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JUNE 16*17 1954

CASS ELTON, WORTH DAKOTA

NORTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY

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Dedication

This volume is dedicated, with the sincerity of loving sons and daughters of successive generations, to our City.

Our City, contemplated and conceived on virgin prairie, quickened by the diligence of human hand, nourished by a bountiful and God- granted environment, animated in perpetuation by the personality of its citizens, bequeathed the traditions of its offspring, consciously aware of each inhabitant's joys and concerns, and matured by hardship and integrity, provides us with our heritage. She has been gracious to us.

We trust that you will pass through the ensuing pages in a panto- mine rhythm comparable to the fleeting years portrayed. Caution that each pictorial recordation may speak many words and memory. Each year has required something of our City, but replaced in equal kind. It is thus with admiration and respect that we have come upon today, to admonish none of her 75 years, but as one of the benefactors of her fancy, to appropriately record for posterity her cur­ rent motivations, the functions of business, religion, social endeavor and community life. In so doing we acknowledge in stalwart faith our trust in her future, our City.

Pause and ponder, we have contributed but one chapter.

Diamond! ^ubifee (Pnognam

On June 16, 17, 1954, the City of Casselton celebrates its 75th Anniversary with a memorable agenda reiterated hereunder as a portion of this annual to refresh your memory years hence.

The Pioneer Day program includes Registration, Old Timer Breakfast, Horseless Carriage Taxi Shuffle; Ground Observers Test Flight and Air Demonstration, Parade of the Past, Pioneer Luncheon, Firemen's Dutch Lunch, Rodeo and Horse Show, Hose Cart Race and Water Fight, Homecoming Speech by Senator Langer, Casselton Chorus Concert, German Band Umpa, Square Dancing, Mexican Fiesta and the Whoopee John Street Dance.

The Modern Dav program is comprised of an Early Golf Tourna­ ment, Current Day Parade. Mayors and Visiting Dignitaries Smorgas­ bord. Style Show, Cooking Demonstration, Light Diamond Anniversary, Wildlife, Greater North Dakota Association and Oil Exhibition, Dedi­ cation Veterans Memorial Building Site, Political Platform Soeeches. Free Kiddies Movie and Carnival Tickets, Afternoon Rodeo and Horse Show, Baseball Games, Horseshoe Tournament, Beauty Pageant, Rand Concerts, Speech by Governor Brunsdale, Awarding Attendance Prizes, Releasing Liberty Balloons, Fireworks Demonstration and Modern Day Street Dance.

Such is the selected manner for celebrating the Day. North Dakota State Library E Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, MD 58505-ObOO Sale of Diamond Jubilee buttons to general com­ mitteemen. Community Club meeting April 1, 1954. Frank Woell, R. M. Larsen, Sophus Trom, M. Strehlow.

The Casselton Community Club, organized in the fall of 1947, is composed of the businessmen and farmers in the Casselton area. The main purposes of the or­ ganization are to bring about a more friendly relationship between the farmers and businessmen and to make Casselton a better place in which to live. The club, from the beginning, has taken an active part in the programs of the community, sponsoring annually the 4H Day for all Cass County, An­ nual Community Day in June, to which everyone is invited for a day's activity of fun, swimming program for our youth, Santa Claus Day, decorative street light­ ing program, Boy Scouts, baseball, golf and many other activities for the benefit of the Casselton community.

This year Casselton is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee sponsored by the Com­ munity Club. With the assistance of many other organizations and individuals, it is the desire of the Community Club to make this celebration a success. It is the hope of the Community Club that in the years to come Casselton will be a better place in which to live because of the activities sponsored by this organ­ ization. The present site of Casselton was chosen in 1871 by George W. Cass, president, and Peter B. Cheney, a director of the Northern Pacific Railroad as the location for an experimental station. The name given it was Swan Creek. In the spring of 1873 the company sent Mike Smith of Minneapolis to take charge of tree planting. He was furnished with a boarding car, sodded on the roof and sides to make it com­ fortable for the winter. It stood north and south on the southside of the tracks. The first year he set out cottonwood and willow plantings and successfully raised vege­ tables, mostly potatoes for his own use.

In 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Emil G. Priewe came up from Northern Pacific junction. Their first home was a sod shanty where their son Harry was born March 28, 1875. He was the first child born in Casselton. Later Mr. Priewe built a small house south of the tracks which served as a home for his family and Casselton's first furniture store.

William Craswell became agent for the Northern Pacific and postmaster in 1876. He and Mr. Priewe laid out the townsite in 1877 changing the name from Swan Creek to Casselton in honor of Cass. At that time there were five people liv­ ing in the town, Mr. and Mrs. Priewe and their baby, William Craswell and Willi­ am Casper. Ten additional people came that year ar.d by 1882 the population was 1200.

N. K. Hubbard and E. S. Tyler built the first store in the spring of 1876 next to what is now the Woell building. Thev operated an elevator and lumber yard in con­ nection with their store. The first church services, conducted by ministers of Moorhead and Fargo were held in Hubbard and Tyler's elevator. The school was organized in 1878. The first annual meeting, held in 1879, showed two children of school age in Casselton, Harry Washburn and Victor Lan- quist Jr. The other seven or eight children attending came from nearby claims.

Fred Everhart built the Ontario Hotel in 1878 on the corner now occupied by the Casselton State bank. It was moved to the present location and enlarged when Dr. M. L. Shanks built the bank building.

Casselton was incorporated as a village in 1880 and as a city in 1883. R. A. O'Connell served as the first, mayor; Andrew H. Burke, recorder; E. T. Slingsley, treasurer; James W. Moore, William H. Strehlow, Dr. M. L. Shanks, George Munger, It. Gallup and A. F. Norrish, aldermen.

Casselton, North Dakota, 1881 Golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Emil G. Priewe, the first settlers, who came to Casselton in 1875

Harry Priewe—first child born In Casselton, D.T. March 28, 1875

W. S. Lindsey's Jewelry Store Emil Priewe Furniture Store Territorial days

William Craswell, first N.P. depot agent and postmaster 1876

House built by William Craswell, Casselton's first post­ master, now occupied by the present postmaster, Mrs. Leo Roden and Mr. Roden William H. Strehlow farm machinery, 1880's

Commercial Hotel, built in 1882

Occidental Hotel, built in 1882 Co. K North Dakota National Guard, Dr. W. T. Sprake, Capt. Preparing for an Indian uprising, 1890

Horseback riding, 1889. Anna Rose and Laura Rose, country school teachers

Bicycling in 1890. Chauncy Cornwall and Hubert Strehlow Methodist Sunday school class 1900. Row 1—Pearl Dickenson, Ethel Hazelett, Helen Knight, Mrs. D. A. Griffeth, Mabel Bell, Mabel Jeffries, Bernice Farrell, Hazel Farrell. Row 2—Unknown, Laura Sheppard, Pearl Oderkirk, Meda Morton, Florence Jeffries, Myra Demming. Row 3—Bessie Jeffries, Laura Halliday, Gertie Wendorf, Lizzie Filk, Emma Wendorf, Isabel Demming, Ethel Standish

Milk Maids' Convention 1895. Kow 1—Selma friewe, Sarah Cooney, Mary Greene, Mae Wimans, Evelyn Pollock, Alice Elder, Stella Lanquist. Row 2—Mary Wright, Delia Strehlow, Johanna Button, Edna Ritter, Zoe Watson, Bertha Townsend, Mary Poole. Row 3—Eugenia Strehlow, Lena Smith, Ger­ trude Metcalf, Dr. W. T. Sprake, Bertha Ritter, Hazel Jewitt, Ella Morrison Front street looking east. Knight block (Frank English) winter 1896-97

Flood, spring of 1897. Looking north from southside bridge Standing, Edwin Buchholz. Lloyd Buch holz in carriage. About 1897-98

F. T. Buchholz and Son General Store. Ed Buchholz and F. T. Buchholz

Queen Esther Play 1897. Row 1-Prof. Wells and daughter Row2-Bemlce Delow Dr. H. J. Rowe, Dr. W. T. Sprake, Charles Stone, Dr. C. S. Putnam, Paula Kittel, Lena Smith, R. C. Kittel The morning after the "big fire"—January 31, 1900. The fire burned from Frank English building to Langer Avenue

Port's Restaurant, H. F. Strehlow Hardware Store, H. R. Strehlow Drug Store; The Big Store, New Opera House. 1901

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Dakota House 1901. Charles Palmer, Lizzie Bierbauer, Mrs. Henry Bierbauer and some of their roomers

John Wright's cigar factory. Center three Carl Bierbauer, J. Wright, Nick Sinner. 1901 January 28, 1907.

My dear Mr. Lynch:

I thank you for your gift, and appreciate it.

And yet I am really sorry that you had to kill that

buffalo bull, I am surprised that there should have

been no market for him in the different parks and muse­

ums of this country, for I would have thought there

would be plenty of people who would like to have him.

With great regard and thanks, I am,

Sincerely yours, {Scr-cr&C^^Z?-'

Mr. Frank Lynch,

Casselton, North Dakota

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Womens' Benefit As­ sociation St. Patrick's Play 1920. Row 1— Mabel Armstrong, Al­ ice Cooney, Edna Prie­ we, Amy Anderson, Eva Scott, Mrs. Ferd Dreier. Row 2—Mrs. Clarence McKay, Mrs. A. Shere, Mrs. B. H. Zimmerman, Mrs. Emil Priewe, Mrs. C. C. Meisen, Mrs. Chris Ol- stead. Row 3—Eliza­ beth Seiwert, Gladys Ricketts, Mrs. Alfred Paulson, Mrs. Charles Taylor, Helen Priewe, Mrs. Charles Salisbury, Mrs. K. McVey, Mary Narlock, Alma Bese- man, Evelyn Priebe Our first car. Front, Clayton Runck, Joseph Runck. Back, La- Verne Runck, Mrs. Joseph Runck

Motoring 1908. Dr. W. P. Baldwin and Charles Morton Threshing 1905

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After the First National Bank fire in 1912 Steam threshing machine. Used at C C Camp in Casselton

Great Northern round house 50 plows being delivered to the John S. Dalrymple farm by the Frank Lynch Co. April 1905

Threshing rig 1896 An afternoon party at the home of Mrs. M. G. Straus 1912. Row 1—Mayme Sinner, Mrs. A. J. Nesselrod, Miss Tenner, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. L. E. Correll, Mrs. M. G. Kittel, Mrs. G. H. Stanley, Mrs. C. E. Lason, Paula Kittel. Row 2—Mrs. W. Grosvenor, Mrs. A. A. Tenner, Mrs. W. T. Sprake, Mrs. N. Sauvain, Mabel Gunkel, unknown, Gertrude Dalrymple, Mrs. B. D. Youells, Mrs. Ball. Row 3—Mrs. G. O. Dalrymple, Mrs. Glazier, Mrs. E. M. Patton, Mrs. Parker Paine, Mrs. G. S. Churchill, unknown, Miss Goodrich, Carrie Smith, Mrs. R. C. Kittel, Mrs. F. Potter, Mrs. Nellie Dunne, Mrs. F. G. Johnson, Mrs. Roth.

Row 4—Mrs. W. Gallup, Mrs. F. J. Langer, unknown, Mrs. N. B. Fitch, Mrs. J. W. Bullard, unknown, Mrs. Oliver Dalrymple, Mrs. J. L. Gunkel, Mrs. H. A. Button, Mrs. H. H. Walters, unknown. Row 5—Mrs. Wolverton, Mrs. A. D. South, Mrs. A. M. Ross

Interior Stanley's grocery store 1914. George H. Stanley Straus Clothing store 1913. Morris Katz, M. and F. L. Stanley Straus, Victor Singer, James Brewer Welcome Home for Spanish-American War Veterans. Methodist church 1899

Armistice Celebration November 11, 1918. Front row with drums, Charles Goodrich, J. Rausch, Art Schmidt, unknown, Mayor W. J. Bell, H. F. Strehlow, Rev. A. H. Beer. Flag bearer, Clay Smith. Boys holding flags, front row, Paul Robinson, Albert Otto, Clarence Anderson, Francis Dalrymple. Back row, Walter Olstead, others not known. Standing by massed school children, Supt. A. E. Robinson A group of World War I veterans. Row 1, James Costello, Myron Wright, Sylvester Armstrong, George Wright. Row 2, William Lockhart, Clarence Haase, Alfred Paulson, Lawrence Wold, Bert Dunne

Cass County Veterans Homecoming, World War I Jay Rugg, World War I Carl J. Heille, World War I

Rugg-Heille Post No. 15 organized September 17, 1919, named in memory of Jay Rugg and Carl J. Heille The American Legion Auxiliary organized May 18, 1922

Vern Kickertz Pvt. 1st Arthur H. Ries

Ries-Kickertz Post No. 4655 organized October 19, 1945. Named in memory of Arthur Ries and Vern Kickertz. The Auxiliary to Ries-Kickertz Post organized April 20, 1948 American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Miniature cemetery, 1930's

Memorial Day chairman Mrs. H. B Hawley, 1930's

Veterans Incorporated built 1949 by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Presentation of Navy Distinguish­ ed Flying Cross to Mrs. William Sell in honor of her son Wilmar Philip Sell, November 11, 1946 N.W. Bell Telephone Company, November 1921. Amy Anderson, chief operator, Alice June in January, New Year's Day 1931. George Cooney, Martha Roethke, Laura Coran, Lena Shere. Casselton State Bank building Bresnahan, Alex McKinnon, A. L. Lantz

Otter Tail Power Co. old steam plant, bought from city of Casselton in 1921. Manager, C. A. Johnson Plant man, William Becker Sr. Delivery of Van Brunt grain drills from Lynch-McKinnon Warehouse, March 26, 1926 Cass County Play Day held in Casselton June 1930 on Lincoln High School football field. Dr. J. H. Sheppard, president of North Dakota Agricultural College, speaker

Cass County Play Day, June 1930 West Hotel fire 1927

Tom Thumb Wedding, 1931. Given under the aus pices of St. Stephen's Episcopal Guild. Seated on grass, Jeanne Sinner, unknown, Catherine Greis, Helen Haney, unknown, Ellery Bresnahan, George Sinner, Jacqueline Hayford, unknown. Row 2— Joan Holmes, Jack English, Betty Iverson, Jack Stanley, Jean Hoffa, Dick Sinner, Joanne Dalrympl e, Don Hawley, George Bresnahan, Dick Zimmer- man, Donna Phelps, Audrey Olson, unknown, Elme r Paulson, Louis Elefson, Phyllis McManus, un- known. Three behind,Doris Kelly, Jack Storm, R alph Runck. Back row—James McManus, Ann Holmes, Phyllis Kelly, unknown, Geraldine Lambe rt, Billie Hoffa, Vernon Paulson, Patsy Nahan, Mur- iel Olson, Lloyd Sell, Phil McManus, Leona Ries, Lyle McManus, Mary Manners, Robert Manners, Eunice Spooner Mother and Daughter Tea, St. Mary's Court, Catholic Order of Foresters, May 1934. Foreground, Mrs. H. K. Woell, Mrs. G. M. Bresnahan. Seated, unknown, Mrs. Peter Karzmark, Mrs. William Becker, Mrs. Nilles, Mrs. James Farrell, Mrs. Albert Sinner, Mrs. Catherine Wilde, Mrs. Frank Langer, unknown, Mrs. John Dimmer, Mrs. Mike Decker, Mary Mulquinn, unknown, Mrs. P. F. Austin, Mrs. John Sinner, Mrs. Nora Aanrud, Mrs. J. H. Olwell, Mrs. Connie Schmidt, Mrs. E. P. McManus, Mrs. Joseph Runck, Mrs. J. F. Cooney. Standing, Caddie Dimmer, Mrs. V. W. Bresnahan, Josephine Decker, Mrs. Ben Grip, Mary Grommesh, Mrs. J. J. Spooner, Mrs. R. H. Grommesh, Mary Farrell, Fi­ delia Nilles, Mary Austin, Gladys McKinnon, unknown, Mrs. Leo Sinner

Womanless Wedding sponsored by Rugg-Heille Po st No. 15, American Legion, 1928. Seated S. S. West, Paul Liebnow, J. R. Bishop. Row 1 G. H. Stanley. Charles Lindsey, D. A. Griffeth, E. Priewe Jr., B. H. Zimmerman, V. W. Bresnahan, the direc tor, S. Armstrong, L. B. Elefson, C. Askew, H. H. Hawley, Eli Schwager, Hugo Priewe, J. G. Hatfield. Row 2 G. W. LaBree, Morgan Ford, Bill Nelson, C. Hayford, K. H. Walters, H. H. Walters, unknou n, William Gallup, C. D. Smith, unknown, unknown, C. W. J. Prydz. Row 3—L. E. Walters, Dr. P. G. Reedy, E. C. Zimmermann, unknown, G. M. Bres- nahan, Wm. Dreier, P. J. Enger, J. P. Cummins, D r. H. W. Miller, unknown, Foster Smith, C. W. Co- tant, J. L. Gunkel, C. C. Hawley, L. E. Correll, J A. McKinnon, I. C Tainter. Row 4- unknown, Alex McKinnon, Wilbur Ritchie, M. G. Taubert, A. D, South, James Greis, D. H. Potter, H. R. Strehlow, P. Burtel, R L. Stanley, William Strehlow, A. L. L antz, M. G. Kittel, Ed Holt, Charles Johnson, Dr. W. T. Sprake, Jack Cooney Boy Scout outing, 1944. Foreground—Ed Palmer, Wel- don Herman, Don Larsen, Denneny Palmer. Back­ ground, Roger Bresnahan, Jim Murray, M. A. McMillen, scoutmaster, Edwin Zimmermann, Gary Griffeth, Jack Murray, George Zimmerman, Bob Campbell, unknown

Boy Scout Court of Honor, 1947. Roger Larsen and C. A. Taubert pin Eagle Scout awards on their respective sons, Douglas and Rusty

Boy Scout Father and Son Banquet, Lynch Hall, February 14, 1939. Outside row seated George Carlson, B. H. Zimmerman, Ed Haase, W. E. Strehlow, John Runck, Walter Saewert, R. L. Stanley, M. G. Taubert, E. H. Hansen, D. H. Potter, William Moore, Ben Potter, Dr. L. R. Montgomery, E. T. Carley, M. G. Kittel, J. C. Wright, Oscar Olson, C. R. Opsahl, I. S. Walhood, E. C. Zimmermann, F .R. English, M. B. Collins, Sophus Trom. Martin Kittel Jr., scout master. Inside row seated—Harold Carlson, Dick Zimmerman, Clarence Haase, Jack Strehlow, Ralph Runck, Leonard Saewert, Jack Stanley, Gordon Grip, David Hansen, Robert Wright, Monty Strehlow, Delbert Olson, Vance Opsahl, James Grip, Roger Walhood, Keith Zimmermann, Frank English Jr., Donald Collins, Omer Trom. Standing—Mrs. E. H. Hansen, Mrs. C. R. Opsahl, Mrs. E. C. Zimmermann, Mrs. W. E Strehlow, Mrs. I. S. Walhood, Mrs. B. H. Zimmerman, Mrs. E. T. Carley, Mrs. D. H. Potter, Mrs R. L. Stanley, Mrs. J. C. Wright, Mrs. Sophus Trom, Mrs. M. B. Collins, Mrs. Ed Haase, Mrs. John Runck, Mrs. L. R. Montgomery, Mrs. M. G. Kittel Hattie May's first kindergarten, Occidental Hotel parlor, 1897. Row 1—Unknown, unknown, Wendal Burns, Mil­ dred Burns, Dallas Walters, unknown, Maude Lowell. Casselton's first high school, 1892 Row 2—Unknown, Clay Smith, Lucian Young, unknown, unknown. Row 3—Miss May

High School graduating class 1893. Row 1—Leona Paulson, Libby Dunham, Louise Paulson, Verna Dunham. Row 2—Unknown, Fred Gill, Kate Allen

High School graduat­ ing class 1904. Row 1 — William Langer, Mildred Knight, El- dora Johnson, Bessie Jeffries, George Gun­ kel. Row 2 — Cleve Clark, Inez Hohncke, Clara Langer, Martha Button, Leon Ames Girls Basketball team 1914. Adella Dittmer, Mary Mc- Guigan, Mattie Bullard, Mar­ garet Meredith, Margery Bell, Alice Grommesh, Mrs. E. D. McBride, coach

High School football team 1913. Row 1 — Otto Ful- more, Gene Patton, William Zimmerman, Felix Zuelow. Row 2—Aubrey Holt, Robert Cooney, Richard Huseby, Clyde Dalrymple, Waldo Shaw, Reuel Gallup, Merle Swart. Row 3 — Kenneth McClennan, Clayton Bell, O. S. Engh, coach, Lloyd Gil­ bert, George Mclntyre

Football team 1903. Row 1—Gordon South, L e n Wheeler, Cleve Clark, William Langer, Charles Holt, un­ known, John English. Row 2—Leo McGurren, Fred Port, D. H. Pot­ ter. Row 3 — Mark Morton, George Gun­ kel, Franklin Strehlow Airview Casselton High School

Casselton High School

Superintendent's home

Carl Ben Eielson School Casselton High School basketball team 1954. Standing—Donald Pollock, Richard Palmer, Eu­ Kneeling, Coach Ed Otto, Paul Unruh, Jack Ford, gene Radermacher, Ronald Grieger, Ken- Richard Faught, Phillip Kasowski, John Myhre. sok, James Grieger, Kenneth Turchin

Casselton High School football team 1953. Row Pietsch. Row 3—Coach Ed Otto, David Saar, 1—Clifford Askew, Robert Trieglaff, William Paul Trom, John Myhre, Clifford Prischmann, Byram, Truman Kingsley, Phillip Kasowski, Bud Gross, Coach James Gotta. Row 4- James Cecil Thompson, Richard Faught. Row 2—Ken­ Newman, Dwayne King, Rodney Ludemann, neth Turchin, James Grieger, Lee Roy Kingsley, Paul Unruh, John Ford, John Morris, Merle Eugene Radermacher, George Coster, Donald Byram Casselton High School a capella choir 1953-54. Ray Votapka, director

Casselton High School carnival 1953

Casselton High School home economics class 1953-54

Casselton High School band 1953-54. Ray Vo­ Richard Palmer, Rodney Farrell, Robert Trieg- tapka, director. Row 1—Verlyn Ricketts, Don­ laff, Roger Farrell, Clinton Prischmann, Frances na Humphrey, Orville Kensok, Marianne Blasl. Ricketts, John Morris, John Fornes. Row 3— LaVonne Idso, Peggy Jo Sullivan, Charlene Kief- Paul Unruh, Glenn Siverson, Rodney Ludemann, fer, Phyllis Newman, Diane Newman, Paul Nilles, Rosemary Nilles, Georgia Ann Saar, Kenneth Bonnie Kieffer. Row 2—Beatrice Unruh, Jean Mikula, Marjorie Linke, William Byram, Elsie Runck, Donald Blasl, Tom Myhre, James Nilles, Strehlow, Eugene Radermacher, Donald Pollock, George Coster, Richard Faught, Donald Kieffer, David Fischer, Marilyn Marschke Lion's Club play 1947. V. W. Bres­ nahan, Percy Trieglaff, H. F Schlagel, F. C. Lundby Dr. H. W. Miller 7-

Dr. Miller Appreciation Day June 10, 1945

Band Mothers program 1948. Alice Wahowske, Mrs. Ralph Grommesh, Mrs. Ernest Pietsch, Mrs. Clinton Hendrickson

Band Mothers program 1948. Mrs. R. M. Larsen, Mrs. Harm Ludemann, Mrs. T. E. Tryhus, Mrs. Sophus Trom

Casselton Chorus Christmas concert 1950. Mrs. John Moos, director Shooting Stars 1952. Pretty Babies, Glen Hudson, Percy Trieglaff, Charles Fischer, H. F. Schlagel, Harold Lee, Robert Locket

Casselton Chorus Christmas concert 1952

Casselton Chorus Christmas concert 1953 Fischer Motor Co. looking east June 1953 Flood June 1953

Looking north on Langer Avenue June 1953 Flood June 1953

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Community Day parade June 17, 1953 L. E. Correll, City Auditor 25 years

Charles Fischer was named Casselton's Young Man of the Year in 1951. His name was submitted to the state Dis­ tinguished Service Award judges com­ mittee for consideration for the North Dakota Young Man of the Year award

City Council 1954. Row 1—Charles Fischer, —Albert Schwenke, Harold Lee, H. F. Schlagel, Mayor Sophus Trom, Everette Mattson. Row 2 Ferde Bosch. Charter members of the Casselton chased in cooperation with Casselton, Fire Department, founded in 1890, were Harmony, Wheatland, Durbin, Everest Ben Shaw, Charles Brunsch, John Port, and Gill Townships. It provides pro­ H. F. Strehlow, L. L. Muelenbach, A. M. tection for approximately 250 farms and Crawford, Julius Aleith, Steve Oderkirk, also the rural village buildings included Fred Aleith, John Martin, Mike Cooney, in these townships. Peter Buchanan and Harry Remington. In 1897 and again in 1922 Cassel­ H. F. Strehlow, the only living ton played host to the North Dakota charter member, is an honorary life State Firemen's Association convention. member of the department and the North Dakota Firemen's Association, Down through the years serving as serving as president in 1897-98. chiefs of the department were H. F. Strehlow, A. J. Manners, William Elder, L. E. Correll is a life member of Tony Trost, J. R. Bishop, A. W. Awde, the state association, serving as presi­ Ray King, Ed. Wohner, L. E. Correll, dent in 1925-26. Currently Mr. Correll J. F. Cooney, Sylvester Armstrong, C. C. is treasurer of the association, complet­ Hawley, W. E. Lindsey, Hugo Priewe, ing his 27th year. V. W. Bresnahan, Sophus Trom, Harvey Byram and Harry Hawley. In 1893, the Casselton Fire Depart­ ment rolled their steam pumper, the on­ The present officers are: Ben F. ly one of its kind in the state at that Potter, president; William Austin, vice time, aboard a Northern Pacific flat car president; Alfred Paulson, secretary; and raced to Fargo to help fight the R. T. Carley, treasurer; Harry Hawley, three million dollar fire which destroyed chief; James Radcliffe. assistant chief; most of Fargo's business district. Joseph Woell, Frank Brown and Carl Taubert, trustees. The last blaze of any consequence was in 1944 when fire severely damaged The fire department sponsors the the Knight Block. Other fires include New Years Day Ball and has a tradi­ the Grosvenor Opera House in 1910, the tional get-together with the Casselton First National Bank fire in 1912, the Legion Post on the second Thursday of opera house block in 1918 and the Cas­ each December and also on Memorial selton Flour Mill in 1919. Day.

Today the department has four mo­ The present membership is approx­ torized fire fighting units costing in ex­ imately 100, composed of both active cess of $20,000. One truck was pur- and social members.

Charter members of the Casselton Fire Depart­ Crawford, Walter Crawford. Row 2—Julius ment 1890. Row 1—Ben Shaw, Charles Brunsch, Alieth, Steve Oderkirk, Fred Aleith, John Martin, John Port, H. F. Strehlow, Al Muelenbach, A. M. chief, Mike Cooney, Peter Buchanan, Harry Remington Casselton Fire Department 1905

Casselton Fire Department 1916. Row 1—Willi­ Row 3—Jay Bishop, M. Katz, K. H. Walters, am Heille, F. Ryan, Fred Port, Ray King, Ed E. Priewe Jr., M. G. Kittel, Robert L. Stanley, Stellmacher, Joe Kapaun, T. F. Kohler. Row 2 L. N. Sinner, G. H. Stanley, A. Schmidt, —E. C. Zimmermann, Frank English, William C. Trammel, Albin Carlson. Row 4—N. Schmidt, Cruden, George Gunkel, Ed Wohner, Earl Lind- John English, Carl Haase, Alex McKinnon, A. D. sey, Victor Singer, J. Murphy, Jack Cooney. South, E. Gregor, L. E. Correll, Charles Lindsey, L. E. Walters, Roy Loitwood, A. M. Smith Monty Strehlow, Jim Radcliffe, Ben. F. Potter, Jim Madsen, Allen Gross, Arnold Prischmann, Jack Strehlow, Harry Hawley March 1954

Water fight Community Day June 17, 1953

Fire chief Harry Hawley United States Senator William Langer is one of Casselton's most distinguished citizens. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. F. J, Langer, were a pioneer family of the area coming to Dakota Territory in 1877. Senator Langer was educated in the schools of Casselton, the University of North Dakota and Columbia Uni­ versity, New York City. He was a successful lawyer in North Dakota and became attorney general in 1916. Senator Langer served three terms as governor of the state beginning in 1932. Elect­ ed to the United States Senate in 1940, he is currently serving his third term.

Morgan D. Ford is sworn in as United States Customs Court Judge August 1949 in Casselton. Mrs. M. J. Ford, Judge Ford, Gordon Otis Work party building 4H hog pens, September 1949. Foreground: Lawrence Gregory, Clark Baumgar- ten, Joe Runck, Joe Kasowski, Clayton Runck, Er­ nest Pietsch, Harvey Schulze, S. K. McCullough, Joe Moos, Art Liebenow. On roof: Ed Pietsch, Clarence Hendrickson, Allen Knight, Elmer Saar, Mark Jen- dro, Frank Nilles

Festival Hall used for 4H Achievement Day

Cattle judging. 4H Achievement Day October 1952 1 8 ' rnJBir P* ^ PR

New water tower. Erected 1950 Great Northern Railroad depot. H. V. Dewey, agent

Old stand pipe. Erected 1923 Northern Pacific Railway depot 1954. Frank Neu- becker, M. A. McMillen, agent, Pat Nahan

Great Northern Railroad tower

Northern Pacific Railway depot 1880's. Unknown, H. C. Newton, agent. Seated, Pierce Bluett; extreme right, Jap Vale Casselton Post Office, Mary M. Roden, P.M. Cass County Farm Bureau - Nodak Mutual Ins. Co., Hamilton Wills, president Woell & Woell, attorneys at law - Farmers County Mutual Fire & Lightning Inc. Co.

Palmer's Barber Shop The Bee Hive Store, R. M. Gibson Mm F & G Service, F. R. Bosch, Grant Stockford

HARDWARE ELECTRIC F-MMIIM'Jdilin Unruh Plumbing & Heating Emily's Coffee Shop, Emily & Harry Thronson

Tvedten Fairway Foods Taubert & Leonard Hardware & Electric Ries Standard Service atM

Jake's Shoe Shop Casselton Dairy Queen, Robert & Delores King Taves Barber Shop Casselton Cold Storage, Arnold & Leonard Eraker

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Cass County Creamery, F. C. Lundby

Erb's Cafe The Federated Store, R. M. Larsen

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; ') The Midway, J. C. Olwell Castle Theatre, C. E. Zimmerman Beich Super Valu, Everette Beich Portland Hotel & Bar, K. D. Myhre Coast-to-Coast Store—J. P. Ries

Red Owl Stores Inc., Joe H. Weber, mgr. Scheel's Hardware, Carl Buth, mgr.

Weber's Radio & TV City Meat Market Frank English Tavern

•mat ' "'Vv~ ' Lee Welding and Blacksmith Shop

Piper Feed, Chicks and Garden Seeds, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Piper

Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, Alex P. Nelson, mgr. Correll Insurance William M. Strehlow, Attorney at Law Frank Lynch Farm Co. Strehlow Insurance Agency Casselton Drug Co., A. Roden, J. W. Doty

Farmers Union Market, Frank Barnby, mgr. Farmers Union Oil Co., Milton Waslien Fischer Motor Co.

Casselton Elevator Co., R. J. Bresnahan, pres., gen. mgr.

Thompson Yards, Eli M. Brickner, mgr. Grant R. Mattson, Sales and Service

GRANT R. MATTSON

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Cass County Heating, Robert Kapaun

Pike's Shoe Shop Home Insulation Co., John Myhre South Side Welding Shop, Arnold Prischmann Casselton Reporter, Potter and Potter Alice Elizabeth Beauty Shop, Delores Von Bank, mgr.

Schlagel Oil Company Otter Tail Power Co., Ernest Kollar, local service representative

Hugo V. Priewe Funeral Home

Business firms not pictured J. J. Spooner and Son, contractors A. R. Roseberg, B.S., D.V.M. L. R. Montgomery, D.V.M. Nick Kaufman, contractor Miller Electric Service Collins Oil and Service, Highway 10

Foster's Standard Service, Highway 10 Herman's Conoco Station The Can Pile, M. G. Taubert, Highway 10 Highway 10 Standard Oil Company, Wallace Radcliffe

Farmers Union Central Exchange. Everottn Mattsrai mgr.

Harry Hawley, contractor Harness and Harness R. L. Stanley, Plumbing and Heating Heille and Sons, painters St. Leo's Parish Hall, built in 1937

St. Leo's Catholic Church. Organ­ ized 1880. First building built in 1881. Church pictured built in 1903, torn down 1954. Rev. An­ thony L. Peschel

Evangelical United Brethren Church. Organized 1902 at Moravian Church. Organized May 8, 1891. Held services Addison. Moved to Casselton 1949. Rev. Robert Herzberg in southside school, later purchased school and remodeled it into a church in 1909. Rev. Allen A. Lenius St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Consecrated August 1887. To show his appreciation for naming Casselton in his honor, Gen. George Cass gave St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to the people of the parish. It is a replica of the church he attended when a boy in New York. Red River Valley Mennonite Church. Organized June 1929. Purchased St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 1950. Rev. A. J. Stoll Methodist Church. Established 1879. Building erected in 1880. Rev. William Buffton

Westminster Presbyterian Church. Organized December German Lutheran Church, now American Lutheran. Or­ 7, 1879. Building erected 1880. Rev. Stafford Studer, ganized April 26, 1886. First services held in school. supply pastor First church built in 1891. Rev. A. L. Keller *f?«,m&S3. &&&*^

Langer Avenue looking south Masonic Temple

Casselton Golf Course Sixth Avenue looking north Bird's eye view of Front Street and park