ALICE North Dakota

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December 28, 1971 NORTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY

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Dedication

To the many people, men and women, who have walked the streets of Alice, who have operated the stores, elevators served on Boards tilled'the soil on all the farms, railroad men that have served Alit'e we dedicate this book. , , Each person, rich or poor, known or unknown has played an important role in telling the story of our community.

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Foreword

The following pages tell the story of Alice and the surrounding community. This is not a complete history; it is more of an account of our town and community. We have tried to give you an idea of what life was like in the "early days" and our present day. We hope it will be referred to in the future. There was very little information written down on paper. Most of the parents told their children their experiences and somehow in the course of living it was forgotten. Memories sometimes fail and sometimes histories differ. If not every statement is accurate, we ask to be forgiven. We express our gratitude to the many people who helped gather information such as: Family histories, family pictures and those who helped in any way. We wish to thank the ladies on the History Committee who so generously helped with the typing, Mrs. Martin Maruska, Mrs. Clem Pollock, Mrs. Earl Habiger, Mrs. Lil Hager and Mrs. Marguerite Stangler. A special thanks to Harry Wadeson who spent countless days gathering information for the book of Alice. Also to Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Hartl who gave so generously of their time and effort to put this book together.

SPECIAL NOTE We wish to call your attention to the fact that this book has been reprinted due to typing errors. The corrections have been made for the reprint by Mrs. Lil Hager, Mrs. Francis Hartl and Mrs. Marguerite Stangler. We did the very best we could to correct all errors and please forgive us if we missed any errors or histories. Thank you. Mrs. Lil Hager Mrs. Francis Hartl Mrs. Marguerite Stangler

Any omission of pictures or names in this publication was not intentional. It is impossible to have a book of this nature completely accurate when there are so many sources of information to gather material from. Thank you. Story of Alice, North Dakota

The city of Alice is located in Clifton Township 138, rang 55, section Stangler delivered fresh meat to farmers in the area in a paneled 13 and 24. and in Eldred Township 138, range 54, Section 18 and 19, in wagon drawn by horses. Cass County, North Dakota. It was the SWV4 section of land that was In 1906 fire destroyed the butcher shop, drug store and harness homesteaded by Ed. Stangler, Dec 14, 1889. This property was sold to shop. The butcher shop was rebuilt by E.E. Stangler. It was made of Frank Blasl in November, 1891. It was plotted by Mr. Blasl in 1900 cement blocks, one story high and later a top was added for living when the Northern Pacific tracks were laid across the land. quarters. The building now houses the Alice Cafe. A hardware store The Northern Pacific Railroad Station was established in 1900 on was built by a Mr. Patterson from Sheldon, who sold it to Frank the SWU of Section 18-138-54. Alice was incorporated as a village in Salzwedel. Mr. Salzwedel operated the store until he retired and sold 1925 and had been given its name by R.B. Lewis, a Fargo Banker, and it to Emil Hayertz in 1948. one-time Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, who named the The first and only doctor to locate in Alice was Dr. Sinclair He village "Alice" in honor of his wife and daughter. came in 1906 and stayed only a tew years. When he left he said The period of 1870-1900 was marked by a large number of "There's no use staying here, the people don't get sick often enough'" newcomers, who came primarily from Europe and settled in the upper Dr. Sinclair's office was in the Boehm building across the street and midwest of the "New World". They settled in this part of the country west of the hardware store. Also, in this building was Boehm's because of its fertile and rolling land. The prairie was flat and Millinery Shop, Leon Frost Carpenter Shop and later a harness shoo peaceful, land was available for homesteading and possible access for operated by G. A. Kapaun. The Boehm building was later destroyed by transportation. They saw a great potential for agriculture and an opportunity to develop one of the richest agricultural regions in the The first depot in Alice was a boxcar and was located northeast of world. the Monarch Elevator. Ed Pollock built the Gladstone Hotel and Wild animals once roamed the plains of North Dakota and Indians Livery Barn about 1906. It was operated by him and Gus Flath The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1916. lived on the windswept prairies. The pioneers came when there were no roads, no trees, no fences, no houses or telephones, where today we Oscar Dagman and Andrew Sletto were early lumber vard see prosperous looking homes and farms, fields of golden grain, operators. Early elevator operators were: William Cattnoueh H A livestock and other resources. These pioneers suffered through the Zeigler, C.F. Multz. D.A. Perry, F.F. Young, Mr. Lindsey Mr 'Trill' years; hardships brought on by drought, too much moisture, illness, Wade Maloney, Archie James, Joe Sheib, and John Williams and loneliness. By their faith in God, their courage and a great Operators of the Alice Pool Hall were: I.S. Rand Ed Hager F C Jensen. Nick Biever, Henry Hayertz, Vincent Blaske.Mr. and Mrs Ed determination to make a go of it they succeeded. Kraus. and Mr. and Mrs. Joe North. The Post Office at Alice was originally known as Peterson, N. D. It was a station on the Casselton-Marion Branch, about '2 mile west of its Early bankers were A. L.Bayley and Mr. Lowry. Early barbers present site. It was located on the John Wadeson farm in Clifton were Herman Petrich, Herman Mahlke, and Jim Easton Township and was named Peterson after an early settler in Howes Fred Gross operated the livery barn and Frank Schmidt was Township, Sonic Peterson. The postoffice was established in 1887 and employed by him. Other livery operators were Henry Winistorfer J. Madison was the first postmaster in 1893. It was discontinued on and Henry Hayertz. General Store operators were: John Wellentin and son, Joe; Otto Redetzke; H.J. Hansen; C.C. Weber- Kapaun January 12. 1900 and the town of Peterson became west half of the brothers, and Johnson brothers. Those stores sold everything needed newly established village of Alice and the postoffice was relocated by a family to furnish their home. Machinery dealers were- John there. Wellentin and son, Joe; Louie Tibezar, and J.B. Olson They sold The first buildings were built in 1901-02-03. The Pool Hall threshing machines and a complete line of farm machinery After Hotel was built by IS. Rand. The store across the street was built by J.B. Olson left the business, Francis Decker and Louie Tibezar took Wellentin and Guilford. The Wellentin store burned down in 1903 and in over. John Wellentin also sold buggies and automobiles The first 1909 a great fire burned down the Wellentin Implement Shop, the automobiles in Alice were owned by Leon Frost Frank Sal™,oH 1 Boehm building and the blacksmith shop. The other store was built by Otto Redetzke, and the Boehm family. aaizwedel, Otto Redetzke. the lumber yard was built by Chamberlin-Wallace The first depot agent in the present location was S G Guilford a Lumber Co. and the first bank was built by S. G. More of the First the first section foreman were Bert Shuch and Charley McDonmmh National Bank, Buffalo, N. D. Another bank was built by Ed Pierce Later depot agents were Milo Borderud, Harvey Fredrickson Frank of the Enderlin State Bank. This bank building was used for a school Clarens. and Francis Hayertz. ' ranK room Mrs Sophia Mueller, now living in Alice, was one of the pupils. The teacher. Nina O'Donnell, lived on the present Dimmer farm. The original Catholic church was built in 1903 n was , Alter the building was no longer used as a school house it became a and replaced by a larger and modern building in 195R Th M church was built in 1903 and Fellowship Hall was JZ^avian harness shop, run by Frank Hanish. To the west of the drug store t0 there was a butcher shop built by Otto Dahm. Mr. Dahm and E.E. structure in 1964, while the present Alice Town Hall was bu it ^ Story of Alice, North Dakota

The city of Alice is located in Clifton Township 138, rang 55, section Stangler delivered fresh meat to farmers in the area in a paneled 13 and 24, and in Eldred Township 138, range 54, Section 18 and 19, in wagon drawn by horses. Cass County, North Dakota. It was the SWV( section of land that was In 1906 fire destroyed the butcher shop, drug store and harness homesteaded by Ed. Stangler, Dec 14, 1889. This property was sold to shop. The butcher shop was rebuilt by E.E. Stangler. It was made of Frank Blasl in November, 1891. It was plotted by Mr. Blasl in 1900 cement blocks, one story high and later a top was added for living when the Northern Pacific tracks were laid across the land. quarters. The building now houses the Alice Cafe. A hardware store The Northern Pacific Railroad Station was established in 1900 on was built by a Mr. Patterson from Sheldon, who sold it to Frank the SWU of Section 18-138-54. Alice was incorporated as a village in Salzwedel. Mr. Salzwedel operated the store until he retired and sold 1925 and had been given its name by R.B. Lewis, a Fargo Banker, and it to Emil Hayertz in 1948. one-time Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, who named the The first and only doctor to locate in Alice was Dr. Sinclair. He village "Alice" in honor of his wife and daughter. came in 1906 and stayed only a tew years. When he left he said, The period of 1870-1900 was marked by a large number of "There's no use staying here, the people don't get sick often enough!" newcomers, who came primarily from Europe and settled in the upper Dr. Sinclair's office was in the Boehm building across the street and midwest of the "New World". They settled in this part of the country west of the hardware store. Also, in this building was Boehm's because of its fertile and rolling land. The prairie was flat and Millinery Shop, Leon Frost Carpenter Shop and later a harness shop peaceful, land was available for homesteading and possible access for operated by G. A. Kapaun. The Boehm building was later destroyed by transportation. They saw a great potential for agriculture and an fire. opportunity to develop one of the richest agricultural regions in the The first depot in Alice was a boxcar and was located northeast of world. the Monarch Elevator. Ed Pollock built the Gladstone Hotel and Wild animals once roamed the plains of North Dakota and Indians Livery Barn about 1906. It was operated by him and Gus Flath. The lived on the windswept prairies. The pioneers came when there were hotel was destroyed by fire in 1916. no roads, no trees, no fences, no houses or telephones, where today we Oscar Dagman and Andrew Sletto were early lumber yard see prosperous looking homes and farms, fields of golden grain, operators. Early elevator operators were: William Cattnough, H.A. livestock and other resources. These pioneers suffered through the Zeigler, C.F. Multz, D.A. Perry, F.F. Young, Mr. Lindsey, Mr. Trill, years; hardships brought on by drought, too much moisture, illness, Wade Maloney, Archie James, Joe Sheib, and John Williams. and loneliness. By their faith in God, their courage and a great Operators of the Alice Pool Hall were: I.S. Rand , Ed. Hager, F.C. determination to make a go of it they succeeded. Jensen, Nick Biever, Henry Hayertz, Vincent Blaske, Mr. and Mrs. Ed The Post Office at Alice was originally known as Peterson, N. D. It Kraus, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe North. was a station on the Casselton-Marion Branch, about ';> mile west of its Early bankers were A. L. Bayley and Mr. Lowry. Early barbers present site. It was located on the John Wadeson farm in Clifton were Herman Petrich, Herman Mahlke, and Jim Easton. Township and was named Peterson after an early settler in Howes Fred Gross operated the livery barn and Frank Schmidt was Township, Sonic Peterson. The postoffice was established in 1887 and employed by him. Other livery operators were Henry Winistorfer J. Madison was the first postmaster in 1893. It was discontinued on and Henry Hayertz. General Store operators were: John Wellentin January 12, 1900 and the town of Peterson became west half of the and son, Joe; Otto Redetzke; H.J. Hansen; C.C. Weber; Kapaun newly established village of Alice and the postoffice was relocated brothers, and Johnson brothers. Those stores sold everything needed there. by a family to furnish their home. Machinery dealers were: John The first buildings were Built in 1901-02-03. The Pool Hall Wellentin and son, Joe; Louie Tibezar, and J.B. Olson. They sold Hotel was built by I.S. Rand. The store across the street was built by threshing machines and a complete line of farm machinery. After Wellentin and Guilford. The Wellentin store burned down in 1903 and in J.B. Olson left the business, Francis Decker and Louie Tibezar took 1909 a great fire burned down the Wellentin Implement Shop, the over. John Wellentin also sold buggies and automobiles. The first Boehm building and the blacksmith shop. The other store was built by automobiles in Alice were owned by Leon Frost, Frank Salzwedel, Otto Redetzke, the lumber yard was built by Chamberlin-Wallace Otto Redetzke, and the Boehm family. Lumber Co. and the first bank was built by S. G. More of the First The first depot agent in the present location was S.G. Guilford, and National Bank, Buffalo, N. D. Another bank was built by Ed Pierce the first section foreman were Bert Shuch and Charley McDonough. of the Enderlin State Bank. This bank building was used for a school Later depot agents were Milo Borderud, Harvey Fredrickson, Frank room. Mrs. Sophia Mueller, now living in Alice, was one of the pupils. Clarens, and Francis Hayertz. The teacher. Nina O'Donnell, lived on the present Dimmer farm. The original Catholic church was built in 1903. It was torn down Alter the building was no longer used as a school house it became a and replaced by a larger and modern building in 1956. The Moravian harness shop, run by Frank Hanish. To the west of the drug store church was built in 1903 and Fellowship Hall was added to the there was a butcher shop built by Otto Dahm. Mr. Dahm and E.E. structure in 1964, while the present Alice Town Hall was built in 1937. Air Photo of the Town of Alice, N. D. in June, 1963

Mn. A. L. Bayley former Banker of Alice, father of Howard, Edgar and Douglas Bayley. Hager Pool Hall, Alice 1910. Now K & M Club owned and operated by Maynard and Kathryn Finch

K and M Club, Alice, N. D. Some Real Estate of Alice, N. D.

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Former Hager Bar and Hotel now occupied and owned by Maynard & Kathryn Finch. To the left stands Redetzke Mercantile Store, also Ka­ paun Merchandise Store, now owned by Mrs. Photo taken by St. Henrys Catholic Florence McMahon. Church Alice, at a Church Picnic. Left to right: Mrs Joanna Smith, (Jerome Verlindens Grandmother) Miss Elizabeth Novy, and Mrs. George Pollock..Taken in 1969.

Emil Hayertz and Grover Hansen in front of Emil Hayertz Barn. This barn is Alice Fire Department 1975 still standing across from the Peavey Elevator in Alice. Laurence Welk famous Band Leader from N.D. played in this barn and many dances were held in this barn.

Front of K & M Club, 1975 Photo taken on Main Street in Alice, N. D.

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Photo of Main Street in Alice, N. D. Photo of Joanne Verlinden Hansen Candidate in the 1950 Alice Jubilee Celebration.

Photo of the former Eddie Rolph's Bar. Frame building was formerly used as Drug Store then Tavern. Block building was formerly Lois Kraus, Enderlin High School Homecoming Queen. Fall of 1950 formerly Stangler's Meat Market. 1975 74- J * | ^ ^•m^

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Dressed in Authentic Bohemian Attire for the German - Bohemian Parade in Alice, June 13, 1935. Left to right: Mrs. Douglas (Etla) Bayley Mrs. James (Reggie) Decker, Mrs. Clay (Florence) State Bank of Alice, N.D. A. L. Bayley was cashier for many years until bank Dresher, Mrs. Roman (Marguerite) Stangler, Mrs. Otto (Irma) Petrich. was closed. Claude McMillan Ball Team usually played their games in the pasture of Otto and Myron Golz. Front row (left to right) Buddy Hayertz, Merlin Westphal, Elwood Timm, Bat Boy, Raymond Salzwedel. Back row (left to right) Claude McMillan, Earl Duggan, Melvin Utke, Reinhold Utke, Otto Golz, Art Westphal, Morrie Wellentin, Vernon Salzwedel, Myron Golz. Sylvester Heinz Barbershop, Alice, N. D. Son Donald in chair. Son Reiny standing. Photo taken in 1935. Prices of a haircut was 35 cents, shave 15 cents.

Alice Ball Team. This photo has the following, Grover Wadeson, Emil Hayertz, Paul Dehn, Jay Chapman, Mn. Perry, Ben Boehm, Gus Salzwedel, Wade Maloney, Herman Petrich.

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Machine Shop in Alice this building is still standing in Alice across from K & M Bar. On left, John Wellentin and son Joe.

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Invitation to Easter Ball. April 24, 1916, Alice, N. D.

Alice Livery Stable, (left on horse) Emil Hayertz. Other gentleman unknown. Machine Shed owned and operated by John Wellentin and son Joe, Alice. Hank Hayertz Standard Oil Station. Picture taken in 1931 Alice, N. D.

City of Alice taken in 1914

Alice, N. D. Town Board Members 1975. Bottom (left to right) John Blaskowski, Mayor Jerome Verlinden, Gustave Hartl. Back (left to right) Mrs. Howard Kurtz, Mrs. Florence McMahon, Mrs. Maynard Finch, not present: Larry Rolph.

This photo is of Stevenson's Pharmacy of Alice, N.D. now Alice Bar owned by Bob Stansky.

John Hahn of Alice, owner and operator of Alice Seed Co. Clara Bayleys Riding Club, Alice, N. D. History of St. Henry's Church of Alice, North On Sunday, Jan. 3, 1909 a Sunday School was organized in the Woodman Hall. There have been 29 sessions of the school with an Dakota average attendance of 20 scholars. There are 30 scholars enrolled and besides the pastor a corp of 3 teachers, Archie Stevenson, Mrs. Archie Stevenson and Mrs. J.F. Wellentin. So far it has been self supporting Prior to the erection of a church in 1903 under Father Bruenagel, and was able to make donations to several church-causes. this small community was known as St. John's Community. It is today St. Henry's parish at Alice. Its first settlers, mostly German, On Sunday, Feb. 7, 1909 the congregation held services'in the Luxemberger and a few Irish, came here in 1888 from Buffalo, a new Church. mission to Casselton. It is reported that the first mass was offered in The Trustees of the congregation decided to use the new building the Thomas O'Donnell home by Father Majerus from Casselton. as a hall to keep services and to formally dedicate it as a Church in the Served by Fathers Schmidt and Majerus from Casselton and later by spring of the year. Much faithful labor has been cheerfully bestowed Fathers Wagner, Bruenagel and Kauer from Fingal. Alice did not by the members on this our new house of worship and the thanks of become a parish with resident pastor until 1914. The first Church cost pastor and congregation is herewith cordially extended. By courtesy $3,300.00, and the Community continued to be served from Fingal by of the congregation at Lake Mills, Wis. four ornamental chandeliers Fathers Van den Heuvel and Wilkes. were donated to the congregation at Alice. Very faithful work has been done by the trustees in raising funds for the building. The pastor took it This post office was "Peterson" until 1900 when it became Alice. upon himself to raise the money for the furnishing of the Church. Pews Rev. William Schimmel was the first resident pastor in 1914 and was and pulpit furniture were purchased by him at a cost of about $300.00. followed in that office by Fathers Lugert, Fritz, Wollnik, O.S.B., Fuetcher, F.E. McDonald, S. Cullen, Peter Bannon, Alex Jene, Gerald On New Years Day 1909 a church council was held and the Weber, Sylvester Schumer and Joseph Huebsch, the present pastor. following officers elected for one year. They constituted at once, Chaffee was once served from Alice. Trustees and Elders, the governing board of the church. Bro. Robert Effective March 3, 1972, St. Henry's Catholic Church lost their Wadeson, Pres., Bro. Archie Stevenson, Sec., Bro. Arthur Bayley, resident pastor. He was transferred to St. Patrick's Church at En- Treas. Eight baptisms were administered since the organization of the derlin, from which he continues to serve as Pastor of St. Henry's congregation: Roman Stangler, Helen Stangler, Mayme Stangler, Church. Sylvia Stangler, Victor Redetzke, Howard Bayley, Bey Grieve, and The cornerstone for a new church was laid in 1951 and the William Wadeson. The Lord's supper was celebrated thrice during the year. new church was dedicated in 1952. The cost of the church was some over $100,000.00. Rev. Peter Bannon was pastor of the parish at the On Monday evening, Dec. 7, 1908, a Ladies Aid Society was time of the erection of the church. organized at the home of Mr. A.L. Bayley. The following are the of­ At present there are about 160 parishioners registered in the ficers: Mrs. J.B. Olson, Pres., Mrs. A. Stevenson, Vice Pres., Mrs. parish. Monsienor Aloysius O'Donoghue is now living in the rectory of F.J. Wellentin, Sec, Mrs. S.G. Guilford, Treas. Meetings have been St. Henry's parish. He is retired after having served as a priest in the held regularly every second Wednesday and the society has rendered Diocese of Fargo for 55 years. He offers his daily mass in the parish very creditable work in every respect. and is available to help with any need. His presence is deeply ap­ Sunday, May 16,1909, the church was solemnly dedicated to the preciated and a source of many blessings. worship of the Triune God. The day was ideally fair, and the services inspiring. This festival will long be remembered by people and pastor, and may the blessing we received on that day have been an abiding St. Henry's Altar Society, Alice, North Dakota one. The congregation, during the past year has been spared any loss St. Henry's Catholic Church Altar Society, Alice, N.D. was by death. God has been very merciful to us, and the joyful assurance organized and the records do not show the date. Our records show that that God, yesterday, today and forever the same will lead us as in- in 1948 the by-laws and constitution were formed. dividiuals and as a congregation by His own almighty hand.The future At present there are 62 members and 11 honorary members. lies unknown before us, but we will commit it to Him who doeth all In the early years of St. Henry's, the Annual Picnic was held for things well and to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. the members and their families. Signed: Edmund Schwartze, Pastor At that time there were no modern conveniences, the families The early ministers must have been a hardy lot as well as brought their own kerosene stoves, dishes and silverware, prepared dedicated. One minister told of driving his horses 167 miles one week the meal outside and served it. and 185 the next, so that he could conduct Services in Tabor, Alice and At these picnics they provided other activities for all the family. a Mission Festival in Canaan. That was back in October of 1909. Meetings were originally held in homes. An addition known as Fellowship Hall was built onto the Alice In 1948 they started to meet in the parish hall. Election of of­ Moravian Church. It was dedicated on August 13, 1964. Rev. Victor ficers were held in May. Thomas dedicated the hall and also gave the Mission Festival Present Officers are: President, Mrs. Alfred Peterson; Vice- message on that Sunday. Rev. Richard Ehrenberg was Pastor of the President, Mrs. Frank Matzke; Secretary, Mrs. Lowell Laufenberg; congregation at that time. Treasurer, Mrs. John G. Hanson. The Alice Moravian Womens' Fellowship Alice Moravian Church The Alice Moravian Womens' Fellowship, for many years known as the "Ladies Aid" was founded Dec. 7, 1908 in the home of After Alice Moravian Church had been in existence for nearly Mrs. A.L. Bayley. The following Officers were elected: Mrs. J.B. two years, the Rev. Edmund Schwartze, entered an account of the Olson-Pres.; Mrs. A. Stevenson-Vice Pres.; Mrs. J. F. Wellentin-Sec; happenings of the new Church for those two years. The following is an Mrs. S. G. Guilford-Treas. Early Church records give lavish praise to almost word for word account as entered into the register of the Alice the ladies for their work and donations to worthy causes. Moravian Church on August 9, 1909. Over the years the Womens' Fellowship has met once a month Almost two years have elapsed since the first sermon was except for August and such times as weather made it impossible for preached at Alice. One year ago on this day, Aug. 9, 1908, a Moravian them to gather. Congregation was organized at the home of Brother Robert Wadeson. One of the Ladies projects was to gather clothing to send to the Four Communicants were received by adult baptism, three by con­ Alaskan Orphanage. In 1963 an Alaskan orphan, Lydia David was firmation and 8 by reception, a total of 15 souls forming the nucleus of sponsored by the Club. Many lovely handmade dresses and suits and the congregation. Together with the children, the Alice congregation things that couldn't be made were bought and sent to Lydia. Since now numbers 26. Alaska has received Statehood many changes were made. One of those On Monday, Oct. 12,1908 the first stones of the foundation of the changes was closing of the Moravian Church's Orphanage at Bethel, new Church were laid. By Christmas time the building had so far Alaska. advanced as to permit the Christmas entertainment of the children to After the closing of the Orphanage, the Fellowship directed their be held in it. This celebration was enjoyed by about 150 persons. help to the Grey Hospital in Nicaragua. They have helped Dr. Wold of During the past year 50 preaching services were held, 46 of which were Fargo, pack medicines in barrels to be sent to the Moravian conducted by the pastor, two by Rev. W.C. Schattschnieder, one by Missionary Hospital. Money for supplies has also been sent to the Rev. R.J. Grabow, one by Rev. Arthur Schultz. During the first week Hospital. Donations have been made to the Churches Old Peoples - in January two prayer meetings were held in which the pastor was Home at Lake Auburn, Minn. Help has also been given to camps for assisted by Rev. E.F. Helmich. young people of the Churches of the area. When the addition to the Church at Alice was completed the Fellowship furnished money for floor coverings for the entire church. They paid for the building of cabinets, bought dishes, silverware, pots and pans as well as a new electric range for the Fellowship Hall. Over the years the Fellowship has furnished lunches at funerals and have prepared a meal every year for Mission Festival to help raise money tor Mission Work. In order to raise money for their many projects the Fellowship has served lunches ut many auction sales, held numerous bake sales and bazaars. They also have a Birthday Bank and Traveling Basket as well as yearly dues. The Officers of the Alice Moravian Womens' Fellowship for 1975 are: Mrs. Elsie Scharbow-Pres.; Mrs. Rodney Kapaun-Vice Pres.; Mrs. J. C. Wadeson-Treasurer; Mrs. Lester Kemmer-Secretary.

New St. Henrys Catholic Church

St. Henrys Church, Alice - Interior

Present Pastor of St. Henrys Church in Alice, St. Patricks Church in Enderlin and St. Marys in Sheldon, N. D. Rev Joseph Huebsch.

Old St. Henrys Catholic Church in Alice - 1903 Officers of St. Henrys Catholic Church Ladies Altar Society, Alice, N. D. Left to right: Mrs. John G. Hansen, Mrs. Alfred Peterson, Mrs. Lowell Laufenberg, (Mrs. Frank Matzke, not present.) Confirmation Class of 1917 — Alice Moravian Church (left to right) Iva Zeigler, Mayme Stangler Williams, Archie Sletto, LaValle Sletto, Roman Stangler, Dorothy Stevenson, Earl Wellentin, Rev. Borman, Bea Wellentin.

Officers of Alice Moravian Church, Alice, IM.D. (left to right) Alice Moravian Church, 1975 Mrs. Charles Wadeson, Mrs. Elsie Scharbow, Mrs. Rodney Kapaun, Mrs. Leter Kemrner.

Alice Public School

School in Alice was first held in the Bank building, which was later used as a harness shop. Miss Nina O'Donnell (Mrs. Ed Schmidt) was the teacher. Later school was held in the old MWA Hall building and in 1905-06 the first school building was erected. In 1905 T.J. Ed­ wards submitted a bid of $2,083.35 to build the Alice School. In 1907 he completed the second story for another $630. This structure served until 1956 when the present day School was built. Early pioneers who served on the School Board or in other ways were instrumental in organizing the School in 1904 were: W.R. Wadeson, EM. Pollock, J.A. Patterson, Otto Redetzke and A.L. Bayley. Early school teachers were paid $45.00 per month with an extra $5.00 per month if they also did their janitor work. Teachers who taught at Alice from 1905 until 1914 inclusive were: Miss Jewel Cummins, Miss Thompson, Delia M. Grant, Mable Frost, Minnie Jensen, Edna Freggang, Susie Pagel, F. Sincoen, John Losingcr, Violet Guilford, (Mara Larson and Josephine Mahlke. Alice School as it looks today.

Photo taken in 1914 of Clara Bayley (teacher) and her pupils in Alice. Right to left: Howard Bayley, Florence Wellentin, Sophia Blaske, Otto Lausten, Clarence Wellentin, Carl Mikula, Violet Utke, Erbin Kemrner, Ella Blasl, Minnie Ziegler, Otto Blasl, Jim Decker, The Old Alice School Carrie Wadeson.

, Students in Alice High School in 1925 included: Sophie Blaske, Martha Hartl, Howard Bayley, Florence Alice High School Class of 1935 - 36. Included in this picture are the Wellentin, Vernon Wendlant, Harvey Thiele, James six members of the Graduating Class. Decker, Lenore Petrich, Arthur Bayliss, Gracye Eckelberg, Alice Eckelberg, Muriel Littlefield, Henry Novy, John Novy, Florence Sprecher, and Clarence Blasl.

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Presented By nl JOSEPHINE M. DURKIN, Teacher dtnUiuffo+U'trK**''' W^ £j*sl=.oe]=o3=*>o=«*3=. <=0=0*-{><=f>=OK April 22. 1910

School Officers Pupils Mrs. Mary Conlon President C. J. Conlon Clerk Mollie Stangler Edward Stangler Director Julius Hartl Director Otillie Stangler Charles Littlefield Treasurer Alvina Hartl Marie Fruhauf . , ;;l!?27. Gustave Stangler Elmer Littlefield Ernest Kapaun Joseph Stangler Joseph Haiti l-'i ink Slangier Fred Spath Albert Spath Emma Smith Mrs. Herman Mahlke - Teacher Oscar Wadeson Mamie Wadeson Walter Wadeson Harry Wadeson History of Alice Elevator

In the early 1900's after the Railroad Branch built a track The first Elevator Board consisted of Robert Wadeson, through Alice, the farmers of the area decided to build an elevator in President; first Secretary was E.F. Wellentin, and he held this Alice to serve the farmers of this area. position until 1954. Then John S. Hansen served until 1965. Since the Alice Farmers Elevator was organized in 1907 and built the same year it has continuously and successfully served the Present Officers of the Elevator Board are: President-Pat people of this community. Boyle; Vice President-Maynard Kapaun; Sec.-Treasurer-Francis J. In order to put this elevator in operation, shares were sold to Hartl; Director-Jewell Wadeson; Director-Jack Card; Director- local farmers. Mr. August Boehm was the first to buy six shares at Frank Matzke; Director-Gordon Freehauf; Manager-John Kingston; $50.00 a share. Assistant Manager-Edwin Schmidt.

Alice Wildlife In the year 1959, Earl Habiger, Francis J. Hartl and Ed Rolph decided that Alice should have a Wild Life Club. They had a meeting and organized the club, which they named the "Alice Wild Life Club". First officers were: Earl Habiger, President; Francis Hartl, Vice President; Rodney Hartl, Secretary-Treasurer. Directors were Duane Kemrner. Harvey Kemrner, Sylvester Dimmer and Gordon Freehauf. The Club at the present time has about 90 members and is af­ filiated with the North Dakota Wild Life Federation. Besides taking an interest in the Game and Fish Dept. the Club sponsors junior members to summer camps. The Club always sponsors an Annual Fall Smoker and a Family Picnic in the Alice Park which is always held the last Sunday in June. They also take an active part in community affairs. Present Officers are: Alvin Kurtz, Pres.; Jay Wadeson, Vice Pres.: Francis Hartl, Sec.-Treas.; Directors are: Lowell Laufenberg, Herb Luther, Eldon Langer, Alfred Huske, Lawrence Baarstad, Maynard Kapaun, Director at large.

Officers of Alice Wild Life Club - Alice, N.D., Bottom row (left to right Francis Hartl, Jim Kurtz, Jay Wadeson. Top row (left to right) Herbert Luther, Eldon Langer, Alfred Huske, Lowell Laufenberg.

Alice Wild Life Club, Fox Drive Results taken in 1959. Homemakers Club

El-Cliff Homemakers of Alice was organized in 1957. Present members are Mrs. Jay Wadeson, Mrs. Clem Pollock, Mrs. Maynard Finch, Mrs. Joe Langer, Mrs. Leo Langer, Mrs. Ed Langer, Mrs. Julius Langer, Mrs. Francis Hartl, Mrs. Mary Wadeson, Mrs. Raymond Schmidt, Mrs. Jerome Verlinden, Mrs. Eldon Langer, Mrs. Larry Rolph, Mrs. Lawrence Dimmer. Present Officers are, Mrs. F. Hartl, Pres.; Mrs. Joe Langer, Vice Pres.; Mrs. Jay Wadeson, Sec.; Mrs. Lawrence Dimmer, Treas.; Mrs. Leo Langer, Program Chairman.

El-Cliff Homemakers Club 1975 - Alice N. D. Bottom row (left to right) Mrs. Leo Langer, Mrs. Joe Langer, Mrs. Francis Hartl, Mrs. Laurence Dimmer, Mrs. Jay Wadeson. Top row tleft to right) Mrs. Eldon Langer, Mrs. Maynard Finch, Mrs. Mary Wadeson, Mrs Ed Langer, Mrs. Julius Langer, Mrs. Clem Pollock, Mrs. Raymond Schmidt, Mrs. Jerome Verlin­ den, Mrs. Larry Rolph.

The German Bohemian Picnics

The depressed conditions following the France Prussian War in 11:00 Address of Welcome Hon. A.L. Bayley Europe caused a large migration of Germans and Bohemians to 11:15 Response Victor Singer America The early German settlement in the Casselton-Chaffee area 11:30 Selection by Alice Brass Band was a magnet that drew many of their relatives and friends to Cass 12:00 Basket Picnic Lunch, furnished by yourself—bring County gradually filling the townships to the West. your own cup and silverware. Coffee and Ice Cream will be furnished To keep in touch with each other, the German Bohemian Society free. of America was formed in 1930. Officers of the newly formed Society AFTERNOON were Victor Singer, Pres. Casselton, Gust Kapaun, Vice Pres. Alice, 1:00 Band Selections 1 awrence Langer. Sec. Casselton, and Julius Winelich, Treasurer 1:15 Election of officers, members only-Sec'ys. office. Casselton There also was a board of eight directors, one from each 2:00 Races, Contests, Stunts Prizes for these contests loeilitv Ed Wohner, Casselton, G.A. Kapaun, Alice, Emil Stangler, :!:()() Addresses by the following: Kinual Win Langer. Bismarck, Ed Fiebiger, Cooperstown, Frank Julius Worst Pfifl'er. Park Rapids, Minn., Joe Roesler, Leroy, N.D. and Frank Hon. William Langer Sie-iser Owatona, Minn. Roy Redetzke, Assistant State's Attorney Annual picnics were held with Casselton hosting the first picnic. Harry Laschowitz, 1st Ass't U.S. Dist. Att'y. The Fifth Annual Picnic was held at Alice June 13th, 1935. This was a gala affair that took many weeks of sweat and toil to prepare 4:30 Ball Game Alice vs. Enderlin 6:30 Lunch Hour - Coffee free at picnic grounds °r The original Town Hall had been condemned and the new one 7:30 Entertainment - singing, band concert, at Bowery had not as yet been erected. A bowery had to be built to accommodate 9:00 Dancing, Society Members Free-all others $1 per the speakers and the dance. couple. Music furnished by the Bohemian Orchestra of Lidgerwood, N. The following Program was the order of the big day. Dak. FORENOON A crowd of 1500 attended the affair according to the large , „. ,„, Band Concert Up Town Parade of Pioneer Days headlines in the Fargo Forum's detailed write up of the event. Registration-upon arrival in Alice, member should go to the office of the Sec. and register and receive badges—this entitles them at all enjoyments and free admittance to the dance. Alice Community Bohemian Band and Picnic

Alice Community attends First Bohemian Pinic at Casselton, June 1931 Row 1 - Children: Marian Greenke, Ethel Domesle, Doris Domesle, Irene Christl, Evelyn Pfeifer (Gust's Daughter), Vivian Kapaun, Front:? Behind: Grace Pfeifer, Pauline Dehn, Helen Kapaun, Joe Schmidt, Emil Kraus, Hubert Langer, Mrs. Hubert Langer, Lavine Dehn, Norbert Mikula, Ferdy Mikula with Regina. Row 2: Mrs. Amelia Hartl, Frank Pfeiffer (Mary), Adeline Pfeifer, Emma Langer, Mrs. Frank (Habiger) Schmidt, Mrs. Frank Domesle, Mrs. Emil Christl with son Ernie, Mrs. Gust (Molly) Pfeiffer, Mrs. Paul Dehn, Mrs. Marie Kapaun, Mrs. Wenzel Matzke, Mrs. Ed Kraus with Gloria, Mrs. Ed Stangler, Mrs. Eddy Weber, Mrs. G. A. Kapaun, Mrs. Joe Roesslerlpartially hidden) Front: Ed Hager, Back Standing: Mrs. Joe Huebl, Mrs Habiger with Earl? , Mr. Leo Habiger. Row 3: Rohnelda Bleese, Elsie Kapaun, Mary Langer, Loretta Pfeifer, Gerty Kraus and Charles, Mrs. Joe Hartl, Lillian Pfeifer. Mrs. Frank (Sophie) Heinz and baby, Mrs. (Tillie) Greenke, Mrs. Joe Schmidt, Mrs. Frank Schmidt, Mrs. Frank Kapaun, Mrs. Ed Hager, Mrs. Joe Blasl, Mrs. Frank Freehauf and baby, Phlip Dimmer, Mrs. Phlip Dimmer, Mrs. Freddy (Selma) Mikula, Partially Hidden: ? Mr. Ed Kraus Sr., Mrs. Rosa Hueble, Fred Bayliss, Mrs. Leo Habiger and Earl, Leo Habiger Row 4: Victor Pfeifer, Joe Rossler, Frank Yanisch, Eddy Kraus, Frank Pfeifer Jr., Herman Mahlke, Frank Pfeifer, Lawrence Schmidt, Fabian Kapaun, Frank Domesle, Gust Pfeifer, Emil Christl, Joe Hartl, Joe Kapaun, Paul Dehn, Francis Decker, Frank Schmidt, Frank Kapaun, Frank Freehauf, Gust Kraus, Joe Langer, Frank Schmidt, Emil Gregor, Frank Schubert, Wenzel Matzke, John Habiger, Frank Heinz.

The Alice Band plays at the First German - Bohemian Picnic held at Casselton, June 1931 Band Members, Row 1: Glenn Hayertz, Clem Heinz, Eddy Kapaun, Otto Greenke, Gust Hartl, Evan McKay, Lloyd McKay, Lawrence Dimmer, Ralph Wavra, Joe Blasl (Band Instructor) Harvey Dehn. Row 2: Francis Kapaun, Henry Kapaun, Charles McKay, Otto Kapaun, G. A. Kapaun, Frank Kaupan, Melvin Decker, Virgil Dimmer. Lawrence Dimmer's Jeep

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This Jeep has removed snow from the Alice Community for 25 years. This vehicle has been available for emergencies over the years and has Photo of Lawerence Dimmer's Jeep and Snow Plow which keeps the provided a real service to the community. roads open in the Alice Community.

History of E.E. Stangler

Emil Ewald Stangler was born in Austria on May 10, 1879. He Mr. Stangler was a very industrious and enterprising man, came to America when he was 17 years old and settled in Casselton, albeit, quiet and unassuming. His own recipes were used and the N.D. He was employed in Casselton until 1902.He also worked at Cass seasonings were imported from Jamaica and only maple wood Lake and Deer River, Minn, and Carrington, N.D. before coming to shipped from Minnesota was used to smoke his bacon and hams Alice in 1905. As one travels about the country today and mentions living in In 1901, Mr. Stangler married Selma Backlund at Bismarck, N.D. Alice, N.D., immediately the name of Stanglers famous Meat Market Selma was born in Sweden in 1881 and came to the Verndale, Minn. is recalled, and how people came from everywhere to buy his fine area at the age of 8 years. They raised four children, Roman, Mayme, quality meats. Helen and Sylvia. Roman married Marguerite Petrich in Enderlin in The Northern Pacific Railroad runs through Alice and 1925. Mayme married John E. Williams, Sylvia married Harvey throughout the years they would get off and buy Stangler's meats. Fredrickson in 1925. She died in 1933. Helen married Harvey in 1938 Before it was possible to get an electric cooling plant in Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Stangler joined the Moravian Church in Alice Mr. Stangler built a huge ice house high in the air, with the cooling when it was organized in 1908. All their children were baptized and rooms below. He shipped in as many as fifteen carloads of ice from confirmed in this church. Detroit Lakes, Minnesota every winter. To haul and pack this ice he E.E. Stangler opened the meat market in Alice in 1905 and hired every available man in the area, young and old. A horse pulled operated it continuously for fifty-one years. In his youth, in Austria, he the large cakes of ice to the upper story of the high building. was apprenticed to a butcher and worked for him for three years to Mr. Stangler owned a quarter section of land east of Alice where learn the trade. His operations included handling and cutting of fresh he had a pasture and a building to keep feeders and livestock for meats, manufacturing of many kinds of sausage, home cured hams immediate slaughter. and bacon. In 1910 the meat market was destroyed by fire and a one story He was highly successful and the Stangler name became known cement block structure was erected to replace it. A second story for all over the United States for superior meat products. They were living quarters was added later. This building still stands in Alice and shipped to many parts of the United States, Germany and Hawaii. The is now housing the Alice Cafe. late Lionel Barrymore was one of the more famous customers. Mr. E.E. Stangler's son, Roman became associated with his father Barrymore ordered Christmas hams for himself and friends in in the meat processing business in the 1920's. Roman's widow still Hollywood for many years. lives in the home in Alice where he brought her as a bride in 1925. In the beginning, fresh meats were delivered in a wagon drawn Emil Stangler died in 1956 at the age of 77 years and his son by the horses to the farmers and people of the community during the Roman operated the market until his death in 1958. Mrs. Stangler died busy harvest season. Mrs. Stangler worked side by side with her in 1965 at the age of 83. husband while her children were growing up. When Mr. Stangler was Throughout the years that Mr. and Mrs. Stangler lived in Alice delivering to customers or busy cutting and preparing meats to make they were active in civic and church affairs and will be remembered the finished product, Mrs. Stangler was in charge of the shop. She not only for their fine meat products but also for their kindness and continued handling the over the counter sales for many years, integrity. allowing Mr- Stangler and son Roman to work in other areas of the plant without interruption. By the 1920's the business had become largely wholesale. M 5TAN61ESTS .€._€. Stangler's Jrfeat Jtfarket, Jflict, Jf, 'jjak.

E. E. Stangler's Meat Market , Alice, N. D.

E. E. Stangler taken in front of Market

E. E. Stangler Meat Market taken in 1935. Mr. and Mrs. Stangler behind counter. The Story of How "Peterson Post Office in Alice Fairway Store (Kapaun's Store) Alice Got It's Name" JAMES L. McMAHON (1919-1969) Jim McMahon was owner operator of the Alice Fairway Store Mr. Sonic Peterson came to Unites States from Lagum Kloster, from 1947 until his death in 1969. His birthplace is Minneapolis and Germany, now Schelswit, Denmark. after the death of his father, a brick and tile setter, he went with his Mr. Peterson came to this country in 1877 when he was 17 years mother and brother to Pipestone, Minn, in 1924. He graduated from old. Pipestone High School and enlisted in the USS Navy. He served 6 years He was the first man to live in the Alice community. and 2 mo. aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis, U.S.S. Current, U.S.S. He built himself a home when he came here, which was a dugout VMS. 325. in a hill, one mile south of Alice. A clump of tall trees are still standing He served in the Pacific Theater; was awarded 1 Asiatic-Pacific where he lived. Theater ribbon with 6 stars, American Theater, Phillipine Liberation, The Peterson Post Office was named after Sonic Peterson. American Defense Medal with 1 star and Victory medal. He was Mr. Peterson farmed and shared his home with his horses. married to Florence Kapaun, June 5, 1944; was discharged from Service July 1, 1946. Under his bed he dug a pit and stored his winter supply of potatoes. He never married. Mr. Peterson was a deeply religious man He was an employee of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in Calif, and read his Bible. until 1947 when he purchased "Kapaun's Store" and operated that Mr. Peterson went to live with his cousin, Fred Anderson in 1937 until his death in 1969. His children are: Dennis (wife Gloria) and died in 1942. and is buried in the Buffalo Cemetery. Radiology Dept. of St. Lukes Hosp., Fargo, N.D.; Darrel (RN) He was also known as "Sonic Pete" and was a cousin to Peter Anaesthesia School, Bismarck, N.D.; Mary, married to Dr. Craig Anderson father of Fred Anderson. He was a cousin of Mrs. Katherine Galbreath, Lisbon, N. Dak.; Ann, attending Enderlin High School, Kaim, Tower City, N.D., Earl Anderson of Watford City, N.D. and planning to enroll at Northern State College, Aberdeen, S.Dak. Wesley Anderson. Grandchildren: Lisa McMahon, Fargo, N. Dak. Wesley is living on the old Anderson farm near Alice. Wife Florence residing at Alice, N.Dak. The mystery of how "Peterson Post Office" got its name was solved by a phone call to Francis Hartl from Mrs. Katherine Kaim of Tower City after reading the May 4, 1975 Sunday Edition of the Fargo Forum which carried a large feature story of the History of Alice and the Diamond Jubilee Celebration which will take place June 6 and 7. The Bayliss Families' Pioneer Life In Clifton Mr. Sonic Peterson personally told the story of his life to his cousin Earl Peterson. Township In The 1880's By ARTHUR L. BAYLISS It was their neighbor's description of the Prairies that induced my mother, then Miss Othelia Stemms of Winona, Minn, to come to N. Dak., in the spring of 1903 to seek employment. Their neighbor had been up in this territory in July of 1879 with the intention of tiling a claim on a homestead here. He came by train to Tower City, then by team to a point 10 miles (more or less) due south of that town. There he saw two hills close together, one a little higher than the other and Paul M. Dehn both considerably higher than the surrounding land. He climbed to the top of the highest hill and looked in all directions. It looked just like the Paul Dehn was born at Chaffee, N.D. on June 25, 1886. At the age surroundings he had seen when he stood on the deck of the ship in the of thirteen years he moved with his parents to their farm home one middle of the Atlantic when he came over from Europe.-All green and and one-half miles northwest of Enderlin, N.D. At the age of twenty, in all moving-Not a tree, building, or anything else in sight-Just waving November, 1906, he came to Alice and was a clerk in the General Store prairie grass spotted with wild llowers-a beautiful sight. owned by the late Otto Redetzke. His salary was eighteen dollars per The two hills mentioned are still thee, 11 miles straight north of month. In 1910 he began employment with John Wellentin and Sons highway 46 on the Cass County line in the NW' i of Sec 7 of Clifton Twp. Implement Co. There were many business places in those early years; This same view greeted my grandfather, Joseph Bayliss when he Alice had two general stores, a lumber yard, four grain elevators, a arrived here from the East in the summer of 1879. He spent several bank, Stangler's Meat Market, two drug stores, a barbershop, days tramping around carrying a spade and digging in here and there poolhall. restaurant, hardware store, livery stable, The Gladstone to test the soil on the many quarter sections of land up for homesteads. Hotel, City Hall, two churches, a four room school, and a depot. The quarter finally decided on was the SW i of Seel ion 7 Clifton During Paul's residency in Alice the town grew to a population Township. Alter filing on the homestead and going back to Ohio to of nearly two hundred people. Twenty-lour homes were built; also the work over the winter, the spring of 1880 found Joseph Bayliss and his present Catholic Church, Moravian Church and a new City Hall and two sons. Will and Ben, back in Tower City, headed back to the land. Fire Hall. This time they bought a team of horses and other livestock and lumber In 1908 lire destroyed the hotel and livery stable, which were not to build a cabin with a lean-to on it as a temporary shelter lor the replaced, and in 1909 lire destroyed the implement shop, pool hall, livestock. barber shop, garage and blacksmith shop; however, all had been The cabin was built by April 27, 1880, but the shelter lor the rebuilt by 1910. livestock was not finished. That night a terrific late blizzard came up Paul recalls the blizzard of Nov. 1906 when there was no train suddenly across the prairie. The horses were sure to be lost it left out. set vice for a month. The cuts on the roadbeds were filled with snow to and there was only one thing to do-bring them into the shelter with the a height of twelve feet. During the "tieup" on the rail branchlines, the family for the night. The storm lasted only one day. and the family merchants had their commodities shipped by train to Buffalo, N.D., resumed work alter it was over. twelve miles north, and then delivered to Alice by sleigh, drawn by a The first job was to pick up the buffalo bones which covered the tour-horse team. prairies as far as you could see. The ravines leading into the Maple In 1910. Paul married Emma Wellentin, daughter of Mr. and River yielded many wagon loads of them and were the first source of Mrs John Wellentin. They had a family of five children; Harvey and ready cash. Hones were bought at all the railroad stations and shipped LaVine (Mrs. Harvey Peterson), both of Moorhead, Minn.; Pauline East to be processed, the price being $8.00 per ton. The income does (Mrs. Alvin Peterson), Enderlin, N.D.; Grace of Bow, Wash, and not sound big alter hauling (hem 12 miles to the station, but at that Marilyn (Mrs. Donald Saur), Watsonville, Calif. time a farm hand got only $10.00 per month as wages and the day Throughout the years Paul was active in civic and church started at lour o'clock in the morning and lasted until dark. Furs also organizations. He was a member of Alice school board, the twelve- offered a welcome source of cash. The rivers were lull of muskrats piece "German Brass Band" and at one time was manager of the and mink. Fox and coyote also were plentiful. Before plowing could baseball team. The family were all members of St. Henry's Parish. progress, gophers by the thousands that infested the prairies had to be The year 1947 he and Mrs. Dehn sold their home in Alice and trapped and poisoned. moved to Enderlin. Mrs. Dehn died two years ago and Paul continues to make his home in Enderlin. He enjoys baseball and horse racing. On The summer of 1880 was mostly spent getting ready for the June 25, 1975 Paul will mark his eighty-ninth (89th) birthday. following winter. Hay had to be cut and stacked, and fire breaks had to be plowed around the buildings and hay stacks. A well was dug and town sold four to-six carloads of binder twine a year. Freight coming fuel and food provided. In those days the first blizzard meant you into town to be unloaded was commonly three to six cars a day. didn't take the horses out until spring. With no roads, the ravines filled Little machinery was used to start with, mostly a walking plow with buffalo bones, for they stampeded into -them when they were and a large wooden roller to roll down the new sod. This consisted of three oak rollers each about two feet in diameter and four feet long. chased by wolves or Indians. The first year or two, grain was cut with a hand cradle or scythe, then Travel in winter was done on a pair of snowshoes. This winter, came the reaper, the hand tie binder, a woods wire tie binder and then 1880-81, found two claim shanties in the 13 miles between the Bayliss the six foot binder. Horse pulled hay mowers go back to the Eighties homestead and Tower City. Winter travel consisted of a trip on foot and hay rakes dumped by hand. The big changes came in threshing about once every two weeks, if the weather was good, to Tower City to machinery. I have no account of threshing being done by horse-power, pick up some needed food and the mail. although it was not uncommon. Steam threshing engines were in use Winter passed uneventfully except for the loss of one of the right after the Civil War. Case built them for farm engines use in 1869, horses, leaving only one. More power was needed to break up the sod, so portable engines were here as soon as there was any grain to thresh. so a yoke of oxen was purchased the next spring. A hundred acres of In the Eighties bundles were shocked and then stacked. The stacks prairie sod was broken and worked down for crop the first three years. often as not stood over winter. Threshing at that time was a year round Following two oxen and a walking breaker plow was not easy. business if you had a rig. Rigs were few and a big investment. A big The big job was to keep the oxen out of the river in hot weather. When problem in later years was rats getting into stacks left over winter. you got close to the river they would smell the water and make a trip into it plow and all. There was only one thing to do; that was to go in By the time the boys were ten years old they had threshing jobs, after them. It was not as much fun as it sounds. A big problem was cutting bands and bucking straw. Blowers and self-feeders did not breaking sharp plow lays in the tough prairie sod and roots, but Mr. come into use extensively before 1895 to 1900. The portable engines Bayliss, being an excellent blacksmith, soon bought a forge and started to be replaced with traction (self-propelled) around 1880. The sharpened his own lays as well as for many of the neighbors. grain stacking was pretty well out of the picture by 1900. The last grain Blacksmithing and horse shoeing provided extra revenue until the stacked on the Bayliss farm was in 1912. The same year Joseph town of Alice was founded in 1900. Bayliss retired from the farm. His youngest son, George Bayliss, In the spring of 1881 work was started on a new barn as Mrs. having married Othelia Stimm of Winona, Minn., Nov. 1, 1905, rented Bayliss and the other three children were coming to N. Dak. from the farm. Ohio. Also coming with them was a man named Henry Toulmine who Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bayliss moved to Fargo and returned in the fall of 1906. Mrs. Bayliss passed away in July, 1911. Joseph Bayliss had filed on the SE'4 of Section 10, joining the Bayliss land. One day a number of people were seen coming in that direction across the made his home with his son, William, in Enderlin, until he passed prairie. It was decided on the spot that it was a band of Indians coming away in April 1923 at the age of 86 years. to run the livestock, and whatever else they could get, off the place. William, married Mary Iviason of Kipping, Ontario, in 1890 Imagine the surprise in the midst of a defense maneuver to find the They had three children: William Jr., deceased; Edwin, Roseberg band of Indians were the Ohio neighbor and other members of the Wash ; and Mabel (Mrs. Roswell Warner) of Enderlin. His first wife Bayliss family. The winter of 1881-82 saw the family all together under died and in 1905 he married Altha Warner. Their son, Ralph, makes his one roof, the house having an upstairs reached by a ladder for extra home in Enderlin. The land first homesteaded by William Bayliss Sr sleeping room. Hay for the livestock was stacked away from the barn is now larmed by a grandson, Virgil Warner. on a hill. At that time you kept a bail of binder twine or washline in the George Bayliss' oldest son, Art L. Bayliss, now lives-in Enderlin house so that, in case of a blizzard you tied one end to the door knob and Sidney in Fargo. Mr. and Mrs. George Bayliss retired to Alice and took the other end with you when you headed for the barn so if you when Art came home from the service in the spring of 1943 They missed the barn you could just follow the line back. Without a line you moved to Enderlin, Nov. 21, 1946. Othelia Bayliss passed away Nov. 3, likely would be found next spring. A blizzard of the week long variety 1953. and George Bayliss pased away Dec. 26, 1953, both at Enderlin' moved in once. The hay in the barn was soon used up. As for the stack The homestead on the farm still stands, the first building in Clifton away from the barn on the hill, it might as well have been the moon. It Township. It stood there alone in the spring of 1880. was then remembered that all the bed ticks (improvised mattresses) were filled with prairie hay. This was stuffed into bags and carried along the rope line to the barn to keep the animals alive until the stacks of hay could be reached. After that, at least one hay stack was built close to the barn each fall. The barn had a bucket well so that water could be reached. The spring of 1882 saw another big event on May 28. A son was A Pioneer Told His Story born at Tower City to the Joseph Bayliss family, George Arthur Bayliss, father of Art and Sidney Bayliss. Four years later in 1886, a Mr. Bleese lived in the Alice area all his adult life. About 1900 he new daughter, Edith Bayliss was born. This completed Joseph's bought land south of Alice and constructed farmstead buildings. He family of nine children. In 1886 the eldest son, William started on a retired to Enderlin when his son, Wilbert, took over the farm. Mr. farm of his own on the NE'4 Section 32, Clifton Township. William Bleese died in February, 1953. Bayliss Sr. lived on the place until 1934 when he moved to Enderlin. As he approached his eighty-first birthday, which he celebrated One of the towns of the Eighties was the town of Bailey, located Saturday, May 17, 1952, Fred Bleese, who came to this vicinity more on the Sheyenne River, about three miles northwest of the present than 10 years before there was an Enderlin, put down on paper his town of Kathryn, consisting of a water and steam powered flour mill reminisces of his boyhood and youth. Following is an account of the and a general store. The settlers for many miles around would bring ocean voyage and long train trip from his birthplace in Germany, and their wheat to the mill and have it ground into flour. of his early days on the North Dakota prairie. Mr. Bayliss made this 20-mile trip many times, usually in the HOW 1 CAME TO AMERICA fall, with both oxen and horses. It was a big two-day trip with an by Fred Bleese overnight stay with friends along the way. One winter, mice ruined a I came to America with my parents in 1882. I was born in large part of the winter supply of flour. The prairie was under snow so Berkenbruke, Germany, about 100 miles from Berlin, on May 17, 1871 no hauling could be done by the team. Grandfather got out the snow I went to school in Germany four years and for four months in this shoes, took a bushel of wheat on his back, and made the two-day trip to country when I was 17. the mill on foot. The mill at Bailey was destroyed by fire about 1916. My grandfather Krueger, my mother's father, and two of my Because of the 10 miles to market, hauling was a big job. The uncles came out here in 1877, or 1878, I'm not sure which year. coming of the Soo Line to Enderlin in 1891 saw a flour mill being built My father had a small farm in Germany. He sold the farm in there. The foundation of the steam engine is still there. March or April and in May we started for America. This mill used steam power entirely and was fired with a flax There were four families that left the same day, my grand­ straw bought from the farmers. This provided the farm boys with father, my lather and mother and six of us children, my Uncle Kraft winter income as quite a little flax was raised on new land. A big and Uncle Petrich and their families, and Mr. Klingbeil and his change in trade came in 1900 with the Casselton Branch of the Nor­ family. Klingbeil went to Canada and we to Dakota. thern Pacific Railroad. This brought the town of Alice four miles away May the seventeenth we boarded the ship at Hamburg. from our farm. The town of Alice grew fast, at one time having four We boys had lots of fun on the ship. One day it was very stormy grain elevators, three hotels, two general stores, three implement and the ship was bobbing up and down like a duck. We were on the houses and threshing machine dealers. Among other farm items, the second floor and the windows were covered with water most of the time. You know how boys are, I wanted to investigate, so I got on top Kolzes, the Klingbeils, the Schultzes and the Schatzkes. The Oehlkes, of a box and got to working on a window and got it open. Just at that Utkes and Schatzkes came in 1881, I think. time a big wave hit the ship and the water splashed over my head. My mother got frightened and I quickly closed the window. After that a man came and locked the windows. My father must have told him what happened. GREAT GRANDFATHER-JAMES McKAY FAMILY When we got to New York, they put us off at Castle Garden. They must have unloaded 2,000 people from all parts of Europe. Mr. and Mrs. James McKay came to Buffalo about 1880. Their A German man came and he said "Alle die nach Dakota gehen, family consisted of one daughter, Rachel, four sons, Dan, Hector, Neil kommt mit mir.All those that go to Dakota, come with me.) There will and James, Jr., all deceased. They came from Teeswater, Ontario, be no trains going out for a day or two" and they believed him, and our Canada, and homesteaded the land now owned by Frank Biggers. families went along with him. Although they homesteaded in a sod shanty, in 1909 James McKay We stayed there over night, maybe the next day, that I don't built the house that is there now. The blue print for this house was know. He gave us beds and board, but none of us had much money, and ordered from the Sears, Roebuck Catalog. when they paid him he tried to beat my uncles out of $10. Dan was married to Jennie Gilmore of Browns Valley, Minn. Both my aunts went after him and he gave the $10 back. After he They farmed for a time near here and had three daughters, Christine had some of our money, we went back to Castle Garden. (Mrs. Dwight Biggers, Buffalo), Virginia (Mrs. Wallace Moline, They had crooks 70 years ago and we've got them today. Valley City), Hazel (Mrs. Jack Nueman of Mountain Home, Arkan­ I don't remember any more if we got on the train that same day sas). In 1910 they homesteaded in Billings County near Belfield, Mrs. or not. Well, they put us on the train and next city we stopped at was McKay passd away on July 19,1913. The children were brought back to Buffalo, New York and the next stop was Chicago. There we had to live at their grandfathers, James McKay. Dan McKay passed away Dec. 9, 1916. change from one depot to another and for transportation they used horse buses. Christine McKay was married to Ottis Biggers for a few short Just as soon as we arrived at the next depot and the bus driver years before his death in 1925. They had one child, Virginia (Mrs. Art found the door, here was a man again. He talked German and tried to Kahlke, Dent, Minn.). She later married Dwight Biggers on Sept. take us along, but my Grandmother, she surely gave it to him. She 9.1937. called him a thief and a robber, and then he went. Dwight Biggers was born in Illinois 1895. He came with his At the depot they had a man who talked German and he told us family to North Dakota when he was 15. After he was married he to stay in the depot and there we could buy bread and coffee. bought the farm and lived in the house where Christine had been born. The next stop was St. Paul, and from there we went to Fargo. They had two children, Franklin and Donna (Mrs. A.W. Jackson). But in Fargo we had to stay, the train did not run any further that day, Dwight died on October 4, 1964. so they put us in an old house overnight. It did not cost anything, and Franklin Biggers was born on Aug. 11, 1938. In 1958 he started the next day we went to Casselton. farming the original McKay homestead. After his fathers death he My uncle and one of his neighbors came and got us. They both rented his parents farm where his mother still lives. On Sept. 7, 1963 he had lumber wagons, and that was a rough ride! It was ten or twelve was married to Laura Wolsky. They have three children Keith, Terri miles to his farm. and LaDonna. From there my father went west and he took up a homestead two miles northeast of Enderlin but at that time we did not know anything about Enderlin. The railroad was built first in 1891, and JOSEPH LANGER FAMILY through Sheldon in 1882. Joseph Langer was born in Austria Nov. 12, 1846. He married The first lumber father had to haul from Buffalo, and Fred Rosa Schmidt who was also born in Austria December 28, 1851. They Oehlke's grandfather helped him build the house, 16 by 12 and a lean to were married in June 1874. 16 by 10 of double boards and tar paper. We all stayed at my uncle's To this union were born 9 children. Mary (Mrs. Frank Pfeifer until the house was done, then my grandmother and mother and five of Joseph Jr., Emil, Julius, Hubert, Augusta (Mrs. Ernest Melander), the children went out there, and I had to stay at my uncle's and herd Amelia (Mrs. Gust Kapaun) Frank, and Hattie (Mrs. Frank Miller). cows. Frank and Hattie were born here in Clifton Township. That was a lonesome job, all alone out on the prairie. I surely got Joseph Langer and son, Joseph Jr. came to the United States homesick for Germany. I'd had to herd cows there, but there had been from Austria in the summer of 1892. Mary, their oldest daughter three of us close together. preceded him to the United States. For the winter. 1 went home for a time, so there were nine of our Joseph and son, Joseph Jr. worked on the Ed Weber and Frank family and my uncle Petrich's family, although two of his children Langer (father of Sen. William Langer) farms in the Casselton, N. staved with my uncle William Kreueger for the winter. Anyway, there Dak. area. was not much room left in that small house. When they had earned enough money, they sent for Mrs. Joseph It surely was cold that winter and it blizzarded some times three (Rosa) Langer and the rest of the children. They settled at Everest, N. or four days. We had a small cookstove but green wood to burn. Dak. where they continued to work. Later they moved to Clifton My father and uncle Petrich went to a farmer who had wood Township. along I he Maple River and he sold them big water elms. If I remember In 1897, Mr. Langer purchased a quarter of land two miles west right, they paid $19 for it, but when they brought it home they found out of Alice from Edward Stangler, where they lived until 1902. He then it killed the fire. bought the farm 5 miles west and 1 mile north of Alice, where Mrs. Then my uncle got in some hay and twisted it and it kept the fire Frank (Minnie) Langer now lives from John and Theresa Yanish. burning. They kept some wood on top of the stove to dry, and I guess In 1915 they built a new house on their farm 2 miles west of Alice thev found some dry wood somewhere. where they lived until 1925. They celebrated their 50th Wedding Aniversary in June 1924. One afternoon during a blizzard, the house caught f ire on top beside Joseph died November 14,1925. His wife Rosa died 10 days later, the stove pipe. November 24, 1925. It just happened that I looked up and told my aunt that there was They had 43 grandchildren. some snow blowing on the clothes she had hanging upstairs. Joseph Langer Jr. was born in Austria August 21, 1878. He came She was drinking coffee, but she handed the cup to my uncle and to the United Stales with his father at the age of 14 in 1892. she looked up and said, "The house is on fire!" Uncle took the coffee can and used the coffee to kill the fire inside, and my father ran outside He lived with his parents at Everest, N. Dak. and worked in the and went on top of the roof and tore off some shingles that were bur­ Casselton area a few years before they moved to the Alice, N. Dak. ning. My brother and I handed him the water as quick as we could and area. we saved the house. He started farming in Clifton Township in 1906. Joseph Jr. Married Emma Zimprich October 26, 1908 at Jessie, We surely thanked God for it, for if the house had burned we all N. Dak. could have frozen to death. In 1909, they bought part of the R.S. Lewis farm 5 miles north I am glad that I grew up in the United States, the best country in and 1 mile east of Alice, where they lived until 1918. They then moved the world. to their farm 4 miles west of Alice on which they had built a new set of Of all the families that came out here about the same time, only buildings. ten of the original members are still living. These families were the They had 9children, 7 living. Mary, Joseph III, Emma, Edward, Bleeses the Krafts, the Petrichs, Oehlkes, the Utkes, the Lindemans, Agnes, Raymond and Francis. North Dskffta Stifc Librae Bismarck, N. D. 58505 The children all attended school at District No. 50, two miles THE EMIL LANGER FAMILY north of their place. Emil Langer Sr. was born in Austria to Joe and Rose Langer on They retired from farming and moved to Valley City, N. Dak. Dec. 20,1882. He came to the United States as a lad of 10 years with his the fall of 1947. parents. He went to school until old enough to work. After working out They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in October 1958 for a time, he began his own farm one and one half miles north of the at St. Catherine's Church, Valley City, North Dakota. old Langer homestead. Joseph Jr. died January 20, 1959. His wife Emma, was born Lena (Knack) Langer was born on Dec. 2, 1892. On Oct. 31, 1910 December 9, 1888 at Jessie, North Dakota. She died February 4, 1962. Emil Langer Sr. and Lena Knack, of St. Paul, Minn, were married. There are 23 grandchildren and 29 great granchildren. They were members of St. Henry's Catholic Church of Alice. The They were members of the Catholic Church in Alice and Valley couple had four children: Emil Langer Jr. born Sept. 18, 1911; City, North Dakota. Rudolph Langer born Oct. 15, 1912. 'He died Nov. 25, 1922; Sadie Mary Langer was born Nov. 3, 1910. She married Fredrich Langer born Aug. 4,1914; Ernest Langer born April 10,1916. Bayliss. October 15, 1931 in St. Henry's Church, Alice, No. Dak. They Mr. and Mrs. Emil Langer Sr. farmed until 1942 when they moved now live in Valley City, N. Dak. to Alice. They have 2 children, Bernard and Mrs. Duane (Betty Lou) Emil Langer Sr. died at the age of 65, Dec. 22,1947 at Alice. He had Stallman. There are 11 grandchildren. 4 brothers and 4 sisters, 8 grandchildren. His wife lived in Alice until They are members of St. Catherine's Church, Valley City. 1968. She then took residence at the Bethany Towers rest home, where Joseph Langer III was born January 26, 1913. He married she is still living at the age of 82. She has 4 brothers and 5 sisters, 8 Margaret Weis March 28, 1940 in St. Patrick s Church, Enderlin, N. grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great­ Dak. They live on the former R.S. Lewis farm, 5 miles north and 1 mile grandchildren, which are all living. east of Alice, which his dad purchased in 1909. They are members of Ernest Langer was born April 10, 1916 in Clifton Township to Emil St. Henry's Church, Alice, N. Dak., and are both active in the church. and Lena Langer. He attended school in Clifton Township. Ernest Emma Langer was born May 29, 1915. She married Frank J. Langer and Beatrice Stangler were married in Oct. of 1938 at St. Fiebiger Sept. 24, 1935 in St. Henry's Church, Alice, N. Dak. They live Henry's Catholic Church in Alice. They farmed on the home farm in Casselton, N. Dak. until 1957. After leaving the farm, Mr. Langer has been employed at They have four children, Francis, Vernon, Leo and Mrs. Duane Cass Clay Creamery Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Langer raised three children: Ronald. (Shirley) Hodgson. Georgetown, Minn.; Gary, Roseville, Minn.; Mrs. Mike (Monica) They have 11 grandchildren. Sehloesser, Fargo. They are members of St. Leo's Church, Casselton, N. Dak. The Ernie Langer's have 2 grandchildren, Diana and Debra, Edward Langer was born May 12, 1920. He served in the U.S. daughters of Ronald Langer. Army during World War II from 1942-1945. He was attached to the 95th Emil Langer Jr., son of the late Emil Langer, Sr. and Lena Langer, Infantry Division, Co.K., 377th BN. He had his training in Camp Swift, a resident of Bethany Towers Retirement Home, Fargo, N.D. was Fort Camp Houston and Camp Polk in Texas, Camp Coxcomb, born in 1911, on his parent's farm home three and one-half miles California, Indiantown Gap, Penn., West Virginia Maneuver Area, northeast of Alice. Camp Miles Standish, Mass. He served overseas in Holland, France, In 1936 Emil went to Bismarck to work for the Chevrolet Motor Belgium and Germany. He was wounded twice in action. He was Company. He married Marie Kerzman, daughter of the late Mr. and hospitalized in England and was awarded the "Purple Heart". Mrs. Kerzman of Garrison, N.D. They returned to his parents farm in He married Barbara Weis May 12,1947 in St. Mary's Cathedral, 1939 to assist his father, who was in failing health, in the operation of Fargo, N. Dak. the farm. They have 6 children, Rosemary married John Chenze. They have two daughters, Samantha and Desaree. They live near Lake In 1944 Emil Jr., Marie and small son, Rodney Charles, moved to Park, Minn. Fargo. A son, Dennis Eugene, was born there in 1947. Edward Charles (Chuck) married Linda Belcourt. They live in Rodney graduated from NDSU in Fargo with a B.A. degree in Fargo, N. Dak. electrical engineering. He and his family live in Tucson, Ariz, where Sandra married Donald Teegarden, they have one daughter, Rodney is employed by Hughes Air Craft Corporation. Rebecca. They live in West Fargo, N. Dak. Dennis holds an MS in electrical engineering and he, his wife, and Roger is serving in the Army. He is presently stationed at Fort one child live in Dayton, Ohio. Dennis is employed by the National Carson. Colorado. Cash Register Company. Russell and Jeffrey go to school in Enderlin and are living at Emil Jr. and Marie continue to make their home in Fargo. home. Julius E. Langer Sr. was born in Austria Nov. 10, 1884. He came to They live on their farm (formerly his dads) four miles west of the United States in 1892 and grew up near Casselton, N. Dak. and Alice, N. Dak. worked in the Alice area till he bought a farm from Charles Spink in Besides farming, Edward is employed at the Alice Grain Clifton Township. He married Christine Zimprich at Jessie, N.D. in Company. 1911. They are members of St. Henry's Church, Alice, North Dakota. They then lived on their farm until 1938 when they moved to They have three grandchildren. Kelliher, Minn, returning to N. Dak. in 1944 and farmed until 1946 when they retired to Valley City, N. Dak. Agnes Langer was born December 12, 1922. She married David Collins March 2, 1945 in St. Joseph's Church, Moorhead, Minn. They In October 1961 they celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. live at West Fargo, N. Dak. Mr. Langer died in 1969. They were members of the Catholic Church. They have 5 children, David Jr., Alfred, Leroy, Richard and They raised seven children. Christine, Julius, twins Leo and Audrey. Lawrence, Gladys, Rose and William. They all attended Clifton They have three grandchildren. District No. 50 school. Raymond Langer was born November 15, 1925. He served in the Christine Langer (Mrs. Clemence Kuklok), was born in 1912 and Korean War from 1950-1952. grew up in the Alice area. She married Clemence Kuklok and now He married Jacqueline Schlief October 7, 1953 in St. Anthony of lives on a farm at Amenia, N. Dak. They have two children. Robert Padua Church, Fargo, N. Dak. They live on their farm near Tower married Lois Hudson and lives by Casselton, N. Dak. Joyce Adams is City. N. Dak. living at Amenia. They have 5 children, Michael, Suzette, Mrs. Wayne (Sherry) They have four grandchildren. Nelson. Kraig and Shelly. Julius E. Langer Jr.was born in 1914, lived in Clifton Township until They have one grandson. he moved to Kelliher, Minn, in 1938 with his parents. Entered the They are members of St. Thomas Church, Buffalo, N. Dak. army in July 1942 at Camp Barkley Texas, Camp Killmore New Suzelte is in the National Guard, stationed at Fort Jackson, N.C. Jersey, Needles California and Long Island, went to England twice on Francis Langer was born Dec. 13, 1929. He served in the Korean the medical ship, The Charles A. Stafford. He was discharged in 1945. War from 1948-1952. He married Yvonne Lahren from Kindred, N. He worked in Valley City till 1951. Dak. April 8. 1964 in St. Henry's Church, Alice, N. Dak. He married Mary Behm at Fingal, N. Dak. in 1949. Later they They have one daughter, Joyce. moved to Moorhead, Minn. They live near Forman, N. Dak. In 1957 they moved to Clifton Township to the former Emil Langer They are members of St. Mary's Church in Forman. Sr. farm, on which they still reside. They have six children. Carol (Mrs. Bruce Schmidt) living at Lorraine Frank Langer was born May 21, 1921. He farms his land Valley City, N. Dak.; Larry now in the Marines in Hawaii;Renee, west of Alice and lives with his mother. Michelle, Beverly and Kevin at home. He went to grade school district No. 50 and he graduated from Alice They are members of St. Henry's Church of Alice. High School May, 1939. Lawrence C. Langer was born in 1916. He grew up in Clifton On Jan. 21, 1936 he walked six miles to school in Alice to take his Township. He married Jane Ramsett at Fingal, N. Dak. in 1943. exams in 40 below zero weather, as all roads were blocked. They still reside on the home place and are members of St. He is a member of St. Henry's Church, Alice, N.D. Henry's Church at Alice, N. Dak. Marilyn Mavis Langer was born April 12, 1925. She went to school Leo C. Langer was born in 1916 and grew up in Clifton Township. at District No. 50 in Clifton Township. She now lives at Jamestown, He started faming the John Spink farm in 1946. N.D. He married Ruth Aljoe in Alice, N. Dak. in 1947. They still reside Elden Bernard Langer was born March 3, 1930. He went to school on the same farm and are members of St. Henry's Church of Alice, N. at District No. 50, one mile east and one mile north of his home. He Dak. also went to school in Fingal, N.D. They have'three children. Wayne married Maureen Bittner and He entered the Army during the Korean War, 1952-1954. He was in lives in Fargo, N. Dak.; Gary married Pamela Thinjon and lives in artillery and radio communications. He trained at Fort Bliss, Texas Jamestown, N. Dak.; Debbie is at home. and Battle Creek, Mich. He served overseas at Okinowa and Japan. Gladys Langer (Mrs. Herbert Rutherford). Gladys was born in Elden married Dorothy Gerner June 25, 1954. They live on their 1917 and grew up in Clifton Township. She was married to Herbert farm (the former Emil Stangler farm) four miles west and one mile Rutherford at Oriska, N. Dak. in 1943. north of Alice. They farmed in the Casselton and Tower City area. They have eight children: Melody Ann, Bonnie Jean, Julie Marie, Thev raised six children. Virginia (Mrs. John Benedict), Shirley Eileen Mary, Donna Lynn, Diane Rose and twins Sandy Marie and (Mrs. Claud Tugmon), Donna (Mrs. Richard Northy), Kathy (Mrs. Sara Maureen. Raymond O'Farrell), Raymond and Harley. There are seven grand­ Besides farming Elden enjoys doing carpenter work. children. They are members of St. Henry's Church, Alice, N.D. Gladys died in 1968. Hattie Langer was born September 14, 1897 on the farm 5 miles Rose Langer (Mrs. Wilbur Winters). Rose was born in 1930, west and 1 mile north of Alice, where Mrs. Frank (Minnie) Langer grew up in the Alice area. She married Wilbur Winters in 1950 at now lives. Valley City. N. Dak. January 18, 1917, she married Frank J. Miller in St. Paul, Min­ They live at Halloway, Minn. nesota. They raised six children, Maryls Smith, Pamela Schultz, They farmed 2 miles north and 1 mile west of Alice, North Dakota Barbara. Patrick, Linda and Karen. They have two grandchildren. for a year. William L. Langer was born in 1936. He moved to Minnesota In 1918 they moved to their farm 1 mile north and 3 miles east of with his folks. Fingal, North Dakota. It used to be the Baumgartner farm. He graduated from St. Catherine's in Valley City, entered the They had 4 children: Viola, Lucille, Frank Jr. and Delores. Army May 1958. He was stationed in Colorado, So. Dak. and Min­ After the children grew up and got married they moved into Fingal. nesota. Frank died June 15,1954 and Hattie died August 29,1966. He married Joyce Lundburg May 1960 at Platte, S. Dak. He was There are 20 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. discharged from the service in 1961. Viola Miller married John Steidl. They live on their farm near They now live in Moorhead, Minn. They have three children: Fingal, North Dakota. Cindy. Nancy and Amy. They had 5 children, 4 living. Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) Bebernitz, New York; Mrs. Joseph Hubert Langer was born January 8, 1886 in Austria. He came to (Marlys) Ripplinger, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Dale (Joan) Deur- the United States with his parents in 1892. mier, Minneapolis, Minn.; and Marie at home. He married Leona Sumner in 1912. They farmed near Oriska, N.Dak. before moving to Minnesota near Kelliher. They have 8 grandchildren. Lucille Miller married Roy Klinger. They live at Gettysburg, South He was killed in a truck-tractor accident, August 22,1951. Dakota. His wife Leona died in December 1970. They have 5 children: James, Gary, Roy Jr., Mrs. Myron Augusta Langer was born February 2, 1888 in Austria. She came (Kathleen) Miller and David at home. to the United States with her parents. They have 9 grandchildren. She married Ernest Melander and lived in St. Paul, Minnesota. Frank Jr. married Delilah Zimprich. They have 6 children: Mrs. They had a son, Russell, born August 6,1910. Frederic (Rosalie) Gruman, Mrs. Susan Brooks, Gregory, John, Mary She died at the age of 24, December 3,1912. and Joseph. Amelia Langer was born December 12, 1891 and came to the They have one grandchild. United States in 1892 from Austria with her parents. She lived near Delores Miller married Henry Huber. They live in Fargo. They Casselton, N. Dak. until her parents came to the Alice vicinity. She have 5 children: Linda, Mrs. Phillip (Beverly) Glaim, Lawrence, married Ernest Melander in 1913 and lived in St. Paul, Minn, until they Carol and Karen (twins). came to North Dakota. They farmed near Fingal. They have one grandchild. They had three children. Mrs. Jack (Violet) Yanish, living at Valley City, N. Dak.; Mrs. Harlan (Beatrice) Weaver, living at St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Bill (Maisie) Peterson, living at St. Paul, Minn. JOE. J. BLASL AND FAMILY Amelia is now living in Valley City, N. Dak. Frank Albert Langer was born August 1, 1894 in Clifton Joe Blasl was born July 18, 1896 at Michelsdorf, Krs. Landskron, Township on the Bernard Stangler farm. He grew up in the Sudetenland, Austria-Hungary. Upon completion of his ap­ Alice area and went to school in District No. 85. He attended St. prenticeship as a cabinet maker in his home town, he came to the US Gerald's Catholic school in Barnes County. Mrs. George (Marie) in the summer of 1914, settling briefly at Waterville, Minn, where his Pollock was one of his teachers there. two brothers and sister Bertha (later Roessler) were making their November 6,1918, Frank married Minnie Heger in Fargo, N.D. home. He started and continued farming on his dad's place which he From there, he came to the Casselton area, working for a time with later bought. Mrs. Frank (Minnie) Langer and son Lorraine the railroad under section boss Joe Janisch and traveling as far west still live and farm there. as Lewistown, Montana. Following this stint with the railroad, he They had three children, Lorraine Frank, Marilyn Mavis joined his sister and brother-in-law in farming in the Alice-Lucca and Elden Bernard. vicinity, coming to Alice in the mid-20's to begin working full time at They celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in November, his carpentry trade. In the late 20's (1927 or 1928) he became director 1960. of a group of local musicians which grew to about 20 members. They They are members of St. Henry's Church, Alice, N.D. entertained frequently at dances and community celebrations, with Frank served on the township board. He died November old-time waltzes, polkas and his favorite Sousa marches, until the mid- 1, 1961. 30's. They have eight grandchildren. At Christmias, 1929, he returned to his homeland where, on May the College there. They have a son, Micah James. Ed passed away on 6, 1930, he married Elfriede Lerch. They returned to Alice in August March 26, 1973 and was buried in the Lisbon Cemetery on March 29. 1930 to.make their home there. In the following years, he and his construction crew were occupied building numerous barns and houses in the Alice vicinity and at the height of the Depression he joined the RAYMOND KEMMER FAMILY WPA as construction foreman for the building of the Alice community Raymond's folks Fred and Augusta Kemrner farmed near Alice hall. (In fact, they built the hall twice; I seem to remember that the before 1900. Three boys and one girl were born there: Irene Kemrner building was nearing completion when it burned to the ground and had (deceased), Virgil Kemrner living on the farm, Erbin Kemrner living to be rebuilt.) in Sunland, California. Raymond took over the farm in 1935. Raymond In 1940, with little construction going on in Alice, he began married Beatrice Mitchell in 1938. They have been living on the home working at the Stockyards Lumber yard in West Fargo, commuting place since. They have four children: Mrs. Larry (Colleen) Buhr back to Alice on week-ends until August of 1942 when the family moved living on a farm at Buffalo, Terry Kemrner teaching school in New to West Fargo permanently. There he went into business for himself, Rockford, Connie Kemrner now helping her dad farm, Debbie Kem­ establishing the Farmer's Supply Co. In the early 50's he began con­ rner going to VCTC. They belong to United Methodist Church in struction of the Riverside Motel which he and his wife owned and Enderlin. They raise a herd of Purebred Chester White Hogs. operated until his death on Jan. 30, 1969. Mrs. Blasl and daughter Esther are now continuing the operation of the motel. JOHN PAUL FAMILY HISTORY John Paul was born in Shelland, Denmark, July 14,1851. He was the son of a blacksmith and machine agent. In 1879, he came to Dakota FRANK BLASL FAMILY Territory and took a homestead six miles nothwest of Alice. In 1882, he was united in marriage to Mary Schmidt of Tower City, N.D. The land comprising Alice, North Dakota today (SW'/i Sec. 18- 138-54) was once the farmland owned by Frank Blasl. He purchased it John and Mary were parents of six children, 5 sons and 1 from Joseph Miller in 1890, and plotted the the townsite in 1900 when daughter. Charles, Henry, Louis, and August are deceased. Fred, age the Northern Pacific Railway established a station there. When the 90, and Bertha, age 86 reside at Tower City. railroad came through, the shanty which was then their home stood John Paul farmed his land with oxen for five years. He died in about in the place where the depot now stands. It, and a small barn, July 1918, at the age of 69. Mrs. Paul died in October 1941, age 83. were moved several times, first to where the bank building is now, and Louis Paul and wife Martha Boehm were parents of two later east of the present school building. A new house was built in 1903. children, Ralph and wife Grace live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, An artesian well was dug in 1918. A new 66 foot long barn was built in daughter Lois Paul Pederson lives at Cut Bank, Montana. 1919. The cost of the lumber was $1,376.00; labor $700.00; paint and August married Irene Gillund of Nome, N.D. in 1929. They labor $100.00'; filling inside barn $100.00; total cost $2,276.00 Mr. Blasl farmed the homestead of his father. They have five children- was known for being neat and orderly, especially the areas of the Dale and wife Ramona farm near Buffalo, N. D. farmyard, garage and machinery. He played the mouth organ and the Donna (Mrs. Francis Foster) lives at Riverton, Illinois. accordion. Dennis and wife Jeanne live at LaMoure, N.D. Frank Blasl was the oldest son of Joseph and Rosa Blasl. He was Donald and wife Erlys live on a farm northwest of Alice. Eryls is born on August 15, 1866 at Micheldorf, Germany. When he was formerly of Kathyrn, N. D. and was born in 1941 at Portland, Ore. eighteen months old, he and his parents emigrated to the United States They have one daughter and three sons, Rhonda, Brian, Bradley settling at Yankton, South Dakota. When the sail boat bringing them to and Daniel. The farm on which they now reside was formerly owned America sprung a leak, everyone on board regardless of wealth had to by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sadek but now is owned by the family of the late E. take their turn bailing water. F. Murray. On October 10, 1894 Frank Blasl married Emilie Hartl of David and his mother, Irene, still operate the farm David's Everest, North Dakota at Fargo. Witnesses were Frank J. Weber and grandfather started in 1879. David's father, August, died in 1965. Mrs. Mary Weber. Emilie, or Amelia, Blasl was born on June 29, 1867 at Paul is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, N.D. Micheldorf, Germany. At about eleven years of age, she and her WENZEL MATZKE FAMILY brother Julius emigrated to America, staying with a sister at Plain- view, Minnesota. Mr. Wenzel Matzke was born in Michaelsdorf, Austria, Oct. 20, Four children were born to the union of Frank and Emilie: 1868. He married Marie Kapaun also of Michaelsdorf. In the spring of Gustave Henry 'Gus,' Henry Julius 'Hank,' and Henrietta Rose 1898, they and their daughter Marie, and Mrs. Matzke's parents, Mr. Hattie.' A boy died in infancy and was buried in Ed. Hager's flower and Mrs. Josef Kapaun, came directly to Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. garden which was behind his hotel poolroom and Kapaun Brothers Kapaun later made their home with their daughter and her husband. store. In 1900 Mr. Matzke bought a quarter section with small buildings Frank Blasl died at his farm home on February 21, 1942 and was in Hill Township from Henry Jacobson. The land was eight miles buried in the Alice Cemetery on February 14. His parents, Joseph and south of Buffalo. Later these buildings were replaced by a new larger Rosa, were also buried there. set, and 320 acres added to the farm. Emilie Blasl passed away at the home of her daughter, Hattie, Four children were born to Mr. and Matzke: Marie, Anna, Othelia at Lisbon, North Dakota on May 24, 1951. She was buried in the Alice and Frank. Cemetery on May 27. Emilie's mother is buried in the Buffalo, North Mr. Matzke farmed until his death Oct. 24, 1938. Mrs. Matzke Dakota Cemetery. She passed away while living with Frank and passed away March 21, 1954. Emilie. Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Schmidt Marie (deceased) Gus Blasl was born August 22, 1895. He married Clara Gertrude F. A. Schmidt now lives with his son Laurence at Casselton. Baade of Lesterville, South Dakota at Yankton on June 1, 1920. They Three sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt, Melvin (deceased) have a daughter, Ardeen Evelyn, who was married on June 1, 1940 at Raymond who lives at Alice and Laurence at Casselton. Fargo to CO. 'Oz' Sveum of Enderlin, North Dakota - an agent for an Mr. and Mrs. Myron Swensen (Anna) Myron (deceased) live in oil company. Since their marriage, Gus and Clara have farmed one Fargo. mile east of Alice. During the 1930's they also ran a dairy in con­ Othelia Matzke lives with her sister Anna. junction with their farming operation delivering milk and cream to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matzke (Dorothy Corcoran) live on the home patrons at Alice. Gus and Clara still reside on their farm. place at Buffalo, and raise turkeys. They have five children, Patricia, Hank Blasl was born November 1, 1899. In the early 1920's he Margaret, Eileen, Michael and Jeannette. moved to Rochester, New York working for North East Electric as a There are eight grandchildren and- twenty eight great nickel plater for many years. He died at Rochester on December 16, grandchildren. 1957 and was buried on December 19 in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery They belong to St. Henry's Catholic Church Alice. at Rochester. Hattie Blasl was born May 29, 1904. She worked for Kapaun Brothers store until her marriage to Edmund M. 'Ed' Zirnhelt of Lisbon, North Dakota on June 29, 1937 at Alice. After moving to Lisbon, they managed a Fairway store for five years. Following that, Ed served as Chief of Police and Ransom County Sheriff, while Hattie took up employment at a dress shop. They have a son, James Henry, who married Linda L. Medill of Luverne, Minnesota on June 20, 1970. They live at Mason City, Iowa where James is an English teacher at JOHN MARUSKA LEO VERLINDEN FAMILY John Maruska Jr. was born June 20,1893 at New Prague, Minn. Leo Verlinden was the son of Theodore Verlinden. Mr. His wife the former Rhoda Alice Hendrickson was born near Osceola, Verlinden's family originally came from Belgium. He married Iowa, March 5, 1902. Her father's name was J.W. Hendrickson, her Thelma Smith at Pingree, N.D. in 1925. They farmed in the Pingree mother's maiden name was Mary Smith. Mrs. Maruska always used area until 1936 when they moved to the Alice Community and settled her middle name, Alice. She was orphaned at the age of 5 years and on the Streck farm. raised by relatives. John and Alice Maruska were married in Five children were born to this union. Mrs. Ray Vermillion (Mary Bismarck October 7,1916. Ann) Hayward, California, has 2 children, Janice and Stephan, By the time John Maruska was 17 years old he was learning the Jerome, Alice, N.D., Mrs. Irene Miller, has 5 children, Roseville, California. Theodore, Riverside, California, has one child. Mrs. blacksmith trade in his father's shop in New Prague, Minn. He was a Darrell Hansen (Joann) has six children and lives in Placerville, blacksmith in Bismarck, Larimore and Pingree before he settled in California. Alice in 1940. In 1941 they purchased the bar in Alice, now known as K and M Bar John's blacksmith shop in Alice was located across the street from and sold it to Fritz Marotzke in 1944. In 1944 they purchased the his son Martin's present day garage and filling station. The shop was Minneapolis Moline Implement Shop in Alice, and in 1954 sold it to torn down after John retired in 1956 Jerome Verlinden and Darrell Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. John Maruska had two sons, Martin and Howard. After leaving Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Verlinden moved to Riverside When John retired his son Howard (Jiggs) sold his half interest in the California where they bought apartments. Mr. Verlinden passed away service station in Alice to his brother Martin. Jiggs and his parents in 1956 while visiting in Alice. Mrs. Verlinden continued to manage then moved to a farm near Sebeka, Minnesota, where they lived until apartments and sold them in 1965 and purchased a tavern in River­ John died in July, 1966. After her husband's death Alice Maruska side, California. She sold the tavern in 1971 and retired. In 1972 Mrs. returned to Alice where she lived until her death, August 27, 1972. Verlinden married Walter Scott and they are still residing in River­ Folks in these parts remember John as one of the last and best side, California. blacksmiths in the business. Mrs. Verftnden was the mayor of Alice when the 50th Year GRANT MCKAY FAMILY Celebration of Alice took place. Neil McKay and Eliza (Hutchison) McKay came from Wood­ stock, Ontario, Canada. They resided on a farm located 2 miles west JEROME VERLINDEN FAMILY of Embden, N.D. Jerome Verlinden was born in Pingree, N.D. in 1927. He lived They had 13 children: James, Jessie, Sarah, John, Nellie, Flora, there until 1936 when he moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo David, Charley, George, Minnie, Willis, Eliza and Neil Grant. Only Verlinden to Alice, N.D. He attended school in Alice and later moved three are still living: Charley of the Villa Maria Nursing Home, to California with his parents and graduated from Del Pass Heights Fargo, N.D., George of San Diego, Calif, and Neil Grant. High School in Sacremento, California. He then helped his father with Neil Grant McKay, known as Grant was the youngest. Born farming and the Implement Business in Alice, N.D. He was owner of September 27,1899. After his father's death at the age of 62 in 1903, his the Implement Business here from 1954-1957. mother and older brothers George and Charley farmed. When Grant Following that in December, 1957 he married Mabel Bruse of Fargo was 14 he started farming with his mother. She died at age 75 in 1929. in St. Henry's Catholic Church in Alice. They raised four children: Grant McKay married Mae Lorainne (Armstrong) McKay in Michael, Jacqueline, Wanda and Tony. March, 1934. They had three children, one died at birth and Donald After their marriage they moved to California and lived there for and Aria. They farmed on the home farm until 1949 when they moved eight years. Upon their return to Alice they farmed on Mr. Verlinden's to a farm located two miles south and one and a half miles east of father's farm, east of Alice. Alice, N.D. His wife Mae died in August, 1961. In 1971 this farm was sold to North Dakota Wildlife Federation to Donald McKay and his wife Connie (Bartholomay) McKay were use for conservation and wildlife refuge. married in the Sheldon Catholic Church in 1962. They live near In the spring of 1973 Mr. Verlinden went to work for Steiger Tractor Wyoming, Minn. They have four children: Karla, Brett, Lynelle, and Company of Fargo and continues to reside in the city of Alice. Mr. Trent. Verlinden has been Mayor of Alice since 1967. Aria (McKay) Kapaun and husband, Rodney, of Fingal, N.D. were married in 1957 at the Alice Moravian Church. They farm four miles A.L. BAYLEY FAMILY west, two miles north and three-fourth mile west of Alice, N.D. They A.L. Bayley organized Alice's only bank in 1903. He made the have three children: Tammy, Daryn, and Todd. Bank his life's work for the next 40 years. Mr. Bayley's name appears on the Articles of Incorporation of the CHARLIE MCKAY Alice Moravian Church. It is dated Oct. 11,1908. He was a very active Charlie McKay was born in 1887. He came to Alice on the 14th of July in 1914. Charlie lived in the city first. Later in the 30's he pur­ member, serving his church in many capacities over the years. He chased the farm from his father-in-law, John Durkin. He owned a also helped organize the Alice Public School. quarter section. Mr. Bayley married Maude A. Dickinson in 1906. They had four He married Gertrude Durkin who died in 1943. They had two sons: children. A daughter died in infancy and Douglas died in St. Cloud, Evan McKay living in Oregon and Lloyd McKay living in Fargo. Minn. Feb. 17, 1972. His other sons Howard and Edgar live in Charlie belonged to the Moravian Church in Alice. Baltimore, Maryland. The first Mrs. Bayley died in 1916. Mr. Bayley married Clara Larson in 1921. She still lives in Alice. LESTER KEMMER FAMILY HOWARD BAYLEY Lester is a son of the late Jacob and Lydia Kemrner, who farmed Howard Bayley was born in Alice on Oct. 4, 1908 and lived there for many years in the Alice vicinity before moving to retirement in until 1928, when he moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He worked for Fargo in the 1930's. Lester married Winnifred Bartels in 1919 and Montgomery Ward and Co. for six years. He then worked for the moved to their present home in 1920, four miles southeast of Alice. Equitable Life Insurance Co. until he retired in 1974. The last 25 years They farmed, raising grain, livestock and poultry until early 1974, with Equitable he was manager for the Area in Washington, D.C. when they retired, but still reside on the farmstead. They tend a large yard and raise a garden. In 1937 Howard Bayley and Bessie Gue were married. They have one daughter, Sandra Lowe, age 34, who resides near her parents in They are members of the Alice Moravian Church, and have both Baltimore. Mrs. Lowe has a 14 year old son. They all belong to the served on boards there in the past. Children are: Harvey, and wife Elma (Soli) who farm six miles Methodist Church. southeast of Alice. Their family consists of three girls and two boys, EDGAR L. BAYLEY and are grandparents of three lovely little girls. Harvey served in the Edgar Bayley was born in Alice in August of 1912. He went to U.S. Navy during World War II. Duane and wife Eleanor (Schlegel) grade and high school in the old two story red school house next to the have three sons. Duane served in the Air Force during the war. He is Frank Hartl farm on the northeast corner of Alice. He graduated from with Standard Oil Co. in Thief River Falls, Minn. Ethel, Mrs. J.W. the State Teachers College High School in Valley City in June of 1931. Cramer, are both employed in Enderlin. They have six daughters and He was a member of the Alice Moravian Church. one lovely granddaughter. Virginia, Mrs. Charles Grindahl, has" one In 1931 Edgar Bayley moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He has boy and two girls. They live and are employed in Mound, Minn. resided and worked there since. For the past nearly 37 years he was Harold, and wife Virginia (Kohr) manage and own the Red Owl Store employed by the Baltimore District Office of the Corps of Engineers, in Enderlin. They have four boys and one girl. U.S. Army. At present he is the Assistant Foreman of the Printing Plant. He plans to retire in a few years with 40 years of service. In 1940 Edgar Bayley married Virginia M. Mayo. One son, Robert home. Some years later when Mr. Streck lived in Fargo the judge Leroy was born to them in 1942. Robert is presently residing in Ola the, came to call on him and they had a lot of laughs talking about their Kansas with his wife Frances and 3% year old daughter, Kimberly first meeting. Kay. Robert is employed by the A.B. Dick Company as a Service WILLIAM STRECK FAMILY Representative. William Streck was born in Germany, March 28,1856. He migrated His mother, Virginia, died in 1953. to Canada at the age of 13 years, in 1869 and settled in Ontario, Canada. In 1959 Edgar Bayley married Mathilda V. Richardson. They have Mr. Streck married Maria Oberlin of Ontario. In 1880 they came to resided in Rockdale, Baltimore County, a suburb of Baltimore for the the United States and settled in Dakota Territory in Cass County. Mr. past 16 years. Their activities center around their home and the Streck was then 24 years old. He homesteaded and farmed there for Arlington Baptist Church of which they are members. many years. In 1904 he moved to St. Paul, Minn, for three years. In 1907 he moved to Fargo, N.D. and lived there until he passed away Nov. 9,1943. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Schutt DOUGLAS BAYLEY of Eldridge, N.D. He was buried in Salem Evangelical Cemetery, Douglas was born to Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Bayley in Alice. He grew south of Alice. Born to this union were (Joanna) Smith, Wilbert, twins up and attended school there. Charles and Frank, William, Clover, Carrie (Duggan), Milton, Albert On Dec. 28th, 1934 Doug married Etta Chapman in Bismarck, N.D. and Mathilda. Mr. Streck's first wife died in February, 1896. A year at the Presbyterian Church. Etta taught school at District 98, Alice, later he remarried. After her death in 1902 he remarried in 1910 to N.D. Bertha Northfoss. One child was born to this union: Alice Som- They have one daughter, Kay. She married Thomas Paczkowski. merfield. They had a step-daughter, Mrs. Earl (Lillian) Northfoss They have two sons and live in Dallas, Texas. Tom is in the R.O.T.C. Lang. program at the Southern Methodist University. Douglas passed away Feb. 17, 1972 and is buried at the Buffalo Cemetery. JULIUS R. WELLENTIN FAMILY Mr. Wellentin was born at Portage, Wis. August 3,1879, the son of John and Theresa Wellentin. He moved with his parents to Ipswich, CLARA LARSEN BAYLEY S.D. and later to Alice, N.D. He married the former Emma Kapaun at The first time Clara Larsen ever saw Alice, N.Dak. she, her two Alice November 18, 1903. They farmed one-half mile north of Alice sisters and a dozen other young ladies rode into Alice with their riding until 1922 when they moved to their new farm one-half mile south of club from near-by Buffalo. It so happened on this day a photographer Alice. They farmed until 1947 when they retired and moved in Alice from Fargo was in Alice taking pictures of the folks in the area. He into the house formerly owned by Paul Dehn. lined the young ladies up alongside the old Hager Hotel, known now as They had seven children: Clarence of Brainerd, Mrs. Louis the K & M Club, and recorded a picture for posterity. The year was (Alice) Probst, Marcell, Minn., Mrs. Alex (Evelyn) Rominski, 1911 and little did Miss Larsen know what an effect the town of Alice Milwaukee, Wise, Mrs. Sylvester (Angeline) Heinz, West Fargo, would have on her life. N.D., Mrs. Edward (Clara) Rolph and Mrs. Raymond (Josephine) In 1914 she returned to Alice as a school teacher, a position she held Salzwedel of Alice. Joseph Wellentin died at the age of 18 years. There for five years. She was also to marry the town banker, Mr. A.L. were two sets of twins, Evelyn and Angeline also Joseph and Bayley. She helped Mr. Bayley raise his three sons and at the present Josephine. time is living in Alice. The couple were the first to be married in St. Henry's Church at Alice and were also the first to celebrate their golden wedding in the HENRY VON BANK, SR. FAMILY new St. Henry's Church there. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Von Bank, Sr. were born in France and when quite young they migrated to West Bend, Iowa. They were married in Iowa in 1891 and farmed there for 12 years. In 1905 they moved to North Dakota to the former P.R. Martin farm 5V* miles north of Alice, N.D. Mrs. Von Bank died at age 80 in the farm home. CHARLES WELLENTIN FAMILY Mr. Von Bank retired and moved to Buffalo in 1945 and he died in 1950 Charles Wellentin is the son of the late Lester Wellentin and at the age of 91 years. They were members of St. Thomas Catholic Mrs. Frank Thompson of Seattle, Washington. Mr. Wellentin married Church. They raised four sons, Michael, Alphonse, Nick and Henry Jr. Bonita Freitag in September of 1960. In the fall of 1961 they moved to Alphonse and Nick are living in Buffalo. Michael and Henry are dead. Federal Way, Washington. Donald Von Bank is farming this farm now. They have two sons, Charles Jr. born in 1961 and Donald born in 1962. They moved back to N.D. in 1971 and lived in Enderlin for a short time and then moved to Alice, N.D. where they now reside. Both boys MICHAEL VON BANK attend Enderlin Public School. Michael Von Bank was born January 1,1893 at St. Joe, Iowa. He Mr. Wellentin worked as an electrician and in 1972 he purchased the came to N.D. at the age of 11 years and lived on a farm 5V4 miles north Grass Shack in Embden and sold it in 1974. of Alice, N.D. In Casselton, N.D. on November 26, 1917 he married Mary Anne Siewert of Casselton. They purchased and moved on a farm owned by A.M. Conrad of Iowa. They had four children: ERNEST WELLENTIN FAMILY (Bonita) Mrs. Wayne Knoble, (Magdalene) Mrs. Pat Kirby, Leon, Ernest Wellentin, the son of Emil and Frances Wellentin was (Estelle) Mrs. Dwain Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Von Bank are both born Sept. 1912. He married Belle McKay in 1934. The couple farmed dead. The farm they purchased and lived on is 7V2 miles northeast of until they moved to Eugene, Oregon where they still reside. Alice, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wellentin have four children: Glenn who has two boys and one girl; Sharon who married Duane York and has three LEON VON BANK FAMILY boys and three girls; Kathleen Kruse who has two daughters; John. Leon Von Bank was born on September 24,1921 to Mr. and Mrs. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wellentin all live in Eugene, Michael Von Bank in Howes Township. Mr. Von Bank has lived on his Oregon except John who lives in Seattle, Wash. father's farm all his life. He married Lillian Hicks of Buffalo, N.D. on November 6,1965. They have two children, William and Mary Anne. They are members of St. Thomas Catholic Church at Buffalo. EVAN MCKAY FAMILY lone Wellentin McKay, daughter of Emil and Francis Wellentin STORY OF BILL STRECK was born in Nov. 1914. She grew up on a farm northeast of Alice. PIONEER DAYS IN ALICE COMMUNITY lone Wellentin married Evan McKay in 1941. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Mr. Streck decided to homestead some land near Alice and McKay farmed before Evan served in World War II. They lived in talked to Fargo to register his claim. The cost was $3.00. This was Casselton for a time. around the year 1880. He received the claim from Judge Croal of The Evan McKays have two children: Joan and Terry. Joan is Fargo. All Mr. Streck had was $2.00 so the judge took out a dollar bill married to Pete Wigel and they have three sons and one daughter. and laid it on top of the $2.00. The judge also gave him $1.00 to go to a Their names are Joe, Tom Steve and Debra. They reside in Eugene, restaurant and eat a good meal so he would have strength to walk Oregon. VERNON WELLENTIN occupation is steam fitter; Delores, Mrs. Max Kalbrener, resides in Portland, Oregon; George Pollock Jr., Moorhead, Minn, (railroad Vernon Wellentin, son of Emil and Francis Wellentin was born engineer); Leone, Mrs. Douglas Buswell, Dubuque, Iowa; Audrey, in September, 1919. He grew up on a farm northeast of Alice. He Mrs. Mike Brennan, Minneapolis, and Bunny, Mrs. Randall Ray, served in the second World War. Minneapolis. After being discharged from the Army, Vernon taught school in George and Marie retired from the farm in 1948 and bought a home Pillsbury, N.D. School for two years and Ayr, N.D. for four years and in Alice, N.D. They were married 65 years when George died on in Downey, California for 18 years where he is still teaching. He January 11,1975. He was ninety years old. resides in Anaheim, California. Mr. Wellentin has never married. PHILIP F. DIMMER FAMILY JOHN S. HANSEN FAMILY Philip F. Dimmer was born in Hastings, Minnesota on January John S. Hansen was born in 1898 son of John B. Hansen who was 23, 1886, and came to North Dakota with his mother when he was about born in Germany. Mr. John B. Hansen came to the U.S. in 1883 and 13 months old. His father had come earlier and located in Eldred worked as a farmhand for two years and in 1885 he homesteaded a Township. quarter section of land in Eldred Township and purchased another On November 22, 1910, he married Rose Perske who had come to section in Clifton Township.In 1888 he married Anna Schmidt, a native North Dakota as a young girl. She was born in Beaver Dam, of Germany. In 1891 he sold the farm and moved to Enderlin where he Wisconsin on June 7,1888. They took over the farming operations from ran a Dray Line and operated a feed mill for three years. He then sold his folks on the farm two miles north and a half mile east of Alice, and Ins business and purchased a half section in Hill Township where he farmed until the middle 1940's. built new buildings. He resided there until 1927 when he retired and Mrs. Dimmer passed away in March, 1958. Mr. Dimmer married moved lo Alice. Mr. Hansen died in 1941 and Mrs. Hansen died in 1948. Agnes Potter in 1959 in San Diego, California and lived there until he To this union were born nine children: Mrs. Ed. (Ella) Birdsall, Mrs. passed away in June, 1971. Jay (Lillian) Chapman, Grover, Harry, Clarence, Mrs. Earl (May) There were eleven children in the family: Virgil (deceased 1974); Guffin. Hans. Victor and John S. Hansen. All are deceased except Lawrence, Alice, N.D.; Irene (Mrs. W.O. McCord), Hampton, John S. Hansen. Virginia; LaValle (Mrs. Wallace Becker), Chula Vista, Calif.; Evelyn John S. Hansen married Gertrude Grommesch in 1919 in Alice, (Mrs. Clarence Cole), Buffalo, N.D.; LeRoy, California; Eleanor N.D. at St. Henry's Church. They farmed south of Buffalo until their (Mrs. Robert Bates), Sterling, Virginia; Sylvesterl, Phoenix, Arizona; youngest son John G. Hansen was married and took over the farm in Loyus, Fargo, N.D.; Gregory, Oriska, N.D.; Donald, Thief River 19">4 John and Gertrude then moved to the City View farm in Enderlin Falls, Minn. and they moved I rum there in 1964 to a farm in Barnesville where they now reside. LAWRENCE DIMMER FAMILY They raised eight children: (Pearl) Mrs. Don Byrne, Fargo, (Zelda) Mrs. Wallace Block, deceased, (Orey) Placerville, California, Lawrence Dimmer and Verna Stangler were married in St. (Yvonne) Mrs. Vince McMahan, Fair Oaks, Calif., (Gloria) Mrs. Pete Henry's Catholic Church at Alice, N.D. on December 31, 1941. Shortly Savageau, Orange Grove, Calif., Darrell, Placerville, Calif., John G., after, he became a member of the armed forces of World War II and Buffalo, N. D. and (Jeanne) Mrs. Mike Orban, Anaheim. There are 34 served until September, 1945. Then they began farming north of Alice grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. on the Tom O'Donnell homestead. Their family includes six children: Rosemary of Glenview, Illinois; Janice (Mrs. Ron Farol) of Bellevue, Washington; Paul of JOHN G. HANSEN FAMILY Wahpeton, N.D.; Laura (Mrs. Bruce Larson) of Fargo, N.D.; Morris of Fargo, N.D.; and his twin sister, Maria (Mrs. Steve Hogen) of John G. Hansen was born in 1930 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Turtle Lake, N.D. John S. Hansen. Mr. John G. Hansen was born on the farm where he now resides. He is the third John Hansen to live on this farm. His son Scott is the fourth generation of Hansens to live on the same farm. Mr. ALBERTSALZWEDEL Hansen continued to live on the farm until he entered basic training for six months at Camp Chaffee, Fort Smith, Arkansas and served for 18 months overseas in Japan. Albert Salzwedel came lo (he United States of America from Mr Hansen married Helen Ausk in 1952 at St. Henry's Catholic Germany in the year 1883. Mr. Salzwedel homesteaded northeast of Church in Alice. N.D. Following his return from service he returned to Enderlin. Following that they purchased the present Alvin (Jim) his father's farm where he still resides. Kurtz farm. In 1904, they moved to Alice, N.D. and spent the rest of They have live children: Renee (Mrs. Tim Radloff), Fargo, their lives there. Their four children were Robert, Frank, Gust Jeanine. Monica. Scott and Stacy. Gregory deceased. (deceased), and Mrs. .JakeKurtz (Martha) living at Enderlin, N.D. Mr Hansen was employed by Dimco Company in 1961 which Frank Salzwedel was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Salzwedel was located in Alice. Dimco Company moved to Fargo in the middle who lived in Alice lor many years. Mr. Salzwedel married Louise 1960s. This company was operated by Donald and Sylvester Dimmer. Mueller in Pontiac Township in 1909. In 1969 Mr. Hansen went to work for Steiger Tractor Co. in Fargo and They had their home in Alice and were in the hardware business is presently employed there. He continued farming and in 1970 rented until 1948 when they sold it to Emil Hayertz. his land out. Mr. Salzwedel had two brothers and one sister, Robert, (Just and Mr. Hansen is a member of the Eagles Club. Martha. Mrs. Salzwedel had:! brothers. Henry. Walter and Leo GEORGE AND MARIE POLLOCK GUST SALZWEDEL George E. Pollock was the oldest of ten children born to Edward and Bertha Pollock on July 5,1884, on a farm near Buffalo. ND. In 1903 his dad sold the farm and built a 'Livery Barn' and 'Hotel' in Alice. Gust Salzwedel was born February 29, 1892, near Enderlin on George drove horses for the Livery Barn. At 19 years of age he worked the present Alvin Kurtz farm, the son of Albert and Fredricka Salz­ on farms. wedel. When he was 11 years of age, his parents moved to Alice Marie (Dimmer) Pollock was the second youngest child of John where he attended the local schools and subsequently, the Dakota and Margaret Dimmer. Marie's parents, brothers and sisters came Business College of Fargo, from Germany and settled in Minnesota. In 1887 they came to N.D. Oct. 19, 1914, he was married to Marie Puhr of Fingal, N.D. They They pioneered in the Alice community and farmed here until they farmed in Pontiac Township on his dad's farm until 1938 when they moved to Casselton in 1910. moved to Enderlin, where he was in a hardware store. In 1942, he In 1908 Marie Dimmer and George Pollock were united in moved to Alice in the house he lived in as a boy. He did electrical marriage and moved into buildings built by John Dimmer three miles wiring in the vicinity until he retired. north and one mile east of Alice. They raised nine children: Veronica, They had two sons, Raymond and Vernon. Both served in World Mrs. John Houghtaling, Prior Lake, Minnesota; Florence, deceased War II. Vernon died of wounds in New Guinea. Raymond is married in 1936; Clem, now residing on the home farm; Cyril, Minneapolis, and lives near Alice, N.D. RAYMOND SALZWEDEL RALPH SMITH FAMILY Ralph and Florence (Jendro) Smith of Casselton were married Raymond lived with his parents Gustave and Marie Salzwedel on January 23, 1945. Ralph has always lived on the home farm until on a farm in Pontiac Township where he was born July 21, 1916. He 1973 when he moved to Casselton. He still farms the land, however. attended Pontiac School and Alice Public School. In Dec. 1941 he They have eight children. Lyle and wife Judy (Johnson) of Fargo entered military service in the Army Air Corps where he served in the have one son, Shawn. Lyle is employed at Fairway Foods. Douglas Medical Division for four years. He married Josephine Wellentin of and wife Judy (Brett) live at Alice. Douglas is employed at Horvick Alice, Jan. 7,1943. They lived several places during the remainder of Electric of Moorhead and Brett, Mail Service of Fargo. Dennis and his service, two of the years in Colorado Springs. Colo. wife Teri (Hall) of Rugby have one son, Jeffrey. Dennis is with Farm After his discharge from the service, he ran the road maintainer a Home Administration at Rugby. Raymond E. of Casselton is a teacher year, then decided to farm, renting until 1952. They built their farm V2 at Audubon, Mn. Richard and wife Karen (Wical) live on the home mile north of Alice living in a garage home until 1967 when they moved farm at Alice and are farming. This makes the third generation living the Julius Wellentin house from Alice and remodeled it for their on the farm. Harley and wife Dawn (Unger) of Fargo is a student at present home. They farm Vz section formerly owned by Julius and North Dakota State School of Science majoring in refrigeration and air Emma Wellentin. conditioning. Bradley and Brenda of Casselton are students at Central They have four children, Monte married to Betty Pendall of Cass High School. All the children attended Buffalo Public Schools. Spokane, Wash. They have a son Tommy and live in Cooperstown, N.D. Monte is parts manager of Farmers Oil Company. Cherrilyn FRANKSCHARBOW married Dennis Lum of Minot, now live in Burlington, N.D. and have two boys, Michael and Jason. Mr. Lum is a counselor at the Minot Air In 1881, Johannes Scharbow brought his young family from Base School; another daughter, Deborah is a 1975 graduate of UND, an Stettin, Germany to the new land. They settled near Addison, N.D. anthropology major, and Raelyn is working in Fargo, N.D. Their son Frank, born in 1863, married Emma Moerke, who was born in 1870 at Freienwalde, Germany. Emma's family, the Fredriech Moerke's lived on a farm four miles east of Alice which they bought EDWIN L. LUTHER from William Wadeson. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Luther reside on their farm two miles Frank and Emma, with their three daughters: Ida, Hilda and south and two miles east of Alice, North Dakota in Eldred Township of Meta, moved to a farm three miles east and one and one-half miles Cass County. north of Alice, which they rented from Julius Piper. The railroad was Edwin's father Gust E. Luther came to the Alice area from being constructed through the area at this time and the railroad crew Germany in 1892. He married Augusta Eckelberg and they had four enjoyed the cooking of Emma when they camped nearby. children. Edwin being the oldest, Harold who is deceased, and twin A son, Arthur, was born to Frank and Emma in 1903. It was about sisters who died at birth. this time that they moved to a farm near Davenport, N.D. where Edwin's mother died when he was 12 years old. Edwin along another son, Max, was born in 1904. They then moved onto the farm of with his father, Gust and his brother Harold continued farming in the Emma's parents. About 1925 they moved to another farm a quarter of area. a mile further east where they lived until 1935, when Frank, Emma In 1929 Edwin married Lillian Utke, daughter of Frank and and Max moved to a farm near Lynchburg, N.D. Emma died in 1942 Anna Utke who farmed in the Enderlin area. and Frank died the following year. The Luthers had one daughter, Bernadine who is married to Dr. Ida married Emil Hayertz in 1914. They farmed near Alice and Clinton L Sparks who is also formerly of Alice. The Sparks now reside operated a service station and hardware store in Alice. They had two in Fremont. California and have two sons Lee and Glen. children: Pearl (Mrs. Mel Engebretson) in California and Glen, in Edwin and Lillian are active members of the United Methodist Grand Forks, N.D. Church in Sheldon. Edwin also belongs to the Masonic Lodge in Hilda married George Hayertz in 1917. They moved to Canada to Sheldon. homestead a farm. They had four children: Verne in Washington, For a number of years, Edwin and his brother Harold owned the Georgine (Mrs. Walter Herring) in Oregon, and Maxine (Mrs. John Luther Bros. Corporation which distributed Electro-Magic equipment Marshall) in Washington, and John-deceased. throughout the state of North Dakota and the western half of Min­ Meta married William Klug in 1923. They also homesteaded a farm nesota. in Canada. They had two children: Arnim, in Washington and Joyce Edwin and Lillian have lived most of their lives in the Alice (Mrs. William Kennignton) in Oregon. Art, who married Elsie Witliff in 1935, remained one more year on the farm that his parents had moved from. During that year a H.B. SMITH FAMILY daughter, Gloria, was born. They then moved to a farm five miles east and one mile south of Alice where they lived for four years. In 1939, a Harry B. Smith, born February 16, 1874 and Emma Dyce, bom son Ronald, was born. Art then moved his family to a farm near September 27, 1883, were married at Flandreau, South Dakota on Leonard, N.D. where they lived until 1950. Two more sons,, Lynn in December 18, 1901. They came to North Dakota in March, 1904 with 1947 and Monte in 1948, were born. three week old Lester. They lived on the Wook's farm, one mile west of A final move brought the Art Scharbow family to a farm three the family farm for two years and then on the Clyde farm, the miles east and two miles south of Alice which was bought from Ted Raymond Grommesh farm, for three years. In 1909, they bought Eckelberg. Here they lived until Art's death in 1970. Gloria and her the McHattie farm, later known as the Orchard Grove Farm, where husband, Arlen Bunn, took over the farm operation. Ronald married they farmed for 36 years until Mr. Smith's death in 1947. Ralph and Andrea Hong and resides in Fargo, N.D. Lynn is attending school in Raymond farm the land with Richard (Ralph's son). This makes the Fargo and Monte is recently returned from Army service. third generation of the farm. Mrs. Smith died in 1964. Max married June Moldenhauer in 1941 and the next year they There are eight children, all of them attended school district no. moved to a farm four miles south and four and one-half miles east of 79. There are 36 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren. Harry (died in Alice which they bought from Pat Boyle. Max and June had five 1972) and wife Lucille (Scott) of Fargo have eight children, Marvin, children: Janice, born in 1943, married David Horgeshimer and farm Melvin. Marlow. Milton, Merlon; Mahlon, Mavis and Manard, 24 near Wheatland; Donna, born in 1945, married Roger Lisburg and they grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Lou Ceil and husband reside in Argusville, N.D.; Bonnie, born in 1948, married Miles William Wallace (died in 1969) of West Fargo have four children, Paulson and they reside in Fargo, N.D.; Connie, born in 1948, married Doris. Betty, Billy and Eileen and 10 grandchildren. Mildred and Larry Lampl and they farm near Bucyrus, N.D.; and Lonnie, born in husband T.A. Thompson (died in 1966) of Page have three children, 1951, married Valerie Quisberg and they farm the home farm. Max Ralph. William and Robert and nine grandchildren. Violet and and June moved to Embden in 1974. husband Gordon Kringler of Moorhead, Mn. have five children, Harold. Howard, Harry, Dwight and Mary and 12 grandchildren. Raymond C. is unmarried and lives on the home farm. Evelyn and CARL SCHARBOW husband Albin Beilke (died in 1973) of Casselton have four children, Sandra, Judy (died in 1957), Eldon and Steven. Ralph and wife Flor­ Carl the oldest son of Henriette Wegner and Johannes Scharbow ence (Jendro) of Casselton have eight children, Lyle, Douglas, Dennis, was born January 28, 1859 in Germany. He came to America in the Raymond, Richard, Harley, Bradley and Brenda and two grand­ spring of 1881. They lived near Davenport where he married Emma children. The H.B. Smith family has 144 descendents Otto in 1889. There three children were born: Alma, Regina and Lydia. They moved to a farm near Alice where Raymond Schmidt now lives. Glee has served as clerk in the Alice Post Office since 1967. They are Here two more children were born, Ott and Ruth. They lived there till members of the St. John's Lutheran Congregation at Embden. in 1917 they moved to a farm near Donnybrook, N.Dr Here they lived till their deaths; Carl in 1936 and Emma in 1940. JULIUS KAPAUN FAMILY Alma passed away when she was in her teens and Regina when an infant. Lydia married Wm. Grabow and lived at Donnybrook and Julius Kapaun was born in Austria in 1862. He came to America moved to Fargo and lived until Wm's death in 1959. Lydia still resides with his folks in 1869 and settled on a farm in Portage, Wis. He there. They had eight children: Violette, (Mrs. Daniel Maag) of married Pauline (Foogman) Kapaun. They had four children: Julius Challis, Idaho; Mildred, (Mrs. Reinhold Elker) of Surrey, N.D.; Jr. of Tower City, N.D.; Mrs. William (Telka) Kiefer of Portage, Wis.; Lesley married Louise Elker and farms near Surrey, N.D.; Pearl, Adolph of Fingal, N.D.; and Mrs. W.C. (Irene) Nelson of Davenport, (Mrs. John Wright) lives nearNeche, N.D.; Edna, (Mrs. Arthur Bott) Iowa. lives on the home farm near Donnybrook. Glen married Evelyn They resided in Wisconsin until 1910 when he purchased a farm four Moen; they farm near Minot. Wayne married Lillian Hoppman and miles west and two miles north and three-fourths mile west of Alice, lives by Rolette. Otto passed away in 1964. He married Leona Cline, N.D. from Herman and Emma Ziegler. who lives in Donnybrook. Elvina married Howard Rockman. They Adolph Kdapaun was born March, 1895, and graduated from farm near Donnybrook. Sula married Leo Bruins, and they live in Portage High School in 1912. He then came to farm with his father Minot. Linda married and lives in Seattle. Ruth married Henry near Alice. He married Agnes (Utke) Kapaun. They had five Nelson and they live in Tacoma, Wash. They have three sons. Eugene children: Wallace, Lucyle, Don, Rodney and Gary. married Georgia Maneval. They live in Bremerton, Wash. Lyle Adolph served two terms in the North Dakota House of married Diane Valente and they live in Seattle, Wash. Bruce married Representatives, was a member of the school board and a former Cass Georgia Austin and they live in Bremerton. County Draft Board member. They moved to Fargo in 1958. They belonged to the St. John Lutheran Church. They have twenty gran­ dchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Adolph died at age 77 in AUGUST LUTHER February, 1973. August Luther came to the United States from Germany at the Wallace Kapaun and wife Nancy live near Harwood, N.D. He owns age of 16. He was employed by an uncle, August Luther, on the present the University Motors in Fargo. Wallace has four children: Ronald, Robert Haneyfarm. During the winter he worked in a blacksmith shop Gregory, Mrs. Dennis (Sheryl) Engstrom, and Bruce. at Arthur. N.D., which was managed by another uncle. He also worked Lucyle (Kapaun) Fender and husband Merle lived in Fargo, N.D. for the N.P. Railroad during the construction of the tracks in the Lucyle taught English at various schools. They had two children, Embden area in 1899. In 1892 he married Emma Echelberg at Sheldon, Automne and Michelle. Lucyle died in 1955 at age 36. N.D. She was the daughter of F.S. Echelberg, who with his wife and Don Kapaun and wife Jeanne farm near Tower City, N.D. They family lived on the present George and Eugene Beck farm. Mr. Luther have four children: Pamela, twins Joan and Janice, and Brett. designed the house for the Echelbergs. After their marriage the couple Rodney Kapaun and wife Aria live on the family farm. They have resided on what is now the Herb Luther farm. three children: Tammy, Daryn and Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Luther were the parents of five children; Fred Gary Kapaun and wife Alice farm near Fingal, N.D. They have (deceased). Helen (Mrs. John Dunham), Valley City, N.D., Freada seven children: Jeffrey, Perry, Tracy, Robin, Karen, Candace, and (Mrs. Reuben Utke), Enderlin, N.D., Clara (Mrs. Lloyd Sandquist), Gary. Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Eleanor Gebhard, Embden, N. D. Mr. Luther JULIUS KAPAUN FAMILY was active in church and civic affairs. He served as president of the Farmer's Grain Co. at Embden and of the Embden State Bank and Julius Kapaun was born November 28, 1889 at Portage, was clerk of Eldred Township and a member of the Eldred school Wisconsin. He came to Alice with his folks March 10,1910. They lived board for many years. He was a charter member of St. John's on the farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Kapaun and Lutheran Congregation and acted as Sunday School superintendent for family. On January 24, 1914 Julius Kapaun and Alice Mahlke were forty years. Mr. Luther donated the original site for St. John's Church married in the Alice Moravian Church. Alice Mahlke was boin at in 1901. The structure was destroyed by a tornado in 1928 and only the Durbin, N.D. on December 5, 1890. She came to Alice with her folks. cemetery remains to mark the site. They lived on the farm owned by Ernest Kapaun now occupied by Mr. In 1912 Mr. Luther returned to Selchon, Germany to bring his and Mrs. Clarence Hartl. mother to the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Luther retired to a new To this union four children were born: (Mavis) Mrs. Francis home in Embden in 1923 and Mrs. Luther died two years later. Mr. Schoifter, Valley City, N.D., (Myrna) Mrs. Sidney LeBien, Rochester, Luther died in 1964 at age 92. Minn., Maynard, TowerCity, N.D., and (Ramona) Mrs. Herbert Ward of Alice, N.D. FRED LUTHER Mr. and Mrs. Kapaun lived on the farm nine miles northwest of Alice until he passed away April 13, 1950. Mrs. Kapaun lived on the Fred Luther, son of August and Emma Luther, was born on farm until she passed away June 11,1972. September 16, 1895, on his parents farm in Eldred Township. He at­ tended the local grade school. He and his father farmed together until father retired in 1920. SEVER KNUTSON Fred Luther and Rose Buschald were married at Perham, Minn. February 9. 1919. They were the parents of seven children; Win- Sever Knutson was the son of Ole and Ingeborg Knutson of nifred(Mrs. William Bucholz), Embden, N.D. Herbert, on the home Mitchell County, Iowa. He left Iowa to start something for himself. He farm in Eldred Township; Lorraine(Mrs. Darrold Hahn), Enderlin, went to S.D. and came into N.D. and having Iowa friends around N.D.; Alma(Mrs. Fred Groth), Embden, N.D. Donald, Alice, N.D.: Enderlin, worked around there. He and his brother Knute bought a Mrs. Ruth Otteson, Enderlin, N.D. and Doris (Mrs. Harley Hahn), farm in 1902 in Clifton Township southwest of Alice. In the northeast Ogallala, Neb. corner of the northwest V* in section 32 there was a school house known Mr. Luther was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church at as school District No. 85. Just across the road from this home quarter Embden and served on the Church council, the Eldred Township was a small town, Elizabeth, N.D. They had a grain elevator, a post Board, and served as a member of the school board for many years. office and a store. It was on the Northern Pacific railroad known as He died in 1969. Casselton, Marion branch line. HERBERT LUTHER Sever married Amelia Bothun, daughter of Botolf Bothun and Herbert Luther, son of Fred and Rose Luther, was born on Breta Betsy Berg Bothun in March, 1905 in Iowa. They moved to September 2,1923 at the farm home where he and his family now live. Enderlin, N.D. In the spring of 1906, they moved to the farm near He is engaged in farming and has occasionally trucked livestock as a Alice to make their home. Six children were born: Orrin, the oldest was born in Enderlin; sideline. Bascel married Hilma Gustafson of Fingal; and Sherman married On December 25, 1946, he married Glee Lettermaier at Valley Pearl Gillund. They farm near Alice. Citv. N.D. They are the parents of six children; Rodney, Fall City, Inez married Helmer Bjornson of Hawley, Minn.; Sarah married Wash.; Gary, Casselton, N.D.; Karen, Enderlin, N.D.; Danny, Holly, August Erdmann and lives in Enderlin, N.D.; and Harriet, the and Tracy at home.. youngest, married Mertin Walterud, and they live on a farm south of The Luthers are active in church and community affairs. Herb Columbus, N.D. is Eldred Township constable and director in the Alice Wildlife Club. ORRIN KNUTSON Mr. Hartl has served the Alice Community in various capacities. He has served as an officer in the Alice Wild Life Club since its Orrin was the oldest son of Sever Knutson and was born in beginning in 1959. Mr. Hartl has served as Clifton Township Treasurer Enderlin. He lived on the farm until 1955. for 19 years. He has served as an officer of the Farmers Elevator in In December, 1957, he married Mathilda Moe Hauge, and lives in Alice for 16 years. He has served as A.S.C. Committee Man for many Enderlin. He accepted a postiion in a local lumber yard. Later he was years. He is serving as Chairman of the Alice Diamond Jubilee a custodian in the Enderlin Public School. Committee. He is a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church in Alice and is a member of the Fargo Eagles and Elks Lodge. SHERMAN AND PEARL KNUTSON Sherman Knutson, son of Sever and Amelia Knutson was born in JOSEPH HARTL HISTORY Clifton Township on August 6, 1912. He attended school at District 85 Joseph Hartl was born in Clifton Township the son of Mr. and and as a young man worked on his parent's and other farms in the Mrs. Julius Hartl, Sr. on September 4,1894. community. On March 1902 he married Mary Rominski. Mrs. Hartl came to the In 1944, he was married to Pearl Gillund in Zion Lutheran Church at United States from Kiev, Russia at the age of five years. She spent her Nome, N.D. The couple established a home on the Harvey Dehn farm, earlier years in Fingal, N.D. where they now reside. Mr. Hartl farmed in the Alice area. He served on the Town Board, They are members of Messiah Lutheran Church at Fingal, N.D. Volunteer Fire Department and was a member of the Alice Wild Life Brothers and sisters of Sherman Knutson are: Orrin, Enderlin. Club for many years. ND.; Bascel, Fingal, N.D.; Sadie (Mrs. August Erdman), Enderlin, They raised five children: Ramona, Rodney, Eleanor, JoAnn and N.D.; Inez (Mrs. Hilmer Fjornson), Hawley, Minn.; Harriet (Mrs. Jackie. Martin Watterud), Larson, N.D. Ramona married Clarence Hedstrom and lives in Belfair, Washington and have two children, Paulette and Perry. Rodney married Marion Norenberg from Graceville, Minn, and HOWARD OLSON HISTORY lives in Enderlin and operates Maple Lockers Meat Market. They Howard Olson was born of Albert and Ida Olson and moved to a have four children: Ronnie, Nola, Kevin and Rick. farm in Alice in 1937. They attended Alice Moravian Church. In 1941 Eleanor married B.J. Szczepanski and lives in Milwaukee, Wise. Mr. Olson moved to California. His parents moved to Portland, They have two children, Danny and Dennis. Oregon in 1943 and resided there until 1949 when they moved to Los JoAnn married Orey Hansen and lives in Placerville, Calif. They Angeles, Calif. Albert Olson, father, died in 1955 and Mrs. Olson, have five children: Curtis, Kolynne, Kathy, Kenny and Karen. mother, died in 1970. Jackie married John McManus and is living in Dilworth, Minn. Mr. Olson was married in 1944 and has one son. They have five children: Minette, Murray, Mark, Michael and Mary. His sister Elna (Mrs. Calmer Broaten) moved to California in 1953 Mr. Hartl died in 1971. Mrs. Hartl is residing in Dilworth, Minn, and still resides there. with her daughter, Mrs. John McManus. Mr. Olson is associated with Mobile Homes and Recreation Vehicles since 1946, and is sales manager for a company making MR. AND MRS. JULIUS HARTL HISTORY components for recreational vehicles. Julius Hartl Jr. was born March 25,1910 on the homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hartl Sr. His parents emigrated to this country from Austria. Julius Jr. went to school one mile west of the old homestead, FRANK OLSON the schoolhouse is still standing. When out of school he worked for his P'ranz W. (Frank) Olson and Anna M. Christianson were brother Joe for a time. Julius then met Sadie Langer of this area. She married in November, 1913 at Portland, North Dakota. In 1914 they was born Aug. 4, 1914. Julius and Sadie were married June 28, 1932. moved into a new set of buildings located two miles north and one mile His folks moved to town in the mean time and Julius and his wife took east of Alice. Children are Helen, Harry and Delores. The family was over the homestead, which they are still occupying. active in Alice Moravian Church. Frank did custom threshing for The Julius Hartl's belong to St. Henry's Catholic Church in Alice. many years and was active in F.U. organization. He served on Eldred The couple had three children: Ernest, Shirley (Hartl) Schroeder, District No. 41 School Board and was J.P. of Eldred Township for a and Sharon (Hartl) Kurtz. period of time. Anna was active in Homemakers Club. The family left Ernest Hartl married Luann Frietag. They live in West Fargo the Alice area in 1937, moving to Portland, Oregon. Anna died in July, where Ernest works for the Fargo Packing Co. They have two girls, 1974. Terry Lynn and Paula Rae. Terry married Robert Poeper and they have one son, Travis Allen. Paula married Gary Zeeb. They have a son, Dustin Keith. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paeper and Mr. and Mrs. FRANCIS J. HARTL Gary Zeeb live in West Fargo. Francis Joseph Hartl is the son of Frank and Christine Hartl. Shirley Hartl was a member of the WACC's for two years before Frank Hartl was the oldest son of Julius and Amelia Hartl who she married Larry Schroeder. They live in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Larry emigrated to this country from Michelsdorf, Czechoslovakia. They works for NSP. Shirley works for Senicore. They have two children, were married in Casselton, N.D. in 1887 and took a homestead same Lisa Joann and Mark Patrick. year in Clifton Township until they retired to the city of Alice, N.D. Sharon Hartl married Howard Kurtz. They live in Alice. He owns Mrs. Hartl died in 1945 and Mr. Hartl died in 1948. This farm is and operates the Alice Hardware Store. They have 3 children: Jeffrey presently occupied by their son, Julius Hartl. James, Donna Marie and Susan Ann. Frank Hartl was born in 1888 and married Christine Schmidt in Waterville, Minnesota in 1915. He brought her to the family farm in THE ERNEST J. HARTL FAMILY Clifton Township where seven children were raised. Three sons still Ernest J. Hartl was born in 1932 in Clifton Township, son of Mr. live in the Alice community. Harold resides on the Frank Hartl farm and Mrs. Julius Hartl, Jr. He attended school in Alice and remained in the old family home.Clarence lives in Alice.Daughters, Mrs. James on his parents farm. Pfiefer (Loretta), Buffalo; Mrs. Franklin Liebnow (Dorothy), He was married in St. Henry's Church, Alice to LuAnn Freitag in Chaffee; Mrs. Leonard Kirkhoff (Bernice), West Fargo; Mrs. Albert 1953. Schlagel (Marlene), Fingal, who died February 20 of this year. Mr. Hartl worked at Stanglers Meat Market in Alice from 1954 to Mrs. Hartl died in 1964 and Mr. Hartl died in 1967. 1958 when they moved to West Fargo and is employed by Fargo Francis J. Hartl was born on October 31, 1918 on the farm where he Packing Co. lives. He joined the army in 1942 and served overseas for three years They have two daughters. inWorldWarll. Mrs. Robert Poeper (Terry) of West Fargo. They have one son, On November 3, 1973 he married Adeline Christine Hagen of Fargo. Travis. Terry enjoys ceramics and Bob, sports. They were married in St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop Justin Driscoll, Mrs. Gary Zeeb (Paula) of West Fargo. They have one son Dustin. Bishop of the Fargo Diocese. Paula enjoys ceramics and Gary, sports. They reside in the new dwelling on the Frank Hartl farm. They all belong to Faith Lutheran Church, West Fargo. There are four step children: Barbara (Mrs. Lyman Gunst), Mrs. Ernest Hartl is very active in Women's Pool Leagues and Clovis, Calif.; Susan (Mrs. Eugene Ross), Talent, Oregon; Dr. John organized two womens leagues in 1974 and 1975. Hagen, Porters Corners, New York and Michael D. Hagen, Yerington, Mr. Hartl also belongs to a Men's Pool League. Nevada. There are 8 grandchildren. GUSTAVE C. HARTL FRANK KAPAUN FAMILY

Gustave Hartl was born March 27, 1912 in Clifton Township, Frank Kapaun was born in 1908 in Buffalo, N.D. He lived on the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hartl Sr. This farm is now oc­ family farm northeast of Alice. In 1933 he married Agnes Puhr of cupied by his brother Julius Hartl, Jr. Fingal, N.D. He was employed in West Fargo until he retired in 1973. The couple raised five children: Evaline LeBauten, Nena, Wis.; Also born and raised on this farm were his five brothers and six Eugene, Thornton, Colorado; Annette, Nebraska; Paul, Littleton, sisters: Frank, Christina, Mary, Joseph, Albina, Hattie, Selma, Colorado; Richard, Englewood, Colorado. The Frank Kapauns have Martha, Julius and Bernard. Frank, Christina, Joseph, Albina and 14 grandchildren. Selma are deceased. Mrs. Jos. Schmidt (Mary) lives in Enderlin, Hattie in Chicago, Mrs. Martha Salzwedel, Sacramento, Calif., Julius and Gustave in Alice and Bernard, Tracyton, Calif. HENRY KAPAUN FAMILY Mr. Hartl continued to live on this farm until his parents retired to Alice in 1919 and still resides there in the family home. Henry Kapaun was born in 1913 in Buffalo, N.D., the son of He has served on the Board for the City of Alice for 29 years as a Gustave and Marie Kapaun. He lived on the farm until his marriage to Councilman, during this period he has served as Mayor of Alice and at Elizabeth Puhr in 1939. They were married in the Catholic Church in present is chairman of the Board. During these many years he has Fingal. Henry went to work for Armour in West Fargo for seven also served on the Rural Fire Dept. years. They then moved to Alice and he has been employed by Cass Mr. Hartl is a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church in Alice. County Highway Department since 1951. Mrs. Kapaun is a cook at the He was formerly employed by the late Arthur Bayley and for the Alice Public School. past 30 years has been farming his land northwest of Alice. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kapaun raised three children: Jerome, Mapleton, N.D.; Kenneth, Renton, Washington and Kathleen (Mrs. Vernon Raaen), Portal, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Kapaun have four grand­ children

JOSEPH KAPAUN HISTORY THE JOHN BOYLE FAMILY By Ernest Kapaun In 1906 Joseph and Annie Kapaun with their daughter Emma and three sons, Joseph, Frank and myself, Ernest, moved to Alice from a John Boyle is the eldest son of Pat and Mary Boyle of Alice. He farm near Portage, Wisconsin. (My parents had originally settled in was born in 1950. He lived with his parents on the farm until 1972 when Portage after individually migrating from Germany.) Two railroad he married Diane Aasheim, the daughter of Earl and Anna Aasheim of cars transported our possessions which included six horses, two dogs, Enderlin on Nov. 18,1972. Seven days after his marriage John entered farm machinery and household furniture. We settled southwest of upon active duty in the U. S. Army. Alice on 320 acres of land purchased for $23.00 per acre. We also Mr. and Mrs. John Boyle are both graduates of Enderlin High rented 480 acres for a total of 700 acres which we plowed and sowed School and North Dakota State University. Mrs. Boyle has a degree in using 22 horses. The first spring my brother, Frank, and I plowed until Medical Technology. John has a degree in Animal Science. They have June 17. My brother, Joe, planted the crop, mostly flax because of the a daughter Laura, who was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky in Nov. 1974, late seeding date. In 1908 we acquired another 480 acres for $57.00 per the Boyles moved into Alice and are farming with John's father. acre. In 1935 I purchased registered Holstein milk cows from Wisconsin and built a herd of 130. I milked 75 cows, pasteurized and bottled the milk, and sold it in Alice, Lisbon and Enderlin at a price of $.06 per quart to the stores and $.08 per quart for home delivery. In 1941 I was the proud owner of a four year old cow that produced 24,255 pounds of FRANK KAPAUN FAMILY milk and 890 pounds of butterfat (an annual state record) and a yearling bull that was nominated Ail-American. Frank Kapaun came to this country from Germany as a young I also started a truck garden and orchard on the Maple River man. He had two brothers and a sister who also settled in the area, southeast of Alice. The original planting included several hundred Joseph. Marie and Gustav. He started farming in 1894. His first apple, plum, cherry and pear trees and two acres of strawberries and venture was a total loss; a hail storm ended that. Some two years later raspberries. in 1896 with great perserverance, he started again one mile east of In 1916 my brother, Frank, and I, better known as The Kapaun Alice. N.D. He then married Mathild Wavra on November 4, 1896. Brothers, purchased the Alice general merchandise store from The They raised two daughters, Alice and Rose. Johnson Brothers. We bought cream, eggs and butter in five pound In 1889 they bought a quarter section of virgin prairie three jars from local farmers. On a Saturday night we would get as much as miles north and one east of Alice. They bought a small house from the 250 gallons of cream and 150 dozen eggs. At that time bread sold for large Lewis farm two miles north and moved it onto their new land. $.10 per loaf, wheat for $3.00 per bushel. Thev dug a surface well , and built a straw barn to house his horses We also operated a chicken and turkey hatchery with two in­ and a couple cows and a straw type shed for a few pigs and chickens. cubators that held 17,000 eggs. In the fall, we bought and dressed That all served its purpose until they could afford to build a barn and poultry for the holiday trade. Twenty people worked on the day shift granaries in 1904. In the meantime they bought another quarter of land 'picking' and four men worked at night to pack the poultry and load it north of the original quarter from the large Lewis farm. In 1914 they onto railroad cars. Our total shipment, seven or eight cars per year, built an eight room house. He farmed many years renting extra went to New York. We paid $.10 per bird for picking. When we im­ acreage until ill health forced him to retire. He died on July 4,1931. She plemented the use of a mechanical picker that took off all the rough died in December, 1955. They were charter members of St. Henry's feathers, the rate was cut to $.05 per bird and the employees went on a Catholic Church. sitdown strike for $.07 per bird. We responded by discontinuing the mechanical picker and paying the original rate of $.10 per bird for GUSTAVE KAPAUN FAMILY handpicking all the feathers. The next day the employees accepted the mechanical picker and the lower rate. Gustave Kapaun emigrated to America from Mickelsdorf, We also had over 600 hives of bees producing only comb honey at Austria,when he was 16 years old in 1890. He worked on farms in the first. The first fall we shipped a carload to New York and from there it area On June 21, 1904 he married Marie Schmidt in Alice. The couple went to London, England. After two years we produced only extracted farmed six miles north of Alice until 1914. They then moved to a farm or strained honey which sold for as low as $.04 per pound. one mile north, three miles east of Alice and lived there until 1945 when I was president of the Alice Village Board for over 20 years. The thev retired to West Fargo. They raised seven children: Edward, Village Hall was built during that time using W.P.A. labor and a High Rise. West Fargo; Otto, deceased; Frank G., West Fargo; federal grant for lumber. Henrv Alice; Elsie (Gross), Spokane, Wash.; Harvey, deceased; I was with the field artillery during World War I and was in France Helen (Corcoran). Fargo. for seven months. Gustave Kapaun died September 16, 1946. Mrs. Kapaun con­ In 1929 I married Rose Kapaun. We had two children, Neal, a tinues to live in West Fargo in the low-rise elderly housing building. Catholic priest who currently has a parish at Wimbledon, N.D. and She has 23 grandchildren. Ann, a registered dietitian who is employed in Minneapolis, Mn. JOSEPH E. KAPAUN Manager of G & G Kamper Sales in West Fargo. Members of St. An­ thony's Catholic Church in Fargo. Hobbies are camping and R.C. Joe' was born in Portage, Wisconsin and homesteaded to N.D. flying. From 1904 until 1906 he was a laborer for Julius R. Wellentin, then Bradley is employed by Rogers Cat Castle in Moorhead, resides farmed with his father, Joseph and brothers, Ernie and Frank, until with his parents in West Fargo. Hobbies consist of camping, hunting 1914 when he bought his own farm. He lived for two years in a 'one and skiing. room shack.' In 1916 he married Ida Wavra and they lived in two Grandparents of these children were John and Barbara Heinz rooms until the house was completed. Joe was active in school, and Julius and Emma Wellentin. township, and church activities. Ida passed away in 1965 and Joe remained on the farm until 1967. Then he lived in Alice four years and MARTIN MARUSKA FAMILY one year with his daughter in Lisbon until his death in 1972. Martin Maruska was born Nov. 3,1917 in Edmunds, N. Dak. The Joe and Ida's children are: Mildred Kinzler, Lisbon, N.D.; family moved to Pingree shortly afterwards. He received his Lorraine McKinnon, Colorade Springs, Col.; and Florence McMahon, education in Pingree and lived there until he joined the Army in Feb. Alice. N.D. Their grandchildren are: Shirley Kinzler, Mercado, St. 1942. He served with the 129th Infantry in the South Pacific in World Paul. Minn.; Sharon Kinzler Hays, Lawton, Oklahoma; Father Dake War II until May 1945 when he returned to the States. Kinzler. Fargo, N.D.; Donald and Charlotte Kinzler, Lisbon, N.D.; Irene Mickel Maruska was born in Linton, N. Dak. May 4, 1921. Dennis McMahon, Fargo, N.D.; Darrel McMahon, Bismarck, N.D.; Her father, Archie Mickel, died when Irene was one and a half years Mary Galbreath, Lisbon, N.D.; Ann McMahon, Alice, N.D.; and old. Her mother, Sadie Mickel is living in Mandan, N. Dak. Irene Debra Reed. Rome, New York. Their great-grandchildren are: Linda graduated from Hazelton High School. During the war years she Mercado. St. Paul, Minn.; Frankie Hays, Lawton, Oklahoma; and worked for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington. Lisa McMahon, Fargo, N.D. On Nov. 3, 1945 Martin Maruska and Irene Mickel were married in Bismarck, N. Dak. CLEMENS HEINZ FAMILY The first two years of their married life the Martin Maruska's Clemens, son of the late John and Barbara Heinz lived with his lived in Pingree. They moved to Alice the fall of 1947. Martin spent the parents on a farm northeast of Alice until 1927. At that time his parents next three years building his garage in stages, when he wasn't plying moved into their new home in Alice, which Mr. Heinz had built him­ his usual trade. In June 1950 the building was completed. Two days self. It is now the home of Mrs. Marie Pollock. later a tornado whipped through Alice and reduced the newly com­ Clem attended school in Alice and as a young man, worked at pleted garage"%o little more than rubble. He managed to rebuild it on a various jobs in town. smaller scale by fall. Later on he bought and dismantled the old Co- In. July, 1939 he married Lorraine Gonyea of Enderlin, N.D. In Store building using the lumber to build on a larger addition to his 1941 they moved to the farm one-half mile north of Alice, formerly garage to accommodate the modern day farm equipment he now owned by the late Julius Wellentin. They continued to operate the farm repairs. At the present time Mr. Maruska has been in business longer until 1970 when Clem accepted a position at Nodak Mutual Insurance than any other businessman in Alice. Company in Fargo. One of the happy high-lights of Martin's years in Alice was in They are the parents of one daughter, Nicol and two sons, Foster 1974 when he and Russel Alinder struck really good drinking water on and Daniel. While living in Alice, Clem was a member of the Alice the east side of his garage. Another addition was built on the garage to School Board, the Wildlife Association and in the German Brass Band. house the well. The Maruska's have a daughter Ellen and a son During the years they lived here the family were members of St. Eugene, and one granddaughter. Henry's Catholic Parish. They are members of the Alice Moravian Congregation. Mrs. Maruska has taught Sunday and Bible School for twenty years, has SYLVESTER HEINZ FAMILY held offices in the Woman's Fellowship and is at present an elder and Sylvester Heinz, born in Albany, Minn in 1905, moved with chairman of the Joint Board of the Church. parents, John and Barbara Heinz in 1919 to Alice, No. Dak. Ellen Maruska was born in Jamestown, N.D. Dec. 17,1946. She He married Angeline Wellentin in 1929, born to Julius and graduated from Buffalo, N.D. High School. Ellen enjoys painting, Emma Wellentin in 1911. writing and ceramics. She is married to Denis Gross and lives on a Sylvester purchased the Barber Shop in 1929, formerly owned by farm near Enderlin, N.D., where Denis raises pure-bred hogs and Herman Petrich. They resided in Alice until 1956, moving to Lake farms the land. He taught Vocational-Agriculture in the Enderlin and George, Minn., then to Star Lake, Minn. Presently residing in West Lisbon school system before turning to farming. They have a Fargo, No. Dak. where Sylvester is retired, and Angeline semi- daughter, Laura. retired, working part-time in the bakery at Roy's Jack and Jill in West Eugene Maruska was born in Valley City, N.D. July 1, 1948. He Fargo; attending Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Fargo. graduated from the school in Alice and attended Buffalo High for two Children of Sylvester and Angeline are: years. Eugene is employed by Eugene Camas Sand and Gravel Co and Reinhold, married to Jo Hill from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 1954 lives at home. He is interested in all sports and participates in such having 3 children, Linda Lou, 17, Patty Ann, 16 and Donny, 14. sports as softball, basketball and pool. Reinhold is vice president and mgr. of Pacific 1st Federal Saving and Loan in Longview. They attend St. Roses Catholic Church in Longview MR. AND MRS. HOWARD MARUSKA where Reinhold does his relaxing by flying and family camping. Howard Maruska served with the Air Force in England during Jeanette married Orvin Gust from Embden in 1951 at Alice, World War II. When he returned after the war, he and his brother They have 2 children,Stacy,6 and Heidi,3. Orv and Jeanett- ^re the Martin purchased the Alice Texaco Station from E.H. Hayertz. After owners G & G Kamper Sales in West Fargo. They are members of 10 years in that business Howard sold his interest in the Station to his Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Fargo. The familys brother Martin. hobbies are traveling and camping. Howard moved to Sebeka, Minn, with his parents in the spring of Donald married to Jo Ezell of Meredian, Miss, in 1953 has 5 1956. There they owned and operated a dairy farm. children. Mary Jo. 20, Judy, 18, Ronnie, 17, Mark, 12 and Stephanie, Howard was elected Commander of the American Legion Post 10. Donald is Master Chief in the U.S. Navy and will retire May 29,1975 456 of Sebeka for two terms from 1962-64. He was also elected to ending 23 years in the Navy. Presently they are residing in Meredian, Commander of Todd-Wadena County of the American Legion for 1 Miss, and are members of the Baptist church. The family hobby is term. He was elected to township Clerk while at Sebeka. camping. Howard Maruska and Evelyn Olson of Eagle Bend, were Arlene married Miles Lay of Clay, West Virginia in 1956. married August 26, 1968. They have resided at Eagle Bend since their They have 2 children, Steve and Christy. Miles is district manager marriage. Howard has been working on road construction with the for the Industrial Fumigant Co. Attending the Catholic Chruch in Berghins Construction Co. of Alexandria, Minn. Burleson, Tex. where they now reside. Hobbies are hunting and sports. ED STANGLER SR. AND FAMILY Beverly married to Dennis Marotzke of Alice in 1956 in Alice. They have 3 children, Roxy, 18, Tammie, 14 and Denyse, 5. Denny is employeed by Southside Scheels Firearm Section. Denny and Bev own Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stangler pioneered and homesteaded in the Alice and operate Joy Boy Ice Cream Business in Fargo. Members of St. community before it received its original name. Anthony's Catholic Church in Fargo. Hobbies are camping, hunting They were born in Germany and married in Casselton, N.Dak. and R.C. flying. in St. Leo's Catholic Church. LeRoy married Joyce Pervis of Jefferson, la. in 1964. They have 3 Seven children were born to this union: E.L. Stangler, married children, Ricky, 10, Kimberly, 7 and Wendy, 4. LeRoy is the Gen. to Helen Habiger; Marie, married to E.L. Weber; Eddie, married to Marie Freehauf, Joseph, married to Theresa Heinz; Gust Stangler; to D.O. Krueger. He lived in Fargo for a time and spent the last years Mollie. married to Frank Pfeifer; Tillie is married to Otto Greenke. -at the Good Samaritan Home at Arthur, N.D. He died in May 1958. To date Tillie Geenke is the only living member of the Stangler family and they had two children, Marian (deceased) was married to LEO HABIGER Herb Anderson a farmer near Hillsboro, N.D. and had three children, Leo Habiger was the youngest son of Joseph and Thekla Bonnie Jean. David (deceased) and Kathy. Habiger. He was born in Aug.1902 and attended grade school and one Evan Paul Greenke served in the Navy in World War II, was a year of high school in Alice. deep sea diver and still is. He married Margaret Riveland, and they In Sept. 1929, he married Agnes Fiebiger of Jessie, N.D. They lived had two boys. James and Terry. Her parents farmed near Crosby, No. on the home farm and farmed with his brother John for several years. Dak. Their first and only child was a son born in April of 1931. Otto Greenke worked on construction work during the war in They moved to the Irvin Murray farm and lived therefor one year. Bremerton. Wash, and Tillie Greenke was a crane operator during the The following year they moved to the G.A. Kapaun farm, which they war in the Navy yard. rented until 1945 and then bought it. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stangler spent their entire life farming IV2 In 1947 the modern convenience of electricity came to the area. The miles southwest of Alice, he was an active member of the School farm home was wired; it was the beginning of a new era. Board in Clifton Township, School No. 1 District 98 for many years, They lived on the farm until Nov. 1960, when Earl was married, and also a member of the township board, he also served on the District moved into Alice to make their home. Jury in Fargo. N.D. several times. They were happy when their first grandchild, a granddaughter was Emil L. Stangler was born Jan. 20, 1889. He grew to manhood in born in 1962. It was even a bigger surprise when their twin grandsons the Alice area. were born two years later. He married Helen Habiger on June 12, 1917. They farmed in They farmed together with their son, Earl, until 1964 when they Clifton Township, 4 miles west and 1 mile north of Alice until 1954, retired. when they retired and moved into Alice. This farm is presently oc­ cupied by the Elden Langers. EARL HABIGER Mr. Stangler passed away in July 1956. Mrs. Stangler lived in Alice until January, 1972, when she took up residence in West Fargo, where she presently lives. Earl Habiger was born in April 1931 at Cooperstown, N.D. He is Their three daughters are: Beatrice (Mrs. Ernest Langer), the son of Leo and Agnes Habiger of Alice. West Fargo; Verna (Mrs. Lawrence Dimmer), Alice; Delores (Mrs. The first three grades he attended school at District No. 50 and Harvey Kapaun), Pelican Rapids, Minn. completed the 8th grade in the Alice School. He graduated from Enderlin High School in 1948, and attended NDSU for two years. He JOSEPH HABIGER farmed with his parents until Nov. 1960 when he married Phyllis Joseph Habiger was born in 1859 near Rehmeg, Germany. In his Miller of Durbin, N.D. He and his family live on Section 12, Clifton early manhood he emmigrated to this country. He came to Cass Township. County and homesteaded in Clifton Township, Section 12, southwest Our first child, Jane Phyllis, was born in June 1962. Two years quarter. later, our twin sons, Gerald Donald and Gene David, were born in May He married Theckla Fischer; she came from the same area in 1964. Germany and about the same year Joseph did. They had a family of Our children attend Enderlin Public School. eigh: children. Four of them died in infancy or early childhood. The Earl has been Clifton Township Assessor the past 14 years and others were: Frank, born in 1892, died in Nov. 1956; John, born in 1893, Secretary of the Alice Rural Fire Dept. the past 6 years. He is a died in May 1958; Helen, born in 1897, lives in West Fargo; Leo, born in member of the Eagles Lodge of Valley City. 1902. lives in Alice. In the fall of 1974 we moved into our new home, a mobile home. Joseph Habiger died in 1907 at the age of 48. This was a sorrowful event in the Habiger household. The oldest child was 15 and HARVEY AND DELORES KAPAUN the youngest child was 5 years old. Mother Habiger had to care for the children and work outside also. She loved to cook and was noted for her Harvey John Kapaun was born July 8, 1919 and died December "Kuchen" (German sweet rolls). She continued for several years 16, 1958. He was the son of Gustav kapaun and Marie Schmidi alone until she met a man by the name of Frank.Schmidt. They were Kapaun. He married Delores Lucille Stangler on October 9, 1945 at St. married in 1913. Together they raised the children and remained on Henry's Catholic Church in Alice. Mrs. Kapaun was born on February the farm until they retired and moved into Alice. They lived in the 3,1927 to Emil L. Stangler and Helen Habiger Stangler. house that Henry Kaupaun's live in now. Harvey Kapaun attended a rural school for eight years. In 1936 he Mrs. Theckla Habiger Schmidt died in Jan. 1942. Her husband graduated from Alice High School. Delores Kapaun attended rural Frank Schmidt died in 1957. Dist. No. 50 for eight years. In 1944, she graduated from Fingal High School. In 1967, she received her bachelor's degree from Valley City FRANK HABIGER State College. Frank Habiger was born in Jan. 1892, he was the oldest son of Harvey and Delores farmed his parent's farm until Harvey's death Joseph and Thekla Habiger. He attended school in Alice. As a young in 1958. With the children, Delores moved to Alice and returned to man he worked as a farm laborer, in the Alice area. college in Valley City. In 1961, she began teaching at Chaffee, North His father died when he was 15 years old. This left Frank, his Dakota, in 1963 at Buffalo, North Dakota and in 1967 at Pelican Rapids, brother John and their mother to do the farming. The Habiger's Minnesota where she has resided ever since. threshed with the neighbors; supplied a number of teams of horses for They had four children: Mrs. Thomas(Linda Ann) Englewasborn threshing. on March 21, 1947. She is a graduate of Buffalo High School (1965) and There is a "Little Black Book" which records the days of Valley City State College (1969). She married in Fargo on August 16, threshing dated back to 1918. In it is recorded a grocery list; Sugar 1 1969. She lives at Streamwood, Illinois (Chicago suburb). Lynn lb. 35 cents; 3 bars soap, 15 cents; Hilex 1 gal., 75 cents. The little book Harvey Kapaun was born March 18, 1949. He is a 1967 graduate of was used as a recipe book, most of the recipes are cut out of the Buffalo High School and a 1969 graduate of theState School of Science. "Dakota Farmer''. The last year mentioned is 1933. He married Joan Haas of St. Paul, Minnesota on August 19, 1972 in St. He married Theresa Scheller; she was born at Regensberg, Paul, Minnesota. Lyle James Kapaun was born June 4, 1952. He is a Germany, educated there and later went to school in Alice. 1970 graduate of Pelican Rapids High School and attended Moorhead The couple farmed in the Alice and Buffalo area. They had four State College. He married Roxanne Miller of Des Moines on children, Francis, resides in Grafton, N.D.; Ralph, resides in November 11, 1973 at Des Moines, Iowa. Kevin John Kapaun was born Casselton; Kenneth, resides in Casselton; Ardith, resides in Salt Lake July 17, 1957. He is a graduate of Pelican Rapids High School (1975) Citv. Utah. and plans to attend the University of Minnesota at Duluth. They moved to Casselton and retired there. Frank died in 1956 and his wife Theresa died in 1959. LOYUS DIMMER JOHN HABIGER John Habiger, born in June 1893, was the second son of Joseph and Thekla Habiger. He attended grade school in Alice, had Loyus (Chuck) Dimmer was the son of Rose and Philip Dimmer never married. He farmed the home place until 1945, when it was sold of Alice, N.D. He attended school at Alice and married Patricia Kensok. daughter of Adolph and Mary Kensok, of Chaffee, N.D. on Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kraus Sr. were an energetic and socially minded September 26, 1950. couple. They used good tactics to promote their business. For en­ They have five children: Terry attended State School of tertainment they sponsored whist tournaments, duck raffles, oc­ Science, Wahpeton, and is a salesman at Knox Lumber in Fargo; casional community card parties and family dancing parties. Joe J. Rodney attended Moorhead State and majored in drama, speech, and Blasl, the town's musician, furnished the accordian music for the music; LaRae is a senior at South High, Fargo; Alien is a junior at occasions. This entertainment was free. Fifty cents was charged for South High, Fargo; Karla is a fourth grader at Nativity School, Fargo. the lunch served, sandwiches, coffee and cake. They belong to Nativity Parish. Mr. Kraus was a member of the German Bohemian Society of Chuck farmed till 1954 when he purchased Chuck's Bar at Alice. America. He was instrumental in having the town of Alice selected as He worked for Flath Electric of Buffalo till 1962 when they moved to the site for their 5th Annual Picnic, June 13, 1935. This picnic is one of Minot. In 1965 he worked as Purchasing Agent for Dimco, at Benson, the outstanding highlights in the history of Alice. Minn. Now he is Electrical Inspector for the city of Fargo. He is active in K.C., Eagles, and American Legion. He is EDWARD A. KRAUS JR. presently sec.-treas. of the N.D. Chapter of the International Having the identical name and residing in the same Post Office Association of Electrical Inspectors. area as his father, Edward A. Kraus Jr. changed his name to Eddie to avoid a mix-up in their mail and legal affairs. Born in Mickelsdorf, Austria (now Czechoslovakia) March 24,1898 PATRICK M. BOYLE FAMILY Eddie came to this area with his parents in 1913. Eddie Kraus became a Naturalized Citizen Sept. 19,1929. This was Patrick M. Boyle's grandparents, Patrick J. and Mary Thornton a proud moment in his life. After passing an oral examination on the Boyle emigrated from Canada in the early 1880's and homesteaded on Constitution of the US each new citizen was presented a small Section 10, Highland Township. A son, Cornelius, was born there. American flag. The pledge was recited in unison. The Star Spangled Cornelius J. Boyle was married to Katherine Zink. Mrs. Boyle Banner played, followed by a short patriotic program and died many years ago. He farmed in that general area until 1942. Then congratulations by all attending the ceremony. he moved to the farm on Section 1, Clifton Township. He is the father of Eddie Kraus married Gertrude E. Eggert April 2, 1927. She was Pal rick M Boyle, and he now makes his home in Fargo, N.D. born Oct. 20, 1907 at Mapleton, N.D., the daughter of Charles and Patrick M Boyle married Mary Spiekermeier, of Sheldon, N.D. Catherine Brinkman Eggert. They rented the Frank Langer Sr. on October SO, 1948. They are the parents of seven children; Katherine quarter 2 miles west of Alice. They lived there 7 years. They farmed (Mrs Jamie Bradley), McClusky, N.D.; Dennis, Vo-Ag. instructor at an additional quarter 1 '/2 miles further west, which they rented from Madison. Minn.; Mary Pat (Mrs. Kent Sorvik), majoring in Hor­ A.L. Bayley. They started with 4 horses, 1 cow and 12 chickens. The ticulture. University of Minnesota; Polly, majoring in Physical first 2 years were a bitter disappointment. A complete crop failure Education. NDSU; John, farming at Alice; Kelly, freshman at Ederlin due to heavy rains the first year, and rock bottom low prices for the High School, and Shawn, deceased. grain the second year. Rye sold for $.06 a bushel. Money was a They are members of St. Henry's Catholic Church and Pat is a problem. director of Ihe Farmers Elevator at Alice and a former member of the Mrs. Kraus went to work teaching School Dist. No. 98 (known as the Frank Hartl School). It was conveniently located 1 mile south of her school board. home. She taught this school 3 years. Prior to her marriage she had THE ED KRAUS SR. FAMILY taught in Dist. No. 50 of the Alice area and Warren Dist. No. 22 near Davenport. Afler completing three years of Compulsory Military training. Mrs. Kraus was appointed Postmaster Aug. 16, 1933. They moved Edward Kraus Sr. born in 1877 at Mickelsdorf, Austria (now to Alice that fall. Czechoslovakia) married Amelia Frodel in the Catholic Church there With the financial backing of Wm. F. Streck, they built the present in 1898. They operated a Saloon there for 10 years. In 1908, Mr. Kraus Post Office building (with living quarters in the rear) in the fall of emigrated lo America. His wife returned to her former job in a cigar 1935. Joe J. Blasl was the carpenter. factory at Mickelsdorf and cared for the family while Mr. Kraus was Mr. and Mrs. Kraus bought 151.20 acres of land from The Farm established in America. Mortgage Corp. of St. Paul in 1944. This was the original Sonic P. Mr Kraus worked for Frank Langer-father of Gov. Wm. Langer Peterson homestead quarter described as the East'/-. of the Northwest on the Langer farm at Casselton for 2 years. He returned to V4 and lots 1 and 2 of Sec. 30 Eldred Twsp. This unique description is Mickelsdorf in the fall of 1910 to visit his family. He returned here to due to the fact that a large shallow lake is embedded between 2 section work on the Wm Mahlke farm west of Alice in 1911 and 1912, returning lines. Highway No. 38 was built through the middle of the quarter lo Mickelsdorf for the Holiday season that fall. While there instead of following the usual straight section lines. arrangements were made for the family's entry into America. Due to circumstances Mr. Kraus adopted the tractor-combine Mr. Kraus returned to Casselton where he was employed as farming method in it's earliest age. Better equipment called for more Section foreman on the Great Northern RR. He rented a small house. land. He then rented Wm. F. Streck V2section east of Alice in addition Mrs. Kraus and their 5 children Emilie'^Edward, Gust, Emil and to his own. He took advantage of the soil conservation programs. Due otto (then only 2 years old) came on the ship George Washington to the to ill health, his land was put back into soil bank for the second time. Port of New York then by train to Casselton. They arrived June 13, He retired from active farming in 1966. 1913. They lived there 3 years. Ernest J. Kraus, their first child was During the years Eddie served on the Alice Town Board, his main born July 25,1914. He completed the family circle. concern was to secure an adequate water supply for fire protection While living in Casselton Emilie worked in a Cafe. Eudie worked purposes. A huge cistern was installed behind the then new hall and a at McQuey's Bakery (He had learned the trade in Mickelsdorf) Gust town well was drilled. Because of his interest and activities in this worked on the John Hoffman farm near Leonard. matter he was nicknamed "The Water Commissioner". The Edward Kraus family started farming in 1916 renting Paul Charles E. Kraus the son of Eddie and Gertrude Kraus, was born Dohn's farm west of Alice for 11 years, then the Frank J. Kapaun farm Sept. 28,1927. He graduated from the Enderlin High School in 1947. He north of Alice for 3 years. Mr. Kraus and his boys dug many completed an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Course in Min­ basements for the new homes being erected in the area. neapolis in 1948. He enlisted in the Army Feb. 21,1949 to June 12,1952. Edward Kraus Sr. bought the tavern located next to the Stangler He served with the B Corp of Engineers in Korea. He married Darlene Butcher Shop from Vincent Blaske. (This was the the original Drug Hohrmann, daughter of Erie and Leone Slate Hohrmann at Billings, Store building.) Mr. Kraus and wife operated the tavern and ice cream Montana Feb. 28, 1953. They have 4 children: Kenneth, Karl, Kathy parlor the first 4 years themselves. His teenage boys did the farming. andKraig. Mr. Kraus supervised it. The Kraus' daughter Lois Jean was born Feb. 4,1932. She received They leased the Tavern the next 6 years to different renters. Mr. recognition for holding the highest ranking scholarship for the eighth Kraus then quit farming. He and his wife returned to Alice to operate grade girl graduates from the one and two room schools in Cass Co. their own business place in 1929. They added a gas pump as a side line. Her picture appeared in the Fargo Forum in July 1946. There were 137 Mr. Kraus died Jan. 13, 1939. Mrs. Kraus, aided by her son eighth grade graduates in Cass Co. that year. Ernest and wife Edith, continued to operate the business until her Lois graduated from the Enderlin High School in 1951. She was death Aug. 7,1942 at the age of 69. Ernest inherited the Tavern. He sold chosen Queen of her Class. She graduated from St. John's Nursing it to Lester J. Wellentin in 1944. Ernest and family then moved to School in June 1954. Billings, Montana where they still reside. Lois Kraus married ErvinT. Wiebolt (now Postmaster) atOgema, Minn., July 22, 1954. They have 5 children: Thomas.Steven, James, Jodi and Kristi. Three children died in infancy. Station in Alice, N.D. and operated it until 1939 when they moved to Mrs. Gertrude E. Kraus, now a widow, is still serving as Post­ Tacoma, Wash, where Mrs. Hayertz still resides. Her only son, master at Alice, a lifetime career. Francis was born in 1910 in the Finch Building. She has two grandsons and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hayertz' father-in-law, Anton THE CHARLES A. SPINK FAMILY Hayertz homesteaded on the southwest corner of what is now the City of Alice. He farmed there until he retired and son Emil took over the In the territorial days of North Dakota with its vast acreage of farm. Anton Hayertz was married to Rose Stangler and they had four rich virgin soil, the land business provided an independent way of life children: Henry J., Mrs. F. J. (Mary) Decker, Emil and Mrs. Henry for many and to the thrifty, a vast fortune. (Sophia) Mueller. Among those who succeeded in this line may be mentioned Charles A. Spink. He with his wife Mary and two children, John J. age 2 and GENE AND AGNES NYGAARD Clara Emma, then only 6 weeks old came from Watertown, Wis. in the Agnes, (better known as Aggie), daughter of Mrs. Theresa spring of 1882, settling near Tower City. They later filed a claim on the Stangler, West Fargo, formerly of Alice, and the late Mr. Joe Stangler, NWV4 of Sec. 10 Clifton Township. Notwithstanding the inevitable ups was born and lived on the home farm southwest of Alice. She attended and downs which beset a young state, Mr. Spink succeeded in ac­ Clifton Township, Alice and Enderlin schools. She is a graduate of cumulating 1900 acres of land and hired 24 men the year around before Enderlin High School and after completing school she worked at the retiring from active participation in farming at "Middle Age". Co-op Store in Alice for three years. Mr. Spink also conducted a Land Real Estate Business as a side Aggie and Gene Nygaard of Enderlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. line. Personally he was a quiet unassuming man who made his way in Nygaard of Moorhead, Minn., were married in St. Henry's Catholic this world by the exercise of good judgement and hard work. He never Church at Alice. At that time, Gene was employed by the Ford Motor took an active part in politics but always expressed his opinions at the Company in Enderlin. He later accepted a position as'operations polls. He was respected as a conscientious citizen by all who knew manager, Nodak Insurance Company, Fargo. Aggie is employed at him. Roy's Jack and Jill Store in West Fargo, where the family make their He was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Elks Lodges. He was Dome. born at Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Feb. 7, 1854. He was educated in the They are the parents of four children: Jan (Mrs. John Arens), an public schools there. He married Miss Mary Smydth at Watertown, LPN graduate of the State School of Science, Wahpeton, N.D. is Wis. Aug. 25, 1879. Their 2 children John and Clara have both passed presently employed at St. Lukes Hospitals, Fargo, N.D.; Karen is a away only one grandson, Frank Spink, of Milwaukee, Wis,, son of John high school sophomore; Barbara is in the seventh grade and Mark is a Spink remains to carry on the family name. Some of his grand­ fifth grader in West Fargo School. children still reside in this area but none carry the sur-name Spink. RACHEL MCKAY FLOYD THE JOHN J. SPINK FAMILY The following information was recorded after a conversation with my grandmother, Rachel McKay Floyd, during the year I960. At John J. Spink came to Tower City-Alice area with his parents, the time of our visit she was 85 years old. J.R. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spink at the age of 2. He was born July 31, In the spring of 1878, when I was three years old, my father, my 1880 at Watertown, Wis. He grew to manhood on his father's mother, a first cousin of my father, a first cousin of my mother, my homestead. John Spink and Ida Gregory of Minnie Lake, N.D. were grandmother, an Uncle Charles and a John McKensie, who was a married. friend of the family, left Teeswater, Canada, to settle in North Dakota. The couple had 7 children. They farmed in Clifton Township until The trip was made by wagon, boat and train. 1938, when they moved to Kelleher, Minn. He died Dec. 15, 1953 at It was necessary for my mother to dispose of most of her personal Bemidji, Minn, at the age of 73. Burial was on the family lot at belongings and furniture before leaving Teeswater because of the Kelleher, Minn. problems in transportation. I can still remember the many, many Surviving were one son, Frank of Milwaukee, Wis., three tears shed by my mother carrying out her daily chores without these daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Shurz, Mrs. Mary Benedick both of personal belongings after our arrival in the Dakota Territory. Milwaukee and Mrs. Margaret Steidl, Audubon, Minn. Nine grand­ One of the items which she was able to bring, and which I still have children and one great-grandchild. Three sons preceded him in death. and use today, is a rolling pin carved from a branch of a cherry tree in Teeswater, Canada. One day, before leaving lor this country, jny GEORGE CARD HOMESTEAD mother was standing at the table rolling out dough for bread with a bottle. My great grandfather, who was crippled by arthritis, was George W. Card born in London, England on April 5, 1850 im­ observing mother from his wheelchair. He had a member of the migrated to Kippen, Ontario where he was an employee on the family take him out to a nearby grove, and after selecting the proper railroad before he came to the states. branch, proceeded to carve a rolling pin for my mother. He married Sarah Iveson in Kippen in 1879 and they pioneered to The last part of our trip to Dakota was made by train. The family the original homestead in Hill Township six miles northwest of Alice in rented a box car for the belongings they had; Uncle Charles' team of 1880. They had nine children. oxen and my father's team of horses. After our arrival in Fargo, it Their son Robert, married to the former Edith Utke and lived on was necessary to transfer these to wagons to make the balance of the the family homestead until his retirement in 1956 when they moved to trip to our homestead, nine miles southwest of Wheatland. There Fargo, North Dakota. They had four children: Mrs. Roy (Audrey) wasn't any railroad west of Fargo. Utke, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. William (Betty) Enright, San Diego, My father built a sod shanty on this homestead. During the first Calif.; Mrs. Robert (Lola) Peterson, Enderlin, N.D.; and son Jack. winter a cow purchased after our arrival had a calf. Mother raised Robert Card passed away October 1968. His wife Edith still resides in this calf in our home in a box which was placed behind the stove. She Fargo. boiled hay, and the water from this boiled hay along with some milk Jack still lives on the original homestead. He is married to the was fed to the calf. The balance of the milk was given to the four former Delores Lemnus. They have three daughters, Mrs. Dennis children. (Brenda) Schmidt, West Fargo, N.D.; Beth Ann and Sara Jayne at During the first years in the state it was necessary for my father to home. They also have one grandson, Jason Edward Schmidt. hire out with his team of horses, Dolly and Kate. He would leave our home Sunday night for theDalrymplefarm south of Casselton and then MRS. H.J. HAYERTZ return home late Saturday night to his wife and children. A year after our arrival my mother gave birth to a baby boy, John Mrs. H.J. (Mary L.) Hayertz is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs James McKay, who died of cholera and was buried on our prairie Julius Petrich of Sheldon, N.D. Her parents migrated from Berlin, homestead since there were no established cemeteries at that time. Germany in 1872. A half-mile-long tree claim was made on Section 22, near the Mrs. Hayertz married in Alice in 1908. They lived on a farm for one original homestead. However, a prairie fire started on Section 15 year. They moved to Alice in 1909 to the building which is now which subsequently burned the seedlings. Later this claim was operated by Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Finch, known as the K & M Club. "jumped" by a Mr. Ernie. In order to counteract this action by Mr. They had various business ventures, restaurant and pool hall, livery Ernie, a shanty was built on Section 22 and my mother took my three and dray line. , , . . brothers and myself and moved in. We had to maintain our residence Mr. and Mrs. Hayertz returned to farming in 1917 and continued to there and keep lights burning during the night. The lawsuit was contested in a Fargo court and the homestead was awarded to my farm until 1929. In the spring of 1930 they built the Standard Service mother However, with the additional hardships of maintaining life in My mother died in July, 1944, and shortly thereafter we moved to the shanty, my mother lost her second child. There were no doctors Casselton, N.D. and rented the farm to Bill Wallace. A couple of years and with only midwives toserve at the birth. later, we again farmed the land by driving back and forth from My lather built a wagon for my brothers and myself that we used to Casselton to the farm and by living on the farm during the busy collect buffalo dung and buffalo bones for fire. Wildlife was abundant season. My brother, Jack, helped Dad farm the land until his death in on the prairies. There were ducks, geese, cranes and prairie chickens. 1954. After Jack died, Dad continued to farm the land, and later on I, along with my older brothers would chase the sand cranes, catch my other brother, Justin, helped him with the farm. Dad died in them by the tails to be pulled along in the grass. Mother would be January, 1964, and Justin continued to farm the land for a couple of concerned for our safety, afraid they might bite us. years. My grandmother and Uncle Charlie lived a mile and a half from us. In 1965, the farm was rented to Donald Paul who still farms the She had a large Bible she had brought down from Canada with her. land. Donald Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. August Paul who, as When mother saw fit to scold us, mv brothers and myself would "run many of you know, are long-time farmers in the Alice area. away" to our grandmother. We had a path worn in the ground across In the fall of 1966, we purchased a one-half section of land adjacent the prairie to her home. She would sit us in her rocking chair, lay the to our farm from Orey Hansen. Orey Hansen's folks were Mr. and huge Bible on our knees and we would sit there by the hour looking at Mrs. Jack Hansen, and they too, were long-time residents of the Alice the pictures. Grandmother spoke only Gaelic. This Bible was later area. The land we purchased from Orey Hansen used to be farmed by lost in a house lire in Wheatland. Ed and Clara Sadek, who many of you old-timers will remember. During our second year on the homestead, my father broke up a There were four children in our family. Jack Murray, the oldest, patch of ground in front of the house. Mother split this broken ground was born in 1929 at Van Hook, N.D., and died in May 1954. As men­ with an ax and planted corn. During the growing season she would tioned above, he helped Dad farm until his death. He had never carry water from the well to keep the corn alive. It was the year of the married. grasshopper plague. As the corn neared maturity they came in The next child was Jim, (the writer of this letter) who was born in swarms and would darken the skies. Mother would stand in the patch 1932 at Froid, Montana. I am married, have five children ranging in of corn waving a sheet to keep the grasshoppers from eating the corn. age from four to fifteen, and currently employed by The Pueblo Bank The next year father broke 20 acres and planted his wheat by hand, and Trust Company, Pueblo, Colorado. which my mother helped him harvest with a sickle. My sister, Joan Murray, the third child, was born in July, 1934 in During these first years my father would drive his team of horses Froid, Montana. She is single and is now living at Augusta, Georgia. to Fargo in the fall to buy our winter supply of potatoes and flour. The youngest child, Justin Murray, was born in February, 1938, is After the flour mill was built in Sheldon, Dad would take his wheat married and has three children, and lives in Lincoln, Nebraska where down there and bring the bland and flour home. Mother would sift the he works for United States Soil Conservation Service. Justin was born bland and make porridge lor us children. in the house which still stands on our farm. More frequent trips were made to Wheatland by my mother. We all attended the one room country school which was known as During time when eggs were a good price, she and I would leave the Clifton, District 50. The school has since been closed and the school house early in the morning and walk four miles across the prairie to building torn down. The school was located right across from the the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bougan. Mother would leave there and she Hanson farm where, I believe, Harley Hanson lives. would continue to Wheatland. Once there, she would trade her eggs We all attended and finished high school at Casselton, N.D. for tea, sugar and yeast. When she would get back to the Bougan As mentioned above, my mother died in 1944. In October, 1958, place, Mrs. Bougan would fix her a cup of tea before the two of us Dad married Bessie Clarens, a widow of the late Frank Clarens. The would leave for our return walk home. Clarens' had lived in Alice, N.D. a number of years, and as I recall On Christmas Eve our stockings were hung for the visit of St. Nick. Frank Clarens was a depot agent. Frank and Bessie Clarens had one My father "Pae" as we called him, would fill them with apples and son, Richard, who is married and lives with his wife in Park River, candy during the night. What a happy bunch of kids we would be in the N.D., where he is principal of the school system. He has three morning. children. In the winter time it was necessary to tie a rope between the house Since Dad's death in 1964, Mrs. Bessie Murray has continued to live and barn to be used as a guide to get back and forth during the bliz­ in Casselton, where she is very active in Senior Citizens. zards. Many lives were lost to that area during these blizzards. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Paul and their family now live on the farm­ Without the aid of ropes the homesteaders would become lost between stead located on the farm we purchased from Orey Hanson in the fall the houseand barn. of 1966. His hired man, Art Peterson, and his family live in the farm­ After these blizzards were over there were times when it would be stead on the Murray farm. necessary for my lather lo leave the house by a second story window to We also purchased a one-half section of land belonging to the dig steps in the snow down to the ground so we children could get out of Zieglers and which land was farmed by Stanley Ziegler for a number the house. The door would be completely blocked by snow. of years and this land is also farmed by Don Paul. During the winter of 1888 one of these blizzards came up in the I trust the above will give you a little history of the Murray family afternoon and it was necessary for our teacher, Hector McClain, to and the Murray farm since 1935. I am sorry I can not give you any keep us in the school over night. We laid down on our seats and Mr. history of the Murray farm prior to 1935. 3 McClain covered us with our coats. The school was /4 of a mile from I trust the above information will be of help to you in compiling home and the next morning "Pae" hitched Frank and Johnny to a your history of Alice, North Dakota. If more information is needed or sleigh and drove over to pick us up. if I can be of any further help to you, please let me know. You may In recounting these experiences lor you, I find I have remembered also want to contact Mrs. Bess Murray in Casselton, North Dakota if things I haven't thought of in fifty years. you have not already done so. Rachel McKay Leach Floyd We certainly extend to you, and the rest of the Alice residents, the best of luck in celebrating your diamond jubilee. E.F.MURRAY FAMILY Jim A. Murray

My father, Ervin F. Murray, who was also known as E.F. FRANK NOVY FAMILY Murray, was born in November 1903 at Mclntyre, Iowa. He moved to Van Hook, North Dakota with his parents and the rest of his family in Mr. and Mrs. Frank Now came from Bohemia, Austria to 1913. His parents continued to live in Van Hook, N.D. until their death. Casselton, N.D. in 1878, where he worked on the section for N.P. My mother, Mary R. Langer, was born in Casselton, N.D. in 1901. Railroad for three years. He then bought a quarter section of land 12 Her parents were early settlers in the Casselton area and lived there miles north of Sheldon, N.D. (2 miles cast and 10 miles north). He built until their death. My mother was a first cousin of the late William a small house, barn and granary. Langer who was Governor of the State of North Dakota in the 1930s and who later was United States Senator for North Dakota for many Land was cheap then and he paid $300.00 for the quarter. years. Later on he bought another quarter of land for $10.00 an acre. Ervin Murray and Mary Langer were married in June, 1928 and They had three children: Frank, John and Elizabeth (Lizzie). The lived in Van Hook, N.D. atid Froid, Montana, before moving to what I children attended school 2 miles west of their farm. will call the "Murray Farm" in 1935. As many of you know, the Later on Fra.nk Jr. worked for the farmers anf then for a railroad. Murray Farm is located approximately three miles north and three He moved west to California where he made his home. He never miles west of Alice, N.D. I do not have any knowledge of who lived on married. the farm before we moved on the farm in 1935. Later on they built larger farm buildings. They stayed on the farm until John married and took over the farm. They moved to Alice about Walter Golz with his wife Mable live on a farm near Leonard. 1904, where they built the present Novy home. Lydia Golz Nohr married Philip Nohr of Sheldon; he was manager Elizabeth never married. She went to Winnepeg, Canada and then of the elevator. They also lived at Great Bend before moving to to Los Angeles, Calif., where she stayed until her mother took sick and Minneapolis. She manages an apartment complex since the death of passed away in about 1924. Then she stayed with her dad while he was her husband. She has one son, Robert, who lives in St. Paul with his here. At present she is at Hillcrest Manor in Enderlin, N.D. wife, Alice, and sons Tim and Paul. John married Barbara Mark of Sheldon. They had three children: Otto Golz deceased and his wife Mathilda Wendlandt also deceased Johnnie, Henry and Viola. had one son Myron on the home farm and three daughters: Glenda In 1930 they moved to Alberta, Canada and farmed. Both John and Harris and husband Merlin of Los Angeles, Calif.; Fern Combs and Barbara have passed away several years ago. Also Henry who was husband Duane of Carrington who have four married children; Jim of married and had two girls. His widow has remarried. Fargo, Joan and Diane of Mapleton and Carol Sue of Enderlin,; Carol Viola (Mrs. Claude Baker) is also a widow; they had four children. Oshefshy and husband Ray live in El Cajon, Calif., they have two One girl and three boys. She lives at Letherridge, Alberta, Canada. daughters, Eileen and Connie. Mr. Novy was a blacksmith by trade, he did his own blacksmith Helmuth Golz and wife Martha Westphal both deceased are buried work. Sharpening plow lays, shears, binders and mower sickles and at Carrington, N.D. They had lived and farmed in the Bordulac area. whatever was needed. Their son, George, lives at Valley City, N.D. They belonged to the Catholic Church, first at Casselton, and later St. Henry's Church at Alice. CORNELIUS BOYLE After they moved to Alice he used to help Wm. Laughlin, the Cornelius (Neil) Boyle moved on to a farm 2 '/•> miles north of blacksmith there, on his busy days, especially in the fall and harvest Alice in April, 1942. time, sharpening binders and mower sickles and plow lays. He had four children at the time of his wife's death. Kathleen, Mrs. There is nothing left on the old farm place except the silo and a Charles Milburn of Salinas, Calif.; Geraldine, Mrs. Leroy Sittauer of small grain elevator. The house was sold and moved away. A cyclone Fargo, N.D.; Patrick married Mary Speikermeier of Sheldon, N.D. wrecked the barn and other buildings also uprooted and broke all the and lives on the home farm and Michael of Minneapolis is a teacher. trees. Neil belonged to St. Henry's Catholic Church of Alice and his hobby is fishing. THE GOLZ FAMILY THE ED SADEK FAMILY Ed Sadek's parents, Frank and Hedwiga Bartkoviak Sadek Herman Karl Golz born in 1848, and his wife the former raised a family of 10 children in Ukraine Russia: Frank, Antonia, Ed, Ilhemina Utke, born in 1853, were married in Germany in 1876, and Martha, Anne, Victoria, Helen, Walter, Adam and Eva. came with their family to Pontiac Township in Dakota Territory in Ed Sadek was born in Russia in 1891. At the age of 18 he decided to 1882. Mr. Herman Golz was remembered by his inventing grinding seek a better fortune in the USA. He entered the U.S. in 1909. He came feed with the windmill on a windy day. to the Fingal-Alice area where he worked on various farms operated One of the family winter treats was a two day trip to Fargo, via by former friends and relatives from his native land. train; Alice to Fargo and return. These January trips were made to He married Clara Spink Sumner on Dec. 11, 1925 at Moorhead, pay the annual taxes. He is also remembered as the separator man Minn. Clara had three children by a former marriage: Charles, Mary during the threshing season, he spent most nights at the site of the and Chester, who were already in their teens and early twenties. machine, frequently with his dog tied to his leg, so as to keep livestock Their marriage added 2 more girls to the family circle; Doris and away from the new grain and straw. I also remember the story how he Ruth Sadek. They lived in the SW'/4 of Sec.8 of Clifton Township, 2 shocked grain most of the night. Also the story how Grandmother miles west and 2 miles north of Alice, where they engaged in farming. walked to Sheldon with butter in her apron and brought back sugar During the depression years of the 1930's Ed Sadek sought em­ and coffee or flour. The round trip was about 20 miles and she had to ployment elsewhere. Leaving the farm in 1938, they moved several wade the river that we know as the Maple River. The family raised a times. They moved to Fargo in 1952 when Ed obtained permanent lot of garden, some was sold, like potatoes and bought an organ for the employment at St. John's Hospital there. family entertainment. One of the girls raised navy beans and bought a The Ed Sadek's survived the tornado that struck Fargo in 1957. pair of shoes. All the girls were real good seamstresses doing sewing They witnessed the death and destruction in its path. for many different people. A root cellar was used for many things in Reaching retirement age, Ed Sadek and wife moved to the Hi-Rise, summer; cream, butter and milk were kept in a pail and hung with a 230 8th Ave. West, West Fargo where Mr. Sadek still resides. rope down the well, many times a couple of chickens were butchered Mrs. Ed Sadek (Clara) died Dec 20, 1974 at the age of 93. She is for company supper. survived by her husband, her 5 children: Charley Sumner, Bovey, Mrs. Golz died in 1921 and Mr. Golz died in 1941; he was 93 years Minn.; Mary Sumner (Mrs. Hans Hansen), Barnesville, Minn.; old. They were members of the Salem Evangelical Church and they Chester Sumner, So. International Falls, Minn.; Doris Sadek (Mrs. are buried in the Salem Cemetery. The Golz family had 10 children, Joe Mark), Leonard, N.D.; Ruth Sadek (Mrs. Donald Smith), Fargo; two of whom died in infancy. Two sons, Helmuth and Otto, and two also surviving are 21 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. daughters, Olga and Emma, are also deceased. The Sadek farm was sold to John S. Hansen of Buffalo. He sold it to Helena Golz married Herman Westphal in 1905 and they farmed in Ervin Murry. Donald Paul is renting the farm at the present time Highland Township until his death in 1926. She and her sons, Edwin from the sons of Ervin Murry, deceased. and Merlin, and her brother-in-law, Arthur Westphal, operated the farm until 1935, when Merlin was killed in a combine accident. She MRS. MAYME WILLIAMS moved to Enderlin and went into partnership with her brothers-in-law, Arthur and Walt and opened the Enderlin Implement. The business Mrs. Mayme Williams came to Alice in 1905 with her parents, was sold after Arthur's death in 1957. She is a member of the E.U.B. Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Stangler. Her parents had a meat market in Alice Church of Sheldon; she was 90 years old this April and in good health. for 50 years. In 1922, Mayme Stangler married John E. Williams and Edwin and his wife Helen live in Enderlin and in Phoenix, Ariz. They they had 7 children. Her husband died in 1955. They are members of have two daughters, Marilyn, who lives in Minneapolis and Bonnie, the Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams children are: who lives in Phoenix. Mrs. Kenneth (Carroll) Twist, Bremerton, Wash. They have 5 Martha Golz Wendlandt resides on the home Golz farm with her son children and are members of the Catholic Church. Vernon. She was 88 years old last September and in good health. She Duane married Pegge Schewe, lives at Brown Deer, Wise. Duane still does a lot of gardening. is a civil engineer and has 6 children. Anna Golz Heacox married Charles in 1901. Mr. Heacox was a Lyle married Eva Bolte and lives in Elkton, S.D. He is a 21 year farmer and carpenter and they lived two miles south of Enderlin, she Navy veteran and he and his wife operate a cafe in Brookings, S.D. recalls that for two years from 1946 to 1948 she walked to the Methodist They have 5 children. Church every Sunday and did not miss a worship service for twenty Marlys married Arnold Deiterman and they live on a farm near months, when illness forced her to miss. Since her husband's death, Elkton, S.D. They have4 children. she has lived in Enderlin and has sleeping rooms for rent. She has two LaVonne married Gerald Kontz and they live in Sioux Falls, S.D. sons: Gordon of Lisbon and Lloyd of Bremerton, Wash. Mrs. Heacox andhave5 children. He is an insurance underwriter. celebrated her 85th birthday last summer with open house at the John E., San Diego, Calif, retired U.S. Navy veteran. He is a Methodist Church. cabinet maker and is not married. Curtis married Joanne Luhen and lives in San Diego, Calif, and 31, 1937 at Pingree, N.D. and came to Alice, N.D. in May of 1938. We have 4 children. Curtis is a Commercial Teacher. have a family of 13 children listed oldest to youngest. MRS. JOSEPH SCHMIDT (MARY HARTL) Mrs. Robert (Helen) Judisch born at Jamestown, N.D. She now lives at Erie, N.D. She has four children. Mrs. Joseph Schmidt (Mary Hartl) was born August 14, 1882 in Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Ann) Hanson born at Buchanan lives and Clifton Township in a 2 room shanty to Julius and Amelia Hartl. The farms at Arthur, N.D. She has three children. farm is presently occupied by her brother, Julius Hartl. Mrs. Schmidt Mrs. George (Beverly) Ernst born at Sheldon, N.D. now lives in attended school in the White School House, that is still standing one Sac City, Iowa. She has seven children. mile west of the Hartl farm. Oscar born at Sheldon is married and lives in Casselton, N.D.. and In November 1919, she was married to Joseph Schmidt in St. works for the National Guard at Hector Airport in Fargo, N.D. He has Henry's Church in Alice. Following their marriage they farmed her three children. parents farm for two years. Then they moved to a farm 2 miles east of Mrs. Dennis (Margaret) Brown born in Alice, N.D. lives at Alice in 1922, which they purchased from Joseph Huebl. They had one Hastings, Minn. Her husband works for the National Guard at St. Paul son Edwin, who now lives in Alice. He entered the Armed Services in Airport. They have three children. 1944. James born in Alice is married and lives at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he runs a movie theater. They have one child. THE DILLING FAMILY Robert is in the navy and stationed at Annapolis, Maryland. He is unmarried. He was born in Alice. Arthur U. Dilling, of German parentage, was born at Mrs. James (Patsy) Perry born at Alice now lives in Tucson, Ariz., Rhinelander. Wis. July 30,1885, the son of a Methodist Minister. where her husband is in real estate. They have one child. Arthur came to Alice in 1917 on a bicycle accompanied by his Mrs. Timothy (JoAnne) Rehborg born at Lisbon, N.D. now lives at friend Herman Burke. The first 2 years he worked on farms and did Milnor, N.D. where they farm. They have one child. painting jobs. He became the Rural Mail Carrier in Alice in 1919. He Mrs. Nicholas (Elizabeth) Rodriguez born at Lisbon, N:D. lives in servedthis Route 30 years retiring Aug. 1st, 1955 at the age of 70. St. Paul. They have no children at present. Arthur Dilling married Christina Hayertz July 22, 1929 at St. John born at Lisbon, is in the army and stationed at Aberdeen, Henry's Catholic Rectory. She died of cancer April 18, 1937 leaving 2 Maryland. He is unmarried. sons Darrell Patrick age 7 and Russell Burton age5. Anna was born at Lisbon, still lives at home. Rose, born in Moorhead, still lives at home. Arthur then married Mrs. Emilie Wavra, widow of Joe Wavra At present we have twenty-three grandchildren. (Her 1st husband had also met death in 1937). They were married at Detroit Lakes. Minn., July 25, 1938. They went on a short trip to Wisconsin visiting his parents and relatives there before returning to JOHN G. HAHN FAMILY his work at Alice. John G. Hahn was born at Rib Falls, Wise, on Sept. 28, 1891 and Both Arthur Dillings sons served 4 years in the Navy after their came to Embden area with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hahn, Sr. graduation from the Enderlin High School. when he was 14 years old. In 1914 he married Mabel B. Schoessow and Darrell became a Certified Public Accountant. He with his wife two years later the couple established their home eight miles east of Lorraine, son Perry and daughter Darci live in Eden Prairie, Minn. Alice, on land purchased from Marie and Fred Schoessow, Sr. Mr. Darrellalso has an interest in the Stewart Sandwiches Corp. there. Hahn specialized in the production of high-grade seedcorn; Russell learned the tool and die trade. His wife Lena, two sons, growing.kilndrying, grading, sacking and marketing it. This was sold Ronald and Steven and daughter Lorri Ann reside in New Britain, to local farmers and in the surrounding areas of Lisbon, Enderlin, Conn. Buffalo, Ayr, Hope, and others, and also to seed houses in Fargo: Arthur and his wife Millie are now living at the Plainview Apt. Goldberg Seed House, Magill Seed Co., Interest Feed and Seed Co., 702 2nd St.. Perham, Minn. They moved there in 1962. and the Grimm Alfalfa Co. Mr. Hahn established Hahn Seed Co. in 1916. Some of the top varieties of seed corn produced on the Hahn FERDINAND MIKULA FAMILY farm were: Minnesota 13, Gehu Flint, Rainbow Flint, Falconer Semi- Dent, Square Deal Dent, Northwestern Dent, and Golden Bantam Ferdinand Mikula was born in Mickelsdorf, Austria Dec. 21, Sweet Corn. These were all put up in one-bushel bags. 1895 His parents were Karl and Annie Woliske Mikula. He entered the In addition to being active in the seed business, Mr. Hahn served on U.S. at New York on the ship George Washington in 1912 at the age of the school board of District No. 83 and was president of the Walburg 16. He immediately came to Lucca, N.D. He worked on the Gust G. township board for fourteen of the twenty years he served on it. Mr. Stanglers farm for 2 years, before coming to Alice. He was self- Hahn died in 1945 and Mrs. Hahn died in 1955. employed as an interior-exterior painter. He also did minor cement At that time the hybrid seed corn was new, difficult, and expensive repair, shingling and general carpenter repair work. to produce, so acting on advice prior to his death, the business was Ferdinand Mikula married Selma Hartl Feb. 14, 1928 at St. dispersed. The farm was sold to family members; Wallace Hahn, Henry's Catholic Church inAlice.They had 3 children Norbert, Regina Charlotte Engstrom, and Delores Zick. It has since been purchased by and Veronica. Selma Mikula died of lung cancer Dec. 14,1944 at the age Delores and Clarence Zick. of 39. Veronica was only 3 years old at the time of her mothers death. Members of the family are: Wallace Hahn, Arthur; Mrs. Charlotte Ferdinand continued to work hard, devoting all his spare time Engstrom, Moorhead, Minn.; Bernard Hahn, Enderlin; Audrey Hahn, raising his family without the aid of a hired girl. Fargo; Mrs. Sylvester (Rita) Dimmer, Phoenix, Ariz.; Lavern (Red) Norbert served 2 years in the US Army during 1946-47. Part of Hahn, Chaffee; Mrs. Clarence (Delores) Zick, Alice; John A. Hahn, this time he was stationed in Germany. He continued his education Casselton, and Jeanette Ludwig, Moorhead, Minn. under the G.I. Bill of Rights. He took up the meat cutting trade. He They are members of St. Peters Lutheran Church, Leonard, N.D. worked in the meat Dept. at the Red Owl Store in Perham, Minn, for many years Norbert married Patricia Fallon of Harvey, N.D. Aug. 10, 1948 DENNIS MUELLER in the Catholic Church at Barnesville, Minn. They have 8 children, 4 girls and 4 boys. Two of his boys have enlisted in the Army. At this Dennis Mueller, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Sophia writing they reside at 916 College St. Fargo. Hayertz) Mueller was born Nov. 5, 1926. He grew to manhood on his Regina Mikula married Robert Case. They now reside at San father's farm, which was purchased from John Wadeson. Dennis Leandro. Calif. Her son Terry graduated from High School there. He married Vernice Frietag in 1948. They are living on the farm he grew is now employed at Castro Valley, Calif. upon. Veronica Mikula married Jerome Sommerfield at Alice, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mueller have 5 children: They live at Riverside, Calif. They have 4 girls; Kim, Kathy, Susan Lee is married to the former Vi Albright. They live in Minneapolis. and Tammy. They have two girls, Ketri and Karen. Ferdinand, active and healthy at the age of 79, still maintains his Rhea is married to Kevin Johnson. They live in West Fargo and original home in Alice. have one girl, Jamie Joe. Debra is employed as a bookkeeper by Armour and Co. in West Fargo. BLASKOWSKI FAMILY HISTORY Laynette and Duane are living at home. The Dennis Mueller farm was the site of the area's first Post Office. John L. Blaskowski and Edna E. Walworth were married March It preceded the town of Alice by three years. The Post Office was called Peterson in honor of the man who was influential in starting the farm. In May 1941 he was inducted into the U.S. Army (infantry) and Stage Line that carried the mail from Lucca. The John Wadeson's stationed at Camp Clairborne, Louisiana; he was sent overseas in operated the Post Office. March 1942 and stationed on the New Caledonia Island and took part in the Guadalcanal and Boganville Campaigns. In November 1944 he THE BLUMER FAMILY returned home and served as a Military Police in Louisiana until he was discharged in July, 1945. Sam and Martha Blumer moved to Sanborn, N.D. from Irene R. Stangler (Pollock) was the second youngest of eight Greenbush. Minn, in 1925, and came to the Alice area in 1932. Jacob children born to Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Stangler of Lucca, N.D. She Blumer, father of Sam, had bought the land before 1920 and sold it to graduated from Lucca High and attended Valley City State College Mr. and Mrs. Leo (Mary Blumer) Arnstienin 1930. and graduated in 1941 and taught school. A year after his father's death in 1937, Leo Blumer started In Sept. 1945 she was united in marriage in Holy Trinity Church of farming the land for his mother. In 1942 he entered the army and was Fingal to Clem Pollock. They reside on the home farm 3 miles north stationed in the South Pacific until 1945. Leo's father died in 1937 and and 1 mile east of Alice. Six children were born. his mother died in 1964. Perry, a veterinarian, owns an animal clinic in Rockford, Illinois. Leo Blumer was born in Greenbush, Minn., came to this area He's married and has 3 children. with his parents as a child and finished grade school at Eldred Dist. 83. Pamela (a beautician) married Gary Garman, teacher and coach He returned to the farm after he ended his tour of duty in the army at Arthur, N.D. They have two children. and. with his wife and family, still lives on the home place. He was Patrick, age 17 years old, deceased, killed in a car accident in 1965. married to Helen Torgerson, of Litchville, N.D. on January 18, 1948. Penny, Mrs. Larry Zaun, secretary and employed in data They have four daughters: Connie (Mrs. Jerry Olson), Fargo; Karen processing. Married and they farm near Buffalo, N.D. They have two (Mrs. Gayle O'Leary), West Fargo; Janet and Lynette at home. They boys. aremembersof St. John's Lutheran Church at Embden, N.D. Tim farms with his dad at home. Melissa, freshman in high school at Buffalo. EDWARD HAGER FAMILY

Edward Hager, (1859-1941) and Amelia Springer Hager, (1860- 1944) were born in Michaelsdorf, Austria. They were farmers by oc­ cupation in Austria and five of their children were born there; Amelia, Mollie. Edward, and Mary. A son died in infancy. VERNE AUSK The oldest daughter. Amelia, was the first of the family to come to America, arriving in Casselton in the early 1890's, where she made her home with the late Edward Weber family. Three years later, her Verne was born in Casselton, N.D. on October 9, 1926. He was father and sister Mollie, came to what is now Alice, and were em­ the son of Edwin C. Ausk and Marie Webb, of the Chaffee-Alice ployed on the farm of the late John Wellentin. Mrs. Hager and the community. Verne was educated at Bracht School Dist. 71, a country other twochildren came to this area in May of 189R. school south of Chaffee. He attended school and he worked at Grand In 1900 the family moved to Alice where Mr. Hager worked on Forks for a time returning to farming with his father who was a the railroad. Several years later they purchased what was named at prominent Hereford cattle raiser. the time "TheCommercial Hotel and Confectionery", (now the K & M Edwin was the son of Olaf and Ingrid Ausk, coming to the Chaffee- Club) which they operated until their retirement in 1940. Alice community from Lake Lillian, Minnesota about 1911. They were charter members of St. Henry's Church. Verne married Donna Kensok on October 26, 1948 at St. Henry's Frank Hager, the youngest son, was born at Alice, Feb. 7, 1903 Catholic Church of Alice, by Father Peter Bannon. where he lived his entire life. In 1932 at Arthur, N.D. he married Lillie Donna was the daughter of Adolph and Mary Kensok. They moved Burgum. who survives with two sons and a daughter; F.R. (Ray) to the Chaffee-Alice community in 1938 coming here from Windsor, Hager. Warroad, Minn.; Mrs. L.O. (Marie) Cook, Burbank, Calif, and N.D. We were always engaged in farming since our marriage and R.F. (Bob) Hager, Fargo, N.D. have always lived in this community. Our present home was built by Frank Hager died in April, 1970, and his widow, a retired school Anton Latomski around 1893. We moved to this place in 1954. teacher, continues to make her home in Alice. Our family consists of nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Wayne was born in 1950. For a time he attended Eldred Dist. 83. MICHAEL KAUFMAN Later he entered Chaffee school and graduated in 1968. He was graduated from North Dakota State University in 1972, majoring in Michael Kaufman was born in 1886 in the German, Austria area English and History. Wayne is married to the former Kathryn and came to the Alice area in the year of 1903. He worked as a farm Poulson of Chaffee. They live on a farm south of Lynchberg, N.D. hand in this community on the Frank Pfeifer farm and on the Joseph Wayne is district coordinator for Rhodia Chemical Company of New Hartl farm for many years. Jersey. They have one daughter, Shannon. Following his work on these farms he worked in the Emil Warren was born in 1951. He also attended the country school and Stangler Meat Market. later graduated from Chaffee high school. He joined the army in 1970. He retired and continued to live in Alice, N.D. until 1970 when he He spent three years in service, two of those years in Germany. He moved to Fargo Nursing Home in Fargo, N.D. where he is still married Judy Levos in June of 1971. Judy is from Chaffee. They have residing. one child, Tammy Jean. Warren is employed by Steiger Tractor Co. in Mr. Kaufman was an excellent musician and had his own or­ Fargo and lives at Mapleton, N.D. chestra for many years and played for many dances in the Alice Cheryl was born in 1953. She also was educated at Eldred and Community. graduated from Chaffee. She married Gary Gross of Enderlin in 1971. ALBERT FREITAG FAMILY They live in Minot, where Gary is employed by Soo Line Railroad as district supervisor. They have two children, Christy and Darin. Albert Freitag was born in 1899 in Embden, N.D. area and Edwin born in 1954, spent only a couple of years at the country fanned in the Embden. Buffalo area. He married Lillian Mollow and school of Eldred. The district dissolved and we joined the Chaffee they farmed in this community until Mr. Freitag died in 1972. district where he graduated from in 1968. He did farm work for a time, Mrs. Freitag continued to live on the farm untilshe moved to the later he became employed by Steiger Tractor Co. of Fargo. Edwin town of Alice in 1974 and resides there. They raised five daughters. lives at home. Mrs. Dennis Mueller (Vernice), Alice; Mrs. Clifford Gust Craig born in 1958 and Randall born in 1960 are both enrolled in high (Verna), St. Paul; Mrs. Donald Mueller (Vivian), Fargo; Mrs. Ernie school at Chaffee. Hartl iLuAnn). West Fargo: Mrs. Charles Wellentin (Benita), Alice. Three of our children died as infants. They are: Lyn born in 1956, They have 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Therese born in 1961 and Gerald born in 1963. Mrs. Freitag belongs to St. Johns Lutheran Church in Embden. Besides farming Verne worked for Siouxland Dressed Beef Co. in West Fargo, North Dakota and for the County Agriculture Stabelization Committee of West Fargo. He has also been active in 4-H club work for over 25 years. CLEM AND IRENE POLLOCK

Clem M. Pollock was the third child born to George and Marie Pollock, on a farm near Alice, N.D. He grew to manhood on his parents LLOYD HASKINS FAMILY weren't enough pupils to keep this school open, so they were allowed to go to another school district. Lloyd Haskins came to Alice the spring of 1923. He lived with In 1927 there were enough pupils, all boys, except for Margaret Charles McKay and worked on the dray line. and Leone, to hold school at Clifton, so Leone graduated from eighth Early in 1924 he went to work in the Wellentin Store and moved grade there and Margaret attended first grade. In the fall of 1928 the to the J. F. Wellentin home. family moved to Nome, where they bought a farm home and lived only one block from school. In 1931 he married Cora Christopherson and moved to the home then owned by M. L. Parkin, now owned by Clarence Hartl. Mr. Micholski passed away in July 1952 and Mrs. Martha There were 3 children; Jean (Mrs. Dale Fernow), Orange, (Micholski) Daub still lives in Enderlin, N.D. California; Joyce (Mrs. Herbert A Groth), Enderlin; Gary of Leone graduated from the Nome High School in 1931. She Dilworth, Minn. received her teachers training at Valley City State College and taught In 1933 Lloyd became an employee of the Farmers Union Oil Co., one year at rural Fredonia, N. D. and one year in the rural school, she Embden, as a truck driver. In 1940 he became manager of the Oil Co. once attended in Clifton Township. In 1933 she married John Nilsen and moved to Embden. who was employed at the Nome Telephone Company. Three children! While in Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Haskins attended the Moravian two girls and one boy were born to the marriage. Mr. Nilsen passed Church. In 1952 they moved to Enderlin where Lloyd passed away in away in 1967 and Leone Nilsen continues as secretary with Inter­ 1968. community Telephone Company at Nome, N. D. Margaret graduated from the eighth grade in Nome and lived ELDON SCHATZKE FAMILY and worked in the Enderlin area, before she married Vernon Dagman who farmed in Moore Township. Two children, a girl and a boy, were Eldon Schatzke is the youngest of the six children, one died in born to this family. Mr. and Mrs. Dagman are retired and are living in infancy, of Gottief and Mathilda Schatzke (Blesse) who emigrated to Enderlin, N. D. while their son and his wife have taken over the far­ this country fromGermany.He attended Pontiac Grade School and was ming. graduated from Enderlin High School after which he farmed with his dad and brother. LAUFENBERG He was inducted into the army on April, 1942 and served until July, 1945 when he was discharged and returned home Ernest Laufenberg and Margaret Wavra were united in He married Frances Essert of Enderlin on July 7,1948 and they marriage at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Alice, N. D. Oct. 20, 1920. moved to a farm south of Lisbon. They lived there for 10 years and They lived on farms northwest of Alice and the Ernest Kapaun farm, then bought the William Boxrud farm and moved back to Pontiac until they purchased their own farm in 1939. The Laufenbergs had Township. three children Leoma, Lowell and Luella. Leoma (Mrs. Richard Bassett) has 3 children Gary, Gayle, and They have five children: Glen, they reside in Remond, Oregon. He is engaged with the U. S. Shirley is married to Dennis Henry. They have a daughter Forestry Department. Barbara and live in Urbana, Iowa. Luella ( Mrs. Duane Erickson) has 3 children, Dale, Debbie and Robert is married to the former Ellen Wire. They have a Derek. They live in Metamoca, Illinois and he is employed as District daughter Kathy and a son Michael and live in Des Moines, Iowa. Supervisor with Super Valu. Donald is married to the former Ada Wright. They have two children, Jerome and Frances and live in Valley City. Lowell married Coral Buckle in Valley City in 1951 and moved to Roger is married to the former Sharon Knaack and they live in the family farm 2 miles west of Alice. Ernest and Margaret then Billings, Mont. moved to make their home in Fargo, N. D. Ernest passed away in Jan. Nancy and her husband, Clyde Barton are in the Army and are 1966. stationed at Presidio of San Francisco. Lowell and Coral have six children; Londa, Mark, James, Lisa. Richard and Randall. Londa married Loren Ingebretson Dec. 1, 1973 WILLIAM BURNS FAMILY at Felton, Minn, and has one daughter, Carla Jean and a farm at Felton,Minn. William Burns born and raised at Ayr, N.D. married Mathilda Mark married Susan Olson April 12,1975 at Lisbon, N. D. He is a Stansky of Superior, Wise, and were parents of four children: Mary student at North Dakota State University. (Mrs. J.F. Mass), Naneut, New York; Audrey, Grafton, N.D.; Jim is a junior in Enderlin High School, Lisa is a 6th grader and Thomas, Moorhead, Minn.; Gerald, Buffalo, N.D. the twins, Ricky and Randy are fourth graders. They farmed near Buffalo and Alice, and after retirement lived in Alice nine years 1960-1969, then moving to Casselton. RAYMOND SCHMIDT FAMILY Gerald was married to Fern Grondahl of Granville, N.D. at St. Henry's Church in 1954 and lived near Alice on the former Gust farm Raymond Schmidt was born in 1918 to Frank and Marie Sch­ six years. They moved to Buffalo in 1960 and are farming. They are midt, the second of their three sons, Lawrence of Casselton and the parents of two children: Mary Beth of Fargo and Rodney, at Melvin who was born in 1919 is deceased. home. He has lived all his life on the farm 5 miles northeast of Alice and Thomas married Patricia Matzke of Alice at St. Henry's Church in has farmed for the past 30 years. 1956. They are the parents of seven children; Jeffrey, Timothy, He married Margarette Puhr at Fingal in 1945. They have six Patrick, John, Michel, Randy and Melissa. Thomas is an Inter­ children. national Representative for the CWA. Mrs. Harold Johnson (Rosemary) of Hopkins, Minn. Audrey is a resident of the Grafton State School, spending her summers at home. Dennis, married to Brenda Card of Fingal and living at West Mary is a graduate nurse and they are the parents of eight Fargo. children; Anita, Joseph, James, Maureen, Kathy, Margaret, Billy, Maynard, married to Carol Anderson of Tacoma, Wash, and Michelle, and have two grandsons. All residing in the New York City living at Mapleton. area. David married to Susan Carlisle of Chaffee and living at Chaffee. MLSEN HISTORY Timothv and Steven at home. They have two grandchildren, Renee Johnson and Jason Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Micholski and their two daughters, Leone Dennis and Maynard each served three years in the U. S. Army and Margaret lived and rented the farm home owned by Walter being stationed at U. S. camp and also in Germany, David was in the Mueller in Clifton Township from 1921 to 1928. The farm land consisted U. S. Marines for two years. of 160 acres, including pasture. The tillable land was planted into small grains. Every farmer had a dairy herd of eight to twelve milk cows, ALVIN KURTZ HISTORY calves, pigs, chickens, geese and a few ducks. The family worked very hard together. Alvin (Jim) Kurtz, son of the late Jake Kurtz and Mrs. Martha Leone attended school, beginning the third grade at the Russel Kurtz, who now lived in Enderlin, N. D., has lived in this community Anderson School in Pontiac Township, two miles south of their home. most of his life. He served in the army from 1951 to 1953. Farming is his The farm was designated to go to the Wadeson School in Clifton occupation. He married Emily Ottow, daughter of the late Emanuel Township, which was located two miles north. Most of the time there Ottow and Mrs. Bertha Ottow of Davenport, N. D. in 1953. They are THE CLAUDE SUMNER FAMILY He was a Veteran of World War I. Returning to Alice after the war, he married Adeline Beilke on Feb. 22, 1922. They retired on their Clara Spink born April 19, 1882 at Wattertown, Wis. came to farm 2 miles south and 4 miles east and ',••> mile south of Alice. North Dakota with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spink when only 6 weeks old. She helped on her parents homestead until she was 21 Ole will be remembered by the "Old Timers" as a left-handed years. She married Claude Sumner Nov. 15,1903. They had 5 children catcher for many years on the old "Alice Baseball Team". Charles, Mary and Chester, Adelaide died at the age of 3 months. Eugene was their only child. He married Gretchen Hertsgaard Lucille died at the age of 7. of Fargo, N.D. on Sept. 12, 1953 and has operated the home farm Besides being a bush mother and homemaker, Clara Sumner since then. They have two children, Michael, 15 years and Michelle, 12 found time to help out the neighbors. In the absence of doctors in those years old. pioneer days she assumed the roll of mid-wife. She helped deliver 45 They all belong to St. John's Lutheran Church at Embden, N. D. babies in the community. ShemarriedEdSadekonDec.il, 1925.

MRS. WALLACE McLEOD HISTORY FRANK FREEHAUF FAMILY Gertrude Wellentin was born on October 20, 1904 to Mrs. and Mrs. Emil Wellentin, pioneers of Alice, N. D. Miss Wellentin grew up in Alice and married Wallace McLeod of Wheatland, North Dakota on January 23,1924. Frank Freehauf was born in Mickelsdorf, Bohemia in 1859. They raised four children: Frank, his wife, Rose and their three children lived there until 1899 Lester who lives at Bremerton, Washington is employed by the when he emigrated to the United States. He worked as a farmhand in Government at the Naval Ship Yards and does Technical Writing and the Elizabeth, N. D. area until he was able to bring his family here. In Programming. 1903 his son, Frank Jr. came to this area, at the age of 14. Mrs. Frank Donald farms at Ayr, North Dakota. Freehauf Sr. and her two daughters, Rose, 17 and Marie, 7, arrived James is District Supervisor for Bell Telephone Co. in Toll and later. Switching Dept. In 1904 they purchased the farmstead in Clifton Township from the Betty is married to Lieutenant Robert Paulson of the Fargo A.J. Ayers family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Freehauf, Sr. farmed there Police Dept. until 1920 when they retired and moved to Alice. He died in 1921 and The couple have ten grandchildren and three great grand­ Mrs. Freehauf died in 1939. children. Rose Freehauf was married to Emil Stangler, is widowed, and Mr. and Mrs. McLeod have farmed all their life and are now spends her summers at her home in Fingal and winters in the state of retired near Ayr, North Dakota. Washington. The couple had four children: Marie, (Mrs. MikeRies), Seattle, Wash.; Esther (Mrs. Ray Ramseth), Renton, Wash.; HISTORY OF MAMIE AND JOHN POMMERER Leonard, Fingal, N.D. and Robert (deceased). Marie Freehauf was married to E.O. Stangler and the couple has Mamie Wadeson Hansen Pommerer was born to Augusta and three children: Harvey, Lois and Bernice (Mrs. Donald Swanson). James Wadeson on their homestead five miles west of Alice, N.D., on Mrs. Stangler is a widow and she and her daughter, Lois, make their September 8, 1901. She grew to womanhood there and received her home in Fargo. education at a country school, Dist. 85 in Cass County. Frank Jr. married Emma Pfeifer in 1919 and they have two In 1921, she married Grover E. Hansen of Buffalo, N. D., 6 children, Gordon and Phyllis. The couple farmed on the home place children were born to this union, Audber J. of Fargo, N. D.; Bernice until 1952, at which time they retired and moved to Enderlin. Mr. (Mrs. H. Scott Ruh), Sacramento, Calif.; Ardelle ( Mrs. Marvin Freehauf died in 1965 and his widow continues to make her home in Nordbo) Fargo, N. D.; Donna Mae ( Mrs. Eugene Johnson), Maple Enderlin. They were members of St. Henry's Parish of Alice, and St. Plain, Minn.; Harley Hansen, Fingal, N. D.; Lucille (Mrs. Fredrick Patrick's Parish of Enderlin. Winkler), Anniston, Ala. Gordon Freehauf married Carman Johnson in 1951. They liveon Their father Grover Hansen passed away October 31,1935, at the the original Freehauf homestead and are the parents of three age of 43 years. On October 15, 1943, Mamie married John H. Pom- children: Terry, Douglas and Janice. merer of Tower City, N. D.; to this marriage was born a daughter, Phyllis Freehauf is married to James Nord. They are" the Charlene, who lives in West Fargo and works for W. W. Wallworks of parents of three children: Judy, Cynthia and Jeffrey. The family Fargo, N. D. John Pommerer was born in Belmond, Iowa. He came resides in Fargo. N. D. with his parents to Tower City, N. D. by covered wagon in the year of 1902, where his parents commenced to farm. John and Mamie lived on the farm until 1960 when they retired and moved into Valley City, N. D. and Harley Hansen took over the farm which is 7 miles northwest of Alice, N. D. and he and his family continue to farm. They are members of the Congregational Church of Christ. SIDNEY BAYLISS FAMILY Sidney was born on the Alice homestead September 4, 1915. He RUEBEN BRUSE married Ruby Lee in June, 1940 at Bismarck, N.D. They are now living in Fargo where Sidney had been employed at Overvold Motors Rueben Bruse was born in 1937 in Marion, N. D., son of Mr. andl for 25 years. Mrs. Henry Bruse of Alice. They have raised four children, two girls and two boys: Beverly He lived part of his life in Fargo, N. D. and for the past 10-15 Jean (Mrs. Charles Moore) lives in Glyndon, Minn.He is an elec­ years has lived and worked in the Alice Community. He worked as a trician. Beverly is the librarian in the Glyndon School. They have farm hand in this area. three girls. LaRon (Mrs. Michael Adkins) lives in Elk River, Minn, He lives in the home of his parents, Henry and Lucy Bruse. The where they teach in the Elk River School System. They have a little home is now owned by his borther-in-law, Jerome Verlinden. At the boy. present time he is employed by Harley Hansen. Bernel married Karen Keuhl of Moorhead, Minn. They live in Mr. Bruse's father Henry died in January 1974. His mother Mrs. Fargo where he is an artist in residence. Daniel, unmarried, is at­ Bruse lives in Bergan, N. D. and is employed there as a housekeeper. tending NDSSS at Wahpeton in the basic machinist program. He has a sister living in Alice, N.D., Mrs. Jerome (Mabel) Verlinden.

GEORGE AND EUGENE BECK FAMILY THE GROMMESH FAMILY George "Ole"' Beck was born in Missouri on Oct. 6, 1892. He came to North Dakota in 1914 and worked on the Andre's farm at Hubert Grommesh came to Dakota from Shakopee, Minn, in Mapleton. Then he worked on the Streck farm at Alice. early 1880's. He was the son of John and Clara Wagner Grommesh. members of United Methodist Church in Enderlin. There are three MRS. JACOB (MARTHA) KURTZ children: Lori, working at Geeslin Bookkeeping in Enderlin, Gary and David attending Enderlin High School. Mrs. Jacob (Martha) Kurtz is the only surviving child of the Albert Salzwedel family, who homesteaded southeast of Alice, in the early 80's. Three brothers Robert, Frank, and Gustave, who lived all their lives in the area are now deceased. Martha married Jacob Kurtz in 2814 N. 7 St. 1919 and they farmed until their retirement in 1953, when they moved Fargo, N. Dak. to Enderlin, where Mr. Kurtz died. The home farm is now owned by May 20, 1975 their son Alvin. Their other children are Alfred of Davenport, Howard of Alice, Dear friends of the Jubilee, Leona (Mrs. Lawrence Fernow) of Alexandria, Minn, and Lucille Thank you for your kind invitation. I will plan to attend and to ride (Mrs. Larry Elrite) of Coon Rapids, Minn. She has 15 grandchildren in the parade. and 5 great-grandchildren. I feel very much a part of the early history of Alice. I was born in Alice Village, December 29, 1902, daughter of Herman and Emma Ziegler, who came to Alice in 1901 and with my brother Stanley a baby BASCEL KNUTSON of few months. I attended grade school in Alice, my first teacher being Miss Ella Frost who later thru marriage became Mrs. Wade Maloney, now Bascel Knutson has been a resident of the Alice vicinity all his living in Tower City and is very active in community affairs there. life. He was born May 15,1908 on the Sever O. Knutson farm four miles I have one sister and two brothers Mrs. Edw. (Minnie) Krueger, west, two miles south and three-fourths mile west of Alice in the NWV4 Tower City, N.D. Arthur of Spokane Wa; Leroy , San Rafeal Calif. of section 32. He attended school through the 8th grade in District 85 a Best Wishes quarter of a mile from his home. He married Hilma Gustofson of Mrs. Iva Boettcher Fingal, N.D. on January 31, 1932. Two sons were born, Duane in 1935 and Marvin in 1939. Both of the boys attended school at Alice and graduated from the eighth grade at the Alice School. Both boys MR. AND MRS. DONALD PAUL FAMILY graduated from high school at Enderlin, N.D. Duane attended the Donald Paul was born four miles north and two miles west of University of N.D. at Grand Forks for four years. Marvin had Alice. N.D. in Hill Township of November 17, 1935. He is the son of schooling in the Armed Services and worked in the finance depart­ August and Irene Paul. ment in North Carolina and attended Interstate at Fargo for one In 1959 he married Erlys Johnson of Kathryn, N.D. Erlys quarter. Duane also went to school while serving in the Air Force Johnson was born July 20, 1941 in Portland, Oregon. She moved with which is his career. At present he is a colonel stationed at Langley Air her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noble Johnson to Kathryn when she was Force Base at Hampton, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Bascel Knutson four vears old. joined the Alice Moravian Church in 1945 and both Duane and Marvin Mr. and Mrs. Paul have one Daughter and three sons: Rhonda, are confirmed members of that church. Brian. Bradley and Daniel. Duane Knutson married Carol Achttien of Grand Forks and they In 19(57 Mr. and Mrs. Paul moved to a farm three miles west and have three children: Dale, Glen and Lee Ann. two miles north of Alice in Clifton Township. The farm which they now Marvin Knutson married Judy Rolph also of Alice and an 8th grade live on was purchased by James Justin and Joan Murray in the fall of graduate of the Alice School. They have three children: Ricky, David 1966 from Orey Hansen. and Vickie. Marvin's family are living at Milnor, N.D. at the present time. He is the manager of the Farmer's Union Oil Co. (Cenex) at Milnor, N.D. HOWARD KURTZ FAMILY He has purchased the S.O. Knutson farm as of March, 1975. Howard and Sharon Kurtz moved to Alice in 1967, but they were Mr. and Mrs. Bascel Knutson have lived and farmed where they are no strangers in moving into the community. Howard was born on a presently living on the NWV4 of section 22, Clifton Township since 1942. farm just south of Alice to Jacob and Martha Kurtz. His dad died in Bascel has served on the church board and at present is chairman of 1956and his mother, who is 84 years old, still lives in Enderlin. Sharon the Clifton Township Board on which he has served for 25 years. Mrs. is the daughter of Julius and Sadie Hartl, who live on the family farm Knutson has been treasurer and organist of the Alice Moravian two miles from Alice. Church for 25 years. Howard and Sharon were married in 1957. They lived in dif­ Harry Wadeson is the owner of the farm. ferent towns before they chose Alice to be their permanent home. They have three children, Jeffrey age 16, Donn age 14, and Susan age 12. The children all attend school in Enderlin. The family belongs to the SOPHIA MUELLER FAMILY United Methodist Church in Enderlin. Howard was in the road con­ struction business for many years. In 1974 he opened a combination hardware store and repair shop in Alice. Sophia Hayertz, daughter of Anton and Rosa Hayertz, was born on May 18,1894 at the site now called Alice. She was married to Henry Mueller, son of Carl and Mary Mueller, on June 22, 1916 at Min­ neapolis, Minn. The couple established their home one mile west of ODE IN MEMORY OF THE STATE BANK OF ALICE Alice on a half section of land bought from John Wadeson by Henry's ORGANIZED 1903 father. Henry Mueller died in 1945 and his widow moved to Alice three LIQUIDATED 1943 years later. Oft my memory strays Through the fleeting years, To dwell on past They were the parents of three sons: Evan, Dennis and Donald. Dennis Mueller married Verniece Freitag, and the family lives on the days With their joys and their tears. home farm one mile west of Alice. Evan Mueller married Marjorie Moldenhauer, and the family lives on the Carl Mueller homestead On a trip on a rack From, Buffalo, To start a bank in a shack Forty northwest of Enderlin. Donald Mueller is married to Vivian Freitag. years ago. He retired after twenty-two years service in the USAF and is presently employed at the post office at Moorhead, Minn. They reside in Fargo, On those heads now gray And these tottering feet, That on an earlier N.D. day Were sure and fleet.

On those numerous friends Who have gone before, Thus 'till life's EDWARD FIEBIGER journey ends We'll greet them no more. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fiebiger and daughter Mathilda were The Bank is no more- Finally closed, they say, Makes my memory residents in Alice. They came from Jessie, N D in 1945 They were soar To that bygone day, When I rode on a rack From Buffalo To start the parents of Mrs. Leo Habiger. They had two sons- Joseph, lived at a Bank in a shack In the long ago. Fingal and Hugo, lived at Cooperstown. Mr. Fiebiger died in November, 1947. Mrs. Fiebiger continued to live alone until illness caused her to live with the Leo Habiger's. She A.L BAYLEY. died February, 1963. John and three sons, Hubert, Michael, Louis and two daughters, FRANCIS DECKER FAMILY homesteaded northeast of Alice, Sec. 10 in Howes Township. In 1892, Hubert Grommesh was married to Anna Dimmer. They purchased a farm north of Alice in Sec. 7 and farmed there eight Francis Decker came to Alice from Casselton in 1910 and years. In the spring of 1900 the farm was sold and he went to Alaska, at established an implement business which he operated until his death the time of the big gold rush. He returned within the year and bought a in 1955. farm north of Alice in Sec. 16, Howes Township. They had eleven He married Mary Hayertz, daughter of Anton and Rosa Hayertz, in children: George (deceased), Clara, Cecelia, Margaret, Gertrude, St. Henry's Catholic Church in Alice, on November 22,1913. They were Mary, Anges,Florence (deceased), Ada, John and Leo. Mrs. Grom­ the parents of three children: James, Melvin and Florence. mesh died in 1915, and Mr. Grommesh died in 1922. After Francis died, Mary continued to live in Alice until 1971. She is Their son George, who married Emma Nelson of Rochester, Minn, a resident of the Americana Nursing Center, Fargo. in 1918, started farming in Howes Township later moved to Sec. 28 of James Decker married Regina Wacha of Lidgerwood, N.D., who the same township where they resided until 1950. At that time George came to Alice to teach in 1932. She was a member of the school faculty and Emma, with their three youngest children, Michael, Janette and in Alice for 19 years. James was employed by Standard Oil. In 1954 Ray moved to Frazee, Minn. There George spent many happy hours they moved to Jamestown where both continued their chosen work. fishing. James retired in 1973 after 42 years with the company. Reggie retired They were the parents of ten children: Ruth (Knobel), Ephrata, after completing 37 years of teaching. They continue to make their Calif.; James, Ephrata, Calif.; Catherine (LeBold), Jamestown, home in Jamestown. N.D.; Edna (Thompson), Taft, Calif.; Elaine (Schaefer), Clovis, Melvin Decker enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force during World Calif.; Herbert, Roseville, Calif.; Dorothy (McBride), Pierre, S.D.; War II and made the service his career. He died in 1973. He was Michael, Marion, N.D.; Janette (Fieblekorn), Frazee, Minn.; and married to Louise Chapman and they had two children: Richard and Raymond, Alice, N.D. Joan. Louise and the children make their home in Altus, Okla. George Grommesh died in 1955 and his widow moved back to the Florence married Andrew Heinz of Alice in 1945. He died in 1962. farm to live with her son, James until the fall of 1967, at which time she Florence is now Mrs. Clay Dresher, and they live in Fargo where she moved to Casselton. She died on January 22, 1975. James farmed is employed by the J.C. Penney Co. from 1950 to 1967. Ray Grommesh was born on May 27,1938 in Fargo and lived on the home place until 1950 when the family moved to Frazee, Minn. In 1954 EDWARD WAVRA FAMILY Ray entered the Air Force and served four years. He married Irene Wilson of Gregory, S.D. at the Methodist Church in Gregory, in 1960, and resided in that area until the fall of 1967. At that time he bought Edward Wavra, the son of Louis and Anna Benish Wavra, was the farm from his mother and he and his family moved back here. born Dec. 30, 1907. He grew up on the family farm west and south of They are the parents of three children: Dean, Rodd, and Dawn. They Alice. On June 19,1928 Edward married Sadie Wellentin. are members of the Presbyterian Church at Buffalo. Sadie Wellentin Wavra was born Sept. 2, 1908. She was the daughter of Emil F. Wellentin and his wife the former Fannie Sproull. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Wellentin moved to Alice in March of 1931. They have resided there since. Edward was a drayman. He ELMER LITTLEFIELD FAMILY also worked on the railroad and he has been the janitor for the Alice School for the past 36 years. Mrs. (Sadie) Wavra was the Clerk for the Elmer Littlefield of Clifton Township was the son of Charles H. Alice Public Schools for 35 years. The Wavras are members of St. Littlefield who migrated from Sherburn, Minn, in the spring of 1898 Henry's Catholic Church of Alice. They have four sons. and settled in a territory 1>2 miles southwest of Alice, N.D. There was Mahlon Wavra born Nov. 1929 is married and lives in Kelso, no town but a post office called "Petersons Post Office". The nearest Washington. He is the manager of the Continental Elevator in i own was Enderlin, N.D, 10 miles south of Alice, N.D. The Northern Longview, Wash. They have three children. Kay Wavra is a teacher Pacific Railroad came through in 1900 which was a blessing to the in Longview, Wash. Keith is in the Navy and presently helping people living there. evacuate refugees from Vietnam. Kenneth is attending high school Mr Charles Littlefield bought 320 acres of homestead land from and lives with his parents. The Mahlon Wavras are also raising three Frank Utke. He farmed with the help of his sons. In 1920 he retired to girls, nieces of Mrs. Wavra. Their names are Carrie, Dodie and i In1 town of Alice and his son Elmer took over the farm. Coleen Suchan. On June 19.1923 Elmer married Hazel Hanson of Chaffee, N.D. Darrel (Tucker) Wavra was born Dec. 1931. He is married and in the Alice Moravian Church in Alice, N.D. They continued to farm lives in Valley City where he is employed by the Northwestern Bank of here until 1969 when Mr. Elmer Littlefield died of a heart attack. Mrs. Valley City. The Darrel Wavras have two children, Gregory and Littlefield continues to farm and lives in Fargo. They have two sons Jennifer; both are attending school in Valley City. Harold who is an interior decorator, Dilworth and Waldron, Fargo Maurice (Morry) Wavra was born July, 1933. Maurice is married with American Telephone & Telegraph Co. She has six grandchildren. and operates Morry's Place east of Enderlin. The Morry Wavras have six children. Patti was a dental assistant and plans to resume that line of work after her upcoming marriage. Michael is a student at Moorhead State College. Jodi, Amy, Susan and Sara are all attending school in Enderlin. Jerry Wavra was born Aug. 1935. He is married and is employed by MELVIN GROSS FAMILY the Miller elevator in Absaraka, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Wavra have three children. Kimberly, Joseph and Luke. They are all living at home and Melvin was born in 1905 in Clifton Twp. on the Harold and attending school in Casselton. Francis Hartl farm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gross. In the same year they moved to Alice in the home presently occupied by Mrs. Lillie Hager. They continued to live in Alice until 1912 and then moved to Addison. N.D. LOUIS WAVRA Melvin married Luella Modrow in 1931. They farmed in the Leonard. N.D. area for 7 years. LEO WAVRA FAMILY They moved to Fargo and Melvin was employed for 30 years by Leo Wavra's father, Louis Wavra, came to Casselton from Fairmont Foods Inc. Austria as a very young man. There he met and married Anna Benish, They reared 6 children: who had also emigrated from Austria. In 1908 he bought the farm near Lyle: Manning, Iowa Alice that is now the home of his son, Leo. Five sons and two Donna: Mrs. Perhus, resides in Los Angeles daughters were born to them: three of the children are now deceased. Kenneth: Duluth, Mn. Louis Wavra, along with other farmers in the area helped to build the Bonnie: (Mrs. Larry Portwood), Madelia, Mn. bed for the Northern Pacific railroad tracks. The work was done by Carol: (Mrs. Nye), Sulphur, Okla. use of scoops, or scrapers, as they were called at that time, drawn by Robert: Harwood, N.D. two horses. Mr. and Mrs. Wavra farmed their land until their Mrs. Gross died in 1964. retirement to Alice in 1924. Louis Wavra died in 1931 and Mrs. Wavra Melvin is retired and resides at 742 Oak Street, Fargo, N.D. died in 1962. horses. Mr. and Mrs. Wavra farmed their land until their retirement on the family farm west of Alice on April 15, 1905. He was educated in lo Alice in 1924. Louis Wavra died in 1931 and Mrs. Wavra died in 1962. rural school district No. 85 then known as the Bayliss School. Leo Wavra married Violet Wellentin in St. Henry's Catholic Louis Wavra grew to manhood here helping with the family farm Church at Alice, on June 4, 1924. They are the parents of two work. He worked with Joe Blasl's carpenter crew and took other odd daughters; Elaine (Mrs. John Opland), Tacoma, Wash, and Marlene jobs that became available. He was employed as "Second Man" at the (Mrs. Kenneth Kaspari), Lisbon, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Wavra have lived Farmer's Elevator in Alice for a few years before accepting a on the home farm since their marriage over fifty years ago. The manager's position at Temple, N.D. in June 1939. couple observed their Golden Wedding anniversary at an open house Louis Wavra was married in the Catholic Church in Ray, N.D. Sept held at Morry's Supper Club near Enderlin in 1974. Mr. Wavra's hobby 18, 1939 to Marie Eggert, daughter of C.H. Eggert of Mapleton, N D is collecting old tools and Mrs. Wavra is interested in collecting They moved to Hillsboro, N.D. in 1941. He managed the Farmers decanter bottles. Union Grain Terminal Elevator there until he retired in 1969. Violet Wellentin Wavra is decended from pioneer stock. Her They had one daughter, Jane Louise, whom they adopted at the age grandfather, John Wellentin came to this country from Austria, and of 3 months, Feb. 26,1948. her grandmother, Tracia Stangler Wellentin came from Ger­ Louis Wavra died of cancer May 1, 1971. At his request he was many They first settled in Wisconsin; from there they went to South laid to rest in the family lot in St. Henry's Cemetery, Alice. His wife Dakota and. after a few years they came here to homestead in this continues to reside in their Hillsboro home. area The journey from Wisconsin to South Dakota and then on to Dakota was made in a covered wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen. John MAURICE WELLENTIN FAMILY Wellentin was among the first settlers in Alice. He built the first store in town for his son Joe, who ran it until his son, Earl took over. John Maurice Wellentin, the son of Emil and Frances Wellentin was Wellentin later built a machine shop where he sold buggies and farm born in 1917. He grew up on a farm NE of Alice. He married Margaret implements. Mass was served in his home until a church was built. Carlson in 1941. They lived on a farm here until they moved to Alter the service, many of the people would stay to share the noon Cypress, Calif. The couple have five children. meal with the family. Violet's parents, Emil and Francis (Sproull) Wellentin lived on a farm north of Alice. They were the EDDIE ROLPH FAMILY parents of ten children. Mrs. Wellentin died in 1930 and Mr. Wellentin continued to farm a number of years before retiring to Alice. He was Eddie was born on a farm south of Almont, N.D. Nov. 22, 1914. secretary of the Farmers Elevator Co. when it was established in 1907 In 1920 they moved to Laporte City, Iowa still farming, later to until 1954 and served on the Township and school board for many Westgate, Iowa. In 1928 he moved to Fingal, N.D. where his dad was years. Mr. Wellentin died in 1960. running the dray line. He graduated from Fingal High School in 1933. THE JOSEPH WAVRA FAMILY The winter of 1934 and 1935 he worked on the dairy farm for Ernie Laufenberg. In 1935 and 1936 he was in theCCC Camp at Medora, N.D. Joseph Wavra the son of Louis and Anna Benish Wavra was born In March of 1938 he drove the milk truck for Ernie Kapaun. June in 1895 in Clifton Township on the family farm 4 miles west and 1 mile 28, 1938 he married Clara Wellentin of Alice, (Julius Wellentin's south of Alice. daughter) born Oct. 30, 1913. Both worked on the dairy farm for Ernie Joseph completed grade school in the one room rural school Kapaun (Clara's uncle), Eddie driving milk truck and later working in near his home (The Bayliss School Dist.). the milk house and Clara cooking for the men. He served in France during World War I. He attained the rank of In March 1941 Eddie went to Portland, Oregon, working at the Corp. Southern Pacific Railroad. Clara joined him in June of that year. Joseph Wavra married Emilie (Millie) Kraus at St. Henry's Later they both worked in the Oregon shipyards, Clara as a welder and Catholic Church in Alice Oct. 21, 1923. Eddie as a boilermaker. Joseph and Millie Wavra rented the Kraus Pool Room the next 4 In the spring of 1944 they came back to take over the farm of Julius years. This was a two story frame building with a small kitchen and Wellentin, along with the farm they bought a bar in Alice in 1956 and large dining room on the first floor. It had several bedrooms on the called it Eddie's Bar, In 1961 they added a small cafe, in 1970 they second floor. They took in boarders and roomers in addition to the pool bought the Stangler Meat Market and remodeled it for the cafe. After room business. doing business for 18 years, in March 1975, they sold it to Robert In 1928 he obtained work at Armour Packing plant. They bought Stansky and bought the former Peavey Elevator house where they presently live in Alice. The Rolph's had four children, two boys and a house on the north side of Alice. He communted back and forth to two girls. work Roger Rolph married Rita Reagan of Devils Lake, N.D. They have Joseph Wavra was killed Sept. 19,1937 in a train car accident on three children, Brian, Scott and Gale and are presently living at New the highway near Casselton while catching a ride home from work Salem, N.D. Roger works with Bell Telephone. with two other couples. He was buried at St. Henry's Catholic Judy Rolph married Marvin Knutson of Alice. They have three Cemetery in Alice. He was a member of the American Legion. They children; Ricky, David and Vicky. They live at Milnor, N.D. where had no children. Marvin is manager of the Farmers Union Oil Co. RICHARD WAVRA Larry Rolph married Claudia Ertelt of Fingal, N.D. and they have Richard Wavra, son of the late Louis and Anna (Benish) Wavra, two boys; Chris and Wayne. They live in Alice; Larry works for Bell was born October 20, 1901 on the Wavra farm in Clifton Township near Telephone. Larry and Judy are twins. Alice, N.D. He attended the Clifton No. 85 School for eight years. In Doneen Rolph married Bradley Fraase of Enderlin where they now 1924, he and his brother, Leo, spent the winter months in Racine, live. They have two boys, Bret and Bruce. Bradley works for Melroe Wisconsin working in a factory and on construction work, building at Gwinner. streets and sidewalks using horses. The following years he worked as a farm hand on his father's farm and later for his brother Leo on the home place. MR. AND MRS. LARRY ROLPH In 1932, Richard started farming for himself on a bare quarter known as the Ole Lestegard farm. With the help of his brother Joe he dug the basement for a house by hand. Later Joe Blasl built the house. Larry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rolph. He grew up in At that time farming was done with horses. In 1938, Richard traded in Alice and graduated from Enderlin High School in 1963. Larry enlisted the horses to Rex Lindemann, Enderlin, N.D. for a little Allis in the United States Navy in 1964. He took his basic training at the Chalmers tractor. Great Lakes Naval Base in Chicago. In 1965, he went aboard the After being a "Bachelor" for seven years, he married Ruth U.S.S.Mathews, and in the next three years saw such countries as- McCullough from Hope, N.D. who started her teaching years at the Hawaii, Viet Nam, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, and Korea In 1968 Clifton No. 85 school in 1929. Ruth retired from teaching in 1971. They he was discharged from the Navy but remained in Long Beach' have one son , Donald Keith, who is married and works for the Lakes California. Later that same year he moved back to Alice. Publishing in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Don's wife Connie is the daughter In 1969, he was married to Claudia Ertelt of Fingal, N.D They of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spiekermeier, Sheldon, N.D. Don and Connie livedoneyearin Minneapolis, Minnesota and then moved back to Alice have four children, Jan, Jill, Julie and Jacob. N.D. Larry is employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. They have two children: Christopher Todd and Wayne Paul. The Rolphs THE LOUIS WAVRA JR. FAMILY are active in St. Henry's Catholic Church, the American Legion and Louis J. Wavra, son of Louis and Anna Benish Wavra, was born the V.F.W. What they enjoy most is camping with their children. MR. AND MRS. HOWARD ROLPH now deceased; Agnes (Mrs. A.J. Kapaun) and Edith (Mrs. Robert Mr and Mrs. Howard Rolph purchased the Schubert house in Card) both formerly of Alice and now living in Fargo; Violet (Mrs. 1957. Moving here from Portland, Oregon and resided here until they Ray Fritz) of Enderlin; Howard formerly of Alice and now deceased; passed awav in 1964 and 1967. and Hans and an infant, both deceased. They had seven children; Edward of Alice; Laura (Mrs. Ernest Herman Utke married Mathilda Burrow in Germany in 1879 and Johnson) of Litchville, N.D.; Fern (Mrs. Kenneth Siler) of Houston, when they arrived at Casselton four years later, they had two children, Texas- Cora (Mrs. Alfred Hilden) of Hilsboro, Ore.; Robert of Chula Anna and Emil. The first several years in this area, Herman worked Vista Calif.: Mary Ann (Mrs. Clifford Woolridge) of Palmdale, Calif.; for the Dalrymple Farms near Casselton while his wife with some and Blanche (Mrs. James Joy) of Santa Monica, California. neighborly assistance built their first home, a small sod house, about three miles east of where the permanent homestead was established shortly thereafter. As their land holdings grew, so did the size of the BERNARD STANGLER family. In addition to the two born in Germany, six additional children were born here. Willie, an infant son, died at 2 months of age. Their Bernard Stangler resides on NE quarter y4 34-138-55. Dating back to 1891, this quarter was owned by Berquil Olson. Ole and other children were: Fred, who farmed south of Alice all his life is Maggie Lestergaard owned and lived on this quarter next. At that now deceased; Anna, Art, Emil, Hulda (Mrs. Otto Hanson), Elizabeth time there was a small house and barn and a few box elder trees, (Mrs. Jess Campbell) all of whom are deceased; and Ernest now in semi-retirement, continues to live on their farm south of Alice. which are still there. The next owners were my grandparents, Edward and Amelia Fred Utke was nine years old when his parents came from Ger­ Stangler. Francis Decker, the International dealer in Alice, traded a many. In 1896, he built a house and barn on his land south of Alice, plow for the house and moved it to Alice. Later on Mr. and Mrs. since he was to be married to Susanna Wolsky. The crop was good that Vincent Blaske lived in this house. It was located on the site where year, so the new house was filled with oats, and the new bride could not Mrs. Sophia Mueller's house is now located. The children of my move into her new home until November when the oats were sold. grandfather and grandmother, Edward and Amalia Stangler were: Fred and Susanna raised a family of 11 children: five sons, Otto and Mary (Mrs. Edward Weber), Tillie (Mrs. Otto Greenke), Mollie (Mrs. Elmer of Arizona; Martin, deceased; Herbert, Oriska; Ervin of Frank Pfiefer), Edward Stangler, Emil Stangler, Gust Stangler, Joe Enderlin and six daughters: Alma andOlga (Mrs. S. Joachim), both Stangler, all deceased, except Tillie. deceased; Emma (Mrs. Walter Fraase) Buffalo; Caroline (Mrs. T.K. Next owners were Joe and Theresa Stangler, formerly Theresa Herbener), Wisconsin; Ella (Mrs. Elmer Geske), Enderlin and Leona Heinz. They built new buildings and moved on here in 1924. They (Mrs. Leroy Buttke), Lucca. lived here until 1947. They had four children: Melvin (deceased- Fred and his family were all faithful members of the Pontiac 1961); Bernard; Viola (Mrs. Jack Johnson), Pelican Rapids, Minn.; congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church south of Alice where he Agnes (Mrs. R.E. Nygaard), WestFargo, NorthDakota. served on the council for more than forty years. In 1947 the owners were Bernard and Marilynn Stangler (Marilynn William Utke married Minnie Fritz in 1907. They farmed in Pon­ Nygaard, Enderlin, N.D.). They were married in 1947. Theirchildren tiac Township all of their lives, where they raised a family of eleven are- David, age 26, graduate of Wahpeton State School of Science and children. Like his brother, Fred, the William Utke family were active Valley City State College; Craig, age 23, Medic in the U.S. Navy, one members of the Trinity Congregation south of Alice. He also served on year of college at Valley City State College; Carol, age 21, employed at school and township boards. St Luke's Hospital, Fargo, N.D.; Jeff, age 18 employed at Enderlin Their children were: Albert of Bismarck; Lawrence, deceased, of Plastics, Enderlin, N.D. and Joel, age 14, who attends Enderlin High Glenfield, N.D.; Reinhold, Moorhead; Elroy, Los Angeles, Calif.; School. Dallas of Minot; Marvin of rural Alice; Palma (Mrs. J. O'Donnell) of Clinton, Iowa; Martha (Mrs. Edward Buttke), Grove City, Minn.; Louise (Mrs. Henry Koslofsky), Fargo; Myrtle (Mrs. Lawrence THE UTKE FAMILY Koslofsky), Calamus, Iowa; and Luella (Mrs. Edward Hackett), August Utke was a tailor by trade in his native Germany. Many of Portland, Oregon. Ins friends and relatives had left for America and, in 1881, he and his Marvin Utke was born and raised on the original homestead of his wife the former Augusta Salzwedel, joined the migration. They had grandfather, August Utke south of Alice. He has lived and farmed in tickets somewhere in Pennsylvania, where he planned to work as a the area all his life. He married the former Eleanor Hamre, a former , dor Through some error, they were landed at Buffalo, then sent to school teacher of Leonard in 1947. They have two sons; Lynn, a recent i)ninth Here they decided to buy tickets to Casselton, where they Veitnam returnee and Gary. Both are graduates of the North Dakota knew they would find some of their relatives and acquaintances. With State University of Fargo and are now also engaged in farming land in I heir five boys and two girls, they stayed for a short time at the Wm. the area south of Alice. The family has been active members of St. Krueger farm near Chaffee, then filed on a claim on a site between Peter Lutheran Church southeast of Chaffee. Marvin has served on Mice and Enderlin. Neither town was in existence at the time. They the church council, Chaffee school board, and the Farm Bureau board dug a cave into a side hill for shelter until a house could be built and of directors. broke a few acres to raise food for the winter. Their trade town was Casselton, about 18 miles away. As means ,f travel and roads were non-existent, people walked. So it was FRANK PFEIFER FAMILY common for fathers, mothers, and children to walk 30-40 miles a day, carrine some dairy or garden supplies to market and bringing back manv pounds of staple foods, such as 50 lb. sacks of flour and sugar. In Frank Pfeifer was born in Michelsdorf Bohemia on November 5, l,ter vears Grandma Utke several times a month carried 10 lbs. of 1869. He came to the United States in 1892. He worked as a farm hand hutter and several dozen eggs in her apron to Sheldon and returned by for three years in the Casselton community. mid-afternoon with a 50 lb. sack of flour. The round trip was about 20 Frank married Mary Langer. He farmed in Clifton Township, miles and she had to wade two rivers coming and going on the trip. northwest of Alice. The farm which now belongs to Julius Langer. In In 1883 two married children Wilhelmina (Mrs. H. Golz) and 1909 he purchased the R.S. Lewis farm. Section 20 in Howes Township. Herman came to the area. Their other children were Ludwig, Frank, He retired in 1936 and then moved to Alice, N.D. Emil Fred and William, Hulda (Mrs. Herman Oehlke) and Mary. All To this union, 14 children were born. One child died in infancy. All of them except Ludwig remained in the community, taking farms and the remaining children attended school in District 79. The children raising families near their parents farm range from oldest to youngest as follows: Frank Jr., Emma, Frank Utke married Anna Westphal, daughter of a pioneer Elizabeth, Augusta, Oscar, Lilly, Mary, Clarence, Victor, Loretta, Highland lownship family. Mr. and Mrs Utke lived and farmed in Adeline, James and Alvin. Highland Township. Their children were Lillian (Mrs. Edwin Luther Mrs. Pfeifer died in 1935 at the age of 59. Mr, Pfeifer died in 1953 at of Alice Reuben and Clara (Mrs. Verner L.ndemann) both of En- the age of 83. Herlin Flsie (Mrs. Clarence Kemrner) now. living in the state of Frank Jr. married Mollie Stangler. They lived at Buffalo, N.D. and Kansas- Walter of Fargo and now deceased; and Laura (Mrs. Chester three sons were born to them. Frank, Mollie and one son, Vernon, are White)' of Ohio and also deceased. The Frank Utke family were deceased. members of the Salem Evangelical Church south of Alice which later Emma married Frank Fruhauf and two children were born to merged with the EUB Church. them. Emma now lives at Enderlin and Frank is deceased. Fmil Utke farmed near Alice for some years; later purchasing a Elizabeth married Edward Trost, who is now deceased. Nine near Fargo where the family lived for some time. Their family children were born to them. Elizabeth now lives at Hope, N.D. d of eight children: Paul of Sheldon; Arnold of Mapleton and Augusta married John Ries, who is deceased. They had three children. One daughter, Darlene, is deceased, Augusta lives at Alice, half a mile west of the site of Alice, in Clifton Township. The Peterson N.D. post office was located on their farm. Oscar unmarried lives at Alice. The Wadesons raised a family of nine: Harry, John, William, Lilly married Edward Weber they have one child, Lilly lives at James, Ben, Robert, Jane Ann, Margaret, and Lillie. Four of their Everett, Wash, and Edward is deceased. sons took homesteads in the community and established families Mary married William Muldoon. They live in Casselton, N.D. whose decendants are still living in this community. Mrs. Wadeson and have four children. died in 1908 and Mr. Wadeson in 1912. Clarence married Evelyn Piatt. They live at Everett, Wash, and James Wadeson, born in 1868, married Augusta Johnson, who had have four children. come to Casselton from her native Sweden. They homesteaded in Victor married Verna Gillund and they live at Buffalo, N.D. Two Clifton Township on the farm now operated by a grandson, Jewell daughters were born to them. Wadeson. Loretta married Robert Weber, they live at Lake Stevens, There they raised a family of six children: Walter, formerly of Wash, and have four children. Lucca but now retired and living in Fargo; Harry, a long-time Adeline married Norman Aassen, they live at Marysville, Wash. legislator from Cass County's 11th District and a Clifton Township Two sons were born to them. farmer; Francis, who also farmed near Alice but is now retired and James married Loretta Hartl they live on the oldhome place and living in Valley City; Mamie (Pommerer), Valley City; Marjorie two daughters were born to them. (Mercer), Sacramento, Calif.; and Oscar, now retired and living in Alvin, who is unmarried, lives at Alice, N.D. Enderlin, who during his years of farming had a long record of service There are 35 grandchildren and 68 great grandchildren, and 2 on A.A.A., ASC and other farm community programs. great-great grandchildren. Robert Wadeson had two sons: George, who was killed in a tragic accident at the crossing of the Northern Pacific railroad and U.S. 10 near Casselton, and William (Booster) who farmed near Alice until his death in 1965. JAMES PFEIFER Ben Wadeson's only son Wesley, who operated his father's farm, James Pfeifer married Loretta Hartl Jan. 7, 1942 at St. Henry's lost his life in an automobile accident in 1963. There were four daughters: Hazel, Delia and Daisy who do not live in this area, and Church at Alice, N.D. Rhoda, who lives in Fingal. James was a veteran of World War II, he entered the service William Wadeson worked as a young man as a cook on the June 9, 1942. While in the states he was stationed in Oklahoma, New Dalrymple farm at Casselton. In 1893, he bought the farm in Clifton Jersey and Massachusetts, when overseas he was in Norh Africa, Township known as Grove Hill farm, now owned by his son John Italy. France and Germany. He was with the 5th Army and 36th Field Charles. He married Emma Johnson at Casselton in 1901. To them Artillary. were born eight children, four of whom died in infancy. Three He was discharged Nov. 18, 1945. daughters: Anne, Carrie and Louise have left the area. His son, John Since then he has been farming on his father's farm in Howes Charles and his wife, Rhea still live on the family farm. Township, Sec. 20, the farm was once owned by R.S. Lewis. They nave Jewell Wadeson was born on the farm he still operates four miles two daughters, Cheryl and Renee. west of Alice in Clifton Township. He married Betty Jacobson at Cheryl married Robert Hager, they have one child and live at Enderlin in 1950. Thev have five children: Barbara (Mrs. Roger Fargo, N.D. Roberts) of Reston, Virginia; Nancy (Mrs. Darwin Baerwald) of Renee married Mark Fisketjon, they live at Crookston, Minn. Cando, N.D., Kristi, Susan and Paul at home. Leila Wadeson was born November 28, 1927 in Clifton Township, EDWARD PFEIFER FAMILY daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wadeson. On October 2,1953 she was married to Vernon Anderson at First Lutheran Church in Enderlin. Edward Emil Pfeifer was born in Austria in 1884 and came to They have three children: Cassel, Janis and Dean. Cassel and Janis Alice in 1905. He worked on farms until he started a dray-line and are students at NDSU, Fargo and Dean is a high school student. Mr. later worked as a section hand on the Northern Pacific Railroad. He Anderson is a conductor on the Soo Line Railroad. married Marie Kaufman in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fargo, N.D. in 1913. Marie Kaufman came here from Obort, Germany in 1911. She worked in the Edward Hager Hotel and Restaurant in Alice and as a HARRY WADESON "hired girl" in the Julius Wellentin home. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifer began their married life on a rented farm Harry Wadeson is a veteran of World War I and served on the east of Alice. Mexican border during the years 1918 and 1919. After he returned Their five children were born to them; Edward, Jr., and Marie from the Army he married Miss Clara Easton of Buffalo, a former (Mrs. Leo Duval), both of Fargo; Robert, Oriska, N.D.; Bernard and teacher and bank clerk in 1920. She died in 1929. In 1930 he married Edna (Mrs. Clinton Green), both of Fingal, N.D. Jessie Easton, former store clerk. They have one daughter, Dalene, now Mrs. Fred Trende of Rosholt, South Dakota. They have four Mr. Pfeifer died in 1968 and his widow, Marie, makes her home grandchildren, Donna, Kathlene, Carla and David. They also have with her son, Bernard in Fingal. three great-grandchildren. Harry started to farm in spring of 1920 lat th° present farm. This VICTOR PFEIFER HISTORY farm was purchased by his father, James Wadeson in 1907 and rented to Frank Janish until 1913. Next family that rented the farm was a Victor E. Pfeifer son of the late Frank and Mary Pfeifer of Alice, Christl family from Casselton until Harry took over in 1920. N Dak. was born May 22,1912. He went to grade school at the country Harry served 28 years as Assessor of Clifton Township. He school Dist. 79. Also attended high school at Buffalo, N.D. served 30 years on the township school board. He served 18 years in He lived at home until he was married to Verna L. Gillund of the North Dakota Legislature, twelve years in the North Dakota State Nome, N D July 16, 1938. They moved to a farm at Buffalo. Two Senate and six years in the North Dakota House of Representatives. daughters were born to this union. Muriel (Verdoia) in 1940 and Harry is a member of the Mason Lodge, Modern Woodmen of Glenda (Fayard) in 1942. They have 4 grandsons, Scott, Timothy, America, American Legion and World War I Veterans. Gregory and Christopher. Both daughters live in the San Jose, Calif.

3rea Vic has farmed at Buffalo for 38 years and has retired this year of 1975 from farming. He has done carpenter work as a side line for many years. They still reside on their farm one mile west of Buffalo.

THE OSCAR AND JEWELL WADESON FAMILY John Wadeson was born in Engleton, Yorkshire, England in 1837 There he married Ane Metcalfe in 1841. They came with their family to the United States in 1880, settling in Eldred Township, near the present town of Alice. Their youngest child, Lillie was the first white child born in the township. A few years later, they bought land WILLIAM (BOOSTER) WADESON FAMILY In 1949, Don went to Fargo for employment with Cook Sign Com­ pany. He entered the Navy January 1951 for a four year hitch. After William was born on December 18,1900 in Clifton Township, son discharge from service he took a job with Bridgeman Creamery. of Robert and Amelia Wadeson. When he was six years old, he and his In November of 1955 he married Bernice Schur in Arthur, N.D. parents movejj to the city of Alice, later moving to Fargo, N.D. Mr. They have two children: Cindy, born September, 1958, is a junior at Wadeson attended Dakota Business College in Fargo. He then moved South High School and Jeff, born July, 1962, is a seventh grader at to Alice and was employed by Emil Hayertz who was farming at the Agassiz Jr. High in Fargo. time. While being employed for Mr. Hayertz, he delivered gasoline They bought their present home at413-22nd St. South in July of 1957. with a horse drawn wagon for the first Standard Oil Station in Alice. They are members of Peace Lutheran Church of which Don has Mr. Wadeson was the first man in Alice to deliver gasoline with a served four years on the Board of Trustees. horse drawn wagon. In 1970 Don took his present job with Northwest Beverages as a In 1921 Mr. Wadeson and Mary Grommesh were married in Fargo salesman. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Following their marriage, they The family's main hobby is camping during the summer months in settled on his father's farm in Clifton Township and farmed until Mr. their Rolite Camper. Don is interested in fishing the big waters in Wadeson passed away in 1966. Mrs. Wadeson and son Richard and Canada and moose hunting. family continue to farm and live there. Mr. Wadeson dug the present well on the farm by hand in 1921 and this well is still producing water today for general use. MR. AND MRS. RICHARD WADESON They raised six children: Jerome, Nome, N.D.; Desmond, West Fargo; Mrs. Chet (Joyce) Hetland, Mpls, Minn; Mrs. Basl (Beverly) Richard Lee Wadeson was born in Fargo, the son of William and Lovell, Mpls, Minn.; Donald, Fargo; Richard, Alice. There are 14 Mary Wadeson, youngest of six children born to the couple. Mr. grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Wadeson had lived all his life in the Alice area. He attended Alice School, played Junior Legion Ball, and basketball. He is a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church and Alice Wildlife Club. He is farming J.C. WADESON HISTORY and living on the farm occupied by his parents for over 40 years. Mr. Wadeson married Jacqueline Anna Winkler, December 27,1965 John Charles Wadeson was born at Alice, N.D. March 17,1902. in St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Oriska, N.D. Mrs. Wadeson is the He was the son of William R. Wadeson who was born in Engleton daughter of Thomas and Louise Winkler. She was born in Fargo, Yorkshire, England. They came to the United States in 1880 and attended St. Catherine's School and Oriska Public School, served for settled one-half mile north and five miles east of Alice, N.D. The home two years in the WACS, attended Dakota Business College and was place was bought in 1893 and was called the Grove Hill Farm. employed in Denver, Colorado and Valley City before her marriage. William R. Wadeson passed away January 31, 1933 and his wife They have two children, William Thomas, age four and Heidi Emma nassedaway March 16,1929. Lenise, age one and one-half years. They are members of St. Henry's John Charles was married to Rhea Juno formerly of Ayr, N.D. on Catholic Church in Alice. February 11, 1925. They took over the home place, a mile west and one-half mile north of Alice in 1933. Mr. Wadeson took an active part in the community. He served ROBERT WADESON twelve years on the Alice School Board and thirty-three years on the Farmer's Elevator Board. He also is a member of the Eagles Lodge in Robert Wadeson was the son of John and Anne Wadeson, born in Fargo, N.D. Yorkshire, England on July 15,1870. He was educated in the schools of To them was born a daughter, Doris Leona on October 22,1926. She England and came to the United States with his parents in 1880. He attended school in Alice and graduated from Enderlin High School. Doris attended business college in Minneapolis, later working at settled on a farm in Clifton Township Sec 22. Control Corporation. He was married to Amelia Mahlke in 1896. To them were born two sons, George R. and William H., who lived in the Alice area all their She married Harold Betcher of Mazeppa, Minn. May 14,1949. They are the parents of two sons, Randall Charles and Thomas Carl. lives. He served in the legislature in Bismarck and was township clerk J.C. has three sisters: Mrs. Gust Shubert (Anne), Minot, N.D.; for five years. Robert was a member of the M.W.A. and A.O.U.W. Mrs. Carrie McCaul, Sunvalley, Calif.; and Mrs. Franklin Johnson (Louise), Elbow Lake, Minn. Lodge. Both were members of the Alice Moravian Church. Robert Charles resides on the home place where he was born. Both are passed away in 1946 and his wife in 1962. Mr. Wadeson was one of the members of the Alice Moravian Church. very early pioneers of the Alice community.

JEROME WADESON JAMES WADESON AND FRANCIS WADESON

Jerome H. Wadeson was born at Alice, N.D. on July 28,1921. He James Wadeson, son of John and Anna Wadeson, came with his is the oldest son of William Wadeson. He was born and raised on a parents in 1880, from Engleton, Yorkshire, England to Casselton, N.D. farm 2'2 miles west of Alice, next to the Maple River. He has two at the age of twelve years. In 1892 he married Augusta Johnson at sisters and three brothers. His childhood was spent mostly by helping Casselton, N.D., who had come to this country with her parents from with the work on the farm. In his spare time he rode horses. Malma, Sweden. They homesteaded in Clifton Township, four miles Jerome married Marian Johnson formally of Lucca, N.D. on west and three-fourths mile south of Alice. They were the parents of May 20. 1941. To them was born a daughter and two sons. Deanne was six children: Walter, Harry, Oscar, Mamie, Francis and Margaret. born June 17.1944. She is married to Christian Johnson and they live in Upon retirement, their son, Francis who married Ellen Neusteder Fargo. Dennis was born July 7,1947. He is married to Elaine Kornelius at Fargo in 1937, continued to operate the farm until 1966, when he and and resides near Harwood. He is an electrician in Fargo. Duane was Ellen retired to Valley City, where they now make their home.They born December 22, 1955 and is presently employed by Steiger Tractor are the parents of four children: Fern (Mrs. Clarence Schlegel), in Fargo. We have three Grandchildren. Bismarck, N.D.; Twins- Joy and Jay, Joy is married to Norbert Jerome lives on a farm '2 mile north of Nome, N.D. He farms one Schlegel of Fingal, and they live at Bowdon, N.D.; Faye (Mrs. Larry section of land and has lived here 28 years. Pittenger) resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jay married Cecelia Puhr He is a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Nome. We have of Fingal, N.D. in 1966. With their three children: Joey, Jeffrey and a house which was moved out of Alice about three years ago on our Jamie, they live on the homestead to which Jay's grandparents came farm. This house belonged to Herman Mulke. over eighty years ago.

DON WADESON

Don Wadeson. son of Mary Wadeson and the late Booster JAY WADESON Wadeson. was born on a farm west of Alice homesteaded by his Jay Wadeson is the son of Francis Wadeson of Valley City, N.D. grandfather Robert Wadeson. He was raised in the Alice Community He farms on the home farm southwest of Alice. He married Cecelia and attended grade school in District No. 98. Don attended Enderlin Puhr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Puhr of Fingal, N.D. on January High School. 14,1966. They have three sons: Joey, Jeffrey and Jamie. FRANCIS WADESON moved to Alice on November 1 of that year, changing the name of the Francis Wadeson, son of James Wadeson, was born January 25, bar to The K & M Club. In May of 1969 they purchased the grocery 1905. He married Ellen Neusteder June 30,1937. They retired from the stock and equipment of the Alice Grocery from Mrs. Florence home farm and now live in Valley City, N.D. They have four children. McMahon and operate the store under the name of Finch's Grocery. Fern married Clarence Schlegel and lives in Bismarck, N.D. Maynard is a past president of Fargo Aerie of the Fraternal Order Joy married Norbert Schlegel and lives in Bowden, N.D. They of Eagles and past president of Dakota State Aerie of the Eagles. He have four children: Robin, Roland, Michael and Michelle was appointed the first president of that two state organization when it Fay married Larry Pittenger and lives in Sandy, Utah. They have was formed in 1947. He received the Annual Public Relations Award of two children: Kristol and Wendy. the State Aerie for leadership and organization work. Loren Jay lives on the home farm and married Cecelia Puhr Kathryn is a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fargo January 14,1966 at Fingal, N.D. They have three children. Eagles and served as the first president of the Dakota State Auxiliary of the Eagles. She also served as trustee of the Grand Auxiliary of the Eagles. Maynard and Kathryn received the Annual Mr. and Mrs. Eagle Award for their leadership in Eagle and community affairs. DARRELL WADESON FAMILY In 1966 Kathryn was elected auditor of the City of Alice and in 1974 Darrell Wadeson was born June 11, 1936 in Nome, N.D. and the was appointed Auditor and Treasurer. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walter Wadeson. Maynard is a past president of Alice Wild Life Club, served as chief He farmed until his marriage to Miss Gloria Shoeppach at Messiah of Alice Fire Department and is at present serving as Secretary, Lutheran Church, Fingal, N.D. on September 23, 1956. After their Treasurer of the department. marriage they went to live on the Frank Keeler farm until 1969 when They are members of St. Henry's Catholic Church of Alice. they moved to Mr. Wadeson's parent's farm in Clifton Township-SW ' 4 Kathryn is a past president of St. Henry's Altar Society. Section 30. They have four children: Cheryl, Lynette, Julie and Patti. Son James died in 1965. THE JACOB RIES FAMILY The Wadesons are members of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Jacob Ries was born in Luxembourg on May 24, 1862 and died Fingal. Mr. Wadeson is a member of the Alice Wild Life Club, Fingal June 9, 1937. His wife, Louisa Klepper was born in Luxembourg on Wild Life Club, Eagles and Emden Farmer's Union Board. November 30, 1860 and died July 2, 1927. They were married January 20, 1891. WARREN WADESON FAMILY Jacob and Louisa and Michael Klepper came to Alice from Whit- timore, Iowa in February, 1903 to purchase land in Howes Twp. They Warren Wadeson, son of the late George and Cora Wadeson was lived with the John Dimmer, Sr. family until they could become set­ born on a farm three miles west of Alice on March 16, 1926. He at­ tled in the buildings across the road when their belongings arrived. tended grade school two miles west and one mile south of Alice. The original buildings on the Jacob Ries farm were built in the In 1937, his parents were killed in a car accident. He then lived with summer of 1903. The first barn was struck by lightning in 1905 and his grandparents, Robert and Amelia Wadeson. His brother Bob and rebuilt the same year. The original house was added onto in 1914. sister Jean were adopted by his aunt and uncle. Bob was killed in the Children of the Jacob Ries were: Dora, born January 30,1894 at St. Korean War and Jean is married and living in San Francisco. Joseph, Iowa; Michael, born September 22, 1896 at St. Joseph, Iowa, Warren left Alice in 1942 to work in a grain elevator in Kelso, N.D. died March 30, 1963; and John, born on July 2, 1899 at Whittimore, After four months he came to Fargo to work for Cook Sign Co. until Iowa, died on December 25,1969. March of 1944 when he entered the Navy. He served two and a half Dora Ries married John Seiwert on November 16,1920. They have years in the Aleutian Islands. In 1946 he was discharged and returned seven children: Verona, born on March 21,1922; Leo, born on April 13, to Cook Sign Co. 1923; Bernice, born on April 25, 1925; John, born on April 2, 1927 and In 1947, Warren married Gloria Nelson in Fargo. They have five died January 16, 1965; Dorothy, born October 29, 1928; Bernard, born children, four boys and one girl: George born in 1948, Greg born in on August 27, 1933; Patricia, born April 16, 1939. They have 19 1953, who are married and living in Fairbanks, Alaska; Twins Lynn grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. and Larry born in 1954. Lynn is with Hardware, Inc. and Larry with John Seiwert died December21,1952. Super Valu in Fargo and Susan born in 1963, is a sixth grader at Michael Ries married Marie Stangler on October 16, 1923. They Agassiz Jr. High School. have one daughter, Mary Jo, born September 22,1931. They purchased their present home in 1958 at 1337-4th Ave. So., John Ries married Augusta Pfeifer on November 16, 1926. They Fargo, N.D. They are members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church of had three children: Marvin, born August 21,1929; Darlene, born April which Warren served a three year term on the Board of Trustees. 23,1932; Madelyne, born August 27,1935. They have 13 grandchildren. His hobbies are camping in the summer and relaxing in the recliner Darlene married Russell Boen on January 2, 1960 and died March 2, in the winter. 1965. Madely ne married Clayton Runck, Jr. on September 29,1956. They have four children: Lannie, born January 10, 1958; Craig, born Sep­ MR. AND MRS. MAYNARD A. FINCH tember 13, 1959; Kimberly, born February 9, 1962; and Darlene, born Maynard Almond Finch was born in Montevideo, Minnesota, on on May 12,1965. October 18, 1904, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Almond H. Finch. He lived Marvin married Philomena Rohweller on October 18, 1952. They and worked in Minnesota and South Dakota until moving to Fargo, have ten children: Valerie, born August 2, 1953; Randolph, born June North Dakota in September of 1927. 24, 1955; Rebecca, born June 23, 1957; Richard, born July 17, 1959- On December 28, 1935 he married Kathryn Mary Moug, daughter of Jennifer, born June 25, 1962; John, born April 30, 1965; Amy, born Mr. and Mrs. John Moug, and granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. April 6, 1967; Sarah, born January 4, 1969; and Jerry, born November James Moug Sr. of Ayr, North Dakota. She moved to Fargo with her 28,1970. parents in 1923. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and Sacred Marvin and his family are the third and fourth generations to live Heart Academy. She was employed by Manchester Biscuit Company on the original farmstead. They are members of the St. Henry's at the time of their marriage. Catholic Parish at Alice, N.D. The children attend school at Buffalo. The Finches have three daughters: Mrs. Richard (Shirley) Valerie was married to Dennis Pommerer, May 31,1974. Weddle, ElCentro, California. Mr. Weddle has a Doctorate in en­ tomology and is employed by Shell Oil Company. Shirley is a registered nurse anesthetist and is employed by Calexico Hospital. LOUIS PAUL FAMILY They have one son, Robert. Mrs. Lloyd (Carol) Stangeland, Fargo. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Paul, his wife was the former Martha Boeh- Mr. Stangeland is manager of the Fargo Branch of Dakota Brick Co. m of the Alice area, were parents of two children: Ralph (wife Grace) Carol is employed by Fargo Clinic. The Stangelands have three live at Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have a daughter Lois daughters: Reenece, Julie and Lynn and one son, James. Reeneceis married to Clayton Pederson and live at Cut Bank, Montana. Berth married to Mr. Jeff Strand of Fargo. They have a daughter, Kathryn. Paul Johnson has one step son, James D. Johnson. He and his «»?e, Mrs. Larry (Carman) Clausen, farming near Brentford, South Natalie, live at Ann Arbor, Mich. Dakota. The Clausens have one daughter, Carrie and two sons, William and Michael. In the fall of 1960 the Finches purchased Fritz's Bar of Alice and HOWARD KE1MMERFAMILY The Howard Kemrner farm two and one-half miles southeast of Alice was homesteaded by his parents, the late Jacob and Lydia Kemrner, who retired to largo in 1924. Howard was born on the farm August 22,1900, wher he lived all his life until his death August 29,1974. He was married to Olive Weeding of Correll, Minn, in 1922. They were life long members of the E. U. B. Church (later United Methodist) where Howard served as Sunday School Supertindent and on the church board for many years. Howard and Olive have three children, seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. June Elaine was married to Kenneth Schosow in 1944 and had three children, Jean, Daniel, and David. Kenneth died as a result of a car accident in 1953. June was remarried in 1954 to John Goodman of Sheldon. They have one son James. They also have two grandchildren. John tought high school until 1962, when they moved to Grand Forks where he is the N. Dak. State Employment Service. June and John also sell Shaklee Products. Clayton Howard was married to Jacqueline Overby in 1950. They Standing— Clayton, June (Mrs. Goodman) have three daughters - Starr, Dawn, and Sheree, and one grandchild. Seated— Mrs. Kemrner, Audrey (Mrs. Solhjem) and Howard Clayton and Jackie now live in Denver, Colorado, wher Clayton is Cost Accountant in the Jefferson County Bank and Jackie does bookkeeping. Audrey Jean was married in 1965 to Gordon Solhjem of Leonard. They live on a cattle ranch south of Leonard.

VIRGIL WARNER

Virgil and Joyce (Utke) Warner were married in March, 1948, at the Methodist Church in Fargo, N.D. They make their home on the farm the original homestead of Virgil's grandfather, Wm. Bayliss. It was here his mother, Mabel Bayliss Warner, was also born. Virgil and Mabel farmed as tenants with an uncle, William Bavliss, until his death in June 1959. They than purchased the farm which is in Clifton Twp., southwest of Alice. They have two daughters: Vlr Lyn Joy, a graduate of Valley City Teacher's College. In Mav 1972 she married Gordon Hoff a college instructor at Valley City. Presently they are living in Pocattelo, Idaho. Gordon attends Idaho State University and Vir Lyn is a kindergarten teacher. Rebecca, attended Data Processing School in Fargo and was employed in the State Highway Dept., Bismarck, N.D. In Nov.. 1972 Rebecca married Dennis Lemna at St. Henry's C-itholic Church of Alice. They farm southwest of Alice. Their children are Rita Ann and Dwight Matthew. They are members of St. Henry's The Francis Hartl Home in Alice Mr and Mrs Warner are members of The First United Methodist Church of Enderlin. Verses From the Poem of Josephine Salzwedel, Alice, N.D. Verses From the Pen of Carl Hansen 1975 1950 Come all you girls and listen, Just harken unto me, And I will tell you something. That will set your sorrow free. Come all you girls listen, Just harken unto me, And I will tell you something, That will set your sorrow free. I have thought that Oscar Pfeifer Long ago would make a catch, But you had not better ask him, Unless you want to make a match. I have thought that H.A. Tintes, Long ago would make a catch, But you had not better ask him, Unless you want to make a catch. David Stangler is still waiting, and let me give you girls a hunch, Whoever gets this fellow, Surely gets a honey bunch. James Decker is still waiting, And let me give you girls a hunch, Whoever gets this fellow, surely gets a honey bunch. Maynard Kapaun is another, You will agree is not too old, My dear Lewis Wavra is another, You will agree he is not too old, My dear ladies you can't miss it, Cause on you he will spend the dough. ladies, you can't miss it, Cause on you he will spend the dough. Reuben Bruce , our patient Reuben, For a pretty girl does sigh, Just set your bait upon the window, And he will be yours by and by. Francis Hayertz don't forget him, Freeze to him this very hour, He would make a model husband, Though he looks a little sour, But if you are up against it, And can't find one high or low, Gust Hartl will take the offer, If you bring along the dough. Douglas Bayley is still longing, Waiting still for on of one of you, And exclaiming in his anguish, "Oh Lord" anyone will do. Paul Dimmer is the fellow, The one with the fluffy hair, But he would be happy with a woman, Fat or thin he does not care. Vic Hanson, our patient Vic, For a pretty girl does sigh, Just set your bait upon the window, And he will be yours by and by. Alvin Pfeifer, the handsome fellow, Girls, you must look out for him, Do not ever mention friendship, Or he'll surely rope you in. But if you are up against it, And can't find one high of low, Otto Kraus will take the offer, If you bring along the dough. Now there is Harold Hartl on the market, He must enter our great strife. He surely would be happy, With a pretty little wife. Hans Hanson is the fellow, The one with the fluffy hair, But he would be happy with a woman, Fat or thin he does not care. If it is music you love, Eugene Maruska is free, Through life you could dance. To his tune full of glee. Bill Bayley, the handsome fellow, Girls, you must look out for him, Do not ever mention friendship, Or he'll surely rope you in. Lorraine Langer, he is so lonely, If not, Isurely missed my guess, Be careful my dear young ladies, Because he surely would answer yes. Now there is Carl Hanson on the market, He must enter our great strife. He surely would be happy, With a pretty little wife. Johnny Christl is still longing, Waiting still for you, And exclaiming in his anguish, "Oh Lord" anyone will do. If it is music you love, Melvin Decker is free, Through life you could dance To his tune full of glee. Duane Kensok don't forget him, Freeze to him this very hour, He would make a model husband Though he looks a little sour. Herman Burke, he is so lonely, If not, I surely missed my guess, Be careful my dear young ladies, Because he surely would answer yes. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wadeson Julius Kapaun Family taken in 1927 Left front: (Joy) Mrs. Norbert Schlegel, (Fay) Mrs. Larry Pettinger Left back: Jay, and (Fern) Mrs. Clarence Schlegel

The August Paul Family Ernest Laufenberg Family, Alice Front row: (Luella), Mrs. Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Laufenberg. Back row: Lowell and Leona

Raymond and Josephine Salzwedel - 1943

WM Mrs. Ernest (Rose) jM Kapaun standing by *• a Jordan Runabout. (Photo taken in 1926)

William F. Streck Farmed N.E. of Alice. Great Grandfather of Jerome Verlinden. Mr. and Mrs. James Wadeson, Walter and Harry Wadeson Photo taken on the Anton Hayertz Farm, south of Alice Home of Jay iWadeson now. Horses owned by Mr. Hayertz.

Harvesting on the Herman Oehlke Farm in 1911. Six miles Jim McKay taken in 1902 south of Alice, N. D.

The former Grandpa Langers Farm, east of Lowell Laufenbergs Farm, has since been dismantled. A The Marvin Utke Farm House. family get-together. John Hansen Threshing Rig.

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Buffalo Pitts Threshing Rig - Lucca, N. D. 1890. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Salzwedel formerly had a Hardware Store in Alice, IMD. Mr. & Mrs. James Wadeson; Left to right - Francis, Walter Mamie, Harry, Oscar and Margie.

Photo of Joe Kapaun Sr., Joe Kapaun, Jr., Gustave Kapaun, Frank Kapaun, Mrs. Matzke, Mrs. Young, Alice

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bayliss, Clifton Township. Parents of George and Bill Bayliss; Grandparents of Art and Sid Bayliss.

Emil Langer Farm now farmed by Nephew, Julius Langer. Frank Blasl Family; Left to right - Mr. & Mrs. Blasl (Hattie), Mrs. Zirnhelt, Hank Blasl, Gus Blasl.

Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Littlefield Wedding taken in 1923.

Front row left to right: Father Kraus, Son Otto, Mrs. Ed Kraus Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wavra Wedding Oct. 21, 1923. and baby Ernest. Attendants: Eddie Kraus and Rose Kapaun Back row left to right: Emil, Eddie,' Millie and Gust, Dec. 1914

Taken in 1912 (left to right) - Frank Kapaun, Otto Kapaun Corn Wagons on the John Hahn Seed Farm and Edward Kapaun u*s* Chuck Dimmer Family, Fargo, N. D.

Grandchildren of Ernest Hartl. Travis and Dustin — West Fargo.

August Luther Family, Emma Luther and August Luther, 2nd row. Fred Luther, 3rd row: Freda, Clara, and Helene Luther.

Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Wadeson

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wadeson, Fargo, formerly of Alice

Mrs. Albert (Lillian) Freitag and Daughters Front row: (left to right) LuAnn (Ernest) Hartl, Benita (Charles) Wellentin. Back row (left to right) Vernice (Dennis) Mueller, Vivian (Donald) Mueller, Verna (Clifford) Gust, and Mrs. Freitag.

Don Wavra Family, left to right (back row): Connie, Jacob, and Don. Front row: Julie, Frank Biggers Family Jill and Jan.

Ernie and LouAnn Hartl, Bob and Terry Poeper, Gary and Paul Zieb, West Fargo. Ernie is the son of Mr and Mrs. Juluis Warren Wadeson and Family Hartl, Alice, N. D ^-^W^fc^jj

Ray Grommesh Farm, Alice, N. D. Frank Matzke Farm, Northwest of Alice.

The Bernard Stangler Farm, Alice, N. D. Harry Wadeson Farm, Alice, N. D.

Jack Card Farm on the original homestead site in Hill Township. Jewell Wadeson Farm taken in 1973 Charles Spink taken in 1882.

Wenzl Matzke Family, Buffalo, Northwest of Alice.

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Kapaun Wedding of Alice Julius Wellentin Wedding taken in 1903 - Alice ND. Vh * f. :«? i tSR&iiS Itt Julius Wellentin Rye Field taken in 1942.

John Maruska picture taken in Bismarck where John worked. While there, he met and married Rhoda Alice Hendrickson.

Fred Bleese Farm, now unoccupied.

Howard Kurtz Home in Alice, N. D. as it looked in the early 1900's. Formerly Frank and Louise Salzwedels. Anton Hayertz Threshing Rig Photo of Grandpa Joseph Kapaun and Grandchildren

Edward Hager Family: Seated - Mr. & Mrs. Ed Hager and Frank; Standing - Mary, Edward, Mollie.

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Salzwedel and children Frank, Robert, Gust and Mrs. Jake Kurtz (Martha) Alice, N.D.

Front: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Freehauf, Sr. Back: Rose, Marie and Frank, Jr.

The Joseph Wellentin Family H^ To* jft* mrjE

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Dimmer of Alice, ND. Harry B. and Emma D. Smith Wedding taken in 1901.

Left to right - Mrs. Ed Kraus, Sr., Mrs. Julius Hartl, Sr., Mrs. Stangler, Mrs. Ed Stangler, Mrs. Frank Freehauf.

iff William Streck Family: Great Grandfather of Jerome Verlinden. Bottom: Joanna Smith, Grandmother of Mr. Verlinden, Wilbert Streck. brother, Top: Mr. & Mrs. Streck

Frank Sproull, father of Mrs. E. F. Wellentin The Charles Spink Homestead House. John and Teresa Wellentin. Grandparents of Mrs. Raymond (Josephine) Salzwedel, Mrs. Eddie (Clara) Rolph

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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wadeson, Alice, N. D. Mr. and Mrs. William (Booster) Wadeson

Wedding Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rolph

The Eldon Schatzke Family. Left to Right: Donald and Ada Schat7ks Jerome and Francis, Sharon and Roger Schatzke, Dennis and Shirlpv Henry and Barbara, Ellen and Robert Schatzke and Children Kathu Juluis Hartl Farm, formerly the Juluis Hartl Sr. Farm and Richard, Nancy and Clyde Barton. In Front: Francis and Eldon Schatzke.

Mr. and Mrs. Orvin Gust, daughters Stacy and Heide. Mrs Gus Miss Alice in 1950. Mr. and Mrs. Don Kapaun and Family The former Walter Wadeson Farm, (formerly of Alice) now owned and operated by son Darryl Wadeson and Family. Raymond Salzwedel Farm.

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Streck House built around the 1800's or early 1900's. It The Frank Blasl Farm (left to right) Gus Blasl, Hank Blasl, s a 9 Bedroom Home and is still standing. Emilie Blasl, Frank Blasl, Hattie Blasl

Charlie Spink Farm — Julius Langer Farm in 1911. The Marvin Utke Farm The August Paul Farm, Northwest of Alice.

Frank Langer Farm

Gus Kapaun Farm, Northeast of Alice

The Darrell Wadeson Farr « © .«

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kapaun and Family

H. B. Smith Family, Front row (left to right) Lester, Ralph, Raymond, and Harry Back row, Violet, Mildred, Lucille, and Evelyn

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hansen Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wadeson, Alice, N. D.

Raymond and Margaret Schmidt, Alice, N. D.

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Mr . and Mrs. Richard Wavra, Alice, N. D. The Leo Langer Family AVAVV.V«V.

Art Bayliss and the Huber Tractor taken Jack and Delores Card and 3 daughters. Brenda Mr. and Mrs. Earl Habiger and Family at the 1974 Rollag, Minnesota Threshers Card Schmidt, Beth Ann and Sara Joyne Reunion. •13 T*^ mm ^ ^* M^ M • i 1

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The Marvin Reis Family, Alice, N. D. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Freehauf and Family Douglas, Janice and Terry

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Knutson and Family son of Mr. and Mrs. Bascal Knutson. Mrs. Marvin Knutson (Judy) is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ralph of Alice.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKay and Family L/C Duane E. Knutson and Family, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bascal Knutson.

The Darrell Wadeson Family, (back row) Cheryl, Lynette (front) Julie, Gloria, Darrell, Patti.

Mr. and Mrs. Art Dilling, Perham, Minnesota. Former Mailcarrier in Alice—When roads were imposs­ ible he used horses.

Mrs. Emil Langer, now residing in Fargo. Julius Langer Family, taken Oct., 1974 Renee, Beverly, Kevin, Carol and Michelle. 4 I

Mr. and Mrs. Bascal Knutson, Alice, N. D. Miii» Raymond Schmidt Family, Alice, N. D. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kapaun

59th Wedding Anniversary of Anna and Frank Olson Four Generations of Habigers. Seated: and Family, formerly of Alice and now Portland Amelia Habiger, Standing: Agnes Habiger Ernie Kapaun and son Rev. Neal Kapaun on a Oregon. Left: Helen Olson Center: Delores Olson holding Jane - Father Earl Habiger. Fishing Trip in Canada. Right: Harry Olson

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wavra and family on Don Wadeson Family at Lake Melissa, Detroit 50th Wedding Anniversary, June 4, 1974. Lakes, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Pollock Silver ratui Wedding Anniversary. 1971

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Heinz Family, Master Cheif Don Heinz Top row: LeRoy Heinz, Reiny Heinz, Brad Heinz Frank Langer Family (left to right) Eldon, i „m<> Verlinden's Grandmother and Mother, Mrs. Joanne Bottom row: Arlene Heinz, Jeanette Heinz and Beverly Heinz Mr. and Mrs Frank Langer, Lorraine and Marlyn. Sm?th, and Mrs. Thelma Verlinden Smith. John Hayertz Farm - George Pollock holding Horses.

Henry and Mary Hayertz of Alice, ND.

Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Schmidt and family taken in Austria in 1888. Joe. Frank, F. A. on Mothers lap, Mrs. Marie Kapaun, Ed Schmidt. The Habiger Homestead (left to right) - Frank Habiger, Man in back unknown. Helen, John, Leo and Mrs. Joseph Habiger Wedding Picture of Leo and Agnes Habiger, Sept. 17, 1929. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Salzwedel, Alcie. N. D.

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Threshing on the Myron Golz Farm, August 1922.

Joseph and Emil Langers Threshing Rig. Descendants of S. O. Knutson, Bascal Knutson, Orvin Knutson, Eugene (Chief) Maruska, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathilda and Edgar Bayley, Sherman Knutson, (Inez) Mrs. Helmer Bjoanson, (Sadie) Mrs. Martin Maruska of Alice. August Erdman, (Harriet) Mrs. Mertin Watteried Baltimore Maryland, formerly of Alice and son of A.L. Bayley

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bayley, his son Bob and wife Fran. Edgar is formerly of Alice and son of A. L. Bayley. Mr. and Mrs. Juluis Hartl on their 35th Mr. and Mrs. Howard (Jiggs) Maruska, former Wedding Anniversary. owner of Jiggs Service Texaco Station in Alice.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Knutson

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wadeson on 50th Wedding Anniversary, June 28, 1974. JMTJ w"3 TMM mm\ ^B' I ™

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Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ralph Lowell Laufenberg Family Jay Wadeson Family and Children Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Finch, owner and operator of K & M Club, Alice

Alice Restaurant and Bar

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All American Grand Champion Holstein Bull owned by Ernest Kapaun pictured with Paul Charnetzke Four year old Grand Champion Holstein with a record of 890 lbs. Butterfat. Owned by Ernie Kapaun.

Julius Kapaun Farm Knutson Farm Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Wadeson Larry Langer Son of Mr. and Mrs. Juluis Lanqer Jr.

Frank Matzke Family

\ \ I Sltl Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hartl

Don Wadeson at one of his Liquor Sales Meetings noger Langer son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Langer. Taken in 1975.

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Kapaun and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Langer

Ernest Kapaun and daughter Anne, taken in 1950 with the 36lb. Northern caught on his Canadian Fishing Trip.

Wedding picture of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gross. 1974 Left to right: Martin Maruska, Mrs. Martin Maruska, Mrs. Dennis Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Langer Dennis Gross, Mrs. Clarence Gross, and Clarence Gross. Frank Biggers Farm, Homesteaded by James McKay. Donald Paul Residence

Edward Langer Farm, Alice, N. D.

Dennis Mueller Farm, Alice. Site of Peterson Post Office.

Eddie Rolph Farm, Alice, N. D. Warren Wadeson Residence, Fargo. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rolph, Mr. and Mrs. James Wadeson parents of Ed Rolph

Left to Right: Marie Stangler, Tillie Stangler, Mollie Stangler, Marie Freehauf, and Frank Freehauf

Frank Hartl Family \f m Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartl, Mrs. Leonard (Bernice) Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kraus, Alice. Kirkhoff, Mrs. James (Loretta) Pfeifer, Mrs. Franklin Operated Alice Kraus' Bar - 1934 Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mahlke (Dorothy) Liebenow, Harold, Mrs. Albert (Marlene) Schlagel, and Francis

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Kraus Family Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wellentin, May and Ralph Julius Langer Family - 1945 Son Charles and Daughter Lois 1950 Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. John Maruska, parents of Oscar Blumer, Leo Arnstein, Mr and Mrs. Sam Blumer Martin and Jiggs Maruska. John was a blacksmith in Alice. Lawrence and Verna Dimmer

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Joseph Stangler Family Front Row: Mrs. Jack (Viola) Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stangler Back Row: Bernard Stangler, Mrs. Gene (Agnes) Nygaard, and Melvin(deceased) Fred Gross Family Front Row (left to right): Marvin, Alma, and Abner Back Row: Melvin and Lawrence

Harvey and Delores Kapaun taken October 9, 1945. Fred and Rose Luther

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Langer Sr. on 50th Anniversary Farm Home of Three Generations: August Luther — Fred Luther — Herbert Luther

Aug & Emma Eckelberg Luther Wedding Day - Dec. 13, 1892

Cutting grain on the Otto Golz Farm, now the Myron Golz farm.

Mrs. Juluis Kapaun (left), Alice and Sister Hulda Mahlke (right)

George and Othelia Bayliss and son Arthur. William Gross family - Back: Millie, Bill; Front: William Gross, Photo of Golden Wedding of Joseph Langer Sr. taken in June 1924 Herman, Mother, Annie and Fred. Back row, left to right: Juluis Hubert, Amelia, Joseph, Mary, Emil Front row, left to right: Frank, Mother Rosa, Father Joseph, Haltie Inserted: Agusta

The Habiger family - Back: John, Frank; Middle: Joseph & Helen, Mrs Joseph Habiger; Front: Leo.

The Harvey Dehn Farm Harvesting Grain on the Emil Langer Farm. Pat Boyle Family, Left to Right: Polly, Pat Boyle, Kelly, John, (Mary) Mrs. Boyle, Mary Pat, Kathy and Dennis.

Family of Ralph Smith, Alice, N. D. Sitting on floor in front are Mrs. Dennis(Teri) Smith 1st row: Denniss, RAymond, Ralph, Florence, Richard, and Mrs Richard (Karen) Smith Back row: Brenda, Douglas, Mrs. Douglas (Judy) Smith, Harley Smith, Mrs. Harlev (Dawn) Smith, Mrs. Lyle (Judy) Smith, Lyle Bradley.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Utke and Family

Richard Wadeson Family, son William and daughter Heidi. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E Kapaun, Parents of Mrs. Florence McMahon, Lorraine Mckinnon, and Mildred Kinzler.

Gene Nygaard Family, West Fargo, N. D.

Herman and Lillian Freitag, Alice, N. D.

Top: Jim and Florence McMahon and Family of Alice. Bottom: (left to right) Darrell, Ann, Ray Grommesh Family Mary and Dennis Hartl Steam Threshing Rig J. C. Wadeson Farm, Alice, N. D.

The old Ed Stangler Sr. Barn

Mrs. Sophie Mueller Residence in Alice, N. D.

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Mr. & Mrs. Bill Wadeson, Charlie, Annie and Carrie of Alice. Shop at New Prague Minnesota where John Maruska Jr. learned his trade from his father John Maruska Sr. John has hammer in hand. Year 1910.

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew and Agusta Salzwedel Olson. Left to right— Franz Olson, Herman Olson, Amelia Olson Gasek.

Ed Stangler, Sr. Family Back row: Mrs. Tillie Greenke, (Otto), Joe Stangler, Emil, Eddie, Mrs. Eddie (Mary) Weber Front row: Mrs. Frank (Molly) Pfeifer, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stangler, Gust Stangler

Photo of Mrs. Wallace McLeod, Gertie, and Lester Wellentin Emil & Helen Stangler Wedding Picture. (deceased). PEOPLES & ENDERLIN ENDERLIN STATE NORTH DAKOTA BANK 58027 a «uo .11 12 1

7 6 5 OLDEST BANK IN RANSOM COUNTY

OVER 80 YEARS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT LOSS TO DEPOSITORS OR STOCKHOLDERS

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Resources Over $9 Million

Phone 437-5001 ;^©®®®®

HOME FURNISHINGS INC.

Carpeting •

Furniture •

DODGE CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH SALES & SERVICE Valley City, North Dakota Miller Motors Inc. 1 Mile West of City Phone 845-0062 VALLEY CITY, N.D. Congratulations ON YOUR 75th Celebration STOP AT YOUR FULL SERVICE BANK

The Jpt State Bank -J_J^iCasselton

CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58012 ESTABLISHED 1882 PHONE 672-4472 r Eskelson Trucking COMPLIMENTS OF

ENDERLIN, N.D.

Grain Cattle Gravel

lfVm. Monty Strehlow

Attorney at Law Casselton, ND 58012

Phone 437-2671

. Congratulations Alice Community 0*o 75th Anniversary DeForest Peterson Vince Olson Hub Peterson

Peterson-Olson Funeral Home — Valley City, N.D. CONGRATULATIONS To to the Community of Alice

on your 75"^

Stop in to see us when selling or buying any Grain and Feed Needs Enderlin Grain Company I ENDERLIN, ND

"Your Full rSEV^MM RENT Service Dealer" |C IE LEASE BUY iOFFUTT CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA Phone 347-4403 Casselton or 232-3031 Fargo John Deere Sales & Seme Melroe - Farmhand - Versatile - Lockwood *0FFinT4" i Congratulations Alice Congratulations on your Alice, N.D. 7?" ANNIVERSARY on your Morry's 75th Celebration Supper CONGRA TULA TIONS Club 3ffcl. onyour75TH M. L. & Carole Wavra Two Miles East of | MOORE & ENDERLIN,ND

x LIBERTY on Hwy 46 TELEPHONE CO For Fine Food and Liquor Phone 437-5721 FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY HLS Where the Customer is the Company

Come see us for all your needs. We thank the Alice Community for their Patronage

PHONE 633-4211 EMBDEN, N.D. Meet Your Friends Here

j^^^^j^ "WE DO" M^t-l*+fiSm j^.Cpff i Tffff Ti V ^^ "* Ir*^"! f^ir*! &*S^^^j^^^iS jEpfi*.v. >i.,\^v^^pT~ K & M CLUB ON & OFF SALE LIQUORS-WINE-BEER FINCH'S GROCERY

GROCERIES - MEATS DAIRY PRODUCTS

KATHRYN & MAYNARD FINCH ALICE, NORTH DAKOTA Proprietors CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 75th Anniversary CUSTOM MEAT PROCESSING HOME CURING SAUSAGE MAKING Maple Valley Lockers Enderlin Phone 437-3311 Rodney and Marion Hartl Happy 75th Anniversary To All Our Friends in Alice

SUPER UALU

Dick's Super Valu

ENDERLIN, NORTH DAKOTA Texaco Service CONGRA TULA TIONS ALICE Auto and Tractor Repair Al St Bev Jensen welcome you to the M. I. MARUSKA PROP. GRASS SHACK ALICE, ND Serving Your 30 Years of Service Favorite Cocktails -ENTERTAINMENT- CONGRATULATIONS Newton's Produce ALICE and Farm Store MERLINS LEATHER GOODS Gold Label Feeds - Liquid Molasses Merlin Skramsted Kenny Wallner Animal Health Products Baby Chicks Equipment Shoes for the Entire Family Poultry Dressing Stop in & see our beautiful carpet samples Phone 4601 Sheldon, ND

Complimentsof LINDEMANN'S

Television Sales & Service

ZENITH - RCA DEALER

Briggs & Stratton Radio Since 1921

Licensed Gun Dealer GEESLIN

Est. 1909 Bookkeeping Service

Phone 437-4283

ENDERLIN ND 4372441 Enderlin, North Dakota Congratulations Congratulations ON YOUR Alice on 75 Years! 75th Celebration POHLMAN REALTY ENDERLIN, N.D.

Compliments Insurance by ENDERLIN Strehlow, Inc. Casselton, N.D. 58012 DEPT STORE Phone 347-4221 Pribbenow Photography f; Many "once in a lifetime memories' have been captured forever by Pribbenow Photography, a trusted

/ K business for over 40 years. ** *j$y Harold Pribbenow, well known in the area, pioneered the business in 1935, and upon retiring, son Robert carried on in the professional field. A specialist in weddings, portraits, and direct color, Pribbenow Photography is located East of Enderlin on Highway 46.

Telephone 437-5511 Congratulations UNITED TO BUILDING ALICE CENTERS Nawman's Market Casselton, North Dakota

FRESH MEAT ALUS CHALMERS NEW HOLLAND CUSTOM CUTTING

LOCKERS JON DON dmfdermnU, 6na. WEBER - BARNBY CASSLETON. NO. DAK. COMPLETE PHONE 347-4600 GROCERY LINE VERN WEBER DON BARNBY 347-5S39 DU-AL 347-4694 Virgil and Delia Nawman C3EHL K1RSCHMANN OWATONNA Tower City N.D. Phone 749-2361

Compliments of Congra tula tions ALICE Casselton Rexall Drug

Ambrose Rodin, Owner

CASSELTON, N.D.

Our Own Hardware PETE'S BAR CASSELTON, N.D. Fingal, N. D. L. A. St Rita Petrowitz Congratulations Alice on your 75TH Anniversary GEORGE'S DINER ALICE H "Home Cooked Meals - Lunches " on your 75T George & Betty Kaber ENDERLIN, ND MARY'S PLACE "HAIR STYLE IN ACTION"

Latest In Geometric Styling GIFT CERTIFICATES Enderlin Plastics Mary Engstrom-Owner- Ph. 437-7556 Occidental Congratulations Chemical OXY Alice, North Dakota on your 75TH Anniversary Company ARDEEN E. (BLASL) & C. 0. "0Z" SVEUM

FERTILIZERS Enderlin, North Dakota AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS CROP PRODUCTION Puhr PROGRAMMING GROCERIES Mercantile Delivery Service 437-3294 Fresh Meats & Vegetables After Hours Call Standby Foods - Dry Goods 437-5691 or 437-4931 Enderlin, No. Dakota PH: 924-5121 FINGAL, ND COMPLIMENTS OF CUSTOM LLER'S SERVICE CROP SPRAYING Dow Chemicals

Dependable Fast Service Jet. Hiways 46 & 32 ROBERT CHRISTL Alice, ND 689-2353 PHONE 437-3562 Enderlin, ND

r< CONGRA TULA TIONS Emk ALICE - 75TH ANNIVERSARY Congratulations l H/MBD TO TREAT yx. CASEY STOUDT BUT Ail I sen is-mRee Alice On Your PENNIES AND A FRC6' -—,n /. >,. 75th Anniversary FORD, INC. 7345 West Main Floyd & Sandy Schmitz ^jpP Valley City, ND Lets All Go h The FORD - MERCURY Dairy Queen Sales St Service ENDERLIN PLUMBING .ongnatulation!

BfSWXW""" & HEATING On Your Trenching 75TH Anniversary Water Line Diamond Jubilee Basement POST 9050 Enderlin, ND

Patronize Your Local VFW POST

Supporter of the Entire Local Area Phone 437-5771 Enderlin, ND I Inter-Community Telephone Company CONGRA TULA TIONS TO THE ALICE COMMUNITY ON ITS 7?"JUBILEE YEAR HOME OFFICE NOME, NORTH DAKOTA 58062 PHONE 924-4615 Inter-Community Telephone Co. has served the Alice area for over 30 years. 75 CONGRATULATIONS ALICE CASSELTON STATE BANK III] STATE BANK

"YOUR TIME AND TEMPERATURE BANK" CASSELTON RED RIVER HOMES BOWLING LANES Eight Lanes

New A. Two Machines WHERE ROLOHOME IS KING George Wendling 282-6080 Casselton ENDERLIN FARMERS GRAIN CO. VETERINARY CLINIC Dr. Andrew A. Peterson OF EMBDEN D.V.M.

DEALERS IN GRAIN - COAL - TWINE PHONE 633-5375 EMBDEN, NORTH DAKOTA PHONE 437-3201

CONGRA TULA TIONS ALICE On Your 75TH ALICE MEAT- HARDWARE Auto & Farm Supplies GROCERIES Hydraulic Hose Repair PRODUCE R|DOWl

HAL'S RED OWL Hal and Ginny Kemrner, Howard & Sharon Kurtz, Own Owners ers ALICE RESTAURANT AND BAR

OPEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 6 DAYS A WEEK

DANCING EVERY OTHER SATURDAY NIGHT ON AND OFF SALE

Serving in Restaurant

Shrimp Chicken Bob and Wanda Stonsky, Hamburger-Steak Your Host Fish Phone: 689-2255 12 Noon to 1 P. M. TOWER MOTEL & CAMPING Exit 74 U.S. Interstate 94 Tower City, North Dakota 58071

16 ROOMS - HOT WATER HEAT - AIR CONDITIONED CARPETED - CERAMIC BATHS - TV - CAR PLUG-INS CAMPSITES - PICNIC TABLES FOR TENTS OR TRAILERS ELECTRICITY - SHOWERS - GOOD WATER - DUMP STATION

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TOWER TEXACO Tower City, North Dakota 58071

24-HOUR SERVICE - AIR CONDITIONED - AND TOWER VIEW CAFE

TEXACO PRODUCTS - FIRESTONE TIRES - AMPLE PARKING TELEPHONE TOWER VIEW CAFE .tam^ The Red Baron Was Here! FRITZ- RED BARON LOUNGE TRUCK DOWNTOWN CASSELTON

Delivery Service - You Call, We Haul! LINES

Long Distance Moving

Agent For Lyon Lines Fast Freight Service

Kenneth Habiger Enderlin 437-3831 PHONE 672-4333 Fargo 235-1681 SEATS 1500 150 AT A TIME

Phone 347-5532 For

24-HOUR SERVICE

ELECTRIC FURNACES

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER

OIL FURNACES ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER

CASS COUNTY HEATING CO.

CASSELTON, N.D. Happy 75th Anniversary The to the Enderlin Alice Community Compliments of Independent Karen's Beauty Salon "Covering all the Alice Area News" 437-5711 Enderlin OFFERS ITS Karen Hughs & Linda Wa/lner Congratulations Many Congratulations AND to the Best Wishes Alice Community To The || Bjerlce 6 Alice Diamond Jubilee RJSo Nygaard Celebration VAil l ENDERLIN, N.D. fJllW to Alice, North Dakota pS on their 75th Jubilee

# STEIGER TRACTOR IMC 3101 - 1ST AVE. N. - FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102 60 Years of Service Wayne G. West William W. West 6 & 6 KAMPER SALES HWY. 10 EAST MAIN WEST FARGO, N.D.

PHONE 282-4473 f^^imm^A The Most Complete wiMj2p2o^ Camping Center W^Ufi^^t In The Area

COMPLIMENTS OF

Qualify Boneless Beef

WEST FARGO, N.D.

TomBlakeway, Owner t-aii.zLton, <^Afozt(z Dakota

lEngitalf STEAK HOUSE and LOUNGE

STEAKS, SEA FOODS AND RIBS

Jack English and Phyllis Schultz CASSELTON, N.D. MaW ** FARGO PACKING E & SAUSAGE CO. BOYS F AND G SERVICE, INC. West Fargo, North Dakota 58078 730 Front St. Phone (701) 347-4453 finest meat products

Casselton, ND 58012

Friend Dodge fai/ern Dodge Truchs

All product illustrations and specifications are based on authorized information Althouoh be guaranteed. Some of the equipment shown on product illustrations is optional at extr- ENDERLIN, N.D. without notice or obligation, in prices, specifications, colors, and materials and to change

ROM £ JALBERT

Farm & Home Service

Phone 5501 SHELDON, N. D. 58068 The Farmers Elevator Co Alice, North Dakota

Seed Fertilizer Feed Chemicals Grinding

JOHN KINGSTON, Manager Edwin Schmidt, Ass't. Mgr. Phone 689-2373 f Shamrock Motel & Bar Casselton, N.D. Standard Gas Station Phone 347-5500

Congratulations

SCHLAGEL OIL CO. SHEYEME VALLEY CASSELTON. NORTH DAKOTA

Phil and Herman LUMBER CO. Leonard, North Dakota 58052 Miller Elev. Co. • ^ WA v*rai Grain Seed Fertilizer

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1 ,N,« J». . •• F/NGAL N.D. _* ^J w- r FOR 68 OF YOUR 75 YEARS CITIZENS STATE BANK

has served the people of your fine community and we look forward to serving you for another 75 years.

A FULL SERVICE BANK.

MEMBER OF F.D.I.C. ENDERLIN, ND CONGRATULATIONS to the ALICE COMMUNITY on your 7&H

AMERICAN FAMILY INSU FY/YIM O

AUTO FIRE HEALTH LIFE LOANS

SEE ME FOR YOUR See Me For FARMOWNERS PACKAGE POLICY All Your

Insurance rv,. Needs does your health insurance set limits on... How much it pays for surgery? Leaving you with the rest of the bill! our new BOB KNECHT family healthcare PROTECTION FOR YOUR... keeps on paying... Up to a possible $50,000. HOME Briefly, here's how this plan works: After you pay the OUTBUILDINGS ENDERLIN, ND initial charges for a covered MACHINERY illness or injury, we pay up to $10,000, $20,000 or even LIVESTOCK $50,000 in hospital and doctor bills. LIABILITY PHONE 437-4161 THEFT family healthcare .. • care to compare. The Fingal State Bank

FINGAL, NORTH DAKOTA 58031

A Home Owned, Home Controlled Bank Complete Banking and Insurance

/A FULl>, SERVICE Member BANK/* Phone 924-5211 FDIC We at mcCurley's Salute // Petite" Beauty Salon You on your Across from the Lark Theatre - 75th ANNIVERSARY Second Floor - Elevator Service Lets go and grow the next 75 together 633V2 1 st Ave. No. McCurley's Chev.-Buick PH: 845-1909 Valley City, N. D. - Complete Beauty Service- HOLT IMPLEMENT CO.

Casselton , N.D, SYMBOL OF Phone 347-4671 Charlotte M. Engstrom SERVICE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER "One of the (J.G.J Hahn girls" International Tractors and Machines PH: 235-2187 International Trucks If no answer call 233-3696 TINY'S TAVERN Auction City Sales

PHONE 845-2732 ON & OFF

BEER a LIQUOR

Tiny Fercho, Owner Tower City, N.D.

Congra tula tions Household Furniture Carpeting Morth Hardware Appliances Fingal, N. D.

- West on Business Loop 94 - 1240 W. Valley City, N.D. Best Wishes For The Congratulations Alice Jubilee Celebration TO THE Enderlin Drug, Inc City of Alice YOUR REX ALL STORE Kermit and Gladys Kaspari 437-2464

Our Sincere Congratulations To The Alice Community During Their 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Celebration raemer Nygard Equipment motors Inc. VERSATILE Enderlin, North Dakota ENDERLIN • N. D- Phone 437-4101

Best Wishes To The City Of Alice FARMOTORS INC. During Your Diamond Jubilee 1416 East Main Phone Valley City, N.D 701-845-1914

Trio Bar ENDERLIN Al and Elaine Stolz

FEED - SEED - FERTILIZER and CHEMICAL Custom Grinding and Delivery Grain drying Farmers Co-op Case Lindsay Hesston Melroe Elevator Co. Wil-Rich Dakon Enderlin, N.D. Phone 437-3361 Gleanor-Krause I Harvey Olson, Manager Congratulations Congratulations To TO THE The Alice Community Alice Community Compliments of TIRES AND ACCESSORIES GASOLINE 76 OIL liniOll OIL SERVICE Phone 2201 VES JORDET Enderlin, N. D.

COMPLIMENTS OF Congratulations Coast-To-Coast to the City of Alice Store On Your Anniversary Enderlin John and Elizabeth Utke Bob's Rupp Ranch Hardware -Auto Supplies ALICE, N.D. Housewares - Sporting Goods - Paints Bob and Lorraine Grefsrud

Howard's Barber Shop Tires and Batteries - Auto and Tractor Parts 212 3rd Ave.Enderlin, N.D. Tools and Farm Suppli

Air Conditioned Anti-Freeze and Chemicals \^» for your comfort

Your business is always appreciated Howard H. Wallner - Owner & Operator COMPLIMENTS u***pi*2s£*. Fleet Wholesale INCORPORATED Phone 845-0827 BEN FRANKLIN STORE 1109 WEST MAIN ENDERLIN, N.D. VALLEY CITY, N.D. 58072 L Locally Owned — Nationally Known "Quality with Economy" ALINDER Congratulations Alice Farm Equipment Inc. on your TOWER CITY, N.D. 749-2342 75th

GOLD LABEL FEEDS, INC |

ON HIGHWAY 10 • WEST FARGO, N. DAK. • PHC". !t; lit i

PHONE 282-3693 BUY-SELL-OR TRADE New and Used Tractors Combines and all other farm equipment Full Melroe Line Cozy Cabs OWNER KENNETH ALINDER WEST FARGO, N.D Alice Grain

FARMERS UNION Company OIL COMPANY Grain Buying — Marketing PPHONE 347-468S1 Feed — Fertilizers CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58012

Congratulations

Vincent Zacharias, Mgr. "the lined in daiMf. psioducM Phone 689 2305 Alice, North Dakota The 1 !»7.» Alice Diamond Jubilee Committee Members these people all worked hard to make the Jubilee a success

Jubilee Committees

steering Committee Vntique Committee Francis Hartl-Chairman Kd Wavra Kddie Rolph Ossie Sveum Maynard Finch Herb Ward Mrs. Francis Hartl Tractor Pull Contest Queen Committee Eldon Langer-Chairman Mrs. Rodney Kapaun-Chairman Lawrence Dimmer Mrs. Francis Hartl I .airy Rolph Jay Wadeson Parade Committee Mrs. Jack Card-Chairman Soliciting Ad Committee Mrs. Howard Kurtz Karl Habiger Mrs. Larry Rolph Francis Hartl Mrs. Chuck Wellentin Howard Kurtz Ed Rolph Program Committee Maynard Kapaun Mrs. Gertrude Kraus Lawrence Dimmer Mr. & Mrs. Ray Salzwedel Larry Rolph Mrs. Lawrence Dimmer Harry Wadeson Mrs. Leo Langer Mrs. Florence McMahon Dance. Whisker. Publicity, Souvenir and Arrangements Food Committee Committee Mrs. Larry Rolph-Chairman Howard Kurtz-Chairman Mrs. Frank Matzke Mayor Jerome Verlinden Gustave Hartl llistorv Committee Larry Rolph Harry Wadeson-Chairman Earl Habiger PaulDehn John Kingston Mrs. Lil Hager Maynard Finch Mrs. Marguerite Stangler Mrs. Maynard Finch Mrs. Gertie Kraus Mrs. Howard Kurtz Mrs. Earl Habiger Henry Kapaun Mrs. Martin Maruska John Blaskowski Mrs. Henry Kapaun Rldon Langer Mrs. Chuck Wellentin Jay Wadeson Mrs. Lawrence Dimmer Mrs. Francis Hartl Finance Chairman Mrs. Maynard Finch

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