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To Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Ward County

WARD COUNTY DIAMOND JUBILEE, Inc. presents "JIM HILL to JETS"

A MAMMOTH SPECTACLE DEPICTING THE HISTORY OF WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

FAIRGROUNDS MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

8:00 P. M.

AUGUST 28 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2, 1961

Performance Each Night

A John B. Rogers Production JOHN R. WARD, Business Manager RICHARD SPITLER, Producer-Director

SCENERY, LIGHTING AND WARDROBE BY JOHN B. ROGERS PRODUCING COMPANY

North Dakota Stats I ihr^ry 604 E 8 .M.V< e B.Sir ~o CELEBRATION DAYS

OLD FASHIONED BARGAIN DAYS ____ AUGUST 24, 25, 26 Sunday, August 27 Monday, August 28 FAITH OF OUR FATHERS DAY GOVERNOR'S DAY INTER-CHURCH SERVICES Outstanding Float Parade State Fairgrounds Air Force Display at Armory all week HIGH MASS Midway opens for week Municipal Auditorium Queen Coronation Art Show - Roosevelt Park - 12-5 p.m. First Showing "JIM HILL TO JETS" Gigantic fireworks display Tuesday, August 29 YOUTH DAY Pet and Hobby Parade Wednesday, August 30 Games and Contests LADIES DAY Second Showing Style Show and Tea "JIM HILL TO JETS" Municipal Auditorium Gigantic fireworks display Third Showing "JIM HILL TO JETS" Gigantic fireworks display Thursday, August 31 PIONEER DAY Tribute to Pioneers Friday, September 1 Awards DAKOTA CENTENNIAL DAY Speakers Dakota Centennial and Fourth Showing Canadian Friendship Observance "JIM HILL TO JETS" International Square Dance Gigantic fireworks display Fifth Showing "JIM HILL TO JETS" Gigantic fireworks display Saturday, September 2 * AIR FORCE DAY Air Force Parade Sunday, September 3 Thunderbirds Acrobatic Team REMEMBRANCE DAY Lowery Air Force Band - Display of Planes All churches give thanks for International Fly-In - Municipal Airport 75 years of blessings Final Showing "JIM HILL TO JETS" Burial of Time Capsule Final fireworks display International Stock Car Races FOREWORD

We ask you, as you read our Jubilee Book, to remember with us the rich heritage of our Ward County. As you enjoy the many interesting events and spectacles which will characterize this Diamond Jubilee, we hope you will keep in mind that they are a way of celebrating the very existence of our wonderful County.

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In the excitement which prevails now, let us remember that excitement which permeated the lives of those first dwellers in a newly opened land. They anticipated a great and thriving future . . . they hoped and prayed for pro­ gress . . . and they worked hard to build then, that we might benefit today.

All we are, all we shall become, we owe to those who had the indomitable spirit to pioneer on this land ... to them goes our undying gratitude.

Our thanks can best be expressed in the creation of a living memorial to our forbearers. It is in this belief that we have earmarked the profits of this eight- day celebration to go toward the ultimate establishment of a Ward County Historical Museum. Perhaps in this way we can best speak our word of grati­ tude to those men and women who first populated Ward County and in whose name we now celebrate our WARD COUNTY DIAMOND JUBILEE. Tk en

Westland was born on the prairies of northeastern Montana at Scobey, County Seat of Daniels County. In 1913, before it was known as Westland, our founder, the late R. J. Coughlin who had homesteaded in the area, operated a livery and auto repair business at the original townsite. A year later Scobey moved its townsite and here is a picture of the first Westland super service station built at Scobey in 1925.

The sale of gasoline became a necessary part of the business and as a result, the Scobey Oil Company was formed. In 1919, a merger of three oil companies in the area resulted in the creation of the Westland Oil Company. The home office was moved to Minot in 1928. Since its origin West- land has enjoyed a steady growth as a home industry.

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This is the modern look of Westland's Service Station facilities ... a building de­ signed for efficient operation ... to provide the best service to the motoring public. Pre­ sent new service station construction follows this design. Quite a difference from the original super station pictured above.

As marketers and refiners or petroleum products, Westland looks to the future with confidence tnat Minot and Ward County will continue to grow and prosper.

WESTLAND A Home Industry a Sears does more...' SEARS DOES MORE SEARS An open letter from Charles H. Kellstadl Chairman of the board, Sears, Roebuck and Co. THAN JUST SELL GOODS EVER SINCE 1886, when Richard Sears -fc We must he able to service, at a reasonable charge, any Sears item—to help you keep it first started this Company, we have felt operating to your satisfaction throughout its obligated to our customers to do more than normal life. just sell goods. After all, we are aware that Only at Sears are combined the experienced, most types of items we sell today are offered well-trained people, the quality products, the to you by other merchants, along with many vast facilities, including our huge testing and claims of lower prices, higher trade-ins, development laboratory, necessary to get better deals. these things done. But to earn the daily confidence of its As you look at our advertising, go through customers, a company must offer more than our Stores, visit a Sears Catalog Sales Office "deals." We believe you have a right to expect or call us on the phone, remember this: doing a merchant to do the right thing, from the more for our customers means having a deep day his advertising is first read to the last sense of responsibility for our merchandise day his merchandise is in use. At Sears, this throughout its normal life. means much more than just selling goods— M This means our advertising must he honest and For whatever span of time this may in­ truthful at all times -fc Our prices must be lower than others for equal volve, whether it is now, or in years to come, quality—and, when our prices are the same you can be confident that Sears does more. as others, we must offer more quality .fc Our credit terms must he fair, and tailored to your budget needs -fc We must faithfully hack our merchandise with our famous pledge—"Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back." M We must have reliable installation facilities available wherever you need them We are happy to be celebrating Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back.. our 75thi year in business. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

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OUR HERITAGE by Robert Cory

It took an ex-seaman of the Danish Navy Make no mistake about it, the people who and a substantial Civil War veteran to bring came to what is Ward County between 1880 about the organization of original Ward County and 1885 were taking quite a gamble on the in the spring of 1885, with Burlington as the future. The majority of them had little in the county seat. way of resources except their physical strength, their pluck, and the fact they were used to The Civil War veteran was J. L. Colton, modest subsistence. Their aim was speculative. founder of Burlington. He was no greenhorn They were, as yet, too far from a railroad or in the country. He had had experience in pio­ boat landing to make much money at farming. neer organizing, having founded the town of Besides, it was yet to be proved that settlers Lisbon, on a branch of the Northern Pacific could succeed here in the kind of farming that in eastern Dakota, before he came to the Mouse had been proved possible in the states from River Valley. The ex-seaman was his equally whence they came. rugged, and competent, young son-in-law. To­ gether they came to the forks of the Mouse Frankly, the partnership of Colton and and the Des Lacs, and got control of most of Johnson came to "the forx" — later called the land thereabouts in 1883. Burlington — because they had a tip that the Colton and Johnson, who furnished the in­ Northern Pacific was going to extend its north itiative and the drive for county organization, branch from Jamestown to the Mouse River did it with the acquiescence and cooperation region. That tip proved to be in error, but as of an assortment of other men, mostly young, of 1883 it was probably a good one. The N. P. some of whom had preceded them in settling did have such a line projected, and nobody this part of the Mouse valley. A goodly share knew yet what James J. Hill's ultimate plan of these first-comers were Norwegians, like Ole would be. As it turned out, it was to march Spoklie and Ole Thygesen, who settled just his railroad west from Devils Lake across Da­ above the original townsite of Minot in 1882, kota and Montana and then on to Everett, and the Ramstad brothers, Erik and Peder, Wash. who settled a considerable part of the land of present-day Minot in 1883. Others, however, Colton and Johnson were not alone in their were adventurous Yankee stock from Iowa, gamble that when a railroad came — probably Minnesota and Wisconsin, and a sprinkling of from Jamestown — it would cross the Mouse lean fortune seekers from Ontario. river flats and come up the valley on the south side of the river. There were promoters in next- There was no debate about where the county door McHenry County who gambled on that seat would be. Only one place in the proposed same probability, and who put up a building county could, as yet, qualify as being "a town." or two at a place they proposed to call Villard, That was Burlington, where Colton had spent after the name of Henry Villard, then president his money to build a store and a hotel, and of the N. P. The hopes of all these speculators Burlington was designated as county seat in on the route of the future railroad went a-wry, the bill passed by the territorial legislature at when Jim Hill's intentions finally became Bismarck, which created the new county. To known, that he would run his line west from get the county government started, the promot­ Devils Lake (or Creel City) to the Coteau du ers of Burlington had to have the consent of Missouri, and on across the coteau to the plains the leading of settlers down the river, parti­ of Montana. cularly those collected in the locality about Mill Timber, where George Bell from Ontario So as it turned out, the pioneer post offices had taken a preemption in 1880. A grand total that the settlers in Ward County first estab­ of 56 residents of the valley cast ballots in the lished, a chain of them above Villard, including election which made the organization of Ward Black and Echo and St. Carl, were left without County a reality. That was not a bad turn-out railroad service until the Soo Line built up the of eligible voters, considering that women did valley in 1893, following in part the route pro­ not vote in those days. jected originally by the N. P. day. What they did not realize, it seems, was that Jim Hill was no man toi put a town where there were strong vested interests already exist­ ing, when a town just as serviceable, and as favorably located, could be started by his own townsite development company and settled by policies that distributed the benefits rather widely. As the rails of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Manitoba were being laid west from Devils Lake in the summer of 1886, it became known that there would be a town at the first crossing of the Mouse — this was Towner — and an­

What did that first thin string of settlers in the valley do for a living, while it was still in doubt whether there would be a railroad and where it would run? Well, they chopped wood for fuel, broke a few small fields for grain grow­ ing so as to have flour and feed, kept a few head for cattle and milk, hunted the deer and the antelope, and had their wives tending gard­ ens. When they needed cash, the able-bodied men would go back to eastern Dakota to work in the harvest, or perhaps to the Missouri River settlements to saw wood. Most of the people who came in those first years knew about blizzards, but did not know other at the second crossing, which would be about lignite coal. So they refused to settle out Minot. By that time the arrangements were on the unsheltered prairie-plains. They stayed all made. Comstock and White of the North­ in the valley where there was wood to burn west Land Company had obtained from Erik and water to be had from springs and from the Ramstad, the original squatter, a release of river. There were no well-drilling outfits in his claim on 40 acres of land for the townsite the country yet, to drill wells for farmers. If of Minot. The plat was prepared, and by late a man had a well, he had to dig it himself, or fall the lots were made available. It was also get a neighbor to dig it. Which meant there evident by that time that the railroad would was no use settling on any land except where build a high bridge across Gasman Coulee, west wells could be had at the depth a man could of Minot, and rise out of the valley at that easily dig. point, rather than proceed up the valley to the vicinity of Burlington. Anyhow, most of those who built their cabins and stables by springs, or took the trouble to Among those not in the know, there remained dig wells, were persistent and hardy enough some doubt where the new town would be. to stay until it would be known to everyone Though a number of cheap-lumber buildings where the railroad would pass and where the were being put up, as of November, on what towns would be founded. was to be Minot's Main Street, the aggregation of buildings and men at this site was no more Though Colton and Johnson guessed wrong, impressive than at the contractors' settlement, when they calculated that the railroad would called Tent-Town, at Gasman Coulee to the follow the valley to the forking of the Des west. Some mistakenly supposed that the town Lacs, before it headed up the hill, it would be would be built there. After a heavy snow storm a mistake to suppose that they lacked talent in November, some of the hangers-on at Tent- as speculators, organizers and builders. They Town moved into Minot to be near rail-hauled had a hand in getting the bill through the legis­ fuel supply, for Minot then was the end of lature that gave them the county they wanted. rail service. And a majority of the first county officials — who by common consent served without pay — The justification for dating the Diamond were their men, including Michael Muir, the Jubilee celebration in 1961, therefore, is the first treasurer, whose "vault" was a hole under fact that the railroad arrived that year, and a stone in the cellar of his dugout. Evidence that the original townsite of Minot was acquir­ abounds that the Burlington group were able ed from Erik Ramstad in August of 1886, "operators," as that term is used commonly to­ marking the establishment of the site of Minot. The original organization of the county had taken place 16 months earlier. Minot, named after Henry D. Minot, a young New England ornithologist and an associate of Hill in the railroad business at St. Paul, took shape in the winter of 1886-1887, as yet a settlement without benefit of any other local government than that provided by Ward County with headquarters at Burlington. The winter of 1886-1887 was a busy one as pioneer enterprisers along the Main Street of the new town built or planned buildings, acquir­ ed lots, and jockeyed for position, to get their of the county approved an $8,000 bond issue for a courthouse in 1889, but the building, erected on the site of the present courthouse, was not built until 1890. Some of the county offices, on the initiative of the office holders, were moved to Minot soon after the 1888 elec­ tion. Part of the delay in building the court­ house was due to squabbling about where the building should be. A site where the Kinney Shoe Store is now, on Main Street, had con­ siderable backing for a while.

Anyhow the county seat election of 1888 was a famous one, partly for the fact that the Minot gang succeeded in having a voting pre­ share of the business that was expected to de­ cinct set up at the then mythical town of Lone velop in 1887. It was a busy one for Jim Hill, Tree. There many itinerant employes of the too, as he concentrated material for the 1887 railroad were permitted to vote, and it was season of construction, and negotiated with the evident from the count that most of them voted federal government for permission, and right- for Minot. Eventually, after Amos Tracy con­ of-way agreement, to build through the large tested the election of Eugene Coleman of Minot Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lay to as sheriff, in the same election, the courts de­ the west of Ward County. Meanwhile, during cided that the 143 ballots cast at Lone Tree the winter, his contractors erected the first high were illegal. But that did not result in any bridge across the Gasman Coulee. litigation to prevent Minot from keeping the county seat. It was in March, 1887, that Minot was recog­ nized as a post office. It was Aug. 27 that year It is pure myth that a bunch of Minot en­ v/hen the first city election was held, and James thusiasts went to Burlington and "stole" the H. Scofield chosen as the first mayor. The first county records by force. city council meeting was held Aug. 31, 1887. Meanwhile the Burlington operators, John­ The number of votes drummed up in that son and Colton, were taking their defeat in first Minot election exceeded 300 and the total stride, and allowing no grass to grow under was of a magnitude ominous for the future of their feet. Johnson had held an appointment Burlington as county seat. It was a foregone at Burlington as clerk of the territorial court. conclusion that Minot would not wait long to In 1888 he was elected county judge, and set claim the prize of being the center of county up his own office in Minot, where he became government. The expected county seat fight a pioneer businessman, property owner and reached the balloting stage in November, 1888. attorney. In 1890 he won election as state sen­ The inspectors of election tallied 499 votes for ator from the original 29th district, and there­ Minot and 134 for Burlington. after in the legislature of the newly admitted state of North Dakota he worked for the bene­ The die was cast, and the Burlington promot­ fit of Ward County and Minot in an influ­ ers took their defeat gracefully. They were satis­ ential way. The legislature of 1891 greatly fied with such delaying tactics as would keep expanded the boundaries of Ward County, and the county government functioning at Bur­ thereby made Minot the county seat of an area lington, at least as far as meetings of the board which included all of the present-day Ward of county commissioners were concerned, until County plus present-day Mountrail, Burke and a courthouse was built in Minot. The voters Renville Counties. The new county covered 154 townships and gave the county government table with a seemingly everlasting supply of a potentially immense tax base. stock water. This ranch-country of the "Mouse Loop" — including also the brushy sandhills — This enlargement of Ward County was called developed with its; center eventually at Town­ Imperial Ward, and Imperial Ward County er. Some fair-sized herds of beef cattle were continued its existence for nearly a score of being ranged there before original Ward County years, contributing to the supremacy of Minot was organized. among the new towns of the region. In the period from 1909 through 1911, county separa­ A few ranchers, however, ventured outside tion movements and the aspirations of other of the lower Mouse basin to run cattle, as for towns to acquire county seat status resulted instance L. C. and William Black, who for in the division of Ward County. Mountrail, several years ranched near Black Butte. It was Burke and Renville counties were separated their name, apparently, which was given to from it, and the carving out of these counties the first post office in what is now Ward was accomplished in such a way that the rela­ County, which was established not far from tively large town of Kenmare was prevented present day Sawyer in 1882. Names are lost from becoming a county seat and was left of other ranchers who may have pushed into within the boundaries of a reduced and oddly- the hilly country of southern Ward County shaped Ward County, to remain the second about this time. It is known, however, that largest city in this county. several ranches were started along the upper Now we can go back to the beginning, to Mouse River, above Burlington, in 1884 and pick up threads of Ward County history that 1885, among them that of the Mouse River Horse and Cattle Company, started by Otis have been passed over in our quick survey of McKinney, from Ohio, and Clyde W. Joslin. how the present-day county developed. Several smaller ranches, including those of the In its first formative years Ward County lay Manning Brothers, the Swensons, the Gray along the edge, but largely outside the pale, of Brothers and others, came into being in the a pioneer ranching country which covered the upper valley about that time. greater part of the lower Mouse River flats, in what sometimes is called the Souris basin. Before these pioneer ranching enterprises There were tall-grass meadows, marshes, ex­ were brought into existence, it seems clear that cellent natural range for cattle, and a high-water the hills and coulees of the upper Mouse were infested with camps of horse thieves. Several Years later, after the horse thieves were worthy historians have said that there was or­ cleared out, and after the first wave of ranchers ganized running of bands of stolen horses be­ had migrated farther west, so as not to be hem­ tween the ranges in western Dakota and Mont­ med in closely by land-taking settlers, some of ana and the Canadian frontier country. Horses the Ward county pioneer families went into stolen in Montana would be brought to camps cattle raising on their own. They established on the upper Mouse, and from there would be a number of small ranches in what is now the run into Canada and sold. Horses stolen in southwestern part of the county. Canada would be held on the Mouse River, and But before this second era of cattle ranching then run into Montana. began in the early 1890s, several things had The most dramatic incident of this period happened which changed the pace of the set­ was the coming of Flopping Bill Cantrell and tlement of the country. his Montana "stranglers" to Burlington in Nov­ As stated before, the first land-acquiring set­ ember of 1884, and his arrest there of two men, tler of record, George Bell, came to the vicinity Ravenwood and Bates, who were spirited away, of Logan-Sawyer in 1880. He took a piece of to McHenry County and the Dogden Butte land on which where was an excellent stand of country, and never seen again. millable timber, and in that locality the first It seems clear that the doughty organizers sawmill in the county was operated in 1884 by of Burlington did their bit, also, to make horse Dave Kennedy. thieves unwelcome in this valley, and gave Other land-taking settlers, spear-headed by assistance to outside peace officers who came such men as Henry Gasmann, Ole Thygesen, in search of outlaws. Ole Spoklie and others built pioneer homes in In 1884, months before the Montana Stran­ the vicinity of Minot in 1882, while down the glers came, the able-bodied men of Burlington, river in the localities where Sawyer and Logan augmented by enlistments up and down the are today, others like the James D. Wilsons, the valley, organized their own vigilante associa­ Booth brothers, and the Elmer Francis family, tion. They called it the Burlington Regulators. were doing the same thing. The objectives were to ease the fears of settlers living in a country where law officers were A larger incursion entered the valley in 1883, absent, and to band together to protect the set­ and yet a larger one in 1884, when the govern­ tlers from claim jumpers and desperados. ment survey of the land in this county began. resources to buy seed grain. Ward County, though its treasury was far from flush, bought supplies of seed which were parceled out in small quantity to those in distress. The conditions which caused the exodus of the 1890s were not local. Drouth was general through the Dakotas. Prices for farm produce were not good. The country as a whole was experiencing financial depression. The new state of North Dakota elected a Populist governor as a result of the general unrest. So widespread was the distress among farming settlers that North Dakota got a bad name, despite the efforts of the vested interests to suppress the More surveying was done in 1885 and in the worst facts of the situation. It was hard to per­ years that followed. The settlers before 1884, suade settlers to come to such a country. and even some who came afterward, were Through the middle 1890s the U. S. land office squatters. That is to say, they settled on and in Minot was dead as a door nail. laid preemption claim to public land which as yet was not described on the plat books. It was toward the end of the decade, as mois­ ture conditions improved, and as the pressure Quite naturally, the arrival of the railroad of population was augmented by artificially pro­ in the fall of 1886 made it possible for pros­ moted immigration from Europe, that the pective settlers to come to the county by train, homesteaders really began to swarm into Ward and select homesteads for themselves on land County. From 1898 on through 1906 waves by now surveyed. of homesteaders moved in, and took title to Until that fall all comers had driven ox-teams practically every quarter-section of land with­ or teams of horses into the country, either from in the present bounds of the county, and also Devils Lake, or overland from Bismarck, or most of the land in the present counties of had actually walked into this area to do their Mountrail, Burke and Renville, then part of prospecting. Ward. It is a fact, however, that by the time the During the drouth of the 1890s, a number railroad reached Minot, enough land-taking set­ of the earliest families of settlers in the valley tlers had come ahead, on their own power, or turned their eyes toward the hill country of by animal power, to lay claim to virtually all the Missouri coteau. Lacking sufficient hay for of the choice land in the river valley. Many had their increasing herds of cattle, they went to not yet, however, gone through the formality the sloughs of the coteau to cut hay there. They of making formal homestead entry to establish also found springs and lakes in that area that their title to the land on which they lived. did not go dry. As a result, some of them moved from their land in the valley, and started small After Minot became a railhead, the land ranches in the hill country, where the land was claimers flocked in, in considerable number, not yet settled. This new cycle of ranch enter­ and of necessity began to file on some of the prise continued until the homesteaders flocked better and more accessible land of the uplands in and took up most of the space even in the both north and south of the valley. As yet those hills. desiring to claim land for themselves had to go to the U. S. Land Office at Bismarck to The exigencies of drouth, hard times, whole­ make entry, and it was not easy to get from sale exodus of original settlers, and the move- Minot to Bismarck. Not until 1891 did the federal government have a land office func­ tioning at Minot, so that prospective settlers could file their entries here. General settlement of the land might have progressed rapidly after 1891, had it not been for the tightening grip of drouth. Crop failure in 1890 and a succession of years thereafter, which raised strong doubt as to whether the climate would allow grain-growing agriculture, caused no small number of settlers to abandon their claims and leave the country. The hardships suffered by those who remained were considerable. Many of them lacked the ment of the small-scale stockmen to the hills had no small impact upon the struggling city of Minot. V". rat* While Minot in 1887 was the springboard for a tremendous movement of materials and men westward, which attended the construc­ tion of grade and laying of track to Great Falls and Helena in one season, the railhead boomed. By the fall of 1887 both sides of Main Street for three blocks south from the railroad tracks ,_i*t ' \ f -i" were pretty well filled in with hastily erected business houses of one kind and another. By the spring of 1888 some of these places were refur­ bished or reconstructed, and several brick build­ ings could be seen. first Ward county courthouse in Minot, and In the mushroom year of 1887, the new rail­ help erect several churches. head attracted a motley array of saloons, gambling joints and what then were called Some of the business places of those first sporting houses. Plenty of sharpies were on years whose names are still remembered in­ hand to wheedle the construction workers out clude: Thorpe Brothers store, where the First of their wages. There were, of course, no zoning National Bank is now (that store also was an laws or building codes in effect that summer, early casulty to fire); Strain Brothers store, and the wooden fronts on Main Street were Wakefield Davis's drug store, the Hope Broth­ surrounded with all manner of shacks and dives. ers hardware, Mcjannett's furniture store, Mc­ Kay Brothers store; Wilder and McDevitt meat Fire was the great hazard, and fires occurred. market which was superceded by the Ehr Bro­ Barrels of water hauled on wagons, bucket thers meat market; Jim Scofield's livery, Eugene brigades, and wet blankets were the only means Coleman's livery, Charley Bakewell's livery; the of fighting these fires. Water was pumped by Parker House, the Leland House, Carl Aurland's hand from two wells in Main Street. The old store; Worner and Stoltz lumberyard; Brogan Parker House on the west side of upper Main, and Flummerfelt's saloon de luxe, Chris Lind- where Mrs. William H. Parker boarded the berg's saloon, John Kieffer's dry goods shop, railroad men and travelers, was lost in one of John Sieber's harness shop, Collins Implement; these fires. The first Leland House, on the E. Ashley Mears's Bank of Minot; McLean and east side of lower Main, operated by Allan Horn lumber yard; Sjaastad's hardware, Carl Tompkins, was another casualty. Several other Jacobson's hardware; Charlebois's blacksmith hostelries and rudely built bunkhouses, the shop; Marshall McClure's newspaper and print names of which are forgotten, also were des­ shop. troyed. There's no point trying to recall the names New buildings rose, however, and this time of all the saloons, which were many. Sufficient some of them were put up with brick walls, as to say, perhaps, that liquor dispensaries were for example the new Leland House and W. E. a legal business, even if all that went on in these Mansfield's drug store and a bank or two. That saloons was not above-board, in that period be­ made business for Hiram T. Van Waggoner, tween 1886 and 1889 when Minot was a terri­ the pioneer brick maker and building contrac­ torial town. North Dakota as a state came tor. He stayed here long enough to reconstruct into being with a prohibition clause in its con­ a goodly portion of Main Street, to build the stitution, and thereafter the liquor business had to operate by subterfuge, and it did. The loss of liquor license money as a source of city revenue began to be made up for by a more or less periodic rounding up of operators of blind pigs and disorderly houses on charges calculated to result in fines to swell the trea­ sury. From the beginning, though, there were people in Minot of sober or straight-laced ways who wanted the town to be decent, orderly, respectable and a worthy place in which to bring up children. The anti-liquor movement had made enough headway in America by that time, and there were church people enough among the storekeeping, professional, and labor- ing classes to make an active nucleus in Minot. The drys were active in Minot's first mayoralty election, though they lost it. Their candidate was a worthy man named William Hope, a merchant, who was defeated by Jim Scofield. There were three saloon keepers among the men elected to the first seven-man city council. Missionaries of a number of churches, re­ presenting Reformed, Lutheran and Catholic branches of Christendom, ventured into the Mouse valley even before Minot came into existence. The first congregation formally or­ ganized in the valley was Norwegian Lutheran. After Minot came into existence, the first group to organize a congregation was the Methodists. with the longest record of continuous habitation The Presbyterians were first to build a church. by land-acquiring settlers. It is acknowledged The Methodists, Baptists, Catholics and Luth­ that Burlington had the first hotel in the county, erans followed. The Baptists were first to have and was the only "town" existing at the time it a brick building. In the friendly rivalry that became the first county seat. The first post continued between the Methodists and Presby­ office mentioned by a North Dakota historian terians for many years, the Methodists were is that of Black, named for L. C. Black, a ranch­ first to erect a large (for the times) brick er, northeast of Sawyer, in 1882. church, when the second round of church build­ ing programs started in the first decade of the The first child born to a family of perman­ 20th century. ent settlers was Charley Gasmann, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gasmann at their cabin near Gas­ Not a few of the ministers of the early days man Coulee in October, 1882. The first child spoke out against the liquor traffic, the vice, born within the present-day limits or environs looseness of life and general corruption that of the city of Minot was Charles Oliver Spok- admittedly existed in the community in those lie, to Mr. and Mrs. Ole Spoklie, in the fall of days. One of them, a vigorous Methodist from 1883. The first child born in the original town- Newfoundland, Rev. Gideon Powell, had the site of Minot was Ernest Minot Tompkins, to nerve to run for mayor in 1907. His most re­ Mr. and Mrs. Allan Tompkins, on Nov. 27, membered utterance, perhaps, was: "Elect me 1886, in a dwelling on lower Main street. The mayor of Minot, and I will make Minot the first child born in the Des Lacs valley above very vestibule of Heaven." He was not elected. Burlington was Gretha Peterson Hooke, born May 22, 1887, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Peter­ In some categories it is difficult to establish son, in a log cabin near present-day Foxholm. who was first, for this or that, in the annals The last two mentioned are still living, and are of Ward County and Minot. In other categories active members of the Ward County Old Set­ the firsts seem pretty well confirmed, with the tlers Association. memories of the pioneers in substantial agree­ ment. No one has disputed that George Bell The first sawmill in the county was operated from Chesley, near Owen Sound, Ontario, was by Dave Kennedy, and it started operating the first to file and prove up a preemption in 1884 at the Mill Timber site. It cut rough oak entry, in Section 13, Township 154, Range 82, boards for floors, doors and windows of pioneer in 1880. No one disputes that, although no town homes. was started there immediately, the Sawyer- The first grain known to have been seeded Logan section of the Mouse valley is the section and reaped was a field put in by Olaf A. Olson in 1882, east of the site of Sawyer.

^—"S, The first blooded bull known to have been brought into the county was an Angus animal belonging to Carl Larson, near St. Carl. Later this bull attacked Larson and caused his death. The first lignite coal to be dug and used for fuel, so far as the record shows, was at Burling­ ton in the spring of 1883. It was tried out by James Johnson and J. L. Colton. Burlington became the first center for lignite mining in the county. When the county was organized in 1885, the first elected county officials were: J. A. Baker, captured by Deputy Sheriff John Swanston. He was held for trial, but escaped from the Burlington bullpen. Later, in 1888, he was taken into custody in the state of Washington, and was returned here to face the murder charge. He was tried before Judge William Francis, found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to four years in prison. The first and only official hanging of a con­ demned murderer in Ward County took place in September, 1900, when Hans Thorpe, a stolid Minoter, was put to death in a noose for slay­ ing his wife. Hangings, strictly speaking, were not public affairs, but the stolid Thorpe wrote John Murray and Christ Rasmussen, commis­ by hand many, many invitations to his execu­ sioners; Amos Tracy, sheriff; L. S. Foote, re­ tion, and Sheriff William Carroll deputized gister of deeds and county clerk; Michael Muir, enough men to make a good-sized crowd inside treasurer; O. E. Benson, assessor; and John the stockade where the trap was sprung. Incid­ Bonholzer, probate judge. entally, William Murray, afterwards judge for many years of the Ward county court of in­ When Minot held its first city election, Aug. creased jurisdiction, made the trap for Thor­ 27, 1887, Jim Scofield was elected mayor, and pe's hanging. It was recalled that Murray, who the first aldermen were Phil K. Fields, William had learned about proper hangings in Scotland, Brunnelle, Eugene Coleman, E. D. Kelley, Dr. arrived in Minot on the day that Queal shot E. A. Belyea and Nelson A. Mott. Darius O. Foster. Preston was first city attorney, William Collins first city auditor, George T. Carpenter first The first young couple from the pioneer assessor, and William Flummerfelt, first police families to be married were Oluf Larson and chief. Carl Larson's daughter, Johanna, who went to Bismarck to be married in April, 1884. The J. J. Hunnewell of Burlington was the first first young couple to be married in the valley, elected justice of the peace in the county, and so far as the records show, were Eliza Wilson, J. B. Roarke was the first justice of the peace daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, who to function in Minot. William Ross was Roarke's was married to James P. Marlenee at the James constable. Wilson log cabin east of Sawyer in the summer The first accused horse thieves to be captured of 1884, the ceremony performed by a justice and manacled and made prisoners were Stanley of the peace from McHenry County, H. P. Ravenwood and John Bates, taken near Bur­ Johnson. lington in November, 1884, by Flopping Bill The first wagon bridge across the Mouse Cantrell and his band of Montana Stranglers. River at Minot was built and paid for by the What became of them is not of record, but it city in the spring of 1888. It cost $700 and is believed the Montana vigilantes lynched was built at approximately where Second Street them, though not in Ward County. The first Northwest crosses the river now. Keeping a murder case to gain official attention was the usable bridge in service continued to be a case in which Charley Bailey was accused of problem in the years after the turn of the murdering his neighbor Isaac Woodliff, near century when the Mouse valley experienced the site of Sawyer, in the last days of 1882. high floods. Homesteaders who settled to the No civil government existed in the valley at north of Minot, on the "Minot trail," remember that time, but a posse of justice-seeking settlers captured Bailey as he was leaving the country in the spring of 1883. When he attempted to escape from them at the home of Henry Gas­ mann, he was wounded fatally by a rifle bullet fired by W. H. Wilson, and made a death-bed confession. The case got into the public records when Wilson went to Bismarck, and reported what had happened, and asked territorial offic­ ials to exonerate him from blame for Bailey's death. The first murder case in the city of Minot occurred in August, 1887, when Rocksy Queal shot and killed Shang Foster, a gambler, in a saloon. Queal ran to the railroad yards, but was that in driving out to their homesteads in the ed that today the U. S. Post Office Department early 1900s they had to use a sort of pontoon lists seventeen active post offices in Ward bridge to get across the low ground between County. By contrast, the R. L Polk Directory the river and north hill. for Minot and Ward County issued in 1905 lists forty early-day post offices which no In the years when Minot was the "capital" longer exist, and the names of which are mostly of Imperial Ward County, it was the county forgotten. Many of them were "inland" post seat and major business center of what then offices (that is to say, established where no was the largest organized county in the state. railroads ran) and no small number were in Not many counties in their development period ranch houses or in the claim shacks of ambitious had been blessed by the presence of two major homesteaders. railroads, intersecting as the Great Northern and the Soo Line did at Minot. And in the years Ambitious homesteaders there were, both out that followed, few trade centers were blessed in the country and in town. Every town had by such a network of branch lines as those which stores, hotels, doctor's and lawyer's offices, served Ward County and Minot. The city of lodge halls, a newspaper, the school, and several Minot became a division point on the Great churches. It also had banks. It was a poor town Northern in the spring of 1905. At that time that did not have more than one bank. Of the Minot division of the railroad extended course there were grain elevators. In the attri­ from Devils Lake to Williston. The Surrey cut­ tion of changing times, it is interesting to note off of the Great Northern, linking Minot direct­ that grain elevators and churches have shown ly with Fargo, was completed in 1912. a far better survival record than banks and newspapers. It is a measure of how the organization of In some degree the development of the county our commercial and community life has chang­ was affected by the character of the city which

% was its railroad center and major dispersal point the Farmers Nonpartisan League regarded for merchandise. Minot as the place where the idea for the League was born. From the time when Minot swarmed with homesteaders, and as it boasted of its trade, In a contemporaneous development it be­ its growth, and its ambitions, thriving on dis­ came known that Minot had an Association of pute as well as on commerce, it made good its Commerce -- as it was called — that was made claim to fame or notoriety on various scores. up of rambunctious men. When a promotional Probably it was never so bad as its worst re­ challenge reared its head, these men one and putation, nor so famous as its rabid boosters all would say, "Why Not?—Minot!" It was assumed. First it got wide mention as the rail­ music to the ears of these men when someone head from which was projected the biggest said: "Cities are built when men build them." track laying job ever completed in one con­ Eventually Minoters would take the undisputed struction season. In 1904 its U. S. Land Office lead in a state-wide promotional effort to bring was doing the biggest land office business in a million acres of land under irrigation from the United States. A few more years passed waters impounded by the federal Garrison and Minot and Ward County were out in front Dam. on the bandwagon of the "better farming" move­ ment. Before that, however, it was the head­ Governmentally, Minot has had its phases. quarters city of the Socialist party in North It was the first city in the state to adopt the Dakota and had elected a Socialist mayor. commission form of government. When it did The Industrial Workers of the World held so it elected Arthur LeSueur, a Socialist law­ rallies in its hobo jungles. The originators of yer, to be its mayor, succeeding the flamboyant journalist and orator, Sam Clark, who later wrote the first pocket-sized humor magazine, Jim Jam Jems. Minot also was first city in the state to adopt the city manager-council form of government, which it adopted in 1933. There was less reason for boasting of the fact that Minot had a reputation of being a center for illegal rum running in the days of federal prohibition, and a place where speak­ easies, blindpigs and moonshining establish­ ments sometimes flourished, but more often had a precarious and temporary existence. Periodic reform movements and crackdowns kept Minot from being really the "wide open town" that some supposed it to be. As a center of railroad employment and some skilled trades, including mining and construc­ tion, Minot developed a strong labor movement in the 1920s and 1930s which, frequently, was more effective in politics than its organizations of businessmen. Farm organizations and poli­ tical action groups like the Farmers Holiday As­ sociation thrived, as Minot's population includ­ ed many of strong agrarian sympathies. Industrially, Minot and Ward County have been important for years in lignite mining, the handling and processing of agricultural pro­ ducts including grains, creamery butter, milk and ice cream, and in the distribution of farm machinery, hardware, general merchandise and building supplies. A PENNEY'S Congratulations! 'ALWAYS FIRST OUAUTV Ward County 75th Anniversary

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Four employees made up the original staff tof the bank, whose resources were $598,115.40. For the ten years following organization, the bank conducted its business in the building located where the present Straus Building now stands on Main Street. It was during this period of time that the bank showed excellent progress under the management and leadership of C. P. Kjelstrup whose integrity of charac­ ter and sound judgment instilled a confidence which attracted customers and friends during its early years. By 1946, the bank bursting at its seams, occupied newly remodeled quarters in the First Avenue Build­ ing, where it remained until August of 1957, at which time the New American State Bank building was ready for occupancy and the move was made to the present quarters. At the sudden passing of C. P. Kjelstrup in 1947, T. A. Solheim became managing officer and later President. The staff has expanded to 40 officersl and employees and the resources of the bank now total $16,101,723.12. BERTHOLD Mrs. Art Schwope BERTHOLD .... A gleaming white water furniture stores to name a few. The first blow tower symbolizes the progress of this thriving struck in 1915 when fire wiped out one store, little city, which in the past 5 years has access a restaurant and a lumber yard and living quar­ to natural gas, water and sewer, located on the ters over two of the buildings. Again in 1932 main line of the great Northern railway and another fire left a gaping hole on the east side surrounded by three highways and only 22 of the street, the meat market, barber shop, miles from the County seat. two stores, a cafe and movie theatre and some living quarters gone as well as damage to near­ Named for Bartholemew Berthold of St. by buildings from smoke and extreme heat. Louis, Mo., who established a trading Post there in 1845. This village was established in Coupled with the drouth of the 30's they 1900, as it was the nearest railroad station to struggled through till the more prosperous years the Ft. Berthold Reservation. The first post returned. The fastidious community leaders office was established in Oct., 1900 by F. C. strove for improvement and were rewarded for Walther, the above information taken from the their efforts when citizens backed them to make Archives and records by the Postal Dept. of this a modern city, a beacon to retired folks as Washington, D. C. Walther filed on the land well as younger families. the city was later built on, plotting it later for residences, also donating the parcel that was In recent months, another restaurant has made into Walther Park, still maintained for opened, a larger lumber yard, adjacent to the public use. city was built, a new school for grade and high school pupils will be erected and ready for oc­ The Berthold Tribune, a weekly newspaper cupancy by the Fall of 1962, the enlarged dis­ was first edited May 1, 1902 by Fred W. Pitsor trict to include 300 students, rural children who sold out a year later to Walter E. Krick, transported by 5, 42 passenger buses; 2 station whose ill health forced a 6 weeks suspension, wagons and 2 family cars. A thriving summer taken up again in Oct. 1926 by J. S. Cox who recreational program is carried on, 4 baseball edited the paper until ill health caused his re­ teams organized to provide entertainment for tirement and his daughter, Joan Cox, became all. the present editor. Since the water and sewer project has been In 1902 there were but 150 in the village, completed, the streets were reshaped and the rolling prairies of black, rich loam enticed graveled and main street will be black topped easterners to the locality and many business to the highway. A new and modern fire hall places were built up until at one time the city with two fire trucks are on hand for emergencies. rated 2 banks, 2 hotels, 2 blacksmith shops, The dial telephone system was installed 3 3 grocery stores, one drygoods store, 2 livery years ago and the 1960 census tallied just under stables, a feed and flour mill, harness and shoe 500 occupants but by the Grace of God this repair shop, 3 doctors, a dentist, 2 undertaking thriving community will strive for ever better parlors, a nursing home, 2 movie theatres, 5 existence through the efforts of the many or­ grain elevators, 2 lumber yards, 3 implement ganizations in and around the vicinity, backing and farm machinery stores, 2 hardware and the City leaders.

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One evening in the spring of 1883 a small Then the first thing to be done was to get a group of travelers arrived at the junction of the postoffice. A few settlers lived "down river" so Des Lacs and Mouse Rivers. Here they camped James Johnson managed to get a few signers and one of the discoveries they made was the on a petition and to furnish a description of the presence of coal so they decided to stay as it territory to be served, not an easy matter in seemed a good place to locate. This group was an unsurveyed land. Frank Hatton of Burling­ destined through their foresight and labor to ton, Iowa was the Postmaster-General so he greatly influence the progress not only of their named the new postoffice for his home town. home community but of this county and state. James Johnson was named postmaster, the first Joseph L. Colton established Squatters Right in Ward county. to land near this junction and his son-in-law, The first school in what is now Ward County James Johnson, settled on adjoining land. was built by Mr. Colton who hired a teacher Through their efforts this place became the site and maintained it until the township was or­ of many "Firsts" in what is now Ward County. ganized. Mr. Colton put up a building 36 by 60 to The first law enforcement organization was be used as a store and hotel, the first west of formed in 1884 and named "The Burlington Devils Lake, north of Bismarck, east of Buford, Regulators". This was organized to protect the and south of Regina and it was also the first settlers from claim jumpers, horse thieves, frame building in this same territory. This loca­ prairie fires, or any other evils that might tion became known as The Forks. threaten.

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MILK Roy Drawz Clark Drawz J. V. Drawz ICE CREAM Office & Plant on Highway "83" South COTTAGE CHEESE Dial: TE 4-0143 In 1885 Burlington and Harrison Townships Park. This land was deeded to Burlington Town­ were surveyed, the first in Ward County. It cost ship to be used as a recreational spot. The $800 per township to get a special survey. Mr. Township deeded it to Ward County for a Colton, Mr. Johnson, and a Mr. Scott of Fargo county park and thus came into existence the got the work done. The rest of the county was first county park not only in Ward County but not surveyed until later so settlers held land in the state. It was dedicated to the memory by Squatters Right. of James Johnson and officially named Old Set­ tlers Park. In 1885 the legislature created Ward County out of a part of Stevens County. Burlington, The little group of travelers who arrived at which at this time had a general store, hotel, The Forks this spring night in 1883 now rest dispensary, and several homes became the first in the little cemetery near the spot where they county seat of the new county. A small court­ camped that night but what they did for their house was built at the cost of less than $80. community, county, and state lives on. The Register of Deeds kept the records in a When the Great Northern was built in 1886- dugout and the County Treasurer's vault was 87 Burlington was by-passed allegedly because under a flat stone in Michael Muir's cellar. of a spat between two women, one of them the At this time Mr. Colton started the first wife of the chief surveyor. Then in 1888 the newspaper in Ward County, namely "The Bur­ county seat was lost in a much-criticised elec­ lington Reporter". This same, paper after pass­ tion. The business places continued to serve the ing through many hands and having many settlers who were coming in and settling all names became "The Minot Daily News". around. The postoffice served patrons all up the valleys of the Mouse and Des Lacs. Coal The first coal mine in the county was opened Mines were opened in a large surrounding ter­ in 1883 by Mr. Colton and his son Leslie. ritory. The Soo Line was built in 1893 and a The first load of grain sold by a farmer in station was located at Burlington. This proved Ward County was hauled to Devils Lake in very beneficial for the mining industry as it the spring of 1885 by James Johnson. It took gave a means of transporting coal. Much of five days to get that load of grain from Bur­ the coal was sold to farmers and businesses lington to Devils Lake. and was hauled directly from the mines. The When the Constitutional Convention met in town had a large mining population until the Bismarck in the summer of 1889 to draft a late twenties when some of the mines were constitution for the proposed new state of worked out, the competition from strip mines North Dakota, Ward County was represented became strong, and there was also some labor by a Burlington man. Joseph L. Colton was the trouble. The thirties were hard years and the lone delegate from this county and as such Federal Government had to provide some help played a part in drafting the new constitution. as it did elsewhere. Through the efforts of E. A. Madsen and others the Federal Rehabilitation In the spring of 1906 James Johnson invited Corporation put in an irrigation project and the members of the newly organized Ward constructed 35 homesteads for the benefit of County Old Settlers Association to meet and the miners so they could support themselves camp on a tract of land near Burlington known when there was no work in the mines. This as No-Man's Land. This spot continued to be project has been turned over to the state and the meeting! place of the Old Settlers Associa­ is used primarily as homes for veterans. tion and, except for a few meetings held at the Fairgrounds around 1950, has continued up Business ventures came and went but with to the present time. The spot was usually re­ the advent of the automobile and good roads ferred to as The Old Settlers Campground or business went to the larger city. Several new homes are being built, a new grade school is planned, and business is increasing. Through FARMERS UNION the years the town had been governed by the township but the town was incorporated and Federated Shipping Ass'n. is now governed by Village Law. Acknowledgments The information for the early history of Bur­ lington was found in The Autobiography written by James John­ son and loaned to the committee by Har­ vey Johnson List your livestock shipment with your and local Farmers Union Oil Co. nearest you. An Autobiographical Sketch written by Leslie Colton for the Old Settlers Associa­ Highway 2 E. Dial: tion. Minot, N. D. TE 8-4011 Date: July 17, 1961 CARPIO

By Merritt Christensen

In the early days Carpio was a busy farm Education for their children always loomed community of nearly 700 inhabitants, and like large and important to early Carpio citizens, most trading centers then a self-sufficient com­ too. The first school house, a two room build­ munity mindful and prideful of its importance ing, opened its doors on Sept. 6, 1906. In 1923 to its citizens. a new elementary and secondary building was completed that served as the school until Nov., An all important link in the chain of towns 1944 when that building burned down. The running alongside Highway 52 between Minot fire failed, however, to squelch the spirits of and Kenmare, Carpio at one time boasted and school patrons and administrators (and pos­ supported two newspapers, three general stor­ sibly the children), and in less than one week es, two livery barns, two lumber yards, two im­ school was opened in one of the town's hotel plement stores, one drugstore and two medical buildings. School was held here until 1951 when doctor's offices. the present school was built.

Improved highways and safer, faster means of motor transport presented somewhat of a fait Primarily because of a reorganization of accompli to early-day Carpio merchants who school districts the Carpio school system is envisioned a sprawling, throbbing community still growing. Starting this fall renovation work reaching out and encompassing ever-increasing will be done on the present combined second­ areas of trade and influence. Today, though ary and elementary school, plus construction somewhat smaller and supporting fewer people of a new high school building. Total cost of the and places of business then it did in its heydey, project will be about $260,000. Carpio nevertheless retains an importance not necessarily measured by size or numbers. Other recent renovation and new construc­ A stranger to Carpio isn't in town long before tion work within Carpio includes: a $59,000 he finds out what it is that most citizens of this sewer disposal plant, a $2,000 addition on to community are singularly proud of — they the fire hall to serve as a community meeting figure they've got the best and most efficient and recreation room and regraveling work on volunteer fire department in the county. 14 blocks of the town's streets. Plans are being discussed now to purchase an ambulance, to add Then with obvious pride they tell about the still another addition to the fire hall and to fire hall they built in 1950, the two well-equip­ install four more mercury-vapor street lights ped fire trucks they maintain plus other equip­ adding to the nine the town has put up within ment like an asbestos uniform, several gas masks the last three years. and their hook and ladder and chemical fire fighting equipment. Always an interesting item of conversation Residents of the 55-year old town (it was around Carpio is where the name of the com­ incorporated in 1906) lay claim to more than munity originated. The most popular version just a good fire department, however. Easily is that the first post office established there the most impressive building in town is the new was in a box car, with the letters "P.O." painted $80,000 American Lutheran Church. Completed on its side. Soon residents of the area were in 1960 the new edifice also marked completion greeting one another with, "I'm going to the of a merger of the town's two Lutheran church­ car P.O., or Been to the car P.O. today?" Then, es — established there since before the town so the proponents of this theory maintain, a was platted — First Lutheran and St. John's vowel was added to round out the spelling and Lutheran. a town was born. DES LACS Des Lacs, North Dakota, a pleasant little treasurer, Mrs. F. H. Ward was Marshall, Mrs. town of about 200 people originated in 1900 Rebecca Varnes was Justice of the Peace, and when Fred B. Becker built a house for his Mrs. E. C. Kenyon was Clerk. The whole thing family near the Great Northern depot and sec­ started as a practical joke, but after their elec­ tion house. tion, the women buckled down to the business at hand and proceded to govern the town with In a few years the town grew to a thriving an iron hand. This little escapade merited a full community with 2 banks, a drugstore, a livery page, illustrated story in the New York Evening stable, a lumberyard, an implement store, 2 World in April of 1922. Stories of the first auto­ grocery stores, a hardware store, hotel and mobile brings to mind the time when Mr. Gron- other businesses. inger sold Mr. Gunter a new Maxwell car. After The existing Methodist Church was built soon after the origin of Des Lacs, and the Evangelical Growing United Brethren Church, which still is in use, WITH was erected in 1910. Des Lacs even boasted an M.D. in those days. Doctor Henry Halvorson, WARD whose son, Clayton has a practice in Minot, had his office in Des Lacs. COUNTY The history of Des Lacs is not without its humorous episodes. In 1922, eight women were FARMERS UNION elected to rule the town. Mrs. H. L. Halverson was President of the Board, Mrs. J. M. Filbert Central Exchange and Mrs. G. J. Johnson were trustees, Mrs. D. ST. PAULINCORPORATE. 1, MINNESOTD A if E. Berry was assessor, Mrs. Mai Shaffer was

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920 - 4th Ave. SE MINOT E Minot, North Dakota E DONNYBROOK The Village of DONNYBROOK, located in came to the Donnybrook area about 1890. He the beautiful Des Lacs Valley, was incorporated settled and later homesteaded on land which as a village in 1902, nine years before the Soo is now part of the townsite of Donnybrook. Mrs. Line had built its railroad through to Canada. Powers isi listed as the first postmaster of Don­ The town was named for the city Donnybrook, nybrook. The Post Office was established in Ireland. The story is that one of the Soo Line 1893 after the railroad came through. It was Officials' wife had come from Donnybrook in located in a log cabin in a coulee now used as Ireland. There is no known official record, so a park by the people of the area. Mr. Powers that story is not substantiated. later left this area and settled near Lorraine. He passed away in that area about 25 years ago. The first person to settle in the area was Jack Powers. Mr. Powers was born in Ken­ Shortly after the town was incorporated it tucky and went from there to Canada. He came was quite a thriving community. At one time to North Dakota at the time the Great Northern it had three lumber yards. Lumber was hauled Railroad was building through to the west. He by horse and wagon for building of towns as far followed the Great Northern and settled for a away as Mohall. The town also had 6 grain time at Powers Lake. The writer does not know elevators, two banks, two drug stores, two doc­ the date Mr. Powers settled in the Powers Lake tors, two hardware stores, four grocery stores, area but it is believed to be about 1887. He two hotels, the Commercial and the Vahl. Enter-

We add our welcome to you old timers, and other visitors to Ward Samuels County's 75th Anniversary Celebration. Established in Minot in August 1899 We hope you have a very enjoy­ able visit. tainment was supplied by a dance hall and a the blind pigs would buzz a few pieces of lead theater, not to mention seven 'blind pigs'. The unpleasantly close to him in the hopes he might blind pigs created quite a problem for the more decide it would be wise to leave town. pious members of the community. They were all located on a side hill at the end of main A few of the other first homesteaders in the street where they could overlook the whole area were Mike and John King who came up town. Quite often in the middle of the night from the Foxholm area, John Crowe, John Ship- the customers and proprietors would decide to ton, Bill Killian and Frank Killian. None of these limber up their firearms and it would be neces­ people are still living. Other homesteaders who sary for the people living near there to take came later and are still living are James Crider, refuge in their cellars. They were way ahead L. W. Wieman, Art Lawson, Fred and Carl Feld- of the atomic and hydrogen bombs in making ner and Jacob Bintz. Mr. Bintz is the only one people shelter conscious. Perhaps their chief still living on his homestead. Frank Kirkelie who delight took place when a stranger came to came here from the Foxholm area in 1898 with town and stayed more than a few hours. Any his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Mike stranger was looked upon as a possible law King has lived here longer than any other per­ officer. If the stranger happened to venture out son. Frank has lived in Ward County all of his into any sort of clearing alone the boys up at life, having been born near Foxholm in 1892. "JIM HILL to JETS II 8:00 P.M. Jubilee Week Fairgrounds

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Phone TE 6-9101 205 East Central Ave. DIAL TE 3-1114 301 First Avenue BIdg. Minot and guessed wrong. This necessitated moving the of auction poster tied with baby ribbon." early building across to the right side of the tracks." "Hitching posts with rails were installed on both sides of Main Street, and on some of the "An outstanding organization was the ball side streets. To these were tied the "hay-motors" team with their bright yellow uniforms. We won while the owners shopped or did their town our share of games . . . when we played Gar­ business." rison we started in the morning and got home later at night ... no autos in those days, we "Douglas got its name from the fact that the went by livery rig and had a whale of a time." first "Douglas" was in Douglas Township of McLean County. It got its name from Douglas "We had the Douglas band garbed in shin­ Creek and the three Douglas creeks were nam­ ing uniforms. The aggregation was much in de­ ed for an early explorer by the name (natur­ mand at various functions locally and in other ally) of Douglas." nearby new towns. We sure were a "rooting- tooting" gang in those days. "The first aeroplane came to Douglas in the winter of 1923. That was to land and give rides. ". . . on Sunday they would move the pool A Minot plane came over the village when tables back in the pool hall and conduct religi­ Douglas was having its "homecoming" after ous services. Then that first winter, before the World War I." railroad was officially in, the big blizzards stop­ ped everything. We were without train, mail or Memories such as these convey well the early telephone for over thirty days. We all grew Douglas and the kind of life led in those days beards for the duration. The paper came through when the town was new and the spirit strong though, finally in a now-famous edition made . . . just as it is today.

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C. L. Hegg, Manager 5 - 3rd Street S.E. Dial: TE 6-9146 Hwy. 2 & 52 Bypass East FOXHOLM Gretha Hooke The Des Lacs Valley was settled in 1886. In 1910 the Catholic parish house was moved Burlington was the postoffice and town that from the Mouse River to Foxholm and a base­ served most of their needs. In 1893 the Soo ment was built later where services were held Line was built through the valley and about ten until 1927 when the present Mission type miles "up river" from Burlington a section church was built. house was built beside the railroad tracks and The Protestants were of many faiths but a signpost was put up bearing the name Fox­ only a few in each, so about 1913 a Community holm. This with a waterbank and a windmill Church was organized under the sponsorship was the beginning of the little village and re­ of the Congregational Church. In 1916 the mained so until 1902. Shortly after the railroad present church was built through the united came the settlers in the Des Lacs Valley and efforts of all Protestants and was a true ex­ some in the Mouse River Valley petitioned for ample of a Community Church with all faiths a post office. The petition was granted and working together and being served by pastors Jens Glein was appointed the first postmaster. of many denominations. Like most small church­ His farm home was about % mile "upriver" es now few services are held but it is kept clean from the station and he served until about 1900 and in repair. when Anton A. Larson who had homesteaded near the station was appointed. In the spring The first school was built in 1894. The set­ of 1902 the settlers came and homesteaded all tlers loaned the money for lumber and all labor the surrounding land. There was no bridge was donated. It was unfinished inside for sev­ across the Des Lacs at this time and those that eral years so school was held only in summer­ had to cross the river used rafts. This was the time beginning with two months in 1894 and year of the big blizzard in March and when the increased by two weeks a year until the term thaw came the valley was flooded. reached nine months in 1908. The school was located on the Jens Glein farm 3A mile from That same spring T. L. Simmons built and the town until 1909 when a larger new school opened a small store and Mrs. Minnie Pearl was built in the village. This in turn was re­ built a hotel. These were built on the west side placed by the bigger brick building in 1922 of the track on land owned by Anton Larson and which now serves as a grade school. and which had been surveyed for a townsite. The land on the east side was Peter Fugelso's In 1914 the three elevators and the depot homestead and that was surveyed later and were destroyed by fire. Two elevators and the is now the residential section and also where depot were rebuilt and still are in business. the churches and school are located. During the 1920's coal mining decreased and During the next decade the town was built finally all the mines were closed. The farmers up and at one time had three elevators, two began to move away until now there is prob­ stores, a bank, hardware store, drug store, meat ably only one farmer where there used to be market, lumber yard, blacksmith shop, confec­ five or more. Business decreased and the busi­ tionery, pool hall, barber shop, a bigger hotel ness section is almost gone and all inactive busi­ & a garage that replaced the earlier livery stable. ness places have been moved out. The resident­ Coal mines were opened and much coal was ial section has a small growth every year, eld­ shipped out in addition to supplying the needs erly people and people who work elsewhere of the surrounding territory. being the additions. Minot Sand & Gravel Co. PREMIUM CONCRETE Washed Sand & Gravel DIAL TE 4-8147 North Burlington Road -• Minot KENMARE Reprint from The Kenmare News. country. Convinced that the area was worthy Little is known of the early ranchers in the of his efforts, Tolley set about to interest pros­ immediate Kenmare vicinity. One Cartwright pective settlers. On July 27, 1896 the govern­ operated under squatter's rights at the lower ment plat was filed in the United States Land end of the middle Des Lacs. Cartwright also Office at Minot. Mr. Tolley, W. T. Smith, D. P. had considerable mining experience and is Show and several others were among the first known to have opened the first mine in the to file on land in the vicinity. The first building community in 1880. A.F.X. Paradis located un­ constructed in Kenmare, except for the section der squatter's rights at the lower end of the house, was Mr. Tolley's shack on a site now upper lake. described as the south side of the square. In 1892 Mr. and Mrs. Neil McBride, Sr., ac­ The original townsite of Kenmare was enter­ companied by their son, Neil, Jr., were driven ed by James Crane under the act granting from the Oxbow, Sask.. vicinity because of con­ soldiers of the War of the Rebellion an addi­ tinuous drouth and came here and settled at tional homestead and by him deeded to the the lower end of the middle lake, the Cartwright Minnesota Loan and Trust Company consisting previously mentioned having abandoned his of W. D. Cassidy, W. T. Smith and Tolley. rights. The McBrides, father and son, immed­ Crane's declaratory formed that part of Ken­ iately began operating ranches on a small scale mare lying west of Central Avenue and extend­ and Mrs. McBride operated a boarding house ing from the depot to the present school. Miss for surveyors who were then engaged in estab­ Susan I. Stanley filed on 80 acres east of lishing land boundaries. Andrew McBride, Sr., Central Avenue; Judge Neiderriter filed a sol­ still a resident of Kenmare, joined his parents dier's declaratory on the eastern portion of the and brother in October 1894, at which time present townsite, which part still bears his the local man began ranching with them. name, Neiderriter's Addition. Math Guinn also The Soo Line extended its main line from filed on an 80 within the present town site and Enderlin to Portal in the summer of 1893 but E. J. Brown filed a soldier's declaratory on the little activity was started here until 1896. One property later to become familiarly known as of the first invaders of the region was E. C. the Welsch farm. The Crane, Stanley and Guinn Tolley. Born in Darlington, Wisconsin, in 1860, properties were later acquired by Mr. Tolley he remained there until 21 years of age and and incorporated into a town site. then entered into the real, estate field with in­ There were several filings in 1896 but there terests in Iowa, Southern Minnesota, South was no settlement until 1897 as the cattlemen Dakota and finally coming to Kenmare. were adverse to giving up their prairies. How­ ever the settlers entered into an agreement with Tolley came here primarily to explore the the cattlemen whereby they would stay away coal regions, study and determine to his own another year, providing the cattlemen offered satisfaction whether or not the area was suit­ no resistance. Both parties made good their able for development. With his horse he roamed agreement and the usual gun play between set­ over the country prospecting for coal, studying tlers and cattlemen was avoided in these parts. the grasses, watching the moisture and in gen­ eral forming opinions as to the fitness of the The first known squatter in present Kenmare

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culty. The original school was located a half heavy rain storm and was nearly drowned and block east of the present city park and is now that was the last ever heard of Prow. part of the Harvey McConnell residence. The Roger Lumber Company established the The first telegraph operator was a man nam­ first yard in town and the Ward County State ed McLachian who was here but a short time Bank later known as the First National Bank, and was succeeded by W. H. Campbell. was the first banking institution. P. W. Sharp and M. H. Misfeldt established the first news­ In the fall of 1896 a committee of three paper. The Kenmare News, in March 1899. In elders from the Danish Church came up from 1905 the present water system was installed Ohio and Indiana looking for a colonization with the sewer system following two years later. location. Having previously visited Oklahoma, Michigan and other states it was finally decided The town was platted in May 1899, although to locate their immigrants from the old coun­ lots had been squatted on before the plat was try at Kenmare. In the spring of 1897 a large filled. The village of Kenmare was incorporated colony of these people arrived and settled in in December 1901 and the village officers what is now known as Denmark township. elected December 23, 1901. Martin Lund, C. M. Lathrop, S. S. Paulson, L. J. Palda, Jr., and The first known church service in Kenmare W. F. Neiderriter were the original aldermen, was conducted by a minister from Minot, in a A. M. Olsen, treasurer, E. M. Rogers, assessor, shack owned by one Prow, located on the site J. M. Howland, marshal, Henry P. Brown, clerk of the present depot. The congregation was and W. E. Grinnell, justice of the peace. Attor­ small and the collection smaller, amounting to ney Palda was elected president of the first 25 cents, which appeared to be the entire capital council and drew many of the general ordin­ of the assembly. Prow operated a restaurant but ances. was much displeased with the country and the story is related that he was continually com­ plaining about the dry weather. One evening "JIM HILL to JETS" he took his departure and started back for Mis­ souri. When south of town he was caught in a Aug. 27 thru Sept. 3

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of the Mandan type on the Capitol grounds at buildings for this year. The one exception was Bismarck. Why not give the town the Mandan E. H. Johnson who had previously built the first name for earthen lodge? So he wrote to Hold­ residence in the village. ing Eagle who advised him that the largest The Makoti Post Office opened to receive type of Mandan lodge was a "Maakoti". He sub­ mail which came in via the Soo Railroad on mitted the name to the Soo Line which sug­ December 18, 1911. The first postmaster was gested the extra "A" be dropped and the place William Nutting. be called "Makoti". The townsite men thanked By 1916 the town's steady growth indicated him by naming one street "Edward Street" in a need for incorporation and so it was done. Kamrud's honor. The first village election was held on June 20, On July 12, 1911, the village was platted and 1916. A. P. Matson, Harvey Hoff and Henry lots at the townsite were sold. Nearly two hun­ Staflin were elected trustees. They held their dred people attended the sale. George Smith, first meeting on June 24, 1916 where Henry who was editor of the Plaza Pioneer, had print­ Hoff was elected president of the board. That ed a newspaper and called it the Makoti Her­ same year fire-fighting equipment was pur­ ald, which was distributed after the sale. Ham­ chased and a volunteer fire department or­ burger Joe, also of Plaza, was on hand to sell ganized. his famous hamburgers and coffee. 1918 saw many Makoti boys go off to war and in that same year the flu epidemic struck. Two weeks after Makoti was christened, con­ In the early 20's abundant moisture brought struction began on lumber yard, stores, a bank bumper crops to the area and consequently rapid and a residence. There was no time to build and optimistic growth to the community. New homes however. homes, new businesses, expanded businesses, Five families and a small group of single men trees growing up on the homesteads all marked spent the first winter in Makoti. All of them these early years of the 20's. with one exception made their homes in store (Continued following Ryder) Minot Supply Co. YYZJLK PALACE 410 - 1st St. N.W. SAMMY'S PIZZA PALACE open daily (including Sunday) Minot, North Dakota from 4:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. "Makers ot the World's Best Pizza" Dial: TE 5-1196 Phone TE 4-6250 take out service Automotive and Heavy Hardware 121 West Central Minot, North Dakota RYDER Promotion work by immigrant locaters and representative of the postal department came real estate men gave it the nickname of 'Ryder to establish the post office, he came by train on the Soo'. However, the village of Ryder, on to Minot. The only way to get to the new post- state highway 28 in southwest Ward County, office was by sleigh, over 40 miles of frozen actually had its origin some three years before prairie, and it was full winter. A Mr. Ryder, of the Minneapolis and Sault Ste. Marie railroad the Minot hardware firm of Ryder & Mans­ pushed it's track west to the Missouri river at field, graciously lent the cold government man old Sanish. his buffalo coat, and would, accept no pay; and in gratitude the postal representative, whose In 1902 the area, until that time occupied own name is forgotten, named the town after only by Indians and scattered ranchers, was him. opened to homesteaders; and by 1903 there were enough settlers to warrant a post office. In 1906 the railroad came west from the Mr. E. E. Fredeen, later to be a tireless worker, Bismarck-Drake line of the Soo. On July 19th promoter, and believer in the future of this of that year, in the middle of a blossoming flax part of North Dakota, was running a stage line field, the Ryder town lot sale was held. There out of Minot at the time, making three trips was not a building on the scene, but a throng per week. And it was largely due to his efforts of homesteaders and Indians, horses, rigs of that a post office was established that year, every description, and a scatter of tents lent four miles south of the present site of Ryder. a carnival atmosphere. Prices ranged upwards The names 'Centerville' and 'DeKalb' were to $1500.00 for a 25 foot lot, with all money first suggested for the new settlement, both over a set price going to the establishment of being rejected by the post office department on a park fund. Mr. E. E. Fredeen was again in account of duplications. That the name 'Ryder' the forefront, having acted as the agent of the was chosen is due to cold weather, a cold sleigh railroad in purchasing the townsite quarter from ride, and a borrowed overcoat. For when the one of the early homesteaders, a Mr. Bailey.

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One Block North Pluute. of Highway 2, 52, & 83 Intersection TE 8-4054 During the summer and early fall, 'old Ryder', dustry, he foresaw a highway to the west coast lock, stock and frame building, moved the four that would come through North Dakota, and miles northward to the new town. It is a matter worked tirelessly in the hope that it might make of record that the first building to occupy a site its route by way of Ryder. To this end he built was the law office of B. A. Dickinson, a newly a 27 bedroom hotel, complete with lobby and arrived young attorney. His office and home dining facilities as fine as anything in the state was a 14 x 16 foot frame shed. His legal library west of Fargo and Grand Forks. For many consisted of two books: the two volume North years his hostelry was a favorite stopping point Dakota code, and an English encyclopedia. for drummers and travelers, for politicians on their campaigns and state officials on their When the first train pulled into town on Nov. rounds. And more than a few congressmen, 7, 1906, a lively business was being carried on governors, and federal officials were royally in the new town. But that first train was also entertained in its dining salon. Mr. Fredeen's just about the last one until spring, and the hotel burned in 1947. And the old gentleman early settlers, who had counted on the railroad himself did not live to see the day that oil to bring in coal and supplies, were in for a bad was discovered in North Dakota, vindicating winter. That winter of 1906-7 was a hard one, so much of his prophecy. Nevertheless, he was there were no snow fences along the railroad one of that breed of men who have made our cuts, and when the track was finally opened up state what it is today, and is remembered as one in the spring, dynamite had to be used in places. of the leading figures in Ryder's early history. Unable to obtain fuel, many a farmer burned railroad ties. The railroad, on its part, never did At the time Ryder was established, the Ft. raise any question about the missing ties. Berthold reservation occupied a much greater area than today, coming as close as six or seven A little sketch of the activities of E. E. 'Ed' miles to town. It became an early project for Fredeen must be made in recounting the early the newly organized Commercial Club to bring days of Ryder. Not only was he a prime mover about the opening of some of this land to set­ in the establishment of the little city. He was tlement by farmers. Again Mr. Fredeen, along also a great believer in the future of the area, with B. A. Dickinson, the lawyer who in later and of North Dakota. That the future of Dakota years became Ward county judge, was in the was in gold, and oil, and other minerals, as well forefront. A congressman and a member of the as agriculture, he was firmly convinced. And Department of Interior were brought to Ryder, even then, in the infancy of the automobile in- acquainted with the situation, and wined and

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HARRY COOK & SONS "Open Hearth to Modern PLUMBING & HEATING L-P Gas" 400 9th St. SE Minot, North Dakota dined and entertained in the manner of the day. was made available at the fire hall, a central Their efforts met with success, and today much location, with hose connections for fighting fires of this reservation has developed into some of in any part of the village. In 1954 a brand new the finest farmland in the area. At that time, pumper truck was purchased, and is backstop- about 1910, there were many more would-be ped by an older pumper. A Rural Fire Depart­ homesteaders than there was land to accom­ ment was also organized in 1954, and has been modate them. So offices were opened for re­ gradually expanded until it now includes all gistration at Ryder and at Minot, and the win­ or parts of nine townships in Ward and McLean ners of homesteads selected by drawings. For counties. a time the locating of settlers was quite a busi­ ness. A homesteader might know that he had Though the fire department has been instru­ a tract of land, and that the legal description mental in saving a great deal of property from was such and so. But new to the country, and fire, at one time answering as many as sixteen with roadless prairie stretching to the horizon, fire calls in a single month, probably the most he might be hard put to find it. To fill the need, dramatic episode in its annals concerns the sav­ three Ryder businessmen - C. H. Christiansen, ing of a life. In May, 1953, a family from Can­ cashier of the First National Bank, B. A. Dick­ ada, named Brown, was visiting at the Dan inson, and George Hart, a merchant, along Jackson place, several miles' southeast of town. with a Mr. Ted Engdahl from Elbowoods, or­ The three year old Brown girl fell into an aban­ ganized a locating company, and for several doned well, partly filled with water. Fortunately months had a thriving and profitable business. the mother noticed the accident almost immed­ iately, and without regard for herself, went into The original buildings in Ryder were virtu­ the well, grabbed the child, and by bracing her­ ally all of frame construction, and for some self against the sides managed to keep both her years the town was plagued with fires of catas­ own and the daughter's head above water. Dur­ trophic proportions. At one time almost the en­ ing this time the fire department had been call­ tire east side of main street, from the park to ed. George Officer, the fire chief, was one of near the railroad, burned out. However, fire the first to arrive. Forehandedly, he had seized zoning regulations were passed, and the build­ a rope and knotted it about him on the way. ings were replaced by structures of brick and By this time there were enough men at the concrete block. Over the years, also, the fire scene to lower him into the well on his rope. department was updated. A large water reserve He first brought up the little girl, then went

your Kodak Headquarters REUB'S MINOT CAMERA 17 - 1st Ave. S.W. Phone TE 5-1126 Hi-Fi Center Photographic Equipment Cameras — Hallmark Cards Confucius say: "Pictures like money in the bank — As time passes both draw interest" down again to assist the weary mother, this called. The increase in size of farms, changes in time helped by ladders from an REA service practices, have had their effects, and not always truck which Henry Hoffer had just driven into for the better; but with two progressive grain the yard. And so, by quick and courageous ac­ buying houses, nearly one half million bushels tion, a tragedy was averted. of trackside storage capacity, and another quar­ ter million in government storage bins, Ryder Still standing, and still in use as the meeting continues to hold its place as one of the fore­ place of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, most primary grain markets of the area. The is the building used as the first school house in Ryder Co-operative Creamery, thought to be Ryder. At that time, in 1906, it was owned by the third oldest in the state, manufactures top the Presbyterian church, and was used for two quality butter under its own brand name. Also, years, until a new brick building could be erect­ in a day when few small towns afford any med­ ed. Latest addition to the school plant is the ical service, Ryder has a busy, competent den­ Gym-auditorium, constructed in 1952. The dis­ tist. Dr. W. E. Hubler, the only Ward county trict, now virtually debt free, will go into the dentist outside of Minot and Kenmare, has a 1961-62 school year with an expanded curri­ flourishing practice from a wide area. culum and a ten teacher staff.

In 1956, Ryder observed it's 50th birthday, Like many another North Dakota commun­ with a big two day celebration, complete with ities, since oil was first discovered in the Willis- parades, exhibits, oldtimer's banquet, carnival, ton basin, Ryder wonders what lies under the and a series of social events. A surprising num­ rolling cattle and wheat country around her. ber of oldtimers turned up to visit and talk That possibilities exist there is no doubt. Leas­ about the old days. For many of them, it was ing activity, while never spectacular, has never the first return to North Dakota for twenty, stopped, has in fact been stepped up in the last thirty, even forty years. The fact that they were two years, with both spot and block leasing. traced and invited to the event was due in And now, as this is written, indications of inter­ large part to the efforts of C. H. Christiansen, continental missile installations in the immed­ who literally spent months preparing an address iate vicinity poses questions that as yet have file of old settlers. no answer. With an economy resting almost exclusively At a time like this, the 75th anniversary of a on agriculture, Ryder's well being has risen county, one wonders what type of man it was and ebbed along with the fortunes of the area's who qualified for the name 'pioneer', and who farmers. The early years were in a sense, boom was willing to go out into a raw land and put his times. There was a family or single person home­ imprint upon it. Ryder was still twenty years steading nearly every quarter section. The busi­ from birth, of course, when Ward County came ness of proving up claims - and mortgaging into being. In her area only a handful of cattle­ them - made for activity. The ways of farming men had come to dispute the Indian's hold. demanded a great amount of manpower. Con­ There was established, probably some time sequently there was a period of time that saw after 1886, a ranch at Hiddenwood Lake, where three banks doing business, with a fourth char­ present day Ward county abuts McLean. There tered; as many as six general stores, five hotels was the Linnertz spread at Blue Hill, eight miles of varying opulence, several hardware stores, 3 south of present day Ryder, and the Under- doctors, a newspaper, even a photo shop and dahl ranch in the hill country to the north. a furniture store, and numerous other business Later on, there wasi Murray Warner, father of establishments including a liberal sprinkling of M. L. Warner, later a Ryder area farmer and blind pigs, as the frontier speakeasies were now living in Minot. His layout was just east

Fraternal Order of Eagles CENTRAL PHARMACY 110 - 1st Street S.E. Prescription Center of Minot Welcome everyone to PHONE The Ward County TE 2-5216 Diamond Jubilee 19 West Central Ave. Minot, N. Dak. of Ryder. And there were/ a few others. These men are long since gone, even the names of Our Tenth Anniversary some no longer known. But of the great influx of homesteaders who settled the area in the earliest 1900's, there are a few who remain, still living in Ward county or nearby in Mc­ Watne Realty Co. Lean. There is Arthur J. Landon, from whose new wagon the Ryder townsite lots were auc­ 3 - 1st St. S.W. TE 6-9158 tioned off. There is Harley Jones, who came to file a homestead in 1902; Andrew Oberg, SALES who homesteaded east of Ryder, and remembers well the townsite sale; Mr. and Mrs. Olof Han­ Clair Watne - Sales Mgr. son, who homesteaded the land where the Peter­ son Hereford Ranch now headquarters; Mr. and Bill Dennis Ed Boles Mrs. Reinhart Nelson, Rudolph Haugen, Mrs. John Lee Gene Trepanier Olaf Hjelmstad, Albert Austad, Christine Hau­ Curt McDaniel Lee Gausemel gen, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bloom, Halvor Leifson, brothers Ole and Carl Anderson, L. F. Sever­ * • • ance, Mathilda Lundahl; Charley Knutson, Fred Hacanson, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larson, Ole Daleness, Mrs. C. J. Amundson, Knute SERVICE Afdahl. The C. H. Christiansens were residents Roger Odell, Land Development of old Ward county before 1906, at Mohall, before coming to Ryder in 1908. Vern White, Insurance Ted Loy, Property Management These people were all adults at the time they Leonard Eaton, Property Supv. came to homestead or go into business, 55 and 60 years ago. That so many of them are still Jerry Hogue, Appraisals active, alert, and abreast of our fast changing Don Fry, Mortgage Loans life is in itself an indication of the nature of these pioneers, who comprised the hard core of stayers among those early settlers. There was a certain toughness about them, both physically and of character; for where many came for ad­ venture, or the chance of quick gain, and paused a year, or three, or five, and moved on, these people had the faith and endurance to hang on. Still evident, to one who knows them, is a cer­ tain solidity, a depth, a streak almost of stub­ bornness; something that would not let them quit in the face of a stern and often hostile nature; that made them forego the niceties which a gentler society would have deemed needful; that strengthened them to hang on, with dignity and with a faith that never quite died, even when weather and economic depres­ sion combined to make a mockery of their early dreams. And we in Ryder join with all of Ward MINOT LUMBER CO. county in saluting these worthy men and wom­ en, and the ones like them who have long since • • * gone to their reward. They were a special kind of people, these pioneers, and their lives a lesson Complete Line we would do well to study in this day. of MAKOTI (continued) By the late 20's, Makoti, like many other Building Material towns of its size was threatened by progress of other places. Changes took place all over and in Makoti as well. Many towns soon virtually • * • vanished as their businesses closed and residents moved to larger places. But Makoti did not fall in the wake of this change. Makoti altered its Dial: TE 3-0191 appearance and its attitude and remained. SAWYER A CONDENSED HISTORY of SAWYER, N. DAK. Mrs. Thomas F. Hoy

A tall, dense growth of grass covered the part townsite of Sawyer, naming it after an official of the valley now occupied by Sawyer. Wild of the railroad, and gave Mr. Corey and William animals roamed the valley and surrounding Hodges, another early settler, a lot each as pay country, and wild fruit and game was abund­ for selling other lots. ant. As nearly as I have been able to find out, Much of the history of this part of the county there was nothing here except the section house, has been told the writer by children of the until early im the fall of 1902, P. H. Podhola, early settlers, who had, in turn, heard it from now of Max, came to Sawyer and opened up a their parents. The first ones to come to this lumber yard. From then on, the town sprung up valley were the Wilsons, accompanied by two like a mushroom. In 1904, a 2 room wooden Booth brothers, Frank and Ed, who after a trip schoolhouse was built. There were no churches of over two months by wagon, settled here in here as yet, and a funeral in August, 1904, was the summer of 1882, east of where Sawyer now held on the main street, the minister preaching stands. The Elmer Francis family came later from a small platform built on the street, the that summer, and located west of Sawyer. In audience standing. 1883, came the Charles Schilling family, who In June, 1905, a Baptist Church was organiz­ settled near the Booths. These early settlers, ed, with services being held in the schoolhouse. and others who came soon after, had to haul A Congregational Church was built the latter their groceries and other supplies from Devils part of 1905. A Lutheran Church was organized Lake or Bismarck, there being no nearer towns. out in the country in 1905, and a few years ago, In 1886, E. D. Skinner came here, walking the members of that congregation bought the from Minnewaukan, as at that time the Great Congregational Church, wbich is now known as Northern Railroad had only been built as far St. Peter's Lutheran. The Nazarene Church was as Devils Lake. He located in the valley to the built in the fall of 1908, its members meeting west. before that in Havelena's Hall, upstairs over the meat market of J. G. Havelena. The mem­ Coming to the country south of Sawyer in bers of the present Mennonite Brethren Church the early years, were the George Beck family. met in private homes in the early years, later Albert and David Beck of Sawyer are children building a church six miles south of Sawyer. of the George Becks, but were not born until In 1956, a new modern church building was a few years later. They remember hearing their begun in Sawyer. Sawyer now has four fine large parents tell how their father located claims for churches. A brick schoolhouse was built in 1910, incoming settlers by tying a cloth to a buggy and in 1958, a new, $190,000 school building wheel, counting the turns and measuring by that. was dedicated. The date is not available as to when the Becks came, but by that time, Velva had been started, The first mail routes out of Sawyer were and trading was done at the Muus Store there, started in 1906, some of the carriers on Route which then was in a tent south of the Soo Depot. # 1 being John Fitzpatrick, Guy Sharer, and Joe Streeper. The first carrier on Route #2 was Another of the early comers south of town Charles Maxie, a negro, who carried the mail was Mann Register, now of Minot. He filed on by motorcycle. He was succeeded by Floyd a homestead south of Sawyer, and remembers Hubbard, who carried it 37 years, when the some of the buildings in Minot were the Leland routes were consolidated in 1945 and Floyd Hotel, the old courthouse, G. N. roundhouse moved to Minot. Mr. Streeper retired Dec. 31, and a brick schoolhouse. Mann recalls that in 1957. Darrell Bernsdorf is the present carrier. 1901, a man by the name of Jacob Schwab had a flax field on what is now the townsite of Saw­ In the early 1900s, Sawyer was a lively town, yer, and hired Mann to cut it for him. with two banks, grocery stores, two hotels, drug store and doctors, restaurants, meat markets, Lyle Corey, now of Minot, filed on a home­ hardware store, pool hall and lumberyards, and stead north of Sawyer in 190 L With his wife, a furniture and undertaking establishment own­ they moved into the section house, the only ed and operated by the late Mark Francis. Mr. building in what is now Sawyer, and boarded Francis supplied the writer with much informa­ the section boss, John Backman. One room of tion about the 1904 flood, other incidents, in­ the section house was used as a depot. Some­ cluding an account of an early murder, the mur­ time early in 1902, the Soo Line laid out the derer being buried on the outskirts of Sawyer. SURREY Submitted by Mrs. Earl Luchsinger

The little town of Surrey is located on the efforts of the Surrey and Maryland townships Great Northern Railroad just 7.23 miles east going together. Two school houses were built of Minot. All that marked Surrey in March 1900 in the fall of 1900, with the work being donated. was a sign post with "Surrey" written on it, loc­ The first High School was started in 1907. In ated at the place where the present crossing is. the fall of 1909 the new Surrey High School was The railroads opened the west but close on its completed, this school stood and served the com­ tracks came the United States Government. munity until 1959 when the present new School September 17, 1894 the government surveyed was built. the Surrey Community. On March 28, 1902 Surrey was platted at 11:30 A.M. Four churches have been built to serve the community. One of the first was a group of Bre­ Among the first to file on claims in the im­ thren from a community in Indiana. In 1902 mediate vicinity of Surrey was D. S. Petry, D. the first church building was completed and is M. Shorb, Joseph Burns, and Arthur Englar, the same one that is still being used in Surrey all of whom filed April 2, 1900. Those who filed as The Church of the Brethren. The second on April 4 of the same year was Charles Funder- church to be built was the Presbyterian Church burg, C. E. Dresher, George Burk and W. A. W. which was built of blocks made by the Surrey Culbertson. Brick factory. This church was sold and torn down in 1927. The third church was the Men- nonite church which was built two and one half The first business places were a store built miles south of Surrey. This church observed in the winter of 1901-02 by E. B. McCutcheon, their 50th Anniversary in 1955. The winter of a blacksmith shop by Bert McEwen and an 1959-60 this church was destroyed by fire but elevator later known as the Ed Ray elevator. in the spring of 1960 a new church house was The Miller Hotel came to Surrey in the fall built in the village of Surrey. The fourth church of 1902 and the following year the drug store was that of the Church of the Nazarene which was built by A. S. Blakey. By this time the was built in the year of 1909. This church build­ people of Surrey needed a bank, in 1907 a bank ing was moved to Minot about the year of was organized. Then a lumber yard and block 1945 and is now the church building that The factory was built. The town gossip was passed First Church of the Nazarene of Minot have. at a more rapid pace by the "Surrey Budget."

"The mail must go through" Surrey had a Surrey of today is quite a bit different from postoffice with George Bush as postmaster. Mail the town of 1905. A large fire destroyed most was received and dispatched from a post as the of the business buildings. The hotel, lumber trains passed through Surrey. Stamps for those yard and blacksmith shop have been torn down. early letters were simply a circle drawn with a Today we have the original garage, a grocery spool on the envelope and the postmark was the word Surrey written by the issuing clerk. and variety store, the postoffice and a large service station. Surrey has become more of a The first school system was in the combined residential town for those employed in Minot. 1903

1961

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The rriendly roll? or Berthold happily look rorward to the ruture growth & development or Ward County.

Farmers Union Oil Go. A. B. Haugen

Berthold Farmers Elevator Insurance & Auctioneer

G. T. A. Elevator Alice's Bar (Tom & Alice Klema)

Deaver Oil Go. Spraggens Rooming House

Trondsons Texaco Browns Construction

Ohnells Shop Luvern Beauty Shop

Great Plains Supply Brooks Eat Shop

Genes Repair Buds Food Market Roise Implement Berthold Barber Shop Browns Cities Service

Berthold Tribune i«m^B^ ^nmJ^m-^

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An organization of fundamental importance grounds. Roy Huwe of Minot volunteered to to present and future generations living in this move the building. area of the state is the Northwest North Dakota Historical Society. The organization has devot­ Organization of the society was spearheaded ed itself to the task of uncovering, collecting, by Glenn Dill, now of LaMoure, then editor of preserving and cataloging artifacts and sou­ the Ward County Independent. During its first venirs of the pioneer period in this section of meeting the society adopted a constitution and the country. by-laws, which stated its purpose: to receive, maintain, preserve and display mementoes con­ Officially incorporated as the Ward County nected with the history of Ward County. It Historical Society Aug. 1, 1951, the organiza­ also provided that the officers would establish tion was built around the promise of acquiring a museum and a society headquarters — this the old Ward County courthouse built in 1885 was to be the courthouse. near Burlington. The building was to be used as a repository for other artifacts collected by Officers elected during the society's first meet­ the group. By 1953 enough funds were made ing were: Victor Haugen, Berthold, president; available to the budding society by the Minot Dill, vice president; Mrs. Gretha Hooke, Fox­ Rotary Club to lay a concrete foundation for holm, secretary; and Mrs. G. N. Geiszler, Willi­ the building and to have it moved from the am Ehr, and H. A. Kluver, all of Minot, mem­ George Johnson farm, where it was being used bers of the board of directors. as a granary, to its present site at the fair­ By 1958 the domain of the society was ex-

Mary Kelley H. A. Kluver Back Row - Stanley Saugstad, Vice Pres., H. W. Samuelson, M. O. Dahle, Donald Bivins

* Front Row - Mrs. Gretha Hooke, Sec.-Treas., N. L. Larsen, Pres.; J. E. Stoa f

ln_PB^*-ll Growing with Minot since 1905 MILESTONES 1905—Union National Bank was founded 1930—Union National Bank became affil­ 1923—$250,000 fire destroyed bank's quar iated with First Bank Stock Cor­ ters. poration. 1924—New fireproof banking home com 1949—Extensive remodelling program pleted. completed. 1961—56th Anniversary

UNION NATIONAL BANK MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

:. ;..•:, • •; • • .; :, :•::::::;::::.;:;:•• : : . . ; Large historic menentoes now claimed by the society, such as a breaking plow and an oxen yoke, are stored outdoors in front of the soc­ iety's old courthouse building headquarters on the fairgrounds. Inside the building smaller articles of historic interest are stored for the public to see, usually on special occasions like the state fair.

At present more than 150 artifacts are kept in the building ranging from sea chests to sewing machines and including several valuable papers, photographs, scrapbooks and diaries. The oldest historic item on display is a money chest built in 1697 and brought to America from Norway in 1881 by Ole Hestelsend. panded to include that territory taken in by the North Dakota Fair Association. Having passed the first decade milestone of With the reorganization came a new list of its existence, the society is now more than ever officers, with N. L. Larsen of Minot elected as acutely aware of the importance of its mission the new president. Other officers now heading and dedicated task. The 1961 Ward County the society are: Stanley Saugstad, vice presi­ Diamond Jubilee has served a reminder that dent; Mrs. Hooke, secretary-treasurer; and Joe the accumulation and preservation of historic Stoa, Mrs. Mary Kelly, Merle Dahle, Harlowe artifacts and mementoes are of paramount im­ Samuelson, H. A. Kluver and Don Bivins, direc­ portance for present and future generations to tors. recreate and appreciate the tools and utensils used by our pioneer forefathers to hammer and The more than 300 members of the society forge a great section of a great nation. devote themselves to collecting and restoring the historic artifacts often made available to the society by members of deceased pioneers. Don't Miss Brief histories of the artifacts and the task of cataloging them rests upon those members most "JIM HILL to JETS" familiar with the historic mementoes. A lack of funds restricts direct purchase of many arti­ Aug. 28 thru Sept. 2 facts available to the society, while refurbishing work must continue to be done on a voluntary basis.

Emphasis is now being placed on providing a permanent building for the society, with di­ mensions large enough to store the old court­ house and other large artifacts that are avail­ able in the area and waiting only to be perman­ ently stored and put on display.

Material of great value or of interest to the history of the state as a whole is usually sent to the State Historical Society in Bismarck. This practice may continue only until a more modern, durable and suitable building is erected for the safekeeping of the artifacts coming from the northwest section of the state. WEATHERVANE of FASHION

Since 1902

A COMPLETE DEPT. STORE • LADIES' APPAREL • LADIES AND CHILDREN'S SHOES • COSTUME JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES • SPORTSWEAR • CHILDREN'S WEAR • COSMETICS • MEN'S WEAR |*~~waftj '• GREETING CARDS • HOUSEWARES • CHINA AND GLASSWARE As Minot's pioneer department store, Minot and area people have • YARD GOODS looked to Ellisons as the weathervane of fashion since 1902 • PATTERNS a reputation that has been earned over the years by offering the • NOTIONS latest in fashions, backed by Ellisons fair dealing policy of custom­ • TOYS er satisfaction. As Minot Moves Ahead . . . you can expect Ellisons • BABY FURNITURE to do likewise to meet the ever-growing demands of area people. » SMALL APPLIANCES • BOY'S WEAR • FOUNDATIONS • LINGERIE • MILLINERY • HOSIERY • DOMESTICS • LUNCHEONETTE North Dakota State Fair Association In 1919, the Mouse River Loop Purebred On January 10, 1921, the Commissioners Association brought the matter up at their an­ called a meeting of all Township supervisors nual meeting. A committee was appointed, con­ to talk over the Fair and grasshopper problems. sisting of N. D. Gorman (County Agent), Se­ William Smart, mayor, welcomed them in glow­ cretary; H. L. Finke, President; Arthur White, ing terms, and Attorney Herigstad covered the and Duncan Beaton of Bottineau county, direc­ legal questions. Fair matters were discussed by tors. several present — there being about 100 in at­ Throughout 1919 and 1920 sentiment for a tendance. Fair was sounded out by letters and meetings, and later, the committee met with Farm Bureau On July 20, 1921, N. D. Gorman left to be­ members. come Assistant County Agent Leader, so the Farm Bureau and the Mouse River Loop Pure­ Both groups decided favorably, and the com­ bred Association lost their secretary, and the mittee was instructed to circulate petitions re­ Fair lost a good booster. questing the County Commissioners to bring this matter to a vote. On July 29, 1921, two years after Fair ac­ In October 1920 of the County Commission­ tivities had started, the records show that ers minutes; the records show that the Com­ $20,000 was levied, which was the first of five missioners put this on the ballot in the Novem­ levies made to raise $100,000 to build the Fair. ber election. It carried. Nothing further was done until October 21, In the first part of January 1921, members 1921. Then Commissioner Albert Spicher mov­ of the Farm Bureau called on the Commission­ ed to postpone the selection of the Fair site ers for action. until July 1922, because money was not avail- KELLY'S BOTTLE SHOP Finest in BEER - LIQUOR - WINE Everything for Your Party Needs Dial TE 2-2122 1412 • 2nd St. S.W. Minot Motel Association

Extends their heartiest congratulations to Ward County on its 75th Anniversary

Blue & White Motel Junction 83-52-2 TE 5-4115

Borgers Cabins Hwy. 83 South TE 4-2165

Gasa Motel Hwy. 52 West bypass TE 8-4810

Courtesy Court Hwys. 2 & 52 West TE 5-9278

Elsberry Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 6-7118

Gelking's Motel Hwy. 83 South TE 2-2192

Gordons Holiday Spot Hwy. 83 South TE 8-4054

Halvor's Motel Hwys. 2 & 52 West TE 8-2101

Hillcrest Motel Hwy. 83 South TE 8-5622

Ho Hum Motel Hwys. 2 & 52 West TE 8-2191

Jet Motel Ruthville TE 7-8646

Kenway Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 3-9211

Minot Motel Association

Extends their heartiest congratulations to Ward County on its 75th Anniversary

Minot Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 3-8182

Parkway Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 3-9118

Pat's Motel Hwy. 2 & 52 bypass SE TE 5-9171

Ranch Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 5-3146

Riverside Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 6-9104

Rush Inn Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 3-8270

Sandman Motel Hwys. 2 & 52 West TE 8-4088

Siesta Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 2-8111

Speedway Motel Hwys. 2 & 52 West PA 9-3213

Sterling Motel Hwy. 83 South TE 6-9114

Thunder Bird Motel Hwy. 2 East TE 8-5488

Valley Motel Hwy. 83 South TE 8-0251

Walsh Motel 17 Ave. on Hwy. 83 So. TE 4-0176 able at the present time from the tax levy, and Pence, August Krantz, W. Toftner, C. H. Park­ a better price could be had, if cash was paid. er, J. N. Ellison, A. G. Burgeson, H. F. Harmes, Geo. Dahle, E. F. Kamerud, Christ Lohr, and On February 8, 1922, another group of Farm A. S. Spicher. Bureau members, including Martin Jacobson, Lee Johnson, E. A. Madsen, Julius Rue, and FIRST FAIR John Rue, appeared before the commissioners, Three of the members did not wish to serve, and urged the purchase of a site, and to get busy. so Peter Ehr replaced E. S. Persons, A. G. Brun- It was then moved by Commissioner Van- ner replaced E. A. Madsen, and D. S. Wolfe denoever, and seconded by Haldi, that they replaced I. R. Pence. These, together with C. reconsider the motion of July 22, 1921. The H. Parker, J. N. Ellison, Christ Lohr, and the motion carried. This group recommended the Commissioners now constituted the Board, Olson site. There was much delay in this mat­ which was cut to 11 members. ter, because of the other sites which sprang up. The first meeting of the First Board was They were the Spoklie and Brush, the McWill- held May 12, 1922, in the Association of Com­ iam site — the latter being the present site. merce rooms. August Krantz was elected Presi­ dent, Peter Vandenoever, Vice-President; and A ground committee was appointed, consist­ A. S. Spicher, temporary Secretary. ing of Spicher, Haldi, and Vandenoever from the Commissioners, and Madsen, Halvorsen, and The advisability of holding a Fair that fall Finke from the Farm Bureau. was discussed. The question arose as to whether it was legal to spend all of the $100,000 for the On May 12, 1922, the Commissioners ap­ building program the first year, and to have the pointed the first Fair Board of 17 members. tax spread over a five year period. States At­ They were: E. S. Persons, E. A. Madsen, I. R. torney Herigstad held that it was.

CITY BAKERY Olger Barsness m^ Delicious Bread - Cakes 1881 1961 Cookies - Rolls The Robertso n Lumber Co. IN ACTION SINCE 1881 Cake Decorating Specialists BUILDING MATERIALS 10 Main Street So. Phone TE 2-0116 A. H. Brigrgs Wheels are our business, and wheels are the driving force be­ hind the amazing transformation from the purely local and rural atmosphere of 75 years ago to the fast-moving progressive clim­ ate of the present.

We, the franchised automobile and truck dealers of Minot, are proud to have served as a major moving force in the growth of the Magic City. We have proved our faith in our town by invest­ ing substantial sums in our places of business, by shouldering the responsibility of maintaining Minot's high standard of business ethics in our various establishments, and have progressed with our community from the horse and buggy days and ways to the highly mobile world in which we now live.

We believe that the products we sell and the service and back­ ing we offer are the finest in the world. Protect the investment in comfort, safety and reliability which you make in an automobile or truck by dealing with these franchised dealers. Franchised AUTO and TRUCK DEALERS Of Minot

ASPLUND GARAGE JOHNSON CHEVROLET Studebaker Chevrolet

FISHER MOTOR INC. KREBSBACH'S INC. Buick - Cadillac - Pontiac - Willys International

GRONVOLD-BLESENER INC. LAHART MOE INC. Oldsmobile Dodge

HUGH-NELSON MOTORS MAIN MOTOR SALES Rambler Chrysler - Plymouth - Imperial

IMPORT MOTORS WESTLIE MOTORS Volkswagen Ford - Lincoln - Mercury Ward County Old Settlers Association Jim Johnson, the founder, with some of his dren of the pioneer parents and all generations close pioneer friends met at his office in the late to come. fall of 1905. The meeting was for the purpose of The original group continued their picnics organizing an old settlers association. They well into the 20's. In the depression 30's, they formulated a constitution and a set of by-laws. were inactive. Many of the old timers passed on It was agreed that a meeting of the old pioneers and with the exception of Pete Fugelso, the as­ was to be held March 14, 1906 at the Jacobson sociation during the 30's lost almost all of its opera house. To be eligible to attend, one would original officers: Jim Johnson, Ed Kelley, A. C. have had to have been in Ward County for 20 Nedrud, Martin Jacobson, John Lynch and oth­ years or more, the deadline set at December ers passed on. 31, 1886. Jim, an attorney, drew the constitu­ tion and by-laws up in legal form and it was Also in the 30's, Mr. Murrey of Berthold presented to the group attending this meeting. tried to revive the organization by starting a There were 61 at the meeting, the constitution new membership to include members up to and by-laws were accepted and officers were 1906, the date of the first picnic. However this elected to head the association. It was agreed never became reality. that the first picnic was to be held the follow­ Henry Finke, manager of what was then ing June, 1906, at No-man's Land, a 20 acre known as the Northwest Fair, had Old Settlers tract of beautiful wooded area west of Burling­ Days at which the picnics were not confined to ton that had been donated by Jim Johnson. Ward County but to the Northwest. This start­ The following year at the second picnic, ed the meeting of the group at Pioneer Bowl. June 21, 1907, the constitution and by-laws Credit should be given Chet Jacobson and were officially adopted in printed form. 112 his wife for their efforts in keeping the old set­ members and their children attended this picnic. tlers picnics active in the 40's. Without an or­ The purpose of these picnics was to create ganization back of them, they would manage to good fellowship and keep close the ties that get out a good crowd and have a fine program. existed among all of the group. It might be said When they passed on, the association was again that as soon as one set foot on these grounds, without an organization. However, when the pic­ his personal religion, politics, social or financial nic was advertised there would always be a standing mattered little as they were one for all turn-out. and all for one. But their constitution went a It was in 1950 or 1951 at the picnic when little farther than that. They were pledged to Pete Fugelso presided, that he called on Thor- help each other in sickness, poverty and stress, wald Mostad to take over and build up the or­ and that no one in their group should ever be­ ganization. At the meeting the hat was passed come a public charge, knowingly to any of the and a little money was secured but the ball had group. Only if confined to his sick bed would started rolling. Ben Otterness became a mem­ a member be excused from attending a funeral ber of the board in 1952 and vice-president in of one of the members and it was a must to be 1954. During that time several promotions were wearing their Old Settlers Badge. staged to raise money, but proved not too suc­ cessful. There are other outstanding considerations that the association handed down that the A Monument was dedicated in 1956 at the membership should pledge for all time to carry 50th anniversary of the Association. A speak­ out as these colorful pioneers wished: The As­ er's stand, some tables, and other improvements sociation should forever be known as the Ward were also incorporated at this time. County Old Settlers Association and the annual The Association continues to be very active picnics should forever be held at the original in 1961, and is one of the oldest organizations site, first know as No-man's Land by the chil­ functioning in Ward County.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thorwald Mostad, President Emeritus George Johnson Ben Otterness, Immediate past president Reuben Hustad Frank Jylen, President Kathryn Ehr Brosanhan C. F. Peterson, Vice President Mrs. Frank Jylen Gretha Hooke, Secretary-Treasurer

LIFE MEMBERS Bob Cory Ernest Minot Tompkins - First white child born in Minot Pioneer Dau^nt ers

Minot Chapter of Pioneer Daughters organized April 28, 1950 with Mrs. G. N. Geisler as chairman, sponsored by the Minot Study Club. Mrs. Geisler explained the purposes and qualifications for membership. Mrs. R. W. Kennard was elected president; Mrs. Alice Larson, Vice President; Mrs. Elizabeth Vallely, Recording Secretary; Mr. G. N. Geisler, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Camilla Charlson, Treasurer. Twenty-two members paid dues at the first meeting. At the following meeting, still considered charter members, eight more joined.

The purpose first is to honor the memory and spirit of those women who pioneered in North Dakota. Secondly, to perpetuate the history, resources and activities of the State.

Presidents following Mrs. Kennard are:

Mrs. Eleanor Geisler Mrs. Clara DeWitt Mrs. Frances Palda Mrs. Margaret Scouton Mrs. Mattie Truax

- ALUMNI - of Minot State Teachers College you are cordially invited to visit tlie Campus on Aug. 28, 29, 30, 31 and Sept. 1

Open House at tne new Student Union Bldg. from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Compliments

Minot Women's Apparel Association

Ann's Fashions Baders Department Store Bon Ton Shop Buttreys Pollyanna Shop Stevenson's Taubes Walters Wards Salutes Ward County Diamond Jubilee Wards joins Minot in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Ward County. We know your history — know it well . . . More than a decade before the incorporation of Ward County, A. Montgomery Ward launched the world's first mail order business. The new firm began shipping goods on steamboats up the Missouri River to the early settlers. We sent plows and picks, harness and ropes, boots and bustles, rifles and razors — everything the settlers needed to homestead, tend their stock, till the soil, clothe and raise their families. Your heritage is a glorious one — the names of brave and courageous pioneers illumin­ ate the annals of a proud and distinguished past. Wards opened its retail store in Minot in 1929. Here we found a group of progressive people building a thriving city, a rich com­ munity. So, you can't blame us for being a little proud of our long partnership with Minot and Ward County. Our roots are deep here. We are pleased with our past, and look for­ ward to an even greater and more dynamic future together.

24 North Main Phone TE 4-1121 IN MINOT SINCE 1929

COMPLIMENTS OF THE MINOT CENTRAL LABOR UNION » AFL-CIO Chartered - April 1921 40 years of progress and still growing Jayson Graba, President Wm. Sosalla, Secretary AND THE MINOT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL Chartered - October 1938 "Apprenticeship The Nucleus Of Craftsmanship" "Skilled craftsmen for every building project."

Charles Houpt, President Harold M. Olson, Secretary Bus mess Meeting or the Board oi Directors

Board Memh ers Mr. Harry Simpson - Pres. Mr. Gordon Jensen Mr. Walter Dahlund Mr. Henry Westlie - V. Pres. Mr. Harold Haner Dr. C. P. Lura Mayor Maurice Harrington Mr. Roy Uvedson Mr. James Slocum Mr. Paul F. Frederick Mrs. G. S. Van Sickle Mr. Jack Coughlin Mr. George M. Johnson Mrs. Arlene Saugstad Mr. Joe Rensch Mr. W. D. Johnson Brynhild Haugland Col. Richard F. Weltzin Mr. Hal Davies Mrs. Ethel Cooley Mr. S. L. Olsen Mr. Glenn Benson Mr. T. E. Eckberg Mr. Frank Phipps

Executive Committee

Arnold Fiedler o-<> Treasurer **g^

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S. L. Olson Secretary When We Were Young - 1897 The Great Northern Bank, later the Second National Bank and now the First National Bank was born in the building right above, 64 years ago, hence, we have never had any other location except at the busiest intersection of Minot. Left above is a banking scene of the "old days". Second man from the front is Walter E. Tooley, now a retired vice president and director of the First National Bank.

AND NOW! At Jubilee time, the First National Bank in Minot occupies one of North Dakota's finest banking and office buildings, completed in 1929 and remodeled in 1954. The First National Bank's Officers, Di­ rectors and Staff join area citizens in the observance of the 75th Anniversary with a salute to the men and women whose vigorous pioneering spirit blazed the exciting trails to Minot. Their faith and sound judgments have made possible the remarkable attainments of past years.

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DARYL HANSON JOEL DAVY Publicity Spectacle Tickets

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Ken Pfiffner Insurance Merrel Dahle Fireworks William Sullivan Decorations George Fowler Historical TedMaragos Men's Participation

Mrs. M. S. STENEHJEM Women's Participation

CHUCK WESTLIE R. E. STROM Special Events Special Days The first Annual Meeting of the Minot Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. (now Farmers Union Elevator Co.), held in 1916.

The first purpose of cooperative marketing is the same today as it was in 1915, to give the pro­ ducers a voice in the marketing of their product. As Minot and Ward County grew and prospered in the last 75 years, so have the Farmers Cooperatives. In forty-six years of existance the Farmers Union Elevator has saved over three million dollars for its owners, monies to be spent right at home in Minot and Ward County.

We salute the pioneer founders who elected Present Board of Directors their first board of directors in 1915. Norman J. Livingston, President Anton J. Johnson, President Harold Blume, Vice President Frank Linba, Vice President Bernard J. Solberg, Secretary Ed K. Livingston, Secretary Ernest Pietsch, Director Bert Solberg, Treasurer Glen Kivley, Director John E. Christenson, Director Wm. Estlick, Director Henry Widdel, Director Andrew T. Hegreberg, Director Harry Anderson, Director FARMERS UNION ELEVATOR COMPANY Dealers in All Kinds of Grain PARTICIPATION REVENUE DIVISION Cast Committee Kenneth Kringen Tom Fisher, Chairman Joe Heinz George Fowler, Chairman Rod Romine Dean Thurow Costume & Make-up Committee Historical Program Committee Willard Schimke Gary Kremlich, Chairman Roger Phelps, Chairman Gary Nutz Construction Committee Sigma Sigma Sorority Jerome Knutson Mitch Mahoney Stan Pittinger, Chairman Delta Epsilon Sorority Harlan Russell Tom Ward Duane Evashenko Beta Theta Sorority Dick Spaulding Dale Howe Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Mike Coffey Concessions Committee Arnie Wendschlag Gil Lunder Sound System Committee Rex Pettijohn Wes Bell, Chairman Charles Marshall Novelties Committee Dave McNeil Ray Teets, Chairman Dick Smith Pat Bohan Paul Schell Frank Splichal PUBLICITY DIVISION Jim Greenwood Lyle Bakken Celebration Ball Committee Daryl Hanson, Chairman Ted Gates Carl Issel Press Release Committee Speakers Committee Butch Kummer, Chairman Dr. V. A. Pankratz, Chairman Jay Stoner Jim Ryberg PARTICIPATION John Williams Ed Schmidt Robert Wheeler Floyd Askin Mrs. M. S. Stenehjem, Ladies Ted Maragos, Men's Chairman Russ Chessne Lawrence Marsden Chairwoman Curt Sorbo Ben Tollefson Lyle Leiohtnam Andy Hawkinson Brothers of Brush Committee Allen Johnson Don Houser Wally Dockter, Chairman C. D. Johnson Distributive Committee Bob Shelver Ben Tollefson Lloyd Andreas Paul Schell, Chairman Bob Zabach Wayne Sanstead Gary Anderson Celebration Belles Committee Allen Hagberg Ernie Selland Tom. Ward Richard Burd Ed Wiedeman Mrs. Harry Simpson, Chairman Rex Pettijohn Mrs. James L. Johnson, Co- Lester Zitzow Clifford Jensen Orland Pederson Chairman Mrs. C. A. R. Swenson Men's Hats & Ties Committee Mrs, Lester Hanson, Kenmare Special Projects Committee Scott Tracy, Chairman Mrs. A. P. Roise, Berthold Tom Ruge Radio & T.V. Committee Blair Olson Mrs. Bruce Becker, Des Lacs Frank Boutilier Jim Johnson, Chairman Paul Olson Mrs. Ray Redding, Sawyer Curt Hellekson Ladies Sunbonnets & Dresses Earl Klosterman Committee Bob Turner Mrs. Duane Robinson Leo Broyles Chairman HOSPITALITY DIVISION Lloyd Mitchell Mrs. A. M. Carr, Co-Chairman W. M. Harrington, Chairman Promenade & Caravan Mrs. T. J. McCarthy Committee Mrs. Otto Feldner, Donnybrook Dignitaries & Guests Pioneer Event Committee Don Switzer, Chairman Mrs. George DeBilt, Berthold Committee Stan Saugstad, Chairman Bruce Van Sickle Mrs. W. D. Allen Les Dahlen, Chairman Ben Otterness Al Weinhandl, Co-Chairman Mrs. C. F. Truax Kermit Peterson Kangaroo Court Committee Dr. M. M. Kemble Hal Davies Vance Booth Dean Moorehouse, Chairman W. E. Tooley Harlow Samuelson Traffic & Safety Committee Hospitality Center Committee Fred Dobrovolny, Chairman Harris Walstad, Chairman SPECTACLE TICKET DIVISION Earl Beck Mrs. Margaret Hamre, Co- Edwin Hilmann Chairman Joel Davy, Chairman Sgt. F. F. Sibley Mrs. Elmer Ruge A. L„ Bavone George Reishus Mrs. Jack Coughlin, Arrange­ Mrs. E. F. Kounovsky, Capt. A. D. Tuck Louise Ramstad Ellefson ments Committee Chairman Nonination Committee Chm. Fay DeWitt Mrs. Jack Coughlin, Arrange­ Housing Committee Inga R. Kinnard Mrs. H. L. Kermott ments Committee Chairman Ted Loy, Chairman Mrs. Gordon WestJie Les Herzog, Awards Committee Morris Broschat Transportation Committee Mrs. Roger Herigstad Chairman Harold Piper, Jr. W. R. Williams, Chairman Mrs. A. J. Weisenberger L. D. Thorson James Fisher Mrs. Ralph Hemmesch Cashiers & Gates Committee Mrs. R. A. Vaaler Mrs. William Edwards, Chrm. Mrs. Kermit Peterson Mrs. R. B. Brandon Advance Sale Committee Audience Area Committee Mrs. R. C. Mills, Chairman Gordon Johnson, Chairman SPECIAL EVENTS DIVISION Charles Westlie, Chairman Merchants Promotion Arlene Saugstad Committee Blair Olson Gordon Jensen, Chairman Music Committee SPECTACLE DIVISION Coleman Taube Mike Coffey, Chairman Orland Peterson Hap Hasselo, Chairman Arvel Graving Les Sabo Paul Moore Roy Christianson, Co-Chairman Scenario & Title Committee Jim Shaw Ernest Livingston Glen Byorum Hardy Lieberg Mrs. Arlene Saugstad Dean Thurow Gary Holum Robert Cory Oscar Larson, Ryder Dick Doede Don Bonnett Al Shomento George Reishus John Williams Pete Krauter Joe Rensch, Makoti Charles Engel Special Days Committee Properties Committee Ken Knutson Olaf Haaland, Chairman Blair Olson R. E. Strom, Chairman Les Sabo Robert Beck Mort Aakran Jes Joiner, Berthold Faith of Our Fathers Day George Reishus Ted Eckberg, Kenmare Parades Committee Bob Strom, Chairman Thorvald Mostad, Rural Chet King, Donnybrook Jay Graba, Chairman Governors Day Ben Otterness Woodrow Anderson, Carpio Duane Evashenko Jay Graba, Chairman Merrel Dahle Dr. V. A. Corbett Winfield Carlson Youth Day Knut Spoklie Harry Burns, Surrey Hjelmer Hoglund Ev Miller, Chairman Sam Aldahl Anson Boch, Foxholm Bill Sosalla Ladies Day Bill Fuller Mrs. Dorothy McCarthy, Chrm. Bob Anderson Ray Redding ,Sawyer John Score Hal Davies Byron Todd Pioneer Day Red Holmes Cliff Thon Stanley Saugstad, Chairman Maurice Erwin Don Bivins Dakota Centennial Day John Sandstrom, Lonetree John Nedreloe Historical Windows Committee Ray Dobson, Chairman George Ehr C. L. Olson, Chairman Air Force Day Max Harris, Des Lacs Grounds Committee Norman Larsen Ken Pfiffner, Chairman Louis Smith Gordon Johnson, Chairman Merrel Dahle Remembrance Day LETTER OF APPRECIATION From GENERAL CHAIRMAN

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s*1 •{*S' JOHN R. WARD Business Manager Mr. Ward, one of the top men in his field of endeavor, hails from Augusta, Georgia. John gradu­ ated from Purdue University, and has been assoc­ iated with the John B. Rogers Producing Company for many years. He has worked some of the largest celebrations in the United States and Canada. He was also associated with Billy Rose at Casa Manana in Fort Worth, Texas, where he worked for two years.

Office Staff Mrs. Lorraine M. Coffey (left) and Miss Mary Mar­ garet Kelly man the office of the Ward County Dia­ mond Jubilee and put in many long hours of extra ser­ vice beyond the call of duty.

Don't Bury that'Buck'! Put your savings to work -for you here, at a real profit. and have...INSURED SAFETY Savings Headquarters Since 1935

MINOT FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA SPONSOR ADS

MINOT STEAM LAUNDRY NORTHWEST SPORTING GOODS BORSTAD AND FITZMAURICE RLM PRINTING LOWE'S PRINTING J. B. REED CARGILL ELEVATOR DOEKSEN GROSS INC. DAKOTA STATE JOURNAL EATMORE SAUSAGE EDDY'S BAR GROSS PRINTING INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. Ward County Diamond Jubil ee Queen Contest

Harrington Brothers Livestock Auction Northwestern North Dakota's Leading Livestock Market - For 28 Years - Salutes Minot and Ward County on Their Diamond Jubilee Harrington Brothers Now in Their 28th Year at Minot . . Phone TE 2-1116 Minot, North Dakota GILL RESORT HOTELS

"Miss Jubilee" and a companion of her choice, will be the guests of Gill Hotels for an entire week of sunshine, activity and relaxation, to be divided between a Gill hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the Gill-owned British Colonial Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas.

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The lucky winner will also be provided round-trip air transportation from Fort Laud­ erdale to Nassau via Mackey Airlines, the "Sunshine Airlines." Mackey, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, will provide you not only transportation but relaxation, fun, and confid­ ence during your trip.

One of the largest resort hotel chains in the south, Gill Hotels consist of four hotels in Fort Lauderdale and the Hillsboro in Tampa, Florida, as well as the "B. C." in Nassau. All the Gill Hotels have large, fresh-water swim­ ming pools and are completely air-conditioned.

"Miss Jubilee" and her companion will have the double pleasure of spending three days at the Fort Lauderdale hotel of her choice, plus three days in charming Nassau, only an hour away, through the courtesy of a smooth Mackey flight. FORT LAUDERDALE and TAMPA, FLORIDA NASSAU, BAHAMAS TRUAX-TRAER SALUTES NORTH DAKOTA'S GREAT WARD COUNTY ON ITS DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY MARKING 75 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS ...and is proud of the important part it has for generating power to drive industry's taken and is taking in making economically wheels, and bring light, heat and convenience available to Ward County's citizens, North to its homes and institutions. Dakota's enormous resources of Lignite energy

COAl FOR ELECTRIC POWER COAL FOR THRIVING INDUSTRY COAL FOR HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS

ICHLY endowed with vast natural resources and peopled with men and women filled with the four modern strip mines, equipped with tlie most advanced machines and facilities for mining and proc­ R imagination, initiative and courage that made this nation great, Ward County as a vital unit in essing, and employing many of the Territory's citizens, annually supplies more than a million tons of low this great North Dakota Territory, was destined to achieve the industrial, agricultural and social stature cost fuel to the area's Electric Utilities and to its thriving industries, homes and institutions. it increasingly enjoys. Controlled and operated by a responsible organization of coal specialists, and backed by North Dakota's Foreseeing opportunity to participate in the promised progress years ago, TRUAX-TRAER established immense reservoir of 350 billion tons of coal, TRUAX-TRAER can be depended upon to continue its active mining operations in the Lignite-rich areas of the Territory to bring Lignite's latent energy into pur­ and constructive service for progress for many decades to come. poseful use-increasing industry's productivity and enriching the whole economy. Today, this company's

TRUAX-TRAER'S GREAT FAMILY OF FAMOUS LIGNITES KINCA1D- • -VELVA- --CUSTER---DAKOTA STAR TRUAX-TRAER COAL COMPANY 111 NORTH WABASH AVENUE -CHICAGO 2, ILLINOIS -CENTRAL 6-5070 SALES OFFICES: CHICAGO • KANSAS CITY • MINNEAPOLIS • MINOT • PEORIA • ST. LOUIS

Quality There's Jewelers mi ii 1929 1961 fjftf MORE it**"::'"' ^..^S*^''''' •fiftlsl :.T_ i" THE YEARS HAVE BEEN KIND STRAUS BROTHERS JEWELERS had its be­ in STORE ginning in 1929. The first location was an upstairs room in the First Avenue Building. We progressed to a downstairs location on East Central Avenue, and in 1937 to the Leland-Parker Hotel Building. for YOU at Our progress was climaxed with our own new building at 19 South Main Street in 1950. Despite many adverse years, our faith in the good people of Minot and adjacent areas has never wavered. We consider the loyal friendships made as out­ RED OWL valued achievement. friendly food stores Minot, North Dakota

JuLilee Square Dance Earl Park Yorkton, Sask-Caller General Chairman Louis Ohlgren Entertainment Chairman Jack Duffield Publicity Committee Herb & Peggy Moen Frank & Edith Rennie Alvin 85 Ann Ablestad Door Prize Chairman Mary Sylstad

Harvey Clown Band

1919 1958

The Harvey Clown Band has been a fun Band since 1919, when World War I Servicemen returned and liked this type of fun for a hobby. The main purpose of the Band is of course to give enjoyment to their au­ dience, and also promote the City of Harvey. The Clown Band functions for celebrations, promotions and conventions in the community. The Clown Band has played for the Republican Convention in Bis­ marck, to entertain Goldwater, Davis, and Nixon when he was in Far­ go. Some of these pictures and writeups appeared in Life and Time magazines. The band is composed of individuals who volunteer and of course have a love for music, people and fun. "JIM HILL TO JETS"

RICHARD T. SPITLER Producer - Director

Richard T. Spitler, Producer-Director is rated as one of the top producers of outdoor spectaculars by the show world. Mr. Spitler's career began at the age of 6 in the golden days of vaudeville. During the next quarter century, his career touched on dramatic stock, radio and television. For the past decade he has concentrated on spectaculars and has produced such outstanding successes as the Louisiana Shrimp Festival, the state of Virginia's Bi-Centennial, Wash­ ington Apple Festival, Montana Wheat Festival to name a few. When offered the position of producing and directing "Jim Hill To Jets" last March, he flew to Minot and immediately fell in love with the area and accepted the job. Of "Jim Hill To Jets" he says, "This production captures the pioneer spirit of Ward County and although challenging, has been a wonderful experience for all of us". PLAYING NIGHTLY August 28 - September 2 Fairgrounds at 8:00 p. m. "JIM HILL TO JETS" A JOHN B. ROGERS PRODUCTION Written, Produced and Directed By RICHARD T. SPITLER

-STAFF- -NARRATORS- Production Co-ordinator Hap Hasselo Tom Fisher, Lana Elliot, Bob Wcfald, Ralph Charley, Cast Co-ordinators Tom Fisher and Ralph Charley Donna Mahanna, Louis Schneider, Frank Winslow. Properties Co-ordinator Olaf Haaland -ORDER OF SCENES AND Construction and Set Co-ordinator Stan Pittinger MEMBERS OF THE CAST- Wardrobe & Make-Up Co-ordinator __ Gary Kramlich PROLOGUE: Presenting: our Queen and her Court Choreographer Virginia Maupin Equestrian Co-ordinator, Minot Trail Riders Club, Mrs. OVERTURE: Dramatic Tableaus from each scene Bob Irwin, President. unveil the Story of "Jim Hill to Jets" Braves: Kelly Kinney SCENE 1 "VISIONS OF WEALTH" Larry Armstrong Ron Schreiner Bill Schaefer Dave Solie Corps De Ballet: Kathy Walker, Marly Balsukot, Dennis Schaefer Girls: Connie Balsukot, Mary Ellen Shirley, Kathy Keating, Kenny Schaefer Carol Larson George W. Dodd Sandy Johnson, Gale Johnson, Patty Hammond, Ber- Twila Mattingly Carl E. Mattingly Vicki Kinney nadine Marks, Liz Johnson, Marlene Johnson, Judy George Hilario Susan Richardson Wilfred Schumacher Saunders, Janet Morey. Clinton Severson Robin Richardson Melroy Thoreson Marlene Severson Percy Radke Trappers: Neil Newport Jim Elder SCENE 2 "THE COURT OF LOUIS 15TH" Boys: Jerome Walsh Louis 15th: Mrs. Marlowe Johnson Kevin Richardson Missionary: Charles Truax Mrs. Robert McPherson Howard Reeve Alton Severson Mrs. Jerry Strasser This Scene Sponsored By: Flickertail Homemakers Hercule de Fleury: Palace Attendants: Surrey Homemakers Gene Walsh Drady Homemakers Hayden Williams Stage Managers: Mrs. Larry Armstrong Court Men: George Magnuson Mrs. Frank Harmon Mrs. E. M. Brown George Blackman Page: Clifford Rostvedt Sherman Day Robert Hauglie Marvin Hauglie Pierre Gauthier de Varennes, Sieur de la Verendrye: SCENE 6 "THE CIVIL WAR" Marlowe Johnson Union Tableau Soldiers: Fred J. Murdock Aaron Briggs Kenneth Burnham French Soldiers: Kenny Strong Jerry V. Zietz Court Ladies: Ronald Skinn Phillip Schmidt Mrs. Marvin Hauglie Charles Martin Dewain Nelson Mrs. Clifford Rostvedt Kenneth Falkner Ronald Dorenbush Union Cavalry: Mrs. Robert Hauglie Hillis Hugelen Carter Pettersen Alvin Irwin Mrs. Paul Sonnenberg Michael Briggs Robert Wallgren Tom Anderson This Scene sponsored by Venus Chapter No. 14 order of Herb Husebschwerlin Leonard Pietsch Eastern Star, Four Corners Homemakers Club Einar Gay Darvin Kaeding Kermit Mostad Stage Managers: Knute Haugen Larry Sorbo Mr Paul Sonnenberg Mrs, Marlowe Johnson Confederate Tableau Soldiers: Clarence Johnson John Fiest Lloyd Johnson Ronny Handson Al Berfelz SCENE 3 "THE FRENCH EXPLORATION" Walter Allard Clinton Williams David Thompson: Moody Farhart Dewaine Evashenko Jim Ryberg Dale Howe President Lincoln: Bob Turner Indian Horsemen: Arnold Bratz Arch Aden French Soldiers: Leo Bruins This Scene Sponsored By: Minot Central Labor Union Jack Pankow Einar Oen Stage Manager Kenny Strong Clayton Johnson Steve Swenson Harris Kenner Dick Elder Jim Clute Jimmy Mostad Sam Langdell French Fur Traders: SCENE 7 "THE SURVEYORS" Tony Schneider Robert A. Buttz 1st Surveyor: 2nd Surveyor: Bob Ellefson Bill Erickson Herb Paul Jim Schultz Jim Fahy This Scene Sponsored by: Minot Exchange Club This Scene Sponsored By: Tic Tac Toe Homemakers Club Stage Manager: Jim Schultz Stage Manager: Bill Erickson SCENE 4 "INDIAN BALLET" SCENE 8 "UNTO THIS LAND" CORPS DE BALLET Gale Johnson. Pioneer Men: Ralph Sylstad Kathy Walker Patty Hammond Harold Nathan Marvini Mattern Marly Balsukot Bernadine Marks Martin Schoenwald David Harms Connie Balsukot Liz Johnson Eldon Pullen Jack Duffield Mary Ellen Shirley Judy Saunders Alvin Abelstad Louis Ohlgren Kathy Keating Janet Morey Ken Carlson Pioneer Women: Sandy Johnson Ralph Bartel Mrs. Harold Nathan Harold Hammer Vern Schoenwald SCENE 5 ' Warren Melby Florence Pullen THE RED MEN" Thomas Reynolds Ann Abelstad Chiefs: Mrs. Wm. J. Schaefer Romer Chandler Esther Carlson W. J. Schaefer (Chief No I ) Marcia Bahl Ed Whitteman Vivian Bartel Eli Brown (Chief No. 2) Donna Schaefer Tom Scott Dora Hammer Princess: Mrs. James C. Harmon Tod Anderson Sylvia Melby Suzanne Freund Mrs. Iver Lawson Norbert Lorang Christine Reynolds Joyce McNeil Maynard Brandon Marie Brandon Squaws: Delores Makeeff Shirley Ann Dodd Elmer McLean Madrid McLean Mrs. Melroy Thoreson George Mathews Susan Mathews Ann Hilario Mrs. Wilfred Schumacher Mrs. Donald Larson Paul Pladsen, Jr. Lois Pladsen Ardith Radke Frank Rennie Edith Rennie Mrs. Warren Hill Mrs. Larry Armstrong Peggy Moen Fritz Mattingly Herbert Moen Clarice Brezinski Joy Heller Ida Heller Mrs. E. M. Brown Susan Van Sickle Allyce Kramer Mrs. Alton. Severson John W. Kramer Mary Sylstad Jordon Heller Dorothy Chandler Roger Ahlgren SCENE 16 "THE GAY 90S" Christine Witteman Pioneer Girls: Gay 90 Men: Lifeguard: Laura Scott Susan Abelstad Douglas Karhoff Gilbert Underdahl Betty Anderson Nancy Abelstad L. H. Stemen Bathing Beauties: Ruth Mattern Kimerlee Melby Gay 90 Women: Carrol Clementich Annie Harms Debra Pladsen Mrs. Douglas Karhoff Joann Hanson Ruth Duffield Mary Pladsen Mrs. L. H. Stemen Sandra Leathes Gerry Ohlgren Mary Rennie C_J i i_ -i_ . -_i Jerry Vise Al verna Lorang Pamela Moen Bicycle built for two-riders:Yvonne New Pioneer Boys: Susan Moen Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reiner Tennis Players: Daryl Abelstad Jo Ellen Heller Gay 90 Boys: Bonnie Nordwall Kim Abelstad Jeanne Heller John Karhoff Mary Larson Phillip Carlson Jane Heller Gerald Thomas Strollers: Elroy Carlson Pioneer Horseman: Ricky Vise Bert Stromme Shermn Pladsen James Thomas Perry Leathes Floyd Rennie Dr. George Christensen Jerry Weber Cora Stromme Th: s Scene Sponsored By: Don Thomas Ethel Fuller Whirl-A-Way and Wagon Wheelers Square Dance Clubs Edwin Koehler Barbara Coker Stage Manager: Louis Ohlgren Gordon Weber Linda Carlson Diane Clementich Gay 90 Girls: Maryln Baker Cindy Weber Art and Marie Weber Betty Ann Scurlock Eleanor Vise SCENE 9 "MINOT'S BORN" Strong Man: Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Oxness The Father: The Mid-Wife: Don Lee Lila Unwin Photographer: Charles "Red" Hansen Joan Hansen Joe Burgard This Scene Sponsored By: Tic Tac Toe Homemakers Club Myron Spielvogel Dave Houston Stage Manager: Charles "Red" Hansen Gay 90 Cop: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sherwin Les Auck Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn Gay 90 Barker: Ernest Hanson Dudley Unwin Lilly Clementich SCENE 10 "MINOT - WILD TOWN" Gay 90 Firemen: Mary Ann Streits Sam Leathes Mrs. Gehard Ronnie 1st Cowboy: Marly Balsukot Adam Keller Mrs. Bernard Solberg Grant Pratt Patty Hammond Larry Sherwin Mrs. Leon Anderson 2nd Cowboy: Kathy Keating Old car through the Courtesy Linda Monagin Henry Nelson of Fisher Motor Company Ralph Schreiner Michelle Maupin Mel Struckness Stanley Pie rson-Driver Gambler: Gail Johnson This Scene Sponsored By: Burlington Civic Club Harold Pettys Sandy Johnson Stage Manager: Perry Leathes Bartender: 1st Gunslinger: Carl Lybeck Earl Wegener Can Can Girls: 2nd Gunslinger: Connie Balsukot Don Kuhl SCENE 17 "WORLD WAR ONE" This Scene Sponsored By: Sertoma Club The Doughboy: The Brother: Stage Manager: Don Kuhl Harvey W. Anderson Elwood Vedvig The Doctor: The Lady in Black: Ed Haaland Mrs. Ed Haaland SCENE 11 "LAW AND ORDER" The Nurse: The Bugler: George Spellman Mrs. Willis Schultz Harvey Vedvig This Scene Sponsored By: Plain & Fancy Homemakers Club SCENE 12 "THE SEVENTH DAY" Stage Manager: Mrs. Milton Vanerstrom Churchmen and Women: Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Bert Skakoon Mr. and Mrs. James Kyser SCENE 18 "THE ROARING TWENTIES" Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Barnard Mrs. W. H. Fuller The Good Guys: Connie Balsukot Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lee Mrs. Harold Bruhn Ronald Gay Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gallo Mrs. Ruby Demund Mary Ellen Shirley Richard Gay Kathy Keating Mr. and Mrs. Richard AdamsMrs. Fay Zimmer Raymond Farizek Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Dahl Mrs. Irwin lverslie Sandy Johnson Mr. and Mrs. K. C. McLane Mrs. Paul lverslie The Bad Guys: Gale Johnson Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Holub Jenee Kyser Patty Hammond Walter Gay Bernadine Marks Mr. and Mrs. Grover Boutin Don Kyser Jim Gay Liz Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Olson Charleston Dancers: Marlene Johnson This Scene Sponsored By: Woman's Forum Kathy Walker Judy Saunders Stage Manager: Mrs. S. L. Krag Marly Balsukot Janet Morey Cars through the courtesy of Otis Gay

SCENE 13 "SCHOOL DAZE" SCENE 19 "THE DEPRESSION" Teacher: Arnold Freelander W. P. A. Workers: Clark Drawz Mrs. Randll Kjelbertson School Girls: Jim Kyser Dick Gaffaney School Boys: Sandra Olson Roger Hansen Eldou Evensen Steven Hennessy Christine Olson Jack Watkins Ted Schaefer Marcus Eman Deborah Kjelbertson Dick McGee Ollie Uthus Ricky Kjelbertson Beckie Jo Tooke Joe Mackley Walter Hankla Gregory Kainz Gwen Eman This Scene Sponsored By: Rotary Club This Scene Sponsored By: Tic Tac Toe Homemakers Club Stage Manager: Warren Bacon Stage Manager: Mrs. Ted Kainz SCENE 20 "WORLD WAR TWO" SCENE 14 "WARD COUNTY ORGANIZED" German Motorcyclists: Troops through Courtesy of Townsmen and Women: Mr. and Mrs. Russ McDaniel Minot Shrine Patrol National Guard Mr. and Mrs. Reuben BretheimMr. and Mrs. John Billegmeir This Scene Sponsored By: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Solheim Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hilson C «c B 164th Engr. Bn., North Dakota NatT Guard Mr. and Mrs. Howard SeversonMr. and Mrs. Carrol Larson Stage Manager: Sgt. Dick Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Scott Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pansuck Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe OrndorfMr. and Mrs. Herbert Bertsch Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Haaland Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Leduc SCENE 21 "THE ATOMIC AGE" Mr. and Mrs. Martin HaalandMr. and Mrs. Evan Martwick Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pettys Simulated Atomic Blast This Scene Sponsored By: Thi rteen Homemakers Club Stage Managers: Mry tie Laza rus, Bernice Lindgren, Ass't. SCENE 22 "SALUTE TO THE AIR FORCE" (Finale) Sponsored by Minot Air Force Base SCENE 15 "THE IRON HORSE" Stage Manager: Master Sgt. Harry E. Kraft Portrayed by Scene 14 Cast Also featuring the entire cast of "Jim Hill to let's" Train through the courtesy of Great Northern Railroad Trains through the courtesy of Great Northern Railroad In the course of executing the plans and enjoying the commemorating of THE WARD COUNTY DIAMOND JUBILEE, we may tend to overlook these groups: MINOT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CITY OF MINOT WARD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINOT AIR FORCE BASE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY KXMC-TV KMOT-TV MINOT DAILY NEWS WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT KCJB KLPM KQDY Also to those individuals, organizations, and busi­ ness firms who are too numerous to mention specifi­ cally, we say "THANK YOU" for your invaluable assistance. We couldn't have made it without your help. Executive Committee

John M. Stammen . . . Editor Barbara VanderMei . . Asst. Editor Gertrude Elliott .... Cover Jim Henries .... Art Work

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