]on Germann, all local residents. Mae grew up on the family farm, attended 1O years of school in C[...]e the real basics of homema ing were learned with a scrub board, hauling water, keeping a coal stove burning, gasoline lamps, and a camp stove to coo on. When the school closed in 1953 ae and Sharon transferred to Plentywood. During this time, Don and ae bec[...]. h Oar n 6- . and i re m d Lunch C[...]1 h a I born 7-5-60, a end d inot Sta e Col and i ric •a mp d h rn to Parts. A ons o re th ir hous and built a horn in h ir s r • nd a cti im I 513 Sunnysid ·v .[...] |
| [...]s auto and truck mechanic in Nebraska, returning to Plentywood in 1948 to work in Andy Michels' Garage. Leonard was[...]Drivers when the VFW sponsored this service, and a member of Jaycees, VFW, and both were members of[...]7-17) Davenport, WA, and Darrel (born 11 -21-26). A sister, Leona, died at age 5. Fire[...]rd and Don. destroyed the family home in 1932 and a new one was built at the[...]. same location (the second house from the school on Jackson Street). The bathroom of their new home w[...]D'Alene, ID. (See a separate story.) Donald, 11-19-26, married Mary[...]reat Falls, at the School for the Deaf, returning to Plen- children. They live in Hayden Lake[...]members Mother and Dad moved to a farm near McElroy in 1928. Gladys, of the Congreg[...]1949, has 4 sons, and 4 In 1946 Delores went to work at Penney's as a clerk and in grandchildren, and[...]separate story.) Agnes, January, 194 7, she went to Minneapolis to work as a clerk-typist. 11 -6-30, married Jo[...]efore She cler ed at Penney's again, was promoted to Cashier/Bookkeeper, moving to Coeur D'Alene, ID. then worked in the County Asse[...]In 1936, we moved to Plentywood, where we went to school.[...]ed on the County Road Dept. and was janitor at the hosp[...]August 1955, when he moved to the farm to be with his daughter. He[...]Mother remarried in 1942 to Fred Wendt, in Utah, where they[...]lived until 1946, when they moved to Washington, where they had a[...]of Plentywood in the spring of 1911 . George went to Bain School, and to Dooley HS.[...]daughter of Herman 0. and Anna Heppner, was A daughter, Sandra Rae, was born 6-20-50 and Susan[...]Sauerkraut Valley." In arch, 1956, hey moved to Coeur d'Alene, ID, continuing to George and arie ere married in the German Lutheran Church on live there excep for 1 year in Renton, W . 7-26-34. They worked on various farms until 1940 when they bought Du[...]the Dave Curtain farm, 1 mile north of Dooley. PT A, and Job's Daughters. Since leaving Plentywood, L[...]nagement of the Edgewood otel in been employed as a mechanic and service manager. He is a member of Plen y ood and became o[...]n Roe y Springs Dis rict from 1953 to 1962. George passed a ay m 1968 and is self-employed as a beautician. She married el Storse h[...]and arie raised 4 children. 10-21 -77 . hey have a daugh er Heather Lynn (11 -1-80). Susan gradua ed from HS in 1972 and is employed as a Dental Assistant in Spokane. Leonard and Del[...]y happy memories of Sheridan Co. and look forward to going "back home". They get back every year or so to visit wi1h Delores' Aunt Lila M. edders and therr[...](CHRISTENSEN) ANDERSEN Dad, was born m Denmark on 10-8-1887, came to this country when 16. He served in WWI. Mother, born in Denmark on 7-27 -04 , was 14 when she came to us. other and Dad were married in Belville, KS, and moved to a farm in ebraska.[...] |
| [...]ormer Lesia Dalton, and is an at- On 7-26 -63, Larry and I were married. We moved to Missoula torney for the Arizona State Supreme Cou[...]school, Larry worked as an office manager for a furniture store. After a Lois Dahlgaard, has 2 daughters, Shelley and Trac[...]now few years we started our own with a partner, later selling our interest own and manag[...]lentywood, along MT. We returned to Plentywood in 1979 and opened Big Sky Market with his wife, the former May Hilyard, has 3 children: Jeffrey, Michael, since there was not a convenience store here at that time. and Kristian. Diana, born 1946, married Rodger Mc[...]oyed helping others. In 1981, Marie returned to Plentywood. She is active in Plen- tywood ALCW, t[...]hool in Westby, entered the Navy in 1951 and went to boot camp at San Diego. He Larry and I have 3 children. Jeffrey Wayne, born 3-9-65 in served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955, spending part of this time in[...]Plentywood. WWII. After the war she moved to San Deigo, where she worked for the Prudential In[...]LESLIE and In 1955, they moved back to Westby where Herb farmed north of LOIS (DAHLGAARD) ANDERSON town and Pat operated a restaurant for a short time. In 1963, they I am the second son of George and Marie Anderson. Born 4-4-39 adopted a son, Ben Patrick. in Plenty ood. I have 2 brothers: Lloyd and Larry, and a sister, Diana. They moved to Plentywood in 1964, where Herb operated a I attended school in Dooley until 1949, then finish[...]got his Journeyman's license Plentywood. I enlisted in the Air Force after graduation in 195 7, serv for plumbing and heating and a few years later, his Masters. Robert ing until 1962 with a stay in England for 3 years. I came home in 1962 Allen, born 1-1 0-65 , was adopted at the age of 11 months and a to operate the Edgewood otel. daughter, Jill Christina, born 8-13-67, came to live with them 6 weeks I am active in the Coalndge Flying Club, receiving[...]flight rating in 1983, umpire softball, and bo I. 0th r highlights r Herb enjoyed playing car[...]On 7-17-64 , I mar ied Lois Dahlgaard, daughter of Carl and Pearl On 9-18-78, they celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniv[...]elatives. has a brother, Curtis, ho lives in Ollmon , T. Sho[...]until 1962. Home where she lived until she passed a ay 11 ·8-80 . Then orthern on ana College in 19 3. Herb continued his plum[...]ad suffered his heart problems for many years and on dion, crafts, s ing, music, and bo[...]Tacey. Sh lley as born Ben and Bob continue to hve at the home, Ben or ing for C D 3-9-65 and is a graduat of PHS 1983. Sh is attending U D, and Bob[...]Tracey, orn 11 ·6-66 , is a Junior in Plen wood High School, a LARRY W . and MAY (HILYARD) A DEASON[...]Ohver as born 2· 1-20 at Reserve. T to Wm. (Bill) and · ane and moved into Plenty ood.[...]entered (Peterson) Anderson, Joining a brother, Harry, born in 1910 and a he Air Force. He was stationed for 3 years in Ge[...]y years in Reserve and later attended school I, ay Irene Hilyard, fifth child of Charles and ari[...]5-1-43 in Plentywood. After graduating from PHS, I and 2 edicine Lake, the Boz[...]Park. graduation from beauty school, we returned to Plentywood where I In June 1938, he married lizabeth Nielsen of Dagmar, daughter of went to work at Lois' Beauty Salon, later receiving my ma[...]n 12-22 19 in Dagmar, grew operator license which I still retain.[...] |
| [...]ch 1922; Marie (Mrs. Hospital as a RN. Sophus Christensen), Antelope, November 1923;[...]They lived their first 3½ years of marriage a couple miles west of and waterskiing. Homestead, MT, moving in the fall of 1941 to rural Plentywood. They have farmed and raised cat[...]ywood since the Lincoln Lumber Co. as a painter. In 1936, he went to work for Mar- 1952. They raised 3 children, and a[...]by smaller family farms to the present larger acreage farms and oil ex-[...]Evelyn (Hoglund) Antonson moved to Plentywood in 1932, lived[...]with her sister and worked as a waitress at Elgin Cafe. Erick and[...]Evelyn were married on 7-3-37.[...]retiring from the department in 1962. In addition to this civic[...]position, over the years, Erick volunteered as a Boy Scout leader,[...]rst Hunter Safety program in the county, belonged to Larry, born 1939, married Betty Haugrude of[...]and Mary Lou Nelson at the Vogue Rose, born May 19 1, married ichael Smith of Abilene, KA.[...]g in 1976. She was an active member Their home is a Cheyenne, WY. They have 2 daughters: Tamara, born of her church and Ladies Aid. May 1965 and Johanna, born April 1968. Evelyn passed away suddenly on 2-1-80. Erick continues to main- Adelle, born October 1946, married Wi[...]lentywood and live in rural Plentywood. They have a daughter, ax- Erick and Evelyn[...]onson, born in April ine. born December 1963, and a son, Lon, born September 1968.[...]in the US Army in Georgia and Vietnam as a Quartermaster Supply Of- TERRY and ARDELL (HUFFMA[...]until 1969 and now lives in Billings where he is a stock broker. Terry, the son of Edward and L[...]HS in John, born 197 4. Barbara is a eacher in the Billings school system 197 . While[...]the U of T in 1966. Terry graduated from SU with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Plant and Soil Science, ith emphasis on Agronomy in 1979. Terry has ELI[...]nd Curtis Antonson tension Agent since July 1979. On 9-7-79, Terry married Ardell Huff- Elinder and Anna Antonson immigrated to the US from Sweden in man of Raymond, T.[...]summer of 1928, Elinder, Anna, Art, and ae moved to nuaJ staff, pep club, and National Honors Society[...]ring of Plentywood. Elinder worked as a carpenter from then until he retired in 1979, Ardell graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing[...] |
| [...]s building many In March of 1 978, I started working for Montana Dakota Utilities of[...]es in Plentywood and the surround- where I still work . ing farms and communities.[...]d Brenteson. The house was built near Clear Lake a mother and grandmother. As a child she worked in a bakery in in the early 1900's and moved to Plentywood in 1947 by my grand- Sweden and loved to bake fine breads, rolls, and the traditional father so his children would have a place to stay while going to high Swedish pastries. Her summers were spent raising a huge vegetable school. Since then sev[...]have done extensive remodeling and still have a few more projects in Elinder and Anna were[...]ticipated in the Ladies Aid and Elinder was quick to We have 3 children : Charles Jens, born 6-2-77; Rachael Anne, volunteer to fix or remodel the church property.[...]a passed away in April 1973 and Elinder continued to live in Plentywood until his death in January 19[...]ever he could during Duane was born to Olaf and Florence Arneklev on 2-28-36 in Plen- the depression years. In 1939, he left Plentywood moving to California tywood. He has 1 brother, Bruce, born 12-15-37. During the late 'JOs where he worked as a stone mason. He lived at Lake Tahoe for many[...]v family lived about 1 mile northeast of Antelope on years with his wife, Ethel, and retired at Boise,[...]The family moved to the Lars Botten farm in 1939, northeast of Art graduated from PHS in 1935 and worked as a grocery clerk in Antelope. Duane attende[...]on) taught all 8 grades which consisted of from 6 to 9 students. Holzapfel.[...]Most of the children and Miss Goff walked to and from school. Students Art and Wilma hav[...]brought their lunches each day and placed them on a bench in the Whitefish, and Allen in Spokane, WA.[...]hicken. When lunch time came they discovered that a large dog had Art is employed by Blue Cross of Mo[...]from Montana State College (no SU) with a four children: Susan Hickey in St Paul, David in[...]s. returning to MSC for graduate study. After graduation m 1963,[...]eapolis suburb of Edina for many cepted a job as a research biologist and later as supervisor of her[...]ancy was born m Hu chinson, KS here she en to grade and CHARLES and DIANE (JACOBSEN) ARCHER[...]a degree in education. She taught in Santa Clara until the spring of I was born 7-22-53 at Plentywood, the second of 5 c[...]lenn and Bernice (Brenteson) Jacobsen and grew up on a arm 16 miles est of Reserve. I graduated from ed. La e HS and attended SU in Bozeman for 3 years. On 8-1 0- 74, I married Charles R. Archer at athanael Lutheran Ch[...]El Paso, T , the fourth of 5 children of Charles A. and ary Archer. He attended grade school in Engl[...]as, graduated from Great Falls HS and from SU ith a degree in Fish and Wildlife anagemen . We lived in Great Falls for 1 year, returning to Plenty ood m June 1976 here e ere h Group Home[...]- ood. Inc. for 14 months before Charli ent to or for J. L. Implement.[...]Duane and ancy have a daughter, Alyson, born 10-25-67 in San·[...]a Clara, CA and a son, Eric, born 10-9-69 in t. View, CA.[...]The family moved to the Paul Bussinger farm near Antelope in the[...]spring of 1972 to farm. In 1976, they moved to a home in Plentywood[...]and continue to op rate the family farm.[...]As a young graduate nurse in October of 194 7, I came to Plen-[...] |
| training in Great Falls Deaconess Hospital. We came to visit her VERNON and RAMONA (JO[...]om Westby Melodie, married to Glen Pearson, is a nurses aide at Sheridan who married Vernon Nikola[...]Memorial Nursing Home and Glen is a welder in the oilfields. Son, per month plus full[...]Harry Sano as Mindy, married to Monte Johnson, works as a lab technician while laundryman; Vi Zeidler who c[...]w. Alma Power, volunteer nurses aide. We also had a part-time cleaning Lisa and T[...]60 Years at a time because we kept them and their mothers 9 or[...]chool 75 .00 . When an expectant mother was due to deliver in the evening,[...]Graduating Class Roll we turned on the outside light to signal Dr. Benson who lived up the[...]er obstretics, even scrubbing rooms and beds when a person was[...]Cora Sevena Risa I worked until October 1949 when I married Harvey Ator, eldest[...]Wheeler son of Henry and Rachel Ator and we moved to the original Ator Principal:[...]PHS held commencement exercises on Friday, 5-23-24, in the old Harvey has served in the ontana at'I Guard since March, 194~. Orpheum Theatre on Main St., owned by the Fishbeck family. This He w[...]gowns as they do today. We gals selected a voile material in pastel started his own "on the farm processing" in 1970. Earlier he worked[...]r 2 boys wore dark suits. As we crossed the stage to for Plentywood Electric putting up many of the fi[...]televi- receive our treasured diplomas, a board member presented each stu- sion se s and al[...]an American Beauty Rose bud. ow, 60 years later, I adore[...]I grew up in the Dagmar, Clear Lake area on a farm, so I had to[...]at PHS were most enjoyable, I recall. Mr. and rs. Charles C. Johnston[...]blocks west of the school. They opened their home to me in[...]exchange for domestic help, I lived there through graduation. This was[...]a common pattern for students during the depression[...]I recall one episode in particular: Our English class was to put on[...]selected a three-act comedy skit, namely, " iss Thea Doshea.[...]Thea as a firm, sophisticated person who managed a girls boarding school. I was chosen for the iss Thea character. We had dri[...]ave 6 gro n children, all graduates of PHS. James i_cha~I scenes, apparel, furnishings, etc[...]ren, eagan and Cory; and hve in a ay hen" iss Thea" developed a burning fever. The County Health Dix E here he wor s for otorola. He at ended Concordia and lo a Official and a doctor arrived, and upon leaving, posted a sign on my S a' e. aren Pauline, a graduate nurse from SU is married to_Ed~y door: Quarantined, Small Pox, End of iss Thea Doshea. ilews i, a minister. They have 1 daughter, Tamara and reside[...]erved 4 years m the avy during the Vie nam War is a member of ontana a 'I Guard and at ends E C. Chri~topher Wade is manage[...]'s ~rocess!ng and helps with farming and ranching on the family farm. He 1s married to Linda Brenteson of Coalridge. Son, Nicholas Wade,[...]Lowell (see separate story). The years since I came to Sheridan County have mostly _been g~od ones. I still work as a nurse part-time in the Sheridan Memorial N[...] |
| Fortunately, I bounced back to good health in time to graduate MYRAD and MILLY (PETERSEN)[...]Myrad was born 1-7-21 in Plentywood to Alvin and Myrtle[...]graduating in 1940. Alvin was born 12-4-1895 to Ole and Sena Aspelund in St. Paul,[...]Navy, served in the Pacific MN. When 15, he moved to the family farm north of Dooley. In 1917, Theatre in Guadalcanal during WWII and return ed to Plentywood in he went to Europe with the armed forces. On 3-24-20, he married Myr- 1945. He wor[...]ourthouse for the Montana tle Becklund in Scobey. On 1-2-24, he received his Civil Service ap-[...]Art Thurem at pointment for rural letter carrier on the east and south routes of Plen- the se[...]2 brothers. Mavis (Madsen tywood. He started with a Model T Ford. During the winter months he[...]of Roseberg, OR, Lowell of Fremont, CA. His used a toboggan (horse-drawn) or skis. Later he had a homemade father passed away in[...]. snowmobile. When the winters were bad, Dad wore a sheepskin coat Myrad and Milly Peterson were married 7•14-46 in Grenora, 0. and had a footwarmer of hot coals, often leaving before day[...]ing after dark. Often at Christmas, he would walk to the farm had 1 sister and 2 brothers. homes from the road to deliver packages. The post office was in the[...]in old lngwalson store addition when Dad started but the new building had Williston, graduat[...]2 been erected by the time he retired. Mother was a substitute carrier for sons, Andy and Dav[...]Lewiston, ID in 1966. He is in the avy stationed on the West Coast.[...]f Charles and Ida Becklund. In 1910, her dad came to Montana to help build the railroad tracks to Plentywood. In 1911 the family moved to a farm near Dooley. Mother and her sisters, Ethel,[...]e she and Dad were married. My brothers and I were born in Plentywood. yrad, 1-7-21 ; avis, 4-26-22; Clifford, 3-17-24; and Lowell, 3-16·28. We belonged to the Plentywood Lutheran Church and were baptized[...]illy became ill and passed a ay 5-13-75, yrad still resides in and other belonged to the Ladies Aid. Dad and Mother ere active in[...]Larry as born in Plen ood on 11 -8-39, a son of Ralph and toy[...]Bain. He a tend d local schools and graduated from PHS. He marri d A highlight of our family travels, while gro ing up[...]Doreen elson, ntelop , on 6-14-59, a d u hter of els and Alice Chicago World's Fair.[...]oug, and elson. She as born in Plen ood on 10-27-38 , the youngest of 3,[...]Bill. avis has 2 grand· children. Dad had a heart attack and passed a ay 3-9-65. other sold the family home in 1971 to r. and rs. Gordon ielsen, bought a trailer home m Hobson and spent the winter months[...]Larry was employed as a carpet layer for Peterson's Hardware for[...] |
| [...]stated. Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. He is a member of Scottish Rite Tilda Bak[...]ge. She aster of the Masonic Lodge. He is also a life member of the National remained at h[...]d Kavon, son of Paul and Stacie Kavon of Raymond, on 8-1-80. She is presently attending school at UNO[...]ohn Nelson, son of John and Mae Nelson of Westby, on 9-16-81. She is employed at Sheridan Memorial Hosp. as a cook. John works for Peavey Company in Plentywood[...]in Arizona. RALPH and FLOY (MENSING) BAIN |
| [...]Henry L. and Myrna (Michels) Bedwell, they came to Plentywood after purchasing the Sunset Drive-In f[...]3-62 in Plentywood, moved with her family in 1971 to a John Shoal and the Orpheum Theatre from Elmer Ja[...]They operated the theatres for 11 years, selling to Gordon Nielsen in Plentywood, graduat[...]riefly in Their daughter, Joanne, is married to Barry Kamhoot, an Air Force the Rough Riders (a name she submitted) 4-H Club in Medicine Lake. Colonel and a commander now stationed in Hawaii. They have a grand- Highlight of her 4-H was winning the 1978 Sr. Livestock Judging and a son, Todd, and granddaughter, Heidi.[...]In 1979, she was Sheridan County's lone delegate to 4-H Citizen- secutive days; the trip he made to Washington, DC as a representative ship Shortcourse in Wa[...]er Mon- of the Plentywood Lions Club in an effort to get an Interstate highway tana 4-H mem[...]oming, connection between Regina and Glendive and to extend the hours at showing, and[...]· the Port of Entry; and fishing trips to the north country. He was Grand[...]money to buy a car and attend Missoula Vo-Tech Center to take a legal[...]chased a home there. Angie worked 2 years at the Stoner Me[...]averne Louis Beckers was born 10-27-28 in Outlook to Louis and[...]Eldon, Leonard, and anlyn. Laverne's dad came to Outloo from tn·[...]Outloo pioneers, Florence remembers her trips to Fairbanks, AK and Montgomery, Joseph and Anna Wirtz. AL to be present for the births of her grandchildren and t[...]e ary agdalene Hoffart was born to John and Ph1limina Hoffart on belonged to a eekly bridge club in Plentywood.[...]dren: Eva, Vince, Joseph, Jacob, Pauline, Ros , H I n, Caroline, LLOYD and BARBARA BAST[...]ndus. All live m Canada e cep Helen ho is married to After their marriage in Alexandria in 19[...]Outloo . va, Vince, Josep , and Rose are ne bride to Plentywood. He had been wor ing on the farm for deceased. Clarence Onstad summers returning to innesota each fall. ith mar -[...]on. Lavern or - riage in mind and taking a Ii ing to ontana he decided to loo for a ed at the elevato m Outloo , manag[...]r in for he C1 of Pl n ood smc 1971 . ary or d as a He began or ing for Harold OeS1lva at Pepsi Cola ( ild ood grocery cler at the R d O I nd Jerry's ar t and is no head coo Bev.) in 1955 and hen the plant as sold to John Olson of Sidney m of the Ple[...]e manager as hmng help as Penney's as moving into a ne store. Within a le months, she began to or for DU replacing Louise cLaughlin. T[...] |
| [...]died 4-17-61. Patty married Richard Keele in a double wedding with Carol and Eth[...]members of the Mt. Olivet Lutheran Howard Stoner on 7-9-70 and they live in Bremerhaven, Germany and[...]n 10-26-73 and Kristi Michelle, Roy, a member of the Catholic in Minneapolis, Lloyd, the[...]7-24-78. Richard is in the Air Force and Patty is a civilian- Church in Waconia, MN. emp[...]10-23-71 and Allison arie born 5-13-83. Carol has a PhD in Bio- James, born 7-3-[...]Jim's sister, Angela (Angie), is married to Paul E. Beck of Plenty- Bonnie married Gordo[...]rough high school in Plentywood in Bozeman and is a Registered urse. She has done nursing at and had a perfect attendance record for 3 consecutive years[...]10-80. When the family moved to a farm 28 miles southwest of Plen- Jane marrie[...]ula 7-9-83. They live in received a diploma in Auto Mechanics. Anchorage, A where bo h are working as CPA's.[...]ile at Helena. Jill Laverne and ary have had a full life, raising their family and now g[...]has 3 brothers and 3 sisters. A BECKLU D[...]Jim and Jill were married in Ft. Benton on 8-12-78. They have 2 y dad, Charles Bee lund, came to ontana in 191 O and wor ed sons, Rick James and Timothy i el. Their home is on orth Jackson on the RR a Plenty ood. He and my uncle, Fran S ifter, homest[...]d is employed by the local . L. Well Service, was a children came to Plenty ood on he rain fro ta. In 913 , the mechanic for 3 years and has been an operator of a or over rig for Dooley as built, a busy and riendly n._ he Bee lu~d[...]ield, ctea plo n edin a earn of horses. I DO ALO and VALERIE (WILSO ) BE SO re or , o as only 5 years old. Gladys I as born in Plenty ood on 11 -11 -38 son of Herbert and rn[...]n n I I n - I 5. y , Alic • Ro 11 • n E h I. There ere 5 girls in our family nd 2[...] |
| [...]I was born at Nedre Ferstad, Byaasen, Trondheim , orway on[...]Johannes and Bjorn. Johannes, born 3-28 09, lives on the[...]daughter, Bodil, married to Erlmg Thomassen. They visited Plenty ood[...]in 1969. Johannes, Bjorn, and I gre up on a 12 acre farm in Byaasen.[...]d 3 children: Debbie Jo, born 6-23-5 9; Cory Don, on 9-13-60; and Nickie Sue, born 11-21 -61. Debbie r[...]en- burn, D. She married Joel Bloms of Lansford D on 3-6-82 and lives in Minot. Cory, a graduate of Bismarck Junior College, D as employe[...]Front row : BJornd I, Dr. 0. G. Benson, born 7-8-06 at Antler, D, came to Sheridan Co. ith his parents, Oscar T. and Chr[...]served 6 mon mg's from PHS in 1924 in a class of 9 girls and 2 boys, he and classmate, Guard m Oslo. In II, he as a en pnsone o r Ted Paulbec , became ed1cal Doctors. He graduated from Creigh on U a Grattangen and sent to Bjornefjeld. From here an on 6-6-35, interned at the San a Fe Hospital m Los Angeles, CA and transpor[...]• He married abel Hardy, a nurse, and re urned Plen y ood to ing. Bombs practice m 1936. They had 1 son, Gordon. His prac gre and he I gradu built he office and residence 116 E 2n[...]the C. C. Johnsto · n on 7 ee He as a respec ed physician and sur e Sta a s ff to include a nurse d orce, he married D c tldren:[...] |
| [...]received a diploma with scholarship privileges from IAS cor- As a New Year's baby, I was born on 1-3-5 3 at the Sheridan Mem. respond[...]Hosp. My parents are Bjorn and Esther Bjornsen. I have 3 sisters: In Minneapolis, she was employed as a bookkeeper by Hogenson Marianne, Emelie, and Helen. I attended elementary and high school at Const. Co. In the Twin Cities, she was a member of IAS Forum and Plentywood, graduating in 1971. I was in 4-H for 7 years, Cub Scouts[...]and Boys Scouts, CA's and Plentywood School Band. I played the trum- Bjorn and Est[...]nded Northwest College, Kirkland, WA for 2 years. I work- on 6-4-49. Bjorn's family prepared a very festive reception at their ed part-time for[...]e true Norwegian style. Their honeymoon took them to Nar- Queen, Ben Franklin, and did cleaning for th[...], North Norway, where seeing the Midnight Sun was a highlight. Dr. Lindblom, and others. Several summers I did yard and garden work They returned to Plentywood in 1949, where residence was establish[...]ing Ser- ed. Bjorn has worked as a carpenter, most of the time for Rudy Foss. vice. When the city water tank was built in Plentywood, I worked for He sold W. T. Rawleigh[...]so for Gordon Holte Ins. Since Redstone. In 1973, I enlisted in the US Army and was[...]t Ft. Ord, CA; Ft. Devens, MA; and Ft. Bragg, NC. I received the Associate of Arts degree from the Uo[...]rk. After being discharged from the Army in 1977, I returned to Plentywood, joined the Montana ational Guard, attended NCO summer camp in Helena and orked on miscellaneous jobs. I attended Evangel College and Southwest issouri State U for 2 years, was in ROTC and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. on 5- 6-80 at S SU. I graduated from Evangel College ith a degree in Psychology and ilitary Science. Enlisting in the Army in 980 , I was stationed at Ft. Gordon, GA and annheim and aiserslautern, Germany. I was discharged in 1983 and[...]Fransen , Helen. returned o Plentywood. In 1982, I advanced to the rank of 1st Lt.[...]Their children are Marianne, 5-7-50, married on 6-25-77 to Ray-[...]ks at the Sheridan Co. Library. Helen, 4-5-58, is a[...]ement Exercises and the Commissioning Ceremony in May[...]1980 at S SU, Sprngfield, 0 when Bernhard became a 2nd Lt.[...]gardening. He is a member of PSA. He received his education in or-[...]ay, too GED classes at PHS. When he came to he USA he could[...]neither understand nor spea English, but learned by listening, reading,[...]One of my hobbies is re · Id furni1ure. I spent many hours Esther ore her orig[...]y sister, Edith. She, cleaning and repairin until i ea iful piece. Some other[...]s. n ed in arolina, I sens ere a part of the pa eant "S ebrush to Side al s hich bough · a Ho o orcycl h d ps ho np to he depic ed the history of he rea es[...]ed · h C mp Ftre Girls Cub Scouts, -H. CTU le e, I or Place O Job Counsel[...]other groups. She has ta en several coll e e ens on Line Coun had practicu . John'[...]They ha e been many places but are happy o consider Sher dan 11 · inn[...]office. Coun y as home. if a had e eo ing many plac s, I enjoy com ac fri n of[...]br . B rnhar I nt ood Bjorn BJornsen, 1- 1· Trondh im[...]ad · Si 3. I b on neapolis in 94 7 to or for his cou in, John H enson. His bro h r,[...]r ay. resp ·e I a un of Camp Fire Esther Fransen, 5-8-17, on a farm near Comerto n, T, as reme d as a of daughter of Oscar and Anne Fransen. He[...]4-23 do s ,I he r trucking, me al sal ag[...]duat d from Comerto n HS in I n of U ·n 1975 1936 as Valedictorian of 16. She a ended CBI ifler Voe. HS, and da a ho u a BS de r e CBC in inneapolis. In 19 , she began[...]El ry Education from Evan I I te cour s Dist. gr. of o. Am.[...] |
| [...]and Wayne, and a sister, Lucille. She attended school in Plentywoo[...]club, and swing band. A highlight at graduation was being awarded the[...]year and a half of their married life was spent in Rapid Cit[...]Larry attended college and Janice worked as a secretary for State[...]Farm Ins. In the summer of 1971, they moved back to Plentywood and Emel[...]t manager. later worked con- During weekends I worked at the Montana Pioneer Manor, stayed[...]SMSU, Springfield, MO. a very active member of the Sheridan Saddle and Roping Club and the When in UNO, I took a course in outdoor survival. The course con-[...]of 4 weekends. There was hiking in Roosevelt Nat' I Park, canoe- has been a Jaycee and plays bass guitar in a country- estern band. ing on the Missouri, fishing, and backpacking the Old X Trail. I went on His interest in horses created a sideline job of selling tac as Hob's a camping and canoeing trip in the Bay Waters of Mi[...]since 1981. sin, and Michigan with some friends. I taught in elementary shcools in Ja[...]y State Ban in June of 1972 Missouri and Montana. I am now employed at the Sheridan Co. Library.[...]of he wild flowers, and open space near my home. I have thoroughly enjoyed Sheridan Ropi[...]Lutheran Church, and the many lasting friendships I have made through county organizations[...]K Wellington, better known as Bud, was born to Ed and Bertha Black 1-17 -17 at Graham Hill, Sask[...]spent most of his 4 years in Belgium and England. On 6-.22-47, Bud married June Welter, daughter of Ge[...]a ed. Gayl n married aren Bloomer in 1979. She 1s a basic education teacher a iles Commumty Coll g m 1le City They have dau h[...]d ond r ha o I m rria e end d m d1vorc . In 1981 Jes on mam d Juh Thun . They have a daughter, Courtney. he pr n 1m , th y hv i[...]. Bl On 11 -07 -77 Bud[...]in ro au F T' a JOb that e s. In[...]y end heir inters in P i r su ARY and ·[...]m Th lami mov ·d to R T in 1921 and to an irri at d |
| the local cannery and strawberries and vegetables for a roadside stand I am Esther Tollefson Long Boike, one of 14 children born to that and local stores. A daughter, Bonnie (Broderdorp), Wasilla AK, was[...]In 1941 , Ernest Long and I moved to Daleview, MT. We had 5 Ora, a skilled seamstress sewed for her daughters and ma[...]hickens was her pride and joy as (married to Kay Campbell, Wolf Point), 5 sons; Dale (married to Marlene they received a special ration of ground corn, wheat, and bran re[...]Cushman. They were fed (married to Barbara McCall of Comertown), 4 children, living[...]was part owner of the Plentywood Coast to Coast Store before moving Saturday deliveries to special customers in the Billings area. Her health to Great Falls in 1983. failed in the early sixties[...]Merwin. I shall never forget the day Clayton was born. It w[...]en worked for Flanagan Feed and Grain first using a wagon and with rain, wind, thunder, and lightning and very dark. We started out team then later taking pride in the truck which t[...]the team of horses and wagon. The wagon wheel hit a big rock chased. He also worked for Patterson She[...]n was born right there in the wagon. We continued on to Commission Co. During WWII, the Midland Empire Fa[...]she took good care of me and the baby. converted to a war plant for assembling tank retrievers, and he worked I have early day memories of selling butter for 1 0¢ a pound and on the assembly line. Later, he worked for NPRR until retiring. eggs for 3¢ or 4¢ a dozen. Meat was either canned in jars or fried and Gardening as a business was no longer profitable so much of the put in crocks then covered with hot lard to keep since there were no farm was converted to pasture except for a small garden and space for freezers i[...]is rose bushes. He enjoyed horses and usually had a riding pony in the We had rabbit d[...]tmas concerts, church at pasture. He broke horses to ride but decided this was too risky when at the[...]as buc ed off by one of his charges. He continued to rent we played cards. No one had any money so we made our own fun pasture space to families in own who needed a place to keep a horse. times. Realizing he co[...]llings traffic or manage is property, he moved to Plenty ood in 1973 to be near his daughter, Pauline. He bought he house ha[...]age for the old Trini y Lutheran Church, soon had a garden growing, and for he first time in his life had ime to go ishing. He enjoyed afternoon drives to fish in Box Elder, Raymond, and Christensen Dams until failing eyesight forced him to sop driving at 90. He never ceases o be amazed a the construction going on, finds he people very friendly, and considers P[...]I was divorced from Ernest Long and lived in Plent[...]years un ii I married George Bol e in 19 7. Donald Arthur[...]George was divorced from Irene Lavador and had a daughter, and Gertrude Bo e. They farmed 5 miles[...]er Vic y, Phyllts Jean, ho is married to Ted Guenthner. They live in Silesia T born 10-30-[...]and and have 3 ltving sons as a 4 h died of leu emia. have 2 children, Jennifer a[...]om as born 7-17-54 . George and I lived on his farm north of Dooley, originally he Fran He a[...]Casper. Y. Bngh sman land, hich he sold to James Syme ·n 1962. In 19 7 Don's father, rthur[...]north of Dooley. Georg bough small farm a mile southeast of Plenty ood in order o Don's mot[...]s born 8·1-28 and hves in be close to school. Casper, Y.[...]. e bough an irri ated farm at ashua, Donald a ended Plen ywood School, gradua ed in 1968. ended T hich George con inued o farm un ii a er long fght ith cance , SU and E C. He married Diane arie Scho in Plen y ood on he passed a ay 6- -8 and is buried b side his paren s m he Dooley 5-27-78. They have 2 children: Bri any nn, born 10-5-8 , and Bia e ceme e[...]born 1-3-83. They reside in Plen y ood. Don is or i or I ha e rem amed on h arm raising a fe sh ep and ca le. he S a e High ay Dep . o·ane arie, born 7-9-5 is o[...]n Scho , as born ·n Hu chinson, on So · a. 7-26-27. Her fa her, Earl Eu ene Scho t, as born in Hine fey, on Ho[...]erry llen Scho as born 9- 5-52 . E r Carl on, born ri[...]ly 9-29-53. ary Elizabeth u o s i born 2-1 -5 , marned Leroy b u ows i and have 1 son, u is James, orn 11 -23-77. Ro er[...]r dm h orth Oa ota to the Paisley Broo distric in 1914. Mother pass d i yard. G or di din 1 73 a n a Portland away in 1920 and Father in 1941 .[...] |
| [...]en. They live in Sun City, AZ, and Horace notes, "I consider it a Dustin and Nicholas. Our second son Terry was born 6-22-60 in great privilege to have grown up along with Plentywood. There were[...]running heavy equip• good times and bad times, but we remember only the good times."[...]s in 7th grade this year. He is also Dad's helper on tion and Naturalization in Missoula, where Japanese and Italians were the farm. Dale had a heart attack in 1982 and had triple by pass held[...]ings. Edwin "Clay" (1909): Following his marriage to local nurse, Grace SAMUEL E. BORAH Best, in 1938, they moved to San Francisco. There he worked as an[...]WII. Grace died in 1965 and Clay moved to Daniels County in the late '20s here his ife passed a ay married Frances Martin of Oxnard, CA in 1968.[...]several years then moved to Plenty ood in the early '50s here he Archie Bolster (1919): He and his wife, Opal (a Plentywood nurse) lived till he passed a ay in 1964, 3 ee s before his 90 h birthday. were[...]and the J.C. Penney chain for 18 years, then was a State Farm Insurance Bird, Mrs. Mart[...]James was born 6-19-23 at Colfax. D a son of Oscar and tywood. George IV, born 7-2 4-16[...]area where his dad farmed and l perated a service sta- ith fun days. I played with my uncles, Lloyd and Archie, ho were ion. In 1943, Jim moved to es er or ed for Ed erguson. about my age. I remember hunting gophers and taking the tails to the abet as born 5-14-25 at y, daughter of P. C. and court house to get a one penny bounty. I remember sledding and s 1ing ette Petersen. I had 3 brothe 1lliam 8111), Ca arry and 6 on tank hill, wading in Box Elder Creek, and pie ing[...]nes, Elna, Alice, Freda, Lillian, and st I at ended ries along the same creek. Selling the eekly paper on Saturday morn- estby school 1 2 ye[...]siness U in ne, mg and using the money to go to the cowboy sho in the afternoon[...]r- s ore, where she or ed, as grea fun, and being on a farm at sh1p 1th Ben Freund[...]i ss o the coo house, as a lot of fun . Hans 0. Hanson. e hen mov d to he arm rm y father, George W. Bolster 111, passed a ay on 12 9 73. y bro her, Bill. mo her. Anna Bolster is hvmg m a very nice nursing home in Po land[...]t OR. She as 89 years old on 2-12-84.[...]p Dale as born m Scobey, Tm 1935, a son of S. V. and Caroline Bo h. They moved to the arm south of Redstone in 1940. Colleen as born m C . a dau t r o nso[...]a o s on t cam[...]In 1962. dopt dour cond on, , born 3-1-62. H[...] |
| [...]rgo, D and will graduate in April, 1984. He plans to return to ever since. Gary is a sophomore, and Bruce, a senior at PHS, has plans Plentywood to continue his dad's business at Boyer's Barber Shop. of going to EMC at Billings. In 1968 I went o work for elson Accounting Firm where I work- We attend St. John's Lut[...]ptember 1980, at the ASCS has served on the church council. He has also served as ASC Commit- office where I am still employed. teeman and as a director on the Farmers Union Elevator Board in Plen- Ji[...]tywood. He farms with his brother, Harold, on the family farm and also tywood Athletic Club; a charter member of the Golf Club and Elks on the original Dooley farm. Lodge; a member of the Lutheran Church where he served on the Parish Board and at one time as head usher. H[...]lrven was born in Midale, Sask. , Canada 4-8-05, a son of Charles RICHARD and SONG YON BRATTON[...]s born in Roseview, Richard Bratton as born on 7-24-44 in Modesto, CA, one of Sask., Canada 5-23-10, a daughter of Schuyler and Barbara Ann Hop- iden i[...]lived in Noxon, MT awhile, where they worked on farms. Later they of San ateo before moving to ontana to complete college at the U of moved to Plentywood where lrven worked for Holje Implement[...]n issoula. Following his graduation in 196 7 with a degree in Music tywood for 22 years. Afte[...]brother, William "Bill", Education, he accepted a teaching position in Whitehall, MT where he[...]the end of his second year in Whitehall, he began a 3 year worked at the Anthony store and Fretheim store as a clerk. Dorothy enlistment with the US Army Bands[...]d gardening and crocheting. lrven and Dorothy did a lot of danc- stationed ith the 8th US Army Band i[...]ards. They both were members married Song Yon Kim on 4-3-72. Song Yon, the youngest of 7[...]thodist Church in Plentywood. children, as raised on a rice producing farm on the outskirts of Taegu, orea and though quite you[...]e Army in July, 1972 and he and Song Yon re urned to western ontana, living with his parents for a year while he substituted in the Frenchtown and Alberton Schools. On 5-9-73 heir first daughter, Virginia Kim, as born in Missoula. He accepted a teaching position in music with the Plentywood schools and i h his family, he got is irst look at northeastern[...]cape hen irst arriving here. They have since come to appreciate he beauty of the prairies. Their second daughter, Laura arie, as born on 1-1 2-75, and[...]Bngh sman. their son, Andrew Alexander, was born on 9-24-80. Front row: Cheryl Ann and Roy Sorensen. On 7- 0-76 Song Yon as made a naturalized ci izen by Judge James Sore ·n olf Poin . This as a happy day for her and her fami- lrven and Dorothy had a baby girl named Cheryl Ann Brightsman ly.[...]Cheryl graduated from PHS in 1968. The Bra on family as bap ized into he Plentywood Lutheran She ent to Kinsman Business U in Spokane, WA in 1968. Cheryl Church in 979. ddi ionally Richard is a member of Pl nty ood married[...]of Peter and ary Sorensen of Scobey, Lo e o. 91 o A. F. A. .. and is an ac ive member of he orth-[...]4. Their children are RoseAnn and Jason. eas ern on ana Communi y Concert Associa ion. On -28-7 6, lrven passed away unexpectedly at home o[...]On 3-26-76, Dorothy had a stroke and as put in the nursing BJAR E BAE SDA[...]d the arts and The Brensdal family has been a p rt of Sheridan County's history craft[...]ves. She for many years. One of he first Bren als to come o Sheridan Co. as enjoyed going on he Senior Citizens bus to visit Cheryl. She spent her Peder Brensdal. He as[...], and family. about 16 miles northeas of ntelope. I as then he met and married On 8-20-83, Dorothy had another stroke and was hospitalized for Bergi a Solberg. They had 9 children: Trygve, Columbus, T[...]Hun ley, T: Borgny, Plent ood· Hulda Antelope T; Be y, died in infancy; Bjarne Plen- t ood; and Ow ,[...]WESLEY and BJarne as born on the family farm on 8-16-28. e attended the DOROTHY (FR[...]Wes as born 6-22-45 in Crosby, D to Roy and Alma Brockmier. At the age of 22, he enltsted ·n the US a y and erved 4 years as He was raised on a farm at Fortuna, D and also attended school there[...]in he Pacific Fleet. It was Wes moved to Sheridan County in 1962, and or ed for the Huffma[...]Ida Tu of Vista, CA. BJarne and Ruth were married on 10-26-63, and 1965 and took basic training at Ft. Ord, CA. Returning to Plentywood, built a home on the family farm here they lived for 15 years. Their 2 he went to work for Richard cCarty. In 196 7, he star[...] |
| Dorothy, born 12-20-48, in Williston, ND to Harold and Sophie JAMES C. and JANE[...]C. and Betty Jane Bussinger were born and raised on the confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Dor[...]nding school, Jim joined the Air Force and became a B-24 employed there for 17 years.[...]ot during WWII. Wes and Dorothy were married on 10-7-65 in Plentywood, and have 2 sons, Wade and[...]ourt. Wes has 2 sisters, Betty and Vera, and a brother, Lyle. Dorothy has a sister, Linda (Mrs. Sam Halland, Kettle Falls, WA[...]enjoys riding and own their own horses. Wes loves to restore antique cars, and Dorothy loves bowling.[...]Jim and Janie Bussinger. also a State Champion in 1973-74 in bowling.[...]tzgerald were married at Billings, MT. They moved to Bozeman Carl L. Buckalew is the son of Melvi[...]re Jim attended MSC. In 1947, Jim and Janie moved to Plen- (Whittlesey}. He was born in Lucas County, IA on 3-30-32 . He has 5 tywood where he wa[...]hers: Dean and In 1948, Jim decided to go into business for himself and pur- Randy.[...]Carl and his wife, Martha, and 3 sons moved to Plentywood Williston. Jim rememb[...]later years, Jim Worthington bought into the 1970 to 1973 when he and Martha moved to Dillon, MT, where he is business a[...]has 2 brothers, Besides being a busy, active partner in the business, Jim was a Wayne and Lloyd, and 2 sisters, Jean and Melva. Martha is a master of the Masons, is active in Shrine, and is a member of the housewife and was employed part-tim[...]Eastern Star. He also served for 8 years on the Plentywood School at the Vogue Dress Shop in[...]hools. Martha Janie is a member of the Eastern Star, the Congregational La[...]born in 1947, lives in Rifle, CO; issoula with a business degree. He married Kay Richardson, daugh[...]ichael, born in of Robert and Dorothy Richardson, on 7-13-73. They are part-owner 1951[...]Susan Hensen, born in and Craig manages the Coast to Coast store in Plentywood, MT. They[...]and Cody Robert, born He is marrted to he former Dianne ordhagen of Westby. He manages 1[...]a Shoal, daughter of Don and A favorite story about Janie and the children as when ar and Evelyn Shoal on 10-10-81 . They hve m Plentywood and Dan works on Susan ran a ay from home. After searching everywhere, Janie w[...]off. out to the warehouse. Sure enough, there they were. Quie[...]ly, Janie told the children to find her a stic about 8 inches long, the[...]right size for a paddle, though she didn't tell them that. Eager to please[...]om and thin ing they had escaped a spanking, the children found just[...]what she asked for. There was no more running a ay from home after[...]4, Jim and Janie retired from business. They have a winter[...]home in Lake ontezuma, AZ and com back to Plenty ood for the[...]ood, IA. He graduated from PHS. He 1s now working on an 011 rig for T. Son of Harve[...]Lake HS in 1945. In 1946, he served as a basic-training platoon The most outstanding[...]rt Lee, VA. Then continued his education at 1t is a very pleasant community in which to live because of the wonder- MC at Havre, where he graduated with a 2 year degree in 1948. ful, friendly peopl[...] |
| [...]ake until 1955. Received his BS degree with a major in elementary education from the U of No.[...]- sion and administration in 1963. ~e came to Plentywood in 1955 and has the distinction of bei[...]l where he has served for 29 years. Joe is a member of the MT Assoc of Elem. School Principals[...]Elma and Be rnard Cea rt in .[...]Before her marriage to Bernard, Elma worked as a cook at the[...]later, he moved to Missoula and worked as a logger for Don Fough. He[...]returned to Sheridan Co. in 196 7 and worked for Harold Fried[...]Bernard and Elma were married in Sidney, MT on 5-1-56. Sally and Joe Carp[...]Lillian Taylor, Elma's daughter from a previous marriage, was born Sally Ann, daug[...]re her maternal grandparents lived. To!11my Jerde of Westby. They live in Livingston, MT and have 3 Three months later, the family returned to Plentywood where Sally and children. Da[...]ole, who homesteaded 4 miles south to ND State School of Science at Wahpeton and gradua[...]his class in 1980 with a degree in Heating and Cooling. He resides in[...]t. Paul, MN Bernard was killed in a tractor accident at Redstone on 8-9-78 . He with a BA degree in usic Education. She returned to Plentywood and had been a member of the American Legion and Sheridan Saddle[...]rs hen her children were young, until the present time. Elma is a member of Plentywood Lutheran Church and the[...]American Legion Auxiliary. Plentywood on 6-23-56 . Children: Jennifer Ann, born 5-12-57, a[...]t. Joseph's Church. Joe's hobby is cooking, a pas ime hat resul ed from his ex-[...]mond area on various farms. Later Jack worked on WPA and con· perience in food service during his[...]tinued to see a living off the land. Sally began to play organ at church when she as in he 7th grade[...]tended the Wankel school before moving to Plentywood in 1942. Sally as honored by bei[...]Bernard died of a farm related accident in 1978. Clarence lives in Jennifer and Paul are gradua es of PHS. Jennifer, a 1979 graduate Helena. i:: Charles of Lincoln· Lottie, Mrs. George Blank of Medicine of he College of S . Catherine, is a registered occupational therapist. La e; am,e, rs. yron Anderson of Antelope; Eileen, rs. A. Carter, On 6-21 -80, she married Dr. ayne Lee Anderson of es[...]gs; Ruth, rs. R. Osajda of o. Ridge, CA; wor s as a therap1s , and ayne is completing a surgical program in Thelma, rs. Rus[...]Jae passed a ay in 1 96 3 at the age of 7 2. Paul Carpen[...]ood. Stelsie continues to live in Plentywood and enjoys working in her[...]garden and visiting family. BERNARD J. and EL A (BAU ER) CEARTIN[...]en. Bernard's father, Jack, came from inneso a and his mother, Stelsie, from Wes Virginia. Berna[...]The thing I remember most about the '30s was that my Dad, who[...], came came from Kentucky, had a great love for the land. He had a half- from Wisconsin. Elma, born 4-10-33, at Bain[...]ed school section south of Dooley. I could never understand why he kept it, as there.[...]her sisters hve ,n every year he had to find money to pay the taxes. He never got any Sheridan County. money out of it. Then in the late '30s, he started b[...] |
| When asked why, he said, "Son, I'm not leaving this county until it P[...]rbo of Medicine blows away. If it does come back, I want to own more of it." Lake were married 9-9-67 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plen- I graduated from PHS in 1939 at the age of 17 and L[...]raduated from Medicine Lake HS. Before school was out, I worked at the Gamble Store for 7¢ per week; Patsy and Britt bought a trailer and moved to Missoula where she and 10¢ for each battery sold[...]Education and he started Phar- brother, Fay, and I bought the store. (With the aid of Dad who borrow[...]raduated in 1969 and taught 3rd grade in $5000.00 on his insurance.} We then raised our wages to $8.00 per Missoula while Britt finished, receiving his degree in 1970. week. In 1942, Fay and I took over Britt's Bar, a gift from our Dad. They sold the[...]affney) and Lowell In those days, the thing to do, was to go to the Blue Moon every Nikolaisen, packed their belongings into a U-Haul truck and headed for Saturday night, and Brush Lake on Sunday night. It was at the Blue Ca[...]d off in Reno where they are still liv- Moon that I met this little Danish girl from Dagmar who could really ing and the Chandlers went on to California, stopping in Woodland dance. Funny thi[...]igh school. We where Britt found a job at Leithold's Pharmacy. On 4-28 -71 their lovely married in 1945, and our fi[...]daughter, Jill Suzanne, was born . Britt found a new job that summer His first prayer was "God ble[...]with Long's Drug in El Cerrito, and they moved to San Pablo and a year him a good boy." After 15 years his prayer was "God bless Mama and later bought a house in Pinole. Second daughter, Karin Michelle,[...]il, and Kelly, and make arrived 12-7·73 to enrich their lives. him a good boy." In 1949, we bought Tri-County Distributors, which is now a family corporation. This business has been a success, thanks to the diligent work of our manager for over 30 years, Jack Gallagher. In 1958, my brother, Bill, and I bought the John Deere Dealership and ran it until[...]my own, we own farmland in the Dooley community. I have been very lucky to have a Father and Mother who believed in the land and th[...]or her room and board for Ralph Lunds while going to high school. Ruth Waller (now Mrs. Merle Midby) a[...]ty Britt decided he needed a new challenge, and in 1974 applied and Marsh) sti[...]e he in St. Josephs Catholic Church and St. Ann's Guild. Her hobbies are commuted to school each day, Patsy started substitute teachin[...], until Bntt, full of pride and accomplish- I take some pride in being in on the chartering of the Jaycee Club ment, g[...]Dr. Tom Lidahl in Plenty ood, ting the road oiled to the Canadian border and getting the Canadians to Britt and Patsy decided it would be to their advantage to return home oil it to Regina and both governments to put in a 24 hour port at the and work with him. It took a moving van to haul their goods, hich had line. I believe this was one giant step for the economy o[...]July Britt and Kori climbed into and Sheridan Co. I was elected President of our Jaycee's the second[...]ants were in year of its chartering the next year I served as State Vice-President, the 1964 Ford. After half an hour, Kori wanted to no , " Are e there and then State Secretary/Treasurer. A few years ago, I as honored yet?" Three days later[...]ng appointed International J.C. Senator for life. I also wanted to know, "How many villages are left before we get to Plen- en1oyed working with the Knights of Columbus of which I am a past ty ood?" Well, we arrived and[...]I ·s no 1984, and they are still here. Bntt has enjoyed a compati- We hope we have contributed something to our community in ble working rel[...]Patsy 1s working in the return for living in such a great town and county. We think our greatest Chapter I Program at Plenty ood Schools. Since 1978, they h[...]hom we are very proud. We managed, a new home and increased their fam,ly by one very lively and loved lit- beyond our wildest dreams to give them all a college education. Our tle boy born[...]ila; Cole, Diane Johnson, This is a summary of the life of a 2nd generation homesteader. Havre children Lisbet[...]I spent my first 12 years living in Dooley, where b[...]ick the can , baseball, cricket, and rubber guns (a notched lath BRITT and PATSY (NORBO) CHANDLER[...]Chandler, son of Elizabeth (Lodahl) and John Brit1on ming hole was a fresh water slough 1 mile north; good water but a mud Chandler, was born 5-14-46 and graduated vale[...]re were 6 sloughs in the town of 1964. He decided to study math at Gonzaga U in Spokane, but 3 years Dooley. There was no television, and I can remember when radio came later switched to Pharmacy and U of M in Missoula. That fall he and to Dooley around 1925.[...] |
| One thing about this country which was brought to our attention I received my elementary education in Hiawatha Scho[...]y my uncle and aunt from Kentucky, when they came to live in Dooley Dagmar community and[...]Bismarck, ND. Received my 1st job to use this education in the Court ever die in this country? I have lived here for 6 months and have never[...], MT in 1924. Was elected County Assessor in seen a funeral and never heard of anyone dying." There w[...]y and various elected positions for planation: as a newly-settled country, there were only 5 people o[...]luding clerk and recorder and treasurer. In 1950, I 40: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shumaker, Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Johnson, and resigned my office to go into the car and implement business. I served r. Prichert, the Civil War Veteran.[...]Administrator of Sheridan Memorial Hospital prior to my retirement We moved to Medicine Lake in 1930. A. L. Kadlek was school in November, 1968. supt., and he influenced my life more than any one teacher. Three years later, we moved to Plentywood and I graduated in 1935. With the help of my dad, I bought the Gambles store in 1939, later hiring Ed Black as manager. My brother, Britt and I, operated Britt's Bar after that. On 6-9-41 , I married Violet (Cy) Cybulski, my childhood sweetheart, uniting 2 pioneer families. Violet was born on the homestead 6 miles south of Plentywood on 5-18-16, the third of 10 children (8 girls and 2 boys) born to Vincent and Anna Cybulski. (Page 61 O of the Sher[...]e at the country school, with 7 or 8 month terms. I graduated from high school in 1934. All my brothe[...]stensen Family. (1979) tywood, the largest family to all graduate from PHS. I worked 2 years Kathryn Hovdey, whoni I married in 1929 , was a daughter of Carl at he City Cafe and 6 years at the Vogue, before I was married. and Belle Hovdey o[...]rom St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN in 1957 with a[...](AFROTC) program in college, he was commissioned a 2nd Lt.[...]upon graduation, entered the Air Force in 1958 . On[...]rried Janice Faye Kinne of Fergus Falls, MN, also a stu-[...]rank of Colonel, at present assigned to the Defense Nuclear Agency at[...]with the Marriott Corporation in Minneapolis, MN. A[...]-31 -64, is presently enrolled in her first On 6-9- 1, I married Fay Chandler. e have resided at 31 O orth[...]the U of have spent various amounts of time here. I 's a favorite overnight[...]He served his internship and residency place for a young farm relative, the spot to organize a eddtng, or hold[...]LA County Harbor General Hospital. Married Lin· a reception, a natural place o go if you lost he people i h whom you da iller, a native of southern California, in 196 7. He served 2 years in ere shopping, a stay-over if you lost your ride a place to meet, and[...]ining in gastro- many more reasons because e live i hin al mg distance of[...], he has practiced in the Monterey Peninsula area on the do n o n, he church, he school, and he hospital. I is unusual to[...]dau hter, Amy, born 10-23-71, a 7th grader.[...]picture as ta en. KATHRY (HOVDEY) CHRISTE SE I, C. F. Christensen, am a son of a pioneer family in the Dagmar KEN ETH[...]llie Jorgersrud Christensen had their last child, a from Denmark and firs lived in the State of Washington here I as son, on 3-30-32. He was the first of therr children to be born in a born 2 15-04 Hearing of the start of a Danish communi y in northeast- hospital, at Grenora, D, and is said to have been a 12 pound baby, ern ontana, they moved there in 1907 hen my father filed on his named enneth Duane.[...] |
| On 1-6-51, Ken enlisted in the Air Force, after 4 ye[...]nd lives at Cut honorably discharged and returned to Plentywood. With his electronic Ba[...]. Anita mar- background in the service, he opened a radio shop in the Coast to ried Dan Emborg, they live in B[...], TVs, and service. Celeste Marsh a comptroller. Dallas lives on a little acreage northeast of Plentywood, and Lloyd Sorensen were faithful employees in Ken's Music Mart on is married and does air conditi[...]Randy is married and presently lives on Bob Thompson's farm, raises[...]Melvin and Wilma Christensen . He elected to sell his business to go to college. On 1-5-58, he enrolled in CO State U and pursued a curriculum of Industrial Construc- We are thankful for good health, and hope to live on the farm as tion Management. On 1-1-62, he was appointed Chief Building Inspec-[...]ELTEA) CHRISTENSEN resigned that position in 1970 to become the Executive Secretary for[...]Ken enjoyed the challenge of building codes and on 8-1-73, had Denmark on 5-27-1889. Mother, Esther Jorgensen, was born in the opportunity to join the International Conference of Building Officials, Wisconsin on 5-27-1898. To them 7 children were born: Jorgen, the publishers[...]re born in Dagmar, T, MO. In 1976 he was promoted to Regional Manager, a position he still in an old log ho[...]Williston, ND. Regional Office. He travels a great deal, conducting seminars and pro- I attended school in Medicine Lake, welding school in Mosco , ID, viding assistance to building officials, architects, engineers, and in- joined the Army Air Corps in 1942, and went to airplane mechanic dustry representatives.[...]d gunnery school in Florida betore being assigned to On 7-1-83 Ken remarried. He and Pat reside at 12815 East 58th a bomber crew as a gunner. I was shot down on my 50th combat mis- Street in Kansas City, MO.[...]sion, and parachuted from an exploding plane on 9-13-44 , was taken Ken has 2 children, Kim[...]prisoner of war and liberated on 4-26 -45. ood, and Kent Dana, born 6-23-61 in[...]O. Kim married Don Riffle 6-3-77 and made en a grandfather on 1-28 -81 , with the birth of a daughter, Jessica Ann. They reside in rural Platt[...]e attended the arsh School Dist. 65 lived at home on the farm until he went to Fort Peck, T to work in 1934, for 50 an hour. In 1937, Melvin bought a new Deluxe Chevrolet-Washington, blue in color, for 817 .00, including the license. It was a beautiful earl I returned to Plentywood and began the orthern Wheel business[...]in March of 1946, married Mabel Welter on 3-21 -47 . We have 4 sons: Carlson of Raymond, T.[...]f OR Dental School. He practices 1940, then moved to the Christensen farm , 8 miles northeast of Plen-[...]they have 3 t ood. We moved all our belongings in a 4 heel trailer pulled by the children: Kai, andi, and Scott. car. We still reside on the farm , retired, and love to be here. Russell, born on 7-25-51, spent 6 years in the Marine Corps. He To this union 8 children were born, 5 boys and 3 gir[...]in 196 2, Carrie, and Ryan. Russell is a mail carrier at the Plentywood Post Of- but continued to go to college and works for the state. Duane works as fice. county foreman at Columbus, MT, but resides in Billings. Carol is mar- Tom, born on 1-5-54, spent 4 years in the US Navy. He married ried to Robert Barnett, they live at Ulm, MT. Robe[...] |
| [...]n Dental Hygiene and is employed at the to the grocery store at Coalridge. However, we did have a team of Plentywood Dental Clinic. horses and a sled. Craig, born 10-27-61, was employed with Christensen Construc- We moved to Plentywood in 1963 to retire. We soil banked our tion as a heavy equipment operator for 3 years, and now attends Bill- farm for 1Oyears and after it came out we rented it to Bob Spoklie. We ings Vo-Tech, studying refrigerat[...]children had poor machinery and too late to start over, so Clarence worked for graduated from[...]Bob until health wouldn't allow any more. I spent 6 years on the Plentywood City Council, and was the mayor from 1963-64. I am also a member of the Masonic Lodge AM-FM 91 ,[...]hrine Tempie of Helena, and VFW. I was born in Plentywood on 5-5-32. My parents are Mr. and Mrs. Mabel is[...]came to Sheridan County in 1928 and was married in 1929.[...]dge, MT. Siblings: Henry, born I am an electrical engineer and currently employed[...]died June, 1962; Emma Gable, born 12-16-13, died May, Marietta Corp. in Orlando, FL. I have been with Martin for 24 years in 1977; Clare[...]8-14-21; Sylvia Phillips, 6-9-23; I attended high school at Antelope in 1946-47, in P[...]rgaret Moore, born 194 7-48, then back to Antelope to graduate in 1950. I then attended 1-23-26 .[...]Concordia College in 1951 and U of MT in 1952. I was drafted and We were all born at the fami[...]alridge spent 2 years in the Army then to MSC, Bozeman, where I graduated in and I was the second child. It was when the country was young and I 1957. can remember many things about the prairies such as all the grass and I have 3 children: Pamela, born 6-7-58; Susan, 2-21 -61 ; and Lisa, how it got cultivated and fenced. I thought it was a great time to be a 7-7-63. Pamela is now Mrs. Scott Neal and is currently attending Utah child but I also remember much hard work as the family grew. After I State at Logan, under an Air Force scholarship. She has been in the Air was 14 years old, I worked out helping different mothers who had Force for 8 years. Susan is working in a store at McCook, NE and Lisa babies. At 16, I coo ed in the cook car at threshing time but there at Intel Corp. near Portland, OR. asn't any high school for me because I missed many days of school. I I look back on my years in Sheridan County with somewhat mixed w[...]emotions. I remember the good time and good friends in high school I married Clarence Christiansen of Warrens, WI on 9-3-29. We but also remember the difficulties in getting away fr[...]lived in Wisconsin for 2 years and then returned to Montana in the fall the winter with the poor roads, cold weather, and snow. Since I have of 1931. We purchased a farm from Peter Brenteson in the fall of 1930 left, I have become acclimated to a much warmer climate and do not so came bac to ake over. This was a very dry year when we came believe I would be content to live there again. but e lived very cozy there.[...]I was born 9-29-11 in Dent, MN, the daughter of Ado[...]Ralph, Elmer, and Norman), and I, moved to Westby. About one year[...]er, our sister, Della, was born. My father worked on the section crew[...]of the Soo Line. and in 1918 was transferred to Crosby as section[...]foreman. In 1922, transferred to Daleview, so our family moved. My 4[...]brothers started orking with Dad on the section, while we lived at[...]I attended the Dalevie School. Miss Taul was one of[...]s children are· Pamela, neighbor ids. I did not get an opportunity to attend high school, so born 6-7-58; Susan, born 2[...]after finishing the 8th grade, ent out doing housework wherever I 11 -23-33 and married V1v1an As elson 9-23-56, their children are: could ftnd work. I wor ed for Mrs. Ray Stoner (Harriet) of the Outlo[...]In 1928, Dad retired, we moved to Outloo , and he died about a separa e story). Robert, born 3-25-38, died 3-28-[...]year later at age 68 . other, Della, and I moved to Plentywood. I work· 8-23-39, married Ben Holt (see separate st[...]thing is now located. 4-26-42, married Don Hodges on 6-12-65, their children are: Rebecca,[...]res· We lived in Antelope here we purchased a home hen our ent Craig Saxto[...]d high school m 1948. Our farm home was very hard to Antelope School. get to in winter and we couldn't convince the county com[...]We were married 3-21 -42 . Arthur worked on the section of the that we needed a road. We couldn't get from our home to the main Great orthern. We lived in Plentywood for some time, then moved to road 1 mile away all winter. We otten had to walk out and catch a ride Pasco, WA , where he worked[...] |
| [...]2-51. Homemaker" trophy. Through 4-H I had the opportunity to attend the Joy was just a little girl when her dad became ill. We returned to Plen- 4-H Citizenship Short Course Tour to Washington, D. C., 4-H Club Con- tywood from Pasco, and on 9-15-57, Arthur died at the VA Hospital in[...]p in Miles City, at just 47 years of age. Joy and I made our home in Plen- Havre. I received a trophy, "State Fair-1969 for Champion Photography[...]t Great Falls. Janesville, WI. Dave is manager of a Clark Grocerette. Joy works at a For 3 years in high school, I was a photographer for the annual. I TV cable company. They have 2 boys, Billy, born 1[...]vention in Great Falls. I graduated in 1970 from UNO-Williston Center[...]y of God Liberal Arts College in Springfield, MO, I graduated sister, Della Johnson, is in the nursing home. I reside at 322 S. Main, with a BS degree in Elem. Educ. and Soc. Sci. During summer months I Plentywood. Arthur's brother, Paul, lives at Froi[...]A; worked at Sher. Mem. Nursing Home as a nurse's aide and stayed with and Edwin has died.[...]phens when she needed help because of ill health. I Mrs. Oluf Petersen, in Plentywood.[...]s one through 8th. At Circle, Sidney and Outlook, I had one the lonely elevator stands where once there had been a bustling, busy grade. I have substituted in Sidney and Fairview. In 1976 I helped Mrs. little town, leaving those of us who[...]son of Oscar and Sophie Christianson, was married to Rhoda Herman, daughter of Fred and Hattie Herman, on 3-19-38. They had 2 daughters, Marlene and Renett[...]pe until it burned in 1945. Then the family moved to Westby where he was employed at the Farmers Grain[...]rry's Ware- house Market at Plentywood. They have a daughter, Darcel, and son, Kevin. Renetta ma[...]Ruth Christianson of Sidney, and I were married on 6-25 -77 at the Rhoda moved to Plentywood and worked at the Plentywood Drug Plentywood Assembly of God Church ith Rev. A. E. Su ton as pastor. store until she retired, an[...]when Ray worked at Western Implement and I taught at the Outlook[...]School. We moved to Sidney, where Ray was employed by Peavey Co.[...]of energy and ideas. Diane Rae was born at Sidney on 11 -29-83. She[...]Ray enjoys bowling and woodworking. I like to sew, bake and[...]In 1980 the family of my father's mother had a reunion in Interna-[...]I enjoyed growing up and being a part of the Plentywood Communi-[...]ty, here I have many special friends. RAYMOND and MARIANNE ([...]K y parents are Bjorn and Esther Bjornsen. I was born 5-7-50 at By Faye I. I. Hilyard the Sher. em. Hospital in Plentywood. I have 1 brother, Bernhard, and Lillie ay Haines, grandmother of Faye I. I. Tverberg Hilyard, was 2 sisters, Emelie and Helen. I attended Plentywood schools. During my[...]nty, IA (12-29-1884, died 7-13-65). school years, I was a member of Bluebirds, Camp Fire Girls, Plen-[...]originally came from MO, later moving to Deering, ND and then to Froid, Band, Chorus, issionettes, and CA's. In Ca[...]Myrtle (Eiler) was the leader. We enjoyed camping out in the coulees, made craft graduated from teachers college and Lillie accepted a position in a rural items, and did many interesting things. Bea[...]school east of Froid. The 3 sisters homesteaded on adjoining parcels of complishment in 7 crafts: bu[...]nd games. 4-H provided an opportunity to be used as a kitchen, one a bedroom, and one the parlor. for learning with mottos of learn by doing and to make the best better. Lillie marrie[...]-29-07 at Minot, At the Harvest Festival in 1966, I was awarded the " Outstanding 4-H[...] |
| of 1918, they purchased the Floy property a few miles west of ried Victor[...]. edicine Lake, where they farmed and operated a small coal mine on I, Stanley, attended school at Comertown, graduated[...]t (Mann), Townsend, MT; helped Dad on the farm from 1949-53, when I was drafted into Military Irene (Tverberg), decea[...]Service during the Korean conflict, was a mechanic in the motor pool. deceased; Beulah (Mat[...](Teeter), Vancouver, In October 1955 I was discharged and returned home to Comertown. WA; Evelyn (Lee), Scobey, MT; Everett,[...]nd Mother retired from the farm in 1955 and moved to Rathdrum, issoula, MT.[...]ID. My brother, Lloyd, and I leased the farm, continuing to farm the When my mother, Irene, and her bro[...]ere grow- home place until 1972, when I sold out and moved to Plentywood. I ing up, each one had a special job around the home. Mother was older, was employed by Western Implement as a Honda mechanic, my boss strong, and very tall; so she and her brother had charge of the horses. was Walter Overgaard. On 1-1 -82 , I was hired by the City of Plen· Her older sister did the sewing for the family, and if she and Mom had a tywood as a Water and Sewer Operator. Daughter Sheila married Ray- tiff, om's dresses would just happen to have the sleeves sewn in mond Fla[...]kwards! One time Mom and her brother Kenneth, had a contest to Leslie of Williston, ND, works for[...]e, is in band, 4-H Club, Girl Scouts, and claimed to have cracked close to 100 and won before her brother Dolphin Swim Team. "cracked" a tooth and gave up the wager. They must have had s[...]Damm of Culbertson, grew up on a farm west of Froid, has 4 brothers[...]also belongs to a Wednesday afternoon sewing club, Lady Elks, and[...]Terry and Huguette Coghlan came to Plentywood in May, 1960[...]State Bank, they moved to Bozeman which is close to his home town[...]of Whitehall, where he was born, 3-13-20, a son of Mr. and Mrs.[...]Huguette was born in France, a daughter of Robert and Lucienne[...]were hard years without freedom, and no one would be out after dark without a good excuse. There was a lot of privation as the food was go· y grandpa[...]parents, so when e were ing to feed the occupying Army. The fathers of several of her friends youngsters, several of my cousins and I used to spend a great deal of were shot in reprisal fo[...]Huguette married Rodger Rusher in France on 9-22-45, and they pa's old odel A Ford, which as his only mode of transportation. We arrived in Roundup on 5-22-46. A son, Gerald, was born 9-1 6-46. Her enjoyed Grand[...]husband Rodger, was killed in a plane accident on 5-16-48, and a son It was an extremely hard life for these e[...]s. They lived for have 5 grandchildren. a short ime in edicme La e, so he younges children could attend school, but even ually retired from the farm and moved o Froi[...]4-7-30 at Henry Homes ead in Crosby, O as raised on a farm ½ mile south and 2 miles es of Comerto n. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Harry, no h mg in Glasgo , T or ed on Fort Peck Dam and later for Farmers Grain and Trading of es by, as a bul fuel hauler. He married Lillian Olson, has dau h er, Diane. Ard, h, died 197 4, lived at Aberdeen, A, or ed as a nurs , married to Bill yers, heir 3 daugh ers are: Sherryl, arsha, and Janine. Florence as a parish or er, married Arnold Thompson of Edmore[...]itehall, Roundup, Livingston, and then Ray, a paper mill employee of Longv,e Fiber, hves a Castle Plentywood here they lived for almost a quarter of a century. Roe , WA, and married Verla Sorenson, ha[...]Both were active in civic affairs. Huguette as a member of the Lynette, Douglas, and Lisa.[...]r Jacqueline was gro ing up to helping 4-H Club girls learn knitting Operator, married to Louisa Damm 10-26-56 and we have 3 children:[...]Al hough they enjoy Bozeman, they say that coming to Plen· Marlys, Westby, worked for Dr. Lindblom and ountain Bell, mar- tywood to visit is like coming back home.[...] |
| [...]Gabie married in Scobey in 1926. They lived on the farm near Collins, was born in Plentywood, M[...]mond where their daughter, Shirley Jean, was born on 8-3-29, the PHS, he attended MSC at Bozeman and[...]om Golden State only crop they were to have that year, Ken said. College at San Fransisc[...]insurance, he joined It was hard to make a living on the farm, but these were the hap- the Kenneth D. Collins Agency[...]f their lives, they said. Ken had an eye for ways to get 1939.[...]ahead and had the determination to do just that. Many of the first On 7-29-61, he and Kay M. Lund, the youngest daughte[...]e U of MT at Missoula in 5-30-36, moved to Grand Rapids, Ml to be associated with his brother, 1958, an English maj[...]Don, in the insurance business. They returned to Plentywood in 1939 King of Prussia, PA, and several years at Plentywood. About 15 years to start the Collins Insurance Agency. The business flourished and for ago her health forced her to retirement as a "homebody". more than 25 ye[...]the Ken and Kay have 3 children: Jennifer, a senior at University state as an independent agent. He was pleased to have son, Kenneth, South Alabama. She won the hon[...]n active participant in community affairs, served on the Contest within a week after being in a severe accident in a rodeo ap- city council, was a Mason, a Shriner, member of the Lion's Club, and pearance. Kathy, at home, and Kenneth D. Collins (II) "David", is a was one of those who donated land wher[...]They both belonged to the Congregational Church. Kay has been a member of the Sheridan County Library Board, Although a successful businessman, he never ceased being a member of the Eastern Star, and active in Congregational Church farmer. A true lover of the land, he thought nothing more beautiful than organizations. Ken has served on the church board, on the City Coun- a field in eastern Montana. He purchased his father[...]Agents Raymond in 1943, later selling it to the Paulson family and buying the Association. He is a member of the Masonic Order, the Shrine, and the[...]llins farm west of Raymond and farmed near Minton on BPOE.[...]Gabie's father's farm, later selling it to Andy Michels. In addition to the insurance agency, Ken has developed farming K. D. died on 8-11-66. Gabie, devoted to her family and home, and ranching interests as well as a Real Estate Agency. Relaxation is moved to the Pioneer Manor in 1968. fishing.[...]ntana with his parents Roy Cook came to Plentywood area 5-21 -13, born in South Da ota P.[...]mesteaded south of Archer, later sold it and went to Daybreak I p.718). Born in Huntington, IN, on 10-26-04, other family service. Married ellie Whitish 4-4-21 , Plentywood. ellie came to this members also included Lowell, Kenneth Virgin[...]Wisconsin. There ere 4 they settled near Outlook on a half section of land owned by Roy's c[...]had 4 children: Thelma, Theona, with 6 horses and a two-bottom plow.[...]d Steve. arvin, 3 In 1927, Roy sold the farm to James Larter and bought the Kelly child[...]mond. The home he built was unique in that it had a Scot, Julie. Thelma had 4 children: Charles, David, Roy, Barbara, and broad veranda and door on the front, but no steps. Interestingly, some Exie. Roy was killed by a hit and run driver m 1983; Theona, 3 girls: 40 years later the steps were added by another owner, but in 1983 the Karla, Christy, Kathy. Diana[...]her. Steve, 1 son. y front door was removed . . . a house now with steps but no door! parents left Plen ywood ar[...]t Peck and the Kenneth graduated from PHS in a class of 13 in 1923, attended Glasgow area to or on the Fort Pee Dam. Dad died there, and the U of Chicago for a short time considering a career in medicine but other lives in P oen,x, AZ. money was in short supply. He returned to Montana and began farming We are cousins of George Bolster. on land purchased from John O'Grady, south of Raymon[...]On a cold, blus ery 12-4-22 , Dorothy argaret Overb as born to[...]brother John, Plenty ood, and sister Trudi, rs. A. G. Christiansen[...]w of Tucson, AZ. In th spring the family returned to the farm south[...]Crazy ts. until they retired and moved to artinsdale. They have 2[...]in Plentywood graduating in Gabie immigrated to Canada from Belgium at the age of 3 with[...]College, Dillon where she met Ray prior to his entering the Army Air here he worked as a stone mason, and later homesteading in the[...]chooling. At age 22, she clerk· b came a navigator in 817's. Because farm laborers were difficult to[...] |
| [...]Ray They were transferred to Townsend, MT for 2 years, making their were marr[...]ed in 1946 and they final move to Plentywood the summer of 1967. returned to Plentywood to take over the farming operations of[...]1966 and Dorothy's parents who retired and moved to Plentywood; George died became M[...]f Lutheran He was elected to the School Board of Plentywood School District Ch[...]1986. naments. They farmed until 1959 then moved to Missoula where Ray Marilyn[...]unch program since 1973. In 1960 they moved to Couer d' Alene, ID and Ray began a 6 year David attended grade sc[...]married Underwriter. In 1962, he was transferred to Great Falls where the Kathyleen Jo Schoeppveld of Monticello, MN on 4-16-79 in Oakland, family lived until October 1966, when they moved back to Missoula CA. She was also a member of the Military Police. He was discharged where Ray became a partner in an insurance agency.[...]and construc- Willmar, . Madalyn has served on local, state, and national boards tion,[...]as 3 times Havre. been selected to Outstanding Young Women of America. Paul served 5[...]rade schools in Townsend and Plentywood, years as a Navy P-3 Pilot and is now an Independent Insuranc[...], daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hackmann of A degrees at Purdue. They have a daughter, Fallon Lane, live in Plentywood on 7-1-77. They have 2 children: Michelle, born 8-23[...]-23-78. They live in Helena. Brian is employed at a He is a ORT Consultant in the Atlanta Office of EG & G Services, Inc. Tire-ama shop and Sandra at a nursing home. Through the years the family[...]ended school in Plentywood, graduated in 1979, is a wherever they have lived, including Symphony Chor[...]chool in Plentywood, graduated in 1981. She is is a dedicated volunteer for numerous charities, he ne[...]Impaired. Ray ichael, a senior at PHS, will graduate in 1984 with plans f[...]the Fish and Game Department at the age T, and on state boards, 16 years. He is currently chairman[...]OPER I was born during a blizzard on 12-28-35 at the home of Mrs. Ben- David E.[...]is ers include arvm Glenn, ary Ellen, and Sharon. A brother, the S i Patrol at he Sun Valley S i Resort, and as a member of the Robert Charles born[...]memories of life on a heat farm! Some things I especially remember: His mo her remarried i[...]does his sister, Joan eal. ould bite a our fingers and toes bu e ep arm under the buffalo A younger sister, arilyn, as accidentally illed a e age of 2. hide robe. c mley School i h its b'g coal furnace m the basement After[...]d cons ruc- here e ould ba e potatoes on the led e inside he furnace door. I tion jobs, dams a Bliss and oun ain Home ID, he Canyon Ferry Dam[...]the only studen in s grade, aught by Beryl Hovde. I remained at Helena.[...]med, and mar- ere visible using a large ool scarf tha e called he "Ladies id ried 1[...]Scarf". have never been able to find out hy! The clothes drying on arilyn's father passed a ay at the age of 89 on 10-30-81 . Her the line, f apping in[...]boards a er a day on he clotheshne bu , m-m-m-m-m-m. they smelled arilyn attended he ashin on Grade School south of es by so[...]s no respec er of gende either. and the 7th grade a Westby School. She or ed for the Sta e[...]t part of he day, though as early in the morning. I remember Unemployment Compensation Commission and the Teacher Division of creeping out of bed hen the sun as just barely up, loo ing for[...]her busy in the garden m he cool, David Sherwyn, on 6-19-55.[...]of the morning. David began with State Fish a d Game Department in 1956. His The Ii le hite outhous hich s ood a dis ance from he house first assignment was in Gr[...]r 2 years, their second son, as a real challenge hen it was cold outsid . Al[...] |
| [...]uild and which remained the hub of the community. I Degree of Honor Lodge. Both[...]Oliver was born at Minot, ND on 3-2-02 . He has 3 brothers: Iden of tism, confirm[...]wood, People who influenced my life are many but I especially think of MN; and 2 si[...]nd who Olive has a brother, Marshall Niehuus, Kalispell, MT and a sister, could jump rope with the best of us; Mari[...]cher; Violet Work, Plentywood. A brother, Arnold, and sister, Olga Niehuus, Pete Nielsen, who always had a joke or a trick or a cartwheel to show; are deceased. Mrs. P. C. Petersen, who is like a second grandmother; Mrs. Peder[...]an Norgaard, who first taught me what it was like to " work out"; Mrs. Benjamin. Marilyn marri[...]·23·42 in Plentywood, attended grade the fields to visit us.[...]where he graduated. He attended SU We lived on a farm near Coalridge until we older kids were read[...]daughter of Hugh and for high school, then moved to Antelope when I was going into the 8th Dorothy Knoefel of Worland, WY. They were married there on 6-30-73 grade. (What a country bumpkin I was, going to the "big city school"!!) and lived in Billings. Wanting to work in la enforcement he returned The years in A[...]4-H activities; Luther League, to school, began in Laurel, T as a rookie cop and is now Chief of working on the school paper, " The Antelopian"; going to basketball Police. Alan and P[...]twin girls, Heather and Jenny, games; and once in a while squeezing in a little studying. I graduated and a son, Dustin . Valedictorian from Antelope HS in 1[...]illness but much contentment. Plentywood is a nice place to retire, e[...]alentine Cybulski, son of Vincent and Anna Cybuls i, as[...]ith his father and even ually too over the farm. On[...]ols for 2 years before they ere married. I graduated from Concordia College, oorhead, 6-3-5 7 and |
| to he university senate this year.[...]rried Joe Daniel Frederick, born 2-27-66, is a junior in PHS. He is active in Fowles o[...]the boys have been altar boys, and James has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 40 years. T[...]d PRYLE, James ewman from Liberia. Lisa Ann was a LABO exchangee to Japan in 1977. All the children have also been ac[...]I now live in Port Angeles, WA, with all my children and their I was born on Sunday, 8-22-15, second daughter of William[...]who homesteaded in I was born because my parents were in love, Sherid[...]Thelma (deceased), Trudy, and Bill. (Sh. Daybreak I p.75.) Guided me with wonderful relatives and friends I attended Alcott grade school and Comertown HS for[...]d forgiveness graduating rom Dooley in 1935, ent to Capital Beauty School,[...]n, grandchildren, Lord bless each one, Omaha, E, i h additional hours at Chinook T Beauty School. y And I give Him all thanks and glory. first beauty shop as in Poplar, T in 19 0. I purchased another shop[...]ANCY ANN (GROCE) DALE in this shop. I married Ernest artin Christensen, son of Lars and Hulda Born in Plentywood on 11 -4-30 to Bridget and Anthony (Tony) Christensen, in S. John's Lutheran Church, Westby, on 8-24-41. His Groce. hen my mother became ill, I went to live at the Marron Ranch brothers ere elvin, Lyle[...]e ron of Billings and Alma Timmerman (Sh. Daybrea I p.609). brother Jimmie remained ith our father and graduated from PHS in Ernes died of a heart attac 10-19- 8, at age 3 in Plent ood. At 1936. Other brothers and sisters went to St. Thomas' Orphanage in this ime I s arted a beau y shop in my home and made our living for 6[...]duating from high school, ith the years. Ernie as a Charter member of the Plen y ood Jaycees. After[...]ars, his death, fellow members or ed hard o pu in a la n for me and my graduating fr[...]d education in both Plentywood and Brockton. buil a shop for me in my home. y chifdren are:[...]yards. She gradua ed from es Sea le HS 961, or ed a Boeing's and mar- ried Rod ilsson a Cro n Lu her n Church, Se I , 2-22-6 . Their children are elissa, Rodri , nn[...]. Jo n lien Chris ensen, born 12· -66, is a graduate o est Sea le HS (1 6 nd Peninsu[...]966). He m rr'ed Carol Zurn al • 5-67 and had 1 on John Paul dtvorc d February 1972 and married Dianne Porh r, 1-22-72 . She h 2 ons. arc nd Jon. John is a builder and musician, lving in Port ngeles, A. Donna arie Chnstensen, born 0- 6· 6, in[...]r graduating in 19 C m Havre for a 2 year graduate at P nmsula Commun y College nd has or ed a P ed I Secretaryship Cour 1950[...]ssi nt and ecr oD I amaz n som one sons, Wade Jerome and Brad Jeremy, lives in Port n el s, A, area stops me on th s tell me they ber me from Dr. Pronin's and or s in a doctors office.[...]e. 111 never for en his do Ou e his I · r held the c n r married Harold Dahl (bo[...], son of pioneer Peter and of r to anest u e h1l Doctor set the I g and put on Borghild Dahl, ntelope (Sh. Oaybrea I p. 192) 7-3-55 and mo ed o p[...]hen Dr. Pronin lett for Hous on. as ed if I ould Ii e to go 1934, began or in in the laundry business ,n 1935 in Billings nd o or but f eling it too f y I d elm d. He th n su • did similar or in Idaho, Seat le, and Port An el s. He had poho at a e San Francisco, statin , " 1f he re-locate medical prac ice 7. Harold died of a massive stro e 5-21 -73 in Port Angel s, e s his I could certa1 to 'Frisco' t my e (21) have 1 daughter, Roberta Rhe[...]n Seattle, '. So a th t bit of c nee and a 500 loan from graduated from PAHS 1976, at ended[...]Security State s on my a cy arron's cousin Pete[...] |
| met me and after a week of sightseeing I registered at the YWCA and Nancy began employment at the Sher. Mem. Hosp. began job hunting. I accepted a one-girl office job in Oakland and spent[...]and Francesco Giovanni. Maria is a junior in high school and is 17 On 12-31-66 Alan Dale and I were married in Oakland. Later I years old at this time. She has been involved in cheerteading, class worked for Dr. Vigran, cardiologist in Beverly Hills. Here I met Richard plays, pep club, track and field.[...]and also Richard Boone of "Have-Gun-Will-Travel". I swallow- business. Frank is now a sophomore and has been actively involved in ed hard when I had to ask Richard Boone to "put out his stogie" before football, wrestling, trac[...]In 1983, we opened a restaurant, which is known as D' Angelo's Alan was a Bank Officer for Crocker Citizens National Bank;[...]iness was located in the old Dairy Queen building on however, we decided to move to Billings where Alan worked with Ford 1st Avenue West. However, due to a change in ownership of the prop- Motor Credit Co. and I with Dr. Wierzbinski, an ENT Specialist. Later[...]presently located at the Family Alan applied for a position at Security State Bank and was accepted. Alternative Recreation Center a 904 North Sheridan, which is across We lived at the ranch with Nancy Marron and at this time, I began from the golf course. working at Sheridan Memorial Hospital as a transcriptionist. After the We are all[...]ian Pizzeria and ranch was sold in 1976, we built a home in town, and in 1980 Alan thorough[...]in Plentywood and working with the people in and I came to a parting of the ways. He subsequently left the area. this community. I received my Certification for Medical Transcription and now work with all phases of Medical Records. I feel that association with the TOM and SYLVIA (FRECH) DARLAND medical profession is a privilege as well as challenging and scrupulous- "Tom" Darland was born at Froid, MT on 1-27-24, the only son of ly exacting. We must alw[...]d L. Darland, who practiced medicine and operated a drugstore to question what we do not understand in order that we may better at Froid until his death in 1962 at the age of 80 years, and aud comprehend our work and be a credit to our profession and employer. McOuarters,[...]eacher at Froid, and Betty orris, born 11 -27-22, a secretary living at Tigard, OR; Antoinette, 1-28-[...]College until drafted in WWII on 5-13-43, serving ·n the infan ry for 3[...]While stationed in Vienna, Austria after V-E Day on special On 10-26-54, Giacomo O'Angelo set sail on the ship Vulcanio from duty with an Army chorus, Tom met Sylvia Frech, a music student a - aples, Italy. He arrived in New York on 11 -6-54. On that same day, he tending the Univ. of Vienna,[...]"disc JOC ey" foreign language programs at a Vienna radio station. On 3-15-55, he started to work for the Great orthern Railroad in Sylvi[...]eridan Co. After 3½ years he was transferred bac to ew York City Tom and Sylvia ere married at Helena 1 · 6 hlfe he as a en• and he then began working for the B & 0 RR.[...]ng U of here he graduated in 195 a combined la and On 7-17-59, he returned to Italy to marry ancy D'Angelo. (Her business degree. A son, Frederic Stu as born 8-21-4 7[...]iston, O and a daughter Louise Edith born 2- 0-54 at Plen- Giacomo, or Jack, comes from a family of 7; 3 girls and 4 boys, all ood. "Fr d", a minm ngin r pr se ,vmg at Butte, of h[...]tta Costiello, teen Toftely of Helena on 11 -18-72 and hey ha e 2 chi dre and his father's[...]ni ell T om . Louise a m dical t chnic1an, ancy comes from a family of 15; 6 girls and 9 boys all of h1ch[...]ldr n, Tif ani and Halite, and re s ill res·de m I aly. ancy's mo her's name ,s argheri a and her o · fa[...]p ' i h he ma·den name of Sannino, and still res des i[...]u or Ci y and ived on Staten I land. ancy b gan or ing a a dr ss a ma er for John nthoney's. a fashion sore on 5 venue in e[...]v, a H1b r as born 5-11 -1896 in Clar mont, SO, t e ou[...]of 9 chi dren. Sh mar i d Bert Oarvis, a ranch r in 81 on, SD, born -19-1895 in Ottum a, IA. (S Sh. Oa r a p. 611.) h y came to Sh ndan Count in 1913 her Bert o rated a drayhne for a y ar befor r ntin a 1arm, and ith the help of[...]n · hbors, puttm in a crop. B rt brought his broncs from SD and bro e[...]them to or tth a team h bought from John Davis, and sine f d[...]as sc rce, the horses h d to b gi n tim toa forman on the r ilroad. We purchased a home on LaV II y Str t and It as a good y ar for crops and g rd ns, and O'Too[...] |
| [...]rst year. Viva did all the cooking and baking for a crew of In November 1953, the seismograph crew moved us to Williston, 20 men on a small sheet metal stove. When the first load of g[...]ND. My 6th grade classmates and Mr. Lund gave me a farewell party sold, a milk cow was purchased, and later a new Monarch range was and everyone autographed a headscarf as a gift to me. That same year bought for Viva.[...]we moved to Douglas and Rock Springs, WY, where my sister, We[...]1955, Glenn quit seismographing, so we moved back to Plen- until ill health forced him to sell his interest. tywood when I was in the 7th grade and I began working at the In 1945, Bert and Viva[...]Theatre as an usher and popcorn girl. always had a great interest in ranching and took great pride i[...]Spot was spent in Home, OR came to visit and described the mild winters there so we[...]n November of 1971. went to see for ourselves. Once more we left Plentywood and although The ranch was turned over to their son Buck and wife, Edith, in the move was good for the family, it was heartbreaking to leave the early '50s. Buck continued the farm and ranch operation until he friends. I graduated in 1960 and moved to Eugene, OR to work as a passed away in March 1982.[...]anaging the operation of the ranch at the present time. Viva still maintains a residence in Plentywood, although she spends most[...]he US Army in 1944 and served 1 year. He returned to Plentywood in 1946 and married Edith Spaabec , daughter of Peter and Kristine Spaabec on 11 -29- 7 at Dagmar. Bucky had 3 sisters: F[...]mer, Todd, and Joanne Davis. cGinnis, Seattle, A; and Vera (Bunny) Hewitt of Big Fork, T. Ed[...]Plentywood In June of 1962, I married Delmer Davis, born 6-11 -41 , of Eugene.[...]nded We have only one child, a son, Todd Davis born 11-30-63. I went back issoula Business College. to work at the library when Todd was 2 and worked fo[...]ss of S . Paul, N and 2 vancing to Head of Circulation. brothers: n er of Froid and[...]In 1976, we were in a car accident and I bro e my back, so I no Bue y and Edie ranched and farmed sou h of Plenty ood. longer or . Delmer is a diesel mechanic and works on logging equip· They had 4 children: Fran fin Dale (Fran ie) is married to Shirley men for eyerhaeuser Co. We live about 25 miles from Eugene on a Collins orth and lives in Grea Falls, T. They have 3 boys: Jon, small acreage. Todd is a grocery cler at Albertsons and plans to be ichael, and Robert. Ric Dar is lives in Plen ywood, Robyn Darvis married to Donna Vaughn on 6-23-84 . lives in Bozeman, T, and Jerry Darvis is at ending college at DSSS, ahpeton, D. On April 2 , 1982, Bue y passed a ay a Rochester, of JOH a[...]r. and rs. Debing moved to Plenty ood in ay 1921 from[...]r of Deeds and also the County Treasurer's I as born in Coronach, Sas . on 4-1· 2. y parents ere rt off[...]r. Beatrice. as 5 years old and started school i on (3-17-09 to 2-19-79) and Helen (Long) 1 on, born 5-29-2 . e hat Sep ember.[...]John as born in Viroqua. I here he graduated from high my parents ere divorced and om and I mo ed o Plenty ood to live school. He at ended busi[...]r her fol s, Bill and Ruby Lon . Grandpa Long had a barber shop on and ino b fore moving to S anley. He proved-up on a claim ain Street.[...]sou h est of S anley, la er no n as Debing To nsh1p. In 191 , he om or ed as a aitress at the Dec s and El in Cafes. So married Cora Evenson ho came rom Bald in. I to teach school. naturally. I ate there a lot.[...]orn in Tacoma, Cora moved 1th her parents, a sis er, and 2 I s arted 3rd grade in Plen ood finding it much easier han bro hers to isconsin, here she gradua ed from high school and[...]in the 3rd rade. We ere still close enough to vonlea ha I en up to visit my dad during summer vacations. om[...]e om ould see tha he got an e ra serving of food. On 1-26-53, om and Glenn became the proud parents of a son, onte. I still claim that I had he labor pains the day onte as born. un ie ae Fo ler came to s ay I h me while om and Glenn hurried o Williston, D, where he baby as o be delivered. In the meantime, Dr. essinger came to the house to see about my pains. which turned out to be only a stomach ache. Any ay, I was a proud "big sister".[...] |
| [...]The depression times were hard, so Cora went back to dem. agt.) in 1949 following[...]mary grades in Redstone for 7 years then accepted a posi- tion for 31 years, retiring in J[...]d leader training and for 1Oyears conducted tours to the pointed manager of the rationing board. At th[...]careers and become community leaders as a result of 4-H experiences. loans.[...]Pauline was active in the Nat'I Assoc. of Ext. Home Economists John was on the school board for years and during the 36 year[...]tor, and later as editor of its quarterly nat'I. publication for 3 years. She Church. John was an[...]She was born near Derby, IA, 10-21 -16, a daughter of Ben F. and them apart was to have them wear ties with their names on them. Ora (Taylor) Blue. The family came to Montana in 1921 and settled in In the summer[...]Cora married William Eckstrom, St. U. on Moses and Farm Foundation Scholarships. She aught for 7 a pharmacist who owned the Dakota Drug Store in Sta[...]ears in Stillwater and Yellowstone Counties prior to getting her degree a very good, lifetime friend of the family. Eight years later, he was kill· at MSU. ed in a car accident. Cora still makes her home in Stanley, but has a Pauline and Glyn are both member[...]as president of Homema ers and Craft Club and is a[...]tography, and for over 25 391 DBI), born 3-14-20, a graduate of Medicine Lake HS in 1938, has[...]arlyne Chaplin in California; Alpha is a free-lance riter for several publications and as involved ith oran, Ketchikan; and a brother, Bob, in CaJifornia. A stepsister, Gwen Sheridan's Daybrea and[...]at MLHS and the Migratory Waterfowl Refuge prior to DALE and ROMELLE (RASMUSSEN) DeSILVA 3 months of Civil Service in Wash., DC but returned home because of Dale,[...]from PHS in 1947, served m the army ·n 1951 -52 a member of the 2nd CPTP Class with ground instruction from Judge spending time in Okina a. Folio ing discharge, he attended college in Hove[...]stment in the anne Bozeman and 1ssou1a returning to Plen ood in 1954. Corps resulted in over 7 years of service m C Avia ion with duty at I as born in Plenty ood 2-13-37, daughter o Roy and[...]Rasmussen . oved to the co · I art d school in His firs year in civilian status was at UCLA but interest in farm life Bremerton, hen moved b Oa I linished grad on over academics esp c1ally because of clean fields a harves . school a H a and gradu fro a . I This, than s to weed sprays which were new developments. Raising[...]r folio ing Dad's retire- employed as a social in e e on ment from the G depot as he ne rou ine. Being inv[...]l 1961 re Sher dan Coun y Gramgro ers led to an alternate directo ship ith Dale a e n a En ch Land o the organization of ontana Grain Gro[...]m . nt,I r co mt,on 25 years lat r, along I h friend Frode Jensen, as a 1972 ga i nt ch he Founder of[...]con i o e. n mv, a ,on from Pauline Blu , co. e t agent, to join a uare I ial or er in Dan els and · c[...]p, as accepted and this culminat d m their marria on ntana in 1972, resigning after 11 1 to a a job 6-5-5 .[...]l S rv·c s d · nanc dopti un I· Glyn con inued o farm in ed. La e fo a y r or so t n sta d 0 m Photo in Plen oo[...]band, c I as ome Que[...]a Homec candidate, select d mg of the Royal Ball as a senior, and is a freshman a SU.[...]odd, born 9-19-65, has be n ac · · tball and bas e ball[...] |
| [...]ttended the Los Angeles In• Denmark on 7 ·30-1 883 and passed away on 8·6·53, and Millie stitute of Business and the[...]Jorgensrud Christensen born in Flisa, Norway, on 1 ·4-1888 and pass- he played in L. A. area. Returning to Plentywood he continues to play ed away on 7-24-63. with the Swing Kings dance band. Harold[...]e graduated from college at Dillon, and taught in a Harold formed a partnership with his father, in the Wildwood Bot-[...]ing as owner and Hamilton, back to northeastern Montana to Fairview HS for 8 years; manager for 35 years, before selling to Blue Rock Beverage in 1973. and next to Conrad for 6 years, and back to Plentywood for 4 years He as S ate President of B[...]s teaching career ended when he was stricken with a heart at· 1957•61 . tack. A good recovery gave him 5 years of retirement enjoying many As a pilot, he has had a charter service for over 35 years, logging[...]Clara was born 2·1 4· 17. She completed a course at Minot School pilot ith his 6 h plane.[...]avre, and taught at Great equipment, and gasoline to the battle lines. Between assignments he[...]oncor- and as instigator in relocating he airport to its present site. He has dia and later received a asters degree in library science and is served as[...]d State eronau ics Board. Harold's name is listed on a plaque Bruce Leo, at in, was born 2-13-49 at Hamil on, MT, graduated in a S a e Building as " Presiden of the Commission" hile serving on from Concordia and is employed by t[...]or Gov. Aaronson, in• T. eluding a trip o Regina, here he represented ontana on elcome Betty Jo, Bruce's t in, attended Concordia then transferred to platform for Queen Elizabe h in 959. Harold origi[...]her degree. " Sher ood" for he ne airport. He as a member of the Jaycees She i[...]cees ney. They live at Renton, A. chose him as "Boss of the ear''. e as a 32 ear member o L·ons Clara continues to hve in Plent ood here her 2 sisters, Agnes Club,[...]958-65 later and his family live on the family farm east of Antelope, and another serv ng on he board He as a school board member for District o.[...]e ion of Bo · Bob as born on a farm north of Bainville, ·22-29 son of artm elder Dam. H is memb r of he asonic Lod e a d I Bedoo Shrine and Cora DeTienne. A er high school graduation he joined the Army and[...]nor ince July 97 5 952. H or ed as a meat cutter for Red 0 I in 1lhston, here Jim and has pursued and comp! ed[...]ho p· al- o Bai ille here Bob man d a rocery store and loc er plant. nursing home. His ife, Lou, as is s in he anor as Ac i ity Director. They moved o Pl[...]ino Coll , end d he move a son, Larry, as born. In 1959 Roy Smith b ii his ne Univ. of T and of Oregon before coming to Plenty ood to teach. She store and Bob help d o[...]instructor. In 1982, he as VF and the U of T rth a asters degree in music. She lives in issoula commander. A Ja cee roup as r orgamz d and he as president of[...]that group in 1963. music and he owns a landscaping comp ny. In April of 1 6 , a dau h r, Rob rta s born. I or ed as a[...]cher at city h II nd or 5 y ars as C mp ire Girls I der along ER EST and CLARA (CHRISTE SE ) DESO IA[...]rv, , In 1963, Bob's mother cam to live in Pl ntywood. She lived h r[...] |
| in winters and moved back to the farm during the summer, until her[...]I am the youngest of 6 children of Charles Fay and[...]took the ad- tywood their home. I was one of the first 100 born in the new Sher. v[...]and Anna Cybulski (pp. 61 O of Sheridan Daybreak I), Bob was elected to City Council in 1969 tor two 2-year terms and[...]Ellen Chandler (pp. 188-189 of Sheridan Daybreak I). in 1973, Dale Lamphear, Mayor, talked him into running for a third Plentywood holds many memories for me as a child growing up in term. Shortly after election[...]d his this northeast corner of Montana. I remember crossing the Main Street 4-year term as[...]in front of St. Joseph's Catholic Church to go to Fretheim's Grocery In the spring of 1976,[...]the little farm where he was born and raised, is a part-time jailer Sheridan County (now tor[...]me for his afternoon coffee to the Elgin Cafe (with the baseball pictures[...]52, graduated from PHS in 1971, mar- on the walls) or to the City Cafe with its 5 cup of coffee. Through the ried Debora Alberts in 197 4. A son, Jamie, was born in 1976. He mar- years, I have witnessed the change of 95% of the stores in[...]ne, born 10-26-54, graduated from PHS in 1973, is a member of the Medicine Lake Quick Response Unit, is married to Dennis Nelson of Homestead, has 4 children: Scott[...]Kay, born 7-15-56, graduated from PHS in 1975, is a member of the Medicine Lake QRU and County Red Cr[...]from PHS in 1977, was in the Army for 2 years, is on the ambulance. Roberta Jo, born 4-22-64, graduated from PHS in 1982, married Richard Kavon and lives on a farm. JIM and DOREEN (GROSS) DeTIENNE |
| [...]yed with Hogensen Construction he While in Libby, a son, Charles Percy, was born 5-21 -74. On 10-14-7 4, came to Plentywood in 1959 where he helped rebuild the Oc[...]d Delores Gabrielson in 1960, daughter of Art and a loan officer. On 4-16-76, a daughter, Denise Claire, was born and[...]as born in 1942 and is the youngest of 3 3-10-78, a son, Kristofer Farris. In January 1978, Charles w[...]rm PHS. During our first years of marriage, moted to executive vice president of Montana National Bank. In May Charlie worked for Boundary Construction on the Lutheran Church at 1981, he resigned his posi[...]ucting the Plentywood Fieldhouse and one addition to the Charles assisted in changing the Plentywood Boosters to Plen- Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Later as a station attendant of Floyd tywood Chamber of Comm[...]s the 1st Exaulted Ruler. In 1982, he was elected to a 4 year term We bought our home on south Main in 1973. on the Plentywood city council. Beverly began[...]W. Dietrich born 10-8-09, the first of 7 children to Frank and Katherine (Karsten) Dietrich in their h[...]ied 1972; Ralph J., Missoula, MT, born 1915; Earl A. , born 1917, died 1949; Louis F., Wolf Point, MT, born 1924; and Evelyn A. (Cain) of Chehalis, WA, born[...]. Howard grew up in Sheridan County working on their homestead Curtis, our ol[...]in Jemez Springs, Ray, went over he mountains in a Model T to Wenatchee, WA. They NM. He marri[...]ed school at Plentywood and that sen dried apples to India. In 1933, Howard and his brother, Ralph,[...]Flaxville in 1982 and are making their home drove to he Chicago World's Fair with a bankroll of $50 each. In in Sidne[...]ave 2 daughters: Jessica and 936 , he worked as a mechanic for the heavy equipment used in[...]a. Cory, our youngest, born 1967, is at home gomg to high school. building the road to Scobey. In 1937 he began working at the Peterson Company Chevrolet dealership in Plentywood as a mechanic, from LEROY AND EVELYN[...]204. other died in 1937, age 50; Dad and from hen to 1978 at Angstman otors in Havre, T.[...]es southwest of Dooley, where Howard became a member of the asonic Lodge in Plen ywood in[...]. 19 2 and was aster of that Lodge in 1953-54, as a Scottish Rite Sister Ferne,[...]Floyd Schlameus of Texas, no ason in 19 7 and a Shriner in 1949 and served on the Board of the resides in en , WA. They have 1 son, Jeffrey, a medical doc or, mar- Rainbo assembly.[...]ried.and has a son and daugh er, also in ent, A. Helen . (Smith) Dietrich born 9-5-15 on a homestead 3½ miles Sister Eun[...]her in brother, Harold (died I as born 7-5-12, gradua ed from nurses raining at[...]Hospital in 193 , married arshall eihuse in inot, a There ere 2 other children m the Smith family, Esther ( rs. Howard salesman for Red O I and Je et Tea Co .. lived in Croo ston, for a Brown), allspell, T, born 191 O; and Stanley, born 191 , died 975. year, by he river. i h much sno that inter a flood was predicted. She a tended Gibson, ann, and Folsom schools and rs. Carl one night I sat up, 1 h my sui case pac ed and my 3 month old[...]her marriage in 1939 or ed in ready to move o higher round. hat a long n'gh ! brea up of he the elfare office, did[...], and the local Girl ice prevented a flood, but I have never Ii ed ater since! Scou ing program.[...]g in 1978, the Die r"ch's have made several trips to Texas to spend the win er, re urnin here each sprin . They[...]g old friends, gardening, and making improvements to their home on Glenwood Avenue. They have 1 daughter, Arle[...]HS Class of 1958, now lives in idland, TX married to Keller . Thornton. The Dietrichs have 3 grandchil[...]ewey and Lillian Dornier of Buxton, 0. He grew up on his parents farm and was educated in[...] |
| [...]raduated from College in And finally, I started an outreach for God called Youth Alive in[...]omsten, born 12-30-66 , is attending PHS and will be Evanskaas in 1956 , have 3 children: Michelle, an[...]in 1986. and Dawn, who died at age 22, killed in a plane crash in Louisiana Twila Domsten, 6-13-67 , is attending a school in Great Falls, MT. returning from a Caribbean cruise following graduation from college. I would like to say that I as well as my family am proud to be part Daughter Sherry, born 1939, married Daryl Grover in 1957, lives in of a county such as this in Montana. As former Preside[...]d say, " Ask not what your country can do for you but what you lives in Reno, and has 3 daughters; Todd was killed in a car accident at can do for your country." I feel the same for my county. age 19; Melanie, married Bart Richards, lives in Boise, ID, has a son and daughter, Daryl Jr., is a baker in Elko.[...]anagement and works at Ft. Hauchuca Army Base, as a After his father died in 1932, Leo took over the family business, civilian, but served 12 years in the service.[...]d Buick Agency for many LeRoy Domonoske and I were married in May 1949. He passed years. Leo took[...]-1 7-83 from lung cancer. He farmed all his life, but also work- the mechanic at the garage, a[...]During WWII, Leo flew army mail on the West Coast. He was a Our son, Ronald, born 1950, graduated from[...]o Treasurer for 4 years, and had a multitude of friends. any will for the past 9 years. I worked at the Sheridan Memorial HospitaJ in[...]ember the traditionaJ Christmas Tom and Jerry Day a the Plentywood for over 30 years, some part-time,[...]Donaldson garage. of school age and then full time. I enjoyed my work as a nurse, and Grace was born 5-1[...]and was a sales lady at the Peterson Ready-to-Wear for 27 years.[...]aduated from PHS as valedictorian in 1954, earned a scholarship to By Lyndon Domsten MIT in Boston, A majoring in aero-space engineering. He no lives in Ruth Ann Ratcliff Domsten and Marlin Domsten came to Sheridan Santa Maria, CA. County in 1965. The reason for such ato build on and a job to provide them with the means of wor ed[...]Roe Springs, WY, here he o ns and opera es a transport true for[...]Grace as a receptionist for Dr. Leonard Lindbloom and later a[...]Grace passed a ay 3-31 -7 . An cerp from th Plen ood[...]of 4-10-74 by Pat nienm. Boo mobile Op rator, is a fi mg ribute to Grace, Quote· " ortheastern ontana lost ne of ,t[...]munity concern and an energetic drive to establish bett r libra ser-[...]the Gold n Plains Li rary F derat1on."[...]it, a d a g nuin concern for o ers. She ant d h st for on• as born 8-9· Oto Rasmu[...]sten ·n tanans and ave h r ry st. On bo h p r onal and public lev Is, e oun rail County D. He attended co I at ahpeton, D, here he ii miss Grace Donaldson." Unquote. came a professional elder. H has 3 broth rs and 3 sist r[...]m m d by th Chari s . Russell paintings, a started the R elding tn 1967. memonal to her that no hang in the ne Sherdan County Library[...]. H raduat d from PHS in I, Ru h ( elter) mov d o th Rid nour farm south of[...]G rtrude lter (see p. 697 of Sh. 0.) in I, Lyndon, born 5-11 -64. After graduating from PHS n 198 , I plan 1917. on going, to Tnnity Bible Colle e. y plans after that ar to att nd C. Robert (Bob) Drager mov d to Outloo ith his mother in 1928 another college that ill enable me to learn pharmacy. While living in from WIimar, and lived I h Fran and Inez Lund as Inez is Bob's Sheridan Co[...]e 4 ex- sister. p n nces that stands out ,s being part of th 1981 inning State Class Bob and I met at a dance in mton, Sas . in 1932. We ere mar• B football team. Becoming an Eagle Scout in 1981 as, also, a very ried 7-6-34 in Plenty ood and[...]d at Boys State. Bob was working on Fort Peck Dam. When we returned to Plenty ood,[...] |
| Bob worked for Percy Neville for the next 8 years. We moved to REV. ROBERT and LUELLA DUNN Washington where Bob worked in the shipyards as a welder during Robert L. and Luella M. Dunn were appointed to serve the WWII. When we came back o Montana, Bob[...]f 1943. Both were natives garage in Flaxville for a year then bought into the grocery business of South Dakota. Terry, their oldest son was a month old when they ar- with Clarence Fretheim, later selling his share to Clarence, and we rived, and 3 sons, Fred, Richard, and Robert 8., were born in Plenty- moved to Whitefish where Bob worked in the Ford garage until 1962. wood. ext we moved to Seattle where Bob worked at the Ford garage[...]tion in Sioux Falls College, We are spending a lot of time fishing, hunting, and traveling and[...]Before moving to Plentywood they spent 2 years in Bolivia, South We have 3 children: Verlie, married to Wm Hankins. Both work at America as Me[...]sed at 28) was married There was a shortage of teachers because of WWII, and Supt. to Joan King and had 2 boys. He was a fireman for the RR. Royal is Fellbaum asked Bob to teach US History in the PHS. During the 1O married to Sandra Lanegan, works for Pacific Power, has 3 bo[...]lived in Plentywood he taught either part or full time. lives in Sandpoint, ID.[...]es have come from the personal contacts made I am one of 15 children of which 1 son and 7 daught[...]The family moved from Plentywood to Livingston (1953-60), to Billings (1960-72), to Polson (1972-74), and back to Billings from AG ES AE DUFFY[...]Camp on the Boulder, McLeod, MT. Aggie ae, as she w[...]aching here in 1915 and Terry is a United Methodist minister in Choteau, MT; Fred is with augh until 1923. I unders and she has passed away but her teaching Dow Chemical Company, Mi[...]been with KTVO-TV years still hold vivid memories to her students. in B[...]gh school; and Robert B. is iss Duffy was a disciplinarian and in those days, the eacher was[...]many years Canadian couples had crossed the line to be mar- as not afraid o use. hen I felt the sting of it, I al ays deserved it. ried. Bob recalls an experience of interest to those who remember You did not complain to your parents hen you ere punished or you hen the law requiring couples to have blood tests had just been pass- migh get ano[...]she would ell ed, and weddings had to be performed in the county where the license her mama and iss Duffy saying to her "you tell your mama if she will was issued. discipline you at home, I won' need to at school". One morning hile Bob was at school, a couple unable to find Her classes ere interes ing and e tended to business hen we another minister in town made an appointment for their edding to be ere in her room. One teacher ho taugh could no[...]It discipline problem and the ids new it. e ould be ro dy and noisy as found hey ha[...]as here that morning they had come to Plentywood. The Sheridan iss Duffy s room. She an ed her s udents to learn and e en drove County Clerk of Courts could not issue another license because the out to the ranch o al o me and Joe Collins hen e quit school. I couple had already used their blood test papers to secure the license in remember her saying o m "th[...]te poe ry you Ii e, Scobey. Judd, I now you can learn an hing if you ill just go o school and ap- hat could be done? The couple and attendants ere dressed in ply yoursel -ho I ish I h d lis ened to her. iss Duffy as a heir Sunday best, had lovely edding flowers a license that could not onderful pi no player and e had singing every morning nd if she be honored in Sheridan County, and no blood test papers o secure asn't busy on a ee end e o Id move hes as and she ould another license. fter a hasty revie of he situation all agreed to go play for us and e ould dance un ii midnight. S e ne er ad a pe bac to Danie s County. The Dunns and eddmg party drove est to a and all ids ere rea ed equally. She did each a d bunch of boys spo just inside the Daniels County line o a s oc pile of road gravel including Forres at in, S ede John on, erl e erman, Henry ar· hat a[...]n ·us ull of Fortuna ly i as a brigh arm fall day. Th edding party too mischief. S e would al ays say a er chool i anyon ne ded e tra heir places[...]drove by and p ople star d. road ere slow d do n to urn in tywood in later years, many former studen s Ii ing here, loo ed for· bu he seemed to hin better of i and dro e on. n a minute they ard to a visit from is Duffy.[...]graciously said ''I al ays an ed a gard n eddm .'' e onder ho[...]o en they mus have I u h d hen they r call d t ir ddm day.[...]Come o n Ooo y, nd I Plenty o here s e or ed at the[...]Sherid n emorial Hospit er child n to school in Comerto n[...]Dool · I d. They are: Irene Sam Schum[...]1 s. Ch a ore n and a .[...]rci I Lav rdur , 6 9-3 s in the service.[...] |
| Morris Laverdure, 12-28-26, joined the Navy and served on the US Fan Shaw Bay aircraft carrier.[...]ounty after serving 2 years in the Army from 1957 to 1959. ,erent places. He and Louise, his wife, bou[...]- 2 grandsons, and is self employed as a builder and carpenter. tions m Glasgow, Poplar, C[...]rris in the cleaners and also ran the linen route out of Wolf Point. I was born 10-2-03 on a farm in Hamilton Co., Central, IA, the Howard and Garnette King had the linen route out of Plentywood and ninth child in a family of 11, the only child born ith the aid of a doc- managed the local L & M office since 1975. Garnette King and Marie tor and the first to finish high school. y paren s came from Swanson d[...]ations. Stavanger, orway, on a freighter, a trip of 2 wee s. Here other Lawrence Edwards, 10-16-15 was married to Eliza on 3-10-49. served as "Hys Mor" and he[...]ollowing graduation from high school my desire as to continue and prepare or a type of Christian or , I or ed and financed my TONY and EDNA (ROVIG) EGERS[...]in 1931 . On 6-10-31 Agnes Dorothy Sundheim and I ere married. Our Born at Belfield, NO, 4-1-24, I attended school there, graduating in parishes[...]s own, Plentywood-Outloo ay, 1942. In ovember I arrived in Sheridan County see ing employ-[...]ers, Dorothy Jane born 1933 and Carolyn ois Later I was employed as a CF 2 with the Soil Conversation Service, born 1935. Dorothy married James Thompson, a chemist ith Alcoa and payroll clerk for the Reser[...]ct. Aluminum, live at Wenatchee, A. Children: Susan Gail born 1957, I was married to Glen 0. Rovig of Ashby, , son of J. L. an[...]Is in utheran Theolog·cal Seminary, S . Paul ave a child Europe during WWII, serving in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, a haneal Rob rt, orn 1981. ristine mar i d Randal unt. Tacoma, and Luxemborg here he participated m the Battle of the Bulge. He A. Carolyn marred Dav·d Hampton, head of C emis ry Dept. a . as discharged in September 1946. burg College, averty, I ; child en Philip David 1962) and Daniel Joel[...]thern Precast Concrete Products, I re ir d ay 1969, moved o orthfi Id, , gn s[...]business 23 years m Sheridan County. Glen passed a ay ith Alzheimer dIsea e in 1976 and I car d or h r until 1983 hen 8-3-77, in ampa ID.[...]sh enter d the nursm horn he e. I v jus fl i d a manuscrip of Our children are: arlyn, born 11 -14·4 7, married to Cynthia · lien my 8 years of horn care of gnes and I has n accept d for pnn • 1 -14-72. hei[...]hannon Th y ing. as a efp or an on ho as h d1 a . live in Par dare, OR here arlyn is employed by a major mill, Ion s nur as at he Pl nt o d-Outloo Parish and ou ma ing roads on the mountains·des I ha 3/4 trac -hoe for fu ure log· memo ies are precious and too num rous to rit do n but e ch o ing operations. Orren born 1·1· 9, ma[...]dy Jo Ruud, Tami (1983 5th ~lace inn r, Pe Div. o a 'I Old Time Fddler s Contes) im rly Sue and Chns oph[...]vy equipmen and 1s considering colle -e cour s or a ne occupation. Beverly. born 7-8-50, marred Richa[...]er Da n. B v r y is mp oy d by Zilog Corpora ·on, ma ing compute chips and oth r h' h technology quipmen . Sharon, born 9-2 -52, is married to arl Huf• a er, surveyor for the Umon Pac1f c Railroad and children ar : n ela GaJJ nd dam. Sharon is a therapiSt for the Stat School and Hosp·tal a ampa, ID. Allen, born 6-2-54, m rried Diane e I 7-10-73. Th ir children ar : Bee i Jo and Ryan. All n is emp oy d m true ing op ra- ions in the Treasure Valley. In arch, 1978, I as marri d to Tony Eg rsdort. Sup rint nd nt for orrison- nuds n a orld ide construct on company h ad• quarter d in Boise, at pre[...] |
| [...]bert said that at first they did not believe them but they were very Ernest and his twin brother, Ellsworth, were born 9-6-27 at glad to get out of the trenches. Powers Lake, NO. He had 6 broth[...]received a 50th year membership card from the American Legion in Esther Gould was born on 7-29-30 at Bassett, NE. She had 4 1968. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and broth[...]No. 91, AF, & AM. After discharged, he worked as a Donald and his wife, Lorene, have been missionar[...]father, Edwin Gould was born in Nebraska and came to started farming west of Homestead, mar[...]y, Stevensville, Victor, Florence, wood on 3-29-29 and farmed and ranched with his brother,[...]adys Herriman Gould was born in Nebraska and came to Mon- and Albert drove the cattle with horses to Poplar, loaded a train and tana in 1936. She lived in Ronan and Darby, where she now resides. took them to southwest of Malta and wintered them in the Littl[...]ther, Martin 0. Enget was born in Norway and came to Rockies. America as a teenager. He lived in Powers Lake, ND until his death in Albert was a charter member of the Medicine Lake Lutheran 1955[...]d build in 1937. The men dug the basement of came to America as a teenager and lived in Powers Lake, ND until her the church by hand, pick, and shovel, loaded a wagon, and hauled it death in 1966. out. Ernes attended school at Powers Lake, ND a[...]lumbus Dray Line, hauling freight by horse school a Ronan, MT. She also attended Lakewood and graduat[...]Elmyra recalls hauling water from the dam to wash clothes. She in 1953 and have pastored sever[...]ille, Scobey, Malta, Chester, and Ronan, and came to them. Her refrigerator was the cella[...]canned vegetables. She always had plenty of food to put on the table for relatives and friends.[...]Sheridan County Coroner for several years and was a[...]stories Elmyra shared is, once, Albert almost had a[...]5 , died Oc ober 1958. Ronald Lee born 5- 8-56 is a minis er and traveling evangelist. Brent Eugene born 10- 4-67 is a sophomore a PHS. Bren placed ·n the iles Ci y Speech and Drama ee and quall ied to a end he S a e Speech and Drama ee in Grea Falls. He plays i he PHS band, played a he Sta e Class B Tournamen a Bozeman and sang i h the Boys Chorus, hich placed in he Dis rict usi[...]1969. Their children are Robert Be y (Harold) Hifyard. and Evelyn ALBERT and[...]lbert passed a ay at he age of 81 in 1976. He as Grandpa to Our dad, Albert R. Erdahl, as born in Donnelly. , in 1895, a some, he as husband and dad ... Albert is[...]5 sisters; 2 he had. Elmyra continues to live in their horne and is busy ith brothers and[...]volunteer or and family. He moved to ontana and homes eaded 20 miles north of alta, un[...]dahl as born 12-15-30, the eldest child of 3 born to a rench, all muddy and wet when the German soldiers[...]La e. His sisters are: Bet y ( rs. hill carrying a white flag, telling them that Armistice ha[...] |
| [...]ntary grades at the Eng Louis and I were married 12-20-40 at the Catholic Rectory in School. In 1942 he moved to Plentywood with his family after his Sidney, MT, by Fr. Curtin. I had planned to be a beautician, but worked father was elected sheriff of Sheridan Cou[...]After discharge from the service, he returned to Plentywood and tended Plentywood School. became a butcher at Kisler's Market. This building was loc[...]warehoused. Medicine Lake. He is a farmer and carpenter in Homestead, MT. Their Bob later went to work for the Buttrey Company starting at Wolf[...]Wanda, in nurses training; Sandra Point, and over a period of 22 years, worked for the company in married to Demcy Davidson and living in Froid, has 1 son, Ol[...]Williston . She is a beautician and owns the ew Techniques Beauty[...]sons: Kevin, at UNO-Grand Forks, studying o be a doctor; Kory Ken, at[...]-Fargo, in electrical engineering; and Kelly Jon, a junior at[...]is his guardian . in Edgerton, WY. Bob is married to the former Jeanette Dahl of Flaxton,[...]ing college in South Dakota. Julie is employed in a bank in Gene Allan, born 5-28-56, died in a car accident near Flaxville, Casper, WY.[...]MT, on 5-14-75 . Eugene obell, 18, Spokane, WA, died in[...]D. y father, single and has or ed on oil rigs. John P. Hansen was born in Oslo orway (3 -17-1886 to 2-20-69). y I have or ed for enneth Pe erson at the Ci y Cafe;[...]Lunch Counter; Bri 's Cafe; Harley Robinson, Can on to 1-28-72). I attended Williston HS, came to Plentywood April 1939 to Club; no Golden heel; tor arge and om e[...]k for Mr. and rs. Phil Ziebarth at Dec 's Cafe as a waitress and Chandler, Aubrey and Ed F[...]s, Sheridan Cafe. T ey er all v ry nic boss s and I njoyed or ing T; Art Lundquist, Coeur d'Alene,[...]as my middle name. Time r rou h, but I al a s Louis Ereth as born 9-17-17 in mton, Canada, died 2·8-82. His ound a ay. parents ere Jacob Ereth (5-6-1887 to 7-29-69) and Rosa Ereth h n I a a Br' ' Ca e tn 1969, many 111 rem m er G n and (1 •7-1 893 to 3-3-52). T ey ere of German and Russian descent. Larry a sho hme boys h re. ouis came to Outloo , T, here he attended the Snuggins School. In I n;oyed s rving h many m ican and Canadian o ho 1937 to 940 he as at CCC Camp m Bozeman, as an ambulance[...]pa roniz d th various cafe here I or d. driver, did carpenter or and loved to coo . In 1 39 to 1940 e farm- ed in he Outloo area, here he o ned[...]. GARY D. and A CY K. ERICKSO[...]up on a farm 7 mil s ast of Oa mar. H and his broth rs an[...]al d v ry day, a mile and 3/ . ra n or shin , o attend the ,Ison[...]School. Gary s h f I very clo · to nature. In th fall he ould[...]bits, deer, and antelope. Th spring as b autiful; to see the[...]ater running, the ildhf e, and to hear the birds singing their beautiful[...]trans erred to SU at Bozeman, T, maioring in accounting and fini[...]ed and r ceived a degr in accounting from SC in oorhe d,[...] |
| [...]p in this area helping with the housework at took a trip to Alaska. They spent 2 weeks on the Alcan Highway and 2 neighborhood f[...]weeks in Fairbanks and Anchorage. Then flew back to Bozeman as he had left his car with Lohesh's wife[...]anaged it for 18 months before deciding he wanted to pursue a career in accounting. He returned to Plentywood to work for Everson Accounting, Tax Service. Gary an[...]ellis Air Base, NV. Ona car accident while on duty,[...]mpleted her first 8 grades in Plentywood and went on to A daugh er, Angela Gladys, blessed this union. On 5-1-7 8 Gary high school at Mt. Ellis[...]uring vacation she worked in inten- They buil a new home in August, 1982, and moved in the day[...]Another daughter Martha, is married to Dale Torno. They have 3 Juanita Garric ; Computer[...]and Renae. Secretary/Receptionist. ancy continues to help out at home, too, as els and Emma[...]monuments and grave markers. They have a beautiful home and family, good friends, a great business and live in a nice ci y; hat more could a person as for.[...]y, D, of a family of 6 boys and 6 girls. My father, Henry Ha[...]y with his mother and 4-year-old brother, August, to join his family moved to e Roe ford, D here the family resided until mov-[...]Anne as 2 ee s old, the family ing to Ft. Union, folio ed by another move to Ft. Buford here he moved to he Antelope area and stayed at Ed lverson's un ii heir one- managed a livery stable and barber shop. room home as built[...]y mother, ary Ann acDonald, as born 7-25-1887. a for a time didn' realize he purpose for being here. He[...]firs English sentence, " hat are moved to Fairvie , T to homestead a farm near Hay Creek. y you loo ing for?" The rest[...]paren s ere married 3-8-0 at Rugby, D. He as a en out of school bo h in he spring and in he all o help[...]In 1920, my father again moved the family to a farm est of Tren- ith or on he farm. Early jobs include driv·ng he school bus and on, D, here he homesteaded and farmed 880 acres. y b[...]ge 6, he left home it alter Johnson in a odel T sisters and I gre up and a ended school at renton. I graduated from Ford for s oria, OR. He or ed for 3 years as an appren ice at a Plan- hi h school 5-27-37 he first -year gradua in class at Trenton. ing 111 for 3 a day, en on o Alas a here he or ed · h he I entered nurse's raining a ercy Hospital on 6-1-37, graduating fishing industry, hen bac to on ana o farm i h Au us and his ·n 19 0. I or d a sho ime a mbrose, D, before becoming dad. In he in er he or ed in a coal mine bu fter bou a y ar s employed at Sheridan emo[...]can time he eft for Heartlme, here he or d on a farm drivin a ca hav some unusual e p ri nces Once a female patien chmb d ou of until he as drafted in[...]·n supply and later in he ound her a he 3-0 tav rn (no Four inds). and re urned her to the Philippines. He had the ran of Sargean hen d1[...]James B. Feeney of mbrose D and I ere married 11 -1 • 0 ·n 24 years.[...]Plen ywood h re w made our home. James or ed as a cl r or In 1953 els and Emma Olson ere marr[...]ghter of Os ar T. and 01hildta Olson, born 191 in a sod house ne r I con mu d my nursing care r. James Jr. our first c[...]Rock, D. She ltved at var ous farms in orth Da o a and ·7· 1, radua ed from PHS[...]for remembers her jobs from you h as herding cat I and tur eys. The 2 years, raduat d from illi ton Colle ith a d ree in drafting. He tur eys were along to eat grasshoppers. 0 her members of he family joined th at'I Guard for 2 years nd p nt 6 months of ctIv duty a were Jordis, Carrie, Olaf, Esther, Sophie, and Ra[...]2 her F . Sill, 0 . Later he ork d as a hcens d construction build r in parents, with the 4 youngest children , moved to a farm 7 miles est of Tacoma and Centralia A. H marri d Eva Wick, Fairvie , 6· 9-65 .[...] |
| [...]1, months training in the army, I returned home and worked for H. A. Hill Jim moved his family to Aurora, CO and went into business with Mont-[...]ilfield drilling contractors. view Interior, Inc. On 9-19-78, Jim died of a massive heart attack, Eva In June 1968, I was called for active duty into the Army Reserves[...]due to the seizure of the American ship, Pueblo, by the[...]I was stationed in Fort Irwin, CA, (in the Mojave D[...]In 1971, my father and I purchased Sheridan Ready Mix, Inc.,[...]formerly H. A. Hill & Son. We started with a 3 unit operation expanding[...]to a completely modernized ready mix plant with a crushing unit and[...]wash plant, located 5 miles west of town on the Paul Golterman farm.[...]I am a charter member of the BPOE, Plentywood Lodge 2566[...]the office of Chaplin, and presently a Trustee. I'm also a member of the[...]ry. Daniel Marvin, born 2-12-73 in Plentywood, is a grade school student. Joseph Kjelshus died 5-28-73 from accidental I married Bernice (Bronisla a) Jean (Janina) uc (pronounced electricution while[...]l site near Scobey. Eileen and Coutts) on 6·27 -70 m Regina, Sas a che an, Canada. Bern ce as children live at Rocky[...]ft German James Feeney Sr. died 11-26-48 as a result of a car accident. ith her parents on 11 -4-48, traveling by ship, un 11 hey arriv d at Leonard Espeland and I married 1-21-55 and continued to live in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada,[...]there the rave ed b Plentywood. Leonard wor ed as a carpenter for a number of years, tram to Broadvie , Sas a che an her - they ere me b Bernice's later operat[...]di d in grea uncle. In 1959 hey moved to Regina. 1962. Daughter, Deanna ae born 4-10-57, is a 1975 PHS graduate, Berni[...]al B n in Plenty- graduated from SU, Bozeman, ith a degree in Business Administra- ood since ovemb r 197 . Ion, m 1979 accepted a position i1h Bell Telephone Co. in e enjoy traveling h n e can get a ay. In 1979 8 mice had a estmmister, CO, married Steven Jacobson of Columbus T, memorab e trip to her horn country Poland, er s is, d for 6-21 -80, and both continue to or for Bell Telephone here Seven[...]engineer. Leonard Espeland d1 d 10-1-66 of a heart attac . Since retiring in 1980, I eep busy at home· croche mg (mainly at hans) pai[...]th m- y par I nd ra ad d sid an[...]no of R d to Pl n 8. I born 7- 3 on rth of • d num[...]I'm an Al[...]sa Ro I ton , D;[...]that I : s[...]for , of a d) of SaJt On 1-3[...]on, Ronald • r, Holl born I a end d an o ool ua d from PH[...]dad, 2 broth rs, rle Ronald is a CPA and has a B rom U e erman and s s te n da. I had in fr of T.[...], t lnterstat as a co rc1al n · After school hours and ends I isl s ar t, r[...]at Roy's Sup r Holl Ev nson a u II Schmidt of Dalles, m Gre[...]falls 8-8-80. They a urr ti hvmg in Eur a, uss ll 1s Prior to nlistin into th Army Rese ves I or d for H. A. Hill a terminal man r on Freight ays. Bot uat s of Son[...] |
| [...]Frank Deck. That building is now Mike's Clothing. I received $1.00 We are all active members of the Evangelical Church of North to $1.50 for an 8 hour shift there and at the Elgin[...]. LELAND and ELIZABETH (LOSSING) EVENSON |
| [...]technology. Dixie Denning lives in Glendive, and I also have 3 step- Lake, and college at U of Monta[...]where he graduated brothers. with a BA degree in Bus. Adm. in 1933. His occupatio[...]d 16 years; and associated with Rick Darvis, CPA, on a part-time basis since 1979.[...]In 1967, I married Don Mitchell, who was originally from Gre[...]wood, AR. He was an officer on the Plentywood Police Department,[...]County Under-Sheriff, then the US Border Patrol. I or ed as a dispatcher at the Sheridan County Sheriff Departm[...]Medders. After leaving the department in 197 4, I lived ma small Texas Harold, Sha[...]and Miles City, While in Texas, I did some volunteer EMT ambulance work for 6-16-35[...]cisco. Hudspeth County. In 1976, I returned to ontana and attended college Sharon attended eleme[...]d MA degrees in elementary 1979 with a degree in law enforcement. I worked my ay through col• education. Her teachi[...]ce in campus securi at Spokane. In 1983 she moved to Bozeman. EMC; as a sales clerk in a music store, landscape service, and as a In Medicine Lake, Harold was born in the home portion of the cow-puncher at a livestoc market· all in Billings. It . as there I as lumberyard office. In Reserve he was clerk, cashier, and Vice Presi- introduced to radio, landing a position at B Y Radio, here I learned dent of the First ational Bank, a member of Dramatic Club, Lutheran the techniques of broadcasting. In 1981 , I returned o Plen ood to Church, and the school board. In Plentywood, he was on the hospital manage the usic orner/Radio Shae until late 1982. At that time, I board for 23 years, beginning with the old hospital on ain Street and began orking for Stalla[...]f the pres- music director. ent hospital; a member of Plentywood Lions Club for about 15 years in- On 2-28·83, I married 1chael Fannmg, ho 1s original! from cluding all the offices up to Deputy District Governor. ichigan, but no ma es Plen ood his home. He transf rred h re He is a member of Plentywood asomc Lodge o. 91 , Order of from " 1ch1gan Bell" to " ontana Bell" in 1980. He. oo, loves this Easter[...]lena, and member of area as much as any native could. and plans to liv e e for r. ~lentywood Lutheran Church in which he was one of the first baptized 1chael is a Vietnam ve eran and is active in communi affairs,[...]members of the Pl n ood Gun Club. ·chael as I ct d to a 4- ar prame fairways and sand green development days. In 1983, he a end- term on the Pl n ood Ci y Council in 1983. ha 1[...]home Janis, ho is 18 and gradua es his a, 984 . Since 1980 Harold and Lucille have be[...]their condominium home m Sun City, AZ, returning to Plen- THOMAS ood each spring.[...]I s bo d[...]and a youn . ICHAEL and JOY[...]( Al hough born outh of the ason-Di on Li aJ ays m an "coming home to me. . . . I first n[...]ore m h"gh school and graduat d from PHS in 1969. I nro a nS h foot all[...]has re- II an a trac team. In 196 d Sandra mai as a focus for my life ... I ho . Janssen. Ours edding to h din th Jos ph's y paren s a[...]Catholic Church in d. and Saudi rab·a. They rais d paint nty[...]Folio g our ia e t bac to Die inso our first Pl a[...]r. Stev son, ic I James a . I arch 1963, tr to SU H ha d for s v[...]or at student union caf hlle I at• m to dams of P D e a[...]t nd d school that spnng, then d for a year in m ry in y other sisters a[...]. ndy is hat summer on the Espeland farm near Ant lop and I h Ip d L onard P comp! ting her coll degr raphic arts and printing on th farm and or d as a bartender at the Blue oon, returning to[...] |
| [...]s bookstore. That summer we stayed in Bozeman and I worked for the City Recreation Dept. In January 1966, Sandra returned to school. Ra~mond Nils Flakne, the[...]n 6-22-56 at S. M. H. His 5 sisters and 1 It was a busy time, attending school full time, working part-time, and caring for 2 children. I graduated in March 1967 with an education[...]Charles Morton of Little Rock, AR; Curt, married to Leonard had died the previous fall. Sandra graduated in June, with a[...]wood. coaching and returning to the farm during the summers. We taught one[...]Raymond grew up on the family farm 17 miles west of Plenty- year in[...]wood, attended Plentywood schools, and moved to town in 1979, In 1972, we gave up our teach[...]operating it for the next 5 whe~ on Jul~ 15, he and Sheila Louise Clemetson of Plenty[...]married. Sheila was born 11 -16-62 at Miles City to Stanley and Louisa years. In he fall of 1977, we started construction on a larger building[...]ily lived 2 miles west of Comertown until located on the highway to Canada, opening in June of 1978 but con-[...]the fall of 1972 when they moved to Plentywood. She attended Plenty- tinued to operate the original DO. Deciding it was time for a change, we wood HS and is a member of Plentywood Lutheran Church. Her sold the new Dairy Queen to Fred and Genia Bucholz in January of[...]all, and track. They are both attending SU. I have been employed by Seis Pros, a seismograph firm, as a party manager since 1980. Sandra's main interests[...]MILLIE FISHELL By ercedene Fishell Vic or A. Fishell was born in Redstone, T on 3-21 -22, the first son of Dale . and Elizabe h ([...]He married illie (Francis) S evens in Sidney on 12-10-54. She born 11 -24-82, both at S. . H. as born on 0-20-18 in he Eden Valley area to Er in and Ethelyn Raymond is a mechanic at Plentywood Exxon as well as assistant (Fairchi d) Francis. She as he fourth child born in a family of 8. She manager. He also has[...]received her educa ion in An elope. She served as a dormi ory mother and coo in he An elope Schools f[...]o employed REBECCA(CROUSE)FLAKNE a JC Penney Co. in Plen ood for 7 h years.[...]Rebecca as born in Wes Virginia on 2-22-06 to Lair and Grace[...]Crouse. She moved to Raymond Community in 1915 ith her parents,[...]brothers, and sisters. Her father wor ed on the Soo Line Railroad and[...]her mother as a house ife. She attended school in Dooley and the[...]e in Plentywood. Vic or and illie hved m A dsto e for a y r a er eir marria |
| Rebecca belongs to the Evangelical Church and enjoys visiting[...]page 782 . Ole and Sofie Fleming are laid to rest in the Redstone FLOYD and SIGNE (BENTSEN) F[...]born 2-24-51 , in Plentywood; and Duane in inot on 2-28 -55 .[...]On 6-17 -61 , she married Raymond Forster in the Ple[...]Lutheran Church of South Flaxville. Ray as born on 7-16-35 in Bill-[...]mber in 1953, and served in the US Army from 1956 to[...]. Top: Floyd, Signe and Patricia . Bottom : Ine a , Floyd Jr. and Barbara. Floyd and I lived on a farm by Redstone. We had 4 children: |
| Karen has been a 4-H Leader, Music Festival Chaperone, and is a with the help of the natives, built[...]was overthrown in 1979, he was returned to the US. That summer he joys hunting and gardenin[...]tly has taken up canoeing, received a year's internship at the Memorial Hospital in Col[...]ce Both like living in Plentywood and being a part of Sheridan County. the fall of 19[...]ther summers with his dad in construction and was a Oscar Wagnild, born 1-23-1887, in Fossbrook, WI, came to Mon- counselor at Brush Lake Bible Camp. Following graduation in 1979, he tana in 1910 to homestead 7 miles SE of Outlook. My mother, Sarah[...]Mother were married 7-30-13 in Caryville, coming out to Seattle. Craig enjoys jogging, hiki[...]Mother's death, Rudy and I continue to live at 318 Olive. Rudy still does carpenter- 12-[...]ad 5 children: George (died ing and I enjoy homemaking, family, friends, ALCW, and work[...]Stoner (see my flowers. Biog.). I was born at the farm 8-30-24, attended ickerson s[...]OSCAR and BEATRICE (DEBING) FOSSUM 1942. I attended Billings Business College, returned to Plentywood, By Oscar Fossum and wo[...]house until my marriage. I graduated from St. Olaf College in 1929. I taught history and band Rudy's father, Hermo Foss, born in orway 1869 to 1935, came at Baudette, MN for 2 years before going to Plentywood in 1931. The to America as a young man settling in orth Dakota. In 1903, he mar- first night I attended a dance at the old fair grounds. The young gal in r[...]beret who played piano immediately caught my eye. I asked Lomness, Evelyn Block, Louella elquist (died 1957), Rudy, Kermit, a fellow standing next to me (he was John Debing) who the beautiful and Ard[...]he replied, " Why, she's my daughter, Beatrice". I Rudy as born in addoc , D, 4-9-15, attending[...]ell you that this last ew Year's Eve Beatrice and I celebrated School for 6 years until his family mo[...]vailable: farming, road construction, "co baying" on a cattle ranch in Oregon, tending min on a mink farm, pie ing fruit, e c. In 940, he moved to he Pentywood area helping his uncle, Henry Raaen[...]e trombone, Harold DeSil a and[...]rumpe p s Ii r band gre to 60 members of all[...]h s elson hose feet ere still a[...]foo om n, to virtuosos Ii e Phil Reitan, th[...]e o od· 111 tnp to Re ina and another[...]hartered a t nds o Havre for a b1 band festival h I had he unique opp y of dtrectin a mass d band of[...]5,000 memb rs. (I rm.) Our son, Richard, 1-31 -49, a ende P S, graduatin in 1967 a · In 936. I decided to do te or in history. y friend H nry tende[...]schools, advi e hat 1f my de re as to b my where he received his degree in fish and ildlife management in 71 . meal 1c et I should n school. I enrolled at Columbia U That fall, he enlisted in[...]years, servin in and by 1938 had a nd a job in the R ader's Digest t n of Washington, Texas, and California and hts final assi nmen a he Plea ntville Y. I as a teacher of his d director of the est Bassett Hospital in Fairban s, A . After his discharge, he returned to ht h school military band in e Yor[...]i nment as as guest conductor. I too the band to orld's Fatr in 1939. to establish a heal h care center on the East Coast in a villa e inhabited I sp nl the next 25 years in Pleasantville and hen I retir d in by the osquito Indians. With a 5,000 grant from the US AID, he 1963, I as the uest conductor o th band s th y eel[...] |
| [...]fter that milestone the school authorities agreed to Leon grew to be a man, he started a farm and ranch, in 1928, west of open membership to girls as well as boys.[...]ldren: Don, Lois, Sam, and In 1946, Bea and I bought a beautiful island near Temagami, On- Alice. tario, and in 1977 we bought a condominium in Sun City, AZ, where we now make our winter home, going to the island from May to Oc- tober. Bea and I have 1 son, who was band mascot during our years in Plentywood. He is now a 6.'4", 200-pound type, who lives in Fair Lawn, NJ[...]many incidents in our Plentywood days could never be repeated in this generation. In the middle '30s, for example, the dai- ly bag limit on ducks was 12. Late one blustery fall afternoon 6[...]e Knutson , Rev. Simondson, Coach Lloyd Skar, and I drove south of Medicine Lake to bag a few ducks. All 6 got our personal limit of 12 ducks in less than 30 minutes! Did you ever try to pack 72 ducks in the back seat of a 1922 Model T with 6[...]his wife, Ethel, reside in Truth or residence was a furnished house near the old courthouse for $16.00 a[...]Consequences, NM. Come haying time, he will be found at Tim month, plus free eggs if I'd see that the owner's hens were kept fed.[...]Clawson's farm, doing what he likes to do best, farm . Hurrah for the good ole days![...]sorry they came to Montana. They had good years and bad years, not A[...]William P. Patswald. They came to edicine La e Tin the spring of[...]1906. Her mother ent bac to innesota for a visit and uriel as[...]born there on 10-6-06. Her father hauled lumber by steam engine[...]When unel on ca La · e.[...]They then moved to Flaxville ath i[...]in the hard are stor hen to . J. Allee Fough as born[...]lice 1s Jeffreys great-great-great- a carpent nd o aroun d area. a[...]2-1900, as uri nt to ro1 school and gradu 5. S n uncle of[...]d sprin ars 1925-28 , she oor i lice lives at Pioneer anor and en,oys visit[...]cards. Co ag n, T. sharp memory ma es I easy for her to reminisce about he fast 00 years.[...]n born o Jehu and Adeline (Jolly) Young ho came o on ana from ebras a. H r ather fough in he Ci ii ar, as injured and a en prisoner. lice as unab e to finis chool hen she developed Spmal eningitis and mala a but made a ood recovery. LEO FOUGH |
| is currently working as a Computer Engineer and resides in Austin , TX. During WWII, they both worked in Bremerton for a year, but return- On 3-1-36, Alice Cooney (Fough) was born, her childr[...]ther became ill. Judy, Terry, and Michael. She is a dietician and lives in Escondido, CA. They purchased the City Dray Line on 12-1-43 from Elmer Gooder Muriel currently r[...]itation dept. in Plentywood. Franklin Simonis was a[...]ransen and Tena Anderson (died 1967) were married on tive members of the Sheridan Saddle C[...]died 1950) and Annie (died 1953. She is a charter member of the Plentywood Bowling Assoc. ,[...]hool for 9 years and has been an active member of to Spo ane, WA in 1942, where Sanford worked as a carpenter until Golden Valley Ladies[...]oyed hunting his retirement in 1957 . Sanford was a brother of Oscar Fransen and and fishing, is a 21 year member of the Elks Club, a 20 year retired Swen Soderquist. Sanford and Tena[...]duated from airline school in Minneapolis and was a Beatrice married Scott Snyder (nephew of Han[...]y. nis, as born o them July 1943 . Scott as illed on Leyte· ovember Rosann gradua[...]ovember 977 , after Oyears ith Chevrole and time out Lyla graduated from W Colleg[...]Beatrice is now retired from holds a Bachelors degree from SU m film and television. S[...], Jose. Bud spen the ar years in Hawaii, returned to Spo ane then to before moving o Billings, T. Bremerton, A. He and Gladys have 2 children and 3 grandchildre[...]randdaughter, Jolee Alex, 11 . 1966, he moved bac to Plen ood and married Rhoda Herman. He died[...]REDERICK wood ovember 19 0. They moved o Spo ane, A in 9 2. Chuc Harold R. and Louise E. Frederic presently reside in Olympia, A is a carpen er. They have children: arren nd Dou[...]36 Sit um Dnve SE. Harold as born in ed1cine La e on ngeles, Curtis of San Jose, C , and 1 dau her.[...]n in 1979. Louise as born in De roi I and dedica ion of St. John's ne church in 962 .[...], C . They have 2 children: Doreen L born 3- 2- 2 a Ross, C . FAA K and ILL A (EGGE ) FRASIER She gradua ed from Clover Par HS, Tacoma. A in 1960 and Fran , born 3-28-15 , youn st son[...]nd marn d Den- (Sher"dan's Daybrea , p. 621) came to Plen y ood in 9 5 i h is nis ampe m 196 . They reside in inloc . A 1th h ir 2 ch1ldr n, parents. After one year of h[...]her in Idaho Darcie and Dana. wor ing in a logging camp and he fruit orchards.[...]ed for Carl est' s Creamery and Clover Par HS, Tacoma . 196 . later raduated from Clover Par Cafe, Elmer Gooder's Dray Line and DeSilva's[...]e received an Assoc. Degree in Bus. ana ement and a Cer- Eggen (Sheridan's Daybrea , p. 108).[...]ly moved Tronics Res arch, Inc., Seattle, A and resides at 3028 Silver Crest to innesota, later retuning to gradua e from Plentywood in 1 34. She Dr., Bothell, A ith ife Terri. is a licensed beautician ( ino Hairdressing Cosmetolo[...]ere Joseph E. and Anna B. Fr d ric Joseph as born on[...] |
| [...]Harold and Sophie were married on 1-8-48 in Plentywood. They away in Plentywood 10-[...]In 1952, Harold began trucking with a 2-ton truck . His business[...]gradually grew and he was hauling lumber from out west, so he started a lumberyard. Through the years, Harold and Sophie have created a[...]on, and the Plentywood Elks Lodge. Sophie is also a[...]member of the SMH Auxiliary. They won a Caribbean Cruise from he[...]1981. They recently built a new home and celebrated their 36th ed-[...]Dick, first of twm sons born to Fran and Susan French {Sh. LARRY and RHONDA (VOGT[...]Daybreak I page 395) as born in edicine La e 6-18-27 . His b[...]ntywood, son of James Bob, followed a fe minutes later. Three older children preceded t[...]len Zeidler, Tucson , AZ; and Zeidler Hardware in May 1971. Since March 197 4 he has been Irene Ryder, Froid, T. employed as a truck-driver for Williston-Scobey Transfer.[...]ed their education (m the ed. La e first child of a family of 3 children of Victor and Marlys Vogt. S[...]majoring rn journalism before gomg to Oa land, CA, here she lived[...]returned to Froid in September of 1948 and rn October as appr[...]by the Soo School as they ere unable to find a teacher and anted o[...]Soo, a one-room school i h a eacherage attach d[...]as n i o[...]· s. o being a "co[...]B a ay 7-16-81 after a short illness, and Jessica Denise born 5-5-82,[...]n. Rhonda ever since a child h rself loved little children and sh[...]s i no does babysitting m their home. She also Ii s to se and do craft pr uch li[...]y's hobby is motorcycle r'dm and he ta es his lam,I for On 11 -19-50, D ea r'des in the summer[...]Concep c Church in Fr a mo ota, e orship i h the Plenty ood Chruch of Chnst. Rhonda is a hey m m a ye had 2 Ip r[...]m footsteps mg a or o d.[...]ha offic d th ub1I HAROLD and SOPHIE (CROUSE) FRI DRICH[...]Fir D nd e rn to Ed in and drich on 1-3-2 in ch er liary. as r · d on a far of ntelo , at end-[...]substitute teaching in La e. and in 19 2 decid d to nd g uat d in[...]the Force in 1 v d a tour of duty in E C sum arning a BS d · ducation m 1970. th Pacific. Harold return d to the farm in 19 6 and o d ft r resid nces m for a tim . th family built a r 2 y ars.[...]65. During this tran 1tional p nod, Die a Sophie . Crouse as born on 5-22-2 in Raymond, T to R c- s the only one in th nation ho as mayor of one to n hil ca Crouse. She attended th Wan el School, n[...]g in anoth r. H soon resign d and the rems pass d to his Pt n ood School. Sophie has 1 sister,[...] |
| Dick continued to farm in Med. Lake and commuted during the[...]rade, when farming season. In later years, he was a.partner in M. F. S. Leasing; af- the family moved to Plentywood. He completed his schooling in Plenty-[...]ated in 1970. He graduated from MSU in 197 4 with a Petroleum and others during the oil "boom" of the[...]degree in business management. he became a director of the Mt. National Bank and was a member of Frank married Kord[...]Catholic Ch.urch in Plentywood. Kordelia is a twin daughter of the late death, he was Chairman[...]and raised in Plentywood until 1970 when her fam i- Jeanne retired after 19 years of teaching in· the Plentywood ly moved to Billings. She completed her schooling at Billings Senior HS, schools in 1981. In March of 1982, they took a 2 week trip to Hawaii, where she played a very active role in the music department. She at- and Dick passed away less than a week after their return, 3-26 -82. tended 1 year at EMC, then transferred to MSU to continue her major in Jeanne, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and St. Anne's Special Education. Guild, has been active in publishing a monthly church paper called SAWDUST, which was be[...]back to Plentywood where Frank became an employee of the[...]asurer, Plentywood from Plentywood HS in 1972 and a tended SU in Bozeman for a little Golf Club Treasurer, and active in the local Chamber of Commerce. over a year. He then returned home to help his dad on the farm. He is Frank and Kordelia are both members of St. Joseph's Catholic also a partner i h his cousin, eal French, in a business called French Church in Plentywood where Frank is a member of the Knights of Col- and French Fresh Wa[...]ites in umbus and ordelia belongs to St. Anne's Guild. Currently, Kordelia is the area. In addi ion, he[...]with the mileage moun ing to 66 miles per day. He as a memb[...]one -S ar -H Club for 5 y ars. In his arly y ars a special tr a or him as o go to the big to n of Plenty ood on Satur·[...]r old brand name, by the Farmers un·on Oil Co., cCarty Farms, a· Oilfi d Servic , LAZY A/ . This brand was regis ered by Scott's grandfath[...]true dri er and mechanic a L ell Service of Plent ood and for the[...]heir story), at nd d Raymond School illiston, D on 1-30-52 , as named after his grandfather Fran J.[...]yl French, an original homesteader in the edicine a e area. A youn er an el, Sharon Syme Henr[...]tt, runs the family farm in edicine La e and also a la er, he foursome gradual d og[...]rank lived in '61 was the fir t class to hold a class play in then -ym nd r[...] |
| they proud! Jeanette was a member of the Raymond Helping Hands 4-H employed by Walco lnternation, a veterinary supply house. Club for 7 years.[...]CMRHS in Great After graduation, in addition to marrying and raising a family, Falls. Jeanette was employed as a secretary by the Sheridan County Welfare[...]retheim was born in St. Paul, MN, 11 -3-29, moved to cashier, and auditor of the Montana National Bank[...]graduating and receiving a Commission in the Army ona school Methodist Church of Plentywood. They have[...]1-6-79 in Plentywood. Jeanette has 4 children by a WA; and he is currently at Columbia Falls, MT. Graduate wor has previous marriage to Ron Lester. They are: Tracie born 9-24-62, Darla[...]d Norma Jean Sorenson, 5-29-56. She as born in by a prior marriage to Paulette Bussinger, Orea Michelle born Wisconsin on 2-27-34 and lived in Plentywood from 1954-56 whil[...]working at Plentywood Lutheran as a Parish orker.[...]have 1 daughter, im Rebecca born 1-17-83. parents to Albert Lea, MN, to farm; later moving to St. Paul where he Erik Jon, born[...]ula, graduated and as commis- married Anne Herman on 10-13·28. In 1936, they moved to Plenty- sioned on 5-25-82 from US ilitary Academy, West Point, Y. He mar- wood, where he and his parents operated a grocery store. After serv- ried Karen[...]ontana National Bank and Mountain Bell. He was a retired member of Grinnell College, I[...]employed in orway. several years. He was also a member of the Masonic Order, the Al Bedoo Temple[...]he1m as born 10-3-1878 in Freeborn County, to the family grocery store, was a member of the Eastern Star, the[...]ry. artin, Severt, and Andre . Children born to Clarence and Anna Frethe1m are Richard H. of Col Henry and a neighbor boy farmed a fe years in Fr born Co. a er umb1a Falls, T, born 11 -3-29; Diane G. Under of Great Falls, T, born a period in the Spanish American ar. He marred elli[...]San 11 -11 -03. She as born 7 22-1885 to nut and Carri elson nut- Angelo, TX, born 2-14-40[...], born son at Leadville, CO, one of a family of 3 boys: P t r, nut and Oscar, 11 -8-52[...]girls: elh Randi , Sena and Clara. Th famif moved to DELANO and DIANE (FRETHEIM) LI DER Freeborn Co. h n Iii as 1us a bab . Diane Linder moved ith her parents from S . Paul, to Plenty- Henry and ellie horn s ad d n ar S an on D and al o a o in 1936. 1952 gradua e of PHS she or ed at t[...]ville, 6-19-55. born h re. They moved to Havre, T here she or ed for Super Save Grocery[...]ere born in Grea Fall n 960, th y mov d to Gr at F II , Dale Hen 3-26 -56, no · hop m[...]5-15-57, at1e B' · , |
| In about 191 3 they moved back to Minnesota and later to Baronet, Funeral Home. They have exte[...]eled and redecorated ... WI, where they also had a store. During WWI they lived in South St. work that continues as a hobby and sometimes aggravation. Paul and both wo[...]aded his interest in the family farm in Minnesota to his brother Severt for land south of Archer, MT w[...]farm and farmed until 1934 when the land was sold to Lester and Aster Bedwell. The Fretheims moved to Plentywood and started what was later known as th[...]ables from Spokane. "Fruit Day" always meant a lot of folks coming to town for fresh produce for canning and eating.[...]amily. In 1945, the business was turned over to Clarence and Anne, so Henry and ellie moved to Great Falls. Ill health caused them to move Their sons, Gene (David Eugene), born 6-18-7 4 and Jess Mathew, back to Plentywood in 1946 where they made their home wit[...]both enjoy sports. Gene is active in Scouting as a Cub daughter Ruth, Mrs. Andy Michels. On 3-7-4 7, Henry suffered a heart Scout and Jess loves to read. Both boys like to help their dad in his attac and died instantly. ellie continued to live in Pentywood and basement sh[...]David, a member of the Plentywood Fire Department since[...]except Ernest are buried at boys like to help their dad at the fire station. Plentywood.[...]Jane has enjoyed refinishing a number of pieces of old furniture for A "trademark" of Dad's was his nee ie ... when his[...]the inside of the family camping trailer. She has on, so did a nee tie whether with bib overalls or a suit. o her was a taken a number of photographs of flowers and Montana land[...]As a family David, Jane, and boys like to hunt with their Brittany DAVID and JA E (CABLE) F[...]o Gene and Doro hy Fulker- getting to the age here they like to go to ballgames. The family has son, was born 5- 2-47[...]lentywood and made several trips to innesota to vacation and fish with Jane's gradua ed from PHS[...]school, he or ed at P D parents but always enjoy returning to their busy, bustling small town Radio S ation as[...]m. While attending U of in 1965-67, he rained as a commercial pilot and flight instructor and war e[...]e in that field. During hat year he qualified for a page 396). Christened John Eugene, he ha[...]oll Gene. In 1915, the family moved to ed. La e, i h thee cep ,on of school at Riverside, CA. He re urned o issoula[...]at he funeral home and serving o a farm east of ed. L e living here until moving to Plent ood in as a pilot and flight instructor for issoula S yfligh[...]Cinc·nnati College o Embalming, and or ed a he Gilbertson Funeral In January of 197 , he me Jane Ann Cable, ho as a laboratory Home in Devils La e. D[...]. He married Doro hy D Haven of Glas o m o omo, I moved w, h her parents, r. and rs. Evart Cable to 937 ; lived a short ime in alta, and moved to Plen y ood m 19 2 LaFaye e, I hen she as only 3 mon hs old. She gre up i[...]graduated from Jefferson HS in 1963. She or ed as a secre ary or lndia Theater as a medic and rue dri r. Di charged m 19 6, he the De[...]returned o Plen y ood fter his father's d a h in 1 7. he and his of 1965 and then joined the Army serving a 3 year enlistment at Ft. mo her ran he business until she re ired nd old he business to him cClellan, AL; F . Gordon, GA; and Ft. Le 1s[...]s alone un 11 his younges son, David, she decided to move out west "someday".[...]in in- and Ola OeHaven. pioneer se I rs in Valley Co. She at ended school neapolis,[...]there graduated from GHS in 1932 , or ed as a le al s nographer in David and Jane were married on 6-17 -72 and spent 2 ee s Glas ow and Ft. P ck and as a stenographer in the Seattle area hile camping in[...]Gene as overseas. When hey re urned to Plenty ood, she helped in Lab at Sheridan[...] |
| scouting activities, Sunday School, and church, is a past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, and a past Mother Ad· visor of Order of Rainbow for Gi[...]John was a bricklayer by trade. He did a lot of or here in Plenty·[...]missed them when he came to eas ern on ana. I don' remember ho[...]house and all the evergreens on the Plentywood Golf Course came Gene, a member of the Plentywood Fire Dept., retired in 1964, from our farm. served on community committees, a member of Lions Club, and[...]ster of the Plenty• Shelby. He has a hard are and furnitures ore. They have 4 sons and[...]friends, and y mother passed a ay in 1918 hen my bro her Harold as 9 community.[...]months old. y older sister, ary, and I too care of the family. There Gene's main hobby i[...]and David, born When John and I ere married, my brother, Harold, and sister, 1947[...]further informa- the second child in a fami y of 8 children; at ended grade school and 1 tion on David Fulkerson, see biography in this issue.[...]married Robert returned 2 years later to see fame and fortun g Rob e (born 19[...]nty ood They had 2 children: came to Rese ve, Osmo d Es enson' , a Bobbye Lea, born 1938 married Wilham Bush 1955, and hvmg in Fair- job i arinus Pederson, and elp d build a hou fo or ban s. A ; Ronald, born 1945, lives in Sea tie, A. Bobbye and Bill he oas[...]1954 and operated It un ii 196 hen hey sod It to G ne's Gabrielson; S[...]a · older son Jack. and moved to elena here Clint as Safe y Otrector[...]he had r ason to turn to 1 daughter, arlene Love born 1958.[...]t o happy p ting n a house sh born 1963; and nsten, born 9[...]by th idsn 932, they moved to cElro to fa n plac on a sh asis. T ey mil d o s and[...]groc•ery money, rec iving 5 a dozen for eggs and 1 d for By He[...]t. n 8 gallon c ught them 2.60 to 2.80. John came from Alsace Lorraine, France. I as born in Lincoln, They sold their share of bushel and barley for 1O a E, and hen I as a small child my parents moved to issoula, T. bush I. That fall they ret to or for Eidsness' gam. Jo n and I ere married in alta 7-5-26. He passed a ay 10-28 -71. greement as that Arth for a shar of the crop 1th e came to Sheridan County m February 1930 and rented the 25.00 a month for groc nd some m a at butchering Fran Loutzenh1ser farm m ntelope for 3 years, th n e rented the time. The years 1933 and 1934 ere crop failures (no crop, hat littl a in elson farm south est of Plenty ood until e bou[...]h y cut for hay for the cattl ). In 1935 they had a fair crop Shippee ranch in 1 41 where e farmed and raised sheep for a good so they made some money. In 1[...]and bought his machinery to get started on th ir own. What a "start",[...] |
| more crop failures! Nineteen thirty-six was thistles and a few straws of Ina, daughter of Benjamin, born 11-2-1889, and Johanna wheat, 1937 not a kernel of wheat sprouted, 1938 they saw a nice (Albrecht) Moos, born 3-24-1890, both of New Salem, ND, was born at crop coming but he rust took it, so it was only about 52 pound wheat Blue Grass, ND on her grandfather's homestead, 17 miles northwest o[...]pital School In 1944, Art and Esther rented a farm north of Dooley and lost of Nu[...]es Hospital at almost all of their belongings in a fire on the truck on the highway near Denver, CO on surgical ward, was promoted from third assistant to the the agnus Aasheim farm when moving. After ren[...]In September 1955, Harold accepted a science position at and poor roads, they bought a home in Plentywood where they have[...]with farming during lived since. Art would drive out every day, continuing to farm until the summers until 1958 w[...]when they had an auction sale and rented the farm to Daryle to Plentywood in 1956 where Harold continued to teach biology, Syme, (for he past several years their farm has been in grass and is a physics, and chemistry and served as school photographer for a salary natural habitat for wildlife), and went to work with the carpenters in of $4200.[...]$40.00 at a photo contest. Harold was also in charge of the l[...]. He has also In 1959, the Nat'I Sci. Found. granted Harold a $4200.00 scholar- been custodian of the Plentywood cemetery since 1964. He served on ship, giving him 11 months of gra[...]at campus clinic and Committeeman in Dooley prior to that. They have been members of the[...]nursing. Plentywood Lutheran Church since coming to Plentywood, transferring The Gackles returned to Plentywood where Harold resumed from Reserve. Art taught Sunday School several years, served on most teaching and Ina did private d[...]ired in 1964. all the offices of the Church , was on the Executive Board of the Toastmasters Club seve[...]t the Plains Cafe, the school lunch room, and was a urses Aide for many years at the nurs- ing home a[...]at Yan ton College in 1982 and entered Army at'I Guard training[...]2-20-8 at Fort no , Y. yleen, a 1984 PHS graduate, as active in[...]band as a flutist for 7 years. yleen or s part-time a Randy's Cafe, They ere blessed i h 3 daughters: Ardith ( rs. Carroll c it- has been accep ed at at'I College a Rapid City, SO, and ill maJor in tric , Bilhn s)[...]realize hen arriving in Plen ood in as married to Dale Carlson (died 1972). Delores ( rs. Charles[...]me. They have see Dornier, Plen ood) born 2-7- 2. A nd Es her ha e 9 rand-[...]al Christian hen ge and trust, his is a le acy that can b left to h ir HAROLD and I A ( 00S) GACKLE[...]en. Harold, son o Fredric , born 5-7-1888 in A Pos al, Russia nd a d lena, nee S ndau, born 0-8-1893 in ure a SO. H rod Gae le GAR EAU FA ILY as born on he homeste d near a ins T, t e onl on o 7 Leo Eugenia Alfre[...]dren. He says his 6 sis ers tr" d o spoil him. He a ended a rural By dri na c ~y school and gradua ed third hi es in a class of 4 rrom Broe ay S. EO After farming, he enrolled a Yan on Colle e, Yan on, SD maJonng ·n oons -8-05 . mov d I h hi paren s, sc,ence and graduating in 951 .[...]Ga au, t e D th n Froid, T, and later to His firs teaching posi ,on as a urdo, SD, for a salary or e here[...]ue Grass, D at the St. ar us a e iver Col 1ed Sc ce and En[...]gregational Church, her uncle offlciatin . Ina as a bnd 1928. He did special inv[...]gene s, Inc., h n who almost didn't ma e ,t to her o n eddin . h1le the bridal party or ed for P cif1c Found , Inc., urned to Rhode Island, was upstairs getting ready, all rel[...]ivil Service Commission as an engine ring 3 miles a ay. Fortunately, a sis er lingered and as availab e o chauf-[...]In 1 68, h 11 aft r 32 y r feur the bridal party to church in her paren s' 942 Plymouth car, the as a civilian en m r with the avy Dep . of n only[...]Leo married Tony onty 11 -25-38 . Sons : an, a comput r[...] |
| [...]FFY) 1 Eugenia, born at Froid, MT, moving to Plentywood with her family, graduated from PHS a[...]rial hospital under Celia McNerney before going to Woonsocket, RI. Later, when on vacation in California, she found employment at t[...]s: Michelle, an interior decorator, and Suzanne, a dental technician. Lorna and I have 1 daughter, Lindsay. She was born on 1-18-80. ALFRED A. (AL) We have made our home in Plentywood and I am presently or ing as Alfred (Al), born in[...]graduated from HS in San Francisco before moving to Woonsocket, RI. local Sears store.[...]nsocket, has 1 daughter, Michelle I enjoy making custom gun stocks and hunting; and e[...]Julie), born in Froid, graduated from PHS, and as a SHARON (SODERQUIST) GERMAN registered nurse from St. John's Hospital, Fargo, before going to Woon- My parents were Swen and Clara Soderquist. He as born in a - socket where her parents lived. She was surgical nurse for many tlstrop, Sweden on 4-29-1894 and passed a ay in Plent ood on years, then ran a nursing home until her mother's failing health fo[...]. Clara's maiden name as Anderson and she as born on her to give up her career to care for her.[...]in June, 1941 . They were married on 8-18-24. I, Sharon Soderquis Germann as Their children are:[...]art-time interior decorator· Billy, born on 4-14-39 at Plenty ood. I as baptized and confirmed in St. marrried and employed as a machinest at Island echanics; Suzanne,[...]estby. y brothers and sis ers are: R • married to Dr. Alex Balko and has 2 children, Alex Jr. and L[...]22-31 ; Adeline Soderquis Lager- Linda is married to Earl Charette with 2 children, Mike and arc. '[...]Wilfred (Willie) Garneau was born m Plentywood but moved ith born 5-1 -37 . his parents to Woonsocket, RI, where he graduated from high school. I have or ed at he Plenty ood School lunchroom since 1970. I He served in France during WWII under Gen. Patton[...]chool in Comerto n, for 8 years, then transferred to Plen . tan division. After his discharge. he as a[...]ood and graduated from high school t ere on 5-23-5 7. On 8-1-58, I he plumbing and heating business.[...]5 children: Jr. as born m ibau on 8-13-29, on of 3 bo s nd 6 girls born Raymond, Phyllis ancy,[...]dolph and argaret Germann. His fa h r as bo n in I ona, I on illie has been in failing health the past f years and has entered 7-2-1885 and d ed 5-20-56 a ibau . 1 mot r as bo n 3-6-1891 a nursing home m Providence. Al. at Cresco, I and d1 d 2- -65 at ,bau . On broth rand 1 sis r are[...]deceas d. Jr. at nd d th , au chool and as s a ion d in LYNDO and LORNA (LOSSI G) GARRIC[...]Germany , h t e US rmy rom 1 953 to 1955. Jr. o d for the c,[...]of Plen ood at r Dep . ,om 1963 to 1982 and is cur y name 1s Lyndon Guy Garnc[...]employ d a Commercial Ga·n. cis Garric of Ou loo . I as born on 7-8- Sh morial o p, al in Plen y ood. I have 1 young r ea o is married t[...]rel and lives in Fort raised in Out! e o nn Game • an[...]r a tend a y ar I see ma[...]re Co. in d. I marri d Lo na Lossing ro dstone on 11 -5-78, daughter of Leland and lilhan Lossing.[...]d James F. They have 2 children, Jeremy and ells a. orton of 11 s C,ty t Pl nty ood Luth ran Church on 6-27-81 . They Carolyn, formerly of iles City, li[...]y do no live m Billings. H is a CPA. Cor in (Corey) Alan Germann. born any childr n.[...]8 30 60 in Pl nt ood, gr duat d from PHS on 5-22-79 then att nd d[...] |
| [...]e in Arts Geri has enjoyed being a homemaker and mother. An exercise en- degree on 5-8-81 . While there, he was actively involved in[...]ast, she was instrumental in starting and leading a free exercise program. He attended 1 year of col[...]D, and is cur- class held 3 mornings a week for many years at the Catholic Church rentl[...]basement. She was a charter member of the Jaycees in 1962, serving[...]LLAN) GOFF west of Antelope in 1912, later moved to a farm southwest of Plenty- Don[...]and spent his childhood 15 wood, then purchased a farm in the Archer area in 1940. miles NE of Antelope on the farm homesteaded by his parents, William[...]an MP. After the war he worked on the railroad, farmed for Ernie Ryan , Glasgow. De[...]ttended DSSS, majoring in auto body, and returned to ed for the Gas & Oil Pipeline Co. He married Mary Wollan in Wenatchee, Plentywood to work at the Ford Body Shop in 1954.[...]43. Geraldine was born 6-20-36 in Plentywood to Art and Leora Lester Don and M[...]children in Sidney, MT where he works as a carpenter; Rebecca lives Brandon, and own and operate a bakery in Laurel; Randal born 5-5-60 , with her husband, Jack Tyler, and 2 sons on their farm near Sidney presently a business major at East Mt. College in Billings; Timothy born where Jack works as a toolpusher on the oil wells; Jim, married Lois 5-11 -66 , a junior at PHS.[...]has 1 son, and lives on a farm near Yankton, SD; Annamary, married[...], Brenda, and 3 children in Trenton, D. and works on oil[...]wells; and onica, formerly married to Roger elson, has 1 daughter[...]as a urse's Aide at Sheridan emorial ursing Home.[...]hi e House", located on the east side of Plenty ood. There ere 3[...]th of his brother, James, also ssisted his fa her I h ellie, Judd, Grace, Lucille. Lois.[...]only distinct memory the farming operation until i as sold in 1970. He entered the in- I have of all 8 of us still at home as our mealtime[...]urance agen- own designated place to si at the table. cies of iels adsen of Plenty ood[...]and Our neighborhood as a fun place to live (and no I spea mainly Pe er Glein of ed. L e. He operated his office out of the family home for Lucille. ario[...]d " he little girls" as e until 1977 hen he moved to P building across from Sec. Sate[...]hat younger than our brothers and sisters. e had a cree Ban . In 1983 he bu1l the pre en office at 5 O . Boundary Avenue. running be een us and he neighbors, tree houses. teeter-totters, Dean served on the ci y council from 1965-69 hen he as com- s ings. and, rn the inter. sleds and toboggans to hit the hills. h1ch missioner on he Bo Elder Dam proJect and sa it o i s comple ,on ere nor h of us. along with[...]Boy Scouts for 18 years as an adult I drove he 3 of us to school each day. During the orst of the winter se[...]boys in- eather e stayed in to n ith sisters or friends. In 1932. e moved cludin[...]outs), Big uddy Dis . Commis- bac to o n and Judd and Ida too over the ranch. sioner,[...]r and member of the Big ud- To bring you up to date on our family, Forrest, our father as the dy Dist. C[...]Scoutrng ard first in the family to go. He passed a ay on 5-5-44 . Alice, our mother, in 975. Dean was char[...]ycees m 1961, he Joined the left us on 4-7•76 She had spent her last years hvrng in Se[...]ing Henry married aryellen Peters on 1-1-26. They were both wor · custom stocks. He put his wood orking talent to work when he built a ing in Scobey at the time. They had 4 children, all born in Plenty ood. home[...]Geraldine born in 1929, died of cancer on 1-14-82 in Spo ane; For-[...] |
| [...]ears of his life living with us. The family moved to We had hoped to keep our marriage a secret, as a woman could Spokane in 1945 and both Henry and Maryellen retired there. In 1979, not hold a job if married, but secrets do not keep well in a small town, they moved from Spokane to Helena to be near their daughter, Barbara and I lost my job. and family. Henry had been on the kidney machine for several years and passed away on 6-11 -82, a few months short of his 80th birthday. (Henry would have loved to be writing this. He could tell so many stories of our family's "early days".) Barbara and family had moved to Kaysville, UT in 1982, so when Henry died, Maryellen moved from Helena to Kaysville also. Veva married Warren Smith on 3-9-23 in Glasgow. Their 2 oldest daughters were[...]Priscilla, 1924, and Virginia, 1925. They moved to Seattle in 1926. A third daughter, Marion, was born in Seattle, 1932. Veva died 11 -24-72 and Warren on 2-17-81 . All of their daughters and families still live in Seattle. Nellie married Frank Fishbeck on 8-30-24 . They had 3 children: Frank, 1926, now[...]lyn, 1929, living in Los Angeles, CA. Frank died on 2-10-36; Nellie married Hans Larsen on 11-26-48 . We lost Nellie to cancer on 7-25 -63. Hans died in 1979. Judd married Ida Bundhund on 7-22-31 . See separate story in this oook. They[...]moved The ranch was mortgaged to r. Truax, and he decided Judd to Seattle.[...]lings where she met and married moved to the ranch in 1932 and his parents moved o Pl ood. Marvin Chapin on 6-2-32. They had 2 children: Marvin, 1934, now liv- Those were hard years but youth and Judd saying, "ne t y II be ing in Oregon City, OR; and Nancy, 1938, now liv[...]gave us chic ens and Judd bartered for vin died on 8-1-5 4 in Boise, ID. Grace and the children moved back to some pigs and mil co s. e had a floe of sheep o ned by r. Truax southern Califor[...]tired from the so our work was cut out for us. Each fall Judd to he lambs, by train, Tustin School District in 1975 and moved to Helena in 1979. With to St. Paul to sell and, on return, stopped in rn give r. Truax he[...]ain. home i h Judd. Lucille remained single and after a tour of duty with the Red Cross We had m11 co s, pigs, chic ens, tur eys, and a big garden so during and after WWII in the South[...]her last assignment in al ays had food on the table. Even in the drought years, e managed Honolulu, where she chose to remain and work as the secretary to the to raise enough heat to a e o he ntelope ill and to grind our president of the Bishop ational Bank. S[...]932 as he loss · ome I, Lois, married Kenneth "Butch" Leibach on 3-9-42 m Seattle. He hen the stove caught fire hlle I as c · r. up as killed in action in the South Pacific on 5-18-44 .1 had had 1 year of hat as to be a granary and e hved i o es colle[...]rs at the Lee School, 9 miles west of Plenty ood. I stayed Judd could buy lumb[...]their horse, Silver, the 4 miles as a home i h i c b from the ranch to the school. I then wor ed for the Plen y ood post of-[...], fice as a sub-cler for 8 years. When Butch didn't come bac , I decided re my su[...], o finish my college education, hich I did. I or ed m and out of and haul d p[...]for the ontana S ate TB Association for 7 years. I moved to ter. en[...]di til I retired m 1977. I am still m Seat le and enjoy aching the Bible at[...]o th anon married Jae Louc s in Seattle on 1-2- 2. and as di- debts and the . vorced in 19 5. On 12-2 -48, she marri d Jae Rob rtson on Guam. In 19 Carroll D · · ·n l .I. Jack died o 1-7-78, anon sp n several y ars or mg as a o t sh[...]s n o ru ag O ma a. hen she and Jae returned to southern California m 1951 , n u b us to move our horn to h1 h r she or ed as a seer tary in 2 chool districts Lancaster and[...]a atch h[...], son of Forrest and hce Goodman, as born in 1907 on the Loo ing bac , fe I the fire, drought, and struggle to surviv did Goodman Ranch, 6 miles est of Plenty o[...]196 e sold th ranch to Bob Ison and moved to to n. Ida finished business school m Grand For s, D, got a Job ith the sold our horn in 1981 d mo ed to Helena to b n ar Gib county attorney m Plenty ood. I, Ida, remember riding the train to Plen· and his family, and Judy flies o[...]. We will t ood and the conductor telling m it as a very rough town as it a[...] |
| [...]daughter of Gladys and Murland Lindell of Glasgow on 3-11·75 Lillie married Rupert Marsh on 2-19-75 and they reside in Plenty- in Minot, D.[...]Lodge of Plentywood. Lillie is a member of lady Elks, St. Anthony's[...]Guild, American Legion Auxiliary, Women's Bowling Leagu[...]greatest joy, but still wishes she was back on the farm, even if it[...]In 1982, Lyle Gross returned to Plentywood after living in[...]sa. tana, and Wyoming. They reside in Plentywood. A nephew, Ron, will He grew up on the Gross farm 11 miles southwest of Plentywood. soon be living with them. Their children are: ichael, 6-2 2-70, in 6th He was a fun-loving guy who helped with custom hay baling,[...]Alice Honea Dunnam, moved with her family back to the Dunnam farm GRAHAM FAMILY[...]sie, and Elizabeth. handprints can still be seen on the pine plank ceiling of the front room. The end of ay 1939, 2 other children moved to Raymond: Dorothy Water was brought in buckets from a spring at the bottom of the hill. and Orville. Dorothy was married to Leroy Otto and they lived on what Wood was brought from the woods around the house to be used in the as kno n as the Raider Place, est[...]of 1939, old sandstone fireplace, to heat the home comfort wood stove. The old Opal as[...]use moving outfit cook stove as a big one with arming closets across the back and a moved he " hite House" do n on the farm site a 1/2 mile south of hot water reservoir on the right end of it. It brings back fond memories Raymond in the fall of 1941 . Henry as born on the farm in the fall of of many meals; odors of pone cornbread baking alongside a rack of 1943.[...]e oa trees, in front of the house, are Left a ido ith 6 minor children, ary Jane fel the ay to so big it ta es 3 people to reach around each tree. The shade is deep in raise her family as to stay on the farm. John ohler farmed it firs , the summertime hen the trees are leafed out. A cool breeze s irs the then Joe Henrie smier moved to he farm in 1950, farming it until leaves. That's a typical hot clear day in the deep south in the su[...]ng. ood in 1972 and lived there un ii her death on 11 -2-78 at he age of Claudia misses he oods but loves the distant views of ontana. 72.[...]he gentle breezes of he south ary Jane as a member of he St. Joseph Catholic Church and[...]sion tha ortherners ere cold and unfriendly, but has not found hat "Grandma Graham''. She as dearly loved b all and very much miss- to be true. The hospitality of he people here is one of[...]she ould reminisce over her life, she ould remar on the changes she had seen, "From horse and buggy to a man alking on the moon.' L EVE On -2 -39, Lillie Eve Graham, dau her of Richard nd ary Jane Graham, moved to the Raymo d community from Edmore, D. Lillie. bor[...]d 9 brothers and sisters. The Graham family lived on a farm 1/2 mile south of Raymond. Lillie attended g[...]nal HS m Flandreau, SD, raduated in 1948. Returnm to Ray- mond, she helped her mo her on the farm and or ed in Plen ood. The fall of[...]here their first child as born before moving bac to Plen ood. They have 7 children: rs. Dale ([...] |
| [...]e since 1976 and at New Richmond, WI, to Herbert and Donna Zacharias, the first of 3[...]ldren. She grew up in the St. Paul area and moved to southern Lyle's formal education ende[...]her degree in home Nancy and I were married on 5- 27-79 at Cottage Grove, MN. We economi[...]settled in Plentywood and I began farming. Nancy started working at Both Lyle and Claudia look forward to many happy, rewarding Plentywood[...]MN, died 10-9-82 at Seattle, WA. He came to Plentywood with his folks Martin Sr. and Mary on 10-24-12. He worked on a farm till 191 8, when he was called for s[...]n auto mechanic in the Plen- tywood area. On 9-11 -33, he married Marguerite Van Hee, born[...]January, 1981 , I took an Emergency edical Technician course[...]offered at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. as I was interested in learning abou I I[...]emergency care in the event I ever found myself in a situa ion here I[...]could help. What started out as an interest has gro n into an importan[...]part of my life, as I became a member of the Sheridan Co. Ambulance[...]Assoc. in May, 1981 . I used to thin it ould be such a hassle to be forced out of bed at 2:00 A.' . in the middle of inter to help someone. Virginia, Cornelia, Marguerite, and John Gross. (1954) I have learned that there is such a feeling of satisfaction, no ing one In 1941 they moved to Seattle, WA, where he continued to ork has been able to help, that getting up and trying to start a car at minus as an auto mechanic. He retired in 1968 after a heart attack. 20° Fis really[...]is hen the pager goes off in the middle of ta ing a sho er! They have 2 daughters: Cornel[...]ancy and I have 1 child, Adam, ho as born on 0-26-82 a[...]born at Hutchinson, • 5-28- 02 . He came to Plenty- SYLVESTER and ood with his parents, brothers, and sisters on 10-24-12. He lived on RITA (SEBASTIAN) GROSS a farm SW of Plentywood most of his life.[...]ober, 1912 On 6·6-1 m a very hard to provide f s a[...]ied 5 . 2·3 1893 to 5-26-74;[...]dro n d a ; 1·08, d1 d a a 21 from an u o acci-[...]t e artin Gross es on th · horn place 1th ,ta.[...]She is a daughter ·25-1886 to 9·8-32, and A as•[...]II nor, J; Horne, He or ed on P ·n 1937 on h constructio of the Sh ridan[...]ming in 1 67 and mov d o Pent ood, moving to the Pioneer anor a fe years before he pass- ed a ay on 7-11 -77 from a heart attac . YRON and A CY (ZACHARIAS) GROSS |
| Sylvester and Rita were married 8-28-44. They live on their farm town in the '60s from north[...]Williston and proud father, Sylvester, returned to the farm where he remained snowbound for 9 days b[...]r could only wonder, "Why, the delay?". Dennis is a videotape editor for television production and[...]es in Hollywood, Burbank, and Los Angeles area. On 10-9-77, he married Barbara Forney, born 10-21-55 from Eugene, OR. They have a home in Canyon Country, CA. Vermae was bo[...]winter. Vermae has her own secretarial service. On 6-6-71, she married Ron Pepeska, born 1-20-50, f[...]her are: Vicki Rosanne, 10-15-55, works as a Pacific Telephone Representative Ras[...]the service and order branch of the Bell System. On 6-13-76, she Rasmussen, Antelope. married Wayne Ogden, born 9-30-54, from Evansville, I . They live in Canyon Country, CA, and have 1 da[...]I was born in Plentywood, son of Carl (see p.630 of[...]Canada. She kept our family well fed by raising a garden, canning Doreen born 7-30-58, marri[...]aking rullep~lse and kj~ttkakka which were treats to town separate story). kids but common fare for us. There were 5 of us: Palma and Arnold are Carla, born 8-20-60, is a nursing senior at Billings and also works deceased; Gudren Daggett lives in Harlowton; I live in Seattle; and Er- at he hospital. On 6-25-83, she married Tom ohr, born 3-13-61, of[...]I spoke a mixture of Norwegian and English when I started school Leesa, born 1-4-62, the you[...]borrowed Year's Baby at Plentywood. She is also a nursing student at Billings. her spinning wheel then knitted knee pants for me to wear, which I On 6-25-82, she married Jody Sundsted born 12-31-60,[...]classmates who meet me after 45 years say, "When I think of you, I hospital in Plentywood.[...]bass horn." Our first home for 2 years was a two-room shack heated i h a Li e some of he other boys in town, I collected and sold beer and coal burning coo stov[...]phone, or the his ey bottles to the Blind Pigs during the 30s. The '30s ere hard[...]as hauled from neighbors, years, but most of us didn t suffer too much. I remember teachers al er and Vera Lee, until e[...]th couldn't pay ta es. When Dad tried to encourage me to buy a section the music by playing his button accordion[...]ost of farm land at 1.25 an acre, I couldn't see why I should buy land hat anything and is grea to have around the house. Along ith the farm- o hers couldn pay a es on. ing, he did a lo of custom balrng. We al ays mil ed quite a fe co s During II I signed for northern service hoping to go to or ay and had chickens for eggs and as fryers. A big garden meant a lo of but ended up i h a uni of 104 men opera ing in the Pacific. canning every fall. I ill be different i h he children all gone. e Af er he ar, I married Ruby Jenson of Seat le, and e moved plan[...]winter. bac to Plent ood. I or ed for Plen y ood Creamery until 1965[...]hen e moved o olf Poin and started a hard are store. RO and CO IE (RASMU[...]e have 1 daugh er, Rochelle, a L . Col. in the Army urses Ron Grove and Con[...]e store in olf have lived in Plenty ood since hat time. Ron gre up in Plenty ood Po,n . and is a PHS graduate, hile Connie as from rural Antelope, as ac- During the past 2 years, I have been compiling a group of historical tive in 4-H, and graduated fr[...]stories about Sheridan County and Plenty ood. I am trying o depict hfe wor ed for 2 years for Gary Homme erecting steel buildings. In as i as hile I as gro mg up ith insi h s into some of the politi[...]name of their store from Furniture and ppliances to Irvin as born in Plent ood, 8-27 -23. The doctor filled out his Furniture and Waterbeds. During this time, hey ere also build,ng on birth cert1f1cate as Ervin h1ch wasn't nown until he needed rt for ser- to the existing store an add1t1on of three levels, which as finished by[...]They have 3 children: 2 older girls, Rhonda and i ki, and 1 for 1 year. younger son, Kelly. Their house, on south Adams, was brought into He ill be remembered for building big farm cultivato[...] |
| several patents on his cultivator and for several years was the bigg[...]runner in even cultivation. In 1972, he sold this to Clark Equip- Morris, MN. He also farms in[...]s College, becoming an elementary teacher, coming to John and Lillian Hallesy moved to Plentywood in 1928, when he Plentywood to teach in 1958. Helen was a housewife for 15 years. In was hired to butcher and cut meat for Lou Hein at Hein's Market. that time, she was a catechism teacher, helped with Cub Scouts, and John was born in Benson Co., ND in May of 1900 and Lillian Hein was a 4-H food instructor for 7 years. After the children ere gro n, (no relation to Lou Hein} was born in November of 1900 in Lodi, W[...]she became produce manager at the store. She as a member of Plen- They were married in New Rockford[...]tywood Homemakers for a few years and is still active in Harmony The[...]am Lane, Craft Club, St. Teresa's Guild, and the S . Joseph's Church. Helen's has 9 child[...]ooking, crafts, and being ith people at rap- ried to R. V. Bottomly, has 4 children and lives in Great[...]and Lillian bought the store ram Lou Hein m 1937. I as born 7-31 -63; Linda, born 8[...]0-22 6 nown as Hallesy's arket and was located on ain Street in Plenty- chtldren er[...]at hadn' o d him e gs, ly attending a iou livestock, or poultry of some ind.[...]Bob serv d in th He sold the store to Roy Smith in 1952. The next fe years he[...]y business with son, Robert, is a me hen they opened the P1ggly Wiggly S ore in[...]died in January of 1959. H married Elsie Simons, a long clubs. H ·me resident and schoolteacher. She has 3 dau hters: Shirley Col on, ve Donna Vogel livm in California; and ary Lou a1p r s din in hav[...]I . 8 ashing on. Elsie passed a ay in 1983. John is a memb r of St Joseph s Catholic Church and the n g s a pi • of Columbus. He served on the Plenty ood c·ty Council for 11 y ars nd as ayor from June 194 7 to ay 1949 John hv s a home in Pent ood here h sp nds e sprm , summer, a[...]l'n Hamm , he family farm. He res des I e AZ during th inter and s ill n·[...]d'o man 2nd joys a good round of golf.[...](LEE) HALLESY Rob rt Earl sy m on • • · n emorial Ho p· al. Th[...]rs of high school at ichard on, D a dg m PHS in 1 u[...]ry and h oor Carroll Col na in 1 58 i ss adm·n. e " not s" , a craf suppl re. ren nd acco ing p[...]nd for cap and shi nd lium Inc., as a .[...]y occasion. After h r turn d to Pl n ood, op ning th Pi ly[...] |
| Association, a nationwide organization which promotes safety wit[...]ed and baptized in Sandness and at age 19 came to America and set- motorcycle riding.[...]s and 1 sister: Mathias, They are members of a motorcycle touring club in NE Montana,[...]11 -14-1878 in Stavanger, Norway. He came to the US in 1899 serves as parade chairman for the[...]last worked. Lud- Stormer work for Pepsi Cola and a third son lives with his father in vig had learned the carpentry trade as a youth in Norway and worked ilwaukee.[...]and JANET (KINGHORN) HANSON When my dad went to get Mrs. 0. T. Benson as midwife in September, 1926 , there was a foot of snow on the ground. I was born 9-11 -26 on the Hanson homestead 5 miles NE of Outlook, MT, the fourth child of Hans and Clara Hanson. I already had 2 sisters, Alice and Evelyn, and 1 brother, Harry. I started school at Outlook in 1932 and went there 4 years until our family moved to Plentywood, where I graduated in 1944. y sister Evelyn graduated from Outlook in 1935, went to college at Havre, then taught at the Courtney Sch[...]othy, and Myrtle Hareland. y parents moved to a farm 8 miles west of Plentywood in 1937, and I have lived here ever since.[...]built-in ironing boards and flour bins with a caster.[...]active i h several trips to orway and Alaska, until cancer disabled[...]him. I married Jane Kinghorn in 1962 a Regina, Sas ., daugh er of ary and George mghorn, one of a family of 7 children of Leith, ED and MAE (MARSH) HARK Scotland. After we ere married we ent to Seo land and then by boat By ae Har to or ay. e farm and raise reg1s ered Herefords.[...]1926. His sisters and bro hers according to age are: Helen ( rs. E. E.) y parents, Alf[...]ord and Ed, orris, and Robert. move to Priest River, ID, where my father barbered in a lumber camp. I He att nded Outlook schools hving a[...]his fami- as there, during he mter of 1924, hat I as born. ly. He as in he rmed Forces from April 1942 to ovemb r, 1945 I married orma ilford, daughter of esley and Cassie[...]Upon returning home, he or ed in Carlyle, Sas ., on 4-7-51 . e res·ded in Fla ville, here for many[...]e Fores Service and then farmed and ranch d years I operated Bob's Electric. In 1965, e sold our hous[...]in the Dooley and Raymond communities. On 1-2-51 , Ed marri d ae to Plen ywood. opened a tire shop and later or ed for Pepsi-Cola. y Hark. A daughter, ola ae, as born 7-19-59. wife has wor e[...]ae arsh Har , he ourth of 12 children born to Joseph A. and Pe erson Hardware. Presen ly, we farm near B[...]arsh and Florence ay Jordan. (Refer to Goltz s ory.) ine of us are spend our in ers in Apache Junction, AZ, here I still do refri eration living m Sheridan County ith 1 sister in in on, Sas ., I as born at wor .[...]9 miles E of Plenty ood, Dooley being the closest to n. Our 3 daughters all live near Plenty ood[...]lvester Reddens, Jim sons, ranging fn ages from 9 to 3. We enjoy seeing them m the sum-[...]Youngs. Berglunds, Ben arshs, and Tom Kings. I at ended the arsh[...]. Help d ith the farm chores and LUDVIG and MARTI A (HETLA D) HARELA D[...]lped in the house and garden. We hauled water ith a 2 wheel Hetland, was born 8-28 -1884 in Sa[...] |
| I went to Plentywood when I was 17 and worked at Deck's to work for Zeidler Hardware, working part-time at t[...]er Family Apts. and Hotel, Mrs. John On 6-22-71, he married Ivy C. Foran, daughter of Cha[...]MT; graduating from GRHS. She attended teresting to see her mangel the sheets. We didn't have wash an[...]ain College in Billings. She then, or did we? One to wear and one to wash. I stayed with a sister, taught art and phys. ed. in th[...]Cindy Lou, born 2-5-7 4, was killed in a car accident along with her[...]great-grandmother, Emma Hark, in May 197 4. Other children are: Mor[...]In June of 1972, Morris went to work for Geo. A. Clark & Son[...]amily. (1962) SD, on 7-29-21, and attended Outlook schools, and colleg[...]Montana State Normal School to become a teacher. He substitute On 3-7-43, I married Morris D. Hark. He passed away 6-6-44 and[...]Plentywood. son Morris D. was born 2-12-45 . I went to work at Woodwards in October, 1945. (My mother, dad, and family helped me care for little Morris.) I worked there until April 1949 when I went to work for Mtn. Sts. Telephone Co. until 1951. Go- ing back to work for the telephone company that fall again, worked there until July 1965, when they went on dial. I worked at Anthony's again and then worked for the J. C. Penney Co., where I am still employed. On 1 0-10-77, I was Plentywood Queen for a day, winning interest of 7½ percent on a million dollars for 1 day from the Plentywood Bra[...]2 sons: Jordan, 10-18-78, and Robert, 9-6-80, by a previous marriage. They reside in ?lentywood. No[...]Peterson Hard are. On 3-2-43, he married ae arsh, daugh We now live on the farm 4 miles north of Plentywood. Florence arsh. orris passed a ay 6-6-44 m mot[...]attended the Dooley School his first year, moving to Plen RALPH and SELMA (STORAAS I) HAR ood ith his family, graduated from PHS i[...]ris joined the , avy, serving 2 I as · a I and ears in Vietnam In 1967 , he married Audrey[...]m~ They had a daughter, Laurie nn, born 11 -11 -69. orris and A[...]Englis I[...]a harvest,[...]mov d to Int r al[...]a min r in Sto[...]At the b ginning of the depression, ma d to save 100.00[...]and bought lumb r t uild a 12 24 cabm. It niade a cozy place 1or us[...]and our 2 children. or as hard to g t, b t e man ed, during[...]those y ar a our garden eaten up b grasshopp rs, seeds[...]blo n out o round, and territy·ng dust storms that[...]During mov d to ashington, her Ralph nt to[...]or in th Tacoma shipyards as a Id r. W returned to Plenty ood After returning ·to Plentywood from time in th avy, orris nt in 1945 and Ralph or d for the highway d pt. and as a di patch r[...] |
| [...]tired in 1970. We sold our home in 1975 and moved to Miles City.[...]A daughter, Claudette Mae, born 5-10-39. In 1940 we moved to[...]Neihart, where Claud worked in the silver mines. A son, Ronald, was[...]born 5-2-42 in Neihart. My mother and I had a cafe in Neihart for a Selma and Ralph Ham.[...]year. In 194 7, we moved back to Wolf Point, then to Glasgow where[...]Claud worked as a carpenter before he worked for the Pioneer Lumber[...]rd M., who graduated from PHS in I worked at Johnnie's Cafe. Claud worked for the St[...]and retired in 1973. He married Depart. on a survey crew just prior to his last illness. Leona M. Patneaud, who works for the 1.0.E.A. Inc. as a counselor in Claudette and Ronal[...], Billings. Our daugh er, Lorraine Zeitner, a graduate of PHS in 194 7, is an Claudette was married to Ray Delger, born 9-3-34, on 9-19-64 in LP and worked for many years in Miles[...]usband Ir- Glasgow. They live 9 miles out of Everett, WA. She is a Medical vin, a former Montana Highway Patrolman at Plentywood and Juvenile Technologist at a clinic. Ray is in construction work. They have 2[...]ived near Anchorage, AK, where he JoAnne Gresens, a lab ech at Ft. Keogh, Miles City; ary, a radiology was a counselor and she taught English; they now live i[...]for Gov. Ted Schwinden. ing editor of the Willis on Herald and has 2 children; Howard (Scott) In Glasgow on 5-22-63, we had our Silver Wedding Anniversary. Z[...]Claud passed away 5-29-66, in a Great Falls hospital. He was police dept. and is currently a police officer in Dillon, T, and married b[...]y have 2 boys and girl; Judy I moved to Great Falls. Theabold B. Harpine, born 6-24-16 in Tiffin, Zeitner, a tends nursing school in Helena. OH, and I ere married on 4-12-67 in Great Falls. He was employed by[...]unity College and SU in I came bac to Plenty ood in 197 4, as I anted to be close to my Bozeman, gradua ing ith a degree in nursing. He is employed at the sisters who live here. · y children lived so far a ay. I worked 2 years iles City Veterans Hospital as a R s·nce 97 4. They have 2 at the Dairy Lunch. I have or ed steady at the Atta Vista Cafe from chi[...]hool. ovember, 198 un ii the present time. I live in he Alta Vista Apts. There have been many changes in Sheridan County since I first At Crazy Days Promotion in Plenty ood in 1982, I as a arded came a he age of 3. he onderful land ha I enjoyed so much, the first place[...].. tha 's Sheridan County. I Ii e Plenty ood, as he to n is small enough tha I can alk to wor . I as born 1 -20-16 n he room house Dad built on our SHELDO and |
| [...]ce program before seeing ac- miles in a blizzard with a box over his head following the fence line to tive duty in WWII in the Philippines. It was during pilot training in Plen- get to his cattle. In 1952, they built a home on the farm and have tywood that he met Borgny.[...]for 38 years, retiring 3-31 -84. He has been a member of Jaycees, Masonic Lodge, VFW, and treasurer of Boy Scouts. He also served 6 years on the Plentywood City Council and 1O years on the Sheridan Mem. Hosp. board.[...]Josephine, married to lo ell Young, lives in Charla, T, here[...]married to Richard Zwick, an administrator ith Concordia Col[...]E, have 2 children. Caroline married John alther, a school Sandra, (Mrs. Luther Hanson), born 11[...]sing in Minneapolis in Overgaard, a retirement home administrator in Portland, OR, have 3 1967. She is supervisor of a medical floor in Stevens Memorial[...]RALPH and UNDA (LAGERQUIST) HEPPNER to Sandra Holst of Kalispell, has 1 daughter, and li[...]n Lagerquist as born 4-15 47 in ood, T to here he is employed as a quality control supervisor.[...]brother, Allan, and a younger sister, yrnette. Lin · d on a countant with Gary McDermott, CPA firm in Shelby. He is married to[...]farm south of estby and moved i h her famil ood in arcia Le[...]1952, as in he first indergarten class a Plen ua ed[...]· age of 3 ith his paren s o a homestead SE of Dooley. His father, Her-[...]um, La r n d I Hungary, and died 6·5-8 at the age of 102. rajsed on a farm 12 mile On 11 -10-30 Frank married Barbara, daughter of Pete and in 1959, a te[...]n 1; lmplem n n a and Do born 1943. Fran has fa Sh r d[...]miles 1th hor hayrac o nly to s · orm hich 1p a ha Dunng[...]Or I 6 1 bushel an bu I . 2 oduc d el ctricity. th 't or d po er for on 25 a bulb.[...]In Jun of 1968, Ralph and Linda mov d to Gia go h re Ralph They mov d to P en y ood so th children could at nd school as employ d by S Im Chrysler as a shop foreman and a p rtsman. du to the lac of ro ds school transportation, and[...]Linda as mplo d by ranc s ahon D aconess on m dical-surgical Fran ent to th farm very day om im s al mg th last 1 '2 floor. On 10-10-68, their first son, Troy Rog r, was[...] |
| September 1969, they returned to Plentywood where Ralph again[...]anna, AR, came with his Buick building and opened a repair shop called Heppner Auto Clinic. parents, Maude and L. H. Hilyard, to Sheridan Co. in spring of 1913. He Linda worked a[...]Home, gave piano lessons, has been a mechanic most of his life, but the later years he has been and had a musical kindergarten in her home. On 8-12-7 2, Tricia Lynn, engaged in far[...]n at Plentywood. In 1975, Ralph sold his building to Paul daughter of Ludvig and Martina Hareland (see separate story). Marie Overgaard and went to work for Western Implement and engaged in grew up on a farm in Hannaford, ND, graduated from high school and part-time farming. On 1-26-76 their second son, Ty Ryan, was born at was a student at Valley City State Teachers College before coming to Plentywood.[...]daughters: Ann Charlene Lindberg of Los Angeles, May Irene for Dr. Messinger for 2 years and after his retirement, returned to Anderson of Plentywood, and Doris ([...]om of Wheatland, Sheridan Memorial ursing Home as a general duty nurse. In 1979, WY; 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. they moved to their present home 4 miles east of Plentywood on Highway 5. In December 1983, Ralph took a new job working for Aid Assoc. for Lutherans as a district representative in Sheridan, Daniels, and[...]hurch where Ralph is presently an elder and Linda a part-time organist. In winter they are busy with the children's school activities and Ralph donates time to the Sheridan Boxing Club. In sum- mer they garden, raise chickens, and enjoy country living. WALTER and VON A (PEDERSEN) HEPPNER |
| in 1962. I have since participated in other community choirs[...]his first term as a trustee on the District No. 20 School Board. HAROLD and BET[...]of Charles and Marie Hilyard, grew up on the family farm south of town. |
| Harry served in the Montana Nat'I Guard; belonged to the Plenty- On 4-20-56 , I married Sheila Faye, a daughter of Irvin and Emma wood Jaycees; was president of and served on the board of directors Negaard, former Sheridan Co. residents. Faye, born 7-8-39, has a twin of MonDak Pork Producers, Montana Pork Produ[...]ein- Producers; and the Montana RAD Committee; is a former member of pont), Rock[...]son, Aaron Theinpont. vironmental Board; serves on the MAPA, Montana Political Action Committee; is a member of the Montana Wool Growers; charter[...]) HINER member of the Plentywood Elks; and served on the city council. At the age of 3 months Dorothy Myars came to Montana from Harry is well known for his uni[...]tore. Sheba, the homesteaded a mile and a half south of Comertown. female, was purchased in the fall of 1980 as a kitten from Bear Coun- In 1934, she graduated from Comer HS along with 7 classmates. try, a zoo in the Black Hills of South Dakota. For the f[...]pes and bedding. away in 1941 . Hobo, a 10-year-old male cougar, was purchased from the R[...]7-46 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Comer- I, Marlo Hilyard, born 3-1- 36 in Plentywood, secon[...]t when 3-month-old Candace Jayne We farmed on Muddy Flat, where we learned by doing and some of became their daughter. They moved to Billings in 1959. Candy our surplus energies we[...]She is presently employed with as plowing with a small tractor, feeding and caring for livestock w[...]helped feed our family of eight. Dad worked as a mechanic and had a puter Operation. John retired from the auto mechanic work in 1980. chance to buy a used kerosene refrigerator since we didn't have e[...]In 1948, John's brother, Glenn Hiner, came to Montana and tricity. With that and milk, cream,[...]riences his wife lives in Camas, WA. on the farm and were the envy of some of our classma[...]Their parents, John F. and Ethel Hiner, came to Plentywood in the even know what a plow was used for.[...]he barn was full of small lambs and ewes, we had to move them using lanterns for LOUIE a[...]ght. Water was all around the barn and would soon be inside. The I, Louie Hoffarth, was born in Bergfield, Sask., 3-[...]ch Fred and Rosa Hoffarth who moved to the US near Outlook, when I was effort, we got them situated into a building on higher ground. By morn- just a few months old. Later we settled on a farm between Raymond ing, the barn had 2 feet of water on the floor and the Muddy was still and Outlook. I attended the Outlook school. rising. During anoth[...]ed laying hens and put them in the On 6-27-45, I married Shirley Johansen and shortly thereafter we old odel T truck. Two baby pigs were put in a pickup where they moved into P[...]and their kids for pets, putting jackets and hats on Dagmar, attended Lew Wallace school. the kids and leading them around. My brother, Harry, and I made a We started the 3-0 Tavern,[...]he H & R Launderama in partnership with Clane and to the cart and led them in the parade at the Harves[...]ma Roesch. were quite an attraction in the parade to old and young alike. ancy Marron had a sheep ranch near us, so my brother and I would go and help her with sheep and learned a lot about them. I war - ed for the Great orthern RR, then the Farme[...]hemicals used in prepar- ing seed grain forced me to seek other employment. I have been working for the Sheridan Co. Road Dept. for several years. Since I am interested in antiques of all kinds, I am a member of the Old Tractor Clubs of Plentywood and[...]en, born 5-29-48 in Manilla, Philippines Islands, on 4-17-70.[...] |
| [...]nd graduated Chet was elected to the Board of County Commissioners, Sheridan from[...]ounty in 1977, saw the county move from 3rd class to 1st class due 5-09-40 in Byrd Community, AL, on 5-29-81. Cheryl has 2 step- to the oil impact. The taxable valuation went from $18 to $93 million. children: Mark D., born 12-16-62, an[...]8-67 . These funds made it possible to systematically improve the road Cheryl and her family live in Great Falls where she is employed as a system and expand the county's buildi[...]was completed in 1983 and an addition to the courthouse, which in- is also the originator[...]o show "Grass Roots Gold", which cluded a new library, was completed in 1984. is soon to be syndicated as "Dave Wilson's Country Gold". He is[...]ational Church, Chet served as the band leader of a group called "The Country Connection" which has[...]members of Eastern Star and he is a Mason and a Shriner. In 1981 , he Shirley and I are currently living in Great Falls where I am co- was appointed to the Board of Trustees of AMC, serving on the owner of Sun Tech Solar.[...]Development Committee. Shirley has been a Heart Fund Volunteer[...]S in his shop. 1947, and received a BS degree from MSU in 1951 and an MS degree[...]education. Teaching where her husband is a second year law student. She has degrees include[...]sity, Spokane. a customhouse broker at Sweetgrass, MT. Kristy Harris is a student at She married George A. Harris of Burns, OR, in 1955 and lived in[...]L and NORMA (CHRISTENSEN) HOWE After moving to Plentywood, George became a customhouse Norma Holje, a daughter of Axel and Minnie Christensen, as born broker and also worked for Williston Scobey Transfer. A son, Scott at Plentywood 9-1 1-23. S[...]Holje of Reserve, where they farmed and operated a hardware While there, he worked for the J. I. Case Co. He entered the service m store. Chet an[...]m July, 1943 while he as station- recalls buying a combine from Holje Implement in 1938 that was[...]He graduated from Med. returned to Plentywood, early m 1946, and Joined the HolJe Im[...]or the Farmers Coop Store and managed the Theatre on a forward observer team directing Naval gunfire. Hi[...]he initial occupation of Japan at Sasebo attached to the military government. Upon his discharge in 1946, he joined the many veterans on campus at MSU, then attended Capital Radio Engine[...]cock) was born in Plentywood. The family returned to Montana upon the death of Chet's father, Carl; an[...]tended SU at Bozeman and received a A m industrial engineenng[...] |
| [...]Antelope school, graduating in 195 7. I also attended Concordia Col- I, Ethel Holmquist, came to Plentywood 7-6-16 and stayed with le[...]Aaron who worked for Mr. Riba. Sundays we walked to my Ben Holt came to Sheridan County in 1957 from Hettinger, ND as a sister's home 3 miles east of town. That fall my sister and I moved into member of the City Police Department. He was born 5-29-28 to Rose a one-room shack. I went to high school and she did sewing.[...]ldren. In Febraury, Prof. Houston told me I could write the teacher's . Ben and Mary Ellen were married 6-14-59 at the Emmaus exam, I did, receiving a 2nd grade certificate. In April, I went to Scobey Lutheran Church, Westby. They went to Ft. Benton, MT where Ben and taught in a school 15 miles south of town. Teaching with no t[...]Ann , was born 9-2-60. They moved back to Plentywood in November salary was $60.00 per m[...]City, later at Dillon, Mem. Hosp. and on 7-5-64 Wesley Ben was born. All 4 children Val[...]nd married children in the Marsh family and all but 2 attended while I taught. Ron Hinkle on 9-1-79 . They have 1 daughter, Amber Marie, born[...]nd are currently residing in Bellevue, WA. Kim is a The Reed School was another I remember well; the Carlsons, secre[...]ed, "Did the stove smoke LeAnn plans a teaching career. DeAnn is attending UNO, Grand Forks, today?" Klareen answered, "Yes, but it smoked out the chimney". ND where she is in[...]r Dagmar. One of early age and will soon be a reality. Wes attended ND State School of my pup[...]Science, Wahpeton , ND where he received a football scholarship. He the King School only 3[...]cille, our efficient Clerk of graduated in May as a diesel mechanic and was selected as a member Court, and her sister, Maretta, had an average grade of 95 on the State of Who's Who among Junior Coll[...]63 and elected Sheriff in The last 3 years I taught was in Raymond and the Gibson School, 197 4, a position he still holds. He has been active in many community stayed in my own home and rode on the bus, retiring in 1959. fu[...]er supply. In later years, some of as a dental assistant for Dr. Franklin Messinger, and[...]the boys drove cars and brought 5 gallons, we had a cooler and cups. employed at the Sheridan Co. Courthouse. We feel very proud to be a Children lined up for a drink each time they came in from play. We also part of Sheridan Co. and its progress. lined up to wash hands at noon. Water was poured over their hands. They soaped them well and more water was poured to rinse. Paper CLYDE and EMILY (OL[...]towels were used. The schools mentioned are where I taught more This is the story of Clyde A. Holway and Emily J. Holway, the years than elsewhere. I also taught in Reserve and Homestead.[...]5 in Ap- One of my nicest memories is when I had helped a pupil having a pleton, MN to James M. and Emma J. Holway. In the year 1903 Cly[...]journeyed to Canada to take advantage of the land rush of the early We had amusing incidents. I remember at Franklin School, our 2 19[...]where they both took up 1st graders were sitting on the floor and Ronnie Cartweight was tying[...]n, was born 4-25-1889 at Long Prairie, were asked to prin their names on the black board. All 3 marched for- MN to immigrant parents from Norway and Sweden. In 1909[...]n Gary picked up the chalk he suddenly said, "Oh, I need my traveled to Estevan to aid her sister during harvest time. This is where lunch pail!" His name was printed on it. she met Clyde and a romance blossomed. Within a 3 month period We had "work together" days[...]id their arithmetic father proposed on a moonlight sleigh ride. About this time, Clyde assignments together. This is helpful in a rural school where many decided to leave Canada and return to the States and again become a grades are represented.[...]were replaced by portfolios. filed for a homestead east of Plentywood. This was a welcome change, an all year project, and did away[...]d arsh could not remember that 7x8 = 56! However, a brilliant mind, he remembered 3x8 = 24 and 4x8 =[...]the 2 produc s equaled 56! After retiring I did some private tutoring. I lived in my home until October 1982 when I moved to the Pioneer anor. BEN and MARY ELLEN (CHRISTIANS[...]d Christine Tommerup of |
| [...]just north of our nearest We moved to Libby in 1952 where I was employed by J. Neils neighbors, the Bernaus.[...]., later becoming the St. Regis Lumber Co., where I worked set up house-keeping. Five children were[...]oulee). for 27 years coming back to Plentywood every fall to harvest my crop. Brother Jim's birth had the assistance of a midwife; sister Shirley was I retired in 1978 and built a summer home on Flathead Lake delivered by our father; our brother, Clyde Robert, was born in a where our children and families[...]and fish ing. We are 30 miles south of Kalispell on Hwy. 93 on the The time finally came, in the year 1925[...]west shore, 2 miles north of Elmo. We have a small house in Polson for failures, Clyde, Emily,[...]p their Model T and the winter. It is a nice retirement town, and we enjoy the Senior Cit[...]ne month! Later Clyde and Emily settled and built a home in A summary of my family: Mary Ellen Blair, 1909, who[...]working for the telephone company while going to PHS and continued Children and grandchildren of Clyde and Emily Holway: 1) James to do so in various places where she and her family[...]y, born 5-5-11, Plentywood, married Louise Fennel on when operators were phased out. She married Arthur Blair in 1926. 11-15-41; no c[...]Plentywood, married is interesting to note that each daughter presented them with a set of Alex Hardie, an engineer, 7-27-35; they ha[...]Anderson of Dooley and farmed there before moving to business and they live in South San Gabriel, CA. 3) Ruth Margret Carrington, ND and later to Spokane where he passed away. Lucille Lackey, bor[...]Foote passed away in 1973 leaving a husband and son living in Butte. they were both m[...]Irene and husband operated a furniture store in Libby and turned it granddaughter. Norma remarried Robert F. Gordon, A. I. A. Arch itect over to their son upon retirement. Jim is also retired an[...]n, the youngest, worked for SCS in Montana before be- firm. 5) Clyde Robert Holway, born 1-15-27 in Covina, CA; graduated ing transferred to Harrisburg, PA. Charles Feeney, a nephew raised by from UCLA; married Ann Smith 1-2[...]ren: Jeffrey, the Hopkins, worked as a telegrapher for G RR until that job as Lynn, and Robin Holway. Robert is a physical therapist, as is Ann, and phased out and he retired. lives in Oro Grande, CA.[...]Civil Air Patrol with training at Dad, Tony A. V., 1877-1941, and Mother, Anna Mae (Feeney),[...]Falls, and m the at1onal Guard at 1888-1962, came to Montana after Dad had proved his claim. (Seep.[...]have since lived m Plenty ood. T o children, I, Francis M. Hopkins, was born in 1915, one of 1Oc[...]children at1ended Lee School then all of us went to Plentywood as Dad built a house, now owned by Leland Everson, in the old townsite where we would move for the winter while he stayed on the farm. Our neighbors were F. Marsh, Dionnes, Bolsters, and Louises. I still own and operate my grandmother's homestead southwest of Plentywood coming back each year at harvest time.[...]Hovland. (I )[...]rman of District 5 ontana Assoc. of Cler and I married Bernice A Solheim of Comertown and e have 3 Recorders. On a volunteer basis he performs duties for Plentywood[...]d secr./treas. by with their 2 children . Ronald, a broker with D. A. Davidson & Co .. 1lton's mother[...]ose husband, elson Accounting Firm, on 1,1-84 married Orlando E. Bruvold, (book Ron , a broker with D. A. Davidson, live in 1ssoula and have 3[...] |
| [...]After graduation from Outlook in 1973, I went to college for a year born near Antelope, grew up on the family farm and was educated in at NCB in Rapid City. In June of 197 4, I returned to Plentywood and got rural schools. In 1937, he started work for Spillway Builders Inc. at a job at the Piggly Wiggly in Plentywood as a clerk. I married Larry Fort Peck. He married Edna Negaard[...]The winter of 1981, I took an emergency medical technician Morris[...]e Ser· in 1940 and was employed in the trade for a time at Dickinson, ND. vice in May. I have been the secretary for the assoc. for the last 2 However, he returned to Plentywood to become a parts man and years and delegate for the county to the state business meeting for 2 salesman for Nev[...]rd Course of Instruc- tion in First Aid which led to his serving as a volunteer ambulance driver for 1 4 years. WILLAR[...]eapolis in 1938. Willard and Beulah |
| to work, where he met Margaret Henrichs. Then 7-25-32, he went for 25¢ and on "Cash Nite" a cash prize was given. Shirley Temple back and got married to Margaret. She had graduated in 1932 from dolls and other prizes were occasionally given to encourage atten- Surrey HS, ND. He continued to farm. Their first child, Mrs. Tod Wirtz[...]her passed away August 1935 and Alvin con- tinued to farm until 1946 when he started to work as a mechanic at Peterson Garage Chev. Dealer. Margare[...]il enter- 28 , graduated from SU with a degree in Public Relations and is ing the nursing[...]Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Alvin went back to farm work in 1975 for Vernon Stoner during Steve is 26, attended SU and works as a licensed outfit er in the fall the summers until 1980. On 2-1-81 , he started to work for Gerald Iver- and with his f[...]as an archi ectural draftsman. son who had bought out the Peterson Hardware and Furniture Store[...]etology and Barber School in Salem, and continues to work there. OR, worked there for a year and is no employed in Bilhngs. Susan is[...](Carl Iverson) 1 girl and 1 Elmer on a trip to Washington, DC m 1945, as one of the boy; (Jerry[...]dred" . . . 2 thea re o ners rom each state, Alas a a d On July 1982, Alvin and Margaret celebrated their 50[...]In 1946, Elmer as one of the 5 theatre men ho on a trip o Europe tor a month; again for hose ho so d the most ar Bonds.[...]was the only theatre man ho on this trip est of the ississippi. In the fall of 195 7 after graduation, I enlisted in the US Army for 3 Also, all t[...]from large cities and they er ama ed years. After I was discharged in the fall of 1960 I as married to that someone from such a small to n (that none had ev r heard oQ orma Barlow in Las Cruses, NM. We moved back to Plentywood. I could sell so many Bonds. Th[...]from our good o n ralli d around to support someon . then worked at the Westland Service Station for a fe months. In the[...], Elm r as instrumen al in bringing 4 mov· stars on fall of 1961, I started to work at Peterson Hdwe. Our first child, Rola[...]-27 -61. Our second boy, Todd, our to on ana and a visit to Pl nty ood. John Oerric and arsha was born 10-16-[...]orn 10-30·69. Our Hunt came to Pl n ood, Donna R d and Rob rt agner tour d he oldest son Roland was married to Terrie Lodahl in September, 1983.[...]s ( innie their horn and mov d to 811hngs o b n ar their daughter and her Iverson) farm near Antelope. I farmed and worked at Peterson Hd e family. lmer as active in th Shrin in Billings as a Camel H rd r and until 1972. Then we sold the far[...]ome in Billings. She enjoys visiting and ,s happy to fi cotf and visit and leased the building from rs[...]with the many Plen ood people ho come to Billings. the store at the present time.[...]Harry and Ruth Jacobson came to Plen ood in 1948 ith their Esther and Elmer Jae son came to Plentywood in 1933 from Flax- 2 sons, Jule Harry and Carl d ard. Harry had obtained work as a ville, where he had been depot agent and ran the Community Theatre. atchmaker for A. G. Amundson in the Amundson Je elry Store. Elmer[...]ldest child of Carl and Edna Jacobson, was raised on a homestead NE very tight and wheat wasn't selling,[...]ite" admitted 2 people was raised on a homestead NW of Scobey. They began dating[...] |
| while Ruth was a 3rd grade teacher in Scobey and Harry was working[...]Aunt Annie Ator who unselfishly devoted her life to on the dam at Ft. Peck.[...]raising my sister and me; going to a county school with neighborhood In 1941, Har[...]dents wrote state ex- at Fort Knox, KY. Ruth took a train to Louisville, KY and they were aminations for promotion to high school. The exams were held in the married 1[...]se and administered by the county superintendent; to receive leave that spring, which he spent with Ruth in Montana. hurrying to get my evening chores done before the coyotes beg[...]rie howling in the hills across the Muddy; waving to the engineers of World War II ended and Harr[...]nting the transients that neapolis train station. On their way home as the train passed from rode the freight trains in each direction; handing out sandwiches to North Dakota to Montana, Harry stuck his head out and declared, those who came to the back door asking for something to eat. Seems "There's nothing like Montana air". Ha[...]and it Auntie always had something to quickly put into a sandwich; Indians was time to build a life together. traveling in horse-drawn wagons on their way to the annual summer[...]t Woody Mountain in Canada; picnics at Brush Lake on[...]or Saturday night skating on the Big Muddy near the Robert Richardson[...]farm. A Richardson employee, who skated with us, always h[...]swept and bonfire makings ready to light.[...]After graduating from PHS, I attended Montana State Normal Col-[...]lege in Dillon . I then taught a rural school in Daniels County for 2½[...]years. I married Richard Jacques in 1931 and lived on a wheat and[...]I did not teach again until 1959 when I taught the same school[...]again for 6 years. We moved to Scobey in 1965 where I taught[...]Richard passed away in 1971 . Harry returned to his job on the Fort Peck Dam. Their first son, Upon retiring from teaching in 1977, I moved to Federal Way, WA Jule was born 4-1 3-46 in Glasgow. Harry decided to go to Elgin, IL to where my daughter, Mary Byrl Jacques, and I have a home. Ruth Ann attend watchmaker's school. When t[...]in Federal Way with her husband, Ray and 2 sons;, to Montana where son, Carl, was born 4-16-48 in Scob[...]d was born 6-1 9-4 9 in Plentywood's old hospital on Main Street. BILLE and LOUISE JANSSEN A. G. Amundson died in October, 1950 and the following March I arrived in Plentywood 11 -1-42 to begin work as Sheridan Co. Ex· Harry opened a watch repair shop in the building behind Sheridan[...]Agent, replacing Bob Rasmussen who was scheduled to enter County's old library on Main Street. In 1964, the Jacobsons purchased[...]Louise, and small daughter, Sandy, arrived about a the old telephone building on E 2nd St. , remodeled it, invested in bigger[...]tasha Ann was born our own home on Highland Ave., just below the golf clubhouse. 10-[...]I served as Sheridan Co. Agent until 7-1-76 with th[...]m PHS. Jule served 3 years in the a hitch in the Army and a 2 year period during which I served as dist. Army, graduated from U of Min Missoula with a BA in business admin. extension co[...]195 7-59. During those years we continued to live in Plentywood. stepdaughters, Tracy and Cami[...]ended the Montana School of Mines in Butte. While a junior in college, he was involved in a fatal car accident and died 10-20-68. Howard[...]Natasha graduated from U of ontana in 1977 with a BA in jour- nalism and in 1980 with a JO in law. She married Ronald W. orton of Hardin,[...]ed Jewelry and atchmaker schools and each now own a Jacobson's Jewelry; Jule in Plentywood and Howard[...]I was raised on a farm and ranch at Coalwood, MT in Powder River gr[...]Co. and ent to Custer Co. HS in Miles City. I graduated from MSC in[...]1940 with a degree in ag. ed. I taught Vo-Ag for 2 years before begin- JEANNE MAR[...]e Marie Jacques (nee Falxa) remembers: Growing up on the Louise was raised in Miss[...]oula family farm 3 miles east of Plentywood where I was born to John and Co. HS and from the U of Montana with a degree m home economics. Mary Falxa in 191[...] |
| [...]When we lived 'on the hill' in Plentywood, we had a large garden During our 34 years in Plentyw[...]and Dad spent many summers selling fireworks from a portable Susan, born 1947, graduated from M[...]ouse. Ada remembers her 3 children always wanting to help Feeney of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada in 1[...]would come down at least 3 times a week and have coffee and play and they have 1 dau[...]ch enlisted in the Army the following year and is a Captain stationed at we still enjoy in our homes today. Lorraine has a son, Marty, who was Neu Ulm, West Germany. born on Dad's birthday and not only looks like Dad, but has many of his Dale, born 1951, attended M[...]he mannerisms. is employed at Sirco, a local furniture manufacturer. Dad died on 12-18-65. Mother married Adolph Kanning on After I retired from the Montana Extension Service, we moved to 10-6-66. Mother died on 4-11 -69. Missoula which we like very much. But we retain many fond memories[...]in Great Falls, MT. Lor• love it when we return on those all too infrequent visits.[...]nd Lorraine Dad was born in Voldvoy, Denmark on 2-18-02 to Frederick and FRODE and HELEN {MI[...]ildren. Rasmus, the oldest, I was born on the eve of a rainy day, 5-12-1 2, in a sod house on was in the Kings Guard, a high honor in Denmark. Next were Jens,[...]s Guard), twins, JoHanne community. I was the third child born to Christen and Ida Landberg and Rickke, Hulger, Fritz, and Dad. He came to Dagmar in 1923 but Jensen, who homesteaded in Sherid[...]night school. Daybreak, p.260.) I completed elementary school at the Ha thorne, a Mother was born in Kimbollton, IA 5-17-16, one of 14 children of one-room country school. On 12-31-38, I married Helen K. iller, Viggo and Carrie Johansen. That fall they came to Montana. (See daughter of John[...]ho homesteaded south of Westby. Sheridan Daybreak I, p.299.)[...]ng class of Westby HS. Mother and Dad worked on various farms near Dagmar, met at[...]ght our o n Brush Lake and were married in Dagmar on 6-22-34. Mother sewed farm 7 m[...]ffed sleeves. our new home, listening to our radio, hen the never-to-be-forgotten Their first house was a little cook-car she fixed up in Reserve. Mother words came to our ears. "We interrupt this program. Pearl Harbor has had planned a Valentine card party, had dinner in oven, and as a result just been bombed. Please keep tu[...]information." y of the work, went into labor and I, Ada, was born, 1937. Lorraine as br[...]We moved to Plenty ood in January 1945, buying and remodeling[...]the house that has smce been home. On arch 2nd, our daughter[...]A highlight of our travels as a family as our np to Europe in[...]lso part of the tour. The folks operated a cafe in Reserve, then moved to Plent ood |
| Besides farming (I retired 198 3, renting the farm to August visiting friends there. Mary was working for Metropolitan Federal Sav- Abenroth), I have worked as a mechanic, on a railroad bridge crew, bin ings in Fargo. She later moved to Billings where she worked as a legal checker for ASC, and 1O years as bus driver for Neville Transit Co. secretary. I am a member of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, have held In March of 1975, they moved back to Sheridan County to farm in various offices, taught 6th grade Sunday[...]parents, living NE of Minton, Sask. before moving to School Superintendent for 7 years. Plentywood to make their permanent home. They continued to farm in I was a charter member of Plentywood Toastmaster's, Plent[...]On 12-19-83 , they bought "The Vogue", a women's clothing store On 10-18-75, I began a new life. I married Anna Sorensen located[...]ricksen (see her family story elsewhere in book). I have loved to operations 1-3-84. travel. Anna and I have continued enjoying this together.[...]hter, Jami Christine, born 4-6-76 and 1 son, To me, the most beautiful sight on earth is a field of Durum wheat Clay Richard, born[...]dle Club, Plentywood Chamber of Commerce. Mary is a By Ralph Jensen[...]member of Lady's Elk and Rick was a charter member of the Elk's[...]Lodge No. 2566. Rick is a Master Mason of Plentywood Lodge No. 91 Pet[...]Plentywood Lutheran Church and seventh child in a family of 8. He immigrated to the Dagmar area in[...]Mary has been a Sunday School director. Rick was on the Sheridan 1923 and learned his English at Tyl[...]Bureau, and a director of the Hi-Line Roping Club. Reserve. He eventually bought a farm 1/4 mile NW of Hans Agard which his son, Ra[...]Alfred Johnson and Irene Olson moved to Plentywood from Min- ly came to the Outlook area and lived for a time at what is now the site nesota in 1[...]grandsons. at that school, Gladys moved to Reno, NV to live with an aunt and at- Judy gr[...]tended Eastern Montana College in Billings for a year then returned to Gladys left high school and spent her time at var[...]Webster of Syracuse, NY in 1964. They moved to Syracuse in the fall Peter and Gladys were married 5-3-32 and moved to the Jensen of 196 5. They have 2 c[...]til his death from diabetes 7-2-64 . Gladys moved to her new home in NJ. Courtenay is a 6th grader in Fanwood. At present they are living[...]anwood where Bill is employed by AT&T and Judy is a secretary for Their children are: Betty ( rs[...]ied Alvin Marsh of Redstone in 1978 and they live on[...]dstone. RICK and MARY (HEDLU D) JENSEN James A. Jensen, son of Truels and Christine Jensen of Ar[...]er of Vivian (Ole) and Onalee I, Alvin, was born on a farm near Dagmar in 1924, the fifth child of Garr[...]arriet Johnson and attended Garfield School about a mile Redstone, until retiring in 1982.[...]north of the farm. Al hough I grew up during the "dirty thirties" , I have They have 1 daughter, Susan (Sue) Kay[...]and potatoes to eat and a clean pair of overalls to wear. Rick and Sue attended the first 8 years in Redstone, then While going to school in Antelope, e lived with my grandmother,[...]6 or 7 other students. After graduation in 1942, I helped Rick graduated from SU in June, 1971 with a BS in agri. prod. Dad on the farm until 19 6 hen I spent a year in the Army, including and range management. Rick as in he at'I Guard 163rd Armored a tour of duty in Japan. Atter various jobs in Reserve and Pasco WA , I Cavalry, with 6 months active duty at Ft. Campbell, KY and Ft. Sill, OK. returned to Plentywood in 1954 and ent to ork for emont In July 1972, Rick wen to ork for the Bureau of Land anage- Telephone Coop here I am currently a s itchboard technician. ment in the Billings dist[...]s Range Conservationist studying I, Lorraine, grew up in ed. Lake, only daughter of[...]brothers: Leighton, an electrical engineer in St. on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range south of Billings. The wild Louis; John, a consulting engineer ,n Redding, CA; and Craig, who died horses were roped and trapped to identify age and sex, and draw blood of cancer at age 15. from them for a biological study. While working for the BL , Ric was Leighton, John, and I all graduated from ed. Lake HS. In fact, on the ground floor of a low altitude infra-red aerial photography pro-[...]rothers and sisters started school in , gram used to study range conditions, vegetative types, and wat[...]there was never a year without a Stubban in school since I started 1st Rick married Mary Hedlund 1-4-75[...]'s youngest brother, Jim, graduated. Leighton and I Methodist Church. They met in 1973 in Billings wh[...]can remember carrying our lunch to school in Karo syrup pails when it[...] |
| [...]and an old We first lived on my parents' homeplace. In 1959 we bought the blacksmith shop to warm up on the way. We went to grade school in Hans Agaard farm[...]n since. high school we went back to the old school for band and "hot lunch" at[...]white bridge" or at the 1960. (What a Christmas present!) Lauren was our final addition in "gravel pit". One afternoon I got caught in the current while floating in 1965. an innertube. My dad fortunately happened to be at the gas station a Joanne and her husband, Greg Dutton, live in Billings where he is a block away and heard me screaming, drove down to the "crick", carpenter. She a[...]lege, received her degree waded in and pulled me out. in elem. ed. and is a substitute teacher at Lockwood Elementary D[...]d her husband, Chuck Roloff, live at Kremlin , T to go to almost all the movies. They didn't make " R" movi[...]older, my brothers helped "run the machines" and I made ticulture. Stanley recently married Merlene Dutton. After a summer job popcorn and occasionally sold tickets.[...]with his brother-in-law at Kremlin he will return to SU to finish his school for ·many years and also gave[...]degree in agronomy. Lauren is also currently a student at SU. After high school, I attended college at Havre for 1 year then work- In the fall of 1980, Gloria, Lauren and I too a trip to orway. I ed at the courthouse for Anna Hovet for several years. In 1955, I mar- found my orwegian was a little rusty but we got by. ost of the ried Alvin; shortly after, I quit work to care for Alvin's father, who was younger folks speak English so they could help when I got stuc . I had ill. After his death, I went back to the courthouse this time working for 7 c[...]itable and we enJoyed our stay very much. We hope to go again. were raised, I returned to the courthouse this time working for the State of Montana, where I am still employed.[...]ave 5 children: Lynne (Mrs. Corwin Kanning) lives on the Aron M. Johnson was born[...]and Mrs. Hans Johnson. Aron's mother passed a ay hen he as 11 Susan married David Lee from Antelope, a driller for H & P and has 2 years old, leaving a family of 4 sons and 3 daughters for his father o[...]raise. The children attended rural school, and at a young age Aron Bozeman with a degree in electrical engineering and is a civilian began working for neigh[...]Kathy is mar- west and worked with a threshing ere in Sas atche an, north of ried to Dale Thompson from Walnut Grove, MO. Dale works on oil drill- Dooley, T. In 1923, he be[...]ea. ing rigs and they have 1 son, Chase. Julie is a student at Montana innie oe was born 10-4-04 at Hans a, , daughter of Andre School of Mines at Butte[...]In August 1924, she and a friend Inga Johnson, ent to Dooley ANDY and GLORIA (TREVITHICK) JOHNSON[...]where they were employed on a threshing coo car. My parents, Sophie and Ol[...]od 8-5-25 They con- met and married after coming to Sheridan Co. I was born in 1930. I tinued to farm in Sas ., but Dooley as their nearest to n. In 1926, have 1 brother, John, and 1 sister,[...]the ne to n of La e Alma became their home to n. They raised Our parents spoke only Norwegian in our home. As I was the gram, cattle, pigs, chic ens, and tur eys to ma e a living during he oldest, I had to learn English when I started school at the Rose Valley year[...]acher. Helen Jensen, Elna tunate to have good neighbors and friends, ho al ays helped[...]run Vik (Kampen) also taught at Rose Valley while I other. was there. I still remember the dry years and the dust storms[...]0s very vividly. Because of my father's death hen I as only 8, I 1928 began farming at an early ag[...]my 2 uncles, Olaf and Hans TJomsos. In 1957, I married Gloria Trevithick. Gloria 1s the youngest[...]and Leonard Trevithick's family of 5. They lived on a farm near Geraldine, MT. Gloria graduated from GHS in 1954. She is a farmer's wife at heart, always raises a big garden and likes animals. She can usually find some flo ers or a fe special Jars of home can- ned goodies to enter m the Harvest Festival each fall[...]In the faJI of 1935, th Johnson family r turn d to the States.[...] |
| [...]On 6-28 -77, Roger was married to Marjorie Marie Wanner in Minnie passed away in 1950. Aron leased his business to his Dickinson, ND. They have made[...]Kalispell, MT although Roger does have to move around quite frequently. He has where he mar[...]been working in Billings since May, 1983 but recently moved to Aron passed away 12-25-74. Glasgow due to a strike at the Cenex refinery. He expects to be back in[...]SON to place, Marge is busy keeping things up at home and also holds a job[...]er and Marge are expecting After graduation, I worked at the Sheridan Cafe in Plentywood,[...]ugust, 1984. then left 9-13-75 for Centralia, WA. On 10-25-75 I married Carl[...]'s sisters are: Lavonne Johnson and Selma Hurtig. A Johnson, son of Harold and Eleanor Johnson of Wes[...]brother, Robert, died in 1978. I had only worked in a frozen food plant for 2 weeks prior to my wedding , yet they shut down the plant for a pot-luck dinner and sur- prise bridal shower. I continued working there while Carl studied and[...]JOHNSON received his real estate license and went to work for Big Foot Realty. I, Cecil 0. Johnson, was born in Plentywood on 10-16-40; the first He won the Realtor of 1976. He was a member of the Board of Realtors son of Kermit and Frieda Johnson; my brother, Edwin, was born on and the Farm Land Institute. Highlight of his job was an invitation to 4-14-43 . Stuart Anderson's Ranch in Ellensburg, WA for a tour and steak dinner. I attended Plentywood schools, receiving the first[...]ant chain. Award. I graduated from PHS in 1959 and served in the Air[...]years. I later attended A & P School in Tulsa, OK for 1½ years, then[...]as International Airlines in Houston for 3 years. I am[...]Carl Joh nson Fami ly. I worked for Holly packing plant packing bags of ho[...]cey Marie, was born 7-14-78 . |
| [...]In the spring of 1965, they moved to Eugene, OR. Their son, Hazel Jeanette and Charles[...]re married in bikes or three wheelers on the sand dunes. 1948. He retired from his job as[...]nson of St. Paul in 1946. Their I, Mrs. Gaylin Johnson, formerly Anne L. Falxa, was[...]Burns, and their 2 at Plentywood to John and Mary Falxa, whose history you'll find on children , Jennifer and Jeffrey, live in Ventura[...]rty Control, County of Los 1911 , and I were raised by our Aunt Annie Connolly Ator, after the Angeles for many years. In 1975 he married May Phillips. Since his death of our pa[...]they have traveled extensively including 2 trips to Sweden miles from our home. Our transportation was riding our Shetland ponies and one to Hawaii. They now live in Camarillo, CA. or driving a horse and buggy. Attending this school were the J[...]The school closed in 1931 . I graduated from PHS in 1933. Charles Johnson[...]College and entered Gaylin and I started farming in 1937. We lived on the home place the field of education. In 1936 he[...]Hebron, ND for 2 years, then we moved to my half of the property that our parents were mar[...]achers. Their 3 children had willed to us, later purchasing the Martin Christiansen home[...]arles L. graduated which bordered ours to the north. It had good pasture and springs so fro[...]ideal for raising cattle and grain, but our main crop was hay. I worked began his medical practice, as a surgeon , in Sun City, AZ; moved for a at the Marshall Wells Store for 4 years. In 1954, we sold our property while to Deer Lodge Montana, and is now a surgeon in Butte. He is to Barney Simonson and moved to Kalispell. married to Virginia Hand of Helena and they have 2 children, Scott and Gaylin passed away on 8-16-65 at age 55. He had been an Stacey. Steve a[...]hicago. They live in Eden Prairie, MN where he is a research scientist Johnson and their 4 sons: Orval, Gaylin, Odell, and Rodney returned to with Molecular Genetics, Inc., and she is a Senior Sales Director for Plentywood.[...]We have 1 daughter, Arlette Gayle, born on 8-23-41 , married to partsman and bookkeeper in a Ford garage, Charles retired, and he and[...]Senior HS After Gaylin's death, I continued with my position at the Flathead and th[...]his position when Health Dept. In 1971 , I accepted a position with Circle K Corp. of he retired. Durin[...]ope, Phoenix, AZ. After 6 months, I as promoted to manager of a store in Westby, lngomar, Cut Bank, Ontario, Oreg[...]the Kalispell. Four years later, I went into partnership with another couple Helena school system. For the past 30 summers, he has worked as a to open our own convenience store. I remained manager and partner hail adjuster on farm crops. Since becoming senior citizens, Charl[...]s of the My sister, Jeanne, and I make annual trips to Plen od to visit Retired Teachers Assoc. and the American As[...]our aunt, Annie Ator, age 97, who is now a resident at the Sheridan Chuck also belongs to the Lions Club and is a member of the Masonic em. ursing H[...]I as born to Ole L. and Sophie Johnson 12-19-32 in Plentywood,[...]T. y parents were orwegian immigrants. I have 1 brother, Andy, Edwin was born in Plen[...]rve and 1 sister, Sylvia, of Plen ood. y was born on his grandfather's birthday, so received the name of father died in 1938. I gre up 7 miles est of Reserve. When we at- Selmer[...]tended Rose VaJley School, my moth r mov d a chicken coop cJo to Eddie's dad, Kermit, was born on the Selmer Johnson homestead. the school. It was fixed up to be a comfortable and cozy littl home. As His mother, Freida, was born on the Herman Heppner homestead. His a child I enjoyed going to my Uncle Hans TJomsos' General Store m brother, Cecil, was born 10-16-40 and lives in Billings. He 1s a Reserve. On our few trips to Plen ood with Uncle Ole Tjomsos, the mechanic for[...]trip as not complete until we made a visit to Johnson's (no relative) Eddie ent all 12 years to the Plentywood school system, never Junk Yard. We moved to Plentywood in 1947 hen I started high being tardy. At one time, there ere 23 first cousins going to Plenty- school, I graduated in 1951 , joined the Air Force in 1952[...]ined the avy and as sent Okinawa. I enJoyed leave in London while stationed in Africa, and later, to San Diego, CA, for basic training. He as in the s[...]WII. uch of Eddie's avy career I started farming in 195 7 on Uncle Hans TJomsos' farm 6 miles as overseas in[...]discharged, Eddie east of Reserve. I also attended SC at Bozeman, graduating in 1964 ent to or for Petty Geophysical Engineering Company, orkmg with a BS degree. In 1964, I also started farming Uncle Ole Tjomsos' around Bo[...]place h1ch I purchased after his death in , 972 . I married Eva Trafelet On 10-30 -64, Eddie married Ruth Dent m Baker, MT, a daughter of of Oupuyer, MT m Billings on 6-16-64 . That winter we vacationed in r. and M[...]California. In June 196 7, we took a trip to Norway with Uncle Ole and daughter, Wendy Sue, wa[...]Sylvia to visit many relatives. Our son, Daryl, was 14 months old. For a[...] |
| few years after our house was built, I worked as a carpenter during the I, Pearl Elizabeth Boyd, was born at Carnduff, Sask[...]ghter of John James and Mamie Boyd. (Sh. Daybreak I, I, Eva Mary, the youngest of 5 children and daughter of Albert and p.605). I worked for several families in the Westby and Ple[...]tage is Dutch and Grace were small. I attended McKinley school, which was built on the Irish and she came from Illinois. I lived in the foothills of the Rocky corner of the John Boyd farm, through the 8th grade but couldn't con- Mountains attending grade school there and at Dupuyer. I graduated tinue because I had to work. Goldie Lynn, the teacher, married John from Valier in 1960. I took nurses training at MSC at Bozeman and Bill- Nelson. I worked for them when their children were born, also for ings Deaconess Hosp. I became a RN in 1963 and graduated in 1964 Robert Smith, who was the .milkman in Plentywood. I helped Mrs. with a BS degree in Nursing.[...]I married Andrew Olson of Minton, Sask. 10-3-31 in[...]We had a daughter, Lila Adeline Phyllis, born 10-24-32, and a son,[...]father and Andrew decided to go north to Lanagan, Sask. Andrew died[...]in March 1937. I moved back to Plentywood as soon as I could. I work-[...]On 12-20-45 , I married Julius Oliver Johnson. In 1950, I started to[...]eterson in Peterson's Hardware and later for Don. I con-[...]tinued working there until the spring of 1970. A few years later I work-[...], John, Elame, and Kelvin Johnson. John and I have 3 children: Daryl Leslie born 4-8-66, Elaine[...]We built the first house in Woodland Addition on East Third |
| born 8-29-20 on the Herman Heppner farm, between Westby and Plen-[...]years old. Frieda delivering products to Williston that Les and I met. has 2 brothers, Frank and Henry; and 2 sisters, Anna (Mrs. Art I was first child born to Joel and Ollie (Nelson) Rabbe in Williston, Rehme[...]ywood area. ND, 8-14-30. My grandparents on both sides were homesteaders about Frieda went to Rocky Spring school and worked at different farms[...]ther passed away. We first lived with She is a member of the Plentywood Lutheran ALCW and VFW relatives, but were taken to Northfield, MN in 1940 to be raised by my Auxillary. She was Den Mother and a Sunday School teacher. Kermit fath[...]ves in Billings; and Ed- Harriet and I returned to Williston the summer of 1946 to join our win, born 4-14-43, lives in Junction Cit[...]ew family as our father had remarried and started a second family. After their marriage they lived on his dad's homestead. He farmed Val had a daughter, Judy, from a previous marriage. They had 5 more and worked on WPA. That fall Clarence Wagnild, Orville Wold, an[...]: Duane, JoAnn, Darlene, Gary, and Diana. Les and I mit dug their own coal in the coulee southeast of[...]idn't work so well for Kermit, so he hauled it in a Model T Lutheran Church by Pastor Johnsho[...], Bob Bergland, attended In 1940, they moved to the Henry Karson place and to Plentywood school in Minneapolis under the GI Bill. On our return to Plentywood, in 1942, worked for Kisler's Market,[...]eturn- he is still employed. We bought a home across from the East Side ed to Peterson Co.[...]Market in 1954, living there until moving to the former Roy Johnson In November 1950, they moved to the Mike Munson farm. Kermit dairy farm when brothers Les, Rudy, and Melvin decided to go into raised cattle and farmed. He worked for t[...]1968. Everyone worked hard, including the wives. I helped 19 years, served as rural mail carrier for 21 years, and on the Plenty- Les during calving and with[...]er. Branding was wood Volunteer Fire Dept. He was on the Plentywood Rural Fire Dist. the[...]s Les put so much energy into Board for 10 years, on the Board of the Farmers Union Elevator for 9 everyone having a good time. years, a member of the Coalridge Flying Club, a lifetime member of the The partnership was dissolved and divided on 11 -1-83, with Les VFW, and was a member of the Montana Pilot's Assoc. In 1961, Ker[...]of his art war to friends and relatives. He enjoys yard or and ma -[...]I do crochet, puzzles, contesting, and rosemaling, am a volunteer[...]years. I also enjoy my grandchildren.[...]ood, Sherry {David) Sorenson of Beaufort, SC, Vic i Golf Club, Good Sams, Farmers Union, Plenty ood L[...]stones are elsewhere m the boo . It has been good to Senior Center, Assoc. of ontana Public Employees,[...]Club. They retired from farming in 1981 and moved to Plenty ood in 1982. They live in Junction City, OR from ovember to April and enJoy playing golf, taking pictures, ma[...]n at Lake Alma, Sask., Canada dream come true .by a trip to Alas a in their motor home. 8-4-2[...]dry years prevailed, they moved to Plentywood and invested in[...]Sorenson Lester, born 1-6-26, was last child to Lars and Guri Johnson ho were very influential family members. hved on land filed by Lars 3½ miles north of Plentywood.[...]ard graduated from PHS in 948 , the first athlete to earn 4 Lester were Garnet, Elmer, yrtle, Rudolph[...]called into the army m arch, 1945. As a teenager, he worked for farmers, the G RR, and a building con-[...] |
| [...], he has worked for MDU, from frail to work in oil development, and in 1983 worked on the construction of power lines to the heavy transmission lines, underground service[...]. Guard, the 163rd Armored Cavalry, for 15 years, to 1st Lieut. As a volunteer fireman, he served Monte[...]ted from PHS in 1978. Monte married Mindy S. Ator on 8-25-79 as Cub Master as his 4 boys moved up in S[...]also a 1978 graduate of PHS. Dist. B.S. Commissioner, an[...]ings. Mindy was born on 9-30-59 in Glasgow, to Vernon and Ramona[...]Ator. They moved to Plentywood when Mindy was 2 years old. Family[...]worked at KPWD and was there when the changeover to KA TO-AM and FM radio took place. They moved to Sidney, and lived[...]here until October of 1982, where Monte worked as a disc jockey for[...]M and Mindy worked at Community Memorial Hosp. as a[...]tology technician. In October of 1982, they moved to Phoenix,[...]Technology and working towards a Bachelor's degree in electronics[...]engineering. Mindy is employed as a histology technician for a medical[...]), and Marcia Kay ( rs. Gary elson, Plentywood). A hard-working family that enjoyed working and playing together on the farm. "Little Grand- ma", rs. Lulu Grantham was a very influential person in Phyllis' life. Phylli[...]nded o. Mt. College in pre-nursing. She returned to Plentywood, married, was employed at the Plentywo[...]ce, and the Treas. office before the children. As a full- time mother at home with 4 sons, she was De[...]in Ladies October of 1986, they hope to live in the northern portion of the west Aid, and 31 years in Plentywood Homemakers. She held offices on the coast. Ext. Home Dem. Council, on the Library Board, Fair Council, many fund drive[...]Y and PEARL (MURPHY) JOHNSON school, she returned to work, as an Avon Lady, selling out the Johnson Roy Sidney Johnson, so[...]office. She was co-chairman was born on their homestead at Outlook, 6-14-21 . Later the f[...]lentywood and as chairman of the moved to a grain and dairy farm 3 miles west of Plentywood.[...]rst dairies in this area and delivered milk house-to-house in local governmen .[...]d from PHS in 1939 and con- served in the Army as a medic in Germany, and after discharge attend- tinued to live and farm ith his parents. ed the U of MT. He returned to Plenty ood to ork for a cement con- He married Pearl ur[...]r. Then the oil boom came, and Greg has continued to work in the urphy in 1942 at Plentywo[...]ting. Pearl was born at Osakis, M and later moved to Mark Maynard Johnson, born 8-13-52 , as act[...]on School of We continued to farm and live on the family farm until 1945 when Science. He wor ed the oil patch, going to Utah, then Denver, where we took it over. We continued to run our dairy and farm small grains he is wor ing[...]er, 8-6-83. until 1968 when we sold to the Lars Johnson Sons. We moved to They live in Watkins, CO.[...]y is with Buildmgs and Grounds and Pearl works as a Nurses Aid for worked at the Piggly Wiggly, and a[...]the Health Dept. We are looking forward to our retirement in 3 years. has been employed by M[...]ave 5 children: Lawrence, in Anchorage, AK. He is a const. Doyle Ray Johnson, born 1-22-61, grad[...]S in 1979 and engineer. He is married to the former Diane Krowen, daughter of Ben- was act[...]rgaret Krowen of Westby. They have 2 sons Donnie, a[...] |
| senior in high school and Bruce, a junior. Janet lives at Flaxton, ND and co[...]nd high schools across the country. He is married to Barney Cron, a manager of a Canadian Potash Firm. Janet also help[...]. Mudd) and ABC, 1980 (East of Eden). son, James, a student in law at UNO. Viriginia resides at Evans[...]Hard- Insurance. They have 1 daughter, Terri Ann, a senior at Greeley West ware in 1978.[...]the Exxon. He lives at home HS. Helen is married to Robert Pittington, and they have their own con-[...]. struction company. They have 3 children: Tanya, a 7th grader, and Tamara (Tami), a 4th grader; Bobbie, a pre-schooler. Daniel, is married TERRY and JUNE (EGELAND) JOHNSON to Katherine Roth and they reside at Denver, CO.[...]confirmed at Plenty- Colorado has been good to us, but Plentywood is still home to us. wood Lutheran Church and graduated[...]ware in Plentywood, starting there in 1976. I, Irene, born 10-9-25, in Ambrose, ND, came to Dooley, MT, with On 11-27-82 Terry and June Egeland were married at the my parents, Oscar Olsons, 9-20-32. I attended Brightsman School until Asse[...]nd of Reserve. count 11 farmhomes from our place. I finished my last 6 years in Com- She[...]d MSU majoring in music and design. In 1944 I moved to Plentywood and worked at the courthouse, She returned to Plentywood and worked 4 years in the fabrics and Hanish's Dry Cleaning Plant and was a teacher in the Marsh School, needl[...]vin Christensens, north P'wood. During this time, I met Messinger and later managed[...]ohnson of Plentywood. We were married 11 -18- 47 (on my music and serves as a vocalist for local functions. folks' 23rd anniver[...]and in the post office in the early '5 0s. On 7-24-63, I was struck by lightning, an experience I don't want to go through again. But with the help, consideration, and love of my family and friends, I am fine; but respect thunderstorms! Rudolph Johnson, bro[...]ter Johnson and Myrtle Klofstad, was born 4-29-17 to Lars and Guri Johnson (Sh. Daybreak I p. 639). He attended grade school in Plentywood, was confirmed at the Plentywood Lutheran Church, work- ed on different farms in the early '30s. In the later '30s he worked on the NY A Program in Plentywood and Laurel, MT. He wa[...]is, WA. In December, while his unit was traveling to San Francisco Terry , June, Trampas, and Brandy John son. to go overseas, war was declared so the unit landed[...]Oahu, Terry has .2 children from a previous marriage; Trampas Allen, on Christmas Eve. Rudy spent a year in Oahu on guard duty, saw com- 7-17-76 and Brandy Sue, 5-2-78. Terry and June ma e their home on bat duty on Guadalcanal, had a rest in ew Zealand, was assigned to part of the Rudy Johnson farm nort[...]I was born in southern or ay 3-13-1892 to Soren and Rakel T1omsos. I came to America in 1922 and lived east of Reserve 1th my[...]One day my brother and I drove to the sand hills to get the cattle[...]the cattle, he said "I ish ou and the Ford ere home." I replied,[...]" hy don't you sho me how o drive?" I immediately received my[...]'driver training instruction' from him. He stood on the running board of[...]the odel T telling me ho to drive for the 11rst half mile. Then I as on[...]my own hile he drove the cattle home. When I got home, rs. John[...]and, our neighbor nght across the road, came over to see why the Rudy Johnson[...]odel T had been coming so slo ly. I told her I had to dnve m low In Feburary 1955, e moved to his folks' farm and they moved to because if I ent to a higher gear, it as too fast for a beginning driver! our place in town, where they l[...]We bought the It asn't too long until I helped a neighbor woman learn to drive her farm in 1961 and have lived there since[...]2-57). In 1927 I married Ole L. Johnson and we lived on his homestead Dennis was confirmed at the Pl[...]ing and garden work and also I have always been interested in gardening and enjo[...]'s Market for 1 year. The spring of 1978 he moved to raising African Violets. I still enjoy taking a lawn chair and rod and reel Minneapolis and began[...]orthwestern Costume House; to the dam and trying my fishing luck. Until[...] |
| when my sight has begun to fail, I have done a lot of a Norwegian hand- 31 years at this job-5 years under Supt. Leonard A. Wollan, 22 years work called Hardangersom.[...]Robert Richards. I've thoroughly enjoyed it and have seen 1,547[...]I have made 5 trips to Norway, the homeland of both my parents,[...]and I look forward to going again.[...]In my spare time I am busy sewing many types of handwork in the[...]winter and during the growing season I love to grow vegetables and[...]born 1-9-23 in Outlook but grew up on his parents' dairy farm west of[...]As a boy, the morning chores of milking, cooling and bottling the In 1973, my daughter, Sylvia, and I made a trip to Norway. It was milk was followed by loading it on the pickup and heading for town to my first trip back 'home' since I had come to this country, nearly 51 deliver it door to door, and to the merchants. The best part was years earlier. T[...]lasting friends, with many memories. After years, but the mountains were still the same. delivering, it was back to the farm for a quick lunch, then unload and[...]wash all the empty bottles, head down the flat to fetch the cows and SYLVIA JOHNSON[...]nley's father once said-in the 25 years they I was born to Sophie and Ole L. Johnson in 1935, the youngest of delivered milk to town, they missed only one day when blizzard condi- their children. I have 2 brothers, Andy and John. There was also a tions forced them back. You would be surprised how many customers brother who died before I was born and a sister who passed away the next[...]you skipped us yesterday," or "What did you when I was very young. My father died when I was 3, and Mom raised do, take the[...]Dairy days ended when the Johnsons moved to Lebanon, OR, neighbors, but as a child, I never felt we had it hard just because we[...]ars at Champion International were poor. One year I needed a dress worse than Mother needed a Plywood Corp. tablecloth she had, so she sewed it into a nice dress for me and I was Stanley has had many interes[...]ive of the ac- as pleased with it as anyone could be. tivit[...]Stanley did not serve in the armed forces, but volunteered many[...]hobbies, Stanley and Margaret plan to see more of the US, much of it[...]from a 23 ft. motorhome. He may even accompany Margaret on the[...]Looking back on the first 25 years of his life in Plentywood, has[...]passed on to him. Hopefully, his grandchildren will inherit so[...]les, Hans Tjomsos and Olaf Tjomsos, ere very good to us and, my brothers and I were sort of their family. They came ROBERT L. and JEAN (BROSSOIT) JOHNSTON to see us on Christmas every year and Uncle Olaf usually said[...]early found Santa Claus stuck in the Otter Creek, a fe miles east of here age, he came to Plentywood ith his parents, Elizabeth and Charles we lived, so he always volunteered to take Santa's packages out to Johnston. He has 2 brothers, Willi[...]52 and Uncle Largo, FL Olaf in May 1972.[...]d graduated in 1935. Follow- Uncle Hans had a general merchandise store in Reserve and as a ing graduation he enrolled in the U of . After 2 years, he transferred grade school girl, I loved to tend store for him. He took my bro hers to to DSU, here he graduated with a degree in pharmacy in 1940, Canada fishing one su[...]wor ing m orth Da ota and Minnesota. I felt like a real business person, even though I as only about 11 or In 1944, Rob[...]Thief River Falls, N. They moved to Plentywood and purchased iller I attended Rose Valley School until it closed for lack of students. Drug in 1946 and changed the name to Johnston Pharmacy. They The 1946-47 year started[...]t business for 31 years and retired in 19 77. me, but Olav went to Norway with his folks, leaving only 2 of us.[...]The Johnstons have 3 children. Douglas was born on 11 -8·47. He In 194 7 Mom and I moved to P'wood, where we have since re- graduated from Gonzago Univ. in Spokane, WA with a BA in sided. I graduated from PHS in 1953 and began working as secretary psychology and a MA in business admin. In 1969, he married Ann Ar- to the supt the week before I graduated. This year marks the end of[...] |
| [...]at Voight. Hugh rented adjoining land transferred to MSU and graduated with a BA in speech communication then bou[...]They have 2 they retired and moved to Plentywood where he died in 1955 and she children, Nicole and Robert. They are engaged in a farm-ranch opera- in 1973. tion north[...]Maier. She graduated from the U of M in 1977 with a degree in home economics. Julie and Dennis reside[...]he is chief pharmacist at Owl Drug Co. and she is a realtor. WILLIAM and DEL (HANSEN) JOHNSTON[...]. |
| also does refrigeration and air conditioning in his spare time. Our son Herbert was born 4[...]In the fall of 1961, Royal went to work at the Coast-to-Coast store, aerobic dance and gardening. They ha[...]Judith married Wayne Ordahl and they live on a farm near Outlook[...]ene attended business college before her marriage to Edward[...]a charter member of the Plentywood Hometowners Club[...]looking forward to retirement this year. Sus[...]Sylvia Brother, born in Oslo, Norway, came to the US, married An- Judith was born 6-27 -43 and on 7-16-44 another daughter, |
| [...], 1979, attended EMC, and is assistant manager in a many homes as well as Edgewood Motel were built a[...]Dan, 1982, attended EMC and recently moved to Phoenix, and gypsies camped by the Juve's backyar[...]take her children, At this time I am still working at Sheridan Memorial and am prou[...]to call Plentywood, my home. Other exciting experiences include the time a helicopter landed near their yard, and when a small tornado struck the area. Two more[...]bert Edwin Kane was born 8-22 -39 in Cheyenne, WY to Roy Edgewood Motel. Orvell worked for Arnold Lida[...]ven and Kenney; Vivian, Later deciding to be a veterinarian, Bob was accepted at WA State at married to Pastor Darrell Newby, Columbia Falls, 2 children-[...]nd graduated fifth in his class in 1965. He moved to Plenty- and Joe; Bill married Rosalie Brown, 3 daughters-Joelle, Robin, Tracy wood to practice with Hank Stokke and bought him out in 1968. After -lives in Plentywood; Jim married Yvonne Freimuth, lives in River- a brief marriage, Joyce Mees came into the picture.[...]Joyce Colleen Mees was born in Forsyth, MT on 5-29-48 to Jack Decoteau (now divorced) had 2 children-Bobby and Shannon. Bob and Iola Mees. I lived in Rosebud Country for 4 years. At this poi[...]s father got itchy feet and we began to wander, living in Idaho on the St. another son, Matthew, and lives in Polson[...]Joe River, in Laurel, MT, in Cody, WY, and back to Forsyth where I Plentywood. finished 6-1 2th grades. I always wanted to become a nurse, but the Bill was in Seoul, Korea during Army service and Jim was in Khe bedpans didn't appeal to me, so I chose lab school. I attended ·orth- Sanh, Vietnam while serving in t[...]- N. Poplar St. and agree that "God has been good to our family. " ing of 1967 turning up nothing, I returned to school, but not for long, as there was a job available at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. in Plentywoo[...]phone calls with Administrator Jim Adams and a visit here, I took the I was born and raised in Dickinson, ND by my parent[...]r graduation from Dickinson Central High in 1953, I $425 per month. In July of 1969, I had a blind date set up by mutual entered Holy Rosary H[...]riends, Dorothy and Duane Wagenson, with Dr. ane. A whirl ind City.[...]courtship followed and on 10-11 -69 in Forsyth, MT we were married. I My first job was at the Veteran's Hospital there where I met Ernest always said I wanted a "vet" but I had planned on it being a car. He did Kandas and married him in 1957. Our f[...]in 1958. promise me one in 1980 but that year has come and gone and no Cor- We w[...]in many places during the vette have I seen. next 21 years. Our first move was to Ajo, AZ, a copper mining town Our first 3 years are hard to believe. Daughter, Charell Colleen, near the Mexi[...]), Wayne (1961) and Daniel was born on 6-8· 70. Six eeks later e ere awa ened by our do[...]because our house was on fire. After 3 months in the Congregational[...]Thomas Kane, age 3½, died after being crushed by a propane[...]he birth of our son, Ryan Evan. This brings us up to the present[...]they are ours! Although Bob and I are not Sheridan County natives, e[...]came and stayed to ma e this place our home and place of business.[...]N ING The children's father was transferred to remote Alaska so e |
| [...]nmarried and lives in Plen- from Minden, Germany, to St. Paul. It was there that he met his future[...]aham from Raymond 10-30-70. They have 3 children, but later moved to St. Paul. They were married in Drake, ND. Their[...]r 1978. They have 2 girls, Rachel They moved to Montana in 1928 and bought a farm north of and Bridget. Gary was born in 1953, he moved to Kelliher, Sask. in P'wood in 1929. 1976 to farm . There he met Kim Larson and they were marr[...]ceased). See story in Wanso attack. I remained on the homeplace until I married Gordon Thompson community.[...]in October 1978. Gordon and I reside on his farm 6 miles east of[...]SILAS and MARTHA KANNING Gary, a son of Myrtle and Lester Kanning was born 9-22-53, a Silas was the third of 5 children born to Lester and Myrtle Kanning brother to Willard, Sarah and Silas. Dennis, the youngest wa[...]m, wife of Henry Graham, Bill- Gary grew up on the homeplace, located 6 miles north of Plenty-[...]Lester and Myrtle raised their family on their farm 6 miles north of 1976. In the fall of[...]grain and livestock. In in Regina, and continued to farm until 1980. Upon leasing the land, we[...]yrtle married Gordon Thompson and they moved back to Plentywood and Gary began farming some land in th[...]1982 we bought an acreage 2 I was the third of 5 children born to William and Alice Higgins. I miles east of Plentywood towards Westby. The acreage included a hog was born in Germany in 1951 while my dad was in the service there. I barn and we are now actively engaged in the hog b[...]states wherever Dad was We have 2 children, a daughter Karie Lynelle, born 6-14-81 and a stationed. My dad retired in 1970 and they made Colorado their home. son Joel Wade, born 5-23-84. I, Kim, born 7-20-62, the daughter of I graduated from CO State U. in 1976. After working for a short time in Clifford and Tess Larson, am the oldest of 4 children, myself, Laurel, Portland, OR, I came to work for Farmers Home Admin. in Montana, Kristopher, and Douglas. I was raised in Kelliher and attended school[...]d later in Plentywood. there. y sister Laurel, is a Plentywood resident. She married Keith Clawson, J[...]In 1909 Lester Kanning was born in Balfour, D to Christian and Katherine Kanning. He had 2 sisters, Elsie (Davenport) and Louise (Herding). The family moved to ontana in 1928. I was born in 1919 and grew up in the Flaxville district. I was the eldest of 9 children to Herman and Louise a en, and remained at home un ii I was about 17 years old. Then I or ed as a household helper until I met Lester in 940.[...]h of Plenty ood where Lester had been farming for a few years. There Silas and I met in 1977 and ere married in 1978. In 1982, our we continued to farm and raise a family. We had 5 children, 4 boys and d[...]Rose was born. We are raising our family on the farm 6 miles north of[...]TERRY and MYR A (KAMPEN) KANNING I was born 11 -4-47 in Plentywood, a son of Harold and Priscilla[...]I graduated from PHS in 1965. A highlight of my school years was[...]In 1964 I joined the ational Guard in Plentywood. In the fa[...]1966 I took basic training in Ft. Bliss, TX and Ft. Sill, 0 . I returned to[...]yrna Kampen and I were married 4-13-68 at the Plentywood[...] |
| Myrna was born 3-9-49 in Williston, a daughter of Knute and Laura Grove Kampen of Reser[...]from Medicine Lake HS in 1966. That fall she went to the Great Falls Commercial College and graduated[...]. L. Tracy Company in Great Falls until returning to Plentywood in March of 1968 where she was employe[...]Paul and Anna have 4 sons: Michael, 24, went to Vo-Tee school[...]at Havre, married Karen Milner, has 2 sons and is a diesel mechanic in[...]and plan to attend MSU. Richard, 20, married Roberta DeTienne[...]Paul and Anna are retired, but living on the farm north of Plenty-[...]On 7-30-63 , a bouncing baby boy was born to Paul and Stacia[...]2 older brothers, Michael and Howard. He also has a younger On 2-27-70 our daughter, Kimberly Martha was born in Williston. brother, Arthur. Richard went to school in Plentywood, where he In the fall of 1970 we moved to the fam ily farm which we leased graduated in 1981. He married Roberta Jo DeTienne on 9-10-82 . from George Kanning until 1976 when Cor[...]De Tienne, as born During the time we were on the farm our second daughter, Kelly 4[...]attended In the fall of 1976 we moved back to Plentywood where we cur- school in P[...]was previously my grand· worked as a nurse's aide at Sheridan emorial Hospital and urs[...]of Sheridan County Ambulance In March 1977 I returned to work at the Farmers Union until an[...]. Roberta and Richard no live September 1981 when I went to work for an oil well servicing firm on a farm north of Plentywood. She has an interest in crocheting and which I continue to do at this time. he en[...]Wayne and Ruth ere married on 6-17 -56 . They came to ontana I have 6 sisters and 4 brothers: Joan (Mrs. Dale Bu[...]th of Big Stone City, SD. He has 1 stepbrother, W1I on Austin, TX, Julie (Mrs. Rowland Gray) of Seattle,[...]s east of Ruth as born in Clin on, and has 2 s1st rs; athe n Lee, Plentywood[...]Ph,logios, of O nni on, T .[...]ayn and Ruth cam o Cul on h r th PAUL and ANNA (HAMMEL) KAVO[...]rd and Selma Smith or about 5 years. at 90 passed a ay after a short illness in 1972. Louise, no res·des In 1962, Wayn ent to or for Peavy El vator Co. of Plen- at the Pioneer[...]ac- ood. In 1964 he as transferr d to Culbertson, her they lived 1 tive both mentally a[...]year, until the el vator as sold, then mov d bac to Pl n ood. In The farming operations of Joe a[...]urchased by the fall of 1966, e moved to Conrad, T, for Peavy. Then he went to a nephew, Paul . Kavon and ife, Anna. Paul is a son of Joe's brother or for Farmer'[...]. Anna is the daughter of Louis Ham- to Plentywood. Wayn ark d at th Farm r's Union Elevator until mel, a farmer from e Albin, IA. Paul spent over 6 years in he avy, September of 1979, hen he ent to ork for Plenty ood El ctric. some aboard the USS Helena, a light cruiser named after the capitol of Ruth has be n or ing at Sheridan m. Hosp. and ursing Home[...]s killed spent 3 days in he Pacific Ocean, landed on a Japanese held island of by a hit-and-run driver at age 5. Wayne, Jr. as married to Tracy Vela LaVella, got picked up by an underground movement operated by elson on 5-29 -82, and they have 1 son, Randy Wayne, who as born the British, and managed to escape the island after 2 ee s and on 3·16-83 . Wayne, Jr. or s for Christensen[...] |
| Robert Brian was married to Dawn Adams on 4-3-82. They both work main[...]d had John H. and Bernett (Penny) Kemp came to Sheridan County the the Standard Bulk for a few years. He then leased Art Thunem's station w[...]lls, SD, were married in August of 1954 and built a home in Hotel in 197 1 and had it torn down to build his new law offices. Merle west Plentywood[...]tion in 1977 with com- then went to work as janitor for Sheridan Hosp. for the next 1[...]r Iva Koser at The Vogue for about 5 Jr. has been a member since 1980. Penny has been active in civic[...]bs with merchants in Plentywood while maintaining a beautiful yard and home filled with her art creat[...]blic school in Plen- tywood. John , Jr. has a boy, Jeffrey, and a girl, Kourtney, not yet of school age. Debbie has[...]ny were firmly convinced that Sheridan County had a served 4 years. He and his wife Na[...]ose, CA, and have great future from oil, and was a great place to live. Their success must 2 children, Theresa and Paul. Terry has his own construction com- be attributed to the help of many friends in the county, since the[...]ds houses around the business was "up and down," but persistence and a true conviction San Jose and La[...]. Mr. Kemp has drill- in 1980 and have a daughter, Nicole, born 11 -4-83 and live in Pilot ed several wells in the county and has caused many more to be drilled Hill, near Sacramento, CA. Paul lives at the family home and is a junior by negotiating deals with the oil compani[...]orks part-time for his dad. Once John owned a block of leases in the Outlook area and was Dennis, the youngest boy, went to Carroll College for 1 year and unable to sell them though they were very cheap. Bob West offered then decided to go to California to visit his brothers. He worked for a him the money to pay the landowners rentals in order to maintain the couple years at Redwo[...]landowners also were helpful in allowing payments to be then moved to the Los Angeles area. He had his own carpet cleaning made for the bonus on some leases when things were really tough. business for a few years and is now editor of a sports magazine and John remembers when Mr. Kallak tore up a draft on Hunt Oil Company lives at Ranch[...]PAUL and MARY ELLEN (HOPKINS) KETTERMAN numerous to mention, as they are another story in themselves.[...]Ketterman was born in Downs, IL, in 1876. He came to Car- When the Plentywood Bowling Alley opened, there was some rington, D, as a young man where he met and married the former question about Penny bowling on the Blue Moon team because oil peo~ ary Ellen Hopkins on 1-10- 0. They had 7 children. all born in North pie wouldn't be here long. As it turned out, she as the member who Dakota. They moved to St. Paul MN, where Paul worked as a mail lasted longest.[...]clerk for 17 years. They moved to the Plentywood area in 1917, They have fond[...]ngaged in farming for several years before moving to Moon. When they first arrived he favored them wit[...]entywood, where he did carpenter work. They moved to Spokane in refrigerator to store their vegetables so they wouldn't have to live on 1935 and then on to Seattle in 1940, where he continued to work as a meat and potatoes as they were rooming at the Gra[...]uilding many houses. Penny has always said, "I cried when we came to Plentywood, but The Kettermans lost their 18-year-old son, Paul, in a diving acci- I certainly would cry more if we left."[...]ghter, Lucille, died in 1969 at the age of 57 and a son, Hugh, Merle Ketterman , the son of Paul[...]rrington, ND. Merle is the only one of 7 chirdren to re- The surviving child[...] |
| [...]recently moved from Salt Lake City to Dallas and is assistant chief of 191 O the west beckoned to them and they settled on a homestead 5 Communication for Associated Press. miles south of Outlook. (Arnold and I still own the 11 acres of the original yard, whe[...]RIS KING Mother, having grown up in Wisconsin in a family of 9 children with Danie[...]Glasgow, was the son of neighbors nearby. Making a living on the prairie meant hard work. Howa[...]mertown, Neighbors were important and pitched in to build a barn or chicken graduated from West[...]ty concern, love and kindness was evident. It was a ND in 1961 and held membership in[...]basket Chicago and worked as a welder for US Steel. socials and Ladies Aid-which the whole family attended. It seemed no problem for Mother to fry 1O chickens (after she'd chopped off their h[...]and cleaned them) and bake 15 loaves of bread-all on the coal stove-for some event at the church . The crank on the ice cream freezer went around every Sunday during summer and there were always neighbors to consume it. My parents moved to Plentywood in 1940. Dad died in 1951 and Mother in 1959. I was born 3-15-13 at our family farm and sister, Eunice 0. Larson was born 7-2-17. I was baptized and confirmed at Lutheran Free Churc[...]d Olson grade school until it closed, and we went to Hamley School. I graduated from Outlook HS in 1931. On 11 -7-34 Arnold Kienitz and I were married in Plentywood, with 0. M. Simondson[...]nfirmed at He was employed as a barber in several cities, including Billings, Lutheran Church in Glencoe. He came to Montana on 7-11 -26 and Great Falls, Bozeman, Dutton, Shelby, Sidney, Scobey, Glasgow, any worked on various farms. We lived in Minnesota a few years and have Glaciers Hotel a[...]been at 217 Jefferson N. since 1942. He has been a mechanic all his Dakota. He owned t[...]ife and is presently working at P'wood City Shop. I sold Tupperware for to handle the business and arranged for Bill Timmer to ta e over the 29 years. In 1970 a hobby took over and we converted our garage into[...]e had worked in the oil fields and also served as a represen- a "Resale & Antique Shop" and it is interesting.[...]T is a foster sister. He married Doris Wells Le 1s, Billings, a coo ,[...]after a year's illn ss. Funeral services were held in P'[...]e, , baptized at First MARETT A (KING) RAMIREZ Evangelical Lutheran and con irmed[...]at issoula, served in the avy for 4 years and is a commander parents. Dad died 7-9-62 and other on 12-26-80; both are buried in rn aval Reserves. He[...]ing physician. I, Lucille, was born on 5-28-27 at home. Kari Linn came to us 8-7-44 , as baptized and confirmed at Plen- y sister and I at1ended a one-room country school in Dist. 76 tywood Luther[...]. Michael was born in 1965 at Oxnard, CA. Gene is a grade graduation, our school was short on fu nds to operate. so we only[...] |
| had 6 months. In March and April of that year, Maretta had to cram to Many trips were taken with the children and they saw both get a good grade in the countywide 8th grade exams. She[...]Howard has collected and loaned many antiques to the Sheridan from high school in 1942, Curtis was[...]l degree from Diablo Valley College, Concord, CA; a BA degree and MA Hospital. She mana[...]erations seamstress. Presently she is employed as a special education teacher at Arcadia[...]They returned home when Danny became ill and went to Billings business courses evenings at Rio Salado Community College. to help care for him during his treatment for lung cancer from October Maretta has been married to Cruz Ramirez for 33 years. He was 1981 until he died 4-21-82. He wanted to come back to Plentywood so born in Webb, AZ and owns a water well drilling business. They have 3 much. living children: Tom, who was married 4-9-83, to Teresa Beaudette. Howard and Garnette lost their home and belongings in a fire, but They are presently employed by the World's Fair i[...]asso, MN; Eliza Edwards, Whitetail, MT (see I graduated with the 1944 graduating class of Plent[...]Carol, Don); started working for Sheridan County on August 21 of that year. My Clyde,[...]en-Ronald, Darlene, Larry, Wayne). in that office I moved "upstairs" to work for C. B. Peterson who was[...](all deceased); Clerk of District Court and Lloyd A. Markell, County Superintendent of Palm[...], CA; Schools. Carl died in February of 1953, and I was appointed Clerk of Murland, Glasg[...]OH; and an Court at that time and you guessed it-I'm still there! adopteci[...]ter of Ted and Howard King was born 7-27-07 to Herbert and Clara (Winslow) Nettie Lindell. Linda lived with her grandmother on Kings Hill until King of Redwood Falls, MN and is a direct descendent of the Mayflower 8-3[...]ved with her pilgrims. Garnette was born 12-29-13 to Theodore and Nettie Lindell Aunt Gar[...]Howard hauled her to school until she graduated from PHS in 1970.[...]eran. Their 2 children are Daniel Howard {7 -9-37 to 4-21 -82) (see Jamestown ND. his story),[...]e served in the US Armed Forces. His family moved to[...]Howard worked at Fort Peck Dam in 1937-38 as a carpenter's John and Linda w[...]uated from TBI, Ellendale, D ay 1973 and returned to Plenty- 1946-47 . Garnette was employed by Woolwo[...]tle for 17 years north of Comertown. Garnet e was a daughter, Lois Louise was born 5-6[...]. Home Demonstration Club member for 20 years and a delegate to They now reside at[...] |
| [...]Billings. He then spent 6 years as a shoe salesman for the Williams Sharon King, born 5-17-42 on the Norwegian Independence Day in Mg. Co. of Portsmouth, OH. On 7-19-53 , he married Mary Louise Plentywood, MT, grew up on a farm northwest of Comertown. Winter[...]lin. She had 1954, when they moved to Plentywood where Darrel took over her piano since[...]agement of Kitzenberg's Style Shop. at Wadena, MN a few years ago. Sharon went to school in Comertown , Westby and Plentywood. She was a majorette in band, did acrobatics, ballet and twirling. She was a member of the Tap Dance Team , organized and dire[...]tertained for many different activities and quite a number of talent shows around the area. They won[...]hey have 2 children. Son Lee was born in Billings on 9-25-54. He[...]He is married to Dr. Stella Marie Kitzenberg, an endodontist, and[...]ancy Jo Kitzenberg Olson was born in Williston, on 6-14-56. She[...]assist. degree. On 7-24-77 , she was married m Plent ood to ar[...]icholas born 8-31 -78, Alexander born on 6-28-81 , and Andre born on 9-2-83. Sharon King[...]gs are proud of their accomplish- After returning to Plentywood, she worked at Plentywood Bakery for ments and service to the people of Plen ood and Sheridan County. Jack[...]. Sharon married Ronald J. Wanous, born 3-23-41 , on March 23rd, a second marriage for both.[...]-10-79 and James small children to raise. William J. J. 2-13-83. Grandmother came to Plent ood in 191 to be near her They now reside near Sebe a, daughter, Gerda, ho as married to Emil Haug n. Before the ear[...]Thomas, Edis and Ruth, had come to Pl n ood. Grandmoth r and One of Plentywood[...]Gerda died of the flu in 918. Gerda left a son, a daughter, and hus- hich opened for business in[...]the arly '20s, 4 of th family h d left Plenty ood to find or Sr. passed away 9-20-79. His mother, Ltlh[...]o longer or b marri d. Ruth returned to Pl nt ood and aught m the active in the business, but enjoys retirement, which includes her fami• Henri son School est of to n. Sh lat r mam d Ralph J er. Th y ly, friends, a[...]had a son, Rob rt and a dau hter, Rose arie. Arlyiss Kitzenberg Wal[...]Su nna marn d Ra c se, had a son, Charles and a Wally. Their son Gary lives in adison, WI 1th ife[...]oung and very alert. England is office manager of a medical chnic in Grass Valley, CA,[...]n Sam operates. Sam Tom ent to inneapohs for or , married and had a son and 2 resides in Williston with his 1fe Ronni[...]and t m daughters, ho died at the 1945 and served on the USS Terry. After his discharge from the avy,[...]age of 3. Later they had 2 more daughters. Ed had a drayline and he attended the U of T in Mis[...] |
| [...]Plentywood. He was born in the village of R0tnes on the Einar, youngest son of[...]Olson) Klofstad, (see Island of Engel0y that lies out in the North Norwegian Sea (Vestfjorden)[...]ween the cities of older children born to this union were: Esther, Arthur, Sigurd and Bod0[...]. Ida came west in mother, Amalia, a resident of Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home, lived 1913 to take a homestead but became discouraged with the condi- to be 102. tions and the elements. She came to Plentywood and worked in the Einar graduated in a class of 12 from Outlook HS in 1930. Money City C[...]was hard to come by, but he managed to earn his teaching certificate Jack owned and operated a drayline (Jack's Transfer] and had the[...]bulk plant. In 1925 he sold the drayline and went to school. work as district superintendent for the Continental Oil Co. a position he Myrtle Johnson and Eina[...]-7-36 . After Dad's death, Mother continued to live in Plentywood and was They moved to Plentywood in 1942 where Einar taught until 1944[...]when he started working for W. G. Woodward Co. as a trainee and bought and ran the Lloyd Hotel in But[...]r Charlie Adams. own home in Butte until she came to Billings, where she passed away[...]when C. A. Anthony purchased the Woodward stores until his[...]married to Irene Olson, see story elsewhere; Melvin, married to[...]to Betty Wilson of Seeley Lake, is a well known western artist and[...]lives in Jordan, MT; Lester, married to Betty Raabe and lives in Plen- Ida Kje[...]and Doris, Their first home was a teacherage 8 x 13 ft., part of the were born in[...]American Lutheran schoolhouse, but after son Gary was born in 1939 they had a small Church and all graduated from the Plentywo[...]athryn, born 2-room house moved next to the school which looked like a "mansion" in 1915, worked for J.C. Penney Co. for 4 years after graduating from to Myrtle. high school. She married Orvin Grimsrud[...]They are retired and live in Billings. They have a son, Warren of Bountiful, UT and a daughter, Loita of Kirkland, WA. Jack, bor[...]Plentywood, Wolf Point and Glendive before moving to the San Francisco school system, where he taught[...]na and his winters in Quartzsite, AZ area. He has a daughter, Judy and a son, Jack Jr. Barbara, born in 19 8, after[...]nd married Kai Hyyppa in December of 1939. Kai is a mining engineer. They lived in Whitehall, MT for[...]e across from Wildwood Park. The old townsite was a Charles cLaughlin in the Marshall Wells Store. Later he worked at wonderful place for boys to grow up as there was little traffic, no Penneys,[...]le in the fences between yards, a swimming pool across the street, a vacant lot Marines, he met and married Edna Soren[...]She was for ballgames and hills to the east to climb, hunt or slide with a dog also a arine. After the war, they settled in Racine and[...]cret arrow head the tool and die trade. They have a son: Rod of Micicot, WI and a hunting coutee, a pastime both enjoy each time they come home. daug[...]icago and later in Salt Lake City. She is married to Harvey Allen, a bara (Helbing of Billings), reside in Wausau , WI, where he works for a gold miner who has gold mines in western Montana.[...]Glen (born 2-24-44) graduated in a class of 55, largest to date, MT.[...] |
| [...]d. James, Sr. died in 1959 at age 68. Mary is in a nursing home in Culbertson. At the "Jack" Wulf home in Froid, on 6-5-24, Dr. Darland delivered a baby girl, named Beverly. Her father operated a mercantile sto~e, was a representative of the Federal Land Bank and the m[...]und) came from Minnesota with her Swedish parents to a Front row: Lynn , J[...]Orv and Jan moved to Bozeman in 1970 where they lived until died in 1[...]ing there until his death in 1973. She then moved to[...]svig, Ontario, Canada; Keith and Lynn Plentywood to live until her death in 1979 at the age of 83.[...]nudsvig, Spokane, WA. Orville while Beverly went to Spokane, WA and worked for Air Service Com-[...]ember 1953 they moved with their 5 young children to Plen- HERB and SANDY (PETERSON) KNUTSEN tywood where Jim worked at a service station. They bought a house at 221 Chestnut Street where they raised t[...]Herb and Sandy Knutsen moved with their family to Plentywood on Great Northern Railroad, Jacobsen Construction, and on drilling rigs for 12-29-73 when Herb was called to be pastor of Plentywood Lutheran various oil compan[...]erett, WA, the seventh child of Leif and Inga as a secretary for Kenneth D. Collins Agency for 16 ye[...]Kn~tsen, who were both born in Norway and came to this country with The family attended the E[...]om Everett HS in 1952, from Everett Jr. College, A~er attending EMC in Billings and graduating from U of M at Missoula, and Western WA College with a BA in sociology and math. He then Btll accepted a position with Pacific Hide and Fur Co.; at presen[...]9-18-71. They have sons, James and Marshall, and a daughter, Karlie. Seminary in 1962.[...]their daughter and Canada. Her dream of becoming a nurse was realized when she son in Minneapolis. Later they returned to Mason, WI, where they both entered training at St[...]4 and Herb and Sandy met at a U of MN Lutheran Students meeting and resides on a farm near Max with sons John and Grant.[...]were married 2½ years later in 1961 . They moved to McCabe, Tin Tony (born 1-29-50) attended MSC and is married to Ann Chandler 1962 when ~erb was called as pastor to Ebeneezer Lutheran. Sandy (3-27-71 ). Both gradua[...]rked part-time at the Culbertson Hospital. Moving to the prairie of Belgrade with children, Geri, Bria[...]anages the ~orthe~st M~ntana was a bit of a culture shock for Sandy, after grow-[...]mg up m a city, but she grew to appreciate the area and the beautiful machine sho[...]In 1962, the Knutsens moved to Bonner, where Herb served as she met Donald Schil[...]pastor until their move to Plentywood. On 12-28·81 they moved to at Ba er, MT, where Don is high school vice princ[...]Belgrade where Herb was called to pastor a mission Lutheran church. coach. They have 3 daugh[...]y (born 4-21 -53) attended U of M at Missoula for a year and[...]n 1968. Cynthia graduated from PHS in 1981 and is a returned to Plentywood to work for Sheridan Floral. On 8-21 -77 she[...]ywood schools married Bernie Wold and they reside on a farm/ranch northwest of[...]gave her a chance to visit with some of the first settlers who had viv[...]time. Sandy now works at the Bozeman Hospital where she[...]Plentywood included serving on the Glen-Wood Board, which got the Jeanette (Anderson) Knudsvig was born May 1917 in Edmore, ND. group home started, serving on the Brush Lake Bible Camp Board and They were married in 1946 and moved to Plentywood in 1949. Orv serving on the ambulance team and as their chief for[...] |
| any financial assistance, and then having my wife wor[...]and her twin sister Lydia (Mrs. Oliver Lee) moved to so I could eat decently for the first time in my educa[...]Hedlund at Antelope in 1924, and they moved back to Coulee, Surviving heartbreaking losses due to death in my family, with the ND. Herb[...]cancer. Emma returned to Plentywood and worked until she married The[...]Sandy and the birth of my children; working with a Tilford. They lived and farmed on the Hazel Godfrey place northeast of committed an[...]ased. They retired from farming in Starting a new Mission Church in Belgrade and having standing 197 4 and moved to Plentywood. The farm was purchased by Richard roo[...]isiting us. Visiting my grandpa's farm when I was a child, running in the or- chard, picking apples,[...]s about heights and having Bob DeTienne volunteer to climb a 100 foot oil derrick to the crow's nest while on ambulance duty, while I helped on the platform below. EDWARD and IVA (WIGMORE) KOS[...]-01 at Twin Bridges, MT, one of |
| [...]ing discharged from the Navy in 1971, we returned to Plentywood, where we started Lagerquist Custom Bu[...]ous millwork. and Brad moved to Plentywood, in Sept. of 1971. They purchased the[...]daughters, Jeanne and before becoming a secretary for Loren J. O'Toole. Dalenne graduated Mary, moved to Plentywood in June 1958, where Gene was to begin from PHS in 1975 and John in[...]chools. in 1980. John was transferred to Rangely, CO in 1978 and then in They came from Bainville, where Gene had been a teacher, coach and 1980 was transferred and the family moved back to Plentywood, pur- supt. for 9 years. chasing a house at 558 Box Elder. Gay returned to work for the Gene was born in Rolette Co., ND on 8-21 -22 and graduated from O'Toole law firm. high school in Overly, ND in 1940. With a 3 year interruption for Army Dalenne[...]s employed by Gearhardt. John mar- graduated with a BS degree in education from Minot State College i[...]Joni and 1949. He married Noreen Lenz of Ray, ND on 9-29-45 and taught their 2 child[...]es in Ray from 1946-48 . He moved with his family to employed by National Supply Company. B[...]1949 and while teaching there, he completed work on a Rangely, CO in August of 1982, and gr[...]mmers at the U. of Tech at Butte with a degree in petroleum engineering. MT, receiving hi[...]During the time he was supt. in Plentywood a new gymnasium CARL and ROSEMARY (MO[...]d in 1961 . In 1978 land across I was born during the depression 5-18-33, the secon[...]olks immigrated from ized. Also during his tenure a new vo-ag building and a bus barn were Fyn, Denmark. built.[...]Times were difficult so we relied on Mother's garden, canned pro-[...]ck for an ample supply of food. My father shipped a[...]t steers and received less for the whole lot than I received[...]I learned to drive a 1930 Model " A" while moving it between[...]windrows as the hired man shocked. In 1939 I started 1st grade at[...]Danish language was common place at home and when a question came up in school I would raise my hand and say, ''Let me fortaille."[...]In mid-March, 1943, a snowstorm paralyzed the area for 3 days,[...]foot snowdrifts. My job was feeding the chickens but[...]he chicken coop was completely covered and we had to dig a tunnel to the door.[...]My first experience as a "hired-hand" working out was running a "22-36-IHC" tractor pulling a o. 8 IHC combine for Axel Pedersen,[...]earning $35.00. It was a busy day and dinner time-the lump of coal Gene is a member of the Plentywood Lutheran Church. He belongs had burned out and the roast was done. The dessert was provided by to the Masons and is a past president of the Plentywood Shrine Club. my mother and I had eaten a piece of pie for breakfast. When Axel un- He is a past president of the Lions Club and a director of the Montana covered the pie and noticed a piece was gone, he shouted out, "der High School Assoc. (1978 -80). Gene retired as Plentywood supt. on har vaeret en to ben kat her" (there has been a two-legged cat here!). 7-1-80 and is employed by[...]the Continen- While at ed. Lake HS I worked summers for arvin Jensen and tal Insurance[...]Don 1-10-25 and graduated from I enrolled at RMC in Billings, but in 1952 Erling Madsen and I Ray HS in 1942. She attended inot State College a[...]Force. This 4-year tour of military duty took me to before marrying Gene in 1945. oreen is a member of the Plentywood various parts of the world and to Denmar , where I have "roots." Lutheran Church. She is also a member of Eastern Star, the Daughters I was a crew member on the plane that transported the replica of of the Nile, the Sheridan Mem. Hosp. Aux. and a past member of the the "Spirit of St. Louis" from Long Beach, CA, to Paris for Warner Bros. Village Hostesses. Noreen[...]movie of Charles Lindberg. After my discharge, I attended MSU and needlework.[...]later worked for a finance company in Missoula, where I met Rosemary Jeanne was born in Williston , ND on 10-13-46. She attended Morse, who be[...]and school in Bainville for 6 years before moving to Plentywood and her mother had come with her folks from Missouri to homestead in the graduating from PHS in 1964. She[...]College Bitteroot Valley. in 1968 with a BS degree which included majors m special ed., speech We moved to Plentywood and I worked at the First National Bank therapy and ele[...]school. Son, Bruce, was born 9-25-66 and is a high school senior. In Kent Nathe, and 2 children , Judd (7) and Tara (4). 1967 I started farming the Jensen farm east of Antelope.[...]n Williston. Mary attended schools I am proud of my Danish heritage. In 1973 we spent[...]ng all the relatives, many of whom graduated with a BS degree in elementary ed. with a minor in special have since visited us.[...]t Christmas 1983 in Hawaii as Rosemary had longed to[...] |
| [...]ing up members for the Farmer's Union, Violet got a trip to battleship " Arizona" following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Washington , DC. She also attended the[...]in that they are descendants of Robert E. Lee and a former governor of the Scandinavian[...]son Larsen was Evald Larsen was born 10-4-13 to Alfred and Alexandra Larsen in born 4-12-42 in Plentywood. He has a brother, Richard (Dick) Larsen, Dagmar. Alfred ca[...]ed school at Coalridge. In 1952 his parents moved to Evald's youth was spent in the Dagmar-Reserve are[...]aduated from high school. Vyrion especially quite a few times as Alfred lost his homestead during the[...]enjoyed basketball and football, was a 3-year letterman and was the years. I was the oldest in the family. Others were: Valborg (deceased), first one chosen from Plentywood to participate in the East-West Alvin, Violet, Leslie, Luella and Vernon. I remember the dust bowls Shrine foot[...]you couldn't see the other farm buildings and had to put wet As a child, Vyrion's dream was to be a farmer and in his cloths over the nose and mouth to breathe. s[...]is grandmother Alexandra Larsen Evald worked on farms, in the Coalridge Coal Mine, did[...]ld married Violet Simonson 9-23- 39. She was born to Wm. and Lutheran Church. Sharon was born 8-25 -44 in Plentywood. She is the Henrietta Simonson on the farm near Antelope 2-2 2-17.[...]ed in the Coalridge area until 1952 when we moved to Plen- were born to Vyrion and Sharon. tywood. Violet was a teacher for 6 terms in the rural schools. She bec[...], Barney, Albert, Thelma, Trudy and William. On 4-12-42 we had a son, Vyrion, who farms in this area. He has 3 chi[...]er of Mesaba Airlines in Huron, SD. She then went to work in Grand Forks, ND as a travel agent. On 2-8-84, Jill graduated from In 1944 we took[...]him as his mother, Valborg (Evald's sister), died a month after giving rently based in Dallas/Ft. Worth. birth to him 10-30-43 . Dick's brothers and sisters are Or[...]oorhead, MN. girls, Denise and Shawna. Shawna has a daughter, Chandra, making J[...]ber doing con- PHS in 1984 and plans to attend Concordia College this fall. tract work he[...]being Vyrion continued to farm his grandmother's half section in the members of the Golden Years Club. We belong to St. John's Luth. summers and held down a full-time job. He was employed by Perruce Church in rural Westby. Evald is a member and treasurer of the Moose Co[...]Creamery. In 1964 he and William Simonson formed a farming and We were raised during the depre[...]ery money and jobs. In those days, both were hard to come by so one had and farming became his full-time occupation. to learn to get by on what one had. There was very little buying-on - Vyrion is a member of the Plentywood Lutheran Church and has[...]served on the Church council. He was a member of Jaycees and is a In 1942 when we lived near Clear Lake, we w[...]of the Plentywood Elks. of the winter. Evald had to walk 5 miles to Coalridge to get food. We were almost out of coal when a 3-day storm broke. Our neighbor Lon Myers had a team of horses so Lon and Evald started early in[...]TONY and MILDRED (NESS) LARSON ing for Coalridge to get coal. They didn't get back till dark. After We came to Plentywood, MT in 1941 and have lived here since, unloading some at our place, Lon started for home a mile away. The except for a 3-year interval. horses were played out from walking through snow up to their bellies, I was born at Crosby, ND; on 1-21 -14 to Herman and Bertha Lar- so laid down. Lon unhooked[...]o home without pulling son, and have a brother and sister. I lived on the family farm until the the sled.[...]depression years. My brother, a cousin and I bought an old Model T[...] |
| touring car for $35 and headed west to look for work. We ended up in We lived on his farm for 2 years before moving to Plentywood, and Washington , where we worked on farms and in orchards. In 1937, I began farming Henry Gronvold's homestead east of Plentywood in decided to go to Chicago, IL, where I got a job as an elevator operator 1945, and Hel[...]9. We in the Marshall Field Store. After 2 years, I returned home and started built a home in Plentywood in 1946 and have lived here since. a cream station in Crosby. In the spring of 1941 ,[...]as born 11 -26-22 in Plentywood, third child born to Power of the Crosby Creamery hired me to open a Creamery Substation Henry and Helen F[...]12-12-67 at in Plentywood. We sold dairy products to stores and cafes in Plenty- the age of[...]home at Renton , wood and surrounding areas, west to Opheim and south to Culbertson. WA, 12-29-71 at age 88. T[...]was located in the back of the Redmond Tire Shop on died 8-21 -18 of scurvy. the west si[...]I attended school at Antelope, then Eden Valley, northeast of I married Mildred Ness, daughter of Anton and Randi[...]nd graduated from Plentywood HS in 1941 . In 1942 I went umbus, ND on 9-14-41 . She was born 2-4-11 in Columbus and grew to Renton, WA; stayed with my sister, Irene, and secured a job with up there with 6 brothers. After graduation, she worked as a book- Boeings, doing typing, and filing. I returned to the home farm at keeper and clerk in the Ronning[...]Antelope in August 1943 and was married a year later. We have 2 In January 1942, we went to Brookings, SD, where I took a children, Norman and Carolyn, and[...]rookings State College. Shortly after we returned to Plentywood, I became ill and we went back to North Dakota. I entered the San Haven TB Sanatorium at Dunseith ,[...]s) which opened for business in 1945. We returned to Plentywood and I became their butter and ice cream maker. The Crea[...]til the death of Frank Power in the fall of 1972. I then went to work as a custodian at the Plentywood School, retiring in 1[...]Lutheran Church. Adolph has served on the board of directors for the[...]Lodge for 1 year. At present, he is on the board of directors for the[...]Golden Years Club, and I am serving my third year as president. I am[...]od FU Local, and vice pres. of the County Council on Aging. We have made 2 trips to Norway, and have traveled in the US and Canada,[...]I am sharing some of my space with my sister, Irene[...]tory. Twin boys, Donald and David, were born to us in Crosby ND on BOBBY DEAN and CAROLYN (LEE) MUELLER 7-14-42. Donald is married to Virginia Willard, daughter of Floyd and I (Carolyn Ann Lee) was born 2-19-52 in Williston,[...]elle born 6-6-68, and Randi, child born to Adolph and artha Lee. I graduated from PHS in 1970, at- 1-31 -75. Donald[...]ings Business College for one year; then returned to Plenty- and during the summer does contract painting with Elton Overby. David wood to wor at Security State Bank. I married Bobby Dean Mueller in lives in Centralia, WA, and is employed by the state as a Juvenile Of- Plentywood on 5-27 -72. He 1s area supt. for Pennant Service Co. with ficer at the Green Hill School. He is married to Sharen Drew, daughter Oilfield Workover Rigs. We moved to Sidney, Tin January of 1973, of Donald and Violet Drew, of aselle, WA, and has a son, Michael, spent 6 months there and I worked at Sidney National Bank. 011 activity born[...]moved us farther south to Riverton, WY. I worked at American a-[...]een Lee (born 7-23-1877, died 4-28 -70), was born on the family farm near Galchutt, NO. They had 3 boys and 3 girls. Adolph was 5 when the family moved to his father's homestead 9 miles west of Plentywood. He attended the Lee School until old enough to help with the farming. He enJoyed hunting and trapping beaver and mink during the winter. In 1932 he rented a farm . During 1936-37 he worked on highway construction between Plentywood and Redstone and Plentywood and Westby. From 1936 to 1940, he rented the William Leader place, purchas[...]d raising cattle till 1946 when the farm was sold to Edna and Emil Rost. Adolph married Martha[...] |
| In March, 1978, I became a full-time homemaker as we adopted 3[...]ctrical engineer at Boeing in children, relatives on Bob's side of the family; namely, Scott, Jason[...]ing degree at EMC in 1984. In 1979 and Christina. On 3-25 -78, our family increased once more with the[...]hter is Jessica Ann. birth of Bobby Fay. We moved to Casper, WY in November 1978, and to Evanston, WY in February 1980. We are members of the Elks Club. As a family, we enjoy downhill skiing in the winter an[...]s building fence, landscaping our yard or working on the basement. We've had lots of practice in all o[...]ene M. Gronvold, (born 9-17 -13) first child born to Henry and Helen Gronvold, graduated from Antelope[...]rmal College at Dillon in 1935. In 1936 she moved to Seattle, (married Harold M. Syrstad, Seattle, 11[...]WA, while he was employed during the war years at a defense plant as Arnold Lee Family. a welder. They raised chickens and sold fryers for a few years. He later went to work for the U of WA as a radio engineer. When he retired, Arnold has served on farm committees and church board. He en- they sold their home at Renton, moved to Orcas Island, WA, and built a joys raising Hereford/ Angus cattle and[...]is now resident of Arnold was born 8-20-17 to Fred and Emilia (Livdahl) at home Sheridan Nursing Home. She was 96 years on 5-25-84. near Archer, joining Emma, Ernst, Herman[...]and Bennie was born 6-4-23 to Fred and Emilia (Livdahl) Lee (p. 11 O sleigh 1 year to Hamley School. Mother died in 1935. He worked for[...]an was 8, brother Herman owned a small accordion, but wouldn't let him agriculture short course at MSU,[...]amateur contest in Plentywood, the $25 check was a lot of Grover Fulkerson) as funeral was delayed until he arrived. His Armed money to them. Though he was right-handed, he turned the a[...]sup- upside down, using opposite hands on piano and base keys, the added ply ship guard; advanced infantry training in Georgia; sailed to S. strength of the right arm made it easier to play. He played for many Hampton, England; arrivi[...]combat in Japan at Camp Cooke; On 6-21 -4 4 he married Alice, who was born 11 -12-25 to Melvin discharged as Staff Sargeant 1-30-46 . Arn[...]rother Ernst until September 1945 when they moved to Havre, Betty was born 10-1-21 to pioneer parents Wm . and Lydia (Soren-[...]on) Deem in edicine Lake in the house that is now a ceramic shop. for dances. In 1946 hey moved to Blythe, CA, working for Evenson She joined Alpha,[...]. Garage and playing for dances. He worked from 4 A.M. to 12 farm west of town where they had milk cows, ch[...]Darlyne was born 8-25-32 . the heat any longer!" In 1948 he helped brother Herman build a house Father was G RR Agent and Betty helped wit[...]Employment was: cooking hot school lunches on YA Program, Body Shop in Plentyw[...]date: Ralph Arnold was born 6-3-53; add that day to wedding date: Sharon Elizabe1h was born 6-[...] |
| [...]wood Lutheran Church. Alice was due to hardships of the times. active in Church, Choir,[...]hroom and In 1944 we decided to settle down, so bought a farm 1O½ miles J.C. Penney. The family were avid[...]t of Plentywood. Our son Gary and wife Julie live on the farm softball. Bennie and Alice still enjoy w[...]Our first house was lost in a fire, and the picture below shows our Rheumatoid arthritis curtailed Alice's activities, but she has im- present house as it appeared[...]d School, married Wally Johnson 1982 and works at a local motel. Wally works for Sheridan County. Den[...]Walt Lee home. Mary works full-time as a nurse. They are co-owners of a bakery with twin Gary and Kathy. Terry has his pi[...]rs, then HELMER BURTON and went to Germany with a friend. He spent 1½ years in the Army in Ger-[...]Helmer was born in Plentywood on 12-2-48 , the son of Henry and in Sidney 6-24-78[...]high from Acme Beauty School in Billings in 1975. On 8-23-75 she married school graduati[...]Medicine Lake. They live in Williston, ND, she is a received a 2-year certificate in diesel technology. In 1970,[...]. Children are Damian, born 7-13-76, to the family farm operation and has been farming wi[...]Helmer and I were married on 10-20-73 at St. Joseph's Catholic[...]brother Greg, and nephew Jacob, live on the farm 9 miles west of For several years he[...]I was born in Williston, D on 7-5-50, the daughter of Marlowe and[...]Barbara (Heisler) Mehl. I attended Plentywood Schools and Miles Com-[...]munity College in Miles City receiving a 2-year degree in business. Dur-[...]ing college I worked at the Custer Co. HS Library. I returned to Plen-[...]1972, I moved to Glasgow to work at the Glasgow City-County Library[...]kmobile for the Golden Plains Library Federation. I[...]I have 4 sisters; Ruth lives in Savage, T; Julie an[...]Sarah is a sophomore in Plentywood. I have 5 brothers; Dan, his wife[...]Plentywood; and Jim is attending college. On 9-3-73, he married Julie Whittaker. They have mad[...]Julie Diane Lee was born 10-27-55 in Scobey, a daughter of the Gust Leeseberg[...], daughter of Peter and Clara Whitish , in Scobey on January Johnette, Mrs. John Grefe of Reserve, and[...]me in Plentywood. The only vacation they took was a trip through[...]North Dakota and Minnesota to see Gust's family and relatives. WALTER and VERA[...]A daughter, Gladys, born 10-27 -33, lived with them. Gust passed We came to Sheridan County in 1915, lived in the Dale[...] |
| [...]By Beulah Lidahl Art was born to Ervin and Ella Lester 6-10-09 in Tuscola, IL com- Arnold was born on 8-26-10 , in Nelson, WI, the son of Tom and ing with his folks to the Daleview area where they homesteaded. He at-[...]n his parents homesteaded tended Redstone school, but began working away from home as a about 12 miles east of Plen[...]working for Judd He attended a little country schoolhouse about 2 miles from the[...]teacher. He horse, which was his transportation to baseball and basketball games could[...]In 1921 , the family moved to Plentywood. He had 5 sisters: Polly I was born 6-6-11 to Alda J. and Lula Fitzer at Logansport, IN.[...]er died, Mother married Charles Grantham. He came to Olson, all of Pasco, WA, and Evelyn Sperline of Edmonds, WA. the Welliver area to find a place to live. I came later with my mother Arno[...]isters ary (Matkin) and Rachel (Mccurdy Garrett). I have another was working on Sheridan Co. roads when he was 14 years old. He sister, Lucille Grantham Dahley and a brother Jason Grantham. drove a team of horses on a scraper for a county gravel job north of I attended Welliver school until 1922, when we moved north of town. When the county bought a patrol, he taught himself how to Plentywood to the B. J. Fridley farm and graduated from 8th gra[...]School, then attended Plentywood HS and worked as a hired girl building highways. He worked on highways all over the state and was making about $3 a week for 2 lovely families, the W. D. Dooleys and[...]trol operators in Montana. Judd and Ida Goodman . I met Art in 1930 while working for Goodmans[...]Beulah was born 8-1 2-1 1 in Esmond, ND, and came to Dooley at and we were married 4-9-32 .[...]until she was 6 years old, then the family moved to a the Harry Padis farm. We sold our first wheat for 76¢ a bushel and homestead 2 miles east of Dooley. One of Beulah's early memories of eggs for 12¢ a dozen. My folks moved to Medicine Lake in 1934 and Dooley was when the town burned. The Nelsons had a cafe. When it took over the Gamble Store.[...]looked as if the whole town was going to burn, her mother sat her on We bought our farm in 1935 during the "dirty thirties." Financially top of a pile of household belongings by the slough east of town and things were on the upswing, so we were able to buy a few head of cat- told her, "stay there," so, there she sat and watched the pioneer town tle and a number of milking cows.[...]Construction Company out of Sioux Falls, SD. He was sent to Roswell, NM to work on the Air Base there.[...]2, Arnold and Beulah opened the East Side Market, a little[...]construction work with his own patrol hiring out to other companies[...]Larry was born a few days before Gary Klofstad, and the 2 shared[...]l, confirmation from P'wood Our family began to arrive and we had 6 children: Phyllis, Mrs.[...]joining land ending up with 1,875 acres. We built a new[...]ulah, continues unfenced grazing land, we decided to sell the cattle and get into the[...]to live in Plentywood. sheep business in 1948. We had several hundred head of sheep and a very dependable sheepherder named Pete Henrie smier. In 1959, we fenced our farm to keep closer watch over the sheep because of[...](JOHNSON) LIDAHL coyotes. Finally after much loss to coyotes, we returned to cattle By Dr. Tom Lidahl ranching. In 1973 Art's failing health left us with no choice but to sell I was born Tom Richard Lidahl on 2-6-46, second son of Arnold the cattle. In 1975 we sold the farm to Steve Nelson and bought a and Beulah Lidahl. Brother Larry[...]ld hospital-later called the "Fretheim building." I was named after I live in Plentywood and keep busy with my lawn and[...]he my grandfather Tom Lidahl, who was a pioneer policeman in the city of summer and shoveling snow in the winter. I work as a volunteer at the Plentywood. My other[...]is remembered as the Glen-Wood Thrift Shoppe; am a member of the United Methodist[...]ite club. church and of the Sherwood Garden Club. I feel fortunate to have so Education started in P[...]I started living in a grocery store when Dad and Mom opened The[...] |
| [...]-11 -67 in Plentywood, and It was attached to the front of our home and is remembered by[...]od, upon our return we always remark, "It's great to be back memories that loving parents, a great brother, and a town like Plen- home." tywood can provide. Many people influenced my life. Those that come to mind_ include Dr. Gustafson (who, when I was in 2nd grade, helped DARREL and me decide that dentistry was to be my goal), Pastor Milton Aarsvold, AN[...]On 12-2-56, Darrel La Vern Lindberg, born 3-6-37, so[...]harlene Hilyard, born 8-8-40, daughter of Charles a~d Marie Those first Plentywood years ended in 1964 when I entered Con- Hilyard of Plentywood[...]After 3 years there, my new wife Mary Janis and I took off for Portland, OR, and 4 years of Dental School. Graduation with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1971 and it was off to Fort Bragg, NC for a 2-year tour of duty in the US Army Dental Corps[...]s). Nineteen seventy-three marked my return to Plentywood with my wife and daughters Lisa and Linn. I began my dental practice in the same building th[...]ysicians Storkken, Pronin, and Peterson. In 1979, I renovated and expanded and welcomed Dr. Britt Chandler into the practice. Ironic, isn't it? I married my high school sweetheart, I live across Darrel[...]g. the street from the old East Side Market, and I work across the street from the site of the "old[...]the. welfare of others. A photograph of Darrel at age 3, with hand stuff-[...]ed 1_n c~ve~alls pocket, carefully tending a half-eaten hot dog from a the second daughter of Clair and Gladys Johnson.[...]family picnic, shows that concern. He had saved a portion of the hot in 1962 in the Plentywood Lut[...]e HS and completion of study those years, she was a member of the Raymond Helping Hands 4-H[...]ng rink Clair flooded and Nick ~ielsen on the family farm. He had driven their grain truck[...]. Grandma Nielsen (Rosa) told of what she thought to be a driverless Mary Janis graduated from PHS in 1966. truck only to find Darrel cautiously maneuvering it through the farm- Her working experiences began as a waitress during the summer yard to storage bins. of 1964 for Chester and Elsie Olson at the Alta Vista Cafe. Following Prior to being drafted into the Army for 2 years Darrel wo[...]visor at that time, and Cream?ry a~d with Stan and Roy Rue at Lincoln Lumber in Plen[...]acreage and inspected Mary Janis trained as a dental assistant and became a certified grain bins for government[...]compliance. Red Cross volunteer. Upon our return to Plentywood, she worked as From J~nuary 1963 to Darrel's death from emphysema. my dental assistan[...]involved in many church and community activities I as Business College and traveled ontana as an insurance auditor before elected to Outstanding Young en in America in 19 77 and ary Janis turning to sales with ead Paper Products. Ill health forced him to retire m 1968. to Outstanding Young Women in America in 1978.[...]West HS. Turning to politics in 1978, she lost to incumbent Yellow-[...]Monica, CA, Evening Outlook newspaper, she moved to Los[...]Gus came to Plentywood in 1906 from orthfield, MN to set up a Dr . Tom and Mary Lidahl Fam i[...]homestead 3 miles north of Plentywood on the Raymond Road.[...] |
| [...]didn't. That was one time the people I owed, like the Elgin Cafe and my whose father was a professional photographer in Plentywood. After a landlords, the Leo Zeidlers, were glad to see me return! whirlwind romance, they were married 2-7-1 2. They had 3 sons: And I did return to PHS for 17 years at 3 different intervals, in 3[...]if- continued farming until 1923 when they moved to Crosby, ND to open ferent subjects and using 3 different names! There were Stegner, a grocery store. Less than a year later, Gus was killed in an accident.[...]lows: and Logan. A.H. Lindberg was killed in bad accident No course in education taught me how to spot a thumb tack on my and chair, how to trip Billy Lee in the aisle seat just as he had o[...]e Thursday Afternoon others sprawling to the floor after study hall dismissal, or how to keep A. H. Lindberg, proprietor of the Southside Grocery, was killed on with the lesson and still watch a little scrap of paper move slowly here accide[...]l Bennett's pocket. When store, when he tried to subdue a team of horses which became un- I started pulling out what seemed to be miles of this invisible wire, I manageable by grasping the reins at the bridl[...]me wire had also caused all the study hall lights to raised on his hind legs and struck Mr. Lindberg a death blow with a sway in unison. front foot. The kic[...]heart, When Roger McGowan seemed to be the center of attraction in a and eyewitnesses who saw the accident, say it resulted in him be- large study hall, I strolled over, book in hand, and stood beside him[...]whole period noting his extreme discomfort seemed to increase. That gered when aid rushed to him and carried him into the store, where[...]ls said, " Miss Prader, how did he expired in a couple of minutes.[...]der his heavy The team of horses hitched to a heavy wagon and another undershirt?" Fortunately, I didn't! team tied behind belong to Mr. Lindberg and had just arrived in[...]same courses made no mention of the joy and love I would Crosby from his farm near Plentywood, MT[...]s that have en- Mr. Andrew Paulson. In driving to the store, which is located in the dure[...]years. office building of the Farmers Elevator on Main Street, the horses Since Co[...]early '30s, even affecting our local school and a teacher, Doris shied. Mr. Lindberg, who had been expecting Mr. Paulson at any Granger, I fear it. time, was standing in the doorway of[...]ded politics, teenagers, importing, and seemed to be getting out of control of the driver, he rushed to their gardening, with blue ribbons for tomatoes and glads. heads to subdue them. The wagon reach was broke loose with the front wheels and the horse on the right hand side trampled on Mr. Lindberg, crushing 2 ribs which evidently[...]death almost instantly. Mr. Lindberg was a little over 40 years old, born in Northfield, M , 12-22-1883. He came to Crosby from Plentywood last winter and opened a grocery store. In Montana, he proved up a homestead and engaged in farming a few years. He was also for a time employed in the office of the Sheridan Co[...]ngements for the funeral have not been completed, but it is expected to be held Saturday afternoon at the Glenwood church at I am an inactive member of Sigma Tau Delta. Through the years I 2 o'clock and burial will be in the church cemetery. 1924.[...]After Gus' death, Lalia moved the family back to Plentywood to gregational Church, since 1930. In the Women's Fellowship, I have live with her father, Charles Thompson. She[...]held office many times. In the church, I have been a deaconess and Wheeler and her story is told in the Sheridan Daybreak, page 698. now I am the moderator. Among other things, I am a charter member on the board of directors of the most recent Communi[...]For 3 years I taught in Antelope HS under E. Desonia and Roy PR[...]Homme. At PHS, in the '30s, I taught pupils to use the telephone. Then I was also the librarian and "order keeper" in study hall. I was born Monday, August 12th, near New Rockford, ND, the only child of Swiss parents, John Lucius and Anet a Fried Prader. As valedictorian, I completed the 8th grade and high school in ew[...]Rockford. Since 1925 was the last time anyone jus out of high school Don was born in Pleasantville, IA on 7-4-1898; a son of Owen and could teach a rural school, I got a school 9 miles from home, driving Geo[...]hey later lived in orth Dakota and in 191 O moved to each day. My salary was $75 per mo. My families w[...]d that "teacher" preferred cold Italian spaghetti to jelly there, and began farming in Dani[...]hen he was 19. sandwiches! My first school is now a museum in New Rockford.[...]er communi- From Jamestown College, in 1930, I graduated Cum Laude, BA ty for many years, and moved to Plentywood in 1953. During construc- degree, coming to Plentywood HS-my first job. That paid $150 for 2 tion of their home in Plentywood, Rose and a son, Elvin were killed years; then the depression lowered it to $135. During part of this time, when a flash flood inundated their home on 6-30-53. the high school faculty received registered warrants, drawing 6% in- For a time Don and his daughter, Arlene, lived at Hungry Horse, terest. I took a dim view of parting with mine at 6% discount, so I MT, where he was a trucker.[...] |
| They returned to Plentywood, and Don married Bernadine Palutzke[...]Dave Bertelson worked with him. Ruby did the shop on 5-27-56. They lived 4 miles east of Plentywood until moving to laundry. It was a real chore to wash all the towels, hair capes and Plentywood in[...]white shirts without a hot water tank or a dryer.[...]Lester and Grant worked their way to Seattle settling in Portland,[...]OR. Jean went to Portland to work at Montgomery Ward. She married[...]Roy Aman , a sailor. Bessie stayed in Plentywood and married L[...]Joanne, moved to Plentywood and later married Glen Oxender. Lester[...]Bill retired, sold the barbershop and they moved to[...]ere mar- Don farmed until retiring in 1973; but as long as his health permit-[...]at Falls and spent their life together developing a ted, he continued his life-long hobbies of raisin[...]ough the grades at the Mann School Don died on 12-31-83 in Sheridan Mem. Hosp. in Plentywood.[...]ed from PHS. Bernadine lives in Plentywood. A daughter, Arlene, Mrs. Bob Jane, a graduate of MSC in Bozeman, with a BS in education Spoklie, lives in Big Fork, MT and a stepdaughter, Judy, Mrs. Doug taught school for a couple of years, then spent the war years working[...]iam Lord in South Milwaukee, WI in 1945 and moved to the[...], in Gotts, KS was the son of tinued to work at the Plentywood Public Library. She is act[...]d Bruce, Legion Post 58. He was also a noted conservationist, winning the Soil born 3-20[...]e Year award in 196 7 with conservation 5-11-1900 to 195 7, Alice Johnson, 4-5-01, Vernie 5-4-05 to practices much in evidence on the ranch, including wildlife dams, con- 11-15-77, Alvie 6-17-07 to 2-14-45. The family moved to North tour strips, grass waterways, and a spring developed to water winter- Dakota then to Canada.[...]Ruby Dorothy Alice earned a BS in library science from the U of M in 1939 and Holmes, who was born 12-7-02 on Downing St. in London, England. a MA from the Albion College in 1947. She is a member of the national Her parents were George, 12-1 8-1878 to 1956 and Ellen Godleamon honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. After working as a catalog librarian in Holmes, 7-21-1878 to 1950. The family came to Canada on the SS the U of M , Albion Co[...]58 and Assoc . Director of Libraries in 1969. She to Whitetail, MT. He barbered and ran the pool hall.[...]ral professional and civic organizations in- here on 5-29-21. They homesteaded in the Paisley Brook ar[...]al Audubon Society, t. Inst. of Arts, etc. She is a 11 -14-23, Grant 12-11 -24, twin girls February 1[...]world traveler and also an avid hiker. She hopes to do more traveling Bessie 12-30-26.[...]earned a BS degree in nursing from SU. She as a nurse at Sheridan,[...]Daleview Coal Mine and for WPA. In 1942 he served a 6-month's apprenticeship under Louis Moe to secure his barber license. When Mr. Moe re[...] |
| [...]ywood, and attended U of M at Missoula, receiving a BS in wildlife Lund also of Flaxton, wa[...]duation, he returned home and took over the lease on Flaxton. the Ridenour Ranch from his father and has lived on the farm since. He Bennie came to Plentywood to teach in 1950. At that time I was married Rosemarie Granvold, daughter of Bjarn[...]ught for 14 years in Plentywood Schools from 1950 to Sage. 1964, and I worked at the ASCS Office. "Rosemarie and I were married the year of the total eclipse of the In 1955-56 Bennie took a sabbatical to earn his BS degree at sun. That same year my moth[...]ll almost Minot State, and I transferred to the ASCS Office in Minot. materialized, but turned out to be a deep dry hole in the ground. We We returned to Plentywood in 1956 and Ben resumed teaching also started a mini-storage rental business in Plentywood that year. We and I continued at the ASCS Office. enjoy farming, ranc[...]tings done by Don Eggen business in 1973 to Tom and Sandra Feeney and during the summer and L[...]t in the Raymond with nature. Our house overlooks a beautiful wildlife enriched dam Sc[...]countless hours of nature study. The dam has been a We bought our present home in 1957 from the Marie Jensen home for a family of beavers, who later moved down Crazy Hor[...]building numerous dams along the way, and we had a rare and We belong to the Congregational Church and Plentywood Golf Club. entertaining visit by a river otter. We enjoy the yearly return of the Ben has been a member of the Jaycees, Lions Club, and was Scout[...]Heron, the bittern, and all the birds that summer on the Master from 1950-54. farm . We[...]teaching years. He sold and other wildlife common to this area. Farm life was once described to cars for Cal and Roger Peterson, worked at the ASCS Office measuring me by a long time area resident as "dog heaven." In these[...]ntywood, MT. He Everson and erected a steel building 60 x 100 to house the business. was born in Williston, ND 6-2[...]Manor. His parents moved to Plentywood in 1963, and Craig graduated[...]I have 1 sister, Jackie Wolters of Sunnyvale, CA, and 2 brothers, He started working as a custodian for Sheridan Co. Courthouse in[...]and still works there. Craig started writing to a pen pal club in 197 8, and that is how he met his[...]Jr., and Steve. Can- Sheridan Daybreak I). Dorothea passed away in 1976. Marius resides dida was born 6-16-60 at Darkar, Senegal, Africa. She came to the US at the Pioneer Manor, Plentywood. They came to Sheridan County in in 1972 and graduated from hig[...]Leo and his family lived on a farm near Reserve. He walked 2½[...]miles- rain or shine- to a little country school. To help make ends[...]Germany. In 1946, Leo came back to Reserve and worked for the[...]bought a small farm 16 miles west of Reserve and moved to Plenty-[...]Margaret was the second of 1Ochildren born to Vincent and Anna[...]Cybulski (see page 61 O of Sheridan Daybreak I). Margaret was born in[...]hels), lived until she was 1 year old. They moved to Montana to Craig and Candida were married on 6-23-79 in Brockton, MA. claim a homestead 6 miles south of Plentywood. Margaret was blessed Their first child, a son, was born 10-4-81 and named Craig Elra[...] |
| [...]a, Mrs. Robert Jensen; and and I, would walk to Antelope, eat our sack lunch on the way, ride the Grace, Mrs. Chester Wirtz.[...]train back to Plentywood. Bob Wankel, and Lowell had Model Ts; Katie Margaret walked 1½ miles to attend the Munson School. One Wankel and I would borrow them whenever they would let us. sum[...]care for her In 1937, I worked in the theatre for Elmer and Esther Jackso[...]ith her even then. February 1941 I went to beauty school in Billings. I worked in Sidney, Margaret attended high school i[...]then Beauty School then returned to Plentywood to manage Peterson's Beauty Salon for in Fargo, ND. While there, her mother passed away and she returned to Myrtle and Cliff Peterson. Plentywo[...]y Collier. They had Les and I were married 11-30-43 in Walla Walla, WA, where he 3 children. Teresa, Mrs. Jacob Alvarado, a son, Raymond, who passed was stationed and moved to McCook, NE. Les went to Burma and I away in 1966, and Grace, Mrs. Peter McClymont. Both girls live in returned to Plentywood. Donna was born 12-16-44. I worked for Hazel Plentywood.[...]from the service and went to work for the RR, Donna and I went with him, traveling to many places. We lived in Bainville for 2 years. D[...]was born 10-19-49 in Williston, ND. We moved to Power, where Les[...]was depot agent. We bought a lunch room. Donna started 1st grade in[...]to Power at Christmas Break. We returned to Plentywood in 1952; Les[...]worked at the depot, and on weekends tended bar at the Canyon Club[...]Blue Moon. Diane was born 9-22-52. We transferred to Great Falls[...]of the garage doors at work, he fell 12 feet off a ladder, landing on the cement floor. He broke his right wrist and his right heel. Since Leo was not able to work, he and Margaret bought a new car and made a trip to Sacramento, CA, where Teresa and her family were living. Leo and Margaret decided to remodel their home and Margaret finally got her "dream east kitchen." Leo works for Sheridan County as a road maintainer and heavy[...]ine grandchildren later, Leo and Margaret decided to add on to Les retired from the now Burli[...]their home, making it big enough for their family to gather at holidays. the last depot age[...]farmland, so he still keeps active farming. I started a beauty salon in and Margaret are enjoying their "[...]orks in Leslie was born 11 -14-20 in Dagmar, to Hans P. and Margaret Houston wi[...]. Diane works at Eddie's Madsen. His family moved to Reserve in 1925, where he attended[...]ly 1975 and David was born to Archie and Agnes ann on 2·6-30 in the old his dad in 1969 in Kalispell.[...]artin Gross, helped Archie shovel the deep drifts to get the car children live in Kalispell. Bob Jr. a[...]recently returned through so David could be born in the hospital. The farm is located 1 2 fro[...]gnes is 92, Falls. Weldon worked for the AA also, but quit hen he bought a ranch living at the Pioneer Manor.[...]ter about 6 Aspelund, graduated from PHS in 1940. I have 3 brothers, Myrad, Clif- weeks they moved to town. The family owned the home that is pres- for[...]"The Attic." He graduated from PHS in 1949, then to Mrs. Martin Nelson was our 4-H Club leader. Geraldine Gooder, Bozeman to college, until coming home to take over the farm in 1950. Shirley Erickson, Arl[...]Davis He married Betty Bykonen on 10-2 0-56. She was a Bell Telephone were the members. Mr. Rasmussen wa[...]operator from North Dakota. They lived on the ranch, where his mers some of us girls[...] |
| [...]They moved to St. Louis, MO in 1958, where Jack graduated from[...]Orthodontic College in 1960. The family relocated on a small ranch out[...]Bob and Marilyn Mann and their 2·children moved to Plentywood[...]with 2 sisters on the family farm on the Missouri River near Riverdale,[...]came to Dakota Territory from Virginia in 1880. His forefathers were They were fortunate to adopt 2 beautiful children, the first, a boy early settlers in America. Richard i[...]kane, WA, by car when he was 2 months old. It was a nerve rack- Her father was born in a sod dugout home on the prairie. ing, but happy experience. Then 3 years later, a little girl, named Can- Marilyn is[...]er dad. During his high school years, Shannon had a Denmark. They met and married in[...]Clara's parents were both born in Germany, but met and married in 4-H, which Candace had animal[...]sisters. In 1963 she Betty was born 5-18-37 to Pete and Florence Bykonen of Powers graduated from NDSU with a BS degree in speech and English Ed. In Lake, ND.[...]family moved 1961 Bob graduated with a BS degree in pharmacy from NDSU and to Reserve, where Pete was a grain buyer. They later moved to Plen- entered the Army as a 2nd Lt., having completed the ROTC program in tyw[...]ra is an assis- 1962, and he left for a 2-year assignment in Wurzberg, Germany, tant mana[...]In Germany, the Manns lived in a tiny town just outside of Wurz. volved with the Knights of Columbus, Pres. of Guild, past Pres. of 4-H berg. Their neighbors were German, so they took a short course (G.I. council, church council, chairman for 3 years on Senior Citizen's Day, German) so they[...]Master Sgt in the Nat. Guard for 12 years, belong to Toastmasters, Bob and Marilyn enjo[...]e Golf Club. beer truck that delivered a case of beer every week to their landlord For their recreation, they like snowmobiling, motorcycle and horseback and to many others on their street. The landlord in turn was amazed at riding with the club, going to roe concerts, gardening, and traveling[...]chef, as that was "women's work" according to Herr Gatzenberger. I am sharing space for an update on my sister, Helen Cross. Traveling could be done fairly inexpensively in those days and Bob[...]and Marilyn traveled a lot and spent their first anniversary in Paris. A Helen Mann was born 4-2-23 on the homestead ranch of her hig[...]is the The Manns returned to Bismarck for 2 years where Bob worked at sister o[...]School of ursing. then moved to inot, where Bob managed Minot Drug and Marilyn Sh[...]e Armed Services for 2 orked as a substitute teacher. years. She served with a hospital train unit and accompanied wounded service men across country to general hospitals. Following her army career, she did ship's nursing, making 60 day trips to Hawaii, Philip- pines, and he Orient. In 1948 she married James Jackson Cross, a Korean veteran of the Dental Corp, and hey made t[...]Kathryn Marie was born in inot 6-15-67 and is a senior at PHS,[...]Plentywood Lutheran Church. Marilyn continued as a Helen and James Cross.[...]until 1982 when the gift shop building was added to[...] |
| [...]the Jayceen chapter in 1972. Bob has served on the city council, was president of Jaycees, Lions[...]ood, Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Clubs. He is a member of the Sheridan County Fair Board and of t[...]in the 14 years they have been here. It has been a good place to raise a family and have a business. Plentywood is a progressive small town and the Manns are proud to call it home. BOB and NANCY MARLENEE[...]Nancy Marron . |
| [...]where they had 500 head of formed a partnership with his brother, Marshall, known as[...]Construction. During this time, he was a member of the Montana Na- Dorothy (Hareland), born in Hanaford, ND, in 1910, came to tional Guard and retired in 197[...]the Plen- Plentywood in 1927. After her marriage to Alf, she became mother, tywood Ho[...]for 5¢ through an outside window. Since this was a Alsberg and they live in Nesh[...]Annette lives weekend activity, Dorothy continued to work at Hallesy's and later in Rou[...]ps Roy's Market until she teamed with Dora Jensen to cook at the Pioneer and joined the Ma[...]but not least, is Tracie, who is in the Navy and is p[...]would say, "We have 6 boys and each 1 has a sister", leaving the in-[...]impression that there were twelve. What he failed to[...]explain was that we each had the same sister for a grand total of 7,[...]up elsewhere in this book, I shall begin my brief biographies with my[...]ERWIN "Pud" Marsh believed, on occasion, action got quicker Alf and Dot became the proud parents of Arlene Marie on 3-5-31. results than words; those tempted to seriously test his physical The little red head,[...]contests, she was born at Hutchinson, MN on 5-2-07 , the second son of Fred and majored in sp[...]hen he was about 4 years of age, the family moved to a receiving her bachelors degree at the Institute o[...]Dooley where he was raised. After the folks moved to Wichita, KS. There she met and married Noel Matkin, also pursuing a Plentywood, Pud attended school in[...]orked for Westland Oil Co. in Plentywood and was a career that both followed, gaining them international status in Froid where he also worked on road construction before entering the this field[...]nd instrumental in the founding and developing of a speech and hearing later in the Gil[...]employed by John Deere Implement until his moved to Tucson, AZ, to continue their desire o assist children with retirement. Pud served on the Plentywood Volunteer Fire Dept. from speech a[...]aily pinochle games with his cronies. Pud died of a (Cindy) was born, to be followed several years later by Christopher Jon. heart ailment on 3-16-81 . Bo h attended college after high school[...]In April of 1983, Arlene was stricken with a fatal heart attack at that might be used to describe our brother, CECIL "Cec" Marsh. You their home in Tucson. oel has continued to work and live in Tucson. knew exact[...]tood with him. No behind-the-back stuff. In May of 1933, Ronald Paul was born to Alf and Dot. He Today's generation would call him "a real up-front dude". He knew graduated from PHS a[...]he married Ann Delaney. Following graduation with a making a good deal. Cecil was born at Hutchinson, MN on 10-20-09. degree in chemistry, he began his caree[...]ended school in the country and in Plentywood. As a youth, he have 5 children; Paula Ann, Richard Alfred, Katherine Dalaney (Rubin), took a job as "printer's devil' with The Producer's News[...]a short time at The Leader in Scobey, he was employ[...]iller, Steve Sleight, and Cec bought the Service to live and work in Plentywood. In 1969, she married[...]cquired sole ownership and ran it Westby. They go to Los Angeles every winter, but spend their sum- until his retirement in 1972, when he sold the store to Orville Haugo. In mers in Plentywood with their f[...]enjoys 1939, he married Pauline Seip, a teacher in the Scobey elementary working and baking cakes. bu at present she has no desire to serve grades. Cec loved the outdoo[...]"Moon." Virgil has laid his was out fishing or hunting. After retirement, he and Poll[...]is parents were in St. aries, ID but are presently living in Scobey. After a lengthy ill- Frank and Eugenia (LaRoche) Marsh. D[...]ness, Cec lost his battle with leukemia on 3-1-83. Scobey and Plentywood, graduating from PHS in 1943. He enlisted in LEO was born on 4-17-12, graduating from PHS in 1932. As a the Marines in 1945 and served in the Pacific Are[...]apan. He returned home in He moved to Glasgow in 1934, where he managed the Westland Ser- August 1946 and worked for a time with Marsh Movers.[...] |
| from Wildrose, ND. In 1942, they moved to Portland, OR where they sold my practice and retired. I am now enjoying a laid-back lifestyle still live. He retired from S[...]sunny Santa Clara Valley. For the past few years, I have been appliance repair supervisor. They have[...]and Scobey. Believe me, there couldn't have been a better On 9-8-23, after 6 boys, Mother got what she had been wishing place in the world in which to have been born and raised than Plen- for-a baby girl. Having a girl in the family was something different for[...]have been like for the only girl with 6 brothers to pick on her? Fortunately for her, she was Dad's favorite.[...]he Security State Bank. She married Melvin Kisler on 9-8-44 at Homestead, FL, while he was in the Air[...]Mel's discharge from the Air Force, they returned to Plentywood and lived on the ranch until a couple years ago, when they moved into Plentywood[...]ked since 1966. Mel and Vi take occasional trips, but always return to Plentywood, where they are happiest among longtim[...]Blooming, Sask., was born in Plentywood on 4-2 2-25, one of 7[...]children. Elaine boarded with C. F. Christensen's to attend PHS and[...]marrying Phil on 3-21 -4 7.[...]Phil and Elaine moved to Missoula where Phil completed his[...]orthern Illinois College of Optometry. A daughter, Gail, was born in[...]December, 1948 in Chicago. The Marshs returned to Plentywood in Melvin Kis[...]Marcene and Michael, were Finally, we come to me, the number 5 son named ARTHUR. I was born June, 1953, one week before the Box Elder Creek flood ripped born on the farm about 8 miles NE of Plentywood on 12-20-15. Having through the Old Townsite where Phil and Elaine resided. Henceforth, a birthday that close to Christmas is no joke, as one present usually they are known as the "flood twins", as they had to be rescued. Phil sufficed for both occasions. I started in the 1st grade of Plentywood[...]in June 1957, completed the family. Schools when I was about 3 months short of being 6 years old, an[...]an English/Art teacher, 1s married to Lt. Commander Joseph Keller and At about the age of 1 O, I had the job of driving the neighbors[...]They have 2 children, Ashley and Thomas. milkcows to and from the Bolster pasture during summer months. Our ari Anne, a cardiopulmonary technologist married Dr. Kirk Stoner, little black horse, Trixie, and I spent many an hour searching for that a[...]Plentywood ith their 2 children, Chelsea and herd on the numerous times they broke out of the pasture. When I was Chase. ichael owns and operates his o n optical dispensing business 12, my dad decided that I should no longer be a juvenile bum and he ar- and resides m orth St. Paul, with ife, Barbara. arcene, a legal ranged for me to shine shoes at Harry Hilyard's barber shop. Perha[...]n Helena ith husband, Steve L nn. and 2 sons, was a financial necessity, but I kept that job until I had graduated from Geoffrey and Daniel. P[...]n electrical engineer in Bozeman, T. high school. I worked about a year in Mr. Jens Jensen's little hardware store and then took a job at Miller's Drug. In 1940, I attended the College of Pharmacy & Science in Den[...]m the State o! evada and one dollar in my pocket, I reported for work as a pharmacist to r. Dave Stallcop in Cutban , T. I orked 1th Dave until 1942 hen I received "Greetings" from Uncle Sam and his invitation to join the Army. After basic training in northern California, I was assigned to Oib~ ble General Hospital at enlo Par , CA in charge of the pharmacy until my discharge in 1946. I went to UCLA for a year and then transferred to the College of Optometry, Pacific Univ. Forest Gr[...]with the BS and the Doctor of Optometry degrees, I was successful in getting licensed to practice in California and Washington. My first practice in Fullerton was unsuccessful and after 9 months I purchased an established practice in Gilroy, CA. This turned out to be a different story and I have been here ever since. In ovember 1981 , I Phil a[...] |
| [...]Church. Phil stay in the hospital, I helped until all was well. Dad moved a house onto has also been active in the local scho[...]vid hunter, fisher, and bridge I worked in the Grand View Hotel a while, at the Red Owl Store for player.[...]aine too, enjoys bridge. Both are looking forward to retirement needed help at "The Tip Top" restaurant. Chandlers decided they were and travel, but contemplate remaining in the community, except going to tear the building down, so they closed the restaurant, but it perhaps during the winter months.[...]building! In August, 1946, I worked at Victor Kisler's Market, for 1O½ JOE MA[...]SH On 1-6-58, I started at the Coast to Coast Store for Ward Peter- I was born to Joseph A. and Florence M. (Jordan) Marsh on son. This is my 27th year there. Last year was a nightmare, because 4-10-22, the second child of 6[...]we got it back in working order, it burned again on 5-14-83 . This was standing by for my arrival but was on her way out, I am told, and year I can retire; I have yet to see what SS will bring. I'm not looking had to turn back when mother said, "You'd better hurry as the baby is forward to this, as I loved working with all the people. coming". As I grew older I helped Dad with outside chores such as I do some paintings and belong to the Hi Line Art Club. In milking when I was 6; Dad would call upstairs as the sun was coming September, 1983, I learned that I am a diabetic, so I belong to the new- up, "It's time to get the cows and horses in." He would put me on the ly formed Diabetic Support Group of Plentywood. horse and I would ride for the animals. The hired men, Christ[...]called as there were 2 John I was born 2-24-28 in my grandparents home, the Ben Marshs. Olson's) would get a little more rest. They were like big brothers to us. They lived in the old townsite in Plentywood. I was the second son of[...]Joseph A. and Florence M. (Jordan) Marsh. Following find t[...]my 5 brothers and 6 sisters listed according to age: lling (Mrs. Gordon)[...]Blair, Robert (deceased 10-27-25 to 9-17 -55), myself, David, Stephen,[...]Kermit (deceased 8-1-31 to 8-23-55), Gilbert, Cecelia (Mrs. Darrell)[...]I received my schooling at the Marsh School in Dist[...]I worked at home on the farm until 1951 when I was drafted into[...]DE. I worked as a radio dispatcher in the 74th AAA near Pittsburg,[...]We returned home in 1954 to continue farming and ranching on the Celestia Marsh. home place where I still reside today. I enjoy snowmobiling in the winter, which I also use to check some I loved horses and often rode while herding sheep a[...]d. My favorite own special pony was called Dolly. I could ou run our neighbors with spo[...]ng. an old race horse that was our Uncle Martins. I never found one too KERMIT ANTHONY MARSH fast to ride. Kermit A. Marsh was born 8-1-31. He was fifth son and the ninth We got a John Deere tractor, Model "D" with lugs when I was 12 child of Joseph and Florence M. Marsh. He started school at the Marsh so I'd come home from school and run it, plowing until[...]1/2 mile over the hill from home. When depending on how bright he moon was.[...]School District No. 31 closed in 1942, he went to Dooley to continue I received my schooling 1/2 mile over the hill with[...]his schooling. Three years later, he went to Plentywood to finish as teacher. She was a very special person to us arsh children and school. Aft[...]On 1-24-53, he was drafted into the Army. He got his training at I started working during WWII, first for Orville Bantz's as she had a Camp Stoneman CA and became a cook for the 501 st Engineers new baby and left t[...]by cried, so using my grandmother's colic remedy, I fed her caraway returned home in February, 1955. tea, and she slept. I heard afterward that I d doped her. I worked for Harold DeSilva at the pop factory one[...]ok place. Everyone felt the tragedy of it. Later, I helped when Mrs. Flakne suffered a heart attack, then went to Katherine and John Flakne's, when their second child, "Joanie", was born. Sister !ling sent me a card to come help her as she couldn't walk, so I returned to Plen- tywood. When Cecelia started school, my job was taking the kids to Dooley School. During the winter, we stayed in a 2-room house there. Edith was only 3 but often came to stay with us. Later, brothers: Stephen, Kermit, a[...]and Edith, stayed with me in the Pete Goltz house to attend school in Plentywood. Dale, Ruby, and Sharon Goltz joined us, when their folks went to Louie Marsh's. The house burned out there and fling and Ruby got badly burned[...] |
| Kermit enjoyed playing guitar in his spare time; but most of all he loved horses and had an Appaloosa stallion called Chief Buck. He was killed in a car accident 8-28 -55. A short while later, the horse Kermit loved so much[...]Joseph and Florence M. Marsh. He was born at home on the farm on 10-27-25. He went to school a half mile south of where he lived, at the Marsh S[...]nd repairman of the Marsh farm. Some times he had a hard time keeping the old Model D John Deere goin[...]We moved to Plentywood from Sacramento, CA, where I had worked at a retail service business, but I was born and raised in[...]y parents are Jacie and Robert Matzke. My wife is a[...]We have 2 daughters, Krisi and Sheri; and a grandson, Aaron. Both[...]daughters have done a lot of work at the Drive-In , and we hire many[...]I am a former ambulance driver and I am a member of the Plen-[...]Bonnie's interests are crafts and I enjoy antiques.[...]Bob was born in 1931 , north of Westby on the farm of his grand- He liked to ride horses. On Sundays, the neighbor kids would parents, George and Effie Peele. He was raised on a farm near Comer- gather for a good time riding steers and horses. Dad never seemed to town by his parents, Opal and Howard McCall. mind getting the livestock in for riding on these occasions, even He has[...]g Bob died 9-17-55 from injuries received in a car accident on Veasey of Minot, ND; Phyllis, Mrs.[...]nd joined the Air DEDICA TEO TO OUR TEACHER: For[...]Clifford Olson, was born in 1933 north of Dooley on the farm of her the score of other things we lear[...]After their marriage, she and Bob moved to Holyoke, MA here[...]returned to Plentywood in 1954 and Bob was again sent overseas to[...]and they moved to Comertown. In 1960, they moved to Plentywood.[...]ed from PHS. RANDY and BONNIE (FREUND) MATZKE On 7-8-77 my wife, Bonnie and I became the owners of the new RICH[...]nt was started by the Orville Knudsvig's who sold to Lutheran Church in 195 7. Eileen, born 1936, was the third child of the Bud Blacks and they to Terry and Duane Trewyn. The Drive-In was[...]re dining area, storage 1928, living on the family farm at Outlook and Gaylen, born 1930, a space, office, and a larger kitchen .[...] |
| [...]born 1935 in Scobey, the fifth of 6 children born to On 10-2-82 (as my children told it to Pastor Mike at Plentywood Alice and Ray McCarty.[...]Lyle David McCauley of Antelope, my 3 girls, and I Scobey graduating in 1953. He attended the U of M[...]re married. Because we were anticipating our move to Antelope, I then enlisted in the Army. He went through basic training at Fort Orde, began investigating ways I could continue my child-care, be indepen- CA and spent 18 months in Europe. Richard returned to finish his dent, and have my own pre-schooler with me. In November, 1982, I education and began farming . For the next 5 year[...]out at Fargo, for 2 quarters each year, returning to Montana in March to their proposed nursery. After some q[...]d hurried sewing; Jeannie Stageberg of Dagmar and I opened Eileen graduated from Outlook HS in 1[...]ended the Bull Pen Nursery. On a good day, we average 20-25 children, who Concordia College for 2 years and then transferred to NOSU in Fargo, come and go through o[...]rent ages and temperment. graduating in 1958 with a degree in home economics education. Eileen Often people ask if the children drive me crazy, and I always reply, "It's taught 3 years at Casselton, ND and Richard graduated in 1961 with a not the children who drive me banana[...]ol and help. Brandi That spring they returned to Plentywood and farmed in partnership[...]years. Eileen taught home ec. at the to call me " Mommy". Plentywood School for those 4 y[...]e In the near future, I hope to start a child-care center in my home in opportunity to purchase their own farm 5 miles SE of Plentywood.[...]age of 17, Pete left New York to find adventure. He hitch-hiked to Texas to work in the oil fields. From Texas the oil took him to LYLEandDONNA(VERT,MEDDERS)McCAULEY Oklahoma and later to Sidney, MT. When Noble "84 Rig" moved to Donna Marie edders McCauley was born 3-27 -52, the third child Plentywood, so did Pete. On his second day in town he met his future of Ernes[...]ier. oriconi, old time natives of Sheridan Co. I attended PHS and Grace is[...]with her sister, Teresa tywood's Golden Jubilee. I was the little girl in the school days scene[...]r Raymond, who passed away in July, 1966. who had to leave class m a big hurry to use the "privy". She at[...]high school in Plentywood. One of At PHS, I was a member of the choir, band, FHA, and worked as a Grace's favorite subjects was speech.[...]David, born 9-15-72 went to Billings where Grace studied accounting I married Richard Medders 1-2-71 and we moved to Bozeman at Billings Business College. Grace and Troy returned to Plentywood where Rick was attending college. Raeanne assei (named after her where Grace got a job at Chandler Accounting. great-grandmother) wa[...]ace were married 2-21 -81. January, 1972 we moved to Plentywood to the family farm west of One October day, Grace received a call from the Sidney Hospital. Plentywood. Christ[...]ig accident. Sheriff-Grandpa Lyle Medders died of a heart attack. Brandi Janelle Fortunately, it could be stitched back on and after many painful months was born 3-21 -78.[...]it healed. Soon after, Pete became a driller for Brinker-Hoff Signal Com- On the farm I soon became involved in farm work, your typical city pany. girl going to the farm to learn how to live, took care of my children and Then Pete got his wish. On 5-4-82, a beautiful baby girl Tiffany usually 2 or 3 others and was a Sunday School teacher for the pre-[...]The oil business left the area, but Pete found employment with In August, 1980, the girls and I moved to Plentywood where I Sheridan Co. He is the head of maintenance for the civic center and the began a child-care in my home. With the children I was watching, my fairgrounds. frien[...]Pete and Grace thought they had everything: a home, a good job, a children playing together as we visited. On occasion, some of us would son, and a daughter. But, on 2-21 -84, Grace again put Pete "on top of go to the park for a picnic or to Brush lake when it was "super hot". the world". She gave him a son, Trevor Hugh.[...] |
| [...]it Company C, 163rd, when organized in Plen- I was born in Plentywood 11-21 -35, the son of William and Vera tywood. A life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Butc[...]Post No. 4018, Plentywood, held offices on the local, district, and state among the very, very first pioneers to come to this area arriving from levels. Was[...]serving as a driver for about 1O years.[...]My mother, my 1½ year old sister, Judy, and I remained on the Motel, east side of the city,[...]member of the Jaycees when first organized. A member of the Elks I graduated from PHS in 1953. In 1952, I joined the National Guard Lodge No. 25[...]ucks. Operated the farm alone while brother, I worked for Boundary Construction and farmed for A[...]in the Korean Conflict overseas. Robert continues to Walkowski through most of the '50s.[...]farm the family homestead. In July, 1960, I married Harriet Olsen from Sidney. Harriet taught[...]Elementary Schools for 5 years and has continued to and Beryl took a car trip to Seaforth, Ontario, to visit Dad's home on substitute since then.[...]nity Hospital School September 1967, is presently a sophomore at PHS. All 3 boys have[...]Ambrose, Jamestown, and Bottineau, ND came to Plentywood Hospital Our family are members o[...]1940, met and married Tom at Minot 5-24-41 . I have served on the Plentywood School Board, the Farmer's Union[...]Benson, Trading Elevator Board, and am presently a director of the Security Roy and Herald Messinger for a total of 16 years, assisting them with State Bank. I am a past member of the Jaycees and a member of the surgery in the hospital. Agreed to take the Director of Nurses position Plentywood M[...]en while she had her first baby, when she decided to not Harriet is a member of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the N[...]n for 1Oyears; then was the first Licensed She is a past member of the Jaycees, the Plentywood Luther[...]Member of the VFW Aux., served as president on the local, the third generation to live on the farm on wh ich my grandparents district, and state level and on the National Council. Joined the homesteaded.[...]Ser_vice to Military Families Ch. Appointed in 1982 by Gov. T[...]Swmden as a member of the Governor's Council on Aging. Was the Clifton McLean came to Plentywood in 1953 and joined the staff of[...]ongrega- PHS as coach and instructor. He received a BS degree from Minot tional Ch[...](KIMBALL) McLEAN Thomas Shaw, born 5-18·18 on parents' homestead south of Dooley, Dr. Steele at[...]ES H., MARGARET, LELAND McNULTY (1943-46) sailing on the Maratina to the European theater, overseas 1[...]arrival in Plentywood in year, nine months. Prior to this, Beryl spent 6 weeks with him at Ft.[...]n, SC. Upon separation from the service, returned to help on his Charles, Francis, Margaret[...] |
| [...]s and Adriana celebrated their golden anniversary on 8-1-78[...]he first graduating class from PHS. He worked as a ranch hand around Plen- tywood and was a deputy sheriff, worked for the Fishbeck Light Co. in Plentywood, moved to Glendive, MT, Flagstaff, AZ, Nogales, AZ, Santa[...]Margaret graduated from PHS in 1926. She was a secretary to the Fran and Adriana have 4 chil[...]n worked for the telephone company Fox and moved to St. Cloud, MN and then to Detroit Lakes, MN. They and Security State Bank before moving to Seattle. She married Ralph had 3 sons: Jerry, To[...]ohn died in 1953. Margaret Oswald on 9-9-50. After living in Billings, they returned to Plentywood worked as secretary for attorneys in[...]raduated from U D and joined armed forces: Jerry, a Navy flyer; Tom- running the Grand Vi[...], where Ralph works in the Athletic Dept., Pan Am out of ew York. Tommy owns and operates a garden farm in Univ. of WA. The[...]mberly, Phillip, and Connecticut. Chuck sells lnt'I trucks in Mankato, MN. Margaret died in[...]59), and now in Monterey, CA where her husband is a worked as a bulk plant auditor for Western Oil & Fuel Co. and[...]39 , graduated from PHS and attended He was a member of Kiwanis, K of C, Am. Management Ass'n,[...]ated Cum Laude He has 3 children : Michael, a Jesuit priest; Kathleen and Sharon, from St. Edwards Univ. in Austin, TX, with a BA in business. He married and living in pis. His[...]lmington, DE. Leland is business manager of a large Catholic parish in a suburb James Alfred, born 11 -27-45[...]eps in ouch with Montana with annual skiing trips to years in the Navy, worked 9 years for Purolator Security in Chicago Bozeman and visits to sisters-in-law in Buffalo and Plentywood, MT. before moving to Belgrade, MT, where he joined the Bozeman Police[...]reside in Sheridan, MT, where he owns and FRANCIS I. and[...]ters, organizing hunting and fishing trips. ADRIA A C. (GARNEAU) McNULTY Francis I. Mc ulty was born 12-11 -02 in Litchfield, MN to Charles THOMAS PATRICK and F. and Ellen cNulty and came to Sheridan Co. with his family in 1916. J[...]of Charles and Ellen Jane McNulty, MN, returning to Plentywood where he owned and operated City Dray. was born at Litchfield, MN and moved to Plentywood with his parents He married Adriana C. Garneau on 10-1-28. They lived in ogales, in 1916. He graduated from PHS in 1933 and worked on the family AZ for several years, but returned to Plentywood when his father was farm an[...]ked for Remmington Munitions in badly injured in a farming accident.[...]ke City returning home when his father was unable to get dairy Later, he worked as cattle inspector on the border for the state, help. then for McLaughlin Construction Co. of Gt. Falls, a road building firm In 1948, Tom mar[...]Sheridan Co. Home for several years. Fran worked on several farms and ranches in Demonstration Agent. They lived on the farm and Tom worked for the Sheridan Co. until his retirement due to failing health. He passed away SCS. In 1952, they sold the farm and moved to SW Montana where at the age of 79, 8-2-82.[...]ad County Adriana was born in Westhope, NO, to Alfred and Ella Garneau, ASCS in Dillon. In 1956, he sold the Dillon ranch and transferred to moved to Williston with her folks, then Froid and on to Plentywood Great Falls as Cascade County ASCS office manager. As Tom had a where she lived and attended school. Adriana left[...]on for 7 years. In 1964 Tom began working for ing to Plentywood and attending teacher's college in Mil[...]rriage. tative on the Missouri and Columbia River Basin Commissions. Later, In addition to being a wife and mother, Adriana was organist and he held a similar position with the Souris, Red, Rainy Rive[...]mission at Moorhead, MN. In 1972, he returned to Montana to ranch in in Degree of Honor Lodge, Catholi[...] |
| [...]Catherine born in southwest Montana. Mary Ellen, a graduate nurse from Carroll College and St. Vince[...]olaisen, farmed northeast of Plentywood as listed on pp. 664 and[...]106 of Sheridan's Daybreak. They operate a guiding and outfitting business in Townsend. They[...]l of John attended U of M, U of WA, and NDSU to complete pharmacy Plentywood, and[...]rried George served 8 years on the Plentywood City Council and 21[...]years on the Plentywood Fire Department. Kathy Kuntz, Glendive. They have 2 sons and a daughter. Patrick graduated from MSU majorin[...]ing. where his mother also lives. Judiann is a home ec. graduate of MSU, worked at Glendive and[...]at Stanford, MT 2 years. In 1978, she was an IFYE to Poland and went to Guatemala with the 4-H YDP program for 2 years. F[...]ceived her MA degree in nutrition and is now with a Nutrition and Agricultural Program at the Mission[...]In July, 1982, our children had a Golden Wedding Anniversary for Lila were neighbo[...]Aaron, across the road. Roy and Lila were married on 11 -1 8-15 at Dr. Earl Messinger and his wife, Edith, came to Plentywood in Perham, MN and came to Sheridan County in 1916. Roy worked on a September, 1950, moving here fro[...]with his son, Dr. Franklin Messinger, m a dental practice here for over law, C. B. Robinso[...]p nights putting mustard plasters years. on their chests, carrying coal, and going outside to pump and carry in Dr. Earl was ac[...], being an avid water. She accompanied the doctor on his rounds during the day, car- hunter and trap-shooter, and was a member of the Izaak Walton ing for flu and pneumo[...]. League while it was active He was a life member of the at,onal Rifle Lila was a member of the first Ladies Red Cross Unit formed in 1916. Assoc., and a member of the local Lions Club. Until his retirem[...]crocheted scarves for 1972 following a severe heart attack, he was a member of the the soldiers of WWI.[...]ct dental She once baked 97 pies in one day to help the Ted Curtins, who socIetIes.[...]n Furst, Evelyn O'Toole, and Lillian Hallesy, put on countless wedding receptions, showers, and dinner[...]rch basement, even taking wood and coal from home to bwld the fires. She was well- known for her beaut[...]as collecting them. And finally took the balance to a church carnival letting the children "fish" for t[...]e pastimes were playing baseball and he was quite a pitcher. He, Cal Peterson, and ick Reuter spent m[...]y the v101tn, coronet, and slide trombone. He was a member of Plentywood's first band, was an avid hunter and a member of the Plentywood Volunteer Fire Dept.[...]lived there until June, 1982, when she moved to Minneapolis where 2-3-74. Lila, now 87, still ltv[...]in Loma Linda, CA on the faculty of Loma Linda University Schoo[...] |
| [...]second son of Earl been at Blue Mountain Academy (a Seventh Day Adventist Boarding[...]in the age of 6, then the family moved to Shell Lake, WI in 1930 to 1952-54. Mindoro, WI in 1932, to Minneapolis in 1936, and to Lacrosse, WI in[...]om high school in 1942. He attended DR . FRANKLIN A. and MARIE MESSINGER[...]Dr. Franklin Messinger and his wife, Marie, moved to Plentywood entered medical school[...]948, he served an in- had practiced dentistry for a time after being released from active duty[...], CA 12-19-25, pletely after Dr. Earl retired due to ill health. Dr. Franklin was active in ol[...]ended LaSierra College, Riverside, CA, and served on the city council for 8 years. He was, like his fa[...]nne terested in hunting and trap-shooting and was a member of the local were married[...]fle and Pistol Club. He is were born to this family. a member of the American Dental Association, as wel[...]ve in community projects and organizations, being a member of the Plentywood Hometowners, Republican Women's Club, and a charter member of the Sherwood Garden Club. She w[...]ies while their daughter was in school and worked on the Plentywood section of the first edition of Sh[...]in medical technology and French. She was married to Donald[...]983) Walla College with a nursing major. She was married to Richard Peter-[...]point, ID, where Or. Franklin and arie moved to the Valley Industrial Park at the[...]nder Merkner 11 -21 -76 at Lancaster, where he is a clinical assistant professor at the School of Den[...]uated from Walla Walla College in June, 1983 with a Their daughter, Barbara Jean, graduated from[...]3, major in biology, and is a freshman in the School of Medicine, Loma having g[...]e was Linda U. Lindsay Harold is a freshman at Walla Walla College majoring active i[...]tnership with Dr. Roy Messinger until was married to Oarold Bigger in August, 1966. She holds a BA degree 1957, then was in solo practice until 1982. He served on the Sheridan in English from Eastern Oregon College and a MA degree in guidance Memorial[...]of School and counseling from Andrews University, I. She and her husband Dist. o. 20 from 1962-71, and on the Sherwood Airport Board from now live in Walla[...]rganist. Guidance Center for Walla Walla College, a Seventh-Day Adventist Or. Harold and Joanne left Plentywood in May, 1982 moving to College with a student enrollment of about 2,500. They have 2 Loma Linda, CA, where Harold accepted a position as associate pro- daughters, Shannon, 13[...]h baby daughter, Linda, came to Plentywood in November, 1950 from North Hollywood, CA, arrived in Plentywood in February, 1951 to join Harold's uncle, Dr. Roy[...] |
| [...]ld Messinger, in February, financed me to buy the Evanskaas property, the Massey Harris Age[...]e Sheridan Floral and the Sherwood Inn now stand. I was when Dr. Roy moved to Circle, MT to practice and to keep active the the Olds and Willys d[...]ed more profitable so I sold out and kept busy with cattle and farming[...]In 1972, I turned the ranch over to my son, Mike, leaving the land[...]I have a large collection of antique tractors, cars, and o[...]collector items which keep me busy. I have one of the oldest cars in[...]the area, a 1918 Overland "90", original condition, runs good[...]Ruth and I enjoy our grandchildren and our great-grandchildr[...]Michael Frederic Michels was born on 5-6-36, the only child of While in Plentywood, 2 children were born to them, James Earl Andrew L. Michels a[...]irs during their years in-Plentywood. Dr. Roy was a and attended MSU in Bozeman. He was a member of the National member of the Lions Club,[...]lton League, and the Trapshooting Club. Marie was a member of the worked there and in the[...]dwell in the dirt later re-married and moved back to California, living at Oakhurst, movi[...]1964, he bought his first large truck (a 1944 Peterbilt) hauling James and Jeanne returned to Plentywood after their father's safflower to Culbertson and later hauling crude oil. In 1969,[...]nklin and Marie service station to Merle Bykonen and purchased his first oilfield rig-up Messinger, from 1963-65 . At this writing, Jeanne is a supervising truck. Mike has been in[...]he took over in Linda, CA; and James is finishing a degree in bio-engineering at the 197 4[...]els graduated from PHS in 1983 and is present- I was born 10-28-11 to James and Anna Michels on the ly attending MSU in B[...]xth child and first born in and played on the state championship football team in 1981 . Mo[...]She is now married to Steve Edwards and they live in Orland, CA. The Michels Family. I grew up on land rented on Ft. Peck Reservation and went to high |
| [...]7th WILLARD "WOODY" and grade, I started playing the organ for church in Outlook. I'll never forget[...]Dad bought an organ and surprised me with it when I came home from school! I was glued to the bench through supper hour[...]and Gertrude Michels, and Adele, daughter of and on into the evening.[...], are both natives of Plentywood. Willard I graduated from PHS and married Vyrion Larsen. We[...]64. MSU at Bozeman children: Jill, Jan, and Jay. I was crowned Queen of Plentywood's and the U of M at Missoula were home to them from high school Golden Jubilee Celebration in 1962. I am the organist at the Plen- graduation until 1970. Willard earned a Bachelor's degree from MSU tywood Lutheran Churc[...]for many weddings and and a Masters from the U of M. Two children were born,[...]a as well as singing in different musical groups. I 1963 and Lon in 1968. Maxine is a student at MSU in Bozeman and worked at the PHS office for 5 years and in August, 1975 Mike and I Lon attends PHS. were married a[...]1979 and National College in Rapid City, SD with a major in airline and travel careers. She entered[...]in Dallas, TX and graduated in February, 1984 as a flight attendant for American Airlines. She lives in Grand Prairie, TX and flies out of the Dallas-Fort North Airport. Jan Alynn Larsen, 1982 PHS graduate, is presently a sophomore at Concordia College majoring in home economics. She is a member of Beta Omega Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicr[...]ncordia Home Ee. Assoc. Jay Allen Larsen is a senior at PHS and is currently planning to[...]and scouting, earning his Eagle Award in 1981. As a sophomore, he was In 1970[...]the insurance business with Willard's quarterback on the state championship football team in 1981 and as a aunt and uncle, Olaf and Leah Aa[...]Agency that Enoch Land had and was a unique agency in that it was[...]Plentywood. Aasheims' sold the business to Michels and the location born in 1908 on the family farm on Graham's Island, Benson County, was moved to the old Riba Bank building and became known as N[...]ventually settling Michels Agency. on a farm west of Med. Lake where Roy grew up. Roy was[...]e of the family livestock live on a farm at the south edge of Plentywood and farm lan[...]boosters of Plentywood and in 1983 built on the empty lot on 1st started farming in the Welliver community. F[...]ncy building. The building was '30s and he moved to Plentywood to work for the newly formed immediately occupied by 3 new businesses to Plentywood. Reserve Soil Conservation District a[...]ttractive, so he moved back rently a member of the Wheatwinds Chapter of Sweet Adelines, St. to a farm west of Reserve. Later, a farm was rented 4½ miles SW of Theresa's Guild, church choir and council and a whist card club. Plentywood where he farmed and[...]1913 at Perham, MN, the first of 1Ochildren born to Vincent and Anna miles west of Pl[...]d in 1909. Of their Cybulski. Gertrude was raised on the family farm south of Plentywood.[...]Maria Waller, was born in Henry Bedwell and lives on a ranch southwest of Plentywood; Sharon[...]hool in Homestead Medicine Lake, in 1942, died in a farm accident in 1946; Willard, born in 1944, mar[...]Adele Anderson and lives outside of Plentywood is a businessman Turner Drug Sore in S[...]es in Reserve; and Beverly, born in 1949, died of a heart Daybreak p. 363.) infecti[...]numerous friends acquired over the years. Roy was a Janet graduated from Concordia College and worked as a friend to all and enjoyed people.[...]lis for 13 years. She is Gertrude continues to live in Plentywood. She is a member of Altar presently employed by Northern States Power of Minneapolis as Society, a Homemakers Club, and plays bridge. Gertrude enjoy[...]trative Specialist. ing for and being grandmother to her 6 grandchildren and 2 great-[...] |
| Irvine, a nephew of the late Elsie Hallesy. Shortly after their marriage, as a lineman. In 1953, they returned to Montana where he worked for they moved to the Netherlands where Jim was stationed at a UN Base. Mountain Bell and following retirement started his own business as a Their first child, Christofer, was born in Hollan[...]Rosemary was born in Newton, IA on 1-28 -25, the youngest of the reside in Great Falls where Sharon is employed as a certified colour 2 children of John[...]se. She attended Iowa State consultant and Jim is a sales representative for Petrolon products of Teachers College, and graduated as a registered nurse from Houston. Sharon enjoys doin[...]ended Wahpeton State School of Science, worked as a as a cadet nurse in WWII, and in 194 7 was sent to work in the Indian carpenter, joined the staff at[...]kitchen cabinets. Jens and was also a victim. Mikie passed away in 1958 and ark in 1960[...]Cystic Fibrosis children. On 1-1-83, Merl sold his share of the partnership to Jens' son, Susan married Raymon[...]airs sewing machines and makes She has a-home ec. degree from MSU, Bozeman. They live in F[...]aught Sunday School for 17 years and held offices on the church Messinger, changing professions in 1977 to become a Home Trainer board. Ruth is a member of ALCW and Circle. Merl served on the for Developmentally Disabl[...]rd for 9 years and the cemetery board for 34, was a member Program, and later program su[...]tivity Center of the Lion's Club for 22 years and a charter member of the first in Pl[...]ttish Rite, Algeria Merl and Ruth have been to Europe 4 times, to the Caribbean Shrine, VFW, and the Sheridan Saddle Club. His hobbies are raising twice, also to Mexico City, Hawaii, and numerous other interesti[...]laces in the US and Canada. We consider our visit to the Netherlands, Rosemary has bee[...]ension Home- where Jim and Sharon were stationed, a special experience. makers, is on the library board, and has held of1ices in church[...]or the success and happiness of the family is due to volunteer organizations. Her hobbies ar[...]tures and oil Ruth for her untiring dedication as a wife and mother. The guiding force paint[...]southeast of Des Moines) in 1895, a daughter of Eli and Elmyra In 1953, ountain Bell sent Clarence (Mike) Miller to Plentywood Gunlock. She had 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Laura's mother died very to work for 2 months. Almost 30 years later in Decem[...]young. Later, Laura moved with her dad to Columbus, NO. retired from the Telephone Co., sti[...]hrist Molden was born in Milan, M in 1886. He was a son of Mike was born near Harlem, MT on 4-17-25, the oldest of the 9 Hans a[...]hildren of Henry F. and Louisa Miller. He grew up on farms near Laura married Christ Molden on 10-21 -1Oin Columbus, NO. Christ Harlem, attended[...]ine; he hauled freight around town with served as a Gunner's Mate First Class on a LCSL in the Pacific during horse and[...]ho died at the age of 14. tion in the Havre area. On 11 -29 -47 , he was married to Rosemary When asked about her nationality, Laura replied, "I'm Irish, Clouse in Newton, IA. He was then employ[...]French, and Dutch, and it don't amount to much!"[...] |
| [...]s stationed in the Philippine Islands. He married a[...]away in 1977 and was buried over there. Darlene May, born 1935,[...]Blanche passed away in Plentywood in 1946. About a year later, Clarence went to work in the Wolf Point area, then to Glasgow, where[...]in Mohall, ND and moved to Grano, NO. They had 1 child before moving Ch[...]2 miles west of Medicine Lake. They to Plentywood in 1917 and 6 more children after movi[...]errible hail dad was of the W.P.A. days, and worked on the section before that. storms, drought, and win[...]ch money so she sold chickens and butter for 25¢ a pound and Avon products for 2 years. She saved enough money to buy her first gasoline stove and washing machine.[...]had with her neighbors play- ing cards and going to dances. After farming, they moved to Kennewick, WA, where Christ was a guard patrol at a war plant. Laura worked in a cannery for a year and also at men's dormitory in Richland, WA for a year. Later on, Christ and Laura moved to Juliaetta, 10, where they operated a bar and cafe. After Christ passed away in 194 7,[...]lue ribbons at the Sheridan County Fair. Laura is a member of the Golden Years Club, where she enjoys[...], he Clarence orey was born in 1907 and came to the Plentywood started delivering telegrams for Ray White. He has a son and 2 area in 1918, with his parents, William[...]from innesota and lived in Grano, D before coming to Mon- and a daughter. Floyd lives in Billings and has 2 sons[...]I, Margaret (Mrs. Henry Haggerty) live in Billings.[...]daughters. Her husband passed away in 1972. come to the Outlook community in 1909 with her parents, r[...]d Stoneker rural schools; away and moved to Miles City to raise her granddaughter, Kathy. When graduated fr[...]City Kathy was married, Mother moved to Gardiner for a few years and now MT. She taught 1 year at the an[...]ke. My happiest days were in Plentywood and going out to spend some time each summer on Cybulski's farm with Mary.[...]parents, Sophus and Hannah (Nelson) Morstad, came to on-[...]Nursing Home was 92 years of age on 4-24-84, died 6-22-84 . I, the oldest son, was born 4-21-16. The other chil[...]1921 and Willard, born 1923 live on the home farm near Raymond; Blanche a[...] |
| I grew up on the farm near Raymond and went to the Reed School. Marguerite married Robert Ryan in 1959 in California and moved to I farmed with my dad and had the chance to see oxen being used; Montana in 1970 to operate the City Cafe in Westby, MT for 2 years steam engine threshing; horse farming which I did for about 15 years. I before purchasing Ryan's Cafe in Crosby[...]-up work, and driving cafe and moved to Hungry Horse, MT. After Robert's death in cattle to market to Dooley and Raymond. I hauled coal by wagon and December, 1978, Marguerite moved to Plentywood to make her home sleigh from the Raymond mines.[...]in 1979. On 4-6-44, I married Hilda Alvstad from Tagus, ND. Hilda, born[...]orstad Family. a hairdresser for 5 years in California, Nancy moved to Crosby, ND to[...]Cafe. After she married Ron, Nancy Hilda and I have 5 children: Donna (Mrs. Jerry Strand) was bo[...]des helping Ron run their business, Nancy is live on a farm near Dagmar. Janice (Mrs. Arno Rasmussen), b[...], born 12-5-83. Kamie, 6. They live in Plentywood but Bert farms and has a repair shop on the Richardson farm near Antelope, MT. Donnie, born 1960, is mar- ried to Susie Robertson. They live on our farm and have the Morstad EMIL[...]By Gladys Morvik We moved to Plentywood in 1955, but I continued farming until Emil[...]rents were Ole 0. and Ellen Morvik, was 1972 when I leased my farm. I worked on construction jobs for born 3[...]en Lee, came from Eide, Pioneer Manor since 1974. On 5-15-81, I had open heart surgery (5 orway[...]Emil had 1 brother, Lloyd, and a sister, Ethel. They attended[...]for 3 years in Outlook, and then the family moved to Whitetail in RONALD and NANCY MORST AD[...]Ronald Allen Morstad was born in Plentywood on 5-21 -49, first its all-class reuni[...]ophus and in Scobey, and raised a family of 21 children who are all living. Ethel i[...]her, Hilda, was born in Tagus, I, Gladys S. Waller, was born at Homestead, T. y pa[...], both George and aria Waller, came to ontana from T in Valley, in born i[...]191 Oand settled in Homestead. I have 2 brothers, Clifford and Ho ard Rons si[...]Waller, living in Plentywood and a brother, Willard (8111), ho lived in 5-2-45; Jani[...]erniece). Billings. We have many good memories of a large family. orthern Montana College. He worked various jobs before becoming I attended grade school in Homestead, the first 2 y[...]edicine Lake, and graduated from ahnomen ( N) HS. I DeSilva and later sold to Blue Rock Products. Ron and his wife bought[...]played for a number of school activities in grade and high sch[...]es in the choir and teaching Sunday School. Prior to marriage, I Corning, CA 1-26-49. Her father, Guy Monroe Wood, Jr., was born in was employed a number of years in Plentywood doing office work a[...]cDaniel. house. After marriage, I was employed at Nelson's Accounting Firm i[...] |
| [...]g in 1979. a member of the Plentywood Elks Lodge and received Elk of the year Emil and I were married 8-22-54 by Pastor Theodore Mendenhal[...]years of age, John and his dad came to Winnepeg, Canada to work in[...]the forests. His dad was killed when a tree fell on him. John stayed[...]with an uncle, Pat McLernen, going to school and working there. Later,[...]he went to the Forsyth, MT area cooking in the logging camps[...]served in WWI (as a cook) in the Quarter-Master Corp at Ford Dodge,[...]years, moved to Niobe, ND where they managed the Great Northern[...]Hotel and Cafe, then to Coteau, ND where John worked on the railroad[...]In 1939, John moved to Plentywood where he worked as cook for[...]ps in 1942, stationed in Ready-to-Wear. During WWII, they moved to Spokane, WA, returning California and Neveda and received a medical discharge in 1943. He to Plentywood to manage the City Cafe. Later, John worked as a cook returned to Plentywood and was employed at Marshall Wells Sto[...]John retired in 1961 after a severe heart attack. They enjoyed several years.[...]al of the children of Plentywood Emil served on the Brush Lake Bible Camp Board at Plentywood[...]njoyed being chauffeur for neighbors, taking them to[...]Rollin G. Munson was born 3-30-35 in Plentywood to Harold and Ruth Munson. Harold Munson operated a farm that was homesteaded by his father, George A. Munson, in 1908, until he sold it to Dr. Harold Messenger in 1969. Ruth Mae Forsyth[...]rs. Harold and Ruth retired in Plentywood. He is a long-time member of the Masonic Lodge. Ruth died 4-25-79. Harold moved to Pioneer Manor in 1983. He was instrumental in th[...]1 -17-73 at the Masonic Home in Helena. She held a life membership in the OES. "George" has 2[...]ohn Murphy . (50th Annive rsary , 1969) argie A. adden, born 10-21 -28; and a brother, Richard, born 12-16-36. He married Darlene A. Kavon January 1960, daughter of[...]6-30-60 at 11 -17 ·7O. John was a member of the American Legion and Anna, a Auburn, WA and has a daughter, Amy Jean, born 4-17-81; Mark A. member of Ladies Auxiliary.[...]duated from PHS in 1953, joined he National Guard a Submitted by Elita elson Haugen year[...](1956-59) at Ft. Richardson, On 12-31 -24 , when Adry Nelson and Violet Cadoo wer[...]d He continued in the National Guard and received a commission in June Mary Ann Nelson,[...]Mrs. Harry Burnham, ran 1962 as 2nd Lt. and went to Army Aviation Flight School at Ft. a hotel. Adry worked several years as a mechanic in the Dooley area. Rucker, AL that year[...]ation in 1969 which he pur- moved to the Plentywood area where Adry continued doing me[...]n in April, In 1934, they purchased a farm 7 miles southwest of Plentywood, 1975 with 2[...]raised their family and continued to live until about 1965 when they He served on the Plentywood volunteer ambulance crew for 3[...]moved into Plentywood. In 1975, the farm was sold to Larry Bain and years and received a Flight Instructor of the Year award in 1975. He is Adry and Violet moved to Missoula.[...] |
| Adry A. Nelson was born in Mabel, IA on 10-12-1896 and had 1 Mike,[...]n 1971 and attended the U of WA, then transferred to Violet Cadoo was born in Eagle Bend, MN 1-[...]Western Wash. U in Bellingham, earning a BS degree in sociology with the Watford City are[...]thers and 2 sisters. Adry passed away a computer science minor in 1977. He and Roxie then moved to Iowa 10-7-77 and Violet 50 days later, 11-27-77. Both are buried in to attend Seminary. Mike serves all 3 churches of th[...]trating on Highland Lutheran in Outlook and Faith Lutheran in Wanso. Adry T. Nelson I was born 9-5-25 in Dooley, MT. I graduated from He enjoys racquetball,[...]for relaxation. and retired as a communications officer. I now live in Longmeadow, Roxie was born in Seattle on 9-3-53, the third of 6 daughters to MA. In 1948, I married Nora K. Fitchner of Berlin, Germany. We h[...]. She graduated Kathleen Young and Karin Nelson. I spent most of my adult life serving f[...]education at Western around the world. Each time I've been asked, "What is your home Wash. U receiving a BA degree, majoring in home economics. She state[...]T. The love and presently enjoys a part-time job at the Flower Shack in Plentywood and happiness I shared with my father, mother, sisters, and frien[...]my life. Adry's wife, Nora, adds, "Plentywood is a special place for me too; not only was my husband's home there, but our youngest daughter was born there, and I became an American Citizen in the Sheridan Co. Courthouse. During the year I spent in Plentywood, while Ted was overseas, everyone I met was so good to me. I could not have lived in a friendlier town. I think back with gratitude and love to all the special people there, especially Aunt Lil {Mrs. Kitzenberg) and Joan Ross, but I hold a special place in my heart for Mom and Dad Nelson, who received their son's "war bride" in 1949 without a trace of prejudice and with love. For that and many other things I loved them and I miss them." Evelyn Nelson White I was born in Dooley on 1-20-28. I, like my brother, attended school in Plentywood and at a country school. I graduated from PHS in 1945 and attended MSU in B[...]Mike Nelson Family . in nursing. I met Warren White in Bozeman and we were married i[...]am after we traveled extensively. Later we owned a tavern in Seattle. Warren their fi[...]s later, they were married in Lk. also worked as a lead welder for a barge buiding firm in Tacoma. In Stevens (8-24-7 4). A daughter, Nicole Larsen, was born 1-15-80 in 198[...]We have 2 children: West Union and a son born 3-5-83 in Plentywood and named Aron War[...]They live in the parsonage next to the Plentywood Lutheran WA, with her husband, Gar[...]Church and are very thankful for this opportunity to live and wor Elita Nelson Haugen I was born 10-13-31 in Plentywood,[...]duated from PHS, married Richard Bain in 1948 and a daughter, areas. Mary Ann was born in 1950. In 1955, I married Ervin Haugen of Westby, MT and 2 daughter[...]By Mary Lou etson ing in Plentywood, I worked in the treasurer and assessor's offices at the courthouse. In 1957, we moved first to Columbia Falls, MT, then to Morris S. elson was born 8-16-24 in Plentywood, son of Martin Dayton on Flathead Lake and :n August, 1958 to Missoula where I S. and ora Bernau elson, has 1 sister, Phyllis Joyce Ennis of have continued to live. My oldest daughter, Mary Ann and her hus-[...]sons, Tor (13) and Count- last house on the west side. He graduated from PHS and attended[...]SU. I started working for a small family-owned business in accounting[...]ld of Forrest H. atkin and ary Fitzer in 1965 and I am still employed there. Plentywood will always be Matkin, born 4-28·27 , was raised on the at m ranch in the Redstone HOME to me. I report the Plentywood weather and crop conditions[...]then graduated from PHS in 1944 and sport scores to the rest of the crew at my office. The old cliche "Where attended the U of . skies are a little bluer and friends a little truer" never fails to bring a Morris and ary Lou were married 9-29-46 in the Congregational quick tear to my eyes, for Sheridan County truly means home to me. Church and moved to the elson farm east of Plentywood here they[...]continue to farm, living in Plentywood in the inter and on the farm in[...]In the late '50s, ary Lou ent to work for KGCX Rad.io of After 61 years, this Nelson family returns to the area. ike's Williston-Sidney, managing a sattelite station in Plentywood. In 1962, paterna[...]a, North was born there in 1917. The family moved to Scobey where his Uncle Dakota, a[...]chool of Radio in Carl was born and shortly after to Washington, where Dad was born.[...]cense, qualifying him as Mike and Roxie came to Plentywood in July, 1981 , where he[...]an Parish, after 4 years at shifts on the air. In 1968, KPWD was sold to Empire Broadcasting of Wartburg Seminary in Dubuq[...]7-5-81 in Bell- Baker, later to Stallard Broadcasting, and is now KATO AM/[...] |
| [...]ton, graduated from UNO-Williston 1977 an LPN and on Ruby Olsen. They developed a Junior Ready-to-Wear business in the 5-5-84 (her Gr[...]re "My Sister's Closet". Falls with a degree in elementary education; 2 children, Nancy Ann January, 1984 the Nelson's sold the Vogue to Rick and Mary Jensen. and Amy Noel. Orrin (Butch) is working to fulfill his dream to own an 18 Mary Lou realizing the need of a woman's organization that would wheeler. His daughter, Orrien Rose, died from SIDS on 5-18-80 at the aid the Boosters Club with their[...]at PHS and Olaf in grade school, plans uncertain, but Olaf (Nick) wants about 20 style shows in Plentywood. They were not only a business to ·drive a truck like his big brother! promotion for the Vogue, but the receipts were always given to some community project or non-profit organization[...]ls Grand Cross of Colors. She is an Eastern Star, a charter member of Plentywood Rainbow Girls, Daugh[...]sters Club for several years. Morris served on the Plentywood Golf Club Board of Directors during their expansion to a grass green course, the County Weed Con- trol Boa[...]ard where both he and Mary Lou are members. He is a member of the Plen- tywood asonic Lodge, the Elks[...], is an avid golfer and hunter and each fall goes to Terry to hunt geese with their[...]Opal Nelson. daughter, Jo Arlene, on the "opening day".[...]Life is so busy, it was hard to find time to write about it! Am look·[...]ing forward to watching the lives of my children develop, hope to keep[...]working at the hospital and to continue to live in Plentywood. I have tried to leave several times but always come HOME![...]ita (Mann) Nelson was born in Evansville, Indiana on 1-4-20.[...]country school, but graduated from PHS in 1938. She attended Th[...], MT. Her sister is Helen (Mann) Cross of tywood, a graduate of SU, married John A. Bottman and living in Ardmore, OK and her brother is David Mann, who is currently living on Billings, where she owns and operates a typography business, "Action the original Mann homestead. Type". John is a co-owner and manager of Rax, a restaurant. They have 2 sons, Andrew Arther and T[...]. She graduated from PHS and attended SU. She is a postal clerk, married to Jim Ausk, a crane operator, and lives in Terry, T. They have a daughter, Jamie aureen, and a son, Brandon James. OPAL GRAHAM NELSON |
| from the US Army. While being reclassified, Bob started a coal hauling Steve has moved his farming interest to Pierre, SD where he spends business, and later during the winter months started working on filing a most of his time, leaving the local farm to Mark to manage. few income tax forms. He used space at th[...]rket. Vernita did the typing as there wasn't much to fill-in in Mark graduated from PHS[...]ed those days. They had no office equipment, just a portable typewriter. from college in[...]the sunny- side addition in 1946, later building a larger house in 1950. The Nelson farming en[...]son Angus development began. This started as just a small project of 12 cows to keep the boys busy, and give Bob a little time and exercise from the office. T[...]and graduated from Montana Colleges. After a serious illness, Bob died on 5-13-70. The Nelson's have 7 grandchildren:[...]Westby residents Lester and Lenora Jensen, on 12-12-79. Mark is in- Barbara graduated fro[...]968. After Mike graduated from college they moved to Coeur d'Alene, ID, which is their present home. T[...]hols was born at Princeton, IL 8-25-1850 and came to Gary graduated from PHS in 1964. He attende[...]1916 from Sulphur Springs, AR. There he operated a from the University of Montana with a business degree in accounting. meat[...]ed at the farm home of his son, Frank He returned to Plentywood to work with his dad in the accounting firm.[...]id carpentry work around Plentywood and was quite a gardener and rural Plentywood, on 6-29-68. Marcia attended the U of Mat the same[...]Gary the accounting firm and some "very big shoes to fill". With a very busy of- fice to manage, Gary turned over the managing of the Nelson farms to brother, Steve. Little brother, Mark, joined in w[...]2 children were born in Plentywood: Scott Robert on 10-5-71 and Lori Lee on 4-9-74. The children keep Gary and Marcia very bu[...]ork and Marcia's Sweet Adelines. Gary also serves on the board of Sheridan Memorial Hospital; first as[...]up with some 36 other playmates all living within a block and half of each other. For a few years, they had a ball diamond in the neighborhood with enough play[...]Charles was married to Amanda Fough who was born in Indiana in[...]1862. She came to Plentywood from Sulphur Springs, AR in ay,[...]Charles died January, 1933 after suffering a stroke.[...]oore, a nursing home resident of Littleton, CO. The only[...]seventh of 8 children born to N. P. and Vita Nielsen. He was raised on Steve graduated from PHS in 1966. He attended[...]he family farm 13 miles SW of Westby, MT and went to grade school Jrom MSU in 1972 with a degree in science in agricultural production. at a nearby one-room country school. He was bap[...] |
| [...]h school in Westby, his father retired to be in more than one year, we were married January 1942 in from farming and moved to Plentywood. His oldest brother, Howard,[...]e and farmed with his brother, Ver- then received a BA degree from Concordia College in 1968 . After[...]2-15-49 and Kristian 12-8-73. years at Froid, MT. On 11 -26-71, he married Charlotte Kay Brekke at Arne became sheriff in January 1963. A year and a half later he Bethel Free Lutheran Church in Culbertson, MT. quit to take a civil service job as rural mail carrier retiring[...]Miles City. Alan and JoAnn ond of 3 children born to Erling and Esther Brekke. She was raised on Lambrecht of Ceylon, Sask. were marri[...]nding grade the U of M, Alan with a degree in accounting and JoAnn with a degree school in Reserve, she graduated from Medi[...]in social welfare. They farm and ranch on the homeplace. Alan also Charlotte received a BS degree in nursing from MSU, Bozeman in 1969[...]grandchildren: Jessica and worked for 2 years as a surgical nurse at Rochester Methodist[...]of the Selective Service Board for 25 years, and on the school born 6-2-73; Gregory Allen , born 6-23[...]onic Lodge, the VFW, 12-5-76. In 1978, they moved to Outlook, where Jim taught math and[...]riners and Order of the Eastern Star. Arne become a coached girls' basketball. Charlotte worked at Sheridan Hosp. in Plen- pilot and belonged to a flying club. He enjoyed flying. tywood. In 1979,[...]ath and girls' basketball at I am a charter member of the Hometowner's Homemaker Club, PHS and they moved to Antelope. A fourth child, Jeffrey James, born was a 4-H Leader, an assistant den mother for Cub Scouts, a SS 7-26-81 , was the first baby Dr. Kirk Stoner delivered in Plentywood. teacher, belonged to Eastern Star, and am a member of VFW Auxiliary. During the fall of 1981, they moved into their new house at 775 I gave lronite and Necchi Sewing Machine demonstrat[...]im now tywood Electric and did a lot of monogramming and sewing for others. teaches math and computers at PHS and Charlotte is a nurse at Baking and decoratin[...]Now I limit myself to hobbies, grandchildren, and golfing. Arne has[...]The highlight of our travels was a trip to Denmark in 197 4 to join a Arne, son of Kristian and Georgina ikolaise[...]ad in Outlook. He has an older brother, Jens, and a sister, Edna Mehl, and been in during WWII. a younger brother, Vernon, deceased. In the fall of 1926, the family We continue to live 3 miles northeast of Plentywood the greater moved from Midby to northeast of Plentywood. part of the year. I was born 8-21 -20 at Redstone, a daughter of Elmer and Annie Bergh. l had 4 brothe[...]ISTLER Billings, and Louis of Sacramento, CA, and a sister, Phyllis Smith, also When t[...]hildren. Two more would My mother died when I was a 1st grader and my father when I was soon join the family: Carolyn in 1965 and Lynette in 1966. in the 8th grade. We six had to buckle down to work. Vincent, in his Both Ric[...]in Beach, ND and first quarter at MSU, came home to run the farm . Cooking fell largely to raised on farms in Wibaux County. Richard graduated from Wibaux me and I remember Quentin growing a large garden every year. There Co[...]good times and bad times and good neighbors meant a lot. I Teresa graduated from Sacred Heart[...]ber fun times when we and neighbor children piled on an old Richard were married. horse to go to the swimming hole. The last one on was always the one In addition to Carolyn and Lynette the other children are Joe, to slide over the tail and walk.[...]rry, 1954; Pat, 1956; Geralyn, 1957; Louie, I graduated from Redstone HS in 1938 and attended 2[...]nd Mike are both employed in Plentywood. Larry is a lawyer Arne was drafted into the Arm[...] |
| Paul) Sandoval lives 1 mile west of Plentywood; Louie is a computer made up my mind that it was going to sound right, so I typed up a legal salesman in Vienna, VA; Marilyn (Mrs. Harry[...]al forms in sentences and of Antelope; Carolyn is a student at MSU; and Lynette is in PHS. we read them aloud many times a week until they sounded right. The Richard wh[...]University, Sheridan County Road Dept. Teresa is a nurse's aide at Sheridan Mem. Havre Branch announced publicly that they had never had a student Hosp. They have 7 grandchildren.[...]During the depression, we could not afford a guest speaker for ARNA I. NJAA[...]ded speakers from the senior class which In May 1927, Supt. M. 0. Glorvick of Plentywood telephoned and probably benefitted them more than a guest speaker. For 2 years, we offered me a position teaching high school English and Public[...]received our salary in registered warrants, a good deterrent to spend- ing. My extra curricular activities would be directing the girls' glee club ing. We could get them in denominations to pay our board and room and plays. This position was made to ord er and came to me out of the and a little for spending money. blue, so feeling confident it was the Lord's guidance, I accepted, even From the beginning I was very active in the church, even began in- though I had not the slightest idea where Plentywood was. I discovered structing the Confirmation class. I sang in the choir and with Miss I knew one person from St. Olaf College, Minnie Dys[...]Dyste directed the Children's Choir; I was adviser for the youth groups. my roommate.[...]It was my love of church that led me to quit teaching and go into full[...]time church work. I served as executive director for women's and girl[...]Edwin Peter Nyby was the second of 3 sons born to Danish[...]igrants, Jens and Kristine Nyby, at Medicine Lake on 11 -30 -22.[...]Kenneth, is the postmaster at Dagmar. A younger sister preceded them[...]early age. Arna I. Njaa . My first week, I was homesick and lonesome, as I didn't know the |
| [...]ceanside, NY with her My wife was a nurse and worked part-time at the Sheridan Mem. h[...]born Hosp., and for Dr. Stoner. I have a degree in agriculture and my wife 6-13-56, now re[...]his wife, Denise, and 2 children, had a degree in nursing education from MSU, Bozeman. Sh[...]graduated from college or nursing school. return to the US sometime in June, 1984 . Jane Kristine (Is[...]estate appraiser. Louise graduated from MSU with a degree in CHESTER and[...]anthropology, is married to Ernie Marquez of Houston, TX and lives in ELSIE ([...]er, CO, where Ernie attends law school. Ardis has a registered Walter and Thelma Berglund wer[...]mar- Elaine, Walter Harold, Robert Wayne, Elsie May, and Richard Allen. ried to Peter Beineme of Bethlehem, PA. They have 1 boy a[...]nd, Missoula where she is employed as a nurse at St. Patrick's Hospital. and Chester; an[...]Johanne, Ardis, and I moved to Sidney in 1971 . Johanne was Chester Olson[...]d were married in Plentywood hired to teach at the LPN School organized under the Manpower Train- 7-18-52 . Five children were born to this union, 4 of whom are still ing D[...]or of Nurses living. They are: Charlene, married to Dale Tlustosch, and parents of 3 at the[...]secretary. old. Ronald is married to the former Gail Hardy and they have 4 sons: Aaton I still live in Sidney and operate my farm north of[...]Jeremy Chester. Ron is owner- where I have a brother living. While in Plentywood, we were memb[...]Sheridan County Seat Restaurant. Loren is married to of the Plentywood Lutheran Church a[...]e all enjoyed the friendly people of employed as a construction engineer by Sedco of Dallas, TX, and Plentywood. orks in Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf. Gayle Diane, married Mitch i[...]elle and Afton Nicole. I, Eleanor Olson, was born in Sheridan County in 1911 , to Soren The first few years of our marriage[...]d Mine Kristensen, Sheridan's Daybreak, page 173. I have 1 brother, to town as Chester was employed by the Soo Line as a[...]ogelin and Veta Rierson, living 1961 , we decided to make Plentywood our permanent home and in[...]Cafe, selling it in 1968 , then I grew up on my parents farm and attended rural Washington pur[...]34. In 1943, my school mate, Louise Anderson, and I August of 1973, we opened the Young Generation, a children's went to California and got jobs in a defense factory, where they made clothing store l[...]ne of shells. When the war ended, I went to work in a cigar factory. 1977. Chester, during this time, w[...]Gordon Olson was born in Minnesota and came to Montana at the August of 1977 became city clerk.[...]ll Drug and then later at Montana ational Bank as a loan teller. did farm work until the US entered WWII. He was assigned to a Medics On 7-25-80, Chester passed away suddenly from an app[...]Unit and served in England and France, discharged on 8-3-45, he heart attac . It was then on 9-1-80, that Elsie was hired as city clerk returned to California, where we met again and began dating.[...]Plentywood, the position she still holds at this time. married 2-22-47 at Las Vegas. GERALD[...], and 3 daughters, |
| California, visiting his people, as Gordon and I both loved to travel. year I had a heifer and in 1956-57, a horse. My horse, Texas Anne, is Gordon passed away on 10-16-6 7 and is buried in Plentywood a registered quarter horse, and was 28 years old on 4-20-8 4. Mem. Cemetery.[...]The class of 1961 was the first class to graduate in the field About 1969, my mother, unable to live alone any longer, came to house. I attended EMC for 1 year, worked in Billings, came[...]ars. She worked at Peterson's Ready to Wear, then in 1963 I went to work for and Dad are buried at Emmaus Cemetery, r[...]Ludvig Tande, an attorney, who died in 1966. I helped Milton Anderson I am still living in Plentywood, where I enjoy my home, my yard of Sidney, MT close out Mr. Tande's office and in July, 1967 I went to and garden, my pets, my car, and people.[...]Milo and I enjoy bowling in a mixed league and snowmobiling in MILDRED OLSON[...]r Smith, born in snowmobiling to West Yellowstone, MT where the annual snowmobile[...]es in West Yellowstone. These are no longer held, but we take I, Mildred Olson, born 4-18-30 was the only one bor[...]ling. We have given up racing for trail hospital. I grew up in Plentywood attending school there. I have 5 riding. children. Constance A[...]PAUL J. OLSON Severson born 11-2-46. She has a daughter Ann Marie born 4-15-69.[...]culosis when he was about 20 years old, was in a sanatorium for the born 12-13-68. Anton Merrill born 5-27-50. He is married to Karen Kay next 12 years, and had one lung removed as a result of the TB. In the Karokwa, born 5-17 -49.[...]Marie born early '50s, he moved to Plentywood and made his home with his 3-22-74, To[...]sister, Irene Johnson, until 1964 when he bought a home of his own. Pascall Claude born 12-28-78, Ji[...]Paul worked for H. R. Nelson accountant for a few years, then was city Wolf Point. Faith Hope born 5-21-58. She is married to Curtis John clerk before becoming Sh[...], was born 10-1 0-60. He is presently working for a WALTER and DeMARIT (MURPHY) OLSON sie[...]Walter Olson moved to Plentywood from Crosby, D in 1942 and I started working at Sheridan Memorial Hospital as a kitchen aide married DeMarit ( icki) urphy. He was born 3-7-20, the son of Hans on 10-1 -67. After 2 years, I started cooking. I took a food supervisors and Inga Olson of Crosby,[...]rs, children in the family. Walt and ic i lived and wor ed m Plen ood but gave up the position to become head cook. In my spare time I sew, until July of 1945 when Walt as killed hile or ing for a house- crochet, and knit. I also bake and decorate cakes for graduation, birt[...]Anna urphy, days, weddings, and other occasions. I play the accordion and sing. at the City Cafe of Plenty ood. Wal and ic i had 1 son, Jerry, born[...]De arit mamed Calvin Cleveland, a ido er from Redstone, and CHERYL ANNE (WANKEL) OL[...]raised his 2 daughters and 7 sons. She pass d a ay m September, Milo Olson and Cheryl Anne Wankel were married on 10-3-64 at 1982. the First Congregat[...]m PHS in 1962, hen e entered he avy and served as a Canada, the son of Andrew and Pearl Boyd Olson. I moved to Plen- radioman until December, 1966. After his discharge, tiv d on he tywood with my mother and my sister, Lila, when I was about one year West Coast and or e[...]Jerry and Carolee moved to alisp II, T m 1972 and opened a I went to work for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. when I as a 6th grader, travel agency and tour business, on ana Tour and Travel. T ey no working until 1969. I graduated from PHS in 1954, was active in reside on a small farm near ah p II ith th ·r 2 daught rs, Dane a, sports ... basketball, football, and baseball an[...]ole, 16. the high school band. After high school, I was active in softball and as an umpire for several years. I worked for Westland 011 Company WINNIE OPGRANDE until the spring of 1976, when I went to ork for Wankel Farms. I, Winifred Opgrande, cam to Plen ood in 923 1th my hus- I have 2 children: Jeffrey James Olson, born 11 -27[...]memorabl years. 0 car and t built our o n om , a one-s ory stucco Automotive West, a parts store. His hobbies include hang-gilding and house, hich as locat d on t e main high a coming from ntelop , photography. Wendy has 2 children, Aaron Scott Bumbaugh, born T. I as 27 years o d, a gradua of St. Olaf, and as mployed at 12-25-80 an[...]rn 12-11 -81 . Wendy PHS, here I taught nglish and Speech in th Jr. and Sr. clas es. I married Mathew Fellers on 2-25-84 and lives m Billings here they are[...]ell my years m Plenty ood; teaching as the car r I en- employed at the Rimrock Mall.[...]3 at Plentywood, the teaching, I as also involved ith the folio ing: I ction board daughter of Merril Wankel and Cleone[...]hool board hen the ne gym and elsewhere in book). I have 2 brothers, James and Thomas. I attended classrooms ere built onto th[...]Church. Club with 12 girls ranging in ages 10 to 12 joining. Our others' were How[...]urch choirs combined in our leaders. The projects I had were cooking, sewing, and animals. One[...] |
| the Orpheum Theatre on Easter Sunday. Soloists were Arna Njaa, Carl[...]sh, and voca- When she graduated from a combined local high school and normal tional guidance I introduced the Annual Senior Vocational Convention school she came to the Corkery School northwest of Raymond, MT to in 1934. This was held for 6 progressive school y[...]e idea of my thesis for my Master's degree, which I In 1917, Joe joined the army[...]during WWI. Joe was mustered out of the Army June, 1919. Evelyn[...]several months. The couple returned to the Plentywood area and farm-[...]ed for a few years. In 1923, they moved to Los Angeles where Joe[...]worked as a heavy equipment operator and Evelyn was employed in a[...]Angeles on 2-5-34.[...]In 1942, they returned to Plentywood and in 1945 they began[...]custom combining. Beginning in May of each year they traveled to Throckmorton County, TX to combine and work their way north with[...]the harvest, returning to Plentywood in August. It was during these[...]until 1959. After this, time was How proud I felt for each student involved in this convention. For devoted to working the farm south of Plentywood and continuing to one task-filled month, my English period, involvi[...]the local area. students, prepared presentations on selected vocations, planned and Joe and Evelyn continued to spend the winters in California to be organized the week-long convention, and then supe[...]as turned into ment age, Joe continued to work at construction jobs in California. In convention headquarters. I think of this event as a tremendous about 1980, they decided to spend the entire year in Plentywood. teaching too[...]ge of 84. At the age of 89 students wrote letters to vocational schools, colleges, and profes- and going strong Joe continues to oversee his farming operation, visit sionals requ[...]s in Plentywood, and enjoys the Pioneer Manor in a particular vocation; wrote a resume; and srs. served on where he now lives. committees to plan the week's activities. Every year, junior cl[...]"how they couldn't wait until it was their turn" to LOREN and JOANNE (SLAVIN) OTOOLE choose a vocation to present to the class. When the convention week[...]Heritage has been proudly handed from generation to finally arrived, the sr. classroom was brightly d[...]son of Grace colors and sr. artwork was displayed on the chalkboard. The week of McNelis[...]days, seniors gave their individual presentation to class attending, school there and living[...]ic. Two boys and 2 girls gave their presentations to the public; a from PHS in 1949 after spending a year at the Sister Kenny Institute professional person was chosen by the sr. class to speak at the con- for polio. His cla[...]ces were given by the high school band and choir; a graduated from Gonzaga in 1953 and earned a law degree from sr. one-act play was put on by the speech department; a luncheon was Georgetown Law School i[...]became his wife on 11-26-55 at St. Joseph's Parish in Yakima, WA. All of the many persons involved in putting on such a convention Seven children blessed thei[...]James II (Larry), 1956; had tremendous influence on my life as a teacher. Impressions on my Kevin John, 1958; Michael Joseph[...]have lasted through the years. My gratitude goes out Scott Allan, 1965; Catherine Ann, 1967; and Mary Joanne, 1973. to superintendents of schools; Amel Hauge, Melvin Gl[...]basketball tournaments and 2 state football To those of you who are wondering what happened to my life after tournaments. Catherine a[...]y wonderful years in Plentywood ... from 1943-45, I taught English and Catherine holds[...]r hurdle school record. in Bessemer, Ml. In 1945, I accepted a position as director of the M[...]artment at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. I re- the children played in the ba[...]festivals mained there until 1961 . At that time, I retired and returned to each in their own turn, either wi[...]ocal rendi· Wheaton, the town of my birth, where I was president and helped tions.[...]ze the Wheaton Senior Citizen Center for 7 years. I am now 87 Loren and Joanne hav[...]eering. In 1985 Pat will Joe O'Toole was born on a farm near Franklin, MN on 8-27 -1894. graduate in accounting[...]a U in the Joe was the fourth of 11 children born to James and Mary (O'Shea) fall of 1[...]ncouraged by this · O'Toole. Joe's parents moved to Garrison, ND in 1906 and then to the couple as it was by their[...] |
| The delight in life of this couple is to visit family and friends and to and have volunteered their services for[...]tal Health, cheer their offspring and friends at any endeavor, whether it be sports, and 4-H organizations. mus[...]Ella and John of Plentywood where I was born 10-19-14. I have 3 sisters: Magna Overby. His brothers are G[...]n Memorial Hospital and spent his formative years on the family Christianson, Tucson,[...]Missoula, MT, born 12·4-22 . I attended Reiten School and by early and joined t[...]Lewis, WA. He graduated from MSU at Bozeman with a BS life and my love, but diesel engines interested me so I spent the winter degree in agriculture productio[...]tion and expenses by organizing brother, Gordon, on the family farm, which was incorporated in 1962. a dance band and playing my accordian. I earned a diploma in diesel Linda Marie Glidden was b[...]Robert Wesley Glidden. She I married Ella Juul from Outlook on 11-2-36. We rented a farm, lived in Whitefish, Plentywood, and rural[...]graduated from becoming neighbors to my parents, later buying it and acquiring more A[...]d, eventually raising cattle which developed into a profitable 2000 Gryttenhold, 9-19-49; Glenna Lar[...]head feed lot with the help of our sons in a family corporation. Our 3 Gale Lynn Bestland, 11[...]winter with no school bus was a problem, so I became involved with Lutheran. They have farmed[...]Richard has a law degree. GORDON and MARILYN (CROWE) OVERBY I was a member of the hospital board when the new Sherida[...]orial Hospital was planned and started and served on the Federal for Gordon and Marilyn Overby. Gordo[...]Land Bank board for 21 years, 4 as chairman and 3 on the advisory 8-5-37 , and Marilyn, 2-12-37, came[...]re members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, and I as brothers are Curtis, in Sheridan Co. and Rich[...]in assisting in construction of the new building. I helped parents are Oliver and Olive Crowe of Ple[...]brother, Alan, establish the FF A Chapter and was one of the first 3 Honorary Chapt[...]Farmer members. I am a member of the asonic Lodge and a Shriner. In September, 1942, they both enr[...]In 1976, we turned the farm over to our sons and retired. Plentywood School, a brick building that contained the 1st and 2nd My wife, born 10-21 -11, is a daughter of Peter and Caroline Juul, grades, 7th[...]Outloo . Ella's siblings are listed and gym. In a survey for the "Wildcat", the school paper, Gordo[...]Van Curen's history. Ella graduated from wanted to be a farmer and a marine. Marilyn wanted to be a nurse. Outlook HS m 1930, received a diploma from ontana Sta e ormal Sixteen years later, among a long line of graduates at the newly[...]ld House at MSU in Bozeman were Gordon, receiving a degree Ella took part in schoo[...]ading, in agriculture education, and Marilyn with a degree in nursing. flowers[...]rary They were married in their junior year on 9-19-5 7. Chapter Farmer member of the local FF A and is a member of the[...]don had pursued the dream of the military and was a distm• quished military graduate awaiting Army[...]gs Deaconess. Lt. and Mrs. Overby received orders to Ft. Benning, GA and Ft. Campbell, KY. During those 3 years of service, he became a paratrooper with the 101 st Airborne Division. Th[...]60. When the tour of duty was over they opted for a farming career back in Sheridan Co. Gordon[...], north of the Dalev1ew community. Kir 1s married to Debbie Unsworth, daughter of June, Outlook and th[...]ghter, Jonna Lynn, born 5-15-69 in Plentywood, is a student at PHS and is active in band, basketball,[...]Since retirement we enjoy trav ling, but as our memories go bac participation and offices[...]s, Shriners, Order of Eastern Star, to horse and buggy days, e have become interested in[...]ctors, and sta- Commission of Sheridan Co. and is a director for the Fed. Land Bank[...]s. We have restored many of these items with some on Assoc. Marilyn formed a Synchronized Swim team for young girls. Both loan to the local museum. As pres. of the Old Tractor Clu[...]man of the Building Committee, I enJoyed seeing the needed addition to many continuing education courses offered[...] |
| [...]moreland Union Manor, Portland, OR. He is married to Violet homesteaders in the Outlook area. My mothe[...]Their children older brothers: Gordon and Curtis. I was born in Plentywood on are Dustin and Heidi. Walt has 1 great-granddaughter, Mandi. 8-10-43. I lived my entire childhood on the family farm 9 miles south of He[...]50-56 as the Grain Elevator mgr. He taught 1961 . I attended the U of M from 1961 -68 . In 1965 , I received the BA adult education in agricu[...]eville and C. F. Christensen and changed the name to Western Imple-[...]Chrysler and Plymouth automobiles. In 1964, took on Dodge[...]neral Merchandise Store, McElroy, 1940-43, served on[...]McElroy school board, 1938-45, and on First Lutheran Church board,[...]He played a lot of basketball and softball on Westby men's teams,[...]1936-48. He was a member of Westby Flying Club, 1943-47 , charter[...]ions Club, charter member of Plentywood Elks On 9-22-63, I married JoAnne Schulte of Stanley, ND, also a stu- Club. He is a member of Moose Lodge, Sons of Norway, 32 ° Mason, dent at the U of M, where she received a BA degree in elementary Algeria S[...]in Montana and North Dakota, From 1968-81 , I practiced law in Sheridan Co. except for interval[...]earth moving and custom farm work, 1946-52. when I was corporate lawyer for oil companies in Butte a[...]st son is Erik Richard Overby, born in Plentywood on Helen (Long) and her daughte[...]en Ross Overby, born in Plentywood to Plentywood the summer of 1950, to be near Helen's folks, Bill and on 12-25 -70. Ruby Long. Helen worked as a waitress in Deck's Cafe, operated by Bill We moved to Billings in 1981 , where we presently reside. I am and Nellie Omar. (Nellie lives in Tigard, OR, a suburb of Portland.) When engaged in the oil busi[...]Glenn was born in Helena, MT 5-29-29, came to Plentywood and ed in school at Billings West HS a[...]worked for Western Geophysical ... a seismograph crew doing much[...]Williston Hospital on 1-26-53. In November, 1953, the seismograph[...]crew moved to Williston, ND. During the next year, they moved to[...]home on weekends only if the roads were open.[...]S. Anderson, R , Joplin, MT graduate to "good old Plentywood". Glenn worked for a time at the Farmer's of Deaconess Hospital, Havre, MT, and to that union were born 2 sons, Un[...] |
| [...]they would get Mary (194 7) is a 1965 graduate of PHS, spent 1 year in Rome, toget[...]hist parties. Italy, a year at EMC and married Gary A. Farnsworth of Glasgow in Helen was busy at home with the children, but she still managed 1967. They made their home in many places as Gary was in the Air to babysit one or two other small children putting each one in a dif- Force. Daughter Kari was born in Plentywood in 1968 and son, Kristen, ferent room at nap time. She also baked for the Dairy Lunch, so the[...]ouse. Susan Stapleton and has a son, Richard (1979), and a stepdaughter, Helen's sister, Jean Aman, and family came to visit in 1957. They Stacy (1970). They[...]s and Joan (1949) grew up to be first of all, a nurse, (MSU 1972) but is beautiful "green" scenery, so Glenn and Helen made a trip to see for an adventurer at heart and[...]tly themselves and liked what they saw. They made a down-payment on a Ft. Collins, CO. Always choosing[...]courses house, loaded everything they could into a homemade box-trailer and from geology to refrigeration, to weather and survival. headed for their "Home Swee[...]od, studied police science at their friends threw a farewell party for them at Deck's Cafe.[...]olice work, both city and county. He It took a while to adjust to the change ... rain instead of snow. has been a carpenter, radio announcer, service station attendant, ap• Glenn eventually got on at a large plywood plant in Lebanon. He later[...]l defense director and Justice of the transferred to the company's hardboard custom plant, where he st[...]ch they are Jim (1956) was a track star in PHS, graduated from MSU in 1982 very proud. Glenn enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time. in engineering and is employed by Dowell in Tulsa, OK. His ability to Monte married Dixie (McKinnon) and has a son, Buddy Allen, and a find a job was uncanny. During high school, he worked at[...], Stephanie Lee. Wendy married John Smith and has a tion, Roy's Market, and a variety of other jobs. daughter, Shelley Kay, and a son, Wesley Allen. All live in Sweet Home as does Helen's mother, Ruby Long. Joanne is married to Delmar Davis of Eugene and lives near Marcola. Th[...]Family. '30s. Ed was an avid sportsman and liked to tell tall stories of his hunt- orman retired in 1979. I sold my beauty shop in 1971 and have ing and fishing trips. He was a camera buff, recording on film the been busy with church work and college classes since then. I turned growth of his nieces and nephews. Ed never married. He was a 65 while attending college[...]. Plentywood has been good to us; a great place to rear a family and Norman was born in Perham in 19[...]to mellow into old age. since age 2. He enjoyed hunt[...]up, spent several weeks each summer in Perham, at a la e shore cottage owned by his parents. After PH[...]of Gilb rt and abel Paulson of Outloo , T, I, Margaret, was born at Bismarck, ND in 1917, the[...]ed Brea, CA, 1971) and ere spent on the "reservation" near B oc ton and he b gan elem[...]tary school n Roosevelt County, moving to Plen ood to finish grade CA, 1959). I had 1 sister, Aobertine Fitzgerald Gray, (born Bi[...]igh school. Folio ing graduation, he family moved to the ND, 1918- died Inglewood, CA 1946) and brothe[...]Andre Ueland farm at Outloo ; then Al on p nt 13 months in the marck, 1922); Patrick (born[...]Columbus, were married in Plent ood on 11 -5-46. To this union 2 daughters Saddle Club, Square Dance group, served on City Council and helped ere born; ina, 1948 and Oma, 1949. promote various civic ventures. I owned a beauty shop at the time e After living on the farm in both Outloo and Raymond communities w[...]uare dancing, and all the other ac- moved to Plent ood in the fall of 1958 where Alton held the position tivities young people do in a town like Plentywood.[...]cretary of the ontana Durum Growers. He continues to farm and Ward in 197 4, has 2 sons, Chad (197 4)[...]s ed EMC 1 year, served in the army 2 years, went to Dawson College, clerk of the chur[...]Congregational Church, secretary of returned home to clerk in the family store and has been owner sinc[...]the Order of Eastern Star for many years, and is a long-time member of 1979. Leo and Charlie[...] |
| [...]lene, ID. Dina graduated from MSU in Bozeman with a degree in diatetics following graduation from PHS[...]e Sandon of Sunburst in December, 1969; they live on his family's farm with their 3 children. FOLMER[...]2 years old his parents, Daniel and Hansina, came to America and lived |
| In 1956, Mom built a new house where she and Dona lived until[...]ning and taking care of her house until she moved to the Montana Our first son, Richa[...]n the Navy, he married Mona Disney in Los Angeles on 7-1-73. He manages a record store in Whittier, CA. They have 2 childre[...]Our third son, Russel Carl, was born in Minot on 12-17-57 . He at-[...]administrators at the Manor, I was born 1-28-12 on the homestead of my parents, Conrad and hosted a 101 birthday party for Mom and Alice Fough, also a resident Ida Peterson (Sh. Daybreak[...]tainment and the pretty cake. The DeSilva's have a way of making the grasshoppers, low prices, and thistles and managed to ind up ith residents feel comfortable.[...]900 acres. He and my mother both sacrificed that I might go My mother is in good physical health. Her eyesight has been failing to school in Plentywood (5th-8th) as well as high school, graduating in or she would still be in her own home. She regretted leaving her faithf[...]ry March 7th In 1930, with a limited scholarship, plus more sacrifice by my and hopefully her eyesight will be improved. She enjoys visits to the parents, I entered the U of , joined a fraternity (a luxury) and as farm or attending Emmaus Lutheran, where she is a charter member. graduated in 1934 with a BA in business administration, at the depth[...]In 1936, I went to Boston to serve an apprenticeship to be a Oluf was born at Dagmar, MT 3-3-16, son of S[...]yer and 2 years later as buying ool until the ar. I spent the Petersen, attended Emerson School, and[...]rs working at Boeing in Seattle. in 1934. He went to Billings Business College for 1 year. Ruth w[...]er of Oscar and Sophia Christianson. She was born on the farm that Craig Saxtons now own. Ruth graduat[...]. We were married on 11 -2-41 in Plentywood Lutheran Church with the R[...]ryed in North Africa and France for the duration. On 12-10-45, he was discharged at Camp McCoy, WI. Wh[...]In 1951 , I moved the family to Dallas, T , no too long b fore otl[...]as discovered in Sheridan County. Texans found out quic ly here[...]Sheridan County as. When I told th m I as from Pl n ood, they[...]anted to drill a" ildcat" II " rat" no . Leasing my father's acr a[...]several thousand acres and manag d to find the ventur money to drill.[...]enough; i as dnlled m the rong area and as plugged hen the[...]money ran out. About this time someone told me he ould drin eve[...]father died in Seattle in 1960 and is buried next to the oose Section as he was a member of the Plenty ood oose.[...]y mother moved from Seattle in December, 1983 to a retirement Oluf a nd Ruth Petersen.[...]d alone m Seattle from 1960 In 1959, we moved to Grenora, ND where Oluf was employed by[...]e Grenora Imp. Co. as salesman. In 1968, we moved to Plentywood was still very[...] |
| [...]. 10-31-30 and they moved to Plentywood in 1936, when they pur- My wife, Alice, and I are expectant grandparents as my son, Con-[...]This became rad and his wife, Sue, have promised to do their part sometime in the Peterson's Ready to Wear which Myrtle actually operated while Cliff spring of 1984. She is a registered nurse and he is regional manager of[...]eterson's Hardware Store and was in business with a medical supply business. My wife has her hands fu[...]Collins. They built their If the worth of a man's life is measured in his contributions to his present store in 1952 and recently sold it to their son and daughter-in- community, Clarence W. "Cal" Peterson, has led a worthy life. He law. served as[...]dren, was born 3-1-1897 in Otter Tail County, MN to Charles and Mary Peterson, both Swedish immigrant[...]r finishing school, Cal joined the Sao Line RR as a relief telegraph operator in the Iron Range. In 1916, he followed his brother, Ernie, westward to Stanley, ND to work as a telegrapher for the GNRR. Cal enlisted in the Army in 1918 and served as a telegraph operator in France during and after WWI. He was a member of the 116th Field Signal Corps.[...]Clifford W. Peterson Family. He returned to Minnesota in 1919, married his sweetheart, Minnie[...]in Scobey) graduated from PHS and Anderson, moved to Scobey, and worked in brother Ernie and Ed Bat-[...]nt Prairie com- Later, the newlyweds moved to Detroit Lakes, MN where son, m[...]hey have 2 boys, Casey and Chad. Roger, was born on 2-21-23.[...]duated from PHS, U of M, Missoula as Eager to go west again, Cal and brother, Len, arrived in Plen- a med. tech. and the U of WA in health education. S[...]lives in Seattle. Case farm machine dealership, a hardware store, and a service station. Cliff enjoys h[...]hardware of this area, and working to promote and improve the community. He store, and the Case dealership was sold to Carl Holje. Cal operated the has served on the city council, was mayor during the flood of 1[...]business dropped 75%. He mentioned, "There wasn't a spear of grass Shrine Club and past moderator of the Congregational Church. He is a in the country in 1937, but business came back in 1938. We had 4 past master of the Masonic Lodge and on the Ration's Board during good years prior to WWII." His son, Roger, joined the firm in 1948. WWII. He is presently a director of Pioneer Manor and the Sec. State[...]tioned that much Bank. He received a certificate of appreciation from Lion's Club in c[...]s, which were dis- 1972, Jaycee Boss of the Year in 197 4, and the Distinguished Service counted up to 15% when purchased by Minneapolis banking firms.[...]Myrtle is a member of the Congregational Ladies Aid and OES,[...]kson, worked full time and raised a family. Her hobbies are cooking, enter- along with Peder Moe, traveled to Washington, DC to ask for federal taining, and playing cards. She now makes daily visits to the hosptial, funds for a new courthouse. Their campaign was successful.[...]nneth homemade soup. Collins purchased a wheatfield, to be used as a one-city block site for the new Sheirdan Mem. Hos[...]By Lillian Peterson Cal is a member of the Congregational Church, past pres. o[...]nts are Martin M. Reinertson and Katherine Masek. I was Lions Club and a past master of the Plentywood Masonic Lodge in[...]s of 1940. active in the Golden Years Club and as a golfer. After nearly 60 years We moved to Vancouver, WA where I attended Clark College. I of competition, Cal is still seeking his first "h[...]WWII. We were married on 6-28-41, are members of Trinity Lutheran CLIFFORD[...]Church, I'm past president of the Altrusa Club for Business[...]ND 5-7-06, son of Henry and Jennie a Chamber of Commerce Member. Don is retired. He wa[...](including Cal and the government as a building contractor. Len Peterson of Plentywood)[...]d in 1916 and his From 1957-7 4, I owned the Mode O'Day Shop. From 1972 to mother in 1963. present date I have "Christy's Closet", women's apparel shop, on 108 Cliff has 3 sisters: Fern Buscher (Morri[...]rn 3-24-52 in Vancouver. He graduated Coming to Montana in 1926, Cliff worked with the Peterson-[...]in Pullman, WA and Clark College in Vancouver, is a Battleson Co. in Scobey for 10 years. He m[...] |
| [...]ver, graduated from high school was a very active supporter in the building of the Sher[...]the Pioneer Manor. Len now lives in Longview, WA, a graduate of Seattle, and is Dist. Manager, Coffee[...], Manor. TX, son, Christopher P., born on 6-27-81 and are expecting their As a daughter writing this, I would say the greatest tribute I could second child in April of 1984. give to my parents is my admiration for the love they hav[...]parents to Plentywood in 1925, graduated from PHS in 1941 an[...]defense effort and saw action as a sailor in the Pacific Theater from[...]After his discharge from the Navy, Roger returned to college[...]He married Idaho native Kay Robertson on 5-29-48 and they moved to Plentywood to join the family business, Peterson Chevrolet.[...]second son, Richard, was born in 1953. Follow- up on a small farm in Amor Township near Richville, MN. His wife, Jen- ing graduation, he earned a radio-television degree in Spokane and is a nie Lillian Claypool, was born a few miles away in Maine Township,[...]d of cancer in 197 4. not meet Len until she went to teach near his home. They were mar- Roger, a member of the Congregational Church and past pres[...]They farmed Len's parent's place after they moved to of the old Lions Club, has also be[...]ctober, weather permitting. Len, preferring to be a businessman rather than a farmer, sold his interests in 1922. His brother,[...]RUBY (JOHANSEN) PETERSON until his death. Len and a partner invested in a grocery store in Wallace Bu[...]n of Thomas G. and Josephine Peterson Alexandria, but his partner died 2 years later from trench fever[...]ie is the daughter tacted during WWI, so Len sold out and returned to Richville. A few of Viggo and Carrie Johansen of[...]. 299). days later, Ed Battleson of Scobey called to encourage Len and Wally comple[...]look and attended high school in brother, Marvin, to join him in buying a store in Shelby, MT, which had Plentywo[...]The family moved years, he worked on the Dray Line for Frank Simonis and Frank to their first Montana home. The store was overstock[...]t the dry cleaners for dise because of the fight, but with new oil fields opening up there was[...]lement. In 1926, they sold the store, moved to Opheim to be closer to I, Ruby, grew up on the farm east of Antelope and was the only brothe[...]hose first 8 grades at the Lew Wallace country ed a store handling hardware, JI Case, and cars. The railroad came to school which usually had 13 students.[...]ile singing in 3 part harmony; stomping the churn to make in the first house in the new town. butter; learning to yodel and the words to Montana Slim songs while When Alfred moved to Portland in 1930, the family moved to Plen- driving tractor; braiding hair for younger sisters; and milking cows. I tywood and Len and Ed Battleson had the hardware[...]during high school at Plen- death when Len bought out the heirs. Both Len and Jane worked in the tywood to support myself. I wore Jane's wedding dress for my mar- store, Jane[...]When Don and family came riage to Wally in Plentywood Lutheran Church on 10-28-48. home from WWII, he joined his dad as a partner in the store. My sewing abilities started with baby dresses and graduated to When Don built the new store, Len and Jane t[...]making clothes for myself and the girls. I learned to crochet and have over to him and Jerry Iverson became his partner. After D[...]ndreds of doilies, 2 tablecloths, and 12 afghans. I received his wife sold the store to Jerry. helpful hints one winter from Ruth Estenson on embroidering and won Len worked full time until he was 85. The town will remember him a blue ribbon at the next County Fair for my pillow cases. for his whistling on his way to and from work . He was always As the children grew, I was active in their organizations as music downto[...]Chorus Mothers officer and worker, and chaperone. I served my com- Jane is a 50-year member of Eastern Star. Both Len and Jane are munity on special city committees and the election board fo[...]hful members of the Congregational Church. Len is a Mason, Scot- years. I worked at the Ben Franklin store one winter befor[...]position of cashier and bookkeeper at the MDU Co. on 1-9-61 . This[...] |
| job I held for 16½ years. Other hobbies have been bowling and learning They returned to Plentywood from Seattle and opened a Coast to to play the organ.[...], we sold until 2 devastating fires in a period of 6 months closed the store for out and spent the winter of 1977-78 in Arizona and California. We now nearly a year. The store was rebuilt after both fires and[...]the Colum- tion again. bus Hospital. I have Lupus, which limits my activities. I have been in- The Peterson's childre[...]Falls Lupus Chapter of the Lupus had a son, is divorced and living at home; and Cleo (De[...]born 9-16-52. He is a CPA in Glasgow, MT. They have 4 children:[...]Enger, died 4-14-83, living to age 99. Ward is a Mason and Shriner. Marjorie is a member of Oro-Y-Plata[...]Chapter 66 Order of the Eastern Star and a charter member of the[...]Lewis was born in Colesberg, IA on 9-22-05 to Orren and Florence[...]stepsisters, Jean Murphy and Bethel Crane; and a stepbrother, Wayne[...]Lewis came to Sheridan Co. in 1914 from Graham, IA. His dad[...]s uncle, Issac and Lucy Ray. He was a fireman for 20 years, played in soloist for school and community functions. She's a housewife and several orchestras and still continues to play occasionally. Lewis mar- beautician, married to Cecil Johnson, 2-13-69, son of Kermit and ried Thelma Smith-Nichols on 2-28-29. Frieda Johnson, rural Plentywood. They have a son, Dale Wayne, born Thelma was born in Virden, IL on 12-18-1 O to James and Edna 11 -20-70. Cecil is employed by Fr[...]h, who homesteaded northeast of Raymond. She came to Montana son, Donald Earl, from a previous marriage, born 5-23-67 . in 1913. On 10-2-17, her mother married Harve Nichols, who Wayne Douglas, born 8-19-51 , is a graduate of PHS and MSU, homestead[...]r of Cummins in Billings. Carrie moving to Plentywood where she attended high school for 1½[...]PHS and U of M, Missoula, She has a sister, Elberta Draszt, born 9-19-08, of Kent, WA and a married on 7-24-76 to Corey Welter, son of Roy and Mona Welter,[...]WARD and MARJORIE (ENGER) PETERSON Ward is a Plentywood native, son of Hattie and Edward Peterson, (both deceased) who operated a grocery, bakery, and cafe for many years. He had[...]nneth, deceased, and Wesley, Reno, NV. Ward, a 1935 graduate of PHS, worked in the family business until he married Marjorie Enger 9-3-40. They moved to Seattle, WA, for 5½ years. Marjorie was bor[...], of Westby, MT. Her father, Otto Enger, operated a men's clothing and shoe store Lewis Pierce Family. (1979) and a small farm in Westby. She graduated from Westby H[...]d and Style Shop and The Vogue in Plentywood, for a short time. graduated from high school[...]Betty, born 11 -7-29, moved to Benton, WA in 1947 and married[...]retired in Sumner, WA, and is a training analyst for Boeings in Seattle.[...]His wife is on the faculty of Fort Steilcom College.[...]nd Michael. They live at Sisseton, ND where he is a backhoe[...]on. ND where he is a mechanic. They had 4 children: James, Dawn[...] |
| and Brenda. Dawn was killed in a car accident in 1981. past 44 years. Lewis, a retired farmer, and Thelma live on the farm in the sum- Andy was b[...]and soon found himself delivering baked goods to the surrounding Cora S. Risa was born at Valley City, ND to Ole and Martha Risa, towns: Antelope,[...]There were 3 daughters and 1 son. The family came to Sheridan McElroy, Comertown,[...]ook, Archer, Redstone, County in 1918 and settled on a homestead south of Redstone. Cora[...]l and Daleview. Truck driving seemed to be his natural occupation, and at Valley City. Returning to Montana, she attended her sophomore year he later went to work for the Farmers Union Oil Co. delivering fue[...]and clerk. Maurice E. was born at Hutchinson, MN to Thomas and Robertine Plaisance. He was the fourth son in a family of 11 children, 8 sons and 3 daughters. They came to Minot, ND in 1906 and Maurice grew up on a farm south of Minot. He attended country school and his ambition was to work with automobiles and gas engines, which became his life's work . In 1923, he came to Plentywood where he was employed in garages for 25 years. On 3-15-37, Maurice and Cora were married and that f[...]winter months in Redlands, California return- ing to Plentywood that spring.[...]the outbreak of WWII, we sold our home and moved to San Diego, CA and Maurice was employed at the Roh[...]hools. built by Consolidated Air Craft. We turned out over 4000 planes during[...]Great Falls High won the State AA Champion- that time. Maurice was in charge of one station where he had[...]ship in 1983. working, 2 on each motor. Returning to Plentywood, he took on the[...]and lives in the Antelope area. They have a son, Dean, 5-29-65 and a 1946. Later had the Buick dealership for 17 and t[...]daughter, Lisa, 1-29-68 . Gary has a grain farm and also an earth- 1O years. His garag[...]publisher of the Plentywood Herald and a local judge, Stuart is best-[...]. Maurice and Cora Plaisance. (I 962) After selling his garage in 1971 and r[...]ars in Sheridan County. At present, he is serving on the ANDY and[...]Sheridan County has been home for my entire life. I was the first |
| and graduated with a BA degree in journalism in June, 1951.[...]he advertising department of the Wiliston Herald, a caster for Plentywood's KPWD Radio. newspaper owned by his father and exactly a year later, was named Jane was a member of Plentywood Lutheran Church, Order of th[...]or and Eastern Star, and served as a Mother Advisor for the Order of Rainbow publishe[...]In 1968, the Popescu family moved to Billings where Gene ac- Tournament for 20 years,[...]ng baseball and softball in cepted a job as sportscaster and salesman for KOYN Radio.[...]a and ed for Shipton Supply as a sales clerk until heart problems, the result Nor[...]ion of umpiring at the 1961 Babe of a childhood case of rheumatic fever, sent her to Denver to undergo Ruth World Series in Glendive. His 25 ye[...]e never fully regained her health and passed away on 4-23-76 in He is a member of Plentywood Elks Lodge 2566, and he was[...]still resides in Billings where he is employed as a active in the Lions Club and Plentywood Jaycees.[...]salesman for Thrifty Nickel. Stuart has been a local judge since 1966, having served at both[...]Gene and Jane had 3 children. Randy Elliot, born on 8-18-4 7, lives city and county levels.[...]29-38 in Ambrose, ND, the youngest to John Jay Murray and they farm and ranch north of[...]born on 12-22-51, is married to Michael Ullman. He is an asphalt Marianne re[...]years, loader for Conoco and she is a secretary for Eastern Montana College in was empl[...]Moon Night Club, and the Plentywood Herald prior to her marriage to Stuart Polk on 12-30-67. She is now active in the FRA[...]born in 1930 and 1931. The family moved to Crosby, ND where Frank[...]entered a partnership in the creamery business in 1934. In[...]family moved to Plentywood, where construction of a creamery began Gene Robert Popescu was born[...](see For several years prior to building this creamery, a cream buying Sheridan Daybreak p. 678). He has 1 brother, James, and a sister, station was operated behind Joe Redmond's tire store on Main Street. Faye. Gene's mother passed away in 1[...]ed at the creamery ed and operated the Elgin Cafe on Main Street of Plentywood which ad- for[...]ess, Harold Sorenson, and joined the Leland Hotel on the corner where Peterson Hardware now[...]ch were always the busiest. Dorothy Jane Johansen on 10-27-46. Every farm in the '20s and '30s had milk cows to provide milk and Jane was born in Antelope, MT on 12-12-29 to Viggo and Carrie meat. The surplus cream was sold to local creameries or shipped by Johansen (see Sheridan Daybreak p. 299). She grew up on the family rail to distant buyers. Some tough years when the wheat c[...]poor, the "cream check" came in mighty handy. But as the farms grew and high school in Plentywood.[...]Union Cardide as a mechanical engineer in Charleston, WV since[...]dentistry in Plentywood from 1960-66, then moved to Billings, MT[...]Alma was on the Hospital Board and did volunteer work in the[...]My parents came to Montana in 1965 but didn't "find" Sheridan Gene and Jane managed[...]originally from New Jersey, the business was sold to Betty Myles after 49 years of operation by the[...]escu family. The Elgin was well-known for it's up-to-date sports in- vented the plastic explos[...]f his sports life was my dad and deciding to venture from the big cities into the peaceful- his "hole-in-one" at the Plentywood golf course. He was a volunteer ness of the West. fireman, a member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite[...] |
| [...]ldren (Ernest, Byron, Wayne, James, Beverly} born to ROBERT F. and LUCILE (BOE) RASMUSSO[...]Boe and Robert Rasmusson were married in Outlook on I have 2 brothers: John, born 9-26-64 in Woburn, MA[...]joined the Navy. Andy, born 1-27-67, is a junior and I, Timothy, born 2-20-66, will[...]on 12-3-44 of Bozeman; Nancy W. O'Brien born in Havre, MT on Andy and I were born in Billings while my dad was attending[...]S Virgin Islands; Janet Stevenson, born We moved to Oregon where he attended the university, then back to 9-3-52 in Havre, MT now of Bear[...]Lucile was born in Outlook on 9-6-17, the daughter of pioneer John and I have earned the Eagle Scout Award and were initia[...]tana College, Havre, MT. She worked as a secretary in Plentywood and HENRY and MINNIE (DY[...]Spokane Army Air Depot in Spokane, WA and in a similar capacity at My mother is Minnie Dys[...]zeman in the '60s of Norwegian parents. She came to Plentywood in 1926 and taught and '70s. Latin and Biology. Her father, a store owner, was skeptical about her Robert was born and reared on a farm near Dazey, ND. He taught going to "sheep country"! Her classes were so full that sh[...]n County Mother met Sun. Sch. Supt. Henry Raaen, a confirmed bachelor. (One Extensio[...]ere was some match-making by Pastor Mandus Egge!) A After 3 years in the Navy,[...]Bob and Lucile have continued to live in Bozeman. They enjoy[...]I was born 8-7-19, son of early day homesteaders, E[...]Sh. D. p. 910). We farmed in the Volmer area, and I[...]I worked on an irrigated ranch near Clyde Park 4 summers and[...]cattle winters before going to Chicago where I worked for Carbide Tool[...]to work for Buick Motor Division of General Motors.[...]I married Alice, daughter of Andrew and Millie Christensen, on[...]while living with her sister, Agnes, later coming to Chicago to I was born in Plentywood 1-24-33 , attended by Dr.[...]hitney aircraft motors that we supplied. moved to his homestead to resume full-time farming. One of my We returned to Montana to farm, enjoying our neighbors and the earliest[...]choir. Alice was a member of Volmer Homemakers and taught Sunday I graduated from PHS in 1951 and enrolled at Pacifi[...]. The girls had fun in 4-H and Luther League, and I was a strong Parkland, WA, and a month later my parents retired to Salem, OR. proponent of NFO. The 4 oldest girls attended grade school at View Hill, I taught a year at Stockton, CA and on 6-30-56 married Arnold a one-room school until it closed in 1962. Because[...]school age, she stayed in Plen- my folks moved to Spokane where they still live in their own apart- tywood with Andrew and Millie to attend PHS, and graduated In 1962. ment. Dad i[...]In 1971 , we sold the farm to the Hott Brothers and moved to Plen- I did substitute teaching for about 20 years and no[...]children: Joel Arnold, born 9-26-57 , is married to Julie in Medicine Lake, where I completed a term as governor in 1984 and N Nevins and is a Lt. in the US Army serving as a helicopter pilot. Alice is treas[...]Six daughters and 7 grandchildren round out a wonderful life. di director of Oxnard Boys' Club,[...]d is assistant Lou's Bar and Deli on Main Street in Plentywood. Their son, Mike, at- ~:manager of a clothing store in Coeur d'Alene. Rachel Elizabeth is a tends MSU and daughter, Madena, at[...]ted from U of M and is now working in Billings as a medical[...] |
| [...]live on a small farm near there. JoAnn was born in Williston, ND on[...]on a ranch there. They have 4 children: Melissa, Jilli[...]technologist, while husband, Lee Buchanan, owns a water bed store. They have a daughter, Brandi, and a son, Blake. Donna, 4-5-51, graduated from Bauder[...]hus- band, Bayard Brekke, and son, Michael, live on a farm near Reserve. Cindy, 4-15-55, and husband, Glen Carlson, a spray pilot, farm near[...]Sheridan County's Deputy Treasurer before moving to San Diego in Roy passed away suddenly on 4-19-82, just after returning from 1983, where sh[...]elds, work for McMillin Arizona. I spend my winters at 'Venture Out' in Mesa, AZ and my sum- Construction. Jill, 12-2[...]ring mers in my home in Plentywood. wi1h a degree in computer science from MSU, where she ha[...]in several campus organizations and has worked as a student JOE and ALICE (MELQUIST)[...]Joe Redmond came to Plentywood on St. Patrick's Day in 1910. ROY and[...]Alice Melquist came to Plentywood in 1914. They were married in MYRTLE(S[...]0; and J. Maclyn, born 7-25-31. Roy was born to Mary and Walter Rasmussen on 3-30-13. Walter, at age 16, came from Denmark, me[...]near Dagmar and in Reserve when the family moved to a farm west of Reserve. He worked on neighboring farms. At the Plentywood parsonage, he married Myrtle Sonstegaard from Grenora, ND, a country school teacher, on 6-2-34. Later, in 1934, we went to Fort Peck where Roy's first job was as a " bull cook" in the barracks at $9.27 a week. The next spring he quit and we went back to Plentywood and Roy got on as a truck driver at 65¢ an hour. Later, Roy worked at Harlem at the rock quarry as a car knocker at $1 .25 an hour. After the For[...]orothy, JoArlene, Alice , Joe , and Mac. and went to Oregon. Roy got a job in a saw mill at Yamhill, about 40 miles out of Portland. Later, he bought a truck and hauled logs to a JoArlene graduated from PHS an[...]ngle mill nearby. In the spring of 1941 , Roy got a call to the Bremer- Paul. She married Lowell Aspelund, son of Myrtle and Alvin Aspelund ton Navy Yard as a sheet metal helper. Later, he took a course and of Plentywood. Lowell and JoArlene started 1st grade together in Plen- became a welder at $1 .20 an hour. We were there at the ti[...]rtly after WWII in September, 1945, we moved back to a general building contractor. They have 6 children[...]itute mail carrier, truck- Fuellenback, a mortgage broker on 7-16-77, and lives in Fremont with ed, filled, an[...]graduated from U of Santa In 1962, we bought a farm in Canada on the border which Roy Clara, works for FMC Corp. as a mechanical engineer, formerly working farmed until he retired in 1975, after which he rented the farm out. We 3 years in Leige, Belgium for FMC. have 3 daughters. Romelle was born in Plentywood on 2-13-37 . She Nancy, born 8[...]d in Missoula married Ronald Floyd, a mechanical engineer for Gen. Motors, on where she got a degree in sociology. In 1961 , she married Dale[...], and Alyssa. Todd. Carolee was born in Bremerton on 1-14-44 and attended school[...] |
| [...]ild of Kimberly, born 1-13-60 in Glasgow, is a student at CA State U at Reuben and Marie (Steinke) Rice. He grew up on a ranch near Westby San Jose and lives in Fremont.[...]In 1955, Kurt worked for Amerada Petroleum on a seismograph crew. Catherine in St. Paul. She marr[...]ders, daughter of Lyle and Elsie Medders of Plen- on 6-22-57 in San Lorenzo, CA. Gene was an Elementar[...]tywood, were married in 1956 and moved to Price, UT. Kurt switched School principal with the Hayward Unified School Dist. He died to working on the big rigs and the family lived in Miles City, Glendive 11-27-78 of cardiac arrest. Dorothy continues to live in Hayward and (twice), and Ba[...]as. 1964 we returned to Plentywood permanently. Katie, born 11-7-59,[...]handicapped children. Sean, born 8-2-61, is a student at CA State Uat Hayward studying Public A[...]9-13-63, attends CA State U at Chico and works as a receptionist for a legal firm. Brian, born 12-27-65, is a senior at Moreau HS in Hayward. Patrick, born 12-16-6 7, is a sophomore at Moreau HS. Mac Redmond graduated from PHS and Concordia College of Moorhead, MN with a BA degree in education and a MA degree in counse!ing from U of MN. He married[...]N 12-29-62. They live in Bloomington where Mac is a counselor at Jefferson HS. They have 2 children: Mark, born 8-26-65, is a senior at Kennedy HS and Marcy, born 11-8-68, is[...]irst wells in Sheridan County. In 1972, we opened a small western friends.[...]re called "The Klothes Horse". In 197 4, we built a new store[...]5. During the oil boom of 1981 -83, Kurt accepted a position as BURTON J. and DIANE (McCANN) RICE[...]eum and still does occasional consulting. In I was born 2-15-32 to Rueben and Marie Rice. My dad told me that December 1983, we built a new store on Main Street. I was almost born in the bob sled on the way to Plentywood. It was a Our daughter, Lori Lord, lives in Plentywood with her daughter, blizzard and slow going, but they made it in time. Lila, born 5-11-77, and is a partner in Bob and Lou's game room as I don't remember much of my pre-teen years, but I do remember well as co-owner along with her sister, Cheryl Bjorgen and Aunt Leah going to the Rocky Springs School, about 1/4 mile from the[...]Heppner residence, for my first 2 years. We moved to my grandad's on the rigs and moves around a lot. Cheryl is married to Joel Bjorgen place, 7 miles from Westby in 1939. I completed grade school at the and lives in Westby. Rice School and in the fall of 1945, I entered high school, graduating in 1949. During this time, my brothers and I helped Dad on the farm. We RANDY and MARCIA (OLSO[...]attle, as did most farms in those days, including a few I, Marcia Ann (Olson) Rice, the second of 4 children, was born to milk cows. Daryl and Dorthy Olson, on 5-29-60 at the Sheridan Mem. Hosp. I at- After graduation I decided to go to college, why I don't know. tended 12 years of school at Plentywood . Some of my grade school Maybe it was a chance to see more of the world. Being unable to make teachers were Mrs. Dagny Wold,[...]ders, Mrs. Luella the adjustment from high school to college, I decided to join the Air Johnson, Mrs. Jeanne French, and Mrs. Blanche Madsen. As a child I Force and trained as an instrument mechanic. It sounds romantic, but was involved in 4-H for 4 years and took piano lessons for 5 years. In it wasn't! I got to see a little more of the world, but every time I got a high school was a member of the pep club and annual staff and worked furlough, home looked a little better.[...]Prim, my junior and senior Four years later, I was back, helping once again on the farm. In years and after I graduated worked there summers and during July, 1955, my dad died. My brother, James, and I farmed until he got Christmas. My ho[...]crocheting, and cake decorating. I also enjoy bowling and attend On 1-12-69, I married Diane McCann of Scobey. We were to be aerobic classes regularly. I have been secretary for the Plentywoood married on the 11th, but a blizzard postponed it one day. Because of[...]oads, we spent our honeymoon night in Plentywood, but made it Night Mixed League. I have taught Sunday School classes at the Plen- to Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. the next day.[...]theran Church for several years. The past 5 years I have We bought the Rostad house in Comertown[...]been babysitting in my home and still continue to do so. and lived there about 3 years. Since leaving Comertown in the spring I married Randell Loren Rice on 6-10-78 in the Plentywood of 1973, we have moved a number of times. We now own and operate[...]Church. Randy, the second of 5 children, was born to Gene a bowling alley in Eureka, MT. and Darlene Rice on 8-30-57, at the Sheridan Mem. Hosp. He attended[...]ldren, Chris and Dawn. Lee, age 22 , is a boy, he was involved in Cub Scouts, and enjoyed spending time on also living in Eureka with his wife, Mary, and da[...]his grandparents farm . In high school, he was a member of the track, age 14, and Kathy, age 11 ,[...]basketball, and football team and a member of FFA. His senior year, he[...] |
| worked at the Coast to Coast Store, owned by Ward Peterson and Dale Our first son, Benny was born on 5-21 -76. On 9-10-79 our second Long, in his spare time he al[...]e In August, 1978, Balaly and I went to Billings where she became a worked in Sheridan County and North Dakota for Bomac Drilling, as a US Citizen. Balaly was so worried a[...]e lost derrick hand. In August, 1980, he returned to carpenter work, for 15 lbs. in 6[...]egan his own construction We made a trip to Bolivia December, 1981 to spend Christmas business, R & R Construction. Ran[...]team. I farm with my dad in Antelope and Balaly is custod[...]born in Sidney, MT on H-18-50. He is the second of 5 children.[...]Plentywood. Bert graduated in 1970, a class of 16. The biggest class[...]ny years. After graduation he worked with his dad on the farm. On 7-1-72 Bert married Debra Morstad. Debbie, born i[...]tywood, MT on 8-10-53, daughter of Arvid and Hilda Alvstad Mors[...]fourth of 5 children. Donna, the oldest, born in May of 1945,[...]Sheridan Mem. of 1946; Ron, born in May of 1949; and Don, born in July of 1960. Hosp. He[...]Helena. Debbie graduated as an LPN in 1973. Bert a member of Cub Scouts, Den 4, run by Dale and Char[...]graduated in automotive repair in 197 4, returned to Plentywood and Randy likes to swim and play baseball in the summer along with b[...]mployed by Sheridan Memorial Hospital and Nursing on the farm. Home until August 1975. On 12-3-75 Wendy Marie was born. Kamie Jerud De[...]yl, was our second son Ann was born on 9-26-77. In October of 197 4, they bought a house in born 10-3-79 at the Sheridan Mem. Hosp.[...]In the fall of 1979, Bert and his father built a shop on the Richard- We are presently living at 525[...]LY (LANGUIDEY) RICHARDSON By Neal Richardson I was born 12-5-51 in Williston, ND. My parents are Gordon and Barbara Richardson. I attended school at Antelope, graduating in 1971 t[...]n the National Guards was also an education. On 6-1-7 4, I married Balaly Languidey at the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Balaly was born to Saturnina and Luisa Languidey, 6-30-53 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She is from a family of 11 children, who are all in Bolivia, ex[...]her who is in Argentina, and herself. Balaly came to the states in 1971 from Montero, Bolivia on a student visa. While going to school she lived with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larsen. In December 1975, Balaly and I went to Bolivia so I could meet her family. Drinking the water wasn't the only thing I couldn't do there. It D[...]dson Family. was so hot you couldn't sleep, quite a change going from winter here to summer there.[...]Catholic Church in Plentywood. Bert is a member of the Knights of[...]Columbus and Debbie of the St. Elizabeth Seton Guild. She is also a[...]rt enjoys hunting and fishing. This year he built a fish house and[...]Sheridan County and plan to continue living here.[...]Chinook, MT in July, 1960, where Bob trained as a Soil Scientist with[...] |
| [...]born in the farms with Daddy, and has a muffler shop. Havre Deaconess Hospital on 5-30-61. In October of that year, they I am a 196 7 Antelope HS graduate, went to Concordia College one were transferred to Plentywood, MT. Home was Ernie's Trailer City at year and then to EMC at Billings, and have worked at various jobs[...]town for 6 years. The last 4 years they lived in a waitressing to selling siding. Tim and I were married 2-26-72 and 20 house purchased from[...]r 1O years in days later he began a year's tour of military duty in Thailand. I lived Plentywood, 3 more children were added to the family: Brent, 3-27 -64; with my parents while working for Dr. Hansford as a dental assistant. Camille, 10-20-68; and Shauna,[...]moved to Plentywood and purchased my grandparent's (Viggo[...]Carrie Johansen) house. I worked at Anthony's for 2½ years before[...]becoming a full-time domestic engineer and babysitter.[...]ang in choir and taught Sunday School. Bob served a term as church moderator, and Gwen helped with Va[...]rdson Family. (1983) Homemakers Club, and sang in a barbershop quartet for the Golden Jubilee. Bob participated in Toastmasters and a community mens We have 3 children. Christi Lee, born 9-3-69, is a PHS freshman, choral group. Both enjoyed the Fine[...]track, cheerleading, and pep club. school at that time. Elaine was a Camp Fire Girl. S[...]are gig- Bob was the Soil Scientist assigned to the Soil Conservation Ser- gling and s[...]e Sheridan Co. Conservation Dist. His duties were to Jeremy Wayne, born 4-15-75, is a 3rd grader and active in complete the Soil Survey[...]ep us completed in 1971 and the Richardsons moved to Chinook for the new young and on our toes. It appears that he will grow up to be active like assignment. One year later, they moved to the Bozeman area, where his sister and brother. Bob is a soil correlator for the Soil Conservation Service, and Gwen is a We both feel very lucky to have been raised here and to have the library aide for the Belgrade schools. Their residence is in Belgrade, opportunity to bring up our children in such a fine place. We are proud MT. A graduate of MSU, Elaine is teaching 4th grade at[...]our heritage, proud of our state, and very proud to live in Sheridan Public School. Brent is completi[...]ton U in St. Louis, MO. In the fall, Camille will be a sophomore at Belgrade HS, and Shauna, an 8th grad[...]ere rich with George was born to Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in friendships m[...]sunsets, golden Bowman County, ND on 2-13-21 , the son of Nels and Anna Rierson. wheat[...]WA in 1929. They returned to the familiar prairie land after about a[...], arriving in Sheridan County in the fall of 1930 to take TIM and YVONNE (JOHANSEN) RICHARDSON[...]sister, Gladys. He at- 3-18-49 in Pasco, WA, came to Antelope with his parents when they ,[...]he Comertown School, graduating in 1939. returned to take over over his grandfather's farm. His sister[...]line was born at the family farm south of Outlook on 3-3-22, brother are: Joan Nall, born 4-15-43, of[...]mond. She grew up on the farm, and graduated from Outlook HS in T[...]married Yvonne Johansen in 1972 and they returned to Plen- tywood in 1976, where Tim worked for Holje[...]then he has farmed for Allyn (Bud) Eidsness. I, Yvonne, Johansen Richardson, daughter of Alfred[...]obey, lived in Flaxville until 1963 when we moved to the farm south of Antelope where my grand- mother[...]tor, born 10-19-56, married with 3 children lives on our parents farmstead,[...] |
| [...]ves in Tulsa, OK; Greg, at Casper, I have worked in various cafes in Plentywood since 1949. I am WY; Kirt, Bozeman, MT; and Lynette, at Las Veg[...]the Alta Vista Cafe. graduated from PHS and went on to MSU at Bozeman. We have 1 son, Lloyd Eugene, born 2-28-39, was married to Edith We have 2 granddaughters, Roni and Darb[...]In 1980, Lloyd and I celebrated our Golden Wedding Anniversary. GENE a[...]When we moved to Plentywood, we purchased a 2-room, 9x1 8 Lloyd Eugene (Gene) Ritland, b[...]house, which was owned by Gertie Peterson. A few years ago, we add- child of Lloyd and Letty Ritland. Gene graduated from PHS, where he ed on and remodeled and are still living in it. attended all 12 years. He is employed by Patrick Petroleum as a pro- duction foreman.[...]8, where he maintained his own hospital. He moved to Plentywood worked intermittently at the clinic si[...]1927 and had been here about 2 years. While doing a Gene and Edith have 2 children: Michael Paul, born 7-8-66, at- Flouroscopy on Hilton Vilen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vilen o[...]wiring on 3-14-29. Dr. Campbell was on the scene, but unable to They are all members of Plentywood Lutheran[...]r. Robb although he had suffered only minor burns on his face[...]assisting the doctor, was stunned, had burns on her arm and limb, but By Letty Ritland[...]t interruption. The patient also was shock- I was born in Maryfield, Sask., 5-18-10. My parents were John ed and had burns on his face and the sole of his foot. He was taken to Boyd, born at Petersborough, Ont. 2-24-1865, and[...]and conducted by Rev. S. W. Monroe, a Seventh Day Adventist Pastor 1905; Mabel LaBette,[...]as Mrs. Opgrande. In 1911 , my parents moved to a homestead west of Westby. We[...]his wife, 2 small children, 2 brothers, lived in a tent until a 4 room house was built. In 1949, our house was[...]in Detroit. All were here for the funeral. moved to Plentywood and is still being used.[...]od Cemetery. The McKinley schoolhouse, built on my parents' homestead was our first school.[...]ROBERT and My parents moved to a farm near Dooley in 1922, where we lived GLADYS(JOHANSEN)ROBERTSON before moving back to Saskatchewan.[...]Balcome) and Gordon Robertson, (Sh. In 1929, I worked on a farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. Todd Downey Daybreak I p. 806). Gladys's parents were Carrie (Johnson) and Viggo of Outlook, I met Lloyd Ritland there. Johansen (Sh. Daybreak I p. 299). Lloyd was born in Dawson, MN in 190[...]of the Plentywood VFW Club, Gladys is part- came to Outlook in 1929. He worked on Martin Holtan's farm. time cl[...]rried Michael Overland, Medicine Lake). They have a[...]State Bank, and Mike is a driver for Williston-Scobey Transfer. Letty and Lloyd Ritland. Lloyd and I were married 6-7-30 in Crosby, ND. We worked for |
| [...]was swamped, then and there Dad became a barber. Another time, the children are Christophe[...]and the children live in Plentywood where she is a hairdresser and showed Dad some chords on the piano and that Saturday night Dad cocktail wa[...]rried Leslie Ann Nichols of Berthold, ND) and has a son, James Dad and Bessie May Johnston were married 7-5-1909. Mother Robert, bo[...]rtail Co., MN, the daughter of Mary C. Leslie is a nurse's aid at Sheridan Mem . Nursing Home. They[...]on. The next 5 years Dad worked as depot pecting a child in May.[...]ent in Minnesota and North Dakota. They purchased a new Model T Mary Suzanne Morstad, born 7-26[...]$375.00 and were promised that if Henry Ford sold a certain 1978, (married Donald Morstad) and live on the Morstad farm of Ray- number of cars that there would be a rebate. Henry did and the folks mond. Suzie works[...]Sheridan Co. in 1915 and in 1916, the folks moved to Joanne Marie Easley, born 8-8-61, graduated from PHS in 1979, Plentywood to work for Andrew Fadness, then for John Jorgensrud from Missouri Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical east of Raymond before moving to the Dooley area. In 1919, they sign- Engineering[...]in Milwaukee, WI, 3 mo., in New ed a contract to buy the Herb Phinney farm, north of Dooley. When[...]Herb died, in 1920, his wife wanted the farm back to get a loan so the and cat scanners in Kansas City. She married Terry Easley of Kansas folks moved to an adjoining farm owned by George Eppler. In 1922, City, they have a son, Adam Tyler Francis, born 2-27-82. They live in they moved to the Foos Cruikshank farm about 7 miles northeast[...]Plentywood. In 1925, they moved to town where Dad became a part- Michael Dane, born 9-29-69, (on Grandpa Johansen's birthday!) ner[...]ng Maxwell (Plymouth) and Institute of Technology to attempt a degree in electrical engineering Chrysler cars in a building just north of the old City Hall-Fire Sta[...]quipment. The crash of 1929 caught them and after a struggle, they Robert attended school in Wa[...]ty until he was in the were forced to close the garage in 1933. 6th grade, when the family moved to Plentywood. He graduated from[...]o taking the part- PHS in 1946. His childhood was a very busy family-oriented life.[...]orts activities. employee to earn pay was the Chief of Police. Dad remained city clerk Gladys (with family) moved to Plentywood in 1946 and graduated f[...]with good years as president of Pep Club, helping on the year Sheridan Co. Assessors office, later becoming assessor, a position he book and numerous activities. We were[...]ad and Roy Medders been an education! We have had a very lively household, raising 6 were able to purchase some land which they farmed nights and c[...]ecessary and unnecessary weekends. A typical summer day, during this period, was for Dad to happenings of growing up.[...]work at the assessors office 9 A.M. to 5 P.M ., work on city books until In 1973, we were instrumental in planning a class reunion 8:30, drive to the farm and work until 2:30 A.M. weekend which was a huge success, for the 1946'ers. In 1973, I helped with a Johnson family reunion weekend , (Mom's family) which was phenomenal. Then in 197 4, we did a 5 year class reunion. That was extraordinary! In[...]he Second Generation. In 1980, we purchased a small tract of land in northwest Plen- tywood, wh[...]d Fire Dept. , after serving for 20 years; served on the local ambulance staff, also retired from the[...]ecome In 19 51 , the folks took a trip to Coeur d'Alene, ID and purchased a so much a part of our lives! We thank you , our parents, we[...]He was a member of the Plentywood Fire Dept. for 25 years. He grateful to you!![...]enjoyed sports, played on several baseball teams and liked to hunt and[...] |
| [...]GEORGE and HAZEL ROBINSON I was born 11-21-26 at home, 342 Jackson St. in Plentywood to I was born 3-27 -17 on the Jorgensrud farm about 3 miles east of C. Blaine and Bessie M. (Johnston) Robinson who had moved to Raymond, MT, son of C. Blaine and Bessie May (Johnston) Robinson. Sheridan Co. in 1917 from M[...]part- That same year my folks moved to the Dooley area, where they started nership with[...]farming for themselves in 1919. We lived on the Herb Phinney farm the Plentywood Auto Co. I still have some of the original stock and then on the George Eppler place. I started to school at the certificates from when this dealers[...]an School in 1922, Nellie Goodman was my teacher. I walked I had an older brother, George L. , born near Dooley on 3-27-17. A about two-thirds of a mile, then rode with Tommy Nelson and his sister[...]brother in their buggy. Late that fall, we moved to the Cruikshank farm been born in Minnesota 3-28-[...]7 miles northeast of Plentywood, where I rode horseback to the Marsh 5.[...], the folks moved into Plentywood where Dad I attended Plentywood schools through the 8th grade[...]his brother-in-law, Roy Medders. ing was failing, I entered the Montana School for the Deaf at Great Falls I graduated from PHS 1936. School activities included band, pep where I graduated in 1943. During my Jr. High days, I worked for Emil band, basketball, and school plays. I joined the Congregational Church Brost in his grocery, During summers, I worked for the Marshall-Wells and took part in Sunday School and Church activities. I also started Store, John Hallesy's grocery, at Ft. Peck Dam, and on the family farm. playing in dance orchestras when I was a freshman in high school, We attended the Congregational Church and while in Jr. High, I was a played in several dance bands at Pl[...]and at Davenport, WA. After graduation, I worked for a year for C. G. I attended Gallaudet College in Washington, DC on a scholarship Christensen's store in t[...]Spokane, year at Duffy Motors in Valley City, ND, I went into newspaper work WA. During summer vacations, I worked for the US Employment Ser- with the Denver Post, before and after that period I was in the US vice in Plentywood. I graduated with a degree in business manage- Army. The Spokane Spok[...]the Post ment, then returned to Plentywood where I worked for 2 years in the in 1951 and I was in charge of Circulation in Coeur d'Alene, ID. I office of the WPA. During WWII, I was with the Army Engineers station- entered the[...]3½ years, then farmed 4 years about 8 miles 1955 on the family farm where the hail damage wiped out the crop and southwest of Plentywood. my farming career! After marrying in 1961 , we moved back to Coeur I returned to Spokane in 1949, where I worked as a regulatory d'Alene where we entered the restauran[...]r for the Dept. of Agriculture. when we leased it out. I have been in the auto sales and service On 4-8-56, I married Hazel C. Ohigher Hall, resigned my job an[...]In 1977, the director of the ASCS office asked me to help out by administrating a new government program, the job would be[...]part-time and last about 3 or 4 months. I soon found myself working[...]full time and ranching nights and weekends. I continued this schedule[...]for 3 years, until I had some heart failure. The heart specialist advi[...]me to give up ranching, so our son moved a house onto the ranch and[...]has taken over the ranch work. I continued to work for the ASCS until[...]August, 1983, when I retired.[...]One sister, Leona, born 3-28-10, died 6-8-15. A brother, Darrel D.[...]We have 1 son, Blake Hall, and a granddaughter, Kathy. We live[...]on the ranch where Hazel has a beauty shop. We belong to the Daven-[...]port Presbyterian Church. I was on the FHA board in Spokane, an[...]advisor to the local county assessor, was president and secr[...]grange. I am on the county weed board, past master of the Masonic[...]Diane and Karen Robinson. I I[...]Lodge and past patron of the Eastern Star. I married Karen M. (Brown) at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in her home town of Billings, MT 6-4-61 . A daughter, Diane Leona, was born 7-1-63 . Diane married Scott A. Cann (great grandson of the John Kohlers, former[...]y reside in Coeur d'Alene where he is employed as a mold maker of Hern Iron Works. They have no children , Karen and I keep saying now and they keep saying later! Diane helps with the bookkeeping at my office, part- time. Karen and I also have a foster son, David L. Davis. After the death of hi[...]we took over guiding his life at age 14. David is a law enforce- ment officer for the US Forest Service and his wife, Shirley, is a registered nurse at Kern County Hospital. They have 4 children. My wife and I enjoy traveling and camping when we find the time. We also raise flowers during the season and yearl[...]Flower and Landscaping Contest where we continue to be one of the top 1O finalists each year, but 1, 2, and 3 continue to elude us. G[...] |
| [...]ts were Martin M. Reinertson and Katherine Masek. I was born 5-7-23 in Plentywood, MT. Mrs. Peter Akelstad, a midwife, brought me into this world. I attended school in Plentywood through my junior year in high school. Then we moved to Vancouver, WA. I graduated there in 1942. Viola Marsh and Helen Ga[...]h us in Vancouver. After Mother passed away, I moved to San Fransisco to work for the firm of Park Davis. In 1946, Harold Rowe and I were married by Rev. Don S. Fleming. Harold serve[...]I am a life-long member of the Plentywood Congregational[...]and active in church activities. I'm a member of Plentywood Lodge No.[...]5 children of State Senator Andrew and Anna Dahl, I,[...]when she moved to Sheridan Mem. Nursing Home. She is now past 91[...]s: Katherine and Kendall Rowe. I graduated from PHS in 1940. I worked for FU Grain and Supply,[...]Williston, returning here 12-1-43 to accept a position with the Plen- We have 3 children. Randolph, born 1947, is a contractor. He and[...]tywood Herald. For almost 5 years, I covered and wrote front page and his wife, Madlyn[...]local news, political meetings, and sports. I solicited advertising and born in 1950. Katherine is a CPA and lives in Maine. She was married[...]ept books, and did whatever else needed doing and I to Richard Morrison II 3-24-84. Kendall and Mary hav[...]I was Worthy Matron of Oro y Plata Chapter, OES 196[...]nbow, taught Sunday School in the Harold and I are living in San Francisco. Harold retired from[...]rk of the church board, office January, 1984. For a number of years, I have been doing office worked in can[...]oss bloodbank program, was active in the work for a group of doctors.[...]rs Union youth program, and Young Democrats. I have 3 brothers: Clarence, Jerry, and Morrison Re[...]"dirty thirties" brought not only dry, hot winds but plagues as sisters are Martha K. Adams and Lillia[...]disappeared into nowhere, crawling on the bare ground by the ROY L. and HELEN (DAHL) RU[...]thousands. They crawled like a green wave over everything including I, Roy, was born 6-6-16, son of L. E. (Len) and Ethel Rue of Plen- buildings. Whenever a dark cloud, usually from the southeast appeared tywood. I attended Plentywood schools, was in the service f[...]in the high, hot, cloudless sky, it wasn't a rain cloud .. . it was 1936-39, then I attended business college in Minneapolis. I was recall- grasshoppers! They settled wherever there was a spot of green, mostly ed to active duty in Ft. Douglas, UT in 1941 . After WW[...]est winds blew in from Canada, bring- transferred to Ft. Lewis, then went to the South Pacific theater where I ing not only its topsoil but gathering up ours as well. Needless to say, served in the Air Force from Australia to the Philippines. Upon return- both the broom and dust cloths were vital to shoveling out the top ing home in 1945, I associated with my father and brother, Stan, in t[...]the parched Lincoln Lumber Co. During this time, I took a short course at the earth caused[...]ty, AZ. My father died places would be filled with water, frogs were singing to the top of their 7-13-64 and Mother, 5-26 -68.[...]lungs, and we could go swimming! On 5-2-48 , I married Helen Dahl in the old Plentywood Lutheran To learn that there is no substitute for experience and to realize Church. We have 2 daughters, Geri and Lyn[...]rned here and was employed at Plentywood Clm,c as a Vet Technician. She attended Loyola of the South, New Orleans, and MSU in Bozeman, earning a BS degree in microbiology. Following her internsh[...]d Leroy Rusbult was born on a farm near Williamsburg, IA 5-26-39, Capt. Randy B[...]AF Base in San Antonio, TX, Leroy was transferred to South. She was employed by KTVG-TV, Billings for[...]ssler AF Base at Biloxi, MS in February, 1957. In May, 1957 he was Credit and Collections Manager for WGNO-TV, New Orleans. transferred to the 780th Radar Base at Fortuna, ND and re[...] |
| [...]y, 1981. (One note of interest here, Leroy rode on the Soo Line train from Flaxton, ND to Fortuna; the car he was in had a pot belly stove for heat. Leroy thought perhaps he could catch a taxi from Fortuna to the base! Needless to say, he thought he was in No Man's Land!)[...]e was an active member of the Jaycee's and also a member of the Sheridan Co. Ambulance crew. At tha[...]ri Synod, in Plentywood. Leroy has served 2 years on Ervin, Karen,[...]daughter, Karen Gay, born lived here since that time.[...]children "Red" and Edna Rierson. She was raised on the family farm northwest of which[...]nd completed 8 years in Comertown school. She was a and Nina (Nina and Karen's natur[...]cousins) would take baby and raise her in a loving Christian home. In Leninger, who was a teacher in Comertown. Lola graduated in 1959[...]ivals all 4 where they lived and operated a grocery store until they moved to years. They were in double octet and stage band as well. Laura was a California. They had 2 children: C[...]en: Gordon Neil, who lives in Los Angeles, CA and a the Rusbult family in his generation. He attends school here and is a[...]s grade. Rebecca, born 1-9-79, is looking forward to attending school in[...]ve in the Jaycees in the '60s. At present, she is a[...]ay School teacher at Trinity Lutheran Church, and a member of[...]Township, MN. She was enjoy camping and traveling to explore the various beauties of the US[...]born at 9 o'clock in the morning on the ninth day of the ninth month and Canada.[...]brothers and a sister died in infancy. She and 4 sisters and 5 b[...]in was born 2-24-05 at Browerville, MN. He came to Sheridan Co. with 1931. Nina and[...]N (LARSON) SAUNDERS wife and 4 youngest children to Plentywood while Clarence, the oldest,[...]d infant remained at the homestead and continued to farm. Ervin attended daughter, Sara Beth, moved to Plentywood, MT in March, 1948 to pur- school in Plentywood and Glasgow, and spent[...]father, Skillingberg Plumbing Shop on Main Street. They operated it for 4½ who operat[...]tor for the old Sheridan Mem. Hosp. and Ervin had a contract for Charles G., the[...]ders (1883-1979), was born in Buford Township, ND on Ervin made the long journey back to Minnesota to marry Nina the family farm 8-17[...]s and 1 brother: H. Roberta, Margareta Torgrimson on 10-24-31 at Battle Lake. They returned to M. Aleene, Dorothy, Maurice W.[...]nd made their home in Plentywood. Ervin worked as a graduated from Williston H[...]Charles and Helen Morrill Larson were married as a clerk for Peterson Hardware. In the late '40s, he[...]at the Methodist Church, Grenora, ND on 6-24-45 and lived in Hot-Air Heating and Plumbing[...]California and North Dakota before coming to Plentywood. After closing forced an early[...] |
| [...]iston Scobey came down from Plentywood on a hand car and father picked them up Transfer Company. As a member of the Congregational Church, he has with a team and sleigh; brought them home in time for my[...]tor, and treasurer. Howard made a windcharger for the top of our house, chopped and[...]v_e member of the local chipped a propeller from a 2 X 6, sanded it smooth and balanced it with Jaycee Chapter. Since retiring in 1978, he has had time to pursue his nails until it ran smoothly. With me as a helper, he wired our house and hobbies, fishing a[...]we had the first electric lights in the area. I grew up on the old Helen, the third child of Frank H. L[...]954) and Edna homestead until after I was 23 years old. Theressa Fischer (1884-1956) was born 11-30-14, on a farm 5 miles Howard did mech[...]rs and 4 sisters: Lewis, ministry to care for Mother, then had Savey's Fix It Shop. Ho[...]Effie Albin 7-12-55 . from Grenora HS, completed a Standard Course at Minot State[...]9-18-48 and we have 2 Teachers College, received a ND Life Teaching Certificate, was granted[...]off and Donna Jean Eoff. Robins S. Zindel married a BS elementary degree from Northern Montana College in 1960, and Donna. Both live on the Kenai Peninsula. attended summer sessions at[...]has done Volunteer children born to Haakon and Olea (Wekseth) Sem, a brother (deceased) Rehabilitation Work at Sherida[...]Ulrich Mercantile in Van Kappa Gamma Society, and a Birthday Club.[...]ND until he was drafted during WWII. He served as a Medic in[...]to work for Ulrichs. In 1946, he married Wanda Grove[...]MN. I was born in 1922 in Clay County, MN, the youngest[...]born to Elmer and Allette (Hegland) Grover. Brothers Raym[...]Gerald reside on farms in Clay Co., MN. I attended a rural school,[...]Interstate Business College in Fargo. I have enjoyed sharing my love of[...]moved to Reserve, MT. There Herman worked at the Walkonis[...]In 1950, we moved to Plentywood and he worked at Kisler's grocery[...]name was changed to Roy's Super Valu) and worked there until his[...]ted in basketball and baseball in high school and on indepen- Helen and Charles Saunders an[...]dent teams. He also enjoyed fishing and going to the Minnesota Twins[...]teven, born 194 7, graduated from Concordia moved to Plentywood at the age of 2 weeks with her parents[...]a- graduated from PHS and MSU at Bozeman, MT with a BA degree in[...]Christine Whittenstrom and they have a son, Duston, age 2. Our sec- years and then joine[...]MN, served in the US Army from January, 1969 to November, 1971 and is currently employed as an Ex[...]in music at EMC and is now It is interesting to note that Charles W. Saunders (father of Charles[...]. Our youngest, Carol, born 1956 G. Saunders) was a fireman on the work train that laid the Great[...]My future plans include moving to Great Falls, summer of 1984. By Jean Savey Eoff Our grandmother, Lillie Johnson Hedges, came to Montana with J. E. (DICK) and her[...]in 1907. Our mother, Hazel, was 17. They settled on Gram's homestead east of Reserve. Our father homesteaded out of LORRAINE T. (QUINCER) SHACKE[...]The Shackelford family moved to Plentywood in June, 1969 start- Our parents[...]ing with one work-over rig and expanding to 5 rigs after 1O years of 11 -14-1O at the homeste[...]hard work. The business was sold in 1979 to National Lead Co. of New Our family was in need of a new house, and when an article York. appeared in Cappers Weekly on "How to Buil? an Adobe House", our[...]iance, NE, son of lone and Joseph folks proceeded to build a 24 sq. ft. home without lumber except for Shackelford, moved with his family to Ismay, MT, where he received doors and windows, w[...]school education except for the senior year I was born in this new house 2-9-20 . By this time,[...]he next year was spent in oil field work at Baker on[...] |
| [...]orraine Tillie Quincer Shackelford, born 2-27-34, to Edward and first real law to the Territory. Tillie Quincer, went to a country school for 6 years before attending[...]ther-in- junior and senior high school at Plevna, a German Nationality communi- law, W. D. Dooley, trailed cattle from Utica, MT to this area. Shippee ty. The family home was on a farm and ranch near Plevna, a place her settled what became known as Shippee Canyon in the 1890s, but father owned for 45 years. might be called Furst Coulee now. Dooley trailed his herd[...]3 children and have 6 One year a big prairie fire took Shippee's pasture for miles on end, grandchildren.[...]It was a common sight to see weasels around the Shippee[...]To remember this man, one would have to say he sat very tall in[...]the saddle and rode a high spirited Arabian horse. Alfred Storaasli[...]described him as looking like a General! He was one of the very few[...]who had a 30-30 rifle, and nobody went near his place at ni[...]family lived off the land and ate a lot of wild game which disappeared[...]In 1948, Shippee was back to Plentywood and sold 40 acres to J. E. (Dick) Shac kelford Fam[...]Shippee admired the beauty of a Chinese pheasant, and when they studied diesel me[...]rried Linda Ann were introduced to Sheridan County, he kept people from hunting Egge[...]acie, 1. told him to get into town and arrest himself. Wesley L. , born 8-16-56 in Miles City, is a 1975 PHS graduate and went to Bozeman for Horse Shoeing School. He and Mary E.[...]u Kathleen R., born 4-3-58 in Miles City, is a 1977 PHS graduate, at- It is with m[...]d in Sheridan Co. in August, 1939 from Armington, a small 1979. She and Gary D. Wagnild, married 7-12-80, live on the family town in central Montana[...]have 2 little 'farmers': transfer to the station in Plentywood caused them some doubts[...]regards to moving so far away from family and friends. Howev[...]ong before Plentywood became "home". raine opened a Diet Center on 3-5-84. They feel fortunate to have their Our father, born in Orc[...]ust and Mary Nordquist settled in Armington, just a In 1909, Pete Kisler, father of Melvin, home[...]she grew up, graduated from high area. There was a lot of open range in 1930, where wild unbroken[...]eir 1930-32. Harrison Malcolm was the foreman for a county roundup. marriage. There was no admission charge for the rodeo, no prize money, but a Their marriage took place in[...], the belt got stations and Daddy had to look for a new line of work. In 1944, he pur- over the horn.[...]led freight horse as the chaps slid down his legs to his boots. Buck jumped into and coal[...]could free Dave, who death. was close to being killed. Later that day he made a beautiful ride. Shirley, (Mrs. Bill Calton), lives in California. Bill is a supt. of Buck Shaw was a good rider. He would let the bronc lift him up, schools and Shirley, a former teacher, manages a printing company. then he would land with his feet on the ground like a cat. This can be They have 4 children: Terry Frank (married to Renita Fife of Salt Lake seen once in awhile on TV rodeos today.[...]wins, Tami Lyn and Toni Sue. The rodeos will be remembered as one of the good times of the[...]. Randy Vogel) also lives in California. Randy is a vice '30s.[...]engineer for Lamb Wesson Foods. Mary Lous, also a teacher, Montana history is the backg[...] |
| [...]Sr. His father was a native of Minnesota and came to Montana in 1905. Gay came to America from Norway when she was 22. She mar-[...]Albert and I were married in 1950. We had 2 girls, Lorraine an[...]s. James) Jelle, born 1951, lives in Billings, is a[...]. Ruth (Mrs. Wesley) Rasmusssen, Williston, ND is a beauty operator but is now working as a bookkeeper. Albert died suddenly in[...]I was married to Arthur Simonson of Crosby, ND in 1976. We live[...]on a farm- 3 miles west of Crosby. I was a member of Nathanel Elsie an[...]belong to Concordia Church, Crosby. We remember Daddy[...]we h~~ ~t the Danish Brotherhood Hall, which was a hub of many He was a member of Masons, Fire Department, Chamber of Com[...]arties, card parties, dances, and gave many hours to the school sports program. His death in June[...]Celebrations, and of 1958 caused us much sadness but we were proud that he was "our Dane School. I cherish the days I spent at the small schools, where Dad"![...]everyone was a real part of the whole system. We remember Mother for all the times she was "there". She was devoted to her family, friends, and the community in general[...]of teaching kindergarten in Plen- tywood. She was a member of Eastern Star and the Plentywood Barney is one of 1 Ochildren born to William and Gerharda Simon-[...]r- ~e m~rried Maria~ Wolf and to this union 3 sons were born. Bryce[...]married Diane Vogele m 1982, Brad is at home on the farm and Brian ried John Hallesy of Plentywood. She continued to teach while John[...]ober, 1983. The void she leaves in our lives will be felt for a long time to come, but we feel extremely blessed in having H[...]MO, and 2 9 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild a legacy to be proud of ... and ~mall sons, Larry and Harlan, came from Glasgow to Plentywood, MT we're glad it happened in Sheridan County. m May, 1948. ALBERT and GLADYS (SORENSEN) SIMONSON |
| They continued to live in Plentywood after retirement, spending[...]aron, PHS, NMC, MA, married Bill Knudson 1967, is a reading from different states, who came during th[...]live at Klamath Falls, OR with 2 retirement came to a sad end when Henry lost his life in a car accident children, Todd and Tia. 1[...]He served his country in the Army and later moved to San Angelo, Shirley for Jostens. They[...], Michael TX. There he met Marcelle T. Nasrallah, a native of Beirut, Lebanon. and Tari. They were married in San Angelo 9-21-44 and have a daughter, Mona, Arnold, mar[...]Chef WO aboard the USS Long Beach, out of San Diego. vising the cafeteria and delicatess[...]Royce Price 1969, lives at Douglas, Harlan A. Skillingberg was born 3-23-44 in Glasgow, MT. He[...]arnum, MN with her Alton Henry Smith was born to Stanley and Grace Smith of Plen-[...]ildren: Chad, Sue Ann (Saxton) Smith was born to Craig and Florence Saxton of Mandi[...]and Sue were married in 1972. In 1975, they moved to Westby, MT. Denver, CO, where Alton attended a gunsmithing school and Sue at-[...]married Merle Wiley, Jr. 1975, daughters, tended a beauty college. Upon their graduation they returned to Plen- Misty and Katie. Her son, Jaso[...]technician. Alton now does pipelining and has a road boring business. Sue I moved back to Plentywood in 1976 into the Alta Vista Apts. In operates a beauty salon in their home. Their home in Plentywood came 1978, I toured Europe with my brother, Stanley, and wife,[...]ood. 1980, I spent Christmas in Japan with son, Arnold, and wi[...]I am active in the Plentywood Lutheran Church and a[...]JOHNSON) SMITH Harold F. Smith, born 9-5-15, a son of Henry R. and Pearle Smith, (page 744 Sheri[...]Johnson (page 644 Sheridan Daybreak), who grew up on the Johnson Dairy farm, 2 miles west of Plentywood. I (Alma) graduated from PHS in 1936, attended NMC a[...]tates. The first winter we were married was spent on the Nels Olson farm W Plentywood, then we moved to the Ridenour farm south of Plentywood, where Sharon Kay was born 5-23-41. We moved to the Monson farm, 1 mile west of Plentywood, in 19[...]Arnold Loren was born 9-20-46. In 194 7, we moved to Cutbank, Back row: Doris, Alic[...]Co. Alice Pearl was born 2-22-49 and Jean Ardyth on 1-14-50. We moved back to Plentywood that fall and Harold worked at Smith's[...]Lee, Lewis S. Smith, a resident of South Carolina from 1909 until 1942 1[...]was born 10-18-1885 at Osakis, MN, a son of Soren and Karen Smith, In 1955, we we[...]and buried in Plentywood. farmed NE of Plentywood on the original Selmer Johnson homestead.[...]others, George and John. In 1966, Harold suffered a heart attack and was unable to work for In 1915, he married Emma Hanson at Nelson, MN. They lived on their over a year. We sold the station, but the girls and I, with the help of homestead south of Redstone until 1919 when they moved to Plen- family, kept the farm going, and the follow[...]farmed part- tywood, where he operated a blacksmith and machine shop (the lots time. In 1967, I signed a contract with Montgomery Ward as store[...]During the time here, he designed and operated a model size The fall of 1971, our son, Arnold, sent tickets for us to fly to Hong steam engine tractor and threshing machine. He also made and Kong to visit him there. We had a wonderful time seeing the country operated an Aeroplane. and visiting. In 1975, due to Harold's failing health, we sold the store,[...]-38 and is buried in Plentywood. Their 3 children but farmed that year. We decided to visit all our children that winter.[...] |
| [...]Roy was born in Plentywood in 1922 to Robert and Josephine[...]Smith. He spent his early years on the family homestead, west of Plen-[...]duating in 1937 and Leona in 1941. Lewis was a member of Plentywood Lodge No. 91 and an active member of Plentywood Lutheran Church. He moved to Seattle where he lived until his death. He made w[...]Vivian was born in Alvarado, MN in 1922 to Frank and Melinda in death by brothers, George an[...]Dagmar. skater. She moved to San Diego during WWII. They were married on[...]After the war, they returned to Plentywood, where Roy was Robert Smith, born and raised in Galesburg, ND came to Plen- employed by Kisler's Market as a meat cutter. Later, they moved to tywood in 1909 to homestead. His 6 brothers and sisters remained in Froid, where Roy continued work as a meat cutter. In Froid, the Smiths North Dakota.[...]built a new grocery store, which burned to the ground just days prior to In 1910, Josephine Aspelund moved with her p[...]and opening. Roy and Vivian returned, once again, to Plentywood Sena Aspelund, and siblings, Orin, Selmar, Bill, Laura, and Alvin, to a and opened the first Roy's Market, former[...]1951. Robert and Josephine were married in May of 1913. Together, In 1959, t[...]ening of their newly con- they owned and operated a dairy farm west of Plentywood. They later[...]e Undersheriff. As Undersheriff, 45¢ a lb.; potatoes, 1O lbs. for 29¢; and canned salmo[...]iths worked continually for 7 years before taking a vacation or a his .32 special.[...]nvolved with Super Valu for 30 years and received a[...]1966. He was also voted Plentywood's "Boss of the Year. "[...]ridge club, and the Plentywood Golf Club. She was a[...]1967. She is presently a program director at the U of M. Barbara has 2[...]He is a private carpet contractor and is married to Barbara Holmes of Bob was known for his stubb[...]. favorite saying was, "Yumpin' Yiminee". Bob was a charter member of Scott Smith gr[...]ther, Bob and Josephine were He is a real estate broker. He is married to Debra Lamphear, formerly of very active in the ch[...]STANLEY and GRACE (OLESEN) SMITH Ruby died as a child. Roy married Vivian Dahlgren and lived in Plen- Grace E. Olesen is a daughter of A. T. and Kristine Olesen who tywood, where they ra[...]n. came to Westby in 1913 from Divide County, NO, where they came to Robert died in 197 4, preceded in deat[...] |
| [...]1. born 1903, died of measles at age 1½ years; May, Mrs. Erhart Lowell enjoys[...]nds with building Petersen, born 5-11 -07, died May, 1956; Lenora, Mrs. Clifton Thon, proj[...]garden, fancywork, jigsaw puzzles, and likes to tell jokes. 1916; Grace, born 9-6-16; and Alton[...]Dorothy, 3-25-33 in old hospital on Main St., was the youngest of school, she worked[...]neral store in Westby for 4 children born to John Britt and Ellen Chandler. Her brothers are Bill, 6 years. Then went to work at the Westby Post Office for 8 months.[...]arried Dennis In December 1943, Grace moved to Plentywood where she work- Sorense[...]office for 9 months. In September 1944, she went to work at the Plentywood Post Office, where she worked for 1Oyears. On 1-8-49, she married Stanley Smith, son of the lat[...]ith. Stanley was born 2-6-11 in Illinois and came to Raymond, MT with his folks at the age of 2 years. He had an older sister, Esther (Mrs. Howard Brown), and a brother, Harold, and sister, Helen (Mrs. Howard[...]mers Union driving the oil truck delivering fuel to the farmers. He was discharged from the Army in[...]tal Oil Co. and changed the name of the business to Smith Farm Supply. In 1956, Grace went to work with Stan at the store. Stan drove the deli[...]ept the store. Through the years, Stanley helped to organize the Am-[...]ove the ambulance for several years. He belonged to the Plentywood Fire Dept. for 20 years and was a member Dennis managed the Plenty[...]as Public Ad- he and Dotty moved to Inglewood, CA. ministrator for a few years and County Coroner from 1954 until his In 1966, Dotty bought a house on Main St. in Plentywood where death in 197 5. In 1[...]hn Galen, 7-11-54, who is nual Art Show. This was a show of art from Mrs. Walt Yeager's paint-[...]ed and has 1 child, ing classes and has continued to grow through the years. Christina. Grace is a member of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, Plen- On 8-28-7 4, Dotty remarried and became Mrs. Ed Lindquist. tywood Hometowners, and a former member of the Village Hostesses. She has spent a lot of hours of good fellowship in these groups.[...]Leslie, born Plentywood. Nels came to the USA at the age of 19 and Fredrikka at 12-20-7[...]28-37 in Underwood, ND, the son of on a ranch north of Terry, MT. They now live in Billin[...]th Snyder. He graduated from Antelope HS in 1955. On Cherril moved with her parents to Sitka, AK where they lived for 6 6-17-61 , he mar[...]en) of years and her father worked on construction. Brothers Roger and Antelope. They h[...]ka and Kurtis in Miles City. All 3 now and Susan, a senior at Medicine Lake HS.[...]il had 3 children: their first son died at birth, On 2-22-53, she married Don Fellon of Outlook and th[...]r- ed college in Missoula then returned to Plentywood where their son, ried to Rhonda Johnson of Outlook and they have 2 childre[...]is employed in Billings where she is a junior at EMC. Scott is a student at OeVry at Northern Auto Parts and has a daughter, Chandra. They all live in I[...]nc. in Medicine Lake since June 1962 and Leona is a secretary at working in the[...] |
| [...]y hours umpiring. He also en- moved to Saskatchewan for a brief period before coming to Plentywood joyed bowling, hunting, and fishing. H[...]Stanley Chute) who lived in Plentywood from 1934 to 1941, when crafts. They both especially enjoy time spent with their grandson who they moved to Vallejo, CA and Minnie (Mrs. Aron Johnson), of Pl[...]9-6-41, by the Rev. H. E. Lacy at the Plen- I was born 2-25-54 (2 months early) to Betty and Lester Johnson tywood Congr[...]. After their marriage, Harold was in Plentywood. I was blessed with 3 sisters: Linda Cartwright, Sus[...]oyed by the Plentywood Creamery. The family moved to the Nielson, and Vicki Campbell; and 1 brother, M[...]also raised sheep. Harold was a member of the Board of Directors of I grew up in Plentywood and graduated PHS in 1972.[...]served as clerk of School Dist. No. 38 for tion, I worked many places including: Dairy Lunch, Pionee[...]lden Wheel, Glen-Wood and the City of Plentywood. I really enjoyed the city job which included reading meters, painting, and keeping the parks clean. I met David in 1977 and we were married 2-3-78. David was born in Pensacola, FL 5- 7-54 to Ralph and Bobby Kay (Lively) Sorenson. His dad was a Marine Fighter Pilot, so he lived in many places.[...]Ekalaka, MT and they have 3 daughters. Sandi is a sophomore at the[...]UNO Grand Forks; Shari, a junior at Bismarck High; and Cindy in the 8th[...]grade at Simle Junior High. Marian is a Systems Analyst for MDU at[...]haron teaches crafts and is employed part-time at a Our son, David Jr., was born 8-3-80 in Plent[...]Shop. daughter, Jessie Lyn, was born in Beaufort. I hope some day in the Harold an[...]gain making their home future, their stories will be in a book, too. in[...]They do some traveling to visit relatives and friends and enjoy having HARO[...]friends stop in for a cup of coffee. Peder Sorenson and Ingeborg H[...]near Tromso, Nor- way in 1885 and 1886. They came to America as young adults and were married in North Dakota in 1910. They came to Montana in Oc- ROBERT and VICKIE SPENCER tober, 1911 to visit Ingeborg's sister, Jacobina Brensdal. Lucki[...]of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Spencer of Jacobina was a trained midwife from Norway, as 3 days later, on Medicine Lake and Plentywood, MT[...], Jacobina sold her farm 3 sons, he is a third generation Sheridan County native. to the Sorensons. It is located 8 miles east of Ante[...]Robert married Vickie Bergstrom, a native of Froid, MT on 9-18-71. tywood; Ingrid (Mrs. Henry Ebstein), of[...]ession, drouth, and the grasshoppers. He attended a 1975-76 school term, Robert taugh[...]ering school at Portland, OR. He was employed for a while taught at Belt, MT. at the Fort P[...]e Security Bank is now and opened a Portrait Studio in Wolf Point. Their first son, J[...]the Anna Moe was born at Hanska, MN 2-9-11, a daughter of Andrew Spencers reside[...]d Mary Moe, who were both born in Norway and came to America as The Spencer family returned to Sheridan County to be closer to[...] |
| [...]Sears Outlet Store is located. They sold moved it to Plentywood. They named their new busines Cameo Portrait out in 1952. They moved to California for about a year. While there, Studio. This new photography b[...]een Sam had back surgery to stabilize his vertebra. Upon returning to Plen- Williamson's Glass and the Klothes Horse.[...]in many tywood Elementary. The Spencers purchased a home at 417 Rosebud city and c[...]Portrait Studio Guard Unit brought to Plentywood, helped organize the Moose Lodge in to their home. Cameo Portrait Studio is currently lo[...]worked for years with the March of Dimes, and was a local address.[...]rsity in 1962, served 2 years in the Air Force as a Chemical[...]later transferred to their Charlestown, WV office. He married, had 1[...]son, Rufus Sam, born 5-1-71. Jerry was killed in a car accident near[...]Antelope on 6-1 7-82. With him was his sister Karen and her 2[...]who he had picked up in Wolf Point, on their way home to visit the[...]Karen Korrine, born 7-6-44, trained as a beautician working in Bill- The Spencer famil[...]ith her brother. The Spencer family continues to operate Cameo Portrait Studio in Sam was ill and unable to work for many years, in a wheelchair, Plentywood. The studio serves the eas[...]NCH) SPRAGUE Samuel Patton Sprague was born to Myron and Nellie C. Patton OTTO and CARRIE (ONSTAD) STEFFLER Sprague on 4-20-04 in Great Falls, MT. He graduated from high school Otto A. and Carrie (Onstad) Steffler, and daughter, Norm[...]worked 2 years in the Scobey to Plentywood from the Alkabo, ND area about 1910. Otto Steffler built Resettlement Bureau, then transferred to the office in Plentywood and operated the Leland Hotel which was a Plentywood landmark until where he worked for man[...]this Relief Office, that his car was rigged with a bomb. He loaned In 1915, the family moved to Redstone where Mae was born in his car while at the Blue Moon to friend, John Lorenz, and when he 1916. Later they returned to North Dakota where Otto worked as a started the car the blast injured his foot and le[...]French was born 4-1-07 , the second child of 13, to The family moved to Dooley about 1922, opened Steffler's Cafe Amada a[...]he Flaxville area in and enjoyed a flourishing business on Main Street. They rented the 1913. Alice trained as a beautician and came to Plentywood with Cliff upstairs of a brick block where the family lived and also rented out and Myrtle Peterson in March, 1936. When they sta[...]ral rooms. The first floor of the building housed a grocery, a dry Ready to Wear, Alice opened the beauty shop in the store.[...]Jimmy Brady, a traveling salesman, during one of his stops at[...]ice married 5-26-39 and bought the Hjelm buisness to Steffler's Cafe, told Otto and Carrie about the Allen Hotel in Crosby, ND. start a cleaning shop where Or. Phil Marsh now has his office. They As a result, they moved there in 1923 to operate the hotel and cafe. also bought out the Hanish Cleaning Shop. Later they built a new clean- Otto Steffler became[...] |
| [...]struction in He never married, but he enjoyed his relatives, especially his Kalispel[...]staying with nieces and nephews and had a kind word for all. her daughter, Mae, in Minneapolis, MN in 1952. Both are buried at A war injury caused his failing health, and he was arranging to Crosby, ND. rent his farm to a nephew, when he became ill and died within a week, Otto was a native of Iowa, the son of a Methodist minister, born in on 3-15-80. He was buried with military honors. 1881[...]at 92. Paul's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Toroff Onstad to Minnesota, as a young girl. brothers were Henry (di[...]esteaded at Crosby, as did she. The Onstads moved to Kalispell, and Waldemar of Plentywo[...]rs: Marie Blooming, Saskatchewan where they built a fine farm home and did Rice of Pl[...]Blondina in a Havre rest home. Of the 5 daughters born to the Stefflers, Norma is the widow of[...]ide past the Trinity Cemetery, Rolland W. Miller, a Crosby product. He was an Assemblies of God you see a beautiful sight: the American flag waving in the[...]s grave. Muskogee, OK. Fern also was married to an Assemblies of God minister, L. R.[...]ters and 1 Haaken Stenehjem, a twin, born on 8-30-1883 in Blackhammer son.[...]ad) Stenehjem. They were Mae's husband, also a Crosby native, is Dr. G. Raymond Carlson. married in Spring Grove, MN on 5-6-08. They both attended schools in He is the A[...]y the Spring Grove area. Haaken went to the School of Science at live at the headquarters[...]nd the State Normal School at Mayville, ND. Rhoda a daughter.[...]attended Dress Making School prior to her marriage. Haaken Mildred's husband, N. R. Hansemann, is a retired businessman in (sometimes called Hogan by his friends) was a cashier at banks in Lan- Minneapolis, MN where they continue to make their home. Mildred has da, Max[...]and Williston , ND as well as the Citizens State a stepson and daughter.[...]d in 1917. Later, he was Margaret is married to Marvin W. Johnson, also a Divide County engaged in real estate and farming with the McKee-Stenehjem Land native. He is a retired barber and they live in Kelso, WA. They have a Co., and in accounting, especially with[...]of their married life in Sheridan Co. except for a short Norma, Fern, and Mae attended school i[...]Crosby HS. They returned to Plentywood when their home burned. They were both[...]all of whom graduated from PHS except He was a happy child growing up on the farm with 2 younger Agnes an[...]gnes brothers and neighbor boys. He was the first to own a bike and a 0., born 5-3-09, attended Deaconn[...]ing in toboggan, and although his father had made a sled, the boys and their Great Falls. She married Wiley E. Wilson, a merchant marine on 8-4-41 dog enjoyed the toboggan most, staying out late on moonlit nights and in Washington, DC where she was working. Wiley died on 11 -18-50. coming in rosy cheeked from the cold. She married A. J. Meissner in Seattle on 12-29-55. Agnes is still living Paul attende[...]baptized and in Seattle, WA; retired, but active in her church. confirmed in the Lutheran f[...]vorced wife, the former Beryl Grainger, a teacher in Plentywood, were[...]Palmer R. 0., born 7-25 -13, was a graduate of U of M, Missoula.[...]for a trucking firm in Seattle, the State of Washington, and a construc-[...]ghter, Denise, born 5-14-41 . His second marriage to Elizabeth[...]married her husband, Arther (Steve) T. Bignell, on 1-1-43. He was a At 16, he joined the CCC camp, working in s[...]er retiring, they settled in San Jose, CA. worked on Ft. Peck Dam, farmed with his dad and then his br[...]Helen recently retired as an editor of a travel magazine. They had 4 Later, he bought a small farm and rented additional land.[...]They have 3 grandchildren expanded recently with a pair of Lewis and in New Jersey, before being sta[...]ans predicted the American soldiers would not get out of Berlin alive, Arvin E., born 3-23-20, was a veteran of WWII and graduated but the Army brought in a plane and in spite of some tense moments,[...]MN. Arvin served as chief accountant for a dairy firm and is now a Paul loved to cook and beef stew was his favorite. When asked county auditor. They have a son, a daughter, Trudy, and 4 grandsons. what he put in it, he would smile and reply with a wink, "Everything Helen has worked as a supervisor at 3-M Co. in a neighboring city for but the kitchen sink".[...] |
| Howard K., born on 7-2-23, a veteran of WWII, was postmaster of[...]Sgt. James Lesli-e Stephens, who entered 3-22-26, a registered nurse on 7-18-48. They have 5 children: Janice,[...]e disability. Gerald, Penny, Margaret, and James. A further history of this family appears elsewhere[...]ated from PHS and attended MSC at Bozeman. He is a veteran of WWII, served as a shoe shine boy at Moe's Barber Shop, a cabin boy at Glacier Nat'I Park, a clerk at Hallesy's Meat and Grocery, a post office clerk for 12 years and Plentywood postmaster from 1954 until retire- ment on 12-31-72. Howard once had to rescue a cat from the mailbox in front of the post office after receiving a frantic call one late night "Jim", "Doc", and Dorothy Jean Stephens. from a cat lover. Since retirement, he has worked part-t[...]ax seasons at Nelson's Accounting Office and held a bookkeep- Gertrude James Stephens, born 12-1-1894, Wausau, WI to Elroy ing position at Antelope Grain. He has als[...]her dad who was a vocalist and owned the James Music Co. in On 7-18-48, he married Agnes C. Bayne, born 3-22-26, a Wausau. daughter of Mr.[...]rcular condition. When Gertrude was 8, worked as a RN at the old hospital on Main Street until soon after her her mother died. Mr. James married Althea Young 12-27-05 and a marriage. She then took 15 years off to raise her family; then as a daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1[...]present! before her retirement due to illness. A lot of interesting things happen- In 1945, following his wife's death, Mr. James came to Plen- ed at that nursing home during the years she worked there, if only she tywood to live with Doc and Jim. He had a studio in the Holje Bldg. and would put them down on paper.[...]mes and James L. Stephens were married 4-28-22 at to MSU at Bozeman and NMC at Havre. She married Dan Schwartz on Marshall, MN, after he became a chiropracter, moved to Froid where 3-23-73. He passed away on 1-9-77. She lives in Kalispell. his parents lived, then to Medicine Lake where he continued his Gerald A. (Jerry), born 9-17-51, attended EMC and MSU and[...]Jean had sons: John and Steven Peerboom and ing. On 7-12-74, Jerry married Marion Paulson and on 5-9-78 their Ronald Walker. The[...]great joy when "Jim" became a great-grandmother. Penny Lynn, who was name[...]e, (how it The Stephens moved to Plentywood where "Doc" opened an office was attached to him is still in question, although his mother kep[...]over Deck's Bakery, moving his office later to their home on N. curls until he was 3 and he used to beg pennies, which had some value J[...]graduated cum laude from Minot State College with a teaching degree. Mrs. Stephens was a SO-year life member of the Eastern Star, She married Lt. W. W. Mangus, a graduate of the U of Kentucky, who[...]ional Church and organist for 22 years, is making a career of the Air Force. Their daughter, Kristen, was born and a charter member of the local VFW Auxiliary. She in[...]holic Church, Margaret Ann (Peggy) was born on 12-20-56. Randall E. Parpart played for "Silent Movies", and was a pianist for conventions. She was and Peg were mar[...]live in Williston, ND and Peg also a member of Plentywood Homemakers and the Westby Am[...]Legion Aux. James H. (Jim) was born on 8-11 -60. He worked at Roy's Market Jim was a fighter, coping with cancers 5 times through the[...]years of her life. She believed in the right to vote, and cast her last Tire Co. in Plentywood; s[...]1895, moved Medicine Lake Babies". to North Dakota, where in Army records he is listed as a farmer. He Gertrude died 7-1[...]given Eastern Star Service enlisted in the ND Nat'I Guard at Williston 7-20-17 and served[...]e Plentywood Cemetery with overseas from 12-15-17 to 2-14-19. Mr. Stephens saw offensive[...]: the loss of "Doc" in 1947 and Dorothy Jean's ed on November 11 . He was discharged as a Sgt. at Camp Dodge, IA, untimely death in 1953. 3-3-19, received a silver star for "gallantry in action and especially meritorious service" and later on 4-29-35, the Sec'y of War awarded RICHARD and JUDITH (ALBRIGHT) SUGGS him a Purple Heart.[...]d Lynn Suggs and Judith Ann Albright were married on Gertrude "Jim" graduated from Asbury[...] |
| [...]hildren of Wilfred and Muriel Albright, was born on 3-15-43. She graduated from Anandale HS in Tillso[...]n 1969. Richard was born in Tranquillity, CA on 5-1-41, the eldest of 2 sons of Ellis and Arkie Suggs. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1943, where Richard graduated from Bl[...]l employed. Richard retired from On 11-26-43, Gunder passed away, and I was left with the the Air Force in October, 1981 and is presently employed by Plen- children to raise. Gunder had taught me to drive a car, so when tywood Sanitation Company.[...]weather and roads were all right, I drove the children to school by car, but when there was lots of snow, I took them with horses and sled. REV. ALBERT and M[...]Always there were cows to milk, calves, pigs, and chickens to Albert and Madeline were both in Canada and grew up and re- feed, hay to make, barns to clean. What a satisfaction to do chores. ceived their education there. They wer[...]down with fresh straw, and The Suttons came to Plentywood in 1963. Rev. Sutton served as to have the haymow filled with hay. One fall I dressed and sold enough pastor of the Plentywood[...]Church for 1O years, and chickens to pay for a load of coal delivered to the farm. How happy we Madeline taught in Antelop[...]were when REA came, and we just flipped a switch for light! Services were also conduct[...]emorial Nursing Home In 1951, I met Simon Swanson, and he decided to put a stop, to and at Pioneer Manor as part of a county-wide ministerial program to this woman's hard work on the farm. In 1953, we were married, serve the res[...]th (Sheridan's Daybreak, pg. 692). I had to become accustomed to urban the Red Cross, was an ambulance and school[...]ften pro- life. There was still work, but also time for trips east and west and vided trans[...]lder people while doing visitation north to Alaska in 1969. work. He also took boys and girls to summer Bible Camp and classes[...]er. I then took a job working for L & M Cleaners, until they closed shop in Bert was a 4-H leader in woodworking and started the Royal 1983. On 5-1-83, I went to work for Sheridan County, delivering the Ranger program for boys in Plentywood. He worked many hours on the "Meals on Wheels" and have now delivered over 3,000 dinners, since present church when it was being rebuilt to double its original size. I started. I have been active in Ladies Aid and Circle work for 50 years. He was a presbyter of the Fort Peck section, assisted in pastoring I am a member of the C-400 Club at Concordia College, th[...], and Immanuel Forsyth, and also helped establish a church in Shelby. Luth[...], raising Bert and Madeline are both retired but still keep busy pastoring, flowers, ha[...]g homes and with the elderly. 1964, was a producing oil well on the Johnsboen farm. They recently moved to Hungry Horse. Daughter Diane, husband, Biggest rewards have been being a mother, grandmother, and Richard Miller, and 5 ch[...]r, 1913 Nels and Thora Fagerbakke walked 4 miles to visit a few days with Anna and Peter Sorum. Anna was a LUDVIG and L. MADELYN (FARMER) TAN[...]f Thora, they lived in Burke County, ND and there I decided to Shortly after his admission to the bar, Ludvig Tande was make my arrival. I am sure that they had a ride home! When Dad came practicing law in Plentywood. Mr. Tande was active in the business to America, he took the name of Fagerbakke from the[...], and was mayor at the time of his death, 3 sons. I grew up in Burke Co., ND and attended rural schools. As there 7-31 -66. were no school buses then, I did not attend high school. Born on 1-1 -19 at Scobey, he was the son of Chris and Julie (Lien) In 1933, I came to Westby, MT to work and there I met and mar- Tande. Reared in Scobe[...]nsboen (Sheridan's Daybreak, pg. 952), and became a graduated from high school there in 1937. He then entered college in farmer's wife, on See's 31 and 32, T.36 R58. One of neighbors, the Minnesota but interrupted his education by enlisting into the US Navy. John Shoals, had a baby boy, whose first birthday was 1-31-34, I On 7-3·42, he was commissioned a lieutenant. He received his baked and frosted a cake for him. Then I drove the horses over to honorable discharge on 7-20-46. Shoals to take him the cake. This was probably the beginnin[...]es at the U of M, Missoula, and cake business, as I eventually became a cake decorator too. received his degree in 1949. Gunder and I became parents of 3 children: Wally, Connie, and[...]Mr. Tande was married at Norfolk, VA 8-25-44, to Madelyn Twila. All 3 attended Rice School and wer[...]dia Farmer, who was born in Ozark, AL on 12-10-18. Both of her parents, Lutheran Church by Rev. H. E. Hagen. Three months and a week Hezekiah and Mary DuLac[...]ere born in Ozark, her before the birth of Twila, I was in a car accident, and was pronounced father in 1891 and her mother the following year. dead by a doctor at the scene; but I fooled them, as I came to life again Mr. and Mrs. Tande were t[...]cile Tande and spent 3 months mending and hatched a 1O lb. baby girl. Dr. Onstad, married to Marlow Onstad, currently resides in Westby, MT. W[...]ren and 4 grandchildren. Commander had their baby out on the road in such instances. How thrilled he was, Ludvig Kris Tande, married to Judy Jo Jensen, is currently stationed in when I gave birth to that baby. Japan, scheduled to return to the United States in the fall of 1984.[...] |
| [...]as 1 child. Joel Tande currently Scho~I actIvItIes included piano, band, choir, 4-H, and[...]Plentywood. He has 2 children. Kordelia, married to Frank vacations she worked at the[...]Hosp~tal. She attended NMC in Havre, then moved to Fullerton, CA, Korinne is currently residing and[...]rently In 1973, Doris moved to Chicago, worked for G. D. Searle for 7 residing i[...]riconi was born 6-7-29, second of 4 children born to Mose, who died in 1973, and Bina Moriconi. (Sh. Daybreak I p. 667). Her sisters are Marie Radons of Outlook,[...]On 5-16-80, Doris and David Thomas Olliver were marr[...]got a BS degree in Pre-Med at Fairleigh Dickinson U in NJ, interned at Theatre and was a member of the local National Guard. Clara has 8[...]ing Dept. of Searles. Doris Marie is married to David Olliver. (See attached story.)[...]They now live in St. Louis, MO, and welcomed a new addition to Marie Louise is Mrs. Robert Hibbard. (See at[...]I am the second daughter, born 3-3-50, of Ernie and Clara Vert. I Daniel Joseph was born in 1954, graduated fr[...]graduated from PHS and on 7-20-68 I married Robert Hibbard of married Valerie Johnson[...]b was in the US Air Force and we were transferred to children; Jeana Lyn, born in 1978; Amber Michelle[...]r Farmers Union Oil Com- transferred to Fortuna, ND, which meant being close to home, and pany in Plentywood and Valerie is a housewife. 5-14[...]in Plentywood. married Duane Halland. They live on the family farm in the Redstone After Rob's discharge, we went east to visit the Hibbard family, Community and have 2 bo[...]ford, born in 1978. Duane farms and also operates a pig Corporation. operation, raisi[...]to our newly built home. In early 197 4, we moved to[...]~an Diego, CA, and in late 1975, we moved again to our present home[...]. Bob: Rose, and Gordon Thompson came to the Plentywood area On 10-11 -67, Clara Vert and Melvin C. Tange of Outl[...]pson in 1916, settling east of married. They have a son, Wayne Neal, who was born in 1972. They[...]Plentywood. A daughter, Carrie, was born later. live on the farm south of Outlook. Wayne attends Outlook[...]I grew up and went to school in this area. In 1934, I went to work active in sports and band. Clara was appoint[...]s, working there until the fall of spring of 1984 to fill the unexpired term of Bernt Ward, and elected to[...]ER . Doris Vance and I were married in 1936. A family of 5 boys and 1 Born in Plentywood 1-[...]first born of Ernest girl .were born to us: Jim, Roger, Richard, Rodney, Donna, an[...] |
| [...]d for several years. Then in about 1971, we spent a year and a half m Los Angeles where I worked full time at the tool company, where I[...]d worked during the winters. In 1972, we returned to Plentywood,[...]before our oldest child started school. Sue and I have 3 children:[...]When we returned, I worked at the Farmers Union Oil Co. that winter[...]I have been farming for quite a while here and in Canada, near[...]Family. 1s now a Junior m high school, Troy a freshman , and Travis is a 7th grader. The boys help a lot with the farm work. Tonya is busy with W[...]nd music. tywood in the early '40s, and are still on the same farm. Jim is farming in the Plentyw[...]Richard farms in Canada. Rodney I was born in Welch, MN, one of the 7 children of Agnes and Ture works on the Wankel ranch north of Miles City. Donna is married and Carlson. When I was about 2 years old, I came to Montana with my lives in Kennewick, WA. Ted is at[...]th me. parents and lived on a farm 5 miles NE of Raymond. I attended the Myrtle Kanning and I were married in 1978. Reed School, then Plentywood HS where I graduated in 1938. That RICHARD LEE a[...]PSON summer and fall I did housework for Christian Vesterbys who lived I, Richard Thompson, born 1946, am the third son of[...]st of Plentywood. It was while working there that I met Doris Thompson. I attended Plentywood School System all years ex- Bob Thompson, a son of James and Ebba Thompson, who had come to cept 8th grade, when our family moved to the Flathead Valley and I Montana from North Dakota in 1916.[...]nds attended in Ronan. After graduating from PHS, I attended Northern even before we met. Montana College at Havre for 2 years. I then served my active duty for the National Guard[...]been farming in southern Saskatchewan since. I married Merle Lyn Nygard of Great Falls in July 1[...]1940. My parents worked at Fort Peck, then moved to Plentywood in 1941 and started farming 6 miles east of Plentywood. After graduation from PHS in 1958, I worked at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle returning to Plentywood in 1961. Then I worked for Art and Lila Kleppen on the farm. One of my friends from Seattle moved to Los Angeles. I went to visit and worked a while, then worked in Carson City, NV for the[...]hone company. The thought of farming drew me back to Montana. That winter I returned to Seattle to work for one of my mother's In 1939, I went t0 work for a family at Wheeler, MT and Bob was brothers in his music store. I returned to Montana in April when farm- working on the Ft. Peck Dam . We enjoyed working there and being ing season began, then went back to the music store that fall. After be- together whenever possible. We returned to Plentywood that fall, ing on the job for 2 days my father called saying my draft notice had where we were married on 11 -28-39. At this time, Bob was employed arrived. So back to Montana to be inducted into the Army. After basic at[...]g and medic training at Fort Sam Houston, TX, was on perma- located where Mike's Clothin[...]duty at Fort MacArthur in Southern California, so I was glad to cafe, then later sold it to Stan Rue and Erick Antonson . Bob earned know som[...]$1.00 a day and I was doing housework and part-time cafe work[...]making $3 .00 a week, so between the 2 of us, we were earning[...]$10.00 a week. We paid $10.00 a month for a small apartment above[...]$14.95 a week and we had saved enough to pay our $90.00 hospital[...]On 4-1-43, we moved to a farm 6 miles NE of Plentywood which[...]home through the years. Our parents' contribution to our farm-[...]putting up new barns, sheds, corrals, a quonset, grain bins, and a shop, plus remodeling a farm house we had moved on. In about 1949, I met and married Suzanne Arvig in 1964. Discharged from the electricity came to our area which surely helped and in 1955, service in 1965, we returned to Plentywood to start farming in Canada. telepho[...] |
| [...]ple. Farming was long hours and lots of hard work but we and married Shirley Arneson of Plentywood, daughter of Melvin and enjoyed it and found it a good place to raise our family. Alma (Stine) Arneson, on 6-21-59. They have a daughter, Debra (Mrs. We had 4 children, all[...]rk and Eric. Wayne works for Puget Sound 1959, is a registered nurse and lives with her husband, Buzz[...]and Gift children at Forsyth, MT; Larry, 1962, is a business administrator for Shops in Re[...]arried Ray Pinz and 2 children; Barbara, 1963, is a secretary and lives in Junction from[...]her husband, Steve and 3 children; Les, 1972, is a Mon- tuna, ND. They now live in Renton,[...]Aircraft. Joann works for the city of Bellevue as a Bob passed away on 3-8-78 in a farm accident while feeding our Dayt[...]small herd of Registered Polled Hereford cattle. I continued to make my We lived in Seattle in 1941-43 where I did some building and home on the farm until I moved to the Alta Vista Apartments in wo[...]43, we moved back and because of September, 1979. I have worked at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital for good crops, I was able to buy the farm from my dad in 194 7 and added years, although now I'm taking a bit more time off so I can spend time more land later. with my[...]ter our children grew up and moved west, we built a home in[...]kland, WA, spending our winters there and summers on the farm. I ELMER and GLADYCE (NELSON) THOMSEN[...]retired in 1979 and rented my land to Gene Beckers and we built a By Elmer Thomsen[...]home in Plentywood. We enjoyed our life on the farm and to us it is the My folks, Hans Thomsen and Carrie Christensen, took up a most independent type of life a person can have. homestead 7 miles NE of Plentywood in 1910. (Sh. Daybreak I, p. On 6-18-83, we became great-grandparents to Lindsi Jo Wilkin- 693 .) My mother's brother, L. C. (Chris) Christensen, took a homestead son. in the same section. The[...]ister, Alice (Olson), was born in Kenmare 3-4-09. I was THOMAS and MARGARET THORSON born on the homestead on 1-6-12.[...]the family In 1917, the neighbor men built a schoolhouse on the NW corner farm in rural Westby ([...]15; Ervin, born 5-26-18; and Norman, born 6-4-22. on Sunday and dances on Saturday night. Everyone brought their She resided on the family farm until 1937 and again in 1944-46 while families and as the night went on, the children would fall asleep in the h[...]Margaret has had multiple sclerosis for 25 to 30 years and is get- Bromberg, Ward Peterson, Geo[...]on (Pete) Goltz. ting around in a wheel chair and van equipped with a chair lift. She has My sister, Evelyn, was b[...]abel was born 2-1-21. been active as a volunteer in many organizations dealing with hand[...]ly the League of Human Dignity which has had much to from 1924-27 to get medical help for her. Dad stayed on the farm but do with making Lincoln, NE one of the best cities in the country for came to St. Paul in the winter. I went back to the farm to help in the disabled people. In 1980, s[...]d for Continuing Ser- summer. After grade school, I enrolled in the St. Paul Vocational vice to Lincoln and Lancaster Co. and is listed in Who's[...]ried Thomas B. Thorson, born 1-1 2-17, in Seattle on I worked on the farm , did carpenter work with Dad and Ole Hi[...]n October, 1934, joined the CCC. We were given $5 a month for of Nebraska, Lincoln. The family has frequently accompanied him on spending money and $25 was sent home to our parents. summer research trips to Central and South America, studying[...]was born 1-15-48 in Yakima, WA and is employed as a[...]on 4-10-71 . They have 2 boys, Thomas T., born 3-21-[...]moved with his parents to a farm near Tioga, ND. Elmer, Gladyce,[...]Joann Thomsen . As a young man, Ted worked for the Tioga City electric[...]telephone exchange as a wireman. Later he worked for the Great I married Gladyce Nelson from Westby 7-29-37. We have a son Northern Railway as a signal maintainer. In 1934, Ted started working and a daughter. Wayne, born in 1938, graduated from PHS in 1956, for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. on the line crew. His first job on the[...] |
| [...]daughter, Jenine, and her husband, Ole Ruud, live on his folks' farm Ted married Lorna Hamilton at Williston, ND in May, 1934. After south of Flaxville. Hickman's sons are PHS students. Jeff is a recent their marriage, Ted became a service man for MDU and was stationed[...]in the National Honor Society and B. J. is hoping to do well in briefly at Scobey, MT and then at Tiog[...]basketball. February, 1941, he was transferred to Plentywood and served as local Although Mary Ann did leave Plentywood to live in Billings for 10 manager until his retirem[...]he returned shortly after the death of her father to be close to Lorna Hamilton Thorson was born and raised i[...]ttle, WA and Grand Forks, ND. states, but Montana and Plentywood are always "home". Bob and[...]graduation from PHS. She taught one year in a rural sch,ool, before coming to north- "Hook" and Alma's children, grandchildren, and great- western North Dakota to teach at McGregor and Tioga. She gave up grandchildren love their visits to Plentywood. It is a town that will teaching when she was married. Later she worked at Anthonys in always have a special place in their hearts. Plentywood for a number of years. Ted and Lorna had 3 childre[...]Timmerman (see p. 694 Sheridan's Daybreak I), was born on a farm Lois Thorson Powell and her husband, James, live at Great Falls, MT. north of Plentywood on 10-10-18. The family moved to Plentywood in They have 2 children: Stephanie and[...]on makes her home CCCs and worked on the Fort Peck Dam. During his teens, he worked in[...]summers as a laborer picking fruit in the Okanogan Valley, WA.[...]many as a Sgt. in the 3rd Div. under Gen. Patton. In 1946,[...]erman was born in Plentywood to Plentywood and went into the plumbing business wi[...]ood 12 -18-18, the daughter of Lars C. a high school teacher in Plentywood. Shorty and Flo[...]stensen. Alma worked for Dr. Benson. "Hook" spent a Gary, born 2-12-47, graduated[...]inot 3-8-40 in Wolf Point. They lived in Billings but soon returned to Plen- State Col. with a BS degree in education. He married Devora Gregoire tywood. "Hook" was a plumber who loved the outdoors, hunting, and[...]Point HS. In 1971 , he joined the navy and became a 5-7-71. Alma works 3 days a week at Bob and Lou's Deli. This gives pilot and served on the aircraft carrier, Kitty Hawk. He made over 100 her time to be with her family and do some traveling. landings on the carrier with the S-2 Anti-Sub. reconnaisance[...]is presently a Lt. Commander in the Navy Reserves. In 1981, Gary[...]He works for Hughes Aircraft as a production manager and resides at[...]mers for the Forest Service as a fire fighter and graduated from MSU,[...]Bozeman in 1972 with a BS degree in civil engineering. Joel married[...]Donna Morgan, a computer science grad. of MSU from Deer Lodge, Oc[...]tober 1972. They reside on a ranch in Redmond, WA, and both work[...]ellevue. For the last 5 years, Joel has served as a volunteer ski[...]ss. He graduated from MSU, Bozeman, in 197 4 with a BS in[...]chemical engineering. In 1980, he received a MS degree from Oreg. St. Bob , M ary Ann, Karen, Larry, A lma, and "Hook" Timmerman. Univ.[...]y, live in Billings. He is parts manage_r for Bea~I, the processing of radioactive and toxic[...]the ground. Inc. and Dorothy does tax work part-time. They have 4 children: Gail, Ger~ld, Greg, and Gle[...], born 4-19-42 , and her husband Wayne Underwood, a partner of Seis Pros, Inc., live in Billings and have_a home in San Diego. They have 2 grown children , Tracy Bolte and Ke1p. Tracy has a daughter, Tara, and lives in Shepherd whil[...] |
| Since 1946, Shorty has operated a plumbing and heating MERLE and ELIDA (BRUNNER) TROWBRIDGE business. He served 20 years on the Volunteer Fire Dept. and 4 years[...]l Trowbridge was born at Medicine Lake, 3-12-24, on the City Council. In 1959, Shorty was elected may[...]Carl and Alberta Trowbridge, the second oldest of a family of serving 2 terms, and considered it a privilege and an honor to have 8. They came to Montana from Crosby, ND in 1924. Prior to that, they been mayor during Plentywood's 50th A[...]MN. His mothe·r lives in Pendleton, OR and will be 83 years this year. When Shorty reminisces[...]how The Trowbridge family moved to Minneapolis when Merle was an he and his brothers used to wrap newspapers and gunny sacks around infant. In 1926 they moved to Park Rapids, MN where Merle attended their feet to walk to school through the cold and the snow. In their[...]was baptized, and confirmed. In 1940, working as a cook, teens, Shorty and Hook mined coal by using dynamite. Once the Model Merle went to Seattle and in 1942, he went to Alaska. Coming back to T Truck was completely buried when the blast went[...]Port Angeles, WA in 1944, he worked as a logger in a logging camp. been on many rescue missions, but the ones he remembers most are[...]Merle returned to Minnesota for a while and then to Westby in the 2 floods. The one in 1946 when Carroll Dam went out, and the one[...]1955, he went to work for Zeidler's Hardware where he is still tio[...]30 years of teaching at PHS, Florence retired in May 1983.[...]r of Edward and Erna Brunner of Bainville, one of a hope that through Shorty's civic activities and m[...]a's parents and 2 brothers are now deceased. I was born at Outlook, Montana 8-29-21 and my parents were: Elida came to Plentywood in 1957 and worked as a cook at the Nels Tronson (story on page 566 of Sheridan's Daybreak), and Lillian[...]ue Moon Nite Club for 16 years. In 1973, she went to work at.the Johnson Tronson (story on page 520), and our home was on a farm Golden Wheel for Ned Chandl[...]70, My brother, Marvin, was born at Outlook on 10-4-23. Both of us who is in the 8t[...]k and are Outlook HS graduates. After graduation, I entered the army for a year then was discharged. to work on my Uncle Archie Johnson's farm and later on the Charlie Grant[...]DUANE and MARJORIE (WILHELM) TUCKER farm . I was working there at the time Carroll Dam broke in 1946. Later, I worked at the Erling Brekke farm near Antelope an[...]born 12-17-21 in Kansas City, MO, winter of 1950, I attended an Auto Body Shop School in Fargo, ND. I[...]len Tucker. Duane attended schools in the spring, I returned to the Brekke farm.[...]onorably discharged 10-19-4 7. He then farmed for a[...]ings receiving a BS in Ag. Econ. in 1951 .[...]was born to John and Mary Wilhelm on the family farm near Custer, SD[...]pyards, Bremerton, WA. Marjorie's parents retired to Rapid City and it was on returning to that area in October, 1946, that[...]she met Duane. After her marriage to Duane, Marjorie worked in the[...]couple remained in South Dakota, where Duane went to work I then moved into Plentywood with my grandmother an[...]le Fourche and later, 302 First Ave. West, where I still live. That fall, I went back to Auto the First National Bank of Rapid City. Body School, this time in Minneapolis. In 1952, I started applying my In March 1958, the Tuckers came to Plentywood where Duane body shop training at the Peterson Chevrolet Body Shop. Later, I work- went to work for the Security State Bank as Asst. Cashier[...]ed the bank stock from William Hass of 197 4 when I began my present job as maintenance man at the[...]chool graduation was in .the ar~y A son, Grant Morsman Tucker, was born 12-22-58, the[...]from total footings of 3 million dollars in 1958 to ried Arlene Johnson in 1968 and she passed away 1[...]CA. desire to influence and inspire the economy of this farming[...]4-21 -84, one month after her Duane was a member of Trinity Luth. Church, active in Sher. C[...]Program as treas., a director of the Pioneer Manor, member of t[...] |
| [...]Vernon and Mary Tvedt and their 5 children came to Plentywood tywood Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Bo[...]eorges Temple of the Shrine, the Plentywood Lions a_ nd Plentywood Boosters County, MD wh[...]and CIA on special projects. Since Duane's death 3-21-[...]cing her faith in the Vern was born on the family farm south of Alamo, ND in 1930, the g[...]d director. sixth of 8 children born to Nels and Alma Hagge Tvedt. He attended the She ha[...]College and began teaching at age 19. Scouts, is a past director of the Plentywood Golf Course, past[...]neighbors decided his country needed his service to the Ladies Golf Club, is sec./treas. of the Trinity Luth. LWML, and is a help make the world safe for democracy, s[...]nding the U of M, Vern returned to Minot State College, transferring to UNO at Grand Missoula, and 4 years in the Air Force. He is also active in the bank Forks, then to the UNO Medical School for 1 year before accepting a and hopes to see it continue to prosper. position as a Commodity-Industry Analyst in the Jr. Executive D[...]transportation management and currently works as a med. American Univ., U of MD, and Br[...]ldest of 3 children of Yvonne, married, has a daughter, Kira Marie, and makes her home[...]St. Col. and was employed as a Speech Therapist out of Lakota, ND for[...]2 years before her marriage to Vern on 6-12-60 . She also worked (for LeROY and CATHY TV[...]a short time) for the US Dept. of Interior and (for 2 years) as a speech LeRoy and Catherine Tvedt moved to Plentywood in March of therapis[...]Eric. 6-12-42. They both grew up on farms in South Dakota and graduated[...]g graduation, LeRoy joined cert Assoc., a member of the school board, Ambulance Assoc., and[...]rch. Vern and the Cuban Missile Crisis. LeRoy was a member of the National Guard Mary a[...]ars Catalog Store. and was in the call up at that time. When his unit was dismissed from[...]e is also known as the active duty, they returned to Clear Lake, where they owne? and "might-as-well house". They started to enlarge their dining room and operated a filling station for 3 years. Upon _the sale of th[...]living room too. Next, they moved up and knocked out stores for 7 years. When they sold those businesses they moved to 2 old Cape Cod type bedrooms and built 4 bedrooms and a bath. Last, Montana and became partners in the Glasgow Angus Ra~~h. . they decided to get a usable attic, another bedroom, and a play room. Upon moving to Plentywood, LeRoy became affiliated with For a while it was known as "Sears Towers" but now it is "Tvedt Farmers Insurance Group and he a[...]Hjem" (Tvedt home). Insurance since that time. The Tvedts have 4 children: Kerri, born 5-25-62 , is married to Jim HAROLD and MYRANDA (BRENNA) UECKER Ba[...]their 2 children, Jason an~ J. D.; I was born 1-10-15 in Keene, ND, one of 14 children of Carl and Robert, born 6-28-64, will be graduating from the DeVry Institute of Mollie Brenna. I attended elementary school in Keene and high scho[...]12-28 -67, and Molly, in Sanish, ND. I married Clarence Fladager at Sanish, after which[...]05 West Laurel. moved to Sunburst, MT. A son, Dean, was born there in 1931. We LeRoy[...]in the_Plentywood Lutheran moved to Kalispell in 1937 and Clarence and I were divorced while Church. LeRoy has served on the chu!ch _cou_nc1I; _and Cathy served as there. In 1939, my son and I moved back to Sunburst. vice-president of the ALCW. He is active m _K1~anis and Toastmaster~. In 1940, I married V. L. Garrick (Ole) at Sunburst. He had 2[...]Ole and I moved to Plentywood where he operated a barber shop for 12[...]the liquor store in Plentywood. In 1954, we moved to Conrad[...]where we built and managed a Tastee Freeze for 2 years and then[...]moved back to Plentywood where Ole owned and operated a barber[...]shop for 12 years. After selling the barber shop to Jim Boyer, Ole[...]bought the Spot Lounge (now The Syndicate). I worked at Johnston[...]In 1962, Ole and I were divorced and I moved to Great Falls where I was employed at Western Drug. There I met Harold Uecker. He was a[...]and moved to Helena where we owned and operated a grocery store[...]until 1967. We moved back to Great Falls after selling the store and in[...]1971 we returned to Helena and operated a laundramat. Harold drove[...] |
| Harold had a stroke in 1973 and in 1975 we moved to Plen- always said he wanted to be a sports an~ouncer. He likes spectator tywood. Harold was a semi-invalid for 10 years until his death on sports and attends professional fo[...]old enjoyed the people and parties there so much. I have since Wash. He collects stamps, enjoys living and working in the beautiful moved to the Chan-Nik apts. in Plentywood.[...]Northwest, where mountains and ocean scenery are a short[...]drive away. Plentywood, however, will always be the "hometown" no ARLIN and MARION (KRAGELAND) UN[...]rd Undhjem, long time pharmacist and former owner to Plentywood as an infant. He has 1 sister, Clarice[...]he US Navy and His parents moved to Flaxton, ND where they homesteaded and served dur[...]drugstores in that area. In 1925, he transferred to NDSU, Fargo. He graduated in 1950 with a BS degree in graduated from the Minn[...]acy in Minneapolis. pharmacy and immediately went to work for his father at Plentywood[...]the First Luth. Church at 7-1-80. He was a member of the MT State Pharmaceutical Assoc., a Fargo on 7-29-51. Marion, born 11 -5-27, daughter of Odin[...]charter member of the Plentywaod Golf Club, a member of the a jeweler, and Stella Rask Krageland, secretary at[...]He and Krageland, lives in St. Paul and works as a long distance mover. his wife, Ad[...]man School of Music in Rochester, NY in 1951 with a Master of 3 half-sisters: Olive, E[...]) of Music degree, Dept. of Music Literature with a major in piano. She Outlook, was one of his half-sisters and Mrs. John Lien of Outlook, a taught private piano lessons for many years in Pl[...]Clarence married Ada Lillian Hanson in Scobey on 1-23-26. She[...]was valedictorian in 1914. She won a scholarship to NDAC in Fargo (now NDSU) but chose to attend Minot Normal Col. and graduated with[...]a teaching diploma. For 11 years, she taught grade,[...]ey, WA; Bruce in 1972 and Sharon in 197 4. Bruce, a graduate of U of Wash. in Seattle in 1978 with a BA degree in sociology, is an independent insuran[...]d Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, WA then transferred to Concordia College where she graduated with a BA degree in bus. adm. and a minor in clothing and textiles in 1978. She worke[...]ywood; he In 1969, Arlin and his family moved to Olympia, WA where he is a graduated in 1944 and she in 1946. ph[...]larice graduated from Concordia Col. in 1950 with a BA in Good Shepherd. Arlin enjoys golfing and bowling on occasion. He Business and[...] |
| [...]Lee In 1920, my family moved back to Plentywood. Bob was out of Walters of Milwaukee, WI who was born there 9-23-28. He graduated school but the rest of us attended school here and I graduated from from the U of MN in 1955 with a BS degree in Art Educ. He served in[...]y from 1946-49, stationed in Germany and Japan as a ed away in 1926 when she was a junior in high school. paratrooper. Clarice[...]t school for many years. The Walters family moved to Dillon in 1968 when Don accepted a position at West. MT. Coll. in the Art Dept. Both[...]ster's degrees from MSU, Bozeman in 1969: Clarice a MS in Business Ed. and Don a MA in Art Educ. Presently Don is Chairman of the[...]Julius and Katherine VanHee. of the A BAR .A Dude Ranch and Kristen is the head wrangler. Heid[...]roads, worked for the city, and ran a steam engine for my Uncle Archie FREDERICK and BE[...]Mann during threshing time. In later years, he was a janitor for the I am the youngest child of Richard and Elizabeth Whitney, born in school and hospital. Glasgow on 1-13-44 joining a brother, James, born 6-16-33, and a My brother, Bob, and Glady[...]live. In March 1944, we moved from Fort Peck to my grandmother's In 1927,[...]south of Outlook which my parents bought. Moving to the farm moved to Seattle in 1937. They have 3 children. Jim passed[...]in 1981. ning water, and no central heating. What a difficult move that must In 1933, John Gross and I were married. We have 2 daughters, have been for my mother with a new baby and a toddler. James was Cornelia and Virginia. John was a mechanic in a Ford garage. In 1941, old enough to help and Mother appreciated all that he did. we moved to Seattle where John worked for Boeing for 13 months, I graduated from Outlook HS in 1962 and graduated from U of M, then went back to garage work until he had a heart attack in 195 7 and Missoula in 1966. Then I moved to San Francisco. I had been in Mon- had to retire. He passed away in October, 1982. We have[...]my life and wanted new experiences, an adventure! I worked children and 2 great-grandchildren. for Pacific Telephone. I met Frederick Vancuren, and we were married[...]. They live in 12-17-66. Twin daughters were born to us 7-12-69. Jennifer Lynn Corv[...]sons, Ronald and LeRoy. died shortly after birth, but Stephanie Joy survived her perilous start as[...]have 1 son, Wesley. a 1½ lb. preemie. As the years went by, we started to think of leaving California. Di[...]rpack were married in 1950, live in Fred had come to Marin County (north of San Francisco) as a young[...]dren, Julie and Ralph. child. He remembered it as a quiet, almost rural place. It's transforma-[...]ed away in December, 1942 and my dad in tion into a booming suburb and major tourist area was unsettling to[...]August, 1953. him. He was looking for a quieter place to live. After enduring nearly 10 years of commuter-[...]d working in Plentywood sound- ed quite appealing to me so we moved here in October 1975.[...]By Jennie Bromberg and Gladys VanHee worked as a bus driver and custodian for the Plentywood Schoo[...]Robert VanHee was born in Canada in 1903. He came to Montana years. I started working in the Clerk and Recorder's offic[...]in 1921, joining his parents who had come a year before. He took a job We have been content living in Plentywoo[...]ore in Plentywood. San Francisco. After living in a metropolitan area, I feel a sense of He married Gladys Bantz, 6-15-26. She was a teacher at the community here. It's like a large extended family. I think that's why we Hendrickson School west of Plentywood. and so many of us come back home to live if we can. Gladys was born in Iowa in 1903. She came to the Outlook com-[...]tended Outlook School. After graduation, she went to Normal School By Marguerite VanHee Gross[...]nd came Bob and Gladys moved to Froid, Montana in 1928, and returned to with his parents to Minnesota when he was 6 years old. My mother[...]tywood. 1883 in Canada. She came with her parents to Culbertson, MT then And for a while he managed the roller skating rink at the Farmer Labor they moved to a farm 9 miles southwest of Plentywood.[...]and mother were married in Culbertson. My dad was a In 1935, they moved to Glasgow. Bob worked on the Fort Peck harness maker and a shoe repairman. Brother Robert and sister Marie[...]Dam when it was being built. In 1941, they moved to Fort Peck, where were born there. In 1908, my parents moved to Asquith, Canada, near they managed[...]e my brothers Edward, Louis, Victor, Richard, and I In 1961' , they moved to Detroit Lakes, MN. They returned to were born.[...] |
| [...]Pastor and Mrs. Richard M. Waag moved to Plentywood in 1956,[...]8-15-60 when they moved to Great Falls, where Pastor Waag was the[...]at Glendive, MT in 1921, is a graduate of Concordia College and Luther[...]dstone, MT. Gladys and Bob had no children, but nieces and nephews lived with them on and off through the years. Cleo Morey lived with[...]tly, their son, David, is completing his research on his PhD from PHS in 1982. She is attending colle[...]pastor of Hope Lutheran Kevin, born 10-25-65, is a 1984 grad from PHS. Church of Powell, WY. He is married to the former Julie Moring of Jerry attended Wa[...]iation Casper, WY and they have a little boy of 1½ years called Mathew. School in[...]for 15 years until Mary is married to Orlando Castelblanco of Miami, FL. He is a film pro- opening his own business, "Jerry's Warehouse Market." He was presi- ducer, she is a registered nurse, and they have a little girl, Melissa, dent of the T Food Distributors in 1981, and is a retired member of who is 9 months old. Margy lives in Bellingham, WA, is married to Jeff the Plentywood Fire Dept.[...]n Minneapolis. She wor ed at the Courthouse prior to her marriage and attends the Univ. of WA and wants to be a Bible translator. now helps ith the family busine[...]sler Benard was born near Canby MN in 1885 to Norwegian parents. DUANE and DOROTHY (MERKURIS) WAGENSON Ben filed on land 28 miles west of Estevan, Sask., later selli[...]y Mae Merkuris was born 5-5-25 in Santa Maria, CA to filing on 354 acres E of Raymond in 1910. His land bordered[...]Co. She graduated Albert's homestead and rented a state section with the Hovdy from high school in Santa Maria. After applying to 2 nursing schools in brothers. The Quarantine is[...]California which were filled for at least a year, Sister Ann , a nun at the history so I mention it, although it is a complete chapter in itself. The hospital where Dorothy worked as an aide, told her about a nursing smugglers hauled Canadian whis ey throug[...]school in Havre, MT called Sacred Heart. To this Dorothy replied, Sadie Vorce, born in[...]lso attended Sacred Heart and they introduced her to their brother, away also lived with them.[...]rried and farmed NE of In 1928, Ben bought a new binder and wor ing 2 shifts of horses[...]as an R and is still employed there. She started out as part- As the dry dusty air made Sadies' as hma orse, hey moved to time which at that time was 5 nights a week. ineteen years she Charla, T in March, 1937. rs. Hovdy wrote to them about a dust worked on the night shift; 11 P. . to 7 A. . On 10-1 -83, Dorothy storm, which lasted 9 days.[...]e hospital. Dorothy During WWII Easton was a paratrooper with he 511 Airborne and[...]the hospital gift shop, has led many fund landed on Corregidor. He lives in Spokane where he sells se[...]raisers for hospital equipment, and is a member of the MT Nurses Forrest served in[...]Church. Spokane, where wheat averaged 90 bushels to the acre in 1983. Henry Tommerup was born 4-17 -11 on the farm NE of Coalridge to Blanch, whose husband died in 1980, is retired an[...]tended MT. Sadie died in 1940. In 1946, Ben moved to Spokane where he Coalridge school and farmed on the homestead with his parents. He died in[...] |
| died 6-5-62 after a short illness. James W. "Bill" Wagner was born 10-14-24 to James G. and Fern After Henry's death, Dorothy and children moved to Plentywood to (Meng) Wagner. Bill and sisters, Lorraine (Koterba) and Cherryl attend- be closer to her job at the hospital. In September, 1963, Doro[...]nd cattle. We married 11 -1-51 and built our home on the[...]et Wagner Family. son. Duane was born 6-7-34 on a farm by Camp Douglas, WI to John Our 4 children: Linda, 6[...]re all PHS graduates. |
| [...]For the first 7 years of our marriage we lived on the Emil Rost plumbing course at ND[...]west of Plentywood. In the fall of 1979, we built a home east of studying Geological Engine[...]as born in 1966 and Sandra Lee in 1969, both I have 1 sister, Myrna (Mrs. Terry) Kanning of Plen[...]are students at PHS. Jill Christina Anderson came to live with the We are members of Plentywood L[...]tricia Anderson. She was born in 1967 and is also a student at PHS. JOHN and LOTTIE WALKOWSKI By Iren[...]alkowski. (P. 696 Sh. DB.) Six children were born to this union of 1911 and homesteaded[...]r and 3 sisters, like many families, in a car crash (Sh. Daybreak I p. 764.) My sisters are Inez (Mrs. Jack are scattered to the 4 winds.[...]1913, died 1918; Galen, born 1920, died 1932; and a[...]baby boy born 1936, died at birth. I was born 6-28-17 at the family[...]went to Great Falls Business Col. and returned to work at the ASC[...]Here I met Ole, a county ASC committeeman; we married 6-6 -37 (Sh.[...]Daybreak I . 697) and have lived on Ole's farm NE of Plentywood since[...]then, through drought and good years; had a 32 V windcharger for[...]lights and to pump water for the house and cattle and also had a 32 V washing machine and a kerosene frig. The big day was the arrival of[...]r 4 room house into our new 3 bedroom brick home. I Pictured with our parents, we are: Irene Chan[...]rated until 1983 when he sold the business. He is a member of the Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...] |
| [...]Gertrude Welter, born January 1, 1912 1958, went to Lackland AFB, TX, and Amarillo AFB, TX for basic[...]ioned at Castle AFB, CA, 2 years before returning to Lackland AFB for Off. Cand. School then to Luke AFB Phoenix, AZ. While there, his unit was called to Florida as a backup unit during the Bay of Pigs incident in Cu[...]Jean Mires of Atwater, CA. They were transferred to Weathersfield Royal AFB London, Eng. January, 1963. He was on training maneuvers in Tripoli, Africa, then returned to Weathersfield. Their daughters, Annette and Laverne, were born in England. They returned to Luke AFB January, 1967. After his discharge in Se[...]uter programming at Farmington, Ml, before moving to the Denver area to work in the computer programming field, moved to Ft. Collins, CO to run a Western Auto Store, but has now returned to the computer business. Raymond, born February, 19[...]brother, and sisters. graduated EMC 1 961 , moved to Great Falls, married Marvin Reeve October, 1968.[...]ren : James in Minneapolis, graduated 1965, moved to Arvada, CO and worked at Earl, b[...], born 1-25-37. James graduated from Greeley with a BS degree in nursing and worked as Dir. of In-Ser[...]children. Joyce married to Ted Degasis has 5 children. Jean married[...]Allan Halland on 7-5-53 at the Plentywood Evangelical Church. He R[...]worked for the county before moving to Fosston, MN. They have 4 By Audrey Evenson Wang[...]children. On 2-13-82, Jean married Ordell Friggstad. They resi[...]Raymond Asa Wang is the second of 4 children born to Ole Wang and Joel. On 2-5-6 7, Jack married Cheryl Peters at the Evange[...]Margarate Elaine. Jack served as a medic in the Vietnam War. Jack 2-4-40 in the old[...]d 1-3-44. Tom farmed and 12-21-43. Raymond raised on the family farm, attended school in Plen -[...]had 2 sons: Roy Charles, born 10-22-44, graduated to the office in 1960 following the resignation of a[...]he National went into partnership with his dad as a full-time farmer and rancher,[...]Scout. license in 1965. He joined the Mt. Air Nat'I Guard in October, 1963 and[...], DeMarit Cleveland, passed away 9-3-82 . She has a made monthly trips to Great Falls for 6 years to attend drills. On[...]sister, Pearl Johnson , of Greeley, CO and a brother, Charles Murphy, of 9-21 -68 , he married[...]ORSELL) WHITE Lossing (Sheridan Daybreak p. 797). I was born 10-1-47 in the old[...]siness in 1962. He operated Raymond has been on various boards of the Plentywood Lutheran[...]Shop until 1968, when he sold the shop and moved to Church and a director of the Sheridan County Stockmen 's Assoc . since Olympia, WA. He is working as a barber and manager of the Military 1970 having served several years as president. He is a charter Barber Shop at Ft. Le[...]We purchased the family farm in 1981 and continue to live there Peters Hospital in Olymp[...]They have 3 children , Daryl, (a twin), born in Plentywood[...] |
| [...]WA, in 1970 Jerry married Janice A. Marsh on 4-8-72, the daughter of Rupert and from Central[...]president of the Village Hostesses and a member of the Diamond John R. Rawson of Oakville, WA on 3-13-76. They reside in Olympia, Jubi[...]ral College in Seattle. She is presently pursuing a movie and drama career while living and work-[...]William and Amelia Will moved to Outlook in 195 7, where William Catalina Pagent in 1981 and had a role in the movie, "Zapped". managed the Peavey Elevator Co. They had 1Ochildren of which I was[...]the third youngest born, 6-1 -42. I graduated from Outlook High in 1960 GEORGE and HA[...]orn of pioneer parents, John and I married Arvilla Boe on 12-29-63. Arvilla, born 2-24-43, the Elvina Wolte[...]. Whittaker was born in Missouri 7-30-07. He came to Arvilla graduated from Outlook High in 1[...]We made our first home in Glendive, where I was employed by the[...]Lindsay Elevator. Later, we went to Billings to attend college. We moved to Plentywood in August, 1968. Arvilla taught at Ant[...]I was employed and later owner of Sheridan Cleaners until 1975. I[...]praiser, and Petrolane. I am currently employed by Seis Pros as a per-[...]ry) George and Hazel were married in Scobey on 8-30-37. George |
| Security State Bank shortly after it moved from Outlook to Plentywood, father passed away 6-9-14[...]of Roy Nelson, as played football on the first PHS football team . cashier. In 1958, D[...]te Bank. Floyd became vice president and cashier, a posi- later as llnotype operator, pr[...]erk from 1937-47 and retired in 197 4, but still works 1½ days a week on job work. then city treasurer until retiring in 1[...]as Master of the Bill was elected to the City Council in 1945. He was serving his Masonic Lodge and Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star. He is a member fourth term when Mayor John Shoal resigned. Bill was appointed to fill of Scottish Rites and Methodist Church .[...]l 1953. Bill Edna Walkeden Willard was born on a homestead north of Ray- was treasurer of Plentywood Lutheran for 24 years. mond 9-10-13, a daughter of Sam and Sarah Walkeden . Edna attende[...]nt nights at the Henry Ross or James Larter homes to tywood , and Larry of Soldotna, AK .[...]d Calvin . Edna cared for the boys until she went to work for a dentist, Dr. Roy. Her folks then took the boys. Sam and Sarah moved to Plentywood in 1936, where Sam died in 1949 and Sa[...]d and Edna were married at the Walkeden farm home on 11 -6-34 and have lived in Plentywood since. Edna[...]ern Star and worked at the Security State Bank as a teller and machine operator. Floyd and Edna have 4 children : Nancy, born 5-28 -36 , married to Melvin Jensen, has 3 boys: Greg , Kevin, and Shaw[...]a Maddux, has 2 children : Scott and Taunya. Bob, a civil service[...]{Mrs. Gene) McGhan, Douglas, and Craig. Terry is a 1963 PHS employee, and Barb, a teacher, now live in Junction City, KS recently[...]graduate and of Dawson County College. He went to Cenex Manager returned from 3 years in Germany. Virginia, born 4-25 -47, married to[...]and has 2 girls, Michelle and Randi Marie. Don is a[...]re grandson, Michael Franklin Lund, born 12-16-83 to Duane and Blair[...]MN. On 5-31 -69, he married Corrine Smith, daughter of B[...]Portland before moving to Soldotna, AK where they both teach . They[...]tywood to join her father, Henry, on a homestead west of Plentywood .[...]2. She attended country school and rode horseback to attend PHS, graduating in May of 1928. In August, 1922, she was[...]Edna Willard . May, 1980; Olaf, born 10-29-18 at Plentywood, married[...]ughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, Dooley, was a war- 13 winters in Arizona. Edna started a Stonecroft Friendship Bible rant[...]in Tacoma. She passed away several courts and is a consulting coordinator. Plentywood will always[...]children , Cheryl and Alan . Eugene Hendrickson, be home, however, and it is always great to return in the spring. They born 3-7-30, graduated from PHS in 1948, moved to Puyallup, WA in have again purchased a home in Plentywood and it will be grand to 1950 with his parents and served[...]nd Lena Heisler, born 1892 in Min• William came to Plentywood in 1912 after the death of his[...] |
| [...]Raymond. They had 7 children. Irvin worked on various farms, in coal mines and road con - James worked on a few farms and ranches when he first moved to struction, at Ft Peck Dam, Frontdale, OR, an aluminum plant, a Plentywood. He worked for the S[...]tywood. He constructs pole barns, We lived on Dr. Storken's farm (now owned by Bernadine Logan)[...]nting, and working with wood. He is well-known as a "Jack of All a quart and eggs for 10¢ a dozen. We took cows off the range to milk Trades and a Master of None". and "kickers" had to be used. One morning Irvin forgot to put a "kicker" on the cow behind the one I was milking. Soon she had her ROLAN[...]ts, Herman Wilson and Ida Bengtson, were shakings I ever had until Irvin came and removed her foot. born in Sweden. They immigrated to the US, met and married on I, Isabelle, was born 3-4-16 in Plentywood, daughte[...]his family to Noonan, ND where they lived on a farm and attended We came to Sheridan County in 191 0 and later had a homestead country schools. Roland went to Wadena, MN where he lived with an northeast of Ra[...]ried on 2-19-02 near Pontiac , IL, where they lived and became parents I graduated from PHS in 1933, attended EMC and taug[...]ober 1909). After Charles Cook died, Bertha moved to taught 3rd grade in Plentywood for 30 years. At m[...]relatives. Gertrude graduated from Crosby Voight, I earned $50.00 per month and paid $20.00 for room and HS in 192 4 and taught school in a rural district for a year before her board, but my warrants were not registered.[...]re married in Noon· The winter of 1936 was a harsh one, 48 ° below zero. Dad hired on 9-12-25. They moved to Medicine Lake, MT where Roland worked elvin Myles to take me to school after Christmas vacation. It took us at Markuson and Epler Ford as a bookkeeper and partsman for 6 years. over 3 hours to go 12 miles by a mule team and sleigh. On 9-15-31, they went to Plentywood to work for Karlson Motor Co., a I was a Sunday School teacher in the EUB Church, now the[...]May 1977 when Roland Wilson retired, selling his inte[...]Ford Sales in Sheridan County. Irvin and I were married 6-21 -37 in Glasgow. We have 2 sons.[...]oys and 4 Rosella Jean was born on 8-16-26 and Robert Kent was born on |
| Church. He served on the school board and is a Masonic Past-Master away in 1964. and a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree, Shriner of Algeria Tem[...]d brother are: Mary Schwandt, MT. Roland was also a member of the Plentywood Development Co.,[...]sed); Estella of the new hospital by contributing a square block for that purpose and Peters[...]Corkery (deceased). Gertrude was a member of the Ladies Aid, Home Demonstration Club, several bridge clubs, a Past Matron of the Eastern Star, and a CHARLES and HELEN (MINTUN) WOOD membe[...]es (Slim) and Helen, with their 4 children, moved to Plen- time in their yard and many friends and neighbors have been the tywood in 1966. Up to 1971 Slim worked on the oil rigs. In 1972, he recipients of their bea[...]venience Corner, a combination grocery store, gas station, and a car By Nella Wollan[...]d in 1983. Slim Ruben Wollan , born 9-15 -11 on a farm near Outlook, was adopted enjoys flying and was a member of Coalridge Flying Club. At one time, by[...]old. He graduated from he was a sky diver. He also enjoys woodworking and fishing[...]especially paddle fishing. I, Nella, daughter of William and Margaret Corkery[...]t the Ben Franklin and Dairy Queen since was born on a farm about 3½ miles from Raymond on 9-26-11 . I moving to Plentywood. She is currently working at Roys Supe[...]here my first teacher was She is a member of The Ambulance Auxiliary, enjoys needlew[...]e with her 9 grandchildren. tywood, then Gibson , I graduated from Outlook.[...]he United Methodist Church, have 5 Ruben and I were married in Plentywood and 2 sons were born to children, and also raised a nephew and niece of Slim's. us.[...]ehl 6·11 ·69. They have 2 children, Vaiden A. was born 7-15-32 in Burlington, ND. We lived in[...]and Anglia, 3-12-73. and Wolf Point before moving to Plentywood where he completed the[...]hrough 12th grades. He started college at Bozeman but joined the attendant 1th the Sheridan[...]and served 2 years in the Army before going back to tywood, orks at ehl's Welding Shop, and Is a member of the Fire college and graduating in 1960. After a long struggle to complete his Dept. Chris and Jon are m[...], E. After attending Plen- married in July, 1960. To this union, 2 sons and 1 daughter were born.[...]b and ike are attending college. Lori was married on 10-15-83 to serving in Vietnam. He married Judy[...]ra. 7-1-77. Our ike was born in Portland, OR on 12-17-42. We returned to Steve and his fam1ly plan on retiring in Plentywood hen he retires Plentywood when he was 8 months. He is a 1960 graduate of PHS. from the[...]man 9-8-73 . They have 3 College at Williston for a year, then E C Billings for a year. He worked children: Colleen, 12-2-7[...]-5-81 . They at various Jobs locally before going to Centralia, WA and learned the belong to the Assembly of God Church. electricians trade while working in Olympia. ike returned to Sheridan Paula is a homemaker, ca e decorator, and Brownie leader. Pa[...]tywood School as Transportation Supervisor and is a married 3-17-79. They live in Raymond where they[...]ember of the Fire Dept. and have 1 son, ash, whom I enjoy very much.[...]earney, NE 5-25-55. She received her diploma I worked for Mountain Bell Telephone Company from J[...]ntana rn 197 4. Lrnda married Charles Gnttrn 1949 to ay 1, 1971. Ruben worked at Fort Peck and in the[...]-23-80 . Anna weighed 1 lb. 15 yards at Portland, but gambling was his profession. Ruben passed oz. when born. They belong to the Assembly of God Church.[...] |
| Linda is a homemaker and enjoys being home with her daughter[...]ied Jeanne Berklund, see separate story. quit due to ill health. He passed away 7-4-83. Katie is a member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, lnt'I Nile Dallen, born 4-10-71, is the only child of Slim and Helen born in Club, is a past member of the Village Hostesses, and was a Scout Den Plentywood. He attends Plentywood School, belongs to Boy Scouts, Mother. Barr was cha[...]enjoys swimming and roller skating. He also likes to go paddle fishing tywood Jaycees, was a member of the Plentywood Fire Dept. and also[...]Fire Chief, a past member of the Sheridan Saddle Club, was a Scout In 1972, Slim's niece, Judy, and nephew, Jerry Greene, came to Master, and is currently a member of the Masonic Lodge, Al Bedoo live with t[...]d Katie are active members of the Plentywood Con- to Tom Hurd and has 1 child. They currently live in[...]and moderator of the changed his name from Greene to Wood and lives in Plentywood.[...]Barr has an interesting hobby, a mini-ranch north of town, the consider Plentywood[...]U. N. (Up-North). The Spotted Ass Ranch has a herd of 3 spotted asses, friendly people. Slim and his family also have plans on retiring in Plen- with hopes of a larger herd someday. tywood.[...]ry Steven Paul Zeidler was born on 4-24-50 in the old Sheridan Mem. elsewhere) and s[...]rr E. Zeidler and Katie Wankel Zeidler. Steve has a brother, Ron 11-21-82).[...]Zeidler of Redstone and a sister, Debbie Zeidler Marriage of Whitetail. Barr went to MSU after high school, graduating in 1940 with a Steve spent much of his time[...]ck with "The Rough degree in Animal Husbandry and a Reserve Commission of 2nd Lt. in Riders", a club of grade school kids who each owned their ow[...]46. They pooled money in an effort to build a clubhouse that was multi· Barr and athleen[...]A. atie's parents were Arthur . Wankel, 9-10-1876 to 4-20-69, Steve was active in FFA and played on the football team, and Mabel Huffman, 5-9-1883 to 9-16-59. atie as he fifth child and[...]l Fortner, 3-25-20; and Steve ook a year from college to work on his Uncle Bob Zeidler's cot· Robert Wankel, 6-29[...]ton ranch in Tucson, AZ. He returned to Rocky Mountain College and Katie attended Wa[...]t Dooley graduated in 197 4 with a BA in business administration and HS, graduating from PHS, Class of 1940, and then went to Beauty economics. School in Bil[...]Jeanne Berklund. Jeanne was born on 6-6-52 in Williston, ND but was Following their marriage, Barr and Katie[...]Jeanne and Steve ere married in Billings on 4-6-74 and then moved to Arizona. Steve worked for Arizona Engine and Pump[...]ompany owned by his Uncle Bob Zeidler. Jeanne was a teacher's aide in a classroom which specialized in "emotionally handi[...]They came to Plenty ood in 1975 and in 976 took over a farm·[...]City, CA and shortly after, the family moved back to Plentywood and the family business, Zeidler's Har[...]-10 (see Daybreak p. 701 ). Zeidler's Hardware is a family '3-generation store' with son, Steven, now[...], born 12-28-76 , is living in Casper, WY. Ron is on a ranch in the Redstone area. Debbie ma[...] |
| [...]hildren, Wynne Rebecca, born on call to donate my services as an anesthetist. I was also on the 8-16-80, and Todd Leo, born 6-15-83.[...]ing, is an avid Living next door to the Congregational Church parsonage, I was hunter and fisherman and plays on an "Over the Hill" softball team in called on to witness for many weddings. the summer. Steve is a third generation member of the Plentywood Fire Dept., a member of the Sheridan Saddle and Roping Clubs, and is a Plentywood Booster. Jeanne enjoys doing many type[...]ng in the summer. VIOLET (PETERSON) ZEIDLER Our Plentywood section closes with a hearty THANK YOU to all who helped make this part of the |
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| [...]A small building was moved to a site east of the Raymond road By George LaGrange[...]s from Jordan Hardware. This building was used as a branch In the years of 1912 and 1913, Soo L[...]. It was later purchased by Axel from Ambrose, D to Whitetail, MT. The town of Raymond built up Markuson and operated as a grocery store and later as a barber shop. rapidly.[...]n 1914, it was discovered that the buildings were on railroad 1914. During this time, grain was weighed on an outdoor scale ~d property and had to be moved. Land was obtained for a new town site loaded in box cars by a track loader. A track loader is a Pf 3·\;d from Joseph Raymond, a homesteader. The site was surveyed and elevator which extends perpendicular to a height of about 20 fee~e and made ready for the[...]a hopper at the bottom where the grain is dumped from the wagon,4ble What to name the new town was discussed. The name of "Rib[...]levators were owned by J. B. Pa,h was suggested, but was opposed by many. The decision was made to penfus and Occident Grain Co. , name the to n Raymond, in honor of the landowner. The business The town of Raymond flourished until a Canadian railroad came to places were moved to the new site in a very short time. Minton, Sask., Canada. The loss of the Canadian trade, the depression, I was a young boy, but I remember going to Raymond and all I and dry years caused the town to almost fold up. could hear was he sound of saws and hammers. any carpenters were at work. The hotel was built and operated by Charles Larson and was located on Lots 11 and 12, Bloc 3. Two saloons were located on Lots To the best of our knowledge he following people hav[...]r- away since the writing of Daybreak I, from the Raymond Community. ty. The Queen Cafe was located on Lot 8, Block 3 and was operated by Axel ar uson a[...]r, Adam & Elizabeth the First ational Ban located on Lo 7, Block 3. The feed mill as on Becker, John[...]LaGrange, Wayne & Alvis tion located on Lot 13, Block 2. This business was later taken ov[...]later was ta en over by Henry Hill and was oca ed on Lot 15, Carlson, illiam & Selma[...]l William & Caroline Bloc 2. Jens Jensen operated a butcher shop on Lot 16, Bloc 2. Collins Joe Cry[...]Clara Zebidee and Victoria Crouse operated a cafe on Lot 1 7, Bloc 2. Crumb, atie Walter (P[...]cGo an, Grace, Joe & Roger One saloon as located on Lot 18, Bloc 2, owned by Bill Best. Joe[...]nnah cGowan and Harry Holland were bartenders. A dance hall located on Oubry, Art[...]elson, Rudolph & Lena A blac smith shop as loca ed on Lot 12 on he Raymond road Fin , Pe1e[...]ie remodeled in 1937 by Joe McGowan and opened as a bar. It was sold Henricksmier, John & Joe Syme, Mary Ann to Karl Bantz and later taken over by his niece,, Mr[...]da Thomsen, Mr. & rs. Hans managed a grocery store, pool hall and 011 station e[...] |
| [...]for groceries, to the community hall for card parties and square[...]s parents were Jesse dances. We had a 3-day blizzard and the crew drilling an oil well by LeRoy Adams and May E. Smallwood. Chub (Lloyd) had 1 sister, Dooley ran out of food. The roads were closed, so John Kemp call[...]Chub to take new crews of men over and bring back the cre[...]what is now the Securi- left his lights on his car so when they came back, his battery was[...]g. Also, Chub and Eddie Chub was a member of Plentywood Masonic Lodge 91 , Scottish Reuter hauled beer from Lacrosse, WI to the Plentywood warehouse. Rites, A[...]ntywood Shrine Club. We both were Later he drove on the Great Falls route.[...]al Church and Oro-Y-Plata 66, Order of the On 10-20-37 Lloyd and Martha K. Reinertson were marr[...]astern Star. We were Past Matron and Past Patron. I'm a member of Congregational Church minister, Rev. L[...]e 21 and Raymond Reinertson and Katherine Masek. I was born 7-16-18 in Plentywood. I Homemakers. had 3 brothers: Clarenc[...]in Chicago (deceased Chub and I sold our farm to Daryl Syme in the fall of 1977. We 1982); and Mo[...]ased 1964}. My 2 sisters are bought a home in Plentywood. Chub enjoyed helping our sons[...]ork. We really enjoyed playing cards and belonged to 2 Bridge The first 3 summers we lived on the Mac Farm, owned by Art Marath[...]ent building in Chub passed away on 1-24-82 in the Billings Hospital at the age of P[...]ht we made divinity and played cards. Chub worked on WPA. Bob I'm living in our home in Plentywood and I've spent the last 2 Ferris told him to work slower or he would have to fire him as he was Christmas seasons[...]In 1940 Fred Wendt sold Jesse's homestead back to Chub and KAREN LINDBLOM ANGVICK May. Then the west place was bought from the county. We rented Karen was born 1-14-50 to Chester and Rita Lindblom, the oldest farmland from May and Art Langer. Jack Van sold all his land to us of 2 children. She attended Raymond Elementary School and graduated before moving to western Montana. After Jesse passed away, we from Plentywood HS in 1968. bought out May's interest in the farms. We moved into the homepl[...]attended MSU and then moved to Billings where she has since made Lloyd Le[...]rs employment with Yellowstone County she is ried to Sharon D. Syme.[...]Wayne as born 4-1-43 in Plentywood. He's married to Shaaron F. Woodward.[...]n Wesley as born 3-15-47 in Glasgo . He's married to Bonita born 5-19-77 . Th y attend s[...]Our 3 sons ere all in the Army. The boys ent to the Gibson Lutheran Church of The Good Sh pherd. School and then to Plentywood. e ere acti e m 4-H. I as one of the lead rs for many years. Chub and I b longed to the Jolly Bunch Square Dancers Club. John KARL OLIVER BANTZ Coo was our caHer. We put ax on the cement floor of our big steel Karl Bantz was born 9-20-1897 in lo a. In 1909 his parents, building for dances. People[...]e and George and Hattie Bantz mov d to th Outlook area to homestead. Karl all around. Everyone enjoyed them[...]They had 2 daughters: Echo, born in We buil a ne Capp Home and put up steel hopp r bins. We[...]ail, T. Karl and Toots part d, and for Years a o our winters ere real severe. Once all th Imes e[...]oy," "Shorty," and "Canadian down and there asn't any electr city at all. Th hospital used gas Karl" tn d his hand at many things. B ing a cowhand, farming, ork- lamps from Harry Koi es City Cafe to ke p gomg. Chub would drive the ing in th mines, and as a bart nder, were jobs which preceded his big Bombardier and pick up nei hbors. We all would go to Plentywood finally buying th[...] |
| [...]n- tana people. In 1977 he sold the Midway Tavern to his niece, Jennie a~d Ed Bromberg of Redstone, who now own and manage[...]i Marie. Echo, Ray- mond, Brian and Kimberly farm on a large scale in the Whitetail and[...]E BECKER I was born 2-25-09 in Glen Ullin, ND, the daughter[...]Elizabeth Loran Kohler. I was one of 1O children and to date have 1 Joseph John Bee er, Jr. was bor[...]isters-John in Plentywood; Lena Messer in Canada, to Joseph and Appolonia Becker. There were 2 other s[...]Eg- 2 daugh ers in the family. The family moved to the Raymond vicinity in[...]gen of rural Plentywood. 1922. Joe became a US citizen when his parents were naturalized. I attended schools in North Dakota where I was born and raised. In Joe att_e~ded he L~[...]Outlook high 1923 my parents moved to Missoula, MT, where I worked in St. sch_ool. He Joined the CC s m 1936.[...]en, MT Patrick's Hospital for $1.00 a day and room and board. In 1925 my until he returned home to work the farm when his father became ill. He[...]left Missoula for the Outlook-Raymond community. I didn't married Gladys Syme 6-4-44 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Plen- want to leave my job in Missoula, I loved working in the hospital, but in tywood.[...]hose days you went where your parents did. It was a different story Joe farmed the home place for 1Oyears then the family moved to after we got o this northeast Montana[...]or 2½ years. He Missoula Hospital, I graduated to helping my brother, John, wi1h the also ried his[...]. Dur- farming, hich consisted of driving a team of 8 horses on farm ma· ing this time, Joe wor ed in the sawmill and the sugar facto~ to make chinery. One day John and I were plowing; he was in the lead with his ends meet. He sold he farm (1963) and moved to the present location team and plow; he looked bac o let me know there was a solid buried at Lolo, T, where e built our home a[...]gust he went flying through the air. I looked at him and said, "How come 197 4 to June 1976, he was employed at the phosphate mines in Soda you hit that roe ?" He was a trifle angry at his sister because she was Springs, ID. After re urning to Lolo, he went to work for icholson Pav- laughing! I helped with the farming every spring and summer and it ing Co. as a true driver. He is semi-retired; when he isn't wor ing for wasn't with air conditioned cabs on tractors. In 929 I orked for rs. icholson he enjoys his shop where he spends a great deal of time on John Lien, helping coo for the threshers for 2.00 a day. The days woodworking. started at 5 A. . and lasted until 1O P. . Gladys was born a the family home (Corkery Place) north of Ray- On 12-30-30 I married John Bee er in the St. Boniface Catholic mond on 7-28-25, to William and ary Ann Syme; one of 11 children. Church in Outlook. He was born in Romania on 8-2-09, the son of She attended 7 years of grade[...]eph and Appolonia Bee er. He came ith his parents to Torquay, grade she and her 3 younger brothers drove a one-horse cutter to the Sas ., Canada, when he as 4 years[...]rth of the railroad trac s. She to live in the Raymond community. John came from a family of 6 chil· graduated from PHS in 1943. Du[...]n, Agnes ( rs. Elmer ielsen), Fran C in Havre to ob ain a teaching permrt allowing her to each at he (deceased), Joe and athilda[...]of 1943·44. While at Stevensville, she worked as a bookkeeper for the Western ontana Sheep Assn. and also a press operator for the Ravalli Republican ewspape[...]effrey (11 ♦ 10- 71 ), Jennifer (2-6-73). After a divorce in 1975, Tim married[...] |
| John and I were blessed with 5 children-Donald Frank born cheese to sell to Forman's Butcher Shop in Plentywood, MT. She had a 1-4-32, married Dolores Francis-they have 7 child[...]ard time getting enough made since there was such a demand for country in the Air Force for 4 years i[...]6 children. Johnny served in the on a farm south of Plentywood. They have 1 daughter an[...]They have 2 daughters and 1 son. he is manager of a J.C. Penney Store. Elaine Janice, born 9-23-36 ,[...]home in married Herman Jones. Elaine has 1 son by a previous marriage. They Plentywood,[...]heting. and have 1 son-Jeanette has 4 children by a previous marriage and Joseph[...]ppolonia died 3-16-73. They Gordon has 1 child by a previous marriage. To date I have 12 great- have 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. grandchildren. John and I farmed north of Raymond until he passed away on DON and LOUELLA BLAIR 3-16-74. I then moved to Plentywood in September of 197 5. The Donald L. Blair was born at Rosholt, SD on 11-29-23, the second 1950s were especially memora[...]2 unfortunate child of 4 born to Herbert and Jennie Blair. They arrived in the north reasons. First we were victims of a serious automobile accident in Ray[...]nded the Gibson school and 1956 which resulted in a long convalescence for me. After several[...]He entered the Army Air Force in months, however, I regained my health totally. Second, in 1958, we October 1942, being sent first to Buckley Field, CO, then on to relived the "Dirty Thirties". Tons of topsoil fro[...]which time he as ings and our trees with depth up to 6' - portions of which remain to this married and graduated with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. From there he day. On the days the wind did not blow, we literally shoveled the dirt went on to heavy bomber training and flew with a crew of 9 into the out of our house, only to helplessly watch it blow in again a few days European Theatre, experiencin[...]ountries and Germany; being wounded John and I both enjoyed bowling, and between the two of us,[...]shed his tour of duty and as in accumulated quite a collection of trophies. John was active in the the Mediterranean on his way home, when war as declared over in Knight[...]that area. dion in local orchestras. I belong to Altar Society, Raymond Home• He returned to Raymond in May 1945, ith the rank of 1st Lieu e- makers and Birthday Club. I still enjoy bowling and do sewing and[...]bought a Caterpillar and worked for the Soil Conservation[...]active in this occupation at this time. 8-2-09, and Agnes as born 10-19-12. They immigrated to Canada in Don married Louel[...]ay Sask., and later as born 8-17-23 to Joseph A. and Florence (Jordan) arsh a homesteaded in Bergfield, Sas , here they had 3 m[...]d of 12 (6 and 6) she at end d he arsh school. As a Fran as born 9-21 -15 and died on his 19th birthday in 1934. Joe teen s ent to or h lping out amili s h n a child a born in as bOrn 7-18-18 and atilda ( i ky) s born 7-25-22. the community. This as e y to her, having had plenty of practic at[...]home. Then s e mov d to he Plenty ood area, living ith h r aunt[...]and uncl the Louis arshes. She then ent to or for her cousin,[...]" Al ' arsh, a the old "City Cafe.' Later she ork d for J ff Gro[...]and in the old pop factory du to a lac of man po er during the ar.[...]she has orked a various cafes and nightclubs in Pl n ood.[...]he second, married Durbin " ic" etson of S attle (a[...]C in Plent ood. In 1923 Jo and Appolonia came to the US. They mov d to a farm elpha and arce[...] |
| [...]the Golden Years Senior Citizens. Every week I do volunteer work at[...]time. Fourth row: Don Blair, Larry Blair, Terry Hjo[...]Herb and I had 4 children, Dorothy Berniece Blair, born 2-13[...]til or ing ith seismograph in Sidney, T. ow he is a rural mail car- pleted hers at Raymond School. All 4 of them went to Plentywood HS- |
| [...]Percy Budke was born 11 -26-12 on the homestead 5 miles north Joe was killed in a car accident at the age of 71 in 1950.[...]Budke. Viola Brown married Philip Staph on 4-6-58. Philip came from Ger- He went to school at the Corkery School which was 2½ miles many to visit his sister, who lives at Noonan, ND. He was employed at west of his home. He went to school on horseback and also by horse Noonan, ND as a meat cutter for several years. He then came to Plen- and buggy. Percy spent his childhood days working with his dad farm- tywood, MT to work as a meat cutter for Kisler's Market. He also work-[...]aising cattle. At the age of 15 he hauled bundles on Oscar ed at the Pop Factory for 8 years. He s[...]Matson's threshing machine. He worked 13 hours a day pitching Viola, due to poor health, resides in the Sheridan Memorial Nur[...]es. In 1928 his dad got his first tractor; it was a Wallis. Home. On 9-30-36 he married Pearl Melle of Outlook, MT, th[...]Anton and Clara Melle. She was born on 2-20-16 on a farm In Berg- bought a homestead 8 miles northwest of Raymond, MT. His f[...]k. She lived there until she moved with her folks to Montana came over a year later and lived on the homestead until Joe retired and in 1923 and they settled on the Sundberg farm northeast of Outlook, moved to Plentywood, MT. MT. She went to school at the LaGrange School; later they moved t[...]school and changed the name to the Lindblom School. GERALD BUDKE[...]After their marriage they lived on the farm with Percy's folks. In I was born 12-5-38 at Plentywood, MT, a son of Percy and Pearl 1937 Percy too[...]ming. In 1940 he bought his first com- Budke. I spent my childhood on the family farm north of Raymond, MT. bine, a 6-foot John Deere. My brother and I often got into many childhood incidents that our[...]stice was administered by the business end of a leather strap or a ruler. We once spent a whole day making a sling- shot and with the first shot we broke a window and that was the end of that foolishne[...]• # I ear[...]in 1937. He went to school at the Gibson School and Plentywood HS[...]where he graduated in 195 5. He went to college at Bozeman, T[...]received his BA in VoAg in 1959. He laugh school a[...]Glasgow, T for 8 years. He ent bac o college be een his teach- I attended school at the Gibson school north of our[...]June 1965 he marri d Jonnie , years. The 8th year I attended the Raymond school. I remember Horst, who was teach[...]968 they · several times in the inter ime going to school ith me huddled in the moved to Columbus, OH her he ent to the Ohio State Umversi bottom of aa- Some of my school eachers ere rs. Clara S[...]ional Center for Re arch ·n VoAg a Ohio Sta e since 1970. is cur- Stadstad, rs. Ro[...]va Rov1g. ren ly a ssocia e Professor m g. Ed. and a S mor Re earch 1 I started high school at Plentywood in 1952. I still remember ho Sp cialist a the a ionaJ Cent r. Jonnie Is former y from Fromberg, scared I as the day I started high school. Just a littl country boy go- T. Sh receiv d h r PhD in Hom Ee. Chifd D v lopment in 197 4. ing to the big city and having no dea ha was going on. I graduated Sh has n mstruc o[...]9 77. with the class of 1956. After high school I attended ontana State Col· Currently she is the Chrur P r on of the Behavioral Sci nc O pt They lege for 3 years. During the summer months and after school I or ed have 1 dau hter Christin , 1O ars o d and in the 5th grad in 11· on the farm. ·ng on school. I enlisted in the US Army Reserve in 1960 and serve[...]Gerald Bud - story in th boo . active duty. I received my honorabl discharge in 1966.[...]Pl ntywood in 1942. She y hfe continued to be living and or ing on he family farm, rais- ent to the Gibson and Raymond g ade schools. Sh ent to Pfenty- ing small grains and building a herd of register d Poll d Shorthorn cat- ood HS and to inman Busm ss at Spokane, WA and got a job n tle.[...]ng. In 1962 she marri d Byron Brownle from I have b en involved in several community activitie[...]ead, WA. Phyllis is presently or ing at a edical Center in Spokane Raymond community par[...]activities, FFA Alumni Asso., for a bone sp cialist and Byron or s at Kais r Aluminum[...]-ray Technician at Seattle, WA; Bob, 18, is going to college at I still remain a bachelor but am still waiting for the right lady to Cheney, WA; Todd, 14 , is in junior high at ad, WA. come along. Being a lifetime resident of Sheridan County, I consider Percy as born, raised[...]es at the sam farm for 71 myself very fortunate to kno so many fine people and to liv in such a years. Over the years he has r[...] |
| Lutheran Church. He served on the Raymond Park Board.[...]rom Clarice, which included rented land Women; is a member of the Raymond Homemakers Club. Over the belonging to Anna Hovet, Elfie Peterson, Glen's Uncle Dean, an[...]Glen started crop spraying with a spray coupe in 1972. Silas Kan- DALE and CHARLENE[...]followed by John Becker and Gerald Kohler. I, Dale, was born and raised in the Coalridge community. My Flying was always a fascination, so Glen got his private pilot's, fol[...]ts are Melvin and Bernice Brenteson of Coalridge. I have 1 ed by his Commercial Agri[...]y, and 1 sister, LeDonna Ryan, both of Coalridge. I attend- was then replaced by an airplane.[...]ry school until entering high school in Antelope. I Flying is one of Glen's favorite[...]ntly Sheridan graduated from Antelope HS in 1963. I attended college at Glendive Count[...]his permit is issued by the State and Dillon, MT. I married Charlene Miller of Dagmar in 1968. Charle[...]community. Glen started flying a Champ which was replaced with a 1949 Charlene attended all 12 years of school at Antelope public. I worked Pa-11 Cub. Now we have a 1977 Supercub, a 1975 Pawnee spray for Spoklie Trucking of Antelope from 1967 until I began farming in plane, and a 1979 Brave. The Pawnee and the Brave are both for 197 4. Charlene and I have 2 sons. Steven Dale was born in 1969 and[...]ne was born in 1971. In November of 1975 we moved to the Brad Johnson and Al Hardy bot[...]Glen enjoys hunting and usually goes to the western part of the farm from Helen and it has been our home ever since. I am engaged in state to pack in with the horses each fall. Glen is a member of the Plen- farming and work part-time at various jobs in the area. Charlene is a tywood Trap Club, The Elks Club, Mont[...]uring high school and during ERLE E. and JUDITH A. BYKONEN[...]rs. Francis E. Bykonen. The Bykonen family moved to Reserve, MT in 1955 and then to Plentywood in 1958. Merle attended Medicine Lake School and was a member of the ational Guard from 1960-64. Ju[...]r. and rs. Francis L. King. The King family moved to the Larson farm north of Dooley, MT in 1948. Judy[...]. They attend Plentywood school. In 1980 we moved to Raymond, MT. GLEN and CINDY CARLSON[...]lie, Glen and Joel Carlson . |
| He spent his entire life on the farm, received his education in the near-[...]idge and Longfellow by country school and started to help his parents with the farm work schools and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1947. as a young boy. He married Clarice L. Gabrielson, daug[...]gi- Esther Gabrielson, born 1932, one of 3 girls. I was raised in the neers, building air strips on Air Force Bases. Dean was stationed at Reserve area where we lived 1 mile west. I attended school there Fort Huach[...]ade and finished my schooling at Plentywood where I daughter, Wanda Klareen, was born 5-1[...]Dean was discharged in April of 1954 and returned to farming. We During the 1950s Dale and his br[...]. Rox- sought employment else where, leaving Dale to continue with the farm- anne Rae was[...]tle at Nelson through the following years and had a small herd of cattle. We Boeings 1 winter before our girls started school. built a house on the farm with his parents and that continued to be our home where our 2 children were raised also. In 1963 we bought the farm from his mother and she continued to live in her home until her death in 1971. The far[...]Our 2 oldest daughters graduated from MSU with a degree in nurs- Back row: Tom and Clarice Gabl[...]son ing. Wanda is married to Bryan Smith and lives in issoula. Roxanne[...]'e graduated from ino State College wood Hospital on Fridays, 6 years apart. Both attended Raymond with a degree in Business anagement. Lana ent to Spo ane Com• Grade School and graduated from Pl[...]dical and Dental Asst. She She's a junior at PJent ood H'gh. no is employed at the G[...]and riding his She is unmarried. Glen is married to Cindy Rasmussen, daughter of moto[...]wned some of our land. Glen FRANK A. and EMELIA CARLSON and Cmdy have 2 children, Jul[...]Emelia (Olson) Carlson, born and rais d in ilan, on the farm. 9-24-1895. I as th only child of Carl and Hilma OI on born in Tragedy struck our family in 1972 with the acciden al death of S ed n. as ra, d on a farm 2½ m, s north of ilan, att nding I • Dale as he as working ith farm machinery. I continued on the farm m ntary chool m th country and h h school m ,Ian. I also a nd d 5 years later ih the children; by that time[...]from me t the age of 20 I as ed by ome f iends, th Christ Halvo · and[...]ed the farm land that son tam,ly, to go along ith them to P nty ood to vIsIt the Halvor belonged o Anna O. Hovet hich th[...]d for many Halvorson family, a brother of Christ. This as the pring of 1916. I years. The Carlson Farm is on the hird and fourth generation. d cid d to stay in Plen ood for a hile, and or ed at various Tom Gable and I ere married in 1977 and e have built a home homes, among them the Tom K[...]from ranching Deputy Sheriff, JaHor and Bailiff, but continu s to buy and sell cattle. e do some traveling and enjoy the leisure style of life. Tom has 2 sons; Tom Jr. on the farm near Fairvie and Clar living in F[...] |
| In he spring of 191 OFrank Carlson came out west from Clarissa, KATIE CLAY CRUMB MN and homesteaded 8 miles north of Plentywood. He came to Culbert- Katie was born on 1-6-1899 in Cumberland, WI, the daughter of son by train and from there to Plentywood by stagecoach. I met Frank Margaret Heisler and Patric[...]nd- Carlson in the summer of 1916, he also being a friend of the Halvor- mother, Mrs. Joseph Heisler, who came to Montana and homesteaded sons. In the spring of 1917 I bought out a relinquishment to a home- in 1909, settling in the Raymon[...]s known as the Welliver County. This later turned out married Bill Corkery and they also homesteaded in Raymond. Katie has to be our first home as Frank and I were married 7-14-17 at Milan, MN. 3 si[...]Nella Wollan, Mrs. Carl Stadstad and We returned to Montana that fall, and our farm. Our livestock co[...]1920 in Miles City and of 4 horses, 3 cows, and a few chickens. We farmed here for the next they settled on a homestead in the Bloom Creek area south of Broadus. 4 years when we moved back to north of Plentywood. Our son Francis They lived there until 1930 when they moved back to the Raymond Woodrow was born 11-2-18. We continued to farm at various loca- community to farm . tions until the Depression years came along, and we were forced to They had 4 children, Shirley (Mrs. Roger McGowan), who died in give up farming. On 10-15-26 our daughter Valera Grace was born.[...]rious jobs. He worked some for the City, also for A. Riba, Seattle, WA. They have 4 children, Kimberly, Matthew, Shannon and but ended up working mainly with the WPA.[...]West of Outlook and they have 7 children, friends to seek employment. He worked at the Bremerton shipy[...]e. until the fall of 1942 when he received notice to have his physical for Carol married Harry Friberg of Great Falls. They have 2 children, a the service. He came back to Plentywood after he did not pass it and son, Jody and a daughter, Amy. suggested that we should go back to Seattle with him and get into[...]the Seeley Lake defense work. We decided ogive it a try, at least for the winter. We are[...]Eli Katie worked several years as a pastry cook in the City Cafe and Holmquist family. Before he wee was up Frank had a job with the the Elgin Cafe. In[...]n apartment, and our one come to Sheridan County from Minnesota with his brother Oscar as a winter in Seattle turned into years.[...]young man. During the depression years he worked on threshing crews Francis also got a job with Boeing, working in the Fire Department,[...]nted his land for several years and he later sold to July 1945. They ere married less than 2 weeks when she was killed Jack Westphal. in a car accident. Francis later changed jobs, and went to work for the Katie and Pete made th[...]RICH in Seattle for several years. She later went to work in the insurance I was born 11-14-17 in Glen Ullin, NO, the daughter[...]married James Fix in January 194 7. In arch 1948 a Elizabeth Kohler. My father, Ada[...]Ann as born. La ·er divorced, Valera was married to Russia and came to the United States on 11-23-1 891 with his parents. S anley ane in April 1962. San is also a Boeing employee and work- y mot[...]n in Karlsrue, South ing in the AWACS departmen . A daughter, Franca Kelley was born to Russia, and came to the US wi1h her parents in 1890. These families[...]D In 923 the family left orth Da ota and moved to Missoula, MT Fran retired from Boeing in 1965, but later got the urge to go and in 925 we came to the Outloo community. We lived on a Hass back to wor again. He wen to ork as a gardener for the Renton place first then moved to the Kennedy place north of Raymond. I came School District, and orked there for several years. In 1971 Fran had from a family of 1O children and to date have 1 brother and 4 sisters surgery, but never fully recovered from it. He later entered a nursing living-Lena esser at Bellingha[...]of Plentywood; home in Renton where Frank passed a ay 4-19-75. Elizabeth Oubry in California· ay Eggen of rural Plentywood a d John I am still living in the old home, and so far have been able to ohler of Plentywood. I received my education in the Snuggins Collins man[...]In 1935 I moved into Plentywood and lived ith my paren sand[...]went to ork for rs. Ellen Chandler doing hotel or as well[...]ing with the house or for 3.00 a wee . From there I went to the W LLIAM and SEL A CARLSO Elgin Cafe, or ing for the Popescu Bros. as a aitress for 7 a wee , By Emelia Carlson 7 days a ee . William B. Carlson (better known as Bill Carlson) as a bro her of In January 1943, after a trip home to Plent ood for Christmas, I Fran Carlson. He came out to Plentywood area from Clarissa, moved to Sea le, WA and ent o wor for Broderick & Bascomb[...]entywood as assis ant supervisor. I wor ed for them until I as married on in the Dooly community for several years. He later went into farming 5-25-43 to Ralph Die rich, the son of Fran and Katherine Car[...]Dietrich. Ralph and I moved to California after we were marri d, but In January 1926 he married Selma Olson, a schoolteacher ho stayed only about 9 months because my dad became quite ill and in came out to teach at the Marsh Schoo from ilan, . They made order to be near him e moved back to Plentywood, here Ralph their home north of Plent[...]farmed for several years. orked as a carpenter and several years later farmed for Shorty They had 1 adopted son, ilo Dean Carlson. Selma passed a ay Danielson. Our 3 sons ere born in Plentywood: Richard R. on 7-6-44; January 1936. Bill continued farming until failing health, and ~e Charles A. on 5-19-46 ; and Stephen J. on 5-18-51 . passed away 7-31 -56 . Milo married and[...]st where his In 1954 we moved to issoula and the children attended St An- w[...] |
| [...], CA, States Post Office. attaining a degree in electronics, he also attended the Unive[...]Plentywood at the Sheridan Montana. Before going to the University, Richard and Charles were in[...]Dee. They live in Wolf Point, where Kenn is part- time.[...]r of Simensen Plumbing and Heating. In 1973 I took a course with Truckmaster and became a licensed 18 wheeler. I drove cross-country for about 5 years, hauling produce and the past 5 years I've been pulling tankers hauling chemicals. I love to travel, so this has been an interesting and challenging job. But when ARTHUR and ELIZBETH (KOHLER) DUBAY I retire from driving, I plan to spend most of my time in Missoula, closer[...]I lived on a farm with my parents, Adam and Elizabeth Kohler, my to my family and friends.[...], John and Nick, and 3 sisters- Jo, Kay and Sara. I was very[...]oung when my brother, Nick, got married and after a while my folks LOUIS and BARBARA DIETRICH[...]moved from Missoula to the Outlook community. He died when he was Barbara May Smith was born 5-17-28 at Plentywood, daughter of only 37 years old. So with only John on the farm, we girls had to help Jack and Adelia Smith. She spent her younger years in Raymond, later with the chores. I usually did the milking which I didn't mind, unless we moving to Dooley, where she went to school. In 1944, Barbara moved were breaking in a heifer to milk, then there was usually more milk on to Plentywood where she worked at Deck's Cafe and th[...]the ground than in the pail. It brings to my mind a time when I got a In 1947 she married Louis Dietrich at St. Joseph's Catholic kick that landed me on my back looking up at the belly of the cow next C[...]of Frank and Katherine Dietrich. to me. But that little heifer was eventually broke to milk, too. Some ex- Louis and Barbara moved to Billings, MT where Louis was employed at[...]d. the Carter Oil Refinery. In 1949 they returned to Plentywood to farm All of us spoke fluent German. My dad subscribed to a German with Louis's dad. They also leased the Henry Raaen Farm, running a newspaper "The Wanderer," and Dad[...]we took turns reading the paper to him, from cover to cover. In 1954 Louis started selling insurance with Curtis Stadstad. The I fin ished 8th grade in the Collins School, a country school with following year he moved his family to Wolf Point, buying the Farmer's one[...]so at- Union Insurance Agency, which he continues to operate. tended that school. I was the artist of the school and at holidays the[...]teacher asked me to decorate the blackboard, with colored chalk, pic-[...]tures depicting a scene of the time of year or holiday we were[...]Plentywood where I was employed at Chandlers Hotel until I married Arthur Dubry on 11 -4-35 in a double wedding with my brother, John[...]d after e got marred. Our first baby, Arthur, Jr. a born[...]We eft Plen ood for Los Ang I s around 1942 and both of us[...]ork d at Goody ar Tire and Rub r Co I or d n· t a d Art da s Louis and Barbara are the parent[...]and 3 daughters. so e didn't n d a babysitt r. In 1944 e cam b c to Oph im Dallas Wade as born 5-28- 8 at St. Vincent[...]here Art as employ d by th raJlroad. But Pl n ood caJled to us a tended 1st grade in Plentywood and finished his g[...]duating fro.m Wol Point HS he con inued his ducat1on at he a- th o d to nsit . On 7-26-47 our last one, Dav'd Dou I , as born tional Colle e of Business in Rap'd Cit[...]Phillips of and 2 y ars later I for Ya ima, A. Uncle P t and Aunt Alliance, E. They ha[...]r Ros ohl r thou ht e could ma e a good ltving out there. But e Dunhill, a subs'diary of Trans orld irlin s a a Pro ess·onal couldn't ma e it so e left for Los An eles a ain, his time for good. I Recruiter. H also mana s he Job Placemen pr ram for the a- n to or for Freston Tire & Rubber Co. and rt got a job at a tional Colle e of Business in R p1d Cr y. pump factory. We bought a hous in Gardena here rais d our[...]Concep ion P rochiaJ School be d ith 5 childr n. Arthur Jr. as illed during a hold up at his nd graduated from Wolf Point HS. Sh a ended Beauty School in place of mployment; he as Head Security Guard at a gambling Havre, T. She orked in Wolf Point, ahsp II and Boise, ID as a casino in Gardena. He as 33[...]ber Aircraft and retir d for LuAnne as born on 12-28-54 in he Sh r'dan emorial Hospital h alth reasons and I had b en employ d by a rub r factory for 13 in Plentywood. She attend d[...]Point HS. years also. We 1ust ant d to sit back and enjoy our old age togeth r. She atte[...]ge in Bois , ID. LuAnn liv d and On 5·18-7 4 Arthur Sr. pass d away with a heart attack at the ag of or ed in Boise for 7 years, and returned to Wolf Point. She marri d 64 .[...] |
| [...]On 2-5-84, Zelda and I moved to Fairfield, MT, to manage the[...]Van Rensellaer has 3 children. Glen Adam lives in a convales- Our oldest son, Mike, married Peggy Cantrell (born 8-28-55) on cent hospital, a Muscular Dystrophy and wheelchair patient. We are[...]US Army in February is single, has his own home, a good job, a pick-up truck, a motorcycle 1973, and is now a Warrant Officer (CW2). He is stationed at Mainz,[...]Germany. Peggy is teaching part-time. I am now 69 years old and do a lot of sewing and reading and I Our daughter, Jeanette, completed a year of college at Williston have my children, gr[...]marrying Steve Philippi (born with my family and a little poodle "Boo Boo" I still have a full and busy 7-12-54) on 9-4-81. Steve is employed at Fossum Ready Mix in life and it's really a treat when any one from Plentywood calls me to Glasgow. Jeanette is a seamstress and works out of their home. Their chat a little, because to me it will always be home. son Chad, was bor[...]for 6 years. He was a Nuclear Power Reactor operator on the world's I, Donald Fin , was born 9-18-33 on the farm, 3 miles north of largest React[...]farmed Rosalie Simmons (born 3-13-55) on 10-30-80. Rose had 3 children by in the Raymond community. y dad passed away at the age of 66, on a previous marriage, who are living with their father. Jim and Rose 1-29-69 at Las Vegas, NV, of a heart attack. For approximately 20 moved to Flaxville in September 1983 where Jim began working for years my parents would go south to Arizona and evada to spend the his dad at the elevator and is now the manager there. winter months. I have 2 brothers. Harry was born 7-1-3 and Russell[...]ter and Josephine (Holland) Fink, was born I completed my elementary education at the Raymond[...]Josephine (Josie) lives in the Alta Vista On 4-10-54 I married Zelda Johansen at St. Joseph's church in[...]od ursing Home, celebrated their 70th Anniversary on 12-10-83, ated in 1949. On 11 -14-52, Harry entered the Army and was stationed while living ith a daughter, Vera and Claude cCarty, at Great Falls. in Korea for 16 mon hs as a coo . In ovember 1954, Harry was Zelda attended L[...]rom the army. Upon discharge, Harry returned home to years, and then moved to Plentywood with her parents and attended[...]On 11 -5-55, Harry married Louise Pulvermacher at St. Joseph's Zelda and I spent our first 6 years in Comerto n here I managed Catholic Church in Plentywood. Louise the daughter of Le is and Ida a grain elevator for Jim Syme. All 3 of our childre[...]n are: orrine, rs. Elmer Schulz of We moved to Raymond in arch of 1960 and I began orking for earney, E; Rich[...], rs. mond. Zelda was an officer in St. Raymond's Guild, and clerk of the David Venne of Linco[...]of Al abo, D. Louise graduated Raymond school for a couple of years. I was active in the Plenty ood from Alkab[...]ls basketball play· In July, 1966 we moved to Glasgow, where I continued to manage ing forward position for 6 years[...]2 sons; Terry born 7- 4-56 in Plenty ood ment as a bookkeeper.[...]Ronald born 6-1-57 in Plentywood. We moved to Flaxville, MT in June 1969 to manage the GTA Terry attend[...]-year-old GTA and the North Pacific hves on the farm north of Raymond and is involved in farm[...]operation, which diesel mechanics work on the farm in the winter months. On 3-27-82, was named Harvest States Cooperat[...] |
| [...]. After graduation, Ronald farming on their own in the Outlook area. My oldest sister,[...]mechanics. Present- was born that year on April 14 at Plentywood, and the folks moved ly, R[...]d in farming and diesel east of Raymond on the farm that Gerald Kohler now owns. On 1-3-34 mechanic work on the farm during the winter months. Ronald is en-[...]other sister, Teresa, was born at home with only a midwife to help gaged to marry Dixie (Anderson) Dillabough.[...]torkan couldn't get there because of bad weather. I was born at Plentywood, MT on 3-2-36. Expecting another girl, they didn't[...]have a name picked out for a boy so the doctor said name him after[...]was the first treasurer. Other officers were Mrs. A. G.[...]Anniversary. In 1943 we moved to the place where I now live. Mom[...]things got. I still have her first electric refrigerator, which[...]from a heart condition. Mom now lives at the Sheridan ur[...]Plentywood with her husband, Duane Trewyn, and a son, Curtis, and a JOHN and ESMER FINK[...]daughter, Dorothy. My wife, Phyllis, and I bought the home place from By Chub Fink[...]live there. Dad was born at Stacyville, IA on 12-10-1892. His parents were Mike and Anna Fink. He was third born of 6 children. As a young boy, JOSEPH (CHUB) and PHYLLIS (LANDES) FINK the family moved to Kimball, MN. A few years later they moved to Ken- I, Chub, was born 5-2-36 at Plentywood, MT, the youngest of 3 mare, NO, where he attended school to the 8th grade. In 1918 he was children of John and Esmer (Roderick) Fink. I have 2 sisters, Gertrude inducted into the army i[...]and of Billings, and Teresa Tr yen of Plentywood. I attended the France, and Spain. After the war he moved to Portland, OR as a guard first 8 grades in Raymond and[...]his folks and 2 younger tion in 1955 I worked for arl Bantz at the Raymond bar. In 1962 atter brothers, Pete and Edward, moved to Outlook on the farm that Arnold Dad died I bought the home place from om. On 9-29-64 I married Boe now owns. He farmed with his dad unti[...]sister, Leanore, and brother, Charles, they moved to the old Outlook.[...]I, Phyllis,[...]and 2 sisters. y dad is a retIr d railroad or er. other and Dad live[...]m Williston , 0. I ent to school m Watford Cit until 6th grade, and H[...]they moved then e lived at Fairvie , T. I finished my grade and high school edu· with the rest of the town to ,ts present location. Her dad as still a cation there. I came to the Plentywood area 27 years ago m 1956. I partner in the meat market and her mother ran the hotel. As a young or d a·t Sheridan emorial Hospital for 10 years after e were mar- girl she rem mbers how the town ould get a little ild. On one occa- ried. Then e built our home at Raymond on John Fm 's farm. We sion she recalls 2 men, Berry Stevenson and Skagges, ho were on have 3 children, Gregory, 29, w[...]ing shoot mg at each other. She married to Ken Ereth, and they have 4 girls: Kan, 8, Barb,,[...]rm and ranch north est of Outloo , the old Harley a stray bullet came through the windo striking her[...]Robinson Ranch. Colette is marri d to Scott Shackelford, and they throat and Just missi[...]ive at Williston, ND had happened, they both came to help take Charles to the hospital, and Scott Is Regiona[...]. who by this time, as seriously ble ding. It was a miracl that he sur- Durin[...] |
| [...]in the Raymond, Outlook area. Through these years I (Chub) farmed in the summer, and worked out in the winter. Some of my employers were the City of Plentywood, Karl Bantz, H. A. Hill and Robert, Fay and Bill Chandler, Robert N[...]low Hass. For the past 2 years neither Phyllis or I have worked out. She enjoys herself working with the Raymond Alta[...]es, as well as traveling and the grand- children. I enjoy traveling, farming, and trying to make the trees in our windbreak grow. It's great to live in the Raymond community, and have so many true friends. PETER and JOSEPHINE FINK |
| Michael was born 8-26-51 , in Hamilton, is a graduate of Hellgate fishing, waterskiing, golfing and, of course, curling. HS, single, and a painter by trade. Mike works for Champion Intl. T[...]With volunteering at school, church, scouts I am busy- not to berlands in Bonner.[...]ing care of my family. We are truly blessed. I sold the ranctl- after Jim's death in 1953 and returned to Ray- mond with my sons and brother, Howard. I succeeded August Gibson as Postmaster in Raymond, taking over my duties as acting Postmaster 5-1-53. I resigned in September 1956 and returned to Missoula, again working at White Pine. In November 1958, I resigned and started working for the US Forest Ser- vice. On 8-28-61 I married Thomas J. Fleming. He was born in Corvall[...]he has been employed for the past 34 years. I retired from my position as Realty Specialist, Dept. of Lands, Lolo Ntnl. Forest on 1-18-80, having completed 23 years of federal ser[...]and ARDETH (SYME) FRANKE Life began for me on 8-27-47, at the old Sheridan Mem. Hosp. I am the second daughter of Donald and Ila Westphal[...]GIBSON My sister, Sharon, was 4 years old. After I was 3 we moved from Plen- I, Vivian Louise Gibson, was born 1-17- 18 to August A. and Rose tywood to the farm 1/4 mile north of Raymond. We lived in a basement Bandar Gibson in the new house on the Gibson homestead, 6 miles until Dad built the[...]orth and 1 mile west of Raymond. Mrs. Gora Allen, a midwife from I walked to the Raymond School, where I attended grades 1-6 and Outlook, was in attendance. 8. I spent part of the 7th grade in Wibaux and in December we moved I attended the Gibson School with my first teacher being Miss to Miles City, as Dad was working with road construc[...]eighborhood steads, leaving no money to pay my dad and his partner for breaking kids at t[...]their land. Dad lost his homestead as a result. An auction sale is a ing down the hill behind our house. traumatic experience for a child, as toys, dishes, chairs, etc., are T[...]bought and taken by someone else. and I bought a beautiful pinto from Joe Collins. Later I bought a buck- We went to Great Falls where Dad worked at odd jobs for a time, skin mare from Joe. When the pinto died I bought a bay mare-the sur- but love of farming drew him back to Raymond, where he worked for prise was her having a colt in the spring. Henry Hill. This change created a family separation which eventually Immediately upon graduation, I entered the National School of end[...]; and in the fall of 1929, Lorene, my sister, and I Business of Rapid City. On 9.4.55 I married Lloyd "Buzz'' Busby. He began our life in a one-parent family with our dad at Raymond. Elsie[...]ortuna Air Force Base. We lived in Rapid City for a helped us in this adJustment as ell as ,n our conversion from Catholic year. After I graduated from CB, we moved to Plentywood in to Lutheran faith. Abbie Harrison, a retired schoolteacher in Raymond, September 1966.[...]encouraged me to learn of the outside world by reading. I worked 12 years in Plentywood, part-time for Robe[...]a- tions he had cerebral palsy. We admitted Tommy to the Boulder River School and Hospital on 2-29-70. He al ays ne me h n I visit d and always cried when I left. Tommy now enJoys life abundantly, as he entered Heaven on 12-23-79. God sent Paula Annette Busby on 6-27 -71 , at the Sheridan emonal Hospital. She had memngi is when he as almos 2 years old. She is a good organist, likes swimming, reading, roll rs a[...]church act1vit1es. God blessed us once more on 8-11 -74 1th Jason Anthony. He plays bas etball,[...]has guitar lessons and Scou s. He as in s ,m team on mt r sea on and e t to S at and on a rbbon and 2 medals. In 1935, moved to the artin Knutson homestead 3 miles east Buzz and I ere divorced in June 1975 On 7-17-78, I married of Outloo . y sister graduated in 1939 from Outloo HS. I graduated Wayne Dominic Fran e, a Canadian ho 1s a toolpush r, or ing for from Plen ood HS with my goal to become a nurse. · dad had to Kent Drilling. In ovemb r 1978, e moved to Williston. Wayne borro the[...]nursing training at the Columbus School of became a permanent resident in April 1978. In January 1980[...]In pursuit of my career, I've traveled 9 times across the US and to Wayne as born on 1-5-41 in Wil 1e, Sas ., th s cond child of a Europe. y first Job as 1th th Flath[...]sister, and he has an older brother I worked for the F d ral Service at Cleveland, OH. After a year, I was Virgil, and 2 younger sisters, Sharon and Karen. His p rents, H nry transferred to the Infirmary for SPARS (Coast Guard Women's Corp[...]oys boating, Palm Beach, FL; then to Seattle ith a sp ciaJ detail assignment to[...] |
| [...]ervice, In the spring of 1982, I took leave of absence from the Ben assisting with[...]m. Franklin. On 10-22-82, our daughter Jamie Marie was born. She is a From 1948-58: (1) Assistant Director of a 1 ,000-bed hospital, active, health[...]k for. After New York City; (2) Night school with a BS in Education; (3) A MA in Ad- spending 8 months at home, I went back to work at Ben Franklin, ministration and Guidance a[...]Assistant Director of Education where I worked until January 1984. During this time, my s[...]f Nursing, During my free time, I enjoy sewing and crocheting, hobbies that I Browning, MT; (7) Nursing Consultant, Navajo Rese[...]racquetball, roller skating, and bowling. I started bowling in 1980 on a In 1966, I received a Commendation Medal for my nursing[...]n team. Our team attended the state achievements. A chronic illness caused my retirement in 1975 so I tournament in Helena in 1981, and in Great Falls this spring. took up residence on the farm near Outlook. Wes's job has taken him to various points in Montana, North Since then, I have traveled overseas to the Holy Land, Luther Dakota and[...]we would someday love to build a house. Offices held in the Plentywood ALCW i[...]Thomas Richard Graham was born 5-9-12 to Richard and Mary Lutheran; Sheridan County Mental[...]to them; Dorothy (Mrs. LeRoy Otto), of Badger, MN; O[...]-9-25. In July 1928 his father married Mary On 2-9-62, I, Sandra Marie, was born at the Sheridan Memorial[...]er. They had 7 children. In 1939 the family moved to Ray- Hospital. I joined my parents, Daryl and Dorthy Olson, a brother Ronald, mond, MT where Mrs. Graham had land. Tom farmed with his father and a sister Marcia. My younger brother Richard, was bo[...]died 12-4-47. Avenue in ay of 1962. I was baptized, attended Sunday School and Laila Mathiason was born 9-6-23 to Ole and Lena Mathiason. She was confirmed at the[...]e had 2 sisters, Esther Nagel of Plentywood I started kindergarten in Plentywood in September o[...]She also had 5 Elsie Hallesy as my teacher. When I was in the 3rd grade, I started brothers: Maynard of Clanc[...]lle of Plentywood, Arold of piano lessons, which I took for the next 4 years. I joined band in the Spokane, WA; he di[...]ve- MT. ment in pep band enabled me to attend several state baske ball tourna-[...]n Dillon, Butte and Great Falls. 0 her activities I participated in near Raymond for 8 years, moving to Plentywood in 1952 where they were track, basketball, cheerleading, FHA, Pep Club and Drill Team. I have lived since. Tom wor ed on oil rigs for several years and has gradua ed from Plentywood HS on a very hot, windy day in May 1980. done farm work and custom[...]had 9 children: Leslie y first job was as a waitress at the Sheridan Cafe; I wor ed there was born November 1944. He[...]ring the school years of 1978 and 1979 and wor ed on my parents' combining. He lives[...]farm during the summer. Shortly after graduation, I began wor ing at She died in infan[...]Force in 1967. On 2-14-70 she married Frank Fox in St. Louis, MO.[...]1977. Louella and Frank spent 3½ years in pened on "Friday the 13th" of June 1975. y parents were out of England. Louella spent from 2-1 -83 to 2-1-84 in Korea. She is sta- town, when I was sho in the leg wi h a .22 rifle. It as being placed tioned now in Spo ane, A. Emma as born 2-11 -49. She is orkmg behind the seat of a pie up when it accidentally discharged. There was[...]for Hilger Chev. in Glendive, T. Beatrice as born a lot of excitement around here for awhile![...]'s training in Havre and in 1969 got her LP On 4-4-81 , Wesley B. GodiJohn and I ere married at the Plen y- license.[...]n Plentywood. He was the first of 3 children born to Wesley and Vanda in ovember 1983 to further her education. She 1s living in Colorado[...]Springs, CO. argaret was born 6-30-50. She went to E C in Billings tywood. Wes attended school here[...]emorial Hospital before marrying Clarence Pearson on 6-12·76. They since. In 1980, a few months before e were married, e bought a hve in Plent ood. Edna as born 10-2-52 . She ent to the orth· trailer house which we par ed on the LaGrange-Olson Farms est of est Institute in inneapolis and became a Lab. Technician. She Raymond (the Al LaGrange hom[...]orked a short time in Wolf Point, T before returning to inneapohs[...]2-11 -54 . She spent 2 years in the Army. She ent to[...]liston, ND for year and or ed there until she ent to[...]has worked on oil ngs for several years and is a driller for 1cor. He[...]married Evelyn Lindell of Glasgow on 3-11 -75 m mot. He adopted her[...]3 children: ike, Twylla and Cindy. They have a son, Chris. They hve[...] |
| pp. 723. He graduated from Plentywood HS in 1937, then went to High in May of 197 4. He attended 1 year at the National Coll[...]ess in Rapid City, SO. He died 6-22-75, following a bicycle acci- Henry and Elwood were married in 19[...]helby, MT. He is buried in Shelby. DC, then after a term in the Army they returned to Billings, MT in Carolyn Jean[...]od and Alta have 3 sons, history can be found elsewhere in this book. Randy, Tom and Rich[...]discharged in 1981. He worked in the oil fields, but is now employed John Harring1on, is a son of Thomas and Mary Harrington, who[...]sale Seeds in Shelby. homesteaded near Redstone. A neighbor, Ben Johnson, furnished Judy Ray was born on 1-23-61 in Kalispell, MT. She attended water from his spring, which was a quarter of a mile away. After over a school in Plentywood, Kalispell and Shel[...]learned, Ben Johnson's buildings and spring were on Harr- worked in the nursing home in Shelby and in a plastic factory in ington's land. The Harrington buildings were on Tom Hendrickson's Denver, CO until[...]bell of Casey land. In time buildings were moved to the right locations. Creek, KY on 7-16-82 in Shelby. They moved to Norfolk, VA, where he John walked to school during the warm months but had to miss was stationed with the US Nav[...]he weather got cold. He would then mine coal from a Abell, Jr., born 8-28-83 in Casey[...]Tina Lynae was born in Kalispell, MT on 8-30-63. She attended Grace was raised on a ranch 64 miles south of Miles City and 33 school in Plentywood and Shelby where she graduated in May of 1981. miles from Broadus. This was in Powder River County on the big Pump- She married Dan Roark of Oilmont, MT on 6-12-80. He is a farmer and kin Creek. She was her dad's right ha[...]Shelby. They have 1 daughter, Abigail Teal, born on riding for cows and horses and helping keep up t[...]ys 11-5-83. were loved and will never be forgotten. The schools were log and built by the local people. We walked or rode horses to school. A few EDWARD LEO and MAY HEISLER teachers will not be forgotten, John Williams, Catherine Ensley and[...]he 5 children Elizabeth Bingham. Miss Bingham was a small person and knew how of Ge[...]rtin Leo Heisler. He has 3 sisters and 1 brother: to keep order. We learned so much that year and she[...]Mehl of rural Plentywood. John later worked on the Fort Peck Dam and Grace owned a beau- Edward attended the Gibso[...]. After 2 years of marriage, John was transferred to years; the Redstone HS for 1 year; and the Plentywood HS for 3 years, Portland, OR to work for the Bonneville administration. After WWII from which he graduated in 1944. broke out, John went to work as a welder in the shipyard. Grace He worked on the family farm which had been homesteaded by his worked as a burner, cutting out parts to build ships. Later John, his grandmoth[...]nsen Sheridan Daybreak.) formed a partnership and operated a sawmill. Grace worked as a beau- tician. John later returned to Montana and bought Jim Oesonia's land and also Jo[...]ch was located along the border north of Raymond. A small herd of cattle and some farming made this their home for the past 35 years. They are retired now, but still live in the country through the summer mont[...]arilyn Jean LaGrange Harshbarger as born to George LaGrange and Alice Ann Syme LaGrange 6-25-[...]arents ere early day homesteaders m Raymond area. I have 1 sister, Dorothy Ann Olson, residing m Plenty ood. I attended Raymond School for the grades and Plen o[...]ried ary ( ay) oore, daughter of ary Ann and I married Robert D. Harshbarger 6-4-55 in Plen ood[...]dlothian, Scotland. ay had travel d to Canada Church. He as born to John and ayree Harshbarg r of ntelop[...]clean of Pl nt ood. The purpose of th trip as to visit Bette's orthern Railroad until 1959. He then managed a grocery store at sister, rs. Theresa Pearce of R gina. Brady T for a number of years. He or ed for Safe ay in Kah pell[...]r, the 2 friends Ii d the new country and decided to stay and hiteflsh. He learned meat cutting there.[...]or ed in awhile. ay applied for a job in the Regina General Hospital, was ac- the oilfields as a driller, here he is still employ d. cepted, and or ed there as a ur e's Aid for the ne t 1Oyears! Her After I graduated I or ed for r. and rs. Roy Aue of Plenty-[...]ood, helping ith housework and their 2 daughters. I continued to are no deceased. or for them at[...]Ed ard's dad died 12-27-64 and his mom on 1·2-82 . I enjoy bowhng and I attend d 3 ational Bo ling tournaments in Ed ard continued to farm the home place and in 1979 he pur- Seattle,[...]0. Harshbarger, the first of 5 children, as born on 3-4-56 Raymond and Fergus Falls[...] |
| water and the gently rolling green hills, such a long time ago, she said to her son Leo, "This is the place." The present day[...]Henricksmier was born 6-27-1900 at Arcola, Sask., a son of Mary and Jon Henricksmier. He had 8 brothe[...]ilia, Agatha, and Catherine. The family came to the states when Joe was 12 years old and homestea[...]his parents and when his dad died he helped make a living for his mother and the family. However, sometime later his mother and sisters moved to Minnesota.[...]John and I were married 8-3-46 and lived in Plentywood that[...]winter. In March we moved to Raymond, MT where we rented Kenneth[...]spring of 1955 we had a well and basement dug for a house. We[...]am Reed's old house and barn from Outlook and had i1 moved. We built a garage and we moved in in December. In the spring[...]John passed away 12-21-7 4, and I stayed on the farm until Oc·[...]tober 1975, when I moved to Plentywood. I sold the farm to my[...]. All our own. Joe wor ed for Annie Ator for a number of years, and also at the Lloyd Adams farm. He was some hat of a community veterinarian and GORDON[...]lled Joe for his assistance. On the same farm where my parents, Susan and Jim Larter, home· In 1945 Joe bought a couple lots in Plentywood just south of the steaded in 1910, Gordon and I and our sons, Jamie and Tim, now live. tracks. He moved a granary in and turned that into his home until 1950 My sister, Mabel, and I were born on this farm. Mabel was born hen he moved bac to Raymond to work for rs. ary Graham on 1-14-18, and I was born 8-5-20. Gordon's parents were Adolf and her farm. He returned to Plentywood in 1968 where he lived until his Esther Holte. Gordon was born on his parent's farm at Lambert, MT on death on e Year's Eve in 1976. He had been in failing heal[...]I attended the Collins grade school, Outlook and Pl[...]schools, and U of at issoula here I received a degree in Home JOH and HELE HE RICK[...]Economics. Gordon went to a country school, Lambert HS and U of M By Helen He[...]where he received a degree in Range Management. We were married[...]try and served was born in Alemeda, Sas ., Canada on 3-25-08, and came to he US in WII. I taught and managed a school lunchroom until his return in with his parents when he as a baby. They lived north of Raymond,[...]r ing for Don Blair doing road construe ion work. I was wor ing a Dec 's Bakery here I had been for 9 years. My paren s ere Fred an[...]eson. They came from Orroc , here they had a s ore and then to onda , D where they had ano her store. In 1909 th[...]10-3-01 ); Florence, rs. Clarence Hereim (6-16-03 to 1970), Ray- mond (5-19-05 to 1983); Lester (2-27-07 to 197 4); elvm (4-30-09); Helen, Mrs. John Henrie s[...]Louise, rs. Arnold Boe (7-19-17); Ruby (1 -27 -19 to 1931) We have 5 children. Kea, b[...]8 they live at Brid er, T. ea has a degree in nursing and a Master's m and my mother died in 1967.[...]sociology from SU at Bozeman. Bob orks for on tan a Power. Their I was born on the family farm near Coalridge on 9-15-11 . I went to children are Jonah, 1-28-77 , and Anya,[...]ge school and graduated from the 8th grade there. I did tended U of and married Dr. Jack Havlina. They have a daughter housework and helped the neighbor[...] |
| [...]at fall, Richard and Ardith moved from Plentywood to the school in Seattle. He is a radiologist in Spokane, WA. Their sons are[...]. Currently, Ardith is president and U of M with a degree in Resource Conservation. Jamie and Tim ar[...]of Plentywood. She is also a member of the Sheridan Memorial Hospital My[...]iary. college in Detroit, Ml where she worked for a number of years. She moved to California, worked for Firestone for 31 years, an[...]Glasgow and Plentywood. From Glasgow we returned to Plentywood in 1958 where we had an in- surance agency and farmed. We retired to the farm in 1980. Gordon has been a supervisor of the Sh. Ct. Soil and Water Conservation Dist. and a member of Toastmasters, Congregational Church, Pl[...]ersity Students and was appointed by the Governor to 2 advisory boards and the Board of Natural Resources. Richard and Ardith have a daughter, Ardell, born 9-15-56 in Plen• I have been a member of the Congregational Church where I tywood. Active in cheerleading[...]1979, Ardell graduated from MSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Scout Den Mothers,[...]e Kellogg Education Pro- nursing. On 9-7-7 9, Ardell married Terry Angvick, son of Edward and gram. I helped to organize and I supervised a volunteer craft program Lois Angvick[...]Hospital as a Registered Nurse and Terry is the Sheridan County[...]Richard and Ardith also had a son, Donald. He was born 2-22-58 Richard Huf[...]d from Plentywood HS in 1976. In 1975, Dona d was a is the youngest of 4 children. The other Huffman children are: Ger- delegate to Boys State. After graduation, Donald attended the[...]h Dakota in Williston, studying diesel mechanics. On and Jean, Mrs. Zan Klawans of Monterey, CA. Both[...]de• 3-31 -78, Donald died from a head injury he received as a passenger in ceased: Ida, 4-7-64 and Harry, 12-7-72. Richard attended both the a car accident. Wankel and Raymond grade schools. I[...]rom Richard and Ardith live on the Huffman Farm northe t of Ray- Plentywood HS.[...]otball team became the first Eastern Class B team to receive silver footballs. After gradua- tion, Ric[...]NEIL and LOIS HUFFMA Bozeman. He then re urned to farm with his father and brother. In[...]and b othe , Richard. ball League both as a player and little League coach. Richard served[...]sc ool at th an el School and graduat d as a trustee on the Plentywood School Board for 6 years. He serve[...]g in th Glaci r Par area. H then o don Richard is a member of he Sheridan moriaf ospi al Board and Co[...]receiving his Bas c Tramin in ort Le is, A. e1I nt ov rs as in dith, the daughter of Le 1s and Id[...]una th 80th Infantry. H r turned to the States from nz10 Beach H ad in D. Ardith 1s[...]E· Richard of Ambrose, as a Rifleman Instructor until his discharge in August[...]; Louise, rs. Harry Fin th n return d to the family farm to or with his father. of Raymond, T; Ga1I, rs. Oav·d Venne of Lincoln, · and Lloyd of[...]1951 and as val · re mam d on 1-8-48 m Plen ood. Lois as born 5-11 -27 at dictorian. While in high school, Ardith as a member of the girls high Rosholt, SD. In the spring of 1928 she mov d ith her famity to Ray- school bas etball team, playing the guard po[...]ked at Sheridan emorial Hospital from August 1954 to the fall of burg, WA with her sister Dorothy Johnson. Sh then returned to Plen-[...] |
| tywood and worked as a clerk at the Marshall Wells store until her[...]e, Amanda Sommer, while he was traveling marriage to Neil. To this union 4 children were born: Carol, Glen, Bet[...]Germany in 1896. In 1911 she came to the US to be with her older Carol was born in Williston, ND 12-2-48. She went to school in sister who lived in St. Paul, MN. Her ticket to the United States was Raymond and Plentywood grad[...]her younger brother who declined the opportunity to come to worked as a nurses aid at the Plentywood Hospital until her marriage to the US so that he could remain with his family in Germany. Lloyd Pulvermacher, a farmer from Fortuna, ND. They have 3 children, Amanda came by train to Raymond in the spring of 1921 . Fred Vickie-8-10-[...]12-28-76. Budke went to get her in a lumber wagon. This was her first trip in Glen was born 3-21-51 in Plentywood. He went to school in Ray- such a conveyance and she thought the springs were very[...]ing from there in 1969. He attended the a muddy day so the ride was not too pleasant. Her o[...]tate School of Science in Wahpeton, D, completing a 2-year course her love of hats. She wa[...]ne and her wardrobe in Diesel echanics. Returning to Plentywood he worked for J and L consisted of a hat to suit every occasion. Implement. He then worked fo[...]ion until the Karl and Amanda lived on their farm many years where they raised fall of 1[...]rain and cattle until several strokes forced Karl to retire. They had no 1975 he returned to the family farm. children so they hired help to do the farming. Karl died in a Veteran's Beth was born at Plentywood 2-3-53. She went to school in Ray- Hospital in South Dakota in late 1949. Amanda continued to live on the mond and Plentywood, graduating from there in[...]nded farm until 1951, when she moved to Plentywood. She rented her farm Eas em ontana Col[...]lings for 2 years then the next 2 were to John Becker until her death in 1964. spent at MSU[...]vid Rug- 1975. She joined the Welfare Services as a Social Worker in the gles, of Raymond and 2 nieces living near Philadelphia, PA. Bozeman area. On 7-3-76 she married Terry Corbin in Bozeman. Terry[...]ON now working or the State Farm Insurance Co. as a Claims Represen- On the farm of Albert and Millie Johnson south of Outlook, MT on tative. They have 1 son, Scott, 6-6-82. 10-28-12, a neighbor lady, Mrs. 0. T. Benson delivered me int[...]ywood. He attended the Plenty- orld. I attended country schools until 1926, and that sum[...]raduating from here in 1976. He then ent o Helena to confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at the Plentywood Bench Church by attend he Vo Tech a ing a course in Diesel echanics. He returned to Rev. Sand. After graduating from OHS in 1930 I enrolled in Ind. Arts a he family farm in he spring of 1978. He married Cynthia Stiles, an STC at inot, D. Next spring I came home to help with spring's work rmy Veteran ho also at ended school in Helena, 10-14-78. He and but enrolled in education at MC at Havre, after harve[...]Harry Huffman's original Home- state exams I received a 2nd grade certificate. My first school was the s[...]H. C. Anderson near Dagmar at a salary of $65 a month. In 1934, I eil died of cancer on 1-2-74 and is buried at the family[...]ond. ceme ery near he family farm. Lois continues to live on the farm. On 6-22-35, Gladys Peterson and ere married in Wolf[...]the Kvitsied Church of ilan. Her family lived on her grandparent's Louise as he daugh er of Ed[...]farm un ii 916, hen her father, Tom Peterson went to Glasgo , T Oaybrea , pp. 723) Louise graduated from Ou loo HS in 1936. She and filed on 320 acres on the Ft. Pee Reservation, the present married LeRo[...]ng farm. After living here or 3 years, and drying out burg, A. LeRoy as illed in an automobile acciden 12-7· 1. Louise they moved to Columbus D where she attended 6 years of schoolin[...]tion from OHS in 1930, Gladys attended Fargo from a s ro e in December 1979. Business College. Business as not to her Ii ing, so she entered orth-[...]ern on ana Colle e and oo Teacher's raining. Depression[...]ere appro ching nd jobs ere hard to et. but in February 1932, arl came o ontana in 911 a d homes eaded miles north she a[...]en Eleanor Stambough and 1 mile eas of Raymond, T on a /2 section o land. as[...]In 1916 he as dra ed ·n o he US Army during I ere he L'ndb oms nd nJoyed every d[...]After our marriage e lived in Raymond here I as eaching and neighbor, Fred Bud e, did his farm[...]helping in the sores. In 38, GI d org nized a girls -Hand I as Alter his dischar e he returned to his farm. Scou s er for the firs Bo Scou Troop I Raymond. In 19 1 e[...]mo ed o Red one h re I au junior hi h nd co ch d. T a II on a return rip rom C moo , e ere hi e don b a p·c up hich put[...] |
| [...]ring of 1943 Gladys's dad became ill and we moved to the Dal and Jo have loved the Sheridan County area and have en- farm to help out. After his death in 1944, we took over the farming couraged members of Jo's family to transfer from evada to this area here and also the Frank Bucklin land. While here, I served as an ASC as a permanent residence. Jo has 2 brothers, 1 e Sandoval and Paul committeeman and clerk of Dist. 29. On 8-25-44 Sharon was born. Sandoval (whose wife is a Plentywood native, Geralyn istler), living in[...]Nordby, in Raymond. While operating the store I was agent for the Jo has her mot[...]a. Westland Oil Co., clerk of Dist. 21 , was a member of the new Airport Dal a[...]arie, and Rural Fire Boards. Here in Raymond on 12-11-4 7, Mary Janis was 11 -2-7[...]w, 6-28-73 Dal is still or ing for the born. I'll never forget the time that she and a little neighbor boy, Billy Security State[...]ure paints. Mary came down the stairs holding out her arms covered with red paint. Her mother almos[...]orothy Johnson black paint. The fright turned to anger and the culprits cornered, Billy Melvin Oliver Johnson as the fifth of 7 children born to Lars and being sent home and Mary attacked wi[...]Guri Johnson at Plenty ood, T 11 11 -20 He a tended Pl d Business in the small town was poor so I started teaching again. schools for[...]d By taking extension courses and going to summer school I received my on farms for Oscar elson, Fran Heppner and Art Lester. On 9 7-41 , BS degree in 1968. As we had purchas[...]Plen ood. tinued farming until 1979 when due to Gladys' illness, we held an auc-[...]nd Jennie Bair, tion sale and rented the land to Wilfred Fawcett. was born 2-13·22 at Roshol , SD. A 6 ears of ag ii mo ed After surgery in Billings, Gladys was found to have extensive to Raymond and Dorothy a ended grade school a chool cancer. We sold our home to Merle and Judy Bykonen and moved to north of Raymond. She a tended P en ood HS, 9 0.[...]During the '30s she or ed part-time a he cou ional and trea1ment at the Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis, but on Youth Admmis ration . In he fall of[...]Insurance for 1 year. I continued to live in our home and kept busy in the shop, bowli[...]lvin and Ooroth in the senior league, serving on Glenwood Board, ARC committees, and[...]moved church offices. Living alone left much to be desired, so on 11 -17-83, orked for Gregory's Grade A Velma Syme, a former Raymond neighbor and I were married. At the or at h reamery present time we are building a new home and hope that life will give us In 19 n an a few more years to enjoy it.[...]Raymond, MT. He s born 4-30-49 in Williston, D but gre up m the bus driv Raymond community until he ent to college. Dallas a tended the Ray- gro n, mond c[...]graduating in the year of 1967. Dallas enrolled n a -year business administration program a the at,onal C of Business m he fall o[...]d · 1 in Business Admims rat, n in e year of 971 a n s oci e degree Busm ss · 1 Ci y, Jo had an opportunity to be • d t th ool of s[...]r 5 Sh nt to[...] |
| She worked at JC Penney's for a time and then as a receptionist for Dr. so very far awa[...]na had 7 children-Joseph, Michael, Gaylen Stoner. On 3-27-65 she married Ronald Severson at Plen-[...]son of Frank and Anna), married Katharine Zenter on They presently live in the Bozeman area.[...]11 -1-1870. Her parents came to South Russia from Germany also. By Dallas and[...]book. this time there was a big change in the settlement. Large colonies[...]eneration some did not have enough land according to Tony was born in 1917 in Steuben, WI, son of[...]ilies. Joseph and Michael divided their 150 acres be- Matilda Kavon, one of 6 children, 2 sisters and[...]tween the 2 of them and tried their best to make a meager living. Elizabeth, Tony, Paul and Martin.[...]Michael and Katharine lived 21 years on his little farm in Katharinen-[...]ly. With this situation Michael decided to leave Russia. He left Odessa,[...]South Russia on 10-13-1891 with his wife and children for the USA[...]took 8 days to travel from Odessa to Amsterdam; they stopped at Leip-[...]r 48 hours; in various in-between stations from 5 to 8[...]hours and in Amsterdam for 36 hours. On 11-7-1891 they left Amster-[...]dam and crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the USA. On 11-23-1891 they[...]landed in New York City; from there a train took them to the far and[...]unknown west. On 11 -28-1891 Michael Kohler and his family came to Arreen , Joe, Darlene, and Tony[...]ied Elizabeth Loran In August 1939 Tony came to Raymond, MT on the Soo-Line. He on 11-27-1894 in Richardton, ND. She was born 8-10-1875 in Karls- went to ork for his uncle Joe until the spring of 1940. rue, South Russia and came to the United States in 1890 with her In Januar[...]Berg- Dakota and in 1923 they moved to Missoula, MT. The family did not field, Sas ., Canada, she moved to Outlook area with her family where like the city life so in February 1925 they came to the Outlook com- they farmed. She received her ed[...]here Frank Kohler (his brother) lived. They lived on a Hass Outlook and Plentywood area, where she met Tony. farm and later moved to the Kennedy place north of Raymond. Being a In October 1940, our first daughter as born,[...]. She married and no crops. Due to his failing eyesight and poor health, he turned t[...]farm over to John (their son) and on 7-10-35 they moved to Plen- In 943 Tony went to work for Pete Fink and that same year we[...]nd 5 miles north of Plentywood. The only building on his born 3-16-1896, married Peter Messer and they had 7 children. Nick, place was a homesteaders shack in which we moved into. Many m[...]they ings in the inter we would wa e up wi h snow on our pillows. had 4 sons. Mi[...]died 4-11-14 on Easter Sunday from the flu. John, born 12-15-04 ,[...]hey and their Adam passed away on 9-2-49 at the age of 77 years and 6¼ families live on the alter Bye Place ( hich e purchased in 967) months. Elizabeth passed away on 8-23-55 at the age of 80 years and north of Doole[...]God's peace in the Plentywood Cemetery. ourselves a home at Long La e, Sas ., Canada.[...]GERALD and DO A (GARRICK) KOHLER ADAM and ELIZABETH KOHLER I, Gerald Kohler, as born 7-24-4 in Plentywood, T.[...]are John and ary (Hoffarth) Kohler. I am the fourth born of 5 children. Russia. His gra[...]of Baaden and in the country of Germany. He went to Russia in Ya ima; 1 sister, Dorothy Hinote, lives at Post Falls, ID; and my young- 1818 and a few years later married Anna Maria Gerber (she wa[...]est brother, Leroy, hves at Havre, T. I received my education through in Steinhilppen, Ge[...]n the 8th grade in Raymond, T. I attended high school in Plentywood Katharinenstal[...]a. The and was active in FFA. I also played 1 year of football. After graduation government gave each settler a farm containing 150 acres, a years' I joined the Army Reserve. Basic training as a Fort Ord, CA and I at- supply of food and every 2 settlers a plow and a pair of oxen. These tended Artillery Radio aintenance School at Fort Sill, 0 . I returned pioneers had many hardships to endure since everything was strange home to work for Wankel farms m the summer of 1960. That fall I to them; no railroads, no rivers nor any towns nearby; everything was entered a one-year course in basic electronics, radi[...] |
| Denver, CO. After graduation I returned to Plentywood and worked for Plentywood.[...]dahl and Ronnie Mervin at Lee's Westland in 1961. On 6-8-62 I storms and grasshoppers. We put up t[...]On 11 -4-35 I married Mary Hoffarth, daughter of Frederick and I, Donna Kohler (Garrick), was born in Plentywood, MT on 6-27-42 Rosa Hoffarth. (There story in Outlook section.) My sister, Elizabeth got to V. L. and Myranda (Brenna) Garrick. I attended grade school in Plen- married to Arthur Dubry, so we had a double wedding at St. Joseph's tywood. My folks and I moved to Conrad, MT in 1954. Dad and Mom[...]My junior high Sask., Canada and came to the Outlook community with her parents in years w[...]her education in the Outlook schools. She belongs to attended in Conrad, and 8th grade was attended in[...]the St. Joseph's Altar Society, St. Raymond's Guild, Raymond Home- mainder of that year was spent at[...]1956, these organizations and was on the committee from Raymond to get after selling the Tastee Freeze, we moved back to Plentywood. I grad- the Senior Citizen bus started in Plentywood. She worked as a urse's uated from Plentywood HS in 1960. That same year I attended aide in Sheridan Me[...]astry and business school in Great Falls and took a 12-month secretarial course. short orde[...]for Jim and Pasco Popescu in the After graduation I returned to Plentywood and worked at Mountain Bell[...]g in the Alta Vista Cate for Chester Telephone as a telephone operator until December of 1963.[...]The first years of our married lite, Mary and I lived on the Kennedy[...]place north of Raymond. In 1946 we moved to our farm east of Ray-[...]mond until my health forced us to move to Plentywood. In 1971 I had[...]heart surgery in Missoula, and had a pacemaker put in. In 1972 we[...]sold the farm to our son Gerald and bought a home in Plentywood, later[...]selling it and moved to the Alta Vista Apartments. Bac[...]row: Sonya, Donna and Gerald. At that time I, Gerald, became store manager for Northern Auto. |
| [...]onto Fort Carson, CO for basic training; and then to Fort Ord, CA. He bank. Our 5 children went to elementary school in Raymond and[...]to bases in France and Germany; driving staff car in[...]air. Receiving discharge in November 1958, I was born to Wilmont and Mathilda Wilson on 2-15-12, on the he joined the National Guards[...]name was registered at Sisseton, as Edith Wilson, but On 11-14-59 he married Cecelia Marsh in St. Joseph's Catholic I went through life as Bernice Edith Wilson and to this day, I do not Church, Plentywood. Their first[...]in May of 1960 they bought the Matt Madsen house located at 202 N. In 1923, I moved with my parents to Outlook, MT. I went to the Washington. Darrell helped build[...]hool and finished 8th grade at the Gibson School. I quit then went back to work at Zeidler Hardware. school in the 9th grade. Mother suffered a crippling stroke when I was Cecelia started school in Dooley, because the Marsh School closed 16, and until I was 21, the housekeeping fell to me. At this time, the down the spring before. From grade 3-1 2 Cecelia went to Plentywood area north of the Canadian border, c[...]ete Goltz's home. Later for homesteading. There I met Armand LaCoste. We were married on they moved in with their sister C[...]rked at Ver- Wilson were our witnesses. We went to live on his homestead 1 mile non Hoven's La[...]Customs in Canada. During those years, we raised a and filing. Upon graduation, passin[...]irls and 5 boys. Darrell James, 9-21-34, returned to the cepted as Secretary to the Sheridan County Welfare Department, states b[...]n, where she worked from 1954 to October 1962, after their second son, 2-10-36, went to school in Plentywood through the 10th grade. Then Kerry was born. she moved to Seattle, where she became a psychiatric nurse. She lives in Spokane, nursing[...]hildren. He has worked road construction and was a welder at Sybouts Sodium Sulphate Plant until it[...]2 sons. He worked for Sybouts Sodium Sulphate as a welder. He has 1 step-grandson. Dwight, Se[...]of Minton. He has heavy duty earth movers, and is a fish farmer. He worked at Sybouts. He is married and has 4 sons and 1 daughter. Sharon, March 1948, went to Washington, became a hair-stylist and married a US soldier. She has 2 Back row: Brendan , Dean and Kerry . boys and a girl. Recently, she moved back to Sask., where her hus-[...]ges the Minton Coop. Leona, January 1949, married a On 6-28-61 Dean Everett was born. Then Kerry Eugene[...]boys. Marianna, surviving along on 9-26-62. Darrell's love for farming and cattle encouraged a twin, born July 1950, married a custom's officer and lives at Oungre, move back to the Gus Grimsrud farm SE of Antelope, but things didn't Sask. They have 2 daughters. work out, so they moved back to 202 N. Washington, Plentywood, and We moved from the farm to Minton in August 1956. There Ar- on 1-28-65 Brendan James arrived. Darrell accepted a job with GTA mand passed away in April 1968 from cancer. In 1982, I moved from Elevator in Raymond, and they spent from 1966 to 1971 there. Our Minton to Weyburn and live in Bison Manor. My hobbies have been fourth son, Clint Aaron, arrived on 12-14-79, also in Plentywood. That traveling, qui[...]elevator closed and Darrell, refusing a transfer, went farming in Canada 29 grandchildren[...]bought land. He worked for Jim Jensen of Redstone on step-great-grandchildren.[...]gration papers went through. In 197 4 they bought a house in Minton DARREL JAMES and[...]and lived there until 1978, when they moved to the corner of CECELIA KATHERINE LACOSTE[...]Highways No. 6 and 18. Darrell was born to Armand and Bernice (Wilson) LaCoste, on Both Dean and Kerry comple[...]eted the 6th grade in Minton; Dean completed born on 4-12-36 to Joseph and Florence (Jordan) Marsh in Plenty-[...]s the eleventh of 12 children. Darrell lived just a Brendan will graduate in 1984 and[...]te School, just east of Customs, and then he went to Ray- an organist and cook. He was car[...]h his uncle and aunt, Herb and went to work at ISPCO in Regina, Sask., as a steel worker, then to Jennie Blair, and their family. Grades 4-8 he attended Harold School 2 Alaska on construction, and various other jobs until he joi[...]evan and Minton areas. Before he was 16, he moved to Mon- he received Airman and Student of the month awards. In March of tana to work for the Harry Huffman and Wankel farms, both of Ray- 1984 he transferred to Anchorage, AK . Brendan will go to auto body mond, during the summer, and at[...] |
| Darrell was in KC's in Plentywood and belongs to the Minton Elks. programs which wer[...]ere all children in the Raymond community learned to News over KATO Radio in Plentywood 2 days weekly.[...]om Minton, Sask., and George We have lived in a lot of communities, made a lot of friends who LaGrange played[...]Charges for the dances was 25¢, but if you didn't have the money, you GEORGE and ALIC[...]lived. In April of 1935, we moved to the Mimnaugh farm, where we day homesteaders in S[...]good and we prospered. We bought the farm in mond on the Collin's farm. 1948. I, Alice Ann Syme, the eldest daughter, was born to these young In 197 4, to our surprise, we had an oil well drilled on the farm and homesteaders on 7-31-13, on the homestead, with a midwife in atten- it is still pumping today. dance. A midwife, Cora Allen, delivered all of us children except one. The dirty '30s were bad but we managed to survive them. We are I grew up in Raymond community and attended grade s[...]kery, Gibson, and Raymond schools in District 21. I attended my first year of high school at Ursline[...]HARL C. LaGRANGE 1930 my folks bought a home in Plentywood where I finished my high By Dorthy Olson[...]nton LaGrange was born 6-4-1897 at Sutherland, IA to In summer of 1933 I worked for George Hunter, caring for his in- George W. and Rosina LaGrange. A short time after his birth, the family valid wife and doing house work. My wages were $2.50 a week. moved to northern Minnesota, and when Harl was about 5 yea[...]they moved to Corral, MN. It was the year of 1909 when they mov[...]to the prairies of what is now Sheridan County. His[...]and a brother George living at Raymond.[...]books and learning and spent much of his time as a[...]child, reading books when other children would be playing. He started[...]year they had bumper crops and a snow storm in August hampered the[...]In 1919, Harl went to Grand Forks, ND where he took an admis-[...]He worked for H. B. Braddock on the farm and other jobs to get On 9-8-34, I married George LaGrange in Plentywood. We had 2 money to continue his education. In 1921 , he enrolled at[...]years. He worked at various jobs to get enough money for his educa- Marilyn was married to Robert Harshbarger on 6-4-55 . They had 5 tion and li[...]e also helped in the kitchen, peeling large Olson on 3-2-57 . They had a family of 4: Ronnie, Marcia, Sandra, and containers of vegetables. Harl also worked as a handyman at a lodge Richard. out of Missoula a couple of miles but that job didn't last long as the lady We hav[...]ijohn . Being the oldest girl in the family, I did a lot of babysitting as we had a new baby every 2 years. I had one sister who called me "Mom." We had none o[...]wn hills and skated in the winter. We would skate on a large slough on my folk's farm on Sundays, as many as 25 grownups and children at one time. Mr. Grandrud would bring his Model T Ford and we would tie a long rope to the back and all would skate behind hanging on to the rope. Mother would ask them all in for lunch of cake and sandwiches. She would bake a cake; if it turned out good, she would take the credit; Harl LaGrange. but if not, she would say, " Alice made it." She could never keep a cake baked for company as family would get into i[...]hard work and long hours, Harl did well in school a cake in a pan with a bail on the end and hang it on the pantry wall. No and when he left school he went to Sentinel Butte, ND where he one ever found her hi[...]worked for some time with a man by the name of Kennedy to get his House parties were put on by the parents in the community and[...]ficate. Harl said "In those days they didn't have to we played games, cards, post office, and the old[...]have much knowledge of drugs to be a druggist, so there were a lot of Schoolhouse dances were held to make money for the Christmas quacks." He worked for a short time at the Miller Pharmacy in Plent[...] |
| wood. With his knowledge and experience he was able to get a job in Chas. worked at Harborview Hospital as storekeeper and buyer, until Bozeman, MT as a pharmacist. He also worked at the Rainbow Drug[...]d Myers Brothers in Great Falls and left there at a time which was to west of Raymond, MT. be the beginning of the depression, to work at a pharmacy in Spokane. Alma Larter worked at the Swedish Hospital and went to college to He said, had he known this was what was happening, he would have become a nurse, (L.P.N.) and worked at the Seattle General[...]hey had 2 children: one girl, Pearl born 11-5-17. I graduated from about the chicken business in Seattle and went there to look into it. He Plentywood HS in 1935, and graduated from Billings College in 1937. I got employment on the chicken ranch for about 30 days. He then left[...]the Plentywood courthouse in 1937 until 1941 when I Seattle to come home to the farm near Raymond, where he spent the moved to Seattle, WA, where I worked in the courthouse there until next 11 year[...]1946 with the Army Engineers. I married James Gentry from Medicine In 1937, he went to Chicago to look for work in the pharma- Lake[...]children living and one deceased. ceutical line, but couldn't find anything. He studied some chiroprac[...]January 1943, graduated from Snohomish HS in too, but couldn't continue with it because he didn't have[...]61, when he entered the Air Force. He went 1 year to the University On 12-7-37, he took a job with Sears, Roebuck and Company in in Formosa, came back to Spokane for 1 year and was discharged Oc- Chicago, where he worked until his retirement on 7-31-62. tober 1965. He went to college 1 year in Everett, WA, and is now fleet After he retired, he moved to Prescott, AZ to live. In May of 1983, manager for an auto parts in Nor[...]l and his brother George and Alice LaGrange, flew to the senior high school boys. He married Mary Lou Roberts from Idaho Prescott to bring him back to Plentywood. in 1965. She went to Washington State University and University of[...]s living at the California. She is now a buyer for Associated Grocers of Seattle stores Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home. Harl enjoys going out for a walk and and district. They have 2 g[...]pass the Nursing Home, you would probably see him out tend the University of Washington in[...]twice Joann was born in 1968, and is a sophomore at Lake Washington HS. each day.[...]. Archie came with his family from Weyburn, Sask. to Montana in 1910. Their home was a combination of sod and frame house located 9 mile[...]rchie left the homestead. He and his mother moved to a farm 1 mile south. Archie attended the Collins Sc[...]from Snohomish HS in 1946, and went 4 years to Everett College and[...]graduated with a nursing degree. She worked at Children's in Seatt[...]WA until moving to Vancouver, B. C. She will graduate from the[...]to, Canada in 1957. They have 2 children: one girl i[...]. born 1-21 -29. Dwayne married Patricia Ferguson on 3-10-51 . Pat was[...]elly, was born 5-12-53. He married Debra Vermette on 10-4-80. Debra was born on 7-8-55. They make their home in Halifax, Nova[...]r lives (they are now deceased, Archie moved to Seattle, WA in 1949 where he remarried. He Dad in 1973 and Mother in 1977). worked as a watchman in a Seattle hospital. Archie died in Seattle on I was born in Outlook, MT 2-12-23. I went to the Collins School 12-25-63.[...]During my high school years, I participated in football, basketball and CHAS. E.[...]watching all kinds of sporting events. From then on, I By Pearl Larter farmed and raised a few cows with my father on the original home- Chas. was born in Pilot Mo[...]91 . He stead. After he retired I continued with just farming and the past few home[...]) in years have rented the land to others, but still live on the home place, January 1917, who was from Sask.,[...]as born in South and still like to do some hunting and fishing. I have seen many of the Dakota in 1897. Chas. and Alma went to Seattle, WA in 1943 to live. changes that have taken place, during the years I've been in this com-[...] |
| munity, from the use of horses for farming, to the small tractors, then again to the bigger tractors and large machinery used today. Also I've seen and watched some of the first drillin[...]Of the many close neighbors that once lived on the very small farms, they are now very few and far apart ... those that are here to- day.[...]The youngest of 4 brothers, I was born 12-13-26 on the family Relatives, cousins, nephews and nieces have always been a great[...]farm northwest of Raymond to John and Agnes Lindblom. The farm enjoyment o[...]family moved to Plentywood where I finished school, graduating in[...]In March 1945 I was inducted into the US Army at Fort Douglas in[...]Utah. I received my basic training in Camp Wolters and Ca[...]Texas, and was then sent to Germany where I served until I was[...]Upon returning home I worked on the family farm and drove bulk[...]1955 I started farming full time when my dad retired, and in 1961 I[...]North Dakota in 1909. He, with his folks, at a young age moved to Foam Lake, Saskatchewan. But while moving, Joe's folks, being of Indian descen[...]Joe lived in Canada until his manhood. He moved to the Raymond area working part-time for H. B.[...]rothers' and , sisters' land, and later some of i1 was sold to Alvin Reed, Clarence[...]d, and Stoners. During the middle 1950s he bought a home in Raymond. Joe liked to hunt and during the winter he would travel. He In 1949 I married Rita Forman, daughter of Arthur and Hazel For- loved to play cards. He was always a jolly person. He lived and farmed man of Wahpeton, ND, who was employed as a linotype operator at the until his death in June of 1973. He was never married, but like he Plentywood Herald. Our[...]born 1-14-50. The day we always said, he had a couple of close calls.[...]ship with me. Brad was born 10-25-54 to Chester and Rita Lindblom, the second We have lived on the farm continuously since 1952. During the[...]'50s we happily said "good-bye" to the coal bucket, water pump, wood HS, graduat[...]use, and wall phone with the crank handle. Thanks to the REA He has worked at various jobs in the area, including serviceman at and RT A! Those were our "good old days" and included many[...]continue to this day, having begun with the homestead[...] |
| I have taken my turn, serving on the following boards: Raymond Schoo[...]tudies in Latin American Music. Farmers Elevator. I enjoyed bowling for 20 years being on teams with neighbors and friends from around the Outlook-Raymond area, and for the past 1O years I have belonged to the Redstone Golf Club where Brad and I golf in one of the summer leagues. Rita has[...]Montana Democratic Women's Club in 1975. She was a member of the Montana delegation to the National Democratic Conventions in 1968 (Chic[...]loyed by Federal Crop Insurance in 1957-58 and as a clerk in 2 sessions of the state legislature, 196[...]our stay in Laredo the end of March 1970, we came to We are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, and have Sidney, MT, where we found a home and office and began practice in been involv[...]g as receptionist in my office, as we do not have any children. STANLEY M. and LILLIAN LINDBLOM[...]e family of John and Agnes Lindblom was increased to 3 boys in that and in the local Gideon organization. During the month of June when I put in my appearance on 4-19-24 at Outlook. Albert was born when the migrants come to work in the sugar beet fields we enjoy on 7-2-17 at Whitetail, MT and Leonard was born 5-5-[...]k. visiting them whenever possible on Saturday afternoons or Sunday Our youngest brother, Chester came along on 12-13-26. afternoons, and some evenings. We give out Scriptures in both y father, John Lindblom[...]reason for our settling in Sidney, so as to make use of our Spanish in was born in Underwood,[...]ing the "good news" and the only father, settling on the farm homestead 8 miles northeast of Outlook,[...]BILL and MILDRED LOOMAN I attended the LaGrange School, a country school for 6 years, and Bill was born in Kimball, MN on 8-4-11 . He moved from Minnesota then attended ju[...]gh school in Plentywood, MT, to Montana in the year of 1933. Here he worked on farms a while. graduating in 1942. On 10-30-38 he married Mildred Brown. She was born at Ray- During those years of growing up, I recall the severe dust storms mond, MT on 6-19-19 . She has been a housewife and worked at of the 1930s and how my parents stood 1irm and hung on through various jobs throughout the years. those difficult years. I remember, too, those cold, cold winters of Bill, besides working on farms, also operated a coal mine in part· 1935, 1936 and 1937. My 2 older brothers were in town going to high nership with Walter Crumb, north of Raymond for 6 years. He then school and I used to get up early and help Dad milk and feed cattle lived and farmed on the Collins farm 1 mile north of Raymond for 5 before going off to school at our country school. Then getting home[...]tel in Raymond for 6 from school in the afternoon I would start all over again wi h chores. years. He moved to Plentywood where Bill worked for the county for a These are things that help us to grow and develop, and also to appre- few years. Then he went to work for Hill's Ready Mix and later the ciate our[...]1 . When he time came for further education, I set ou for Palmer Col- Bill and irdred have 6 children: Ronald born 7-22-39 . He ent to lege of Chiropractic at Davenport, IA, and after[...]Chiropractic at Chicago, IL. In the fall of 94 7 I was 17; he finished school there and got[...]ter 20 various civic and church activities, being a member of the Plentywood years. He is[...]arried Lucette cCall from Plenty- tywood. In 1956 I constructed the present chiropractic office build[...]Billings for 1Oyears, decided that he would Ii e to come back Dennis Looman was born 6-17-41 . He ent to a junior high school to Plentywood. He took over the office in 1961 . Sho[...]nlisted in the Army for 2 years. He married Donna May 1962, my father died at 82 years of age.[...]Benter from Crosby, ND. He owns and lives on a ranch just out of iles For some time I had fett a call to mission work, so I went first to City, MT. Arizona to help on the Navajo Indian Reservation in a Chiropractic Careen Fortner[...]She graduated from Plentywood Clinic operated by a missionary chiropractor, Dr. Van Dyken. Later I HS. She married Charles Fortner from Tennessee. He was serving in went to Bolivia, South America, to help another missionary chiroprac- the Air Force in Fortuna, ND at the time. After his discharge they tor, Dr. J. Bridgens Joh[...]linic in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It moved to emphis, T and have made their home there. Charles is in was while I was in Bolivia that I met my future wife, Lillian Kvamsdale, the hardware business; Careen is a nurse at the hospital. They have 3 of Swea City, IA, who was a missionary with the World Mission Prayer children: Carleen, and twins Sandy and Randy. League, a Lutheran Mission, in the La Paz area of Bolivia.[...]Eugene was born 1-6-50. He went to school in Plentywood. He We were married in[...]1-4-64. After our marriage we went to the Job Corp. at the age of 17. He went to school there and got went to Laredo, TX to "fill in" for Claire and Norma Hobart in t[...] |
| was crippled in a car accident so is unable to work. He is now living at some years. Fo[...]delivered to the Plentywood Creamery. It had to be put in cans and Gary was born 3-30-53. He went to school in Plentywood. He then hauled to the creamery in the pickup. As time went on, we put in a enlisted in the Army. He served 1 year in Hawaii. He married Mary Grade A dairy and of course, had to buy more cows and a complete Blevins from Spokane, WA. They make thei[...]p. Believe me, this was work and just the 2 of us to do it. They have 4 children: Linda, Ronnie, Shawn[...]ut 1973, Lawrence got pneumonia, and when he went to Beth was born 10-24-56. She graduated from Plentywood HS. She the hos~ital he told me to sell the cows. I did, and had a real good sale. married Mike Olson from Medicine[...]Lawrence got over the pneumonia fine, but then with the money from Antelope, MT. Beth works[...]onstruc- the sale we again invested in a bunch of heifers. They came from tion. They have[...]Brownsville., MN on a cold day. Many got sick and had to have Vet's Herman Looman (Bill's brother) came to Montana from Kimball, MN care. When these heifers were grown, we had a chance to sell heifers, in 1940. He worked on farms and odd jobs for many years, then he[...]e whole bit. That ended the milking! The day went to work for the Sheridan Ready Mix and has been ther[...]the cows and equipment left Lawrence got a job at the P.V. Elevator. years.[...]Four years and 1O months of driving from the farm to town and pneu-[...]remodeled the old Harshbarger house on Dodge Street here in Plenty- Lawrence's parents: Frank C. Loup, Crook City, SO, 10-5-1881 to wood. We do have a nice home now, and enjoy it very much. Our re- 2-25-60. Mother, Agnes Loup, Whitewood, SD, 10-21 -1 883 to tirement is in the future. 3-17-36. Blanche's parents: Fred Budke, 3-8-1879 to 12-3-37, and Lawrence has ma[...]time he cleaned the chim- Valdie Budke, 9-5-1886 to 7-15-66. Lawrence Loupe, 6-11-16 at ney. We had bought a new oil burner, and after using coal for so many[...]years, he decided he should get all the soot out of the chimney. It as Lawrence and I both worked for Elmer Stambough. We were mar- on a Saturday, and I had cleaned the house. I had washed my hair and ried 2-8-41 in the Plentyw[...]ch. Rev. Schmidt married fixed it as I was going to town in the afternoon. He had ta en a tong us in a very simple ceremony, but it is one that has really held stick and wrapped it with screen wire so he could get a good cut on the together. soot. Before I could get wet rags stuffed in the chimney hole, h[...]fter Lawrence finished working for Elmer, he went to work for on the roof and really cutting it loose. I screamed for him to stop, but Mike Flannery of Outlook. After a couple more moves we moved to our he did not hear, at least he d.d not stop until the house and I as home north of Raymond, formerly owned by Oscar Mattson. Now this covered with soot! To say I as mad would be putting rt mildly. I cried, one was really ours![...]which added more to my misery. Don't think I ent to o n that day. I[...]am ad1II as born 7-20-1866 in Bai lboro, Ontario (a suburb[...]Caroline adIll as born 7-5-1871 a raserv1II Ontario. She pass d[...]a ay 4· 10-31 m Prince Georg of a tumor. T y ere unit d in mar-[...]riage on 8·12 ·1891. S1 of th tr 7 girls er born in Pete[...]They moved to eyburn, Sas . in 1908 r the Ii d on a arm. Bae . ., .,[...]moved o the Unit d S at s n 91 Oon a 160-acr ho d 7 md s[...]north of Raymond. In 921 the mov d bac to C nada 1th 2 of th On 3-24-42, a daughter, Barbara, was born. In 1944 Donna[...]exc pt V ra. in Wahpeton. Barbara went to Belle Fourche, SD to or in a nursing 111 am or d m a lass factory a d for the railro d h n h as home. It was in[...]ob r. He as an artist and dr all inds of a ,mals consisting of ried 10-16-65. Barbara and Da[...]l , reinde r, etc. They re b aut,fuJ. He as a v ry int Iii- orked in a filling station and drove a school bus. On 8-6-66, Kevin gent man and mad all inds[...]ta apart. He also invented the ms·de of a light bulb, the part hich there. They came back to Whitewood, SD, where Dave orked in th I ghts up. h n h as drun someone stole the pat[...]sey. What about in Ontario they have a large plaque hich states that he invented that all boys? But wait! When Casey was 1½ years old they came to Plen- part of the hgh bulb. Caroline as sick a lot, so the girls did most of tywood pulling the[...]g hard all the or . Hazel nd Zella used to drive o en to haul stra and wood. day, and all were so tired. Dave has now be n ith th city for some They ere 1lliam's boys. All the girls turned out to be e cellent years. On 11-24-74, a baby girl came to the Getty home, a most mothers, cooks and house e[...]and d d a good job. Donna married Curtis Carlson from[...]me years Donna did nursing in innesota. Curtis is a farmer. Donald. Hazel w[...] |
| [...]e went into the Army 4-25-77. He served 3 married to Crescent (Happy) Stapleton in 1920 in Glasgow. Th[...]years at Fort Hood, TX and made 2 trips to Germany to demonstrate children: Geraldine, Shirley, Wesley[...]al in 1917. They killed in a car/pedestrian accident on 7-27-82. Kevin was single. had 6 children: Hazel,[...]Anton Melle was born in Molcoe, Romania on 11-26-1886. He[...]the early 1900s he came to Canada and settled near Estevan, Sask. Orvil[...]3 the son of Ole and Lena He worked on farms in Sask. and North Dakota. Mathiason. He re[...]and worked for different farmers and always liked to do mechanic work spent her chi[...]at Mount Green , Romania. In the early especially on cars. From 1939-41 he worked for the Soo Line. He 1900s she came to Canada with her folks and settled near Mariental,[...]e worked in homes and in cafes. Kansas. From 1947 to July 1975 he was employed by the Montana On 2-19-1 2 she married Anton Melle at Mariental, Sa[...]lived there until 1914, then moved to Bergfield, Sask., which was 4 home in Plentywood.[...]In March 1923 they moved to a farm northeast of Outlook, MT, a year old, she came o Dooley with her parents. She went to school in formerly the Wallace Sun[...](1914) lives on a farm near Outlook, MT; Pearl Budke (1916) lives on a Cleo met Richard cCoy, son of Clarence "Col.[...]l, They married 3-6-48 in Seattle, WA. They moved to Spokane, where CA; Thomas Mel[...]ives at Castro Valley, CA; Clarence Melle he went to school. In 1951 they moved back to Plentywood, where (1925) liv[...]Roses and Clara Gargovich (twins- Dick worked as a mail carrier for 6 years. Cleo worked at the new[...]died at the age of 34 from In 1967 Dick went to work in the oil field business. In 1972 Dick childbirth. and Cleo moved their family to Roosevelt, UT. Cleo worked for the Ute Indian Tri[...]employed by the Diamond Shamrock Oil Company, as a pumper. Waldo Mors[...]both went to the University of ontana at Missoula for short pe[...]e, WA. She attended Plentywood schools and worked a the Sheridan Memorial Hospital. She moved to Roosevelt, UT in 1972. She also worked for the Ut[...]ochelle Cleo died at birth and Richelle Cleo goes to the Roosevelt Elementary Schoof. Mark was bo[...]the Navy after Holly was born on 12-9-55; and ancy on 1-23-57. Steven, Valerie graduation. He spent 8 years in the service and moved to Roosevelt, and Nancy graduated f[...]tate University in Bozeman. Holly UT. He works as a mud logger for Jamison Well Logging Co. an[...] |
| [...]ille, MD. They OTTO and ESTHER NAGEL have a son, Nikolaos. She is the art director for a printing company. Otto Nagel was born at Ashley, ND on 6-20-1894 and came to the Alan works for Montgomery County in environme[...]6. He worked for Peter Bruvold that fall, married to Wayne Simonich, who is a chemical engineer. Their and then went to work for Blaine Van Pelt. children are Jessica and Jackson. Holly is a nurse at the Menninger I, Esther Mathiason was born at Hendrum, MN on 8-20-07. My Psychiatric Hospital. They live in La[...]folks were Ole and Lena Mathiason. We came to Montana in June Jensen, is assistant manager at C[...]r, Olga was born 10-16-09 and my brother, Maynard on Michael is a partner in Western Drilling. 4-12-11. We lived on a homestead 8½ miles east of Plentywood. Waldo was a founder of the Big Muddy Hereford Association, se[...]ock and ing as its chairman for many years. He is a past president of the Mon- machinery in 1920. We continued to live on the place about 2 years. In tana Hereford Associa[...]ntana Farmers Union Oil Company in Plentywood for a number of died on 12-27-16 while we were back in Minnesota. Arold was born years. Waldo is a board member for the Montana Farmers Union 2-23-19, and Clair 7-29-21. We moved to the Dooley area early in the Mutual Insurance Company. He is a member of the Old Tractor Club and winter of 1921 and I stayed until June 1922 when I went to help the Antique Automobile Club. Both Waldo and[...]-H leaders Mother's youngest sister. I was there until 10-30-23. My sister, Laila, durin[...]also was born 9-6-23. The folks were then on a farm 5½ miles northeast of served as a Blue Bird leader. Dooley and had bought 3 cows and a team of horses. Dad was working Waldo is farming and ranching on the farm where he was born. on the Soo Line RR so I stayed home that winter and did the chores. Freda[...]e and has been employed Otto and I were married on 4-16-28. We lived in an old house that at the Mon[...]ce 1971. Blaine was going to use for a granary. Hazel was born 7-2-28. At[...]harvest time I cooked for Bill Carlson and after harvest we move[...]ing roads with horses and scrnpers. Rose was born a Bernice and Waldo are older, Boletta, Evelyn and Dora are younger. Raymond on 11-4-29. In 1930 we moved to the Granrud coal mine Willard was born 11-21-23 and grew up on the homestead of his north of R[...]ver the coal mine and ran it 6 years. Eva as born a kato, MN. They have 4 children: Nick, born 5-17-56; Faith, born my folks home on 11-4-31 . Lyle was born out at the mine on 5-23-33. 3-2-59; Jennifer, born 4-1-63; and Monic[...]Severson southwest of avajo. In June 1943 e moved to ing and trap shooting, and was a hunting guide at Korrel's guest ranch Re[...]-23-46. Otto worked for K. 0. Collins in Raymond, but later ent bac chester rifles and other guns. Jane graduated from Mankato HS in to Seversons. We moved to Plen ood m December 1947. Otto di d 1953 and went one year to Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Min• of a stroke on 9-12-52 and abet as illed in a car accident near neapolis. We have found farm and ranch life very satisfying and re· Flaxville on 12-10-52. Dad passed away February 1953 and o her[...]children. Timothy is in the Air Force and h·s i Vale s a choo •[...]on. They have 5 ch, dren: Ch ry ma r d L Roy mund on and[...]ho pi al and Seo m as a.[...]Lyl has b n married t ic , but as no c ild n of is o n.[...]Irene as marri d to Harry cCormic a Cul o . h yh d[...]hildren: ent, Tr , Randy and aria. Ir n ,s no mar i d to Char s[...]n I live alone ·n Plen ood. ick was married to ary Hoerner of Columbia Falls, T 12-30-67 . They[...]D. and DORTHY OLSO Rae, born 3-22-83. They built a house on the farm in the fall of 1982. By Dorthy Olson ick is an operator of a ork-over r g for L Well Service. On 4-11 -37. I, Dorthy Ann as born at the Benson aternity home Faith lives in inot, D wher she is a heat merchant for m Plentywood (the home no o n db Paul Corcoran on 1st Avenue Harvest States. West). I jom d my parents, George and Alice LaGrange and o[...]·n December of arilyn, ho liv d on a farm west of Raymond. 1981 . They live on a farm there and raise corn. arilyn as 22 months older than I and when she start d school, I Monica is a junior at Plentywood HS this year of 1984. would stand at the mdo and cry b cause I also wanted to go. In[...] |
| September of 1942, at the age of 5 years, I started 1st grade at the 5-29-60; Sandr[...]1 through 4 and the other, grades 5 through 8. I attended all 8 grades at Raymond School, graduating from 8th grade in 1950. The things I remember most about grade school, were the Chr[...]had, with the music and 2- and 3-act plays we put on for our parents. We also had a Valentine party every year and made valentines fo[...]rt classes. We also had at least one school dance a year, with music provided by parents who volun[...]hese dances. They were not only benefit dances to raise money for extra things at school but also provided entertainment for all ages. We never knew what a "babysitter" was. We didn't have television then and would seldom come to Plenty- Richard, Dorthy and Daryl Olson. wood, so if we didn't go to visit the neighbors and friends, we made our own entertainment. Be it reading a book, sliding downhill or setting up Our youngest, Richard John was born 6-24-65 at Sheridan a store on the back porch (supplied with empty cans and boxes). I Memorial Hospital. He graduated from Plentywood HS 5-22-83 and is milked my first cow when I was 5 years old and Marilyn and I milked currently attending MSU at Bozeman, MT. up to 6 cows regularly during the years we lived at home. One summer I managed to keep busy with the 4 children and doing bookkeeping the 2 of us took on the job of painting the barn and granary. It took us for our business and farm. I have also enjoyed gardening and working all summer to get them both painted. We never again begged Dad to let at various jobs on the farm, especially at harvest time. I am currently us paint.[...]ders in Plentywood. In September of 1950, I entered Plentywood HS and graduated Our first home was a trailer house (8 ft. by 42 ft.) that was parked[...]age of 17. Bernadine Palutzke (Logan) on the lot which is the present location of the home[...]also taught my mother. During the summer months I helped on the farm and occa- RONALD D. OLSO[...]the post office and grocery store On 1-4-59, I, Ronald Dean Olson was born at the Sheridan Memo- in Raymond at that time.[...]Messenger being the attending physician. I lived with Lewis and Thelma Pierce for several months during my The first of 4 children born to Daryl and Dorthy Olson, I have 2 sisters, last year of high school, as I worked part-time at the Neville Transit[...]rn 5-29-60 and Sandra (Mrs. Wesley B. Bus Depot. I got my first full time job at the Sheridan County[...]was office My first home was a small trailer house in Plentywood. I was bap- manager at the time and later I worked under oel Keogh. I worked tized and confirmed at the[...]Mrs. Elsie Hallesy was my teacher when I started kindergarten at opening a the Security State Bank, so I applied and got the job. During Plentywood in the fall of 1964. Shortly after I entered 1st grade in my employment there, I worked for Floyd Willard and the last several 1965, I became ill with chicken pox and was out of school for about 10 months for Duane Tucker,[...]chased the bank from Bill Hass. days. A few weeks later I had to have surgery for appendicitis. Conse- On 3-2-58, Daryl and I were married at the Plentywood Lutheran quently, I was absent from school a great deal during the first 2 months Church. Dar[...], ND. His and never could seem to get caught up. I repeated 1st grade the follow- parents, John and Ragna Olson, farmed near Belden. Daryl went to ing year, putting me in the same g[...]on his graduation from 8th grade, Daryl left home to go Plentywood HS together in 1978. to work. In 1950, a job with M. H. O'Connell Drilling, a seismograph While in school, I enjoyed basketball and track and participated in drilling company, brought him to Plentywood for the first time. A er be- the State Track Meets, on the ile Relay Team, at Missoula and Bill· ing d[...]was discharged in the spring of 1955 and returned to During the time I lived at home, helped Dad on the farm and also Plentywood to find work. This was when I met Daryl. He worked for Art with the building construction, when I was quite young. At the age of Lester and John Ov[...]ork until arch 19 57, when he 10, I began driving the grain truck in the field during harvest. was hired by Ambrose Walkowski to work for Boundary Construction. He worked for them until 1964 when he decided to go into the con- struction business for himself.[...]arming. For several years, Daryl continued to do carpenter work, to help us get a start on the farm, until May of 1972, when my dad retired and e also leased th[...]ttle time during the sum- mer for carpenter work, but he still found odd building and remodeling jobs to do in the winter months. Upon the death of[...]Farms. We are still farming and our children help out when we need them. Daryl is also Pumper of T.X.O. Production, a position that he has held since 1980. I quit working at the bank just 3 months aft[...] |
| After my graduation, I was anxious to get out on my own, so I got McGowan were some of our visitors. Housing was hard to find. I went employment as a roughneck on an oil rig near Dickinson, ND. The pay to work at Boeing in December 1942. The children completed grades was good, so when the rig moved on to Buffalo, WY I went with them and high school in Seattle in 1955. Lois was married in 1962 to Don and lived there for 3 months. When spring came I seemed to get Wiekstrom. They have 3 children; a stepson Michael, born 1957, a "spring fever" and was anxious to get back to the farm . I was not feel- son Randall born 1-31 -64 and a daughter born 9-16-68. Her husband ing too well either, and on 6-22-79, underwent surgery for gall stones.[...]all born in Seattle, In August of that year, I bought a trailer house and moved it to the attended school there and live there.[...]harvest was He lives and works as a sheet metal man in Seattle. We retired in June over, I again went to work on the oil rigs for the winter months. In July 1966 and had a new home built in Hillsboro, OR. In November 1966, of 1980, I flew to Alaska with a friend, Kim Westphal, in hopes of get- Rudi passed away from a heart attack. I returned to my old Job at Boe- ting on a commercial fishing boat for the summer. After about a month ings in March 1967 and retired in 1973. I bought a double wide mobile with little or no work to be found, I returned home and hired out to home and have lived in Black Diamond, WA since 1971, about 35 Hemsing Drilling, where I worked for the next 8 months. When the "oil miles from Seattle. I enjoy living in western Washington. It's home to boom" was on the decline here, in the spring of 1981 , I was laid off. I me. then went to work at the Easy-Way Bakery in Plentywood, as a baker and worked there for about a year and a half. ELEANOR(SEVERSON)PORTOR At present, I am back to working in the oil field and helping my[...]Benhart Severson and Martina Alice Jacobson I enjoy the outdoors, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting and am a were married 6-4-16 in Scarville, IA. Emil and Martina moved to Ray- member of the local trap shoot club.[...]mond, MT, where they started a farm. My one desire is to be a full-time farmer some day. At this time,[...]however, with the depressed farm prices, it would be virtually impossi- Leland 1923; Lorraine 1926. I went to school in Raymond and Plenty- ble. I still live on the farm and am single. wood, MT. In 1947, I moved to Coo's Bay, ORto live close to my sis er[...]Lorraine. ALICE (THOMSEN) OLSON I spent my childhood days on the farm . Attended a one-room school until the 6th grade. I went to high school in St. Paul, MN. I also spent some time at Business College in 1930-1931 . Came home in May hoping to find work. You couldn't buy a job in those days. Besides, banks were going broke and taking what money you managed to save. I took whatever jobs that were available to buy a few clothes and have a few dimes for spending money.[...]I was married to Calvin E. Portor on 11 -17-51 , in Coo's Bay, OR.[...]Our son as born 10-18-54 . Upon my son's gradual on from high school I moved to Great Falls, T to be c ose to my sister argar t. I am no living m a retirement home ,n Gr at Falls, T and njoy-[...]mg life. y brother Leland pass d a ay 7-12-23; l er passed a ay[...]8 30-72; and sister Lorraine pass d a ay 10-2-76. ar aret is hvin[...]nd Rudy Olson . a ay. On 6-1 0-32 I married Rudolph Olson from ilan, . We Jived on my dad's farm for 3 years and Audi worked for him and also on good DAVID and HELEN (SOMMER} RUGG old P.W.A. In the spring of 1936, we moved on Pete ordby's farm 4 David as the only son of I aac and o a A. gl s. H att nd d miles east of Raymond. We had managed to get a whippet car, 2 school m Dooley, s rv d 1 year in th a y, th n or d for th Gr t horses, 4 cows, some chickens, pigs and so on. Got a government o hem RR ·n the Butte area and on the Saco-Hoagland in . In 19 6 loan to buy seed wheat and machinery. We started farming on our o n he returned to Dool y and gan or ing for the Soo Lin . He still only to get hailed out, dried out, blew out and grasshoppers moved m in or s for the Soo, does some farming and has a small band of sh p. 1937. That was a terrible year for the farmers. Our daughter as bo[...]David njoys hunting, fi hmg and bas ball. H is a s aunch sup- 10-28-36 and son born 3-5-38 . tn th[...]att nds as many games as time per- sold so we had to move. mits. In May, Rudi and Archie Larter headed out for Seattle to try and Hel n Sommer came to Ra mond, T in ay of 1950 o hve 1th get work. y b[...]h n she got off the train m Ra mond, she managed to keep busy, doing hat jobs were available. In August he remembers saying to herself, "God must have forgotten this place." It was hired at Boeing Co. as a spot elder. In Septemb r, I left with the seemed so barren ithout any trees. children by train. We lived in a travel trailer for 3 months. We finally Helen as born 3-26-32 on a small farm in Eastern Germany. At saved enough money to make a down payment on a 2-bedroom home. age 10, she nt to the big c,ty to live ith her oldest sister, Inga, to War was declared in Decemb r 1941 . That winter we had lots of com- get a better education as youngesters in Germany had to plan early for pany; people coming out to get work at Boeings and the shipyards. All[...] |
| impossible to return home as the Russians had taken over that a[...]11-18-13, in Outlook, the daughter of James A. and Martha (Goltz) Only because her sister worke[...]2, in Rochester, MN and Vera died in Blaine able to get on the last train out of Eastern Germany. Helen remembers[...]n the Outlook Cemetery. They being lifted through a window of the train which was so crowded that[...]wood, graduated from Plenty- sister were assigned to a family in Western Germany where Helen re-[...]e in 1957. He mained for the duration of the war, but her sister went on to married Joanne Oakland of Great Falls on 6-3-54 in Plentywood, and Heidelberg.[...]r- delphia, arranged with Amanda Jensen, an aunt, to sponsor Helen and shall in 1980 a[...]resides east of Harlem. They have 2 pay her fare to come to the US and eventually to Montana where she daughters: Bro[...], and David would ride horseback from Dooley to Raymond, pasture his married Jody Neibauer on 6-27-81, at Chinook. They reside in Havre. horse in Aunt "Mandy's" pasture, and since he had a driver's license, Donald Thomas was[...]ied Carol Wolf would chauffeur Helen and her aunt to Plentywood, Scobey and other on 7-29-78 at Havre. Donald and Carol have a son Michael Duane who towns for a Sunday show or dinner. When David got around to propos- was born 12-13-83, and liv[...]as born 1-28-68 ing, Helen told him he would have to buy a car first, as she was not go- at Havre. ing to ride a horse.[...]S in 1954 and married Lyle Johanson of Dooley for a year before moving to Raymond. W[...]Hughes in 1978, and have a daughter, Tracy Nicole, born 3-7-79.[...]4-25-60 at Havre, and married Michael Evans on 6-13-80, at Idaho[...]ND. He married Debbie Medicine Lake on 12-23-62 at Medicine Lake. They presently live in[...]Coreen Janet, born 9-19-69 at Carol as born on her dad's birthday, 3-8-54 in Williston, D.[...]one of 8 children born to Menerson and Anna Smith. At the age of 2, Terry, born on his parent's anniversary, 10-9-56, began working he moved with his family to Milnor, D. He lived there until he was 22, for the Soo Line following graduation. On 7-22-77, he married olby hen he came to Comertown, T to live with his sister, Mary (Mrs. Onstad of Wes by[...]Ernest McKenzie). and 3. Helen became a citizen in 1953. In 1956 when it seemed likely there would be an opening in the Raymond Post Office, Helen was en- couraged to apply for the position. This meant studying for and taking a Civil Service Test. Helen went to work on September 28, wi h only 3 days of training as her predecessor was most anxious to leave. Helen's appointment as postmaster of Raymond, T became official 11 -14-56, a position she has now held for 27 years. As f[...]mpression of the area, Helen says, " After awhile I got used to there being no trees, and now I wouldn't trade it for any- place- the people here ma e up for all the trees I'd ever want to see." SCHNITTGEN FAMILY |
| [...]also a counselor, having a masters degree in pupil personnel services.[...]ral Sheridan County, Malta winters were severe. To support his family he worked at Raymond on ?1ty schools and Midway school in central Montana. She had a degree m~ny farms for $1 a day, and many times, just for farm produce sup-[...]y education from Northern Montana College and was a plied by the farmers. They moved to Dooley where he worked for the Ma[...]turally deprived. She married John Baker of W.P.A. and Fort Peck Dam project. In 1941 Jack went to work on the Choteau and they farmed there. She died at Choteau prior to heart ~oo Line R.R. Ten years later, he moved to Raymond because the sec- surgery on 5-23-61. She had no children. tion was transferr[...]tion was ~allace contin~es to live at the family home in Plentywood, is un- mo~ed ag~in to Outlook. He continued to live in Raymond until the fol- marri[...]ned by the family. lowing sprrng, when he bought a house in Plentywood. Jack retired on 7-3-61, and passed away 7-23-61.[...]I, Delmar Carl Stadstad, was born 9-15-27, the last baby born in road construction that took them to many towns in Montana. Adelia[...]I lived on a farm north of Raymond with my parents, Carl and A[...]Dad homesteaded, but sold it when he entered the Army during ~lar~ and Alfred Stadstad were featured on page 881 of WWI. My mother also lived on a farm which was her father's, Bill Cor- Shendan[...]54 years in the Raymond and I went to the Collins School. We moved to Raymond while Dad Plentywood areas until his death, 2-27-75. Clara continues to live in worked on W.P.A. for 2 years, and finished grade school at the Gibson Plentywood at this time. Clara's parents, Peter H. and Carrie Akerson[...]l and high school in Plentywood. Peterson were on page 220 of the original book, living near Dooley. I remember the dirty thirties but was too young to remember how Clara and Alfred had 3 children: Curtis Alfred, born 9-29-23 on the bad they were. Jess Adams farm 9[...]ymond; Joyce Helen, born I was in the Army during the Korean Conflict. I spent most of my 3-22-25 on the Harve Nichols farm 4 miles north of Raymond; Wallace Army days in a small Artillery base near Seattle, WA. Verne, born at the old hospital in Plentywood on 11-30-30. lone and I were married in Seattle while I was in the Army. After . Curtis lived in the[...]ears my discharge from the Army, I returned home and started farming with the exc[...]A, Victorville, CA, We moved to Plentywood in 195 7 when I started o ork at the and Orem, UT. He taught el[...]oley, junior high post office. I will be able to retire in October 1985 ith 30 years of ser- sch[...]s north of Plen- vice. We moved back to the farm in 1966 hen e built our house, ty~ood.[...]and have lived there ever since. with a territory of 5 counties. He sold the business in[...]My wife, Carol lone Botnu, was born 7-12-29 a Litchville, D. She to college in Missoula. He earned a BA degree in speech and a MA is the youngest of 7 children and as raised on a farm. She attended degree in speech communication. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi country schools and high school ,n Utchv11Je, D. She or ed as a and _Tau Kappa Alpha. He has attended 1 O colle[...]t. Thomas, D, and also m Seattle until e re urn d to having had 24 scholarships and fellowships. He has a PhD degree in Montana. leadersh[...]5 children: Barbara Jean, born 1-22-49. Barb ent to the San Diego.[...]Elizabeth Berquist, 8-26-46 ent to Airline School in Denver, CO. She marri d orman L[...]and Lori born 9-27-73. They live on a farm n ar Ant lo h re orman Ruth Elois[...]farms. He also or s in the ost otf'ce a P n ood and Barb has 2 children Jessice, born 11[...]ration. not _married and works at Federal Way as a school custodian and boiler St[...]t ve attended aJI of his school engineer. Ann is a licensed practical nurse; is married to Oelb rt S an- years n Plent ood.[...]inda as born 10-28-58 th dau ht r of J an and nry i ntjes. Seattle.[...]Curtis and Ruth ere divorced in 1967. Ruth b cam a nurse after 1-19-84. Th y r d · P[...]wood and recently as named Employee of th Y ar at a Bill illiam Carl) born 1-9-57. Bill at ded I of · school Renton Hospital. Ruth married Thorv[...]and Susan D nnis. There are due to a tra ic acc,d nt.[...]n Faherty; and Aubrie, onica, Betsy and Elena Hea on. Th re school years in Plenty ood. Rand h o d at various Jobs, but are 2 great-grandchildren, Justin and Christopher Collins. mostly as a drill r on oil r'gs and farms 1th his d d. Rand resid sin Curtis has been a speech and hearing therapist for 20 years nd[...]and in 2 state Sandra ay, last but certainly not least, was born 2-25-71 , lives ins[...]leg , Orang , CA, 1th us and go s to school in Pl nt ood. tn graduate school, for the University of ontana, on year on a e belong to St. Jos ph's Catholic Church in Pl n ood. fellows[...]e MAVIS MARIE STADSTAD classes to state employees. Florence is an administra[...] |
| [...]closure of that office in December 1980, I transferred to Billings and There were 5 children: Dennis (1[...]nd Antoinette . I have 1 daughter Mrs. Richard (Brenda) Kerstein of[...]rs. Jesse (Debra) Carpenter We children went to Collins School. The last year (1937-38) there[...]oy Rice of Billings myself, Delmar and Margaret). I was alone in my class until the 8th[...]oxanne Kallem of Kalispell and grade when we went to Raymond. I went to high school in Plentywood, Briana a[...]ar and Margaret finished grade school at Gibsons. I graduated We are members of the Moose Lodge in Billings. I am a member of from high school in 1942, graduated fro[...]Calvin Syme was born on 9-20-32 at home (the original Riba[...]House) in the old townsite of Plentywood, MT, but grew up on the fami- MARVIN and GERT STRAND[...]n Raymond, MT. He rode in Sherburn, MN. She came to Outlook with her parents, Gertrude and to school with horse and cart, then later rode horseback. He went to Ferdinand Roderick in 1913. She attended Outlook[...]Plentywood HS. There wasn't much to do for a pastime so he did some on the girls basketball team. John was born in Stacy[...]hunting and trapping. In the '50s he built a snowplane and a scooter to WWI. After his discharge he worked as a night watchman in Portland, ride.[...]ll; he played baseball with the Raymond OR. About a year later he moved to Kenmore, D to be with his family. team, fast pitch softball in Plentywood-went to several state tourna- They moved to the Outloo area in 1921 . He married Esmer Roderi[...]played an important part in his life. He started to 10-8-23. They farmed north of Outlook. Shortly before I was born they chord on the piano when he was about 8 years old. He was a member moved to the Raymond community, where he farmed until his[...]of the Plentywood HS band where he learned to play the drums. He pur- 4-17-62. Esmer is at the[...]ood. chased himself a set of drums, which he still has and uses. Through I was born 4-14-29 in Plentywood. My sister Theresa[...]was born at the farm eas of Raymond, 1-3-34 . Due to severe began with the "Melody Fou[...]brothers Don, weather conditions they were unable to get to Plentywood where the Tim, Howard a[...]he plays for his own enjoyment. I attended grade school at Raymond. My first 2 years of high Being his dad was confined to a wheelchair since about 1935, school were at St. Thomas in Great Falls. While there I enjoyed each of the brothers be[...]and had parts in plays given at he civic center. I ones left home. His turn arrived ab[...]e in awhile at the Block Plant (which was located on the Syme my freshman year I won the Heisey Foundation Award. The last 2[...]re. In 1957 work· years were in Plentywood where I graduated. Due to the bus ride and ed on road construction; winters of 1956 and 195 7 he worked at finances being scarce I was unable to participate in any activities other Gray's Saw ill at Seeley Lake, MT. He then returned home to help his than school. I will always remember our bus driver Ed Hannah. mother wi h the farming. I started my employment with Mountain Bell in Plentywood On 6-14-59 he married Joanna Angela Panagabko of Nor[...]49. Emily Sullivan was the Chief Operator at that time. I worked Sask. She was born on 6·24-36 to Mary Hrabarchuk Panagabko and off and on in that office approximately 11 years. Nickolas Panagabko. She went to grade school and high school in or· I married Marvin (Buzz) Strand (born 4-4-32), the s[...]trand of Reserve, 11 -8-62 at Post Falls, ID. Due to his bus driv- that fall. In 1955 she grad[...]Adamson Travel Agency in Yorkton, Sask. we moved to Culbertson in the spring of 1963. I continued with Moun- After their marriage they lived on the family farm . Joanna helped tain Bell there until transferring to Wolf Point in the fall of 1963 and on the farm and worked part•time for Loren O'Toole Law Firm . In 1961 worked in that office until school was out in the spring of 1964. We Calvin took over the farming as his mother retired. Due to poor bought the Chief Motel and Taxi Service in Glasgow in 1964. I con- pastures he sold his livestock and purchased a backhoe. He runs this[...] |
| [...]ur daughter, Ardeth Ann Franke, was "dreams" was to have a~ irrigation system. In 1977 his dream came[...]where we now of alfalfa hay. The water is taken out of what is known as the "Syme live no[...]ond area. of Dooley. During this time I played in a dance band called the Melody[...]r. We raised cattle for several years and in 1957 I did conservation[...]in Watford City and then went into road building. I also worked for[...]grade foreman . In 1973 I came back to farming full time and now enjoy[...]od. He graduated in 1979. He played football, was a defen- sive guard and in 1978 he was named to the Class B All State Tourna-[...]aron. ment. He enjoyed wrestling. In 1977 he went to Wrestling Camp at Lake Tahoe. After camp he toure[...]Ila Westphal Syme was born 3-14-23 on the farm about 7 miles in 1979 he joined Don Blai[...]. ing. That fall he worked for J & L Implement as a mechanic. Then for Mother died 10-24-82. I was the fourth child in our family of 6 children. Prairie Pipeline as a backhoe operator. When the company shut down I had 3 sisters and 2 brothers, Hazel Vandenacre, Loretta BlueJ, he went looking for work and found a job with Burris Oil Company. He Euge[...]ickinson, after her third heart surgery on 11-23-77. ND. I went to the LaGrange school through the 8th grade and gradu- Calvin has lived most of his life on the family farm. He served on ated from Plentywood HS in 1940. I orked for my board and room for the Raymond Park Board, did a lot of work on the Raymond Ball Dia- Leo and Grace Donaldson and too care of their baby, orman Leo. mond, is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Joanna is a When we were married and moved to Raymond, e hved in the base· member of the St. Raymond's Guild and St. Joseph's Catholic Church. me[...]for water and carried it all in and out, as e didn't have a se er or a DONALD and ILA (WESTPHAL) SYME well. I helped ork in the 1ield seeding, summerfallo · g[...]iles north of Ray- ing hay and grain. I or ed at the Penney store for a hde in 1961 and mond, which was known as the Kelly place, which is now Merlin then went to ork at the ASCS offrce until 1965. I do ve h le field Paulsons. I was the seventh child in our family of 11 childre[...]ldr n of parents were William and Mary Ann Syme. I went to the , st grade at which we have 5, ho[...]Adams Keith, of Sidney, Jesse Adams of Plen ood a d aula and with horses and my mother used to drive 3 horses on a binder making Jason Fran e of llhston, 0. A si th grandchild, Tommy Busb , as bundles. Steam[...]10-9-67 and d1 d 12-23 -79. threshing machines. I had a team and hayrack at an early age and hauled bundles to the threshing machine. JAMES and GU IE SY In 1939 I worked for my brother Jim, moving buildings. I was Being the oldest of this Sym family, I ill start 1th m par nts, employed at the Boeing[...]in Edin- Highlander Brewery in Missoula in 1942. I married Ila Westphal on burgh, Scotland on 5-16-1882 and d1 d S p ember 1953. y moth r 9-5-42 in Missoula. That fall I hauled gas and fuel for Leland Evenson. ary Ann cGr evey Syme as born 10-7- 89 in I m na, I and We both worked on the farm for Bill and argaret Hass and later I died 3-5-80. I as born at th cCoy Ranch 4 mil s north st of Pl n[...]Gran e nneth, Evel n Johnson, 5-29-43. That fall I worked in a coal mine north of Raymond and in the V[...], Glad s B c er, Tim, Ho ard, and spring we moved to Plentywood here I as employed by Olaf Calvi[...]ved eve al times duri g my oun childhood. Aasheim on the farm until I was inducted into the army on 11 -22-44 at Dad sold his homestead north of Ra mood to O car attson to pay for Fort Douglas, UT. I had my basic training at Camp Roberts, CA and my a steam thrashing machine. From that tim on, Dad just rent d farms paratroop training at Fort Benning, GA. I left for the Philippines from m the ne t fe years. In about 1920, he decided to quit farming and Los Angeles, by boat on our anniversary, 9-5-45, hich took 27 days. ent to ork in the coal mines. This en on for a fe years nd he I was in the Philippines for 30 days and was then transferred to Japan decided to start farming am by renting 320 acres. Eventually he pur- to serve with the Occupation Troops at Sendai. We ent from town to chased the farm Calvin no o ns. I left home the spnng of 1932 to town collecting rifles, swords and ammunition and made several trips wor on a small ranch near Pl nt ood- salary 1 per day and room to Tokyo by train, guarding the Koreans. I was discharged from the and board. I or ed there 1 year. 1933 as a very poor year in army on 10-14-46 at Fort Lewis, WA. We lived in Plentywood for 3 Sheridan County, so I ent to the state of Washington for the harvest. years and I was employed by the Reserve Soil Conservation Dist. as From there I went to Wyola, MT for haying, then to the coal mines for[...] |
| [...]nths. The mine operator got behind with my pay so I KENNETH ODELLE and MARLENE SYME bought a Chev. truck from Peterson Co. and started hauling coal. The fall of 1936, my brother, Kenneth and I went to work for Henry Hill and I was born in Plentywood on 5-8-38 to the parents of Kenneth and Assoc. in the gold fields in Nevada. I hauled their equipment to their Velma Syme. I had 1 sister, Ardelle (Mrs. Ray Brenteson) of Coalridge, claims. We returned from Nevada, 2-2-37. This was a very rough MT. We lived in the present Mrs. Brown house on the east end of Glen- winter.[...]wood Ave. This house was moved to Plentywood from the yard here[...]where I live in Raymond.[...]or the county until late in 1941 when he accepted a[...]The family followed in March of 1942. We lived in a little trailer house I can remember, next to an older couple who raised goats. I can[...]once in a while. We moved back to Raymond in the spring of 1943 to the[...]McGowan house. Dad went to work in the coal mine with Don north of[...]Raymond. In the spring of 1944 we moved to a farm northwest of Ray-[...]mond to the Kreiger place. Dad worked for Mrs. Seaberg. I started[...]which time we moved to the Andy Rio farm the folks had bought earlier[...]now. I had the job of hauling water from the railroad well to school. I James and Gunnie Syme.[...]went to the first 8 grades here, then rode the bus to Plentywood for my I married Gunhild Nelson 4-18-36. She died 12-7-83.[...]d, 17 After graduating in 1956, I went to Fort Ord with 4 classmates, miles; Adrienne J. Gibson 5-26-39, is a realtor in Billings; Gregory Dennis Wh[...]he army reserve. After com- Gunnie was born to Olaf and Christine elson in Daneville Town- pleting training Dennis and I went to Great Falls and worked for ship south of Westby, MT on the Dakota side. She was the fifth of a Anaconda Copper Mines. In the spring I came home and did conserva- family of 8. She was[...]D northeast of tion work with Dad. I went to Minneapolis in January of 1958 to attend Westby and attended rural schools there. She worked at various Humboldt Inst. I took airline reservations and traffic management[...]rs and in the fall of 1935, ing. When I finished school I went to work for F. W. Woolworth Co. in she came to Raymond to visit her brother who had moved there. They their district office in Minneapolis. I did not care for office work so I got were on their way to a dance in Antelope and had some car trouble. I a job with N. W. Airlines where I really enjoyed working. It was in· happened along and stopped to help them. That is how we met, and teresting and I got to travel at reduced fares. This was too good to last from that moment, I knew she was the one I was seeking. Gunnie ex- as they went on strike, thanks to unions, and I could not afford to wait celled in cooking, gardening, baking and decorating wedding cakes, around, so I took a job with Aquarium Supply Co. selling pet supplies plus pain ing pie ures, etc. She was a member of the Oslo Lutheran and trop[...]theast of Westby, and before her death she became a I married Louisa Eddy of Brave, PA, then working in[...]r of the Plentywood Lutheran Church. She was also a charter September of 1960. We had[...]in the Glenwood Thrift Shop and worked very hard to make it born on 2-20-63. what It is today. I transferred to Indianapolis with ASC in June of 1963 for a year. In 1937, I worked as a heavy equipment operator during the con- The humid climate was really tough on me and I did not care for the struction of the Plentywood-Scobey Highway until 1941 . I had a house- people, it was really different than working in Minneapolis. In July of moving business, but because of the Army draft, i was hard to keep a 1964 I came back to Raymond and went back to conservation work. crew. About the time a man knew his job, the draft ould call him, so I That winter I helped Dad finish the inside of the new home they built on sold out and went to work building on airbases in ew exico and the Eve[...]47, we purchased farmland north I bought a farm in Pangman Sask. in 1965 and farmed there un[...]560 acres. In 1954 Dad passed away on 11 -12-77. The next year I rented my farm out and we bought the Comertown Elevator from Peavey[...]ley Elevators came up for sale and we bought them but discontinued buying grain in Comerto n and moved the business to Dooley, which I still have, but no longer buy grain. I sold the Comertown Elevator to my brother, Howard. y mother, Mary Ann Syme, in failing health, stayed on the farm until 7-23-70, when she entered Sheridan[...]beside my father. During my younger years, I played for dances in the area and also played for the opening dance at the Blue Moon on 7-4-35 . I have been a Jaycee, served on the City Council, A.S.C. Office, S.C.S. Committee, and was director of the Security State Bank for a number of years. I also belong to the Elks Lodge in Plentywood. We hav[...] |
| [...]in Outlook in 1980. She is work- I lived in apartments in Plentywood until 11-6-78, when I had my ng for Miller Oil in Plentywood and doing[...]taking care of house from the farm moved to Plentywood where I still live. 1er animals in her spare time. On 11-17-83, Clair Johnson and I were married in Belgrade, MT by Kent graduate[...]our past minister, Herb Knutson. We manage to keep busy every day with me here on the farm and enjoys doing mechanic work and[...]isions for our new home which is being built. On 2-22-84 I married Marlene Scheltgen of Scout Lake, Sask. Ma[...]Terry Syme was born in Williston, ND on 11-25-50, the son of Tim KENNETH and VELMA SYME[...]f Raymond. Terry's pioneer grandparents were I, Velma Syme, was born to Samuel and Effie Garber on 9-28-15 at Bill and Mary Ann Syme of[...]er and Lydia Lee of Fortuna, ND. My parents came to North Dakota from North Manchester, Antelope. IN and proved up a homestead. Besides my parents our family was[...]e (dee.), Bernice (dee.), Blaine, Logan on 5-21-53. The youngest, Lorraine, was born in Culbertson on (dee.), Lois, Velma, Donald (dee.), Earl, Dorothy[...]nological order. My mother passed away 6-25 -24 . A few years Terry attended e[...]ter Dad married the hired girl, Margit Johre, and to this union half 1957-59 Terry and his[...]er high school graduation in 1968, Terry attended on- Barstad.[...]ana State University in Bozeman where he received a degree in My sister Lois and I walked or drove all 1 2 years to school in For- Geology and Math in 1972. During his years in college he became an tuna. I still own the one-horse cart we drove and Ted Wil[...]ning and Scobey, MT (Dallas Williamson's Dad) did a beautiful job renovating it. I served on the avalanche patrol at Bridger Bowls I area near Bozeman. plan to loan it to the Sheridan County Museum. After graduation from[...]all, Tin 1976 ith high school, my sister Lois and I went to Indiana and spent the winter Tom Cook[...]tion with my oldest brother Blaine. The next fall I enrolled in the N. Y. Hair on a log home there with logs he cut from the Hyalite Canyon near Dressing Academy at Fargo, ND. After graduation I came to Plenty- Bozeman and hand-peeled. Terry continued to farm and custom spray wood and worked at Leona Cr[...]with his father in the summers at Raymond. 1937, I worked at the Mac McCoy ranch.[...]On 4-23-77 he ma ·[...]Ch · s born in Jane On 10-30-37 Kenneth Syme and I were married in the Plentywood a ar n. parsonage by Rev. Orvill[...]the third child of illiam a rn and ary Ann Syme. He was born 1 0-3[...]s 2 house now located on he present Kenneth Collins farm. We lived in[...]h re Terry co brother Jim went to Roswell to do construction or on th ii JI ini hin Ros ell Air[...]and in the spring of 1944 T rry a , Bo man on re urned home here Kenneth farmed for rs. Seaberg[...]d farmed plus ntinu s to bou ht 2.5 en[...]vation work for 9 years leveling land m the Trent on and mond from[...]lah areas. Kenneth then turned the equipment over to Odelle and nd Chr[...]ce. In 1965 1977. Chris is also an a o ' Club and we built a new home on the farm and lived there until Kenneth b came sings fr qu ntly around t e is also a publi d free I nee Ill and passed a ay in the Deaconess Hospital in Billings, · T on rit r and song riter. 11 -12-77. Some of Ken's other interests ere serving on the rural fire, land TIM and LAVO N[...]h council, hospital drive, .F.O. I (Tim) a born 5-19-27 on th farm 2 mil s north of Raymond, farm program an[...]T, th fourth son of William and Mary Ann Sym . I gr w up there and[...] |
| [...]n Minneapolis. 100 ft. west of our present home. I attended Plentywood HS for 11/4 T[...]children , Kristy and Bryan. years. At this time I stayed home taking care of cattle and helping my mother run the farm. Dad was confined to a wheelchair from a coal MR. AND MRS. HANS THOMSEN[...]Christensen and other relatives moved to Kenmare, ND in 1905 from[...]Albert Lea, MN. They each filed on a homestead 13 miles southwest of[...]Kenmare. My dad, a carpenter came to · Kenmare in 1907 seeking[...]natives of Denmark. I was born 3-4-09. In the summer of 1910, the 2[...]couples decided to each file on a homestead in eastern Montana. The[...]men left on their mission. They took neighboring plots of lan[...]northeast of Plentywood. It was compulsory by law to build a "shack" and live on the land. Mother and Mrs. L. C. (Hulda) Christens[...]the train to Culbertson and stagecoach from there to Plentywood. They[...]another house a half mile away. My brother Elmer was born 1-6-12.[...]yn was born 7-26-14 and Mabel, 2-1-21 . Elmer and I spent many Tim and LaVon[...]happy hours with our cousins just a short distance away. On 12-17-49 I married Lavonne Lee of Antelope, MT. We lived on In 1919, Dad bought the Stenm[...]ere we lived 4 the farm for 1½ years and moved to our present location. Our children winters and moved to the farm in the summer to put in a crop. In 1924, are Terrance, born 11-25-50; Ric[...]orn he sold the mine and we moved to St. Paul, MN to doctor for Evelyn's 4-27-55 . I continued to farm until the fall of 1957 when I began to eyes. Dad would return each summer[...]or United Construction Co. We moved with the jobs to Broadus, moved back to Plentywood where a new home was built. In 1937 the Wolfpoint, Livi[...]my employment was farm was rented out. He (Dad) enjoyed the building trade and built mechanic work. On 9-1-61 I began work as a tractor and truck several homes in Plentywood. Also a store building was built and mechanic for Western Implement in Plentywood. I returned to farming rented to the Red Owl Store. He and Ole Hippi built a store at Wolf again on 4-1-64 when I rented the Collins farm in Raymond. I still farm Point. In 1936 he built th[...]ne this land for Buzz Collins and Shirley Holje. I also worked for Clair north of Raymond and a store for Olaf Nordby in Raymond. Mabel grad- Jo[...]m high school in 1939. That fall the family moved to and Bulk Plant.[...]sadena, CA where Mabel entered college. Dad built a nice home in After beginning to farm in 1964, Howard Syme (my brother) and I 1940. Mother passed away 6-28-52. He married again in May 1953. also farmed some rented land at Tribune, S[...]Evelyn made her home with them. She was a cheerful, happy person in were doing some custom[...]ril 1961 at the age of 46 and Music played a big role in our life from singing while milking c[...]pril 1963. Elmer married Gladyce Nelson of Westby to playing string instruments. Later I began playing at school dances. A 7-29-37. Their 2 children Wayne and Jo[...]nd work in Seattle lot of my free time from 1950 to 1957 was spent with the "Melody area. Six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The farm is rented and Four," a 4-piece dance band. Eight people were involved from time to they live in Plentywood. Mabel mar[...]son Michael Jerry lives at Henderson, KY. He has a son and a welcomed and we all enjoyed playing.[...]l and Bill are retired and live at Mesa, AZ I still enjoy big game hunting and fishing. Other a[...]and Columbia Falls, MT in the summers. being a member of the Raymond School Board, Fair Board, A[...]e of abet was born 8-22-1887 to William A. and Catherine Clawson loading 52-car unit trains[...]brothers-Tom, cable tool well drilling rig seems to take care of any idle time. Bernard, and Leo, and 4 sisters-Lucetta, Alice, Genevieve, and I (Lavonne) as born on my grandfather's (Christian Lee) home-[...]ere she and stead 7½ miles northeast of Antelope on 12-28-25. I was the oldest other family memb[...]k. Her marriage daughter of Lydia and Oliver Lee. I attended grade school at the Lone on 12-7-10 to Fred M. Tooke brought forth 5 children: Stanley S[...]Saratoga, CA; Mildred Wilhelmi (3-24-14) of I was my dad's right helper as there were no boys to do the Roundup, MT; Marjory Richardson (6-11 -18) deceased; Isabel (2-9-21) chores. I hauled grain, hayed, combined, summerfallowed and[...]er, MT. In the winter months throughout the years I worked at the Home ab[...]though there were fun times these were One winter I worked in Seattle, WA and at the aval Base Del Mo[...]t the many conveniences that Hotel in California. I also worked as a waitress in Taft, OR. Several we no[...]mesteaders, land was years after we were married, I worked part-tin;ie as a clerk in the Ray- lost to the banks when mortgage payments could not be met. Weather mond post office.[...]d farms in the Plentywood moved to Raymond and from there to Plentywood in 1937. She fol- area and rais[...] |
| [...]affectionately known as "Charlie Pete" to Outlook residents and her and where she still lives. She was married in 1961 to Will D. Smith, sister, Lenore, was[...]years. ' now deceased. Mabels' husband Fred died on Christmas Eve 1946. My[...]Staceyville, OH, later moving to Kenmare, ND, then to the state of STANLEY J. TOOKE[...]Washington and eventually living on the present Arnold Boe farmstead Born to Fred M. and Mabel R. (Clawson) Tooke on 1-19-13, previously to moving to Raymond. ~tanley is the oldest of 5 children. A sister Mildred Wilhelmi (3-24-14) . I went to school in Raymond with teachers over the years being lives at Roundup, MT, Marjory Richardson (6-11 -18 to 7-21 -81 ), Isabel Clair Johnson, Florence Cybulski Saxton, Miss Ryan (later Mrs. (2-9-21 to 10-19-29), and a brother William A. (9-2-25) presently of Krogstad), I[...]Ston_er, o_utlook, is their mother). I recall one day Miss Cybulski brought Stan[...]High in 1 933 where he excelled in a child with her to school that none of us knew. When it came time fo[...]935 when the recess Miss Cybulski said, "I don't know if we can have recess or not. Poly still accepted students on their willingness to work their way Theresa has been whispering so much." I sat just thunder-struck, for I through. He received his B.S. in 1938 and his first job teaching and knew I hadn't done anything naughty. Then Miss Cybulski said, "Oh! I coaching at Custer HS. In following years he added to his education by forgot! This is my sister, Theresa!" Then I knew she hadn't meant me! attending the Universi[...]Master of Education degree in I graduated from Outlook High in 1955, and went to airline school school administration in 1951 . He has been a teacher, coach, and in Omaha. From there I was sent as a secretary to Washington, DCin a school administrator in Montana, Idaho, Washingt[...]the Navy Department. It was in DC that Duane and I met and California.[...]were married in Wisconsin 4-12-58. We came to Plenty ood in the Stan married Harriet Lynn Stallwood from Livingston, MT, also a late summer of that year. teacher h[...]was born in Jefferson, WI in 1937. He was raised on a graduating in 1936. They have 6 sons. Major Michael S. Tooke was dairy farm, but when he was 12 years old his family moved to Ar an- born 3-12-42 and is a career officer with the U.S. Army. Mike served[...]leaving Wisconsin, so they stayed only about a month in Arkansas, Point in charge of cadet activities. He is married to Francine Ray and and returned to their original home area, where Duane, though he[...]ction Thomas W. was born 10-4-44 , was appointed to the US Naval work. Duane did not get to finish high school in those years, but ith Academy in 1963 and attended Chico State Uni[...]ing for where he received his B.S. degree. He is a graduate of Plumas National him. Thro[...]uty and 4 years inac- Fire Fighter group. He has a daughter Camarin, age 12. A third son tive, Duane received exp[...]s sta ioned at James H. was born 10-6-46 . He is a graduate of San Jose State Maryland and being I was in DC, the distance as no great. University with a B.A. in 1968 and an M.A. in 1969. Jim served in the Following our marriage and move to Plen ood, Duane or d Naval Reserves from 1964-68 and on the USS Ranger during the Viet- fo[...], Ambrose Wal o s , of Boundary Construction, and a he Red chorage, AK where they operate a restaurant among other business in- Owl Store in Plent ood, and has no been a cus odian at e sc ool terests. John E. was the fourth son, born 4-16-50 , and is a graduate of for 21 years. the Coast Gua[...]La Rae, born 12-1 -70 is in th 7 h 2-21 -53 , is a graduate of Chico State University with a B.A. in 1976. grade. She plays bas etball and t e only girl on Boy s L1 Rob married Janel Winkler and they[...]er h di ection of Paulson. T a 's Samuel, age 3. Rob manages a restaurant in Vacaville, CA. Jeffrey l., Women's Lib! the youngest, was born 1-12-55 and is a graduate of DeAnza Jr. Col-[...]lexa, age 3, reside in San Jose, CA where Jeff is a gourmet chef.[...]DAN and VALERIE VERT Some things that stand out in Stan's experiences in Sheridan[...]rt County are his athletic achievements which led to his chance to go on Daniel Jos p Vert as born ·3-5 in I n ood, T. is h to college. He also remembers the rodeos, barn dances, and the great on of Clara ( rs. elvin) Tan , of Outloo T, and Em st Vert , or- people of the area to whom he attributes his survival. Thre p ople[...]oe who was high school family mov d to Outloo . Ourin high chool Dan did som or on 011 principal during his first teaching and coach[...]rigs ·n he Outloo area. fter graduation from Out oo HS m 1973, e retired no but works at keeping his mind sharp and his body in shape. mov d to Chica o, IL, h r h as mplo d b the G. D. S[...]Company or over a year. DUANE and THERESA TREWYN[...]In 1975, Dan mov d bac to ontana. H liv din Billings for a f I was the second child of John and Esmer Fink. I as born on a months, and then came bac to Plen ood. Dan or d fo Christen• blizzardy January night on the farmstead about 1 mile east of Ray-[...]orn in the he began ork at the lac I Farmers Union 011 Co., her he is present- house t[...]ctor, rs. 01 athiason, On 6 -11 -76 , Dan marri d Valerie Johnson, daughter of elvin and Esther Nagel's mother, was on hand to see me into the world. Dorothy Johnson of Raymond, T. Valerie as born in Plent ood on other was a daughter of Frederick and Gertrude Roderic[...] |
| closed she went on to Plentywood School to finish her education. After Chandler. T[...]Bob and I have been active in the Congregational Church, U.[...]Plentywood. I taught Sunday School from 1958-67. We are both in[...]volved in the Raymond Park Dev. I was secretary from 1956-66, then[...]many years. I have been active in the Raymond Home Demonstratio[...]club, holding all the various offices. Bob and I were the Raymond[...]the Raymond-Outlook Farmer's Union from 1963-65; I was[...]ary from 1963-65. Chet Lindblom, Enid Paulson and I taught the[...]ourse for 6 weeks, for the Civil Defense in 1967. I am in·[...]rives for the Mental Health, Combined Fund Drive; I am a caller for the Red Cross Blood Drawing. I worked on both the ~[...]Bob and Wanda have had a good life in northeastern Montana, and On 1-7-78, Jeana Lyn Vert was born. Dan and Valerie moved from wouldn't have wanted to have lived anyplace else. Plentywood to Raymond, MT in the spring, where they have lived[...]er, MARK WANKEL Amber ichelle, born on 2-5-80, and a son, Evan Douglas, born I was born 5-16-48 in Plentywood, MT, the son of Ro[...]I attended grade school in Raymond, and went to Plentywood for[...]gh school. During my high school career from 1964 to 1966, I ROBERT and WANDA WANKEL worked as a broadcaster for KPWD-FM, Morris and Mary Lou Ne son's I was born 6-29-25 on the farm near Dooley, MT, the youngest of station. 6 children born to Arthur and abel Wankel (Pg. 229 Sheridan Day- I graduated from Montana State University in 1972, with a degree break). I attended the Wankel School, just west of the farm. I grad· in Agri Business. uated from t[...], and attended Montana State I am interested in hunting and fishing. College at Bozeman for a brief ime. In 1947, I married Wanda Glenn Harris. Wanda is the daughter[...]sister, Bonne Lu, was born 3-26-29. We all lived on a ranch 44 miles south of Miles City, MT. Because o[...]1935. Our mother died in ovember 1935. Bonne and I stayed ith our dad, spending he summers on a farm, near Buffalo Gap, SD with our mo her's family. In the summer of 1937 Bonne and I moved to Conrad, T to live ith our dad's sister, r. and Mrs. Byers Emric . About a year later, Bonne as adopted by Bertha and Al Per[...]ving in Sidney, T. Glenn Harris lived ith Bob and I from 1971 -74. He died in I am presently living in Viv's Trailer Court, Plent[...]the Veteran's Hospital in iles City, after having a leg amputated. I ing in the Raymond area, and Southern[...]MIKE and SANDRA WANKEL T in 194 7. I met Bob while in nurse's training, on a blind date with ike Wankel, son of Robert and Wanda Wankel was born on Jack Westphal and Betty Lou eogh, who was in trai[...]n Plentywood, T. He has an older brother Mark and a sister time. I specialized at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital fro[...]Big uddy League. Bob and I have 3 children: Mark Harris, born 5-16-48[...] |
| [...]ve 2 children: Meghan McLeod, May 1963 at the age of 43. I graduated from Dooley in 1935, Ho ard born 3-23-8[...]d Plentywood and graduated from Cut- We built a new home in the spring of 1981, on the farm in Ray- bank. Merrill an[...]and in Canada. We 9-3-3 7, moved to Ft. Peck, worked there 2 years and farmed at Fraz[...]wood. for one; then we moved back to the home farm 9 miles northeast of[...]Raymond to farm with Dad and brother, Bob. In 1941 we purchased a MERRILL and CLEONE WANKEL[...]new IHC Crawler tractor and a 16 ft. pull-type combine. Cleone drove Me[...]errill the combine, Bob hauling grain. errill had a pail of 12-6-15, to Arthur and Mabel Wankel. Mother and Dad were in St. Paul small pebbles to throw at Cleone when he wanted her to slo do n. I for a convention and had a big surprise-twins were born; they brought was noisy and dusty on the tractor. Later years, errill operated the us home in a clothes basket. Emma Olson came to work for Mother, combine from the tractor over a period of 11 years and 6000 miles. caring for the twins and Art Noll worked for Dad. A romance led to mar- We are members of the First Co[...]l Church in Plenty• riage. Art and Emma moved to a farm north of Dooley. wood. We have 3 children: Cheryl Anne, married to ,to Olson, living in Muriel and I started 1st grade at the Reed School, 3 miles fro[...]'Toole, boarded with our folks; went to school in Raymond through 8th grade, graduated from Plen . we rode to school with her in a one-horse buggy. The next year we[...]hat would lay down and roll; we couldn't get back on married in Great Falls 2-22-80. They hve in Grea Falls, ith daugh- so we had to walk the rest of the way leading the horse. We went to ters, Jennifer Angelique, 5-10-7 5,[...]Cheryl, 5-30-84. summer school some years, due to the severe winter weather. Ger- Thomas Lee, 12-9-49, also went to Raymond through 8th grade, grad- trude Curran Heisler was our teacher. Later a school was moved to uated from Plentywood, attended c[...]ce, Hove were married 7-24-76, at a small country church north of the Katie and Bob, all finished the 8th grade here, but our older sister, ranch, which is 45[...]ast of Jordan and 20 miles nort of Wynona, went to Reed School, graduated from Plentywood, and[...]l graduated from Dooley and Cleone was a leader. Jim and Tom played football, bas etball a[...]el School, Powder River baseball. A fun time for all. School near Miles City. She ma[...]ad house. Walter DUANE C. and EDITH A. WILSON passed away April 1983. Muriel lives here and goes back to her home I, Duane, was born 9-5-37 m Sheridan emorial Hospi[...]wood, T, son of Joe and Ruth (Holland) Wilson. I gre up on he rami- Edgar Fortner and lives in Oroville, CA. Katie is married to Barr Zeidler fy farm with 1 sister, Valene rs. Donald L. Ben on). and Bob is married to Wanda Harris-their stories are in the book. I We attended Gibson School. W[...]nd fo our irs graduated from Dooley in 1934, went to work at Fort Peck and on the year in high school to mee Ed Hannah's school bus. I had a b ch farm for Dad. seat on each side. The next year the bus rou e as started hie O a The summer of 1934, Lloyd Adams and I batched over on Ray- Hatvick drove , I en Joyed FF , of hich I no belong o e alumnus, mond Highway while we work[...]p, and Vo-Ag and graduated ith e cl o 195 a Plen ood horses on a scraper. Winter of 1935-36 Ervin Nelson was buying grain HS. I Joined he Army Reserves and n on ctiv du y in Octo o in Dooley; they closed the elevator for the winter. He had a new Ford 1957. car; we decided to go west to Flathead VaJley where his folks, Carl and After graduation I Julia, had moved. The roads were blocked; I came to Dooley ith a 1958 I started o n team of horses and pulled his car on the Soo Line AR as far as Bla[...]. orstads, then drove the team 4 miles north to my home and al ed struct,on, he n a back; next day we went west. Got work cutting cor[...]ather, Carl, felling trees. When retu ned to or a tree was falling, we would yell timber-like a real lumber Jae . The I as hired b first night in his sleep, Ervin[...] |
| On 7-6-63, I married Edith Marsh in Plentywood, daughter of the late Joseph A. (1-16-71) and Florence M. (Flossie Jordan) Marsh[...]ldren, see Sheridan Daybreak Pg. 658, she grew up on the farm east of Plentywood until starting scho[...]1st grade, as there was no kindergarten at this time. She stayed with her sisters, Celestia Marsh, and Mae Hark during the week and would go to the farm on Friday afternoon, weather permitting. There was no school bus at this time. In the winter they wouldn't get to the farm for several weekends because of the sn[...]ing rate was 25¢ an hour. In I married Ruth Holland, daughter of Harry and Augusta Holland on the summer after the 7th grade, she waited table[...]Ruth was born in Raymond on 1-16-17. She had 4 sisters. Josie, Ritland and I[...]he for Vic Kisler at Kisler Meat Market as check-out clerk. Edith was one lived in Raym[...]managers, Alf and Dorothy they moved to a farm 9 miles northeast of Raymond. Ruth attended[...]- At the time we planned to get married, I was broke, so I sold a wood HS in 1958, for 5 years. She moved to Denver, CO where she at- team of horses for $200, and we rented a farm from Carl Hovedy, the tended the Barnes Sch[...]th of Raymond, which we later and graduated with a degree in I.B.M. Keypunch, and advanced bought. After our marriage, Harry Holland told me a group of friends Secretarial Training. While att[...]were coming over one evening for a shivaree, so I borrowed $1 Ofrom Performance Registry Internati[...]employed at the Olaf Nordby to buy a couple bottles of gin. State Unemployment Office there. She returned to Plentywood in 1961 We had 2 children: Duane, born 9-5-37, and Valerie born 5-29-39. to begin work for Security State Bank, the first day[...]ever possible. She would ride the binder, holding a kid on her lap Members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Edith belongs to the while the other rode with me on the tractor. Altar Society of which she has been[...]presently is In 1970, I was seeding wheat on Dutch's place and as I went to re· sec.-treas. of St. Theresa's Guild of which she was an original member, lease the drill and turn the corner, I leaned against the door on the trac- forming 10-11-65. She belongs to Raymond Homemakers and is tor cab and it came open. I fell out between the disk and tractor. I sec.-treas. for the Raymond Park Board.[...]couldn't pull myself up so I pulled my glasses off and tossed them We ha[...]e College with Mid- me and since I had just filled the drill, there was plenty of weight. I just Management as her major; Kevin Joseph, born[...]ynette fayed there not able to move, but as I turned my head I could see the Marie, born 7-26-77, who are both a[...]chool and tractor had gone in a circle and was coming back to get me. Thank ride the school bus, driven by Kell[...]door God, the machinery got caught on the truck and the tractor died. Ruth by 7:20 A.M. each school day.[...]came over at noon and found me. She went to the neighbors', Lloyd We lived in Plentywoo[...]r- Adams, and called the ambulance to pick me up and Don Benson to chasing our own home at 306 Olive St. and before moving to the farm. lead the way. I spent 18 days in the hospital with a broken collarbone, For a sideline we sold "Willex" products and attended t[...]h's and Daryl Olson's. All in all til I was able to work again. we're glad and feel blessed to be living on a farm. In 1977, we built a home in Plentywood and are enjoying the city[...]life. I still go out to the farm and help with spring's work, harvest, et[...]Ruth is a volunteer worker at the Thrift Center and is a member of Ray- JOE and RUTH WILSON[...]arden Club, and very active in the Plenty· I was born in Arcola, Canada on 5-3·12 and came to the US wi h wood Lutheran Church. my parents, Jim and Lena Wilson when I was 3 weeks old. y father Duane married Edith Marsh on 7-6-63, and they have 3 children: died when I was 12, and after that I worked for Grandma Heisler and Darcy, Kevin, and Lynette. They live on the home place. Uncle Leo, and helped Mother care[...]i- Valerie married Don Benson on 9-7-58. They also have 3 children: ly. I had 3 brothers, Irvin, Terrance and Lewis, and 2[...]Bloms and they live in and Roma, all younger than I.[...]O. The rest of the family is in Plentywood. I attended the Gibson School and still remember getting caught Ruth's mother died on 11 -5-70, in the Bellevue Nursing Home in winking at my teacher. My punishment was going to the dark, dirt Washington. She had been a resident there for 4 years. Her father died basement to get her a pail.[...]n 1936, and brother Leroy in 1942. In 1929, I rented some land and started farming, using horses to My mother is living in the Mo[...]the planting and harvesting. That fall Terry and I were breaking a young team of colts to use for spring's wor'k and tried them out by LENA WILSON hauling a wagon load of coal for Mom. Well, they were doing[...]Lena Wilson was born in Minnesota on 1-9-1892. Her parents we got back to the Gibson School hills and then they made a sharp turn were Joseph and Anna Heisler. She had 2 brothers, Leo and Jake and and decided to head home. The wagon tipped over and Terry was[...]e, Fronia, Mary and Katie. buried under the coal, but didn't get hurt at all. When she was 2 years old the family moved to Texas and then to[...] |
| [...]MN, Tillie and Coon Wilson moved from Rosholt to Outlook, MT. (Our to the states with her mother and brother Leo in 190[...]ghter, Plentywood for 2 years and then moved back to Forgot, Canada to help Kate Hass, but had passed away a few years earlier.) Tillie and Coon her sister wh[...]Lena and Jim were married in 1911 and moved to Arcola, Sask. the Stadstad place jus[...]y in 1930. Tillie Wilson In 1912 they moved to the states and homesteaded near the[...]ed at Canadian border. Two years later they moved to Raymond and farmed. Plentywood. In 1919 they returned to Canada and settled near Clear Lake where they liv[...]in 1924. At that time Lena moved her family back to the states and lived with her mother. She then homesteaded on 40 acres 2 miles south of the border. In 1936 she moved to the Axel Markinson home in Plentywood and did sewing on WPA . Three years later that home was destroyed b[...]later, with the help of Jim Syme and Irvin, moved a house in from the Dagmar area on the same location. Lena cooked at the hospital for many years and in 1952 went to work at the Chandler farms where her son Irvin was foreman . She re- tired in 1970 and continued to live at her home in Plentywood. She en- joyed gardening until 1980 when she sold her home and moved to the Pioneer Manor where she now resides.[...]Six children were born to Tillie and Coon in Roberts Coun , near[...]Lyle Wilson, born 8-17 -04, moved to ontana ith paren s ·n[...]for Wyola, T here he or ed tor a large ca le ranch. From there h[...]ried and moved to Houston, T and his 1fe d" d here. He re ir d o[...]Irvin are re- Plentywood and later moved to Ellensburg, y tired farmers and Lewis is a meat cutter at Piggly Wiggly. Terrance is farmed at 1ttitas and passed a ay in Ap ii 1977 a retired and lives in Sacramento, CA. Thelma, Mrs. Harold Mogan, a re- argaret ilson marr d I end rson o Doo tired nurse, lives in Rupert, ID and Roma is presently living in Fair- later to Ellensburg, A. Th y had 1 son. a a t o d or J. C. ban s, AK where she teaches.[...]Penney Co. in Sea I and also Portland. Sh r tir d and i ng in Lena has 14 grandchildren and 23 great[...]on's s ory a on p 738.[...]on 8·1 • m Sou h Da ota. WILMOT ORA[...]sch o aa to n on 6-20-3 in d By Bernice LaCoste and Jenn[...]t n1 ar · Lillian s on Our parents were Wilmot (Coon) Ora Wilson an[...]1872, in Cerro Gor~o and retired a mi 19 ha ch1ldr n. County, Mason City, IA. He left Iowa to work as a bra eman on the rail- road at Bismarck, D, before serving in[...]osholt, which was built later. Our mother as born on I ( 1 e) am the young st son of Ru and ella (Cor ery) ollan. I 8-14-1877 at Kilrea, Londonderry Cty., Ireland. S[...]and as born 12-17· 2 m Portland, OR. I ha e 1 brother, Vaid n, ho Ii e to her sister's, Mrs. Dave Hardy, who then lived at Wheaton, M Our in Centralia, A. He as born on 1· 5-32. Eight months aft r I a parents were married at Wheaton on 5-8-01 . born e moved to Pl n ood, T. y father di d in 1964. Our pare[...]m South Da ota in the spring of I gradual d from Plen ood HS in 1960. I attend d coll g in 1912 and went to Donald, OR where Father ork d at various Jobs, in[...]cluding looking after hop and prune dryers. After a fe years _they ~e- I started an electrical contracting business in Plent ood and turned to South Dakota, but again in 1923, after corresponding 1th[...]Hass of Outlook and Mag and Dave I marri d Karen Nash in 1979. I pres ntly live in Raymond and run Hardy of[...] |
| I (Karen) am the oldest of 4 children born to Orvill and Josie PIONEERS OMITTED IN SHERIDAN DAYBREAK I (Jensen) Nash of Redstone. I was born 11-24-45. My sister Linda was[...]Wm. Mimnaugh moved from Connecticut to Broomhead, Sask., I graduated from Plentywood HS in 1963. I graduated from Canada. He hom[...]h an associate degree in Human to Montana in 1909. He rented his land to Tom Ragsdale in 1918, and Services.[...]moved back to Connecticut. They had 3 children, Bill, Irene, and Polly. I married William (Bill) Settle 5-7-66. We had 1 son Nash, born Roy Homan was a early day homesteader. He owned the land join- 7-[...]ing the Peter Fink's land on the south. I married Mike Wollan 3-17-79. I started raising sheep about 3 Grace Garner was a sister to Bob Porter. She married Garner and years ago. I am currently secretary of the local Mental Health[...]ho lived at Kalispell, MT. ent. Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month at 1:30 in the Jens Jenson ran a butcher shop of his own in Raymond, MT in the aft[...]indy Carlson; Vice early days. He had a homestead south of the bridge west of Raymond. Pr[...]et Fink. The Fred Reilein, a bachelor, came from a large family near Hutchin- Border Belles came about to fulfill a need of the local women to meet son, MN in 1916 and farmed east of the Collins School. His sister was and get to know each other. married to Henry Brelje's cousin. During the '30s, Fred sold[...]achinery and worked for Bill Hass until returning to Minnesota where[...]Raymond and Sweetgrass, are open 24 hours a day.[...]E CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERAGE By Shirley J. Holje A cus omhouse broker does not deal in investments· rather he is a The POE serves as a mainline of transportation between the cities sel[...]f ing the entry and admissibility of merchandise, i s classification and 250 cars and 30[...]prehended numerous fugitives and refused entry to as many as 350 or drawback thereof. He is licensed by the US government and is I S excludable aliens. In addition to protecting the revenue of the US bound by its reg[...]fficial lins, who earned his license in 1952. For a number of years he com- weather station, and a stable link between Canadian and US Law En· muted to the border whenever necessary. In January 1958 he[...]forcement Agencies. joined by George A. Harris, his son-in-law. A house trailer was used as The ori[...]were installed in 1982. Three houses were built on the Port grounds in Raymond, Whitetail, Scobey and Opheim, T. Employees have in- 1968 to serve as residences for Port personnel. Prior to he construc- cluded Ken Hagan of Redstone, Joseph[...]From 1931 to 1937 the Port was located in the town of R[...] |
| [...]ned an portant part of the games. For a few years the 4-H and their leaders office in the[...]tlook-Raymond Farmer's Union, Women's Prior to 1931, the POE was located in the town of Dooley.[...]ps took turns. The last few years the wives A typical grain entry was recorded on 9-7 -23. The Equity Elevator and mothers of the 2 teams ran the concession stand. For a few years, and Merchantile of Dooley entered 669[...]all leagues, there was prac- of $200.70. The duty on a comparable amount of wheat in 1984 tice, or a game going on every night of the week. would be $140. A typical immigrant's entry was recorded on 3-2 -23. The present concession house was an addition to the Raymond The dutiable merchandise consisted o[...]closed. In the middle 1970s, with so much more to do on a Sunday $101.70. In 1984 the duty collected would[...]afternoon, the interest in baseball games began to wane, the Big ud- for the same amount of merchan[...]dy League was discontinued. A lot of little boys that started to play Duty rates have changed over the years[...]baseball, played for 18 years. It was a great pasttime. decreasing. Trade restrictions, enforced by US Customs, probably con- tributed to changes in Sheridan County. A former Dooley resident, THE RAYMON[...]the Great Falls Tribune in which On 11 -1 -51 , the Raymond Homemakers started discus[...]moving the Collins School building into Raymond o be miles away. Dooley had the closest bonded elevator. Canadian farmers used for a Community Center. It was located about 1/2 mile n[...]ict 21 , closed he Canadian trade was cut off due to severe duties and regulations." spring of 1945. At their ovember meeting, rs. H. A. Hill and rs. The Raymond Port now acts more like a funnel, channeling traffic H. R. Blair[...]to it. THE RAYMOND BASEBALL TEAM[...]Jack Westphal and Bob Homemakers to move the building and put 1t on a founda ion. t his Wankel were "visiting" in Karl's Midway Tavern, deciding what to do time, it was set down on bloc s west of its present location. he o s, with their summer. They came up with the idea of starting a baseball where it now sits, were purchased from r. A. 0 Stenehjem for team. There were no leagues at that time, but quite a few teams $210.00 in June of 1949. The Hamley School Teacherage as pu - around, with which to play. By 1948 a Border League had been chased 7-27 -49 and in 1953 a 12' x 28' addi ion as added. In Oc• formed, con[...]7, an indoor restroom as insta:lled and even uall a Whitetail, Mineral Bench, Scobey, Big Beaver and[...]In June of 1952, a well as drilled. The first Raymond baseball[...]In 1954 the Boy Scouts and a 4-H group ere started. The he d Blair's home is now. After a few years the diamond was moved to the their meetings in the Hall. Sten[...]rn. That land was sold, and the diamond was moved to its present site in combination with the new Raym[...]hal, Dick Huffman, Cal Syme, and Bob Wankel, went to a meeting in Medicine Lake, of the Big Muddy League, to see about joining with them. As soon as a team dropped out, we were able to join in 1954.[...]call ta a con[...]an-to[...]dec'ded to bu, d - In 1956 the Raymond Baseball team held an invitational tourna- also put m. On 2-8-63 an mla'd hnole ment, with the help of the[...]n stand. The proceeds of this tournament ere used to start for a heating system from a card party, th square dance fund, th the Raymond[...]ere family-oriented. The boys in the area started to play in the Ladies Softball Team, and th[...]at about the age of 7. ost every Sunday there as a littl Petrolane·Glacier Gas Co.[...] |
| [...]George, Grace Harrington, Clair Johnson and sets on property in Raymond now owned by Merle[...]ork , Lutness Bros. moved the Community Hall over to the LaGrange School, because the LaGrange School was hooked up to RAYMOND POST OFFICE water and had restroom facilities. A hallway was built between the 2 The first post office was established in 1914, on the original town- schools to connect them , making the present Community Hall.[...]d, which was located east of the present highway, on disposal of this school property and buildings was voted on at the the Soo Line right of way. The summer of 1915 the town relocated to 4-1-72 School Election and was officially deeded to the Raymond Park the present site and most of the buildings were moved, but the post of- Dev. Assoc . on 6-30-72. fice did not move until May 1916. Raymond's first postmaster, William[...]Dodds, also had a general store. In 1938 the post office site was R[...]changed to the Henry Hill Store, and Elsie Hill served as postmaster. By Edith A. Holte, Historian Another move was made in 1947 to the former bank building, across Raymond Ho[...]ation Club when organized in 1928, have continued to be ac- office. Current postmaster, Helen Ruggles, relocated to the Ruggles tive as an extension homemaker's club and as a service club to the residence, once again to the north side of Main Street, where it was comm[...]regular monthly meetings since 1948. Josie Fink, a Raymond Home- Stewart served as the only rural carrier from 1919 to 1941 , when the maker, was honored as a SO-year extension homemaker in 1983.[...]oreign meals and crafts. and in a Model T Ford in the summer. During these years th[...]where it was also dispatched. In the early 1930s a shops, and Woman's Week. They assisted with a 25th anniversary star route was added from Plentywood to Raymond. Henry Barner was and a retirement party for Pauline Deem, who served as[...]for 31 years. In 1981 Raymond Homemakers received a passengers. In 1940 Ed Hannah too[...]Erna Timmerman and Albin (Red) munity booth, had a float in the parade, and given a best exhibit award. Rierson continued to haul the mail until 1968, when a new contract embers have made favors for Woman's Week, arranged a CPR class, was given to Howard Iverson. He drove the route from Culbertson to and entertained the residents of Glenwood, the nu[...]versary parties, auc- changed again to begin in Wolf Point with deliveries between Wolf[...]then until the present time are as follows: money to the March of Dimes, Mental Health, Heart Fund, Sh[...]t Thorstenson-July 1917-February 1922 and diapers to the nursing home; dishtowels and upkeep supplies to 3. Elsie Hill-February 1922-March 1948 the Raymond Community Hall; and a wheel chair and O mist- 4. August A. Gibson-March 1948-May 1953 humidifiers to the Sheridan Memorial Hospital. 5. Vera M. Kenyon-May 1953-September 1956[...]It was in August of 1955 that a group decided it would be bene- ficial to see the County Commissioners abou improving the d[...]Raymond. A meeting was held in April 1956 with the following[...]Agent), and Ray Stoner (County Commissioner), to help draw up a plan.[...]Syme, Ruh Wilson , Ma aline Benson, Grace Har mg on, Pearl Budke and Edith Hole . Third row: L[...] |
| A baseball tournament was held to raise money for the recreation tionette Stadstad- 1921 -22, 1922-23-A. E. Ross, 1923-24-londa area on Saturday, 7-21 -65 . That day a tragedy took place in the Ray- Brenden,[...]a Nicholson, 1925 -26 - 0. L. Woodard, mond Dam. A 13-year-old from Minton , Sask., Canada, Leonard A. 1926-27 - Mabel Reith , 1927-28[...]emed the water pulled him under. Spectators tried to recover the boy McCrady- 1931 -32 , Elna Swanson- 1932-33, Irene Breyt- by surface diving, but the depth was too great, and they were unable to zke- 1933-35 , Einar Klofstad- 1935-41[...]hel Holmquist-1958-59. School closed 1959. On 7-27-56 the Raymond Recreation Area Board met in[...]. The Board contacted Mr. Bryan Fry, an engineer, to Hoon- 1923-24 ; Harry Kubish, Ester Sorenson-1924-25; Olive survey and lay out the area. Mr. Bob Benson, the county attorney, wa[...]925-26; Olive Nicholson-1926-27; Helen contacted to draw up a contract with the county commissioners.[...]aws were signed 11 -29-56 . The park incorporated on Rahm-1928-29; Esther Johnson, M[...]9-30-57 , with the help of Mr. Tom Darland, and on 5-1-59 they official- cy Marron, Delores[...]ladys spring of 195 7. More trees were planted at a later date. The first gate Zeitner-1941-[...]ulski-1943 -44 ; uriel Lrndhe , lauret a The park is used the year around. About 5000 crap[...]; Richard Espelund, Agnes Hellerud-1948-49; A large rock is visible at the entrance of the park[...]ginia Beach-1949-50; Eugene Hutt, rs. there by H. A. Hill in memory of his wife, Elsie. whose name is[...]4 ; rs . Agnes ir ood, Lucile scribed on it.[...]Amy unson- 1918-19, Pea I Os ran er- 1919-20, Ro Paulu-[...]bic i- 1920-21 ; Abbie Harnson- 1921 -22; tonda Brenden[...]- 1928-29, 1929-30, el n Crohn- 1930-31 : rs. i a Ro in-[...]on of the Port of son- 1931 -32; rs. i a Com ell- 1932-33: I n ar - 1 33·35; Raymond, MT. The yards were buil[...]ed and Emma ollan - 1935-36; A n s B n on- 1 36·37: Glad s S me operated by Ed Ferguson, o[...]. Henry 19 3-4 : Eliza e Hof a h- 19 · 5. Sch ol co d 19 5. Stokke, Plentywood[...]estphal, Edna Gaffn y, da . LaRou , Ro Paulub·c i porters alike. The scale used for weighing cattle[...]- 1925-26, argan e Jolly- 1926-27, L I on- 1927·28, for the USDA, Washington , DC. He was[...]Sindt Scho I 1912-1919 Anderson School-1918-21 , Gibson[...] |
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| [...]breaks a stillness by wondering, almost aimlessly over to the TOWN In the northeastern plains of Montana nestled a small Hamlet that PUMP with his old galvanized bucket for a bit of shave water. The erie bears the accepte[...]SWEEK SWEEK of the pump seems to denote utmost futility of life. dicative of the color of the rocks on the wind-swept knolls after the .. On driving t_hrough town, an interested traveler mig[...]cowboys battles that in earlier days were fought to determine owner- abrhty, ask of himself "I wonder who lives here?" ship of the herds of u[...]the old International truck with a flapping right front fender. As it After[...]1934, the last factual historical date pertaining to the origin of MY quiet. This is the life of a typical Sunday in MY HOME TOWN. HOME TOWN was[...]The Redstone stockyards should be mentioned as it is through this and a few old letters salvaged from the pockets of Mr.[...]urrounding plains are shipped. Dur- had written to the Ajax Lumber Co. of Culbertson, MT and in which he, ing shrpprng week the stockyards is a beehive of activity. Many of the Elmer Bergh, h[...]the city populace gather there to add to the din of the bawling calves. Some of limits o[...]000 board feet the braver men, in order to make the column of cattle move up the of rough[...]chute into the cattle car, jump astride of a few of the smaller calves ment and evidence of[...]r shipping week is over, Redstone settles To the visitors approaching from the east of Highway 16, Red- back again into peaceful slumber. A fly buzzes violently on one of the stone, is indeed a sight to behold. Rising behind an arc of a protective cafe windows to remind us that the nature of the world is still w[...]he notes of the Redstone Postal Service Dept. can be heard Scobey Hill) which seem to enfold our Hamlet in a loving embrace and drawing interest. All then is silent. Solitude has again taken command. to indicate that a certain hospitality could be found there. The visitors In this article I have attempted to portray some of the life and need not worry abo[...]beauty of Redstone, MY HOME TOWN, and any similarities to anyone Main Street definately opposes speed even on horseback. To the right living or dead is surely incidental ... of you on entering town by Redstone's single lane thoughfar[...]TE: George Owens entered the Air Force and became a Colonel. He[...]ed in Florida in 1982. our only cafe, labeled by a weather-beatened sign, "Todd's Place" (Redstone[...]ds "nothing for credit and damn little for cash." A large group of SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 our local settlers can usually be found arguing over some problems,[...]answer of which , apparently, neither one knows. On the opposite not hard to make the decision to close, as there was only a handful of side of the street lie the ruins of C[...], destroyed by students that last year, but it was a decision that was difficult to ac- fire at 2 o'clock Friday morning in 1939. Continuing on up the street cept after 74 years of having a school in Redstone. The closing of a we find on one side an aggressive looking store originated by Ed school in a small town leaves that town with none of the acti[...]which we all so enjoyed for many years. to add o the right prices at the right time, now own[...]ring the summer, we will see people taking On the opposite side stands the local garage and rep[...]bina- students, and occasionally a former teacher. Then the air is full of, tion Bu[...]"Remember when," and, "Do you recall?", but most of all, "It looks so Historical progress- T[...]much smaller," but a good time is had, as we fondly remember old[...]nd Mrs. Jennie Bromberg of being at present used to water Skordal's dairy herd (he waters both his[...]11 proclaimed by a swinging store-made sign bearing three words, Mil[...]m Stratton and Barber Burn- ham, appear at firs o be adornments adding to the unkempt fortune of the joint but upon further inspection the spasmedic jerking of Barber Burnham's razor hand lends realism to the picture. This group comprises Redstone[...]e very emblem of ease and laxity, they can easily be ready in 30 minutes 17 seconds to eliminate the spreading of any blaze tha might happen to start in any of the local joints of business endeavor. In moti[...], able bodied brigade of fire-fighters operate as a single mind-so far no one has discovered just who's that might be. The Methodist Church is the price of the Inhabitants. On Sunday some of the people of MY HOME TOWN go to Bible Class there. Lately though, when our minist[...]ion is so small she feels that he is beginning of a proposal rather than a sermon. RED[...]d solitude of Redstone during the noonday heat of a By Prim States typical Sunday can hardly be imagined. The street is completely barren[...]as established 3-21 ·05 in Olaf Bergh's home. of any vehicles. A gust of wind whips up a small swirl of dust which Olaf Bergh was the first postmaster. Bill Ator was a freighter and the[...] |
| [...]953 when William Knight was appointed chief for 2 A. Wigmore 10-31-45, Dora was acting postmaster fro[...]se L. States was appointed present time. officer-in-charge 4-1-72 and postmaster 9-15-73.[...]ieve in fire protection. after that of which Oral A. Ness was one.[...]e was held at the Redstone Hall carrier from 1926 to 1952. He had temporary sub-carriers until 1932 to help out. The old fire district was dissolved in 1971. The[...]ubstitute. Harry Loucks Jr. district is on the county tax roll and the rural area is also in[...]I was born in Rippey, IA, 4-20-09. When I was 7 years old, I moved to Sheridan County with my parents, Henry and Ella B[...]after we came to Montana. Fairy now resides at Brea, CA.[...]My parents purchased a farm 2½ miles east of Redstone. I attend-[...]ed school in Redstone and worked on the farm with my father.[...]In December 1930, Anne Knight and I were united in marriage. y[...]son Raymond Dale was born on 7-12-32 in Plentywood, · T. We[...]moved to western Montana and settled at Big For .[...]I moved back to Redstone when my marriage as dissolved. I then went to Seattle and Salt Lake City, UT ith construction o[...]After the war broke out, I returned to Great Falls, T and con-[...]tinued to work in construction. REDSTONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT I was married to Rose Falcon of Trenton, Don 9-25-44 m Great By Al[...]Falls. To this union 2 daughters were born, Sharon Bed ell[...]born 6-14-50. Our other daughter was born on 3-30-59 and died in in· fire hall was on the back corner lot behind the Redstone Bank, lat[...]ndrea ane and Jaime Rae. She, Red Doucette's Bar. A big bell was used for the fire alarm.[...]nks, 15 gallons each, and hose. In the late 1930s a Model T Ford boys living by his previous marriage. They are ·cha I Dale Bed II pickup was purchased from Glen lngell and a tank and hose were Diamond Bar, CA; Robert, Bismarc , o· and Billy, Great Falls, T. I mounted into the pickup.[...]randchildr n residing m 81 mare , D. In 1949 a 1934 Chevrolet truck was purchased from Jim Jensen, y 1fe and I lived in Gr a Falls for 30 ears. I hav 17 ear ser- and a 560 gallon water tank and pump were put on the truck. vice at the Great Falls Int rnational Airport , from h r I r tired. In 1950 or 1951 a new fire hall was built by the community out of In April 197 4 e moved to Br a, C , here e hve no . cement blocks. A new fire siren and windmill to er were purchased. In 1952 a 1947 Ford seismograph water true was bought and a JESSE and RIBORG BEDW LL pump and hose put on it.[...]p y, IA, oldest son of Henry and Ila In 1972 a 2½ ton 6x6 army truck was purchased and pump and Bed ell and came to Redstone, T ith his fol sin 1916, s ttling on hose were added. a farm a fe miles from Redstone. In 1973 a new fire hall was built. It as a steel building Riborg (Bents[...]Sofie Bentsen and came to US while a small child. he family settl d In 1980 a one-ton Dodge truck was bought and the tank and p[...]h re she gre up. from the 1947 Ford were mounted on the Dodge. Fireman suits, mas s[...]iborg con- Knight's addition. There does not seem to be much known about the tinued to operate after Jesse passed away 1-14-57. She reti[...]1 75, but continued to live in Redstone. From late 1920 until 1945, when Alvin artin came to Redstone, They have a daughter, Shirley, rs. Harry Loucks Jr. and a son, Jesse Bedwell, Sr. and Royal Bertleso[...] |
| [...]13-78. Her husband was with the Air Force at that time. Since then passed away 11-5-59 and Mother's death[...]their home in Tuscon, parents were Henry and Ella May (Garrow) Bedwell from Redstone. His AZ. She is a cashier at the County Detention Home (jail) and h[...]August 1966. band is a security guard for the state prison of AZ. Russell was born in Rippey, IA, 1-16-14, and I was born 7-8-26 at Gerald (Jer[...]school, he went to Vo-Tech in Helena and completed 2 years of diesel I have 5 brothers and 1 sister. Arnold was born 9-2[...]ing. He has been employed for the past 2 years as a 7-2-24; I was next; Chester, 3-6-30; Melvin, 5-21 -31 ; Edw[...]Annie Bergh's 6 children. He was a 1932 graduate of Redstone HS. In[...]Elmer Bergh died the family were on their own. Their mother died when[...]d the farm with horses. Vince hauled coal, worked on[...]highway construction, and learned to manage. All 6 finished high[...]I was born 8-9-1 8 at Outlook to Carl and Anna Back. I finished high Russell and Isab[...]12 months of Great Falls Com- Russell and I were married 7-3-48. Before I continue, Russell was mercial College, I worked in California for $25.00 a month, cooking, known to many as "Pete," a nickname given to him when he was a keeping house, traveling with[...]se tractor my bonus. In 1938, I returned to help Dad with harvest. Later I worked dealer. After finishing a 4-year apprenticeship he changed jobs and[...]sell spent 4½ years in the service during WWII. On 3-17-41 he left home to be inducted into the service on March 19. He received his basic training in Fort[...]under General George S. Patten. He was sent back to Fort Knox to the Armored Force School. When he finished, he went to Fort Benning, GA, where he entered the 82nd Armo[...]took care of the vehicles and armored equipment. On December 12, 1942, he went overseas and landed in North Africa, still under the command of General Patton. On Thanksgiv- ing Day, 1943, he landed in England. On June 10, 1944 he landed in France and remained i[...]ance, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. His duty was to retrieve the armored vehicles from the front line and ge them back to Vince and I were married in 1940. One by one his bro1hers and where they could be repaired. After the war ended, he was sent to sisters left. Quentin became a Lieutenant Commander in the aval Air Berlin to relieve the 82nd Air Borne Division. Before Russe[...]e was given the Bronze Star. He was discharged as a he as in the service. Ly[...]mine. He married Edna Selvig and they moved to Nyhart. After an in- Before I was married I attended the Great Falls College of Educa- jury to his back he wen into watch repair and still has his repair tion between the years 1944 and 1948. I completed what was then busi[...]is, who attended 2 years of high school in called a 2 year normal degree and taught 1 year each in Redstone and Miles City returned to Redstone for her senior year in 1941. After her Flaxville. In December, 1968, I went back to work. I am employed by graduation, she attended Washington State College and went on to the Great Falls Public School District. First, I started in the Audio-Visual become a stewardess for Western Airlines. She flew Western[...]the Administration Building and then transferred to marriage to Norman Smith in California. She has 2 daughters,[...]ge of 16 Louis enlisted in the Russell and I have 4 children: 3 boys and 1 girl. Ronald (Ron)[...]s Jr., are born 7-10-50. He married Barbara Urban on 5-29-71. They have .2 all in[...]amento. children, Gaoleen and Erick. Ron works as a fireman for the Great Falls We[...](Curt) was born 12-13-52. He married Debra Urban, a sister grandfather had begun. He served 15 years as a supervisor in Reserve to Barbara, on 11-17 -73. They also have 2 children, Amanda and Soil Conservation District, 26 years on the PCA Board of Directors, plus Michael. Curt drives a produce truck for Gamble Robinson and lives in[...]Herefords with a purchase of 15 cows from the Willow Creek[...] |
| Belt. In 1959, Vince learned to fly and we bought our own plane, a They have 5 children : 2 girls, Connie and Candy, a son, Todd, and 2 1972 Cessna. We used that to attend meetings and for pleasure.[...]aduates of MSC. Shirley was born 10-7-41 and Judy on 2-17-45 . Joyce is now Joyce[...]. They have 3 girls. Marie, and Susan. Shirley is a nurse at S~eridan Memorial Hospital.[...]d for the Westland, so here is his say, "Redstone to Judy married Tom Cheetham and they and their boys[...]e of the Westland Oil Company because Henry Gray, a Carl, operate the ranch. farmer, and Leo Linderman, a banker, were in the oil business when Vince became ill in 1972 and died in January, 197 4. In 1976, I R. J. Coughlin of Scobey came up with the idea of combining his oil in- bought a home in Plentywood and moved to town . I maintain an terest in Scobey w[...]hanging the new interest in the ranch and in 1977 I went on to become President of adventure's name to Westland Oil Company." Montana Cowbelles. We were[...]No. 2 for 23 Past Matron and Past Patron in OES. I was Mother Advisor in Rainbow years. Our children went through the 8 grades at Redstone, then on to for Girls, board member, and am still organist fo[...]Joyce graduating as Valedictorian . Jean dropped out Chapter. I golf, sew, am active in Lutheran Church and Chairman of of school in her senior year only to go back and finish after she was Sheridan County[...]Falls in 1970. Joyce went to Billings Business College. Skeeter ent ROYAL and[...]to work in a mill. BERNIECE (RUCKDASCHEL) BERTLESON After we came to Coram, I worked as a bookkeeper for Coram By Berniece Bartleson[...]Water Users for 4 years, but I have given that up and retired. I was born the daughter of Charles and Caroline (Gathman) Ruckdaschel in Bagley, WI on 3-3-07 . I have a sister, Ethel Lundeen, RAYMOND L. and[...]Outlook, MT. She was born 7-19-03 and was married to By Rae Ellen Stagg Erick Lundeen of Outlook. My sister, Arta Dick, was born 3-30-05 . I Raymond L. Bishop was born 5-22-1883 in Adelphi, IA, son of was born next, a rush order just before my folks moved to Saskatoon, Jacob H. and Eliza (Eastri[...]est sister, Olga Travis, was born at Morse, Sask. on area and at the turn of century came est to south estern ontana to 2-24-09. The folks then moved to Glasgow, MT where brother, Dona!d, look over the country. He worked on ranches and, for a time, on the was born 6-18-13. We later moved to a farm near Avondale, MT. Still Union Pacific Railroad . He did not stay though and ent bac to lo a. later the family moved to Opheim, MT.[...]and Grace . cKinney ere married. She as born I attended high school in Opheim and Glasgow, and later going a 6-5-1898 in Collins, IA, a daughter of John 0. and Laura Ellen (Hal er- year to Minot Business College. man) McKinney. They came to the Redstone communi y that same My first job was in Tioga State Bank, Tioga, ND as a help out year to homestead, and lived m the area several years. os[...]w Superintendent of Schools at Opheim, offered me a job as secretary, which I accepted. While in the office, I also worked the clerks books. I held that job until Royal Bartleson and I were married in Glasgow, MT on 9-9-31.[...]In 1928, the Bishop family mov d o a farm n ar hitetail in[...]County and hved t ere until 1940, hen th y mov d to a farm[...]in Sheridan County near Whitetail, but lived there only a year. In 1941 ,[...]they decided to give up farming and moved to Tacoma, A. There,[...]Ray orked at Fort Le Is a hlle and during WII e as le d man n Royal was born 11 -1-02 in Vermillion, SD to Hans A. Bertleson the shipyards. hen the ar[...]r Co. and Ida F. (Slattery) Bertleson. They moved to Opheim ·n 912. as a night atchman until retirement in the '50s. He ep[...]tar 011 Station,. then took over the otor on his yard, garden, and fruit tr es. He Ii ed to re d, play cards go to Inn Station, but Red Star bought rt out, so e moved to Redstone and the wrestling matches, and en1oy d company. Grace loved to garden, joined the Westland Oil Company in April[...]derly. They also enjoyed their for 33 years until a stroke and heart attack forced him to quit. grandchildren. We had 2 daughters. Jean Carol as born in Opheim on 8-4-33 There ere 9 children.[...]Rae Ellen, born 9-19-19 married to Leonard Stagg of Whitetail. He living in Coram, M[...]They have 2 sons, Earl and Eugene, and a daughter, Sharon.[...] |
| Mary Elizabeth, born 6-30-21, married to George Naset (deceased) Desonia School and went to high school in Plentywood. She attended and Thomas K. Dickson (deceased). Mary has 4 sons and a daughter teacher's college at H[...]rvey, born 3-3-24, married Margaret Vance, and is a retired post office employee living in Rialto, C[...]Purple Heart in WWII. They have 3 daughters and a son. Jean Alice, born 6-4-25 , married Haro[...]married Bob Ridenour. They have 2 daughters and a son and live in Clarkston, WA. Kermit James[...]n Scobey. Married Darcy McNeil, now divorced, has a son and daughter, and is a teacher in the Tacoma school system. Ray B[...]Ed and Jennie were married at Plentywood, MT on 3-17-41 . Ed years old when they left there, but remembers a lot of nice things continued to farm and Jennie taught school for many years, tea[...]ren. Janice Ann, born in 1945; Marvin candies for a penny and a nickel. When they lived on the last place, Edward, born in 195[...]avern, Ed keeps himself busy doing probably going to a Fair or a Pow-wow. Ellen's teachers in Redstone carpenter work. He is just finishing a house for Janice and plans on were rs. Debing, Emma Levy, and Jewel Craighead;[...]of them. Mr. Loucks was their mailman. They used to go to yearly pic- nics and gatherings at the Redstone hall. They had a lot of good times. RUDOLPH and MARTHA[...]born raised, and married in Wisconsin. They moved to Sheridan County in in 1878. He grew up in the Rochester area and moved to Austin, MN about 1940 and bought a farm 3 miles south of Redstone. They farm- and later to Canby, MN. ed there till Virgil passed away in 1959. Lena moved to Plentywood Martha Kulla was[...]children. the age of 17, she came to America with an older sister, Sophia. They Doroth[...]emerton, WA and has 2 children went to Canby, MN where their brother, Andrew, lived. Mar[...]had come from Canby, MN. The family later moved to Glasniven, Sask. They returned to the states in 1915, settling in the Raymond, T a[...]one had money in those early days and it as hard to make a living for a family of 12. Ed quit school at an early age and went to work with his dad to support the family. Many times hey worked for a farmer all summer, only to find that when harvest was over, the farmer[...]&ck row: Fred and Lena Bromberg. had no money to pay them their wages.[...]erg. Ed remembers the time that he got into a card game at Raymond and was lucky enough to win $1500.00. He immediately quit playing They moved to Sandborn, D where Edward, Anna, and Margaret and took the money home to his mother. were born. In about 1912, they went to Gasniven, Saskatchewan. In 1927, the family bought a farm 15 miles south of Redstone. They homesteaded on a piece of land there. Elma and Florence were Rudol[...]o of Rudolph's brothers, Fred and John, also went to livestock, so all of the family, except Ed, moved to Rolla, ND where Canada. John had ma[...]In June of 1915, a snow storm hit and ruined the crops. Leaving[...]the farm, Rudolph walked across the border to the Raymond, MT area. years old, her parents, Loyd and Caroline Bantz, moved to a farm 9 He rented a farm and livestock, on shares from a lady by the name of miles northwest of Redstone. Jennie went to grade school at the Mrs[...] |
| the cattle began to die and the horses aborted their colts. Mrs. Pola[...]leave our family and friends and move to Chinook, MT. Gene now from Canada. A vet was brought out to the farm and found the animals works for the Fish and Wildlife Service as a government trapper. He had T. B. and they all had to be destroyed. Again, Rudolph became has his welding truck and still does welding on the side. Friends and angry and started walking.[...]me family are always welcome to the "Bucklin Inn". manager of the Adolph Riba sto[...]Ber- nice, John, and James were born during that time. FRANK and DYLLIS BUCKLIN After leaving Riba's, the family moved back to Raymond. Ed and By Mary (Bucklin[...]Frank Wells Bucklin Jr. was born on the Bucklin Ranch located 5 Locken Coal Mine in t[...]miels northeast of Redstone to Frank and Hattie (Knight) Bucklin on In the late fall of 1927, the family bought a farm 15 miles south of 2-23-12. Frank was the fourth of 6 children born to the Frank Redstone. With a hayrack full of furniture, pulled by a borrowed team Bucklin's. His 2 bro[...]6 head of cattle they made Myra, a schoolteacher, died at the age of 21. Frank's other 2 sisters the 25 mile trip to their new home, arriving long after dark.[...]nty) Taylor of Rudolph bought unbroke horses to work the land. He had to bor- Kalispell, MT. row some gen[...]stone HS in 1930. He attended college Macalester, to drive with the unbroke horses.[...]Rudolph passed away in 1929. The family stayed on the farm until was stricken with polio. After recovering, he returned to Havre here he 1937. After years of drouth, all but Ed, moved to Rolla, ND. Ed con- met his wife,[...]Gill was born in Wheat (now Oak Ridge), Tennessee to Martha passed away in 1968. Ben, John, Bill,[...]s children. Her parents moved to Montana when she was a small baby. are still living at Rolla, ND on the farm that they moved to in 1937. She was raised in Havre and as a girl spent many summers camping[...]Gene Bucklin was born in Billings, MT 5-24-42 to Mr. and Mrs. met Frank. They were married on 1-12-42 in Great Falls, T. Frank Bucklin Jr. He a[...]doctors advised Frank that he needed to do outdoor or for his Gene attended artifica[...]health, so he and Dyllis moved back to the ranch. Dyllis says those first practice into[...]rs, he artificially inseminated few years on the farm were pretty tough as she had been raised[...]town and was accustomed to such things as electricity and indoor[...]was in sore need of a " oman s touch". Ho ever, Dylhs had inheri ed[...]MT after WWI and was determined to stay on he farm. Their daughter,[...]ary, remembers as a little girl ho many people ould al mto he[...]In 1961 , Frank and Dylhs moved into a ne Capp home. Since[...]they have added ato work in the oilfield moving to Sidney. Laura Jean was born in 1970. That sp[...]the Annie Collard home in Redstone. Gene then ent to or for Harvey Miller farming and ranching. S[...]Redstone school until it closed. Helen worked as a teacher's aide in Redstone at this time too. Hele[...]oldest son is Paul Eugene, into crafts and going to craft bazaars and selling her handmade items. see story. In 1977. Gene decided to change his career and went to welding ary (Bue Hn) Riedlinger, oldest daughter of Fran and D llis, is a school in Williston, ND. During that time Helen cleaned houses in Plen- registered nurse and a teacher. She is married to Jim Riedlinger of Bill· ty ood. In 1978 Gene went to work oilfield elding for Don Stevens mgs. Jim is a school administrator tor the Lo er Youkon[...] |
| married to Randy James Hunt of Great Falls. They have 2 daug[...]7-2-35, graduated from Great Falls HS, is married to Elmer Bokovoy, Homer, Alaska. Randy is a business teacher at the high school and is a lives in Ft. Benton, MT and is Deputy[...]a, born 4-22-37, graduated from Great Falls known on the Kenaii Peninsula for her Homer Hang-Up, a unique hand HS, College of Great Falls, is married to Glenn Jackson, lives in Great painted towel holder which she designs and sells to tourist shops Falls, MT and is a teacher here; Kay, born 5-27-39, graduated from t[...]Great Falls HS, went to MSU at Bozeman, is married to Charles Storms, John Frank Bucklin is married to Barbara West of Outlook. See lives in West Chesterfield, NH, and is a legal secretary. separate story.[...]gest of the Bucklin family, farms with his father on the Bucklin Ranch. He also raises cattle and regi[...]he son of Roy and Jean Frank is still active on the ranch. He does find time to support his (Solberg) Campbell. He grew up on the family farm south of Redstone favorite basket[...]the 4th Homemakers Club. She says that she is now a confirmed farmwife and grade on he rode the bus to Outlook, where he graduated in 1972. would not return to the city. Frank and Dyllis enjoys traveling and h[...]Billings VoTech and graduated made several trips to Alaska to visit their daughters, Lynette and Mary,[...]e Berkeley Equipment and Machine Shop. as well as to do some Alaskan fishing and sight-seeing. On one trip He came back to the farm to work with his father. He met Vicki Jean Frank even got a real Eskimo dog sled ride down the Youkon River i[...]ughter of Frank's sister, Mildred, is married to Ray Hill. They had 3 sons. Lester and[...]d in Plentywood until 1968, when the family moved to a farm MT.[...]11-08 at Rippey, IA. In February 1909, they moved to Crosby, ND where I was born in 4-1-09. In the spring of 1910, we moved to Redstone, MT where Dad took up a homestead. I have 1 sister, Violet, born 7-8· 3 and 1 brother, Bub, born 2-22-21. I graduated from Redstone HS, attended Normal College at Dillon, and taught 1 term at a country school near Whitetail, MT. Fletch and I were married 6-3-31 at Plentywood, MT. Fie c[...]at Odon, IN. They were married in lndianna, moved to orth Dakota where Fletch was born[...]r. 4-14-1 O at Hamar. They came o Montana in 1917 to take up a Front row: Chase, Somer, and Cari Campbell. homestead on the reservation sou h of Wolf Creek and later moved to the Redstone community.[...]29-78; and Cari-Jean 11-17-79. Chase and Somer go to born 2-18-02, deceased; Mary, born 10-4-06, (from a former marriage school in Outlook.[...]rk, born 7-14-22, deceased. After Fletch and I left the Redstone communi y, he worked on ROY and JEAN CMAPBELL various construction projects coming in 1948 to Great Falls, MT. I Roy was the youngest of 6 children, born 11 -20-24 to Daniel and worked several years as a drugstore clerk and am now retired. Catherine Hails Campbell (refer SD I). He had 3 brothers and 1 half·[...]Wolf Creek community on the homestead of his dad and Uncle Roy. He[...]He worked in the shipyards in San Deigo returning to farm in the[...]telephone, electricity, or TV. A wire placed on 2x4s on the fence line[...]by 12 neighbors was a unique telephone from 194 7-55 when RTA[...]the house was brought by cans, REA came in 1951, a Front row: Kay, Lois, and N[...] |
| [...]Alberta married Arvid L. McColm 3-10-41 . A daughter, Marlene[...]May 1964, she married James Cartwright, a retired Navyman who was[...]Marlene has a son, Daniel Carmon, 11 -13-69; they live in[...]Robin lives in Spring Valley, CA, is married to Jose Louis Reynoso. Back row: Chri[...]They have a son, Jose Louis, born 5-26-78 .[...]rm in Soil Bank, Roy bought the Bill on 12-30-64 in Plentywood. They have lived in Redstone on the Hackmann farm. For 2 years, the family were[...]e along with small grains and hay. busy summers, but the joy of being at the Bible Camp surpassed the[...]Tom was born 9-29-43 in Port Townsend, WA, to James Allin labor involved! In 1968, Roy bought[...]nd attended schools in Dutton where his father as a John and protection for wildlife.[...]of Dutton. Tom graduated from SU, Bozeman ith a BS in mechanical Pharmacology in June 1973. He m[...]-68 in engineering in 1965. He was a member of the Pht Sigma appa frater- Bozeman. Ro[...]ookkeeper. Waterloo, IA as a design engineer for a year before moving bac o he Allen Davis attended Phelphs school through the 6th grade then to ranch in Montana. Outlook where he gra[...]Judy was born 2-17-45 in Plenty ood, T to Vincent Elmer and with a degree in Economics and Ag., was Comm. a 2nd Lt. in the ROTC Dorothy Marie {[...]ogram. Received his wings at Webb AFB, TX. He was a pilot of the Engstrom of Plentywood. They gre up on the amity ranch and a nd- B-52 in Michigan 6 years. Attained the rank of Capt. , moved to Dallas, ed grade school in Redstone and[...]dy graduated in TX where he received his wings as a Leer Jet Pilot. He married Beth 1962. She as active in 4·H, Rambo Girls, " a e-t • ith• ool" con· McNichol 11 -29-74 in O[...]tests, high school band and chorus. Judy ea ned a as degree m home and Mike. Allen is a supervisor at Zoecon, Dallas; Beth is an assistant economics from SU in 1966, here s e as a memb r of appa manager of Sakowitz, Dallas.[...]honorary, Spurs, and o ar Board. Blair lives on the Phelps farm and farms with his dad. His story is It as a big decision to ma e to leave lo a and go in o business in this book.[...]in Redstone and Outlook, cattle to spea of, but learned qmc ly from Vince and e vet, at that grad[...]duate in the Mechanical Engineering Program 1985. On 6-30-8 4, and Judy have enjoyed th[...]Falls, T. i h people from across the state and natio . Tom s rv d as a d r ctor[...]e T Herford As oc for everal years, and Jud becam a dir c- JAMES and[...]of Daniel and and has served on various state commi ees. She also as a 4--H Catherine Hails Campbell, born on the family farm south of Redstone le[...]ng he Po d r River ar na at th • coun shop next to the Grandview Hotel. fairgrounds. He as a arded the Saddl Club's "Top Hand' buc I in 1980. When i s branding time at Ctov rdale, they "heel em and[...]em" to the fire, hich they say 1s faster and a lot mor fun than using[...]ter in 1980, the Shriners, the Elks Lodge, and is a[...]served on the Redstone elevator board several years[...] |
| [...]ol in Plentywood, have been to Lawrence and Elzer Doucette. Most of "Red's" grow[...], daughter of Joe and Celina Lamoureux of Mewburg on Plentywood Lutheran Church in 1983. Zach in 1985[...]PFC Everett (Micky) Doran was killed in action on the 16th day after landing in France with an infa[...]e war department. Doran was killed in France on 12-16-44. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Do[...]was inducted into the Army October, 1943 and went to Ft. Benning, GA for basic training in the Army's[...]; Fort Mead, MD; Fort Jackson, SC; going overseas to Enland last October.[...]Garretson, SD. Mary (Engly) door to the bar in Redstone. During the next 14½ years many changes Doran was born in 1903 in Hungary, coming to the US in 1907 with took plac[...]old. They settled at were added to the house and promptly filled. Elzer Floreda was[...]10-48; Donna Mae born in Scobey 2-3-49, died only a few months Mary's father died when she wa[...]n Plentywood Cemetery; Thomas Dale came along as a chambermaid in a hotel in Lethbridge, Alberta to provide a living 2-12-51 ; Eva Celina on 8-20-52; and lastly Katherine Eileen on for Mary and her brother. Later, her mother rema[...]these sisters are still living and are very close to her. As the family grew in numbers, the bar grew also . . . into a Everett and Mary met and were married in 1[...]nightclub. The Copacabana it was NOT! But I'm sure there are many Church and lived in the Sw[...]emember some good times at "Red's Place", dancing to the children in infancy. Everett Charles (Micky)[...]and time the business demanded, the family On the last day of the year, in 1928, Everett, Mary, and Micky was a part of the comm. activities too. Red belonged to the Redstone came to Redstone to make their home and Everett assumed his posi- Saddle Club, PTA, Volleyball, bowling, was a volunteer fireman. He tion as Redstone's Depot A[...]fire hall, and he fought many of the fires On 2-20-39 Patrick Thomas was born in Plentywood. Th[...]ywood. time and belonged to the Outlook Altar Society and Catholic Daughters.[...]4 Star 4-H Club and remember helping with the "R" on Petty Hill action 12-16-44. Everett, as the Redstone Depot Agent, had to take and painting mileage sign[...]os, 4-H Congress, etc. son," and the answer was, "I'm so sorry; I'll relate it to you very slow The end of the '[...]nd for "Red's" and then repeat the message again. I share your sorrow". Memorial Place. Red went to work at the Glascow Air Base while Mary Ann kept[...]y joined he ducted by Father Eugene Gergen. Later on, the body was shipped to Army, married, and had a son. Mary and family resently moved with the US a[...]at Custer ational her family to Lincoln, IL. Cemetery near Hardin.[...]r and moved the family Everett conJinued as a depot agen at Redstone until his retire- to Glascow. Just a short time later the family moved to Great Falls, ment in 1967. They were honored wi1h a farewell party at the where they put down " new roots". Red continued to work as a heavy Redstone Community hall, and then moved to Kalispell in the fall of equipment operator until his retirement a few years ago, despite a 1967.[...]hildren. Patrick works for Burlington Northern as a fireman and Falls, as do Flo[...]rement from the Army in 1980. Mary spent In May of 1983, Mary and Everett, moved to Big Fork many years in California and Nevada. Eva and family moved to Convalescent Center at Big Fork, MT.[...]Longview, TX . Tom has returned to Great Falls to live and Kathy lives[...]Even though Red's Place was burned to the ground in 1970, some By Mary Moos[...] |
| [...]born 1-7-69, is a freshman at Outlook HS and enjoys playing basketball I, E. Mercedene Fishell, was born in Redstone on 8-15-23 to Dale and cheerleading. M. and Elizabeth (Crossen) Fishell. I have an older brother, Victor R., born 3-21 -22[...]l. school bus to Flaxville for several years after Redstone HS closed in I spent my early years in Redstone graduating from[...]until 1975, at which time 1941 as salutatorian. I attended 1 year of college at Eastern Montana he retired. Since then he has been a car salesman for Western College in Billings and[...]and Camerud Motors of Wolf Point. In 1943, I began my short career as a teacher. First, I taught the Dale married Evelyn Bedwell, daughter of Jay and Florence Ueland School, a summer school north of Comertown, which ran from[...]rm ended, Comertown needed was a telephone operator in Flaxville where they have since made their an upper grade teacher, so I finished the term there. I also finished a home. term in the intermediate grade room in Redstone in 1945. That fall I Dale and Evelyn have 3 boys. Da[...]entywood as clerk and also Deputy Clerk of Court. I worked there Chad, Kori Lynn, Scot[...]rie. Royce, born 3-22-51 , is an until 1951 when I moved to Great Falls where I was employed first at Army nurse and[...]Germany. He has 3 Buttreys Department Store for a short time, then 4 years each at[...]d by Burlington Northern. He has 2 In 1959, I returned to Redstone to live with my mother after Harry children: Stephanie and Tarrance. was married. I worked part-time as bookkeeper for Nash Bros. Gar[...]GLENN and WINNIFRED FRENCH 1963-67 I worked part-time in the summers for the County Superinten- I, Glenn Leroy French, am the son of Hugh B. French and Mildred dent of Schools. In 1967, I became deputy in the office and once again[...]eek community, Redstone, MT. Dad was working full time.[...]f 1969 after being in the Scobey I was born 8-8-16 in Redstone. I have 3 brothers: Willard Harold, nursing home for[...]ard, born 2-3-19; and Donald Dee, born July, just a month later. After Etta's death I moved in with Harry to help 1-26-28 . care for his 3 children: D[...]ichael, age 7; and Denise Michelle, age 6 months. I worked part-time until February of 1970. In[...]miles south of Redstone so we moved from Redstone to the farm. Living on the farm was a new experience for all of us. The children rode the school bus, first to Redstone, then later to Outlook. Church, school, and shopping were all 30 miles away. In 1982 I again went back to work part-time as Deputy County Superintendent of Schools. I usually work 3 days a week. The 60 miles round trip gets to be a long drive, but I have been fortunate in having good winter weather the 2 winters I've worked. I am a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Outlook and the Wolf Creek Club. I have served as secretary for the Altar Society an[...]I graduated from high school in Redstone in 1934. I married[...]I worked at the Fort Pee Dam for 6 years and from t[...]moved to Portland, OR, where I wor ed for the Bonneville Po er Com-[...]pany. During WWII, I worked as a welding instructor in the shipyards.[...]In 1946, we moved back to ontana and I was engaged in farming un-[...]til I retired in 1983.[...]He graduated from high school m Plentywood, then to college[...]in Bozeman for 2 years. He then ent to Seattle and attended the[...]University of Washington, here he graduated ith a degree in elec-[...]Company in Butte, T but lives in WhitehaJI. He married Diana Mercedene an[...]s: Richard Leroy 11, born My story would not be complete without including a little history 1-26-74; Dustin Jon, born 8-21 -76; and Brian Hugh, born 10-4-77 . on the 2 nieces and nephew I have helped raise. Deena, born[...]s born 12-1·41 in Portland OR. She 12-10-59 , is a beautician and lives in Williston , ND. She is married to graduated from Plentywood HS and attended Concordia College in Mikkel Hering and has a son, Kyle Mikkel, born 11 -11 -83. Doyle, born[...]ad, MN for 1 semester. She worked in hospitals as a nurse's 11 -11 -61 , graduated from UNO in Williston as a diesel mechanic and is aide and also in[...]harles Mathes 11 -14-63 in Cincinnati, OH. Tom is a[...] |
| detecti e on the police force in Cincinnati. They have 2 boys:[...]schooling at Phelps school and Redstone. He spent a year in CCC Camp Charles 11, born 4-12-65, and Mi[...]d worked for several years at Fort Winnie and I belong to the Faith Lutheran Church of Wanso,[...]duated from high school there in 1931. Violet has a Mildred French. He has 3 brothers: Willard, born[...]Sister, Ena Callahan of Great Falls, MT and a brother, Emanuel (Bub) 8-8-16; and Don, born 1-26[...]f Redstone, MT. and Nashua HS. In 1937, he worked on a thrashing crew for a salary of Willard and Violet were married 11-22-38 at Plentywood, MT. $2 .50 a day. Wheat was at about 45¢ per bushel and his boss told him They have 3 children. Gary[...]t reached 50¢ per bushel, he would pay him $3.00 a day. He attended the Phelps school and graduated from PHS in 1959. In But as luck would have it, wheat reached a high of 49¢, and Harvey October[...]had his basic train- never earned more than $2.50 a day. In 1941, he attended the[...]Belgium. and in 1973, he accepted a position with Santa Fe International in the[...]Emirates. On 11 ·12-49, Harvey married Ardelle Haugen at the[...]ola, born 1-30-23; 1 96 7. She is a graduate of Great Falls Commercial College and ha[...]1-6-31. Ardelle attended grade school in El horn To nship; School in married to Warren (Pete) Orazich and they live at Stoc ett,[...]stby HS in 19 4. She work- has a daughter, Tami, by a previous marriage. |
| [...]th o Pete Beveridge farm SE of Redstone in 1956. On 1 0-15-60 he married Schools. We dr[...]I or e Sidney and a years of courting, I[...]land, e inc The chances of finding a real pioneer situation m the '60s seems 1000 acres, rather remote, but our situation almost qualified. Our farm had not been lived on from 1948-60. There was no electricity, running water, sewer, or telephone. We couldn't attord to move the house nearer he main road so for 3 year[...]9-62. In the fall of 1962 we moved the house, dug a well and sewer, and by 1963 added 2 bedrooms and a bath and bought an automatic washer and dryer as[...]s farming went. For several years, he played 1th a band, "The oonh e Ramblers". Other members ere A[...]Broe ton and Gene Enghusen of Reserve. Playing 2 to 3 nights a ee . In 1962. e bought the Don Logan farm in part[...]if the ant it. They too part trac . The car as on he road Les began a love a air i h m dances during hi I and Com p nd[...] |
| [...]celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversay in Redstone on Sally and Bike were married 7-31-38. To that union, 2 sons were 7-1-84.[...]mond, CA where Byron is a high school teacher. Byron and Phyllis are By Ag[...]s celebrated 7-31-83. Kresbacks They later moved to Jessie's homestead 6 miles south and[...]tion, and lodge in the area. The most they moved to Joe's homestead 2-2½ miles south and west of Plen- recent recognition given Sally was a retirement party after 35 years of tywood . This[...]union in southern California each Agnes could go to school. Joe was born in 1921 . In 1924, they left the spring, a pleasant time of renewing friendships! Bike passe[...]8, at the family When I awake at early morn home.[...]to meet the coming day, In 1933, Agnes married[...]Darrel Hansen of Fort I want to be prepared to take Benton, Donna Johnson and Buz Grayson of Sea[...]In 1962, she married Ole Garrick. They moved to Kalispell in[...]s 1966. Ole passed away in 1982. Mamie went to Seattle in 1935, married there and she had no[...]Linda was born in Plentywood on 5-29-53. She and her twin produce store. He moved to Seattle in 1941. Worked as engineer for sister, Louise Kay, were the first twins to be born in the New Sheridan City Ice until he retired in 1981. He was married to Darlene Bain, they Memorial Hospital.[...]er in the She lived with her parents on their Reserve farm, attending school drug store for E. I. iller. After he graduated in 1939, he went to work at Rock Springs and then Medicine Lake. In 1964, the family moved to for the Great orthern Railway. He put time in the Navy. He married a farm south of Redstone and from there she attende[...]eed of more schooling, she was in the first group to Plentywood until 1951, when he was transferred to Havre, where he attend Eastmont Training Center in Glendive. She then returned to or ed until he retired in 1982. He lives in Sp[...]Plentywood HS where she was a senior at the time of her death in a[...]XEA ) OWE GLE NAN Sally ( a ean) Owen was born in Canada on 1-9-1 915. Her paren s were Fred and Florence Owe[...]M . The 3 children and heir mother returned to Redstone, T in 1928, where they made their home w[...]death of her Aun Jessie, ho as struc by lightning on 7- -28 . She at ended he Redstone school rom 1930[...]Those were very hard years for the Owen family. any times hey ere helped and fed by loving neighbo[...]er, CA near the Glennan home. In 1935, Sall a ended beau y school in inneapohs, . In Linda as a member of -H for 9 years, treasurer of he Rainbo 1936, a year a er he re urned to ontan , she go her Irs job a Girls in Plen ood, as ell as inner of several trac a ards. Leone's Beauty Shop, one of he 2 beauty sho[...]ld, and sisters, Louise and Sharon. Had 1 then en on o ha e shops in Culb son and T in Br'd es,[...] |
| [...]is Smith, daughter of Carl and Mary Smith, (refer to and Pearl Gray ho farm d nd ranc SD I) were married on Easter Sunday, 4-6-47. They lived at Reserve[...]5-12-48; Sharon Lucille, 6-8-49; on 5-27 -72. and twins, Louise Kay and Linda Rae, 5-29-53 (born on their mother's Donald was an onl birthday, 5-29-27) were born. In 1964, they moved to the farm that pet dogs and horses as Phyllis was born on (with Mrs. George Stringer and Ms. Blake as mid-[...]t tractor school in th country. He was a "D" John Deere and it would take a week to farm a 1/2 section. he enrolled m RHS and g Today with a Versatile 895 and a 60' cultivator it takes about 8 hours. In the spring of 1941 In 1949, we had a snow storm completely bury our sheds. It took 9 College of Fargo, D and neighbors all day to shovel it out so the cattle and chickens wouldn't M[...]alls. H suffocate. Neighbors were always willing to help whenever needed. certified welder for Kai Branding days went on from place to place until all was done. Country Don is a member o school parties were for all the family to enjoy. Scottish[...]tywood El ge. years and was a fine pitcher. He served on many Agriculture and- On 4-4 42, he and Comm. boards; Past Master of Maso[...]owers Assoc.; at Lucille return d to R ds present, is one of 3 National Directors of[...]arm from th m in 1961 . golfer, even when he had a body cast, on 2 leagues. We were Lucille as born members of the MT Agric. Team to the Orient from Montana of 7 coun-[...]twenties. Truels pass As a family following our homestead heritage we have e[...]Trues Sr. and rewards, whether it be a new born calf or colt or the waving of golden OR, James of A d grain in the wind, or the raising of wild turkeys in hopes a few of them Seattle, A; Josi may get a start in the prairies of our area.[...]and Truels, J Phyllis Lucille's family had a home made from many bacolar[...]ople who had and neighbors had moved on, as they bought the land, but was always a meeting place by and severe inte th[...]riences made spent one winter of her childhood in a chair after whooping cough ith munit[...]ied in CCC in 1935. Leonard lives at as a regis ered nu Redstone, Irene at W. Covina, CA. R[...]r, Clyde, lives at Flax- T. She or ed a ville.[...]-80 and Jordon Wilham, 4-1 3-84. Lmda as ii ed in a car ace· en in 1971.[...] |
| [...]Whitetail where he were also used by our parents to take them shopping and visiting. Cars is rural mail carrier. Their 4 children are: Bob, a professional artist who and tr ctors were only a scattered few. No running water, no[...]elec ricity. erosine lamps and lanterns were used to light the house Clerk and Recorder's[...]and barn, no telephones and home laundry was done on a wash board Kimberley; Tom and wif[...]carried in pails for household use. We used coal to heat our Philip, and Sean live at Scobey where he is a building contractor; and homes.[...]I have 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. I was born in Cordova, MN on 5-19-82, the daughter of Young and Eliza Jane Daley. We lived on a 40 acre farm. My brothers, Harry and ARTHUR M. JR. and DOROTHY HAGAN Austin , and I attended a country school where one teacher had as[...]Hagan, Jr. many as 60 scholars and all 8 grades. I took a few music lessons from I was born on 4-29-18 at the farm home of my parents, Arthur M. a teacher who walked past our place on her way home from school. Sr. an[...]an Daybreak 1), 8 miles south of Redstone, Later, I played the organ in our little Episcopal church f[...]stone as midwife. There were 6 children When I was 16 my father died and soon after Mother sold[...]sed in 1977. Arthur Sr. died and the family moved to Minneapolis where everyone worked to help in 1970; Alma Hagan, age 91, lives at her home on the farm during the out. I was employed by the Bemis Bros. Bag Co. for 3 years at a wage summer and spends winters betwe[...]I attended grade school at the Whitney School 7¼ m[...]Allie) Pfeiffer was born in Cord.ova, MN 5-5-1887 to John Redstone and graduated from Redstone HS. I worked for my parents in and Hulda Pfeiffer, the seventh of 12 children. The Pfeiffers were a jolly 1936 and rented the former Bert States farm in 1937. My first year of family. Their home was a gathering place for young people, and many farming was a complete bust; I didn't harvest one acre. I've lived and house parties were enjoyed there. The mo her died in 1899 and in worked on the farm continuously, except for a welding course at the 1906 the family moved to Minot, ND.[...]ering College in San Francisco in 1941 and welded on llie came to ontana in 1909 and homesteaded 1O miles south[...]ncisco for 3 months. of Reds one. In 913, he made a visit bac ·o Minnesota and he and I I spent 3 years in the Army Air Corps in WWII; I flew 64 missions out of were married on 7-16· 3 at Minneapolis. We returned o his Alesan, Corsica, and Rimini, Italy as a pilot in Billy Mitchell Bombers homestead where e[...]hen bought the Russ (B25's). I flew one home from Italy to Savannah, GA by way of Africa, Lossing place just a mile east. This became our permanent home.[...]Ascension Island, Brazil, and Cuba in July, 1945. I was discharged Three children were born to us: enneth, 7-7-14; Linden, 4-23-16;[...]ir Corps in 1945. Dorothy Shipstead of Scobey and I were and Phyllis, 11 -13-19. Allie passed away at Rochester, on married in 1946 and we lived that winter in San Diego, CA where I 4-17-23.[...]uilding travel trailers. Since then we have lived on our farm 6 The children and I con inued to live on the farm and later I married miles south of Redstone. Otto Bol[...]He died in January, 1928. For several years, I roomed and boarded schoolteachers, who taught Whi[...]le north of our place, and also played for dances a olf Cree Hall and avajo, as well as other coun ry dances. On 1 -12-29, I as married to illiam (Bill) Hachman of avajo. e farmed 1 mile[...]959, when e sold he farm o Roy Campb II and moved to Plen ywood. Bill passed a ay 6-30-73 .[...] |
| [...]ok over switching of the Hunt Hagan oil well that I the farm here Y onne an did for 25 years,[...]st in Sheridan Co., drilled in 1952 and capped as a dry hole. 1910. en ism Hunt came back in 1958 and made a producer of it. Kelly, 8; or I served on the Redstone School Board, Outlook HS Board, Director Redstone and on the FHA Board, 20 years as Director of the Redstone Grain Co .• the Dental Clinic a ood. ASCS Community Committee, Sheridan C[...]ents ere Our young s , be Albert and Alma Shipstead, who were homesteaders in the south Four from Ouloo HS in a Buttes area where Albert farmed. Alma was a schoolteacher and attending East[...]ement. Albert died in 1980 and Admm1strat on. Alma in 1982. Dorothy graduated from Scobey HS a[...]itizens State Bank of Scobey. She and I am a memb r was a 4-H Leader, Clerk of the Redstone School District. is assistant Yvonne and I organist at Faith Lutheran Church of Wanso, and is active in communi- Ha a1i and e ico ty and church organizations.[...]In the in er o d d I foreign countries.[...]agriculture group. EUGENE and YVONNE HAGAN |
| [...]milk, and learning to make her own butter. On 12-29-77, another son, David Sanford, was born to Laura and[...]eir own small hog business. Laura says, "Learning to be a mid-wife was kind of hard at first, but I enjoy working with the[...]He came to Plentywood in the fall of 1944 for harvest and wo[...]Then he went back to Minnesota to go to school. The spring of 1945[...]he came back to work for Arthur and Elizabeth Blase. He worked for In 973, I started working for Dr. Tom Lidahl in Plentywood as a them 4 summers and 1 winter. During the winter of 1946-4 7, he work- dental assistant. I continued until 1978, hen we moved to the farm. ed in a sawmill in Albany, OR. He went to work for the Sheridan County The ne t several years I spent at home with our children until 1982[...]t in the fall of 1948 and worked until 1950. when I resumed my full-time posi1ion at he Sheridan Dent[...]as born 1-22-29 at McElroy, MT. Her e live on my father-in-law's farm sou h of Redstone. Ken he[...]ching Gladys' parents separated, she went to live with her mother but return- our children grow and are so grateful that e can live near families. ed to Plentywood in 1944 to live with her dad.[...]In April 1950, Orville went to work at the Farmers Union Oil Co. in DUA E and LA[...]nd worked there until April 1955, when they moved to Duane Sanford Halland was born 3-3-54 in Williston, ND to Orville the Blase farm south of Redstone. and Gladys (Andersen) Halland. While still a small child, the entire Gladys went to school in Plentywood. She worked at the Elgin fam[...]oo . Duane graduated with the class of 1972 along i h 13 o her area students. After graduation Duane[...]he summer and fall. In January of 973, Duane went to ashin on to ry his hand at logging. Soon, though, ith farming in his blood, he came bac home to help put the crop in at he family farm. In Januar[...]e Vert 2-9-7 . Laura as born -23-55 in Plen ywood to Ernest and Clara ( oriconi) Vert. Laura attended[...]ua ed from Ou loo HS with he class of 197 4 along i h 16 other area students.[...]in Plen ood. He ent to school in Reds one and Outloo , graduating[...]e y for 32 mon hs, serving 16 o mi a. He married[...]The Ii Falls, A.[...] |
| James (Jim) was born 6-20-61 in Plentywood. He went to school[...]HALV RSO in Redstone and Outlook, graduating in May 1979. He worked on By Debbie Halverson seismograph for 1 year, Farmers Union Oil Co., and on oil rigs. He has helped on the farm, too, and is driving one of his dad's se[...]H, basketball, and music when they were ent to Redstone grad school u i in school.[...]ds. I was born 1-23 53 ,n Sc[...]still hves in Scobey. I gr EDWARD "CHIP" and MARGIE HALVERSON By Margie[...]Kerry and I er ma[...]Margie (Beckers) Halverson was born in Plentywood on 11 -27-53. Rhett Justin, 12 30-81 . She was the second of 2 daughters born to Eugene and Margaret employed part tim[...]s presntly living in Pablo, MT. and 1s employed a Margie's older sister, Shirley (Beckers) West was born in Plentywood sister. Edward Jr. ( on 11-23-51. She lives in Glasgow with her husband,[...]RA O A HARDY HALVE Becky, Corina , Chip, Krist[...]By Ramona Margie went to grade and high school in Outloo , gradua mg in 1971. She married Edward "Chip" Halverson, Jr. on 12-18-71 . Ch,p and Margie have 3 girls: Bee y Lynn, born on 5-9-72; Corina Jill, bo n 5-9-78; and risty Lane,[...]Edward "Chip" Halverson, Jr. as born in Plen ood on 7-9· 8. He was the first of 3 children born to Ed ard and Ramona (Hard ) Halverson of Redstone. Ed ard Halverson, Sr passed a ay on · ·77. R presently lives in Plenty ood here she is emp o ed a emorial Hospital. Chip's younger b[...] |
| [...]assigned duties. In 1939, we moved to Redstone and I finished my 12th grade Chip planned to join the service but was not accepted for medical there. reasons, he returned o the farm and took a bookkeeping job at Nash In 1949, I married Monica Legare, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A[...]s: Verlane, born in 1952; Christine, born in On 3 21 70 our daughter, Sheila Rae, was born. That[...]4; and Janice, born in 1957. Monica was killed in a car accident in bought the LeRoy Oksendahl farm and moved there. On 4.4. 77 Edward October of 1972. I married Mary Jo Hudiburgh, my present wife. died in Williston, NO from a heart attack. I started flying in 1953 and earned a commercial pilot certificate Sheila and I stayed on the farm until the tall of 1978, then Chip[...]or, and nd erry took over the farm and we moved to Vancouver, WA. I helicopter rating. bought a home here and attended Chase Bus. College and Sheila at- I aerial sprayed from 1954 and am still spraying at this time. tended Walnut Grove school in Vancouver. Monica and I bought the Jensen Grocery store in Redstone in By the time I finished my courses at Chase and Sheila finished her 1959 and sold it in 1960, when we moved to Plentywood where I school year, we decided to come back o live, so I sold the house and operated and lived on the airport for 6 years. in 979 we moved to Plentywood. I took a job here as Sec. for Farmers In 1[...]or "The Country Plus" several years, to Leonard Smith and bought land in Canada where I band on weekends. After about 2 years of working as secretary, I farm today. decided this was not what I really wanted to do, so I applied for work at I learned guitar and played with groups since 1950. Am still per- the Sheridan Memorial Hospital where I am presently employed as a forming with my own group. In October of 1982, I went to Nashville urses Aide.[...]ecording star and actress, has my singles now and I hope to have CLIFF and HELE HANSON[...]m released soon. Cliff and Helen Hanson came to Sheridan County from Box Elder, I wrote a song about an artist friend of mine, Bill Rains,[...]e position of Superinten- is arranging a personal appearance in the White House and his ar[...]rict o. 29 in Outlook, MT. He held the be on permanent display there. position for 5 years and[...]the Dale My song about Bill will be played at the White House art unveiling. Fishell house from Mercedene and moved to Redstone. Cliff was The song ab[...]appointed postal cler and postmaster replacement, a part -time job he Myself and my group have performed personally for Mrs. Jim held for a number of years.[...]when it opened for business in September of 1973; a played for Mae Axton. position she holds at the present time.[...]their families ould not allow them to marry, so they left Ireland and[...]Robert got a job ith the Can. Pac. Railroad. He and Sarah had[...]death, Alfred too his mother and family and moved to[...]hen I bro e out. he joined the Army Veterinary Corps. His[...]tnp overseas to France as in the hold of the ship ith he mules.[...]A er the ar as over, he returned to farm and or ed as a Cliff as born in orth Da o a, came o bar[...]an hs in marri d on 0-28-22 . fter their marriage, hey moved o the Je[...]e in ello s one born 2-1 -26; I red Ed ard Jr.. born 5- -29; Ramona a • born Coun y. They have 3 children: Cliff Jr.. J e , and Ste e; ho a the 0-27-30, rs. Eddie alverson. Plen ood; arg Ann. born ime of thi ritin s ill Ii in on na. 12[...]G n Rob· on, Pl nt ood. Rob rt and I Jr. also Ii e ·n Pfent ood. ALFRED ARDY[...]h f mil h re o ma e i ii school.[...]In 8, hi h I h b ed is ome n[...]A ds one on 3- -53 n d[...] |
| [...]tone. The farm contains about 650 acres. I was born on 12-28-32 in Minneapolis, MN. My parents were James and Lydia Gallagher. I had an older brother, Donald. We lived in St. Paul until 1946 when we moved to Belfield, ND. My father became a partn~r with his father, John D. Gallagher, in the Gallagher Blacksmith Shop. I attended Belfield HS and graduated m May 1952. That year I accompanied my parents to the convention m Mandan, o where I met John. We corresponded by mail and on 6-28-53 we were m~r~ied at the Plentywood Kingdom Hall m a double ring ceremony off1c1ated by Vernon Smith. A few weeks later, during the first part of July, we left for ew York on our homeymoon. We attended the International Conv[...]ter visited Niagra Falls. On 9 26 . We made our home on John's farm, west of Redstone. During our 11 1-1895 I first years of marriage we lived in the old homes[...]onveniences like electricity and indoor plumbing, I had to moved o learn many new things as a farmer's wife. We hauled our water from a Tim spring about 1/4 mile from the h[...]Plenty ood a as since Dav·d C., Jo n A.,[...]death on 1-21 ·57.[...]a •d la er ,[...]on 7-31 -[...]marr" Around harvest time in 1954, John and I ere saying i his |
| on he farm nd I ter in ash Bros. Garage in Redstone where he was[...]r grade school, rion' mother was killed in a car accident in 1952 and her dad from where I was graduated in 1931 . During 1932, 1933, and 1934 I had died in 1945, so her brother, Gerald, age 11 , came to live with her worked at home and whenever possible for neighbors to earn whatever nd Lyle. money I could to help through the hard times. I guess you could say[...]1935, I enrolled in Redstone HS. I was graduated as Salutatorian in the[...]of 1938. That ended my formal education. However, I feel the[...]renting of some county land. In 1938 I rented some additional land[...]rom First National Bank of Reserve. The same year I bought a few[...]head of cattle and in 1940 I bought 480 acres at a county tax sale.[...]Then came the war. I enlisted in the Air Corps in December 1941 ,[...]was called to duty in June of 1942, trained as a bombardier and[...]theater, returned and completed pilot training. I was discharged in . a[...]My wife, Kathleen June Garrick, born 6-29-25, and I were mar· , S ndra , Jul[...]t. ried in El Paso, TX on 10-29-43, while I was in the Air Corps. Kay's Lyle and Marion[...]A. Kay has 1 brother, Bryce Eugene, born he moved to Bigfork. He works for Don Burton selling electric[...]nne, born 1-21 -79 and Jayme Lynn, born 8-18-81 , on Grandpa of Raymond, MT. Hoyt's bir hda[...]Upon returning to Redstone, Kay and I bought the Bert Daley farm, Lila arie was b[...]ls County Nursing Home in Scobey before she moved to we bought in 1958. In 1960, we extended our operations into Canada alispell to work in a nursing home there. She moved to Ennis in 1980 in the Minton, Saskatchewan[...]we have sold part of the where she also works in a nursing home. She married Steve Orr at En- Canadian holdings, following by selling our home farm to our son, Rick. nis, MT on 7- 7-82 . Steve works with the Police Force in En[...]wood. She graduated from Kay and I were both active in civic organizations in Sherid[...]ity Community College in 1979. ty. I was a 4-H leader, school board member, an officer in PT[...]unty and tending college. After college she moved to Plentywood and worked Community Comm[...]nty and state, first at the nursing home, then as a secretary for the Soil Conservation Mountai[...]n politics, Past Patron in Order of Eastern Star, a part-time cler at the Piggly iggly.[...]Past Master of the asonic Lodge, and a Shriner. Kay and I are ayne Bradley was born 10-2-62 in Ple[...]de, and after attending schools in un ii he moved to Bigfor in 198 . He started wor ing or Burton[...]visor in the Order of Rainbow for years. He moved to Bigfor in June, here he had a new home built. Girls for several y[...]Susan ay, as born 8-10- 5, in Enid. 0 . She was 6 to the are .[...]ee s old hen e moved bac o Reds one. She a ended Redstone[...]rom the Universi of ·o tana a 1ssoula in he ar a of Sp ech y p rents ere ruel e[...]. They ere bo h b mar and immi r ted to Redstone in S le she as m rr'ed o -i111am . ertz of Hel na. T, ho rea . · ·[...]hristine resides in the Sherid n pr c iced I i h he a ional labor Re a ·ons Board. H r career con· em[...]d. inu d in a v rie . o e i s; Eas er S t A hab'li ation. San Fran- I mil ci co S Univ r i y, child developme c n er, h Seo i R1 e In· Chris ine' un s i u of Chil o p on· . d a re bill ion hosp· . er 1 nd i · . . y rs a Sp ch Pa holo is , her c r r no has mo d ·n o co[...]muni r I ons, pro , m d v lopm n , nd m r e i for h C .[...]reh bih · n ho pi , , n I d d cal ospi al. In ay 98 . h E rs .[...]iI m rr' d o G o S r n is. S r d i n f I, C . b he , sie ( Sh I h r c o nd of rur I h . Sh r' n Cou . nh[...] |
| a sense of stability, independence, solidarity, and[...]OH Art Jr., son of Arthur E. Johnson (refer to Sher. Daybreak I) was By Luella John on born January, 1917 in Chicago. William "Buddy"[...]Elmer Johnson bo The family moved to San Francisco and then Sparks, NV where[...]ossessions in the old Model T touring wagon to a location car and returned to Redstone in 1923, where his mother, Mary, still accompanied his d d m lived on the Middle Fork of Eagles Creek.[...]r helping lumber from Culbertson during a driving blizzard in October, 1925.[...]tiers. (Refer to SDI.)[...]out. Arthur E. Johnson. (1890-1944) Art Sr. filed for a homestead and proved title on 1t on Eagle Cree |
| Elmer and I ere married 12-29 31 . Born to us were: Leona, Mrs. moved to Redstone in 1912, where Helen grew up and attende[...]ter, Margaret (Bucklin) Smith, now deceased. I continued teaching, other rural schools being Phe[...]deceased, married a Redstone girl, Orlinda Lecy. Their daughter, GERH[...]and qualified as an County near Cooperstown, ND on 7-24-04. (Refer to SD I.) elementary teacher. She lat[...]year teaching career at Archer. Later, she moved to Sheridan County in 1909. They took a homestead south of taught at Homestea[...], Miles City, and Plentywood. Redstone and began to farm and raise cattle.[...]Gerhard attended country school and grew up in a family of 1 house on Laurel Ave. People asked why they were building out in the brother, Elmer, and 2 sisters, Ruth and O[...]here was no paving in that part of town and host to the young people of the neighborhood where they enjoyed there were no houses to the north or west of us except a small white games, cards, dancing, and of course[...]erhard continued farming, raising cattle, and for a while, had a o the farming.[...]training not only in repairing his own machinery, but IRENE JENKINS KESER also in helping his n[...]s. That fall he bought the tractor he (refer to Sher. Daybreak I). She attended Leet school through the 8th had been running. He used it for several years to break sod, plow, and grade and graduated f[...]ooking Northern Montana College graduating with a teaching degree. Ii e a big pile of scrap iron. In 1970, Gerhard began restoring it. Later, In 1945, she was married to Richard Jenkins in Havre. They had 4 he brought it to Plenty ood for the Old Tractor Club Show. The tractor children, Bruce, a minister in Great Falls, MT. Arlan, living in is[...]m. inneapolis; Sherry, a computer manager in Los Angeles; and Norine, Before the cattle buyers came o Sheridan Co. or there ere any a dental tech. in Arrowhead, CA. She has 5 grandchildren. close marke s, he neighbors drove their cattle to Redstone to ship several carloads to ei her Chicago or St. Paul. As a young man Gerhard often rode he cattle train to see that the cattle were ell cared for. On one of his last rips to Chicago in 193 , he attended he orlds Fair hic[...]sponsibili y for the farming, Gerhard or ed as a mechanic in Donaldson's Garage in Plentywood. Later he ran a gas s a ion and repair shop in Peerless, and still la er, or ed as a mechanic for lntertnational Harvester in Cald ell[...]in Laurel, T. Ru h's daugh er, Joan (Garric ) a son, h es in Billings.[...]or 3 ears, Chi issoula, and then on[...]o Cali o · · I of a Lutheran Church School. She[...] |
| [...]the son of William and Mary Knight who had come to the Redstone area in 1906 from Taswell, VA.[...]d died earlier and is buried north of Redstone in a private cemetery on land owned by the state. Avery attended school in Redstone. At that time, only a 2-year high school course was offered. As a youth, Avery was active in the Methodist Church[...]n: Aust parents and 2 brothers, James and Andrew, to Rudyard, MT. Later, Geo Jr. they moved to Redstone where Hannah's sister and brother, Vera bro her s Strand and Henry Knutson, had a hotel. Another sister. Mora, had no Polson,[...]ery were married m Redstone 6-22-25. Th y h ed or a time near Avery's parents. Later, they moved into[...]s born in 1926. Doris and Avery later moved to he Julian communi y nea hitetail here Avery or ed 1th Lynn Hanrahan m a coal m·ne. Later, they ltved near idby, Ton the Die ann place i h Jim and Vivian Stone. Their daughter, GeraJdme, as born here. T y la lived on the Cole pla Dons and very i did they ever sit do houses ere often[...] |
| [...]ldren. Minot, ND; at Glendive, MT; and for a farm couple west of Reserve. ay 3, 1984, Henry[...]active in our church, the Faith Lutheran. Rose is a member[...]of the Aid, Sunday School, and Homemakers Club. I have been active[...]elen Margarette, 8-18-37, married DWayne Roberts, a plumber, they live in Phoenix. Their children : K[...]a , and Jason . 1 son, David lee. Robby works as a plumber in Phoenix. They all live in Phoenix, exc[...]onal Bank for 8 years, both of Plentywood. Moving to Baker, she 7-21 -62 . They have 2 sons: Bret Melv[...]worked for the M & M Supply and then went back to banking, and is the Air Force and Curtis Wade, 8-[...]n James Lossing Jr. was born in May 1950 in Scobey. He attended 7-20-73. Their childr[...]my Lynn, Wanso school for 7 years, then to Plentywood for 8th grade and high 2-26-76; Jaso[...]Lynn Johansson 7-31 -81 . Their tywood, on construction jobs, and custom swathing. He is pre[...]She attended college in Bozeman and graduated as a physical Cynthia Ann Legare, -29-58 , marrie[...]grandchildren. marriage, they moved bac to Plen ood where hey both wor ed.[...]she for a cafe and he for Big True ing. They moved o Ba er,[...]he or ed ith a computer job for Shell Oil. They have 3 children: I, James Lossing , as born -10-21 in Sheridan Coun[...]na, age 6; and Sarah, age 3. up south of Redstone on my parents', Fred Lossing, farm along ith[...]ood in January of 1958. She H radu n ·n 1938. I or ed for se I farmers 9 2, hen at ended 1s grade at anso and he o her years at Plen ood, I ered rm d Forces. I served o in untnes, g[...]ass. She gradua ed from r . ho in 19 6. I hen dtd so UC my dad on ana State Universi ,n Bozeman in 1980 ith honors.[...]ed at mo ing o Hu on , SD i h he job She con inues o or and a end d Pl od.[...]coll e. Louis nd Lor n Gobbs ere marr d Jul 1982 a P n- store and · o . Th . d . u on h r h bo h r mplo d. sh I h th FH compu er o ,ce nd h i h Sperry o nd. In pri[...] |
| [...]fath r and Lossing in 1914. They made their home on a farm south of Redstone, I, 1ch II Je farming and milking cows. Allen was known for his wood whittling and MT to Richard an a few tall tales. Anna grew a large garden, raised turkeys, and sold of Re[...]brother. Kim , ma Leland stayed on at the farm. He married Lillian Lampert in Miles[...]agen. Lillian and her 2 brothers and sisters went to Cohagen I lived in Cahfo schools. Lillian was graduated from Cohagen HS in 1939. As a girl, she then we mov d to helped with the farm work, milking cows, haying,[...]iding. She worked in the Watchtower missionary as a waitress, cook, at the age of 1 housekeeper. She returned to Miles City in 1951. y[...]and Lorna in 1960. They attended hen I as 1 Redstone grade school and all went to Outlook HS. Merle was papers. It su[...]ossing's place and their folks' place. Merle went to Missoula VoTech for several quarters. Inflation and lack of work came along. Merle went to Gillette, WY to find work. He married Caroline Banderos of Miles City in April 1979. Caroline was a Therapist Aide at the nursing home in Miles City.[...]ok in August 1978. They live in Redstone and have a boy and a girl. orman 1s farming both the Paul Lossing and[...]orna, married Lyndon Garric m ovember 1978. He is a pumper in the oil fields. They have 1 daughter an[...]born 8-8-56 in Plen m · 1lesc, on . Th , 6-21 -60 in ood. d on 11 -5-78. Th have 1 child. Lind 8 |
| In 935, they moved to Sheridan County and bought the John[...]The Matkins have 5 grandchildren. Alvin came bac to Sheridan County in the spring of 1946 and began f[...]orrest H. Matkin was born 6-3-06 in the log cabin on the Matkin In 1978, in the fall, Alvin marri[...]neers Judson K. and Edie Hall Matkin. For- (Refer to Plentywood.) They make their home on the farm south of rest's parents came to the Redstone comm. in 1900. There were 5 Redstone[...]ie, 1912, Salt Lake City. Forrest's growing years on the Matkin By rs. Esther (Leader) · artin[...], MT and graduated from the 8th grade. Alvin came to schools. Not long after the tragic death of his mother in 1922, as a Redstone in 945. He was employed by the O & B El[...]la Leazenby Fitzer. In 1916, her father succumbed to a I was born 1-25-23, south of Archer. My parents wer[...](Mrs. Art Lester, Plen- Fred and Sophie Leader. I graduated from the 8th grade at Archer. I tywood); Racheal, 3 (Mrs. Bob Garrett,[...]Charles Grantham in 1917 and they moved to the Welliver Comm. Alvin and I were married in Plentywood, 6-5-48. We bought our[...]ed 6-3-26 at Poplar, T. They made They now reside a 2414 shington, Spo ane, WA. their home on the ranch 4 miles east of Redstone, raising sheep[...]f Judson D. the drought in 1937 forced them to sell their livestoc . When the and Edie at in. Sally is the daughter of i e and ary Hanson, all of drought as ov[...]the ranching portion of he operation and as a natural stoc man. Dallas and Sally both atte[...]ool and Dallas also Grain came second. a ended school in Plenty ood and inneapolis.[...]( rs. orris er heir marriage, they lived on the ie farm near Redstone elson i his boo ). They ha e 2 children and grandchildren. for a short h'le before mo ing o he Smo Cree area. In 1927, a ever le her mind rest, even hen she as coo[...]e hey raised several· hired men on he ranch, raising huge gardens. canning, or sheep[...]for he o ring he 1930s on in up and gone ary bought a type ri er and ith a liv[...]record and prac boo au h herself to become a fme e[...]hurch a[...] |
| [...]ra Masters Merwin was born in Outlook. They came to live in Redstone m the year 1940. They had 6 chi[...]Railroad section in Redstone and later, operated a gravel crusher for the Great Northern. Clara cooked for several years at the Redstone school and was a wonderful babysitter for many families. Harold Merwin works for the state highway department out of Scobey. His children are Terri and Mike. Ralph[...]fuel bulk station in Wolf Point. Alrce Berg's a hile u children are Allen and Audry. They live in Victor, MT. Walter and Karen home to live in Spokane, WA where Walter owns a tire business. Their children Orville to are Julie and Rick.[...]I me Linda Kay Nash was born 8-24-48, the da[...]967, attended 2 years of college at iles City i Community College, 2 quarters at EMC Billings, and 2 years and a summer school at MSU where she received her BS[...]She also did substitute teaching for 1 year, mos I in Flaxville HS. Linda married Larry Meyer[...]hey Ii ed in Redstone for 1 year, then moved mto a trailer on Jenn·e e er's farm. They have lived there since[...]Feed Lot m Scobey. Larry no longer raises ca le, but still farms with his mother, Jennie, and brother,[...]Scobey. Linda has enJoyed being raised ith a musical bac ground. S has used that bac ground several imes. One of he peop e o a her such a good start m music as rs. Fred Hanson o R ds one. S taught music m school, as ell as to others ou of schoo . Fo a ·m • Lmda e en cleaned house for rs. Hanson in e c an e o p' o lessons. rs. Hanson as a valuab. pa o t e Reds on c She had a great e ec on Linda as sh o communi y as ery close cause so m n such thin s as •H, communi p a s, dances. communi of such s c1al peo a nr c HARVEY and HILDA ILLE[...] |
| A lot of work was done building corrals and fences.[...]nd JOSIE NASH raised cattle until Orville's death on 7-26-69. I left Redstone and Past activities include 4-H, Boy Scouts, PT A. Square Dancing, moved to Cor m where I bought the bar from my folks. Clyde and[...]f Rocky Mt. College, Am. Legion, Florence Potter. I sold that in 1973 and moved into Hot Springs. I own- Moose Lodge, and was listed in Who's Who in 1971 . I am a licensed ed a b r here for 7 years and sold out in 1983. I am now re tired and pilot, member of[...]m, Big Muddy Golf Club, and others. Pres. of ABLE to save the MARK EDWARD and CLARICE JEAN MOBERG[...]in the threshing bee in Scobey every summer, have a She was born in Williston, ND 6 18 56 . I have 1 sister, Carol Jane Hjort steam engineer license. of St. Petersburg, FL She is married to Tim Hjort. Clarice attended I, Josie, was born 8-27 -26 in Plentywood to Truels and Christine grade school at Redstone th[...]The first day of 1st Jensen (refer SO I). Their other children were Carol Matross, James, grade was filled with tears as Dad was going out fencing and after all Redstone; Lucille[...]te), Houston; Harry, the times of helping before I just knew that he couldn't do it without Seattle; Thelma (Maxwell) and Truels Jr., Opheim. I went to Archer me. Eighth through 12th grade was attended at Outlook where I school first 2 years, where Hel[...]my first graduated in 197 4. During high school, I attended the St. Science Fair teacher. I remember walking the 2 miles, an awful long way to a 1st in Missoula. When I was a senior. I played girls basketball on Outlook's grader. Also remember losing my penny pencil on the way to school first girls team . during which time my position of play was warming the one day and having to back track almost all the way home to find it In bench. I was also in Sheridan Co.'s first Junior Miss Pageant in which I the winter, my dad would take us in the ho[...]t was chosen as 1st runner-up. After graduation. I attended Technical unreal that in such a short time we could go from heating stones all School in Missoula for a short time. When I was 9. I joined the night in the oven to keep us warm in the sled to putting a man on the Redstone 4 Star 4-H Club, where for the next 11 years I was kept busy moon? I graduated from RHS in 1944. Due to the war and the necessi- with my projects that ranged from cooking and sewing to livestock and ty of the high school boys having to work in the fields that spring, we Entomology. En[...]ct that took me places. Along went to school on Saturday and longer days so we could get out with club and county awards, I was named St. winner 2 years in a row earlier, thus we were out in April. There was no rural electricity at the and awarded with a savings bond for both years. Also as St. winner an time, but we got a windcharger so after marriage we had it quite all expense paid 2 wee camp in Michigan, was on the agenda for the modern. I belong to the Home Dem. Club; PTA; Womens Rep. Club; summer. The second year as state winner, I was chosen as one of 16 Ladies Aide and WIFE. I have been a bookkeeper at Nash Bros. garage nationally to represent Entomology at ational Congress in Chicago. many years. Then as a finale to my -H years, in 1975, I went on a People-to-People Orvill, born 11 -30-19 in Lisbon, ND to Warren and Albertina Nash Tour to Europe. It was a fast tour of 13 countries in 13 days. Included (refer to SD I). Orvill and brother Willard came with their parents in was a very eye opening 3 day stay in Moscow, Russia. 1923 to this area. Worked on the family farm until 1940, when his The s[...]ing under ne hired man from Iowa. The ne t summer on 7-10-76. ark and I the name of ash Brothers. In J[...]rn 4-3-56 at Ida Grove, IA. Since ark's father is a of 1936-40, lived at Kalispell dur[...]tmas trees. Also worked with the forestry service a several times. ark hved in Odebol IA· Scranton,[...]high school from Westwood HS of On 5-13-44 Orvill and Josie Jensen were married in Plentywood. Sloan, IA in 197 , ar a tended Western Iowa Tech. in Sioux City They lived on George Points place until 1946, moving to Redstone. and graduated in Livestoc anagement, which brought him to Daughter aren as born in 1945. In 1946, ash Bros. opened the old on ana, here he wor ed for 6 months.[...]shop. I burned in 1947. Daughter Linda was born in 8-24-4[...]Scobey. In 1948, they extended farming to the Four But e's area. In[...]and at pre en are s ill residing in it. I ran for State Sena or in 1958.[...]ash Bros. Feed and Grain. lso s a ed a feed lot near Scobey. In[...]1, our farm shop as comple ely des royed by fire, a big loss. I a ended gr de school a he Desonia school, Redstone. Ou loo ,[...] |
| attended Flaxville school. She also helps on the farm and they both en• ,!lard's joy riding horses and helping on roundups. Steve and Monica make ildred[...]When Willard Nash and Ada Golterman were married on 11-16-43, their union joined together 2 pioneer families: the Warren and Albertins Nash (refer SD I) and Joseph and Mary Golterman·s Sc formerly of Redstone (refer SD I) where Joe (Butch) had the Meat Re Mark[...]ork. sch Willard was born in Enderlin, ND on 3-7-21. They moved W of Ab Redstone and when the drought hit they bought a place in E Kalispell Coll where they cut co[...]ie slabs, and worked for La local farmers to make ends meet. They came back to Redstone just to hi put the crop in and take it off-if there was any to take. Willard a graduated from high school in 1938 in Kalispell, and the next year the the family moved to Redstone again. and Ada was born in Plentywood on 7-15-25, attended grade school at family th[...]e and icha Willard were married. They moved to the Nash farm and the elder In Nashes retired and moved to Portland, OR where Warren worked m the mar[...]46. they m bough Roy Shervey's garage and s art d a r ir burned hey bu,1 a shop across the s ree and e machinery and gas. ,Hard and da moved bac o to manage the farming and ca le. Since hey had[...]r ca le and f,eld. She never ros her illard has a reputa ion for bein missed the shop. o o s[...] |
| [...]Stockman's Assoc. and the Sher. Saddle Club. I enjoy bowling, team I distinctly recall, and hear yet today, Dennis des[...]ttending sports events. as "God's Country". When I moved back to "wintering" Montana, We enjoy living in this area and look forward to many more years having been away for nearly 15 years, I wondered who his God was. in Sher. Co. As I was able to spend more and more time outside, regarding cattle and ranch business, I heartily agree. The children are happy, healthy,[...]d we Michael was born in Scobey on 5-27-44 to Mike and Saralda want for them. We thank God.[...]and in 1961 was selected the most valuable I was born 2-19-48 to ike and Saralda of Redstone. Because of a lineman. His team went undefeated and u[...]t year. blinding blizzard my parents were unable to get to the hospital in After graduation, he attended Carrol College 1 year, then on to the Scobey and I was born in Dr. Healey's office in Flaxville, MT. USMA at West Point. A classmate quoted him as "The Classmate" and I am one of 7 children. Others in my family include[...]ed in Viet• reliability marked him as a revered friend who could be counted on. nam in 1968; and Craig, Council, ID. My father died in 1967. I have spent most of my life on our farm 2 miles south of Redstone. I attended grade school in Redstone, then graduated from Assumption Abbey HS in Richardton, D, which was a Catholic Board- ing School. I attended the University of otre Dame for 2 years and graduated from SU in 1970 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. Being in the ROTC program for 4 years in college, I was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the US Army upon graduation. I returned to the farm and have farmed and ranched since. In 1972, I married Jeanne Lagerquist in Plentywood on March 25 . We moved to the teacherage in Redstone, later buying a trailer house and moving it to the farm. Then in 1978, we bought a modular home to replace our trailer. y mother lives in her home next to us on the farm.[...]He was stationed at Ft. Carson, CO. He came home on leave and[...]25th Infantry Div., he became a platoon leader for Co. B of the 14th[...]On 8-29-68, ichael's platoon came under intense enem[...]from position to position, giving aid to others and directing return fire,[...]he as mortally ounded. He was evacuated to a military hospital[...]ichael as posthumously a arded the Silver Star, Bronze Star,[...]as buried at the born 8 6 and is presently a s r in Pl . He seems o Red[...]dual proud of. They flown on national holidays. hav[...]·s Ad a e or r.[...] |
| poor crops. In 1937, we lost to dust storms, drouth, and Army orms. stu[...]F over everything. We saw them coming, Mike dug a trench around the 6 ee house and put Lewis Lye in it. At first they crawled in to die, soon the month live ones went over the[...]destroyed it. In 1939, we Dieg moved to the John Burke farm in Wolf Creek.[...]re sons: Gerry, Michael Jr., Kent, and Craig, and a daughter, Diane. (1945 • In 1943, we bo[...]arou Mike served on the Redstone School Board for 21 years, Fed. degr Land Bank for 18 years and a 4-H leader for 1 7 years. He served on in the SC Fair Board and many commun[...]We always attended the Catholic Church. Mike was a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. I have been involved in 4-H, Home Dem., Red Cross,[...]I[...]l, Racha J Larkms Bottom : G rry, Pa . a he . All of our children attended grade sch[...]r RT an[...] |
| [...]ngestive heart failure. Fes vo , orway. She came to America with her parents and settled in[...]. They have 1 child, who is Sales Manager Festvog on 12·1 15 in Great Falls, MT.[...]T, moving COLONEL GEORGE F. OWENS later to A1mrock and on to Cushman for several years. The Overby On 11 -21-81 George F. Owens, a USAF Colonel, retired; died at family moved to Redstone in 1933, resided there for several years[...]ey, AL. Colonel Owens flew P-38s and Spitfires as a later moved to Scobey. There they remained until he retired in 1[...]commander while he served in and then they moved to Chetek, WI.[...]in ConUS and on Okinawa and served in staff positions in ConUS an[...]children . One sister, Sally Glennan, and a brother, Dan. lntermant with[...]I, Delton Loy Pfeiffer, was born 2-15-57 in the She[...]was replaced by Mrs. Eva Rovig who in Ludington, I. Or. Charles Overby is with Ohio University in At[...]hen the Redstone School closed we were all bussed to Outlook artm passed away 12-30-74 and Mrs. Overby died on 4-7-80. where I graduated from OHS in 197 5 with a Cenex scholarship in[...]iculture and attended Dawson College in Glendive. I worked for FLORE CE McGILLVARY OWEN[...]Halliburton Services in Tioga, D, then on the oil rigs for 3 years and By Dan Owen[...]ployed in the Redstone area since. Florence, a daughter of the Donald cGillvary family, married[...]times of many inconveniences. Fredrick Owen; came to Redstone with her parents and homesteaded[...]of Redstone. She gave up the homestead and moved to Aitkin, like they are now, nor was there any school bus service. Dad bought a . T ree children ere born: Sally, George, and Dan. After the odel A Ford to take LaRaye, then Harris also, to the Redstone School children were born the marriage failed and Florence moved back to for 6 years. Many times Dad had to get Mom to steer the Model A while Redstone where Sally, George, and Dan ere r[...]rew he guided the horses in pulling it to get it started. and left home, Florence moved to aryland, remarried and lived here[...]amily and the Leland Lossing children met the bus a mile from our[...]place. Our roads were very difficult to get through at times.[...]Often when the folks ent to own the earlier years, hey never[...]them to the stoneboat and come and get the family. Then h[...]summer. The young fol s ere ept busy. The arm is a ood place to bri up a amily o help hem crea e a good se of values and a sen e of r sponsibili y. Sally ·[...] |
| make the trip. He was in England 2 months and attached to the 9th Army as truck driver before going into[...]ed. He was discharged at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin on 10-5-45, spending 3 years and 8 months m the serv[...]which was overseas duty. The family then settled on the home place 1O miles south of Redstone where they have lived since. In 1979, they moved a house to Redstone and live there mostly during the winter[...]they are photography and scrap books, both like to read. On 1[...]feiffer, Kimberly and Kris in. Bottom right : Del on Pf 1ft r. Pop[...]dru |
| [...]erry. He wor s for Meadow Gold Milk and she runs a day care center in Great Falls.[...]married on the Judd Matkin ranch east of Redstone, MT on 11 -28-11 Jae ie married Linda La Counte o[...]and moved onto their homestead about a 1/2 mile away. They had 6 children: Jason, 6-16-[...]children . I am the oldest, Inez Fanny Ellen, born 9-12-12; Fe[...]a Eleanor, 6-28 -17; Galen Lewis, 6-26-20; On 11 ·21 -81 , Jae ie married oela Manuel in Reno,[...]Elva Muriel, 6-16 -26, and a boy born in November 1936, who died at[...]d appendix and Galen at age 12 of Jackie is a long standing employee of Frontier Airlines. He b[...]I grew up on the farm, attended grade school and one year of h[...]dstone, and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1929. I had Orange County Airport in California. His job[...]a happy life on the farm, belonged to 4-H clubs, Sunday School, and tunity to travel o many places, such as Greece, Hawaii, and[...]Epworth League, rode horseback to visit the neighbor kids, the[...]Bedwells and Loucks, helped my folks, but Dad wouldn't let us girls linden passed away on 4-16-78, after a lingering illness. Emma[...]ked the cows and they wouldn't give as much milk! I passed away 12-5-80 in a tragic automobile accident west of Plen- tywood.[...]didn't realize then how hard Mom and Dad worked to feed and clothe[...]us kids during those depression years. They had a big garden, and Dad Linden's mother, Minnie[...]hooked up the cultivator behind my saddle horse to cultivate it, to Golden Years Band and makes her home in Plentywoo[...]which she protested vigorously! I'd try to keep her going straight down[...]the row, but she usually plowed out a potato plant or two bet ore we got GERALD MERLE a[...]her settled down to work! When we didn't get enough rain we carried DO A(WAGE SON)PHELPS water from the spring to keep the tomatoes growing! They traded Gera[...]ough grade 6. After his mother's death, he moved to Redstone where he finished grade school. He graduated from P entywood HS in 1960. After graduation he wen to work in ash Bros. Garage in Redstone where he is still employed. On 5-19-63, Jerry married Dona Jill Wagenson, daughter of the la e John and Elna (Petersen) Wagenson, a the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Dona was raised b[...], 1-30-68, and Todd Gerald, 5· 8-70. oni and odd a end school in Outloo here they are very[...]had an avid interest in old cars for many years. any hours of Jerry's spare ime are spent or ing on his collection, about In[...]ve, enthusiastic member of The Old Car I or ed for my board and room in the Leo Zeidler ho[...]Louc sand I stayed ith rs. Timmerman our senior year. I graduated Dona has or ed at arious jobs hro[...]accounting courses, and married that same year to Jae oth ell on is curren ly employed at Plenty ood FmHA.[...]98. Jae as born m Sand Coulee, Ton 8-8-01 and ent to grade By Be y iller school there. For 8 years Jae or ed on heir ranch ith his father, Clyd[...]hi h school and graduated from the Sumatra gomery i e ar n S. I me · iness College in 1929. hi e ed a n m[...]- Plen o dau r Ti A |
| growing up on that dry-land farm was the value of hard work and[...]as By Leonard and Selma been priceless to me. I'm glad I was a country kid! I, Leonard, was born at the farm home of my parents[...]Mary Smith, (refer to SD I) 9 miles south of Redstone. My education ROY and[...]the age of 5 at the Leet Country School. This was a 3 mile trip I, Olive May Bedwell Shervey, was born near Perry, IA, 8-17 -05 to by horseback or a 2 wheeled, one horse cart. I graduated from RHS. Henry and Ella (Garrow) Bedwe[...]a, While attending high school, I drove the school bus, which was a little 10-28-1877 and my father was born in Kansa[...]2-door Chevrolet. There were 11 in the bus but always room for guests mother died while he was very young and his father and oldest sister to come along to spend time with friends. Bus driving was a good ex- raised the younger children. When Mother was a young girl , she came perience, I learned to work hard for little pay. I shoveled tons of snow to the US from Canada with her family. Her mother was a seamstress. and on a good month the pay check paid for the gas. Sometimes I My parents celebrated their 50th wedding ann[...]ebruary drove horses which helped save on the gas bill. After high school, I 1948. Mother passed away in April 1949 and my fat[...]ked for Joe Golterman for 2 winters and 1 summer. I received 1966. $1 .00 a day during the winter and $1 .50 in the summer. I saved from I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters. My oldest brother, Jesse, passed this to buy my first cows. In 1938, Dad gave me a 20 acre field of away in 1957. My other brothers[...]ter, Dale, and Russell. summerfallow to seed my first crop. Grasshoppers took care of the[...]iry) Comstock. harvest. I rented a small farm in 1939-40 and the crop was pretty My dad came to Montana in 1915 to buy a farm (see Daybreak No. good. In 1941 , I bought 320 acres from the county for $900. It took 1). The next December, Jay and my father came to Montana bringing 10% down and I had to borrow part of that. In 1942, I bought more with them the cattle, horses, farm ma[...]estock and land from the Fed. Land Bank. I attended a short farm course at also the pet dog. Mother and[...]ttended school in Redstone. Roy Shervey came to Redstone in September 1922 by the flip of a coin. He came from Watson, MN with 3 other young men in a Model T Ford . His 3 companions were going to work in the harvest fields, but Roy had been promised a job at Stanley, ND. The young men wanted him to go on to Redstone with them , so they flipped a coin to see if he stayed in Stanley or went on to Redstone. Roy lost the flip, so he put his suitcase back in the car and went on to Montana. He worked in the harvest fields a short time, then got a job running a Case engine for Judd Matkin. My brother, Jay Bedwell, was a separator man. In 1925, Roy bought the garage in Redstone. His brother, Jens, came to work for him for a few years.[...]On 12-24-44 Selma Lee, daughter of Edward and Gina L[...]to SD I) of Archer, and I were married at the Plentywood Lutheran[...]Church. The fall of 1949, we purchased the farm on which we now[...]live, fromn Glenn and Mae lngell. We built a new home and moved here[...]I, Selma, attended the Lee School which still stands as a landmark[...]I then attended Homley School for 2 years and gradu[...]have worked hand-in-hand. Leonard served on school boards for 25[...]a 4-H leader for 20 years. We have both taught Sun.[...]s we have acquired as friends during Roy and I were married 7-4-26 at Redstone. Betty Lou, our[...]re members of the Faith Lutheran Church. Selma is a daughter, was born 1-5-31 . She married William F[...]hey live in South Carolina. They have 2 children, a girl and[...]Lake. Now living at St. Petersburg, FL. They have a daughter, a boy. Mary is a Registered Nurse. . .[...]m. Our youngest daughter, Clarice Jean is married to Mark garage business, he became very friendly wit[...]Candice Christine. They live on our farm south of Redstone. We moved to Great Falls in August, 1942. Roy worked on road construction a few years for Charley Snyder, then built his own[...]several years By Robert E. Smith ago, but keeps busy with his garden, yard, and keeping our[...]Robert E. Smith was born in Selby, SD on 9-20-25 , the son of ning.[...]cklin Smith, and the grandson of John W. and On 7-4-76, we celebrated our Golden Wedding Ann iver[...]esota, Washington, and parts of I grew up and was educated in South Dakota, but spent at least Montana.[...] |
| 10-3-32 nd the family moved around a lot afterward. Mother was a B-24 bomber. I returned to the US 6-11 -45. With the exception of the aching school most of the years and the first 8 years I attended Bombadier, who was killed in action while flying with another crew, school I s in 8 different schools, being in some schools less than 1 our original crew is still intact. I was honorably discharged on 11 ·7-46 year. After spending 2½ years in the[...]Great Falls. t ending college In Aberdeen, SO, I began teaching in Alpena, SO. In I married Primrose Hawn, daughter of Wayne and Lempi Hawn, at 195 , I went to Hingham, MT for 2 years and then to Wolf Point for 21 Great Falls 11 -24-46. She[...]ther, Charles, of Cascade, MT. Beezie and I were married in Glasgow, MT 5-24-53.[...]our Beezie was born in Glasgow, MT 3-1-26 to George and Myrtle marriage. After our mar[...]1906. She attended Postmaster 10-15-73, a position she still holds. She is a charter school in Redstone for the first 3 grades[...]in Wyoming; Robert Jr. in Plentywood; and ary F., a senior at Eastern in Billings; and grandson, ichael Jr., in California. We moved to Plentywood in 197 4 and started the Sears Catalog s ore, selling it in 1976. I worked for Action for Eastern Montana for 5 months and on 1.3. 77 , started wor ing for he State of Montana[...]olf Point. The family lived in Plentywood and I came home weekends. or ed as the Sheridan Coun ·y Appraiser for a year beginning January, 1982 and on 1-3-83 began serving as Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools. I am a Past aster of the asonic Lodge in Wolf Point and a Past John, "Bub", Patty, a[...]tes. Officer of the 3 Yor Ri e Bodres in Glasgow. I am also a member of the Eastern Star and he El s.[...]Our daughter, Patti Ann, born 2-2-60, went to Redstone grade Beezie is a past Rainbow member, a member of Eastern Star, and school and gradu[...]from Carroll College 1982, axima Cum Laude, with a[...]salutatorian. He will 1 1 6 20-14 a elson, . He as baptized and confirmed in the graduate in 1984 from Carroll College with a BA degree in |
| [...]ay is now a commercial a Charles was born in Pacohanic, IL 9-22-09. W[...]oungest daught stepfather, Dan Campbell, he moved to the Wolf Creek community. He She is also a teacher, as is her , grew up to be an ardent horseman and broke many a bronco. His son, Although I retired in 1981, by a previous marriage, Charles Jr., lives in Manhatta[...]Fire Warden, Redstone School Boa she came to the Westby community and later married Peter Rogs[...]ng groups· dston entered high school, they moved to Westby. Beverley and her family Parent Teacher Club; 4-H Club, Al for 15 y or tor 17 ar ; a· live in Lewistown, MT and David and family live[...]d 2 great-grandchildren. Peter died I have been very actI e 1th th B[...]helped with the buildings and mainl nanc On 6-12-64 Charles and Mildred were married at Bagle[...]RDON T ANGE Apartments for 14 years. In 1979, due to poor health, they moved to Gordon Tange was born m Outloo , T 8-18·2 J ns Great Falls to be near their children and special doctoring. Charles and Johanna Tange. On bro her, elvm, live on th passed away 5-31-83. Mildred still lives in Gr[...]cIsco. The fam fly moved to Plen[...]amily farm home 4½ miles north- wes1 of Redstone on 9-7 -15. In 1932, he too over the management of the farm due to illness of his father, Jens . Tange. ora S[...]brothers, Jim and Andy, as ell as sister, Doris, to Redstone in 1922. We both attended gr[...] |
| Our on, Ron Id, s born 6- 4-38 in Glascow, MT. ed several years as a nursing assistant at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. In December 1940, e moved to Bremerton, WA and I worked at They live on a farm near Westby. he Bremerton aval Shipyards.[...]Debbie Marlene was born 1-22-62. She is married to George fter 2 years of college Ronald moved to Walnut Creek, CA. He Sullivan of Wyoming. They have 1 child, Dustin. Debbie worked as a married Gwendelyne Cook. They have 2 sons, Grego[...]ne. After 36 years of US Government service I retired in 1973. We All of our[...]Scobey and attended Eagle Creek then moved into a Retirement Park in suburbs of Seattle, WA.[...]ed onto Shorty Danielson's farm southeast I grew up on a ranch 3½ miles west of Redstone. (Dennis Nathe[...]enry and Katie Hendrickson. for 15 to 25¢ a pound. And we had a few chickens and a pony which Dad passed away in July 1941 and is b[...]axville. Mother pass- our children rode to school. At this time, Winferd was 7 and Betty was[...]at Corning, CA. 5. I went o school at Redstone. I left Sheridan County in 1939, work- O[...]Hendrickson of rural nearest church to us was at Archer. The Archer Church was later Flaxville. I married Harold Tyler of rural Flaxville in 1940. We lived moved to the Wanso community. Services were held once a month. many years south of Flaxville, and later bought a house in Flaxville. Pastor Tjomsland came and preached for $5.00 a Sunday. If the collec- Through the years e lived[...]ld make up the ere. After 43 years, we moved to Redstone. So much has changed differ[...]ngen had his good friend, Knute Knutson, take him to Circle I began work at Sheridan emorial Hospital in 1971 a[...]where he could get 4 horses, wild broncs, to farm with. It took them here for 9 years. Since June of 1981, I have been cooking at the several days to get home with them. After a little trying them out, he Pioneer anor. I have also wor ed as a nurse's aide and a kitchen aide hooked them to a disk. As I watched he had a run-a-way. The disk a he Roosevelt emorial Hospital. bounced from one end to the other up and down the coulees. Clarence[...]outh of Flaxville, wor ed at the managed to jump. The lines tangled in the disk and finally t[...]as second man, and at he Farmers with a badly bent disk. Union Oil Station as a mechanic. He still does mechanic work,[...]. He was in the Army neighbors. A few friends had moved from our own neighborhood in Reserve a Fort Ord, CA. He completed his training and is a graduate Minnesota, especially Knute[...]y Fretheim. chef. He oo medical assistan training a olf Point. He has spent 1 7 The many[...]Emily (Pat) Anne as born 11 -6- 2. She is married to Julius Garneaus'. Hendrie son. They[...]ulie. She lives at e had a 2-room house ith a 12 by 12 kitchen and a bedroom Reds one and is employed at he Pioneer or as a wai ress. about the same size, a double bed and a fold away bed for the 4 of us. Har ey Edga[...]is married and has 3 One evening we had a party a our house, moved the furniture out, and daugh ers: Francie, ndy, and eva J[...]at rom Sidney. They Ii t alispell. He is a us for co Drilling the organ. e could have found ourselves in the basement. It as a Co. He has spen o his life in he c rained at he onderful e perience and I ouldn't have missed it for anything. a al Base ·. and ser ed[...]ldes , he sm a urvive in he Sheridan[...], Lonnie and Bil ey live on a arm h a ool pus f Drilling and he, oo,[...]r ed in e US rmy in G g a Fort O C • 8. She spent a nurse's id[...] |
| [...]d in action 12 11 -44 n ar Rach n, G rman .. I, Harold Edwin Whitney, the second child in the fa[...]n is buried in the US ilitary Cemetery a argrat n, Holland. and Janna Whitney, was born 10-5-1910 on the homestead 8 miles south of Redstone. My brother, Richard, and I started school at the LEON ROY WHITN[...]o the youngest child of Dad and Jim Chance built a small schoolhouse on the Chance farm . Janna Whitney, was born 8-23 19, on his p h The schoolhouse was later moved over on Dad's homestead. School south of Redstone. He as gr dua d from on was quite uncertain. Some terms lasted only 3 months of the year. with his fol s to Trout Cree . He as gr d Some years ther[...]d with the school situation and moved closer to Redstone, 4 miles SE of ran the rock c[...]I am the youngest child of Chari s[...]was born on the folks' homestead south[...]earliest memories were of living on h[...]4 miles south of Redstone. I gre u[...]childhood are of happy times a ho days at Redstone, here I spent 1[...]I finished my schooling In Thompson al[...]in October 194 7. Richard and I stayed and helped Dad with the farming. In the fall of y 1fe, Elizab th, our son, Ho a dt 1927, we went out threshing with the Elmer Bergh outfit and the 1959. y 1fe and I live in San nsel . Ou artin Skordahl o[...]depression and dry years came along, Richard and I got a chance 9; and Aaron, 21/z hve in Pe aluma, to go to work on the Fort Peck Dam Project. I stayed with the proJect 5½ years. I left in the spring of 1940 and went back to Redstone to help Dad with the farming. I turned my farming interests over o I, Ruby Glad Richard about 1950 and went back to construction work, mostly dams daug[...]homes ead 8 m,I On 4-16·51 I married Ileen edill in Spo ane, WA. e have made[...]ired n Spokane 5-18-56. Joan is married toa school bus. Ins is single and or s at the J. C. P[...]RED WHIT EY Ho ard hrtney bor 9-15 on his paren e sou dston[...] |
| s ood coo nd never minded the extra kids. It would be in- Daleview area on the train in about 1920. Joe returned a couple years eres ing to now how many loaves of bread and pies she baked. I can later and continued farming on his homestead until his death of vividly r membe[...], it as her pride and Joy. We all go up early to help with the AHred Hitchcock-proved[...]ft the area mil ing nd calf feeding before going to school. Some of our cows had about 1917. to be roped nd snubbed to a post, with legs tied, before we could milk[...]proved up his homestead and left the area. hem. I started milking when I was 5. I prided myself on how fast I Ross Robinson-proved up his homestead. Went to the service could h rness a team and hitch them to a wagon . and served overseas in WWI and returned to his homestead in 1919 Our main recreation i[...]imming. In the winter Frank Grey-was a homesteader with his wife and 3 children: we had[...]the current home of Orvill and Josie Nash. I was graduated from Redstone HS in 1931. I did some substitute Nellie Peterson-daughter of Willis Peterson who also proved up a teaching. ith the country in the grip of the great depression, there homestead. She was married to Art Knudson, left the area. as no money for further schooling, so I did not go on to university as I Ben Johnson-together with his wife homesteaded and farmed wanted to. In 1932, I married Alex Johnson from Dagmar. My older their land. They had a threshing rig which they operated themselves. bro[...]who lived at Outlook, Harold She being a very capable engineer. They left the area in the early '20s. hitney ho lives at Thompson Falls, T. I also had 3 younger Mr. and[...]was held 2-19-84 at John (Claude) Dora moved to Plentywood in June 972 and lives in Pioneer[...]She attends United ethodist Church, where she is a member. were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack P1eiff[...]rs. Art Johnson, Since retiring, she has traveled to visit both family and friends in ewha[...]ington, C lifornia, and Arizona bu al ays returns to Sheridan Mrs. Delores (Brieby) Hughes,[...]66 years of her life. She says that retirement is a life Beighton, San Fernando, CA; Vic and Iren[...]er raveling days are over, Dora now loo s forward to annual visits (Garneau) Cleveland, Rath[...]tle, Kent, A; r. and rs. Fred Harland, San Fernando, CA; Mrs.[...]neapolis, . The next year's reunion will be[...]Sorry, left out. Please include: r. and rs. Gene Brieby, Whittier[...]en't men 1oned in he first SHEAIDA DAYBREA . re i ec red.[...]and T hildr n. a ine is pos m ster nd C[...]and dna-Sco as a ell d ii er and ran he Dale ·e d[...]ds on , l o ard Smi h f rm.[...] |
| [...]Beginning in the '20s, Reserve had blossomed into a busy thriving the Green Parrot Pool Hall fo[...]and prices satisfactory, all of which contributed to the town's growth sold to Robert Abar, who later terminated his lease on the building and and prosperity. But this same prosperity and growth and the overall[...]the old progress that followed spelled the slow but certain decline of the small building with a new structure. This bar is now owned and operated[...]ed horses causing the dray lines and livery barns to Bill Soderholm and is known as Trappers. Soren Rungborg and a Mr. be the first to suffer at the hands of newer lifestyles; better roads Casey operated a bar at various times at the same location. Anothe[...]ed bar was operated by Albert Rorvig for a few years in a building that the consumer, and the prosperity that came to the more populace was purchased by[...]theran Church, moved, and cen ers meant adversity to the smaller ones.[...]e, · els orlum, and Arthur Rice. The facility of a livery barn was H. P. Madsen, Jim Heathert[...]ffee Shop, Bernhard Nielsen, Viggo The Firs a . Bank, organized in 19 7, eathered the desperate[...]the only public telephone before RT A. tywood.[...]tonsorial artists were Lou Horstman (who also had a contec- The firs post office, opera ed by E[...]liff Hansen, Loren Eidness' sore, was later moved to a separate building and again to the Reuter, and Dave Bertelson. new addition connected to Walikonis' store. Olga Strand succeeded[...]eter Estelle as postmaster and the P.O. was moved to the vacated 1st at. Grosgurth, Crouse,[...]Jack Gibbons, the only Irishman in a Scandinavian town, served course. V'c oria Elev.[...], most of the '20s and '30s; those who served for any Che Jacobsen, C. C. Pe ers Dunn, Fran[...]e Wineland, Jimmy Henderson, Geo Waddman, Aage a elson, els Distad, Bob Gunderson, Lionel! Op[...]Johansen, Vern Ander- Con Agra, a ne and going concern deals in fertilizers and far[...]sen; Eden Jr. J ed u che ,I , and an addi ion o Valley, Gertr[...]ed nson operated made a float or he 4 h of July Bicen ennial parade in Pl[...]The Golden Jubilee in 1961 (Sheridan Daybrea I) began the j[...]decline o he o n o Reserve. I hough he ·o n has suffered reces-[...]ion he las 30 ears, progress can still be claimed in hat there are[...]n homes, no acan houses a ne Community Hall paved s ree s,[...]a some ha impro ed se age sys em a ·11 soo · be comple el[...]zed. di es tha eep he o n dry during f ood s age, a partial![...]remodel d church, ne busi ss, a acti e omema er's Cub ( a ea) and a commun · ull o r' endly p ople. |
| [...]outh of D mar. fishin at Medicine Lake and having a fish A NEAR TRAGEDY fry ft rward, going o dances at eac[...]nd dining rooms, This episode happened on a cloudy, cold night in November, too a long time to replace). At Christmas, we'd go to Sorensons to 1911 . During the summer Dad had harves[...]Christmas ree with the wax candles lit. This was a against the sod barn. Wild hay was abundant and could be found tall Danish custom which we didn't do at home. I'll never forget going to and thick wherever you wished to harvest it. If you could avoid rocks, Culb rtson to our first circus, the silent cowboy movies at Res[...]Ark cows, and 12 chickens. Dad had managed to have 1 O acres broken up nd tterward e ids had to use he bathroom so Mom sent us into and had planted oats. In addition to the hay, the grain provided feed for th La e Hot[...]This November the weather was very cold but no wind. Dad, as a at r started lushing, we thought we were flood[...]before locking the door for the night would step out- r n out and never told a soul. Halloween nights were always looked side. This time he heard some prowling around the barn but in the forward to doing naughty pranks; such as putting hay in the outdoor darkness could not ascertain what it could be. All of a sudden, he toilets and porches, stringing clothes left on the line on barbwire heard something move in the snow. Then he called to us to help him fences, pushing big rocks in front of do[...]drive away the horses from the haystack. To our surprise, the wild hln o do and always he scary feeling on the way home of someone horses scattered in all directions. Our immediate problem was to save coming after us to catch us but feeling happy about what we had done, as[...]ld that had been trampled down. The discussing it to he fullest. Chataqua sho s came to our area and what next question was how to protect the haystack from further destruc- fun to sit on the ground in a big tent and watch the plays. Uncle Tom's tion by wild ranch horses. Cabin stands out in my mind and usually they'd have a hypnotist along Dad, being enterprising, devised a plan. He hitched up the 2 that scared me o death.[...]horses to our "stone-boat" and went to the spring where he filled 3 Everything was not fun! There were chores to be done and being barrels of water. He had[...]e oldest girl here were lots. Washing clothes, ha a job! Getting the to good use. With a crow bar, he punched a hole in the snow and the boiler on the coal stove filled ith a er and some lye added to take frozen sod. After placing a post in each hole he poured water in, which ou the hardness and to get the clothes white before putting them in a froze, forming an ice structure. Next, he strung the barbwire in the out· tub with a scrub board and a bar of home made soap, later on we had a side of the posts. When the weather warmed, Dad dug post holes and machine to pull bac nd forth, much easier than scrubbing on the placed the poles in a more firmer position. board . The ringer as sere ed on o he ub and bea ringing by Today this episode sounds somewhat emotional. True, but hand. Get ing the diapers and han ies ready was a never forgotten remember that only th[...]r had, stomach-churning e penence. Do n o he well I'd go ith a couple up to his time, free use of the open range which was their feed lot. pails and an old table knife and old papers to scrape off the "gunk" They expected to be protected by the liberal fence laws. If you wishe[...]ash. After e ere done ashing to keep cattle or horses out you fenced your land. A legal fence con· clothes I'd ta e the a er over o the outside oilet to scrub it do n sisted of 4 barb ires and a post every rod apart. The early laws were wi h[...]not for the old c gue hung. to go ou here after dar and in the homesteader[...]d er, bu e h e monster" under a bed used by the big cattle ranches and lar[...]terprise. Ii le ones and my jo p y i before I en o school in the morning ha a hor o tipped once in awhile.[...]bu er, pulling hat handl c and forth un ii I (Author un no n) heard ha joyous sound of[...]Come all you girls and listen, just hear en to me, I will tell you all E ery summer as he[...]some hing hat ill ma e your sorrows flee. I've been thinking of it green ca er ·[...]ar ou . Anon agnuson has been patien y loo · and I u d e it s and rd to the year, no i you ould pop he question, it ill fill n h.I d i e an Co. f cheer. Henry S[...]pai n i p r n ih here is still a chance to in him in he lovely e enrdes. artin Olson a Ii I d II i in ans a helper, needs one badly, he told us so no[...] |
| mile. Kenneth Heines has a hummer and he wants a wife with hay, he dresses like a drummer and he wants his wife to stay. Elmer Denzer and Charley Peterson are nice young farmers who work both day and night, say they want a wife, whether she is black or white. Frank Palubecki is still waiting, let me give you girls a hunch, whoever gets that fellow will get a honey bunch. Now all you girls of Archer just think about this rhyme, the boys within the township want you to name the time. Dear girls do not be bashful for we're sure this much is clear, remember there is no such a thing as a next year. When you think you've met the right fe[...]Jacobsen The school started in 1925 located on James Michels farm. Hazel ROCK SPRIN[...]Yeager teaching. In 1923, District o. 1931-32. A new school was built 2 miles north on the Michels farm - was moved to the els nutson hom site 18 miles west of Reserve.[...]Plant, Ina Lodmell, Jud th Gronli , sth to Charles Andrilenas.[...]33; Allen, Helen Par , ilma 1chets, A Mrs. John Pace, 1933-35; Marie Summers Fowells, 1[...]chels, 1942-43; Helen Andrilenas, to the Roe Springs site 1943-44; Hazel Michels, 1944[...]Teachers were rs Peter wood was a typical country school with teacherage attached,[...]gy Coo son, and Gudrun coal bin, 2 outhouses, and a playground. The building still stands. ma mg this school system It was a community gathering place for bas et and pie soci[...]ces with music furnished by the Sebastion family; a provided, teachers d'd heir fun way to raise money for the annual Christmas programs and[...]one eacher i 26 1 room. I emem an nc·[...]cous n, Carl a[...]stand a t e[...] |
| [...]Reserve. Later a school was built 1/4 mile south of the George Hun[...]st teacher. One dark night these 2 schools burned to the[...]erpetrators identities and their motives remained a matter RESERVE SCHOOL[...]fearful the era of the open range was , tages in a larger school and a lack of students were he contributing coming to an end. The Hunter School was rebuilt and located[...]ol. The Rose Hill School was rebuilt 1 mile west, a dances, meetings, silver and golden anniversaries[...]or public occasions, and just plain "good fun" in a small com- school was built across the[...]high school years. was so referred to until the name Garden Grove became official; Ethe[...]her west to higher and drier ground. Many years later, it was moved to[...]Ball E h I Bush Eva Holm, Eva arner, Vera Warner, Ver[...] |
| train to Plentywood, all at family time and expense. The e[...]HOME EXTENSION CLUBS days and we had to pass the tests in agriculture, arithmetic physiol[...], and spelling. AWA CLUB In order not to confuse the reader a word of explanation is needed. The club held its first organizational I speak of the Hunter School and Eden Valley School[...]ith 1 Omembers and Pauline ( School was moved and a new name was agreed upon, the Hunter[...]Presiden School became the Eden Valley. Ivar and I were the first 8th grade Mrs. Otto Bents[...]AWA was chosen to represent 3 c CHURCHES[...]he years we have n1oy d The church continues to serve its members in the community, but revealed at our annual Christmas each passing year shows a decrease in membership. (Story in Our club has been activ in Daybreak I.) The congregation celebrated its 40th Anniversary in making a Cathedral indo quil 1978, hosting a dinner for all past and present members and families Festival to buy 2 wheelchairs with a program following.[...]ed since the church was organized in 1943 to good causes . are: David Struxness, M. J. Mikkels[...]heo. AWA celebrated its 25th A . Mendenhall, Evans Knutson, Sheridan Erickson, Kenneth DeFor, with a picnic fo all pre sen a Ronald Nielsen, Elvin Borg, Paul Everett, and Kri[...]county lessons and hold various Due to lack of children, the Sunday School closed for a few years, School for a clubhouse and is u but is now active again. The Luther League meets in M[...]CHURCH By Johnette Grefe The church began as a small congregation meeting in the Wanso schoolhou[...]he Ladies' Aid was formed 1th the aim and purpose to provide the means to pay a pastor to serve the local Lutheran people and to support a Sunday School. They raised money by selling lunch[...]Aid had reached its goal bringing the Word of God to the community. In 1942, the congregation purchased Golden Valley Church at Archer and moved it to its present site for -1800. In 1944, they 1omed R[...]WAKEA CLUB in 1951 and the first pastor to serve in the ne building as Ronald Jensen. The members held a meeting in 1 953 o se ec a ne name rom 3 names submitted: Our Redeemer, Our[...]ch as favored. In 1966 Fa· h voted o become a member of he Plen Lutheran Parish after the Reserve Lutheran Par"sh dissol ed. e a e regular serv·ces every Sunday be'ng se ed by Pas ors ·c a I lso and Allan Tu no. |
| [...]sted in betterment for the family, home, com- May, 1981 at the James Walikonis farm. The US Forest Service had muni y, and county giving of their time to whatever is needed or surplused some 4[...]ese purposes. available to the counties of Montana, for distribution to rural areas.[...]heridan, and Daniels counties and the name should be "Tri-County he club as organized in 1955 b[...]s for all in the communities. The club celebrated a 25th An- relating to fire fighting and training for emergencies. Also[...]ves attended first aid classes. nd families ith a picnic dinner, programs, games, and visiting. The[...]n, Vincent Gaffney, Merlin Andersen, Corwin LEAR -A-BIT[...]EINER T. "JERRY" AASHEI M 195 , II consohdated to Learn-A-Bit Club wi h Aileen Holm, a 38 -year I was born 1906 in Bisbee, ND, my parents being Sve[...]Aasheim who homesteaded east of Reserve in 1907. I graduated y le Abar, yrtle Lyson, Lillian Tisch[...]from Antelope HS, M C at Dillon, and received a degree in Business Torhef asheim, Earl HolJe, Jens Lind, and Lars Angvick. The Learn-A- Administration at U of M, issoula; farmed for a number of years and Bi was the only girls club un[...]unity better- taught in the elementary schools. I acquired and operated the Missoula men projects, with members inning many a ards in county, state, odern Busines[...]Holm and Lillian woman CPA in ontana. (A product of the Missoula odern Business Tischma .[...]ll leaders that have given heir time and a teacher placement agency. After disposing of the[...]I, a Lee, as born 7-6- 4 in Plenty ood, a son of Semming The fir out roop, o. 2 2, as organized 3-16-36 in Reserve[...]. In passing 6-26- 5 and Tammy, 11 -10-59. I a ended Eden Valley Grade School, years, e citizens of Reser e, the Commercial Cl nd Reser e a mile rom home or 7 years. y only classmate as Lee[...]ou s my only teacher as Ivar Bre e. I recall inter days pushing our end ore[...]des s around he stove and leaving our coats on until he room arm- hi of C[...]ey ed up. T e chool closed in 1957 and I ent o Antelope School, on e in he d Chan e[...]ed and at ended SU, Bozeman graduating in 1971 ( i h Lee 5 Cu h u s disc in 961 bo ed Bre e) i h a de ree in gri Business. joine[...] |
| (working in Wyoming too} came into my life, I decided she was the one, Larson became my . ··samm a daughter of George and Lottie Blank from Medicine Lake (right in my daughters, to Peter C rolln own backyard}. We said our vows 6-6-75 in a small log cabin church where she and her s s: ab I near Jackson Hole, WY. We returned to Reserve that fall and started grew up. She a ended Jefferso farming. Sheryl utilized her degre[...]y HS. Sh ings and taught school in Medicine Lake. I also work at pumping oil Sheridan Co. AAA o[...]t 400 acres of land from Al Folsom estate in 1976 to member of he Wakea Club, a m add to our farming interest and raise registered Angus c[...]the tie, and Shrine Wives. County has been good to us and a great place to raise our 2 sons, We have 3 children.[...]Getting electricity 1975, he married Sheryl B on the farm, my dad's first self-propelled combine a[...]r, Mt. College. They and their also the summer I spent with my Uncle Jerry Aasheim in his mountain[...]Larry Anthony in 1965, an which they owned. I sold papers on the streets and had a typing class Tammy, our pleasant surp in the afternoon. The paper business was good when I went into bars, 197 8 and SU m 1983. S but my uncle made those places off limits for me and the paper schools. business was not what it used to be. I joined the Army in 1966 for 3 years during the Vietnam conflict but was one of the fortunate ones not going there, but served m Torlief Aashe1m, 2 22 1 d Panama. In 1971, I went to Bolivia, S.A. with Ron Larsen to tour his After a short stint on th ho ranch and other countries. When I returned I got a job with Ralston or to help finance h1 coll Purina Co. as a salesman in Wyoming. BS degree in Agriculture a lion he became a range e a SEMMING (SAM) and[...]he enter d the disadvantage often being too young to be included in many sioned ensign; he se[...]a ard d the Bronz Star Having been born and raised on a farm 70 years ago, I have vivid campaign. recollections of the hor[...]urned buttoc s while dressing and crowding around a hot stove on a cold inter morn- ing. There is a certain amount of nostalgia connected ith the sme[...]teresting, pleasant, and orth hlle memories. I was born 10-15-1 4 in the same bedroom that my ife and I sleep in oday. y parents were Sven and arthea Aas[...]agnus ( ags) and Tor eif (Tori or S ub). Schools a ended ere Garden Grove Elementary, Antelo S, U and SU. During some of he summer b eaks, I operated a o a e Cen ral T Experiment Sta ,on a occasin and pumped gas during h tourist season a Coo e Ci y. A half section of land (Bate's Farm) as pu chased in 1939 c as la er dded to include the presen farm ho din s. In 1950 nucleus of a purebr d Angus herd as acqu·red. Toda is[...] |
| [...]y his first marriage are in the He received a special merit award from the US Dept. of Ag. for[...]der of America in 1968, 5 years later he received a Distinguished State Bank. Our daughter, Phyllis Beckhan, is a beautician and hus- Alumni Award from MSU. In 198[...]son, joined the Navy after several years of On 7 1-74, he retired as Extension Director and was[...]or Emeritus. He continued active and was elected to the wife, Barbara (Olson) is the H[...]) and in our youngest, worked as a secretary for several years and purchased 1979 be[...]t contribu- Randy, her husband, also has a backhoe service. tions to Fores ry and Conservation through the Montana RAD Commit- We bought a mobile home in Medicine Lake and I work at Lake tees.[...]ies of our busy lives Torlief is now serving on the Advisory Council of the Bozeman the[...]fter surgery in Rochester and radiation in active on the RAD Committee.[...]DAVID "ANDY" ABBOTT I s born to William and Harriet Johnson on he family farm near By Maurice Krogstad Dagmar on 1 -11 -16. I attended Garfield Elementary School and[...]Abbott was born 10-8-1869 at Pontiac, Ml and came to ntelope HS. I than those who sacrificed so I could finish school as the United States fr[...]not all ere so fortunate in those " hard times". I worked in Plentywood West Reserve, sometime in the early '20s on a place formerly farmed doing restaurant and housewor , then moved to California. I married and occupied by a fellow named La Rouche. Bob Abar in Hayward, starting out with his 2 orphaned half-brothers, Andy lived alone in a shack and was good at handling horses. His Don an[...]Co., main mode of transportation was a Model T Ford truck. In the late '20s, hen as machinis for Moore Dry Dock in Oakland where I also worked Andy and "Dutch" Kazeck own[...]sm ran high and Don Biggs, 17, joined the avy and on the tywood. He collapsed and died on the front steps of the Plentywood first day of his leave was called back due to Pearl Harbor. In spring of Post Office 6-9-51[...]nd our The place he lived on is now farmed by Albert Walikonis. children, Jim and Suzie, moved to Reserve, purchased the Reserve Bar and operated it or 33 years. I wor ed off and on at the Reserve Cafe as wai ress and coo . hen it closed, I worked as a Census LE NON and EDITH ADAMS[...]2-4-19, the son of Guy homes for people. In 964, I became a cler in the County Assessor's and Thora[...]office in Plenty ood, retiring in 978 . In 1980, I too Census again. I Reserve and Broe ton country. am a 38-year member of a ea Club, an ALC member, a 20-year He went to Everett, WA and orked at Weyerhauser Timber Mill[...]after he had wor ed at Fort Pee Dam , and going to inneapolis, M Jae Biggs graduated from ed,c[...]anted cFarlen. They ere married on 3-23-42 just before he ent in the children. Our o n 5 children en to Reser e Grade School and rmy[...]and Rainbo . i h her family o Trail, British Columbia Canada her[...]moving o inneapohs, o stay i h her sister. She attended the[...]The dams have a son, Lennon Jr., ho is an audiologist in[...]1am1, FL and a daug er. a h1 Hae er, ho lives ith her daughters[...]Ford Plant in inneapohs or years: but because of Edi h's ill heal h[...]h y mo ed to Plen ood, T in 1950. Lennon farmed for several[...]ears. hen ran house mo ing business. In 965. he s a ed true in[...] |
| [...]she unice and worked; moving to Plentywood in 1950 and getting acquainted with[...]experience. o ater o I was born 8-10-15 in Dooley. I have a brother, Vern, 7-30-16; a lantern and coo on a g sister, Lillian Hatfield, 12-2-17; and a brother, Lennon, 2-4-19. Dad modern and bought a pr built a house and barn on his homestead. That fall the Spanish flu would fly bet en th f epidemic struck and in a few days he died at age 27. Mother and we 3[...]ng, an children (Lennon was not born) moved back to her Dooley homestead until 1929 when we moved to the farm west of Reserve. The[...]Adam born 7 with horses. We'd get up at 4 A.M., feed and harness horses for plow on his moth r's d, no ing, and then have breakfast at 7. I felt I was resting when I finally got and Lennon of Pl , on the plow! My brother, Vern, and I tood turns during the winter fa her di[...]rking in CCC Camp. The pay was great . .. $30 .00 a month! Adam's homestead I got $5 .00 and $25.00 was sent home. I had a 1924 Model T Ford During depressi truck. Once when I took a load of wheat (80 bu.) to Reserve, I got 28e per day One day the a bushel. I cashed the check at the bank, went across the street to the night Vern as in th .store and filled th[...]tobacco for 15¢, and the balance for groceries. I 'blew' spo es. the whole load of wheat .[...]936, Vern Joi The war had begun in Europe. I entered the US Army 2-17-41 and Glacier Par , trained as a machine gunner in the 41 st Div. at Fort Lewis, WA . y for or . T in unit was sent to New York by train, and we embarked on a troop ship in a jail c S 3-1-42 . After 3 days at sea orders came for the convoy to turn south bologna an and go through the Panama Canal to Australia, which too 41 days. y as true dr troop ship held 4,000 men. I got into action 2-17-43 in e Guinea,[...]6 left of the 200 in my company. We were sent bac to Australia to rest and be reinforced with new troops. During this rest period, I got a letter from home saying my brother, Lennon, had arrived in Australia, hile I was in combat. In 2 days time, I found him! eedless to say e had a joyful reunion. I was bac in combat again for 8 months. Due o my health, I as reclassified and sent back to the States on a boat hich too 1 7 days this 1me! While overseas, I carried my father's registration card for WI, dat[...]1th my o n registration card in my billfold. For a hlle I did have a couple men believing I as in France in 1917! I as discharged 6-15-45 a er 1/3 years of service, 3 years of h1ch ere spent overseas. When I got home I started farming again. I too up flying under he G.I. Bill and bought a 2-place airplane in 1946, and fie every chance I had. I farmed until 1955 and have continued cus om comb'ning for 30 ears. I have also been do·ng mo or tune-up or · m o n s op and long o the Old Car Club in Plen ood. I found enoug 1919 ode T Ford parts o build a p c up rue • hich I use m parad s and o d ca sho s. |
| [...]Spring School. Leona Yager was our first teacher. I was 965 . She belonged to he errimaids and won a 4-H trip to Chicago confirmed at the Bethal Lutheran Church, Homestead, MT. Rev. and lso a winner of he Wool contest. After graduating from[...]s our Minister. Falls Business College, she moved to Salt Lake City, married J. Robert I have 4 sisters and 5 brothers: Signa Chittle, Har[...]d William, 8 months. She organized the Cottonwood Clover 4·H Club. Nellie Orth, Clatskanie, OR; Lar[...], Longview, WA; and Melvin, Zillah, 970. She was a 4-H member and won 1st place in the Wool contest.[...]steaded in Eden Valley. Three daughters were born to this marriage: Olive, Alice, and Gladys. Olive was born on the farm, graduated from Antelope HS and moved to Oregon and married Thor Twedt of Reserve. They ha[...]ey have 3 children: Gary, John and I were married 5.4.35 at Plentywood, MT. We had 6 Sharon, and Arline. Annie A re passed away in 1926 at the age of 45. ch[...]Michael, Wendy, and Jeffrey. Marlene is married to Harold Banks and[...]Billings and has a daughter, Tammy. Two of our children passed away.[...]Johnnie worked for the railroad for quite a few years. He passed away on 1-3-58 of a heart attack. He was the son of Guy and Jessie[...]I lived in Stanley, ND for a couple of years with my daughter,[...]Bette, and family. Then I moved to Froid, T where I worked for 7½ years. After that I lived in Medicine Lake, MT. In 1977, I moved to Plentywood, T here I live now at the MarChan Apartments. agdal[...]ndmar as born in Sweden, 8-20-03 and A DREW and LAURA ANDERSEN |
| [...]s of our marriage is first our children and but are al ays glad to ham o S rid n Coun nd grandchildren. Although Reed was with us such a short time, we have community. many precio[...]et so many wonderful eil was born to And and Laur people there that we will continue to spend the winters there as long 5-21 -52, the second of 2 sons. A d, n n as our health pe[...]eil went to gra MERLIN and MARGARET ANDERSEN[...]graduated in 1970. H It's hard to believe that it is 35 years since Otto and Ruey 197 4 with a B. S. d g Andersen left the farm and Merlin and I took over. Merlin was born Janice Branste[...]ames Lossing, lives in rural Redstone. Merlin has a half brother, Ralph Microbiology in 19 7 K. Davidson of New York City and a half sister, Eloise Behar, Oracle, Deaconess[...]ton of Creighton, MO. moved to But e here I was born 1-19-27 to Ingeborg and Olav Vik. My sisters are pa[...]o does brother Torgeir, married to Jane Cauley, and lives on my parents' too over the famlly[...]ir We were married in 1947 and came back to Sheridan County that fall. Merlin had been discha[...]ARTHUR and SUSA auto body work in Minot and I finished nurse's training at Trinity[...]47. We lived briefly in Plentywood, where a son of Barbara and Leon Merlin worked for Plentywood Motors and I at the hospital. We wor ed Sharon (Harold Gunn) of Cul on the Lloyd Michels farm that summer of 1948 and moved to O to's ings. His brot er. Ronald homestead in[...]ntelope Tavern. As a ng[...]Ii le league baseball. 8 I[...]A[...]row: Mark, Odle, and Merhn. Middle row: Barbara., I Y, d argare . Front row: Grandchildren[...]y. Jud1t rs. Gary Cro der) as born ·n 1950. S a~ attended SU and i po er. living in Belt. Ou 1958. He attended[...]9 and gradua e Sci · resently research a in ch· d edi me La[...] |
| married Arthur Anderson of Antelope on 5-25-7 4 and have 2 Jack Alan mar[...]oyce, 7. He is an Environmental Engineer for I am a member and teach Sunday School at the Nathanael[...]Georgia Pacific at Atlanta, GA. Lance Eugene is a city detective in Lutheran Church of Dagmar. I have worked in Plentywood at the B[...]Because of a health problem Jack retired in May, 1981 after 35 When first married, Art and I lived in a small (rented) trailer house years with Communi[...]stomer in Plentywood. In October, 197 4, we moved to Reserve to rent (and houses by 5 gallon pails when they converted to burner fuel from coal later purchase) a house from Richard and Alma Paulson who were my and when he retired many were going back to wood and coal. (Com- great uncle and gr at aunt.[...]house. Also remembers the many hours his dad took to Eva Lorraine born 10-4-22 at my grandparents' home (James and make a trike for him out of a buggy tongue, back wheels of baby Mine Johnson) in Dagmar, MT. I was the third daughter of 5 girls of bug[...]rs. Harold 'Fritz' Jensen), 4-11 -20 , for my boss, "Spike" Nelson. Met Jack there, he was my best p[...]. 2-8-2 4; Verna customer. Decided not to work after marriage until the children were Dagmar ( rs. Philip Myers), 3-6-25. We lived on a farm west of bigger. Spent 3 years helping Olga at the post office and 16 years at Reserve. I attended grade school in Reserve and high school[...]0. I've always like being around people and now being retired, we get I met Ho ard Eldon Anderson from Hoxie, KS while I was working to see family and friends much more. Feel God has been good to us. at Fort Ord, CA. He was in the service and we[...]yde, 11 -4-42, married CHARLES ANDRILENAS to Jeri Older, have 3 children: Diane, Donald, and J[...]Charles was born in Philadelphia, PA 1· 14-17 to Paul and Antinina Toro, CA; Jack, married to yong Sun Choe, live in Colorado Springs, Andrilenas. His family moved to Montana in 1925. Charlie grew up on CO and have 3 children, um Chin (adopted), David,[...]in the Army, Fort Riley, KS; and Annette, married to the CCC in Glacier Park and served in the A[...]ic, and lives in Colorado Springs, CO. a member of the Second Armored Division and spent t[...]ope. the South Pacific and was discharged in 1945 but re-enlisted in 1948 until 963. e moved o Californ[...]an aircraft refueler at El Toro arine Corp AB and I worked for the Red Cross Clinic and aval Supply in El Toro. We retired in 1979 and moved to Colorado. LEO ARD E. (JACK) and C AOLY ARIE LEER A DEASO Jae was born 7• 2• 9 at the family[...]ft nderson. He attend- ed school by their farm in a one-room schoolhouse and also some Danish school,[...]local children . At 16 years of age, he left home to ry the or in orld; first at Fort Pee Dam project and hen on to Ore on. He wor ed at a dairy farm but decided lo ging was more interes ing. On 1 0·6- 1 Jae entered the rmy and on 0-12- 5 re- cei ed his discharge. en he returned home to see his mother and fter re urning h[...]g 1945, he f mily, their cousin in Reserve needed a temporary rue dri er or served on the Thorn ood School Board. Charlie as chosen Sheridan Communi Oil Co., so Jae elped out. There he met Carolyn Leer. Coun y's Soil and a er Conservation Ou sanding Farmer m 196 . He parents are Reider Leer nd O m r Forsman Lesterberg. I enjoys gardening and reading his vas[...]in Reser e nd hi h school at ed. La e. Jae and I hav 3 children an onderful randc[...] |
| [...]married, Lois mil under water. Everyone was glad to arrive at the Walikonis farm. The night with a red face Ii e a ra h. family stayed there that spring and summer and in the fall the family ing for her. moved a few miles away to their farmstead by Wolf Creek. Shortly after arriving in Montana, Ed, 10 years old, decided he wanted to go back to Philadelphia. He was a paper boy in the city and made his own money and couldn't see how he could possibly make any money living so far out in the country. Aunt Mary Walikonis heard about this and gave Ed a heifer and told him to raise cattle. That was the beginning of Ed's cow[...]moved to Sea tie. Lois and I a live SE of Reserve on he fa .[...]l, Antinina, and Paul Jr. Lois: I am th ·[...]But R Ed married Susie Frideres from St. Joe, IA. Charles lives on the G . original farmstead and is not married.[...]9 children. They live in Stoc ett, T. Francis Is a retired railroad employee. Paul marned Janice Tax[...]n EDWARD and LOIS (BAIN) ANGVICK Eddie: I was born on the family farm 11 -29-27 to Lars and Beatrice Angvic . I attended Rose HIii grade school and graduated rom edicme La e in 1945. I attended college m Bozeman, u d Fayetteville, AK. I was active in music, ROTC. and Phi a Frat. Lois and I have 7 children born in Sher dan Coun . ar 10-11 · 9, 1s engaged m farming i h · Lindsey. Bea rice[...] |
| [...]Angela Jean, 3-3-62. James is married to Jill (Leiman) of Fort Benton, F bruary, 1954, Boi[...]Rick James and Timothy Mikel. Angela is Riehl nd, A; Walt lives in Wickenburg, AZ. married to Paul E. Beck, and both families live in Plentywoo[...]Hank and Myrna bought and moved to the Ross McLeod farm west GI sgo , T. He had 3 sons· David, Gary, and Richard. David died as a of Reserve in 1971 , where they now reside,[...]Myrna worked a short time in the Sheridan County Treasurers[...]Myrna received a hairdressing license after attending school in[...]r, Jake Berg, was born in Devils Lake, NO in 1886 to a has 6 children: 2 by a previous marriage and 4 with Doris. They are Swedish mother and a Norwegian father. In 1906, Father read about Rich[...]ied 7-23-81 . land in Montana that was going to be offered for homesteading. He was Genevieve V[...]nce. He planted Poplar trees around the buildings to break James P., 3-17-23 St. Cloud, entered t[...]41 and the wind that blew most of the time. In 1914, during a visit to Chicago, served in he 9th infantr and as discharg[...]ed my mother. Letha Emma Acord. She returned with I . He as awarded the II Victory edal, Purple Heart, American him to become a homesteader's wife. heatre A ard. and the EA E Ribbon. He married Helen Hendrie s of Dearborn, I while in he service. They had 3 children:[...] |
| We enjoyed going to town on Saturday and many Sundays after elson,[...]rie winds business m Plen ood. began to blow away the soil, our father moved us to Idaho. The Erling has en1oy Novem[...]ing and fishing . H s mountain roads were a harrowing experience for prairie people. The tywood and Sidney f trip took one week to travel 1000 miles. We purchased a home near a director n the Far Bonner's Ferry and a ranch south of Sandpoint. As the depression Esther was ins deepened, we moved to the ranch permanently. My sisters and I com- Lutheran Church in pleted our education there and moved to southern California. secretary. She is a pi Father and Mother worked at Farragut Nav[...]Center near We celebrated our Sandpoint to help the war effort. After the war, Father continued to that e built on the farm S work the ranch and Mother trained to become a nurse. In 1948, they sold the ranch and moved to Glendale, CA to be closer to the family. MR. and MRS. IVAR BREKK Father[...]her was supervisor By Edythe Bolstad Bre in a canning factory. They celebrated their 50th Anniv[...]nd after 57 years, 3 of Inga ( rs. Warren Har ) a us returned in 1983 to locate the old farm . We were pleasantly sur-[...]g o us locate places of interest. It was a most memorable experience for and taught Ed[...]in rural Ho Erling Arthur was born 9-26-11 , a son of John and Anna (Thorson) Homestead, ed[...]Reserve, and Ba ard in icine and a graduated from ed1cine La e High. Shirley is marred o alter elso • has 2 chi den, Se e a d Stacie. ( .) C[...] |
| T, where he is a John Deere dealer. They have 4 children: Amber,[...]s father passed away in 1975 and his mother moved to Sunny, Luke, and Eli. A daughter, Laura, died at 6 months of crib Plentywood. Steven and Elaine moved to the farm. They have 3 de 1h. Beth Iva, 4-29-52, g[...]the Army where Ivar, 12-7-80. sh served as a secre ary. At the present time, she is working fo[...]m Antelope HS, attended MSU, Bozeman I was born in Drinkwater, Sask. in 1903 and came to Eden Valley and r ined in the US Army Nursing Cor[...]with my parents, John and Anna Brekke, as a young boy. I attended ash., DC. She joined the Woman's Army[...]n and received my Master degree at UM, manager of a restaurant in San Jose and lives in Fremont, CA. Ina Missoula. I taught in the local elementary schools for 1O yea[...]ols at Peerless, Flaxville, Charla, and Superior. I married orthern Colorado, Greeley where she graduated with a degree in Jennie Lee of Anaconda, MT and[...]lived in Greeley and Kansas City John. I retired in 1968 and we have made our home in Billings. where she worked at a bridal shop and sang at various places and is working in a restaurant in San Jose. Kathleen Susan, 4-28-57,[...]Curtis moved to this area with his mother and brother from Salt Since Ivar's death, I moved to an apartment in Plentywood. In Lake City, TN. In 1933, he rented a section of land from John Davis 976, I ent ith my sisters and husbands to orway to visit my which he farmed and bought i[...]known as the Muskrat land. John Klisis Trondheim to sightsee and visit relatives. My time now is ta e[...]t. Curtis worked for Davis traveling round he USA to visit my family. a[...]he winter hauling hay for the cattle, pitching it on[...]ff, spending most of the day outside as Davis had a lot of cattle. S EVE and ELAI E BREKKE On 6-30-46 Curtis married Wilma Stofer and they built on to their Ivar Steven (S eve), -20-43, was born in Plentywood, a son of farm home. They farmed until 1970 then rented the farm to Melvin Ivar and Edythe (Bolstad) Bre ke; grandson[...]nd Agnes Kampen, who still farm it. Broyles lived on the farm until (Daybrea I) and S. . and Gertrude Bois ad (Daybreak I). He was fourth 1980 and moved to the Pioneer Manor for the winter months returning oldest in a family of 11 children: Gary, Arliff, Ronald, Steve, Leland, to the farm for the summer. Curtis was quite a gardener and always ni a, inda, t ins: Bonnie and Beth, Cheryl, and Ka hle[...]with us. The raccoons started eating his corn so on the family farm east of Reserve, at ended Eden Va[...], 2 for the Kampens, School having his father for a eacher all 8 y rs. He graduated from and 2 for the coons. But the raccoons didn't care whose it was as they Antelope HS 981 and attended SU, Bozeman. He graduated with a got all of it. BS degree in Accounting and a ROTC Commission in the USAF as 2nd In the fall of 982, Curtis and Wilma moved to the Pioneer Manor L . After a tending pilot school in Del Rio, TX, Steve was st[...]ngland FB, Alexandria, LA and Huber Field, Ft. al on Beach, FL. He as a pilo during he Vie nam conflic .[...]KATHRYN BUMMER Steve married Elaine Urdahl, a daugh er of S anley and Lillian By Leonard[...]s born 1 -18-49 at illiston, D, I was born in orthfield, M in 1904 to August and Mary Bummer. and second oldest in her family: Joyce, Elaine, Janis, and Harvey. I was fifth of 11 children, having 2 sisters and 8 brothers. Dad Elaine at ended Homes ead grade shcool until i closed and graduated homes eaded in Crosby, D in 1904, but the rest of us arrived in from edicine La e HS 967 . She a ended Concordia College, 1906. In 1925, I set up a homes ead est of Reserve. This place is oor ead, and gradua ed rom EMC, Billings 1971 ith a BS in still my home and I am 80 years old no , the only homesteader left El[...]Sidney T. In 1972 around his area. I or ed for Anton Ruud and several others in the El[...]community. In 1927, I married athryn Engh at orthfield here[...]es ead Lu heran she as born ovember, 908 to Andre and Sophie Engh. Church and moved to e Jersey here S eve as s ationed a cGuire FB. Elaine au ht th gr de, as S eve as a[...]er 6 y rs in he F, Se re urn d o help his fa her i h h f rmin nd r nchin . El ine au[...] |
| Nielsen, has 3 children and lives in west Reserve only a few miles east On 3-30-25 she mam d · of me. Kathryn passed away in May, 1981. wit[...]bought a farm est of R I was born in Long Beach, CA on 5-26-53 and raised in the Central F[...]Walnut Creek. After graduating from high school, I 10 21 -25; Harvey C. "J joined the Car[...]and Geraldine, 3-19-44. Portland, OR, intending to stay only until springtime. However, while Harvey bro e up 100 hospitalized in March to have my appendix removed I met a girl who 18 bushels to the ere h induced me to make my home in Portland for the next 8 years. Sh[...]ad lived there all of her life. Harvey sa a need for impro f We were married in Novembe[...]ann, and C ed us if we were interested in moving to Sheridan County and learning contour farms in the cou nd how to farm. It didn't take much thinking to realize that such an oppor- y dad served on th d tunity was not to be missed, so I sold the contracting business that I and Community Oil Co had started in 197[...]election board in Reserv . made ready on the farm, where she and our 2 oldest boys arrived any people may r 7-4-82.[...]Elsie have al ays en country, while I find myself with 2 enjoyable occupations- farming[...]ame, 819 Elsie loved her fam1I Muddy Building.[...]as nown for ma ing C The farm is also a nice place to raise our boys. The 2 oldest were and sharing them ith m born in Portland, Mathew Wayne on 5-5-80 and Evan David on home here she passe 10-11 -[...]orn in Culbertson farming in 1978, but still 6-8-83. He has the distinction of being the first of the Twedt clan to be to travel. born in Montana, since their arrival in S[...]EMMA ESPELA D CEASAR MR. and MRS. H. A. CARPENTER[...]born on h h My dad came to Sheridan County with his parents, F. W. and lvah[...]en. When Harvey as 6 years old, he family settled on a homestead east of Reserve, no o ned by Jerry Thue[...]e firs graduation class rom ed1cine La e HS. As a young man, Harvey or ed on arms and ranches for Ed Sherman, Gilbert Engelstad and C a I e Borns ed and each fall he or ed on hreshing ere s. He or d ·n a o and estern ontana in logging camps before he[...]ephine Pe ersen. She as bo n in arren, on 10-23-07, one of 13 chi dren o els and Ing r Pe e[...]d Dagmar in 1908 hen Els"e as 6 mon hs o d. S a rural sch ols and also n o sc ool I n lo . S e sis er. Gert·e, ere s.[...] |
| [...]Agency Branch the climate seems to have changed through the years. I wonder if office in El Centro, CA. Emma died 1-12-63 at the age of 46. Doctors anyone has a storm cellar now. s id she must have had rheuma[...]August, a bachelor, homesteaded west of Reserve and lived in a AAGE and MARTHA CHRISTENSEN one-room shack. He was a quiet fellow from a large family, who didn't By Martha Christensen[...]associate with his neighbors. He worked on road building in the area y parents wer[...](Sorensen) Jacobsen. Signe and drove a 2-seater red Buick sports car. After his death, Jimmie was born in Denmar and immigrated to the US at the age of 18. She Henderson bought his farm and later sold it to Carl Eidsness and the b came a teacher and taught in country schools until retirement at 68. Lund Corp. August would be amazed to see the pumping oil well on his Jacob and Signe farmed the homestaed and moved to Plentywood in land. 926. In 19[...]AXEL and MINNIE (SAMPSEN) CHRISTENSEN I was born in St. Peter, MN 9 3-06 and had 3 brothe[...]-04; George Richard, Neils C. Christensen's, to the Dagmar community in 1907. He was one 1-8-11 ; Alice Henriet 21 -13. I was 3 months old when my family of a family of 8 brothers and 2 sisters. Minnie was born in Jewel, IA in came to ontana fr innesota. As with many others, that winter 1899 and came to the Dagmar community in 1907 with her parents, as spent in Culbertson waiting for spring to move to the homestead. Niels and Bodil Sampsen. She had 2 brothers and 5 sisters. They both I was an elementary teacher for 1O years. I graduated from attended country gr[...]lon. The great depression kept me from get- ting a degree. I married Aage E. Christensen 11-22-30, a son of pioneer parents in he 1906 group. He was[...]hortly after hey took the homestead and Aage had to give up school to help the family. e have 2 daughters: Ja[...]in practical nursing and attended WSU, Pullman, A. She is employed as a personal ban er at Rainier Bank in Spo ane, married Alan Scott Gruber, a financial consultant and hey reside in Spo ane,[...]e day e Axel owned and operated a threshing rig for several years and found ha the[...]for 9 car and headed for Spa ane-fully intending to return some day. e years. He star[...]rve sion, hey tried many things. They managed a hotel in Brockton for a property. eedless o say, some of he old roots are[...]year. Axel war ed at Fort Pee for some time. Then they spent 4 died in 976 .[...]ed for Union Oil Co. and aJso spent en I ild he dread s" c[...]cyclones so one · s o be made as 3 ears o d. on hu e "storm c d as a Because of ill heal h, A el retired in 195 . They ent to rizona root one end o[...]. ears. The moved o he Pioneer anor in 1977. A el died in ay So[...]Ii in a he nursing ome.[...] |
| [...]trup, Den- the Res rve Farming Corp., a 1 ma~k m 1928 and st_ayed with his uncle, Er[...]sters. found us gain in R ser Only 2 came to America, so we always had plenty of folks to visit we ltved on the farm. I when we went to Denmark. war ed 1n a roe crush,[...]in a couple of garages a[...]194 7, I returned to tea area. We bought a horn[...]I was born to Da y father was a ho brother, Oscar: and I[...]vivid memory of a ty Chris and Vera Christense[...]and I were very sic .[...]ank Carpenter place near Reserve and came to Reser e ·n 1 and later acquired the Boyd Carpen[...]te. All went We have 2 ch1ldr n: J to school in Reserve and graduated from Medicine Lak[...]an active member of retired in 4. A re a dance band and an organist for her church. Pat ma[...]hildren. She is office manager for Salt has a deg Creek Freightways in Spokane, WA.[...]ive in church and community affairs. Chris served on the Farmers Sea le, J Elevator Board for 18 years and many years on the REA Board. He as much as interested[...]ar Dagmar's activities. We sold the farm in 1980 to Jerry Thuesen and and To moved to Huntington Beach, CA. Chris died at the age of 8 . In 1983, I and Tr moved to Spokane, WA where I am currently living and anticipating he arrivals[...]and HILDA CHRISTENSEN Dewey was born m e el, I 1-16-1899. His parents ere ,els C. and ane Christ[...]; Axel 4-8-1898, died 5-29-79; Ed ard, 10-5-01 · a o d 2-12-04, died 2-2-72· Esther, 4-2-07;[...] |
| I m the daughter of Frank and lvah Hanchett Carpent[...]951. homesteaders eas of Reserve, born 8-18-02 . I have 2 sisters, Joyce, Bert and Bertha ha[...]an, 6-14-61; John, 9-5-62; Bert, 4-4-64; and I went to high school in Williston, D and college in Miles[...]adley Dee, 11-30- 75. Bert and Bertha also raised a foster son, Steve where I received my teaching degree. I taught schools at Hedges (be- Johns, now of East Helena, who works for Ass[...]Reserve) and at the Sand Hills before Edward and I worked in construction until father, Bert, passed away in March 1978 were married on 6-2 26 in Plentywood. and now lives on the ranch at Winston and manages it for Mother,[...]Frank, 7-5-64. Bertha still lives on the ranch at Winston, MT. deceased, 1932-71 ; JoA[...]in 1948. e left Reserve in 1947 and moved to Kalispell where I worked as a secretary for 22 years for Western Building Cente[...]Eugene Donald was born in Westby, MT 9-11 -30, a son of Chris nd Vera Jensen Christensen. He was[...]Jeanne arie was born in Plentywood, MT 7 31 -36, a daughter of urray and Gladys Nelson Hunter. After[...]enneth, a son of Peter and Margaret (Shaughnessy) Connole w[...]2 sisters, Marion and Harriet. (Sheridan Daybreak I.) They[...]ther passed away in 1923 and his mother continued to live on the farm until her death in 1955. Gene and[...]enney Company since July o 962 . He e y a nded school in Reserve and Plen ood. He oo over[...]man f ds n ry d any ill rememb r he free[...]i h ht o .[...] |
| children arrived. The pay was $65 a month in the form of a bond, to be Sheridan Co. They c I brat d th tr 0 cashed when the school districts h[...]They plan on r tIrmg in ilhs on, D in 1 8 .[...]lding Alph1d. Theodore, and Thor Espeland. I remember so well the first time Alphild came home[...]n the spring, it was Friday the 13th. She noticed a basket of nice |
| [...]They have 2 children: Darla Ann, 9-19-67, a Senior Girl Scout a~d Bottom ro[...], JON and JANET EGELAND T. They have a son, William N., attending Missouri Medical Schoo[...]nd graduated from Jon was born on 7-31 -58, a son of Jorgen and Gertrude Egeland of Plentywood[...]d Dakota, Grand Forks. He married Betty L. Isaak, a teacher's aid for the Nursing Home; June Jo[...]t. After graduating from Don and Elsie moved to Plentywood in 1954 for school reasons Medicine Lake HS, Jon moved to Bozeman where he attended college and then to Fergus Falls in 1977. Don passed away 4-25-78 and[...]various jobs. In the spring of 1981, he returned to is s ill residing in Fergus Falls, M .[...]Jon married Janet Kandas of Plentywood on 6-19-82. ROY B. and FAA CES DAVE PORT[...]Janet was born 1-6-60 in Ajo, AZ, a daughter of Ernie and Lenore[...]net had the privilege Roy was born 5- 0-1883 to Benjamin and Clara Leavens Daven- of[...]nces . Enders in Phillips, WA 6-14-05. They moved to Cavendish, and attended Dawson College, Glendive, and earned a degree in Human Sas . and farmed a few years before moving to Virginia and then Services. She is[...]d Inc. in Plentywood. Jon and Duluth, here Roy as a plasterer and carpenter. They moved to Plen- Janet have a daughter, Jonnie Erin, born 12-20-82. They enjoy soft- tywood, T in 1 9 8 a er Roy retired.[...]An only child-east Reserve. Had a family name to preserve. In[...]1-9-5 , he thought 'would be fun, to marry G. Vik-west Reserve.[...]John his fa her, as well satisfied to turnover house or to the[...]nothing to mention. Let me stay on he farm till I die."[...]John's sudden dea h left a b"g hole; In Jorg's life he'd played a b·g[...]role. hen pressures con inued to grow. hen the young ife gave[...]him o no . There'd soon be a ne hfe to mold.[...] |
| Karen was more than a year. And we'd doctored a lot just to hear. here I wor d at Bo ing Aircraft. I n "Symptoms point to C. P. * A hard road it will be; perhaps you should 1943, received basic tr[...]Ft. Leonard Wood, MS. But, wouldn't you know, very soon. We welcomed anothe[...]and Betty. Things grew "hecticer" yet; we tried to keep all systems in tune. We had our "Little Women", now 4. And agreed that there shouldn't be more. But Dad was elated, with his son, tho' belated; life now had more spice than before. A small family farm it has been. We lost the TJomsos rental, but then, our neighbor, Knud Spaabeck, decided to go to Denmark to live in his old age, and so he gave Jorgen first chance on his land. We were lucky our health remained good. But we worried that maybe we should, get more help f[...]ummer that Jon-boy turned one. We decided it had to be done. We enrolled her at Boulder. "You'll be walking." They'd told her. Of course. this will a[...]me "mon". For 15 long years Boulder tried. But her problems could not be denied. Surgery, accidents, changing of staff. Made goals and long• I marr 11s range planning a laugh. We brought her back, saying, "We tried." A[...]r every experience she We moved o took to heart; but she missed old values and friends. And returned to Bud passed a ay Plentywood in the end. Life as Mrs. T. Johson[...]ted. And she wasn't daunted. lung surgery a 63. She mastered in trumpet and piano. Competition was tough, as you Ladies Eagles u 11ta may know, and living wage she has wanted. She worked hard to pay and live in Columbia off her schoo[...]up Capital Savings ALLYN (BUD) in order to stay, near the stamping grounds she has no n.[...]• They've the busiest life! They're blest with a daughter, most charming. And last, but not least, our caboose, Tamara Jo, fancy-tree and[...]and baJI fans ill tell. o she tries other talents to use.•• At the nursing home, aren's been thriving. She a a,ts, ce a eek our arriving. Her long hst of friends. Seems to us I ou nd· and her smile helps their lives to enliven. And, now, if e could e'd erase. Si[...]u we than you, each one. For ha ever ou· e done. To ma e Sheridan Co. such a nice place. CerebaJ Palsy. June and Jon ere marred in 1982. Tamara Jo is a freshman a U of • isso la. |
| [...]oupe with an Apollo Player Piano and rollers tied on top. He had Hawaii, and Heidelberg, Germany wher[...]r's folks had died in Norway and she had acquired a Liberal Arts and History. He later earned a Masters degree in Marketing small sum. I remember him saying, "Anyone with 6 girls needs a from the Overseas Marketing Institute in Tempe, AZ. Carl has a son, piano." So for $200 the piano was ours. What a thrill for us all! After Allyn, and lives in Mai[...]buying the piano that left only enough money to buy Mother a coat, and A-Rae e Export. for one daughter to take music lessons which was Alphild, the oldest. Alethea Hancock graduated from the UM, Missoula with a BS The rest of us played the rollers to death. When we tired of that we degree in Busines[...]lethea is employed as the bookkeeper were put to other uses and punched nail holes in the pages to the at Prairie Sand and Gravel, Inc.[...].) since we had her sing along to every one of them. Rhonda, the youngest, at[...]. Roy in Plentywood as Bozeman where she received a BS degree in Business. She currently his receptionist. She moved to Portland and when her sister, Alphild, lives in a[...]died in 1944, she immediately left for Seattle to take care of the 2 Travel gency.[...]ith the farming and cattle summer she took them to Uncle Ted's on the farm which was such a and Betty with her yard and garden. Bud also enjo[...]and change from busy Seattle. fishing, but what they enjoy most are their 5 grandchildren. B[...]Ted) was born 9-29-09, the same year his parents, on the things they don't have time o do in the summer, like reading, Thor and Synneva, moved to Sheridan County, MT where they filed a sewing, playing cards, and visiting with friends.[...]tead SE of Antelope. Sod was broken with oxen and a small sod[...]d of Robert (Bobby) born 2 17-22 in Reserve, a son of Norman and English, he was an ho[...]here and graduated from Antelope HS, but had to quit to help out on the farm. That year the edicine La e HS. He se[...]crops were so late being harvested and snow was on its way. This did Patton and was discharged in 1945. He returned to Reserve and his not stop Ted from contin[...]tained Ii ing for cat le and farming prompted him to ranch and farm in Reserve a library on the farm and kept an excellent farm record . He w[...]r home in Fairview. Bob sold his farming interest to Scotty Golden Rule. Hansen due to ill health, but continued with the cattle. Bob also enjoyed deali[...]Elliot, Larry, Bruce, and Leland Swanson. Bob has a brother, Allyn (Bud), of Reserve and a sister, Olive ( rs. Scotty Hansen), of Plentywood. Bob passed a ay 12-1-76 in inneapolis, C ARA ESPELA D |
| [...]med for many years and Betty, Ho ard, Rob rt, a was a Plentywood mail carrier. The Fadness famity I Washing on, here Andre Company and ta er in a p remarried and no hves i[...]coming to ontana from in[...]He bought a farm in d n V[...]eonard Espeland with our 3 lambs: Ole, Pete, Lars on Es land farm. pig for a wedding prese Every morning they would dance on the porch at 5 A.M. the dirty '30s and h los[...]Jo He married Mildred Feeney in 1955 and had a daughter, Deanna Derald, their oldest son, could Mae, born 4-10-57, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Eileen Vinson, and 2 step-[...]liked all kinds of sports and horses. He died of a heart My father had many attack on 10-1·66 in Plentywood and was buried on his birthday at the looking for or , but h age of 43.[...]Nordahl J. (Jim) was born in Tonsberg, or ay to Amelia and years, he d Hans Evensen. At the age of 4, he and his parents emigrated to the US here he c 1s and settled in Minneapolis, MN where he spent his boyhood. As a couldn' ai g young man, he moved to Custer Co., MT and filed a homestead claim hde hving n west of Ismay, where he farmed for a number of years. athaneal C[...]d Pearl Shipman in 1909 in Miles City. They lived on the baptized there. farm at which time[...] |
| hil r n. I s 3 year old when my JONAS FROISTAD[...]was born 4-25-1890 in Nordfjord, Norway and came to ho influenced our lives a great deal. Michigan, ND in 1911. He had 3 si[...]Eric son and Diane landsrud, sisters came to the US. Johanna married Engebret Kampen and Anna[...]WA and is the married Ole Kampen. Jonas worked on farms in North Dakota, coming children. Diane lives in olf Point, T to the West Reserve area in 1922. He rented land for a few years then ren.[...]stayed through the '30s. He has made 9 trips back to Norway to visit[...]In 1949, he helped 2 nephews come to the US, Asbjorn and[...]Bjarne Froystad (spelling differs), and worked on area farms and moved born - 8-0 at Henning, and came with his to Kalispell in the early '50s. Bjarne was drafted and served in Korea. rnold , to Culbertson. MT in 1917. From there He marrie[...]o heir homestead in he beautiful She came to the US in 1953. They have 3 children: Linda, Kath[...]e longest. Asbjorn ota 9-5 O nd came to ontana in 1915. y was married and passed away in Kalispell in 1981 . He worked on the s) and oo us o his[...]l illness forced him re I attended the Reiten grade to retire. h S nd ent o college in Billings nd ere married on ay 5 h at d o a small farm[...]as af ec ing |
| brought him home to west Reserve. Herman and Anna Clyde and I farmed the home place until 1961, then moved to our some years th 01 own venture further west where we still reside farming, ranching a and moved to an little on the side, and enjoying a few horses around. We were blessed as spent[...]school in Roosevelt County and were later bussed to Poplar spent the summ r s I where they graduated from high school. They enter[...]ommun, Bozeman. Eileen took up Home Economics for a year. On 3-6-69 she agricultural committ married[...]ranch ven- Anna helped organiz ture and live on the old Vern Adams place. They keep us in adorabl[...]d an Ag Production degree. Th y h d 2 On 3-2-72, her life ended in a car accident and was buried at the Roe Walt L[...]ne completed her education at MSU in 1982 earning a Henry Potthast, came f degree in Speech Communications. She married a fellow classmate, his death 6 26 47 a 75 Brian Goldhahn of Geraldine on 8-27-82 and ranch in that area. Anna d1 d 1 2 26 56 of a 10 As for the rest of my family, I have a brother, George (Reserve much care ul living[...]l works for the space program. They la have a daughter, Lori, in college and a son, Eric, in high school. a home i DONALD and JUDY (PETERSON) GRAY[...]ad en Judy, born 6-29-48 in Plentywood to Clarence and Thora Christensen Petersen, w[...] |
| [...]ield, he would sometimes ceramic shop to keep her busy during semi-retirement. She has 6 he'd ru ho nd put it on his violin. He taught children: James is married and lives in Arlington, WA, a cement ister to play instrument, at one time they had worker and has 2 children; Reece is married, is a welder and has 1 1 15, he was a member of the Dagmar Concert daughter; Rella Rae lives in Granite Falls, works as a schpol secretary ber .[...]u m n. Andreas lost 2 fingers working on business in Marysville, WA; Shon li[...]is in the s II drilling rig, but he was still able o play his Army; and Brian[...]at his Andy, 16 and brother, James, 19 came to this country to Illinois and s in Reserve. Eventually, Andreas purchased that shop on to Montana. Cloy Jackson was born in Parham, Ont., Canada p it for many years, until throw•a ay plow shares and 4-16-1887. She was 6 when they moved to North Dakota and 11 rs took over.[...]when they moved to Culbertson, MT. She married William Sherry in[...]ha Cobban, 6-7-15, Scobey, now of Winton, MT (see I t r ye rs or ed p rt time for Robert Abar. Andrea[...]Garland (Bud), 10-14·20, now of Newhall, CA, has a He p ss d way in August, 973 .[...]Cloy and Andy were married 11-7-25 and purchased a farm on C IFFORD G. and EDITH (BELL) HANSE[...]died Clifford G was born in innesota in 1897, a son of Hans and Mary 7-5·64 and Cloy died 9-5-71. H nsen of Grenor , 0. His ife, Edith A , as born in 1900 in James H[...]er of Gear e and Elizabeth Bell. (George Bell as a while stationed in Boca Raton, FL. They[...]James and Irene went to work at the Lloyd Michels ranch until 1973.[...]James sold the Hansen farm to Gene and Guy Smith and bought a farm[...] |
| [...]rson, NV; Oswald (Ozzie), Bigfork, MT; horses to brea up the prairi Walter (Doc), deceased; and 1[...]eir mother in 1955. horse. Cally was on he boar d Olive, only daughter of[...]d homesteaded west of Reserve. They also operated a store in Reserve where they made their home. Her father sold his store to Soren Rungborg because of ill health and passed away in 1948. Her mother continued to live in Reserve and later moved to the Pioneer Manor at Plentywood. She died in 1968[...]l Robert passed away in 1976 and Maline continues to live there. Olive attended grade school in[...]ake HS in 1938 . After graduation, she worked for a year in the office of Or. Swartz and Dr. McGill in Butte, MT then returned to Plentywood, where she was employed in the office[...]Bonnie died a age lived in a log house.[...]Bro Scotty and Olive were married on 9-4-40 . They lived on the Jesse Coo Clar farm near Antelope the first[...]Seo y as employed for 1 5 years. hen WII bro e out they en o Bremerton, WA here Seo y as employed in the shipyards and later on at a shipyard in Portland, OR. Scotty was induct[...]Plentywood They moved heir house and from Reserve to Plenty ood and Olive resumed o ban[...]1972. Scotty farmed est of Reser a carpenter the area until he su ered a he n 1973, d hey[...] |
| [...]llen and Darrell .C J c a ife, June, have 3 girls Arthur. Alida is a Jafra consultant and Gary is a diesel mechanic. . gin[...]were on Buster and Prince, the horses, herding cattle, an[...]emmingson, and my brother, John, and myself moved to Reserve, MT[...]manager of the Sheridan Grain Company in Reserve. I attended school[...]Throughout my school career, I worked after school and weekends for[...]my father at the Sheridan Grain Company. I enjoyed participating in[...]ut. ropi s. hi year, he won a silver bet buc le A er graduating from Medicine Lake HS in 1971 , I began college nd ce in e[...]and participated in football for 2 years and was a Sine at 2, he has been a cowboy all his member of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. I graduated from Minot Ii e. trailers to transport his roping horse. State in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science. For I lo er my mother, ho is 94. For a portion of the time between 1971 and 1977, I worked as the ch, ed i h retarded youth. As a manager of the Raymond Grain Company and returned to Reserve after i be than God has been good to us. The graduation o wor in the family business, Sheridan Gram Company d bors of our on ana days will always be and Reserve Agri-Business, until April of 1979 when I started Mike's[...]On 10-7-79, I married Linda Gilbertson, a native of Henning, , GEBORG[...]is a graduate of Henning HS and oorhead State University, with a as born 8 2 21 ntelope, T,[...]l in Plen- In January of 1984, e sold i e's Clo hing. I began o work for on ana erchand1sing, he ne 52 car unit tram terminal[...]Y ood. Linda is a Travel Agen at AAA Travel in Plen y ood. e love[...]r leisure ime enjoying golf, raveling, and or ing on our[...]came Seo I S 908. They ere[...] |
| school in Broadview and went on to Normal College to become a Wenatch e, WA, who is 3 teacher, but Jimmie had other ideas.[...]heir Many had their first flight m nu home to play music and sing. Jimmie played the banjo in an orchestra years, several trips we r dr to for a few years. He dressed in kilts and sang Scottish[...]tune. In the spring of 1929, they all moved to Reserve, MT. They farmed 9 miles west of Reserve, after picking rock and breaking virgin soil on the Indian Reservation. They have enjoyed the fel[...]9 and have taken an active part in its functions. A daughter, Betty Jean, was born to Jimmie and Thelma 12-9-29.[...]. Robert transported the mail from the depot to the post office by am1ly liv pushing a cart. Margrate, a daughter of a gardner in Scotland, enjoyed · an eeping a nice yard and was active in community affa[...] |
| [...]ve. We had bo and pie socials; we put in a ditching machine chain, in which he lost 2 fingers and a thumb. He om o d cora[...]id high underwent several surgeries and had a thumb constructed of bone he lunch inside with us. I remember the Satur- from his fore-finger. ut on by the adults and we got to go. A dance h s served in[...]rams; we practiced for many weeks to learn our s lways a big Christmas tree and the Commercial Club s of candy. inter, I remember sliding down he big Reserve hill,[...]er we had skating parties with bon fires to eep us er s ates called bob[...]nder the able leadership of Hertha Lund. In 1938, I Front row : Rosalie. Cindy, a[...]e girl delegate rom Sheridan County to the State Fair I still have my pin for placing 1st in judging jell[...]ood, rom edicine Lake HS when I was 16. Our means of graduated fro[...]firs year as 3 seated car driven by r. Riley. I Texas, graduated from Odessa, is marr[...]dren. Cindy, ually h d o sit on someone's lap When there got too also b[...]Chff Hansen too us by true . He built a nice cab on nches on he side and a stove to eep us arm. LEONARD AMOS and much money to spend in hose days and we had to MARY (MARIE) HOLDEMAN n nd seems w ways found things to do. To earn Leonard was born 8-20-1885 to Amos and Mary Elizabeth se or for Geo Lunds. During the school year, I (Beidler) Holdeman of Freeport, IL and is of German descent. In 1924, school and on urda s for $1 .25 a wee . In the he moved to Sheridan County to homestead west of Reserve in the su I or ed 6 days and earned 3.00 and as glad to anso area. He married ary Jensine Flakne on 5-26-36. They farm- it. I could send for m terial out of the catalog for 2½ a yard and ed and raised vegetables to sell and people come for miles to their er, b ing an e cellent seamstress, could ma e me a dress for Spring Valley Gardens.[...]ane as born 3-24-13 at Archer, MT to Theodore and Kristina I did ou e or nd rest urant or for r[...]n) Flakne. She Is of orwegIan descent and belongs to the rried Robert Hoffman in 9 6 in S[...]ndy factory n in 980 I do boo e phone calls[...]e hildren by G on and Jessica. fe,[...]nd L on rd[...] |
| [...]Paul and Paula ha 3 · o I family farm and moved to Plentywood for the winters and back toon the garbage truck during the week and 2 5-81 a[...]Bradley Holm and I (Carol[...]and I as born in Plent oo[...]of Con-Agra, Inc., a iltzer Med,cme L e and a d d secretarial ifica e. or a[...]Nels Holdeman . Nels belongs to the Plentywood Lutheran Church. His hobbies PAUL A[...]Flakne ( ane's brother) |
| [...]ladys were s r Alas a Airlines, Seattle, WA. married on 3-4-35 in Glasgow, MT. Their first home was a tent in Fort h rleader, belonged to Rainbow and Peck, while Murray was working on the construction of the dam there. a , -7 56, m rried Carol Je[...]this marriage, 3 children were born: Jeanne Marie on 7-31-36[...]lentywood, married Eugene D. Christensen and have a daughter, ganize he Lit le uddy Baseball League in Tammy, and a son, Timothy. George Raymond was born 5-5-45 in[...]joys bowling and all Williston, D and died in a car accident in Oklahoma on 5-3-70. His 1 b -H le[...]Twin boys born ui o give s i s. Pete and ileen belong in 1973 passed awa[...]Huntington ch nd she as a Sunday School Beach, CA and is head[...]City of Commerce. hi h ne er I c ed in their household is pets, in d nd a I alico cat, ha you ould call a b is d of utdoors and eighs a[...]U TEA cond on of George and ay Hunter,[...]GI on r a his f her for[...]ars ar In e d o a small[...]tne mo en b live in a ne[...] |
| [...]by, and h P nt ool. Our mI I was born in Sheridan County July, 1912 to Chnst and Severina has not Ii d in his ar[...]nd r ul (Jacobsen) Ibsen. My parents came to the US from Denmark when community and e lov . their second child, Caroline, was a baby. They stopped in Wisconsin and North Dakota and finally settled in Sheridan County. I grew up and GLENN E. and attended school in the Dagmar area. I left there when I was a young BERNICE {BRENTES man and worked in di[...]De aye) of Cut B T a and died 11 -29-74 in a Bro[...]on, and Andy . (1979) Glenn a end d In July, 1941 I married Darlene Johnson of Whitefish, MT. We Plen y ood HS m 1 moved to Seattle where our son, Richard, was born August,[...]our daughter, Doreen, ovember 1944. We then moved to Whitefish returned to he Lin where I eventually opened my plumbing shop and Darlene as[...]ey have 2 children, Lacey and 1tchell. Richard is a plumbing contractor in Seattle, here they reside. Doreen is a UM graduate and orks as a secretary in San Francisco, CA. She Is married to Ben Cavm and they have 3 children: Lisa, And , an[...]nna Hanson, Portland OR; Caroline Dahl, deceased; A el Ibsen, Coeur d'Alene, ID; Came Dahl, Coeur d'A[...]tefish, T; Clifford Ibsen, Plains, T: Grace iddle on, Coeur d'Alene, ID; and Irene Thorstenson of Chataroy, A. y ife and I are members of Christ Lu he ran Church and I belong to the oose Lodge. BRUCE and DIANE JACOBSEN |
| d d isory council m ber to the State Board of moved to Redding, CA and bought property where Aage worked in A ricul ur . H is a ber of asonic Lodge and maintenance unt[...]cine Lake; and Scottish 1983 and both were laid to rest in Anderson, CA. sonry. He is past Directo at'I Wheat Foods Founda• Marvel graduat[...]ones from lllionis in Great Falls, MT. They moved to Richmond, CA n nd Improvement[...]as born, 1944. They had 3 o s on the Opheim branch line and testified at a more children: Jesse Lynn, 1953; Dixie Lee, 1955; and James Lyle, . Paul on the inequities of gr in freight rates in E MT 1[...]st pres. of Community Oil Co., Reserve; a 1962. Francis Leo was in the Marines during WWII and after his cnty ood; a member of Plentywood Lutheran discharge worked in the Redding, CA and Seattle WA areas as a nder VFW Post o. 4018; a member of carpenter and for the Sal[...]; ember T State ASCS Comm.; a member of passed away in 1977 from cance[...]We are very proud to be from Sheridan County and our good times[...]ved into Plen ywood in Dec. of 976 after 25 years on the By Carolyn Leer Anderson enjoy l[...]EY) JACOBSE to; America 5-3-23 with brothers, Peter and Christia[...]ov 890, as the first of 3 children born to Jens oldest broher, iels had already come[...]. S nds ov Jacobsen. They had come to America citizenship 11 -21 -29 and hom[...]John and arie Fran Forsman was nd to this union as born 3 children: Aage, Paul,[...]sed away s stone-mason and came o on ana ith his 10-12-74. Bo h Dagmar[...]s only 9 years old when she came with her parents to ne orn c , D on •1 -1896 and America. She as the oldest of 11 children born and raised on i . Sh oved to Dagmar and had Grandpa's homestead at Roseg[...]e r's e hich as given to her by Lesterberg and they had a son, Arthur, born in 1925 and lives in Idaho.[...]In 1927, she married my father, Reider Leer. I was born 11-9-30 in hter r e[...]aren s dece sed bu she had a sister nd half-b r in Canada.[...] |
| Hans and Anna Jensen. Four sons came to the USA and to Sheridan Team placing in the tourn m nt m H I n Co., MT; Niels P., 1915; Carl and Pete, 1924;[...]oard the Danish vessel, "Helltg Olav," and became a US citizen 5-19-34, receiving his papers in Plen-[...]TERESA JE tywood. Chris' early life was spent as a farm worker in Denmark and in Rob rt : I s born 6-3 · Montana. He also did carpenter[...]. While working for Jensen. y pa s mov a cousin's husband, Chris and Anna Peterson, at Cul[...]ister, Ann ( rs and room and also for George Lund on the farm. During the years I as young, I could spea 1933-36, Chris worked at Fort Peck Dam doing cement work in the English when I started sch tunnels. Chris' only return visit to Denmark was in 1938 but as he farm; such as shoe m marred by threats due to the war and German invasion of Denmark. c[...]ens, Fearing for his safety, he hastily returned to the US. From 1942-45, om and I used to sho Chris served in the US Army as a T-5 Corporal in the Motor Pool, Camp 6-speed t[...]purchased 40 acres of Alfred Larson's on Saturday afternoon homestead west of Reserve and with rented land from the BIA, Os aid o 1th a chocolate Anderson and Lester Anderson, WA. Chris farmed until his retirement summer, ent on in 1977. He sold his land to a nephew, Robert Jensen, Reserve . Chris Carl Larsens. The if never married but has nieces and nephews m Sheridan Co and Den-[...]the house he purchased in 1954 from Delbert to n b c ielsen in Reserve. in bottles to all th i[...]the Air Fore m 1952. I am the first son of Robert and Teresa (Cybulski)[...]-14-54 at Ludlow Air Force Base, Chicoppee Falls, A. I have 3 8-15• brothers: Ron Mike, and Chuck. I have been involved m farming for he family pa[...]afflower. During the s ron winter months I am employed as a tinsmith ith my father. reme When my parents moved back from assachusset s in 1956, I attended Reserve grade school until 1t closed m 1966, then ent to edicine Lake until graduating m 1973. I ventured on to SU in 1977 and graduated from the Farner school. I moved bac and started farm- ing 1th my father and on 7-29 -78 married Jill Ru herford from Raym[...] |
| idence. On 0-10-65 Chuc w s born. He drive[...]ake me down the ine L · a freshman at SU in Bozeman. pasture road and tell me to shift gears. When it killed every time, my[...]owling for many years. In the dad would begin to chuckle, I found it easier to hook up Taffy (my he GT A Convention in St. Paul, Buffalo Days in Shetland pony) to his pony cart. He was always slow going anywhere[...]al in Plentywood was and faster than sixty to get home, driving straight into the garage to get th bo having 4-H Projec[...]mar holds many memories th t a up the chicken coop; lambs in our such as[...]bell for fire drill, the o be found in the coulees with an airplane; big bel[...]of Columbus, Altar Society and Guild, Bridge catching our class comparing papers! Mom and Dad taught me how to · chool ctiv1ties, sports, 4 sons and 2 grand· folk dance, which I still enjoy today. High school in Lake kept me busy for a busy life. God has been good to us and with cheerleading and band. I was active in Farmers Union and in for o[...]ssings. 1973 I was the Jr. Delegate from Sheridan Co. to the State Conven- tion, a 7-year 4-H member and my favorite project was my[...]wasn't long before I had my dad getting a whole flock for his corrals! I · he second son of Robert and Teresa J[...]raduated in 1973, attended Minot Business College to get a legal born 0-17 55 in Chicopee Falls, A, where my secretary degree. I worked in Froid, Helena, and Plentywood. ir Force. hen I as 6 months old, my family On 6-25-7 6, we were married at Nathaneal Lutheran C[...]have 2 other · ary, Mike, and Chuc . I attended the daughters, Tracy Nicole, 1-28-79 and Julie Marie, 6-21 -81 . Ronnie I unti th grade when the school closed and[...]ur f boys in town were always up to edicine Lake. We also started M & R Wa[...]ng the hills, riding bi e, and fresh water to oilfield companies. Kathy started Sunshine Preschool, h of own to fish carp. I al ays enjoyed ta ing does part-time secretarial work, gives piano lessons, and is a crop my p rents disma , like my[...]Plentywood and are active in Knights of Columbus, Guild, and Wakea i e ere nd e were al ays ready for a good Club. s I could I rted or ing on he farm nd ve the tractor and combine. One time on he mple of grain ho[...].L , Ig · rk but it meant a fe I as born in Dagmar 9-24-14, the oldest of 8 childr[...]r. olm spra coupe and a and Harriet Johnson. I attended grade school at Garfield and graduated[...]roll came and from Antelope HS in 1930. As I thin about hat we did before TV and[...]aneous Revolution". radio for entertainment, I recall such events as the 5th of June at the ce he c thers and I all played Danish Brotherhood Hall, the big family birthday parties, Christmas i o o oose Ja a[...]rotherhood Hall, the intertime F I. H projects and[...]s Fes ival. I Grandpa Jim's place and Summerfes a he church. I still marvel at the ah , m jorin in coopera i e spiri in the Da mar community as evidenced by h[...]sho ·n ur Danish cul ure veled to many dedica-[...]mbi i ecome a bu because f the[...]· or 3 ore I could go to Dillon[...] |
| [...]our family of 4 children . Donald, 11 -26-43, is a computer salesman and programmer m Portland, OR.[...]is an elementary teacher at Fort Peck, T and has a family of 2 boys. Kay, 3-19-51, is employed by the State of Montana at Helena and has a daughter, Janna. Ruth, 6·12-52, works for the In[...]t our years in the Reserve community, e are proud to have been a part of a very progressive cooperative Laura Gro community that built a community hall, got paved streets, and always of Reserve. Sh had a small fall festival. I personally take pride m the years I spent pro- youngest of 11 moting good telep[...]ears as president of · emont laura a end d Telephone Co-op. I was also honored by the Boy Scouts for over 30 al and ride a years of service with the Silver Beaver Award. Al[...]rced us o sell the J.H. m Co. and move to Glasgow where we s Ill hve. We bough the Coast to Coast store which we sold in 1970. Since then I have managed the Chamber of Commerce, was administrator of the Smith Clime, o ed or the City of Glasgow on a HUD project. and as purchasing agen o Valley Indu[...]July, 1980 and live win ers in Gia o and summers a Fort Pee La e. I continue to do part- ime accoun ing and a or and Ima is active m direct sales i h 3 major companies plus ma ·ng[...] |
| ro , ho on -10- 2 became my wife and I've enjoyed her good remarried in October, 1966 to Dora (Johansen) Jensen and she died in coo in ver[...]April, 1969. Adolph loved to play cards and visit. His main interest in I, Agne , w s born at Outloo , MT 11 8-21, daughter[...]away in December, 1972. (Bert) nd rth Grove. I joined 9 sisters and brothers at the family arm[...]and ROSE KANNING rode in horse drawn bus that had a small coal heater that "roasted" Fredrick Kanning was born 12-7-02 in Balfour, ND to Ferdinand those sitting close while those sitting[...]had very cold feet. and Minnie Kanning. He came to Montana in 1920 with his father, 3 he bus c me[...]south of Grov hv d with her nd e walked 1/2 mile to catch the bus there. Redstone. In the[...]the place known as the In he spring of194 , I ent to work with Blanche Loupe cooking SOO post[...]for Gus ner's crew of 20 men, some worked on the Reserve He married Rosemary W[...]tor he was building and some farmed. It was here I met Melvin MT in 1933. She was born 5-15-13 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wandler. Fred nd ft r we ere married, we moved to the farm west of Reserve and Rose spent the winter of 1933 in Plentywood and moved to his wher we s ill live.[...]To this union were born 11 children: Leore, 1934, te[...]include a love for music, mechanics, travel, and painting.[...]which ran over him. He was taken to the Scobey Hospital where they[...]broken below the knees, 2 fingers almost severed, a bruise on the side of his head, and other minor injuries. H[...]escaped rather lightly as the one-way weighs a couple of tons and[...]rily would inflict terrible wounds. He was unable to finish his e h ve h d years with good crop[...]ith poor crops spring planting that year but friends and relatives helped him out. and ery Ii le h y. Hailin out seemed to be hen the crops were the Fred and Rose were members of the Faith Lutheran Church at best On 7- 6-5 t 7:30 P. ., e had a hailstorm that completely Wanso. Rose played the organ for church and at home. She was a very des ro d our crops and illed tur eys, geese,[...]o save hat e could. The hail especially to her children. Fred played violin, so both played for dances s large slabs of ice hat ould sha ter hen i hit and have never and other occasions i[...]In 19 5, Fred and Rose sold heir farm to his sister, innie, and caring for our Ii es oc .[...]Lester Severson, and moved to Dun ir . T. Fred farmed there until[...]his death 11 - -7 . Rose passed a ay 8-18-59. ADOLPH and LUELLA KA dolph T.[...]c me o ontana in 1920 GEORGE KA i h his f h r, Ferdin nd anning. and 3 brothers and[...]George as I our, D on 2-11-09, a son of Ferdinand Ii d ith n uncle south of[...] |
| progress somewhat, but he kept working toward his goal. Die was a long-time ber of th Arm Eunice Davenport came from Virginia, MN to visit her brother, for many years. He wo d on 3 dams o Burton Davenport, and family in 1930. She and George became engineer. and cam to ntan acquainted and were married 10-3-34. They lived on the family farm was a safety engineer for t e s west of Reserve where t[...]sgow. Lutheran Church. There were 5 children born to them: Joan Bummer, While Die was away on 1935, 108 Mile House, B. C.; Rodney, 1938, Great Falls, MT; Elaine make a little par . I plant It Vitito, 1941, Brookings, SD; Karl, 1944,[...]950, Great Falls, MT. Eunice passed away suddenly on and pumped water from t da 1 0-22-50,[...]have a fountain wher bi Three years later, Geor[...]a Anderson Griffin at the |
| [...]uren, t m d moved to Flathead Valley for 10-24-58. All 8[...]ng, while Harold is single and resides on the home place and enjoys garden-[...]ND. He has ol nd Eileen is a substitute teacher. They worked fo[...]t of Choteau in 1983 nd continue to farm in the Gillette, WY. She is married to Ed Hoffman and teaches school. Fl[...]works for a floor covering firm. Lauren is single and resides[...]dents of Sheridan Lauretta was a hard worker and enjoyed working in the garden. Co[...]en , was born 0-15-1880 in After a losing battle with diabetes, she passed away 7-22-82. · huani in the early 880s. He immigrated to Philadelphia, spending some time ar[...]r, PA 9-30-10. John apparently drifted a lot, ma ing the 10-21 -16 (Reserve story[...]dy and Edwin. 7 -1-22. They grew up on the home place and attended s soon[...]farmed d or ed for others. For a bachelor, he then worked in the Dru[...]dra of Mead, WA I ed bout. It never bothered my dad to and Gayla of Havana, LA and an adopted son[...]e, WA, 1942-43 and I that city his home, but he still came to worked in Spo ane. She married John M. Rash[...]ried ildren from a previous marriage. Rita,[...]h o to ashington[...]y or i gging industry. He[...]at ed in a Horse un ii reside nd Dale is a AURICE and LAURETT |
| [...]Training Program i[...]Kevin a end[...]highli i M th , ([...]com 1 Andy, born 4-29-19 to Hans H. and Alma (Petersen) Larsen SW of t[...]the first white baby An m |
| [...]ie Ann and Katie preceded him in death in 1948, a son, Loren, died in 1980. On 4-6-53 in Plen ood,[...]her in s F 11s, ID has a daughter, Brook Raquel. Kalispell, MT.[...]I was born 6-25 -31, the fourth child of George N.[...]I attended grade school in Reserve and graduated fr[...]HS in 1948. My interests were in agriculture and I spent my summers working on the farm. I attended MSU, Bozeman and participated in[...]ROTC, graduating with a degree in animal science and a commission in[...]On 6-12-54, I married Delores Smith, a daughter of George and[...]moved to Alaska and our 2 oldest children, Dannette and To[...]born in Anchorage. In December, 1956, we returned to Reserve and r nd Arlene moved from Reserve to Pinehurst, ID in the spring[...]he younger 3 children: Mona, of 962 nd rt or s as a journeyman electrician on construction.[...]In 1965, I bought the ranch and started acquiring Line One c[...]ens, and 3 Glasgow, having 11 sales there. On 12-13-76, we had a complete is ers: in , Sine, and Petra, all dece[...]e have some commercial cattle and also continue to have small grain d in the Da mar and Reserve ar[...]ed in the crops, mostly durum. rmy in I. He re urned o ontana in 1919 after his discharge and With my interest in cattle, I joined the Montana Beef Performance in or ed in the Reserve and Dagmar areas. He or ed a Ass'n. in 195 7 and served 6 years as a director; and president in horn s e d claim north of Hinsdale, T or 2 years and built a house on 1970 and 1975. Our use of a performance testing program with cattle Sheep Cr e est of Reserve, s arted a cow herd, and farmed some helped us to be selected BPA Seedstock Producer in 1975. ndi n and, using horses nd r ded or i h brother, Jens, ho e have been intere[...]giving our time. I served on the Reserve and edicine La e school[...]boards, retiring in 1983 after 11 years and on he Sheridan Co. Soil[...]Farmer in 1972. I as elected a county member of the local govern-[...]en and revie commi ee in 1975, and have served as a member of[...]leaders and are active in our church. Delores is a member of akea[...]Club since 957 , holdin offices or s on communi y fund drives. a[...]is a presen presiden of he Sheridan Coun Ex ens[...] |
| She is married to David Rasmussen and lives near Antelope with thei[...]1 2 children: Beth and Blake. Tom earned a degree in finance from MSU visiting h r f[...]graduated as v Lewistown. He is married to Shannon Shy who is a lab tech. Mona State ormal C attended[...]graduated from Seattle U m medical as a fligh line a G records administration. She lives in Bi[...]later at Sloe t . Or. Andrew Jordan, a family practitioner and their daughter, Laurel.[...]ated from the AF Academy in Colorado Springs with a realty business a degree in aeronautical engineering. He earned his[...]rents lived in Reserve until 1975 when they moved to Plen- Realtors. tywood and spent their winter in Mesa, AZ. My father passed a ay 3-6-82 after a long struggle with cancer. My mother lives at the[...]near Lewisto n Dorthea Lyngaas. H where he is a real estate agent. They have 4 children: Ronald,[...]children: Ahsan, David, Lutheran Church i Stephen, and Matthew. Doris (Mrs. David Freeman) lives in mg of Forest City for a Prussia, PA and is director of curriculum in the[...]Eric ma els J. and Annie Sorensen Lund who came to the US from Oenmar alter while still i[...]8 the US Army Coast Artillary Corps on 1-27-21 . He served at Fort in- gradua[...]t, CA and Astoria, OR and as honorably discharged on 3-25-22, when the Army discovered he as 16½ year[...]onth and 26 days and re ned o Bowbells and wor ed on the family farm until the m"ddle '20 hen he ent to Reserve, T to homestead. He farmed until the depression struc tha ·me he turned · land over to his brother, George e o at F . Pe[...]Pacific T u r Bay, 9-2- 5. He a a and re urned o Res h ranch.[...] |
| du · to e -servicemen nd at present a great• Portra, live in rural Homestead wi[...]Judy (Mrs. Earl Friede) of Culbertson; Jack, a student at NMC, ost office in Reserve for 14 years and due to Havre, MT. Ranse, our youngest, 1-8-41, atte[...]ent in 1960. In 1979, the Lyngaas' for a short time, then went to Radio and Electronics School in[...]m as Field Foreman in Bowman, ND. He mar- Ly on[...]me in Marmarth, born in D mar, T 12 1 •14, a daughter of Walter and ND. They have 3 sons: Ryan, Derek, and Tyler. sen R smussen. I attended the Emerson school in north[...]in Texas and ii 1925 wh n my parents moved to a farm west of Reserve Arizona. Through th[...]ave enjoyed following the local girls d scho I in Reserve. I worked for different neighbors taking and bo[...]s and baseball and softball in the summer. i s nd doing housewor , whenever I wasn't needed at The highlights[...]andchildren. as born in Henning, to Lewis and Carrie Lyson on Seeing all our friends gather to help us celebrate our 25th Anniversary[...]h the farming until he was 21. and again on our 50th, 1983, is a memory we will always treasure. nt[...]way 11 -28-73. (Daybreak so in he fall. But ana was in his blood, so in I-Dagmar.) de o come back and homesteaded west of Reserve a ' by 1 · shac htch he called home.[...]came to the USA in 1906, worked for a time in Wisconsin and then came to Dagmar, MT where he homesteaded.[...]Kristian Nielsen, both born in Denmark. She came to the US with her[...]brother, Skov 1elsen, and wor ed for a lady in Alameda, CA. Later she[...]ere married 11 -12-13. He became a naturalized citizen on 11 -7-13.[...]By marrying him, she also became a citizen a law at that time.[...] |
| with Getty Oil in Salt Lake City, UT and Rosemary is a systems analyst 12 C with Ralston-Purina, St.[...]ved in Sheridan County. Maren died in mother a 1949 and Mads in 1957.[...]ing as a 1 Ross Steward McLeod was born 10-26-09 on a farm near Midale, Clair s rv Sask., Can., to George (Scotty) and Ella (Brightsman) Mcleod, married turning o col at Estavan, Sask. on 12-18-08. They lived in Canada tit 1910, then[...]ne e they and the Charles Brightsman family moved to a farm north of L g1slati • D[...]e Hector, 9-21 -14; and Mary fort e A Frances (Mrs. Albert Shafer), 2-15-20 . In 1928, they moved to the ont Charles Klisis farm west of Rese[...]li onis were married at Seo 12-12-31. Amelia came to ontana ith her parents, Joe and Wali onis and bro[...]adelphia. PA 3-1-19 o e . lisis home, a relative of her father's. Amelia, 3-11 -14, and Joe Jr., 3-28-16, were born in Philadelphia. A sister, Ann (Adams). 8-1 8-2 2, as born on the Reserve farm and bro her, Albert, 10-1-28 ·n ~ en• t ood, T. Ross and Amelia lived on various arms t ay, 193 a job on he Ft. Peck D ey h ed ·n he[...] |
| [...]en: Roberta, Kevin, and Christine, shipped to France. I returned to the US in December, 1945 and was nd r si alden, A. Johanna's husband, Robert, passed away in discharged at Madison, WI. 1968 nd I ter she married Chillis Hill, who is now deceased. Johanna I returned to work at the Naval Shipyard in 1946 and on to the r ides t Plummer, ID nd wor s for the school[...]in 1921, tragedy struck in 1929 keeper until I retired. h n Sor n w s hi and killed by a car at Brush Lake. Doro hy Ann s th[...]t 0 m r 6-8-23. She sp nt most of her teen years a Reserve and mar- ri d D lb c ii n 9-24 41[...]lbert's home town, Plummer, ID, where they owned a mercantile store and their 2 sons, Don nd Jim, were born there. In 1950, they moved to Spokane, WA h r th ir hird son, Dave, was bor[...]y in 1982. Dorothy, Jim, and Dave live in Spa ne, A. C rrie Vir inia born t Dagmar, T 1 26-26,[...]ve 2 children, Terry and ancy. In 1948, hey moved to Reserve and yne s is ed her father in his meat market. Later, hey moved to In 1955, I married Yvonne Monroe of Zilliah. Our son Randall is a Spo ne, A where they still ltve. ayne operates Spokane Fish[...]ng their first child. nd r cen ly re urned fram a golfing trip to e ico. Gloria Jean, born at Da mar, 26 28, a ended Reserve and DALE and CATHERINE MURRAY edicine L e chools. She wor ed as a cler in the s ores at Reserve In 1906[...]John Murray trailed their cattle nd Plen y ood be ore moving to Havre, T where she was a fashion from Kenmare, D to homestead near Antelope, where Dale was born d p[...]n City, WA inneapohs Business College for a year and worked at Fort Peck Dam nd had 2 child[...]s hobby as oil painting. She before returning to Antelope and Plentywood to wor for Strom Hard- p ssed w in 66.[...]are. It as sold and he went to or for Farmers Co-op in Reserve. John awar[...]26-31 and assisted his father in e moved to he ranch in 1945. He also worked for th ASCS from he am1I meat m r et. John and his mother moved o Spo ane, A 1955-65. in 1960 nd John passed a ay in 977. esley r hur, 2-18 38, born in[...]as sta ioned in Germany 3 years. He oured Denmar to ee he in er sting places here his parents had l[...]nd m rried Diane Da m. He la er moved o Ya ima, A here h Ii es nd or s or es ern Elec ric. hey h[...]nd Di ne enjo ra elin round he Pacific rth s i h he'r famil nd he oes on his nnual deer nd el |
| sioner. He was also a Deacon of the Lutheran Church at Reserve for els as just 9 mo several terms. He is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 99, Al Bedoo[...]Order of the Eastern Star No. 66 . Catherine was a Den Olga elson d Mother for 5 years, Rainbow Mo[...]t it outd President at Medicine Lake. She belongs to the Order of the Eastern get discoura an Star No. 66 (Worthy Matron 1955-56) and was a charter member of continued to ke p Chi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma society[...]wn, and Barb Our 3 childre worked at a Dairy Delight. This was an exciting and education[...]975 Dale and Catherine have spent the ed to gro so fast winters in Mesa, AZ. a ma e-believe lilt out of mischief. Dore n JOHN J . and BARBARA MURRAY[...]John Jay was born 7-17-44 in Plentywood, MT to Dale and and woul tch Catherine (Sando) Murray of Reserve. He has a sister, Barbara, born his fur to m. 2-2-38; a brother, Mike.4-5-40; and a brother, Philip, 8-11 -48. The There e[...]also worked for the ASCS office and his mother as a teacher. and John attended grade school in Reserve. A highlight of his early years rath was the summ[...]ge, AK where his neapolls father worked on a construction crew at Elmendorf Atr Base. He[...]passe before returning home in April 1969 to Join in the farm and ranch son, 1978; oper[...]id n Barbara was born 8-1-50 in Williston, D to Gene and Jane rememb r h" Popescu of P[...]Our so Elgin Cafe in Plentywood until moving to Billings m 1968. Barbara ma ,age: attended[...]nt ood, gradua ing in have 1968. She was a student at EMC, Billings for 1 year.[...] |
| in, his rin I d f ce, his shor arms, his old bib if here was any crop they would get hailed out and then in the '30s it h ir r[...]nning color of his eyes always was dried out. She was confirmed along with her brother, Leonar[...]f course, he is 5 '7'' and extra strong, but those Walter is the second son of Nels V. and Alice A. Robinson Nelson. th[...]ing. He was born in Plentywood on 4-1-36 and has a brother, Art, and a or , to prove things so that farm life and siste[...]Institute of Minneapolis and later trained as a military policeman in the s[...]US Army. ing his time, I also served as Secretary of the Com• Shirley is the oldest child of Erling A. and Esther L. Waller Brekke. the economy d indled in he early '30s, I left for She was born in Plentywood 7·27-44, has a sister, Charlotte (Mrs.[...]James Nielsen), who lives in Plentywood and is a nurse and has a n (Ole atness's niece) and I decided 2 could brother, Bayard, who now[...]f his grandfather, e d had a preacher ma e he idea binding. When[...]d graduated off the Dam I found employment at the G~mble from Medicine Lake HS in 1962. s. I retur o Reserve, farmed the Watness land,[...]Walter and Shirley were married 9-9-62 and live on a farm in the olje in Pie[...]l homestead of Herman f which I me manager when Arne Rasmussen elson, Walt's grandfather. They have 2 children, a son, Steven Brian, mana or 3½ years. Business was good but and a daughter, Stacie Ann. Steve was born 6·22-63 and Stacie, n h I, bet er roads, better transportation, 5· 19·6[...]wood. d; all spelled out he demise of a once small oved to Richey, Tin 951, where I assumed John Deere l[...]lene Lillie, e re ired in 197 and con inue to h d r collec ions of he im[...]s he younges of he 26 on he f at ended Eden Valle[...]SU, Bozeman and E C in Billings and is a Junior, majoring in account- n[...]. e ·n -H for 7 years and FFA 4 years and on a ards in he elson eal office. in i ul ry, plus several trips. His other in erest[...]collec ing an 1que cars and machinery. Stacie is a[...]I a bac r'ding.[...]y oy communit · ed on the[...] |
| [...]By Elmer ,els n Dad went to Hawthorne school for 8 years and didn't go to high I as n. school because the family couldn't afford to send him. The next year, y brothe he attend[...]d gymnastics. Danish classes, and all reser a1io sorts of singing "to keep everybody busy" and students of all ages[...]Each student's family provided food and there was a dorm for horses ca those who had a long distance to school. Dad rode horseback or skied they brou the 2½ miles to school. sometime In order for the kids to attend high school, the family (even the moving, t cows and chickens) moved to Antelope the next 2 years. In the spring, my mother Grandpa Jens moved back to the farm and the boys helped out on dad h d t weekends. Money was real ti[...]i he'd set some traps by the river. One day while out checking he was storm and surprised to find a mink in one of them. He took it home to Grandpa ould s ar Jens who helped Dad find someone interested in buying it. A few days the trap d later, he was both prou[...]lope HS in 1939 and started college m in to n. Dillon for 2 quarters. Then to California, worked for 2 years before he y bro er a entered the Army Air Force in 1942 and was statio[...]e n Dad was discharged in 1946 and returned to the states. I was born in and e u n March of that year and Mom and I arrived in Reserve 2 months later. jobs. My grandmother (Maggie Hoyle) joined us later on and lived ith us In until she passe[...]rom Soren Rungborg. !n January of 1949, he bought out his partner and built a ne bar in 1955. In 1961, we had a Joyous Christmas hen my bro her, Jens Bryan, as born on Christmas Eve. In 1963, Dad sold the Eh e Ba to Bob Abar and started a new business, raising registered Blac Angus cattl[...]elbert ielsen and Son." Ho e e . 10-17-66, he had to change it o "Delbert ielsen and Sons" Craig Delbe[...]frequently called upon o en e ain fello residents i h her harmonica. gnes p d a a 7-3-8 . |
| [...]ille. She graduated from Poplar HS Ida went to Hiawatha grade school, Dagmar, 2 years of high sc[...]hey farm, raise cat le and horses on the former at Kalispell, graduating from Ant[...]ng water for drinking, and teaching all 8 grades, a full day on the farm nd when my folks retired, 1961, schedule. , later selling it to Terry. Agnes retired her sy doing leather ork. p rents lived on their farm for a few years and . Pioneer anor at[...]a in 1978. OLGER VICTOR IELSEN |
| [...]ss of Reserve, were attend d G n married on 7-20-74. Michael was born 7-6-54 in Helena,[...]l College of Business m Rapid City, SD and earned a diploma with honors in the Steno and Office Machines course. Norma worked a year at the Glasgow Arr Force Base before marryin[...]een leasing for several years. That brought about a permanent change for the family. Fall and wmter e[...]nd summer farming. Mike and Norma then moved to Reserve permanently in 1976 where they resided at[...]ence ( orma's grandparents' home). Mike continued to farm with his father and leased his uncle's (Arne H. ielsen) farm m 1978 due to his uncle's ill health. That farm was the original homestead of Skov ielsen, i e's grandfather. Augmenting the farm income, 1ke[...]e Sheridan County Courthouse in Plentywood and as a clerk in clothing stores. ike wor ed as a MR. carpenter on several projects including the Emmaus Lutheran Ch[...]C i e and orma have ·[...]c ny |
| [...]mother passed away on 6-7-81, hours after the celebration of their[...]82. or ay, a son of r. and Mrs. Ivar In 1966, for[...]the future holds we do not know-happy that it is a closed her er. He had brothe[...]sed by book, though some day it will be open. There will be no other a d nd had 1 daughter, Mrs. Vernon Hanson profession for me. When I fold my hands and reminisce, it will be as a teacher of little children. I have tried to give each little child the best . He came to the Reserve area in the early '30s to that I have." om nd worked on several farms and also as a in the armed forces during WWII. Ragnar was a I (Don Omundson) was born in Hallock, MN 8-24-38, a[...]would ive away the shirt from his back a variety of schools in which my parents taught. I attended Medicine ed it. He lived[...]s Lake HS and graduated from Opheim HS in 1955. I earned a Bachelor's en Valley Cemetery.[...]Degree from MSU, Bozeman and a Masters Degree in English from UM,[...]I met my wife, Jeanne Corbett in Missoula, a UM gradua~e. w_e BE T and T ERESA OMU DSO[...]Cathlamet, WA and in Great Falls, MT where I taught senior high h n h y er teachers in near[...], we have lived in Coon Rapids, MN (subur- Ther , a d u hter of Ole and Annette Grimsrud, was born 7-8-05, ban Minneapolis) where I am an English and Spanish teacher at Anoka P lie n R pids, in n ar a called or egian Grove. She moved to Ramsey Community College. n lop ith[...]my mother's autobiography (written I am the youngest child of Magnus and Maria Mork. I have 4 durin heir inal e r of e ching in Reserve)[...]sisters and 5 brothers. (Melvin Mork Story.) I, Nellie, attended Rock ere! lmagin going ou in[...]rings school and graduated from Medicine Lake HS. I married John tion! I h d 2 students- II 8 grades. I'm illing o bet that I learned Orth, born 1919 in Valley City,[...]eattle Telephone Co. and husband, John Fisher, is a longshoreman. ere lso there."[...]isten, Stephanie, and Lindsay. Carol, 2-13-46, is a Bert as born in Halloc , 2-27 1900, gr[...]ck housewife and husband, John Sullivan, a welder. Children are Dee Ann S, h onl boy in his class. A veteran of WI, he attended he U of a[...]a nd BemidJi Sta e eachers' College before moving to the is unmarried and a sawfiler in Kalama, WA. Michel, 3-12-50, is a small tb area o each in rural school and he[...]Pamela and John. 26, my father heard about he a tractive young woman teaching at h G rd n Grove school, he introduced himself on the prete of nee in addi ional s udent des s. Aft[...]at e John Egeland arm, here my mo her as staying. Be and Te s ere marred 6-7-28 in Halloc , · here I (Don) as born ye rs la er.[...]hou m far from the old home place, I try to[...]ad. I c a lo o p easan memor"es o 1s1 |
| Carolina (Barrend) Palutzke. His father was a truck gardener and orth Da ota bef mother a professional cook. From her, he learned that a bit of oatmeal Petra and m in the sauerkraut added substance and sweetness and he learned to mine in 1 garden and sold vegetables door to door with his father. Other children ere born[...]lliam died and the Merle and family moved to Milwaukee. Rudolph cared for his mother, a bank teller School an for 2 years and floor walker for T. A. Chapman for 17 years. He mar• College in[...]his health, in 1917, they took the immigrant car to Montana, having my brothers and m bought 900 acres SW of Plentywood. They brought a team of horses, dam had a pa ial f chickens, furniture, and a huge 4 legged bathtub, and built a good the military servic s house and city[...]farmers. wor to th Corp o They farmed, milked cows, and raised high quality turkeys which Walla alla, A. dressed out so beautifully that they were special ordered mto I met and mam d Milwaukee markets. Louella died in[...]We ha e a s Rudolph married me, Bernadine Prader, a Plentywood English graduat o teac[...]dler home, Rev. E. Clifford (Congrega- Degree I ha tional) officiating. Thus another city person became a farmer. We Everett, H butchered 2 hogs about that time and I, the teacher, held the boo on an due cutting meat and told Rudy where to cut. We even made head cheese D in psyc[...]and I Our daughter, Judy, was born 2·5-37. Await[...]our knew the roads were becoming impassable, so on January 19. the last keep b ntmuin day the roads were open, we made the trip to Plentywood. I stayed Colle e. with Vernon and Thora Ho[...]through the hills beyond Sebas- tions and Ryans, a long 19 miles. I drove and Rudy held his daughter MAXWELL and LOUELLA (SOLHEI so close to the heater that when we got home, she was so spec[...]agined smallpox and almost panic ed. She returned to nor• as - mal color and we knew she would hve. When Judy was a fe months Andr S old, I taught in Plentywood for the year, driving 6 months every da I a and renting a house for 3 months. Earl Fellbaum as Supt. In 1941, of m h e bought the Dr. Stor an ranch on H1way 16, south of Plen ood. A e ra This purchase must have been early ERA smce Rosamond sold to Ber· Rese , nadine! t remains in my nam[...]m the blizzard of 1942, the sno as so deep on the barn that we dug 22 feet do n o get o the doo o ge e cows out. The gutter was h1 e ith mil . T e range co s al ed over the barn to he hay corral. I enjoyed mil ing, using a eg fo a stool. In 1944, I as elec ed Co. Supt. of Schools. a ·ng o ·ce -22·4 . That same day, Rud had a bad heart a ac • d ing 1-7· 5. He as buried in Plen ood. 1th deep regre • 'I resigned an bac o eaching. Judith married Douglas R. Farle ·n e E an Church ·n Billings 3-18-57 here she a ended au sc ool. dants e e F an lin (Bu ch) Lund and Shirley 1llard. Dou is an rcian and Judy a licensed beau ician, 1viog ·n Sea le. Ti e a e 1 son, Oa d Charles, 3-15-58, Sea le. He a nded rue ·n sc oo n oo fl n essons and mar( Ch[...]·n Po Ii es in Billin s ere he is conn c ed i a ia n. ELS PAULSO |
| [...]Herman manage and maintain, Carl found out that retirement wasn't for him, so unth r 3 7-8 t Glas ow, T. a 's brothers and sisters are: he applied for a job with the Ranchway Feed Company of Denver, CO.[...]eridan, WY; Kenneth of Berdentown, J; him to public relations and assigned him to 5 western states to check rl n ( rs. hur Lesterb rg) of Pinehurst, ID; Alton of Cheyenne, and promote business to dealers handling Ranchway products. The Y; nd[...]for he p st few years, died at our home 1 21 -79. I have "down to earth" knowledge about feeds, livestock, and farm[...]nguage. In 1976, they sold their property T coma, A; Haz I ( rs Orville Solberg) lives in Phoenix, AZ; and in Twin Falls and returned to Montana to reside with their daughter, Bernice (Mr . Fran Ho[...]l their death in October, 1980. They died a nd I are members of the Reserve Lutheran Church and Ma[...]art after more than 70 years of marriage. erves on he Church Council. We enjoy traveling during the[...]Thora was one of 1O children born to Niels C. (Dakota Man) and CARL C. and JOSEPHINE P[...]Marie Haahr Christensen. Thora was born on 5-18·1 O in Dagmar, a By Helen Sorbel and Marguerite Rasmussen sister to Ernest (deceased); Art (deceased) born in Iowa; A[...]in Iowa; Dewey, 11-16-1900 in Iowa; Edward, mov d to Reserve in 1928. Carl was born in April, 1885 in[...]; Harold (deceased), 2-12-05 in North Dakota; I, on of Pe er nd Sophia Peterson who had immigrated fr[...]Dakota; Viggo, 10-29-14 in Dagmar, m r nd settled on a farm in ,sconsin, here Carl spent his earlier[...]on Clarence was one of 13 children born to Niels and Inger (Sorensen) s born in O lo,[...]Peterson. Clarence was born 12-1-05 in Minnesota, a brother to Gertie is er ailed wi h their parents o the US,[...]en In 06 , Carl nd n older brother raveled to Bainville to apply for (deceased), 1912, Dagmar, MT; Woodrow[...]s. At about the same ime, Josephine as invited by a Gladys Kakela, 10-24-14, Dagmar, T; Dennis, 7-12-16, Dagmar, MT; friend o come to visi and help her in he post office. She made man[...]r, MT; friends nd enjoyed the communi activities. I didn't ta e much arie Schramm, 11-[...]· rence Petersen on 6-15-29 in[...]es of Reserve in 1937. To his[...] |
| [...]d their Golden Wedding 6-15-79 at d ceas d. I the Reserve Community Hall with family and friends and in the fall of Cora Plai an 1982, they moved to Plentywood where they presently reside at 213[...]ed as a me Clarence (Junior), son of Clarence and T[...]heridan Memorial Hospital, Plen- have a com tywood. He has 1 brother, Gary, born 11 -1-3[...]fore enlisting in the Air Force in 1951 . He went to Korea in land and s in hem 1952 for 1O months[...]stationed in Charleston, as many as 15 ,n a WV until his discharge in December, 1955. He married Esther (Veres) 11 a p in January, 1955 at Seth, WV. They have 1 daugh[...]al Education. Steve is presently attending COD as a freshman. Junior was employed by Axel Chris[...]ation in Reserve (1960-61) deliver- ing bulk fuel to customers. He played baseball in the 819 Muddy League and bowled on Jack's Service team. Esther as employed at First National Bank in Reserve 195 7-62 as secretary to G. . Lund, played softball and bowled on First ational team. The bank was robbed in ay[...]e boxes and seeking their replacement. They moved to Great Falls, Tin arch 1962 to ork in communication for Federal Aviation[...]ssigned for training at Cedar Rapids, IA and then to Joliet, IL in 1964. They left Joliet m January, 1[...]oller at Palm Springs unicipal Airport Control To er, Palm Springs, CA. EDDY and MALEA RICHARDS |
| [...]stationed in Germany as Army Chaplin, he 38, I m rried Eleanor Jerza t Ivanhoe, MN. Our children[...]es married Wilma Zick, We returned to Minnesota in 1923 and were back in Danvers h s 2[...]- before Agnes was born. Vincent Robertson is a friend of a Mr. Daven- ri d John W t ins nd has 3 children: K[...]s father bought our land in Montana (now the live on f rm near Alexandria,[...]In 1917, 4 Robertson brothers came from Danvers to build on their John was born 9-6-1890, died 2-21-62[...]7, died 2-15-81; Joseph, ir day in school as in a shack that a innesota shoemaker had on 9-30-30; Francis, 8-30-33; and Victor, 1-30-35. his homestead. It still sands on the Gordon Robertson farm. Some of the children I remember ere the rogstads, Calverts, Robinsons, a[...]TER RONNEI he Hatfietds; who for ime drove a team of goats on a small wagon to Peter was born in Bergen, Norway, a son of Christopher and chool. One day the oa s[...]onated some of ours and hey got along fine. on many farms picl<ing rocks. He later worked on the Jim Evenson e chers I remember were Blanch Brummel, rs. Schultz, and Mrs. farm and also was a bartender for him at the Green Parrot. He lived his Ye ger. Some of the neighbors I remember were the Swansons, retirement years in Reserve until his health failed. He went to the F dness, Sheridans. Whites, nutsons, Klisis,[...]y happ memories were when Fr. icholas would come to our house rom Popi r and stay overnight and we would go over to John SOREN SORENSEN and Robe son's ands y mass the next day and when we could, go over to MYRTLE(ANDERSEN)RUNGBORG an o nd et o[...]Soren Sorensen, the only child born to Niels S. and Maren Jensen ·r and las le er off[...]Loft Rungborg on 9-12-1897 in Katterup, Denmark, same house his c[...]immigrated to Palmer, KS in August 1903 and Soren attended scho[...]there 4 years. His father and a cousin of his mother's, P. L. Jensen, John,[...]left for Culbertson in 1907 and took a squatters claim on 160 acres brother, went o ontana to a e advantage o the Homestead Act in W of Dagmar. His father built a sod house on the homestead and in he Reds one area in 1917-18. John built a 2 room house and Joe June Soren, his mother, rs. P. L. Jensen, and sons came to Culbert- bou ht a arpaper hen the 2 children and I came e lived in a son by train and lived in their sod house unti[...]used he shac for coal. Gordon and school in a sod schoolhouse and had many memories of his school ony came later a -room houses. I coo ed for he men. Tony days. He old how he[...]Joh · r , ta ing horses, cows, a binder, a wagon school was he least of priorities if here was work to be done. They d barr ishes pac ed[...]nd horses pie ed roe s and hauled water in a barrel by stone boat with oxen. In ere us en and used a orsehide robe to eep us 1915, they dug a basement by hand for heir new house and Soren arm i Our close neighbors ere Jae and[...]He as married o Alvina Enc son and had a daughter, Lois Fr[...]udrey, born 8-24-20. Lois as a smaJI girl hen her mother died of[...]and TB in a sanitarium in Denver. Lois as married June, 1946[...]mi - S anson and hey had a son, athan. They resided in Scobey here[...]ade Elmer as on he school facul y. Lois passed a ay on her 51 st birth-[...]day from cancer and is buried in a Scobey ceme ery. Elmer passed a ay a fe ears tater ,n Glendive.[...]er and ser ed 3 ears un ii 9 2. ha ,me, i as pr many[...]an In erna ional Harves er Co., machine business but in he '30s[...]·ncome. · chamcs ere a e Jacobsen d I.E. C ns en en. |
| [...]Gordon Nelson and live father's rela 1v s a D II L e, east of Homestead. They have a girl and a boy. Gordon Andersen nurses trammg . Sh h d 3 ns Rungborg, 7-20-34, lives on a farm at St. Ignatius, MT. Par[...]sness Gen. Mdse. store He hired Kenneth Pedersen to haul fuel and gas to the farmers. He left in 1946 and Jack Anderson, Soren's cousin, took his place. We sold the store to Joe Walikonis Jr. and Jack took over the Com. 011 Co. The spring of 1948, we bought a bar (now named Trappers) from Mr. Casey, later sold it to Delbert Nielsen and Chris M. Jensen. In 1948, we[...]rms both places after Soren retired. Soren served on several boards, the school board, sec. of the Farmers Elevator, and a member of Dagmar Danish Brotherhood over 50 years[...]-24-76 and is buried in the Dagmar cemetery I am the survivor of twin girls, 10-17-02, born to Niels Peter and Christina Thompson Andersen at Bo[...]ilhsto Bielby, Polson, MT 10-11-13; all born on the homestead. Clifford died 19 3-12-73 and Harvey died exactly 5 years later. I still call home the Pie house in Reserve w[...]th I was born 71 years ago on a farm east of Reserve to Han and Lena Williams and grew up there with my family in a httle tar pap r a house. My mother kept it clean and neat with so little to or 1th and or ed hard milking cows and raising pigs to feed and clothe 3 girls and 5 boys. I have many memories, good, few bad, of early days. I spen 22 years in Eden Valley and left hen I married E aid Rustad. e mo ed o Zahl, D and sta[...]e 17 grand• children and 6 great-grandchildren, a large family and a JOY o uS? e had been married 44 h ye hen d e I live alone in Spo ane, 18 ra Spo ane er. When t a ed a hem, I th1 of the beau ifu et the times f[...]r ou Ii . he lights ling and shining I can' p h spaces, the ne·ghborly lov[...] |
| [...]forth from home. After mil from home. He as lso a 4-H member. Gene has 4 brothers and school, he worked on his parents' farm. In 1970, Gordon joined his 2 s[...]./Treas. (1 5 -62) of the Su'nday School. She has a brother, Eugene, and 3 isters: Pauline Thoms, Irene Cole, and Sharon Bahma. Sister Edna Ro a died in infancy. Gene and Ellamae ere marri[...]Lutheran. They lived in Scobey 1960 6 and bought a home and some farmland north of Four Buttes. Gene wor ed in a service station, on the Police Force, and custom combined 1961 63. In[...]l 1964 hen her parents too over. They moved to Han s heat Ranch in 1964, then to the Don B ck row : Gordon, Dall s, nd[...]n Robertson Homestead. We took over On 6-22-72 , Gordon married Linda Peterson in the Faith Lutheran he c t le and everything as so old e had to burn everything and Church at Wanso. Lind[...]ere were so many rats and mice you couldn't to Everett and Ruby Melby, youngest of 3 children . She has a brother and o w I around. We built barn, corrals, sheltersheds, and new and a sister and grew up on the family farm NE of Dagmar near the home in 196 7. hile still on the farm, we owned the Spot Bar in Plen- ort[...]Antelope, riding 30 miles on the bus, and graduated from high school[...]as a waitress in the old Elgin Cafe, next to the Leland Hotel, now Peter-[...]returning to Plentywood to marry Gordon. In 1975, they sold the bar[...]and cafe o his sister and her husband and moved to his parents' farm[...]years having he same teacher as Gordon hen he as a student here. Due to bus route changes, they no go to school in ed,cine[...]erle Fi z. Leonard s arted farming i h his paren s in 950. He managed he[...]n Elevator in avaho for several years and has een a spec,aJ[...]h. dau h er of R and lice arsh, 3-30-60 a the Fa, h[...] |
| they moved with Paul to his homestead a short distance west of time D puty M[...]g for her Uncle Henry (Hank) Kanning and his crew on the old Calvin The Hatfield farm, south[...]Henry an living and cooking in the "bunk car" on the old Westergaard place, the Leonard, present Daniels•Sheridan County Line. It took all day to get a load of alone. I water from Paul's place to where they were farming . 4 mter Lester Marvin was born 12-31 ·06 at Miner, WI, to John and Linda eough Severson, who came to Montana in 1909. In 1910, they moved to served i John's homestead south of Navajo by Eagle Creek.[...]AGNES MIL - Church. He had a brother, George; 5 sisters: Lenora, Jenny ( rs.[...]er), Dora, and Inez. the end of I, 8 On 8·16-28, Minnie and Lester Severson were married[...]n Gr Minneapolis, MN. In 1929, they moved to Hank Kanning's place. with Pl Lester help[...]or the whole ere . In 5 194 7, they moved to their present home, west of Reserve, which was I known as the Soo Post Office on the Roosevelt-Sheridan Daniels s[...]nso school and in their own home enter• taining on Sunday with 25 to 150 guests. innie and Lester have 7 ch[...]2 grea -grandchildren. T e chi dre |
| [...]Guy and Jeanette made their home on Cap's farm 2 years, and u n , the f,r chi[...]aggie ae (Allen) Smith they moved back to Washington, for a short time, where Guy worked s b rn 6-3-28 a[...]id, MT. Cap and in logging. They came back to Reserve where Guy, Eugene, and Cap gi liv d[...]4-10-30 of Analacka, have continued to live side by side on the farmstead and work together I; Th r , 9-7-33, Shirley Hoveland, 12-16-44, Plen[...]tte have 2 children. Steven Douglas born 6-14-64 i f n s.[...]in FFA, graduating in 1982. He completed a 2-year course in diesel H b n f rming nd ranchin[...]ated with honors in 1983 and attended UNO v r I years. He and Guy raise Charolais cattle, started[...]teven, their cousins, Virginia and refords nd be an cross breeding o Charolais bulls in 196 7. Gen[...]ell known in the area for showing Charolais as a · livestoc le der for 1Oyears for the Rock Sprin[...]Sm, h Dyer 2-27 -69 in Wolf Point. Cap and i decided o retire soon after and moved to Plentywood and in KEITH and EVA STEPHAN Jun , B rbara nd daughters, Virginia and Francine, moved to the I was born 7-27-53 in Williston, ND, the fourth son[...]and f rm 8 rbara was he oldest of 6 children born to David J. and Frances Alta Stephan. I attended school in Coalridge until it closed in my 4th Amelia (Spindler) Smith of orth Poplar on 4 21 39 . Sisters and grade year. My education was continued in Antelope, where I bro h rs re C therine ohl, Fran , Raymond, Cecil,[...]graduated in 1971 . My wife, Eva and I were married 9-2-72. Eva was Simons. Barbara at ended Ins i u e of edical Laboratory and born and[...]our lives here. We do not mind the miles we drive to HS nd er activ in band, rac , nd Vo Ag. Bo h earned the State Plentywood to work. F rmer D ree in FFA nd also active 4-H members. They showed c I uccessfully in arious county airs. Gene and Barba[...]Vernon was born in Elmo, M 10-5-07 to Andrew and Sarah health forced her o give up her[...]Andre 's death, Sarah moved her family to Glasgow where she had Ge nd Barb r .[...]relatives and returned to the homestead in Eden Valley, 1927. Vern's[...]on and childhood was short. He began orking early to help GUY and JE ETTE S 1TH[...]support his mother and family. On 9-10-29, he married illie, a r as he ourth c o .[...]ed by Dr. le ander of edicine La e. illie a ended Eden Valley[...] |
| [...]Res , Vern was a talented person . He could build almost anything and I WO played many musical instruments: accordion, ha[...]b I was born 4-4-1 6 to Carl and Freda Lodahl near Dagmar in my S[...]rs: Leora, Verna, and for many Lillian; and a brother, Leo. I attended Roosevelt grade school and my Shen[...]agmar Academy. We traveled 5 miles Housmg to school in a homemade "bus" on wheels fall and spring, and runners instrum n in the winter, drawn by a team of horses. I graduated from Plentywood health, ca HS in 1932. After high school, I worked at Berg's Cafe in Antelope, and bmed Fun as a "hired gift" on farms, earning $1.50 a week, managing to save enough to buy a dress, shoes, etc. for my wedding to Edward Strand 9-9-33.[...]and gradu m at age 2 and Lillian. He went to grade schools m District 66 . His father and h. h died in a tractor accident in 1926. When he was old enough[...]l very dry, nothing grew, so we moved to Fort Peck. Edward or ed on the dam for 50¢ an hour. We returned to the farm and he as fortunate to get a job operating county road equipment. By 1940, con[...]In the 1940's during WWII, it was difficult to get experienced farm u ,m help. A neighbor, Alfred Wibe, asked me if I would consider driving his Grand tractor pulling a combine to harvest the crops. I was hesitant but he school. said he'd take a chance and teach me so I agreed. It as quite an I experience, but I learned and managed to avo d roe piles and Army an strawp[...]m spite of the dust and chaff and ajor. I heat between the tractor and combine motor. I had the job for se eral T. years. E[...]whatever they got when the hat as passed around. A I years later, he had a group called "Ed and his Farmhands". i Ed· ard, our son, Dale, Arthur Lesterb[...] |
| [...]rm from his parents. Rubelle Hartvikson Trefre is a native of Knox, Hubb rd nd lives in Poulsbo, WA where he is self-employed in A & L D and moved here after marrying Howard in 1953. Eugene has a Topsoil nd L ndscaping wor . They h ve 2 children[...]uating in 1973. He attend- rmy 944 46, worked as a welder, instructor, and foreman retiring in[...]aduated in 1975 with an Associate 1 73 in Sequim, A. Yvonne Esther Hamilton attended Great Falls[...]ation in shington until ill health forced her to retire in Poulsbo, WA in 1973. Sh had dau hter, Connie. Yvonne died 8-5 83 at the age of 59. She ill lways be loved and missed by her family. V1ggo passed[...]Alice G. as born at Hawkeye, IA 1O5-05, one of a family of 8 children to Frederic and Amelia (Lubes) Swant. At the present[...]In the spring of 1908, her parents immigrated to ontana and homeste ded south of Bainville. Alice attended a small coun ry grade school at La eside, and gradu[...]at he W. J. Hall Co. general store for 15 years. On 7 2 30, she married E rl J Summers.[...]Eugene married Susan Thornton on 2-24-79. Susan was born in Earl as a native of innesota, coming to Bainville in 192 7. He Australia on 8-15-55 to Dell and Lyla Thornton who resided there while[...]school. They now live in Republic, WA where he is a he family; 2 brothers are still living, one at L[...]one at practicing medical doctor. Susan went to school 12 years in Republic, L e Crystal, . Earl as a ban er by trade and employed by the gradu[...]closed in 1932 during the in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science ursing Degree. Susan has a depression. he Summers moved to Reserve, T in 1939 and Earl sister, Laurie, and a brother, Geoffrey. or ed he Frst a ional Bank. Alice as busy with her church as After marriage, Susan and Eugene then returned to farming in Sunday School Superintendent, choir di[...]ork- ion classes. She aught lower grades most of a year a the Reserve ed as an R for Or. essinge[...]g tywood. In 1980, Eugene and Susan moved to Phoenix, AZ for 6 he ar rs, Alice nd Reser[...]or . a nurse. Since re urning from there, they farm full time.[...]I as born 10-15-21 at Dagmar, Ta son of Andrew and[...]Tefre. I have a sister, orma, residing at the Pioneer anor at Ple[...]tywood and a sister, Sylvie, died m September, 1978. I married Rubelle Hartvi son a mot, D on 10-1 7-53. She as employed at Trinity[...]Hospi al as a registered nurse. Rubelle as born to Hartvi and Inga[...]sisters She graduated as a cadet nurse from Good Samari an Hospital[...]a Rugby, D School of ursmg in 19 5 and recei[...] |
| Seattle where I worked on construction and Rubelle worked at Virginia 4 sisters, a h Mason and Standring Memorial hospitals. At pres[...]1945, I en By Howard Tefre I starte Norma was born 1-21-15 in Duluth, MN a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. farmers, doing c Andrew Tefre. She moved with her parents to a homestead west of and grain hauling R[...]19 born 2-12-20 in Sheridan County and both went to school there. They remodel t eir ho have a brother, Howard, who lives on the family farm. Norma and farm and m[...]lived in Sheridan Co. until 1953 when they moved to Pullman, 19 7o and ,n 19 WA where Sylvie[...]was buried in the Rock Springs We live on our Cemetery west of Reserve. Norma resided with Howard and family a presen ly buildin year after Sylvie's death, then moved to the Pioneer Manor at Plen- occas,onally 1[...]a WAYNE L. and JONI C. TEFAE Wayne LeRoy was born to Howard and Rubelle Tetre on 9-15-56 at Plentywood, T. Wayne received h[...] |
| [...]an engineer for Dowell and they live in nd bum I mb . Stev n has 28 head of breeding ewes and a chicken Longview, TX. Paula gradua[...]iect began in 1977 with 2 bum lambs a degree in Sec. Ed. (Sciences, Math, and PE); Stat[...]members, and the in 4-H work, won a trip to Denver Livestock Show; 1st place winner in Pion r[...]State Soils Judging at Bozeman; also went to International Soils Judg- thanael Church. Jerry belongs to the Plentywood Masonic Lodge ing,[...], 1976; 4-H Washington, DC; Life Scout; FU Torch- A. F. and A. ., the Plentywood Shrine Club, US Wheat Assn, Mo[...]camp- Grain Growers Assn . board of directors, is a director on the board of the ment for Citizenship," Was[...]member, was 4th place team member on State Soils Judging to Inter- d s substitu e e ching t edicine Lake scho[...]Donna Plent wood Christian Women's Club. She does a lot of heat weaving attended Carroll College for 2 years before transferring to the Univer- hich h s proven o be wonder ul ay to tell the world about this sity of SD, Vermillion where she graduated in 1983 with a degree in special corner of ontana. She also enjo[...]at athanael for many years. Tom a Carroll College grad., 1980; USO grad. 1983, is a student Doc-[...]6-66; Tech in Helena in 1979 with a Computer Programing course, working John or ed f[...]Youth work; 8 years 4-H work, with a trip won to Oklahoma City in truction b fore or ing for Va[...]2 sons, Ian and Issac; reside in Bozeman where S i Ids, D and ent into he Army in 951-53 being stati[...]n Bradley Co. Terry graduated 1981; honor orea a para rooper in he 187 h irborne ACT. In 1967, Joh[...]student, was in basketball, track, football; a life Scout; FU Torch- Lillian p rch sed a house in Reser e, raised livestock for 3 years,[...]s in 4-H, 1st winner in State Soils Judging, went to hen " re ,red" ha part for less or .[...]John m rried Lilh n in Glasgo 2-12·55, they had a 25 h celebra- SU in Chemical Enginee[...]student, ion ,n Reser e ·n 980. John has been a -Hleader 1 years, retiring in trac ,[...]o ·ng do n since ea tac in January 982. Lillian, a graduate aria, the youngest[...]· I in 1905 here he ere married.[...] |
| [...]., "God's Country", as surely it is. Hard wor and a little luck has produced a bounty only dreamed of by those ho bro e[...]famous memories and see the past as a continuing part of their future. There Engen, will be a child with a passion for baseball and Ivar or Harvey or Elsie consrde will be there. An easy laugh and twinkling eyes and they may see soup· E Grandpa, Albert, Olga, or Ronnie. A calm understanding and they ill and la s[...]d they will see Grandma or Hildur, Betty A or Ray. A good story told and they will feel the presence o[...]regions fine milling heat. mar ·ng it so special to so many. It was my good fortune to have been touched, or a brief period of time, by the spmt of this place and for this I ill al a s be grateful. Grandma used to spea of an old o egian supers 1 ·on as we did the e enrng dishes together. If you dropped a for or spoon, company as coming; a man 1f a for , a oman 1f a spoon. She also teased 1f a piece of croc ery as bro en, the person ho dropp d ould soon be mamed. ell ... history has pro en no man di es ere broken on the T edt place and no , praise he Lord generally made of plas ic. But to all those ho ha e be n so our family over the ears, e're still drop ng[...]you should e er pass our ay, p eases o b . always on. |
| [...]and warm, moderate climate, transplanted to our land of extremes; taken ho perserv red under all circumstances for the fulfillment of that from a land of trees. friends, and relatives and brought to this country m rican Dr am."[...]sky', space, and strangers. The way she adjusted to all these[...]proved to me that the pioneer spirit that we remember so vi[...]pioneers, still lives in Sheridan County. Thanks to all the On 6-19-31, I arrived in Sheridan County, born on the Vik farm neighbors and friends who have[...]y, 1927: my elf in 193 ; and my brother, Olav T., May, 1935. Charles Edward, 9-16-1894 was the first son of 7 children born to II of us live in Sheridan County except Olav w[...]na Vilen of Motala, Sweden. The family immigrated to the Springs, CO. y wife and I continue o live on and farm the original US in 1906 and settled near Lake Bronson and later to a farm near homestead. I attended schools at Rose Valley, Medicine Lake, and Lancaster, MN. Charlie was a WWI veteran serving in the Engineer raduated fr[...]Corps, was wounded and spent months in a French hospital: later, had On 5-1 54 I married Emma Jane Cauley in Greenville, ND. Jane[...]orn in Jamtland, Sweden and Ann who lives in Clay on, C. Jane grew up and was educated in Lenoir[...]brothers, Ole and Gust, were born, later moving to Norway where has augh in ·edicine Lake for the past 19 years . Emma and I (3-10-02) were born. We were baptized in Saukshaug Shortly after high school I enlisted in the Air Force and at ended Lutheran[...]g electronics and pilot training. From joined a group of Swedish immigrants planning to settle in Manitoba. 95 -57. I as stationed at cCord AFB, WA where I flew for the Dad developed pnuemonia and after a 3 week struggle, he left the ilitary Transport[...]9 55 and Konrad T., 6-10-56. ook us to their home in Hallock, MN. Dad joined us later, w[...]strong enough to travel, thus we became US citizens instead of Can[...]dians. Dad filed on 160 acres near Hallock in 1903. It was marshy lan[...]and fit only for pasture but Dad cut logs and built a house optimistically[...]hinking with all those acres he could make a living. In Sweden you had to do it with 2 acres. eighborhood fathers built a log school,[...]received sta e aid or books and I got my 8 grades of education there.[...]Our first bull calves became a team of oxen and our cow herd grew un-[...]il e were milking 36 cows, ma ing a living for the family. The hero of[...]my childhood was a Danish bachelor neighbor who had the first Edison[...]phonograph e'd seen and the children were invited to hear it and dance out in the yard. Paul, Arvid, and Freda were born in[...]Charlie and I were married in June 1922 and wor ed in Canada[...]ed by London la yers. They hired O men and I or ed as a coo , learning quic ly o coo for a crew. In 926, we pac ed our odel T[...]en o on ana o or on the Bomstad farm . The rail we[...]8 and dian land es of Reser e, bro e and armed i until 19 . Ory years homema er i h poor crops and hail s arms ere discouraging. C[...]1; and in bough and a o on. and died here in 959, 6 years old. I or ·[...]e ·n he al onis S o e one year and for he First a ional Ban for |
| Our children are Evelyn, married to Robert Danielson (Antelope on Story), Hilton, and Carol. Hilton attended Gt. Falls Commercial College, pres worked in Gt. Falls Nat'I Bank and entered the service in 1943 46, ser•[...]Administration. He married Jeanette Flesnes, also a U of boar graduate in Education. Hilton has been employed at Mayo Clinic, I Rochester for 33 years. They have 9 children. Carol, 11 -16 39, at• had a tended UM Missoula for a year transferring to U of MN and graduating made from Medical Sc[...]y have 3 children and hve in m I neapolis, MN. together a Tears come to my eyes remembering good friends such as innie tist: Delee, a Christensen and Pete Grosgurth who helped get Hilton to the doctor married e c pt when he broke his leg. Dr. Robb died a tragic death while X raying Hilton's leg. Then years later, the Lunds cared for Evelyn and Hilton, JAMES A. when I was quarantined with 4-yr. old Carol, who develop[...]while in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. To all my friends, Thanks and God Bless You .[...]dee Joe and Mary Walikonis came to west Reserve area in 1919. Four Jim childre[...]y: Milly (Mrs. Ross cleod), Joe, Ann a (Mrs. Vern Adams), and Albert.[...]In h school was the learning center and central to community ac ivities as in well. The teacher[...]als and dances were popular and auctioning of the a rac• 0 tively decorated pies and baskets[...]the evening. ids ere mo not provided much to occupy leisure time, bu country 'ds are[...]athering Russian thistles from the fences o build a hou of histle, completing it on Frrday, only to have someone burn I do n over the wee end, much to the consternation of hose ho had s ea to build it. Eight years of school at Thorn ood, a year a Plen ood · • and graduation from ed1cme La e i[...]e een forty-nine goes do n rn his is o as o e i hout rain or crop, as ell as he year he ga[...] |
| [...]grade school in Hueth family: Vernon, a baby girl who died in infancy, Edward, Mabel, R s[...]nard, and Harvey. In 1933, the Hueth family moved to Ft. h r in 1 rmin full time nd in 1959, joined[...]letcher Engleking, and Murray Bell. Coal was On •10-60 Jim marri d ary Je n Medders, daughter o[...]sold for $1.50 per ton, delivered to the customers. In 1940, Joe and Isle (Michels) e[...]Hansen h r he lived until the family moved back to Plentywood in 1945. farm and in 1[...]e present home place from Adolph Even- Th y liv d on farm west of Plentywood. During her school years,[...]nd Gust Wagner. or ed at isler's Grocery, Coast to Coast, and Piggly Wiggly. She at- Two children were born to them, James Larry, 9-19-39 and Bar- nded Plenty[...]Rungborg and moved to town so the children could attend grade[...]y have 3 children: James, Jan, and Julie and live on the home[...]en gradua ed in 1979. Jan nd Julie hen rans!erred to edicine Lake School. Jan raduated in 983 nd Julie in 984. James A. attended college in illis on and Bozem n nd as married 12-29-81 ·o Amber Angv[...]inners of the E he years, they added a loc er plant, a cafe, and a post office. They ric S flo[...]ting it for 7 years. They sold he diner and moved to he Ft. c n cattle,[...]ever since. Joe r a. James L. is a private pilot and enjoys and · abel horou[...]mornin · ith one of he ids. He is a celebrated he·r 5th anniversary ith family[...](Se I.)[...] |
| to Plentywood and 12-9- bought a home. Swede usually spent his winters in Finley,[...]NO Plent cemetery. Swede is survived by a brother and 3 sisters. Johns[...]ith the Alfred was born 7-17-27 to William and Treena (Mekvold) White of the Reserve[...]children: Janice, Candy, Cindy, David, and Keith (a twin) Marvin owns a trucking business. Dennis Duane, born in Plentwyo[...]Wibau here she graduated in 1953. She went to EMC, Billings, got her elementary educatio[...] |
| [...]work at Boeings, but due to poor eyesight and bad hearing, they[...]wouldn't hire her. Determined to make a go of it, she found work in a[...]for a school teacher and cared for a retired couple. Then she went to work at the U of Washington Cafeteria, a job she held until her retire-[...]made several trips home, also to Hawaii, Reno, and New Mexico. After[...]retiring, she continued to make her home in Seattle, where she lives in[...]a little apartment she calls her doll house.[...]elly. Howard: I was born, one of 9 children to Henry and Lena Williams, Font row :[...]rson. 3-17-18 and grew up on my folks' homestead in Eden Valley. I served[...]in the Army (1942-45) and was assigned to the Philippine Islands and[...]reas under the command of Gen. McArthur. In 1947, I F A K (WHITEY) WILLIAMS[...]. Dianna, Whi ey w s born 6-6· 890 and came to Sheridan County as a 1-17-54, has 2 children, Heather and Nathan. I was employed on the young man. He worked for many homesteaders, w[...]road, and Fort Peck Dam project in 1948, later I moved to Mare Island Shipyard John's Place in Plentywood in the '40s. He made his home with Knute in Vallejo, CA. I retired in 1970 and worked for Century 21 Real Es[...]t he Fred and James Lossings south which was a wonderful experience because I met many nice people o Redstone. Whitey had no family around here, but was loved by and made many good friends. We do enjoy our visits to Montana many, young and old. He loved children an[...]friendships and family ties. give his las dollar to hem. The James Lossing children would go to him an ime nd anyplace and hey, as many others, w[...]Rose Hill school. As a young man he or ed for Carl Holje and Gust[...]i y" Wilh ms. Strand. s a child, I remember ho I used to sit on a little orange[...]bench benea h our itchen indo on Friday night a1ting for him to JE ETTE ILL A S came home from or . I as only 8 years old hen Randall passed B Jo ce or a a . Ru h came to our house la e in the nigh , Ii the erosene lamp[...]nd as rying o find a a to ell us th t Randall as badly hurt in a[...]car acciden . e days later, Ruh as ed me if I'd h e to go see him[...]bu also added 'bu ou mus not cry." ell, asn' sure I ouldn' cry so I didn' go. Randall passed a ay •10-35 . 5 da s after his ac-[...]Funeral ser ices ere held at the Reser e school. I ondered[...]h Papa 1ssed him oodb e bu realized i as o de r son nd m[...] |
| [...]Tommy Dian I was born in Malta, MT 2-12-57 to Robert Divine and Marilyn Jean ceas d, and (L[...]barger. My parents are both Sheridan County born. I e cm attended school in Raymond, Pl[...]Father worked in oil fields and still does today. I graduated from born in Cutb Modesto Night School in Modesto, CA in 1977. I have 2 brothers, Robert, deceased and Randall at[...]Amand I married Danny Harold Zachary in Modesto, CA 2-2-7[...]ton. Danny graduated from Clayton HS in 1975, has a sister. of Reser . The persons listed are either an update from Sheridan Oaybrea I Otto and Mathilda Hoff: |
| [...]ys. Most years money was raised by having a bazaar. The Aid used to buy articles for the members to embroider for the bazaar but we have discontinued this practice. Some unusual articles have been raffled; a rocking chair, fern stand, curtains, rugs, a set of dishes, and a colt, as well as many quilts and afghans. All o[...]t the Ladies' Aid paid for all the furniture at a cost of $7 45.21 and has always helped pay for im[...]963 with the church merger, our title was changed to Volmer the Co Lutheran Church Women.[...]e o We have a sewing workshop each winter to make articles for tensio .[...]n Plentywood. Our club On 6-29-80, a 65th Anniversary program was held and LCW pins Dag presented to 22 ladies who had been members 25 years or longer[...]Dag memorials in 1982. The basement also had a new ceiling and carpet- cl ing instal[...]The 75th Anniversary of our church was celebrated on 7-24-82 th together with Mid-Summer F[...]y cake was served for afternoon coffee. We hosted a s ea no barbeque in the evening. A We help with the Pre-school and Parochial[...]d Oregon. At the present time, we've begun a Building Fund to add ba · rooms to the church. SeveraJ memorials have been given and proceeds from several projects are given to this. We have 18 members and 3 honorary me[...]Inge Crohn, and Signd Winther. Present o cers are Be orensen, President; yrtle Cartwright Vice-Pres[...]Lenore ielsen and Gerda Chn mittee o organize a Sunday Sch since 1938 hen Hara d ndersen School dur n ere ·n 195 Curren I . Rob· Lon |
| [...]se and truck. The Henke farm was Lincoln, CA to work for his brother, Floyd on a cattle and rice ranch . e of its[...]iding was constructed by the ers a the Henke arm in October 1982.[...]I am Brian James Brinkman, son of Chris and Ida (Lo[...]man, born 5-6-47 in Williston, ND and raised on a farm in Volmer.[...]4-H, helping on the farm, Confirmation in 1962, Luther League and a trip to the Seattle World's Fair.[...]5 years at Medicine Lake, I graduated in 1965. I attended Montana[...]many. I returned to the farm in 1973. I purchased my grandfather Chris[...]The highlight of my life was my marriage to Kathleen Smith Luft in[...]I, Kathleen Smith Brinkman, was born 7-1 3-46 in Wi[...]ye H., Lor n nd Gary . die Smith Smith. I am the youngest of 8 children: my adopted brother[...]Margerite Grothaus Jack; Mary Ryan The rue , a 1972 Dodge, is equipped primarily for grass and s[...]my sister Sharon Smith McKibben. Division to acquire hese true s and equip them with a tank and pump. I taught school for 11 years in Opheim, Chinook, He[...]Smith was ac- ana and Fargo, D. Since moving to Volmer, I'm pleased and more ive in he 79 Legislature ha p[...]parents farmed west of Reserve 22 miles. We lived on the nd r ular meetings o maintain he true and firehall. They also at- farm during the summer months. I attended all 12 grades at the end sess[...]MSU, majoring in elementary education. I taught on an emergency cer- RE CE and SARAH BO[...]FIELD tificate for 2 years, but graduated from MSU in 1969. parents, Bruce . Smith, homesteaded in Sheridan County on I married Vernon Luft of Culbertson in 1966 in edic[...]tball, cheerleadir, Ii he ad or a few years and hen moved to Clara rac , swing choir, piano, FFA and[...]d ard (5-7-20), rthur (5-23-23), lberta I was divorced in Fargo, D where I was eaching 1st grade. (5- .I n Fran Im School and hen he family moved o the sch c ·on and finished he las year o school a La e View cool. hanna on 7-20-80.[...] |
| [...]Chris I My parents were Jens and Sine Brinkman. They were homestead- has be n a ers in the Volmer community. They came from Iowa[...]n Iowa: Carl (8-30-03), Elna (Mrs Harvey hav a lo f Andersen) (8-17-05), I was born (9 -11 -06), Rigmor (Mrs. Al Schmitz)[...]Church all our I went to the Franklin and H. C. Andersen school, which was[...]1 mile from the school. My d d, C I was confirmed in the Volmer Church by Rev. Frost.[...]and liv The Niels Jessen family lived just to the south. Mrs. Jessen and my mother were sisters so we were close to the 6 Jessen girls. ALVA and MYRTLE CARTWRIGHT My brother, Carl, and I helped with the farming and also did some Alva farming together. When I was in my late teens Jens L. 1elsen and I neer horn spent a winter at Danebod College in Tyler, MN and I also spent a miles s winter at Grand View College, Des Moines, IA. Later I worked in Ethel Chicago for the Mars Candy, Inc. for 2 years. I then orked several brea years in the vege[...]people in In 1939 I visited my sister and brother-in-law, r. and rs. ca Harvey Andersen in Dagmar. While there I met my future ife, Ida Os Lodahl. Her[...]Co I was born on the farm northwest of Dagmar, 3-23-16. I am the th third daughter of Chris and Karen Lodahl. Their story ,s in Sheridan's Daybreak. Refer to Jens ielsen story. r We all walked 1½ miles to the Hiawatha School near Dagmar, rain th or shine. My favorite teacher was Carl Jacobsen. We all went to Dane ha School a few weeks each summer. Sigrid (Petersen) Winther and Her- mod Strandskov were my favorite teachers. I was confirmed in 1930 by Rev. Marius Larsen. I was among a large group of young people who went to " inter School" at the athanael church in the ear[...]Christensen (folk dance instruc or). Later I went to California and worked in Santa Barbara for 1 year. Then I went to Des oines, IA and worked for 3 years. It as hlfe I as home visiting that Chris and I met and ere married in January 1940. We li[...] |
| [...]rtle Erickson Cartwright of the Volmer community. I had 1 born 3-8-53 in Culb rtson, T. He graduated[...]rtis. Home Cos Accountant. He is married to Vickie Denman, who I went to Franklin School to grades 1-8 and graduated from or s s He d Super[...]Meade Hospital at Medicine Lake HS in 1961. I married Evelyn Hendrickson, daughter of Stur is,[...]e Marie (7). Arnold and Clara Haug Hendrickson, on 7-21-63. Evelyn was born e lways enjoyed oing to baseball and basketball games when 6-12·[...]Orville, Carrolle h boys pla d nd in later years I have enjoyed bowling in Medicine (Tony), a[...]) and Arlyn (deceased). She has 7 sisters: L ke s a hobby. I always enJoyed hunting ducks, pheasants, deer,[...], Dorothy, Sylvia, Pearl, Judy and Bernice (refer to the c.[...]emb rs of he Volmer Lutheran Church and Myrtle is a went to grade school at View Hill and graduated from Grenora HS in m mb r of the LCW. I am on the Board of Directors of the Medicine 19[...]ow leased and operated by George Waters, Jr. CLI TO and LI DA CARTWRIGHT |
| to sort of realize how much inflation we have had in 40 years my dad used to talk of shearing sheep for 1Oe a head and today 1t cost~ around JOHN and MIKO[...]i o an . I had a sister, Helen, and 3 brothers (John, Clinton, Curtis). I is Et ~till remembered by the family and elder neighbors, that I had the pret- im tiest long, blonde, curly hair of any boy in the area. In fact the golden the SU[...]still in safe keeping at my parents' I house. Darien I started 1st grade with my cousin Gary Smith and o[...]n the old Franklin School, which was later moved to Medicine Lake and converted to a house. Eight 0 years later we all 3[...]t co time all 8th graders were required to make a portfolio to be turned in to bas the Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools in Plentywood. On pan 6-5-64 I graduated with Gary and Leila and 29 other studen[...]ogether are all married and have 8 children going to school at Medicine Lake. Country schools are now a thing of the past in ar[...]I My education was continued at Eastern Montana College which I e ,r or graduated from with a BS in Physical Education and Social Science in[...]co s a th 1970, and a Masters Degree in counseling and education m 1976. While I was in college I also completed my military obligation w,th the ontana National Guard. Later on I graduated from the at,onal Guard Officers School and also the Commissioned Officers School at Fort Har- ri~on. I learned a great deal about work from my father and have given him thanks to myself quietly many times for the opportunities I had to work while growing up at home. I married Judy J. Zeilstra, the daughter of Fran an[...]a of Miles City. Frank passed away and artha or s a he Veterans Hospital in Miles City. Judy has 2 older sisters, Be and Be - nice and 2 brothers, John and Tom. Judy and I have 3 ond rful children: Marc Ajay, born[...] |
| ere Christ nd Christine Dahlgaard. She grew up on a farm and Robert Carroll who was born in Plentywood, is 18. Roger Carl, born I d to country school, graduated from the Westby HS and[...]Plentywood and are 11 and 12 years old. Robert is a senior and SunnyHill Schools and was a substitute teacher at Medicine Lake for Roger is a sophomore at Medicine Lake. Rodney is in the 6th[...]Russ is a 4th grader at Hiawatha School in Dagmar.[...]I drove truck for Big M Oilfield Service in Plentyw[...]MT from 1971 -75. We moved to the family farm in 1975 where we[...]Pat had a ceramic shop in Plentywood and also in Volmer whe[...]Pat is a member of the Volmer Helping Hands Club, Ladies A[...]retired from farming in 197 4 and make their home on[...]their children Randy and Stephanie to come every summer from Tuc-[...]son, AZ. Lila who is married to Keith Baker, son Brent and daughter[...]he Fran lin school until it closed and from then on went to Medicine WALLACE CHRISTENSEN FAMILY La e.[...]My parents, Carl A. and Sophia Smith Christensen, also my grand- ni a s born in 942. She graduated from Ohio State Univ[...]ce at ·he Florida Atlantic University at break I." My parents came from Minnesota to a homestead in Williams Boca Raton, FL. She marned James Pritchard in 1963 and has 2 County, D. I was born there on a blustery 3-22-11. We moved to daughters, ris i and my. Sheridan County when I was 2 years old. My sister, Lucille Eleanore,[...]d sister, Josephine, or do t Colorado Springs ith a Fine Ar s ajor. She married James came to live ith us in 1928. She was 10 years old. Eamon[...]ichael and Daniel. They live at Col- I went to Wilson and LaFayette schools. I went to Dane School but or do Sprin s. never mastered that language. I attended Plentywood HS. ella as born in 19[...]e tried my hand at various inds of work, although I have m n, nd 1s presently living est of edicine La e ith her husband, spent most of my life on a farm . During the "Dirty Thirties" a pal, Rob rt ,chels, and her 3 children: Gregory, Pamela and Paul. Gerhard Gangstad and I went looking for work. We ent " Side door[...]married Gregory Rierson. hey ake indly to freight hopping. Times ere not the best so we ran out Ii e Casper. of money, clothes ore out, coats were lost, our humbs didn't aJways[...]ly employed in Billings. blan ets on a cold snowy night in Colorado. We saw lots of country but Our obbies are fishing and reading. e are no[...]came bac home here e were financially all in live on he ame o d pl ce on he cree ban . e love living in his he[...]California as reported to have or so I ent there in 1940. Lots[...]of Dagmar fol s ere in the Bay area. I or ed on barges that hauled[...]dirt in o the Oa land Bay to f111 in o make he airport and as a laborer and ildred Chris- on o her projec s thereabou s. e[...]Single life came o an end 8-20- 1 hen I married E hel E. cCon- on nach1e. She had been a ending U. of Ber eley but as a ontana[...]nora, "Sc oolmarm." She as born and raised on e o d Fort Pease srte,[...]d ca ed in rur I school and gr dua ed from B'llmgs High in 932 .[...]d u h a o al o 1 O ar .[...] |
| [...]Posi · farming took most of our time but I did learn to pilot a plane. To in- branch crease our income I began to do custom spraying and did for 20 years. Los Ang Had a few mishaps-like cutting a telephone wire or 2, Just missing a issoun duck pond when I ran out of gas on an extra long haul or busting a and data skee when landing to pick up a coyote in rough terrain . I did enJoy to puter ser hunt when it was legal and. a gunner was only a telephone call away anal s, a even on the coldest of days. Ralston Pur I have been on the Church Council, Oil Station, Credit Union, El[...]Air Patrol and bac p c in social club boards. I enjoyed my work with the CAP and fie on many search and rescue missions. Spent the longest time on rescue mis- H sions in central Dakota after the big blizzard of March 1966. I earned B rank of Captain before I left the CAP. Ethel helped keep track of my[...]ess and where needed. J She put in time as a Sunday School teacher, was a member of LCW a and helped out at Farmers Union for 18 years. She was cler of the h school district for a number of years, and has helped out on community projects.[...]4 lived in California, North Dakota and returned to Montana m 1980. She an has been a resident of Plentywood and works here. My si[...]A. 2 Arne was accidentally shot and killed on a work project. Josephine h married Robert[...]tur We now live in Plentywood but go to Arizona where there is no to snow to shovel come winter.[...]A DON WILLIAM CROHN I am the second son of Henry and Ingeborg Crohn. So[...]and training horses, camping, pr becoming a licensed ham radio opera or, reading, playing " TE- OVER-THE-SCHOOLHOUSE" and drowning out gophers. I graduated from the 8th grade at Fran lin School a[...]957. Washington University, St. Louis Oa arded me a ational Honor Scholarship based on my academic record. e racu · ricular activities and scholarship examina ion scores. hile ere I held many positions in the student publications i[...]ager and editor of the yearboo and the ne spaper. I as a member of Beta Theta P1 social fraternity, "Thurt[...]ry and Omicron Delta Kappa senior men's honorary. I gradua ed from Washington University m 1963 · h a bachelor's degre · Economics and later graduated from Southern Illinois Um e si a Ed- arsville, IL ith a masters degree m Bus·ness dminis ra ·on. I married Robe a Randall of S . Louis. O m 1963. n 196 , e moved o Beverly Hills, CA Elise nn as born on 9-19-65. 9 the family moved bac o S . Louis. In 1969 e e e di o ced. El and I ha e spen 2 ee s every summer since 1969 , my Sher dan Coun . She 1s a sophomo e a S r' ps Co n Cf C. |
| [...]il Conservation for Ou standing Conser- to house. The prices as follows: 10¢ pint, 10¢ lb., and 10¢ a dozen. tion F rmer in 1960. He was ctive in br nging the REA and RTA to The means of transportation was of course a horse and buggy. s rn ont na. W got elec ricity in 1948 and telephone in the early 50s. I was ecretary-treasurer of he local F.U. and activ[...]ed coordinator of the Gary Hart Presidential c mp i n for Sheridan County and will go to Helena as a delegate in y 984. h ve 3 children - Barbara Wivholm, Henry John who is on the rm ith his amily, and Don William.[...]riends and relatives present. e have lived a full and interes ing life-never a dull moment. We re grateful to our friends nd family for making our life so sati[...]and Ingeborg Crohn in the Plenty- ood Hospital on 7•3-35. He was raised on the family farm south of Delphine married August Erickson on 11-7-28 at Grenora. They Da m r. His first 8 ears[...], Nobel, Arnold, Eldon mile from he farm home. He a tended high school at Medicine Lake. (killed in a truck accident in 1948), Dennis, Talbert, Glen an[...]tion, he joined (twins); Gale killed in a car accident December 1959, Gary Betty, he a ion I Guard and spent 6 months on active duty at Fort Leonard- Helen (decea[...]r the Soil Conserva- Delphine loved to bake. She would bake bread every other day; 15 i[...]buns per batch. Washing clothes was dif· r nch d i h hi fa her on the home place. ferent at that time, too; water had to be hauled by hand, 1/2 mile from He married ar[...]use. Then, when enough water was gathered, it had to be arl n is the dau hter o Doris Fo and the late Almor Fox. heated in a copper boiler, to wash the clothes. In the winter, it was[...]especially fun to gather frozen clothes from the line![...]ush as a popular dish; served with cream, sugar, and a dot of butter on top. Mom made a lot of it. She also did a lot of canning; be-[...]flour. She was kept very busy during the day, but at night when the[...]morning after a hearty breakfast of oatmeal, hashbrowns bacon,[...]eggs, toast, juice and mil . They had to ea good, as they had to wal[...]mile. After they had gone. she sat down, and had a cup of coffee to[...]relax. She enjoyed it though; it was the thing to do at that time. We led a more slo -paced life, and al ays found time to help neighbors and[...]2-3-70 t Pen ood and She had a lar e famil , but she loves them all just the same. ow ei[...]any grandchildren, and se eral great-grandchi ren to love, C[...]her ome nd friends, and famil nearby. John is i O p rtment.[...]· rried lice Hendr c son in 1961 lice is a daugh er of[...]a |
| [...]arl Haven, Grenora, NO: Judy Gary a Bergeron, Grenora; and Bernice Haugen, rural Grenora. Clara, Arlyn in th i and Gene are deceased.[...]the a HANS and MARTHA FREDERICKSEN[...]edericksen was born 4-1-1897 in Audubon. IA. When a child he moved to Watsonville, CA with his parents, Rasmus and Anna[...]Gle son Fredericksen (p. 916-Sheridan's Daybreak I). The family experienced the earthquake that devastated San Francisco in 1906. They moved to Fred Ar hur Glea the Volmer area in[...]er died suddenly of John GI ason, h from a heart attack. Being the oldest of a family of 7 children, he hors helped his[...]16. 11 -12-1898 at Shennington, WI. Martha was a young country school- the teacher when[...]nd join Powers Lake, ND before moving to Montana m 1918. At Volmer, she taught the H. C. A[...]schools. 3-2-187 On 6-7-21 Martha and Hans were married. Hans continued farming , e of for many years. He also ran a threshing rig and harvested grain for many neighb[...]e members of the Volmer Lutheran Church. artha as a Ladies Aid member and also a charter member of the Volmer Helping Hands[...] |
| ( ndr w celebr ted his birthday on ovember 9 for 65 years until he DENNIS HANSEN FAMILY filed for Soc I S curity and found out different.) Childhood years were Dennis[...]1950 he mar- and in 906 Patrice (his dad) married a widow with 6 children (Mary ried Shirley[...]rew graduated from Grenora HS. We are living on the home place and farm- cam to ontana in the early 1900s and stayed with the And[...]r people in exchange for the use of served on the church council, was governor of the Moose Lodge of hem to plant his first crops-his farm was located 13 miles south of Medicine Lake, and was a 4·H leader for 13 years. Shirley is a member Dagmar. Later when Andrew owned his own ho[...]Volmer LCW and has held various offices, belongs to WIFE and some of he bes in the country. was a 4-H leader for 14 years.[...]or 7 years. In 1976 he married Debra Balk of her on 1-25 21 . The following years were busy raising t[...]Virginia Eva- June 1923, Delima to Plentywood in 1970 where she graduated from high[...]Ryan (9-10-76) and Eric (10-15-79). They now live on ber 1927, Geraldine Cecilia-June 1930, Elizabeth[...]vice, she attended Bel Ray Tech at Denver, CO to become a Veterinary eve or e bridge crossing th[...]now living in Outlook. This brid built · a lo of manpo er, heelbarro s, and[...]ated from edicine Lake School horses. H as a f he hreshing crews around the coun y.[...]e at local dances- ing and came ome in 1977 to farm. He married Elaine Erdahl of Froid he ne er[...]m Froid. She attend- In 195 bough a dair arm in Cameron, I and he, his ed college a issoula. They have 1 son Shad (10-5-82). They are[...]Eddie, Stella, Shirle ) mo ed there. In ing on the former Jens 1elsen farm in Volmer. ch o[...]e -" nsin" said. I 9 956 School, as ac ive in -H[...]e icine graduated from Colorado S a e at Fort Collins CO i h a BS degree and[...]occupational therapis . S e is presently employed a he Com- ch[...]Schoo • as c i e ·n -H and FF . She is presently a ending college[...]Eas ern in Billin s and is or in o ard bein a dental h gienis . |
| [...]and or- In th f 1 man (deceased). A sister Anna is also deceased. Clara as born[...]e un- hobb1 s ori ol til moving to Medicine Lake in 1936-37 where I worked for WPA in gard ning. that area. I made a monthly salary of $44. We moved back near the I lat rm m home place again until we bought the L1[...]p, ce quilts, croch farmed and ranched and did a lot of visiting back in those days. We were members of the Scandia Lutheran Church, where I served on the board. I was a member of the school board at View Hill School. e[...]d were delegates to the Farmers Union Convention in Minneapolis-St.[...]and d Paul and to Washington, DC also. to S[...]i[...]iston. He married Pearl Cleveland or Redstone, MT on 3-17-57. They have 7 children: Ronald, Vernon, Ca[...]ille was born 1-14-37 and is farming and ranching on the home place south of Dagmar. He married Phyllis adsen of Reserve, T on 12-2-56. They have 3 children : Wayne, Brenda, a[...]e and Bren . ary Ann as born 9-18-41 . 1s a homema er and do s s1t1mg. She married enneth LeP[...]hildren: Ja • Allee as born 10-21 -42. is a homema er and Eric son on 3-18-61 . They farm eas of Dagma ells. They hav[...]n: Ou ayne, Dore Dorothy as born 12-5-43, is a homema She married David Blomberg of Gre ora, D T[...]Donna. E elyn as n 6-1 Cart rght of D a Damar SI . |
| [...]ville worked at the Westland Truck Stop from 1957 to 1960.[...]In March, 1960 they moved to Grenora, ND with 2 children, Wayne[...]retired from farming in 1962 and moved to Grenora. The farm is[...]iston. Orville's activities have included serving on various board of Plent wood, T. He as raised in V[...]also partici• ny nd athe Harold has been on he Los Angeles Police Force pated in[...]Plentywood. Don graduated from started a farm supply business in 1981, through Midco of Co[...]rinet. ii S in 1956. arilyn is married to Robert (Bob) Austreim and e n a arm in rural 1lllston here hey are active in farm[...]Chad, married o Connie Dix of illiston and Crist I married o Gerald a of Great Falls, T. They also have 3 randchildren[...]Sc ool nd at dicine La e. He gradua ed from illis on S ·n 195 7. Ario is mame o eredith ( erri Jo)[...]chael. He is o ner- op 's i lis on. or ill He gr in 1 96 rom on oll rand D and graduate a oun m d C1 y Busines[...]ayne. on and as raised and educa ed ront row: Or[...]p o ed Clairm on- graduated from a ional Co lege in[...]liz be h passed a a o[...] |
| [...]was My father came from a family of 9 children. He lost his father at c[...]with his mother, brothers and sisters, settled in a house on the hill m the Volmer com- th n munity. Gracie Higgins came from a family of 1O children from Green• as field, MO. She came to teach school at the Franklin school in 1925.[...]far Soon after they were married, they attended a Christian convention. attend ol This is where they decided to live for something that had eternal value and I cannot thank my parents enough for the kind of in[...]Back row : Richard , Lowell, Bet y. ary, Robert a.nd Ju Front row : Gracie, Ru h[...]ld Rasmussen of Dagmar. They farm south of Dagmar a d had 4 boys. The fourth child was Betty, ho is a p sicar therapis Conrad, MT. Lowell farms east of Conrad. Ruth lives m Conrad a d arks in the office for the J.C. Penney Co. Richard married Darlene and lives on a farm south of Hobson and has 2 boys. Jules and Gracie moved es and se led on a farm sou o Chester in 1956. Jules Hen e passed a a 1-13-81. Grac·e It es n Conrad near her daughters. LOREN HENKE FAMILY |
| Edward learned to play the accordion and piano as taught to him by his father. He still enjoys playing old ti[...]a Valley Lutheran Church and is presently serving on the Scandia Valley Cemetery Association board as secretary-treasurer. He is also a director for the Sheridan County Stockmen's Association. Edward lives on the family homestead in the house where he was raised. The coffee pot is always on and he enjoys company, convers- ing, and storytelling. HARAL HOFF FAMILY |
| [...]ril of 195 7 and Alma passed away in but now feel my retirement is a highlight of my life. I now have time to January of 1962. Both are laid to rest at the Scandia Valley Cemetery enjoy and 'smell the roses.' Perhaps I would not have persevered for so near West Bonetr[...]many years had I not remembered the depression years and the hard-[...]ships my parents endured trying to take care of their family. Remem- VERDA TORGERSON[...]ght, grasshoppers, army worms, and crop failures, I ap-[...]iate my life and surroundings and the good health to enjoy the Verda Rosecellia Stewart, daughter[...]beauty surrounding me. son was born on the family farm in the Volmer Community on 12-26-23 . My mother's maiden name was Agnes Sore[...]N HOFFELT are Violet Sorensen of Dagmar and Flora May Smith of Moore, OK. RAYMOND HOFF[...]bourg, Europe. He came to the US on the Red Star Steamship arriving[...]on 11-15-04. His first stop to work was in Chicago, IL for a few months, then moving to Racine, WI where he gained employment for[...]mers working on a farm in Edgley, ND and the winter months were[...]spent at Kalispell, MT Lumber Co., as a bullcook. These first years[...]were fairly difficult for a young man in a new country speaking French,[...]Luxembourg along with another tongue, but speaking very little of the[...]ad qualified for homestead land that was referred to as one-[...]rules for the homesteader were to live on the land for a period of 14 Roy and Ve rd[...]months and to break up 5 acres of the native sod. His first winter on After attending grades 1-6 at Sunny Hill School, I attended school the newly acquired acreage was spent in a 12x16 foot shack with pro- at Medicine Lake, grad[...]r, plenty of potatoes (which froze stead of going to college I chose to marry Roy Paul Hoffarth of Outlook and b[...]em froze he cooked them as needed), plenty of gun on 4-27-42, and thus began a very eventful and interesting, although powder and shot to make shot gun shells and 35¢ in his pocket. He not always happy, part of my life. On 12-12-42 while we were living in brought 4 oxen and 1 cow to the homestead and when one of the oxen Seattle, R[...]rt Lewis, WA. He became died, he took a horse collar and turned it upside down, placed th[...]2 winters. the first 6 months of his tour of duty I was allowed to go from base to My dad worked the homestead hard and finally made a good crop base with him. He spent over 2 years ov[...]t yielding some 1400 bushels. He had to haul his farm goods a distance Fort Lewis on 12-28-45. Garry Roy was over 2 years old before he and of 45 miles to Williston by sleigh and horse, making 2 round trips per Dad got to see each other. Now we were a family. week unti[...]ad been delivered. The first spring we moved to the Tom Clauson farm east of Ray- Other Hoffelts coming to the US from Luxembourg were John's mond, but in the fall we moved to Plentywood and he worked at the Oc- br[...]terans Hospital at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, MN on 3-25-61 , after a reared in Mersch, Luxembourg, Europe and[...]eft from the port of Antwerp, Belgium for America on the same ship There are 4 children in our fa[...]12-10-43 and arrived in this country on 3-28-10. Also coming at this time was in Plentywo[...]egree in Baltimore. He married Artha Lee Johansen on 12-24-61. Albert Muller, a cousin, now living in Williston, ND (he is either[...]Carl. Their parents are and went to school in Luxembourg before coming to the US). All the divorced. Garry has begun a new venture in Boise and is now in fresh rest of the family who came to the States in the early 1900s have water shrimp f[...]passed on. Shannon Kathryn was born in Plentywood on 12-20-48 and com- pleted high school at Glasgow,[...]Rae Hudson was born in Plentywood 8-8-51 and has a son Ryan Paul who is 12. They live in Branford, C[...]75. They have 2 sons, Drew and Dirk. In 1961 I married Raymond Thompson, who I later divorced after we moved to Glasgow, MT and in 1969 I married James A. Stewart, divorcing him in 1977. In September 1983 I retired from J.C. Penney[...]most 21 years with the company. In November 1978, I transferred as Catalog Supervisor to the Pacific Beach Store, My[...] |
| Willis on, D nd my mother homesteaded 320 acres being the I met Roy Horrocks, a native of Memphis, TN and we were married ½ 8[...]mber 1953. In 1955 the doctors questioned whether I had tain Coulee Ran e. Thr e children were born to the union of John and pulmonary TB. Four months later no bacillus was found but we did turn Ann Hoffelt. Raymond was born on 10-23-11 at Dagmar, MT. He mar- to the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior through[...]WI. Edmond 197 4 Roy sold the business to his partner and bought a new business marri d girl by the name of Annie and to this union was born 1 son, in Louisiana. M[...]as his wife, Jeanette Marie Webster and they have a for me to actively work with the business. daughter, Laura[...]she passed away in 1938. John Hoffelt passed away on 2·1 57 nd Anna Laux Hoffelt died on 9-22-65. ANNA SORENSEN HENRICKSEN JENSEN My wife, Knolly, and I both served in the Armed Forces of the US I was born in Kensal, ND 2-15-1 5 to Karen and Sam Sorensen. In with her spending some 3 years in the WACS and I spent some 4 the fall of 1918 we moved to Dagmar where we farmed. Here I got years, 8 months in the US Army. We moved to Oklahoma in the late most of my education in a one-room school (H. C. Andersen). I have 2 960s to the old Cartwright place at Lane.[...]d Sylvia). The After retirement, Knolly and I spent some time traveling. In 1970 dirty '30s were rough times so in 1933 l went to California. Marie was e went around the world. there. I worked in homes of the wealthy in Santa Barbara u[...]greatest thrill was having the pleasure of going to my dad's 10-28-40 when I married Bernhard I. Henricksen from Askov, MN. We and mother's old h[...]was young, he lived and milked cows on a dairy in Santa Maria. On 11-6-41 our son helped to make furniture all by hand. He lived above a cafe and bar and Richard Elmer was born and on 7-10-45, Karen Annette joined our all except the kitchen was to the back of the ca1e. The tables and fami[...]as the day they were made. The first time we went to Luxembourg, my dad's home was sill standing and the ife fell ·n love with the small place, but it was not tor ale; however, when we again journeyed to this country e found that he old home had been destroyed and a parking lot in its place. t's sad to see the history pass. y mother's home, school and[...]me of our relatives living there. We brought back a crochet bedspread that Mother had made when she w[...]he c fe; in fac , hey had painted the old factory a bright pink. JEA RAS USSE HORRO[...]Bernhard and Anna Henricksen |
| [...]ay at the Plentywood tel Nursing Home on 8-23-81 at the age of 94.[...]ter Dad and Mother were married in Carrington, ND on 4-20-12 m they decided Denmark was where they wanted to live. It was in Den- mark that I was born on 2-28-13. Dad was unable to settle down and hve in Denmark, so we came back to the USA. We landed in New Yor on the Fourth of July 191 3. We lived in Kensal, ND until 1918 when we came to the Volmer community and rented a farm. I have many 'lappy memories of growing up in Volmer. When I started school I could peak nothing but Danish. We walked 2 miles to and from school every day. During the summer we a[...]bible history, dictation, gymnastics. etc. I went to Santa Barbara, CA in the fall of 1931 . I wor ed in the Solvang Hotel, later going to work for Dr. Franklin m Santa aria. I married Harald Elliott (Slim) Jensen from Withee, WI on 3 18 33. e lived in Solvang. Slim worked at the hotel in Buellton and later ent to work as a carpenter. Our son Elliott Erik was born at our home m Solvang on 1-20-34. We moved to Volmer in the fall of 1935 and ent into farming. We also operated Brush Lake Resort from 1946 to 1958. We belonged to the Volmer Lutheran church and Slim served on the council several times in different capacities. I still belong to the Volmer Church and am at present a council trustee. Slim was an El member and was also on the board of directors of the Grenora Community D[...]El oo over ing er his dad p SI m and I hved on an e do·n nI ass 72. I o ed Ii ing all o hen[...] |
| as, he p sseng r train I was on drove into the pull- horses and wagon. Art woul[...]ion o th Empire Builder, t ichigan, D. I escaped with just his specialty was making sausage. ruis but m ny p ssengers were illed or seriously injured.[...]nd Fred, also lived with him at h comp ny I was n was shipped to Okinawa for the invasion of various times. Herman also purchased a quarter of land just east of Jap n. A f days before we were to sail, the Atomic bombs were Art's and lived there for a few years in a small trailer house. Herman dropped on Japan. That probably saved my life. A near disaster was later operated a coal mine near Reserve, MT. Art and Fred both worked still to befall us on our way to Okinawa as our ship sailed into a at the coal mine also, but Art only worked there one winter. Art farmed typh[...]er spending 24 days at sea, they moved to Nashua, MT. He bought the George Ulmer farm north of hich should have ta en only 14, we were very happy to see land. I Nashua in 1941 where they lived until he died of a heart seizure spent a little over a year with the occupation forces on Okinawa, being 5-24-58 at the age of 52. Three children were born to them: 2 discharged 12-1- 6 with the rank of Sgt.[...]s and 1 son, of which 2 are living. In 1 47 I started farming on land belonging to the State of Mon- The oldest daughter J[...]d has 4 chil- tana. In 8 in my spare time, I started working as a carpenter's dren. The youngest daughter Boni[...]he passed away Stephen, MN had 2 boys and a girl. She died in a car accident in 1977 in 1954.[...]and her 2 sons died in the same accident. I met Anne while building a home for her sister and husband in Ar[...]remarried later on to Wilbur Bauer of Nashua and they spend the[...]Hans was born 5-21-1880 in Denmark, came to the US in 1900.[...]ia was born 11-20-1884 at Vejle, Denmark and came to the US in 1905 to settle at Kensal, ND. Here she met and married Ha[...]They moved to Sheridan County in 1919 and farmed in the Volmer[...]y, farmin , mil ing co s and doing carpenter or . I or ed many years ith J mes Johnson and George[...]homes and o her buildings in Sheridan County and a few in orth Oa o . In 1 6 e buil our o n ome. In 1975 I started a sharpen- ing business nd m now doing mostly hobby ood or ing, toge her ith our farming . e' e seen quite a change from he heel in he '20s o he ones hat prop[...]as brothers: o d i r, Eliza rs. arry Her- s[...]He arbara lived I ears 980 she[...] |
| I have taught in Montana, Oregon, California and Washington. I ,ave also played violin in the Oakland Symphony,[...]er marrying Thomas B. McKee of Butte in June 1946 I studied toward a Master's degree at University of Washington. My husband is a 1940 University of Montana graduate and also studied at the University of Washington. He is a retired fisheries nutri• tional research specialist and helped to develop the Oregon pellet, a fish diet used by NASA in aerospace studies. He a[...]Stewart L. Udall, Sec. of Interior in 1966. I have 2 daughters, Bonnie Vaughn (1951) and Donna[...]5 children came o the United States. They settled on a homes ead in Sher'dan Coun y. hile living on the homestead another son as born and they named[...]. Pierre and Ca hem farm and raise their children on the homes ead hrou years of he 1930s. Pierre uller died m 1936 and his and his sons and daughter continued to farm. Leona married Fran Hotfelt and settled on a arm n they retired and moved to illiston. They are decea d- L 1972. loys married Lillian in a n there and lo s late[...] |
| nd Ann Larsen. I have 1 brother Everett, born 1-4-34. He resides in I have many fond memories from the Dagmar area: the[...]hunting, which I still try to get back to on occasion, and the 75th An- I ttended grade school at he H. C. Andersen Rural a[...]982. L e HS. joining the Air Force in 1952 where I completed high school. I have 4 children by a former marriage to Lois Kraus, also adopting ETHEL RASMUSSEN NOVAK[...]who is residing in Billings. I am the fourth of 5 children born to Elmer E. and Olive M. Robbi ay was born 5-31 -55 . She is in the Air Force for a second Rasmussen. My brothers are Weldon and Lowell and sisters Ruby tour nd is married to Rodger Reddish, who is in the Army. She is sta-[...]and attende tioned at Minot, D, loo ing forward to being transferred to Germany, View Hill School. When I was in the 6th grade, we transferred to Medi- where her husband would be stationed. She has 3 children: Jason, cine lake school where I graduated in 1941 . In June of that year I born 11 -24-77; Tara, born 11 -21 -80; and Erin, born 4-12-83. went to Chicago to seek employment and my first office job was with[...]rried and is the Chicago office of a New York brush manufacturer. In time I learned employed by the Farmers Union in Dagmar. that my boss had traveled in the Montana territory and dealt w[...]Shelly Marie was born 6-25 -58. She is married to Leslie Jensen Sparling's Hardware Store in Medicine Lake. What a small world!! and is a hairdresser. Leslie is engaged in farming. They h[...]rom China and though the nylon brush Joshua, born on Dane's Day, 6-5-8 .[...]en introduced, supply was still limited so it was a matter of mov- ami Ann Melton was born 12-12-59. She is married to Randy ing to other interesting jobs. elton and they live in Medicine Lake where she is a housewife and I met Leonard J. Novak, who was in the Army, and we were mar- mother. Randy is employed on the oil rigs. They have 2 children: ried in 1947 and I was able to join him in early 1948 in the Panama Christopher,[...]o, born 8-30-83. Canal Zone. I worked while in the Canal Zone and the 3 years sp[...]nd marriage. She at- We have traveled to many countries all over the world and have built[...]en worked 14 years in real estate here in Florida but has retired. I[...]Support Division. Jim lives in Orlando but is employed in the neighbor-[...]years bu I have some other memories also. There was a time in my[...]youth when "GOD SA VE THE Kl G" on the Canadian radio stations[...]seemed as much our anthem as our own. I also recall most gratefully[...]all the people who had a part in my growing up; people like Mrs. Peter[...]B. (Bertha) Glein who sewed many a dress for me; the John Hoffelt[...]family with horn I stayed from time to time; Inger Olson who was my I grew up in he vicini y of he Volmer Church, helping Dad on he first teacher and with whose family I stayed one summer in the depth farm and out or neighbors during my eenage years. Upon my[...]nded our cuts discharge ervice in 1956, I returned to he farm, helping Dad and scratches ith her skill. I know hat I could not have, in any way, and n driving a maintainer. given hem one-tenth of hat hey gave to me. Through he indness, 5 or a he Dagmar S ore. Dad joined her caring[...]un 11 heir re irement in 1973, here e may be, our thoughts and ha e are, go c to our begin- mo[...]em in 1963. In 971 and 1972, I bough for m sel nd[...]rio s pain eas and es . I remained in Leonard and Gladys Olson came to the Volmer community in en I sold farm o Dennis and Shirley m[...]· ashburn. I on 9 coming o Da mar |
| [...]locat d n th S nt OR for 1 year. They returned to Volmer where Leonard helped his father farm for a year. The crops were very poor and Leonard spent[...]his father-in-law, Albert Hen- drickson, opened a bar in Central, ND. They were there for 4 years. While there Leon was born on 2-8-38 and Dale on 1-26-40. In the fall of 1941 they moved to San Diego, where he found work in defense.[...]iston, ND in September 1947. In 1948 they bought a home in Williston so that Leon and Dale could att[...]hey continued farming. In 1 954 Leonard had a serious heart attack and on the advice of so I his doctor we moved to Mesa, AZ in 1963 to escape the cold winters He enjoyed fairly good h[...]in Education from ASU mov- n ing to Oregon where he was associated with the Medford S[...]d his MA at Oregon An State. He returned to Arizona in 1980 where he was employed with the Gilbert School for a year. At present he is a sales representative for 1 Parago[...]0 Dale received a BA degree from Minot College and taught ath for[...]T, 9 years at Lompoc, CA. While there he came to Mesa each summer sis er aro m and[...]eacher at the Junior High where they both taught. A son Christopher was born to them on 5-1 0-72. That summer they became partners in a mobile home park south of Apache Junction. The pa[...]r sold and they moved into Mesa where Dale became a Real Estate Broker. Corrie Ann was born on 8-24-75. Terry accompanied his parents to Arizona and graduated from Mesa High. He spent 3 years in the avy, part of which was in odia , AK. On furlough in 1968 he married Betty Reigel of Tempe and too her back to Alaska. Jerrod was born to them there on 11 -10-69. After his discharge they returned to Tempe where he became a fireman ith the Tempe Fire Dept. A second son was born to them on 1-27-74. Terry and Betty are divorced and Terry presently fives in Gil rt, AZ and is a Fire Chief in Tempe. Gladys presently lives in Sunland Village, a retirement area_·n esa. She worked in reaJ es[...]act1vit1es. JULIA SORENSEN MCGILL PARKER |
| [...]sen. Lilly Fredricksen was born 4-25-11 in Volmer to -17-33; Betty, 11-24-34; and Ruth, 12-20 39, all on the family farm. Rasmus and Anna Fredrick[...]in Dagmar. Harold worked for a time on a farm while they lived on the[...]Jim Hansen place. They then decided to move to Oregon as they heard[...]there was work to be had. Harold and Lilly, and Lilly's brother Dave a[...]cars plus a 4-wheeled trailer pulled behind. It took them about a week to make the journey. At night they had to take the wooden wheels off[...]the trailer and put them in a creek so the spokes would swell and[...]tighten up, as they would dry out and loosen from the heat during the[...]day. After arriving in Oregon, there was no work to be had. Finally,[...]Harold and Dave found a job cutting wood. They were able to fall, cut,[...]limb, split and stack one cord a day for which they were paid $1.[...]Harold worked one full winter in the woods, but come spring they moved back to Dagmar. Lilly's mother and stepfather needed help on[...]the farm because of an illness. They lived for a time on a farm about 4[...]theast of Dagmar. Then they moved into Dagmar for a couple[...]Dagmar Bar. Harold soon sold his share to Roy and they moved to the e (Bud and ary) had 4 sons: Clinton,[...]here until they retired in 1976, when they bought a house in n, D Good Samaritan Hospital.[...]s there. During the winter months e live on a grain farm in he southeast corner of Sheridan Coun- they lived in Mesa, AZ where they own a trailer and lot near many also farm in[...]th the Class of 1943, Mary in 1951. Clint is a grain farmer and welder, living in he Bonetrail area of rural Willi on, D. e gradua ed from edicine Lake HS in 1970, at-[...]ar of au o mechanics at OSSS in Wahpeton and a year at orthern ntana College in Havre for agri-business. He has 2 sons: Jo I, bor · • 6 7 ; nd Lonny, -21 -7 n illiston, 0.[...]mie lnsti ute of Technology in ming a certificate in uto Sea Upholstery. es worked for[...]o Gladys and the la e Aber Simonson, ere married on[...]nd d of grade school in ed1cine La e. On In pril 983 Lilly had surgery after[...]cancer of 6·25·66 he died in n a e amil arm. the colon.[...]er 1m n Schmitz, in Plent ood, on 1-28-81, They ha e 2 sons: Farrell, b[...]Bo h a tended ed cine La e schools. Farrell and lie have[...](Terry, Cheryl, Linda a h Doug). Farrell and Arce operate the orig-[...]6. rno a d his 1fe Janice ( orstad) have 2 sons (Sha n-15,[...]Darrin-13). Th I've in Sea le here rno or s lor orth est[...]ortenseo and i e of ns[...] |
| [...]did and later sailed for Denmark, where they had a glorious time with relatives and friends for several months. But when they returned to New York, their finances had again run lo so they spent the year of 1917 on Long Island managing an estate for a Ben entleman farmer. Thus they were able to return to Volmer and put in or another crop.[...]KUEFFLER FAMILY Peder Rasmussen was born on 5- 7-02 in Hvalpsund, Denmar . He emigrated to the US in June 1923 and came directly to Sheridan Coun- ty, arriving in Medicine Lake by[...]d the help of others for train transfers and so on as he spoke no English. When he arrived in Medicine Lake, Chns Sorensen, a friend from Denmark, was to meet him and take him to Harry Larsen's farm to stay until he found work. That evening, however, some people ere do n for a religious meeting and Pete got a job nght away with a farmer ho lived up near the Canadian border. The farmer sent him out the very next day with a 4-horse team and a slip to wor on a county road tha was being built nearby. Pete was a fisherman's son and had been working in a grocery store since he was 12 so he was not famil[...]er thing Pete mentioned was that after working m a grocery, "I wasn't so tough; I thought I'd die pitching sweet clover hay that summer." He soon QUlt that job and go a job on the county road crew. It was 1 Ohours a day at 40 an hour. Christ Dahlgaard was the boss. That first winter, Pete worked in northern innesota cutting ood He lived in a dugout and survived mostly on beans. The man he worked for had a few chickens, but he Ii ed to save the eggs to sell, so once in a while Pete would get so sick of beans, he ould snea a cou- ple of eggs for a treat. It was a miserable existance and he go bac o ontana as quickly as he could. He again or ed on the road ere or the summer. In the fall o[...]s of land from Skov 1elsen and Rich me. They had a enderless Fordso and 6 horses to do their farm or . Pete says, "I al ays anted o u the horses, I didn't ant to get on that damned hing (the Fordson). I sprayed dirt all over the guy driving 1t." Chns,[...]hem. bu hey though hey should am em a · tie first. They hitched 2 up to an o d flat d agon and Chris go qui e a ride. Chns and Pe e farmed toge her or 3 years. In th a vanet of hmgs to earn e tra money. One ·n e P isconsin and an[...]ed ·n T 1926 and 1927 Pete ent o h sc oo o n a hanael church. His brothe rinus came ·n 1927 , nd farm P e. o C Ii om a rin to D nmar rs Blue Tra,t. |
| SORE and ARY RASMUSSE By ary R smussen Soren is a native Montanan. His parents, Niels and Caroline[...]ine home- steaded near Dagm r and Soren was born on their homestead in 1912. L ter came a sister, Edith and in 1918 twins, Chris and Marie.[...]tended school there. In the fall of 1934 he went to work at the Fort Peck Dam Project and he worked there during he building of the dam. In the fall of 1934, I came to ont na and it was here that I met Soren. We were married on 3-26-35. I was born in Manchester, IA on 4-6-11. I had 1 brother and 2 sisters. y brother and younge[...]Peck our only child, Carole, was born in Glasgow on 23-37 . For over 20 years I was an employee of the Hamilton Harbour hen we left Fort Peck, after Soren had worked on the dam proj- Commission having to do with overseas freight. While at the harbour, I ec for over 5 years, we moved to he Volmer community. We lived in at one[...]held almost all of the union executive positions. a small house on which is now the Chris Brinkman place. We moved to Our children are Carolyn, whose caree[...]nted the farm from tensive care; Phil, a Hamilton Harbour employee and trustee and Soren's[...]s agent for the union there; Kevin, employed with a Graphics him. Soren farmed and raised milk cows and later on he raised Co. in Mountain View, CA; and Stanley, named to the faculty of the registered Angus cattle. In th[...]o, paloosa horse. He sold he cattle and continued to raise horses. Later CA. on he began o raise Quarter horses and today has a beautiful band of I am in my 67th year and enjoying retirement. Several of our 0uar er horses and a few Paint horses to keep the farm colorful. Each friends winter in Florida and we endeavor to do so whatever winters fall he has a production sale and sells foals from the mares. are left. I still teach an Adult Sunday School Class.[...]Four children were born to them in orth Dakota. Earl, the oldest,[...]In 19 5 he Rose family moved to Dagmar, Tan homesteaded · ersary i arch at the edge of he SandH1l[...]er, orn 12· 5- 6 died D cember 1928 and as bured a he i ndl Volmer Cemeter .[...]hey h d 2 boys and girl. Crynus died 8-15-70 a hie ,sh, T. a b II a born -25-20 n marr d 10 a Gleason in 1939.[...]d I Ro s bo n 3-8-22 h mar( d Lou· Eric son[...]B d' s born 10-22-2 0 I Roar 9 8. T[...] |
| tended school at the Franklin school. They had 3 miles to school so wh h most of the time they[...]and wagon, or sled in winter. no a In 1934 Oscar died and was buried at the Volmer Cemetery next lea g to Elmer.[...]Shortly after Oscar's death the family moved to Plentywood. After bu m living there a few years, Myrtle and the rest of the family moved to For Evelyn and Benton, MT. Here Myrtle Wilcox[...]school. I am Rigmor Brinkman Schmitz, the youngest child of Jens and Sine Brinkman. I was born 5-4-13 in the Volmer community on a Sun• day morning. We went to Denmark in 1919, after our sale. We visited in ea[...]ather, Christian Johansen. We came back to Montana in 1920 in time for school We at end•[...]was that my sister Elna was my teacher. We went to Dane school each summer; that was a delight. I was confirmed in 1927 with my cousin Dagny Jessen[...]dersen in 1927 after 2 years' instruction. I graduated from high school in 1931 with Dagny Jessen and Walter Rasmussen. In October 1931 I went to California with my brother Chris. I me and married Aloyisius Nicholas Schmitz in Los[...]ul, were identical t ins born 10-1 8-36 and died a few hours later m Lucedale, S. Michael was[...]n Anthony as born 8-19-48. He married ather ne Do a and they have 3 daughters (Enca, Samantha, Caroli[...]y husband Al as born n 01c ey. D. His grand a r. ,c o a eiler as mentioned in SHERIDA ·s O BAE . e as a o o John eifer of estby. Al as a navy man in I. e as a r · operator on the ammuni ion ship USS Firedra e and as ·n e Paci c dur"n the ar. I died hie e ere on a r on 7- 6 73 ani a oc, I. I no hve in a mob le home par ·n Sp ·n Va , C . KRIST[...] |
| [...]and Land Use Planning. He is single and works as a Coun- Rob rt, ingle, is living on and operating the family farm-ranch and ty[...]ake HS. Arnold passed away in February 1980 after a brief illness. The winter of 946 -47 Chris too a trip back to Denmark to visit r lativ s, while Peder and Howard looked af[...]In 948 Howard became ill and was no longer able to help with the farming. Chris ent into partnership[...]charged from the Army in 1945) and they continued to farm and r ise c t le until 1957 when Chris moved[...]Lutheran Home in Williston. The cattle were sold but Peder continued farming. Howard passed away[...]Peder married argaret Kueffler and they remain on and operate[...]arm . They have 5 children: Marilyn, married, has a boy and in girls and is living in Powell, WY; Ear[...]ted from Montana State University at Bozeman with a major boys and is living in Billings, MT; James, single, recently concluded in Ag. Business. He played on the college Bobcat basketball team for 4 college[...]is living in andan, D. years. On 9-6-80 he married Mary Anderson, the daughter of[...]college and works as a medical secretary. They live in Billings, MT BRUC[...]where Rod works as a loan officer for the Federal Land Bank. They Bruce Allen as born 4.5.55 in ilhston, D to Edward Bruce and have a son, Matthew, born 4-23-84. Juhet Ellevold Smith.[...]active in various organizations. Juliet is a member of the Volmer LCW, a e. He was a member of e 1972 state runner-up basketball team the Helping Hand club, a 4-H leader for 20 years, member of Big Muddy and a high school bas e ball All-American.[...], T o Arne Oscar and Edward was on the school board, assisted in the organization of[...]1958, Deborah 1960, Paul Pool, Director on the Medicine Lake Oil Co., a 4-H leader for 21 years. 196 ri 969. aren[...]radua ed from high school in 973 and after a year of college President of the ational Woolgrowers. He was a director on the Mon- ere married 9-7. at rinity Lutheran in[...]graduated tana Graingrowers and serves on the Sheridan County Fair Board and from on ana Sta Univer ity in Bozeman. Bruce has Bachelor[...]l Owners Assn. Ed was also active Science degrees i g Production (1977) and g Business ( 979). He in sports and politics. He played as pitcher on the Volmer and then the and is brother Rod pla ed[...]in the Big ud- 77. He is a member of Alpha Zeta, an honorary dy League[...]9). him "Big Ed." In 1967 Ed was elected to he ontana House of s in[...]ran or Governor of on ana and las by a 47% to 53% vote. The next a arm Da r in June[...]he as elected o he State Senate and has ser ed as a State am r[...]Edward and Julie ma e heir living on a farm about 11 miles[...] |
| [...]ing Bruce Smith and she lived with them off and on until she began wor . or ing in Hanks, ND[...]Bru Elmer and Laura lived on their homestead until 1923 and hen s Elmer passed a ay n October 1980 m ino and Lau a s |
| co ts. On the school ground were 2 outside toilets and a horse barn. Th first e cher I remember was Miss Rasmussen. Later we moved to edicine L ke. I joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and was assigned to Com- p ny 1998 at Thompson Falls, MT. I learned to operate a jackhammer nd became a powder mon ey. We built a road along the Thompson River. I left the CCC and worked at the Grand Coulee Dam blasting out stumps t the water level line. The f mily moved to Palouse, WA and my mother died there 5-30 52.[...]Wayne attended Franklin School until we moved to Chinook. He[...]nlisted in the service after graduating, spending a year in Vietnam and also a year in Germany for a total of 6 years. He married[...]Alice Draeger on 12-20-67 and they have 1 daughter Kendra. They[...]married Bert Tarrant in March 1970 and they have a[...]. returned home to help Harry on the ranch. He now leases the place Fro[...]went to Montana State University for 2 years. She married[...]7th Infantry Division and was wounded in O inawa. I Amunrud in June 1980 and they are the parents of a son, Donovan. At as in he 5 h ir Force, 5 st Bomb Group in Africa and Italy. I the present time she is the manage[...]where they reside. After he ar I worked for Greenlease otor Car Co., ansas City,[...]ied 4-22-78 at the age of 92. O for 1 ½ years. I or ed for General Services Administration as a We both were involved in 4-H in[...]Nathanael Lutheran Church. Harry aJso belonged to the Danish Brother- I met my ife Ruth c endry of ansas City hile in the[...]and especially our families that 0-6-53. ayne as a civil engineer and lives in Lenexa, KS with his[...]TT Technologies. Since my retirement in 1979 I garden. hun and fish. I have traced JEPPE and ELIZABETH (BETTY) SORENSEN my ances ors bac o e Revolutionary ar and I am a member of the By Betty Sorensen S[...]Jeppe as born 10-11 -20 in Volmer and lived on the farm with his[...]He a ended he H. C. Andersen School across the road fr[...]and high school at Dagmar. Dane a re up here at e · School School as held a Volmer in the summer. Bib e study, he history of o ve 2 s ,I . Les er Denmar , gymnastics, and[...]. He r e mar i 7• thanael as dischar ed in 9 5, and returned o arm ith his a her ani![...]ar and nna Ouarne a[...]i h my 5 bro hers and[...] |
| [...]1 , asin then school buses transported them to Medicine Lake, where all 4 A son, sons graduated from high school. They receiv[...]nvolvement in the church and community. We belong to Rapid City the Volmer Lutheran Church. T[...]rmed, and were active in Luther League. Jeppe and I sang in the Aspen, C Choir. He served as Treasurer of the Council, and I am currently Presi- Valer dent of the L.[...]school gr 4-H has played a big part in our lives. We helped organize the return d Volmer Lucky Clover Club in 195 7, and served as leaders. Workmg ty ood. I with the youth in our community and learning with[...]in FFA in high school, and Val following on with their 4-H work in livestock and grain pro1ects. What a D joy it was to us to see Terry named State President of the Montana[...]in 19 . We did a lot of Square Dancing for entertainment, takrng the chil· rn Te as dren along with us to the Danish Brotherhood Hall. The boys played[...]g "ball game," with players ranging in age from 2 to 80. Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen's a[...]Tree." B We built a new home on the farm and moved rnto it in 1965. Friends and relatives honored us on our silver wedding anniver- sary in 1973 with a party and program at the church, and supper a very[...]eral hundred people. The men barbequed the s eaks to perfec ion. Our children are all residing in[...]lizabeth, born 9-7-83. They were all born at ii s on, D. Steven and Martha live in Volmer and are rais[...]is the Church Secretary, and Steven wor s ith the To n and Country Forum paper. Terry and Amy Schwindt of Kimball, E ere married 9-5-82 a Rap·d City, SD. They lrve in Volmer and are empl[...]employed. ichael lives m Volmer and farms i h his fat er and bro er. PETER SORENSEN FAMILY[...]e has 4 sis ers: ane, Anna Juli a and I 63 |
| [...]n the Father died in 1949 at Mullen, NE. I lived on the 80 for 3 years. In Sheridan's Daybreak. 1957 I bought my present home in Casper. I married Thomas C. Thiel Ida Jessen as bor[...]d in 981. She married Canada. He went back to Canada and is in a rest home at Toronto, On- A sel V. Olsen in Dagmar and they had 2 sons: Geral[...]y 1963. She married James Hurley in 1945 and had a daughter, Jean Hurley Curry, born 1947. D[...]I love to go back to our old home and visit my brother and his chil-[...]dren each year. My brother makes his home up on the hill that our David J. Stinson born 2-6-42; John A. S inson born 9-12-46 and eil F.[...]mother loved so much. I will spend the rest of my years in wonderful Stin[...]There are many pleasant memories of the few years I spent in Sheridan County where I as born, he sixth daughter in he Jessen f mily. In April 98 I have been a residen of southern California for DANNIE[...]NSEN) THOMAS 50 years. The home ha 8 of us shared on the plains had few creature My parents' farm was close to the Dakota line and about 4 miles comfor s, bu he[...]south of the Reserve-Grenora highway. I was born in Williston on as much love and unders anding in our home as ell. The joys of 4-3-51 to Wallace and Ethel (McConnachie) Christensen. I have a childhood ere many- ild flowers, ne it ens, my dog Sparky, brother, John, and a sister, Darlene. other's bread and cinnamon r[...]rade School was 1/4 mile from our house and stood on and singing i h my dad ·n the odel T. the corner of my dad's land, so I went there through the grades. We The Volmer church played a big role in our lives. December 26, rode a small bus that was driven by Lois or Carroll ielsen-when the the day e celebrated Christmas a he church- he tree and party in school as closed in 1964-and ent to Grenora. After a few years he basemen , B rnefaest at Dagmar chu[...]e, our postman who came did he driving. I graduated in 1969 then to Billings to Eastern for 2 h ever the eather. T e summer vaca ion Dane school-a rich years. eritage. The home my[...]0. T e ul on, 0 hey[...]no n 5 miles. I ch[...] |
| [...]31 -34; Loren born 9-8-40 . An infant sister died a few hours after birth in 1930. Artis att[...]e• AFROTC 'n 19 ly home, the family spent a "year of adjustment" on LeRoy's family ontgom ry, farm in North Dakota. He earned a Master ,n Education Degree in 1961 ly b n[...]12-29 In September 1948 the family moved to Cut Bank where LeRoy ml taught mathe[...]til he retired in 1982. The Torgersons then moved to rural La eside, MT. The summer of 1958 whil[...]Donnie, 14; Travis, 12; Joy, 7. Diana is married to Bob Stark and they have 4 children: Linda, 20; Tammie, 17; Dale, 15; Connie,10. Sheryl is married to Duane Njos and they have 3 daughters: Lynae, 14; Cmdy, 13; aril n, 5. LeArla lives at Lakeside and is a massage therapist ·n alispell. Arlis' parents met at a school doings m the Fran lin School here Eleanor[...]sed away in 1958 and Eleanor in 1967. Loren lives on t e home place. ART and DORIS TORGERSON |
| [...]s mar- shop at the Medicine Lake School and I helped build it. I didn't go into riage in February o 1972, he completed his tour of duty in California. the service, but I worked in the shipyard at Puget Sound Navy Yard for On 2· 9 72, Clifford married Pamela Sue Panasuk of[...]l and Sophie Miller Panasuk and was I belong to the Big Sky Church, which is the First Baptist Ch[...]after McCabe and the Church of the Brethern. I also belong to the Farmers r duation attended the U of M in Missoula, MT. Union. I went on a trip to New Orleans and also to Washington, DC for After Clifford's dischar[...]. Clifford and Pamela moved from Anaheim, CA back to the family farm. I remember the time I worked for $1 a day and my board for An-[...]I belong to the Moose 1343 at Medicine Lake and the Sons of N[...]My brothers, Marvin, Victor and I worked in the beet fields in order to get our first tractor.[...]Marvin Phillip Adolf Torgerson was born on 11-18-14 at his[...]11 -9-1878 to Mr. and Mrs. Christofferson Drevdal Torgerson at[...]Drevdal to Torgerson. Agnes Sorenson was one of twin girls born on Clifford. 2-28-1896 to Fredrick and Sophie Sorenson at Westbrook, MN. Ma[...]died in July of 1960, and Agnes died on 10-5-46. They are both buried They have 3 ch[...]r, Victor, Verda Stewart, They have belonged to the Moose and the Women of the Moose,[...]agmar Gun Club, the International I attended View Hill School for 6 grades and then went to the new- Order o Foresters, and WIFE. Clifford is a member of the Medicine ly built Sunny Hill School through the 8th grade. I served in the US Lake VFW and has served as comma[...]Army from April 1942 until December 1945. I was stationed at Ft. is a member of the VFW Auxiliary and has been presiden[...]s and Pamela has been the Coun- son Bay. I returned to Dagmar and am farming. y Educational Direc or. P[...]lmer Helping Hands We were married on 3-26-47. Eunice was born 2-10-26 to John Club and served as president.[...]rn has taught Sunday School and Clifford has been a council member. 2-29-1893 and died 9[...]rs: Bernadine Torger- Cli ford enjoyed being a part of he high school football team he 4 son[...]fishing that is available in Sheridan County. A ARD . TORGERSO |
| in the high school. I joined the VFW and have belonged to the American Legion for 37 years. We are members[...]dicine Lake and the Big Sky Church of Froid. I remember the dust storms of the '30s when days were filled with hard work. My father and I worked at digging a shaft by hand at the Rasmussen coal mine. When I was 14 my dad and I went threshing, earning $2 per man and $3 per team. During WPA days I did chores for VICTOR and B R 50¢ a day and sometimes just for board and room. In 1936 I travelled By with my uncle to Thompson Falls and worked all winter cutting cord wood, worked at a saw mill and made enough money to get back home. I then worked for John Miller, who was to become my father-in- law, and part of my wages went to plant wheat on rented land. The a ay 9-9-78. rust got the wheat that year. In 1939 we got a Model A and a odel T truck. Our first tractor was a Model D John Deere. We earned the Co money working in the beet fields at Sidney. After the army, I farmed an with my brothers for 35 years until 1981. My son is now farming with me as I am nearing retirement. I plan to stay on the farm and enjoy our Co grandchildren.[...]Vo Russell John Torgerson was born on 6-5-52 in Plentywood, T. His parents are Victor[...]ry school g closed in 1962 and he then went to school in Medicine La e. Russ s remember[...]View Hill school, sliding down the hill, drowning out gophers, playing softball and going on hikes. He graduated from ed1cine La e HS in 1970. Russ was in the army from ovember 1972 to ovember 1974. He was stationed in Eschborn, Germa[...]Renny (Renata) Reinoehl in ontreal, Ouebec Canada on 6-14-75. Renny was born in ontreal on 12-30-52 She is the daughter of Wilhelm and Gabri[...]as then employed at the Montreal Trust Company as a Personnel Assis- tant. Russ and Renny lived in Williston, D for 2 years hlle Russ a · tended U 0-Williston. He graduated with a degree in gri-Business ·n 1977. They then moved to Scobey here Russ or ed for he Jo n Deere dealer. In April 1978, they moved bac to he Vo mer communi- ty and Russ started far[...] |
| [...]n, born 3-15-20 at Dagmar, married Louise Hopkins on Julius Arthur Vance was born 12-6-1881 at C[...]WI. 2-25-47. Louise was born at Kalispell on 4-4-24. Willis has retired e died 1-9-64 at alispell, T. He married Tillie Trace Henke on with 33 years as a Flathead Co. employee and Louise has 20 years 3-1[...]They have 2 sons (Darrel, nd died in Kalispell on 6-9-77. Both are buried at Glacier Memorial[...]of typhoid fever. T until 936 when they moved to Flathead County, MT where they Ma[...]d until their deaths. They had 8 children and all but Kenneth attend- Buck 3-27-43 but they were divorced in 1955. They had 2 children e[...]Kenneth Lloyd, born 6-22-31 at Dagmar, married May Coverdell on[...]Chris Willumsen , born in Poy Sippi, WI on 11-14-1886, came to[...]the Volmer area on what is now the Henry Crohn farm.[...]y farmed until retirement in 1946 when they moved to Sidney, Vera Vivian, born 2-21 -13 at Dagmar, died of cancer on 4-7-58 at MT. Mrs. Willumsen passed away in M[...]Les and Marjorie Willumsen have lived on the family farm since no children. Later she marr[...]Ap- Grace as born in 19 6 and Alan in 1917 but died in 1918 during ple Valley, MN; Barbar[...]is Leona, born 12-3-18 at Dagmar, married Cai yby on grandchildren: Shani and Sh[...] |
| [...]hurch was Some became cropland and a portion became the location of the organized at h[...]were: Ole Olson, Secretary; Hans have been laid to rest. Services were held in member's homes until[...]donated 2 acres of land for the cemetery. In 1929 a Scandia and St. John's of rural Westby. basement church was built on the plot where the cemetery is located. Th[...]eir children could attend high school, therefore, on 7-9-54 Oslo[...]Church was moved into Westby on the North Dakota edge of town to be handier for their members. In 1962, Oslo Free Lut[...]fter our merger, we sold the Oslo church building to the[...]upkeep of the parsonage, and later the rent. The to organize as one and the combined congregation as[...]een taken care of by Savior's Lu heran Church and to begin with our Aid was called United our ladies[...]other expenses such as the electric bill. To be able to do this our[...]under adverse conditions, so this group has lived on and Tangvald for a group of or egian homesteaders ho had settled in[...]eld rent membership is 19 and we continue to be active in the work of the less frequen ly.[...]ay our or s be o he glory of God.[...] |
| [...]St. Johannes Lutherske Our m mb rs 1p I not Frikirke". Pastor Tangvald accepted the call to serve as Pastor Sunday School, ALC , n[...]es. Oscar Fransen donated 2 acres of his farm for a Pastors cemetery and a church site. From 1915 and for as long as St. John 911 -17:L. remained a Lutheran Free Church, the Parish included the cou[...]gs n. , . gregations of Oslo and Scandia. A house of worship was needed and in 1940· 4;[...]1els n, 19 1940, collection of funds for a new church building was started. The Ernest ars present building became a reality in 1962. It was the first church in 19[...]s having the distinction of 1982-present. being a "church without a chimney".[...]stors have been: Reverends G. Tangvald, V. Aa er. A. Ness, H. Bueide, A. Ness, E. Sand, G. elby, R. Huglen, 0. Hau eness.[...]Communi y as established m 1908 and con inues o be a good place to live. At one time, e ere recognized as he orth Coalridge area but have later become the South es by area. Emmaus Congregation Is a member of he es by Luther~n Pari which includes Immanuel, St. John's, and Emmaus congrega ons and belongs to the American Lutheran Church. On 6-3-76 lightning struc our church and i burned o he grou~ . Some of the furnishings from he church ere sa ed. T e ~on . a decided o rebuild ith the insurance proceeds and con n u oos a e moved into our ne church building 4-17-77 i a d b building. |
| [...]the ime of realignmen in 1963. The Reverend Joel A. Persons on this committee were C. N. Rostad, Wm. Anhalt, Har[...]hrough 6-1-68. The Reverend Milan C. lngman, a graduate of Luther Seminary, w s installed s Immanuel's third pastor on 9-16-68. It was during Rev. lngman's tenure that[...]e was needed. The groundbreaking service was held on 6- 69 with shovels of earth turned by the follow-[...]Church was sold to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Westby in 1968.[...]The church building was built in 1915 on my mother's homestead[...]It was dedicated in 1918. Some of the first On 8- 6-70, members of Immanuel Lutheran worshiped f[...]r new building. special service followed by a Ed Lagerquist, Gust Lagerquist, Gunder John[...]LC mar ed this festive day. artin A. Carlson, John L. Sather, S. L. Hammer, Severin Jensen, and Rev. lngman moved to Sidney, T on 7-1-73 to be associate illiam Quam. pastor a Pella utheran Church.[...]omes in 1910. Pastor T e Reverend John napp, a graduate of Luther Seminary, as Erickson, the first pas or to serve the congregation arrived in 1911 i alled by Bishop orman n 7-22-73 and ser[...]Installed b James Jensen, assistan o he bishop. on 11 -2 -76, end ar S. 111, a rinity Seminary in Ohio, too 26-76. On 7-29-7 help ongregation, a gage-burnin held. g Rev. ill on I · al o edness on he ii Ison, l[...]mit- rned a co o he mortga e[...]9 ion a ne er[...]h a ~[...] |
| [...]neville Danish Evangelical Lutheran was organized on 7-6-06 a the A. T. Olsen home. The first church was built in 190[...]oved farther west mto ontana, here 1t as used for a public school. In the year 1913, a new church was erected ith a ull basemen of native rock from the prairie. The[...]solved rn 1963, hen e merged 1th 5 other churches to begrn what 1s no Immanuel Lutheran Church. On 8-5-74, Daneville Church was moved to he Divide Coun Pione r Village at Crosby, D. A emorial S one as erec ed on e si ·n 1983 where the church had stood. Th[...]E. Larsen, 1940-44; Lyle W. Paulsen, 1945-48, Ole I. Larsen, 19 8-52; EJ ind H. 1elsen, 1953-61 . W[...]d held evang |
| [...]h it. Soon it was classrooms, and a storage area. found th t the -room building no l[...]due to water line breakage during an extreme cold spell[...]ring the school year temperatures dipped to -50 degrees. The boys' basketball team was of 19[...]cipal of schools then, and 2 forced to practice in Fortuna, and team games were played i[...]extra-curricular activities, basketball continued to dominate the under George F. Freisleben . ine st[...]athletic arena. 1956 was the Rangers' first trip to State, and in 1972 1924, the large enrollment in the lower grades began to make itself felt and 1975, the Westby R[...]the high school, and Miss Thora Sorenson returned to Westby to pionsip trophies. assist in the h[...]s was significant in the fact that Westby now had a complete high school added. In the sp[...]Girls' basketball has grown in support to match the boys' event. In students were: Sidney W[...]in Sidney, losing the challenge game to Dodson. They placed 3rd at As the year pass[...]band, commerce, and physical education were added to regular curriculum.[...]Band and choir continue to play an important role in the activity of In 1936, a gym and 3 more classrooms were added. Now all[...]udents. In 1968, the band and choir were selected to activities could be held in the school building. o longer did student[...]stival. In 1972, the Ranger Band was run downtown to John's Hall for ball practice and games. The school one of 16 in the United States invited to the International Music still lac ed adequate plu[...]nna, Austria. In 1975, an invitation was received to program in 938-39. A complete system of water with adequate[...]and Trophy for the best band at Divisional forced to meet the challenge of knee high snow in the winter to reach Tournament in Glasgow; 1983, Invitation to audition for Macy's the outhouses.[...]In school publications, the Spotlight gave way to the Ranger[...]Annual as did the Tatler to the Hardtimes Newspaper. In 1971 , the[...]times received the highest journalism award given to high school[...]bia. These studen s added much to the academic environment of the[...]vice have laid a solid foundation for the continued preparation of[...]Ral pr as discon inued a er 2 years, and ·[...] |
| [...]quist School District No. 34 was organized on 1-10-14. Schools started in the district at vario[...]the schools were relocated several times. The one I rememb r most of all is the Jefferson because I and all my brothers and sis er received our educa[...]When my oldest brother, Sig, began school, i as do n near he water's edge of Goose Lake, east[...]d by John iller. In 1920, e school was moved west to the John Phelan farm no o ned b Frances Elm. In 1928 the school as again moved est to he Ed Lagerquis farm. Dad's farm. The farm 1s presently o ned by some of he fam1I . The school continued to operate un II the spring of 19 7. ildred, taught the school m the 1946-4 7 erm i h m bro er, an- ford, Elaine Elm, and Sonja Andersen a ending. o ember, 1960 e building as sold to Lloyd Steinberg. The ashmgton school as al[...]he dis r c has na of estby o. 3 for some time. S uden s are bussed o o he former district 34 .[...]Gladys and 01 ,e 1rtz r er -50 and I opened u of ree b e ea[...] |
| WES BY A ERICA LEGION AUXILIARY DISTRICT 0. 1 UNIT 229 On 4-2 -24 the American Legion Auxiliary, Westby Pos[...]pplication for its charter. The charter as issued on 5-15-24 nd was countersigned by the Presi- dent and Secretary for the Dept. of North Dakota at Fargo on 5-25-24. Durin the winter of 1931 , the original charter was destroyed by fire. A duplicate ch rter w s dated 3-15-32 by request fr[...]ere ere 1 Ocharter members as follows: Mrs. Peter A. Nelson, rs. Arthur G Bergh, Mrs. George F. Fr[...]it was changed from the Department of orth Dakota to the Department of Montana. In the early yea[...]ganization we were assigned veterans in hospitals to remember on their birthdays a Christmas time and on WESTBY AOUW LODGE TEAM 1939-1940 other hol[...]strial School. Since 9 9, we have sponsored a girl to Girls State each year. To date we have sponsored 35 girls to Girls State. Each year since 1930, e have ordered poppies to sell before emorial Day. To date e have sold a total of 19,250 poppies for an verage of jus ov[...]s. Each year at Christmas time e send money to our Veterans hospit Is o be used for gift buying for our veterans ho are hosp[...]row: Regina , s . T am Front row: Art Hielm , Al on Olesen , Les Currently, the eldest living m[...], Eugene Meyer, Barret Raaum , Glen arie Hammer a ge 9 . Our youngest member is S efanie Lagerquist Gu nd rson, Enc Hielm, Lester Jens n . a nd Coach 8 111 Stage berg . ge 7.[...]I, Florence Hass Anderson, was born 3-7-17 at Westb[...]Tom e Hass born at Bay City, I, 4-29-1894. y father passed away[...]6-1-63 and my mother passed a ay 1 ·2-76. I have 2 sisters, uriel[...]I lived on a arm north of estby here my fol s had homes ead·[...]ed in 1910. I attended the Pleasant Valley Aural School, then b[...]932 and 1936 I a ded estby HS, gradua mg in ay of 1936.[...]The follo 1ng r, o a pos graduate commercial course a[...]es b HS. In r ed as a librarian at an YA h ary se up in[...]On 9-2 -3 dolph Anderson and I ere married a the Firs[...] |
| on the Sheridan Electric Board at Medicine Lake sinc[...]Lake Oil Field in the '60s has made some changes on our land and surrounding areas.[...]MarLn . Front row: Florence. Merna, and A olph An We have 4 children: Darrell Wesley[...]orn 4 2 43 and MARLENE(ANDERSO[...]ren s are Adolph and Florence (Hass} nde |
| [...]. She enjoys traveling, skiing, I worked for my mother in the local cafe, Sheridan Cleaners, Dairy running, nd bicycling in her spare time. Lunch Cafe[...]I married Richard Alexander 2-15-70. We lived in Fo[...]discharge from the Air Force then moved to Belevue, WA. Rick managed a car wash and gas station and together we managed[...]ments for a year. Rick did some truck driving, then got a degree in[...]ON Darrell esley Anderson was born •2·43 a Plentywood, MT. His parents are Adolph and Floren[...]ated from the U of MT, issoula in June, 1965 with a BS I am presently working for Teltone Corp. as a PB operator and in degree in Business Administra[...]purchasing dept. part-time. hile attending school, he worked as offic[...]ohn Andersen {known as John J. Andersen) was born to became a Cer ified Public Accountan in 1968. From 1969-73, he was els and Mary Andersen at Racine, WI on 10-22-1896. His brothers Controller for the ation[...]d Esther (Mrs. Christ Peterson). The family moved to the reasury operations for orth American Car Cor[...]rea ( orma, ND) in the early 1900s where they had a farm This is a rail car leasing company and a division of Tiger International. and some d[...]The family then moved to a farm 9 miles southwest of Westby in the[...]farm and at neighboring farms until his marriage on 8-3-23 to Lydia Elizabeth Christensen of he Daneville commu[...]then purchased a farm adjacent to his father's ( els Andersen) farm. In[...]1930, the family moved he buildings to a location just 3 miles north on the same land when his children ere beginning sch[...]had a busy Ii e, especially during the "Dirty Thirties"[...]l mining operations during hose years, he ould go to[...]o made several trips o ashington state for apples to sell.[...]He served or many years as chairman on he local rural school board[...] |
| Five daughters were born to John and Lydia, namely: 1. Dorothy lives[...]ogan), Randal, Diane, and Laura. Sam died on 2-23-80. Dorothy remarried on 6-19-82 to Cyril Fitzpatrick, a farmer/rancher in the Sweetgrass, MT area[...]aught school in Sheridan County rural schools for a time. They live on their farm near Dooley, MT and have 3 chi[...]at the Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, KS as a physical therapist. Myrtle and Fred have[...]rus Heights, CA. In 1949, she was married to Harold Storseth of Grenora, ND. She was later mar- ried to Clarence Allgor of Sacramento, CA. Joan 1s employed in a government office and has 3 children : Br[...]ora, ND in 1949. For several years, they operated a dry cleaning and laundry service in Grenora. They are now on a farm about 3 miles south of Ambrose, ND.[...]John married Lela Hall in 1944 and moved to Elalaka, T, for a time, where Lela was County Superintendent of Schools. Later hey moved to Grenora, ND where they owned and operated the And[...]nna Johnson, lives in Great Falls, T. John passed a ay a Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Plentywood, T on 5·29•73. In tribute and loving memory of a dear father and grand a her: " A wonderful fat her and grandfather laid o rest.[...]f us he did his bes . His place on earth no-one can flll, Forget y[...]AZIL ANDERSON Bazil as born in es by on 8-31-32. ea ende Country School and es by[...]Bazil as the son of and R r on innesota on 5-1 7-1892 me r' a 19 8 a · had I |
| fter on ye r they moved o Polson, T where they purchased a ser- 194 7, and then moved to the Bill Anhalt farm where he farmed until lce[...]sed another ser- 1952. Later that year, he went to work in maintenance at the Fortuna vice s a ion and bul dIstribu orship and a car wash. Air Force Base.[...]retired for health reasons. The family then moved to Phoenix, AZ. educ tion in issoula and Billings. Deborah passed away 10-18-82 Betty was a housewife and mother and active in many community after a 5 year battle with cancer. Jeannine lives in Billings and is activities prior to moving to Phoenix. She was employed by Penneys employed by Border Fuel Supply Co. Lori is married to Michael and later Shure Electronics[...]They reside in Billings. arvin continued to e pand his business and built a new car wash and tire store in 1980. Leona did the bookkeeping for him. Marvin dro ned t La e ar Ronan on 1-29-81 , at age 51. He and a friend ere crossing the la e on a snowcat when they hit a soft spot and bro e through he ice. Later that ye[...]eona resides in Polson. MR. and RS. ORRIS A DERSO |
| [...]out Virg il Bakke Famil[...]CA in |
| 1 78 ith a double maJor in Elementary and Special Education. She Brita likes to do fanciwork and has made many afghans and quilts. as married 1-27-79 at Westby to John G. Bailey. John was born She moved to the Westby Eight-Plex in 1980 when she sold her 2- 8-59 at Ran oul, IL. He works in Piketon, OH as a non destructive house. Their family consists of 3 daughters and 2 sons: Bernice, ngineer for M R in a nuclear power plant. The Baileys reside at[...]school and graduated from Oak Grove, MN. She is a registered nurse 5-25-82 a Hinsdale, IL. and works in a nursing home. Bernice was married 3-18-50 to Norman Kevin Jay Bervik born 4-16-57 at Cro[...]y and have 6 grand- D, Grand Forks in 1979 with a major in Business Education and a children. They reside in St. Paul, MN. min[...]inational Christian Organiza- Jeska, Orreen is a beautician and sells Aubrey Creation. Lester is a tion and has been working with the High School Mi[...]in Ambler, PA. Buerkle. Rodney is a carpenter. They are parents of 3: Jayden, D[...]ded U of D, Grand Forks for 2 Ward A. Sessing, born 12-19-55, MN, married Marjorie Lar[...]ng, 08-19-62, St. Paul, MN, married Gene Williams to elly R. Adams. Kelly as born at Portland, OR 7-5-53. After com- and is cooking in a nursing home. Gene works with the handicapped. pl[...]s in the Marine Corps. Kelly works They have a son, Nicholas, born 12-25-84. as an oil field han[...]ty, ND, graduated Plentywood. They are parents of a son, Garret Robert, born 8-19-84 at from Westby HS and was married 3-1-51 to John Harstad. Kathleen is Culbertson, MT. They re[...]les City, T and is enrolled in Electronics, Intro-to grandsons. They reside in Littleton, CO. Data Processing, and Auto-Body. He works for his dad on the farm in Michael J. Harstad, born[...]vide County, ND, graduated from sis er. Sven came to the US in 1914 to join 3 of his brothers already Westby HS and m[...]ol ried Bria E ness 3-23-26. They made their home on Sven's farm. teacher. They have 3 child[...]in Bria as born in or ay 1-20-02. She came to Canada in 92 . Bismarck, D. Bri a or ed ere one year before coming to the US here she lived Leann ae Be[...]Loren graduated from U D, Grand Forks, D with a degree in Business. They armed un ii they retired in 1953 hen they moved to Sara is a registered nurse at United Hosp. in Grand For s,[...]Larry 0. Bervi , 7-10-59, Crosby, D, a manager at a video arcade Lag in Fargo, D o see Crown Prince O[...]joyed raveling. biography. S e ser ed on he church cou cil and Board of Directors or the[...]ning un ii es by HS and as married 3-26-55 to arvin ilfmer. Selma is a is de h 6 30-76.[...]re ired a er 35 ears from Amoco Production Co. He Is no chi[...]le on, CO.[...]nne R. illmer. born 10-7-55, Ra llns Y as married to[...]mb r. Suzanne is ccoun an er a Trans merica Title Ins. Co.[...]rl is ce ifled pub 1c ccoun n and rch I is secre ary for a[...]O rro 8-6 er, · i[...]ctioo is to[...] |
| [...]ischarged in 1953. Cookie (Lois) was born to Truman and Ebba Stageberg in Helena, MT. She wa[...]ed grade school in Great Falls, MT and then moved to Plen- tywood with her family in 1948. Cookie graduated from Plentywood HS in 1952 and then went to work as a telephone operator for "Ma" Bell until 1955 .[...]in Plentywood m 1955. In 1956 , we bought a farm southeast of Westby on the orth Dakota side. It was originally the John[...]ht it from Leslie Herman. The first year e built a new barn and put running water into the house.[...]erry lives at home and farms with us .. Va!ene 1s a l~gal sec and is married to Warren Hanson. Laurie 1s a Special E Teacher and is married to Les Wells Claire mar~·ed_ Stel zer[...]estby and or s for Cheveron Oil C is a en lege and has one more year to go . e also have a "borrowed" daughter. T Brazil and as an exchange s udent and live estby HS in 197 4. Tania en bac to Bra here, is no married and lives in he Bos on bac " home·· to see us ice and erry an vis, her and her famtly in[...]mil bu n Special' · • I d he am |
| [...]for the Donald Joseph Bloms was born 4-9-41 to Alex and Clara Bloms at[...]also employed by the Federal inot, D. He lived on a farm 3 miles east of Glenburn, D. He[...]winter quarter at SC. The spring of 1959, he went to work for Oil Field Services out STEVE and PEGGY BOWMAN of Tioga, D. Don[...]t, D. Daughter of Clarence and Pansy Steen; lived on a farm 3 and Joyce Bowman. His family inclu[...]north of Glenburn. She graduated from Glenburn HS May, 1960 born 1-30-51; Mary, born 5-10·55;[...]Westby. Upon Craig Eugene was born 8·1·61 a inot, ND. graduation[...]many as a tank mechanic. After his return from the Army in[...]On 5-29-76 he married Peggy French, who is the daugh[...]to Plentywood to or at Montana ational Bank, where she was a[...]On 9-10-77, Steve and Peggy s first child, Zachary T[...]born. This joyous occasion turned to tragedy when their son died after[...]only 10 short hours of Hyaline embrane Disease. On 7-24-78, they Don or or Chevron O[...]mily moved from Glenburn, o T o years later on 7-12-80, their hird son. Joshua Stephen, was[...]estb a he Che ron Otl I am the youngest of 9 born o Peder and Birge e Bre[...]ridan emorial On -8-56 Joyce Sundheim and I ere married at St. John's[...]S. Crai has es area a s in Pfent ood. He married Joan 1pr sen I e re p 3 children. Jason is a stude he[...]in S reside on our arm s[...] |
| Westby until 1948 when they moved to Plentywood. Isabelle worked at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. for several years before they retired to Minneapolis, MN. She died 12-22·79. Interment as[...]mmaus Cemetery, Westby, MT. Herbert became a Lieutenant in the Air Force during WWII and flew[...]Art and Anna Bryn . Art and Anna live on their farm E of Westby and Art con mues to EMIL and MINNIE SUNDT[...]arrived in Sh dan Coun n 932. Em |
| also n vid whist player and a member of "The Jolly Twelve" whist She is[...]Kenneth Dale. Sheila was born on 10-23-53 and graduated from he former Helen[...]Westby HS in 1972. She was united in marriage to John Jay LaFond of 4 2 49. Bill went into partner[...]tour, they settled in ware and Elec. Co. at that time. Grenora.[...]ta and also Wyoming. Bill was town clerk for a number of years and has been a member Janet graduated from Westby HS in[...]Rapid City, SD and graduated from there in 197 4. On Helen owned and operated Helen's Beauty Shop for 20 years from 9-19-7 5, she was married to Randy Meyer of Westby. They make their 1946 until[...]home at Bartlesville, OK. Randy is a marketing manager and Janet was[...]Kenneth was born on 12-5-60 and graduated from Westby HS in[...]1979. He was united in marriage to Melanee Hovland on 4-28-80. She died on 6-5-80. Ken has spent most of his life in the are[...]employed on work-over oil rigs.[...]I was born 7-23-15 east of Westby, daughter of Olaf[...]Gunderson. I married Nim Chaffee 7-3-74. We have 3 children: P[...]Bill and Helen along with son, Guy Douglas, moved to Billings, MT where Bill was Director of Maintenan[...]ars. Guy graduated from Eastern College and moved to California to con- inue his education. In February, 1973 he was murdered by a fellow on drugs, who was robbing the establishment where Guy was employed. On 8-6-82 Bill retired from St. John's Home and in December of the same year he and Helen moved to Kalispell, T. They are now enjoying the more[...]SON Loren is the youngest of 3 children born to Martin and Mary Carlson. He was born on the family farm southwest of Westby on I am active in Auxiliary, Altar Society, "Jolly 12" Club, and I enjoy 8-25-23 and has spen all of his hfe in Sher[...]our sewing and craft meetings, also traveling to California and Idaho to sis er, Francis Elm, ho as born 2-30-12. She live[...]ake, T and is Ludwina Chaffee, family moved to Westby in fall of 1914. im began a re ired Burlington orthern Railroad employee. working on he Soo Line Railroad in 1929, orked f 44 years.[...]He as interested in baseball and was on several baseball teams as a pitcher, hey on many tournaments. 1m retired in 1973 and[...]and Robert Sawrey live in Cerritos, CA. Robert is a salesman for a large paper company. Phylhs or s part-t'me as[...]1B . Lu Ila or s as a elephone operator in Good Samari an Hospital.[...]Ronald nd B rbar Chaffee h e m G1lro , CA. Ron is a h·gh ay[...]T e co ch nd m na b s b I, bas ball. and soccer. They hav 2[...]childre , ·ch I n Rho da. njo |
| [...]s. In 1930, I married Mary Corcarn and we raised 4 children: Verne, 0 Agnes, Kenneth. and Margie. Mary and I bought the Stanley Ottensen ty farm in 1945 of which I still farm . The children all grew up here and[...]nd I Verne and family live in Williston, NO. Ag[...]ie and her th husband live in Fargo, NO. I have 7 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, and Co 2 great-grandsons along with 5 great-granddaughters. I can remember back when the snow got so deep, I used o at 0 from my place to my parents' place to do chores and sometimes I m would have to lay down and roll across the cree because I couldn' da wade through the deep snow. The later years I have lost my ife. Mary passed a ay in 1982 and I still live here on the farm . I have sold the farm to Verne and Luanne Chnstensen and 111 continue to live here and farm the place. MR. and MRS. JOHN[...]Mr. and Mrs. Christofferson were born in o a |
| [...]through the hilly country, all to lessen the effect of snow filling in on other and Inger continued to live on the farm until their deaths, the track so deep. I've seen the amount of wildlife improve. When we[...]elope, now there are many deer. In In 1940, I purchased the home place and still farm it.[...]were many ducks and geese Pearl Iverson and I were married in 1943. She was born in 1922[...]years, the amount remains the same now depending on to lngvald and Ethel Iverson of the Oooley-Comertown area. water. There was a large coyote population in the early years, but Her brothers were Howard and Rodney, sister, Betty (Irma) Zoanni; hardly any now. all of whom live in the Culbertson area.[...]wn after which she electronics and gardening. I built 2 radios in the late '20s and early a tended MC. She taught in the Westby area and after marriage '30s. Jesse was always so good to help Mom, Dad, and me with all the substi uted at[...]years. work there was to do, that was both in the house and outdoor farm[...]work. My dad, Mother, or Jesse never drove a tractor or car, I always Havre. She married Leslie Anderson of Plen[...]he Edgewood Motel. Their 2 daughters are Shelley, a student at with something anyway. Mother[...]Dad passed away in the UNO-Williston, and Tracey, a junior in high school at home. 1959. Jesse died in May of 1962. She died from cancer. I farmed for Curtis, a petroleum engineer, at ended school in Westby and Mon- one year after that but I discovered I couldn't handle it myself so I've tana Tech of Butte. He is married to Jennifer Jansky, also an engineer- had the farm rented out ever since. Since then I have had different ing student, of Ferdig, T. The[...]ases. several others after that but in 1971 Emma Rorvig came to live with Both Leslie and Curtis are Instru[...]my house. She was with me until 1981 when she had a bowls and does craft work. Jan wor s with her horses as a hobby. stroke and had to move to the nursing home in Plentywood. We belong to Emmaus Lutheran Church where I spent a few years Outside of the dry years of the '30s, I've had many good crops, as treasurer and chairman. Pearl participated in ALCW activities. I except for the years I hailed or rusted out. I've seen the varieties of served 2 years on the Elementary School Board and 9 years on the wheat go from Marques to the very hardy present day varieties. One of High[...]es was Thatcher wheat, that over- Pearl and I spent 1Oyears as 4-H Club leaders, 2 of those as chair- came the enormous problem of rust. I got my foundation stock of man of he County Counc[...]rom the Farmers Elevator at McElroy, 120 bushels. I I also spent 3 years on the F HA Board, which consisted of seeded 120 acres with it, it ran 40 bushels per acre. I sold most of it meetings o act on loans. for seed, 60¢ a bushel. That was in 1938 or 1939. The cattle we[...]milked. We shipped cream to Minot or Minneapolis via the railroad, The[...]alley, Z. From here, e ta e short trips or travel on anby Tours As of July 4th, 1983 I am living in the Pioneer Manor in Plen- ou of Tuc[...]m and Pam Sundsted and their daughters are living on my[...]there too. In June of 19 3 my parents, Jesse, and I came o mbrose, D by train. Tha as the end of the rail line by hat ime. On he folio ing day, e left here by four horse agon, a couple cows ied behind, e drove he appro imate 35 miles to our ne arm si e, all in o e day. Our arm is 6 miles of present es b . n 913, es b asn' in i s presen si e. cElroy, Camer- o n, nd Doole d'd[...]Palma as born on O25-23 o Amund and an S endson at |
| [...]at Havre, MT. He ma My. name is H~rold, but better known as Maynard. My parents o n and operat were Enck and Carne Eggen. They lived on a farm 1Omiles northwest sons and 1 d[...]xel Groth, who homesteaded wor ing to ards there. I was born at Beldenville, WI on 7-28-21 . Mother and I returned University. Rand to the farm where I have lived since. I have 1 sister, Arlene Grimsrud presently[...]y grade the spring, ill school, then on to Westby HS, graduating in 1941 . Farming has been Rhonda IS a 7th my life.[...]Allan, third In 1960, I went to Nebraska and South Dakota to work, returning Lee of Crosby, D. to the farm in 1963.[...]rs. ldo In 1966, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Ward and I traveled to Norway and purchased he busin Sweden.[...]g over by steamer 2 girls. ichael ,s a j and returning by air. at Eastern ont na On 6-14-69 I married Clara Midthun of Stoughton, WI. She has 5 school and Lisa is a children, all living in Wisconsin. Eugene lives a[...]as 4 Lyle, fourth son children, is a semi-driver for Gross Trucking Maqorie lives at[...]Stoughton, has 2 children and 3 grandchildren, is a waitress, orks at and operate a me Janesville. David lives at Mauston, has 4 children, is a semi-driver for ing. They also h Midwest. H[...]as 2 children, Is employed at Da n Is a gradu Dorsey Trailers in Edgerton . Terry hves at Deerfield, has 2 children , is a asters in Vocal r[...]y were Sivert and school and coached for a n Bertha {Eidsness) Ekness.[...]and S a na. a 4 Id. ldor was born in Watertown, SD. He moved with his parents to fdor and Julta ha e en ·p nd North Dakota and settled on a farm m Elkhorn Twp. where he a tended since hey retired. school and h[...]Julia was born m orth Dakota m Elkhorn Twp. On 11 -19-29 ldor JAMES HAROLD EL[...] |
| [...]unty mates. In June, 1966, Brian was married to the former Sandra Lavonne Janice Grimm marr[...]estby. Brian opera es the family farm and is also a contract oil Jim and Mary Ann Cybulski of Res[...]arried pumper. Sandra is one of the Dust Busters, a cleaning service started Doug West, son of Ric[...]In 1964, Selmer passed away. In January 1967, I married Ray[...]Stoner from Outlook and since have lived on the farm there. With this THE ESPELAND FAMILY marriage, I inherited 3 more children: Vernon, Dr. Gaylen, an[...]Stoner McCarty. Together, Ray and I have 38 grandchildren and 16 I moved with my parents, Rev. and Mrs. Soren Fengstad, from great-grandchildren. Ray, D where I was born, to Bromhead, Sask. in 191 2. Of the 12 children, I have 1 brother and 2 sisters still living: Anna T[...]By Marjorie Reed I married Selmer Espeland in May, 1931 and lived on the farm Ed homesteaded about 3/4 mi[...]een left with 3 small children, for their moved to Westby, MT in 1937 and lived in that area until his death mother had passed away a year before. F[...]7, 4 boys and 3 Ed was well known as a land owner, livestock buyer and seller, girls. Al[...]oon Night Club in Plentywood, MT. Sam is now a dentist at Glasgow. He married Lenore Sturtz from[...]ebecca, Judy, and aranatha. aranatha as less than a ear old hen her mo her died in 1970. But time does pass and she no is 3 years old. Richard or s as a Research Engineer for the US Oep . of Commerce at Boulder, CO. Gladys married Tom Grimm of adison, I. They lived in Great Falls until his dea h in 975[...]Ed Ferguson Family. Esp I nd-Grimm Realt . She taught school for several ye[...]ter of Eldon Hansons from His father passed a ay hen Ed as very young. Ed had a brother. es b . The at re G[...]Great Falls• David, o as illed in he ar. a brother, Grover, and a sister, Bis b r 1 Foll[...]rilda Hoec Bredevin. His mother remarried and had a son, Thomas. · i ene rb o the Espeland and daugh er, a ea. ers.[...]2 irl born on my grandparen ·s ndre en)[...]my hOme I h m uncle and aun , and Gena[...]I en d sc ools an rud. cEI[...]to[...] |
| [...]Port and details to other bord r ports · h H I na District n an-[...]leave relief is need d. In 1978, sh ct d a qu I Oppor• tunity Counselor to District 30.[...]On 6-19-82 Doroth[...]her job usually means a 6 d[...]me with h r 3 My hobbies are taking pictures and I enjoy coffee breaks at the cafe. spend time v1[...]traveling to see mar f th Dorothy M. Fitzpatrick was born 2-17 -24 at Westby, MT to John ing and ranching du . So and Lydia Andersen, one of 5 daughters. She grew to womanhood in be fully retired but is loo i Sheridan County graduating from Westby HS in May of 1942 and work• cloc . Thoug she loves h ed at the Plentywood Herald office while taking a correspondence place in her hear for She[...]ss College in 8111 here there are man b au i ul ings. On 12-18-42 she married Selmer B. Hammer of rural We[...]Air Force Base after his discharge and 1ted on ah subsequently transferred to Malstrom at Great Falls. Here 2 children Div[...]m mbr In March of 1948, the family returned to Westby and established a Simon es home and did some farming for several years. Diane Karen as born at and rs. F Williston, ND on 4-24-52. Diane 1s presently orkmg on her asters he move degree at MU at Miss[...]Elmer, Sen In 1953, the family moved to Sunburst, T here Selmer as and Benn·[...]e which he still operated at he time of his death on 2-.23-80. A third daughter, Laura, as born on 5-31 -59 and she is no teaching at Roberts, T. |
| [...]anager for John Day Company in son on 5-1 3-19. They lived on a farm near Comertown and she Om h , E. They reside[...]938. During WWII, Frances worked in h s continued to live on their farm.[...]an Jane, Wilham Gabrielson was born 3-5-06 to Martin and Emma born 5-4-50;[...]1962, Albert moved the family c lroy. He went to St Paul, MN in the early '30s to find work and to Las Vegas, NV for 5 years. He married Frances Knudson in found a ife. He married Alma Greseth at her parents' farm[...], while in Las Vegas. In 1967 (all Dawson, on 1O 27 -33. Alma was born 4-1-08. She grew up in Lac but Gayle) the family moved back to Westby to return to farming. Qui Parle County, M She graduated from agriculture college in St. Albert passed away May, 1979 of cancer. Frances moved back to Paul.[...]een Bay, WI with her family. They returned to Westby after their marriage and worked at dif- Gayle married Tom J. Epperly in Las Vegas, NV on 5-13-64. Gayle erent jobs until they bought their own farm. Alma worked as a graduated from Western HS, Las Vegas in 1964. They later moved to aitress for several different cafes and 16½ y[...]clerk/typist for the Jr. and Sr. HS. Tom is a tool maker for Rockwell[...]rie graduated from Westby HS in 1977 and finished a[...]ning to continue her education there.[...]brothers and a sister: Carl (deceased), Harold (deceased), Alber[...]Lived on the farm which was 4 miles east of Westby in Nort[...]Dakota, going to a country grade school nearby. Went to high school in They have 2 children. Connie is married to Hugh eyer. They have Westby and part-t[...]ing at Puget Sound Sheet Metal, returning in 1941 to help on the Gwen lives in Great Falls and orks for F[...]In 1943, Edward and Richard opened a garage in Grenora, ND Falls. Billy as born 8-22-5[...]Lagerquist. They married 8-3-47 and soon moved to Kennewick, WA[...]Atomic Works, also some body ALBERT and FAA CES (A DERSO ) GJESDAL and paint shops in the area. Later to open his own body and paint shop Albert, son[...]He as in 1966 in ennewic 1th a partner, Verl Quien. He is now retired as rais[...]Columbia he ou nd or ed a di eren jobs on st Cen er. A, first years she as a telephone operator. Coa ac e his dad on the farm. he II members of t[...]Sons of ar ed e on . He was stationed or ay. mostly in O so o awaiian Islands as a coo . He One son, Harvey Olav, name[...]e home nd married Frances nderson on 0-27 - 5. 10-16-59, ent o Eastern ashington University a Cheney. WA[...]Police Science. He is now teaching high school a Callam Bay, and[...], bas e ball, also or s for he Callam Bay Coun as a Depu y[...]A GJESDAL I i onan. D o O · I.I as[...] |
| 1962 and I went to work for Corral Motors. On 12·25-63, e got our Yvonne orn[...]ee. here I di We were in Culbertson until 1965 when we moved back to met I Westby where I got back into oil field work. We moved to Plentywood, chas . MT that winte[...]oper m there about 2½ years and I wanted out of the oil field work, so we served o c moved to Chester, MT. I took up diesel mechanic work there and drove[...]years, I also or[...]passed a ay 4-7-8[...]July, 1983 I on[...]ester HS. Our oldest daughter, Rhonda, is married to Raymond Houle JOH ROBERT and and they resid[...]nd Trista. Our second daughter, Vicki, is married to Chris Kolstad and they farm south of Chester. The[...], Amanda. Our third daughter, LaNette, is married to Scott Anderson and hves m Phoeni , te AZ. Jerry hasn't decided what he wants to do yet so he 1s seeing the ch country and working with a grain bin building outfit. e are by ourselves now and we presently own a bar m Chester y ife, yrna, an is worki[...]dal, from Lordal and Clara Ee strom i from Oslo, Norway. They were married in 1909. They homesteaded on a farm near the post office and store at Rolson, D,[...]ablished 4 br miles west of the homestead. I as born 6-18-16 on the farm, _e fr fourth son of a family of 6 boys and 1 girl. Carl, born 9-[...] |
| [...]ol has Ellis Hagen was born on 10-12-48 in Plentywood to Chester and taught all levels of English from gra[...]en. He is the second child of 6. Ellis was raised on the fami- school students, is the school librarian, and directs plays. She has also ly farm out of Westby. He attended grade school at Ueland sch[...]his home and later transferred to Westby and graduated there in 1966. John an[...]of Montana in 1971. He then returned to the family farm and took it s a member of Immanuel Church Council and Parish Coun[...]Sheridan County Bicentennial celebration. John is a member of the Montana Council of Teachers of Math[...]one of 3 state scholarships in 197 8. She is also a member of the ontana Library Association, the Nat[...]Ellis married Susan Gjesdal on 6-8-75 in Eureka, MT. Susan is the raveling.[...]t and Frances Gjesdal. She was born in Crosby, ND on[...]graduated in 1968. From there she moved to California with her sister, Oscar, son of Ol[...]born 5-12 -1 7 near Gayle, receiving a 2-year degree in Business Administration from estby. His parents came to the United States from Norway in the Citrus Jr. College, Azusa. Later, Susan moved back to Montana and early 900s. Both parents are deceased[...]3-27-81 in Plentywood. They are all residing on the family farm out of was born 8- 2·22 a Coalridge, T. Her parents came to the Coalridge Westby. area by co[...]oris or ed for several business places in Westby, but spent 20 Howard was born on 11-22-21 at Westby, MT. He was the fourth years a[...]982. child of 6 children born to Sigurd and Emma Hammer. The early years[...]ed with his parents in Sask., Canada. He returned to[...]erved in the US Army during WWII from April, 1943 to[...]the Third Army under command of General Patton as a Radio[...]re iring, eh 0 i O rC i n n r ndchildren.[...] |
| I find it fitting to include the following little rhyme I have In 1959 their fourth ch· c[...]teaching a Rob rts, T in th H is for the Happiness he's give[...]ment and is coach of th To all whose paths have crossed his way.[...]In April 1963 Sam When needed by a friend both night and day.[...]deputy of th of That he will always lend a helping hand. still a member a the ti h A is for America-he served her[...]supervisor of th Sunbu c to try to keep the peace in our great land.[...]Dorothy enter d on dut h That emanates when he's around t[...]She as subseQuently chose D is for his Drive to make us happy at the Law Enforcem Acad I'm proud to call this man my friend.[...](Submitted by a friend). Dorothy de ails to this a period[...]Selmer pass d a I Selmer was born to Carl and Marie Hammer on 11 -20-15 at Heart Hospital in Spo H Westby and grew to manhood in that area. He had 4 brothers:[...]p S eetgrass. Harshbarger). Selmer worked on various farms and coal mines and[...]tachment. His hfe as on On 12-18-42 he was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Andersen, Tho' trou[...]e "Sam" served ith the He as a ond and military. After his discha[...]h took employment at the As a neighbor t non Glasgow Airbase where Sam was a security guard. They were credi to all. transferred to Great Falls, MT in 1943 where they spent 6 years[...]Their 2 oldest children, Sandra no i and Randal, were born while they lived in Great[...]ec ri ica- tion. Their third child Diane, as born to them hile in es by. Diane is presently on one year's leave of absence from teaching and is or · ing on her Master's at the U of at issoula. She has augh fo 9 years m the alispell area. The family moved to Sunburst. T in April of 1953 ere Sam as employed as shop foreman i h In ernational Harves er. He as very active in Boy Scouts, American Legion, Sal a ion rmy, and LC Church holding various[...] |
| [...]this home was destroyed by fire then moved to Plentywood. this home in East issoula, MT on 1-14-76; Lola (Mrs. Don Jensen), Ed en[...]'40s. Many people enjoyed listening and dancing to "Ed's" music. His Dorothy ( rs. Alden Swartz) liv[...]MT. love for music carried on down to his children who all participated in Andrew[...]a enjoyed cooking and as an excellent cook passed on this knowledge to her family and friends. While operating the Home[...]ernice Helseth Henderson was the first child born to Selma and these talents were appreciated by a[...]e opportunity of par- Edwin Helseth. She was born on 1-6-22 on the homestead near taking of her sk[...]and attended North- with people and had a great rapport with people of all ages. ern MT Col[...]eph Henderson in 1942. Edwin was born on 11-10-1882 and passed away on 10-7-58. They have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Barbara Rae Coy, born on Selma was born on 4-13-1896 and passed away on 2-7-75. Their 8- 6-44 , lives in Lewistown, ID an[...]d daughter, Shiela Helseth Maus, passed away on 4-18-83. Sean. O'Oean Paul was born in Plentywood on 10-19-49. He and his wife, Penny, and daughter, L[...]or, MT. Valorie Jo SHIELA HELSETH MAUS was born on 7-19-51 in Plentywood and she and her husband, Do[...]Shiela Helseth Maus was the sixth child born to Selma and Edwin Thompson. of Whitefish, MT and th[...]icholas and Alexander, Helseth. She was born on 4-12-38 in Ambrose, ND. Shiela passed live in Con[...]away on 4-18-83. After leaving Westby in 1951 , Joe[...]in 1956 and married Gerald various places, in and out of state, as Joe was employed by construc- Maus of Wichita, KS on 7-10-56. She and Jerry lived in Westby while tion firms and worked on the construction of dams and Federal Jerry was with the Air Force. They moved to Albuquerque, NM in 195 7 highways in most ol the[...]e Jerry was employed by the Federal Government as a FAA con- Joe is retired and Bernice is employed by a trucking firm. They troller and instructor. reside a 1600 Cooley, issoula, MT.[...]rque, Earl Helseth is the second child born to Selma and Edwin Helseth. M. He as born on 2-24-30 on the homestead near Westby. He graduated Shiela enjoyed life as a child, teenager, wife, and Mother. She had from e[...]n 1950. He retired from only good comments to make about people and it was a pleasure to be the Air Force after 30 years as a Chief Senior aster Sergeant. He has with her.[...]HIRLEY HELSETH MOORE or ay, he Philippines, las a, e foundland, and various places[...]Shirley Herseth Moore was the fifth child born to Selma and Edwin ithin the US. He served as Chi[...]and Douglas lives in Encino, CA. and his ·fe, Ce a, reside at 1225 Blac Forest Road, Colorado[...]Janice Heise h Saulmon as he ou h child born to Selma and BILL and MARIO HERMA Ed ·n Hels h. She as born 0-15-33 on he homes ead near[...]Bill Herman, son of Fred and Hattie Herman, as rn on 9-16-08 es by. She gradua ed from es by HS in 195 and at ended he Col- a Ambrose, D. He moved ith his parents to Antelope, T in 1910, lege o Great Falls. Janice married Robert Saulmon of Great Falls on he a tended school at the Alcott grade school near Ant[...]in Uber y as s ationed at Paradise, T. On 7-11 -36 he married arion La e,[...]en Janice as emplo ed or 6 ears or h S ·e o on ana a er der n t Bo bells, D on 2-22-1 • she attended radua i from s by HS She as b en emplo[...] |
| [...]I was born 12-15-33 on a f[...]Clearbroo • MN to oona[...]I ent all through scho 8111 Hermans Family . 1951 . I moved to Glasgo , Glasgow, MT on 1Q. Niels was born 11 -8-39, he served in the[...]rs, He gradua ed from he married Gayle Zeitz on 2-22 -75 at Crosby, ND. He is partsman for Mot[...]orked as a seer Donald was born 3-30-42, he served in the US avy for 4 years, 1968 I went o wo he married Rhoda Zemmerman on 9-12-65 . He is Manager of Group W still t[...]n 6-29-46, he served 3 years in the US avy. He is a Computer Programmer and lives 2 miles east of Westby, he married Anna May Bell 8-21-67, they have 1 son, Daren. All son[...]rom the SSS at Wahpeton , ND. EUGENE HERMAN |
| [...]d 5-19-83. After graduation from Westby HS, I joined the CCC (Civilian Conser- vation Corps) Ca[...]5 and stayed there for 3½ years at Glacier Park. I came back to Sheridan County and bought my uncle's farm and farmed until 1981 . I lived with my mother and took care of her in the last years of her life. I went to Mesa, AZ for the winter months and enjoyed my hobby as a golfer and dancing where I met my ife, Loretta. We were married at Victory Lutheran Church on 11 -22-82 with my brother, Edwin Hjelm, and his w[...]Harold Richard Hove was born in Westby, MT on 4-18-18. He is[...]the fourth child born to Ole and Gurid Rudi Hove (Sheridan Daybreak pg.[...]945). Harold was raised on the family fa~m 6 miles ~es_t of Westby.[...]before moving to town to attend high school. After graduation in 1936 Lore ta Luchsinger was orn in Columbus, E, Platte County on he worked on Highway No. 5 between Westby and Plentywood and on 4- 5-16. Her maiden name was Loretta Aerni. She h[...]before going to Spokane and working for Armours. On 1-1-42, he EARL S. HOLST[...]Royal Netherlands Military Flying School. He was a Flight Engineer Earl S. Holst was born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holst in 1930 on the[...]nd farm located in the north-Coalridge community. I attended grade school was discharged Decembe[...]high school in Westby for 2 years, from 1944-46 . I also attended Bonnie was born 12-14-20 at Pearl River County, MS to Claiborne Flathead County HS for 2 years in Kalis[...]She was also one of 5 children who include: that I at ended the University of Montana 4 years, gradu[...]Lilly Mae, Mrs. Wm. McGlathery of Kentwood, ith a degree in Business Administration. I spent the ne t 2 years in LA; Claiborne Jr.[...]o of Kentwood. he US Air Force, from 195 -56, as a 1st Lieutenant. In the fall of Bonnie's f[...]pril, 1952 and her mother died in December, 1956, I went o or or Anaconda Aluminum (no ARCO luminum) 982. Shes arted school at Pearl River, but at the age of 10 her family and am presently empl[...]ed from high school. She y ife, Judee, and I have 3 children. evin, born 5-4-54 ho 1s was employed as a book eeper at a lumber mill hen she met Harold. pursuing a US avy career and presen ly stationed at Pa River, D; They were married on 7-6-46 in the parsonage of Scandia Luther~n ent, born 3-1 -57, ho is married and pursuing a US ir Force career Free Church in Westby b[...]rved as their attendants. married and emplo ed as a manager or cDonald's res aurants. Judee[...] |
| 11-16-49, is married to Arlene Samuelson; Kathleen Karen, 12 17 52,[...]rol Wahl of Jordan, MT. All of the children but Kathy, who was born in Ted a d r Magnolia, MS, were born in Plentywood,[...]Ole and Gund Hove (page 945 of Sheridan Daybreak I) of Norway, now deceased. Arlene Charlotte S[...]er and Mary Jensen (Page 205 of Sheridan Daybreak I). Both are deceased and lived most all their live[...]Blanch Lutheran Church and moved to Columbia Falls, MT m August of that a tended s year where John was employed at Plum Creek Lumber Co. for the next in 1939. S 7 years. On 10-10-68 their first child, Michael Alan, was bor[...]d gree. She Whitefish, MT. Four years later, on 1-30-73, Tara Joelle was born in also t[...]n s. In the summer of 1975 they moved bac to estb to farm on the family farm. In June 1983 hey purchased the T[...]of the late Ted and Bia John has 2 sisters. A brother, David Richard, died July 1947. His sister, athy, 12-17-52, 1s married o To Raymond and they operate a ranch near Jordan, T. Bee 1, is married to Terry ahl of inot, D and hey live · Arlene has 4 sisters and 2 brothers. Sally, Seattle A; Curtis, 5-16- . lives m Billings, T: rural Plent[...]n Our members of Im aca ion d m E Paris, unich. a rip.[...] |
| [...](then a ladies' school) in Fargo, ND for a year. She taught rural schools[...]home for 5 years before being united in marriage to Pastor Huglen on 9-6-18. The couple honeymooned in Sask.[...]Irene, a 1939 graduate of Westby HS, graduated from Augsbu[...]College, Minneapolis and was a high school teacher. Her husband is[...]Merton Strommen, a pastor, who for many years has headed Search[...]Institute, a survey and testing organization. Both have written or co- In the early '40s, Lydia moved to the western part of Montana and authored books.[...]y years at Choteau, MT. While she James, a lawyer; and John and David, both still in the educational pro- as at Choteau, she was married to Tex Howe. He passed away cess. The Str[...]Valborg, who took grades 8-1O at Westby, is a graduate of In 1976, Lydia moved to Velva, D where she still resides. Her Moorh[...]d attended the Westby School in grades 4-6. He is a She has 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren to date. graduate of Augsburg College and Seminary and has been a pastor Her father passed away in 1938 and he[...]ther deceased brothers are For 5 years, he was on the staff of a Bible School in Minneapolis. Since Louis, Edward,[...]ster was Ruth 1963, he has been the editor of a church paper, The Lutheran Am- ( rs. Herman Johns[...]lif of Velva, D and bassador. He also serves a rural church. Clarence of Crosby, D. Her living s[...]y ood, MT; Esther Olson of Stanley, too, is a graduate of Augsburg College and Seminary. Also ordained a D; and Mabel Larson of Choteau, T.[...]The accompanying photo is of Lydia (seated) taken on her 75th Roseau, N. He married Rhoda Monse[...]Rev. A. J. Huglen served St. Petri and Scandia Churches of rural REV. and MRS. A. J. HUGLEN[...]and Oslo) from 1937-38. He parish, in all a total of 8. and his family arrived in October 937[...]he diabetes he didn't Pas or Huglen as born on the island of Huglo, Sunnhordland, or- know he had reached he critical stage. After a brief illness, he passed ay on -26· 886. He immigrated to the US in 1904. He orked in away at mbrose, D hospital on 11-3-38 at the age of 52 years. He he oods of he orth Shore and on farms in south est inneso a as laid to rest at e folden, M . and he harves fields o north cen ral orth Da ota before going to he The amily continued to live in Westby until the end of August, es Coas for 5 years. There he at ended Be hania College, Everet • 19 0 hen they moved to ewfolden, rs. Huglan·s former home. . He con inued his schooling a ugsburg Seminary, inneapolis, ere he graduated in 9 5. fter ordina ion in arine te, I he ALBERT M. JOH SO served parishes a Ba ger, and ildrose, D as ell as at Govan, lbert . Johnson as born at remlrn, T on 11-22-15 of ore coming o es by. He had he gif[...]ious publica ions. Johnson. To hrs union as also born: Oliver E. Johnson, 11 -27[...]passed a ay 9-27 • 8; abel I. Johnson, -2-18; orman 0. Johnson[...]passed a ay July 1927.[...]Josep · on |
| [...]Christ a Eln , A ,[...]Sen i[...]born J 1 On 3-30-49 I was married to Loretta Jean Ruggles. To this union sons: T was born 4 children :[...]er son died at 4 days old. Vivian has 3 I girls and 1 boy. Tammy, age 8; Toni, age 7; Allen[...]na until 195 7. hen e Oslo were hailed out completely the 3 previous years, we decided to sell out ho and move to Kalispell, MT in May of 195 7. s[...]2 years that we lived in Kalispell, work as hard to find and I worked at various odd jobs. Dean Lacoursiere, who had or ed at a trailer sales lot, wanted me to help him start out building the slip- on campers for pickups. The business was good until the first fros of C 1959, then it shut down to almost nothing and the creditors ere hounding poor Dean so he was forced to file ban ruptcy. He ent o mov d o Gr no a, D d 1f , work for the trailer sales lot that he had worked for before and he ep nd Es r S a n, un 11 me on for a couple of months longer making concession trailers by myself. In January 1960 that petered out and I as ithout a job again. Then I heard that the city of Kalispell was hmng. On 4-8-60, I en ·n o the engineer's office and hired out to Pete cChntoc and he as ed me if I could be to work on the following onday h1ch as 4- 1-60 and I had steady employment until my heart a ac on 11 -23-77. f er my attack, I was in the hospital for 2 weeks to recover, a tha time m doctor disabled me from returning to my same job so I as forced ·no retirement. RAYMOND JOHNSON FAMILY |
| went to high school in Westby, graduating in 1946. Upon graduation I is living in Wilmot, SD. Lloyd married Marie Freund in 1925 and are on began farming with my father. On 11-18-5 3 I was inducted into the the farm south of[...]. My basic training was taken at Fort Ord, CA and on Minneapolis. Ira, Vernon, and Gladys are deceased. completion I was sent to Fort Riley, KS (Main Post) for cook school. After completing this course, Fort Lewis, WA (North Fort) was to become my home for the next 18 months, I was assigned to a casual officers mess (officers going to and returning from overseas). Upon becoming a Pfc., I began pulling first cook on my shift, we would serve on an average, 150 200 officers and at times up to 400-5 00, some of these were South Korean officers in the US for training. I received my separation from the service 8-18-55 with the rank of Sp. 3., returning to farming I attended Korean Veterans on the farm training beginning at Scobey, MT and this was later transferred to Westby.[...]I, Wayne Koterba, was born on 7-24-45 in Plentywood, to Raymond and Lorraine Koterba. I was baptized at Highland Lutheran[...]Church, Outlook in October 1945. I have 1 brother, Gordon, who was[...]born on 10-10-48 . I began attending Outlook Public School in 1951. I[...]was confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church in May 1959. I was[...]ed in science during my high school years and won a scholar- ship to attend Purdue University in Indiana for 9 weeks during the sum- On 5-11 -68 at Lisbon, ND I married Joan Johnson, daughter of mer of 1962. Highlights of my senior year were being selected to the Joseph and Olga Johnson of that city. Joan's mother was a daughter of District 1 all-tournament bas[...]ng the grand prize in Sivert and Ellen Hammer and a sister to Carl and Sigurd Hammer and the Sherida[...]born address at graduation exercises in May 1963. 2-25-3 at Buttzville, D, a small town near Lisbon. she was the I attended the U of M, Missoula and earned a BA degree in Botany fourth child of 7 and attended grade and high school at Lisbon. Upon in 196 7. I received a graduate assistantship to attend graduate school graduation she worked at v[...]herself the Glacier ational Park. I received a MA degree in Botany in 1969. Register of Deeds at[...]ssed away During the summer of 1969, I was drafted into the Armed Ser- 6-15-69 and her m[...]h at 70 years of age. vices. I served basic training in Fort Lewis, WA , advanced training in On 6-1 0- 75 endy Diane as born at Sh idan emorial H[...]emaining of my service time in the Plenty ood, T, a welcome addition. She rides the school bus to Republic of Vietnam. I received my discharge from active duty in attend the Westby schools and ,s now in the third grade. She loves to December of 19 7O. read and likes multiphcat,on and wor ing with the computer. She is a I began teaching junior high subjects in Westby dur[...]inds of animals. of 1971. I became the elementary principal, in addition to teaching e are members of Immanuel Lu hera[...]y attends Sunday School and Bible School, Joan is a member of with coaching basketball. I was the assistant basketb II coach hen he LC and I am presently on the Church Council and various com-[...]n the State Class C Championship in 97 5. mi ees. I am also a member of the merican Legion Post 229 of On 5-3 -75, I married Vic , Rae Anderson at Immanuel Lutheran[...]d and our attendants ere Joan and especially I have seen and e perienced many dramatic[...]ing nd raveling ith horses o I, Vic i ( nderson) o erba, as born 4-1 8-54 m Plenty ood to man's e plora ion of space, e can' help bu onder ha changes lie dolph and Florence nderson. I as bapttzed in July 1954 a Our ahead for end and ourselves.[...]u heran Church, rural estby, by Pas or Olaf ag1s. I have 1[...]bro her, Darrell, and 2 sisters, erna and arlene. I began attending GEORGE and OUISE Kl[...]estby Pubhc School in 1960. I as confirmed at Immanuel Lu heran George[...]in ay. 969 by Pastor ilan lngman. In high school, I County fro arino n un y, I particip ed in trac , cheerleading, as a member of he girl's bas e · homes o[...]ived t b II earn, and al o a member of the ori inal Ran ere e dance earn. I mbro ir f, e a one ro gr du ted in ay of 1972. he fir t ear that estby on h Sta e floor.[...]Follo ,n h1 h school, I at ended he Gr[...]Gre t F II , ere I oo rain·n ob n I ssis an . I gr du ed r[...]from hi cour e in u 73 nd b c me a ce if1 d d n I a 1s• n[...]n in Sepe r 1973. I or ·n Plen ood or D . Cu Ha s ord u[...]fr m u us 7 to June 7 nd to Or. Fr n fin Me~is101Je[...] |
| ball coach in September 1973 and after about a year we were engaged rn12-11 8 d tpduh r. on Christmas Eve, 197 4. I married Wayne Koterba and we honey• mooned in B[...]was formerly owned by Selmer Ekness. We lived in a trailer on this property from July 1976 until May 1982, when we rented a lot from Roy Listoe for our trailer so we could begin building a house on our property. Our home building I b o If of s project began in June 1982 and we completed enough of It to move m miles th st on by Thanksgiving of 1982.[...]moth h1 a Dr.[...]A brother, cou[...]I have 5 ro · 1[...]I recall hel[...]I a[...]g, Jogging, and spending time ith our family. Vic i Pl was employed as a Census Taker in 1980 and since ovember 1981 has been the Westby Lutheran Parish Secretary She is also a memb r of the Daneville-Westby Homemaker's Club a[...]mmanuel ALCW President. ALTON L. LAGERQUIST |
| for a short time. here are 2 producing oil wells where our building[...]e and we purchased the remainder of the a fabric shop in Plentywood and presently makes her home in east former Wm. ·organ land. Built a house and moved out buildings from Helena. She is the manager of the Helena Airport Parking Facility and is Comertown to our present farmstead. On 3-21 -42, Loren was born; active in many community affairs in Helena. She was married in May Alton, 7 8 43; and John, 3-27-50. Loren lives in Great Falls and has 1984 to Gary Novota of Helena. He is the co-owner of Josl[...]. Dain Bosworth Inc. Alton lives in Westby and is a partner in Lagerquist Lynden was born 10-[...]Westby HS, has worked as a heavy equipment operator. He married In the[...]hn J. Anderson. We converted the underground mine to an Westby where Cynthia also owns and operates a beauty salon. open pit mine in 1946. Coal custome[...]er ton. The last few 1975. He graduated with a 2 year degree in Agri-Business from North- years[...]Cargil Elevator in Hingham. On 12-11-76 he married Ruth Conley of Over the years, I have served the public, besides those mentioned Havre. They moved to Plentywood in the fall of 1978. Ricky is above, in the gravel and implement business also on church, Bible employed in Plentywood at[...]epot. Their 2 children, Stefanie and Christopher, be inning, I obtained right-of way easements and also helped i[...]born 3-27 -66 and will graduate in In 1966, I was elected County Commissioner. I took office 1-1-67 May 1984 from Westby HS. He has been involved in Church and nd am presently serving my 18th year. If I read the records correctly, school activities, as well as being a member of the basketball squad, I am the first Republican Commissioner re-elected. I believe some of the Westby Rangers. He is e[...]an County. plans to pursue a degree in Agri-Diesel Mechanics. Of all the various jobs and duties I've performed, I enjoy farming Helmer and Adeline have been[...]s died, Joel at the age Joel was born on 7-4-26 at Westby. He is the seventh child born of[...]days old. Ed passed away 9-1 4-51 and to Erhardt and Clara (Hammer) Lagerquist. Except for the time Joel Clara on 1 20-62. Helmer attended the rural school in the[...]served in the Army, he has lived and farmed on the family farm all of several years he or ed in[...]discharged Alaska. He entered the Army on 11-9-51 and was honorably dis- in ay 9 6 and began farming i h his brother, Joel, in 1947 and charged on 0-15-53. He is a member of the American Legion Post continues o do[...]re he has served as Commander. Adjutant, and On 6-7- 7 he married Adeline Soderquist of Comertown[...]e other children were Anna was born on 7-29-23 at estby. She is the sixth child and Lorr[...]by; Dale, ho no owns only daugh er born to Erhardt and Clara (Hammer) Lagerquist. Anna the o[...]d school in Sheridan County and has made her home on the Junior Germann), both of Plent wood. brother,[...]family farm along ith her brother, Joel. She 1s a member of the of 6 and an mfan brother and sis er died a birth. define started American Legion Au iliary of estby and is a Past President of that school in Comerto n in 193[...]rved as delegate many times over the Tha fall she be an a ear of eaching school on hi h school permit, years and has helped in many capacities henever as ed to do so. due · o he artime shortage of achers, in a rural school. |
| 9-14-51 and their mother on 1-20-62. and Rice where I · for h" h As a lifetime friend, neighbor, classmate, and schoolm[...]hool, gr du ti col• and Anna, I would like to end by submitting the following poem written le[...]thistles for c of feeling safe with a person, the back or Having neither to weigh thoughts, threshers, bu Nor measure words- but pouring them also or ed All right out-just as they are- Later, I as Chaff and grain together- On 6-14 Certain that a faithful hand will lived in Mc I Take and sift them-[...]rest away. (Submitted by a friend). LOREN and DONALEEN LAGERQUIST MILDRED MYARS LAGERQUIST |
| [...]lson. Theodore Lagerquist was born at Westby to Clara and Erhardt She had arrived in the US in 1910, grew up and was educated in Lagerquist on 6-12-21. He was the fifth child of 7 brothers and 1 Coleharbor, ND and had earned a teaching certificate from Minot Nor- sister. livi[...]ade at the Jefferson school and Dakota prior to her marriage. then worked for his dad in the family coal mine and on the family farm. Dave and Hildur were married on 8-13-28 in Minot. They lived on He married Muriel Ruth Myars of Comertown on 4-10-43 and began their Canadian farm[...]hile the Leininger farming . uriel Myars was born on 9-5-21 to John and Lemanda family lived north[...]ert yars who lived 1½ miles south of Comertown on a farm. Muriel was in 1930 and Vonnie in 193[...]Chris Pedersen in 1927. The family then acquired a new step-brother, James. Chris and Lemanda had 2[...]ed away in December 1946. Jr. and family now live on the family farm 1½ miles south of Comertown. Mur[...]D. J., Hildur, and family later moved to Fortuna and the 2 other[...]ng in Williston for 3 years, the Leiningers moved to[...]Ball Room in 1946. A dozen years later, Dave sold his interests in the[...]e our home southwest of bar and ballroom to Lloyd Kittelson. Westby on a farm until 952 when we moved to Plentywood. We have Robert Leining[...]4 sons: Lynn, Keith , Les, and John. John died in a married to Lois elly from inneapolis, . They have 2 son[...]rk, Laurie, and Scott; who all reside there. ried to Ralph Heppner of rural Plentywood. They have 3 ch[...], and Dean. in Plentywood. Her husband, Ralph, is a district represen ative for Aid arianne is married to Stuart Polk and they live in Plentywood. Associat[...]was born 1-5-55 and and Jason. is married to Glenn iller who has children: Scott, Linae, 1chel[...]the Dairy Queen and Collins Insurance gency pnor to her marriage to KEITH and JULIE LEININGER Glenn. They o[...]Born in Crosby, O in 1953 eith as raised on a farm 13 miles uriel or ed in the produce d[...]re he is currently farming and raising registered a receptionist for Or. L. E. Lindblom and at the Pi[...]Lynn. 1950, the oldes . In 977, e moved bac to the f rm in the es by area and sold lives ston, D and is married to Shirlee (Pe erson) Leininger, our home in Pen[...]lie. Les is the youngest brother and enjoy living on he f rm nd eep busy visitin family nd friends and[...]rth of estby enjo in our r ndchildren ho hve clos to us In summer, e g rden[...]nd the ye r round, e re help'n ith church c ivi i s. e enjo e 97 .[...]pos ible nd Ted c II are d ncing for a du from estby HS m 197 , eith or ed for a hobby.[...]on[...]p nd 1 i t r. Sh'rl • D.[...] |
| [...]raduating from Westby HS in 1971, Julie worked as a Dental Assistant for Dr. Curtis Hansford in Plentywood and later attend- ed MSU in Bozeman for a year before getting married. Keith and Julie[...]mmer, in an indoor arena. We were very proud to help our grandmothers celebrate their birthdays i[...]Les, 4-17-55, and Susan, 11 -12-57, were married on 3 19 75 at He as m th the Immanuel Lut[...]in Grenora where she lived till her family moved to Westby in 1967. by plane. He no r Bo[...]He married a Les attended MSU where he was on a full ride football scholarship. 1chelle Ann. 8-25 -4 He earned a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture Business in 1976.[...]at MSU. UT. Their childr n a In 1976, the MSU Bobcats won the NCAA Champ[...]chael Palm Also his senior year, he was chosen as a Kodak All American team Pinson and Tu member, which is voted on by all the coaches in the division. and Las V After graduating they moved to Miles City where Les orked as a A poe field representative for the PCA and Susan worked as a desk cler for tana prai · Custer's Motel. In 1979, they moved back to Westby where they ork on the Leininger Ranch. They have 3 childre[...]rs. Les II |
| [...]lla College, WA. Their Blenodles-Pont-a-Mousson. A few months later, he was wounded in children are:[...]e for which he received the Purple Heart. He went on to be twice Lee Reeves, born 11 -11-69, National City,[...]ll of duty. Once more during his They moved to Merced, CA. From there they went as missionaries military service, Maynard was to be decorated; after 3 more years he for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church to Belize, Central America. achieved hi[...]ed award, the Good Conduct Medal! Since returning to the US, they lived in Colorado. About a year ago, After his discharge, he returned to North Dakota where he farmed they moved to Oregon where Arthur was raised and his family lives. for a short time before going back to California to resume his work in Since his retirement they spen[...]arden. In the mid '50s, he married a California girl, the second marriage Janice[...]uanita's 3 children: Judy, Mark, and Kathy, moved to 7-31 73; and Amanda Marie, born 6-30-77 .[...]James, a communications technician, with his wife, Linda,[...]Fresno. Mark went to Redding, CA as a marketing consultant, where[...]a home on a small acreage outside of Fresno. They raise a few cattle[...]They always enjoy coming back to Sheridan County and the old home[...]place near Westby and to reunions at Howard and Garnette's place. Stan is a gradua e of Colorado State University in Engineer[...]and GLADYS (LEESEBERG) LINDELL Concord. Janice is a licensed Practical urse. urland Lindell, a son of Theodore and Nettie Lindell, born Janice can remember making a number of trips to Montana, 11 -22-26 at Antelope, MT, moved to Westby as a baby, married particularly Sheridan County. She a[...]roll- Gladys Leeseberg, born 10-27 -33, on 1-6-51 in Miles City. They farm- ing hills and th[...]ed north of Westby, moved to Glasgow in 1955 where he worked on[...]nd at the Glasgow Air Base for 20 years. AY ARD I DELL aynard Lindell, 10-1 · 8 in enmare,[...]n (deceased at age 13), orman, Harry, urland, and a hleen Pitzulo. His parents homes eaded near ntelo[...]are i e, T Ila, Cindy, and Chris. Ron, a nephe resides ith[...]e in illiston, D. Their child is Sha n. e re Glor a born[...]url nd nd GI d s 111 res in GI o but come to Pleot ood[...]o en o is,t family nd nends. induced i r in Fr nee,[...] |
| Sherry Diane. His second wife is Arlene. He worked on roads around the Sheridan County area, then left[...]at Fort Peck Dam several years. He had just gone on shift when the Fort Pee Dam slide occurred. Several lost their lives. He then went out west to look for work. He worked for Douglas Aircraft in[...]ce Co. from 1952-77. After retiring there, he was a salesman for Barnes Realty, Elsinor, CA until 19[...]I f[...]on he farm. Palmer Lindel l. I He plans to come back to Sheridan County for a visit. I[...]I h. Of Norwegian descent Father, Odin M. Lutnes born m Pol Coun y. amu MN, came to Plentywood in 1905 and worked for Pete arron and[...]es by, WI grew up at Edgley, ND. She came first to ontana in 1906 and stayed the summer with her br[...]ame in 1904, stopping near Dooley then they moved to the north es of Westby where the water was plent[...]n July 1917. and Duane in ovember of 1920. I attended grade school at cElroy, h"gh school a graduating in 1936. I attended SU at Bozeman in 1936 and 1937 and again[...]room and board. Majored in echamcal Engineering. I also or ed on Gallitan Valley, attended Y school 3 mo[...]1 O months for Boeing Aircraft m S home and or ed on father's farm. I s mid '30s, I built a home-made regula ing the plow and dusty, even the prairies if OU had soc. In 1 out the ca tie as th Danielson ent ala cars of cattle b ou Some inters 10.00 a ton. |
| [...]1978; Laurie, Senior; Terri, I was born one of twins to Maxine and Duane Lutnes on 12-3- 49. I Sophomore in Westby Public School, spring 1984. grew up on the family farm, attended school at Westby, MT and attend• a ine's mo her, Lena Marshall, Renton, WA, came to live with ed NMC at Havre. Since that time, I have been living and working at us in 197 4, now[...]ridan Memorial Nursing Home. home on the farm, also helping my dad and his brother, Bernard, to In 196 7. I got the bid for taking down the old Westby school. My move buildings. brother, Bernard, and I have been in the building moving business I enjoy gardening as well as doing handicrafts. since 1968. On he farm we raise cattle, sheep, milking goats, ge[...], and ROALD and AGNES LUTNES gardening. We Ii e to raise things organically. Roald is one of 3 sons born to Odin and Anna Lutnes, who were Maxine is a homemaker, very interested in seeing that all chi[...]ld's younger br: who'. et the best education and a fair deal. Roald was born on the home farm on 5-23-15. He brotheed[...]on, Roald and his friend, Soren Fengstad of I was born 11 -7-53 in Plentywood, MT, the son of Duane and Bromhead Saskatchewan (brother to Mabel Stoner), toured Montana Ma me Lutnes. I am number 4 in the line-up of 8 children. The others from Westby to Helena on horseback. During the months they were re as fo[...]ducation started in 1960 at Westby Public School. I invited to share a meal and a visit. graduated from here in 1972. While in high school, I participated in In the Helena area, they worked for a month on the Ingersoll ranch band, choir, junior and senio[...]ped speed up the school years. and on the 2 4-hour trip home took turns driving. After high school, I attended Vo-Tech School in Missoula, MT for It was Roald's turn to drive and Soren was napping. All at once, ½ years, taking up arketing Management. While in school, I lived Soren yelled, "Good Lord, Roald, are you going to hit them all?" Roald and worked in Missoula. Then I moved to Great Falls, MT and worked came to in a hurry and discovered that he'd been hitting one fence post there until the fall of 197 4. Then I came back to the family farm to after another for almost 1/2 mile. It took some time for them to un- or and help on the House Moving Business that my father and his[...]distress when he discovered that mess! On 8-21 76, at the Zion Lu heran Church in Flaxville, T, I mar- They soon stopped near a schoolhouse to sleep and were roused ried Shirley Tyler from Fla[...]by the sounds of dance music. Too tired to go dancing, they slept until T, the daughter o[...]and asked if he and his friends could get a lift. In exchange for[...]From October 1944 to November 1946, Roald served in the US[...]Sargeant Lutnes's ordinance outfit was sent to Hiroshima after the bomb to view the destruction. Due to the risk of radiation poisoning,[...]hey were ready to leave, he pulled it out and it was rusty as an old[...]nail. fter our marriage e lived on, and are still living on, my folks' |
| [...]l in Washington, DC. She has been i I stationed at Great Lakes, IL and Pensacola, FL.[...]Lutnes 2nd Class Aubr a e of 5 in sb . |
| [...]of General William Mitchell HS, member of the Nat'I Virgie has 2 sisters: Marguerite[...]ad 3 half-brothers and 2 half-sisters. Presidenti I Sports Award MVP, first team and All State in soc[...]erry and Virgie were married in Reno, NV. They is a student at the Univ. of CO on a Regent Scholarship. moved back to Westby in 1946 where Jerry then went into partner[...]C. cGonigle was born 12-3-36 in Miami Beach, FL, a ship with his brother, Gene. They[...]several years. They also ran the Chev-Olds garage a few years. Jerry 1959-65 . He is production manag[...]nd Virgie ran the City Cafe from 1960-63 and then a couple times turing Facility of Hewlett Pac ard C[...]pent 3 years in he Army, serving 1 year in Korea. On 7-14-52 he married Connie Gabrielson, daughter of[...]moved to organ Hill, CA and eventually to San Jose. He went to work[...]Francisco, CA. He gradua ed rom SU in Bozeman as a MYRON and MARSHA MEYER mechan[...]yron Alan eyer as born 3-6-45 to Eugene and Alda eyer of Randy accepted a job ith pplied Automation in Bartlesville, 0 in[...]r since. They have 2 HS in 964 . He a ended 2 quarters at the State School of Science i[...]ahpeton, D. He returned home to marry argo ordhagen in 1966. Jeanne eyer as b[...]adua ed from es by They moved to Columbia Falls, T here yron wor ed at the Plum HS[...]111. They had 2 daughters, Holly and oelle. After a Jo er as born 0- 2-6 . Denise eyer as[...]divorce, yron moved bac o estby m 1973. He ent to or for Jo and Denise radua ed rom es b S m a of 98 . his fathe[...]1965 and Hugh sold C arlie's Place and he ca le a d con inues o Ii e and farm in es by. JERO E C.[...]· n 1s, |
| [...]r her sisters, Robyn and ancy, and help out brother, Jeff. Marsha was a 1973 PHS graduate going on to Kinman es b Business University in Spokane. She received a Stenographer's Degree REA, and came home to marry Myron on 2-26-74. school In July of 197 4, Marsha became a part-time postal clerk at the Sh Westby Post Office. Myron continued to head the heavy equipment 12-23 - operat[...]Marsha spent the 1975-76 school year teaching a private here kindergarten. Their first son was born on 9-25 -76, Erik Alan . to n On Labor Day of 1977, they received word that Myron[...]12 5 64. daughter, Noelle, 7, had died. She had a fatal fall during the Jerry arvin Lewis Skate-a-than in Kalispell. She was brought back home and[...]Ronald Marsha went to work for a year in the Plentywood Herald off ice. children, La Then Drew Nicholas was born on 12-23-78 . Shara Holly came back to Westby to live with her father and is currently boys, Jer[...]suburb o Myron remains active as a volunteer fireman and the manager of L[...]Jamie and ball and drives team buses. Marsha Is a member of ALCW and Gab Pa ri Chatter. She teaches Sunday School and continues to ork at he pos children, office.[...]de r i Elsie Marie Keldsen was born in South Haven, on 2 8 22 to Haro Peter and Ellen Keldsen and came to Sheridan County with her parents man ho when a few months old. Peter Keldsen came to America on 4-14 07 Sherdan from Denmark and took up a homestead on 320 acres in Sheridan Co in the spring of 191 O. While on a trip back to Denmar he met Ellen J. Nielsen, who later became his wife. Ellen left Denmar in June. 1920 and on 3-22-21 they were married at South Haven, . Pe er passed away on 10-6-61, just 2 months short of his 73rd birthday and Ellen passed away on 1-11 -67 at the age of 73 years They ere both laid to rest in the Scandia cemetery, south est or estby. I grew up on the farm, attended Rice School. as confirmed a e Scandia Lutheran Church and graduated from es by HS ·n 19 0. I have 1 brother, Kenneth, who 1th his 1fe, Joan. and daughter, en• dy are living on the old homestead at this ime. en as born 3-13-28[...]else here in his boo . In January of 1941 , I ent to Spo ane, to a end o h· western Business College and h1le there I me Harold 1c elson, ho had orked for Ivar antrud[...]mmer of 1939. In he fall of 1939, he had gone est to loo for or and no finding an ad enlisted in the Army and as in the edical Corps. e ere marr" d on 12-9-41 just 2 days after Peart Harbor. |
| [...]his keeps her in touch in Eugene, OR. i h dealerships in several midwestern areas includi[...]artin. Calvin is now employed at Hobart Scales as a ser- vice repairman . Dianne works as a part-time bank teller.[...]er Eva Jensen of Ruskin, NE. We live in the I was born in Westby, MT to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osksa, delivered[...]Church of Westby, MT. I grew up on my folks ' farm once owned by Jake Meyer. l went to[...]We have 4 children. Dennis is married to Shirley Rustabakke of the Jefferson School, which[...]lliston, ND. Dennis is employed at the the farm . I went from the 1st grade through the 8th grade.[...]Federal Land Bank. Shirley is a Medical Technologist at a clinic there. We w lked many a day in the winter to school when the snow[...]Carol is a Dr. and is married to Dr. Keith Henry. They live in horses to the sled and take us to school and again pick us up after[...]Springfield, IL. They have a son, Daniel. school.[...]Janice is a nurse at Deaconess Hospital I.C. Unit at Billings, MT. In 938, I went into Westby to high school. y brother, Orville, Elaine is married to Bradley Ulgenes. Elaine is a Medical Tech. at and I took up housekeeping at Reinart Stubbe's. They rented rooms to University Hospital, Minneapolis. Brad is a Seminary Student at Luther high school students. We would be there all week and go home N.[...]winter, we stayed all week and my dad would come to town in team and sled with groceries. My brother and I spent 4 good years at Westby High, graduating in[...]MARVIN NELSON FAMILY I left the community one wee after graduation with Louise I was born on 10-16-34 of Danish heritage at Ambrose, NO. My ( eyer) French for Great Falls, T to go to Commercial College. father, Thorvald C. Nelson, was born on 2-25-02. He immigrated as a e were both called into Civil Service at[...]l child with his parents, Peter and Bina Nielsen, to a homestead hich as on Gore Hill at that time and is now the City Airpor[...]other, Maria N. Pederson, was After wor ing a short time , I met this handsome man, Mr. E. W. born on 2-26-07 at Kenmare, NO. She was the daughter of p[...]hristine Pedersen. After having 4 children, I decided to go back o work . So I went to On 10-15-33 my parents were married at Kenmare, ND and settled or a the Deaconess Hospital, now nown as he ontana on a farm near Westby. Following the death of my father on 7-20-60, Deaconess edical Center. in 1961 as a urse Attendant and a Staff. my mother moved into Westby.[...]I have 2 sisters. Doris (Mrs. Larry Leininger) of B[...]rry, ayne, James, and Gayle. on 5- 6-38 and Eileen ( rs. Warren Overgaard) of Westby, born on Terry, argaret and children (2 , Christophe[...]y 1s employed by Crown Zellerbach Paper Company s a Project anager. ayne, Sylvia, and amily[...]rta e, T. r. affi passed way in 1976 and I'm still residing in Great F lls. I'm s ill or i g he hospital, but I'm loo ing for ard o retiring nd doin some r velin . In ugus of 1 78 , o her and I wen on a guided our to Seo land, En I d. and lrel nd. Ha onder ul rip. In February o 982 , nna La erquis and en on a Caribbean firs ears of education ere spent in rural schools. Later I Crui e o S mon Isl nd, Puerta Rico and St. homas[...]ed from estby HS and ontana Sta e Universi y 1th a BS enjo ed h .[...]D gree ·n gricul ure. lo 971 , I a tended the University of Oslo In er- In O ob r of 83 , I national Summer School ·n O lo. or a . Folio in my education, I uis , nd Ho ard[...]c·p I.[...]I erved i h he US ·[...]I[...] |
| [...]was born 1 o 3 01 in Ve I Orrock, MN. The family came by train from Minnesota to Ambrose D 34 a in June of 1908. Her parents operated a general store in Mondak: D Da C i for 2 years. Mrs. Fred Brenteson and the children homesteaded in farm, I first ren Sheridan County in the Coalridge area during the summer, moving bac liv . An ho to Mondak during the school season. The whole family moved to On 6-17-5 Coalridge to farm in 1910.[...]I, R y• mond Brenteson, Myrtle Nelson, and Vernon Br nt son. Myr I · 00 h Birthday. 9 -3-81. As a young girl, Myrtle assisted neighbors by babysitt[...]ally when babies were born. HALBERT and MARIE[...] |
| [...]d Carol lived in Glasgow, MT where Richard worked on During 1942, Art and Ted operated the[...]ith Arlee in her later years was born in Glasgow on 7-4-60. They worked as farm labor for the[...]working in the oilfields in 1962 when they moved to Plentywood. Their daughter, Patti DARRELL NORDHAGEN FAMILY Jo, was born there on 1 22-63. The Nielsens have lived north of[...]by Chevron Oil Co. southwest of Westby on 7-10-30. He graduated from WHS in 1948 eryl attended school in Wes1by, graduating in 1978. He is a and entered the USAF the same year. After[...]attended orthern Montana College of back to the USAF as a civilian employee at Fortuna Radar Station, later Havre for 1½ years and then went to work for the Bureau of Land transferring to Glasgow AFB. In 1959, he transferred into the post anagement. On 2-13-80 he married Lureta Reiter of Havre. Lureta[...]Glasgow and also married Darleen Isakson who was a nurse at is the daughter of Eric and Mary Reiter. She was born on 10-29-59. the Glasgow hospital. Darleen was born 9-27 -39 to Melvin and Vivian hey moved o Grenora, D where[...](Vick) Isakson of Opheim. In 1962, they moved to Plentywood where In 983, they moved to Plentywood where Meryl is employed at the[...]fter 13 years of federal service, Darrell decided to go into full- son, William Meryl, born 5- 9-81 in[...]time farming and ranching so the family moved to Opheim in January Patti attended school in Westby, graduating with honors in 1982. 1965. A highlight of their lives was a 3 week tour of Norway, the land hile in schoo[...]e and July 1983. They also visited Sweden She was a member of the ational Honor Society for 3 years and in her and Denmark on this trip. junior year was a delegate to Montana Girls State. In 1981, Patti participated[...]eceived he Scholastic Achievement Award. She is a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. She at en[...]soula for 1½ years. In the fall of 1983, she was a member of the flag team that performed ith the[...]on) ordhagen, immigran s f orway o a. Andrew evidently changed his n me from Gilbertson o ord- ha en. and athea set led a Enderlin nd raised a family of 5 sons: Peter, Edward, Ted,[...]Gena, and T d came he estby area irs . I 0, rt c ith his parents. he led on Gena's heir children are Darla, born B[...]aren. 11 -27 -70. S age rt irst attended a coun ry chool he e school a Darla gradua from OHS and a ended SU a Bozeman for a cElroy.[...]ear b fore mar Jeff Larson on 5- 7-80. They farm and ranch 2 A ~~[...]din Sh lso c p ai of e S a Champ o lun t lo[...]0 S Gir mo S nt1a[...]·uni . H is r · ht s ud n nd is i h Uncle Ob[...] |
| Darleen, a nationaly registered Emergency Medical Technician[...]y. She also was chairperson of the committee to Douglas, AZ that put together the North Valley Co[...]ke the last few mortgage payments p g on the farm, he'd like to move off this windy plateau to a more gentle Ci y, SD. climate, at least during[...]ool in Westby, MT. Trad On 10-23-50 he married Jennie Nelson, daughter of Jo[...]by HS. Since their marriage, they have lived on the ordhagen farm 3 miles southwest of Westby. Th[...]Westby. Alan married Marla Fester. They live on a farm south est of s Westby. They have 2[...]lair married Reva, they live m Bozeman here Blair a ends col- lege majoring in Engineering. Reva is a Medical Technician. MILO AND LOUISE NORDHAGEN |
| tter which she went to Tacoma, WA for a while. On 1·31 ·72 Doris husband, Robert Fowler, a[...]Naomi, a 1983 graduate of Williston HS is presently attend[...]Paul was born to Peder and Anna Norgaard on 1 0· 19-1 9. Peder[...]to the former Goldie Nelson and they had 4 children.[...]e's farm and began farming. In 1948, he pur- On 7•1 3 72, Chad Randall ordhagen was born follow[...]nford Fransen place from his brother, Raymond. Jo on 5 21 ·75, and Lacey Fae was born 7 16•78 . Ran[...]vard and Minnie Nelson. Sig was the winter mon hs to manage Grenora Community Lanes in Grenora,[...]the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westby. Doris is a member of the July of 1959 and Minnie in March of 1962. ALCW. Randy belonged to he National Guards in Plentywood, MT for 6 Grace's brother, Bob (H. R.} Nelson, was married to Vernita Mann. years.[...]They had 4 children. Bob passed away in May 1970. Tom ordhagen as born to Art and Edna (Stageberg} Nordhagen[...]and Merlyn (Howard) Nelson, known as the in estby on 9-3·31 . He attended the Westby Public Schools and Nelson Brothers, live on the home farm and raise Black Angus cattle. gradu[...]hers, Bob, Roger, and He began employment as a clerk in the Westby Post Office on Howard, and I were all born in the farm home. The house is now[...]by Steve Odegard and is relocated in Plentywood. to the post office in illiston, D. He is presently employed there as a Grace attended Westby HS and Northern Mont[...]ght school for several years in Westby Rural On 9- -55 he as married to arie Ann Dolan of Crosby, D. To Schools and the Navajo School. this unio[...]e, and aomi. e of on HS. received his BS degree in |
| both members of the Emmaus Lutheran Church. In 1971 , I purchased 1n I a home in Plentywood where I now reside. II RHODA OLSON a[...]Onen and Rhoda Olson. I married Orien Olson 7-31 -37 and we lived on the Olson's home RICHARD and JO O[...] |
| [...]ng his discharge in December 1945, Ervin returned to[...]Ervin entered the Civil Service 2-20-50 and began a career as a[...]rural mail carrier. Ervin has been a member of the National Aural Letter[...]rriers' Association throughout his postal career. On 2-22-82, Ervin[...]was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the US Postal[...]Service and a gold pin representing 35 years of service. On 7-2-83,[...]Ervin retired and was given a Service Award Certificate for a dedicated[...]career of 37 years service to the Government of the US.[...]In addition to working for the Civil Service, Ervin was a Westby[...]School bus driver for 14 years. He served on the city council, church Our children are[...]7-9-44, attend- council, school board, and was a member of the Lutheran Brotherhood. ed Havre Sch[...]years. from St. Olaf College, orthfield, M with a BS degree in Chemistry and Irene also is a 35 year member of both the American Legion Biology. He then spent a 3 year term with the Navy, leaving as a Auxiliary and the National Rural Lett[...]f Veterinarian Medicine She serves as a judge on election boards and is a member of the ALCW graduating with a doctorate in veterinary medicine. He has been act[...]l remains active in musical groups. He is married to Gretchen Larson, who also graduated from St. Olaf College with a BS degree in Sociology and Psychology. She has recently completed a degree in Interior Decorating. They are parents o[...]aduated from St. Olaf College, orthfield, MN with a BS degree in English and a minor in French. She has taught English and Frenc[...]s, MC, Ha re, and graduated from SU, Bozeman with a BS degree in Biology.[...]ith the Corps of Army Engineers in Omaha, E as a Physical Scientist Technician. He is married to Rebecca Boyd All 5 of Ervin and Iren[...]n Omaha, E. He has 1 son, Andrew, 5 years old, by a previous mar- Rae was born 11-14-43. S[...]was born in 1963. Phoebe and es moved to Portland, OR where both e (Bill and urie[...]d Phoebe Rae and her children moved back to Westby. lr11969, Phoebe isi ing our grandchildr[...]Overgaard and Dena Theresa Ann is a Junior at E C in Billings T majoring in Elemen- (Spo lie) Overgaard, -26- 8 a stby, T. His sister and tary and Specia[...]nior Hrgh at he es by School. oorhead, a s Business College in Spo ane[...]nd, OR and issoula and Billings, T. He ing on, DC 0- 3. married Eileen elson in 1968. arren or ed as a driller on oil rigs in Irene . Bu gh er of Emil nd innie (Goed Bundt. on ana, orth Da o a. yarning. and Utah be ore mo ing bac o as born 6-6-18 red, 0[...]hop School. in Pie ood, a cler es nd Grocery of David, born -18· 8. r dua ed from es by HS and a ended est[...]ions. e en 18 mon hs in O ina a b fore his d1 char e in 1 73. In 3[...] |
| [...]He graduated from the U of MT, Missoula, MT with a bachelor of Ha r Science degree in Bu[...]ols. rich and rewarding. They are looking forward to the years ahead, Judy Dt managing[...]9 14 and ors spent the next 30 years on the farm they built up together. Their 4 Pr[...]rvin and Norman of Westby. Alfred and Dena moved to Plentywood in 1944. Dena is now living at Sherida[...]Westby, graduating in 1940. After graduating with a Pre-Pharmac degree from NMC in Havre, he was employed by the FBI in Washing on, DC as a Fingerprint Specialist. In 1943, orman returned to the family tr farm.[...]C Bernice was born at Ashby, M 1-28 -2 4 to George and Isabelle Rustad. She has 1 brother, He[...]Thelma F. Holst and was later employed at e Bngh on um ·ons 8 Plant near Minneapolis.[...]h in Minneapolis, 6-23-43. They have lived on he amil farm 6 miles west of Westby since their m[...]nuel Lu heran Church ·n Westby. orman has served on the Church Council, as a member o the Lutheran Brotherhood, and as a trustee of he School Ois ric 56 before they joined the estby District. Bernice ·s a mem r o Immanuel ALC . She as the last presiden of he LC a Firs Lutheran and the first president at Immanuel after he mer r o h Lutheran churches. She as PT A presiden and a eader in e s Livewires 4-H Club, hile thei[...] |
| [...]n the Philippines 3½ yrs. and was came to Sheridan County in 1908 and still lives on the family farm 13 discharged in 1945. He married Margaret Hove on 11 -21 -45. miles southwest of Westby. He attended country school and went to Margaret Hove was born 2-9-20 at Westby, MT.[...]s were Fargo School of Mechanics for a short time. He worked on the Plen- born in orway. Her father came to US in 909 and her mother 2 yrs. tywood to Westby highway, also worked in Sidney, MT picking[...]1964). Her still lives today. He served on the Westby Farmers Grain and Trading mother passe[...]until her marriage. They have 3 children: Archie, on the family farm; Shirlee Leininger, Williston, D;[...]ars, they have spent the winter months in Venture Out, Mesa, AZ. MR. and MRS. RICHARD PETERSEN |
| My wife and I have 5 children. Lowell, 1949, lives in Helena, M[...]currently living in Helena, MT with my son, Neil. I am spending my retirement years traveling and vis[...]and grandchildren. JULIE and GERALD PIERCE NATHLEE {LI DELL) PITZULO 1[...] |
| hen in 1934, I married Leonard Quam. He was born 5-7 -11 at the[...]for the Federal Government old farm . Leonard has a sister, Ella, born 9-20-15, who lives in the[...]Ella are the only 2 left in the William a school secretary. Quam family.[...]Marietta Jo was born on 8-12-37 in Ambrose, ND and married Leonard and I had 3 daughters: Elaine, born 7-3-34; Joyce, born Dick Appel on 11 -10-54. Dick was then serving in the Air Force[...]orked for Boeing in Seattle and 3 years ago moved to They have 1 son, Jason, born 10-6 82. Todd, born 1-1-59, is present- Columbia Falls, MT to manage her own natural food store. Last year ly a telephone repairman in California. His favorite hobby is art of all she also assumed ownership of a Christian bookstore. kinds.[...]Vernal! Lloyd was born 6-4-41 and died on 6-6 -44, at the age of 3, Our second daughter, Joyce, lived in California for a long time and from hemorrhage of the lungs[...]bert, who is single, is in the Air On 3-22 -46 their son, Jerry Gene, was born at Crosb[...]Montana at Missoula. He graduated from there with a daughter, Francesca, born 5-10-72.[...]rking in the field of This year, Leonard and I celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. business, he returned to Westby to begin farming. Jerry married Cecilia We ere married January 6, but we will be celebrating the event on Nelson on 9-26 -81 in Williston, ND. He is now operating th[...]The next addition to the Raaum family was a twosome. Twin BARRETT and HANNAH RAAUM[...]daughters were born to Barrett and Hannah on 8-5-47 in Crosby, ND. Barret as born in Fort[...]m . Hannah Bloom was born in Willmar, MN 5-31 -13 to Seattle, WA since 1965. She is the s[...]partment Louie and Malena Bloom. Her family moved to Alkabo, D when she of Boeing. Connie married Leland Smith on 4-8-6 7 in Seattle, WA. was 3 years old. Barrett[...]he HS and married Ronald Michelson on 9-3-65 in Westby, MT. They are winter. They moved to their present home in Daneville Township in[...]ntly living in Columbia Falls, MT. Bonnie managed a Christian 1940 here he continued to farm . In 1960, they put the farm into Soil Book Store for 4 years before selling it to her sister, Joan, in order to Ban for O years. Hannah then operated the Westby City Cafe, from work full time on foot reflexology. Bonnie and Ronald have 2 children, 1963-66 . This was a great experience for her as she had never work-[...]d in the public before. In 966 , the family moved to Seattle, WA and lived there until 1970. While in[...]ELVIN V. REED and Boeing. In 1970, they returned to Westby to farm , until Barrett retired in 1980. During the[...]1-1-17, son of William and Hulda eighty-three as a big year for them as hey celebrated heir 50th ed-[...]rsary. Forty relatives from all over the US spent a week at program. He attended college in Lewiston, ID. After graduating, he estby helping hem to celebrate the occasion.[...]are Ronell , arletta, Joan, Elvin has a brother, Arnold, who lives in Billings, T. Arnold[...]arjone Ferguson Reed as born in Alkabo, D on 3-19-20 and moved to estby in 1937. She attended school in estb[...] |
| [...]d Marjorie have 1 son, Donald, born in Plentywood on SU 9-19-42 . Don attended grade school[...]lings and Minot, D. During this time, he also was a member of the National Guard. Don married Marcia 0 Battleson from New Town, ND. They have a son, Kevin, born 3-14-65. to He attended school in Westby and is in college in[...]o have 1 daughter, Kimberli, born 8-22-68. She is a sophomore in the d Westby School.[...]ri Elvin and Marjorie moved to Plentywood m 1965 and Don and hrs th family are living on the home place 5 miles west of Westby. Marjo[...]way, she and her sister, Elaine mun went to live with their aunt and uncle, the Peter Bredevm[...]C oir. Born 3-23-43 at Morton, M to John and Helen Retzer as their number 2 son, Ed. My family consists of 2 brothers and a sister. y mother lives in Dwight, ND. My father was llled m a schoolbus-train accident 12-18-64. I was raised on a farm near Jamestown. D and[...]graduation attained In 1 961 . Then 1 was onward to Valley City State College from 1961 -64 . Gradua[...]tion was in December, It as gr difficult to secure a teaching positron, so I did substitu e eaching in Wahpeton , ND and Breck[...]g position was in Gwinner, D from 1965-67 , where I taught social studies and directed the omen's choir. In August 1967, I moved to Wishek, 0 and taught English and se ed as librari[...]coach. Looking for more in the music field, I sojourned to Rolet e, D fo the years of 1968-70. Here I was employed as the h1g school English instructor[...]hoir director and drama coach. Deciding to ma e |
| skiing which she loved. She then decided to return to Houston, later We have 2 children, Merlin and Doris. Merlin lives on a farm at moving to Dallas, TX She was living in Dallas in 1982 when Braniff Clearbrook, MN. He is married to Adeline Holm from Minnesota. They Airlines went bankrupt, leaving her without a job. Not having a job have 3 children: Debbie, Sharon, a[...]of the children live in upset her so she decided to take some time off. She returned to work Minnesota. for Gelco Travel Servic[...]Doris lives in Seattle, WA. She is married to David Harshbarger During her 31 years tenure, she traveled all over the world to from the Coalridge area. They have 3 children: Donald, Marilyn, and lmos every country. A safari in Africa, a cruise through the Fjords in Warren. All o[...]live in Seattle. David works with detail orway, a launch down the Amazon (Victoria Falls), Hong Kon[...]d o work for them . After all, you don't work for a PETER 8. ROGSTAD FAMILY company for 31 years and not want to give them a second chance. By David P. Rogstad[...], the eldest Dawn, was born 5-23-40 and I was born 8-30-42. My sister and I at- son of John Rice and Jennie Spoklie. With his parents, he came to tended Ueland Country School. We had[...]. Johns roads during the winter. I can remember how hot it would get during Church and a member of the Westby School Board. On 11 -27 -27 he August sitting in school. We moved to Westby during the winter married Anna Marie Stein[...]all to town with us. Several of the area kids stayed wit[...]emeda, Saskatchewan, Canada. Anna arie immigrated to the US in 1908 ith her amily. Rueban and arie h[...]Gene Gary Charles Steele. Charlie was a long-time Sheridan County resident. They was born[...]ley, married Dewayne Lund in June 1956. They On 7-26-55, Rueban suffered a heart attack and passed away. had 2[...]he married James Lininger of Westby, MT. They had a Plenty ood.[...]stie Jo, born 8-30-64. James passed away 9-14-73. On[...]stown. Christie attends EMC at Billings, MT. I as born at Harvey, D on 5-30-06. I lived there until I was I graduated from Westby HS in 1960. I married Mary Jensen of abou 5 years old. I hen moved to ribune, Sas . Canada ith my[...]estby 1- 7-62. We live in Sun River, T. I am employed as a parents and II ed here until he summer of 1923.[...]station agen for Frontier Airlines. ary is a rural mail carrier from the I came to or for Car eresons north of estby. met Palmer[...]n 12-5-64; and James David born 1-20-67. Both Vic i e arme north o es by until Palmer passed away in 1968. I have and Julie a tend SU in Bozeman. Vic , is majoring in ed Tech[...]Julie in ursing. James attends Simms HS. He is a junior.[...]1979 o be closer to he family. Charlie passed a ay 5·30-83. y[...]mo her continues to ta e care of herself though she is con ined o a[...] |
| [...], superintendent of Sunday School, school board, to name a few. He died on 10-30-42 and is buried in the Westby cemetery. My[...]the Westby community. There were difficult years on the Oa homestead but she made the best of the cond1t1ons so many faced in Railr order to settle the countryside. She knew most of the people, finding a pass place in her heart for each one. She was a substitute teacher in the as a schools and assisted in her husband's drugstore[...]h her love of children, she taught piano lessons to many m the community, instilling in them an appr[...]the art of musical expression. She charged 25¢ a lesson and during the depression years farm child[...]ggs, chickens, or produce from the farms. She was a charter member of the First Lutheran Church in Westby and worked to make the congregation a vital, active force in the community. She added her support to others to have the church established, a structure erected, a pastor called, and ministry sustain- ed. Her husb[...]er his death, she too over his duties and carried on the work of the church. Her home was a place of warmth and friendship and she touched ma[...]sband, Mrs. Rostad and her son, Walter, continued to operate the drugstore in Westby until Walter was[...]at which time the drugstore was sold. Being a widow for 16 years following the dea!h of r. Ro~tad she married A. M. Oitmarson, a former early settler m Westby m 1958. They made t[...]WA for several years, later moving o Portland, OR to be near her son, Lloyd W. Rostad. r. Ditmarson di d[...]nds and neighbors_m he es b area. She passed away on 4-11-73. In accordance , her she was buried in th[...]ly incl 191 in Ada. . He gradua ed received a degree in phot photographer u · and managed p as a veteran of US ir Force 1s buried i Lio d education tion n c high school[...] |
| I suffered a cardiac arrest in May 1981, so I am no longer working. Kolby, the youn[...]ry, 1983. Irene born in Missoula, MT on 1-26-59. She grew up with her brother, Mark still[...]h Westby), and her sister, Lydia (now of Denver), on the family round our home.[...]Terry and Kolby were married on 7-22-77 at Emmaus Lutheran WALTER and HELEN ROHWE[...]Westby. They have 2 children: Lindsay, born I, Walter, am the son of J. M. Rohweder, who was th[...]Travis, born agent at Westby for some 30 years. I was born in Minnesota, our 1-27-81. family moved to Westby when I was 4 years old. I attended grade Terry and Kol[...]gh school at Westby, graduating in 1931. In 1933, I Church of Westby. found work at Fort Peck and in 1934, I married Helen Johnson of Terry has been operating a part-time sporting goods store from his Coalridge. I have a brother, Lawrence, and a sister, Alta. home for 3 years and he also enjoys hunting and fishing. I spent 20 years with the Army Corps of Engineers,[...]Church; she also enjoys bowling and Bismarck, D. I then transferred to the Atomic Energy Commission at playing horseshoe. Idaho Falls, ID where I have been, now retired, after a total of 40 years on the job. My occupation was a property management specialist. J[...]s and Sunday movies. The Richard Kent players put on Ryals in Litchfield, IL. James wa[...]seph was born in Ponco City, OK week's highlight. I can well remember my dad having to notify Walter 9-27-05 and died in Vernal, UT on 4-10-60. Joyce was born in 191 Oin Olsen, owner of the Westby light plant, to rev up the diesel-driven Litchfield,[...]hrow the belt at the light Hillsboro, IL on 2-13-14 and is presently married to Lee Jones and plant and he whole town would go da[...]Brenda McAnelly, Connie Ryals, Vickie Hazel, I am Helen E. Jensen, daughter of Chris and Marie J[...]s parents homesteaded in the Coalridge area where I was born. The in Billings, MT an[...]ickie and Patti live in Emmaus Lutheran Church is on land donated by my father. I was Council Bluffs, IA; and Kr[...]-12 at the Westby Public School. Jed he church. I attended high school in Westby, graduating in 193[...]T until December of 1981, room. After graduation, I worked for various Westby families, the last[...]on, USA, where he is job being telephone operator on the old estby switchboard. After currently working. marrying alter, e moved to Fort Peck.[...]-62 in Crosby, ND. Rosemary. They have 2 sons and a daughter. We also have a Warren was born in Plentywood, MT on 5-21 -43. His parents are daughter, Carol, married to Frank Jones. They have 2 small daughters.[...]inneapolis, on 11 -3-71 . Virgie was born 11 -15-21 in Plainview, A. and RS. TERRY RUGGLES[...]AR. Terry as born in Plenty ood, T on 0-9-56 , he third child of B[...]), and his sister, Carol Brenda a ended grades 1-12 at Westby Public School and (no[...]urrently or ed from April, 1981 to September, 1983 at the Security State employed.[...]Ban in Plenty ood, T. She is no a full-time housewife and mother.[...]ir marriage at he S . Elizabeth's Catholic Church on[...] |
| [...]rs under George Weiler). Marian and Bernie came to the Westby community in 191 7. where Bernie farme[...]Flaxton, ND. Lloyd and Helen have retired to 81llmgs and have lived there for to the last 10 years. They have 6 children: anan Sc[...]bor (5-27 -26), Kathryn Weiler (2 -5-30 to 7 30), James Weiler (1 -7-36), and Richard Weiler (3-19-34 to 12-1-76).[...]Janice was graduated from the U of ith a us·c Educa ion Degree. She taught music at Flaxv[...]Jim was graduated from the University of ,sconsm a Eau Claire, with a degree in accounting. He is employed b Sperry-Uni[...]cho high school at estby. Ches er marriage. On 12-2 Eunice Chns and Chester Lillian C n[...] |
| [...]chool. s 31/. miles from home. He rode horse to school most of the time. In May, 1970 Wayne graduated from Westby. After graduati[...]ng full time December, 1971, when he returned to Westby and has been farming i h his dad, 1Oye rs I ter Wayne joined them . They started farming ev[...]th Dakota in 1982. Other jobs held by On 12-8-73 Wayne married Robin Montgomery. Robin was born rr n, durin the winter months, were working on the Westby 1-24·56 in Crosby, ND, the d[...]is, James, Linda, Grain nd Tr ding. He lso worked on the oil rigs as a denck hand near Roger, and Duane. estby,[...], MT. Robin moved to Plentywood in February, 1972; she previously On 7-22-61 W rren married Katherine Louise Meyer, daughter of lived in Norman, OK. Robin is a mother and a housewife. Robin attend- J rom nd Virgie (McD nie[...]until Redding , CA, lived there 3 years and moved to Westby. Jerome was coming to Plentywood in 1972, where she attended Plentywood[...]ear t St. gnes Academy in enmare, D. She returned to e by for grades 10-12 with he e ception of 3[...]heir marri e, they lived alternately in town and on the farm . In pril of 1969, they moved to the farm here arren grew up Wayne and[...]had Wayne, born 1-26-74 in nd his parents moved to Westby. Pl[...]James, born 2·2-85. Both Chad and Cheri go to Westby School.[...]he church, with Wayne serving on the church council and Robin help-[...]bro hers Perry and Stanley, hved on a farm 9 miles est of estby[...]hool before moving o Comerto n in 960. They bough a house in[...] |
| [...]tby in February, 1979 where he is still employed. On 6-30-79 he married Donna Hellickson, daughter of[...]on, MT, near Lewiston, Donna and her family moved to Plentywood where they lived until 1973 They bough[...]n at home near Antelope 1 28 18 ( 1th the help of a midwife, his aunt) to Peder and Ingeborg Sorenson. He at end d[...]ars. H graduated from Antelope HS in 1938. He was a " iler" m he "Big Four" track meet at Culbertson,[...]NMC, Havre, MT 2 yrs. and came ho Ip on h farm, later bought a farm and rented land 9 miles es stby.[...]d abel Johnson 7-4-43. abel as Kremlin, MT 4-2-18 to John and Josephine Johnson. She move her family to Antelope in 1923 and en to rural grade school after her baby sister, Hazel,[...]19 47. They lived 1th the aun and uncles or taken to the Lutheran Children's Home. e orman[...]free voice lessons ro singing m church, e c. A er marriage o Coalnd e 1 yr.. hen bou 1960[...] |
| mov d to Grey's La e. IL in 1983 where we now live. I work and Maria Rehman. Reference Sheridan Daybreak. Adolf and his family i h comput r co. nd developed a "Front Office Sys em" on the IBM lived in Alameda, Canada until 1909, his family and grandparents, p rson I computer. Da n works as receptionist for a convention Franz and Maria Rehman, (reference Sheridan Daybreak) began a 2 c nter. week Journey to the open country of Montana, they landed in the[...]ocky Springs area. The Steinke family traveled in a half-covered 11 -05 -81 .[...]13/,. miles. When he started school, Adolf had to learn to speak English. Bill St geb rg as born at W[...]me the Steinke family spoke German. children born to Thomas and Olga Stageberg. It was customary that[...]In 1921 after completing school, Adolf went to work for a first white boy born in this county (Rolette) was elgible for a tract of neighbor. They worked with cattle. Eventually, Adolf started farming I nd. The family moved to Crosby, Din 910. In 1912, they moved to[...]were full. For nd high school. His father owned a new and second-hand furniture some rea[...]en Bill was 2 years old, Adolf. he c me to ontana and spent a year staying with Paul Paulson and In 1932, it was necessary for Adolf to have an operation on his t ending school at cElroy, MT here his sist[...]red from the operation. He spent w s the teacher. A the end of the year 1918, he went back to he next 48 years in a rest home in Miles City, MT. Adolf di_ed 7-5-8_1 _in innesot . In 1924, he returned to ontana and lived in Westby. He Miles Ci[...]hauling ice from mother and father. he fin er a e nd bringing it into the Ice house in Westby. He also pent sever I mon hs in Greeley, CO here he hauled coal ith a Bethlehem true . He was school clerk in the Westb[...](near Poland) on 9-23-1870. He had 1 brother, Reinhold, and_ 2 sisters, Bill sub tituted on he m ii route for several years. In 1935, there[...]E. Steinke as called Ernest by friends and s a vac ncy for rur I letter carrier from he est~y Post .omce. ~e[...]rried m 11 for 3 years. He retired from the route on the job herding geese; he usually stu[...]traveling all around Germany and worked 7 On -8-30 Bill Stageberg married Irene cCalhster, daughter of years in a freight depot in Berlin.[...]eard about America having great opportunities for a young Pos O ice or e eral ye rs. She also or ed off and on in every store man. He came to ew Yor in 1895, s aying only 2 years, returning to in s b . hen going o igh school, she orked[...]The ne year, Ernes came to Canada wor mg on a farm at Bill and Irene had 1 daughter, P llis. She graduated from estby Rosenfeld, a small ennoni e village. Ernest worked for lsaa Br[...]er, CO nd augh hile riding a train from innipeg o Gretna am oba nature chool in a re. T. In 1953, s e married Ed iat o s i from called Ernest o the res room . There, he decided o coun his money to Om ha, E. e s sta ioned a H vre ir Fore B se. hey live in[...]landed in the middle of he n 5 , ill a d Ir ne dop ed arren Barstad. He lives m[...]s erved 20 e arines and is current! a a. a small com· · ear the border. 1 h his bag of clo[...]s een he rails. Then, he al ed bac to a.[...] |
| [...]th Andrew Wingert's. Marie and the children spent a wee h re, hil her husband and her parents went to Minot, D by train to obtain pap rs for the land. Their journey continued, the next stop was Ambrose, D at a farm. Then, Fortuna, ND, another farm house. Sig elson, a bachelor, was their last stop. Marie and her moth[...]Finally, the 2 families reached their new home on 5·10-09. Th men got busy and broke some sod-prairie m time to seed some barley. In the fall, this was cut with a mower, racked, and stacked, hich as thrashed, as needed. The horses trampled on the thrashed arley, which was shelled over the gr[...]B Since a barn was needed, sod was bro e and cut into pieces: 1 foot by 2 feet by 3 inches thick. This was used to orm the 16 ee by 31 feet walls, which was added on the house. About 1911 , a 16 feet by 40 feet sod house as buil som distance[...]) as born n JOH S ARTZ the first house on 9-9-09. Blondina { rs. Clarence Larson) as born n the sod house on 9-30-12. Paul was born on 9-30-14. A 2-story frame house was built in 1916. Waldemar as born on 2-6-17. George was born on 8-16-19. H. E. Steinke farmed until 1942. Ernes and ane moved to Plen tywood that fall. Mane died in 194 7. Ernest lived alone un 11 958. when he left for Seattle, WA to live with his daugh er, Helen. H d1 d 2-9-63 and[...]E edine ·ve ahspell en E. |
| [...]d the Divide Co. Farm Family of the Year Award. I horn ownship, Divide County, 0. Erling was born i[...]are as follows: r n, or ay. In 1910, he came to America to live with an uncle in Jerry Willard Ta[...]ntywood (see story South D ot . In 19 2, he moved to Divide County where he worked elsewhere). on f rms and ranches there nd in the Westby, MT area[...]from Westby HS and from Minot State College with a BS Degree in S skatchew n nd northeast ontana. In[...]e taught at Scranton, ND high school and at Minot I nd from illi m Anhalt in Elkhorn Township. Ryan HS before moving to Denver where he is Customer Service Rep. Gertie was born in Hallingdal, orway in 1899 and came to for Tande Corp. Computer Div. meric[...]us family HS and attended Minot State College. On 5-13-74 in Minot, ND she moved to El horn Township and homesteaded.[...]sby. He graduated from NDSSS in Wahpeton, ND with a degree in coincidence, in the William Anhalt homestead shack located on the Electronics and is an Electronic Technician with Colorado Ute Power I nd rlin was to later purchase and where he and Gertie would even- Co. of Craig, CO. Lynn is a teaching assistant in a program for tu lly t blish their home nd raise th[...]sons: Eugene Elton, born They were m rried on 12-28 -22 by Rev. Rosholt at Concordia 9[...]Luth r n Church t Crosby. Six children were born on their farm and ND. the f mil survi ed he[...]bors leave their barren land in Bozeman with a BS Degree in Nursing and is presently employed at[...]came James Hospital in Butte, MT. vail ble to him nd the ·40s brought them the security and re[...]sewhere.) The T ngedal's lived continuously on their farm until 1946 when Craig Alan b[...]y purch sed inter home in Westby Township on the outskirts of Westby HS in 1978 and from MSU in 1983 with a degree in Electrical Westb , T, where their children went to high school. Engineering.[...]ved into their Westby home permanently when h ir on, Elton, became the operator of the farm . In late[...]hey moved o illiston and Ger ie passed away there on HS and from MC with a degree in Diesel Mechanics. He is presently 1-1 -80 nd Erlin , e r later, on 2-20-81 . employed on the family farm and with Meyer Construction of We[...]children and their families are as follows: as a heavy equipment operator. Cur is, 1lliston, born in 923 , married o Janice alnaa of Crosby. On 7-29-83 he married Kendal Ann Ueland at Plentywoo[...]Lutheran Church. She was born on 8-5-61 in Plentywood, the daughter St nle . El horn Township, born 92 , married to urielle Iver- of urtis and Adeline Ueland o[...]and from U D Williston Center and is employed as a secretary for le nor, Scottsdale, Z, born in 927, married to Robert Stuc ey Attorney Tom Darland in Plentywood. of Ind, napolis, I . Children : S ndra and Susan.[...]rs of Elton, estt:Jy, born in 929, married to Y onne illard of Plen- Immanuel Lutheran Chu[...]orm n, S n Die o, C , b rn in 1932, married to Zana Purdy of JERRY and KATHLEE[...]nd from orth Oa ota State University in 197 4 ith a degree in gronomy. He married a hleen Ann Ueland at Plent ood[...]ch on 7-2-82. athleen as born on 8-31 -59 in Plen-[...]mmuni y Colle a degree in ursing.[...]e born to Jerry hy on 3-31-83 a Plen•[...] |
| lived in Makoti until 1953 when we moved to New Town, ND where Bill brother : artin ( tlant , GA nd 27) , was employed as a plumber and we operated LakeSide Cafe. We left WA; and a sister, , (1930) of Hou 1v· New Town in 1963, moving to Burlington, ND. After retiring, we spent th[...]m had 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. On 6-7 81 I married Clifton Thon, a former high school classmate in Westby We live in[...](1693 -1980), On 1-11 -29 Nels and Ingeborg Ward and their son, Be[...]the US from their homeland in Sweden. They sailed on the ocean[...]dr n: Jo brought very few possessions with them, a great deal of courage and a willingness for hard work.[...]on th farm a were met by Fred and Augusta Hjelm. Ole Hjelm too them to his farm, 12 miles northwest of Westby where they worked for Ole and ri a George an Hjelm and also for August Hultgren. In time, they were able to buy the Lavern iler land which they still[...]farm didn' pr They taught themselves how to speak, read, and rite the English arriv d: · language and studied diligently to earn their citizenship papers. of an all[...]n Harlem, T and they have 4 children. Ann Mane 1s a Registered urse an~ 1s, at h}s time, still workin[...]ueller (Vernice) hved _n California. She was also a Registered urse and had 1 child. She 1s now deceased. Mrs. Larry Sapp ( arjorie) lives in Havre. She 1s a Registered Nurse and Supervisor at the Havre Clin[...]sed. James lives m Columbia Falls, T and has been a eache there for 20 years. Jim and Sharon have 3 c[...]old. Linda Barach lives in Great Falls, T and is a Marketing Administrator for Blue Cross Ins[...] |
| b . Bill njo s fi hing in his retirement nd Vera works a couple h r d y t th c ol c feteri and i ctive in Immanuel Lutheran Church nd other oci I clubs. They have 14 grandchildren and 7 r t• r[...]l Business RICHARD and RENETTA WESTGARD ns i u e in inne polis. Upon returning, she was employ[...]By Renetta Westgard C n in Plenty ood s a bookkeeper. avis dated and married James[...]stgard were married 6-18-31. They had 1 ii r on 8-1 -65 t St Johns Lutheran Church. Mavis is currently son, Richard, born on 9-8-34 at Ambrose, ND. From 1932, the family mp[...]retary. She is presiden of Homemakers Club and is a member of school for 3 years before transferring into the Westby school, r I other church nd social clubs.[...]T o years ere spent in the Far East. Using the I Bill, Jim tended he U of T and gr duated in 1962, ith a maJor in History/Poli ic I Science. He re urned to his home town to teach in h all of 963. Jim m rried avis in Augus[...]nist or the Imm nuel Lutheran Church, and serves on the herid n Count Pl nning Bo rd and the Sherid[...]illiston, D for 1 year before ransferring to C at Havre, T m 1981 ith a degree of Associa e Science in Electrical Technol[...]arty is no a junior a estby HS and enjoys farming.[...]Richard nd Rene a are members of he es by Immanuel[...]eiler nni r las II i h our ( nds and rela ives. |
| [...]l School, T, th n o GI r, she returned to Sheridan Co. where she taught school for 8 years, moved to Cros . including 3 years at Rocky Springs Sc[...]day ith Blanche's In 1938, Helene decided to move west and challenge a ne type Sas atche an. Blan of work. She landed in Seattle, where she enrolled in a short business se ing for her clo course. She then went to work for the Arden Mayfair Co. neighbors and ta m On 11-5-49 she married Edward Theodore Westman Ed ar[...]he fron yard. born 9-9-09 in King Co., Duvall, WA to Ellen and August Westman. Se ch[...]e of her father and wor • and Is d. ing. On 2-9-63, H. E. Steinke passed away. He as buried 12·13-63 a Duane Anders the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Helene continued to wor until 1972, he in er. when she decided to retire.[...]ience in every area of business including 2 a ine, re years of working with computers. When she retired, Helene decided to Lura, L do some traveling. She has visited mo[...]m This is but a moment in the flo of eternity ... d Dad came to Westby in 1908. He was one of 7 children, the son[...]d Elizabeth Wirtzberger. He was born 9-13 1891 at a ins, MN where he attended school and learned to read, rite, and spea German. In 1914, Dad rented 320 acres of land. He farmed ith 6 horses, cut grain with a binder, shoe ed and thrashed i and hauled ,t to market for 50¢. In 1916, he worked m the coal mines i h his brother, Ollie, and his brother-in-law, Cha[...]n o WWI. Dad went into the Army here he wor ed as a guard for prisoners and as a cook. He was inJured in combat and re urned home after the war on 11 -11-18. Baseball as his ay of life. He as a catcher behind the excellent pitching of Hans Larson. The used o run special trains to and from the games as i as so popular a ha Ime. In 1926, his dad, Lewis Wirtzberger. died of pneumonia a a of 65. ail was earned by horse and agon in those da s. oms B rg had a 47 mile route and hen he re ired Ed Lein too over. On 9-7-26 Dad too the 10b. He remembers one ime i oo 19 hours o go around the route. He too pride mo ning many d1f eren p so e ic s or his Job. A sno mobile, jeep sta ion agon, and regular cars. Dad loved the route, he as gree ed often b hose o he rou e a d e always enjoyed he drive over he hill o his ne s op. er e as married, Blanche as his subs i u e. In 1927. D d oo a eco d job as a nigh atchman for he ci o es by. |
| [...]As for Ollie and I, we have spent most of our married life in and By I dys Wirtzberger around Westby. Ollie worked on construction for a number of years Olli s born • 9 03 a[...]. The son of Lewis and before he retired. I had a coffee shop for 13 years, then worked as liz b[...]cook at the school for 13 years, and 1 year as a cook's helper. They c me from atkins, to Kermit, D where his dad worked We are now both retired. I have a little job. I work at the Rainbow on h ec ion. H came ith his parents to ontana as a young lad. Shack 3 shifts a week. Ollie does a big garden in the summer and I do Th y liv d on homestead with his folks south of Westby. Gladys[...]oy (Lo lin) Wir zb r er as born t Clearbrook, M , a daughter of our life of retirement. L n r nd Sophin Lo elin on 10 10 07 . I c me to s by, T on 9 5-27 . I worked in the Home Cafe for rion Schultz nd Irene Finn where I met Ollie. On 10-24-28, we RUFUS and ALICE WITTMAYER[...]Ou look, MT. e lived near Westby and farmed. To Rufus Wittmayer was born 9-27 -17 at Kramer, ND to Mr. and Mrs. this union as born 5 children : Imog[...]born 11 -28-20 in Daneville Twp. , Divide I (Poochie), 7 31 39. County, ND to Christ and Sena Madsen. I'm a 1941 graduate of Westby[...]I met and later married Rufus Wittmayer of Bottineau, NO on[...]11-27-41 at Gardena, ND. We moved to Daneville the fall of 1942[...]where we were engaged in farming operations. I took part in activities[...]Homemakers Club, Sewing Circle. Rufus served on church board,[...]resided since. Rufus held positions on Town Council, Mayor, City Cop,[...]ntenance man, church janitor, head usher, and had a Star[...]hool. · I in ay of 1947. In April of[...]to for the Valley[...]in a ended 8 grades at Daneville School o. 1 graduated[...]pie ed as ers degree a College Station, T .[...] |
| [...]DEX Some children's biographies may be listed separately from their parents' biographies[...]nd Patricia (Westendorf); Ben, a (Clar ); Gary, Glen- 26 Andersen, Albert and Je[...]313 Bob, Jill-535 I (Blan )- 814 , 815 ndersen, ndrew- 197[...]agmar ( ielsen)-195 Anderson, Larry and May (Hilyard); Jeffrey, Michael, )- 8 8[...]and Barbara (Parpart); Sharon, rb r (01 on)-256, 258, 286 ndersen, Emil nd Elsie[...]Lance, Mavis-820 I (Johnson); James, Phyllis- ndersen, Hans[...]ron (Woodw r ); Cl y, Rob n- ersen, I nd J nice (Bransletter)-819 Lon-926 5[...]· · n, aid and A nes-881 Anderson[...] |
| [...]ice- 24 Bantz, arl nd I dred 17 Antelope School- 24[...]on- Axness, Adehne- 67 A ness. Alma Gr urth- 333 A |
| rilyn (Sn llm n) - 258, 31 a Brenteson, Lester and Agnes (Johansen), Don[...]Campbell, Kathryn-789 Borley, Fr nces L r on 351 Bnghtsman,[...]and Emelia (Olson}- 723 B nd lngw I S illingb rg - 294 Brockaw, Debra-[...]Carlson, Klareen-697 M b I (P tersen): Mich I, Perry-[...]carpenter, Harvey A. and Elsie (Peterson); Ada,[...](Stofer)- 82 Cartwright, A. J. and yrtle-885[...]endrie son)· Tammy, I m (Urd hi), 1ch I , Bru old, H[...]a. Reynold, Gates, Don and lvilda (Christensen)[...]I,[...]r , J on, I ,[...]L I[...] |
| [...]Clarke, Guy and Elora: ew II, Mun I, ayn - 143 C Christensen, Cherulf-112 Clawson, Gary and a (A ten) - 410 Christensen, Chris and Vera (Jensen); Patnc,a, Clawson. Keith and Alberta (Bow rs);[...]lan - Clemetson, Harry and lilh n (0 son), 01 a- 934 827[...]Janice-249 Co I ,Ra - 638 Christensen, John and , o-887[...]Gerda, Anita. Gail, Leila, Coll ns, en and a (Luod); f 0a • Merna, Amy-887[...]a, • Dallas- Em a (Lee)- 77 553[...]Thora (Pe erson)- 86 C ns ensen, Vernon be ( e ); Ct1 is, Russell, Tom, Cra' - 553 Christe[...], Doro Chnsti s , Chris aa n, C . . n, Chr I nson. Chris[...] |
| [...]reth, Louis and Bertha (Hansen); Gary, Beverly, n on). B trice- 562 Ebel, Herman and[...]and Clara (Midthun); Eugene, Martha-572 (F I enh n); J mes, Marjorie, Dav[...]Gladys, Gene. Dennis, Marilyn, Betty-938 n on): ry, Roy, Eidsness, Alethea (Han[...]nson Evans, Joan (Ator)-316 o n on): Charles (Reed)- 832[...]d and Elizabeth (Lossing); Warner, i ), Robert, Elm, J mes nd Vera, Elaine,[...]Ewing, Oltve-408 I- En , nna Hendrie son-339[...]Th ra- 0 En I, G r Id (P te)-1 En I, ernon-11 E[...]arry-146 En I r F mil ; I , inni , Ro , Fr d- 17 Fat , Larry and[...], Scott, En I r, r r -282 Cindy-146 En I r, Im (G in )-101[...]aine-564 En I e, I n-270 Fal a, nne-611 En I • n -270 Fal a, J an ane-606[...] |
| [...]nson); Delores, G nes. Tony nd Vema (Goodla on)- 83 Marjorie, Selma, Kathryn, David, Darrol[...]nis, James. Galland, Robert and Barbara (Lar on)- 426 Fink, Harry and Louise (Pulvermacher)-726[...]Garneau. Cecil A. and Oann (Han on); Pat , Le , Fishell, Dale M. Jr. and Evelyn (B[...]Ganie , Agn s ( clnto h) lqu1st; Darr I, Donna. Fitzer, Mary- 792[...]Glenn and Winnifred (Hanson): Richard, A • Larry- 330, 428 Fitzgerald, Dorothy (Hammer[...]French, Richard and Jeanne (Coo on); Seo t, Fran - G yl ) and A[...]el. Fleming, Floyd and Signe (Bentsen); Patnc1a, Floyd Fnberg, Ch ord and Rella (Follo[...]nc Fo , ,ce- 579 Fo L oo- 579 I (P |
| [...]Hagan, Ada- 797 i -1 8 Gre erson. Be trice (Anderson)-580 Hagan, A[...]Grove, Ron nd Connie (Rasmussen); Rhonda. ik i, Hancock, Vern and Helen (Miller)-337[...]u t r, em nd Jean ( i horn ; Linda. Jerry. Hansen, Elizabeth[...]Lor t a. Lorn . Lt a-116 Hansen. Hans and[...], Gu d r on, John and J mes- 32 Al[...]0 )- 35 Gund r on, Jo n n Irene (Hoppins): rt, Hans[...]s)-836 G I r, Er ·n Lois (L n).-5 2 nsen. ilda (see nd rs n. n on and a 11da)- G I r. rm nd R (J on): oc II • J n- 97[...]ns n. ory E ine (Erd I). S d-892[...]ns n. Thorv Id nd nna I en-881 r I •[...]I -670 |
| [...]ey (Granbois)- 338 Lt a- 152 Hanson, Winnifred-775[...]H rm a- 47 Hareland, Ludvig and Martina (Hetland); Marie[...]H rm nd I - 208 Hareland, Marie-598[...], irby, Krisll- 152, 168 H ss, Junior A.- 47 Lane-595[...](Hoirup); Luverna. Jo n. H Uan a- 59 Harland, Fred-806[...]1 r nd an (Vert); Tr v1 , R c I, Harmes, George; Charles, Frank, James, Verne,[...]Hilyard, C ), Harold, a o. Harpine, Ullian-596[...]Henderson, James and Thelma (Smtih); Be ty Jean- H1ly d ' Harrington, Ben an[...]Hendrie son, Arno and Clara· Howard, Orvtlle, To , ar o[...]a I, Harshbarger, Galen and Ann ane (Fis e); Vallery,[...]enoe h, Linda, L d a. Da ny, Lyorf a Ra , Harshbarger, ary-11 9[...]d lyn (LaGrange)- ndnc son. Orv I 731 , 739 Brenda- 894 Harshbarger, Russell and Pearl ( a n)- 119 eooric. son. Ot o f Hass, B[...]hy- 1 6, 150 Hass, Ethel-501 Hass Girls. m.; Pau a, Laura Jean - 82 Hass, Gladys (Fawcett) Gfove and l (Jeff) Grove-419, 501 Hass. HaIJow nd Dorothy (I Oona imberly. S eph[...] |
| [...]Ella (Jespersen)-212 Ho h; L on rd, Thelma-47 Hunter, Murray and Glady[...]Jensen, Katherine A.-93[...]; 1mberlie, Ibsen. Irene (see Thorstenson, W. A. and lrene)-251 L 602[...](Padgett); Du ne-86 I e, Arthur-88 (Bro ow)[...]Island, A,chard-630 Jensen, Otto E. and Beatrice I. (Lyngaas)-211 Philom n (Rick); Ro[...]Iv rson, Rodney and Caro I (Pennell); Irene, ae, ary, ,chael-1[...]257 ): ch I, T r - Frances (Feen y)-8[...]a |
| [...]Joyes. H r rt nd Su n (Richard · on); J nni er, Johnson, Alfred and Irene (Olson); J[...]634 Joyes, Roy I and dna (Boe); Judith, Oarl n , Johnson, Alma-68[...]Juve, Or II and ar (To o), lain , v, 1 n. 81II. Johnson, Aron and Minni[...]• Oan I. Johnson, Edwin-256, 277[...]Johnson, Sylv a-616 Johnson, Evelyn-425[...]Johnson. Vernon and a ha (Fr ednc )-50 620 Johnson,[...]e (Falxa)· Arlette-611 Johnson. V c i-772 Johnson, George and Alma ( elson): Oona d, Ga[...]nce, Evelyn. ildred. Ca hryn, Bennett, Johnson, I an ( )-99 Rosahe, Robert-156 Johnson, I I Alfred-158 Johnson, George O and H, dre h (AnderS[...]d and Helen (Bue hn)-788 Johnson. Glenn and Pa nc,a (Too e); Terry, 1chael, Gayle, Darcy-444 Johns[...]l anor ( ndreson) Ric d, Robert. arioo, carol, Be , Ctm • cart. e, • ath , Cindy-156, 157 Jo on. rold nd G m (Ch Doug as-49 Jo nson, r J[...] |
| [...]Larson, Helen-685 a ( nudson) - 88 Krohmer, M[...], Larson, Hilda-171 , 17 5 I (Marsh): Sheila, Vic i, Roy, Harley- 280[...]. Larson, Laurel-76 a 51 Duane, C[...]arson, Tony and MIidred (Ness); Donald, David-630 I I trup, hryn, J c Jr., 8 rb r . Ro s,[...]ry-91 quist): P tric1a, Lila Fay, L b, Dorothy- 275[...]e. How rd, L na . P m I . L g rquist, Allen nd Lois ( elly); T[...]aul, Frank- 91 ry C (To d ): Rich rd, L uist. Jeanne- 796[...]a - 952 Lee[...]Georg,a. Regina- 952 Lee,[...]Lee, Eddie nd y le (P er on)-93[...]Lee. Elmer n<I O a (Fla ne)- 93[...]L . Ernst and a her'n (Jensen)- 9-4[...]Le , I n- 593[...] |
| [...]e-650 Lyng s, Be trice n. Otto nd atr ce)- Lee, Marion-[...]Henry and Esther (Melby)- 125 Ly on M d n, rtmg nd Ard lla)- 225 Tra[...]y (8 on n); S non, Ronald, John-582[...]Lossing Loma- 587 Lindberg, August and LaJ1a (Thompson); Lloyd, Lossing, - 791[...]lene (Hilyard)-635 Louc . Fran ho and a Lindberg, Ronald M. and Sylvia ( ielsen)-222[...]Lucas. at (S r )-382 Lindblom, Chester and Ai a (Forman)- 741 L nd. A den (Jacobson)- 35• Lindblom. Stanley and L han ( vamsda )-7 42 Lund. . and A {S )- 38 Lindell. Arlene-956[...]e-624 L nd E a- 48 Lindell. Harry and {Jens n)"[...]L nd Geor S Lind • ynard, es. Lind I, land and G (L Evelyn, De[...] |
| [...]Johnson)-651 res ( nud on), Cindy, Shelley, Mcleod, Ross and Amelia (Wa[...]Miller, Katherine (Walker)-387 A ndy nd Bonnie (Freund); nsi, Shere-[...]-227 nd Ida (Wirtz); L wrence. L on, Melby, George and Hettie (Drawbond)[...]oe, Vivian-99 a. Jimmy, L n -166 Mell[...]Laura (Gunlock); Elmyra-653 nd Op I (Pe le); u r y, Bob, elle, Ros[...]668 Moore, May-731 nderson); B[...]aska, Mary-625 S on r): R e L nn. elquist, lfred nd Ida; A[...]3 1n r, Or. Roy ne (He on): J s. or , Lars and Joyce ( 1ll1ams[...]r, J ram nd V1r i ; Ch rl , oms, Ray nd u h[...]r orse. A m ry-62 ,ch I . r[...]I. I ' -[...]ch I , r I n r[...]5 1 h I . yrn[...] |
| [...]n. and Id (Thorst n on): Cindy, Morvik, Emil and Gladys (Waller)-655[...]n. Simon on)-231 Jason, Christine, Bobby-631[...]lson, Moms and Mary Lou ( at in). Mary Ann, Jo i lsen, Rte Mark, Rolin Jr., Lisa-656[...]Arlene - 657 i Is n, Ro Murphy, DeMarit-663[...]on, Nelhe- 445 1 I en, Ro Murphy, Marge- 707[...]r ildsen)-228 A Murray, John J. and Barbara (Popescu)-857[...]elson, Tom and Margaret (A,chardson)-55[...]Jul (A ed)-362 Nash, Orv1II and Josie (Jensen); Kare[...]1etsen, Ansgar and a a-901 elson, Amy- 282[...]ulah-634 T i, - 0 elson, Carl and argaret (Engler)-282 n. Dag a, ( ord aod elson, Charles and Alice ([...]a- 147. 169 , 0a -127 elson, Ctarence and yrtle (Bren esoo); Ela on, • De be -858 Alice. Claren[...]• Orv -283 ISOO. El e-200 Ison, El a-657 lsoo, El z - 77 tsoo, G Is[...] |
| [...]Patricia-290 0 I[...]Paulsen, Gerda-128 01 on,[...]-476 Paulsen, Gladys-128 01 on , y ( in ), C thy, Mark,[...]0 rd, I er; Jame , P ul-666 Petersen, E[...]-28 Pet rs n, a 1-S 7[...]0 n. Col. G r , 0a 1d, Don I , ncy-798 P t rs n, 0 uf nd Rut[...]Ow n. I - 77 ~ P er n,[...]Bill, ca I. hce, Freda Uthan. E ther, -668[...]P I C: I • (0 son),[...] |
| [...]Veta - 177 A Inertson. artha-717 Peterson, Clittord and Myrtle[...]Ronell, art tta, Reyn tds, e1th and M (Tr n on)-368 Peterson. Leonard and Jennie "Jane" (Claypoo[...]Rice. un and arol ); Lori, Ru I, 969[...]Rich rd~on, B I cl), nd , Peterson, Glenn and Josie (Hovland);[...]Rasmussen, Albert D. (Jae ) and Thelma: Vic i, Richardson. Dorot -33 Peterson, Wallace[...]Richardson, (U I d); Ga , L e, Wayne, Carrie-671[...]sen, Cmdy- 722 A 01 I 1); 0 n, Pfeiffer, Linden and Emma (Severson); Ro[...]der and noa; Gordon, LOfr ne, Plentywood, Ded1cat1on-527 Gerald- 05 Pl[...],P I- Popescu. Gene and Jane (Johansen). Ra • Barba[...]oo)- 747 Portra. Jeraldine ··om "-261 Po ter, Be y- 793 Po ter, C d ; Bil, a , Raymood Fr , Be Ru , el n. Harry. -800 Potthas • n (Gre )-835 Pou n. oud a n nd M-2 O Po e , Or. Fr tS-67 Po • F od ( rov : Prad , Ber -63 . 2. 8 3 P a er, om-366 p co . o - 7 o .[...] |
| W lter d H I n (Jen en); Richard, Ruud, Herman and Lave[...]-360 Ryan, D. I. Ernie; Mary, Tessie, Fred, Jim - 867 Sebas[...], Rachel, Shane-489 or nd Est II (P ce); A y, Boyd, Earl, Ryan, Marguente- 655[...]lvig, Harold, Margaret, Edna-490 r nd M b I (Johnson); Merlin, Ooris- Russell, Arlene,[...]d Dons ( yquist)-371 Council on Agmg-19 . B ty Lou;[...]02 Sc I nd-869 Grain Growers[...]I); Lou- 0 |
| [...]ert and Josephine (Aspelund): Gladys, Sor on, Al 911 Shirtliff, Herbert and Florence[...]y- 689 Sor on, A Sund ted) - 244 Shively, Mel and Belle-3[...]ert and Mary "Beezie" (Hallett); Michael, Sor on, . - 596 Short, Orley and Margaret (John[...]Robert Jr., Mary- 801 Sor on, C - 507 Siggaard, Evelyn Johnson-907[...]my. Siggaard, Kristian and Marie; Peder, Evelyn, May, Marvin, Russell, Richard, Maqone, Harr[...]a, J ff, S avid and Sh rry (John on); D 1d Jr., Siggaard, Peder and Margaret; Marilyn[...]nfteld) - 884 Sorenson, O to - 881 Simoneau, Mary-533[...]S ,c 1; J I m, , G of r y- 91[...]294 _ Solberg, · a e and Robin ( on gome ); C ad. Sk1llingberg, Howard and June (Jen[...]lah ( otschenbacher)- 492 Sons o a - 24 Slavin, Joanne-664[...] |
| [...](Dodge Nielsen)-860 II, ri (01 on): All n- 182 Syme, James and Gunnie[...]n. W. R. and Irene (lbsen)-251 • Or.-68I Lisa-[...]R. - 2 7 kehara, Violet A. (Larsen)- 251 Paula, D[...]Marion, Amanda-184 p I LJlh n (Sn llm n)- 380 Christine,[...]llefson, Esther-546 Dolor (01 on)- 381 Tan e, John and argare[...]h rles. Ltlh n- 8 Thi I, elly (Overland)-290[...]L Ille: Roger, I n, Rose, 295[...]To11 rson, arvin and ary-135[...]Tor on, Rose (Jor ensen) Emi -253[...]Tr on, ct r nd[...]T , V I t (s Sor[...] |
| [...]Walikonis, James A. and Amber (Angvick)-877 Torpen, Arvid and Delore[...]Lorna, elvin, Be ty-507 701[...]); Angela, Konrad-876 an enn, H rman and at I na ( elle)-508 Tvedt, Vern and Mary (Elder); Lisa[...]Charles and Hildur (Engstrom); Hilton, Carol- a enn, Jim and Viol (Hatvie ), Sue Ann, R. J., Er[...])-51 O an el. athleen" a e"-712 Twedt, Carl and Kristine; Henry, Thor, Kno[...]. Jim and Tilhe; Annabelle. Jo phi e, Roy, a el, -756 874[...]Ju ita. Cyn _a, Samuel, 'cha , Tammy, Harvey, Jae , Connie, Sh[...]a-186, 556 a s Geor and Luci e (Yoong)-389[...]Vold. Ben and Sadie (Vorce)· Eas on, Forrest-704 a e s, V non and G e (Sc Os )-287[...]), o• e, I Ueland, Gale-503[...]26 |
| [...]137 nd Donn (Clay); r , Jo , D m I, Wilson, Joe and Ruth (Holland)-758[...]nny and Carolyn (Harshbarger)-881 I n (Pederson); Rich rd-984 Winther, Gladys[...](Iverson); Bob, Linda, Jerry, uhn (Brus i). ,cha I. Donald, Allen, Charles, Ma[...]irtz, Matthew and Rose (Beckers); Francis, on)- 657 Marce[...]zel ( ofter); Johnette, I1te, Myrtle and Harry- 98[...]·on n. Ru n nd II (Cor ery): i e. Vclden-7 ol I, Ed nd Eileen- 391[...]n y, hirl , P I . Li . Dal n- 71[...]or . Ro rt d G ii ( 1 I[...]V - 7 I. B rt - 27 I, J n-2 0[...] |
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