OUR COMMUNITY

PRAIRIE TO PRESENT

MARION, N, DAK. 1900-1975 P CM

DEDICATION

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY

OF

CHRISTIAN BAERTSCH AND JOHN KNUDSEN

UPON WHOSE LAND THIS CITY WAS FOUNDED,

AND

TO ALL WHO HAVE EVER LIVED IN THIS

COMMUNITY. EACH ONE CONTRIBUTED SOME

MEASURE OF THEIR "SELF" THROUGH

LOVE, WORSHIP, WORK, OR PLAY

TO CREATE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD OF CARING

AND SHARING WHICH WE CALL "HOME".

THANK YOU ALL,

THE PIONEERS OF YESTERYEAR AND EVERY YEAR.

North Dakota State Library Bismarck, N. D. 58505 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Marion Diamond Jubilee is being sponsored by THE GREATER MARION ASSOCIATION. '

The cover design was done by Walter Piehl, Jr., a native son of the Marion Community. He is a graduate of the Marion High School; Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota; and received his Masters Degree from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. At present he is an Assistant Art Professor at Minot State College, Minot, North Dakota.

Photographers: Keith and Daryl Leistikow, sons of the Marion Community, engaged in farming.

Compiled and edited by the Marion Diamond Jubilee History Committee.

Printed by Sheyenne Publishing Company, Valley City, North Dakota. GREETINGS TO OUR READERS

This Marion Diamond Jubilee History Book has been compiled to preserve our cherished heritage. With a deep sense of gratitude we wish to honor the hardy pioneers. They endured so many hardships as young adventurers who came to Dakota Territory to seek their livelihood and fortune. The Community is inspired by their faith in the land, their faith in God and their faith in themselves. These virtues have been carried through to the fourth and fifth generations now working the land and living in the Marion Community.

The information herein has been gleaned from family histories, the book "Marion 1900-1950" and from memories. We have tried to be as accurate as possible but there are some discrepancies. We ask that you bear with us and remember that this was a gigantic undertaking involving nine months of research, typing, editing and proofreading.

We wish to thank all those who made this book possible. Without your cooperation, photographs, family histories and advertising, this book could not have been published.

Marion Diamond Jubilee History Committee TABLE OF CONTENTS

BUSINESS HISTORY 9

VILLAGE BY-LAWS AND ORDINANCES 27

CHURCHES 29

SCHOOL 38

ORGANIZATIONS 51

FAMILY HISTORIES 60

JUBILEE COMMITTEES AND EVENTS 132

ADVERTISING 137

Aerial View, Marion, North Dakota, Mid-1960's <^.X7.

AERIAL VIEW, MARION, NORTH DAKOTA, 1920 1. Depot 7a. Finch Lumber Yard 2. Standard Oil 8. Cream Station 3. Powers Elevator Company 9. Marion School 3a. Coal Shed 9a. Kaiser School or Sheridan No. 4 4. Andrews Grain Company 10. Marion Lutheran Church 5. Taussan Elevator Company 11. Sibley Residence 6. Marion Equity Elevator 18. Robert Liedall Garage 7. Lumber Yard 48. (not pictured) H. B. Richards Grain Company AERIAL VIEW, MARION, NORTH DAKOTA, 1920 12. National Hotel 21a. Bomberg Warehouse 30. Congregational Church 39. Leistikow Ice House 13. Marion Sentinel 22. Maisel Blacksmith Shop 31. Feed Mill 40. Grace Church 14. State Bank of Marion 23. Ladder Wagon 32. Sautebins 41. Deyoe and Co., Inc. 15. Millinery Shop 24. Fire Hall 33. Drug Store 42. Leistikow Meat Market 16. Sitz Store 25. Fire Bell Tower 34. Post Office 43. Pool Hall 17. Commercial Hotel 26. Marion Hall 35. 1st National Bank 44. Pappenfus Harness Shop 19. Dray Wagon 27. Bomberg Barn 36. Barbershop 45. Bakke & Trapp Hardware 20. Leavens Cafe 28. Deyoe Residence 37. Wendland Residence 46. Schommer Blacksmith 21. Bomberg Store 29. Greenwald Residence 38. John Trapp Residence 47. Christ Baertsch-Farm pv*~r-

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Early scene on Marion's Main Street FROM PRAIRIE TO PRESENT MARION COMMUNITY BUSINESS VENTURES

The histories of our early pioneers tell us that the Marion The name "Marion" was selected for the station by vicinity was settled in the early 1880's. This was nearly 20 Mr. E. H. McHenry, Chief Engineer of the Northern Pacific years before the town of Marion was built. These early Ry., in compliment to a daughter of Mr. C. S. Mellen, who pioneers encountered many hardships and unforgettable was president of the Northern Pacific at the time this experiences. branch line was constructed. The townsite was platted in 1900, on land to which Christian Baertsch (P. O. Griswold, In those days Grand Rapids was the nearest post office N.D.) received the U.S. Patent on June 26,1896. The deed and Jamestown and Valley City were popular trading from Mr. Baertsch to the Northern Pacific Ry. covering centers. As the years passed, closer towns were built right-of-way and station grounds is dated November 14, including Dickey and the inland towns of North Griswold 1900. and South Griswold. During the winter of 1900, a group of railway surveyors came from Minneapolis. They The Northern Pacific served this area with regular passenger, came from Casselton due southwest toward Dickey. The mail and freight service for many years. In 1960 the mail farmers of this area were surprised to hear that the railroad was discontinued and came in by truck. In 1961 the would very likely be built jn this direction. The surveying passenger service was discontinued and the train came in was completed and the decision made to build a branch line tri-weekly as a freight. May 1, 1968 Marion and Litchville from Casselton to Marion (60.18 miles). Construction became dualized with one agent serving both stations. began April 23, 1900. The contractor. Kirk and Barck, On March 3, 1970 the Northern Pacific merged with the who had the contract for the three miles extending from Great Northern and C. B. & Q. and became the Burlington the lake at Marion to the northeast, hired local boys to do Northern. Feb. 27,1973 a Van was put on to serve Marion, the grading: Charlie and Otto Yirchott, Frank Angevine, Litchville, Grand Rapids, Dickey, Adrian, Montpelier, and Ed Baertsch, Bill Henker and others. Earl Baertsch, a lad of Ypsilanti with headquarters at LaMoure. The Van is 10, was the water hauler for the workers. His equipment complete with desk, typewriter and files. In April, 1974 was a wooden water keg, a pony and an old buggy. The the LaMoure depot was closed and that station added to track reached Marion on Nov. 3, 1900 and on Nov. 8th a the Van route and headquarters were made at Jamestown, report was made in which it was said, "We are ready to N.D. At present, there seems to be no set day for the accept business for Marion." Commercial shipments for train, but it comes once a week if there are boxcars along points closer to Casselton had been handled prior to this by the line to be brought in or some to be shipped out. construction trains. Due to cold and bad weather, work on Norman Colebank is in charge of the Van route. This the track was not completed until Monday, December 31, spring 1975 the depot is being razed and will be missed by 1900. On that day the line was accepted by the Operating the citizens of this community. Thus with the coming of Department and regular operation was begun. The first the railroad, the village of Marion was founded on section passenger and freight train arrived in Marion, Jan. 1, 1901 10 of Sheridan Township on the land belonging to the first and gradually came to a stop at the Depot. There was settlers: Christ Baertsch who came in 1882 and John much excitement but the children feared being run over by Knudsen who arrived in 1885. this huge, moving, smoking train! The Northern Pacific served this area with a mixed train, which came in one day The town was platted by County Surveyor Porter. In this and left at 7 a.m. the following day. In 1910 or 12, new village the first station agent and his wife were Mr. and passenger service was daily, arriving in Marion at 2 p.m. and Mrs. Zopher Smith and the first section foreman was departing at 2:45 p.m. At this same time, there was a Captain Steel and his wife. They had three children, Frank, tri-weekly freight. The engines were housed overnite in a Lucy and Dan. The second station agent was W. S. Round House which was located in the Y of the railroad. Downing whose wife taught the old one room school. Some of the night watchmen were Anton Nelson, Ted In the early days before-the railroad was through this part Ottis, John Bacon, Henry Johnson and Einar Petersen. of the country, the post office was known as the Almo First Business in Marion: Maisel Blacksmith Shop, Andy Maisel, Emil Bassen, Johnny Maisel

Marion, 1908 Taken from outside stairway of Johnston Land Co. Elevator 10 (or Elmo) Post Office run by Otto Dersch. The mail at this built in 1901 by Andrew Maisel. After several years, he time was brought from LaMoure by stage, carrier Gust sold to Mr. Lange who in turn sold to Emil Bassen and later Malmgren. In the year of 1903 soon after the railroad Art Alber operated it. Through the years the building has was finished, the mail contract was turned over to the been used for various purposes: Ralph Johnson had a Northern Pacific Railroad Co. At this time the post office service station there, followed by Donald Liebing, Eugene changed its name from Almo to Marion, the same as the Johnson and Nels Knudsen who used it again as a railroad station. The first postmaster was Mr. L. O. Berg blacksmith and general repair shop. This building, although* (their daughter Marion was the first child born in Marion). remodeled, stands just to the east of the new f irehall and is At this time it is believed the post office was in the used for storage by the J. C. Miller Elevator. In this Bomberg Store. When Mr. Charles Deyoe was postmaster, building some of the horses that were used to build the the post office was in the Deyoe Store. Later Mrs. Chas. railroad grade were shod. Mr. and Mrs. Maisel also built the Deyoe became postmistress and had as her helper Laura first residence in Marion-in 1901 which still stands across Olson (Mrs. Elmer Nagle). The post office was later moved the street to the north of St. Francis Catholic Church. to a brick building on main street and John Young was the next postmaster. He held office for only a few years and The first General Merchandise Store was Bomberg's which upon his resignation, Mr. Martin Larson became postmaster. was moved to Marion from Griswold in 1901. (This He held this position until his death. Mr. Cleo Flugga was business started in 1898 as a partnership consisting of then appointed and held this position for 15 years. The old Gotfried Bieto, Otto Dersch and Rinerd Bomberg and was adage that history repeats itself holds very true in the incorporated as Bomberg and Co. at Griswold.) With history of this post office for during the winter of 1950, the coming of the railroad, it was decided to move the postmaster Flugga again had to haul the mail from LaMoure business to Marion. The partnership was dissolved and it for a number of weeks. There was no railroad in the early continued only as Bomberg's Store. After Mr. Bomberg's days, but there was no train for many days in 1950 due to death, the business was continued by Mrs. R. Bomberg and the severe winter. There were two rural routes from the her daughter Cora with the help of Billy Kohn. Dewey Marion office. Carriers have been Mr. Schenigar, Don Baertsch came to work there and later married Cora Wheeler, Francis Manbeck, Orlando Draheim, Elmer Nagle, Bomberg. Together they operated the store until 1959 and Vernon Jorve. July 1,1951 Elmer Nagle retired as mail when they closed the doors and retired to Fargo, N.D. carrier, with 31 years service to the Post Office Department. This building was sold to Wm. Kosse and John Anderson Cleo Flugga then resigned as Postmaster and assumed the who each moved half of the original Bomberg Store to their duties as rural carrier of Route 1 on July 27, 1951. Upon respective farms in 1964. The Bomberg Warehouse was Cleo Flugga's resignation as postmaster, Mrs. Josephine purchased by Nels Knudsen and was torn down. (John) Bruschwein assumed the duties as acting Post­ The second General Merchandise Store was built and mistress, holding the position until July 1953, when Mrs. operated by Paul G. Sitz in 1901. He came to the United Mildred (Art Spoerl) Knudsen assumed the duties as acting States from Germany and worked in Cass County about a Postmistress, a position which she held until September year before coming to Benson Corners where he was 1959. In 1957 the Post Office moved from the building employed in Mr. Olson's store. Later, he did some house to west of its present location, to the quarters it now occupies house selling by traveling on a bicycle. He hauled lumber (First National Bank Bldg.). On September 21, 1959 to build his store in Marion from Grand Rapids, N.D. The Edvin E. Lillehoff transferred from Post Office clerk to original store was about one third the size of the present Postmaster, a position which he held until his death building. At that time he also sold machinery and December 24, 1973. On December 31, 1967 Cleo Flugga Aeromotor windmills. As business increased, he moved the retired as mail carrier, after 30 years service to the Post store building back and built on the front of the store with Office Department. Orville W. Holand was appointed rural living quarters upstairs. Later he added an addition to the carrier for Route 1 and took over his duties on Feb. 13, rear of the store. Billy Kohn was his first clerk. Paul W. 1968. On July 24, 1971 a route consolidation was Sitz, P. G.'s nephew, came to work for him on July 31, consumated, leaving only one rural carrier out of Marion, 1922. Paul G. died in 1941 and Paul W. purchased the with his mileage being increased from 60 miles to 90 miles. store and changed the name to "Marion Fairway Store". At this time Orville W. Holand was transferred to a route It continued to operate until Sept. 1973 when the contents from the Litchville Post Office. On December 4, 1972 were sold at auction. The building is still in its original Orville Holand passed away at age 45. In July 1973 location. another route adjustment was consumated, resulting in a 120 mile route consisting of all of Route 1, formerly served by Orville Holand, and all of Route 2. The present The third General Merchandise Store was operated by Anfin carrier is Vernon Jorve. After Edvin E. Lillehoff'sdeath in Qualey for several years. The building was built by Ed December 1973, Mrs. Lucille (Edvin) Lillehoff assumed his Pierce of Sheldon. Mr. Qualey sold the store to a number duties as Officer in Charge until April 12, 1974, when of farmers who incorporated to form the Farmers Store Vernon Mueller transferred from the Jamestown Post Office with Joe Roti as manager. In 1912 Chas. Deyoe, W. C. to Postmaster of the Marion Post Office. (The old post McDowell, J. M. Wheeler, Nils Nielson, W. R. Jones and office building has been used as a storage area for Trapps Peter Knudsen formed Deyoe and Co. Inc. and took over Hardware, Rev. Einar Aarsheim used it as a Teen Canteen, the Farmers Store which Deyoe operated until 1931. (In the Lommens used it for storage and it is now the office of the early years of this store, a bank was also operated for a short duration, managed by J. P. Harding.) "Deyoe's Cash the J. C. Miller Elevator.) • Store" was continued by Cecil Deyoe until 1946 when it The first business place in Marion was the blacksmith shop was sold to George Cunningham and Sons, then later to

11 Marion, About 1912 W. C. McDowell (Sitz), C. Deyoe (Teacherage), Martin Larson (Klug), D. C. Trapp (C. Boom), Greenwald (Jorve), 1st National Bank (Post Office), Commercial Hotel, Congregational Church.

First National Bank, 1907 Mrs. W. C. McDowell, Florence, Helen, Maude

12 Harold and Angelia Trzpuc, and on June 21, 1949 Erwin, Mr. Bakke again bought this same hardware store and in Hilda and sdn Eugene Henne from Alfred, N.D. purchased 1915 admitted John R. Trapp as a partner forming the the business. They continued the general merchandise and firm of Bakke and Trapp. Later Mr. Trapp became sole grocery lines and bought cream and eggs. (The buying of owner. In 1927 his daughter, Ethel, began assisting him in cream and eggs was discontinued in the late 1950's.) They the business. The Trapp hardware store was moved for a operated this store as an independent family business until time to the First National Bank Building and in 1941 Myles, 1967 when they were gone for a short duration. When John's youngest son, took over the implement stock they reopened the store, they affiliated with Super Value consisting of the International Harvestor line. During World and became "Henne's Super Value Store". Today 10 lbs. War II and Myles' absence, Charlie Fritch assisted Mr. of sugar sells for $3.99; 1 lb. of coffee, $1.49; a doz. eggs Trapp. Myles returned in 1945 to the implement business is 69tf and 25 lbs. white flour sells for $4.48. This is the and after his fathers death in 1949, he also took over the only grocery store at this time in Marion. hardware business and continued until December of 1961 when it was completely destroyed by fire. The first hardware store and harness shop combined was built and managed by Chas. Deyoe. Early employees were Powers Grain Company built the first elevator in 1901 and Christ Sorum, Frank Becker and Oscar Strand. In 1911, also put in lumber, Emil Djuberg was manager. Sullivan Mr. Deyoe sold to Art Schneider and Walter Sautebin. Elevator and Andrews Grain Elevator were built in 1902. In 1913 J. R. Trapp bought Schneiders share of the business George Govig was buyer for the Andrews. The Johnston and the firm was changed to Sautebin and Trapp. This Elevator and Farmers Elevator were built in 1906. Grain business burned in the fire of Jan. 1914. They then moved buyers for the early years were A. M. Rois, George Bowe, an old building to town to use until the new brick building John McKinnon, A. Argall, Albert Rankin, Swan Swanson, was completed. The store was lit with gas lights and at John J. Nelson, B. A. Eaton, M. L. Lein, M. C. Berry, Sam closing time everyone carried a lantern to see where he was Provan, Bob Robertson, Pete Dykstra and others. going. There were few sidewalks, even in the business district, so most people walked in the streets. In the fall of In 1916 the Equity Elevator Company was organized and 1915, Bill Sautebin bought Trapps interest and it became purchased the Johnston Elevator Company. The first board Sautebin Brothers. They sold hardware, harness, furniture of directors were: Nels Anderson, Pres.; J. R. Hurley, and carried on an undertaking business. In 1916 they Vice Pres.; C. H. Opdahl, Sec; J. C. Arduser, Gilbert installed electric lights. In 1925 the furniture line was Berg, William Jones, Elmer Nagle and John Knudsen, Treas. discontinued and the space was used for displaying light John Nelson was appointed manager at that time. plants, windmills, water systems, etc. The harness business Immediately after opening for business, a price war was was good until the tractors and trucks forced the horses off started between the old Farmers Elevator and the Equity, the farms in the mid 1930's. In 1942 this building was sold resulting in prices at Marion as high as at the terminal to Mr. Henry Meyer who converted it to a Locker Plant. markets. Because of this, grain came to Marion by team The stock and fixtures of the Sautebins were sold to Mr. from distances as far north as Eckelson and from south of Schmidt and moved to Dickey, N.D. Mr. Meyer operated LaMoure. When the year ended, the Farmers Elevator the Locker Plant until 1957. This then became a Meat Company was broke and the Equity Board of Directors Market with Richard Penaluna as owner for a short personally guaranteed all notes and kept the business open. duration. Mrs. Pearl (Jesse) Larson then operated a cream The Marion Equity Elevator was destroyed by fire in station for a short time. (This was the last cream station to February of 1959 and a 170,000 bushel capacity elevator operate in Marion. Thereafter cream was brought to the and tank storage unit was built to the west of where the old Depot and shipped by rail. Since the mid 1960's, whole elevator stood. In the summer of 1965 an addition used for milk has been transported by tank trucks from farms to seed purposes was added. The men who have served as Creameries.) Thus ended the business life of this building. managers of the Marion Equity are: John Nelson, Martin The living quarters to the rear of the building were occupied Kallander, Sam Dale, Roy Sibley, M. O. Jacobs, O. E. by the Jesse Larson family until 1964 when the Leroy Klause, Wayne Monson, William Haack and at present Matzke family purchased the building and continue to live L. A. (Larry) Johnson. The present board of directors are: there today. Norman Hoekstra, Pres.; Earl Regner, Vice Pres.; Conrad Paulson, Sec; Henry Olson, Melvin Holand, Lloyd Piehl In 1901 a harness shop was built and operated by Mr. and Charles Sortland. Employed at this time are Ronald Pappenfus. It was located between the pool hall and Trapp and Harold Olson with Mrs. Jeanette (Larry) Trapps Hardware. He operated this shop until his death and Johnson as Bookkeeper. the building was later dismantled by the Spoerl Brothers. J. C. and Emma Miller purchased the Sullivan Elevator Oscar Holtgaard and Knute Bakke put in the next hardware Company in 1915. It was known as the Tausen Elevator store in 1903 and dealt in machinery. They sold 52 binders Company and was managed by Arne Tausen. In 1916 in 1905. The upper floor of this building was used as the Tausen and Miller built and operated the first electric first hall. It was a gathering place for all the activities of the power plant in Marion. In 1919, A. B. Richards, J. C. and flourishing little town - Sunday School, Church, Church Emma Miller incorporated as the Richards Grain Company Suppers, Christmas Programs, Basket Socials and Dances. with A. B. Richards as manager. In 1924 they bought the Wm. Gilmore used part of the lower floor for a furniture Farmers Elevator Company and Feed Mill. In 1929 A. B. store. Mr. Holtgaard sold his interest to Mr. Tobiason in Richards resigned as President of the Board of Directors and 1906. After a time, Mr. Bakke bought the entire stock and J. C. Miller was elected as the General Manager of the later sold his business to a St. Paul firm. In three years Corporation. In 1932 the Sullivan Elevator was moved over

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Lyle's Used Truck Sales and Service Farmers Union Oil Company as an annex to the main house. J. C. Miller also purchased Agency which he managed until 1936. This building stood the Powers (still standing on its original site) and the idle until 1942 when Andy Ridgeway purchased it and Andrews (torn down in January 1957) and used them for opened a garage and service station. He replaced the storage purposes. In 1956 an additional 70,000 bushel original building and Harry Pederson came into partnership capacity elevator was built by the J. C. Miller Elevator and with him. In 1947, Andy sold his part of the business to in 1957 a 150,000 bushel flat Butler Storage unit was added. Ray Anderson. The Marion Auto and Implement sold In August of 1968 the old Miller Elevator, Annex, Feed Minneapolis Moline Farm Equipment, Norge and Zenith Grinding Shed, Warehouse and Office burned. In its place a Appliances, Youngstown and American Kitchens, Gilt Edge 600 ton bulk fertilizer warehouse was erected and a new Paint, DeLaval Separaters and Milkers, and General Hard­ office building was attached to the remaining elevator. In ware. They operated a Standard Service Station and did April of 1974 the main structure of the J. C. Miller Elevator general welding and repair work. C. J. Kronebush built in 1956 and office built in 1968 were destroyed by purchased Ray Andersons interest in 1952. This business fire. Managers of the Miller Elevator have been: A. B. was sold at auction in 1963. This vacant building is still Richards, Arie Jongeward, Arland Thorstad, Grant and owned by C. J. Kronebush. Dean Mclnnes, present manager. E. J. (Fat) Baeth and Mrs. Shirley (Dean) Mclnnes, bookkeeper, are presently em­ Draylines were part of the thriving little communities and ployed. Three generations of Millers serving this area have many names have been linked with them since the early been J. C. and Emma Miller, Blanch Miller Mclnnes and days: Emil Keller, Frank Lester, Robert Leidall (1913), Dean Mclnnes. John Kallander (1917-1944), Hans Baeth and Clarence Boom. Until the late 1950's, drays were necessary for In conjunction with their elevator (1901), the Powers delivering coal, groceries to the stores, baggage to the Grain Company had the first lumber yard with Emil hotels, merchandise, etc., because everything came in by Djuberg as manager, later A. M. Rois became manager. rail. The first Drays were horse drawn and were later Powers sold to Sullivan Lumber Company with Dan Hogan replaced by trucks. Drays became obsolete in the late as manager. Later this was purchased by Alfred Angevine, 1950's when it was cheaper to have trucks bring in most his son Frank and Chas. McCully. After a year they sold to supplies to the small town. Finch Lumber Company with C. A. Finch, manager, The Commercial Hotel was built and operated by Mr. and followed by Patterson and Gust Erickson. Thompson Mrs. August Arndt in 1901. After several years, Mr. R. Yards then bought the lumber yard in 1926 with Mr. Bomberg bought the building and this business was taken Runyon as manager, other managers were Prentice over by Frank Zillmer, Herman Korn, Hank Peterson, Drummond, followed by Pete Dykstra and Jake Nitschke. Mrs. Keller, Clara Severson (Mrs. Bill Leidall), Martin In 1954 the Lumber Yard was closed and the buildings were Evanson, Frank Lester, John Hering, Henry Flugga, Martin disposed of. The office was moved by Andy Ridgeway and Jacobs, Martin and Margaret Schroedl and the Oliver converted into a house now owned by E. J. Baeth. Johnsons. At various times the business consisted of The Feed Mill was built by Hans Benn and operated with rooms for rent, cafe, beer parlor, teen canteen and a power from a windmill during the early years. They residence for owners. This hotel was torn down by ground feed, sold flour and seeds. Mr. Benn sold the John Anderson and William Kosse in 1964 after being business to Mike McQuade who in turn sold it to the empty for several years. Farmers Elevator. They put in the gasoline engine for The National Hotel was built and operated by Mr. and Mrs. power. It was then managed by Charles H. Struble. It Knute Nelson in 1906. Later operators were Mr. and Mrs. burned in the Jan. 1914 fire but was rebuilt that summer. John Hering, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flugga, and the George Other managers through the years included Frank Becker, Petersons. The last owner was Mrs. Myrtle (Christ) Smith Herman Froemke, Walter Meili and Howard Winkelman. who razed the building in 1959. The business was discontinued in 1928 and was sold along with the Farmers Elevator to the Richards Grain Co. Dr. S. Swainey, the first doctor, located in 1901 in a small (Miller) in 1929. The Feed Mill was dismantled and the building back of the Sitz Store. He kept drugs on hand but building was used as a cream station by Ole Johnson and was compelled to leave because of his health. His practice Henry Meyer, later was moved by Andy Ridgeway to was taken over by Dr. Schute in 1903, Dr. Kennedy in enlarge Andy's Motor Inn (Larry's Texaco). This part was 1904 and Dr. Spicer in 1906 divided his time between torn down in 1969. Marion and Litchville. Dr. L. W. Myers was the physician for the next 12 years. He built his home (Douglas A livery barn was built and owned by Bill Gallup. It was Bruschwein home) and was the first mayor of Marion. In managed by Dick Ashwell. Andrew Harmon purchased the 1919 Dr. Myers went to England for further study and Dr. business and after several years, sold to Struble Bros., Bradley took over the practice followed by Dr. C. J. Charles H. and Henry. Owners and helpers in latter years Meredith in 1925. He moved to Valley City in 1929 and were Ed Hickman, Tom Segnist, Ed Kennedy, Joe Summers, Dr. J. P. Merrett became the new doctor until 1943 when and Elmer Baertsch. This livery was located just north of he too moved to Valley City. Thus ended the Doctors in the Sitz Store. Robert Leidall purchased the Marion Livery the village of Marion. Barn in 1913 together with a dray line. He also purchased his first car that year which was a Ford. In 1916 he Successful hospital ventures were made by Dr. Meredith in remodeled the livery barn into a garage. Nehm Nelson and the Commercial Hotel and later in Mrs. Greenwald's Frank Becker were his first mechanics. In 1922 he (Jorve) home. Dr. Merrett's first hospital was in the procured and established a Ford Agency and an Implement McDowell (Sitz) house. He next moved to the second floor

15 Marion Cafe Lois Church

State Bank of Marion

"Coffee Time," L to R: Al Knudsen, James Mielke, Fat and Hannah Baeth, Terry Lebahn, Pat Winkelman, Duane Matzke, Larry Johnson, Vernon Mueller, Harold Olson

DuWayne Bott, Beata Hoekstra, Kenneth Baeth, Kenneth Baeth, Ramona Waldie Lorraine Boom

16 of the First National Bank Building. This was managed by entered the bank about noon and demanded money, Mrs. Jennie Barton, who then bought the Greenwald C. A. Arduser and Louise Paulson were on duty. The (Jorve) house and moved the hospital there. When Mrs. money was never recovered nor any identification of the Barton left Marion, Miss Henrietta Jongeward took over. robbers made. In 1936 and again in 1938 there were The first druggist was Joe Belanger in 1903 followed by attempted night robberies without any success. In Jan. of Mr. Bonjie. The drug store was built by Frank Ulm in 1974, Mrs. Ramona (Richard) Waldie and Mrs. Lorraine 1905 and managed by his brother, Al Ulm. His helper in (Loren) Boom were held up by a lone, masked snowmobiler 1907 was Will Baertsch. This building was destroyed in the who after receiving his loot fled on his snowmobile only to 1914 fire and rebuilt of brick. After several years, the be apprehended a short time later by three local men, business was taken over by Mr. Hathaway, followed by Spencer Brandt Jr. on a snowmobile and Norman Colebank Jonas Burton, H. Hill; Mr. H. Seaver (1923) followed by and Dean Mclnnes in a vehicle. They held him until his son-in-law, E. G. Ferguson and then H. Mickelson. authorities arrived at the scene. All but $50 was recovered. When the doctors left in 1943, the drug store was closed At this time Kenneth Baeth, Mrs. Ramona (Richard) Waldie and the building remained idle until in 1945 when Andy and Mrs. Lorraine (Loren) Boom are employed by the Ridgeway started a cafe which he sold to Mrs. Selma (Ed) State Bank of Marion and Mrs. Doris (Robert) Martin at its Spoerl in 1946. She continued until 1951 when John Dickey Station. Mrs. Beata (Norman) Hoekstra also works Johnson from Nome, N.D. purchased the business. Mrs. part time. Brimer of Lisbon had it about a year, followed by Ralph and Inez Johnson, Mrs. Pearl (Jesse) Larson, who in turn A Farmers' Creamery was built in 1902, located northwest sold it to Mrs. Anne (Kenneth I.) Rohrbeck in April of of the present Equity Elevator. John Jorgenson was the 1960. Mrs. Myrtle (Christ) Smith bought it in the spring of butter maker. This creamery was destroyed by fire. 1962 and sold to Mrs. Helen (Dave) Anderson in the fall of 1963. They continued for a short time and then closed. The Johnston Land Company started a weekly newspaper The people of the community missed the coffee and to advertise their Land Holdings called the Marion Sentinel. gathering place. In 1966 the Marion Cafe Assoc, was The building was erected in 1902, Arthur V. Bush as first formed and donations were received from the businessmen editor. The following took the editorship in turn: and farmers of the area to purchase the building (Aug. Mr. Crowell, Nick Herman who had it many years, 1966) from Myles Trapp and remodel it. It was then Leonard Berg in 1927, Mr. Lowe in 1929-30, Horace leased to Pearl Snyder in 1967 who had it until May 1970. Peterson, S. V. Anderson and J. E. Nelson. The newspaper Loren and Ruth Boom operated it until Nov. of 1970 when continued until the early 1940's. This building has been Pearl Snyder again was proprietor until Aug. 1971. It was used as a residence and a barber shop through the years then operated by Mrs. Agnes (Edmund) Baertsch and Mrs. and is the present barber shop. Hannah (E. J.) Baeth until Dec. 1971 when it was leased to John Young was the first barber. He cams.here from Lois and Scott Church. A hamburger is 60tf, a noon dinner Litchville in October of 1903. His first shop was in a small of roast beef is $1.90, coffee is 15tf and a cookie or donut building north of the Sitz Store. In 1905 he bought the is 15^. Lois continues to run this business at the present Pool Hall and carried on his barbering there for a short time and is assisted by Mrs. Hannah Baeth. time, then moved to a shop between the First National Bank and the Drug Store. In 1908 he sold to Mr. Easton The First State Bank was built in 1902, W. C. McDowell, and he in turn sold to Wm. Watt. In 1913, Mr. Young Cashier, with Louis Baertsch as helper. In 1909 this bank again purchased it and after the 1914 fire, built the Barber became the First National Bank.. In Jan. of 1914, it burned Shop to the south of the First National Bank Building. and was rebuilt that summer. They continued in business This little building is used by the Boy Scouts as their until 1924 when the doors were closed. The building was present meeting place. Later owners and operators were then owned by the State Bank of Montpelier, Fred and J. P. Torguson with his wife Esther as beauty operator, Henry Bruschwein and Myles Trapp. It housed Trapp Douglas Bruschwein and Clyde Ellison. Other barbers have Hardware for a few years, and the first telephone office was included Ben Wagner, Roger Quast, R. H. Beechie, Olaf located on its upper floor which Dr. Merrett later used as Halvorson, Clarence Knutson and now M.J. Olsness who is his hospital. This building again stood empty until 1957 here one day weekly. when it was occupied by the Post Office. Richard Lommen bought the building from Myles Trapp in 1971 and is the The Pool Hall was built and operated by A. M. Kuhl in present owner. 1902. This was a wooden structure, 16x30 feet. He The second bank was of short duration, managed by J. P. operated this business for a very short time, transferring it to Mikkal O. Hougan and Ottin Otterson Dec. 17, 1902. Harding and located in the Deyoe Store. They too made it a brief business venture relinquishing it to The Johnston Land Co., established and built the next bank the partnership of Ole Otterson and Ed Kennedy. On building. L. N. Sickels was the first Cashier followed by March 8, 1904, Edwin Krough acquired the establishment C. A. Aarness, E. B. Smith, and Frank Kramer. This is now and one month hence, he disposed of it to Ole Barstad. On the State Bank of Marion. It was organized in 1928 by Mr. October 16, 1905, John Young bought it. Besides John Arduser and a number of farmers and merchants managing the billiard parlor, Mr. Young also carried on his of Marion. Cashiers have included C. A. Arduser, R. E. former trade, barbering, within the same building. He sold Lommen in 1956, Wayne Kaspari in 1971 and in 1974 the property to Peter Christopherson who in one year sold DuWayne Bott. Through the years there have been two to F. I. McMahan. Mr. McMahan did not run the place robberies and two attempted robberies. 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18 1909, Charles Froemke became the owner of the "Retreat", members of the Evangelical United Brethren and Marion running it for 12 years under the name of the "Royal Lutheran Churches that something should be done to Billiard Parlor". During his ownership, Charlie enlarged the improve the looks of the cemetery. Three people from each building to its present size, 24x80 feet. He also installed a church were chosen to organize a cemetery board. In soda fountain and lunch counter. Harry 0. Bjerke bought 1965 a new fence was put up on the south side. In 1966 it in 1921 and sold to Arthur and Jess Spoerl in Dec. of a flag pole was placed on the east Ya of lot 116 where the 1923 and it became "Spoerl Brothers Recreation", with Memorial Day services are held. A building for equipment Jess as manager. When Arthur died in 1944, Jess became storage was also built. The fence which separated the the owner and it became "Spoerls Recreation". The pool Catholic and Protestant cemeteries has been removed. hall was sold in 1954 after Jess's death to Bill Sorenson There are 85 lots under extended care and 25 under annual (1954-1957); Oliver Johnson, and then to Bill Sorenson care. The caretakers to date have been: Mrs. Marjorie again until May 1958. Dave F. Ziegenhagel had it from (Jerry) Wagner, William Bassen, Mrs. Dorothy (Louis) April 1958 to 1960 when Earl and Loretta Speiring came. Sarbaum, and George Boom. Present board members are: About this time the building was sold to R. E. Lommen. Norman Winkelman, Pres.; Vernon Jorve, Treas.; Mrs. Mural Pollert, then R. Everding ran it from 1962 to 63 Myrtle (Christ) Smith, Sec; Arland Thorstad and Walter followed by Allen Krueger and Dave Anderson who Smith. managed it from 1966 to Aug. of 1969. It was used as a Bargain Center by Donald Warner and the building sold to A millinery and dress making shop was started in a small Wayne Kaspari who sold it to Lyle Rodin in 1974 and is' building east of the Sitz Store by Mrs. Hattie Church. now a part of Lyles Used Truck Sales and Service. The Others who owned this business were Bertha Gust, Mrs. fixtures from the pool hall including the front and back bar Lyda Easton, Mrs. Emil Keller and Martha Froemke. and tobacco case were bought and donated to Bonanzaville, Martin Lein and Anthony Jongeward also had cream Fargo, N.D., by Art and Al Knudsen, Dr. Dwane Nagle, stations there before this building was moved to the John Walter Piehl, Richard Waldie and Wayne Kaspari in 1974. Trzpuc farm.

Haavel Olson had the first meat market in Marion. When The first telephones were switch board controlled and he moved, Ernie Trapp opened a meat market in the same located upstairs in the First National Bank Building. Some shop. This building was destroyed by fire in 1914. of the operators were Mr. Withnell, Van Volkenberg, Harkins, Mrs. Easton with Nettie Rothenberger as assistant In 1906 Herman Leistikow built a large building in which and Mrs. Ben Froemke. The switch board was located in he operated the Pioneer Meat Market and Grocery Store the houses owned now by Mrs. Susan (Clarence) Trapp and until his death in 1942. This building was located between the Ed Spoerls. For those who had no phones in the earlier Deyoes (Henne's) and the Pool Hall. This building was years, the messages were delivered from the Commercial razed by the Korn Bros, in 1962. Hotel, later from the Depot. Northwestern Bell bought the telephone exchange in Marion from Central Union, Some of the carpenters who did the first building in town December 1, 1913. On February 6, 1928 they signed a 20 were: Fred Winkelman and his son Ben, Tom (Papa) year franchise with the village of Marion which was renewed Dolan, George Sogaard, Fred Miller and Charles Odness. again in 1958. A dial system was installed by Northwestern Alfred Angevine made cement blocks for several years and Bell which operated until April of 1970 when Dickey Rural some of these still stand as sturdy foundations on the homes Telephone Company took over this exchange. They built a of Mrs. Cora Draheim, Dean Mclnnes and the Robert building to house their new equipment and in 1972 Leidall garage. Mr. Angevine had the first sidewalks in cutovers to the one party system began and shortly Marion in front of his home (Robert Leidall residence). thereafter direct dialing was possible to any place in the Carpenters to follow were Charlie Peterson, Elmer Pinke United States. and Paul Whipple and still active today. Rich Jongeward and son Dick, Edmund Baertsch and sons James and Shortly after the railroad came, the Johnston Land Tom, Bernard McCleary, Eldon Pinke, Eugene Boom, Company of Minneapolis bought land for speculative Alvin Sandness Jr., Jack and Dave Anderson and possibly purposes. This land was bought very cheaply and later sold others. Joel Anderson lays many cement block foundations from $20 to $50 an acre. (Land values have varied over the today. years and in the early 1970's land sold for about $100 an acre. Now with inflation it has almost quadrupled.) The first known Standard Oil Bulk dealer in Marion was This company bought the John Knudsen farm in 1910 William Scheehean who used horses for his deliveries. In one-half mile north of Marion and started a large dairy the 1920's C. D. Mason took over and used a truck. In farm. On this farm a creamery was also built which later 1925 William Leidall had the agency followed by Cyrene burned. They built a double elevator, bank, newspaper Jongeward in 1933. Olaf Lysgaard took over in 1937 and and owned much of the land north and west of Marion. sold to Leonard Boelter in 1942 who had it for the next Their headquarters were where Eugene Smith (Henry 24 years. In 1966 he sold to Loren Boom who is the Neevel) now lives. The days of the bonanza drew to a present dealer. close and assets were liquidated. In 1908 or 1909 Frank Czemba operated a blacksmith A cemetery was platted in 1903 on two acres of land shop in Marion. In 1913 Nick Schommer and Emil Bassen donated by John and Nellie Knudsen. Tillie Olson, purchased the shop, building and tools. They built an daughter of Haavel Olson, was the first burial. It was addition to the original building and in 1917 Mr. Schommer named Lakeview Cemetery. In 1959 it was decided by the bought Mr. Bassens interest. In 1919 a lean-to on the east 19

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20 side was added. In this new addition Frank Becker had a Opsahl, Andy Ridgeway, Clayton Waldie, E. L. Baertsch, garage and when he left, William Draheim and Aaron R. E. Lommen and now by the City of Marion. Movies Wendland took it over. Art Medlicott did garage work in were shown once a week in the Hall after it was built until this addition also. Nick continued in the blacksmith shop the late 1950's. Some will remember.the Skeeters Shows, until 1949 when he closed the doors and became janitor of a vaudeville type show which came once a month. Some of the Marion Public School. This building stood across the the people who managed the theater were Wm. Scheehean, street east from the present Farmers Union. The land now Cliff Opsahl, Mr. Rowekamp, Cleo Flugga, and Andy belongs to the City of Marion and will be used as a park in Ridgeway. The hall has been used for community meetings, the future. auction sales and public dances and roller skating. It still stands on its original site and was the only building in this A fire on Jan. 20th, 1914 destroyed nearly a block of block which did not burn in the 1914 fire. buildings including the First National Bank, Ernie Trapps Meat Market, the Drug Store, Sautebin and Trapp In 1919 a Cafe was built by Charles Leavins on the corner Hardware, the Young Barber Shop, Feed Mill, and a between Bombergs and the Commercial Hotel. (Bandstand Restaurant. The fire started about 1 a.m., the wind was corner, now Blakes Bar). In 1920 it was moved across the about 35 mph and the 10 ton of coal in the hardware store street between the Feed Mill and Sautebins. After the burned for several months. These buildings were replaced business was closed, the cafe was moved, enlarged and the following summer with brick buildings. became the residence of the H.Seavers, druggist at the time. This is the present home of the C. J. Strubles. The first electric power plant was built in 1916 by Arne Toussan and J. C. Miller. In those days the current was In the early 1920's, Ted Ottes opened a cream station east turned off promptly at midnight except for special of the National Hotel. He also sold "Wear You Well" shoes. occasions. The Commercial Light Rates at that time were This building is now the home of Mrs. Anton Olson. first 50 KW at 20

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William Piehl Threshing Rig, 1914 Pat Winkelman's Steam Engine 22 was sold, together with the bulk oil business, to the area of the south lake on land purchased from Richard and Farmers Union with James Mielke as present manager, Ramona Waldie. The Lagoon was dug and graded on land assisted by Randy Sarbaum. located northeast of the city on land purchased from Clarence and Eugene Boom. In June the digging and laying A building located next to the Toussan Elevator served as a of the sewer and water lines began. There were two lift Cream Station at one time and was operated by Carl stations included in the Sewer Project. One is located on Toussan. It was then moved south of the livery barn next the north edge of the city and the other is located on the to the Sitz Store. Ted Ottis used it as a cream station and east edge of town. The total amount of money to be sold "Wear You Well" shoes and Ole Johnson also operated spent on the project is $240,000 of which $75,000 was a a cream station there at one time. It was then used as a government grant, $34,000 from the Environmental residence by the John Hering family before it became Protection Agency and the balance of $131,000 through a Marions first licensed Liquor Store on Feb. 5,1937 opened Farm Home Administration loan to be paid off in a 30-year by Robert Leidall. In the early days Marion had no period by special assessment. Engineers were Tri State saloons but had its share of "moonshine". In 1934 when it Engineers of Bismarck, N.D.; Contractor was Brauer became legal. Beer Parlors were opened in the Commercial Construction of Garrison, N.D.; Well Drilling done by and National Hotels and the Pool Hall. In 1947 Mr. Leidall Mann Drilling Co., Garrison, N.D.; Pump House built by sold part interest to his son-in-law, George Blake. They Baertsch Construction of Marion; and Legal Services by remained partners until 1952 when Robert retired and Kessel, Splitt & Kessel of LaMoure, N.D. The project was George acquired full ownership of the business. H& completed in the fall of 1973 and the first sewer and water operated the business in the old store until Feb. 22, 1972 bills were sent out the first quarter in 1974. City Council when he moved into the new establishment he had built members at this time were: Wayne Kaspari, Mayor; L. A. (bandstand corner) and continues to operate his business Johnson, Clerk; K. E. Baeth, Auditor; and Aldermen under the name of "B lakes Bar". Mrs. Fern (Albert) Lauf Dean Mclnnes, Lyle Rodin, Clarence Bubach and Vernon is employed there. The old building was sold to Kenneth Jorve. Clarence Bubach resigned as alderman and became Baeth and Ronald Wendell who in turn sold to Eldon Pinke. Marions first Water Commissioner. He has his Carpenter Shop there at present. In the fall of 1974, Lyle Rodin erected a 40x80 foot steel The Anderson Brothers, David, Jack, Paul and Joel have building on Main Street to the east of the pool hall building been active in Sheep Shearing through the years, as was which he purchased and uses both buildings for Lyle's their father, Mr. C. X. Anderson. In 1973 David K. Used Truck Sales and Service. He installed a car wash and Anderson designed and built a portable sheep shearing rig is actively engaged in the buying, selling and repairing of which is pulled like a mobile home to farms or ranches as trucks. This is a nice addition to the Main Street of Marion. the Anderson Sheep Shearing Service. Quinten (Buddy) John Wagner is presently employed and Mrs. Dorothy Matzke and Lynn Kuska work with him at this time. (Lyle) Rodin is Bookkeeper.

In 1953, George Boom started a Sewer and Septic Tank Rural Repair Shops are operated by Ervin Korn and Pumping Service. He has served the town and rural areas of George Pilleart. the community and continues in this business although the City of Marion now has a city sewer system. Auctioneers in the community are Charles Rodin (1963) and Spencer Brandt, Jr. who received his License in 1973. Dakota Rodeo is located in Marion, and is one of only three Rodeo Companies in North Dakota. Walter Piehl, Sr. is Watkins Products are sold by Mrs. Ruby (Cleo) Moore; President; Walter, Jr. is Vice Pres.; Allen Olson, Sec; and Shakley Products are sold by Lois Church; Conklin Steven Piehl is Treas. They are in charge of the^two day Products by Norman Hoekstra and John Anderson; and Rodeo at the Marion Diamond Jubilee, "June 20,21, 1975. Curtis Paulson is a distributor for Natures Fertilizer. Mr. Piehl has been engaged in the sale of Wisconsin Dairy The K. B. Trailer Court is owned by Kenneth and Karen Heifers for many years and also sells cattle feed racks, Baeth. gooseneck and bumper-type Royal Livestock Trailers and cattle corrals. The businesses of the area have been listed, but the largest business is FARMING which makes all the rest of these In the spring of 1973 the Marion Sewer and Water Project possible. was begun. The city well was drilled west of the city in the

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26 VILLAGE OF MARiON XIII: Establishing a fire limit and regulating the erection, repairing, construction and location of The first By-Laws recorded for the Village of Marion are structures therein. dated "this 28th day of March A.D., 1911." The Village (dated November 24, 1922) was incorporated April 23, 1911 and was to be governed Amendment: October 7, 1934. by a Board consisting of a president, three trustees, clerk, XIV: An ordinance requiring all persons selling milk or treasurer, marshall, assessor and justice of the peace. cream for consumption within the Village of The Ordinances include: Marion to file annually a certificate by a licensed I: Prescribing regulations for ordinances hereafter veterinarian that all animals from which the milk passed. is obtained have been tested and found free from (dated March 28, 1911) tuberculosis and prescribing penalty for a violation thereof. II: Determining certain things to be nuisances, fixing (dated August 4, 1924) penalties for committing and maintaining the same and providing for the abatement thereof. XV: An ordinance granting to Northwestern Bell (dated March 28, 1911) Telephone Company, a Corporation, its successors Amendment: May 5, 1914. and assigns, the right to use and occupy the streets, alleys and other public places of the Ill: Prohibiting domestic animals from running at Village of Marion, North Dakota, for the purpose large within the incorporated limits of the Village of constructing, maintaining and operating a of Marion, and providing penalty for the violation general telephone and telegraph system with said of the same. village. (dated March 28, 1911) (dated February 6, 1928) Amendment: May 5, 1914. XVI: An ordinance granting to the Otter Tail Power IV: For the prevention of fires; providing means for Company, a Minnesota Corporation, its successors the extinguishment of fires and providing a penalty and assigns, permission to erect, construct, install for the violation of the same, and maintain within the Village of Marion, North (dated March 28, 1911) Dakota, an electric light and power system and transmission line and to operate the same and to V: Licensing and regulating auctioneers, peddlers and install conduits, poles, wires, pipes, and other hawkers; providing a penalty for the violation fixtures in, upon and under the streets, alleys, thereof. bridges and public grounds of said Village for the (dated March 28, 1911) purpose of furnishing electric light, heat and power VI: To license,regulate and prohibit dogs from running to said Village and the inhabitants thereof, at large within the limits of the Incorporated (dated June 24, 1929) Village of Marion. XVIIA: Snow Removal (dated March 28, 1911) (dated November 2, 1931) Amendment: dated January 3, 1953. XVII: The Beer Ordinance VII: Regulating public resorts; providing for licensing (dated October 20, 1933) the same and prescribing a penalty for the violation of its provisions, XVIII: An ordinance regulating the sale of intoxicating (dated March 28, 1911) liquor. (dated January 19, 1937) VIII: Regulating shows and the licensing thereof, Amendment: June 10, 1940. (dated March 28, 1911) XIX: An ordinance providing for the mandatory use of IX: Prescribing the width of certain sidewalks; the City of Marion Sewer System, materials to be used and the manner of their (dated October 11, 1973) construction. (dated March 24, 1913) XX: An ordinance establishing rates, charges and rules for the use and service of the Municipal Water and X: Electric light, power, heat and gas plant, Sewer System of the City of Marion, LaMoure (dated 1916) County, North Dakota, (dated October 11, 1973) XI: Regulating automobile and motor vehicle traffic, The Village of Marion became the City of Marion in 1971. (dated June 18, 1918) Present Board Members of the City of Marion are: Vernon Amendment: May 20, 1930. Jorve, Mayor; Directors: Carl Opdahl, Lyle Rodin, Larry XII: Regulating the erection, repairing, construction Johnson, and Dean Mclnnes with Kenneth Baeth as and location of buildings and structures. Auditor.

27 PIONEER SETTLERS AND CHILDREN

A gathering of the Pioneer Settlers and their Children from north Bassen, Charles Kinney, John Roscoe,. Walter Roscoe, Peter half of LaMoure County. Picture tak'en in 1910. Knudsen. Front row: Edna Angevine, Mrs. Alden Angevine and Mildred, Mrs. Third row: Martin Larson, John Rothenberger, Martin Koessel, John Alfred Angevine and Charlotte, Mrs. Paul Melanson and Jimmy, Schmidt, Ed Baertsch, Henry Strubble, Lewis Baertsch, Paul Melan­ Mrs. Steve Kohn, Mrs. George Maisel, Mrs. Martin Larson, Mrs. son, Wesley McDowell, Fred Maisel, Rufus Roscoe, David Taylor, Christ Baertsch, Mrs. Matt Danuser, Mrs. Peter Knudsen. Christian Baertsch, John Knudsen, William Sinclair, Robert Roscoe, Second row: Rienerd Bomberg, George Maisel, John Waldie, Martin Alden Angevine, Max Henker, Cyrus Danuser, Christ Larson, Spoerl, Gustav Pappenfuss, Steve Kohn, Camile Krammer, Clauss Henry Bassen. HISTORY OF CHURCHES

Faith was an integral part of many early settlers. Sometimes, though few in number, they joined hands in building churches and in providing for the services of their clergymen. Churches are essentially people and these histories reflect the faith of these people.

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

The beginning of the Evangelical United Brethren Church dates back to the first settlers in the early eighteen f*l %P,^i eighties. According to Charles Korn, one of the early pioneers of this community, the itinerant ministers visited here and held services as early as 1883. The first meetings were held in homes southwest of the present Marion, later in school houses, and finally the South Church was built (The Immanuel Church), located four miles south of Marion. Rev. Wm. Suchow came to this territory, sent by the Evangelical Association, as a missionary to preach in Jamestown, Tower City, Carrington, Cooperstown, Lisbon, LaMoure, Grand Rapids, Sanborn, Spiritwood Lake, and other rural appointments in 1883. The South Church was first known as the Dickey Appointment. Rev. Leon Grace United Methodist Church Kuck was the minister in 1886. Herman, Bertha, and Wm. Teichman, John and Mary Mintner, Edward Anderly, United Brethren Churches merged with The United Louisa Korn, and Martin Spoerl were received as members Methodists. The Berlin Church closed in 1969. in 1894. Fred Spoerl and Charles Korn attended the Quarterly Conference in 1895; they and J. Mintner were Pastors who served were: also members of the conference in 1897. Charles Korn 1894-1895 - Rev. J. Fandrey (also 1897-1898) hauled the lumber from Dickey for the new church, it was 1895-1897 - Rev. C. Werthenbach dedicated September 27,1899 by Bishop Thomas Bowman. 1898-1901 - Rev. L. M. Bingaman The five families who were members then were the Charles. 1901-1902 - Rev. H. A. Michaelis Korn, John Mintner, Fred Spoerl, Martin Spoerl, and 1902-1903 - The field was "to be supplied" Walter Teodter families. Other early members were the 1903-1907 - Rev. John Fischer Schneider and Ebbeke families. The Marion Mission 1907-1909 - Rev. E. C. Oeder was formed in 1913 and in the autumn of 1917 services 1909-1913 - Rev. B. H. Fischer were held in the first Marion public school building by 1913-1915 - Rev. Karl Hirning (also 1938-1939) courtesy of the School Board. The Grace Church of Marion became a separate charge: Marion congregation was organized in the fall of 1918 1915-1916 - Rev. G. Lange with these charter members: Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Trapp, 1916-1922 - Rev. A. Oertli Mr. and Mrs. John Trapp, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Erickson, 1922-1926 - Rev. Ira E. Herzberg Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spoerl and Lena, Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1926-1927 - Rev. C. R. Frankhauser Conrad, and Rev. and Mrs. Arnold Oertli, Edna, Ena, and 1927-1930 - Rev. H. F. C. Knuth Ralph. The building committee members were E. H. 1930-1932 - Rev. G. H. Moritz (also 1944-1948) Thomas, Gust Erickson, John Trapp, D. C. Trapp, and 1932-1938 - Rev. Floyd Breaw Martin Spoerl. Grace Church was dedicated May 18,1919 1939-1941 - Rev. W. J. Wienands by Bishop L. H. Seagar of Naperville, Illinois. The cost of 1941-1944 - Rev. Wiley L. Hoy the Church was $5,762.80. This did not include the piano, 1948-1950's - Rev. M. L. Kaseman chancel rug, chairs, offering plates, or pulpit Bible, which were donations. In 1928 Grace (Marion Mission) and Immanuel (South Church) merged. In 1929 the Bethel Church records for 1950-1962 are not available. During (Saratoga or Adrian) Church was moved from the McCleary and since that time the following ministers were here: School to the Presbyterian Church at Adrian. In November Rev. M. Kaseman, Rev. Marvin Scherbenske, Rev. Charles 1946 our denomination (Evangelical) merged with United Hurley, Rev. Jacob Heib, Rev. Richard Lutz, Rev. George Brethren. The Churches in Berlin, Dickey, and Marion Civey, Rev. Edwin Werner, Rev. Roland Voegeli, and merged in 1967. In the 1968 Conference our Evangelical Rev. Westly Hart, who came in 1969.

29 W.M.S. The ladies of Grace Evangelical Church organized a Womens Missionary Society on September 6, 1939 with fourteen charter members. They met monthly for devotional and study programs followed by brief business sessions.

WSWS November 16, 1946 our denomination (Evangelical) merged with the United Brethren in Christ and the name of the womens organization was changed to Women's Society of World Service. The four departments of work were Spiritua Life, Missionary Education, Christian Social Relations, and Local Church Activities. The name was changed in 1968 to United Methodist Women. Grace United Methodist Parsonage

Childrens Work Parsonage The Mission Band was organized in September, 1939, Living quarters for ministers were rented from 1913 until Mrs. W. Wienands was the first secretary and planned 1926, then a purchasing committee was appointed con­ activities for children from 6 to 12 years. December 6, sisting of Ed Kaiser, Ed Timm, and Aaron Wentland. The 1944 Mrs. Leroy Matzke was elected as Secretary of Anna Larson home was bought for $2,500. Then in The Little Harolds to enroll children below school age in 1936 the Immanuel Church was moved into town and their activities. Preschoolers are now enrolled in the remodeled for the present parsonage, its value at that time Cradle Roll. This past year we held joint Vacation Bible was $2,700, and the cash outlay was $1,700. The School with the Lutheran Church. Ladies Aid paid most of the indebtedness on the two parsonages. The water and sewage system was installed in 1945-46. Youth Work The Young People's Alliance was organized May 6, 1917, Sunday School with a membership of 38. The object of the group was to The first recorded election on Sunday School Officers at promote the religious, intellectual, and social culture of the the Immanuel Church was May 4, 1913. However the members and friends of the church. It held devotional Conference records show that Marion was mentioned as a meetings every Sunday evening, and business meetings Preaching Appointment and Sunday School of the every other month. The successor to the Y.P.A. was Jamestown Charge in 1903. On October 16, 1917, one formed in 1923 and was named The Evangelical League of year before the organization of Grace Church, a Sunday Christian Endeavor. Meetings were held once a month. School was organized in the first Marion School House. Their last meeting was held in July of 1932. The Young E. H. Thomas was Superintendent, Aaron Wentland was People's Missionary Circle was organized in November of Secretary, and John Trapp, Treasurer. Sunday School 1933. In May of 1938 seven Adrian Circle Members united activity has continued consistently and has grown with the with the Marion Circle. The primary objective of this church through the years. organization was missions. The members also visited the elderly and sick. The Evangelical Youth Fellowship was Womens Work organized in September, 1944, and replaced the Y.P.M.C. Ladies Aid Society Young people now have the name of United Methodist A group of ladies met after prayer circle on May 28,1918, Youth Fellowship since the merger with that Church to organize a Ladies Aid Society. Twelve ladies became in 1968. members. The object of the Society was to aid in the spiritual and financial progress of the local church. The proceeds of the stand operated on the Fourth of July was Memorial Gifts used to fix the basement of Grace Church. February 18, Many Memorial Gifts and Donations have been made by 1920 the Ladies Aid gave their first dinner there. They members over the years to improve our facilities. We also had a Fancy Work Sale and took in $109.00. They remodeled the basement in the 50's and 60's, and installed paid for the cement sidewalk in 1920. The Fancy Work, a new furnace. A new entrance with outside cross was quilt and candy sale in 1924 brought in a total of $177.87. built in 1965 and dedicated in 1966. A new furnace was They paid for painting the interior of the church in 1926, installed at the parsonage in 1967, also the church was which cost $75.50. That same fall they undertook the painted and a new speaker system was installed. Carpeting project of wiring the church basement. They helped to pay was laid in the Church entrance and a heater was installed for the parsonage through the hard years of the thirties. in 1969. Sewer and Water were connected to the new city This ought to be a challenge to all women in church work facilities in 1974. today. 30 MARION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

The Congregational Church was built in 1904. It was the first and only church in Marion for a" number of years. The McDowells were instrumental in organizing and building the church with the help of many of the new residents of Marion and homesteaders in the vicinity, some of which were: the C. H. Deyoes, Henry Strubles, Charles H. Strubles, Martin Larsons, Christ Baertschs, Charles Baertschs, Peter Knudsens, and others. The membership grew in a few short years with a large and interesting Sunday School. Mrs. McDowell, the president of the Sunday School and Mrs. C. H. Deyoe were the main teachers. Interesting .programs at Christmas, Easter, and other special days were given. Sunday School picnics were a special occasion. The church was closed in the late 30's because of lack of membership. It was sold and Marion Congregational Church moved to Grand Rapids, N. Dak., in 1945 and is now the Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids.

Marion Lutheran Church Marion Lutheran Parsonage

MARION LUTHERAN the best missionaries he had." The first funeral was for Mathilda Olsen, daughter of Hover Olsen, and was on On April 29, 1903, a group of Lutherans who were March 28, 1905. She was 11 years old. The women of accustomed to the services of the church in their farm the congregation did not fail to see the need of a Ladies Aid homes, met at the old school house on the southwest and the great opportunity for service in the church and corner of section 2 south of Marion. The name of this missions; therefore they met at the home of Mrs. John congregation was the Marion Norwegian Evangelical Knudsen on July 23, 1906, and organized a Ladies Aid Lutheran Congregation. Those present were: Oscar Society. Rev. Lars Foss presided at this meeting with the Holtgaard, Anfin Qualey, Hover Olsen, Hans Lehne, L. 0. following charter members: Mrs. Oscar Holtgaard, Mrs. Berg, Iver J. Brox, A. M. Rois and M. Stenslind, while John Knudsen, Mrs. Anfin Qualey, Mrs. George Rust, Ole B. Johnsen, Ole Kustoffersen and Magnus Andersen Mrs. Adolph Strand, Mrs. Thomas Gudmestad, Mrs. Gunder had consented to join the congregation but were not Kaas, Mrs. Iver J. Brox and Mrs. Hans Lehne. The first present at this first meeting. Rev. H. 0. Norby of the marriage recorded in the ministerial book was on November Norwegian Synod organized this congregation and con­ 14, 1906, Effie Olsen and Knute A. Bakke. In 1913 ducted services occasionally. The first confirmation class Rev. Foss resigned as pastor of the church. In October, consisted of: Karen Knudsen, Marie Knudsen, Helma Rev. E. O. Holen accepted a call from Marion, Kathryn Olsen, Emma Berg, Fred Brox, Alfred Hansen and Carl and Ringsaker congregations, making his home in Kathryn Hansen. On June 10, 1904, Rev. Lars Foss was called to and usually came to Marion by train. He was met at the serve this congregation. Rev. Foss suffered many hardships station by friends who brought him to their homes. in the long drives between Kathryn, Marion, Montpelier, Services were then held at the Congregational Church. Ypsilanti and Grand Rapids to conduct services and attend Under the valiant leadership of Rev. Holen and the whole­ Aid meetings. He drove a beautiful black team of horses hearted support of the members of the congregation and that were his great pride and joy. On his last visit to Ladies Aid, plans were made for building a church. The Marion in 1913 Rev. Foss remarked that 'This team was lots where the church was to be built were donated by

31 Mr. and Mrs. Christ Baertsch. The building committee Schulz, missionary to Mexico. The sermon was given by consisted of John Knudsen, Oscar Holtgaard, H. O. Mannes, Rev. Joseph Johnson of Jamestown, Circuit President. Ole Johnson and Knut Nelson. Finance committee After the consecration service,a United States and Christian consisted of John Knudsen, Albert Bjork and George Rust. flag were presented to this congregation by Mr. and Mrs. The first baptism in the new church was that of Cora Paul Schulz, Doris and Delmer and by Eleanor Schulz, Jeanette Bjork. The first funeral service in our new respectively. Both flags were dedicated. Rev. Engelstod church was for Mr. Rinerd Bomberg. The first confirmation resigned, moved to Fargo and died shortly thereafter class in the new church consisted of Henry Holtgaard, at the Bethany Rest Home. At a meeting of the members Henry Johnson, George Knudsen and Leonard Nelson. The of the congregation on April 27, 1947, it was decided to first parochial school was conducted by Prof. Norgaard in extend a call to Student Pastor Harold Olson. Mr. Olson 1915 who met with the children on Saturdays during the consented. In June a reception was given in honor of the school year. A Sunday School was organized with George Confirmands and Rev. Olson. A beautiful Bible was Rust as first superintendent. On September 13, 1917, presented to each Confirmand by Gladys Opdahl and the Rev. Holen resigned as pastor and a call was extended to Sunday School. This was Olson's last service at Marion. Rev. S. T. Andersen who came here in January. Seeing July erf 1948 Rev. Bennett Solberg was installed as pastor the need for a young people's society, one was organized by Rev. E. O. Ures. During his ministry, the interior of the with the following officers: George Rust, Arthur Volstad, church was beautified by the installation of two electric Mona Richard and H. 0. Mannes. These were the trying candelabra and a gold altar cross as a memorial tp years of the First World War. The church parlors were used Mrs. Gertrude Bomberg, Mrs. Lars Seglem, Mrs. Harry as a work room for the Red Cross and the Ladies Aid Gusaas, Mr. Ed Pedersen and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hoitomt. worked in cooperation with them. The church was The Ladies Aid purchased a grey Wilton aisle and altar occasionally used by the German Lutherans for their carpet. Rev. Solberg continued serving our parish which services. Rev. Andersen resigned in February 1920 and consisted of Zoar and St. Ansgar of LaMoure and Marion Rev. L. 0. Lassesen was called and he served in Marion, Lutheran. In December 1951, a Hammond Organ was Litchville and Bethlehem, making his home in Litchville. purchased which added beauty and dignity to our service. A beautiful altar painting was donated by the late Mrs. Shirley Mclnnes was elected organist and is still serving. Bomberg. Rev. Lassesen spent much time in taking the Always mission minded. Pastor Solberg and his wife church census and visiting the members of the congregation. brought us much first hand information of the work on the The envelope system was inaugurated during this year and mission fields. His zeal and love for those who lived in all services were conducted in the English language with the darkness never dimmed, just as his light burned brightly exception of one in the Norwegian. In July 1924, Rev. among the enlightened. Pastor Solberg resigned in the Lassesen resigned as pastor. On July 31, 1924, Rev. J. S. spring of 1952 to accept a call from Brandt, S.D. June 1, Sunde accepted the call and also made his home in 1952, Rev. Arnold Lund and family of Brooklyn, New Litchville. He held the first service August 3rd and was York accepted our call, and was installed by Dr. L. E. installed by Rev. Berger November 6, 1924. November 17, Tallackson, District President. They resided in LaMoure, 1924, was a very happy occasion as the Ladies Aid and the serving the same three point parish. Pastor Lund and family congregation paid the balance of the church debt. The donated the bell for our church which has added much to Ladies Aid has been a strong factor in building up the our call to worship. June 21, 1953 the congregation church. He was very faithful to conduct services and to celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the organizing of the attend Aid meetings and often walked from Litchville to Marion Norwegian Lutheran Church. Memories of years Marion to meet his appointments when the roads were past came to mind at this occasion. Thankful appreciation impassable. Rev. Sunde served these churches until was given to charter members as pioneers, who with faith, August 31, 1930. The congregation was without a regular courage, endurance and strife for a livelihood, didn't fail to pastor until October 1933. During this time. Rev. R. A. have a house of worship in their new community. The Ofstedall conducted services and attended Aid meetings cornerstone was opened and new history and hymnbook whenever he could spare the time from his call at Valley were added to its contents and resealed. Pastor Lund City, N.D. On October 19, 1933, Rev. H. O. Eggertsen resigned in 1955 to go to Fort Meade, S.D. Pastor Arne accepted the call from the Marion-Litchville congregations, Carlson, Nadine and family accepted our call and on with an agreement to serve LaMoure. The L. D. R. was Feb. 5, 1956 he was installed by Dr. L. E. Tallackson at a organized in Marion in 1935. The first officers were: joint service at the Community Building in LaMoure. They Ollie Opdahl, Lila Pinke and Virginia Knudsen. On resided in LaMoure where Nadine was a nurse at the May 30, 1936, Marion joined with St. Ansgar and LaMoure LaMoure community hospital. The Preaching, Teaching, in retaining Rev. Eggertsen as pastor, allowing him part Reaching Mission was started under his supervision as time for evangelistic work. On July 22, 1937, a call was was the every member visitation program known as STEP. extended to Rev. R. P. Haakonson; he accepted and arrived In January 1960, the Marion congregation withdrew from in LaMoure in October. He was installed by Rev. Ronsberg the three point parish. Several meetings were held with of Oakes, October 31, 1937. Rev. Haakonson resigned as Dr. L. E. Tallackson concerning future plans for our pastor from the LaMoure parish in the spring of 1941, and congregation. It was decided to go alone with help from accepted a call to Sand Point, Idaho. In the summer of home missions. At this time Pastor Carlson resigned to go 1941, a call was extended to Rev. S. N. Engelstod. It was to Park River, N.D. Kenneth Seigele, his wife Margaret and accepted and he was installed as our pastor by Dr. David son Paul accepted our call. He was ordained and installed Stoeve of Fargo, our District President. On October 17, by Dr. A. Rogness on July 24, 1960 at Marion. With the 1943, a consecration service was held for Miss Eleanor Pastor living in Marion, it became necessary to provide a

32 parsonage. After much discussion whether to buy or she nurses in Valley City part time, she has been the build, the Wm. Weick home was purchased. The lots east inspiration for the many banners and much beautification of the church were also purchased from Arland Thorstad of the church proper. Under Pastor Almlie and pastors of to be used for parking. In the fall of 1960 we voted to the other churches in Marion, a new spirit of cooperation merge with the A.L.C., E.L.C., and U.E.L.C, changing the between churches has evidenced itself in several recent name from Marion Evangelical Lutheran Church to Marion educational ventures. In 1972, Marion Lutheran joined American Lutheran Church. A Brotherhood was organized with the other Lutheran, Catholic, United Methodist and with Lloyd Piehl as chairman. Margaret Seigele and some Reform churches of Marion, Litchville, Kathryn, Hastings, of the mothers organized a Cherub Choir with Shirley Dickey and Montpelier to organize a joint "Community Mclnnes as director and Ethelyn Paulson as accompanist. Religious Education" program offering a variety of classes to the churches of our area. In 1974, Marion Lutheran The following year a youth choir was started and the conducted a joint Vacation Bible School with the United women of the church sewed choir gowns. The choirs Methodist Church. Since 1973, Marion Lutheran has also were an inspirational and enjoyable addition to our service. participated in an Annual Joint Day of Worship with the In 1962 the Grand Rapids Congregation asked if Pastor other Lutheran Churches of our neighboring towns. This Seigele would serve them until they were able to get a event in 1974 attracted the presence of Dr. David Preuss, pastor. In July of 1963, Pastor Seigele accepted a call from President of the American Lutheran Church. It was also Milnor, N.D. In October 1963, Vern Aselson came to serve the subject of a half-hour television special on KXJB. our congregation. He had been teaching in Isreal. His Last year a committee along with Pastor Almlie, spent message of song in his high tenor voice was an enjoyable hours revising and updating the constitution of our church. part of our service. While here, he did his practice teaching in the Marion School to expedite his getting a teaching The M.A.L.C.W. have taken an active part, both spiritually degree. In June of 1964, Rev. Dennis Larson, wife and financially in supporting the church by sponsoring Diane and son Scott came to serve our congregation. He Home and Foreign Mission programs and assisting with was installed in July and moved into a trailer home while youth activities. In 1965, the Aid was divided into 4 the parsonage was enlarged and remodeled. Besides circles that met every month for Bible Study and discussion. ministering to our congregation, he directed the school The Aid meets every other month for cau.e of the month band for one year and served both Litchville and High programs, business and fellowship. In 1970 Mrs. Clara Prairie while they were without a pastor. In 1966 the Leidall, Mrs. Julia Opdahl and Mrs. Anna Anderson were Marion Congregation and Trinity of Griswold agreed to honored and presented pins for their many years of active form a two point parish with the Pastor to live at Marion. service in the M.A.L.C.W. In this year of 1975, we are (Rev. Larson was one of those instrumental in getting the fortunate to have some of these pioneers with us, Mr. and Senior Citizens off to a start in Marion.) In 1967 the Mrs. Oscar Leidall, Mrs. Julia Opdahl, Mrs. Anna Anderson interior of the church was remodeled, adding new chancel and Mrs. Nina Leidall. It is with deep appreciation to the furniture, painting the interior and installing new carpeting. pioneers, who labored and established the Marion Lutheran The St. Johns Church Building was purchased with plans Church, and those who through the years have used their to make it an addition to our church building. In 1968, talents to the furtherance of God's Kingdom, that we go Rev. Larson accepted a call to Edina, Minn. Rev. Sherve, forward with God's Blessing. Chaplain at the State Hospital of Jamestown, served our congregation until Pastor Einar Aarsheim and wife Ann came. He had just graduated from the Lutheran Seminary. He reached out in the community assisting and ministering to many nonmembers as well as members. He conducted NORTH MARION REFORMED CHURCH unique afternoon and evening Lenten Services which stimulated much discussion and are still remembered. In the fall of 1906 a request was sent to the consistory of Ann, a most progressive educator, taught English and the Litchville Reformed Church asking permission to hold Dramatics in the Marion High School. She was an integral services in the private homes of members of the church who- part of the morning worship service directing a mixed had purchased or rented land west and northwest of choir, instrumental groups and many innovations in choice Litchville from 8 to 18 miles. Due to the severe climatic and types of music, some of which we still use today. conditions of this country during the winter months and The Aarsheims also started the Teen Canteen for the youth because the only means of transportation was horse drawn of the community. St. Johns building was moved in. carriages, this was deemed necessary. The consistory of the The Narthax was added to the front of our church to Litchville Reformed Church granted this request and enlarge the entrance. The main part was used as dining authorized Brother Peter Roorda Sr. to conduct these and kitchen area, rest rooms and pastors study. With the services, but at the time of the regular administration of the paneling and installation of carpeting, it is an attractive and Sacraments, all members should be present at the church comfortable place for meetings and serving. Pastor service held in the Reformed Church at Litchville for such Aarsheim resigned to go to San Francisco, Calif. David and occasions. These separate meetings were held first at the Ranae Almlie accepted our call in July of 1971. On home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boom in Section two in August 8, he was ordained by his father. Rev. S. L. Greenland Township. In the spring of 1907, several Almlie at Lisbon, N.D., where David grew up. On Sept. 15, families came from different parts of the U.S. Many either he was installed by his father as our pastor. His wife purchased or rented land in the territory northwest of Ranae, is a very active part of our community, reaching Litchville where others of Dutch descent had already out with love and concern for those in need. Although settled. During the early summer of that year at a general

33 consistory meeting was held at Litchville. Papers of transfer were made out for all those who wanted to unite with the North Marion Church. In the afternoon of the same day, a congregational meeting was held with the committee appointed by Classis, and this church was organized under the name of the North Marion Reformed Church. This meeting was held at the partly erected church building which stood on the southeast corner of the same section on which the present edifice is standing. All former plans for building were put aside and it was decided to build on the present site which was given for that purpose. This church started with 28 communicant members- The following were recorded as members with iheir families of the newly organized church: Mr. and Mrs. peter Roorda; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jongewaard; Mrs. peter De Vries; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boom; Mr. and Mrs. [Jernard Duven; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob D. Baas; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miedema; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neevel; Mr. and Mrs. pirk Roorda; Mr. and Mrs. John Oudman; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob DeVries, Mr. and Mrs. John Van Oosting, Mr. and Mrs. North Marion Reformed Church jL Van Oosting; Mr. Bert te Brink; Mr. and Mrs. Arbie |.oomans. At the first congregational meeting the following l>ersons were elected as officers: As Elders, Mr. Peter meeting, it was decided that all the people of Dutch jtoorda and Mr. Jacob D. Baas; as Deacons, Mr. Bernard extraction should stay together and eventually move out to puven and Mr. J. H. Boom. Shortly after the congregational what is now known as the North Marion Church and meeting the consistory met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. surrounding territory. The main object of this plan was to Jacob Baas. At this meeting Mr. Baas was elected as have a strong church organization and to do it while land [•resident, Mr. Bernard Duven as secretary, and Mr. J. H. was still plentiful and comparatively cheap. During the [loom, treasurer. A Sunday School was also organized and summer of 1907 another meeting was called and held under teachers were elected by the consistory. It was further the leadership of Rev. Henry Straks. It was decided that a (lecided to have catechism classes at two different places; church building should be erected after the completion of p/lr_ Jacob D. Baas to give instruction at the church, and harvest. It was to be built on the southeast corner of lAr. Peter Roorda in one of the homes in the northern Section 17-137-61 in Greenland Township on ten acres iieighborhood. The first minister to serve the congregation being given by Jacob D. Baas. A building committee was ,vas the Rev. J. J. Van der Schaff, who first served as a elected with Jacob D. Baas as president. A request was jtudent but later became a full time pastor of both made to the Board of Home Missions of the Reformed congregations on January 17, 1910. Other ministers who Church for a loan of a thousand dollars and it was granted. jerved this congregation were the Reverends J. W. Brink, The building committee made arrangements with Mr. A. P. r\. M. Petterson, A. Van Dyke, A. Reudink, C. W. Hanson of the First National Bank of Litchville for the pelsnyder, H. Nyhoff, G. Rezelman, and Gideon Wolbrink. remainder of the money necessary to complete the church •There were also many students who served during the building. Finally the day came when men who had yummer months which are not listed. In 1915 the parsonage volunteered to do much of the work went to Litchville with yvas built. In 1951 the church was remodeled. A full wagons and teams to begin hauling lumber for the new pasement was dug and an 18 foot addition was constructed, building project. However, it seemed the work had to be with Steve DeVries as the contractor. Rev. Wolbrink left in interrupted because of the economic and monetary crisis 1957 and Rev. Gerald Heemstra came in 1958 and served caused by a financial panic that hit this country. The fintil 1961. The church's 50th anniversary was observed in president of the building committee was advised by the 1958. Charter members living at that time were: Jacob banker, Mr. A. P. Hanson, that he would not be able to DeVries, Sr., Henry Neevel, Rinerd Van Oosting and Ernest make good his financial promises, so immediately all yiiedema, Sr. Rev. Gerrit Boogerd was pastor from building activities ceased. After this many other problems 1962-1966. New pews were purchased in 1963. The and difficulties arose from various sources and hence the parsonage was sold to Ted Noot, Jr. and removed in 1968. unity of the building program ceased. The Litchville Rev. Gerrit Rezelman served the congregation from 1968- 1972. The present minister is Rev. Frank Boerema, who Brethren made plans to keep the church there, while those came in 1972. The congregation has 45 families with 78 who lived west and northwest of Litchville made prepara­ active, communicant members. Ernest Miedema, Sr. is the tions for the organization of a new congregation and the only charter member surviving. building of their own church. At the spring session of the Classis of Dakota in 1908, a request was made again for a committee to investigate the necessity and advisability for the organization of another congregation. The Classis |Morth Marion Ladies Aid Society appointed a committee consisting of the Rev. Henry Straks, {now the Guild for Christian Service) the Rev. Brummel, then Classical missionary, and Elder fhe North Marion Ladies Aid Society was organized Gerrit Van Bruggen of the Litchville Church. On the lanuary 22, 1908, at the home of Mrs. J. D. Baas. The morning of the 14th of July, 1908, the last combined following officers were elected: President, Mrs. J. H. Boom;

34 vice president, Mrs. J. D. Baas; secretary, Mrs. H. Neevel; treasurer, Mrs. B. Duven. The following members joined at the first meeting: Mrs. J. D. Baas, Mrs. J. H. Boom, Mrs. H. Neevel, Mrs. B. Duven, Mrs. P. Roorda, Mrs. H. Hoekstra, Mrs. J. Outman, Mrs. J. DeVries, and Mrs. R. Van Oosting. New members joined from time to time. The name of the Ladies Aid Society was changed to Guild for Christian Service and was completely reorganized. Two circles were organized but later joined together. There are 25 members at the present time.

St. Francis of Assisi Parsonage

Leuthe, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Leibrecht, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wagner, Mrs. Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Leary and Mrs. A. W. Meyer. The building committee was headed by J. R. Hurley and Archie Leibrecht. The church was a 30x60 foot structure that was built at a cost of $7,000. Many of the furnishings were personal gifts of various families. The first Mass was celebrated in the new church the following spring by all the families with Father William C. Schimmel officiating. Father Schimmel was the pastor of St. Ann's Church at Litchville. He would now begin also having Sunday Mass at the new Marion church — named after St. Francis of Assisi, a young Frenchman of the 13th Century who devoted his life to the poor and needy. On May 18,1918 ladies of the parish gathered at the home of Mrs. Henry Sarbaum and organized the Altar Society. Mrs, J. R. Hurley became the' first president. In July of that year the group planned its first ice cream social and lawn party. The day the social was to take place a case of infantile paralysis was discovered in Marion and the community was quarantined so all activities were cancelled. On May 19, 1919, an organ was purchased from the Greenland school and on July 23 of that year a choir was organized under the direction of Mrs. L. W. Meyers. The first wedding in the church took place on June 29, 1920 when Martha Sarbaum married James Hallinan of Pomerey, Iowa. Bertha DeCramer and St. Francis of Assisi Church Fred Sarbaum were the attendants. St. Francis Church was dedicated by Bishop James O'Reilly on October 8, 1920 after which a class of seventeen were confirmed. Father ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI G. J. George became resident pastor at Litchville on ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH April 26, 1922 and he also served Marion. The first funeral to be held at St. Francis church was that of Mrs. Karl The same church that was painstakingly constructed by Leopold on March 12,1923. She was the first person to be twelve families 58 years ago stands today as a tribute to the buried in the Catholic cemetery. On June 12, 1924 faith of those early pioneers and is still used for worship of Father Leo Dworschak officiated at the funeral of Henry the more than 30 families who today make up the parish. Sarbaum. Years later Father Dworschak became bishop of It was in 1917 that the small number of Catholic families in the Diocese of Fargo. A three-day bazaar was held in the Marion area decided to build their own church. For Woodman Hall in November, 1925. Young people of the years, Sunday Mass had been celebrated in homes or halls, church and community presented the play, "Windmills of wherever it was convenient. With hope in the Lord and Holland" before a packed house each evening. Father faith in the future, families of German, Irish, Polish, Hubert Van Meer directed the play and H. W. Flugga's Luxembourg and Belgian descent began building their band with Mrs. H. H. Behlmer at the piano furnished the church. Some of those families included Mr. and Mrs. music. Father Van Meer left the parish because of ill J. R. Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Melanson, Mr. and Mrs. health in 1926 and Father Owen P. O'Neill succeeded him N. W. Schommer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sarbaum, Mr. and as pastor of St. Ann's at Litchville, serving also St. Francis Mrs. Henry Kronebusch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leuthe, Fred parish, until 1934 when St. Ann's parish was closed. 35 Bishop O'Reilly then joined Marion to Assumption parish in parishes that he was to serve. St. Hubert's church of at Dickey. Father Peter Bannon served as pastor there until Montpelier was closed and the Assumption parish of Dickey 1936 when he was succeeded by Father J. A. Cormier. In became part of the pastorate served out of Marion. In 1969 1940 Father Myron Schuh became pastor. On July 12, Father John Conway became pastor of the parishes at 1942 Father Frank T. Hannaher became the first resident Marion and Dickey. Also a leader in ecumenism. Father pastor of St. Francis parish, serving also St. Hubert's parish Conway was known widely in the area by both Christian of Montpelier. Msgr. Edward Geraghty of Jamestown, his church members and non-members alike. The St. Francis former pastor, installed him. Msgr. Howard Smith was church interior was completely redone during Father organist and directed the priest choir. John Sarbaum and Conway's stay to conform to new liturgical norms and Louis Karl were altar boys. Following the installation reflect the theology of Vatican Council II. Similar changes ceremony the Altar Society ladies served a parish dinner. were made at the Church of the Assumption at Dickey. During the eleven years that Father Hannaher served here, Father Conway was assigned as pastor of Oriska and the parish became established on a firm foundation. The Buffalo and as Valley City State College Catholic chaplain rectory (parsonage), which is still used today, was pur­ in June 1974. For the next four months the parishes at chased. A choir was organized. Extensive repairs were Marion and Dickey were served by Father Leo Colliton. made on both the church and house. In November 1942 The present pastor. Father Ben Bachmeier, came as mortgages of both St. Francis parish and St. Hubert's administrator in October 1974 and was named pastor in parish at Montpelier were burned. The first marriage in the December. Oldest member of the parish today is Caroline parish since having a resident pastor was in 1942 when (Mrs. Nicholas) Schommer who will be 91 years old in Father Hannaher's cousin, Betty Jane Bernier, and Melvin October. Youngest members are 10-month-old Lisa Hurley, Johnson were wed. Father Felix Preske succeeded Father daughter of Pat and Glenda, and one-year-old Brenda Hannaher as pastor in 1953. In the three years he served McCarthy, daughter of Lowell and Susan. Present lay here the rectory was painted, a garage was added, new directors are Pat Hurley and Vernon Mueller. carpets and some furnishings were purchased. The church sanctuary was carpeted and a new altar and communion rail were constructed. A new organ was purchased and the church interior was refinished and painted. In 1956 Father Victor Schill, an excellent woodworker, became Rastor. New sidewalks in front of the church were laid during his stay. Father Richard Sinner served as pastor from 1959 to 1969. Father Sinner became known at Marion, as well as throughout the area, for his generous spirit for the poor and his love of singing. His openness to other Christian churches resulted in various inter-church activities. During his last years here, there was a realignment Mrs. Scb^r Brenda McCarthy Lisa Hurley

ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH his pastoral duties because of ill health. In the summer of MO. SYNOD the year 1900 Candidate H. W. Weseloh, a graduate of Concordia Seminary, Springfield, III., was installed as the St. John's Lutheran congregation was organized Feb. 10, second resident pastor. It was through his efforts and 1897. Charter members were: L. Froemke, St. Kohn, work that a congregation was organized at Adrian, N.D., G. Gerchott, W. Erdmann, H. Zielke, J. Hering, L. Weight, in 1904. Pastor F. L. Gehrs was installed in St. John's W. Gustman, H. Knepke, K. Blushke, H. Brosius, J. Gertz, Church in March, 1907. Pastor Gehrs had served the A. Gliffe, and C. Wegner. As far as we know, all charter Marion parish faithfully until Feb. 10, 1913, when he members have been called to their eternal home. The first resigned to accept a call to Arlington Heights, III. Sunday, officers of the congregation were: L. Froemke, president; May 25, 1913, Pastor Fr. Wessler became the fourth J. Hering, H. Knepke and H. Zielke, elders; St. Kohn, resident pastor of St. John's Church. After four years of treasurer; C. Blushke, secretary. The Rev. H. Kleweno, faithful service, he accepted a call to Milbank, S. Dak. The pastor of Zion Lutheran Church at Edgeley, N.D., was installation service for Pastor O. G. Renner was conducted present at the organizational meeting of the congregation. Sunday, Aug. 23, 1918, by Pastor A. A. Brauer of Adrian, On Feb. 23, 1897, a call was extended to Pastor Monich, N.D. Pastor Renner served St. John's until January, 1922. who accepted and remained until Dec. 1897, when he Pastor Wm. L. Krengel was installed Sept. 17, 1922 by resigned. Pastor C. Schulz of Lisbon, N.D. Pastor Krengel attended Resident Pastors Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn., from 1909 to 1915 and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., from 1915 to 1918. Pastor W. Heine was installed in St. John's Church in May, Before coming to Marion, he had served St. Paul's Lutheran 1898, as the first resident pastor. Sunday, April 23, 1900, Church at Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. he tendered his resignation since he could no longer perform 36 St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Replica of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Christian Education conducted in a school house. The building was erected in Since it has been impossible for our congregation to the summer of 1897, and was dedicated October 3,1897. establish and to maintain a parochial school, we have from the very beginning used other means available for the Christian instruction of our children: Sunday School, Parsonage Saturday School, and Vacation Bible School. For many A little country school house had served as the first years all instruction has been imparted through the medium parsonage. In the summer of 1898 a small parsonage was of the English language. The Bible, Luther's Catechism, built, 16x14. An addition, 14x14, was built in 1908. The Missions, and the History of the Reformation were subjects entire west part of the parsonage was remodeled in the fall that have been taught. Our English Sunday School was of 1947. organized in the year 1921. We fully realize that the Sunday School is a vital part of the church itself. The Statistics purpose of our Sunday School ever has been: To instruct The membership in 1950 was: 125 baptized and 75 the children in the knowledge of the Word of God; to communicant members. For a number of years a small train them to honor and to revere God in a truly devotional congregation, known as Peace congregation, had been life; to offer an opportunity for worship; to know Jesus served by the pastor of St. John's. Some of the Peace as Him in whom alone \s salvation. members were the families of: F. Lohmann, B.Winkelmann, Rudolf Froemke, Paul Schulz, A. Holweg and F. and G. Confirmation Maisel, and others. In 1952 the church was again raised and All children of the congregation are required to receive at a new basement was dug and the main part of the church least two years of Bible instruction prior to confirmation. was completely remodeled. The carpenter in charge of this project was Elmer Pinke with volunteer help coming from Bible Class the members of the congregation. In 1954 Pastor Krengel After the solemn rite of confirmation, our children are died. After his passing, ws were served by Trinity Lutheran urged to continue to study their Bible. A confirmation Church of LaMoure, N.D. After about a year had passed. certificate is by no means a final pass to heaven. During the Pastor Elmer Hethke came to serve the congregation. He past years St. John's Bible Class has been conducted after left in 1961 and we were again served by the Pastor from the regular hour of worship, and has been in charge of the the LaMoure Church. During this time many meetings pastor himself. were held to determine the destination of St. John's. The Ladies Aid members of St. John's became very few. So after many years of faithful service to their Lord, it was with heavy St. John's Church has had a Ladies Aid Society for about and sad hearts the decision to close St. John's came to 38 years. The Aid was organized in August, 1926. The pass, and so in November of 1964 the church doors were Aid was of real assistance to the congregation. It furnished closed. Some of the members moved away, some joined carpeting, altar and pulpit coverings for the church, paid for other area churches and a few faithful Mo. Synod followers the paint and painting of the church, furnished paint and joined with Trinity Lutheran Church in LaMoure, N.D. varnish for the parsonage, and also contributed toward The church building was purchased by Marion Lutheran liquidation of the debt of the congregation. In addition, it and moved to adjoin their church to be used as a parish hall. served meals on various occasions, and annually set aside a The pews were purchased by the E.U.B. Church of Marion. certain sum of money for charitable purposes, such as All that remains is a replica of the church building, now Children's Home, Home for the Feeble-minded, and so standing where the original church once stood and the forth. All moneys received were free-will offerings. The cemetery where the faithful followers of our Savior have Aid as a unit joined the Lutheran Women's Missionary been laid to rest. May the Lord's blessing be upon all that League April 20, 1945. It thus helped to support some worshiped there. local, district, or national projects of the church. Meetings were held monthly. About one hour of each meeting was devoted to the study of some Christian Topic.

Church The Marion Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses has During the first months of 1897, divine services were chosen not to be included in this book. 37 MARION SCHOOLS

SHERIDAN NO. 2 SCHOOL children to the school in Grand View township. In 1893 there was an election to move school house No. 1. The earliest records of Sheridan school district are re­ Fourteen votes were in favor of moving and five against, markably complete, but some of the later records are lost. but a three-fourths majority was required so the move lost. The first minutes of August 18, 1888, read: "An election It was then decided to build a portable school house on was held at the residence of W. J. Greer for the purpose of Section 33, cost not to exceed $99.95. (Note: bids less organizing township 136, range 61, into a school township than $100.00 need not be advertised). Angevine built the and electing officers for the same. William Gilmer was portable school house. About this time a queer quirk in appointed judge of election and W. J. Greer clerk. C. E. transportation is noted. August Zielke, by resolution of the Larson was elected director. Christ Baertsch and J. E. board, was allowed "two dollars per month to bring his Greer sub-directors and 0. T. Fryer treasurer, and W. J. boy to school, but if he missed three days in any one Greer was appointed clerk of the school township. The month he would get nothing for that month." In 1894 name Sheridan was chosen for the township." Signed, there were two more elections held to move school house W. J. Greer, clerk. This was the beginning of Sheridan No. 1. It was finally settled by moving school No. 1 frorp school district. At a special meeting held Nov. 20, 1888, Sec. 29 to Sec. 28 and moving the portable school house the district was divided into two halves, west half No. 1 from Sec. 33 to Sec. 8. At this time new books were issued and east half No. 2. At this meeting it was decided to build to pupils which the patrons paid for. Prices ranged from two school houses, locating one on the S.W. corner of 104 for a copy book to 554 for a geography. Most books the S.W. % of Sec. 11, and the other on the S.W. corner of cost about 35V. S.E. VA of Sec. 29. However this last named location seems to have run into difficulties and several other sites were chosen before the school house was finally built — "47 rods east of S.W. corner of S.W. % of Sec. 29." On April 10, 1889, an election was held to vote on issuing $1,000.00 in bonds to build two school houses. Thirteen votes were cast, all in favor of the bond issue. At a special meeting May 30, 1889, plans and specifications for two school houses were made and the district advertised for bids to build same. There were two bids: A. Angevine $925.00 and H. E. Allen $924.00. Allen's bid being one dollar lower was accepted on condition that he accept bonds at par as payment. Contract also stipulated contractor to furnish 14 complete double desks, 3 rear seats, 2 teachers desks, 2 sets of reading charts for $109.55, plus 4 bxs. crayons and 1 dozen erasers free. July 9, 1889, school board made its first tax levy, a 5 mill tax. On April 1, 1890, it was decided to have a four month term of school, MARION PUBLIC SCHOOL two months in each district. The first teacher was Lillie 1905-1925 Wansbrough. The first pupils, Edmund, Estella and Lena Baertsch, Effie and Gertie Greer. For 1891 it was decided In the fall of 1894 the small (portable) school house was to have a six month term of school, commencing April 20. sold and in January, 1895,at an election it was decided by a Note: School during the early years was held only in the vote of 7 for and 6 against to build a third school house in spring and summer months. An argument arose as to what the northwest corner of district No. 3. Bids were let and part of the term was to be held in each district. After two A. Angevine was awarded the contract to build it on meetings it was finally decided to have the whole term in Sec. 8, for $431.00. However it was not as easy as that. school No. 2, and to hire W. J. Greer to haul five scholars It was only after a threatened lawsuit, disagreement from school No. 1 to school No. 2. The same teacher between board members and legal advice, some tall taught again in 1891. Besides the pupils who attended the dickering with the owner of the land, and two special first year there were Naomi and Crissie Waldie, Jennie, elections later that the site deal was finally settled. In Louise and Grace Rothenberger, Frank and Edna Angevine, 1895 it was decided to have 21 months of school, 7 months Elmer and Emil Baertsch and Edward Zielke. For 1892 in each school. In June, 1905, the school district acquired it was decided to have 8 months school, 4 months in each a site for a school house in Marion. In August a contract district. Also a complete budget was drawn up — Teacher was awarded to T. E. Dolan to build a two-story school $280.00, interest $70.00, treasurer $15.00, clerk $20.00, house in town, for $3,900.00. R. Bomberg and John school board $30.00, fuel $20.00, stove $30.00, sinking Knudsen were sureties for the contractor. The final fund $85.00 - total $550.00. There was again disagree­ settlements with extras was $4,000.00. The records do not ments as to the school term in each district and at the next show how the school house was financed but cancelled meeting the term was cut to 4 months, and two families, bonds appear among the records showing $2,000.00 of W. J. Greer and John Rothenberger were paid to take their bonds issued Sept. 1, 1905, and finally paid in 1916. At 38 first only two or three rooms were finished. The rest was the school board had been cautiously developing plans and done over a period of years. In 1910 C. H. Deyoe installed specifications and in September, 1923, bids were opened. the heating plant for $642.50. In 1911 Geo. Sogard Twelve contractors submitted bids, but all were deemed too finished the fourth room for $272.00. In 1912 the west high and were rejected by the board. In February, 1925, half of the basement was finished, and in 1914 Henry bids were again submitted and this time bids- came within Conrad finished the east half of the basement. After the the estimate and seemed very reasonable. The lowest bid school house in town was built, school house No. 2 a half was accepted and the present school house was erected mile south of town, was sold, and the school in town during the spring and summer of 1925. The cost of the became school No. 2. The records for this period are building was: General contract (building), $31,570.00; missing but about 1911 a fourth school house. No. 4, mechanical (heating and plumbing), $7,672.00; electrical, known as the Kaiser school, was built in the southeast $685.00; architect, $1,996.00. Total net cost, $41,923.00. corner of the district. $1,500.00 in bonds were issued for This left over $3,000.00 for furnishings and grounds, and this. When the school house in town was finally finished, everything was completed well within the estimates of the district began to consolidate. Schools No. 1 and No. 3 the bond issue of $45,000.00. In the 35 years from were closed and the pupils transported to town by busses. 1890 to 1925 school boards were almost continuously In 1917 school house No. 4 (Kaiser school) was moved into occupied in planning, moving or building school houses. town, placed beside the big school house, and was used as a With the closing of the Saratoga, Piano, Greenland, and class room for two grades. This made seven class rooms and Grandview Schools in the 1950's, a need for a larger school completed the consolidation of the district. The first high was realized, and through much reorganization under the school subjects were taught in the school year 1910-1911. direction of Superintendent Dale Nudell, the Marion Three subjects were taught. In 1911-12 five subjects were Special School District was formed in 1959. Construction taught, in 1912-13, eight subjects, in 1913-14, ten subjects, on the new school was begun July 10, 1959, Moline and in 1914-15, thirteen subjects. While no definite records Construction, Jamestown, N.D., was the General Con­ were found, the best information seems to be.that the first tractor; Frostad Plumbing and Heating, Valley City, N.D., graduating class was in 1916, and that the graduates were was the Mechanical Contractor; Central Electric, Fargo, Cora Bomberg, Tressie Keller, Ruth Korn, Paul Thomas and N.D., was the Electrical Contractor; and Seifert and Donovan Wheeler. As early as 1919 there was agitation for Staszko Associates, Fargo, N.D., were the Architects. The a new school house and in 1920, at a general election there cost of the building was $221,000, $203,000 was from was a vote of 58 to 40 in favor of building a new school bonding and $18,000 was from the Veterans Memorial house, not to exceed $30,000.00 in cost. This was found Fund. The building is made of brick and concrete block by the school board to be insufficient and at another construction with natural birch trim and doors. This election, a bond issue of $45,000.00 was approved by a money also purchased new desks, some equipment, side­ vote of 89 to 36. The bonds were sold to the state at 4% walks, and a boiler for the old building. The new building interest, and an architect employed to submit plans. How­ included six grade class rooms, lavatories,a large gymnasium ever the state had contracted to buy over $2,000,000.00 complete with stage and lighting, furnace room, locker of bonds from other school districts ahead of us, and the rooms, coaches room, and storage area. The gym was ready depression of 1920 and the years following had dried up for use March 5, 1960, and hosted the Grade Tournament the land department's income, so it looked like many years which Marion won. Graduation of 1960 was also held in before we would get any money. About this time a lot of this gym. Open house for the new school was held bond salesmen from private investors descended on the August 28, 1960, 450 people attended. The Dedication different school districts offering to take their bonds, but at was held September 30, 1960. The Marion Special School an interest rate about one and three-quarters percent higher District Board at this time consisted of Charles Struble, than the state had contracted for. Because this higher Leonard Neevel, Walter Piehl, Bernard McCleary, and interest rate would have amounted to over $15,000.00 Norman Limesand, with Lawrence Martin as Clerk. The old additional interest for the twenty year period of the bonds, gym was divided into a Science Department and Hot Lunch the school board turned it down. However, it seems that Room. A kitchen had been added to the east end of the about all districts that were ahead of us, took on the offer lunch room. The old stage became the Superintendents of the bond salesmen and cancelled their applications with and Secretary's Office. Glass blocks replaced the old the state. So it turned out that instead of being two million windows and the stairs have been carpeted. The school of dollars down the line, we found ourselves at the top of the 1925 was thus converted to serve the junior high and list, and got our money quickly. By this time the 1920 senior high students and the new building was to serve the depression and rather poor crops had left this community first six grades. Custodians have been: John Welhoff, in poor financial condition, and brought on very strong Emil Keller, Orlando Draheim, John Kallander, Art Waldie, opposition to building the school. A petition signed by 93 Nick Schommer, Bob Nicholas, Freida and Nick Lutgen, voters asking that the school board "abandon any further Mr. and Mrs. Ted Miedinger, and Leroy and Luella Matzke intention of building the new proposed school building at since 1964. Secretaries have been Mrs. Edna (Cleo) Flugga Marion during these financial stresses be abandoned." Later and Mrs. Sue (Curtis) Paulson. the other side swung into action and presented the board with another petition signed by 143 voters stating that The Dickey-Adrian Schools were closed in 1971 and "We the undersigned feel that it is necessary for the best through redisricting many students are bussed to Marion. interests of Sheridan School District to have said proposed new school building erected at the earliest possible date." Bussing service was started for all rural students in 1958 Many voters had signed both petitions. During all this time to the Marion Public School, it had been sporadic pre- 39 viously. Bus drivers have been: Erwin Henne, Dick in their own homes by 10 p.m. and in bed by 10:30 p.m. on Jongeward, Robert Boom, Dale Duggan, Lovett Bruse, week nights and the night before each game; The school Donald Korn, Harry Gusaas, Eldred McCleary, Harold will provide bus transportation to and from the games for Olson, Arthur Leistikow, Robert Weber, Delmer Rohrbec.k, team members and cheerleaders; they must use this Loren Boom, Charles Rodin, Dale Hanson, Daniel Pekarski, transportation unless parents personally obtain permission Lyle Rodin, Mark Kartes, Spencer Brandt Jr., Leroy from the coach to have their student ride with them; The Matzke, and Ralph Greer. students are to make a good appearance in dress and behavior to represent the school with pride. The High The hot lunch program has been in effect for many years. School Team has won many Holiday and Invitational At present a complete meal, type A, is being served using Tournaments and Trophies in the District competition. government commodities, the cost is 354 per meal. Cooks The boys won second place in the State Class C Tournament have included: Mrs. Edna (Cleo) Flugga, Mrs. Selma (Ed) in 1949. (There are no Class C schools now and therefore Spoerl, Mrs. Evelyn (Arland) Thorstad, Mrs. Freida (Nick) Marion participates in Class B events.) Some girls and Lutgen, Mrs. Agnes (Edmund) Baertsch, Mrs. Myrtle boys have attended Basketball Camps at their own expense (Christ) Smith, Mrs. Dorothy (Louis) Sarbaum, and Mrs. since the early 1970's, to gain knowledge and experience. Delores (Paul) Anderson. Dishwashers have been: Mrs. The Junior Class handles the concessions at ball games to Louise (Walter) Mielke, Mrs. Helen (David) Anderson, and earn money. Boys Athletics also include baseball and Mrs. Mildred (Leo) Pinke. Mrs. Vivian (Lyle) Trapp has had track. Football was short lived in the early 1960's with charge of the dining room. Dale Duggan as coach. The boys have won many ribbons participating in local. District, and State Track Meets. The Band was reinstated in the mid 1950's under the Track records may be incomplete, those we have are as direction of Justin' Lemke. Students from 5th grade follows: 100 Yard Dash, Richard Hanson, 1971, 10:5; through high school participate. Most students purchase 220 Yard Dash, Jerry Lauf, 1969, 24:2; 440 Yard Dash, their own instruments; the school purchased drums and Richard Hanson, 1971, 53 seconds; 880 Yard Dash, Gary larger instruments. Monte McDaniel organized a marching Lauf, 1969, 2:15; Mile, Milton Limesand, 1970, 4:57; band in 1958 and the jazz band was started under the Low Hurdles, David Trapp, 1969, 22:5; 440 Relay, Gary direction of James Berntson in 1971. Lauf, Bruce Knudsen, Richard Hanson, and Jerry Lauf, 1969, 47:5; 880 Relay, Dean Neevel, David Bolme, Robert The Girls Glee Club or Chorus has been in continuous Neevel, and Larry Carpenter, 1971, 1:40; Mile Relay, existance for at least 50 years. A Boys Chorus was Richard Hanson, Dean Neevel, Donald Bolme, and Larry organized in the early 1950's, a 7th and 8th Grade Chorus Carpenter, 1971, 3:41; Broad Jump, Richard Hanson, was also started about that time. The Mixed Chorus was 1971, 20'4"; High Hurdles, Curtis Lillehoff, 1968, 18; formed in the early 1960's. "Singers '69" was a group of Pole Vault, Dallas Anderson, 1971, 10'4"; High Jump, 22 mixed voices under the direction of Kathryn Crandall tie - Mark Danuser, 1971 and Monte Anderson, 1972, with piano, string bass, and drum accompaniment. The 5'7"; Javelin, David Miedema, 1972, .151'6%"; Shot Put, music department of Marion High School has been well Chad Lommen, 1972, 41'6"; Discus, Eldon Pinke, 1961, represented at District and State Music Festivals and have 124 '8". won many top ratings. Many instrumental and vocal soloists and groups have participated as well as the concert band, jazz band, and choruses. Girls Athletics through the years have included basketball, volleyball, track, and softball. The Marion Girls Basketball The Band Mothers organized in 1964 to help finance the Team was the North Dakota State Champion in 1949. music department. New Blazers were purchased in 1968. Girls basketball on a state wide basis was discontinued in The mothers have sponsored a smorgasbord each fall as a the early 1960's, reinstated in 1973 using the same rules as money making project. They have purchased several large the boys, and a State Tournament was held in 1975. instruments and help pay for music. This organization Marion girls have played basketball and volleyball in their became the Marion Music Mothers in 1972. physical education classes continuously. They too have participated in track events at the local. District, and State Basketball continues to be a favorite sport for the girls, level, and have won many ribbons. The girls track records boys, and fans. The boys basketball program is started in are very incomplete, those we have are as follows: Mile the grades; the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades have a Pee Wee Relay, Lisa Boom, Mary Jawaski, Kathy Youngman, and Team; Grades 7 and 8 are the Grade Team; and the 1 Cindy Noot, 1974; Long Jump, Renee Anderson, 16'4 /2", High School has a A and B Team. An enthusiastic 1974; Discus, Tracy Carpenter, 1974, 73'8"; Softball group of Cheerleaders supports each team. The rules Throw, .Ginger Anderson, 1974, 153'10"; High Jump, set forth for the 1974-75 boys basketball season were Renee Anderson, 1975, 5'4"; Shot Put, Joan Anderson, as follows: No practice should be missed by any 1 1969, 34'2 /2"; 70 Yard Hurdle, Joan Anderson, 1967, player (exceptions may be made with written consent 10:2; 110 Yard Hurdle, Belinda Hoekstra, 1974, 17:3; from parents); Missing one unexcused practice will result in 75 Yard Dash, Mary Matzke, 1971, 9:85; 100 Yard Dash, not dressing or playing in the next game; Missing two Renee Anderson, 1974, 11:8; 220 Yard Dash, Renee unexcused practices will result in suspension from the Anderson, 1973, 28:2; 440 Yard Dash, Nancy Jawaski, team; Disrespect at practice will result in the same 1974, 67; 880 Yard Dash, Nancy Jawaski, 1974, 2:41; procedure as missing practice; Seeing a team member 440 Yard Relay, Denise Bolme, Karen Liebing, Renee smoking or drinking, or having proof that he is doing so, Anderson, and Belinda Hoekstra, 1974, 54:1; 880 Relay, will bring automatic suspension; Team members should be (1971, time - 2:04, names unknown) Cecile Schaub, Karen 40 IN 1949 THIS TEAM WON SECOND AT THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE CLASS C BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Back Row: Coach Walter Kercher, George Monson, Norman Winkelman, Lawrence Struble, Kenneth Smith, James Wheeler Front Row: Robert Weber, Duane Meyer, Carl Opdahl, Eugene Johnson, Donald Eslinger, William Monson

NORTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONS, 1949 Back Row: Beverly Matzke, Gladys Esperum, Rhoda Krengel, Marjorie Smith, Margaret Arduser, Walter Kercher Front Row: Irene Esperum, Darlene Johnson, Helen Smith, Arlene Zimmerman, Wilma Thorstad MARION CONCERT BAND 1974

Lto R, Row 1: Eldean Busche, Darla Boom, Denise Bolme, Janelle Miedema, Tammi Boom, Cindy Smith, Cheryl Leyendecker, Shelly Mclnnes. Row 2: Barbara Matzke, Jody Kaspari, Diane Boom, LeAnn McCleary, Jean Grommesh, Patty Alber, Melanie McCleary, Cindy Noot, Wanda VanBruggen, Ellen Kosse, Tracey Carpenter, Cecile Schaub, Robin Berg, Merlin VanBruggen, Chuck Bowen, Lisa Boom, Belinda Hoekstra Row 3: Dana Noot, Jeff Anderson, Paula King, Renae Anderson, Jenell Anderson, Tammi Matzke, Shelli Boom, Tim Matzke, Nancy Boom, Kim Mclnnes, Ervand Andersen, David McCleary, Calvin Leyendecker, Jack Kronebusch, Mike Schmidt, Lisa Ham, Christian Andersen, Greg Smith, Kaare Gjerding, Jeff Piehl, Kent VanEnk, Greg Busche. Row 4: Joel Boom, Todd Opdahl, Cameron Tabbed, Mike Rodin, Steve Liebing, Randy Boom, Rick Sailer, Mark Kosse, Duane Boom, Delray Enger, Patty Waldie, Diane Gackle, Becky Gjerding, Debbie Bolme, Miss Santha Reetz. MARION SCHOOL (Built in 1925)

Liebing, Diane Gackle, and Belinda Hoekstra, 1974,2:06.1; In the mid 1960's the PTA withdrew from the State and Mile, Cindy Noot, 1974; 880 Medley Relay, Karen Liebing, National PTA and became a local Parent Teacher Organiza­ Jody Kaspari, Mary Jawaski, and Denise Bolme, 1974, tion. They held monthly meetings until the early 1970's 2:09.4. and now have the organizational meeting in September, Church Night in November, Grade Operetta in December, An Athletic Banquet prepared by the mothers for the Mens Night in February, Fund Raising in March, and players and their fathers, the cheerleaders and their election of Officers in April. The fund raising events have mothers, was started in the late 1960's. The program included many enjoyable home talent plays and programs, consists of a speaker and awards are presented. In 1973 a minstrel show, and a mens "Miss America,pageant" in the banquet was opened to the public and has been well 1969. This year the basketball team from the Crippled supported. Childrens School of Jamestown played the A Team of Cheerleading has always been popular in the Marion School. Marion in wheelchairs. The officers of the PTO now serve A trophy is awarded to the top Cheerleaders at each for two years. The PTO sponsors the Girl and Boy Scout basketball tournament. The Marion Trophies won include: Troops and contribute a needed item to the school each Southeastern Dakota Conference 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, year; these have included a stainless steel sink, electric 1974, and 1975; District 1967, 1968, and 1969; Grade saw for shop and blackout drapes for class rooms. 1965 and 1975. Cheerleading Camps have been attended by the Marion Cheerleaders since 1969 at their own In September of 1971, Mr. Connie Arduser was given a expense; they received ribbon awards in 1970, 1972, plaque in recognition of 39 years of continuous service to 1973, and 1974. The uniforms are purchased by each the Marion School District as Treasurer. individual cheerleader. Departmentalization in grades one through six was started under the direction of Supt. Leon Johnson in 1968. The Science Fairs were originated in Marion in 1960 and were Departments include Science, Social Studies, two sections held annually through 1974. Grades one through twelve of Language Arts, and Mathematics. There are five grade participated. Our students have won many awards at teachers, two teachers aides, and a part time County Speech local, district, and state levels. Therapist and Learning Disabilities Teacher in this school The students have published their own paper for many year of 1974-1975. The school participates in the years; they do the writing, editing, and typing. This year government title program of Basic Skills. In 1973 one of it is sent away to be printed, and there are three issues. the elementary teachers was named to serve as elementary principal. Instead of individual room libraries, a central Home Economics was reinstated in 1972. Grade Library has been established. Grade music and physical education is taught by the high school teachers The parent-teacher conferences began under the direction except grades one and two have their own phy ed. The of Supt. Arthur Morlock in the school year of 1964-1965, Grades stage an Operetta each December which gives the and are still an important instrument of understanding students an opportunity to perform for the enjoyment of between the parent and teacher. Report cards are received the community. Mothers sew the costumes and the by the parents at this time. At first the conferences were Operetta is directed by the grade teachers. scheduled, but now parents come at their convenience on a given day in the fall and in the spring. Kindergarten is taught for six weeks in the spring and is 43 1959 Addition to the Marion School open to all students eligible for first grade in the fall. This Every citizen of the Marion community is proud of the began in the spring of 1967. school spirit, courtesy, cooperation, and sportsmanship A grade school picnic is held at the close of each school developed over the years. The school colors are black and year. The children are bussed to Grand Rapids Park and are orange, the school song is the tune "Bonds of Unity", and joined by their parents and teachers for pot luck lunch, they remain the MARION EAGLES. baseball, games, and sack races for prizes. Water fights, Teachers dripping wet kids, and provoked mothers complete the day. The High School picnic is held on the same day at a 1890—Lillie Wansbrough (four month term). different location such as Little Yellowstone or Spiritwood 1891-Lillie Wansbrough (six month term). Lake. The picnics are held at the school in case of 1892-Robert Spear (four month term). inclement weather. 1893-94—Maggie Barrett (eight month term), Sam Lenhart (six month term). The Junior-Senior Banquets are no longer held at the 1894-95-Luella Gorden, Viola Tucker, Maggie Barrett, school, instead reservations are made at a "Steak House" in Myra French. the area. The banquet is complete with decorations, class 1895-96-E. D. Salie, Myra French, Edna Angevine. prophesies, class will, speaker, and musical entertainment. 1896-97-E. D. Salie, Ethelyne Radabaugh, Edna Angevine. The last prom was in 1973, its theme was "Lollipops and 1897-98-Myra French, Jessie Wright, J. W. Plunket, Roses." The Juniors treated the Seniors to a concert in Edna Angevine. Fargo in place of the prom in 1974. 1898-99-Thomas McNeil, Fred Steel, Mr. Stock. 1899-00-Jessie Mosher, Queen Gott. Class plays are held each year. The Juniors present theirs 1900-01-Kate Maries, Jessie Mosher. in the fall and the Seniors present theirs in the spring. 1901-02-Anna Sheridan, Mrs. Anna Dunn, Grace Radabaugh. Baccalaureate continued through the years until 1971. 1902-03-Emma Maries, Mrs. W. F. Downing, Grace Since then each Church gives recognition to their own Radabaugh. Graduates. Graduations continued with guest speakers until 1903-04-lda Stover, Mary Thompson, Lena Baertsch. 1974 when the Graduates took complete charge of the 1904-05-J. B. McPherson, Emma Whitnell, Elsie Parker, Commencement for their class. Mildred Craig. High School Classes offered in the 1974-1975 school year 1905-06-J. B. McPherson, Mary Brugger, Smale, Alice are: English I, II, III, IV; Algebra I, II, Advanced Wright. Mathematics; Physical Science; Biology, Physics (alternate 1906-07-W. K. Bishop, Lena Baertsch, Emma years with Chemistry); Bookkeeping; Business Law; Rothenberger, Amelia Kaiser, P. B. Martin. Typing; General Business; Mechanical Drawing; Home 1907-08-E. K. Sampson, Bertha Sampson, Regina Sloan, Economics; Shop; United States History; World History; Amelia Kaiser, Lena Baertsch. Problems of Democracy; Band, Chorus; Drivers Education 1908-09-E. K. Sampson, Bertha Sampson, Ida M. Ulsaker, and Physical Education. Phyllis Walker, Regina Sloan, Sophia Daniels. 1909-10-S. G. Smith, J. H. McMonagle, Grace Bates, Enrollment at the present time include 86 elementary Hope Day, E. E. Healy, Annola Troesdale. students in grades 1 through 6; 41 junior high students in 1910-11 —E. E. Healy, Lee Evans, Clara Kemper, Pearl 7th and 8th grades; and 77 high school students. Schmid, Elsie Baertsch. 44 1911-12—L. C. Lakore, Mabel Lakore, Elsie Baertsch, 1933-34-A. C. Sandness, Arthur Knight, Helen Hand, Pearl Schmid, Nellie Palmer, Violet Guilford, H. E. Sylvia Twito, Helen Kiland, Katherine Littlejohn. Thomas. 1934-35-J. A. Sater, E. L. Cederberg, Helen Olson, Sylvia 1912-13-L. C. Lakore, Mabel Lakore, Rose Morrow, Twito, Valerie Crum, Katherine Littlejohn. Nellie Palmer, Helen Whitson, Emma Rothenberger, 1935-36-^J. A. Sater, Wm. Stevenson, Helen Olson, Dorothy Marjorie McDonald, Alice English, Eva Beach. Osterdahl, Sylvia Twito, Katherine Littlejohn. 1913-14-J.R. Norgaard, Nettie Gilbertson, Ethel Kaufman, 1936-37-J. A. Sater, Wm. Stevenson, Dorothy Osterdahl, Florence Lewis, Nellie Wilson, Mary Whitson, Grace Mary Larson, Sylvia Twito, Katherine Littlejohn. Bush. 1937-38-J. A. Sater, Wm. Stevenson, Stella Aanrud, Mary 1914-15-J. R. Norgaard, Mabel Gilbertson, R. G. Stinley, Nellie Gilbertson, W. K. DeLaHunt, Jean Tilbusher, Larson, Sylvia Twito, Lorraine Nelson, Katherine Littlejohn. Louise Kinney. 1915-16-Theo. Buckhplz, Louise Kinney, Effie Stokes, 1938-39-J. A. Sater, Wm. Stevenson, Luverne Lee, Ruth Fanchon McMillan, Gladys McRae, Anna Gilbertson, Hochalter, Alma Herman, Lillian Saher. 1939-40-j; A. Sater, Kenneth Dunwell, Luverne Lee, John Rebuck. Myrtice Mattson, Alma Herman, Lillian Saher. 1916-17—Dell Roger, Edna Oertli, Anna Gilbertson, Jane 1940-41 -Irv. Evanson, Kenneth Dunwell, Mrs. K. Dunwell, Rutherford, Grace Larson, Effie Stokes, G. F. Jindra., Viola Werner, Blanche Stewart, Lillian Saher. 1917-18-John Oertli, Edna Oertli, Effie Stokes, Grace 194142-Kenneth Dunwell, Wm. Sheppard, Mrs. K. Larson, Margaret Rollins, Otilla Nelson, Zilpha Miller. Dunwell, Blanche Steward, Jeanette Jones, Virginia 1918-19-Minnie Bethke, Otilla Nelson, Alice Larson, Edna Richardson, Mary Rowekamp. Oertli, Edna Trumble, Eva Uvaas, Frances Foran. 1942-43-H. 0. Rosene, Frank Hannaher, Ernest Zinter, 1919-20-Geo. Roesler, Edna Oertli, Grace Ridgeway, Edna Hochalter, Mrs. Laura Spoerl, Helen Vogeli. Frances Wirty, Edna Strom, Signe Strom, Mildred 1943-44—H. 0. Rosene, Frank T. Hannaher, Agnes Abrahamson. Burlingame, Edna Hochalter, Mrs. Marion Stevenson, 1920-21-Carl Iverson, Signe Strom, Edna Strom, Grace Mrs. Virginia Jorve. Ridgeway, Edna Oertli, Sophia Kramer, Mildred 1944-45-H. 0. Rosene, Frank T. Hannaher, Mrs. Leona Abrahamson. (Draheim) English, Mrs. Aurelia Edson, Phyllis Flock, Mrs. Virginia Jorve, Adeline Muske. 1921-22-John Oertli, Sophia Kramer, Gunhild Bjornson, 1945-46-H. 0. Rosene, Frank T. Hannaher, W. H. Lidia Stixrud, Dorine Rasmussen, Grace Nelson, Stevenson, Mrs. Marion (Leidall) Stevenson, Mrs. Anne Lange. Virginia Jorve, Delia M. Johnson. 1922-23-M. C. Beck, E. O. Nelson, lla Eclund, Beatrice 1946-47-H. 0. Rosene, Frank T. Hannaher, Ora Trusty, Bassworth, Marion Bjornson, Mable Rude, Vesta Mildred Miedema, Marlys Kallander, Mrs. Virginia Brady, Henrietta Thies, Carrie Putnam. Jorve. 1923-24-M. C. Beck, Bessie Sinnot, Ira Hertzberg, Beatrice 194748—Dan Eslinger, Louis Carlson, Frank T. Hannaher, Thorson, Grace Larson, Emma Wooland, Luella Alvina Henne, Mrs. Douglas Bruschwein, Mildred George. Miedema, Mrs. Chas. Hayworth. 1924-25-M. C. Beck, Bessie Sinnott, Emily Rockwell, 194849-Dan Eslinger, Walter Kercher, Shirley Trapp, Alice Esther Stein, Maude McDowell, Eva Rusdal, Luella Lund, Helen Schulz, Mabel Trytten. Buckly. 1949-50-Dan Eslinger, Walter Kercher, Edna Fylken, 1925-26-M. C. Beck, Anna Oudal, Leonard Steffenson, Virginia Jeske, Elsie Fenske, Carrol Mae Jett. Agnes Peterson, Maude McDowell, Esther Stein, 1950-51-Robert Newcomb, Edna Fylken, Leonard Eva Rusdal, Amy Cooper. Ratzlaff, George Halvorson, Bertha Bubach, Helene 1926-27-H. H. Hootman, Wm. McPherson, Ella Solberg, Schulz, Miss Olson, Theresa Von Bank. Agnes Peterson, Maude McDowell, Beata Larson, 1951-52-Dale Nudell, George Halvorson, Richard Wilson, Mary Alford. Rev. Frank Hannaher, Bertha Bubach, Helene Schulz, 1927-28-H. H. Hootman, Mrs. E. D. Murdock, E. D. Viola Meinecke, Mrs. Richard Wilson, Melba Thorson. Murdock, Blanche Rinquette, Alice Berg, M. K. 1952-53-Dale Nudell, George Halvorson, Rose Mary Matz, Soules, Ruth Johnston. Bertha Bubach, Helene Schulz, Viola Meinecke, 1928-29-W. K. DeLaHunt, Myron Eagle, Mrs. E. D. Bertrude Farnsworth. Murdock, Alice Berg, Zella McCartney, Ruth 1953-54-Dale Nudell, Douglas Hyke, Donald Kakazu, Johnston, Laura Wilson. Bertha Bubach, Helene Schulz, Viola Meinecke, 1929-30-W. K. DeLaHunt, Myron Eagle, Luella Brorby, Bertrude Farnsworth. Zella McCartney, Alice Wheeler, Ruth Johnston, 1954-55-Dale Nudell, Donald Tronson, Howard Freeberg, Laura Wilson. Mrs. Elizabeth Freeberg, Florence Lere, Beverly Dick, 1930-31-W. K. DeLaHunt, Genevieve Bakken, Luella lona Baker, Viola Meinecke. Brorby, Laura Wilson, Alice Hummel, Sylvia Twito, J. A. Sater. 1955-56-Dale Nudell, Donald Tronson, Justin Lemke, 1931-32-W. K. DeLaHunt, Helmer Halvorson, Genevieve Howard Freeberg, Mrs. Elizabeth Freeberg, Florence Bakken, Laura Wilson, Pauline Hennings,Sylvia Twito. Lere, Delores Swenson, lona Baker, Paul Wolters. 1932-33-A. C. Sandness, Arthur Knight, Margaret 1956-57-Dale Nudell, Donald Tronson, Justin Lemke, Cheseboro, Pauline Hennings, Sylvia Twito, Margaret Margaret Schultz, Florence Lere, Delores Swenson, Wilson. Genevive Larson, Paul Wolters. 45 1957-58-Dale Nudell, Justin Lemke, Dale Duggan, Mrs. 1968-69-Leon Johnson, Cleo Moore, Ronald Wendel, Dalene Nudell, Donald Tronson, Florence Lere, Mrs. Garry Coon, Kathryn Crandall, Mrs. Barbara Litsey, Lila Beth Martin, Betty Haussen, Patricia Paulson, Melvin Knudsen, Mrs. Karen Baeth, Mrs. Carmen Mrs. Alpha Boelter, Donald Emch. Berg, Mrs. Anna Busche, Mrs. Diana Gudmestad, 1958-59-Dale Nudell, Mrs. Dalene Nudell, Dale Duggan, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Mrs. Karen Klever, Mrs. Justin Lemke, Florence Lere, Mrs. Lila Beth Martin, Sheila Froemke, Helga Larson, Mrs. Georgine Pollert. Betty Haussler, Mrs. Shirley Boom, Mrs. Patricia Gun­ 1969-70-Leon Johnson, Cleo Moore, Ronald Wendel, derson, Marlys Hoffmeyer, Raymond Jund, Mrs. Merle Dreher, Dennis Horgan, Arthur Mitzel, Kathryn Alpha Boelter. Crandall, Mrs. Karen Baeth, Mrs. Carmen Berg, 1959-60-Arthur Morlock, Dale Duggan, Mrs. Dalene Mrs. Anna Busche, Mrs. Ann Aarsheim, Mrs. Leona Nudell, Monte McDaniel, Laurence Erickson, Mrs. Hendrickson, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Mrs. Diana Lila Lebahn, Joanne Boom, Mrs. Lila Beth Martin, Gudmestad. Marlys Hoffmeyer, Mrs. Alpha Boelter, Nella Strutz, 1970-71-Leon Johnson, Cleo Moore, Ronald Wendel, Mrs. Edna Bruschwein, Raymond Jund. Mrs. Mary Wendel, Merle Dreher, Dennis Horgan, 1960-61 -Arthur Morlock, Dale Duggan, Mrs. Dalene Carl Peterson, James Bemtson, Mrs. Ann Aarsheim, Nudell, Monte McDaniel, Allan Ley, Laurence Mrs. Carmen Berg, Mrs. Shirley Boom, Mrs. Inis Erickson, Mary Bly, Mrs. Lila Beth Martin, Mrs. Avis Bowen, Mrs. Anna Busche, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Boelter, Marlys Hoffmeyer, Mrs. Alpha Boelter, Mrs. Karen Mart, Mrs. Diana Gudmestad. Nella Strutz, Donna DeKrey, Marvin Borgerson, 1971-72-Leon Johnson, Cleo Moore, Ronald Wendel, Mrs. Yvonne Dalzel, Mrs. Edna Bruschwein. Mrs. Mary Wendel, Carl Peterson, Dennis Horgan, 1961-62-Arthur Morlock, Dale Duggan, Mrs. Dalene Dale Lutgens, James Bemtson, Mrs. Carmen Berg, Nudell, Monte McDaniel, Laurence Erickson, Allen Mrs. Shirley Boom, Mrs. Inis Bowen, Mrs. Faye Ley, Mrs. Lila Lebahn, Erna Sandness, Mrs. Avis Bubach, Mrs. Anna Busche, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Boelter, Mrs. Marlys Knutson, Mrs. Alpha Boelter, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Mrs. Karen Mart, Mrs. Diana Mrs. Nella Heyd, Earl Evenstad, Donna DeKrey, Gudmestad, Mrs. Mary Broadwell. Mrs. Loretta Fuchs, Marvin Borgerson. 1972-73-Albert Nelson, Ronald Wendel, Carl Peterson, 1962-63-Arthur Morlock, Dale Duggan, Laurence Erickson, Dennis Horgan, James Berntson, Cleo Moore, Dale Monte McDaniel, Carl Ziegelmann, Cleo Moore, Lutgens, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Becky Schneider, Mrs. Lila Lebahn, Venita Haarsager, Mrs. Avis Boelter, Mrs. Gayle Lamp, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Mrs. Bernice Schmidt, Mrs. Alpha Boelter, Mrs. Nella Arlyce Chadwick, Mrs. Inis Bowen,Mrs. Faye Bubach, Heyd, Marvin Borgerson, Mrs. Loretta Fuchs. Mrs. Shirley Boom, Mrs. Karen Baeth. 1963-64—Arthur Morlock, Dale Duggan, Laurence Erickson, 1973-74-James Ham, Wesley Weible, Carl Peterson, Dennis Monte McDaniel, Mrs. Barbara Litsey, Cleo Moore, Horgan, Santha Reetz, Cleo Moore, Mrs. Theo Gerald Lee, Mrs. Lila Lebahn, Venita Haarsager, Johnson, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Becky Schneider, Mrs. Avis Boelter, Bernice Schmidt, Mrs. Alpha Mrs. Inis Bowen, Mrs. Faye Bubach, Mrs. Shirley Boelter, Mrs. Nella Heyd, Mrs. Sheila Froemke. Boom, Mrs. Joan Krenz, Mrs. Karen Mart, Mrs. 1964-65-Arthur Morlock, Dale Duggan, Elmer Schindel, Kimberly Webster, Mrs. Karen Baeth. Jerome Brekke, Mrs. Barbara Litsey, Cleo Moore, 1974-75-James Ham, Wesley Weible, Carl Peterson, Robert Mrs. Lila Lebahn, Venita Haarsager, Mrs. Avis Boelter, Shlottman, Santha Reetz, Cleo Moore, Mrs. Theo Deanna Dagen, Mrs. Alpha Boelter, Mrs. Bonnie Johnson, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Mrs. Nancy Sather, Schindel, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Mrs. Sheila Mrs. Inis Bowen, Mrs. Shirley Boom, Mrs. Karen Froemke, Gerald Lee. Mart, Cynthia Alpert, Deborah Cink, Mrs. Karen 196 5-66-Arthur Morlock, Leon Johnson, Harley Baeth. Teachers Aides: Mrs. Joan Trapp, Mrs. Sommerfeld, Maynard Loibl, Mrs. Barbara Litsey, Donna Bruschwein. Cleo Moore, Mrs. Lila Lebahn, Judith VanDuyn, Mrs. Avis Boelter, Kay Glynn, Karen Pekarski, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Gerald Graduates of Marion High School Lee, Mrs. Carmen Berg, Mrs. Georgine Pollert. No list of the graduates, or diplomas issued, can be found in school. The list below is made up from final" teachers' reports and credit cards. Many of these are missing from 1966-67-Leon Johnson, Maynard Loibl, Mrs. Rita Loibl, the school files, but copies of the missing teachers' reports Mrs. Barbara Litsey, Ron Bertsch, Rev. Dennis Larson, were found in the County Superintendent's office. The Cleo Moore, Mrs. Lila Lebahn, Judith VanDuyn, list should be substantially correct except that it contains Mrs. Avis Boelter, Kay Glynn, Mrs. Karen Klever, about five or six names of students who may have been Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Mrs. short of credits or having sufficient credits, lacked a credit Carmen Berg, Mrs. Karen Baeth, Merle Johnson, in some required subject and did not get a diploma. There Mrs. Anna Busche. is of course the possibility of some name being missed in 1967-68-Leon Johnson, Cleo Moore, Ronald Wendel, compiling the list. Garry Coon, Kathryn Crandall, Mrs. Barbara Litsey, Marvin Magstadt, Melvin Knudsen, Mrs. Lila Lebahn, 1916-Cora Baertsch, Tressie Keller, Ruth Korn, Paul Mrs. Karen Baeth, Mrs. Avis Boelter, Mrs. Diana Thomas, Donovan Wheeler. Gudmestad, Mrs. Anna Busche, Mrs. Leojja 1917—Frances Larson, Al Knudsen, Geo. Knudsen. Hendrickson, Mrs. Sheila Froemke, Helga Larson, 1918-Clara Knudsen, Paul Papenfuss, Clarence Trapp, Mrs. Karen Klever. Bessie Keen, Jessie Keen, Pearl Olson, Mark Thomas. 46 1919-Roger Kaiser, Meda Krueger, Ruth Papenfuss. 1938—Melvin Bruhn, Alice Boyer, Bernice Baeth, Edmund 1920-Susan Fritch, Maude McDowell, Irma Rust. Baertsch, Gladys Helle, Agnes Jensen, Esther Krengel, 1921—Emma Olson, Myrtle Knudsen, Helen McDowell, Anna Kocher, Phyliss Maisel, LaVerne Nagle, Harry Cecil Deyoe, Ruth Kaiser. Pederson, Ethel Spoerl, Marjorie Smith, Myles Trapp. 1922—Jennie Fichtner, Kathryn Fritch, Donald Kaiser, 1939—Douglas Bruschwein, Winston Ebbecke, Sergie Stella Nelson, Gerald Rust, Alice Peterson. Gyldon, Wilma Helle, Alice Haseleu, Jean Leidall, 1923-Ted Baertsch, Neva Eaton, Erlene Young, Elrey Karmen Miller, Donald Maisel, Roger Piehl, Roy Young. Pederson, Luella Robel, LeRoy Spoerl, Warren 1924-Aurelia Henker, Agnes Otterson, Lucile Rust, Battel Sautebin, Hazel Taylor, Frances Waldie. Sogaard. 1940—Eugene Anderson, Irvin Andersen, Charles Beckerleg, 1925-Delores Wendland, Dora Young, Olive Baertsch, Blanche Draheim, Virginia Johnson, Virginia Knudsen, Gladys Fritch, Alfred Froemke, Marion Hoitomt, Beverly Leistikow, John Miedema, Viola Opdahl, Clarence Keller, Myrtle Nielson, Blanche Peterson, Rose Twedt. Mona Richards, Genevieve Sogaard, Jerome Volstad. 1941—Caroline Boelter, Ruth Bruhschwein, Geraldine 1926—Verna Arduser, Eva Baertsch, Doris Baertsch, Alice Danuser, Laurence Ebbecke, Eleanore Korn, Norma Eidahl, Ruth Hennings, Agnes Hoitomt, Edna Lind, Leidall, Marcella Spoerl, Marvel Smith. Herman Maisel, Doris Wheeler. 1942-Lyle Bruhn, Lucille Boom, Donald Beckerleg, Vern 1927-Edith Anderson, Evelyn Conrad, Rodger Deyoe. Baeth, Colleen Baertsch, George Krengel, Arland Lee, Alpha Eidahl, Florence Hoitomt, Edwin Kallander, Shirley Trapp, Frances Weight, Darlene Weber. Violet Larson, Jean McDowell, Elsie Miller, Dale 1943-Edith Baertsch, Delores Beckerleg, Mildred Boom, Mullins, Gladys Ottis, Ethel Trapp, Arland Thorstad, Beatrice Draheim, Milton Dunwell, Marlys Kallander, Mildred Weber. Kathryn Leidall, Arnold Martin, Cyril Martin, Velma 1928—Louise Anderson, Dorothy Dykstra, Elmo Froemke, Opdahl, Lloyd Piehl, Connie Paulson, Violet Storli, Cleon Kronebusch, Irma Mason, Wava Morrel, Nettie LaFaye Trapp, Celia Waldie. Otterson, Manfred Peterson, Verna Trapp, Marion Wheeler. 1944-Elmira Anderson, Earl J3ruhn, Avis Bruschwein, 1929-William Sheehean, Walter Froemke, Laura Genevieve Cunningham, Bernice Johnson, Eugene Hendrickson, Carl Kallander, Herbert Peterson, Knudsen, Marilyn Korn, Jeanette Krengel, John Vincent Mason, Florence Sheehean, Dorothy Seaver, Lillehoff, Albert Rott, Winfield Miller, Wayne William Seaver, Howard Young, Barney Winkelman. Monson, Pauline Papenfuss, Ruby Schwartz, Bernadine Smith, Lois Toedter. 1930-Verdie Anderson, Walter Dykstra, Hattie Konkler, 1945-Delaine Beckerleg, Evelyn Hoiden, Beata Opdahl, Gertrude Larson, Jessie Larson, Ruby Larson, James Yvonne Piehl, Murol Pollert, Robert Scouten, Mason, Blanche Sautebin, Violet Sheehean, Sherman Lorraine Warner, Robert Wendt. Sibley, Ervin Waldie, Gladys Waldie. 1946-Douglas Deyoe, Maxine Karl, Harvey Kluvers, 1931-Alvin Anderson, Alfred Angevine, Lyla Conrad, Marlyn Krenz, Luella Leibing, Marilyn Monson, Marie Holtgard, Gladys Opdahl, Arthur Otterson, Esther Smith, Darlene Spoerl, Elda Spoerl, Eugene Laura Ottis, Lucille Schommer, Ervin Weber, Mary Thorstad, Shirley Tiseth, Betty Trapp, Marlys Trzpuc. Young, Marjorie Zielke, Marion Pilgrim. 1947-Colleen Boom, Ramona Boom, Nona Bruschwein, 1932-Edgar Anderson, Virginia Arduser, Violet Bruhn, Charles Deyoe, James Johnson, Melvin Knudsen, Marion Conrad, Laurence Dykstra, Melvin Maxine Miedema, Doris Pollert, Elaine Ritter, Benita Hendrickson, Edith Johnson, Cornelius Kronebusch, Smith, Louisa Wegner. Velva Leistikow, Woodrow Paton, Harold Piehl, Ollie 1948-Allan Anderson, Carol Arduser, Alan Dale, Lois Rosland, Fern Twito, Doris Waldie, Clifford Weber, Bruschwein, Marlis Eilts, Mavis Eilts, Rodney Laddie Young. Draheim, Llewellyn Eslinger, Eileen Korn, Ivan Meyer, 1933—Jennie Barton, Carlyle Bassen, Victor Draheim, Ronald Krengel, Donald Leibing, Harriet Nitschke, May Lily Fritch, Dorothy Korn, Irene Leidall, Gola Noelyn Monson, Orpha Opdahl, Jean Olafson, Elaine Opdahl, Charlotte Schommer. Weber, Betty Wieck. 1934-Robert Bassen, Helen Berg, Grace Deyoe, Miriam 1949-Arlyle Aune, Geraldine Beckerleg, Gene Johnson, Manbeck, Lloyd Sautebin, Richard Sibley, Ethel George Monson, Kenneth Smith, Marjorie Smith. Welhoff, Arthur Weber, Elizabeth Weber. 1950-Margaret Arduser, Gladys Esperum, Darleen Johnson, 1935-Mildred Anderson, Orlo Anderson, Helen Arduser, Sherman Johnson, Rhoda Krengel, Dwane Meyer, Leona Draheim, Eldora Leidall, Phyllis Martin, Amy Ernest Miedema, Russell Monson, Carl Opdahl, Duane Opdahl, Jocelyn Spoerl, Elaine Trapp. Pollert, Jack Sarbaum, Evonne Schmidt, Norman 1936-Lorrayne Barchus, Fred Berg, Dawn Breaw, Beulah Winkelman, Arlene Zimmerman. Bruhn, Beatrice Dykstra, Jennie Jensen, Lucille Jones, 1951-Velva Schwartz, Paul Schiebe, Steve Corbin, Helen Paul Krengel, Marion Leidall, Beatrice Leistikow, Ada Smith, Wilma Thorstad, Darlene Anderson, Robert Moore, Duane Nagle, Ronald Ottes, Horace Peterson, Weber, Donald Nitschke, William Monson, Leah Ethel Piehl, Howard Piehl, Willis Piehl, Ralph Korn, Beverly Matzke, Lawrence Struble. Vanderberg. 1952-James Sarbaum, Irene Esperum, Wallace Whipple, 1937-William Armstrong, Leonard Hurly, Doris Moore, Delette Berg, Gerald Eisner, Arlyce Monson, Clifford Doris Olson, Ollie Opdahl, Alice Peterson, Dorothy Pollert, Margaret Thorstad, Neal Paulson, Wallace Zielke. Weick, Roland Burkhart, Rodney Haack. 47 1953—Joann Larson, Margaret Knudsen, Jerry Meyer, Karen 1966-Dale Burr, Bruce Danuser, Keith McCleary, Noelyn Dale, Shirley Berg, Alvin Pinke, Eugene Smith, Elaine Olson, Dean Pederson, Sherwin Enger, Karen Monson, Joyce Bubach, Marlene Burkhart, Robert Gjerding, Pat Hurley, Helen Jorve, Donald Knudsen, Boom. Andrew Lillehoff, Lonnie Sarbaum, Peggy Schulz, 1954-Dennis Corbin, Bertha Rohrbeck, Donald Weick, Sandra Sitz, Vione Trapp, Del Ray Trzpuc, Mary Lou David Jorve, Stanley Miedema, Duane Matzke, John Trzpuc. Larson, Marlene Matzke, Kenneth Thorstad. 1967—Lucille Anderson, Bill Bowen, Marilynn Bowen, 1955-Kenneth Baeth, Bernard Eisner, Lloyd Eisner, James Delton Clark, Allen Enger, Barbara Knudsen, James Hurley, Sylvia Janz, Beth Liebing, Gloria Matzke, Gusaas, Beverly Gordon, Elizabeth Kronebusch, Nadine Miller, Karlene Schiebe, Loretta Struble, Bruce Johnson, George McCarthy, Donna Meilke, Patricia Trzpuc, Arthur Zimmerman. Connie Tabbert, DeLoy Sarbaum, Steven Piehl, Florine Trzpuc 1968-Shirley Boom, Wesley Limesand, Daniel Johnson, 1956-Julia Arduser, Rena Boom, Wayne Jorve, Mayda Curtis Lillehoff, Terry McCleary, Bonnie Olson, Sailer, Alvin Sandness, Janet Bubach, Olga Mae Berg, Curtis Paulson, LeRoy Hoekstra, Kathy Hurley, Joan Duven, Wesley Peterson, Aria Schroedl, Donald Rodney Sarbaum, Gary Weick, Sheila Mayer, Esther Smith. Van Bruggen, Marlyn Matzke, Lora Martin, Patsy 1957-Eileen Baeth, David Boelter, Darlene Eilts, Alice Bassen, Kerry Ketterling, Roger Miedema, Dawn Esperum, Audrey Flugga, Gary Kluever, Norma Jongeward, Tom Baertsch, Donald Enger, Victor Limesand, Yvonne Sailer, Richard Schmutzler, Van Enk. Stanley Wendt, Grace Whipple, Lloyd Hurley. 1969—Linda Olson, Douglas Danuser, Janice Piehl, Virginia 1958-Sharon Boelter, Vernon Bruse, Myrna Liebing, Joyce Paulson, Bradley Paulson, Wayne Anderson, Peggy Matzke, Thomas Miller, Raymond Peterson, Betty Johnson, Rhea Anderson, Wayne McDonagh, James Rohrbeck, Beverly Rohrbeck, Glenn Sitz, James Mielke, Nancy Gusaas, Jerry Lauf, Gary Lauf, Carol Spoerl, Marguerite V.anDyke, Thomas Waldie, Norma Kronebusch, David Trapp, Patricia (Hansen) Trapp, (Wendt) Whitney, Warren Berg, Margaret Hurley, Marie Trzpuc. DeLoy Kiser. 1970—Bruce Knudsen, Colleen Gjerding, Collette Kosse, Mike Blake, Ardella Pinke, Kevin Johnson, Milton 1959—Beverly Sandness, John Winkelman, Merlin Trapp, Limesand, Barbara Bowen, Jeffery Enger, Joan Kermit Limesand, Caldon Miller, Richard Schiffner, Anderson, Karen Anderson, Deborah Olson, Deborah Lois Esperum, Shirley Eisner, Patsy Schulz. Tvedt, Joan Hoekstra, Dennis Knudsen, David 1960-Gary Sitz, Leonard Limesand, Ella Beyer, Rodney Kronebusch, Paul Klug. Bubach, Lorraine Peterson, LaVerne Peterson, 1971-Ann Blake, Brenda Hoekstra, Janet Wilkes, Carol Loretta Hurley, Karen Larson, Walter Piehl Jr., Hurley, Dallas Anderson, Joe Jongeward, Robert Becky Baertsch. Neevel, Dean Neevel, LuAnn Lillehoff, Roxanne 1961-Kathleen Edd, Kenneth Rohrbeck, Eldon Pinke, Waldie, Rita Waldie, JoAnn Mikkelson, Martin Carolyn VanEnk, Carol Matzke, Gloria Bruse, Ross Carpenter, Roger Liebing, James Piehl, Pamela Fenno, Smith, Keith Leistikow, Judith Wendt, Darwin Sheri Leistikow, Jackie Bruse, Judith Knudsen, Mary Becker, JoAnn- Plaggemeyer. Matzke, Julie Boom, Jill Mclnnes, Corine Carpenter, 1962-Roger Pederson, Eugene Henne, Barbara Peterson, DeLynn Anderson, Nancy Clark, Audrey Cuypers, Dennis Anderson, Neal Sitz, Peggy Matzke, Ronald Gregory Klug, Mark Danuser, Richard Hansen, Donna Trapp, Peggy Lutgen, Thomas Lillehoff, Diane Eilts, (Pederson) McCleary. Gene Olson, Larry Larson, Charles Klug, Karen 1972—Brenda Ketterling, Susan Anderson, Karen Johnson, Neevel, Jerry VanEnk, Mary McCarthy, Ronald Chad Lommen, Mary Schaub, David Bolme, David Schulz, John Plaggemeyer,Dale Gusaas. Miedema, Greta Van Dyke, Susan Jorve, Larry 1963-Douglas Pederson, Teresa Winkleman, Kathleen Carpenter, Monte Anderson, Karen Wilkes, Thomas Rohrbeck, Duane Trzpuc, Jackie Klug, Ralph Liebing,Susan Cuypers, Helen Hurley, Sonja Rosland, Danuser, Patsy Matt, Glen Van Enk, Dorothy Duane Clark, Dwight Boom, Greg Cuypers, Colleen Schiffner, James Baertsch, Sharon Hardtke, Elizabeth Bowen. Leibold, David Holweg, Betty Edd, Gary Rosland, 1973—Mike McCleary, LaDonna Boom, Rodney Carpenter, Marcia Sarbaum, Terry Wegner. Beverly Bowen, Kent Baertsch, Debbie Boom, Ross 1964—Karen Ketterling, Allen Olson, Jane Bpelter, Joan Kramer, Joyce Piehl, Randy Enger, Bonnie Gjerding, Boelter, Eddie Boom, Nancy Johnson, Judy Schulz, Mike Johnson, Dean Lommen, Brion Knudsen, Delmer Pinke, Loreen Lillehoff, Shirley Gordon, Cynthia Trzpuc, Terry Schulz. Warren Liebold, Marlene Van Dyke, Loren Eisner, 1974—Byron Knudsen, Becky Gjerding, Shelly Mclnnes, JoAnn Sarbaum, Laurel Neevel, Roger Miller, Francis David Carpenter, Jan Paulson, Ellen Kosse, Cheryl Sailer, James Edd, Mrs. Kathleen (Joel) Anderson. Leyendecker, Kevin Cuypers, Patricia Waldie, Joel 1965—Danny Flugga, Donna Flugga, John Danuser, Boom, Susan Hardtke, Paula King, Randy Sarbaum, Kathleen Bubach, Cheryl Martin, Bernie Trzpuc, Randy Weber, Jane Trzpuc, Kenny McCleary, Eldean Daryl Leistikow, Ramona Anderson, Linda Van Enk, Busche, Jeffery Kaspari. Harvey Trapp, Jerry Gusaas, Elaine Edd, Ann Klug, 1975-Darla Boom, Gregory Busche, Michelle Carpenter, Fern Piehl, Mary Blake, Lowell McCarthy, Ronnie Roxanne Carpenter, Jackie Hansen, Belinda Hoekstra, Baeth, Rosemary Kronebusch, Peggy Bassen, Daniel Tom Johnson, Steve Kramer, Lynette Limesand, Joel Trapp, Alice Plaggemeyer, Donovan Kosse. Miedema, Kim Mclnnes, Debbie Sailer, Daryl Alber. 48 SCHOOL OFFICERS

Date Director Director Director Treasurer Clerk 1888 C. E. Larson Christ Baertsch J. E. Greer O. T. Frior W. J. Greer 1889 C. E. Larson J. E. Greer H. Tiechman Christ Baertsch W.J. Greer 1890 C. E. Larson M. E. Larson S. Barkalow Christ Baertsch W. J. Greer 1891 C. E. Larson M. E. Larson Chas. Baertsch Christ Baertsch W. J. Greer 1892 E. B. Fryar M. E. Larson Chas. Baertsch Peter Knudsen Thos. Fryar 1893 John Rothenberger M. E. Larson Chas. Baertsch Peter Knudsen Silas Barkalow 1894 John Rothenberger M. E. Larson Chas. Baertsch Peter Knudsen Silas Barkalow 1895 John Rothenberger H. B. Struble Chas. Baertsch Peter Knudsen Silas Barkalow 1896 W. J. Greer H. B. Struble Chas. Baertsch Peter knudsen M. E. Larson 1897 W. J. Greer H. B. Struble Christ Baertsch Peter Knudsen M. E. Larson 1898 W. J. Greer ? — Christ Baertsch. Peter Knudsen ? 1899 R. Froemke ? Christ Baertsch Peter Knudsen ? 1900 R. Froemke ? Christ Baertsch Peter Knudsen C. E. Larson 1901 R. Froemke John Rothenberger Christ Baertsch Peter Knudsen C. E. Larson 1902 R. Froemke John Rothenberger Christ Baertsch Chas. Korn C. H. Deyoe 1903 R. Froemke John Rothenberger Christ Baertsch Chas. Korn C. H. Deyoe 1904 R. Froemke H. B. Struble Christ Baertsch Chas. Korn C. H. Deyoe 1905 Peter Knudsen H. B. Struble Christ Baertsch Chas. Korn C. H. Deyoe 1906 Peter Knudsen H. B. Struble Christ Baertsch Chas. Korn K. A. Bakke 1907 Peter Knudsen J. M. Wheeler Christ Baertsch Chas. Korn K. A. Bakke 1908 H. B. Struble J. M. Wheeler Christ Baertsch Chas. Baertsch M. E. Larson 1909 H. B. Struble J. M. Wheeler M. E. Larson Chas. Baertsch Jas. R. Easton 1910 H. B. Struble K.A. Bakke M. E. Larson Lewis Baertsch S. J. Provan 1911 Chas. Korn K.A. Bakke M. E. Larson Lewis Baertsch E. B. Smith 1912 Chas. Kom K. A. Bakke C. H. Deyoe Lewis Baertsch H. M. Magnuson 1913 Chas. Korn K. A. Bakke C. H. Deyoe Lewis Baertsch H. M. Magnuson 1914 Chas. Korn K.A. Bakke C. H. Deyoe Lewis Baertsch H. F. Halvorson 1915 Chas. Korn K. A. Bakke Martin Spoerl Lewis Baertsch H. F. Halvorson 1916 Chas. Kom K.A. Bakke Martin Spoerl Lewis Baertsch N. N. Hermann 1917 C. H. Opdahl K. A. Bakke Martin Spoerl Lewis Baertsch N. N. Hermann 1918 C. H. Opdahl K. A. Bakke Martin Spoerl Lewis Baertsch C. H*. Deyoe 1919 C. H. Opdahl K.A. Bakke Martin Spoerl Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1920 C. H. Opdahl K. A. Bakke Martin Spoerl Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1921 C. H. Opdahl K. A. Bakke W. C. McDowell Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1922 C. H. Opdahl K. A. Bakke W. C. McDowell Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1923 C. H. Opdahl A. Wendland W. C. McDowell Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1924 C. H. Opdahl A. Wendland C. D. Mason Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1925 C. H. Opdahl A. Wendland C. D. Mason Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1926 H. B. Struble A. Wendland C. D. Mason Lewis Baertsch C. H. Deyoe 1927 H. B. Struble A. Wendland P. A. Dykstra H. K. Seaver C. D. Mason 1928 H. B. Struble Roy Sibley P. A. Dykstra A. Wendland C. D. Mason 1929 John Piehl Roy Sibley P. A. Dykstra A. Wendland C. D. Mason 1930 John Piehl Roy Sibley C. H. Deyoe A. Wendland J. M. Spoerl 1931 John Piehl J. C. Arduser C. H. Deyoe A. Wendland J. M. Spoerl 1932 Clayton Waldie J. C. Arduser C. H. Deyoe C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1933 Clayton Waldie J. C. Arduser C. H. Deyoe C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1934 Clayton Waldie J. C. Arduser C. H. Deyoe C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1935 Clayton Waldie J. C. Arduser C. H. Deyoe C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1936 Acy Trapp J. C. Arduser John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1937 Acy Trapp J. C. Arduser John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1938 Acy Trapp J. C. Arduser John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1939 Acy Trapp J. C. Arduser John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1940 Acy Trapp J. P. Merritt John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1941 Clayton Waldie J. P. Merritt John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1942 Clayton Waldie J. P. Merritt John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1943 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1944 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1945 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1946 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom John Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl

49 1947 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom Chas. Struble C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1948 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom Chas. Struble C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1949 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom Chas. Struble C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1950 Clayton Waldie Aaron Boom Chas. Struble C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1951 Charles Struble Vernon Jorve Howard Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1952 Charles Struble Vernon Jorve Howard Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl 1953 Charles Struble P. W. Sitz Howard Piehl C. A. Arduser J. M. Spoerl (Several sources were combined to compile this list so there may be inaccuracies) 1954 Charles Struble P. W. Sitz Howard Piehl C. A. Arduser L. E. Martin Myles Trapp Douglas Bruschwein 1955 Charles Struble C. J. Kronebusch Howard Piehl C. A. Arduser L. E. Martin Myles Trapp Douglas Bruschwein 1956 Charles Struble C. J. Kronebusch D. Melanson C. A. Arduser L. E. Martin Myles Trapp Douglas Bruschwein 1957 Charles Struble C. J. Kronebusch D. Melanson C. A. Arduser L. E. Martin Henry Olson Douglas Bruschwein 1958 Charles Struble Norman Limesand D. Melanson C. A. Arduser L. E. Martin Henry Olson Bernard McCleary 1959 Charles Struble Walter Piehl Norman Limesand C. A. Arduser L. E. Martin Bernard McCleary Leonard Neevel 1960 Charles Struble Norman Limesand Bernard McCleary C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Walter Piehl Leonard Neevel 1961 Charles Struble Leonard Neevel Leonard Gordon C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Walter Piehl Bernard McCleary 1962 Charles Struble Bernard McCleary Leonard Neevel C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Walter Piehl Leonard Gordon 1963 Walter Piehl Leonard Gordon Leonard Neevel C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Bernard McCleary 1964 Walter Piehl Leonard Gordon Leonard Neevel C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Bernard McCleary Charles Bowen 1965 Walter Piehl Leonard Gordon Roy Hoekstra C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Bernard McCleary Charles Bowen 1966 Walter Piehl Leonard Gordon Roy Hoekstra C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Bernard McCleary Charles Bowen 1967 Richard Lommen Leonard Gordon Cleo Paulson C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen C. J. Kronebusch Roy Hoekstra 1968 Richard Lommen Lloyd Piehl Cleo Paulson C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Leonard Gordon Roy Hoekstra 1969 Richard Lommen Lloyd Piehl Cleo Paulson C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Leonard Gordon Roy Hoekstra 1970 Richard Lommen Lloyd Piehl Cleo Paulson C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Leonard Gordon Norman Hoekstra 1971 Richard Lommen Norman Hoekstra Cleo Paulson C. A. Arduser M. Knudsen Lloyd Piehl Leonard Gordon 1972 Richard Lommen Norman Hoekstra Lloyd Piehl Sue Paulson M. Knudsen Fergus McCleary Erwin Ketterling 1973 Wayne Kaspari Norman Hoekstra Lloyd Piehl Sue Paulson M. Knudsen Erwin Ketterling Fergus McCleary 1974 Fergus McCleary Lloyd Piehl Norman Hoekstra Sue Paulson M. Knudsen Erwin Ketterling Wayne Kaspari Kenneth Baeth - Appt 1975 Fergus McCleary Lloyd Piehl Norman Hoekstra Sue Paulson M. Knudsen Erwin Ketterling Kenneth Baeth

50 ORGANIZATIONS

GREATER MARION ASSOCIATION The Greater Marion Association is an outgrowth of the Marion Booster Club, which was a club made up of the Marion businessmen. As a Booster Club some of the projects carried out were free outdoor movies and en­ tertaining the farmers at a supper in the hall. This took place in the winter and one township was entertained at a time. Later this club was reorganized as the Greater Marion Association. At first the village officers served as the club officers. In 1935 the club, with Cliff Opsahl as president and C. A. Arduser as secretary, sponsored the growing of trees within the village. Each home owner was urged to plant two evergreens and two trees of another variety. Marion Fire Department L to R: Richard Waldie, Dean Mclnnes, Carl Opdahl, At this time the club, working through F.E.R.A., set up a George Lillehoff, Fat Baeth, Charles Rodin (in asbestos recreational council, which was to work with the Village suit), Kenneth Baeth, George Boom, Ronald Trapp, Asst. Council. A playground was set up with tennis, volleyball Chief,Lyle Rodin,Chief and other miscellaneous equipment. A band project was considered at the same time with Supt. Sater in charge. Chief Conrad's term (July 11, 1918 to Dec. 5, 1918) new Open air band concerts were given through the summer smoke masks were purchased at a cost of $12.00 apiece. months. As time went on, the club became independent Chief John Kallander held office from Jan. 9, 1919 to of the village board electing its own officers. Many Dec. 2,1931. Each year a special supper was put on for the worthwhile projects have been worked out among them: members of the Dept. In 1922, the financial statement of fall fairs, the Golden Jubilee in 1950, Christmas street the Dept. showed a balance of $127.80. Dues paid to the lighting, new bandstand and picnic tables and Wednesday North Dakota Fireman's Association were $8.00 for the evening outdoor programs at which the businessmen give year. (By comparison 1975 dues total $40.00; $20.00 for away prizes. At present, they are in charge of the Diamond the City and $20.00 for the Rural). Once again in July Jubilee. It has always been the aim of the Greater Marion 1932, Emil Bassen was elected Chief. In the 1930's times Association to creates fine feeling of cooperation between were hard and the Village of Marion found itself in need of farmers and businessmen and to make Marion a better financial help. It was decided that the Fire Dept. would' place in which to live. loan the Village $50.00 with the understanding that the Village would return the money when it could. This was in 1933 and it was 1937 before any amount of money could MARION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT be applied on the loan and then it was only $5.00. Cleo On February 7, 1912, in response to a call by Mayor C. H. Flugga took over as Chief in 1939. Committees for fire Deyoe, 22 men were present for the purpose of organizing drills and fire inspection were appointed. The Village once a Fire Department for the Village of Marion. E. A. again paid $5.00 on their loan from the Dept. Chief Roy Greenwald was elected Chief of the Dept. with Louis Sibley took over from 194042 when H. Meyer became Baertsch as Assistant, J. C. Roti as Secretary and Treas., Chief. Finally in 1942, the Village of Marion was able to S. J. Provan. On March 5,1912, by-laws were adopted and pay back the balance of their loan of $40.00 to the Dept. signed. The first fund raising project was a basket social and dance held on May 17. This project netted a profit of The Dept. bought a $50.00 war bond which was left at the $43.05. Within the next 5 months, the Dept. had 3 Marion State Bank for safe keeping. Cleo Flugga was re­ different Chiefs. Wm. Watts replaced E. A. Greenwald who elected Chief in 1947. That same year a committee of 5 resigned. The next Chief was P. Dykstra and in January of men were appointed to look into the cost of a new fire 1914, Emil Bassen was elected Chief until Aug. of 1917. truck. The Townships of Sheridan, Greenland, Saratoga Each year a delegation of 3 or 4 men were elected to attend and Grand View were contacted and asked to help in this the State Fireman's Tournament with all expenses paid by project in return for fire protection. In August, 1948, a the Dept. A committee of 3 were appointed to obtain 1946 Ford truck was purchased. Consequently, the old prices on steel towers for the bell and to see about leasing a fire wagons were ordered disposed of. George Boom was lot for the fire hall. Today the fire hall is still on the same elected Chief in 1950. Contracts between the townships lot. The Village Board leased the lots to the Dept. for a and Fire Dept. were drawn up concerning fire protection. period of 5 years. A 36 foot galvanized bell tower was Assistant Chief E. L. Baertsch took over the job as Chief ordered and the old tower was sold to E. Lange for $1.00. upon George's resignation and held this position until 1952 Ernest Lange became Chief in 1918. Changes in the by-laws when V. M. Jorve was elected Chief. L. E. Martin was were made which helped to strengthen and improve the authorized to take the fire truck for use in refilling the department. Article 16, Sec. 1 of the by-laws referring train engine and a charge of $2.00 a trip was made to be to a fine of 50 cents on any member not present at a paid by Northern Pacific Railway Co. In 1953, Harry meeting was discontinued. A fine was levied against anyone Pederson took on the job of Fire Chief. It was decided to who rang the fire bell when there was no fire. During put a cement floor in the addition to the fire hall. Donald

51 Melanson won the election in 1954. A new shaft for the power take-off on the truck was ordered along with 2 pump kits. The fire hall also got a new look, it was painted, sheetrocked, roof tarred and tables were bought. Douglas Bruschwein was Chief one year as was Leonard Boelter and then Erwin Henne had the job from 1958 to 1962. The fire alarm button was transferred from the Dewey Baertsch house to the locker plant. The pumps and motors were repaired, a unit for heating the pump house was bought plus some other much needed equipment for the department. Meetings in 1963 were called to order by the new Chief, E. J. Baeth. In 1969 a new fire hall was built with the aid of the Village of Marion who agreed to pay half the cost of the new building. They also decided to buy a second truck which was bought at Devils Lake, N.D. for $1500. It was a used 1941 Mack Fire Truck. The old fire bell was sold for $50. The summer of 1973 was very dry and there were many fires. The Department needed a vehicle which would get them to the fire in a hurry and one that was capable of fighting grass fires. A special meeting was called and the decision was made to buy a new 4 wheel drive pickup, tank and pump for $7500. This 1973 Ford pickup has proven itself many times and is a real asset to the community. At LaMoure County present time, the following men hold offices: Lyle Rodin, V.F.W. Monument Chief; Ronald Trapp, Assistant Chief; and Loren Boom, Grand Rapids Park Secretary-Treasurer. the light of such a heritage, the LaMoure County Post, 3364, Veterans of Foreign Wars, came into being August 20, MODERN WOODMEN 1935, when a group of ex-soldiers from World War I, the Marion Camp No. 11200, located at Marion, N.D. chartered Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection and April 21, 1903 with 17 Beneficial Members: B. F. Harding, Campaign Medal Men from other Foreign Insurrections, E. N. Smith, J. L. McKinnan, Anfin Qualey, W. S. called a meeting for the purpose of instituting the McDowell, H. B. Struble, Otto Erdmann, Nils Hagen, LaMoure County Post, 3364, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Arthur Bush, Charles Kepnich, Albert M. Rois, August C. U.S.A. Paul Drew, then V.F.W. Commander of District Arnat, Gottall Kourtz, M. H. Case, Edmund- Baertsch, Five, and several of his comrsdes from the Jamestown J. Kasper, J. Smith. Post, assisted by the Drill Team of the Fargo V.F.W., officiated in the ceremonies which were held in the Baertsch First Officers Hall at Marion. The headquarters for the LaMoure Consul B. P. Harding County Post have to this day been maintained in Marion. Advisor A. R. Bush Charter Members of the LaMoure County Post, 3364, Banker E. N. Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars: Clerk A. M. Rois George Green Arthur F. Spoerl Escort J. L. McKinnan Alvin Lee Clarence J. Taylor Watchman Ed Baertsch Nels Knudsen George V. Cunningham Sentry Nils Hagen Jess M. Spoerl George F. Olson Managers Anfin Qualey, W. S. McDowell, Herbert Heinrich Orlando A. Draheim H. B. Struble George L. Jane Adolph J. Neumann The Marion Woodmen have been absorbed into the Dell A. Baertsch Elmer E. Jacobson Jamestown organization. David J. Holt Carl M. Isenberger Dewey Baertsch Emil Romanovish THE MARION WILDLIFE CLUB Harry F. Crandell Max N. Jordan The Marion Wildlife Club was organized in '1957. The Affiliating themselves with the organization were veterans men meet once a week during the winter months. Films from Adrian, Dickey, LaMoure and Marion. Instead of are shown depicting animal life and habitat. They holding all meetings in Marion, it was agreed by the sponsored a gun safety class for beginners and their fathers assembly to take turns, and give each town a meeting. With in 1974. very few exceptions, all of them have been held the first Thursday of each month. As our boys began to come back from World War II our Post took on such proportions that VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS it was almost impossible to find a meeting place sufficiently Associations formed on the field of battle have a peculiarly large enough to accommodate them. It was then that the intimate nature, which seem to bind men closer than any Edgeley group decided to retire and form their own Post other experience in life. The very beings of those, who and Auxiliary, which they did in 1946. On September 12, have faced death, side by side, are inseparably merged.. In 1948 a Monument was dedicated in the Grand Rapids 52 Memorial Park with the names of the Boys of LaMoure SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB County who had paid the Supreme Sacrifice in the service On April 26,1968, a group of adults of our community met of their country. At this writing, the LaMoure County at the local fire hall to organize a club for the senior V.F.W. Post 3364 is still a traveling post, with meetings citizens, also to find a place to meet regularly, to play being held in Marion, Dickey and Jud. LaMoure County cards, games or just visiting and doing their own handwork. V.F.W. Post 3364 has remained very active over the years. Mr. Arne Boyum of Carrington, Eastern field director1 of They have performed military rites at many funerals for group programs, met with the group and he pointed out the deceased veterans. They have also been ready and willing purpose and plans for the program. The small group of to lend a helping hand to families in time of need and fourteen members signed the register and declared they stress. The V.F.W. and Auxiliary have for the past twenty- would make the club grow and also find a place to lease or five years conducted Memorial Day Services at Jud, buy. By September the club was able to purchase the house Nortonville, Dickey and Marion cemeteries and at Memorial they were then renting. Everyone helped to make the house Park, Grand Rapids, at noon, followed by a family picnic more liveable and a home for the Senior Citizens of our held in the Park. On a few occasions rainy weather has community. The membership has grown from the original intervened, but this has not dampened the tribute and fourteen members to twenty-eight members. respect paid to our departed comrades. LaMoure County V.F.W. Post 3364 and all North Dakota posts have been very actively supporting the North Dakota cottage of .the V.F.W. National Home at Eaton Rapids, Michigan with monetary contributions and through the buying of V.F.W. National Home Christmas Seals. This year the V.F.W. National Home at Eaton Rapids, Michigan celebrates its 50th year of providing Love, Care and Education to the children of deceased and disabled members of the V.F.W. and its Auxiliary. In October 1974 there were 125 children living at the home. The V.F.W. Auxiliary also helps provide magazines for patients at San Haven, A.F.B. Hospital, Minot, Soldiers Home, Lisbon, Lisbon and the VA. Hospital, Fargo. They have also made lap robes, bibs and scuffies for patients at the V.A. Hospital. Also through the VA. Christmas fund have contributed toward the purchase of T.V.' sets for the V.A. Hospital and the Soldiers Home. It might be noteworthy to mention that the only surviving Charter Members who are still members of the Post are Orlando Draheim and Herbert Heinrich. The Post is honoring these two Charter Members this year House bought for the Senior Citizens Club, 1968 by buying them their Life Memberships in the V.F.W. There are presently 67 registered 1975 Post Members and 54 Auxiliary Members. Marion Members 1975 David K. Anderson Ervin S. Pfaff Paul B. Anderson George Pillaert George W. Blake Clifford Rosland Norman L. Hoekstra Alvin J. Sandness Jr. Vernon M. Jorve Leonhardt B. Schatzmann Jerry D. Lauf Walter R. Smith Donald 0. Liebing Arthur W. Tiedemann Much credit and appreciation is due the V.F.W. Auxiliary for their dedicated and faithful service, and they have been Ribbon cutting at the Open House Dedication held May 1969. L to R: Esther Matzke, Ruby Klug, Edna Flugga, in a large part responsible for keeping the Post so active. Ruth Wyatt, Ann Sarbaum, Jo Bruschwein, Janet Boom, ?, Esther Boom, Irene Mintner, Lavyrn Mintner, Alice AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Lengkeek and Selma Spoerl. The Frank H. Sczygrel Post was organized in 1921 at Marion, after the first World War. Mr. Oertli was the first commander. The post discontinued some years later. The Legion Auxiliary organized in March 1921. Mrs. Eliza Baertsch was the first president and Mrs. Wheeler the first MARION BOY SCOUTS vice-president. The only living charter member is Mrs. The Marion Boy Scout Troop No. 67 was organized in Robert Leidall. In 1961 when the membership dropped May 1929, sponsored by the Marion P.T.A. and they below 10 members, the Auxiliary members transferred to continue to sponsor the scouts to the present time. the LaMoure Unit. Those who are still members are Mrs. Eldred Murdock was the first Scoutmaster with Harold Leidall, Mrs. J. Bruschwein, Lois Bruschwein, and Mrs. Behlmer as his Assistant. The first Boy Scout Troop Sandra Bruschwein South. consisted of the following boys: Alvin Anderson, Walter 53 Hannaher worked together to renew the Charter and at that time it was changed to Troop 185. C. A. Arduser remained an active scout worker for twenty-nine years and was an honorary member at the time of his death in 1973.

• Rev. Frank T. Hannaher remained as Scoutmaster of ELDON PINKE v V^ Troop 185 from 1943 through 1948, when Walter Kercher took over the duties as Scoutmaster for 1949. James Johnson led the Troop as Scoutmaster in 1950. George Halverson served as Scoutmaster in 1951 and in 1953 Rev. Charles Hurley was Scoutmaster. In 1956 Troop 185 was reactivated and Marvin Scherbinske served as Scout­ master until 1958, when Rev. Edwin Werner took over the duties of Scoutmaster. He served as their Scoutmaster from 1958 through 1961. Rev. George Civey served as Scoutmaster for the year 1962. Troop 185 was again rechartered in 1965 with Rev. Richard Sinner serving as Scoutmaster. In 1966 Eldon Pinke took over duties of Scoutmaster, with Kenneth Rohrbeck as his Assistant, a responsibility which they are superbly and faithfully fulfilling at the present time. The Scouts are active in camporees. Scout Fairs, Scout Banquets held yearly to recognize Scout achievements and advancements. Meetings are held weekly during the school year in their own L to R: Scott Schrader, Christian Andersen, Steven Liebing building. Troop 185 has received recognition at District and Randy Boom Scout Fairs for the past ten years. They have also been self supporting, raising their own money for equipment and supplies. At the present time Troop 185 has seventeen active Scouts, namely: Christian Andersen, Ervand Andersen, Herbert Carpenter, Kaare Gjerding, Kirk Ham, Mark Kosse, Steve Liebing, Timothy Matzke, David McCleary, Dana Noot, Jeffrey Piehl, Michael Rodin, Gregory Smith, Larry Weber, Ronnie Wright, Wesley McCleary, and Jay Noot.

GIRL SCOUTS The Girl Scouts of America came to Marion in September of 1973 when three troops were organized under the direction of Mrs. Joan Krenz, The Brownie Troop No. 56 had seven members: Lori Anderson, Kristin Baeth, Donna Carpenter, Jody Hoakenson, Stephanie Moore, Amy Trapp and Kandra Trapp. Leaders for the troop were Mrs. Karen Baeth and Mrs. Doris Trapp. The troop met every Monday afternoon at the school. The Three B's — Being a Ready Troop 185, Marion Boy Scouts Helper, Being a Discoverer and Being a Friendmaker - were Row 1: Dana Noot, Herb Carpenter, Jay Noot topics at their meetings. Crafts, games and singing were Row 2: Kirk Ham, Larry Weber, Kaare Gjerding, other activities. Outings included a hike, a backyard Michael Rodin, Chuck Bowen cook-out and a trip to the Valley City State Planetarium Row 3: Steve Liebing, David McCleary, Greg Smith, Jeff Piehl, Christian Andersen and Science Department. This year of 1974-75 the Back: Eldon Pinke, Mark Kosse, Ervand Andersen, Brownie Troop has nine members: Kristin Baeth, Teresa Tim Matzke, Kenneth Rohrbeck Benjamin, Peggy Kramer, Anita Limesand, Stephanie Moore, Kelli Mueller, Amy Trapp, Tracey Trautman and Julie Trzpuc Mrs. Karen Baeth and Mrs. Ruby Moore guide the troop. Activities this year have included making Dykstra, Lawrence Dykstra, Jessie Larson, Horace Peterson, Brownie dolls, Thanksgiving turkeys and weaving. They Sherman Sibley, Laddie Young, Harold Piehl, Lyle Trapp, had a busy December, visiting the Planetarium again, Victor Draheim and Howard Young. Boy Scout Troop 67 presenting the program "The Star of Bethlehem" and was re-activated in October 1933. Arthur L. Knight was the preparing boxes of goodies for the Grandmothers in troops Scoutmaster, and continued to serve as Scoutmaster Marion, and also sang favorite carols. through '1934. In 1935 E. L. Osterberg served as Scout­ master. For the years 1936 and 1937 William Stevenson The Junior Girl Scouts Troop No. 52 met every Monday served as Scoutmaster. The Scout Troop was again afternoon under the direction of Mrs. Joan Krenz and inactive until 1943, when C. A. Arduser and Rev. Frank T. Mrs. Larry Berg. Junior Scouts were Margarethe Andersen, 54 Brownie Troop No. 56 L to R: Amy Trapp, Teresa Benjamin, Stephanie Moore, Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 52 Anita Limesand, Kelli Mueller, Peggy Kramer, Tracey Lori Anderson, Vicki Johnson, Crystal Trautman, Julie Trzpuc, Kristin Baeth Church, Elise Waldie, Paula Noot, Lisa Alber

Rowena Berg,Melissa Carpenter, Jeanette Carpenter,Crystal The Cadette Girl Scouts Troop No. 54 held their regular Church, Ann Cuypers, Vicki Johnson, Paula Noot, Cynthia meeting Monday evening with Mrs. Joan Krenz as their Warner, Sherry Schulz, Kerilyn Weber and Arlene Kosse. leader. Five girls, Robin Berg, Shelli Boom, Barbara They worked toward earning badges in Dancing, Cooking Matzke, Gail McCleary and Jean Grommesh were cadettes. and Trailblazing. Hikes and a cook-out at Little Yellow­ The girls earned badges in Babysitting and First Aid. Out­ stone were fun. They also visited the Planetarium and door activities included hikes, firebuilding and cook-outs. Science Department and took part in Day Camp at Camp The girls enjoyed a trip to the Valley City State Tonweya near Valley City, N.D. This year of 1974-75 Planetarium to view the spring sky. They also attended a finds the Junior Girl Scouts with six members. They are cook-out at Little Yellowstone and Day Camp at Camp' Lori Anderson, Crystal Church, Lisa Alber, Vicki Johnson, Tonweya near Valley City, N.D. The Cadette Troop of Paula Noot and Elise Waldie. Mrs. Beth Schlotman is their the Girl Scouts did not reorganize this year of 1974-75. leader. The girls are working hard to earn badges — The It is hoped that next year they will again organize. Sign of the Arrow, Sign of the Star and the Backyard Fun Badge.

55 SPORTS AND RECREATION

Bowling - Popular since the late 1950's in this Area

Blakes Bar Team: L to R - Harry Gusaas, E. J. (Fat) Baeth, Marion Equity Team: Jeanette Johnson, Ramona Waldie, William Kosse, George McCarthy, Charles Rodin, Vernon Eileen Gusaas, Marjorie Sitz and Theo Johnson Mueller, Kenneth Baeth

Mens "Miss America Pageant 1969" - PTO Fund Stock Car Racer, Carl Opdahl and Crew, early 1960's Raising Event. Back Row: Bitz Anderson, Kenneth Baeth, Carl Opdahl, Orville Holand Garry Coon, Connie Paulson, Lloyd Piehl. Front: Ronald Wendell, Ron Litsey, Stanley Miedema, Duane Matzke, Melvin Knudsen.

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A Quilting Bee: L to R - Olga Bubach, Minnie Sarbaum, m WKBrWm Pearl Struble, Dora Arduser, Violet Olson, Ardith Bruse, Gertrude Boom and Jesse Boom Back Row: Connie Paulson, Lloyd Piehl, Leroy Matzke, Kenneth Baeth, Ivan Gjerding, Charles Bowen Front: Robert Weber, Harry Gusaas

Baseball Team of 1916: Back Row - Charles Struble, Dudley Baertsch, Paul and Mark Thomas, Henry Holtgaard, Art Knudsen Snowmobile: used for pleasure and necessity since Front: Al Knudsen, Jim and George Thompson, Paul late 1960's Pappenfus 56 SPORTS AND RECREATION Cont'd.

South Dakota Pheasant Hunting, 1974 Back Row: Kim and Dean Mclnnes Goose Hunting around Marion, 1974 Center: Vern Rausch and son, John Sandberg, Art Knudsen, Ken and Kirk Baeth Lloyd Piehl, Don Hock, Larry Johnson, Ron Litsey Front: Jeff Kaspari, DuWayne Bott (Not Pictured: Wayhe Kaspari)

Fishing in Canada, 1974 Mule Deer, Montana Kenneth Baeth's Trophy Mr. Hoel, Wayne Kaspari, Leroy Matzke and Fat Baeth Carl Opdahl, 1974 Mule Deer, 1972 Hangs on wall at Marion Cafe

Antelope from Western N.D. Elk Hunt in Montana White Tail Deer, Shirley and Kim Mclnnes Ron Litsey and Carl Opdahl Killdeer Mountains, Carl Opdahl's Trophy

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59 FAMILIES OF THE MARION COMMUNITY

THESE FAMILY HISTORIES HAVE BEEN GATHERED FROM THE BOOK "MARION 1900-1950" AND FROM MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO PRESERVE THEIR FAMILY HERITAGE BY SUBMITTING THE INFORMATION FOUND WITHIN THESE PAGES.

ALBER, LARRY AND VICKI ANDERSEN, IRVIN AND MARGARET Larry is the son of Emil and Adelia Alber of Litchville Irvin, son of Minius and Anna Anderson, lives on the home and was born June 5, 1947. He married Vicki, daughter farm which was settled by his parents in 1916 east of of Bernard and Avis Lenssen of Litchville, August 24, 1968 Marion. He raises registered Hereford cattle. He is active at Mandan, N.D. They came to the Marion Community in civic affairs and at present is an officer in the Litchville May 1, 1974, Larry becoming manager of the Texaco Community Ruritan Club and in the Marion Livestock Service Station. They have added a new home to the Shipping Association. He married Margaret Schultz of south side of Marion. They have two sons, Jason born Bismarck and their children are Ervand, Christian, and Feb. 9, 1970 and James born Dec. 2, 1971. Prior to Margarethe. coming to Marion, Larry had been working as Auto Service Manager at Montgomery Ward in Moorhead, Minn, for the past three years. ANDERSON, CARL AND ANNA ALBER, LEROY AND DARLENE Carl H. Anderson was born at Adams, Minn., in 1885. He LeRoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Alber from Litchville, homesteaded at Ludlow, South Dakota and came to North N.D. and Darlene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lauf Dakota in 1912. Anna Arduser was the daughter of Mr. from Marion, N.D., were united in marriage March 15, 1958 and Mrs. John C. Arduser and was born in 1889. Carl and at Zion Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, N.D. They Anna were married in 1921 and farmed until January, have lived in this community all their lives and now live on 1944 when they retired and moved to Marion. Carl passed a farm south of Marion. Their children are Jody, born away in February, 1969. They have four children: Verdie, in 1958; Patty, born in 1961; Dean, born in 1962; Mrs. Laurence Mustful, who lives in Minneapolis, Minn. Daniel, born in 1963; Lisa, born in 1965; Keith, born in They have five children. John was born in 1921 and is 1967; and Troy, born in 1970. married to Pearl Hoekstra. They have five children. Harley 60 Mothers. They have six children: Dennis, born Aug. 29, 1944, attended Marion High School and graduated from was born in 1925 and lives at Jamestown. He was married N.D.S.U. as a Mechanical Engineer, is employed by in 1949 to Ruth VanTyne. He is a carpenter and has four Firestone Rubber Co., and worked for them in plants children. Allan was born in 1930 and lives at Larimore, located in Ohio, Mass., Tenn., is presently head engineer North Dakota. He is an Electrical serviceman and was in Elkhart, Ind.; married Janet Danforth and lives on married to Delia Topp in 1956. They have two children. a lake at Union, Michigan, just across the border from Anna resides in Marion. Elkhart, Ind. Wayne, born Jan. 23, 1951, attended Marion High School and graduated from N.D.S.U. as an electrical ANDERSON, DAVID AND HELEN engineer. He is presently at home farming with his folks. David K. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles X. DeLynn, born Mar. 3, 1953, graduated from Marion High Anderson, and Helen B. Matzke, daughter of Mr. and School and has attended college at U.N.D., Grand Forks; Mrs. John B. Matzke, were united in marriage April 1, 1946 University of Wisconsin, at Greenbay; N.D.S.U., Fargo; at Moorhead, Minnesota. Both were born and raised in this Moorhead State, Moorhead, Minn.; and is presently at community. Dave has done construction work and sheep the University of Oregon. Sherri, bom Mar. 19, 1958; shearing around the area including South Dakota, Jenell, born Sept. 20, 1960; and Loriann, born Nov. 21, Minnesota, and Montana. They are the parents of six 1964, are at home and are students in the Marion school children and have seven grandchildren. Ramona (Monie) system. A baby son, born July 28, 1949, died at birth. is married to James Haakenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Their farm is located 5 miles west of Marion on Highway Haakensoh. Jim and Monie are the parents of four 46 where they are actively engaged in livestock and grain children: Jody, Bret, Wade, and Merl. They are living at farming. Dickey, North Dakota. Lucille (Penny) is married to Daniel Pekarski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Pekarski. They live ANDERSON, MAGNUS at Dickey and have three children: Dean, Dawn and Dava. Magnus came to Dakota as a bachelor in 1883. He Rhea Thompson is employed at Miles City, Montana. homesteaded what is now the Carl Opdahl farm. Later he Dallas is with the U.S. Navy and is stationed at Dixon, purchased fhree quarters and an eighty which still remains California. Virginia is a junior and Jay is a sophomore in in the present farm. He used to winter William Sinclair's the Marion Public School. and Alex McClains' horses while they worked in the woods over winter. He sold to Opdahls about 1904 and moved to'Montana. ANDERSON, IVAR AND DORA Ivar was born at Orebro, Sweden, came to this country ANDERSON, MINIUS AND ANNA and married Dora Matthies, daughter of the William Minius Anderson was born in Bornholm, Denmark in 18781 Matthies, October 1926 at the Griswold Lutheran Church. where he grew to manhood. He came to America in 1901 They lived their entire life on the farm six miles south of and spent the next few years working for A.W. Cunningham Marion, which was homesteaded by Dora's father. Due to near Grand Rapids, N.D. One winter was spent working in failing health they have resided at the Oakes Manor the the Minnesota woods. He and Jens Jensen started farming past year or so. Dora passed away May 20, 1974. Their in Greenland Township in 1905; later they dissolved the children are Clarence, of Fairibault, Minn., who is married partnership and Minius rented another farm. Anna Jensen to Vivian Lindland of Badger, Minn., and has three came from Bornholm, Denmark in 1905. Minius and Anna children. Eleanor married Barney Weight of Litchville, were married in 1906 and rented a farm from Pete lives on a farm north of LaMoure, N.D., and has four Knudsen. Then in 1911 they moved to the Wells farm. children. They built their own place three miles NE of Marion in Prairie Township in 1916 and made their home there for many years. Their son Irvin now lives on this farm. Six ANDERSON, JOHN AND PEARL children were born to them: Elmer (deceased); Edith, John, son of Carl and Anna Anderson, was born in Marion Mrs. Leonard Weight, lives in Chino, Calif. Her children are August 12, 1921. He has lived in the Marion community LaVane, Fargo; Lowell, LaVern, Calif.; Leland, Fountain all his life, attending and graduating from the Greenland Valley, Calif.; Lenore, Alta Loma, Calif.; and Laurel, Consolidated School. He farmed with his father until Napa Valley, Calif. Raymond, now of Minneapolis, married 1943 when he married Pearl Hoekstra and they then took Gladys Esperum. Their children are Gary, in college, over the farm and his folks retired and moved into Marion Steven, in the U.S. Navy, and Timothy; Orlo, who gave his in January 1944. Pearl, the daughter of Joe and Jennie life in the Army Air Force during World War II, was married Hoekstra, was born in Marion August 14, 1923 and has to Ruth Starr. Their son Roland is now in Grand Ledge, lived in the Marion community, attending and graduating Mich.; Irvin Andersen, married Margaret Schultz, their from the Greenland Consolidated School also. They were children are Ervand, Christian, and Margarethe; Elmira, married in and are members of the Marion Lutheran Church Mrs. Ivan Wooderson, lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Their in which they and their family have taken an active part. children are Gregory, Lawrence, Kansas; and Karen, John served as director of the Marion Equity Elevator for a Arlington, Texas. Anna died in 1952 and Minius in 1960. number of years and acted as chairman for 10 years. He also served as treasurer of the Marion Farmers Telephone ANDERSON, NELS AND JOSEPHINE Co. Pearl has taken an active part in community activities Nels was born in Sweden in 1883. At the age of 16 he serving as president of P.T.O., the Alumni Assn., and Music came to the United States. He married Josephine Johnson 61 in June 1903, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis DeBert, Nova Scotia in 1845. Their children are Mrs. Olive Johnson who had come to Grandview Township, Dakota McCully, Mrs. Ida Jones, Alden, Frank, and Edna. In 1881 Territory to homestead in 1883. Josephine was born in he came to LaMoure and followed his trade as a carpenter. 1884. Nels and Josephine lived on a farm north of Marion When his family came to join him in 1883 he homesteaded where their first two children, Mary and Blanche, were in Greenland Township. They farmed there for 20 years born. Mary died when she was three days old. They the I moved into Marion and engaged in business, dealing in purchased the Martin Spoerl homestead in 1908. It was wool, feed, and flour. Later with his son Frank and located four and one half miles south and one half mile Charles McCully he purchased the lumber yard. After east of Marion. While they lived there the other children disposing of this business he made cement blocks for several were born. Nels was interested in Purebred Hereford Cattle years. Then in 1911 they moved to Parkbeg, Canada. and at one time had a large herd. He made many improve­ Alfred died in 1921 and Adeline in 1932. ments on the farm, and was one of the first in the area to have electric lights. They made their home there for 38 ARDUSER, JOHN C. AND MARGARET years until Nels died in 1946. Josephine died in October, 1956. Their children are: Blanche (Mrs. Robert Adam, John was born of Swiss parentage in.Wisconsin in 1871. deceased 1935, one son Robert Jr. deceased 1953); He came to N.D. in 1887 arid worked in the harvest fields Louise (Mrs. Henry Roscoe, deceased 1957, four sons, near Wimbledon, then returned home. He came back to John, Dennis, James, and Bruce); Alvin and Pearl (Hickey) N.D. in 1892 and in 1893 he married Mrs. Margaret (Christ) of LaMoure, N.D. have two children, Linda in Minneapolis Bayasch, a widow with two children, Conrad and Anna, and Dale at home; Edgar and Rita (Carboneau) live in who with her husband had homesteaded in Saratdga Portland, Oregon, they have two sons, Gerald at Fergus Township in 1886. Margaret was born in Wise in 1861, Falls, Minn, and Mark at Minneapolis; Mildred (Mrs. George and came to N.D. in 1884 and was employed at the Mahler of Fairmount, N.D., seven children, Thomas, Nancy, Gladstone Hotel prior to her marriage. She was also of Barbara, Janet, Jean, Marlene, and Timothy; Hazel (Mrs. Swiss parentage. Their children are: Conrad, Leonard Dean Triplett, St. Petersburg, Florida, has three daughters, (Dora Young), Anna (Mrs. Carl H. Anderson), Estella Ann, Kathy, and Judy); Mae (Mrs. Spencer Hillesland of (Mrs. John Hohmann), Albey (Mrs. Clayton Paulson), Mill City, Oregon, has two sons, Scott and Larry). Luella (Mrs. Ward McCleary), Verna (Mrs. Don Bixby), Celia (Mrs. Simon Nelson), and Margaret (Mrs. Fred Paulson). John was very active in community affairs and ANDERSON, PAUL AND DELORES business. They made their home on their farm until 1932 Paul (Bitz) Anderson, son of Charles X. and Mabel (Maisel) when they moved into Marion. John died in 1953 and Anderson, was born in 1930 in Marion. He married Mrs. Arduser died in 1944. Mr. Arduser served as a school DeLores, daughter of Elizabeth (Gall) and Daboldt director and/or township supervisor of Saratoga Township Ketterling of Mcintosh County. DeLores was born at home from 1893 to the time he retired to their home in Marion in May, 1932. She, with her family then moved to and with his neighbors established and built Saratoga LaMoure. Paul (Bitz) and DeLores were married at School No. 2 in 1894. He served as a member of the Moorhead, Minn., in Dec. of 1950, and moved on the C. X. State Legislature for this district during three consecutive Anderson farm where they still live. They have three terms, from 1921 to 1927, he also was elected County children: Joan, born 1952, married Leslie Krenz, son of Commissioner of LaMoure County in 1932 and served until Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Krenz of Litchville. Joan and Les 1949. During this period he was also appointed a member live in Marion, she teaches at LaMoure and Les farms with of the County Welfare Board. Mr. Arduser and A. T. Christ his father. Monte, born 1954, is employed at Denver, with a number of businessmen and farmers of Dickey, N.D., Colorado. Renee, born 1959, is at home. organized the original bank at Dickey and he was a member of its board of directors up to the time it was consolidated ANGEVINE, ALDEN AND ESTELLA with the Farmers & Merchants State Bank, also of Dickey. u Alden Angevine was orn in Nova Scotia on July 7, 1873. In January, 1912, Mr. Arduser and Mr. Christ purchased a He came to LaMoure with his parents, sisters and brother controlling interest in the First State Bank of Adrian, N.D., in 1883, where he attended school and worked in Peter and he served as its president and as a member of its board Benson's Grocery Store. Later he came to Greenland of directors to the time it was consolidated with the First Township with his parents. In 1894 he homesteaded the National Bank of Montpelier, N.D., in 1926. In the fall of quarter section of land adjoining his father's homestead. 1928 he and a number of farmers and merchants of Marion On Jan. 15, 1904 he was united in marriage with Estella organized the present. State Bank of Marion. He was a Baertsch, daughter of Christian and Eliza Baertsch, and member of the Board of Directors of the Marion Equity they lived on this farm for 24 years. Six children were Elevator Co., since its organization and also served as its born to them: Charlotte (Mrs. Lloyd McKay, 5 children: president for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Arduser developed Beth, John, Marilyn, Beverly, and Roger); James their original homestead into a farm of 1700 acres which (Genevieve, 4 children: James Jr., Robert, Donald, and was later divided into four separate farmstead units, named Dorothy); Mildred (Mrs. Wendell Bertsch, 4 children: Pleasant Prairie Home Farms. No. 1, consisting of six Dick, James, Renee, and George); Alden Jr. (deceased hundred forty acres being operated by Mr. and Mrs. Conrad 1922); Alfred (Ann, 2 children: Maridee and Karen); Paulson and sons; No. 2 by Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, Marjorie (Tony Salatti, 3 children: Nick, Maria, and Tina). consisting of four hundred eighty acres; No. 3 by Mr. and Mrs. Eldred McCleary, consisting of three hundred twenty ANGEVINE, ALFRED AND ADELINE acres and No. 4 by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Arduser, Alfred was born at Wallace, Nova Scotia in 1844. He consisting of three hundred twenty acres. married Adeline McCulloch in 1865. Adeline was born at 62 ARDUSER, LEONARD AND DORA BAERTSCH, CHRISTIAN AND MARY Leonard Arduser was born February 21, 1905 to John C. Christian was born in 1853 in Buffalo County, Wis., to and Margaret Arduser at their farm home west of Marion, Andrew and Mary (Perry), both of whom were natives of N.D. Dora Young was born in Marion, September 11, Switzerland, although Mary was of French descent. He 1907, daughter of John and Mary Young. They were married Eliza Dell in 1878 and they made their home on a married June 1, 1927 and have lived their entire life on portion of his father's farm until 1882 when he came ta their farm home in Saratoga Township. They are the N.D. and took up a pre-emption on section 2, Sheridan parents of three daughters: Carol (Mrs. Melvin Knudsen, Township. He proved up on that claim, occupied it for six Marion), Margaret (Mrs. John Egli, Dubuque, Iowa), and years, and then homesteaded again in 1889. When the Julia (Mrs. Rayburn Merkel, Darby, Montana). There are railroad was built to his farm in 1900, he platted the town ten grandsons and three granddaughters. of Marion. He was active in civic affairs, and helped to organize the Bank and Farmers Elevator. Christian and AUNE, ALBIN AND DELLA Eliza and two children (Edmund and Estella), and Charles Albin Aune, the son of Christine and Christopher Aune, was born on a farm in Black Loam Township in 1902. Baertsch and William Dell came to Dakota Territory by He grew to manhood in this area and in 1923 was married Emmigrant car on the Soo Railroad, which came as far as to Delia Rosland, the daughter of Ole and Emma Rosland. Ellendale. They came to Grand Rapids via horses and Delia was born on a farm in Gladstone Township in 1899 in wagon where Mrs. Baertsch and the children stayed in the the Marion, vicinity. Before their marriage, Albin worked hotel while the men went to Jamestown for flour and on various farms in the area. Delia worked at hotels in supplies. Someone at the hotel was quite ill and shortly LaMoure, Edgeley, and Marion. She also worked in Fargo after arriving at the homestead Uliza and Edmund became and Minneapolis. In 1918, Delia worked at a very unusual very ill. The nearest doctor was in Jamestown, but occupation for women of that day. She was a rural mail Christian met a man on the train who was a doctor and carrier in the Edgeley area. She delivered mail with a planned to locate in Grand Rapids. He diagnosed the illness Model T Ford during the summer, and with horses during as Diphtheria, happily they both recovered and Estella the winter. After their marriage in 1923, the Aunes moved miraculously did not get it. Nine children were born to to Minneapolis, where Albin worked for a short time for them: Edmund, Estella (Mrs. Alden Angevine), Lena Northern States Power Company. Later that year, they (Mrs. Bishop), Lewis, William, Earl, Olive, Dell, and Dudley. moved back to North Dakota, where Albin worked on Christian died in 1930. Estella, Earl, and Dudley are still various farms before engaging in farming for himself. In the living. Their mother, Eliza, was born May 13, 1858, and late twenties they operated a cream buying station in lived to be 103, she died in November, 1961. Litchville. In 1956, they purchased a farm in Gladstone Township on which they resided until their deaths — Delia in February of 1973 and Albin in August of 1974. They were the parents of five daughters and one son who passed BAERTSCH, DEWEY AND CORA away in infancy. Deloris (Mrs. Jalmer Krapu, LaMoure, Dewey, son of Charles and Kate Baertsch, was born in N.D., one son. Dr. Gary Krapu, Jamestown); Marjorie of Marion. He married Cora, daughter of Rinerd and Gertie Oakes, N.D.; Gloria (Mrs. Dean Becker of Valley City, Bomberg. They operated the Bomberg Store until his N.D., children, Steven, Bottineau; David, Grand Forks; retirement in 1959 when they moved to Fargo. They had Timothy and Terry of Wahpeton; and Lee Ann); Arlyle 2 children. Donna, who died in infancy and Colleen (Mrs. (Mrs. Del Danielson, Benson, Minn., children, DeLaine, Richard Witt) of Fargo. The Witts have 3 children: Mrs. Dan Reiman, St. Paul; Deborah, Mrs. Maynard Meyer, Jonathan, Iowa City, Iowa; Mary, in Texas and Teresa, Morris, Minn.; Dana, Douglas, Dwight, and Danielle). of St. Paul, Minn. Dewey died in 1965 and Cora in 1967. Joyce (Mrs. Paul Diemert, Upland, Calif., children, Kathleen, Mark, Mary, Barbara, and Angela). BAERTSCH, EDMUND L. AND AGNES Edmund Baertsch, son of Ed and Grace Baertsch, was born BAERTSCH, CHARLES AND KATE in 1920, near Marion. In the year of 1941 he married Charles Baertsch came to Dakota in 1883, a year later then Agnes Jensen, daughter of Jens Jensen. They both his brother Christ. He settled on one quarter section of graduated from Marion High School in 1938. They built a land, one mile north of Marion. He filed on 160 acres of home in Marion near the school in 1942, using lumber from land called a tree claim; on this land it was required to the Pappenfus building. They sold their home to Mr. and plant five acres of trees and cultivate them to keep them Mrs. Acy Trapp after the passing of Edmund's mother, growing. This project was made to get the prairie land Grace. In 1953 they moved to the Old Baertsch improved. His family didn't make their residence here homestead. For many years Edmund farmed and also until 1888. His wife, Kate, would return to Wisconsin, substituted as mail carrier for 22 years. At the present their home state, with the children the first two years. time they are living on the former Leonard Miller farm Five of their children were born in Wisconsin. The hard­ south of town. He is presently doing construction work. ships were many and in 1903 diphtheria struck the Agnes has been employed as a cook in the public school Baertschs. They lost a son, Charles, and a daughter, for several years. They have four children: Becky was born Charlotte, at that time. In 1905 they moved to Marion. in 1942 and is married to Walter Piehl, Jr., lives in Minot The names of their other children were, Elmer, Elsa, and he is teaching at the college there. They have three Delwin, Orin, Theodore, Emil. Charles Baertsch passed children, Shadd, Levi and Crystal. Tom was born in 1950 away in Jan., 1911, Kate Baertsch in Nov., 1930. and was married in April 1972 to Rebecca Nelson, daughter 63 of Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson of Litchville. They have one lives in Marion. He works at the bank and Karen taught daughter, Abegail. James is employed in construction school for some time. They have three children: Kristen, with his father. Kent is employed on a farm near Marion. Kirk and Kara. Eileen married Allen Monson of North Marion. They live in Jamestown, N. Dak. He is sales BAERTSCH, EDMUND (SR.) AND GRACE manager for Airkem. She is employed as supervisor at the Edmund Baertsch was born at Fountain City, Buffalo Bake and Serve Inc. They have three children, Scott, Kim, County, Wise, December 20, 1878. He came to Dakota and Becky. Ronnie married Linda Andrud of LaMoure. Territory with his parents. Christian Baertschs, in the spring They live in New London, Minnesota. He also works in a of 1883. His father came in 1882 to take up his homestead bank and Linda teaches high school in the New London and make preparations for the family. He attended school School system. They have one little girl, Rhonda. Ronnie at the little school house which was just south of their farm served six years in the National Guard after finishing college and later at LaMoure. He spent his youth at home and at Wahpeton. farmed with his father. In 1906 he was married to Grace Rothenberger. They made their home near Dickey first BAETH, KENNETH AND KAREN on the Arnold farm. Later they moved to the Fraiar farm. After the death of Christian Baertsch in 1931, he Ken, born January 10, 1937 on a farm near Moffit, N.D., moved to the old homestead at Marion until Ed'sdeatn on moved to Marion with his parents, E. J. (Fat) and Hannah March 3, 1953. Grace then moved to the E. L. Baertsch Baeth, August 8, 1937. He lived on a farm two miles home in Marion, where she lived until she moved to the north of Marion and graduated from Marion High School Oakes Manor on June 14, 1969. She lived there until she in 1955. Upon graduation, he left the community to passed away on Feb. 3, 1971. Their daughter, Eva (Mrs. attend college and seek employment, returning in Rose) of Ventura, Calif., died on Oct. 11, 1972, and their December of 1963 to be employed at the State Bank of daughter, Ollie (Mrs. Ivan Whipple) died on Oct. 2, 1973. Marion. His wife, Karen, daughter of Earl and Agnes Berge, Only two of this family are left, Edmund of Marion and born June 22, 1942 at Jamestown, N.D., grew up on a Edith (Mrs. Harry Pearson) of Minneapolis, Minn. There farm near Ypsilanti, N.D. She attended Valley City State are 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. College and has taught school. Their marriage took place June 7, 1964 at the Ypsilanti Lutheran Church. Since that time they have made their home in Marion. Coming BAERTSCH, LEWIS AND THEOLINE to join them on Sept. 26, 1967 was Kristin Kaye. Kirk Lewis was born in 1885 at Marion, son of Christian and Kennth arrived on Feb. 27,1971 and Kara Kae on Oct. 17, Eliza Baertsch. He married Theoline Qualey (born at 1974. The Baeth family is a member of the Marion Kindred in 1886) in 1906. He worked for banks and Lutheran Church. Ken serves as city auditor, on the school handled real estate here in Marion until 1928 when they board, vice-president of Greater Marion Association, moved to Casselton, in 1930 they moved to Valley City, chairman of the Marion Cafe Association, and is Secretary- and in 1936 to Jamestown. Their children -are Evelyn Treasurer of the Wildlife Club. (died in infancy), Doris (Mrs. Hugo Salstrom of James­ town), Paul (married Frances Rath, now lives at Crosby, N.D., his children are Paul, Jr. and Barbara (Mrs. Gary BAKKE, KNUTE AND EFFIE Knutson), and Marlys (Mrs. Linn Stuckenbruck of Calif., Mr. Knute Bakke was born in Hallingdal, Norway, has one daughter, Linda). Lewis died in 1963 and Theoline December 5, 1867 but he spent most of his life in the in 1967. United States, having come here with his parents, Amund and Margaret Bakke, when he was five years of age. The family crossed the Atlantic in 1873 and made their way to BAETH, ELWIN AND HANNAH Goodhue County in Minnesota. The elder Bakkes rented Elwin J. (Fat) Baeth was born at Malta, Montana. Hannah land there and cultivated a farm until 1876 when they (Ennen) Baeth was born at Glenwood, Minnesota, both moved to North Dakota and settled on a homestead coming to North Dakota when small and settled on farms twenty-five miles southwest of Fargo, near Kindred. This around Moffit, North Dakota. They were married Nov. 22, was in territorial days and they found that the task of 1935 in Bismarck, N. Dak , and took up farming southwest converting wild prairie into productive land took much of Moffit. They moved to the Marion community August perseverance. The land was taken over by the two sons, 8, 1937 to the Clarence Kellar farm north of Marion. Knute and Thore Bakke after having been operated by the Their oldest son was born on a farm between Moffit and father for fourteen years. The two sons continued to Hazelton. Their daughter, Eileen, was born at Marion and develop and improve this land for a period of three years their youngest was born in Valley City, North Dakota. when Knute sold his interest to his brother Thore. Knute They farmed with horses until 1942 when they got their received his education at Concordia College in Moorhead, new tractor. They continued to farm until the fall of 1957, Minnesota, and a Teachers College in Willmar, Minnesota. then they sold out and moved to Seattle. Fat got a job at After disposing of his land holdings he entered the teaching the shipyards, but not being used to so much traffic and profession. He taught two years in Cass County and five so many people, they decided to move back to North years in Richland County. In 1903 he moved to Marion, Dakota. Fat started working at Miller's Elevator in Feb., North Dakota, where he engaged in the hardware and 1959 for Dean Mclnnes, where he is still employed. In implement business in partnership with Oscar F. Holtgard, April of 1959 they moved to their present home in Marion. that partnership being maintained until 1907 when Mr. Hannah has been employed at the Marion Cafe for the past Holtgard sold his interest to Mr. Ben Tobiason. In 1909 eight years. Kenneth married Karen Berge of Ypsilanti and Mr. Bakke bought out Mr. Tobiason's interest and operated

64 Arthur Knudsen, Leonard and Dora Arduser, Mrs. John Young, Carol Knudsen, Bruce Knudsen, Julia Merkel.

Janet, Joyce, Kathleen, Clarence, Olga and Rodney Bubach

Kenneth, Ronnie, E. J., Hannah and Eileen Baeth Diane, Dwight, Donald, Darla, Dorothy and Duane Boom

Dudley Baertsch, Estella Angevine, Earl Baertsch

Karen, Kenneth, Anna, Allen and Carl Anderson Kristin, Kara, and Kirk Baeth

65 Marillyn, Barbara, Bill, Beverly, Colleen Charles, Charles Jr. and Inis Bowen

George and Jesse Boom

Debbie, Julie, Joel, Shirley, Nancy Violet and Eugene Boom

Evelyn and Bernard Kluvers, Lorraine and Loren, Colleen and Conrad Reinstra, Eugene and Violet, Janet and Clarence Boom, Avis and Bernard Lenssen.

Jo and John Bruschwein

Shelli, Tammi, Shirley and Randi Boom Harold and Gertrude Boom

66 the business alone. In 1910 the Johnston Land Company Minnesota. They moved into Marion July 17, 1962 after of St. Paul, Minnesota was buying land in Greenland retiring from farming. Although retired Bill worked at Township. They were doing much building at this time and different farms in the area. They have six children: Larry they bought the hardware and implement business from lives in Litchville and works for Curt's Standard Station. Mr. Bakke. They also bought the Carpenter Lumber Yard Carole is married to Dennis Klakken and has three children, and Mr. Bakke took over the management of the lumber Dennis, Jr., 15 yrs.; Tamara, 13 yrs.; and Rebecca, 10 yrs. yard for three years. In 1913 the Johnston Company They live at Pompey Pillar, Montana. Wm., Jr. (Billy) lives was ready to dispose of their holdings in Marion and Mr. on the home farm near Griswold and is a dairy farmer. He Bakke bought the hardware and implement business back married Wanda Rassmuson of Fort Ransom, N. Dak. They again. In 1915 John R. Trapp was taken into partnership have two girls, Lori, 12 yrs.; and Debby, 10 yrs. Marvin and this continued until 1923 when they took over the lives in Fargo, N. Dak. and is employed at Baker Nursery. International Harvester contract at Nome, North Dakota. Margaret (Peggy) is married to John Danuser of Adrian. Mr. and Mrs. Bakke operated the hardware and implement They live in Meridian, Miss., and have two children: Tara, business in Nome fifteen years. In 1906 Mr. Bakke and 4 yrs.; and David, 2 yrs. John is a Lt. in the Marine Air Mrs. Effie Olson, a widow, were united in marriage. Mr. Force. Patricia (Patsy) is married to Wesley Limesand and Bakke acquired four daughters and two sons, they were: lives in Fargo, N. Dak. She is employed at North Port Laura, Agnes, Pearl, Alice, Clifford and Andrew Olson. State Bank and Wesley works at N.D.S.U. Research Center. Mr. and Mrs. Bakke had five sons and one daughter: Arthur, Ervin, Oswald, Woodrow, Maurice and Ellen, Laura Nagle, Pearl Drentwett and Alice Walsh live in BEHLMER, HAROLD AND ALICE Eugene, Oregon; Oswald and Lillian Bakke, Madras, Alice B. Struble, daughter of the Henry B. Strubles, was Oregon; Maurice and Flossie Bakke, Albany, Oregon. born May 20, 1899 at Marion. She received her grade Arthur and Mildred Bakke, Lyle, Minnesota; Woodrow school education at Marion, and with her parents, moved to and Ruth Bakke, Mankota, Minnesota; Agnes Crossman, Fargo in 1912. She received her high school education Deer Lodge, Montana; Ellen Adams, San Luis Obispo, from Fargo High School and her degree in voice and piano California; Ervin Bakke and Clifford and Andrew Olson from the Dakota Conservatory of Music. She gave music are deceased. Mr. Bakke was a member of the Lutheran lessons, taught school and worked for Shotwell Floral Co. Church and his political views were Republican. Mr. Bakke for several years. She married Harold Behlmer in 1922. served as town clerk in the village of Marion and was a They moved to the farm at Marion to farm with her director on the school board for fourteen years, resigning parents. In 1930 they moved back to Fargo. They are the when they moved to Nome. Mr. Bakke was instrumental in parents of three children: Alida, Mrs. Dale Tyler, Pacific getting the village of Marion incorporated in order that Grove, Calif.; Harold, of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; and the village could control transcient brawls during the Mary Lou, of Fargo. Mr. Behlmer passed away in 1959. harvest season. Mrs. Bakke passed away September 15, Alice is working for the American Legion Auxiliary as 1952 and Mr. Bakke passed away May 27, 1954. Hospital Representative at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo.

BERG, BERT BARNHART, JOHN D. AND EMILY Bert was born in Wise in 1876. He married there and had John D. Barnhart was born in Indiana in Aug. 1860. He four children: Hazel, Arthur, Mildred (Mrs. Art Spoerl, lived there and in Michigan until coming to North Dakota. Mrs. Art Knudsen), and Milo. His wife died there and in Emily J. Jenkins was born in Canada, Aug. 1865. She 1913 he came to live with his brother, Gilbert, on the moved with her parents to Minnesota where Moorhead Wells farm in Greenland Township. He married again in now stands, when she was two years old. When grown she 1918 and their children were Beatrice, Lloyd, and Bert, Jr. moved to North Dakota and filed on a homestead in He died in 1923. LaMoure County, Grandview Township. John and Emily Jenkins were married Aug. 30, 1888. They lived on their BERG, ELMER (BUD) AND RUBY land in North Dakota for some time, then moved to Fargo, Elmer and Ruby (Wangrud) Berg were married in 1934 and, and later to the western part of the state. They had a except for a time out West when Bud worked on the Grand family of four girls and three boys. Emily Barnhart passed Coulee Dam, they farmed in the Marion-Litchville area. away in 1927 and John Barnhart in 1929. They are the parents of DeLette, Mrs. Norman E. Winkelman, who serves the United Methodist Church in Bismarck, N.D. and are the parents of Brent, 18; Mark, 15; BARTLE, LEROY AND MARIAN and Darcy, 6. A second daughter, Shirley, who is Mrs. LeRoy married Marian Conrad, daughter of Henry and Robert Boom, resides in Marion with her three children, Lydia Conrad. They farmed west of Dickey and later Randi, 17; Tammi, 15; and Shelli, 13. Olga Mae married NE of LaMoure. They now make their home in Dickey. Larry Epling and lives in Gaston, Oregon. Their children are Dawn, 14; Paul, 13; and Todd, 12. Roger E. Berg, BASSEN, WILLIAM AND STELLA only son of the couple, married Eileen Gartland of Wm. (Bill) Bassen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Bassen Newark, N.J. and lives on the family farm at Staples, and was born in Prairie Township, April 4, 1898. Stella Minn., which Elmer and Ruby purchased in 1956. Roger Mollner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mollner and has 2 children: Justin Roger, 2; and a baby daughter, was born in Fargo, North Dakota, Dec. 1, 1907. Bill and Jennifer. Elmer died in 1965. Ruby is now the wife of Stella were married on Sept. 12, 1935 at Moorhead, Justin Strand and lives at Comstock, Minn.

67 BERG, GILBERT AND HELGA Otto, Gackle, N.D., has a daughter, Sara, VA years of age Gilbert was born in Wise, in 1878 to Hans Berg Hanson and and they are both on the teaching staff of the Gackle Magdalena (Gomst). The postmaster there said there were School. Michael, married, and living in Grand Forks, N.D., too many Hansons and left Berg as the last name. He came is a graduate of U.N.D. and is the assistant music instructor to N.D. in the 1890's and married Helga, daughter of there. His wife, Gyn. (Rufsvold), will graduate from Ingvart and Beret Brox in 1899. They homesteaded in U.N.D. this spring. Ann Blake is a senior at Valley City Rosebud Township, later moved to Wise for a few years. State College and will graduate this spring with a Bachelor They returned and farmed in Rosebud Township and in of Science degree in Secondary Education, majoring in 1913 farmed the Wells farm in Greenland Township for English. In 1946 George Blake worked for Robert Leidall. several years. They then farmed the Brox farm from 1922 He became a partner in the Liquor Business in 1947. to 1937, lived in Washington for a while, and retired to They remained partners in business until 1952 when LaMoure. Their children are Bertha (Mrs. Len Boyer), Robert retired. George then acquired full ownership Alice (Mrs. Theo. Wheeler), Leonard (Julia Hust), Clifford of the business. He operated the business in the old store (Marion Mettler), deceased, Albert H. (Lorraine Hayfield), until Feb. 22, 1972, when he moved into the new Elmer (Bud, Ruby Wangrud) deceased, Ann (Mrs. Ralph establishment, where he continues to operate his business. Hunt), Helen (Mrs. Bert Manns), and Fred. Helga died in 1954. Gilbert made his home in Marion Tor several years BLECKER, HARRY and died in 1960. Harry was born in Illinois and moved to Minn, in 1911, and to N.D. in 1912, and back to Minn, in 1916. In 1917 BERG, LARRY AND CARMEN he entered the Palmer School of Chiropractics and practiced Larry Berg, son of Albert H. and Lorraine (Hayfield) Berg, in Brookings, S.D. for eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Blecker was born at Marion, married Carmen Strommen, daughter moved S.W. of Marion in 1926 where they farmed until of Harry and Edna Strommen on Aug. 14, 1960 at Ypsilanti. 1947. Then they moved to Wash, and later to Calif. Larry and Carmen moved to the Marion area in the spring of 1962 and have been engaged in farming since. Three BOELTER, LEONARD AND ALPHA children - Robin, Rowena, and Reese. In 1882 Larry's Leonard Boelter was born at Litchville, N.D., and Alpha great-grandparents, Ingvart Brox, homesteaded the same (Eidahl) Boelter was born in Marion. They were raised farm where his grandfather did live and his parents now and educated in their home communities. They were live. married June 7, 1933 and farmed for a number of years before taking over the Standard Oil Bulk Service at Marion. BJORK, ALBERT AND MINDA Mrs. Boelter taught in various schools of the community. After 24 years with Standard Oil, Leonard retired and Albert was born in Iowa in 1879, he first came to N.D. in moved to Valley City, N.D., where they now reside. 1905 and to Marion in 1907. He farmed in partnership Mrs. Boelter continued teaching in that area. They have with Robert and William Leidall for three years. He five children and five grandchildren: David and wife married Minda Halvorson in Wisconsin in" 1910 and Mary (Cunningham) live in Denver, Colo., with daughter, purchased a farm 91/2 miles NW of Marion. Their children Natasha; Sharon, Mrs. Richard Hancock, lives in Salem, are Alton (Adeline Hoge, lives in Illinois, they have 5 Ore., and has two sons, Micheal and Tommy; Jane, Mrs. children), Jeanette (Carroll Bogue, lives in Minn.), Clarence James Young, lives in Williston, N.D., with children, (Helen Kukkonen, lives in Colorado, and has 3 children), Dayton and Amber; Joan is a dental hygienist in Denver, Maynard (Edna Nagel, lives in Iowa, they have 4 daughters), Colo.; and Richard is employed with Homestead Savings Myra (Robert Nagel, Montpelier, they have 4 children), and and Loan in San Francisco, Calif. Lyla (Virgil Swanson, lives in Minn., they have 5 children). Minda died in 1933, Albert continued farming until 1946. He died in 1960. BOMBERG, RINERD AND GERTIE Rinerd Bomberg was born in Bingham Township, Ubly, BLAKE, GEORGE AND KATHRYN Michigan, June 6, 1861, the oldest of nine children. He George Blake, son of William and Mary Blake, of Litchville, was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. His N.D., was born in 1920. His parents came from Brookings, boyhood was spent in and around the home and Saginaw, S.D. in the year of 1906, to the Svea area, where they Michigan. In 1882 when land for homesteading was being settled on a farm they had purchased. They reared a offered in the Dakotas, he, like many other ambitious family of five boys and three girls. George's1 father died in young men, set out for the land of opportunity. He chose the year of 1920, at the age of 44. His mother remained on to settle in Black Loam Township where he found not only the farm, and kept it in operation until the children were opportunity but many lonesome days with disappointments grown, and lived into her late years with her son, Emmett, and lots of hard work. He began his farming operations who then managed the farming. She died in 1961 at the with a pair of oxen but as time went on horses appeared age of 80. George left the Svea community in 1938 to and of course the machinery which went with them and attend the C. C. Camp. In 1940 he enlisted in the Armed with farming. He had one of the first threshing machines Forces. George returned to the States in 1945. He came to in the community. In 1894 he married Gertie Moen of Marion in the spring of 1946 where he made his home. Kathryn, N. Dak. She was born in Oesterdalen, Norway, George was married in 1946 to Kathryn Leidall, daughter and came to this country at the age of 18. To this union of Robert and Nina Leidall of Marion. The Blake family three children were born, twin girls who died in infancy, includes two daughters and one son. Mary, Mrs. Terry and Cora, who married Dewey Baertsch. In 1898 he

68 decided to try a merchandising venture, along with the Lorraine Else and is the Standard Gas Man in Marion, lives farming. A partnership was formed consisting of Gotfried south of town. They have 4 children: Sherry, Diane, Bieto, Otto Dersh and himself and was incorporated as Randy, and Amber. Bomberg and Co., at Griswold. The year 1900 saw a BOOM, DONALD AND DOROTHY branch line of the Northern Pacific railroad being built west from Fargo, so it was decided to move the business Donald Boom, son of Harold and Gertrude Boom, and closer to a railroad and the store became a part of the family, farm seven miles north of Marion. They are the beginning of Marion. The family still remained on the farm third generation of Boom's residing on this farm. In 1953 until quarters were built a year or two later. In 1901 Donald married Dorothy Van Dyke from Colton, S.D. began the dissolution of the partnership, Mr. Dersh later They have four children: Dwight, presently farming with going to Canada. The business however continued but only his father; Darla will graduate from Marion High School as Bomberg's Store. In 1918 Mr. Bomberg's health began in May of 1975; Diane, a freshman and Duane, an 8th to fail, although he was still active. On July 20, 1920 he grader. passed away. Mrs. Bomberg kept the store and carried on with Cora and Dewey Baertsch until 1945 when she passed away. BOOM, EUGENE AND VIOLET Eugene Boom, son of Clarence and Janet Boom, was born in Marion. He married Violet Bickett of Melville, N. Dak., BOOM, AARON AND MARIE October 16, 1949. They own and operate the home farm Aaron,son of J. H. and Johanna Boom, and Marie, daughter just north of the village of Marion. They have five children: of Ernest and Allie Miedema, were married June 4, 1930. Shirley, Mrs. Dwight Cook of West Fargo; Julie, Mrs. They moved to Marion in 1931 where Aaron was engaged Jeffrey Coombs of Denhoff, N.D.; Deborah of Jamestown, in the trucking business. They moved to Valley City, N.D. N.D.; and Joel and Nancy at home; one granddaughter, in 1950, then to St. Paul, Minn., in 1964. They have one Bobbie Jo Cook. son, Dennis, born in 1940, who is married and has a daughter, Elizabeth Ann. He is a Mortician in St. Paul. BOOM, GEORGE AND JESSIE While in Marion, Aaron served on the school board. George, son of J. H. Booms, was born June 26, 1908 at the BOOM, ANTHONY A. AND ESTHER farm home north of Marion. Jessie DeVries, daughter of Anthony Boom, son of J. H. Boom, was born in Waupan, J. S. DeVries, was born May 11, 1914 at the farm home of Wisconsin and came to Marion with his parents in 1902. her parents, also north of Marion. They were married He attended school in Greenland and lived on a farm north Sept. 27, 1934 at the bride's home. They bought a home of Marion. He married Esther Duven, daughter of Bernard in Marion and have lived there forty years. George worked Duven in 1920. Esther attended school in Greenland. for the Boom Oil Company for thirty-seven years. He was They were parents of four daughters and one son. Ethel town marshall for ten years and town Fire Chief for fifteen married John D. Roorda. They farm north of Marion; years. He has been in the sewer pumping business for Lucille, Mrs. Myles Trapp, Valley City, N.D.; Mildred, twenty-two years and is presently helping with the Marion Mrs. Milton Dunwell, Farmington, Minn.; Ramona, Mrs. Water System. He is involved in many town projects. They Richard Waldie, Marion; and Robert (deceased), whose have two children: Rena, born July 24, 1938. She took her wife, Shirley, resides in Marion. Tony farmed north of college and nurses training at Bismarck, N. Dak., and became Marion and then in 1930 began operating a service station a registered nurse. She married Don Huber of Linton, North and bulk delivery plant in Marion which he sold to his son Dakota. Don is manager of Shell Oil Company at Wilmette, upon retirement in 1968. Tony passed away in October III. They have three children: Jerilyn, born Nov. 1, 1960; 1972. Esther married Fred Wegenast of Edgeley in 1974. Kristen.born August 25,1962; and Paul, born Jan. 3, 1969. Esther has 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Edwin, born July 27, 1946, served in the U.S. Navy as a Radar Man on the Destroyer Edson. He had two tours of duty to Viet Nam and returned home safely in 1967. He BOOM, CLARENCE AND JANET then went to college at the University of Grand Forks and Clarence was born in Wis. and moved here in 1906 with his graduated in 1970. Hehas his Bachelors Degree in Industrial parents, the J. H. Booms. Janet was born in Iowa and Engineering. He now works for General Electric, two years moved here in 1904 with her parents, the Anthony in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the past two years in Schenec­ Jongewards. They were married Nov. 8, 1922 and farmed tady, New York. He is married to Pat Altieri. They were near Marion, until they retired in 1949 and moved into married on September 8, 1973 at Schenectady, New York, Marion where they still reside. They have 5 children, where they make their home. They have no children. 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Evelyn married Bernard Kluvers and lives on a farm near Litchville. BOOM, HAROLD AND GERTRUDE Their children are: Rodney, Carol, and Charlene. Gene Harold was born in Wisconsin and came to the Marion married Violet Bickett and is farming north of Marion. community when he was 3 years old with his parents, Their children are: Shirley, Julie, Debbie, Joel, and Nancy. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boom, who settled on a farm seven Avis married Bernard Lenssen, lives near Litchville, and miles north of Marion. On October 8, 1929 Harold married works in the Litchville Bank. They have 4 children: Sandy, Gertrude VanBruggen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Paul, Barbara, and Vickie. Colleen married Conrad Rienstra VanBruggen of Montpelier, N.D., and they settled on the and lives north of Litchville on a farm. They have 4 J. H. Boom farm. They lived there until 1958, when children: Dale, Jeff, Elaine, and Terry. Loren married they built a new home and moved into Marion. Donald, Dorothy and family took over the farm at this time. Dakota. He was graduated from Williston High School Harold lived in Marion until he passed away in December and was employed in the signal department of the Great of 1966. The Booms have three children and 10 grand­ Northern Railroad until 1948, when he started farming. children. Lloyd and his wife Lola (Swier) live on. the Inis, the daughter of Grover and Inis Thompson, was born former Albert Bjork farm; Donald and his wife Dorothy at Wahpeton and grew up on a farm in Richland County (VanDyke) live on the J. H. Boom farm; Joanne, Mrs. near Barney, North Dakota. She was graduated from Conrad Harthoorn of Orange City, Iowa. Antelope High School and Valley City State College. Before her marriage she taught school in the northern part of the state. They were married in The First Methodist BOOM, J. H. AND JOHANNA Church at Williston, North Dakota, on June 8, 1948. They J. H. was born in Wisconsin in 1869, he married Johanna lived in Trenton and operated an irrigated unit on the Straks (born in 1870) in 1892. They farmed there for 13 Buford-Trenton Irrigation Project until 1958, when they years before moving to N.D. in 1906. Their children are: sold their land to the federal government because of the Winnie (deceased 1913), Franklin (deceased 1920), building of the Garrison Dam. Charlie's parents both Anthony (Esther Duven), Marvin (Tillie Rdorda), Clarence homesteaded at Trenton and they still hold his mother's (Janet Jongewaard), Harold (Gertrude VanBruggen), Aaron original homestead. After selling their home to the army (Marie Miedema), and George (Jessie DeVries). George engineers, they bought their present home in Grandview was the only child born in N.D. They purchased the farm Township, three miles west and four and one-half miles 5 miles N of Marion and lived there until 1929. They then south of Marion. Since moving here they have been in the purchased the Laurence Peterson farm and their son, farming and dairy business. Inis has been teaching the Harold, continued farming the home place. Mrs. Boom last nine years, four in Adrian and five in Marion. They died in 1944. Mr. Boom continued on the farm with his have six children and four grandsons. Marilynn is married son, Marvin, until 1948 when he retired to Marion. to Rick Lebahn, son of Lila and Ray Lebahn of Litchville. He died in 1954. They reside in West Fargo and have a five year old son, Shane. Marilynn is employed at the Dakota Paper Company and Rick is the FU insurance agent in the Fargo BOOM, ROBERT A. AND SHIRLEY area. Both are graduates of NDSU. Bill married Sharon Robert, or Buck (as everyone called him) was the only son Rue, daughter of Tom and Signe Rue of Kathryn. Bill of Anthony and Esther Boom. He was born and raised in and Sharon have two boys, Billy, Jr., and Jason. Bill has Marion. He attended school here and graduated from served three years in the Submarine Corps of the U.S. Navy high school in 1953. He served in the 3rmed services and and attended the State School of Science. He is presently spent overseas duty in Germany. Boom Oil, an employed at the FU elevator in Kathryn and also does independent service station and bulk plant, previously house painting. Barbara makes her home in Portland, operated by his father for 37 years, was then taken over Oregon and is employed as a bank teller. Her husband by Buck. A new building was a bright addition to the is Ron Dahl, son of Roger and Betty Dahl of Williston. town and was an asset to serving the public. In 1957 They have a son, Jeremy. Both Ron and Barb attended 3uck married Shirley Berg, daughter of Elmer (Bud) NDSU. Colleen is employed as head teller at First Federal and Ruby Berg, who farmed north of Marion until they Savings and Loan in Jamestown. Her husband is Colin moved to Staples, Minn, in 1956. Shirley also attended Conley, son of Wes and Lola Conley. Colleen and Colin Marion High School and graduated in 1953. She attended live in Spiritwood. Beverly is married to Lynn Kuska, VCSC and taught school at Clark City, Svea, Adrian-Dickey son of Roiene and Alfred Kuska of Dickey, and lives in School and has been a member of the Marion faculty for Marion. Lynn is self employed, while Bev works part five years. Three children were born to their union. A son, time at Lois's Cafe. Chuck is at home. Randi Robert, who is seventeen; two daughters, Tammi Sue, fifteen; and Shelli Robin, thirteen. The family raised registered quarter horses and enjoyed the annual trail BROX, INGVART AND BERET rides at the Bad Lands where Buck was a trail master. Buck passed away suddenly in March 1974. Boom Oil Ingvart was bom in Nordland, Norway in 1842. He was sold to Litchville Farmers Union who currently operate emigrated to Wise in 1871 and to Greenland Township it. in 1882. In 1878 he married Beret Mattison," daughter of Mathias and Maren Mattison, who was born at Otterota, Norway in 1852. She had come to America in 1870. BOTT, DUWAYNE They lived in Wise for three years and came to Buffalo, Mr. Bott is a native of Lisbon, N.D., the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.D., in the fall of 1881, the next spring they came to live Theo. Bott. He graduated from Valley City State College. on a.homestead and tree claim in Greenland Township in a He purchased an interest in the Marion State Bank and sod house, the first settlers in that township. Their assumed the management in July 1974. Prior to that time nearest neighbor was Tom Tryler, who lived seven miles he taught school for TA years and was associated with the away in Sheridan Township. They had nine children, two Bank in Adams, N.D., for 8 years. He is an avid outdoors- died in infancy, Celia died at the age of ten, and Mary man and already contributes much to our community. (Mrs. Magnus Bakken died in 1926), Helga (Mrs. Gilbert Berg), Inga (Mrs. Willie Olsen), Gottfred, Emma (Mrs. Enus Severson, Mrs. Magnus Bakken), and Mabel (Mrs. Carl BOWEN, CHARLES AND INIS Lindstrom, Mrs. Martin Martinson). Ingvart died in 1916 Charles, the son of Henry and Cora Bowen, early home­ and Beret in 1932. Their homestead is now farmed by a steaders in Williams County, was born at Trenton, North grandson, Albert H. Berg. 70 graduating from high school there. She attended Valley BRUHN, CARL AND MARGARETHA City College and graduated from college at LeMars, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bruhn came to Dakota in 1905 with Edna received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary four of their children: Henry, Edward, Rosa and Ernest, Education from Northern State College, Havre, Montana, leaving John, Emma, and Louise to farm the home place in and did graduate work at Eastern Montana College, Billings, Iowa. First they settled NE of Litchville, and in the fall of Montana, also at the University of Hawaii and the 1905 he bought the land in Meadowlake Township. The University of Palo Alto, California. Douglas and Edna children attended the Old Clark City and Ben Johnson moved to Marion in 1945 where Douglas barbered and then Schools from 1905 to 1907. In 1907 they moved into went into farming and Edna taught school. They moved Marion. In 1908 they moved to Dayton, Oregon. Carl to Miles City in 1961 where Edna taught until retiring died in 1941 at the age of 92, and his wife died in 1920 in 1975, and return to Marion summers to farm. Sandra at the age of 59. is married to Donald South and lives in Lewistown, Montana, where he is manager of McDonalds Clothing Store and she is receptionist at the Lewistown Bank. Jacqueline is married.to Dean Simensen and lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he is employed by the Postal BRUHN, EDWARD AND LOTTIE Department and she works at the Air Base. James teaches Edward Bruhn, son of Carl and Margaretha Bruhn, moved in a private school near Phoenix, Arizona. from Dayton, Ore., to Iowa where he married Lottie Nagel in March of 1914. They made their homein Iowa until the fall of 1917 when they moved to N.D. on the Bruhn farm BRUSCHWEIN, JOHN, JR. AND JOSEPHINE in Meadow Lake Township, north of Marion. There were John Bruschwein was born in Prairie Township, his parents 13 children born: Violet, born in Iowa, married Henry had moved there from Wisconsin. He attended business Olson, parents of 3 children, make their home south of school and went into farming. John Bruschwein married Marion. The rest of the children were born on the home Josephine Petersen in 1920. Josephine was born and farm. Beulah, Mrs. Harry Pedersen, 4 children, lives in raised near Litchville, North Dakota, attended Valley City Valley City, N.D.; Melvin, who married Doris Hunter, 4 State College, and taught school prior to her marriage. children, resides in Portland, Ore.; Lyle, married Carol She returned to teaching some years after her marriage only Lester, 4 children, Portland, Ore.; Earl, married Mary to quit when appointed Postmaster in Marion. John and Jo Reagan, 3 children. Falls Church, Va.; Lloyd married had two children: Douglas, who farms near Marion, and Phyllis Larson, parents of 9 children. Outlook, Ore.; Lois, who works for Simon's Furniture in Moorhead, Eileen, Mrs. Donald Schaff, 3 children, San Diego, Calif.; Minnesota, as bookkeeper. Lois graduated from Marion Dorothy, Mrs. Pat Murphy, Coral Gables, Fla.; Donald High School and attended Jamestown College on a married Linda Muller, 3 children, Portland, Ore.; Edward scholarship basis. She was employed at Vital Statistics; married Laura Speaks, 1 child, Portland, Ore. Merlyn Bismarck, North Dakota; Convair-Astronautics, San Diego, passed away Dec. 8, 1960 at the age of 26. Two other Calif.; Lockheed Missiles and Space, Palo Alto, California, children died in infancy. After the death of Mrs. Bruhn, and Clock Chemicals, San Jose, California, returning home Feb. 18, 1939, at the age of 45, Mr. Bruhn continued on in 1967, accepting her current employment. John the farm until 1948. He moved with the 5 younger Bruschwein passed away in October 1968. Jo Bruschwein children to Portland, Ore. There he worked as janitor in a still lives in Marion, where she is very active in church and school for the deaf until failing health forced him to community. retire. He passed away in July 1968, at the age of 76. There are 34 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren in the Bruhn family. BRUSCHWEIN, JOHN, SR. AND CHRISTINA AND KATHRYN John was born in Germany and came to America at the age BRUSCHWEIN, DOUGLAS AND EDNA of 16 with Fred Spoerl. He worked in Pennsylvania Douglas Bruschwein was born and raised on a farm building railroad bridges, and then moved to Wise, where southeast of Marion. He attended and graduated from the he did carpenter work. There he married Christina Wolf Marion High School, then going on to N.D.A.C. He worked and their children Fred and Hattie were born. They then at Pacific Steel in Pennsylvania for three years while at the moved to Fargo, where he helped build the first round same time attending night school. Douglas enlisted in the house. He took a pre-emption on a quarter of land at Air Force during the Second World War, receiving diplomas Davenport in 1879. While the family was living there a from the Army Air Force School at Amarillo, Texas, severe tornado destroyed all of their buildings and and from Chanute Field, Illinois. He completed thirty- belongings. Mr. Rothenberger was living with them at the five bombing missions over Germany while stationed in time, when the storm hit he hung onto the pump to keep England with the Eighth Air Force, and received the from being blown away, he saw something being hurled Air Force Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters. Returning through the air and reached up and caught it, it was baby to Chanute Field, he took an advance course in Hattie who had been sleeping in her carriage in the house. mathematics for Aeroplane Engineering. Douglas married Henry was born while they lived there. John Bruschwein Edna Hochhalter at Streeter, North Dakota in 1945. and William Erdman w,alked to Griswold in 1878 and They have three children: Sandra, James, and Jacqueline. filed for homesteads. They farmed both places for a while Edna was born and raised in Streeter, North Dakota, and in 1881 came out and built shanties, they had to haul

71 the lumber from Lisbon. August, Halda, and Harry were Litchville and then moved near Marion to farm in 1954. born in Prairie Township. Christina died when Harry was Their children are: Roland, married Dorothy Dukes, lives a baby. John, Sr. married Kathryn Mayer Snyder of in Garden Grove, Calif., their children are Sheryl, Jeff, Wayne, Wisconsin, in 1891. They had two children, Paul, Janet, and Mitch. Robert married Nancy Cheatum, lives in who died in infancy, and John, Jr. John, Sr. died in 1914 Anaheim, Calif., their children are Donna and Gregory. and Kathryn in 1930. Hattie married George Boelter, their Marlene married Dwane Meyer, their children are Debbie children are Mayta, Eddie, Cora, and Walter. Halda married and DeAnne, they live in Billings, Mont. Bonnie married Herman Leistikow. Jarold Irwin, they live in Fullerton, Calif., their children are Kelly and Karen. George died in 1972. Mable makes her home in Calif, now. BRUSCHWEIN, NORMAN AND DONNA Norman Bruschwein, the son of Oswald and Susan CHURCH, LOIS Bruschwein, was born at Valley City, North Dakota and Lois (Trenary) Church, daughter of Richard and Rosella lived with his family near Litchville. He has worked on Trenary of Berlin, North Dakota, lived on a farm VA miles various farms around Marion most of his life. Donna, south of Berlin. She remembers as a child threshing grain daughter of Walter and Louise Mielke, was born at LaMoure and the use of horses instead of tractors. She moved to and grew up in Marion. They were married on June 2, Marshall, Minnesota in 1956 where she finished high school, and worked for a couple of years. While living in 1967 in the Marion Lutheran Church. They have one son, Missouri, she met and married Norman Scott Church, Brian, born February 24, 1968. son of Mrs. Bertha (Church) Bilbray, now of Georgia. Scottie was in the army at that time. Their daughter. Crystal Lynn, was born March 1963 in Missouri. When BRUSE, LOVETT AND ARDITH she was nine months old they went to Germany for three Lovett Bruse was born in Prairie Township, LaMoure years. When returning to the states they lived in County. He married Ardith Olson, daughter of Mr. and California for one year, then in 1967 they moved to Mrs. Anton Olson, who was born in Rosebud Township, LaMoure. Stacy Ellen was born in June 1970. In Barnes County. They live on their farm four and one-half December 1971 they moved to Marion to operate the cafe. miles southeast of Marion. They are the parents of three In 1973 Lois and Norman were divorced. Nickki Marie children. Vernon, who spent eight years in the Air Force was born in July 1973. Lois continues to manage the cafe and now lives in Findlay, Ohio, where he is employed at and make a home here for her girls. Chrysler Foundry. He is married to Edith Thompson of West Virginia. They have two children, Cathie and Michelle. Gloria is married to Robert Housh of LaMoure. CONRAD, HENRY AND LYDIA They now make their home in Findlay, Ohio, where Robert Henry, who is of Swiss and German descent, was born in is employed at Findlay Music. They have two children, 1877 in Wise He came to Marion in 1904 and worked as a Robin and Robert. Jackie, who married Merle' Dreher of carpenter and stone mason. He married Lydia Spoerl, Jamestown, N. Dak. They now live at Makoti, N. Dak., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spoerl, in 1908. They where Merle teaches in the Northshore High School. They lived in Marion until 1924 when they moved to a farm and have one child, Shiela, born August 6, 1974. Lovett drove then in 1944 they moved into Dickey. They have three school bus for the Marion School District for fifteen years. daughters: Evelyn (Mrs. Arland Thorstad, deceased), Lyla (Mrs. Jerome Pekarski), and Marion (Mrs. LeRoy BUBACH, CLARENCE AND OLGA Bartle), both of Dickey. Lydia died in 1960 and Henry Clarence was born at his parents home south of Litchville. in 1969. Olga Weight was born at her parents home southeast of Marion. They were married August 30, 1934 in St. John's DAHL, PETER AND SIGRID Lutheran Church near Marion and have lived in the Marion Peter Dahl, son of the Lars Dahls, came to the U.S. from community since that time. Clarence and Olga lived on Osterdolen, Norway, when he was 1 year old. They their farm southeast of Marion for 15 years and then moved settled on a farm near Dalton, Minn., where he lived until to Marion, where they have made their home for the past he was 14 years old. He went to live with an aunt, Mrs. Ole 25 years. Clarence continued to farm after they moved Wahl of Cumberland, Wise It was here that he met his to town. He still does a little farming and has charge wife to be, Sigrid Lee, daughter of the John Lees, who of the Marion Water and Sewer System. The Bubachs have came from Osterdolen, Norway, when she was two years four children: Joyce (Mrs. Duane Matzke) lives on a farm old. In 1900 they came to N.D., south of Valley City, to southeast of Marion; Janet (Mrs. Robert Bauer) lives in work during the harvest season. Sigird and her sister McClusky, N.D.; Rodney, who has been in the Air Force worked for threshing crews and in 1901 she and Peter Dahl for 12 years, is presently stationed at Beale A.F. Base in were married. They worked for Oscar Holberg and it was California; Kathleen (Mrs. Tim Callahan) lives in then that Laurence and Eleanor (Mrs. Henry Monson) were Albuquerque, New Mexico. There are 10 grandsons and born on what was known as the O. B. Skonnard farm. one granddaughter, all still at home with their parents. Later they started farming on their own on the east side of the Sheyenne River on the old Bow place. This is where Pearl (Mrs. Charles Struble) was born. When Pearl was a BURKHART, GEORGE AND MABLE month old, they moved to Ypsilanti, N.D., where they George was born in Valley City. He married Mable bought a half section of land. While at Ypsilanti, Evelyn Boelter from Litchville in 1933. They farmed near (Mrs. Elmer Sandness), Reynold and Mildred (Mrs. L. M. 72 Wolfersburger) were born. Lawrence passed away at the from Jamestown and LaMoure. No one had wells at first; age of 24 at Mott, N.D. In 1929 the family moved to the they used slough water for both cooking and drinking. Marion vicinity and later to the Litchville area. Peter Matt was in poor health, therefore the task of breaking the passed away in 1936 and Reynold and his mother continued land and sowing the wheat fell to Roy and Cyrus. There the farming until she passed away in 1940. In 1941 were many failures and much discouragement. Crops were Reynold was drafted and entered the army where he served sometimes destroyed by drought, hail, rust, or hot winds. Sometimes the prices received for grain or livestock were so the duration of World War II. When he returned, he worked low that many gave up in despair. Caroline became a for Northern States Power where he was working at the widow in the fall of 1894, and never remarried. She time of his accidental death in 1953 at West Fargo, N.D. insisted that her eldest son, Cyrus, should assume manage­ The four living daughters are: Eleanor, Mrs. Henry Monson, ment of the farm. This task he assumed with some who now lives in Valley City, N.D. Her husband passed reluctance, as his ambition was to acquire a good education. away in 1967. Her children are Eugene of Horace, N.D.; This desire had been only partially gratified. Caroline lived JoAnn, Mrs. T. Skramstad of Valley City, N.D.; Ronald of on the farm with Roy and Cyrus until Cyrus married a LaMoure, N.D.; Gerold at Port Angeles, Wash.; James, widow, Josephine Danuser, of Rapid City, S.D., in 1918. Phenix City, Ala.; and Cheryl, Mrs. Gerald Jerome of She brought with her Adeline, her daughter by her first Lakeville, Minn. Pearl, Mrs. Charles Struble of Marion, marriage. The children born to them are Gerald, Chester, their children are Lawrence of Jamestown, N.D.; and Geraldine, and Luverne. By dint of much hard work and Loretta, Mrs. James Fike, of Fessenden, N.D. Evelyn, self denial they have been able to give a college education Mrs. Elmer Sandness, of Litchville. Their children are to each of their children: Adeline (Mrs. Leon Eunice, Mrs. Don Mesec, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Warren Kirschenmann), Gerald (Twila Sisson), Chester (Helen of Fargo, N.D.; Richard of West Fargo, N.D.; and Connie Smith), Geraldine (Robert Peske), and Luverne (Norman of Jamestown, N.D.; and Mildred, Mrs. L. M. Wolfersburger, McKee). Cyrus died in June 1957. Josephine was born of 0 Fallon, III. She has one daughter, Christine, Mrs. Tom July 6, 1890 and died in April 1971. Holiday, of O Fallon, III. There are 32 great grandchildren. DANUSER, GERALD AND TWYLLA DALE, ART AND BERTHA Gerald R. Danuser was born at the farm home of his Art came to the farm 10 miles NW of Marion with his parents, Cyrus and Josephine Danuser, eight miles west parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dale, in 1907. He married of Marion. Twylla Sisson was born at the farm home of her Bertha Ridgway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ridgway parents, Byron and Carrie Sisson, of Spiritwood, N. Dak. of Dickey in 1929. They continued to operate the home They were married September 6, 1942 at Spiritwood, N.D. farm until 1957 and had two children, Alan and Karen. They moved to the family farm the summer of 1951 Alan married Clara Wiexel from Medina and their children after teaching school for ten years, to take over the manage­ are Scott, Steven, and Sue Ann. Karen married David ment of the farm on sec. 8 in Saratoga Township, which Jorve in 1956. Mr. and Mrs. Jorve are in the motel had been homesteaded by grandparents, Mathias and business in Brookings, S.D., and have two children, Brian Caroline Danuser, in 1881. They have six sons and five and Beth. Art and Bertha are now retired and make their grandchildren. Ralph married Carol Carson of San Diego, home in Montpelier. Calif. They have two children, Matthew and Carrie. Ralph works in the National office of the National Farmers DALE, MIKE AND CARRIE Organization, Corning, Iowa. John married Peggy Bassen Mike, his wife Carrie, and their two children. Alma and Art, of Marion. They have two children, Tara and David. moved from Iowa to a farm in Manns Township, 10 miles John is a Captain in the Marine Corps and is an instructor N.W. of Marion in 1907. He shipped his stock and pilot at Meridian, Miss. Bruce married Marsha Carver of machinery to Adrian via immigrant car. Sam Dale, his Fredricksberg, Va., and they have a son, Aaron. Bruce brother, accompanied him as a stowaway in the freight car works for Security Mutual Insurance and they live in on the trip. Mrs. Dale and the children came later after the Fargo, N.D. Douglas married Mary Jane Strander of buildings were ready (Sam was manager of Marion Equity Fort Ransom, and they live in Kearny, Nebraska, where Elevator at one time). Mike had three brothers and one he is assistant manager of the TSG Farm Store. Mark is sister living in the Marion community at one time, Sam, attending the Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver, Albert, and Pete Dale (sometimes spelled Dahle), and Colorado. Reed is a freshman at the University of North Mrs. Alfred Twito. Mrs. Mike Dale died in 1923 and Mike Dakota in Grand Forks. Ralph, John and Bruce were all in 1945. Their son. Art, married Bertha Ridgway, and their Marine Lts. at the same time. Ralph served one year daughter. Alma, married John Olafson and resides in in Viet Nam and was promoted to Captain before he left Oregon. the service. John spent a year in Japan and Bruce spent a year in Okinawa. Gerald has been township clerk for DANUSER, CYRUS O. AND JOSEPHINE Saratoga Township for 23 years, he has been county Cyrus was born in Arcadia, Wise, November 11, 1875. president of the NFO for 5 years and president of the East His parents. Matt and Caroline, were of Swiss-German District NFO for 2 years. They have done income tax for origin. In the spring of 1882, he came with his parents, others in their home since 1956. brother Roy, and sister Ida, here on the great treeless, wind-swept plains. The Northern Pacific Railroad ran DANUSER, MATHIAS AND CAROLINE westward from Fargo. There were hundreds of skeletons of Matt was born in Switzerland in 1846 to Joseph and Anna bison, or buffaloes as we call them, on the trails radiating Danuser. The family emigrated to Sioux County, Wise, in

73 1848. Matt entered the Civil War in 1865 as a volunteer in start farming. He broke two hundred acres of land with a Company B, 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. walking plow and his first binder was bought from Bakke He married Caroline Richtmann of Fountain City, Wis., in and Trapp in Marion. He married Rena, daughter of Mr. 1875. He was engaged in the hotel and livery business in and Mrs. Pete Roarda and had nine children: Steve; Pete- Arcadia, Wise In 1878 he realized that the east offered Ann, Mr6. John Dykstra; Agnes, Mrs. Joe Miedema; Clara, poor chances for making a living, so he and Martin Joos, Mrs. Leonard Welken; Jesse, Mrs. George Boom; Henrietta, George Joos, and John Frey decided to make a trip to Mrs. Frank Van Dyke; Jennie, Mrs. Alvin Van Enk; and Dakota Territory. They arrived in Jamestown in April of Hattie, Mrs. Walter Piehl. Mrs. DeVries passed away during that year. The U.S. Government offered bonafide settlers the flu epidemic after World War I and Mr. DeVries later free homesteads, pre-emptions, and tree claims at that time. married Mrs. Margaret Seybels. They resided on the farm Matt filed on a tree claim and a pre-emption seven miles until 1944 when they retired to Valley City, N.D. Margaret S.E. of Jamestown. He made the necessary arrangements passed away December 1955 and Jacob in May of 1959. to have breaking done, and went back to Arcadia. He returned in the spring of 1881 and filed on a homestead in DEVRIES, PETER AND HATTIE Saratoga Township, LaMoure County, Dakota Territory, and brought his family in the spring of 1882. His children Peter DeVries was born August 8, 1911 in Meadow Lake Township on the farm where he presently lives. Mrs. then were Cyrus, Roy, and Ida. The first house on the farm DeVries (Hattie VanDyke) was born July 14, 1915 at was a 14' by 16' frame building. Irvin was born in April Boyden, Iowa and came to the Marion community at the 1883. Ida was stricken with diphtheria and died in April age of 3. They were married November 11, 1936 at the 1884, she was laid to rest on the homestead. Linton was home of the brides parents. Money was scarce in the born on November 30, 1885, he died August 6,' 1886. 1920's and 30's and Peter got his start by hunting rabbit Ella was born January 12, 1891, and Walter was born and skunk. He ran a threshing rig and worked on the farm December 20, 1892. On November 14, 1894, Matt died in for his father. He also broke work and riding horses. the little cottage he had built, and now lies in the Dickey Winter months he hauled grain to town with a team of Cemetery. His widow, Caroline, and the children operated horses, one load was an all day job. Both Mr. and Mrs. the farm for several years until Cyrus purchased it. DeVries walked to Piano School for their education. Caroline died in 1925 and also was laid to rest in the There are 3 children: Betty (Mrs. Ray Roemmich) of Dickey Cemetery. Stillwater, Minn., they have a boy and a girl. Maureen (Mrs. Mill DeGooyer) of Spencer, Iowa, they have 2 boys and a girl. Jacob, of Litchville, N.D., they have 2 girls. DERBY, TOM AND LILLIAN Tom was born in Jamestown, N. Dak., in 1894 and was DEYOE, CHARLES married to Lillian Redmann who was born in Houston, Minn., in 1896. They were married in Jamestown, N. Dak., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hart Deyoe were married in Ingle- in 1920. They have two children: Irving, who is married wood, California in 1900, and arrived in the Marion to Lorraine Headland. They live on a farm between community shortly after. They went into the hardware Ypsilanti and Montpelier, N. Dak. They have three business and later into a General Store. Four children were children, Darrel, Wanda, and Bonnie at home. Ruth Derby, born to this family: Dell J. Deyoe, who is now deceased, who is married to Donald Bivens and lives in Mazon, lived with his wife Edith in Fairfield, Iowa. They had 3 Illinois. They have five children: Carroll, Barry, Donnie, children: C. R. Deyoe, of Greeley, Colo.; Warren, of Lee and Randy. The Derbys moved to a farm north of Newport Beach, California; and Allen, of Fairfield, Iowa. Marion in 1949 and farmed there until they retired and Cecil C. Deyoe married Katherine Fritch of Marion. After moved to LaMoure, N. Dak., in 1965 where they are leaving Marion, Cecil worked as a salesman for a Food now residing. Broker out of Milwaukee for 17 years. They now reside in Lancaster, California. They have two children: Douglas and Charles. Douglas is married to June Hensley and lives DEVRIES, JACOB S. AND RENA at Ridgecrest, Calif. They have 2 children: Scott, 12 years AND MARGARET and Michele, 9 years. Charles is married to Margaret Jacob was born in Friesland, Netherlands in 1891. He came Cockerill and lives at N. Hollywood, Calif. They have two to America with his father, one sister and two brothers at children. Roger L. Deyoe married Dorothy McLernon the age of 14. They sailed from Rotterdam to Hull, (deceased), and lives at Woodland Hills, Calif. They had England, crossing the English Channel by way of the two children, Donald, who lives with his wife and one son North Sea; from there to Liverpool, then to Philadelphia at Woodland Hills, Calif., and Karen, who is married to and to Orange City, Iowa, where they settled for awhile. James Markley, and lives with her husband and son at In the fall of 1905 he came by train to Dickey. He hired a Felding Hills, Mass. Grace Deyoe is married to L. V. Jordan livery team and traveled across country through Marion to and lives at Baldwin Park, Calif. They have two children: Litchville where he was met by Anthony Jongeward and Fred, his wife Edie, and two children live at Tucson, J. D. Baas who he knew when he was in Iowa. He worked Arizona; and Gregory is married and has one daughter for a number of farmers in the area and then bought a half and lives at Rowland Hts., Calif. section of land in Meadow Lake Township from Mr. Wells who then was a land agent and printer at Litchville. Jacob DRAHEIM, LEO AND CORA took a trip back to Iowa and in the spring of 1906 came back to North Dakota in an emigrant car in which he Leo was born at Waseca, Minn., in 1885. He married Cora brought eight horses, one cow and things most needed to Trapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dilman C. Trapp, in 1913. 74 David, Joan, Richard, Leonard, Sharon, Jane and Alpha Boelter

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76 Cora was born in 1893 at Milbank, S.D. They farmed for of Jacksonville, Ore., July 1973. They have one daughter, four years at Waseca, Mirin., and in 1917 moved to Marion Nicole, born Sept. 4, 1974 and live in Medford, Ore. and did diversified farming. Their children are Victor (born Wayne works at Payless as a Style Shop Manager. in 1914 at Waseca, Minn., married Regina McCoy in 1942 at Waseca, Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy during WW II, now School Administrator in Iowa, their children are'Marcia, Cheryl, and one daughter still at home), Leona DUVEN, BERNARD AND MARIE (born in 1917 at Marion, married John D. English in 1943 Bernard Duven and Marie Stelsel were married at Alto, at Seattle, Wash., she graduated from Mankato State Wise, in 1889 where they were born and raised. In 1906 College, they have four daughters, Linda, Sylvia, Gail, and they moved to the Duncan farm at Litchville for one year Karen and make their home in North Carolina), and and then to the Griswold area for one year at the farm Gordon (born in Marion in 1920, married Patricia Jedlicka later known as the Max Hienricks. In 1908 they purchased in 1948 at Salt Lake City, one daughter Pamela now their farm in Greenland Township and lived there until attending college in Minn., he was a Captain in the U.S. Air 1930 when they moved into Marion. Their son, Wilbert, Force, killed by jet explosion while sent on a military continued to operate, the farm for several years and then it mission July 7, 1956. Leo died in 1953, Cora continues to was sold to their daughter, Beatrice, and her husband, Art live in the family home in Marion. Liebing, who still live there. The Duvens had six children: Alice (Mrs. William Lengkeek), Milton (married Deloris Wendland, one daughter Valera), Esther (Mrs. Anthony DRAHEIM, ORLANDO AND CLEO Boom, Mrs. Fred Wegenast), Wilbert (married Verna Trapp, two daughters), Beatrice (Mrs. Art Liebing), and Elmer Cleo Keller came to Marion in 1908 with her parents from (married Mildred Holland, two children, Joan and Bernard). Nora Springs, Iowa. They lived in a restaurant which later Mrs. Duven died in 1935 and Mr. Duven in 1948. burned down. She began and finished her schooling in the old school building. Orlando came to Marion from Waseca, Minn., in 1916 and left for the army soon after. EBBECKE, A. C. He came back in July of 1919. They were married in Mr. and Mrs. Ebbecke and five of their children, Lewis, Sept. of 1921 and made their home on the John Trapp farm H. A., Martha, Ellen and* Jesse, came to N.D. from southeast of town. Here their first daughter, Blanche, Nebraska by covered wagon in 1897. They homesteaded was born Nov. 11, 1922. They moved to Waseca, Minn., south of Marion in Grand View Township, where Clarence in the fall of 1923 where Orlando worked in the creamery, and Yvette (Mrs. John Reinhardt) were born. Jessie first bottling milk and then drying buttermilk. Here their married Augusta Matthes. second daughter, Bea, was born on August 23, 1925. They then moved to Fairbault, Minn., where Orlando EDD, ALBERT AND OLGA worked in a garage. The family moved back to Marion in Albert and Olga Edd were both born at Milnor, N.D. They 1927. Orlando worked at Miller's elevator for A. B. were married March 27, 1941 at Webster, S.D. and arrived Richards and they kept house for him as his wife took in the Marion community in the summer of 1959. Albert Alfie out West for health reasons. Their first son, Rodney, was L P Gas Bulk Dealer from 1959 to 1970. Their five was born July 13, 1930. Orlando began work as custodian children are: Carol, Mrs. James Batmin, Rudsport, Ore., of the school that fall and remained for 12 years. He also two children; Kathleen, Mrs. John Uecker, LaMoure, substituted as mail carrier for Manbeck. Their second son, N.D., two children; Betty, Mrs. Lawrence Young of Wayne, was born Sept. 16, 1939. Orlando worked at the Ft. Eustis, Va.; James, of Rudsport, Ore.; and Elaine, of Olson Casket Shop in Fargo, N. Dak., and the Equity Minneapolis, Minn. Elevator. He was mail carrier after Manbeck quit until shortly before leaving for the West Coast. They left for Eureka, California, Sept. 4, 1949, where he worked in a EIDAHL, CHRIST OSCAR Chevron Station with his son, Rodney, who was owner. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Eidahl were natives of St. Ansgar and Cleo and Wayne followed Oct. 12, 1949 and moved into a Osage, Iowa. They were married in March 1906 and two home they had purchased. Orlando became partner of weeks later shipped a car of farm equipment and household Whipple-Draheim station at Eureka. Rod left for the service goods to Marion. Christ had purchased land 4!4 miles west Nov. 1951 and Orlando worked for a Shell station for of Marion in Saratoga Township in 1905, and they made several years. In 1955 Orlando and Rod opened Myrtle their home there (where Roger Miller now lives). Their Village Service, a new station from which he retired in 1966 children are: Alice, married Olaf Lysgaard, lives in at the age of 70. Orlando and Cleo have 13 grandchildren Williston, N.D., her children are: Dr. Robert, Deloise Perry, and 8 great-grandchildren. Blanche married Andy James, Donald, and Delmer; and Alpha, married Leonard Ridgeway of Dickey, N.D., in June 1941 and lives in Sandy, Boelter, lives in Valley City, N.D., her children are: Oregon. They have 4 children: Jerry, Myrna, Barbara David, Sharon Hancock, Jane Young, Joan, and Richard. and Russell. Beatrice married Don Melanson of Marion, Christ died in 1927 and Clara died in 1969. July 5, 1945 and lives in Eureka, Calif. They have 5 children: Corinne, Greg, Renae, Paula, and Janine. Rodney married Darlene Johnson of Marion, May 18, EILTS, RICHARD AND EFFIE 1951 and lives in Medford, Oregon, where he has a Chevron Richard was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cort Eilts. Mrs. Station and works with a contractor. They have 3 children: Richard Eilts was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lonny, Ronny, and Debra. Wayne married Sharla Mankin Thoreson of Litchville, N. Dak. They were married Nov.

77 30, 1925, at Moorhead, Minn. In Jan. of 1943 they moved Wash. Paul is a mobile home salesman and has 2 sons, to Marion where he worked as a County Maintainer Man. David and Jay, at home. Gerald was bom May 1935, Upon retiring they moved to LaMoure, North Dakota married Donna Erickson of Litchville and has 4 children, where she still resides. He was in a Rest Home in Ellendale Terri, Randy, Rhonda, and Jolene at home. Gerald is a for a year and a half before he passed away in 1973. They postman at Fargo, N. Dak. Bernard was born May 1937, had five children: Aria married Dick Triepke. He passed married Edna Kauk of Jamestown, N.D., and has 2 sons, away April 1965. They had two children: Larry, who is Wade and Jeffery, at home. Bernard works for Western married to Eileen Moore and lives in Cheshire, Conn., and Electric of Valley City, N.D. Loren was born July 1, 1946, Vicki, who is married to Jim Robideau and lives in Grand married Caroline J. Kautzman of Jamestown and has Forks, N. Dak. They have two children, Danny and Denise. 2 sons, Loren Scott and Jared, at home. Loren and his Marlis, married to Howard Willey and lives in Missoula, family live on the family farm north of Marion. Montana. They have two children, Janice and Mike. Mavis, married to Ken Worsham and lives in Orange, Texas. They have three children, Karen, Kathy and David. Darlene ELSNER, PIUS is married to Donald Swiontek and lives at Berlin, North Mr. and Mrs. Pius Eisner were born in Saxony, Germany. Dakota. They have three children, Allen, Dale, and Brent. They came to the U.S. in 1902 and settled on a farm near Diane is married to Stanley Wendt and lives in Fargo, Fonda, Iowa. To this union six children were born. North Dakota. They have three children, Steven, Linda Olga (Mrs. Richard Jongewaard), Arno, Otto, Louis, Martha and Krista. (Mrs. Young), and Fritz. In 1915 the family came to Greenland Township where Mr. Eisner bought a farm. The ELLIOTT, JOHN AND MATILDA children attended Greenland Consolidated School of which Mr. Eisner was a member of the School Board for several John Elliott was born June 19, 1861 in Longford County, years. He also served on the Farmer's Telephone Board. Ireland. In 1878 he left his home country for the United Mr. Eisner was a butcher by trade, and worked for farmers States. He spent some time in Rosemount, Minn., before as a side line during the winter months. The family lived coming to N. Dak., and in October 1881 he filed on a on this farm until the death of Mr. Eisner in March 1936. homestead and tree claim in twsp. 138R61 (farm home of A son. Otto, preceded him in death. Mrs. Eisner then Harry Gusaas now). On Nov. 11, 1882 he married made her home in Marion until her death in 1958. Matilda Ennis at Rosemount and brought his bride to his Barnes County homestead where he broke more sod. He used oxen to do most all of his breaking as he had no horses until 1885. They had three children: William ERDMANN, WILLIAM AND AUGUSTA born 1883, Elizabeth born 1885 and passed away 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Erdmann moved from Winona, Minn., to The youngest in the Elliott family was Mary Ann born Davenport, N.D., in the late 1870's. Then in 1878 William 1887. She lived on the homestead until 1954 when she and Erdmann and John Bruschwein, Sr. walked from Davenport her husband Elbert Whitney moved to Ypsilanti. In the to the Griswold area where they looked over the wild beginning their mail came to Sanborn (no free delivery prairie and staked homestead claims. They farmed both for many years later). Later a post office was established places for several years and in 1883 packed their belongings at Ypsilanti, then their address became Piano. The post and moved their families to their Griswold homesteads, office was in a country store just a mile from the Elliott using oxen and wagons for transportation. They homestead, owned and run by Geo Williams. The first encountered many Indians along the way, most of them as school house in the district was built in the fall of 1883. curious of them as they were of the Indians. The It was Dist. 66 and was called the Williams school for Erdmanns built a sod house on their claim, usually known years. It was summer of 1885 before school was held as the Art Haseleu farm. For several years the Erdmanns, Bruschweins, Boelters, Kohns, and Haseleus took turns there, the term was 4 months and the teachers salary was going to Lisbon and Valley City for their mail and supplies. $30 a month. Mrs. Elliott passed away in 1900. John William sold the farm after Augusta died and made his Elliott passed away in Sept. 1940. William Elliott passed home with his daughter's family, the Max Henkers. Later away Mar. 10, 1939. Mary Elliott Whitney passed away it was known as the Klug farm, today it is owned by the Jan. 15, 1965. Erdmanns great-grandson, Melvin Knudsen. Their daughter, Martha (Mrs. Max Henker), was bom March 15, 1876 ELSNER, LOUIS AND DORA at Hart, Winona County, Minn. Their daughter, Emma, lived in Minn. Their other children emigrated to Canada. Louis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pius Eisner, was born in Pocahontas, Iowa and came to this community in 1915 with his parents. He married Dora Elizabeth Jensen of ESPERUM, OLE AND OLINE Jamestown, N.D., in Valley City, N.D., January 4, 1933. Ole Esperum was born in Sondre Land, Norway on May 29, The first year of their marriage they farmed the farm now 1870. His parents were Michael and Olave Esperum. occupied by the John Matts. For the next 37 years they He was married in November of 1893 in Norway to Oline lived on the same farm where their son, Loren, now lives. Bjornstad, who was born on July 30, 1869. Her parents They purchased this farm from the Johnston Land were Lars and Ragnhild "Bjorndalen" Bjornstad. They Company. They are the parents of 4 sons. Paul, born in left Norway with their three children on June 10, 1904 Jamestown, Sept. 1933, married Margaret Knudsen, by boat and landed in Boston. From there they came daughter of Nels and Anna Knudsen. They live in Spokane, by train to LaMoure, N.D., where relatives came and got 78 them with horses and wagon. They arrived at LaMoure married Jane Rothenberger, daughter of John and Lizetta on June 21 and located in Gladstone Township. They Rothenberger, in 1902. They had one child, Jennie rented a farm the first fall and then bought land and (Mrs. Dewey Miller), who lives in Valley City, has two built a 2-room house and a barn. They later added more sons, Jerry and James. rooms to the house. There were 9 children born. One son, Olaf, died in Norway, and a stillborn daughter in 1910. The children raised by the Esperums were: FLUGGA, CLEO AND EDNA Ragnhild, who married Edwin Anderson. They had 4 Cleo Flugga came as a young boy to Marion. His family, children. She passed away in 1947. Anna, married Ole father Henry Flugga, mother, and three sisters, Ettophina, Torgerson, lives in West Fargo. They had 9 children. Evelyn and Doris had moved to Marion after discontinuing Martha, who was single, passed away in 1943. Olave, farming in the Montpelier area. Henry was the operator of married Sig C. Sandness, lives in LaMoure. George, married the Marion Hotel. Cleo attended school in Marion and Lucille Helgeson. They had 13 children. George passed became the local Postmaster. On March 18, 1938 he away in Jan. 1973. Hugo, married Nora Frogen. They married Edna Leehan, a former school teacher of LaMoure, had 2 children. Hugo passed away in Jan. 1974. Louis N. Dak. He continued in the post office for thirteen is single. He lived on the farm with his parents and also years and then transferred to the mail route until his owned the farm later. He has now retired and lives in retirement. The couple lived in Marion their thirty-three LaMoure. Descendants of the Esperum's are 9 children, years of marriage and were active in community projects. 28 grandchildren, 81 great-grandchildren, and 26 great- Their special project was the Senior Citizen's group, which great-grandchildren. These are scattered over many states. they helped organize and support. Edna and Cleo died in Some of the earlier settlers were here in 1882. The nearest the year 1971. They had three children: Audrey, Mrs. store was at Grand Rapids, although no railroad went Daniel Albrecht of Edgeley, N. Dak. Her husband is the through there. In 1888, the first school house was built elementary principal and they have two boys, Richard in Gladstone Township. The first teacher was Mr. C. and Paul. Donna, Mrs. Stanley Nistler of Two Harbors, Marshall. The first church in our community was built in Minnesota. Stan is connected with the Forestry Service. 1904. It is the High Prairie Lutheran Church. Rev. 0. K. They have two children: Anthony and Jennifer. Danny Anderson was the first pastor. It is still used as our place Flugga and his wife Gertrude have one son, Christopher. to worship. Pioneers often came by oxen and wagon and Dan is a Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps. built sod houses for their dwellings. Winters were severe, and devastating fires swept over prairies in the summer. There was a mill at Fort Ransom where people went to FLUGGA, HENRY have their wheat ground into flour. We heard of a man Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Flugga moved to Marion in the walking to Lisbon after having done his chores, carried year 1921. They had farmed near Montpelier, N. Dak., back 50 lbs. of flour and a bag of groceries. Sometimes prior to moving to Adrian, N. Dak. Mr. Flugga came to trains did not get through for several weeks which added Marion the first of the year, the family remaining in Adrian to hardships as fuel supplies ran out. One year there until living quarters could be found in Marion. Mr. Flugga was so much snow that steps had to be made down to moved his wife and family to Marion, Feb. 22, 1921, the barn to get in. Recreational activities were not many occupying the Knute Nelson Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Flugga of any kind. The 4th of July was more patriotically had four children, three daughters: Phina (Mrs. Earl observed then than now days. We always had enough Winkler, Evelyn (Mrs. Ben Froemke), Doris (Mrs. Paul good water from wells, but it was not as convenient to Smith), and a son, Cleo, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Flugga get as it is now. Coal and wood was our source of fuel. continued operating the hotel until Jan. 1944, when they Although there were hardships and things were not modem retired, selling the hotel to Mr. and Mrs. George Peterson. as they are now people seemed happy and contented. Mrs. Henry Flugga passed away in June of 1944. Mr. Flugga passed away in March 1945.

FICHTELMAN, CHRIST AND LOUISE FRITCH, CHARLES Christ was born in 1855 at Blankenstein, Germany. He Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Fritch and family came from spent his boyhood there coming to America in 1881. He Alexis, Illinois, to Marion in Dec. 1916, and settled on a lived first in Ohio and then moved to N.D. in 1883. He farm one and a half miles north of Marion. Mr. Fritch and took up his homestead in 1890 S.E. of Marion. In those a helper came with two immigrant cars bringing the early days he used to go to LaMoure by ox team to do his livestock, machinery and household goods. Since there was trading. Mrs. Louise Fichtelman was also born in Germany much snow and the weather was severely cold, they had a in 1865 and came to America in 1888. She lived for a time difficult time getting unloaded and moved out to the in Milwaukee, Wise, then in 1894 she married Christ and farm. Mrs. Fritch and the four girls came a few days later. they settled on their homestead where they lived the rest The extreme winter weather was a new experience. In of their married life. They had two children, Elsie 1925 they moved into Marion. Mrs. Fritch passed away (Mrs. Forrest Smith), and Reinhold. Christ died in 1931 in Oct. 1940. They had four daughters: Susan married and Louise in 1947. Clarence E. Trapp. They have two daughters, Shirley and Betty. Kathryn married Cecil C. Deyoe. They have FICHTNER, AUGUST AND JANE two boys, Douglas and Charles. Gladys married Wesley August came to Dakota Territory from Minnesota. He Timm. They have three children, Wesley, Jr., David and worked on the John Rothenberger and Charles Korn farms Virginia. MayLily married Lawrence Wells. They have and later farmed for himself in Sheridan Township. He two daughters, Elizabeth and Laura May.

79 Minnesota. Arne married Lydia Schumacher of Bismarck, FROEMKE, LUDWIG AND ROSALIE N. Dak. They have three children. Henry was born in Ludwig Froemke was born in Berlin, Germany. Rosalie 1908 and died in 1944. Jennie Marie married Ragnvold (Schoen) Froemke was born in Pomerania, Germany. Malvik, Grenora, N. Dak. They have four children. Jens Mr. and Mrs. Froemke came from Sheldon, N.D., Ransom Andrew died at the age of four months. Edwin married County, to LaMoure County in 1888 and settled in a Ida Moen of Robbinsdale, Minn. They have four children. sod shanty on a homestead in Prairie Township, four and John (Johannes) married Elvina Peterson, who died in one-half miles southeast of Marion. Here they experienced 1938. They had one child. He then married Mildred many of the hardships of the early settlers while their Ekeberg of Glenwood, Minn. They also had one child. family grew up. Their last years were spent on a farm in Helen Margaret married Harry VanHal of Marion, N. Dak. Grandview Township where Mrs. Froemke passed away in They- have four children. After Mr. Gaaslands death in March 1922 and Mr. Froemke in May 1935. Both were 1925, Mrs. Elizabeth Gaasland lived periodically with her members of St. John's Lutheran Church. There were ten children until 1966 when she went to Valley City and children: John married Mary Sidlo of St. Paul, Minn.; resides at the Sheyenne Manor. At the age of 96 she is Augusta and Louise of Lisbon, N.D.; deceased are Edward, still living at the Sheyenne Nursing Home, is alert, enjoys Ralph, Fred, Emil, Herman, Arthur and Albert. Grand­ good health and her family. children are: Mrs. Alfred Mason (Joan), Cape Girardean, Mo.; Mrs. Arden Berg (Shirley), Moorhead, Minn.; Mrs. Tom Melgard (Rosemary), Turlock, Calif.; Donald GARDNER, HARRY Froemke, Rochester, Mich.; Dr. Jon Froemke, Rochester, Harry came to Marion in 1920 as maintenance of way Mich.; Elmer Froemke, Portland, Ore.; and Dennis foreman and made his home here for 17 years. His wife Froemke, Klamath Falls, Ore. died when she was 41. Their children are Alfred and Walter. Harry died in 1948 at 74 years of age. FROEMKE, RUDOLPH AND LOUISE GERTZ, JOHN Rudolph and Louise were born, raised and married in Germany. They came to this country in the late 1800's Mr. and Mrs. John Gertz came from Ransom County to 1 and farmed for many years west of Marion. They had 11 LaMoure County in 1892. They homesteaded 4 /2 miles children: Emma, living in Canada; Olga, of Seattle; Ben, S.E. of what is now the town of Marion. They lived in a of Valley City; Elsie, of LaMoure; Walter, in California; sod house until 1897 and farmed with oxen. Thirteen and Robert, of Litchville, are still living. children were born to them, seven died in infancy. Gusta, Rosie, Joe, Mathilda (Mrs. Martin Koessel), Ernest, and Mrs. Ada Bassen. Mr. Gertz died in 1908 and GAASLAND, PEDER AND FLORENCE Mrs. Gertz died in 1934, both are buried in St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Peder, son of Peder Andress and Elizabeth Gaasland, was born Feb. 1903. He attended public schools but gradually became deaf in his teens. He farmed at home and bought GJERDING, IVAN AND IRENE some land nearby and has farmed most of his life. In Ivan was born to Iver and Ingborg Gjerding in 1921. His April 1943 he married Florence Otos of Mapleton, N. Dak. parents had come from Norway in 1908 to Litchville. He Florence was born in Oct. 1912. They built a new house attended school at Svea, Rosebud, and Greenland. Ivan on their farm north of Marion, moved on a large bam and married Irene Manns in 1945. Irene was born in 1924 to planted a long shelterbelt of trees around the buildings. Charles and Clara Manns. Clara came from Thompson, They had no children. Florence passed away in March Iowa and Charles Manns' parents came from England to of 1968. Canada in 1870, and then to Jamestown in 1880, then homesteaded east of Montpelier in 1883. Manns Township GAASLAND, PEDER AND HANNAH was named for them. Ivan and Irene bought the farm AND ELIZABETH known as the Elmer Nagel farm. Their children are Karen, 1948, graduate of UND and U of Nebraska, Masters Degree Peder Olson Andress Gaasland was born March 1867 in in Social Work, she is employed at the VA Hospital in Breanes, Norway. He came to the U.S. in 1892 and worked Fargo. Colleen, 1952, graduate of UND, employed as for the railroad. In 1894 he rented a farm in Meadow Social Worker, Cavalier County, Langdon, N.D. Bonnie, Lake Township and then in 1901 he bought it. His first 1955, attending school at Wahpeton, majoring in Occupa­ wife was Hannah Sarsten, also of Norway. She.was born in tional Therapy. Becky, 1956, also attending school at 1876. She came to the U.S. in 1896 and married Peder in Wahpeton. And Kaare, 1960, attending Marion High Dec. of 1896 at a farm home near Litchville. To this School. The Gjerdings home was struck by lightning in union were born two children. Martin was born in 1897 1973, they have since built a new house. "We appreciate and Jennie in 1899. Mrs. Gaasland passed away with our community so much, the people here make it a diphtheria in 1900. Martin married Gertrude Monson of wonderful place to live." Hastings. Martin died in 1973. They had four children. Jennie married Alf Larson of Enderlin, N. Dak. They had eight children. In July of 1902 Peder married Elizabeth GLASER, ALWIN Stautland of Norway. She was born in Oct. 1878 and Mr. and Mrs. Glaser were both born in Sachsan, Germany. came to the U.S. in 1902. Nine children were born to this They were married there and had two children, Frieda and union. Peder married Florence Otos of Mapleton, North Erich. They came to Litchville in 1910 and he joined his Dakota. Harold married Beatrice Rasmussen of Windom, brother in the meat market until 1913 when they moved 80 to a farm 5V2 miles S.E. of Marion. Frieda married Nick sons. Dale and Jerrold. Alice died July 14, 1947. On Oct. Lutgen in 1935 and they had two daughters, Betty and 3, 1948, he married Eileen Foy who was born at Peggy. Erich farmed the home farm until his death. Nortonville, N.D. They arrived in the Marion community in 1948, moving to a farm 13 miles northwest of Marion on the farm formerly owned by Mary Elliot. They have GREENWALD, HENRY AND EMILA farmed there the past 26 years. To this union were born James and Nancy. Dale married Kathy Thompson, li\(es Emila Young Greenwald was born in Germany on April 14, in Seattle, Wash., and has two children, Todd and Rachel; 1851, and at the age of six years she came with her parents Jerrold married Sharleen Garman and has a son, Jason, to the United States. They settled at Jordan, Minn., where Bismarck, N.D.; James is a graduate of the University of they lived among the Indians while the Indian massacre N.D.; and Nancy, Mrs. Gary Lauf, lives in Jamestown, N.D. took place in the western part of the state. She grew to womanhood at Jordan, Minn., and was then married to Henry Greenwald on Feb. 23, 1874. To that union six children were born. Mr. Greenwald died Sept. 9, 1892 at HARDTKE, WALTER AND ALICE Montgomery, Minn., where Mrs. Greenwald with her Walter was born at Marion, his wife Alice was born at children continued to live until March 15, 1900, when she Litchville. They were married in 1941 at Litchville. They moved to a farm near Oliva, Minn. On April 16, 1903, she have farmed here since that time. Their children are moved to Valley City, N. Dak., where she and her son, Sharon (Mrs. Alvin Sandness, Jr., daughter Laurie, of Charley, operated a farm until Oct. 1, 1905, when she sold Marion), Susan (Mrs. Ralph Ubben, Valley City), and her farm and moved to Marion, N. Dak. Mrs. Greenwald Alan at home. left Marion in June 1930 and went to make her home with her son, Ernest, at Sandstone, Minn. Here she lived until HASELEU, FRANK AND MARTHA she passed away Feb. 9, 1939. Mr. Greenwald was born Frank came to Dakota Territory from Wise with his May 31, 1850, at Hinterpomern, Germany, and came to parents, William and Louise Haseleu, in 1882. They the United States with his parents in 1870. They, too, arrived at Colfax and then travelled by team to homestead settled at Jordan, Minn. Following Mr. Greenwald's in Prairie Township. Buffalo and Indians still roamed the marriage in 1874 he farmed for himself and in 1876 he and prairie. They were detained by warnings that Indians were Mrs. Greenwald moved to Montgomery, Minn., where coming so the trip was slow. Their shanty was the first in he continued farming until his death. Their six children that township, to the east of where Griswold Church is are: Clara, Bertha, Herman, Charley, Ernest, and Anna. now located. Frank homesteaded in Gladstone Township and in 1893 he married Martha Henker, daughter of the GREER, RALPH AND RITA Ernest Henkers, in LaMoure. They retired to Valley City Ralph, son of Alton and Lenora Greer was born and raised in 1907. at Dickey, N.D. He was united in marriage with Rita Waldie, daughter of Richard and Romona Waldie, March HASELEU, JEROLD AND BONNIE 18, 1972 in the Marion United Methodist Church. They Jerold was born to Harold and Madeline Haseleu at make their home on a farm 5 miles north of Marion where Mercy Hospital in Valley City, N.D., on July 15, 1947. Ralph is engaged in farming and also drives a bus for the Bonnie was born to Martin and Agnes Haider at LaMoure, Marion Public School. The Greers enjoy bowling, reading N.D., on July 31, 1949. They were married at the and their children, Justin and Jeanne Marie. Marion Lutheran Church on May 28, 1966. Their children are Michael, born January 12, 1968, and Richelle, GREER, WILLIAM AND ELLEN born August 4, 1971. They are engaged in farming three William and Ellen Greer came from Canada to a homestead miles east of Marion. in Sheridan Township in 1882, their only neighbors were Christ Baertschs and George Newells. Three children were HENDRICKSON, PETER AND PETRA born, Effie, Gertie, and Floyd. In 1891 Effie drove a round Peter was born in Toten, Norway, July 13, 1865, and came about route to gather enough pupils for a term of four to the U.S. at the age of 19. He came to the Marion months at Baertsch School. She picked up Naomi and community the year of 1886. On Nov. 12, 1900, he was Chrissy Waldie, and Jane and Louisa Rothenberger. The united in marriage to Petra Johnsen, daughter of his best Waldies returned to Canada later. William Gilmer and friend, Helmer Johnsen. Pete and Helmer walked from Joe Greer also homesteaded nearby but later Gilmers Fargo to LaMoure County looking for land and bought near moved to Washington and Joe Greers to Alabama. Floyd Marion. Pete located eight miles south and one mile east was born in 1889 and later moved to Washington. Effie J. of Marion in Gladstone Township and Helmer two miles Smith's house was built by Mr. Angevine and her father in south of there. To the Hendrickson couple eight children 1889, and later destroyed by fire. Gertie married Will were born and spent their childhood here. They farmed Tieschman, they had two children, and later moved to here for 28 years. Mrs. Hendrickson was also born at Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Greer moved to Washington and Toten, Norway, March 4, 1883. She was two years old both died there. when her parents, Louia and Helmer Johnsen, brought her to the U.S. Peter Hendrickson died Nov. 27, 1937, Mrs. GUSAAS, HARRY AND ALICE Hendrickson passed away Nov. 10, 1948. Their children AND EILEEN are: Harry, Melvin, Clarence, Juluis, Doris (Mrs. Ray Harry Gusaas was born Dec. 6, 1922 at Litchville, N.D. He Carroll), Evelyn (Mrs. Einar Petersen), Louia (Mrs. Walter married Alice Lillehoff on March 27, 1944. They had two Gardner), and Lillian (Mrs. Erick Pederson).

81 HENKER, MAX AND MARTHA Max Henker was born in Leipsig, Germany, where his HERING, JOHN AND WANDA father graduated from Leipsig Conservatory of Music. The John came from Milwaukee, Wise, to Dakota Territory, family came to Milwaukee, Wis., where his father, Ernest April 1, 1885, and homesteaded that same year in Prairie Henker, was a band leader and taught music at a college Township, LaMoure County. He worked as a blacksmith there. Max was two years old and his sister, Martha, the in LaMoure in 1886, and started his own blacksmith shop former Mrs. Frank Haseleu, was one year old when they on his farm in 1887. He married Wanda Alber at Warren, came to the U.S. News of homesteading and free land in N.D., in 1888 and they lived on his farm until 1909. The Dakota Territory brought them to Davenport, N.D., then family then moved to Texas for two years and returned to the end of the Railroad. They lived there a short time the farm in 1911. In 1917 they sold the farm to Mr. and with other well known pioneers of the Litchville-Marion Mrs. D. C. Trapp and moved to Driscoll and purchased a area came by oxen and wagons to their homestead sites. farm there. Their children are Julius, John, Theo, Carl, Ernest Henker homesteaded the farm now owned by Arthur, Lelma (Mrs. Fred Lippert), Helena (Mrs. Fred Vernon Krenz. Ernest Henker drove with a horse and Dietrich), Hulda (died in infancy), and Emma (Mrs. John buggy to various towns to conduct bands and teach music. Thies). Mr. Hering was known as a hunter and fisherman. Max Henker walked several miles to school as a small child, Wanda died in 1923 and John in 1948. later he worked as a night Clerk in a LaMoure hotel while he attended high school. When he was twenty years old he filed a claim and homesteaded three miles north of Grand Rapids, N.D. In 1899 he was united in marriage to Martha HOEKSTRA, JOE AND JENNIE Erdmann, daughter of William and Augusta, also a pioneer Joe was born in 1889 in Friesland, Holland, and came to family of the Griswold area. Max and Martha Henker sold America with his parents in 1908. They arrived in Marion their Grand Rapid's farm and bought the farm now owned by train, no one was there to meet them and they could not by their great-grandson, Dennis Knudsen. Max Henker was speak English. Joe walked about three miles to a farm killed in a farm accident in 1937 at the age of 62. Mrs. where they understood him and they took him to his Martha Henker then bought a home in Litchville, N.D. brothers farm north of Marion by horse and buggy. This home is now owned by her daughter, Mildred Henker Herman and Joe went to town with a spring wagon for the Nelson. Martha Henker died in 1953 at the age of 77. rest of the family. Joe farmed for a time and in 1910 Max and Martha Henker spent several winters in Long he worked for the Johnston Land Company in Minn. He Beach, California, where Mr. Henker worked in a Real came back to Marion in 1911 and started farming for Estate office. The Henkers had three children. Bill Henker himself. He married Jennie DeVries, daughter of Mr. and (married Rose Eilts, two children, Lois and Dean) of Mrs. Peter DeVries, in 1912. Jennie was born in 1891 in Portland, Oregon. He died in 1967 at the age of 67. Friesland, Holland. Her family came to Iowa in 1896, and Aurelia (Mrs. Arthur Knudsen) resided in Marion, N.D. to Marion in 1904. Although Jennie and Joe lived only all of her life, two sons, Eugene and Melvin. She died ten miles apart in Holland they didn't know each other in 1953 at the age of 49. Mildred (Mrs. J. W. Nelson) until they came to Marion. They have five children: Eva resides at Valley City, N.D., and had five children, including (Mrs. Steve DeVries, lived in Minn., died in 1966), Roy two sets of twins, Gloria, Lon, Yvonne, Dean, and twin (married Elaine Weber, lives in Barnesville, Minn.), Pearl brother died at age two years. (Mrs. John Anderson, Marion), Norman (married Beata Opdahl, Marion), and Paul (married Barbara Arnold, lives HENNE, ERWIN AND HILDA in Ogden, Utah). Joe and Jennie retired in 1949 and Erwin and Hilda Henne and son Eugene came to Marion on moved to Valley City. Their son, Norman, now owns and June 20, 1949 and began in the grocery business, which farms their farm. Joe and Jennie celebrated their 60th they had purchased from Harold and Angelia Trzpuc. Mr. wedding anniversary in 1972. They have 21 grandchildren Henne grew up on a farm near Alfred. Mrs. Henne grew up and three great-grandchildren. at Kulm. She taught school near Lehr and Alfred. On January 2, 1944 Erwin and Hilda (Doering) were united in marriage in Kulm. After their marriage the Hennes farmed HOEKSTRA, NORMAN AND BEATA for several years near Alfred before going into business. Norman Hoekstra was born at Marion, N. Dak., the son of They owned and operated a grocery business in Alfred Joe and Jennie Hoekstra. He grew up on a farm north of before coming to Marion. They operated their store as an Marion, and attended the Greenland school. In 1946, independent family business until 1967 when they became Norman enlisted in the U.S. Navy. When he returned from affiliated with Super Value. They are the parents of one the Navy, he began farming. In March of 1951 he married son, Eugene, born January 1, 1945. Eugene attended the Beata Opdahl. Beata was born on a farm south of Marion, Marion Public School and helped in the store while at home. Then he attended Valley City State College where the daughter of Carl and Julia Opdahl. She attended school he received his B.S. Degree in Business Education. On at Marion. Beata was employed at the State Bank of September 11, 1965, he was united in marriage to Merrily Marion before her marriage, and still works there when Hyde of Mount Pleasant, Penn., who also graduated from extra help is needed. The Hoekstras are members of the Valley City State College with a B.S. Degree in English. Marion Lutheran Church. Norman is active in community After working in Valley City for several years they moved affairs. At the present time, he is a member of the Marion to Argyle, Minnesota, where they are both teaching in the School Board, the Marion Lutheran Church Council, Argyle Public School System. They are the parents of Chairman of Greenland Township, President of the Marion one son, Richard. Equity Elevator Board, Chairman of the Barnes County F.H.A. Board, and a member of the Marion V.F.W.

82 Norman and Beata have two daughters. Brenda, attending HOLWEG, FREDRICK Utah State University, at Logan, Utah. When Brenda was Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Holweg and two small daughters 17, she was chosen to tour Europe with "Young Americans came to Marion in April 1894. They homesteaded the N.E. in Concert", a select group of musicians from every state quarter of 8-136-61 and built a small set of buildings where in the Union. She had the privilege of playing in a concert they lived until their deaths in 1926, and 1927. They had at Carnegie Hall in New York, and in Constitution Hall, at three children: Augusta (Mrs. H. H. Bennett), Lydia the White House in Washington, D.C. on the 4th of July. (Mrs. H. C. Powell) and Emil, who was born in 1895. After the concert, the President of the United States Emil continued to farm the home place with his wife summond the group to the White House to witness the and son. certification of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, giving 18, 19 and 20 year olds the right to vote. Belinda HUTCHINSON, CHARLES I. AND SARAH is a senior at Marion High School where she has been Charles was born at Stoughton, Wis., in 1857. His early active in class government, dramatics, basketball, track youth was spent teaching school. Sarah G. Classon was and cheerleading. Belinda was recently named to "Who's born at Cato, Wis., in 1859. They were married in 1877 Who Among High School Students". and moved to Alexandria, Minn. Charles came to Grand Rapids as a grain buyer in 1885 and filed a homestead in Grandview Township, which later he proved up. His wife HOLTGARD, OSCAR AND EMMA and family came to N.D. in 1886, for the first few years Oscar Holtgard was born in Hallingdal, Norway, May 29, they lived in Grand Rapids in the winter and on the farm in 1866 and came to America in April 1884. He came directty the summer. Then in 1889 they moved to the farm until to Walcott, N.D., and then to Barrie Township, where 1902 when they moved to LaMoure, where Charles was he was employed by Ole Iverson for seven years. He then Registrar of Deeds. He sold the farm and bought the started farming for himself. In June of 1898 he was united Diesem Hardware Store in LaMoure. He was very active in marriage to Emma Kallander at Kindred. They came to in Civic affairs. Their children are: F. V., William H., Marion in 1903. They had a family of six: Henry of Richard, Ella (Mrs. F. D. Stone), Dorothy (Mrs. B. N. St. Paul, Minn.; Clara, Mrs. Jason Wyatt, deceased; Martin Stone), Margaret (Mrs. M. D. Westley), Grace (Mrs. Thomas of Fargo, N.D.; Ethel, Mrs. George Schmoker, of Dickey, Dowen), and Jean (Mrs. C. B. Ely). Charles died in 1927, N.D.; Olaf, deceased; Marie, Mrs. Jack Erickson, of and his wife in 1947. Washington. Oscar built the dance hall and hardware and implement business in Marion. Knute Bakke of Kindred went in business with Oscar until 1916 when Oscar sold his interests to Knute. Oscar then farmed five miles from JENSEN, JENS AND MARY Marion until 1936 when he sold his interests in the Marion Jens Jensen was born March 28, 1875, in Bornholm, vicinity and the family moved to Kindred, where they Denmark, where he grew to manhood. He came to the operated the cafe and hotel. Oscar passed away in 1944 United States in 1901 in the late spring. After making the and Emma in 1961. Both of them are buried at Kindred. trip across country from New York, he settled in LaMoure They were members of Marion Lutheran Church. County. He spent the first few years working for Nels Nelson and Peter Knudsen, during this time he also spent a HOLWEG, DAVID AND SHARON winter working in the Minnesota woods. He and Minius David was born to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Holweg here at Anderson (with whom he came from Denmark) started Marion. He married Sharon Steidl of Fingal in 1974 and farming in Greenland Township in 1905. During this they farm on the land that has been in the Holweg family same year Mary Anderson came to the United States for three generations. from Bornholm, Denmark. She and Mr. Jensen were married and they settled on the Fred Johnston farm HOLWEG, EMIL AND ANNA in LaMoure County. Later he moved to Barnes County Emil Holweg was born Sept. 14, 1895 at Marion, N.D., and where he purchased a farm. Mrs. Jensen passed away made his home with his parents until their deaths in in 1920 at the age of 33. From that time on Mr. Jensen 1926 and 1927. On Feb. 26, 1935 Emil married Anna farmed until the children were all grown. He then Freehauf. The Freehaufs came to the United States from retired and made his home in Seattle, Washington with Germany in April of 1905 and stayed with their relatives, his daughter. He made yearly visits back to North the Henry Scheibes, and later moved to a farm at Leeds, Dakota until his death in September 1952. He was N.D. Anna, the oldest of the family, was born on Jan. 29, brought back to Marion for funeral and burial. Four 1903 at Lobenstien, Germany. The other three daughters children were born to this union. Ove, Marion, N.D.; were Louise (Fichtelman) of LaMoure, N.D., who passed Henning and Jennie (Mrs. Lester Wilson), both of Seattle, away April 24, 1968; Rose (Hardtke) of Marion; and Washington; and Agnes (Mrs. E. L. Baertsch), of Marion, Clara (Buchta), Leeds, N.D. This family had many N.D. There are 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grand­ hardships during their lives but always were satisfied with children. what they had. Emil and Anna continued to operate his parents farm until his death in May 1959. They were the parents of two children: a daughter, Gloria, who JOHNSON, BERT AND ELIZABETH died as an infant and a son, David. After the death of Emil, Bert Johnson was born at Marion, N.D. He served in the Anna continued to make her home on the farm, which is U.S. Army for five years. He married Elizabeth Noot, now being operated by her son, David. David married May 23, 1947 and they farm north of Marion. They are Sharon Steidl of Fingal, N.D., November 1974. the parents of six children: Bruce, who married Beryl

83 Brattlie of Lisbon; Peggy, Mrs. Tony Brandenburger, of JOHNSTON, HAROLD AND FANNIE Ellendale; Daniel, member of the U.S. Navy, stationed Harold Johnston, son of the late Fred Johnstons, was born at Norfolk, West Va.; Michael, member of the U.S. at the farm where they now live. On Dec. 2, 1927 he was Air Force, stationed in Iceland; Tom and Vicki at home. united in marriage to Fanhie Schiebe, daughter of Henry and Marie Schiebe of Grand Rapids. In the fall of 1928 they came to the Marion community where they farm. JOHNSON, LARRY AND JEANETTE They spend the winter months in Arizona. They have Larry and Jeanette Johnson and their four children no children. arrived in Marion in April 1959 where Larry accepted employment with the Marion Equity Elevator. The family began in Hallock, Minn., in 1950 when Jeanette JONES, D. R. Simons and Larry Johnson were married. Larry had Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Jones with their family of eight children already started in the grain business. Stops were made arrived in the spring of 1888, from Fox Lake, Wise, and in Argyle, Minn., and Sharon, N.D., before coming to settled on section one of Meadow Lake Township. They Marion. They are parents of four children. They were encountered all the hardships characteristic of pioneer days, all educated in the Marion Public School and confirmed in but with plenty of fortitude and self reliance, they the Marion Lutheran Church. Nancy married Roger proceeded to make a home and a big place in the life of the Pedersen of Marion and lives in Wahpeton, N.D., where community. Mr. Jones was well known and held many Roger works for the Wilrich Manufacturing Co. They have Township Offices, later he served one term in the legisla­ three children, Troy, Lisa and Destiny. Kevin lives in ture. He died in 1918 at the age of 69. Mrs. Jones died in Cheyenne, Wyoming and works for the Mountain Bell 1933. Their children are William (Ida Angevine), David Telephone Company. Karen married Charles Farrell of (Grace Mudgett), Robert (died 1936), Blanche (John Highmore, S.D. They live in Grand Forks and are students McKinnon), she died in 1907, Herbert (Anna Leavins), at the University there. They are proud parents of a John (Florence Cooley), Agnes (Rudolf Brueske), and daughter, Jill. Michael is at home. After living in Marion Anna. For many years the Jones home was the center of all for several years, the family decided that they would social activities in the Clark City area, providing joy to ease like to be permanent members of the community. Lots the burdens of pioneer life. were purchased in the south end of town and a new house was built in 1968. This is where the family still lives as proud residents of the city of Marion. JONGEWAARD, ANTHONY Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jongewaard were both born in Iowa. JOHNSON, OLE Anthony was born in 1864 and his wife in 1863. They Mr. and Mrs. Johnson came to this country from Toten, came to N.D. in 1904 and settled at Litchville. In 1908 Levastotious, Norway, on the seventh of July, 1905, they moved to Greenland Township, where they lived until landing in Philadelphia. They came directly to Marion to 1924, then to Marion for the remainder of their lives. stay with and work for her uncle, Peter Hendrickson, for Their farm is now owned and occupied by their son, R. C. six months. Then they rented land from Peter Knudsen Jongewaard. Their other children are Arnie, Henrietta, and made their home in a cook car west of town until fall and Janet (Mrs. Clarence Boom). Anthony died in 1932 when Peter replaced it with a remodeled schoolhouse. and his wife in 1945. They stayed there for 21 years and then moved to the Bakke farm for 6 years. They moved to Marion in 1928 JONGEWARD, DICK AND JEAN and opened a cream station for Fairmont Creamery, in Dick Jongeward was bom Jan. 12, 1928, at the Marion 1930 they sold this to Henry Meyer. Mrs. Johnson acted hospital to Rich and Olga Jongeward. He attended public as midwife and helped usher many new lives into the world. school at Greenland School and high school at Marion. They had one son, Henry, born Sept. 1900, who was 6 After attending school he joined the United States Navy years old when they came from Norway. All are now and served two years, from March 28, 1946 to April 28, deceased. 1948. He then married Jean McCleary, June 12,1948, and lived in the upstairs apartment above his folks, helping his JOHNSON, OLE B. AND HILDA dad on the farm. When Rich and Olga built their new Ole B. was born at Norde Froen Gulbrandsdahlen, Norway, home on the same yard, Dick and Jean moved into their June 18, 1863, emigrating to the U.S. in 1884 to Boyd, old home. Dick has now bought the farm and is the third Minn. He moved to Ransom County, N.D., in 1889. He generation that has farmed this farm. Dick has bought married Hilda Nelson January 7, 1892, she was born at another farm owned by his other grandfather, Pius Eisner, Lanesboro, Minn., June 2, 1874, and had moved to Ransom formerly the Chink Eisner farm. They farm the former County in 1877 with her parents. Ole and Hilda settled on Russel Monson farm too. He also is a carpenter and has a homestead in Greenland Township in March 1892, in a built many new homes in the community. He drove school sod shanty. Ole served for many years on the Township bus and was treasurer for the North Marion Farmers Board and School Board. They lived on their farm until Telephone Company for many years, and a Township 1942 when they moved to Litchville. Their children are: officer. Jean McCleary was born Dec. 4,1925, to Ward and Melvin, Peter, Anne, Henry, Carl (died in infancy), Palma, Luella McCleary at home on the farm now farmed by her Carl G., Palmer, and Hazel. Ole B. died in 1944 and Hilda brother, Eldred McCleary. She attended the Greenland in 1945. School and Marion High School. She then worked at a 84 hardware store in Nampa, Idaho for a year, staying with her the principle organizers of perpetual care of Lake View grandmother McCleary, returning the same year Dick got Cemetery. He has served the Marion community in many out of the Navy. Three children were born to them. First ways for many years. He and his father-in-law, C. A. was Dawn, born June 30, 1949. She attended Greenland Arduser, served the farmers and business people by School until they had to close, she then went to Marion, figuring their income tax. He also worked on the Marion where she graduated from high school and then went to the Lutheran Church Board, the Marion School Board and Crippled Childrens School, she now works at the Marion Marion Town Board. Mr. and Mrs. Jorve are members*of school library. She lives in her own apartment in the the Marion Lutheran Church and Republican in political upstairs where her parents lived when they first got married. views. They are the parents of four children: David, born In 1951 another baby girl was born, but she died at birth. 1936, owner of Brookings Downtown Motel, Brookings, Joe was born Sept. 18,1953. He attended the Marion grade S.D. He married Karen Dale, daughter of Art Dale and and high school. Then he went into the United States Navy, Bertha (Ridgeway) Dale, in 1956. They have two children, and was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for two years. Brian and Beth, both at home. Wayne, born 1938, is a His marriage took place to Sandie Wolvert from Litchville, CPA working for the J. I. Case Co. Helen Lee, born 1948, N.D., on May 19, 1972. They both spent two years in married- Sherwin Enger, son of Einar Enger and Rena Hawaii, where their son, Jesse, was born. He is Dick and (Van Dyke) Enger, in 1968. They have two sons, Damon Jean's first grandchild and is the 5th generation of and Jason. Susan, born 1954, is attending medical school Jongewards. Joe, Sandie, and Jesse now make their home at Grand Forks, N.D. in Valley City, N.D., where he is employed at Tri W-G as a welder. KAISER, EDWARD AND BERTHA Edward Kaiser was born in Germany, April 10, 1860. JONGEWARD, R. C. AND OLGA As a lad of 11 he came to America with his parents and R. C. Jongeward, the son of Anthony Jongewards, was settled on a farm at Waseca, Minnesota. On Nov. 1, 1882, bom March 3, 1897 in Boyden, Iowa. In 1903 he came to he was united in marriage to Bertha Miller of Wells, Minn. Litchville, N. Dak., at the age of six years. Then on Mrs. Kaiser was born in a log cabin on the Miller homestead, March 4, 1908 he came to Marion, and has lived here since, Aug. 28, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser settled on a farm at as a farmer. Until 1950 he also did some carpenter work as Wells, Minn. After eight years he disposed of it and moved a side line. Then his son, Dick, took over, following the to town and operated an implement business for 16 years. same path, and later bought the farm, making it the third Both Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser became members of the generation. Mrs. R. C. Jongeward was born Sept. 26, 1900, Evangelical Church in their youth and remained steadfast in Germany. She came to the U.S. in 1901, with her in their faith. Their home was blessed with 12 children. parents, Pius Eisners. They settled in Iowa, then in 1914 Three of the children died in a diptheria epidemic and one came to Marion, N. Dak. R. C. and Olga were married in other in infancy. In 1904 he sold his implement business 1920 in Marion. They have two children, Bernice and and came to Marion, N.D., where he purchased 640 acres Dick. There are eight grandchildren and ten great­ of prairie southeast of Marion. Mr. Kaiser, his men, and grandchildren. Jess Bursack, Jamestown, N.D., broke up the land with a steam engine and horses. They lived in tents and built a little each year. The neighbors were helpful and JORVE, VERNON M. AND VIRGINIA Grandma Rothenburger baked bread for them. In 1906 Vernon M. Jorve was born at Ypsilanti, N.D., June 22, Mr. Kaiser coaxed his eldest daughter, Amelia (Mrs. Ira 1912, the son of Gilbert M. Jorve, Ypsilanti, and Ethel Fandrey), Jamestown, N.D., to come and see if she thought (Swartwoudt) Jorve, Dunas, Minn. Mr. Jorve acquired his the family would like it here. She and Lydia Spoerl grade education at Ypsilanti and high school at Park Region, (Mrs. Art Schneider), Davenport, N.D., cooked for the Fergus Falls, Minn. In the fall of 1933 he enrolled at men in a cook car. Mrs. Fandrey also taught at the Korn Dakota Business College. In the spring of 1934, after his School, west of C. Korn's farm. Some of the families who father died, he left college and came back to Ypsilanti to attended were C. Korns, Trapps, Waldies, Wheelers, Keenes manage the Jorve Hardware. In 1935 he was married to and Wielers. In 1907 Mr. Kaiser sold his home at Wells and Virginia Arduser, who was born at Adrian, N.D., Sept. 8, the family moved to Marion. The Kaisers became affiliated 1914, daughter of C. A. and Amanda (Larson) Arduser. with the Emmanuel Evangelical Church. Mrs. Kaiser Vernon and Virginia lived at Ypsilanti, N.D., where he taught Sunday School and Mr. Kaiser served as class leader continued to manage the Jorve Hardware. In the fall of and trustee. Mrs. Kaiser did a great deal of nursing and 1938 they moved to Kenyon, Minn., where again he ran a enjoyed this kindness. Their home was always known for hardware store. In the fall of 1942 he was drafted for duty its hospitality and a scene of many happy gatherings. in World War II. The family moved back to Marion where On Nov. 1, 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser celebrated their they have lived to present date. Mr. Jorve was discharged golden wedding anniversary. The Kaiser's oldest son. from the Navy in the fall of 1944. He worked in the State Dr. F. J. Kaiser (dentist), made his home in St. Paul, Minn. Bank of Marion and helped out at the Jorve Hardware in He passed away March 1948. Esther (Mrs. John Matzke) Ypsilanti until the fall of 1947 when he took over the duty lives with her husband in Marion. Ruth (Mrs. Fred Miller) as rural mail carrier for the Marion Post Office. He and and husband live in Marion. Son Donald lives in Oklahoma his son, Wayne, bought a farm south of Marion where City, Oklahoma. Marion (Mrs. George Anderson) lives at they farmed until Wayne entered the Army. C. A. Underwood, N.D. Their sons Harrison and Roger have Arduser and Mr. Jorve organized the Boy Scout Troup in passed away. Amelia (Mrs. Fandrey) still lives on her farm Marion and Vernon is still active in the organization. He at Jamestown, N.D. Mr. Kaiser passed away in 1933, Mrs. is a member of the V.F.W. Post No. 3364. He was one of Kaiser passed away in 1951.

85 the Commercial Hotel. Irma, the youngest daughter, passed KALLANDER,JOHN AND HELGA away in the fall of 1908. They built a home in the north John, born Nov. 1883, came to the U.S. from Sweden with end of town and moved there from the hotel. They his parents while still a young boy, settling in Michigan. purchased the dray line and operated that until 1916. He came to Kindred, N.D. as a young man and worked for Emil was custodian of the school for four years. In the his brother-in-law, Oscar Holtgard. John moved to Marion spring of 1929 they moved on a farm north of town with in 1905 and married Helga Nakleby in 1907. She was born son Clarence. They lived there until the fall of 1936. They in Norway in April of 1886. They had three children: then moved back into town and rented the home they had Edwin, Carl, and Marlys. John farmed until 1913, moved built, where they lived until Mrs. Keller's death in August, to Minnesota for a year, returned to Marion and farmed 1944. Mr. Keller then made his home with Clarence in the until 1917. He then bought the Dray line which he former Butcher Shop. Clarence left soon after to work for operated until 1944. He then was janitor at the Marion the railroad in West Fargo. Mr. Keller then moved in with School until 1947 when they moved to Oregon. They the Orlando Draheims for about a year and from there he moved back to the Marion community in their later years. went to live with the Steidles for awhile. Clarence then Helga died in June 1968 and John in April. 1971. rented a house in Fargo from Bob Leidahl and they both lived there until Emil's death in 1956. Clarence then moved into a room at the West Fargo hotel where he lived until his death. There were five girls and one boy: Tressie (Mrs. KASPARI, WAYNE AND DARLENE Martin Steidl), now living in Kirkland, Wash., she has six Wayne Kaspari was born in Enderlin, N.D. His wife, the children; Lida (Mrs. Bill Draheim), living in Portland, former Darlene Hoel, was born in Jamestown, N.D. They Oregon, has four children; Blanche (Mrs. Cliff Opsahl) moved from Enderlin to Marion the summer of 1971 when lives in Mesa, Arizona and has two children; Cleo (Mrs. Wayne took over the bank from Richard Lommen and also Orlando Draheim) lives in Eureka, California and has four the position as mayor. Their son, Jeffery, was a sophomore children. Clarence was born Aug. 12, 1904 in Nora and their daughter, Jody, was a 6th grader. July 1, 1974 Springs, Iowa and died Oct. 26, 1963. Wayne sold his interest in the State Bank of Marion to DuWayne Bott and he purchased the Citizens State Bank at Barrett, Minn. Jeff is a freshman at Wahpeton State KETTERLING, ERVIN AND MARILLYN School of Science and Jody a freshman at Barrett High Ervin Ketterling was born at Wishek, North Dakota, son of School. Peter and Lydia Ketterling. He came to the Marion community in 1943 and married Marillyn Korn in 1945. KEENE, WILLIAM Marillyn was born in Marion, daughter of Joseph and Edna Mr. and Mrs. William Keene were born at Cottage Grove, Korn. The Ketterling's now own and operate the farm that Minn., in 1862, where they grew up and received their was homesteaded by Marillyn's grandfather, Charles Korn. education. They were married Oct. 6, 1885 and made Some of the original buildings (the house and barn) are still their home on a dairy farm. Seven children were born to being used. The Ketterling's have three children, Karen, this union. He sold his farm and moved to the Marion area West St. Paul, Minnesota; Kerry, farming in the Marion in 1905. He farmed on a large scale until 1915 when he community; and Brenda, Fargo, N.D. decided to cut down. He bought a half section and put up a new set of buildings five miles southwest of Marion, where he lived the remainder of his life. In 1935 Mr. and Mrs. KETTLEWELL, WILLIAM AND JENNIE Keene celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with all William accompanied J. A. May from Cornwall, England, the family present. Mr. Keene passed away Nov. 1, 1938. in the spring of 1892. He worked for Mr. May for three Mrs. Keene lived with her son, Walter, and her daughter. years to learn pioneer farming methods and then purchased Myrtle, until she died in 1944. Three of the children have his own farm. He married Jennie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. passed away, John, Myrtle Wood (Oct. 28, 1969), and Charles Sivear in 1896. The Sivear family had come from Walter (Sept. 20, 1971). There remains 4 girls, Ruth Wyatt Southampton, England via Ontario, Canada, to homestead and Mabel Smith of LaMoure, Jessie Wilke of Garfield, in LaMoure County in June 1872. Their nearest store and Minn., and Bessie Valenta of Minneapolis, Minn. There are post office were at Jamestown, it was a two day trip by 6 grandchildren: Raymond Smith, California; Robert horse and wagon. They hauled their wheat to Fort Ransom Smith, Washington; Marjorie Sitz, Marion - they are to be ground into whole wheat flour, the miller kept a children of Mabel Smith; Wallace Valenta of Minneapolis, portion of the flour in exchange for his labor. Jennie, as a Minn., son of Bessie Valenta; Bernard Wilke, St. Paul and young girl, saw the lumber used to build the first store in Jane Strickler, Minneapolis, the children of Jessie Wilke. Grand Rapids as it was floated down the James River in the There are 20 great-grandchildren. form of a raft at spring high water. William and Jennie farmed for many years and then retired to Tacoma, Washington. Their children are Albert, Myrtle, Elsie, and KELLER, EMIL AND MARY Oscar. Emil Keller was born in Germany. He came to America at the age of 16. Mary Liepold was born Jan. 27, 1876 in KIRSCHENMAN, LEON AND ADELINE Nora Springs, Iowa. They were married on Feb. 13, 1896. Leon Kirschenman was born in Tripp, S. Dak., and came to Emil worked at a Tin Shop for awhile and farmed. They the Marion community in 1932 to farm. In 1934 he moved to Marion in 1908 where they started a restaurant. married Adeline Danuser (she and her mother came to this Emil also worked at the Farmers Elevator. In 1909 they ran community in 1918 from Eleva, Wise). They are the 86 parents of three children. Duane married Faye Hildebrand children remained on the farm as the children grew up and of Neche, N.D., and has four girls: Dawn, Kimberly, Lisa completed their schooling. In 1971 she returned to Nurses and Tracy. They live in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Duane Training and graduated from St. Lukes, Fargo, in Aug. works at Western Electric. Darrel is engaged in farming with 1972. Since then she has been employed as Dir. of his father; and Lillian married Ron Summerfield of Gackle, Nursing at the Colonial Manor of LaMoure, North Dakota. N.D. They have one daughter, Ronda, and live in Nov. 22, 1973 Betty Knudsen and Sigmund Henrikson of Wahpeton, N.D. Ron works for Frontier Mfg. Co. Seattle, Washington (formerly of Fort Ransom, N.D.), were married. He is employed in carpentry and farm work KLUG, RICHARD AND RUBY in this vicinity. Richard Klug was born in Climbing Hill, Iowa, and married KNUDSEN, GEORGE AND CLARA Ruby Dally, Jan. 4, 1933, at the Krengel Church near Marion. They farmed south of Marion until retiring and George was born in 1898 to John and Nellie Knudsen on moved into Marion in June of 1963. Their four children the homestead Va mile north of what is now Marion. He are: Mildred, Mrs. Larry Liebold of Dickey, N.D.; married Clara Mennis of Kathryn and they had one Beverly, Mrs. Delmer Rohrbeck of Marion; Ann, Mrs. daughter, Mary Elizabeth. Eugene Peterson of Anoka, Minn.; and Paul, who passed away June 15, 1974, at the age of twenty-two. KNUDSEN, JOHN AND MARGARET AND NELLIE KNUDSEN, ARTHUR AND AURELIA The John Knudsens were among the early settlers of AND MILDRED the Marion community. They emigrated from Denmark to Arthur N. Knudsen was born May 10,1896 at Marion, N.D., Jamestown, Dakota Territory, in 1882. He homesteaded the son of Peter and Anna Knudsen. Art received his here in 1885, the land which is now the Eugene Boom education from the Marion School. In 1926 he married farm and the Knudsen addition of the city of Marion. He Aurelia Henker, daughter of Max and Martha Henker, who gave two acres of his tree claim to the city of Marion to be was born at Marion, Dec. 23, 1904. Aurelia attended a used for a cemetery in early 1900. It is from this land the country school and upon completion of the eighth grade, Lake View Cemetery has expanded. His wife Margaret attended Marion High School. She taught in a country was buried in a cemetery ten miles directly east from their school for several years. Art and Aurelia were members of farm home, which was the nearest cemetery. John was left the Marion Lutheran Church. They lived on their farm with a family of five small children. The oldest was seven home east of Marion where they farmed with his brother. years and the baby was six months. They are at this They were the parents of two children, Eugene, deceased, writing: Karen, Mrs. Arthur Koch, born 1890; Nina, and Melvin of Marion, N.D. There are 4 granddaughters, Mrs. Robert Leidall, born 1894; Marie, Mrs. J. T. 5 grandsons and 4 great-grandchildren. Aurelia passed away Thompson (1889-1947); Nels Knudsen (1892-1965); in April of 1953. Art married Mildred Spoerl and they William Knudsen (1893-1918). John Knudsen married made their home in Marion where they lived at the time of Nellie Kjelby in 1897. They had a family of two boys: Mildred's death in 1966. Art is a member of the Valley George (1898-1957); Roy (1902-1937). John Knudsen's City Elks Lodge and resides in Marion at the present time first farming was done with a team of two oxen and a and continues to take an active part in farming with his walking plow. He built up his farm in early 1900: a large brother, Al. barn, a new house, two granaries, a large windmill. He raised many cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. He shipped hogs and fattened cattle to St. Paul Stock Yards, every fall. KNUDSEN, EUGENE AND BETTY He sold his farm to the Johnston Land Company in 1910. (MRS. SIG HENRIKSON) He then purchased the William Sinclair farm a mile south Eugene Donald Knudsen, son of Arthur N. Knudsen and of town, and moved there that same spring where he Aurelia Henker Knudsen, and Betty llene Trapp, daughter continued his farming until 1921 when he and his wife of Clarence E. Trapp and Susan Fritch Trapp, were married Nellie moved into town to make their home. John Feb. 8, 1948. They lived on the Max Henker farm, VA Knudsen: 1855-1934; Margaret: 1860-1896; Nellie: miles S.E. of Marion, and had four children: Donald, 1862-1944. Barbara, Dennis, and Judith. Donald is married to Patricia Auel of Brandon, Minn. Both of them graduated from NDSU in Fargo, and since then have lived in Council Bluffs, KNUDSEN, MELVIN AND CAROL la., where she teaches Home Ec, and he teaches Earth Melvin and Carol were both born at Marion, N.D., Melvin, Science. They have two sons: Todd Allan, and Michael the son of Aurelia (Henker) and Arthur Knudsen, Carol, the Gene. Barbara and Kenneth Rohrbeck, Jr., of Marion, daughter of Dora (Young) and Leonard Arduser. They were married May 21, 1967, and have been farming near were married December 17, 1950 at the Grace E.U.B. Marion. They have recently erected new buildings on their Church in Marion. After graduating from NDAC in Fargo, farm, which was the Clarence Trapp place. They have two Melvin accepted a position as a Veteran's Agriculture children: Wendy Kay, and Kelly John. Dennis attended Instructor at Wyndmere, N.D. He opened the Vocational Wahpeton Science School, belongs to the National Guard Agriculture Department there and taught until June of and has continued farming the Henker place, where he lives. 1959 when the family moved to their present farm home, Judith and Duane Flemmer of Turtle Lake, North Dakota, where they are engaged in grain and livestock farming. were married Nov. 23, 1973. Both are in their senior year Children are Bruce (1974 graduate of NDSU, presently at NDSU, Fargo, where they are in Home Ec, and Phys Ed. teaching at Velva, N.D.), Brion (student at NDSU), Byron Eugene D. Knudsen died Sept. 29, 1955. Betty and the (farming at home with parents), Beverly and Becky at home. 87 KNUDSEN, NELS AND ANNA KOESSEL, MARTIN Nels Knudsen, son of John and Margaretha Knudsen, was Mr. and Mrs. Koessel and two children left Germany in born on his father's homestead (now owned by Eugene May 1883, sailed on the ship Vera, and arrived in the village Boom) on October 10, 1892. He received his grade school of Fargo, N.D., in June 1883. An uncle, Carl Bruschwein, education in the old school house on the southwest corner took them to the L. Schneider farm at Davenport. Martin of Section 11, south of Marion. He grew to young worked at nearby farms and also worked at his trade as a manhood here and on September 17, 1917, he enlisted in stone mason. They homesteaded in Grandview Township the Army. He served in France during World War I and in 1885, Martin continued to work at Davenport and took part in five major battles. He was discharged from the walked the 75 miles to bring food to his family every few Army in 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He returned to weeks, sometimes carrying 50 pounds of flour. They farming with his parents and later purchased the family farmed the next year on their homestead, often teaming an farm. On June 23, 1921, he was united in marriage to old horse and an ox together. For fuel they used dead Anna Holen, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. O. Holen. Anna trees found along the river at Dickey and flax straw. When was born in 1895 at Gvarv, Norway. In 1914, she came to Martin worked as a stone mason he would earn 50 cents a the United States with her mother and brother, John. day and meals. Their children are Ida, Henry, Martin Jr., They joined her father and another brother, Olaf, who had William, Fred, Frieda, Otto, and Alma (Mrs. C. H. Schiebe). come in 1909 to Kathryn, North Dakota, where Pastor The children attended the Grand View School Number 3, Holen served the Ringsaker and Marion Lutheran Churches. which was built in 1897. Mrs. Koessel died in 1925 and Mr. and Mrs. Knudsen made their home on their farm until Martin in 1932. moving into Marion in 1945. They were members of the Marion Lutheran Church and active in community affairs, KOHLER, ADOLPH including the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Adolph was born in Germany. He came to N.D. from Legion. Mrs. Knudsen died April 26, 1963, at the age of Iowa in 1903 and bought a farm in Saratoga Township. 68. Mr. Knudsen died August 5, 1967, at the age of 72. The first few years he lived with the George Maisel family. They were survived by two daughters, Virginia and His son Will and family moved here in 1908. Adolph died Margaret. Virginia was married in 1954 to Wilho E. in 1916. The Will Kohlers returned to Iowa in 1925. Williams of Spokane, Washington. Mr. Williams is a Civil They had a son, Stanley. Engineer and Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve, Retired. They have three children: Craig, a student at Washington State KOHN, STEPHEN AND HULGA University and twins, Kevin and Kim, high school students. Stephen Kohn was born April 16, 1854, at Mayville, Margaret was married in 1955 to Paul Eisner, son of Mr. Wisconsin. He left Wisconsin in 1876 and came to this and Mrs. Louie Eisner of Marion. They are now making territory, where he farmed and worked near Warren, N.D. their home in Veradale, Washington. Margaret is employed Mrs. Kohn (Hulga Alber) was born July 24, 1850, at by Albertsons Food Stores and Paul is employed by Berlin, Germany, and came to America in 1867. Mr. and Northwest Mobile Homes. They have two children, David Mrs. Kohn were married January 1, 1880, at Moorhead, and Jay, high school students. Minnesota, and they farmed near Warren, N.D. In the spring of 1882 they transported everything by wagons to KNUDSEN, PETER AND ANNA Prairie Township, where they homesteaded, two miles Peter was born in Denmark in 1860 and came to America in south and four miles east of Marion. They broke their 1883, to Jamestown, where he knew there were others land with oxen and horses. They did their trading at from Denmark. He worked there for several years helping Lisbon, which was the closest town. Mr. Kohn died to build the railroad, then came to homestead in Sheridan November 10, 1930, and Mrs. Kohn died October 21, Township in 1885 where he lived in a small shanty 1940. Eight children were born to this union: William, covered with tar paper. He farmed with oxen for many Emil, Alga, Otto, Cora (Mrs. Emil Regner), twins - years. LaMoure was the nearest town until the railroad Arela (Mrs. Frank Cymba) and Selma (Mrs. Ed Spoerl), and was built through Dickey to Jamestown; it always took Paul. them a couple of days to make the trip to town and back with their grain. Peter worked in the woods in northern Minn, one winter. He batched here on his homestead for KORN, CHARLES AND LOUISA about nine years, then in 1894 he married Anna Hansen at Charles Korn was born in the town of Harra, providence Fort Ransom. They had four children: Arthur, Albert, of Thurigen, Germany, August 20, 1868. At the age of 14 Clara (Mrs. Art Anderson, Litchville), and Myrtle. Mrs. he arrived in Fargo, N.D., with a dime in his pocket. He Knudsen was born in Mower County, Grand Meadow, came to the Marion community in June 1883. He had Minn., in 1875 and came to Dakota Territory in 1882. borrowed $85 from Henry Scheibe, his half-brother, to pay They lived near Kindred for a year, then in 1883 the his fare to America. On arriving in the Marion community Hansen family came in covered wagons to settle on a he first worked for John Bruschwein, Sr., and later for claim near Litchville. They lived in the covered wagon John Rothenberger. In February 1884 he started school, until the sod shanty was built. There were no schools here attending for two months. This was all the schooling he for their children for several years. Mr. Knudsen died in had in this country, although he had attended school in 1921 and Anna in 1956. They endured all the hardships Germany. At the age of 18 Charles began to farm for that most pioneers did. They saw this community being himself. He took over his half-brother's farm. During this built from the beginning until it became well settled. time he lived with Martin Spoerl until Martin married. 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90 reached the age of 21 and could file for a homestead. on a farm and in Berlin before entering the Navy in 1942. Mr. Korn became the clerk for Sheridan Township when He served with the Amphibian Forces in the European and the township was organized, this position he held for South Pacific Theaters of war. He was off the coast of many years. At threshing time Mr. Korn served as cook for Okinawa at the end of World War II. He returned to the threshing crews of 20 or more men for his bachelor Berlin in 1945 and became acting postmaster. He married neighbors, the Struble brothers, William Mathews and Eileen, daughter of Francis H. and Blanche (McCleary) others. After farming for five years Mr. Korn found himself Melanson, in June 1946. Eileen had attended Valley City\ in debt about a thousand dollars. During the winter he State College and worked as a dental assistant, then taught worked on the Cold Spring farm near Grand Rapids for school at Greenland prior to her marriage. Bill and Eileen $10 a month. The following spring of 1891 he had 120 moved to the Marion vicinity in 1948 and are engaged in acres of his homestead under cultivation. The crop that farming. Bill has been township clerk for 25 years. In year not only paid debts, but left him enough money to March 1971 he had the thrill of bowling a 300 game at the buy a team of horses and pay $300 for a trip back to Litchville Community Lanes. He received a ring from the Germany to surprise his family at Christmas. He stayed in ABC Congress and a watch from his fellow teammates Germany until the first of March. During that time he which is especially treasured. Five children were born secured the consent of Louisa Triebel, sister of Louis to the Bill Kosses: Donovan attended the Greenland and Treibel, to share life's pathway with him. They took the Marion Schools and served four years in the Navy. He train to Bremen, Germany, and there embarked for New married Linda Fiske and they have two daughters. Heather, York. Instead of waiting until they got to North Dakota, four years old, and Amber, five months old. They now live as they had planned, they were married by Rev. Schnebel in Valley City. Colette attended Marion School and Valley in Jersey City on St. Patrick's Day in 1892. That same City State College. She married Caleb Truax, November evening they took the train to North Dakota. His half- 30, 1974, and presently teaches music in the school at brother had cared for his horses during his absence. He Sheyenne, N.D. Ellen attended Marion School, graduated met them in Dickey and on a load of cord-wood over icy in 1974 and is now enrolled as a freshman at N.D.S.U. in roads they made their honeymoon trip to the shanty on Fargo. Mark is a freshman in Marion High School and the Charles Korn homestead. Louisa and he shared good Arlene is in the fifth grade. and poor years. They were blessed with seven children: Joseph, Cora (Mrs. U.S. Schauer), Anna, Edna (Mrs. Milton Panier), Ruth, Arthur, and Carl. In 1920 they moved to LAHLUM, HOWARD AND AUDREY California. Since then Mr. Korn farmed with oranges The Lahlum family moved to the Marion community from instead of grain and cattle. The homestead was farmed Fargo, N.D., April 9, 1971. On April 10th they were by his son, Joseph, until his death in 1943. Mrs. Joseph greeted by one of the worst dust storms since the dirty Korn continued to live on the farm until her daughter thirties. Such was their welcome to farming! Howard, married. The homestead is now farmed by Mr. and Mrs. son of Arthur and Anna Lahlum, was born on a farm near Erwin Ketterling. Valley City. Audrey, daughter of Melvin and "Ruth Holte, was born at Voltaire, N.D. They met while attending KORN,HERMAN AND KATHRYN N.D.S.U. in Fargo and were married on April 30, 1961 at Herman Henry Korn, who was born in Harra, Germany, on Hjerdahl Lutheran Church, Voltaire. Audrey worked as a October 5, 1873, came to the Marion area in 1898, where Home Extension Agent for 1 year prior to their marriage. he worked with his brother, Charles, for three years. He Howard was a County Agent until 1967 when he became then purchased land eight miles southeast of Marion in the Associate State 4-H Leader with the Extension Service Gladstone Township and began to build up the present in Fargo. They are the parents of four children: Lori Ann, farmstead. In 1905 Herman married Kathryn Schlichter of 13; Jeanette, 11; Kirsten 10; and Eric, 5. During the Jamestown, who was born in Germany, moved to Russia 1965-66 school year, the family lived in Washington, D.C, and finally came to South Dakota, her family later moving where Howard studied government at various government to Jamestown. They had six children: Leo, who died in agencies and departments and obtained a Masters Degree 1920; Ervin had a repair shop in Jamestown for several in Ag. Ec from the University of Maryland. They are years in company with his uncle. The shop went under the members of Trinity Lutheran Church of rural Litchville. name of Schlicter and Korn. Ervin was in the Air Force "Our family and farm activities center around our family, during World War II and is presently on the home place church and community. Church activities and 4-H involve­ where he operates an Auto Repair Shop. Mildred, Mrs. ment hold an important place in our family life." Eugene Russell of Fargo, has three children, Lynn, Ralph and Bob. Donald married Velva Leistikow and farms in LARSON, CHRISTIAN AND HELENA Gladstone Township; Dorothy, Mrs. Arthur Leistikow, Christian was born in Green County, Wisconsin, January three children; and Ralph, married Marilyn Lindgren of 10, 1859, to Eric and Amanda (Evans) Larson, natives of Park River, N.D., and they are living in Gladstone Township Norway. At the age of 17 he started working as a farm and farm. hand, and five years later in 1882, he and his brother, Martin, homesteaded in Sheridan Township. In 1888 he married Helena Schmoker, who was born in Fountain KOSSE, WILLIAM AND EILEEN City, Wise, August 27, 1870, to Paul (from Pennsylvania) William Bernard Kosse was born in Marshall, Minn., one of and Rose (Steele, from Germany). She and her parents nine children born to August and Bernadina Kosse. They had homesteaded near Dickey. Christian was Sheriff of moved to Berlin, N.D. when he was one year of age. LaMoure County from 1902 to 1906, he operated his William (Bill) attended school near Berlin, later he worked hardware store in Dickey from 1907 to 1912. In 1909 he

91 was an organizer of The Farmers and Merchants State years with the Air Force. He works for Jay-Tee Electric Bank, in 1912 he and W. D. Paton and H. D. Bloss in LaMoure, North Dakota. purchased the Monarch Elevator, later in 1914 it was incorporated as the Dickey Grain Co. In 1927 he again entered the hardware business with his son, Edward. LEIDALL, C. W. AND CLARA Their children are: Amanda (Mrs. C. A. Arduser), Erwin, C. W. was born in South Dakota in 1884 and came to Myrtle (Mrs. G. W. Cunningham), and Edward. Christiar Enderlin in 1903. He worked there for five years and then died in 1935, and Helena in 1963. came to Marion to farm with his brother, Robert. They farmed together for four years, then Bill started farming LARSON, KNUTE AND ANDRENA for himself shortly after his marriage to Clara Severson in Mr. and Mrs. Larson came to the Marion community in 1913. They lived on the farm until 1925 and then moved October 1907 from Iowa. Knute was born Dec. 15, 1856, into Marion where he worked as the Standard Oil Bulk in Christiana, Norway, and at the age of eight came with Salesman. They moved back to the farm in 1933 and lived his family in a sailboat to America. The family eventually there until 1943. Their children are: Edith (Mrs. L. Lee of settled in Minnesota where he received his education. Montpelier), Cora (Mrs. Ray Justesen, deceased), Norman In 1882 he married Andrena Anderson, a native of of Page, N.D., and Norma (Mrs. Don Brandt, Motley, Madison, Wisconsin. To this union 12 children were born: Minn). Mrs. Leidall died in 1943. C. W. is deceased. Andrew, Mrs. Mary Waldie, Edwin, Mrs. Clara Swanson, Emma, Mrs. Ella Mieklejohn, Alfred, Orval, Mrs. Lillite Schulte, Mrs. Violet Whipple, Martin, and Henry. Knute LEIDALL, OSCAR AND CLARA passed away July 2, 1936, and his wife January 11, 1943, Oscar Leidall was born on a farm in Mitchell County, at Dickey. Mr. Larson was actively engaged in farming in Iowa, on Aug. 4, 1889. At the age of 16 he came to Stutsman County and also LaMoure until 1935 when he Enderlin, N. Dak., to work for his brother, Albert. In 1907 retired and moved to Dickey. He was a staunch Republican he made his first trip to Marion to visit his brother, Robert. and held various township and school board offices. Mr. He made several trips to Marion in the next few years and Mrs. Larson were members of the Lutheran Church. working on farms. In March, 1913, he was united in marriage to Clara Nygaard of Enderlin, N. Dak. They came to Marion a short time later. Bill met them at the LARSON, MARTIN E. AND SARAH depot and after loading their luggage in the buggy, started Martin, born in Green County, Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 1860, out for the farm. Oscar was used to farm life but Clara came to N. Dak. with his brother, C. E. Larson, in the year had to adjust to being a farmers wife. She relates it was 1882. He homesteaded land four miles east of Dickey and lonely and a little frightening. They made their home there built a home which he owned up to the time of two and a half miles west of Marion for the next 28 years. his death. On Jan. 24, 1888, he was married to Sarah In the spring of 1941 Oscar Leidalls moved into Marion, Fryor, who had moved with her parents to a nearby farm where they now live. Three children were born to them: from Wabasha, Minn. Four daughters, Mary, Grace, Alice, Irene, Mrs. Charles Hayworth; Eldora, Mrs. Orson King; and Frances were born to them and the family continued Lyle, passed away in 1938 at the age of 17. to live in the original home until 1904 when they moved into the village of Marion where they erected a home in the south part of town. Mr. Larson was appointed post­ LEIDALL, ROBERT AND NINA master in 1923 and during that year Mrs. Larson passed Robert was born in 1883 at Milbank, S.D., his parents away on Dec. 28. He held his office until the time of his had come from Norway as children. He came to Enderlin death, Jan. 26,1936. in 1905 and to Marion in 1906 to farm his brothers land two miles west of town. He farmed alone for two years and LAUF, ALBERT AND FERN then with his brother, C. W., for four years. He then sold Albert was born where he now lives, the son of Mr. and his farm to his brother, Oscar, and moved to town to be a Mrs. Charles Lauf. His father farmed the land as a young rural mail carrier, the first on route 3. He purchased the man and later married and remained there most of his life. Marion Livery barn and dray line and his first car, a Ford, He is now deceased. His mother, who lives in LaMoure, in 1913. He drove Dr. Myres on house calls for six years. just recently celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday. Fern He remodeled the Livery barn into a garage in 1916. Wrangham was born in Oakes, N. Dak., t6 Thomas and Robert married Nina, daughter of John and Margaret Anne (Quast) Wrangham. Fern and Albert were married Knudsen, in 1917. She was born in 1894. He established at Grand Rapids, October 9, 1938, after which they moved the Ford agency in 1922, and later added machinery to the Charles Lauf farm where they now live. They have agencies, which he managed until 1936. He started a four children: Darlene, Mrs. LeRoy Alber; Duane; Jerry licensed liquor store in 1937 and in 1947 sold part interest and Gary. Darlene and LeRoy live on a farm five miles to George Blake. He continued to operate this business south of Marion and are the parents of seven children: until 1952 when he sold the remaining interest to George Jody, Patti, Dean, Danny, Lisa, Keith and Troy, all at Blake and retired. Robert and Nina had four children: home. Duane lives in LaMoure and has four daughters, Marion (Mrs. W. H. Stevenson, born 1918), Kathryn (Mrs. Bonita, Brenda, Bridgid, and Beth Ann. Duane is a State George Blake, born 1924), Jean (Mrs. Paul Gaffield, born Electrical Inspector. Gary is married to Nancy Gusaas and 1921, deceased 1969), and Robert Allen (born 1928, lives in Jamestown, N. Dak. He is office manager of Cable deceased 1930). Robert died in 1970, Nina continues T.V. Jerry is at home at the present, after spending four to make her home in Marion. 92 LEISTIKOW, ART AND DOROTHY LERE, PEDER AND KJERSTI Art, son of Herman and Hulda Leistikow, and Dorothy Peder and Kjersti Lere homesteaded in Gladstone Korn were born and grew up near Marion. They were Township, about eleven miles S.E. of Marion in 1889. married May 20, 1940 and lived in Marion the first year. They came from Norway in 1887 with their three children: In the fall of 1942 they moved to a farm southeast of Anna (Mrs. Tom Torgerson), Randi (Mrs. Anton Anderson), Marion owned by Fred Bruschwein. Two sons, Keith and Peder. They lived in Cass County the first year ancj and Daryl were born while the family farmed there. Oct. Emil was born there. Then over the years six more children 1947 Art purchased a farm southwest of Marion from were born to them: Louis, Hans, Carl, Art, Martin, and Harry Blecker, and they moved to what is now their present Mabel (Mrs. Garfield Anderson). Peder was a shoe maker home. Six years later a daughter, Sheri, came to make the and tailor by trade from Norway, but learned to farm family complete. Keith is married to Karen Neevel, when they settled here. daughter of Leonard and Eloise. They have a daughter, Kristl, and reside on their farm northeast of Marion. Daryl LESTER, FRANK AND MATTIE farms in the vicinity and Sheri is a student at State School Frank was born in 1,863 in Prince Edward, Canada. He of Science at Wahpeton, N. Dak. Art has been a rural came to Dakota Territory in 1884 and homesteaded in substitute mail carrier since 1938 when Mr. Francis Grandview Township, ten miles southwest of Marion. Manbeck was the regular carrier for route 2 out of Marion. He was married to Mattie Ravely of Edgeley in 1896, At the present time Art is substitute for Vernon Jorve. and they became the parents of one son Harold. They Mr. and Mrs. Leistikow and family are members of the moved into Marion in 1916 where they operated the United Methodist Church of Marion. Commercial Hotel and Mr. Lester was a Standard Oil bulk agent. They moved to Washington in 1921 and LEISTIKOW, HERMAN AND HULDA purchased an apple ranch, for many years they sent apples Herman was born in Germany April 3, 1876 and came to to the various Sunday Schools in Marion at Christmas America in 1890. He came to Marion in 1905 (from time. Frank died in 1937 and Mattie lived with their Kensal, where he had been employed in a meat market) son thereafter. to build his own business. The Pioneer Meat Market. The buildings, one with living quarters upstairs, and the LIEBING, ARTHUR AND BEATRICE slaughterhouse were built by Mr. Dolin. January 3, 1907 Arthur was born January 23, 1904 to Joseph and Ella he married Hulda, daughter of John and Christina (Trapp) Liebing at Milbank, South Dakota. Beatrice was Bruschwein, who was born in LaMoure County, April 18, born December 27, 1906 to Bernard and Marie (Stelsel) 1884. Their children are: Ethel (deceased 1926), Alice Duvan, near the Lutheran Church at Griswold, North (Mrs. Edwin Kallander), Velva (Mrs. Donald Korn), Arthur Dakota. They were married October 6, 1927 at her parents (Dorothy Kom), Beatrice (Mrs. Earl Bronson), Beverly home and moved to the farm then known as the Ernie (Mrs. Torbjorn Nyland), and Mavis (Mrs. Roger Goldsmith). Trapp farm, five miles south of Marion, in the fall of Herman died in 1942, and Hulda in 1969. 1934 they moved to the Duven farm north of Marion, where they have resided since, except for a few winter LENGKEEK, WILLIAM AND ALICE months spent on the West Coast the past six years. To William Lengkeek was born in Rock Valley, Iowa. When this union four children were born: Luella, born December a boy, he went with his parents to Volga, S.D., where they 9, 1928. On February 1, 1951 she married Wesley TenPas farmed until 1916. They then moved to Montpelier, N.D. of Litchville and they live on a farm north of Litchville. Here he helped his father with the farming. In 1920 They have three children, Duane, Sandra, and Connie. he was married to Alice Duven, who was born in Lindsey, Donald, born November 25, 1930. He married Myrtle Wis., and came to North Dakota in 1906. They were Verduin of Hastings, North Dakota, December 14, 1951. married at the Duven home north of Marion. They started He is a trucker and they live at Marion. They have four farming 8 miles east of Montpelier, later moving to his children, Roger, Thomas, Karen, and Steven. Beth, born father's farm, which they eventually bought in the November 6, 1937. June 10, 1967 she married Dennis Montpelier vicinity. They have two children: Myra Johnson of Milford, Iowa. They now reside at Vermillion, Lengkeek Spilde of Ypsilanti and Arthur, now of Albany, South Dakota, where he is a Prof, of Economics at the Oregon. They retired from farming and moved to Marion University. They have two boys, Russell and Darrin. in 1961. Myma, born November 15, 1940. She is married to Darrell Hill of Oakes, North Dakota, June 10, 1960. They LERE, LOUIS AND MARIE have five children, Cynthia, Michael, Matthew, Melody, Louis was born to Peder and Kjersti Lere in Gladstone and Jeremy. They live on a farm one mile west of Oakes. Township. He married Marie Sandness, daughter of Olai He is a contractor. and Gina Sandness, in 1916. They had ten children: Mildred (Mrs. Alvin Houge), Kathryn (Mrs. Algeo Norberg), Orville married Marcia Johns of Minneapolis and they live LIEBING. DONALD AND MYRTLE on and farm the home place. Florence, who taught school Donald Liebing was born on the family farm south of for five years in Marion during the 50's, and now teaches Marion, to Arthur and Beatrice (Duven) Liebing. As in Pipestone, Minn. Leonard married Doris Walterson. a small boy he moved with his family to the Duven family Glenn married Ruth Jacobs. Alice (Mrs. R. Page Shaw), farm in Greenland Township. Don attended Greenland Muriel and Roland live on the home farm with their Consolidated grade school and graduated from Marion mother, Marie. Lowell married Gloria Otteson. Louis High School. Thereafter he joined Trapp Implement died in 1960. as their shop foreman. On December 14, 1951 he married 93 Myrtle Verduin of Hastings, North Dakota, the daughter In the spring of 1875 Anna married Karl Liepold and lived of Henry and Ralphine (Kluvers) Verduin and grand­ on a farm for 15 years in Nora Springs. They arrived at daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Verduin, Sr., who came Dickey in March of 1900 and had to haul their machinery to the Marion community in 1905. The land is now owned and household goods from there to their farm 7 miles by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trapp. Previous to their marriage, S.E. of Marion. There we're very few farms between their Myrt had taken a business course at Jamestown College place and LaMoure. The only roads were trails across the and worked in the offices of Nash-Finch Grocery Co. in prairie. The boys helped with the farm until 1906 when Jamestown. January, 1952, Don left to serve his country Henry and Fred moved to Canada, where they lived the in the Korean Conflict, spending 16 months in Korea. rest of their life. In the fall of 1918 they retired and built While he was overseas, son Roger was born, Feb. 11, 1953. a home in Marion, where George Blake now lives. They Upon his return home, they moved to Marion and opened lived the remainder of their lives there. Anna passed away a small service station in the building next to the present March 9, 1923 and Karl passed away July 14,1928. They fire hall. They joined the E. U. B. Church, where they are both buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Marion. They remain active members. October 8, 1954 Thomas joined had one daughter and four sons. The eldest, Mary, married the family. A little later Don sold out his service station Emil Keller and lived in Marion until her death in 1944. and went back to work for his former employer, Myles Ed went to Canada in 1910 to homestead, but returned in Trapp. With a family of 2 lively boys it seemed sensible 1913 and farmed. In 1922 he moved to Verona, N. Dak., to move out of town, so purchased the buildings and 40 where he farmed a few years. In 1916 he married Ruth acres just west of Marion from Nick Lutgen's, where they Wilson of Verona. They moved to Canada and are still now live. January 1, 1959, Don bought Walter Piehl's there. They have 5 sons: Victor and John, in Portland, trucking business, the same month the family welcomed Ore., and Carl, George, and Ralph, in Canada. George, a daughter, Karen. The fourth child, Steven, was born the youngest, stayed on the home place after serving in the May 25, 1960. The family has worked hard to build the World War. In 1950 he bought some acreage in Park business, expanding to hauling grain long and short Rapids, Minn. He passed away in 1956. He was buried distances as well as feeding cattle and doing much of their in the Marion Cemetery. own repair work. At the present time Roger is a dry-wall finisher at Oakes, N. Dak., after brief sessions at Devils Lake Jr. College and Nazarene Bible College in Colorado LILLEHOFF, A. E. AND MARIE Springs, Colo. Tom in engaged in the family trucking and Andrew Lillehoff was born in Norway, August 4, 1865. cattle business, having attended a short course at Wahpeton He came to the United States in July 1885 and worked State School of Science. Karen and Steve are students at on a tobacco farm for two years in Wisconsin. In 1887 he Marion High School. "It is a privelege to work and raise came to Valley City, N.D. As a salesman, he worked for a family in this little community which our grandparents the Deering Co., selling some of the first binders. He also chose." worked with a contractor as a mason, putting in foundations for some of the first buildings in that city. In LIEBING, JOE 1883 he filed a homestead, which is now southwest quarter. Mr. and Mrs. Liebing and their children. Pearl and Arthur Sec. 28, in Greenland Township. In 1903 he returned to moved from Milbank, S.D. to Marion in the fall of 1906. Norway for a visit and in March 1904 he came back They located on a farm four miles S.E. of town. Here bringing Marie Stromsrude, his bride to be. They were their daughter, Norma, was born in 1912. In the spring married on July 17, 1904, at Valley City, N.D. They were of 1913 they moved to a farm at Verona and lived there parents of 14 children. The Lillehoffs were active members for several years. The next year they traded farms with of the Marion Lutheran Church since its beginning. Mr. John Trapp and lived there for many years. Alvin was born Lillehoff passed away Feb. 2, 1927. His wife and children there. Mrs. Liebing died in 1921, Alvin was cared for by lived on the farm until 1943 when they moved to Marion. the Ernie Trapp family for a while since he was only 5. Mrs. Lillehoff boarded school children for a few years. The farm was turned over to Pearl and her husband in Then she rented her house out while she worked for Lars 1937, and Mr. Liebing took Norma and Alvin west to visit Seglems the next twenty years. Ill health made it relatives. He married Rosa Hager in 1938. Alvin was impossible to continue and she passed away Dec 5, 1968. married in 1939 and farmed the home farm until 1945 Their children are: Thorvald, police officer and carpenter, when he sold out and returned to Washington. Their married Grace Zimmerman, Delavann, Wis., passed away children are Pearl, Mrs. Kiefert; Arthur, Marion, N.D.; June 30, 1971; Anna, Mrs. Ernest Kaas, Jamestown, N.D., Norma, Mrs. Eldred Ellis; and Alvin. two boys, Glenn and Ernest, passed away May 1, 1971; Alfred, married Geraldine Camp, worked as a mechanic in Niagara, N.Y., died July 7, 1940; Edvin, married Lucille LIEPOLD, KARL AND ANNA Schommer, two children, passed away Dec. 24, 1973; Karl was born in Moravia, Austria, in 1855. He married George, married Regina Sarbaum, 3 children, Tom, Loreen, Anna Steidl, who was born at Friedenhof in the Margravia Mrs. Paul Regan, and Curtis, lives on a farm near Marion; of Moravia, now Czechoslovakia, on March 9, 1856. She Minnie, Mrs. Antony Sarbaum, two children; Clara, also received her common school education here. She was deceased, Sept. 10, 1942; Edna, Mrs. Henry Schaefer, the eldest of 9 children. She came to the U.S. with her Weiser, Idaho, 3 sons, Donald, Russel and James; Elmer, parents in the spring of 1872. They lived a few months deceased; Henry, married Dorothy Marcquitz, 4 children, near Watertown, Wise, then on to Mitchell co., Iowa Diane, Cheryl, Linda and Craig; Elma, Mrs. Ralph Hallen, in August of the same year. The parents worked a farm on Silver Springs, Md., 3 children, John, Janet and Ingrid; shares for 3 years then bought one near Nora Springs, Iowa. Lillian, Mrs. Dave Kezarin, San Pablo, Calif.; Alice, Mrs. 94 Harry Gusaas, two sons, Dale and Jerry, died July 14, children: Scott, born December 1964; Anita, born 1947; John, married Kay Berkholtz, 2 children, Jimmy and November 1966; Steve, December 1970; and Angela, Joann, Delavan, Wis. December 1974. Their children attend the Marion Public School and attend the United Methodist Church at Marion.

LILLEHOFF, EDVIN AND LUCILLE Edvin Lillehoff, son of Andrew and Marie Lillehoff, was LIMESAND, NORMAN AND VIRGINIA born at Marion, N.D., and spent most of his life in this AND MARJORIE area, although he went to seek adventure in Washington and Oregon. In April, 1942 he was called to serve his Norman Limesand and Virginia Leimer, both of Buchanan, country and was stationed in the southwest Pacific Theater. N.D., were married July 5, 1938. She passed away July 4, Nov. 1944, Edwin received an Honorable Discharge. 1945. They were the parents of Norma, Mrs. Donald January 1, 1945 he became a clerk at the Marion, N.D. Smith, who with their family Jay, Deanne, Marlys, Brian Post Office and in November of 1959 he became Post­ and Jeff, live at St. Charles, III.; Kermit, who married master, receiving the appointment from President Dwight Linda Good of LaMoure, and resides at Pipestone, Minn, D. Eisenhower. On Jan. 31, 1948, Edvin Lillehoff and with one son, Sean; and Leonard, whose wife is the former Lucille Schommer, daughter of Nicholas and Caroline Carolyn Van Enk, daughter of the Alvin Van Enks, have Schommer, were married. They have two children. four children, Scott, Anita, Steve and Angela. They live Andrew is now serving in the Armed Forces and stationed on a farm near Dickey. In April 1947, Norman and at Fort MacArthur, Calif. He married Penny Stras of Marjorie Spangler of Eldridge, N.D., were married and Underwood, Minnesota, Aug. 21, 1970. He is a graduate moved to a farm south of Marion. They have five children: of the State School of Science of Wahpeton, N.D. Their Wesley, married Patsy Bassen, daughter of the Wm. Bassens daughter, Lu Ann, is a Computer Operator at the Par of Marion, live in Fargo and Milton, graduate of NDSU, Missile site at Cavalier, N.D., and is also a graduate of Lynette, Shelly and Sharon are at home. S.S.S. Mr. Lillehoff passed away December 24, 1973, and Mrs. Lillehoff continues to make her home here and is the owner of one of the new homes built in 1974 on the south LOHMANN, FREDRICK AND EMILIE side of Marion, adjacent to their old home. Fredrick was born in Germany in 1857. In 1868 he and his parents came to America on a sail ship, the voyage LILLEHOFF, GEORGE AND REGINA took six weeks. They settled near Zembrota, Minn. He George, son of Andrew and Marie Lillehoff and Regina married Emilie Meitzner in 1884. Emilie was born in Sarbaum, daughter of Henry and Mary Sarbaum, were Germany in 1864 and came to America with her parents both born in Greenland Township, Barnes County, near in 1882. Fredrick and Emilie moved to Saratoga Township in 1892 and later purchased land in Sheridan Township. Marion, N.D. They were married in July 1943. In 1945 They had four sons and two daughters. They retired they purchased a farm one and one half miles northwest to Marion in 1925, Mr. Lohmann died one month later of Marion. This has been their home where their three and Mrs. Lohmann died in 1946. children grew up. They attended school and church in Marion. Thomas attended V.C.S.C. after which he served four years with the U.S. Navy. He married Mary Fisher and accepted a teaching position with the Mohall, N.D. LOMMEN, RICHARD AND DONNA school, where they are now making their home. Loreen Richard Lommen was born December 30, 1926 at Grand took a course in Medical Technology at N.D.S.U. and Forks, N.D., the son of Sidney and Helena Lommen of Trinity Hospital of Minot, N.D. She married Paul Regan Thompson, N.D. He went to school in Thompson and and has two sons, Michael and Patric. She is employed at graduated from high school in 1944. He attended the the Wishek, N.D. Community Hospital. Curtis served two University of N.D. and the university at Brookings, S.D. years with the U.S. Army after finishing school at Marion. He was a member of the Armed Forces during World He then took a diesel mechanics course at S.S.S. of War II. Dick began his banking career in Buxton, N.D., Wahpeton, N.D., and is working with the Case Co. of and then became an examiner for the F.D.I.C. In 1952 he West Fargo, N.D. married Donna Riveland in Buxton, N.D. She was born in Grand Forks in 1931. Her parents. Colonel and Tony LIMESAND, LEONARD AND CAROLYN Riveland, were farmers near Buxton. Donna attended Leonard Limesand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Limesand, the Buxton Schools and graduated in 1949. She is a was born in Jamestown, N.D., and lived his first 5 years standard graduate of Moorhead State Teachers College at Buchanan, N.D. In 1947 they moved to Marion. and was an elementary teacher in LaMoure, N.D. Donna Leonard attended school in Grandview Township and and Dick are the parents of three sons and two daughters: graduated from the Marion Public School in 1960. He Chad, 21, is a carpenter in Marion; Dean, 19, is serving worked for his father after graduating. Carolyn Van Enk, with the Armed Forces in Alaska; Reed, 17; Erin, 15; the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Van Enk, was born in and Heather, 9, are students in Bismarck, where they now Marion and lived north of Marion. She attended grade reside. Dick continued his banking business in LaMoure, school at Greenland Consolidated and high school in Forman, Dickey and Marion, all in N.D. He is presently Marion, and graduated in 1961. She was employed at the State Land Commissioner of North Dakota. "Having the Jamestown Clinic for 2 years. Carolyn and Leonard lived in Marion for 17 years, our friendships there keep were married in August 1963 and have resided on a grain us a part of that community." and dairy farm near Dickey ever since. They have four 95 months. They live on the home farm east of Marion. LUTGEN, NICK AND FRIEDA George Gene, born at Valley City, N.D., Nov. 29, 1949, Nick Lutgen and Frieda Glaser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs married to Jan Peterson, lives at Argusville, N.D., where Alwin Glaser, were married June 26, 1935. They have two Jan teaches school and George is a salesman for a Fargo daughters: Betty married Keith Johnson of LaMoure, firm. They have one daughter, Cami. N.D., and had 5 daughters, Denice, Mrs. Darryl Johnson; Melanie, Mrs. Lynn Johnson; Tamara, Mrs. Danny McCLEARY, BERNARD AND JOYCE Schmidt; and Michele and Stephanie, at home. Betty lives in Sequim, Wash. Their other daughter, Peggy, Bernard was born at Marion to Ward and Luella McCleary. married Ross Smith of Marion and has two sons, Darren His wife Joyce was born at Verona to Perry and Josie and Todd. Peggy is now married to Robert E. Peters. Peterson. Joyce attended college and worked in They lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, for two years, where Washington, D.C. for one and one-half years. Bernard he worked for the Navy Omega Project and Peggy worked and Joyce were married June 21, 1947, and have made their home here in Marion. Bernard graduated from for a doctor. They now reside in Waukegan, III. Nick 1 passed away Oct. 8, 1965. Greenland High School, then served 4 /2 years in the Army. He attended N.D.S.U., and has been active in community affairs: Director and President of the School Board, Marion Lutheran Church Council Member, and President LYSGAARD, OLAF AND ALICE and one of the linemen of the North Marion Country Olaf and Alice Lysgaard grew up near the community of Telephone Line. Bernard and Joyce have four children: Marion, North Dakota. Olaf was born January 6, 1902, Keith, who attended college and is married to Vione near Benson Corner, southeast of Marion. He was the Trapp; Terry, who graduated from Wahpeton State School son of Ole (Olaf) Lysgaard. Olaf attended the schools of Science and is now employed by NCR in Devils Lake, near Benson Corner, later coming to Marion. Alice Orpha married to Fern Haugen and has two children, Jennifer Eidahl was born near Marion, North Dakota, on December and Jason; Kenny, who is helping Bernard and Keith; 20, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Eidahl who lived on their and LeAnn is in the 8th grade at Marion School. Bernard farm 4% miles west of Marion. She attended the rural and Joyce farm and Bernard also does carpenter work. school in Saratoga Township, graduated from the Marion High School, attended Valley City Teachers College, and McCLEARY, ELDRED AND LOUISE taught rural schools for two years. She was active in the Eldred, son of Ward and Luella (Arduser) McCleary, was community and church for several years. On June 6, born at Marion in 1924, is living on the family farm and 1928, Olaf Lysgaard and Alice Eidahl were married, has farmed all his life. He also attended Refrigeration continuing to live in the community for a time. They spent School at Minneapolis. Louise Melton, daughter of Mr. and about seven years in Marion, where he was Standard Oil Mrs. Tom Melton of Brownwood, Texas, was born in bulk agent, then purchased the home Eidahl farm, which 1935. On May 29, 1954, they were married at Fort Worth, they later sold. There are five children in the Lysgaard Texas. Louise came to Marion and joined him on the family, Dr. Robert, who has dental offices in Las Vegas, farm. They have three children. Mike is in the Air Force Nevada; Deloise (Mrs. Dick Perry) of Lincoln, Nebraska; and stationed at the Air Base at Minot, North Dakota. James, pharmacist at the Veterans Hospital in Santa Gail and Donald are at home and are attending the Marion Monica, California; Donald, who is a physical therapist at Public School. a hospital in Santa Monica, California; and Delmer, in Williston, North Dakota. There are ten grandchildren. McCLEARY, KEITH AND VIONE The past few years have been spent on the West Coast, Keith was born to Bernard and Joyce McCleary. He where Olaf worked as a painter at the Washington State married Vione, daughter of Lyle and Vivian Trapp, May 27, Blind School. Alice continued her education, and taught 1967. Keith worked for Perry Roorda for three years and school for 20 years. Upon retirement some time was then attended Wahpeton SSS. Keith and Vione started spent in California and now they live in their home at farming in 1970. They now farm the place known as the Williston, North Dakota. old Jones farm in Meadowlake Township. They have four children: Vincent, 1968; Angela, 1969; Monte, 1971; and Dana, 1972. MCCARTHY,GEORGE AND FRANCES McCLEARY, WARD AND LUELLA George L. McCarthy, Litchville, N.D., rnarried Frances Sarbaum, Marion, N.D., at Washington, D.C, on September Ward McCleary, born Feb. 3, 1900, at Bounderant, Iowa, 17, 1943. After 8 years in the Army, George began farming passed away August 22, 1968. Ward was the son of Mr. on a grain and dairy farm in 1946. He farmed until 1974, and Mrs. Jackson McCleary. In 1903 he moved to Hazel, when Lowell took over the farm. When McCarthys retired S. Dak. with his parents, and in 1906 they came to North they moved into their new home in the city of Marion. Dakota, settling on a farm in Saratoga Township near They were blessed with three children: Mary, born at Adrian, N.D. Mr. McCleary attended Valley City Normal Columbus, Ga., Oct. 1,1944, married to Clarence Musland. School. Ward served as treasurer of Manns Township for They have a cattle ranch and grain farm at Edgeley, N.D. 30 years and as federal crop insurance adjuster from 1957 They have three children, DaLayne, 5; Gina, 4; and until his death in 1968. Luella Arduser McCleary was Kimberley, 1. Lowell, born at Valley City, N.D., May 8, born to John and Margaret Arduser, October 30, 1900, 1947, married to Susan Warcken of LaMoure, N.D. They at home on the old Arduser farm, presently farmed by her have two daughters, Kristi, 2V4 years, and Brenda, 9 brother, Leonard Arduser. Ward and Luella were married 96 October 19, 1921 at LaMoure, N.D. They established MclNNES, DEAN AND SHIRLEY their home on a farm northwest of Marion in Stutsman Dean Mclnnes, son of Grant and Blanch Mclnnes of Page, County, where they resided until 1955 when they built N.D., and Shirley Skonnord, daughter of Arthur and their new home west of the old farm home. Their son, Amanda Skonnord of Valley City, N.D., were married Eldred, is at present farming the old farm place. Three June 27, 1951 and came to Marion July 7, 1951 to make children were born to Ward and Luella, Bernard, born their home. Dean became manager of the J. C. Miller August 5, 1922; Eldred, born May 25, 1924; Jean, born Elevator and Shirley taught Home Economics in the December 4, 1925. Bernard married Joyce Peterson from Litchville School System. In 1956 an additional 70,000 Verona, N.D., on June 21, 1947. Their children are Keith, bushel capacity elevator was built and in 1957 a 150,000 Terry, (a daughter died at birth), Kenny and LeAnn. bushel flat Butler storage unit was added. On August 23, Eldred was married to Loise Melton from Fort Worth, 1968 the old elevator, annex, feed grinding plant, feed Texas, May 29, 1954. They came back to live on the farm warehouse and office burhed to the ground. In its place, that Ward and Luella farmed. Ward and Eldred farmed a bulk fertilizer warehouse was erected. April 17, 1974 together until Ward's death in 1968. Three children were the" main structure built in 1956 was destroyed by fire. born to them: Mike, Gail, and Donald. Jean was married The present office is now located on Main Street. During to Dick Jongeward, June 12, 1948, at Marion, N.D. Three World War II, Dean was a Marine officer, serving in England children were born to them: Dawn, a baby girl died at and China during the occupation. He is a graduate of the birth, and Joe. They were members of the United University of North Dakota with a degree in Business and Methodist Church. Accounting. Shirley has her B.S. Degree in Home Economics from N.D.S.U. They are members of Marion Lutheran Church, where he has served as church board MCDOWELL, WESLEY AND MYRTLE president and member, member of the Town Board and the Wesley C. McDowell was born in Rockford, Illinois, August LaMoure County Draft Board. They have 2 girls and a 26, 1870. He lived in Canada the early part of his life but boy: Jill, born in 1953, is a senior at Moorhead State returned to the States in 1886, living with his father in New College, earning her degree in Criminal Justice. On Rockford, North Dakota. He was graduated from the February 13, 1971, Jill acted as Maid of Honor to Mrs. Moorhead Normal School in 1897. He taught rural schools Milton Young at the Christening Ceremony of the USS and studied one year of law. In 1902 he arrived in Marion, LaMoure County Tank Landing Ship in San Diego, Calif., North Dakota, where he organized the First State Bank representing LaMoure County. Shelly, born 1956, is which, in 1909, became the First National Bank. He attending Moorhead State College and is in the field of lived in Marion until 1928. He was a director of the Special Education; Kim, 1957, will graduate from Marion Federal Reserve Bank, Ninth District. On December 27, High School this spring and plans to attend college. 1899 he was married to (Mercy Anna) Myrtle Pushor of Morris, Minnesota. They became the parents of four McKAY, JOHN AND FLORENCE daughters. Mrs. McDowell was born in Newport, Maine, January 10, 1875, and died December 30, 1916. She was John was born at Seaforth, Ontario, Canada and came with very active in the community, especially in the his father and mother, Alexander and Euphenia, to Congregational Church and Sunday School. In 1910 Sheldon, N.D., in March 1882. They homesteaded there, Mr. McDowell was elected to the state senate, where he where John grew to manhood and later met Florence served two terms. He was president of the North Dakota Van Horn. Florence was born March 22, 1882, at Barrie, Bankers Association in 1910, which- he later brought to N.D. Her father was a frontiersman with the U.S. Army Marion for their state convention. After leaving Marion, for most of his life. They lived at Fort Abercrombie and he was State Grain Commissioner, served with the United Fort Clark through the days when the Indians were States Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C, and was numerous on the Dakota prairie. John and Florence were supervisor for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation married July 31, 1901, at Lisbon, N.D., where they lived in Chicago for nine years. During World War I he led state their first four years and two children, Vyolette, and Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. In World War II he Lloyd were born. They moved to Marion in 1905 and lived served as executive secretary for the North Dakota General west of town the first year. John's parents and others Salvage Board of the War Production Board. Mr. McDowell from his family lived at Marion at that time also. John and was very active in the business and political world of North Florence moved to Greenland Township where the Dakota. He was nominated for the office of Governor of children, Jesse, Viv, Marion, Maynard, Florence, and the state shortly after his wife died but he refused the Kathleen were born and attended the Greenland School. nomination because he felt his family needed him. Mr. Lola was born while the family lived on a farm near Dickey, McDowell died on February 14, 1950, in Valley City, later moving to the Johnston farm in Greenland Township. North Dakota, and is buried at Marion. They were survived Mrs. McKay died in 1927 and is buried in Marion Cemetery. by their four daughters and eight grandchildren. Florence The family later moved to Alfred, N.D., where they farmed (Mrs. J. D. Jencks) of Holland, Michigan. They have one until 1938, then moved to Washington. Lloyd married son. Maude (Mrs. Elmer Dibbern) of Valley City, N.D. Charlotte Angevine. She and her husband are both deceased. They are survived by three children, two sons and one daughter. Helen (Mrs. MAISEL, FRED AND LOUISA Norman L. MacDonald) of Jackson, Michigan. They have GEORGE AND ANNA two daughters. Jean (Mrs. J. Elmer Samuelson) of ANDREW AND DINA Bismarck, North Dakota. They have two children, one son Fred and George Maisel arrived at Jamestown, N. Dak., and one daughter. in the spring of 1880 from Fountain City, Wis., where they

97 were born. Their father and mother having both died, stack and all the men were lost. He had been an agent at the father from wounds in the Civil War and the mother Streeter, N.D., and when discharged, he resumed the from child birth, the family had to shift for themselves at agency at Berlin, N.D. before coming to Marion. They an early age. They heard of homesteads and claims'in became the parents of four daughters, Cheryl, Lora, Denise N.D., and decided to try their luck. After coming to and Marsha. While here, Lawrence was clerk of the school Jamestown they worked on the Branch of the Northern board for five years, Secretary-Treasurer of the Fire Dept. Pacific in the winter and on farms as hired help in the 17 years; served on the village board 3 years; was Post summer. Two years later they filed on homesteads in Commander of the LaMoure County V.F.W. No. 3364 Saratoga Township. Working with plow and oxen, land for 3 years and Village Marshall for 13 years. He played was broken up, a sod shanty erected, and thus began a baseball with the Dickey-Adrian team in LaMoure County few years of labor and hardships. In order to lay claim to for 13 years. He was promoted to assistant freight agent at their land and filing on land just opposite each other, the Billings, Mont., in 1968. After one year there, Lawrence brothers put their sod shanty on the section line, each was promoted to Assistant Supervisor for Station Services having his bed on his respective side on which was his at the General Office in St. Paul, Minn., and at the time of land. A team of mares was later shipped from their old the merger was promoted to Assistant Manager of Station home, being their only inheritance of the father's estate. Services for the Burlington Northern Railroad. At the Beans, bacon, and sour dough biscuits were their main present time they are residing in New Brighton, Minn. food. Occasionally Fred shot a deer, antelope, goose or Beth resumed her teaching in 1955 and taught at Greenland prairie chicken. They got all the food from Jamestown until 1958 when the Marion School District reorganized by horse cart or on foot. Mail, the little there was, was and Greenland came into Marion. She taught in the Marion received at a stage coach stop called Saratoga several School until 1962. In 1963 she was employed as a clerk in miles north of Dickey. A few years later there were enough the Post Office, and in 1964 she began working in the State settlers to start a little town, which was called Dickey. Bank of Marion as teller and bookkeeper. She was also Then groceries and fuel were not so far away. 23,000 active in school, church and community affairs. Cheryl, trees were planted by these brothers, each owning a tree Mrs. Daniel Trapp, resides on a farm near Marion and claim, which are still there. In 1887 Fred Maisel and Louisa taught piano for six years before retiring to raise her family Foerster of Kensal, N. Dak., were united in marriage. of two sons, Tracy and Matthew; Lora, Mrs. Lance In 1894 George Maisel and Anna Gatz of Winona, Minn., Wolf, lives at Wahpeton, where her husband is Biology were united in marriage and then two houses were built. Instructor and Assistant Coach. Lora is a Special Educator Many were the hardships these brothers suffered. But and also does part time modeling for Stevensons and they also had fun. Dances were held in the granaries and a Daytons; Denise resides at Cypress, Calif., and is employed fiddler was hired by a collection that was taken. Wheat at U.S.C., Los Angeles, in the Medical Building as a was the main crop then and later on, when the steam rig secretary. She is also doing graduate work in Public Health came to the country, other crops were raised. They were at the State University of Long Beach; Marsha, cut with a header, stacked and threshed sorrletimes in Minneapolis, traveled in Europe the summer of 1974 winter. In 1898 came Andrew, a young brother of the and was in Greece at the time the Turks invaded Cypress. Maisels. He was a horse shoer by trade and did blacksmith She is a student at Moorhead State College. The family work at the Maisel farm. Later on a horse shoeing shop was often reminisces of their home in Marion where the girls built by the brothers and that was the first building put up grew up and of the big storm in 1966. "There will always in Marion. He later married Dina Maisel, who had been be fond memories of the Martins first home in Marion, married to William Maisel, a butcher in Chicago, but who N.D." had died at an early age. They never had any children but adopted a boy, who died at an early age. They both passed away in 1932. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maisel had a family of MATT, JOHN AND ENA eight children. Mr. Maisel died in 1945, and Mrs. Maisel John Matt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Matt of Litchville, died in 1946. Mr. and Mrs. George Maisel had a family of N. Dak., was born July 1898. In May 1925 he married four children. Mr. Maisel passed away in 1917. Ena Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Miller of Litchville. They farmed near Litchville and Hastings MARTIN, LAWRENCE AND BETH quite a few years and raised a family of 4 girls and 1 boy. Lawrence and Beth came to the Marion community The things they bought were cheap and so were products October 25, 1946 from Berlin, N.D., where he had been they sold. They milked cows, fed chickens, and raised most an agent for the N.P. Railroad for a year. Pfior to this, of their food. They were content, enjoyed their neighbors, Lawrence was a member of the Army Air Force and had and spent many evenings playing games and cards together. been stationed in Italy. His wife, the former Beth Strand They can remember Jack Gamen buying and selling apples of Cleveland, N.D., continued teaching in Adrian, N.D., at $3 a barrel. Dill pickles came in barrels, and onions and while he served. They had been married in Moorhead, horseradish were exchanged for other products. They Minn., May 1, 1943 and on May 1, 1944 he landed in bought their home in Greenland Township in 1947. They Italy and spent fourteen months in the European Theater farmed there for some time and then rented the land to of war. Lawrence considered himself lucky to return home Eugene Smith. John took up carpentry and also enjoys alive. He was transferred from one troop ship to another trapping with grandsons. Son Larry married Mary Wiexle, as they embarked from the U.S. When passing through is employed in Jamestown and has 2 children. Mary is the Strait of Gibralteor, the convoy was attacked and the married to James Trzpuc, son of John Trzpuc and has ship he had been transferred from was bombed and sank 5 children, Duane, Jane, Mary Lou, Bernie and Cynthia. in forty seconds .... the bomb going down the smoke­ Dorothy was married to Bug (Louis) Sarbaum. They 98 have 5 children, Marcia, Lonnie, De Loy, Rodney and Mercy Hospital for 11 years and is now retired. Ed and Randall. A daughter, Joanne, died in her teen years. Lillian had four children. Beverly, the oldest is now Mrs. Luella is married to Harley Stoltenberg, lives in Jamestown, LuVerne Rominsky. She and her husband live with their and has 4 children. Patricia is married to James Wiexle, six children west of Valley City, N.D. Duane is married lives in Jamestown, is employed at the Clinic and has 3 to the former Joyce Bubach of Marion. They and their children. They have 20 grandchildren and 5 great-grand­ five children farm south of Marion. Gloria; Mrs. Donald children to enjoy. Gudmestad, lives in Minot, N.D., and has one son. Joyce, the youngest, married Terry Olafson of Litchville. They MATTHES, AUGUST have two children and live in Wadena, Minn. All four Mr. and Mrs. August Matthes and his brother, William, children graduated from Marion High School and the family came to LaMoure County in 1887 and homesteaded on were members of the Marion Lutheran Church. Marion will section 10, Grand View Township, later known as the long be held dear to the Matzke family. Jess Ebbecke farm. Mrs. Matthes passed away leaving him with two small children. Shortly thereafter he moved MATZKE, JOHN AND ESTHER to Cass County and later to Enderlin, where he farmed John Matzke was born at Lamberton, Minn., in 1893. He until his death in 1936. The claim shack on his home­ came to the Marion community in 1914 and was employed stead that he built with an axe and hammer, stood for at the Ed Kaiser farm for some time. Esther Kaiser Matzke many years. was born at Wells, Minn., in 1897 and came to Marion with parents and family in 1907. Esther and John grew MATTHES, WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH up in the Marion community and were married on June 16, William was a native of Germany and came to homestead 1915. They farmed in the community until 1957, when in Grandview Township in 1887. He married Elizabeth they sold their farm to Clayton Waldie. They moved to Steffans in 1894, she had come to LaMoure County in town, where they live now. They celebrated their 50th 1886 and was a native of Germany. They lived in the claim Wedding Anniversary, June 16, 1965 with all their children shack until 1897 when they moved to their new buildings, present. They also celebrated their 59th in 1974. Their later known as the Jess Ebbecke farm. They walked to children are: Edward, married Bessie Ridgeway, live in town for their groceries and supplies and carried them Mandan, employed by the BN Railroad, have 6 children, home. Their children are: Augusta (Mrs. Jess Ebbecke) JoAnn, Richard, Susan, Ed Jr., Jeffery, and Daniel. LeRoy and Dora (Mrs. Ivar Anderson). married Louella Robel, and lives in Marion. Marjorie married Alfred Warchen and they farm at LaMoure. James married Helen Jean Schwietzer, lives at La Porte, Ind., and MATZKE, DUANE AND JOYCE has 5 children, James Jr., Linda, Harry, John B., and Duane Matzke, son 6f Lillian and Ed Matzke, was born Robert. Helen, married to David K. Anderson, lives in, August 14, 1936 in Marion and grew up on a farm four Marion, they have 6 children. Donna, married to Dennis miles north and VA miles west of Marion. He attended Isakson, lives in LaMoure, 5 children, Diane, Carol, Gerald, Greenland Grade School and graduated from Marion Abbey, Marina. Delmore, married and lives in Columbina, High School. Joyce, daughter of Clarence and Olga Ala., employed by John Deere, 4 children, Linda, Patricia, Bubach, was born September 25, 1935 on a farm ten miles Delmore Jr., David. Dale, married to Gail Grindberg, south of Marion in Gladstone Township. She attended lives at Mapleton, is employed at N.D.S.U., Fargo, has Prairie Public School for eight years and graduated from three children, Marillyn, Carolyn, Martin. Marlene, married Marion High School. Duane and Joyce were married to Jerome Gruman, farms near Fingal, N.D. Corrine, on Sept. 8, 1956 at Marion and moved to a farm five married to Darrell Bruce Peterson, lives at Bozeman, Mont., miles north of Marion. They farmed there until 1972 is employed as a truck driver. They have 6 children, Dana, when they purchased the Dora Paulson farm seven miles Tanya, Mickey, Amber, Tyler and Sabra Ann. southeast of Marion, where they now live. In the winter Duane and his sons enjoy hunting and trapping as a winter sport. They have five children living at home: Timothy, MATZKE, LEROY AND LOUELLA born Dec. 5*, 1968, is a sophomore; Tamara, born Jan. 9, Leroy Matzke, son of John and Esther Matzke, was born 1960, is a freshman; Thomas, born June 5, 1965, is in June 1918 and has lived in this community with his family the fourth grade. All are attending Marion Public School. all his life. Louella Robel came to Marion, June 1936 and Daniel was born Sept. 29, 1971. Tanya, born in July, lived with her aunt and uncle, John Trapps, while attending 1970, died in infancy. Kim, born March 28, 1975. school. After graduating from high school she lived and worked at the Marion Hospital for three years. Leroy and MATZKE, EDWIN AND LILLIAN Louella were married June 1942. They farmed and raised Edwin Matzke was born in Sanborn, Minnesota, and Lillian their family of six near Marion. Carol Gregorson is a (Engen) Matzke was born in Lamberton, Minnesota. They Licensed Practical Nurse and is employed at the City were married in Westbrook, Minn., July 8, 1931 and Hospital of Bozeman, Montana. She was married in 1963 settled in Marion, N.D. that same year, where Ed was to Gerald Gregorson of Valley City, N. Dak., and they employed at the Marion Elevator. They then went into were divorced in 1969. She has three children, all at home. farming and moved northwest of Marion. They lived in They are Kim, Gail, and Kori Gene. Peggy, Mrs. Kenneth that area until Ed's death, April 5, 1960. Lillian moved Shanafelt, was married in 1964 at Casper, Wyo. They have to Valley City, where she is still residing. Ed will be long three daughters: Carmen, Patricia (a twin) and Angela. remembered for his love of fishing and hunting. Lillian Marlyn was married to Joan Vedvig of Minot, N. Dak. in enjoyed sewing and quilting. She was a nurses aide at 1973, and is employed as a Tech Drafter. Joan is employed 99 as a Speech Therapist at Minot. Mary Beth is a L.P.N., MELANSON, LAURENCE AND CHARLOTTE working in the Cardiac Unit at St. Lukes Hospital in Fargo, Laurence, son of Blanche and Francis Melanson, served four North Dakota. Quinten (Bud) and Barbara are at home. years in World War II and then attended and graduated Bud is employed by Brauer Construction of Garrison, from N.D.S.U. with a Masters Degree in Electrical North Dakota, and Barbara is attending Marion High Engineering. He married Charlotte Schommer and they School. In 1964 the Matzkes moved into Marion and both lived in Fargo, where he taught at N.D.S.U. until 1963, are employed as Custodians of Marion Public School. when they moved to Boulder, Colorado. He is employed at the Bureau of Standards. They have three children: MAURER, JESSE AND MARY John, graduated from Colorado University in 1974 with Jessie was born in Ohio in 1832, in 1856 he married Mary a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computor Science, Kodel. In 1882 their son, Hiram, came to N.D. to he is married and lives in Portland, Ore., where he works homestead for the family in Meadowlake Township. Their for Tek Tronix; Paul is a student at Colorado Springs daughter, Fanny, hauled the lumber from Sanborn for the College and Mary is attending Colorado University in farm home. In 1884 the family arrived. Their fuel the first Boulder, Colorado. winter was James River timber, green boxelder. They moved to Jamestown about the turn of the century. Mr. MELANSON, NAPOLEON (PAUL) AND MARGARET Maurer died in 1908 and Mrs. Maurer in 1914. Their Paul Melanson was born on August 19, 1852 at St. other children were Elsi and Mary. Their farm home now Guillaume d'Upton, Province of Quebec, Canada. He was belongs to Ted Kiser. the second born and last survivor of seven children. At the age of six he came to the United States with his parents MELANSON, DONALD AND BEATRICE and lived at Artie, Rhode Island, until he reached the age Donald, son of Paul and Blanche Melanson, was born and of 17. After spending some years in New York City, Grand raised in the Marion community. He married Beatrice Rapids, Mich., and Minneapolis, he settled near the present Draheim in St. Frances of Assisi Church in Marion in 1945 town of Marion, where he lived from 1885 to 1922. He and they have five children. Beatrice was born in Waseca, married Miss Margaret Barrett in the St. James Church, Minn., and came to Marion in 1927. While in Marion, he Jamestown, N.D., November 28, 1894 (she was one of the operated a Texaco Station. In 1961 they moved to Eureka, first teachers in the Marion vicinity, teaching in the California, where he had a Chevron Station until 1974 Baertsch School). They homesteaded in Section 32, when he began work with North Coast Motors. Their Greenland Township, northwest of the present town site in children are: Corinne, employed by Bank of America in 1895. To this union four children were born: Leonard, Sacramento; Gregory, who just finished four years with the Francis, Paul Alvin and Marie. Leonard, a World War I United States Air Force and will attend College of the veteran having served in France, married Evata Wadeson Redwoods; Renae, attending Humboldt College in Areata; of Jamestown, N.D. He passed away at Hillsboro, Ore., Paula, a junior in high school and Janine in the sixth grade. where he had lived since 1935. Francis, who lived on the homestead, passed away in 1937 due to an accident. His MELANSON, FRANCIS AND BLANCHE wife, Blanche (McCleary), now lives on the farm with Francis Melanson was the son of Paul and Margaret her daughter, Mrs. Eileen (Bill) Kosse. She spends part Melanson. He farmed his parents homestead and in 1918 of each year with her two sons, Laurence and Donald. married Blanche McCleary, who was born near Mitchville, Paul Alvin (Bubs) lives in Milaca, Minn. His wife Betty Iowa. They had three children, Laurence, Eileen (Mrs. passed away and he is now retired and enjoys fishing, Wm. Kosse), and Donald. Francis lost his life in a farm his children, grand and great-grandchildren. He has visited tractor accident in 1937 and she continued farming with N.D. and the old homestead several times in the last 15 the help of her teenage children. The Kosses presently farm years. His daughters are Marjorie, now Mrs. Walt Bender of this farm and Blanche makes her home with them and Moline, III., two children; Irene, Mrs. Ray Thompson, spends part of each year with her sons. Blanche recollects Rockford, III., one son; Helen, Mrs. Francis Lovelett, as a child, moving from S.D. to Adrian, N.D. in 1905. widowed, Remer, Minn., three children; and Virginia, Her father came with an emigrant car loaded with livestock, Mrs. James Wills, Milaca, Minn., four sons. About 10.years machinery and household goods. Her mother brought the ago Paul met his only sister, Marie, Mrs. J. Morrissey of 6 children on the passenger train as far as Oakes, N.D. As Coos Bay, Ore., on the farm near Marion for a reunion. there was no passenger train to Adrian on Sunday, the This was the first time in 35 years they had been together. brakeman allowed the family to ride the emigrant car. The Morrisseys were on their way to the World's Fair in How surprised people were to see a whole family arrive New York. Marie, Mrs. Joseph Morrissey, now widowed, in that car. They drove out to the farm that night; it was lives in Coos Bay, Ore., where she teaches English in the dark and the children were hurlgry and thirsty. "Mother high school. Her family, Joanne, Mary Claire and Micheal had baked and packed a wooden churn with bread, and are married and live on the west coast. when the cow was milked, how good that bread and milk tasted." The house had not been lived in for a few years, so they slept in the haymow until the house was cleaned MEREDITH, C. J. AND GRACE and liveable. "The haymow was the home of some pigeons, Dr. C. J. Meredith, a native of Canada, came to Marion in and I can remember the welcome they gave us." That 1925 and purchased the practice and equipment of Dr. summer they were hailed out and the winter was hard. Bradley. He was married to Grace in 1926, and moved his The next summer the Danuser-McCleary school house practice to the Jorve House, where he and his wife operated was built. Mrs. Melanson later taught the Saratoga School a hospital. They have one son, Donald, an Orthopedic two terms in 1917 and 1918. Surgeon in Mankato, Minn. He married Marge Rabe and 100 they have five children: Janet, Nancy, Donald, Bruce, and Bradley Peterson), Sheila, in graduate school at NDSU in Barbara. The Merediths moved to Valley City in 1928 Fargo; Bryce, deceased (August 11, 1974); LaRae, at after Mercy Hospital was built, and he practiced medicine home attending Litchville High School. Ernest married there until 1952. Dr. Meredith died in 1953. Mrs. Darlean Sortland. They live in Valley City, where they Meredith makes her home in Valley City in the summer and own and operate furniture store. They are the parents of Florida in the winter. 3 children: Larry, married to Cathryn Schmidt, living in Valley City and working for his dad in the furniture store; MERRETT, J. P. AND VIOLET Darryl, attending Valley City State College and working Dr. J. P. Merrett, whose home was London, Ontario, part time in the store; Gwen, student at Northwestern Canada, began his medical practice in Marion, June 2, School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minn. Stanley married 1929. He returned to Canada and was married there Elaine Monson. They are farming north of Marion. Their June 11, 1929. He had his offices and hospital at various children are all at home, Joel, Janelle and Darren. times in the McDowell (Sitz) house, the National Bank building and in the Greenwold (Jorve) house. Dr. Merrett MIEDEMA, CARL (KNOLL) discontinued his practice in Marion in 1943 but the family Carl's family name is Knoll. Carl's name was changed to made their home here until April 1944 when they moved Miedema after his father died and his mother married to Valley City. The Merretts have six children: Patricia John Miedema. Carl's parents, a sister Flora, and Carl (Mrs. Walt Anhalt), Lucille (Mrs. Gus Lybeck), Beth (Mrs. were all born in Frisiland, Netherlands. As a teenager Sam Slayghter), Mary Lynn (Mrs. James Hammer), Barbara Carl worked in his father's (Knoll) bakery in the and Paul. Mrs. Merrett lives in Garden Grove, Calif. Dr. Netherlands. He came to America at the age of 16, in Merrett is deceased. Marion was always fortunate in having 1908, to North West, Iowa, where he lived for 8 years. doctors of exceptional ability. Dr. Merrett and family His mother married John Miedema in Iowa and they came will always occupy a special place in the memories of to Ypsilanti, N.D. in 1916 to farm in Meadow Lake the people of the Marion community. Township, Barnes County. Carl has one step-brother, Ernest Miedema, of Valley City, who is 6 years older than MEYER, HENRY AND DOROTHY Carl. He also had a half-brother, Johnny Miedema, who Henry Meyer was born at Willow Lake, S.D., November 27, died at the age of 12, in 1921. Carl worked as a farmer, 1900. He moved with his family to North Dakota in carpenter, painter and janitor of the Greenland School. 1919. He married Dorothy Wieck in LaMoure, N.D. on He was a member of the North Marion Reformed Church Feb. 12, 1929. They moved to Marion in 1934. Henry and was organist in the church as a young man. Carl was a started a cream station, buying cream, eggs and poultry for. single man. His sister, Flora, is Mrs. Philip Bakker of Fairmont. After five years in Marion they moved to Bellflower, Calif. He has one nephew, Ted Bakker and a Adrian to work in a grocery store. Liking Marion better, niece, Mrs. Jeanett (Fred) Busman. Carl came to the they moved back to the Cream Station. In 1942 they town of Marion in 1947. He passed away at the Hi Acre's started a locker plant, which they operated until 1957. Nursing Home, Jamestown, N.D., in the fall of 1974. They have four children: Ivan lives in Dickinson, N.D., and has the Meyer Construction Co., a big ranch near Belfield, MIEDEMA, HARRY AND MARGARET N.D., and also owns the Ivanhoe Hotel of Dickinson; Harry was born in Meadow Lake Township, Aug. 13, Dwane married Marlene Burkhart, lives in Billings, Mont, 1915. Margaret was born at Jamestown, Aug. 30, 1918. with their two daughters, Debbie, 16 and Deanna, 13 and They were married Oct. 4, 1939 in Valley City and have works for Meyer Construction. He taught in Costa Mesa, been farming on the former L. J. Blewett farm, east of Calif, for 18 years prior. Jacqueline, Mrs. Bruce Monson, Ypsilanti, for 35 years. Harry's parents came from Iowa has two sons, Timothy, 10 and Scott, 7, live in Billings, to a farm in Meadow Lake Township in 1906. Margaret's Mont., and works for Meyer Construction; and Kathleen, grandfather, John Elliott, left Ireland in 1878 and home­ Mrs. Darryl Hanson, has two children, Judy, 7 and Steven, steaded in Meadow Lake Township in 1881. They have 4, live in Dickinson and works for Meyer Construction. five children. Shirley, married to Bruce DuVall, Dec. 10, Henry is now retired from Meyer Construction. "We have 1960, lives in Minneapolis and has 4 children. Marlene enjoyed living in Marion, have had a lot of good times married James Vonderust, July 9, 1965, lives in Jamestown there and many good friends." and has 2 children. Carol married Ray Erbele, Aug. 5, 1966, lives at Streeter, has 2 children. Charlotte married MIEDEMA, ANDREW AND RUTH Allen Enger, Aug. 28, 1970 and lives at Ypsilanti and has Andrew, son of Ernest and Allie Miedema, was born at one daughter. Leroy married Beverly Steigberg, June 7, Ypsilanti, N.D. Ruth Rohrbeck was born at Granada, 1974, and lives at Valley City. Minnesota. They were married in 1929 at Jamestown, N.D., and came to the Marion community. They are MIEDEMA, STANLEY AND ELAINE farming north of Marion. They are the parents of four Stanley, son of Andrew and Ruth (Rohrbeck) Miedema, children. Maxine married Herman Muske of Berlin, N.D. was born in 1936 at Marion, N.D. He attended Greenland They are farming at Berlin. They have one son, Glenn, who Grade School and graduated from Marion High School married Deborah Ostby. Glenn and Deborah live in Fargo, in 1954. He then started farming with his father. He where he is in graduate school at NDSU and she is an R.N. married Elaine Monson, daughter of William K. and Alice at St. Lukes Hospital. Robert married Norma Berg of (Weatherbee) Monson, in 1956. They moved into a house Litchville, where they farm and are owners of the Litchville on the Andrew Miedema farm formerly occupied by Mr. Bulletin. They are parents of 4 children: Diane (Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Miedema and family. Stan and Elaine 101 have three children: Joel, Janelle, and Darren, all attending MINTNER, JOHN AND LIZZIE school in Marion. John was born in Lamira, Wise, March 22, 1867, to Mr. and Mrs. Casper Mintner. He went to Femey, S.D. in 1888 MIELKE, WALTER AND LOUISE and in 1891 homesteaded six miles south of where Marion Walter Mielke was born at Springfield, Minnesota and would be. He married Lizzie Schneider at Davenport, married Louise Mielke of Grant Township, Iowa, in 1928. N.D., on October 25, 1894. Lizzie was born September 6, They moved to Marion in 1950 after Walter retired from 1871, at Addison, Wise, to Louis and Hannah Schneider, farming. He passed away April 6, 1958. They had six they homesteaded at Davenport in 1880. John and Lizzie children born to them. They are: Charlotte (Mrs. Gary were Charter Members of Emmanuel Evangelical Church Beyer) of Anchorage, Alaska; Edward, deceased July 5, and helped to build it in 1898. John was Treasurer of 1974; Raymond, of Norfork, Nebraska; Charles, of Grand View Township for 14 years. Their children are Valley City; Donna (Mrs. Norman Bruschwein) of Marion; Elroy, Irene, LaVyrn, and two others died in infancy. and James, of Marion. There are fifteen grandchildren and John died in 1945 and Lizzie in 1943. Elroy had to retire two great-grandchildren. at an early age due to ill health. Irene was school clerk of Grand View Township for many years. They are MILLER, FRED AND RUTH members of the United Methodist Church. Fred, son of Julius and Augusta (Peter) Miller, was born on December 1, 1904 at Addison, N.D. Ruth, daughter MONSON, WILLIAM K. AND ALICE of Edward and Bertha (Miller) Kaiser, was bom at Wells, William married Alice Weatherbee in 1930 and they farmed Minn. They were married November 1, 1934 at the home in the Marion area. They moved near Ypsilanti in 1938, of her brother, Roger Kaiser, in Fargo, N.D. Late that fall and in 1943 purchased a farm ten miles west of Marion. they moved to the farm known as the Kaiser Place, south Their children are: George (married Helen Headland, has of Marion. They farmed there for her mother until the fall two sons, lives in Wayzata, Minn.), Russell (married of 1943 when the farm was sold. During the years on the Margery Clark, has six children, farmed at Marion for Kaiser Farm, three of their four children were born at the eleven years, now lives at Bloomington, Minn.), William C. Marion Community Hospital, Nadine, February 26, 1937; (married Anita Mitchell, has three children, lives in Thomas, March 17, 1940; Caldon, November 28, 1941. Wayzata, Minn.), Elaine (married Stanley Miedema, has The fall of 1943 they rented the Kettlewell Farm, and three children, lives near Marion), and Jerry Lynn while living there Roger was born February 24, 1946. (deceased). They retired to Jamestown in 1959, William K. The next two years they rented the Leonard Miller farm, died in 1971. and then bought the old Eidahl farm from Ted Iszlers. Their four children graduated from the Marion school. Nadine attended V.C.S.T.C. and worked at Oakes as a MOORE, CLEO AND RUBY telephone operator. In the fall of 1959, she married John Cleo Moore came to this community in September 1962 to Greenmyer. They live on a farm near Stirum, N.D., have teach sciences at the Marion Public School. On July 28, five children, Delyn, Kevon, LoriAnn, Mark, and Paula. 1963 he married Ruby Mayer of Ashley, N.D. To this Tom graduated from Westmar College, LeMars, Iowa, and union were born three children: Scott Allen, Mar. 13, attended a year and one-half at Seminary, Naperville, III. 1964; Jason Jay, April 23, 1965; and Stephanie Ann, He married Twylla Kloster in 1966 at LeMars, Iowa. He July 13, 1966. All are attending school here. Mrs. Moore served for several years in the ministry and then decided at the present is the Watkins dealer selling in Marion, he would rather farm and lives on a farm at Remsen, Iowa. Dickey, Adrian and Litchville. She is a member of the Caldon enlisted in the service and served thirty months Marion Lutheran Church, past president and treasurer of in Germany. In the summer of 1968, he married Kathy MLCW and at present is Sunday School Superintendent Regan. They have two boys, Theodore and Timothy. of the Marion Lutheran Church. They are both involved He works for Star Metal Fabricators, Portland, Oregon. in Scout work. Ruby being assistant leader of Brownie Roger joined the National Guard after high school so he Troop No. 56 and Cleo is Cub Master of Cub Scout Troop could help out on the farm. After six years in guard and No. 185. His interests are collecting coins, stamps arid old farming, he married Julie Ann Brolin of Detroit Lakes, items. Minn., in 1969. Fred and Ruth retired in the spring of 1970 and moved to Marion. Roger and Julie now live on MUELLER, VERNON AND SHARON the farm west of Marion. Vernon, son of John and Elizabeth Mueller, was raised at Mahnomen, Minn. He was married to Sharon Klundt, MILLER, LEONARD AND EMMA daughter of Edgar Klundts, in December of 1959 at Leonard Miller was married to Emma Spoerl on Nov. 8, Jamestown, N.D. They have four children, Kevin, 14; 1917 at the farm home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Keri, 12; Kristen, 11; and Kelli, 7. Vern accepted the Spoerl, near Marion, N.D. They farmed near Faribault, position as Postmaster at Marion in April of 1974. They Minn, for two years and later moved to Davenport, N.D., have built one of the "1974 homes" just south of the where they farmed for the next four years. They moved to Catholic Church in Marion. Sharon's grandmother, Mrs. Marion in 1923, purchasing the Martin Spoerl farm, where Bertha Hermann Klundt, who resides at Alfred, N.D., is they resided until 1946. They moved to Fargo, N.D. in the daughter of Jacob Hermann, who lived for a time in 1947, where Leonard was active in the real estate business, the Marion area. At his writing, she is 89 years of age and was a member of the Fargo-Moorhead Realtors and remembers at the age of 14, using horses to go to Association. Litchville for supplies. 102 NAGLE, ELMER AND WINNE as the Bomberg Hotel. Two years later they built and Elmer Nagle was born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, operated the National Hotel. Mr. Nelson met the train each July 2, 1884. He lived on the farm with his parents, Albert day with his two wheel cart and hauled the baggage to the and Hannah Nagle and received his education at the Prairie hotel. The Nelsons had eight children: Nehm, Leonard, Queen School, near Greenleafton, Minnesota. In the Harlan, Bertha, Attilla, Ruth, Alice, and Stella. spring of 1905, Elmer and his brother, John, came to North Dakota to develop a section of land that his father NEWELL, GEORGE had purchased in Manns Township in Stutsman County. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Newell moved to They brought two teams of horses, machinery and the bare LaMoure County, where they located on a homestead. necessities for farming and batching. They lived in rented Mrs. Newell was a bride of 18 when she came to N. Dak. buildings across the road from their land as there were no She used to tell a story of having traded an organ, her buildings on the land that they were to develop. They were wedding gift from her father, for a cow. The previous able to break several acres and plant it to flax the first year. owner said the cow was a heavy milker and this she proved After the harvest and threshing was completed in the area, to be, for she had to be milked three times a day but there Elmer went back to Minnesota and John was employed at was absolutely no cream. From N. Dak. the Newells moved the State Hospital in Jamestown. When Elmer left he said to Missouri. Mr. Newell passed away in 1915. Mrs. Newell he was never coming back but when spring came he was passed away in 1935. The six children that were still living anxious to get back and North Dakota was his home until in 1950 are: George, Frank, Ruth, Walter, Dorothy, and he passed away. The summer of 1909 he engaged Esther. carpenters and the house and barn were built. On November 24, 1909 he was united in marriage to Winne NIELSON, NIELS AND CHRISTINE Jongewaard. She was born in Orange City, Iowa, February Niels came to the United States from Denmark at the 3, 1889. She passed away May 4, 1914. They had 2 age of 19 years. He first settled in Illinois, later moved to sons, Elmer and Erwin, who was born August 12, 1912. this county and homesteaded on the farm near Marion, Erwin and Ruth Oxton were united in marriage June 12, N. Dak., in 1883. In 1897 he married Christine Hanson. 1940 at Hope, North Dakota. They have seven sons: To this union 11 children were born: Carl, passed away Robert, David, Daniel, Lyle, Paul, Gene and Donald. in 1970. He had four children. Clara, Mrs. Adolph Since 1949 Erwin has been employed with the Municipal Anderson, Valley City, has four children. Mabel, Mrs. Water, Light and Power in Valley City, North Dakota, James Ranger, Woodbum, Ore., has three children. Ella, and now is superintendent. Woodbum, Oregon. Alfred, Morris Bay, Calif., has three children. Albert, Las Vegas, one child. Eleanor, died in NAGLE, ELMER AND LAURA infancy. Frances, Mrs. Ed Gassmann, Valley City, N. Dak., Elmer, son of Elmer and Winne Nagle, and Laura, daughter four children. Myrtle, Mrs. Robert Rogers, Woodbum,, of Ole A. and Effie Olson, were united in marriage June 19, Ore. Peter, passed away in 1971, one child. Jimmie, 1917 at Marion, North Dakota. They continued living on Ventura, Calif. Mr. Nielson was a township officer in the farm until September 1, 1920. In April 1920 Elmer Gladstone Township. His farm was known to be well was appointed as Rural Carrier for the North Route of equipped in comparison with other farms of that day. Marion. Due to farming operations, he had to have a All the large buildings were built by Mr. Nielson, himself. substitute carrier until October 1, 1920. He served the The house was erected in 1904, and an addition was built route until January 10, 1950 when he was taken ill but in 1914. Niels passed away April 13, 1940. did not officially retire until April 1, 1951. Elmer passed away October 27, 1952. Elmer and Laura had two NITSCHKE, JAKE AND IDA children, a son and a daughter. Duane was born February Jake was born to Fredricka and Jacob F. Nitschke, Nov. 24, 17, 1919, and LaVerne, December 5, 1920. Duane Nagle 1901 in Beresina, Russia, near Odeffa on the shore of the and Margaret Hellander were united in marriage June 19, Black Sea. At the age of three he came with his parents and 1945 at Fargo, North Dakota. Duane received his degree sister Mary to the United States, settling at Alfred, N.D. in medicine from the University of Illinois in June 1948. His brothers and sisters are Emil, of Washington; Otto, After completing his internship at the Marine Hospital Jamestown, N.D.; Christine, Mrs. Harry DeWitt, and in San Francisco he practiced several years in Enderlin, Olga, Mrs. Jake Madcke, of Alfred; Ida, Mrs. Dave North Dakota. He received a Fellowship from the Mayo Shlenker, of Jud; and Marian, Mrs. Harold Haseleu, of Clinic and specialized in ear, nose and throat surgery. He Litchville, N.D. Jake married Ida Widmer, daughter of joined the Fargo Clinic in 1960. Dr. and Mrs. Nagle have John and Rosina Widmer of Alfred in 1928 at Edgeley, five sons and one daughter: Thomas, John, James, William, where he worked for a number of years as a well driller and Robert, and Mary. LaVerne and Richard Olson were then at the Thompson Yards. On Oct. 9, 1941 Jake married October 12, 1946 at Poison, Montana. LaVerne became manager of the Thompson Yards in Marion and in was with the Extension Department two years and taught November moved his family to Marion. Jake belonged in the Home Economics department in the University of to the Woodman Lodge and was marshall for several years. Montana two years. They have one daughter, Diane Lynn, Ida belonged to the Birthday Club. In 1953 they moved who is attending the University of Minnesota at Duluth. back to Edgeley and in 1955 they moved to Westminster, Calif., where their son, Don, lived. There Jake worked NELSON, KNUTE M. on construction at Disneyland at its inception, and Mr. and Mrs. Knute M. Nelson came to Marion in 1904 Ida got a job in a large dress factory. She worked there until her death in 1959. Jake was then from Iowa and started the Commercial Hotel, later known 103 Superintendent of the Magnolia Memorial Park and worked 1885 and came to America in 1887. They were married there until his retirement. In 1961 he married June in 1905 and started farming in Benson Corners, then in Gillering. He passed away in March 1974. Jake and Ida 1909 they moved to the Marion community and farmed had two children: Harriett, who married Arnold Kuska until 1947, then retired to Adrian and Harold continued of Dickey and has 6 children, lives in Santa Ana, Calif.; on the farm. Their children are: Petra (Mrs. Julius and Donald, who lives with his wife and two daughters Jesperson), Thora (Mrs. John Gamez), Doris (Mrs. Stanley in Westminster, Calif. Ried), Harold, and two older sons are deceased.

OLSON, ANTON AND MARIE OLSON, OLE A. AND EFFIE Anton Olson, a pioneer of the Marion community, now Mr. Ole Olson was born in Norway and came to the United deceased, was born in Gustsal, Norway, January 26, 1883. States when a young man, following his father, Casper He came to the United States in 1906. In 1913, he was Olson, who had located near Preston in Ransom County, married to Marie Olson, who was born in Rockenvick, North Dakota, on the Sheyenne River six miles north of Norway. They were the parents of 10 children: Henry, Fort Ransom. In 1890 Mr. Olson made a trip north, near married Violet Bruhn, 3 children, lives near Marion; Alice, the towns of Leal and Dazey, to work in the harvest fields Mrs. C.J. Kronebusch, 6 children, lives in Valley City, N.D.; and do threshing. Here he met Miss Effie Root who had Milford, married Alice Beckness, 6 children. Valley City, moved there with her parents, Adelbert and Ellen Root, N.D.; Erma, Mrs. George Peterson, 5 children. Valley from the state of Michigan, to their homestead. In 1893 City, N.D.; Ardith, Mrs. Lovett Bruse, 3 children, lives near Mr. Olson and Miss Effie Root were married and in the Marion; Helen makes her home in Fargo and has one son; spring of 1894 they moved to Greenland Township, where Arthur, Valley City, N.D., has two girls; Louise, Mrs. Les they filed on a homestead located on the N.E. % of section Wicks, 6 children. Valley City, N.D.; Donald, married Lydia 34. They built a sod house the first summer, while Mrs. Pekarski, 2 children, lives in LaMoure, N.D. One son, Olson worked for Mrs. Charles Baertsch. They occupied Russel, passed away in 1940. Mrs. Olson resides in Marion. this home until the summer of 1903. Here their five There are 34 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren children were born: Laura, Agnes, Pearl, Alice and in the Olson family. Clifford. In the winter of 1902 and 1903 Mr. Olson worked in the railroad shops in Brainard, Minnesota; he OLSON, HAROLD A. AND NONA was a good mechanic and blacksmith. After spending Harold was born 7 miles west of Marion to John and Christmas with the Root grandparents, Mrs. Olson and the Thea Olson. He married Nona, daughter of Oswald and five children moved to Brainard for the winter. When Susan Bruschwein, in 1947, and they farmed west of they returned, a frame house was built and the sod house Marion until 1966. They then moved into Marion and live had served its purpose. Mr. Olson served as clerk on the in the former Ed Peterson home. Harold is employed at township board and also director on the school board. the Equity Elevator. Their children are: Noelyn, born in Ole, a good blacksmith, sharpened plow shares for the 1948, married 1972 to Dallas Anderson, daughter of Mr. neighbors. They would often take over in the field while he and Mrs. Vernal Anderson, lives at Gwinner; Linda, did their blacksmithing or Mrs. Olson would replace him in married Craig Robbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. James (Rollie) the field. Mr. Olson owned a threshing machine and cook Robbins, in 1972, they have one son and live in Rapid City, car and, as machines were scarce in those days, he had long S.D.; Debra, married Loren Loose, son of Mr. and Mrs. runs of threshing. They charged by the bushel. He was Carl Loose Jr., in 1974, lives in Rapid City, S.D. threshing north of Litchville when he was taken ill with typhoid fever. He came home the day Andrew was born, October 16, 1904, and passed away November 2, 1904. OLSON, HENRY AND VIOLET Mrs. Olson stayed on the farm one year. With the help of Henry Olson, son of Anton and Marie Olson, came to the her brother, she had the crops planted but the harvesting of Marion area with his parents and family in 1928 from the crop was done almost entirely by herself. She married the Litchville area, where he was born. Henry worked on Knute A. Bakke in 1906. the Harry Bruschwein farm for a number of years. In Nov. of 1940 he married Violet Bruhn. They lived on the Edw. Bruhn farm for a short time, on the Clarence Trapp farm OPDAHL, ANDERS AND JULIA south of Marion for 4 years, then on Mrs. Anna AND ANNE Bruschweins farm, where they now live. They are the Anders was bom in Norway in 1853. He came to America parents of three children. David Gene, who married Lois in 1872. His wife Julia (Myhre) was also born in Norway, McLaughlin, and has two sons, Bryan and Travis. They live and came to America at the age of 16. She made the trip in West Virginia where he is an air ovality tester in the across the ocean by sailing vessel, which took nine weeks. mines. Allen Henry is married to Fern Piehl of Marion and They were married at Marshall, Minn, in 1879 and settled they have three children, Jason, Melissa and Jarrod. They on a farm near Minneota, Minn., where Anders had taken live in Valley City where Allen teaches in the Valley City a homestead a few years earlier. Times were not too easy High School. Bonnie Gail is married to Gary Wieck who in that new country. It was prairie with no trees and fuel works for the Peavey Elevator in Valley City and they was scarce. People burned hay in their cook stoves and have two children. Cooper and Stacey. depended more on clothes than fire to keep warm. Grass­ hoppers were a scourge the first few years. They lived OLSON, JOHN AND THEA in a sod house until they could build a frame house, then it John was born in Norway in 1881 and came to America burned to the ground with most of their belongings. Four in 1903. Mrs. Olson (Thea Holt) was born in Norway in years later, when they had rebuilt the house, a tornado 104 wrecked all their buildings. Three children were born also from Kindred. He operated this for two years. to them, two died in infancy and Carl H. Julia died in July 18, 1903, Mr. Otterson married Alma Kallander of 1897. Anders married Anne Hermunsted in 1901. They Bessmer, Mich., at Fargo, N.D. He worked for the continued to farm in Minn, until the fall of 1904 when Johnston Land Co. for a number of years, working at their they came to N.D. The spring of 1905 they purchased lumber yard, elevator and creamery. Later Mr. Otterson the Magnus Anderson homestead and lived there until worked as night watchman for the railroad at the round 1913 when they retired and moved to Fargo. Three house. While living in Marion, Agnes, Nettie and Arthur children were born to them, one died at birth and Bessie were born. In 1913 the Otterson family moved to the (deceased 1972), and Alma who still makes her home in country and farmed until 1935. They moved back to Fargo. Anders died in 1927 and Anne in 1941. Marion due to Mr. Otterson's illness. He passed away June 9, 1937. OPDAHL, CARL A. AND CAROL Carl was born in Marion to Carl H. and Julia Opdahl in PAULSON, CLAYTON AND ALBEY 1932. He married Carol, daughter of Leonard and Julia Clayton Paulson moved to Marion from the Adrian Berg, in 1974. Carol was born at Bottineau, N.D., in 1934. community in March of 1921. He and Albey were married Carl farms the land that has been in the Opdahl family for on March 19, 1921. They farmed west of Marion. They three generations. He is an avid sportsman and has won became members of the Marion Lutheran Church where many trophies racing cars. He studied music briefly at. Clayton served as a deacon and trustee for a number of Minneapolis prior to his father's death in 1951 and has years. He was elected to the N. Dak. Senate for two operated the family farm since that time. Carol has two sessions. Beginning in 1959 he served as assessor for children from a previous marriage: Michael, attending Saratoga Township for 12 years. He was also a member of college in Iowa; and Todd, at home. She is a graduate of the U.S. Agriculture Comm. since 1963. Clayton served Bismarck Hospital School of Nursing and was actively as director and secretary of the Marion Equity Elevator employed as a Registered Nurse for 18 years, most recently for fifteen years, and was a member of the Farmers Union. at Jamestown Hospital, prior to moving to Marion. He served one year as Pres. of the N. Dak. Dairy Show and was director of the show for 12 years. He was a cattle OPDAHL, CARL H. AND JULIA judge at the Brandon and Winnipeg, Canada fairs and Carl was born in a sod shanty near Minneota, Minn., in also received many awards and ribbons for Champion 1886 to Anders and Julia (Myhre) Opdahl. When he was purebred cattle shown at shows in North Dakota, four years old, he and his mother were caught in a tornado Minnesota, and Canada. Clayton and Albey have one son, that carried away all their buildings. Carl recovered but Connie, who is married to the former Ethelyn his mother did not, she died a few years later. Carl spent Smedshammer and they farm on the home place. They 1899 traveling in Norway with his father visiting relatives. have three sons: Curtis, who is married to Sue Hanson, and He arrived in Marion in 1905 with his father and step­ farms west of Marion; Bradley, who is a graduate of mother. They purchased the Magnus Anderson farm, it is Wahpeton School of Science and is engaged in farming still in the family. Carl married Julia Peterson in Sharon, with his father; and Jan, who is presently attending the N.D., in 1912. Julia was born in Iowa in 1891 to Mr. and University at Grand Forks, North Dakota. Mrs. P. H. Peterson, the family settled between Sanborn and Marion in the 1890's, then moved to Sharon in 1911. PAULSON, CONRAD AND ETHELYN Carl and Julia lived in the stone house on the farm until Conrad Clayton Paulson was born in Saratoga Township. 1943 when they moved into Marion. They continued to Ethelyn Smedshammer was born in Litchville Township. operate the farm until Carl's death in 1951. Carl served They were married April 24, 1949, at North LaMoure in the N.D. House of Representatives for eight years, and Church in Litchville Township. They built a new home was active in community affairs all his life. He helped and moved into it in November of 1949. They have resided organize the Marion Shipping Association in 1915 and was there since and are presently engaged in grain farming. its first manager. He also helped organize the Marion Equity They are the parents of three sons. Curtis married Sue Elevator Co. in 1916 and was active in establishing the Hansen of Litchville and is in partnership farming with his State Bank of Marion in 1928. He served as one of the father after attending 2 years of college. He is a member of directors of the James Valley Electric Co-op (REA) when Edgeley National Guard. Bradley graduated from it was organized in 1944 and was secretary and chairman Wahpeton SSS and is farming in partnership with his of the LaMoure County Farmers Union. Nine children father. Jan is a student at Grand Forks (UND). The family were born to them: Gladys (Mrs. Clinton Peterson, are all members of the Marion Lutheran Church, deceased 1966), Gola (Mrs. Lawrence Dynnesen), Ollie Democratic Political Party and N.F.O. Conrad is a licensed (Mrs. Glenn Landvik), Amy (Mrs. Ralph Strand), Viola pilot and Ethelyn a registered nurse. (Mrs. Loren Rasmusson), Velma (Mrs. Roger Larson), Beata (Mrs. Norman Hoekstra), Orpha (Mrs. Vic PEKARSKI, JEROME AND LYLA Steinwand), and Carl A. (Carol Berg). Julia continues to make her home in Marion. Jerome married Lyla Conrad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conrad. They farmed near Marion for a while and then moved to a farm near Dickey in 1941. They now OTTERSON, OLE AND ALMA make their home in Dickey. They have five children: Ole Otterson was born at Kenyon, Minn., Dec. 23, 1875. Lydia (married Donald J. Olson, two children, live at He came to Marion in 1902 from Kindred, N. Dak. He LaMoure), Philip (married Alice Plaggemeyer, one son, purchased the pool hall in partnership with Ed Kenny, lives at Ypsilanti), Daniel (married Penny Anderson 105 Schmitt, four children, lives in Dickey), Karen (married Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mart, from Marion, Indiana. Her Kenneth Klever, four children, lives near LaMoure), and parents farmed here several years before moving to Nathan (married Paulette Rode, they live on the home LaMoure. The first farm John owned is 3 miles west of farm near Dickey. Marion, later he also purchased the Holtgaard farm. They were blessed with six children: Harold, Walter, Howard, PETERSEN, CHARLES Roger, Yvonne, and Donald. They celebrated their 60th Charles Petersen came to North Dakota from Mass. He Anniversary in 1972. arrived in Bismarck, where he worked for a building contractor. He came to Marion when his employer built PIEHL, LLOYD AND LORETTA the first Greenland School. This school burned down in Lloyd, son of William and Anna Piehl, and Loretta, 1925. He spent the rest of his life in Marion until he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Becker of Lehr, were united died in 1942, except for two years spent in Chicago. in marriage March 28, 1951. They now live on the home farm of his parents located 6 miles west of Marion. In PETERSON, EDWARD L. AND EMMA 1970 they built a new home. Lloyd and Loretta are the Edward Peterson was born in Chicago, Sept. 19, 1876, parents of four children. Janice received her B.S. Degree the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sven Peterson. As a child he came in Nursing from U.N.D. She is married to Nuri Hassumani with his parents in 1882 to the North LaMoure community, and they live in Wahpeton where Nuri is on the teaching where they homesteaded. He grew to manhood on the staff at the S.S.S. and Janice is at present a pre-med farm. On Dec. 21, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss student. Jim is a senior at U.N.D., where he is working on Emma Marie Hanson, the ceremony taking place in the his major in Wildlife Management. Joyce is a licensed North LaMoure Church. Shortly thereafter, they moved practical nurse, receiving her education from the Wahpeton to their own homestead in Manns Township, Stutsman S.S.S. and is now employed at the Jamestown Hospital. County. About the year 1913 they moved to Marion, but Jeff is a freshman at Marion High. The family are members returned to the farm periodically to plant and harvest of the Marion Lutheran Church. the crops. During the last 25 years of his life, Mr. Peterson had been a salesman for various lines of merchandise. PIEHL, STEVEN AND VALERIE Mr. and Mrs. Peterson celebrated their Golden Wedding Steven was born at Valley City, N.D., November 23, Anniversary during the summer of 1947 because the 1949, the son of Hattie and Walter Piehl. He married children could all be together at that time. This was the Valerie Scott of Los Angeles, Calif., on January 18, 1974 first complete family reunion in sixteen years. In this at his parents home in Marion. Steve farms west of Marion. group four generations were represented. Mr. Peterson During the summer months one of the family interests is passed away Jan. 30, 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were rodeos. They have one daughter. Amber, born in February the parents of seven children: Ralph, Manfred, Horace, 1975. Roy, Herbert, Alice, Blanch. PIEHL, WALTER AND HATTIE PETERSON, JOHN O. Walter, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Piehl, was born at Marion. (See George Rust history) He married Hattie DeVries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete DeVries of rural Marion, on October 12, 1939 and they PETERSON, LAURENCE AND ANNA have three children. Walter has been farming and is also a AND FANNY (CAPKEY) cattle dealer. He has been a Rodeo Producer and Stock Laurence was born in Trondhjem, Norway, about 1848. Contractor for 15 years. Their family also participated in He came to Waupun, Wis., in 1870, and to Meadowlake Horse Shows in the area. Their children are: Walter, Jr., Township in 1883 with Will Campbell, Charles Walker, and is married to Becky Baertsch, daughter of the Edmund W. S. Germain. He was married to Anna Martin in 1881, Baertschs', they have three children, Shadd, Levi, and she died in 1884. Their son Albert died in 1913. Miss Crystal Rainbow. Walter, Jr. is an Assistant Art Professor Fanny Maurer and Laurence were married in 1891. Their at Minot State College. Fern is married to Allen H. Olson, two children, Rois and Palma died in infancy. Laurence son of the Henry Olsons, they live in Valley City, where died in 1916. In 1926 Fanny married Tim Capkey and Allen teaches at the Valley City High School, three they made their home in Minn. Fanny died in 1961. children, Jason, Melissa, and Jarrod. Steven married Valorie Scott of Los Angeles, Calif., in January 1974 at PIEHL, JOHN AND FERN Marion and they are engaged in farming west of Marion, one child. Amber. John was born March 4, 1891, in Wonewoc, Wise On March 21, 1906, at the age of 15, he came to this community, his father and brother George had preceded PIEHL, WILLIAM AND ANNA him, but his father left to homestead in S.D. The first AND EDNA three years he worked for Alden Angevine during the William, the 4th son of Joseph and Mary Piehl (who summer months, and attended school in Greenland immigrated from Switzerland), was born in Wisconsin. Township from December to March. In this way he He came to N.D. in 1910 and worked for farmers in the completed the eighth grade at what was known as the Marion area. In 1913, he and his brother, George, bought Sarbaum School. He continued to work for Angevinesfor a threshing machine and s.team engine and did custom the next two years. He started farming for himself in 1912 threshing for many farmers in the Marion area. In 1916 on one of the Angevine farms. That same year he married he married Anna Schulz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fern Mart, who had come to Marion with her parents. Schulz, at Adrian, N.D. They purchased a quarter of land 106 Carl Miedema

Quinton, Peggy, Carol, Marlyn, Leroy, Louella, Barbara and Mary Matzke

Gloria, Ed, Lillian, Beverly, Duane and Joyce Matzke

Duane and Joyce Matzke Tammi, Timothy, Tom and Daniel Matzke

Edward, Leroy, Marjorie, Jim, Delmore, Marlene, Dale, Donna, Esther, John, Corrine and Helen Matzke Roger, Nadine, Tom, Caldon, Ruth and Fred Miller

Maxine and Herman Muske, Norma and Ivan, Duane, Henry, Dorothy, Kathleen and Robert, Darlene and Ernest, Elaine and Jackie Meyer Stanley, Ruth and Andrew Miedema

107 Julia Opdahl Henry, Alice, Melford, Erma, Ardith, Helen, Louise, Donald, Marie and Anton Olson

Carl, Carol and Todd Opdahl Noelyn, Deborah, Linda, Nona and Harold Olson

Elmer and Leona Pinke

Leo and Mildred Pinke

Sue and Curtis Paulson

Lori Pinke, daughter of Eldon Bradley, Jan, Ethelyn and Conrad Paulson and Carol Pinke 108 in Saratoga Township and built their home there. He continued carpenter work until 1964, at which time he continued to do threshing for many farmers in the area went into full time work for Farmers Union Ins. Co. as a until 1934 when he was injured while operating his Claims Representative. Mr. and Mrs. Pinke and family are machine. He recovered from his injuries and in 1936 members of the United Methodist Church at Marion. purchased more land nearby as it became available. They They are the parents of three children: Eldon E., born were the parents of 4 children: Ethel, Mrs. Ed John, March 24, 1943 at Marion, N.D., married Carol J. Strobel Tacoma, Wash.; Willis of St. Louis, Mo.; Bernice, who of Kulm, N.D., lives in Marion, where he does carpenter died in infancy; and Lloyd, who lives on the home farm. work. Delmer D., born October 16, 1948 at Marion, Anna Piehl passed away May 23, 1952. In 1956 William N.D., married Carol Jeannie Ball of Forman, N.D., is married Edna (Paulson) Johnson. Mr. Piehl passed away employed at Farmers Union State Office. Ardella Joy, in 1967 at the age of 78. Edna now lives in Eugene, born January 5, 1952 at Marion, N.D., married Donald Oregon, near her children. Long. Ardella and Don are both teachers. There are two grandchildren. Lori Ann, daughter of the Eldon Pinkes, PILLAERT, PAUL AND MARIE and Ryan Del, son of the Delmer Pinkes. Paul was born in Belgium in 1876. He came to the United States in 1900 and worked on a farm near Marshall, Minn. PINKE, HENRY AND HULDA In 1906 he married Marie Versoenel, who was born in Henry was born in 1873 in Rummelsburg, Germany. He Belgium in 1877 and came to the United States with her was baptized and confirmed there, and served two years son, Richard, and parents around the year 1905. The/ in the army, 1895 to 1897. He came to America in 1898 1 lived on a farm near Marshall, Minn., later living on an and settled near St. Ansgar, Iowa. He worked there 2 /2 acreage in Marshall, where they raised vegetables and sold years and then started farming. He married Hulda them to the grocery stores. In 1917 the family moved to a Decklever in 1901, they came to Marion in 1905. Mr. farm near Marion, N.D. Henry and George are presently Pinke learned the carpenter trade in Germany and living on the homestead and operating the Pillaert Repair continued that work here. Their children are: Melvin Machine Shop. Paul enjoyed playing cards and usually (deceased), Leo, Elmer, and Lila (Mrs. Norman Olstad). ended the day playing his accordian. Marie enjoyed Henry retired to town in 1947. Both are deceased. crocheting and hand sewing. Paul passed away at the age of 80 in 1957 and Marie at the age of 89 in 1965. The PINKE, LEO AND MILDRED Pillaerts raised a family of seven children. Richard and Ann, Marshall, Minn.; Henry, Marion; Ray, Kulm, N.D.; Leo Pinke was bom April 19, 1908 in Sheridan Township Sister Mary, Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake, N.D.; Martha, near Marion, N.D. He was baptized at St. Johns Lutheran Fort Worth, Texas; and George, Marion. There are three Church, which was located on the same section of land that grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. he was born. He was confirmed at Griswald (Trinity Lutheran), a country church, five miles southyvest of his parents farm. He lived in Sheridan Township, three miles PINKE, ELDON AND CAROL southeast of Marion and attended school in Marion. In Eldon Pinke was born in Marion, March 24, 1943, the son 1968 he bought the Dykstra house in Marion. Mr. Pinke of Leona and Elmer Pinke. Eldon attained his education, and Mildred Wirrenga were married at Moorhead, Minn., both grade and high school, in Marion. He graduated January 8, 1931. Mrs. Pinke was born and raised near in 1961, at which time he worked with his father in the Adrian, N.D., where she attended country school 4 miles carpentry business. On February 24, 1964 he joined west of Adrian. Mr. Pinke farmed most of his life and did the National Guard, and is still a member. Following carpenter and masonry work whenever he was available. his completion of active duty training he was employed for Since moving to town, he does some carpenter work and a short time in Fargo before returning to Marion to start a helps a farmer in the spring and fall. Leo's most enjoyable carpentry business of his own. On May 23, 1965 Eldon was sport is fishing. During the 1930's it was so dry there was married to Carol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strobel hardly any feed for he cattle, and wind blew so hard that of Kulm, North Dakota. Carol graduated from Kulm High it cut the small grain off before it got 3 inches high. One School and Dakota Business College. She was employed in day, due to wind and dirt blowing, they had to light the Fargo before moving to Marion. She was an employee at kerosene lamp at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. One son, the LaMoure County Auditor's Office from 1966 to 1970. Alvin, was born on the farm where the Pinkes lived for 38 Carol and Eldon have one daughter, Lori, who was born years. He is married to Olga Peterson formerly of Nome, February 6, 1971. Eldon has been active in Boy Scout N.D. They have one son, Timothy. Alvin and family have work, and has been Scoutmaster since 1965. He is a lived in Valley City since his return from 2 years of Army member of the Trustee Board of the United Methodist duty. The Pinkes belong to the Marion Lutheran Church. Church, where both he and Carol are members. Leo has held various offices in the church and township for many years. Mildred is presently teaching Sunday School, as she has for nearly 20 years and has held various offices PINKE, ELMER AND LEONA in the M LCW. Elmer was born at Marion, N.D., and Leona was born at Leola, S.D. They were married July 16, 1939 in the Baptist Church in Leola, S.D., and made their home in the PLAGGEMEYER, DICK AND HAZEL Marion community. Elmer worked for the Northern Dick was born October 31, 1909 at Strasburg, N. Dak., Pacific Railway as a carpenter from 1939 until 1942. at the farm home. Hazel was born August 22, 1913 in a From 1942 to 1958 he farmed and did carpenter work. sod house at Logan, Oklahoma. Dick and Hazel were In 1958 Pinkes built a new home in Marion. Elmer married October 10, 1940, at Hull, N. Dak. They moved 109 to a farm west of Westfield, N. Dak. While there three REGNER, WILHELM AND IDA children were born to them, JoAnn, John, and Alice. Wilhelm was born in 1860 and came to America in 1882. On November 15, 1948 the family bought and moved to He married Ida Gliffein in 1887, she was born in Germany the farm formerly known as the Old Piano Place. ,On in 1866 and came to America in 1871 with her parents to August 11, 1953 Daniel was born at the Jamestown Wise, and later to N.D. The Regners homesteaded in Hospital. After seventeen years of farming in the Piano Prairie Township. Their children are Louise (Mrs. Bernard community, they sold their farm to Clarence Leyendecker Schwartz), Emil (Cora Kohn), and Freida (John Hering). in the spring of 1965. On the 13th of July, 1965, they Wilhelm died in 1909. Ida is also deceased. moved to Pollock, South Dakota, where Dick has been working for a farmer, John Pollock. Hazel is kept very RIDGWAY, ANDREW JACKSON busy babysitting. JoAnn, John, and Alice all graduated Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway came from Iowa in 1903 and from the Marion High School. Daniel graduated from the purchased farm land 8 miles S.W. of Marion. Their Pollock High School. JoAnn, Mrs. Harvey Meyer, was born livestock was shipped by train to Edgeley and then driven April 15, 1943.' She attended Valley City State College, overland to the farm site. The family lived in Dickey and lives at Pollock, S. Dak. John was born on September while their buildings were built, this house was home for 18, 1944. On June 27, 1962 he went to the Army. He many families and was destroyed by fire in 1974 (the served 28 months in Germany. In June of 1965 he was farm is presently owned by Glen Steman). Their children discharged and accepted a position with the Federal are: Edward (Iowa); Alfred (Dickey), who managed an Wildlife. He met Linda Prince at Langdon, N. Dak., and elevator for some years and then a grocery store, his they were married on June 17, 1967. They have 2 children, children are Mrs. Alice LaMoure of Nebraska; Mrs. Mabel John and Lisa. They live on a farm at New England, Schmidt of Dickey; Mrs. Phyllis Wiegen of Golden Valley, N. Dak., where he is still with the Federal Wildlife and N.D.; Mrs. lone Schmaker of Calif. Grover, who farmed his farm is his hobby. Alice was born on January 4, 1947. in the Dickey area, his children are Mrs. Bertha Dale, She attended Business College at Rapid City, South Dakota. Montpelier; Roland, Wise; Mrs. Vivian Prochaska, S.D.; On May 11, 1968 she married Phillip Pekarski of Dickey, Andrew, Oregon; Art, Minn.; and Mrs. Bessie Matzke, N. Dak. They now live on a farm south of Ypsilanti, of Mandan (Andrew married Blanche Draheim and they N. Dak. They have one son, Duane. Daniel was born lived in Marion for many years before moving out west). August 11, 1953. On June 23, 1971 he enlisted in the Emma, (Mrs. Ote Lewis) Wise; and Lillie, (Mrs. Bill Long, U.S. Army. He served in the Honor Guard in Seoul, Korea, Iowa). Andrew died in 1919 and Mrs. Ridgway died in for thirteen months. He was discharged on June 23, 1974 1921. and is living at home. RIDGEWAY, ANDY AND BLANCHE Andy Ridgeway was born at Dickey, N.D., July 27, 1917, a son of Grover and Edna Ridgeway. He received his QUALEY, ANFIN AND SERENA education in the Dickey school. His wife, Blanche, was Anfin was born in Norway, Jan. 31, 1863. He came to the born at Marion, N.D., November 11, 1922, a daughter of United States in 1883 and settled in Kindred, N. Dak., Orlando and Cleo Draheim. Andy and Blanche were where he was employed as a clerk in a department store. married June 11, 1941 at her home in Marion. Andy Later he established his own hardware business there. had come to Marion in the spring of 1941 and had begun He was married to Serena Johnson, Fowler, Ind., on Nov. an auto repair shop in the John Trapp Building, which 22, 1890, and they resided in Kindred. To this union he rented. After Andy and Blanche were married they one child, Ruth Amelia, was born. The family moved to purchased the Marion Hall and ran movies and roller Marion, N. Dak., in the year 1900, where Mr. Qualey skating for the public. Their first home was in living started a general store. They lived in Marion until 1910, quarters at the rear of the Hall. In the summer of 1942 then moved to Valley City, where Ruth attended the they sold the Hall and purchased the old John Waldie Normal School. Mr. Qualey spent a short time in the little house (now the Sr. Citizens Center) and moved it into town town of Crete, N. Dak., where he closed out a small stock from its farm site, did some remodeling and moved into of merchandise. He purchased a hotel in Aneta in 1913 it. The same year Andy bought the old Livery Barn from and he and Mrs. Qualey moved there. He also managed Robert Leidall and opened a garage and service station. a geperal store in Hastings, N. Dak., for a short time. It wasn't too long before he decided he wanted a more Mr. Qualey became postmaster in Aneta in August, 1922, modern building and went ahead with his plans to build serving for 13 years and as assistant postmaster for seven from the ground up, continuing with business every day years. He was in the grocery store business and later owned throughout the procedure. He acquired the Minneapolis- and operated a furniture store in Aneta. He was a Mason, Moline franchise to sell machinery, also added a line of a member of the local community church and served hardware. The Ridgeways sold their house and moved into on the City Council in Aneta. Mrs. Qualey passed away the old Hootman house (Melvin Holand) in the north Jan. 27, 1943. Ruth (Mrs. Andrew Hillesland) taught end of Marion, which they purchased and remodeled in school in Sharon, N. Dak., and at Crary before marrying 1944. The following spring they started a cafe in the Drug Louis Lee of Aneta. To this young couple four children Store building and operated that along with the garage were born: Eunice, Luverne, Russell and Lois. Mr. Lee and hardware. About a year later they sold the cafe to passed away July 1922. Ruth remarried in 1931 to Andrew Mrs. Ed Spoerl. Harry Pederson came to Marion and went Hillesland, also of Aneta. To this union one child, Robert into partnership with Andy. In 1947 Andy sold his half of Andrew, was born. There are four great-grandchildren. the business to Ray Anderson, and they sold their house

110 to the Clayton Waldies and moved to Minneapolis, Minn. RODIN, LYLE AND DOROTHY After a little more than a year they decided to come back Lyle, son of Fred and Inga Rodin, was married Oct. 27, home to Marion, where Andy bought the Spoerl garage and 1957 to Dorothy Alber, daughter of the Emil Albers. They service station and named it "Andy's Motor Inn". He built live in Marion, where Lyle owns and operates a Used Truck a large workshop addition and made many other improve­ Sales and Repair business. Lyle is a member of the Town ments along with building a new cement block home Board and was elected Fire Chief in 1974. They are on the same block (Eldon Pinke residence). Some years members of the Marion Lutheran Church. Their three later, when the Marion Lumber Yard property was being living children are Micheal, Bradley, and Darin. Randall sold and taken down or moved away, the Ridgeways deceased July 1961. purchased the office building, moved it to a lot which they bought across the street from Andy's Motor Inn (E. J. ROHRBECK, DELMER AND BEVERLY Baeth home), remodeled it, added a new addition, and, Delmer was born to Kenneth I. and Anne Rohrbeck. after selling their cement block house, moved in. They He married Beverly, daughter of Richard and Ruby Klug, resided here until they sold their property and moved to and they have two children, Stacey and Kimberly. They the West Coast in June 1956. They are presently living at live in Marion and farm nearby. Sandy, Oregon. Andy and Blanche have four children. They are Jerome (Jerry), and wife Barbara have three ROHRBECK, KENNETH AND BARBARA children, Cara, Lori, and Billy and are presently living at Medford, Oregon; Myrna, Mrs. Lawrence Haddorff, three Kenneth was born to Kenneth I. and Anne Rohrbeck. children, Troy, Todd, and Scott and are presently living He married Barbara, daughter of Eugene and Betty in Spokane, Washington; Barbara, Mrs. Clifford Caldwell, Knudsen. They live on a farm three miles S.E. of Marion. Jr., two children, Stacie and Denise, and their home is in Their two children are Wendy and Kelly. Salem, Oregon; Russell, graduated from Sandy High School June 1974 and is enrolled at Mt. Hood Community College, living at home. ROHRBECK, KENNETH I. AND ANNE Kenneth was born in Sherburn, Minn., in 1902 and moved to the Marion community during his early childhood. RODIN, CHARLES AND CAROL Anne (Roorda) Rohrbeck was raised on a farm north of Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rodin, married Carol, Marion. Kenneth and Anne were married Nov. 23, 1933 daughter of Herbert Rode, May 15, 1971, at the Marion and farmed in the Marion community. They have six Lutheran Church. They moved to Marion from Montpelier, children: Bertha (Mrs. Cornelius Paulson, Albertville, July 10, 1971. Chuck farms north of Marion and is an Minn., 5 children, Cornelius Jr., Brent, Ardell, Donavon, auctioneer. They reside with their daughter, Lynette, and Daniel), Delmer (Beverly Klug, 2 children,,Stacey and age six, in a new mobile home on the north side of the city. Kimberly), Betty (Mrs. Darrell Wright, Oakland, Calif., 2 children, LaMonte and Darla), Beverly (Mrs. James Wright, Gautier, Minn., 3 children, Eugene, Larry, and RODIN, FRED AND INGA Tammy), Kenneth (Barbara Knudsen, 2 children, Wendy and Kelly), Kathleen (Mrs. Ronald Todd, Freemont, Calif., Fred Rodin was born in Barnes County, Nov. 17, 1894, one daughter, Debbra). Kenneth I. died in 1963, Anne and his wife, Inga Olson, was born in Oslo, Norway, Feb. is now living in Chula Vista, Calif. 24, 1902. They were married Nov. 1,1924 in Valley City, N.D., and arrived in the Marion community in October of 1949. Mr. Rodin farmed, raising turkeys, grain, cattle and hogs. He retired in 1958 and they now reside in ROSLAND, OLE O. AND EMMA AND NELS Valley City, N.D. Children are: Floyd, married Liala Ole O. Rosland was born in Norway in the year of 1876. Hirsch, daughter of Gustav Hirsch, on Dec. 26, 1952. He was married to Emma Torgerson, who was born in They live on the home place. He is farming and also is 1874 in Otter Tail Co., Minn. They came to North Dakota a cattle buyer. Donald married Joyce Schall, daughter of in 1898. Mrs. Rosland taught school in Black Loam the Leo Schalls, on Oct. 20, 1955. They live in Valley Township. They had four children, Delia (Mrs. Albin City, N.D., where Donald is a truck driver. They have Aune), Ruth (Mrs. Art Zimmerman), Clifford and Orval, one son, Darrel, who is attending Wahpeton School of who live on their parents farm, bought in 1898. Ole O. Science. Another son, David, died in May 1965. Lyle Rosland passed away in the year 1909 and Mrs. Rosland married Dorothy Alber, daughter of the Emil Albers, on married Nels Rosland. They had one daughter, Ollie Oct. 27, 1957. They live in Marion, N.D., where Lyle (Mrs. Lars Belling). All three girls have passed away. runs a used truck sales and does mechanic work. They have 3 children, Michael, Bradley and Darin, all living at home. One son, Randall, passed away in July 1961. Avis married Wilbert Ketterling, son of Lydia Ketterling, in Aug. 1960. ROSLAND, ORVAL AND JOHANA They are living in Wheaton, Minn., where they operate a Orval Rosland was married to Johana Dobbler from Ashley, grocery store. Their two children, Belinda, and Brian, are N.D., in 1938. They are the parents of 3 boys and 1 girl: both at home. Charles married Carol (Rode) Froelich, Gary and Clifton at home; Sonja of Valley City, N.D.; daughter of Herb Rode, on May 15, 1971. They live and Jerome, who lives in Grandview Township, is married in Marion, where he is auctioneering and also farming. to Bonnie Ramage of Princeton, Ky., and they have two Lynette, daughter of Carol, living at home. boys, Steve and Mike.

Ill ROTHENBERGER, JOHN AND LIZETTA served a tour of duty in the Armed Forces. Alvin married Sharon Hardtke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hardtke, John, son of Ulrich and Annie Rothenberger, was born in in April, 1969 at LaMoure, North Dakota. They live on Wisconsin in 1857. He came to Dakota Territory in 1881 the former Joe Liebing farm and Alvin is a carpenter. and worked on a farm near Davenport. He returned

SCHOMMER, NICHOLAS AND CAROLINE SCHULZ, FRED W. AND WILHEMINA Nick was born in Eden Valley, Minn., March 31,1887, the Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Schulz came to Saratoga Township second child to be born in Eden Valley. He attended from Minnesota in 1896. Mr. Schulz imigrated from school there and spent his childhood in Minnesota. On Germany at the age of 18, making the trip in a sail ship. March 27, 1907, he came to Marion to work for his uncle, Mrs. Schulz arrived some years later. They were the parents K. P. Loesch. In July he went to work for Andrew Maisel of 7 children: Minnie (Mrs. B. W. Werner), Paul; Anna in the blacksmith shop. He stayed with Maisels until (Mrs. Wm. Piehl), Edward, Helen, George. "Herman", Nov. 1908, when he went to western S. Dak. and took up and Louise. Mr. and Mrs. Schulz lived on their farm west a homestead. He also worked on cattle ranches and in a of town until the fall of 1919 when they and some of their coal mine. During the next three winter months he worked family moved to Nampa, Idaho. The Wm. Piehls then in a logging camp in northern Minn. He also came back owned and operated the original homestead, which today off and on to help in the blacksmith shop in Marion. is farmed by Wm.'s son, Lloyd. Mr. Schulz died in 1933 In Nov. 1911, Nick went back to Eden Valley, Minn., to and Mrs. Schulz in 1938. There are three living children: be married to Caroline Kummet. They went from there Helen, Herman and Louise, who now reside in Portland, to his homestead in S. Dak. and lived there nine months, Ore. then came to Marion in 1912. They have two daughters, Lucille (Mrs. Edwin Lillehoff), of Marion and Charlotte SCHULZ, GOTTLIEB (Mrs. Lawrence Melanson), Boulder, Colo. In Jan. 1913 Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Schulz, with their family, came from Nick and Emil Bassen purchased the blacksmith shop Dresden, Germany. They arrived in Jamestown on May 12, and tools from Frank Czemba and did general blacksmith 1892. His brother, William Schulz, had settled here in 1882 work. They built an addition to the building and in 1917 so they made their home with him for a time and later Nick became sole owner. He was janitor at the school for with George Huphjer. In 1895 he homesteaded the 114 southeast quarter 20, in Meadow Lake Township. He broke Seven or more years of drought came and many neighbors up this new land with a team of oxen and a team of horses. moved away. Lars and Rogna stuck it out until things They did their trading in Jamestown and one trip for got better. They bought more land and bigger machinery. supplies would require two days. In later years Mr. and Rogna's brother, Torlief Flaa, lived with them for many Mrs. Schulz acquired two more quarters of land, and built years. He would play the violin and Arne the accordian and up some very fine farm buildings, a result of much hard sing in Norwegian. Having things fancy in the house was work and saving of money. They lived on the home place not one of their desires. They finally got a refrigerator.* until the fall of 1917, when they moved to Jamestown. Lars had been a bachelor for so long that they sort of Mr. Schulz died on Nov. 2, 1921. Mrs. Schulz continued followed his life style. Once they planned to move into to live in Jamestown until her death on Dec. 5, 1933. Marion and bought a house and two lots ... things changed Eight children were born to this union: Gussie, August, and they moved the house out to the farm and used it as a Herman, William, Minnie, Fred, Martha, and Gustave. machine shed. In 1946 Rogna died. Lars was lonely and decided to go to Norway to live but came back on visits SEAVER, HERBERT K. AND LAURA many times until he was about ninety years old. Jens and AND MARIE Torlief bought a farm- across the road from Lars. Torlief Herbert was born at Hillsboro, N.D., in 1885. He moved farmed until he died, about twenty years after his sister, to Marion after buying the Drug Store from Homer Hill Rogna. Arne farmed a section and a half of land with the in 1923, and took an active part in civic and community help of Ovie Jensen and later rented out one-half section affairs. He married Laura Lee at Hillsboro, her birthplace', to the neighbors. He inherited one-half section from in 1885, and they had two children: Dorothy and William. Torlief for caring for him. Arne took many trips to Laura died and later Herbert married Marie Fjck of Norway to see his father. Arne died at the age of 52 Litchville. Their children are: Carol, Herbert, Keith, in 1971. Richard, and David. William was born in 1909 at Buxton, N.D., deceased in 1937. Dorothy was born in 1911 at SINCLAIR, WILLIAM Belfield, N.D. She taught school in N.D. and since 1957 Mr. Sinclair came to N.D. in 1882. He homesteaded '/a in Calif. She married E. G. Fergusson, Marion Druggist, mile south of Marion and lived there 25 years, the farm in 1935 and they have one son, Bruce, of Carmel, Calif. was later known as the Nels Knudsen farm. Then he Mrs. Ferguson died in 1941. Herbert K. died in 1952. moved to Michigan. He was a bachelor for many years before he married, about 1905. He died in Michigan in 1928. SEGLEM, LARS AND ROGNA Lars was born on a farm at the Seimsfoss, Kvinnherred, Norway, Oct. 9, 1877. His father was a fisherman as the SITZ, PAUL AND MARJORIE farm was small and times were hard. His father froze his Paul Wilhelm Sitz, born in Cass County, Davenport, feet at sea one day, became very ill and died. Lars became N. Dak., came to Marion, July 31, 1922, to work for the the head of the family. He and his brother, Jens, had a P. G. Sitz Store. On Oct. 18, 1938, he married Marjorie M. barrel factory and made many things of wood since there Smith, daughter of Guy W. Smith and Mabel L. (Keene) were so many trees on the mountains. They went to Smith, in St. John's Lutheran Church, Marion, N. Dak. grammar school and also received their religious education To this union Glen Paul Sitz was bom, Dec. 6, 1940. Glen in this same school. Their house and barn were together graduated from Marion High School, went to business and they scrubbed the barn every day. Lars got the fever school in Fargo, and worked for Dakota Sash and Door Co., to go to America. He went first to Paxton, III., where his Fargo. He spent 2 years in Army Service and came back to friend signed for him. He had to work for this person for his job in Fargo. On May 29, 1969, Glen married Nancy a year. Later he went to Fonda and rented a Straight Farm. Johnson of Fargo and they have two sons, Michael and Jens and a sister, Marie came from Norway to work for Danny. He is now salesman for Dakota Sash and Door Co. Lars. They later married and moved to farms of their own. On June 28, 1941, Paul G. Sitz passed away and Paul W. Lars did tilling for people after supper to earn extra money. Sitz was appointed Administrator of his estate. In closing It seemed Lars' place became a home for many of the the estate, the store merchandise was sold to C. A. Arduser newcomers from Norway. They flocked in and stayed and the building to Arie Jongeward. Later Paul W. bought until they found work, they came on Sundays and had the stock and the building and continued the business. a "gay get-together", playing their accordians, violins and On June 3, 1942, a second son was born, Gary Emil Sitz, dancing old Norwegian folk dances. Lars was strong who graduated from Marion High School and from the willed and good-hearted. "Then came a guy selling North University of North Dakota of Grand Forks. After Dakota land and Lars had some money burning a hole in graduation, he spent 2 years in Army Service and then his pocket and bit." He bought one-half section of land found employment with Ashland Oil Co., Minneapolis, for $53.50 an acre in 1917. That year also he married Minn., as a research chemist. In 1972 Ashland moved their Rogna Flaa. They had one son, Arne, who was baptized research laboratories to Columbus, Ohio, where Gary is and confirmed in the Marion Lutheran Church. Life still employed. On March 9, 1974, Gary married Kathy went along fairly good in Dakota. His brother, Jens, sent Lee of Dayton, Ohio. They live at Marysville, Ohio. On a boxcar of a certain kind of oats that Lars wanted to try. April 17, 1944, a third son was born, Neil Guy Sitz. He Many farmers came and got some of this and it did well in graduated from Marion High School, worked on the this region. Lars was interested in improving conditions railroad, and spent 4 years in the Navy. He attended the and was instrumental in getting the roads graded. He was State School of Science, Wahpeton, N.D., and worked in very interested in politics and was a strong Democrat. West Fargo for McDonalds. On June 5, 1970 he married

115 Nioami Trautmann of Jamestown, N.D., and they have many neighboring 4th of July frypans. They have 3 one son, Brian. Neil is presently employed at the N.D.S.U. children: Cynthia (April 24, 1959), Gregory (May 7, in the records and admissions department. On July 7, 1961), and Kevin (July 14, 1970), all at home. 1948, a daughter was born to the Sitz's, Sandra Lee Sitz. She graduated from Marion High School, then went to the SMITH, MELVIN G. AND NELLIE University of N.D. for some time. She was secretary Melvin G. Smith married Nellie Klock in 1898 at Madison, to the head of the Rehabilitation Center several years, then Wisconsin. They came to the Marion community, March 8, was promoted to head the records and admissions office. 1918. They went into farming and lived on the farm On June 1, 1974, she married Richard M. Baumgartner now owned by Tom Derbys, two miles north of Marion. of Strasburg, N.D., a student at the University. They live Mr. Smith died on April 25, 1928 and Mrs. Smith died in Grand Forks, N.D. The "Fairway Store" operated until August 4, 1955. Forrest Smith was born January 11, 1900, Sept. 29, 1973, when it was sold at auction. The Sitz's the only child of Melvin and Nellie Smith. He married plan to stay in Marion, and hope to really find out what Elsie, daughter of Christ and Louise Fichtelman, May 7, it means "to be retired". Paul has enjoyed many sports: 1925. He now resides in Bettendorf, Iowa. To this union hunting, baseball, horseshoes, tennis, golf and, in later three children were born: Bernadine (Mrs. Ivan DeLoy), years, bowling. Bettendorf, Iowa; Mrs. Esther Dunlavy, Bettendorf, Iowa; and Beneita (Mrs. Kenneth Paulson), Cour d'alene, Idaho. Elsie died in 1974. SMITH, CHRIST AND MYRTLE Christ H. Smith was born at Marion, December 25, 1901, SMITH, WALTER son of John and Mary Schmidt. He farmed with his father Walter Smith, son of John and Mary Schmidt, was born and brother, Walter. On December 23, 1929, he was April 14, 1909 at Marion. He has lived in the Marion married to Myrtle Kankelfritz, who had moved with her community all his life, making his home with his brother, parents to a farm west of Marion from Casselton, N.D., Christ. He farms the old home place. He is a member of in 1926. Eight children were born to them: Marjorie, the VFW and Marion Lutheran Church. Mrs. Jerry Wagner of Vergas, Minn., has 5 children, Micheal, John, Debbie, Dawn and Diane; Kenneth, who drowned in the James River in 1955; Helen, Mrs. Phil Comeliussen, SOGAARD, GEORGE AND ELISE Canton, Ohio, has two children, Christ and Amy; Eugene, George Sogaard and Elise Holmen came as immigrants who farms near Marion, married Audrey Klever and has from Aasness Solor Norway, to Kindred, N. Dak. Here three children, Cindy, Greg and Kevin; Donald of St. they were married in 1898. In April, 1903 they came, with Charles, III., married Norma Limesand and has five children. their small daughter, Alvina, to Marion. It was a growing Jay, Deanne, Marlys, Brian and Jeffrey; Ross is married village at the end of the N.P. Railroad. It was also a land of and has three children; Ray, who passed away at 21 opportunity for a carpenter. The year before George had months; and Herman died in infancy. In 1956 they moved purchased an acre of land from John Knudsen and to Marion into the Jesse Spoerl house. They joined the immediately built a two story dwelling which became the Marion Lutheran Church. Mr. Smith died Aug. 5, 1957. home of the Sogaards until 1970, when it was sold and Myrtle has 2 great-grandchildren. later razed to make room for a modern mobile home. Their children are a son, Bartle, who now resides in Minot SMITH, EUGENE AND AUDREY and Arizona, and Genevieve (Mrs. Martin Giste), who lives on a farm in the Hastings, N. Dak. area. Alvina, now Eugene J. Smith was nearly a Christmas present to his Mrs. Oliver Grant, is the mother of Dr. R. A. Grant, parents, Christ and Myrtle, in 1935 and has since been a Orthopedic Surgeon, at Canoga Park, Calif. They have five local resident of the community. Jeep, as he is better children and make their home at Hidden Hills, California. known to many, attended his first four years in Greenland School and then off to Marion Public with his older brother and sisters. While in Marion High School, Jeep enjoyed SPERGER, SAM AND BARBARA playing basketball and for several years after high school Sam was born Jan. 1, 1860 at LeRoy, Wisconsin. His wife, refereed local boys and girls basketball games. Learning Barbara Ochsner, was born at LeRoy, Aug. 6, 1866. After to shear sheep from a family friend, took Jeep and his making several trips to the Dakota Territory before his older brother, Kenneth, to western N. Dak. and Montana marriage in 1890, Mr. Sperger, his wife and seven children on many jobs as well as doing local shearing. On Sept. 15, came to N. Dak. in 1906. Faith in the growing possibilities 1957 in LaMoure, Jeep was united in marriage to Audrey of this rough prairie land convinced him that it was a good G. Klever of Grand Rapids. Born in LaMoure, she attended state in which to rear his family. Sutton, N. Dak. was the school in Grand Rapids, LaMoure, Valley City State Spergers first home in this state. Here the two youngest College, and was an eight year member of 4-H, earning children were born. The family moved to Sanborn, residing several trips and participated in the State Make It Yourself there for a time before coming to Marion. They resided with Wool. Their first home was on the family farm for on the William Wells farm, seven miles north of town, 1 about 1 /2 years until they purchased their own farm 3'/2 where they reared their six daughters and three sons. miles further north. Some may recall it as being part of Mrs. Sperger said "When we came to N. Dak., it took us Johnston Livestock and Dairy Farm long ago. Since then three days on the train, and now we can make the same trip much remodeling and building has been done by Jeep in one day by car." When they first came here they farmed and his family, including their new farm home. Jeep is with their four horses, in 1950 they farmed twice the engaged in grain farming and raises Angus cows and sheep. amount of land faster and cheaper, with three tractors. Each year it has been a family affair to raise chickens for Their children are: Katherine (Mrs. Joe Ebentier), Christine

116 Walt and Hattie Piehl

Dorothy, Michael, Lyle, Bradley and Darrin Rodin

Steve and Valerie Piehl

Floyd and Lila Rodin

George, Henry and Ray Pillaert

Janice, Jeffrey, James, Joyce, Lloyd and Loretta Piehl

Fern and John Piehl Eugene, Greg, Kevin, Cindy and Audrey Smith 117 i 1, Sharon, Lori and Alvin Sandness, Jr.

Randy, Marsha, DeLoy, Lonnie, Dorothy, Rodney Sarbaum

Timothy, Lucille, Michael and Myles Trapp

Judy, Pat, Terry, Peggy, Ronnie, Bernice, Sherry, Edwin Schulz

Mathew, Daniel, Tracy and Cheryl Trapp Pearl and Charles Struble

Donald, Todd, Judith, Patricia, Dennis, Kelly, Kenneth and Barbara, Susan, Betty, Clarence Trapp and Fred and Ann Sarbaum Wendy

118 (Mrs. A. W. Peterson), Arthur, Andy, Sam, Jr., Ann (Mrs. homestead in Grandview Township, he then lived there Fred Sarbaum), Lucille (Mrs. Fred Loy), Clara (Mrs. C. A. for 25 years. He moved into a one room, 12 foot square Carlson), and Josephine (Mrs. J. J. Vanda). These children shanty on his claim in the spring of 1884. His farm are all living at this writing and range in age from 82 to 65. equipment consisted of three mules, a wagon, and a Mr. Sperger passed away in 1937, in his home north of breaking plow. With this meager equipment he broke ten Marion, after residing in N. Dak. for 31 years. Mrs. Sperger acres on his own farm and hired out to break five acres passed away April 21, 1962. each for ten other homesteaders. He finished this work July third, eighteen miles from home. He had no well the SPOERL, ARTHUR AND MILDRED first year, so he and his mules drank from the slough. Arthur was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spoerl in Nebraska The first winter he moved into the dugout home of a and moved here with his parents in 1895. He married neighbor and did chores for board and room. The next Mildred, daughter of Bert Berg, December 27, 1927. He winter was spent with his friend, John Hering, and the and his brother, Jess, owned Spoerls Recreation for a next he shared his home with Charles Korn. The fall of 87 time and the Spoerl brothers also owned a garage. Their he returned to Wise to visit his mother and in the spring children are Elda (Mrs. Richard Burd, Wise, sons Keith, married his former schoolmate, Louisa Mintner. He Steve, and Rick), and James, married Elizabeth Bruchmann, brought her home to a two room shanty with homemade has one son, Michael, lives in Kentucky. Arthur died in furniture. Once a week the trip to town was made for 1944 and Mildred (then Mrs. Arthur Knudsen) died in groceries and mail. Whoever went to town picked up the 1966. mail for the entire neighborhood. These trips were often dangerous in the winter due to deep snow and blizzards. SPOERL, ED AND SELMA Many times Mr. Spoerl trusted his horse's sense of direction until he was close enough to home to see the lights in the Ed Spoerl was born in Nebraska on February 14, 1886. windows. The snow was so deep it sometimes covered the When a young man, he came with his family to farm near tiny homes. Prairie fires were a hazard in the summer, LaMoure, N.D. He married Selma, daughter of Steve and sacks, blankets and water were kept ready to fight the Hulga Kohn, November 22, 1915. They then farmed with fires, and when one was sighted furrows were plowed her folks near Griswold. In three or four years, they moved around the fields. Church was held in homes until 1898 to Marion and started an oil business known as Spoerl's when Emmanuel Evangelical Church was built. Their oldest Oil Co., together with Ed's brothers, Art and Jess. Ed child walked three miles to the Hutchinson Farm, where remained in the oil business for 29 years before retiring Mr. Hutchinson taught a group of children. Martin later and still resides in Marion. They have three children: sold his homestead and bought a farm a mile south of town Ethel, Mrs. Laurence Heckman of Valley City, who has four and they made their home there until 1920, when they girls, and works part' time as a secretary; Darlene, Mrs. sold that and retired to Calif. Their children are: Lydia Henning Jensen of Seattle, Wash., who has two girls and (Mrs. Art Schneider), Emma (Mrs. Leonard Miller), Ella one boy and is employed at Boeing Aircraft; and Edward (Mrs. George Wendland), Oscar, and Laura (Mrs. Vern Jr., who lives in Fargo, N.D., and has one son. Edward Jr. Cooley). is employed at the sugar factory. The Spoerls have 6 great-grandchildren. SPOERL, OSCAR SPOERL, FRED AND MARIE Oscar, son of Martin Spoerls, was born at Marion, N.D., Fred was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1853. He herded and Mrs. Spoerl was born at Laurens, Iowa. They were geese to earn money for his passage to America, to join married in Fargo, N.D. on October 14, 1920. The family an older brother in Wise, in 1870. He married Marie Bauer farmed in the Marion area until 1941, when they moved in 1880 and they farmed in Nebraska until 1895, when, to Wheatland, N.D., and later to Casselton, where they after some dry years and crop failures, they moved north reside at the present time. They are the parents of two of LaMoure for one year and then homesteaded in Sheridan children: LeRoy of Casselton, N.D., and Marcella (Mrs. Lee Township. The spring of 1896 Fred and son, William, lived J. Nathern), Seattle, Washington. in a granary and broke sod on the homestead. During the severe winter of 96-97 the family found their supply STRAND, ADOLPH of flour dangerously low, they were unable to get a new (See George Rust history) supply due to deep snow and frequent storms. Undaunted, they mixed ground feed with the flour to extend it for STRUBLE, CHARLES H. AND CARRIE bread and also cooked it for cereal. Their children are: Charles H. was born in Vicksburg, Michigan, in 1868, Jesse, William, Lydia (Mrs. Henry Conrad), Arthur, Lena where he received his schooling and grew to manhood. He (Mrs. Emil Kohn), and Ed. They moved to Marion in came to LaMoure County in the spring of 1887, where 1913, Fred died in 1924 and Marie in 1946. his brother, Henry, had preceded him by one year. When he was old enough he took up a homestead on section 22 of Sheridan Township and he and Henry farmed in SPOERL, MARTIN AND LOUISA partnership for quite a few years. On April 10, 1900, he Martin was born in Germany in 1862 and came to America married Miss Carrie Larsen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. as a small boy with his sister and widowed mother. They Martin Larsen, and after a wedding supper they started settled in Wise Martin, attracted by all the stories of free their honeymoon, which consisted of a drive of about three land, came to Dakota Territory in 1882. He worked miles to the Struble farm. In the spring of 1904 they around Fargo until he was 21 and could file on his own moved to another farm west of Dickey and the home farm 119 was rented to Nick Weilers. In 1907 they built a house 1958-1962, and since that time has been an English and lived there for several years. Mr. Struble was manager Instructor at the Jamestown, N.D. High School. He was of the Farmers Feed Mill in the building later occupied by President of the Jamestown Education Association for two the Alber Blacksmith Shop. In Feb. 1912 the famjly years, is now Chairman of the English Dept. and is the moved to a farm just west of Anoka, Minn. Five years Southeast Director of the N.D.E.A. Luella is, at present, later they sold this farm and moved to Marie, Minn. They secretary at Jamestown Aviation. Loretta received her farmed here until 1926 when they couldn't resist the grade and high school education at Marion. Being active in temptation to get back into N. Dak. They moved to a 4-H, she won a trip to the International 4-H Club Congress farm northwest of Jamestown, where they farmed until in Chicago in 1954. She attended N.D.S.U. and received a Charles passed away in August 1939. Carrie died in 1969, B.A. Degree in Home Economics. She taught at Wishek for she was 93. They had four children: Lois, Mrs. Loyal two years, and in 1961 went to Wells County as Home Johnson, Middle River, Minn., one daughter, Carol (Mrs. Extension Agent for three years. In June 1963, she married Jack Ellis, children: Bruce, Jean, and James); Howard Jim Fike, son of the Lester Fikes of Fessenden, where married Louise Sieh of Jamestown, lives on farm near they now reside. In 1965 she resigned as home agent and Jamestown and in Ariz., their children are: Keith (married taught Home Economics in Harvey, N.D. for two years. Lynn Marie Lees, children, Lori, Bradley, and Bruce), They have two children, Becky Ann and Byron. Jim is with Charlotte (Mrs. Dean Stenseth, children, Maren and the Kost Transport Co., and Loretta is presently doing Jennifer), Charles (married Darlene Klima of LaMoure, substitute teaching in the Fessenden School System. children, Tiffiney and Cory), and Mary (Mrs. Robert Amundson, children. Sherry and Paula); Bernice, STRUBLE, HENRY B. AND ALIDA Mrs. William Leftwich, Annandale, Va., their children Henry was born in Vicksburg, Michigan, August 6, 1866. are: William Jr., Jack, and Suzanne (Mrs. Fred Mintz); There he went to grade school and grew to manhood. In Keith, died in 1928. the spring of 1886 he came to Lisbon, N.D., and from there walked to LaMoure over the snow since the railroad was blocked. He went to work as a farm hand around Grand STRUBLE, CHARLES J. AND PEARL Rapids and LaMoure until the spring of 1887 when his Charles John Struble, son of the Henry B. Strubles, was brother, Charles, joined him and they homesteaded the bom Sept. 26, 1897, on the farm (homesteaded by his south half of section 22 in Sheridan Township. He married father and Uncle Charles Struble in 1887) south of Marion. Alida, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Crist of Grand Rapids, This farm is still owned by Charles and son, Lawrence. on November 24, 1893 and they made their home on the Charlie attended the first nine grades of school in Marion. farm. They drove to Dickey or Grand Rapids with horses In 1912 he moved to Fargo with his parents, where he for groceries and supplies or to sell their grain. Their finished his high school and college education at N.D.S.U. children are: Charles J. (Pearl Dahl) and Alice (Mrs. H. H. He worked as Dairy Herdsman for a year and with the Behlmer). In 1902 they moved into the new town of beef and hog programs, teaching butchering, meat cutting, Marion, into a house moved from Griswold, which was and processing. In 1922 he went to Salt Lake City to work part of the Bomberg and Dursch Store. They purchased for Western Piggly Wiggly Stores for a year, then was and operated the Livery Stable for a few years and then transferred to Tacoma and Spokane, Wash., where he was sold it. He then did a lot of teaming, hauling supplies, supervisor of several Piggly Wiggly stores. When his mother gravel, etc., for the new buildings in and out of town. passed away in June of 1930, Charlie returned to farm with In 1910 he went to work for the Johnson Hardware Store, his father. He was married to Pearl Dahl, daughter of the where he worked until 1912 when they moved to Fargo, Peder Dahls of Marion, in 1933. She was born at Valley N.D. There he worked for the International Harvester City, N.D., in 1910. The same year the family moved to Company for four years and then bought half interest in Ypsilanti, N.D., where she received her grade and three the retail store. In 1923 they moved back to the farm with years of high school before moving to Greenland in 1928, their daughter and her husband (Mr. and Mrs. H. H. where she completed her high school education. They Behlmer) and farmed until 1929. The Behlmers then have enjoyed and taken an active part in church, school and moved to Fargo. Alida died in 1930, and their son, Charles, community affairs; Charlie as Township Clerk, director and came back and farmed with Henry until Henry's death in chairman of the school board, instructor in the Veterans on 1942. Henry was Township Assessor for several years and the Farm Program, and a member of the LaMoure County was a member of the School Board. He also was the first Reorganization Board for several years. Pearl served as a Treasurer of the County AAA, organized in 1935. 4-H leader and Sunday School teacher for many years, and as a Director from LaMoure County on the Agricultural Research and Education Council at N.D.S.U. They retired TAYLQR, HOMER AND CLARA into Marion in March of 1973, leasing their farm, so are still Homer Taylor of Champayne, Illinois and Clara Hauer of interested in farming. They are the parents of two Vallonia, Indiana, were married in Chicago, III., on Dec. 4, children, Lawrence and Loretta. Lawrence received his 1916. Homer was a fireman for the Santa Fe Railroad, grade and high school education at Marion. He attended but due to health reasons, he was advised to go to a drier N.D.S.U. and received a B.A. Degree in Education. He climate. They decided to go west and, in the Dakotas, he served two years with the Army as an Instructor at Silver found the climate ideal. They settled on a farm at Ryder, Springs, Maryland. He married Luella Gall, daughter of the N.D. After several years, they, with their three children, John Galls of Jamestown, N.D., in 1957. They have arrived in the Marion community in 1934. Hazel, an RN three children, Judy, Janine and Jill. A son, Charles, passed at the Providence Hospital Emergency Room, in Everett, away in infancy. Lawrence taught at Litchville, N.D., from Wash., and her husband, Leonard Rise, Construction 120 Superintendent, live in Marysville, Wash. They have 3 farmed near Marion and Dickey until 1939, when they children: Lance, Russel and Charlene. Howard is Sheriff moved to Portland, Oregon. Wesley retired from Sears in of Hill Co., and wife Bernice, teacher, live at Havre, 1968. They retired to a spot on the Clackamas River near Montana. They have 3 children: Barbara, and the twins, Eagle Creek, Oregon, where Gladys still resides. Wesley Jr., Eugene and Eunice, Ross, truck driver for Van De Camp, born at Valley City on Dec. 13, 1928, also lives on the wife June, Real Estate Broker, live at Whiteland, Indiana Clackamas River. He is employed at Fibreboard Products and have three children: Karen, Linda and Ross Jr. (Skip). in Portland, Ore. He and Alice have three children: Susan, Clara passed away on Christmas Eve, 1965 and Homer now 25; Patricia, 23; and a son, Larry, 17, who attends high makes his home in LaMoure, N.D. school in Estacada, also a granddaughter, Paula, age 5. David, born in Marion on April 29, 1936, lives on a dairy THORSTAD, ARLAND AND EVELYN farm near Sandy, Ore., with his wife Pat and three sons, Dwane, 17; Dwight, 16; and Craig, 15. The boys attend Arland was born to Oliver and Til lie Thorstad here at high school in Sandy, Ore". David is a printer and Pat works Marion. He married Evelyn Conrad, daughter of Mr. and for a dentist in Gresham as a Dental Assistant. Virginia, Mrs. Henry Conrad, in 1928. They lived in and around born at Marion on her mother's birthday in 1937, lives in Marion most of their married life. After leaving the farm Portland, Ore., and has four children. Rick, 20, is married; Arland worked in elevators in Marion and Berlin a number Randi, 18, at home; Terry, 17, in the U.S. Army; and of years. Then he worked with the State Highway Mark, 14, is a freshman at Madison High in Portland. Department until his retirement in February of 1974. Wesley passed away May 26, 1973. Evelyn was head cook at the Marion School for 11 years. She wrote the Marion News for the Litchville Bulletin and TOEDTER, JOHN LaMoure Chronicle for 18 years. Evelyn passed away Walter was the son of John Toedters. His father and July 16, 1974. Arland and Evelyn have 4 children. Eugene mother were both born in Germany. His father came to married Marise Peterson of Valley City. Eugene drives for the USA as a young man. He worked as a farm hand Dan Dugan Oil Transport, lives in West Fargo, and have three and as a stone mason. His mother came to the USA in sons, Michael, Timothy and Roger. Wilma, Mrs. William 1896. She came to the Charley Korn home to visit Mrs. Shape, lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has three children, Korn, whom she knew in Germany. It was there she met Rebecca, Mark and Todd. Margaret, Mrs. Donald Pedersen, Walter's father, John Toedter. That winter they were formerly of Marion, now LaMoure. Donald is manager of married at the Griswold Lutheran Church and for the Sheyenne Bottle Gas Company. Margaret works at the winter lived just west of Korns. They bought a farm and school as a Teachers Aide. They have two children, Gregory he built in the early spring. There were three children and Dawn. Kenneth married Karen, daughter of Pearl and born to them. Two died as babies, so Walter grew up as Jesse Larson, of Marion. They live in Cannon Falls, Minn., an only child. Walter was married to Lora Walter of Wano where Kenneth teaches. They have three children, Dustin, Township in June of 1924. They have 9 children living. Heidi and Kirsten. They lived on the home place for 17 yearsi Then on another farm six years before moving to a farm at Staples, THORSTAD, OLIVER AND TILLIE Minn., where they are still living. They celebrated their Oliver was born in Mitchell County, Iowa, November 9, golden anniversary in June 1974 with all but one of their 1879, where he grew to manhood. In 1905, having heard a children present. There are 29 grandchildren. Lois is a great deal about N.D., he came here to investigate and teacher in North St. Paul Schools; John is a sewer and purchased a quarter section of land in Sheridan Township water inspector, is married and has 8 children; Margaret from the Ramsey County Emmigrant Co. He, in 1906, is married, lives in Minneapolis and is working as a nurse; with several others from his home community loaded seven James is married, lives in Ann Arbour, Michigan, is a box cars at Lyle, Minn., and moved here. The first building building inspector, has 2 children; David is a pastor he built was a barn with a room in one corner for living planning to go as a missionary to South America, they quarters. In the fall he built a house and dug a well. He have 4 children; Phil, Perham, Minn., works for a potato returned to Minn, in the spring of 1907 and married Miss company, has 7 children; Joy, Mrs. Wayne Snyder, Tillie Lerum of Hayward. Their honeymoon was the trip BloomingtOn, Minn., 2 boys and 2 girls; Wendel is a Lt. in back to N.D. The bride was surprised to drive straight the Navy, has 2 girls and 1 boy; Mae is working for Wicliff across the prairie to her new home located on what was Translators and is in Costa Rica, studying Spanish. known as the "Dickey Trail". They lived on their farm home 37 years, sharing in all the activities of the growing TRAPP, ACY AND ESTHER community. They moved into a home in Marion in 1943. Acy Trapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dilman Trapp, was born at They have one son, Arland (Evelyn Conrad). Tillie died Milbank, S. Dak., and Esther (Matzke) Trapp was born in in 1954 and Oliver died in 1958. Lamberton, Minnesota. They were married in Marion on Dec. 21, 1916. Acy came to the Marion community TIMM, WESLEY AND GLADYS with his parents in the fall of 1903. Esther came here in Wesley, the son of Edw. and Bertha Zuelke Timm, was the fall of 1915. They farmed for fifty-three years on the born Aug. 26, 1907, on a farm west of Marion. He and home place, where Acy lived. Their main activities were Gladys Fritch were married Nov. 16, 1927. Gladys was visiting neighbors and playing Rook. The Trapps took an born in Iowa on Sept. 13, 1907, and moved with her active part in church work. Ladies Aid, young peoples parents, Chas. and Anna Fritch, and her three sisters to meetings, and Sunday School. In the fall of 1969 they a farm north of Marion in Dec. 1916. She graduated moved into Marion, into the Grace Baertsch home. Their from high school in 1925, the last class to graduate from two children are: Elaine, Mrs. Wallace Youngman, Dickey, the old school in the east end of town. Wesley and Gladys North Dakota, has four children: Robert, died in 1968; 121 LaVonne, lives with her parents in Dickey; Eugene, TRAPP, HARVEY AND FRANCES married Cindy Solem of Williston, N. Dak., lives in Fargo, Harvey was born to Lyle and Vivian Trapp. He attended N. Dak.; and Kathy, who is a sophomore in the Marion the Marion Public School and graduated from the college school. LaFaye, Mrs. Vernon Krenz, Litchville, N. Dak., at Ellendale. He married .Frances, daughter of Mr. and has four children: Leslie, married Joan Anderson of Mrs. Grover Potts, Jr., of LaMoure, N.D., in June 1969. Marion and lives in Marion; James, married to Candice They have two children: Travis, 1970, and Kristen, 1972. Adolph of Hazen, N. Dak., lives in Mandan, N. Dak.; Harvey has taught school and coached at Karlsruhe, and Janice, is employed in Eau Clair, Wisconsin; and Mike Sargent Central, Forman, N.D. They now make their is attending U.N.D. at Grand Forks, N. Dak. home in Lisbon, where he is employed by Nodak Mutual Insurance. TRAPP, CLARENCE AND SUSAN Clarence Trapp, son of Dilman Trapps, and Susan Fritch, daughter of the Charles Fritch's, were married in May, TRAPP, JOHN AND MARY 1922. They moved from the farm into Marion in 1942. After a few years they rented out their farm and both John R. Trapp, son of Dilman C. and Paulina (Greening) worked in the State Bank of Marion for fourteen years. Trapp, was born in Wisconsin, Nov. 26,1879. In 1881 the They retired in 1964. In 1972 they celebrated their golden family moved to Milbank, S.D., where they farmed. On wedding anniversary. A few days later Clarence suffered March 16, 1904, Mr. Trapp was united in marriage to Mary a stroke and passed away July 12, 1972. Their two Moser, and they farmed in South Dakota until the fall of daughters are Shirley, Mrs. W. D. Dixon, of Watford City, 1906, when they, with their infant son, Earl, came to North N. Dak., who has four children. Betty, who was married Dakota, where they purchased land four miles south of to Eugene Knudsen, has four children and is now Mrs. Sig Marion. The first winter in North Dakota was such a severe Henrikson. The Trapps also have four great-grandchildren. winter that Mr. Trapp concluded he had made a mistake in moving. Food, as well as fuel, became critical. There was TRAPP, DANIEL AND CHERYL not any coal in Marion, but one morning news spread that Daniel and Cheryl were born and raised in the Marion there was coal in Dickey, so the men hitched their horses community. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Myles to the sleighs and made a long trip without success even Trapp, Valley City, North Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs. though the coal was sold in small quantities in order to Lawrence Martin, New Brighton, Minnesota. While growing supply more people. While Mr. Trapp was on the farm he up Daniel enjoyed playing and working in his father's was in a gasoline explosion, burning him so badly that he hardware and implement store. Cheryl's growing years was not expected to live. The doctor said that an arm had were spent in the depot. The highlight of the day was to be amputated, but Mr. Kaiser, a neighbor, insisted that getting a ride in the engine around the "Y", and visiting the arm be left on a few more days even though the with the section men and train crew, were always special suffering was very intense. With the aid of skin grafting, times. In high school, as classmates, they shared many of Mr. Trapp recovered. In 1913 he rented out the farm the same interests and activities. Daniel was active in and moved to Marion, purchasing Arthur Schneider's horse shows, hunting and basketball. Cheryl enjoyed interest in the hardware business with Walter Sautebin. The music, especially piano, which she continued six years fire of January 20, 1914, which burned the entire business after marriage. Cheryl and Daniel were married December block, destroyed the store but was rebuilt again. Selling 18, 1965 at Edgewood Evangelical United Brethem Church, out in September, 1915 to William Sautebin, Mr. Trapp Fargo, North Dakota. They began farming on Daniel's purchased interest in the hardware and implement business grandparents (the John Trapp) land and still are enjoying of K. A. Bakke in September, 1915, forming a partnership the challenges it provides. Their main interests revolve of Bakke and Trapp. While they were in partnership they around farm life, but in the winter they enjoy bowling purchased another hardware store. This was at Nome, and snowmobiling among other activities. They have N.D., which Mr. Bakke operated. He purchased a home in two sons, Tracy, age 7, and Matthew, age VA years. Nome. Afterwards they dissolved partnerships in these two places and each became sole owners of the business where TRAPP, DILMAN AND PAULINA they lived. In 1925 Charles Fritch was hired to assist Mr. Trapp. Ethel Trapp, their daughter, who was stricken Dilman was born in Wisconsin in 1857, he married Paulina with polio at the age of 10 years, assisted in the store. Greening in 1878 and they moved to S.D. in 1881. They In 1941 Myles, a son, took over the implement stock, moved to a farm 3 miles south of Marion in 1903, formerly consisting of the International Harvester Line, and worked owned by the Teichmans. Mrs. Trapp and the four younger for nearly a year until he enlisted in the Army. During his children arrived by train, they stayed at the Charles Korn absence, his father and Mr. Fritch carried on the implement home until Mr. Trapp and Earney arrived. The children business as well as the hardware. In Dec. of 1945 Myles attended the Korn School, 21/ miles west of their farm, 2 married Lucille Boom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and they were often frightened by coyotes howling in the Boom. They have four sons: Daniel, David, Timothy, and distance as they walked to school. The family moved Michael. Lyle was married to Vivian Hill in June 1939. to Marion in 1906, their daughter, Cora, still makes her They have four children: Merlin, Vione, Harvey, and home in the same house. Dilman and Paulina celebrated Ronald. John Trapp passed away on May 15, 1949, and their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1928. Their children Mrs. Trapp in July 1968. Their son. Earl, lived at home, are John (Mary), Ella (Joseph Liebing), Lilly (Aaron and was employed at several places, and was married to Wentland), Earney (Tillie Draeger), Cora (Leo Draheim), Margaret Holweg of Park Rapids, Minn, in 1958. Their Acy (Esther Matzke), and Clarence (Susan Fritch). Mrs. two sons are Robert and Larry. Earl passed away in 1964. Trapp died in 1935 and Dilman in 1940. 122 Ethel continued to live in Marion until she took residence Marion in 1969 when Ronnie became Assistant Manager in the LaMoure Colonial Manor until her death, Dec. 5, of the Marion Equity Elevator. They have three children: 1974. Shane, 1964; Wade, 1966; and Cody, 1972. Ronnie has participated in Rodeos throughout the state since 1964 TRAPP; LYLE AND VIVIAN and Joan is employed as a Teaching Assistant at the Marion School. Lyle" was born to John and Mary "[rapp here in Marion. He married Vivian, who was born in Brown County, S.D., daughter of Mead and Bertha (Clark) Hill from Oakes, TRIEBEL, LOUIS on June 3, 1939. They started farming one and one-half Louis was born in Harra, Thurigen, Germany, April 1, miles N.E. of Marion and continued there until 1946, when 1885. In November, 1908, at the age of 23, he arrived in they built a home in Marion. They moved back to the farm Marion on the train. His mother and sister, Anna, had in 1950 and lived there until 1966, when their son. Merlin, arrived here in 1905. The first week he was here Louis took over the farm. They have four children: Merlin went to LaMoure and purchased a quarter of land. He (Doris Wright), Ronald (Joan Berg), Vione (Mrs. Keith worked for. his brother-in-law, Charles Korn, for two and McCleary), and Harvey (Frances Potts). Lyle died in 1970, a half years, then in 1910 he began farming for himself. Vivian is active in the local WCTU and holds an office The first team of horses he purchased were 17 years old in the State WCTU. She is employed at the Marion School and cost $372.00. In 1958 he purchased a home and in the lunch program. moved to Marion. He died in the fall of 1963.

TRAPP, MERLIN AND DORIS TRZPUC, FRANCIS AND MERCEDITH Merlin was born to Lyle and Vivian Trapp. He married Francis, son of John and Walburgae Trzpuc, was born in Doris, daughter of Jim and Vera Wright in 1961, and they Marion, on Aug. 14, 1923. On Oct. 4, 1947 he married made their home in Oakes for 5 years. He was employed at Mercedith Larson, daughter of Ernest Larson. She was the cheese factory and worked as a carpenter with Darrell born in Ransom County on March 20, 1930. They make Hill during that time. They moved to his parents farm in their home on the same farm as John Trzpuc. They had 1966, and purchased it in 1971. Their children are: 8 children: DelRay, born 1948, married Lana Brendmoen Kandra, 1965; Amy, 1966; Tonya, 1968; and Tori, 1973. in 1969 and has two sons: Todd, age 4; and Jason, age 2. He works for Valley Heating Service. Florine, born 1949, TRAPP, MYLES AND LUCILLE married Wayne Fredrickson in 1967, has an adopted daughter, Melisa Marie. He works on a farm near Hickson. Myles, son of John R. Trapp and Mary (Moser) Trapp, She works for the Elm Home in Fargo. Marie, born 1951, was born in Marion, N.D., on November 9, 1919. He married Mike Carroll in 1974. She works for Bird Seed of graduated from Marion High School and attended Valley Lisbon. Kenny, born 1953, works in Valley Cjty at Wick City State, North Dakota State U, and State School of Construction. Richard, born 1955, is a construction Forestry at Bottineau, N.D. In 1941 he took over the worker. Teresa, born 1958, is a junior in high school. International Harvester line in his fathers store. In Jeffery, born 1960, is an eighth grader in school. Julie, September of 1942 he enlisted in the Army. During his born 1966, is in third grade in school. absence his father carried on the business. Myles served in the European Theater and arrived back home after three and a half years in the service. On December 18, 1945 he TRZPUC, JAMES AND MARY married Lucille Boom, daughter of Anthony and Esther James Trzpuc, son of John and Walburgae, and Mary Matt, Boom. To this union four sons were born. Daniel, Marion, daughter of John and Ena, were married May 25, 1944, N.D.; David, Valley City, N.D.; Timothy, Valley City, in St. Francis of Assisi Church in Marion. They are the N.D.; and Michael, Valley City, N.D. Myles continued to parents of five children: James, born June 15, 1945, operate the hardware and implement business until married Eileen Mulhollen, of New York, has one son, December, 1961, when a fire completely destroyed the Mark; Bernie, born Nov. 20, 1947, married Jane Kelsh of business. In the spring of 1962 Myles bought out a few Linton; Mary Lou, born Nov. 23, 1948, is at home; Cindy, insurance agencies in Valley City, N.D., and commuted born Oct. 13, 1954, is a student at Valley City State to work for several years. In June 1969 the family moved College, majoring in Art; and Linda Jane, born April 12, to Valley City, N.D. In 1970 Myles received an award for 1956, is a student at Mr. D's Towne and Country Beauty outstanding service as mutual agent of the year. Daniel College in Jamestown, N.D. The Trzpuc's farm is north and married Cheryl Martin of Marion. They have two sons, west of Marion. Tracey and Matthew. David married Patty Hansen of LaMoure, N.D. They have one daughter, Emily Jo. David TRZPUC, JOHN AND WALBURGAE has joined Myles in the insurance business and they live John was born in Austria. In 1906, at the age of 15 years, in Valley City, N.D. Tim is attending Valley City State, he came to the United States to see his brother, living in and Michael is a student at Valley City High School. Vermont. In 1909 he went to St. Paul and in 1910 worked for the Citizens Ice Co. He then worked as a farm laborer TRAPP, RONALD AND JOAN in Minnesota and went on to Montana to help build the Ronald was born to Lyle and Vivian Trapp. He married Milwaukee Railroad. In 1916 he came to North Dakota Joan, daughter of Leonard and Julia Berg in 1964. Ronald and worked on the Jens Jensen farm. After 3 years, he worked as a Brand Inspector in West Fargo in 1964, later decided N.D. would be a good place to make his home. he worked for McDonald Trucking and they lived in He married Walburgae Sarbaum, July 7, 1919. They Jamestown and Eldredge for several years. They moved to rented a half section of land on Section 27, bought 5 123 horses, 5 cows, some old machinery, hay and oats, and In 1895 they were totally hailed out but had more cattle, went into debt $3,700. With lots of hard labor, in 1942 hogs and poultry to get by on. 1900 was another dry year, they finally bought the place where they are still living. getting only their seed back. In 1901, after the death of They are the parents of five children. Harold chqse their father, Ole and George built a barn on the old teaching as his life's work and taught for 27 years before homestead. In 1904 they bought a J. I. Case steam his death. He left his wife, the former Angela Weinman of threshing machine, which they used for twenty years. Harvey, N.D., and 6 children, Dennis, Dean, Sharon, Mrs. In the fall of 1904, George bought a red wheeled buggy so Jim Muth; John, Diane, and Terry. James lives on a farm he could go see his girl, Hilda, daughter of the Herman near Marion. He married Mary Matt and they have five Hansons, and on March 22, 1905 they were married and children: Mary Lou, Duane, Bernie, Cindy, and Jane. continued to farm. There were some good years with Francis married Mercedith Larson, lives on a farm north of paying crops until 1930 to 1940 . . . they were rough. It Marion, paints buildings in their spare time and have a was during those years that they traded horses for tractors family of 4 boys and 4 girls: DelRay.Florine, Marie, Kenny, and cattle. Hogs and chickens were the only ready cash. Rich, Teresa, Jeff, and Julie. Marlys, Mrs. Harold 10 gallons of cream would bring $2.50, hogs were $4.00 per Boughton, Montpelier, N.D., has three sons, Robert, hundred, eggs about 8tf a dozen and there were delinquent Kalen, and Warren. Harold drives the school bus and has taxes. George and Hilda were charter members of the Standard Bulk Station in Montpelier. Patricia, Mrs. St. Thomas Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid in Svea Wm. Weiland, lives in Edgeley, N.D., and has two daughters, Township. He was clerk of the school 20 years, served as Cheryll and Paula. Bill is in the insurance business and Pat school director for 3 years, served on the Meadowlake has a ceramics class of 25 people. The Trzpucs have 24 Township board as supervisor for 3 years and as constable grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. They celebrated for 3 years. After 36 years on the homestead, they moved their 50th Wedding Anniversary, July 7, 1969, in St. to a farm near Kathryn, N.D., then to the Fingal Francis Church in Marion, with many friends and relatives. community, and retired in Valley City, N.D. Their ten They also celebrated their 55th at the home of the Wm. children are Augusta Lee, Florence Bergley, Edith Colis, Weilands in Edgeley. Mrs. Trzpuc remembers one bad Vivian Dunn (deceased), Wallace Tvedt, Rose Tvedt snow storm when fuel and yeast became very short in (deceased), Gordon Tvedt, Maynard Tvedt, Rose Collins supply. Her mother made yeast using corn meal. When the and Leona Mazeikas. They have 38 grandchildren, 72 corn meal supply was exhausted in the neighborhood, she great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. made a starter and many used that. The train was stuck and when the storm was over, men using scoop shovels dug the train out. VAN BRUGGEN, CLARENCE AND SHARON Clarence was born in Marion, N.D., on February 28, 1941, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. VanBruggen. Sharon Berger TVEDT, GEORGE AND HILDA was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 2, 1944, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Berger. They were George Tvedt immigrated from Christinsand, • Norway, married in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 10, 1967. in 1881 with his parents, coming in a sail boat taking five They purchased the former Roy Hoekstra farm and moved weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They came to Duluth, there in September of 1970. The farm is located 3 miles Minn. In 1882 they heard a story of how you could find north of Marion and is a combination grain, dairy, and gold at Sanborn, N.D., by just turning over the sod. They hog farm. They are the parents of three children, Marjean took the train to Sanborn in hopes of finding their fortune. Sue, age 6; Loralyn Ann, age 4; and Matthew John, His dad walked fourteen miles south to a family by" the age 1. The VanBruggens are actively involved in the North name of Casper, and filed a claim on Sec. 20-138-61. There Marion Reformed Church of which they are members. he built a sod house, a dugout, stable and a well. In 1885 a prairie fire came and destroyed all they had and in 1886 they bought a small house built of lumber from another VAN BRUGGEN, WILLIAM AND MARY homesteader who was getting disgusted with the hard life William was born in the rural Litchville, North Dakota area on the prairie. George and his brother, Ole, worked hard and lived in the Marion area all his life. Mary Bremer helping their father move this house to higher ground. In was bom in Melvin, Iowa. She came to the Ypsilanti area 1888 there was an early frost. They harvested only 83 in 1925 with her parents and later came to the Marion area. bushels of wheat, most of it being ground into flour. They William and Mary were married March 7,1940 in Greenland bought 7 lbs. of coffee for $1.00, 5 gallons of Kerosene and Township. They are presently farming. The Van Bruggens 20 lbs. of sugar for $1.00, and had 54 left to write a letter are the parents of four children. Clarence, living on a farm to Norway. They butchered an old ox which, by cooking north of Marion; Henrietta of Los Angeles, California; all day, could be chewed if you had good teeth. In 1893 Sylvia (Mrs. George Free) of Damascus, Maryland; and land was plentiful. If you had $300 you could buy a half Esther (Mrs. Edwin Johnson) of Grand Forks, N.D. There section of land. No one seemed interested. In the fall of are 3 grandchildren, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 1897 Ole and George did buy a half section of land for half VanBruggen. crop payment and paid for it in two years. Then the land boom started. They built a 18x30 ft. granary that VAN DYKE, HENRY AND DORA same fall and broke up 64 acres. Two years later it was all Henry Van Dyke was born in the Netherlands. In 1940, under cultivation. They had bigger machinery, drill, near Sanborn, N.D., he married Dora Van Hall, who was gang plows and more horses to ease the farm work. born in Iowa. They were lifetime farmers of the north Gophers were feeding on the fields so there was a three cent Marion community before retiring to Litchville, N.D. two bounty on them, which kept many boys busy trapping. years ago. They are the parents of three children: James, 124 married Nadine Wagar of Valley City, has two children and WAGNER, BEN AND LILLIAN lives near Valley City; Marlene, Mrs. John Eidsmoe, Grand Ben was born at Lincoln Valley, N.D., Dec. 6, 1900. He Forks, N.D.; and Greta, attending UND of Grand Forks, married Lillian Johnson of Hurdsfield, N.D., in 1924. N.D. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the Marion Lutheran Church in 1974. They,were blessed VAN DYKE, PETER G. AND GLORIA with four children: Jerry, Delanne, Marlene and TeTry. Peter G. was born at the farm home of his parents, Mr. and They moved from Albany, Oregon, to Marion in the spring Mrs. George Van Dyke at Marion. He was married June 15, of 1949. Delanne stayed in Albany to finish high school 1956, to Gloria Fischer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard and then came to Marion two months later and went to Fischer of LaMoure, they live on his parents farm. After work for Harry Pederson and Ray Andersen at the farming for 35 years, Mr. and Mrs. George Van Dyke moved Minneapolis Moline Imp. business. Jerry farmed with his to Orange City, Iowa, in June 1956. George Van Dyke dad and married Marjorie Smith, daughter of Christ and passed away in May 1969. Mrs. Van Dyke still lives in Myrtle Smith of Marion, and now lives at Vergas, Minn. Orange City, and drives her car to North Dakota to visit Delanne married Roland Johnson, son of Josie Johnson of her family and friends each year. Peter's brother, Arie, of LaMoure, N.D., and lives at LaMoure. Marlene married Orange City, passed away August 1957. James Sarbaum, son of Anthony and Minnie Sarbaum of Marion, and resides in Abilene, Kansas. Terry was four VAN ENK, ALVIN C. AND JENNIE years old when they came to Marion. He attended Marion Alvin was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Van Enk of rural High School and graduated from Wahpeton S.S.S., and in Marion. He married Jennie DeVries, daughter of Mr. and 1965 married Janice Bender, daughter of Ed and Erma Mrs. Jacob DeVries of rural Marion, in 1941 and they have Bender of LaMoure. Terry lives at Wahpeton, N.D. The farmed in the community since. Their children are: Wagners bought a farm from Union Central Life Insurance Carolyn (married Leonard Limesand, they have 4 children Company. They lived in the old house on the farm 3 and farm near Dickey), Jerry (Evangeline, lives in Texas months, then rented the J. C. Miller Elevator house for one and both work for airlines), Glenn (Patricia, they have 4 year when they bought the Aaron Boom home. Besides children and live in Fargo, he works at NDSU), Linda is farming, Ben worked for Union Central Life, doing carpenter a stewardess with Braniff Airlines and lives in Texas, work, and rebuilt some farm buildings that were blown Victor (Barbara, they both teach at Hampden, N.D.), and down by the tornado in 1949. Ben took over the barber Kent, at home. shop twice when there was no barber available. He was an auto salesman for Ford Motor Co. of LaMoure also. When there was sickness in the family, Ben was always ready to VAN HAL, HARRY AND HELEN manage a "working bee" to get their crop planted or harvested. The Wagners have moved from Marion to Vergas, Harry was born in 1920 at Holland, Minnesota, to Chris Minn., and winter in Mesa, Ariz. and Gertie VanHal. They came to North Dakota to rural Marion in 1935. Mr. Chris VanHal died in Dec. 1972. Mrs. VanHal makes her home in Valley City. Harry met his WALDIE, CLAYTON AND MARY MONICA wife Helen at a party at Clark City School, in honor of her AND BLANCH brother, Jake, who was home on furlough. Helen Gaasland Clayton Waldie was born July 23, 1892 at the farm home. was born in 1922 to Peder and Elizabeth Gaasland. They He was the son of John Waldie, who came from Canada to have four children. Larry, married Gwen Wical in 1968. Fargo in 1882 (Fargo was a small city at this time). John They have two foster Indian children, Sandra and Nelson, filed on a homestead in 1884 and walked from Sheldon, and they also care for other foster children. He is a driver N.D., to Grand Rapids, N.D., where he homesteaded. for Sweetheart Bakeries. They live in Valley City, N. Dak. He later sold the quarter to Ebbeckes for 500 bushels of David, married Dottie Cocking in 1971, and lives in Canon wheat. He planted a tree claim on the S.E. quarter of City, Colorado. They have two children, Chris and Section 32. The abstract and deed have never been out of Jennifer. David is a security officer at the Colorado State the family name. Clayt attended a little country school Prison. Both Larry and David were in the service, Larry 1 mile north of the home farm. He could remember when in the Navy, and David in the Army, serving in Viet Nam. there was just buffalo grass and wild buffalo where the Carol married Gary Clark in 1972. She is a nurse at St. town of Marion is now. He was always great at horse John's Hospital in Fargo. Gary is a teacher in the West racing and had several prize horses and won many awards. Fargo Senior High School. They make their home in He courted Mary Monica Hemmer from Dickey. She was West Fargo, N. Dak. Chris is still at home. Harry and born May 9, 1897 in Granville, Iowa, to John and Mary Helen's farm is the site of the old Clark City town, the Hemmer. When a little girl, the family moved to Litcflville, Clark City grove, and the site of the old Hall is Vi mile north where they farmed and later moved to Dickey. Clayton of their home. The old Clark City school house is over a married Mary Monica on Feb. 14, 1919 at LaMoure. They hundred years old, is still in use on their farm as a granary. made their home on the George Waldie farm. Frances, their They have torn down the old house and barn and built first daughter was born there on Jan. 25, 1920 and Richard new ones. They are in dairy and grain farming and active joined the family there on July 21, 1922. They farmed the in the work of their church, the Elim Free Church. land and in the winter of 1924 moved to the home farm, where they lived the rest of their lives. In 1923 a terrible hail storm went through and tore out most of the trees, VOLSTAD, ARTHUR AND ELLA blew down barns and completely destroyed a lot of (See George Rust history) property and buildings. In 1924 Clayt started rebuilding

125 and restoring the farm. He still had his love for horses and born in 1956. Everyone remembers the snowstorm of had over 100 work horses most of the time. In 1925 March 1967 but not everyone remembers the water. The he started trucking livestock to Fargo, along with his Waldies were out of their home for three weeks due to farming and trucked until 1951. In December of 1925 water in the basement. In 1968 Ramona returned to work the Waldies had their most thrilling Christmas of all when and accepted the position' of teller in the State Bank they received a little girl named Celia. She was the first of Marion, where she is presently employed. Highlights of their children born on the home farm. They worked of their travels have been trips to Hawaii in 1973 and South hard and Monica kept the work going while Clayton did America in 1974. They are also members of the Elks. the trucking. On May 29, 1929 Jean Ann Waldie joined All three daughters are now married. Roxanne, Mrs. the family. Life went on in the usual manner, children Arthur Mitzel, lives in Medina, where Art is the Principal going to school and helping at home. On April 9, 1940 in the Medina School System. Their children are Jennifer there was an unexpected surprise when Thomas was born Jo and Casey Clayton. Rita, Mrs. Ralph Greer, lives in the Marion Hospital. Not any sisters or his brother 5 miles north of Marion, where they are engaged in farming. knew he was on the way. In 1950 they remodeled the Their children are Justin and Jeanne Marie. Patti, Mrs. house and more work was done on the barns. Monica Spencer Brandt, Jr., lives in a trailer home in Marion. passed away Nov. 22, 1959 and Clayton remained on the Spencer is a licensed auctioneer and is farming. home farm. He married Blanch Dingle in March 1961 and they moved to LaMoure in the spring of 1969. Clayton WEBER, ROBERT AND CAROL passed away April 8, 1970 at the age of 77. The Waldie children are: Frances, Mrs. Ervin Weber, lives on their farm Robert was born in 1933 to Ryan and Dorothy Weber, here at LaMoure, N.D. They have three children: Ross, Morris, in Marion. He attended school in Saratoga Township until and Bernadette. Richard married Ramona Boom and lives in the eighth grade, then transferred to Marion. After high in Marion. They have three daughters: Roxanne, Mrs. Art school he worked briefly at J. C. Miller Elevator. He now Mitzel; Rita, Mrs. Ralph Greer; and Pat, Mrs. Spencer farms on the home farm purchased from his parents, 5 Brandt, Jr. Celia, Mrs. James Wallace, living in Brainard, miles west of Marion. Robert and Carol Stoehr, daughter Minn., where she is a registered nurse and Jim is sports of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stoehr from Jamestown, were editor of the paper. They have four children, Brian, Jeffery, married in 1955. Carol was born in 1935 and graduated Gail, Mrs. Gordon Johnson, and Alan. Jean, Mrs. Larry from Jamestown High School in 1953. Their children Harr, lives in West Fargo and works at St. Lukes Hospital in are: Randy, Lori, Larry, Keri, and Bobbi Jo, all are Fargo. She has three daughters, Monica, Mrs. Ron presently at home. Schaurer; Angela, Mrs. Ron Rheault; and Georgia. Thomas is married to Jeanette Stemen and they live on the WEBER, RYAN AND DOROTHY home farm. Their children are: Scott, Elise, Curtis and Ryan was born in Grand View Township, near Dickey. Joyce. He lived in the area until his marriage. He was the son of John and Mary Weber. Dorothy was born in South Dakota and came to the Dickey area with her parents, Patrick and WALDIE, JOHN AND JENNIE Nell McGrath, and brother, William. They moved to the John Waldie was born in 1861 at Ontario, Canada. In June farm in Saratoga Township in 1923. Ryan and Dorothy 1884 Mr. Waldie walked from Fargo and filed his were married in 1930 and after the death of her father, homestead in Sheridan Township. He built a shanty and they continued to live on the farm until their retirement lived there until he proved up on it. In 1887 he got the in 1973, when they moved into Marion. They have two southeast quarter of 32 as a tree claim and planted ten children, Robert, who with his wife Carol and children. acres of trees. On Nov. 28, 1889 John Waldie married Randy, Lori, Larry, Keri, and Bobbi Jo, live on and own Jennie Mack and they moved the shanty from the northeast the farm; and daughter, Elaine, who after her marriage quarter of 18 to the tree claim. For 32 years they lived on to Roy Hoekstra, lived in Greenland Township until they their tree claim, building a small house and then adding moved to Barnsville, Minnesota, in 1970. The Hoekstras to it. They had four children: Arthur, Clayton, Helen, have nine children: LeRoy; Joan, Mrs. Bob Welle; Judy, and Georgia. Arthur and Clayton are both deceased. In Mrs. Chris Bernier; Jane, Joy, Vernon, Kent, Bruce and 1921 Mr. and Mrs. John Waldie had a sale on their farm Jennie Joe. and moved to Long Beach, Calif. They spent their summer months on their farm in North Dakota. Jennie died in WEGNER, CARL AND ELISE 1926 and John in 1950. Carl Wegner was born January 18, 1856, and Elise Dittmer, December 31, 1866, in Hohen Zohen, Germany. They WALDIE, RICHARD AND RAMONA were married in Hohen Zohen, Germany on December 10, Richard, son of Clayton and Monica Waldie, was born on 1885. They came to America in 1886 and settled in Cass the old George Waldie farm about 6 miles south of Marion. County. In 1887 they came to LaMoure County and lived His wife Ramona, the daughter of Anthony and Esther in a sod shanty on a homestead in Prairie Township. Carl Boom, was born 5 miles north of Marion in the same house passed away in October 1931 and Elise in October 1933. where their daughter, Rita, now resides. Richard and Fourteen children were born to the Wegners. William, Ramona were married Nov. 7, 1950 in the Evangelical Valley City, N.D.; Mrs. Amanda (Louis) Busche, living on Church in Fargo, N.D. Richard farmed with his father a farm south of Litchville, N.D. with her son Aaron; Frank, and Ramona worked at the Trapp Hardware Store. In Appomattox, Virginia; Mrs. Elise (Henry) Schwartz, Valley 1953 twin daughters, Roxanne and Rita, were born. To City, N.D.; Martha and Henry live on the homestead farm; make life more interesting, another daughter, Patti, was Fred, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Elsie (Albert)

126 Jim, Duane, Bernie, Mary, Cindy, Jane, Mary Lou Trzpuc

Marlys, Walburgae, John, Patsy, James Trzpuc

Acy, Elaine, Esther, LaFaye Trapp

ixi-v Merlin Trapp, Kandra, Doris, Amy, Tory, Gloria and Pete VanDyke and Tonya

Harvey, Merlin, Ronald, Vione, Wade, Joan, Shane, Ronald and Cody Trapp Lyle and Vivian Trapp 127 Erlene and Norman Winkelman Richard, Romona Waldie, Patricia, Rita, Roxanne

Henry, Martha and Fred Wagner

Dorothy and Ryan Weber

Ivan and Olive Whipple

Donald, Melvin, Frieda, Ivan, Betty, Wallace, Thomas, Clayton, Richard, Gary and LeRoy Weick Jean, Monica, Frances, Celia Waldie

128 Neumann, Litchville, N.D. (Henry and Fred are twins). Donna have two daughters, live in Fargo; Lowell and Deceased are Albert, March 13, 1942; Reinhold, May 17, Ruth, son and daughter. La Verne, Calif.; Leland and 1963; Margaret (Mrs. Dan Erdman), July 5, 1965; August, Louise, son and daughter. Fountain Valley, Calif.; Lenore, April 26, 1966. Two children died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. George Marschatl, son and daughter, Alta Loma, Calif.; Mrs. Wegner and family were members of the St. John's Lytell and Sharon, Olympia, Wash., his son,,by a previous Lutheran Church. marriage, lives with his mother, Carol Weight, in Irvine} Calif.; Laurel, Mrs. Andrew Quady, Lodi, Calif. WEIGHT, LEONARD AND EDITH Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Weight, formerly of the Marion WEIGHT, LEOPOLD AND HELEN community, now are at home in Chino, Calif. Leonard, a AND KAROLINA son of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Weight, was born on Sept. 24, Leopold was born in Russia in 1873. His parents, Mr. and 1906. Although both of his parents were of German Mrs. Frederick Weight, and their other children and he descent, they migrated to America from the Ukraine in came to N.D. in 1891. He married Helen Taron in 1894. southern Russia. His mother died in July, 1971. Leonard They moved to a farm S.E. of Marion in 1898. Helen worked for several different farmers in the community for a died in 1903, a year later he married Karolina Hoffman, few years after which he returned home to farm with his who had recently come from Russia. The children from the father. In the fall of 1929, Leonard rented a farm first marriage are: Alvina (Mrs. Adolph Erdman, deceased), northwest of Marion in Greenland Township and started Fred, William (died in infancy), and Walter. The children out on his own. The following spring, March, 1930, he from the second marriage are Ewald, Arthur, Gerhart, married Edith Anderson, a childhood school days chum, Harold, Regina (Mrs. Harry Bloom), Leonard, Ida (Mrs. and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Minius Anderson. With Ray Dees), and Elsie (Mrs. Sam Cole, deceased). Leopold's the exception of her first year in school which was in parents made their home with him for several years until Marion, Edith, together with Leonard, both received their their deaths, they had nine children, one daughter was full eight grades of elementary school and graduated from Mrs. Frank Dathe. Leopold died in 1932. Prairie School No. 3, which was less than a half mile east of her home. Due to progress, that one-room country school WEIGHT, JACOB AND OTTELLIA house has passed into oblivion. Edith then entered Marion AND MARY High School. She graduated from Marion High in June, Mary Wuttke came to this country from Russia when she 1927. She did house work in and around Marion until was 18 years old. She worked for some time at different Feb. 1929 after which she worked in Valley City until she homes in the area. After the death of his first wife, Ottellia married Leonard in March, 1930. After their marriage, Rosseler, she married Jacob Weight in 1909, and took over Leonard and Edith continued farming in various locations, the duties of wife and mother for his three small sons, and along with everybody else, battled their way through Fred, Wm., and Otto. They resided on a farm ten rnile^ the days of depression, the drought and grasshoppers of the southeast of Marion. Mr. Weight passed away in 1925, 1930's and on until the fall of 1942 when, with defense leaving her to take care of the farm and raise their family jobs beckoning due to the second World War, they sold out alone. Mrs. Weight, with the help of her children, stayed on and moved to El Monte, Calif. There Leonard found the farm. In 1955 she decided to sell her farm and move employment as a welder at Calship on Terminal Island at into Marion, where she now lives. She is 87 years of age San Pedro, a shipyard which built those celebrated and lives alone and is able to do her own housekeeping and "Liberty" and "Victory" cargo ships for the war effort. cares for her own yard, spending many hours on her garden War's end meant the end of work for such war related job and flowers. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran holders, and they returned to North Dakota to farm. This Church until the time of its closing, after which she became time, for five years east of Sanborn and another three a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in LaMoure. Her years near Wimbledon. But, "Sunny Southern Cal" had children have all grown and taken their rightful place in the somehow penetrated rather deeply for them. The Weights world. Fred married Erma Gemar, and lived with his wife moved to California in 1953, lived in Pomona until and family at Fullerton, N. Dak. and Oakes, N.Dak., until March 1955 when they bought their present home near he passed away in 1959. William married Ida Schwartz, Chino. Leonard went to work at Mt. San Antonio College, and farmed at Litchville with his wife and family until he a state Junior College near Pomona, doing gardening died in an auto accident in 1964. Otto married Theresa (lawn work, etc.) and general maintenance work. After Gemar, and farmed at Fullerton with his family. He passed two years of this, he struck out on his own, doing general away in 1970. Helen married Rudy Gemar and they are gardening and yard work at individual homes. He continued still farming at Fullerton, N. Dak. Olga married Clarence with this until in Oct. 1971 when, due to illness, he had to Bubach, and they farmed southeast of Marion until the fall retire. In July, 1954, Edith began working at Pacific State of 1950, when they moved with their family into Marion, Hospital, an institution devoted to the care of the retarded, where they now reside. Edward served in the Navy for as a Psychiatric Technician. Then, four years later, she many years and now lives with his wife and family in qualified as a Licensed Psychiatric Technician. She Seattle, Wash. Adolph served in the Navy also and married continued working there until eight and a half years later the former Hattie Boelter. They lived with their family when, in December, 1962, due to a serious auto accident on in Jamestown, where Adolph was employed at Otter Tail a dense foggy morning on her way to work, her employment Power Co. until 1974, when he was transferred to the new abruptly came to an end permanently. Leonard and Edith plant at Milbank, S. Dak. Wilfred served in the U.S. Army, Weight raised a family of six children - four boys and two after which he married Patricia Winkleman. They farmed girls. All are grown and married,and in turn, have presented southeast of Marion until 1956, when they moved with their parents with nine grandchildren. La Vane and their family to Lynnwood, Washington, where he is

129 employed at Boeing Aircraft. Frances married D. G. Besides farming Ivan served as an assessor of Greenland (Scotty) Reid at Seattle, Wash., after several years they Township for several years. They both were members moved to Jamestown, N. Dak., where they now reside. of the United Methodist Qhurch. Ivan passed away August Leona is married to Marvin Day and they reside with their 21, 1973. Six weeks later, October 2, 1973, Olive passed family at Edmonds, Washington. away. WELLS, LAWRENCE AND MAY LILY WIECK, IVAN AND FRIEDA May Lily, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fritch, married Ivan was born at Melville, Minn., on July 16,1906. Frieda Lawrence W. Wells at Danville, III., on Feb. 28, 1936. Paulson was born on a farm near Adrian, N. Dak., on She was bom at North Henderson, III., and Lawrence Dec. 20, 1909. Ivan's family moved from Minn, by train in was born at Hoopeston, III. They have two daughters and 1919 to Edgeley. Then with their horses and wagons seven grandchildren. Elizabeth Kay married Thomas E. moved their belongings to a farm near Jud. Then when Washell. They live at Munroe Falls, Ohio, and have three Ivan was about 18 years old, they moved to a farm near children: Marcile, Thomas and Nancy. Laura May married Nortonville. That is when he met Frieda. On June 29, John M. Cain and lives at Normal, III. They have four 1929 they were married. They stayed with his folks until children: Dora, Timothy, Mathew, and Gregory. they moved to Greenland Township, to the place where Floyd Rodin lives. In 1938 they moved seven and one-half WHEELER, JOHN M. AND NONA miles north of Johnny Anderson's corner and about % mile John was bom in 1870 in Pennsylvania, the son of Mr. and west. Betty was born on February 18, 1930, on the farm Mrs. Charles Wheeler. They traced their ancestors in near Adrian. A doctor from Montpelier came out to the America back to colonists who came with William Penn. place. December 3, 1931, Melvin was bom in Greenland They came to Dakota Territory in 1882 and homesteaded Township. Dr. Merritt from Marion came out to the place in Gladstone Township. John filed on an abandoned claim also. May 16, 1934, Wallace was born on the same place. adjoining his parents' in 1892. He married Nona Ravely The weather and winters were rough, Donald was born in 1896, she was from Edgeley. That winter was unusually February 1, 1936, in the hospital in Marion (now known as severe, the early heavy snow prevented them from digging the Jorve house). That winter was so bad that Frieda their potatoes until spring, they found them in perfect had to stay in the hospital for three weeks because she condition. They sold their farm in 1904 and moved to couldn't get home. She finally did go home by team and Calif., in 1906 they returned and in 1910 they bought sled. LeRoy was born in the Marion Hospital on December a half section three miles south of Marion. They raised 22, 1942. Gary was born in the Jamestown Hospital on Shorthorn cattle and the farm was named Keystone Farm. February 18, 1950. Betty was married to Loren Maley on They moved to Marion in 1927 and lived where George February 4, 1957, lives at Verona, North Dakota, has three Blakes now live until 1953, when they moved to Buxton boys: David, 16 years; Larry, 14 years; and Ronnie, to be near their son, Theo., and later lived with Theo. 9 years. Melvin and Lois, daughter of Albert and Lorraine J. M. died in 1957 and Nona in 1960. They had seven Berg, were married June 9, 1957, live at McKenzie, N. Dak., children: Lois (deceased in 1906), Roland (died in the have four girls: Holly, 16 years; Laurie, 15 years; Kristie, service in 1922), Evelyn (died in 1923), Donovan (Ruth 13 years; and Angela, 1 year. Wallace and Sally Estep and daughters, Joan and Jane, live in the Denver area), were married July 7, 1956, lives at Baldwin Park, Theodore (married Alice Berg, sons are Robert, married California, have three children: Susan, 21 years; Douglas, Marilyn Fodness, five children, teaches at Dickinson State 16 years; and Bonnie, 11 years. Donald and Patricia College; James, died 1955; David, married Helen, two Whitney were married June 2, 1957, live at Aberdeen, children, does trucking and lives in Grand Forks), John South Dakota and have four children: Jeffrey, 16 years; (married, two children, works for IBM and lives in North Julie, 14 years; Lisa, 12 years; and Shelly, 11 years. Carolina), Doris (Mrs. Arthur Harrison, children, Steve in LeRoy is working and living at Jamestown, North Dakota. Virginia and Beth in Denver, Doris is retired from teaching Gary married Bonnie, daughter of Henry and Violet Olson, and lives in Denver), and Marian (Mrs. Marvin Gethman, February 22, 1969, and lives in Valley City, N. Dak., three children, lives in Wenatchee, Wash.). have two children: Cooper, 5 years; and Stacey, one year. The first five children attended the Piano School. In 1956 WHIPPLE, IVAN AND OLIVE they all went to Marion School. Four of the boys were in Ivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whipple, was bom some branch of the service. Melvin was in the Army from February 1903 at Jolley, Iowa. In 1909, he came to Nov. 17, 1950 to Oct. 28, 1954. He also served in Korea. Barney, N.D., with his parents. In 1916 the family moved Wallace joined the Navy, Nov. 9, 1952, for four years. to Dickey, where he attended school. In December 1931 He was in California most of the time. Donald went into he married Olive Baertsch, daughter of Ed and Grace the Army Nov. 30, 1954 and spent most of his time in Baertsch at LaMoure, N.D. Olive was born in 1907 at Texas. He was discharged February 17, 1956. Gary is in Dickey. In the spring of 1932 they established their home the National Guard in Valley City. The boys were always 1 interested in horses, Donald and Melvin took part in many on a farm 1 /2 miles north of Marion, where they lived all their married life. They have two children living, one son, horse shows. Frieda died Nov. 6, 1974. Harold, died in infancy. Wallace is an officer in the U.S. Navy, now serving in Australia and soon will be retired WINKELMAN, BEN AND ANTONIA after 20 years in the service. He is married to Edith Hamm B. E. Winkelman was born April 1, 1873, and Antonia of Aberdeen, Maryland, and have two children, Patricia was born December 24, 1872. They grew up in Buffalo, and Steven. Grace is married to Duane Steele, lives on a New York, and obtained their schooling there. Antonia farm at Jud, N.D., and has two sons. Rick and Brian. worked as a dressmaker after her schooling and Ben worked 130 as a carpenter and was later in the insurance business. They and Noel. In the spring of 1972 Pat and Erleen rented out were married Dec. 4, 1895. Two sons, Howard and their farm land and retired on the farm. Erleen passed Norman (Pat) were born in Buffalo, N.Y. Fred away in August of 1972. Pat still lives in the farm home. Winkelmans, parents of Ben, had been living in N. Dak. for Norman and Erleen and children all belonged to the U. M. a couple years so the B. E. Winkelmans decided to come Church of Marion, in which Erleen held offices in the west. The family arrived in Dickey, N. Dak., April 7, church and the W.S.W.S., and Norman was a trustee for 1900 by train. There was no train to Marion then. The many years. He is also a Director of the Marion Shipping drayman at Dickey brought them over to the Fred Association, and a member of the Sheridan Township Winkelman farm, southeast quarter of section nine, of Board. Sheridan Township, just west of Marion. They lived with Ben's parents until the spring of 1901, as they arrived YOUNG, JOHN AND MARY too late in the spring to get a farm of their own. Ben and John was born at Harmony, Minnesota, March 15, 1882. his father built many of the first buildings in town, and Mary Belle Lang Young was born near Waukon, Iowa, remodeled many houses moved to town. The spring of April 27, 1884. They came to North Dakota from 1901, B. E. Winkelman moved to a farm between Marion Harmony in the summer of 1903. John barbered at and Adrian, later known as\he McCleary farm. In 1904 Litchville in the office of the Bowen Hotel. There was they moved to a farm four miles northwest of Marion. another barber in Litchville at the time so Doctor Kennedy, In 1908 they bought and moved to a farm later operated Editor Bush and Druggist Bonje persuaded John to come by Howard Piehl. In 1934 they sold out here and Mr. and to Marion, as there was no barber here. He started Mrs. Winkelman and Barney moved to Minn., where they barbering in a small building north of P. G. Sitz's store. bought and operated a Lake Resort north of Brainerd. In November of 1908 they moved on a government claim Barney had attended and graduated from Marion High in South Dakota. They came back to Marion in February, School in 1929. B. E. Winkelmans sold their resort and 1913 and continued in the barber business. John was bought a home in Brainerd and retired in 1944. The Marshall at Marion for several years and was influential Winkelmans had three sons, Howard, Norman, and Barney, in getting the high line into Marion during the time he and a daughter, Griselda, who passed away during the flu served as chairman of the town board. He was appointed epidemic in 1918, at the age of 14. Mr. and Mrs. Postmaster in April, 1920 and resigned a few years later. Winkelman were members of the German Lutheran Church The family moved to Nortonville, N.D., in 1932, where and did much to help build the organization. Mrs. John again served as Postmaster and also barbered. In Winkelman died in 1955 and Mr. Winkelman in 1965. 1943 he resigned as Postmaster and returned here until he died, December 24, 1943. Mrs. Young lived with her WINKELMAN, NORMAN (PAT) AND ERLEEN children until her death, September 5, 1954. They had Norman A. was born in 1898. He and his brother, Howard, nine children, all born at Marion except Erlene, who was came to Marion on April 7, 1900, by way of Dickey (there born in Minnesota and Howard in South Dakota. When was no train to Marion) with their parents, the late B. E. Erlene, Elrey and Dora were graduated from high school, and Antonia Winkelman, from Buffalo, New York. When the Commencement Exercises were held at the Town Hall. old enough, he helped his father with the farm work and Their children are: Erlene, Mrs. Norman Winkelman received his schooling in the Marion School. He also took (deceased); John Elrey, Azusa, California; Dora, Mrs. a course in Steam and Gas Engineering at the N.D.S.U. Leonard Arduser, Marion; Howard, Reedsport, Oregon; In 1927 Norman (Pat) was married to Erlene Young, also Mary, Mrs. Grover Knudson, Independence, Missouri; of Marion. She was the daughter of the late John E. and Chris (Laddie), Reno, Nevada (deceased); Roberta, Mrs. Mary Young. Erleen graduated from the Marion High Clarence Lee, Portland, Oregon; Edward, Corvallis, Oregon; School in 1923 and attended N.D.S.U. and taught school Winifred, Mrs. Leonard Mielke, Lebanon, Oregon. before getting married. Norman and Erleen started farming west of Marion, on what was known as the McQuade farm. In 1941 they moved to the Froemke farm, which they bought. Besides farming, Norman did carpenter work in ZAAGSMA, GERRIT the hard years. He and Howard also ran a Steam Threshing Gerrit Zaagsma left the Netherlands in the spring of 1913 outfit for seventeen years. After buying out his brother, and came to Iowa and worked for 2 years. He then worked Norman sold the steam engine and joined John Matzke in South Dakota and came to North Dakota in the fall in threshing, using John's Gas Engine for power. This of 1915 but went back to Iowa in the winter. In the fall went on for another fifteen years until 1949, when of 1916, he came again to North Dakota and worked in combines were used. Norman and Erleen had four children. the harvest fields. He started farming in the spring of Patricia married Wilfred, son of Jacob and Mary Weight, 1917 with his brother. In 1947 he retired and moved into from south of Marion. They live in Lynnwood, Washington Marion, where he is now residing. with their three children: Dianne, Richard, and Michael. Norman E. married Delette, daughter of Elmer and Ruby ZIELKE, HERMAN Berg, of North Marion and live in Bismarck with their Mr. and Mrs. Zielke were both born in Germany and came three children. Brent, Mark, and Darcy. He is a minister to the United States about a year after they were married. with the United Methodist Church. John M., who is They came to N.D. in 1890 and settled on a homestead married to Karen Gavett of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where one mile east of Marion, where they lived for 20 years. they live, and both are teaching. Teresa, who is married In 1910 they sold their land and moved to Coloma, Mich. to Clayton Scheaffer of Buchanan, North Dakota, and They had ten children, two sons and eight daughters. now lives at Fallon, Montana, with their two sons, Abraham Herman died in 1924 and Mrs. Zielke in 1947.

131 JUBILEE COMMITTEES AND EVENTS

Chairperson Lois Church Finance Kenneth Baeth

Vice Chairman Charles Rodin Parking Quinton Matzke, Norman Bruschwein, James Mielke Secretary Larry Johnson Ladies Activities. . . Mrs. Myrtle Liebing, Mrs. Janet Boom, Alumni Banquet Ronald Trapp, Mrs. Shirley Boom, Mrs. Vicki Alber, Mrs. Sharon Mueller, Mrs. Eileen Kosse Mrs. Beata Hoekstra, Mrs. Audrey Lahlum

History Mrs. Louella Matzke, Mrs. Shirley Mclnnes, Flea Market Cleo Moore Mrs. Carol Opdahl, Mrs. Josephine Bruschwein, Rev. Ben Bachmeier Historical Display. . Mrs. Pearl Struble, Mrs. Gertrude Boom, Typists. . . . Mrs. Carol Knudsen, Mrs. Joyce Matzke, Mrs. Minnie Sarbaum Mrs. Barbara Rohrbeck, Shelly Mclnnes Advertising Donald Liebing, Vernon Mueller, Entertainment Spencer Brandt, Jr. Cleo Moore

Whisker Club Loren Boom, Larry Berg, Historical Program . . .Irvin Andersen, Mrs. Marilyn Korn, Kenneth Rohrbeck Mrs. Joan Krenz, Larry Alber, Mrs. Cheryl Trapp, Mrs. Marian Bartle Parade Carl Opdahl Rodeo Dakota Rodeo, Walter Piehl Publicity Mrs. Joan Trapp Carnival '. . .Don's Amusement Enterprises Barbeque David Anderson, Eugene Boom

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1975 Carnival, all day Rodeo, afternoon Alumni Banquet and Dance, evening (Don Piehl's Orchestra)

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1975 Carnival, all day Parade, forenoon Rodeo, afternoon Historical Program, evening Dance at Town Hall, evening (Paul Rode's Orchestra)

SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1975 Community Church Service, forenoon Beef Barbeque, noon Carnival, all day

All three days the men will be sporting Brothers of the Brush Pins and their beards started January 15th; this must be at least enough to cover the chin or be wearing a "Chicken Button". Kangaroo Court has been held once a month with the verbally adept Judge Verne Mueller presiding.

Sisters of the Swish have been encouraged to wear pioneer dress and/or bonnet every Wednesday since March 5th and all during the Jubilee. Their Sisters of the Swish Pins are to be worn at all times; violation results in paying a 254 fine at the bank. JUBILEE COMMITTEES

Ladies Activities: Janet Boom, Beata Hoekstra, Audrey Lahlum, Vicki Alber, Myrtle Liebing (Not Pictured: Sharon Mueller) •

History: L to R - Josephine Bruschwein, Shirley Mclnnes.^ Carol Opdahl, Louella Matzke, Fr. Ben Bachmeier

Parking: James Mielke, Norman Bruschwein, Quinton Matzke

Historical Pageant: Irvin Andersen, Larry Alber, Marilyn Korn, Joan Krenz, Cheryl Trapp (Not Pictured: Marian Bartle)

Kangaroo Court: Fat Baeth, Honorable Vern Mueller, Sharon Mueller, George McCarthy, Eileen and Harry Gusaas

Charles Rodin, Vice Chairman of Jubilee; Kenneth Baeth, Finance; Carl Opdahl, Parade Chairman; Larry Johnson, Secretary; Lois Church, Chairman of Jubilee Entertainment: Spencer Brandt JUBILEE COMMITTEES Cont'd.

Advertising: Vernon Mueller, Donald Liebing and Cleo Moore. Flea Market Chairman: Cleo Moore. Beef Barbeque: Dave Anderson and Eugene Boom

Historical Display. Back Row: Pearl Struble, Arthur Brothers of the Brush: Larry Berg, Loren Boom (Not Liebing, Clarence Bubach, Harold Johnston, Ryan and Pictured: Kenneth Rohrbeck) Dorothy Weber. Front Row: Charles Struble, Olga Bubach, Virginia Jorve, Fannie Johnston, Beatrice Liebing and Gertrude Boom. (Not Pictured: Minnie Sarbaum)

Photographers: Keith and Daryl Leistikow Alumni Banquet: Shirley Boom, Ronald Trapp, Eileen Kosse WINTER WONDERLAND?

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April 10. 1975 Main Street by Marion Lutheran Church, March Blizzard, 1966

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Ann Sarbaum, Nick Schommer Virginia Jorve and Eliza Baertsch the answer is NOBODY the question is WHO PLAYS A GREATER PART IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS THAN THE FARMER?

We're proud to be the farmers partner in the production of food . . . We at AGSCO work under the basic concepts that have made this country great. (1) Free Enterprise (The right to win or lose). (2) The Profit System (The No. 1 motivate.). (3) Honesty and Integrity (We do our best to deliver all we claim and more).

GROWING WITH W NORTH DAKOTA Atwood-Larson men are grainmen all the way. Our job is helping country elevators...

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ATWOOD-LARSON COMPANY (INCORPORATED) MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - PORTLAND, OREGON PRODUCTION BUICK CREDIT ASSN. JAMES VALLEY 1ST IN FARM CREDIT MOTOR & IMPLEMENT

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PERMANENT WAVING 75TH ANNIVERSARY HAIR STYLING & SHAPING VIVI AN E TINTING & All Lines of Insurance WOODARD BLEACHING COSMETICS BILL MANGIN COMPLETE BEAUTY SERVICES Phone 883-5089 LaMoure, N.D. EXPERT HAIR STYLISTS Deb Gentzkow Char Lotzer Connie Kranda ertMeU-frfaew

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MCDONALD LIVESTOCK COMPANY

WEST FARGO, N. D

(701) 282-3206

FARMERS UNION MARKETING

WEST FARGO, NO. DAK. (701) 282-3295

We appreciate the opportunity to be able to say congratulations to Marion and its community for its 75 years and its heritage it leaves to us. May we also say thank you for the many years we have been able to serve the Marion Area.

Respectfully,

"YOUR MAN AT THE MARKET" FARMERS UNION CONGRATULATIONS TO CONGRATULATIONS A GREAT COMMUNITY MARION FROM DAKOTA DRUG CO. 7^e tyeevel S&x AND HOUSE OF FABRICS 248 CENTRAL AVENUE Your exclusive Keepsake dealer Keepsake of Valley City

CHARLES HANSON, owner

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CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS MARION COMMUNITY AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR 75TH ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY

DeFOREST PETERSON VINCE OLSON HUB PETERSON

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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BEST WISHES ON YOUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY 75TH ANN IVE RSARY

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FROSTAD PLUMBING & Downtown HEATING CO., INC. Valley City

148 East Main 845-4831 VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA CONGRATULATIONS MARION

FROM YOUR COMPLETE FARM & HOME BUILDING CENTER, ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE

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CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE §&**

FROM YOUR FULL SERVICE AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER

Hardware Paint Sports Housewares TV & Sound Furniture R&G AUTO SUPPLY Appliances Automotive

VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA

HERMAN & MURIEL MEYER Gamble Auth. Dealer

Serving South Central North Dakota Phone 845-1624 Since 1935 Valley City, North Dakota CONGRATULATIONS TO A FINE COMMUNITY NORTHWESTERN FROM BANK VALLEY PAINT & Of Valley City An Affiliate of Northwest Bancorporation =^j_^g^K=_ GLASS CO. BANCO

VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA Member FDIC

Home Decorating Headquarters 845-2210

BEST WISHES CONGRATULATIONS ON ON YOUR 75TH YOUR SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF BEING A GOOD PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY

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DIAMOND JUBILEE

We of Lyle's Used Truck Sales and Service are happy to serve you, whether it be helping to decide on a different truck, pickup, or automobile, or servicing the one you now have. We offer Wil-Rich, Omaha Standard, Frontier, Rugby or Westgo boxes as well as quality lines of hoists. So if you need a truck or a new box or hoist installed on the truck, stop in and see me. I'll be happy to talk to you and help you in any way. From February of 1963 I operated the Texaco Station and ran my truck business from there, until June of 1974 when I built my new building on Main Street. With this new building I feel I can serve you better.

LYLE'S USED TRUCKS SALES & SERVICE

LYLE & DOROTHY RODIN ROY'S U-SAVE HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GORDONS • SUPER UALU • WARD AGENCY

1155 WEST MAIN VALLEY CITY, N.D. 58072

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1240 W. MAIN - WEST ON BUSINESS LOOP 94 - VALLEY CITY, N. DAK. ERNIE MIEDEMA, PROPRIETOR

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Household — Furniture — Carpeting — Appliances WALTER & HATTIE PIEHL VALERIE & STEVE PIEHL Pick up Man Pick up Man

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MARION, NORTH DAKOTA PIEHL TRAILER SALES

WALTER PIEHL

Dairy Cattle Feed Racks CONGRATULATIONS FORD LJ MARION II ON YOUR DIAMOND INTERNATIONA• iHillumB- L JUBILEE

Hird Silverline Boats Mercury Marine Core Craft Canoes I Implement Co ATV THE MAX j, H & H LaMoure, SPORTS CENTER ] North Dakota LaMoure, N.D. 58458

CONGRATULATIONS MARION MARION CONGRATULATIONS ON

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Lund Boats - Kawasaki

D. SPORT SHOP

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LAMOURE AUT0& IMP. INC. LaMoure, North Dakota BAR & LOUNGE MONTPELIER, NORTH DAKOTA 489-3955

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LA MOURE, NORTH DAKOTA ON YOUR 75TH

Says CONGRATULATIONS PETE'S MARION ON YOUR BARBER & DIAMOND JUBILEE SHOE SHOP

H. Rodney Pithey, Owner LA MOURE, GOLD LABEL FEEDS NORTH DAKOTA NORTHRUP KING SEEDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THE MARION COMMUNITY FIRST STATE BANK ON YOUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF LAMOURE Tirestout

VULCANIZING & FARM SERVICE WHEEL ALIGNMENT & FRONT END WORK-OUR SPECIALTY

CONGRATULATES GOOD/YEAR THE MARION COMMUNITY ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

HIWAY SERVICE STATION Stop & Visit Us Next Time LaMoure, N.D. 883-5143 You Are In Town. Norm & Ron Heyd, Proprietors CONGRATULATIONS MARION On Your 75th Anniversary - It's Been A Pleasure To Serve You

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LOREN BOOM AMOCO OIL CO. Marion, N. Dak.

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Complete Serving the Furnace Community Repair Since 1966

Phone 669-2355 MARION OIL AND HEATING LOREN BOOM, Proprietor CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS MARION FROM ON YOUR B & P CONSTRUCTION AND EARTH MOVERS

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TEMPO OF CONGRATULATIONS MARION Jamestown, North Dakota ON YOUR Says DIAMOND JUBILEE

CONGRATULATIONS

TO DEE JAYS MARION ON YOUR

Jamestown, North Dakota 75TH JUBILEE CONGRATULATIONS ON Dp*'1"/ HAPPY YOUR 75TH JUBILEE fORGET 75TH

ARNESON We appreciate Marion business: INC.

Plumbing — Heating tv Air Conditioning - Sheet Metal \STORES7 '

JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA Tel: 252-2910

DON WALICSKI - 252-5155 Jamestown, North Dakota CLIFF OSLIE - 252-0681

WIEST TRUCK LINE

1305-6th Ave. S.W. Ph: 252-6451 YOU MUST BE SATISFIED ^S

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Your Home Shopping Center COMPLETE PRESCRIPTION SERVICE LAMOURE DRUG STORE

MIRACLE WATER SALES & SERVICE LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA Phone 883-5339

GENTZKOW HAIL TO MARION TRUCKING SERVICE ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE

FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS * Local & Long Distance * General Commodities Auto * Furniture * Livestock Fire Life

- LOW BOY SERVICE - Health

Casualty LAMOURE HOME TERMINAL 883-5276

LITCHVILLE TERMINAL 762-3375 FARGO TERMINAL 232-7300 LAMOURE INSURANCE &

322 1ST AVE. N.E. LA MOURE N.D. FARM MUTUAL INS. CO.'S CONGRATULATIONS MARION CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 75TH TO MARI ON

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N . DAKOTA FARM 81 HOME SUPPLY STORE TEXACO "Our Earnings are your Savings" BULK PRODUCTS FARMERS UNION

ISAKSON OIL CO. OIL CO.

LaMoure, N.D. Bob & Jean Isakson LA MOURE, N.D. 883-5351

CONG RATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS TO MARION ON YOUR THE MARION COMMUNITY 75TH ANN IVE RSARY

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ON YOUR 75TH BIRTHDAY

MARION, NORTH DAKOTA

Three great brews distributed by ERICKSON BEVERAGE COMPANY Jamestown, North Dakota

MARION SHIPPING ASS'N

ORGANIZED 1915

ORIGINAL BOARD: PRESENT BOARD: J. C. Arduser, Pres. Irvin Andersen, Pres. Wm. Jones, V. Pres. Harry Gusaas, V. Pres. J. M. Wheeler, Sec-Treas. Norman Winkelman, Sec-Treas. A. Wilkes Clarence Boom John Nagle Albert Knudsen Niels Nielson Leonard Arduser Albert Opdahl David Holweg Carl Opdahl, Manager Don Liebing, Manager

AFFILIATED WITH CENTRAL LIVESTOCK ASS'N. FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY g§ Where the customer is the company

Phone 669-2386 Phone 7624251 MARION, NORTH DAKOTA LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA

WE "THE FARMERS UNION OIL CO."

OF LITCHVILLE AND MARION WISH TO

TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE

THE MARION COMMUNITY ON THEIR

75TH YEAR. WE'RE PROUD TO SERVE DIAMONDS TO YOU THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE FROM THE OF MEN'S-BOY'S MARION AND

WOMEN'S DIVISION CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 75th ANNIVERSARY

JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

HAPPY 75th

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Ph: 252-2081 West Fargo, North Dakota 58078

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P. O. Box 1283 WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE THE COMMUNITY AND CITY OF MARION IN THIS DIAMOND YEAR.

LIEBING TRUCKING

WE HAVE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY OF SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS AND HOPE TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING SO IN THE YEARS TO COME.

HAPPY JUBILEE CONGRATULATIONS

MARION HAPPY 75TH _ MRMWNHLMMH |UB0il ON YOUR DIAMOND ANN IVE RSARY MARION luBOi! JUBILEE JUBOU 9

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NORMAN HOEKSTRA Marion, North Dakota Phone 669-2225

CONGRATULATIONS MARION

FROM CONGRATULATIONS ESTHER'S BEAUTY SHOP DR. C. W. WINSLOW Veterinarian

LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA LA MOURE, NORTH DAKOTA Phone 7624221 SERVING COMMUNITIES IN TEN COUNTIES IN NORTH DAKOTA

AND IN TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA

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HAPPY JUBILEE CONGRATULATIONS From your local construction TO MARION ON YOUR and builders. 75TH ANNIVERSARY

SHOP OUR NEW LOCATION AT 708 1ST AVE. S. JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA PHONE 252-1990

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TO A FRIENDLY OLSON ELECTRIC SANBORN, N. DAK. COMMUNITY ON THEIR

75th YEAR OPDAHL MOTORS

MELROE - DUALL KRISCHMANN

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Ph: 7624254 Ph: 646-2541 6464481

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COL. CHUCK RODIN Lie. No. 241 RODINS AUCTION SERVICE Telephone 669-2236 Telephone 669-2236 Marion, No. Dak. Marion, No. Dak. Member of N.D.A.A. 8t N.A.A. CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS MARION MARION ON YOUR 75TH WAREHOUSE FOODS PHONE 252-WIIKE Jamestown, North Dakota

OPEN 24 HOURS "THE PEOPLE PLACE"

Fresh Meat, Produce, Dairy, Frozen, FOR PETS AND PLANTS and Groceries At Discount Prices MIKE KUHN Owner

BUY BY THE CAN, CASE OR 601 1ST AVE. SO. CARLOAD. JAMESTOWN, N.D. 58401

CONGRATULATIONS MARION cPkm 252-3138 Sfoce 1905 DAKOTA AUTO SUPPLY CO fiddy ^m&iad (3Jome <£OK 687 ^awcstoun. Jioidk ^Dafcota 58401

DON'T THROW AWAY USED OR WORN PARTS-WE CAN RESTORE THEM BY SUBMERGED ARC WELDING PROCESS COMPLETE MOTOR REBUILDING AUTO TRACTOR - TRUCK PARTS 8. REPAIR • VALVE JOBS • CYLINDER BORING • PISTON PIN FITTING • VALVE GRINDING • ROD RECONDITIONING • ROD ALIGNING • BRAKE DRUM GRINDING • KINGPIN FITTING • CYLINDER HEAD & BLOCK RESURFACING • ALTERNATOR•GENERATOR & STARTER • HYDRAULIC HOSE MFG. ALL SIZES & LENGTHS CUSTOM TAILPIPE & MUFFLER SERVICE DIAL 845-1250 ^^HBSStttSj S99HHH^^1iflffi&,'' 220-2ND AV NW VALLEY CITY WATKINS PRODUCTS (1868-1975) HENNE'S U-SAVE Ruby Moore Serving

MARION A HOME OWNED FAMILY STORE ADRIAN WITH A FULL LINE OF DICKEY SUPER VALUE PRODUCTS.

ATKINS 5TORE GROCERIES MEATS DAIRY PRODUCTS

FRESH PRODUCE DRUGS 8t NOTIONS, ETC.

MARION, NORTH DAKOTA CONGRATULATIONS ON 75 YEARS

CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS ON MARION

YOUR 75th ANNIVERSARY

Bostwicks OLSON JEWELRY Jacob Doerr, Prop. JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

109 1st St. West Jamestown, N. D. CONGRATULATIONS FROM Farm Buildings VALLEY CITY — Commercial BODY Buildings 0 LSTAD'S SHOP Grain Bins

Grain * Complete Dryers Auto & Truck Repair * Painting GLASS REPLACEMENT ESTIMATES

cZ-n.ts.xh.xii.s, 3ai£i CZ<. CALL 845-4844 71 AFTER BUS HRS CALL 845 1536 \ VALUEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA INSURANCE CO. BUSINESS SOLICITED 139 2 AV SE VALLEY CITY Phone: 845-1272

Congratulations CONTACT US BEFORE YOU SELL On Your 75th Anniversary

WE HAVE MORE TO OFFER DAKOTA INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. Better Weighing Conditions Expedient Processing WHOLESALE SANITARY, Triple^v WAREHOUSE 8t STORE SUPPLIES Cattle PAPER PRODUCTS, Company, Inc. RESTAURANT & BAR EQUIPMENT Office: Hwy. 10 East, Valley City, N. Dak. Bulk Soaps, Waxes, Disinfectants, Phone: 701-845-1882 Brushes, Brooms, Mops, Etc. If No Answer Call:

Valley City, N. Dak. ARLEN R. SOMMERS MARVIN ALBERTS Valley City, N. Dak. Valley City, N. Dak. 845-2821 845-1085 CONGRATULATIONS TO MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE

We have appreciated the many years of support your community has given our firm. ARVES & NELSON INC,

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA

INCOME TAX FORMS

PREPARED IN OUR HOME NATIONAL FARMERS Gerald & Twylla Danuser ORGANIZATION

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR AGRICULTURE, LEGAL-EFFECTIVE-FAIR

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TRAPP INSURANCE SERVICE

Myles Trapp David Trapp

INSURANCE AT A SAVINGS

LET US TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS

* Home * Farm * Hail * Business * Auto & Truck * Hospital * Life * Accident * Mobile Homes * All types of recreation vehicles * Bonds * Hunting & vacation plans

CALL 845 - 0921 After Business Hours Call 845-4862

248 North Central Valley City. N. Dak.

£0 •*. Homeowners Farmowners Mobile Homes Business Life Insurance GELLER'S THOMSEN Auto Parts, Inc. Chiropractic Clinic

Thomson, R.L., D.C. Board Qualified Chiropractic Orthopedist AUTO - TRUCK - NEW - USED - REBUILT Thomson, F.L., D.C. Fargo's "Main" Auto Accessory Center We accept Workmen's Compensation, Accident, Complete Stock of truck parts and Welfare, Medicare, and assemblies including axle shafts, Insurance. engines, transmissions, differential We Specialize in assemblies and much, much more. non-surgical care of neuromusculoskeletal Dial 2824461 disorders. P.O. Box 2431

4653 WEST MAIN AVE. Call 845-2481 FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA FOSS DRUG BUILDING

117N.W.3 VALLEY CITY CALL TOLL FREE IN NORTH DAKOTA 1-800-3424759

CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR 75TH 147 5th Ave. S.W., ANNIVERSARY 5i Greenhouse Valley City, N. D. Phone 845-3881

FLOWERS AND GIFTS FOR ALL Dr. V. Duane Brown OCCASIONS

* Weddings CHIROPRACTOR * Funerals * Hospitals * Birthdays * Anniversaries Valley City, North Dakota

KEITH OLSON & RAY POSEIN Owners BEST WISHES Grain Belt FOR A FINE

Uremium JUBILEE VALLEY SALES COMPANY, INC.

GRAIN BELT - BUDWEISER - MICHELOB - OLD STYLE

JAMESTOWN & VALLEY CITY N.D.

GOOD LUCK MARION ENGLIN'S MEAT MARKET 8t PROCESSING PLANT

CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING & MEAT PROCESSING

All meat wrapped in polyethylene coated freezer wrap.

Custom slaughtering by appointment only

Ph: 762-4217 Litchville, N. Dak. CONGRATULATIONS MARION CONGRATULATIONS ON COMMUNITY ON YOUR YOUR JUBILEE 75th JUBILEE From Your Community Entertainment Center

Wm K B. COMMUNITY LANES TRAILER COURT LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA KEN & KAREN BAETH, Owners

CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS MARION MARION ON YOUR 75th YEAR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA

FEED - FERTILIZER - CHEMICALS - TRUCKING

FARM SERVICE & SUPPLY INC. CITY BAR

J. & H. Litchville, N. Dak Farm Service & Supply, Inc. HAROLD FlCK

Phone: 701-7624231 Paul Hilscher, Prop,

LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA CONGRATULATIONS MARION & COMMUNITY

MARION EQUITY ELEVATOR CO.

IN BUSINESS AND SERVING THE MARION COMMUNITY SINCE 1916.

Present Mgr. Larry Johnson SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS YOUNG CONGRATULATIONS *tke Ko^ MARION 1

CONG RATULATIONS 01 ^NSS®/ TO EVERYONE DURING MARIONS DIAMOND JUBILEE FOSS DRUG CO. Have a great time — and shop for ^§1^ Your Clothing Needs before or

WE WISH MARION WELL CONGRATULATIONS ON ITS NEXT 75 YEARS FROM

C. R. ANTHONY CO. Elmer Bjorlie Gaylen Opdahl FOR FRIENDLY SERVICE Representatives AND QUALITY 133 Central Ave. Valley City, N. Dak. 58072 \(inmoiUiLX 1 % f C B APsjTHONV CO ,f Ph. 845-2314 F.U. INSURANCE VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA AGENCY DICKEY-MARION INSURANCE AGENCY INC.

INSURANCE FOR EVERY NEED"

Auto - Farm - Health - Hail - Casualty

DUWAYNE BOTT - Agent

Marion, N. Dak. Ph: 669-2367 CONGRATULATIONS

MARION

COMMUNITY

BAERTSCH CONSTRUCTION

EDMUND & AGNES BAERTSCH AND FAMILY JIM & KENT

TOM, BECKY & ABBY BECKY & WALT PIEHL, SHADD, LEVI AND CRYSTAL

CONGRATULATIONS MARION

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LIESTIKOW FARMS CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TASTY TREAT ON YOUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY DRIVE-IN Daly - Peterson - Thornley LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA Funeral Home

Dinners — Lunches — Shakes Sundaes — Floats

ICECREAM

Phone 7624287 For Your Take Out Orders. Florence & Arven Harold & Harriet

Your Host - PHONE 252-4520 FLOYD & MURLYN OLSON JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

THE LITCHVILLE STATE BANK

Would like to congratulate the City of Marion on 75 Years of Progress.

Each depositor insured to $40,000 A FULL SERVICE BANK Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

LITCHVILLE STATE BANK LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA "Service to Community Since 1930"

D. V. ANDERSON, Executive Vice President GARY JUSTESEN, Cashier CONGRATULATIONS ON N & J TAVERN YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE LaMoure

LaMOURE LOCKERS ON & OFF SALE LIQUOR POOL

883-5256 HAPPY HOUR Bill - Dick - Karen 5:30-6:30 Daily LuWanna — John

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE llliMIIYCIIHIil)

CONGRATULATIONS MARION CONGRATULATIONS TO MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE ON THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY

LaMOURE FARMERS UNION GRAIN CO.

Sports — Gift Items — Vet Supplies T-R SUPPLY CO. •T* Automotive Jobbers

Three generations of parts experience. LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA J. A. Kubat, Manager 883-5331 LA MOURE, N.D. CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS TO MARION MARION, NORTH DAKOTA

ON 75 YEARS Stop at the

FARMERS UNION

OIL CO.

VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA ^^k^^^ HOME FURNISHINGS INC Valley City, North Dakota

CONGRATULATIONS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FROM

DODGE DAKOTA LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.

'WE'RE ALWAYS

VALIANT HERE TO SERVE YOU"

MILLER MOTORS

Telephone 845-2780 Hiwoy 94 West

VALLEY CITY, N. DAK. 58072 WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA ' Gold prices took a sharp Killed by Treasury's opposit downward movement in London although the subcommi Dec. 3, following an an- chairman planned fur nouncement by the U.S. Treasury hearings, which wei^e slated Depart i at the ] CARLISE plans I CONGRATULATIONS TO THE k. Arthu ounces the Fed reserve MARION COMMUNITY Trea^ ON YOUR ary Sii COMPANY Simon < on the 1 Interns eserves commit Id to sa & Curr e sugge podium >resum. gold sai er amo said th lillionoi opposec he Gen Distributors Gonzal ration commi mstobl would e i days ( TEXACO & FIRESTONE PRODUCTS ban unt JUBILEE procedi Unde jmploye this yea when se is to b the gov Li? THE LAMOURE CHRONICLE be sale 526 West Main St. remove! jMnince Rep. the hear Where you read the news t bel Valley City, North Dakota given I when about the people you know. month, B 10v Phone 845-3213 Theme G)ntest Slated for NCW

CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON 75 YEARS Wynne's OF HISTORY Department Store LaMoure, N.D.

CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE

DuWAYNE BOTT KENNETH BAETH LOR IAN E BOOM RAMONA WALDIE BEATA HOEKSTRA DORIE MARTIN

STATE BANK OF MARION Each depositor insured to $40,000 A FULL YOUR BANKING AND INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS SERVICE FDIC BANK Federal OFFICES AT Deposit cation MARION, N. DAK. DICKEY, N. DAK. 669-2367 A" '' 778-5101 CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS FROM FROM FARMOTORS INC. VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 845-1914 FARM LABOR CLUB

Valley City

CASE GLEANOR HESSTON .iafe«. WILRICH 2w**<*^ MELROE KRAUSE MGR. - RALPH BEVINS LINDSAY AMC CARS GMC TRUCKS

STATE FARM FOR FINEST U WATER INS. COMPANIES CULLIGAN SOFT WATER SERVICE

AUTO - LIFE - HEALTH JAMESTOWN, HOME - FARM - BUSINESS NORTH DAKOTA 58401 Telephone: (701)252-1911

211 2ND ST. N.E. 123 2nd Ave. S.E. VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58072 VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA Telephone: (701) 845-1580 Phone 845-1517 CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND WE ARE GLAD TO JOIN WITH THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND JUBILEE THE SURROUNDING AREA IN HONORING THE PIONEERS FOR YOUR BEST FOOD BUYS AND EARLY SETTLERS WHO IN TOWN HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR US. SHOP AT ART'S RED OWL ATTY. ROY A. HOLAND

LaMoure, N.D. LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA Art & Maxine LaPham, Owners

— Fresh Meats & Produce —

CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR MARION ON DIAMOND JUBILEE YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE b^ LaMOURE ^^safil IMP. ASSN. We have materials for: Home — Farm — Commercial Construction mi OFF & ON SALE

EXCELLENT SELECTION OF WINES C ~ ff

Happy Hour — 5:30-6:30 P.M. ASPELUND LaMoure. N.D. 8835234 LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA LUMBER CO. CONGRATULATI ONS MARION ON YOUR

JUBILEE WEATHERHEAD DISTRIBUTING CO R. F. Weatherhead

Schmidt, Miller & Lite Beer

OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA

CONGRATULATIONS

To the folks of the Marion

Community on your 75th Anniversary.

(From a "youngster" of only 67!) il POWER COMPANY / I HAPPY DIAMOND JUBILEE SEE YOU AT THE CENTENNIAL ANDERSON'S SHEARING RIG 'OLD BLUE" MARION, N. DAK.

LOIS CHURCH AND HELPERS AT MARION CAFE WISH YOU A HAPPY 75th CELEBRATION

HOME COOKED MEALS

Phone: 669-2267 BAKED GOODS

MARION, NORTH DAKOTA HAPPY CONGRATULATIONS MARION

HANK MITIIDDLESTEA D * RADIATOR SHOP MOTORS OLDSMOBILE

Complete Radiator Service

Cleaning - Repairing - Recoring 721 Main Street West VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58072

Phone 845-3071 DIAL 845-0331

VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA ANNIVERSARY

CONGRATULATIONS MARION HAPPY 75TH FROM NOW OPEN VALLEY CITY "Post Package" VET HOSPITAL Everyone's talking about the prices at the "Post" Stop in and see the complete selection of * Wines * Cordials * Liquors For Your Party Needs

W. J. McGee No more long trips to Fargo for discount prices. & •Prices are always right at the "Post" Dr. Richard North POST PACKAGE Hi Open 11 A.M. - 1 A.M. 1310 West Main Valley City, North Dakota Six Days A Week

VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA OK Dtcbville Bulletin

NO OTHER ADVERTISING MEDIUM GIVING COMPLETE COVERAGE IN OUR AREA

The Bulletin serves southern half

of Barnes County solid, and we

have good readership in much of

northern Barnes. We also have

the northwest 1/4 of Ransom, the

northeast 1/4 of LaMoure County, and

townships on the eastern edge of

Stutsman County, plus scattered areas.

ROBERT AND NORMA MIEDEMA

Phone: Office 762-4267 Home 762-4288

LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA'S COMPLETE LINE GMC DEALER

PARTS & SERVICE 8:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.

EXPERT DETROIT DIESEL SERVICE

HALL GMC INC.

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR

DIAMOND JUBILEE

CENTRAL LIVESTOCK ASSN and CENTRAL ORDER BUYING

West Fargo, North Dakota BLAKE'S BAR

BEER SOFT-DRINKS

LIQUORS CANDY

CORDIALS CARDS

GEORGE BLAKE Prop. FERN LAUF Ass't.

MARION. NORTH DAKOTA CONGRATULATIONS TO MARION ON THEIR DIAMOND JUBILEE

FROM THEIR FRIENDS AT THE

C. H. CARPENTER LBR. CO. •

Litchville, North Dakota

NEWELL & EUNICE HACKEY & FAMILY BOB -MYRTLE - KELLY

EDWARD & SHARON PETERSON & FAMILY

GARY BOTNER

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MARION OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR FROM

JSf^gg-L y

Hydrostatic 2270 and Economical 830 and 2250 Windrowers build 800 Windrowers otter big windrows to match 4-point stance, and the 300's hearty good balance side-to- appetite. side and front-to-back. STRINDEN'S

Serving Since 1912

LITCHVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA Phone 762-3605 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONGRATULATIONS 75th ANNIVERSARY

MARION TRUCKING ON YOUR FIRST LOWELL MONSON Livestock, Grain & Misc. 75 YEARS Ph: 7624209 Litchville, N. D.

••i:i» 0/V;\* From Everyone At IK LOR AK, Inc. r

From the desk of... LeRoy C. Olson

CONGRATULATIONS

MARION ON YOUR FIRST

VALLEY YEARS 75 CITY

STRIVING TO GIVE YOU THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN PHOTOGRAPHY Gbtak.X FURNITURE-CARPET-DRAPERY

CONGRATULATIONS MARION Ph: 845-3504 301 Central Avenue N. Valley City, North Dakota KEN & JOANNE MATSON OLAFSON'S CONTINUED. SUCCESS RECREATION MARION FROM LIQUOR & BEER

VAttEYiUWBErWffi ^U TO THE BUILDER OR THE PUBLIC PLYWOOD LUMBER DOORS PANELING SIDING FENCE POSTS & WIRE ROOFING CEMENT

Jr'/jrr-l'" BUILDING HARDWARE 845-0656

WE ASSIST YOU IN FINANCING G. W, "SWEDE" OLAFSON, Prop. FOR NEW HOMES & REMODELING 1417 E. MAIN VALLEY CITY

LITCHVILLE, N. DAK.

CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR 75th ANNIVERSARY From your local service center PILLAERTS REPAIR DIESEL & AUTO REPAIR. LATHE, PRESS AND WELDING. OTHER MACHINE SHOP WORK PILLAERT REPAIR HENRY & GEORGE In Friendship, Morality and Brotherly Love

TO HONOR THE EARLY MASONS OF MARION

RICHARD E. LOMMEN IRVIN R. ANDERSEN

CONGRATULATIONS

MARION ON YOUR 75th JUBILEE

ENOCH SCHULTZ CREAMERY

BIRMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA Manufactures of CHEESE ENOCH'S ICE CREAM BISMARCK BRAND BUTTER Founder ENOCH SCHULTZ MR. LIVESTOCK PRODUCER! CHECK YOUR NEXT CHECK FOR NET RETURNS....

That is What Makes the Difference. . . Not The Price Quoted!

You know that in livestock growing and feeding, it's the NET return that makes the difference between profit and break-even. At the West Fargo Stockyards, we think you should get paid for every pound you raise. Your livestock is sold on live weights . . . just the way you fed them. Professional bargaining and honest packer competition means more net return for you. When you want to be paid for every pound, youll ship to West Fargo!

CATTLE AUCTIONS AS FOLLOWS Monday, 10:00 a.m. — Slaughter cows and bulls (singles and two head or more). Feeders. (November - February). Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. — Slaughter cows and bulls (singles and two head or more). Feeders. Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. — Regular feeder cattle auction. Thursday, 8:45 a.m. — Slaughter cows and bulls (singles and two head or more). Feeders. Friday, 9 a.m. — Regular feeder cattle auction. Private Treaty Trade All Species, Monday Through Friday. "YOU WILL LIKE YOU BEST WHEN YOU SELL WITH US"

SHIP 'EM ALL TO: McDonald - 282-3206 Central - 282-3262 rrrj WEST FARGO STOCKYARDS Dakota - 282-3223 Montgomery - 282-3297 UNITED LIVESTOCK MARKET Farmers Union - 282-3295 1 JfAUVSANOOHTHfeO

FREDERICK INC CONGRATULATIONS JAMESTOWN, N.D.

Where Service Comes First MARION

Your Choice of these Fine Cars: RIVIERA - ELECTRA LIMITED ELECTRA 225 - ESTATE WAGON LA SABRE CUSTOM - LA SABRE REGAL - CENTURY CUSTOM CENTURY - CENTURY SPECIAL SKYLARK - APOLLO MATEDOR - HORNET - GREMLIN BOX 112 AND THE ALL NEW SKYLARK JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

MICHELIN TIRES PHONE 252-1240 The tire with over a quarter century of experience.

Call 252-0210 or Stop at PONTIAC - INTERNATIONAL - GMC 311 - 1ST AVE. S. JAMESTOWN CONGRATULATIONS

TO

MARION ON YOUR 75TH BIRTHDAY

J. C. Miller Elevator

has enjoyed 60 years of

continuous service to the

MARION COMMUNITY

3 Generations of "Millers"

J. C. Miller - Blanch Miller Mclnnes - Dean Mclnnes, Mgr.

J. C. MILLER ELEVATOR AS IT WAS FROM 1956 TO 1968.

Original Farmers Elevator 70,000 bushel and Sullivan Elevator as annex. 140,000 bushel Elevator Office - Feed Grinding Shed Flat Steel Storage built in 1956. destroyed by fire Aug. 23, 1968. erected in 1957. Burned Replaced by a 600 ton Apr. 17th, 1974. Bulk Fertilizer Plant. CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE

ANDERSEN GRAIN & LIVESTOCK Marion, North Dakota

HHHH IRVIN MARGARET

ERVAND CHRISTIAN MARGARETHE

Member of American Hereford Assn.

North Dakota Hereford Assn.

North Dakota Stockman's Assn, McCURLEY CONGRATULATIONS FROM CHEVROLET- BUICK Downtown - Valley City, N. Dak. FOGARTY'S 701-845-1909 —BUYOR LEASE— ACE HARDWARE If It's Hardware We Have It It only takes a minute

Valley City, N. Dak to get a better deal

CONGRATULATIONS Best Wishes Marion MARION HAM PL E On your 75th Anniversary EXCAVATION SERVICE

BASEMENTS - SEWER LeRoy & Evelyn Good & WATER EXCAVATION CHAIN TRENCHING STANDARD OIL BULK AGENT

LaMoure, N. D. Paul Hample Ph: 883-5232 LaMoure Ph. 883-5263 BEST WISHES ON YOUR 75TH JUBILEE

LaMOURE SUPPER CLUB

883-5341

Eating — Dancing 81 Your Favorite Beverage. Nightly Entertainment

LA MOURE, N.D. HI-WAY 13 W.

HEAR YE! TOWERS Who's Celebrating 75 For Years of Growth? COMMUNICATIONS And MARION, NORTH DAKOTA TV

GOOD LUCK

MOTEL OMEGA

LA MOURE, NORTH DAKOTA

Art & Jean Weber, Your Hosts CONGRATULATIONS GEISLER MARION IMPLEMENT CO. ON YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE 207 MAIN STREET, EAST VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58072 PHONE: 845-2143

SAYS CONGRATULATIONS MARION ON YOUR JUBILEE

PETER J. GAASLAND TVffltijlP Grand Prix - Grand Ville - Bonneville rUl Catalina - Lemans - Ventura - Firebird

retropolitan SAVINGS AND LOAN Federal*ASSOCIATIO N

Serving the Heartland FARGO - WEST ACRES - GRAND FORKS WAHPETON - GRAFTON - LISBON LANGDON - MINOT VALLEY CITY - BISMARCK CONTRIBUTORS ONLY

J. C. Penny, Jamestown Hawkins Drug, Jamestown Valley Drug, Valley City

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ON YOUR ^ M DIAMOND » JUBILEE

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/ We are proud to have been a small part of your \ Diamond Jubilee. We wish to thank 0 you for the opportunity to —W m publish your Jubilee book. \ s /